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THE ANGRY VAGINA IS BACK Becky Carpenter and "The Vagina Monologues" return for a seventh debut CASEY CROUGH although the production was such a suecess.rhe casr SlolfReporter srill felt overwhelmed and deeply moved. Carpemer explains th3t, "iris uever jusr abour th,., play. We {like time to work on ourselves, and Professor Becky Carpemer will be preparing to or- through Iheellperience we gC! a chance fOf some gasm for he, sevenrh year wirh "The Vagina Mono- greal bonding. Go sisterhood!" logues" cast in February 2010. Drptnterhas participated in rob such as For those who arc: unaware, "The Vagina Mono- "Outrageous F:!Ct," "Smell," "Comfort. Woman," lcgues" is an episodic play written by Eve Ensler. Fe- .and "Hair" a couple ef nmes. Yel, Carpenter made ~ale ernpcwermem pieces from di!fc:rem perspec- itdeartharheralilimef.1Voritc role has bun the tives provide: audience members with a chance rc re- "Angry Vagina." ~ecrofrheimportanceofanti_violenceforwomen. "! gal to wear my 'srornpy boots' for the role," The shew raises money for women's and-violence ~idC3rperuN. groups locally and around rhe world. Al the end of me prcducrion, one of the can In past years, the production ar McDanici has .members ,harl'S onc of their experiences wirh raised over $5,000.00 dollars for local and global violence. organil.ations. "Each year is ~ diff"erent and great experience. . Carpenreris a professor of Engllsh, and enjoys We have neal,fu.scinaring, and brave srudentsrhae Swmg and ballroom dancing in her spare time. She end with Lheirpetsonalslory. It takes an enormous Was pr~mo[ed (0 rhe tide of professor of English, amount ofstrcngrh," said Carpenter. which n a huge accomplishment. lnrerested in parricipnting in "The Vagina ~A lee of women never make it pas! associate Monologues"! There is only one requirement for professor;McD~niclha.sdoneagoodjobproviding tho~ewhowanr{Qperform. eql.lalopporrunityforwomen,"saidCarpenrer. "You do have to have a vagina," said Carpen- Carpenter first gained interest in the pro]- ter. However, the show encourages both men and and their to come show support eci wh~n she starred teaching a Gender Literature women 111t show in no way should be construed as "male :~t~;:~:I~~; ~~:,:~~ej;alhi~i;~:;e a;r~~:~;J:: bashing." McDaniel. 'The show no wily blames all men; it is nOI what it isabouc," St:lIed Grpentcr. Shealso comments rhar the In Fall 2004, Carpenter went to rhefirsrimer- eH meeting. She expressed th:u she was a Hnle hesl- show provides a feminist argument for pro-mnn. Yct,Grpenrerbeli~csth3r, "Hvlolenccis caused ~an\to rhesruden,t reactions, bur she.was accepted ~r e group ofdlVersewomen and gOI rhe role of by the lengrh of a sklrr, we have reacho:d :1 sad pas.-; t e"AngryVagina" wirhmen," Auditlonsandinrerestml'l'ting>a~lInderwJy.For ::le finn perfo~mance was extremely successful c::. ThelineW!:maroundrheblock,"explained more informalion, contact Dawn Aldrich atdma002@ ,_ mcdaniel.edu rpenrer.:]hethe".Itrewascomplerclysoldou[,and CHECK OUT THE FREE PRESS SLOGS! Philosophy dub becomes more active Go t~ tncdanieffreepress.coM, read blogs on campus life, ent~rtainment, HANNA MARTIN . arc interested in phi\o~ojlhy. Choosing philQw- mUSIC, and sports,and leave comment~! Become<)d McDaniel's multHnedlo communftyl ~:;~rI;;;~: .~~~;~ca~".;:~~S:,~,~~~:;!~:~; Arc you inlerC${ed in diseu~~ingpossiblewar:' ro giveS stlld~nts the chance to m:lke Ihe"msdvl'S solveproblems1Arcyoulookingforap!aeeto1us{ kickaroundsomeofyourownphilosophies1 he:1rd. 10 liter:r.lly "get on the SO~pbOll ro ell- Although the club ha$ been relatively inac- prc~tl1cirthoughtsandopinion~about any sub- Become a Student Ambassador! rivcduringrhepasrlhrceycafl;.rhel'hilosophy jecrrhcychoose. Club is once as:lin gaining presence 011 campus. TheywillaJso be holding a rorum on Nov. 1lle main goal o[the PhilosophyCl,ub is, asVlce 2 rirled, "Know Your Rights," as a part of Jus- WOuldyou like the opportunity to share your love fO~r prcsidcnrJ3kePrieJmansa~,·tindlltgl'robkm5 them. M But rhars dce ated Week. Friedman with d~~cribc$ it :I~"::t moder- forum pand ~nd answer ~ qucnion an<1 rryingdespcrale!y to solve McDaniel College with Prospective Students and the not nil Philosophy Chlb ean do. session aT the end." 1hel'hilosophyClllbmeclS 5:.30 Iltovide families? nlinds "We and similar a pbcc for Mudcnl$ of"Ii,ke. says on pd, Thtlf$d::tysfrom For 4:30!O informalion, in l~akefCha- more contact 100. room ill!eresls to get !ogeLhcr, Vice-Prc:sidcntJakeFriedrnanatjsf'006@mooan- FrlC~::;:'n!Scan al~o present problems {or dis- id.edu or Co_I'=ldcnts Un Sun 00 (bo002@ The Office of Admissions is looking to hire Stude~t d cU55ion.llisaplacclofreelydi.ICUssidc3sina mcdanieLedu ) or John Modica (jmmQ24@mc- Ambassadors. These students truly love McDa;:~ ,~:st friendly social scning, :lnd;s opell to any who daniel.edu). Want to help prospective students make one °b edors body will be rcjecled:llsomepoilll in his or her important decisions of their lives Student Am a~saBased SEX life. 11\i$ phtnomtnon stretches from ~ full on help the Office of Admissions In numerous war d . break-UI), ro rebuffing somebody on {he dante per- floor, to rolling on their interests and schedules their dutIes IOC U e. son wakes up Otit orbed b~forc rhe olher ON1HE as kthe dog ate my v:tgil1a~ (ahhough ~re not asC::l.IY LiC$and CllCUSe5ln Ihi5TC:llm were that [0 -take a prospective student to a class with them happen, it would be a s[cllar excuse). Thought and planninghas[ogoifl[oit,OIherwi~you'lJgct5mck inawhirlpooloflies. -eat lunch with Prospective Students in Glar "Jusr get it over wim," says junior Danny Hughes. ~Oon't wallow in the 'wh~. irs.' If you're going to reject me jusl do it $0 I don'r wasre my -email Or call prospective students to answer any lime." People tcnd IQ get caughr up in whal [hc bcst qUestions or concerns they might have way TO go about rejecting someone withom hurting them, when Ihefacroflhc malter is thar by k..ding someone on, roll end up hurting them more. -blog about their experience on the web kh'slilte ripping a band-aid off"," $a.y:s Hughes. Rejection Connection MOon', be one of m~ people [iu,r holdllsomebody inlimbo.~ -lead campus tours NAOMI RAPHAEL h'5 in~ibly unfair (Q lCllOmebodYlhink lha! SloH R.port.r therearemmualfttlings.whenlhcreareckarlynot. '11 ain valuable life The furthcnhc relationship flO"$ and the more ph}'5-- As a student ambassador you g d am some serious The an of rejection is ial The rel~lionship ga, rhe more difficulc it will be experiences, help your college, a~d~t Ambassadors and onerhathasbecndevel- and toc:alllhcwhokrhingoff. CCIllUric:s, line, i[s hard to rejco: iiOmdxw:iy. There Bonom oped over money. Ask any of the current S cam us". issomelhinglha[wllJcon_ are vcry few people on rhis Earth who enjoy Cluslng theY'll tell you "It is the besljob on p ,lnue 10 be uplored for orhcrpeopiepain.ll'saimoslasdifficulrrobrcakup elcrnity.f::verybodyatonc with lOmeonc as irisrobebrokcn upwith,and it's . . n lease contact Betsy point in his or her 1ife will alw..lYS a strugglc 10 give up Ihat nookie. ~you JUSt know mal IfyoU:d like more II1fonnatl~d:niel.edu or ext 2588. . n«d an excuse nor to go awkw;rrd,M says senior l'amda h's going to make Ihings Knopp. oUI,toavoidhaving5l')!,ro Bevendge at bbeverldge@m cscapesomethinghorriblyawkward:l.Ild/orlifeal- Rejection doesn't have to be an art form. As (ering, or simply 10 get ourofa srickysituation. long as you are direct', respectful, :lnd specific wMn Additionally, if this logic is to be tfUsred, every- roudothedrcadcddeed,n:coverywillp=il.