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\■r \■ ~ the 'i -m Herald ! By and for the students of Hobart and William, Smith Colleges VOLUME CXXX ISSUE 13 FRIDAY, APRIL 4 ,2008 GENEVA, NY William Smith Centennial Makes Progress with Alumna Donations William Smith Cenntenial house set to open next fall By Amanda Fritz ’08 Herald Contributor Most people are probably aware that William Smith College is approaching its Centennial. Unfortunately, I have crossed paths with quite a few students who are unaware o f the Centennial Center for Leadership. For those of you who have traveled down South Main Street, I am sure you have witnessed the gutting of the house between The Finger Lakes Institute and the Alumni House. This is the site for the up and coming Centennial Leadership Center. In order to successfully meet their goals, the center will consist o f the exist ing house (603 S. Main S t) and a newly designed conference center. The current goal for William Smith College is SIS million to put towards the Campaign for the Colleges; $8 million will endow the CenteT for Leadership, the cornerstone of the William Smith Centennial. The Colleges already pride themselves on strong leadership devel opment programs; the Center will only enhance these advancements and offer more support to rising leaders. After meeting with Alumna Mara O’Laughlin ’ 66 , the woman sewing the seams o f the William Smith Centennial together, I learned o f the effort that has been going into raising the $8 million; even more, the areas this endowment will be funding. This $8 million is to be divided amongst the-divisions of the Centennial Leadership Program. A part of the endowment is being used to ftrnd the renovation o f 603 S. Main St and the addition of the new building. Alumna Cynthia Fish ’82, has generously donated $1 million to support the construction o f the Center. Her charitable donation has led to the steady and productive construc tion taking place on S. Main. In addition to funding the construction, the money raised will also endow the Centennial Undergraduate Fellows, the Centennial Graduate Fellows, Centennial Scholar ships and the overall Program. In order for the Program to be suc cessful in educating future leaders, Mara O’Laughlin and the Centennial Commit tee were given the task of developing a competitive and able program. Ms. O’Laughlin and others spent time re searching other leadership programs at colleges similar to Hobart and William Smith. This Program would have to be able to achieve the College’s goal for the Center. Through the Centennial Center for Leadership, Hobart and William Smith should have the ability to “recruit, recog nize, and retain high-achieving students and position students to become more competitive for national fellowships, graduate school admissions, and profes sional opportunities.” The Director o f the Center, an endowed position, will have the job of creating initiatives to stimulate/inspire/stir student involvement. The most important task the Director will have is to search for and select the Leader in Residence. This Leader in Residence will be brought to the Colleges through funds provided by the endowment; furthermore, this Leader will be a woman of influence who will “interact with students both in and out of the classroom, to promote critical think ing, ethical judgment and communication skills.” The Leader in Residence is planned to hold lectures, “fireside chats” and work shops; this is where the new Center comes into the overall Program. The existing building will be home to the Director and other offices that will serve the overall mission of the Program. Next door will be an open garden area leading up to the Center. There will be a conference area for lectures, meetings and informal chats. Also featured will be a comprehensive reference room and library. If you walk down S. Main St now you will be able to see 603 S. Main in the midst of its renovation. Buildingsand Grounds has maintained a productive schedule, apparent in the amount of work that has taken place. Currently, more exciting for those involved, the construction workers have broken ground on the site of the new building. The Centennial Committee plans to have the unveiling and dedication ceremony on November 8 , 2008 during the Centennial Gala, so mark your cal endars now. If you would like to know more about the William Smith Centennial or the Cen tennial Center for Leadership, you can find it on the HWS website under the “William Smith Centennial” quick link. By Peter Kirchhausen ’09 Herald Contributor On April 14th, 1912, sailing from Southampton, England, the Titanic left port on route to America, or that was the idea. It was an ocean liner like no other. Not only was the liner equipped with the best in modem maritime technologies, the ’cruiser was also carrying the most elite list of passengers in the world.Simply put, it Was “Unsinkable.” On Sunday, January 21,2007, broad cast Horn HilIaryClinton.com, the junior senator from New York declared to the world that she was going to pursue her dreant of moving back into 1600 Penn sylvania Ave., and she cleariy stated, “I’m in and I’m in to win.” Not only was Hillary surroundedby the biggest and best Washington insiders, but her campaign was carrying the most elite weapon to the Democratic arsenal*, Bill Clinton. Simply . put, Hillary was “unsinkable.” - However, since the launch of the Hill- aryforPresident campaign “ early2007, her campaign has been plagued by “rotigh seas.” Mainly, the rise of the Obama revolution, arise that has invigorated the Democratic base and has energized not only the youth and African American vote, but also the disenchanted with Obama’s prolific message of “hope.” The Washington Post-ABC Poll con ducted the week of Hillary’s announce ment had Clinton at 41% of the vote, with Obama lagging far behind at 17% among Democrats. Only 11% o f people polled recognized the name Barack Obama, the man who brought down the house at the 2004 DNC convention in Boston. David Axeirod, political advisor and consultant for the Obama campaign has said time and again that as people get to see Obama in person, and hear his vibrant hybrid mes sage mixing the concems of today with the hopes of tomorrow, people can’t resist • his appeal, this can’t be said for Hillary Clinton, Although Hillary’s message and policy proposals are quite similar to Obama, her ability, or lack thereof, to convey her message puts her at a disadvantage. While Obama packs arenas and keeps people standing on their feet with energy permeating throughout the room, Hillary has been forced to advertise her message in a much more condensed and subdued version, typically through town hall meet ings or coffee house chats. If election politics is primarily an advertising blitz from state to state that lasts for months, Obama is dominating the air-waves and has rattled Hillary’s A-team. Clinton’s dull and mundane delivety pails in comparison to Obama’s high oratorical methods. Obama skillfully employs rhetoric and reason, delivering his message like a rock star. Although it seems like Hillary would make for a great corporate manager, many see a president in Obama. Michael Buchney, who was one of thousands fill ing American University’s Bender Arena, watching history as Caroline and Ted Kennedy gave Obama the Kennedy seal of approval, gave Obama high marks: “He had a palpable aura about him, confidence, intelligence; he reeked of a presidential- like swagger. I was most struck by his off camera candor though, like when he was walking to and from .the podium, talking to people, shaking hands, he felt like what I think a president should feel like, first time I’ve felt like that about an American political leader.” But with Hillary’s strong performances in televised debates, often taking on the roll of victim, she has done her best to sell her message, often employing self deprecating Humor as a way to humanize her portrayed stone-cold business manner, Clinton’s charm has also stood out, Which helps counter the Anne Coulter claims that she’s not human. But with oyer 20 HILLARY continued on Page 5 Debate Team to Host International Debate This Friday and Saturday By Rebecca A. Dennee Editor-in-Chief Photo Courtesy of Kevin Colton The Debate Team will host its second annual Round Robin Parliamentary De bate Tournament this Friday, April 4,h and Saturday April 5th. Sixteen teams from around the world including those from Alaska, England, and California will be joining, all by invite only. Ivy League schools like Harvard, Yale, and Cornell will compete against Vassar, UVM, Uni versity of Alaska, Oxford University, the team who currently holds the world title, and many others. This year the tournament is also spon sored by IDEA, an organization which promotes debating education world wide, and will continue its support with the team in future years. “We are hoping that this event might one day become one of the most prestigious debate events in the world, and something that teams will ea gerly try to qualify for,” says Noel Selegzi, the board president o f JDEA-USA. “We have decided to assist in sponsoring and organizing this event since we see it as a wonderful opportunity to expand the reach of our program, particularly to countries that to date have had less exposure to top flight debate competition.” Kate Bardsley ’08 President of the team remarked, “We are extremely proud to host this tournament for the second time, and are especially excited about our new partnership with IDEA. The level of competition will be even better than last year, which we believe is a trend that will continue as we expand the tournament into one that annually includes the best teams not only from the US, Canada, and England, but from around the world.” The honor of hosting such an influential debate tournament will place HWS on the map DEBATE continued on Page 4 HWS Join the Ranks Dr. Cortese o f The Climate Change Commitment Visits Campus By Timothy Robbins ’11 Herald Contributor “Without the environment we don’t exist”. Those were the words that opened up and essentially summarized the speech that Dr. Cortese gave at the president’s forum on Wednesday evening. The room was over capacity, with people in the aisles, doubling up in seats, standing against the walls and listening from the doorway. Dr. Cortese, who had been on campus since earlier that same day, came to speak about “The American College & University President’s Climate Com mitment ” o f which he was the creator. The doctor’s arrival on campus was in coordination with the many other exciting events that took place earlier that day such as the release of the new HWS community bike program and the “Smash the Past” light bulb exchange. In Saga “green” and local food was served and Hobart and William Smith’s newly formed Green Team worked to display the amount of food wasted by those who ate it. The commitment was signed in Sep tember by President Gearan who deemed that Wednesday, April 1“ would mark the day that would begin the release o f many several programs initiated at the col lege in part to uphold this commitment. Hobart’s signing of the commitment is credited largely to Clancy Brown, a junior of the class of 2009 and president of Campus Greens. Clancy had been doing work gauging the approximate amount of net greenhouse gas emissions the campus was emitting when she came across the com mitment. In a persuasive and passionate argument, Clancy and a few other students presented the agreement to President Gearan who waited to pass judgment un til he could be sure that the commitment being made would be the right choice and an effective one for this institution. Only months later, the commitment was signed and as a result o f the hard work and dedication o f Hobart and William Smith faculty, students and administration, many things have changed; here at Hobart and William Smith. However, as Dr. Cortese reminds us, while greftt progress has been CLIMATE continued on Page 4 The Herald Inside CAMPUS HAPPENINGS Upcoming Events The Green Column Spring Intramural Preview OPINIONS ;; What’s the flatter with Drugs? Why I Relay Letters to the Editor ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT Yesonia Tells It Like It Is Movie Review: Horton Hears a Who Garfield Minus Garfield SPORTS ! This Week In Sports ’ Student Profiles
