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By and for the students of Hobart and William Smith Colleges Issue 10
VOLUME CXXVIII
December 3, 2004
Good News For Grads
HWS Writes The Book On Jumpstart
Melissa Sorrells Copy Editor
Melissa Sorrells News Contributor
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he Pearson Publishing Group recently released a book written by some of H&WS’ very own. Education professors Charles Temple and Jim MaKinster wrote Intervening for Literacy with help from former student and assistant director of public service Jenna Logue, former student Lauren Buchmann, and Peace Corps trainer Gabriela Mrvova. President Gearan wrote the forward to the 144-page paperback. The book is geared toward student volunteers, parents, and lit-
eracy educators, and it describes the basics of working with young readers. Intervening for Literacy explains how children acquire literacy skills and how tutors can program lessons to make the most of the way children learn. The book’s aim is twofold: it acts as a guide for those working with preschool children and for those who might want to move on to teaching or other professions after they’ve volunteered. Part of the proceeds for Intervening for Literacy, which is going for about $20 on Amazon.com, will be donated to the Jumpstart Program.
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ccording to a new re port released by the National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE), the job market for college graduates this year will be considerably healthier than last year because there are more higher paying entry-level positions available. Most of these job openings are in the business, engineering, and computer-related fields. In a press release, Marilyn Mackes, NACE’s executive director, stated that, “We’re seeing a number of positive indications that the job market for new college graduates is improving. For example, more than 80 percent of responding employers rated the job market for new college graduates as good, very good, or excellent. In comparison, last year at this time
just over 38 percent gave the job market those ratings.” There are reports of students who are already juggling many job interviews. The SouthBend Tribune, an Indiana newspaper, recently profiled Eric Golden, a Bentley College senior who is flourishing in this healthy job market. “I haven’t been to school in the last three weeks because of my interview schedule,” Eric told the Tribune. Experts assert that the many jobs openings have only a few causes, none of them having to do with economic recovery. Many job openings in the financial sector are attributed to new post-Enron regulations. Also, many companies are beginning to anticipate an exodus of retiring baby boomers. The report indicates that employers are mostly looking to hire students who majored in accounting, electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, business administra-
tion, economics, computer science, computer engineering, marketing, chemical engineering, and information sciences and systems. Though NACE expects to see a 13 percent increase in hiring around May, H&WS students will probably not be strongly represented in that increase because the Colleges do not offer many of the more industry-focused majors that are being sought. But all hope is not lost for students of the Colleges. Wayne Wallace, director of the career resource center at the University of Florida, told the SouthBend Tribune that “any major” is in high demand. “We have plenty of employers that say if you are a college grad and want to ... learn our business, we will take you from that point on.”
HWS President Confirmed by Senate for National Service Post Hobart and William Smith Colleges President Mark D. Gearan was recently confirmed by the United States Senate to serve as a member of the Board of Directors of the Corporation for National and Community Service. Gearan had been nominated by President George W. Bush to serve on the Board that oversees domestic service programs. He has served on the board since 2000 after being nominated by then President
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Bill Clinton. For Gearan, the confirmation continues a commitment to service that has been a constant throughout his public and private life. When named president of HWS, Gearan was serving as director of the Peace Corps in Washington, D.C., a post he assumed in 1995. Under his leadership, the Peace Corps experienced a resurgence of interest. The Colleges also have progressed under his guidance.
Campus Life
Good News For Grads
Meet The Herald Staff
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“I am honored by the Senate’s confirmation to this important Board and grateful to President Bush for his nomination,” Gearan said. “I look forward to advancing the ethic of service in our country with the various streams of service at the Corporation for National and Community Service. I have seen the power of service among today’s young people as a college president and from my tenure as
Director of the Peace Corps. Americans are looking for ways to make a difference and the Corporation advances that ideal.”The Corporation for National and Community Service, best known for overseeing AmeriCorps, engages Americans of all backgrounds in community-based service. Established in 1993, the Corporation for National Service engages more than a million Americans each year in service to their commu-
nities - helping to solve community problems. AmeriCorps, the domestic Peace Corps, engages more than 40,000 Americans in intensive, results-driven service. Most AmeriCorps members are selected by and serve with local and national organizations like Habitat for Humanity, the American Red Cross, Big Brothers/Big Sisters, and Boys and Girls Clubs.
Op-Ed
A&E
Sports
The Price of Competition
A Thoughtful Review of Koshare
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World Champions of America?
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CAMPUS LIFE Music Notes: The Colleges’ Woodwind and String Ensembles will present their winter concert on Tuesday, December 7, 8:00 p.m., at St. John’s Chapel. The Woodwind Ensemble, directed by John Oberbrunner, will perform works by Rachmaninoff, Haydn, and others. The String Ensemble, directed by Andrew Zaplatynsky, will perform works by Mouret, Johann Sebastian Bach, and Handel. The concert is free and open to the public. This event is sponsored by the Department of Music of the Hobart and William Smith Colleges.
HEALTH HINTS FROM HUBBS Terri A. Hannan RPA-C, Hubbs Health Center
It was a year ago during the first week of December that Influenza began to emerge on our campus. The first few cases were scattered, but as the week worn on, it was obvious that an outbreak was imminent. So many students experienced fever, cough, body aches, and sore throats that we had to reserve the waiting room for influenza-like symptoms only. A sign that directed healthy students to the clinic’s back entrance met students needing health care services. In our best epidemiologic fashion, we tried to control the spread of the virus further. We learned it is very hard to isolate students on a college campus especially during finals week. Orders for Robitussin DM, Tylenol or Advil and Sudafed out numbered our supply. A never ending flow of sick students approached Hubbs, and our waiting room was overflowing with bodies draped over chairs and curled up in corners. The staff grew weary, and the days lengthened. Our Res Ed personnel became Angels of Mercy delivering soup and juice to persons too ill to go out to meals. Everyone rallied together and counted the days until the dorms closed for Christmas. It was, as they say, a time for the record book. This year we are trying to be proactive and make plans for the return
of the Influenza season. There have been a few cases in our general area, but none diagnosed on campus as yet. We were unable to provide Influenza vaccine to healthy persons this year through the traditional “flu shots,” but we do have a supply of the live virus vaccine known as FluMist. FluMist is a vaccine developed last year and recommended for healthy persons ages 5-49. It is not an injection, but rather a nasal mist. There are a few restrictions for the live vaccine, but overall it is safe for use in the 5-49 year old age group. We are selling the vaccine at Hubbs for $25.00 a dose. It is a one-time vaccine and will be given on request by the Hubbs staff. We prefer that students bring cash to the clinic at the time of vaccination. If we use our current supply we can re-order within a few days. It is important to get FluMist prior to a flu outbreak. Now is the time to get vaccinated. The vaccine distribution will be limited to students only. Faculty and staff should contact their primary health care providers for FluMist availability. Preventing the spread of Influenza requires some commonsense practices. The theme of the season is “Cover Your Cough.” Just as your mothers taught you as children, we remind you to cover your cough or sneezes with a Kleenex and then dispose of the Kleenex properly. If a
Campus Green’s Tip-o-the-Week Consider printing your term papers and assignments using both the front and back of the paper. Professors won’t complain, and you use half the paper!
Kleenex is not available, sneezing or coughing into a sleeve is recommended. Stay away from others if you are ill. This does not mean that everyone with a simple cold should avoid class, but anyone with fever, chills, body aches, sore throat, or heavy cough SHOULD avoid direct contact with others. Hand sanitizer is recommended for use on a routine basis after touching doorknobs and damp surfaces in bathrooms or dining tables. It is imperative not to share utensils, cups or cans with anyone. If your intimate partner is ill, stay out of his/her face. Respiratory germs are hardy and remain in the environment for hours. Persons with asthma, diabetes or chronic illness should have received the traditional flu vaccine. If you have underlying illness and get the flu, your illness could be more severe, so seek medical care if symptoms develop. There are medications to help shorten the length of time persons are ill with Influenza. These “anti-viral” medications must be started in the first 48 hours of illness to be effective. Please contact Hubbs if you feel flu symptoms coming on. Antivirals cannot be prescribed after the first two days of illness. Rapid Influenza virus tests are available through the hospital lab and can detect the presence of influenza virus within a few hours. Symptoms include fever, sore throat, cough, body aches, and chills that are not otherwise associated with strep throat, mono, bronchitis, or pneumonia. Until there is a known outbreak of flu on campus, each diagnosis is made individually. Please come into the clinic if you are symptomatic, and do not stay in bed with the shades drawn and become dehydrated. Treat the fever, drink lots of juice or water, and seek medical care as soon as you are able. Students interested in receiving FluMist should contact x3600.
Hadley Mongell, Editor-In-Chief I hope this editorial finds everyone settling in for the home stretch of this fall 2004 semester. It’s hard to believe that in a few short weeks we will all be heading home again to our families and friends to celebrate the holidays and ring in the New Year. I know I couldn’t stop reminding myself that it was really Thanksgiving already and the New Year is just around the corner. Where has the time gone? This past Thanksgiving was different than any other for me because this Thanksgiving was the first for my family in our new home in Maine. As you can imagine, it was a big change from the hustle and bustle of living on Long Island. The whole experience of truly enduring “trains, planes, and automobiles” just to get home for the holidays made me realize the different values time can truly have. For instance, I hadn’t really seen my family since my birthday in July when they came to visit me in Philadelphia. Though I hadn’t seen them for a couple of months, it felt like years. It’s amazing to think that just four short years ago, I was lucky and saw my family EVERY DAY. Now, I
was just happy seeing them for just a short weekend because it had been so long. Also this Thanksgiving I braved the worst travel day of the year with everyone else in the world and suffered delay after delay with my flights. I camped out and read like everyone else in the airport for hours on end. Then when I was up in the air, the short fifty-minute flight felt like ten years because I wanted to get home so badly. However one thing that might have accentuated this situation was the horrific wind and weather of Sunday, my unfortunate case of pneumonia, and the frightening sirens that went off in the cabin during mid-flight turbulence…no…that didn’t help too much. Time just fascinates me. It can move along at a constant rate (i.e. 60 seconds will always equal a minute), but it can have different meanings in different situations. For instance, these past four years have flown by in an instant at HWS…but those four years spent say on an airplane would seem like nothing short of an eternity.
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Hadley Mongell Class of ‘05 Editor-in-Chief Major: Media and Society and Writing and Rhetoric (double) Minor: English and Writing Colleagues (double) Hometown: Originally from “Strong Island,” but recently moved to Rockport, Maine. Plans after H&WS: After college, I would love to live in Hawaii, but realistically I will be working on the East Coast somewhere hopefully in advertising, public relations, or insurance. If you were stranded on a desert island and could only take 3 things with you, what would you take? I would bring my dog Moose, a photo album of family and friends, and some Coronas since hopefully it would be a tropical island with lots of limes. What is your favorite H&WS Memory? Late Late Late night fullcontact ultimate frisbee on the quad during the freak summer time blast in spring semester of my first year. Hell of a time... What are your top 3 favorite CDs? “Best of Van Morrison,” Guster’s “Goldfly,” “Essential Billy Joel.” Who is the most influential person in your life? I am thankful for everyone in my life, but the most influential person in my life is my boyfriend Geoff who always knows how to make me smile and keep be grounded. Also, I have to credit my parents (although they are far away) for always having a presence in my life and always being there when I need them. What is your favorite part about writing for The Herald? My favorite part about writing for The Herald is working with such great people. We have a lot of fun on Tuesday nights, and I love putting our ideas together to produce a great paper every week. Also, I really feel like a part of campus since we report and comment on what’s going on around H&WS.
Roderick P. Thaler Class of ‘05 Major: History Minor: International Relations Hometown: Oyster Bay, New York Other Activities: College Republicans If you were stranded on a desert island and could only take 3 things with you, what would you take? Sports Illustrated swim suit model Marrissa Miller, guitar, and a trampoline What is your favorite HWS Memory? There are too many. What are your top 3 favorite CDs? “Remain in the Light” by Talking Heads, “1984” by Van Halen, “Smash Hits” by Steel Pulse. Who is the most influential person in your life? My parents. What is your favorite part about writing for The Herald? Freedom of Speech.
Melissa Sorrells Copy Editor Major: Writing and Rhetoric Minor: Media and Society Hometown: Long Island Other activities: Former America Reads tutor and coordinator, Writing Colleague, and currently interning at Fahy-Williams Publishing. They publish several business-tobusiness titles. I think I would like to continue in this field after graduation. I’m currently spending a vast majority of my time searching for job openings. If you were stranded on a desert island and could only take 3 things with you, what would you take? I’ve been dating an Eagle Scout for the past 3 years, so my answers are sort of lame. I would bring Rob (my boyfriend), a knife, and some rope. You wouldn’t BELIEVE the number of things you can accomplish with those two simple tools (and someone to keep you warm at night). What is your favorite HWS Memory? My most vivid memory is of freshman year, during the first snow. One of my friends at the time took off most of her clothes and laid down in the snow … that’s a quintessential Hobart moment for me. People don’t do things like that in the real world. What are your top 3 favorite CDs? Don’t tell the FCC, but I am an mp3 girl. I only have five CDs with me at
college: a compilation of “punk” cover songs that a friend sent to me, an ASH CD a friend gave me for my birthday, an Ashlee Simpson CD (guilty pleasure!!), and two CDs of nature sounds and relaxation music. My favorite artists are Radiohead, Weezer, and The Beatles. Who is the most influential person in your life? My mother. I don’t always agree with her or take her suggestions, but I do always consider what she’s saying. I also have a lot of respect for my professors: they shape me in ways that they probably don’t even realize, but I’ve grown so much as a person because of them, especially my Writing and Rhetoric professors. What is your favorite part about writing for The Herald? The rest of the staff is so funny and smart. I really like to spend time with them. I also feel like I know a lot more about campus goings-on since I’ve joined the staff.
Sarah M. Kirchoff Editor-In-Chief Major: Art History Minor: Media and Soceity Hometown: Rochester, NY Other Activities: HWS Chorale Member, Graphics Designer at the HWS Communications Office Plans After HWS: I hope to head off to graduate school somewhere and get my degree in Graphic Design. Muuuuuuch later, hopefully you’ll see my gallery open in NYC. If you were stranded on a desert island and could take only three things, what would they be? Probably a couple copies of the Heraldno definantly just kidding. I guess I would have to say a lifetime supply of gummi candy, plenty of sunscreen, and a favorite book. What is your favorite HWS memory? Probably living here over the summer, when I had campus to myself and security left us alone! What are your three favorite CD’s? Lets see... I kinda abandoned CD’s once I learned how to use a computer. Moxy Fruvous’ Live Noise is my one and only! Who is the Most influencial person in your life? Definantly, overall, my big sister. When we were growing up I wanted to be just like her. What is your favorite part of working for the Herald? The hours I spend alone in the basement of Scandling Center!
Support Your Student Governments! Come to the HSG and WSC joint meeting on December 7 at 8 p.m. in the Sanford room (note the new time and place). During the meeting, HSG and WSC will be voting on a “proposal process bylaw” for each quorum; if passed, the bylaw will apply to next semester’s proceedings. After this and our regular business, the governments will be having a bingo game for prizes.
Your Representatives: Danny Nelson HSG Pres. Angela Tallo WSC Pres. Brian Schubmehl HSG Vice-Pres Megan Moffit WSC Vice-Pres Adam Chaput HSG Treasurer Stephanie Goldson WSC Treasurer Mark Hallman HSG Secretary Lauren Shallish WSC Secretary
Your New Teammates Kent Thorpe Campus Life Contributor
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he recent sexual assaults have created many precau tionary steps to be taken to increase safety on the campus. Such measures include the increased rounds of Security and the R.A.’s, the installation of new lights, and the cutting down of unneeded shrubbery. A particular group of individuals have met together to get the campus more involved. As a result, Teammates, a voluntary group, was created to offer assistance to whoever feels unsafe walking to any location on campus. All one needs to
do is place a call in for an escort. After a few moments a male and female will meet the callers at the particular location. Armed with a flashlight and a radio that is linked to Campus security, they will walk with the individual to his or her destination. Teammates are located in the lounge room in the Scandling Center- the little room next to the ATM machine in saga. They work from 7 till 1 in the morning. They are always willing to help any one in need of an escort. They are also looking for volunteers to help the continuation of the project. If interested, speak with Security in their office right across the street from the Scandling Center or call their extension at x3333.
Seagulls defeat Herons Patricia J. Foster Sports Contributor
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riday, November 19, 2004— The William Smith field hockey team lost in overtime to Salisbury University, ending their eight game winning streak at the first game of the final four Division III National Championship. Five minutes into the game Elizabeth Saucier, sophomore, passed the ball into the center of the circle. Junior, Margaret Dolan, tipped it into the net, quickly gaining the lead. The Herons held the lead for the remainder of the half. The Salisbury Seagulls had 11 counted shots on goal during the half, while the Herons had three. The seagulls totaled 11 corners as well, compared to the Heron’s one corner play. Entering the second half, the Seagulls scored from a rebound off Heron goalie, Susan Jordan, junior. Both teams had offensive opportunities to put the ball in the cage, but the regular game ended at 1-1, send-
ing the teams into overtime play. Jordan totaled 10 saves in the second period, one being a penalty stroke powerfully shot to the lower left corner. Salisbury had 15 shots on goal and once again, 11 penalty corners. Going into overtime, the Herons and the Seagulls each played seven players in sudden death. The Seagulls were awarded another penalty stroke with six minutes left in the round. The stroke was shot at an awkward angle, and hit the back net. The Gulls advanced on to win the National Championship against Middlebury College 6-3. The Herons and the Seagulls played an aggressive and very close game, but there has to be a winner. The players on each team played outstandingly. Specific recognition goes to Jordan and Saucier, who made the All-tournament team. The Herons ended their season with an impressive 18-3 record, and Champion of the Liberty League. Check out the season statistics at the William Smith field
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OPINION-EDITORIAL POLITICAL FEATURE:
The Soapbox Political Activism at Hobart and William Smith Colleges. Note: the Herald does not have any official political affiliation, and those opinions expressed below are not necessarily those held by the staff. The Herald agrees to publish as many submissions from as many different viewpoints as possible.
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times incompatible democratic notion of “power to the people.” America now stands facing a great controversy, not necessarily of gaymarriage, but instead of America’s responsibility to either defend equality, or, the voice of the people. Since the interpretation of the institution of marriage is undoubtedly the catalyst for this controversy, why not take “marriage” out of the State’s jurisdiction? With marriage interpreted as a sacred institution, it only makes sense for those who seek marriage to be afforded it under the most sacred c i r c u m stances—in a church, mosque, synagogue, or any other place of worship. The State would then—to preserve both “equality,” and “Separation of Church and State”—legally unite both hetero- and homosexual individuals under the context of a civil union. Without doubt, this plan could also ignite a firestorm of criticism, that “Separation of Church and State has gone too far,” when in reality, recent events have proved that only State-endorsed discrimination has overstepped its bounds. Under this plan, advocates for a “gay marriage ban” can feel confident that their religious institutions will uphold the sanctity of marriage, while level-headed Americans can feel confident that America is taking one more step away from its racist, hateful, and discriminatory past and towards a bright and understanding future.
“Well, it’s better than a hole in a tree” ~Roderick P. Thaler Jr.
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The Price of Competition
Will Harwood Op-Ed Contributor
n November 2nd, the “values war” within the United States came to a head. With “Moral Values” constituting the most important issue of the campaign, CNN reported that eleven states proposed and passed initiatives banning the marriage of same-sex couples. While many voters were either distraught or thrilled by this news, our country sat dumbfounded by the interpretation of its ideals. In times of controversy, it is the federal court’s role, as the great voice of reason, to make decisions that reflect main tenets and ideals of our constitution. The storm of controversy issued forth on November 2nd has forced our courts to assume this role. Perhaps it’s time for state-endorsed marriage to go. It seems that the dominant argument for sustaining the ban on gay-marriage is the Oxford English Dictionary definition of marriage: “marriage is a sacred institution between a man and a woman.” Undoubtedly, historical evidence has validated this claim, but great flaws appear to surface when this rationale dictates a legal policy of America. Separation of Church and State should ideally prevent a religious argument from tainting one of America’s major missions—equality—while the main idea behind our system of democracy, should insure that the decisions of the country (directly or indirectly) rest in the hands of the people. The vote of November 2nd overrode America’s claim of “equality,” overridden by the some-
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Alex Bianchi Op-Ed Contributor
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am a member of the Hobart College football team. Throughout my life I have played in several organized leagues, and I’ve been a volunteer for organizations such as the Boys and Girls Club. Nothing brings greater joy to my life than friendly competition. Yet I write this not to talk to you about the positive effects of youth or collegiate athletics, but to warn you that your children are at risk. Your children live in a world much different than that of your childhood; as times change, so do athletics. Today student athletes are tempted by performance-enhancing drugs and threatened by violence. Unfortunately, sports are more dangerous than ever. As Theodore Roosevelt once said, “Athletic proficiency is a mighty good servant, and like so many other good servants, a mighty bad master.” The use of steroids and other per-
formance-enhancing drugs such as creatine and ephedrine is an increasingly large problem among students. Students take creatine in hopes of improving their athletic performance, their appearance, endurance, and body building abilities. Recent studies show that 47% of students between the ages of 13 and 21 use it. Although creatine is naturally produced by the body, large quantities have been known to cause water re-
tention and cramping. In the last three years, at least two students are known to have suffered kidney failure due to creatine use. Ephedrine and other stimulants are equally dangerous drugs. A recent report in the Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery, and Psychiatry suggests that some supplements sold as energy pills may in fact cause strokes. However, the use of steroids is the most extreme form of risk. Steroids are known to produce severe side affects, including water retention, aggression, hypertension, cardio-vascular disease, jaundice, and death. Last year there were over 30 deaths in high school athletics that were related to steroids. Steroids are harmful to health, and, along with steroid replacements such as DHEA, androstenedione, and norandrostenedione, have been banned by the NCAA. (For more information on creatine and steroids r e f e r t o : h t t p : / / www.maine207south.k12.il.us/staff/ 2499/Steroids.htm) If you suspect your child is using any performance-enhancing drug, please look into it. It is not difficult to obtain drugs. Most drugs can be found online. If you have any suspicion that your child is using steroids please contact a physician immediately. Drugs are not the end of it. Today’s competition is becoming progressively more violent. Parents and players are no longer just looking to have fun. They are instead doing everything it takes to win, even if that means violence. Worse yet, children are being taught violence is “alright.” A sixteen-year-old Hockey player was charged recently with misdemeanor after he late hit another player into the boards, paralyzing him from the waist down. Much of the violence occurs not among the competitors, but the par-
ents. In 2002, a man from Boston was charged with manslaughter after he beat to death a father of a player on the opposing team. Not only are the violent acts becoming more frequent,
but they’re becoming more violent. Children of today have been raised on violence. They see it everyday in video games, television, movies, and music. It has reached a point where athletic associations need to set strict guidelines about parental interaction. State athletic affiliated organizations need to crack down on violence by setting a no-tolerance standard. Until these measures are met, I encourage you to emphasize fair play and keep close watch on behavior at your local level. (For more information on violence in sports refer to: http:// www.childdevelopmentinfo.com/ h e a l t h _ s a f e t y / violence_kids_sports.shtml) Our nation’s athletics have become a mix of competition and animosity. Fair play is becoming progressively less important. I don’t mean to detour your child away from athletics. In fact I encourage all children to get involved. Athletics have done great things in shaping who I am today, and I have no doubt they will do wonderful things for your child. Issues such as drugs and violence cannot be ignored. Parents, I urge you to be on the ball.
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W. is for Wrong...
The Herald Staff Candids
continued from last week Kara Horton Op-Ed Contributor
As for other women’s issues that W is WRONG about, let’s begin with AIDS, welfare, birth control, rape, emergency contraception, and the list goes on and on. In 1998, there were 1.37 million abortions in America, and in 2003, there were 1.3 million. Why the large drop? The availability of emergency contraception, which has the potential to prevent pregnancy 95% of the time when taken 24 hours after unprotected sex, 85% of the time within 48 hours, and 75% of the time within 5 days after unprotected sex. This pill, or series of pills, prevents pregnancy by simply preventing the release of or the implantation of an egg. Not by aborting a fetus. The use of this drug, however, has been halted by the Bush Administration, which refuses to allow this contraception to be available over the counter, a truly sad blow to women’s sexual health in America. This blow is furthered by his appointment of Dr. W. David Hager to head the Federal Drug Administration’s (FDA) Reproductive Health Drugs Advisory Committee, a position that has lain dormant since the establishment of Roe v. Wade. Dr. Hager is best known for his refusal to treat any pregnant woman who is not married, any woman who had EVER had an abortion and to give any unmarried woman birth control pills. Dr. Hager’s beliefs in “Christian healing” are even more uncomforting to women, in that he believes in God’s ability to heal over the use of medications. As a Christian, I believe that God works
in mysterious ways, but I also believe that one of those ways is through the knowledge he provides people to develop drugs that make healing possible. This man, who
believes that only married women should have birth control, is now making the decisions about my reproductive health and yours. In relation to AIDS, I read an article by Peter Gregory that informs us that the Bush Administration has given “$15 million dollars to AIDS research,” a pretty penny, yes,
though nothing when you compare it to the $200 billion he has given to a war in Iraq that he instigated. Not to mention the fact that AIDS awareness campaigns and AIDS research organizations contribute hundreds of millions of dollars to AIDS research annually nor the fact that, under Clinton, billions were given every year to research a cure for AIDS, a disease that now effects more American women than it does men and more women in Africa than anywhere else. Africa is the continent where young virgins are raped to cure grown men of AIDS, while in the process infecting these innocent victims with a disease that will soon take their lives. This is a continent that is torn apart by the confusion over tribal sovereignty and a continent where women are so very oppressed, yet the U.S. under the Bush Administration does not want to be involved in this continent, because, “AIDS is the wrath of God placed upon sinners.” A wrath that is affecting virgins who are raped? This is not how my God works. I could go on and on for hours about the abomination that is the Bush Administration, and about how women are so far behind even more so now than they were 4 years ago. I can talk about how the history of
women is one full of oppression, sadness, disenfranchisement, violence, sorrow, and silence, but what good is it when this history, and the truth it contains, falls on deaf ears. It saddens ME that someone as young as Chad Nelson honestly believes what he writes and that there are so many who believe the same things he does. Well I for one cannot be silenced. I am speaking up for women. In closing, I would like to answer a quotation in Mr. Nelson’s article. He writes, “I might have even had to sit in silence while an entire Making Connections class tells me how I have subconsciously kept women down. But alas, I am not in school anymore. I don’t have to face an ounce of that backlash unless the Woman’s Collective gets my phone number.” Well, ladies, I happen to have his phone number, his email, and personal home address. So, I ask you William Smith women and Hobart men, those of you who are as appalled by Mr. Nelson’s letter as I am, to call him personally at 315-457-6278 or email him at cnelson@hws.edu. Why, you can even send him some
“snail mail” to Mr. Chad Nelson, 7444 Thunderbird Rd., Liverpool, NY 13088-4140. I urge you to show him your backlash. I know I will. And, for the record, if you are reading this Chad, the Women’s Collective has all of your information now too as provided to them by me, care of the 2002-2003 Hobart and William Smith College Directory. Thanks to the Freedom of Information Act of 2000, brought to you by your “ladies man” President “W,” and the Buckley v. the Buckley Amendment of 1976, I can provide this information to whomever I want to. So ladies and gentlemen, let him hear YOUR voice.
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ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT Another Great Performance by Adam Richman Katie Bell Section Contributor
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his past Saturday marked an annual tradition at HWS that I never miss: a concert by Adam Richman. The Pennsylvania native returned to HWS with a band, new songs, and a Mohawk. He performed with only a guitar for crowd favorites such as “One over Two,” “The District,” and “Everything that You Need,” from his independent first album, Two. A few songs later he was joined by his three-person band, definitely adding a more rock sound, compared to his two previous concerts that I have seen. He proceeded to play
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band might have liked, and their comedic solution to the problem was a highlight of the show: the drummer cut up his boxers a n d placed them on top of his cymbals in hopes of minimizing the sound. That’s just one example of his humor, throughout the show, and in between songs he was
cracking jokes and talking to the band and the audience. Though Patience and Silence is more rock than the acoustic Two, it’s definitely worth getting, and this concert convinced me. Richman sounds as great live as he does on his CDs, and his lyrics are passionate and honest. His songs focus on love and heartache, and the listener feels like they were in Richman’s relationships along with him. You can feel his pain, while at the same time the lessons he has learned. Though I am definitely biased, he is truly a great performer. If you missed it this year, mark your calendars to see him perform next fall when he returns to HWS!
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songs off his newest album, Patience and Silence, like “ M a r y A n n e , ” “Suck It Up,” and “Song 10.” The concert took place in the Cellar Pub, which provided a very intimate atmosphere but also provided some technical difficulties for the band. Unfortunately the cellar isn’t as acoustically equipped as Richman and his
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imagine when DVD was first conceived, prima rily for its ability to bring out video and audio quality to the sharpest entertainment imaginable, no one thought that a film could be created in which there would be so many effects it would spell overkill. The new Chronicles of Riddick
DVD is that film. With so many out-of-control CGI, visual stunts and other worldly effects, I felt that I was being attacked by the screen. The special features were a bit much for me as well, but if you were mesmerized by the universe conceived and explored by filmmaker David Twohy, you will enjoy these. The adventure log of the new exploited-badass character, Toomb is cheesily entertaining and the pieces on the races and planets of Riddick’s universe are quite gripping. However, some of the special features were less exciting, particularly the horribly dumbeddown visual effects documentary and
the 360-degree view of sets in the movie (most of which look like a bit of conceptual art repeated a dozen times). The DVD menus are excellent in presentation, with a very intriguing intro menu which asks you to choose between Convert and Fight. I was disappointed however, when both choices lead you
to the same menus, only with different looks. XBOX owners will be incredibly delighted with the demo of Escape From Butcher Bay, which won game of the month when it was released. I wasn’t able to play the demo, but I’m sure it’s only a little taste of a fantastic game.
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World Champions of America? John Rosenbaum Sports Editor
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hen you grow up American on the other side of the Atlantic Ocean, your view of American issues, issues that other Americans otherwise view as natural, change quite drastically. Identifying the United States with the world is an old American habit. Anyone, or anything, that is the best or the greatest of something in this country implicitly and automatically becomes the best or the greatest in the world. Therefore, in this age of globalization, in which America has become the globe’s leading military, economic, and also sporting power, the implications of its actions have become the cause of great frustration. No more is this exemplified than by the self-image that the “big three” (football, baseball, basketball) of American sports have of themselves. And while it may be second nature to most of you, and almost sound asinine, the way these sports perceive themselves is alarmingly similar to this current administrations way of dealing with foreign insurgency. By self-proclamation they are perceived as incomparable and unequaled. They are unequivocally masters of their own domain and their brother’s keeper. Or at least the implications of their actions would so suggest. If you fail to see the analogy, I will keep you in angst no longer… The typical American’s lack of interest in, or knowledge of, the rest of the world is notorious; whether this apathy or ignorance bespeaks superiority or innocence is a matter of opinion. Have you never wondered why the winner of the National Basketball Association (NBA) Championship series is referred to as World Champions? And how is it that the victors of the World Series and Superbowl are proclaimed “Champions of the World?” Forgive me if I seem a bit ignorant, but as far as I know the NBA have failed to play the rest of the
world, in fact, they do not even play outside the U.S. if you disregard the Toronto Raptor franchise. In the National Football League (NFL) no foreign teams are ever played. In Major League Baseball (MLB) the international contingent consist of a Toronto Blue Jays franchise and the now defunct Montreal Expos. So in what way can these teams legitimately be considered World Champions? You cannot lay claim to world domination, without playing the world. It is needless to say illogical even to use the terminology “World Champions” when you do not allow teams representing the world to participate and compete. In fact, considering the recent success European, Latin- and South American athletes have had in the NBA and in MLB, it is becoming more apparent than ever that the rest of the world is rapidly catching up. For example, the U.S. men’s team lost an astounding three games as they finished a woeful 6th in the 2002
FIBA Basketball World Championships, despite the fact that the tournament was held in the heartland of basketball; Indianapolis, Indiana. The games were won by a war-torn Yugoslavian team, while silver and
bronze went to Argentina and Germany. And although it would be a stretch to say that U.S. basketball supremacy is in jeopardy, the performance of the U.S team in the 2004 Olympic Games of Athens left plenty to fear in future. The U.S. might have won the
bronze, but in most people’s eyes they lost the gold. Again, they managed to lose three games, one of which was against a very average Puerto Rican side. And while defenders of the U.S. might say that the result was due to the absence of Shaquille O’Neal, Kevin Garnett, and Kobe Bryant, nothing can convince me that things would have ended up differently had they in fact been there. In Major League Baseball (MLB), players such as Manny Ramirez (Dominican Republic), Omar Vizquel (Venezuela), Ivan Rodriguez (Puerto Rico), Ichiro Suzuki (Japan) and Hideki Matsui (Japan) have all but shown that Baseball is no longer just America’s favorite pastime. Although I would venture that
the MLB considers itself the premier baseball league in the world, which would logically, for them at least, make their best team the world’s best team, the overall quality of foreign baseball has reached such levels of success that it is a big assumption to make that the MLB is still the best league in the world. Therefore it neither should nor can call its winners “World Champions.” Ultimately, no matter where the globalization of sports goes, it will always be impossible and furthermore unreasonable to legitimately crown a true “World Champion” (That is unless everyone is allowed to compete which is where the World Championships and Olympics come into play). Not to mention the insulting implications of not letting anyone else even compete for the coveted title. The declaring of a title to be “worldwide” without the possibility of it being determined accurately voids the legitimacy to its initial claim. Therefore, America’s “Big Three” sports of basketball, baseball, and football are nothing more but “World Champions” of America.
It’s That Time of Year Again Orange Fans: Why Syracuse University 2004-’ 05 Men’s Basketball Is Polished for another Championship Run Mike Kaplun Section Contributor
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s Syracuse University’s Football Team may have concluded their season this past weekend, it means only one thing: it’s time for ‘Cuse Hoops. Seems just like yesterday when on that April night Carmelo and the boys brought smiles to all the Orange faithful. Now, two years removed from the most successful basketball season in ‘Cuse hoops history, smiles should once again be on the faces of all the Orange faithful. After a 5-0 start (as of November 28) and early season victories over then #14 ranked Mississippi State and #23 Memphis, the 2004-2005 Syracuse Orange Men’s Basketball Team are already showing signs of what they are capable of doing.
Hakim Warrick, unlike his good friend ‘Melo, turned down the riches of the Pro’s so he could stay for one last season in an Orange uniform. A consensus preseason All-American selection, Warrick is the returning superstar for the Orange whose play must be ‘Melo-esque in order to carry Syracuse to that magnificent stage in April. Hak’ averaged almost 20 points with 9 rebounds in his junior season, and is already av-
eraging almost 21 points and 10 rebounds in the early part of this season. He, along with fellow partner Gerry McNamara, carried the Orange to the Sweet Sixteen in the 2004 NCAA To u r n a m e n t . And when you talk about returning stars for Syracuse, how can you not talk about McNamara a.k.a. GMac? This blue-collarshooting-assassin-fromanywhere-on-the-court is the player to watch. His 43-point performance against BYU in the first round of the NCAA Tournament last Spring is indicative of his potential to single-
handedly take over games and lead his team to victory. Then there is the unsung senior Josh Pace. Pace, who has probably the most awkward looking shot in all of America, led the Orange in steals last season in his first full year as a starter. His do-everything play will be essential in order to frustrate opponents’ offenses and defenses.
Happy Birthday! to Caroline Hettinger News Editor From the entire staff! Great job making it to 21! Go out there and have some fun!