April 16, 2004 SPORTS page 5 Women’s track at full speed ahead A good look for the men Men 3‘ track starts outdoor season strong Rebeeca Welle Staff Writer With Alanna Caner dominat- ing in the short-sprinting events, the Augsburg women’s track team competed at the Gustavus Lee Krough... Show moreApril 16, 2004 SPORTS page 5 Women’s track at full speed ahead A good look for the men Men 3‘ track starts outdoor season strong Rebeeca Welle Staff Writer With Alanna Caner dominat- ing in the short-sprinting events, the Augsburg women’s track team competed at the Gustavus Lee Krough Invitational in St. Peter. on Friday, April 9. Angela Bergeson finished first in the 800-meter run with her time of2: l 7.94 minutes. Bergeson broke Chrissy Baune‘s 800-meter run record of 2:18.36. which was set in 2001. Andrea Carlson also raced the 800—meter run and finished in The A team of Bergeson. Slack. Waldow and Carter com- bined to earn third place. Their time of 4:06.71 is just .71 seconds off the school record which was set back in 2003. Augsburg‘s B relay team was composed of Dietrich. Mackner. Carlson and Van Caner finished the lOO-meter dash in 12.81 seconds and the ZOO-meter dash in 25.88 seconds. winning both events. ' Danielle Slack had an impressive race in the 400- mcter dash where she fin- The A team ofBergeson, Slack, Waldow and Carter combined to earn third place. Binsbergen and finished 22 seconds behind the A team in 4:28.98 minutes. Waldow and \‘an Binsbergen both corn— peted in the triple jump where Waldow finished seventh with a jump of ished eighth in 61.79 sec- onds, smashing her previ- ous best time of 63.04 seconds. Ellen Waldow finished close behind Slack in ninth place with her 62.06 second finish. Other Auggies who competed in the 400-meter dash included Hannah Dietrich who finished in 62.86 seconds and Amy Mackner who finished in 65.79 sec- onds. 2:33.95 minutes. Carlson later competed in the 1.500—meter run where she finished in 5:22.12 min- utes. Rounding off the running events was the 1.600-meter relay. where the Auggies had two teams competing. 10.2] meters and Van Binsbergen finished with ajutnp of 9.72 meters. The Auggies are competing in the Kansas Relays this weekend from Thursday until Saturday. April 15-17. They will return to action in Minnesota on Saturday. April 24 at the Gustavus Adolphus College Invitational. Rebecca Welle Staff Writer Friday. :\pril 9 saw the Augsburg men‘s track team race to success at the Gustavus Lee Krough Invitational in St. Peter. Minn. In the 200—meter dash Mathew Shannon placed first in 21.86 sec- onds and Jason Edwards finished eighth in 23.41 seconds. Mid-distance runners Riley Conway. Dan Vogcl and Abe Dominguez competed in the 800- meter run and finished one after the other. Conway lead the Auggies with his 2:06.15 minute finish. Yogel finished in 2:07.] minutes and Dominguc7 right behind \‘ogel in 2:08 minutes. Conway and Vogcl also com— peted in the l.5t)t)-meter rim. Conway finished eighth in 4:08.11 minutes and Vogel not far behind in 4216.] 1. Ryan \cyin was the lone dis» tance runner in the itltltt—mctcr run w here he finished scy ciith iii 15.58.89 minutes. l’aul Saiift w as the loiiciuiiipci‘ again iii the triple _ttlltl|‘ and he l'ltte ished scy enth w rtli a leap of l2,lo meters. In the throwing cyciiis. _li\ll Dahlin finished third in the ham— mcr with a 47 '4 meter throw and Mike liriiilxiiiaii finished with a 35.27 meter throw hi the discus Dahliii threw ZSb—l meters and Briiilyiiiaii 2 l .o.\‘ meters lii‘iiikiiiari w as the lone .\uggic in the shot put. w here he threw the shot $.31 meters. l'hc .»\uggies are competing In the Kansas Relays this w cckciid from liliiirsday until Saturday. \pril li—l". l‘hcy will return to action in Minnesota on Saturday. .-\pril 24 at the (ittsttw us Adolphus t'ollcgc lll\ itiitioiial, Softball bats fall silent in six consecutive losses Ben Kimball wants» A rough season continues for the Augsburg soft- ball team. The team. 2—6 in the Minnesota Intercol- legiate Athletic Conference (MlAC) and 6-16 over- all. has lost their last six games by a total combined score of 49-10. The team is in ninth place. in the l2-team MlAC. St. Thomas sits alone at number one in the confer- The losing streak started on April 3. when St. Thomas swept a doubleheader 6-3 and 4—0. In the first game. sophomore Shelley Harris hit an RBI single to scorejunior Becky Ruckel. St. Thomas then scored two runs in the third inning. and then scored four more in the bottom ofthe fifth. The Auggies gave it a run in the top of the sixth. scoring two more runs. Harris hit a double. scoring senior Kristen Lideen. 1n the second game. Augsburg hitters could not figure out the pitching of St. Thomas. The offense. only coming up with three hits. struck out nine times. Harris. pitching in both games. allowed ten runs on 19 hits. Three days later. the team returned to action at Edor Nelson Field against Betlicl. where they were defeated in both games. 6-3 and 7-(). ence. with an 8-0 MlAC record. 22—4 overall. CD IN mm rnnmr 17TH I'll-l IN THEATERS want 27". Sophomore Jess Bowman then singled. scor— ing senior Melissa Lee. '1 ‘~;:“ I. ,..__.-a M l t t “y 51:1: WYC'LEP. BRING A JA C'KET. if”): .. > TOUR TIC'KE‘I'IN. DETAILS AT VIRGINMOBILL‘USA.COM. CELEBRATE “DIRTY DANCING: HAVANA NIGHTS" IN HAVANA. MINNESOTA ON APRIL 17. YOUR VIRGIN MOBILE PHONE COULD DE The first game w as scoreless until the bottom Ofthe third inning. Lcc grounded out to the shortstop. w hich scored senior Trisha l’edcrson licthcl would later tie the score in the top part otthc scy cnth iri— nirig. l he game then w cut into e\ti‘;i innings I‘lcthel took a 2-1 lead in the top ol'thc ninth. llowcycr. Lidcen made sure that the game would go on by hitting a single to score sophoriiorc Audra 'l'himmeschd irl. licthcl scored four runs in the top ol‘the tenth iii— ning to put the game away. l‘reshiii'an Kati Tw ccteii tried to start a rally in the bottom of the tenth. w hen she earned an RBI grounding out to the pitcher. Ruckcl scored on the play. How cy er. facing two outs. freshman Lisa Uehling grounded out to end the game, Harris pitched the entire game again. allowing six runs on nine hits. while striking out six Sophomore .ltilia (iroyuiii pitched the second game. allowing scy en runs on six hits. Bethcl put this game away iii the fourth inning. when they scored four runs. The offensive drought would con— tinue into a doubleheader against (‘ai'lcton ('ollegc. where the Auggics would lose 12-2 and 14-211! home. l‘hc bats were silent. only iiiaiiagriig sr\ hits combined in the two games. The Auggics scored first 111 the tipt‘ll' irig gariic. l.cc tripled in the first inning. and then scored oil a ground out by l.lthClt. ('tii‘lcton tied up the game Ill the top of the second lllltlllL‘ \ugsbiirt) would take the lead III the bottom ol thr- lour'tli iiiririrg. thanks to .rri error by ('zil'lcton‘s catcher that would \ttilt' l ttlL'Ctl runs in the top ol the filth inning whit Ir would seal the \ ictor‘y. 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page 6 Jeremy Nelson’s pitching earns him MIAC honor Danielle Slack SportsfiEditofiry 77777 fl Last week, Augsburg College baseball pitcher Jer- emy Nelson earned Minnesota Intercolle- giate Athletic Confer- ence (MIAC) Baseball Pitcher of the Week honors. This was the first time Nelson re- ceived... Show morepage 6 Jeremy Nelson’s pitching earns him MIAC honor Danielle Slack SportsfiEditofiry 77777 fl Last week, Augsburg College baseball pitcher Jer- emy Nelson earned Minnesota Intercolle- giate Athletic Confer- ence (MIAC) Baseball Pitcher of the Week honors. This was the first time Nelson re- ceived this award. Augsburg broke an 1 l-season. 22-game losing streak against the University of St. Thomas with a 4-3 vic- tory on Saturday. April 3. “It‘s been a long time since we beat those guys [St Tho- plioto L'wttt‘k‘sy of Evan Boyd, ECHO mas]." Nelson said about the victory. Nelson‘s pitching helped defeat the defending conference regu— lar-season champions in this first game ofa doubleheader. However, Nelson attributes the win to the work ethic ofhis teammates. “I couldn’t do it without my teammates,“ he said. . In 6.1 innings pitched against the Tommies, Nelson struck out three batters. while walking three and allowing seven hits. He threw 106 pitches in the win. This year. Nelson has dominated Augsburg‘s pitching stats. He currently has a 2.19 ERA and a 3—1 record in five starts (24.2 innings). He has 15 strikeouts and only eight walks. Opponents are hittingjust .216 against him, which is the second-lowest opponent batting aver- age against Auggie pitchers. As the end ofthe season draws near, the Auggies are focusing on one thing: making the playoffs. “As a team, we want to make the playoffs," Nelson said. For his own individual goal. Nelson commented. “I just want to keep doing what I‘ve been doing-- keep working hard.” Nelson is a junior from Maplewood. Minn. and played baseball for Roseville High School. LINK pedals for Thea Steichen Features Editor Last June 6-8. a group of three Augsburg students. a dad. a sister. and a friend made up the team that bicycled a 150 mile route from Spirit Mountain in Duluth. Minn. to the Washing— ton County Fairgrounds in Lake Elmo. Minn. for the Noran Clinic MS 150 Bike Tour. The members of the Augsburg LINK team were six of 2.475 bicyclists who collec- tively raised $1.35 million for multiple sclerosis (MS). This year the MS 150 Bike Tour will be held June 11-13 with a team from Augsburg again participating in the event. Amy Crawford. co-com- missioner of LINK. started up the team. and. after her experi- ence last summer. is eager to par— ticipate again. Crawford be- lieves events like the MS 150 that raise money for MS research are so important for many people in the United States who suffer from the disease. “My dad‘s sister has MS and it impacts her life daily. There are many things that she couldn't do just a year and a halfago. but because ofa surgery she had she is able to play with her grandchildren and drive alone. Although she is still sick and is often held back from enjoying some things in life. she has come along way." Crawford said. She continued, “This is due to all the research that has been done by the MS Society. The research that was done was made possible by the fundraisers held by the people that care about those who are impacted with this disease. Something that is special about MS is that it is so individual to the per- son. Different people have differ- ent speeds of MS. different symp- toms. and different severities ofthe disease. These things are being re- searched because ofthe bike rides. roller blade events. and the walks." Cyclists in the MS 150 will check-in the afternoon of Friday. June 11 in Lake Elmo. From there they will board coach buses to Duluth where they will sleep for the night before starting off on the Willard Munger Trail the next moming. Volunteers for the event main- tain rest stops every seven to 15 miles with beverages. snacks. por- table toilets and first-aid. Riders will meet up with their luggage in Hinckley and spend the night there FEATURES April 1 6, 2004 Green building planned Science building will have new green technology Thea Steichen Features Editor Architects from Holabird and Root were on campus Thursday, April 8 to help con— duct the first of many meetings with the Augsburg commu- nity to discuss the plans for associated with these buildings and reverse the trend of unsus- tainable construction activities... Green design also reduces oper- ating costs, enhances building marketability. potentially in- creases occupant productivity awarded based on the total points earned. The system is designed to be comprehensive in scope, yet simple in operation.” The rating system itself, “is organized into five environmen- tal categories: Sustainable Sites, Water Efficiency, Energy & At- m o s p h e r e , Materials & the new Center for Math- ematics and the Sciences. The primary focus of this meeting was to discuss “What is a Green Building?” and how such sustainability prin- ciples will be applied to the new building and its con- struction, with groundbreaking anticipated in 2006. “Buildings in the United States consume more than 30 percent of our total energy and 60 . percent of our electricity annually...” --U.S. DOE Resources, and Indoor Environmen- tal Quality. An additional category, In- novation &‘ Design Pro- cess, ad- dresses sus- t a i n a b 1 e According to informa- tion given by the architects, es- sentially, “Green building de- sign strives to balance environ- mental responsibility. resource efficiency, occupant comfort and well—being, and community sensitivity.“ In an age where, according to the US. Department of En- ergy (DOE). “buildings in the United States consume more than 30 percent of our total en- ergy and 60 percent of our elec- tricity annually.” the holistic approach to design and con- struction offered by a “green” building is something everyone can benefit from. A handout given to meeting attendees, published by the US. Green Building Council, stated that, “Green building practices can substantially reduce the negative environmental impacts multiple before completing the second leg of thejoumey to Lake Elmo. “It‘s surprising how easy it is. It’s a difficult ride but the volun- teers along the way are awesome,“ Crawford said. who suffered four flat tires during the course of last year’s ride. Crawford encourages others to join the Augsburg LINK team this and helps create a sustainable community.” In the mid-19905 the US. Green Building‘CounciI put to- gether a system to define and measure qualifications for a “green building.” The Leader- ship in Energy and Environmen- tal Design (LEED) Green Build- ing Rating System was the result. And, after trial use and some ad- aptation, LEED for New Con- struction and Major Renovations (LEED-NC) Version 2.1 was cre- ated. Ausgburg’s new building will be registered and certified under this system. According to the LEED-NC Version 2.1 Reference Guide. “LEED is a performance-ori- ented system where points are earned for satisfying perfor- mance criteria. Different levels of green building certification are building ex- pertise as well as design measures not covered under the five envi- ronmental categories.” Throughout the categories there are a total of 69 possible points. Once completed and LEED-certified, Augsburg’s new science and mathematics facility will receive one ofthe following certification levels: Certified (26- 32 points), Silver (33-38 points); Gold (39-51 points). and Plati- num (52 or more points). Architect James Baird, of Holabird and Root. was at the meeting Thursday. Baird worked with his firm to develop a green renovation and addition for the Vermeer Science Center of Cen- tral College in Pella. Iowa. The Vermeer building is the first LEED certified science facility in the state of Iowa. sclerosis funds June. She values the event. espe- cially since “it is a chance for those with the disease to meet people that are trying to change their lives. It is a chance for us to see why we ride! Please consider signing up for this event -- it really touches people and it is so powerful to ride across the finish line in Lake Elmo after 150 miles and see those who you are riding for greeting you." If you would like more infor- mation on the Noran Clinic MS 150 Bike Tour you can find it at www.mslSOcom. If you would like to join or make a monetary pledge to the Augsburg LINK team, please contact Crawford directly at 612-656-6666. photo courtesy of Am} Crau ford’ECHO Pictured (L-R) are: Dave Crawford, Amy Crawford, Jenny Otto, Stephanie Simones, Laura “Sims” Simones. and Laura Prasek on Day 2 of the MS 150 last June at a rest stop. Show less
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT April 16, 2004 lipage 7 Machinal hits the mark Hotn’Cole reviewed for choosing this unique and com- pelling play. As Engen noted in the director’s notes, “Machinal” is not a production done very often. lt's edgy content, “based on the sen— sational murder trial of Ruth Snyder... Show moreARTS & ENTERTAINMENT April 16, 2004 lipage 7 Machinal hits the mark Hotn’Cole reviewed for choosing this unique and com- pelling play. As Engen noted in the director’s notes, “Machinal” is not a production done very often. lt's edgy content, “based on the sen— sational murder trial of Ruth Snyder in the late 19205," Engen wrote, draws the audience into a thrilling cultural and social com- mentary on the lives of women in a male dominated world. Sarah Nargang played the lead as Young Woman. Nargang was ex- quisite and grace- ful as she saun- tered around the stage and drew us all into her world. p otocounes) riff-juin Bovd/ E .HO Sarah Nargang and Michael Kelley in “Machinal.” Alexis Twno Copy Editor This spring, the Theater De— partment has outdone itself with the production of “Machinal.” Opening on Friday, April 2, “Machinal” brought to the Tjomhom-Nelson Theater an un- forgettable dramatic experience that theater-goers won’t soon for- get. The first recognition must be given to Director Darcey Engen Her character was a sympathetic, complex, tragic woman with seem- ingly few opportunities open to her. And Nargang made us all feel for this woman. Particularly of note was Nargang’s performance in the last scene of the play, which was spine—chilling. [won’t give it away, though, you will have to go see for yourself. The audience was really able to get into the psychological ten- sion in the Young Woman’s mind as off-stage cast and crew members "The Da Vinci Code” promotes girl power Hannah Fundingsland News Editor Everyone is talking about “The Da Vinci Code" by Dan Brown-— probably because the novel has been on the New York Time’s Bestseller list for over a year. The novel is a murder-mystery intertwined with some religious ico- nography and art history. “The Da Vinci Code" is about a museum curator who is murdered within Paris’ Louvre museum. As he is dying, he arranges his body to resemble a Leonardo da Vinci drawing, as a clue for his granddaughter (a French cryptologist) and a Harvard iconography professor to discover his life‘s secret. Brown begins his novel by telling you what is true, and what is fictitious. For example, the book depicts an extremely conservative Catholic sect called Opus Dei, which is based in New York City. Opus Dei has recently been in the news due to the suspicion that the cult was using drugs to brainwash new converts, and because serious members of Opus Dei practice corporal mortification, which is a form of self- torture. Another truth in “The Da Vinci Code” is the European secret soci- ety called The Priory of Sion. which was founded in the eleventh cen— tury. Members of this organization included Sir lsaac Newton, Victor Hugo, and Leonardo da Vinci. Perhaps the most shocking aspect of “The Da Vinci Code" is its “sacred feminine” theme. The characters in the novel believe that Mary ‘ Magdalene was actually married to Jesus. and bore his children--mean- ing that there are descendants of Jesus living today. However. according to the book's plotline. the Catholic Church burned all evidence of Mary Magdalene‘s marriage to Jesus and depicted her as a prostitute. The Catholic Church is definitely the “bad guy" in “The Da Vinci C ode". Women love this novel because it promotes girl power. Brown is most definitely a feminist. because the main theme in his book is the amazing power that women hold. and how women have been suppressed throughout time. While the novel is exciting. captivating. extremely interesting. and a definite page-turner. it isn‘t the greatest piece of fiction the world has ever seen. u the media has been depicting it. “The Da Vinci C ode" has its flaws: some clunky dialogue. and cliche characters. However. the novel is still fascinating and a great read. banged loudly on the galvanized sheet metal walls, creating a cre— scendo of thunderous noise during the character’s most desperate mo- ments on stage. Also, the walls ap- l peared to be leaning forward. cre- ating a suffocating, closed feeling that mirrored the Young Woman's state of mind. The set, designed by Michael Burden, was effective at evoking a cold. mechanical feel. Some of the more prominent features on the stage were made of sheet metal. very industrial looking, including the back wall, the bar/judge‘s desk. and bed. In another creative effort to create a mechanical atmosphere on stage. Engen employed the en- semble cast members to act as run- 3 ning crew, rearranging and moving the set and props around, on, and off stage. The effect was a fluid. cohesive, and entertaining transi- tion from scene to scene. Other commendable perfor- mances were done by Michael Kelley as the boisterous, ridiculous. and suffocating Husband, and Tessa ‘ Flynn as the rigid, sad, and caustic Mother. The kitchen scene between Nargang and Flynn was particularly well-done. Though “Machinal” is a heavy drama, I promise that it won’t dis- appoint. It’s one of the best perfor— mances l have seen done at Augsburg in the last four years. The play is continuing to run this weekend, with shows tonight and Saturday at 7 pm, and Sun- day at 2 pm. To purchase or re- serve tickets, call the box office at 612-330-1257. McKnight Theater at the Ordqu Keme Hawkins its? WT"? lf you have ever listened to an Ella Fitzgerald rccording. Frank Sinatra or even U2. chances are you‘vc hcard 3 Cole l’ortcr song. .-\nd if you are alive and living in this world. thcrc‘s a chance _\ou‘ll probably relate to the themes in his music. Called the “poet laureate ofthc sophisticatcd and urbunc." b} crit- ics. Porters~ entire musical career is being rcli\ ed on the McKnight 'l‘hc— ater stage at the Ordway from March 16 - May 23. Gossip-filled cocktail parties. fun with Frcncluncn. and lil’t‘lltl\\;l_\ auditions cncasc classic tales ol‘l‘cur. anticipation. hopc. happiness and frivolity. By grouping the songs according to theme rather than chronologi— cal order. the Children‘s Theater Company \ ctcran. \\'cnd_v Lchr dircctcd the cast to re-enact stories of love and New York (‘it_\ highlifc (sonic- times mockinglyl during the earlier part ofthc last century through chi.» ters of songs. The songs are carefully acted out on a small stugc. 'l'hc rcpcrtoirc includes 49 songs arranged in such a way that allows thcin to sciunlcssly blend one into another. The small ensemble of singers included Susan thigcr. Sheridan Zuther. Patty Nieman. Bradley Bcahcn. Gary Brigglc and William Gilness. alongside pianists Raymond Berg and Marshall Kcuting. The stage is effectively set up to instantly create new looks pcrinit- ting the singers to tell the story of each song. A change in lighting, at . spotlight in a new section ofthc backdrop and a change in wardrobe was all that was needed. Lehr also applied stylistic changes to songs. cleverly showcasing the versatility of Porter‘s music. The classic. “I Get A Kick Out of You” was given a Do-Wop treatment while Yeager, Nieman and Zuthcr Sting “What Is This Thing Called Love". with thick German accents. Porter‘s daring and inclusion is strongly admired by Brigglc who said, “At a time in this country when . . . most everybody was struggling [tantalizing] them with a view ofthe world that was vacationing on the Riviera, riding around in yachts, eating caviar and yet poking fun at them . . . that’s very democratic as an artist." So maybe you've never gone to France. danced the Can-Can. drank champagne, or tried cocaine, but that will hardly keep you from enjoy- ing this trip down memory lane or understanding the universal truths being portrayed. Porter connects the experiences ofthc 19305 to every age. Let’s talk about sex Sex guide worth reading for tips and information David DeBlock Staff Writer “Guide To Getting It On!” by Paul Joannides, is a fascinating read. I have to say that, from what I read, this book would be a good pick up either for some fun sum— mer reading or for educa- tional purposes. It has ele- ments of humor, entertain- ment, and good information. Not surprisingly the topic of this book is one of the most popular topics around the world: SEX. Some of the more G- rated chapters in this book include “Romance,” “Nipples, Nipples, Nipples," and “Explaining Sex to Kids." As one can tell, this book is good for a variety of sub— jects and topics. In a world where sex books focus on the down and dirty aspects of physical pleasure it is refreshing to see a book ex- plore more topics other then just what is on popular demand. This particular literature ex- plores all the aspects that come into the realm of sex. with graphic illustrations to help the more vi- sually inclined individuals. As for content, Joannides does a goodjob ofmixing statistics, con- sumer questions, and places to find more information. 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I am not the only person who thinks that this is a well put together book on sex. The "lntcmational Journal ofHuman Relations” called it. "A world-class manual. Who- ever you are and however much sexual experience you‘ve had. you to tell you that if you save up $l9.99, you, too, can own this wonderful manual. It really is something to consider buy— ing when a person begins to cori- sidcr. or is already engaged in. sexual activity. I know that Wt: learn all about sex in middle or high school. but the information that has been gath- ered in this book can be helpful to anyone. I know I learned some things that I had no clue about. Show less
page 8 COMMUNITY/ VALUES April 1 6, 2004 Auggies get active at Action at Augsburg Paul Peterson Contibutor No fooling. on April 1 the Coa- lition for Student Activism (CSA) and the Minnesota Public Interest Research Group (M.P.I.R.G.) hosted the third annual Action at Augsburg. an all-day... Show morepage 8 COMMUNITY/ VALUES April 1 6, 2004 Auggies get active at Action at Augsburg Paul Peterson Contibutor No fooling. on April 1 the Coa- lition for Student Activism (CSA) and the Minnesota Public Interest Research Group (M.P.I.R.G.) hosted the third annual Action at Augsburg. an all-day celebration of racial diversity and social justice. CSA organized the day two years ago in order to restore the original “Day in May" traditions of social justice and racial solidarity. This installment ofthe festival involved a combination of educa— tion. action. food. and entertain— ment. Perhaps the most visible components ofAction at Augsburg took place in the quad and the Christensen Center Lobby. A local group of Afro-Brazil- ian Capoeira performers took ad- vantage of the balmy weather by thrilling viewers and passers-by in the quad. This performance in— volved traditional Brazilian music and a style of dance that often re- sembles mock martial arts combat. The art form originated as a way for African slaves to experience lib— eration from their captors. Inside of Christensen. roughly 20 local non-profits. activist groups. and other organizations in- cluding the Sierra Club. the Augsburg Diversity Committee, the Seward Neighborhood Group, and Veterans for Peace set-up shop to inform others about their role in the community and ways that students can become involved. As a supplement to all the above. the Center for Service Work and Learning served lzzy‘s organic ice cream outside and Residence Life served free soda (in exchange for donated canned goods) inside. The day’s events included a chapel address from student and alumni activists, a performance by local hip-hop group the B.L.E.N.D., and a visit by In the Heart of the Beast Puppet and Mask Theatre who presented slides of the May Day parade and other perfor- mances they have used as vehicles to promote social justice. As is tradition with One Day in May/Action at Augsburg, CSA also hosted a panel that dealt with race issues. This year’s discussion addressed how Native Americans, the victims of attempted genocide, face a more challenging set of his- torical, cultural, and political cir- cumstances than immigrant non- whites. The panel consisted of Vernon Bellecourt. one of the founding members of the American Indian Movement (AIM), fellow AIM member Bill Means, and Native American Augsburg student Allen Sumner. Bellecourt highlighted how whites have been waging genocide on American Indians from the early days of European settlement to the present-day. citing efforts to oper- ate state—run casinos as another way Students gather in the quad for an Afro-Brazilian Capoeira performance during Action at Augsbu 3. (1‘ Z 2; C) [Sh .y.t rg festivities. Amen atAungurg was punc' ing the nuts and bolts at City that the “white man” is attempting to steal something of value from American Indians. Means and Sumner both dis- cussed forrns of cultural genocide, citing examples from the suppres- sion of tribal languages, to urban resettlement programs. Bellecourt appealed to the 60 plus in atten- dance for help with the Native struggle and to visit the AIM website at www.aimovement.org. tuated by a visit from Minneapo- lis city council member for the third ward, Don Samuels. His ef- forts as a community activist for the troubled northside earned him the 2003 Martin Luther King Jr. Humanitarian Award (given annu- ally to a member of the Twin Cit- ies social justice community on MLK day). About 50 student and commu- nity members joined Samuels as he discussed his struggle of balanc- Hall with advocating for the tra- ditionally disenfranchised in his neighborhood. Samuels offered some ba- sic, yet essential, advice. He said that when working with the powerless, “you have to be will- ing to make a fool of yourself. You’re going to mess-up. You have to earn trust.” However, after jumping into the “double dutch“ game of activism, he said you will eventually “get it.” Toga! Toga! Tog Sarah Gilbert Staff Writer While not of quite the same caliber as the toga parties of “Animal House." thanks to Erika Jackson. Beau Birkholz. and Keith McCoy. Augsburg‘s very own toga party held on Wednesday. April 7 in the Urness/ Mortensen lobby did have its high points. The small gathering of bed sheet—clad students enjoyed everything from dancing and free Subway sandwiches. to olive-eat- ing contests and the crowning of best- dressed. Wreaths of plastic laurel leaves were even handed out to those who attended the party by Umess Hall Director. McCoy. Toga styles varied from plain white sheets to yellow sheets to sheets decorated with coca cola bottles. tie-dye. dinosaurs and more. The favorites were awarded with prizes and paper crowns. Students also competed in various con— tests which were judged by the Residence Life staffers. One favorite was the olive eating con- test, where students had to consume as many green olives as possible in the shortest amount of time. The hard part? They couldn‘t use their hands. There were many hopefuls but only one could prove to have the stron- gest stomach: Tony Schaden took first place in both rounds. winning “The Gladiator" DVD. Other winners included Tonnisha Bell for best-dressed female. Micah Erickson and Adam Wicklund who paired up to win best- dressed couple and Schaden in his tie-dye toga collected his second prize of the night for best-dressed RA. . The second annual Augsburg toga party ended at 11 pm. with a raffle for prizes. All in all, the Roman themed event was a success. Winner of best male toga. Ted F a b e l . summed up the excite- ment of the evening say- ing. “Very rarely can I dress like S o c r a t e s and feel like a college student all in one night.“ photo cnurtm} of Exan B\‘}\‘l. ECHO Students show off their togas at the Res Life-sponsored toga party. a! ISO hosts annual dinner Food, intercultural connections shared Jenessa Stark CommunityNalues Editor Where can you hear many different languages being spoken, watch flamenco dancing, and eat a Nepalese delicacy? Try the East Commons ofAugsburg College. On Tuesday, March 30, the International Student Organization (ISO) held their annual dinner, displaying an array of culture and diversity. The dinner was intended to bring together international students, their families, alumni, Center for Global Education staff, and more. The night commenced with an introduction by Ana Gabriela Power, one of the head officers of the ISO committee. Fellow officer, Saroja Thapa, continued the evening with the recitation of an international prayer. Soon a traditional mariachi band was playing and dinner began. There were a variety of foods available from many different nations. Empanadas, egg rolls. various meats, fruits, and vegetables were some of the foods oflered. In addition to the entrees, a deliciously baked piece of flan, a Spanish dessert, was placed at each seat. Throughout the meal, guests were entertained by two women dancing flamenco on a makeshift dance floor at the front of the room. The dancers added the perfect accent to a wonderfully diverse evening. The dinner was entirely coordinated by the international students who served as ISO ofiicers on the committee. Jim Trelstad-Porter. the lntemational Student coordinator, was on hand to commend the oflicers and was surprised by a special recognition for his out- standing work with international students. There was also a raffle for special international prizes, including artwork and tradi- tional crafts from Nicaragua, Nepal. Norway, and various other countries that have stu- dents studying here at Augsburg. The graduating class of international students was also recognized for their outstanding achievement. The student speaker. Dara Femandez-Perez from Spain, gave a moving speech about the importance of international study. She stressed that we need to be “citizens of the world,” especially in this age of conflict. Perez noted that conflict is often derived from ignorance of other cultures and she sought to promote a bridge through international study. Perez. who studied in Sauk Center. Minn. during her high school years, enthusiasti- cally stated, "We are breaking down the barrier of ignorance by learning about each other’s culture." She also stressed the importance of taking the extra step out of our comfort zone to engage those people that life has brought to us. The flamenco dancers packed up their makeshift stage and the last bits of food were eaten. However, the lesson learned was transnational and transcultural: we are all human beings and where we were born has no bearing on our ability to relate to one another. Show less
E :3 .9 (I) o m www.a sbu cc a 5:" 4.» April 19, 2002 Volume 108 Issue 18 In this issue: QSU denied: students, faculty react, page 2 Diversity comittee: history and goals, page 3 “Big Trouble,” hilarious romp, page 5 Asian Heritage Month observed, page 6 Men’s and Women’s track finish fourth in St... Show moreE :3 .9 (I) o m www.a sbu cc a 5:" 4.» April 19, 2002 Volume 108 Issue 18 In this issue: QSU denied: students, faculty react, page 2 Diversity comittee: history and goals, page 3 “Big Trouble,” hilarious romp, page 5 Asian Heritage Month observed, page 6 Men’s and Women’s track finish fourth in St. Cloud, page 8 Somalis discuss education and health David Rettenmaier Co—Managing Editor At the Somali Seminar on Tuesday, April 16, speakers and Augsburg students expressed con- cerns that people do not care to understand the large Somali com- munity in Minneapolis. By some estimates, there are approximately 10,000 Somalis liv- ing in the Minneapolis area, most of which reside in the Cedar- Riverside neighborhood, of which Augsburg is a part. Dr. Siyad Abdullahi, one of two keynote speakers for the event, provided an overview of why so many Somalis come to Minnesota. He said, in general, that Minnesota was a welcoming place to settle. More importantly, though, most merely followed the lead of those Somalis that origi- nally settled in Minnesota. When the first family immigrated to Minnesota others followed because there is a “strong sense of community” among Somali peo- ple. One example of their commu— nity was what he called “The Star- bucks Bug.” The Starbucks on the comer of Riverside and 25th Street has become a hangout for Somalis in the area, a venue for socializing and community soli- clarity. Dr. Abdullahi specifically came to speak about health care prob- lems for Somalis. Generally, the problems of Somalis access to health care are due to miscommu- nication. Often, when Somalis first immigrate to the United States, they speak very little Eng— lish and cannot begin to “navigate the system," which is very differ— ent from their own. But the problems run deeper. After leaving their war-tom home- land, Somalis tend to be suspi- Adventures in the Arts Music Therapy Week shines spotlight on Augsburg program Sara Seekins Katie Lindenfelser Contribugirs 7 Music Therapy Week is a state- wide recognized event. The Bach- elor of Science in Music Therapy at Augsburg was created by Roberta Kagin in 1978. The degree follows the national stan- dards for the board certification. Augsburg is unique in that it is the only private college that offers this degree in Minnesota. Minnesota has a high concentration of music therapists, which allows for an enriched education for Augsburg students. This is the published definition of music therapy according to the American Music Therapy Associ- ation: Music therapy is an estab- lished allied health profession using music and music activities to address physical, psychological, cognitive and social needs of indi- viduals with disabilities. The pro- fession was establist in 1950 as a result of work done using music with patients in Veterans’ Hospi- tals following World War II. Today, over 5,000 music therapists are employed throughout the United States in settings such as hospitals, clinics. day care facili- ties. schools. community mental health centers. substance abuse facilities , nursing homes, hos- pices. rehabilitation centers. cor- rectional facilities and private practices. Nearly half a century of research in music therapy sup— ports the eflectiveness of music therapy in many areas such as facilitating movement and overall physical rehabilitation; motivatv ing people to cope with treatment: providing emotional support for clients and families; providing an outlet for expression of feelings and providing process oriented psychotherapy. The schedule of events for next week, April 20-27, includes: Saturday, April 20 - Music Ther— apy Association Annual Spring Conference from 9—3 pm. at the Masonic Homes Monday, April 22 - Capitol Hill Day, with music therapists lobby- ing for music therapy from 9-12 pm. Tuesday, April 23 — “Adventures in the Arts," a day for kids in grades four and five to celebrate the arts, sponsored by Augsburg music therapy students and VSA arts of MN. This takes place in the music building from 10-2 pm, and volunteers are welcome. If anyone is interested in volunteer- ing, please call Katie at x6565. cious about other social and politi- cal systems. “There‘s a distrust of anything govemment[al];" Abdul— lahi says, “there's a distrust of anything institutional." The second major problem that Somalis have when moving to the United States is education. Qamar Abraham, executive director of LEAD, a leadership program for immigrant women, spoke about educational barriers for Somalis in the Minneapolis school system. Most of these problems can be categorized as discrimination. One of the most obvious manifes- tations of discrimination is the general disrespect for the clothing that Somali women wear. As Muslims, they must adhere to dress codes, but the primarily Christian mainstream refuses to understand these religious require- ments. Abraham also finds that some teachers are not accommodating toward Somali immi— grants. She says the mindset is often, “You’re a Somali; you wouldn’t understand it.” In general. though, Abraham finds Somali experience in Min- nesota to be over- whelmingly positive. Several Augsburg students echoed this sentiment in a panel following the speakers. Muhamad Hussein, Dega Ali. and Abdul- rashid Salad all have had a positive Augs- burg experience, but there are problems. Low enrollment is one. Hussein com- mented, “We feel like endangered species at Augsburg.” The pan— elists suggested that Augsburg try Photo by Kellen Bree-egos Melekesh Tessema and Dega Ali Serve up some authentic Somali food. to welcome Somali students by getting involved with the sur- rounding comrnunity. Attendees Photo by Dawn {Mrmmnw German students serve beer to their peers. This table in Christensen Center was part of a week- long observance of International Students Week. As of Wednesday, Asian, Latin American, and German students had all tabled in Christensen. Don’t worry, the beer was non-alcoholic. Wednesday, April 24 - Music ther— apy student recital at 7 pm. in Sateren Auditorium. Everyone is welcome. Friday, April 26 - Second Annual drum circle in Murphy Park at 12 pm. Everyone is welcome to join! Photo courtesy oi Katie Linoentelser A tew Music Therapy majors: (tst row L to R) Jenna Hammel. Jana Skn’en, Melissa Huebsch. (2nd row) Maureen Parker, Katie Lindenielser, Mandy Brobst, Sacha Hammer, Sarah Lahr, Jody Montgomery, Prof. Roberta Kagin. ‘ Augsburg, Trinity connect again Kellen Bredesen Co-Managing Editor In the Augsburg tradition of partnership with community orga- nizations. the college has joined in a task force with the West Bank‘s Trinity Lutheran Congregation. The Augsburg—Trinity Work Group, made up of Trinity repre— sentatives and Augsburg adminis— trators, staff, faculty, and students, is exploring new partnership opportunities with Trinity. The scale and nature of the joint pro- jects are yet to be determined. The Work Group has explored community outreach, worship. and educational goals. At its next meeting, the group hopes to hear an update from a similar commit— tee Trinity has formed with Uni» versity Lutheran Church of Hope. Trinity Congregation has been connected to Augsburg since the college's inception in 1869, and the church has seen Augsburg through its Augsburg Academy. Augsburg Seminary. and Augs— burg Collegc days. Although Trinity and Augsburg share a rich Scandinavian past. the two have gradually become more distant in membership and activ- ity. Still, Trinin has office space on Riverside Avenue and holds Sunday worship services in Augs- burgk chapel. Trinity has a pastoral vacancy and has invited Augsburg religion faculty members to preach at Rs Sunday services in the coming weeks. Show less
April 19, 2002 fiOQinion page 2 6 Editors Let Them Eat BAGLS! Doug Green QSU Faculty Adi/cisterns, , Perhaps in adapting my title from the famous words falsely attributed by Rousseau to Marie Antoinette, I am in danger of unjustly accusing the President of the Student Senate of similar princely... Show moreApril 19, 2002 fiOQinion page 2 6 Editors Let Them Eat BAGLS! Doug Green QSU Faculty Adi/cisterns, , Perhaps in adapting my title from the famous words falsely attributed by Rousseau to Marie Antoinette, I am in danger of unjustly accusing the President of the Student Senate of similar princely high-handedness. When President Brendan Ander— son decided to exercise his legitimate authority to veto the Senate’s commissioning of QSU, the ratio- nale he presented, a copy of which I have read, cer- tainly suggested some legitimate reasons not to commission QSU (or any other group, though it does- n’t say that explicitly) at this time. It was also full of inaccuracies about the history of QSU. Unfortu- nately, because of its belated justification. however reasonable sounding. the veto appears to be a person- ally motivated coup de grace. Others can speak at length to the actual history and record of BAGLS/QSU, which elected to change its name only last spring. The by-laws of QSU are closely modeled on those of BAGLS though they now stress the inclusivity the group had always intended and built into its original principles—thus the new name Queer and Straight in Unity. As a fac- ulty adviser to BAGLS/QSU-essentially the same organization despite the name change—since 1989, I would be the first to admit that a group supporting an often beleaguered minority on campus (read the rele— vant Echo archives over the past fourteen years) has had its ups and downs in terms of membership and support. To be frank, it has generally been very diffi— cult for women and nearly impossible for men to come out and be out on this campus-~students or staff/faculty. For that reason I think it a miracle that a few brave students have kept this organization alive until its gradual but sustained blossoming over the past sev- eral years. initially by increased involvement in pro- gramming. alone and in collaboration with other organizations. and gradually through increased mem- bership. The group has also served those who. for a variety of reasons. could not or would not join it openly. In this regard. the history of GLBT students at Augsburg is best understood as part of the larger history of the GLBT population in the US. though clearly at Augsburg such self-conscious understand- ing is apparently a long way off. Certainly, great strides have been made on this campus. particularly Augsburg College President Charles Anderson‘s clear statements that we adhere institutionally to the Minneapolis Civil Rights Code on the issue of sexual orientation and the current President‘s unambiguous support for Augsburg’s domestic partner benefits. But we all know that changing rules and laws is very different from chang- ing hearts and minds. The timing of the veto. despite some good reason- ing. suggests that behind the last-minute legalistic reluctance there is something deeper and. for me. sadder at work here. which we can hear in these words: “It is this kind of success that makes me con— fident that putting off QSU's commission until their “I think there are more contribut- ing factors than [don't know about." important QSU.“ step --Sara Seekins. Senior “1 think that it would have been an --Lindsay Bonner. Senior stability can be verified once and for all is by no means a negative thing." The words, though presum- ably well-intended. sound all too familiar, especially in the context of American social and political his- tory. Moreover, as an English professor. even though I know the phrase was not intended in this way, I can’t help but laugh, rather bitterly, at a call for any group affiliated with the H—word to put off their aspirations until “their stability can be verified” by someone else! By whom? A jumble of geneticists? A den of demographers? A sortie of sociologists? A swagger of psychiatrists? A homily of homophobes? Views of homosexuality (the narrowest and most clinical of applicable terms) have never been unbiased (clearly my own aren’t), no matter who was doing the look- ing: how much stability would be enough and how on earth could it be written into new general proce- dures for commissioning student organizations? And why the call for such procedures now--at the eleventh hour? Look, I know that Brendan Anderson has to be working from sincere good intentions: there was a certain bravery involved in taking the stand he thought necessary on a controversial action. I admire that. though I don’t agree with the action and think that the argument not to commission should have been made very early in the debates, which had been going on for some time before last week’s vote. Not making his views--and his intentions-—clear early on has given rise to all sorts of unnecessary suspicions about motives, suspicions that hurt not only QSU but the effective operation of student government. What‘s done is done. At this point. and from the admittedly safe distance of sabbatical leave, I would encourage QSU to protest the veto by all legitimate means, as it intends to do. I hope many others will support their efforts. But I would also suggest that until such time as clear guidelines are devised for commissioning, if that is what is really at issue here, NO OTHER ORGANIZATION should be commis— sioned either. That prohibition is inherent in Brendan Anderson’s rationale, but it needs emphasizing. No one need point out that any process devised to govern the commissioning of student organizations should be based on input from groups seeking to be commis- sioned as well as from other individuals and groups and that in the current climate the final procedures will be scrutinized for fairness. The whole question of whether groups already commissioned (under the irregular procedures of the past?) will have to resub- mit or undergo review in light of new guidelines has not yet even been raised but is highly relevant: it also makes me wonder whether this highly contentious route is really the best way to go. Finally. I hope for the sake of all the organizations involved that “their stability”--or rather their track records, their histories--will not be foreshortened and reshaped because they changed their names or revised their charters to reflect better the campus and community constituencies they serve. Do you tlji‘nk QSU should be a hired organization? commiss “Given that PASU was commis- sioned two years ago. it seems that the decision has more to do with the fears of bigoted homo- phobes than clear guidelines." -—Matt Pavelka. Senior to commission ‘ regarding Anderson not straight with queers and allies Nicki Ziegler Comm.Nalues Editor At last week's senate meeting, we experienced the joy QSU’s commission for only a few sec- onds before President Brendan Anderson vetoed the motion, which was already passed by sen- ate, and read his statement. As co- chair of QSU, it is the content of this statement that I am concerned about. It contains a lot of false information. One of the largest concerns is that there are no clear-cut guide- lines for commissioning an orga- nization. Although it is true that there are no guidelines, this is not the fault of the organizations. There has been no concern the commissioning process until now. Another concern was based on our stability. Anderson assumed that since QSU changed its name a year ago, this signifies how unsta— ble we truly are. The truth is. we decided to change the name to match the college mission more closely and also to be intentional about including straight, transgen- der, and questioning students. We are an organization that has been established with numerous pro- grams for 14 years. Our former name was Bisexual and Gay/Les— bian Services (BAGLS). It is false to say that all of the founders of QSU’s name change are still its active leaders. Our previous co-chair stepped down before December of 2001 and was replaced by a freshman that has been trained to lead this group for next year. I am confident that the concerns about turnover and insta— bility are unnecessary, as every organization experiences turnover from year to year. We also have more active members than ever before. Commissioning QSU would have been an important step to recognizing the importance of gay. lesbian. bisexual. transgender, and questioning students here at Augs— burg College. Editor’s note: At last Thursday’s Student Senate meeting, the senate voted to change QSU's status from “chartered” to “commissioned.” President Brendan Anderson vetoed the motion and read a statement, which can be viewed at the Echo Online: http://wwwaugsburgechecom. There were not enough “yes” votes in a separate motion to overturn Anderson’s veto. Mock-Ademia Reaz‘tributions K. Lucin Staff Writer Most people like to read quotations, but often, they would be much funnier if someone else had said them. For instance, Walter Winchell actually said “A friend walks in when the whole world walks out," but it would have been much funnier if Benedict Arnold had. The African proverb. “Hold a true friend with both your hands” would have been much more interesting if Captain Hook had said it. Gracie Allen, a comedienne with a clever turn of phrase, actually said “Never place a period where God has placed a comma," but every Eng- lish professor on this campus has said it, too. “The best thing to hold onto in life is each other." said the beautiful Audrey Hepburn. Eng and Chang. the original Siamese twins, meant it. Steven Wright said, “You can’t have everything,” and asked “Where would you put it?” Zsa-Zsa Gabor wonders about this every day. Grandma Moses very wisely said. “Life is what we make it." So did Dr. Frankenstein. “Enjoy yourself. “Hell yeah! A group with QSU’s experience should be commis- sioned!" —Mel Freitag, Senior If you can't enjoy Mock-Ademia continued on page 7 35%?“ "I don't real] care." —Tyler Montgomery. Junior Show less
April 19, 2002 é’éFeatures page 3 The Diversity Committee: history, mission, goals Dan Jorgensen, Anne Garvey Co-Chairs, Diversity Committee WW The posters you’re starting to see on campus aren’t advertising a website...at least not yet. The posters, designed by current students, advertise the... Show moreApril 19, 2002 é’éFeatures page 3 The Diversity Committee: history, mission, goals Dan Jorgensen, Anne Garvey Co-Chairs, Diversity Committee WW The posters you’re starting to see on campus aren’t advertising a website...at least not yet. The posters, designed by current students, advertise the Diversity Committee at Augsburg College. Augsburg’s mission is to nurture future leaders in services by, among other things, “an intentionally diverse campus community.” So what does that mean? What does that look and sound like? The Augsburg Diversity Committee is one group striving toward this diversity and looking to answer the questions posed above. An intentionally diverse community is more than a diverse group of students, who on the surface appear to be different, and then co—exist, without interaction, while getting their degree. Likewise, an intentionally diverse campus community encourages community members to look beyond surface similarities to learn more about one another. And, creating an intentionally diverse campus community is not the sole work of a committee--it’s the work of everyone on campus. A diversity committee has actually existed at Augsburg since 1991, when the Board of Regents, at the suggestion of President Charles Anderson, estab- lished a standing committee on diversity. Lee Cook, Assistant to the President for Diversity, was the first chair of this committee. The committee’s purpose: to study and suggest ways to improve the campus cli- mate of diversity, monitor current activities, and pro- pose needed action to the president for implementation. In 1993, this committee published its philosophy and rrrission, which included a commitment to: l) Becoming a community that was characterized by shared values emphasizing dignity, respect, and equal opportunity for all students, faculty and staff mem- bers; 2) Achieving an environment in which people of all backgrounds are appreciated for their contribu— tions, both locally and globally; and 3) Achieving an environment in which all individuals on campus will develop values reflecting the dignity of all persons. That committee continued its work along these lines throughout the 19905. Kathy Lufti chaired the committee when Dr. Frame arrived as President. President Frame endorsed the continuation of the committee, and supported committee work on train- ing, inventorying diversity—related achievements, developing a protocol for handling incidents of racial or inter-cultural tension, and developing some system for measuring progress toward the college’s diversity goals. In the fall of 1998, the Board of Regents outlined nine critical goals to help implement a strategic vision document known as, “Augsburg 2004.” One such goal was: . Continue to develop a climate which both maxi- mizes the welcome Augsburg provides to people from a broad range of cultures and supports the edu- cational experience which can be gained from the interactions among members of its diverse commu- nity. “Augsburg 2004” explicitly states that the college will fully integrate diversity into all aspects of cam- pus life. The vision was in response to the objection that the current free—standing Diversity Committee is directly responsive to the president. A non-goveming body of volunteers committed to helping the college reach its diversity goals, the Committee’s mission is to assist the governing structure of the college-- including the president, all officers, staff, faculty and students--in implementing the “best practices" regarding diversity. The point of this mission is to create and support an environment in which the “isms” wither and our sense of community is strengthened because of our differences, not in spite of them. The Committee will accomplish Augsburg’s goals by acting in the following roles: 'As a Change Agent The Committee has been granted the authority to lead the college’s diversity initiative by creating tac— tics that further the implementation of the diversity vision, and by developing new policies and proce— Diversity continued on page 7 Yoshida family talent Compiledby tion, The Angel Overgaard FMIIQI,,.,,,, From March 15 to April 18, the Gage Family Gallery dis— played “Artistic Inheritance: Stu- dents of the Yoshida Family." The Minneapolis Institute of Art also hosted an exhibition enti- tled “A Japanese Legacy: Four Generations of Yoshida Family Artists.” The exhibition featured eight artists from the Yoshida family, spanning four generations and over 100 years. In conjunction with this exhibi- Gage Gallery featured the legacy of one member of the Yoshida family, Yoshida Toshi. In 1970, and again in 1974, Toshi taught Japanese woodblock print- making at Augsburg College. The Gage Family An Gallery presented the works of seven stu- dents of Yoshida Toshi: Suezan Aikins, Noboru Sawai, Susan McDonald, Mary June Erickson, Micah Schwaberow, Carol lessen, and Yoshida Tsukasa who is both student and heir to the Yoshida Hanga Studio. The featured picture to the left was done by Yoshida Tsukasa. This information was taken from http://www.augsburg.edu/ galleries. Family Art artistic / \ Sp ring- Heeled Jack A weekly serial by Jonathan Helland Previously, in Spring-Heeled Jack, lord Darnhamshire discov— ered that Charlotte had been wilfully been aiding SpringHeeled Jack and that she was aiming his own pistol at her head. And, due to time constraints, I used more adjectives and similes than I am completely comfortable with. Chapter 6, The Accomplice: Part 2 From the journal of Benjamin Evans, Lord Darnhamshire I dared not turn and face Charlotte while the abomination that was once Aleister Bombeck stared me in the face with his demonic eyes. It seemed infinitely more important at that moment to stand tall against the fiend than it did to preserve my own life, but only for a moment. “Charlotte, what are you doing, he’s a monster!” I yelled, still not daring to look away from Spring-Hesiod Jack. He preened before the stretching his neck and basking in my fear. “He’s my husband." Her voice was cold, with no hint of its ear- lier hysteria. “Aleister’s your husband, not this abomination!" Jack’s lip curled up and a low growl reverberated through my spine. I braced myself for an attack but he moved much faster than I could react, in a heartbeat he’d grabbed my arms, pinned them to my sides carried me across the room and slammed me into a bookshelf, stealing my breath. Than it began to speak, it was speaking in another language, growling guttural tones with no pauses in the words, but even as he did so another voice, Aleister’s own could be heard clearly in Eng- lish. “She is MINE, seduced by my darkness long before that pathetic priest...” he stopped abruptly and I saw a magnificent transforrna— tion. The fire left his eyes and his pupils rounded out again, his iron claws retreated from the wounds they had driven into my arms, and the wiry frame of Aleister Bombeck, wholly himself, quivered from the effort of holding me two feet of the ground. Charlotte saw none of this. “Its true, I’m afraid, so terrible sorry to deceive you,” she smirked at me while resting a hand tenderly on Aleister’s shoulder, “don’t get me wrong, I’m quite pleased that Aleister was chosen. he’s far more fun than old Lord Esterton ever was." Aleister and I shared a meaningful glance at this confession, and I was unceremoniously dropped on the floor as Aleister spun around to face his wife. His hand swept around clasping her wrist and pulling the pistol sharply against his chest. His free hand removed the ridiculous conical helmet and he stared at his Wife for several moments before speaking. “I think you should leave now; leave or kill me." He spoke softly through gritted teeth. “But, Aleister 1.. .1” “Leave Or Kill Me!” And so she left. I slowly got to my feet, walked over to Aleister, and reached out for the pistol that he still held by the barrel against his chest. “You should end it, you should kill me before 1 hurt someone." He said it slowly in obvious effort to hide his emotions. Neverthe- less, I could here the effects of Charlotte’s betrayal in his voice. “No,” I said firmly, “not while there’s another way.” “There is no other way.” He replied in a whisper. That night, the Reverend Aleister Bombeck checked himself into St Bethlehem’s Asylum with me at his side, and was safely locked away where he could harm no other. Is this the end of Spring—Heeled Jack? Of course not, don 't you remember the first issue? Two heart-pounding, edge-of—your-seat issues remain. so come back next week for Part I of the conclusion to Spring-Heeled Jack. \ What’s new under the sun: a historical perspective The college is just too large to know shorthand, and label people according to 7 themselves,‘ added Schncidcr. lt's impor~ Campus roles versus individual people K. Lucin Staff writer,,,. , In February of 1996, the co—editor in chief of the Augsburg Echo. Eric Schneider, said he‘d “come to realize that many people take their roles on campus too seriously." He went on to explain his belief that people tend to stereotype and pigeonhole others according to the groups they belong to, rather than getting to know them personally. This pigeonholing is a danger in any community. but becomes an even greater hamrd in a small community like Augsburg. everyone by name, but it’s also small enough that we know many people by their reputation, and even more through their affiliation with certain groups: the Echo, the wrestling team, student government. QSU, weekend college, campus ministry, the Tai Chi group, or the international stu— dents. Whether the group is formal or not seems not to matter. According to Schneider, “Every respec- tive group gets its own stigma and deper- sonalization ensues." However, I'm not sure that “depersonalization” is really the way to put it. Over-simplification might be a better word. Because there are so many people whose names we can’t remember, we use their respective groups. Perhaps this is a necessary mechanism, and perhaps not. Either way, it can cause a lot of trouble because people do not always agree with their organizations’ policies. This is easily illustrated. There are prob— ably many Republicans who think that George W. Bush is incapable of doing any— thing more intellectual than tying his shoes. There are probably just as many Democrats who think that Al Gore has the personality of a very intelligent and wordy piece of granite. “When stereotypes are perpetuated enough. people tend to live up to them. with many Auggies running the risk of actually becoming their perceived roles rather than [am that we all remember that people arc more than the groups they belong to, and that it's far more imponant to be yourself than to conform to any group, even a group you dearly love. Schneider seemed more worried about the “campus stigma" of being on the licho staff than anything else. However, he did have a valid point. "Ultimately. it‘s important to remember that we're all individuals that do have lives outside of our perceived Auggic roles," said the Echo (Jo-editor in I996. We are our roles. But we are also more than our roles. Show less
page 4 5m 0 0% &E April 19, 2002 Bawdy humor hits and misses Deanne McDonald Staff Writer Canterbury Tales: the presti— gious Guthrie Theater presents Chaucer--the height of snobbish highbrow theater. The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas: a naughty unabashed crowd-pleaser at the Orpheum starring... Show morepage 4 5m 0 0% &E April 19, 2002 Bawdy humor hits and misses Deanne McDonald Staff Writer Canterbury Tales: the presti— gious Guthrie Theater presents Chaucer--the height of snobbish highbrow theater. The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas: a naughty unabashed crowd-pleaser at the Orpheum starring sex—goddess Ann-Margret. Who would expect these two musical comedies to flip definitions? “Canterbury Tales" is taken straight from Chaucer‘s Old Eng- lish. but it has been updated to the present and. with additional mate- rial by Minnesotan writer/per— fomier Kevin Kling. moved to a Minnesotan local parson. This is where the crowd-pleasing comes in. and one local reference in par- ticular gets the audience going. The pastor urged one character to hurry up and get dressed for the next sketch because. “The Gover- nor is here!" whereupon the actress emerged half—dressed and incredulously exclaimed, “The Governor? At a play?" As for naughty. Chaucer’s sto- ries almost all ran along the lines of grossed-out humor and the Guthrie’s version retained all of this. The highly imaginative visu- alizations the actors brought to the crude humor were often hysteri- cal. particularly in the campy “Reeve’s Tale.” “The Cook‘s Tale.” basically an extended song and dance num- ber by Leenya Rideout. the actress playing the cook. seemed out of place but was very well per- in the right direction provider. New Grad RNs discover an exciting future at Other benefits include: EOE. New Grad RNs... Begin your career Find what you're looking for at Abbott Northwestern Hospital. the Twin Cities’ largest health care our state-otthe-art facility. Call us for an on-site tour at your convenience-See the difference. Patients are the reason we exist. People are the reason we excel. formed. The cast of the produc- tion was superb and pulled off the entire production with flair. Guthrie regulars Richard Iglewski. Sally Wingert. and Jim Lichtsheidl were terrific as usual. obviously enjoying the chance to let loose in the cast of crazy characters each performed. The actors from New York were great as well. In fact. every single actor had many beau- tiful moments. really making this an actor’s show. “Whorehouse” could be called an actor’s show as well, or more accurately. Ann-Margret’s and the large numbers of old people who came out to see her. Ann—Margret is old. She danced and sang very well and she’s a big star and all. but it was impossible not to notice the contrast of the youthful energy of the chorus of girls dancing around her. She gave the impres— sion of holding herself together. until the very last number when she let loose and really danced. Gary Sandy as the Sheriff Ed Earl was another old star that the fur coat wearing audience members came to see deliver his trademark: humorous, curse-word filled lines. Overall. “Whorehouse” did not offer the naughty humor it seemed to promise; the title was basically a tease. The songs were not mem— orable. the choreography was often hilarious in an embarrassing sort of way. and, while I admit- tedly had a pretty good time. my experience was more about peo— ple/performer-watching then actu- ally enjoying the production. 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Unfortunately. they had several songs on the “Road Trip” soundtrack. How a quasi-indie band got on a teeny movie sound- track. I don’t know. But let’s look past it--this new album is damn good. The band’s new album “Plastic Fang" is the fifth since their inception in the mid— 19803. The first song “Sweet and Sour” shows Blues Explosion with a little more melodic sophistication than the wild. crunching. half song, half noise that they’re used to. In fact. “Sweet and Sour.” along with a few other cuts on the album. sound a lot like Ten Years After. Jon Spencer seems to emulate Alvin Lee’s vocals, and Judah Bauer's guitar is a little more scream than crunch-Alvin Lee style. But the whole album isn’t this clean. “Shakin’ Rock ‘n ’Roll Tonight” is typically wild and nasty. Russell Simmins’ drums bash the opening of the song. Spencer’s vocals kick in with typical rock ‘n’ roll exhortations. adding the band’s name for filler: “Hang on fellas there’s a rock today, get down! Come on, rock ‘n’ roll Blue Explosion style.” This is Blues Explosion at its best. You may not usually enjoy when bands use their names in the songs. or when “rock ‘n’ roll” is every third word. but you have to understand Blues Explo- sion. Rocking the socks off people is all they’re about. Jon Spencer is the master of Showmanship and he’s sarcastic as hell--so is the music, if that’s possible. Their studio albums show this some, but you see it more in their live shows. Spencer is sort of a kicked up Elvis Presley——an oft made comparison—-he croons and cries like the King. But he also screams and grunts. By all accounts. Spencer is a supersexy frontman. One more unfortu— nate thing: Spencer is a jeans model for Calvin Klein. I say this only to suggest that he’s hot. The only major flaw in the album is “She Said,” which is supposedly their big single and have already done a video for. The song has no discerning charac- teristics. It blends into the rest of the album. as if it’s the average of all the rest of the songs. It’s sort of not that loud; what power it has is in the vocals. The drum beat is typical and the guitar is almost nonexis- tent, except in the chorus. I suppose this is the kind of banal shit that the masses like. But I like this band a lot, so I’ll think of something good about this song...Um, hmm. I guess Spencer’s vocals get pretty soulful at the end of the song. He can sing. The Blues Explosion will be playing at First Avenue on May 7, with legendary indie patriarchs Dub Narcotic. Tickets are $15. Buy their album first. though. don‘t just take my word for it. 4? tar—rm 1i Jamar-ii m 'rbtocted sex tor whatever reason - tho A miss 0 couple of pills, you didn‘t in”. ‘ were sexually ossauttod, you can getting pregnant. Emorgonq' ' .anu Show less
___.W,_ N page 5 April 19, 2002 Jazzand the Revolution Nukes and Fritos “Spirits of Havana ”.' Documentary with a Cuban Beat Joel Wolf A&E Editor As part of our spotlight on the SLPaul/Minneapolis International Film Festival, I will take a look at oneofthemanyfilmsthatwillbe showing. “Spirits of... Show more___.W,_ N page 5 April 19, 2002 Jazzand the Revolution Nukes and Fritos “Spirits of Havana ”.' Documentary with a Cuban Beat Joel Wolf A&E Editor As part of our spotlight on the SLPaul/Minneapolis International Film Festival, I will take a look at oneofthemanyfilmsthatwillbe showing. “Spirits of Havana” is a docu- mentary with two subjects. 'lhe film seems to be about Canadian jazz musician Jane Bunnett, but really the film tries to open the eyes of the viewer to life in Cuba after the fall of communist Russia. The documentary is in two parts. The first part of the film follows around a husband/wife jazz ensemble as they tour across the Cuban countryside, recording with various jazz legends. This is a yearly trip for the couple, and Jane Bunnett has even earned the name “Cuban lane” from mem— bers of the Canadian press. Starting out in Havana, Jane and her trumpet—playing husband set out on a cross country trek to capture the sounds of Cuba. Their rehearsal style is less structured than what we may be used to—- musicians run out in the middle of practice to work on their rustic automobiles. However, the end product is some of the best damned jazz music one will ever hear. The filmmakers fly to point out how dangerous this jazz music was before the 1959 revolution. One of the musicians even relates how the Batista government (in conuol prior to Fidel’s bloody coup) imprisoned him. In post- revolution Cuba the people are now allowed to not only play their music. but also they get the oppor— tunity to record in the hopes of exposing their rumba sound to new listeners. 'ItlS use“ ‘ "flew-- Md The engaging scenes, though, are the ones that don't involve music. Early in the film, Jane’s husband gets a chance to talk baseball with some people on the street. For those of you who don’t know, Cubans most are passionate about their baseball and are will- ing to pit any of their teams against any team in the Majors. They aren’t afraid of the Yankees or even the Twins. Another scene takes lane to a hairdresser. In a hilarious aside to the camera Jane’s husband calls her new hairdo “a disaster." That’s not the importance of the scene, however. Edited into the middle of the scene, a young girl sings in Spanish of peace and freedom, topics we Americans don’t always associate with our neighbor ninety miles south of Florida. This is what the filmmak- ers are trying to do. They want to get viewers to see another side of Cuba. It is a side that the Ameri- can media has overlooked in their portrayal of Castro as an evil com— munist Chieftain. The second part of the film centers on a musical instrument restoration program started by Jane and her husband. Part of their yearly trip takes the couple to a school for the arts where they repair instruments and teach a few classes to the children. They also bring a number of new and used instruments that have been donated by families in MITSUBISHI‘S EDUCATIO” 0 DOWN Canada and the States. The film- makers, in 'a broad way, attempt to show the shortage of goods that i every Cuban faces from the fall of the Soviet Union. It is a direct attack at the outdated embargo still carried by our government. By showing the shortage of musi- cal instruments, the filmmakers : hope to point out to the viewer that this isn’t the only shortage facing 1 the Cuban people. However, it is in these scenes that the viewer starts to drift away from Jane as the subject. She comes off as cold and even annoyed when she works with the kids. It seems that the language barrier is too much for her to over- i come. I find that interesting since she has no problems playing with adult Cubans who speak little English. “Spirits of Havana” is an insightful documentary dealing with the economic problems fac— ing Cuba since the collapse of the Soviet Union. The filmmakers are ' very subtle in their attack on US. policy with Cuba, using music as a means to unite the two worlds. If only they could have found a dif- } ferent person to follow around. . Sonnenfeld Brandi Bennett Sniff Writer After a seven month shelving due to the events of September ll. “Big Trouble” finally reached the theaters two weeks ago. In fact, it’s not hard to understand why the film was postponed--it is, after all. a movie centered around a Russ- ian nuke. On the other hand, the plot, which bursts with implausi- bility, is so out there that it could never be possible. “Big Trouble” is based on the I first novel by Pulitzer Prize win- ning journalist Dave Barry. Barry. who writes a column for the Miami Herald, is known for his humor and teams up with director Barry who brought such films as “Get Shorty" and “Men In Black” to the screen. The film features an ensemble cast with the names of Tim Allen, Rene Russo. Stanley Tucci, Tim Sizemore, and J aneane Garofalo, who all deliver off the wall, over the top perfor- mances. Allen stars as newspaper columnist Eliot Arnold who gets fired for kicking in his editor‘s computer monitor, starts an ad agency, becomes a “loser,” and is the father of disgruntled son, Matt (Ben Foster). Miami’s finest (Janeane Garofalo and Patrick Warburton) show up when Matt attacks wealthy and corrupt Arthur Herk‘s (Stanley Tucci) stepdaugh— ter Jenny (Zooey Deschanel) with a squirt gun as part of a high school game called “Killer.” Meanwhile, Frito munching burn Puggy (Jason Lee) witnesses ‘ the whole thing, as well as the two I o INTEREST PAYMENTS FOR AN ENTIRE YEAR” AND A $500 REBATE 'hhlhhflhflhmthuwmuwwddmabout:llml-ouflti the-numb! and: non- I-ym—uuh-bahwupflan flatmates—Sn datum 3360.90:- ms uln- mhn “Imam “Ilium m muses-m mun-gm. ilhfli at mil-Wyndva “ti-ni- ne “shun-quota“, in ududl bun-"mu EDGE PROGRAM: uwhhhfi’iludw, ‘ hit men who were hired to kill Herk for embezzling. Oh. and did I mention there’s a bomb? Yup, Herk, pissed off at his bosses for trying to kill him, goes to some Rus— sians who operate the bar Puggy works at. buys a nuke, and then gets kidnapped by two idi- otic thugs, Snake (Tom Sizemore) and Eddie (Johnny Knoxville). They take Herk to his house, take bunches of money from him. and swap Herk for his stepdaughter (I guess they think she‘s more tractable). Then. with Puggy carrying the silver suitcase with the bomb in it. which looks like a garbage disposal. they head off to the airport to split for the Bahamas. With the nuke. Let's just say that at this point. some Feds show up, operating under an Executive Order some— thing-or-another, a high speed chase happens. there‘s some goats. and the bomb gets smuggled onto a plane. Outrageous and full of off- color humor, this movie abounds with fun moments. Garofolo delivers her usual dead—pan sar— castic humor, Sizemore and Knoxville act wonderfully stupid (there’s a great scene with nylons where they can‘t see through them while they kidnap Herk). and hit— man Dennis Farina suffers through the antics and a terrible talk-show, making fun of Florida Gators fans. The plot is terribly incongru- ous, never really making much sense. Insanity prevails. with numerous plot threads winding in and out of the story. making an insensible and incredibly fun movie. Despite the presence of a nuclear weapon. the most danger- ous weapon of the movie is really a squirt gun, because whenever it appears. real bullets also appear. thanks to hitmen. drunk security officers, and the bullets invariable ability to hit Herk‘s brand new television. In the end though. this movie really is about love. Herk‘s wife (Russo) leaves him for Eliot Arnold; the stepdaughter, Jenny. and Matt Arnold get together; and Puggy gets the Herk's gorgeous maid (Sofia Vergara). As Arnold says at the end. “Sometimes it takes something profound to bring two people together; sometimes all it takes is Fritos." ad“ History Club: upcoming event April 28th @ 6:30pm “Where the Spirit Lives,” hosted by Professor Eric Buffalohead in the library Show less
April 19, 2002 eaCommunit Values page 6 Celebrating Asian Heritage Nicki Ziegler Comm.Nalues Editor On April 15. the Augsburg Asian Students Association (AASA) kicked off Asian Her— itage Month with a cultural booth in the Christensen Center lobby. AASA builds a network of friend— ship and... Show moreApril 19, 2002 eaCommunit Values page 6 Celebrating Asian Heritage Nicki Ziegler Comm.Nalues Editor On April 15. the Augsburg Asian Students Association (AASA) kicked off Asian Her— itage Month with a cultural booth in the Christensen Center lobby. AASA builds a network of friend— ship and support for Asian and Asian American students and their peers through various activities. AASA provides opportunities to practice leadership through ser— vice on its executive and special committees. Membership in AASA is voluntary and open to any Augsburg College Students. On April 23. Lee Pao Xiong, director of Urban Coalition, is speaking on Asian Americans in the Twin Cities area. Lee’s speech will be about the contribution that the Asian—Pacific American com— munity has made to this state and some of the challenges facing our community. Lee is currently on leave from his position as the Director of Government and Community Relations for Concordia Univer- sity in St. Paul. There he serves as Concordia‘s ambassador and liai- son to the community and govem— ment officials to pursue his advanced degree. He holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Politi— cal Science from the University of Minnesota and a Master of Arts in Public Administration from Ham- line University. He is currently pursuing his Doctorate in Public Month Administration Degree at Hamline University. On April 27. AASA is sponsor— ing a Variety Show featuring poetry reading, singing. and tradi- tional clothing. Ly5, local Hmong hip hop singers. are well known in the Midwest area. Ly5 music is a combination of Boys II Men drama and N‘Sync sparks. They are the most popular and well— known new band in the Hmong music industry right now. Mongrel will also be performing and is one of the very few Asian American performing spoken word artists in Minnesota. Mongrel artists con- sist of talented poets who are of the Korean and Philippines roots. This group also speaks of issues in America and of the Homeland. On May 3 there will be a “Still Real" presentation on Asians in the entertainment industry and a DJ Dance with Still Real DJS. MUPS and ROCKUSS. On May 6, Professor Elaine Kim, Chair of Asian Studies at University of Califomia-Berkeley. will be speaking about Asian American Visual Arts and Literature. All of these events are open to the public and free for Augsburg students. staff. and faculty. To find out more information. you can check out their website at www.augsburg.edu/panasia. Become a contestant at the DRAG Extravaganza & Contest! Drag Kings and Queens are welcomed. 1st Prize: $100 gift card to Target 2nd Prize: $75 gift card to Target 3rd Prize: $50 gift card to Target Visit \vww.augsburg.edu/asac to sign up or call x1124 You can also sign up on Wednesday. April 24th in the CC. lobby & meet one of the perfomters from the Gay 90‘s!! Pride Month Events: Friday, April 19th ABSOLUTION A night of dancing, food, and prizesll (Prizes include: XFest tickets and lots more!) East Commons 9pm-Midnight Tuesday, April 23rd Homosexuality & the Church Christensen Center, 4:30pm Tuesday, April 30 Drag Show & Contest East Commons 8:30pm Featuring Drag Queens from the Gay 90$!l qsu@augsburg.edu Photo courtesy of New Light Media photographer M. Nanette Marting In a scene from the film, “Journey to a Hate Free Millennium”, a silent angel protestor stands tor love and acceptance amidst the hatred of Rev. Fred Phelps. They are outside the courthouse during the trial of one of Matthew Shepard’s murderers. The protest included many friends and supporters of the Shepard family and was created by a close friend of Matthew's. A commitment to ending hate, building compassion Nicki Ziegler ComimJVailues Editor Stories of compassion and hope were told on April 16 through a documentary entitled “Journey to a Hate Free Millen— nium." One of the producers, Brent Scarpo, visited Augsburg to discuss the film and the issues sur- rounding hate. The documentary was based on interviews from families and friends of James Byrd, Jr.. a black man who was dragged to death in Jasper, Texas; Matthew Shepard. a gay male college student who was brutally beaten and tied to a fence to die in Laramie, Wyoming; the 13 Columbine High School stu- dents that were murdered. The film also featured an ex-neo-Nazi who is now an educator for toler- ance and diversity. Scarpo talked about hate and stated that “somewhere along our journey we learn this unnecessary i “me [0 self: I Think about how smart I‘ll look to mom and dad when they find outl am having UPS pay for my college expenses. + YOU AUGSBURG + UPS SUCCESSHH Package Handlers Part-time positions available $8.50 — $9.50 per hour Consistent work schedule Weekly paychecks Get up to $1,500Isem - $3,000Iyr in College Education Assistance APPLY TODAY! ! Comprehensive benefits package NO WEEKENDS! United Parcel Service will reimburse Augsburg students at the end of each semester. _?'5- El Equl wan-fly Enufloya 651-681-2800 www.upsjobs.com lesson--and in my opinion. it's about time we unlearn it.” His message was about model- ing the behavior we want to see in the world and about taking risks to talk to people different than our- selves. In a conversation I had with him, I told him about the events going on at Augsburg regarding GLBT issues. I said that nothing is ever done to our faces. but through emails and writing the word “fag- got" on our floor signs and “fag pride" across bulletin boards. He replied, “Oh yeah. because that would take courage.“ It takes courage to confront someone you have issues with. Scarpo also talked about how the latest group of people our country hates: Muslims, people from the Middle East, and anyone who “looks” anything like what we perceive a terrorist to be. He mentioned he has been on four planes where the pilot has asked a particular person to get off of the plane. After the speaker and film, Augsburg students, staff, and fac- ulty stayed together for a candle- light vigil and listen to the songs of Randi Driscoll‘s “What Mat- ters," All proceeds of her CD go toward anti-hatecrime charities. Michelle Morse. Augsburg junior. also performed a song she specifi— cally wrote for the vigil. He left us by asking if we were part of the problem or part of the solution. If you overhear offen— sive language or see someone defacing a QSU poster and you don’t do anything about it. then you‘re part of the problem. In the end we are all “part of the human experience, part of the human family." Make the decision not to hate. r Augsburg 0.) .2 +4 Mana in Edit rs David Rettenmaier Kellen Bredesen Copy Edith Kayla Scrivner mm Greg Solheid Nfl§ Editors Kellen Bredesen David Rettenmaier Scott Bibus am Joel Wolf L The Augsburg Echo is published each Friday -- except during interim. vacation periods, and holidays -— by students of Augsburg College. 731 let 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 ‘ mm ni N l E it r Nicki Ziegler 5mm Angel Overgaard M PauIPufl MM Aaron Vogel M91 Kari Lucin comm Joe Huffer Easu—ItLAdJED—r Boyd Koehler A Show less
said. Of course. Marquis de Sade said the same thing hundreds of years before. Josie Bissett said, “Dreams come a size too big so that we can grow into them.” Historians are unsure whether King Kong heard it from her or not. The Roman author Seneca opined, “It is bet- ter, of course, to know... Show moresaid. Of course. Marquis de Sade said the same thing hundreds of years before. Josie Bissett said, “Dreams come a size too big so that we can grow into them.” Historians are unsure whether King Kong heard it from her or not. The Roman author Seneca opined, “It is bet- ter, of course, to know useless things than to know nothing.” Ben Stein would say the same. continued from page 3 dures, based on continual assessment of campus diversity. Additionally, the committee is empow- ered to promote skill-building initiatives, to mon- itor diversity performance issues at all levels, to recommend changes where needed, and to evalu- ate their implementation. 0 As a Strategic Planner The Committee regularly and systematically identifies ways in which diversity can and should be linked to all aspects of the College; identifies areas where such linkages should occur; and rec- ommends ways to make those linkages, where practical, in anticipation and in advance of possi— ble diversity conflicts. It ties such recommenda— tions to the strategic mission of the college as expressed in “Augsburg 2004”. °As a Consultant The Committee makes itself available to groups that seek or would benefit from assistance in evaluating their programs, building diversity- related competencies, and in making connections between disparate groups on campus. The com- mittee also seeks to bring new ideas and best practices regarding diversity to the campus to ensure that current thinking is an integral part of Augsburg ’s diversity initiative. - As a Catalyst The Committee sparks campus interest in diversity and in commitment to diversity by actively encouraging cultural and inter-cultural competencies through training, social interaction, entertainment, and educational opportunities. It maximizes the effectiveness of such competen- cies by highlighting diversity work and reward- ing diversity effectiveness. In this role, the Committee helps facilitate an intentionally diverse learning environment through the promo- tion of diversity awareness, acceptance, and understanding. As noted above, the Committee operates as an adjunct to the Office of the President and takes its strategic direction from that office. The Commit- tee is served by a Consultant on Diversity Direc- tion who reports to the President. From time to time, the Committee may also work with other resources in the implementation of its work, as directed or approved by the President. The Committee comprises no less than 20 members and no more than 40. Membership is open to any and all individuals who are staff, fac— ulty or students enrolled full or part-time. Com— mittee Bylaws state at least one member also should be a member of the College Council. Any faculty. staff, or student interested in seeking membership should contact one of the Membership Subcommittee: Jim Trelstad-Porter. Aaron Kolb. Ann Klarner, Melissa Freitag, or Ann Garvey. Garvey is one of the Committee’s four co—chairs along with Dan Jorgensen, Joe Young, and Betty Wade. Five subcommittees--Membership. Training, Programming. First Response. and Public Rela— tions-deliberate and mediate specific issues regarding committee governance, or particular issues requiring investigation before considera- tion by the entire body. 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April 19, 2002 a)": O 0 5m page 8 Baune, men’s relay team Everybody win at Quintangular Men ’s and women’s track both finish fourth in St. Cloud Paul Putt Sports Editor The Augsburg Auggies com— peted in the St. John‘s/St. Bene— dict's Quintangular track and field meet Saturday. and saw Chrissy... Show moreApril 19, 2002 a)": O 0 5m page 8 Baune, men’s relay team Everybody win at Quintangular Men ’s and women’s track both finish fourth in St. Cloud Paul Putt Sports Editor The Augsburg Auggies com— peted in the St. John‘s/St. Bene— dict's Quintangular track and field meet Saturday. and saw Chrissy Baune again make the headlines. Baune scored a first place tri- umph in the women’s 1500 meter run and a second place finish in the women’s 800 meter run to lead Augsburg‘s women‘s track team to a fourth place finish with 45 points. Baune's time was an impres— sive 4:53.46 minutes in the 1500 meter. beating her nearest com- petitor by over a second. She also faired well in the 800 meter as she finished with a time of 2:25.08. Teammate Hannah Dietrich also ran well in the 800 meter as she was only 3.5 seconds off Baune's pace. The men's relay team was also victorious. finishing the 1600 meter relay in 3:25.24. Chris Ohnstad and Alan Wilson competed in the 800 meter for the men and took second and third. with times of 1:58.48 and 1:59.37. respectivly. The men's team also managed a fourth place finish with a score of 57.5 points. Tommies beat up Mathew Shannon notched a fourth place finish in the men's 200 meter dash as he crossed the line in 22.74 seconds, and then earned a fifth place finish in the 100 meter dash with a 1 1.40 second sprint. Kirsten Gulbro continued her consis- tent season. scoreing three top-six finishes in the women‘s throwing events. Gulbro's highest place was in the shot put as she finished third with a distance of 11.18 meters. She followed that up with a fifth place finish in the hammer throw (34.06 meters) and sixth in the discus (27.51 meters). Andy Lindekugel recorded two top-six finishes: a third place fin- ish in the hammer throw with a toss of 40.44 meters. and a sixth place finish in the shot put with an throw of 12.42 meters. Other Auggies who scored points were Matt Swords in the javelin. Petra Velander and Matt Swan in the long jump. and Paul Kirsten Gulbro puts her shot far Sanft in the triple jump. Concordia-Moorhead won the women's meet. while St. John‘s won the men's meet. The Augsburg athletes will travel to Lawrence. Kansas. this weekend for the University of Kansas Relays. Softball, baseball both fall to MIAC powerhouse into the 001 Club activity on track 0 be varsity sport by 2003 Paul Putt SmrtiEflcLi not Augsburg women's athletic director Marilyn Florian announced the addition of a new club sport. swimming and diving, that will be moved into varsity competition by 2003. The current landscape of Augs— burg athletics consists of nine men's varsity sports and eight women‘s varsity sports; the deci- sion to add a sport will bring the total sports offered at Augsburg College to 18. As everyone knows. Augsburg does not have an aquatic center on campus for the team to use. so they will travel to the Philips- Bryant pool in Minneapolis. The decision to add swimming and diving came after the results of a survey of female athletes con- cluded that swimming and diving would be the optimum preference for the student body. The announcement also put Tina Neill in the role of the school's first coach of swimming and diving. Neil] is the current coach of St. Catherine's and she served as the St. Catherine's swimming and div- ing head coach since the 1999— 2000 school year. The Wildcats have finished eighth place once and ninth twice in her tenure at St. Catherine's in the Minnesota Intercollegiate Ath- letic Conference. She is also the current chair of the MIAC Swimming and Diving Coaches group. Neill is no stranger to the MIAC as she has previous experi- ence working with both Macalester and Carleton‘s swim club. "We are very excited to be starting a swimming program at Augsburg." Florian said. "Having an outstanding coach in place to help build the program is very positive." on the Auggies Paul Putt Sports Editor Women’s Softball Times are tough for the Augsburg soft- ball team. In the midst of a slide. they faced league leader St. Thomas and then saw the slide continue. With the slide comes frustration. The Auggies had a chance to take the first game when they had the bases loaded; however. they were unable to convert and left with a 3—1 loss. After a close first game. the Auggies were blown away 7—0 and left feeling the bruises of a 1-7 record in the MIAC. St. Thomas improved to 19-5 overall and 6-0 in MIAC play while Augsburg reside at 5—13—1 overall. Due to the removal of the air structure over Edor Nelson Field. the games were moved to the University of Minnesota com- plex with the Auggies hosting. even though it did not feel like it. The first game was a pitchers' duel between Augsburg's Ekholm and St. Thomas starter Stacy Tamble. Ekholm picked up five strikeouts and walked two. while Tamble struck out seven while allowing three walks. Down 1-0. Augsburg tied the game in fifth. when Sam Kronschnabel walked and scored on a sacrifice fly by Ekholm. The lead was short lived as the Tommies regained control in the top of the sixth and held the lead through the inning. The Tommies went to the bullpen with one out in the bottom of the seventh inning. as Augsburg had loaded the bases with the hcan of the order due up. Augsburg's top hitter. Rachael Ekholm, hit a grounder to the shortstop who threw home to force out the baserunner. Jennie LaManna then struck out, ending hopes of a comeback. Augsburg's Kron— schnabel, Kristen Lideen and Becky Ruckel had two hits apiece. In the second game the Auggies missed opportunities to put runs on the scoreboard as they had four Auggies walk and six get aboard with hits. But five Auggies struck out and Augs- burg stranded 10 runners in the second game. compared to only three for St. Thomas. After a neck and neck battle through four innings. St. Thomas opened the flood gates on back—to-back doubles. then advanced with scores due to fielding errors. The Tommies added to the lead in the sixth and left the Auggies sucking wind with a loss. Ruckel went 2-for-4 and Chris— tine Matthews went 2-for-3 to lead the Aug— gies while Ekholm recorded three strikeouts and walked two in the second game for Augsburg. Augsburg plays in MIAC doubleheaders on Wednesday (4/17) at 4 pm. at St. Mary's. Men’s Baseball They call the heat of June or July the "dog days of summer" because of the miser- able atmosphere each day. Unfortunately the Auggie baseball team has hit the "dog days of spring.” dropping seven straight and were decimated in two games by the MIAC and National Champi- ons. the St. Thomas Tommies. The Tommies picked up wins of 11-2 and 4-0 and improved to 16-4 with a perfect MIAC record while the Auggies are now 7- 19 and 1-7 in league competition. The game was held at Midway Stadium with Augsburg the host team, but the Tom- mies looked more at home as pitcher Bryan Edstrom threw a complete game, one-hit shutout in the second game. and the Tom- mies bats did the work in the first game putting up 11 runs of support for their pitch- St. Thomas put the kibosh on any possi— ble comeback with a six-run fifth inning and seven hits to go into cruise control. Nash went 2—for-3 to lead Augsburg. Joe Pontrelli took the loss, with Russ Bauer pitching in relief. Augsburg returns to action on Saturday (4/20) with a 1 pm. doubleheader at St. ers. John‘s. Ryan Krautkremer had the lone Auggie hit. a first-inning 0d h single and then Edstrom then e t e mowed down the Auggies. retir- ing 13 in a row over four-plus innings With only four base runners the entire game, the Auggies could not do much to stay com- petitive with the Tommies. Augsburg starter Jared Lynch took the loss. though he pitched well. striking out one and allow- ing just five hits in 4.1 innings of work. Three Auggies followed in relief. Five runs in the first three innings gave the Tommies a big lead in the first game. and a six- run effort in the fifth inning clinched the victory. Three runs came across on fielder’s choices in the first inning for the Tommies: how- ever. the Auggies cut into the lead in the bottom of the third. when Travis Akre walked and Frank Huebner was able to bring him home on a base hit. Sammy Gross then singled and scored later on a single from Collin Nash. 4/14/02 Baseball Game] R H E Univ. ofSt. Thomas. 3020600 -1112 2 Augsburg College.... 002 000 0 - 2 6 1 Win - Lindstmm (2-2). Loss - Pontrelli (0-2) 04/14/02 BaseballGameZ R H E Univ. of St. Thomas. 001 010 2 - 4 8 0 Augsburg College.... 000 000 0 — 0 1 l 04/14/02 Softball Game 1 R H E Univ. ofSt. Thomas. 010002 0- 3 7 0 Augsburg College... 000 010 0 — 1 7 1 Wm-Tamble Loss-Ekholm(5—7) 04/14/02 Softball Game 2 R H E Univ.ofSt.Tlnrnas.1003021- 7 7 0 Augsbm’gCollege....(XX)lX)00- 0 61 Show less
April 2, 2004 Volume 1 10 INDEX COMMUNITY/VALUES .......................... ..pagc 2 NEWS ...................................................... ..pagc 3 OPINIONS ........................................ ..pages 4—5 SPORTS ................................................... ..pagc (w FEATURES ...... Show moreApril 2, 2004 Volume 1 10 INDEX COMMUNITY/VALUES .......................... ..pagc 2 NEWS ...................................................... ..pagc 3 OPINIONS ........................................ ..pages 4—5 SPORTS ................................................... ..pagc (w FEATURES .............................................. ..pagc T ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT ................... ..pagc 8 Issue 19 Restrictions revealed Fewer Auggies studying abroad Ryan Johnson Staff Writer Executive Director of the Reporters Com- mittee for Freedom of the Press (RCFP) Lucy Dalglish spoke to Augsburg staff, students, and faculty about jour- nalism in a democratic society on Thursday. March 25. Lucy Dalglish is neice to and goddaughter of Augsburg Associate Professor of English Cathleen Dalglish. The RCFP is an or- ganization that oversees the legality of journalism and gives free legal ad- vice to journalists con- cerned about the law. Lucy Dalglish, who obtained her doctorate degree in journalism as well as law, said that since Sept. II. 2001 the rights of journalists have been on a steady decline and that more and more information about the United States govern- ment is becoming increas— ingly more difficult to ob- tain. “What the White House has done since 9—11 is make documents sensitive but not classified.“ Dalglish said. who pointed out that sensitive labeled documents are a loop hole in the first amendment therefore the press cannot obtain them. She blamed the secrecy of the administration as re— sponsible for the lack of openness to the media. To ensure that the first amendment of the United States Constitution is up- held, in particular the free- dom of the press. the RCFP spends a lot of time in court filing suits against agencies that block information from being presented to the pub- lic by the media. Since Sept. ll. 200l. the organization has had little success in win- ning court battles. in pan be— cause the nation is at a state of war. “I understand that cer- tain information must be protected during this time. however the people of the United States would be much safer if the) had some more facts in front ot‘thein." according to Dalglish. She said that the media is the key to keeping people safe from danger as well. In this time of patriotism, Dalglish pointed out the im- portant role jouralists play in democracy. Without ob- jective information provided by media to the gemal pub- lic. she argued that people are not capable of electing the best representatives. Dalglish highlighted stories where investigative journalism on asbestos and other toxic materials has pre— vented illness and even death along with notification of potential hazards to the com— munity at large. which she feels is the public‘s right to know. Under the new home- land security guidelines, nei- ther the media nor an indi- vidual can access critical in— frastructure information without giving a detailed ex— planation of why they need it. Why does this matter? She mentioned a fire that hap- pened in Minnesota a few years ago. She said that as a gasline exploded. people who ran out of their homes into the street died. while those who ran into their backyards survived. News agencies wanted to track down w here the pipeline ran and the company respon- sible. and so on. C OMM LUV] T Y/VAL CES- Ponersfor Peace presents clean water alternatives i i photo comics} of Alexis'l‘wuo’EL‘HO Lucy Dalglish spoke on freedom of the press in post-Sept. 11 US. on Thursday, March 26. Under the new security guidelines. journalists wouldn‘t be able to get that same information now. Dalglish listed offstat- ties and regulations she felt were the biggest threats to democracy. but the one she found to be most striking was section 215 ofthe USA PATRIOT Act (Uniting and Strenthcning America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act). “This to me is very ap- palling." she said as she explained this particular section of the act. "The government can go to a secret surveillance port after a judge offers a warrant and gather infor- mation about you without probable cause" Dalglish said. The act does not men- tion that business records include medical history. li- brary records. commercial purchases. and any visits to a psychologist. The Executive Direc- tor ofthe RCFP pointed out that up-to-date information is a\ ailable at vmytyrcfporg and includes the latest information about what the organization is do- ing to protect freedom of the press. Krysten McCloskey Staff Writer Angela Olson Staff Writer Augsburg experienced a drop in the number of stu- dents studying abroad last year but an increase in the number ofintemational stu— dents at Augsburg. The Augsburg students studying abroad dropped 12 percent from 170 to I49 in 2001-02 to 2002-03. according to Augsburg’s annual report for the Office of International Programs. “Our office thinks the dip [in the number of stu- dents studying abroad] isn‘t a bad dip since J-Term was number of cut this year." former Study Abroad Advisor Cynthia Truitt Lynch said. On the other hand. the number of intemational stu- dents at Augsburg increased 14 percent from 2001—02 to 2002-03. although the num- ber of international students went from seven students to eight. “The new fees at the Embassy and the war with Iraq is finally coming home to roost and having an effect on the number of students" coming to the US. accord- ing to International Student Advisor Jim Trelstad-Porter. On a national level. sta- tistics show an increase in the number of international stu- dents and a predicted in- crease in the numbcr of stu- dcnts studying abroad in 3003—03. National statistics showed a one percent in- crease in thc number of in— ternational students from 3001—03 to 3002-03. accord— ing to "Open Doors 2003" published by the lnstitution for International lidumtion lllli). The number of intcr— national students went from 53300010530000 “Over the past 30 years. since 1982 S}. the minibcr of intcmational students has iii— crcascd by 74 percent." ac— cording to an “Open Doors” report from Nov, 3. 2003. ABROAD continued on page 3 Death penalty protested Support shown for man on death row John Pohl C9D‘LWIPF Several students stood on the comer of Riverside and 2 1 st Avenue on Friday. March 26 to show their support for Mumia Abu- Jamal, their opposition of the death penalty. and their distrust of a corrupt court system and violent police. Abu-Jamal. an African— American journalist. was convicted of murder iii Socialist and Activist groups across the nation. like Augsburg’s Youth for Social- ist action and Coalition for Student Activism. who spon— sored the event. bclicvc that Abu-Jamal was wrongfully convicted and are making their voices heard by show- ing their support of freeing him. chf Macklcr. the na- tional coordinator for Abu— Jamal‘s defense. continually stated the importance offrecv According to one of the court documents. (http:" citsclttw.findlaw.conildzitiil pcnnsyhillllitSltllCCtlSCSiSll- prciiic/.tloc), in the Abu- .|ttmtil case: “()n the night ofl)ccciii- her 9. 1% 1. Philadelphia pi» licc officer. lliiiiicl l'lttllhllcl' ptillcd oyci‘ .laitiiil‘s brothct. William took. illlt‘l lic no, ticcd ('ook was di'iyiiig thc wrong way down it onc-uiiy strccl. After being pullcd otci'. scvcrul cycwitiicsxcs 1982 for killing Philadel- phia police Daniel Faulkner. Students held signs that read. “An injury to one is an injury to all." "Free Mumia- No death penalty" and “Support the police. beat yourself up... Supporters of Abu- Jamal. like Augsburg student and founder of Youth for Socialist Ac- tion Donny Lessard. be- Officcr Supporters continue to fight/or Abu-Jamal and state their dislike of the death penalty, distrust ofthe court system and corrupt police. saw ('ook and l‘illllkllcl' get in (l physical confron- tation. which began with (‘ook pttiicliing ofl’icci‘ l‘uulkncr in thc facc. “l‘aulknci' thcn hit ('ook with his flashlight and subdued hint. [)lllL'v ing him Lindci' arrcst. Slle ting across thc strch and watching this incident. was (‘ook‘s brother. Mumia Abu-Jaiiial. and according to court docu» ments and w itncss state- lieve that the evidence in the case shows that “there is further evidence that Jamal is innocent." Lessard said. The most recent evi- dence that suggests Abu— Jamal‘s innocence is a con- fession by Arnold B€\ crly. who admitted he killed of— ficer Faulkner 0\ er 20 years ago. Supporters also state evidence of a cm er up by authorities and planted evidence in the case. F EA T URES - President Grand addresses Case Day ing Abu-Jamal and abolish— ing the death penalty. Mackler said “the goal is to build a movement for Mumia‘s freedom that is so strong that it makes the po— litical price for execution too high to pay." Ardic Boyer. one ofthe students at the protest. said he is "against capital punish— ment and that the coun sys— tem and police are corrupt and this is a perfect ex- ample." SPORTS- mcnts. Jamal cxncd thc VCl'IIClt: he was sitting in and ran across the street towards officer l‘aulkncr and his brother William. "Jamal. firing a series of shots at olliccr l‘uulkiicr, lie nally knocked him to the ground. While on the ground. l‘aulkner was able to shoot back and hit Jamal iii lllS up per abdomen. PROTEST continued on page 3 Baseball team begins season with new coach Show less
page 2 Anthony Schaden Contributor “Spring Break 2004-- I swam in a volcano, what did you do?" Megan Cameron said several times during her time in Guatemala. For spring break. a group of 20. including Assistant Professor of Education Ron Petrich and his wife Jane, had the privilege to go to Gua-... Show morepage 2 Anthony Schaden Contributor “Spring Break 2004-- I swam in a volcano, what did you do?" Megan Cameron said several times during her time in Guatemala. For spring break. a group of 20. including Assistant Professor of Education Ron Petrich and his wife Jane, had the privilege to go to Gua- temala. The focus ofthe trip, which was sponsored by Augsburg‘s Cen- ter for Global Education, was “School and Society in Guate— mala." We saw several beautiful places and sites and we were able to meet with teachers, students, and a representative for the minister of education. We were also able to meet with a representative for the secretary of peace, as well as sev- eral other people that included wid- ows, indigenous people, and com- munity leaders. Our trip was led by Fidel Xinico who is a citizen of Guate— mala. He was a huge part of the planning and organization of each day that we spent there. We spent our first night in Gua- temala City. Fidel picked us up at the airport and we loaded on to our bus. As we were driving to our hotel, everyone was surprised at what they saw, saying “Hey look a McDonalds" or “There goes a Chucky Cheese“ or “there goes an— other McDonalds.“ Our first involvement there was to meet with teachers who are a part of the Teacher‘s Union in Guatemala. The teachers shared their experiences and struggles with us in a very open discussion. They explained that they didn’t make enough to live on and that their benefits were almost nothing. Most of our group members are COMMUNITY/ VALUES studying to be teachers or are al— ready teaching. so to hear about these teachers‘ struggles really had an impact on us. Our second destination in Gua— temala was to the town ofAntigua. During the three days that we were in Antigua we spoke with a representative of Habitat for Hu- manity, an indigenous teacher who taught us the history of education in Guatemala, and Fidel who taught us the history of Guatemala. John, who was the director of Habitat for Humanity in Guate- mala, discussed the work that Habi- tat had been doing there. He also explained the current situation of Guatemalans. Olivia discussed the history of education in Guatemala. She ex- plained how the events of the past affect the current education system in Guatemala today. Fidel gave a brief presentation on the history of Guatemala. Fidel started his presentation by inform- ing the group that Guatemala means, “the place of the forest." He then went on to explain that this meaning is dying because Guate- mala has been and is being defor— ested. He began by talking about when Guatemala was still forested and the Mayans were living peace— fully there. He discussed their spiri- tuality, their beliefs, and their way oflife. He explained how the main focus of the Mayan people was har- mony and balance, and the belief that all goes hand in hand. Fidel then explained that dur- ing colonization many Mayans were forced to practice the Catho- lic religion and speak the Spanish language. The Spanish settlers be- lieved that Mayan spirituality was witchcraft and therefore felt it their duty to "save" the Mayan people. Fidel went on to discuss how colonization affected the Mayan peoples and how it stripped them of their culture in many ways. He also taught us about the 36- year war that took place in Guate- mala from 1960 through 1996, and the impact that it had on Guatemala. While we were staying in Antigua we took time to drive to Guatemala City to speak with a rep- resentative for the secretary of peace, a representative for the min- ister of education in Guatemala, and to visit the University of San Carlos. The representative for the secretary of peace discussed the 1996 peace treaties that were signed to end the 36-year war in Guate- mala. She also explained that it was the job of the secretary of peace to make sure that the compromises set were being upheld. Afterwards, we left to meet with a representative of the minis- ter of education in Guatemala. A lot of the group had mixed feelings about how they felt towards the minister of education because they had heard bad things prior and were really disappointed about the cur- rent situation in the education sys- tem. The representative gave a power point presentation about the department’s plan to improve edu- cation in Guatemala. At the University of San Carlos we were given a tour by students who discussed what college was like for them as well as some his- tory about their school. Our next destination was Chichicastenango (Chi-Chi). How- ever, on the way to Chi-Chi we made a couple stops. First we stopped at the Common Hope Project in Antigua. The Common Hope Project has programs set up to assist those in need with health. education, Potters for Peace create clean water, help poor Sarah Gilbert Staff Writer The United Nations made, on Nov. 27. 2002. the right to clean water an established human right. In the United States ofAmerica we are fortunate to have access to drinkable water at all times. What many may not realize is that there is a significant popula- tion ofindividuals in the world who do not have that same luxury. Potters for Peace‘s in-country supervisor. Ron Rivera, visited Augsburg on Feb. 24 and gave a presentation on one way people are working to better the world's wa— ter supply for those who are in need of it. Rivera. a potter for 35 years. has spent the past 15 years work— ing with Potters for Peace. ()ftentimes money that is made in poorer communities is put to- wards things such as land or ani- mals before water ever becomes a concern. In an effort to prevent some of the vinises that run ram- pant in many thirdavorld countries. Potters for Peace creates affordable water filters. The filters look like large flower pots and are made up of 50 percent sawdust. 50 percent clay. When the filters are fired, the sawdust burns out, creating tiny pores. Contaminated water is placed inside the filters and is filtered through the tiny holes, eliminating E. Coli, Giardia, guinea worms, and most other major contaminants in unfiltered drinking water. At $12 for the whole system and S4 to replace the filter once a year, this setup is a feasible option for many who otherwise would have to resort to more expensive, less effective systems. such as charcoal and iodine. According to Rivera. “L731 children are dead today because of diarrhea.“ As a country that does not experience the consequences of poor water quality. we cannot conceive that something as simple as diarrhea would be an issue. “Water is a number one prob- lem for the third-world. The num- ber one killer of babies [in the United States] is leukemia. ln third-world countries it‘s diarrhea." Rivera said. With locations in Cambodia, Ghana. Haiti. Cuba. Nicaragua. and Guatemala, opportunities for a more healthy lifestyle are becom- ing more prevalent in countries where before people were unaware that there was a problem at all. Rivera explained that, “When you live your life drinking water in your community it’s hard to believe that your water’s dirty." Potters for Peace provides op- portunities for education in areas that have been unaware that the water they are drinking may pose heath risks. Rivera explained “We work with community leaders and we teach them how to do their own tests.“ In this way, communities take a personal responsibility for their own health. Education is vi- tal in helping to solve this problem. For more information on Ron Rivera. Potters for Peace. or ways to get involved in helping educate and clear the water for those indi- viduals in need. visit the Potters for Peace web site at wwvaotpazorg. phtto courtesy ol nthony Sc aden/Z [H April 2, 2004 Cultural sketch: students educated in Guatemala Students experienced Guatemala in many ways in the Center for Global Education-sponsored spring break short-term seminar “School and Society in Guatemala." childcare, work. home develop- ment. clothing. and a lot of other things as well. One program that exists through Common Hope is the opportunity for Americans to sponsor a child in need. The Petrichs have been spon- soring a child through Common Hope for over four years, and had the privilege to meet with him while we visited Common Hope. We also stopped on the way to Chi-Chi to see an ancient Mayan GUATEMALA continued on page 7 Augsburg Echo 731 let Avenue South Minneapolis, Minnesota 55454 Phone: (612) 330-1102 Fax (612) 330-1666 Email: west on recycled paper. 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E. E. i i i i April 2, 2004 Fun Club event sparks senate debate BonKllnball Staleriter Financial questions about an on«carnpus event were addressed during a meeting of the student senate on March 25, 2004. During the Executive Com— mittee report, Student Body Presi- dent Nate Grand addressed con-... Show moreE. E. i i i i April 2, 2004 Fun Club event sparks senate debate BonKllnball Staleriter Financial questions about an on«carnpus event were addressed during a meeting of the student senate on March 25, 2004. During the Executive Com— mittee report, Student Body Presi- dent Nate Grand addressed con- oer-us that he had about possible finance policy violations associ- office supplies, which can be shared between organizations. Junior senator Paul Cumings ,wanted the senate to find the un- derlying cause of the problem, in order to help keep the senate’s credibility. Freshman class President Kristine Jensen, looking toward the future, wanted guidelines for committees and others to be clear on the rules. “We need a finance atedwiththeFun policy for Club’s ’805 “ dumbos,” Jensen dance on March "/3 need a said. 26. - Agreeing with Grand de- finance P0110? Jensen was senior bated ether ' I l P 'd tS - was almabler: for dumbOS- ” 5:? fight? as; “£23 -Krlstme Jensen grams: during the dance pen so there would to Bart Rall, a former Augsburg student-athlete who is battling Leukemia. While eventually saying that it was up to the senate’s Finance Committee to figure out the de- tails, Grand did note that organi- zations could not charge money for on-campus events. “There is a great question about charging money for an on-campus event,” Grand said. The issue seemed to boil down to whether the senate’s Stu- dent Concerns Committee could use some money to help the Fun Club buy supplies, such as stream- ers. While no money seemed to change hands, there was great con- fusion by the senate as to the ap— propriate conduct. Sophomore class President Missy Motl clarified a question by senior senator Steph Lund abont whether the streamers could be considered in the same class as PROTEST continued from page 1 “...Jamal was arrested at the scene and the 38-caliber gun that was registered to him was found near the body. Upon being booked, officers found Jamal wearing a holster with no gun in it." Today, Abu-Jamal remains in prison and is awaiting a possible death sentence. His fate contin- ues to be under appeal. Over the course of his 22 years in prison. Abu-Jamal ha spoken out in journals and docu- ments stating his innocence. Supporters continue to fight for Abu-Jamal and state their dis- like of the death penalty, distrust of the court system and corrupt police. Opponents. however. are skeptical of the protest and often cite the en‘dence and conviction as a basis for their opinions. While this debate may con- tinuc for many the plan for those who support AbuJamal, is to advance the socialist move- ment. build the grassroots support andnottostopuntilhcisafree man. according to Mackler. be no confusion in the future. “A dangerous prece— dent would be set if nothing is done,” Prozinski said. Grand, acknowledging the concerns from the senators, would eventually end the debate by reminding everyone that the issue was one to be taken up by the Finance Committee. “This is one-hundred percent a finance is- sue,” Grand said. Earlier in the meeting, the is- sue of commissioned organiza- tion budgets was raised by Grand. All budget requests were ap- proved, with a final number of budget dollars allocated totaling $271,470. This number is $19,740 lower than the projected 2004- 2005 budget. “This year’s approvals were the smoothest in recent memory. These things only happen in dreams,” Grand said. NEWS , New turf sought for Edor Nelson Field Ben Kimball Staff Writer The Augsburg Facilities De— partment is looking into the re- placement of the artificial turf surface at Edor Nelson Field. The Facilities Department and other Augsburg departments have been in meetings since No- vember 2003 to determine need and financial viability. As any athlete or user of Edor Nelson Field can testify, the turf is in rough shape. “I would describe the condition of the field as poor,” said Kris Krafi, athletics facilities manager for Augsburg. The turf is actually shrink- ing in overall size. One can look around the one-and-a-half foot channel that the dome sits in and see where the turf has shrunk away. There are spots, such as the sidelines, where there is no more turf left. There is even a trail of green fibers on the walk- way floor between the field and Melby Hall. Edor Nelson Field first had an artificial surface installed in 1984. The current surface, an AstroTurf brand, was installed in 1993. The artificial turf, in com- bination with the inflatable dome, makes the field a unique asset to Augsburg. Not only do the football, softball, and soccer teams use the field for home games, but the baseball and golf teams also use the field for prac— tice. The field is also booked solid in the winter with public or— ganizations that rent the dome. ABROAD continued from page 1 Although nationally the number of students studying abroad in the 2002-03 school year has not yet been released, an online survey conducted in October 2003, by HE reported that most study abroad staff said that the number of students studying abroad has either in— creased or stayed the same over the past year. “The reports from American campuses sug- During a four—year period be— ginning with 1998-99, the number of Augsburg students studying abroad increased each year. How— ever, during the school year after Sept. 11, 2001, Augsburg experi- enced a drop in the number of stu- dents studying abroad. Truitt Lynch attributes the drop in the number of students studying abroad to J-Term being cut in 2002- The issue of need is well known. Krafi reported that in ad- dition to numerous Augsburg ath- letic coaches expressing their dis— satisfaction with the turf, the Fa- cilities Department also fielded some complaints from the public users. “No coaches are happy with the surface,” Krafi said. The real issue of replacing the turf is financial. The Facilities Department will be meeting with other departments this week to go over the numbers. Krafi estimated that the cost of replacing the sur- face would be between $4-$5 a square foot. Edor Nelson Field, about 73,000 square feet in area, could cost up to $365,000 to resurface. Kraft estimated the replace- ment process could take up to two months to replace. Factors in this estimate include weather and the condition of the popcorn asphalt under the existing turf. The Facilities Department originally looked at four different companies for replacement turf. The bidding companies were then narrowed down to two because one was too much of a risk, and the other, AstroTurf, filed for chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. The two remaining compa- nies make products called Field Turf and Sprint Turf. The com- position of the new types of turf is a rubber and sand mix, as op- posed to the current rubber-based turf. The surface would be simi- lar to the AstroPlay surface, which many National Football League stadiums are installing. stand perspectives from other coun- tries.” International students at Augsburg increased in number dur— ing the period between 1998 and 2001; then, the number of students fell 61 percent, from 18 to seven. Trelstad—Porter speculated that the number of students fell because of “tighter fiscal politics in enroll— ment” and the requirement of the Test of English as a F or— eign Language gest that the [study abroad] trend is toward even greater growth ahead,” Patricia S. Harrison, assistant secre- tary for educational and cultural affairs, saidinan “9/11 didn ’t have the impact we thought it would. ” -Cynthia Truitt Lynch (TOEFL) exam in 2001, a test that evalu— ates the English—lan- guage ability offoreign students. “I don’t know why the numbers are “Open Doors” report on Nov. 17, 2003. Truitt Lynch described stu- dents studying abroad as Augsburg students traveling abroad for a year-long, semes- ter-long, or short term/summer term program and receiving aca- demic credit through Augsburg. “Open Doors 2002” defines stu- dents studying abroad in a simi- lar way. 03. The number of students study— ing abroad over .l-Term decreased by 26 students from 2001—02 to 2002-03. “9/11 didn’t have the impact we thought it would,” Truitt Lynch said. She also said Sqit. ll helped to increase student interest in study abroad by helping to create a “larger drive for students to under- the way they are,” Trelstad-Poner said. "I think [9/11] is affecting us some- how.” He speculated that the low economy, competition from other English-speaking countries, and changes in registration, background checks, and visa applications for in- ternational students could be rea- sons for low enrollment of intema— tional students compared to the years prior to 2001-02. page 3 Former MLK speaker dies in car crash Steven Floyd Contributor”, V The Rev. Arthur Foy ll]. age 42. of St. Mark‘s African Methodist church, died in a car crash in Washbum County. Wis. on Thurs- day, March 25. Rev. Foy was recently the key- note speaker at Augsburg College‘s Martin Luther King Jr. Convocation on Monday. Jan. 19. Foy, with three church mem- bers, was headed south on US. Highway 53. their destination was an African Methodist Episcopal (AME) convention in Chicago. A large amount of northwest~ em Wisconsin was covered by fog all day which resulted in visibil- ity being less than 100 feet. At 11:41 am. Foy struck the trailer ofa truck that was turning west across the highway and onto County Highway D in Sarona. Wis. Foy was instantly killed as his Jeep Cherokee slid under the trailer. The two passengers, a man and a woman in their 20s, were trans- ported to St. Mary’s Medical Cen— ter in stable condition. The third passenger, another man in his 205, was reported in critical condition in an Eau Claire hospital. Wisconsin State Patrol reported that everyone was wearing a seat belt. The accident remains under investigation. Foy is survived by his wifc. Jennifer, and three children. His funeral was held on March 3 l. Foy will be remembered for his powerful message to follow onc‘s call from God, and that it‘s our in— dividual responsibility to carry on Martin Luther King’s dream. On the national level, an online survey indicated that economic rea— sons and recent changes in security measures have caused the number ofintemational students to increase at a slower rate in 2002-03, accord- ing to an “Open Doors” rcport on Nov. 3, 2003. HE President and CEO Allan E. Goodman said that the slower in— crease in international figures “rc- flect the impact ofa number offac- tors-- a weakened economic situa- tion affecting many countries, stu- dent and family concerns about safety and possible delays associ— ated with processing student visas, and an increase in competition for foreign students from other host countries.” The continued increase in the number of students studying abroad is imponant, according to Harrison. “We are gratified by the con- tinuing increase in the number of US. students studying abroad,” Harrison said. “Overall, the num- bers demonstrate quite clearly that students realize that the world of tomorrow will require everyone to be globally aware and conversant.” Show less
page 4 Letter to the Editor A student defends Pres. Grand In last week’s Echo, an article entitled “Senate meeting shaken by president's conduct” really got me upset. The article, though well written and balanced—not common with recent articles about President Nate Grand, highlighted some things... Show morepage 4 Letter to the Editor A student defends Pres. Grand In last week’s Echo, an article entitled “Senate meeting shaken by president's conduct” really got me upset. The article, though well written and balanced—not common with recent articles about President Nate Grand, highlighted some things that I think everyone needs to become aware of. The article was about how Student Body President Nate Grand was involved with the decision of a Hamline student to run for Augsburg’s student body president. At the senate meeting where this was discussed, many of our current senators were outraged and offended by President Grand’s actions. They couldn’t believe that he had the nerve to support a non-Augsburg student running for our student government. But, I agree with President Grand when he said, “Although my actions may seem extreme. they were necessary to get the message heard." What is the message that needs to get heard? It is that our student body constitution needs to be changed and that our senators need to take their call to office seriously enough to make those changes happen. Senator Kristine Jensen said in the article “that there are proper channels to go through if Grand wanted to change the constitution.” Well. I'll let you all in on a little senate secret: President Grand has been trying to change the constitution through the “proper channels" since his term began. How do I know that President Grand brought it up to senate several times that the constitution needs to change? Because I read the student senate meeting minutes every week and it has been documented. On several different occasions President Grand has asked the senators to read and review the constitution, and he has suggested that they revise certain parts. What has happened as a result of these suggestions? Nothing as far as anyone can tell. By talking with some ofthe senators and by reading the meeting minutes, one ofthe only conclusions I’ve come to about why the senate has road blocked so many of President Grand’s ideas is that they simply do not like. or maybe even respect, him. Anything he suggests, they fight about and, more often than not, turn down. So. when senator Clarke Athman said, “You should have ap- proached the senate first,” all I have to say is that he did. And no one was listening. There are several things that need to be revised in the constitu- tion. some of which President Grand has laid out in a 90 page document he compiled entitled “Augsburg Student Government Fall Report and Organization Analysis." In the document, President Grand talks about the current state of affairs in the student senate and in the student body in general. He offers some solutions to current problems. President Grand even created a 4x7 foot chart, diagramming the places where the constitution needed to be changed, that he had taped on the wall ofthe student government office. Growing frustrations over the unwillingness of anyone to change caused him to tear it down not too long ago. One of those problems he noticed, as senate learned a few weeks ago. is that our current constitution does not prohibit non—Augsburg students from running for student government. This is a problem. And I think that most of the current senators would agree with me here. But, instead of getting upset at President Grand for bringing this discrepancy to light, the senators should be working to fix the constitution. That’s why we elected them! I agree with senator Gretchen Hemmingsen when she said this whole scenario makes senate, “look like [they] don’t have a clue.” Unfortunately, I don’t think they do. Had they taken their roles as senators seriously and known how badly the constitution needed to be revised, maybe this whole fiasco might have been avoided. I don‘t believe that President Grand actually wanted the Hamline student to ever win. What I think he wanted was for senate to wake up and to realize that changes need to be made to the document that is supposed to dictate the rules and procedures we, as students, live by. Had I been in the same position as President Grand, I think I might have done the same thing in order to get senate’s attention. I hope that senate takes this all seriously and that through this great turmoil, big changes will be made. A concerned member of the student body, Alexis Twito Awaits for rent! Studios at $wen Corners. Par Laun Balcon Pool and much more! No Deposits, No Application Fee. Please Call rant @ 61 1-1 OPINIONS April 2, 2004 DFL is off-base with negative ads Michael Howard Augsburg Democrats Co-Chair Instead of spending hundreds of dollars on a luxurious spring break trip I elected to take it easy and spend most of my time lounging in front of the television. I watched The Sopranos and college basketball, interspersed with a slew of political commer- cials in between. Although still only March, I was barraged by some rather vicious, mudslinging attack ads. And I bet you can’t guess who put out the ad which upsets me the most. No, it wasn’t George W. Bush, but rather the Minnesota Democratic Farmer Labor (DFL) party. In what can only be described as bizarre, the state DFL party backed an advertisement which sensationally criticized Governor Tim Pawlenty for letting danger- ous sexual predators out of prison and then distracting Minnesotans by calling for the reinstatement of the death penalty. In the ad the camera zooms in on Pawlenty’s eyes with sinister music playing in the background. The narrator reads, “These eyes just watched as administrative bungling and the wrong budget priorities let rapists and sexual predators back on our streets." What is especially peculiar about this advertisement is that Pawlenty is not up for re- election for over three more years! I understand the frustration of the Minnesota DFL party and Minnesota Democrats every- where. We are all too familiar with the outrageously misleading political attack ads which morphed disabled veteran Senator Max Cleland into Osama bin Laden, and turned Senate minor- ity leader Tom Daschle into Saddam Hussein in order to portray the Dems as being sofi on terrorism. Just last election cycle we witnessed one of the most brutal campaigns of all time during the senate race between Paul Wellstone and Norm Coleman. The right-wing attack machine and Coleman launched countless deceptive and misleading adver- tisements which distorted the truth and dragged the political discourse to new lows. I understand that we as Democrats are deeply disturbed by this vicious style of negative campaigning. However, playing on the same field set out by rightwing attack dogs is not the right answer. Don’t get me wrong, we must not lie down. We have an enormous battle ahead of us. The weapons of choice for the right~ wing machine will continue to be negative campaigning and misleading mudslinging. But the weapons democrats must use are persistence and truth. Every time the right wing distorts or lies we must aggressively stand up to the charge and call them on it. Furthermore, we must continue to aggressively stand for demo- cratic values such as equal rights and civil liberties instead of running to the middle when the heat gets turned up. I’ve met Mike Erlandson, the chair of the Minnesota DFL, and I’m convinced he is a genuine . individual who cares deeply about Minnesota and democratic values. I’m positive he is committed to turning the country around by gaining back the govemorship in our state and the presidency for our nation. But Mike and all Democrats must be careful not to let their anger consume them to the point that we lose sight of what we are fighting for in the first place. If we do, we may be painting a picture of ourselves which reflects the ugliness of the very politics we’ve come to loathe. The beauty of the McGriddle Dan Katz Contributor 5:12 am. I’m still up after not being able to sleep due to insomnia. The good news is that McDonalds opens in 17 minutes and 22 seconds. I can have me one of them McGriddles. While product placement somewhat disgusts me, I type the words “McDonalds” and “McGriddle” with a clear conscious. Of my own free will, I invite all of you whom I don’t hate to do yourselves a favor and sample one of these pristiner constructed organisms. For a minimal fee, you can acquire this gourmet fodder as well as an over-sized hash brown and medium sized beverage (I suggest the orange drink) and have yourselves a slice of the kingdom of Jesus. Those whom I do hate, I encourage to enjoy a nice, frothy serving of hepatitis C. In case any of you poor bastards have been hiding out in the womb for the past year, the McGriddle is a breakfast sand- wich (egg, cheese, meat) using pancakes instead of bread. The pancake has been genetically altered not only to take on the shape and form of the tradition- ally exploited English muffin, but also to breed within its coat maple syrup pellets. We live in an age where scientists have finally taken their DNA scrambling. God-playing atrocities and put them to good use. How breathtaking it would have been to witness these madmen hunched over their wretched creation. I can picture the black and white James Whale rendition of it. With Colin Clive in the role of Frankendonald, screaming “It’s alive, it‘s alive!” Being the coward that he is, Frankendonald would have the dwarf Igor sample the dish. And after just one bite, Igor would of course utter the same words I did For a minimal fee, you can acquire this gourmet fodder... when I first tried the McGriddle: “This is f_ing delicious.” And delicious it was. By taking the all American breakfast and compartrnentalizing it to the size of a goiter, Ronny McDee n’ the gang have bestowed upon the human race not only the greatest achievement of 2003, but of the past two millennia. Look, check it out. You start 011‘ with the formation of Chris- tianity. Skip ahead to the Renais- sance, the Industrial Revolution, theory of relativity, civil rights, uncovering the Jewish conspiracy, star wars technology, and the McGriddle. Only the McGriddle could possibly bring about world peace, and, not just world peace, but universal happiness. Let’s say the Pope figured out a way (don’t ask me how, just hypothetically speaking) to make it so that every morning, every person on the planet woke up to a fresh, tasty McGriddle. We wouldn’t be at war right now. Hell, we would have never in the complete annals of history even been aware of the concept of war. Saddam Hussein wouldn’t have made such a mess of things if he was beaming over how good his McGriddle tasted that mom- ing. Hitler’s hatred for Jews would be as obsolete as his second testicle. Napoleon wouldn’t have been such a jerk. And yes, I know what flaw you’re going to point out, so don’t even bother. “But Dan, not everyone in the world could even eat a McGriddle. Certain people (i.e. vegans, lactose intolerants, Jews) have dietary restrictions which the McGriddle violates.” Well think about it. Do you really think that egg lump came from a chicken? Or the sausage is genuine swine? Or the cheese is from an actual cow’s teat? No way. Just like the weird pancake mutant, the other elements of a McGriddIe are also put together by scientists through the use of chemicals and crossbreeding. None of it is actually genuine. So yes, through the miracle of food flavor substitution, everyone in the world could enjoy a McGriddle, bringing about world peace, thus making the McGriddle the greatest thing ever. “But Dan,” you begin. “Ugh, not again,” I respond wearily. “Just because you like the McGriddle, does that really mean everyone else will too?” “Yes. Yes it does.” Show less
OPINIONS April 2, 2004 cartoon courtesy of Sarah Anne/ECHO Adamo reflects on free inquiry, religious schools Phil Adamo Contributor During the weekend of March 25 to 27, I attended a conference entitled “Christian- ity and the Soul of the University: Faith as a Foundation for Intellectual... Show moreOPINIONS April 2, 2004 cartoon courtesy of Sarah Anne/ECHO Adamo reflects on free inquiry, religious schools Phil Adamo Contributor During the weekend of March 25 to 27, I attended a conference entitled “Christian- ity and the Soul of the University: Faith as a Foundation for Intellectual Community." The conference was held at Baylor, a Baptist university in Waco, Texas. Professors Mark Tranvik, Nora Braun, and I were able to attend the conference thanks to the generosity of Augsburg’s Lilly Grant. A main theme of the conference was how Christian colleges and universities could maintain their religious identities in an increasingly secularized world. Augsburg itself is struggling with this issue as it attempts to be a college grounded in the Lutheran tradition, yet one that embraces the need for a hilly diverse campus. This is no easy task. How can a community embrace change and not change at its core? One example from the conference of how this struggle is playing out on another campus came when Professor David Jeffrey, Baylor’s provost, delivered a plenary speech entitled “Faith, Fortitude, and the Future of Christian Intellectual Community in America." Jeffrey began his talk by challenging this quotation from George Bernard Shaw: “A Catholic university is an oxymoron.” The point of Shaw’s quotation is that universities should be institutions based on unfettered inquiry, and that any affiliation with a church—Catholic or otherwise—will limit academic freedom. Jeffrey took issue with Shaw’s suggestion, claiming that it was indeed possible to be a church-affiliated school and yet to have absolute academic freedom. Yet on the day of Jeffrey’s speech, the “Waco TribuneHerald” ran a story about a Baylor seminary student whose funding had been withdrawn after admitting to the administration that he is gay. The story quoted some of Baylor’s policy on homosexual- ity as follows: “It is thus expected that Baylor students will not participate in advocacy groups which promote understandings of sexuality that are contrary to biblical teach— mg." During the Q&A portion of Jeffrey’s talk, I asked him about what to me seemed to be an inconsistency between his line of argument and his own school’s policy, at least as reported in that day’s newspaper. If Baylor “expected [its] students will not participate in advocacy groups” of certain kinds, was that not tantamount to limiting their right to free inquiry? Was Baylor so sure of the “biblical teaching” on sexuality that there could be no further discussion of that topic? How did Baylor’s policy and Jeffrey’s talk line C, Jeffrey answered by blaming the newspaper for not reporting the story in an entirely unbiased fashion. He went on to say that Baylor, as a private institution, was not required to fund anything that it felt went against its mission. This answer seemed to me a bit disingenuous, perhaps even hypocritical. Of course, Baylor had the right to fund or not fund anything it wanted. But my question concerned the right of Baylor students to openly discuss, even advocate, ideas that were counter to the university's mission. If this were not allowed, then Jeffrey‘s argument that church-affiliated schools could enjoy unrestrained intellectual discourse seemed like little more than hot air. Angola-lg College Prue-ts: April 3, 2004 4:00 pm Melby Hall Cost: canned food item or free will offering John Reuben with: Spoken, North of 0.x. and MC Dave “Agape” Scherer 3 were posed. The \ importance of the 3 weddings comes into page 5 Letter to the Editor Student comments on republican article I must say that last week‘s “Letter to the Editor" piece from Augsburg Republican Erik Reynolds was quite interesting. to say the least. As you may know, I have written a few articles for the Echo since transferring to Augsburg College. What many of you don‘t know is that I have received emails from anonymous people who told me to stop writing negative stuff about President George W. Bush. It is sad, really, that in the year 2004 there are some that want to silence people who have different points of view than theirs. First of all, I am not trying to defend Mike Howard. even though he is someone I know and respect dearly. 1 am writing this piece because I am the one who urged Mr. Howard to write for the Echo. Although I admit that we have different writing styles, I must say I have enjoyed reading his work and I know many students feel the same way. His last article in the March 5, 2004 edition entitled, “Bush‘s war room: play the gay card. distract the media," was nothing more than a political satire. But most importantly it was an OPINIONS piece. Now let’s talk about Erik Reynold’s letter to the editor. First and for most. this was the longest letter to the editor I have read in my lifetime. The worst part of all is that Mr. Reynolds kept repeating himself over and over. I think he could have written smaller rant than his long and angry response to Mike Howard’s article. There are some unwritten laws that most people follow when writing an opinions or letter to the editor piece. A writer must have a well-stated point of View with a topical beginning hooked to the news. It is also important to have the correct length (a letter to the editor should be about 250 words). Mr. Reynolds rant was quite long, over 1500 hundred words at least. Now some of you may wonder why I bring this up. The reason is sitnple. I, like tuany of you, was confused whether Mr. Reynolds was questioning Mr. Howard's piece because it did not fit his criteria of what an opinion piece should look like, or whether he had problem with the Bush-bashing. Mr. Reynolds says he is one of few college Republicans here at Augsburg. I wonder whether he took a straw poll on campus asking students what party they belong to? I think our school has a diverse student body with different political views. Maybe there are not as many people as Mr. Reynolds with narrow rightwing views to satisfy him. After all, this is Augsburg College, not Bob Jones University of the south. My advice to Mike Howard and anyone else that wants to write for the Opinions page, whatever your political views are, is not to worry about those who will intimidate you, but instead use it as a motivation to exercise your freedom of speech. I, for one, plan to keep reading the Echo every week as l have done since I joined this great community. I also plan to contribute when I think it‘s appropriate. A voice for free speech, Abdikadir Adan Phelps makes others pro-gay Evan Boyd Photo Editor much coverage in the press. Part ofme is glad they were slid into the sidelines, but I must admit I am concerned that because they weren‘t there, many people on the middle of the issue will remain in the middle forcing the issue to more years of debate. Through the use of posters and words filled with strong, malicious change people who they view as sinners headed directly to hell, actually accomplish something they wouldn’t expect. They make straight people side with the gay people. No positive image of gay people will ever sway public opinion one way or another because it shows gay persons as simply living lives identical to those of straight people. When the conscr- vative right represents its opinion by doing something outside ofa cultural norm and gets publicity for doing it, then that makes people in the middle decisive. I’m not saying that gay rights activists Over spring break I was in the San Francisco Bay Area and a common conversation I had with seminary students I met was on the gay marriages in San Francisco, issued by Mayor Gavin Newsom. Often questions like “Where was Fred Phelps?“ or “If Fred Phelps didn’t show up, then did it really happen?“ ...a man whose name and church has been made famous for protesting at the fitneral of Matthew Shepard question when there was no visual opposition in the press. Fred Phelps, a man whose name and church has been made famous for protesting at the funeral of Matthew Shepard, a gay man killed in Wyoming six years ago, sends forth a message that can’t be expressed by the words or actions of gay people. Fred Phelps wasn‘t there with his “God Hates Fags“ signs. but there was a very small constituency of people who purport the same message as Fred that were forced off to the side by the police and not given emotions, Fred Phelps shows someone who hasn’t developed a strong opinion for or against gay marriage what the gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender (GLBT) community face from those who oppose their desire to simply live as human beings without worrying about how to talk about their partner at work or on a bus in day—to-day interaction. This man, and those like him, having a desire to should go out and force the conservative right to get pissed offat them. (iLBT persons do that by living their lives. (jay rights activists need to remain united in their convictions and continue to represent themselves in a manner that can be respected by all people, gay or straight, right, left, or moderate. Oh yeah, and make sure Fred Phelps gets on camera, too. Show less
page 6 SPORTS April 2, 2004 Track places well in National Championships Becky Welle Staff Writer The Augsburg track and field athletes displayed their running talents at the NCAA Division 11] Indoor Track and Field Nationals Championships held on March 12 and 13 at the University of Wisconsin... Show morepage 6 SPORTS April 2, 2004 Track places well in National Championships Becky Welle Staff Writer The Augsburg track and field athletes displayed their running talents at the NCAA Division 11] Indoor Track and Field Nationals Championships held on March 12 and 13 at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater Kachel Fieldhouse. The Auggies qualified three individual runners and one relay team for the meet and Senior Mathew Shannon was the lone male runner to qualify for the meet, and competed in the 400-meter dash. Shannon set a new school record of 48.44 seconds in his preliminary heat on Friday and advanced to the finals with this effort. On Saturday, Shannon finished fifth in the finals with a time of 48.67 seconds and earned All-American honors for ime receiving All—American honors for his running. ed of sophomores Angela Bergeson, Alanna Carter, and Ellen Waldow, can honors with their seventh place finish of 12:08.87 Dietrich ran the 800-meter leg, and Bergeson ran the hool history as being Augsburg’s first relay team to his performance. This was Shannon’s third t The women‘s distance-medley relay, compos and junior Hannah Dietrich. also earned the distinctive All-Ameri minutes. Waldow ran the 1,200-meter leg, Carter ran the 400-leg, 1,600-meter leg. The Auggies” performance earned them a spot in sc earn All-American honors. Their time of 12:08.87 was the team‘s fastest of the season, an a time of 12:05.92. However, the earlier race was run on a 300-meter trac 12:09.52. Alanna Carter and sophomore Tonnisha Bell both competed in the 55-meter dash, where they finished fifth and brought back five All-Americans. d a new school record. Earlier this season the team ran k and was therefore converted to a time of seventh in their preliminary heat. Carter finished in 7.32 seconds and Bell was close behind in seventh at 7.37 seconds. Neither athlete qualified for the finals. Augsburg had a successful National meet, bringing home a fi All-Americans. All six athletes will be competing in t and coaches to have similar success. Bateman takes over young baseball team Ben Kimball Staff Writer Maybe the third time will be the charm. Augsburg's third head baseball coach in three years, Keith Bateman, will be fielding a team that has only seven up- per classmen on a team of 34, 18 of whom are freshmen. Bateman is also taking charge of a team that finished second to last in the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Confer— ence (MIAC) last year, with a record of 4- 16. 9-24—2 overall. Bateman formally coached at MIAC rivals Bethe] and St. Thomas. Senior catcher Pat Knafia will lead the veterans that will be showing the freshmen the way. Knafla hit .321 last year with 17 hits, I] runs. and eight RBI’s. Joining Knafia in the offense will be sophomore outfielder Joe Haehn, who batted .313, with 37 RBI's, and a team high seven home runs. Multi-sport athlete senior Collin Nash will split time between pitching and first base. Nash hit .275 last year and scored 13 runs. In eight appearances on the mound, Nash earned a record of 2-3 and struck out 23 batters. Splitting time with Nash at first base will be junior Taylor Page]. Page] hit .282 last year with three home runs. Junior Jeremy Nelson will lead the pitching staff. Nelson, 2-8 last year with a 4.53 ERA, struck out 28 batters in 47 in- nings of work. Joining Nelson on the mound will be junior John Golnitz and sophomore Tyler Suter. Bateman must be doing something right, as the team is offto a 6-8 start. After losing a season opening doubleheader against Dickinson State University (N.D.). the team headed down to the Gene Cusic Collegiate Classic in Fort Myers. Fla.. where they would win six of the twelve games played. Highlighting the winning games was a doubleheader sweep of St. Lawrence University (N.Y.), 15-3 in the first game and 7-6 in the second. In the first game. Page] hit a single in the first inning to drive in two RBIs. In the second inning. freshman Brian Bambenek would score after a passed ball. St. Lawrence would score one run in the bottom of the second off two consecutive doubles. Augsburg exploded for four runs in the third. One was courtesy of a sacrifice fly by Page], which scored Nash. Junior John Kozitza would then single, scoring sopho— more Troy Deden. Kozitza would then score on a ground out by sophomore Ricky Schreier. A single by sophomore Andy Nelson would score freshman Matt Johnson. Two more runs were scored in the fourth inning. Nash crossed the plate on a Page] double, and Page] would run one in off another Kozitza RBI single. St. Lawrence then scored two more in the bottom ofthe fifth. When the Auggies came to bat on the top of the sixth, the game was put away for good. Augsburg scored six more runs to finish off St. Lawrence. Jeremy Nelson pitched a complete game, allowing just six hits and striking out four. Nelson faced 28 batters and only had one earned run. Other wins in the tournament were against the University of Massachusetts- Boston (4-1), Hope College (1 1-4), Luther College (2-1), and Aurora University (6- 5). The worst defeat came in the second game against Aurora, an 18-0 shutout. Page] led the team in the tournament with a .414 batting average, including a grand slam in the first game against Au- rora. Page] also had 12 hits, four doubles, and two home runs. Schreier led the team with 13 hits and posting a .382 average. Afier a week’s rest, the team returned to action in Minnesota against Northwest- ern College. The Auggies earned a double- header split, winning the first game 7-0 and losing the second 4-3. At 7—9, the Auggies are in good shape to start MIAC play. Early team hitting lead- ers are Knafla, with a .394 average, and sophomore Darren Ginther with 16 hits. Page] and Kozitza are tied with 16 RBIs. Leading the team in pitching is Jeremy Nelson. with a 1.47 ERA and a 2-1 record. Ginther, who is 2-2 with a 3.05 ERA, leads the team with 16 strikeouts, and innings pitched with 20.2. The MIAC schedule starts with a ma— jor test against St. Thomas. The Tommies were last year‘s MIAC champions with a 17-3 record. 28-11-1 overall. St. Thomas is off to a fast start again this year, going 14-2 in pre-MIAC action. The game is on Saturday, April 3, at Parade Stadium. The first pitch is sched- uled to be thrown at 1 pm. fth place and seventh place finish, and producing five he outdoor season as well, and can be expected by their teammates spring break. photo courtesy of Angela Bergeson/ECHO Ellen Waldow, Alanna Carter, Angela Bergeson, and Hannah Dietrich competed at the National tournament over Softball works to improve Ben Kimball §£aflYVVLt¢r,- The Augsburg College softball team has not had a winning record since 1998. That year, the team finished 13-9 in the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Con— ference (MIAC), 19-19 overall. Last sea- son, the team finished last place in the MIAC, 4-18 with a 7-29 overall record. That fact makes Head Coach Caro] Enke’s job much harder. Enke, entering her nineteenth year as softball coach with a 269-351-4 record, will have the luxury of having All-MIAC first team shortstop senior Kristen Lideen as a veteran leader for the team. Lideen led the team in almost every offensive category last year. Highlight- ing those accomplishments were a .488 batting average with zero strikeouts, and breaking a school record with 59 hits in one season. Veteran leadership is also shown at third base with senior Melissa Lee, a ca- reer .288 batter. Lee also has earned Al]- MIAC honorable mention honors for the past two years. However, the team is young, with five sophomores and five freshmen. The pitching staff best represents the youth of the team, with sophomore Shelley Harris anchoring the rotation. Harris finished out last year with a 6-15 record, 3.36 ERA. and 47 batters struck out. With the team batting .252 and strik— ing out 157 times in 2003, the team will need to provide run support to give the young pitching staff room to work. How- ever, in the first 14 games of the 2004 sea- son, the Auggies have been outscored 73- 44, with a record of 4-10. The softball team started out its sea— son playing in the Rebel Spring Games tournament, in Kissimmee, Fla. The Auggies went 1-8 in one week of the month-long tournament that features 180 teams from 30 states in all NCAA divi- sions. The lone win came against Marian College (Wis), a 6—0 shutout. Afier the trip to Florida, the Auggies returned home Wednesday. March 24 to face the University of Wisconsin-Stout at Edor Nelson Field. The team split the doubleheader. wining the first game 3-0 and dropping the second 10-2. The first game was scoreless until the bottom of the sixth inning. Sophomore Audra Thimmesch-Gil scored on a RB] single from junior Becky Ruckel. Lideen scored after freshman Lisa Uehling grounded out to second. Junior Melynda Kleewein, pinch running for Ruckel, scored offa ground out by Lee. Harris, pitching the whole game, earned her first victory ofthe year. Facing twenty- four batters, Harris allowed only four hits and struck out three. The final test before starting the MIAC regular season series was the Augsburg Par- ents’ Weekend Tournament at Edor Nelson Field. Augsburg, the University of Minne- sota-Morris, and the University of Wiscon- sin-River Falls played six games during the weekend. UW-River Falls won the tournament. going 4-0. Augsburg went 2—2, sweeping UM-Morris 12-1 on Saturday and 11—2 on Sunday. The Auggies were defeated by UW- River Falls 2—0 on Saturday, and 8-0 on Sun- day. Augsburg started scoring early in Saturday’s Morris game. In the bottom of the first inning, Ruckel scored first on a RBI single by Lee. Freshman Kati Tweeten would drive in Lee and Uehling on another RBI single. UM-Morris scored their lone run of the game in the top of the third. Then, Augsburg would put the game away with nine runs in the bottom of the third. Lee scored first on a Bowman RBI single. Lideen drove in Sopho- more Jess Bowman and senior Trisha Pederson on a single. Ruckel then hit a double, scoring Lideen and Thimmesch-Gil. Another RBI single by Lee would score Ruckel. Lee and Uehling scored off a triple by Tweeten. Harris would then single to sec— ond, scoring Tweeten. Harris, pitching the whole game, struck out seven and allowed just three hits. Sunday’s Morris game was a similar af- fair. Augsburg would score three times in the first inning, on a home run by Lideen, a RBI groundout by Tweeten, and a Harris double. A RBI ground-out to second by Ruckel, a single by Lee, and an error by UM-Morn's’ shortstop, which scored two runs, would add the four runs in the second inning. A Pederson RBI single in the third scored freshman Hilary Neste. Lideen hit a three- run home run in the fifth inning to put the game out of reach. Harris would again beat UM-Morris, allowing only three hits in five innings. Lideen lead the tournament in batting average (.583), home runs (2), RBIs (6), and slugging percentage (1.250). In their next game, the team will play at St. Thomas (11-4-1) on Saturday, at 1 pm. Show less