Feb. 15, 2002

BY AND FOR THE STUDENTS OF HOBART AND WILLIAM SMITH COLLEGES

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HERALD VOLUME CXXV

February 15, 2002

ISSUE 15

This Week: News 3

Mardi Gras, HWS Style

Room Selection Rolls Out For 2002-2003

Refuse & Resist Takes on the Death Penalty

Liz Kenney News Contributor

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Saga Tiers Can Tell a Lot

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Sports

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The All-Stars are at it Again

Index News

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Student Life

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Opinion/ Editorial

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Arts & Entertainment

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Sports

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“The Day” Spends a Night at HWS

Ellen Goodman enjoys some coffee at the Cafe during Sodexho’s annual Mardi Gras celebration.Festive beads, balloons, and noisemakers filled the Cafe and decorated Saga as well.

HWS Winter Break Shortened to Three Weeks in 2003 Courtney Buckmire News Contributor

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or the first time, the faculty was consulted in the creation of the 2002-2003 academic year calendar. In previous years, decisions concerning the construction of the academic year were left to top ranking members of the administration. Provost Patty Stranahan, a recent addition to HWS, felt it was time to include faculty opinion in on the decision.

“Faculty have strong ideas about the way students learn and their

opinions must be taken into consideration,” Stranahan said. This year, faculty committees and members of the administration sat down to discuss the pros and cons of the existing calendar.

According to Stranahan, faculty members had been expressing concerns about the calendar for some time. The calendar, the subject of the cooperative effort between faculty and administration, was deliberated for nearly four weeks. Professor Iva Deutchman, of the Political Science Department, sat on the faculty comCONTINUED ON PAGE 2

ottery number 442. That’s right, I’m officially a member of the “high rollers club.” It’s an elite group of rising sophomores with the worst possible lottery numbers. However, in a recent meeting with Sabrina McGinty, Associate Director for Residential Education, she eased some of my frustrations and shined a little light on the chaos we know as room selection.

While the room selection process this year remains similar to that of the previous years, there is one major distinction. That is the co-signing procedure for students who are going abroad. This year to eliminate chaos, all students who are co-signing will meet on one night to verify plans.

There has been a wide spectrum of reactions to these hectic couple of weeks. One is the first year reaction, in which I am not going to lie, I had. As a “high roller,” I panicked then flipped out and calmed down after realizing it wasn’t such a bad deal. Even though these people often get closed out of housing it is also a known fact that these sophomores end up getting much better housing after upperclassman leave school for various reasons.

Seniors in general, McGinty claims, have been less prepared than usual. Because so many seniors depend on off-campus housing and only seventy-three are awarded it,

most people do not make alternate accommodations. This ends up with many seniors scrambling at the last minute for any available housing.

One thing that sets HWS apart from many other colleges is the wide variety of living options. McGinty says that many students take advantage of all of these opportunities.

Between theme houses, co-ops, friendship housing, and O’Dell’s there are many options to pursue.

Out of the two hundred and eighty applicants to theme houses and co-ops, approximately one hundred and fifty were accepted.

Many, however remain on the waitlist.

“Co-ops are the number one choice right now because there are so few of them this year” said McGinty of the three coops on campus, two of which are designated strictly for William Smith students.

The new theme houses have apparently gotten students excited about living there because two of the most popular houses this year are the Gender Dialogs House and the HWS Student Programming House.

Along with these two houses, the Community Service House is in high demand. Many housing applicants applied on average to three or four houses apiece.

While Res Ed has come across a few small glitches concerning individual students, there have been no major problems found in the current process.

“The process is pretty well struc-

As a “high roller,” I panicked then flipped out and calmed down after realizing it wasn’t such a bad deal.

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HWS Mock Trial Team Returns Victorious Katie McGuire News Contributor

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relatively young club at HWS, the mock trial team competed in the American Mock Trial Association Regional Tournament at the University of Rochester earlier this month. Along the likes of schools such as Columbia and Yale, the team placed second, tying Dartmouth and finishing sixth out of 18 teams.

For all those unfamiliar with mock trial, each team gets assigned the same case and must prepare both defense and prosecution for that case. This year, the team had to prepare a murder case, and next year they will have a civil case. On arriving at the tournament, they are told which side they must present. Preparation is crucial to a team’s success, as every member needs to be ready for anything the opposition might throw.

One team member notes, “It’s very unpredictable, just like real

cases are for real lawyers.”

Vicky Henderson, a sophomore on the team, played a prosecution lawyer as well as a witness on defense, in fact the woman accused of the murder. She noted how demanding it is to be a prosecutor, as you have to be aware of all that is said and be able to adjust to any difficulty. As a witness, she had to learn the character and prepare proper responses to anything the opposing team’s prosecutor might say.

As Vicky describes it, “It’s a whole lot of improvisation, but it’s fun though.”

Senior Cory Missel received honors at the regional as one of the top five attorneys competing. He played the roles of prosecuting and defense attorney, and gave the closing remarks for both sides.

During March 15th to the 17th, the HWS mock trial team will go on to participate in the nationals at St. Paul, Minnesota. Anyone who is interested in joining the team should contact Professor Scott Brophy.

One team member notes, “It’s ver y unpredictable, just like real cases are for real lawyers.”

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mittee that helped to make this decision and shared Stranahan’s sentiment. The modified calendar was created in hope of addressing these issues.

Under the modified calendar, the fall semester would be lengthened by one week.

This would give the faculty additional time to cover necessary course materials as well as an additional week to prepare students for finals. Christmas break is shortened by one week to compensate for the loss of time.

Stranahan and faculty alike hope this modification will alleviate the

“loss of momentum” that students experience during the holidays. With less time away from the Colleges, students would ideally require less time to ‘get back to the swing of things’ and could spend more time focusing on academics.

Stranahan and Deutchman see this change as positive. They see the beauty of the semester extension in the additional week for summer vacation. The longer summer allows students to spend more time working and faculty to spend more time conducting research.

What will be the student reaction to this change? Will the faculty and administration see the change that they envisioned or will things remain as they are? These are questions that will have to be debated and answered in do time.

Under the modified calendar, the fall semester would be lengthened by one week. This would give the faculty additional time to cover necessary course materials as well as an additional week to prepare students for finals.

Professor Deutchman also pointed out that the academic year extension places our calendar “in line” with the academic calendars of other nationally recognized liberal arts colleges.

Campus Factoids Personal Goals of Students Entering HWS in 2001 (Class of 2005): 1. 10% say that becoming accomplished in a performing art is “very important” or “essential” to them.

2. 11% say that making a theoretical contribution to science is “very important” or “essential” goal for them.

3. 20% consider influencing the political structure to be a “very important”or “essential” personal goal.

4. 29% say that writing original poems, novels, or stories or creating artistic work such as paintings or sculpture is a “very important” or “essential” personal goal.

5. 30% say it is “very important” or “essential” for them to integrate spirituality in their lives.

6. 40% say that it is “very important” or “essential” for them to become very successful in a business of their own.

7. For 41% becoming a community leader or participating in a community action program is a “very important” or “essential” personal objective.

8. 45% say that it is “very important” or “essential” for them to keep up to date with political affairs.

9. 69% say that being very well off financially is “very important” or “essential” to them.

10. For three-quarters ( 76%) of the class, raising a family is a “very important” or “essential” direction in their lives.

Sources: All data were drawn from an August 2001 survey of the entire entering class with 521 first year students responding.

Admissions Seeks Hosts f o r M u l t i c u l t u r a l We e k e n d The Office of Admissions is in need of hosts for Multicultural Weekend, scheduled for Thursday, February 21 to Saturday, Febrary 23. Please contact Joe Latimer, coordinator of Multicultural Weekend, to share with him your interest. Questions about hosting, or Multicultural Weekend, can be directed to him at latimer@hws.edu

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tured. Most of the big glitches have been ironed out long before now,” claimed McGinty.

Posters will be hung up this week concerning times and dates for room selection. As the rest of the selection process continues, people will become more confident in their options for next year. The rest of the “high rollers club” and I will just have to be patient.

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Snowball 2002 Belhurst Castle, Saturday, 6 p.m.

Refuse and Resist! Urges Students to Question Death Penalty Refuse and Resist!

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he United States has ex ecuted 759 people since the death penalty was reinstated in 1972. Over 90 have been found innocent and released, and over 3,700 prisoners are held captive in U.S. death rows. According to recent polls, over half of the country still accepts the use of the death penalty especially in cases involving multiple or white victims. However, being in favor of the current death penalty system is becoming less popular from decades past, particularly with individuals who inform themselves about the nature and injustices within. Even some Americans whom are in favor of a criminal justice system that includes capital punishment, are calling for a moratorium or even the abolition of the death penalty system in the United States.

This rising movement to question the death penalty has unfolded on hundreds of college and university colleges across the states including our own. Visiting speakers, our professors, and student organizations

ruary 18, 2002 Refuse & Resist! at HWS invites everyone to participate in the “For Whom the Bells Toll” campaign, which will continue throughout the term and beyond. On the evenings that a prisoner is

Starting on President’s Day, February 18, 2002 Refuse & Resist! at HWS invites everyone to participate in the “For Whom the Bells Toll” campaign.

have continued a dialogue around the death penalty, and some have even felt compelled to take action in various ways which have included protesting, writing and calling different officials of the government, raising awareness, and countless other acts of political engagement.

Starting on President’s Day, Feb-

scheduled to be executed, the chapel bells will toll to remind us that the day’s execution is a state-sponsored act that should be seriously questioned and challenged. The Monday kick-off will include an information table in Scandling with bell-shaped cookies as an edible symbol of the campaign. A follow up teach-in and

discussion will be held in Coxe 8 from 5pm-6pm.

For information on this national campaign, the website address is http://www.curenational.org/~bells/ index.html This campaign, For Whom the Bells Toll is being organized by Citizens United for the Rehabilitation of Errants (CURE) a criminal justice reform organization which “first heard of the practice when Jaime Cardinal Sin of the Philippines asked that the Catholic Churches in that country toll the bells to mourn the execution of a citizen of that country. Bishop Walter Sullivan of Richmond, Virginia learned of the practice in the Philippines, and wrote to all churches in his diocese, ‘I ask all diocesan churches and chapels with bell towers to toll their bells at 9:00 p.m. on November 9, 1999, and on the evening of every execution until we bring an end to this inhumane practice.’”

Opinion/Editorial: SAGA Tiers Separate the Cool from the Uncool filling out transfer applications when it hit me- My problem was that I was spitting tier 1 game to tier 3 girls.

Rough- Tell me about it!!

So all I can say to you all is to notice where people are sitting before you strike-up a conversation. Don’t make the same mistakes I did. If a bunch of tier 2 people stop by your room, dig into your archives and either play that Dave Matthews CD for them or else break off a little Europe ‘72. If the tier 1 kids come then No Doubt, Pink, or Shakira will suffice, and for the tier 3 kids, some Dean

Tier three is the majority of the school. I see tier 3 sitters as not being interested in permeating the social walls constructed by the overconfident behavior of tier 2 sitters, not to mention the social agendas of tier 1.

was constantly getting turned down for dates. I was destroyed, my ego crushed, and I was in the process of

Martin, Tony Bennett, or Sammy Davis Jr. As for where I sit- Tier one- peace out.

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secured superficial friendships with their entire floor. ‘Posses’ and ‘crews’ also pack the second tier- helping to make tier 2 the loudest by far.

The next level is interesting. Most tier 1’ers and tier 2’ers wouldn’t be caught dead in tier 3, but they have failed to realize how large tier 3 really is.

Tier three is the majority of the school. I see tier 3 sitters as not being interested in permeating the social walls constructed by the overconfident behavior of tier 2 sitters, not to mention the social agendas of tier 1.

So what’s the point of all this?

Easy, in communicating with students, it helps to know what tier they sit in. During my freshman year, I

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HSA Addresses Student Court Problems On February 6, 2002, the HSA executive board sent a letter to the Hobart deans and President Gearan in the hopes of resolving the recent issues that have come up in the Hobart Student Court.

On behalf of the Board, HSA Treasurer Jeremy Cooney said, “We’re looking for issues that affect the student body, to fight the notion that the student governments don’t do anything.”

By taking up this issue, HSA hopes to resolve this issue as quickly and justly as possible.

Cooney continued, “This shows that the government thinks that this isn’t a closed door issue -- and that the court is worth more than the seven justices that comprise it.”

The letter read: It has come to the attention to the Executive Board of the Hobart Student Association (HSA) that the Hobart Student Court has been nonfunctional since the close of the Fall 2001 term. The board has also been informed that two justices have resigned as a result of impediments that have ultimately rendered the court inoperable.

The Hobart Student Court is composed of seven (7) student justices, elected under the trust and understanding that they will accurately and fairly rule one cases that fall within their jurisdiction. They are elected by the students of Hobart College to adjudicate on relevant infractions of the Community Standards.

As representatives of the entire Hobart student body, the Executive Board is dedicated to clearing up this issue as promptly as possible and is in the best interest of the Hobart student body.

We look forward to working with you in resolving this in a timely matter.

Sincerely, Justin H. Nave, HSA President; Aditya S. Parikh, HSA Vice President; Karl A. Brautigam, III, HSA Secretary; and Jeremy A. Cooney, HSA Treasurer

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Corporate Greed Spoils the American Pastime Carl “Tex” Morgan Since the fall of Enron, the people of Houston have wondered what is going to happen to our beloved baseball park.

I am speaking of the home of the Astros, Enron Field. Enron hasn’t failed to pay for it yet, but there is a matter of honoring their thirty-year contract with the Astros. Many believe that Enron should lose their naming rights to the building. In fact, people are so disturbed by Enron still owning it that some have stopped from buying season tickets. Realizing this problem the ad wizards put their head together and came up with a temporary name. The ballpark at Union Station was their answer to the much-tainted Enron name.

As a baseball fan, I questioned if the Astros moving out of the Astrodome was a good idea. I thought to myself, will there ever be a cowboy on a scoreboard again? Will there be a better place to watch my Astros play? Could this new stadium live up to what the Astrodome was? I wasn’t sure. My parents got tickets in right field the inaugural season. At first I didn’t want to go. But my mom wouldn’t stop talking about how nice it was and how good the seats were.

So I went. I was amazed. In between innings I would talk to Moises Alou, Lance Berkman, or who ever was playing right that day. When I got back from the game my mom asked me what I thought. “Nice but it isn’t the Astrodome,” I replied.

Now since Hewlett Packard is merging with Compaq, the new name will be the Hewlett Packard Compaq Center. Is this necessary? I think not.

In hindsight my doubt of the new field is almost funny. After only a few years, the Astros are once again put in a position where the arena they play in might cause them more troubles than any of the teams they will play this season. But what makes the situation awkward is that Enron has things the wrong way around.

Enron thinks the Astros might buy them out of their contract. The fact of the

Tierism In Saga Matt Abramson It is now my senior year and I have finally figured out how the strategic places the students choose to sit in SAGA actually offer manifestations of their own personalities.

For the sake of this article, let the section of Saga closest to the food stations be tier 1, the long tables in the middle be tier 2, and the farthest level away from the food stations be regarded as tier 3.

To the untrained eye, these three sections are just randomly filled with students who are looking to enjoy a hearty burger from the Firehouse Grill, or the daily special at Three Squares, but to the expert there is some serious

rhyme and reason to where students strategically place themselves.

Let’s start with tier 1. Tier 1 sitters desperately want to be noticed by all.

Students sit at small table and usually have just jumped out of the shower.

Males often are wearing trendy outfits with more hair gel than Uncle Jesse Katsopolis used to use, while girls often can be found sitting in small groups with fresh coats of make-up, carrying overpriced handbags, and laughing at jokes that aren’t that funny.

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matter is that Enron needs to buy out of its contract with the Astros. Why do companies need to put their name on stadium?

Are advertising rights not enough for them?

The problem is that if anything happens to a company it immediately affects the sport they have money invested in. For example, if one company merges with another all of a sudden you have a new stadium name.

Take the Compaq Center. It was originally called the Summit. Then Compaq bought it and changed the name. Now since Hewlett Packard is merging with Compaq, the new name will be the Hewlett Packard Compaq Center. Is this necessary? I think not. Why couldn’t Compaq just buy the Summit and keep the name? Recently more and more stadiums are getting named after companies but to add injury to insult some companies are renaming old great stadiums. This pisses me off. Ask any baseball fan where 3Com Park is and try not to get punched in the face. It is Candlestick Park. You will never see Yankee Stadium renamed to NewYorkTimes.com Stadium.

The coliseum won’t be renamed the History Channel Arena. Fenway will always be Fenway. Soldier Field will always be Soldier Field.

I think it is about time that someone lay down the law and say that stadiums can’t be named by a corporation and that they can be owned only as separate corporations. This would insure that this whimsical name changing stops and that the people that want to see the games could see the games. There are only two Stadiums I can think of that should be allowed to keep their corporate names: Wrigley Field and Miller Park. There is so much history at Wrigley that I think it would be unjust to change the name. When you think of Milwaukee, you think beer nothing else. Besides those I say we strip Comerica Park of its name, and all others that fill into the same category.

We should force the business out of the games. I honestly believe that this is ruining all sports. Everything has become too corporate. While worrying about their money these companies forgot what was really important, the fans and the game.

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Love and Basketball Friday Flix, 10 pm, Geneva Room

A Trip Down Memory Lane with Van Halen

The Day: Saturday The Place: The Cellar The Time: You Probably Weren’t There

Jonathan Widmark A&E Contributor

Anne Dahlin Catherine Ghirlando A&E Contributors

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f you are looking for a blast from the past than The Best of Van Halen Volume 1 is the album for you! These seventeen songs will propel you back to the days of your youth. Those of you who can still remember the eighties with fondness will revel in the sounds of the de-

cade that brought us MTV, Nintendo, and some of the best rock and roll to date. Listening you can’t help but feel a bit nostalgic, as you turn the volume dial still higher and higher.

The album includes all your favorites from “Running with the Devil,” to “Jump,” to “Right Now.” Whether you hear David Lee Roth or Sammy Hagar on vocals, add Eddie Van Halen’s guitar and you

have the sound that kept the beat for a decade of innovation and progression. Everything from the early classics of “Ain’t Talkin’ ‘Bout Love” to later hits like “Can’t Stop Lovin’ You” reminds the listener of just how good these songs really were and continue to be to this day.

Most of you probably have a Van Halen CD from days of old buried in your collection somewhere.

Dig it out, relax, and let it take you back to the days before we had lectures, term papers, labs, and exams.

If only for the briefest moment go back to the days of the freedom of our youth, and remember it fondly.

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s Valentine’s Day ap proaches we often think about love and relationships (not to mention the commercialization of the beheading of Saint Valentine....lovely).

Last Saturday night The Day prepped us for this celebration of love and martyrs. N o r mally The Day consists of six members: three vocalists, a bassist, a guitarist, and a drummer.

Touring the college circuit, Donn Thompson sang and Wes Mingus played guitar.

The will be releasing an album later this year. They have even opened for Nellie Furtado.

The group was advertised as “hip-hop injected ‘folk funk’” and “visionary soul,” but we found the music to be much more. They certainly were not the traditional guitar and vocalist duo. Despite the limits created by just two performers, The Day pulled from different cultures and influences to create a unique and varied sound. Thompson’s clear, jazzy alto reverberated throughout the room, while Mingus’ rhythmic classical guitar-inspired sound rounded out the body of the music.

The Day performed mostly love

songs during their set. They varied from basic, trite love songs to more complex ones dealing with issues of cultural and racial differences.

“Lover’s Day” called to mind the complexities of such relationships.

Coming after a slow song, it’s quick beat grabbed the listener’s attention, while the lyrics tantalized the senses.

The situation we all know. “She’s

everybody’s best friend / He keeps sounding out her name / They see their differences and stare them in the face / But love is blind, it’s sightless, but love takes time / Never asking for opinions / Lover’s Day.” “Under Wonder” broke the love song theme of the set. Mingus opened this song with a driving beat, essentially playing four parts on the guitar. He utilized classical guitar technique by playing both bass and two treble parts, while simultaneously drumming the guitar body with his palm. Thompson’s lyrics

eluded to false patriotism and people’s desires to be a part of something bigger than themselves. Thompson fed off the guitar’s percussive rhythm. She transformed into a beat poet, flinging out syllables and Listening to The Day was inspirational. After the show ended, Owen Oertling told Mingus and Thompson, “you know that song about having a crush? I was thinking about the guitar the entire time.” He told us that he wanted to go back to his dorm and play his own guitar after hearing such amazing music.

Now take a look at that title.

Does anything stand out? Just maybe you noticed the last part: practically no one showed.

Only twenty people out of 1,800 on this campus came out to see these artists perform. So at ten o’clock where was everyone?

Hahaha...we can give a pretty good guess. The Day only performed for forty-five minutes, a small amount of time for students to show interest in artistic pursuits. It was definitely time well spent.

Students consistently complain that there is little to do on campus, yet every weekend the school books performers or comedians for the enjoyment of the student body. On average there are less than twenty attendees; that’s just a little over one percent of the student population. Why is everyone so damn apathetic?

For the students who attended, the music and performers were engaging and exciting. Maybe you will experience the same. Just take a chance, leave your dorms, experience something new. You might be surprised.

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Educational Mixology: Students Attend Bartending School Lana Hensley Daily News (Ball State U.)

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isions of Tom Cruise flip ping bottles in “Cocktail” come to mind among the students at the Midwest Bartenders School. The school offers a twoweek, 40-hour course to anyone interested in the art of mixology. Students attend class Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. or from 6 to 10 p.m., and Saturday and Sunday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Classes cost $495. Richard Devlin, director of admissions, started the school 10 years ago but has been in the business for 23 years.

He s t a r t e d bartending when he was 18, the legal drinking age in New York at the time. He put h i m s e l f through college with the money he made. He then worked at several bartending schools and eventually owned one in San Antonio, Texas, before coming to Indianapolis. “Each day or evening the students get a drink lesson for 45 minutes to an hour,” he said. “After the lesson they get behind the bar, so it’s on-the-job training. The next day they take a quiz over what they’ve learned. “They’ve got to learn their sweet and sours, and then they progress to their highball juice. That’s where the flashcards come in.” Many students gain a respect for bartending because of the memorization involved. As they pour the drinks they keep count in their heads in order to have the right amount for a recipe. The quizzes contain such questions as “The recipe for Amaretto Sour is?” and “What is on your speed rack?” An average of about 15 students attend each of the classes. Instructors like to have only a few at a time so that they can devote as much one-on-one attention as possible to them. Most students are in their 20s and 30s, but

some older individuals have also taken an interest. “For some crazy reason, I thought this was something I wanted to learn how to do,” Terry Green, 50, said. “I’m in telecommunications and have hardly had one minute to study since I’ve signed up for this class. I’ve been so busy at work.” There are also college students taking the course. Indiana University- Purdue University Indianapolis visual communications major Heather Spangler found out about the school from the Internet and sent an e-mail. She is currently taking night classes. Kyle Willis, an accounting major at Marian College in Indianapolis, said he has learned about 15 drinks during a threeday period.

Behind the bar, students pour colored water from the speed rack, which represents the cheaper liquors that are most commonly ordered. A bartender always asks what liquor they want in their drinks, such as gin or vodka and then try to upsell them to a more expensive brand. Students take turns ordering off their students and picking drinks from a recipe book. The school has three instructors — Ben Goodman, Margaret Langendorf and Kyle Houk. Houk also offers an eighthour flair class on how to flip bottles.

Langendorf also put herself through college by bartending. The most she made in one night was $1,700, when she worked at a wedding. She currently works at Sangiovese Ristorante, 4110 E. 82nd. St., Indianapolis. She said she makes a lot more money than she did in the corporate world and has had much more fun without the stress headaches.

“One of the great things about being a professional bartender is that once you can do it, you can do it anywhere,” she said. “The variety of drinks, the way you deal with customers, the confidence you get from

“One of the great things about being a professional bartender is that once you can do it, you can do it anywhere,”

a school like this travels with you, so you can work Bar Mitzvahs, funerals, any kind of private party or a professional bar, because your basic liquors don’t change, or how you serve your beer or wine.” The school has a 97 percent placement rate for graduates, who have worked at such places as the Indy 500 Motor Speedway suites (One graduate made a $1,500 tip off a single drink). Even in times of economic trouble the business thrives. “Bartending is a job that’s recession-proof, because the worse times get, the more people drink,” Devlin said. “Bartending is so much about the personality you bring to it,” Langendorf said. “We get a lot of shy people in here, and they say they do stuff at the bar they would never dream of doing because it’s your job to interact with customers. “We’ve had Eli Lilly chemical engineers, teachers and a radiologist from Wishard Hospital taking this class, along with every race and nationality, because it is individual. The bartender goes with the bar, and there’s a bar for everybody.” In the last five years the school was voted the No. 1 bartending school in the Midwest, and one of their graduates was voted bartender of the year by Nuvo magazine. The school is fully accredited by the Indiana Commission on Proprietary Education and is also a member of the Better Business Bureau.

Oberst’s Desaparecidos Boasts Heady Rebel Anthems Phil Leckman Arizona Daily Wildcat (U. Arizona)

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inger-songwriter Conor Oberst is a bit of a prodigy.

He started his first band at 14, recording two albums before his 16th birthday. Under the name Bright Eyes, he garnered w i d e spread fame before he was old enough to vote. At 21, he shows no signs of letting up: T h e Desaparecidos, O b e r s t ’s fourth and latest band, is winning critical acclaim for its crunchy postpunk.

Of course, opinions are divided.

Oberst has long been an artist who polarizes his listeners. To some, the raw vocal style and self-revelatory lyrics can invite comparisons to Nick Drake, Mark Eitzel or even Bob Dylan. To others, Oberst is a mopey, self-obsessed kid with a knack for wordplay, riding an undeserved wave of hype.

Read Music/Speak Spanish, the Desaparecidos’ debut album, will lend ammunition to both camps.

Oberst’s wrenching vocals are as unpolished as ever, and some unfortunate lyrics about how the critics won’t appreciate his return to rock music suggest that all that attention is starting to go to his head.

Delusions of persecution aside, however, this is a very solid release. Oberst turns away from his own emotions, casting a perceptive and scornful eye toward the negative side effects of America’s obsession with money, from strip malls and sprawl to ruined marriages and unsatisfying lives. The change of focus is fortuitous, revealing Oberst as a songwriter with much more on his mind than adolescent self-pity. The best tracks here, like “Mañana” and “Man and Wife, The Latter,” are artful indictments of a society so fixated on growth and financial gain that it doesn’t recognize the growing seeds of its own destruction. These are heady rebel anthems, resonating with rage and emotion.

Of course, opinions are divided. Oberst has long been an artist who polarizes his listeners.

Now Open Sundays 12-4!

The Herald

SPORTS

February 15, 2002

“MVP FACTOIDS” (Brief facts about HWS intercollegiate athletes reported by Professors Wesley Perkins and David Craig.)

1. 16% all intercollegiate athletes say that their athletic participation at HWS is only “somewhat” or “not very important,” 69% think it is “very important,” and 15% say it is “the most important part” of their undergraduate experience.

2. Academic interests: 37% are primarily interested in the social sciences or business, 21% are interested in the arts and humanities, 16% in the natural sciences, allied health fields or engineering, and 11% are interested in the field of education.

3. 13% say only one of their five best friends at most is also an intercollegiate athlete, while 52% say that at least 4 of their five best friends are also athletes.

4. Two thirds (66.9%) believe one should never use tobacco.

Source: Data for all items were drawn from a November 2001 survey of 414 HWS student athletes (86% of all athletes on campus).

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HERALD GAME OF THE WEEK

Sports

Hobart Hockey 2/16 vs. Manhattanville 4PM (Last Home Game of Season)

Five Goal Period Leaves Knights Scratching Heads Ben Kenna Savior

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he Hobart hockey team looked to unleash a little punishment of their own this past Saturday after losing their previous two contests by scores of 4-0 and 7-1. The team welcomed Neumann College to the Geneva Recreation Complex on the 9th of February, and let loose with 19 first period shots on their way to a 7-1 thrashing of the Knights. Six players tallied multiple points for ‘Bart on the afternoon.

The Statesmen netted their first of 7 goals just 1:41 into the 1st period, as first-year Andy Kasprczak scored on a power-play, off of some nice passing from Craig Levey and Jesse Desper. The team kept the fast pace going with another tally in the first, as Levey would score his first goal of the afternoon on another power play. After 20 minutes of play, the team led 2-0.

Levey would score his second goal of the afternoon in the 2nd,

pushing the lead to three. Two goals apiece from first-year Andy Boschetto and senior Dan Bush pushed the lead to seven, and the game out of reach. The Knights (222-0) scored their lone goal in the 3rd after a Hobart penalty, but the Hobart lead was too high to surmount. The 7-1 victory by the Statesmen pushed their record to 8-14-0 (34-0 in conference play). Levey’s 2 goals gave him a team-leading 10 for the season, and he also dished out an assist. Desper assisted on 3 goals for the team, and first-year forward Max Levine recorded two assists.

Goalies Adam Lavelle, John Czaplinski, and Eric Ampuja all logged quality minutes for the Statesmen in net. Lavelle and Czaplinski stopped 7 shots, and Ampuja knocked away 4 on the day. The team plays their final home game of the season on Saturday, February 16, when they entertain Manhattanville College. The puck drops at 4 PM. The Herald Sports Department wishes coach Taylor and his team

the best of luck.

1st Period *Andy Kasprczak (Craig Levey, Jesse Desper) *Levey (Desper, Max Levine) 2nd Period Levey (Desper, R.C. Schmidt) Andy Boschetto (Ryan Whittaker, John Gluek) Dan Bush (Chris Doolan, Chris Thornton) Bush (unassisted) Boschetto (Levine, Kasprcazk) 3rd Period No Scoring

Sports Schedule WS Swimming and Diving 2/20 NYSWCAA Diving Championships 10:30 a.m. - Trials 6:30 p.m. - Finals WS Basketball 2/15 @Clarkson 6 PM 2/16 @St. Lawrence 2 PM WS Squash 2/15-17 Howe Cup @Yale Hobart Basketball 2/15 @Clarkson 8 PM 2/16 @St. Lawrence 4 PM

Hobart Squash 2/16 @Rochester NOON

All-Stars Begin Quest for Championship Tee-Shirt Ben Kenna Sports Editor

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t the beginning of every sea son, players set goals they hope to achieve as their arduous season progresses. Some strive to get stronger or faster. Some aim to shoot better, or serve harder.

Rob Stewart, Hobart or William Smith class of 2003 (we can’t really tell), hopes to get a phone number sometime. For every athlete who is participating in the strenuous 9 game regular season of Hobart and William Smith’s ruthless Division III Intramural Basketball campaign, an early loss could spell early doom for a team. “There is no time to not be in mid-season form” is the motto of this year’s All-Stars, and Ron’s boys took this mind mentality to the courts on Sunday February 10th, for an opening game showdown with the ExAthletes.

The art of a Ron Jeremy motion picture is often met with disdain and criticism, much like the team that bears his name. The contributions by players on the team to the critically acclaimed HWS Herald Sports Section are met with scrutiny and disparagement. Let me just say the following (Ron Jeremy’s=Greatest team ever): In no way is the Herald Sports section a forum to over-praise (All-Stars are the best), brag about (no one can beat us), or only applaud the All-Stars. It is an opportunity to remember the games and play of a few good men, who just happen to be a part of the greatest team ever to be assembled, and will never lose!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Now where was I? Oh yeah, the Herald Sports is an equal treatment section.

Anyway, the game proved one thing; Rob Stewart, despite weighing in at 34 pounds, can rebound, pass, shoot, run, trip, fall, cry, and still look good while playing an allaround game. Juniors Chris Connors and Adam Huke, who played admirably despite hounding defense by their opponents, led the team on offense, while Rich Sinclair was an imposing defensive presence, as well

as low-post scorer in the lane. The other first year All-Stars were impressive in their debuts. Ladies man Steve Chabot, the pride and joy of Keene, NH, simply did not stop running on his way to an inspiring double-double (12 pts, 742 rebounds), and Jeremy “Gone Hunting” Archer dropped in 14, while pulling down 9 boards. Long time All-Star and fellow adult film personality Adam Guttenplan also chipped in, nailing an unorthodox J from the top of the key, with rivals draped all over him. With the victory, the AllStars are where they want to be, and are looking forward to the challenge of the West Division this season.

There is one game in particular where all the stops will be pulled out, and that occurs on the 18th of February at 8:30 PM, when they take on the Kappa Sigma team, coached by the notorious Nathan Milne. Milne, the self-proclaimed best player in the league and long lost son of Ron Jeremy himself (although he boasts 9 less inches than his 10 inch father) is the reason for the intensity of the rivalry between these two juggernauts. Abandoned at birth, Milne has always possessed a hatred for his father, as Ron’s good looks and length were not handed down to his son. Look for him to hoist around 60 bricks. Have a great weekend.

Check out the walls of Scandling for dates and times of all Intramural games.