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ISSUE 13 nov 20th, 2008
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Even with a fun czar, Harvard can’t have fun
SENIOR PLAYERS ON OUR TEAM:
“We feel the pressure to get the job done!”
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What’s up with all the fire alarms this year?
LEM SETS...
NEVERMIND THE PROB
shows festivals culture concerts parties lectures sports Monday November 24th
Female Iraq War veterans PHOTO BY : ELECTRIC ABE
8pm at The Women’s Center The PBS documentary gives examines the Iraq War through the eyes of women who are the first generation of female veterans. See this unique perspective, and attend the discussion that follows.
The year has brought dean appeared calm with many fire scares to cam- the rest of the students pus. First there was the outside, according to Adams and Harvard sophomore Diana MichYard fiasco, where all ta. However, according the freshmen had to to house master evacuate to the Lino Pertile, Science Cen“the alarm ter. There c a m e The was a secfrom the alarm came ond alarm House from the House (a drill) of fices, offices, where and a third which were empty at alarm in w e r e Adams just empty at the time this week. the time” And there apand when parently was a the firement fire alarm in Eliot “inspected the ofthis past weekend as fices, there was no indiwell. When fire trucks cation of any fire. The pulled up and residents firemen call the alarm evacuated, the resident off a few minutes later.”
Saturday November 22nd
Smooth jazz with gin & tonic
Appearances of misleading alarms like these may be off-putting— though, true, faulty wiring did cause the move in weekend fiasco—these incidences should not be the cause of massive panic across all dorms on campus during stormy weather. Just be prepared with an umbrella or raincoat should a false alarm strike again and never disregard an alarm because it is suspected to be fake.
8pm at Sanders Theater Radcliffe Pitches and Harvard Din & Tonics Bring back the 40s with some smooth jazz and wind down with a nice gin and tonic. It’s a nice way to slow down in the early evening after H-Y and just before a party later on. Don’t forget to make this pit stop before partying the night away.
Faculty dinner 5pm at Annenburg First Years, it’s your chance to get to know your professors! Just make sure you aren’t too hung over to have an intelligent conversation. Don’t be afraid, though, they don’t expect you to have something brilliantly original to say, they do expect you to be coherent enough to be yourself. So don’t party that hard this weekend.
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Friday 8pm at Lowell Lecture Hall It’s time to get pumped with the thuds of the Harvard Undergraduate Drummers, who basically bring their own pep rally for the weekend’s big game. Feel the thundering beat to get yourself ready for H-Y.
Friday-Sunday 8pm at the New College Theater Graceful limbs gliding across the stage. Only images of the graceful Billy Elliot duo come to mind. But, this could only be better. Masterworks performed by the Harvard Ballet Company are this weekend. Support our own dancers as a calming rest before this packed weekend.
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Thursday November 20th
The Divine Art Spectacle
12:30PM at Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, 280 The Fenway This special night examines the work by Dante that inspired Isabella Gardner to start collecting works in the first place. Experimental Violinist Emil Altschuler plays. Art connoisseurs can explore the art of marriage with Viewfinder talks and discussions about Gardner’s own portrait. Artists can also draw in the cloisters themselves. Food connoisseurs also can indulge in cocktails, including the new signature Madame Gautreau, and other edibles at the Gardner Café. Tickets $12.
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SPAMALOT: THE MUSICAL A show full of irony, meta-jokes, anachronisms, flailing horns and a dying cat
Lovingly ripped off from Monty Python and the Holy Grail The production does veer into over-the-top siliness, but it’s quite BY BRITTANY TURNER If I could use one word to describe the mood of the audience during almost every scene of the Colonial Theatre’s production of Spamalot, it would be “anticipatory.” It became obvious when Ben Whiteley’s orchestra began playing the music complete with gunshots, flailing horns, and perhaps a dying cat? That this energized audience was already over-themoon for Monty Python and the Holy Grail; the only question was, could the Colonial Theatre cast push it further past expectations? The answer is a resounding yes. Idle’s script is rife with biggest musical crowdmeta-jokes, irony, and pleaser of the night, “You jarring anachronisms. It Won’t Succeed on Broadcould be very easy to play way.” And, The Lady of “at” a character or point the Lake, Esther Stilwell, too eagerly at a joke in an- a woman whose broad ticipation of a laugh—but range and vocal ability dethis cast stays true to the mands praise from classiabsurdist spirit of Monty cal singers and Broadway Python in story, character, belters alike, managed and form without any ex- to take a role that can at ception. Jonathan Hadary times be overblown and stars as the deliciously give it a more dry King Arthur, likeable and who deserves comlaughable, The mendation for realbeit show was ligiously maindiva-ish, packed with taining stiff f a c e . regal bones and goodies for H o w all whilst kickever, the Boston fans ing his legs in award of the air during any the eveof the musical’s ning goes show-stopping numto Matthew bers. Brad Bradley is Greer, who flauntunderstated but true in ed his versatility as Sir his portrayal of Patsy, the Lancelot, The French King’s trusted companion. Taunter, Knight of Ni, Let’s not forget James Bea- and Tim the Enchanter man smoothly skirts from with the ease of a highlyhis characterization of skilled magician (his turn ‘Sir Robin, the small and as The French Taunter alcowardly’ to ‘Sir Robin, most incapacitated the authe surprisingly confident dience for thirty minutes, soloist’ in perhaps the it was so side-splittingly
hilarious.) The show was packed with goodies for its Boston fans as well, including a well-received shout-out to Diane Wilkerson, former Massachusetts senator and Boston resident. It also featured jokes referencing current events more generally —a President-elect joke comes to mind —but that, despite their awkwardness, were executed well. At times the production does veer into too much : campy silliness and overcrowded confusion on a small stage—but these moments are rare, and certainly honest interpretations of Idle’s over-the-top script. The cast never loses track of the play’s trajectory, however, and energetically brings it to its rollicking end. Spamalot at the Colonial Theatre had its hysterical moments, and whether or not you’ve seen Monty Python and the Holy
Grail, you’ll be as excited as any Monty Python veteran to see it on stage.
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THE GAME.> INSIDE: info on alcohol, interviews with players, stadium area map
HARVARD: “We’ll get the job done!”
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KICK-OFF: NOVEMBER 22ND, NOO
“WE CAN BRI CHAMPIONSH Voice reporter Kayla Feld talks to the players on the football team to get a behind-the-scenes look at their preparations for the game on Saturday This weekend sands of spectators, priHarvard and Yale foot- marily students, alumni, ball teams will meet for and professors. Accordthe 125th time to fight ing to Austin McLeod for victory amidst the (’09), “It’s the one time enthusiastic support a year when the whole of professors, students, student body is aware we and alumni from both have a football team. Prosides. The tradition be- fessors are talking about gan November 13th, 1885, it, and students who nevon Yale’s turf, when Har- er go to games find a way vard soundly defeated to get to the stadium bethe home team. A cause they know short hiatus octhis is a big curred during deal.” This “It’s 1895-6 due to increased the one several serie n t h u time of the year ous injuries s i a s m people know we incurred durhelps to ing the 1894 maintain have a football game, and adthe importeam.” ditional breaks tance of this were taken durrivalry above ing the First and other games durSecond World War, ing the season, and atbut aside from these tracts the thousands of times The Game has people who flood the Hartaken place as an annual vard and Yale stadiums event. on alternating years. The Game attracts thou- This year in
TIMELINE Some highlights from the history of The Game
particular the game has particular significance because Harvard is playing for the Ivy League Championship title. Having defeated Penn in a close victory last week, the team has a chance to win the championship if they beat Yale again in this game. The seniors in particular feel the pressure to “get the job done”, as Jason Miller (’09) explained. “We’re preparing the same way we do for other games, going to practice every day and watching videos of the other teams play” said Glenn Doris (’09), “but for this week everything is so much more intense and we are prioritizing football because we know that we have the possibility of bringing home the Ivy League Championship”. Miller articu-
1875 The first meeting between the teams occurred on November 13, 1875 at Hamilton Field in New Haven. Harvard won 4-0 by scoring four touchdowns and four field goals (at the time, a touchdown merely gave the scoring team the opportunity to gain one point by converting the field goal).
lated the sentiments of their own individual many other seniors ways. Whether this on the team who manifests itself describe the in the form of “This impor tance selling Haris the last of this game v a r d - Ya l e time to do what as represenT-shirts tative of a in front of I love in front of the culmithe Science thousands of nation of Center to people.” over a decade the Football of competitive team’s serious football playing focus on mental and a transition and physical preparainto a much more tion for the Game. Rerelaxed, spectator pomembering the painful sition. “I’m looking for- defeat of 2006, the footward to spending the rest ball team acknowledged of my Sundays watching that they were ill-prefootball, rather than af- pared for that game, and ternoon practice” says has vowed to not allow Jason, whose love for such ill-preparation to football will not subside occur again. McLeod exafter his competitive ca- plained how “this is the reer is over. last time to do what I love There is a sig- in front of thousands of nificant amount of mo- people, and show them a mentum leading up to glimpse of what has been the game as the student a huge part of my life for body prepares for it in the past 15 years”.
1894 The rules that governed the early years of The Game were a modified version of the rules of rugby and made the game particularly brutal. After The Game of 1894, about which newspapers reported seven players carried off the field “in dying condition,” the two schools broke off all official contact including athletic competition for two years.
1908 Before the 1908 Game, Harvard coach Percy Haughton allegedly strangled a bulldog to death in the locker room to motivate his players. Whether this is true or not, Harvard did win 4-0.
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ON. THE GAME, 125TH MEETING
ING THE IVY HIP HOME!”
1916 Before the 1916 Game, Yale coach T.A.D. Jones inspired his players to victory (6-3) when he unequivocally asserted, “Gentlemen, you are now going to play football against Harvard. Never again in your whole life will you do anything so important.” Unfortunately, it was successful.
1968 The best Game ever. In 1968, the Harvard team made a miraculous last-moment comeback, scoring 16 points in the final 42 seconds to tie a highly touted Yale squad. The dramatic comeback inspired the Crimson to print one of its most fmaous headline s ever “Harvard Beats Yale, 29-29”.
2004 In 2004, some Yale students impersonated the (non-existent) Harvard pep squad, handed out placards to some 1,800 adult Harvard fans, and alleged that by holding up the placards they would be spelling out “GO HARVARD.” Instead, the signs spelled out “WE SUCK”.Harvard won the game 35-3.
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“We’re preparing the same way we do for other games, going to practice every day and watching videos of the other team.” 2007 2007 For the first time since 1968, the final weekend of the Ivy League season pitted two teams that were undefeated in the league, and for the first time in many years, the refurbished Yale Bowl sold out all of its 61,446 seats. Harvard killed Yale, 37-6.
8 throw yale down the well Brunch drinks to survive the day
Ceasar (aka Canadian Bloody Mary) • 1 1/2 oz. (non-alcoholic) Vodka • 6 oz. Clamato Juice (Mott’s) • 1 stick Celery • 1 dash Celery Salt • 1 wedge Lime • 1 dash Pepper, black • 2 splashes Tabasco Sauce • 2 splashes Worcestershire Sauce
Peppermint Hot Chocolate: • 1 packet of hot cocoa • Dash of (non-alcoholic)peppermint schnapps • Mug of hot water
IMPORTANT STUFF ON DRINKING
FIGHT SONGS Ten Thousand Men Of Harvard A. Putnam ‘18 Ten thousand men of Harvard want vict’ry today, For they know that o’er old Eli Fair Harvard holds sway. So then we’ll conquer old Eli’s men, And when the game ends, we’ll sing again: Ten thousand men of Harvard gained vict’ry today! Harvardiana R.G. Williams ‘11 and S.B. Steel ‘11 With Crimson in triumph flashing ‘Mid the strains of victory, Poor Eli’s hopes we are dashing Into blue obscurity. Resistless our team sweeps goalward With the fury of the blast; We’ll fight for the name of Harvard ‘Til the last white line is passed. Harvard! Harvard! Harvard!
Beer kegs and items that promote the rapid consumption of alcohol are not permitted at any University athletic function or event. No individual or group may transport a keg to a University athletic event. Vehicles and/or fans carrying amounts of alcohol above State Law will NOT be allowed within the complex. Unruly or visibly intoxicated behavior will be grounds for removal. Tailgating is limited to two hours before and two hours after each football game.Ticket holders will be asked to move into the game at kickoff. Non-ticket holders will be asked to leave the premises.
9 How Yalies are preparing for the visit
“For The Game this year, Harvard has decided to take a, well, typically Harvardian approach when it comes to tailgating. In an effort to
curtail the abundance of inebriated students at every possible point during The Game, Harvard has implemented a ban on alcohol as well as Uhauls from the student tailgate area. Not only will this make it harder for Yale groups to set up their drinking stations at Harvard, but with tailgating now ending right
at the start of the game, there seems to be no time at all for imbibing your ice-cold Natty Lite. This has forced many Yalies to scrap their tailgating plans. Too bad that even in a place with a “fun czar,” tolerance for inebriation seems to decrease yearly.”
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YALE: Harvard can’t have fun
As reported by the Voice 3 weeks ago, The Yale Herald has been mocking our university for this year’s alcohol policy. Here’s what they had to say:
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fashion & shopping
November Makeo Name: Joyce Zhang Year: 2009 House: Leverett
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Olivia Goodwill Sophomore Goodwill, who hails from London, describes her style as “normally quite neat and put-together.” She loves bright colors and feminine shapes, and has a closet full of clothes from all over Europe.
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Hat, from France, $40. “It keeps my head warm and not many people wear hats.”
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Scarf, White Company, price unknown. “It’s cashmere, and really soft.”
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Dress, French Connection, $80 “I like dresses, and this one is easy to wear yet original.”
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Coat, $140. “I love it because it’s red and I ike how it flares out.”
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Leather bag, $100, from Italy. “It’s really big!” —Anna Tong
12 reviews SUPER GROUP Voice reviewer Matt Sachs explores the super group of Canadian American indie-rockers
New pornography moving from rock towards pop melody Challengers, the most recent release by the band, is more mellow than previous work with a sound reminiscent of The Cars and Brian WilThe band for this weeks son. Yet with their most review is by no means a recent CDs, Twin Cinema new, up-in-coming in 2005 and Chalband. Yet, as I get lengers in 2007, to know more there style Whatand more peohas changed ever is on ple here at s l i g h t l y, your mind, this Harvard and m o v i n g CD can help you learn about away from bring it out their favorite the rockartists, rarely based sound, does this band’s and more toname come up. wards a string of Hopefully, I can catchy, pop-based melchange that. The New odies tied together. Pornographers is almost Challengers, the a super group of Canadian most recent release American indie-rockers. by The New P o r Founded in Van- nog raphers, i s couver, they released their more mellow than first CD in 2000, entitled previous releasMass Romantic. Since es, upsetting some then the band has released of the dead hard three other CD’s together p o w e r rock in addition to participat- fans of the first ing in several other side a l b u m s . projects and solo careers. However, Recognized as one of the for me, I best modern power-pop find bands around, they began
BY MATT SACHS
the change a real treat. Nearly every song is written, and sung, by the band’s front-man, A.C. Newman, yet the back-up vocals of Neko Case is what gives the songs such an appeal. The CD opens with My Rights Versus Yours, a cheerful tune consisting of three or four irresistibly catchy themes strung together by the harmonies of Neko Case. From there, the song Challengers features solo Case, accompanied by the soft cushion of the piano and banjo. The delicacy of her voice along with the distance of the piano makes this song one of the best on the album. From an opening that is somewhat reserved and introspective, the
band moves to some songs a little more familiar to their fan base. Myriad Harbor is a classic power-rock anthem so typical of the indie group that sounds not too dissimilar from earlier bands like Cheap Trick. Although I personally really enjoy Challengers, I encourage you to check out all of their CDs, especially if you’re in the mood to listen to The Shins and The Cars at the same time. Until next week, enjoy.
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Alex Doubet Reviews Editor
Doubet recommends music “perfect for playing during a family gathering.” Wow. He’s getting soft
Soul
Thr33 Ringz T.Pain
Seal
HERE’S SOME MUSIC FOR
THANKSGIVING. EH... Soul is not Seal’s usual fair, but it’s a nice album nonetheless. Perhaps it won’t make any Best Album lists, but it’s an enjoyable 45 minutes of music. On Soul, Seal covers a roster of twelve classic soul tunes from James Brown’s “It’s a Man’s Man’s Man’s World” to tunes by Curtis Mayfield and Al Green. It’s great study music. While these songs are, arguably, hard to make unique due to their sheer fame and, in some
cases, ubiquity, but Seal’s croon manages to make them worthwhile. He’s got a rasp in his voice that makes the tracks interesting. Thrown in some great production by David Foster
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(he’s produced Mariah Carey, Michael Jackson, and Madonna, to name a few), and the result is some thoroughly smooth and enjoyable
tracks. Like I said, there’s nothing groundbreaking here, but it’s nice music that’ll make you feel good. It’s the kind of music that would be perfect for playing during a family gathering, say, for Thanksgiving. Your parents would love it as a stocking stuffer, I would wager. Check it out.
Let’s put all the cards on the table up front: I thought I knew exactly what I was in for when I started listening to T-Pain’s new album, the quizzically named Thr33 Ringz. I must admit though, Mr. Pain sure disappointed me. His skits weren’t funny (are they ever, on any album?), and I didn’t find myself enjoying the tracks much. You see, T-Pain, the king of the vocoder,
brings generic pop rap to whole new middling levels of generalness. “Can’t Believe It,” featuring Lil Wayne, is the album’s lead single, but it didn’t do a thing for me. I didn’t tap my foot,
Don’t listen! I didn’t bob my head… nothing. I just sat there listening. It’s nothing you’d want to hear in a club or, for that matter,
on the radio. I loved T-Pain on Flo Rida’s “Low,” but that was an awesome single. There’s not much to recommend on this album, even so far as T-Pain’s supposed singles go. Even the laundry list of huge stars—Kanye, Diddy, and Akon, to name a few—doesn’t make fun for the overwhelming mediocrity of the album as a whole. Skip this one and stick with “Low.”
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Alisha Ramos
Voice Reporter
Thanksgiving: it’s the allAmerican holiday. Besides the requisite turkey dinner, there is just so much more: the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day parade, more NFL and college football games on television than you can watch. Then, there is the official start of the Christmas shopping season, and innocent elementary school children all across America participating in a “Thanksgiving feast,” dressed as either an Indian complete with paperbag costume and featherheaddress or as a Pilgrim with an equally cheap and slightly depressing getup. (Because nothing else screams, “Look at me, I’m an exploitative separatist!” more than those funny looking white bonnets and unnecessarily large collars.) Oh yeah, and there’s also that other thing where you gather with your family at the dinner table and give thanks for all the blessings you’ve received, or something. But mostly, it’s about the turkey, the football, and the parades. You’re probably thinking, “America, fuck yeah!” but non-American students – almosy twenty percent of the Harvard student population – are thinking, “America, what the fuck?” When you ask an international student what they know about the American Thanksgiving tradition, you encounter either an “I have no idea” or some historically misguided answers. “Thanksgiving is when the Indians and the Americans had dinner together,” Yazan Al-Karablieh ‘12 of Pales-
tine says with a tinge of dubiousness. Al-Karablieh is from Palestine, where there is nothing like the ove r- c o m m e r c i a l i z e d American Thanksgiving. Instead, there is a slightly similar holiday in which families gather together to celebrate the Muslim holiday Eid, which marks the end of Ramadan. “For you guys it’s a turkey, but for us it’s a goat,” he explains, alluding to the tradition of sacrificing a goat. In the defense of puzzled internationals though, it must be admitted that Americans are just as confused with the true history behind Thanksgiving. Let’s just
“There’s much to be thankful for. There’s a recession and we are alive!”
Some eat the turkey, others sacrifice goats.
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say that Indians and Pilgrims having a grand ole time at a turkey feast at Plymouth isn’t exactly accurate. But I digress. While some international students are cynical and still confused about the concept of Thanksgiving, the general concept behind it is still well respected. “Thanksgiving is a great holiday. We have so much to be thankful for, but we don’t always realize it. For instance, even though we are facing a recession here in the US, we are still alive and there’s much to be hopeful for,” says Doris Hernandez ‘09 of Honduras. Most internationals seemed very open to the idea of experiencing an all-American Thanksgiving, even as the campus empties out as American students return to their homes for the break. “I’m trying to find a nice loving American family to take me in for the weekend,” says Rayman Aryani ‘12 of Yemen. Other internationals seemed happy about the idea of having a break from work, regardless of whether or not the holiday is kind of pointless or over-commercialized. “I think it’s cool to have holi-
days in general. You have time to meet with your family, so I think it’s really good. It’s cool that you have days off and have time to relax,” says Talal Almani ‘12 of Pakistan. As over-commercialized, fattening, and bizarre as Thanksgiving is here in America (I mean, our president “pardons” a turkey on live television?), there are other holidays which probably deserve a little more concern. “I think Thanksgiving is a lot more meaningful than Halloween,” Al-Karablieh says. True that, but internationals will soon come to the realization that we love any excuse to romp about in consumerism. And not feel guilty about it.
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CULINARY (and cultural) CLASHES IN LOWELL sented three-course meals. The one condition: apples The Lowell Ju- were to be an ingredient nior Common Room stood in every dish. in for Kitchen Stadium HASA went first as Harvard Chinese Stu- with its appetizer of apple dents Association (CSA) squash soup. The judges hosted their fifth-annual praised the combination Iron Chef cook-off Sat- of flavors as well as its urday night. Last year’s consistency. Sgt. Bryant champion CSA team de- liked “the way it slides fended their title against around the bowl,” and the challengers, the Har- Munoz held up a lumpy vard African Students As- spoonful to demonstrate. sociation (HASA). HASA’s main course was The two groups mango apple chicken over presented their creations white rice, which Munoz to a panel of judges that criticized as “a little awkincluded HUPD Sgt. Kev- ward to get in my mouth.” in Bryant, Professor of One of the hosts, in an Chinese Emily Huang, intentional Freudian slip, and freshman rower referred to Munoz and Thayer resias “Simon,” dent Nigel Muthe derisive “The noz. Notably A m e r i judges were absent was can Idol Annenberg cea little hard, but judge who lebrity Domna shares it was a spirited Antoniu, who M u n o z ’s competition.” couldn’t make thick Engit due to a famlish accent. ily emergency. T h e RAZA, a Latino stureigning Iron dent organization, Chefs of CSA were also couldn’t be there next, bringing out a steak as planned. But the dish with caramelized oncarefully planned event ions and apples. Munoz still went off a hitch. recoiled at the dish’s ap The audience pearance, describing the munched on noodles and sauce as “congealed.” “I sipped soft drinks as the hope it tastes better than night began with a video it looks,” he said. A host of the two groups cooking pointed out that the dishearlier in the day. They es were prepared earlier made do with the limited in the day and it was hard accommodations of their to preserve freshness, and dorm kitchens and time also blamed “the Camconstraints and came up bridge weather.” But in with two attractively pre- the end, Munoz and the
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rest of the judges had a positive opinion of the steak’s taste. Dessert for CSA was cinnamon caramelized apples with blueberries and a dash of vanilla pudding. The hosts then announced an intermission as the judges reached a final decision. CSA event host Sanyee Yuan prefaced the big announcement with an inspirational story about going to dessert restaurant Finale and seeing a six dollar slice of cake and realizing that we all have the potential to make a similar slice of cake for less money and somehow reaching the conclusion that “you are all winners today.” Sgt. Bryant gave a drum roll on the table, and the verdict was out: CSA won, defending their Iron Chef title and winning a $50 gift certificate to Finale. “It went superbly,” said Yuan as the event wound down. “The groups were technically allowed to start cooking at 3:00, but CSA had some food issues and couldn’t get started until around 5:30. So they did a great job getting past the time crunch.” Freshman attendee Andrew Klein thought that “the judges were a little harsh, but it was a spirited competition.” Most importantly, he added, “It was a nice break from the dining hall.”
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Allison Baum Voice Columnist
This girl just wants to be friends. But I want to make her my wife! Dear Allison, I have been crushing on this guy for a while and he finally asked me out to dinner. It went really well and he even tried to hold my hand! The weird thing is, when the check came, he looked at me and asked me if I wanted to split the bill. Now I’m confused, was it really a date? Sincerely, Checked out Dear Checked, I am all for women’s rights, but there are some traditions that should never change. If a guy invites you to dinner, he should pay. In this case, attempted hand-holding and all, it sounds like it was clearly a date but your suitor is just stingy. Maybe he’s been hit hard by the recession. He doesn’t have to be your sugar daddy, but he should treat you once in awhile. For now, just pick economical spots for your future dates, knowing you’ll be footing your portion of the
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body wash, but just gently remind them that you bought it Dear Allison, for your own use (in case that I live with three other girls slipped their minds). and we only have one If the problem bathroom. We are persists, just When pretty good about keep your the check not stepping on each stuff outside came, he looked other’s toes, but I of the shower bought some body and bring it at me and asked wash exactly one in with you to split the bill! week ago and now it whenever you is completely empty. are showering. Obviously, my roomThen you know mates have been helping it’s for your use themselves to my toiletries. only. How do I bring it up without sounding rude? Dear Allison, I am in love with this amazing Sincerely, girl. I always ask her out and Sharing in the Shower bring her gifts but she insists Dear Sharing, One week—wow. At least you know your roommates are clean. You definitely need to bring this up with your roommates, but the worst thing you can do is sound accusatory. Don’t put them on the spot by asking whether or not they have been using your
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she just wants to be friends. I am happy to be her friend but can’t help but want something more. I want to make her my wife one day. How can I convince her that we could be great together?
out a friend and a potential lover. Be patient, and if she’s smart, she’ll realize that you just want her to be happy. And that is love, my friend.
Sincerely, Hopeless in Love Dear Hopeless, Last time I checked, marriage proposals are not the best way to seduce mysterious women. If you are really in love with this girl, and she says she just wants to be friends, then you should respect that. If you pressure her, she will end up resenting you and you will be
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