April 24, 2006

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VOLUME CXXVIIII

APRIL 24, 2006 Photo courtesy of the Washingon Post

A crowd of protestors gather at the site of the alleged rape involving members of the Duke lacrosse team.

What’s the Deal with Duke?

INSIDE:

Annalise Vanhouten News Columnist

NEWS

A Look at Duke’s Lacrosse woes, tuition spikes again!

OP-ED

Jonah Reviews, Cocks and Balkan Beat Box

ARTS

A Faculty member’s take on Fruity Tees, Don’t Trippe!

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SPORTS

Hobart Club Lacrosse and Hobart Crew: too hot to handle?

CAMPUS

A Night with Dave, Herald Investigates: Fraternity Life

The Herald needs your help! As always, you should feel guilty for not contributing to the finest official school newspaper that HWS has to offer. Shame. Shame on you. Please help continue our tradition of ‘excellence.’

Every Tuesday Night Stern 203 7 p.m. If you play sports or do another activity, quit. We need you more. Seriously- look at our newspaper.

The Duke men’s lacrosse team has been receiving a lot of unwanted publicity this season. A national title contender, Duke’s record rested at 6-2 with five games left to go. Unfortunately, their wins and losses

mattered little. Following allegations that members of the lacrosse team attacked and raped a local Durham woman at an off-campus party, the Duke Lacrosse team has since been under intense scrutiny and their season cancelled. The investigation has been ongo-

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ing for a few weeks, and since the initial accusation, Duke Coach Mike Pressler resigned, after playing an integral part in Duke’s progress for 16 years. He led the team to three Atlantic Coast Conference championships and an appearance in last year’s national final. Pressler’s resignation came immediately after news leak of an e-mail from Ryan McFayden, a 19 year old sophomore on the team. The email was written and sent “To Whom It May Concern” the night after the alleged rape occurred. He apparently was looking forward to repeating the “[sic] show” of the previous night. He wrote, “I plan on killing the bitches as soon as the[y] walk in and proceeding to cut their skin off.” Duke University has been taking the investigation very seriously, headed by President Richard H. Brodhead. DNA samples were taken from the 46 white players of the team; the lone black player is not under suspicion because the alleged CONTINUED ON PAGE 2

Tuition Increases... Again! Elizabth Staino Campus Life Contributor

What do Hobart and William Smith Colleges, Dickinson College, and Dartmouth College have in common? All are private, four-year colleges that have increased tuition to over $33,000 per year. HWS and Dickinson have seen an increase of more than five percent while Dartmouth’s falls below that level. On March 31, 2006, a letter from President Gearan was sent to parents regarding the increase in annual costs for the 2006-2007 academic term. Tuition was increased to $33,730: an increase of 5.9%. The letter stressed that raising the annual fees is a difficult decision for the Board of Trustees. Ac-

cording to the President’s letter, “The Board seeks to balance the financial strain any increase poses on families with our responsibility to maintain the integrity of our academic program and reach for the highest standard of excellence in support of your child.” The HWS Board of Trustees is not alone in making difficult decisions regarding tuition increases. According to the College Board the average costs of private, four-year college increased by 5.9% in 20052006. An increase of 5.9% is not new to HWS. The tuition has increased annually by 5.9% since 2003-2004. Should HWS students expect to see an increase to tuition at this rate

every year? According to Peter Polinak, Vice President for Finance and Treasurer at Hobart and William Smith Colleges, “It is hard to say. The increase depends on the national economy and inflation, but we try and keep the increase below 6%.” Apart from tuition, another noticeable increase has been made to annual costs; the Student Activity Fee has been raised to $266 per year, up from $232. This is an increase of 14.66%. According to Polinak, the Student Activities Fee was raised at the requests of the students. This is the first time the Student Activities Fee has been raised in the last four years. CONTINUED ON PAGE 2


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