the
Herald By and for the students of Hobart and William Smith Colleges
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 23, 2009
VOLUME CXXXI ISSUE 7
GENEVA, NY
Iroquois and Hobart to Face Off In Recognition of Lacrosse Histor y By Belinda Littlefield ’11 Editor in Chief Tradition is a key character- ence is a collaborative effort among the sport – the stick. After the film, a and how Hobart played no fewer istic of what makes the Colleges Intercultural Affairs, lacrosse head presentation will be given about the than 10 games against the reservainto the institutions they are today. coaches Pat Genovese and TW traditional yearlong process of mak- tion teams between 1900 and 1912. Whether you are attending William Johnson, professors Jeff Anderson ing a lacrosse stick that Alf Jacques, This tradition will be evoked once Smith’s Moving Up Day in celebra- and Mary Hess, the Office of Com- an Onondaga Nation stick maker, more on Friday, Oct. 23 when the tion of each class’s ascension to munications, and Bill Warder in the learned from his father. Those in Hobart lacrosse team will once each of the respective upperclass- Office of Admissions. The confer- attendance will gain insight into the again face off against the Iroquois men levels or attending National Lacrosse Hobart’s Charter Day team on McCooey in celebration of the colField at 7:30 p.m. lege having been estabThe game, lished, every activity is unlike any other bebacked by tradition. fore it, will honor the Now, as a result traditions of the Six of the work of Delvina Nations with a blessSmith ’09, the Colleges ing given at the bewill have the opportuginning of the game nity to honor the Naby film director and tive American roots of artist Peter Jemison, lacrosse. After Smith’s a representative of presentation, Alejandra the Seneca Nation. Molina, the director Ganondagan’s Spirit of the Office of InterDancers, an urban Kevin Colton/Photographer cultural Affairs, says it Photo courtesy of: http://www.e-lacrosse.com/2002/nationscup/reb2.jpg Native American made her “realize that Dance group that [the Colleges] needed Iroquois National Team (at left) will face off against the Hobart Statesmen (at right) has traveled across to continue the conver- on Oct. 23 at 7:30 p.m. on McCooey Field as part of the Native American Conference. the United States to sation around lacrosse teach youth about and its connection to the Colleges’ ence will officially start on Thurs- traditional aspects of lacrosse and their culture and traditions, will give history and the history of the Na- day, Oct. 29, with the screening of how it is carried on today. a dance performance at half-time. tive American communities in the the film “Sacred Sport,” which foIn his book “Lacrosse: A HisTW Johnson, Hobart’s head area.” cuses on the sport’s history, espe- tory of the Game,” Donald M. FishLACROSSE continued on Page 8 The Native American Confer- cially the most important aspect of er recounts the history of the game
Tastes and Traditions of Jewish Cuisine
A Historic Accomplishment Mike Cragg Records 100th Career Win
By Jennifer Hollander ’10 Advertising Editor Jewish cuisine is just as dynamic as the history of the Jewish culture as a whole. The talk on Wednesday Oct. 14 with Tina Wasserman was extremely informative. Describing herself as a “New York Jew who moved to Texas”, Wasserman explained how different regions adapt to the laws of Kashrut and Shabbat differently. The laws of Kashrut are the rules in the Torah that explain the dietary restrictions Photo coutresy of: www.hws.edu of Judaism. Even two Tina Wasserman is an award-winning regions as “close” as cooking instructor who came on Oct. New York and Texas-if 14 to talk about Jewish Cuisine. compared to Spain and India- have different Jews acted as traders, bankers, adaptations of the laws. doctors, in addition to holding Jewish cooking began other educated positions. During accepting different foods into the Inquisition, the Jews were their diets as soon as they began forced out of Spain; they travelled interacting with other cultures. to different lands and adapted the A crucial turning point in Jewish area’s new foods and incorporated culinary history occurred as a them into their own cuisine. result of the Spanish Inquisition. TASTES continued on Page 2 Within the country of Spain,
By Carrie Stevens ’12 Sports Editor
Kevin Colton/Photographer
Mike Cragg photographed after historic 100th career win, which was over St. Lawrence University 33-10 on Oct. 3. As the old adage goes, “like father, like son,” Hobart’s Head Football Coach Mike Cragg followed in the footsteps of his dad: they both attended Slippery Rock University; they both became football coaches; they both coached their sons. While father and son took the same road, Cragg forged his own path. Unlike his father, Cragg aspired to coach collegiate football. Unlike his father, Cragg recorded
100 wins during his career at Hobart, a D-III football powerhouse. But, around every bend, Cragg keeps his father in mind, “When I was young – in first or second grade–I remember asking my dad about coaching. He was a high school [football] coach and a teacher. I knew right there that’s what I wanted to do. He’s my hero,
my idol, so I knew exactly what HISTORIC continued on Page 8
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