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The Wooster Voice Vol. CXXVII, Issue XIV

Friday, January 22, 2010

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“Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter.”

— Martin Luther King Jr.

Wooster responds to Haitian quake William Miller Voice Staff The presidential palace collapsed.

Countless homes and businesses were reduced to nothing more than piles of bricks and dirt. Hundreds of thousands are dead — those fortunate enough to live are left to make sense of the devastation. These are just a few of the images that have come from Haiti in the past few weeks.

“I found out about it on the day it happened, but I didn’t understand the severity of it until I looked at the pictures,” said Matthew Miller ’11.

“It’s just surreal.”

The 7.0-magnitude earthquake struck on Tuesday, Jan. 12 at 4:53 p.m. local time, about 10 miles west

of Haiti’s capital of Port-au-Prince.

Already scarred by a history of political turmoil and a poor economy, Haiti’s infrastructure simply collapsed, burying its people beneath the rubble. The Haitian government estimates that approximately 200,000 are dead, 250,000 are injured and 1.5 million remain homeless.

“What has happened to Haiti is devastating,” said Nicole McFarlane ’13. “Imagining the massive number of people that have lost their lives or their loved ones and basically everything they own or everything they knew is scary.”

The severity of the devastation has triggered an outpouring of global support. Japan has sent over

In the wake of the disaster, citizens have struggled to put their lives back together (Photo by AP).

$330,000 in emergency supplies and a medical team, while Italy has airlifted in a field hospital that can treat 150 patients a day. The United States has pledged $130 million in aid, according to USAID, and has already delivered over 90,000 pounds of aid and supplies.

“Money and medical supplies are the first and most top priority,” said Nancy Anderson, director of the Wellness Center.

Response from the college community has been active, growing rapidly since the disaster occurred.

CaribConnect, a student-run group that promotes the education of Caribbean culture, rallied a number of campus groups together at a meeting on Tuesday evening.

Attendees included representatives from The Wooster Volunteer Network, Global Engagement Network and Black Students Association.

“I sent out a Facebook message to friends saying, ‘I don’t know what we can do, but I want to do something,’” said Matthew McNaughton ’10, vice president of CaribConnect.

“And now it’s grown to talks with lots of organizations.”

In order to raise awareness, events during this past week have included tabling in Lowry, the showing of a documentary on Haiti entitled “The Road to Fondwa”, and Professor of Economics James Warner’s brave decision to let students shave his head.

Future fundraising events are being developed to further the College’s support. One foreseeable event looks to be a Beans and Rice Dinner, in which students will donate a portion of their meal

CaribConnect held a meeting to address the relief efforts situation in Haiti (Photo by Hayet Rida). swipes, in a similar fashion to the Soup and Bread program. Red Cross donation cans and additional money donation buckets will also begin to appear throughout the campus.

“It is heartening to see the caring and committed response of the campus community to the destruction and loss of life in Haiti,” said Anne Gates, Director of International Student Affairs. “In

the midst of this tragedy, we have an opportunity to make a positive contribution to the lives of others in our global community.”

To find out how you or your campus organization can help with the Haiti relief effort, please contact Anne Gates, Assistant Dean and Director of International Student Affairs (agates@wooster.edu) or McNaughton, Vice-President of C a r i b C o n n e c t (mmcnaughton10@wooster.edu).

For online donations to UNICEF and CARE, please visit www.google.com/relief/haitiearthquake.

You can also text “HAITI” to 90999 to donate $10 from your cell bill to American Red Cross relief for Haiti.

Chem professor’s company receives $250,000 grant Jonah Comstock Editor in Chief ABS materials, the company founded by Associate Professor of Chemistry Paul Edmiston, has received a $250,000 venture grant from JumpStart, which is a Cleveland-based state-funded group that encourages the development of new Ohio technologies. The investment, which is part of a larger $2.4 million capital raise for ABS, will be used to hire additional chemists and increase production of water treatment and purification technologies

based on the College’s patented Osorb molecule.

“The JumpStart is not a grant, it’s actually an investment,” said Edmiston. “They’re giving the company money in return for equity — in other words, stock in the company. It’s part of a larger equity raise to upgrade the manufacturing capabilities for the Osorb for a number of pilot projects that are starting here in 2010 and, in addition, to hire qualified people to help in the manufacturing process.”

Edmiston founded ABS, originally Absorbent Materials Company, in 2008 after his career took an unex-

Edmiston accidentally discovered a glass molecule in 2005, leading to the founding of ABS (Photo by Maureen Sill).

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pected turn. In 2005, while investigating different kinds of glasses for use in bomb detection, Edmiston and his students accidentally discovered a glass molecule with an incredible property: it absorbs organic materials on contact, swelling up to eight times its volume and absorbing 10,000 times its own weight.

More notably, unlike any similar material yet discovered, the process is reversible, allowing the same Osorb to be used over and over again, rather than disposed of with the contaminants.

The College now holds the patent on the material and has licensed it for commercial use to ABS, where Edmiston serves as Chief Science Officer.

“Intel came out of Grinell [...].

Alcoa came out of Oberlin — an undergraduate out of Oberlin discovered how to make aluminum.

Google came out of Stanford. A lot of really high-tech technology companies come out of [...] academia, because that’s where there’s basic research going on. So this is actually incredibly typical,” said Edmiston.

This fairly standard relationship is

beneficial to all parties — the College gets increased visibility and a portion of the proceeds from ABS’s commercial applications, ABS and Edmiston have the chance to

market a ground-breaking technology and everyone, hopefully, gets more easily and cost-effectively cleaned water. The benefit to the College is also educational.

“Students can get involved in this, so there’s an educational component to it all. The research is ongoing and [so is] the knowledge I’m gaining, which I can pass back to the students,” said Edmiston. “Three of my five students are working on advanced characteristics of this for primarily third-world water purifi-

cation technologies.” Edmiston added that students could “very likely” go on to be hired by ABS after graduation.

Even as ABS pilots applications for the technology across the country (Edmiston estimates worldwide applications by 2011), Edmiston is dealing with an ever-growing flood of media attention. A few weeks ago he was honored by Governor Ted Strickland for being a “Top Ohio Innovator.” In a few weeks, a cable news special about Edmiston’s work will air.

Describing himself as an “accidental entrepreneur,” Edmiston seems a little overwhelmed by all the attention. Although he has actually lost money on the start-up so far, he has no doubt the research and development of Osorb will pay off in the end.

“Hopefully it can be really beneficial to the environment,” he said.

“As soon as I figured out what it could do, I thought ‘Geez, this is exactly what the world needed in terms of water treatment.’ So it will be interesting to see where it ends up. I can’t say it’s been an easy path, but it’s been fun, and hopefully it’ll be useful, so instead of lying on a paper somewhere in a lab, as a secret, its actually a useful tool.”

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“As soon as I figured out what it could do, I thought ‘Geez, this is exactly what the world needed in terms of water treatment.’ ” PAUL EDMISTON ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF CHEMISTRY

John McGovern extolls the virtues of hipster culture.

See page 4 to read the full story.

Joseph McCarthy reflects on the approaching one year inaguration of President Barack Obama.

See page 3 to read the full editorial.

Charles Horenstein writes a restaurant review about Coccia House and their delicious pizza. To read the full review, see page 4.

Hallie Moreland provides a review of last week’s Golden Globes Award Show. Turn to page 6 to read the entire story.

Both men and women’s swimming and diving teams have excelled this season. See page 8 for the full story.

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Friday, January 22

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Provost candidates leave impact on campus

Massillon man serves time for local robberies A Massillon man was sentenced to eight years in prison on Tuesday.

Ryan Shaheen, 23, was charged with three counts of robbery in the second degree for robbing two pharmacies in Orville and the Wooster Dollar General with a pellet gun in July. Shaheen pled guilty on Nov. 18.

Shaheen will serve his sentences concurrently with sentencing imposed by Stark County, where Shaheen was sentenced to 14 years after similar incidents.

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Mass. Republican wins vital Senate seat Republican Scott Brown was declared the victor in a bitter election battle Tuesday for the Massachusetts Senate seat. Brown won the special election over Democrat Martha Coakley for the seat left vacant by late Senator Ted Kennedy.

Brown trumped Coakley 52 percent to 47 percent after 90 percent of the precincts reported results. The victory comes as a shocking turn of events after a Republican scramble late in the campaign. Political analysts cite the flagging economy and healthcare reform as major issues.

Above, audience members gather to hear the Provost candidates address the campus (Photo by Bob West).

Alexandra DeGrandchamp Senior Staff Writer The search for Wooster’s first Provost is winding down as the search committee brings its three final candidates onto campus for twoday visits. The visits come after an extensive interview process conducted in Cleveland mid-December.

During his or her visit, each finalist meets with multiple factions on the College’s campus. Each visit culminates with a campus-wide presenta-

tion addressing the candidate’s strengths for the position. Attendees to the presentation have the opportunity to pose questions to the candidate as well as evaluate the candidate’s strengths and weaknesses through a confidential feedback form.

Wooster’s first Provost finalist, Pareena Lawrence, visited campus Jan 14 and 15. Lawrence currently serves as the Chair of the Division of Social Sciences and Professor of Economics and Management at the University of Minnesota, Morris.

Lawrence commented on her initial

Though economists expect the unemployment rate to peak in 2010, the United States’ road to economic recovery is still expected to be a lengthy process.

A new report issued by the U.S. Conference of Mayors and research group Global Insight indicates that joblessness rates in California and Nevada will stay at or above 10 percent until at least 2013. Double-digit unemployment currently plagues many of the nation’s largest cities.

The groups released the report one day before a meeting with President Obama concerning increased aid for small and large cities.

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Yemeni war planes launched an attack on the rural home of al Qaeda leader Ayed al-Shabwani on Wednesday. Details of the strike, including if Shabwani was successfully targeted, were unknown as of press time.

Yemen declared war on al Qaeda last week after Sanaa officials received pressure to crack down on suspected terrorists inside its borders.

British government officials have suspended Yemenia airline flights to London, citing security concerns.

Hippo escapes from Montenegro zoo Montenegro’s lone hippopotamus escaped from the Podgorica Zoo Wednesday during a very intense week of flooding. Zoo officials stated that the hippopotamus, a female named Nikica, escaped her cage and swam out of the zoo.

The hippopotamus sought shelter one mile outside of zoo grounds on a dry piece of land. Zoo officials claim the animal is not dangerous and is accustomed to the presence of people.

Guards must wait until flood waters recede to lure Nikica back to her enclosure, but in the interim, villagers and one guard are bringing the animal food for survival.

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attraction to The College of Wooster, including her admiration of the College’s mission statement and its commitment to undergraduate research. Lawrence stated, “Wooster is moving and growing in the right direction,” and she welcomed the opportunity to contribute to its growth by helping to “define and develop” the position of Provost.

Lawrence also alluded to her administrative experience at the University of Minnesota, Morris, as well as her commitment to the value of a liberal arts education.

Lawrence did not commit to specific initiatives she would undertake as Provost, but rather emphasized her commitment to faculty collaboration, leadership and “team building.”

Lawrence said, “It is important to learn the culture of the institution” in order to make positive contributions.

She also discussed her own leadership roles and improvements made in her current position. At the conclusion of her presentation, Lawrence fielded questions concerning a variety of topics, including global engagement and study abroad, the role of First Year Seminar and research, the continuing role of retired faculty at the College and diversity.

The second finalist, Carolyn

Newton, visited the College Jan. 17 and 18. Newton’s current position is the Academic Vice President, Provost and Professor of Biology at Berea College in Kentucky. Newton noted she was attracted to apply to the position of Provost because of many of Wooster’s unique features, such as Independent Study, study abroad programs and traditions. Said Newton, “Wooster is poised at a point where great, dynamic things could happen,”said Newton.

Newton also emphasized her collaborative leadership style and the importance of a global education during her forum for questions following her presentation.

The committee will host its third and final candidate Moses Lee, current Dean of Natural and Applied Sciences and Professor of Chemistry at Hope College, on Jan. 24 and 25. Lee’s visit culminates in a presentation available to the entire campus community on Monday, Jan 25, at 4 p.m. in Lean Lecture Hall, Wishart Hall.

For updates on the Provost search, visit the search committee’s blog at http://provostsearch.scotblogs.woost er.edu/.

Additional reporting contributed by Kris Fronzak.

IR professors honored with teaching award

Report predicts unemployment to continue

Al-Quaeda leader ambushed by Yemen

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Professors Lantis, Krain and Kille will be awarded the Innovative Teaching award (Photo courtesy Dr. Krain).

Grainne Carlin Chief Copy Editor In February three International Relations professors, Kent Kille, Jeff Lantis and Matt Krain will be receiving the International Studies Association Deborah Gerner Innovative Teaching award in New

Orleans. The award is fairly new but Krain stated, “It’s the highest teaching award the association can bestow. It is an honor to be receiving this award.”

The trio has been working together for a number of years and were runners-up for the award last year.

“You always think, ‘Wow, that would

be really cool’ — but never actually imagine winning” said Krain. The three professors met at Wooster, collaborating on different ideas for innovative teaching styles for their International Relations classes. Kille stated, “The three of us cover different particular areas of International Relations in terms of upper level courses, but we share a passion for teaching in interesting and engaging ways. This led us to meet and compare ideas for bolstering our individual courses, which then encouraged us to develop joint projects and publications on active learning as well.”

After months of collaboration and discussion, Kille, Lantis and Krain decided that since they were all working with simulations, they should write an article and put together a workshop to present their ideas to the International Studies teaching world. Krain said, “It became clear that we weren’t just working as faculty that talked on a regular basis — we were a team.”

All three professors have served as president of the Active Learning in International Affairs section of the International Studies Association. Through that position the professors were able to make connections and attend their first workshop in Brazil to present their conference paper. A professor from Moscow served on the same panel as the three at the workshop and asked them to adapt the workshop they created for her insitution.

“While we were in Moscow, our journal article detailing the workshop in Brazil was published, which was a fun coincidence of timing,” said Kille.

Lantis will be leading a workshop on active teaching and learning for International Studies professors at the University of South Australia in Adelaide, Australia, in early February.

Each member of the team is honored and shocked at their accomplishment and recognition. Kille stated, “We are very honored to receive the award, and appreciate that fact that all three of us won together as a team. We are proud to be able to represent The College of Wooster to international studies scholars across the globe. In particular, we want to thank the wonderful political science and international relations majors we work with at Wooster. They continually inspire us to do our best in the classroom and for I.S. advising.”

Krain agrees, claiming to “have been more touched more by the reaction by friends, colleagues and (most of all) current and former students than I was by the award itself. It’s easy to throw yourself headlong into doing exciting or innovative things in the classroom when you have that kind of support.

And of course, having students who expect to be engaged in the classroom, and who strive toward independent learning, helps too.”

Campus Security Reports Jan 11-17 Information Location Suspect issued a no Taylor Hall tresspass letter (behavior) Someone jumped over bar Wooster Inn trying to get beer from tap Theft Reported by campus Douglass Hall dining; vending machine was broken into Wallet taken from Armington PEC fitness room Someone stole futon Compton Hall cover from hall Vandalism Beer bottles broken Bissman Hall on floor Vending machine Douglass Hall vandalized during theft Someone broke window Johnson House from outside Discovered graffiti on east Severance Hall side of building Someone drew an object on Timken Science south side Disorderly Re-enacting movie Office Calcei House Space; destroyed a computer monitor Fire Alarm Burnt food in Lewis House microwave

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Alcohol Location Admitted to drinking Douglass Hall 3 or 4 beers Admitted to drinking Douglass Hall 3 or 4 beers Admitted to drinking 4 Bissman Hall shots — underage Admitted to drinking Mom’s Stop underage Suspect drank too much Wired Scot taken to ER Tampering Someone taped over Miller Manor smoke detector Substance Found marijuana and pipe Miller Manor in basement Admitted to smoking Andrews Hall joint outside Weapon Toy gun found in room Douglass Hall Smoking Evidence that residents Miller Manor had been smoking in basement Admitted to smoking Douglass Hall in room Admitted to smoking Douglass Hall in room

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Obama disappoints This past Wednesday, Jan. 20, marked the one-year anniversary of Barack Obama’s inauguration as President.

Therefore, an evaluation of his presidency seems fitting. I must issue the disjosephmccarthy claimer that this particular evaluation will be biased.

Obama’s conduct over the past year has revealed a liberal ideology of lofty ideas with no reality-based way to achieve them. We have also seen a system of priorities that places his own holy image above all else, followed by the success of the Democratic Party, then the opinion of European elites, then that of other foreign elites, and then the United States.

Obama has been dubbed the “anti-Reagan.” How true — whereas Reagan brought back to America a long-dormant sense of pride, Obama has brought to this country a sense of shame. Listen to his speech in Cairo, and you will hear humble repentance on behalf of the United States. Obama categorically vindicated Islamofascism’s reasons for attacking us, even if he disagreed with its solutions. That speech was indicative of Obama’s approach to foreign policy, which is called appeasement.

The Cairo speech — appeasement. There was also the decision to torpedo years of negotiation and cancel plans for a missile defense system in Poland and the Czech Republic — one of the many recent examples of allies being shafted, more appeasement.

His bow to the king of Saudi Arabia, in which I’m sure I saw Obama’s head touch his knees, well okay, that’s not appeasement — that’s downright groveling. One can hear Dean Acheson (Secretary of State under Harry S. Truman, a Democrat) speak to Obama through the decades: “No people in history have ever survived, who thought they could protect their freedom by making themselves inoffensive to their enemies.”

Has all this humility made us any safer? Let’s see — the fantasy Russo-American “reset” has yet to occur, China’s government still will not play by the rules of international economics and neither of those countries will help stop Iran’s nuclear weapons program, which continues faster than ever, and the governments of all three countries retain an oppressive grip over their people.

The Iranians attempted last summer — and still continue today, to some extent — to shake off the Mullahs’ iron fist, and from the leader of the land of the free and the home of the brave, they heard silence. Perhaps a few timid words of unease at the whole thing.

There was a time once when the United States was always very clear and bold in its support for democracy wherever the hope of it sprung up. It was John F. Kennedy (again, a Democrat), who said, “Let every nation know, whether it wishes us well or ill, that we shall pay any price, bear any burden, meet any hardship, support any friend, oppose any foe, in order to assure the survival and the success of liberty.” Well, I doubt Kennedy would be a part of today’s Democratic Party if he were alive to see it.

There is one thing that Obama’s party has made clear — that the United States will not live up to Kennedy’s promise.

Compare JFK’s words to Obama’s: “the United States respects the sovereignty of the Islamic Republic of Iran and is not interfering with Iran’s affairs.” His preceding condemnation of the Iranian government’s crackdown lacked any sense of urgency or sincerity.

As with all his speeches, Obama said certain things not because he actually believed them, but because he needed to say them in order to stay alive politically. Take his position on the Arab-Israeli conflict.

Obama claims to support Israel, then proceeds to act as if the Arabs and the Israelis are on equal moral footing — which they’re not (one employs suicide bombing, human shields and indiscriminate rocket fire). Again, an American ally has been shafted. Take note of what it was that virtually halted Palestinian terror tactics, at least for the time being: it was not Obama’s slick sweet-talking (granted, he wasn’t yet president, although he did have a lot to say for a president-elect), but a massive IDF (Israeli Defense Forces) military offensive.

All this is only the tip of the iceberg — I haven’t even gotten to any of Obama’s idiocy in any realm outside foreign policy (which, ironically, is supposedly his best subject. That’s apparently not saying much). I could go over Sotomayor, labor unions, the deficit and more.

Obama clearly views his role as Commander-in-Chief as secondary to his role as Health-Reformer-inChief. After almost 4,300 men and over 100 women have sacrificed their lives in Iraq, American success in their cause remains virtually unmentioned by Obama. He does not understand a basic concept that they believed in “literally to the grave,” a concept best manifested in the words of Thomas Paine: “If there must be trouble, let it be in my day, that my child may have peace.”

It’s going to be a long three years — and may it only be three.

Joseph Mccarthy is a regular contributor to the Voice. He can be reached for comment at JMccarthy11@wooster.edu

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Despite hype, Avatar may be racist Every review I’ve read of the movie mentions the beautiful use of CGI in James Cameron’s “Avatar,” but few have mentioned the disturbing picture its story paints.

N at h a n Comstock ’10 gilliandaniels wrote a recent film review that touched on the uncomfortable racial politics of the film.

The aliens of Avatar, known as the Na’vi (“native,” I guess?) combine exaggerated stereotypes of African, Native American and other marginalized cultures into a not-so-alien species.

The movie “Sherlock Holmes” is remarkably similar to “Avatar.” Just as Guy Ritchie revives a well-worn fictional character, James Cameron’s sci-fi epic returns to an overly indulged myth: the noble

savage.

The Na’vi are blue, humanoid folk with skimpy clothing and tightly braided hair. They are expert hunters and spiritually enlightened, “good” guys because they are simpler and earthier than the advanced human race that tries to take their land. James Cameron may lightly imply they have fewer societal injustices than humans because they are so thoroughly divorced from technology.

Conclusion: the Na’vi are “better” people because they are less advanced.

Then an everyman from the human invaders, Jake Sully (Sam Worthington) gains access to their exclusive culture, learns from it, gains leadership in under a few months and saves them. He is “inferior” to their spirituality and nobility, but superior in every other way.

The humans/colonials, through the character of Jake Sully, still win

without technically winning.

“Avatar” is misguided, but not irredeemable. At the story’s core is an innocent wish-fulfillment fantasy often trotted out in films and books: one hero, despite little to no prior training, becomes the leader of a kingdom/people/rebel group/high school and defeats the antagonists. This idea isn’t a bad one, as it appears to work very well if given the right characters and setting, but “Avatar” saturates the concept with toxic vanity.

The execution of the story is messy, insulting and undeserving of a Golden Globe for Best Film.

Computer-animated backgrounds and lovely motion capture won’t save “Avatar” now and won’t keep it from being outdated within the next decade.

Gillian Daniels is a regular contibutor for the Voice. She can be reached for comment at GDaniels10@wooster.edu.

Today’s war demands new theory Though Just War Theory began as a philosophical discipline in the time of St. Augustine, its validity has transcended its ancient origins and has found prominence in the ethics of modern warfare.

The counterterror war initiated by the scottsmith United States of America in Oct. 2001 was a military response to the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001. This new type of war provides Just War Theory with a new and interesting moral question regarding the ethics of war.

During President Barack Obama’s Nobel Peace Prize acceptance speech he referenced Just War Theory and the need for its moral guidance in the current War on Terror. He made a compelling argument for the theory of just war; it is clear that a war that seeks to end terrorism and the immorality that encompasses it ought to be conducted in an ethically sound manner. In respect to this new type of war, the moral high ground is an absolute necessity, but this non-classical war scenario begs the question of whether a counter-terror war can be just.

The current war in Afghanistan is characterized as a non-classical war as the two actors in the conflict are a state in the traditional sense and a non-state actor. The United States of America and members of the coalition fall into the category of a state, which is different from the non-state actor terrorist group, as the designation of a state grants the U.S. and its allies recognizable rights from the international community. As UN member states, these countries are granted the right to be free from unprovoked attacks and the right of self-defense as codified within article 2(4) of the UN Charter.

Furthermore, these states are recognized as having the specific rights of territorial integrity and political sovereignty that accompany the statehood of a legitimate country. The non-state actor terrorist group, on the other hand, lacks any of these rights in the international realm.

These are groups acting within a state, presumably unaffiliated with that state’s governance, that seek to expand upon fear and who aim their destructive force against both military personal and innocent civilians.

Issues arise when considering the justice of a counter-terrorist operation as Just War Theory traditionally operates between states, with recognized political and military ends. This particular moral doctrine has been used to reduce the killing potential of the world’s militaries since St. Augustine and has been a staple of military ethics ever since. Though the ends of this particular war are similar to those of a classical war scenario between two states, i.e., to secure peace and the resolution of armed conflict, the means in which the United States seeks to accomplish its objectives must be understood in

light of the ethical challenges that surround a non-classical war.

Within traditional Just War Theory there are six conditions that must be met before the action of resorting to war can be considered just, these six conditions are referred to as “jus ad bellum.” The six ethical questions that must be answered are whether there is a just cause, right intention, proper declaration by a legitimate authority, probability of success, proportionality and last resort. These conditions together form the ethical framework for judging the moral merit of classical wars and can also provide guidance when judging the moral merit of non-classical, or counter-terror wars as well.

The “jus ad bellum” principles of Just War Theory can be applied to a non-classical war such as a counter-terrorist war; however, the principles must be applied with special force and consideration. In c e r t a i n respects, a counter-terror war cannot be fought in the same style or format as a classical war. The need to act preemptively to neutralize terrorist threats so that they cannot capitalize on weapons of mass destruction blurs the ethical boundaries of just war theory. For instance, the principle of just cause states that a war may only be conducted in self-defense and if a direct physical harm has occurred, but it seems that the United States cannot reasonably wait to be attacked by a terrorist cell using a nuclear weapon or a similar weapon of mass destruction. It seems that the bright line established by just cause is easily distorted with regards to counter-terrorism.

The principle of probability of success creates a significant issue with respects to the ethical strength of a counter-terror war. It seems difficult to destroy an enemy that does not fight utilizing traditional military strategies, let alone an enemy with no

known stationary or definitive country of origin. A terrorist cell can be located within a wide range of countries, including the country it seeks to attack. The United States commenced a war to combat an enemy that routinely changes its headquarters to whichever country it can secure the safest refuge. The clear problem with this is the inevitable expansion of the counter-terrorism operation, if the United States will combat al Qaeda in Afghanistan it is only logical to conclude that it will combat al Qaeda in any country it resides in.

President Barack Obama and his military advisors seem to have recognized this issue, as is evident by the scaling back of military forces in Iraq and the increase of troop levels in Afghanistan.

While the probability of success for a counter-terror war is limited, focusing on a specific target within a specific country may yield stronger results and the effective end of the al Qaeda terrorist threat in at least one country. Securing Afghanistan could produce a domino effect in the region, as it would demonstrate that al Qaeda could in fact be beaten, which would diminish the likelihood of al Qaeda expanding its forces and ultimately increasing the probability of success for the counter-terror war.

Though Just War Theory predominately works to ensure ethical and moral integrity during classical war scenarios, it is clear that it can be applied to non-classical wars as well.

While non-classical wars such as the United States War on Terror provide a new set of ethical challenges for military planners and just war theorists, its versatility as an ethical framework allows it to adapt to the evolving stages of modern warfare.

In respect to this new type of war, the moral high ground is an absolute necessity, but this non-classical war scenario begs to question to whether a counterterror war can be just.

Scott Smith is a contributor to the Voice.

He can be reached for comment at SSmith10@wooster.edu.

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Defining hipster proves difficult The days of the hipster are upon us, and you can’t get a coffee without those non-prescription Buddy Holly eyeglasses gazing at your abysmal café mocha. For too long America has seen itself taken over by johnmcgovern inferior trends, lacking in the areas hipsters all but overachieve. It’s about time such a unique, original idea permeated our society.

The past 50 years have seen their share of movements, of which I was alive for none but know everything about. The hippies of the 60s spoke for free love, music, peace and harmony, along with a toke and trip or two. The rockers separated themselves from the punks starting in the 1970s, whose themes of rebellion and anti-establishment presented themselves through punctuated riffs and torn jackets.

The list continues throughout the century; the goths and their dismal views on life, britpop’s fascination with Oasis and Blur, emos and the persona of them against the world.

Thankfully, these ideas sit shotgun to the hipsters who are driving the culture bus.

So, what is a hipster? Well, therein lies the problem. If you ask a kid wearing black eyeliner, long black pants and twelve piercings on his

right nostril if he’s Goth, he’ll probably say yes (maybe followed by an obscenity). Hipsters, however, don’t adhere to this trend. How many times has someone you know identified themselves as a hipster?

Sure, a group might all be wearing v-neck tees and scoffing at Dirty Projectors because they were so last month, but you’re more likely to find a winning football season in Cleveland than this crowd acknowledging their hipsterdom.

This leaves the non-cool to only speculate who does and doesn’t belong to this groundbreaking society, its followers seeming to employ the “I’m not emo, I’m scene” strategy of distancing themselves.

Hipsters love to inform you about the obscure bands they saw at the dive bar last week, though unfortunately now they aren’t cool anymore. Hipsters have the ingenious ability to achieve individuality by acting the exact same way. Chilling with Pabst Blue Ribbon, Parliament cigarettes and unnecessary glasses, hipsters can’t wait to have a fun night of sitting around in self-perpetuated poverty. I just want to contribute to their discussion, “Sure, Martin Scorsese directed some of the best movies of all time, and Francis Ford Coppola may have made some movies that geeky movie buffs know, but Wes Anderson’s indie soundtrack and anguished white-guy story with a quirky set-

ting is so unique and groundbreaking every time he comes out with a movie.”

Now I feel better. I can go to Goodwill and find V-neck hipsters from the suburbs browsing shelves alongside workers under the poverty line. I know now how mainstream media is just so lame, especially considering how different hipsters look from Urban Outfitters mannequins. Thank goodness I didn’t buy a PC because it was economically feasible and I didn’t feel like I needed to shell out two grand for a similar notebook.

Their ability to value corporate products while undermining those people who don’t choose the right ones is astounding. Because that’s what’s great about hipsters: they don’t believe in anything. I know a hippie because of their love of peace and jam bands, a punk through his leather jacket and rebellion. Hipsters don’t have an M.O., and why should they? Why do subcultures need a backbone, a doctrine to pursue, a culture to change? Can’t we all just be happy with stealing the costumes of previous movements, pretentiously denying opinions which aren’t “cool?” Finally, a subculture I can believe in.

John McGovern is a regular contributor to the Voice. He can be reached for comment at JMcGovern12@wooster.edu.

New Year finally brings new leaf All my life, it’s been drilled into me that Christmas is the season of giving. It started as a child, with Christmas books that presented a beautiful story of love and krisfronzak togetherness, and ended happily ever after. The problem is that this “happily ever after” often coincided with the main character sitting in a pile of presents, or receiving the one toy he or she really wanted. From the very beginning it was as much about what you got as what you gave.

I believe this is the reason that for almost all of my life, Christmas has been only partially about family and making others happy. In retrospect, the majority of my feelings and thoughts around Christmas revolved around what I was getting. And even if I did get that new camera or tons of books, Christmas kept losing more and more of its magic. Again and again, I struggled with the letdown that Christmas inevitably brought.

Was it the lack of snow, or decora-

tions or Christmas smells? I had no idea. But for some reason this year was different.

It’s not because I was away from my family so long and could appreciate them more because of the separation. It wasn’t that I got a lot of things that I had wanted — in fact, I didn’t get much at all. I have an aptly named “suicide single,” so the last thing I’d want is more stuff.

I think it might have been that for the first time I had someone really depending on me. My family lives in a very isolated location. We have one grocery store, one convenience store and one combination clothing/hardware/electronic/everything else store. When the internet works, it’s hit or miss (most often miss) on whether online stores will actually ship merchandise to us. So I brought back necessities as well as true “gifts” when I visited home for winter break.

For once, it didn’t even matter whether I had found the right brand or model. I’ve always worried about buying the perfect gift for people. If I couldn’t find something that I knew they would love, I didn’t get anything at all. I was too afraid of seeing their disappointment, or somehow hurting

their feelings by giving something they really didn’t want. So I avoided birthdays and special occasions like a plague, and usually refused gifts in turn, thinking that people would be far too stressed out about what to get me. In retrospect, that was pretty silly of me. So much for “it’s the thought that counts.”

But my perspective finally changed this break. It may have been something about jumping into what is not only a new year, but also a new decade. I’m hoping it’ll actually stick with me, and not just be a passing fancy. Birthdays of siblings and friends will finally stop feeling like an exam that I really need to pass. My own birthday will be a day to be glad I’m alive, rather than a source of anxiety and guilt that I’m putting loved ones through the trauma of finding something I like. And Christmas will keep being a celebration rather than a disappointment Maybe this is something that everyone else realized years ago. But for me, it’s way overdue.

Kris Fronzak is a Viewpoints editor for the Voice. She can be reached for comment at HKFronzak@gmail.edu.

Lowry Dining Hall needs change Often times I get so frustrated after standing in line at the Basics station for 10 minutes that I’ve wanted to kick the person in front of me.

Luckily, I’m one of many other students who are also emilybartelheim irked that Lowry dining hall is packed like sardines during the noon lunch rush. Some have to forage for a single seat once they accomplish the adventure up the stairs. While I discourage any kicking or slapping in the cafeteria, something needs to be done to solve this situation.

While the new remodeling of the main floor of Lowry is stunning, money should have been allocated to an area of more importance first – Lowry Dining Hall.

Whether it be new seating, rearrangements or tables, or even more remodeling, just about anything could improve this state of affairs.

With the recent closing of

Kittredge Dining Hall, students have been funneled into a single cafeteria to gulp down their mass-produced food, especially during lunch time.

First of all, the simple fact that people don’t have places to sit is ridiculous. Yes, a bar was installed on the East side of the cafeteria last year, allowing a handful of extra seats, but it was not nearly enough.

New seating and rearrangements should be made. I don’t know about you, but I consider battling my way through occupied chairs and strewn book bags to be an unwanted intense event, especially when hands are tied up with bowls and loose silverware.

It’s as if we’re all back in high school, dodging and darting about in an effort to be first in line on macaroni and cheese day.

Pe r h a p s the front of the Lowry building could be relieved of hallways and rooms, and this new space could be used as an addition to the cafeteria itself. Yes, the staff dining would have to be relocated to another location, but if you see the herd of students migrating into the building at 11:50 a.m., you will agree

While the new remodeling of the main floor of Lowry is stunning, money should have been allocated to an area of more importance first: Lowry dining hall.

that it would be worth the effort.

Another option to work out these circumstances would be to re-open Kittredge Dining Hall. I personally hear at least one person a week reminisce about Kittredge’s “no fry zone.” While not nearly as bad as other colleges and universities, a great deal of Lowry food has an effect on the body after ingesting it (details unnecessary) for every meal during the week. No offense to Lowry workers, but many other students also feel that Lowry food should be improved.

Students are not only tempted to avoid Lowry because of the food quality, but also to avoid the crowded conditions. Charlie Fanelli ’12, said “This year I go to Mom’s way more now than I used to, just to avoid Lowry.”

While the College has been beautifying its campus with the project on Beall Ave., remodeling Lowry and renovating Babcock Hall, its food services are in dire need of coming up to par as well.

For the rate of tuition that we pay to attend this fantastic college, we should at least have the options of quality food and a place to dine in peace.

Emily Bartelheim is a first-time contributor to the Voice. She can be reached for comment at EBartelheim12@wooster.edu

Editorial cartoon by Will Santino. WSantino11@wooster.edu

Veg finds middle ground Having been a vegetarian for the entirety of my 20 years, I am in support of Usman Gul’s attempt to recruit people to the cause. In “ Ve g e t a r i a n H y p o c r i s y, ” however, he fails to open readers’ eyes to the overall benefits of hannahdiorio-toth this lifestyle.

Instead, he sets up an “all or nothing” argument which in my opinion deters others from considering vegetarianism.

“Vegetarian Hypocrisy” states that we are faced with two options.

We must either “embrace the eccentric lifestyle and refuse to consume any and all a n i m a l by p r o d u c t s, or renounce ve g e t a r i a n ism altogether.” I believe that the choice to be vegetarian is not this cut and dry.

One has many options and can accept as little or as much of the lifestyle as they please.

People have these options because being a vegetarian means more than just helping end the inhumane killing of animals.

Usman suggests that this is the sole reason that he accepts the vegetarian lifestyle. As a general population, however, people choose to be vegetarian for a wide variety of reasons. Health, environmental concerns and personal preference usually accompany concern for humane animal treatment in one’s reasoning.

Because my family has not participated in eating meat for such a long time, we have had a significant effect on the environment. The average American consumes 2,714 land animals within their lifetime. Because we’ve adopted this lifestyle we’ve been able to avoid becoming a part of this statistic (www.veganoutreach.org).

But I have several friends who have just decided to become vegetarian in the past year, and others who, although not completely vegetarian, make a conscious effort to avoid meat in their meals. And I know others who can’t pass up a hamburger but wouldn’t be caught dead in a leather jacket. Does this make them hypocritical? In my opinion, it doesn’t. These people are also making a significant contribution to a better world.

Choosing any part of one’s life path is a journey. It’s not all or nothing. Unlike some cultures, such as India, vegetarianism is often viewed as unusual in Western society. In fact, even though it is becoming a more acceptable lifestyle, it is not generally supported by society.

Therefore, it takes more of an effort to be a vegetarian in the United States. Even by adopting parts of the lifestyle, people are supporting the cause.

“Vegetarian Hypocrisy” suggests that there are so many animal byproducts necessary in daily life that it is nearly impossible to live without the killing of animals. And he is correct. I don’t think there is going to be a day in the future when the entire world population is avoiding all animal byproducts. I bet many people don’t realize that the pain medication that they took for their Sunday morning headache is encased in a capsule that probably contains gelatin. Or that granulated white sugar is processed through animal bones. Or that the vegetable soup that t h e y ordered for dinner is m o s t likely made with beef broth.

But look at the progression that our popular culture has made towards a more humane goal.

“Faux” is the new cool word to put in front of anything because of all the new synthetic materials that are being used in clothing and other products instead of animal byproducts. I choose to wear faux Uggs because they aren’t made of sheepskin. Many people own faux leather jackets, gloves and boots. Not only are these items less expensive then the real thing, but they do not weigh heavy on their conscience. And you can use fun contractions in sentences like, “I wish that I had sequined Fuggs to go with this outfit,” or “These pleather pants are itchy but very attractive.”

These alternatives help average people contribute to a healthier world and more humane treatment in an easy and more popularly acceptable way. But even as a lifelong vegetarian I understand that nothing is black and white. Some synthetic alternatives to animal byproducts such as cellulose capsules are less healthy and worse for the environment. Someone who is considering these reasons in their choice to be a vegetarian may actually embrace some byproducts.

So, whether someone is giving up meat and all animal byproducts or simply choosing a veggie burger over their usual chicken nuggets at Burger King, their deliberate effort is not only making an actual difference, but drawing attention to the cause.

But even as a life-long vegetarian I need to understand that nothing is black and white.

Hannah Diorio-Toth is a Viewpoints editor for the Voice. She can be reached for comment at Hdiorio-Toth11@wooster.edu

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Students celebrate the new Lowry lounge Last Saturday, Student Activities Office, Late Night Activities, W.A.C., Scot Lanes, Wilson Bookstore and Campus Dining Services joined forces to sponsor The Lowry Lounge Party. The festivities lasted from 8 p.m. to midnight. The Wilson Bookstore had special party hours from 7:30 p.m. to 10 p.m. At left, the live karaoke band rocks out for the crowd (Photo by Andrew Collins).

At right, Abbas Sabur ’11 and Fernanda Nunes ’11 collaborated together with the live band karaoke to indulge their inner rock star. Other participants enjoyed crafts, board games, free admission to Scot Lanes, free popcorn and soda pop sponsored by W.A.C., a free cup of cocoa at the new coffee bar or late night shopping at the Wilson Bookstore (Photo

by Andrew Collins).

Coccia House not your everyday Italian cuisine ty’s sake.

While waiting for my medium pizza, I also ordered bread and butThe first thing I saw when I sat ter, a staple of any good restaurant down was a crowded room — more meal — and a plate of provolone specifically, I noticed that while just sticks. These sticks came in remarktrying to find a seat. And even with ably fast time, and (of course) the that, a waitress on the other end of taste was incredible. Light, flaky the room still had time to talk to a exterior, thin enough that you were customer she knew by name. So by getting plenty of cheese, cooked initial impression, I was, well, enough to be delightfully gooey but impressed — the place was packed not enough to lose itself all over the plate. They also gave ample sauce, and had regulars.

Even in such a large crowd, the which blended nicely with the sungroup was quiet and easy going. dried tomato bread that was served Around my table were posters of before my main entrée.

Then came the pizza. If there is operas such as “La Bohéme” and “Madama Butterfly,” as well as the one thing to remember about Coccia pictures of bowls of fruit and hous- House, it is this: they do not joke es. The colors of walls and carpets around when it comes to pizza. This typically were simple variations of pizza was much thicker than I imagwhite, red and green, complimenting ined, crammed with the minimalist the Italian flag that you could also three toppings I asked for. Tastefind if you looked. Simple, yet ele- wise, I was blown away. Not too gant — though for those less inter- greasy, yet still distinctly flavorful. ested in this kind of setting, there One bite was more than enough to convince me they’ve never was also a bar with a TV. used frozen dough a day in A waitress came to serve me almost immediately. I REVIEW: their entire existence.

In my excitement, I was indecisive, having COCCIA didn’t quite notice the never been here before, but HOUSE prices until I finally saw thankfully she was prompt the bill. The totals came but not invasive as she regto as follows: $6.50 for ularly checked up on me to see if I made up my mind. While the provolone sticks, $1.95 for my deliberating, the waitress told me up bread basket, $14.00 for my three that they always take 20 minutes to item medium pizza and $2.95 for make their pizzas. She boasted their my dessert cannoli. Now, there are pizza was the best in Wooster, and two sides to this coin that should be that it gets shipped all over the coun- noted. On the one hand, most of try — which is further alleged on this was a bargain; the sticks were their to-go boxes. At this point, I had bigger and better tasting than what to try it, at the very least for curiosi- you could get at Mom’s, while the

Charles Horenstein Managing Editor

The Coccia House boasts popular Italian cuisine that people from all around come to taste. The restaurant is located downtown at 764 Pittsburgh Ave (Photo by Andrew Collins). pizza was deceptively filling for its size. You’ll initially think you’re getting ripped off when you look at it, but one slice will prove to be so packed with toppings that you’ll fill much more quickly than expected.

But on the other hand, we as college students don’t typically have this kind of money to throw away on a regular basis. With that in mind, I can’t honestly recommend this as a regular occurrence for the average student. It is well worth the price, but to do this more than occasionally could be rather taxing. However, if you are with your parents or a particularly rich or generous friend, make

the trip. This restaurant is a textbook example of how cheaper food means a cheaper experience. You will get what you pay for.

The restaurant, according to the menu, was established in fall of 1958, and since then they have learned “many lessons, some things to try, some things to never try again.” And from this has come a carefully crafted practice, with excellent perky and prompt servers, homey atmosphere and great food make it an experience too delightful to pass up. If you need any further recommendations, just go ask the regulars.

Going Green @Wooster

Friday, January 22

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GREEK INSIGHT It’s the beginning of second semester and the Wooster campus is looking even more bizarre than usual. Clusters of underclassmen are walkgrainnecarlin ing around looking like school teachers, business men, lumber jacks, Little Red Riding Hood and fifth graders.

Bissman has an unusual classical music selection continuously booming through the halls throughout the day, and Lowry is completely crowded by 7:30 a.m. every morning.

It’s that time of year again — the Greek community’s new member education. I remember when I had to undergo the education process as a first year I had no idea what to expect.

The two weeks of Greek education are based on tradition and all traditions are kept secret to create a bond within the group. With that being said, I had no idea what was coming to me upon my return to Wooster. I spent my winter break freaking out daily over the rumors I heard. I went to the gym as much as I could so that I would be in shape just in case the actives decided to circle my fat while I stood on a washing machine. I practiced my dance moves for the rumored night that my pledge class would have to give blindfolded lap-dances to the fraternities on campus. I even said long goodbyes to my parents when I headed back to Ohio, you know, just in case I died during pledging or something normal like that.

Fortunately, very fortunately, pledging was absolutely nothing like I expected it to be. Now after going through the new member education process, and being an active member for two years, I finally understand why we have the process and what the traditions all mean.

Pledging at Wooster is not meant to humiliate, upset or to ruin lives.

Every Greek group at Wooster has its very own personality — although rush in the fall is intended to show this to the campus community, the qualities of each group can really be seen during pledging. The process of pledging occurs every year so that new members fully understand what the organization is about and what their future sisters and brothers are really like.

Once I was inducted into my sorority my feelings of stress, annoyance and anticipation were replaced with a sense of belonging and a new family. I became incredibly close with my pledge class and we share a unique bond that is impossible for those outside the Greek community to understand. I realize now that the tasks we had to do during those two weeks were mere getting-to-know you activities.

By the time pledging was over I felt like I really knew everyone in the group.

Through new member education, pledges are able to learn about the group, form bonds and strengthen friendships that will last a lifetime.

The way pledges go about doing this is unique to their Greek organization, and tradition is important to everyone. I can’t say that I would go through pledging again if I could, but I would not change anything about my experience.

— Did Santa come bearing electronics? Power your new toys with rechargeable batteries!

More than 15 billion batteries are disposed of each year, and while batteries no longer contain (significant amounts of) mercury, the metals found in batteries can be harmful to the environment. If you dislike carrying around a heavy battery charger, try UseCell, a rechargeable battery with a USB plug that can be recharged with any computer or gaming console.

Grainne Carlin ’11 is a member of Alpha Gamma Phi and Chief Copy Editor for The Voice. She can be reached for questions or comments at GCarlin11@wooster.edu.

— Try to clean green! Use all-natural or organic cleaning products, which reduce the carbon footprint of your monthly load of laundry. Try to wash using only cold water, which reduces energy costs and the risk that your whites come out pink!

Want to write for Features?

— Still toting that bottle of Dasani? Try purchasing a reusable water bottle to carry to class instead. Empty water bottles fill landfills and create unnecessary carbon use. Purchase a water filter to place in your dorm’s mini-fridge instead. It will save you Flex dollars and carbon, not to mention many trips to the recycling bins.

For more information contact Madelyn Halstead (MHalstead11@wooster.edu) or Tamari Farquharson (TFarquharson11@wooster.edu)

— Compiled by Alexandra DeGrandchamp

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Theater students compete in Pennsylvania Five day festival hosts contests and workshops Alexandra DeGrandchamp Senior Writer Several Wooster theater students proved their flair for the dramatic last week at the Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival Regional meeting.

The Festival, held at Indiana University of Pennsylvania, Jan. 12-16, featured student performances, competition and workshops for colleges from Maryland, Delaware, District of Columbia, New Jersey, Western New York, Northern Virginia, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia.

Notable entrants include: Alfred University, Montclair University, West Chester University and the host institution, Indiana University of Pennsylvania.

Participants attending the Festival had the opportunity to have their work presented, critiqued and improved by fellow theater students and faculty from the region. Alex Paolino-Gibson ’10

states that the regional Festival provides opportunities to “learn different ways of improving your craft” as well as “seeing amazing amounts of theater.”

Three Wooster students, Laura Vandiver ’10, Malcolm CampbellTaylor ’13 and Jasmine Verreen ’13, auditioned for the Irene Ryan Scholarship while at the Festival.

The audition requires competitors to participate in a series of elimination rounds, presenting one scene in the first round, two scenes in the second round and two scenes and a monologue in the final round.

Vandiver received “positive feedback” on her participation in the first round while partnered with Verreen, and Campbell-Taylor advanced to the semi-finalist round while also partnered with Verreen.

Paolino-Gibson participated in a stage management competition. He was required to stage manage an event at the Festival, as well as submit paperwork and a book of his previous work. Paolino-Gibson’s

work with the New Play Program at the Festival, in addition to his work on Wooster’s “Comedy of Errors,” earned him second place at this year’s Festival.

PaolinoGibson appreciated the learning opportunity the competition provided him, stating it was useful to observe “how people manage other people” in order to hone his own skills.

Outside of their competitions, Wooster students kept busy pursuing the many opportunities available to them at the Festival.

Vandiver participated in a staged reading of a new play, “Baggage,”

by Carnegie Mellon’s Dan O’Neil.

Paolino-Gibson cited the close collaboration with other artists as one of the important aspects of that festival. “You learn new techniques and what your peers are doing,” he said.

The Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival “brings together artists from across the country,” says Paolino-Gibson.

With a network of more than 600 collegiate institutions and over 18,000 students nationwide, the Festival provides the opportunity for collaboration and competition.

In the past, these regional competitions have included special workshops and presentations on playwriting, voice, movement, auditioning, children’s theater, stage combat and scenery construction. A total of eight regional competitions are held annually throughout the nation.

Students who succeed in their regional competitions are invited to the Kennedy Center National American College Theater Festival in Washington, DC; this year’s festival will take place April 12-17. In 2007, the Wooster production of Adam Rapp’s “Nocturne” qualified for consideration at the National Festival.

Additional reporting contributed by Arts and Entertainment editor Lee McKinstry.

Wooster Street Style Our photographer caught up with Dan Casto ‘12 and Emma Karasz ‘11 on their way to morning classes. Each were kind enough to answer our questions about their retro-inspired styles.

What are you wearing?

Can you describe how your style has developed?

Dan Casto: The cords and jacket are from H&M. The sweater is from Gap, and the shoes and scarf are both from thrift stores. I get a lot of stuff at a second hand place in Columbus called Rag-o-Rama.

Though it may not be sunglasses weather, Dan Casto ’12 rocks the forbidden (Photo by Linda Kuster).

Emma Karasz: My desire to be stylish and to look good was originally inspired by the Puerto Rican girls that lived on my block in my old neighborhood. They had the best hair and the best earrings and they just knew how to work it. It Do you have any fashion was true inspiration. icons?

What’s your favorite decade DC: Dylan, Mick and Keith, for fashion?

Scott Walker, Sean Connery, EK: I don't have a favorite Lappo Elkann, Rogues Gallery and Save Khaki and everything decade, and I don't really stick to one style. If I like something, I'll in “The Brothers Bloom.” wear it. Ongoing inspiration comes from the aforementioned Puerto Rican girls, my friends, the Christian thrift store in Wooster, Clueless, religious deities, Lil Kim, drag queens and more.

Contrasting shapes and casual throw-backs completethe look of Emma Karasz ’11 (Photo by Linda Kuster).

2009 Golden Globes were not so golden An unthrilling award ceremony lacks its usual luster Hallie Moreland Voice Staff This year’s Golden Globes wasn’t exactly the most exciting awards show in recent history. That shouldn’t have come as a surprise as Hollywood was clearly caught off guard by the rain that drenched their normally sun soaked red carpet. Apparently when it rains in L.A., celebrities get a little grumpy.

After arriving inside, the irritable audience prepared themselves for a rather lackluster monologue presented by host and British television star Ricky Gervais. Needless to say, most of Gervais’ jokes fell flat and by the time he started plugging all of his various film and television projects, it seemed that both the athome audience and those at the ceremony were getting a bit tired.

Things got interesting again when Mo’nique, star of “Precious,” accepted the first award of the night for Best Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture. Her speech was both moving and gracious.

Equally as gracious was the much-deserving winner for Best Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture, Christoph Waltz.

Although the “Inglourious Basterds” star made his speech into a pun about his “globe now being golden,” he was endearing nonetheless.

As for the rest of the awards, many were rather predictable. All you really need to know is that once again, this was a good year for Meryl

Streep, Alec Baldwin, and the series “Mad Men.” There were some surprises, however, with Sandra Bullock winning in the category of Best Actress — Drama and Robert Downey Jr. winning for his role in “Sherlock Holmes.“ “Glee” beat out “The Office” and “30 Rock” for Best Television Series

away from the camera after he lost.

Speaking of sore loser Tobey, it seemed that some of the nominees forgot how to be humble this year.

Case in point, James Cameron.

When his category for Best Director was read, he could be seen mouthing the words “I could win this one” to his wife and former star of “Titanic,” Suzy Amis.

Ricky Gervais hosted the 2010 Golden Globes Award Ceremony (Photo Courtesy AP).

— Comedy or Musical, with “The Hangover” winning in its respective category as well. How it could be judged in the same category as “Nine” remains a mystery.

Jeff Bridges also won a long overdue award for Best Actor — Drama for his work in “Crazy Heart.” This was much to the chagrin of fellow nominee Tobey McGuire, who shot a mean look

Well Cameron was right, he could win that award. And he did, along with the award for Best Motion Picture — Drama. He showed his appreciation by giving a couple selfimportant speeches that I wasn’t too interested in hearing.

I also wasn’t interested in hearing him deliver a statement in his made up language, Na’vi, which he said meant, “I see you. My brothers and

my sisters.” No it doesn’t mean that, James Cameron. You made it up.

Let’s just hope for the sake of everyone that Mr. Cameron waits another 12 years before releasing his next film.

Possibly one of the strangest yet most exciting features of last Sunday’s broadcast was the rather shoddy camera work that seemed to be going on throughout the night.

It seemed as though the camera men were having trouble spotting the nominees when their names were called and a lot of the time, the camera was just panning around manically, catching whatever happened to be in their line of vision as they swiftly moved around.

Thanks to this (sub-par) camera work, the at-home audience was given many opportunities to see Brendan Frasier making overly excited hand gestures at the camera, prompting everyone watching to ask, “who invited Brendan Frasier?”

The tone at the Golden Globes this year was decidedly more somber, as a result of the devastation that has been unfolding in Haiti over the past few weeks. Many of the celebrities in attendance wore special ribbons to show their support for the cause, with some even opting to mention Haitian relief efforts in their speeches.

So, while the show was a little slow and the attendees a little grumpy, it can be assumed that for at least one night, most had their minds on more important things than congratulating each other.

Section Editors: Lee McKinstry Marten Dollinger

THE SCENE I know that I’m not the only one who is insanely upset with what’s been going on at NBC lately. It seems that almost everyhalliemoreland one around is unhappy with the displacement of Conan O’Brien as the “Tonight Show” host and the possible reinstatement of its old ruler, Jay Leno.

I think I can speak especially for audiences my age, who have been loyally following Conan’s career ever since they were first allowed to stay up past 12:30 a.m. on a school night.

Am I the only one who remembers that Jay Leno mentioned retiring before he left “The Tonight Show” in 2008? I don’t recall initially hearing him talk about how he wanted to hijack the 10 p.m. time slot and subsequently destroy NBC’s nighttime ratings in the process.

I also seem to remember Leno making a statement right before his embarrassment of a show aired, claiming that if it were to fail, he would leave gracefully. He was, after all, already a successful millionaire who quite frankly was getting a little too old.

Never did I hear him say that if his efforts were to fail (which they did) that he would attempt to steal back “The Tonight Show” from his successor. And then in the weeks following all these decisions, Jay Leno is attempting to gain the public’s sympathy and make it seem as though both NBC and Conan are treating him unfairly?

Sorry Jay, the “Tonight Show” isn’t your girlfriend who decided she wanted to see other people. You can’t just try to win her back. She’s not interested. You still have a job while Conan has to look elsewhere, so don’t come crying to us.

It seems to me that when the most iconic, well-respected late night television program is handed over to a new host, it should stay with that host for longer than seven months. I mean, won’t it be weird when we all look back in a few years, with Jay Leno still serving as host, and say, “Oh, I remember when someone else randomly hosted this show for SEVEN MONTHS?” That’s completely ridiculous.

Of course, this is nothing new for NBC, who has never treated Conan with an ounce of the respect he deserves. I don’t know if many people know this, but when “Late Night with Conan O’Brien” first hit the airwaves, Conan was on a night-by-night contract. That’s right—NBC granted themselves the power to fire Conan on whichever night he didn’t bring in enough viewers.

If I remember correctly, I think there was actually a night where Conan’s show wasn’t even aired because of NBC’s lack of faith in him.

I do realize that Conan’s ratings on the “Tonight Show” are significantly lower than the ratings Jay was pulling in, but haven’t we all learned by now that Conan takes some getting used to? His comedy is a little more obscure than Jay Leno’s, but that doesn’t mean it’s any less funny.

Honestly, NBC should never have given Conan his own show way back in 1993 if they weren’t completely confident he would succeed.

It’s clear that the network still doesn’t have faith in him, as they’re doing the same thing now that they did 17 years ago. If that network didn’t believe in him then, they should have let him go on to other networks that would appreciate him more.

It’s not fair for NBC to hold onto Conan O’Brian just in case he becomes a success. They have to actually believe that he will.

Hallie is a regular contributer to the Voice. She can be reached for comment at hmoreland10@wooster.edu

Section Editors: Margaret Donnelly Chris Weston Matthew Yannie

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Consecutive wins for Scots show improvement in potential Margaret Donnelly Sports Editor After starting the season 3-9, it looked as if the women’s basketball team was off to another inauspicious start. However, after winning four of its last five, the team’s season is showing glimpses of promise.

With a team-high of 17 points that helped Wooster (7-10, 4-4 NCAC) defeat Earlham College (213, 1-5 NCAC) 67-57 last Saturday, Kym Wenz ’10 moved into second place of the women’s basketball team’s all-time scoring list. Last week Wenz became Wooster’s alltime three-point shooter and moved into the second-place position with another three-point shot.

It was a series of three-point baskets by Wenz that began a 20-3 Wooster run, during which Wenz exceeded Carly Loehrke’s (2003-07) 1,338 career points. With 17 points in the game, Wenz’s career total now stands at 1,344 points, moving her up to second on the all-time list.

Taylor Keegan ’11 gave the Scots their largest lead of the game of 21 points with another three-pointer with 10:47 remaining in the game, but it was diminished by a trio of threepoint baskets by Earlham’s Michelle Miranda, Katy Buda and Princess Darnell with just under six minutes.

Earlham scored another five unanswered points to bring them within

61-52, but Keegan and Kaitlin Krister ’10 sealed the win by giving the Scots a 16-point lead with three consecutive baskets.

Although the Scots had a shaky start to the game with Earlham’s quick 9-0 start, Wooster led a 23-5 run during which Keegan scored her first three-point ball of the night to bring Wooster ahead 23-14.

Throughout the game Earlham went scored 11 of 34 attempts from behind the arc, while the Scots made 50 percent of their outside shots.

In this game the Scots shot 47 percent from the field, their second-highest total of the season. Krister added 15 points and three blocks, while Jess Wingen ’13 added eight rebounds and six points. Keshia Butler ’12 scored five points and contributed five assists, as well as getting two steals.

Earlham’s leaders were Nikki Darrett with 17 points and Miranda and Buda with 12 each, all on threes.

The Scots defeated Hiram College in a close win earlier in the week, thanks to the last-minute heroics by Wingen. In the last few sequences of the game, as the Scots led 50-48, Wingen blocked a shot that could have tied the game, rebounded the ball and was sent to the free-throw line where she converted on two baskets to seal a 52-48 win for the Scots.

The Terriers (2-12, 1-4 NCAC) kept the score close throughout the game, despite only having an advan-

Keshia Butler ’12 has provided high-paced play at the point guard position for the improved Fighting Scot offense (Photo by Sam VanFleet). tage over the Scots for 59 seconds in the entire game. Hiram’s Amy Geisman stole a Wooster ball that led to a basket by Jess Cowan to tie the score 44-44 with 4:48 remaining.

Butler responded with a lay up and Wenz converted several free throws to take a lead of 48-44. Two minutes later, Hiram came within two (50-48) with one minute on the clock.

Hiram held possession of the ball and looked to either tie the game or win it outright in the last few seconds when Wingen blocked a shot with 12 seconds left. With Wingen’s two points at the free throw line, she totaled eight points for the night, eight rebounds and four blocks.

Krister tied her career-high of 15 rebounds and tallied six points, two

Club hockey still skating in fourth year

blocks and two steals. Wenz held the team-high with 14 points and Colleen Goodwillie ’10 added 11, three of them from behind the paint.

The Scots are off this weekend before facing Hiram College on Wednesday. With a win over the Terriers, the Scots would move into third place and move right into the thick of the NCAC race.

Pic k’em Results The Winner is...

Jason Weingardt 187-90

Final Standings Jason:

187-90

Chris:

178-99

Andrew:

174-103

Matthew:

172-105

Words from the winner: The College of Wooster’s club hockey team lost 13-5 against The Ohio State University at Newark. The club team is in its fourth year of existence and plays against other Ohio college club teams. Captain Ashton Deist ’10 (left) and Kevin Reiswig ’10 (right) are two of the seniors that have helped the club team grow in membership and popularity (Photos by Taylor Keegan).

“FREE GILBERT!”

NOISE FROM NEW ENGLAND

Star status only lasts so long, cut ‘em This is my favorite time of the year for the National Football League. Not because the playoffs are wrapping up, or because the postseason awards are given out.

Not chrisweston because of seeing old Don Cheadle Playoffs commercials (best football commercials ever created). Not even because of the laughable attempt to make the Pro Bowl seem appealing to the American public. This is the time of year when fans of the NFL finally get to see if their team has the guts to make the tough moves, and cut their big name players.

Sure, it seems like a ridiculous concept. Why would a team choose to get rid of its biggest names and fan favorites? How does this actually help out the team?

The way the NFL is set up, there is the chance for any team, with the exception of maybe the Wittenberg Alum Al Davis’ Oakland Raiders, to compete for the Vince Lombardi Trophy. The salary cap and draft system have allowed teams like the

Carolina Panthers to go from a 1-15 team in 2001 to a Super Bowl runner up in 2003.

The problem is that with 32 teams in the NFL, 31 teams end up as failures at the end of the season.

All that matters is winning the Super Bowl, and all regular season accolades are meaningless without it. Ask any fan which team had the best record in the 2008 season and most people will draw a blank.

However, when it comes to the Super Bowl champion they will name the Pittsburgh Steelers nine times out of 10.

With all of these failures of teams, you would think that teams would start to make changes, shake up their roster a little bit. If a system didn’t work last season, a team can’t expect to go into the next season without making any changes and compete for a title. Everyone else would be improving, and so should they.

Owners have no problem putting the blame on coaches, which they constantly do, and assume bringing in a new coach will solve all of the problems. Sadly, this logic is as flawed as second marriages, which constantly are described as the tri-

umph of hope over intelligence. If a player has a history of folding under the pressure, that player is not going to take any team to the glory land.

So, without further ado, I have a list of three players that need to be cut, whether the teams want to admit it or not.

Donovan McNabb, QB, Philadelphia Eagles Every year, fans in Philadelphia call for him to get the pink slip. He has about as much respect in the City of Brotherly Love as our last president had from the American people.

It is about time that McNabb is finally let go. At age 33, he is the fourth oldest starting quarterback in the NFL. His numbers haven’t necessarily dropped at all, but with a history of injuries it is hard to determine when his best season actually was. He has been a good quarterback, but take a look at his postseason record (10-8, with the losses including four NFC Championship games and a Super Bowl) and it becomes more obvious that he is not the player the Eagles need to lead them into the land of Super Bowl Champions.

Nate Kaeding, K, San Diego Chargers Kaeding passed Mike Vanderjagt as the most accurate kicker in NFL history this past season. He flaunts an impeccable 90 percent field goal percentage during the regular season. However, the regular season has no bearing on winning a Super Bowl.

In post-season games, Kaeding is three for nine in field goal attempts, including a huge miss that would have beaten the New York Jets in overtime in the 2004 wild card round, a shank that could have tied the Chargers with the Patriots in the 2006 playoffs and, most recently, three missed field goals (one that was a measly 36 yard boot, more than 20 yards shorter than his career long) in a playoff game against the New York Jets, who they lost to by three points. Kaeding can’t do it in the post season. He has to go.

Tony Romo, QB, Dallas Cowboys Romo is the biggest enigma in the entire NFL. After going undrafted in the 2003 draft, Romo

spent three years hidden away on the Cowboys bench as an undrafted free agent before finally getting his chance. He excited people because he was an improvement over an aging Drew Bledsoe, which is like being a better parent than Octomom or Charles Manson. Take an extended look at his statistics and they are somewhat impressive. In the three years he has started every game, he has thrown for over 4000 yards twice. The problem is his off-season woes, highlighted by his flubbed hold of a 19-yard field goal attempt that would have sealed victory for his team in 2006. Romo is 1-3 in the playoffs, and seems to disappear whenever his team needs him in big games.

Owner Jerry Jones is one for statement. He needs to make one by getting rid of Romo.

Owners need to stop putting the blame on the coaches and start putting the heat on the players that matter. Despite a player’s status as a fan favorite, or even tenure with a team, owners need to learn to fall in love with a player’s skill, and not their name.

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Friday, January 22, 2010

Swimming and diving ride wave of success Matthew Yannie Sports Editor In a dual meet that was originally scheduled for Jan. 8, the Fighting Scots had Hiram College wishing for another snow day. The continued dominance in the pool for the men’s and women’s teams has them riding a wave of success into the end of the season and the NCAC Championships in early February.

Both teams took care of business against the Terriers and increased their winning streaks, with the women remaining undefeated on the season in dual meets (9-0) and the men moving to 5-3 and adding to their dual-meet winning streak which now sits at three, with only two opponents remaining on the regular season schedule.

The men’s squad benefited from a balanced attack in the water, with seven swimmers taking first place and two divers recording wins in a lopsided victory (141-70).

Peter Parisi ’13 led the Scots with individual victories in the 200-meter IM and 100-meter butterfly. Alex Lajoie ’13 also added to the Scots domination with a win in the 200 freestyle.

In addition to the impressive firstyear performances of Parisi and Lajoie, the customary senior trio of Eric Babbitt ’10, Logan LaBerge ’10 and Ryan Radtke ’10 each recorded individual wins for the Scots. Tyler Hartley-Shepherd ’10 added a win in the 100-meter breaststroke. The senior leadership on the men’s side has been a standard for the team which struggled in the early portion of the season.

The men’s team also benefited from the success of divers Tim Gillis ’10 and Luke Knezevic ’12 who won the one meter and three meter dives respectively. The emergence of a strong diving team will be beneficial to the Scots when it comes to competing for a NCAC Championship.

The women’s team has done noth-

ing but win this season and continued that streak with a 140-87 win over Hiram. The Scots were led by the impressive performances of three first-years. Kate Hunt ’13, Caroline Hanson ’13 and Samira ElAdawy ’13 each recorded two individual victories. The youth of the women’s team has been a welcome benefit for the Scots, who have

excelled this season.

Alyse Marquinez ’11 contributed two victories to the winning effort with individual wins in the one and three-meter dives.

The Scots swimmers and divers will be back in action tomorrow for the final home dual meet of the season against Wheeling Jesuit University at 1 p.m.

Swimmers prepare for Wheeling Jesuit University this weekend (Photo by Maureen Sill).

Scots gear up for rival Wittenberg Seniors lead track Andrew Vogel Editor in Chief

In the past week, the men’s basketball team (7-0 NCAC, 12-4 overall) has sneaked by its opponents, despite poor perimeter shooting.

When the Scots travel to Wittenberg University (5-2, 13-3) tomorrow night, they will look to correct their surprising shooting slump. Otherwise, they will find out how long they can last while struggling from behind the threepoint line.

The perimeter-oriented Scots have historically thrived from long range. When other phases of the game have broken down, the Scots have relied on their ability to make it rain from downtown. This season, however, the Scots have struggled through a prolonged shooting drought.

In each of the past five seasons, the Scots have shot at least 40 percent from the three-point line.

Moreover, for nine straight seasons, the Scots have shot at least 48 percent from the field. However, this season the Scots have struggled in both areas. The Scots are shooting 44 percent from the field, and just 34 percent from three-point line. In games against Allegheny College (33, 6-8), Earlham College (1-5, 3-12) and Oberlin College (0-7, 4-12) they chucked up a combined 72 threepoint attempts and made 14 of them.

Up to this point, the Scots have gotten away with it. The Scots have pieced together their longest winning streak of the season, with six straight victories. Furthermore, they have moved back into the national rankings at No. 25.

Recently, the Scots’ struggles from the outside have been offset by strong play inside. In their 69-68 win over Allegheny College, the

Scots outscored the Gators in the paint by a margin of 32-26. In the 63-54 over Earlham, the Scots steamrolled the Quakers in the paint — outscoring them 46-18.

Furthermore, the Scots outrebounded the Quakers 45-24. Last Wednesday, the Scots out-rebounded the Yeomen 39-27.

In part, the Scots have accomplished this mini-run during a cushier part of their schedule. The combined winning percentage of their opponents in the first nine games was 56 percent. The combined winning percentage of the opponents in their last seven games was merely 37 percent.

The Scots will be challenged tomorrow night when they travel to Springfield to take on the hated Tigers. The Wittenberg-Wooster rivalry is one of the fiercest in Div. III. While the two schools have historically been equally matched, Wooster has taken the upper-hand in the rivalry over the last three years.

In the past decade, the Scots and Tigers have been the powerhouses of the NCAC. They are the only two teams to win the NCAC regular season title since 2000. The Tigers, the winningest program in Div. III, reached the national championship game in 2006. However, they have failed to make the NCAA Tournament since that run to the title game. Their win totals have decreased in each of the past three seasons. After posting a 30-4 season in 2006, they have gone 22-5 (2007), 16-8 (2008), and 13-13 (2009).

This season the Tigers seem to be back on track, racing to a 13-2 start. Their most notable victory came on Nov. 24, when they upset No. 22 Capital University — the team that bounced Wooster in the second round of last year’s national tournament — and subsequently

cracked the national polls. The Tigers have since fallen out of the top 25, but are enjoying their best season since 2006. The Tigers would like nothing better than to steal a win from the Scots tomorrow and prove that they’re back.

Against Earlham, the Scots were able to dominate inside. Bryan Wickliffe ’11 was a force to be reckoned with, scoring 17 points and grabbing eight rebounds inside.

While the Scots will need another big performance from Wickliffe tomorrow night, Wickliffe will have a much tougher assignment. Post player Mark Snyder, a 6-6 forward, is averaging nearly seven rebounds per game. Last Saturday, forward Michael Cooper scored 21 points and grabbed eight rebounds against the Gators. The Tigers have more depth inside than either Allegheny or Earlham. Wickliffe will need help from Josh Claytor ’13, who grabbed a career-high eight rebounds against the Quakers.

The Tigers’ strength inside makes the Scots’ slumping perimeter game an even greater issue. When the Scots have fallen behind of late, they have rallied on the back of Ian Franks ’11, who is averaging 23 points per night in his last three games. Franks has been able to penetrate into the lane and draw contact. Based on the Scots’ recent performances, the Tigers’ defense will collapse on Franks .

Tomorrow the onus will be on the perimeter duo of Justin Hallowell ’12 and Nathan Balch ’11. If the two are able to make a few outside shots early, it will free up lanes inside. If the two can’t find a rhythm, Franks will be forced to shoulder the load, as he has done so often this season. If that’s the case, the Scots will have to scratch and claw one out against the Tigers.

NCAC W inter Standings Men’s Basketball 1.) Wooster 2.) Wittenberg 3.) Wabash 4.) Hiram 5.) Allegheny 6.) Ohio Wesleyan 7.) Denison 8.) Kenyon 9.) Earlham 10.) Oberlin

Men’s Swim Top 20 (collegeswimming.com) 6-0 (11-4) 5-1 (13-2) 4-2 (9-5) 4-2 (7-8) 3-3 (6-8) 3-3 (6-9) 3-3 (3-12) 1-5 (4-10) 1-5 (3-12) 0-6 (4-11)

Women’s Basketball 1.) Wittenberg 2.) Ohio Wesleyan 3.) Denison 4.) Kenyon 5.) Allegheny 6.) Wooster 7.) Oberlin 8.) Earlham 8.) Hiram

6-0 (8-6) 6-1 (11-5) 3-3 (11-4) 3-3 (10-5) 3-3 (6-9) 3-4 (6-10) 2-4 (3-12) 1-5 (2-13) 1-5 (2-13)

1.) Kenyon College 2.) Kalamazoo College 3.) Denison University 4.) Emory University 5.) MIT 6.) Washighton University (St. Louis) 7.) De Pauw University 8.) UW-Stevens Point 8.) Carnegie Mellon University 10.) The College of New Jersey 11.) Hope College 12.) Johns Hopkins University 13.) Washington and Lee University 14.) University of Chicago 14.) Williams College 16.) Amherst College 17.) Stevens Institute of Technology 18.) The College of Wooster 19.) Saint Olaf College 20.) Wheaton College (Ill)

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Women’s Swim Top 20 (collegeswimming.com) 1.) Emory University 2.) Kenyon College 2.) Denison University 4.) Mary Washington University 5.) Amherst College 6.) Williams College 6.) MIT 8.) Wheaton College (Ill) 9.) UW-Stevens Point 10.) Carnegie Mellon University 11.) The College of New Jersey 12.) Carthage College 13.) University of Chicago 14.) Calvin College 15.) Claremont Mudd-Scripps 16.) Washington University (St. Louis) 16.) Stevens Institute of Technology 18.) Hope College 19.) New York University 20.) The College of Wooster

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Mike Haggerty Voice Staff The Wooster track and field team looks to have a very strong season this year with several returning seniors, including three returning conference champions. These former conference champions, Julian Mangano ’10, Bryan Albani ’10 and Jon Mathis ’10, look to lead the Scots to championships in both indoor and outdoor competition.

The Scots are hoping to at least gain a top three finish in competition. If they achieve this goal, it would be their first since 2003.

However, if the men continue to improve, there is reason to believe they will be able to bring home a conference championship. Mangano dominated the men’s 800 meters last season and looks to become a powerhouse member of the relay team this season.

Albani has provisionally qualified for the NCAA Div. III championships in the past and looks to build on his second place finish in the conference last spring. Mathis has routinely placed high in both discus and high jump and looks to build on his previous experience to compete for a conference championship.

In addition to these leaders, there are several other upperclassmen who look to build on their previous seasons. Eric Dyer ’10 and Robert McConnell ’10 have both come very close to winning conference championships in the past.

Last season Dyer finished fourth in indoor high jump and third in the outdoor high jump. McConnell placed second in the pole vault last winter and hopes to improve on his fifth place finish in the outdoor vault last spring.

When you put it all together the Scots are looking to have an impressive season. Leading the way is a strong core of experienced seniors who are looking to improve upon their already stellar records.

When you combine these seniors with a group of underclassmen who are continuing to improve, you have a dynamite combination. It is this combination of experienced leaders and younger talent that looks to give the College of Wooster a shot at the conference championship.

Wooster Voice FRIDAY CONVERSATION Sports Editor Matthew Yannie recently talked to women’s basketball shooting guard Kym Wenz kymwenz ’10. Wenz broke the all-time three-point record at the College last week and moved into second place all-time in points scored for the Scots. She not only leads the team in scoring with over 20 points per game, but also in steals.

MY: Coming into this season you were honored as a pre-season All-American player. Does a title like that bring with it any pressure, or have you become accustomed to the spotlight?

KW: I never really expected that coming into the year; it was a big surprise for me. Initially, I did think about it a lot. The pressure of going into every game with the other teams in the conference knowing made me feel like I had more pressure than usual. As time went on I learned to not really think about it that much and just focus on going out and playing a well as I could.

MY: What were your expectations for this team at the beginning of the year? How do those expectations stack up to the results?

KW: I definitely expected our team to be one of the top teams in the conference. We played a difficult non-conference schedule so our record doesn’t look very good. We have the talent to be in the top four in the conference this year. We still have a lot more conference games to go so the goals are still very possible.

MY: Do you think in some regards that players on your own team are hesitant to take their own shots and sort of rely on you in certain situations to be the primary scorer?

KW: There are times, specifically when the clock is running down, where everyone looks to me. I want them to know that it doesn’t always have to come from me. I think they recognize that they also have the talent to do just as much.

MY: How much does the fact that other teams are focusing their defensive efforts on you contribute to getting other players open looks and opportunities to succeed in a similar way that Lebron James commands the attention of the opposition and makes others better?

KW: Colleen Goodwillie ’10 has a great outside shot and the last few games she has really been making her shots, same with Taylor Keegan ’11. I think teams don’t remember to respect their scoring ability as much, so when they are open they are able to take advantage.

MY: Not only are you the key contributor on offense, but you are also averaging five rebounds per game and lead the team in steals. What aspect of your game are you most proud of ?

KW: I think my rebounds have gone down, so I’m not very proud of that, but I’m doing the best that I can. I think I’m most proud of the steals, just because of my ability to anticipate and help out on the defensive end.

MY: After a tough beginning to the season the team has responded by winning three of its last four games. What are your expectations or hopes for the rest of the season?

KW: Our main goal is to have three wins in a row, as a projection for the ultimate goal of the conference tournament [where three wins would result in a NCAC championship]. I anticipate that we can win a majority of our remaining games, and I hope to show other teams in the conference that we aren’t a fifth or sixth place team and that we deserve to be at the top.