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Thursday, April 12,2001-: Page 2 - --------- 'NEWS - LaFayette and the importance of nonviolence past, present andfuture Inauguration weeken continued from page / alive with the sound 0 tiona! student and Westminster City Coun- end said that a Columbia advisor had been "Learning nonviolence is as important as cil member, has met LaFayette before and is kidnapped. Another advisor told a story learning mathematics. You can teach them music of Levine Hall another "soldier in the cause of nonviolence" about how he was changing a flat tire when all the calculus, trigonometry, geometry, and continued from page I and firmly believes that; "as a community an attempted 'shooting look place, and the mathematical formulas you want, but if you leader, we need to look at creative problem- only thing thai'saved his life was a bullet- don't teach them about nonviolence, you've hundred non-music majors are involved solving-a-thinking out of the box." proof car. just subtracted a great deal," he said. in classes, private lessons. and perfor- Like Martin Luther King Jr. and Gandhi, Later LaFayette reflected on the recent LaFayette also encouraged people to mance ensembles, making the department LaFayette believes that "turning the other abundance of school shootings. He said that change theirnature. If it is the nature of one of the most utilized on the campus, as cheek is not a sign of weakness" and that" the assumed mentality of "1 would have people to be violent, "let's change nature!"" weU as one of the most active. nonviolence is at its best when violence is at never believed it would have happened here" he said. . I. ~J., .•. ~l. They are inviting the campus and the its worst." is an assumption that is quite frankly "Dumb; "I dcn'r hav~ time to be a;i~, (§~v~,:,t 'public to come ~hare in this. event through LaFayette believes in "Making your ad- dumb, dumb!" things to accomplish," Lafayette said end- . and oJJen tour given fo~lowmg the concert versary your ally! by "winning them over, "We have to slow down and get some ing his speech and encouraging everyone to If in Big Baker. The Music Honor Society, not beating them down." common sense," continued LaFayette. He do the same. . Beta Alpha Chi, will also be sponsoring a He also referred to nonviolence as an suggested to use a medical approach, "diag- LaFayette will be back on campus dur- reception to enhance the festivities, said "impossible dream," when he told a story nose it, prescribe a solution, and adhere to ing this year's Common Ground on the Hill Boudreaux. , about a trip to South America to have a meet- it!" festival held July [-14 to give a presentation All are invited to attend and welcome ing about designing a nonviolence program Laf-ayette then compared the signifi- for the workshop "Nonviolence Now," con- the new season, new president, and new in Columbia. During this meeting, a cellu- cance of learning nonviolence to that of finned Walt Michael.. For more information, building in this spectacular event, which lar phone rang and the voice on the other learning mathematics. contact Michael at extension 771. is the biggest concert and festival the mu- sic department has seen in a long time. Students and administration look for an alternative to the 220 meal plan See page 10 for the schedule of events for inauguration weekend, April 20-22. continuedfrompage J Telecommunications. students to use all of their meals, so as to Plans to alter the meal plan policy would Loren and McDermott Keil says that these phone mail messages not waste student money. By having ex- require steps, the first being to make sure ev- are more likely to reach students, as many tended hours in Glar, offering 4th meals in eryone is comfortable with having less meals. receive honors students delete the phone mail sent to them the Pub, and advocating meal exchanges for According to Seidel, the administration at In addition to the inauguration of Coley by Telecommunication through the night. bagged lunches, Dining Services has tried WMC has been rather paternalistic in the past and the dedication of Levine Hall. the Ernie Ogle, manager ofteJecommunica- to be as open to student needs as possible, in their attempts to assure that all students nons says that this is nota violation ofWMC they explained. have enough meals to eat. WMC community degree will also join to applaud recipients. two honorary policy, and that he, in fact, sees it as a fonn However, if these options 'still do not However, the second step, balancing the Alice Mclrermou will receive the hon- of practicing freedom of speech. serve the needs of the students, Seidel says school's budget with more meal plan options orary degree of Doctor of Literature. She Besides his phone mail messageaKeit that the issue may be addressed next year, will be much more difficult. The price of is a two-time Pulitzer Prize finalist and has tried to instigate change in the meal plan when trying to formulate a budget for the board has not changed in eight years, and winner of the 1998 National Book Award. by involving the SGA. Steve Sharkey, SGA 2002-2003 school year. Administration and Finance would have to Loren Pope will also receive the Doc- president, says that the SGA is trying to set Seidel says that, as the meal plan policy make sure that more meal plan options would tor or Literature honorary award. He is the up a meeting with Dr. Ethan Seidel, vice has been altered about four years ago, it not throw the budget off kilter. former education editor of the New York president of administration and finance, to woutd not be impossible to make alt~rations "It might take a while," said Seidel. "We Times and author of"ColJegcs that Change discuss options about the 220 meal plan. e again. j might even have to phase into it." Lives." Dining Services is not concerned about "Whenever you do any of these things, But, looking back on past changes in the Both will receive their honorary degree the number of meals available to students. it's an experiment, and you just keep improv- meal plan, Seidel is hopeful that some reso- on Saturday, April 21 They have, however tried very hard to get ing," Seidel said. turton could be reached. "We definitely did he concluded. it before," Seven newly formed clubs means more fun ''The D.A.R.E Generation Speaks Out: WAR ON DRUGS THE HAS GONE TOO FAR! TAMMI SLATER fighting cancer, others have heart disease, things began after receiving some money to Staff Writer cystic fibrosis, and psychiatric needs and the get the team started. A presentation by Shawn Heller, money being raised is put towards making Carroll, a sophomore biology major says, executive director for Students for Sen- Looking for a new interest, more involve- the children's "We started by asking sible Drug Policy. ment on campus, or a chance to meet some time in the hos- people we knew this Wednesday. April 11th new people? One of the many new clubs that pital more en- year and sending out 8 p.m. in McDaniel Lounge has begun this spring may be the perfect joyable. message campus- wide Sponsored by the Honors Program, any opportunity. S 0 r ens 0 n through phone mail, but questions can be addressed WMC has seven new clubs that have got- says that, "the we've gotten some new to Dennis Lucey at ten off to an impressive start this semester. money raised people and we like that. x 82[8 or dmI003@wmdc.edu The clubs have had successful starts because will be put to- We want people to play of their student involvement and initiative. wards research on campus, and we are Meet the 2001-02 The Photography Club, which was pre- and keeping up always looking for more viously inactive, has around twenty-five stu- the organize- people to join." SGA Candidates on dents currently involved and meets every lion." The team recently Tuesday, April 17 Wednesday night at 10:00 p.m. in Gold Sorenson said Afew of the Acabeltas perform at competed in a Pennsyl- Room B of Decker Center. that the club looks forward to next semes- vania State Tournament, as well as playing and then elect them The club is run by freshman Courtney ter to take some of the money they raise and Towson University and UMBC. Federoff and sophomore Alisha Miller. The take the kids to an Oriole's or Raven's game, The team meets four limes a week to on club has many upcoming events planned plus continue to contribute money to re- practice, and hopes to go to secuonals in the Wed-Fri, April 18-20 ~~~a~:l~sfi~~dt~~~ ~~c~~~:r~sn:e:~uae~~ sea~:r:~~0~r7:~~~~til~~'king for additional ~~~rre~ ~:~dm~t :::i~~~~e~t~t:a~n:\v::~~;"/ speaker is planned in the near future as well. members; however, there is a limit on the schools. \r, LA'; L from 11:00 a,m. - 2:00 According to Miller, the club members amount of students due to the bus trips and The fourth group is interested 'in starting hope to display some of their best photo- available space. up a new fraternity, however this is a three p.m. outside Glar. graphs at an exhibit in Ensor Lounge at the Finally, the club is conducting a bike trip to four year process to develop. end of April. on Sunday, May 20 as a fund-raiser event. Additionally, a power-lifting club led by Another new club formed by sophomore Another popular new club on campus is Scott Yard and Jason Hartman just began this political science major Shelly Sorenson is the Ultimate Frisbee team. semester, as well as Step Sistas led by Tia Common Ground on the Hero's Helping Hopkins. The team is led by its president Todd Lawrence, and Acabellas run by Julie Hill's Annual spring concert: The club is brand new, and not yet offi- Peters, secretary Sean Carroll, Ted Stephens, Keough. World-reknowned cial, but will begin meetings once a week and Andy Ewing. Mitch Alexander, director ~f college ac- Guy Davis starting next semester. The team is very excited about the tum tivities, feels that the addition of so .many April 18 in Baker The club will do trips twice a month to out they have had, and are happy to have new clubs is a very positive thing for the stu- the children's center at John's Hopkins Uni- student interest on campus, according to dents and the college. "I think it's a good Memorial Chapel versity where they raise money for sick chil- Peters. thing to start new groups. As long as they dren, said Sorenson. Last fall was the first attempt to get the keep it going, I'm very excited about adding ***Free to campus*** Some of the children in the center are group started, however, this spring is when new groups," Alexander stated.