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VOL 103, No. 9
The Willj|j|is Record November?, 1989

Council votes down

i

e lead
sad of
■-mile

re top
front,

ullage
new Advisor rules
by Tom Dupree troni/.ing the students. They’re saying,
‘We know what’s best for you,”’
ay off In a 20-12 vote, the College Council
voted last Thursday to continue to allow
, cov-
messages of a ‘purely political nature’ ’ Toying with censorship’
‘

wenty
to appear in the Daily Advisor. JulietaLozano ’90 said, “We’re toying
As a result, the present formal guide- with censorship. People I’ve talked to
lines, which only prohibit “libelous or would never want to limit people’s free-
te line
:r ’93 patently offensive’ ’ material in the Daily dom to say what they want.”
score
Advisor, will remain in force, even though One member suggested that political
students on the Advisor staff had been messages could be expressed elsewhere
working under the assumption that no and that the Advisor was not intended to
ipion
:ross
political messages were to be allowed be a forum. Under the amendment, the
anyway. typist would be responsible for deter-
taper
opti
Council President Sanand Raghunan- mining what constituted a purely politi-
danan ’90 had proposed an amendment, cal message.
i

i No-
based on a previous draft by former The amendment was placed on the agenda
week
president Trace Blankenship ’89, which to end a controversy involving the Wil-
Holby would have limited the council-run liams Atheists, which recently ran two
jsicm
newsletter to announcements of meet- biblical messages in the Advisor, Though
:ac).
ings, lectures and other campus events. the notices had “no intellectual merit
Only personal messages considered in- and were chosen precisely for this rea-
offensive, such as birthday greetings, son,” according to an opinions piece by
would have been permitted. club president Karl Galle ’91 in the Oct.
Raghunandanan said he was concerned 24 Record, many people still thought the At last Thursday’s meeting, the College Council discussed the Daily Advisor’s current role of weathervane for campus political trends
that valuable space in the Daily Advisor messages inappropriate for the Daily (Thomas)
was being occupied by political mes- Advisor.
sages and was hindering the Advisor’s “The messages generated direct feed ihe administration teaches us not to tear contenthad recently been registered with printing messages of a purely political bring a proposal back for final approval,”
main purpose of announcing meetings back,” Galle said in a later interview down posters, [a form of censorship]. 1 the Deans Office and with members of nature. “A typist screwed up,” she said. though he was unclear what provisions
tices and events for the college community. People were annoyed. My gut feeling is wish they would concentrate more on the Board of Trustees. Raghunandanan said that Blankenship’s of the rejected proposal would be kept.
hove Several council members disagreed, that the reason |the proposed amend- having a better rapport with groups than However, the messages should have draft proposal was passed unanimously The Daily Advisor is an arm of the
nical stating that limiting or barring political ment] came up is all because of this with mandating specific guidelines,” he never gotten into the Daily Advisorin the last year. He said he did not understand College Council, edited and prepared by
and messages in any way is a form of censor- specific incident.” said. first place. Karen Schroeder ’91, the why this year’s finalized proposal, es- students. Any changes in its regulations
three ship. ‘ ‘This is an issue of people not wanting College Council Secretary Manny Pe- editor of the Advisor, said that under the sentially the same as Blankenship’s, met must be approved by the council. Schroe-
“The College Council is being unfair,’ to have to look at stuff they don’t like to lote ’91 reported at the meeting that draft rules written last year by Blanken- with such fierce resistance. der added that it is up to the typist to
pos- Joel McElvain ’91 said. “They’re pa read. This is all very ironic considering complaints about the Daily Advisor’s ship, the newsletter should not have been He said, “I’m going to rewrite it and decide what goes into the Advisor.
ime
i the
Wil-
Head Hernandez urges discussion of RA system
by Navin Girishankar idea that has been instituted in the hous- keys to the rooms in dorms. He said that government system, because of reported
ing systems of many colleges and uni- if students do “something wrong or stu- irregularities in house elections, room
;om- Assistant Dean of the College Andrew versities around the country. pid” they would be afraid of RAs, and draws and the allocation of house funds.
nght Hernandez has said that he is looking The difference between RAs and junior thus will not like them. “People don’t go to the house presi-
tada. into the possibility of a Residential Advisor advisors at Williams, as Hernandez said dent; they come to the dean’s office.
ipet- system at Williams. Though he said that he sees it, lies in the level of training and House president problems They may be reluctant to do so. The RA
r the there are no immediate plans to imple- the responsibilities of each position. At Residential advisors would also differ is an intermediary in housing to help
ment any such changes, he said he thought UC-Santa Cruz, residential advisors are from JAs in that the former would be facilitate residential life,” he said.
larah the idea merited some discussion on trained in peer counseling, first aid, and provided for all of the dorms, not jusl the In residential housing systems, Her-
Jane campus cardio pulmonary resuscitation. freshman entries. Hernandez said that nandez said the student will feel like they
Hernandez served as a residential advi- But when most students, especially at RAs could help to smooth out many of can talk to the RA about anything. “In
sor instructor and supervisor at the Uni- Williams, think of RAs they think of the irregularities of the residential house crisis situations, it is good to have some-
versity of California at Santa Cruz as a security spies. Hernandez would not system at Williams, especially concern- one like that. There is a resource in the
graduate student and staff member. ‘ ‘There comment in detail on what security- and ing house presidents and house elec- house,” he said.
are colleges that have RAs and it works,” alcohol-related responsibilities RAs might tions. He also said that RAs would be he Ipful
he said. He emphasized the importance possess at Williams, but he did say that at The College Council last year began an
of understanding the concept of RAs, an other schools RAs generally have master intensi ivc overview of the residential house continued on page 10

Chaplain's role at
Williams debated
by Dan Silverman beneficial for the Chaplain to support the
introduction of students to sexual and
The Williams Chaplain’s office spon- artistic issues.

sored a trip to Hartford, Connecticut last “I think it’s a good idea. I think the

"irst week to see an exhibition of the contro- opportunity to see [the Mapplethorpe
versial work of late photographer Robert exhibit] should be made available,” a
of
Looking for a ride to New York, the biggest leaf in the world hangs out Williams junior, who asked not be iden-
;

irds Mapplethorpe. The trip, however, also

on the ride board at one of the world's smallest colleges. (Thomas) fueled the debate over just what the roles
■nor
of the Chaplain’s Office at Williams
should be.
Chaplain to the College Carol Pepper
tified, said.
Others said they found it inappropri-
ate for the Chaplain’s Office to sponsor 4
a trip to an exhibition that they saw as a
politically non-neutral event, repulsive

New businesses moving

and eight students went to a showing of
d in and blasphemous to some faiths, and
the seriesof Mapplethorpe photos which
ield
recently were the center of a national containing what some saw as indecent
ora
dispute because of the sexually explicit material

lose

for
into Bookstore building content of Pressure Pepper, who said she is active in sexual
some of the photos.
from the National Endowment for the rights causes, said she took the trip be-
1?
Arts and Capitol Hill, especially Senator cause she heard Mapplethorpe was a
;

the
the
by Damon Hemmerdinger
St. Pierre’s Barber Shop and The Cow
Bell will move into the former Williams
Bookstore building on Spring Street,
probably by the end of the month. Nei-
ther store is, at present, in college-owned
space.
Assistant Director of Buildings and
Grounds Harold White said that the col-
lege wanted tenants in that building,
perhaps the most sought-after retail space
in allof Williamstown, that would bene-
fit both the student body and the town.
“Once we set up the criteria, it was a
pretty easy choice. We wanted to help the
businesses on Spring Street. We had a
number of people interested, but the choice
was pretty clear.”
Sarah Campbell, owner of The Cow
Bell, had a different impression of the
rental process.
“It was a fight. A lot of people wanted
it. We’ve been in line for a college build-
ing for a long time,” she said.
College-owned space is at a premium in
town, White explained. “We try to main-
tain a reasonable rent which makes our
property more attractive.”
Campbell said, “We wanted to move
continued on page 5
Jesse Helms (R-N.C.), led the Corcoran great artist and because the exhibit and
Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C., to the controversy surrounding the exhibit
raised issues that were important to
cancel its Mapplethorpe exhibition.
members of the Williams community.
The exhibition advanced “gross im-
ages of sexual profligacy, sado-maso-
‘Issues of the body’ pood
chism and bestial treatment of human
“1 think issues of the body, how safe
beings,” Samuel Lipman, former mem-
people feel about their bodies, and how
ber of the National Council on the Arts,
ambivalent some people feel about their 9 A
said. The Corcoran cancellation was
followed by a Senate Appropriations bodies and othpr people looking at their
bodies, are important issues,” Pepper
Committee vole for a five year ban on
said.
grants by the NEA to two museums which
had helped support Mapplethorpe exhib- Pepper also said she was eager to gain
its. insight into these issues by attending an
Williams students expressed mixed exhibition that directly addressed atti-
Although its door looks innocent enough, the Chaplain's Office has
opinions about the trip sponsored by the
continued on page 5 sparked a controversy over what role it should play at Williams. (Tho-
Chaplain’s Office. Some thought it was
mas)

Chemistry Week: no Sting on Broadway: only Football wins 11th straight;

Beaker, but plenty of the price leaves a sting. Defectors on Saturday.
beakers.
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 EDITORIAL
Page 2 The Williams Record, November 7,1989 OPE

The Williams Record

Hernandez is wrong about RAs

At least once a year, someone seems to start complain-
ing about junior advising and the freshman entry system.
Whether it’s the Gaudino committee wanting to elimi-
nate entries altogether, or the Dean’s Office trying to
keep parties out of freshman dorms by fining JAs, the
freshman housing system has taken more than its share of
abuse.
The latest in a long line of weak criticisms and poor sug-
gestions for reforming freshman life is Dean Hernan-
dez’s proposal to institute a residential advisor system at
Williams. Although this proposal is not being seriously
considered by the college at this time, it is frightening
nonetheless in its implications for the future.
Hernandez likes the idea of residential advisors because
he feels that they work well at other schools. He suggests
they might be more responsible and better-trained than
junior advisors because they have received instruction in
peer counseling, first aid and CPR. He says that by
serving in uppcrclass houses as well as freshman entries,
ness of entries. Freshmen would try to escape the prying
eyes of their RAs rather than get to know them as
personal friends.
In addition, it is unlikely that upperclassmen would
want anything to do with residential advisors living in
their houses. They would be viewed not as friends or
counselors, but as intruders and spies. No one loves the
person who enforces the laws.
Hernandez’s fondness for RAs might be a result of his
failure to understand the JA system. He said, for ex-
ample, that the selection process for RAs is more difficult
than that for J As. S ince only about one third of those who
apply to be JAs are accepted and the JA selection com-
mittee spends at least 15 hours a week in meetings for
several weeks running, this is difficult to believe. In
addition, every good quality that Hernandez sees in
residential advising is either already present in the JA <^yf|[[\p8S8Esgar
system, or could be easily instituted. No one would com-
plain if JAs were to be trained in CPR, for example. To THE
KREMLIN CALLED..
_

RAs would be able to facilitate a number of housing replace or supplement JAs with RAs, however, would be Willi;

disputes that inevitably rise during the year. a tragic error. Students simply do not want or need police GORBACHEV WOULD central
man
All this is well and good, but Hernandez seems to officers living in their dorms with them.
share i
overlook a number of negative aspects to an RA system. The fact that residential advising works well at Hernan-
tion, ti
For one thing, residential advisors would be paid by the dez’s former schools does not mean that it would work mitme
college. As a result, their loyalties would be to the well at Williams. The JA system here is simply too
purpos
administration and not the students. Because RAs are popular and successful to be eliminated. Let’s hope that selves
responsible for enforcing school regulations in a manner the administration shrugs off this proposal as it has done lelics
that JAs are not, this would destroy the friendly cohesive- to similarly ill-conceived ones in the past. force
class
or in tl
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here. \

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Percentage of Williams students who say they can play chess. and th
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On the record...
‘That would be fascism.”
'

-Adam Grossman ’93 on having residential advisors with master keys to rooms.
Stoj
‘‘Seeing /professors} dancing around with a beer in their hand is not the normal classroom Col
experience.”
-Robb Friedman ’93 on the joys of Chemistry Week. gra<
call

‘‘We came for the backrubs.”

-Veteran blood donors Carter Brothers ’90 and John McCann ’90.

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CHUCK SAMUELSON, Executive Editor

an apartment at the end of July, Hernan- this article, I distinctly remember saying
Gendell was dez claimed it was no longer possible
because the Town-Gown [Committee]
that I would talk to him about my view,
but did not want to be quoted. In other
ROBERT WE1SBERG, News Editor ANN MANTIL, Insider Editor had complained about the large number words, I did not wish to be identified.
MARIAM NAFIC Y, Sports Editor STEPHANIE JONES. Arts Editor right about of students filling up Williamstown.
I understand that the deans have a
Not only did Mr. Chiu quote me without
my permission, he took my quote out of
DAN SKW1RE, Opinions Editor KARL THOMAS, Photography Editor
context. I went on to explain that I thought

Assistant News Editors

housing ills commitment to honor in maintaining good
relations with the town, but I should hope the Prospectus was more interested in
they feel the same commitment to honor showing Williams in a way that it wants
ELLEN DROUGHT, JUSTIN SMITH, GREG HART their word to Williams students. to be perceived by applicants rather than
SALL1E HAN & RAJESH SWAMINATHAN To the editor:
Sean Gallup ‘90 what it may really be like. The photos do
I was very pleased to read Brad Gen-
Assistant Sports Editors not necessarily show Williams because
dell’s article describing his experience
KERR HOUSTON & JUAN ALONZO

Assistant Layout Editors

with the off-campus housing problem
last summer, for I had a similar experi-
Prospectus they are posed.

JANA SWAIL & SCOTT PAULIN
Assistant Photography Editors
ence.
MIRIAM MARCUS & AMY BELIVEAU At the end of last year I was considering
Assistant Productions Editors
BOWEN CHENG, LESLIE HEALD & DAMON HEMMERDINGER
going off campus, but did not fill out an
off-campus application because I had not
yet found an apartment (had I filled out
the form, I would have lost my on-cam-
Copyright 1989 The Williams Record. Entered as Second-class mail Nov. 27, 1944 at the post office in North pus affiliation). I, too, was assured by
Adams, MA and re-entered at Williamslown, MA, March 3,1973 under the Act of March 3,1879. Second-class Dean Hernandez that should I find a
place, even though the deadline had al-
postage paid at Williamstown, MA 01267. POSTMASTER: Send address corrections to The Williams Record,
ready passed, 1 could still fill out the
Williams College, Williamstown, MA 01267.
application. But when I finally did find
quote was out
of context
To the editor:
I was quite surprised and angry this
week when a friend told me she saw my
quote in the Record [“New Prospectus
nice, but Ephs still remember all that
‘snow,’” October 31], When Mr. Chiu
called me last weekend in reference to
The quote came across as very blunt and
unclear. I do not pretend to have the
definitive view of Williams. If I had
expected to be quoted in the article I
would have been more careful in ex
pressing my views clearly. I hope that in
the future, Record reporters will be more
careful in their use, or abuse, of their
role.
Ivy Chen ‘90
Editor’s Note: We regret the error.
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OPINION The Williams Record, November 7, 1989 Page 3

From the halls of Chandler Gym to the groves of academe...

yjv

End unjust stereotypes, not athletics

Sports undermine college's purpose
by David Weissbord
Student participation in athletics at
Williams College tends to undermine the
central missions of the college. It does so
in a number of ways; what these ways all
share in common is that they divertatten-
The way that athletics are pursued at
Williams gives some warrant to the claim
that there is an anti-intellectual climate
at the college. The current stress on
sports alienates faculty from certain
segments of the student population.
by Lisa Wright fragment our community, opening an sufficient in proportion to the number of
unnecessary gap between two forms of athletes in the community at large? If
The major problem with athletics at educative endeavor (athletic and intel- not, what steps might be taken to remedy
extent to which we are prepared to seek Williams is attitude. For whatever rea- lectual) that might and ought be comple- the imbalance?
out coaches who are highly competitive son (and there are a variety of reasons), mentary; and (2) in fact helps shape the 3) Propose also that JAs-in-Iraining spend
in intercollegiate athletics. the community is imprisoned by the idea behavior that it predicts. And it is par- some time considering the particular
Wouldn’t it be refreshing to see Wil- that athletes are a breed apart. The task ticularly insidious because athletes them- problems their freshmen athletes might
liams College make a commitment to for our discussion of the subject next selves do not simply resent, but have face, most usefully with the advice of
hiring people whose primary goal is to week will be to recognize the pervasive- often internalized negative stereotypes -
those among them who are or have been
help sports play an edifying role in their ness of this myth of the athlete as differ- especially those that presume academic
-

tion, time, energy, resources and com-
mitment from the institution’s primary
purpose. Too often students find them-
selves encouraged to participate in ath-
letics to such a great extent that they are
forced to choose between focusing on
class work and participating in practices
or in the actual athletic events. This is a
conflict that we cannot afford to foster
here. What are some of the ways in which
it is manifested?
There is a certain subcultural ethos
Some would say this is a matter of
degree, of scaling back the time commit-
ments that athletes have to make. More
senior faculty point out that this issue is
cyclic: the Williams community seems
to need to pull people back every three or
four years andremind them of the central
mission of the college. But I believe that
this is not merely a matter of degree. We
face a problem that pits two subgroups
within the community against each other
as opposing forces. This pattern is in
team members’ moral and intellectual ent, to begin to understand some of its weakness to be an inevitablecorollary of
development?Wouldn’t it be refreshing sources, and thereby (possibly) to mini- academic strength.
to hearofcoaches who incessantly instill mize the hold that this notion has had on Critics of athletics often refer to an
in students the values of hard work, the the Williams community. attitude that they ascribe to athletes and
primary goal of which is having that In the course of a CUL study on athlet- coaches, namely, the idea that “I am
virtue or excellence carry over primarily ics at Williams last year, we interviewed here to play .”
Quite possibly, this
into other fields? a large number of athletes and ex-ath- attitude arises more from expectations
letes, JAs, and representatives of the that pre-date an athlete’s Williams expe-
The central question, then, is whether general college population
(randomly rience than from anything that a Wil-
the college should create a context in selected from the Student Directory). All liams coach has actually said. But the
which students find themselves faced of our invitations to the three groups idea does arise many of us have heard
—
with the choice between athletics and opened with the same general statement it articulated and is the source of the
-
athletes.
4) Sponsor a forum wherein coaches
and academic teachers can meet to clar-
ify theirrespective needs and aims, to air
grievances, and to work toward produc-
tive cooperation.
5) Sponsor an open student forum on
the “scholar athlete” at Williams.
We invite your response to these sug-
gestions. Several of the ideas have been
pursued since our report was completed
last year, such as the open forum, “From

Soccer to Socrates,” that will be held

that is promoted within the various clubs
■and varsity sports which tends to be de-
structive of a sense of unity at this school.
Many people would claim that athletic
competition fosters school spirit, and in
some cases it does. But the net effect is
divisive.
The stress on athletics tends to polar-
ize students into two groups: those who
wish to be apart from the community as
a whole, who cultivate the ethos of a par-
ticular sport and are caught up with it;
and those students who reject the ethos
linked to a particular sport, who view
themselves as being here for a loftier,
higher purpose.
tension with a mode of existing together
that strives to realize the best in each
individual in whatever one undertakes.
It is also often said that Williams stu-
dents have a strong competitive drive
and that sports are one way of expressing
it. But the fact is that what this really is
a symptom of is a lack of other unifying
forces within a community. There aren’t
other positive forces to draw on; so the
best we can do is to trump sports as the
only way that people can express their
drive for excellence. But clearly this is
not ideal. Let’s work together to find
other forums that allow people to ex-
press their drive for excellence forums
—
academics. The question is not whether of our original purpose: sort ofnegative stereotyping that inhibits next Monday at 8 p.m. inBaxter. We also
people should engage in sports as such, “The Committee on Undergraduate Life communication between (those who are need your creative assistance in coming
or whether sports is a good thing or a bad has undertaken to study our athletes’ perceived as) athletes and non-athletes at up with other concrete suggestions that
thing. Instead, the question is; what role commitment of time and energy to their Williams. can be tried out.
should sports have in an institution like chosen spon(s), in the wider context of I believe that there is a need here for Most importantly, we need to work to
Williams College? Should they be thought student life in this community. We are “consciousness-raising” and re-educa- improve understanding of the stereotypes
of as a slight diversion, or as a fundamen- attempting to discover whether the dedi- tion, and that we as a community ought to that are at work among us. A major step
tal part of one’s moral and intellectual cation of athletes to their sport(s) try to address this need. Last year’s CUL
helps to is to encourage collaboration between
development? integrate our community and to advance collected a few suggestions toward this the teaching faculty and the coaching
If sports are in fact to be seen as an the wider purposes of a liberal education, end; other routes could certainly be pur- faculty, as well as among the athletes and
integral part of one’s moral and intellec- or tends to disintegrate that community sued as well. non-athletes in our student body.
tual development, we must still wrestle and to interfere with those wider educa- 1) Approach the Admissions Officers A negative view of the student-athlete
with the question: whatis the appropriate tional purposes.” with questions about admissions criteria influences the attitudes and actions of
context in which sports would exist at Very early in our investigation, how- (Do academically weak studentsreceive many members of this community. Be-
Williams? If the primary purpose of the ever, we began to believe that this preferential treatment if they are talented lieving it to be both false and damaging,
com-
sports program here is to excel in an munity does indeed have a problem, but athletes, and assuming this is not the I am moved to attempt to correct it

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that avoid the kinds of divisive and de- array of intercollegiate sports, with the that it does not derive from “the dedica- case, can the Admissions Office do any- whatever its source. The responses of
For this reason, athletics creates strains structive effects that sports tend to have. bottom line being to compete success- tion of athletes to their chosen sporl(s). ’ ’

between students, splitting the college
into two obvious groups: those who support
.the athletic ethos, and those who don’t.
Most importantly, this pattern puls the
student in the awkward position of hav-
ing to make a choice that he or she should
not have to make.
An example of the competitive dan-
ger comes from the hiring of a coach here
at Williams College, who advertised on
her curriculum vitae, as a primary goal,
to put Williams College on the map in
her Division 3 sport. This shows the
thing to help us refute that assumption?); coaches and students to last year’s CUL
fully against comparable schools, then Rather, it seems that athletes are victims and about the distribution of athletes in investigation gives me every reason to
perhaps we forfeit too much, we givaup of unfortunate and unjust social stere- freshman entries (Are they “ghetto-ized”? believe that the students, the coaching
too much in the process. otyping, both by other students and by If so, ought we to urge that they not be?). faculty and the teaching faculty can and
teachers. In the course of our inquiry, we 2) Find out how well engaged athletes ought to work together in this effort.
David Weissbord is an assistant pro- learned a great deal to support this con- are represented among the final choices
fessor of philosophy at Williams Col- viction and virtually nothing to refute it. of the JA Selection Committee. Are ath- Lisa Wright is an assistant professor
lege. Such stereotyping both (1) tends to letes represented in a number that is of English at Williams College.

In Other Christian Fellowship replies: Bible ought

Ivory Towers
to be studied instead of condemned
by Kook Pyo Hong lives throughout the centuries. of a father over a child, not because the
Dartmouth College and Catherine Hirshfeld But we must remember that the Bible is
Stop the presses and hang up the phone! A former employee of the Dartmouth authority itself is wrong, but because
The divine origin of the Bible, how-, not organized into paragraphs dealing there exist many bad fathers. Likewise
College newspaper was arrested by Hanover Police for making over $15,000 in ever,does not preclude the necessity of
We as Christians are aware of the seri- with specific issues, so that all the guid- the danger of the Bible’s authority rests
personal telephone calls from the newspaper’s offices. Francis Mah, a 1989 critically examining and accurately
graduate of Dartmouth, made the calls last summer. About $3000 worth of direct
ous consequences our belief in the truth ance one would need on one subject is in not in the authority of the Bible itself, but
and authority of the Bible as God’s understanding the Bible. On the con- one power-packed dose. Instead, the Bible in the fallibility and imperfection of man.
calls were made from extensions in the paper’s office and an additional $12,000 trary, because we believe that the Bible
communication of God’s will to us can is a collection of different sorts of writ-
in calls was charged to the extension. The calls varied in length, but one lasted has absolute authority to direct our lives,
have, and we think Karl Galle has legiti- ing addressing many different issues As people living in a pluralistic society,
over three hours. The paper’s staff was alerted to Mah’s activities when their Sep- and because we wish to be correctly
mately raised this important issue [in the simultaneously. As a result, it must be all of us inherently make choices of
tember phone bill showed charges several digits higher
than usual. The case was October 24 edition of the Record). We directed by it, we are led to take under- considered as a whole. After all, life does authority, and as Christians, we place
turned over to the police, and Mah was arrested shortly thereafter. He has since standing the Bible far more seriously
appreciate his statement that ‘denial of
‘
not present us with neatly packaged is- that authority in the Bible as the Word of
been indicted by a grand jury He faces a fine of up to $2000 and 7 to 15 years in than we take understanding any other
or belief in gods is an intensely political sues but presents us with dilemmas that God. There is certainly a legitimate danger
prison.
and moralistic action” and that “it would text. Different parts of the Bible were incorporate many different issues. in doing so for it is, as Mr. Galle stated,
be fair to say that we all in our own way written at different times in response to
University of Vermont a “fundamental transfer of loyalty from
question the application of arbitrary creeds different circumstances. It is impossible Perhaps the message in Romans was the human to the supernatural”. But as
The University ofVermont has publicly acknowledged an admissions policy that to understand the guidance contained in
to distinguish right from wrong and the intended for people who were unjustly the imperfections of humanity discour-
gives special consideration to out-of-state students from families that have “de- the Bible, particularly the principles behind
obligation to look for otherworldly ‘au- disobeying authority. Considering an- age us from placing our faith in it, we
velopment potential.’ In other words, the school is taking special pains to enroll thority’” the guidance, if we do not understand the other verse from the Bible that “We recognize that it is only in loyalty to God,
students whose families have a history of generous giving, or show promise of specific problems to which that guidance must obey God rather than men! (Acts who loves all people equally, that we can
”

coughing up a good deal ofmoney in the future. The policy was subject to a great As Mr. Galle rightly points out, there is is addressed. 6:29), it seems Christianity encourages be truly loyal to humanity. As the Bible
deal of criticism in the local press. Many people complained about the fact that indeed great danger for human beings to
it seemed as if rich students were getting special treatment. Niccola Marro, a
us to honor our duties to God and to our reminds us “And what does the Lord
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hold divine authority or “celestial power” To be more specific, in understanding conscience, and if these conflict with our require of you? To act justly and to love
spokesman for the college, however, said that the policy only applied when in their hands. “Authority is then wielded the New Testament letters, we must be duty to the governing authority, then we mercy and to walk humbly with your
qualified candidates were equal in all other respects. He added that it had never by whomever sits in judgement, and the aware of the problems faced by the early are entitled to disobey man and follow God” (Micah 6:8) —

cost a student from Vermont a seat at the University.
legitimacy of the supernatural backs him
up.” We would like to make it clear
Washington State University exactly what our recognition of Biblical
If you thought security was strict at Williams’ football games, buckle your seat authority means.
belts, sports fans. Fifty-eight football fans were arrested at a nationally-televised
football gamebetweenWSU and Stanford. Police said that thedrunken behavior To say that we believe in the “unique,
of the fans bordered on rioting. The fans threw bottles and cans, damaged the divine inspiration and authority of the
bleachers and urinated over the stadium railings during the game. Campus police Bible,” as the Williams Christian Fel-
are reviewing videotapes to determine the identities of those responsible. The lowship’s statement of faith reads, is to
punishments are likely to be severe, since they follow in the wake of last season’s say two things. First, the Bible is God’s
game against the University of Washington which saw 87 fans arrested.
communication to us of what is true and
what is right. Because of this, it has the
power and right to determine, influence
Morehouse College and direct our lives. It has authority for
A Morehouse College fraternity and several of its “teaching, reproof, correcting and train-
members have been sus-
pended following the death of a sophomore in an apparent hazing incident. Joel ing in righteousness” (2 Timothy 3:16).
Harris died of a cardiac arrest after he was allegedly pushed around by members Second, the Bible’s claim to be the
of the fraternity when he failed to answer their questions about the group. infallible Word of God is substantiated
Harris
is known to have sufferedfrom a heart condition,but he had participated actively and supported by sufficient evidence.
in college athletics. Meanwhile, the fraternity has been indefinitely suspended, We do not wish to give a thorough expo-
pending a police investigation and coroner’s report. sition on Biblical criticism, which would
make this article far too long and didac-
tic; but the evidence includes the unity of
Compiled from other college newspapers and The Chronicle of the Bible, the testimony of the early
Higher Education. hurches, the witness of history and ar-
chaeology and the evidence of changed
churches to which these letters were
addressed. Mr. Galle quoted in his article
“Let your women keep silence in the
churches: for it is not permitted unto
them to speak; but they are commanded
to be under obedience, as also saith the
law” (1 Corinthians 14:34). This seem-
ingly sexist and offensive verse is clari-
fied if we recognize that the letter was
addressed to a church in which women
were known to have interrupted the church
services by speaking aloud their thoughts
and questions. The following verse clari-
fies the intent of such advice: “If they
[women] want to inquire about some-
thing, they should ask their own husband
at home .”
Mr. Galle also quoted “Everyone must
submit himself to the governing author-
ity, for there is no authority except that
which God has established” (Romans
13:1). This verse seems to give full au-
thority to governments to do whatever
they wish, and Mr. Galle is very much in
the right to question this statement.
God. Was that not the principle for the
late Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and his
Christian civil disobedience?
Certainly the specific issues raised by
Mr, Galle are not as easily understand-
able and agreed upon as some of the more
central teachings of the B ible are, and we
do not pretend to speak for all Christians,-
or even for every member of the Wil-
liams Christian Fellowship. Neverthe-
less, we are speaking for the Fellowship
as far as any individuals can, because we
do believe that if we earnestly seek to
understand the Bible as God intended us
to, it is possible with God’s assistance.
Christians have been guilty of doing
wrong many limes in the name of Truth
and divine authority, whether from mis-
interpreting God’s Word or from delib-
erately twisting it in order to justify
personal ends, and we are completely
opposed to this. This docs not reflect,
however, on the genuine precepts of
authority as Jesus himself taught in the
Bible. Many of us question the authority
we wish to be
Christians in the only sense that Jesus
wishes anyone to be.
In the pluralism of society, we wish to
extend dignity to those people whose
beliefs are different from ours, and we
wish to exercise any authority with
humility, respect and love for others. Mr,
Galle wrote, “Whether people believe in
gods or devils or werewolves or Bigfoot
is of relatively little concern to me if left
at that point. What I care very deeply
about is the use of such beliefs to further
political ends.”
We disagree with him and say that our
beliefs move us to the moral and political
actions which they dictate, rather than
being the tool of pre-existing political
ends. Because of this, whether we be-
lieve in gods, devils, werewolves or Bigfoot
is of great significance. As people who
“dangerously” place authority in the
supernatural, we invite you to look at the
Bible and Jesus himself to make in-
formed decisions for yourselves.
Page 4 The Williams Record, November 7, 1989 NEWS N

Chem week provides

beakerfuls of fun
by Evan Preisser
What is the active ingredient of Ex-
Lax? Can you actually “beat” a breatha-
lyzer test? If a professor dances around
wearing a purple balloon surrounded by
Several students supported the atttempt
to increase science literacy, including
Robb Friedman ’93, who said, “It re- lude;
minds people chemistry is more than just
what’s in a book. Its so central to our atW
lives we just lake it all for granted.”
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ality
smaller green ones, what is she? If Both professors cited a declining inter-
questions like these interest you, you est in science as one of the main reasons evei
probably enjoyed National Chemistry for the week’s creation, ‘ ‘In this techno- peo]
Week, held last week. logical age, science is particularly im-
Originally known as National Chemis- portant. We need to stimulate interest in Pe]
try Day, it was instituted and expanded young people before we lose them.” ally
by the American Chemical Society, an Lovett said. presi
organization of chemists. Williams Col- Despite the images of oil spills and bodi
lege participation centered around three toxic wastes that predominate in the “It
events; several trivia contests, a ‘come
‘

public’s view of chemistry, each profes-

as your favorite chemical” parly at The sor also expressed concern that chemis-

Log, and a demonstration of interesting
chemical properties to grade- and high-
school students from around the area. “It
really is a chemistry awareness week,”
said Assistant Professor of Chemistry
Charles Lovett, “partly because we are
faced by a lot of problems that are chemi-
try has been unfairly maligned and hope
that this week might do something to
change that.
“People associate ‘chemistry’ with eagi
poisons, but chemists work to clean them helf
up, too. We are trying to keep people thos
from being scared if they continue,
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cal in nature and that need chemical
solutions. We need to try to alert people
to these everyday concerns.”
Assistant of Chemistry Professor Susan
Kegley agreed. “Somany pcoplearejust
not aware of the science around them.”
To prove her point, she picked up a
rubber superball and bounced it. “Look!
It’s Organic Chemistry! We have to make
people more aware of these everyday
chemistry applications and their impor-
tance.”
most people at the end find chemistry
fun.” Kegley said.
“The name ‘chemical’ has a negative
connotation,” Lovett added, “but they
can be good, loo. We are trying to change
the bad name that chemistry has.”
Professorial participation in National
Chemistry Week was widespread and
important. “All the professors planned
and executed events wc were all enthu-
—
siastic about the idea. We all share the
same concerns about a negative image of
Local elementary school students enjoy a chemistry demonstration during National Chemistry Week. (Thomas)
chemistry and declining interst in sci-
ence and this was a way to change that.’ ’
Lovett said.
Students man demonstrations
One way that this National Chemistry
Week was different from previous years
was the amount of student participation.
All the demonstrations were manned by
students, a departure from the past prac-
tice of having complete professorial
control. Most of the students were asso-
ciated with the chemistry student advi-
sory committee, described by Friedman
’93 as “a group that Professor Lovett or-
ganized of people interested in doing
things for chemistry.”
Despite some complaints that the events
were not publicized for Williams stu-
dents (most were not listed in theWeekly
Calendar or the Daily Advisor), most
people involved enjoyed theirparticipa-
tion. “Really, we’re all enthusiasts’’,;
said Kcgley, “It’s fun to do demonslra
tions and watch people’s reactions.” \
Friedman ’93 agreed. ‘‘Chemistry week' Y<
provides a great way to get to know the
b(
professors. Seeing them dancing around
with a beer in their hand is certainly not
the normal classroom experience.”

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ws NEWS
S Trip to Mapplethorpe exhibit
renews debate of Chaplain's role
continued from page 1 sorship of the trip to the exhibit said it
could have the effect of alienating some
tudes about body and sexuality. She said Williams groups from the Chaplain’s
it was important for her counseling work Office when it embraced the issues of
at Williams to understand issues of sexu- others. They said that some more politi-
ality and bodily appearance. cally conservative minded students, stu-
“How people show their bodies is, for dents of faiths which find homosexuality
everyone of college age, an issue. The and sado-masochism morally wrong, and
people I talk to about it are inknots about students who find sexually explicit pho-
it,” Pepper said. tographs indecent, could be repelled from
Pepper said she found the more sexu- a chaplain’s office which supports trips
ally explicit photos banal and less im- to see photos in which homosexuality
pressive than the images of nude male and sado-masochism are depicted.
bodies at rest.
“It is reassuring to see that people can
show their bodies in ways that are not ‘Sacrificing confidence’
alarming,” Pepper said. “[The Chaplain] has the right to spon-
Pepper and students who supported the sor the trip, but in doing so she is sacri-
trip said it was a good way to show that ficing the confidence of some students
the Chaplain’s Office is open to all views, and therefore she is not fulfilling her job
eager to approach difficult issues and to requirements as chaplain,” Malt
help students approach them. However, Moynahan ’92 said.
those who opposed the Chaplain’s spon- The debate over the proper role of the
Free Pizza and Traditional BEvERages!
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THE MOUNTAINS
WORDS AND Music by Dr. Washington Gladden, Williams Class of 1859
O, proudly rise the monarchs of our mountain land
With their kingly forest robes to the sky
Where Alma Mater dwelleth with her chosen band
And the peaceful river floweth gently by.
CHORUS
The mountains! the mountains! we greet them with a song
Whose echoes, rebounding their woodland heights along
Shall mingle with anthems that winds and fountains sing,
Till hill and valley gaily, gaily, ring.
The snows of Winter crown them with a crystal crown,
And the silver clouds of Summerround them cling;
The Autumn’s scarlet mantle flows in richness down.
And they revel in the garniture of Spring.
O. mightily they battle with a storm-king’s power
And conquerors shall triumph here for aye
Yet quietly their shadows fall at evening hour,
While the gentle breezes round them softly play.
Beneath their peaceful shadows may old Williams stand
Til sun and mountains never more shall be
The glory and the honor of our mountain land,
And the dwelling of the gallant and the free.
Blood and pumpkins: Red
Chaplain’s Office on campus has be-
come particularly acute over the last two
Cross comes to Williams
years, as some conservative students have by Adam Cherensky
objected to what they see as the leftist
political content of the poster case out- What do you get when you cross a
side the Chaplain’s Office in Baxter Hall. vampire, 33 pumpkins and 225 units
Several posters have appeared opposing ofblood? The answer is the American
Red Cross’ quarterly Williamstown
American funding of the contras in Nica-
ragua. blood drive, which washeld lastTues-'
day and Wednesday at the First Con-
‘‘She [Chaplain Pepper] is promoting
certain political positions from her pul- gregational Church.
pit,” Russ Day ’90 said. To promote the event, Williamstown
In response to allegations concerning Coordinator of Blood Services Carolyn
the non-denomination of her office and Bahr created the Vampire Sweepstakes.
her support of certain issues, Pepper said, A prize is given to the house that had
the greatest percentage of its students
“To be neutral is to lake a position. I
giving blood.
don’t advocate any political parlies and 1
don’t think I’m abusing my position by This year’s spoils was a basket of
taking these stands on issues.” candy donated by Goodies and by the
Clarksburg Bread Company to Mor-
Pepper added,’ ’We are trying hard to be
there for people who need to have some- gan Hall, the winner with 16.4percent
body they can really talk openly with. of students donating. The runner-up
And everybody’s welcome.” was the Old Infirmary, with 15 per-
cent participation. Each ofthe 33 first-
time donors last week were given an
organic pumpkin donated by Care-
taker Farm in Williamstown.
‘More than ever, blood is needed. A
Stores moving up Spring Street
continued from page 1
up the street, and we definitely wanted to
move into a college building. The people
we rent from now are out to get every
nickel they can. We gel no service from
our Boston landlord. Reasonable, con-
cerned landlords will be a big differ-
ence.”
Stability from college
Roger St. Pierre, whose family has had
barber shops on Spring Street for more
than 75 years, wanted the stability he
said he feels the college offers.
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The Williams Record, November 7, 1989
single heart bypass or liver transplant
operation can use over 200 pints of blood,”
Bahr said.
Students were the heart of the blood
drive, according to Bahr. Of the 246
individuals who offered their blood in
Williamstown, 172 were Williams stu-
dents.
“I would like to gel the students them-
selves involved more in organizing the
blood drive,” Bahr said. “In other schools
fraternities, sororities or other clubs
organize blood drives on a rotating ba-
sis.”
At Williams, however, students arc not
involved with the organization of the
blood drive. Fifty local volunteers coor-
dinate and handle publicity for the Wil-
liamslown blood drive. The blood drive
gets no funding from the college or the
government.
The next blood drive will occur on
February 14 and 15.
‘Free food’
David Kessler ’93 said, “The blood
supply is short, and it’s a little something
“We’re moving because the college
offers us some good, long-term security.
There isn’t much chance an outside in-
vestor will buy the building. It almost
guarantees that we’ll be on the street for
years and years and years to come,” he
said.
Both shop owners have been waiting
for college-owned space for a long time.
‘
‘A few years ago, this building was up
for sale. Then our future was very uncer-
tain. At that lime, I made our position
known to key people in the college that if
any space was available, we’d want it,”
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I can do to help out. Besides, I get free
food.”
However, he said, “They rub and
prick your finger for an iron test to see
if you can give blood and they tell you
that it’s the worst part. Then they stick
a needle in your arm that hurts more
than the prick.”
Erin Lagesen ’91 said, “I give blood
every time they come. It’s sort of a
habit.” She added, “They’re running
really low on theirblood supply, espe-
cially O positive, which I have plenty
of.”
Lisa Berlind ’93, a second-time do-
nor, said, ‘ The needle hurls a littlebit,
‘
but it’s actually nice to lie down for a
couple of minutes during a busy day.”
“We came for the back rubs,” Carter
Brothers ’90 and John McCann ’90,
both veteran blood donors, said.
“Everyone experiences the shortness
of breath syndrome before they come
to the table,” Brothers said. McCann
added, “Your forearm gets a work-
out.”
St. Pierre said.
“We asked to move into what’s now
Library Antiques. When we didn’t get it,
we really stomped around,” Campbell
said.
Renovation on the building, built in
1847 and known officially as the Smith-
Rudnick building, is well underway.
‘‘We hope to get the barber shop in by
December 1,” White said. “The Cow
Bell will probably move in after the first
of the year. So far, no renovation has
been scheduled for the second floor. Our
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ARTS
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Winter Study trips focus on art, culture

Bennington Cinemas 1, II, III
Rte 67A, Bennington, VT (802)
Worth Winning 7:00
Shocker
Look Who’s Talking 7:00
The Fabulous Baker Boys 7:00
North Adams Cinema
Rte 8, North Adams, 663-5873
Pittsfield Cinema Center
Rte 20, Pittsfield, 443-9639
Fabulous Baker Boys, Parenthood, In Country, Sea of Love: 6:45 & 9:00,
Phantom of the Opera, Shocker, Next of Kin, A Dry While Season: 7:00 & 9:00.
Look Who’s Talking, When Harry Met Sally: 7:15
Berkshire Mall Cinema
Rte 8, Lanesborough, 499-2558
byEric Chiu
Some say Winter Study should give
students time to study a subject in depth,
others say it should give them an oppor-
tunity to expose themselves to some-
442-8179 thing completely different, and most
students would say that it should give
9:15
them a chance to relax before the
9:15
beginning of Spring semester. Three trips,
9:15
offered this Januaryby the art and theatre
departments, seem to satisfy all of these
desires.
The trips, Chinese Art and Society
(ARTH 025), Theatre in Japan (THEA
025), and Winter Study in Italy (ARTH
051), are designed to expose participants
to the art of a society in the context ofits
history and culture.
The Chinese Art and Society program
is a three-week trip to Taiwan led by
Assistant Professor of Art Jason Kuo.
This is the first time that this trip has
been offered at Williams.
“Taiwan is one the newly industrial-
ized countries on the Pacific Rim....
Although Taiwan is becoming more
important in the economic sphere, there
& 9:00.
is a great deal of ignorance among Wil-
liams students in general. Many people
do not realize that Taiwan is separate
[politically] from China. Hopefully, the
trip will make the students more aware of
Taiwan,” Kuo said.
“We will see how Chinese culture
mixes with capitalism. In addition, we
will get to know ancient Chinese culture
and the contemporary way of life in
person. We will also see how modem
Chinese artists transform their traditions,”
he added.
The Hangchou Bore in Moonlight, by 13th century artist Li Sung, is one
of the many works in Taiwan’s National Palace Museum that will be seen
by students on the w inter study trip Chinese Art and Society (A RTH 025).
losophy, religion, and societal values are
embodied in Chinese architecture.
“It’s a great way to be totally immersed
in Chinese culture. I have always wanted to
see traditional calligraphy and painting first-
hand,” Eric Matson ’92, one of the students
participating in the trip, said.
Art is the absolute embodiment of cul-
‘ ‘ ‘
lure,” Lecturer in Theatre Deborah
Brothers said. Brothers led the trip when
it was first offered two years ago.
“We want Williams students to sec
examples of non-Westem theater. It is a
very intensive exposure to Japanese the-
atre,” she said.
“We saw the influence of religion on
Japanese theater. Theater is derived origi-
nally from lire rituals of religion. In
Japanese theatre, this influence from re-
ligion, in particular Shinto, can be ob-
served clearly. The tour gives you a
different perspective on a culture that we
normally do not see.”
The group will travel around Japan in Vet
an attempt to experience different as- (ye:
pects of Japanese theater and culture. dov
The trip includes visits to temples and pale
Noh Theater in Kyoto, the Takarazuka grot
Review, the Bugaku Dances and Music hall
on Adult Day (January 15) in Nara, and the
various performances and a backstage
tour of the National Theatre in Tokyo.
of 1:
A learning experience thes
“It’s the Williams thing to do,” Bob plis
Sanders ’90,oneoflheparticipants,said. tual
198
“I know absolutely nothing about the
culture of Japan. It will be a great learn-
ing experience.”
This time the tour will be led by
Assistant Professor of Theatre David Eppel.
Taoist attitude as possible. In Tao- The cost is $3,000, which includes air
ism, there is something called Wu transportation from New York, transpor-
Wei, action without goal. If I go with tation, housing and some meals in Japan,
a concrete goal in mind then I might as well as all theatre tickets, entrance
be disappointed. So I’m going to empty fees, and lectures.
my mind as much as possible. It’s The Winter Study in Italy program is
called planned spontaneity.” a travel course in art. The trip is offered anil
of
The students also have a week to primarly for the first year students in the

Golden carp
The primary focus will be the National
Palace Museum in Taiwan. According to
the Boston Globe, “Taipei’s National
Subject to change after Thursday
Palace Museum [is] the finest museum
of Chinese art in the world. The Museum
Music review: is built in the low foothills that ring
Taipei, a short drive from the city center.
ture.’ I saw this quote from the exhibition of
Huang Pin-hung [at the Williams College
“If I go with a concrete goal in mind I
might be disappointed. So I’m going to
empty my mind as much as possible. It’s
explore Taiwan on their own. This is
to allow them to focus on individual
I
art history graduate program.
Phil
“The focus is on the cultural context
of the artistic works,” Professor of Art
Samuel Edgerton, who is conducting the
trip, said. “Of course, we will also eat
P
well.”
b<
Many of the students seems to be
looking forward to savoring this part of
the experience. “We’re suppose to drink

Kinks take a dive with Formal Chinese gardens, complete with

winding paths and traditional golden carp
fish ponds, surround the main galley
buildings.”
called planned spontaneity.”
a lot of wine, have fun, and see muse-
ums,” said Susan Foster ‘GR91.
Robert Each ‘GR90, who was on the
trip last year, said he found it a wonderful

new album Jive Among some of the more interesting

examples of Chinese art on display at the
museum are the collection of Oracle
Museum of Art]. I think this idea really
applies to this trip,” Matson added.
Kyungah Yoon ’90 echoed these senti-
interests and see for themselves what
Taiwan is truly like. The cost of the
tour is 52,000, which covers airfare,
experience. ‘ ‘The parlies in Venice were
absolutely spectacular,” he said. “There
were litres, gallons of wine. The wine
by Tony Elison Stones and the Who by self-consciously Bones, engraved shells and bones more transportation, and accommodations. was great,’ Each said. (lea
ments. ‘Through my background, which is
‘ ’

The Kinks? Of course “You Really
—
Got Me,” “All Day and All of the Night,”
“A Well Respected Man,” “Come Danc-
ing,” “Do it Again,” “I’m Glad I’m a
Man, but so’s Lola.”
billing themselves as “the world’s pre-
miere rock n’ roll band” (as the stickers
on U.K. Jive advertise) seem immature
and disgraceful.
Perhaps it would have been better for
the Kinks to have taken a five-year hiatus
than 3,000 years which are believed to be
the earliest example of writing in the
world and a T’ang soldier which was the
gift of a former prime minister of Japan.
The group will also visit traditional
Chinese houses, Confucian, Taoist, and
Korean, and my studies in Japanese at Wil-
liams I’ve realized how much both coun-
tries were influencedby China. I like to get
some idea of Chinese art in Taiwan.”
Matson said he was also influenced by
the religious aspect ofChinese culture. Your
“
Although he currently plans to offer
the trip only once every two years,
Kuo said it may be offered every year,
if there is enough interest. The pro-
gram is still open.
The tour will visit Rome, Assisi, line
Me'
Umbrian hill towns, Florence and envi-
rons, Siena, Bologna, Ravenna, Padua,
Venice and surroundings, and Milan.
The cost is about $1,900, which in-

The Theatre in Japan program is a cludes all cost except personal expenses,
Sony, this is 1989. In spite of the and released a recording worthy of their Buddhist temples, and other monuments whole attitude is what counts, I think. On two week tour of Japan that “is a lunches, and dinners. The trip is closed,
sati

untarnished luster of their musical leg-
acy, it’s hard to believe that the Kinks are
still together as a recording and perform-
ing unit, redefining “dinosaur rock” with
their every move.
Even harder for me to fathom is how I
ever presented a seemingly persuasive
and convincing argument just seven weeks
past; certainly such acourse ofaction was in order to understand how Chinese phi- this trip I’m going to take as much of a complete immersion in Japanese cul- but undergraduates are encouraged to
more than vindicated by the quality of the apply next year.
Stones’ Steel Wheels.
More than any pointless advertising
WELL T AM
gimmicks, however, the Kinks’ shame
lies in their music. Why should one of
history’s most innovative and expressive
bands feel compelled to release a mag-
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ago to my roommate comparing the Kinks
to Williams College. My main point had
something to do with a tense balance
between universal fame and critical ac-
claim...
Occasionally, however, some sort of
extraneous variable comes along and
destabilizes the delicate equilibrium:
something such as, say, an embarrassing
truckload of snow or an architectural
eyesore. In the Kinks’ case, their latest
act of counterproductive masochism
carries the title U.K. Jive and has been
pie’s nest of Europop and overproduced
schmaltz?
The pilot single, “How Can I Get
Close?” wastes an intriguing lyric in a
musical contextreminiscent of Heart and
the Scorpions; “Entertainment,” one of
the songs billed on the as slicker as “a
new hit,” is an unlistenable misuse of the
main riff from Steel Wheels’ “Rock and
a Hard Place.” The three Dave Davies
compositions are interesting only in their
psychological implications: fraternal strife
drives younger brother with inferiority
November 8 At 4:15 p.m., a studio recital featuring Kathleen Reilly ’90, <£>OU
violin, accompanied by Nicole Ferran ’93, piano, music by Sainl-Saens;
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It’s simply quite difficult to find any-
thing kind to say about this album. In the
past 25 years, most of the Kinks’ self-
destructive behavior could be rational-
ized, either by dismissing Ray Davies as
aneurotic out ofhis time, or by nervously
laughing incidents off as enhancement of
their twisted legend. U.K Jive has no
such excuses; its lack of any sort of mu-
sical or thematic cohesion is shameful.
The Kinks apparently fail to under-
stand that by virtue of their prominence
in the pantheon of rock music, they are
judged on a separate level from the Jour-
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held in Room 231, Lawrence Hall.
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again, Kinks fans have always reveled
in their idols’ incompetence, and, as always, November 10 At 4:00 p.m., the Susan Marshall Dance Company will give
each album contains atleastoneglimmer a master class in the Dance Studio, Lasell.
of tantalizing hope.
At 8:00 p.m., Banchetto Musicale, under the direction of Martin
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Of all the songs on U.K. Jive, the title
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;borah
Phish to Sting overshadows
Threepenny Opera
when

:o sec splash at
It is a
&L
ic

ion
the

on
Thursday’s by E. M. Cruenke Sting’s show, and clearly could not ex-
pect to be a financial success if the audi-

S.A.C. bash
ongi The new production of Bertolt Brecht’s ence was continually forced to retreat
m. In The Threepenny Opera opening at the from its emotional involvement with
im re Lunt-Fontane Theater on Broadway this Sling ’ s character and the story surround-
ie ob weekend has attracted a lot of attention ing it to awareness of themselves and
au a by Derek Schilling because of the casting of Sting as Mach- critical thought. Empathy and identifica-
iat we eath, or Mackic the Knife. The specula- tion were simply necessary and unavoid-
It’s spawning time, and Burlington, tion, however, about his merits as an able.
lan in Vermont’s hottest and slickest act, Phish actor seems to have directed attention This prior identification, which under-
at as (yes that’s P-h-ish) are making their way away from the real problem of the play. mined the musical before it even began,
illure down to the Berkshires for a much antici- This is the same today as it was in was, unfortunately, only one of the vari-
:s and pated first appearance at Williams. The 1949, when the musical first opened. It is ous problems which riddled the produc-
azuka group will be playing in Mission dining the problem of alienation vs. empathy, or tion. Many of the alienating devices,
/lusic hall Thursday at9;00 p.m., sponsored by how to gel the audience to think, as such as the characters’ casual interaction
i,and the Student Activities Council. Brecht said in his ‘Notes to the Threepenny
‘

with the stage curtain, the titles of the

cstage Opera,” “about the flow of the play” songs projected onto screens on both
ikyo. But you’ve never heard ofPhish? Natives rather than “from within the flow of the sides of the stage, and the narrator sing-
of the Green Mountain state know that play.” The ultimate success of any pro- ing a song to the audience while periodi-
these four wacky guys -

and accom- duction depends on how this problem is cally checking behind himself to see if
Bob plished musicians have become a vir-
— resolved. the stage was ready for the next scene,
said, tual institution since their formation in were remarkably ineffective.
it the
leant
1983 at the University of Vermont.
Dedicated “Phish-Heads” might have
If someone else of- This was not due to any discernible
flaw in their execution, but rather raises
bootlegs from sellout shows at Boston’s
Paradise Club. They may have heard that
fers to pay for your larger questions of the general effective-
ness of such tactics 40 years after Brecht

:s air
the band headlined up at the Montreal
Jazz Festival earlier this year, or know
ticket, you may as first so successfully employed them.
Accustomed as we arc to the self-
ispor that Sting apologized personally to the
band for missing out on one of their 1988 Phish will be served in Mission dining hall on Thursday night. The members of this Burlington, Vermont
well go; it's not bad, awareness of artistic endeavors (or even
to Ferris Bueller directly addressing the
lapan,
ranee gigs in Colorado.
For the small but steadily growing cult
band (shown above) are Trey Anastasio, Page McConnell, Mike Gordon, and Jon Fishman. it's just not Brecht. audience), perhaps the shock value of
alienating devices is too diluted to work
am of initiates to Phish’s music and non- as it once did. On the contrary, such
is artists as diverse as Frank Zappa and Led Phish has evolved from four talented the epic, and this material, along with
ffered attitude, these guys defy any conceptions The performance began promisingly, devices seem to impart a sense of con-
Zeppelin. musicians into a coherent unit, one that narration and choreography, is now crys- with the declaration by the narrator that
in the of musicians as generally being cocky.
In their tightness, communication, and spiracy to the actor-audience relation-
defies easy classification. tallizing into a full hour-and-half per- the show was written and performed by
Phish is a real sensation whose live shows the creative interaction they often achieve ship (witness Ferris Bueller) that actu-
If Phishmusic itself breaches stylistic formance art piece. This may eventually beggars, at the price of three pennies, so
mtext transcend ordinary musical experience.
on stage, they also merit a comparison to ally fosters the emotional involvement
barriers, Anastasio’s lyrics transcend the be properly recorded and compiled as a that even beggars could afford to see it.
)f Art certain jazz quartets. The band has even that it was originally intended to destroy.
ordinary as well. With originals like concept album, complete with story notes. At $42 for lousy seats at a preview, none
tg the This particular form of involvement is
;o cat
Phish’s music has moonlighted as a jazz combo to exercise
their chops and to pay tribute to some of
Reba,” about a crazed woman who
discovers a new way to make meat, or
But don’t expect to see and hear the epic
in its entirety; the band will most likely
of us were tempted to forget ourselves
and become involved in the “reality” of
particularly insidious in this production,
predisposed as the audience was towards
to be
been compared to their more refined stylistic influences,
such as Charlie Parker and Duke
“AC/DC Bag,” a vignette detailing the
escapades of a robot programmed as an
feature material from its soon-to-be re- the action on the stage, so the first moments
Sling.
Elling- leased debut. of the show, calculated to alienate, were
As for the rest of the performers, they
iarl of
drink
artists as diverse as ton. executioner, Anastasio displays an en-
tertaining wit which attests that the band
The country-tinged “O-Kee-Pa Cere-
mony,” “Split Open and Melt,” “Punch
clearly successful.
ranged from excellent (Georgia Brown
However, the next alienating device,
Frank Zappa and Anastasio has digested and incorpo-
rated so many diverse musical influ-
never makes the mistake of taking them-
selves too seriously.
You in the Eye,” and “In a Hole” are after the overture when the actors on-
as Mrs. Peachum, Suzanne Douglas as
Jenny Diver, and Ethyl Eichelberger as
examples of Phish originals which may stage applauded the band (also onstage),
>n the
lerful
Led Zeppelin. ences into his songwriting and the group’s
playing style that Phish has become a
be played Thursday night. Also watch for was sadly overshadowed one act later by
the Ballad Singer, who were all rich, full
overstuffed characters who, at the same
Phish’s repertoire of originals now some select covers. Lately they’ve been the entrance of Sting, whose mere pres-
“celebration of music.” But while Phish’s time, maintained full separation from the
were includes over sixty songs, with instru- serving up blistering versions of AC/ ence was spontaneously applauded by
music is an admixture of all these styles, audience), to insipid and uninspired
mental classics, like ‘ ‘Golgi Apparatus’ ’

DC’s “Highway to Hell,” Zeppelin’s the audience.

Principal songwriter Trey Anastasio as well as psychedelia, funk, and Latin, it (which Anastasio permed at the age of (Maureen McGovern as Polly Peachum),
wine
“Good Times Bad Times,” and the James This was symptomatic of the ambiva-
(lead guitar, vocals) fronts the current is none of these. 12) and “David Bowie,” which often
to completely opaque and puzzling (Alvin
Gang’s “Walkaways.” lence of the entire production. On one
lineup of Phish, which includes Page “Phish sounds like Phish all the time,” become extended jams on stage. Anasta- Epstein, whose Mr. Peachum made little
SS1SI, Phish plan to do a proper tour this hand, the audience was constantly chal- sense).
envi- McConnell on keyboards, bassist Mike Jon Paluska, the band’s manager, said. sio, while a senior at Goddard College in coming winter and spring, so don’t miss lenged to think by the discontinuous and
'adua. Gordon, and drummer(and brass player) According to him, the band has reached Vermont, also penned “The Man Who
If someone else offers to pay for your
out on the opportunity to catch them here disorienting contradiction of form and
Jon Fishman, whose surname is the source the stage in artistic development where ticket (and gets decent seals), you may as
in. Stepped into Yesterday,” a political, Tolk- on the east coast. A Halloween show held content, while on the other they had
;h in of the band’s name. they have their own distinctive style. well go; it’s not bad, it’s just not Brecht,
ienesque prose epic featuring lizards and in a bam last week at Goddard College come (in most cases, judging from the
Phish’s music, with its free-improvi- If you’re contemplating driving three or
inses After practicing up to five or six hours a set in the world of Gamehenge. burned the place down -- these guys applause) already liking Sting and ex-
sational feel and penchant for the zany so hours to New York City and shelling
osed, day at their big house up in Burlington should be setting off fire alarms all over pecting to see and enjoy Sting acting.
and its edge, has been compared on to (remind you of the Band and Big Pink?), out at least $52 for a ticket yourself, you
Many Phish originals draw lyrics from Mission. Happy Phishing! The musical was billed essentially as
may wanl lo recon sider.

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Center for Humanities provides support for faculty research

H(
by Mary Moule pon Williams faculty, but we may have that it’s difficult to sustain a research “Of course, it’s not an exact correla- below the number of positions available, small college environment.”
visiting faculty as well,” Taylor said. program,” Taylor said. “Even with the tion. There can be cases where a person it is hoped that institutions like this will “At large research institutions, research tory
Though the recent fall Convocation According to a brochure published by recent course-load reduction, the load on can be aproductive writer but can’t teach give Williams a competitive edge in hiring is more important, while at small col- for

celebrated theCenter forHumanities and
Social Sciences, few students know about
the existence of this faculty research
center, which has been at Makepeace
House since its inception in 1985.
According to its director. Professor of
Religion Mark Taylor, the center was
established to provide a means of sup-
port for faculty research and develop-
ment. “It is primarily conceived to sup-
the center, it was designed to encourage
interdisciplinary research by Williams
faculty, according to a guide published
by the center. Taylor added that it also
provides an opportunity for support for
those members of the faculty that cannot
get away from Williamstown during their
leave time because of other commit-
ments
The demands on faculty are so high
faculty is still very heavy. So we have to
find ways to support faculty research.
‘ T feel very strongly that research is an
important part of a teacher’s life. Gener-
ally, being involved in one’s profession
is very important to one’s teaching,” he
said. ‘‘There’sarealdangerwhenpeople
do not remain sufficiently involved in
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in the classroom.
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‘It’s unique’
Taylor added that an institution such as
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As the applicant pool of teachers shrinks
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said.
“This sets us apart from small colleges
like Williams. And with respect to the
universities, where there is less concern
with teaching, it gives the advantage of
being able to do research along with the
i
leges, there’s a focus on teaching. Wil- Soci
liams is tough: they want you to do
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The establishment of the Center for
Humanities and Social Sciences addresses
both issues. And as Taylor says, the most
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Harris traces African diaspora
by Mary Moule not indigenous,” Harris said. “Ethiopia his undergraduate and graduate days at Harris conducted his research during
was also the only African country that Howard and Northwestern University. several trips to Africa and to the Asian
Howard University Professor of His- defeated a European country [when it
‘

Tve always been interested in incorpo- and European destinations of Africans,

earch tory Joseph Harris, now a visiting fellow defeated Italy in 1896], So Mussolini rating the wider black community, so including one during a 1972 leave from
for the Center for the Humanities and vowed to avenge that defeat, and he also I’ve always been interested in the dias- Williams. “As my research showed places
1 col-
Wil- Social Sciences, told an audience in wanted foreign colonies. pora,” he said. where Africans had been taken, I’d go
.

“My research focuses on how blacks This also led him to work in the Afri- there and find records, and then find the
lo do Brooks-Rogers Recital Hall last Monday
about the relationship between Africa responded,” he said. “They demonstrated, can-American history discipline, and he descendants of these people themselves,”
npor
they sent supplies, they wanted to par- was largely responsible for the growth of he said.
icipli and the blacks who live elsewhere. The
lecture was part of his work at the center licipate.” the Afro-American Studies Program at “I wanted to talk to blacks who had a

T for this year. This reaction fils in with the extensive Williams. “My feeling was that it was sense of who they were. Some of these
,

His lecture, “Africa and its Diaspora:
A Dynamic Relationship,” was the third
most
annual Allison Davis Lecture sponsored
like
by the four-year-old center, located at
Makepeace House.
Harris, a professor at Williams from
work that Harris has done on the African
diaspora. His research focuses on the
ways African people have been scattered
over the globe and their common identi-
fication with contemporary Africa. “I
gradually came to see that African people
very important for a place like Williams
to diversify and offer these kinds ofpro-
grams,” he said.
“First of all because the community
needed to know more about blacks and
their heritage, and secondly, because blacks
people would remember stories by their
parents.” He was able to trace the move-
ments of many different groups ofpcople
to India, Arabian countries, and southern
European areas among others.
‘ ‘Then I found stories of African slaves

1969to 1975, is spending the fall semes-
ter living in Williamstown and doing
research out of Makepeace.
“My main project right now is about
the reaction of the African world to It-
aly’s invasion and occupation of Ethio-
pia [during World War I],” he said.
“Up until the 1950s, Ethiopia and Libe-
ria were the only self-ruled countries in
had been taken as slaves to widely scat-
tered places,” he said. “But the same
kinds of stereotypes apply to all. We
have shared a common origin and com-
mon social conditions throughout his-
tory.”
‘wider black community’
Harris has been interested in the history
up here are isolated and needed this as an
integral part of their education,’ ’ he added.
“I never did believe that just because
we’re black we know everything about
our heritage and culture,'
“I think that it’s very important for
students to maintain a consciousness and
deep interest in their heritage,” Harris
said. 'They should take advantage of the
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Students don't like RA idea Hernandez describes

continued from page 1
things about RAs at other schools, and
they prize the unique nature of the JA
people lo help you. At a small school
freshmen become adversaries of the jun-
if something that I raised just to see what
kind of feedback I gel from the commu-
nity. And I gel this real sense that this is
off-campus rules
ior advisors you’d have more disunity.’
’

in dorms where the house government system.

Nathaniel Healy ’91, a junior advisor, not a Williams thing to do. And so I’m
system may not be working particularly “My sense of Williams is that students
we have said, “Having JAs is what makes Wil- not pushing it,” Hernandez said.
well. “Some of the bigger houses, such come here and say, ‘Hey, wow, have any disciplinary problems, can have
a very different system here,’ and they liams unique from a place like the Uni- He added that the official at Vassar who by Navin Girishankar
as Mission Park, where there lends to be permission to go off-campus and they
versity of Vermont, where you have RAs was in charge of the R A program was not
more damage and vandalism and less want to maintain it,” he said. can’t go through room draws.”
and everybody is an individual and no- enthusiastic about it. Hernandez said that Assistant Dean of the College An-
communication among people, might be Several students interviewed agreed with He added that in May, after the housing
the official acknowledged some prob- drew Hernandez responded to claims
a place where an RA type system might this analysis. Adam Grossman ’93, said, body really cares. I know a couple of selection process, a certain number of
who go to UVM. The students lems in instituting RAs and that the pro- that the off-campus housing system at
work as an experiment,’ he said. “There “I think that the JA system is what people students would be enabled to go off
’

will be RAs in that building because it is
so big. It would be able to take some of
the load off presidents.”
In many universities with the residen-
tial life systems, RAs are remunerated
for their services in terms of full room
and board and in some instances a salary.
Hernandez said that with the remunera-
tion comes expectations that are much
higher. “The selectionprocess for RAs is
much more rigorous.” RAs are further
required to attend staff meetings and
have time periods during which they are
on duty.
makes Williams so unique. 1 think that
the RA system would take away that part
of the spirit of Williams.” Grossman
was not entranced by the idea of RAs
having master keys: “That would be
fascism.”
“If they have master keys, there’s a idea was nowhere near an implementa-
possibility that they would infringe upon tion stage. “There’s no plan to
people’s privacy,” added Yung-Yu Ma at
’93. He also thought that RAs would
suffer in comparison juniorto advisors.
“JAs are more committed because they
volunteer. RAs are getting paid and you
can t really tell if they ’re committed or if
’
treat [the RAs] as police officers, like gram there was under review. Williams is overly bureaucratic and
campus after another application proc-
delegates from the administration. ‘Well, “I’m just saying, ‘Hey, check it out.’ insensitive to students.
ess. “Students should know that as of
this person is getting paid to be an When you go visit a friend in another This year, Hernandez said the system right now, we’ll take the applications,
asshole.”’ school, find out what they think about the was strongly influenced by the number
we’ll count them up. If we get 100 to
L p for discussion RAs.” He is convinced of the success of of students applying for off-campus 110, we’re in good shape. If we get 170-
Hernandez emphasized that the the JA program for freshman here in the housing. “We’re going to proceed [this
Still, 180.1 don't know, it means we’ll have to
strongly autonomous environment at year] as we did last year; in other think of a way to make a fair process.”
have RAs Williams. He added of the current hous- words, we will accept applications for
He has rejected the idea of a first-come
Williams,” Hernandez said. “1 don’t ing arrangement, ‘ T think 99 percent ofit off-campus housing in the regular lime first-serve basis for allocating off-cam-
think it’s going to be something that a lot works. I just think that every once in a process. Those forms will come out in pus housing because of the high ineffi-
of people are going to jump up and down while you get a house that doesn’t work.” January. We would collect all those ciency it would cause. “Having people
about and say, ‘Hey, let’s do it.’ My goal But one student who has seen the RA forms and see how many we have. Last
camp out in front of B & G in January
was just to gel it out into the community system up close doesn’t like it. Abagail year, we got 125.1 don’t know if we’re
doesn’t seem like a good idea.
just an idea that I think, down the road, Zimskind ’92, a transfer student from going to get 125. We’ll see how many
‘The basic unknown right now is that
-
‘

Negative connotations they’re just doing it for the money.” Williams may want to look at.” Columbia University, a school that has we get at that time and then we’ll make
when we do give these applications out
Hernandez admitted that he is fighting Furlanetto ’93 particularly He said that the idea of adopting a RAs, said, “[The RAs] had disciplinary a decision on how we’ll proceed.”
Mike was in January for off-campus, how many
Depending on the numberof applica-
bothered by the security aspect of the RA residential advisor system has caught
on roles. They were supposed to make sure
an uphill battle in having the concept are we going to get back? That’s all
tions, Hernandez said, a lottery for the
....

seriously discussed at Williams. He said role. “1 have friends at other schools in smaller campuses such as Vassar and that people weren’t drinking. If we were going to be number-driven and that’s
who get turned in by RAs are less Amherst colleges. Amherst has initiated drinking, we had to drink behind closed right to live off-campus may be insti-
that the term “residentialadvisor’ ’ had a RAs. one thing about Williams we’re learn- -

negative connotation here for two rea- Here the institution of a residential counselor doors. They were theoretically supposed tuted. He said, “If we don’t get over
friends than they are wardens. at ing that we’ve got to get a better sense of
sons: Williams students hear negative Williams with the JA system there are system already. “The RA thing is just to report us,” she said. 100 and those people, if they don’t how these numbers are going to work.”

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Married profs
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MOUNTAIN SINGING “It’s very helpful to be able to talk to someone about what
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proc- FRIDAY. riage. Yet while spouses sharing a career is not all that
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WILLIAMS Bergstrand, agreed. He said that being able to talk about
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RECORD research and work withhis wife is one of the benefits of sharing
icffi a profession.
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“We talk about teaching a lot,” Bergstrand said. She added
mary that this way of taking work home has improved her teaching
in the classroom. “If one of us has a class that went well, we
that
have support from the other person. If one of us has a class that
is out
didn’t go so well, it helps to have someone sympathetic to the
nany
fact thatnot every class is going to go 100 percent beautifully.
’s all
“As far as being a better teacher, we can talk about what did
hat’s
see page 10 for details go wrong,” Bergstrand said. “Since our disciplines are so

iseof
close together, we can help each other devise better examples
to illustrate concepts. We ask each other for advice designing
irk.”
homework and exams and preparing lectures.”
Assistant Professor of English Lisa Wright is in a slightly
Homecoming Weekend different situation: her husband also works in the Deans Office.
She said that Assistant Dean of the College Steven Wright’s
Supplies knowledge about Williams from an administrative point of
view gives her additional insight into the affairs of the school.
“By collaborating our two experiences, we get more than just
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relationship with trust established, you can have frank and open
discussions about students, methods and problems.” He said
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sympathetic to the other.”
Bergstrand also said It s nice to have your primary support
person--your spouse--attuned to your experiences so they can
by sympathetic ’
Still, the demands of the academic world can make life hectic
for married professors. Beaver said, “Because we’re active in
different departments and have interests in different aspects of
the college, life can be hectic, such as when we each have

committee meetings
that this translates into better teaching.

cMcOtOand’i. Sharing the experience of teaching at Williams also seems to

enrich life at home for the professors. Olga Beaver pointed out
the practical benefits. “Our schedules are the same, we have
the same vacations. And it’s helpful in a funny way. Since
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Lisa Wright added, “In many cases it’s like having jobs that
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Ephs shoot lame-duck Cardinals 28-0
by Kerr Houston
Wesleyan won the coin toss in
Saturday’s football duel with visiting
Williams, but that was about all they
won, as the Ephmen promptly turned
in their second straight shutout and
school-record twelfth consecutive
victory in whitewashing the Cardi-
nals 28-0. In rolling up 471 yards of
total offense and limiting Wesleyan
to a mere 135, the Ephmen strode to a
7-0 mark and, going into Saturday’s
homecoming matchup against Amherst,
one win shy of a perfect 8-0 cam-
paign.
Despite the strong numbers posted
by Coach Dick Farley’s troops, they
found themselves enjoying only a slim
7-0 cushion at the half, as several
drives sputtered in Wesleyan terri-
tory. Senior back Neal Chcsley, gal-
loping to 75 first-half yards, helped
the offense stay in gear, and line-
backer Mike Simpson ’90 hauled in
an interception to spearhead the de-
fense, but the scoreboard remained
unimpressed as kicker Brian Taptich
failed to split the uprights on his first
field goal attempt of the day.
Ephs strike it rich
The lone touchdown of the open-
ing stanza came early in the second
quarter, when, after Simpson’s sec-
ond interception of the afternoon left
the Eph offense at the enemy 29, a 26-
Women's rugby downed by Elis, Vixens
continued from page 14
large and highly irksome Yalies, specta-
tor and proud father Brian Gallagher ex-
claimed, “I’ve never seen a meaner bunch
of...players.”
A nasty ref?
B-side, too, encountered, a similar
meanness of spirit in Poughkeepsie. The
Vassar Vixens scored minutes into the
first half. If not disheartened by the early
score, the innocent Killer B’s were then
exposed to the prejudice of a obviously
ignorant ref. Discovering that the Wil-
liams women were indeed the team from
1
theNew York Times, the cranky official
snarled, “You should be shot.” The tough
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yard reverse by freshman big-play man
Kevin Gilmarlin carried the squad to the
Cardinal three. Moments later, Hevesy
snuck through the Wesleyan line to stumble
into the end zone, and Taplich’s kick left
the score at 7-0.
Neither team could change the score
in the rest of the quarter, as Wesleyan,
often playing out of a no-huddle offense,
was limited to a mere nine plays, and a
long Williams drive, led by consistent
gains by Chcsley, stalled due to several
penalties and a sack of quarterback Chris
The third quarter was even less fun to
watch for the Wesleyan fans.
Hevesy '91, who tossed for 131 yards on
the day
Talk about fired up!
The third quarter was even less fun
to watch for the Wesleyan fans, who
were to see any chance of a surprise
homecoming victory by their 1 -6 troops
quickly evaporate. After Wesleyan sub-
mitted a modest three-play drive, a punt
and a strange bounce found the Ephmen
start their first drive of the second half
from their own one-yard line. Twelve
consecutivc running plays, including a
26-yard gainer that pul Chesley over the
hundred yard mark for the fourth straight
weekend, quickly carried the Ephmen
B-side would not however, give up hope.
Undaunted by the incredible bursting of
the Vixens, Megan “I like toeat brown-
ies” Hay ’93, played smart, gaining
yardage on penalties. Kristen “Blind
Date” Van Home ’93 and Colleen “Road
Warrior” Boland ’92 were feisty and
The cranky official snarled," You should
be shot.” The tough B-side would not,
however, give up hope.
strong in the mauls, which seemed the
only situation in which the embattled B-
side enjoyed the upper hand. The Killer
i
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(ho chits)
deep into Cardinal turf, and a 29-yard
loss from Hevesy to Gilmartin with 6:12
left in the quarter ended the drive on a
convincing note. The subsequent fake
point-after was not one for the highlight
film, however, as tight end Rick Bates
’91 had trouble reeling in a pass from
Hevesy, leaving the score at 13-0,
Warm up the bus
After Wesleyan was once again limited
to three downs, a glove virtually shoved
on the hand of the Cardinal offense by a
fired-up Williams defense, which had
begun to catch scent of a potential shut-
out, a punt left the Ephmen at the 50.
There was to be no beating around the
bush this lime, however, as Hevesy con-
nected with light end Matt Moynahan
’92 for a 27-yard completion, and then
winged the pigskin to a diving Todd
Stricter ’90 for another 18 yards. On the
next play, Chesley heard his number
called in the huddle and, figuring it was
time to add to his NESCAC-leading total
of 701 yards, trotted nine yards for the
touchdown. Hevesy found back Paul Reidy
’92 open in the end zone on the subse-
quent conversion attempt, and the bulge
B’s had trouble tackling the Vassar women
who, learning a trick or two from Boston
College, slimed their way out of every
tackle. Oozing their way down the field,
the Vixens were able to score four uncon-
verted tries and one penalty kick, making
the score at the half 19-0.
Ending on a positive note
Reenergized at the half, the B-side
proceeded to limit the Vixen to one sec-
j
swelled to 21 points
The fourth quarter consisted of play-
ing time for reserves on both squads
and generally sloppy football. The teams
quickly swapped ineffective drives,
before a Rich Williams interception,
the 28th of the year thrown by a
Wesleyan quarterback, set up a short
Williams thrust. Minutes later, the
Ephmen reassumed possession at their
44 and marched 50 yards to the Cardi-
nal 6, but a fourth-down interception
in the end zone brought that drive to a
skidding hall as well. After Wesleyan
was forced to punt for the eighth time,
John Perryman ’90 turned in a nifty
29-yard run and a nine-yard reverse
from backup quarterback John Birk-
’93 to Gilmartin wound up the
nes
scoring, as a Taptich kick left the
deficit at 28-0.
The win was really no surprise, as
Wesleyan has been an easy chore for
most of its NESCAC opponents this
year, but it did set the stage for this
weekend’s homecoming matchup
against Amherst. The Lord Jeffs, 4-3
after a 35 -0 thrashing at the hands of
Trinity last Saturday, nonetheless hope
to throw a wrench into the thus-far
unstoppable Williams football machine.
There should be no lack of motivation
for the Ephmen, however, as they at-
tempt to take the last step in a memo-
rable season.
ond-half penalty kick, “This is our half,
Boland told her teammates. Indeed,
sophomore Jillian ‘ ‘Clothes by Eph Saint
Laurent” Flory took those words to heart,
tackling every Vixen who dared violate
her path. Flory, too, made some great
runs, showing Vassar that Williams knows
a thing or two about bursting. After the
Killer B’s came close to scoring in the
second half,Nicki “HatTrick” Bouvier
summed up her teams trials and tribula-
tions, commenting, T laughed. 1 cried. 1
‘
ran the gamut of emotions,”
Next week, both sides will face the
Defectors from Amherst, in a home game.
Expect to see both the WWRFC and the
WRFC in purple and black for home-
coming.
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Men's soccer wins
Div. Ill regionals
continued from page 14
from deep on the right wing, sending a
crossing pass over the crease. Mcllvain
settled under the ball and headed it back
into the goalmouth, and Lake took it off
the ground and put a low shot past the
Amherst keeper. This left Lake only three
goals shy of tying the single-season scoring
record at Williams, held by Mike Mas-
ters ’89.
Eleven minutes later, the Ephs were
awarded a harmless-looking indirect kick
from along the left sideline. With the
Williams faithful cheering wildly be-
hind him, Bailey sent a perfect ball into
the penalty area. Calichman came streak-
ing in and put the ball in the net with
header, as the befuddled Amherst de-
fense found themselves down by three
goals.
The Lord Jeffs were unable to mount a
serious offensive threat for the rest of the
game, as Goldfarb picked up his fourth
consecutive shutout, raising his record to
a perfect 9-0 on the season. Much of the
credit for this must go to the Williams
defense, which held a team that had only
one previous loss to a mere three shots on
the day.
“From the first five minutes of the
game we knew that we were the stronger
team,” Mcllvain said. “We just turned
on the pressure and tried to keep it on
them all game.”
The Ephmen have played like two dif-
ferent teams at home and on the road this
year, and their top seeding placed both of
their New England regional games at
Cole Field.
“Getting the number,dne seed was a
huge lift for us,” Calichman said, “because
it showed us that the coaches have re-
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In their three losses this season, the
Ephmen have controlled the flow of the
game without managing a goal, falling
by 1-0 margins in all three games. The
victory over Wesleyan on Saturday was
a case ofrole reversal, as the Ephs were
outplayed by an inspired Cardinal team
but still came away with a 1-0 win.
‘It was one of our weaker games of the
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season,” Calichman said. “They really
came at us and kept us on the defensive,
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Lake scored the lone goal of the game a
little before the halfway point of the first
half. Mcllvain sent a pass off his head to
Lake, and Lake headed the ball into the
Wesleyan dominated the second half of
the game, but the combination of the
Williams defense and some tremendous
saves from Goldfarb preserved the slim
Eph lead.
Upcoming action
Williams meets Amherst at Cole Field
today for the second lime in three days.
This lime the teams will be vying for the
Little Three title, which the Ephs have
won for the past four years. This coming
weekend, Williams will be hosting the
ECAC Division Iff tournament, which
matches the title winners from the South,
North, Metro-New York, and New Eng-
land regions. The Ephmen will be shoot-
ing for their third consecutive ECAC
championship.
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Women harriers 5th, men 7th at ECAC's Athlete of the Week

by Heather Smith place finish. Greg Bierer ’93 finished “Instead of being a seventh man who’s have some hills... in terms of the people
first for Williams, racing to a 28th-placc led, you’re a second or third man who is we had running, we had more strength
The men’s and women’s cross-country finish among 156 competitors in 28:53. suppose to lead.” Both coaches gave runners.” said Jen Raney ’93.
teams both competed in the Eastern Teammate Mclermen raced in heroic style, many of their top scorers this weekend
Collegiate Athletic Conference (ECAC) He taped the ankle he sprained Thursday, off from racing so that they could rest
at Colby College in Waterville, Maine and ran the five mile course in 29:18, before next week’s New England Cham-
both Women shine
v 7-0 last Saturday. The men’s team, compet- finishing 39th. Brendan Kearse ’92, pionship. Therefore Williams displayed Both Smith and Elisa Dugundji '91
have ing against 21 other teams, placed sev- Williams’ third scorer, completed the their depth last weekend when both men’s pulled out strong races, competing espe-
tests. enth. In the women’s race, Williams course in 29:32 to place 48th. Behind and women’s “second seven” challenged cially well in the second half of the race. This week’s recipient is sophomore goalkeeper Chuck Goldfarb, who an-
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finished fifth among 16 teams. In the field of 130 competitors. Smith ran chored the Williams men’s soccer team in three shutout victories over the
The teams set out for Colby with the to a 14th place finish. At her heels, past week. He made a total of thirteen saves in the three contests, raising
threat of impending snow on Friday night
, the
if the and drove several hours in heavy rain. “Instead of being a seventh man who is Dugundji placed 18th in 20:29. Sue Donna
’92, Williams third scorer, raced the
his save percentage to almost 89% on the season. Goldfarb was particu-
larly impressive in the 1-0 victory over Wesleyan, making some tremera-
tiling
The skies cleared for Saturday’s races,
but the temperature remained low.
led, you’re a second or third man who hilly, 3.1-mile course in 21:07 to place dous saves in the second half to preserve the Williams lead. His record
The 32nd. Raney ’93 finished in 21:22, cap- now stands at an unblemished 9-0 on the season, and six of those victories
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was Coach Pete Farwell said, “[It was a]
very hard demanding course... real cross
is supposed to lead.” turing 42nd place, and Williams’ fifth have been shutouts. Congratulations, Chuck!
scorer, Gwen Nagy ’92, finished six
team
country.” “Between the hills, the mud,
seconds later in 45th place.
and the cold, it all added up to a really him Brian Moore ’93 picked up 57th other teams’ top scorers Next week the cross-country teams will
slow course,” concurred Seth Mclennen place in 29:50, Williams’ final scorer,
af the The Ephwomen, led by captain Sta- compete in the Division HI New England
•eally ’93. Steve Brody ’90, finished six seconds cey Smith ’90, proved that even with- Championships at Southeastern Massa-
tsivc, In the men’s race, three of Williams’ after Kearse in 61st place. out their top scorers, they still can chusetts University. The Ephmen will
top four scorers were freshmen, yet with finish among the best teams in New
'e got challenge favorites Bates and Brandeis
a tough team attack, they showed a three- A measure of depth England. while the women will keep an eye on
place improvement over last year’s 1Oth- Mclennen said of Saturday’s race. “I think it was to our advantage to Bowdoin and Smith.
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M. rugby falls to Middlebury in muddy match

continued from page 14
tion, led to a victory of astounding di-
mensions. Playing in the mud pit left by
the first match. The killer B’s did not
hesitate, scoring early and often en route
to a 24-0 cakewalk over a surprised Panther
second side. The victory was won in
every aspect of the game, as the scrum
consistently denied possesion to the
Panthers, and the well-oiled line marched
the ball down the pitch in thirty- or forty
The C- and D-sides travelled south from
their roadshow headquarters to play a
newly-formed club from Green Moun-
Oh yes, it was cold, and it was muddy, as
the first half dragged on scorelessly, both
sides looking more than a bit flat.
-
season (the ‘herst, of course, being per-
ennially too soft). Shining in their swan
song were “Sweet” Pete Kirkwood ’93
and the ever-epic “Buff” Winterer ’91,
than Jay Harrison ’90, who rose from
semiretirement to provide the D’s with
his legendary offensive froth.
The time is here, friends. Cole Field on
Saturday, at noon, is the site for the
climax of this season’s WRFC campaign,
in which administrative schisms and
divisional problems are thrown out the
window. The Defectors are coming home
to the site of their historic shame, and
with your loyal help the White Dogs will

tain College, and successfully completed whois now amember of the Zeta Psi Hall send them home shirtless to the Con- THE FAR SIDE By GARY LARSON
meter steps. Now 6-1, theB’s are looking the lower side sweep with 16-10 and 6-4 of Fame. The D-side’s lone try came on necticut Valley from whence they crawled.
to Amherst with great anticipation. victories in their final matches of the a five-meter scrummage by none other Be there.

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Men’s soccer posts Women's soccer wins

three shutout wins NIAC tournament
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by Jeff Merritt
The Williams men’s soccer team took
the first steps towards winning both the
ECAC and Little Three championships
in the past week, with three shutout vic-
tories in a span of four days.
On Thursday, November 2, the Ephmen
crushed Bridgewater State College 5-0
in the opening round of the ECAC Divi-
sion III New England regionals. The
Ephs won the New England regional
with a 3-0 defeat of the Amherst Lord
Jeffs on Sunday. In between these two
by Kevin Greenberg
The Ephs added to their lead with a little Early last week the women’s soccer team got some good news from the NIAC
more than 15minutes gone in the second tournament selection committee: not only was it in the tournament, but it was also the
half. Captain DanCalichman ’90 lofted a
top-seeded team and tournamenthost.
long pass onto the feet of Ambi Stem ’90 “A lot of us were just hoping to slip into the tournament so we were so excited to
in the penalty area, and Stem beat Forbes not only get in but to host it,” said co-captain Susie Piper ’90.
with a low shot into the right comer of the
The team went on to create some even better news, as they defeated Smith and Colby
by identical 1-0 scores to win the tournament. The victories marked the end of a
Forbes was forced to leave the game 10 season that started with an 0-3 start and finished with the team at 10-6.
minutes later, as he injured his ankle
“It’s a real nice way to finish,” said Coach Lisa Melendy. “We had such a
jumping to defend against a harmless struggling start and tried to hang in there and show that we were as good a team as
shot that sailed way over the crossbar. we thought we were.”
His replacement did not fare any better, The Ephs were led throughout the tournament, and the season, by strong play in the
as the Ephmen tacked on two more goals
midfield area from both the halfbacks and the fullbacks. “They’ve just been getting
in the final 20 minutes of the game. used to playing with each other and are now more confident of themselves and —

home wins the squad sandwiched a slim
1-0 victory at Wesleyan on Saturday,
leaving Amherst as the only obstacle to
another Little Three title.
Williams was seeded first in New England
for the EC AC tournament, and they proved
that they deserved this honor by domi-
nating the contest against Bridgewater.
Doug Brooks ’90 opened the scoring for
the Ephs with a tally just over 17 minutes
into the game. The goal was set up by
Sam Mcllvain ’90, who made a great
sliding pass to direct a loose ball in the
penally area to Brooks. Stationed about
10 feet from the goal, Brooks had no
trouble lifting the ball into the upper
right comer of the net. It was his fifth
goal on the season, which is second on
the team to junior Rob Lake.
Laurin Laderoute ’92 made the score 2-
0 three minutes later. The play started
when Brooks broke in against a lone
Bridgewater defender. He could not beat
his man completely, but Laderoute was
trailing the play and pounced on the
loose ball. The sophomore beat the Br-
idgewater goalkeeper, Jeff Forbes, into
the lower leflhand comer of the net.
Lake and freshman Shawn Allen scored
these two goals, winding up a convincing
5-0 victory for Williams. The Ephmen
outshot Bridgewater by an 18-5 margin,
and the defense turned in another stellar
performance, led by Calichman, senior
Rob Swann, and juniors Steve Bailey and
John Kennel.
Chuck Goldfarb ’92 played a steady
game in goal for Williams, coming up
with two saves on the day. After alternat-
ing his goalkeepers all season, Coach
Michael Russo has settled on Goldfarb as
his starter for the tournament.
Defectors sent packing
Williams advanced to the ECAC Divi-
sion III tournamentwith a well-played 3-
0 victory over Amherst on Sunday at
Cole Field. The Ephs established offen-
sive pressure early on and kept the De-
fectors on the defensive throughout the
contest.
Mcllvain and Lake both saw good scor-
ing chances go for naught in the first
portion of the half, but this duo eventu-
ally teamed up for the first Williams
goal. Lake sent a perfect pass upfield.
SamMcIlvain’90goesuptospear. ball in last Sunday’s match against
Amherst, a 3-0 win for the Ephs. The team won three consecutive games
in four days last week. (Taylor)
and Mcllvain controlled the ball outside
the penalty area and then drilled it into
the top of the net.
The Ephmen outshot the Lord Jeffs 12-
2 for the first 45 minutes, but held only a
one-goal lead at halftime. The Williams
attack remained strong in the second
half, though, resulting in two quick tal-
lies that put the game out of reach.
Lake scored his sixteenth goal of the
season less than two minutes into the
second half. Laderoute started the play
continued on page 12
confidence is a big part of defense,” said Melendy.
The defense was at a disadvantage last weekend, playing without season-long starter
Jen Plansky ’92, who was out with a broken nose. Pat Bentley ’92 replaced Plansky
at stopper.
Another defensive player who was in the spotlight last weekend was co-captain
Jeannette Owen ’90. Owen got an assist on the only Williams goal, a shot by Kelly
Collins ’90. The goal came with 35:15 left in the first half on one of the Ephs’ first
of 20 shots.
But the defense had controlled the play limiting Smith to only six shots on
goaltender Sara Treworgy ’93. And that defense just improved in the final game
against Colby.
Colby only managed two shots in the 90 minute game and the ball was in the Mules'
side of the field for all but 4:27 of the second half. In the second stanza, Williams
allowed Colby only five pseudo-scoring opportunities, none of which even resulted
in a shot on goal.
Colby did manage one strong scoring challenge with 7:58 remaining in the game,
as forward Tracey Bishop got past Carin Cole ’91 and streaked down the right side
towards the Williams goal. Cole came up with a big play from behind, however, as
she knocked the ball away from Bishop to preserve the 1 -0 lead.
The Ephs had taken the lead on a goal by Sharon Click ’93 with 24:35 left in the
second half. Collins hit a high ball into the middle where Click went to head the ball.
But she was knocked down by the goalie who slapped the ball out of the penalty box
before falling down.
Williams retained possession and Melissa Thaxton ’93 got the ball to Click who,
like the keeper, had regained her feel. Click lofted a shot from about 25 yards out over
the outstretched goalie into the far side of the net.
The goal was all the defense needed to win the tournament for the first time in its
third consecutive attempt.

Women's rugby A's and

B's fall to Yale, Vassar
by Kristin Moomaw, Rebekah
Timin and Amanda Gallagher
The WWRFC hosted the Evil Elis last
weekend for A-side’s second home match
of the season while the Killer B’s trav-
elled south to a vengeful Vassar. Though
the A-side ended its scoring drought,
they were unable to “carpe victoriam”,
losing a heartbreakingly close duel 6-4.
The youthful B-side played tough against
an experienced Vassar, but couldn’t hold
the Vassar Vixens down for long, losing
22-0.
The A side game opened with an excel-
lent kick by Katy “I may not be tan but
I’m tanner than you, Lapey” Carr ’91.
The while line burst well, and passed the
ball quickly to keep the action moving
down the field, while Sue “Stairway to
Hell” Pitcher ’90 stripped the ball, tak-
ing it down the field 10 yards. Seniors
Kristin “We’re still waiting” Moomaw
and Amanda “Sweet tooth” Gallagher
won most of the lineouts, while A-side
debut Briar “The Bard” McNutt broke
through the lost lineouts to sack the Yale
scrumhalf. Heather “AT&T” Adams ’90
kicked beautifully during the game show-
ing her expertise in both booting and
squibbing. Adams also went weakside
on several occasions, confusing the Bull -
dogs and gaining considerable yardage.
A-side opens scoring
A-side debut Timmie Friend ’90 showed
good judgment throughout the game,
keeping a cool head while repeatedly
sacking the opposing scrumhalf to slow
down the Yale offense. Wing Gina “The
Arm” Coleman ’90 broke free with the
ball and ran twenty yards, putting Wil-
liams in a good position to score. In a
jumbo effort, Rebekah Timin ’90 stole
theball from the ensuing scrumdown and
dished it off to Friend, who touched it
down for a picture-perfect try. Carr was
incredibly close on her conversion at-
tempt, despite the nearly impossible angle,
but the half ended withWilliams leading
4-0.
Yale kicked off in the second half and
penetrated deep into the Williams defen-
sive zone. Carr defended her honor well,
with her great kicks from behind the 22.
Senior Jackie “I want to ruck with you”
Graves fired up some great runs, bursting
through the bedazzled Bulldogs. Just
moments later, Graves showed her de-
fensive talent as well, diving under the
ball. Flyhacking as a matter of principle,
the Elis played a dirty second half. After
eating a few Blue cleats. White became
more timid about picking the ball up off
the ground, and, with eight minutes left
in the half, a stampeding Bulldog broke
free from a maul andgracelessly touched
the ball down. The Yale fullback con-
verted the try, giving Yale a 6-4 lead.
With only a few minutes left, things
looked bleak for the White Dogs. Never-
theless, the Williams women would not
give up. Coleman brought the ball within
meters of the try zone, only to be frus-
trated by the game-ending whistle.
Commenting on the cheap playing of the Alix Hyde ’93 tries to sneak the ball around the Bentley College goalie during the first round of the ECAC tournament. Williams, seeded seventh,
defeated second seeded Bentley college in a 2-0 shutout. (Bergman) Wil
continued on page 12 Dei
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A-side succumbs, B-side overcomes,

in WRFC's Middlebury match
by Chris Blackburn
Last weekend the WRFC followed the
course of its forebears, caravanning up
Route 7 deep into snowy Middlebury,
where the Panthers awaited the Ephs
with open arms. The next morning, the
Middlebury pitch was a fairly surreal
scene, as the bright, crispsunlight lanced
into a pilch that was six inches deep in
mud. The A-side staggered and squelched
onto the bog and into a match which took
them by surprise.
Oh, yes, it was cold, and it was muddy,
as the first half dragged on scorelessly,
both sides looking more than a bit flat.
Back and forth wandered the ruggers, as
the good play of the Williams pack pro-
p'-
vided theball repeatedly to the frustrated
backs, who were unable to move at speed
or control the ball with any grace. Even-
tually, the Panthers committed a penalty
The women’s swim team does laps at Chandler pool during the first swim practice of the season, held at around 25 meters out, within easy range
midnight on Wednesday, November 1. (Thomas) of senior Dan Foote’s boot. As the kick
sailed over, making the score 3-0 Wil-
liams, hope rose in the breasts of those
watching. Perhaps this would be enough.
One-panther team
Unfortunately for the White Dogs, the
Middlebury standoff had otherplans. All
day, this fellow, an English under-19 all-
star, had been keeping the ball to him-
self, and finally he broke through the
Williams line so quickly that the pack
support could not contain him, and a try
was scored for Middlebury. With the
score 4-3 Middlebury at the half, and the
temperature rising infinitesimally, the
A-side scrum look control of the game.
Controlled, possesion rugby marched the
A’s to within a 5-meter scrummage of
the try line, Hooker Red “Rob” Phay
’90 won the ball cleanly, and the pack
began to march, but just at the last moment
the fates whisked the ball out of the
scrummage and into chaos, where it was
met by a wall of Panthers, and the try was
denied
After that divine intervention, further
effort by the A-side, although heroic,
was clearly futile, as one chance after
another failed to reach fruition. The Panther
standoff, not one to miss a predestined
moment, took the ball for a thirty-meter
cat
jaunt into the try zone to make it 8-3 as Yc
time wound down. The final play of the he
afternoon summed up the match for the
A-side, as a brilliant overload sprang
Scott Brown ’90 into open field 50 me-
ters out, from whence a score was inevi-
table. The pass was slightly forward,
however, and instead of the winning try
it was the final whistle.
Lower-side sweep
The B-side match was a different story
entirely. The chemistry of this side,
combined with the high emotions engen-
dered by the previous match’s frustra-
continued on page 13