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/ 1997 / \jt / . . Weekend Opinion o Prof. Burroughs Conservatives Men's hoops speaks swing to the left dominates Page 10 Page 8 Page 16 Bo The Orient VOLUMECXXV, NUMBER12 FRIDAY,JANUARY24,1997 TheOldestContinuouslyPublishedCollegeWeeklyintheUnitedStates BowdoinCollege,Brunswick,Maine Campaign Capital exceeds expectations JeffClayman ctarleley,retphleamcoemneenytwpirllogberaumsewdhitcohmaiisnatcaoimnptoh-e staffwriter nentoftheLandscapeMasterPlandesigned bylandscapearchitectCarolJohnson. Bowdoin'sCapitalCampaign,whichbe- The moneyfrom theShurtleffgiftwill ganfouryearsago,iswellaheadofit'spro- increasetheannualexpendituresontreere- jectedgoalswiththehelpofa$3.7milliongift placementfrom$5,000toabout$20,000.The fromtheestateofLaurenceShurtleff'26. moneydesignatedforcampusmaintenance Shurtleffhadalongstandingrelationship willalsobeutilizedmoregenerallytoim- withBowdoin.AsanemployeeofNewEn- provelandscaping. glandTelephone,heservedasaclassagent, "We'vehadaterrificyear,"saidBillTorrey, treasurerofhisclassat their50threunion vicepresidentfordevelopmentandcollege andpresidentoftheBowdoinClubofWorces- relations,whoaddedthattheCampaignre- ter,Massachusetts. ceived$5millionincommitments,including The$3.2millionbequestwasreceivedin theShurtleffgift,attheyear'send. BowdoinobservedMartinLutherKingDayonMonday,Jan.20withaSouthern Novemberalongwithtwoplannedgiftsto- Onthewhole,givingwasupfrom1995. home-cookeddinneratWentworthHallfollowedbyaprogramfilledwith tallingover$460,000toservetwoexplicit AccordingtoTorrey,totalgivingisup30 speakersandperformancesintheBowdoinCollegeChapel.AssociateDirectorof purposes.$2.2millionwillbesetasideto percentfromlastyear,annualgivingisahead DiningServiceandExecutiveChefKenCardoneplannedamenufeaturingmany establishachairinthebiologydepartment. byabout12to15percent,andtheCapital ofthedishesthataretypicaloftheAtlanta,GeorgiaareawhereDr.Kinggrewup Themoneydesignatedforestablishingthe Campaignis20percentaheadoflastyear. andspentmuchofhislife.Atthechapel,DirectoroftheAfricanaStudiesProgram chairiscurrentlycompoundinginterestin ThisincreaseingivinghasputtheCollege andProfessorofHistoryRandyStakemangavewelcomingremarksand theendowmentandwillbeeligibleforusein $35millionawayfromitsprojectedgoalof introducedProfessorofPhilosophyDenisCorishandVisitingProfessorof abouttwoyears.Beforethemoniesareavail- $113millionwithayearandahalfremaining EnglishAnthonyWalton,whoreadpoemsaboutDr.King.Thepoetryreadings able,PresidentEdwardswillappointafac- intheCampaign. werefollowedbyakeyboardperformanceofLiftEveryVoicebyStephenSaxon nulotytimmeemtabbelregtoovtehrisnichnagirt.hiAssapopfoyient,tmtehnetre.is $36I0n/3a0d0digtriaonnttforoamntihnecrFeraeseemianngFivoiunngd,a-a t'h99ei.rFiomlplroewsisnigontsheokfeDyrb.oKairndg.peTrhfeorsmtaundceen,tfsopuerakBeorwsdwoeirnesftouldleonwtesdsbpyokaesatbuoduetnt Theremaining$1.7millionoftheShurtleff tionwasgiventoenabletheCollegetoex- danceperformance.(AdamZimmanJBowdoinOrient) gifthasbeenappropriatedtothefundforthe pandtheAsianStudiesdepartment. maintenanceofthecampus.Morespecifi- / $67 Million budget recommended to president veryreceptivetostudentneedsanddesires. roomandboardfees.Theproposal,toask20 opeZraatkioBnusrekdeitor o"Tguyi—tiotnh,osfeincaonncciaelrnasida,rienaftotrhmeatfiroonnttoefchtnhoeli-r asltuldoewnmtosrteolsetauvdeendtusritnoglitvheeofnallcianmsptuesad,,twhiulls list,"hesaid. providingmorerevenuefortheCollege. Lastweek,thebudgetandfinancialpriori- Regardingtheincreaseintuition,Dorfman This policy wasadopted instead ofan tiescommitteemadeitsfinalrecommenda- commentedthatthebudgetprocesshastobe initialproposaltoincreaseenrollmentby20 tionofa1997-98budgettoPresidentEdwards. acompromise. "Wecan'tgetthepieinthe students,pastthe1550studenttarget. The$67,795,000balancedbudgetproposal, sky,"hesaid."NoOnelikestuitionincreases Changestotheinitialbudgetontheex- onceapprovedbythepresident,willthenbe butthere'sarecognitionthatfortheCollege pensessideincludeanincreaseinfinancial consideredbytheFinancialPlanningCom- tocontinuetoexist,therehastobesome aidtoaccountfortheextratuitionhike.Most mitteeandtheExecutiveCommitteebefore increase.It'sastruggle." significantly, however, are seductions in itissenttotheBoardofTrusteesforfinal Thisyear'stuitionincreasetotals4.5per- fundingproposalsforinformationtechnol- approvalinlateFebruary. centincludinginflation, and thoughit is ogyandseniorstaffspecialneeds,acategory Thisrecommendationrepresentsthefinal lagerthan initially anticipated, it isstill whichincludesthediscretionaryspending versionofthebudgetoutlookpreparedlast smallerthanlastyear's4.75percentincrease allocatedbyseniormanagerstonewprojects December,andbalancesthe$1.4milliondefi- andisnotoutoflinewhencomparedwith inthecomingyear. Projectsfundedoutof citinthatbudget.Thoughmanyallocations the practicesofothercollegessimilar to thiscategorythisyeararelikelytoinclude havenotnoticeablychangedsincethatpre- Bowdoin. thewritingproject,redesignoftheviewbook, liminaryoutlook,afewitemsaresignifi- Intermsoftheother18collegeswithwhich anewassistantdeanandahousekeeperfor cantlydifferent. Bowdoincomparesitself,Bowdoin'stuition thenewsciencecenter. Majoritemsinthebudgetincludedan isrankedeighth. AccordingtoAssociate Theinitialrequestforinformationtech- increaseintuitionof1.7percentoverinfla- ProfessorofEconomicsMichaelJones,the nologyspendinghadbeen$315,000butwas tion,ahalfmilliondollarallocationtofund chairoftheBudgetCommittee, ifallthe cutto$130,000tohelpbalancethebudget. rteosifduenndtiaalddliifteiionniatliaitnivfeosramnatdi$o1n3t0etchhonuoslaongdy ctuoiltlieognesbyin13thpaetrcgernotubpeywoenrdeintfolartaiiosnewthhielier VAidcmeinPirsetsriadteinotnoKfeFnitnaCnhcaebaontadr(Adam Texhpoluaginhetdh,etihnietinaeltreeqfufeecsttowfasthreedruecdeudc,tiJoonneiss,/ requests. AccordingtoCollegeTreasurer, Bowdoin'swentup1.7percent,ouroverall ZimmanJ'BowdoinOrient). nottocutthefundingbutonlytoslowits VicePresidentofFinanceandAdministra- pricerankingwouldnotchange. discrepancybetweenthenumberofstudents growth. Inmaterialterms,theresultofthis tionandViceChairoftheBudgetComittee Healsonotedthattheplantoraiseendow- whostudyawayduringthefallandspring: slowedgrowthwilllikelybeareductionin KentChabotar,academicandstudentaffairs mentspendingto4.1percentfrom3.9per- semesters.Currently,90morestudentsleave thenumberofnewmicrocomputerspur- weretopprioritiesinthebudgetforming centtofundthe$500,000residentiallifeini- campusinthespringthaninthefall,mean- chasedbytheCollegenextyear. proAcleossn.gthoselines,Josh^Dorfman'97^the tcioamtipvaeriesdalwsiothreoltahteivresliymciolnasresrcvhaotoilvs.ewhen ihnogustihnagtidsunreianrgerthceapfaacliltsyetmehsatnerd,urCionlgletghee acTchoredisnengitoorJostnaefsf,sispewchiaelrenetehedsrecalatcerguonryc,h vCootmimnigtstteuedesnatidrephreesfeenetlsattihveetcootmhmeitBtuedegeits stTudhyeaBburdogaedtiCnoitmimatiitvteeteoahleslopprreodpuocseedthae scparminpgu,swhreiscuhltfionrgceisnsaomloessstoufdernetvsetnouleivferoofmf PleaseseeBUDGET,page2 THEBOWDOINORIENT NEWS FRIDAY,JANUARY24,1997 Newest Budget revision closes $1.4 million gap identification BUDGET,frompage1 restrictedsources,willalsobefundedfrom Bowdoin comeseveryyear. Itemswhichfallintothat thespecialneedscategorythisyearuntilit cards arrive at categoryarenon-specificprogramswhich canbeintegratedintoadifferentareaofthe arenotexplicitlyfundedorspecifiedatthis budgetinthefuture. levelofplanning. AccordingtoChabotar,theproposedbud- thebarcodewereincomplete.Containedon "Wedon'tgothroughthebudgetlineby get,thoughconstructedwithveryrestricte;d BethHustedt thebarcodeshouldbethelibrarycode,the linesaying'Youcandothisbutyoucan'tdo resources,isacompetitiveonewfrencom- staffwriter IDnumber,thelostcardcodeandtheextra that,'"Jonesexplained. Instead,fundingis paredwithotherschoolssimilartoBowdoin. zeroafterthenumber.Ontheyellow-striped allocatedtothegeneralcategoryofsenior "Wecompeteinagroupthatcanspend Aftermonthsofanticipation,studentsnow cards,theextrazerowasforgotten,alsore- staffspecialneedsandisspentatthediscre- muchmorethanus,"heexplained,noting possesstheirnewestIDcards. Thecards sultinginbarcodereadingdifficulties. tionofthatstaff. Thetypeoffundingfrom thatotherschoolshavesignificantlylarger haveapine-greenstripatthetopandare Theproblemshadtoberemedied,butthe thatcategoryvariesfromyeartoyear,Jones endowments and thus more flexibility in reportedlyworkingfine. vendorprovided little technical support. said.Thisyear,informationtechnologyand their budget planning process. While TenleyMeara,businessprocessmanager WiththehelpofBowdoin'sowncomputing residentiallifeweremajorconcerns. Next ChabotarsaidhebelievesthatBowdoinhas ohfasDibneienngiSnercvhiacregse, , esedrgveiceoafnpdetohpelkenolwilk-e yea"rW,eotheesrseinstsiuaelslywidlelnaireidse.all thosespecial blaerentoatbhlaettoofmiatisnctoamipnetailteivoenl,ohfeseardvidceedsitmhia-t ofissuing,thenew LarryO'Toole,man- requests,"Jonessaid,adding,however,that thefinancialrestraintsheremakethebud- ID'sandisthefirst agerofAdministra- thedenialoffundsdoesnotmeanthoseitems getingprocessamuchtougherjob. tosayithasbeena tive Computing, willnotbefundedbyothermeans. Essen- Withalimitedendowmentandessentially frustratingprocess. MarkNelson,senior tially,thatmeansthatfundingforprograms nomeansbywhichtoincreaserevenueex- Thisfall,anew projectengineer for whichtheseniorstaffwouldliketoimple- ceptraisingtuitionoradmittingmorestu- system was intro- Computing/Informa- mentwillhavetocomefromadjustments dents,thereislittletheBudgetCommittee ducedfortheeven- \ tion Services and withintheirowndepartmentsinsteadoffrom candointhissituationtoavoidtherestraints tualtransformation Charles Banks, sys- thespecial needscategoryofthegeneral itfaces. toaone-cardcam- tems/network man- budget. "Cuttingprogramsby10percentacross pus. Cards right agerofComputing/ DeanofStudentAffairsCraigBradleyex- theboardwouldn'tenhancethequalityof nowareonlyused InformationServices, plainedthatfindingsuchfundinghasbe- theinstitution,"Bradleysaid. "Thatwould in thelibrary, the they managed to comeincreasinglydifficultbecausethebud- justbeanexcusenottomakedifficultdeci- dining halls, the Pine-greenID'shavereplacedthefaulty download the data getisalreadystreamlined,meaningthatcuts sions." pubandtheconve- yellowone's.(MollyVillamana/Bowdotn andcompletethesoft- comefromprogramswhicharelikelycon- Jonescommented that Bowdoin'sopen nience store, but Orient) warenecessarytofix sideredmandatorybysomeconstituencies. ended approachtogeneratingtheannual eventually cards themissingzeroprob- "Youwanttodealwithinternationalstu- budget,thougheffective,istimeconsuming, couldbeusedformuchmore. Cardscould lem. "Wewereverylucky,"Mearasaid. dents,disabilityissues,advisingissuesand a concernechoedbyChabotar. "Ifthings givestudentsdormaccess,beusedinvend- Thenewcardsalsohaveanexpirationdate otherswhichareallpriorities fromsome continuetoremainthistight,"hesaid,"I'm ingandlaundrymachines,andevenbeused of May31, 1997,toprotectcorporations one'sperspective,"hesaid."Allwecandois notsurethisbottomupprocessisworthit." asbankcards.Thistransitiontoaone-card wherestudentsmayreceivediscounts.Next recognizethelimitationsandresponsibilities Hesuggested thatfutureprocessesmight system,however,hasnotgoneassmoothly fall,stickerswillbeissuedwithanewexpira- andbevery,verycarefulabouthowweorga- involveapreliminarydraftofthebudget asplanned. tiondate.Onlythefirstyearswillgothrough nizethosepriorities." formulatedbeforeindividualconstituencies Thestripesonthebarcodeswereunread- theprocessofgettingnewID's.Forthetime Additionalmoneyintheresidentiallife maketheirrequests,ineffectgivingthema ableonmanyofthefirstcards,causingem- being,alliswell. "Thenightmare'sover," fieldwilllikelyfundadvisingprogramsfor generalfiguretoworkwithtohelpthem pAldodyiteieosntaollmya,ntuhaelcloymepnotneernetaschthIaDtmnaumkbeeurp. Moneeasr.a"sai/d."Getonwithlifewiththegreen iasntweerlnlataisonsaulpsptourdtefnotrsoarniedntparteio-nmeadndmasjmoarlsl calHiberastteretshseeidr,rheoquweesvtesr.,thatth.os»etypesof increasesinresidencehallprogramming. changesarestrictlyspeculatoryatthispoint Frats gear up for Rush '97 athBlreatidclseywialllsohneloptetdoseiglniimfiincaatnetfthuendciunrgrefnotr aopnedn-tphratocheessisdeccoimsmiionttmeadkitnog.someformof practiceofoperatingindebt. "Myviewis Intheeridb'ChsatxJta'rcommented,thedeci- thatwedon'tgiveadequatesupportforthe sionsinvolvedinabudgetprocesshaveal- soImteisofthtehestBaortJcwedoobfonittPnhrheiciboslpumlrmtiiuopnnrgsisteymewsiltleragaanidn 'Kfwimr9naeha9fptmrooepabrfmcaentCiriSthtosiihineegsosDmficewanoClolhtctuliahoelengDPdfseehiplibrprtmeliaaeannpdPcgda,heroidJhtfiaao1ocswn9nioed9pn6vapK.etRrariMoonp,ibogpaktktaheieianStoN'Rinat9ugh9efesmsoiohasfrr da2areg9eneTsthpcfsoeeornhrwttetrrsrhiaeheltelibraynuetgth,il"ipmetrhptioieosjcresnstcaetaida,dinr.rtplery"cteAtiovotmirhhp.oluo"eunstssdilicrybsefldpeusrntodoogefmrdasatnmbu-sy- hwtl"ioTaabhbVyeieres,salaebissaempraeatendsgceiicldaociillfclblfayueitlcgaeluesletsetti.xhma"poene,udc"ltdhwaietbliesloacnilosdin,kate"bliayonnuucdteonwtIothdioarnintsu'eeta. tfourrnmtahneiyrhaetltpesnttioondetfoianesitxh-ediraycoplelreigoedewxpheircih- Wreesterkicetvede.nOthnoMugohndusaeyofanthdeiTruheosudsaeysnwiiglhltbse, Are you ready for the ence-RushWeek. ChiDeltaPhiactivitieswilltakeplaceonthe BeginningMon.,Jan.27,andconcluding third floorofMassachusetts Hall and on April M.CAT? withDropNightonSat.,Feb.1,theseven Wednesdaynight,thecollegehasgranted fraternitiesof Bowdoin: Alpha Delta Phi, permissionforthefraternitytoopenitshouse. ; BetaSigma,ChiDeltaPhi,KappaDeltaTheta, Thelocationsoftheeventsofthelatterpartof AlphaKappaSigma,PsiUpsilon,andTheta theweekforChiDeltaPhiandthelocationof » Delta Chi,alongwithJordan House, will all of Kappa Sigma's events will be an- hroalndgeavfarrioemtyaofmalacsoqhuole-rfaredeeacbtaivliltiaets.AEvDenttso envoeunntcsesdtaatgtehdebbyegtihneniontgheorfRfurastherWnieteikes.Tanhde oatmealwrestlingatTD,allowingthefrater- JordanHousewilltakeplaceintheirrespec- . nitiestointroducethemselves-tointerested tivehouses. students.Schedulesforeachhousewiltbe DuringthedaysbeforeDropNight,Jor- postedaroundcampus. danHouseandthefratswill,offerbidsto At the Rush information session on prospective,members. Studentsmakethe Wednesday,GreekCouncil PresidentNat decisionofwheretheywilljoinonSaturday, VVysor'97admittedthatfraternitylifemight and thisisimmediatelyfollowed.byfour notbeforeveryone,butasked thatthose weekinitiationperiodsatmanyfraternities. studentswhoshyawayfromthefratsatleast Themajorityofstudentsdonotjoinhouses. i makeanefforttounderstand thesystem. Ofthe14646tudentsatBowdoininthespring Wysorandrepresentativesfromeachfrater- of1996,only430peopleweremembersof nitysuggestedthatstudentsjoinanyhouse socialhouses(roughly30percent).19%saw foramealduringtheweekiftherushactivi- ariseinmembership,however.Around35% tiesdon'tseemappealing. oftheclassof1999joinedhouses. Peoplemightfinditdifficulttoeatwiththe vAs webegin another semester, the Ori- entnews, photography,A&E and copy editors are looking for youngblood. NOW Ifinterested, contactthe Orientoffice at HIRING: UniversitySalesandMarketingis ~~ hiring. Marketing,SalesandPromotionspositions 725-3300 , available. 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Call800-562-8524. * \ *m * NEWS THEBOWDOINORIENT FRIDAY,JANUARY24,1997 Rising sophomores assured i'-'f^cM'^'.K §\Moin-in-Brief on-campus housing Carolynsages MaSicnpet,thAa,&JMb^^Jeehf'ôhn ofKmn&unk, ,lUefStAfoirstmhoesttwloikweleyeaknterairpltyovCehrisniao.nTofetahme /T pcdelasTaminhrpeeufsos.RrSefhsoooiprduhesaonintmnsyiogtarlarheifassLfsiiwnfwiggelralsiCunoortopmaenmhrltiooesnmesgodeirroeabne'swspfhoootrnceoeswndo th1tHsMoecaeo9rrhyin9ooikooffonlflalLeguMaMjfls.eoa.Poeu.hiijrr..yenvoW.gteirdHrhdr*laoa,a.sGwh-s,-mianHfioiatnascilswtsg,oaoremrafiaeesfndsiesecercSeisttvncnoitehsdvfdBoieeyxoopaaJlwtessahdfnhneordoeurxoeiaaGeunnircdgtruymahltdafsi1t1savi5e2-ynr.e, Winotmheen1'9s98OWliynmtpeircOslqyumapdictsh.atwilldebut offcampusby the lottery system,butas secretaryanddirectorofplannedgiving TheChamberofCommerceoftheBath- oDuitr,ec"ttohreocfhRoeisciedeinstsitailllLtihfeereB.obIfGarsaovepshopomionrtes amtisCsoilognasteatUHneivberrosnitAycaadntdjmays,dienaHneobfroand,- WBorurnlsdwWiickdereWgeiobntnhaonwkshatostahe-scitoemobnintehde wantstoliveoffcampus,theystillhavethat Maine. His responsibilitiesincludethe effortsofBowdoinCollegeandtheCom- choice." executionofdsystematicandambitious munityofLearnersNfetwork.Thesite, yetThbeeeexnacftinlaolgiizsetdi.csTohfethpelparnongirnagmwhiallvetnaokte pcroongtreaxrtxovftjttfKseeaIilrle^grirfdtsUjoofn$2N5e,0w00C+enitnutrhye wloacsatdeedsiagtne<dwwawn.dmiddecvoelaosptemdaidnuer.icngomt>h,e placeinaseriesofmeetingstobeheldinthe CampaignforBowcjpin, recenthoUdaybreakbyDirectorofPublic upcomingweeks,butBobGravesdidgivea AffateSconW.HoodawdJZ^Bwriw'aftof generalindicationofhowthepromisewillbe ^ Miruwapgiis,MJjnn. w>r < kept. "' ThesitewasunveiledFriday,Jan.10,at Thisspring,aformwitybesentPjuttoall, theChamber'sâruriualmeetinginPaggett thoseinterestedinparticipatinginthehous- Lounge.ItfooiiesontheOwrnber's10 inglottery.Ineffect,thisdocumentservesas r^tfifc&ômmu^ aregistrationforthelottery.Theadvance o^^r^buris^ts,;residentsandbusinesses wpnirane"rglTn,ihi"minissgnawaiwyrlisylllfDailepglrauoornwveisofdfooernStRtdieuemsdeimedanteotnntddAiofafflsoaroiLhmriosfeueCspwrilianatgin.hg- ZSfEovtireommnwmaeainfnhyya/olBrluoiswwhiidanlovgleisbnoaepOhahriopigmrehoenftrn)eeursmr.bede(rAdedysaotmuinkatnioown NiWnaotMmtiaehocennha'efltisrelsletaeaêh%maHwjlohdftiockoh|fe^tyJJihatceneouhaamm^rpymed;atcedTodeeaaictmnhh,eCohUfUiStSnhAAae tcamlheruinodntueksnsi,dnlagtohtdoehgfroirenreggoliuofoacgnca,hitlliiritnseitgevssito,oefawtdnhidoenfairtnhehoggisientosgtnosa.fbotIlottihsidehnor-- Bradley.Withthisnotice, Residential Life youhaveaplacetolive,"saysSchwartz. playedbothChina and Finland twice. services,suchasweatherforecastsandan willbeabletosetasideenoughhousingfor Anotherpartoftheplantoaccommodate AmidontrainedinLakePlacid,NYfrom interactivetidalchart. thosesophomoreswhowantit. thesesophomoresinvolvesthestudy-abroad December27throughJanuary1andthen NellSchwartz,amemberoftheClassof programs.Thereisasubstantialdifferencein 2000,willbeoneofthefirsttobenefitfrom thenumberofjuniorswhostudyawayin thenewprogram."Ittakesstressoff.You theirspringsemesterascomparedtothefall don'thavetoworryaboutfindingaplace. semester. Prices rise at / Smith Union Cafe but ISfyvtJsmm KhtBtp:S//^wwuSLtGakTeabnreâk.CcoSni remain l@l Ten Unique NTiAcKdaEmAMmBIRCEmANKmSmTiMUaDriEnNnTATVARdAmcVtELa Shops Under competitive r^™^-] Tontine One Roof! :X&mj&uMjbl^J KimSchneider Mall ^QQM#1 assistantnewseditor 149MaineStreet BDrouwnnstwoiwcnk DBorwunnstwoiwcnk WeddUiPnanguisFlriq•ensFuheuneFealrnoaCdwlrsereS•saaPfltomarinta(vsllBe•OBc'Dac6lea6ls)osiooiHnnsigsr•ntSsbtuffed smeamSPyertsiuhtcdeaeervni.entcstroevasishseeilstlionongusttehaveefrSeamlwioetfxhttrhUaenbiiutoecnmkssCstaohflieds Pauline's Jewelry • Clothing • Animals•GourmetBaskets attheCafewentintoeffectoverwinterbreak. 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Darkroom Items • Flowers Therearenoplanstoincreasepricesatany 721-0598 oftheotherSmithUnion,foodstores. The Plants • Computer onlyreasonpriceswouldatsomepointhave YankeeYarns toincreaseateitherJackMagee'sGrillorthe WSipled77S7cp22O2tla591irtt---us604mE322nB2M8d2au2s7k3seircyr<<\. M&uSHsaeiLlaceerasstls&yoInLnSssuetnr•rvcHuihomctee&n•&ts DoFnRutaOn1dLSCBooTsftfoYene'BaSgShelosp PtswMitehoaelelcRlg"raoBryeetrsaeeaottspE'nsaielxisciTlaupatrPelsnrhirulefnesbytfrse,i,oisdtenatabscclallt'urots9aoeyno7btau,vshlsraeaiailesnilpssddirhttoitemiutuchnemhdereencaes.ttpenp,rantrsirostocemaodepabriusrnaedciosatcwfKesgeowed,eiunh"rnolnacnTaedtrrtdewitbJfayhfhaes.aiecetitykstf < said. 725-6161 « Dinners Atthebeginningoflastsemester,thePub Do7w2AnJ5tL-i8m9e0I3nc. JU*!. Down14t9owMnaiBnreunSstw.ick 54Ma7in2S9tr-ee4t*2B5ru8nswick d$i$2ni2.d.55N0r0oatvwioshe$ee3m.prb0ree0i,crtebhsuetthyoenfwoipillrtllsiocrmweeiismcnargwioeanbrnreteohwpireseernstieuemmrseenesefttdreiront.mgo thebowdoinorient RUSHWEEKSPECIALSECTIONFriday,,January24,1997 RUSH WEEK 1997 \ Alpha Delta Phi Alpha Kappa Sigma 228 Maine St. 38 Harpswell St. TheAlphaDeltaPhi chapteratBowdoinCollegewasfoundedin1841.Itistheoldest Withoutadoubt,AlphaKappaSigmahasservedasoneofthemostinfluentialorganiza- fraternityoncampus.Itbeganasaliterarysocietywhichremainsarichpartofthehouse tionsoncampusduringourshorttimeatBowdoin.Toavoidcreatingamisleadingstereotype today.Oneofourtraditionsistoselectandpresentaliteraryreadingeverynightatdinner. aboutourhouse,we'regoingtorefrainfromtellingyou"whatwe'relike."Ifyou'rebasing Thishasbeenpasseddownformanyyears. yourdecisiononwheretorushonsomewordsinthenewspaper,thenyou'remissingwhat OneoftheassetsofAlphaDeltaPhiisthediversityofourmembers.Wecomefromallover we'reaboutanyway.Brieflystated,KappaSigisoneoftheclosestknithousesoncampusand theworldandfromavarietyofbackgrounds.AstrongpointofAlphaDeltaPhiisthatwomen wehavecontinuedtobesodespitethetemporaryclosingofourhouseonCollegeSt.Weare arerecognizedonthenationallevel. stillafraternityandwillcontinuetobeso.Approximatelyninety-fivepercent-ofour Asindividuals,weparticipateinmanyactivitiesatBowdoinandalsovolunteerand memberschosetolivewitheachotherthisyear.WeeatourlunchestogetherintheUnionand supportcharitiesoffcampus.Thisyear,wehaveraisedmoneyfortheTedfordShelterand ourdinnerstogetherintheToweronadaily.basis.Wealsoparticipateinweeklymeetings theAmericanHeartAssociationintheirAnnualHeart-Walk.Peopleinourhousealso andcommunityserviceactivities. volunteerforhospitals,schools,churchesandswimprogramsinthearea. Itisfromthe Therearenoextra-curricularactivitiesoracademicmajorsthattypifyaKappaSigmember, diversityandexperiencesofourmembersthatwelearnthemostinourfamilysetting. butthereareparticularqualitiesandcharacterisiticswhichdefineeverymember.Becauseof maSsoqumeeruadpecobmaliln—grwuisthhe3v0e'sntasndin4c0l'usdsewainBgeamcuhsiFcieasntadwaimtyhsatehroytntiugbh,t.inDdiononrervsolwlielylbarlaln,gea Tthailskbtrootahdedpievoeprslietya,trauvsohi;dwneotdornu'sthihnogldatrKusahpptoahSainggbeocutauwsiethyoouurtsheilnvke,s"—I'wmenwotanintttootmhaete.t" fromburgersandhotdogs,toroastbeefandfondue,toanItalianfeastbythebestchefon you.Standinginacirclewithyourfriendsisn'tgoingtobenefitusoryou.Introduceyourself, campus! Wehopetoseeyouthere. askquestionsandyou'llsoonfindyou'remuchmoreateasewithyoursurroundings;you're notontrial.Ourrusheventswillbeheldatdifferentlocationsoncampus.Keepyoureyes ODenforpostersdetailingtheevents,timesandlocationsandwehopewe'llseeyouthere! '" :«•••.i;K2 Kappa Delta Theta Psi Upsilon >•* 4 College St. 258 Maine St. KappaDeltaThetaistheco-educationalfraternityfoundacrossfromtheHawthorne- WeatPsiUpsilonareexcitedtowelcomeeveryonetoattendourRushWeekactivities.In LongfellowLibraryat4CollegeStreet.Ourmembersmakeupagroupofpeoplewithdiverse thespiritoffunandadventure,wewillbehostingseveraleventstoenableyoutoacquaint interestswhoareactiveontheBowdoincampusandinthesurroundingcommunity.Our yourselfwithourhouseanditsmembers.Weencourageyoutotakesometimeoffnextweek membersareinvolvedinactivitiessuchasthestudentgovernment,varsityandclubsports andcomeonoverforagoodtime. andmanyvolunteeractivities. Presentmembersandpastalumni,suchasRobertE.Perry, WeatPsi Upsilon areacommunity ofindependentthinkers. Rather thanbeinga KpnnethCM.SillsandJoanBenoitSamuelson,arepartofarichThetatradition.Wesincerely homogeneousgroupfocusedononeaspectofthecollegeexperience,wehavemembersfrom inviteyoutocomeandparticipateintheRushactivitieswhichincludeCasinoNightanda allwalksoflife.Manymembershereneverthoughttheywouldjoinafrat. Luau. AtPsiUpsilonwewelcomeanyonetojoin;ourdoorsarealwaysopentoyou.Becausewe / donotbelieveinpunishingourfriends,wehavenopledgeperiod,andeveryonewhojoins ondropnightbecomesafullmember. Ourhouseisaplaceforhome-stylelivingandcookingwhereallofthemembersarelike CompiledbyJevPhillips eaxfpaemriileyn.ceAsl.tWhoeugalhlldiovoekrsfeo,rwwaerdshtaorseeeaicngoymomuonnexbtonwdeeokf!communitynurturedbyshared thebowdoinorient RUSHWEEKSPECIALSECTIONFriday,January24,1997 Throughouttheupcomingweek,studentswillhavetheopportunitytoparticipateinRushactivitiesatthevariousfraternities oncampus. Studentswillbeabletomeetthemembersofeachhouseandbecomemorefamiliarwith theatmosphereofeachorga- nization. Eachyear,theOrientprovidesinformationaboutthevarioushousesgatheredbythemembersthemselves. Beta Sigma Chi Delta Phi 14 McKeen St. 14 College St. BetaSigmaisthelargesthouseontheBowdoincampus.Wedonothaveanational ThemembersofChiDeltaPhicordiallyinvitethefirstyearstojoinusintheunforgettable affiliationandwehaveofficiallybeenco-edsince1989. Wecurrentlyhave79active bondingprocessofRush1997.ChiDeltaPhiisadiversegroupofBowdoinstudentsunited members;however,onceweinitiateeachincomingclass,ournumbersusuallyrangefrom bythebasicfamilyconceptsoffriendship,acceptanceandrespect.Thehousecreatesasense 100-110. Despiteourlargesize,weareanextremelyclosegroupofpeople. Neveragainin ofbelongingwhichmakesthecollegeexperienceworthwhile.ChiDeltaPhiprovidesthe ourliveswillwehavetheopportunitytobecomesoclosewithsomanydifferentkindsof opportunitytobondwithavarietyofpeoplefromdifferentclassesandlifestyles,manyof people. whomwouldnevermeetorsocializetogetherundernormalcircumstances.Themembersof MembersofBetaareinvolvedinalmosteveryaspectofstudentlifehereatBowdoin. We ChiDeltaPhirepresentabroadspectrumofBowdoin'satheletes,scholars,musiciansand currentlyhaveeightvarsitycaptainsandhousemembersparticipatein14varsitysports. artistswhosedifferencesadddepthandcharactertothehouseandthelifewithin.Members ApproximatelytwothirdsofourhouseareDean'sListstudentsandmanyareJames areencouragedtogettoknowtheirfellowbrothersandsistersinordertolearnmoreabout BowdoinScholarsaswell. Wehavestudentleadersinvariouspositionsthroughoutthe themselvesandtostresstheideasofacceptanceandindividuality.Weupholdthegreat BowdoincampusrangingfromtheOutingClubtotheStudentExecutiveBoardtothe historyoftheCollegeandstrivetoplayanactiveroleinoursurroundingcommunitythrough presidentoftheGreekCouncil. socialgatherings,dancesandcharityevents.ThemainideaofChiDeltaPhiRushWeekis Throughtheyears,Betahasbeenhometomanywomenandmenwhohaveupheldand togivethefirstyearsachancetoparticipateinsocialactivitieswiththeuniquemembersof instilledthetraditionalvaluesofourchapter. TwoeventsfoundedbyBetaSigmawhich thefraternityandgetanideaofwhatweareallabout.Allthefraternitiesputagreateffort meanthemosttousaretheannualPeteSchuhSoftballTournament,whichtakesplaceinthe intotheRushprocessandwehopethatyouwillgivethemachancetorepresentthemselves. springandtheBeta5K,inhonorofSharonBeaadoin,whichbeganthispastfall.Wefeelthat Snacksandbeverageswillbeservedat themajorityofevents.Weencourageallfirstyears eventsliketheserepresentthespiritofourhouse,asthepeoplewhotheyhonorarethosewho interestedtoeatwithusinDaggettLoungepriortotherushevents. westrivetobe. » Theta Delta Chi Jordan House 5 McKeen St. 40 Harpswell St. . TheEtachargeofThetaDeltaChi,founded1854,isoneof36nationalcharges.Asthe11th TheCaptainJordanHouseisanoff-campussocialhousewhichprovidesanexcellent oldestcollegefraternityinthecountry,theEtachargeissteepedintradition;distinguished alternativetofraternitylife.Unlikethefraternitites,JordanHousehasno"pledgeperiod" brothersincludeHarveyDowGibson'02,forwhomGibsonMusicHallisnamed,Arctic andnoin-housediningrequirement.Themembersofourhouserangefromvarsityathletes explorerDonaldMacMillan'97,andambassadorThomasPickering'53. .toartiststoExecutiveBoardmembers.Thisyearwehavefieldedsevenintramuralteamsand ThetaDeltaChiiscurrentlycomposedof39menand28women.Thisdiversegroupof participatedinaholidaytoydriveforunder-privelegedchildren.We'realaid-backgroup studentsincludespre-orientationtripleaders,choirmembers,writingprojecttutors,Bow- alwayslookingforagoodtimeandwelookforwardtoafestiveweekofopenhouseactivities. doinOutingClubleaders,SpecialFriendcoordinators,JamesBowdoinscholars,Special ÔlympiccoordinatorsandTedfordSheltervolunteers.Membersarealsovarsityathletes, captainsandintramuralparticipants.DespitethisdiversegroupatThetaDeltaChi,thereis afriendshipbuiltonmutualesteemanddependence.ThetaDeltaChiinstillsrespectnotonly Editors'Note:AlthoughwehaveincludedJordan Housealongwith theother traditional foreachother,butalsoforthesurroundingcommunity.TheEtachargepromotesclass fraternities,theHouseisnotanofficialparticipantinRushWeek.However,memberswillbehosting interactionandprovidesvastopportunitiesforleadership,growthandlife-longfriendships. activitiesattheirhouseduringtheupcomingweek. \r^ THEBOWDOINORIENT EDITORIAL FRIDAY,JANUARY24,1997 Applause for an active Board Inpasteditorials,theOrienthasbeenhighly thosegoals.Indoingso,theBoardhaslegiti- criticaloftheStudentExecutiveBoard'sfailure mizeditsactivitiesquiteliterallybyinvolving toengagethestudentbodyinissuesconcern- expertsinInstitutionalResearchandComputer ingthegovernanceoftheCollegeandthe Services,butevenmoreimportantly,has welfareofitsstudents.Ourcomments,while legitimizeditsexistencebyshowingthatitis pointed,weresodirectedbecausewebelieved strivingtobecomeagovernmentalbodywhich thattheExecBoardwasnotlivinguptoits reflectsthecaresandconcernsofthestudents TheOldestContinuouslyPublished pAodRtmeeicnnetinisattllryta,othifoounwn.enveelrs,tuwdeenhtacvoenbceerennsitmoprtehe;s.sed dtheAastletrithvseoeumrgvuhecst.hheofmethmebcerresdiotffotrhethEexiercprBooaacrtdive EditCoorlsliengCehWieefEesktElambyilliisynhCethdhue1rc8Uh7n,1itMeedgSStualtlievsan withtheExecBoard'sinitiativeswhichdemon- momentum,however,wemustalsocredit SeniorEditor PaulC.Rohlfing stratethattheorganization'scurrentmembers Bowdoin'sstudents.Perhapstheimpetusfor aretakingseriouslytheirresponsibilityas changecomesalsofromgrowingstudent OperationsEditor ZakBurke studentrepresentatives.Theinceptionand involvementoncampus,amovementthat implementationofthe^studentopinionsurveys seemstoencompassgroupsfromtheatertothe News LindsayDewar,MichaelJ.Melia byoneoftheBoard'scommitteesshowsthatit StudentLeadershipCouncil.Perhapsstudents AssistantNews KimSchneider hasactivelyengageditselfincollectinginfor- arefinallylookingupfromtheirbooksand Opinion JeffreyG.Bedrosian mationwhichrepresents.theopinionsofa realizingthatcampusinvolvementcanbe ctrhoossse-wsehcotiohnapofpeBnowtdooaitntesntduadenntisn,dinvoitdujauslt reWwhaartdeivnegratnhdeerfefaecstoinv,e.t-heOrientwould AssistantAA&&EE JCruissttiinanHaNistlsecth,tW.endyZimmerman forum.Theprovisionofon-lineExecutive simplyliketoacknowledgetheapparent Sports ChrisBuck Boardelectionsviae-maillikewiseoffersan changeinattitude.Itmaybesmall,butafter AssistantSports DaveFish additionalmeansbywhichtheBoardisfacili- yearsofcriticisingstudentgovernment,aftera tatingpoliticalinvolvementforagreater periodwhentheStudentSenatedissolvedin Photography MollyVillamana,AdamZimman varietyofstudents. disarrayandstudentvotingdroppedtoall- Copy PedroSalom Suchinitiativesrepresenttheworkofa timelows,itishearteningtoseestudents progressive ExecBoard,educatedinsalient iiivestingtimeintodefiningthenatureand StaffWriters JeremyMoberg-Sarver,Beth issuesandmorewillingthanevertoshape assuringthequalitityoftheirBowdoinexperi- Hustedt,ChrisHourigan,CaitlinO'Connor,Jeff policybyoutliningobjectivesandstickingto ence. Clayman,PeterM.Welles,MelanieRace,CarolynSages, ArkadyLibman,JebPhillips,TimMaloney,Jeremy Where's the real winter? SRtyraeantfJeoihldn,soKantieLynk,DebSatter,PalmerEmmitt, Wehatetobedownonwinter.Complaining somesnow.Thoughit'sunlikelythatmany WillingDCaovliudmsnoins,tDsouWgysFlteamninAgc,kMeremganHa,lKleriReimer, aboutwinterinMainewouldonlybeanag- peopleenjoysnowshovelingorgettingstuck gingreminderofthefreezeswhichlastwell onunplowedstreets,staringatbrowngrass BusinessManager PaulRohlfing intoApril,andtnVbriskspringbreezesduring andbaretreesisevenworse.There'ssome- AdvertisingManagerBrendanLanpher examperiodthatdiscouragequad"studying." thingsereneaboutthequietthatsettleswith Plus,it'sonlyJanuary. newfallensnow.Wecouldregressintochild- CirculationManagerJustinHaslett Bowdoinwinters,though,canbedizzying. hoodforalittlewhile,makesomesnowan- cLaasmtpwuisntaesrtthheedrAirfcttsicpiflreedezaendsetwtilneddsonsteont goerlsa,tgleoasstlehdadvienga,dheacveentaegxocoudsestnoowcubralllupfiwghitth Brookes,DougSBtraufcfe,CSlhaeuldlyiaMaLgaiReorc,coJ,anEetlmBeoagly,Liz temperaturesplummeting.ItwasarealMaine awarmblanket,agoodbookandacupofhot winter,onethatyoucouldbragaboutto chocolate. friendsbackhomewhoraisetheireyebrows •Areal,lastingfreeze.Itshouldatleaststay TheBowdoinP'ublishedEbymilyChurch andsay"Maine,eh?Mustbecoldupthere." coldlongenoughfortheicerinksohthequad PublishingCompany PaulC.Rohlfing Whatachangefromthisyear:themud,the andthetowncommonstofreezeover.Dayton MegSullivan rains,thethaws,thefreezesandtheoccasional arenamaybenice,butskatingonZamboni- snowsthathaveturnedcampusintoapock- smoothediceinashelteredrinkjustisn'tthe markedobstaclecoursethatincludeshalf sameasshiveringoutsideonaruttedfrozen TheBowdomOrientispublishedweeklywhileclassesarein frozenpuddles,treacherousmeltingice pond.There'sonlybeenonedaythisyear sBeoswsdiooninduCroilnlgegteh,eBFraulnlsawnidckS,prMianignes.emestersbythestudentsof patchesandstickymudholes.Therehasbeen whentheiceontheCommonswasindecent ThepoliciesofTheBowdomOrientaredeterminedbytheBowdoin mBrourneswsincokw.iAnssiofmSeeapsaorntasloAffTfeecxtaisvethDainsoirnder sithwapaes,ibmuptosssoimbalenytopmeoovpel.etriedtogoskating uPthnuebslivigisnehewidsn.goICfnoadmimvpaijadonuraiyltayEnoddfitttohhreesEEdadiritteoornrsos.,tTanhneecdweasesreaekrtlihyleyerderifetosorpreoianplsusibeblxlipesrfheoesrds, wasn'tbadenough. •WewantarealWinter'sWeekend,onethat orinagreementwith,thepoliciesandeditorialsofTheBowdoin SoaswedreamoftheWinterWeekendof doesn'tgetcanceledbecauseofashort-term OriTehnte.BowdoinOrientreservestherighttoeditanyandallarticles threeyearsago,whenicesculpturesdecorated jumpinthetemperaturethat'sj^stenoughto andletters. athreitquualadstaunddymbriedanki,gwhtephiacvkeutpoirceemhioncdkeoyurw-as mgievletutsheasrneoaswobnuatblneobtrqeuaiktefrwoamrtmheengoreuyghsktioes Cisle(A2ad0v7de)rle7a2sn5sd-Sat3.l3,l0B0cr.ournrsweiscpko,ndMeanicn|ee,t0o40T11h.eOuBrowtdeoleipnhoOnreiennutm,be1r2 selvesthatthewhimsoftheclimateareapart andnorthernwinds. odfeplrifeesastioBnowtdhaotinc.omIensorwdietrhtdoraalmlaetviiactteetmhpeera- co•unAtrychsaknisc.eDtoowfnihniallllyednutshtusoiffasotusrmcaroyssn-otbe LetTtheersBmouwsdtoibnerOericeenitvewdeblyLce6ot:m0te0espr.lPme.ottlTeirusceysfdraoymtaollbeofpuobulrisrheeaddetrsh.e htuarzeavradroiuastipoantshasnodftthheetqhuoaudghintwofhicpropsisnigngthe dweapredndtoenwitnotnerthdeaywseawthheern,wbuetcwaenslkoiotkofcolra-ss sofamtLehetetwleeertestkse,rhomaunaldydmabduedsrrteesaiscnhctelhdue.dEediatoprh,oannednnoutmabpearrtwihcuelraeritnhdeivaiudtuhaolr. winds,we'veconcoctedawinterwishlistthat anddownthestreetsofBrunswick. TheBowdoinOrientwillnotpublishanylettertheEditorsjudgeto addsanenlightenedOrientperspectivetothe See?We'realreadystartingtosoundlike beanattackonanindividual'scharacterorpersonality. upcoming"spring"semester(whoever whiners,butit'swinterandwe'regoingto SubscriptionInformation thoughtofthatone,anyway?). complainanyway;wejustwantsomething Toorderasubscription,call(207)725-3053orcontactthe •HowaboutanoldfashionedNor'Easter?If substantialtocomplainabout. OyreiaernstubtshcrroiupgthiotnhceoisnttserUnSe$t4a0toarnideanto@npeolsaerm.ebsotwedrosiunb.secdrui.ptAiofnull it'sgoingtobecold,theremightaswellbe costsUS$20.Youmaybegintosubscribeatanypointduring theyear,andyouwillonlybechargedforthoseissuesyou - receive. I EattorsNote:Thissemester,weareexperimentingwithourproductionschedulein TheCollegeexercisesnocontroloverthecontentof efforttobetterservetheBowdoincommunity. Asaresult,thenextissueofthispaper thewritingscontainedherein,andneitherit,northe willbeprintedonMonday,February3. AlthoughtheshifttoMondaypmtmgjchaynot faculty, assumesanyresponsibilityfortheviews bepermanent,weappreciateyourunderstanding;andpatienceandhopetocontinueto expressedherein. serveyouwell. ' ' 1 •v•»<,n it'T Make way for mediocrity in public schools standardformofEnglishbecausetheyare nothaveaclassroomtolearninoradeskat OBpyiJneifofnreEydBiteodrrosian naostsugmeenetfoircatlhleysdaekseiogfneadrgtuhmaetnwtatyh.atLtehtisuiss It is a rare occasion wwehriechsotocsriot.wIdnefdactt,haNteatwsYoomrekspcuhobollisc,scclhaososless tahdeditcaisoen.alTehfufsor,tsgbievemnadtheistoctaesea,chsshtoaunlddanr'dt in my life when I chhaidldrteon'bsedteasukgshtweirnecbloesientgs.uTshedettoopsstoroef ItisarareoccasioninmylifewhenIagree Englishandcorrectthisprobjem?According classroom books and supplies. In an withtheRev.JesseJacksononanything.By totheOaklandSchoolBoard,theansweris agree with the Rev. environment which makes teaching now,everyonehas heard oftheOakland no. Instead, by creating Ebonics as a America's children hard enough, these SEcnghloioslh,DiEsbtornicitc'ss,daescaislieognittiomarteecolgannigzueagbel.acIkn scaonnccetdieosnetdhelfaancgtutahgaet,matnheysbclahcokoslabreoanrodt Jesse Jackson on stqhuesaelipdrcoobnldeimtsiopnesrsaidsdtiinnssuplittetoofintjhueryNaenwd sodoing,theyhaveencouragedhighschool capableoflearningproperEnglish—perhaps Yorkschooldistricthavingthemoneytofix teacherstousethisnew"language"inorder becauseoftheirgeneticpredispositiontoit.I, anything. them. tobettercommunicatewithstudentsand however, am not ready to make this However, in fairness tothe New York sthiinsceibdeoathgotehesRbeevy.oJnadckisdoinocarnacdy,IaIgwrieleltnhoatt conNceevsesritohne.less,Ibringupthispointinorder theEbpni»c'spihienomie11nonisa. symptom. ofai stchehsoeolprsoysbtleemm,stahreepfoalrittiocoscaonmdplreeaxliftoiresthoef wastecolumnspacecriticizingthisconcept topaintabroaderpictureofthecurrentstate greaterproblemanditisaproblemthathas quickfixesthatanabundenceofmoneycan andthusdignifyingitfurther. ofaffairsofourpublicschoolsystems.Too lesstodowithtoday'sstudentsandmoreto buy. Nevertheless, the fact that these Instead,Iwouldchoosenottoemphasize ofteninourcountrytoday,thequalityofour do with the establishment entrusted to problemshavebeenallowedtopersistfor theconsequencesofthisproposal;rather,I children'seducationisbeingsacrificed to educatethem. suchalengthoftimeindicatesthatthosein wouldseektoexaminethecircumstances budgetcuts, political expediencyand the Moreover,inaneraof$60,000elementary chargearesatisfiedwithmediocreattempts out ofwhich the notion ofEbonics was acceptanceofmediocritybytheleadersof schoolteachersalariesandconstantteacher tosolvetheirproblems.Thus,Isubmitthatif concocted. During a pressconference in our public schools. This nation was not strikes,wefindschooldistrictscrumbling theefforttoteachourchildern is merely Oakland,anadvocateofEbonicsstatedthat founded, normadegreat uponabaseof beforeus,givingwaytothecomplacency mediocre,howcanweexpectthemtoproduce vînner-city black people were genetically mediocrity.Thus,byassumingthattheonly andgreedofteachers,theirunionsandthe anymoreinreturn? predisposed to the speech patterns and waytoteachstudentsEnglishinthiscountry bureacratswhocarelittleabouttheproblem. pothhrearsewoolrodgsy,thsahtemsatkateesdutphabtlabclkacEknsglciashn.noItn tisrytoinlgegtiotciomrirzeectt,hweevearryelmaankgiunaggeatchoantcwesesiaorne sIcshuobomlistysatseemv.iAdtetnhceesttahretoNfethwisYsocrhokolpuybelairc, JeffBedrosianxoantstobeinNewOrleansthis help the fact that they do not speak the infavorofmediocrity.Inthisway,theriseof 10%ofthestudentsinthisschoolsystemdid weekend. 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ByDougFleming cgpYoieolrtoicdtui,tlchsametbroeeerscaaliusspteaehtorhcpeoloyenu,scgtahwaronehutaotbosautrteetrthheieeonitvryocplomevueendtdtrhiyaia.tn .C.o.Indgorensosthtahsingkotnhee GcCaoiofnnnitgngirer.nieucBsehisgagsodtieHsaoal.uep.svl.eeeParoSlbpiagetraoigkciasenirggn,,oaWtonoandsehafaseflerulcesotucwaieelvid!eveltIdyof characterizingRepublicansaspeoplewho investigateanyone-ofitsownmembers,it wanttostealfromtheelderly,lettherich far enough in needs to stop the bickering and see the Fined! That's what the House of plundertheresourcesofAmericaandforce accusednotasaRepublicanoraDemocrat, RttoheepSrcpeoessaetknwetarastnNi'evtewsltavGomiteneegdirtoihvecreh.roMwnrh.eTlGumieinsngdrgailycy.htAwonaddso tRkhenepoupbwoloircaatnso,ilnIigvdleoeinnRoeatbpjfueebecltlitphcoiavsenrwtawyy.h,oYneotr,dodaesos.aI reprimanding the bHuotNuesaswetatopGEeirVnsgEorRnicbahellriesegpterhdeiomffairwnsrdtoeSndpgeb-aydkotehirengEo.tfhtihces bombedwitha$300,000penaltyforactions However,ifourpartywantstodispelsucha speaker Committee.Andwhatgallsmeisthatheis deemed by Congress to be "unethical." negativecharacterization,wefirsthaveto allowedtocontinueinfullcapacityasoneof ' However,despitethefactthatIaminvolved learnhowtochooseaHouseSpeakerwithno thehighestrankinggovernmentofficialsin inRepublicanPartypolitics,Idonotthink skeletonsinthecloset. thecountry.HistenureasSpeakeronlyserves Congress has gone far enough in Thesecondconsequencethatarisesisthat Gingrich's actions is that they expose a toincreasevoterapathyandperpetuatea ~~ reprimandingtheSpeaker. the American publicbecomesevert more fundamental problem in the political nastyimageoftheRepublicanParty'Inthe BeforeIgivemyreasonsformyfeelingson alienatedfromitsgovernmentanditspolitics. groundworkofCongress.That,ofcourse,is media.Ithinkthefineisagreatstart,butI thismatter, I should firstpoint outwhat AlargemajorityofAmericanscurrentlyfeel Congress'abilitytojudgeitsownmembers. thinkMr.Gingrichshouldberemovedas exactlytheallegationsagainstGingrichare. thatpoliticsaredirty,corruptand,ingeneral, Whentheallegations againsttheSpeaker Speakeraswell.RepublicanNancyJohnson TherearetwomattersfacingtheSpeaker. nefarious.ThefactthattheSpeakerofthe firstwentpublic,,apartisanbattleerupted ofConnecticutsaysitbestwhenshestates, First, itisalleged that Mr.Gingrich used Houseisoneofthosecaughtinthemidstof withintheHouseEthicsCommitteeitself, "EverymemberofCongress,especiallyone tax-exemptfoundationstofundatelevised scandalonly enhances that feeling. What puttingthecommittee'sRepublicanchairat ina positionofleadership,shoulders the (andoftenpartisan)collegecourseheoffers. soonensues(orperhapsalreadyhas)isa oddswithoneofitschiefmembers,Democrat responsibility of avoiding even the And,second,theSpeakerfedtheHouseEthics tendencyforAmericanstolettheirleaders James McDermott of Washington. appearanceofimpropriety." Committee erroneous and misleading get away with fraudulent and deceitful Republicans blame McDermott for NowthatIamdoneexplainingmyfeelings information about the involvement ofa practices.Inotherwords,Americansarelikely politicizingthecase,leakinginformationto forMr.Gingrich,doesanyonecaretodiscuss Republican Political Action Committee. toreselect,orevenactivelysupport,leaders thepress,and violating Ethicscommittee theallegationsagainstPresidentClinton??? While on the surface, these two alleged envelopedinscandal.Therestsimplymay rulesbyspeakingoutpubliclyagainstits YoucanviewthefullEthicsCommittee misdeedsarenotextremelyserious,theydo notevenbothertovote.1sawat-shirtthe chair.Ontheotherhand,Democratsblame ReportofSpeaker Gingrich through the bearsomenoteworthyconsequences. otherdaythat happened toamuseme. It thecommittee'schairforincitingapartisan following URL: http://www.house.gov/ First,Mr.Gingrich'sactionsreflectvery exclaimed"Newthappenswhen60percent battle, which forced the Gingrich demcaucus/report.htm poorly on the Republican Party. Most ofAmericansdon'tvote."Icouldn'texpress investigation to take nearly two years. RepublicansarenotlikeMr.Gingrich,as myfeelingsmoresuccinctly. WhetheronesideswiththeDemocratsorthe DougFlemingispresidentoftheCollege theydonothaveotherschargingthemwith The third, and final, consequence of Republicansinthiscase,onethingbecomes Republicans. Bowdoin students give a The Supreme Court should "warm" Chilean hello tell Paula Jones to wait requirehimtobein,say,Japan,Europe,or Atacamadesertwherewegotupat3:30one thePentagon. Nationalsecurity requires morningtoseeagroupofgeysersnearthe ByWystanAckerman thatthepresident'stimenotbeabsorbedby ByJennieKneedlerand Bolivianborder.Ouroverly-affectionatetour PoliticalPersuasions atrialthatcouldtakeweeks,ifnotmonths.A KatherineBaldwin guide,who'sbeencallingKatherineevery slewofpolitically-motivated,frivolouslaw weekendsincewegothome,wasdutifully suitscouldbefiledagainstapresident,justto pointingoutplacesofinterest.Jennyrealized InancientRome,thechiefexecutiveswere tieuphisorhertime.Commonsensedictates Hola from Santiago, Bowdoin bubble. atthispointthatthefrontseatwasfeelinga calledconsuls.Twoconsulswereelectedby thatpresidentsshouldbeimmunefrommost Hopeyou'renotexpectingaculturaltourof littlecozy. theSenatetoserveatwo-yearterm. During civillitigationduringtheirtimeinoffice. Chile,aswewrotethisjustasmuchtoamuse Wegotanotherwordforyou:mayo.Mayo theirtwo-yearterm,neitherconsulcouldbe TheargumentsofJones'lawyer,GilbertK. ourselves,sohumorus. We'dliketoshare contodo,asourfavoritecommercialsays. suedorprosecutedforanycause,criminalor Davis,areratherweak.Heclaimsthat,ifthe someofourexperienceswithy'all,soreadon Youthinkhot-dogsaresketchynow,try'em civil,publicorprivate,evensuchheinous caseispostponeduntilClintonleavesoffice andpreparetobeamazed. withhalfaliterofmayo. Rememberwe're crimesasmurderandgenocide. However, intheyear2000,witnessesmightlosetheir Whileyouallaresufferingthroughthe usingthemetricsystemnow,whichkicks oncetheconsul'stermofofficeexpired,they memoryandevidencemightbelost. Those upsanddownsofatypicalMainewinter, ourasseswhenwetryandfigureouthowhot couldbeforcedtostandtrial. Noconsul problemscaneasilybesolved. Thereisno sthuemamierr(thhaosuagrhrinvoetdfionrCuhsi)l.eaWnedhloavveeiosnien bituits.afZteerrothdate,grweee'sreCellossti.usBuwte'bvaeckgottodmoawyno,. ctohuolsdebwehoelescuterdvitvoedcontsheeciurtitveermtserm(ss,omseo, srteaatseomnewnthsycwaintnnoetsbseest'a(koetnhnerotwh—antChlaitnwtoonu'lsd) wordforyou:PDA.Chileansarenotafraid ThefoodhereisgoodandJenniewillbe committedsuicide)couldthenbeforcedto requireBennett'stime,butcertainlynotmuch of expressing affection for one another, loadingherbagswithAjiChileno,azangy pay for any crimes they might have ofthepresident's. CertainlyDaviscanfind expeciallyifit'sinpublic:onparkbenches,in spice. Wearealsopartakingofmuchpan, committed. somewheretokeephisevidencesafeforfour thebusandonthestreet.Itbringstominda whichischeapandfilling. Doesthishaveanythingtodowithmodern moreyears. campus-widedanceflooraftereveryone's Next topic: Chileantime. Threethirty politics?Yes.Itestablishedaprecedentthat Obviously, in a criminal matter, the hadafewandpeoplearebeginningtolook reallymeanssometimeafter4:00(orshould achiefexecutiveofa nationshouldhave procedureWould be different. Richard good. ComingfromtheBowdoinbubble wesay16:00,remember,we'reonmilitary someimmunityfrombeingforcedtoappear Nixon'scasehasalreadyestablishedthata whereyoubasicallyneedacondomtohold time,folks. Katherineboughtaclockradio in acourtoflaw. Tosomedegree, this presidentmustbeimpeached(or.beforcedto ohuarndesyeisnfpruobmlitch,ewdeeesp-otmhertoiamteisnghaasvweetowaslhky 0a0n:d00g.o)taAlllsfor,eadkueedoduattwesheinnictlsatsasretsedarfelaqsuhiitnge caroencaewpatrei,srPealuelvaanCtortobdianyJ.onAessIhaasmbsruorueghytoua crresiimginn)alfocrhaarsgeersicoausncbreibmreoufigrshtt,aagftaeirnswthhiicmh downthestreet. InChile,goingoutwith flexible. Ifstudentswanttopostponeatest, suitagainstPresidentClintoninfederalcourt, orher.Thatis,unless,asinNixon'scase,the someoneisn'tjustastateofmind,it'salsoa alltheyhavetodoisbeg.Andanotherthing, allegingthathesexuallyharassedherwhile formerpresidentispardoned. verWbe. doenjoythefactthatnooneeverhas bceopcyaruisgehytouladwosn'tmubsutybnoootksexhiesrte.inInCshtielaed,, hiseawsakisnggofvoerr$n7o0r0,o0f0A0riknandsaamsagiens1.99T1.heJotnrieasl CoRuergtardclaensnso,titeisstacblleiarshthaatbtlhaenkSeutprreumlee anycluewhatwe'resayingwhenwespeak youmustphotocopyreadingsandevenentire andappealscourtshaveissuedconflicting protectingpresidents from lawsuits. As inEnglish.Oneofuswasatadborrachaone bookssometimes.Thatis,afteryou'vefound opinionsaboutwhetherthecasecanproceed JusticeSandraDayO'Connorpointedout, eveningandstartedscreaming"boner"at them,whichcanbeanadventureinitself. whilePresidentClintonisinoffice. The theremaybecases,suchasadivorceorchild thetopofherlungsinacrowdedrestaurant. Oneofthebooksforoneofourclasseswas SupremeCourtheardargumentsonthatissue custodymatter,whichneedtoberesolved Ah,thegloryofbeingagringa.Wealsoenjoy listedas"disappeared."Thingsthatmakeya onJan.13,andwillruleonitwithinafew quickly,regardlessofthefactthattheyinvolve playingthestupidgringafromtimetotime, gohmm. months. thenation'shighestofficial.Perhapsaburden pretendingthatwedon'tunderstandand Butalljokingaside,we'rehavingalotof Clinton's attorney, Robert S. Bennett, couldbeplacedontheplaintiff,requiring respondinginourbestbrokenSpanish. fun and recommend studying away to visitedBowdoinlastyearanddiscussedhis himorhertogiveacompellingreasonwhy We'vegotanotherwordforyou,"dogs." everyone. WemisstheBowdoinbubble, opinionthattheincumbentPresidentofthe asuitbroughtagainstapresidentshouldnot We'vegotacontestgoingonfortheshaggiest thoughwe'reapparentlynotmissingmuch UnitedStatesshouldnotbeforcedtoappear bedelayed. Inordertodohisdutiesforthe dog.Dogshereliketofollowyoueverywhere. inthesocialscene. But,wewouldn'ttrade incourttoansweracivilcomplaint(e.g. American people and to uphold the Usually,theyhavenicebigpointyteethand thisexperience.fprtheworldandyes,we're sexualharassment).Hisstrongestargument, fundamentalprinciplesofourgovernment, hairthatneedsabrush. It'slikeBenjigone speakingplentyofSpanish,ProfessorTurner. inmyopinion,isbasedontheprincipleof thepresidentmustspend histimeinthe terWrieblmyewtroounrg.shareofshaggydogswhileup sBaelasdurbea'rtofotraukse.aCnhaeox.tratriptotheTower jsuedpiacriaatlibornanocfhpeoxwterraso.rdinItarwyopuolwdergiifvaetrtihael WthheitweorHlodu,sneo,tairnoauncodutrhternoaotmi.onandaround - northtoLaSerenaforourSeptembervacation. judgecouldhavethepowertodecidewhether Everyoneputyourhandsonyourhipsand JennieKneedlerandKatherineBaldwinare PresidentClintonshouldbeincourtforthe WystanAckermanisasophomoregovernment yell,"Hey,LaSerena!" Wetraveledtothe JuniorsstudyingabroadinChile. Jones case,orwhetherhisofficial duties andmathematicsmajor. . - r" THEBOWDOINORIENT OPINION FRIDAY,JANUARY24, 1997 STUDENT What are you going to give the Smith Union s for Us birthday? Withspaceoncampusalreadyatapremium,theAdministrationhasbeenforcedto exploremore"creative"optionswhendealingwiththeissueofsophomorehousing. Thisisoneoftheearlyproposals. Sophomore housing v NAIIMAHORSLEY-FAUNTLEROY'00 VINCENTVILLANO'00 TotheEditors, certain control over facilities), with the EastOrange,NJ Orange,CT fraternities.Thesophomorescouldbe,offered sh"oDuolnd'wtewehapvaeyteonbouuygahgtiufitt?i"on?Why re"tuHranveedn'atscaIrfgtiovetnheelonsotuagnhd?foIunjdu.st rtheevAreeamleieesdtnitonhgartionooNnmeeowonfYcotrahekmpopunrsorbeflsoierdmesanbtioiasulttlhi6af0te tomhpuitsceahdsofaron-raotsphltiisittoalner.foIrtoawtmeorruniligthdytpiornntocevriaadmcetpituohsnosawseithwhehaoosr sophomores. At thesame time, thereare shedesired. about60emptyspacesinfraternityhouses. WashingtonandLeeCollegehadsimilar Perhapsthepresidentsofthosefraternities "ResidentialChallenges"withitsfraternities. couldofferthosespacestotheCollegeand Theysolvedthembypurchasingthehouses helpthemout.Thereisprecedenceforthis, fromthefraternities.TheCollegethenpicked sinceinthe50's,Bowdoinestablished the uptheresponsibilityofmanagingthephysical "BowdoinPlan,"whereineachfraternitytook assetsofthehouses,therebymaintai#igthem inaforeignstudentforayear,givinghim properly and according to the College's roomandboard.Itworkedoutwellforall standards.Perhapssuchaprogramwould concerned. Such a movewould givethe work successfully for Bowdoin, while "1 1 Administration and the fraternities an preservingtheessentialingredientsofthe BOBOFEDDIEPALMIERI'SBAND SUNSHINEFRANZENE'98 orpepvoerntuuentiotythteofcroaoteprenriattiee.saItnwdopuelrdhapprsovgiidvee fraternitysystem. 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