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present. Two students selected for the
poster, Chris Tague '99 and Brent
Hierman '00 were not present, away
midst some student concern on study abroad.
-that TlieRealMenof L/fci\!etteY)vo- Concerns about the program's
gram has develop)ed an 'all show and previous lack of real action were
no go' legeicy, the newly introduced voiced by Pam Perez '99, who asked
panel of Real Men for 1999 had a the Real Men if they had any plans lo
brown-bag luncheon in the Mario {perform a service other than having
room on Tuesday. The Real Men their faces on the poster. Landon
poster now on display around Lafay- Adams '02 replied that he could nol
etle College is calculated to fight say wilh certainty that he would start
against campus rape.
any new programs, bul would cerNow in its third year, the jxister pro- tainly "jump at the opportunity lo be
gram, oiganized by the Coalition fbr invx)lved in [olher] programs."
Relationship and Rape Exlucation
Referring lo questions about fur(CORRE), the Association of Lafay- ther action besides the poster Malt
ette Women, Chi Riifiaternity.Delta Julin '01, said "I wasn't aware that
Gamma sororit)', and the Office of that was something that needed lo
Student Residence is a studeni initia- be done."
tive against rape and sexual assault
The goals, purpose, and requirein which the Real Men assume oul- ment for the RealMen program have
sjxiken educational and leadership been causing some confusion on
roles in focusing attention on the is- campus. Several siudents apsue.
proached by The Ltfiyette claimed to
Co-president of C O R R E and know little about the RealMen.
host of Tuesday's brown bag lunKim Ciliberti '99 said she thinks
cheon, Jonathan Gray '99 posed the RealMen is a good program, but
questions to the eight panelists
continued on page 3
party securit^; campus reacts
BY J u u E W A G E R L E
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Fraternities have been required to have third party security at registered parties
since March 5.
BY M I C H A E L K I M B A L L
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On March 30, students featured in "The Real Men of
Lafayette" poster spoke at a brown bag discussion about the
poster and rape.
arch 5th, 1999 is a day
tliat will likely live in the
minds of many Lafayette students. That night, as Lafayette defeated Bucknell to secure
a berth in the NCAA tournament, a part of the developing
alcohol policy, which requires
that registered parties support
bartenders and third-party security, went into effect.
In the three weekend wake
since, a variety of student and
fraternity reactions have surfaced.
According to Assistant Dean
of Students and Advisor to
Fraternities and Sororities
Tracy Garnick, all registered fraternity parties must have the third
party present or be subject to the
consequences already stated in
the student handbook. She said
she had not received feedback
fiom the presidents or members
conceming the policy at the time
of interview.
"It seems to b e business as
usual," Garnick said.
Garnick also pointed out that
third party security was a student
suggestion and inidative.
Chi Phi was one of the first fraternities to test the new waters.
Their party on the night of the
big game had very poor attendance, which the organization
attributed to the g a m e itself.
However, they later held a date
party wiiich saw a higher turnout, even though security was
present.
"[We] prefer to police ourselves" said Chi Phi President
Steve Mathe '00. Since rush
is not supposed to be based on
alcohol and parties, M a t h e
does not see the policy as a
threat to the system. But, he
added, "we shall see when it's
time for new membership."
Phi G a m m a Delta had their
first party and experience with
third party security last weekend. Steve Miller '00, president
of the fraternity, thought everything went well and it was
conhnued on page 3
New York U. scientists discover HIV inhibitor
BY R O S E P A Y Y A P I L U
IVashington Square News (Mew lork
03/25/1999
(U-WIRE) N E W YORK, N.Y - Research conducted by New
York U. scientists and the National Institutes of Health (NIH)
has identified a potent anti-HIV
agent that is present in humans.
Specifically, the agent is located
in a bela subunil of lysozyme, a
protein found in all bodily fluids.
T h e scientific analy.sis, headed
by Sylvia Lee-Huang , Ph.D., a
professor of biochemistry al
NYU, and H a o - C h i a Chen,
Ph.D., a researcii chemist at the
National Institutes of Child
press doubts about this belief.
and
now
Health and HuU.)
they
have
man Developsolid proof
ment, led to a
Lysozyme
discovery which
is
not
a
clarifies oflen
newly dismisunderstood
covered enmethods
of
z y m e .
H I V transmisAlexander
sion. It was ofl
Fleming,
b e l i e v e d that
also credited
H I V could be
with discovt r a n s fe r r e d
c.inc'" peniihrough
all
cillin, first
bodily fluids inidentified
c l u d i n g saliva
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the protein
a n d tears. Bul
researchers were quick to ex- in 1922 as an agent lhal breaks
the
discovery
clarifies
methods of
HIV
transmission
down the cell walls of bacteria
and causes them lo burst. This
enzyme is especially prevalent
in bodily fluids during pregnancy.
T h e relative abundance of
lysozyme during pregnancy is
theorized to play an imporlanl
role in protecting an infant from
c o n t r a c t i n g H I V from its
mother.
Lee-Huang and Chien published their intensive five-year
; .-wiiiinai!;.!! in Vhe Proceedings of the " .ilioiial Academy
of Scienci-.s.
Close study of the urine of
pregnant women revealed that
a protein, human chronic gonadotropin (hCG), could inhibit
the development of H I V - i n fected cells in vitro. High levels
of h C G are [iroducecl by the
placenta during the firsl trimester of pregnancy and function
lo stabilize the pregnancy and
prolecl the rapidly developing
embryo from rejection by the
mother's body.
But the research did not find
clear-cut evidence that this protein directly inhibiled the development of H I V Crude preparations of the protein demonstrated an inhibitory efTect on
continued on page 2
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In the article "The Making of
a College Budget" in the
March 26, 1999 issue of The
Lafayette. It was erroneously
reported that Student
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the HIV-infected cells, but did
not demonstrate similar results
in purified form. Examination
of the crude mixtures revealed
a secondary substance, a beta
subunit, as the cause of the inhibition.
T h e beta subunit of h C G
is identical to those of h u m a n
lysozyme a n d ribonucleases.
After discovery of this link between the proteins lysozyme,
h C G and ribonuclease, the researchers tested lysozymes
found in b r e a s t milk, white
blood cells a n d chicken egg
whites as well as the ribonuclease found in the pancreas
of cows. All of these proteins
were highly effective H I V inhibitors.
T h e r e is work left lo be
done before this promising information can directly make
an impact on the war againsl
A I D S . Dr. L e e - H u a n g was
q u o t e d in Dr.'s Guide saying,
"We look forward to the next
phase of our work, which will
further d e t e r m i n e how these
p r o t e i n s c a n best b e used
a g a i n s l H I V a n d o t h e r viruses."
April 2, 1999
Student seelcs changes in
Pepper Prize coverage
T o the Editor:
O n c e again the time has
c o m e to think a b o u t the Pepper Prize. Seniors recently received n o m i n a t i o n information in the mail a n d soon The
Lafayette will feature a spread
exposing the entire campus to
t h o s e s t u d e n t s w h o believe
year up to senior year. For exa m p l e , " G r e w 1, 2 , 3 , 4 ;
F r e n c h C l u b 2: A B C 3A.
ALW 1,2-, M a t h C l u b 3 , 4;
Chaplain's Musical 1, 3-ASB
2, 4" and so on a n d so forth.
W h a t we a r e asked to d o is
t o select a m e m b e r of t h e
Lafayette c o m m u n i t y b a s e d
on quantity r a t h e r t h a n q u a l -
a r e s a y i n g t h a t it d o e s n o t
m a t t e r h o w well your p a p e r is
written, as long as it is twenty
pages.
Is this the message we w a n t
to b e sending t o students? D o
we w a n t t o define t h e Lafayette ideal in terms of quantity
over q u a l i t y ? D o i n g so n o t
only honors those with the
Letter to the Editor
they should be selected as the
Lafayette ideal.
T h i s is always an exciting
time of year, particularly for
seniors. We get to think about
w h o in our class is worthy of
r e c e i v i n g possibly the m o s t
prestigious h o n o r our school
offers. We make this decision
b a s e d on o u r k n o w l e d g e of
the c a n d i d a t e s ' credentials.
Next to a p h o t o of each potential prize-winner is a quarter page "self-description" of
t h e p e r s o n so t h a t we c a n
make informed decisions
a b o u t w h o the Lafayette ideal
should be. T h i s "description"
is in the form of a Ust of activities the person has " p a r ticipated" in, from freshman
\sx
ity. We have n o idea what passion a n d conviction students
brought to the n u m e r o u s a c tivities that they list. All we
know is t h a t the m o r e activities the better.
We never see a P e p p e r Prize
nominee with three activities
listed; those s t u d e n t s w h o
have selectively chosen where
to dedicate their t i m e a n d energy do not feel they a r e Pepper Prize material.
T h e message we are sending is that p e o p l e w h o have
given themselves to a few select causes that N W they truly
care about are n o t worthy,
while those w h o have spread
themselves thin in every possible avenue are. It is as if we
most lengthy lists of activities,
but
also
encourages
underclass students to get involved in as many activities as
possible, regardless of c o m m i t m e n t a n d dedication.
I suggest t h a t r a t h e r t h a n a
list of credentials, n o m i n e e s
s h o u l d be a s k e d to w r i t e a
s u m m a r y of why they believe
they should b e selected as the
Lafayette ideal a n d why they
a r e qualified to a d d r e s s t h e
entire Lafayette community at
C o m m e n c e m e n t . Let us b r i n g
a bit of quality to the Lafayette experience.
Sincerely,
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RealMen or poster boys?
continuedfrom page 1
students pay Httle attention to the
posters alone. "My boyfriend was on
the poster last year," she said, and
added that the group did little more
than organize last year's brown bag.
Il would help them to gel their message across if they could be found in
more places than "jusl on the poster,"
she said, and suggested conducting
dorm programs, and parlicipating as
a group in campus fiinctions related
lo the issue.
Adams lold The Lcfccyette that allhough this year's RealMen do not
all know each other well, he hopes
to get the group working collectively. "It would be nice for the
group of us to do things together,"
he said. A collective effort would
help the program gain more support and become an influential
Third-party
security makes
campus debut
continued from page 1
just an average party. H e added
that the turnout was a little lower
than expected, bul he believes it
czm be attributed to the fact that
this was their first party with security.
"I liked it belter when the responsibility was in our hands, but considering the allernative [original
policy proposals], I'm happy"
Jeremey Weinstein '00, presidenl
of Delta Upsilon, had similar responses. He found that dealing with
security was "fine." "They were nice
people, helping us out,just doing their
job," he said. When asked if he
t h o u ^ t the Greek system was being
threatened by this policy, he replied,
"The school is changing things and
the Greek system is going lo have lo
change with il."
He added, "Everyone thought
[changing to] sophomore rush would
affect [the Greek system] too."
H Beta Phi President Dana Longo
'01, was one of the attendees of Chi
Phi's firsl paity. She agreed with
Mathe in saying that the party suffered low turnout, possibly due to the
circumstances of the night on which
it was being held. She said that a lot
of fraternities and sororities are being more cautious wilh social events
now, noting that she believes Lafayette will see fewer "out of control"
parties in the fiiture.
The panel of Real Men agreed
we think." Bruce Edwards '01
part of campus life, he said, and
that the main purpose
expressed a hope to
of the p)oster is for them
initiate that effort in
lo lake a stand against
the very near fiiture.
sex offenders, serve as
"We are gonna
an example for other
do what we can in
Landon Adams'02
Bruce Edwards '01 men, and serve as a
our positions to insupport system for viccrease knowledge
Mark Comanducci '01 Matt Calhoun '99 tims of sexual assault.
[of the issue of
r a p e ] , " and proMatt Julin 01
Chris Johnston '99 They want people to
recognize them as men
duce more leaders,
Anthony Fasano '00
Chris Tague '99
who have spoken out,
Chris Johnslon '99
and lo be comfortable
told the audience at
Mark Palmieri 02
Brent Hierman 00 approaching them on
Tuesday's
lunthe issue.
cheon. All the panelists acknowledged
Critics of the
lhal rape is an issue that must be added that even if il were nol a program suggest that the future
confronted at Lafayetle. "I don'l
problem on campus, "il's a seri- success of the Real Men initiative
know the numbers," said Johnslon,
ous enough issue that il should be lies nol in the poster, however, bul
"but il's [campus rape] bigger than
in whal happens after il.
discussed lo prevent il."
The Real Men ofIafayette
David Patterson '02, talked about
the first party he attended, "The security was really tight and they prelly
much had it locked down." However, Patterson continued, "That was
the only time I saw third-party security. At others [other fiaternity parties] I heard there was third party [security], but didn't see it for myself"
When asked if underage partiers
were still getting drunk, his immediate resjxinse was, "Oh yes."
hefts a n d d a m a g e are
Ben Jacobs, a studeni visiting
c o n t i n u i n g to o c c u r
Lafayette from Rochester Univei-sity
in New York stayed on campus dur- a r o u n d the College campus
ing the first weekend of implemen- although they have not been
tation. He knew about the "upcom- so intense as in the first seing policy change" and commented, mester, a survey of fraterni"I didn'i go to the party myself, but ties revealed.
Still most prevalent is the
when the fieshmen in the dorm I was
theft
of p o c k e t b o o k s a n d
staying at came home, they were defimoney
from both brothers
nitely drunk. This leads me to beand
their
dates. T h i s has
lieve that either not all the parties had
been
a
serious
problem at
the security that I've heard about, or
the security was not doing theirjob Phi Delta T h e t a a n d C h i
Phi.
T h e Phi Delta revery well."
Despite the fact that some students ported three such cases with
are nol terribly happy with the idea losses r u n n i n g over $40.
N o r m a l Riles said that he
of third party security, they may find
had
warned the b r o t h e r s to
il an inescapable fact of life after the
keep
their money and their
board of tmstees reviews the prodates'
money locked up but
posed jX)licy in its entirety at ils April
t
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e
m
en had forgotten
9 meeting. Associate Dean of Stua
b
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it.
O n e b r o t h e r has
dentsJames Krivoski, w^o heads the
committee which is designing this policy, was
unavailable for comment.
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Houses^ Dorms Scenes of
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lost money from his room.
Elsewhere a r o u n d the c a m pus fraternity men have
been missing everything
from r a z o r blades to t o p coats and typewriters.
T h e Delta T a u Deltas rep o r t e d t h a t two d o o r s in
their house h a d been b r o ken a n d that some squares
of tile h a d been taken from
the ceiling.
The
Phi
L a m b d a Phi fraternity r e ported m o n e y stolen from
brothers' wallets and a
b r o k e n lock o n o n e of t h e
d o o r s . Also, Z e t a Psi b a s
r e c o r d e d losses of m o n e y
a n d the stealing o f a sport
j a c k e t form o n e b r o t h e r .
O u t s i d e of t h e f r a t e r n i ties t h e r e h a s b e e n s o m e
fTlARCH 27,
1966
d a m a g e a n d v a n d a l i s m in
the dorms.
Numerous
windows have b e e n b r o k e n
in G a t e s H a U a n d N e w
M c K e e n by p e o p l e t h r o w ing snowballs from
ih^
street. Another serious
p r o b l e m in t h e d o r m s h a s
b e e n w^ith p a y p h o n e s .
T h e Telephone Company
has threatened to take the
p h o n e o u t of new^ M c K e e n
if s h o r t - c h a n g i n g c o n t i n ues; it w a s r e p o r t e d t h a t
last week over eight d o l l a r s
w a s lost by t h e c o m p a n y .
U n l e s s t h e s t u d e n t s use r e s p e c t for t h e c o m p a n y ' s
property, they will be faced
with a loss of p h o n e service.
Public Safety Criine Log
C H A O S t>yBrittiShuster
03/22/99-03/29/99
The security log is compiled by the Office of Public Safety and submitted to Ttte Lafayette. It is or
accounting of all crimes handled by Public Safety officers and does not cover non-criminal reports
All reports printed here hove been listed and also submitted to the Easton Police Department
Theft
Student had her jacket stolen from the basement area of Theta Delta
Chi on March 8lh. Inside the jacket were her card access tag and
room keys. Incident under investigation. (B.STAUFFER)
Harassment By
mim Connmunication
Harassment By
mim Communication
Harassment By
03/26/99
Communication
03/28/99 False Fire Alarm
Criminal
03/2S/99
Mischief
Resident of Wilson Borough complained of harassing phone calls received from a phone on campus. Incident under investigation.
(INGRAFEA)
mim
"I must confess, never thought we would actually
pull this off."
Students residing on McCartney Street reported harassing phone calls
they are receiving. Incident under investigation. (D.STAUFFER)
Students residing in Ruef Hall reported receiving harassing phone
calls. Incident under investigation. (MARTINO)
Someone deliberately activated a pull station in Watson Hall on the
second floor No fire was present. (INGR.'\FE.\)
Employee discovered a broken window at Pardee Hall North main
entrance door at 12 20 PM. (SMITRESKI)
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M a r l y (Liev S c h r i e b e r ) a n d parental falgesture.
for t h e s a k e of
his wife Pearl (Diane Lane), libility expef a m i l y to w o r k
along with their two kids and r i e n c e d by
out their conMarty's mother Lilian (a won- h e r d a u g h flicts
with accuderfully
e a r t h - m o t h e r l y ler Alison (Anna P a q u i n , who
Tovah Feldshuh). T h e family d o e s e a r n e s t , b u t u n e v e n
salory histrionics,
I'l the best scene in Walk,
spends the s u m m e r in one of work.)
A Walk on the Moon's chief Lilian asks Pearl point-blank,
the upstate resorts that flourished as an escape from swel- virtue is L a n e , a 20-year vet- "Are y o u s c h l u p p i n g t h e
t e r i n g M a n h a t t a n for h u n - eran of movies like The Cotton B l o u s e m a n ? " T h e n L i l i a n ,
dreds of lower middle-class Club and Chaplin, w h o has not wilh a h e a r t - b r e a k i n g tenderJ e w i s h families in the ' 6 0 s . been given an adequate show- ness, reminds Pearl of the sacResort is a charitable term - case for her extraordinary tal- rifices she a n d M a r l y have
m a d e for t h e i r m a r r i a g e .
this Catskilis c a m p is a h u m i d ent until now.
h o d g e p o d g e of dingy cabins,
Lane delivers her lines in an Pearl, silenced by the knowls t a g n a n t l a k e s a n d m i n d - impeccably accented blend of edge of h u r t she has caused,
n u m b i n g housewifery, c o m - intelligence, world-weariness takes cornfort in her m o t h e r p o u n d e d by the frequent ab- and barely-concealed spunk, in-law's e m b r a c e .
Gray's quietly optimistic
sence of M a r t y and most of Like all superb actresses she's
the other husbands who must
most impressive when she re- message, all the m o r e refreshc o m m u t e to the city for the veals a p e r f e c t l y - m o d u l a t e d ing for its rarity in A m e r i c a n
work week.
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f r o m timer best known for his actdynamics are a
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b o t h h e r l e a d - ing roles in Ghost a n d The Peliblissfully
m e n . can Brief s m o o t h e s over the
welcome rain for a i n g
anachronistic
Schrieber, in a rougli s p o t s by g u i d i n g his
p a s t i m e s is
long-standing Hol- c h a n g e - o f - p a c e cast skillfully a n d m a i n t a i n i n g
the
occarole, has m a n - an a p p r o p r i a t e l y u n h u r r i e d
lywood
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critics,
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too
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BY STEPHEN BOWIE
C
I'HOR) BY KjVrHlCRINi: KOSKKY
BY BRYNNE IMACMURTRY
I
"^or believers a n d sceptics
ce,
The X-Files
provide a source of mysterious
and exotic Sunday nighl enterl a i n m e n l . Bul whal science
lurks behind the sea monsters,
mutant viruses, and alien abd u c t i o n s ? O n M o n d a y , Dr.
Anne Simon, the show's scientific consultant, came to Lafayetle lo shed some lighl.
Simon got involved wilh the
show six years ago, when her
friend Chris Carter, X-Files creator, called her with some questions about how one would go
about studying a "weird" organism. What followed was a
professional relationship with
the show, consulting the program with particular regard to
the scientific method and standard field procedures.
Simon said a large part of her
enjoyment at the show stems
from being able to help portray
women scientists in a professional setting. Following a tradition of m a l e - d o m i n a n c e in
television science roles, Simon
said that she was glad to see a
female c h a r a c t e r gain s o m e
spotlight in the show. X-Files
co-stars David Duchovny as Fox
Mulder, and Gillian Anderson
as his partner, D a n a Sculley.
"I love the fact that Scully is
an equal partner wilh Mulder,
and is not porirayed as the incompetent, frail counter part,"
said Simon. "She has strong
o p i n i o n s a n d is c o m p e t e n t
about what she does. She is a
good role model."
Simon also said she enjoys
the show because science is depicted in a more realistic m a n -
ner than il has in past television
productions. Despite the farfetched nature of X-Files plots,
she said that the real scientific
validity in the show comes from
the way in which ils cases are
investigated.
"It is nol myjob lo lell Chris
that a fluke-man could never
happen. It is myjob lo make all
of the scientific processes, if one
encountered somelhing oul of
the ordinary, legitimate," Simon
said. She was very insistent about
the imporlance of making the details, such as color of liquids and
choice of microscope accurate.
She lold a story zboui Jurassic
Park, w r i t t e n by M i c h a e l
Crichton, and how a DNA sequence was used in his book that
was supposed to be dinosaur
DNA.
W h e n c u r i o u s fans
plugged the sequence into a database, il turned out to be the
gene sequence for a common
bacteria. Simon said she strives
to help portray the science on The
X-Files in a very realistic way so
that situations like this do not
happen.
Simon addressed scienUsts who
believe that The X-Files is bad for
science and makes people think
that there are such things as
aliens and vampires. She discussed the difference between
faith and fact.
According to her. The X-Files
is about pseudoscience, or paranormal worlds, usually having lo
do with the extraterrestrial and
supernatural. "I don't feel as
ihough
I am
promoting
pseudoscience. I am helping to
give the show accurate scientific
processes so lhal people will question pseudoscience," Dr. Simon
said.
April 2, 1999
JrrH&
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THE CAFE: a fusion
of west and east
you will request your waitress to
keep refilling your bread basket.
When it comes to choosing aphe Cafe combines the per- petizers and entrees, you have a
fect blend of Thai cuisine choice of ordering American or
with standard American favorites Thai food. To start, I recomto create a fabulous dining expe- mend the chicken satay with pearience. In 1980 the owners. Toy nut sauce or mee krob which are
and Patti Sakdiponephong, took crispy n o o d l e s with j u m b o
an abandoned apartment build- shrimp in a tangy sauce. O n the
ing and converted it into seven American side, I enjoyed the
beautiful dining rooms. You can warm goat cheese with tomato
dine in the music room if you slices.
American entrees include
want to listen to a live piano
player or if you have a large party, pasta, baked chicken, veal coyou can dine in one of the pri- gnac, and filet mignon. Being a
lover of spicier food, I sampled a
vate rooms.
All the rooms are exquisitely few Thai entrees. T h e mixture
decorated with a Victorian theme of basil chicken and shrimp wilh
such as Victorian wallpaper, cur- vegetables was superb, as was the
tains, and chairs. The Siamese curry shrimp. These dishes were
art adorning the walls and the flavorful a n d spicy, b u l they
O r i e n t a l rugs on the floors weren't so spicy that I could not
complement the rooms perfectly. enjoy them.
A s t a n d o u t entree was t h e
The owners have laken "from
chicken
in a green coconut curry
scratch" approach when il comes
making food, and this is clearly sauce. T h e taste was absolutely
evidenced by the incredible taste incredible. Each entree comes
of each dish. Homemade bread with salad which is topped with
is served at the beginning of each awesome peanut dressing. Also,
meal that is so soft and delicious. any of the Thai entrees can be
BY S m v A N i M A H E N D R O O
212 W. Bmad Sti«ct (take 22 West to 378 Soudi)
Bethlehem
(610)866-1686
Reservations Recommended
\m%
Axnbiajicet Romantic, formal but not stiff, and
fun because it is a. great place to socialize with
friends.
Service? Ghrcat. Attentive waiters and waitresses that go
out of your way to make sure you have a pleasant dining
experience.
D e c o r : Victorian decor with Siamese touches.
Alcohol Policy: Any type of alcohol beverages available
at the well stocked bar. Full size and mini bottles of
a large variety of wines offered.
R e c o n u n e a t d I H s l i e s : Chicken satay, mee krob noodles,
salad with peanut dressing, veggies or any meats in a red
or green coconut curry, filet raigon, and any dessert.
P r i c e R a n g e : $12-$20 for dinner, not including dessert
H o u r s : Tuesday to Friday: 12-9 (last seating is at 9);
Closed on Sundays and Mondays
Ratting S c a l e :
A restaurant doesn't get any better than this
Very, very good
Good, but could use improvement
Digestible, but I would not come here again
Poor- don't waste your money
T
Some strange movies
BY A N D R E W B E N N E T T
jjVer t h e c o u r s e of my filmviewing days, I have
come across some very strange
films. Half of the time, I never
even know why I decide to watch
them, bul I do. Something unusual just draws me to them like
a compulsive gambler to a slot
machine. I guess I like to be
weirded out. Well, regardless of
why I watch the films, the movies I will soon speak of hold a special place in my heart. Pretty
much because the images of the
movies are so strong, I can't forget them, and they are very difficult to describe.
One of the strangest movies
I've ever seen is called Crimewmie.
It stars nobody special, but it was
written and directed by the Coen
brothers who wrote and directed
such films as Raising Arizona, Fargo,
The Hudsucker Proxy, and most recently The Big Lebowski. It is chock
full of odd camera shots, and very
strange characters, which a r e
trademarks of the Coen brothers.
There's a co-owner, and he gets
his partner murdered, but the
hitmen hired are spotted by the
living owner's wife, and there's a
fork in a nose, dancing while
scrubbing pans, a couple c a r
chases, a little kid who carries
around a dead body that believes
that he's the captain of an elevator, a n d a room with a lot of
doors, and a woman shipped to
anolher country, and a man in an
electric chair who is being saved
by nuns.
Another is Meet tlie Peebles, a Peter Jackson film. Some may know
who peter Jackson is from his di-
rection of TTie Freighteners starring t u r n s i n l o J e s u s wilh T i n a
Michael J. Fox. This movie is Turner's help, a n d he's really
a b o u t a world i n h a b i t e d by good al pinball, and beats Elton
Muppets, where the hil lelevision J o h n , a n d there's some side
show is called Meet the Peebles. story with a Frankenstein kid or
Eventually, the movie turns inlo somelhing. Everything in the
a flat out grotesquerie when the movie is surreal, twisted, and at
characters become corrupted times scary. You should check
and horrors of reality such as this^one oul as well as The Boydisease and drug use hit the pup- friend, because they are pure
pel world.
oddities.
A n o l h e r direcior that has
T h e producer of the show is a
walrus who is cheating on his made a name oul of creating
hippo wife with a Siamese cal, weird movies is David Lynch. I
and there's this aardvark that didn'i like Blue Velvet very much,
sniffs women's underwear, and a and Dune was a piece of crap,
rabbit that sleeps around with but he hit true gold with his firsl
strobe lights blaring, and aflyre- movie Eraserhead. Truly one of
porter that lives in the toilets and the weirdest of the weird. It is
eats feces, and a rat that directs kind of about this guy and how
porn with cows and insects, and he marries a woman due to her
there's a giant whale, a pig drug giving birth to his baby. But the
dealer, an elephant with a baby baby is a freak, and the woman
who's half chicken half elephant, goes nuts, and his neighbor tries
and a headless chicken, not to to seduce h i m , a n d his head
mention a fox that sings a song pops off Not to mention there
about sodomy. In the middle of is a radiator that has a singing
all of this, a love story takes laces lady with mutant cheeks, with
b e t w e e n a h e d g e h o g a n d a flying fetuses that she steps on
poodle. Another Peter Jackson and crushes. I also can't forget
movie that is strange is Heanenly the chickens that were served
Creatures starring Kate Winslet. for dinner, that when punctured
It's about two girls who become with a fork started bleeding and
very good friends to the point of twitching.
lesbianism while they fantasize
I hope I didn't give too much
about clay men. Very strange.
away with these movies. I tried
Ken Russell has directed ba- to give a gist of what the movzaar movies over his career. ies a r e a b o u t as far as their
He's worked on films like the weirdness is concerned. I also
musical The Boyfriend, The Dev- hope that I didn't scare anybody
ils, and the musical Tommy. O u t away from these movies, b e of all three. Tommy is the strang- cause they are meant lo be seen,
est b e c a u s e Tommy is p u t and my descriptions can't do
ihrough some crazy times, like t h e m j u s t i c e . O t h e r movies
a cousin that makes him sit on worth checking oul are Phantom
a toilet wilh nails on il, his of the Paradise, and Frankenhooker.
mother bathes in beans, his fa- But you don't have to lake my
ther starts a cult, and Tommy word for it.
made with beef, chicken, shrimp,
a seafood mixture, or vegetables,
and the spiciness can be increased
or modified to suit your taste.
Note that each of the sauces
and curries are made fresh every
day so your food never has that
jusl been defrosted taste lo il.
You will not believe your eyes
when you see the huge array of
desserts T h e Cafe has lo offer.
All the desserts are arranged in
a glass case, a n d most people
choose to look at the case and
hand-pick their own treats.
Each day T h e Cafe offers al
least t h i r t y m o u t h w a t e r i n g
cakes, tarts, a n d pastries. T h e
chocolate fudge boat tart and
the peanut butter cake I
sampled were heavenly.
T h e Cafe is a sophisticated
restaurant with a wide array of
food choices that can please
anyone's tastes. It is a greal
place to go wilh friends, lo
spend a romantic evening, or lo
bring your family afler graduation. Visil one of the best restaurants in the Lehigh Valley
for a fine dining experience.
CD REVIEW: the Wu-Tang
Clan's Wu-Chronicles
BY S E A N M C C A R T H Y
DailyJ^ebraskan (U.Nebraska)
C
ombining the mysticism
of a Saturday afternoon
"Kung-fu" marathon a n d the
grim reality of racism and urban violence, t h e W u - T a n g
Clan have come out with some
of t h e most original music in
hip hop.
They have also been able to
make an impact every year in
the music worid. That's mainly
due to the solo projects each
b a n d m e m b e r h a s released
since the bands inception.
Fortunately, for casual Wu
fans, Wu-Chronicles is now available. T h e "best of" collection
features highlights of each of
the b a n d members solo works
along with a couple of
unreleased tracks.
T h e a l b u m kicks off with
"4th C h a m b e r " from o n e of
the better MGs of the group.
Genius. Their fascination with
the martial arts is immediately
evident as a sample of a martial arts movie is laid out before a harsh, throbbing staccato beat hits the listener.
Lesser talented rappers may
obsess over filling every blank
space with a relentless beat, but
each member of the Wu-Tang,
especially Genius and Method
Man, make effective use of silence.
Fans of the late Notorious
B.I.G., a.k.a Christopher
Wallace, will no doubt want to
check out track three, " T h e
What," as he trades off boasts
with Method M a n .
Though each member of the
Wu-Tang has a chance to show
off their certain strengths by
putting all their songs on one
a l b u m , it leaves t h e a l b u m
somewhat disjointed. With the
exception of the unreleased
tracks "Latunza Hit," by the
Wu-Syndicate and "96 Recreation
(Demo),"
by
Cappadonna, T h e RZA and
O.D.B, Wu-Chronicles comes
off as a nicely packaged mix
tape.
Critics of the gangsta r a p
genre will have plenty of their
a r g u m e n t s c o n f i r m e d with
Wu-Chronicles. While the musical styles may b e varied, the
lyrical subjects are fairly universal. Double breasted suits,
enemies taken out with glocks
and shotguns a n d t h e typical
misogynistic blasts litter all of
the tracks on Wu-Chronicles.
T h e only other major gripe
about Wu-Chrormles is that most
of the tracks c o m e from albums
that werc more focused and realized than their last collaborative effort, Wu-Tang Forever. Taking them out of their context
and pasting them together with
the works of a n o t h e r group
member is sort of like having a
lull album fttll of Breeders and
Frank Black singles. It may be a
decent mix to do at home, but
released on a large scale, it just
doesn't quite gel.
Still, for casual fans, its definitely worth the purchase. Better to find out your favorite rappers tracks with the purchase of
only one C D thzui to face poverty for a couple of months by
buying each of the bands solo
projects. Pick your favorite
tracks off Wu-Chronicles a n d
choose your own Wu adventure.
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April 2, 1999
fl HGTCIVi'OF lADED GflmES
BY CLEO V. BERTRAND
The Heights (Boston College)
O
n May 21, 1998, Sega
officially revealed its
next generation console machine, Dreamcast. I'l
boasts
lop-oft h e l i n e
h a rdware, ineluding
an independent
3D graphics engine
and
a 128-bit RISC processor.
Compared lo PlayStation's
32-bil
processor
and
Nintendo's 64-bit processor,
Dreamcast produces images
and speeds previously unimaginable on a console system. But, even as this article
is published, Playstation and
Nintendo are preparing the
release of their next generation systems.
It's hard to believe that
these new consoles are actually the descendents of such
classic console systems as the
Atari 2600, which seemed
top-of-the-line with only an
eight-bit performance.
While mosl of us can't remember these early console
systems, many of us remember growing up with Nintendo
and Sega Master System. So
before the new generation of
games changes the gaming
world again, here's a retrospective on how the entire industry was
started.
P o n g
was not the first
video console system,
even though it has become
synonyrhous with the birth of
the video game market. The
first home video system was
actually the Magnavox Odyssey.
T h e system, created by
Ralph Baer, Bill Harrison and
Bill Rusch, was released in
1972. T h e design was so
primitive that you had to lape
plastic overlays onto the TV
screen so you could create the
background for your game.
For two years, Odyssey
ruled supreme. It had around
a dozen games and sold about
85,000 systems in all. Then in
1974, everything changed
with the release of the Pong
gaming system.
T h e idea was simple
e n o u g h , two
paddles and
one ball. The object of the
game: don't miss the ball.
Pong had been available as an
arcade game since 1972, bul
il wasn't until it was released
as a home system that il
caught the eye of the public
and manufacturers.
The game didn't make as
much of an impact on console
systems as the chip inside the
machine. Designed by General Instruments, it contained
"the essence" of the game and
used technology that allowed
other manufactures to mimic
Pong and create their own systems.
ATARI, SPACE I N V A D E R S , AND T H E GREAT
CRASH OF 1984
By the late '70s, video game
consoles were enjoying the
start of a golden age. Clones
of Pong were sprouting like
weeds, and Odyssey had released a second console system. Then suddenly in 1977,
Atari 2600 entered the scene.
T h e Atari 2600 was released d u r i n g C h r i s t m a s ,
along with nine games,
for the price of
2 50.
The
system
was
an instant
success
and was on
the top of
every kid's wish list, sort of
like a Tickle-Me-Elmo of the
late '70s.
Despite Atari's apparent
monopoly ofthe console market, there were other systems
at the time. Two of the more
popular included Mattel's
Intellivision and Coleco's
ColecoVision. Even ihough
Intellivision actually had a
16-bil performance, the two
systems fell short of Atari
profits.
By the time the Atari 5200
Super System came out, the
company had already made
games, including Space Invaders,
Pac-Man and
Frogger, which
are
now
household
names.
However,
despite all
ils success,
A t a r i
could nol
have foreseen what
would happen in 1984 when
Commodore
64
swept
through the market. The compuler changed the video game
console industry almost overnight. Suddenly, a computer
could help kids learn as well
as entertain them. For around
Then in 1974, everything changed
with the release of
the Pong gaming
system. The idea
was simple enough,
two paddles and one
ball. The object of
the game: don't miss
the ball.
$200, it seemed too good to
be true for mosl parents. For
a year, video game systems entered a dark age.
THE NINTENDO RENAISSANCE AND T H E
FAILED COUP BY SEGA
In
1989,
Nintendo
Kabushikigaisha, now known
as Nintendo Co. Ltd., was
formed. The company, run by
the Yamauchi family, made
and sold Japanese playing
cards. Almost 100 years later,
headed by Hiroshi Yamauchi,
the company released the
Nintendo Entertainment System (NES).
While the rest of the video
game companies were reeling
from the blow Commodore 64
had given them, Nintendo
quickly acquired a
stranglehold over
the industry. The
system only had an
eight- bil performance, bul that
didn'i slop ils popularity.
The original system came
with Duck Hunt and Super
Mario Brothers. Mario soon
became the icon ofa new era
of video games, while
Nintendo became king of the
console systems.
A year later, anolher Japanese company, Sega Enterprises Ltd., released its own
console, called Sega Masler
System (SMS). The system
was also an eight-bit machine,
bul il was technically superior
to the NES.
However, the SMS failed to
dethrone Nintendo. There
were many differenl factors
that could have led lo this, including the fact that SMS was
released a year after NES.
Some accuse Nintendo of severely hampering Sega's
ability lo make games
for the system by us
ing ils dominance
over the video
game market to
make sure that
th i r d - p a r t y
companies
would not
create
software for
SMS. By the end
of the '80s, Nintendo
controlled 90 percent of
the eight-bit market.
SONY PLAYSTATION ENTERS THE SCENE
During the late '80s and
early '90s, both Nintendo and
Sega vied for control of the
video game market. Sega released the Genesis system in
1989, the same lime Nintendo
released Gameboy, a portable
console system.
The Genesis system was a
16-bit system and it spawned
the popular Sonic the Hedgehog series of games. However,
Nintendo's own 16-bit system.
Super Nintendo, was released
in 1991, and Sega could not
overtake Nintendo.
In 1995, Sega once again
tried to surpass Nintendo by
releasing its new system, the
Sega Saturn. The system was
supposed to be the savior of
the ailing Sega; however, this
time it was nol Nintendo that
would be the cause of Sega's
problems.
In December of 1994, Sony
released the Playstation system in J a p a n and in two
months, they had sold over
half a million units. The
popularity
PlayStations sold.
A year after PlayStation's release, Nintendo released its
own next-generation 64-bit
system, called N64, and more
than 500,000 units were sold
on the first day. By the late
1990s, Sony and Nintendo
were the main competitors in
the ideo game industry. However, Sega has not given up
and it recently released ils
new
128-bil
system,
Dreamcast. This new system
is the firsl of the next generation consoles for these three
companies.
OLD GAMES DON'T DIE,
THEY'RE JUST EMULATED
Despite the advancements
made in video games, there
are many people who
long for the good
old days of
v i d e o
game
systems.
Even
though
^^^
Atari
officially
breathed
its last breath on March 13,
1998, when Hasbro Interactive bought it, you can still
play all the games that you
grew up on.
The idea of an emulator is
simple. The program takes
the original data from a classic video game and makes il
playable on your current computer. For example, a popular
emulator for Atari 2600 is
called Stella. You caki download the emulator, as well as
games, off of the Internet.
Emulators are available for
almost any console system in
existence, and people have devoted entire websites to making classic games available for
everyone.
THE FUTURE
T h e next g e n e r a t i o n of
video game consoles that are
about to be released promise
to change our views about
computer gaming.
They
offer
^ ^ ^ . . ^ realistic images,
better
SQUld
o
f
Playstation was undeniable. By February 1998,
there were over 30 million
and
more complex
and spellbinding games than
ever before. Bul somelimes il's
fun lo return lo our childhood
and play the games we grew
up on.
The Lafayette
April 2, 1999
Baseball games
versus Drexel
I W n W ^ ^ I I ^l i ! • . and ^kuskuit^ducailori/ ^l^lews^
McGaughey Trophy Standings
through 0 4 / 0 2 / 9 9
MEN: includes Bowling, Tug-of-War, 4 on 4 Flag Football and Backgammon
Results. Points added for Raquetball were in last week's paper.
Residence Halls
Greeks and Independents
Rank
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Affiliation
Watson
Easton
Blair .
Gates
Kirby
PT Farinon
South
Ruef
HcKeen
Farber
Points
3S9
14S
1 9 7
IIS
18S
177
ISS
77
03
SO
Rank
I
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
II
12
Affiliation
ISA
Chi Phi
FIJI
DU
Phi Psi
BAU
KDR
Zeta Psi
ABC
DKE
Theta Chi
T-Delt
Points
1 1 1 1
OOl
070
59S
4SI
300
348
33S
107
no
I 17
I IO
WOMEN: includes Bowling, Tug-of-War, 4 on 4 Flag Football and Backgammon
Results. Points added for Raquetball were in last week's paper.
Residence H a l l s
Greeks and Independents
Rank
1
2
3 de
3 tie
3 tie
3 tie
7
8 tie
8 tie
8 tie
8 tie
10
Affiliation
Harquis
Ruef
Easton
Watson
HcKeen
South
Gates
Soles
PT Farinon
Kirby House
Soles
PT Farinon
Points
I40
OS
7S
7S
7S
7S
SS
SO
SO
SO
SO
17
Rank
I
2
3
4
5
6
7
Affiliation
Tri-Delt
ISA
Pi Phi
Delta Gamma
Kappa
Alpha Phi
AGD
Points
803
047
OOO
S13
48S
447
314
Bowling
CONGRATULATIONS to bowling
Women:
1. K a p p a
2. Alpha Phi A
3. Pi Phi B
4. Pi Phi A
champions Kappa and BAU.
Men:
l.BAU
2. Zeta Psi B
3. Zeta Psi A
4. D K E I
Tug of War
CONGRATULATIONS to tug of war
Women:
1. Tri-Delt I
2. Tri-Delt 4
3. A G D
4. Watson
champions Tri-Delt 1 and Fiji 2.
Men:
I.Fiji 2
2. Fiji 1
3 . ISA 3
Edge Pro Gel 4 on 4 Football Tournament
Pro Gel tourney champions Tri-Delt and BAU.
CONGRATULATIONS to Edge
Women:
1. Tri-Delt 1
2. Pi Phi
Men:
l.BAU
2. ISA
Racquetball
CONGRATULATIONS to singles racquetball champions
Women:
I.Sarah Bellows, AGD
2. Shannon lorio. Pi Phi
3. Jade Jaggers, Delta Gamma
Sarah Bellows and John Greco.
Men:
1. John Greco, Faculty
2. Brad Kott, Zeta Psi
3. Smitreski, staff
4. Di Stasi, Phi Psi
Backgammon
CONGRATULATIONS to
Page?
backgammon champion Maurianne Will
I. Maurianne Will, ISA
2. Michael Higdon , DU
3. Slotkin, Fiji
continuedfrom page 8
with a h i t . "
Another key c o n t r i b u t o r to
t h e L e o p a r d s ' offense w a s
Mike Palos '00 who continued
his onslaught by going 2 for 2
with
two ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
RBI's, and
raised his
team high
batting average
to
.457.
In a d d i lion, j u n i o r
h u r i e r
Scotl D e n nis p i c k e d
up the win
and had a
solid day
on
the
mound.
D e n n i s
pitched
seven inn i n g s , giving u p six ^ ^ " • ^ • ^ ' " " ' • ^ ^
runs, only three of which were
e a r n e d , on seven hits a n d five
strikeouts.
"We p l a y e d a g o o d first
game, especially on defense,"
said Dennis. "We were able
lo gel the bats going on the
second game, particularly late
in the g a m e when we needed
it m o s t . "
T h e Leopards showed that
they a r e i n d e e d c a p a b l e of
c o m i n g back in close games.
T h e games hero, A r m s t r o n g
^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ agreed a n d
staled, "we
are
now
starting to
bring everything
together.
I
feel t h a t if
we can keep
improving,
we c a n b e
competitive
with anybody
we
play"
Nexl up
on
the
s c h e d u l e is
a March 31
malch up in
Philadel^ ^ ^ ^ ^ • " • • • • • ^ ^ phia against
the Universily of Pennsylvania.
Let's j u s t hope that the old
adage about March coming in
like a lion a n d oul like a lamb
holds true for the Leopards as
they continue lo blossom inlo
the rest of the spring.
"I felt both nerVOUS and excited
when I stepped
into the batter's
box. I knew that
I had to get on
base and bring in
the run/'
-Karim Ouazzi
'01
UOPJUID
SCOBEBOABD
Baseball
(2-10) (0-0 PL)
3/27 vs Drexel (DH)
L 0-1/ W 7-6
3/31 at Pennsylvania
WlO-2
Men's Lacrosse
(1-5) (0-0 PL)
3/27 at Sacred Heart
3/31 vs Suny-Stony Brook
Women's Lacrosse
(3-3) (0-0 PL)
3/27 vs Penn State
L8-16
3/28 vs Fairfield
WlO-6
3/30 vs Pennsylvania
W14-7
Soflball
(3-15) (1-3 PL)
3/27 vs Army (DH)
L1-4/L 3-6
3/28 vs Army (DH)
W 2-1/ L 1-2
3/30 at Seton Hall (DH)
L1-9/ L 0-10
Women's Tennis
(4-1) (2-0 PL)
3/27 vs Franklin & Marshall
3/30 vs Bucknell
Singles Racquetball
Champ- John Greco
(Faculty)
Singles Racquetball
Champ- Sarah Bellows (AGD)
Backgammon
C h a m p i o n Maurianne Will (ISA)
L7-9
L8-11
Men's Tennis
(4-4) (0-0 PL)
3/25 vs Franklin & Marshall
3/31 vs Towson
W 8-1
W 5-2
L 2-5
Ll-6
team standings are as of 03/31/99
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4/3
• Softball at Holy Cross (DH)
4/6
• Softball vs. Rider (DH)
' Baseball
Women's
vs. Monmouth
(DH)
Tennis vs. St. Peter's
4/7
• Men's Tennis at Seton
Hall
Game Dates
Leopards batde bad^ to split Sc^mall strugglingy
doubleheader with Drexel resiliency is the name
of the gatne
BY K E V I N P I C K E R I N G
.j.he
Lafayetle
Leopards
Baseball t e a m played
a lough, h a r d - n o s e d b r a n d of
b a s e b a l l S a t u r d a y in t h e i r
forth g r u d g e m a t c h . E a c h the surge with a single that
ball club gave u p runs late in loaded t h e bases a n d fellow
the g a m e bul il was the L e o p - s o p h o m o r e K a r i m O u a z z i
ards w h o would e n d u p wilh d r e w a w a l k l h a l t i e d t h e
their first win of the season. game at 6-6.
With Drexel leading in the
"I fell bolh nervous a n d exb o t t o m of t h e fifth, J a s o n cited when I stepped inlo the
Moll '02 scored from third on batter's box," Ouazzi said. "I
a wild pitch lo tie the game at knew that I had lo get on base
4 - 4 . D r e x e l b o u n c e d b a c k and bring in the r u n . "
a n d regained t h e lead in t h e
T h e n , with t h e bases still
t o p of t h e s e v e n t h b e h i n d j u i c e d ,
freshman
Eric
consecutive R B I singles from A r m s t r o n g showed poise b e J a s o n West ' 0 2 a n d B r u c e yond his years as he belted the
Boehm ' 0 1 .
game winning single.
BY RltAI^MAYO
^ebster's dictionary defines resilience as leaping back; rebounding; re
coiling Resilient is also an apt description of the Lafayette
Softball Team's performance this past weekend versus Arrny.
The Leopards played four games this wneekend against Army, two on
% ^ BASEBALL
Saturday and two on Sunday.
Saturday's doubleheader saw Lafayette drop both games to the Cad d u b l e h e a d e r againsl the visdets by a combined score of 10-4. In the first game, a 4-1 loss, the
iling Drexel D r a g o n s .
Leopards could only muster three hits in support of pitcher Erin Hall
T h e firsl conlesl was a clas'00 who kept Lafayette in it with her powerfiil pitcJitng.
sic p i t c h e r ' s d u e l b e l w e e n
Nicole Robbins led the \s^y for the Cadets offense by going 2 for 4
Lafayette's J e r e m y K a c u b a ' 0 0
and driving in two runs. Fellow Army freshman Shauna Evans picked
and
Drexel's
up her team-leading seventh win of the season by allowing only one
Mike S h e e h a n .
earned run.
Kacuba had a
In the twilight |X)rtion of the douWeheadfet; the L«:^>ards got the bats
no-hitter going
going, Ixit still suffered a 6-3 defeats the hands of the Cadets. Ali Berlin'^
into t h e b o t t o m
was the main catalystforLafeyette with an RBI double- But, Berfb's efforts
of the fifth unlil
were nuBifted \^^cn Lafayette JM tdier Michelle Garvey '01 gave up a big third
Drexel
junior
inning that led tofiverunsforthe Cadets.
Brad
Smith
Sunday's douWeheader was a different story however. T h e l^eop^ids
s m a c k e d a solo
bounced badk to take the first game dftiheday 2-i. '^We came outfiredup
homerun, proand ready to pla>^" explained sofrfioinore Gina Galati who would have two
pelling the D r a g iiits on the day. 'There was no waj'we wene going totettfiemsweep us."
ons to a 1-0 lead.
I^xdayette poimcedon the Gadete by pum|Mngoutd!^t singles and scoring
Unfortunately,
botli of thdr runs in the first inning That wouW be all the s u j ^ r t junior
the lead would
hurier E<rin Hail wouki need, Hall was once again a maestro on the mound,
nol be s q u a n goiiig seven innings and only alkjwing tme earned run.
dered
the
' 1 had my A game going, and the defense cfid a goodjob" jdhe said matterLeopard's
ofc^-fectly. Hall leads the team in wins with threeandhasanERAof 3.51. She
fense s p u t t e r e d
abo has posted 14 strikeouts tliis season.
and could only
Game two of the doubleheader was a pitcher's duel between sophomore
amass
four
Michelle Garvey and Army's Evans. Garvey responded to hex poor perforI'HOIO KRO.M THEL\tA)Eiii-: PHOTO FII.I;S
singles the entire
mance yesterday by shutting out the Cactets in three innings of work Junior
The baseball team captured their first win of the season last Saturday
game.
Junior
pitcher Andrea Culi»ge came in relief of Garvey in the fourth and pitched
versus Drexel.
Bob O s i p o w e r
well, but unforixuiatdy simt^dered two rtins to the Cadets W+K) came away
Armstrong described his his with a hard fought 2-1 victory
produced two, while classmate
Trailing 6-4 going inlo the
O n Tuesday, the Leopards ccaitinued their onslaught of doubleheadcre by
Mike Palos a n d freshmen Tye b o t t o m of t h e s e v e n t h , t h e clutch al bal. "I was having a
Gonser each chipped in with
'Pards weren't about to let t h e lough lime up unlil this point, dropping both games to Seton Hall. The Lec^iards feiled to get the offense
o n e a p i e c e . A l t h o u g h t h e fans al M e t z g e r Field leave especially t r y i n g lo h i l t h e gcang and produced only one run of the day. The pitdhing wasn't much
L e o p a r d s s t r u g g l e d offen- d i s a p p o i n t e d . Inslead, pinch curve ball. I felt that a curve better either as Lafeyette gave up nine runs in the opener and ten runs in the
sively, their great pitching a n d hitter J o h n Kline '02 ripped a ball w a s c o m i n g , so I w a s seccmd game.
Despite the setback and their poor owerall record (3-1.5)> the Leopards feel
staunch defense kept the game single down the left field line r e a d y for it. T h e p i t c h e r
close from start to finish.
lhal drove in the firsl r u n of threw m e a pilch that I liked they can get into postseason play
''We're a strong ccaitender to get into the Patiiot League toumament,"
T h e s e c o n d g a m e w a s a the inning for t h e L e o p a r d s . so I swung al il a n d ended u p
h e a r t p o u n d i n g , b a c k a n d J a s o n C a r i o u g h ' 0 1 conlinued
continued on page 7 said Galati.
IVlen^s Lia.crosse disappointed again
BY K I M C H U N G
Woodard
surBromby got his secprised
the
o n d goal of t h e
,|.he Lafayette's M e n ' s L a Seawolves by regame, assisted by
crosse team lost il's peatedly interceptBrian Eybs '99. A
home opener to the Stony Brook ing their passes beminute later fresh! ^ ^ ^
Seawolves on Wednesday 8-11.
hind the cage and
man
Ted
^f^wUfm'-'^S^EA
Blackburn brought
Gelling off lo a slow start, the r u n n i n g the ball ^^^Kjm^H^^BB
Leopards remained scoreless un- past c e n t e r l i n e . ^jgggj^^^^fl^^
•Hr-'xja the score lo 4 - 7 .
Bromby
and
til the second quarter. The l e o p - Lafayelte defense
t h e ^^^^^^^^^K^\^f- ^HHH
Blackburn proved
ards fought an uphill battle the r e s t r a i n e d
"S'^S^I
to be a lethal comrest of the game. Leopard goalie Seawolves' offense
bination as bolh
Duncan Woodard '01 said that for t h e second
scored again before
he fell partially responsible for quarter keeping il
1-3 at the half
the e n d of t h e
the team's disadvantage after the
game. Lafayelte
first half onslaught. In addition,
Stony
Brook
I'Hom HY ICvrHKRiM. Ko.sKKY foughl lo the bitter
Lafayelte offense had problems c a m e back with
at face-ofi" never seizing posses- three unanswered The Lacrosse team scored six goals in the third period o^^nj as Morgan
sion.
Wednesday's game, but still fell 8-11 to SUNY Stony Battle '01 scored his
goals until Mike
Brook, only goal in the lasl
'99
Parents and friends continued J o e d e c k e
lo be s u p p o r t i v e as Kevin scored with a minute left in the the final fifteen minutes were a to- seconds of the game,
Bromby '01 put Lafayette on the third quarter
tal surprise as ldayetle pulled oul
T h e Seawolves' leading scorer
score b o a r d . . A reenergized
For those watching the game the big guns and scored six goals. Dave Ozsvath seemed to be
^K^B^^^^E
W^^^^S
^m
j^^aB
I^ayette's arch nemesis wilh four
goals and one assisi versus the
'Pards. Oszvath took the win in
stride, "it was a close game. Hopefully we can try to take some good
from this."
TeammateJon Tompkins was also
impressed by Lafayette's effort and
commented, "I have to give the
Lafayette team a lot of credit for a
good comeback."
The "Pards' stunning performance
in thefourthquarter could be the start
of better times. "Wejust decided we
knew we could win the game, bul it
was too little too lale," said Bromby
about the leams late surge.
Lafayetle plays Ck)lgate al home
next week. Last season, the Leo|>
anls upset Colgate by one goal. 'This
year they're going to want lo beat us
very badly," s;ud Woodard.