page 3 O @421 0 "Sta 85E February 15, 2002 The best and worst in film, 2001 Joel Wolf A&E Editor Well, it’s officially 2002 now, and seeing as this is our first issue of the new year, I’ve compiled a list of the ten best and the five worst movies seen in multiplexes across the country. From a schiz—... Show morepage 3 O @421 0 "Sta 85E February 15, 2002 The best and worst in film, 2001 Joel Wolf A&E Editor Well, it’s officially 2002 now, and seeing as this is our first issue of the new year, I’ve compiled a list of the ten best and the five worst movies seen in multiplexes across the country. From a schiz— ophrenic mathematician to hob- bits and wizards, the films of 2001 were an eclectic mix of tall tales and real life, with a dab of surrealism thrown in for fun. 1. The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring The first installment of the highly anticipated adaptation of J .R.R. Tolkein’s masterpiece fan— tasy trilogy revealed to puzzled moviegoers where all of Harry Potter’s magic went: to Rings director Peter Jackson. The film was forced to walk the fine line between appealing to the masses and remaining faithful to the book, and it does so without missing a step. The special Angel Overgaard Features Editor On Friday. February 8. First Avenue was anticipating the main event of the evening. We all knew we were in for a puissant. original show. The opening act. Musab. had finished spinning and Busta Rhymes was about to take the stage. The crowd had already claimed their spaces in the small club—on the floor. stairs. bar. or wherever they could get a view of the sexy rapper and his long. beautiful dreadlocks .and irre- sistible sound. First Avenue created a delectany intimate atmosphere to watch the singer/performer/producer/designer/actor do So there we all were when. at around 9:00. Busta ascended the stage, followed soon after by Spliff his magic. Star. Their powerful voices quickly got the entire place effects are extravagant but don’t overshadow the characters, resulting in a film that is as fun to watch the second time as the first. 2. Memento The best film noir since The Usual Suspects, Memento ’s reverse linear story line demands to be unraveled bit by bit. Direc— tor Chris Nolan never loses con— trol as the plot twists like a pretzel, and even after multiple viewings, all of the kinks can’t be worked out, but that’s the fun of it. Guy Pierce’s performance as the avenging angel without short- term memory is subtle and remarkable. 3. Shrek Finally, a movie geared for kids that adults can enjoy. While adults laugh at the digs at Disney and the many innuendoes, they can’t help falling for reverse fairy tale romance. With terrific voice talent (Mike Meyers, Cameron Diaz, Eddie Murphy) and state- of—the—art computer animation, Shrek rises above the usual kid- die fare and becomes the most entertaining animated feature of the year. 4. Mulholland Drive David Lynch‘s dark vision of Hollywood is Jungian psychol- ogy on celluloid. Playing with cinema archetypes, the film was intended for prime time televi— sion, but ABC pulled the plug after filming of the pilot episode wrapped. Lynch re-edited the pilot and added about as much of an ending as any of his films have. proving once again that he is the king of oddity. 5. Moulin Rouge Baz Luhrman’s post—modem musical mixed Bohemian ideals with the greatest hits of the twen- tieth century. With a style all his own, Lurhman takes us on a tour through the clubs of Bohemia, France. Nicole Kidman and Ewen McGregor surprise audi- ences with tremendous singing voices and even stronger perfor- mances. 6. The Others Smart and stylish, this film relies on building tension instead of gore to frighten its audience. Nicole Kidman shines as the overprotective mother trapped in the haunted house. But is the house really haunted? A Victo- rian thriller on film, the film scares and surprises with one great twist of an ending that comes as a shock. Harold Pinter’s one-act dark comedies A Night Out and Night School. directed by theatre professor Martha Johnson, were performed in the Tjomhom-Nelson Theater in Fess Center the first two weeks of February. The casts of about twenty students underwent an extensive rehearsal process over the month of January. Each cast member was required to take a morning class over J—Term or none at all. in order to allow time for afternoon and evening rehearsals. Harold Pinter can be a hard sell. As one audience member put it. “neither of the plays had endings." continued on page 7 His work belongs 7. Heist David Mamet writes the best dialogue in Hollywood. This gripping noir is a twisting, tum- ing labyrinth where no one can be trusted. The characters are fully developed and brilliantly acted. The cast. which includes Gene Hackman and Danny DeVito. get under the skirts of their characters and bring them to life. 8.RaI Race The guilty pleasure on the list. this film is lowbrow. screwball comedy at its best. The entire cast is terrific in their roles as the various contestants in a race for one million dollars put up by a crazy billionaire hotel owner, but the real highlights are the little sight gags that might be over— looked. If only the ending weren‘t such a cop out. 9. Hedwig and the Angry Inch Move over Rocky Horror; Hedwig has arrived. The story of a wo(man) and her botched sex change operation. this film rein- vents the rock musical. With toe- tapping musical numbers and a wicked sense of humor, you’ll be humming the songs for days after just one viewing. 10. A Beautiful Mind Russell Crowe shines as the tormented genius John Nash in the best performance of his career. nailing every nervous tick and paranoid glance over his shoulder. Also Jennifer Con— nely’s turn as Nash’s wife is filled with tenderness and gentility that elevates this film above most biopics. And now for something completely different... 1. 3000 Miles to Grace/(ind Kevin Costner and Kurt Russell doing very bad Elvis impressions. This film is nothing more than an exercise in misogyny and bloodshed. The story of four Elvis impersonating casino thieves is a far cry from the fun and lighthearted Ocean's 11. 2. Waking Life It takes more than impressive lellA mation to make a good movie. and this one proved it. Nothing more than pre» tentious exercises in philosophy, this movie left viewers asking where the Excedrin is. 3. Pearl Harbor Jerry Bruckheimer’s salute to WWII ended up getting bogged down with painful dialogue and a cheesy love triangle. While the battle scenes are visually impressive, it takes so long to get to them that by the time Pearl Harbor is finally bombed the audience is asleep in the theater. 4. Freddy Got F ingered Tom Green’s writing and director- ial debut was about as funny as a funeral. It seems that Tom Green's sense of humor was amputated with his cancer-ridden testicle. 5. The Fast and The Furious Who needs a believable plot when you have a bunch of fast cars, and will someone please tell Vin Diesel to go away before he makes anymore movies? Absurd Pinter plays prove unpredictable and popular By Deanne McDonald Staff Writer Pinter OUI. bouncing with “Break Ya Neck." displaying Busta's signa- ture staccato rap style that leaves listeners breathless. All hands were in the air when Busta was spouting his enthusi— astic, fresh rhymes. such as “Dangerous.” “We ('ould Take It Outside." “Everybody Rise Again." and "Bounce." The synchronization of the crowd to the hard heats was breathtaking. For a moment, it seemed as ll all people l'usc up together. above the shit clogging the flow ot the World. Busta called all people together into one mass oi pt)\lll\c energy. We fed off Busta and he led oil us. the culmination being one of the most extraordinary shows I've ever attended. After the encore. at around l0z30. he thanked the crowd warme and left Minneapolis vs ith love and peace. Trevor Smith, a.k.a. Busta Rhymes, is originally troni Brooklyn, He has managed to sell records \‘lllltlUl selling Flipmodos continued on page 7 Show less
page 5 fiFeatures February 15, 2002 King convocation promotes First Writing Since solidarity and reflection David Rettenmaler Co-Managjgg Editor 'On the day designated to celebrate the life and work of Martin Luther King Jr., Augsburg held its 13th annual Convocation in his honor and memory. The... Show morepage 5 fiFeatures February 15, 2002 King convocation promotes First Writing Since solidarity and reflection David Rettenmaler Co-Managjgg Editor 'On the day designated to celebrate the life and work of Martin Luther King Jr., Augsburg held its 13th annual Convocation in his honor and memory. The lengthy convocation included performances by Excelsior, a gospel choir, and by the Harvest Prep School Choir and Drill Team. The keynote speaker- Nontombi Naomi Tutu, daughter of South African Archbishop and civil rights leader Desmond Tutu-- spoke on Dr. King and his continuing contributions to equality. The laudatory choir group Excelsior opened the convocation with two numbers that established the atmosphere of the occasion: praise and excitement. Excelsior had even the stufiiest of Augsburg’s fac- ulty moving to the ~ music—clapping their hands and sometimes raising them up. The Harvest Prep School Choir and Drill Team, consisting of uniformed girls, also entertained the crowds with their ren— dition of “Lift Every Voice and Sing,” the African Pledge, and an exceptional drill performance, com- plete with the clap, stomp, and pomp of the military exercise, while the drill instruc-. tor coaxed them to “be original, move origi- nal.” The spoken portion of the convocation con— sisted of introductions from the Master and Mistress of Ceremonies, Augs- burg senior Jeoffrey Reed and junior Dega Ali. Fol- lowing comrnents by Sonja Hagander, Associate Campus Pastor, President Frame, and Student Gov- ernment President, Brendan Anderson, Dr. Noroni- rina Andriantiana, an Augsburg graduate and current Associate Director of MURP at the University of Minnesota, outlined the purpose for the occasion. She announced the heroic status of Dr. King, and she explained that King's vision must be explored in the present tense and that he is not an historical figure but a constant presence. She also implored the audi- ence to apply the message of King to our daily lives. Augsburg freshman Xia Xong then introduced the speaker. Before Naomi Tutu spoke, however, Excelsior performed again. After singing two songs, one mem- ber of the choir convinced the audience to join in on a chapel-wide hug. It was with this communal frame of mind that Naomi Tutu took the podium. She felt the power of the occasion, “I feel honored; I feel tiny; I feel as if Science Hall in disrep I’ve taken on more than anyone can be asked to.” Her task, after all, was to continue and further the legacy of one of the greatest leaders of the twentieth century. Tutu began by reminding the packed Chapel that the day should not be seen as a mere holiday. “He gave up a regular life so that future generations might live better,” so we owe at least this one day to reflect on his life and celebrate our memory of him. For all Dr. King did to raise consciousness of the rights of African Americans (and all people), she said, “the dream is truly far from realized. African American males are more likely to have encounters with the justice system than the higher education sys~ tem. That cannot be the ' Tutu spoke particularly on the continuing plight 1.: Photo by Emmett Timmons The Harvest Prep School Drill Team moving to their drill intructor’s commands of women and society‘s expectations of them. A mother herself, Tutu lamented the stifling position many women are put in; they are expected to be mothers and to go to school or work simultaneously. “There’s a disconnect there somewhere.” She also criticized President Bush for proclaiming that the United States has liberated the women of Afghanistan. “But why did it take so long?“ Tutu asked. “If we really cared about the women of Afghanistan, then why did it take September 11 to make changes?" Tutu was sure Dr. King would have embraced all the above issues. Unlike many of us, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. didn’t just “have a dream“; he acted. “It was about seeing himself as really part of the human family.” And that meant he had rights as a member of that family. Tutu closed her speech by asking, “Who are we going to allow to determine who we are in the twenty-first century?" Tutu proposes we consider Dr. King. Matthew Goodenough gaming The Augsburg Science Hall is in such disrepair that it is affecting Augsburg stu- dents and faculty as well as recruiting, and has the College’s science faculty demand- ing a new building. Old lockers line the conidors; a fire extinguisher from 1956 hangs on the wall, and the floor below is a patchwork quilt of linoleum. In an environment reminiscent of an outdated high school, the Augsburg science department struggles to provide a competitive 2 l st-oentury curriculum. Suffering a rapid deterioration, Augs- burg's Science Hall is frustrating faculty and affecting students’ ability to learn. The building’s old age has lowered the quality of the science program, and as a result, has the College’s faculty demanding new facili- ties. “Some area middle and high schools are perhaps better equipped than Augsburg," said Professor of Chemistry Jeanine Gre- goire. The Science Hall was built in 1946 and the most recent renovation was com— pleted in the summer of 1998 for the Physics Department. Over the years, the building has become more expensive to retrofit and remodel than to tear down and rebuild, Gregoire posited. The building suffers a multitude of problems, including antiquated plumbing, lack of central ventilation and air handling, and the absence of central air conditioning. It would be difficult to correct these prob- lems despite further renovations, thus mak- ing it impossible to be in total compliance with OSHA and Minnesota safety stan- dards, said Professor of Chemistry Sandra L. Olmsted. Faculty are losing federal grants from agencies like the National Science Founda— I air, l Suheir Hammad is a female Palestinian-American poet from Brook— lyn, NY, whose poem, "First Writing Since," about the terrorist attacks. has been circulating on the web and was featured on HBO‘s Def Poetry Jam. Excerpts of her words follow. The rest of “First Writing Since“ can be found at http://www.artistsnetwork.org/news/news42.html. The poem has been reprinted with permission from Hammad. 1. there have been no words. i have not written one word. no poetry in the ashes south of canal street. no prose in the refrigerated trucks driving debris and dna. not one word. today is a week, and seven is of heavens, gods, science. evident out my kitchen window is an abstract reality. sky where once was steel. smoke where once was flesh. fire in the city air and i feared for my sister’s life in a way never before. and then, and now, i fear for the rest of us. first, please god, let it be a mistake, the pilotas heart failed, the plane’s engine died. then please god, let it be a nightmare, wake me now. please god, after the second plane, please, donit let it be anyone who looks like my brothers. ' i do not know how bad a life has to break in order to kill. i have never been so hungry that i willed hunger i have never been so angry as to want to control a gun over a pen. not really. even as a woman, as a palestinian, as a broken human being. never this broken. more than ever, i believe there is no difference. the most privileged nation, most americans do not know the difference between indians, afghanis, syrians, muslims, sikhs, hindus. more than ever, there is no difference. 5. one more person ask me ifi knew the hijackers. one more motherfucker ask me what navy my brother is in. one more person assume no arabs or muslims were killed. one more person assume they know me, or that i represent .1 people. or that a people represent an evil. or that evil is as simple as .1 flag and words on a page. we did not vilify all white men when mcveigh bombed Oklahoma. america did not give out his family's addresses or where he went to church. or blame the bible or pat robertson. and when the networks air footage of palestinians dancing in the street, there is no apology that hungry children are bribed Wl[lt sweets that turn their teeth brown. that correspondents edit images. that archives are thcrc to facilitate lazy and inaccurate journalism. and when we talk about holy books and hooded men and death. why do we never mention the kkk? if there are any people on earth who understand how new york is feeling right now, they are in the west bank and the gaza strip. needs mending tion because the building can no longer accommodate new curriculum material or instrumentation, said Nancy Stcblay, pro~ fessor of psychology and the project man— ager for the new building. As a result, the building restricts opportunities for faculty research projects, and undermines the potential for new programs. ()lmslcd added. “Sutticient——it's the best word that I can think of," said Chemistry major Seth Jensen, when asked to describe the science building. The condition of the current building limits the opportunities that stu- dents have for undergraduate research pro- jects. There is definitely a need for a new science hall, concluded Jensen. The science building's deterioration is also affecting the college‘s enrollment. Steblay cited a survey conducted by the Science Hall continued on pogo 7 t l 2 P. y g i : Show less
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Show moreugsburg 0 :5<: February 15, 2002 Volume 108 I i ;‘“'W\V.a;|8bll]€€ Issue 1 1 In this issue: Mock-Ademia: big band on campus , page 2 Top 10, Worst 5 of 2001, page 3 MLK Convocation, page 5 Men’s and Women’s basketball struggle, page 8 A call for OLs, page 6 Veteran staff fired, goodbyes delayed Curtis, Meadchro ft leave after deparmental restructuring Kellen Bredesen Co-Managing Editor Long-time Director of Facili- ties Management Art Meadow- croft and Facilities Manager Rob Curtis terminated their employ- ment at Augsburg College January 29. The firings were due to large- scale restructuring brought on by a year-long look at the workings more efficient. In the implementation, Augs- burg lost both Meadowcroft, who had worked for Augsburg 16 years, and Curtis, a 22-year employee of the college. Curtis and Meadowcroft could not be reached for comment. These days, the Buildings and Grounds staff is still feeling the effects of the firings. “It’s kind of of the Facilities Department. similar to a grieving process. You Investigation of the efficiency, go through your immediate organization, and skill levels shock...and you’re kind of lost,” within the _ said Facili- department . . . . ties rece - began “Deczszons like this tionist p almost a ’ Cindy year ago shouldn t be made Jones. Augsburg Without some sort of In the hired . , , meantime, Sodexho ,0 pain attached to them. “0mm- investigate ple like Facilities l w "7 David and make an offer for outsourcing. Although the college chose not to outsource, the Sodexho report showed weaknesses in key areas of the Facilities Department. Early October brought another consultation — this time by an independent facilities consulting firm, B&G Associates. B&G, with no knowledge of Sodexho’s findings, reported similar weak- nesses and suggested similar moves to make the department Draus and Dick Adamson are try— ing to help out with some things,” Jones added. The college has launched a national search for a Director of Facilities Management to take Meadowcroft’s place; the position held by Curtis has been eliminated altogether. The new department structure will combine the custodial and Facilities continued on page 7 College email policies draw criticism, ofi‘icial support David Rettenmaier @Managing Editor,“ , - Most people assume email flows freely across the world and is not subject to censorship or monitoring. Nationwide, how- ever, businesses and educational institutions are increasingly moni- toring emails.« At Augsburg, recent difficulties have come up regarding electronic messages and their flow through- out the college’s network, espe- cially mailing lists. Almost two weeks ago, Rob Curtis, a recently terminated employee, attempted to send a message to the faculty, staff, and student lists over his AugNet account. The message was blocked. Leif Anderson, Director of IT Services, explained the policies of the college on this matter: once Curtis had been terminated, he no longer retained a valid AugNet account. Thus, when John See— bold, whose job as System Admin- istrator includes the monitoring of each list message, read Curtis‘ email. he stopped it from entering the system. Curtis was determined to have his message read, so he attempted to send a message through his wife Sadie’s account. This mes— Email continued on page 7 Nontombi Naomi Tutu, the keynote speaker of the 13th annual Martin Luther King Jr. Convo- cation, signs auto- graphs atter her speech on Monday, January 21. The con- vocation, begun by M. Anita Gay Hawthorne, has become one of the most attended and respected events in Augsburg’s calendar. See story on page 5. Photo by Emmett Timmcns All aboard the Crazy Train Auggies look to wrap up regular season versus Tommies Paul Putt Sports Editor You have been invited to come aboard a crazy train this Friday and Saturday as the Auggies look to secure their play-off destiny against the cross-town rival St. Thomas Tommies. The train ride started slowly for the Augsburg men’s hockey team as they started the season a little lackluster, with a pre-Janu- ary record of 5-6-1. However, the Auggies came back with a vengeance since then, picking up 17 points out of 20 in the MIAC play—off race, and a bandwagon of raucous fans who have rooted for the Auggies dur- ing an undefeated four-week period. The Auggies started the sec— ond half of the season shocking the Cobbers in the first game for a 7-5 win and had their chances in a 2-0 loss. That losing feeling has not been felt since. as the Auggies have taken three consecutive sweeps over St. Mary‘s. St. Olaf. and Bethel. The streak propelled the Aug- gies from a last-place tie with Bethel to a second-place tie with Gustavus. With one series left. the MIAC play-off picture is far from decided. av IX - \ Photo by: Pam Pcii Patrick Hook celerates a goal scored against Bethel on Saturday’s 5-4 win for the Auggies. St. Thomas has clinched the league championship even before this weekend‘s series with Augs— burg. The Gusties and the Auggies have clinched a play-off berth with 19 points. leaving St. John's. St. Mary‘s and Concordia all fighting to get into the play-offs. The Auggies need to be the second or third seed. as the fourth and fifth seeded teams will play an extra game to see who contin- ues to the conference semi-fmals. A guarantee of the third seed requires two points against St, Thomas. The streak of seven games without a loss seems impressive. yet the Auggies have caused heart attacks in doing so. The series with St. Olaf saw the Auggies squeak two wins out late in the games. They were led by goals from David May with 1:14 to play in the first game and Jake Wegscheider, 36 seconds into overtime in the second. Men’s hockey continued on page 8 Black History Month: Afrikana Education Jared Zimmerman Staff Writer “If a race has no history. if it has no worthwhile tradition, it becomes a negligible factor in the thought of the world, and it stands in danger of being exterminated." These words of Caner G. Wood» son, educator and historian, echo his goals in creating Negro His— tory Week in February of 1926, to promote the study and documenta— tion of the African-American experience. In this spirit, this month’s Afrikana Educational Forum has been working to bring about a dia— logue on campus about the contin— uing effects of our nation’s racist history. The series, “Residuals of Slavery: A Case for Restitution, Resolution, and Reparations," has been presented by the Minnesota Reparations Campaign Committee on Monday evenings. The first speaker, Mahmoud El-Kati, a professor at Macalcstcr College and an elder of the Black Community. presented a historical case for reparations. focusing on the role of the government institu— tions in legitimizing and propagat— ing the slave trade. Unlike anywhere else in the world. lil- Kati explained, slave traders and plantation owners in the Americas stripped Africans of their language and culture. The professor made the point that the effects of slavery and seg» regation permeate American socia ety because we are only three or four generations removed from a slave-holding society. Moreover. many African-Americans \vcrc born into unearned sullci‘iiig under segregation. Last Monday, February 12. the Forum Welcomed Samuel (irani V' of Metropolitan Slatc University to talk about the economic zispccls of the residuals of slincry. llc focused on the need for cvcryoiit- to be an owner of capital In order to truly participate in thc econ, omy, and he showed how the cone tinued exclusion of African Americans from the economy is indicative of the lasting lailiirc to resolve the exclusion ol Blacks under slavery and segregation. Grant defined reparation as "economic compensation paid lor injustices against a nation or peo- ple." and explained that (icrmans paid reparations to liuropcan lcws. alter thc Holocaust. and ihc lfnitcd Slates govcrniiicnt paid reparations to Jiiptiiicscr/‘xiiicrir cans who “tth pul iiilo iiiicriiiiiciil camps during World War ll. 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February 15, 2002 §§Opinion page 2 A Woman’s Vision In light of the tragedy of September II, I have become even more committed to pursuing peace and justice in our world. I am still attending peace rallies. workshops and vigils, and calling the White House, repre- sentatives and the media. ning... Show moreFebruary 15, 2002 §§Opinion page 2 A Woman’s Vision In light of the tragedy of September II, I have become even more committed to pursuing peace and justice in our world. I am still attending peace rallies. workshops and vigils, and calling the White House, repre- sentatives and the media. ning in our vast universe and perhaps it is time for women to lead the way. \_Nriter fl Here is my dream for us all: A Vision of Peace I see women everywhere gathered around kitchen tables and cooking fires laughing, singing, talking, sipping coffee, tea and guava juice as they Erase borders on world maps. I see women everywhere cutting their nation’s flags into squares, Exchanging them, and then stitching the pieces into colorful quilts That will keep them warm while they dream of their new sisters and brothers Around the world. I see women everywhere turning missile silos into museums, military bases Into music camps, armored tanks into jungle gyms, rifles into wind chimes Until no child goes hungry, no child loses a leg to a land mine A mother to an incoming missile, a father to a plane turned bomb Until children everywhere sleep peacefully at night. -Debra Olson Big Name or Big Mistake? We need to find a way to live together on this small, blue planet spin- K. Lucln ASAC is trying to get a big- name band to come to Augsburg for a concert. They’ve been attempting to do this for several years, but have never had suffi— cient funds before. By no stretch of the imagina- tion is this a new issue. In fact, in a past issue, an Echo staff writer said: “Last Spring Augsburg stu- dents voted in a five—dollar refer- endum, with a portion of that to hold a free ‘big-name’ concert.” In an article entitled “Free Concert Features ‘Chase,”’ Ronald Merrill explains the reasoning behind the concert, examining past concerts and giving the name, date, and location of the big-name band coming to Augsburg. If you don’t remember reading an article by Ronald Merrill, don’t be surprised; he published articles in the Echo circa 1973. In 1973, Augsburg got a contract with a “big name” band called Chase, a “nationally known seven-piece recording combo” (according to Merrill). Perhaps you don’t remember them, but they had a major hit called “Get it On” that is still played on the radio today. Augsburg had to coordinate this concert with St. Thomas and St. Catherine’s, but apparently Augsburg had given a concert alone in the past. Billy Preston, who wrote Joe Cocker’s hit “You Are So Beautiful“ came to Augs- fiuock-Ademia burg the previous fall, financed by Augsburg alone. “There is a paranoia on Augs- burg’s campus about big-name concerts due to the financial losses of previous concerts," said Gary Bidne, who coordinated the con- cert for the three colleges. The concert was held at Si Melby because of both its size and the fact that it was “ranked the fourth best acoustically in the 'IXvin Cities.” Tickets for the concert were free for the student body and cost $2 for the general public. Now, whether ASAC will suc- ceed in their attempt to lure a big- name band to Augsburg is not the question. The question is, how Mock-Adomia continued on page 7 e Editors Letter from alum Concerned students attack To the students at Augsburg College, Thomas Howard, Jr. QQUHMQL ,, that has occurred this year that has not addressed GLBT issues: Wel- What are you going to do with your college degree? not, that’s OK. You‘re growing new leaves, and your branches are branching 1 some more. All the blessings of sunlight to you. ‘ Some of you may find work at a big or small company, a church, ‘ a school district, or a government office. Others may volunteer or take some time off from school and get a steady job. In any case. your college experience is alive. I 1 Do you have an immediate answer, prepared with details? If Your transcript is very concrete. with class names, grade points, and credit hours. unique story to tell behind all the data. Don‘t forget that each of you has a Maybe you and your dorm friends broke from your textbooks into a discussion that was too good to end, even though you needed to sleep. Maybe you got a little off track and returned to campus on a different route. and you were dazzled by chalk artwork on the sidewalk. Or maybe your knowledge of world capitals has been supple- mented by getting to know someone from another nation. How exciting, to live in Minneapolis, around people whose names could begin with any letter of the alphabet. How enrich- ing, to explore alphabets beyond the 26 letters of the English lan- guage, with all their diversity of accents. hooks, waves, and dots. How wonderful, to be members of the Augsburg community. Let the adventure continue. Nathan Peterson Augsburg student, 1988-92 Faces 9.9 you think they} As a member of the Student Sen- ate Concerns Committee, I am privy to the emails that are sent to us from concerned students. I have chosen to respond to two of them because I 'feel there needs to be some clarity. Concern 1 “First off, I support GLBT people. I support Augsburg using student money for special events. The last couple of “sessions,” for example, Margaret Cho and Judy Shepard. I ‘ SUPPORT Gay pride and things but I would really like some NON-GAY things to happen, and be supported by money from students. There are OTHER ISSUES to be addressed and to get famous speakers about those issues. If we get a BIG BAND for this spring, can they NOT BE GAY?" Response: This homophobic con— cern can be clarified quite simply. Allow me to list the programming Lindsay Hockaday. Sr. Theatre “I think they have everything to hide. We need to pay attention to Bush's Freudian slips, like calling the war on terrorism a ‘crusade.'" Christian Bumoski. Sr. Art/Marketing Soelveig Grafstrom. Sr. Education/Religion come Week, Jim Short, Sarah Wed- dington, Last in Line, Michelle Morse, Weekly Film Series, Dr. Ruth Westheimer, Dr. Maya Angelou, J— term Jam, and the Late Night Skate, just to mention a few. Now for the programs that have related to GLBT Issues: The Drag Show and Judy Shepard. You do the comparison. If someone is offended by program- ming related to GLBT issues. that‘s just too bad! I am offended when I see “fag” or “‘dyke" written on the walls of our buildings. I am offended when I see Nazi symbols in bathrooms and when I hear of my friends or myself being called derogatory terms. I am offended by hate. When my people are no longer victims, this is when we will stop talking about it. Concern 2 FIRE THOMAS HOWARD!!! TELL HIM TO STOP RUNNING THE SCHOOL! GET RID OF HIS DICTATORSHIP! Kevin Rasmussen, Sr. Physics and Wrestling "Yeah. they're not talking to the press. so they‘re definitely hiding something." "I think Bush wants us to believe he‘s mister family advocate. but I think he has something to hide.“ “I think they've...l don’t f*#@$! know. I don’t want to be in your stupid little paper.“ Response: My, my, someone is quite testy. I have taken advantage of opportunities that are available to all Augsburg Students. Every event that has been planned has either been approved by the Student Senate, my fellow ASAC chairs, or the ASAC concert committee. Nothing has been done at my own accord. I am simply the one who coordinates the effort. I challenge the person who wrote this to step up to the plate and plan an event that takes 25 hours a week and go to class, and work, and not get paid for it. I do this because I value my community and wish to see the highest quality programming offered to its members. Please know that this is not a dictatorship, as you so eloquently put it; it is a democ- racy. This is why the student body has a right to allocate funds to events they see worthy. I feel, as do many other students. that this is being accomplished. I would also say that it is much easier to launch a personal attack in an anonymous forum. Some people think Bush and Cheney are not being forthright rig~ “ending the Enron scandgw mve something to hide? Nicholas Carpenter, So. English “I think they're doing the best they can now, considering the sit- uation. I don't believe they have any malicious intent." Show less
page 7 §§Continued Ads April 26, 2002 continued fiom page I * Put products inside recycling bins (not on the floor) Future plans to encourage and increase Augs- burg’s environmental projects include taking a garbage audit, increasing membership in the ECC, strategizing recycling bin placement,... Show morepage 7 §§Continued Ads April 26, 2002 continued fiom page I * Put products inside recycling bins (not on the floor) Future plans to encourage and increase Augs- burg’s environmental projects include taking a garbage audit, increasing membership in the ECC, strategizing recycling bin placement, improving energy efficiency, buying recycled products, and constructing new green buildings campus wide (such as the proposed new Science Hall). “If there is an effective plan and people behind it, we can get a lot done,” said Ruffaner. If you are interested in participating in any aspect of improving Augsburg’s environment, please contact Tom Ruffaner at x1641, Conrad Meyer at x1644, or Joe Underhill-Cady at x1312. The lronies continued from page 2 the fact that famous African leaders such as Khame Nkrumah, first president of newly inde- pendent Ghana, had gone there for an education. The African-Americans were resentful of the Africans because they were receiving scholarships from our government; whereas the African—Amer— icans themselves, citizens of the U. S. A., had to struggle without assistance to get an education. In retaliation to insults, the Africans would call the African-Americans "sons of slaves." You can imagine the tensions, even the violent confronta- tions, that resulted. Remember, this was 1963-- the year Theophilus Eugene "Bull" Connor unleashed the police dogs and fire hoses on demonstrators in Birmingham, Alabama, just 90 miles from my hometown. The Dean of Lincoln University was Jewish. I dated his niece, who had come for an extended visit from some place called Fargo in North Dakota, for a few Weeks. While exploring the limits of mutual self—discovery on the couch in the Dean‘s lush living room, I remember her telling me how racist and elitist the Jewish community of Fargo was. I was so incredulous that I pressed her on the matter. She would not relent; she insisted that the Jewish community "felt superior" to, as we would later learn to say, The Others. What did I know of the world at large and its secrets? ButI was learning. The psychologist who administered the MMPI was white. I vividly remember going to his office for a scientific appraisal of my personality. I knocked on the door, was told to come in. He was seated at a desk across a room that seemed a hun- dred yards long. As I walked toward him, he looked at me, glanced at the test results, then looked at me again and said with a smirk, while I was still walking toward his desk. "Your results show a strong feminine correlation, but you look all right." I have learned a lot about the secrets of the world over the decades since. What I had only vaguely suspected at that moment of shock, I have surely known for a long time. The university psy- chologist had presumed I was effeminate at best (unfit for service as a male) and queer at worst (degenerate, as a potential ambassador for the United States). How close I had come to being "selected out" because of a test from Minnesota. Of course, I already knew, in the Age of Sput- nik and masculine engineering, that any male who majored in English was considered a "sissy." I became determined, especially after the encourag— ing study of modern poetry, that I would be living proof that a male English teacher could be--dare I say it?--manly. How foolish. deviant. and unfit can a human being. over time. be? I thought these thoughts. felt these feelings. remembered these memories a couple of week- ends ago after the A.C.T.C. English Majors’ Con- ference. hosted here at Augsburg. Of the twenty student panelists. only three were male. Among the five creative writers reading at the dinner, only one was male. Although some of the student papers were earnestly and correctly concerned with issues related to gender and people of color. almost all the panelists of the three groups I attended were white females. The academic disci- pline most keen on peace, justice, and the percep- tion of irony apparently was oblivious to the implications. I was not. Help Wanted for Echo: The Echo is looking for several new editors for the 2002-2003 school year. In a cou- ple of weeks, positions for News Editor, Opinion Editor, A&E Editor. and Features Editor will be available. 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Apfi126,2002 é§Sport§ page 8 Paul Putt Sports Editor The woes of the softball team were lifted this past Sunday as the ladies broke their five game losing streak with an impressive perfor- mance against Macalester. The first game was dominated by the Auggies ace Rachel Ekholm. The Scots managed no... Show moreApfi126,2002 é§Sport§ page 8 Paul Putt Sports Editor The woes of the softball team were lifted this past Sunday as the ladies broke their five game losing streak with an impressive perfor- mance against Macalester. The first game was dominated by the Auggies ace Rachel Ekholm. The Scots managed no offense as their only base runners through six innings were on an error and on a hit batter. Ekholm’s perfect game was finally broken on a single in the sixth but she finished the game with six strikeouts producing her sixth win of the season. The first two innings were three-up and three-down for both teams. and neither team threatened until the bottom of the third. when Trisha Pederson reached base on an error and advanced Kristen Lideen to second. Becky Ruckel reached base after a fielder's choice to third on Pederson. Rachel Ekholm hit a single to center. allowing Lideen to motor home. and Ruckel moved to third. Mel Lee kept the runs scoring. with a 0-1 single up to center scor- ing Ruckel. The Auggies worked to build on their 2-0 lead with one out in the fifth inning when Ruckel sin- gled and Ekholm walked to give the Auggies base runners. Mel Lee contributed again to the offense with a run scoring sin- gle to score Ruckel. Unfortunately, the ladies stranded Ekholm at third with two outs. The final run was scored in Photo by Paul Putt Mel Lee gets a little goofy before the third inning, with her mitt on her head during the Auggies 4-0 win over Macalester A win is a win: Auggie baseball beats Concordia Paul Putt Sports Editor Finally the Auggies return to the win column! The Auggies baseball team has been held the past nine games to the lower side of the scores in series against St. Thomas. St. John‘s. Bethel, Macalester and a split with Car- leton for baseball. However. M.J. Iverson hit his first collegiate home run to be a hero for the Auggies as he helped give the Auggies a 2-0 win over C oncordia-Moorhead. Joe Pontrelli pitched a two-hit shutout to give Augsburg College the win in the first game. while the Auggies were unable to complete the sweep in the nightcap in the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference baseball doubleheader Tuesday aftemoon at the Cold Spring Baseball Park. The split gives the team a record of 8-22 overall and 2-10 in MIAC play. Concordia moves to lS-ll overall and 7—5 in MIAC play. Pontrelli and Concordia's Travis Anderson were the leading men of the first game as the two dueled it out with complete games with neither man walking a batter. Pontrelli struck out six. while Anderson struck out three and allowed just five Auggie hits. In the game. only 148 pitches were thrown. which didn’t give the hit- ters favorable counts during the game. The two-hit shutout was Pon- trelli‘s first collegiate shutout. and Augsburg's first shutout of the 2002 season. The Auggies only put one inning of offense together and made it stick as Dave Sherry hit a one-out double to the right-center gap in the fifth. With one out. Iverson strolled to the plate and hit his first pitch from Anderson just over the fence in right-center. The hit was all that was needed to give Augsburg some breathing room. Pontrelli closed the door on the Cobbers in the sixth and seventh to preserve the win. In four of the seven innings Pontrelli retired the side. The baseball team is scheduled to return to MIAC doubleheader play on Thursday as Augsburg plays versus Hamline. the sixth inning, as Jen Lemke hit a ground rule double to lead off the inning. Melinda Kleewin pinch ran for Lemke and advanced t0'third on a Christine Matthews sacrifice. Kleewin scored later after Lideen reached base on a fielder‘s choice to give the Auggies a 4-0 lead and a win. The defensive play of the game was in the fourth inning after the Scots had runners on the comers and a heads up play by Jennie LaManna caught the Scot too try- ing to steal and completed the "hot-box" play with Christine Matthews for the out. The second game saw the Aug— gies continue their success as the bats were on fire in an 11-1 win. The game started with Lideen and Ruckel hitting back-to-back triples to give the Auggies a 1-0 lead. Lee walked then advanced to second on an errant throw. With two on, LaManna singled, driving in Ruckel. Lee would later score on a wild pitch to give the Auggie a 3-0 lead after the first inning. Ekholm gave up her first run against Mac when she delivered a 1-1 pitched that was sent for a homerun. The Auggies looked to open the floodgates in the second when Lemke and Lideen were on second and third on a hit by pitch and a double. A wild pitch later scored Lemke and moved Lideen to third before Ruckel again singled to score the run. Ruckel led the team in runs Macalester cures Auggie’s winning ills q.-. .- Photo by Paul Putt Melynda Kleewin scampers across home plate to put another run on the board for the Auggies. scored with four in the two games hitting three for seven in the two games. Ekholm then stepped up and produced the third Auggie triple of the game to score Ruckel and put the Auggies up 6-1. The Scots didn’t make any attempts to come back as the Aug- gies supplemented their lead in the third. With two outs. Laura Simones walked and Lemke double to put .runncrs on second and third. Kristen Lideen hit her second triple of the game to clear the bases. Lideen set a school record for total bases in a game with eight in her two triples and a double. The 8-1 lead did not stop the Auggies from flexing their mus- cles as Rachel Ekholm doubled in the fourth followed by a Mel Lee single. LaManna hit the fifth triple of the game to score Lee and the pinch running Kristen Johnson. The last run was earned on a wild pitch as LaManna gave the Auggies an 11-1 five-inning vic- tory. Ekholm’s seventh win on the mound was earned with three strikeouts and only two hits allowed. With the sweep the Auggies improve to 3-9 in the MIAC and look to take on St. Kate's on Satur- day at home at 1 pm. Track teams divide and conquer Northfield Paul Putt Sports Editor Last Saturday. the Augsburg track teams were down in North— field a-the men at Carleton and the women at St. Olaf. The teams fared well. with a few personal bests set along with records bro- ken and a national provisional qualifying mark. On the women‘s side. senior Chrissy Baune led the way, as she set three records. along with a per- sonal best. and moved up in the National rankings. Baune won the 3000 meter Steeplechase in a time of 11:23.06, to set the St. Olaf Manitou Classic record, the St. Olaf Facilities record. and the Augsburg school record. After this performance. Baune is ranked 11th in the Nation and first in the MIAC by nearly 20 seconds. Freshman Hannah Dietrich ran a personal best in the 800 meters. finishing 10th with a time of 2:25.80. The 3200 meter relay team (Dietrich. Kristina Justini- ano. Kristen Wasser. and Andrea Carlson) finished seventh in a time of 10:38.90 to earn some points for the Auggies. In the Hammer throw. junior Kirsten Gulbro competed well, as she placed seventh with a throw of 132-6 (40.38m). On the men's side. sophomore Mathew Shannon led the team with a second- and third-place per- formance in the 200 meters and 400 meters. Shannon ran to a 22:29 in the 200 and 50.22 in the 400. Senior co—captain Andy Lin- dekugel threw to a personal best of l4l-7(43.15m) in the discus. Lin- dekugel also threw well in the shotput with a toss of 42- 9.5(13.04m). Freshman Alan Wilson set a personal best in the 1500 meters running a 4:07.19 to place 12th. Sophomore Ryan Nevin ran the grueling 10000 meters in a per- sonal best time by over 30 seconds in 34:04.30 to finish 12th. Senior Chris Ohnstad ran well. as he placed fifth in the 800-meter dash in a time of 1:58.38. The l600-meter relay team (Wilson. Ohnstad. Jon Boeck, and Jason Edwards) finished fifth in a time of 3:29.89. This next weekend the teams travel down to Gustavus to com- pete. followed by a womens meet on Wednesday, May I at St. Thomas. The meet begins at 4:00 pm, so come on over and cheer on the girls! 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April 26, 2002 ééCommunit Values page 6 See Soulforce speaker at U Nicki Ziegler Comm.Na|ues Editor The author of “Stranger at the Gate" and co-founder of Soulforce. the Rev. Mel White will be speaking at the Carlson School of Management on Saturday. April 27 at 2:00pm. He will be speaking about... Show moreApril 26, 2002 ééCommunit Values page 6 See Soulforce speaker at U Nicki Ziegler Comm.Na|ues Editor The author of “Stranger at the Gate" and co-founder of Soulforce. the Rev. Mel White will be speaking at the Carlson School of Management on Saturday. April 27 at 2:00pm. He will be speaking about issues regard— ing Soulforce. nonviolence. and the inclusion of GLBT people into faith institutions. Soulforce is a network learning nonviolence techniques based on ththe theories of Gandhi and King. They seek justice for God‘s gay. les- bian. bisexual. and transgendered children. White and his partner. Gary Nixon. founded Soulforce and now travel the country organizing people of faith and confronting anti-gay reli- gious leaders. For nearly three decades White has served the evangelical Christian community as a pastor. author. pro- fessor. filmmaker. and ghostwriter for many powerful leaders. including Billy Graham. Jerry Falwell. D. James Kennedy. Ollie North. and Pat Robertson. After years of anti-gay counseling. fasting. exorcism. and electric shock. he chose to reevaluate his Christian theologies and accept his sexual orientation. White became the Dean of the Cathedral of Hope Metropolitan Community Church in Dallas. Texas. It is currently one of the largest gay and lesbian congregations. He gained much publicity and was fea- tured on primetime television and in many national newspapers and maga- zines. He asked the question when arrested on the Whitehouse steps for protesting the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) in 1996. “How can we stand by in silent acceptance while the President and the Congress sacri— fice lesbian and gay Americans for some ‘greater political good’?” After speaking at the U of M cam- pus. White will be celebrating the one-year anniversary of the ordina- tion of the Rev. Anita Hill at St. Paul Reformation Church. The documen— tary shown, “This Obedience" by filmmakers Dawn Mikkelson ' and Jamie Lee. Sunday morning will fea- ture a worship service of celebration and rejoicing and will be followed by a nonviolence workshop by Rev. Mel White. These events are open to the to the public and for more information you can contact St. Paul Reformation at (651)-224-3371. Critical Community Conversations Aaron Kolb Diversity Cormiittee w my V W fl All Augsburg faculty, staff. and students are welcome to take a step closer to pursuing cultural competency through community conversation on Wednesday. May 1. The hope for these conversa- tions is to further our community in learning about our own unique diversity and work toward peace and unity. These conversations will be focused around how we have been influenced by gender. race, culture, religion. sexual orientation, disability. or social class at Augsburg. Also. we will talk about messages that friends. family. and the media have given us about these differences. This event allows individuals who have stories or experiences about how differences have affected their lives to share them if they would like. Great food and prizes will be pro- vided as an added incentive to thegreat opportunity to have effec- tive conversations. There are three different times that you will have the opportu- nity to join in conversation on May 1: 8:30—10 am. 11:30 a.m.-1 pm. and 4:30-6 pm. The event will take place in the Minneapo- lis Room in Christensen Center. If you are interested in joining us. please contact Evelena Jones at extension x1058 or email her at jonese@augsburg.edu to make a reservation. The Diversity Committee‘s desire is to better understand the issues that need attention on our campus. and that begins with you! Take a step towards peace and unity. get involved. and help us to better understand the issues that exist. Examining Somali-Augsburg relations Mel B.Freitag Staff Writer After attending the West Bank Community Coalition (WBCC) this evening in the Brian Coyle Center. I discovered the lack of Somali represenation within the Augsburg Community compared to the West Batik community at large. Since Augsburg prides itself on an inten- tionally diverse campus environment. it would be essential to have an abundant Somali repre— sentation within the student body. faculty. and staff. Since Augsburg is so linked with the community. it is vital to Augsburg‘s mission to be aware of the estimated 10.000 Somalis mak— ing their homes in the high rises two blocks away from us. However. there are a little more than 10 Somali Augsburg students. and I am unaware of any Somali faculty or staff. Few Somalis within the Riverside Plaza community even know that Augsburg exists. It may be difficult to find Somali students or faculty and staff that are “qualified” to teach at Augsburg. or maybe it is simply a lack of infor- mation and knowledge given to the Somali community as a whole by our society. Recently, two Augsburg staff members took an important step in improving Augsburg- Somali relations. The two staff members went on a tour of the high rises and ate ethnic Somali food with two of the WBCC members. Taking these types of steps is essential in increasing awareness and community involvement of both 7 Managing Editors L 00 i... 5E h ,0 <1) :3 £y.\:~.t 1 .t :-\.-.J.:.\ i. mmuni Nalu Edit r The Augsburg Echo is published each Friday » except during interim. vacation periods. and holidays —» by students of Augsburg College. 731 21st Avenue South. Minneapolis. Minnesota 55454. Opinions expressed are those of the authors and don't reflect those of the supporting staff. administration. faculty. or the remainder of the students. The Echo does not necessarily promote the products or sides. I challenge each of you to get involved in promoting and increasing the level of diversity and community at Augsburg College. Attend the Critical Community Conversations on May 1 in the Christensen Center to discuss race. gender. sexual orientation, class, and other relations at Augsburg. 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page 4 aA&E April 26, 2002 Summer sizzlers at the cinema Joel Wolf A&E Editor I know it‘s hard to believe. but summer is right around the comer, in spite of the snowfall last Sunday. It‘s just about time for those lazy dog days of summer. and what better place is there to cool down from the hot... Show morepage 4 aA&E April 26, 2002 Summer sizzlers at the cinema Joel Wolf A&E Editor I know it‘s hard to believe. but summer is right around the comer, in spite of the snowfall last Sunday. It‘s just about time for those lazy dog days of summer. and what better place is there to cool down from the hot temperatures than an air conditioned multiplex? The major studios always bring out their big guns for the summer. and this summer is no different. Every summer the studios release their big blockbuster movies in a quest for the almighty buck, so let‘s take a look at a few of the films that will be released this summer-—in hopes that you will spend your money wisely. Probably the most anticipated film of the summer is the latest installment of the “Star Wars” saga. “Star Wars: Episode ll Attack of the Clones" takes place ten years after “The Phantom Menace." After saving Princess Antidala‘s hotne planet of Naboo from the trade federation. ObiAWan Kenobi has taken Anakin Skywalker under his wing. The student has become the teacher. Under ()bi-Wan‘s tutelage. Anakin has become an accomplished Jedi apprentice. Princess Amidala has also become a distin- guished Senator; however. there is a price on her head. ()bi»Wan and Anakin are assigned to protect Aniidala once again. This is where the love story comes in: torn between his duty as a Jedi and his newfound love for Amidala, Anakin begins to question his des- tiny as a Jedi. It seems a Jedi is forbidden to love, but then Anakin has always done things his own way. George Lucas once again directs the film. Before taking the reigns of Episode 1. Lucas hadn’t been behind the lens since the first installment of the “Star Wars" series. Let‘s hope he‘s been able to get in touch with his characters again, because Episode I was really disappointing. Lucas is trying to recapture the magic of the first three films, but he has been unsuccessful to this point. There are a few things to look forward to in this film, though. Samuel L. Jackson makes his return as a Jedi. (Now that’s a tough Jedi). Also. for the die hard “Star Wars" fans, Bubba Fett’s father makes his big screen debut, for those who are inter- ested in “Star Wars" lineage. However. the film at this point appears to be more concerned with the romantic subplot than action, which will hurt the film drastically. The first trilogy dealt with an exciting story about a rebellious group and let the romantic elements of the story develop themselves instead of forcing them to the foreground of the film. If this isn‘t the case with “Attack of the Clones," it could really hurt the film. To continue with our sci-fi motif. Steven Spielberg’s latest film. “Minority Report." is due out this June. The film stars Tom Cruise as the head of a pre—crime unit. Thanks to new technology, it is possible to arrest criminals before they commit their crimes by going back into the past and arresting them before they get their chance. Cruise quickly finds himself on the other side of chase as he is accused of the future murder of a man he hasn‘t even met yet. The film is based on a story by legendary science fiction author Philip K. Dick. How- ever. that isn't necessarily a good thing. We all saw last summer what can happen to a classic work of science fiction in the hands of Spielberg. He turned Stanley Kubrik‘s dark vision of a world gone robot crazy into a three hour retelling of the Pinocchio story. Here's to hoping that “Minority Report" has stronger legs to stand on then “Al.” had. This summer you‘ll also be able to find Mel Gibson up on the big screen in the new film "Signs." written and directed by M. Night Shyamalan. Thanks to his earlier films. "The Sixth Sense" and "Unbreak— able." Shyamalan has breathed new life into the psychological thriller genre. Shyamalan makes smart thrillers that leave viewers fiabbergasted with their twist endings. and this film looks to be no exception. The film stars Mel Gibson and Joaquin Phoenix (River Phoenix’s younger and less talented brother) as a pair of farmers whose lives are turned upside-down by the appearance of mysterious crop circles in their field. The films of this summer aren‘t all science fiction and ghost stories. though. There are some funny ones. too. For those Jackie Chan fans out there, there will be a new action/comedy from the high-kicking Hong Kong action star. In “The Tuxedo,” Chan plays Jimmy Tong, a cabbie-turned-chauffeur. When one of his regulars, playboy million- aire Clark Devlin. is hurt in an explosive “accident.” Jimmy takes the opportunity to play dress up, donning Devlin’s tuxedo. Jimmy suddenly finds himself thrust into the James Bond world of international espi— onage, where he is teamed up with a rookie partner played by Jennifer Love Hewitt. The film marks the directorial debut of Kevin Donovan, who made a name for him- self as a commercial director. Loud-mouth Chris Rock teams up with Academy Award-winner Anthony Hopkins in the action/comedy “Bad Company." Chris Rock plays a fast-talking street hustler who is recruited by the CIA to replace his identical twin brother. With only nine days to work with. he has to negotiate a sensitive nuclear weapons deal and find the murderer of his brother. The film is directed by Joel Schumacher. the man responsible for killing the “Batman” series after Tim Burton walked away from the franchise. However. Schumacher‘s usually at the top of his game when he directs these buddy action come— dies. And now something for the kiddies. California Dreamin'? The Kern High School District Bakersfield, California (www.khs¢kl 2.ca.us) is recruiting NEW TEACHERS Personnel Dept Kern 5801 SundaleAve. for the 2002-2003 school year Send your resume to: Bakersfield. Catt. 93309 Walt Disney has finally made a movie based on my favorite part of the Magic Kingdom. the Country Bear Jamboree. The new kid flick, “The Country Bears." boasts an amaz- ing cast that includes Christopher Walken, Queen Latifah, and the voices of Halley Joel Osment and Diedrich Bader of “The Drew Carey Show" and “Office Space.“ It has been over ten years since the Country Bears broke up and stopped talking to one another, but that doesn’t stop Beary Bar- rington from trying to reunite the band for one last show. That one last show is a bene— fit concert to save Country Bear Hall, the legendary concert venue where the band got its start. The film also features perfor- mances and appearances from the likes of Elton John. Willie Nelson, and Don Henley of the Eagles. It looks like a film that kids will enjoy and parents will be able to appre— ciate. These are just a handful of the new movies that will be conting out this summer to a theater near you. It seems like it‘s going to be the summer of science fiction. but like all summers. there will be a little something for everybody. ' " smut -q taping} ' "914} pill - 0d sex tor whoiovor reason - "I. r a couple or pith. you didn‘t use soxualty man“. you 2 ing pregnant. E Show less
April 26, 2002 :cééFeatures page 3 Celebrating Asian Pacific American Heritage Month Maiva Lee Contributor _ Toward the end of the academic year, most Asian American student organizations all around the nation scramble to put on the finishing touches, make a few last phone calls, and organize a... Show moreApril 26, 2002 :cééFeatures page 3 Celebrating Asian Pacific American Heritage Month Maiva Lee Contributor _ Toward the end of the academic year, most Asian American student organizations all around the nation scramble to put on the finishing touches, make a few last phone calls, and organize a cultural booth for the celebration of Asian Pacific American (APA) Her- itage Month. As most Augsburg students might have noticed, due to the gigantic sign taped to the floor of Christensen Center, the Augsburg Asian Students Association (AASA) is celebrating APA month from April 15 through May 10, and we invite everyone to celebrate with us. The history of Asian Americans is extensive, but subtle in our mainstream culture, and APA month has been officially recognized only for the last 12 years. APA month began in June 1977, when Represen— tative Frank Horton (R-NY) and Norman Y. Mineta (D-CA) proposed a Pacific/Asian Heritage week. Their proposal was passed on July 10, 1978, in the House of Representatives, and signed by President Jimmy Carter on October 5, 1978. On May 7, 1990, President George Bush signed a proclamation which made the month of May Asian Pacific American (APA) Heritage Month. APA month celebrates the contributions that Asian Americans and Pacific Americans have made to American society. The month also celebrates all of the different Asian cul- tures and heritages. The contributions that Asians have made to Amer— ican society date back to 1850, when Asian immi- grants worked on the transcontinental railroad connecting the west and east coasts of the United States of America. While mostly Chinese immi— grants participated in the construction of the transcontinental railway, Japanese and Filipino immi- grants labored in the agricultural fields of California and Hawaii. The work of Asian immigrants slowly filtered into American businesses, and soon there were Asian business owners. The transition of Asian immigrants as laborers to small business owners cre- ated a paranoid public perspective of Asians, and as a result, many discriminatory laws arose. laws such as the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882, the Gentlemen‘s Agreement of 1907, the Immigration Act of 1917 and 1924, and Executive Order 9066 in 1942, when more than 120,000 Japanese Americans were executed. These laws were eliminated in 1965, and now Asian Americans make up about 3.7 percent of the United States population. Due to the rising Asian American population and their cultural influences, many Asian American indi— viduals are noteworthy in mainstream America. Well-known personalities such as Margaret Cho, Lisa Ling, Bruce Lee, and Dustin Nguyen will be remem- bered in the sector of entertainment and media. Authors such as Elaine Kim, Amy Tan, and Gus Lee have emerged from the Asian American community. Michelle Kwan, Kristi Yamaguchi, Ichiro Suzuki, and Michael Chang have been champions as Ameri- can athletes. Bill Lahn Lee, Norman Y. Mineta and Mee Moua are APAs in government positions. So, yes, Asian Americans are becoming more visible in all parts of mainstream America, and once a year, we get to officially observe APA heritage and history. Every month of May, communities, organizations, and institutions come together to celebrate Asian Pacific American Heritage Month. There are a vari- ety of ways to celebrate. The Dragon dance, such as the one AASA provided on April 15, is one of the most popular ways of celebrating APA month. Taiko drumming is also popular, and most college organiza- tions will have a variety show, which displays the dif- ferent Asian cultural dress, dances, music and arts. This year, AASA has organized a few events for the Augsburg community. These events include a lecture by Lee Pao Xiong on April 23, a variety show on April 27, a presentationabout Asians in the Enter- tainment Industry by Rodrigo Gayta on May 3, a Hawaiian Luau theme Dance with dj Mups and dj Rockuss, and a lecture on Asian American Visual Arts and literature by Elaine Kim. We invite every- one to join us in these events, and hope that everyone will find them to be fun and informative. / Zimmerman protests in D.C. Camillo Power §Lafltiler , L Augsburg College senior Jared Zimmerman took a twenty-two hour road trip to Washington DC. to participate in a series of anti- war demonstrations that took place on the weekend of April 19. “I'm opposed to military solutions to problems,” said Zimmerman as to why he attended these activities several thousand miles away. The main event of the week— end-long activities took place on Saturday, April 20. Seventy-five thousand people gathered in the National Mall, according to Zim— merman. The day was a series of marches, from a Palestinian soli- darity march to a march against Plan Colombia than ended with a huge gathering of people. Zimmerman was amazed with the process by which the events took place, “No arrests, no vio- lence——I was impressed. Every— thing was very peaceful and well organized.” Zimmerman also lob- bied his senator and representa— tives to close the School of the Americas and to end military aid to Colombia. “The School of the Americas is a military school Columbus, Georgia, where US. military trains Latin American sol- diers. Many of the graduates have gone back to their countries and became human rights abusers and dictators,” said Zimmerman. He also mentioned that Colombia is located in‘ the country with the most School of the Americas graduates by far, and also has the worst Human Rights record in the Hemisphere. Zimmerman’s trip to Washing- ton D.C. culminated with an event on Monday morning. Fifteen hun- dred people, including students, anarchist groups, church groups, and other groups, stopped rush hour traffic in part of the city for a significant amount of time. This activity was to oppose Plan Colombia and the School of the Americas. Zimmerman stated that his presence in Washington DC. rep- resented all of the Augsburg Col- lege community that opposes military solutions to problems. ; Spring- Heeled Jack A weekly serial by Jonathan Helland Previously, in Spring—Heeled Jack, the adventures of brave _ Aleister come to an abrupt end when he is committed to Bedlam to prevent his alter ego from causing any more harm. Chapter 7, The Conclusion: Part 1 of 2 From the journal of Benjamin Evans, Lord Darnhamshire I had truly thought things finished that day. I never saw the treacherous Charlotte again. and that I never do. I don’t believe that I could be held accountable for my actions were I to come face to treacherous face with her, even today. The unwholesome man 1 hired to find her claimed that she set sail for America to sell her services as a Nanny; may God take pity on the children. Every few months there would be another sighting and I would be thrown into a panic, but on closer investigation it always turned out to be quite suspect. No more were they tales of inexplicable horror, but rather did they seem to be cases of ordinary muggings falsely attributed, or, more often still, drunkards jumping at shad— ows late at night. There were fewer and fewer sightings until by 1840 there were none at all. Nevertheless, whenever I read those hearts—stopping words, “Spring-Heeled Jack Attacks", I would immediately to St. Bethlehem’s to pay a visit to dear old Aleister. He is always safe, and living fairly well, thanks in no small part to my money and title. I keep him well stocked in books and new clothes; I pay a monthly fee (bribe) to keep him in the most com— fortable of quarters, well fed and free to move about the grounds with a small escort. He has changed little but for the beard he’s grown since the staff took away his razors a year ago. Some unfortunate incident in which he tried to cut the West Indian tattoo from his chest. Yet, I think if he is not happy, he is at least not too terribly unhappy. He reads constantly in several languages, and is, I believe diligently searching for a cure. For the last nine years, the world has been safe from the evil lurking inside Aleister Bombeck. All that ends today, I fear, for this morning, I read'the terrible words that I have long feared above all others. “Spring—Heeled Jack Kills.” He was seen, cloak, helmet and all, by several wit- nesses, throwing a trollop off of a bridge. That is what inspired me to finally record the full tale of my involvement with Spring- Heeled Jack, and now that I have done so, I fear that my involve— ment is not nearly finished. I must leave of this story now; I am to Bethlehem’s in the vain hope that I‘ll find Aleister still there. It is worse than I feared, it seems that Toch’eia Dai had not played its last card in this matter as I thought. I am not the only man who has visited Aleister these last years. A group of dark" men signing their names as Mr. Bluntly, Mr. Darkly, and Mr. Charles Bombeck had been coming by since the beginning. The first two claimed to be first two claimed to be former parishioners of the good Reverend, the last claimed to be his cousin. They always visited at unseemly hours of the morning, and I am sure that they were not, in fact, visiting Aleister, but rather the abomination known to the public at large as Spring-Heeled Jack. They came last night, accompanied by none other that Aleister’s dotting wife Charlotte, the Beast than signed Aleister out with as much ease as he had signed in nine years previous, despite the asylum’s express orders, not to allow him to do so without my express permission. Something truly terrible is happening, and I fear it is my soul respdnsibility to discover what that... (I’ll return shortly, some- one’s at the door). Nextweek: the Fabulous Conclusion, All loose ends will be tied up or burn: ofi‘. \ / What’s new under the sun: a historical perspective Some interesting facts about the 1955—1956 school year K. Lucin StefiWriter Because of a housing shortage. Augs- burg College was forced to rent the fourth floor of a hotel. the Montmorency Manor, to house forty freshman women. The hotel was fourteen blocks from school, and the girls didn‘t get to move onto campus until December, when the new dorm opened. Augsburg had a new library, which could seat three hundred people and hold a hun— dred thousand books. It cost $400,000 and included “three typing booths.” Students then began to be charged a library fee, for library use. There were evi- dently some complaints, forcing then-Presi- dent Bernard Christensen to publish an editorial in the Echo, explaining why the $7.50 charge per person was really neces- sary. The faculty had voted the year before not to wear academic dress for the graduation ceremony. citing the costs of caps and gowns. One article in the Echo asked them to change their minds and wear “the tradi- tional cap and gown, with proper vestrnents according to degree.” The editors of the Echo announced changes coming to the dining hall, noting that students could “do something positive about their complaints." and that “only organized effort will get things changed." After the women moved into the new ball (which at that time had not been named), twenty—three male students moved from Memorial Hall to Morton Hall. Because it was so old and, consequently. flammable, the boys were not allowed to smoke. The radiators in Morton Hall were infamous for making excess noise. A brief feud took place between resi- dents of Morton Hall and residents of Memorial Hall. The Memorial men, led by their student body president, Jim Pederson, “borrowed” the bell that the Morton men rang at basketball games. The Morton resi— dents retaliated by taking all four tires from Pederson’s car, and two from his room- mate’s. A raid uncovered all six tires, and the bell was presented back to Morton Hall by Pederson himself. Half the graduates were in education. Twenty-five of them had already accepted positions before they graduated. mostly in Minnesota towns. An address given by an assistant dean from the University of Minnesota resulted in students and faculty rethinking “the idea of a college being a community of students and teachers." Assistant dcan Russell Cooper said that according to perceived trends, communities of teachers and stu- dents would become a community striving for a common goal. Show less
page 5 April 26, 2002 Sweaty men with swords and bows P-Funk Brandi Bennett Staff Writer Can you smell-L-L-L what Universal is cookin’? Now that I’ve gotten my token nod to the WWF out of the way, I can say yes, and "The Scorpion King" doesn’t smell good. But it does smell like money and it defi- ... Show morepage 5 April 26, 2002 Sweaty men with swords and bows P-Funk Brandi Bennett Staff Writer Can you smell-L-L-L what Universal is cookin’? Now that I’ve gotten my token nod to the WWF out of the way, I can say yes, and "The Scorpion King" doesn’t smell good. But it does smell like money and it defi- . niter smells like a typical ( action movie. WWF-superstar the Rock stars in "The Scorpion King," , which opened last Friday. He plays Mathayus, an Akkadian assassin “trained for genera- tions in the arts of deadly com— bat" who is hired to assassinate a sorceress who works for a tyrant named Memnon (Steven Brand). The sorceress (Kelly ’ 5. Hu) can see the future and is the reason for Memnon’s suc— cess as a warlord. With her I, death, the rebels hope to be ‘ able to defeat Memnon’s evil army. Mathayus, who along with his two brothers is the last of his people, infiltrates Memnon’s camp, his two brothers die, and he escapes only with the help of a horse thief who provides the comic relief for the film. (He kind of reminded me of Benny -from the first "Mummy" film). Later, the unlikely pair sneaks into Gomorrah, Mem- non’s stronghold, and kidnap the sorceress while being shot at by archers and falling from roofs and other such action staples. Then, they all flee into the desert and meet up with the rebels. Now, of course Mathayus is supposed to have killed the sor— ceress. but he doesn’t because she has been held captive by Mem- \ non against her will and he (of course) falls in love with her. When she has a vision that all of the rebels, including Mathayus, will be killed if she \ stays with them, she returns to Memnon because she decides to become altruistic. The Rock returns to Gomorrah to save her and defeat Memnon in a nice epic battle. One doesn’t get the impression that the Rock was particularly challenged with this role. Now, that may be a good thing. but because the action hero role is just a reprisal of his WWF persona, the Rock really isn’t given much of a chance to act, beyond being the stereotypical macho, charismatic action hero. I may be overly optimistic, but even action movies can have some real act- ing in them. right? As a part of the extremely successful "Mummy" franchise, "The Scorpion King" marks a stylistic departure from the previ— ous films. Because the film was on a much lower budget than the other two, "The Scor- pion King" opted for a traditional action approach. Gone are the magnificent and expensive special effects and scenery. which made the "Mummy" films so visually pleasing. Instead. "Scorpion" spends much of the time in the desert and the action sequences consist of sweat, swords, arrows. and fire. Gone too is the more traditional movie score. The soundtrack for "The Scorpion King" boasts a heavy metal motif that seems anachronistically unsuited to an adventure that takes place thousands of years before the pyramids of Egypt were even built. However. the soundtrack is entertaining and has some really good tunes on it by artists such as Godsmack and Nick- leback. God speaking to If: i iii It would be nice {Gods p.33: l} e «w :i. Alb llg’il: raw fir, “inmzxumi lira: lbx‘n um \f tail. 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The shows have been known to run over four hours if the vibe is right. Though the show has been stripped of its previously ornate props, the gang still dons their outlandish costumes—diapers, capes. whatever-anything goes in the Parliament. The current touring lineup includes George himself; DeWayne “Blackbyrd” McKnight - Lead Guitar; Garry “Starchild” Shider - Guitar. Vocals; Michael “Kidd Funkadelic” Hampton - Lead guitar: Cardell “Boogie” Mosson — Rhythm Guitar. Bass Guitar; Billy “Bass” Nelson - Bass Guitar; Lige Curry - Vocals, Bass Guitar; Frankie “Kash” Waddie - Drums; Ron Wright - Drums; Joel “Razor Sharp” Johnson - Key- boards; Jerome Rodgers - Keyboards. Vocals; Greg Thomas - Saxophone.Vocals: Bennie Cowan - Trumpet. Flugel; Scott Tuy lor — Saxophone. Flute: Miehziel “Clir padelic" Payne- Keyboard. Vocals. Otherworldly Rhythms: Tracey "Trey Lewd" Lewis — Rapper. Guitar; Shielzi Broil). - Vocals; Shonda Clinton — Rapper; Robert Peanut Johnson - Vocals; Erie Meritlden Mandolin. Guitar, vocals: Ron Kill Spear: man — Vocals; Belita Woods ‘ Vocals; Steve Boyd — Vocals; Paul Hill - Vocals; Archie l\ y - Dir. of Maximumisness (& guidance coun- selor et a1); and Atomithin — MASCOT. The list goes on and on, it‘s hard to keep track of all the people entering and exiting the stage. They played their hits like “Flash Light". "Atomic Dog", "Knee Deep". "Mothership Connection”, "One Nation Under A Groove”, and “Give Up The Funk". but they also played some newer material. To the delight of funk fans everywhere Bootsy, Bernie, and the Brides Of Funkenstein teamed up with Clinton once again for a per- fectly funky mix. Anyone with an interest in music and art would benefit from witnessing a performance by George Clinton. The show began at 10:00 pm. on Monday, April 22, 2002 at First Avenue. 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Augsburg i the April 25, 2002 Volume 108 Issue 19 In this issue: More on QSU: Anderson’s rebuttal to Professor Green, page 2 Student attends demonstrations in Washington DC, page 3 A look at Rev. Mel White of Soulforce to speak at U , page 6 Softball summer movies, page 4 wins first in six, page 8... Show moreAugsburg i the April 25, 2002 Volume 108 Issue 19 In this issue: More on QSU: Anderson’s rebuttal to Professor Green, page 2 Student attends demonstrations in Washington DC, page 3 A look at Rev. Mel White of Soulforce to speak at U , page 6 Softball summer movies, page 4 wins first in six, page 8 Earth Day: green R consciousness Krista Young Staff Writer How much beer do you drink in a week? How many papers do you write? How many times do you order pizza? Think about all the cans, paper, and cardboard you go through each week. Where does all this waste material go? Do you toss it down the garbage chute? Maybe on Monday you saw Tom Ruffaner and Conrad Meyer standing at their table in Chris- tiansen Center. If you stopped to look at their display, you heard- about recycling, conserving energy, and reducing waste. You also glimpsed films addressing environmental issues and noticed the list of upcoming “green” com- munity events that Augsburg stu- dents participate in every year. If you didn’t stop at the table, didn’t see the display, and don’t care how much paper and how many cans you use each week, Ruffaner and Meyer are looking for you. Monday was Earth Day, and Ruffaner and Meyer are trying to raise students’ awareness of and participation in the recycling pro- gram on campus. Each building on campus is equipped with big, blue recycling containers; you may have noticed one near your campus mailbox or near the printers in each computer lab. These containers are fur- nished by Augsburg’s new Envi- ronmental Concerns Committee (ECC) and are one small step in getting the campus to recycle. President Frame recently char- tered the ECC in order to help establish a greener campus. The ECC currently consists of Ruf— faner, Meyer, Dave Wold, Michael O’Neal, Joe Underhill-Cady, Esther McLaughlin, and Brandon Hofstedt. The committee is also recruiting students; as green stu- dent interest groups develop, they should contact one of the ECC members so that they might col- laborate on projects and provide feedback to other groups’ ideas. The ECC’s biggest concern right now is getting new students and faculty/staff involved in the recy- cling program. Ruffaner sends out e-mails, writes articles, and visits depart- ments on campus to spread his ideas, promote the program, and troubleshoot problems. He would eventually like to do a campus- wide garbage audit to measure the actual amount of waste-to-recy- clable goods ratio and use it to map future progress. Currently, 50 percent of waste people throw away is‘ actually recyclable. His ultimate goal is to have the waste we haul away be “true trash.” Every piece of trash we toss goes to an incinerator downtown, near the Target Center. The bum- ing facility is actually environ- mentally friendly; energy produced by burning garbage is used to heat buildings downtown, and its emissions are filtered, pre— venting pollution. Although the amount of trash we collect is high, our recycling program is off to a good start. Each year, Augsburg recycles 45 tons of cans and bot- tles, 67 tons of paper and card- board, and 280 cubic yards of compost. These materials are hauled to a recycling center in St. Louis Park. Most of all, Ruffaner wants to stress the importance of student participation in the residence hall recycling programs. Contamina— tion of materials and non-partici- pation are two areas that need the most improvement. Ruffaner sug- gests some simple steps to ensure recyclables are not contaminated: * Do not put food-stained paper products (such as pizza boxes) in recycling bins * Rinse out empty containers * Remove all lids Earth Day continued on page 7 eviving the legacy Augsburg groups recreate Spirit of 1968 civil rights day David Rettenmaier @:B@1619in9_59,ii9L On May 15, 1968, shortly after the death of Martin Luther King, students gathered on Augsburg’s campus for the first annual “One Day in May.” On Thursday, May 2, 2002, several groups on campus plan to revive the spirit of the now defunct day. The original event was intended as a civil rights discus- sion at Augsburg. One attendee commented, “On May 15, Augs- burg became a Christian college, having previously been an old- fashioned Norwegian college.” Librarian Boyd Koehler was new on campus when he took part in the event. Of the day, he com— mented, “The whole thing was a celebration of diversity that I really haven’t seen duplicated at From the Augsburg Echo, May 22, 1968: “Lillian Anthony and Dr. Mary Howard reflect the thoughtful mood Of “One Day in May.” This 1968 civil rights event will be revived this year with an emphasis on social jus- tice issues. Events take place on May 2 and are sponSOred by the Coalition for Student Activism (CSA), MPIRG at Augsburg, Pan-Afrikan Student Union (PASU), Queer and Straight in Unity (QSU), and the Sociology Club. Augsburg since.” “One Day in May“ continued as a civil rights day for a few years until it fizzled out and eventually became the week—long celebration that it is now. But several groups on campus are bringing it back this year. Heading the organization of the event is the Coalition for Student Activism (CSA), a new organiza- tion on campus this year. Brandon Hofstedt, a CSA member, notes that the purpose for the event is to bring social justice issues to the forefront of campus, and to “reach into a rich history of Augsburg.” I Kicking off the day’s events is a Chapel convocation during which Mahmoud El-Kati, an African-American leader and attendee of the original “One Day in May,” will speak about his , i it '3 memories of the civil rights event. Following the panel discus- sions, there will be a tabling ses- sion for various social justice organizations, as well as panel dis— cussions on racism. GLBT issues. cultural identity. and religion. The keynote speaker for the evening will be Ms. Shabazz. daughter of Malcolm X. Shabazz is a proponent of appreciating cul- tural traditions and heritage. Musical performances will round off the evening. Brenda Weiler, a folk artist, will perform some of the songs that earned her Best Acoustic Artist by the Min- nesota Music Academy. Finally, the spoken word/musi— cal quartet Edu-Poetic Enterbrain- ment will deliver their eclectic message of individual freedom and collective unity. l \ l ,, QSU denied again,committee formed Krista Young gugent Senate Correspondent sioned" status. President Motl, Bredesen nominated Vice Senators nization. Stock and After an intense debate, the motion carried, but was vetoed by President nities, bu and more long term programming opponu» t I also believe these goals can be Thursday, April 11, Augsburg Student Senate met in the Century room for its regu- lar weekly meeting. This meeting, however, was far from regular. As the senate body convened. the room filled with observers. Thirteen non-senators were in attendance. Business began as usual with executive board reports, during which smoking regu- lations for Mortensen and the remodeling/rescaling of Cooper‘s Attic were discussed. During new business. Senator Bredesen proposed that Senate create an ad hoc Com— missioned Status Committee; its purpose would be to create bylaws that state what “commissioned” status means for a students organization and to outline the process by Which an organization attains “commis- Woodroffe, Emily Gerard (ASAC), Jeoffrey Reed (PASU), and herself to the committee. Senator Lucin motioned an amendment to Bredesen‘s proposal; Lucin suggested there should be an odd number of committee members. and after some discussion, the amendment passed with Jeff Stafford as the seventh Commissioned Status Committee member. Bredesen‘s amended motion also passed. As the evening progressed, topics became more contentious, and things heated up. After last week’s controversial Senate decision not to make QSU a commissioned organization. some felt the issue was unre- solved due to confusion over the final vote. With ten QSU members in this week’s audi- ence, Senator Weishalla made another motion that QSU be a commissioned orga- Anderson. After a short recess, a motion to overturn Anderson’s veto failed, and Ander- son read a statement addressing the veto. In his veto statement, Anderson explained the rationale behind his decision. citing questionable stability for next year‘s organization due to a high upcoming turnover. Anderson also applauded QSU as an organization and commended their con— tributions to Augsburg College. During his statement, Anderson said, “QSU has func— tioned well as a chartered group and l have no doubt they can continue to do so. QSU has never this year been turned down for a grant request and has. to the best of my knowledge, had access to all the Student Government resources they have needed. i realize that a Commission would grant QSU a budget and therefore allow them bigger reached even as a chartered group through careful planning and organization. There is no reason why QSU cannot maintain and even increase their programming practices as they remain a chartered organization." Anderson also encouraged QSU to try for commissioned status again next year. Despite efforts to reinforce QSU as an organization and give rationale for the deci- sion. QSU members were upset. and Sena» tor Howard took the floor. Howard lashed out at Senate. condemning its treauncnt of QSU and saying “I expected this [deci— sion]." Howard also stated that he was “ashamed to be a part of this group" and concluded his statement by resigning his Senate position and walking out of the meeting. All ten members ol'QSU followed Howard out of the room. Show less
April 26, 2002 E'S’Opinion page 2 e Editors l Pending policy and the presumptuous professor Brendan Anderson Student Body President In the wake of an article accusing me of being a veritable homophobe with a penchant for “princely high-handedness." there is much to say in rebuttle. However, given... Show moreApril 26, 2002 E'S’Opinion page 2 e Editors l Pending policy and the presumptuous professor Brendan Anderson Student Body President In the wake of an article accusing me of being a veritable homophobe with a penchant for “princely high-handedness." there is much to say in rebuttle. However, given the fact that the content of Professor Green's letter of last week was full of baseless assumptions. very little of it needs to be said. My provided veto rationale (which The Echo has made available on their website) is truthful, free from hid— den meaning, and binding. The simple fact is this: the Senate needs to make policy before it takes action, not vice versa. If actions were allowed to shape policy. policy would in turn be limited by recent precedent thereby limiting its overall effective- ness. Professor Green is correct on one count, however. and that is in observing that my rationale in this mat- ter implies that NO group should be commissioned until this policy is set which was indeed my primary reason for not commissioning QSU. A committee has already been established to set up definite guidelines for the commissioning of organizations. Once their recommendation is approved by the senate, the com- missioning process will be clear, acutely defined, and free from ambiguity. QSU now more than ever has a wonderful opportunity as a chartered group desiring a commission to add their input to this committee and help shape the commissioning process that will be used for countless organizations for years to come. I invite them to get involved in this process so that when they re-apply for commissioning next year, they will not only be prepared, but they will also have been instrumental in establishing the process itself through a healthy collaboration with student govem— ment. Case Day, a time to drink? Aaron Kolb Student Leader What does “Case Day" mean to you? What do you wish it meant? In the past couple of weeks we have been privileged to have educators take time out of their day to help build awareness. and move us as a college community to begin to ponder the question, “What is my role here at Augsburg College?” On Tuesday, April 16, at the convocation, we heard from Dr. Gracia Grindal. Professor of Rhetoric at Luther Seminary, who wonderfully shared with us the life and work of Bernhard M. Christensen. Berhhard Christiansen was President of Augsburg College and Seminary from 1938 to 1962. In his time here this great man of passion and servitude instilled in this college a standard of education and Christian value to be taught and lived out in every aspect of life. Because of these standards and values many people looked up to him as a great leader and friend. It is with this leadership of Bernhard M. Christensen that our college has begun a great her— itage. which it desires to grow from. I want to thank Nicki Ziegler for sharing, in the Echo last week, the summary of the event that was held in Sateren Auditorium on Tuesday, April 16. “Journey to a Hate-Free Millennium” was an event that took a step toward building awareness of issues of violence and destruction that exist throughout our The ironies: college. community, city, state, country, and world. Many of us may never know that we are hurting or offending others, as Brent Scarpo the presenter of the event displayed through a story he told. Augsburg College is taking steps to work toward peace and unity by building awareness of issues that exist on this campus. Through building relationships with many diverse groups, developing programming, building committees, and most importantly request— ing feedback from all faculty, staff and students, Augsburg wants to maintain and strengthen the val— ues that Bernhard Christensen put into this college. Ask yourself the question, “What can I do to make my community a more peaceful and unified place?” As I conclude, I also want to thank Dan Jorgensen and Ann Garvey for writing the article in the Echo last week about the existence and the importance of the Diversity Committee. This committee, along with ASAC, QSU, Coalition for Student Activism, Residence Life Staff, The Augsburg History Society, Departments of History, Mathematics, and Physics, and the Office of the Dean are sponsoring many dif- ferent events as a way to continue fostering Chris- tensen’s mission and vision during “Days in May” from Monday April 29 to Sunday May 5. I am per- sonally inviting everyone to come to some or all the events. Take time to have fun and get involved and share your story with others! gender, race, sex, Frame goes to avocatron convention William Frame . President The editors of the Echo have invited me to submit to them an occa- sional composition, and I have agreed to do so, on the condition that none of my work, whether humorous or laughable. appears in the “spoof” issue. However wide the river of my modesty, I try to keep dredged at least a narrow channel of dignity. Seven of us have just returned from a conference in Chicago on quality improvement. It was sponsored by the people that accredit Augsburg (and twelve or thirteen hundred others in a nineteen-state region in the North—Central section of the country) as properly quali- fied purveyors of higher education. We went because we’re trying to make Augsburg the first private college in Minnesota to acquire accreditation by demonstrating continuous improvement in the qual- ity of its services and instruction. Among the seven other colleges that attended the conference was one that offers credit in bronco busting and another that trains truck drivers. If the rider remains in the saddle as the bronco is transformed intoa disciplined mount, or the truck keeps a profitable schedule under the guidance of its graduate driver, we may sensibly conclude that learning has occurred. We might even confess that the college in which the student was enrolled when it occurred should get some of the credit for it. But what proves that the resonant vocational voice to which Augs- burg 2004 lists has been awakened in any of us, or that the calling in question is either useful or oriented to service, or that the “Augsburg experience" is responsible for any part of this awakening? In fact, for decades most colleges and universities, including ours, have measured their worth and standing by the test scores and high school graduating rank of their freshmen. Accrediting agencies taught them this by conferring their marque on schools of every sort after auditing their “resources” (the number of books in the library, ratio of students to staff and faculty, ratio of permanent to adjunct faculty, and the like.) Banks and the “US. News and World Report” have extended this input fetish by locating the parameters of credit risk or institutional quality in such ratios as enrollment acceptances—to-appli- cations, or applications-to-inquiries. Shifting the attention of those who judge us--as a place to study or work, as an investment, as a partner, as a preferred source of employ- ees--to learning itself requires a revolution among us. We‘ll have to figure out whether the learning we proffer is actually occurring, and, if not. what to do about it. The toughest questions concerning our commitment to vocation will be whether we are advancing our own and our graduates’ usefulness, and whether we are deepening both their and our commitment to service. The seven of us--Nora Braun. Barbara Edwards. Ann Garvey. Joan Griffin, Chris Kimball, Tom Morgan, and I-—have returned with an abiding fascination for these questions. But we are convinced that they can only be answered in measurable form by the adventuring inquiry of every citizen of the College, including the contributors. edi- tors, and readers of this newspaper. I hope the work interests you. Engfish John Mitchell Professor of English W In the bitter cold winter of 1962/63. I was subjected to a peculiar experience. I was required to take a major personality test to detemiine my fitness for service as a Peace Corps Volunteer teacher in Liberia. West Africa. English majors will recall that this was the winter when the American poet Sylvia Plath committed suicide in London. after a bitter separation from her philandering hus- band. Ted Hughes. who would later become the Poet Laureate of Great Britain. Few people. beyond her famous teacher. Robert Lowell. and her sister poet/student. Anne Sexton, knew who Sylvia Plath was in 1963. much less who she would become once the Feminist Movement got underway in the late 60s and throughout the 70s and 80s. A fiercely metaphorical poet. Plath became a feminist martyr. I love and trem— ble before the concluding lines to her poem "Lady Lazarus": "Out of the ash / I rise with my red hair / And I eat men like air." I certainly didn't know who she was-- how could 1, given my youth, the gender biases of that time, and the fact that I wouldn't read her posthumously published poems and roman a clef. “The Bell Jar," until another six years or so, when publicity for her work and vision reached a zenith in cultural awareness. But I remember the winter itself because I took a train (too dan— gerous to travel by automobile) to my alma mater in Tennessee for a visit with two dear friends. Harriet Fuhnnan and Judith Mikeal. both of whom went on to get Ph.D.s. It was my last visit with them before taking off for Peace Corps training at Lincoln University. outside Philadelphia. It was the coldest winter I had ever expe- rienced. especially in the South. How could I have known that just five years later I would be teaching at a small college in Min— neapolis. Minnesota. whose winters were so severe in those days that they were virtually fantastic. Meanwhile I would travel into the periphery of the Sahara Desert on my way to Tombouctou. As a young person. I loved that era of extremes. when President Kennedy, my inspiration, would thrillineg proclaim that we must strive to make the world safe—~not for democracy, as we famil- iarly expected, but for—diversity! What gloriously hopeful times those were! I had no idea that President Kennedy was, as they said in Liberia, "doing the business" with Marilyn Monroe, not to mention sharing a girl-on-call with the Mafia. The personality test I had to take involved a lot of what seemed to be either/or questions. Given the fact that I was an English major. whenever I had to choose between wanting to be a poet or a mechanic. I would choose poet, even though I would have liked to have been a mechanic also. When I had to choose between being an engineer or an artist, I chose the latter, because I really did wish I could be an artist. and indeed am still pursu- ing that un—American Dream. Intuitively. I knew the test was a trap. especially when asked if I believed in angels. I truly hesitated. After all. I was a Christian. indeed a creature under the influ- ence of Southern fundamentalism, although a Northern Presbyterian, as designated in those medieval times. I didn't want the graders to think I was crazy at worst or superstitious at best. I was smart enough to know that I should be truthful and alert enough to presume that the test would catch me if I lied. So I said yes. I believed in angels, just like the Rev. Billy Graham, whose headquarters, I would eventually learn, were in Minneapolis (currently mov- ing to North Carolina). Of course, the test I took was the MMPI. the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory, developed right across the fabled Father'of Waters from the college where I presently teach. and inflicted on the entire country. if not the world. Eventually I would discover that Minnesota has often been at the forefront of putting people into sociopsychopolitical categories. To complicate the story a little more. I should note that Lincoln University was 99% African-American, perhaps entirely male, with a contingent of Africans, given The Ironic: continued on page 7 u—me . -~ -i.Show less
March 1, 2002 Amy”, M _, ,f 5’ .«. V _ if you want to bus to Chicago to see a play, or rent a van to go to St. Paul for some community service. Since our money is given for student activities, it is spent on student activities. Much as we would like to spend a few bucks and get better food for... Show moreMarch 1, 2002 Amy”, M _, ,f 5’ .«. V _ if you want to bus to Chicago to see a play, or rent a van to go to St. Paul for some community service. Since our money is given for student activities, it is spent on student activities. Much as we would like to spend a few bucks and get better food for Murphy’s, we can’t; it’s not a student activity. Using the money that way would be inappropriate, unfortunately. We would have told the student body we were going to use the money for activities and then we’d have used it on something else. Last year the Senate wanted to see the Commuter Lounge in Chris- tensen Center renovated. The administration apparently did not have the money, and so the Senate wanted to use activity fee cash for it. It was voted down; a fixed-up lounge is regrettably not an activity, and the college should be paying for that anyway. According to Doug Klunk, Food Service director, about 35—41% of the income from our meal plans goes to the upkeep and support of the Christensen Center. Sodexho never even sees this money; it’s siphoned off to Augsburg-- where does it go? Do we need to pay an additional Christensen Center fee to make our- lounge beautiful? Next year in Senate I would like to see a concerted effort to get that lounge renovated—mot at the cost of our activity fees, but at the cost of the College. '2, 1 one, come all, let’s have a free- for-all as we discuss ideas. Agnostics, fundamentalists, Sev- enth-Day Adventists, Anglo. Catholics, pre-millenial Dispensationalists, flat-Embers, philosophical idealists, sociobiol- ogists, Trotskyites and red-necked Republicans--as long as civility reigns, let a thousand voices be heard. Earlier in my career, still recovering from the'debilitating spiritual aridity that characterizes most of the graduate school edu- cation in this country, I was admittedly unclear about the role of religion on college campuses. At times, priestly Jerusalem seemed light-years from rational Athens. As an undergraduate, I learned that Christianity was one of several “mystery religions,” in seminary I learned that the Gospels required “de-mythologiz— ing," and in graduate school at the University of Minnesota, I learned it was immoral to espouse a belief. for “which there is not compelling evidence." The 20th Century, you see, was brutal in lots of ways, and it finally put a pistol to the head of Christendom and put it out of its misery. Sophisticated, post-Christian Europe smugly surveys the reli- gious sensibilities of the United States and sees them as of a kind with our proclivity for free mar- kets. pickup trucks. and presidents from Texas. Sophisticated, post- Christian institutions such as the Ivies and many graduate schools also see in the old-time religion an embarrassing, credulous attempt to make sense of the world that was happily jettisoned during the Enlightenment. But Uncle David-~as in David Hume, perhaps the leading light of the Enlightenment--was an equal-opportunity skeptic, a fact the contemporary academy prefers to forget. Not only did he question miracles, long a staple in the traditional defense of Chris- tianity, but he questioned whether we can defend the notion of cau- sation. Last time I checked, it is barely holding its head above Hume’s swift waters. As the member of the faculty who teaches philosophy of science, I cannellyouthatifeauseasacon- eeptisinsomeofDaddyBush’s “deep do do,” then the academic enterprise itself becomes a Kierkegaardian leap. Hume understood that well; the acad- emy-at-large likes the part about miracles but slams the book on the part about causation. And that stunning success of 20th century academics-~the com— puter--has helped us to see that we know far less than we previously thought. Understanding, predic— tion, and control——the holy trinity of 19th century scientific aspira- tion—-are out of reach for the inter- esting (non-linear) phenomena. We’re along for a ride that some- one else has planned, and the computer in the car can’t compute fast enough to tell us where we’re headed. Perhaps the contrast is not Athens with Jerusalem, but Athens with Cupertino, a majo center of computing. ' The f—word (faith), seems to be making a comeback, and one might even think of mentioning it from time to time. We’re all in the academic and faith business, no matter what our specific con- fession. Book of Concord, mate- rialistic reductionism, Communist Manifesto, quantum mechanics, the Atwater diet, “voo-doo eco- nomics,” it don’t make no never mind. The dire epistemic straits in which we find ourselves mean some kind of faith, some kind of reach beyond the evidence, is a necessary yeast if the bread of the academy is to rise. So Augsburg is proudly boast— ing of the fact it is a college of the church. President Frame is insist- ing on a dialogue between faith and reason. The institution is attempting to strengthen--some- times well, sometimes ineptly—-its traditions. And we fuss over such matters. still recovering from the pervasive graduate school spiri— tual aridity that hangs in the air like spent volcanic ash. But I am willing to bet that future genera— tions of Augsburgians will see us as a curious lot, uncertainly grop- ing our way to that which seems obvious to them. And they will wonder what-all the hesitation and fuss was about. President Torgerson, go ahead and’ post one of those Luther signs along 694 with that discarded motto. I think you’ll do quite well. Library art continued from page 3 then there is the dark wonder of the shadows and the glory of the air around about. The beauty of the light singing along the side of the jar and the hope of the kiss, the kiss of my sight translated into paint. “I want to let myself love this life, this time pass- ing, this light falling, my heart beating. I want the world shown to me again in a new way. “This is why I paint the light on the windowsill of my studio in Lowertown; because it is scarce and because I am alive." Future art displays in the Lindell Library include the following: March 15—April 18, “Artistic Inheritance: Stu- dents of Yoshida Toshi,” Gage Family Gallery; April 26-May 19, “Kilims: Weaving as a Tradi- tion,” Gage Family Gallery; Feb. l-March 7, “Art of the Table: The Students of Tara Christopherson,” Alumni Gallery; March 15-April 18, “A Retrospective,” by Nor- man Holen, Alumni Gallery; and April 26—May 19, “The Augsburg Juried Student Art Exhibition," Alumni Gallery. Lea has a web page at gallery.org/NewFiles/barblea.html. Art Exhibits at Augsburg can be found at www.augsburg.edu/galleries. To learn more about Gage Gallery events, contact 612-330-1524. http://mpg- Lfiiverhoat Crew \Comeaboard Misissi'ppi River-boats r - - this summer! Boat, Office, 8: Photo crew needed for passenger [vessels in St. Paul & Mpls. Full time seasonal posi- tions available APR thru OCT; variety of hours. 5, Shut swam, PLUS incentives. Padelford Packet Bum C0., we! Island, St. Paul MN 55107. 651- 2274100 or W543~39081websitez “Hart’s War” continued from page 4 in light of his fight to redeem himself by defending Scott, Hart does manage to find some inner strength and recaptures the audience. Visser, despite being a Nazi, or perhaps because of it, is the most delightful character in the film. Rather than being truly evil. he is given shades of gray. Throughout the film, you don't know if he is helping Hart or not. He's a fan of American Jazz. reads Mark Twain, and bonds with Hart because they both went to Yale. When Hart offers consolation on the death of Visser's son, he replies “I’ve killed my share of Eng- lish and French soldiers in the first war. They had fathers. too.” The tension between he and McNamara is tangible and they make perfect foils. When McNa- mara offers to duel Visser for control of the camp, you get the impression that the drunken Visser would love to accept. McNamara too is used brilliantly. Until the end. one does not know whether or not to like Willis' hard character. He seems to be a closet racist the entire time, but we are never told that for sure. He instead seems to be the ends-justify—the-rneans type of guy. Although not the lead, his character was still com- pelling. It would have been nice to see more of Willis. but the film stood without his presence in every scene. The only disappointing fact about his Character was the complete about-face he came to in order to meet the cop-out ending that the writers resorted to. If the ending hadn’t been such a cop—out to make Willis be the hero, rather than being true to the charac— ter, this film would have been great. As it was, the film was solid and worth a trip to the theater. Any story ideas? Email us at: echo@augsburg.edu Senior Salute All the resources you need in one room... 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March 1, 2002 page 8 A Perfect 10: grapplers breeze through MIAC, look to national championships Paul Putt Sports Editor The Augsburg wrestling team won its fifth straight Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Confer— ence (MIAC) championship at Carleton College on Saturday, February 23. defeating... Show moreMarch 1, 2002 page 8 A Perfect 10: grapplers breeze through MIAC, look to national championships Paul Putt Sports Editor The Augsburg wrestling team won its fifth straight Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Confer— ence (MIAC) championship at Carleton College on Saturday, February 23. defeating runner-up St, John‘s 140—795. The team dominated the meet. confirmation that Augsburg rep- resents the apex of Division III wrestling. A simpler way to relate that same assertion is through the numbers 16. 10. and 8. 16 is how many titles that the Auggies have won in the MIAC conference tournament in a row. the second longest streak in league history. 10 is the number of individual champions the Auggies had in the MIAC tournament, advancing all 10 members to the national tour— narnent, 8 is their goal, as the Auggies look to bring home their eighth national title in 12 years. A quartet of top-ranked wrestlers led the Auggies this sea- son, composed of Nick Slack, Darin Bertram. John Marchette, and Tony Abbott. The group has a record of 131— 7 with three previous national championship titles. The “supporting” cast isn‘t exactly supportive, as any one of the six could take home a national championship. Brad Fisher. Photo courtesy of Augsburg Sports Information Augsburg’s Brad Fisher has position over Saint John’s Nathan Lefebvre in the championship match in the 141 lbs. weight class. Fisher scored a majority decision 11-1. Jamell Tidwell, Jeremy Jirile, Kevin Rasmussen, Ricky Crone, and Mike Flanagan are 163-24. Among the 10 wrestlers, Tid— well, Crone, and Flanagan are the only wrestlers who are not seniors. This veteran group col- lectively won 21 conference titles in their careers and is primed to make a run at history. With Slack, Marchette, and Bertram previously earning a national championship, they can move into Auggie greatness by adding a second title, a feat only five Auggies have ever accom— plished. Augsburg has the sec- ond-most individual champions in the nation, one behind Mont- clair State of New Jersey. Aside from these soldiers, the general in charge of this army has Auggie legend wins lifetime hockey award Paul Putt Sports Editor Ed Saugestad, former Augs- burg College men’s hockey coach, was honored for his contributions to the growth of amateur hockey in the United States with the American Hockey Coaches Asso- ciation‘s John Maclnnes Award. The award is presented annu- ally to coaches who have been successful both on and off the ice. A formal presentation of the award will be held at the AHCA Coach of the Year Banquet on April 27 in Naples (Fla). Saugestad is second on the career list for wins in Division III hockey. behind only Don Roberts of Gustavus. He coached the Auggies to a 503—354-21 record over 37 sea— sons (1958-1996). Saugestad had 26 winning seasons during his tenure. 28 in the MIAC. Saugestad and Roberts are the only Division III coaches to have amassed more than 400 career \vins. Only four coaches. across all divisions. have won more games \xhile coaching at just one institution. The banners depicting the NAIA national championships in 1978, 1981 and I982 still hang in the south end of Augsburg Ice Arena. Saugestad earned NAIA National Coach of the Year after each of those championships and was MIAC Coach of the Year six l times. He coached 22 All-Ameri- i cans at Augsburg. In addition to coaching hockey at Augsburg, he also served as Augsburg football coach from 1959-84 (head coach in the 1970- 71 seasons); men’s athletic direc- just as much to gain in the pursuit of the eighth championship. Coach Jeff Swenson has earned National Wrestling Coaches Association coach of the year honors five times before and led the team to their first unde- feated dual season since 1994. With an eighth title, Augsburg will move into third among all divisions in total wrestling cham- pionships behind only Oklahoma State’s 30 and Iowa’s 20 titles. The Division IH national championships will be held in Wilkes-Barrie, Pennsylvania in the First Union Arena. All updates on the national touma- ment can be found at . Championship match results (all winners were from Augsburg and will advance to NCAA Tournament): - 125 pounds -- Darin Bertram doc. Matt Vos (SJU). 6-1 133 pounds -- John Murchette pin Chuck Grifiith (SJU), 4:34 141 pounds — Brad Fisher maj. dec. Nathan Ixfebvre (SJU), 11-1 149 pounds - James Tidwell doc. Tun Anderson (SJU), 6-4 157 pounds - Jeremy Jirele maj. dec. Mark Otis (SJU), 101 165 pounds - Tony Abbott maj. doc. Travis Fuhol (SIU), 144) 174 pounds - Nick Slack pin Peter Benson (COR), 2:51 184 pounds - Ricky Crone maj. dec. Aaron Barthel (SJU), 16-3 1 197 pounds - Kevin Rasmussen maj. doc. Dennis K1inc(COR), 134‘ S Heavyweight -- Mike Flanagan doc. Willimn (COR), 3-0 3 CHAMPIONSHIPS “calm/Tho Urinals! «Schumann Auggie baseball looks for more 14-game improvement not enough for Auggies Paul Putt EmEdmrig New students may be unaware i of how much the Auggie baseball tor from 1981-87; and during his ; entire Augsburg career served as ‘ an instructor in the school’s Health and Physical Education , department. The John Maclnnes Award rec— not able to be that high. ognizes those people who have shown a great concern for ama- teur hockey and youth programs. The recipients have had high win- ning percentages. as well as out- standing graduation percentages among their former players. The winners of this award have helped young people grow not only as hockey players. but also more importantly as individuals. The John Maclnnes Award has been given by the AHCA since 1983. Previous winners of the award include “Badger Bob” Johnson of Wisconsin (1985). Bill Cleary of Harvard (1991). Don Roberts of Gustavus Adolphus (1993). Herb Brooks of Min- nesota (1994). Bob Peters of Bemidji State (1995) and John "Gino" Gaspan'ni of North Dakotatl999). team improved last season. After finishing the 1999-2000 campaign with a 6-29 record, the Auggies forged ahead and moved from out of the cellar and into respectability. The Auggies nearly made it to .500, but split in their last double— header of the season. Their win total astonished many who thought the team was Talk to coach Mark Strandemo, and he isn't astonished; he expected it. Behind a veteran group of graduated seniors. the Auggies took a relatively young team and learned from last year. With a year of maturity, Stran- demo and the Auggies are looking not just to get over the .500 hump. but cross it into winning territory. “This is as probably as good a balance and mix as we’ve ever had here,” Strandemo said. “We’d like to see the first win- ning season in a long while here, and I think we have a realistic potential for 30 wins.” Last season, the Auggies made headway toward that type of sea- son by finishing the non-confer- ence season 14-8, but the Auggies were beaten up in the MIAC for 6- 14 and in eighth place. Those conference games are where the Auggies need to pull out the close games, unable to do so in the past in order to pick up wins. Leading the Auggies will not be the job of a lone group of play- ers, but the entire team as a whole will hope to lift each other up as Strandemo has set some team goals. such as hitting .350 as a team. Among retumers. Pat Marsh, Ryan Krautkremer, and Dave Sherry will be joined by Frankie Huebner. MJ Iverson. Joe Hol- man. and Nick Rathman to pro- vide the offense. Krautkremer and Rathman will also see time on the mound as Krautkremer is penciled in as the starting pitcher. Alongside those two will be Adam Jensen, Joe Pontrelli, Russ Bauer, Matt Topp, and Jared Lynch. Lynch and Bauer will be looked to for relief appearances, while the other four could be joined by newcomers battling for a spot in the rotation. Junior Pete Samargia, sopho- mores Collin Nash and Jon Koz- itza, and freshmen Isaac Schmidt, Jeremy Nelson, John Golnitz and Noah Shadis all hope to be among the throwers some time this sea- son. The Auggies‘ first double- header was in the Metrodome on Thursday. They return to the dome Tuesday for a 9:30 pm. game versus Concordia-St. Paul. Show less
March 1, 2002 .irfiCommunit Values Too fat, too thin; where do I stand? Nicki Ziegler Comm.Na|ues Editor National Eating Disorder Awareness Week was celebrated on campus February 26. through a discussion on dieting and body image sponsored by the Center for Counseling and Health Promotion. The... Show moreMarch 1, 2002 .irfiCommunit Values Too fat, too thin; where do I stand? Nicki Ziegler Comm.Na|ues Editor National Eating Disorder Awareness Week was celebrated on campus February 26. through a discussion on dieting and body image sponsored by the Center for Counseling and Health Promotion. The speaker was registered and licensed dieti- cian Kay Guidarelli. She began by speaking of the media‘s focus on body image throughout history. The media has helped create a cultural defi- nition of what is beautiful and attractive and what is undesirable. People then use these images to place value on their own bodies. During a slide presentation of magazine advertisements. a picture of a l3 year-old Brooke Shields was seen selling Calvin Klein jeans to a population of older women. The question presented to us was why are there 13 year—olds selling jeans to 20-30 year old women? She has not yet experi— enced puberty. having children. or any other stresses people go through with age. We saw headings in newspapers titled. “I went from fat to fabulous in 21 days...so can you!" It is said that Americans will spend $40 billion a year on dieting products, which is as much as what the government spends on education each year. New technology can have a way of alter- ing images to be mOre appealing to con- sumers. Thinner cheek bones. longer legs. larger breasts. more muscles on a man’s back...these are all things that are changed before they are printed on a magazine add. Only when the media presents positive images of women and men being happy as they are. then there might be a reduction in the pressure to conform to one body type and lessen the chance of developing an eat- ing disorder. The easiest way to gain weight is by dieting. You can lose a large amount of weight through crash dieting, but within 1—5 years you will regain that weight plus extra pounds. Often times people will think that if you eat less. you‘ll lose more weight. which is not what happens at all. In fact, your metabolism rate lowers with the less food you eat. So. what can you do to lose weight and be healthy? You need to balance your intake with your output. You can‘t eat more than you exercise and you can’t exercise more than you eat. Healthy weight loss is about l/2—l pound a week, with a minimum of 1200-1500 calories each day. Dieting affects your mind just as much as your body. Stress and anxiety about food and body weight can preoccupy and affect people’s daily routines when dieting. According to www.nationaleatingdisor— ders.org, medical studies have shown that people on diets have slower reaction times and have a harder time concentrating. Dieting may not cause an eating disorder directly, but the cycle of counting calories and constantly obsessing over weight can lead to one. If you chose to go on a diet you need to think critically about it. You need to ask yourself if the diet fits your lifestyle or does it make you form new habits. You should see if the diet includes too many proteins or not enough. Stand in front of a mirror and really think about how you see yourself. Are you happy? Do you want to change? Why? Who for? We all have our days when we feel bloated or little too pudgy. but the key to achieving a positive body image is being able to recognize your natural shape and most of all learn to respect it with positive, affirming, and accepting thoughts! If you think you may have an eating dis- order or are concerned about friends, you can talk to staff in the Center for Counseling and Health Promotions and get some more information. ' Statistics on Dieting & Body Image: 91% of college students have tried dieting 95% of those people will regain lost weight within 1-5 years 46% of 9-year—olds are sometimes or very often on diets 5-10 million women and 1 million men struggle with an eating disorder Today: the average woman is 5’4” and 140 lbs. The average model is 5’ 1 l” and 117 lbs. PASU students attend conference, Auggie crowned Ms. Pan-African Tenelle Russ 8. Nicki Ziegler Contributor Every Spring. the Pan-Afrikan Student Union (PASU) travels to Minnesota State University in Marikan for the Annual Pan- African Leadership Conference. This year. the conference‘s 26th year. 20 students gathered for the weekend to leam and socialize as one student body. The theme of the conference was entitled. "Multiculturalism in the Pan—African Community: Leadership. Scholarship. and Ser- vice." The gathering showcased a large variety of knowledge and talent and becoming a forum for students to voice their opinions as panel members as well as open groups. Workshops offered to stu— dent included topics about Black leaders of the past and present and how to instill their values today. Black women feminists. and how to manage in today’s society as a Black man. Other workshops cov- ered student activities for cam— puses. and graduate schools. For a weekend. students have a venue to showcase their talents and become public speakers. Activities available to the students included open mikes with spoken word artists. dances. and socials. Daega Ali. junior. did a paper pre- sentation on the Somalian commu- nity. Also speaking on the Black Student Leadership Panel were Tenelle Russ and Jeoffrey Reed. Also. leaders from across the country came to speak about Pan African issues. Among them. Tri— cia Rose. a nationally renowned scholar of African-American cul- ture. spoke about black culture and youth, the importance of men— toring. and leadership. Macalester Professor. Mah- moud El-Kati. who recently spoke at Augsburg for Afrikana History month. attended and spoke at the conference. One of the highlights of the conference is the talent ceremony in which students are selected to become Mr. and Ms. Pan- African. This year. Augsburg stu— dent and Co-chair of PASU. Tenelle Russ. was voted Ms. Pan- African 2002. Asked how this conference will help students. Russ answered that it. “strengthens us as Africans and African American students to stay strong". California Dreamin'? - Apr“ 25, Minneapolis, Mn. - ' 26. Mmeapoh' Mi. mime EducaionJobFa'll Bakersfield. Cali. 93309 ,Ci $wd7h7fam2um/ M na in Edit r The Kern High school District David Rettenmaier Nicki Ziegler . . Kellen Bredesen Midge; (unmv.khsd.k12.ca.us) Est/'3 Sign“ M - - - M Paul Putt lS recrumng NEW TEACHERS Greg Solheid pr.th Esm- Q, for the 2002-2003 school year mm Aaron Voge' Kellen Bredesen M David Renenmaier Kari Lucin Send your resume to: 991M Cgmmiggigng Personnel Dept Scott Bibus Joe Huffer Kern High School District —L°—A&E E 't ' mam 580] Sundaie Ave. ~’°e' W°” BOW Kwh'e' The Augsburg Echo is published each Friday ~ except during interim. vacation periods. and holidays -— by students of Augsburg College. 731 2lst Avenue South. Minneapolis. Minnesota 5454. Opinions expressed are those of the authors and don't reflect those of the supporting staff, administration. faculty. or the remainder of the students. The Echo does not necessarily promote the products or services it advertises. Photo by Tenelle Russ Tenelle Russ, Co-Chair of PASU, crowned Ms. Pan-African of 2002 along with students from other colleges and universities. Commityflaimmgr Show less
March 1, 2002 The Oscars as we’re concerned Joel Wolf, Jay Wahi A&E Editor/Contributor For this week‘s article. we will be look- ing at the Best Actor category. This year‘s list of nominees covers a broad base. From a boxing great to a mentally challenged father. the characters are an eclectic... Show moreMarch 1, 2002 The Oscars as we’re concerned Joel Wolf, Jay Wahi A&E Editor/Contributor For this week‘s article. we will be look- ing at the Best Actor category. This year‘s list of nominees covers a broad base. From a boxing great to a mentally challenged father. the characters are an eclectic mix brought to life by some of the finest actors of our time. And the nominees for Best Actor are: 1. Russell Crowe, “A Beautiful Mind” Joel: I thought that this was a terrific per— formance. Russell Crowe became the tor— mented mathematician. John Nash. Jay: I agree with you. but I'm not sure if it is any better than some of the other per- formances in this category. Joel: Oh. absolutely. As good as Crowe is. he doesn't do anything we haven't seen him do before. If he couldn‘t win for the biopic “The Insider." he can‘t win for this otherwise average movie. “Super Troopers” Jay: But he won for Gladiator last year. and if he can win for that mediocre movie. he definitely stands a chance for this one as well. 2. Sean Penn, “1 Am Sam” Jay: We’ve seen this role before in films like Forrest Gump and Rainman. Sean Penn really doesn‘t bring anything new to this kind of role. Joel: Exactly. Jay. If you’ve seen the previews. you’ve seen all there is to Penn’s performance. Besides. the movie itself is just contrived. Jay: Yeah. the fact that the story pulls at the heart strings with every cliche possible doesn‘t help Penn any. either. Joel: And his bad-boy image won‘t win him any points with the Academy. 3. Will Smith, “Ali” Joel: Will Smith is surprisingly convinc- ing as boxing legend Mohammed Ali. but who even saw this movie. really? Jay: I thought “W (W Smith did a tremendous “ >~ job portraying . . Mohammed Ali. Smith gave his all. bulking himself up and com- pletely transforming himself for this perfor- mance. Joel: Yes. he most certainly did. It's unfortunate that his per- formance got lost in this box office bomb. Jay: With the group of nominees he‘s ' up against. he doesn‘t really stand much of a chance. 4. Denzel Washington, “Training Day” Jay: This was one of my favorite performances of the year. It was fun to see Denzel Wash- ington play a villain for a change. Joel: It was a treat to see him play a character completely dif— ferent from the clean—cut good guys he’s built his career upon. He obviously relished the chance to chew the scenery in this one. and I’m glad to see the Academy recognize a performance that could easily have been over- looked. Jay: We must remember that the Academy is notorious for overlooking the accomplishments of African American actors. If Washington couldn‘t win for portrayal of Malcolm X. he won‘t win this year. Joel: It's unfortunate. but true. When it comes down to it. Washington has been nominated for a role in a cheesy action movie. and he just isn’t an action star. As good as he is when he is ranting about street justice. he loses all his credibility in a final fight scene that is just ludicrous. 5. Tom Wilkinson, “In the Bed- room” Joel: I thought Tom Wilkinson gave a superb performance. He was remarkably subtle in a role that could very easily have gone over the top if a less capable actor had handled it. Jay: He was awesome in his perfor- mance as a father grieving the loss of his only son. Joel: You're right. Wilkinson gave the best performance of his career. It's a far cry from his comedic work in “The Full Monty." Jay: Wilkinson has everything going for him. with a strong performance in an excel- lent movie with an excellent supporting cast. It will be hard for the Academy to pass him up. And the winner is... Joel: If I were voting. Oscar would be going home with Tom Wilkinson. He gave an incredible performance in exactly the kind of movie the Academy loves. a small. character-driven drama. Jay: I agree. and if he doesn't win. for shame!!! Next week we ’1! take a look at rhe nominees for Best Director. “Hart’s War: ” good plot, is super funny Joel Wolf A&E Editor “Super Troopers" is moronic. idi- otic. and sophonioric. It is also one funny movie. What the film lacks in plot (and trust me. it is lacking) it more than makes up for in energy. Based on ideas and characters cre- ated by comedic troupe Broken Lizard. “Super Troopers" is episodic as the film moves from one joke to the next. As soon as the punch line is delivered. we are whisked off to the next gag with just enough time to catch our breath :uid wipe the tears of laughter from our eyes. The premise of the movie is sim- ple. A beleaguered squad of \"emiont State Troopers is facing budget cuts and shutdowns if they can‘t improve their revenue. A fetid is quickly estab— lished between the troopers and the city police after a \voiiian is found murdered and a semi—truck shipping marijuana is confiscated. suggesting a connection between the t\\ o_ The city cops. hoping to get the troopers‘ bud» get allotment from the state if they get shut down. have no desire to assist in the investigation. The plot is really not important. though. It simply acts as a hinge for the jokes. To break up the boredom of their job. the troopers like to play tricks on the people they pull over. They have ongoing bets to see who can screw with the lawbreakers the best. The pranks range from seeing how many times they can work the word "meow" into their conversations with curbed Speeders to messing with a car full of stoners. The film is directed by Jay Chan- drasekhar. who also plays trooper Thomy. the leader of the bunch. He does a good job of keeping things light. He knows the story is contrived and quickly moves on to the next joke before viewers are able to question the believability of the plot. The script. which was penned by Chandraskehar and the rest of the "Super Troopers." isn’t so much of a story as it is a series of comedic skits that use the plot to move the film on to the next rim shot. “Super Troopers" is not high art. but then it never tries to be. Instead. it is content with being funny. If it makes you laugh. then it has done its job. but cop-out ending Brandi Bennett StaffiWritgr 7 i Lieutenant Tommy Hart is a senator's son who has never seen action in World War 11 until he is captured by the Nazis on a routine chauffer assignment. He is then interrogated. broken. and force-marched to a POW camp. which is headed by the chillingly urbane Nazi Colonel Visser (Romanian actor Marcus lures). The prisoners at this camp are under the command of a fourth- generation Westpoint man.. Colonel William McNamara. played by Bruce Willis. When it becomes clear to McNamara that Hart broke under pressure during interrogation. he assigns Hart to one of the enlisted men's bunkers. saying the officers‘ barrack is full. despite several empty beds. Hart is quickly befriended by Staff Sergeant Bedford in Barracks 27. A few days later. two downed Tuskegee air- men are also bunked in Barracks 27 because there is “no room" in the officers’ barracks. Bed— ford soon goes from congenial soldier to bigoted racist in a heartbeat and quickly arranges one of the black pilot‘s deaths. \Vhen Bedford dies and the other airman. Lt. Lincoln Scott. is found standing over his body. it's a clear case of mur— der. right? Not so. McNamara quickly convinces the Nazi com- mandant to allow him to conduct a court—martial hearing and assigns Hart to defend Scott. Strangely enough. though McNamara seems to have cast Hart to the wolves. Col. Visser comes to his rescue by providing him with a copy of a US. Army Court-Martial Manual. As the trial commences. the plot deepens, becoming more convoluted and dangerous. When ordered to lie on the stand to preserve the secret escape of the soldiers. Scott does. and then is blasted on the stand when the lie is turned against him. Hart finally discovers that the court-martial is a smokescreen that McNamara has initiated to dis- tract the clever Visser from what‘s really going on: the Americans are planning an escape. Here, the moral dilemma is thrown in; is one man‘s life worth more than that of the 35 men who will sneak out to destroy a munitions plant? This movie has a wonderful cast and great character development. Most impressive is the depth of the characters. Radier than being black and white. they are gray. with complex motiva- tions. Despite appearances. the lead actor of this film is not Bruce Willis. but rather Colin Farrell, who brings to life the title character. Lieutenant Tommy Hart. Farrell plays Hart with a naive and innocent passion that breathes life into this film until the very end. Instead of being the all-Amer— ican boy. he breaks under questioning. and it's hard to find respect for him after that. But later. “Hart’s War” continued on page 7 F. 33 7». g! .i is: c. m, ;---mlum<- unmqngh ‘1. J .. ' mm t... man..,mr Show less
page 3 é’EFeatures March 1, 2002 Augsburg gets $2 million from Lilly foundation to talk vocation K. Lucln Staff Writer A committee of twelve, led by Bruce Reichenbach and Carol Forbes, successfully submitted a grant request to Lilly Pharmaceu- ticals for $2 million dollars. The money will be used... Show morepage 3 é’EFeatures March 1, 2002 Augsburg gets $2 million from Lilly foundation to talk vocation K. Lucln Staff Writer A committee of twelve, led by Bruce Reichenbach and Carol Forbes, successfully submitted a grant request to Lilly Pharmaceu- ticals for $2 million dollars. The money will be used to promote a greater understanding of vocation for the Augsburg community. The Lilly Foundation is associated with Lilly Pharmaceuticals, and supports a variety of charitable institutions. “They’re really interested in connecting faith and learning. They’re concerned with the decline in students going to the seminary. They want institutions to think about Christian vocation with respect to the students,” said Bruce Reichenbach. Vocation is a key concept in both the Augsburg 2004 document and Lutheran theology. Essen- tially, it means .that each person is called by God to his or her work in life, whether that work is in the ministry, the classroom, or out in the fields. “This emphasis on the explo- ration of vocation in the light of faith will tie together the freshman year experience and career advis- ing, co-curricular experiences and curricular offerings, and class- room and community learning and service in the Twin Cities and internationally,” states the project proposal. Reichenbach and Forbes wanted to connect the goals of Augsburg 2004 to the goals of the Lilly foundation in order to use the money most effectively. Origi- nally, the committee of twelve included faculty, staff, and a stu— dent (Pam Roland, who graduated last year). They invited the Augs- burg community to submit project proposals for the grant request. evaluated the submissions. and requested more complete propos- als for about two-thirds of the material they received. Then Reichenbach and Forbes drew up the full-fledged grant proposal. The $2 million will be used in a number of activities designed to develop the theme of vocation. including mini-convocations. mentoring groups. six new courses, ten $2000 scholarships per year for students interested in going to seminary after gradua— tion. grants for would-be camp counselors. stipends for 32 intern- ships at non-profit sites, and forums for faculty. staff, and stu- dents. “I hope that [the Lilly grant] will encourage groups all across campus to think about the issue of vocation," said Forbes. Art in Lindell Library Angel Overgaard Eeamfifigitor, _ W7 , As you may have noticed upon entering the Lin- dell Library through the second story walkway, there is a room to the right that displays various forms of art. The current exhibit, entitled “New Works,” con- tains paintings by Barbara Angelina Lea. It will be displayed in The Gage Family Art Gallery February 8 — March 7, 2002. Weekdays. the display will be open from 9:00 am. — 10:00 pm, Saturdays from 9:00 am. - 5:00 pm, and Sundays from noon - 10:00 pm. Lea. in October 2001, commented on the inspira- tion for her “New Works" line of paintings that are displayed at Augsburg. Her statement follows: “I have one window in my studio. It faces towards the east. It is a small window pushed to the far corner of my studio. It overlooks the alley and if I lean out far enough I can see some of Fourth Street. Directly across the alley is the brick wall of another ware- house building. What’s new under the sun: a historical perspective “This series of paintings is about the light on the sill of this window. “The light changes very quickly in this space. It moves like a knife falling at about 10:30 in the mom- ing. From direct bright sunlight it becomes a muted diffused light which, strangely. illuminates objects more strongly. Things glare less and radiate more. “My experience of painting in this space is also one of change. Quickly the work can move from strength to slackness. One minute being full of spirit and light and the next being wrong and stiff. These paintings will slip away from me and become foreign objects... images unconnected to me. deplorable in clumsiness. “I have learned then to return to the physical object and its occupying of space. This will call back the beauty. Those objects There in That space on That windowsill being stroked and filled by That light and Library art continued on page 7 /sj , ' SP ring-Heck; Jack A weekly serial by Jonathan Helland Last time, in Spring-Heeled Jack, our hero had some bad dreams and got married. Oh, and there was something about being entered by a dark supernatural force. Chapter 2: The Chaplain’s Tale, Concluded From The Journal of Benjamin Evans, Lord Darnhamshire As told by Aleister Bombeck “It happened while I slept. and Charlotte beside me. I was having one of my dreams, of course, and when I awoke in a cold sweat. my fingers were closing around her throat. She was screaming and hitting me. I immediately leapt back to beg her forgiveness, but no sounds would pass my lips. Charlotte stared at me in silence for long moments until her mouth twisted into that half lifted tight-lipped grin that always indicated curiosity. ‘It seems that this whole Toch’eia Dei business is not as far behind us as we thought.’ She walked over to me as she said it and tenderly placed a hand on my cheek. ‘I’m so sorry, Charlotte, you must have been terrified.’ ‘Yes, I was. But right now the important thing is that we find out what is wrong.’ “And so, that was my new cause. Whenever I was not busy with my duties to the Church, I would return to my studies of all occult material related night terrors. sleep walking, and dreams. Charlotte, like myself, was multilingual, and a voracious reader. She dove into the task more hardin than myself and was not otherwise occupied. Nevertheless, things grew steadily worse and we were finding nothing. Charlotte had taken to locking the bedroom door at night while I slept in the study. Several times, I would awaken with bloody fingers from scratching at her door all night and she would dutifully transcribe all the atrocious things I was saying. Apparently, I spoke Enochian during these nocturnal rampages. I refused to translate it for her. “Some nights I would wake to find myself on a roof top in New- port, or standing in a field in Hyde Park. Once I awoke hip deep in 'the mud on the banks of the Thames. All these times I ran home fearing above all else that I had done some harm while out in the city. I bought Charlotte a pistol and taught her how to use it, in case I ever should get through her door at night. She wept at this. but dutifully kept it clean and loaded near her bed-stand. “It was in these times that I began to notice dark clad figures fol- lowing me everywhere. If I turned to confront them. they would immediately vanish around some comer. I knew then that they were the key to the answers I sought. But salvation came from another source. “Then one day. after performing a wedding. I arrived home to find Charlotte speaking to what turned out to be a half dozen fomier slaves from the West Indies. The eldest. a woman. told me (in French) that I was being ridden by a dark Lea, and that she could trap it deep inside me, stealing its power over me. Any apprehensions I had about trust- ing myself to pagan superstitions were minor compared to the desper- ate glimmer of hope I was now blessed with. “The ritual took hours, a white rooster gave its life for me and my skin was permanently marred by this tattoo, but my nocturnal wanderings ceased and the dreams come but once or twice a month now. That then is the story of my involvement with Toch’eia Dei, that I proceeded to get my position as army chaplain as an effort to search more broadly for the remnants of this cult bares little explaining. except that it is so." Come back next week for Chapter 3: Homecoming and rest assured that I ’m not nearly done here. \ Churn rates and complaints K. Lucln (admiring- , “A perverse drama is being acted out at various locations on campus. The players are Admissions-hired student tour guides, publicly wallowing in their own dissatisfac— tion with the College.“ writes Margaret Rog. Editor-in-Chief of the Echo back in 1986. “The script goes something like this: ‘Here‘s our library. It‘s really small. but the good thing about it is CLIC. With CLIC you can get books from schools with good libraries.m Rog claimed that bad student tour guides were one of the causes of declining enroll- ment in the college. “Apologetic. hasty tours are often the only contact prospective students have with Augsburg. Poor sales- manship is no doubt a factor in our current enrollment crisis..." The student-given tour guides seem to have improved drastically since 1986. but some other areas of the public relations machine seem to have gotten worse. Just three years ago. the department on campus people were most likely to complain about was Information/Technology. but now the most-hated culprit seems to be the Enroll- ment-Center. In a survey conducted by the Student Government this year. students invited to talk about their experiences with the Enroll- ment Center mentioned rudeness. unwill- ingness to help, and lengthy waiting periods between leaving a message and getting the call returned. Granted. students seem to be more enthusiastic in general about detailing things that are wrong than things that are right. When an Internet provider has many customers coming in and a very high dropout percentage. it's called "churn." Augsburg has a high churn rate. and that's one of the things the administration is trying to change. Of course. this probably can‘t be caused by the student tour guides. since prospective students have already had their tours by the time they register for classes. Getting people to sign up isn‘t the problem. Our retention rate is the problem. Why do people leave Augsburg? The flood of angry replies to the Senate survey about the Enrollment Center may be part of the answer. The matter requires more research, and students need to be willing to speak up about problems they've cxpcri— cnccd here at Augsburg, along with relating the positive achievements of llic college. One great forum to do that in is the Iir/m's opinion page. which will publicize your opinions. Another is the Student Concerns Committee of the Student Senate. The lit-ho can be reached at echomaugsburgcdu. and the Student (‘onccrns (Tommrttcc can he reached either through their email address. conccmsm augsburgcdu. or through an anonymous form on the Senate Wchpugc. , “Augsburg is made aware oi the qualms you have against it. whether it‘s the dining service, the activities. or the student new» paper. there will be a much bcttcr chuncc oi actually getting the problem fixed and reducing our churn rate. Show less
I . w.- nvrr‘ Ame-w: a -Tr"1n-1 Page 5 O u: eésASLE March 1, 2002 “Queen of the Damned” truly damned Brandi Bennett Staff Writer The vampire, Lestat, returns in this sequel to 1994’s “Interview Mth a Vam— pire," this time as the lead singer for a Goth heavy metal rock band. “Queen of the Damned,”... Show moreI . w.- nvrr‘ Ame-w: a -Tr"1n-1 Page 5 O u: eésASLE March 1, 2002 “Queen of the Damned” truly damned Brandi Bennett Staff Writer The vampire, Lestat, returns in this sequel to 1994’s “Interview Mth a Vam— pire," this time as the lead singer for a Goth heavy metal rock band. “Queen of the Damned,” which opened last Friday, is actu- ally the third of Anne Rice’s popular books, but to make up for skipping the second book, the movie covers a large chunk of “The Vampire Lestat,” before plunging into the barely plausible plot of “The Queen of the Damned.” Stewart Townsend sulks his way across the screen as Lestat, replacing Tom Cruise who played the character in “Interview.” A much better upgrade on the sex appeal scale, Townsend does a decent job with the role given to him. However, the screenwrit- ers of this blatantly awful piece seriously hindered any actor’s abilities with their poorly done adaptation of Rice’s novel. Lestat, who has become the lead singer of a heavy metal Goth band, plans to hold his one and only concert at Death Valley. Clever Lestat has been giving out vampire secrets in his lyrics, thus pissing off his fel- low vamps. Meanwhile, we are treated to a bit of Lestat’s history with the story of his making when Jesse Reeves (played by “Mighty Ducks” actress Marguerite Moreau), who belongs to a secret vampire studying coven, reads his long-lost diary and fallsin love with him. During Lestat’s historical flashback, we learn that he was made by an ancient varn— American pire named Marius (Vincent Perez), who happened to be the caretaker of the sleeping Queen of the Damned, Akasha (recently deceased Aaliyah). Apparently, Akasha had “drunk Egypt dry” in her heyday, before taking her eons-long siesta. And of course, Lestat’s music makes her rise from her slumber to take over the world again. At first wildly excited by the prospect of being her queen, Lestat becomes horrified when, after saving him from his murderous brethren, she proceeds on a rampant blood orgy that leaves at least a hundred corpses on the beach after one night of feasting. Lestat has finally found someone more bloodthirsty than he. A coven of the elder vampires meets and plots regicide in order to preserve the human family of one of the members. Guess what: Jesse just happens to be the last sur- viving member of that family. How conve— nient. Anyway, the only way to kill Akasha: Drink all her blood while she’s killing us. Meanwhile, there has been much biting and sucking of blood. This is a vampire movie after all. This movie utterly fails to meet any of the criteria of a decent vampire movie. Not only are the characters not scary. but they are barely believable. Lestat, who seems much changed from his character in Inter- view, has become a sulking, whining, lonely vampire. The audience members are sup— posed to think “oh, poor vampire” but instead are left wondering why they should care about his character at all. How Jesse Reeves managed to survive at “Storytelling” least half of this movie. I have no idea, since she apparently has no common sense at all. After reading Lestat’s diary, she decides to take a trip to a vampire nightclub to see some action. It doesn’t occur to her, I guess, that she actually has a tan, unlike the rest of the club. She would have been offed there, if not for Lestat’s timely intervention. Oh, and for some reason, he doesn’t suck her dry, even when she begs him to later on. Nope, it’s hands off for Mr. Bloodthirsty Rock Star. The story itself is one blunder after another, with the writers cranking out poor dialogue and resorting to cliché after cliche to move the plot along at all. In fact, it takes nearly 40 min- utes to even get into the plot and introduce the character of Akasha, who is, after all, the title character. Every- thing seems a lit- tle too convenient for the characters. Jesse manages to get a hold of Lestat’s lost diary, she just happens to be the last surviving member of the vamp’s family, and Akasha is so conveniently weak that they can kill her by sucking all her blood out. Of course, the scriptwriters are also to blame for squandering any interesting moment during the movie by resorting to blood sucking. Jesse‘s character is flung to the winds when she becomes a lovelom puppy dog who follows after Lestat begging to be made into a vampire so she can share eternity with him. I almost choked on my popcorn when I heard that. The only terrifying thing about this movie was how horrible it was. I am only grateful that I did not pay for my ticket. as it would have been a waste of the price of admission. Nick Helsch Staff Writer Todd Solondz’s most recent creation is charm- ingly corrosive. The commentary, indictments, and portents of American society in “Storytelling” are highly critical, very ugly, and true. The greatness of Solondz is contained in his ability to disconnect the audience enough to laugh at the repulsion exposed through the characters on the screen, while his cyni- cal judgments remain so widespread that no one watching the film escapes denunciation. The film is divided into two parts, “Fiction” and “Non-Fiction.” The first chapter, “Fiction.” takes up about a quarter of the movie and focuses primarily on love and sex. The opening shot, appropriately follow- ing the title of the chapter, is of V1 (Selma Blair of “Legally Blonde”) having intercourse with her boyfriend (Leo Fitzpatrick of “Kids”), who has cere- bral palsy. The setting is a college campus and is cen- tered around a creative writing course. After Vi gets into an argument with her boyfriend, she laments dat- ing' undergrads and confesses that she thought he would be different because he had cerebral palsy. Following this, she sets out to get laid at the local bar. There she runs into her professor Mr. Scott (Robert Wisdom) and goes home with him. Vi and her professor engage in an aggressively abusive one- night stand involving the repetition of a controversial racial epitaph. More shocking than the content of this scene is how it is shot; the audience sees both charac- ters in full from behind up until the moment of inter- course, when Solondz decides, rather than to alter his footage, to place a large red rectangle over the actors. In her horror after the experience, Vi writes what happened down and reads it for the class. The stu- dents respond with their usual liberal platitudes, and then begin to attack her for writing such an ugly story. When Vi screams out, “But it really happened," Mr. Scott responds, “Once you start writing, it all becomes fiction,” and tells her that it is an improve- ment over her last story. In “Fiction.” the weaker sec- tion of the film (less meaningful and thought provoking), Solondz takes the opportunity to satirize academe, racism, sexism, and political correctness. “Non-Fiction” attacks everything that Todd Solondz believes is American. Because it is Ameri- can it is somehow inherently affected as if by a plague. But he assails with tragic comedy and mixed emotions. The focus of “Non-Fiction” is an upper-middle class family in the New Jersey suburbs that includes three sons, the oldest of which is about to graduate from high school. The father of the family is played by John Goodman, who beautifully delivers a con- stantly enraged dictator in all his overweight glory. Scooby (Mark Webber), the oldest son, is a disillu- sioned slacker with no dreams or goals, save that he might like to be on TV. Jonathan Osser does an excel— lent job as Mikey, the family’s youngest son who robotically looks to the future and is Constantly posi- five. The family’s ignorance and eventual break down is filmed by documentary film maker Toby (Paul Giamatti). Toby begins his documentary as a serious project regarding the problems of “post- Columbine” American teenagers. When confronted with the ridiculous— ness of the family’s lifestyle. he changes the focus of his film and exploits the family for the audiences entertainment. The way in which Toby handles the treatment of his subject can only be a parody on how Solondz feels towards his subject of American life. At the end of the film when the family has brought destruction upon itself. Toby realizes the seriousness of. and feels compassion for. his subject. 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Show moreDD ‘5 .0 V) 0 go www.a sbu ec l :5 <2 ‘ ' March 1, 2002 Volume 108' Issue 13 In this issue: Professor Crockett discusses academics and religion, page 2 Lilly foundation, page 3 An Oscar dialogue: who will win best actor?, page 4 The anxiety of eating disorders, page 6 Wrestling team wins MIAC, page 8 Gillaspy on census, race Scott Bibus Opinion Editorfi, ,, State Demographer Tom Gillaspy summarized some basic findings in the 2000 Census dur- ing his speech on Wednesday, February 27. The talk was part of a convocation series entitled “Race: Dividing and Uniting.” Gillaspy spoke at length regarding the changing face of Minnesota’s demographics, citing Minnesota as the fastest growing of the “frost belt” states. Accord- ing to his statistics, Minnesota is the only state among these to approach the national average for population growth (13 percent), with a growth factor of 12.5 per- cent The frost belt state with the second hightest growth rate is “Wisconsin, with a ten percent pop- ulation increase. This impressive growth in the population of Minnesota, accord- ing to Gillaspy, is due to three fac- tors. First, Minnesota has a “natural increase” in its population. This is a simple factor which means there are more births than deaths within the state. Secondly, Gillaspy cited an increase in “net immigration.” He went on to explain that 5,000- 9,000 people “in-migrate” directly from their home countries to Min— nesota each year. This figure does not include individuals of foreign nationality who find their Way to Minnesota through other states. He attributed this influx to Min- nesota being “a land of opportu- nity.” The third reason, Gillaspy stated, is the 2000 census. He suggested the possibility of Min- t 1.1! nesota’s growth occurring as a function of the new census‘s improved efficiency. Going on to speak about the census at length, Gillaspy explained some of the benefits and confusions that can result from a more accurate, com— plex census. According to Gillaspy, this was the first census in which partici- pants could mark more than one box for race/ethnicity. As evi- dence of how confounded a term “race” can be, Gillaspy explained that the questions asked regarding race have changed every time (except for the years 1980 to 1990) since the census was first taken in 1790. Gillaspy also talked briefly about the problems that can arise from misinterpreting census data. He gave two examples of counties that had skewed demographic information. In Swift County, the founding of a privatized prison housing Hawaiian inmates affected the census information, while in Nobles County the same thing occured due to the establish- ment of a meat-packing plant. “People who move here look like average Americans,” Gillaspy stated, pressing again the fact that Minnesota is a changing place; “People who move away look like average Minnesotans.” The talk concluded with ques— tions from the audience and a panel discussion featuring Urban Coalition, OutFront Minnesota, Project for Pride in Living, and a representative of the St. Paul School District. Comments cen- tered around census information and its implications for race and ethnicity. ‘ 1.2% on m I - , , 0.1% H“: 4.3 W .WORK Nicki Ziegler/ECHO This year’s Snow Week featured the first-ever Snow Queen and King competition. Finalists included Solveig Grafstrom, Katie Cheese, Matt Bergin, and Nathon Park. Our 2002 Snow Queen was Jeni Faulkman and Snow King was John Goodale. The rest of the evening hosted a variety show of stu- dent talents: dance, muscial instruments, and singing. First place went to Chris Athman for his piano performance. Committee looks to revise general education requirements Kellen Bredesen Co-Managing Editor For Augsburg seniors, gradua- tion requires more than just com- pleting a major and passing 33 courses. Students must also sat- isfy a long list of general educa— tion requirements, in categories ranging from Western Heritage to Intercultural Awareness to Christ- ian Faith. All that may change soon, due to the work of the Gen- eral Education committee. The committee, made up of over 12 delegates representing dif— ferent departments on campus, has been meeting for close to a year. “It’s politically charged,” said Pro— fessor of Computer Science Larry Crockett. “It involves turf." In fact, requirements for stu— dents could mean the survival or death of an area of study. In some cases, enrollment may not be high enough in a non—required course to keep that course offered. Three models are currently under consideration as alternatives to the current “perspectives.” The committee is quick to point out that the project is still in the dis- * WSW CALL US. ‘3 fiARROGANT’ deinemwunmalbdflmum SmWflgnoguf'inanewpofl,with m as “resentful” of the nose PLAN PROMOTES MARRIAGE, .~.- :ylsu v 7'- _ r .4 cussion phase. Planners strove to incorporate several educational objectives in the models. The goals included development of a sense of voca- tion, learning within the liberal arts tradition, exploring the Christ— ian faith, understanding diverse global communities, and develop— ing habits of thinking and learning that will be useful in a changing workplace. The committee realized that simplifying requirements lessens the time and money needed for academic advising with the cur- rent system. Augsburg would also like to improve student retention and, according to a written report, “facilitate students’ progress through degree and licensure pro- grams with heavy requirements (e.g. B.S., B.S.W., B. Music. etc.)." One model requires five core courses (Effective Writing, Voca- tion and Christian Theology, Cities and Citizenship, Science for Life, and Religious Perspectives) along with a lighter load of per— spectives to fulfill. A second model requires four fewer courses than the current sys- tem. The nine required courses would include “seven (7) perspec— tives. one upper division interdis— ciplinary course, and one capstone." The capstone could either be within a major or inter- disciplinary. A suggestion in Model Two gives students credit for Lifetime Sports when they complete “classes and workshops on health and wellness." Model Three requires students to take five core classes. In addi— tion, students take introductory classes from three different. diverse disciplines. Model Three suggests that students take two electives from outside their majors and a capstone within the major. A majority vote of the Augs- burg faculty is necessary to make any of the proposed changes in general education requirements. The changes are meant to update the old scheme in keeping with both Augsburg’s Vision 2004 and a grant presented by the Lilly Foundation. The Foundation pro- vided the school with $2 million for education that explores the concept of vocation. r" 'ito by V t ' u 1 u’r J Ht. Nick Slack (back) has Concordia-Moorhead's Peter Benson close to a pin in the first period of the 174-pound final. Slack got the pin in 2:51 for his fourth MIAC championship. Show less
March 1, 2002 O é’EOQinion page 2 Academics and that old-time religion Dr. Larry Crockett Professor of Computer Science Just last Saturday I took my daughter Carmen to Luther College to participate in that institution's Pres- idential Scholarship award day. Luther, of course, is a sister... Show moreMarch 1, 2002 O é’EOQinion page 2 Academics and that old-time religion Dr. Larry Crockett Professor of Computer Science Just last Saturday I took my daughter Carmen to Luther College to participate in that institution's Pres- idential Scholarship award day. Luther, of course, is a sister institution, and its award day is similar to ours. Part of the fun of the festivities was admittedly the chance to parade my scholar-daughter around a fine academic institution. I happened to strike up a conversation with Luther's president, Dr. Richard Torgerson, who knOWs that I direct the Honors Program here at Augs- burg. He was beaming too, hoping to land all the scholar-sons and scholar-daughters in attendance that day. It wasn‘t long before our conversation turned to that perennial Lutheran-College topic, the relation of the Christian faith to academics on campus and, more specifically. how Lutheran schools ought to project their image to people making choices about where to attend college. Our exploration turned to mottos and he told me that Luther gave consideration to the motto “People of faith with a passion for learning." but rejected it because some might perceive it as more appropriate for schools such as Wheaton or Bethel. I liked the motto but I also understood his concern. The Honors Program motto. “Spirited excellence for the new cen— tury,” handles the issue with some intentional ambi- Mock- Ademia I The SS, an acronym to worry about guity. On these delicate matters, in a day as lacking in 1 clarity and consensus as ours, subtlety is the order of the day. As an Episcopal priest, I have no specific Lutheran agenda to advance, but I am convinced there is noth- 3 ing inherently contradictory in an academic institu- tion cherishing values and religious traditions. As , chair of Science and Mathematics, I see nothing in science which says, “Well, you know, religious claims ‘ about the world are unlikely to be true, given what we know now." do, supposing that they do so in light of science or at least the general ethos of the modern academy which i spends lots of time genuflecting before the altar of science. know that most functions aren’t computable and the hard questions inexorably entail a Kierkegaardian , leap beyond where academics can take us. Still, I continue to hear comments from a variety ‘ of people that uncritically assume that the accumu- . lated knowledge of the contemporary academy ren- ders that old-time religion inherently implausible. Now, let me be clear, I am delighted to have all kinds of people on campus with all kinds of beliefs. Come Academics continued on page 7 There are some scientists who dismiss 1 faith, but there are many more in the humanities who ‘ But as Professor of Computer Science, I t K. Lucin §mjflrfler _ .. ._ It’s election week, and I’m a student senator this year. (Yes, the abbreviation for Student Senate is SS. And I’m sure you can figure out the abbreviate for Augsburg Student Senate.) I‘m not running for re- election, so I have little personal stake in the matter, but it seems to me that some people have no idea what the Student Senate actually does. Senate is not concerned with being Liberals, Conservatives, Democrats, or Republicans. They don’t really have any direct control over any— thing except the money that you paid for your activity fee. This money all goes into an account and the Student Senate basically hands it out to whoever asks for it-although the people who ask have to be in a char- tered club or organization. (It‘s not very hard to be chartered, although I believe the deadline for this year has passed.) The other major duty of the Senate is to communicate with the administration of the college on behalf of the student body. but this is an area in which we are far more limited. We can’t make anybody do anything. We can beg, plead, demand, and push, but have no force except that of the student body-provided that behemoth is in fact behind us and cares enough to bestir itself. Of course, there are rules for Senate, too. We can’t pay for people’s transportation costs, so if your club wants to go to Australia to study the Barrier Reef, you’ll need to pay for your own plane tickets. Same thing Mock-Ademia continued on page 7 e Editors Hit the poles; make informed decisions To the student body of Augsburg College: that not only improve their communities, the West Bank Community Coalition this program. As a program volunteer, I Greetings to everyone within the Augs- burg community! I hope you are all doing well in this trying academic year. The scale of world events may blur local issues. but an important event on the Augsburg calen- dar is approaching - Student Government Elections. 1 ask you all to mark those dates and remember to vote for your representa- tives. They will be the next leaders in this challenging time. I hope you choose wisely. It has been two years since my gradua— tion and two years since my voice has been heard in student govemment. I feel the need at this time to speak up. I have learned as a student body vice- president. West Bank Community Coalition president. and an active member of the Augsburg community that the most suc- cessful leaders have a precise set of goals Why should a student study abroad 3’ It's a very. very. necessary experience. learning to live in another country and experiencing their traditions. here? Robert Slusart. Gemian Student Why is the food so repererive Probably lack of supplies. Christian Shada. Senior but also leave a legacy in which those com- munities will grow and thrive. Time and again, I have seen ineffective leadership spread itself thin by pursuing, although meaning well, too many goals. During my involvement in student gov- ernment, three of the issues I addressed were educating students of the importance of financial accountability within student organizations, establishing a communica- tion network between students and their representatives, and instigating structural revitalization on campus and in the West Bank community. I believe that in the 2002-2003 academic year, the Augsburg community yearns for effective leadership that can deliver upon and expand the legacy I established. I had success as vice-president at Augs- burg because I was experienced in student government. I had success as president of because of the lessons I learned as vice- president at Augsburg. I have always been able to draw upon my experiences any time I have had to make a difficult decision. Some of this year‘s candidates have much more experience than others do. If experi- ence is necessary to be an effective leader, I would point out that only one of the presi- dential candidates, current vice-president Bradley Motl, has experience in Augsburg student government. Recently, there was a crisis in the West Bank community. Single-parent families needed additional help facilitating childcare for their Wednesday Night Out supper pro- gram. This program provides single parents in the community with a sanctuary where they can, for just one hour a week, escape the stresses and frustrations of being a sin— gle parent. The current economy caused a shortage in volunteer workers to facilitate was overwhelmed! I needed someone who could dive into the storm and bring about calm. I called Kellen Bredesen and she delivered. I was thrilled that I could rely on a current Augsburgian to step up to the plate. It showed me that current students of the college are willing to be leaders both on and off campus, much like I was when I was a student. For this election, March lst and 2nd, I ask you this: What kind of legacy do you want to leave, and who will be the leaders to deliver it? Dwayne A. Lowman Class of 2000 Marian Christensen Justice Award 2000 McN air Scholar 2000 Pan-African Leadership Award 1998 Ask yourself a question that you woulggmiike us to ask you. Thenanswer it. rar- free 2’ Yes. May I give you a million dollars Robert Jones. Freshman Till like How [are were you up last night? five-thirty and I Is your brain rotting right now? Yes. Yes it is. wanted to go to bed at like two but I had this paper to write so now I‘m all like Woooooooo! Xia Xiong, Freshman Katie Randall. Junior Ls. ,W‘ Show less