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St. Lawrence, Wheaton Col-lege, and Skidmore College all rank 10 places or more high-er than HWS in the 2006 US News & World Report poll of Liberal Arts Colleges. Have you ever been frustrated that HWS ranks lower to colleges that you know are not as good

as HWS? Part of the criteria that determines college rank-ings has to do with alumni and current students giving money to support their institutions. Thus, though HWS may have a better curriculum, more dedicated pro-fessors, and more driven students

than other schools, sometimes it is ranked lower than it prob-ably should be because alumni at other institutions give more money to their colleges than our alumni give back to HWS. If you agree that HWS should be ranked higher, come see the beginning of the change this weekend in the form of the Cam-

paign for the Colleges. The Campaign for the Col-

leges is the most ambitious at-tempt to raise money for HWS throughout history. According

Recently, the Admissions Office hosted the Roanoke, Virginia based college- market-ing company, abeedle.com on campus. Andy Beedle and his company specialize in break-through technology and strategy for higher education institutions, designed to attract and recruit perspective students through innovative thinking.

About 25 students were se-lected from HWS to take part in the video, and were asked to talk about their interests and favorite

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Hobart and William Smith Graduates have taken many different paths. Hobart’s own Richard Barlette class of 2001 is now embarking on a path in the world of politics.

For this alumnus, politics are nothing new. His mother has been on the Albany County Legislature for 12 years and is currently running for the New York State assembly. “I have been fortunate to have a living text book at home in the form of my mother,” he commented.

His path led him to HWS. While here, Mr. Barlette, who

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majored in Architectural Space with a minor in History, though his passion and focus at the time was football. He was also involved with the golf team, the Statesmen Athletic Association (SAA) and Geneva’s Day of Service.

His positive voice regarding Geneva’s Day of Service shows how beneficial it was for him and the community. He learned to incorporate the positive les-sons from Day of Service to his political career: “This is what politics is supposed to be about; serving your constituents. You are elected, hopefully, by the Continued on Page 2

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of our current students,” and this personal approach will hope-fully attract more perspective students to HWS. Popper says that a formal release date for the video has not yet been released, but it will have a definite impact on the class of 2011, currently being recruited.

The admissions video is not acting as a substitute for campus tours. Rather, the admissions office hopes that this video will serve as a means to further students’ desire to come for a campus visit.

places on campus. Focusing on current students instead of administrators or shooting an ordinary campus tour is a key

part of the abeedle.com strat-egy. Margaret Popper, associate director of admissions, says, “using video, audio and stills, the HWS campus will be highlighted through the eyes and experiences

people in your district, and they have faith that you will give them a voice and act on their best behalf.”

Through these activities Mr. Barlette learned important ways in taking leadership that have prepared him for the challenge of holding office. He notes, “I carry the same focus and teamwork that I have learned in the game of football onto the political field as well. Politics is not an individual ‘sport’ but rather a team ‘sport’.”

His positive views of his 4 years at HWS are evident in his

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--What are major differ-ences between Washington and Geneva?

There are many differences, most notably the contrast be-tween urban and rural life. It takes much more time and plan-ning to maneuver around the city, and I frequently rely on the subway for transportation. Another distinction is the how much more independent we are here, as we are responsible for our own meals, jobs and class work. While spending time in Washington has been fun, I do miss the comfort and closeness of the HWS community, and af-ter visiting the large, impersonal campus of G e o rg e -town, i t made me miss all of my friends a t HWS e v e n more.

--How are the c lass -e s /educa-tion of-

fered different from HWS?The main difference between

classes here and on campus is that I take classes with same group of students all the time. This has its pros and cons, but all

of us have gotten to know each other really well. Professors Rimmerman and McGuire have encouraged us to integrate all of our experiences here, as we can connect our economics and pub-lic policy work, and put it to use in our internships. The course-work here is definitely much more difficult than at HWS, but the constant challenges, both in the classroom and out, will prepare us excellently for the working world.

--Would you recommend this program to students studying a specific major?

I wou ld highly recom-m e n d t h i s p r o -g r a m to stu-d e n t s f r o m all ma-

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gain some real work exposure as an undergraduate. The pro-gram is incredibly demanding, but students with a strong work ethic and responsibility should apply, as you hard work will definitely pay off.

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in his words. “I am very fortunate to have attended Hobart. I look back at my four years in Geneva and I have no regrets. I learned a lot, made some great friends and had an excellent time,” he ex-

pressed.Maintaining a sense of

pride about his alma mater, he articulated: “Hobart instilled in me a sense of tradition and honor that I will always carry with me wherever I go. I am proud to be a Hobart alum. There’s a soft spot inside of me for Hobart and if you cut

me, I will bleed Orange and Purple! GO ‘Bart!”

He maintains connections with the SAA and the Hobart Football Department still to-day. If you look into the stands you may also see him in or-ange and purple cheering the

Statesmen on, when he is here to catch a football game.

Currently, Mr. Barlette seeks a position on the Albany County Legislator in 2007. His political views as he de-fines himself are of a “moder-ate conservative”. He believes “in lowering taxes while exer-cising a fiscal responsibility

because it does not make any sense to lower taxes if you are spending hard-earned tax dollars aimlessly. I deviate from party lines in that I am pro-choice. I am a huge fam-ily guy, although I don’t have a family of my own yet, but,

I believe in the preservation of the family. I believe that we as a society have gravi-tated somewhat away from the nucleus of the family and fam-ily is important and is to be preserved. I guess I consider myself ‘old school’.”

Look for Mr. Barlette on the ballot in 2007, even if you

disagree with his views, share pride that HWS grad-uates students that are out to change the world and make it a better place.

“If you cut me, I will bleed Orange and

Purple! GO ‘Bart!”

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Class of 2007,The Stewardson Society Presents: A Champagne Toast

on Saturday, November 4, at 4:45pm in the Hirshson Ballroom to celebrate the beginning of the end.

This is a semi-formal, Senior Only event and the champagne is on us!

Please RSVP to your E-vite or email KC1289@hws.edu no later than October 26th

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Friday, October 27th: LAO will be in the IC at 7- 8:30pm making Sugar skulls to take to the library and elementary school for children to decorate and learn about Day of the Dead. There will also be a presentation by Gregorio Pedrova, PhD. He will be discussing growing up in El Barrio- life in the inner city.

Saturday, October 28th, at

11am, LAO will be giving a pre-sentation on Day of the Dead at the Geneva Public library as well

as decorating the sugar skulls with the children. We need help with this if anyone is free

Saturday, October 28th- LAO and CAB will be hosting its annual Halloween Party at the Barn from 11pm-3am

Monday, October 30th, LAO will be going to a 2nd grade North Street Classroom from 1:30pm or so, for about an hour to give a presentation/ celebrate Day of the Dead with the students.

10. Celebrity sightings – Shooter McGavin

9 Saga’s Closed so there is no where else to eat

8. The scenic walk to the field house

7. It is a reason to wear your semi-formal attire

6. Open bar for those of age

5. It is some place to dance now that the Holiday is closed

4. The campus premier of the campaign film

3. It’s free

2. You can meet interesting alumni and alumnae

1. A Celibratory dinner

Top Ten Reasons You Should Attend The Capital Campaign Kick Off!

The Circle is a gathering of HWS students, faculty, administration, and staff from any department who are interested in theory, philosophy, or intellectual conversation. We are a circle of people, a circle of minds, and a circle of perspec-tives that thrives on the breadth and diversity of its points of view. Our goal is to bring the campus together using the thread of theory, which affects many of us in our work and lives on this campus. Although we are a phil-osophic organization, The Circle is not “the HWS philosophy club,” per se. Our interests are broader than philosophy proper. For example, we would love to bring science students together with deans, so that both groups can discuss issues with art theory professors. Our meetings include film discussions, panel presenta-tions, relaxed chats about theory, and much more. With all of this in mind, The Circle encourages you to contribute your point of view to our discussions no matter how foreign or familiar philoso-phy is to you. The Circle meets every other Thursday at 6:30 PM in Stern 301. However, our loca-tion does sometimes vary.

~Joshua Unikel ‘07

W i l l i a m S m i t h C l u b Lacrosse is a fun, recreational, intramural club sport on campus open to any William Smith student who wants to play, or learn how to play, lacrosse. The team plans on gathering a team to practice during the spring (and possibly next fall) to eventually compete against teams such as Cornell, Hamilton, etc.

~Marisa Athas ‘08

Close Knit originated with a program run by me and the Hillel director, Lorin-da Weinstock. We called that program Handwork/Soulwork, with the idea that handwork can be meditative (like telling beads in a rosary or fingering worry stones), community building (giving folks something to “do” allows everyone to be comfort-ably in the room, speaking when they wish, being quiet when they wish) and service oriented (we make squares for afghans, hats for kids, etc.) Last year, one of the students, Sarah Kenny-Hel-frich, thought it would be neat to have the group morph into a student run club. Lorinda and I were all for it. Sarah and her mom came up with “Close Knit” as the new name. Lauren Baran

is the president this year.

~Lesley Adams, Chaplain

The Future E c o n o m i s t s Society intends to spread awareness of economics to the campus and the com-munity. The group believes that economics is an essential social science that affects every person, household, town, city and nation, and everyone should therefore have some knowledge of it, however basic. All of the members are very interested in economics, from basic policies of the US economy or specific ideologies that relate to econom-ics. The club gives members a chance to share their knowledge or learn more about economics in a comfortable setting. The society will be putting together a publication, The HWS Econom-ics Journal, which will consist of articles by students that relate to economics, with the occasional inclusion of work from profes-sors. The publication will be around campus within the next month, so please grab a copy if you are interested.

~Rafeek Mohamed ‘08

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Jazz pianist Bob Barbuto will present “A Concert of Original Compositions by Bob Barbuto,” per-formed by his trio this Saturday, 7:30pm in the Geneva Room. A reception will follow in the library atrium. Bob is an HWS applied instructor in jazz

Professor Barbuto shows his stuffpiano and director of the Colleges Jazz Ensemble. He is a 1994 Hobart gradu-ate. Tickets are $5 general admission and are avail-able at The College Store. For details, or to reserve tickets, call Lynn at (315) 789-3746.

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focus of the campaign. Those funds will also help maintain and improve unique programs at HWS, such as the abroad pro-grams. Essentially, as Bill Whit-taker ’73 states, this ambitious campaign wishes “to ensure the promise of a Hobart and William Smith education for generations to come”.

This upcoming weekend will bring another ground-breaking launching event for the Cam-paign, to which all of the students are formally invited. Students are encouraged to go because, in the words of Alumni House staff member Mike Catillaz, they can “be part of an extraordinary and unique event that bring students, alums, parents, and community

members together to celebrate the accomplishments of the Colleges and to learn of future plans for HWS”. Catillaz offers further encouragement to go to the event because “This is only going to occur once”.

The kickoff this weekend fea-tures an enchanting semi-formal dinner for students, faculty, staff, and the trustees. It assuredly will be an exciting occasion, with phenomenal speakers in addition to a live band that promises mu-sical entertainment. Certainly, it will be a night to remember in the history of Hobart and Wil-liam Smith Colleges.

to the New York-based Coun-cil for Aid to Education, alumni donations for higher educational institutions dropped several years ago, but now is on the rise since 2004. Hopefully it will continue to jump. The goal for the Campaign for the Colleges is to raise $160 million, of which $90 million has already been raised.

The kickoff for the Campaign for the Colleges was on Septem-ber 21st. Over 450 members of the HWS community gathered in New York City at Frederick P. Rose Hall, Home of Jazz at Lincoln Center. At this event, the plan unfolded that a $65 million portion of this

campaign will be used for on-campus improvements, which include: a performing arts center, a renovation and expansion to the Scandling Center and athlet-ics facilities. Additionally, since currently more than 60% of students at HWS receive some sort of financial aid, another $65 million from the campaign will be put toward the Colleges’ endowment in order to continue to provide scholarships, as well as money for internships with professors. Since, as President Gearan aspires, the campaign will probably run for “four or five years,” a Centennial Center for Leadership, looking back on the first 100 years of William Smith College, will also be a

Kick OffIf walls could talk, the

punched in walls of 775 South Main Street certainly would have a story or two to tell about the Sigma Chi brothers. Surely, many of these stories would include a few walks of shame, and certainly some confidential fraternity pledging secrets. But more importantly, the walls unquestionably would have a positive recollection of how a brotherhood was created and recreated year after year for the past eighty-some odd years. Alas, the walls will have no more stories to tell about the fraternity in the up-coming semesters.

Last semester, the Sigma Chi House Corporation spiraled into financial distress with no other option than to declare bankruptcy. After being denied permission to have their pledges move into the frat house as brothers in the spring semester last year, they lost thou-sands of dollars of revenue that would have helped their financial situation. This, in addition to other financial difficulties forced the brothers to sell their beautiful (though desperately in need of renovation) mansion. Sigma Chi president Steve Camerota ’07, who joined the frat as a sopho-more two years ago, will surely

Is Sigma Chi’s future hopeless or just homeless?Marisa Athas ‘09Herald Reporter miss the independence that the

off-campus house provided for the brothers, as it “created a comforting sense of feeling at home”. In fact, Camerota ini-tially was drawn to the Sigma

Chi fraternity because of its unique sense of independence, which in part was bolstered by the off campus house. However, even with the actual house gone, Camerota maintains that the Sigma Chi brotherhood is far from being lost, because “it’s not just the house” that makes Sigma Chi such an amazing fraternity, it’s the sense of community that fervently continues to exist among the brothers, independent of having a house. Camerota

looks forward to continuing the 108-year old tradition of having a Sigma Chi chapter on campus, as he anticipates attracting new pledges this spring. David Tivin

’07, a Sigma Chi frater-nity brother who also has high hopes for the future, wishes to “gain enough alumni support in the upcoming years for the fraternity to live in [their] house again”

Though there will be no more beloved hot spring days spent sliding down Sigma Chi’s ridicu-lously long and thrilling Slip’N’Slide to the lake, the house will continue to remain within the HWS community. Thankfully, the Colleges shelled out a pretty penny in order to be the highest bidder at the auction to keep the house. Residential Education plans to invest in refurbishing the beaten

mansion into a HWS residence hall, thus the old fraternity house will surely not have seen its last days of student bonding. Once finished, “the residence will house about 30 students,” says Mary Lavin, director of Residential Education. Without a doubt, once finished, the lakeside mansion will be a coveted area to live on campus, as it had quite a few stories to tell, and many more to be made.

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LAO and CAB invite you to their 2nd annual Halloween party on Saturday, October 28th in the lower level of the Barn from 11pm-3am. Amazing dance music, spooky decorations,

LAO & CAB Halloween Partysnacks, and beverages will be available. Please dress in costume and bring your HWS I.D. to get into the party. LAO and CAB will choose the best costumes at the party

and the winners will be awarded large prizes. We hope to see you at one of the biggest Halloween parties at HWS!

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Note: the Herald does not have any official political affiliation, and those opinions expressed below are not necessarily those held by the staff. The Herald agrees to

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The Herald reminds you to enjoy the drink of the week safely and at the appropriate time and location, as long as you are of age…

The Herald needs your help!Please help continue our tradition of ‘excellence.’

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The White Russian has been around for quite some time, but was made famous by Jeff Bridges portrayal of a laid-back Los Angeles bowler named Jeff Lebowski, (AKA ‘The Dude) in the classic flick “The Big Lebowski.” This rich and decadent drink is a great when laying back and relaxing after a long evening ‘at the lanes.’ If you enjoy coffee this drink is also for you, and for that extra coffee flavor and buzz you can always add a tablespoon of Coffee Syrup. (Preferably Autocrat)

White RussianIngredients: -Ice-vodka-Kahlua-Heavy cream

Put some ice into a small glass and add the Vodka, Kahlua, and heavy cream in that order and stir very well. Don’t shake. Then sit down on your rug, throw on some Creedence and relax. But remember to watch out for the white Russians, they will steal your rug right out from under you.

Darwin Award

Principal Messerli of Park High School in Livingston Mont. Was suspended from his duties after pulling a jersey over the head of a student and giving him a “wedgie.” Way to set an example!!! Messerli returned from his suspension after deciding not to resign and was quoted on saying “I want to live in a world where we don’t have to hide when we screw up.”

While floor barriers tend to stand as boundaries, it is actu-ally the individual that makes the experience. Last edition’s comparison of life at Skidmore, RPI and HWS served to analyze and contrast college lifestyles based on the dorm in question. As concluded in that examina-tion, dorm life can be defined

by its arrangement; whereas, in actuality, it is the individual that makes the experience; it

is conformity that accepts such barriers.

After writing the first piece, I decided to ask around to see who agreed with me, and recognized the phenomenon mentioned above. What I found out was that yes there are barriers, but they are not quite as rigid as I made them out to be. People like Victor Pultinas, for example,

completely dismissed any notion of such barriers, and lived as though they didn’t exist. When asked how he felt about dorm life at the colleges, he replied: “Its great for freshman and for meeting people. Its good because its real social and all. Yea I loved it.” Victor now lives in one of the campus theme houses, that is completely co-ed. Even with his new accommodations, he stated heartily that the lively-hood of Potter he had grown accustomed to the year before was greatly missed.

Dorm life at the colleges was praised even by those no longer attending the colleges. Megan Kwak, a former William Smith student, noted that “Dorm life at HWS has its down sides. The town is small and relatively bor-ing, but the people you meet in your dorms make it worth while. I loved my freshman room mate and loved most people on my

Truth of the Funk floor.” While Megan is cur-rently attending Northeastern university, she holds that her experience at HWS was a posi-tive one, and did not mention the notion of floor barriers, or barred interaction.

Where does such a phenom-enon come from then? The physical arrangement of the dorms at the colleges does serve to challenge the individual to venture, literally, to a new level. However, it is merely a chal-lenge and nothing more. The advantages of living in a com-pletely co-ed dorm is that they do not permit such foolish ideas to fester amongst such timid residence-dwellers. According to Bertrand Russell, a British philosopher, in his Marriage and Morals: “The fact that an opinion has been widely held is no evidence whatever that it is not utterly absurd; indeed in

view of the silliness of the ma-jority of mankind, a widespread belief is more likely to be fool-ish than sensible.” Given the circumstances, this is exactly the case.

We at HWS aren’t, in fact, any more socially stingy than our social counterparts at Skid-more or RPI. We merely contain our desire to explore, and use the idea of a floor-barrier as a platform on which to base such beliefs. Those mentioned above took no heed to such barriers, and exploited the proximity of their peers. This resulted in a positive review of dorm-life on campus, and proves that one only receives the bounty made for oneself in life at school. Thus the concept of floor barriers prevails as nothing more than a subliminal cognition, shared by those of us who aren’t bold enough to prove it false.

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Bob Weir and RATDOGMonday, October 30The Smith Opera HouseIn Good ol’ Geneva, NYDoors at 6:30, $40

Don’t miss your chance to catch one of the most prolific performers of the last 50 years. Bob Weir, the former guitarist and vocalist for the Grateful Dead will deliver the best show of the fall. So if it Look’s Like Rain next Monday dance on down to the Smith Opera Hose and catch an unforget-table show.

The Disco BiscuitsWednesday, November 1State Theater in Ithaca,

NYAndThursday, November 2Water Street Music Hall

In Rochester, NYTickets available atwww.discobiscuits.com/Doors at 7:00, $28

The Disco Biscuits are a killer show, that is all there is to it. Blending driving techno rhythms, with a jazzy groove, Bisco will keep you on your feet dancing hard all night long.

Death Cab for CutieFriday, October 27 2006Rochester Aud Theater inRochester, NYTickets available atwww.ticketmaster.comDoors at 6:30, $27

Sporting Ben Gibbard, the lead singer of the band Postal Service, DCFC will lay down some solid Indie Rock songs and put on a great performance.

Talent is often over-looked as a result of all the hustle and bustle we stu-dents are forced to endure every day of our lives at HWS. There is an aspect of the performing arts that sets them apart from tactile and visual pieces. Unlike their stationary counter-parts, the performing arts present a different kind of talent; one that relies upon an improvisational creativity in addition to a painstakingly thorough production. While one surely cannot be compared to or considered better than the other, the two can most certainly be appreciated for their differences, and the artist’s contribution to her work. Nina Franzino is a sophomore at the colleges, who discovered her pas-sion for dance during her junior year of high-school. While she explained how such an undertaking usu-ally requires an individual to have been dancing since childhood, in order to keep up with the moves, her late introduction to the stage certainly did not impede her love for it.

After two years (fresh-man and sophomore) of simply enduring dance class in order to full-fill her sports requirement at the Pomfret School in Con-necticut, she found inspira-tion through a new dance coach, who pushed her to a new limit of both athletic and collaborative ability. Competing with the group demanded a devotion that

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she had never experienced before, and introduced her to a passion she finds seemingly unquenchable to this day.

In her senior year of high-school Franzino decided to take on the challenge of reviving her school’s hip-hop club; as if her dance team wasn’t enough to work on. Lead-ing the group, she began to choreograph her own pieces, as she was studying choreography in school and now completely dedi-cated to dance. From here Franzino’s passion carried her into her current posi-tion, composing for the HWS Kosharé dance col-

lective.This is her first

year arranging at the college level, as last year served as a term of adap-tation; but with her sophomore year in full swing, she has risen once again to the task of leading a team through her own piece. While Franzino was hesi-tant about delving into too much de-tail regarding her upcoming piece, she did say: “The idea was to do something that’s never been done before,” and exhib-ited a modest but confidant attitude toward her work. Unlike the Kosharé norm, her composi-tion is arranged to a modern alternative rock tune, by the

now-well-known group from Great Britain: Muse. While some question any-one’s ability to dance to the piece on their own, let alone choreograph an ar-rangement to it, Franzino took on the challenge with a smile and a vision.

Now accustomed to performing her own work, as one of her high-school pieces was performed by her team in a ‘pro-lev-el’ dance competition in Trinidad (the Caribbean), this ambitious artist is bringing her heart to the up and coming dance divi-sion of HWS. As Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe, a famous 18-19th century

writer, once said: “A re-ally great talent finds its happiness in execution.” This talent will find her happiness on the tenth and eleventh of November in the Winn-Seeley gym, be sure to get a seat. Such an art, again unlike its stationary counterpart, can only be experienced in its full form but once, as each performance is different in its own way, even if the material remains the same. Thus the only manner by which one can fully appre-ciate such an exhibition, is to take advantage of his or her opportunity to experi-ence it.

Creativity sweeps Kosharé

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Chick Flicks

Chick Flicks. Whether you are a girl or a guy, and whether you love them or hate them, everyone has seen Chick Flicks…and whether it is against your will or not, you will be seeing more. This column is meant to provide the scoop on the more-recent Chick Flicks—those in theaters as well as those newly re-leased to video-- and whether they are any good, as well as if the guys wil l secret ly love them (The Notebook, need I say more?).

T h i s c o l -umn will come out every two weeks, and I will rate the C h i c k F l i c k overal l f rom one to five stars, and I will also take the sob fac-tor and the guy-friendliness into considering on

this same scale. Additionally, I will write a review that will give insight to the movie. Each Chick Flick will be put into one of the following categories: Tear-Jerker, Romantic Comedy, and So Girly It’s Good.

For our inaugural column, I have decided to remind you of some of the

best classic Chick Flicks. This will help you to get an idea of the way our categories work, and to give you some ideas if you’ve seen all the newly released Chick Flicks.

As we all know, the 80’s were full of chick flicks that are still popular today. Many of these eighties clas-sics star Molly Ringwald and other Brat packers, such as Pretty in Pink and Sixteen Candles. Other eighties classics that can’t go without men-

t i o n a r e D i r t y D a n c -i ng w i th the well-k n o w n p h r a s e “Nobody puts Baby in a Cor-ner” and The Prin-cess Bride, w h i c h , despite its PG rating, is one of t h e b e s t romant i c comedies ever. .

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“Romantic Comedies” have and will continue to dominate the genre, such as When Harry Met Sally, Father of the Bride, Sleepless in Seattle, Bridget Jones’s Diary, Bend it Like Beckham, and Jerry Maguire (it even has football for the male view-

ers). Many of these can be found in just about everyone’s movie collec-tions, and they continue to inspire new storylines.

Then, if you want to cry, you have to go for the “Brutal Ro-mances”, like The Notebook, and Titanic. How can you not cry at the end of Titanic as people are freezing to death and Rose mutters “I’ll never let go, Jack” as he sinks to the bot-tom of the ocean? Or what about the scene in The Notebook when Noah proclaims that “it still isn’t over” and passionately kisses Allie after all of their years apart? The truth is: you can’t, even after the 5th time watching it.

If you want the “So Girly it’s Good” you have Clueless, and the ultimate I-can’t-believe-my-tom-boy-best-friend-who-only-watches-action-movies-actually-loves-and-owns-this-movie movie, Mean Girls.

And if you just can’t think of anything else, think Julia Roberts. Approximately 90% of all her movies are chick flicks, including Mystic Pizza, Steal Magnolias, Pretty Woman, My Best Friend’s Wedding, Runaway Bride, Notting Hill, Erin Brockovich, and America’s Sweethearts.

So if you’re not really sure if you should rent that new Chick Flick, or whether it’s too girly for your boy-friend, check out this column first.

Last time I wrote about the media’s obsession with “what a man wants” and how, usually, the maga-zines and how-to books were wrong. But what about our male counter-parts? Aren’t there just as many unfair discrepancies between what women actually like about men and what society would have us believe women like about men? I figured, it was worth an investigation. First, I picture the stereotypes of desirable men: powerful, intelligent, money-making, muscular, dominant, and heroic. Is this really what we want our men to be like?

First I called my favorite girl from home. She said, “I like that they don’t bring drama, usually I like the way they smell, that they don’t know how to play with a girl’s hair, I like when grungy boys clean up well (she’s from new jersey), and that they’re easy to please.” All of which I felt were valid descrip-tions of boys, and I’m not sure if her last statement was meant to have a sexual undertone, so take it as you please. Than I called my other favorite girl from home, who started out by saying, “arm muscles, cut lines on their stomachs…” but I had to cut her off. I figured if I had made “no body parts” a stipulation for the boys I had to be fair and do it to the ladies. So she started again and said, “when they get haircuts”, her reasons for that being, “they rarely get haircuts, so when they do u always notice, and they look really cute.” Her next was also smell and also when scruffy boys get dolled up. Then she added, “watching boys play sports, and also how boys are just bigger in general, it makes me feel warm and cozy and like how your head fits right in their neck and shoulder ‘cause I’m shorter.” I was beginning to see a lot of similarities between my last article and this one. Firstly, both sexes really like how the other smells, so if you haven’t gone out and got yourself something that smells sweet – you better do that right quick. Secondly, the size thing, a few boys in the last article mentioned that they like how we’re small, and we, apparently, like that they’re bigger.

But what about the Hobart girl? Not necessarily a “smith-y” as we have come to deem them, but just the average girl here. So I asked a few of my girlfriends here. My friend Sarah

Leahy said, “Their spontaneity, their sense of humor, their competitive-ness, and that they’re not dramatic.” She couldn’t think of a fifth, but I’d bet you could add smell. So then I asked my roommate, the beautiful blond waitress you may have seen lately at Dana’s Time Out. Her an-swer was, “the way they hold you so perfectly, their smile, they way their t-shirts are so comfy, they way they think they can fix everything, and ooh they have to be funny…I love funny.”

Since I am a girl, and I can write whatever I want in my article, I decided to include myself in this one. My five favorite things about boys: my first is something I’ve lately discovered about the opposite sex – boys love nothing more than throwing things at other things. Watch them, I’m serious. It can be anything from playing darts, to throwing beer caps in a large glass (a game I frequently played with some of my guy friends), to throw-ing rocks at trees. The game is more fun when damage is involved and I find that even more adorable. Sec-ondly, I like that they can be brutally honest, when I get advice from my male friends, it’s often the best and definitely the most blunt and usually something I’ve needed to hear for a while – girlfriends don’t always do that for you. Thirdly, boys have very little shame, which makes them hilarious. My fourth is they are very intelligent and usually about things that I haven’t interested me aca-demically: science, the stock market, math. And my final, and by far and away cheesiest one, is that the good ones always know how to make me blush – in a good way, not in an embarrassed way, although, there are boys capable of that as well.

I tried to form this evidence into one cohesive theory about what women like about men, but I couldn’t get anywhere. Except that some of what we listed was things we think of as “masculine”. Athleticism, strength, emotional simplicity, and competitive nature. It seems, between this article and my last, that the sexes admire in each other what we see lacking in our own gender. I won’t get into the implications about how gender is constructed, or into a comparison of nature versus nurture, I’ll just state it as an observation about women. So there you have it boys, be manly, smell good, and clean yourselves up once in a while.

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The Hobart Statesmen finished in the top 10 of the prestigious Head of the Charles Regatta last weekend. Hobart Crew was seventh out of 58 teams in the collegiate 8+ race. Pow-ered by seniors Alex Caruthers, Mike Grenier, Joe Jameson, Nate Kress, Sep Levatich, Rob Reinheimer, and Paul Wasmund, as well as junior Richard Klein and sophomore Mike Talarico, Hobart covered the 3-mile course in 15:42.102. Hobart bested Liberty League rivals Rochester (27th), Rens-selaer (49th), and Hamilton (58th).

The William Smith crew also faired very well in the regatta. The Heron varsity 4+ turned in a fourth place showing, while the varsity 8+ placed 21st. In a strong showing from the varsity 4+, William Smith was fourth out of 27 teams last Sat-urday, covering the 3-mile course in 20:53.158. Alexandra Bowers, Kenzie Cannon, Michelle Dodge, Emily Maguire, and Jess Wojslaw were the second Division III boat across the line, following Bucknell, Penn State, and Simmons College. Racing on Sunday, the varsity 8+ placed 21st out of 57 teams. William Smith posted a time of 18:05.511. The Herons finished ahead of Liberty League rivals Hamilton, Rochester, Vassar, St. Lawrence, Union, and Rensselaer.

“The crew faced 20-mile an hour head winds with ease,” Head Coach Sandra Chu said. “By mid-course, many other crews were already showing some effects from the wind but the Herons actually posted a very fast middle mile. This boat showed tremendous speed today—built on top of a strong foundation of extremely high quality work. They took this race to the highest level and showed how deep this team is. They were exemplary repre-sentatives of our program.”

In the Men’s category, Western Rowing Club was the collegiate eight winner in 15:08.301, followed by Queens University and Trinity College. However, with a dramatic improvement over last season, Hobart moved up 19 places in the collegiate eight standings. The Statesmen were 26th out of 41 crews in 2005.

Hobart and William Smith crews are back on the water tomorrow, October 28, when they will compete in the Head of the Fish Regatta in Saratoga Springs, N.Y.

Herons and Statesmen Post Strong Showing at

Head of the Charles Regatta

The Herons have hit their stride, and the proud women of the Varsity Field Hockey team are on the fields again. Their season, beginning back in early September, has been one of success. They current-ly stand 13-3, and a very promising sea-son ahead will hopefully keep their victories soaring.

Coach Sal-ly Scatton is positive about t h i s y e a r ’s t e am. She sees promise in many strong players and feels that the team is “do-ing well”. The returning play-ers of the team consist of 5 seniors, 2 juniors, and 8 sophomores, all of whom she sees as great assets to the team.

For Coach Scatton and the players, this is a “team and not individuals” all the women need to work together and succeed. Having no captains on the team allows for each player to step up in a leadership role. The women are encour-aged to work as a team both on and off the field allowing for a greater sense of unity and teamwork. This idea of togetherness seems to greatly affect the team in positive ways, because they have had a great season this year as well as past years.

What is the typical schedule for a Field Hockey member? Practices take place in the af-ternoon where they typically run and practice for about two hours. The team is a 6-day a week commitment with games often played on Thursdays or Fridays. The team travels as far

as Vassar, but primarily stays close to campus for games. They travel to Skidmore, Rensselaer, and Union among others. Every other year William Smith Field Hockey will go to Pennsylvania to compete as well.

The regular season will con-tinue until October 27, but post-season play begins with the Liberty League and National Championships in November. Coach Scatton is hoping the season continues into November for the team. Currently, they are first in the Liberty League and rank 8th in the nation.

What events should we look forward to for the Women’s Field Hockey team? This year Wil-

liam Smith will be hosting the 2006 National Championships, and Coach Scatton’s goal for the team is to be one of the four teams to compete for the title. Senior Elizabeth Saucier is ready for the challenge. “Since we are hosting the NCAA National Championship, we want more

than anything to not just host, but take the crown as well. We hope the HWS campus will support us and cheer us on every step of the way. We love fans.” The games will be played on McCooey Field, November 17 and 18.

Their next home game is today, October 27th at 4 p.m., so put on a warm coat and scarf, and join the fans on the bleachers to cheer on the Herons as they continue their successful season!

William Smith Field Hockey Maintain Their Lead 13-3

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