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John McGovern extolls thevirtues of hipster culture.See page 4 to read the fullstory.

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“Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter.”— Martin Luther King Jr.

Joseph McCarthy reflectson the approaching oneyear inaguration ofPresident Barack Obama.See page 3 to read the fulleditorial.

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Wooster responds to Haitian quakeWilliam MillerVoice Staff

The presidential palace collapsed.Countless homes and businesses werereduced to nothing more than piles ofbricks and dirt. Hundreds of thou-sands are dead — those fortunateenough to live are left to make senseof the devastation. These are just afew of the images that have comefrom Haiti in the past few weeks.

“I found out about it on the day ithappened, but I didn’t understandthe severity of it until I looked at thepictures,” said Matthew Miller ’11.“It’s just surreal.”

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

of Haiti’s capital of Port-au-Prince.Already scarred by a history ofpolitical turmoil and a poor econo-my, Haiti’s infrastructure simply col-lapsed, burying its people beneaththe rubble. The Haitian governmentestimates that approximately200,000 are dead, 250,000 areinjured and 1.5 million remainhomeless.

“What has happened to Haiti isdevastating,” said Nicole McFarlane’13. “Imagining the massive numberof people that have lost their lives ortheir loved ones and basically every-thing they own or everything theyknew is scary.”

The severity of the devastationhas triggered an outpouring ofglobal support. Japan has sent over

$330,000 in emergency supplies anda medical team, while Italy has air-lifted in a field hospital that can treat150 patients a day. The UnitedStates has pledged $130 million inaid, according to USAID, and hasalready delivered over 90,000pounds of aid and supplies.

“Money and medical supplies arethe first and most top priority,” saidNancy Anderson, director of theWellness Center.

Response from the college com-munity has been active, growingrapidly since the disaster occurred.CaribConnect, a student-run groupthat promotes the education ofCaribbean culture, rallied a numberof campus groups together at ameeting on Tuesday evening.Attendees included representativesfrom The Wooster VolunteerNetwork, Global EngagementNetwork and Black StudentsAssociation.

“I sent out a Facebook message tofriends saying, ‘I don’t know whatwe can do, but I want to do some-thing,’” said Matthew McNaughton’10, vice president of CaribConnect.“And now it’s grown to talks withlots of organizations.”

In order to raise awareness,events during this past week haveincluded tabling in Lowry, theshowing of a documentary on Haitientitled “The Road to Fondwa”, andProfessor of Economics JamesWarner’s brave decision to let stu-dents shave his head.

Future fundraising events arebeing developed to further theCollege’s support. One foreseeableevent looks to be a Beans and RiceDinner, in which students willdonate a portion of their meal

Chem professor’s company receives $250,000 grantJonah ComstockEditor in Chief

ABS materials, the companyfounded by Associate Professor ofChemistry Paul Edmiston, hasreceived a $250,000 venture grantfrom JumpStart, which is aCleveland-based state-funded groupthat encourages the development ofnew Ohio technologies. The invest-ment, which is part of a larger $2.4million capital raise for ABS, will beused to hire additional chemists andincrease production of water treat-ment and purification technologies

based on the College’s patentedOsorb molecule.

“The JumpStart is not a grant, it’sactually an investment,” saidEdmiston. “They’re giving the com-pany money in return for equity —in other words, stock in the compa-ny. It’s part of a larger equity raiseto upgrade the manufacturing capa-bilities for the Osorb for a number ofpilot projects that are starting herein 2010 and, in addition, to hire qual-ified people to help in the manufac-turing process.”

Edmiston founded ABS, originallyAbsorbent Materials Company, in2008 after his career took an unex-

pected turn. In 2005, while investi-gating different kinds of glasses foruse in bomb detection, Edmiston andhis students accidentally discovereda glass molecule with an incredibleproperty: it absorbs organicmaterials on contact,swelling up to eight timesits volume and absorbing10,000 times its ownweight. More notably,unlike any similar materialyet discovered, the processis reversible, allowing thesame Osorb to be used overand over again, rather thandisposed of with the con-taminants.

The College now holdsthe patent on the materialand has licensed it for commercialuse to ABS, where Edmiston servesas Chief Science Officer.

“Intel came out of Grinell [...].Alcoa came out of Oberlin — anundergraduate out of Oberlin dis-covered how to make aluminum.Google came out of Stanford. A lotof really high-tech technology com-panies come out of [...] academia,because that’s where there’s basicresearch going on. So this is actuallyincredibly typical,” said Edmiston.

This fairly standard relationship is

swipes, in a similar fashion to theSoup and Bread program. RedCross donation cans and additionalmoney donation buckets will alsobegin to appear throughout thecampus.

“It is heartening to see the caringand committed response of thecampus community to the destruc-tion and loss of life in Haiti,” saidAnne Gates, Director ofInternational Student Affairs. “In

the midst of this tragedy, we havean opportunity to make a positivecontribution to the lives of others inour global community.”

To find out how you or your cam-pus organization can help with theHaiti relief effort, please contactAnne Gates, Assistant Dean andDirector of International StudentAffairs (agates@wooster.edu) orMcNaughton, Vice-President ofC a r i b C o n n e c t(mmcnaughton10@wooster.edu).

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

beneficial to all parties — theCollege gets increased visibility anda portion of the proceeds fromABS’s commercial applications, ABSand Edmiston have the chance to

market a ground-breaking technolo-gy and everyone, hopefully, getsmore easily and cost-effectivelycleaned water. The benefit to theCollege is also educational.

“Students can get involved in this,so there’s an educational componentto it all. The research is ongoing and[so is] the knowledge I’m gaining,which I can pass back to the stu-dents,” said Edmiston. “Three of myfive students are working onadvanced characteristics of this forprimarily third-world water purifi-

cation technologies.” Edmistonadded that students could “very like-ly” go on to be hired by ABS aftergraduation.

Even as ABS pilots applications forthe technology across the country(Edmiston estimates worldwide appli-cations by 2011), Edmiston is dealingwith an ever-growing flood of mediaattention. A few weeks ago he washonored by Governor Ted Stricklandfor being a “Top Ohio Innovator.” Ina few weeks, a cable news specialabout Edmiston’s work will air.

Describing himself as an “acci-dental entrepreneur,” Edmistonseems a little overwhelmed by allthe attention. Although he hasactually lost money on the start-upso far, he has no doubt the researchand development of Osorb will payoff in the end.

“Hopefully it can be really benefi-cial to the environment,” he said.“As soon as I figured out what itcould do, I thought ‘Geez, this isexactly what the world needed interms of water treatment.’ So itwill be interesting to see where itends up. I can’t say it’s been an easypath, but it’s been fun, and hopeful-ly it’ll be useful, so instead of lyingon a paper somewhere in a lab, as asecret, its actually a useful tool.”

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

“As soon as I figured outwhat it could do, I thought‘Geez, this is exactly whatthe world needed in termsof water treatment.’ ”

PAUL EDMISTON

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF

CHEMISTRY

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

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

CaribConnect held a meeting to address the relief effortssituation in Haiti (Photo by Hayet Rida).

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Massillon man servestime for local robberies

A Massillon man was sentenced toeight years in prison on Tuesday.

Ryan Shaheen, 23, was chargedwith three counts of robbery in thesecond degree for robbing two phar-macies in Orville and the WoosterDollar General with a pellet gun inJuly. Shaheen pled guilty on Nov. 18.

Shaheen will serve his sentencesconcurrently with sentencingimposed by Stark County, whereShaheen was sentenced to 14 yearsafter similar incidents.

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Republican Scott Brown wasdeclared the victor in a bitter electionbattle Tuesday for the MassachusettsSenate seat. Brown won the specialelection over Democrat MarthaCoakley for the seat left vacant by lateSenator Ted Kennedy.

Brown trumped Coakley 52 per-cent to 47 percent after 90 percent ofthe precincts reported results. Thevictory comes as a shocking turn ofevents after a Republican scramblelate in the campaign. Political ana-lysts cite the flagging economy andhealthcare reform as major issues.

Report predicts unem-ployment to continue

Yemeni war planes launched anattack on the rural home of al Qaedaleader Ayed al-Shabwani onWednesday. Details of the strike,including if Shabwani was success-fully targeted, were unknown as ofpress time.

Yemen declared war on al Qaedalast week after Sanaa officials receivedpressure to crack down on suspectedterrorists inside its borders.

British government officials havesuspended Yemenia airline flights toLondon, citing security concerns.

Al-Quaeda leaderambushed by Yemen

Though economists expect theunemployment rate to peak in 2010,the United States’ road to economicrecovery is still expected to be alengthy process.

A new report issued by the U.S.Conference of Mayors and researchgroup Global Insight indicates thatjoblessness rates in California andNevada will stay at or above 10 per-cent until at least 2013. Double-digitunemployment currently plaguesmany of the nation’s largest cities.

The groups released the report oneday before a meeting with PresidentObama concerning increased aid forsmall and large cities.

Mass. Republicanwins vital Senate seat

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IR professors honored with teaching award

Alexandra DeGrandchampSenior Staff Writer

Provost candidates leave impact on campus

Hippo escapes fromMontenegro zoo

Montenegro’s lone hippopotamusescaped from the Podgorica ZooWednesday during a very intenseweek of flooding. Zoo officialsstated that the hippopotamus, afemale named Nikica, escaped hercage and swam out of the zoo.

The hippopotamus sought shelterone mile outside of zoo grounds on adry piece of land. Zoo officials claimthe animal is not dangerous and isaccustomed to the presence of people.

Guards must wait until floodwaters recede to lure Nikica back toher enclosure, but in the interim,villagers and one guard are bring-ing the animal food for survival.

The search for Wooster’s firstProvost is winding down as thesearch committee brings its threefinal candidates onto campus for two-day visits. The visits come after anextensive interview process conduct-ed in Cleveland mid-December.

During his or her visit, each finalistmeets with multiple factions on theCollege’s campus. Each visit culmi-nates with a campus-wide presenta-

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

tion addressing the candidate’sstrengths for the position. Attendeesto the presentation have the opportu-nity to pose questions to the candi-date as well as evaluate the candi-date’s strengths and weaknessesthrough a confidential feedback form.

Wooster’s first Provost finalist,Pareena Lawrence, visited campusJan 14 and 15. Lawrence currentlyserves as the Chair of the Division ofSocial Sciences and Professor ofEconomics and Management at theUniversity of Minnesota, Morris.

Lawrence commented on her initial

attraction to The College of Wooster,including her admiration of theCollege’s mission statement and itscommitment to undergraduateresearch. Lawrence stated, “Woosteris moving and growing in the rightdirection,” and she welcomed theopportunity to contribute to itsgrowth by helping to “define anddevelop” the position of Provost.Lawrence also alluded to her adminis-trative experience at the University ofMinnesota, Morris, as well as hercommitment to the value of a liberalarts education.

Lawrence did not commit to specif-ic initiatives she would undertake asProvost, but rather emphasized hercommitment to faculty collaboration,leadership and “team building.”Lawrence said, “It is important tolearn the culture of the institution” inorder to make positive contributions.She also discussed her own leadershiproles and improvements made in hercurrent position. At the conclusion ofher presentation, Lawrence fieldedquestions concerning a variety oftopics, including global engagementand study abroad, the role of FirstYear Seminar and research, the con-tinuing role of retired faculty at theCollege and diversity.

The second finalist, Carolyn

Newton, visited the College Jan. 17and 18. Newton’s current position isthe Academic Vice President, Provostand Professor of Biology at BereaCollege in Kentucky. Newton notedshe was attracted to apply to the posi-tion of Provost because of many ofWooster’s unique features, such asIndependent Study, study abroad pro-grams and traditions. Said Newton,“Wooster is poised at a point wheregreat, dynamic things couldhappen,”said Newton.

Newton also emphasized her col-laborative leadership style and theimportance of a global education dur-ing her forum for questions followingher presentation.

The committee will host its thirdand final candidate Moses Lee, cur-rent Dean of Natural and AppliedSciences and Professor ofChemistry at Hope College, on Jan.24 and 25. Lee’s visit culminates in apresentation available to the entirecampus community on Monday, Jan25, at 4 p.m. in Lean Lecture Hall,Wishart Hall.

For updates on the Provost search,visit the search committee’s blog athttp://provostsearch.scotblogs.wooster.edu/.

Additional reporting contributed byKris Fronzak.

Grainne CarlinChief Copy Editor

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

In February three InternationalRelations professors, Kent Kille, JeffLantis and Matt Krain will bereceiving the International StudiesAssociation Deborah GernerInnovative Teaching award in New

Orleans. The award is fairly new butKrain stated, “It’s the highest teach-ing award the association canbestow. It is an honor to be receiv-ing this award.”

The trio has been working togeth-er for a number of years and wererunners-up for the award last year.“You always think, ‘Wow, that would

be really cool’ — but never actuallyimagine winning” said Krain. Thethree professors met at Wooster, col-laborating on different ideas forinnovative teaching styles for theirInternational Relations classes. Killestated, “The three of us cover differ-ent particular areas of InternationalRelations in terms of upper levelcourses, but we share a passion forteaching in interesting and engagingways. This led us to meet and com-pare ideas for bolstering our individ-ual courses, which then encouragedus to develop joint projects and pub-lications on active learning as well.”

After months of collaboration anddiscussion, Kille, Lantis and Kraindecided that since they were allworking with simulations, theyshould write an article and puttogether a workshop to present theirideas to the International Studiesteaching world. Krain said, “Itbecame clear that we weren’t justworking as faculty that talked on aregular basis — we were a team.”

All three professors have servedas president of the Active Learningin International Affairs section ofthe International StudiesAssociation. Through that positionthe professors were able to makeconnections and attend their firstworkshop in Brazil to present theirconference paper. A professor fromMoscow served on the same panelas the three at the workshop andasked them to adapt the workshopthey created for her insitution.

“While we were in Moscow, ourjournal article detailing the work-shop in Brazil was published, whichwas a fun coincidence of timing,”said Kille.

Lantis will be leading a work-shop on active teaching and learn-ing for International Studies pro-fessors at the University of SouthAustralia in Adelaide, Australia, inearly February.

Each member of the team is hon-ored and shocked at their accom-plishment and recognition. Killestated, “We are very honored toreceive the award, and appreciatethat fact that all three of us wontogether as a team. We are proudto be able to represent The Collegeof Wooster to international studiesscholars across the globe. In par-ticular, we want to thank the won-derful political science and interna-tional relations majors we workwith at Wooster. They continuallyinspire us to do our best in theclassroom and for I.S. advising.”

Krain agrees, claiming to “havebeen more touched more by thereaction by friends, colleagues and(most of all) current and formerstudents than I was by the awarditself. It’s easy to throw yourselfheadlong into doing exciting orinnovative things in the classroomwhen you have that kind of support.And of course, having students whoexpect to be engaged in the class-room, and who strive toward inde-pendent learning, helps too.”

Information Location Date/TimeSuspect issued a no Taylor Hall 1/15, 7:59 a.m. tresspass letter (behavior) Someone jumped over bar Wooster Inn 1/17, 12:28 a.m. trying to get beer from tapTheftReported by campus Douglass Hall 1/11, 3:05 p.m. dining; vending machinewas broken intoWallet taken from Armington PEC 1/11, 5:30 p.m.fitness roomSomeone stole futon Compton Hall 1/12, 8:20 p.m.cover from hallVandalismBeer bottles broken Bissman Hall 1/11, 7:50 a.m.on floorVending machine Douglass Hall 1/11, 3:05 p.m.vandalized during theftSomeone broke window Johnson House 1/17, 1:12 a.m.from outsideDiscovered graffiti on east Severance Hall 1/17, 12:58 p.m.side of buildingSomeone drew an object on Timken Science 1/17, 12:58 p.m.south sideDisorderlyRe-enacting movie Office Calcei House 1/15, 11:48 a.m.Space; destroyed a computer monitorFire AlarmBurnt food in Lewis House 1/12, 2:21 p.m.microwave

Alcohol Location Date/Time Admitted to drinking Douglass Hall 1/13, 11:51 p.m. 3 or 4 beersAdmitted to drinking Douglass Hall 1/13, 11:51 p.m.3 or 4 beersAdmitted to drinking 4 Bissman Hall 1/15, 11:20 p.m. shots — underageAdmitted to drinking Mom’s Stop 1/15,11:04, p.m. underageSuspect drank too much Wired Scot 1/17, 1:34 a.m.taken to ERTamperingSomeone taped over Miller Manor 1/11, 8:26 p.m.smoke detectorSubstanceFound marijuana and pipe Miller Manor 1/11, 8:26 p.m.in basementAdmitted to smoking Andrews Hall 1/15, 1:34 p.m.joint outsideWeaponToy gun found in room Douglass Hall 1/13, 11:51 p.m.SmokingEvidence that residents Miller Manor 1/11, 8:26 p.m.had been smoking in basementAdmitted to smoking Douglass Hall 1/13, 11:51 p.m.in roomAdmitted to smoking Douglass Hall 1/13, 11:51 p.m.in room

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Though Just War Theory began asa philosophical discipline in the timeof St. Augustine, its validity has tran-scended its ancient origins and has

found promi-nence in theethics of mod-ern warfare.The counter-terror war ini-tiated by theUnited Statesof America in

Oct. 2001 was a military response tothe terrorist attacks of Sept. 11,2001. This new type of war providesJust War Theory with a new andinteresting moral question regardingthe ethics of war.

During President Barack Obama’sNobel Peace Prize acceptance speechhe referenced Just War Theory andthe need for its moral guidance in thecurrent War on Terror. He made acompelling argument for the theoryof just war; it is clear that a war thatseeks to end terrorism and theimmorality that encompasses it oughtto be conducted in an ethically soundmanner. In respect to this new type ofwar, the moral high ground is anabsolute necessity, but this non-clas-sical war scenario begs the questionof whether a counter-terror war canbe just.

The current war in Afghanistan ischaracterized as a non-classical waras the two actors in the conflict are astate in the traditional sense and anon-state actor. The United States ofAmerica and members of the coali-tion fall into the category of a state,which is different from the non-stateactor terrorist group, as the designa-tion of a state grants the U.S. and itsallies recognizable rights from theinternational community. As UNmember states, these countries aregranted the right to be free fromunprovoked attacks and the right ofself-defense as codified within article2(4) of the UN Charter.Furthermore, these states are recog-nized as having the specific rights ofterritorial integrity and political sov-ereignty that accompany the state-hood of a legitimate country. Thenon-state actor terrorist group, onthe other hand, lacks any of theserights in the international realm.These are groups acting within astate, presumably unaffiliated withthat state’s governance, that seek toexpand upon fear and who aim theirdestructive force against both mili-tary personal and innocent civilians.

Issues arise when considering thejustice of a counter-terrorist opera-tion as Just War Theory traditionallyoperates between states, with recog-nized political and military ends. Thisparticular moral doctrine has beenused to reduce the killing potential ofthe world’s militaries since St.Augustine and has been a staple ofmilitary ethics ever since. Thoughthe ends of this particular war aresimilar to those of a classical war sce-nario between two states, i.e., tosecure peace and the resolution ofarmed conflict, the means in whichthe United States seeks to accomplishits objectives must be understood in

light of the ethical challenges thatsurround a non-classical war.

Within traditional Just WarTheory there are six conditions thatmust be met before the action ofresorting to war can be consideredjust, these six conditions are referredto as “jus ad bellum.” The six ethicalquestions that must be answered arewhether there is a just cause, rightintention, proper declaration by alegitimate authority, probability ofsuccess, proportionality and lastresort. These conditions togetherform the ethical framework for judg-ing the moral merit of classical warsand can also provide guidance whenjudging the moral merit of non-clas-sical, or counter-terror wars as well.

The “jus ad bellum” principles ofJust War Theory can be applied to anon-classicalwar such as acounter-ter-rorist war;however, thep r i n c i p l e smust beapplied withspecial forceand consid-eration. Inc e r t a i nrespects, acounter-ter-ror war can-not be fought in the same style or for-mat as a classical war. The need to actpreemptively to neutralize terroristthreats so that they cannot capitalizeon weapons of mass destructionblurs the ethical boundaries of justwar theory. For instance, the princi-ple of just cause states that a warmay only be conducted in self-defenseand if a direct physical harm hasoccurred, but it seems that the UnitedStates cannot reasonably wait to beattacked by a terrorist cell using anuclear weapon or a similar weaponof mass destruction. It seems thatthe bright line established by justcause is easily distorted with regardsto counter-terrorism.

The principle of probability ofsuccess creates a significant issuewith respects to the ethical strengthof a counter-terror war. It seems dif-ficult to destroy an enemy that doesnot fight utilizing traditional militarystrategies, let alone an enemy with no

known stationary or definitive coun-try of origin. A terrorist cell can belocated within a wide range of coun-tries, including the country it seeks toattack. The United States com-menced a war to combat an enemythat routinely changes its headquar-ters to whichever country it cansecure the safest refuge. The clearproblem with this is the inevitableexpansion of the counter-terrorismoperation, if the United States willcombat al Qaeda in Afghanistan it isonly logical to conclude that it willcombat al Qaeda in any country itresides in.

President Barack Obama and hismilitary advisors seem to have recog-nized this issue, as is evident by thescaling back of military forces in Iraqand the increase of troop levels in

Afghanistan.While theprobability ofsuccess for acounter-terrorwar is limited,focusing on aspecific targetwithin a spe-cific countrymay yields t r o n g e rresults andthe effectiveend of the al

Qaeda terrorist threat in at least onecountry. Securing Afghanistan couldproduce a domino effect in the region,as it would demonstrate that al Qaedacould in fact be beaten, which woulddiminish the likelihood of al Qaedaexpanding its forces and ultimatelyincreasing the probability of successfor the counter-terror war.

Though Just War Theory predom-inately works to ensure ethical andmoral integrity during classical warscenarios, it is clear that it can beapplied to non-classical wars as well.While non-classical wars such as theUnited States War on Terror providea new set of ethical challenges formilitary planners and just war theo-rists, its versatility as an ethicalframework allows it to adapt to theevolving stages of modern warfare.

Today’s war demands new theory

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In respect to this newtype of war, the moral

high ground is anabsolute necessity, butthis non-classical war

scenario begs to questionto whether a counter-terror war can be just.

This past Wednesday, Jan. 20,marked the one-year anniversary ofBarack Obama’s inauguration as

P r e s i d e n t .Therefore, anevaluation ofhis presiden-cy seems fit-ting. I mustissue the dis-claimer thatthis particu-

lar evaluation will be biased.Obama’s conduct over the past

year has revealed a liberal ideologyof lofty ideas with no reality-basedway to achieve them. We have alsoseen a system of priorities thatplaces his own holy image above allelse, followed by the success of theDemocratic Party, then the opinionof European elites, then that ofother foreign elites, and then theUnited States.

Obama has been dubbed the“anti-Reagan.” How true — where-as Reagan brought back to Americaa long-dormant sense of pride,Obama has brought to this countrya sense of shame. Listen to hisspeech in Cairo, and you will hearhumble repentance on behalf ofthe United States. Obama categori-cally vindicated Islamofascism’sreasons for attacking us, even if hedisagreed with its solutions. Thatspeech was indicative of Obama’sapproach to foreign policy, which iscalled appeasement.

The Cairo speech — appease-ment. There was also the decisionto torpedo years of negotiation andcancel plans for a missile defensesystem in Poland and the CzechRepublic — one of the many recentexamples of allies being shafted,more appeasement.

His bow to the king of SaudiArabia, in which I’m sure I sawObama’s head touch his knees, wellokay, that’s not appeasement —that’s downright groveling. Onecan hear Dean Acheson (Secretaryof State under Harry S. Truman, aDemocrat) speak to Obamathrough the decades: “No people inhistory have ever survived, whothought they could protect theirfreedom by making themselvesinoffensive to their enemies.”

Has all this humility made us anysafer? Let’s see — the fantasyRusso-American “reset” has yet tooccur, China’s government still willnot play by the rules of internation-al economics and neither of thosecountries will help stop Iran’snuclear weapons program, whichcontinues faster than ever, and thegovernments of all three countriesretain an oppressive grip over theirpeople.

The Iranians attempted last sum-mer — and still continue today, tosome extent — to shake off theMullahs’ iron fist, and from theleader of the land of the free andthe home of the brave, they heardsilence. Perhaps a few timid wordsof unease at the whole thing.

There was a time once when theUnited States was always veryclear and bold in its support fordemocracy wherever the hope of itsprung up. It was John F. Kennedy(again, a Democrat), who said, “Letevery nation know, whether itwishes us well or ill, that we shallpay any price, bear any burden,meet any hardship, support anyfriend, oppose any foe, in order toassure the survival and the successof liberty.” Well, I doubt Kennedywould be a part of today’sDemocratic Party if he were aliveto see it.

There is one thing that Obama’sparty has made clear — that theUnited States will not live up toKennedy’s promise. CompareJFK’s words to Obama’s: “theUnited States respects the sover-eignty of the Islamic Republic ofIran and is not interfering withIran’s affairs.” His preceding con-demnation of the Iranian govern-ment’s crackdown lacked any senseof urgency or sincerity.

As with all his speeches, Obamasaid certain things not because heactually believed them, but becausehe needed to say them in order tostay alive politically. Take his posi-tion on the Arab-Israeli conflict.Obama claims to support Israel,then proceeds to act as if the Arabsand the Israelis are on equal moralfooting — which they’re not (oneemploys suicide bombing, humanshields and indiscriminate rocketfire). Again, an American ally hasbeen shafted. Take note of what itwas that virtually haltedPalestinian terror tactics, at leastfor the time being: it was notObama’s slick sweet-talking(granted, he wasn’t yet president,although he did have a lot to say fora president-elect), but a massiveIDF (Israeli Defense Forces) mili-tary offensive.

All this is only the tip of the ice-berg — I haven’t even gotten toany of Obama’s idiocy in any realmoutside foreign policy (which, iron-ically, is supposedly his best sub-ject. That’s apparently not sayingmuch). I could go over Sotomayor,labor unions, the deficit and more.Obama clearly views his role asCommander-in-Chief as secondaryto his role as Health-Reformer-in-Chief. After almost 4,300 men andover 100 women have sacrificedtheir lives in Iraq, American suc-cess in their cause remains virtual-ly unmentioned by Obama. He doesnot understand a basic concept thatthey believed in “literally to thegrave,” a concept best manifestedin the words of Thomas Paine: “Ifthere must be trouble, let it be inmy day, that my child may havepeace.”

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

Obama disappoints

Joseph Mccarthy is a regular contribu-tor to the Voice. He can be reached forcomment at JMccarthy11@wooster.edu

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Every review I’ve read of themovie mentions the beautiful use ofCGI in James Cameron’s “Avatar,”

but few havementioned thed i s t u r b i n gpicture itsstory paints.

N a t h a nComstock ’10wrote arecent film

review that touched on the uncom-fortable racial politics of the film.The aliens of Avatar, known as theNa’vi (“native,” I guess?) combineexaggerated stereotypes of African,Native American and other margin-alized cultures into a not-so-alienspecies.

The movie “Sherlock Holmes” isremarkably similar to “Avatar.” Justas Guy Ritchie revives a well-wornfictional character, JamesCameron’s sci-fi epic returns to anoverly indulged myth: the noble

savage.The Na’vi are blue, humanoid folk

with skimpy clothing and tightlybraided hair. They are experthunters and spiritually enlightened,“good” guys because they are sim-pler and earthier than the advancedhuman race that tries to take theirland. James Cameron may lightlyimply they have fewer societalinjustices than humans becausethey are so thoroughly divorcedfrom technology.

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

Then an everyman from thehuman invaders, Jake Sully (SamWorthington) gains access to theirexclusive culture, learns from it,gains leadership in under a fewmonths and saves them. He is “infe-rior” to their spirituality and nobili-ty, but superior in every other way.

The humans/colonials, throughthe character of Jake Sully, still win

Despite hype, Avatar may be racist

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without technically winning.“Avatar” is misguided, but not

irredeemable. At the story’s core isan innocent wish-fulfillment fanta-sy often trotted out in films andbooks: one hero, despite little to noprior training, becomes the leaderof a kingdom/people/rebelgroup/high school and defeats theantagonists. This idea isn’t a badone, as it appears to work very wellif given the right characters andsetting, but “Avatar” saturates theconcept with toxic vanity.

The execution of the story ismessy, insulting and undeserving ofa Golden Globe for Best Film.Computer-animated backgroundsand lovely motion capture won’tsave “Avatar” now and won’t keep itfrom being outdated within thenext decade.

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The days of the hipster are uponus, and you can’t get a coffee withoutthose non-prescription Buddy Holly

e y e g l a s s e sgazing at yourabysmal cafémocha. For toolong Americahas seen itselftaken over byinferior trends,lacking in the

areas hipsters all but overachieve. It’sabout time such a unique, originalidea permeated our society.

The past 50 years have seen theirshare of movements, of which Iwas alive for none but know every-thing about. The hippies of the 60sspoke for free love, music, peaceand harmony, along with a toke andtrip or two. The rockers separatedthemselves from the punks startingin the 1970s, whose themes ofrebellion and anti-establishmentpresented themselves throughpunctuated riffs and torn jackets.The list continues throughout thecentury; the goths and their dismalviews on life, britpop’s fascinationwith Oasis and Blur, emos and thepersona of them against the world.Thankfully, these ideas sit shotgunto the hipsters who are driving theculture bus.

So, what is a hipster? Well, there-in lies the problem. If you ask a kidwearing black eyeliner, long blackpants and twelve piercings on his

right nostril if he’s Goth, he’ll prob-ably say yes (maybe followed by anobscenity). Hipsters, however, don’tadhere to this trend. How manytimes has someone you know identi-fied themselves as a hipster?

Sure, a group might all be wear-ing v-neck tees and scoffing atDirty Projectors because they wereso last month, but you’re more like-ly to find a winning football seasonin Cleveland than this crowdacknowledging their hipsterdom.This leaves the non-cool to onlyspeculate who does and doesn’tbelong to this groundbreaking soci-ety, its followers seeming to employthe “I’m not emo, I’m scene” strate-gy of distancing themselves.

Hipsters love to inform you aboutthe obscure bands they saw at thedive bar last week, though unfortu-nately now they aren’t cool any-more. Hipsters have the ingeniousability to achieve individuality byacting the exact same way. Chillingwith Pabst Blue Ribbon, Parliamentcigarettes and unnecessary glasses,hipsters can’t wait to have a funnight of sitting around in self-per-petuated poverty. I just want to con-tribute to their discussion, “Sure,Martin Scorsese directed some ofthe best movies of all time, andFrancis Ford Coppola may havemade some movies that geeky moviebuffs know, but Wes Anderson’sindie soundtrack and anguishedwhite-guy story with a quirky set-

ting is so unique and groundbreak-ing every time he comes out with amovie.”

Now I feel better. I can go toGoodwill and find V-neck hipstersfrom the suburbs browsing shelvesalongside workers under the pover-ty line. I know now how main-stream media is just so lame, espe-cially considering how different hip-sters look from Urban Outfittersmannequins. Thank goodness I did-n’t buy a PC because it was econom-ically feasible and I didn’t feel like Ineeded to shell out two grand for asimilar notebook.

Their ability to value corporateproducts while undermining thosepeople who don’t choose the rightones is astounding. Because that’swhat’s great about hipsters: theydon’t believe in anything. I know ahippie because of their love ofpeace and jam bands, a punkthrough his leather jacket andrebellion. Hipsters don’t have anM.O., and why should they? Whydo subcultures need a backbone, adoctrine to pursue, a culture tochange? Can’t we all just be happywith stealing the costumes of pre-vious movements, pretentiouslydenying opinions which aren’t“cool?” Finally, a subculture I canbelieve in.

Defining hipster proves difficult

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Having been a vegetarian for theentirety of my 20 years, I am in sup-port of Usman Gul’s attempt torecruit people to the cause. In

“Vegetar ianHypocr i sy, ”however, hefails to openreaders’ eyesto the overallbenefits ofthis lifestyle.Instead, he

sets up an “all or nothing” argumentwhich in my opinion deters othersfrom considering vegetarianism.

“Vegetarian Hypocrisy” statesthat we are faced with two options.We must either “embrace the eccen-tric lifestyle and refuse to consumeany and alla n i m a lbyproducts,or renouncevegetar ian-ism altogeth-er.” I believethat thechoice to bevegetarian is not this cut and dry.One has many options and canaccept as little or as much of thelifestyle as they please.

People have these optionsbecause being a vegetarian meansmore than just helping end theinhumane killing of animals.Usman suggests that this is thesole reason that he accepts the veg-etarian lifestyle. As a general pop-ulation, however, people choose tobe vegetarian for a wide variety ofreasons. Health, environmentalconcerns and personal preferenceusually accompany concern forhumane animal treatment in one’sreasoning.

Because my family has not partici-pated in eating meat for such a longtime, we have had a significant effecton the environment. The averageAmerican consumes 2,714 land ani-mals within their lifetime. Becausewe’ve adopted this lifestyle we’ve beenable to avoid becoming a part of thisstatistic (www.veganoutreach.org).But I have several friends who havejust decided to become vegetarian inthe past year, and others who,although not completely vegetarian,make a conscious effort to avoid meatin their meals. And I know otherswho can’t pass up a hamburger butwouldn’t be caught dead in a leatherjacket. Does this make them hypocrit-ical? In my opinion, it doesn’t. Thesepeople are also making a significantcontribution to a better world.

Choosing any part of one’s lifepath is a journey. It’s not all or noth-ing. Unlike some cultures, such asIndia, vegetarianism is often viewedas unusual in Western society. Infact, even though it is becoming amore acceptable lifestyle, it is notgenerally supported by society.

Therefore, it takes more of an effortto be a vegetarian in the UnitedStates. Even by adopting parts ofthe lifestyle, people are supportingthe cause.

“Vegetarian Hypocrisy” suggeststhat there are so many animalbyproducts necessary in daily lifethat it is nearly impossible to livewithout the killing of animals. Andhe is correct. I don’t think there isgoing to be a day in the future whenthe entire world population is avoid-ing all animal byproducts. I bet manypeople don’t realize that the painmedication that they took for theirSunday morning headache is encasedin a capsule that probably containsgelatin. Or that granulated whitesugar is processed through animal

bones. Orthat thevegetablesoup thatt h e yo r d e r e dfor din-ner ism o s t

likely made with beef broth. But look at the progression that

our popular culture has madetowards a more humane goal.“Faux” is the new cool word to putin front of anything because of allthe new synthetic materials that arebeing used in clothing and otherproducts instead of animal byprod-ucts. I choose to wear faux Uggsbecause they aren’t made of sheep-skin. Many people own faux leatherjackets, gloves and boots. Not onlyare these items less expensive thenthe real thing, but they do not weighheavy on their conscience. And youcan use fun contractions in sen-tences like, “I wish that I hadsequined Fuggs to go with this out-fit,” or “These pleather pants areitchy but very attractive.”

These alternatives help averagepeople contribute to a healthierworld and more humane treatmentin an easy and more popularlyacceptable way. But even as a life-long vegetarian I understand thatnothing is black and white. Somesynthetic alternatives to animalbyproducts such as cellulose cap-sules are less healthy and worse forthe environment. Someone who isconsidering these reasons in theirchoice to be a vegetarian may actual-ly embrace some byproducts.

So, whether someone is giving upmeat and all animal byproducts orsimply choosing a veggie burgerover their usual chicken nuggets atBurger King, their deliberate effortis not only making an actual differ-ence, but drawing attention to thecause.

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Often times I get so frustratedafter standing in line at the Basicsstation for 10 minutes that I’ve

wanted to kickthe person infront of me.Luckily, I’mone of manyother studentswho are alsoirked thatLowry dining

hall is packed like sardines duringthe noon lunch rush. Some have toforage for a single seat once theyaccomplish the adventure up thestairs. While I discourage any kick-ing or slap-ping in thec a f e t e r i a ,someth ingneeds to bedone tosolve thissituation.

While thenew remod-eling of themain floor ofLowry isstunning, money should have beenallocated to an area of more impor-tance first – Lowry Dining Hall.Whether it be new seating, rearrange-ments or tables, or even more remod-eling, just about anything couldimprove this state of affairs.

With the recent closing of

Kittredge Dining Hall, students havebeen funneled into a single cafeteriato gulp down their mass-producedfood, especially during lunch time.First of all, the simple fact that peo-ple don’t have places to sit is ridicu-lous. Yes, a bar was installed on theEast side of the cafeteria last year,allowing a handful of extra seats, butit was not nearly enough.

New seating and rearrangementsshould be made. I don’t know aboutyou, but I consider battling my waythrough occupied chairs and strewnbook bags to be an unwanted intenseevent, especially when hands are tiedup with bowls and loose silverware.

It’s as ifwe’re allback in highschool, dodg-ing and dart-ing about inan effort tobe first inline on maca-roni andcheese day.

P e r h a p sthe front of

the Lowry building could be relievedof hallways and rooms, and this newspace could be used as an addition tothe cafeteria itself. Yes, the staff din-ing would have to be relocated toanother location, but if you see theherd of students migrating into thebuilding at 11:50 a.m., you will agree

Lowry Dining Hall needs change

Emily Bartelheim is a first-time con-tributor to the Voice. She can bereached for comment atEBartelheim12@wooster.edu

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While the new remodelingof the main floor of Lowryis stunning, money shouldhave been allocated to anarea of more importancefirst: Lowry dining hall.

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All my life, it’s been drilled into methat Christmas is the season of giv-

ing. It startedas a child, withC h r i s t m a sbooks thatpresented abeautiful storyof love andtogetherness,and ended

happily ever after. The problem isthat this “happily ever after” oftencoincided with the main charactersitting in a pile of presents, orreceiving the one toy he or she reallywanted. From the very beginning itwas as much about what you got aswhat you gave.

I believe this is the reason that foralmost all of my life, Christmas hasbeen only partially about family andmaking others happy. In retrospect,the majority of my feelings andthoughts around Christmas revolvedaround what I was getting. And evenif I did get that new camera or tonsof books, Christmas kept losing moreand more of its magic. Again andagain, I struggled with the letdownthat Christmas inevitably brought.Was it the lack of snow, or decora-

tions or Christmas smells? I had noidea. But for some reason this yearwas different.

It’s not because I was away frommy family so long and could appreci-ate them more because of the separa-tion. It wasn’t that I got a lot ofthings that I had wanted — in fact, Ididn’t get much at all. I have an aptlynamed “suicide single,” so the lastthing I’d want is more stuff.

I think it might have been that forthe first time I had someone reallydepending on me. My family lives ina very isolated location. We have onegrocery store, one convenience storeand one combination clothing/hard-ware/electronic/everything elsestore. When the internet works, it’shit or miss (most often miss) onwhether online stores will actuallyship merchandise to us. So I broughtback necessities as well as true “gifts”when I visited home for winter break.For once, it didn’t even matterwhether I had found the right brandor model. I’ve always worried aboutbuying the perfect gift for people. If Icouldn’t find something that I knewthey would love, I didn’t get anythingat all. I was too afraid of seeing theirdisappointment, or somehow hurting

their feelings by giving somethingthey really didn’t want. So I avoidedbirthdays and special occasions like aplague, and usually refused gifts inturn, thinking that people would befar too stressed out about what to getme. In retrospect, that was prettysilly of me. So much for “it’s thethought that counts.”

But my perspective finally changedthis break. It may have been some-thing about jumping into what is notonly a new year, but also a newdecade. I’m hoping it’ll actually stickwith me, and not just be a passingfancy. Birthdays of siblings andfriends will finally stop feeling like anexam that I really need to pass. Myown birthday will be a day to be gladI’m alive, rather than a source ofanxiety and guilt that I’m puttingloved ones through the trauma offinding something I like. AndChristmas will keep being a celebra-tion rather than a disappointmentMaybe this is something that every-one else realized years ago. But forme, it’s way overdue.

New Year finally brings new leaf

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But even as a life-longvegetarian I need to under-stand that nothing is blackand white.

that it would be worth the effort.Another option to work out these

circumstances would be to re-openKittredge Dining Hall. I personallyhear at least one person a week rem-inisce about Kittredge’s “no fryzone.” While not nearly as bad asother colleges and universities, agreat deal of Lowry food has aneffect on the body after ingesting it(details unnecessary) for every mealduring the week. No offense toLowry workers, but many other stu-dents also feel that Lowry foodshould be improved.

Students are not only tempted toavoid Lowry because of the foodquality, but also to avoid the crowdedconditions. Charlie Fanelli ’12, said“This year I go to Mom’s way morenow than I used to, just to avoidLowry.”

While the College has been beauti-fying its campus with the project onBeall Ave., remodeling Lowry andrenovating Babcock Hall, its foodservices are in dire need of comingup to par as well.

For the rate of tuition that we payto attend this fantastic college, weshould at least have the options ofquality food and a place to dine inpeace.

Editorial cartoon by Will Santino. WSantino11@wooster.edu

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Coccia House not your everyday Italian cuisineCharles HorensteinManaging Editor

The first thing I saw when I satdown was a crowded room — morespecifically, I noticed that while justtrying to find a seat. And even withthat, a waitress on the other end ofthe room still had time to talk to acustomer she knew by name. So byinitial impression, I was, well,impressed — the place was packedand had regulars.

Even in such a large crowd, thegroup was quiet and easy going.Around my table were posters ofoperas such as “La Bohéme” and“Madama Butterfly,” as well as thepictures of bowls of fruit and hous-es. The colors of walls and carpetstypically were simple variations ofwhite, red and green, complimentingthe Italian flag that you could alsofind if you looked. Simple, yet ele-gant — though for those less inter-ested in this kind of setting, therewas also a bar with a TV.

A waitress came to serveme almost immediately. Iwas indecisive, havingnever been here before, butthankfully she was promptbut not invasive as she reg-ularly checked up on me tosee if I made up my mind. Whiledeliberating, the waitress told me upthat they always take 20 minutes tomake their pizzas. She boasted theirpizza was the best in Wooster, andthat it gets shipped all over the coun-try — which is further alleged ontheir to-go boxes. At this point, I hadto try it, at the very least for curiosi-

ty’s sake. While waiting for my medium

pizza, I also ordered bread and but-ter, a staple of any good restaurantmeal — and a plate of provolonesticks. These sticks came in remark-ably fast time, and (of course) thetaste was incredible. Light, flakyexterior, thin enough that you weregetting plenty of cheese, cookedenough to be delightfully gooey butnot enough to lose itself all over theplate. They also gave ample sauce,which blended nicely with the sun-dried tomato bread that was servedbefore my main entrée.

Then came the pizza. If there isone thing to remember about CocciaHouse, it is this: they do not jokearound when it comes to pizza. Thispizza was much thicker than I imag-ined, crammed with the minimalistthree toppings I asked for. Taste-wise, I was blown away. Not toogreasy, yet still distinctly flavorful.One bite was more than enough to

convince me they’ve neverused frozen dough a day intheir entire existence.

In my excitement, Ididn’t quite notice theprices until I finally sawthe bill. The totals cameto as follows: $6.50 for

the provolone sticks, $1.95 for mybread basket, $14.00 for my threeitem medium pizza and $2.95 formy dessert cannoli. Now, there aretwo sides to this coin that should benoted. On the one hand, most ofthis was a bargain; the sticks werebigger and better tasting than whatyou could get at Mom’s, while the

pizza was deceptively filling for itssize. You’ll initially think you’regetting ripped off when you look atit, but one slice will prove to be sopacked with toppings that you’ll fillmuch more quickly than expected.

But on the other hand, we as col-lege students don’t typically havethis kind of money to throw away ona regular basis. With that in mind, Ican’t honestly recommend this as aregular occurrence for the averagestudent. It is well worth the price,but to do this more than occasionallycould be rather taxing. However, ifyou are with your parents or a partic-ularly rich or generous friend, make

the trip. This restaurant is a text-book example of how cheaper foodmeans a cheaper experience. You willget what you pay for.

The restaurant, according to themenu, was established in fall of1958, and since then they havelearned “many lessons, some thingsto try, some things to never tryagain.” And from this has come acarefully crafted practice, with excel-lent perky and prompt servers,homey atmosphere and great foodmake it an experience too delightfulto pass up. If you need any furtherrecommendations, just go ask theregulars.

The Coccia House boasts popular Italian cuisine that peoplefrom all around come to taste. The restaurant is locateddowntown at 764 Pittsburgh Ave (Photo by Andrew Collins).

Going Green @Wooster — Did Santa come bearing electronics? Power your new toys with rechargeable batteries!

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

GREEK INSIGHT

It’s the beginning of secondsemester andthe Woostercampus is look-ing even morebizarre thanusual. Clustersof underclass-men are walk-ing around

looking like school teachers, busi-ness men, lumber jacks, Little RedRiding Hood and fifth graders.Bissman has an unusual classicalmusic selection continuously boom-ing through the halls throughoutthe day, and Lowry is completelycrowded by 7:30 a.m. every morning.It’s that time of year again — theGreek community’s new membereducation. I remember when I had toundergo the education process as afirst year I had no idea what toexpect.

The two weeks of Greek educa-tion are based on tradition and alltraditions are kept secret to create abond within the group. With thatbeing said, I had no idea what wascoming to me upon my return toWooster. I spent my winter breakfreaking out daily over the rumors Iheard. I went to the gym as much asI could so that I would be in shapejust in case the actives decided to cir-cle my fat while I stood on a washingmachine. I practiced my dancemoves for the rumored night thatmy pledge class would have to giveblindfolded lap-dances to the frater-nities on campus. I even said longgoodbyes to my parents when Iheaded back to Ohio, you know, justin case I died during pledging orsomething normal like that.

Fortunately, very fortunately,pledging was absolutely nothing likeI expected it to be. Now after goingthrough the new member educationprocess, and being an active memberfor two years, I finally understandwhy we have the process and whatthe traditions all mean.

Pledging at Wooster is not meantto humiliate, upset or to ruin lives.Every Greek group at Wooster hasits very own personality — althoughrush in the fall is intended to showthis to the campus community, thequalities of each group can really beseen during pledging. The processof pledging occurs every year sothat new members fully understandwhat the organization is about andwhat their future sisters and broth-ers are really like.

Once I was inducted into mysorority my feelings of stress,annoyance and anticipation werereplaced with a sense of belongingand a new family. I became incredi-bly close with my pledge class andwe share a unique bond that isimpossible for those outside theGreek community to understand. Irealize now that the tasks we had todo during those two weeks weremere getting-to-know you activities.By the time pledging was over I feltlike I really knew everyone in thegroup.

Through new member education,pledges are able to learn about thegroup, form bonds and strengthenfriendships that will last a lifetime.The way pledges go about doing thisis unique to their Greek organiza-tion, and tradition is important toeveryone. I can’t say that I would gothrough pledging again if I could,but I would not change anythingabout my experience.

Last Saturday, StudentActivities Office, LateNight Activities, W.A.C.,Scot Lanes, WilsonBookstore and CampusDining Services joinedforces to sponsor TheLowry Lounge Party. Thefestivities lasted from 8p.m. to midnight. TheWilson Bookstore hadspecial party hours from7:30 p.m. to 10 p.m. At left,the live karaoke bandrocks out for the crowd(Photo by Andrew Collins).

At right, Abbas Sabur ’11and Fernanda Nunes ’11collaborated togetherwith the live bandkaraoke to indulge theirinner rock star. Other par-ticipants enjoyed crafts,board games, free admis-sion to Scot Lanes, freepopcorn and soda popsponsored by W.A.C., afree cup of cocoa at thenew coffee bar or latenight shopping at theWilson Bookstore (Photoby Andrew Collins).

Students celebrate the new Lowry lounge

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

— Still toting that bottle of Dasani? Try purchasing a reusable water bottle to carry to classinstead. Empty water bottles fill landfills and create unnecessary carbon use. Purchase a waterfilter to place in your dorm’s mini-fridge instead. It will save you Flex dollars and carbon, notto mention many trips to the recycling bins.

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away from the camera after he lost.Speaking of sore loser Tobey, it

seemed that some of the nomineesforgot how to be humble this year.Case in point, James Cameron.When his category for Best Directorwas read, he could be seen mouthingthe words “I could win this one” tohis wife and former star of “Titanic,”Suzy Amis.

Well Cameron was right, he couldwin that award. And he did, alongwith the award for Best MotionPicture — Drama. He showed hisappreciation by giving a couple self-important speeches that I wasn’t toointerested in hearing.

I also wasn’t interested in hearinghim deliver a statement in his madeup language, Na’vi, which he saidmeant, “I see you. My brothers and

Streep, Alec Baldwin, and the series“Mad Men.”

There were some surprises,however, with Sandra Bullock win-ning in the category of BestActress — Drama and RobertDowney Jr. winning for his role in“Sherlock Holmes.“

“Glee” beat out “The Office” and“30 Rock” for Best Television Series

— Comedy or Musical, with “TheHangover” winning in its respectivecategory as well. How it could bejudged in the same category as“Nine” remains a mystery.

Jeff Bridges also won a longoverdue award for Best Actor —Drama for his work in “CrazyHeart.” This was much to the cha-grin of fellow nominee TobeyMcGuire, who shot a mean look

2009 Golden Globes were not so goldenAn unthrilling award ceremony lacks its usual luster

I know that I’m not the only onewho isi n s a n e l yupset withwhat’s beengoing on atNBC lately. Itseems thatalmost every-one around is

unhappy with the displacement ofConan O’Brien as the “TonightShow” host and the possible rein-statement of its old ruler, Jay Leno.I think I can speak especially foraudiences my age, who have beenloyally following Conan’s careerever since they were first allowed tostay up past 12:30 a.m. on a schoolnight.

Am I the only one who remem-bers that Jay Leno mentioned retir-ing before he left “The TonightShow” in 2008? I don’t recall ini-tially hearing him talk about howhe wanted to hijack the 10 p.m.time slot and subsequently destroyNBC’s nighttime ratings in theprocess.

I also seem to remember Lenomaking a statement right before hisembarrassment of a show aired,claiming that if it were to fail, hewould leave gracefully. He was,after all, already a successful mil-lionaire who quite frankly was get-ting a little too old.

Never did I hear him say that ifhis efforts were to fail (which theydid) that he would attempt to stealback “The Tonight Show” from hissuccessor. And then in the weeksfollowing all these decisions, JayLeno is attempting to gain the pub-lic’s sympathy and make it seem asthough both NBC and Conan aretreating him unfairly?

Sorry Jay, the “Tonight Show”isn’t your girlfriend who decidedshe wanted to see other people. Youcan’t just try to win her back. She’snot interested. You still have a jobwhile Conan has to look elsewhere,so don’t come crying to us.

It seems to me that when themost iconic, well-respected latenight television program is handedover to a new host, it should staywith that host for longer thanseven months. I mean, won’t it beweird when we all look back in afew years, with Jay Leno still serv-ing as host, and say, “Oh, I remem-ber when someone else randomlyhosted this show for SEVENMONTHS?” That’s completelyridiculous.

Of course, this is nothing newfor NBC, who has never treatedConan with an ounce of the respecthe deserves. I don’t know if manypeople know this, but when “LateNight with Conan O’Brien” first hitthe airwaves, Conan was on anight-by-night contract. That’sright—NBC granted themselvesthe power to fire Conan onwhichever night he didn’t bring inenough viewers.

If I remember correctly, I thinkthere was actually a night whereConan’s show wasn’t even airedbecause of NBC’s lack of faith in him.

I do realize that Conan’s ratingson the “Tonight Show” are signifi-cantly lower than the ratings Jaywas pulling in, but haven’t we alllearned by now that Conan takessome getting used to? His comedyis a little more obscure than JayLeno’s, but that doesn’t mean it’sany less funny.

Honestly, NBC should never havegiven Conan his own show wayback in 1993 if they weren’t com-pletely confident he would succeed.It’s clear that the network stilldoesn’t have faith in him, as they’redoing the same thing now that theydid 17 years ago. If that networkdidn’t believe in him then, theyshould have let him go on to othernetworks that would appreciatehim more.

It’s not fair for NBC to hold ontoConan O’Brian just in case hebecomes a success. They have toactually believe that he will.

halliemoreland

This year’s Golden Globes wasn’texactly the most exciting awardsshow in recent history. Thatshouldn’t have come as a surprise asHollywood was clearly caught offguard by the rain that drenchedtheir normally sun soaked red car-pet. Apparently when it rains inL.A., celebrities get a little grumpy.

After arriving inside, the irritableaudience prepared themselves for arather lackluster monologue pre-sented by host and British televi-sion star Ricky Gervais. Needless tosay, most of Gervais’ jokes fell flatand by the time he started pluggingall of his various film and televisionprojects, it seemed that both the at-home audience and those at the cer-emony were getting a bit tired.

Things got interesting againwhen Mo’nique, star of “Precious,”accepted the first award of thenight for Best Supporting Actressin a Motion Picture. Her speechwas both moving and gracious.

Equally as gracious was themuch-deserving winner for BestSupporting Actor in a MotionPicture, Christoph Waltz.Although the “InglouriousBasterds” star made his speech intoa pun about his “globe now beinggolden,” he was endearingnonetheless.

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

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

Let’s just hope for the sake ofeveryone that Mr. Cameron waitsanother 12 years before releasinghis next film.

Possibly one of the strangest yetmost exciting features of lastSunday’s broadcast was the rathershoddy camera work that seemed tobe going on throughout the night.It seemed as though the cameramen were having trouble spottingthe nominees when their nameswere called and a lot of the time,the camera was just panning aroundmanically, catching whatever hap-pened to be in their line of vision asthey swiftly moved around.

Thanks to this (sub-par) camerawork, the at-home audience wasgiven many opportunities to seeBrendan Frasier making overlyexcited hand gestures at the camera,prompting everyone watching toask, “who invited Brendan Frasier?”

The tone at the Golden Globesthis year was decidedly moresomber, as a result of the devasta-tion that has been unfolding inHaiti over the past few weeks. Manyof the celebrities in attendancewore special ribbons to show theirsupport for the cause, with someeven opting to mention Haitianrelief efforts in their speeches.

So, while the show was a littleslow and the attendees a littlegrumpy, it can be assumed that forat least one night, most had theirminds on more important thingsthan congratulating each other.

Wooster Street Style

Theater students compete in Pennsylvania

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

Hallie MorelandVoice Staff

Alexandra DeGrandchampSenior Writer

Several Wooster theater studentsproved their flair for the dramaticlast week at the Kennedy CenterAmerican College Theater FestivalRegional meeting.

The Festival, held at IndianaUniversity of Pennsylvania, Jan.12-16, featured student perform-ances, competition and workshopsfor colleges from Maryland,Delaware, District of Columbia,New Jersey, Western New York,Northern Virginia, Ohio,Pennsylvania, and West Virginia.Notable entrants include: AlfredUniversity, Montclair University,West Chester University and thehost institution, Indiana Universityof Pennsylvania.

Participants attending theFestival had the opportunity tohave their work presented, cri-tiqued and improved by fellow the-ater students and faculty from theregion. Alex Paolino-Gibson ’10

states that the regional Festivalprovides opportunities to “learndifferent ways of improving yourcraft” as well as “seeing amazingamounts of theater.”

Three Wooster students, LauraVandiver ’10, Malcolm Campbell-Taylor ’13 and Jasmine Verreen’13, auditioned for the Irene RyanScholarship while at the Festival.The audition requires competitorsto participate in a series of elimina-tion rounds, presenting one scenein the first round, two scenes in thesecond round and two scenes and amonologue in the final round.Vandiver received “positive feed-back” on her participation in thefirst round while partnered withVerreen, and Campbell-Tayloradvanced to the semi-finalist roundwhile also partnered with Verreen.

Paolino-Gibson participated in astage management competition. Hewas required to stage manage anevent at the Festival, as well as sub-mit paperwork and a book of hisprevious work. Paolino-Gibson’s

work with the New Play Programat the Festival, in addition to hiswork on Wooster’s “Comedy ofErrors,” earned him second place atthis year’s Festival. Paolino-Gibson appreciated the learningopportunity the competition pro-vided him, stating it was useful toobserve “how people manage otherpeople” in order to hone his ownskills.

Outside of their competitions,Wooster students kept busy pursu-ing the many opportunities avail-able to them at the Festival.Vandiver participated in a stagedreading of a new play, “Baggage,”by Carnegie Mellon’s Dan O’Neil.

Paolino-Gibson cited the closecollaboration with other artists asone of the important aspects ofthat festival. “You learn new tech-niques and what your peers aredoing,” he said.

The Kennedy Center AmericanCollege Theater Festival “bringstogether artists from across thecountry,” says Paolino-Gibson.

With a network of more than 600collegiate institutions and over18,000 students nationwide, theFestival provides the opportunityfor collaboration and competition.In the past, these regional competi-tions have included special work-shops and presentations on play-writing, voice, movement, audition-ing, children’s theater, stage com-bat and scenery construction. Atotal of eight regional competi-tions are held annually throughoutthe nation.

Students who succeed in theirregional competitions are invitedto the Kennedy Center NationalAmerican College Theater Festivalin Washington, DC; this year’s fes-tival will take place April 12-17. In2007, the Wooster production ofAdam Rapp’s “Nocturne” qualifiedfor consideration at the NationalFestival.

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Five day festival hosts contests and workshops

Hallie is a regular contributer to theVoice. She can be reached for commentat hmoreland10@wooster.edu

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

What are you wearing?

Dan Casto: The cords andjacket are from H&M. Thesweater is from Gap, and theshoes and scarf are both fromthrift stores. I get a lot of stuffat a second hand place inColumbus called Rag-o-Rama.

Do you have any fashionicons?

DC: Dylan, Mick and Keith,Scott Walker, Sean Connery,Lappo Elkann, Rogues Galleryand Save Khaki and everythingin “The Brothers Bloom.”

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

Contrasting shapes and casu-al throw-backs completethelook of Emma Karasz ’11(Photo by Linda Kuster).

Can you describe how yourstyle has developed?

Emma Karasz: My desire to bestylish and to look good was origi-nally inspired by the Puerto Ricangirls that lived on my block in myold neighborhood. They had thebest hair and the best earrings andthey just knew how to work it. Itwas true inspiration.

What’s your favorite decadefor fashion?

EK: I don't have a favoritedecade, and I don't really stick toone style. If I like something, I'llwear it. Ongoing inspiration comesfrom the aforementioned PuertoRican girls, my friends, theChristian thrift store in Wooster,Clueless, religious deities, Lil Kim,drag queens and more.

Additional reporting contributed byArts and Entertainment editor LeeMcKinstry.

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Margaret Donnelly

Chris Weston

Matthew Yannie

Margaret DonnellySports Editor

NOISE FROM NEW ENGLAND

Star status only lasts so long, cut ‘emThis is my favorite time of the

year for the National FootballLeague. Notbecause theplayoffs arewrapping up,or because thep o s t s e a s o nawards aregiven out. Notbecause of see-

ing old Don Cheadle Playoffs com-mercials (best football commercialsever created). Not even because ofthe laughable attempt to make thePro Bowl seem appealing to theAmerican public. This is the timeof year when fans of the NFLfinally get to see if their team hasthe guts to make the tough moves,and cut their big name players.

Sure, it seems like a ridiculousconcept. Why would a team chooseto get rid of its biggest names andfan favorites? How does this actual-ly help out the team?

The way the NFL is set up, thereis the chance for any team, with theexception of maybe the WittenbergAlum Al Davis’ Oakland Raiders, tocompete for the Vince LombardiTrophy. The salary cap and draftsystem have allowed teams like the

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

The problem is that with 32teams in the NFL, 31 teams end upas failures at the end of the season.All that matters is winning theSuper Bowl, and all regular seasonaccolades are meaningless withoutit. Ask any fan which team had thebest record in the 2008 season andmost people will draw a blank.However, when it comes to theSuper Bowl champion they willname the Pittsburgh Steelers ninetimes out of 10.

With all of these failures ofteams, you would think that teamswould start to make changes, shakeup their roster a little bit. If a sys-tem didn’t work last season, a teamcan’t expect to go into the next sea-son without making any changesand compete for a title. Everyoneelse would be improving, and soshould they.

Owners have no problem puttingthe blame on coaches, which theyconstantly do, and assume bringingin a new coach will solve all of theproblems. Sadly, this logic is asflawed as second marriages, whichconstantly are described as the tri-

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

So, without further ado, I have alist of three players that need to becut, whether the teams want toadmit it or not.

Donovan McNabb, QB,Philadelphia Eagles

Every year, fans in Philadelphiacall for him to get the pink slip. Hehas about as much respect in theCity of Brotherly Love as our lastpresident had from the Americanpeople. It is about time thatMcNabb is finally let go. At age 33,he is the fourth oldest starting quar-terback in the NFL. His numbershaven’t necessarily dropped at all,but with a history of injuries it ishard to determine when his best sea-son actually was. He has been a goodquarterback, but take a look at hispostseason record (10-8, with thelosses including four NFCChampionship games and a SuperBowl) and it becomes more obviousthat he is not the player the Eaglesneed to lead them into the land ofSuper Bowl Champions.

Nate Kaeding, K, San Diego Chargers

Kaeding passed Mike Vanderjagtas the most accurate kicker in NFLhistory this past season. He flauntsan impeccable 90 percent field goalpercentage during the regular sea-son. However, the regular seasonhas no bearing on winning a SuperBowl. In post-season games,Kaeding is three for nine in fieldgoal attempts, including a hugemiss that would have beaten theNew York Jets in overtime in the2004 wild card round, a shank thatcould have tied the Chargers withthe Patriots in the 2006 playoffsand, most recently, three missedfield goals (one that was a measly36 yard boot, more than 20 yardsshorter than his career long) in aplayoff game against the New YorkJets, who they lost to by threepoints. Kaeding can’t do it in thepost season. He has to go.

Tony Romo, QB, Dallas Cowboys

Romo is the biggest enigma inthe entire NFL. After goingundrafted in the 2003 draft, Romo

spent three years hidden away onthe Cowboys bench as an undraft-ed free agent before finally gettinghis chance. He excited peoplebecause he was an improvementover an aging Drew Bledsoe,which is like being a better parentthan Octomom or CharlesManson. Take an extended lookat his statistics and they are some-what impressive. In the threeyears he has started every game,he has thrown for over 4000 yardstwice. The problem is his off-sea-son woes, highlighted by hisflubbed hold of a 19-yard fieldgoal attempt that would havesealed victory for his team in2006. Romo is 1-3 in the playoffs,and seems to disappear wheneverhis team needs him in big games.Owner Jerry Jones is one for state-ment. He needs to make one bygetting rid of Romo.

Owners need to stop putting theblame on the coaches and startputting the heat on the playersthat matter. Despite a player’s sta-tus as a fan favorite, or even tenurewith a team, owners need to learnto fall in love with a player’s skill,and not their name.

chrisweston

Consecutive wins for Scots show improvement in potential

After starting the season 3-9, itlooked as if the women’s basketballteam was off to another inauspiciousstart. However, after winning four ofits last five, the team’s season isshowing glimpses of promise.

With a team-high of 17 pointsthat helped Wooster (7-10, 4-4NCAC) defeat Earlham College (2-13, 1-5 NCAC) 67-57 last Saturday,Kym Wenz ’10 moved into secondplace of the women’s basketballteam’s all-time scoring list. Lastweek Wenz became Wooster’s all-time three-point shooter and movedinto the second-place position withanother three-point shot.

It was a series of three-point bas-kets by Wenz that began a 20-3Wooster run, during which Wenzexceeded Carly Loehrke’s (2003-07)1,338 career points. With 17 points inthe game, Wenz’s career total nowstands at 1,344 points, moving her upto second on the all-time list.

Taylor Keegan ’11 gave the Scotstheir largest lead of the game of 21points with another three-pointerwith 10:47 remaining in the game, butit was diminished by a trio of three-point baskets by Earlham’s MichelleMiranda, Katy Buda and PrincessDarnell with just under six minutes.

Earlham scored another five unan-swered points to bring them within

61-52, but Keegan and Kaitlin Krister’10 sealed the win by giving the Scotsa 16-point lead with three consecutivebaskets.

Although the Scots had a shakystart to the game with Earlham’squick 9-0 start, Wooster led a 23-5run during which Keegan scored herfirst three-point ball of the night tobring Wooster ahead 23-14.Throughout the game Earlham wentscored 11 of 34 attempts frombehind the arc, while the Scots made50 percent of their outside shots.

In this game the Scots shot 47 per-cent from the field, their second-high-est total of the season. Krister added15 points and three blocks, while JessWingen ’13 added eight rebounds andsix points. Keshia Butler ’12 scoredfive points and contributed five assists,as well as getting two steals.

Earlham’s leaders were NikkiDarrett with 17 points and Mirandaand Buda with 12 each, all on threes.

The Scots defeated Hiram Collegein a close win earlier in the week,thanks to the last-minute heroics byWingen. In the last few sequences ofthe game, as the Scots led 50-48,Wingen blocked a shot that couldhave tied the game, rebounded the balland was sent to the free-throw linewhere she converted on two basketsto seal a 52-48 win for the Scots.

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

tage over the Scots for 59 seconds inthe entire game. Hiram’s AmyGeisman stole a Wooster ball that ledto a basket by Jess Cowan to tie thescore 44-44 with 4:48 remaining.

Butler responded with a lay up andWenz converted several free throwsto take a lead of 48-44. Two minuteslater, Hiram came within two (50-48)with one minute on the clock.

Hiram held possession of the balland looked to either tie the game orwin it outright in the last few secondswhen Wingen blocked a shot with 12seconds left. With Wingen’s twopoints at the free throw line, shetotaled eight points for the night,eight rebounds and four blocks.Krister tied her career-high of 15rebounds and tallied six points, two

blocks and two steals. Wenz held theteam-high with 14 points and ColleenGoodwillie ’10 added 11, three ofthem from behind the paint.

The Scots are off this weekendbefore facing Hiram College onWednesday. With a win over theTerriers, the Scots would move intothird place and move right into thethick of the NCAC race.

Keshia Butler ’12 has provided high-paced play at the point guard position for theimproved Fighting Scot offense (Photo by Sam VanFleet).

The Winner is...

Jason Weingardt

187-90

Final Standings

Jason: 187-90

Chris: 178-99

Andrew: 174-103

Matthew: 172-105

Words from the winner:

“FREE GILBERT!”

PicPick’em Rk’em Resultsesults

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

Club hockey still skating in fourth year

8 WoosterFriday, January 22, 2010The

Voice

Men’s Basketball1.) Wooster 6-0 (11-4)2.) Wittenberg 5-1 (13-2)3.) Wabash 4-2 (9-5)4.) Hiram 4-2 (7-8)5.) Allegheny 3-3 (6-8)6.) Ohio Wesleyan 3-3 (6-9)7.) Denison 3-3 (3-12)8.) Kenyon 1-5 (4-10)9.) Earlham 1-5 (3-12)10.) Oberlin 0-6 (4-11)

Women’s Basketball1.) Wittenberg 6-0 (8-6)2.) Ohio Wesleyan 6-1 (11-5)3.) Denison 3-3 (11-4)4.) Kenyon 3-3 (10-5)5.) Allegheny 3-3 (6-9)6.) Wooster 3-4 (6-10)7.) Oberlin 2-4 (3-12)8.) Earlham 1-5 (2-13)8.) Hiram 1-5 (2-13)

NCANCACC WWinter Standingsinter Standings

Men’s Swim Top 20 (collegeswimming.com)

1.) Kenyon College 474 points2.) Kalamazoo College 441 points3.) Denison University 409 points4.) Emory University 383 points5.) MIT 381 points6.) Washighton University (St. Louis) 349 points7.) De Pauw University 274 points8.) UW-Stevens Point 254 points8.) Carnegie Mellon University 254 points10.) The College of New Jersey 249 points11.) Hope College 244 points12.) Johns Hopkins University 223 points13.) Washington and Lee University 206 points14.) University of Chicago 156 points14.) Williams College 156 points16.) Amherst College 149 points17.) Stevens Institute of Technology 119 points18.) The College of Wooster 116 points19.) Saint Olaf College 106 points20.) Wheaton College (Ill) 78 points

Women’s Swim Top 20 (collegeswimming.com)

1.) Emory University 344 points2.) Kenyon College 332 points2.) Denison University 332 points4.) Mary Washington University 233 points5.) Amherst College 230 points6.) Williams College 208 points6.) MIT 208 points8.) Wheaton College (Ill) 199 points9.) UW-Stevens Point 184 points10.) Carnegie Mellon University 166 points11.) The College of New Jersey 164 points12.) Carthage College 146 points13.) University of Chicago 136 points14.) Calvin College 128 points15.) Claremont Mudd-Scripps 126 points16.) Washington University (St. Louis) 117 points16.) Stevens Institute of Technology 117 points18.) Hope College 114 points19.) New York University 111 points20.) The College of Wooster 109 points

Andrew VogelEditor in Chief

FRIDAY CONVERSATION

Sports EditorMatthew Yannierecently talked towomen’s basket-ball shootingguard Kym Wenz’10. Wenz brokethe all-time three-point record at theCollege last week and moved into sec-ond place all-time in points scoredfor the Scots. She not only leads theteam in scoring with over 20 pointsper game, but also in steals.

MY: Coming into this seasonyou were honored as a pre-sea-son All-American player. Doesa title like that bring with itany pressure, or have youbecome accustomed to thespotlight?

KW: I never really expectedthat coming into the year; it was abig surprise for me. Initially, I didthink about it a lot. The pressureof going into every game withthe other teams in the conferenceknowing made me feel like I hadmore pressure than usual. As timewent on I learned to not reallythink about it that much and justfocus on going out and playing awell as I could.

MY: What were your expec-tations for this team at thebeginning of the year? How dothose expectations stack up tothe results?

KW: I definitely expected ourteam to be one of the top teams inthe conference. We played a diffi-cult non-conference schedule soour record doesn’t look verygood. We have the talent to be inthe top four in the conference thisyear. We still have a lot more con-ference games to go so the goalsare still very possible.

MY: Do you think in someregards that players on yourown team are hesitant to taketheir own shots and sort of relyon you in certain situations tobe the primary scorer?

KW: There are times, specifi-cally when the clock is runningdown, where everyone looks tome. I want them to know that itdoesn’t always have to come fromme. I think they recognize thatthey also have the talent to dojust as much.

MY: How much does the factthat other teams are focusingtheir defensive efforts on youcontribute to getting otherplayers open looks and oppor-tunities to succeed in a similarway that Lebron James com-mands the attention of theopposition and makes othersbetter?

KW: Colleen Goodwillie ’10has a great outside shot and thelast few games she has really beenmaking her shots, same withTaylor Keegan ’11. I think teamsdon’t remember to respect theirscoring ability as much, so whenthey are open they are able to takeadvantage.

MY: Not only are you the keycontributor on offense, but youare also averaging fiverebounds per game and leadthe team in steals. What aspectof your game are you mostproud of ?

KW: I think my rebounds havegone down, so I’m not very proudof that, but I’m doing the bestthat I can. I think I’m most proudof the steals, just because of myability to anticipate and help outon the defensive end.

MY: After a tough beginningto the season the team hasresponded by winning three ofits last four games. What areyour expectations or hopes forthe rest of the season?

KW: Our main goal is to havethree wins in a row, as a projec-tion for the ultimate goal of theconference tournament [wherethree wins would result in aNCAC championship]. I antici-pate that we can win a majority ofour remaining games, and I hopeto show other teams in the con-ference that we aren’t a fifth orsixth place team and that wedeserve to be at the top.

kymwenz

Swimming and diving ride wave of successMatthew YannieSports Editor

In a dual meet that was originallyscheduled for Jan. 8, the FightingScots had Hiram College wishing foranother snow day. The continueddominance in the pool for the men’sand women’s teams has them ridinga wave of success into the end of theseason and the NCACChampionships in early February.

Both teams took care of businessagainst the Terriers and increasedtheir winning streaks, with thewomen remaining undefeated on theseason in dual meets (9-0) and themen moving to 5-3 and adding totheir dual-meet winning streakwhich now sits at three, with onlytwo opponents remaining on theregular season schedule.

The men’s squad benefited from abalanced attack in the water, withseven swimmers taking first placeand two divers recording wins in alopsided victory (141-70).

Peter Parisi ’13 led the Scots withindividual victories in the 200-meterIM and 100-meter butterfly. AlexLajoie ’13 also added to the Scotsdomination with a win in the 200freestyle.

In addition to the impressive first-year performances of Parisi andLajoie, the customary senior trio ofEric Babbitt ’10, Logan LaBerge ’10and Ryan Radtke ’10 each recordedindividual wins for the Scots. TylerHartley-Shepherd ’10 added a win inthe 100-meter breaststroke. Thesenior leadership on the men’s sidehas been a standard for the teamwhich struggled in the early portionof the season.

The men’s team also benefitedfrom the success of divers TimGillis ’10 and Luke Knezevic ’12 whowon the one meter and three meterdives respectively. The emergence ofa strong diving team will be benefi-cial to the Scots when it comes tocompeting for a NCACChampionship.

The women’s team has done noth-

ing but win this season and contin-ued that streak with a 140-87 winover Hiram. The Scots were led bythe impressive performances ofthree first-years. Kate Hunt ’13,Caroline Hanson ’13 and Samira El-Adawy ’13 each recorded two indi-vidual victories. The youth of thewomen’s team has been a welcomebenefit for the Scots, who have

excelled this season.Alyse Marquinez ’11 contributed

two victories to the winning effortwith individual wins in the one andthree-meter dives.

The Scots swimmers and diverswill be back in action tomorrow forthe final home dual meet of the sea-son against Wheeling JesuitUniversity at 1 p.m.

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

Scots gear up for rival Wittenberg

In the past week, the men’s bas-ketball team (7-0 NCAC, 12-4 over-all) has sneaked by its opponents,despite poor perimeter shooting.When the Scots travel toWittenberg University (5-2, 13-3)tomorrow night, they will look tocorrect their surprising shootingslump. Otherwise, they will findout how long they can last whilestruggling from behind the three-point line.

The perimeter-oriented Scotshave historically thrived from longrange. When other phases of thegame have broken down, the Scotshave relied on their ability to makeit rain from downtown. This sea-son, however, the Scots have strug-gled through a prolonged shootingdrought.

In each of the past five seasons,the Scots have shot at least 40 per-cent from the three-point line.Moreover, for nine straight seasons,the Scots have shot at least 48 per-cent from the field. However, thisseason the Scots have struggled inboth areas. The Scots are shooting44 percent from the field, and just 34percent from three-point line. Ingames against Allegheny College (3-3, 6-8), Earlham College (1-5, 3-12)and Oberlin College (0-7, 4-12) theychucked up a combined 72 three-point attempts and made 14 of them.

Up to this point, the Scots havegotten away with it. The Scots havepieced together their longest win-ning streak of the season, with sixstraight victories. Furthermore,they have moved back into thenational rankings at No. 25.

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

Scots outscored the Gators in thepaint by a margin of 32-26. In the63-54 over Earlham, the Scotssteamrolled the Quakers in the paint— outscoring them 46-18.Furthermore, the Scots out-rebounded the Quakers 45-24. LastWednesday, the Scots out-rebound-ed the Yeomen 39-27.

In part, the Scots have accom-plished this mini-run during a cushi-er part of their schedule. The com-bined winning percentage of theiropponents in the first nine gameswas 56 percent. The combined win-ning percentage of the opponents intheir last seven games was merely 37percent.

The Scots will be challengedtomorrow night when they travel toSpringfield to take on the hatedTigers. The Wittenberg-Woosterrivalry is one of the fiercest in Div.III. While the two schools have his-torically been equally matched,Wooster has taken the upper-hand inthe rivalry over the last three years.

In the past decade, the Scots andTigers have been the powerhouses ofthe NCAC. They are the only twoteams to win the NCAC regular sea-son title since 2000. The Tigers, thewinningest program in Div. III,reached the national championshipgame in 2006. However, they havefailed to make the NCAATournament since that run to thetitle game. Their win totals havedecreased in each of the past threeseasons. After posting a 30-4 seasonin 2006, they have gone 22-5 (2007),16-8 (2008), and 13-13 (2009).

This season the Tigers seem tobe back on track, racing to a 13-2start. Their most notable victorycame on Nov. 24, when they upsetNo. 22 Capital University — theteam that bounced Wooster in thesecond round of last year’s nationaltournament — and subsequently

cracked the national polls. TheTigers have since fallen out of thetop 25, but are enjoying their bestseason since 2006. The Tigerswould like nothing better than tosteal a win from the Scots tomor-row and prove that they’re back.

Against Earlham, the Scots wereable to dominate inside. BryanWickliffe ’11 was a force to be reck-oned with, scoring 17 points andgrabbing eight rebounds inside.While the Scots will need anotherbig performance from Wickliffetomorrow night, Wickliffe will havea much tougher assignment. Postplayer Mark Snyder, a 6-6 forward,is averaging nearly seven reboundsper game. Last Saturday, forwardMichael Cooper scored 21 pointsand grabbed eight rebounds againstthe Gators. The Tigers have moredepth inside than either Alleghenyor Earlham. Wickliffe will need helpfrom Josh Claytor ’13, who grabbeda career-high eight rebounds againstthe Quakers.

The Tigers’ strength inside makesthe Scots’ slumping perimeter gamean even greater issue. When theScots have fallen behind of late, theyhave rallied on the back of IanFranks ’11, who is averaging 23points per night in his last threegames. Franks has been able to pen-etrate into the lane and draw con-tact. Based on the Scots’ recent per-formances, the Tigers’ defense willcollapse on Franks .

Tomorrow the onus will be on theperimeter duo of Justin Hallowell’12 and Nathan Balch ’11. If the twoare able to make a few outside shotsearly, it will free up lanes inside. Ifthe two can’t find a rhythm, Frankswill be forced to shoulder the load,as he has done so often this season. Ifthat’s the case, the Scots will have toscratch and claw one out against theTigers.

Seniorslead trackMike HaggertyVoice Staff

The Wooster track and field teamlooks to have a very strong seasonthis year with several returningseniors, including three returningconference champions. These for-mer conference champions, JulianMangano ’10, Bryan Albani ’10 andJon Mathis ’10, look to lead theScots to championships in bothindoor and outdoor competition.The Scots are hoping to at leastgain a top three finish in competi-tion. If they achieve this goal, itwould be their first since 2003.

However, if the men continue toimprove, there is reason to believethey will be able to bring home aconference championship. Manganodominated the men’s 800 meterslast season and looks to become apowerhouse member of the relayteam this season.

Albani has provisionally qualifiedfor the NCAA Div. III champi-onships in the past and looks tobuild on his second place finish inthe conference last spring. Mathishas routinely placed high in bothdiscus and high jump and looks tobuild on his previous experience tocompete for a conference champi-onship.

In addition to these leaders, thereare several other upperclassmenwho look to build on their previousseasons. Eric Dyer ’10 and RobertMcConnell ’10 have both come veryclose to winning conference cham-pionships in the past.

Last season Dyer finished fourthin indoor high jump and third in theoutdoor high jump. McConnellplaced second in the pole vault lastwinter and hopes to improve on hisfifth place finish in the outdoorvault last spring.

When you put it all together theScots are looking to have animpressive season. Leading the wayis a strong core of experienced sen-iors who are looking to improveupon their already stellar records.When you combine these seniorswith a group of underclassmenwho are continuing to improve, youhave a dynamite combination. It isthis combination of experiencedleaders and younger talent thatlooks to give the College ofWooster a shot at the conferencechampionship.