The New Perspective: Volume 27, Issue 7

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Faculty explore unionization Elizabeth Martin News Editor

In an effort to reclaim a voice on campus that many Carroll College faculty feel has been lost, the members of the Carroll College Faculty Council Organizing Committee recently announced that they intend to form a union.

“We want to form a union,” said Gary Stevens, president of the Carroll College faculty, “because we believe those who carry out the core missions of the

“The faculty concern is now, and always has been, the education we offer the students.”

Pete Settle college—teaching, research and service—ought to have a meaningful say in the development of a vision for Carroll College.” Stevens and many other professors on campus believe that if they form a union, professors will be able to “promote quality education by securing and protecting

Related Coverage Legal issues of unionization at private colleges, page 4 academic freedom, tenure and faculty governance.” This way, the faculty union would be able to combat what Stevens called “a culture of control.”

Members of the faculty have been actively exploring a union since the spring of last year.

During the widespread tension on campus that resulted from the tenure denials and the prioritization report, a Carroll alumnus from the American Federation of Teachers, a nationwide union for educators, contacted former faculty president Peter Settle, and suggested the possibility of union. A number of faculty members showed a considerable interest in examining the possibilities of a union, so a committee proceeded.

“An investigation has convinced us that it’s pretty clearly the way we need to go,” Settle said. At present, however, the Carroll faculty is not unionized.

A vote is necessary to unionize, and a date for the vote has not been set.

“I feel very confident that See Union Page 4

Photo by Jill Ridenour

Members of Greek Council were able to contribute to the new Greek Relationship Statement that Kate Herrick, dean of students, is drafting. Shown here are (clockwise) guest sophomore Colin Huth, sophomore Tiffany VanderZiel, sophomore Josh Dettman, junior Devan Jackman and junior Bobby Schlicht.

New Greek statement in the works Elizabeth Martin News Editor

Kate Herrick, dean of students, is in the process of drafting a new Greek Relationship Statement that will define the college’s relationship with the Greek organizations on campus, which includes more than 100 students.

“The current Statement of Mutual Responsibility is outdated,” said senior Sarah Zabrowski, former president of the Chi Omega sorority.

Many changes in Greek life

have occurred since 1993 when the statement was last revised.

The current Statement of Mutual Responsibility includes a significant portion related to housing.

“Just one change that will be addressed in the new document is the fact that no Greek organization is allowed to have a house on campus,” said President of Beta Pi Epsilon, senior Travis Stueber. “Also, there are more subtle procedural issues that need to be addressed, which will be beneficial for both the administration and Greek organizations in general.”

“Over the last several years,” said junior Bobby Schlicht, president of Delta Rho Upsilon, “neither the Greek groups, nor the college has been following parts of it or enforcing it correctly.” For example, according to the current statement, the president of each organization is required to sign the statement each semester, but Schlicht said this has not been done since the spring of 2002.

Both Carroll College Chaplain the Rev. Bill Humphreys, advisor See Greek Page 3

Carroll responds to lawsuit Fired professors sue for unfair practices involving contracts Jessica A. Bauer Editorial Assistant

A laugh a minute

Photo by Sarah Lasee

Senior Adam Salerno joins members from the Comedy Sportz improvisation group Jan. 31 for a quick comedic skit in the Campus Center Ballroom.

Carroll College has responded to a lawsuit filed against the school by three professors who were denied tenure last spring. The lawsuit, filed last fall by professors Nelia Beth Scovill and Joel Heim of the Department of Religion and Philosophy and Penny Johnson of the Department of Graphic Communications, claims they fulfilled all the terms laid out for employment in a document titled “Conditions for Employment at Carroll College.” The college states this document is not a contract and that the professors had no contractual right to tenure.

Charlene McMahon of the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry filed a lawsuit in December claiming she was discriminated against and denied tenure because she was married,

a woman and pregnant. The college has until Feb. 27 to respond to her lawsuit.

Carroll College spokesperson Claire Beglinger declined comment on the lawsuits, saying the college “cannot comment on pending litigations.”

Representing attorney for the college, Kathline Reinhart, said the lawsuit cases do not have merit and that the college is “confident that they will prevail.”

She stated that there is “no tenure system that guarantees tenure to someone at the end of the probationary period.” She went on to say “there has been no discrimination, there has been no breech [ of contract].”

All four professors were recommended for tenure by the Tenure and Promotions Committee while all of the members of that committee resigned last spring due to the denial of tenure.

If the Carroll Board of Trust-

ees does not reverse their decisions on tenure, Heim, McMahon and Scovill will not be employed by the college after May 31. Johnson no longer works at Carroll.

McMahon requested to be placed on a non-tenure track position after being denied tenure last spring. The college told her she would not be allowed to fill this position.

Each of the positions has been posted to the public on the college website. McMahon, Scovill and Heim have all applied for their former jobs, which are now non-tenure track.

“We would like to see the college rehire the fired four,” said McMahon.

The three professors felt that if the college was being truthful in their reasoning of not granting tenure, that of going against “institutional need” and that the See Tenure Page 4

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Elizabeth Martin News Editor If you have any small news notes or events going on in your department, office or organization that you want the Carroll community to know about, tell us! Send an e-mail to perspect@cc.edu with “News Briefs” in the subject line.

Free self defense class offered Campus Safety is sponsoring a free self defense class Thursdays from 7-8 p.m. in the Ganfield Dance Studio. The goal of these classes is to teach participants how to defend themselves if they are attacked. The classes are led by sophomore David Kletz. All students, faculty and staff are welcome.

Kappa Sigma The men of Carroll College will soon have a third option when it comes to pledging a fra-

ternity. Kappa Sigma, a national fraternity, may soon colonize at Carroll. The fraternity needs 25 members initially to qualify nationally.

The fraternity is considering itself to be an alternative to the standard Greek life programs on campus. It plans to have higher standards in the selection process.

They are looking for higher GPAs and lower levels of alcohol use in their potential members. Contact Colin Huth for more information.

New virus detected on campus Information Technology Services (ITS) has detected a new virus, W32.Novarg.A@mm, in the Carroll College network.

Computers can be infected via email or peer-to-peer downloads, and is scheduled to stop replicating Feb. 12.

Currently, the college anti-

Crime Beat

Campus Safety If you observe suspicious activity on campus, please contact Campus Safety at (262) 524-7300. Oncampus escorts are available 24 hours a day be contacting Campus Safety or by using an exterior blue light phone.

spam device is filtering out any new copies that might be sent to the college, but there may be infected computers not yet detected on campus. Peer-topeer download services are being discontinued until ITS can determine that the environment is safe.

People who think their computers may be infected should call ITS immediately.

IEC offers free salsa lessons IEC, Carroll College’s International Experiences Club, has hired a professional dance instructor to teach salsa lessons.

The lessons will take place in the Ganfield Dance Studio from 7:30-9 p.m. on most Friday evenings, from Feb. 6 through April 23. No dance partner or prior experience is necessary. For more information, contact Anita Russwurm.

30 p.m. No suspects have been apprehended at this time.

There are no suspects at this time.

1/18/04 Responded to Kilgour Residence Hall to assist Student Life with report of underage consumption of alcohol.

1/27/04 Took report of the theft of several pieces of expensive audio equipment from the main stage area of Otteson Theatre. Equipment was discovered missing Jan. 24.

1/19/04 Security took report of damage to a glass door in Voorhees Hall.

1/8/04 Escorted an unwanted male off campus.

1/21/04 Security took report of a noise complaint in the area of the Carroll Street apartments.

1/12/04 Responded to rule violation call in Kilgour Residence Hall with Student Life.

1/26/04 Responded with Waukesha EMS to a medical emergency in Main Hall.

1/13/04 Security took a report of damage to a vehicle that occurred while parked in lot 9. The damage occurred between 2 p.m. and 2:

1/27/04 A robbery was reported of a hood ornament from a vehicle parked in Lot 9. It was stolen between Jan. 25 and Jan. 27.

1/27/04 Responded to a call about a broken window in Steele Hall.

1/28/04 Security took report of the theft of small wall mount speakers from the Nursing Center in Otteson Theatre. Also, took report of the theft of a VCR from the Birch room in New Hall that occurred in the past several months, but had not been discovered until recently. Finally, took report of the theft of a courtesy phone from the second floor of Main Hall. Took Advil, it’d been a long day.

News From Another Perspective Melody Koney Staff Writer

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Corrections An article in the Vol. 27, Issue 6 edition entitled, “Library archives hold history, traditions, tales” incorrectly stated Alfred Lunt and Lynn Fontanne gained stage fame in the 1950s. Lunt and Fontanne were famous both on stage and on the screen in the 1920s and 30s.

An article in the Vol. 27, Issue 6 edition concerning bookstore renovations incorrectly referred to Yvonne Ochilo as a junior. Ochilo is a senior.

CSI: Now entering the classroom Private investigators work busily at River Hill High School in Maryland while surrounded by yellow tape with the notice “Crime Scene - Do Not Enter,” as they dust for fingerprints using the latest techniques. However, there was no death, no shooting and no incident whatsoever.

Instead, the “private investigators” are a classroom full of forensic science students engaged in a science lab.

This particular class at River Hill High teaches the type of investigative techniques that the students have seen on popular TV shows such as CSI: Crime Scene Investigation. Because of this, students are taking an interest in forensic science and even feel that it is a fun course to partake in.

“Its fun and you still get to learn a whole lot,” said River Hill senior Jennifer Sharp. “I’ve never had a science course before this that I actually liked.”

Students are also starting to understand the language used on the TV show. “I just think

the neat part is watching CSI and understanding what they’re saying. Like all the mumbo jumbo they’re saying...we understand it,” said senior Jenna Blair.

River Hill High and two other high schools in the area were among the first in Howard County to offer forensics as an elective science course last year.

The curriculum was written by a group of science teachers to educate students in “real-world science” said Terri Bradford, a teacher at River Hill High. Students in her class will measure how blood splatters or is tracked on shoes, substituting tomato juice or diluted red paint for blood. They also learn to detect and identify fingerprints and how to perform a DNA analysis. They even get to perform a “virtual autopsy” using an interactive computer program.

“It’s really a nationwide goal to get the students turned back onto science,” said Bonnie Luepkes, forensics teacher and Maryland Parent Teacher Association’s (PTA) educator of the year. (Sunspot.net) ‘Gay’ is a bad word When asked about their families, some schools would say

it is better left unsaid.

In Lafayette, Louisiana, a seven-year-old boy was scolded and forced to write “I will never use the word ‘gay’ in school again” after he told a classmate about his lesbian mother. Second-grader Marcus McLaurin was waiting for recess at his elementary school when a classmate asked him about his mother and father and he responded that he had two mothers because his mother is gay. McLaurin told the other child, “gay is when a girl likes another girl,” when the youngster asked for an explanation.

A teacher who overheard this scolded McLaurin telling him “gay” was a “bad word” and sent him to the principal’s office. The American Civil Liberties Union is demanding the case be removed from Mclaurin’s file and that the school apologize to the boy and his mother, Sharon Huff.

“I was concerned when the assistant principal called and told me my son had said a word so bad that he didn’t want to repeat it over the phone,” Huff said. “But that was nothing compared to the shock I felt when my little boy came home and told me that his teacher had told him his family is a dirty word.” (CNN.com)

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Million dollar donations go to nursing, athletics Pete Seroogy News Editor

Within the past few months, there have been two significant donations made to Carroll College. These donations have been in the sums of $2.5 million and $1.25 million given to the Health Sciences Department and to the Athletics Department, respectively. Carroll College annually gets donations from various sources. These particular donations, however, are large sums of money with very specific purposes.

In December, George Richter made a substantial monetary donation to the Carroll College health sciences programs in memoriam of his late wife, Gladys, who was a consistent contributor to scholarship programs at Carroll.

The $2.5 million will be used to create a permanent endowed scholarship for nursing students, along with establishing an endowed chair in nursing.

Additionally, the money will be used to provide funds to support Carroll’s health sciences programs. Both the scholarship and

Photo by Sarah Lasee

A $1.25 million donation given by James and Deborah Schneider will be used to renovate the current football field, which is the first of three phases involving the renovation of athletic and recreation facilities.

the endowed chair will recognize Gladys McKay Richter.

“Over the past several years, donors have funded more than

$10 million in campus improvements, including construction of the Humphrey Memorial Chapel and Art Center, renova-

tions to the Todd Wehr Memorial Library, MacAllister Hall and Main Hall and significant expansion of technology services,” said

Frank Falcone, Carroll College president. “These donor-funded projects demonstrate Carroll’s long-standing commitment to academic excellence.”

The $1.25 million donation was given by James and Deborah Schneider of Austin, Texas. James Schneider is a Carroll College alumnus and four year letterman in football. He serves on the Board of Trustees, and his wife Joyce also completed part of her education at Carroll College.

This gift will fund the first of three phases of a $4 million athletics and recreation project.

The plans for the first phase involve renovating the stadium, which will include an expansion of the playing field, the installation of a synthetic surface and a new drainage system and lights.

This phase is scheduled to be completed by the beginning of the 2004 fall semester.

“The renovation and expansion of our outdoor fields demonstrates our commitment to extra-curricular activities, especially enhanced facilities for athletics, recreation and fitness programs,” Falcone said concerning the donation.

Herrick works with Greek Council on new statement of responsibility Greek From Page 1

to Greek Council, and Herrick said that this practice will not be perpetuated in the new statement.

“The Statement of Mutual Responsibility still in circulation provides for processing judicial conduct cases and an appeal process,” said Humphreys. “Because [it] is somewhat outdated and its status is in transition, it’s a bit

challenging to follow it by ‘the letter of the law.’”

Herrick said that the new statement will be “the college’s statement of what the relationship [will be] with Greek life.” However, “nobody is saying that the college isn’t supportive of Greek life,” she said.

The Greeks have contributed general thoughts of what they’d like the statement to include, said Herrick. Currently “there is

a draft of ‘this is what we’d like to see in it.’ Then it’s just making the words,” she said. When writing the statement, Herrick plans to use Marquette University’s Greek Life Relationship Statement and those from other universities across the country as “starting points.”

After the new statement has been worded, Herrick will consult the Carroll College attorney to ensure that it is lawful. Finally,

the document will be presented to the Board of Trustees through the Student Concerns Committee of the Board, according to Humphreys.

Marquette senior Krista Schmidt, an Alpha Xi Delta, spoke of the Greek Life Relationship Statement as serving to be a positive influence on campus. She also said the Greek organizations are respected at Marquette, which is what the Greek organizations at

Carroll hope to be.

“On the outside, it may seem like all members of Greek organizations are concerned with is the social aspect of college,” said Stueber, who believes “the purpose of Greek life is to teach college students how to become responsible, empathetic and intelligent adults.”

“We’re a personality at Carroll that is absolutely vital to the college experience,” said Schlicht.

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Administration may not be Untrusting faculty move toward unionization able to prevent faculty union Union From Page 1

Tabitha Menning Opinion Editor

In 1935, Congress enacted the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) in order to protect employees from unreasonable discipline, interrogation, discharge, etc. from their employers. The NLRA made it possible for employees to join unions without retaliation from management. The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) was created as a means of enforcing this right of employees. The NLRA and the NLRB prohibit management from participating in unfair labor practices that might discourage the organization of a union or the negotiation of a union contract by employees.

Since 1935, there have been various provisions to the NLRA such as the Taft-Hartly Act, which allowed unions to be prosecuted, enjoined and sued for activities such as mass picketing and secondary boycotts. Further revisions to the NLRA occurred with the Landrum-Griffen Act, which amended sections 7, 8 and 9. Essentially, these revisions defined the protected activities of employees (right to self-organization; the right to form, join, or assist labor organizations; the right to bargain collectively and the right engage in other concerted activities for the purpose of collective bargaining or other mutual aid and protection), the unfair labor practices prohibited by employers and the proper representation of the union.

One might wonder if this act can apply to teachers. The answer is yes; teachers can and have formed unions. The bestknown teacher union is the American Federation of Teachers (AFT), which was formed

in 1916. Their mission, which can be found on their Web site, is “to improve the lives of [their] members and their families, to give voice to their legitimate professional, economic and social aspirations, to strengthen the institutions in which [they] work, to improve the quality of the services [they] provide, to bring together all members to assist and support one another and to promote democracy, human rights and freedom in [their] union, in our nation and throughout the world.”

With such a promising mission, it’s no wonder that the faculty at Carroll College would want to jump on board. According to a Milwaukee Journal Sentinel article published Jan. 20, Gary Stevens, Carroll College faculty president, was quoted as saying that, “unionizing will enable us to promote quality education by securing and protecting academic freedom, tenure and faculty governance.”

Although the act of unionizing seems easy (the organizing committee will meet with teachers, students and others on campus to discuss the concept and then the faculty will vote), it may be more complicated since Carroll College is a private institution, which allows faculty a role in management.

The Supreme Court’s Yeshiva decision of 1980 is responsible for setting the criteria for private college faculty unionizing. The Supreme Court ruled that faculty members of Yeshiva University, a private university in the Bronx, could not be unionized because they were managers with a significant role in running the college.

However, there have been several private colleges whose faculty has risen above the bar

set by the Yeshiva decision and successfully unionized. One such success story is of the faculty at Manhattan College. They sought a union vote for five years and were finally awarded the right after they demonstrated that Manhattan College faculty are not managers with decisionmaking input.

Does faculty at Carroll have enough decision-making power to prevent them from unionizing?

According to Cathy Rought, Public Relations Coordinator for the American Federation of Teachers, the NLRA covers nonmanagerial and non-supervisory employees employed in private sector workplaces.

“There are specific legal tests for whether an employee is a manager or supervisor, and we believe, based on review of those tests and research into the job duties of Carroll College faculty, that they are neither managers nor supervisors,” said Rought.

Peter Settle, professor of communications, also feels that faculty do not have sufficient managerial authority to prevent them from unionizing.

“Given our current state of governance, I see nothing there that would bring in the tenets of the Yeshiva decision,” said Settle.

Currently, there are around 70 private colleges nationwide that are unionized according to Settle. Carroll College would be the first private college in Wisconsin to have a unionized faculty.

Settle, along with many faculty members, is hopeful.

“I am hopeful, if not certain, that the college would adhere to the tenets of the NLRA,” replied Settle. “We really want to be collaborative in forming this union so it works for students.”

this is a faculty that is going to want to do this,” said Settle. As a starting point, the union would be solely intended for professors, but Settle hopes that eventually memberships could be extended to staff, as well.

But Frank Falcone, Carroll College president, does not believe a union is necessary. “I don’t believe a faculty union is the answer to the issues that face Carroll College at this time,” he said.

If the faculty chooses to form a union, “the administration will seek clarification under the provisions of the National Labor Relations Act regarding who is eligible to vote for a faculty union,” said Falcone. “The right of the Carroll College faculty to unionize is an issue for the courts to determine.”

Unions’ demands often include money and benefits, but Stevens said this is not the case at Carroll. Rather, one of the demands would be to secure shared governance.

“Shared governance on Carroll’s campus is crucial to an atmosphere of collegiality, but it is still more crucial to educational integrity,” said Stevens, who served as a Carroll administrator in the 1980s and early 1990s.

“When faculty have a real say in curriculum matters, the educational mission of the college is safeguarded.”

“The administration and the Board of Trustees have never overturned faculty recommendations regarding the core curriculum [or] the creation of new academic programs,” said Falcone in response.

Both Stevens and Settle said that if the faculty unionizes, a strike is extremely unlikely. “This is not about depriving students of education,” said Stevens,

who does not recall any faculty member doing anything to hinder students’ learning during the political turmoil at Carroll last spring.

“The faculty concern is now, and has always been, the education that we offer the students,” Settle said.

Few students on campus seem to be aware of the possibility of a faculty union, which would be part of the Wisconsin Federation of Teachers. Those who have heard of it seem encouraged.

“It’s good to see the faculty taking action, such as forming a union,” said senior Becky Etten.

“I have a lot of confidence in the faculty of this institution, and I completely trust them to make the most beneficial decisions regarding administration, students and themselves.”

Senior Kelsey Lexow believes that if the professors unionized, they would be looking out for themselves and the students. “I think it would be a wonderful idea,” she said. “The political atmosphere here is so anti-student, anti-teacher.”

Lexow also believes that because of the tenure denials in the recent past, part-time and untenured faculty have no reason to stay at Carroll. “They’re just waiting for the axe to fall,” she said. Lexow cited Dr. Jeff Douma, former director of choirs, as an example. Douma left Carroll after he realized his tenure-track position was in jeopardy. He was then hired by Yale University. “He was looking out for himself and his family, which is completely admirable.”

Stevens maintains that the professors’ hearts and minds are with the students. “Forming a union is the best way for us to promote the welfare of our students,” he said. “Our working conditions, if you really think about it, are our students’ learning conditions.”

‘Fired four’ continue legal battle against Carroll administration by the college she would not be allowed to apply either for the position of a graphic communications director or for any other positions at the college, as “it wouldn’t be prudent.”

“My feeling is that the college didn’t want to keep a relationship with me at all…or any of us,” Johnson said.

Johnson is the only one of the four who has found another position. She has been working as an instructor at Moraine Park

All four professors are confident they will be given their jobs back. Heim, Scovill and Johnson professors are fully merited, then had a scheduling hearing set for there would be no reason they Jan. 30, when the timeline for should not be rehired. their case will be set. They expect On Jan. 28, the professors to have a court date in about a received a letter from Lynne year. McMahon, who has filed in Bernier, the vice president for federal, rather than state court, academic affairs, stating, in part, hopes to have a court date by the “You are not eligible for employend of the summer. ment or reemployment with the It is likely that if the tenure College following the conclusion decisions are not reversed, neither of this academic year.” The letter Heim nor Scovill, who are marwent on to say “the Colried, will teach again, as it lege will not be reviewis unlikely for a college to ing your application for have two positions open any future employment “My feeling is that the college didn’t in religion and philosoor reemployment with phy departments. Both want to keep a relationship with the College.” Bernier have looked for jobs, but was unable to comment me at all...or any of us.” feel they have been denied on any issues relating to Penny Johnson due to the tenure at Carthe professors due to the roll. “Carroll College has lawsuits filed. deprived me of a job [at McMahon feels Carroll and elsewhere] this is retaliation against her and Technical College since last fall. doing what I love when they say the other professors. She states Although she feels secure in her that I’m fully merited. I don’t that there have been other Car- current position, having joined understand that,” said Scovill. roll professors who were denied the Wisconsin Union of TechniCharlene McMahon, whose tenure and were later hired in cal Colleges, she would rather be husband Kevin was granted back at Carroll. non-tenure track positions. tenure in the Department of “I love my job now, but it’s Chemistry and Biochemistry at Johnson had no intention to apply for the position in the not the same,” she says. “I want the same time she was denied, Department of Computer Sci- my [Carroll] job back.” As a pro- is unsure what will happen if she ence. “I think it’s futile,” she said. fessor, she would be able to do does not win her lawsuit. When “It’s unrealistic to think the col- research and writing, something asked if Kevin would leave the she does not have time for as an college she said she doesn’t know. lege would hire us back.”

Last spring Johnson was told instructor.

“Those are the times when I just Tenure From Page 1

Photo by Jessica Bauer

Joel Heim, Penny Johnson, Charlene McMahon and Nelia Beth Scovill filed lawsuits against Carroll College after the Board of Trustees denied them tenure in Spring 2003.

lay in bed and sob.”

Although the issue has affected their personal lives greatly, each of the professors feels that their teaching has not suffered any. Scovill refers to teaching as “bitter-sweet;” happy when in the classroom, but sad

after leaving. “Carroll College students need us,” she said.

“I’m in heaven when I can be in the classroom,” said Heim.

“All I want is to be a part of this faculty,” McMahon said through tears. “All I want to do is be a part of this.”

OPINION Thursday, February 5, 2004

Our Perspective

Have an opinion Whether having a debate about politics, discussing the best new reality TV show, or deliberating something as simple as where to go to dinner, people are always stating their opinion. There are countless issues around campus that need to be addressed as well. The concern could deal with diversity, faculty unionization or parking—there is always a stance to take and a side to choose. No problem is too big or too small to have an opinion about or to try to make a difference.

Everywhere we look people want to hear the opinions of others, good or bad. Corporations and businesses want to know what their customers think while managers want to know how their employees feel and even students want the opinion of their teachers and peers. There are so many issues on campus that affect each of us whether you’re a freshman or a graduate student.

Every day decisions are made that will affect us for the rest of our lives. Graduating students may not care to take a stance on issues dealing with their college since they will soon be graduated, but it is still important to be involved. When looking for jobs, employers look at your prior education, so the reputation and image of your college will reflect back on you.

If you feel strongly about something, there are several ways to speak up. In order to

get your opinion across, you can write a letter to the editor of The New Perspective, the Waukesha Freeman or even the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. You can also write to Frank Falcone or the Board of Trustees, as well as attending an open Student Senate meeting and keeping in contact with Pioneer Carroll to discuss your concerns. Don’t be afraid to be the one person to get something started. Ask around campus to find others that agree with you, together you can make an attempt to be heard.

Many people today feel that they are just one small voice in the world that doesn’t matter.

One voice does matter though.

With one voice, the ball will get rolling. After hearing one person’s view on a crucial topic, others will realize that the same issue holds just as much importance for them. They will agree with the stance and, depending on the reasoning, they may just be compelled to do more than the first person was.

Don’t just complain about something—do more. Take the time to state your opinion and become involved. Don’t be a afraid of what others will think of you, because there will be chosen few who feel the same exact way. It’s time to step up and be heard because your opinion does matter and you can make a difference. Together, we can work to make a difference—on campus, in Waukesha and in the world.

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Politically Speaking

Happy (campaign) trails to you

Greg Rabidoux, Ph.D. Staff Writer Agree? Disagree? Just wish your roommate would make less noise in the morning? Let me know your views at grabido@cc.edu. Dr. Greg Rabidoux is an assistant professor in the Department of Politics.

Why would anyone ever run for national, political office?

Once you announce your intention to run, you and all those you hold dear are fair game to be poked, prodded and otherwise examined as intently as a forensic scientist examines a piece of DNA evidence. Anything you have ever said, done, not done or even simply thought or lusted about in your heart but didn’t actually act upon also becomes public fodder. Let me give you an example. Recently, in an ABC Primetime Special interview with Diane Sawyer, there was candidate Howard Dean and his wife, Judy, answering Diane’s question as to “Well, what do you two fight about?” (Hint: Not much, even when Judy forgot to mail an important letter...apparently, e-mail is still making its way to Vermont).

Can you imagine, say, Teddy Roosevelt, Mr. “Rough-Rider” himself (no, not a popular prophylactic) having to face such a personal question? He probably would have hog-tied Diane and tossed her out of the studio much the way he did to a reporter who once got under his skin. But then again, T.R. was a President who got shot coming out of the Pfister Hotel in Milwaukee, refused medical care, went and gave a rousing speech for an hour and a half while bleeding and then, and only then, did he allow his advisors to transport him to the hospital. “What do we fight about?”

Indeed!

Today’s political candidate must endure more pointed intrusions into his or her background like never before. Reporters knew JFK was a philandering, drugpopping Chief Executive, but even when they knew he was carrying on an affair with a mobster’s mistress while wife Jackie was having a miscarriage in a Boston Hospital, somehow it never became public news! Today, for good or ill, we know what dress Monica wore when she and President Bill were, uh, implementing certain “executive orders.” We know George W. was a cheerleader at Yale, was arrested for a DUI, and was practically ordered by matriarch Barbara Bush to give up the booze and find God (like any good son wanting to become President, he quickly did both).

We now continue to be barraged daily with what the democratic candidates for President eat for breakfast, pop music they like

(Wes Clark likes Journey- an intriguing choice) what grades they got in school, taxes they paid, investments they own, bank account balances, health data and vitals and whether they pray daily or ever attend some form of religious service. And yet, despite this winter avalanche of personal information, polls continue to indicate that many voters just don’t know who these candidates are or what they really stand for.

Do we know everything trivial and a lot less of the vital these days? Or are many voters just tuning out this media blitz?

Either way, when you combine the soaring cost of running for any national office, anywhere from $400,000 to upwards of $200 million for the presidency with the incredible invasion of privacy, the question remains, why would anyone run? Sheer lunacy? Crazy for power? I can’t speak for anyone else, but I’ll share this tidbit. Some of us still believe that public service remains the most honorable way one can serve his or her country and community. Despite everything I know and the fact I am unknown by voters and about $200,000 shy of having $200,000 for a national campaign, the open seat in the 4th District of Milwaukee Congressional sure seems tempting.

I must be crazy too. And I even worked in Congress and should know better. Maybe it’s just that some lifelong dreams just refuse to die.

P.S. Just in case you wondered, I prefer a Diana Krall jazz CD any day to Journey.

tion of Carroll students.

Joel was fired this past spring. So were Professors Penny Johnson, Charlene McMahon and Joel’s wife, Nelia Beth Scovill. Frank Falcone and the Board of Trustees fired them by denying them tenure.

Worse yet, there is, and was, no reason for the college to fire them. Falcone and the Trustees have effectively wrecked four careers and, in turn, compromised our education by rejecting Carroll’s liberal arts tradition.

Instead, they have turned toward greed, power and near-sightedness.

Greed by investing in departments that make them money and axing those that don’t, regardless of high student interest.

Power: by having a faculty that is adjunct or part-time, they will effectively mute the faculty’s voice and destroys their ability to unionize.

Near-sightedness by neglecting to put time or resources into the marketing power of being a well-established liberal arts school. Instead, they give themselves to current trends of what people are majoring in to increase enrollment for the next year or two.

Regardless of what they might say or do, Frank Falcone and the Board of Trustees have turned their backs on Carroll’s rich history thus compromising the school’s future. They are weakening the meaning and prestige of a Carroll education. And

all this with a smile.

I am not just writing these words to vent or complain. I am issuing a call to arms. Ethically, if you feel that what is going on at our school is wrong, you are obligated to act. And if you don’t think this affects you, you are wrong. If you graduate from Carroll and these sorts of actions are still taking place, the value of your degree will exponentially decrease. Word of mouth amongst employers and time will translate to you hearing, “Oh, you actually went to Carroll? I thought you were joking,” every time you tell someone where you went to college.

Personally, I abhor Frank Falcone and the Board of Trustees’ inability to justify their actions. Their rhetoric is tired and unconvincing. It is for these reasons that we should protest Frank Falcone and the Board of Trustees’ actions. If you feel that we, the students and the faculty, have been wronged, together we can work to make it right.

It deeply saddens me to know that Joel and the other professors are being forced to leave.

Joel is a friend of mine. He is also one of the best professors I have ever had.

Apathy is the greatest of all the devil’s tools. If we don’t point our fingers at those responsible, then the blood is on our hands too. It is time for Frank Falcone and the Board of Trustees to come clean.

Chad VanDierendonck

Letters to the Editor Blaze was MIA at crucial game January 1, 2004 On Dec. 17 our beloved Carroll Pioneer basketball team was defeated in a more than valiant effort in a loss to the UW-Whitewater Warhawks. I attended the game with a good friend of mine and we cheered and cheered as the Pios took the 13th-ranked Warhawks to the final buzzer. It was a game for the ages, to be sure. However, we could not help but feel as if something was missing from the electric atmosphere created by the inspired play of the Pios. The crowd was thin as a result of final exams being completed the day before the game, but it was more than that. Then it occurred to us that the Blaze dance team was not “in the house.”

Before I go on, I must commend your fine periodical for the insightful look at the Blaze in your last issue (Vol. 27, Issue 6). Much to our dismay, they never came running from the locker room or any place else for that matter. The matter that perplexes us most is that just one day earlier I saw a member of the Blaze in Starbucks on campus. From this observation we could only conclude that two, three or possibly as many as five or six Blaze were on campus just a few scant hours before tip-off. Let me be clear that we are not asking that all Blaze attended this game.

We know that some members must leave and head home for the holidays. However, is it too much to ask that three or four

Blaze remained behind to cheer on the Pios as they battled the 13th-ranked team in the nation?

We are not suggesting that the Pios would have won if they were there but…perhaps?

It is our concern that this game is not just an isolated incidence but also a trend. This trend could lead to the divorce of sport and art on our beloved campus.

Sure we can play all the Pio sports without artists like the Blaze but what would be the point? All fans know that a sporting event must meet the needs of the “whole” person and not just the blood thirst for victory. If we are truly expected to enjoy and support the efforts of all Pio events, should not the arts be a vital part of the experience here at Carroll?

We say yes!

In reaction to this unfortunate event and in action against further defamation of the arts here at Carroll, it is with heavy hearts and heads that we issue a vote of “NO CONFIDENCE” in the Carroll dance team known as the Blaze. We love the Blaze, its members and coach, and their efforts. However, we must be assured that they realize the heavy burden of responsibility on their shoulders. It is with hope for the future, faith in the Pios, love for the arts, and that thought that we confidently issue this vote.

John Geers A call to arms January 19, 2004 Carroll College is a mur-

derer.

Carroll College is a good liberal arts school. Since I go to Carroll, I would like to think this is true. However, judging from the actions President Frank Falcone and the Carroll College Board of Trustees have taken over the last year, the future of our school is in jeopardy.

I have taken a good number of courses offered by the Department of Religion and Philosophy during my years in college. I’ll never forget my freshman year when I had signed up for a business class (with a first-time, parttime professor) that would have really been a test of my patience.

One of my best friends, Jon Summers, told me he was in a religion class that he thought would knock my socks off.

“The professor is awesome,” Jon told me. I went to the Registrar’s office and picked up an add/drop slip. I dropped the business course. Religion 106: “Understanding Religion,” was the course I added. It was taught

by Dr. Joel Heim.

Over my years here, Joel (as he lets students call him) had become my greatest mentor. He inspired me to minor in Religious Studies, Ethics (one if his specialties) and Philosophy. Joel’s doors were always open.

To the uninformed reader, my use of past tense may make it sound like Joel died. Joel hasn’t died, but Frank Falcone and the Board of Trustees have murdered his chance of inspiring a genera-

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I just wanted a syllabus hear from him, he criticizes me and explains how busy he’s been and how e-mail is not the best means for communicating with him due to the large volume of e-mails he receives.

So I return fire with an equally critical e-mail (You get the love you give, I say.) He then phones my home and leaves a voice message. The message went on for what seemed like an hour.

But, in reality, it was somewhere in the range of 10 minutes, Phil Totten which is still plenty long. All I Staff Writer wanted was a syllabus, and now It seemed like such a simple he’s reciting War and Peace. request.

He does mention one thing Early last fall, I signed up I found rather odd. He says my for a winter session course just name does not appear on the list to pick up a couple elective credof education majors, and he’s its. Being a part-time student, a curious as to why I would be husband, a father and a full-time interested in his course. Now I’m employee fortunate enough to wondering what me not being work for a company that shuts an education major has to do down during the entire holiday with the price of tea in China? season, I thought I could get a Hmm….I could swear the newsjump on the reading assignment letter from the department of for this particular course Part-Time Studies read over the holiday break. something like: “Want So around Halloween, to pick up a few credits “I might as well have I e-mailed the professor during the winter break? requesting the syllabus. walked in the first night of class with Come explore a new My request was pleasant subject during the winter and to the point.

‘I’m the one who session. You’ll have loads

By Thanksgiving, of fun.” Right. So far I’m wanted the syllabus’ tattooed I still had not received having the time of my a response to my earlier life. I can’t wait until we on my forehead.” request from the previous go live. month. So I e-mailed my It was his second second request. Again, voice message a few days I was pleasant. A few later that did me in. It like: Dear Mr. Totten, It appears more weeks ticked by and still to me that you are a bit anxious was pleasant enough, and he no response. Now I’m nervous. I to get through the assignments was clearly holding out the olive had purchased the three required for my upcoming winter session branch. But just the same, I was a textbooks and knew I’d be in big course. May I suggest you vacate marked man. I might as well have trouble if given a 500-page read- your seat for someone who will walked in the first night of class ing assignment the first night find my course to be a greater with “I’m the one who wanted of class. If you’ve never taken benefit. I know there is a waiting the syllabus” tattooed on my a winter session course, they list. So would you please let me forehead. The next day, I called typically run two full weeks, four know as soon as possible if you’ll the registrar’s office to turn my hours each class and you work be dropping the course to allow seat over to the first person on like a dog getting through the time to notify the first person on the wait list. I took him up on his assignments during what little the list. original offer to drop the course. free time you have.

Wham! Talk about a slap I caved.

I was now desperate for upside the head. At this point All I wanted was a syllabus. that syllabus. My holiday break I’m thinking, which rock did It seemed like such a simple was just around the corner, and this guy crawl out from under request. Instead of a relaxing Carroll was about to close for the and why is he taking his pickax read, my wife handed me a paint holidays. After that, it would be to me like this? I get no response roller and pointed me toward the nearly impossible to make con- from this professor for nearly two living room. I spent the holidays tact with the professor before months and when I do finally painting. the first class. So, I dropped by his office hoping to obtain the syllabus in person and make sure this professor actually existed.

Because for all I knew, he was dead and my e-mails were ending up in some Internet graveyard.

But there was his name on the door. Unfortunately, his office was dark. So the next morning, I fired off a third email. But this time I ratcheted up the dialog; “I stopped by your office yesterday afternoon, but you were not in. If you’re not the professor I should be contacting, please forward my request on to that particular instructor. This is my third request. Thanks.” And I copied the message to one of his colleagues hoping one of them would respond. Guess what?

It worked. The very next day I received an e-mail from the professor I had been trying to make contact with all along. But it was not the response I was expecting.

In part, it read something

Bible Stories 101

Do onto others

William Humphreys Staff Writer The Rev. William Humphreys is the chaplain for Carroll College.

Wow! Since the last edition of this column was printed in November 2003, a lot has happened, liturgically speaking.

We’ve skipped Advent almost entirely and a famous baby was born in the unlikely locale of a manger stall in the unlikely city of Bethlehem to an unlikely pair of candidates as parents for the very much-anticipated salvation of the people. Mary wasn’t the only one who was expecting; we’re told a whole religion of expectant people hoped and prayed for a savior to free them from various expressions of outsider oppression.

And since then, in just a few weeks, liturgically speaking, that newborn has grown into an adult, sounding very much like a prophet and demonstrating superior skills in translating the teachings and traditions of what was then the Biblical faith.

Already variously understood and applied, the Jewish faith was now translated into new ways of thinking and doing, thanks to this quickly maturing rabbi, Jesus of Nazareth.

In all four Christian Gospels, Jesus’ physical origins are challenged by the very people who might just as easily have claimed and celebrated his being one of them. That acceptance becomes pretty superficial once he starts challenging their usual and customary assumptions.

“What?” they and we begin to ask. “What is this stuff about

our liberating those we oppress?

We’re the ones who are used to being the victims of others. When Jesus quotes the liberation verses of former prophets, we are the ones who are supposed to be set free. Now we hear that we are the ones who are doing the oppressing. Let’s get him!”

Acting like fraternity men behaving badly, the traditionalists become scared and get all set to reject the message of God’s presence—love, care, compassion and will for justice.

That’s familiar to us. In the conversations of nearly any day on campus, we might hear how someone around here is oppressing someone else around here.

What seems to make us most crazy is that the other one got to us first, before we could get to them. Breaking off a dating relationship losing its romance, the really maddening note is that the other one announced it first. Students hearing about insufficient work done for a class are angered less by the honest assessment and more by the fact that they heard it from a faculty member before they themselves could confess it.

Follow the ripples here: faculty and department chairs, faculty and staff, staff and administration, everybody and the Board of Trustees. In fact, some days it seems as though everybody’s trying to get one-up on everybody.

Some will argue that that’s the way of the world. I hope not.

I am that that’s not the way of the newborn Jesus maturing to ministry as a prophetic savior of the people. Nope.

In the message and ways of Jesus, I hear more about compassion and forgiveness. I hear more about doing unto others what we really and truly would have them do to, for, with us. I hear about sacrificial love and going the extra mile, all the more importantly when it seems the most stupid way to proceed.

Some days I could imagine saying, “Hey, let’s get him!” More days, I prefer to say, “Hey, let’s follow that guy.”

Old Fart’s Corner

An OF’s take on ‘the season between fall and spring’

Steve Van Dien Staff Writer

While approaching my car last night in the Campus Center parking lot, I glanced back at the snowy lawn in front of Main Hall.

It seemed a pristine blanket gleaming in the moonlight before the brightly lit building. The lovely scene filled my eyes, along with some tears.

Then I realized my toes were freezing.

So I stepped toward my car into a pile of brown, gooey slush, which made me slip and land

butt-first in a snow bank.

I swore, struggled to my feet, slipped again but caught my balance, swore again, and took off my gloves to dig my keys out of my pocket.

I promptly dropped them in the slush.

I swore again, picked up the keys, wiped their goo off on my coat and shoved the appropriate key into the lock.

The cold kept it from turning.

I swore again.

Finally I got the door open, threw my book bag onto the passenger seat and climbed in.

Having been in the lot for six hours, my 1992 Chevy was frigid. It didn’t begin warming up until halfway through my halfhour drive home.

By then, some feeling had returned to my toes. But the snow on my rear end had melted, leaving me sitting in a puddle and (yep) swearing.

So I’ve got mixed feelings about winter, which, as a cheesehead born and bred, I

know very well.

It can be gorgeous, especially when you see softly falling snow through a warm house’s window, while sipping fresh, hot coffee spiked with Jack Daniel’s.

It can also be a pain in the— well, name your body part.

It took some time to develop this bifurcated outlook on the season between fall and spring.

As a kid, I wholeheartedly loved winter. It meant sledding down Killer Hill, the slope near my Menomonee Falls home. It was so steep that descending it facedown on my trusty toboggan made it easy to pretend I was a fighter pilot, diving upon an unsuspecting enemy.

Of course, stunning blizzards meant we could always look forward to snow days. And unlike summer, when the furious heat and raging thunderstorms suggested impending danger, winter seemed friendly and calm.

After a bad dream, it was always comforting to look out at my snowy neighborhood, gleaming under the bright moons of

December, January and February.

Then, March and April turned winter’s beauty into slushy slop and sagging snow banks, uglified by passing cars’ exhaust.

Spring, which brought driveway basketball and softball in the vacant lot behind our house, made me forget about my favorite season for a while.

But the oppressive and turbulent summer made me pine away for winter, until it finally returned.

As I grew older, winter became less calming and more of a nuisance. It’s hard to think of it as anything else when you’re slipsliding on driveway ice, knocking the snowdrifts off your car while praying you’ll get the damn thing started before your shift starts at Denny’s.

Jump ahead a couple of decades, to the other morning’s near-blizzard. On the freeway, I passed brain-dead drivers who’d sped on the snowy roads and spun their cars into ditches, slowing traffic to the pace of a snail

on Valium. Turning onto East Avenue, I darn near spun out myself.

I had to park five minutes away from everybody’s favorite building, Rankin Hall. By the time I’d skidded there, a multitude of snowy boots had drenched Rankin’s too-narrow steps. Three students slipped and banged their knees, while I nearly joined them. Only my death grip on the banister kept me upright.

“I hate winter,” I snarled.

The following day, the snowfall stopped and the plows cleared most of the roads, easing my drive to campus.

It was still bone-crackingly cold. But after my night class, I saw the moon making the Carroll landscape glow once more– and I smiled.

So, winter can be both beautiful and hideous, pleasurable and grating. It inevitably decays and dies. But every year gives birth to a new winter, just as multifaceted as the last one.

This season, therefore, is a metaphor for life.

FEATURES Thursday, February 5, 2004

The New Perspective

Person on the Street

If you could be anywhere right now, where would you be?

Staff Writer

Editorial Assistant

“I want to witness a miracle.”

Freshman Andrea Bledsoe

“Mexico because I can legally drink there.”

“I’d be on my computer playing games. I’m sick of all this homework.”

Sophomore John Dowdy

Junior Lavya Singh

“Japan. I’ve always liked their culture and I’m an anime fanatic.”

Freshman Mike Reske

“Home (Argentina) because I want to see my family.”

“Australlia because it’s summer and for a change of scenery.”

Sophomore Victoria Dedios

Sophomore Kristi Hellmer

Convocation awards alumni Features Editor

Founders’ Day Convocation is the annual celebration of Carroll College’s establishment in 1846. According to the description provided in the Carroll course guide, this convocation “offers an opportunity to reflect on our traditions and anticipate the future.” In this celebration, Carroll alumni are recognized for their commitment to the community, to Carroll and to their fields of study.

Wednesday’s convocation recognized Paul S. Pagel for the Distinguished Alumni Award for Professional Achievement, Steve Miller for the MacAllister Distinguished Alumni Award for Service to Carroll and Betty Lou Tikalsky for the Distinguished Alumni Award for Service to Community.

A member of the class of 1979, Paul S. Pagel graduated with a bachelor of science in chemistry and mathematics. He went on to receive his M.D. in 1986, his master’s degree in 1991, and his doctorate in Pharmacology and Toxicology from the Medical College of Wisconsin in 1994. Since 1999, Pagel has been a tenured full professor in the Department of Anesthesiology at the Medical College of Wisconsin.

In his career, Pagel has made substantial contributions to the study of the effects of anesthetic drugs on the heart. He has authored over 100 full-length publications and was appointed

Presidential primaries give students a voice Jeanne Hudon

Jessica A. Bauer

Elisa Neckar

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to the editorial board of Anesthesiology, the most highly-regarded journal in his specialty. He is internationally recognized as an expert in left ventricular function, and his work has been recognized with a grant from the National Institutes of Health.

He also is one of a select group of anesthesiologists to be elected to Fellowship in the American College of Cardiology, has served as an expert consultant to the State of Wisconsin Supreme Court and is director of cardiac anesthesia at the Medical College.

A business administration major, Steve Miller was a member of the Carroll football team and the Tau Kappa Epsilon fraternity, and graduated in 1976. In past years, Miller has volunteered his time through the Waukesha Business Campaign (1991-1992), as the former Alumni Council chair, as President of the Alumni Association, as chair of Carroll’s Business Advisory Council (1997), and as a member of the Trailblazers athletics booster organization. Currently, he is a member and the former chair of the Old Main Society, is a participant in the Carroll College Internship Program, and has been a guest speaker at Carroll’s Career Fair.

While she attended Carroll, Betty Lou Tikalsky was a member of Beta Chi Theta, Beta Beta Beta, and Inter-sorority council. She has continued to be involved with Carroll in the years following graduation, as the chair of the Friends of Carroll College committee, a volunteer

on the Waukesha Area Alumni and Friends of Carroll College Board, and as a volunteer on the development committee. She has also served on the Foundations Committee of the capital campaign, and has been a member of the Old Main Society for many years.

Tikalsky is also involved in the community outside of Carroll. She serves on numerous boards and volunteers for many charities throughout the greater Waukesha area. Tikalsky is involved with Interfaith as an advisory member working in the areas of fundraising and development. She is also the current director of the Board of the Waukesha Memorial Hospital Foundation. She served actively on the Capital Campaign Board for the Waukesha Women’s Center, which just recently finished a highly successful fund raising drive.

Other service to the community includes being a volunteer for the Waukesha Memorial Hospital; being a member of the Auxiliary Committee, Waukesha Symphony; serving as president for the Waukesha Service Club; and serving on the Children’s Service Society Advisory Board for Parent Place; She also is part of the board of the Waukesha County Historical Society and is involved with non-profits such as Women Connect, YWCA, Christmas Carol Group, and Friends of the Library.

This article was compiled from information provided by the Office of Alumni Relations.

Students here at Carroll College and the rest of the voters in Wisconsin will have the opportunity to cast their vote in the Wisconsin presidential primary Feb. 17. The Wisconsin primary will give voters the chance to be part of making the choice of the democratic nominee who will run for president. Wisconsin hosts an open primary that allows anyone, regardless of their party affiliation, to vote.

In the past, Wisconsin held its primary in the first week of April. By that time, the party nominations were already decided. This year, the primary has been moved up, which makes winning in Wisconsin very important for the candidates in order to win their party’s nomination. Wisconsin is scheduled before the “Super Tuesday” primary. The Super Tuesday primaries are held in states such as New York, California, Massachusetts and other populated states on March 2.

This year’s scheduling makes Wisconsin’s voters a powerful voice in choosing a democratic nominee.

“Everyone will be looking for a win here [in Wisconsin] to have momentum going into the mega primary,” said former State Senator Joe Wineke.

Will Carroll students get out and vote in the primary on Feb. 17?

Sophomore Jennifer Lueck doesn’t plan to vote. She says it because she feels the democratic candidates do not target her age group, which she says creates alienation and disinterest in politics.

“If candidates wanted our vote, they would go out of their way to come talk to us about issues such as financial aid and college tuition,” she said.

Health coverage for everyone, financial aid, partial-birth abortion, gun control, education, minimum wage and voting rights are some of the issues Lueck said she cares about. She said if a candidate talked about those issues, it would get her to vote.

Joel Brennan teaches politics courses at here Carroll and is Tom Barrett’s campaign manager. Barrett is currently running in the race for mayor of Milwaukee.

“It is not surprising that so much time is spent on Social Security, Medicare and other issues for seniors since they vote so much more than young people,” he said.

Another main reason Carroll students say they do not vote is because of the lack of knowledge they possess regarding the democratic candidates.

Senior Jessica Schuster says she plans to vote in the primary if she “knows more about the candidates and feels some purpose and reason for voting.”

“I doubt I, or many students, would have much time to put into researching each candidate,” said Schuster. “Studying would definitely be a priority before the primary.”

“It seems that students have less time to be in tune to the issues,” said Lueck. “I don’t really dive out and try to learn about the candidates, but I should.”

“Everyone will be looking for a win here [in Wisconsin] to have momentum going into the mega primary.”

Former State Senator Joe Wineke

But not all students say they feel this way. Sophomore David Kordus says he keeps himself informed about the all of the democratic candidates by reading the newspaper each day, watching network news, visiting the candidates’ Web sites and listening to the radio.

“It is important that everyone does their part to make sure this country is on the best track,” said Kordes. “Young people may not realize or care how politics affect them yet – hopefully this will change.”

Two days before the primary, WTMJ4 (NBC) will broadcast live the Wisconsin Presidential Debate 2004. The 90-minute debate will give viewers who do not have the time to research each individual candidate the opportunity to view the democratic candidates as a whole and hear where each candidate stands on specific issues. The debate is scheduled to begin at 5:30 p.m. in the Alumni Memorial Union on Marquette University’s campus in Milwaukee.

Carroll College students will be given the opportunity to vote on campus for the Wisconsin presidential primary on Feb. 17. On-campus students can register to vote on the day of the primary right before they proceed to cast their vote. Students will be required to provide a valid driver’s license and proof of residency at Carroll College.

Proof of residency can include items such as an electric bill.

Just in case, a student lives in the dorms and doesn’t have proof of residency, Carroll will provide the poll workers with a list of on-campus students and their Carroll address to prove their residency. Students will be able to vote from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. in the Campus Center Ballroom. If a student lives off campus, he or she can register to vote online at www.rockthevote.com or www.onlinedemocracy.com.

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Carroll helps students prepare for future jobs Katherine Michalets Staff Writer

As students settle into a new schedule of classes, campus activities and parties, finding a job this summer may feel like the distant future. However, it is never too soon to learn or polish up on all those skills needed to make a lasting impression on a potential employer.

To help Carroll College students in the pursuit of their dream job, Patrick Peyer, assistant dean of students, has organized a career planning and development series.

These workshops, being held from January to April, include a resume-writing workshop, an interviewing workshop and a financial planning workshop. All were created with juniors and seniors in mind.

After conducting a survey of juniors and seniors, Peyer was able to target areas with which most students were concerned. Peyer hopes students will come away from a workshop with “a sense of preparedness, that they don’t feel a sense of the unknown.”

Peyer isn’t the only faculty member who is dedicated to helping students succeed after graduation. Jennifer Maney, director of Career Services, has developed a Web-based job-listing site specifically for Carroll College students called “career connect.” Launched in the first week of classes, Career Connect enables students to search for full-time and part-time positions and internships.

When Maney decided that

Photo by Susan Brastad

Students learn ways to prepare for their futures with the help of Jennifer Maney, director of Career Services. Maney recently developed a Web-based job-listing site for Carroll students.

Carroll’s method of placing students with jobs needed to be updated, she found that a Webbased site to be the best option.

“Career Connect is userfriendly for both students and employers,” said Maney. It also enables employers to reach more students than before. To access

Career Connect, go to the Carroll College Career Services site in the Student Life section on my.cc.edu, and then click on the Career Connect link Kiersten Regelin, a nonprofit organization major, has used Career Connect.

“I like the new career ser-

vices,” she said.

Though Regelin feels that the Walter Young Center has made improvements recently, she still feels that Carroll has not helped her much to get prepared for a job after graduation.

“I have done a lot on my own,” said Regelin.

We’ve got the beat

But senior Kelly Vogt, a psychology major, feels that Carroll has prepared her well for a job.

“I think that my capstone class especially helped, because we worked on resumes and interviewing.”

Other seniors such as Carolyn Grzona have decided what kind of job they want through internships or mentoring programs. Grzona, a business major, appreciated her experience with a mentor.

“They’ll help you to narrow down what you want to do,” she said. Through the internship that she obtained, Grzona was offered a job.

There is no guarantee, however, that the job that a student wants will be available after graduation, warned Peyer.

“You might not get a job that you want and you may end up doing something that might not be in your major for six months, a year or longer,” said Peyer. He also advised students to, “have a back-up plan.”

“Be willing to be flexible in job options,” agreed Maney. She suggested even taking an internship after graduation, but she cautioned against going to graduate school just because the job that a student wants is unavailable. Maney also recommended students don’t limit themselves to a certain geographical region or type of job when searching. She suggested checking a company’s Web site for available jobs, and See Jobs Page 9

Photo by Jill Ridenour

Junior Stephanie Sciortino joins Recycled Percussion’s Zach Holmes on stage during the Jan. 24 show in Shattuck Auditorium.

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Starving for perfection Dawn Cooper

Photo by Sarah Lasee

From left to right, seniors Katharine Barrett, Holly DeMark and Kelsy Lexow represent the executive board of the Carroll Players. Not pictured are seniors Janelle Schmidt and Brian Hartman.

Carroll’s Players in the spotlight Hilary Badke Staff Writer

Founded in 1896, the Carroll Players are the oldest theater company in the state of Wisconsin. Their first production on June 5, 1896, was Richelieu, written by Sir Edward Bulwer-Lytton. From that first performance to this day, the Carroll Players have been and continue to be a support system for the Department of Theatre Arts at Carroll College.

This year the executive board is headed by senior Kelsey Lexow.

Senior Janelle Schmidt is the vice president, followed by senior Katharine Barrett, who holds the secretarial position. Senior Holly DeMark holds the treasurer position, and senior Brian Hartman is the social chair. Every Sunday at 6 p.m., the entire group of Carroll Players has a meeting

to discuss upcoming events and various other things.

“Anyone can join,” said Hartman. He also went on to say, “We are fun, fun, fun. We’re wacky.” Acting experience is not required to become involved in the group. The Carroll Players organization is a “great chance for people to get together and hang out, talk, have fun, be creative, and imaginative,” said Lexow.

The Carroll Players are involved in other activities in addition to the theater performances, including becoming involved in Career Day and raising money to support the scene shop. Over the last couple of years, the Carroll Players has also become more professionally-focused, striving to prepare people for careers in acting. To help with this, they do a portfolio

review day to prepare students.

This year the Carroll Players’ group is smaller than usual. Said Barrett, “It always used to be if you’re in the theatre department, you’re in the Players.”

But Barrett went on to say that the group needs to “think of new things to get people interested” and to keep students involved.

Hartman agreed, adding, “Morale is kind of down, people aren’t into it as much.”

The Carroll Players’ current projects include The Laramie Project by Moises Kaufman, which will be performed Feb. 26-29, and the spring play, Love’s Labours Lost, by William Shakespeare.

The group invites anyone looking for a new organization or a fun time to join them. According to DeMark, they’ll give their members “a warm fuzzy feeling.”

Staff Writer

For More Information

There is a new epidemic showing up on Internet sites these days termed affectionately by those who frequent them as the “Pro-Ana Movement.” That term refers to a countless number of Web sites dedicated to helping anorexics and anorexic hopefuls succeed at their disorder.

The tone varies from site to site, but most include the same elements. For example, the sites include “thinspiration” or photos of waif-like models and actresses to inspire even the hungriest of people to go without food.

Some of these “thinspirations” go even farther and display pictures of totally emaciated men and women who are nothing except for skin and bones.

These Web sites also include tips for losing weight (“Stand up and move constantly…obsessively tapping or fidgeting burns 10 percent more calories”), tips for hiding one’s behavior (“Leave a dirty dish lying around the house every few days for your housemates to scold you about…this is normal behavior and it will create the illusion that you’re eating”), body-mass index counters, commandments like “Nothing tastes as good as thin feels,” daily journals, and open message boards where girls talk freely and anonymously about how they feel.

Web sites with names such as “Starving for Perfection,” “Perfect Mistake” and “Salvation through Starvation” also include information such as “safe foods,” or those that contain little to no calories. Regardless of the name, these Web sites include a countless number of hints, tips, triggers and advice for those who would like to do anything other than eat. Women in different stages of starvation can find information applicable and specifically tailored to their preferred method of eating disorder. The sites contain hints and tips for starvation such as “whenever you feel hungry

• www.anad.org • www.nationaleating disorders.org • www.dazzled.com/caitlinana/ • http://www.geocities.com/ perfectmistake13/guide.html

you should do something like exercise, punch yourself in the stomach to stop it from growling, do homework or build a proanorexic Web site.”

This electronic epidemic has proven quite controversial within the media. Groups of protest have come together on the Internet to send their messages of disapproval to those who create and frequent these Web sites. In July 2001, the National Association of Anorexia Nervosa and Associated Disorders asked big servers like Yahoo!, which was hosting more than 100 pro-ana sites, to shut them down. They did, but it was only temporary, as the owners found other Web sites or private servers as hosts.

According to the National Eating Disorders Association, five million to 10 million girls and women, and another one million boys and men, suffer from eating disorders in the United States. For 90 percent of women, the disease begins between the ages of 11 and 22. The disease has a 30 percent full recovery rate; between five and 20 percent will die from it—among the highest mortality rates of any psychological illness. Bulimia, or “mia,” tends to develop in the later teens, and is more common, affecting one to three percent of women.

Eating disorders are a serious problem among college-aged students, and can be a problem for children as young as the age of five. There is some hope: A majority of all pro-anorexic web sites offer a link or guidance for rehabilitation and treatment from anorexia. Regardless, eating disorders are very real for many Americans.

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still continuing to check newspapers.

“Tell everyone that you are looking for a job,” said Maney.

“Be willing to start at the bottom.”

The economy and the unpredictable nature of the job market have some students worried.

“I am actually more nervous than excited,” said senior Tyson Biwer, a communication major with an emphasis on public rela-

tions, about the after-graduation job search.

“For me, it’s unpredictable. I can’t expect to get my dream job,” said Yvonne Ochillo, an international relations major. “I don’t feel that like there is any way that they can prepare you for a job. It’s a personal thing.”

Junior Amsale Alem is confident in skills that she has developed. “I can’t wait,” said Alem, who is double majoring in computer science and graphic communication major. “I’ve got skills.”

Upcoming Career Planning and Development Workshops Interviewing Workshop Feb. 3 at 6 p.m. in the LCDI Seminar Room Workforce 2004: Wisconsin Private School Career Fair

Awh, how sweet is this?

Photo by Sarah Lasee

Freshman Mike Jacobs surprises his girlfriend, Stephanie Fisher, by serenading her (complete with flowers) in front of a crowd during karaoke night in the P.I.T. Jan. 21.

Feb. 12 from 4-8 p.m. at the Marquette University Alumni Memorial Union Resume Review Workshop Feb. 17 at 6 p.m. in the LCDI Seminar Room

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Thursday, February 5, 2004

Laughter brings new life to downtown Waukesha Jill Ridenour Staff Writer

“This world is a comedy for those who think and a tragedy for those who feel,” wrote famous English writer Horace Walpole, and on Jan. 24 at T-Rex Pizza on Main Street in Waukesha, stand-up comedy was the event that made the audience forget their outside troubles and laugh out loud.

The show featured three Midwest comedians including Richard Halasz, Special Ed, and host and up-and-coming comedian in the Milwaukee area, Tracy Marhal. T-Rex Pizza’s manager, Stanley Tom, brought this show to Waukesha via Stand-Up Comedy, Inc., and Tom himself was once the kitchen manager of the Dallas Improv Comedy Nightclub.

It has been some time since a comedy show has come to downtown Waukesha and the event seemed to be a hit considering the place filled up considerably, and “any show that keeps the audience in their seats and laughing consistently is a success,” to borrow words from comedian Special Ed. As mentioned, T-Rex Pizza is located downtown Waukesha on Main Street, and despite the more intimate size of the place and the “difficult geometrical stage setting of the venue,” said Halasz, the show drew a nice crowd.

The host for the evening, Tracy Marhal is relatively new to the stand-up comedy scene and has also performed at The Midwest Express Center in Milwaukee, The Comedy Club on State in Madison and Riddles in Chicago to name a few. Marhal majored in communications at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point and has a young, fresh comic style with an eye for observing the regular humors of everyday life, including everything from bathroom humor to her own vocal irregularity. She even states in her brief biography that she’s, “sort of

like Janeane Garafalo with a few cups of coffee in her,” and her look resembles “Tomb Raider’s anemic cousin.” Being one of the few female comedians in the area, she brings a unique perspective to the stand-up scene.

Special Ed (a.k.a Ed Clemens) from Grayslake, Ill. has one of those charismatic personalities that draws people to him, and his whit tops it all off. Though his stature is small, his talent is large, and not only does Special Ed tell great jokes, he also plays the guitar and writes his own humorous lyrics to old tunes like “Gilligan’s Island.” His humor can be a bit raw, but that’s why he tells the audience right away to hop on the “short bus” and go for a ride with him.

Special Ed has performed in places like Stooges Comedy Club in Milwaukee, the Great Lakes Navy Base in “Stand-Up For Our Troops,” and can now add Waukesha to his list. In fact, Special Ed said, “I really love the town of Waukesha. The downtown area was beautiful. I hope T-Rex keeps comedy going and it becomes a huge success.” Even with an impressive resume of shows, it is evident that Special Ed really has a passion for comedy.

“My favorite thing about comedy,” Special Ed remarked, “is an audience that is happy after spending money on a show. The audience member who takes the time to come up to me and say, ‘I laughed so hard my face hurts,’ is almost pay enough for the night.

Of course I don’t think my wife would agree, so I have to come home with a check each show.”

Special Ed’s jokes range from impressive impersonations of Bill Clinton to a tactful and hilarious spin on the War on Terrorism.

He’s also quick to mention the humorous inner workings of marriage, especially when it comes to his own. He was definitely a hit at the T-Rex Comedy Show.

Aside from comedy, his spe-

Photo by Jill Ridenour

Ed Clemens amuses audience members at a downtown Waukesha restaurant during a live stand-up comedy show held at T-Rex Pizza Jan. 24.

cial skills include martial artist, former professional downhill skier, apprentice woodcarver, and the ability to spell Mississippi as fast backwards as forwards. His motto in life is “You’ll know it was me, but won’t be able to prove it,” and from this little quip it’s easy to see that his humor was an excellent addition to the show at T-Rex Pizza.

Halasz, the headliner and the comedian that helped to produce the event in conjunction with Stand-Up Comedy, Inc., has been in the comedy circuit for 20 years and has worked with greats like Will Drust and Leon Redbone.

He has also made appearances at many prestigious events like Milwaukee’s Summerfest, the 90th

Harley-Davidson Reunion, Octoberfest, and has also performed at the Comedy Café in Milwaukee, Doc’s Comedy Club in Green Bay, and has opened for Jay Leno.

His whit lies somewhere between the “bad boy” drinking and smoking jokes and the Amish, which is a very large and extremely humorous range of topics. Halasz also has an experienced stage presence and the ability to work with the audience and still be quick on his feet. Quoted in Omni Magazine, Halasz says, “The shortest distance between two jokes is a straight line!”

Halasz would also like everyone to know that “the national level of awareness has been upgraded to a red amber alert.

This means, of course, that we should be on the look out for lost terrorist teenagers. Also, if the Milwaukee Brewers win 12 straight league games, George Webb will be giving away…free franchises.”

The T-Rex Pizza stand-up comedy show may be the beginning for comedy in Waukesha.

Halasz said, “We’d like to produce another show within the next two months in the Waukesha area with an eye towards establishing comedy nights on a weekly basis.

When this happens, we will present a wide variety of comedians.”

Halasz also mentioned that they See Comics Page 11

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Table for Two

Margarita Paradise not a good impression for first date Jessica Pairrett Staff Writer

A couple of Friday nights ago the need for a good meal called out to my boyfriend Paul and me. I had heard of a Mexican restaurant in West Allis from someone I spoke with at work.

We decided to see what it was the customer had been telling me about. We were in the mood for a good spicy meal anyway.

The restaurant, Margarita Paradise, sounding like a name of a flavorsome drink, is located on National Avenue right on the border of West Allis and New Berlin, making it close and really easy to find. The building is at the end of a modern strip mall in a commercial area, but is decorated on the outside with Mexican paintings in themes of tropical birds and flowers around the upper border of the building.

As with many of the other restaurants we have visited, Paul and I were one of the few people dining at the time; a pleasant waitress seated us immediately.

We ordered nonalcoholic strawberry margaritas (I did not see many flavors listed) and they arrived quickly. I thought the drinks tasted pretty strong for supposedly having no alcohol in them.

While we waited for our food to be cooked, we munched on the complimentary chips and salsa. The salsa was not too spicy, but the chips had an interesting flavor. Another thing about the chips: They came with sliced carrots, something neither of us had ever seen before. Along with the complimentary chips came

a pitcher of water that we kept on our table to fill up our water glasses. This was a good thing because I wouldn’t have to bother the waitress later on when our spicy meals arrived.

The waitress served us our food about ten or fifteen minutes later and we begun to dig in. My boyfriend’s entrée consisted of shrimp enchiladas. In this meal, he had three of them stuffed

The friendly waitress we had seen at the beginning of the night did not make much of a recurrence at our table either. I watched her bounce around to a couple of other tables near us though. She visited two other tables several times while she barely made it to ours once to check on how we liked our meals and to give us our check. I began to wonder if it was some sort of age discrimination or something. I knew neither Paul nor I had been rude to our Margarita Paradise waitress, so unfortunately this Where: 11112 W. National Ave., added another disappointment to the night.

West Allis Despite the prior experiPhone: (414) 327-1112 ences, the atmosphere in the Hours: Saturday restaurant seemed pretty quaint and quiet. From the side of the Noon - 10 p.m. restaurant where the bar was, Sunday televisions were on, blasting 3:30 p.m. - 8 p.m. sports games. In the dining area, guests could listen to the music over the speakers. At the with some type of creamy sauce, refried beans and rice. Two fat time Paul and I were eating, we chicken tamales, rice, refried could barely hear the music. The beans and a side of very spicy restaurant was dimly lit, with a onions and peppers made up my pendant light over each table, while a candle in a jar burned meal.

I had never had any type at each table, although someone of tamale so I had really no had blown our tea light candle basis on what to judge my meal out already.

Overall, we had a good time that night. They tasted good, although their floury shell at Margarita Paradise. The food did seem a little doughy. Paul was good, although it could have thought the meal portions were been better, and spicier, seeing as pretty small in comparison with though Paul and I were in for a other restaurant servings. He also good authentic Mexican meal. It commented that the rice was would have been nice if our wait“pretty bland and dry.” I agreed. ress had been more helpful.

All in all, I would not rule Nothing on our plates, except for my onions and pepper of which this restaurant out for a night he wouldn’t even try, was spicy. out with a date, but maybe this That large pitcher of water was restaurant would not be the ideal first date restaurant expenot really necessary after all.

The food tasted good, but rience. Opt for a table for two not as good as we had hoped for. elsewhere.

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The repertoire of Repertoire Amanda Bothe

Repertoire

Staff Writer

It is difficult to find a new band or musical artist these days that have their very own unique sound. In fact, most new CDs sound just like the one sitting on the shelf right next to it with a different colored case. But, lo and behold, eight guys from the Milwaukee area have seemed to accomplish the impossible.

Repertoire, as the band’s name indicates, has a little something for everyone. Their music is a gift, bringing together the sounds of contemporary rock and some of the greatest jazz musicians.

It’s very fitting, since most of the band members list Dave Matthews and various jazz artists as their musical influences.

The band’s first album, Even Sleep, recordings of all original songs, provides the listener with a very exciting eclectic mix of music. The album opens up with an upbeat funk piece and ends with a samba. You’ll hear everything else in between.

The music combines the contemporary styles of Dave Matthews or John Mayer with the sounds of some of the great jazz stylists. The band even includes some Latin sound in their songs, “Cadaques” and “Samba.” Their intense, definitive melodies have staying power; you’ll be humming them to yourself for days after listening to the CD. The eight member band, all 2001 Whitnall High School grads, has been playing the Milwaukee scene for a while. Mike Rawski, the band’s principle trombone player is a junior here at Carroll, majoring in biology.

They entered a battle of the bands contest, and when they won, were awarded time at a recording studio, where they recorded their album.

One of the most brilliantly shocking aspects of Repertoire’s music is the rich instrumentation. No one can accuse these guys of being a cheesy no-talent, one-hit wonder boy band. You’ll never hear loud drums or obnoxious guitars, just evenly balanced trumpet, trombone, saxophone, guitar, keyboard and drums. In their title song, “Sleep,” the lead singer, Troy Fannin, even plays a

What:

Live show

When:

Thursday, Feb. 5 at 10 p.m.

Where:

Linneman’s Riverwest Inn

little jazz flute, adding some nice texture to the already explosive song. Fannin, the main vocal talent of the group has a velvety smooth voice. He can sing me to sleep any night. Even though Fannin has a great solo voice, a few more vocal harmonies could fill out the already mature sound.

The melodies and harmonies sustain amazing originality, considering the young age of the writers, Fannin and Mike O’Donnell, who show the same talent and maturity in their lyrics as well. They are nothing short of poets.

There seems to be a little mix up between the recording and album sleeve. Track six, “Cry of War,” and track seven, “Yet Again,” are switched around.

Though confusing the first two or three times of listening, the musical quality is not affected by the mix up. There isn’t a song on the album that won’t touch a chord with you.

After listening to the CD several times, I found it very difficult to use words to describe Repertoire’s music. Simply put, it’s innovative. Perhaps my tapping foot and swinging hips (when no one is looking, of course) best describes the unique musical flavor Repertoire cooks up. They have a blend of talent that will hopefully carry them through a successful career. I predict a future of heart-throb fame for these guys (ladies, just take a look the website photos, www.repertoire.n3.net).

Whether you’re feeling funky or have the blues, whether you want to dance or chill out, you’ll discover Even Sleep fits all your musical cravings. If you’re seeking something different, something original, something with genuine quality, look for Repertoire’s Even Sleep at Barnes and Noble book stores and The Exclusive Company stores in the Milwaukee and Madison area.

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would like to bring regional and national acts like Will Durst, Sonya White, Lord Carrett and Steve Seagren to these upcoming shows as well. These shows will hopefully be embraced by the Waukesha community, and hopefully it will give downtown Waukesha a more exciting nightlife. Halasz expressed his concern for the need to bring comedy to Waukesha when he stated, “In downtown Waukesha, I saw a police officer issuing a citation to a man who was shoveling snow the wrong direction down a one way street. We think Carroll College should have regular comedy nights for students and locals.”

Comedy shows are a great form of entertainment and can be a nice change of pace from

going to a movie or just watching television in your dorm room on a Saturday night.

The College Activities Board (CAB) also brings comics to Carroll free of cost for students to attend. Most recently comedian C. Willie Myles appeared in the P.I.T. Jan. 28, and there will be another comedian, Chris Johnson, appearing in the P.I.T. on Feb. 25.

It’s easy to get caught up in a stressful and depressing world, but “a comedy show is a great way to vent stress,” said Halasz.

“What’s better than having a bad day at work (or school), go home, get friends together to a club and just sit back and laugh away the troubles. And laughter is healthy. It’s good for the cardiovascular system as well. I’m like a fitness instructor with a drink and a cigarette in his hand!”

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Thursday, February 5, 2004

A twist on love: Romance or obsession?

Brian Schaefer Special to The New Perspective

Got love? If not, chances are you’re on the hunt. It used to be said that a girl had “failed” college if she graduated without an M.R.S. Not so in this day of postponed marriages. But start pushing thirty and the freedom of unfettered individuality isn’t quite what it used to be. For lasting happiness, even you undergraduate libertines know, lies in the reassuring environs of coupledom—in a committed, stable, long-term relationship.

Or, as the bard said, in the kind of love “which alters not…even to the edge of doom.”

Then again, one’s propin-

quity to love’s precipice is something to bear in mind. Love is, after all, a rather unstable emotion. Why test its limits with expectations of happily ever after?

Isn’t the divorce rate, somewhere near fifty percent, enough to temper our enthusiasm for the ideal of lifelong coupling?

Remarkably, it isn’t. Today, even the gay community, once considered open to any sexual arrangement but monogamy, is clamoring for the right to marry.

In the twenty-first century, love has no more enemies. Thus, was the need for Laura Kipnis and her fiendish new book, Against Love.

Part social criticism, part comic harangue, Kipnis’s “polemic” presents love not as

the definitive agent of human fulfillment (the Jerry Maguire “you complete me” version), but as the “capricious despot” that it really is, making us feel worthless without it and reborn when it finally happens to us. Reborn, that is, until desire flags or familiarity breeds contempt. Then we are faced with the unromantic prospect of “working at it.”

And what about those of us for whom business and pleasure will never mix? Well, we cheat.

But maybe cheating is more than the puerile, selfish behavior society says it is. Maybe, Kipnis suggests, it is a kind of political act.

Imagining adulterers as de facto social theorists, Kipnis presents the act of infidelity

as a consequence of American culture’s inability to talk about alternatives to monogamy and the nuclear family. With imaginative discourse stifled, we act out. We lead bifurcated lives, yielding privately to the caprices of the flesh even while lamenting the loss of “family values.” In 90’s terms, we compartmentalize, expiating our sins vicariously through elaborate public displays of virtuous indignation. Remember the trials of the compartmentalizer in chief?

But if everyone’s doing it, why does the ideology of Hot Monogamy (the title of a real marriage manual) persist? Perhaps, Kipnis suggests, it is because the sociologist Karl Marx was right.

Because social institutions (love

is a social institution too) come to subsume and dominate their creators, who don’t see it happening, or what they’ve lost, or that what they themselves invented and bestowed with life has taken them over like a hostile alien force.

This is more than a wry twist on a giant of social theory. Love as we conceive of it is, Kipnis demonstrates, a historical artifact. In The Republic, Plato calls desire a “frenzied and savage master,” the absence of which grants serenity at long last to the aged. In the courtly love tradition, love was “illicit and usually fatal. Passion meant suffering; the happy ending didn’t yet exist in the cultural imagination.” But why, given this history, would we moderns, with all our emphasis on the individual and the individual’s happiness, reinvent love in terms of permanence and the self-nullifying “oneness” of body, mind and soul?

The answer—it’s a capitalist conspiracy! Well, not quite a conspiracy, but our modern notions of romantic love find their genesis in “the rise of the bourgeoisie— whose social power was no longer based on landholdings and inherited wealth.” Without the need to protect wealth through family alliances, people were finally free to marry for love.

But capitalism needs its social controls as well. And here Kipnis finds recourse in the work of the famous sociologist Max Weber. In Weber’s analysis, capitalism relies for its success on the asceticism of the Protestant Ethic—on “personalities so steeped in sacrifice that the capitalist work ethic wasn’t a difficult sell.” In short, capitalism needs people to deny their personal desires in service to social and economic forms. Hence the “marriage as citizenship” paradigm and all the labor (Kipnis has fun with the phrase “achieving orgasm”) that modern notions of “mature love” demand. Love, Kipnis quips, is just “the latest form of alienated labor…the work ethic has managed to brown-nose its way into all spheres of human existence.”

Still a believer? Consider a less sophisticated argument against love. Namely, the horrors of domesticity. In a chapter called “Domestic Gulags,” Kipnis offers us eight pages of things you can’t do because you’re in a couple. A brief sampling—you can’t: go to parties alone; sleep apart; not make the bed; not express appreciation if the other person makes the bed, even if you don’t care; have secrets; talk about past relationships; not talk about past relationships; take the other person’s side in an argument; bring Ding Dong’s into the apartment—and so on. If none of this fazes you, consider the prospect of finding yourself “feigning sexual enjoyment like an aging prostitute.”

Face it; at some point the thrill really is gone.

And yet we can’t not love.

Kipnis knows this, and the spirit of unresolved contradiction runs through every page of her supposed polemic. Indeed, her own addiction to love is revealed in her description of cynics and anti-romantics: “obviously true believers to the hilt.” Even for the clear-eyed scholar, the tender trap is inescapable. Love makes no exceptions. So promising in the beginning, it brings both the comforts and the disappointments of routine. It can reinvent us, and it can smother the very soul it once gave wings.

Ah, but the touch, the smell, the taste—and the thrilling prospect of being smothered by her!

Thursday, February 5, 2004

Horoscopes Mr. Mysterio Staff Astrologer

Aquarius January 20 - February 18 Find comfort in your friends this week. Literally. Take a scalpel and open them (your friends) up, you’ll find comfort.

Pisces February 19 - March 20 If God wanted humans to fly, He would have given them wings. If He wanted them to live in the ocean, He would have given them gills. You have a wet nose and a tail. Looks like God wants you to eat dog food and learn to lick yourself in those “intimate” areas.

Aries March 21 - April 19 In the Spirit of Christmas, you should give many gifts to others. Oh wait, Christmas is over now, better go back to your usual greed and thrift.

Taurus April 20 - May 20 You’ve learned your lesson: Chocolate covered spiders are not a real kind of candy. You may want a toothbrush soon.

Gemini May 21 - June 21 You are very, very sorry.

Even sorrier than that “I’m sorry, so sorry” commercial they used to play.

Cancer June 22 - July 22 You rock! Not heavy Metallica rock, but more like CCR rock. Yeah, definitely John Fogarty style rocking.

Leo July 23 - August 22 Every lyric in the song “Eye of

the Tiger” will apply to your life this week. In fact, you may want to constantly be humming it to yourself.

Virgo August 23 - September 22 You will get a mysterious call from a mysterious stranger telling you to meet him in a mysterious place. All the mystery will die out when you find out it’s only Ronald McDonald, and he’s sort of lonely.

Libra September 23 - October 22 Remember Uncle Herman’s Christmas present? Well, it looks like you’re probably going to need those 30 gallons of windshield washer fluid after all.

Scorpio October 23 - November 21 They say you’re more likely to be hit by lightning or killed by bees than be in a shark attack. However, swimming in the ocean with a beehive, a slingshot, and a bag of chum all during a violent thunderstorm wasn’t the best way to prove this.

Sagittarius November 22 - December 21 This week, you will walk a mile in another man’s shoes.

You’re going to want to return them, however, because they belong to a 300 pound farmer named “Bubba.”

Capricorn December 22 - January 19 The stars have spelled out a mysterious, vague message this week for you. They say that “Susan” wants her “five” dollars “back,” you “jerk.” Good luck figuring that one out. Stars, and women, can be tricky.

Cruise the Campus Organizing an event on campus?

Want some free publicity? Send the details to perspect@cc.edu with ‘Cruise the Campus’ in the subject line at least two weeks in advance for publication.

Feb. 6 Lady Pioneer Basketball • vs. Monmouth College • 5 p.m.

Pioneer Basketball • vs. Monmouth College • 7 p.m.

Carroll College Faculty Recital • Shattuck Music Center Recital Hall • 7:30 p.m.

Feb. 7 Lady Pioneer Basketball • vs. Lake Forest College • 2 p.m.

Pioneer Basketball • vs. Lake Forest College • 4 p.m.

Poker Night • P.I.T. • 8 p.m.

• $500 in prizes Feb. 8 Wilma Jensen, Organist Recital • Shattuck Music Center Auditorium • 3 p.m.

Feb. 14 Movie • Shattuck Music Center Recital Hall • 2 p.m.

• Sponsored by CAB Five Minute Dates • P.I.T. • 8 p.m.

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Look good, stay warm Jessica Pairrett Staff Writer

Cold hands, dry skin, chapped lips. Heavy wrinkled clothes we haven’t worn in well over a year. And snow. Ah, what would residents of the fair state of Wisconsin do without it? What would we do without the frigid temperatures that follow? Enjoy the season, as a few of us do, or suffer amid the general population.

One of the most discerning events that happens to us is that we freeze, literally, during the winter months. When the temps drop, often it seems as if we have trouble staying warm, even while inside. While walking to and from classes, a job, or even to the car, it is vital that we bundle up without losing our individual style.

For females, this season calls for long boots at those times when we just need to wear skirts.

For the times we just have to wear mules or clogs, toe socks are a good idea. Another warm apparel idea for the frigid cold is don one of those suede sports-type coats,

found in khaki or other brown shade, with the wool-like trim on its exterior.

Also warm and trendy are knits, available in glove, hat, or scarf form. The guys can take warmth wearing these too.

Matching sets of hats and scarves, hats and gloves, or a combination of all three are great. Colors run the gamut for women. However, according to AskMen.com, the recommended colors for men tend to be black and gray, natural wool, beige, or any of the earthy tones.

Once you have the right clothes for the current weather, it is a good idea to take care of them properly. Use a wrinkle-releasing spray on sweaters and other articles of clothing that have been packed away during the warmer months. Also, by hanging your winter coat on a fabric-covered or padded hanger, the coat will not warp from the shape of the hanger.

If we take care of our clothes, we should take care of ourselves as well. To avoid dry skin, start your morning with a hot shower and

turn down the temperature a little cooler just before you get out. Pat your skin dry instead of rubbing and apply some type of moisturizer, preferably with SPF if you are going outside. If you need some lip balm, but find yourself caught without the product, rub your finger against the side of your nose or on your forehead.

Here, as I was told years ago, you will find natural oils perfect to use on dry lips.

To beat frizz, which is inevitable in winter, rub a piece of fabric softener against your head.

Any brand will do. Also, spray some static guard on your brush before you run it through your hair. One last piece of advice for your hair is to spritz a tiny bit of water on your head and smooth your hair out.

When winter comes to Wisconsin, which we cannot keep away from, make sure to bundle up, take care of your body, and enjoy the season best you can.

With a few of these tried and true methods, you just might enjoy the cold. Well, it’s worth a thought anyway.

Life of Brian

Plane and present danger

Brian Hartman Staff Writer

Well, the break is over and it’s back to work. But let’s just look back at that break. Probably more than a few readers had to do the same thing I did this holiday break, and that was fly on a plane.

I’m sure it was exciting for some of you, but oh, not me.

I hate, hate, hate flying. Why, you ask? First of all, let’s look at the mere physics: Where do you expect to find a heavy, silver hunk of various welded metals approximately the size of Rhode Island? The answer, of course, is the ground. Where you would not normally expect to find this giant hunk of metal is several thousand miles above the earth, traveling at speeds that most lightweight objects can only dream of. I mean, birds probably get terribly jealous of planes.

“I don’t see what I’m doing wrong, my bones are hollow, I

must weigh like three pounds, and yet that huge thing is just zooming by? I need my therapist.”

So first, I get nervous because I don’t do well several thousand miles above the ground. Now if planes had perfect safety records, I’d be fine. I know they say that you’re more likely to get in a car crash on the way to the airport than be in a plane crash, but let’s be honest: When you get in a car crash, you don’t hurtle downward at hundreds of miles an hour into the earth. It’s a lot easier to survive the car crash. Besides, most of the people who got on the crashing plane in the first place didn’t get into an accident on the way to the airport, now did they? They beat the odds! Woo-hoo!

What do they give you in both cars and planes? Seatbelts.

Yes, seatbelts! Oh boy, it’s a good thing I have this tiny strip of fabric to break my fall! If I’m going to feel safe in a plane, they should at least have a giant airbag on the nose and bottom of the plane that inflates just before impact or a giant parachute that can be deployed at the pilot’s leisure. Or maybe a special “bail out” lever for each individual seat, like in fighter jets. That way, if you couldn’t handle the flight anymore, you just pull the lever and, wheeee, you get a free ride in the sky. Just be careful not to bump the lever when you’re getting up to go to the bathroom.

Now, moving on to some

other fun features of airplanes… turbulence! Ah yes, turbulence.

Who doesn’t love reading quietly in their seat and suddenly feel like there’s a flock of high altitude geese smacking the front of the plane?

Thump-thump-whack-bump.

“Oh, it’s just a little turbulence, don’t mind, just sit back and relax.”

Some people don’t mind turbulence. Some people think it’s actually fun, like a roller coaster.

Needless to say, I also hate roller coasters. If God had wanted us to be going at those speeds and angles and positions, He obviously would have created more cliffs for us to accidentally walk off.

So, I’ve gone over most of the things I hate about flying. But surely, you ask, there’s something you can say that you enjoy about airplanes? Something that makes the trip worthwhile? Well, yes, as a matter of fact, there is. On the last flight I was on, they gave us warm chocolate chip cookies. Did I miss this earlier in life? When did they start handing out cookies? What happened to the bag of peanuts that doubles as a rodent sleeping bag? At least the airlines are taking steps do make my flight more enjoyable. All they have to do now is put free NyQuil in the cookies and then everyone can just go to sleep.

That sounds good to me.

I’ll be in my bed, if anyone needs me.

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The New Perspective

Thursday, February 5, 2004

Purchase may solve Brewer’s financial troubles Jennifer Wright Staff Writer

It is something that has never happened before; the Milwaukee Brewers are for sale.

Wendy Selig-Prieb, chairwoman of the Board of Directors, and Michael Grebe, a board member, announced Jan. 16 that the professional baseball franchise is for sale.

“While the ownership may be changing, Brewers baseball will remain an important part of the fabric of our community,” Selig-Prieb said. “This organization – from ownership to our front office – has always shown great strength, patience and commitment in staying focused on our goal to make the Milwaukee Brewers the best organization that we can be.”

“It is that hard work that has now rebuilt our minor league system, for which we recently received the Topps Organization of the Year Award,” Selig-Prieb said. “It is that perseverance and tenacity that made Miller Park a reality and a jewel of a ballpark.”

This sale signals an end to the longest tenured ownership

group in all of Major League Baseball. Allan H. “Bud” Selig, current Commissioner of Major League Baseball and part owner of the Brewers, brought a major league baseball team back to Milwaukee in 1970 when he rescued a bankruptcy bound Seattle Pilots team.

Commissioner Selig released a written statement in accordance with the announcement from his daughter.

“I am in full accord and very pleased with the decision of the board of the Milwaukee Brewers to pursue the sale of the club,” Selig added. “While it is personally difficult for me to bring to an end a 40-year association with Major League Baseball in Milwaukee and Wisconsin, this decision is one that I have seriously considered and strongly desired since I was elected commissioner six years ago.”

“Now it is time for me to formally sever my ties to the Milwaukee Brewers Baseball Club. It is the correct decision for myself, my family and, while I have played no role in the administration of the Brewers since putting my ownership share in trust in

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1998, I am convinced and, have been for many years, that it is in the best interests of the game,” Selig said.

New York-based investment firm, Allen & Company, is assisting in the sale of the team. Current figures show that the Milwaukee Brewers are possibly worth $180 million to $200 million. This figure takes into account the team’s current debt of an estimated $110 million.

Allen & Company has handled many big name sports teams that have been up for sale and are currently handling the sale of the Los Angeles Dodgers.

The current Brewer ownership group consists of a group of 13. Allan H. Selig Baseball Voting Trust, Baseball Milwaukee Trust and Jane Bradley Pettit Foundation, Inc., head up the ownership group list.

There has been some speculation as to who may purchase the team and if there are any current potential buyers. It is not yet known if the team has seen any interest from prospective buyers, but the team did say that it is not limiting their search to local investors only.

Many throughout the Brewers’ organization consider the sale as a “win-win” situation, as Daron Sutton, Brewers Emmy Award winning television broadcaster believes.

“It’s a win for the new owner because the payroll is very low, you have a great ballpark, you can do what you want with the payroll because there is no longterm contract and, of course, you

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something that the owners had thought about for a period of time and I think that the timing was right.”

“There is no one thing that said we had to do this,” Director of Media Relations Jon Greenberg said. “The realization of the ownership, our strong minor league organization and the new stadium make this sale possible.”

Players insist that it will not affect the way the team prepares itself for each game. “As far as players go, it does not impact what we are trying to accomplish on the field,” outfielder Scott Podsednik said as he hurried off.

“There are only a certain number of things we can do as players.”

Greenberg agrees with Podsednik. The sale “is not even a concern to [the players],” Greenberg said. “They go out there to play the game and win, which drives the attendance.”

The future is “very bright,” Greenberg added. “Our minor league system earned a major award this year – Organization of the Year – and will be winning more awards in the future which helps make the future of this team bright and the pipeline of players is well stocked.”

With the 2004 season knocking at the door, Selig-Prieb insists on the wonderful future of the Milwaukee Brewers.

“I know the future is bright for the Brewers. New ownership will find that there are always tests and challenges to be met, but there are also great achievements, great awards and the greatest game of all to be enjoyed.”

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have the best minor league system in all of the game.”

“It’s a win for the fans because this organization is getting close to really needing someone with a little more capital,” Sutton said.

“It’s a win for everyone involved and change is OK.” At least for now, the Brewers will remain in Milwaukee. The iron-clad contract the Brewers have with Miller Park expires in 2030.

The unexpected announcement that the team was for sale was made at a press conference at Miller Park. After the Brewers owner group voted unanimously to sell the team, there has been much speculation as to what lead up to it.

This off-season, the Brewers have seen its share of trials and tribulations. The controversial deduction to a $30 million payroll which led to the subsequent resignation of then Brewers’ president and CEO, Ulice Payne, Jr., the estimated $110 million debt revelation and the trade of Richie Sexson, the Brewers twotime first baseman All-Star, were major contributing factors to the tumultuous off-season and too much fan fury.

The 2003 season left the Brewers with its 11th straight losing season. The team posted 68 wins and 94 losses. The Brewers had 20 more losses than the National League Central Division Champions Chicago Cubs.

The off-season factors “did not at all have a part in the sale of the team,” Brewers General Manager Doug Melvin said. “This is

Ryan Watterson Sports Editor

The off-season for Major League Baseball has given the average fan more than enough to talk about. Blockbuster trades, free-agent signings, drug testing, the newest Hall of Fame inductees and of course my favorite, Pete Rose and his desperate attempt to get into Cooperstown.

While I could write a whole column on the A-Rod/Nomar trade, how I feel about performance enhancing drugs in the majors, or why the Red Sox and Cubs will be in the World Series next year, I’m just too heated up over Pete Rose’s latest antics.

To sum it up, after 14 years of lies, Pete Rose said last month in his latest book, My Prison without Bars, that he did indeed bet on baseball. In the confession, Rose is hoping that current

commissioner of Major League Baseball, Bud Selig, will allow him back into the majors and possibly on the ballot for Hall of Fame inductees next year.

First of all, for all you forgiving folks out there who want to see Rose in the Hall of Fame, shame on you. The fact that many of you seem to be able to forgive Rose so easily, makes me think of you as somewhat “soft.”

Pete Rose bet on baseball, and in fact, bet on his own team.

Many of these bets are believed to have been made from the Cincinnati Reds’ managers’ clubhouse phone during games. Rose has denied that he bet on the Reds or from his clubhouse, but records from bookies have been found to prove otherwise.

Former commissioner Fay Vincent, who upheld previous commissioner Bart Giamatti’s suspension of Rose, said in an interview that if Rose had come clean back in 1989, then perhaps he would have been allowed back into baseball. But by constantly denying that he bet at all, and then admitting to his behaviors, Rose may have killed whatever chances he had of getting in.

No player in the history of baseball has been reinstated after a life-time suspension. Let’s say Rose is admitted back into baseball and inducted into Coo-

perstown. Then we’d have to consider “Shoeless” Joe Jackson, who was suspended in 1919 after the infamous “Black Sox” scandal. It would mean that baseball as we know it would change forever.

Players would be able to bet, apologize, and then be reinstated.

Another element of this confession is that after 2005, Rose can no longer be inducted into the Hall of Fame by the sports writers of America. The timing of his autobiography, in which he tells “everything,” seems like a final, desperate shot for the Hall.

Rose knows his time is running out and now he’s willing to do anything.

Hall of Famer Hank Aaron and numerous others have publicly stated that if Rose were ever allowed into the Hall, they would never step foot inside the building again.

And while Rose is the alltime hits leader (4,256), you have to look at the bigger picture.

Major League Baseball is more than a business—it is an institution of American culture, and one that is based on integrity and good sportsmanship. While Rose will never be denied of his gift of hitting a baseball, he forever tarnished the game of baseball, and I hope the day never comes where his plaque is enshrined in Cooperstown.

Thursday, February 5, 2004

The New Perspective

Carroll swimmers gear up for MWC championships finish in both the 100- and 200yard breaststroke.

Carroll finished third at the meet.

Carroll College’s men’s and Senior Adam Wojczak, freshwomen’s swim teams have had man Brian Kitzman, sophomore a challenging season thus far.

Andrew Gerry and freshman Despite not producing as many Steven Beil teamed up to win the team victories, individual per200-yard freestyle relay event. formances have been outstanding Carroll coach Joanne for the Pioneers.

Brandtjen predicts some strong The Lady Pioneers’ wrapped performances at the MWC up their regular season by finishchampionships. ing fourth out of seven teams at “Clark Duffy should repeat the Wisconsin Private College as the 200 breast conference Championship held at Carthage champion,” Brandtjen said. “And College Saturday. he will definitely be in the runThey came in fourth out of ning to win in his 100 breast and four teams at the Beloit Invita200 [individual medley].” tional, Jan. 24. Sophomore Kristi Gerry has turned heads on Behr, junior Tina Moser and the Carroll swim team for the two relay teams had first place Pioneers this season. finishes. Behr won the 200-yard “Gerry, a newcomer butterfly with a time of to the sport, has been a 2:26.24, more than 22 wonderful surprise for seconds ahead of the rest of the pack. Moser won “Our relays have really exceeded my us,” Brandtjen said. “He is really putting in the effort the 50-yard freestyle expectations. The swimmers are really to improve himself and with a time of 27:45. has really stepped up for In both the 200- and stepping it up as a team.” the team. I anticipate he 400-yard freestyle relay, Head coach Joanne Brandtjen will shock us all at conferMoser, Behr, freshman ence with some impressive Lauren Nessler and performances.” senior Molly Olmstead As for the relay teams, “I came in first with times of 1: Beloit, Ripon and Knox,” she said. Regarding the individual anticipate our relays to do very 51.14 and 4:05.12, respectively.

Sophomore Niki Blattner, competition, “I think the person well, top three or top four at least the Lady Pioneer’s lone diver, with the best chance of advanc- on both the men’s and women’s posted a standout performance ing would be Kristi Behr, though sides,” Brandtjen said. “I expect at the Beloit Invitational. She I believe that everyone has a that everyone on the team will competed in the 1- and 3-meter chance of making finals at con- make finals or consolations in at least one individual event.” events, placing second in the ference.” Griffith said.

Brandtjen also believes her “I think we will do really 1-meter and first in the 3-meter to become the Women’s Over- swimmers will do well at the well at conference—if we can get everyone to score some points we all Wisconsin Private College meet.

“Look for Kristi Behr and will definitely improve our placChampion in diving.

“This is an amazing tribute Tina Moser to make it into the ing as a team and I expect we will to her dedication to the team final heat in their events. They have some conference champiand her sport. Niki has to travel have worked extremely hard and ons,” Brandtjen said.

As for the small men’s roster, to other schools to practice since are top contenders in their events Carroll does not have a diving in the conference,” Brandtjen Brandtjen is not worried about facility,” head coach Joanne said. “Our relays have exceeded the program’s future.

“It does hurt the team in Brandtjen said. “We are all very my expectations. The swimmers are really stepping it up as a terms of depth, but we are actuproud of her.”

Carroll had its final home team to put in some great perfor- ally up two men from last year, meet of the season at Van Male, mances. Molly Olmstead recently and they are very talented and Jan. 17. They put on a stel- earned a spot on our women’s 400 will really help the guys this year. lar performance by sweeping freestyle relay and has performed I definitely think we will have more men coming in to swim Beloit College and Marquette just marvelously.”

The men’s swimming team at Carroll. Already our prospects University. Moser and sophomore Danielle Witkowski both also had some success at the look excellent. We already have recorded two first place finishes. Beloit Invitational. Sophomore some fine swimmers committed Moser won the 50-yard freestyle Clark Duffy earned a first place to Carroll for next year.”

Ryan Watterson Sports Editor

and 100-yard freestyle while Witkowski was victorious in the 1000-yard freestyle and the 200yard butterfly. Behr and junior Rachel Rosenberg also had first place finishes in the 200- and 500-yard freestyle, respectively.

The Carroll women’s swim team will compete in the Midwest Conference Championships Feb. 13-15 at Lawrence University.

A normal swim team’s roster has 18 spots. The Lady Pioneers have seven swimmers and one diver. Despite the limited roster, junior captain Abby Griffith thinks Carroll will fare well at the MWC meet.

“I think that Carroll will do very well against teams that are about the same size as

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New England wins again in Super Bowl Bear Milne Staff Writer

It was a battle of defenses in the Super Bowl on its thirty-eighth go’round, both head coaches have been NFL defensive coordinators. It was familiar ground for coach Bill Belichick of the Patriots, he was there two years ago. Some say Super Bowl XXXVI was all luck. Yet now Belichick has two victories under his belt as head coach, smiting all doubters. And Bill Parcells . . . well, maybe he’ll be back, but he’s never won a Super Bowl without Belichick, and Belichick has won without Parcells.

It was destiny. It was the victory that America needed, for America’s team – what’s Dallas (Parcells again) anyway? Kind of ironic that after two major military conflicts it’s the Patriots who take the Championship.

They did so after the tragedy of September 11 and following the end to major combat in Operation Iraqi Freedom, not to mention on the anniversary of the Columbia disaster. Apparently crying before a Super Bowl wasn’t exactly good for tone setting as neither team would score until the second quarter.

So for the second time in three years the New England Patriots have become the World Champions of the National Football League, and Tom Brady becomes the fourth two-time MVP of America’s most watched sporting event, the youngest quarterback ever to do so. Adam Vinatieri wins with a field goal with precious seconds remaining on the clock. It sounds like the Patriots, minus the nude Riverdancer before the start of the second half (must have been a Carolina fan).

Houston was haunted for the Pats going into the game.

The only field goals Vinatieri had missed during the season were at Houston (31/33 on the season going into the game).

The only time the Patriots hadn’t led was at Houston.

Several scares surfaced during Vinatieri’s two missed attempts Sunday night and then another

as the lead changed following a Carolina touchdown.

Some have compared the young Tom Brady to Joe Montana, which at the moment may be a bit extreme. He is, however, a calm and assured quarterback who leads his team to victory —and did for fifteen straight games, something not done in the last thirty damn years. He threw one interception, walked off the field and shook it off.

Now how many times did we see quarterbacks just fall apart after an INT or just freak out. Brady never shakes or bows his head to his coaches after a bad play, like an obedient McNabb, or cram info down his skull like Manning, or give up like Farve and heave it, or yell at the coaches like Gannon (though Callahan was a moron). It was only his third season in the NFL. He’s barely three years older than myself (he’s 26). Maybe he is the next Montana—but right now let’s just call him Brady, Tom Brady.

Finally, what bothered me the most was the commercials this time around. Was it me or were they horrible? First of all, Wisconsin—ya’ll got called out; Real California Cheese? We saw plenty of Ford before the game started, thankfully. Budweiser came out weak this time around as well, with unfortunately Pepsi getting my attention —using bears is always a good decision; who doesn’t like that Lablatt bastard anyway? And it’s apparent that Orange County Choppers has sold their soul, but good for them. Now Turner owns them though, yikes. And movies—the only trailers I saw were for movies in which I already know what happens, like Titanic, but hopefully Troy and The Alamo will be at least respectable (Wolfgang Peterson’s doing Troy, man).

In all, I missed Janet Jackson’s boob and the entertainment of commercials, but we’ll see what comes along. In the meantime, let’s not jump the gun, but start thinking about dynasty . . . just think about it.

Hey, it could happen. If only the Red Sox . . .

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Thursday, February 5, 2004

Spotlight Men’s hoops second in conference with Kristi Bear Milne Behr Staff Writer

Bear Milne Staff Writer

She’s the fastest in the fleet, shattering two school records since her arrival at Carroll College two years ago. Sophomore Kristi Behr has actually broken the 100- and 200-yard butterfly records twice, one of which was already hers.

A butterfly swimmer from Poseidon’s own, or so it seems, Behr is a powerhouse of smiles even though she swims with an injured shoulder.

“Carthage is supposed to have a really fast freshman this year, so I’m looking forward to the competition,” commented Behr, a truly a feisty little fish.

“I want to break the 500 [freestyle], but I don’t swim it in competition, because of my shoulder,” she said. “I only swim the 100 and 200 fly and then the two relays. The 500 will have to wait until conference.”

Behr swam four years at Waukesha West High School, and was a four-time state qualifier. During her freshman year at West, her 200-yard freestyle team, which included her sister, broke their school record.

Now she swims on Carroll’s beefed-up roster, under the captainship of juniors Abby Griffith and Rachael Rosenberg.

This year’s team sports enough swimmers for two relay teams.

Freshmen Lindsey Clark and Lauren Nessler have joined the team, and junior Tina Moser has returned. Sophomore Niki Blatter, the team’s only diver, completes the list.

The men’s team still does not have a diver on the roster.

“The guys are much better than last year [finishing 2nd in two meets and defeating Ripon in November], under Coach Brandtjen,” Behr said. “She’s very knowledgeable and comes from one of the top swim clubs in Wisconsin. I do wish [our] season would’ve started out a little better, but we’ll get there.”

“Grinnell’s the big team in swimming this year in the conference [defending champions in both men’s and women’s and boasting the two Swimmers of the Year for 2003], but we don’t get to see them until the Conference Tournament. I’m looking forward to it.”

The remainder of Carroll College’s schedule is on the road.

Caroll is preparing for the Midwest Conference Championships runs Feb. 13-15 at Lawrence University in Appleton, Wis. The Pios anticipate several first place individual performances.

Two games, 24 hours apart, over 200 points scored in the combined games, and an undefeated team falls.

Powerhouse Grinnell College, in its first game against the Pioneers this season, walked into Van Male Fieldhouse Jan. 23, ranked 21st in the nation, undefeated and tied with Lawrence University (ranked 13th in the nation) for the top seed in the conference. They walked out with seven players having scored in the double digits, after a 134-129 loss, in a secured second place, sitting 6–1 in the conference.

Carroll junior Ben Hickethier spearheaded the assault for the Pioneers with 30 points and nine rebounds. He was aided by senior Kevin Lauer, sophomore Jason Scheper and freshman Nathan Drury, all scoring over 20 points in the team’s fifth straight victory.

“This was a hotly contested and hard fought game and our team showed a lot of will and determination,” said Carroll head coach David Schultz. “We stayed composed against their pressure and were able to play with the lead in the last few minutes. We went into this game with a plan and our players did a great job in making the win happen.”

The following day the Pioneers hosted Knox, a low seed in the conference, resulting in a

Photo by Jill Ridenour

Senior Greg Monfre breaks toward the basket while Senior Kevin Lauer looks on. Carroll easily beat knox Saturday, Jan. 24 at Van Male Gymnasium.

103–59 win. The sixth straight win was led by Lauer, reining in six of seven from three-point land to lead the team in scoring with 22 points and six rebounds.

Hickethier, Scheper, Drury, and sophomore Meguel McCleave all stood in double digits in scoring.

Most recently Carroll traveled to Iowa to face Grinnell.

This time the outcome wasn’t as pleasant for the Pioneers as they

lost a heartbreaker in overtime to the Pioneers 138-133.

Hickethier led the way with 28 points while senior guard Greg Monfre and both scored 23. Lauer also threw in 19 points. Even with the loss, Carroll is in a good spot in the conference ranks halfway through the season.

Across the conference at the home of the Vikings, Lawrence

handed Grinnell their second consecutive defeat, falling to 6-2 in the conference overall, to tie with St. Norbert College. Carroll then navigated into the second slot in the Midwest Conference behind the undefeated Lawrence (7-0 in conference, 13-1 overall), standing at 7-2, 11-6 overall, and secure.

For now, Grinnell and St. Norbert linger just behind.

Women’s b-ball down to crunch time

Ryan Watterson Sports Editor

The Lady Pioneer’s basketball team can’t seem to get a winning streak together this season. While posting a record of 8-9 overall and 5-5 in the Midwest Conference, Carroll has won two games in a row only once. With five games remaining, Carroll needs to string together a winning streak to make the Midwest Conference Tournament.

Currently, they are ranked fifth behind undefeated Ripon College, St. Norbert College, Lake Forest College and Grinnell College. The top four teams make the tournament.

“I think we need to win the rest of our games,” senior Erin Erickson said. “Which is doable.”

“If we play well in our last five games, we can make it, that’s for sure,” senior Jamie Hartman said. “We’ve beat [St. Norbert and Lawrence University] already, so that’s promising.”

Carroll lost to Grinnell College 82-60, Jan. 31. Junior Krista Rode led Carroll with 17 points and seven rebounds while sophomore Melanie Foreman added 10 points and seven rebounds.

“We had a bit of a defensive let down in the second half,” Erickson said. “They went on a run and we couldn’t recover.”

Senior Jill Gustafson and Rode and have led the Pioneers this season with 13.6 points per game.

Carroll has hit a bit of a skid lately losing three of its last four games. “We should have a better record,” Hartman said. “But

Photo by Sarah Smirl

Senior forward Jill Gustafson looks for a teammate to pass to during a loss to Grinnell College at Van Male on Jan. 23.

we’ve struggled in the last four or five games.”

The Lady Pioneers have been impressed this season with the performance of point guard Foreman.

“She has definitely improved

this season. She’s been tenacious,” Hartman said. “Mel has been a strong person off the bench who can play in the post.”

“Jenni Poch has also been stepping up,” Rode said about the sophomore guard.

Carroll lost to Grinnell 67-54 in front of about 60 fans at Van Male Gymnasium, Jan. 23. Only a few hours earlier the gym was packed to capacity for the high-paced men’s game. The Lady Pios can understand the change in numbers, but it doesn’t make them feel any better.

“It was a little disappointing,” Rode said. “But that’s how it is a lot of the time in women’s sports.”

Even with the disapointing attendance, Carroll has produced several memorable wins this season including knocking off last year’s Midwest Conference Champion, St. Norbert at home on Dec. 6. St. Norbert went onto the sweet 16 last season.

“Beating Lawrence was another great win for us,” Hartman said. “They were another good team that made the tournament last year.”

The lady Pioneers love to play Ripon College.

“Ripon is always a big rival,” Hartman said. “We’re always out to get each other. Hopefully everybody is ready to play when we play them. We’ll be all fired up.”

Carroll apparently tried scheduling the men’s games before the women’s four times this season for experimental purposes.

The Lady Pioneers wrap up their season with two away games and three at home. Their next two home contests are Friday at 5 p.m. against Monmouth College and Saturday at 2 p.m. against Lake Forest College. Both games will be held at Van Male Gymnasium.