The New Perspective • Volume 26, Issue 10 • 03/27/03

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WCCX charity concert, page 11 CAB movies, page 12

Sports Milwaukee Mile, page 15 Softball, page 16

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Why war, why now? Bush, nation face war with Hussein Greg Rabidoux, Ph.D. Staff Writer

Editor’s Note: The following was provided by Carroll College’s own political expert, Dr. Greg Rabidoux, who offers a chronology of the events that led to the war in Iraq.

As “Operation Iraqi Freedom” continues in full force, as casualties on both sides mount, from hostile and friendly fire, two questions loom large over the battlefield.

First, “Why was war necessary?” and, “If necessary, why now as opposed to some future date?”

Shortly after his 48 hour public “ultimatum” to Saddam Hussein and his sons (leave Iraq or “face the consequences,”) expired, President George W. Bush, acting on military intelligence regarding a “target of opportunity,” gave

the “go ahead” March 19 to the 1980’s. This act of Iraqi initiate military action against aggression came on the heels Iraq. This order, while star- of a protracted and bloody war tling to some for its swiftness between Iraq and Iran where after the 48 hours expired, hundreds of thousands of Iraqi and Iranian was, in fact, a troops and long time comcivilian lives ing. This Bush were lost.

Administration, As a direct like that of his consequence father, was well of the invasion aware of the of Kuwait and security threat a its eventual Hussein regime surrendering posed to the to allied forces, U.S. and its disarmament allies. President measures were George H.W. reached and Bush had imposed upon orchestrated an Iraq by the international c o a l i t i o n , Source: www.whitehouse.gov/homeland U n i t e d Nations. The “Operation Desert Storm,” against goal was to ensure Iraq could Hussein to forceably remove not again build weaponry and Iraqi troops out of Kuwait wage war in the future. after Hussein’s troops invaded Despite early compliance, the tiny oil-rich nation back in trouble began to brew quickly.

Students, faculty want to be heard Amanda Bothe News Editor

As whispers of a student vote of no confidence in College President Frank Falcone floated across Carroll College’s campus, the Student Senate geared up by forming an ad hoc committee to further investigate the option of a no confidence vote.

The College Leadership Investigative Committee was formed after a 20-1 vote at Sundays night’s Senate meeting.

The Senate feels, if all options

and angles are investigated thoroughly and objectively, the vote will hold more credibility.

Student Senate President Mick Linse said Senate refuses to rush into anything and make rash decisions; any action or inaction will be well thought out. Linse reiterated, stating, “It will be a last resort … If a vote occurs all options must be exhausted.”

Meanwhile, students have been readily showing their lack of support for President Falcone and the Board of Trustees.

March 6 approximately 315 students participated in a sit-in protest questioning “Where is my voice?” The concerned students silently sat outside the president’s office between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m.

Throughout the day, any student who wanted to show support, but couldn’t find time to sit-in, could sign their name on a name tag and stick it on a board placed in the front entry to Voorhees Hall.

See Students Page 4

Photo by Sarah Lasee

More than 50 students cross campus March 6 on their way to Voorhees Hall to partake in a “sit-in” protesting the administrations’ latest decisions.

Photo by Amy Kant

A Carroll College student watches coverage of the war with Iraq in the Campus Center lobby.

As soon as six months after disarmament agreements, evidence that Iraq was violating such agreements and guidelines surfaced. Throughout the

1990’s and the Clinton Administration, concerns were voiced that the Hussein See Conflict Page 3

Trustees speak up Elizabeth Martin Special to the New Perspective

Carroll College students have been in an uproar in recent weeks due to the release of the prioritization recommendations and the Board of Trustees’ denial of tenure to four of the school’s most popular professors.

A large group of faculty members cheered on students as they left Voorhees Hall, March 6, after a seven-hour silent sit-in to show their support for the students’ actions.

The sentiment of the Board of Trustees regarding student involvement in campus politics, however, has not been as clear.

“It’s unfortunate that things got to this point,” said Chairman of the Board Thomas Badciong, a 1962 Carroll graduate. He believes, however, that students “have a right to do whatever they want to do.”

Trustee Charmaine Ponkratz, who graduated from Carroll in 1977, said she is saddened when different constituencies of the Carroll campus are at odds with one another, because “when they are working together, (they) do such wonderful things for the students, the community, and society at large.”

“I think the students have the right to be upset if we do

something stupid or abrupt,” said President Frank Falcone, who is also a member of the Board, “but I think students are premature in assuming that prioritization recommendations are decisions.”

“I think it’s very difficult in all situations to understand all the sides,” agreed Trustee Lynn Delzer, who graduated from Carroll in 1970. “To make judgments, it is important to get a lot of the information.”

So far, in the prioritization process, administrators have begun talking with departments, according to Badciong and Falcone. Students will also take part in the decision making process before a final proposal is presented to the Board of Trustees for serious review.

“I want the Student Senate to take the lead in developing recommendations on how they feel the student voice should be heard,” said Falcone. The opportunity for student input into the final prioritization project will occur before May 2004. This process is assumed to be difficult but necessary.

“Some of the recommendations are going to be the genesis for a debate on campus,” said Ponkratz. “I don’t know how they’re going to end up, but I know that healthy debate and healthy deliberation about See Trustees Page 4

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News Briefs Amanda Bothe News Editor

Editor-in-Chief Nathan Tritt

Executive Staff News Editor Amanda Bothe Opinion Editor Teresa Dickert Features Editor Amy Kant Arts & Entertainment Editor Jodi Lynn Banning Sports Editor Nathan Brunner Photography Editor Andrew Farrell Layout Editor Susan Brastad Faculty Advisor Anne E. Schwartz

Writing Staff Erick Anderson, Jessica A. Bauer, Aaron Blackshear, Paula Cary, William Humphreys, Eve Jacobs, John LaConte, Sarah Lasee, April Lemanczyk, Tabitha Menning, Bear Milne, Elisa Neckar, Phuzzy Neupert, Greg Rabidoux, Jill Ridenour, Ryan Watterson, Amber Yost

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If you have any small news notes or events going on in your department, office or organization that you want the Carroll community to know about, tell us! Send an email to perspect@cc.edu with “News Briefs” in the subject line.

New Computers

by April Lemanczyk, staff writer Information Technology Services plans to lease front of the line computers, before June 30, for all technology classrooms and walk-in labs in New Hall Residence Hall.

ITS Client Services Manager Howard Bashinski, said, “ITS prefers not to have computers more than two years old.”

ITS is waiting for Carroll College to approve their budget, and if Carroll accepts the budget, ITS will install new computers with more memory and 15” flat panel screens.

Bashinski explained, “The

faculty and staff are moving towards Windows Platforms within the next two years instead of working on Macintosh computers. ITS would like to move slowly towards all Personal Computers with Windows Platforms instead of Macintosh computers, except where necessary in specific departments, to control costs.

MS Walk The Physical Therapy Club is forming a campuswide team to join the Waukesha community 2003 MS Walk that raises money to fight Multiple Sclerosis, a disease that damages the central nervous system.

The Wisconsin Chapter of the National Multiple Sclerosis Society will host the MS Walk at Catholic Memorial High School April 27 at 10 a.m. There will be a 3.1-mile course and a 7.5-mile course.

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If you or your organization would like to volunteer or participate in the walk contact Beth Daniels at (262) 5246824 or bdaniels@cc.edu.

The Glass Menagerie The Carroll Players and the Carroll College Department of Theatre Arts will be presenting The Glass Menagerie by famous playwright, Tennessee Williams.

Williams also wrote A Streetcar Named Desire and Cat on a Hot Tin Roof Performances are April 4, 5, 11 and 12 at 8 p.m., April 6 at 7 p.m., and April 13 at 2 p.m. For ticket information, contact the Carroll College box office at (262) 524-7633.

Pioneer Convocation The Pioneer Convocation will be April 4 at 1 p.m. in Shattuck Auditorium. Carroll students will be receiving awards for different areas of academics, there will be organ-

ization awards given, and the outstanding senior award will be presented.

Vote Smart internships Project Vote Smart has approved funding for five Carroll College students to spend 10 weeks at its research center in the Rocky Mountains of Montana conducting political research.

Vote Smart is one of the nation’s most independent, dependable, and accurate political research organizations.

Students must commit to a 10-week internship, which can be scheduled at any time, but those interested in serving during the summer should act quickly before spots are filled.

Additional information and applications for Project Vote Smart internships are available at www.votesmart.org. Students can also call 1-888-868-3762 for more information.

Crime Beat

Layout Jessica A. Bauer

The New Perspective, Carroll College’s student newspaper, is published every other Thursday during the academic year, except holidays, semester breaks and exam periods.

The New Perspective welcomes letters in an attempt to provide a forum for the diverse views of the campus. The views expressed in The New Perspective do not necessarily reflect the views of Carroll College students, administration, faculty, staff, community or the editorial board.

Letters should be limited to 500 words, signed and dropped off at The New Perspective office, located in the Student Organization offices in the Campus Center, one week prior to publication. The New Perspective reserves the right to edit letters for libelous content, profanity, clarity, grammar and spelling errors and length. All letters become the property of The New Perspective.

Thursday, March 27, 2003

Campus Safety If you have any information about the following crimes please contact Campus Safety at 5247300 or the Waukesha Police at 524-3831.

2/27/03 Recovered a reported stolen Lot 1 parking permit.

3/4/03 11:47 a.m.

Assisted a student with

filing a report with the City of Waukesha Police and Waukesha County Sheriffs.

She was reporting a man who had followed and harassed her on the way to the college from Big Bend.

3/7/03 8:15 a.m.

Assisted Student Life with a loud party at the Carroll Street Apartments.

3/16/03 Took report of a missing parking permit from Lot 1.

Want to learn how to defend yourself? Attend self defense classes held in Ganfield 107 every Tuesday and Thursday from 4 to 5:30 p.m. The classes are free and

sponsored by the Criminal Justice Club and Campus Safety.

If you observe suspicious activity on campus please contact Campus Safety at x7300 from a campus phone or exterior blue light phone.

On campus escorts are available 24 hours a day by contacting Campus Safety at x7300 from a campus phone or by using an exterior blue light phone. You may also call Campus Safety at 524-7300 from a cell or non-campus phone.

then turn it down, the time frame increasingly becomes shorter.

Although Fitzpatrick would have liked to see a different genre of band, he said it really came down to time, dates available and funding.

Fitzpatrick said next year he plans on looking at organization budgets more carefully and wants to contract a band first semester to give the process more time.

Fenske said students are responding “extremely positive-

ly” to the idea of a country band.

She said that Emerson Drive has already out-sold Better Than Ezra by this time last year. By March 19 the first 10 rows were sold out. Tickets are on sale in the Campus Center for $8 to students.

FM 106, a major country music station out of Milwaukee, is co-sponsoring the concert.

Fenske said the booking agent she used made the arrangements. The concert will receive additional promotion through the radio station.

3/18/03 2:10 a.m.

Responded with the City of Waukesha Fire Department to South Bergstrom Residence Hall for a fire alarm. Apparent cause was a pull station that was activated on the second floor.

No reason for the activation was found.

Country hits Carroll Amanda Bothe News Editor

“I Should Be Sleeping,” the title of one of Emerson Drive’s big hits, sums up a typical college student’s life.

But Emerson Drive will be wide-awake and performing on the night of Spring Fling, April 25, in Shattuck Auditorium.

Many students have inquired, why a country music band? After some let downs from bands such as Eve 6, Lifehouse and Jurassic 5 it was suggested to Director of Student Activities Susanne Fenske to search the country music circuit.

As far as Fenske knows, this is the first country band that has come to Carroll College.

At the end of every school year, the Student Senate allocates funds to various organizations on campus and whatever is left over is used towards a major concert. So, for example, in the spring of 2002, organizations were given their budgets for the 2002-03 school year and there was approximately $11,000 left over for a major concert, accord-

ing to Student Senate Treasurer Randy Fitzpatrick. In addition, funds left over from first semester are also added to the major concert fund. In past years, Student Senate has also counted on funds leftover at the end of the second semester, but due to a change in the way the funding was allocated, it can’t be counted on this year.

Fitzpatrick said there is a huge bottleneck before the money can go to the major concert because the entire Student Senate Board has to vote whether or not to spend the money on the concert.

With a small list of bands that fit within the budget and only a few dates Shattuck Auditorium is free, it is possible for glitches in the process.

According to Fitzpatrick, bands have a week or two to look over a contract before deciding whether or not to accept the offer. And when bands take a long time with the contract, like Eve 6 did, and

Thursday, March 27, 2003

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Conflict/Orange Alert prepares U.S. for unpredictable future of war in Iraq From Page 1

Regime was playing a dangerous “shell game.” Ostensibly complying with United Nations disarmament measures, all the while continuing to secretly build up their military capacity. Most alarmingly, this might be including the development of chemical and biological weapons of mass destruction.

However, if the terror attacks of Sept. 11 had not occurred, the U.S., arguably, may not have felt as compelled to move against the Hussein regime how and when they did. The political climate of post-Sept. 11 not only intensified the American commitment to eliminate the threat of terrorism, but also seemed to steer political will to more closely scrutinize nations and regimes believed to be harboring and supporting terrorism.

Though Osama bin Laden was the initial symbol and target of American focus, as weeks turned to months without capture, familiar, more traditional regimes came back into focus. Hussein’s regime was painfully familiar, belief in his continued flagrant violations of disarmament measures all too evident to the White House, and his possible links to terrorists and support of enemies of the U.S. apparently

too cozy to deny. Very quickly the White House began to see Hussein, and his fall, as a large step towards defeating terrorism and as a key to stabilizing the Middle East region, perhaps ushering in peace between Israel and the Palestines.

Failing to fully convince the U.N. Security Council to pass a resolution authorizing force against Iraq to ensure her disarmament, President Bush and his advisors continued to move towards taking separate action. Shortly after meeting with supporters of a coalition against Hussein - Great Britain, Spain and Portugal (aka “Coalition of the Willing”) in the Azores Islands, the world, President Bush said, was, approaching a “moment of truth.”

This “moment of truth,” has now given way to more than a week of military truths and half-truths regarding exactly what is occurring in Iraq and the price of disarming Iraq. The media has made much of the “Shock and Awe” campaign that has been deployed against Iraq. Such a campaign reportedly involves strikes of such massive and alarming proportions that the enemy is literally confused, isolated and loses her will to fight in a rapid time.

Unfortunately, war, and

how it will actually unfold, is, as former Prussian General Clausewitz, once wrote, “never as simple as strategists believe.” He referred to what occurs once actual fighting begins as the “Fog of War.” Clarity gives way to confusion, confidence gives way to fear.

Accidents occur. As of press time, there have already been four helicopter accidents on the allied side, a mistaken downing of a British fighter jet by a U.S. Patriot Missile, errant missiles shot into Iran, a U.S. soldier killing at least 10 in his own unit, and speculation over whether Saddam Hussein is alive or dead.

Also unknown is what the final number of casualties will be on both sides, soldiers and civilians, nor what the dollar cost of this war will climb to before the “fog” lifts. Estimates to rebuild Iraq, in hopes of securing a more democratic and peaceful nation, have been placed at anywhere from $25 billion a year for about five years to $1.2 trillion. At a time when the U.S. market has been hemorrhaging losses of billions of investor dollars this past year, it is daunting to think of taking on this pricetag.

As anti-war demonstrators continue to protest this war in cities like Paris, Berlin, Moscow and Madrid, and here

in San Francisco, Chicago and New York, allied forces continue to march towards Baghdad.

As an infantry soldier in an armored tank division said on CNN recently, “There is no doubt in our minds this needed to be done, and needed to be done now.” Obviously, protesters away from the frontlines are not as convinced.

As Iraqi television shows captured U.S. prisoners of war, President Bush warns Iraq leadership against abusing these prisoners and threatens future persecution of war crimes, the hostilities continue. Conflicting reports of whether evidence of weapons of mass destruction have been found are shared with a world waiting to judge the rightness of this cause. The “fog of war” continues to enshroud this military operation. U.S. troops continue to be on guard for missiles tipped with chemical and biological agents of mass destruction, hear promises of a “blood bath,” and a vow that Iraqis are “hiding behind every rock and tree” ready to fight to the finish. Meanwhile, conflicting reports have been shared as to whether Iraq is using children and women civilians as “human shields.”

Domestically, Director of Homeland Security Tom Ridge has proposed what he

calls “Operation Liberty Shield.” A promised upgrading of security and high state of readiness across America (Orange Alert) to stop any would-be terrorist attack.

Forebodingly, the experiences of Germany, Britain and Israel strongly suggest that terrorism can never be fully stopped or avoided as long as the technology and will to commit such acts remain. Americans wonder if we will be attacked at home for punishment for our attacks abroad.

Recently, President Bush has publicly asked, “is it not suicidal to wait for your enemy to attack, when you know they are developing the means and have the will to destroy you?” Certainly, supporters of this war, the “Coalition of the Willing,” (over 45 nations) seem to agree. Today’s world and its technology may compel striking first, pre-emptively, if convinced of future attack.

Opponents of this war and pre-emptive strikes argue such action is never justified.

Certainly, we are living in dangerous and unpredictable times. There used to be imposing towers in the Manhattan skyline where now there is only blue sky on a clear day. If only that “fog of war” wouldn’t keep blurring our collective vision.

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Thursday, March 27, 2003

Trustees/

College proposes housing changes for 2004-05

Show support

Paula Cary

From Page 1

the allocation of scarce resources is important for any institution, and Carroll College is no exception.”

“It is important for organizations to take a close look at themselves, and to understand what it is that they’re doing well, and what needs to be improved,” said Delzer. “We do that personally, too. We take stock of where we are and where we’re going.”

“This is our college, too,” said Badciong, in response to the accusations that the Board of Trustees is operating Carroll College like a business. In fact, 24 of the 30 members of the Board are Carroll alumni.

It is the opinion of many that recent events have shown how much current Carroll students care about the future of their school, which is an attitude that the alumni on the Board of Trustees also have.

“We hope that you’re worried about your alma mater,” said Ponkratz. “We’re excited when you’re interested in the well being of your institution. It is good that you’re asking questions, because you’re an important constituency of the college community.”

Of the alumni interviewed, only Ponkratz became involved in campus politics.

She served as the vice president of Student Senate, and had the opportunity to go to the Board of Trustees regarding student issues. Unlike those today, they were completely student issues, and didn’t involve other facets of campus.

“As a student, I wasn’t terribly involved in the politics of what was going on. I didn’t think it was really my position,” said Delzer.

Students who would like to contact the Board of Trustees regarding campus issues should talk to the Student Senate, said Badciong.

“The Student Senate president has a standing invitation to the Board of Trustees meetings,” said Ponkratz.

“When the Student Senate president is in a meeting, he or she is a participating member of our committee.” The Board of Trustees believes this ensures that the student body’s voice is heard.

Individually, members of the Board have varying degrees of contact with students.

“I take every opportunity I can to talk with, ask questions, or introduce myself to students,” said Badciong. As Chairperson of the Students’ Committee, Ponkratz also has contact with students, especially student leaders.

“Our interests, and the reason that we are trustees, are to ensure that the decisions that we make are for the long term good of the college and in the best interests of the students,” Badciong said.

Staff Writer

Living in the residence halls at Carroll College can be a joyous experience for many students.

With the number of students living on-campus increasing each year, there seems to be a shortage of on-campus housing.

Approximately 100 more students are expected to be living in on-campus housing next year.

Although, still in the discussion and implementing phases, changes in on-campus housing options are starting to take shape and will be effective for Fall 2004.

As time to make housing reassignments is closing in with the end of the semester around the corner, students were welcome to pick up information at a housing fair in early March about the new on-campus and off-campus options.

Carroll has implemented some short-term changes for this coming fall. The major change that most students will feel is the dropping of the sophomore requirement of residency.

Sophomores are now being given the right to live off-campus next year. Also, local renters are being asked to provide students with information about the opportunities of living off-campus.

Looking out into the surrounding community, Carroll has bought some houses near the campus for learning communities. These houses are not being open to student living, but for organizations to use. Carroll has been discussing various options for the use of these houses with student groups on campus.

Organizations such as CAB,

Drawings of a proposed residence hall that would connect Steele and Swarthout Residence Halls on their east ends.

Health Sciences and Athletics are discussing possible ways in which they can use these houses come next fall. Nothing is finalized yet.

Long-term solutions have been brought to the table as well.

A group of participating students have been brainstorming ideas to make living on-campus much more spacious. Their proposed

idea is to construct a connector to the rear of Steele/Swarthout Residence Hall, which would include an underground parking lot. If everything goes as planned, the building looks to be open in Fall 2004.

Students living in Kilgour and North and South Bergstrom Residence Halls returned from

Spring Break to exterior doors with card access. Students living in these halls may use their student ID cards to get in the front doors. While current students may still use their keys as a means to open the doors for the rest of the semester, all the dorms on campus plan to be card accessible by next fall.

Students/Carroll works towards improving communication From Page 1

As the protesters filed out of Voorhees Hall in single file, just as they filed in, faculty members assembled outside as a means of support to the students’ effort.

The faculty has been fighting their own battles, too.

According to Faculty President Dr. Peter Settle, the faculty is currently considering what they think should happen and what actions they can take. One major roadblock in the faculty’s effort has been the lack of communication with the Board of Trustees. Being prohibited from contacting the board is a “severe impediment to making progress,” said Settle. A statement from the Board read, “The occasions when we have instructed the president to act counter to faculty advice have been rare (in light of the number of occasions we have agreed with them.)”

According to Settle, every faculty president for the last four years has urged the Board to discuss certain major decisions and for four years have been turned down. The board has confirmed President Falcone in all major issues dur-

ing the last ten years when the administration and faculty have disagreed said Settle.

In 1996 President Falcone changed the governance system taking much of the decisionmaking power away from the faculty, stating their roles to merely “provide advice and consent” rather than being part of the process. According to Settle, had this not been in place and had the faculty held more power, many of the recent changes would not have taken place, such as dividing Carroll into two schools.

The faculty is now considering the possibility of unionization to create a more favorable environment for education.

Settle, speaking for the Faculty Executive Committee, said they do not believe the classroom is an appropriate place for discussion of issues. “A classroom is not a bully pulpit,” said Settle.

“I hope further actions continue if [students] feel their concerns are not being met,” said Linse. He concluded by saying students need to act in a manner to keep communication open and all sides should listen to each other.

Photo by Teresa Dickert

Junior Carolyn Grzona places her name tag on a sign in front of Voorhees Hall during the student protest March 6.

OPINION Thursday, March 27, 2003

The New Perspective

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Point / Counterpoint

Point Blame the smokers, not tobacco companies

Counterpoint Tobacco companies target innocents

of crippling the tobacco companies, but others will spring up in their Staff Writer place. The common misperception is You can’t pick up a magazine or that the tobacco industry is responsiwatch television today without being ble for all of the smokers. This type of bombarded with advertisements rail- unaccountable blame-shifting dising against the “evil” tobacco indus- guises the real issue: every day miltry and its sinister plot to murder lions of smokers around the country Americans. Before beginning any and the world make the decision to kind of debate on the subject, it’s vital light up a cigarette and do their part to consider a few basic facts. What to keep these companies in business.

A popular method of lambasting better way to do so than to use the very language of the anti-tobacco the tobacco industry is to call attention to the alleged manipulation of campaign.

Truth: Smoking tobacco will nicotine levels in cigarettes. It is most most likely cause numerous health likely true, but not the least bit releproblems, not the least of which are vant. We all know that tobacco contains nicotine, and cancer and heart nicotine is addicdisease, and could quite possibly kill “Every day millions of smokers tive. If every smoker grew tobacco in you. around the country and the his/her own backTruth: The tobacco industry world make the decision to light yard and smoked has used some up a cigarette and do their part it, he/she would get addicted to rather shameful to keep these companies in nicotine. People marketing stratebusiness.” have been smoking gies to promote (and getting their product, and addicted) for cenhas been less-thanforthcoming in revealing industry turies, there is no reason to believe knowledge about the dangers of that the tobacco back then was any less addictive. It is probably more smoking.

Truth: The American public has dangerous now, because of pesticides long been aware of the health risks of used in growing tobacco and chemismoking, and every smoker makes a cals added to cigarettes, but tobacco completely autonomous decision to is dangerous enough on its own to render the difference inconsequential. smoke cigarettes.

With all the damning rhetoric Think about it, a smoker is repeatedleveled at the tobacco industry these ly inhaling burning plant matter and days, a very central issue seems to be paper directly into his/her lungs getting overlooked: nobody is forcing upwards of 20 times per day. The first anyone to smoke. Have tobacco com- time you do it you cough and feel ill panies done everything in their power afterwards. How can that possibly be to convince people to smoke? Of safe, with or without any manipulatcourse they have, they are businesses ed nicotine levels or added chemicals? in search of profits, after all. No one The simple truth is that any tobacco would deny that it is socially irre- use is bad for your health, and a sponsible to sell an addictive, danger- responsible person has complete conous product, but we as consumers trol over the decision to smoke cigacould very easily send them that mes- rettes. If anti-tobacco advocates are sage by simply not buying any ciga- looking for someone to blame for the rettes. As irresponsible as it may be, as widespread health problems associatlong as a demand for cigarettes exists, ed with smoking, they should look at someone will bring them to market. every single smoker, not Phillip Pending lawsuits have a good chance Morris or R.J. Reynolds.

Jessica A. Bauer

Aaron Blackshear

Camel, and Newport.

Programs such as The Truth may Staff Writer seem cheesy and even obnoxious to Any teenager who begins smok- many people. Many people say that ing now has no right to say later on they are not effective and would that they didn’t know the harmful never get them to quit smoking. But effects of smoking. People who sue the point of these advertisements is the big tobacco companies for not to convince people to quit smokendangering their health should ing; rather it is to deter people, espehave no case unless they are 85 years cially teenagers, from starting smokold and honestly did not realize ing in the first place. They offer honsmoking was bad for them when est accounts about what the big they first started. But now, as our tobacco companies are really up to society has become even more sue- and simply get people to think about happy, people think they can start how they feel toward smoking before smoking today and get lots of money they think about starting.

The problems with big tobacco from the big tobacco companies don’t end with tomorrow. Just sales to minors. like McDonald's, it’s not the com- “[...] big tobacco’s largest source Although a person may begin pany’s fault if a of income is still from teenagers, smoking of their person has little despite the fact they are too own accord, the self-control over tobacco compatheir desires and young to legally purchase the nies do nothing has become product.” to deter this act addicted to their or even inform product.

The problem comes in when a people of the possible side effects company begins to target teenagers after they begin. Recently, many and children who have little real beer companies have focused their knowledge of the effects of tobacco advertisements around informing and who are vulnerable to the ad their consumers about the negative effects of alcohol and how a person campaigns.

Years ago the government began can act in a responsible manner to crack down on tobacco companies while using the product. Yet tobacco targeting children and teenagers for companies have failed to follow their their sales. It began with the banning lead and continue to rack up big dolof Joe Camel, a cartoon, who chil- lars on their consumers ongoing candren were felt to relate to, and con- cer battles.

An alternative to supporting the tinues today, with a restriction in many cities that cigarette billboards big tobacco companies would be to must be a certain distance from all buy one of the lesser-known brands, such as Old Gold or Winston. school buildings.

Yet big tobacco’s largest source However, a quick inventory of any of income is still from teenagers, gas station’s tobacco supply will despite the fact they are too young to show that most, if not all, of the legally purchase the product. brands are owned by one of the big According to The Truth, an organi- tobacco companies. So no matter zation that informs about the hidden which brand a person buys, they are agendas that big tobacco companies still supporting one of the big tobachave, 88% of people tried their first co companies. cigarette before age 18. In addition, you have a suggested topic for Point / 86% of teen smokers fall victim to Do Counterpoint? E-mail any suggestions to the three most heavily advertised jbauer@cc.edu or ablacksh@cc.edu. brand of cigarettes, Marlboro,

Politically Speaking

Celebrities take full advantage of first amendment rights Greg Rabidoux, Ph.D. Staff Writer Agree? Disagree? Just wish your roommate would make less noise in the morning? Let me know your views at grabido@cc.edu. Dr. Greg Rabidoux is an assistant professor in the Department of Politics.

Ever since Jane Fonda, fresh off of her Barbarella performance, snuggled up to North Vietnamese soldiers and posed for photo ops on a Viet Cong tank during the Vietnam War, Americans, those not in the 90210 zip code, have been a little resentful of celebrities speaking their minds during times of war. In short, we tend not to like it when celebrities like Martin

Sheen (West Wing) Sean Penn (Sam, I Am) Janeane Garofalo (uh, not certain, lots of Letterman appearances?) and even, gasp, the Dixie Chicks, speak out against U.S. military actions, all the while enjoying full wall-to-wall media coverage. The Dixie Chicks even stopped a recent concert in London to make sure their audience knew that each of the Chicks were “ashamed of our president, and we’re from Texas.”

Reportedly, the London audience cheered mightily.

But what is it about celebrities speaking their minds that riles the average American? Certainly, you don’t sacrifice your Constitutional right of free-

dom of speech when you secure your SAG (Screen Actors Guild) card in the entertainment biz, do you? So, is it that the average “Joe,” (no, not what’s his name who really wanted to choose the “bad girl”) denies that celebrities also enjoy a right to free speech just like he does or is there something else lurking here?

Recently, a rather palpable backlash has developed in mainstream America against these “pampered prima donnas.” Even my neighbor, not prone to excess in any way, recently uttered, “if these stars like Iraq so much why don’t they try living there?”

Somewhat inelegant, but his sentiment captures what may

just be at the heart of why many Americans seem to wish celebrities would just clam up and go back to what they seem to do best - make movies, get married and divorced (repeat process every few months) and go on Oprah and discuss their disorder or addiction “du jour” and how they “battled and overcame” their disorder/addiction “du jour.” And, how you can too, by simply ordering their “how I battled and overcame my various addictions” (tape and books sold separately). This is simply known as the “Robert Downey Jr. phenomenon” or perhaps just the “I did the Downey and survived, and so can you.” Yet, at the core of anti-celebrity feelings regard-

ing their outspokenness may really be two “bug-a-boos” that may say more about the rest of us than the celebrities who demand and get the full media treatment. First, the political ideology of Hollywood honchos: Any industry that can gleefully foist Rob Schneider and Adam Sandler upon the public and reward these two hucksters with millions of cold, hard cash obviously has no conscience. More importantly, any industry that can just as gleefully foist the various bachelor and bachelorette shows upon its public is too far to the left, politically See Politically Speaking Page 7

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The New Perspective

Letter to the Editor March 5, 2003 To the president, Board of Trustees, faculty, Carroll students, and alumni: This document is being prepared by a proud Carroll College graduate, not mentioning the year of my graduation but one might look at the time while the Earth’s crust was still forming as a starting point. I do look back fondly and feel that those years prepared me well for graduate school and even further for my doctoral studies and degree.

Let us not look at the pocketbooks gentlemen, let’s examine the literature.

We know that the study of the arts enhances life, improves intellectual experience, and creates the minds that become our future leaders. Let us not look at the present vogue, but let us stand firm on our history, values, and tradition as an institution which values education overall.

Make no mistake about it, the study of “practical” fields are important, as any other community college will tell you, but we need to

be able to appreciate what we see, why we feel, and how we dance. Only a liberal arts program can cause the heart and mind to excel past simple education.

I will never forget my days, long gone, at Carroll and I put my hope in the administration to make the proper decisions as to continue the excellence that has been synonymous with Carroll for oh, so many years. But I would think very hard and long before supporting an administration that was pulling away from that goal of education and also at the same time pulling away from the faculty and students, which are at the heart of that education.

My heart goes to the students of the graduating class of five, 10 and 15 years from now. The decisions that are made now affect them more than the current budget or anyone’s selfinflicted self-worth.

Let us unite, rejoicing in our liberal arts education.

Amy (Gloe) Schley Ph.D. S.C.

Friends go off to fight, the war hits home hard Erick Anderson Staff Writer

On the night of March 17, President Bush delivered his ultimatum to Saddam Hussein: leave the country or face military action. That’s when the reality of our thenpending war hit the millions of Americans who were glued to their television sets. But for me, that reality hit a few days earlier.

On the Friday before Spring Break (March 7), a friend of mine delivered a piece of news as shocking as the one delivered by Bush.

Her National Guard unit was being called to duty. She wasn’t sure whether or not she would have to report. I spent my whole break wondering if she’d even be at school when I returned. On Monday, she received her official orders to leave. I didn’t even have a chance to bid her a proper farewell. She was gone.

War hit home that day. A conflict halfway across the world managed to find its path directly into my little insignificant life. I had questioned whether or not war would actually affect me personally. There’s no longer a question about it. For all I know, I could never see my friend again, God forbid. I don’t even want to think about that.

It still seems like a bad dream to me. This can’t pos-

sibly be happening to me.

She’s still here. There is no war. Life is good. I’m ready to wake up, open my eyes, and greet a comforting sunrise. And you were there, and you were there, and you were there ... but it’s real. The war is real. And the people fighting in it are real people with real family and real friends.

And the tears that we shed when they leave us are real.

I have nothing but the greatest respect for those who are involved in the armed forces. I can’t think of a more selfless activity than giving one’s own life. I tend to feel guilty because I’m not willing to make that same sacrifice. It takes a special person to go out on the battlefield.

While we may not all support the politics of this war, we should all support our troops.

The very last words that I offered my friend before she left were “take care of yourself out there.” I can only hope that she does. We can only hope that every one of our loved ones comes home safely. But the reality is that some of them will not.

War is not without its cost.

While our troops are fighting on the Iraqi front, all that I can do from my front is pray for their protection and pray for their families. Pray for my friend. Pray for my nation.

Hopefully my prayers will be heard.

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Falcone fulfilling job description Dan Peplinski Special to the New Perspective

In a time of economic uncertainty and the threat of war lurking within the shadows, it is hard to combust a favorable tale on how President Frank Falcone is no longer keeping Carroll his main priority. The duties that are required to be performed by an institutions president includes fund-raising, balancing the budget, and keeping the institution competitive. As of recently, faculty and students have represented the belief that President Falcone is not performing his duties, and that cuts and rearrangement are unnecessary in order to keep Carroll alive. Since the day that President Falcone arrived at Carroll in 1993 he has performed his duties as president going above and beyond expectations.

Over the past ten years that President Falcone has been at Carroll, he has kept the annual increase of tuition below the national average. He can boast ten years of balanced budgets and an increase in the number of faculty positions from 120 to 230. President Falcone has managed to raise more then $30 million dollars for campus improvements, and even though he has cut six majors he has added 11 majors. These improvements have allowed Carroll to grow with the changing times.

Before President Falcone came to Carroll, the institution was

in financial difficulty and he worked with the college to turn Carroll around.

The majority of criticism comes from students and faculty whose majors are being considered to be cut or adapted to another major. However these actions are only being considered and are not final decisions. In order for an institution to survive it must address the changing needs of the students and community.

While certain majors continue to grow and others diminish keeping all faculty and majors would be ideal. This is not the reality in which the Carroll community finds itself.

President Falcone is allowing Carroll to become competitive with the many schools that are out there today.

I believe that the students

that are outspoken on the topic have created an unnecessary negative and uneasy vibe throughout Carroll and the community. The silent protest and sit-in were unnecessary and accomplished very little, but to bring negative publicity to the college. Even though Carroll is doing a poor job with its public relations with the community, I believe that these individuals were thoughtless and uneducated before disrupting the campus community. President Falcone is a fine president and has allowed Carroll to grow. Even though the faculty and some students think differently, at least we have a Board of Trustees that understands what he is trying to accomplish and looking at the entire picture.

A comparison of two presidents Erick Anderson Staff Writer

There’s a lot of controversy surrounding both of the presidents that Carroll College students claim allegiance to - President of the United States George W. Bush and Carroll College President Frank S. Falcone. The similarities between the two men are very striking!

President George W. Bush President Frank S. Falcone --Vows to protect the world from cruel, oppressive dictators.

--Is a cruel, oppressive dictator.

--Insists terrorism be destroyed.

--Insists that liberal arts be destroyed.

--Mandates that dictator Saddam Hussein be removed.

--Mandates that four quality professors be removed.

--Hides behind his cabinet.

--Hides behind the Board of Trustees.

--His vice president is often found in an undisclosed location.

--If you call the White House, you won’t get to talk to the president.

--Never walks the streets without armed guards.

--He is often found in an undisclosed location.

--If you call Falcone’s office, you won’t get to talk to him.

--Never walks the campus for any reason.

--Doesn’t care what the U.N. has to say.

--Doesn’t care what the faculty has to say.

--Popular vote didn’t get him into office.

--Popular vote can’t get him out of office.

--The people who question him are ridiculed for their refusal to face the truth.

--The people who support him are ridiculed for their refusal to face the truth.

--Advocates high military spending.

--Advocates high salary.

--Lets other people do the thinking for him.

--May be better off if other people did the thinking for him.

--Gave the death penalty to many criminals.

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Pet Peeves

Disturbing factoids John LaConte Staff Writer

A Carroll College water bottle was recently given to me; someone in Van Male was giving them away. It’s white, with C-starr logos and some interesting factoids about our great college printed on it. I found two of the three factoids to be particularly disturbing.

Disturbing Factoid #1: “The hometown of 71% of Carroll students is within 100 miles of campus.” I think this fact accurately sums up one of Carroll’s more noteworthy criticisms, its lack of diversity. From an objective standpoint, diversity grievances have come up on several different occasions in the last few years.

It’s safe to say the diversity issue has been a rather heated one. Fact #1 seems to embrace Carroll’s lack of diversity, or at least explain it somewhat. It definitely calls attention to it if nothing else. From a student’s standpoint I find this fact to be reflective of a much simpler problem, the so called “suitcase students.” While I can certainly identify with the homebody mindset, I feel that constant trips back home for the weekend detract from the campus’ sense of community and have a snowballing effect on the school’s lack of weekend

life.

“There’s nothing to do so I go home on the weekend.”

There’s nothing to do because you go home on the weekend. Which is fine, I still find stuff to do, but it is much easier to spend the weekend with mom and/or dad when 71% of them live less than 100 miles away.

Disturbing Factoid #2: “95% of student athletes say that at least one of their best friends is a fellow student athlete” An earlier issue of Testify had a satirical story on the cover, entitled “Ethnic violence rocks MDR” It poked fun at the “cool/non-cool” segregation that exists in the MDR and essentially all over campus.

This article was especially funny because of how real it was. That might be why the sandwich line isn’t in the middle of the dining room anymore, because it drew blatant lines between the two sides. Testify described one of the sides as being frequently involved in sports and majoring in the professional studies. Testify used humor to expose an obvious problem, the C-starr water bottle then confirmed the problems existence for all of those who had since forgotten, fooled by the crafty sandwich line.

All this stated on one water bottle.

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Bible Stories 101

Heaven is like leavened bread William Humphreys Staff Writer The Rev. William Humphreys is the chaplain for Carroll College.

Heard a good parable lately?

Here’s a good one for ya!

And believe it or not, here’s the whole parable! You can find it in the Bible, Matthew 13:33: He told them another parable: “The kingdom of heaven is like yeast that a woman took and mixed in with three measures of flour until all of it was leavened.”

One of this writer’s favorite domestic tasks is baking bread. At our house, with various interests and scattered schedules, we’re pretty much stuck on one familiar bread recipe; that’d be whole wheat, found in the book of recipes for all sorts of good food: “From a Monastery Kitchen.”

I enjoy several things about this bread baking process. I like dissolving the honey and molasses in the just boiled water. I like kneading the dough on the countertop.

Sometimes I give it a name and pound out some imaginary difficulties of real life while I am in fact safely pounding some of the air out

of the raw bread. And most of all, I like watching the yeast come to life in the warm (not hot!) mixture of the aforementioned water-honey-molasses.

When the grains of yeast expand into the stuff that makes bread rise, the scene is a bit like watching special occasion fireworks. Sometimes the Star Spangled Banner’s “bombs bursting in air” come to mind as the yeast looks as though it’s exploding.

This very article for your favorite newspaper comes to life on the night of March 19, in the very hour after the deadline announced by George Bush for Saddam Hussein to leave Baghdad.

The yeasty reminder of bombs bursting in air could become even more familiar as we may see television footage of bomb and bullet tracers in the night sky over Baghdad. Maybe by the time this editorial deadline becomes a readable publication, bombs and bullets will be routine over other Middle Eastern cities, and maybe in many more cities of the world, maybe even of our own oncethought-invulnerable cities. In the space of eight days, the world could be a very different sort of place in which to live.

Hello? Where’d this article go?

Oh yeah. One connection

could be this: In the midst of our uncertainties about the dilemmas of the world and of our campus and of our lives, one truth of the parable of the yeast is that sometimes it’s the small things that make a big difference. Like a little bit of yeast being enough for the rising of several measures of flour, so too a little bit of trust, kindness, warmth, encouragement, joy, hope, commitment, faith, confidence, courage, food, shelter, education, _____, _____ and _____ (reader, fill in the blanks) can go a long way toward creating the world in which we would choose to live.

As with the rest of the parables of Jesus, we have here both of two ways the parable works: it reminds us that we can find signs of heaven (whatever that means for us) as our encouragement even in the little things of daily life, and two, that you and I are often just like the yeast. The ways we choose to live and learn, think and speak and act, become like yeast giving rise to the realities of the world around us.

When the uncertainties of war and reparations and reconciliation seem like the order of the day, a little leavening can go a long way. Peace!

Politically Speaking/ Love, war and relationships From Page 5

speaking, than the majority of Americans. While many of us actually cherish the institution of marriage, Hollywood enthusiastically chooses to make a mockery of it ... and for huge profits. Which, if you are following along closely, you know are then loaded onto trucks and delivered to Messrs.

Sandler and Schneider.

The second part of understanding why celebrity-speak riles the typical American may also have to do with context.

The “magic” of any star’s power and appeal has to do with a certain illusion created through their transformation from being someone like you and I, into becoming a largerthan-life character flashed on an even larger-than-life screen. Step outside of that role to show your “true colors” by taking a clear political stance is like pulling the curtain away from the “almighty Oz.” He turns out to be rather short, a bit funny looking and not nearly so imposing or “almighty.” Studio executives back in Hollywood’s Golden Age knew this truth and assiduously steered their glamour stars away from anything overtly political. Their philosophy was simple, don’t say or do anything that won’t continue to put fannies into the

movie seats. Sex sells, politics sours. Is it coincidental then that we still don’t know what the political views of Bogie, Bacall, Cary Grant, even Katherine Hepburn were? Yet, their names continue to evoke the magic and glamour of Hollywood while many Americans stopped attaching any magic to the George Clooneys (sorry, girls) of the world?

Yet, ultimately, what can the average citizen honestly expect of his or her celebrities?

It’s not any more American to gag someone simply because of his or her fame than it is to boot off an American wouldbe “Idol,” because of a little extra love-handle around the waist. Just ask Simon, that Brit meany. Maybe, if we really did all enjoy our 15 minutes of fame and could easily summon up an avalanche of media attention to convey our own thoughts about love, war and the state of Ben and J-Lo’s relationship, we would all be a bit less grouchy and resentful.

If, only we and the media didn’t have other more pressing matters to worry about like real war and casualties of actual, non-celebrity human beings. That’s still the real point and concern here isn’t it? If only Jane Fonda would break her silence, perhaps more Americans could then breathe easier.

Photo by Elliot Wenzel

The sound of silence Junior Shaun Dow expresses his feelings non-verbally at the sit-in within Voorhees Hall on March 6.

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Thursday, March 27, 2003

Montana vs. Wisconsin: A tale of two Carroll Colleges Ryan Watterson

Montana

Staff Writer

Carroll College’s football team is the defending National Champion! Don’t get your hopes up. Carroll College in Helena, MT is the defending NAIA champion.

When many people hear the name Carroll College, they don’t think of the Pioneers but rather the Fighting Saints. This is because there is more than one school that goes by that name.

Carroll College, located in the picturesque mountains of Montana, has been around since 1909. It has been previously ranked as the fourth best regional comprehensive college in the United States by the U.S. News and World Report and also has received Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) awards for its programs in Civil Engineering and Mathematics. Carroll, MT has a smaller enrollment (1,400) than Carroll, WI, yet offers a larger number of majors. It has been nationally recognized for its programs in Biology, Chemistry and Nursing.

Athletically, the Saints had three teams last season nationally ranked including the football team who won the National Championship against Georgetown, KY. The Saints don’t carry as many sports as the Pioneers do. They have football, men

Wisconsin

1909

Founded In

1846

Fighting Saints

Mascot

Pioneers

Gold and Purple

School Colors

Orange and White w/Blue

$13,668

Tuition Cost

$17,020

$2,516

Annual Room & Board

1,410 Full Time

Enrollment

2,300 Full Time

3:7

Male/Female Ratio

1:3

30

International Students

48

4

No. of Residence Halls

5

39

No. of Majors

36

NAIA Frontier Conference

Conference

Midwest Conference

Division I

Division

Division III

96 percent

Percentage of Students Receiving Financial Aide

98 percent

122 Credits

Requirement for B.A. Degree

128 Credits

The Cube

Name of Campus Center Lounge

The P.I.T.

Sports Offered

20

7

$2,900

(avg)

(Men’s and Women’s)

and women’s basketball, women’s soccer, women’s volleyball and men and women’s golf. Despite not having a swim team, they do have an indoor swimming pool.

Thirty percent of their ath-

letes are on the Dean’s List with a GPA of 3.5 or higher.

Tuition in Montana is significantly less, however meal plans are about the same price as Carroll, WI. Food plans for both colleges

are run by Sodexho, although their menu appears to be significantly different on the Web site. To visit Carroll College, MT online, you can go to www.carroll.edu.

If you were thinking that these two schools represent all the Carroll College’s in this country, you would be incorrect. There is a Carroll Community College in Westminster, MD.

How To

Keep grades up in the spring semester Aaron Blackshear Staff Writer

Spring Break 2003 is over and the girls have gone from wild to hung over. The weather is warming up, the familiar green fence is surrounding Main Lawn; yes, spring is definitely blooming here in Waukesha, WI. In just over a month we’ll be taking final exams and saying goodbye to another academic year. So as Carroll College moves into the homestretch of the Spring 2003 semester, here are some tips for staying focused on schoolwork and boosting your GPA despite the temptation to enjoy the nice weather.

1. If you want to go out partying but you have a ton of homework, turn up the stereo, have your roommate blow smoke in your face, and ask some people to come in your room and have really inane conversations. You’ll feel just like you’re on Cook

Street.

2. Whenever you feel the urge to go outside and play Ultimate Frisbee, keep in mind the fact that only complete morons play that stupid game.

3. When you sit down and start doing your schoolwork, make sure you wash the organs and pack them in natron to keep them dry, and place amulets between the layers of linen to keep evil spirits away. Did I say schoolwork? I meant mummification.

4. Many students are able to get by even while missing classes and doing minimal amounts of homework. You are far too stupid to do this, get inside and study!

5. If your history professor asks why you didn’t turn in your final paper, tell him/her that you are undergoing a process of prioritization, and you did something more practical.

Photo by Sarah Lasee

Photo by Andrew Farrell

The vote is in Left: Freshman Andy Oldenburg cast his vote for Student Senate president in the Campus Center during his lunch hour. The voting for president took place March 18-19.

Right: Junior Abbey Kogler has been named Carroll College’s Student Senate president for the 2003-04 academic year. Abbey is majoring in graphic communication and art and looks forward to leading Carroll in the coming year.

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Spring Break Contest Winner

Returning from Romania: an unbelievable trip by Sarah Polster The New Perspective’s

k a e r B g n i r Sp

r e n Contest Win

S a r a h Po l s t e r **Winner receives a 2003 season pass to Noah’s Ark in the Wisconsin Dells**

As you read this comical but true story about how I got home from Romania during Spring Break 2002, your first reaction will be disbelief.

However, let me assure you that the events I am about to describe did indeed happen to yours truly - no exaggerations have been made. This is the story of my trip from Romania to Hungary to catch my airplane home.

Corneliu, my Romanian ex-boyfriend, and I were driving through the pitchblack countryside of Romania, when we heard a boom coming from the rear of the car. Corneliu told me that I could either take the wheel as he opened his door and stuck his head under the car to look for sparks, or I could stick my head under the car to check for sparks.

We were on mountainous one-lane road in the middle of the night! Well, you can imagine I opted to take the wheel and keep my head.

So, here we are on mountain roads with me steering at 70 mph (and screaming at him to get his head up from

under the car). After a few seconds of this horror, he brought his head up and told me that he wasn’t able to see anything! He pulled over to the side of the road and told me to get out. There I stood, in the middle of the Romanian countryside in pitch darkness as Corneliu sped past me in an exploding car. I was trying to see if there was a spark, but every time he passed me, it would explode before he got to me and I couldn’t see anything!

We decided that we had wasted enough of our precious time - I had a flight to catch - so we continued on our way, exploding as we went.

Finally, we reached the last city in Romania just before the border. As we left the small town, two policemen waved us to the side of the road. Corneliu pulled over, turned the car off, and got out to talk with the officers. Corneliu returned and a huge explosion occurred when he turned the car on.

The car died. Corneliu and the police officers checked

under the hood. Finally, after about 15 minutes, Corneliu got back into the car and told me that I needed to get out to help the policemen push the car. So there I was between the officers pretending to push and actually just kind of running behind the policemen as they pushed.

The car miraculously started and Corneliu took off - without me! He finally came back - actually it was only a few seconds, it just felt like hours as I stood there with a shocked look on my face as the policemen laughed. We were on our way again.

We reached the Hungarian border and pulled up to the boarder patrol booth to present our passports. The patrolman gave our passports back without stamping them! Corneliu turned to me and hesitantly told me that his car papers had expired and he couldn’t leave the country. He proceeded to get out of the car and ask each car crossing the border if they would take me to Budapest. He finally came back with news that he found

me a ride with people who spoke English and where from Belgium. He loaded my things into the back of a small black Saab that was already packed full of luggage. I climbed into the back seat and had luggage falling all over me. We crossed into Hungary without any problems. As we entered into Hungary, I smelled a strange smell and noticed a joint hanging out of the passenger’s mouth! About 30 miles into Hungary, we were pulled over by the police for speeding. The police officer asked to see our passports and was confused because I was an American girl with Belgian men in Hungary, coming from Romania. After a long time of confusion, we finally got on our way again.

However, we got pulled over in the next city for speeding again! Again, we had to deal with the confusion. As we

drove along in silence, the passenger fell asleep. We came to a stretch in the road that was under construction and we had a red light indicating us to wait. Instead of stopping, the driver continued to drive into the oncoming traffic lane. As I saw the headlights of oncoming cars, I thought my life was over. It turned out that the driver was color blind and the red light in the pitch-black darkness looked black to him and he didn’t even see it!

We finally found the Budapest airport and they dropped me off. I was sure that I was going to be late and miss my flight. I turned to enter the airport and it was locked! I was early! The airport hadn’t even opened yet.

I sat in the airport in disbelief about the events that I had just been through. It was an experience that I would never forget.

Photo by Sarah Polster

These are some of the fellow travelers Sarah Polster encountered on her trip home from Romania during Spring Break 2002.

Sue makes a visit of dino proportions Bear Milne Staff Writer

Sue what’s the big deal?

Well, she is, as a matter of fact. The Sioux sued the U.S. government over the excavation of Sue, found in the holy grounds of Su Papa in the Black Hills of Montana. Sue’s been in court longer and more often than any prehistoric beast in history. But she’s worked through all that, and has put her past behind her.

Sue that is, the most complete and largest skeleton of a tyrannosaurus rex ever found. At the current stretch of her tour across the U.S. she’s staying at the Milwaukee Public Museum until mid-May. True, she really can’t be touring in her age and condition, but casts from the real Sue (who lives just down the way, quite comfortably in

Chicago’s Field Museum) were made to create the towering presence. She’s huge, some 13 feet high at her hips and 42 feet long, with seveninch teeth. Her skull alone weighs 500 pounds and her tiny forelimbs could curl 600 pounds.

This exhibit here in our own backyard in Milwaukee allows theories and ideas of such great paleontologists as Dr. Jack Horner and Dr. Robert T. Bakker to be explained to the people. They may learn more accurately and with hands on activities ... and let’s not forget the children. One bitter residue in my mouth and youth (being an avid dinosaur lover and follower) was the Jurassic Park series of movies. While I loved the notion of live dinosaurs running amuck and demonstrating how lethal

they are, the scientific errors (please no one raise the issue of knowing something about something that’s extinct and whatnot . . . not here, okay) of little things; velociraptors six feet high and from Montana, T-rex can’t see straight ahead, brachiosaurs raising on their tales ... the list goes on and on.

But at this current exhibit, entire Saturdays (called ‘Super Saturdays with Sue’), allow the youth of the area to make plasters of bones and don goggles and interact. These casts present the skull in its own case, isolated, and allows everyone an up-close and ‘eyeto-eye’ stare into the face of a tyrannosaur some 67 million years old.

Displays, documentaries, and, dare I say, puppet shows are all cashing in on the visit of this paleontology diva of sorts ... but all in the pursuit of knowledge.

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Person on the Street

What fun or exciting things did you do over spring break?

Phuzzy Neupert Staff Writer

“I went to check out a college in Texas.”

“Went to the UN and Times Square in NYC!”

Sophomore Cathy Mahoney

Junior Nate Ellingson

“Got arrested for fake IDs in Florida”

“Went to Krispy Kreme with Koz. Several times.”

Visiting high school student Steven Tucholski

Sophomores Dawn Geurtz & Sara Barissi

Senior Phil Hackbarth

“Chilled in 85-degree weather down in Clearwater Florida ... drinking massive amounts of apple juice.”

“I’m here right now...”

“Went down to Naples, Florida, shopped, went to the beach, came back.

There was a condom in our pool at the hotel. It made my day!”

“I became a vegetable back home.”

Freshman Brian Amey

“I deep-throated a straw in Florida.”

“All I did was work and sleep, man ...”

Senior Kelly Kurtz

Senior Dan Lubus

Sophomore Eve Jacobs

Junior Bryon Cherry

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Cruise the 21 bands, 11 hours: WCCX charity concert helps Waukesha Women’s Center rebuild Campus Do you have an event on campus you would like to list here? Email it to perspect@cc.edu with “Cruise the Campus” in the subject line at least two weeks in advance.

March 28

Student Recital • Noon, Dorothy Goff Frisch Recital Hall

March 29

Junior Recital • 7 p.m., Dorothy Goff Frisch Recital Hall • Featuring Janelle Schmidt Repertoire • 8 p.m., Campus Center Stackner Ballroom • Live band sponsored by Student Activities

March 30

Frozen in Time • 2 p.m., Humphrey Memorial Chapel • Sponsored by women’s studies

April 4

Pioneer Convocation • 1 p.m., Shattuck Auditorium Silent Auction • All day, Campus Center Lobby • Sponsored by Challenge Dance Competition Finals • 8 p.m., P.I.T. • Sponsored by CAB Waukesha Area Symphonic Band • 7:30 p.m., Shattuck Auditorium • 262-524-7182 for Ticket Information

April 4-5

The Glass Menagerie • Presented by the Carroll Players • 8 p.m., Otteson Main Stage Theatre • 262-524-7633 for Ticket Information

April 6

Chamber Music Concert • Dorothy Goff Frisch Recital Hall Folk Fair • 3 p.m., Campus Center Ballroom • Sponsored by IEC Opening Reception Senior Art Show • 3 p.m., Humphrey Memorial Chapel Rowe Art Gallery The Glass Menagerie • Presented by the Carroll Players • 7 p.m., Otteson Main Stage Theatre • 262-524-7633 for Ticket Information

April 9

Part-Time Studies Open House • 5 p.m., Voorhees Hall Lobby

April 10

Movie • 8 p.m., Dorothy Goff Frisch Recital Hall • Sponsored by CAB Vocal Collection • 7:30 p.m., Humphrey Memorial Chapel

Andrea Janey Special to the New Perspective

Lazy, stubborn, and selfcentered - three ideas many adults have about college students, but that’s not always the case, and Carroll College radio station WCCX wanted to do something to change that.

“The exec staff wanted to reach out to not only the Carroll community, but Waukesha community that listens to our station. We put some ideas together and decided a charity concert was a great way to do that,” Frank Adams, the station’s promotion director said.

The executive staff began looking at ideas at the end of the 2001-‘02 school year and decided that a concert would be the best way to go; after all, it is a college radio station “We wanted to reach out to a well-known charitable organization so a 21-band all day concert seemed like the best way for us to get the positive recognition, not only for the station, but for the entire Carroll community,” Adams said.

While the concert came full circle Saturday, it didn’t happen over night. The idea came up in November and things got underway from there.

“We really got things moving after we got back from winter break and from there it went into a frenzy of finding bands, e-mailing the right

Photo by Andrew Farrell

Same in the End, of South Milwaukee, WI, performs at the WCCX charity concert Saturday. The concert brought musicians from around the area to perform at Carroll in an effort to raise money for the Waukesha Women’s Center. A $1143 donation was made as a result of the concert. people to get things together, scheduling and signing bands.

Things have been crazy to say the least,” Adams said.

All of the proceeds from the concert are going to the Waukesha Women’s Center, which is currently building a bigger facility on North East Avenue. WCCX was able to raise a total of $1143 at the charity concert to donate.

“We wanted to give the money to a service that doesn’t

always get the bigger donations. We thought it’s a good cause, close to the campus, and they’re rebuilding.

Originally it had nothing to do with it, but we decided that we wanted to help them raise as much money for it as possible.”

Adams’ said the station had two goals they wanted to meet by putting on the benefit concert: to raise as much money for the Women’s

Center as they possibly could and to get the station name out in the community.

“We’ve tried in the past to get support from the college but a lot of people are listening to mainstream radio and this way we can get the community involved, get our name out there, and the surrounding community listening, but in the long run, we wanted to support the Women’s Center.”

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Cinema Committee gets reels rolling Women learned lesson Stephanie Sciortino Special to the New Perspective

Think back to times you have walked through the campus center. Do you ever wonder who is responsible for that huge cardboard cutout of a bucket of popcorn? You saw that poster of a movie you wanted to see this year, but couldn’t afford it, posted in the glass case by the info desk.

Well those are the works of the College Activities Board’s (CAB) Cinema Committee.

This committee is responsible for most of the free films shown on campus. Examples of some movies shown here are: xXx, Lilo and Stich and Panic Room.

Though these movies are free to all who come to see them, it costs CAB $550 per movie that is shown. This high price is to pay the rights to show the movie to our student body. “If student’s wonder why we don’t have a movie every week, it’s because we can’t afford it,” says Cinema Committee Chair Beth Kurka.

Not only does CAB budget for these movies (which are mostly shown in the Recital

Hall), they also have a free raffle before every showing. Three to five prizes, that the committee tries to correlate with the movie, are raffled off. For example, a copy of Lilo and Stich was raffled off on its showing during Family Weekend and with the showing of Eminem’s 8 Mile, there will be an Eminem CD available to win, along with a package of M&M’s and mini lava lamps.

Besides showing movies and having raffles, the Cinema Committee also plans events throughout the year. A movie trip to see Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets was planned last semester and was a great success with a sold out crowd of 50 people. At Christmas time they held a dinner and movie by showing National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation in the MDR. That was a cosponsored event with Sodexho.

This past week, they had an Oscar Trivia Contest. In the contest, students guessed the Oscar winners, and the person with the most right received a prize. Prizes consisted of two movie packages that include five VHS movies, two Campus Center rentals and popcorn,

while the other prize is a $15 gift certificate for Blockbuster.

Later in the semester a movie trivia contest is planned and similar prizes will be available.

Been missing out? Well, to keep Carroll on the know how, the Cinema Committee puts up a poster of their next showing in the Campus Center Lobby in the glass case across from the Information Desk.

On top of that, the committee is in charge of The Toilet Paper, a publication that is posted in your local dorm room bathroom stall. Movie synopsis and show times are noted and any other news worth mentioning is also listed. (i.e. Oscar Trivia Contest) Most recently shown were: Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, shown March 19. Free food and candy was available. On March 20-22 8 Mile was shown. Two more movies will be shown in April, including an outdoor movie. Movies and locations are to be determined.

Check it out for yourself.

If you would like more information, you can contact Beth at ekurka@cc.edu. Or check out the CAB Web page: http:/cab.cc.edu.

Roberts writes another winner Sarah Lasee Staff Writer

Nora Roberts, the first writer to be inducted into the Romance Writers of America Hall of Fame has once again created a touching story of the ties between family and love in her novel Chesapeake Blue.

Seth Quinn, a successful painter, has finally returned home to his family, but lurking close in the shadows behind him is a woman from his past who is dead set on destroying his future. Seth was a bad-assed, frightened teenager who had a mean streak a mile wide when Ray Quinn, his grandfather, bought him off of his drugaddicted mother before he was able to take a turn for the worse.

Soon after Seth arrived to his new home in St. Christopher, MD, Ray died in a car crash leaving him to be raised by his newfound brothers Cam, Ethan and Phillip and their wives.

After arriving in St. Christopher for the second time, but now as a man, Seth noticed that the place still looked the same as when he had gone to live in Europe several years ago. The only difference being a little flower shop on the corner and the mysterious woman, Dru Whitcomb, who owned it. Dru, a woman who was born into wealth and privilege, moved to St. Christopher to escape from her parents and the politics of high-class society after she

called off her wedding upon finding out her fiancé was sleeping with another woman. The instant that Seth walks into the shop looking to buy flowers for his brothers wives and meets

Dru he knows his life will never be the same. To Dru, Seth is no more than an annoyance that needs to be squashed, but to Seth, Dru is a masterpiece that he will stop at nothing to paint.

As the story unfolds

deception creeps into the elated picture that Roberts has created for her characters as Seth is once again called upon to deliver a blackmail payment, otherwise facing the consequence of losing all he has. After a frustrating meeting with the blackmailer, Seth can see no way out of the tangled web he has found himself in and proceeds to drown himself in a bottle of whisky. When found close to passing out in his art studio

by Dru he is nasty and hurtful but still ends up spilling his entire past to her in a drunken tirade. After much talking she is able to convince Seth not to give up and to fight for what is his, even if it means fighting fire with fire.

Chesapeake Blue is a story that shows the strength that family has to offer each other when they come together to do what is right and how the power of love can overcome any obstacle in its path as good conquers evil and all live happily ever after.

Elisa Neckar Staff Writer

From books entitled How to Help Your Husband Get Ahead to the “Campus Queen” lunchbox, there was nothing quite like womanhood though the middle of the twentieth century. Author Lynn Peril navigates through four decades of advertisements, myths, and kitsch with intelligence and humor in Pink Think: Becoming a Woman in Many Uneasy Lessons, her first book.

The amusing text should appeal to feminists and students of pop culture history alike. Peril traces the development of pink think - “a set of rules and attitudes about what constitutes proper female behavior” - from the early years, when girl babies are given pink hair ribbons and told they’re made of “sugar and spice and everything nice.”

Chapters on childhood, adolescence, and marriage follow, each laden with samples of pink think alive in advertising, home ec books and even health pamphlets.

Some of the misinformation of the era is hilarious, some horrifying. Selections from an advice column on Life and Love for Teenagers coach girls through car dates (“Sit down on the seat first, then swing your legs and wrap into the car”) and museum dates (“Wear a skirt and blouse, or a conservative dress”), while others remind girls that “Men instinctively writhe at the sight of ugly chipped fingernails” and “have an aversion for girls who play with shredded lettuce.” Then, there’s how to choose the proper girdle – and

don’t worry! Most companies manufacture maternity girdles for young mothers-to-be.

Peril maintains a witty tone throughout her book, her wry commentary keeping Pink Think from becoming a rant.

Chunks of text are broken up by ads, period illustrations and photos, magazine quizzes, biographies of the women who shaped the pink era. The quizzes, especially, make for a fun read – most women today would fail every one miserably.

While Pink Think undoubtedly has more appeal for women than for men, Peril does dedicate a chapter to “A Manly Shade of Pink,” examining the advertising and advice books dedicated to keeping young men wholesome and worthy of their pink counterparts. And, on the whole, the book isn’t necessarily just for women - it focuses more on the pink era from a historical aspect, rather than a feminist one.

Peril’s savvy writing style, combined with the daunting array of pink propaganda she cites, makes Pink Think worthwhile, if for no other reason than to thank God for how far women have managed to come.

Ferrell goes Old School Dawn Cooper Special to the New Perspective

It wasn’t surprising that as the four of us left the theater, we couldn’t stop talking about this comedic classic. Old School had us laughing out loud for nearly two hours, a movie feat that is hard to find now-a-days.

Old School tells the tale of three thirty-something guys desperate to relive their glory days. They move into a house near their old college and form an “unofficial fraternity” where students can party without abiding by the university’s rules. Soon, however, the realities of their past lives catch up with them and hilarity ensues.

The unquestionable comedic star of the show was

Will Ferrell who plays Frank, newly married to a controlling wife (Perrey Reeves) and trying unsuccessfully to pose as an adult. In fact, he’s longing for the old days of streaking, binging, and horn dogging with his equally under socialized friends Mitch (Luke Wilson) and Beanie (Vince Vaughn).

These three expertlyplayed characters made this movie one of the funniest, make-your-cheeks-hurt-fromsmiling, have-a-great-timewith-your-friends, can’t-waitto-see-it-again movies that this critic has seen in a very long time. And although it was in no danger of hearing its name called out on Oscar night, Old School was, without a doubt, worth every penny.

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Thursday, March 27, 2003

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Dear Marie

Poetry Corner

Trouble in paradise

Stagnant Meander

Marie

Iron and wood are molded to hold me in my present form; serenity’s breath I inhale, peering over and through panes.

Scratch and scribble, fumble and fiddle: bothered to appear, alert and here.

and think you can fly

Patch and dribble, edit and rewrite.

Myself to help first, quench muse’s thirst.

Powder falls as clouds outside, mirrored, though comforter lost, insightful sources beheld, boarded, I back into black.

I mean no guilt, disrespect in versed discourse I retreat.

Of life and love and chaos, and smokey freedom through panes.

To tame . . . none be the boundaries; whether the weather sting and bite, overcasted days, endless nights, the ridicule or sentiment, myself the only blockade keeps.

Not molded wood and iron, but temporary a cage.

Only I can but contain me, only I can set myself free.

–Bear Milne

or you smell a flower and feel an inner power, write it down quick and it may be our pick!

Bass directs so near . . . think, contrive, again I disappear.

Tranquility held, slow exhale, having acted, muse speaks.

Dear Marie, My friend is getting married soon and I don’t have a date for the wedding. I have lots of guy friends, but feel a little funny about asking them to a wedding. I don’t have a boyfriend and have not turned up any “keepers” in the dating scene. I don’t think it would be appropriate for me to go single.

What would you do in my situation?

Sincerely, Dateless

Carroll College’s Resident Advice Columnist

If you see the sky

Rolling ball as stone that sinks, glides fluid on condensed thoughts.

Eyes may see or stare forlorn, drafting synapses I bore.

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Have a poem you may be interested in having published by The New Perspective?

E-mail it to perspect@cc.edu with “Poetry Corner” in the subject line and we’ll let you know!

If you have a problem, question or even just a comment for Marie, please send it to perspect@cc.edu with subject line “Dear Marie” or put it in a sealed envelope and send it through campus mail to The New Perspective office. All submissions are confidential.

Dear Marie, I met this guy during spring break and we totally hit it off. We danced, we relaxed in the hot tub, and even had a picnic on the beach. We exchanged contact information before we left, but I don’t know if I should try to hook up with him. Will it be weird talking to each other outside of the setting we first met and had five amazing days?

Thanks!

Spring Break Lovin'’ Dear Lovin'’ How far away from home were you when you met and what is the current distance between you now? These are two very important questions when making this decision. You also have to remember you were on vacation and were caught up in the romance and mystery of a different place. It’s easy to let emotions run wild in the heat of the moment. My advice is to not get carried away with a whimsical fling during a weeklong vacation, especially if there is a long distance between the two of you. It was fun and a good memory. I don’t sound like I have any kind of romantic side, but its important to keep your head on straight and not to get caught up with something that will not work out.

Save yourself the heart-ache.

Dear Dateless, Ah … the infamous wedding date dilemma. We’re all put in this pickle at one time or another in our lives. You mention that you have a number of guy friends. What makes you feel funny about asking them to be your date? Weddings are one of those no-strings-attached date events. Approach one of your guy friends and say, “My friend is getting married and I was wondering if you’d accompany me? We can just hang out and have a good time.” You might want to mention that there’d be no cost to him; all he would have to do is show up. If nothing else, it’s a free meal. If you think this would still be real awkward, why not ask one of your girlfriends? There’s no harm in bringing a friend of the same sex; in fact, my friend Jill brought me as her date to a friend’s wedding last fall. No one looked at her like she was strange. She just felt more comfortable having me there than asking one of her male friends.

It’s most important that you bring someone you’re comfortable with.

Brought to you by the Department of Mathematics Last puzzle’s winner: Kathryn Mogen Last puzzle’s solution: The sum is 10

Using all of the four numbers 3, 3, 8, and 8, and the usual four arithmetic operations (addition, subtraction, multiplication and division), make the number 24.

This looks a bit too easy, after all 3 x 8=24. Remember that you have to use all four numbers–both 3’s and both 8’s. No silly tricks allowed–you can’t use an 8 and a 3 to make 83, or raise numbers to powers or take square roots or factorials or anything else of that kind. You can use fractions (i.e. division) on the way, of course, but the final answer must be exactly 24. For example: 3 x 8 + (3/8) makes 24 and three-eighths, which is quite close, but is not exact.

One randomly selected correct solution will get two movie passes (and popcorn).

Solutions must be submitted by noon on Wednesday, April 2 to be in the prize drawing. Submissions can be e-mailed to dfeil@cc.edu with ‘Puzzler Answer’ in the subject line or can be submitted in hard copy to Prof. Dave Feil’s office, 105 Maxon Hall.

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Marriage on television: Bi-Weekly Horoscopes check. Some bad luck may Reality TV’s next step Paula Cary show its ugly head any day.

Jill Ridenour Staff Writer

I’m a full believer of love at first sight. But on Fox’s new reality show, Married by America, sight is not an option.

Five singles (Billie Jeanne, 27; Stephen, 35; Jill, 25; Matt, 26; Jennifer, 27) were matched up by Fox producers with possible suitors, and those suitors were screened by the single’s family and friends. Once it was narrowed down to two possible mates for each of the five singles America voted on the best spouse for each one. A spunky artist, Billie Jeanne was paired up with an equally vivacious Tony; Stephen, a less affectionate restaurateur was matched with a more affectionate Denise; a New York Islanders Arena Hostess, Jill was destined to be with the outgoing Kevin; a comical Matt was hooked up with an emotional Cortez; and the “don’t touch me” Real Estate agent, Jennifer was given a touchy feely European, Xavier.

Each couple was engaged sight unseen and headed off on a long car ride together to the North Copper Ranch in California where they would get to know each other.

Immediately some couples hit it off and some seemed to want to get out at the next truck stop. They will spend five weeks together at the Ranch to see if they hit it off or start hitting each other. A panel of three relationship experts, including Dr. Jenn Berman, Don Elium, and Miss P., come in to play as the ones that get to vote a couple off the island so to speak. Their first elimination, which aired March 17, was the couple of Matt and Cortez, a seemingly obvious pick for even those of us who aren’t relationship experts.

This show, spawned from the Joe Millionaire

frenzy, lacks the luster and excitement of current reality shows. And as reality television constantly knocks down the walls of America’s remaining morality they tend to get more and more extreme. The idea of marrying someone whom you’ve never met before may seem extreme but it is certainly not original, just recently out of style. For thousands of years arranged marriages have taken place and continue to do so to this day.

However, in American society arranged marriages seem to be a step backwards, but I suppose if someone is as desperate or perhaps as wanting for their five minutes of fame as these people, it’s not such a big deal.

Fox is not the only station, however, that has developed a wedding show.

In fact, PAX has come out with a show called 48 Hour Wedding. This show selects a couple from a group of couples who are already engaged and have met before in contrast to Married by America, and gives them $10,000 and 48 hours to put together their entire wedding, including doing each thing on the special list. This list includes everything from picking the photographer to booking the reception hall, and along the way they must fulfill little challenges like finding something old, new, borrowed, and blue. If all the tasks have been accomplished and they both make it to the alter before the 48 hour deadline, they win a free honeymoon.

While you may think that $10,000 is a lot of money, after purchasing the wedding dress, and paying for flowers, tuxes and tons of other expenses, $10,000 is not that much.

This show has the excitement and rush of The Amazing Race and even a little drama, but it’s far more interesting to watch than Married by America.

the world to your feet and let your dreams come true.

Staff Astrologer

Aries March 21 - April 19 What a hair raising experience you are going to be feeling. You will try something you have never attempted before and find out you enjoy it. Your life will never be the same again.

Taurus April 20 - May 19 A dancing monkey will come into your dreams and warn you of the challenges you will face tomorrow. You will wake up with a serious craving for bananas.

Leo July 22 - August 22 Give praise and thanks on this glorious day. Good news is approaching and the storm is leaving. You will be left on cloud nine for months.

Sagittarius November 22 - December 20 Spring fever is setting in.

The weather is warming up and you want to enjoy it. Go for a walk, have a bike ride, throw a frisbee and have some fresh activity.

Virgo August 23 - September 21 Spring break was friendly to you. Your skin is a nice coat of tan and the parties went on for what seemed like weeks. The fun is over.

Better start back in those books.

Capricorn December 21 - January 19 What smells rotten? It’s the lies you’ve been tellin’.

Throw those eggs away and lean towards the truth. You will feel at ease when you do.

Gemini May 20 - June 20 Jumanji! You must stop playing those games right away. You might soon find yourself being hunted for your flesh or start growing a tail and fur.

Libra September 22 - October 22 Midterms were a drag.

Studying all the time, day-in and day-out, left you worn to the bone. Now the tests have been taken, time to sit back and breeze through the rest of the semester.

Cancer June 21 - July 21 Did you send out that last chain letter you received?

You may want to double

Scorpio October 23 - November 21 A lucky 4-leaf clover was given to you this week. Use it to your advantage. Bring

Aquarius January 20 - February 17 Satan has been wanting to buy your soul, but you’ve made peace with the wings of angels. Your generosity to strangers this week has shone like the stars above.

Pisces February 18 - March 20 Everything about you appears a little fishy in recent days. You’ve been swimming around bad territories and it’s time to get hooked and out of this pool.

Photos by Andrew Farrell

Freshman Jeanne Hudon and freshman Casey Kroll were selected as finalists for their performances last Saturday in the P.I.T. during C.A.B.’s open mic night.

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Milwaukee Mile looks forward to next 100 years of racing action Nathan Brunner Sports Editor

If one were to drive along Greenfield Avenue in West Allis, WI, they would most likely pass by the Milwaukee Mile race track and notice several changes at the track.

The Milwaukee Mile is the longest continuouslyoperated speedway in the world. The track first opened in 1903 and will be celebrating its 100th anniversary this racing season.

In an effort to help usher in the next 100 years, the track has undergone several changes. The first change took place last season with the replacement of the bleachers with new ones seating 20,000 spectators.

This season, a new main grandstand is being built to replace the old one, which was imploded on Sep. 18, 2002. There was a need for this construction as the old grandstand had stood since 1938. This new grandstand will seat 25,000 spectators and almost every seat will give spectators a view of the entire race track.

Fans can also expect to see new concession areas, restrooms, and numerous

infield improvements. The main goal of all of these improvements is to change the public’s perspective about the track.

According to Mark Perrone, Vice President and General Manager for Sales and Marketing for the track, the public’s recent perspective of the Milwaukee Mile is that it is not very fan friendly. Many people view the track as a rundown track that is not a very fun place to watch a race at. Perrone hopes to change this perspective with the facelift currently underway. He also is looking to cater to the fans this season. Perrone said they are going to have a “fan’s first initiative.” There will be two information booths at the races, courtesy carts in the parking lots, and possibly a drive-up ticket booth in the future. He wants people to leave at the end of the day with a smile and satisfied they got their money’s worth. There will be several things done to make the track more fan friendly.

One thing fans can expect to see this season is a night race.

The Championship Auto Racing Teams (CART) will be holding the series’ first ever night

Slow start for baseball Ryan Watterson Staff Writer

race at the Milwaukee Mile.

Never before has a CART race been held under the lights. This race, held on May 31, will offer a lot to the fans. By being held at night, it gives the track all day to offer up more activities for the fans. “(It) gives us a chance to put a lot more in front of the fans,” Perrone stated. For example, a historical racing exhibit will be held in downtown Milwaukee. The kickoff for this event is on May 28.

Fans will also be able to attend the fan experience on Friday night after qualifying under the lights. This Friday night party is aimed to not only give fans entertainment, but it is also aimed to draw in a younger crowd.

“We want to get the young crowd in here,” Perrone said. He stated that the Friday night qualifying and party is a fairly inexpensive date for young people. With tickets at $10 each, the entertainment value is high.

The Milwaukee Mile and its staff have committed themselves to improving one of the most historic tracks in the world. They believe their efforts will allow the Mile to be recognized for greatness for another 100 years to come.

The Carroll College baseball team traveled to Ft. Meyers, FL during spring break for the Gene Cusic Classic Baseball Round Robin Tournament. They had a grueling schedule, playing 12 games in seven days. The Pioneers finished the week with a 2-10 record.

Their two victories came against the University of Dallas, who was ranked 14th in the nation last year, by the scores of 7-6 and 2-1.

Offensively, Nick Witthuhn, who put his average over .500 by racking up 20 hits in 39 at bats, led Carroll.

Senior Ryan Babcock collected 10 hits.

While some of the team got off to a good start offensively, head coach Steve Dannhoff expects more out of his team.

“Our hitting needs to improve with runners in scoring position. We left a lot of runners stranded,” Dannhoff said.

Despite playing well defensively, Carroll struggled in preventing runs from crossing the plate. “We were in every game we played.

What we need to do is not let them have that one big inning,” said senior pitcher Derrick Geiger.

“Our pitcher’s did a good job and actually deserved to win more games than we came back with,” Dannhoff added.

Carroll’s competition was extremely tough. “The competition was definitely tough. The good thing is that it prepared us for our Midwest Conference rivals,” said Babcock. Dannhoff agreed. “This is by far the best we have faced since I have been here. Every team was either ranked first or second in their conference last year.”

Dannhoff also has complete confidence in his team that The Midwest Conference Championship could come home to Carroll.

“The guys know we will not face anyone in the conference better than the teams we faced in Florida. They know they have the talent and expect to take care of business during the season. They believe that they can play at the higher level and be successful in the post season.”

Carroll’s next game is Tuesday against Maranatha Baptist Bible College in Watertown, WI. Their first home game is on April 5 against Midwest Conference rival Ripon College at 3 p.m. at Frame Park in Waukesha, WI.

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Women’s indoor track places a strong second at conference meet Bear Milne Staff Writer

The Carroll College women’s indoor track team finished second out of nine teams at the 2003 Midwest Conference Championship, March 7-8, at Knox College in Galesburg, IL and won three individual championships as well as a relay title.

The Lady Pioneers were lead by senior Corrine Handy, named one of three female performers of the meet. Handy had three top three individual finishes including a conference championship in the 200meter dash, a member of the first-place 4 x 400-meter relay team (with a time of 4:07.88), and second-place 4 x 200-meter relay team (1:48.67). Juniors Lindsey Hanis and Abby Daniels with freshman Suzie

Baumann rounded out the members of the championship 4 x 400 team.

Of course, one can’t think of Pioneer Indoor Track and the women without mentioning juniors Sheree Algee and Katie Pierce. The duo claimed the other two individual titles for Carroll; Algee brought home the 55-meter dash title with a time of 7.29 seconds, setting a new Carroll and conference record and giving her an NCAA provisional qualifying time, while Pierce took home her third consecutive conference title in the pole vault with a height of 10’.

The Lady Pioneers slaughtered the competition in the 55-mater dash with second, third, and fourth place finishes. Junior Kristin Hubmann snagged secondplace, with sophomore Jessica Grau behind her in

third and Pierce taking fourth.

The Carroll men’s track team finished seventh out of nine teams during their visit to Knox.

Despite having a depleted team roster, it was the upperclassmen who stepped it up. Junior distance running superstar Rob Jach, fellow cross country runner senior Richard Raney, and freshman Kyle Groth all led the way in scoring for the Pioneers.

Jach finished third in the 5,000-meter run and fourth in the 3,000-meter run, while Raney in the 800meter run took fifth place.

Groth claimed two top five finishes, including 4th in the high jump with 6’ 2” and fifth in the triple jump with 42’ 11”.

Junior Mike Poremba contributed a sixth in the shot put with a throw of 44’ 1/2”.

Photo by Andrew Farrell

Senior Josh Potaracke serves in his doubles match against the Milwaukee School of Engineering tennis team March 19.

Tennis returns to .500 Bear Milne Staff Writer

Upcoming Sporting Events Baseball (2-10) Date

Opponent

Time

April 1 April 3 April 5

Maranatha Baptist Bible College @ Ripon College Ripon College

4:00 p.m.

1:00 p.m.

1:00 p.m.

Men’s Golf Date

Opponent

Place

March 28-29

@ Knox College Invite

Galesburg, Ill.

Striking hard their venue against Marian College, the Carroll College men’s tennis team began strong then lost two matches two days apart.

Riding into battle against Milwaukee School of Engineering on March 19, it was time to do some damage.

At first, the action seemed limp, as the Pioneers dropped all three doubles matches, and still the Pioneers rebounded for a 4-3 win over visiting MSOE at Motion Fitness Club in New Berlin.

Winning the match for Carroll wasn’t seemingly possible for the Pioneers after losing the three doubles

Softball going strong Ryan Watterson

Men’s Tennis (2-2) Date

Opponent

Time

Staff Writer

March 28 March 29

3:30 p.m.

Noon 3:00 p.m.

April 9

Lake Forest College UW-Oshkosh Ripon College @ Fond du Lac, Wis. @ UW-Whitewater St. Norbert College Lawrence University Beloit College

Date

Opponent

Place

March 29 April 5

@ Wheaton Invite @ Ripon College Invite

Wheaton, Ill. Ripon, Wis.

Date

Opponent

Time

March 31 April 5 April 7

Carthage College St. Norbert College @ MSOE

2:00 p.m.

1:00 p.m.

3:00 p.m.

The Lady Pioneers softball team jumped out to a great start for the 2003 season as they went 6-3-1 on their spring trip to Ft. Meyers, FL. They outscored their opponent 52-31 in the span of six days in the Florida sun.

Carroll was led on offense

by Erin Erickson, Brooke Leist and Dana Bradley. The three combined for 30 of Carroll’s 69 hits. Bradley had an impressive 10 RBIs for the week.

Despite the positive offensive numbers, head coach Melinda Barth is still looking for improvement. “Although our offense was successful, we need to fine tune our ability to score runners. We left too many runners stranded on the bases and that could hurt us later in the season,” Barth said.

Mandy Reedy and Becca

April 2 April 5

7:00 p.m.

11:30 a.m.

3:00 p.m.

3:30 p.m.

Outdoor Track

Softball (6-3-1)

Team records are current as of Monday, March 24.

matches and seeing senior Charlie DeCleene, fall 7-6 (7-0), 6-3.

And yet, the Pioneers rose up to win at #2, #3, #4, and #5 singles, securing a 4-3 victory and a .500 record so far under first-year head coach Tatum Klingbeil.

Freshman Jayson Memken brought home his first singles win at #2 singles, while senior Josh Potaracke and sophomores Jace LaChapell and Craig Mours took their second with wins at the #4, #5, and #3 positions, respectfully.

The win improves Carroll to a 2-2 record on the season. The Pioneers will play Lake Forest College Friday in a non-conference match.

Windhorst had good performances on the mound. Reedy went 4-1, striking out 21 batters in 29 innings of work and picking up one shutout.

Barth was impressed with her two starters. “I was impressed with the pitching.

We kept our walks down and they put good movement on the ball. They also played good defense to back up their pitching,” she added.

Before the trip, the Lady Pioneers didn’t really know what kind of competition to expect. The opponents didn’t faze Carroll though. “We went down (to Florida) with confidence and the mentality that we could beat any team we faced. That mentality paid off,” Barth said.

The team has its first home game Monday against Carthage College at the Kilgour Softball Field. Their winning streak is currently at three games.