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VOLUME XXXI • NUMBER 13

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Strategic Planning Outline For Conn's Future Released8Y SOPHIE MATHEWSON &STE"E STAA"5S

.1 news editor & editor in chief

II Now six months into his firstyear at the h~lm of ConnecticutCollege, President Leo Higdon sentout an e-mail to both students andfaculty this week, to which heattached the most recent draft of thestrategic plan for the collegethrough the year 2013. The 25 ini-tiatives listed address many facetsof.college culture, including the ren-ovation of both residential and aca-demic buildings, the maintenanceand development of existing facili-ties, and the diversification of bothstudents and faculty.

President Higdon's much antici-pated and highly publicized arrivalthis academic year sparked a con-siderable amount of buzz, both pos-itive and negative, in the campuscommunity. Commended, by stu-dents for being immediately com-municative about his plans andtransactions, the tenth President'sinitiatives were received with bothexcitement and reservation, espe-cially in regard to how the formerW~lI Street executive planned tochannel his business backgroundinto the best interests of the commu-

Blaustein is one of several academic huildings slated for renovation under Conn's "Strategic Priorities" planning (web).

nity.The Executive Summary of the

Master Plan and the 48 page strate-gic plan are indisputably thorough,and identify the positives and nega- .tives of the current landscape.

Ultimately, The Presidentstressed the importance of seeingthe plan as a work in progress andemphasized its totality. "It is alwaysa temptation to approach a docu-ment like this by looking narrowly

for the ways that it will affect orbenefit a specific department, pro-gram or constituency," he wrote.Added Professor of Psychology AnnSloan Devlin, "As the Presidentindicated, this is an opportunity for

Conn Hosts Fundraiser For Indian SlumsHolleran Center, New London FSAMembers Address State Of Sanitation Facilities

8'1' ANNIE LEVENE

news writer

Connecticut College's HolleranCenter for Community Action andPublic Policy in collaboration withFriends of Shelter Associates (FSAl,which is the New London chapter ofShelter Associates, is hosting. afundraising dinner this month. TheFSA. committee is comprised ofmembers of the lndian communityhere in New London, along withstaff, faculty and students fromConnecticut College. The membersof Ithe committee are committed toassist Shelter Associates in its goalto construct toilets in the poorestareas of Pune, Sangli and Miraj inMaharashtra, India.

Spearheaded by Professor SunilBhatia from the HumanDevelopment department here atConnecticut, the dinner is an effortto .raise money to help improve thesanitary conditions in Indian slums.Bhatia views this particular issue asone that addresses human dignity.14,000 dollars has already beenraised through individual donationsand FSA hopes to add an additional26,000 dollars to their current total.The combined amount of 40,000dollars would help build two hun-dred individual toilets throughoutthe areas in need of better sanitationfacilities.

Shelter Associates' website rec-ognizes poor sanitary conditions inthe urban areas of India as "nega-tively impacting environmentalhealth and quality of life." The orga-nization's three main goals regard-ing sanitation are "reducing childmortality, combating diseases, andensuring environmental sustainabili-ty," The site infers that a combina-tion of "innovative approach[es] totenure, fiscal. resources" and cooper-ation between local communitiesand governments could all improvethe situation in India.

The dinner will feature a menuof Indian food, Bollywood-styledancing, and a skit by theConnecticut College Asian StudentAssociation. Children from the local

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Over 700 million individuals in India -often in slums like this one outside Bombay - have no access to toilet facilities (weh).

Indian community will also partici-pate in the event. In addition, a 12-minute educational film exploringthe problems of "urban sanitation"will be played, followed by shortpresentations by both ConnecticutCollege faculty and students, alongwith members of the New Londoncommunity.

The student members of the FSAcommittee include Lakshmi Kannan'10, Tista Nayak '08, JoannaMcClintick '07 and SaraswatiJayanthi '07. Each student memberof the committee will give a shortpresentation on how and why theybecame involved in this particularproject.

"This is a project that is bringingtogether a lot of different people

SEE INDIAN SLUMS

Upcoming Events At Conn

"Eve Enslers "Vagina Monologues"-7:30 p.m. on Feb. 22,23 and 24 in theMartha Myers Studio Theater, CollegeCenter at Crozier-Williams. Tickets are$10.

"Classiques Legers Pour Le Cor"-A French horn faculty recital with HeatherDoughty, adjunct professor of music.2 p.m, on Feb. 18 in the John C. EvansHall, Cummings Arts Center. Tickets are$10, $5 for seniors and students.Continued on page six

Conn swimmingand diving laps thecompetition on its way to the NESCACChampionship,whilemen's basketballgetsreadyfor the homestretch.Pages9&10.

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NEWS SPORTSTumtopagesixtofindoutexactlywhat

"divestment"means, what the procedureis, and what it entails for a collegeto takeon such an action.

us to take an 'institutional view'rather than to focus exclusively onour own territory-as hard as that isfor many of us." This concept hasleft many hoping to see visual alter-ations in the near future. For onesenior in particular, an impendingspring graduation date will cut shortthe pleasure of experiencing anyfurther improvements.

"I was told freshman year thatwe would soon be seeing major ren-ovations around campus," he said."Certainly the Old-Plex dormitoriesare on their way, and I hope to seemore changes in the years to come.It's too bad I'll be leaving beforethey occur."

Overall, community membersappear enthusiastic at the blueprintof the college's future. Despite thefact that the improvements mightnot immediately affect some of thecurrent classes of students, manycontinue to affirm the President'sopenness in communication and feelthat the college is taking the rightsteps to improve its resources andcontend with other NESCAC andpeer institutions in all factions of thecollege experience.

"I think we have every reason tobe hopeful that the plan will providethe foundation for a very successful

capital campaign," added Devlin.Indeed, completion of the

Strategic Plan will require a suc-cessful capital campaign. Draftersintend to follow through on theplan's mission statement -to"Identify, enhance and preserve thestrengths of the Connecticut Collegecampus in terms of its design, char-acter and the college's mission"-through extraordinarily extensiverenovation and building. Thesestructural changes have been brokeninto four groups, with a combinedestimated cost of $126 million. TheStrategic Plan will be carried outchronologically according to groupnumber.

Projects designated as Group Iare among the most drastic andambitious. These include an over-haul of Shain Library, the construc-tion of a new Life Sciences andMathematics building, and thetransformation of central campusinto a pedestrian-oriented area.Additionally, the Strategic Plan callsfor the acquisition of the WilliamsSchool, a move that would enablegreater flexibility during the later

SEE STRATEGIC PLAN

Continued on page six

Camels Around TheWorld

Rachel Zwick '08, Biolo~y Major8Y SOPHIE MATHEWSON

news editor

Where did you go, and what pro-gram did you do?

I went to the DenmarkInternational Study Abroad Programin Copenhagen. While I was there, Idid a Human Health and Diseaseprogram specializing in MedicalPractice and Policy.

What did you think of Denmark?Denmark is an amazing country,

and the residents who lives there areextremely proud of their culture andheritage. Aspects of their govern-ment are also amazing- like theirhealth care, for example.Copenhagen is a beautiful city. Iloved learning to ride a bike on cob-blestones, and riding it around thecity ... I'm from L.A., no one uses abike as public transportation, so itwas a great feeling to be able to dothat. I loved exploring, and got tospend a lot of time by myself, whichin the end turned out to be a reallygood thing.

Did you live with a family?Yeah, they were really great and

we had long talks over dinner everynight. I went to visit my host sister'sschool and I was the shortest onethere-they're all so tall! She's II,but every single person in her classwas at least 3 inches taller than me[Zwick is 5'1"].

Did you leam any Danish?I did learn some. I definitely

attempted to leam the language, butI was always struggling to pro-nounce their vowels, and sometimesI would get stuck and not knowwhere I was. And I couldn't possiblyunderstand what to do; the 'names ofthe places are so hard to understandfor an American. Whenever I tried tospeak Danish, they would repeatback in English. That was anothergreat thing - they're all so good atEnglish.

Is there anything you had a hardtime adjusting to?

It was hard to adapt to it gettingdark so early-around 3 or 3:30 inthe afternoon. At the beginning I felt

extremely anxious even though itwas only the middle of the day.Eventually I adjusted to the con-densed hours of sunlight.

Did you travel?Yes, I went to Amsterdam,

Berlin, London, Dublin, Liverpooland others-I might be missing afew.

Any other highlights?Reading Smilla's sense of Snow

was a highlight. It refers to so many

Rachel Zwick '08Traveled To Copenhagen,

Denmark

places in the city, and it was so coolto know where everything was,There are just so many aspects ofDanish culture that are really spe-cial. Scandinavian [interior] designis beautiful. They use a lot of candlesand it's modem but very tasteful andis softer and cozier than some of theblatant American modem designs. Ialso learned how to appreciateChristmas there, even though in theStates I think it can be tacky andobnoxious. And they have the bestChristmas beers.

Any plans to go back?Definitely.

Do you want to shareyour abroad experiencewith The College Voice?Know someone who

does?Send an email tosfstr@conncoll.edu

A&ETum to pages four and fiveto read a

about Fall Out Boy'snew album "InfinityOnHigh," and hear our commentson thisyear'sSuperBowlcommercials.

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EDITORIAL&OPINION

ln I;' 'o The extensive changes outlined in the Strategic Planare mind-boggling. All told, the projects combine for an~F6,price tag. The Voice could not be more ecstatic,~\\'fd:9Ptimistic, at the plans that are stretching towards;tv]t,i6n. On a basic level, it is refreshing to see such ahl,i~ge effort towards improving the landscape and pro-• -1,1~~t,ams at Connecticut College. No current students have~;Vitnyssed Conn trying to change on a large scale. Asfreshmen, the class of 2007 was promised a new athlet-ic center. We were given new weights. We were prom-ised a renovated Old Plex. We were given new walls and'I'll~ lar~ely unchanged interior.

This isn't a harsh critique of Conn; we realize thatsuch large-scale expansions seen at rival colleges give,~~s to expansive endowments and ambitious capital

campaigns. Conn's situation is different. We have beenjust what we have been; a college getting its feet firmlyset, with eyes on the future. And for now, at least, achange appears to be on the horizon.

Although the editors of The Voice will leave Conn inMay, it nevertheless feels great to be a part of somethingso big. Underclassmen 'will witness construction and thebeginning of a total transformation, Moreover, the req-uisite capital campaign will draw our community closertogether. The monetary involvement of alumni and theinput of current students create opportunity for criticalinvolvement far beyond the usual Board of Trustees par-adigm. With the right planning, we will see rapid pro-gression in an already diverse, thriving community.

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,",The Voice appreciates honest, thoughtful student(~0pinion. However, if possible, please keep Letters

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THE COLLECE VOICE. I'IlBRUARY 9, 2007 • 3

OPINIONTHE LEGACY OF DR. KING SUPER BOWL OF WHAT?EVAN PrnKARA • VIEWPOINT

"Darkness cannot drive out dark-ness; only light can do that. Hatecannot drive out hate; only love cando that." These simple yet profound

words of Dr.Martin LutherKing Jr.express hisvision andfaith 10 aworld wherebrotherhoodholds the key

1. • , • to solvinghfe s struggles. HIS tremendous faithin the cruel visage of persecution

I. racism, and institutionalized dis~crimination laid the foundation forhis legacy and dream, which wecontinue to strive to realize.

Dr. King's conceptualized vision'liS often what mainstream America'celebrates today, but many overlookthe perseverance, strength, and char-acter it took to combat the evils of alracist society. Nightly phone calls~threatening his life and the lives of.lhis wife and children haunted1Martin Luther King Jr. Despite this:~torment, King continued to preachunconditional love, brotherhood,ijustice, and .reconciliation, all the4while masking his anger and frustra-if tion with a society and governmentinstitutions that had turned theirbacks on his dream. King embodied .these values declaring, "Nonviolentdirect action seeks to create ... a cri-

Isis and foster such tension that acommunity which has constantly

jrefused to negotiate is forced to con-front the issue.". King also saw the larger picture,that racism and discrimination were

, interwoven with economic disparity,and international conflict. Thisrecognition fostered the need forjawareness, social revolution, andlstructural changes in the economic,political. and social institutions inthe reconfiguration of American.society. His vision was not just forAmerica, but for a world where we'would be free from the shackles ofignorance, prejudice. and inequality.

One thing that we must always

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ANDREW MEYER • I HAVE ADDI can only hope it's full of mac and cheese. It would be really disap-

pointing if it was just a super bowl of crappy clam chowder or something,Anyway, on to this week's column, which consists of random thoughts I hadduring the Super Bowl. I've taken the liberty of removing 7/8 of thethoughts -which were basically things like "I wish I had more Tostitos,' and"man. I'm hungry" that were about as boring as this year's game after the

first ten minutes -and left you with the remainder ofthem.

remember is that Martin LutherKing Jr. Day is not only a day ofremembrance and to celebrate theideals of an emphatic leader, but alsoto support these values with theproper actions. To make this day andDr. King's memory more meaning-ful. we must seek ways to continuehis work. The Civil RightsRevolution began under Dr. King.but each one of us must continue tobuild upon its ideals. We have madesignificant progress, as minoritieshave broken through the class ceil-ing in several occupations, they havereceived broader access to educa-tion, have gained economic ground,and have greater access to opportu-nities. Discrepancies such as thenumber of African Americans inprison, the still prevalent incomedisparity between minorities andwhite men, and many other forms ofinstitutionalized racism remind usthat much more work remains to bedone,

The night before his assassina-tion Dr. King proclaimed, ''''It does-nit really matter with me now,because I've been to the mountain-top ... and I've seen the PromisedLand, I may nOI get there with you.But I want you to know tonight, thatwe, as a people, will get to thePromised Land." Today we still seekKing's idealized Promised Land. Ibelieve King's principles are meantto be malleable, setting high stan-dards, and as we continue toprogress and evolve as a society wemust also continue to strive to raisethe bar to even higher standards. His•work is not yet finished, as his mem-ory serves to remind us that remain-ing true to our convictions canchange the world, and that overcom-ing the adversity of an unequal soci-ety requires patience, determination,dedication. tolerance, and a sharedvision of all of those who dream of abetter world.

Please join the college commu-nity in commemorating the legacyof Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. andcelebrating Black History Monththroughout the month of February.

Who the hell is Dan Marino to tell us what RexGrossman needs to do to win the Super Bowl? Do youthink Sexy Rexy is watching this, taking mental notesso he can do the opposite of whatever Dan says? .

I firmly believe that 2 Fast 2 Furious and Fast and the Furious: TokyoDrift should have been called "The Faster and the Furiouser" and "TheFastest and the Furiousest."

Forget the war in Iraq or the despair in Darfur ... the biggest tragedy ofour times is that Ed Hochuli is not refereeing this game'.

(on a commercial for a new pickup truck)Me: "I didn't know there was an F-450"Puni: "It's so you can pull the F-350 so it can pull the F-150."

Devin Hester just watched himself on the Jurnbotron as he ran his kick-off return into the end zone, which begs the question ... if you had aJumbotron in your bedroom, would you watch yourself on it while doingthings like ... uh ... homework?

Complaint of the day: what the hell are "Vegeterian Meatballs"? We hadthem in Harris recently, What exactly is a vegetarian meatball? Doesn't thefact that it is a vegetarian item make it inherently not a meatball? This con-cludes my not-so-vegeterian beef with Harris of the day. And on a relatednote, I have no idea what a "farm cookie" is, but they're damn good. I canonly hope that "farm cookie" isn't some sort of tricky slang for "cow pie" Or"horse chip", as I try to strictly adhere to my non-manure diet.

After fumbles on back to back plays, it has become evident that the ani-mal rights activists have won. The ball is no longer made of pigskin orleather, it is simply grease in solid brown form.

"Harrison is working on Nathan Vasher" ... I bet he'll have his numberby halftime.

As every fan always is at this time of year, I am PUMPED for thealways-meaningful, players-always-trying-their-hardest, nobody-thinks-it's-a-complete-joke event known as the Pro Bowl. But this year, I think if achosen player elects not to go, instead of picking another player, they shouldsend his backup, just so we can see a Pro Bowl where people who haven'ttouched the ball since 1998 are playing against each other.

fails to recognize those afflicted. Itis not only dangerous to place sol-diers with PTSD in combat as theymay break down on the field, butthese are people that need counsel-ing in order to deal with the intensesituations they experienced. I wasovercome with anger when I readthe story of one veteran returning tocombat even after spending monthsin a mental hospital under closesupervision for suicide attempts. Heis now on the front lines, again fac-ing that which left him emotionallyand mentally shattered.

The debate over how to changethe course of the war needs toencompass the bigger picture.Whether or not a troop surge is anappropriate. and effectual way tosecure Iraq is irrelevant. The truth ofthe matter is that we do not have thetroops to maintain current opera-tional levels. Escalating the deploy-ment of troops will put those whoserved at even greater risk, and istapping our already overdrawn andweary military apparatus. The onlyoption we have with such a weakand tom military force is withdraw-al, or a call for international aid anda recognition that we cannot andwill not be able to continue to fighta hopeless battle.

And hey, now that the game is over, I just leamed something new: wereyou guys aware tha't there were two African-American coaches in this game?Somebody from the media probably should have informed us of that at somepoint. Ican't believe this story went uncovered.'

were needed even before the start ofthe war, but where will the troopscome from for this new operationalplan? Overwhelming opposition tothe war has led to massive shortfallsin recruiting. The administration hasbeen lowering recruitment stan-dards; therefore, any released statis-tics of the success of recruitmentpolicies are manipulations of data.The 20,000 troops needed for thesurge will come from recycledNational Guard, Army, Marines,Navy and Air Force.

Troops that have already com-pleted their tour of service are beingforced to leave behind their familiesand pushed back into combat with-out regard for their service agree-ment. Students, who joined theNational Guard to pay for collegeand never imagined they would bedeployed, are being recycled aftertheir initial tour of duty. Now withthe troop surge at hand, the armywill continue to put soldiers diag-nosed with mental disorders backinto combat scenarios,

It is estimated that 17% of veter-ans of the Iraq War have PostTraumatic Stress Disorder, Thishowever is a gross underestimation,as most soldiers are not tested for it,or the overly simplistic test simply

RECYCLED TROOPS

An explosion rips through thefront of the Humvee. Without theproper equipment, the soldiers couldnot find the lEDs (Improvised

ExplosiveDevise)strewn alongthe streets ofBaghdad. Thedriver, criti-cally injured,looks overonly to see themangled

remains of his colleague in the pas-senger seat. Terror overcame him ashe quickly tried to escape the burn-ing vehicle. He was rushed to amakeshift hospital and flown backto the US.

After enduring a long road torecovery, the soldier battled depres-sion and paranoia, two classic symp-toms of Post Traumatic StressDisorder (PTSD). Four Monthslater, the soldier was redeployed tothe front lines of Iraq. The armyknew he was suffering, but theyforced him back into combatbecause it was "in his best interest"to face his fears. A mentally brokensoldier was sent back to the frontlines because the army was short ontroops, This is a true story, and situ-

ations like this are far from uncom-mon.

Unlike the promises of strengthand glory made by the continualmilitary commercials on teldvision,soldiers are placed into situations sostressful and terrifying, that even thestrongest willed become broken andshattered, The commercials are rightabout one thing: it is an "army ofone." In the army, the governmentdoes not care about your well being,physical or mental condition. Youare nothing more than a number in aunit bound to face an uphill battlefor survival. You are an "army ofone" because the only person youcan count on is yourself,

The recent discussion of the IraqWar focuses upon how to "win," orat least how to get out of the gravethe United States dug years ago. Alltoo often we forget the toll the sol-diers pay, their families at homefinancially crippled from meagerarmy salaries, injury incurred inservice, and most prevalent in thisengagement, PTSD, and other men-tal ailments.

The proposed troop surge pro-posed by the administration maysound like a good plan at firstglance. The Joint Chiefs of Staff~ave been saying that more troops

FRED KEMPER .• VIEWPOINT

I've noticed that when Hines Ward's mom speaksEnglish, due to her thick accent, they still subtitle it to

make sure we understand. Which begs the question: why haven't they beendoing this for every time Shannon Sharpe starts babbling anything for thepast five years?

Life is calling.How far will you go?Peace Corps will be on campus February 15.Come learn more and meet a recruiter and

Returned Peae Corps Volunteer. •I

Peace Corps Informational MeetingThursday, February 15th

Blaustein Hall, Hood Dining Room6 pm -7 pm

Peace Corps volunteers work in 73 countriesin diverse fields as education, health,

HIV/AIDS education, information technology,business, the environment, and agriculture.

To date, 185 Connecticut College graduateshave served in the Peace Corps.

Apply online now to be overseas this fall!www.Q;eacecorps.gQY

Correction

The question marks which appearedthroughout "Wealth and the End of the AmericanDream," by Fred Kemper in Issue 12, weretypos that appeared in the layout and/or printingprocess. They were editing mistakes, not meantas part of the column.

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Join the team at TheCollege Voice!

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Did you know Connecticut College's Presidentis a Returned Peace Corps Volunteer?

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ARTS&ENTERTAINMENT .-.Infinity On High: FallOut Boy's New Album is a Guilty PleasureBY-CAROLYN SEBASKY~:r

... 1 < staff writer~ r'l1.o[ the past year or two, I have struggled with my

feelings about FallOut Boy. Take This to You Grave wast1ie,.oundtrack to my early high school years, and I willadmit, I was obsessed. When From Under the Cork TreeCU!1\ilmsof 2007,Infinity On High, I have grown up a lit-tl~nmd come to terms with my feelings about the band,a

ARTS&ENTERTAINMENTTIlE COWGE VOICE. FEBauAllY 9, 2007 • 5

'.Impress Your Crush This Valentine's Day WithOne of These Classics

BY ANDY PALLADINO

staff writer

r Much like Halloweeu or Snoopy, and the gang. There's alsoChristmas, Valentine's Day has its A Charlie Brown Valentine made inshare of movies devoted to the sub- 2002, after Charles Schultz passedject matter. And each February, we away.cab counf on the standard romantic Bilty Madison: An overlookedcomedy to find its way to theaters. sce~e in this movie filled with funnyHowever, things don't need to be so moments is the Valentines cardordinary. This list will give you an exchange. Not only does the nearlyidea of the atypical Valentine movie. 30 year old Billy receive cards fromThe following are movies that fea- girls under the age of 10 who haveture strange pairings, involve the the hots for him, but also from theholiday in some twisted way, or are Principal.just not your average Valentine's P.S. He's horny!Day material, You won't find Meg Brokeback Mountain: There's noRyan or Hugh Grant here. This year, need to limit the holiday due to ori-look past the ordinary and go for entation. Also, it's a movie thatsome of these instead. women and men can watch. Women~Be My Valentine, Charlie Brown: for obvious reasons, but for the men year old woman. Although many

This Peanuts special, strangely, has there's nude Michelle Williams and older movies considered controver-not reached the same level of popu- Anne Hathaway plus other babes sial then are nothing nowadays, thislanty and recognition as the ones for like Anna Faris and Kate Mara. one (1971) still stands. Family Guytho other holidays. Still, you can Harold and Maude: Love sJory fans may notice the movie's plot isnever go wrong with Charlie, Linus, between a teenage boy and a near 80 mirrored in an episode where Brian

When Ya'll Gonna Break Up? When Ya'll Gonna Wake Up?"BY CHASE HOFFBERGER

staff writer

I've been listening to OutKast aloft recently. It's just something thathappens, would you agree? Everyonce in a while you get into a modeoft listening to some great artist orrecord you hadn't put on in a while.Well, this OutKast binge has beengoing on for about seventy days. It'satothe point now where you couldca11it an addiction and not a bender.~sAquemini, ATLiens andScuthernptayalisticcadillacmurik.are the records that have been get-ting the most burn, and if you'veever invested any energy into.OutKast's music I suggest you reac-quaint yourself with the group. Onthese records you'11 find creativity inboth beats and lyrics that you can'tfind anywhere else, especially in thehomogeny of Atlanta's hip-hopsbene OutKast was born into.Nowhere on OutKast's albums areboring verses from popular artistslike TL and Young Jeezy, No,instead Andre 3000 and Big Boicombine to compose intricaterhymes that keep you thinking aswell as your head bobbing.

putKast, though, has been an acton the, skids recently. The LoveBetow/Speakerboxx was hardly atrue to form OutKast album. Instead,~twas presented as two solo a11Jumsunder the same release, as Andrewrote The Love Below and Big Boicomposed Speakerboxx. Their fol-lowing album, Idlewild, is essential-ly....a soundtrack to the movie theyreleased under the same name. Thetwo haven't released a legitimatehip-hop album together sinceStankonia in 2000.

Since then Big Boi has gottenhimself involved in some second-rate southern rap crew that wears alot of purple, and Andre has workedhard to become one of hip-hop's fewrenaissance men. Since The LoveBelow, the first record that featureshis guitar playing. Andre has starredwith stars like Iohn Travolta in "BeCool" and bums like Mark Walhbergjn "Four Brothers," He is the pro-ducer of a cartoon, "Class of 3000",in which he plays the voice of amusic teacher in Atlanta, and he iscurrently in pre-production for"Semi-Pro", a movie starring WillFarrell about AI;lAbasketball.

During all of this "finding him-self' Andre also learned anotherthing: he still loves rapping. It hadbeen a solid four-year departurefrom the art for Andre, but he seemsto be coming back. Recent remixesof Unk's "Walk It Out", Rich Boy's"Throw Some Ds", and Lloyd's"Baby" all feature new and refresh-ing verses from the resurgent AndreBenjamin.

All three verses are quite differ-ent from each other, something thatalludes to Andre's unmatched rangeand versatility in the rap world.'Hisverse on "Baby" is poetry, as he usesa soft canter and loose rhythm to tella love story about his inability to getthe girl. The "Throw Some Ds"verse relies mostly on rhythm andlacks the lyrical splendor of theother two verses. Still though, whencompared to Jim Jones, Remy Maand The Game (the three artistsAndre shares the remix with), hisverse stands out definitively as thebest.

And that is just what Andre istrying to say on the "Walk It Out"

Thompson. I actually saw this inhigh school health to learn aboutpregnancy, so it's educational too.The teacher said that the conceptcould very well be true in the nearfuture, no joke,

My Bloody valentine: Miningsupervisors spend their Valentine'sDay partying and fail to stop anaccident that kills all the miners saveone. This miner vow to get hisrevenge when he warns the town tonever have such a party again. Butthey do 20 years later and the terrorreturns.

Not Another Teen Movie:Romantic movie conventions aretorn to shreds in this hilarious paro-dy of, well, teen movies. She's AllThat gets it the worst, but also tar-geted are American Pie, Never BeenKissed, Cruel Intentions, Pretty inPink, and Sixteen Candles. Alsocheck out Date Movie.

Sid and Nancy: The true story ofinsane Sex Pistols bassist Sid

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remix, one that has flooded theschool's play count. In his verse,Andre mocks Atlanta and Houstonrappers, telling them that he caresnot for the leugth of their shirts orthe value they place on their cars,and he only worries about what theyhave to say. He firmly establisheshis return by saying he'll be arounduntil "they find something better."

Who knows for sure what willcome as a result of Andre's tentativereturn to rapping, but give OutKastanother. listen, Get your hands onStankonia and sit down to "GasolineDreams", and hopefully you'll get asexcited as I am for the long awaitedreturn to the rap game of a fullycohesive OutKast.

Check out the remixes atxxl.com or getrightmusic.com

Sound Off: Prince at The Super BowlBY SOPHIE FITZGERALD

", staff writer "I had to turn it off. Blockbuster Total Access mustreally be in debt if all they could get was Prince to, per-form." •

-Amanda Laramie '07.... Prince, a performer known for his overt sexuality,eccentric personality, his flamboyant outfits, and ofcourse, his musicianship, played at this year's SuperBowl.

Fun Fact: In order to prevent a wipe-out on stagedue to the slippery conditions, Prince put sandpaper onthe bottom of his shoes.

What did yOlt think of Prince's Super Bowl halftimesbDw?.1l ''I'm just glad the hip replacement surgery didn't

limit his funk."; -Benjamin Eagle '08

"I loved his performance. I like that he played someclassic songs that everyone .loves and not just Princesongs that most people wouldn't know.

-Robbie Logan '07

CORRECTION FROM LAST WEEK'S SOUNDOFF: Chase Hoffberger, not Chase Morgan, was quotedon the Lindsay Lahan Sound Off.

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has to take care of an old womanand falls for her.

[unior: A romantic comedyabott a pregnant man with leadsequally unthinkable: ArnoldSchwarzenegger and Emma

Vicious and his groupie girlfriendNancy Spungen. With all the drugs,madness, and even murder, itremains one of the most shockingmoments in rock history. The movieis also notable for Gary Oldman'.breakthrough role as Vicious.

Vfor Vendetta: Although proba-bly more appropriate on November5th, a movie obsessed with the letterV just has to be mentioned. It's over rly British at times, but not a badcomic adaptation. Just one thing: ithas nothing to do with the USA andthings today. I'm sick of people whoclaim that it is.

Valentine: Old school horror isback with this Friday the 13th,like.tale, A group of women in their mid.to late 20s are being targeted by aserial killer. who they believe to be aboy they all rejected long ago andhave not seen since. This cheesyhorror flick stars Marley Shelton,and Denise Richards.

Knocks From the Underground: Endless RecordsBY DANNY BOROUGHS

staff writer

'Do you know something aboutthe entertainment world thatwe

don't?Write it in The Voice.

Contact:ccvoice@conncoll.edu~ . . ).,.

.Big weekends. You have to love them and yet Iwouldn't consider this past weekend the biggest week-end possible, but it did involve driving, shows, drinks,and well-settled good moments with a tidy denouementto tie up the whole affair. Though the weekend didn'tlast until the wee hours of Sunday morning, I would saythat a lot had passed. Instead of devolving in to a reflec-tive diatribe of the blow-by-blow events, I will attemptto focus on what I think was the most important experi-ence that the entertainment-savvy readership should findworthwhile, and without a doubt, spark a tad bit of inter-est in those hungry to discover new sounds. Let's beginby saying, a race up to Boston to see some unsung talentwith no preconceptions of what to expect did prove to bea fruitful endeavor where in the end, even the Quarter-Pounders from those "bloated golden arches" prov~d tobe more than satisfactory,r-~~~~----~-....._""I , What am I getting at? Well, let me start from the topof an evolutionary timeline, which would be the past,and get down to the bottom, which would be the relativepresent. This timeline represents the entrepreneurialventure of one young man who decided to turn a privatepassion, public. This recreational pastime under discus-sion was music and its many plateaus that filled thisyoung man's mind for the majority of his life decided tobreak loose in 2004 when he went to market and builtfrom the grassroots upward a record label. From his ownpocket money accumulated from odd jobs over theyears, David Buivid knew he had to harness his heartand creativity as an asset to further his deepest love, oth-erwise the world as he knew it would be barren of thesplendors that made it worth living.

Before I go any further about the evolution of hislabel, I want to make clear that Dave is a good friend ofmine that I've known since high schooL I would tap hisshoulder for answers to Algebra lectures and I wouldlike to state that together we shared our love for musicand cultivated similar tastes over our high school years,but from what I can remember, my buddy had a higWy•manicured sense of rock and how it was documentedover the course of its short lineage. I vouch for himbecause he knew how to set the sound of rock to time-line with its subgenres and branches to boot. He had thismusic shit figured out and was on a path to continual dis-covery and revelation. So judge me as biased if you will, .but I do know that Dave has the guts to pursue his lovesand one of those loves should be heard, his label inbloom.

The chance and choice was there and he took it, find-ing a band with a solid sound in his own backyard ofWeston, Connecticut and wanted within every square-inch of him to press these young musicians to CD, Thisband was Akudama, an outfit of solid indie, polished yethomegrown, creating walls of melody anchored by themelting vibrato of front man Blake. They were youngand volatile, but the sound that emerged was quitemature and playful. It stuck out with wholesome dynam-ics and an unbridled sense of what it's like to run in afield anew while propulsive high end guitars-and chim-ing falsetto are set to its background. After Akudama'srelease, Flying Over Morning, Dave's little project,Endless Recordings was officially born.

In the next phase of Dave's grassroots enterprise, hedecided to look beyond the comfort of home and reachedout to the local scene of Tufts University, which heattended for his undergraduate degree in Music andBusiness, and found The Main Drag. A full-fledged proj-ect spun together by brainchild, Adam Arrigo, the flushindie sound was meant for a well-deserved audience. Abit more laid-back and pillowed with orchestral crescen-dos and at times flirting with audio-acoustic composi-tion,Arrigo sought out to build a sound that was full andwarm like blankets and tea ... kittens by a fire place, afuzzy heart full of texture and flawless productionduties, Not only was the sound full, it had the critics intheir palms and gained recognition as the first placeNational Competition winner.

Then came I;llanks out of Cambridge, Massachusetts,a playful. straight-to-your-hips quartet that met at schoolin 2002. They do post-punk like it had never died. Theystraddle a sound that meets the typical angularity foundin cock-rock disco melded with an undeniable pop sen-sibility. The vocals reminiscent of Hot Hot Heat shouldnot scare away listeners but should welcome them witha new refreshi"ug dynamism to what listeners are used ':Y.

Tiny Whales, the latest addition to the EndlessRecordings roster, is an electro/punk trio heavily relyingon a Moogtbass/drums combination to round out thelabel for the arrival of a big release, which brings usback to the mention of big weekends, and when they goright, my undeniable love for all they have to offer. Afterthe Tiny Whales EP and a little time in between, Davemade it a priority to cultivate these unsung sounds alongwith other rarely-heard talent into a full-fledged compi-lation, his fifth release on the now blossoming label,Knocks from the Underground: The Best of UnderplayedBoston emanates a struggling chorus of bands, Dotexclusively Endless Recordings' bands, but a roster thatpaints with a similar palette. To boost the CD's expo-sure, Dave decided to cater and curate a release partybash at the esteemed Middle East Downstairs rock club(also his place of work) in Cambridge. Not only was theshow sold out aud the local press along with the nightlynews at Dave's beck and call, I was forewarned by himpersonally to clear my schedule for Groundhog's Day toSee the showcase of 11 bands featured on the compila-tion, It was a big weekend to witness indeed.It was a Friday night, the high watermark of week-

end festivities, A couple buddies and I set out on the roadto Cambridge with internet directions as our only meansof preparation. Without the hindrance of traffic to stallour arrival, we still came on the scene fashionably late,thongh being fashionable was far from practical in thiscase. As smooth as the night would become, we beganour visitation at the Middle East by running into a tem-porary brick wall. One of my buddies didn't have prop-er identification to get into the club. I found Dave and asa host with certain host-like privileges and power-moves, he got my friend in the place by the flick of hi.wrist and an informal chit-chat with the ticket-tendingstaff. Like a professional sportsman or a day-trader atthe stock exchange, Dave was in the zone: He was theofficial host with the duty keep the party rolling ..

My further impressions of the night were heightenedwhen I reflected on the main reason I was there: to seesome talent on stage. The music really took precedenceover everything else when the band Shore Leave playeda thorough set of math rock, and I say "math rock" withthe utmost touch of critical praise and without meaningto pigeonhole anybody. They played with the fervor andhunger in their guitar strokes, but without having to looklike a time bomb on stage in doing so.

The highlight of the night came soon after whenFaces on Film played a striking set, where chords guitarwere smothered in reverb and the band played like well-versed descendents of the Modest Mouse / Built to Spillcamp of high-caliber indie rock. Front man, Mike Fiorehad chops to stop the sold out crowd dead in their tracks.His sing-song yelps and pacing in his voice set the stagealight and underscored a band that went straight for theheart. This was a buzz band that I would never forget,while the rest of the night persistently tried to top theirset, I knew that any of the following bands would notcome close to what I had just witnessed, although othernotables were not overlooked,

Tiny Amps took the stage with greasy straightfor-ward garage rock harkening back to the days ofDinosaur Jr., and did a fine job of keeping my attentionsatisfied.

The turnout seemed to be at its peak when Mad ManFilms took the stage and played a soulful batch of post-punk numbers, featuring the set with the heavy· stomp of"Brother Fucker." The front man for this band hadsuperb vocal range with the dynamism of a purring catto the hoarse of roar of a tiger, though comparisons tothe feline family of the Animal Kingdom are notrequired to explain such a ferocious sound. If FatalFilms stole the show, Mad Man Films came a close sec-ond in my list of favorites of buzz-worthy bands tocheck out in the future.

After Mad Man Films, the night began to cool downwith other acts taking the stage, doing their routine, andgetting the applauses they deserved and it felt good to beapart of a scene that was doing all they could to expressthemselves to the public. Like Dave and his label, thtpassion that was put into perfonning that night wasgoing public. Dave and I bid farewell before the lastband of the night took the stage, as he was in need byeverybody, almost every second of the party (a hostnever sleeps when he's pleasing). There is much more of

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6 • FE.RUARY 9, 2007 • THE COLLEGE VOICE

NEWSInformation About Divestment Strategic PlanCampus Interest Sparks Flurry Of Discussion, SGA Task Force ects will cost an estimated $4'7.4

million. Finally, Group 3 and 4 proj-ects will finely tune the landscapeand program changes on campus.These smaller, cosmetic renovationsvary widely in scale; th..e esti~~~dcost for Group 3 and Group 4 IIDlI,a-tives is $28 million. •t •

BY MIRIAM WASSER

contribtlting writer

From common hour lectures tocampus wide letters from PresidentHigdon. "divestment" is at the cen-ter of many discussions at Conn. Atthe end of last semester, theAdvisory Committee for SociallyResponsible Investments (ACSRI)was created with SGA's approval.This committee is currentlyresearching the ways in which theCollege can use its investments torespond to the genocide in Darfur,and will present its findings to theBoard of Trustees in late February.ACSRI is working closely with theSudan Divestment Task Force, aproject of the Genocide InterventionNetwork.

According to its website, theDivestment Task Force "is activelyinvolved in dozens of successful anddeveloping targeted Sudan divest-ment campaigns around the world... [It) has developed a uniqueapproach to shareholder engagementand divestment, focusing its effortson the most egregiously offendingcompanies in Sudan. This approach,termed 'targeted divestment,' helpsto maximize impact on the Sudanesegovernment, while minimizingpotential harm to both innocentSudanese civilians and investmentreturns" (sudandivestment.org).

While there are a few avenuesfor action, many students are con-fused about these options. ACSRIhas compiled answers to some of themost frequently asked questionsregarding divestment:

What is divestment?"Divesting" is the process of

withdrawing funds from companiesas a means of pressuring these com-panies to act more responsibly. An

alternative approach to divestment is"engagement," or using shareholderpower to try and change companybehavior. The goal of both methodsis not to hurt the corporation, but tohold It accountable, and encourage itto act more conscientiously. For thisparticular campaign, pressure isbeing applied to companies doingbusiness with the Sudanese govern-ment in the hopes that these compa-nies will' use their economic lever-age to help end the genocide inDarfur.

What is targeted divestment?The divestment campaign is

designed to specifically target abouttwenty-five of the worst offendingcorporations doing business withKhartoum, as identified by TheSudan Divestment Task Force, with-out hurting the people of Sudan orour College's endowment. Three cri-teria were. used to determine theworst offending companies: first, the

. corporation has an affiliation withthe Khartoum government; second,the corporation does not providesubstantial benefits to civilians, andthird, the corporation has. no robustgovernance policy regarding theDarfur genocide.

Why will the targeted divestmentmodel be effective?

Past . experiences show thatKhartoum will change its behaviorin response to economic pressures.In 1997, when the US governmentplaced sanctions on Sudan for har-boring terrorists, the Khartoum gov-ernment completely shifted itsbehavior, and even agreed to helpthe CIA with counter-terrorismwork. In another example, duringthe North-South Civil War in Sudan,a divestment campaign againstTalisman Energy of Canada resultedin a 35% drop in company revenues.Talisman stopped operating in

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Sudan. which helped convinceKhartoum to negotiate with rebels inthe south, and eventually helpedbring about the ComprehensivePeace Agreement of 2005.

The Sudanese government ispaying attention to the divestmentmovement, and even took out a six-page article in The New York Timesexplaining why investing in Sudanwas a good idea (the article cost onemillion dollars). Companies doingbusiness in Sudan-the Swiss com-pany ABB, a German companySiemens and a French CompanyTotal, as well as American firms likeXerox and ~M - are also respond-ing to growing shareholder pressureand many have stopped all non-humanitarian operations in Sudan.The targeted divestment campaign isgaining steam, and its effects arealready observable.

Doesn't targeted divestment hurtcivilians?

No, because 80% of Sudanesepeople are involved in agriculture,and do not benefit from the targetedcorporations, most of which areinvolved in Sudan's oil economy. Infact, between 70-80% of Sudan's oilrevenues go straight to theKhartoum government's militaryexpenditures; there is a direct corre-lation between increases in oil rev-enue and increases in Sudan's mili-tary spending.

For more information, check outSudandivestmenLorg, or feel free toemail ACSRI at STAND@con-ncoll.edu

continued from page' 1phases of .construction and renova-tion. The estimated price tag for allGroup I projects is $50.6 million ..

The projects noted as Group 2would work off the foundation cre-ated by the fundamental changesmade' in the Group I phase. Bybuilding, acquiring, and adjustingthe landscape. the Strategic Planopens the door for more Darrow

realignment. Group 2 projectsinclude complete renovations ofBill, New London and FanningHalls, yielding a new Social ScienceQuadrangle. Crozier-Williams willbe overhauled, as will the AthleticCenter. Further changes will bemade to the campus landscape,including the creation of baseballand softball fields at the southernend of the green. The Group 2 proj- .,

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Super Commercialscontinued from page 4

Careerbuilder,com's series ofthree commercials. According too~er sources, however, it's hard to".decl~ a true winner. News.com ran-,,,,," article that revealed Coke the~y.mmer. as its "Video Game" com-o rmercial fired the most neurons in;1JCople's grey matter as they viewedllt'"ol.,

h ~..Yet a USA Today focus groupfelt that Budweiser's worshippingcrabs defeated its other advertise-ment competitors. Youtube.com fea-tured the "Super Vote" ad winner on-its-homepage on Tuesday, which wasthe Doritos "Live the Flavor" com-mercial. I hate to think that Doritoswould beat the touching GM com-.imercial with the fired assembly line2rQljot or even Disney's Meet thed?obinsons ad with the little-armed.,:r=Rex. I'm sure each company'smarketing department would like to'ichallenge the play on these would-;be.pvinners.

' ... 11 ..JNo matter who won, it is inter-,'esting to see the recent, drastic evo-lution in advertising. No longer doesPepsi need pop stars to sing thecatchy "Joy of Pepsi" tune. (Or per-naps pop stars are nowhere near

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the weekend I left out withevents that blew up to make theweekend seem "big", but the Knocksfrom the Underground CD ReleaseShow was definitely by far an eventthat should be shared with others.

If you would like to hear and buy

wholesome enough to serve as a softdrink spokesperson.) In fact, com-mercial budgets have probably beencut in half with the creation and pop-ularity of internet videos. DespiteChevrelot's and Nationwide's choicein bigger name celebrities, therewere far fewer stars in this year's adsthan those of past years. Now lesserknown celebrities provide a familiarbut cheaper face to brands, such asJim Gaffigan in the Sierra Mist com-mercials (tltink the "Karate" and"Beard Combover").

Overall, this year's Super Bowldid not provide a commercial of epicproportions. One can look back andremember commercials that had agreat pop culture effect, such as theBud-weis-er frogs, which SuperBowl XLI clearly did not deliver.Although, it is now certain that theInternet's ability to prolong thesecommercial's shelf life will affectmarketing strategies. This week, theSnickers ad that featured two menkissing provided controversy in GayRights groups and will no longer runon TV. In other words, the thoroughpost-game analysis will not onlyapply to the game but to its associat-ed commercials as well.

music by Endless Recordings' artistsorland buy a copy of the compilationKnocks from the Underground: TheBest of Underplayed Boston, go towww.endlessrecordings.com andMr. Dave Buivid will hook you up.

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Each week there will be a different theme in which Conneciticut College students, facultyand staff may submit up to three digital black and white images. The editorial and photog-raphy editing staff will judge and pick a weekly winner, which will be printed in The Voiceeach week. The winners of each weekly contest will be put into a pool for the "semester's'best" photo contest, which will be judged by The Voice staff, Photography Professor TedHenderickson, Alumni Magazine Editor Susan Lindberg, and Slide Librarian MarkBrownstein.

HOW TO ENTER:Submit up to 3 (black and white only) digital photographs to camelphoto@gmail.com. Thedeadline is Wednesday by 11:59 pm. *It is possible forThe Voice to change color submis-sions to black and white before judging.*

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Women's Basketball Beats AmherstBy GERALD WOLS

sports writer

While the Connecticut Collegewomen's basketball team has had anup and down season, with a currentrecord of 10-12, the team hasIDlproved tremendously since a yearago when they only managed a .375win percentage. This notableimprovement is a much welcomedsite for Coach Laura Hungerford.Hungerford, who has been in chargeof the program since the 2001-2002season, has not been able to producea winning season since taking thehelm of the program. In fact thewomen's basketball team has nothad a winning season since 1996-1997. With two more regular seasongames remaining, there is a possibil-ity for that statistic to change; theLady Camels have the opportunityto improve to a .s00 team.Conn guard Dean Weinstein '09

is impressed with how the new faceson the team have been able to adaptand provide depth to the Camelsquad. The perimeter player addedthat, "our team has made a lot ofprogress since last year. We have alot of new freshmen that haveadjusted well and have been able toadd some more spark to the team."Furthermore, CC had an impres-

sive win against fellow NESCACopponent Amherst College lastFriday. Co-captain Katy Serafin '08poured in 20 points and hauled in 10rebounds, leading the Camels to a64-59 victory over visiting AmherstCollege. Serafin erupted in the sec-ond half, scoring 13 of her 20 pointsincluding an impressive lO-for-llfrom the foul line en route to hereighth double-double of the season.Serafin had some help from her

team mates as well; Lindsay Michel'08 chipped in with 12 points, eightrebounds and four assists andKirsten Frazer ' 10 netted ninepoints. Despite being outplayed inthe first half, the Camels came out ofhalftime with all guns blazing,pulling ahead with a lethal 15-to-2run. Although Amherst was able tostay within striking distance, someclutch defending and solid free-throw shooting enabled the Camelsto hold on for the 64-59 victory.Frazer provided a critical blockedshot in the closing moments of regu-lation to deny Amherst the opportu-nity to claw themselves back intothe game. Of the victory, Weinsteincommented, "we had a great winover Amherst last weekend and ifwe play well this weekend we canstill make it into the NESCAC tour-nament."This past Saturday the Camels

played host to the Trinity CollegeBantams. After an impressive willagainst Amherst, the Camels wereconfident that they could beat aTrinity team that was tied with Connin the conference standings.Unfortunately, it was not meant tobe. Despite strong performances bySerafin, who tallied 13 points andeight rebounds, and Frazer, whocontributed 11 points and fourrebounds, the Camels could notovercome the Bantam attack. Trinitywent on a 20-7 run to start the gamewhich put the Camels on their backfoot. Catherine Maher '07 of Trinityknocked down consecutive jumpersat the end of the half to make it a 29-12 game at the break. Early on,Trinity kept the Camels at bay bynot allowing the home team to findtheir offensive rhythm. Eventually,Conn was able to garner some

momentum with a successful presswhich led to an 18-to-6 run. Withfive minutes remaining Weinsteinadded a bucket that cut the Trinitylead to 13 points, making it a 53-40game. But Trinity was not to bedenied as the visitors iced the gameat the foul line and held on for the63-44 victory.This past Tuesday night, the

Camels played their annual gameagainst rivals the Coast GuardAcademy. Despite playing the Bearsclose throughout, Conn .was unableto produce a positive result as CoastGuard escaped with a 62-58 victory.Melissa Martinelli ' 10 poured in agame-high 21 points, adding ninerebounds and Natalie Moyerchipped in with 19 points and fourrebounds for Coast Guard. Onceagain, the Camel offence was led bySerafin as she tallied a team-high 19points and nine rebounds for the vis-itors, who had won the previousthree meetings with their route-32rivals. Other notable performancesfor Conn included forward AmyTowne ' 10 who netted nine pointsand pulled down four rebounds. Inaddition, ,Frazer had six points andsix rebounds. The Camels werebehind at the half-way mark 26-23and were down by as many as 11late in the second half. In the closingmoments, the Camels put together a10-to-2 run. With 48 seconds left,Michel stole the ball and assistedFrazer who cut the lead to two with28 seconds to go. However, CoastGuard braved the storm and held onfor a win.The women's basketball team

will resume NESCAC play with a7:30 p.m. game at Williams Collegethis Friday.

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most likely put up 30+ homers to go along with 100 orso RBI, but I foresee more and more sporadic "injuries"in the '07 season, especially now that the Sox have thedepth (starters Coco Crisp, J.D. Drew; backups Wily MoPena, Eric Hinske) necessary to accommodate his fre-quent "Manny being Manny" episodes. Manny's gamesplayed/at bats dropped from 1521554-in-2005 to 130/449in 2006, and there's no reason to think. those numberswon't keep dropping.4) Derrek Lee, Cubs lB, #26 ESPN.comD-Lee only managed 175 at bats over 50 games last

season due to injuries, so his 8 homeruns, 30 RBI, and.286 batting average are pretty misleading. However,until Lee proves he is fully recovered, I can't imaginehim going this high in most fantasy leagues drafts.You'd have to be pretty confident he could come closeto replicating his 2005 numbers (.335 BA, 46 homeruns,107 RBI) to draft him in the top '30. However, if healthy,Lee could prove us all wrong as he will be right in themiddle of the revamped Cubs lineup.5) Bobby Abreu, Yankees OF, #34 ESPN.comBobby Abreu's top two attributes are on base per-

centage (an amazing .424 OBP in 2006) and his aboveaverage defensive abilities. However, these two statistics

don't mean a thing in most fantasy leagues. Abreu onlymanaged 15 homeruns between the Phillies and Yankeeslast year, proving that he will not be required to put upthe power numbers he had in Philadelphia due to the factthat he is surrounded by hard hitters like A-Rod, JasonGiambi, and Hideki Matsui. Abreu needs to return to the25 homer, 110+ RBI guy he was for his last two full sea-sons in Philly for this ranking to be justified.6) Joe Nathan, Twins RP, #5 I ESPN .comNathan is, and has been for several years, one of the

most dominant closers in the major leagues. He posted36 saves, 7 wins, and 1.58 ERA in 2006. However, itseems that #5 I is too high a ranking due to the fact thatthe Twins will be starting the season with much uncer-tainty surrounding their starting rotation. FranciscoLiriano's phenomenal season was cut short due to elbowproblems and Tommy John surgery ensued. Early indi-cations are that the Twins would be happy if he wasthrowing off a mound by October, meaning that he willbe ready for the 2008 season at the earliest. In addition,Brad Radke retired, further lightening the already thinTwins rotation. Unless the youngsters in the Twins farmsystem come up and make big contributions right away,and Liriano is quick to rebound, Nathan won't get near-ly as many save opportunities as last year.

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Men's Hockey Falls ToConnecticut Rival Wesleyan

By Chris Helmssports writer

two goals in each of the final twoperiods with scores from Carter,Greg Camarco '07, Matthew Rafuse'07, and Ryan Masucci '09. Thethird period goals from Carter andMasucci came with just 1:05 left inthe game. Hamamisha finished withthree assists, while Masucci andCarter had a goal and an assistapiece. Netminder David Murison, 10 recorded 26 saves for the hometeam. helping improve Trinity'Srecord to 7-8-4.The Camels fared much better

the next day against Wesleyan, butthe end result remained the same asthey lost the contest, 3-2, andslipped to 7-12-1 on the year. Thetwo Camel goals came just 35 sec-onds apart, as Avi Meyers '09 tiedthe game in the second and RobbieTesar '09 put away his sixth goal ofthe season with 8:26 remaining inthe period. Greg Parker' 10 recorded37 saves for the Camels in net. TheCamels displayed a valiant effortthroughout the game, but it wouldn't

prove enough to earn the victory.For the home team, David Layne' 10scored two goals, his first at 18:16 inthe opening period and his secondcoming at 2:42 in the third. WillBennett '07 put away his tenth of theseason at 14:13 in the third, sealingthe win for the Wesleyan Cardinals.Bennett was the standout player ofthe game, finishing up with theaforementioned goal along with twoassists. Mike Palladino '09 had 30saves for the Cardinals.The Camels look to rebound in

the upcoming week in non-confer-ence action as they face off againstthe University of Southern Maine onFebruary 9th and Salem StateCollege on February 10th. Afterthat, the Camels will face UMass-Boston and Babson College the fol-lowing week, on February 16th and17th, respectively. The Camels cur-rently sit at eighth place in theNESCAC men's hockey standings.

The Connecticut College men'shockey team had a tough go of it inthis past week of NESCAC confer-ence action. The Camels lost deci-sions on the road on back-to-backdays, first to Trinity on February2nd, then to Wesleyan on February3rd. The Camels have lost three oftheir last four games.The Camels fell to 7-11-1 after

losing to Trinity on the road by afinal score of 5-1. Brian Gallagher'08 accounted for the loneConnecticut College goal, tallying apower play goal at 17:02 in the firstperiod. Ryan Howarth' 10 and WaltWright '08 finished with one pointapiece as both earned assists onGallagher's goal.Trinity's Chris Powers '09 got

the scoring underway at 6:00 in thefirst period, with assists going toJohn Carter ' 10 and NaotoHamashima '10. Trinity recorded

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went so quickly and why you can't continue to enjoy it.Even though the respective holidays never quite meetexpectations, you still find yourself wishing you coulddo it all over again.Perhaps this is why Americans have come to

embrace Christmas and the Super Bowl. It isn't aboutreligion or crowning a champion, respectively, it's about

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must win out the season in order tohave a chance at NESCAC playoffs.Currently struggling with one leaguewin, the Camels will need to takedown Williams on Friday andMiddlebury on Saturday. Both of theteams are talented and are equallyhungry to solidify their place in the

post season, but they are also beat-able for the hometown Camels.This weekend, Connecticut

College will have three players notonly playingfor this post season, but for their

last chance at a post season as aCamel. Captain Gabe Patton,Jahkeen Washington, and DavidGreenidge will all be playing what

could be their last games in thebeloved white and blue should theteam fall to either Williams orMiddlebury. The college communityis encouraged to make the .trek toCharles B. Luce Fieldhouse to sup-port their team as they fight to keeptheir season going, and to give awarm send off to the seniors playingin their last regular season games.

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finish off their perfect season on theweekend of February 16th at

Williams College. The men's teamwraps up their season a week later atthe men's section of the NESCAC

Championship which will be held atBowdoin College.

the "scene". These "holidays" have become soengrained in our culture that it no longer matters how thetearns play or the amount of presents you get. It's sim-ply the fact that we can count on them always occurring.Life just wouldn't be the same without them. Now ifonly the Pro Bowl was as fun as New Years Eve.

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A VeryMerrySuper Bowl

By Matt Fava

The Connecticut College men'sbasketball team is working hard andplaying well, yet they are leftsearching for answers. Following animpressive 10-3 record to start theyear, they have struggled in the sec-ond half of the season. After losing 8of their last 9 games, the team findsthemselves at an even 11-11, tryingto work their way into the NESCACplayoffs. Other than their headlinestart to the season, they are usingtheir impressive victory over #19nationally ranked Bates College asmotivation to strive for their goals asthe season comes to a close.

This past weekend the Camelsput up two valiant efforts againsthighly talented teams from theNESCAC conference. On Fridaynight, CC matched up against thenation's #1 ranked Amherst College.Conn kept it close in the beginning,but their deficit seemed to explodein the blink of an eye as Amherstused fast play and accurate shotmaking ability to increase their leadfrom seven to 22 early on. For theCamels, a strong effort was put forthby Charles Stone 108, as the centerscored a game high 18 points. ButStone's effort was simply notenough firepower in the end. Theheight, depth, and pure talent of theunbeaten Lord Jeffs (23-0) was toomuch as they cruised to an impres-sive 91-49 victory.

Last Saturday afternoon's gamewas against another power house,Trinity College, who was ranked.

While watching the Super Bowllast weekend, I decided that in manyways, it is an event that it is a lot like

Christmas.First and fore-most, it's themost celebrat-ed football"holiday" ofthe year. ifyou are a liv-ing andbreathingAmerican citi-

zen it is almost considered sacrile-gious to not watch the Super Bowl.In fact, over 93 million peoplewatched the Indianapolis Colts takeon the Chicago Bears in Super BowlXLI. This massive number makesSuper Bowl 41 the second mostwatched Super Bowl of all time.

However, it isn't just the overallpopularity that makes Super BowlSunday similar to Christmas.Mainly, they are events that are builtup for weeks prior to the actual datethey take place, and usually they failto meet expectations in the end. Ofcourse, this is not to say that theSuper Bowl or Christmas is notenjoyable. In fact, both of these daysare something that most people lookforward to throughout the calendaryear. On the other hand, what alwaysastounds me about the Super Bowland Christmas is not the actual eventitself, but the massive amount ofmedia coverage they both receive.While Christmas is obviously a reli-gious-based holiday, the powers ofcapitalism have turned it into amoney making machine. In the sameway, the Super Bowl was once sim-ply a day to crown a "world champi-on" in football. Now, most people.tune in to the Super Bowl just asmuch for the commercials as theactual game. Additionally, the sportsmedia plays the same role for theSuper Bowl as Hallmark does forChristmas. The media spends twoweeks dissecting every possibleangle and story-line that mayor maynot occur during the actual game.With this insufferable amount ofattention dedicated to one game, it isalmost impossible for the players tomatch the hype. Much like with theSuper Bowl, you're always going toget presents at Christmas, but usual-ly they aren't as extravagant as 'youhad previously imagined; the run-upto the holiday always inflates expec-tations. You can always dream of anew car but in reality you may justget a weird sweater from you Aunt.In this way, you always feel goodfollowing a Super Bowl orChristmas yet somehow a littleunsatisfied.

Furthermore, parallels can bedrawn between the "hangover" fol-lowing these events. For example,when Christmas is over, the familydisperses, everyone goes back towork, and you don't have presents tolook forward to until your birthday.The Super Bowl provides this verysame "hangover". For football fans,you indulge yourself in the sportalmost everyday for the previousfive months and then, all of a sud-den, it's gone. No more football untilmini-camp begins in July. Yes, youcan pay attention to the NFL draft,but it just isn't the same. Much likethe day after Christmas, you findyourself wondering how it came and

Both the men's and women'sswimming and diving teams com-pleted the dual meet portion of theirseasons in excellent form atWellesley College last weekend. Inwhat has become a season for thebooks, members of both teams setpersonal bests and school records enroute to another overall win. Thewomen's side competed againstWellesley College and BatesCollege, beating both opponents toseal a perfect season at l l-O. Themen's side beat Bates as well, and indoing so, improved to 8-2 on the

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The Conn men's basketball program suffered two tough defeats to Trinity and Amherst, with few gmnes left on the NBSCACschedule (Mitchell).

#41 in the nation at the time. Fully and the Camels! defense andaware of their fast break, run-and- rebounding held Trinity to 19 pointsgun style, CC prevented Trinity less than their average on the year.from getting easy buckets in transi- In the end, it simply came down totion. The game was close and shot making, both from close rangeextremely hard fought throughout and far, that kept CC from comingthe 40-minute period. The battle on back. Conn could not find the buck-the boards was quite a spectacle, and et enough to overcome Trinity andthe effort that the Camels displayed they fell 62-47.was a main reason that they were These losses leave Connecticutable to enter the intermission only College with little to no room fordown by five. With the game in their error. With two games left, the teamreach, Conn seemed fired up andready to mount a comeback. Charles SEE MEN'S BASKETBAllStone !08 put up another impressiveeffort with 11 points and 14 assists, Continued onpage nine

By Eric QeBear

The Conn swimming and diving team is preparing/or the upcoming NESCACChampionships at Bowdoin,from February 23-25 (Mitchell).

CAMELSPORTSLord Jeffs Trip Up Men's Basketball

Conn Swimming Prepares For NESCACs

sports editor

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year. Furthermore, the Lady Camelshit the ground running this winterand never looked back on any oftheir competition. Upon entering thewinter break at 2-0, the Connwomen reeled off nine straight wins,many of which were in impressivefashion. This trend continued last"weekend in Wellesley, MA, whereCC won the first event of the after-noon, the 200 yard medley relay.The team, comprised of co-captainKata Franczyk '07, Katie Brochu'08, Alyssa Palmer '10,. andCatherine Lindberg '09, not onlywon the event but beat their previ-ous season best by over two sec-onds. Lindberg echoed the impor-

tance of getting out to a fast start as.she stated, "Winning the first eventof the day is always important formomentum. It helps both our teamand the boys' side get focused."Following suit, the Lady Camelsplaced 1-2 in their next event, the1000 yard freestyle, as Ali Wilson'07 took first and Amy Rubinger ' 10took second place. CC would go onto place first in the next four events,including two wins by Kristen Zarba'10 in the 200 yard freestyle and the100 yard butterfly. Other notableperformances by the Conn women'steam included a dominant 1-2-3 fin-ish in the 100 yard freestyle swamby Franczyk, Palmer, and Lindberg.

FantasyBaseballPreview

TeamAmherstTrinity1\1ftsWilliamsBatesColbyMiddleburyBowdoinWesleyanConn. College

Conf./Overall8-0 23-06-2 19-34-3 13-84-3 11-113-4 18-43-4 12-103-4 13-92-5 13-82-5 7-141-6 11-11

Maureen Costello' 10 set a personalbest time in winning the 100 yardbackstroke. Additionally, Brochuowned the breaststroke events on theday, as she won both the 50 yard and100 yard races .

In similar fashion, the men'steam started off strong and main-tained their winning form through-out the meet. The team of KyleBartro '08, Ian Bames '09, Pat Troy, 10, and Grant Moryan ' 10 won thefirst men's event, the 200 yard med-ley relay, and set a new schoolrecord in doing so. Sam Gamer '07and Brian Ranta '09 followed the200 yard medley with a 1-2 placingin the 1000 yard freestyle. Then,Conn placed 1-2-3 in the 200 yardfreestyle race as Alex Gundry '08,Alex Wood '08, and John Rode '09all registered solid performances.Similarly, the men's team had anoth-er 1-2-3 finish in the 50 yard breast-stroke, but this time it was SamPerley , 10, Barnes, and BrianMcVeety '09 who beat up on thecompetition. In addition, Bartra andMoryan each had two individualwins a piece following their teamwin in the 200 yard medley. Moryantied the school record with a time of21.64 in the 50 yard freestyle. Bartroset an un-shaved best time duringhis win in the 100 yard butterfly.

While the dual meet portion oftheir seasons are over, both themen's and women's swimming anddiving teams will compete in theNESCAC championships. Eventhough Conn faces some toughmatch-ups in the championship,Lindberg feels that, "we can defi-nitely give some of the powerhousesa run for their money. Williams,Amherst, and Middlebury are all dif-ficult opponents but I think this yearwe can compete with all of them."The women's team will attempt to

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Men's Hockey2/3 CC 2, Wesleyan 32/9 USM, 4:00 p.rn.

2/10 Salem State College, 7:00 p.m.

• Women's Hockey2/3 CC 1, Wesleyan 1 OT2/9 Williams, 8:00 p.rn,

2/10 Middlebury, 3:30 p.rn .•

Camel ScoreboardMen's Basketball

2/9 Williams, 7:30 p.rn.2/10 Middlebury, 3:00 p.rn.

2/17 NESCAC Championship Tourney, TBA

Women's Basketball2/9 @ Williams, 7:30 p.rn.

2/10 @ Middlebury, 3:00 p.m .

M&W Squash2/10 MIT (Men), TBD2/11 Northwestern, TBD

2/16-18 Women's Nationals @ Princeton, TBD

M&W Swimming & Diving2/23·25 NESCAC Championship @ Bowdoin, all day

3/15-3/17 NCAA Championship @ U of Houston, all day

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