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A
fter three years, the Peer
Mentorship program is
coming to a close. Citing
confused and overlapping respon-
sibilities, Dean of Students Eva
Chatterjee-Sutton confrms that the
program, which guided incoming stu-
dents, is no more.
Since its inception, the Peer Men-
torship program has gone through
several iterations. [The Peer Mentor
program] used to be a year long posi-
tion, and then evolved into a six week
program last year it was really for
orientation and a couple weeks after
that. Those changes were brought
about because there were fewer
people accessing their Peer Mentor,
says Chatterjee-Sutton. Former Peer
Mentor Gabe Weinstock 13 also saw
this problem, noting, There are all
these different outlets and systems
to help freshmen. Weinstock found
his mentees utilizing these resources
more than they used him. I think that
having the peer mentor job extend
past orientation is extraneous.
Because of the uniquely varied lev-
els of mentorship that happen casu-
ally at Bennington, Chatterjee-Sutton
hopes to create new infrastructures
that facilitate them more effective-
ly. It happens in your houses, you
talk about your plan, you talk about
studying abroad, you talk about Field
Work Term... and that happens re-
ally beautifully, but doesnt happen
consistently everywhere. So the next
question becomes: is there a way to
think about an infrastructure of men-
torship in communities?
Currently Chatterjee-Sutton and
others are considering additional
ways to provide mentorship to frst
year students. Weve been thinking
about having house chairs taking a
more prominent role in getting to
know frst year students and guiding
them through orientation. However,
Chatterjee-Sutton says there is not yet
a conclusion on the future structure.
When asked how House Chairs or
Pre-Orientation Trip Leaders would
be compensated for additional work,
Chatterjee-Sutton was unequivocal in
saying they would be compensated,
but was unsure regarding how much.
I think, obviously, if we are asking
them to take on additional responsi-
bilities we would think about com-
pensation that would match. Im not
sure since Peer Mentors did these ten
things that House Chairs would do
these ten things, because First Year
Advisors have taken on some of the
things Peer Mentors have done.
In ending this program, a source of
income for students has also ended.
While Chatterjee-Sutton recognizes
the need for student employment,
she remarks, It was a job, but it was
a short lived job with a pretty mod-
est stipend. My hope is that it wont
adversely impact too many people.
Chatterjee-Sutton adds, I think its
the distinction between a student
leadership position and a job. Its not
hourly; you dont get paid all term. I
guess I hadnt thought about it really
as a this is my job here.
The fnal plans Ior next academic
year`s orientation will be fnalized by
the end of the term. I feel its broader
than student life it involves faculty,
the Dean`s OIfce, Health Services,
and it involves the way the college
welcomes new students.
Orientation Will Make More Sense Next Year
Peer Mentorshi p Program Ends as Student Li fe Reval uates Ori entati on Mentorshi p
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ast week Plain China, the col-
leges national anthology of
undergraduate writing, launched its
third volume. This volume has 17
fction, nonfction, and poetry pieces
from around the country.
Since 2009 professor Becky God-
win and a team of Bennington Col-
lege students have scoured the na-
tions student literary magazines for
the best in undergraduate writing.
Plain China is the frst and only an-
thology of undergraduate writing
that draws from literary magazines.
Godwin says part of the inspiration
for Plain China came from looking
at other national magazines of stu-
dent writings. The majority of lit-
erary magazines are dominated by
submissions from graduate students.
The undergraduate voice doesnt get
much respect in a way. We wanted a
way to showcase the best of under-
graduate writing across the country.
Each year the fnal selections and
the Bennington Prize winners are se-
lected by three critically acclaimed
authors and editors. Judges included:
Ior nonfction, author oI Chronic City
and alumnus Jonathan Lethem; for
fction, editor oI the Paris Review
Lorin Stein; and poetry, edited by cel-
ebrated poet Eleanor Wilner. Lethem
is quoted on the Plain China website
as saying, overall this was a thrilling
group oI fnalists to consider, each
one worthy of a salute, and speaking
great things about the state of under-
graduate writing.
None of this years selection came
from the Silo, Bennington Colleges
journal of arts and letters.
You can read volume 3 at plainchina.
bennington.edu
Plain China Launches Third Volume
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NEWS EDITOR V
isiting Literature faculty Megan
Mayhew-Bergman received a
warm welcome from fellow authors
and critics for her newly released col-
lection of stories, Birds of a Lesser
Paradise. A graduate of both Ben-
ningtons Master of Fine Arts in Cre-
ative Writing program and Duke Uni-
versitys graduate program, she has
brought a wealth of knowledge and
advice to her classes at Bennington,
while promoting her collection.
Birds of a Lesser Paradise has a tone
of intimacy as characters grow and
react to the power of the outer world
as well as their own biology. Themes
of child rearing and nature appear fre-
quently, drawn from Mrs. Mayhew-
Bergmans own life as a mother and
Vermonter. Moving to Vermont co-
incided with my completion of the
fnal stories in the collection, she
remarks, [which] was a period of
radical change. I became a mother for
the frst time; I lost my mother-in-law
and came to know real grief I be-
gan a more physical life on our small
farm. These changes encouraged her
to focus on the choices women make
as they begin families and question
human exceptionalism.
Her Southern heritage infuences on
her work, guiding her choice to pub-
lish a collection of stories instead of
a novel. I felt drawn to the strong
tradition oI short fction: Flannery
OConnor, Eudora Welty, George
Singleton. I like the compression and
control required of short stories. Now
Mayhew-Bergman is writing a novel,
which deals with similar themes to
Birds of a Lesser Paradise, including
the power of nature on a contempo-
rary liIe, the diIfcult choices women
make, and the human-animal bond.
The title stems from her love of or-
nithology and a fascination with birds
of paradise they are so vibrant,
such icons of sexual selection. There
are also lesser birds of paradise,
and so I played with the order of the
words there and came up with a title,
she explains. Birds of a Lesser Para-
dise refects my Ieeling that we are
humans living in a world in decline
which is one of the really cheerful
themes of my collection.
After the process of publishing
while working, being a mother, and
going to school, Mrs. Mayhew-Berg-
man advises current Bennington writ-
ers to read ravenously and get into
the world. Traveling or doing work
that is important to you will inform
your writing more than going straight
to graduate school. Have passions,
shape your perspective, sharpen your
taste. Finally - grow thicker skin and
learn to get motivated by rejection;
thats a part of any writers life.
Birds of a Lesser Paradise is avail-
able online through various retailers,
and locally at Battenkill Books, the
Northshire Bookstore, and the Ben-
nington Bookshop.
Bennington Professor and Alumni Publishes Book
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>>Skinny
This past Wednesday, the Albany Devils
and Worcester Sharks clashed in Albanys
Times Union Center to muscle for rank
in the American Hockey League. There
to start the game off with a wonderful
rendition of our national anthem were
Bennington Colleges own Connor Dolson
12, Chris Beatley 14, Meg Osborn 12,
Maggie Ammons 15, Liam Dailey 14, Joe
Gould 13, and Zeeva Berman 14. A small
group of students accompanied our singers
to support them and watch some hockey as
well. The performance was well received,
and seemed to inspire more than enough
patriotic fervor in the players, who played
a close game indeed. The Devils got out to
an early lead, scoring 4 goals to the Sharks
1 in the frst period. The Sharks were not so
easily deterred, however, and came back to
tie the game up at 5-5; unfortunately, it was
not enough and the Devils won 6-5 in the
third period. After the game, our singers
were on the receiving end of more than a
little praise from the audience, including
from old women, who are generally the
bluntest of persons stated Connor Dolson
proudly.
Sing it, Sling it
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Q. If Im of age and drinking in another
21 year olds room with an underage
drinker- who gets written up? Just the host?
The underage drinker? Everybody?
A. In a situation where open alcohol
containers and minors occupy the same
room, the minors and the owner of the room
will be subject to violations. Anybody who
admits to or is evidenced to have supplied
alcohol to the minors in question will be
subject to violations as well. Other of-age
drinkers in that room should be noted in the
report, but not subject to violations.
If of-age drinkers are drinking in a
minors room, however, everybody in the
room is subject to violations.
Protip: Even if nobody is drinking, any
open container in a room is considered an
alcohol violation.
Q. Does Campus Safety search fridges?
What about in Shingle where everybodys
21?
A. Common area refrigerators are
subject to search, as alcohol stored there
is accessible to minors. When alcohol is
found in common area refrigerators it is
disposed of immediately and no further
action is taken. Refrigerators in private
rooms are not subject to search without a
reasonable cause.
Q. Can I get a violation for stuff in my
room during fre alarms?
A. Rooms are subject to being opened
during fre alarms iI the cause oI the
alarm cannot be located in common areas.
Campus Safety will never search a
room during a fre alarm, but all fre saIety
violations will be noted during the room
sweeps and a violation will be administered
via the post oIfce aIter the alarm has been
rectifed.
Q. When can Campus Safety enter my
room?
A. The Student Handbook policies
establish that Campus Safety may enter
a students room at any time, for any
reason, with no exceptions. In practice,
however, Campus Safety will almost never
enter a room without a reasonable cause
concerning potential policy violations
going on in that room.
Q. If Campus Safety enters a smoky
room, but there isnt any actual evidence
of smoking (candles, cigarette butts, etc)
can a violation be written?
A. II the observing oIfcer`s opinion is
that the volume of evidence (amount of
smoke, alarm activation, etc) substantiates
probable cause to believe a violation has
recently occurred, a violation can be
written for the room-owner.
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himself! Were grilling Ken Collamore on your behalf and bringing the
summaries of those discussions direct to the BFP.
Kens Korner: Campus Safety Q&A
The newly formed Student Justice
League (formerly Students Against
Oppression and before that Students
for a Free Society) held a workshop on
student organizing on March 25th. While
this Justice League may not have their
own satellite headquarters, the workshop
equipped students with the tools necessary
to making their demands result in campus
wide change. While the meeting was not
meant to create a movement for student
power, workshop speaker Patrick St. John
showed tactics of past student movements.
Over the four hour meeting, students
learned the nuts and bolts of students
organizing themselves so they can go
about working through [their] situation to
cause that to become reality, says attendee
Forrest Purnell 13.
The SLJ meets Sundavs at 3 in the Canheld
Common Room.
SLJ Learns Super-Powered Tactics
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Objectively better than the
original. Future is the worst
rapper ever.
According to our resident
TV expert aka Connie,
Communitys chances for
renewal are solid
Go Human Beings! Also,
look out for Connies up-
coming TV blog: www.girl-
watchestoomuchtv.tum-
blr.com
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Paul Voice: Wittgenstein
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I Got a Press
Release
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After two years of loyal service, The
Bennington Free Presss News Editor
recieved his frst press release in the mail
this last Saturday.
While the letter was addressed to
Bennington Free Press, it was placed in
his mailbox so he opened it.
When asked what was in the release,
Boucher said it was something about a
photodocumentary project about farms in
Vermont, and about how his Kickstarter
project was about to expire and he
wouldnt be able to do it.
Boucher is a well known critic of
Kickstarter, so will not run it. Also
apparently Connie gets these all the time
and just tosses them. This doesnt bother
Boucher at all. Not at all. I`m fne. Fine.
Emma vs. Comedy
Last Friday, to kick off the college`s frst
ever Festival of Wit, Bennington students
gathered in the Downcaf for yet another
Comedy Battle, a competition of short
stand up comedy. The judges panel was
composed of CAPA fellows James Geary
and Andrew Boyd and Program Assistant
Austin Haytko, all of whom seemed in
t urns bemused, horrifed, and embarrassed
by the cognitive landscape represented by
the nights performers.
First up was Theo Koppel, who
delivered a characteristically disjointed and
theatrical series of non-sequiturs revolving,
if I can get analytical here, around the idea
of what constitutes jokes and it ended
with a pretty brilliant hypothetical about
going to your kindergarten reunion to fnd
that all of your former classmates have
progeria ('It would make it really diffcult
to mingle). He was followed by Andrew
Duffs performance, which instigated
a long, somewhat uncomfortable post-
routine conversation between host Josh
Max and the judges about blowjob jokes.
At that point I think we all needed to hear
the dulcet tones of a lady comedian to wash
away the lurking spectre of the patriarchal
industrio-scrotofascist humor complex that
had begun to cast a dick-shaped pall over
the proceedings.
I dont know about anybody else who
was there, but as soon as Ellen Bogen
started talking my ovaries started to do the
slow-clap like twin internal Citizen Kane
.gifs. Her observation that cuddling and
snacking is way better than any sex you
can get here prompted an ear-splitting
whoop of agreement from the ladiez in
the audience, further illustrating to the
CAPA fellows that Bennington College is
a romantic wasteland.
Next, Killian Walsh gave a reading
from a work of erotic fction written by his
frst Field Work Term boss that made me
realize that maybe all I want from love
is to hear him repeat the phrase aromatic
bread to me in a Tuscan villa. That could
be because I miss bread, though. Also,
Lily Primamore reinforced the probably
universal sentiment that you do not EVER
fuck with Lily Primamore, EVER EVER.
I actually have a point to dispute with
the next performer. Charismatically
mustachioed international superstar
Dominik Eisenschmidt, who delivered
a strong set about a documentary he
saw about elephants on Animal Planet,
appears to be fundamentally confused
about dysfunctional animal reproduction.
If theres any animal thats incapable of
handling its own procreative process (and
is also probably, across the board, totally
gay,) it`s defnitely the panda. Look at
the statistics. They just really, really dont
want to do it. Whenever a panda is born
in a zoo its all We worked for two years
to get Lin Bing pregnant, not Lin Bing
got pregnant because thats what animals
fucking do for a living. Pandas never
have sex, they really hate it and they would
rather die than do it.
Sonia Kissin and Sander Houk were
the last performers of the night. Sonias
story was a grower about a friend trying
to seduce a pizza boy which gathered
momentum after a slow start. Sanders
act probably contained the most jokes
per minute out of everybody, and was
defnitely the most traditional piece of
stand-up I saw. Sometimes its nice to hear
a good old-fashioned punch line, or a really
awful Dad pun. I also have the phrase like
masturbating on a rollercoaster written
down in my notes, but I dont remember
the frst component of the metaphor and
Im going insane trying to come up with
alternatives.
Ultimately, the big winner was Ellen
Bogen, siren of my womanhood, who
walked away with a $50 prize and the
resplendent glory of having been funny
with only minimal reliance upon dick
jokes.
In all seriousness, events like this are
actually kind of great. There are a lot of
funny people on this campus, and I for
one want to know what kind of jokes you
all have fled away in your weird, addled
little brains. Yes, maybe I want you to
get up on a stage so I can quietly judge
you, but I also want you to surprise me
with your imaginative reenactment of an
elephant fsting another elephant, or with
your vision of what a house built out of the
snacks girls eat looks like. Congratulations
to all of the performers: you were all at
least moderately funny.
Cathys a little hut tucked behind a gas station on 7A (near The Blue
Benn) and its a great place to grab a quick and posi goblet of brew. (Iced
Coffee.) Its a drive-thru, yet its run by what seems to be some awesome and
friendly people. They gave us a punch card for being new customers with
three punches already punched. Theyre vegan friendly, giving us a choice
between two (countem) types of soymilk: regular and vanilla. The coffee
was a great balance of sweetness and boldness, adding to an all-around
refreshing addition to our morning commute.
Nova Mae is a chill spot just a block or two East of Four Corners
in Bennington. Its got a real crunchy vibe, the kind of place you hang out
at if you are into Pilates and recycled toilet paper. The coffee (iced) was
quite good, though it was a bit too sweet it was still delicious and refreshing,
but there was not enough of a coffee taste. They do offer goats milk from
Polymeadow Farms for their coffee which Buddy Jams high fved over. One
other drawback is that they gave me a gr een straw, and a bunch of people in
the D-Hall sneered at me for getting what they thought was a cup of Star-
bucks Iced Coffee. Apparently Starbucks is unacceptable now? Whatever.
Nova Mae was tasty.
Yknow, we didnt expect all that much from the Dunkin Donuts
Iced Coffee, but it really wasnt half bad compared to everything else. It
did what it was supposed to do: refresh and caffeinate us on a sunny day.
Thumbs up for being fast and close like who ever you danced with at St.
Kilpats. Even though we ordered it with a little sugar there was still a good
quarter inch of crystalsludge.tumblr.com at the bottom of our cup. Also
minus points for being out of xSOYxMILKx.
Alright Iced Coffee. Sorry to put one of the campuses favorite local
businesses so far down on the list, but it doesnt seem like Powers Market
takes its Iced Coffee game very seriously. It is pretty much the Music and
Lyrics of coffee: were sure someone out there wanted to see Hugh Grant co-
star alongside Drew Barrymore in a Rom-Com but it defnitely wasn`t us. We
had to ask for ice because the coffee was lukewarm. They also only had paper
cups (you always want to show off the fact that you are drinking coffee (Iced.)
The coffee over all was pretty much faccid. On the plus side, you`ll probably
be getting a breakfast burrito there anyways so you might as well grab an iced
coffee too.
This is impossible to know where to start. Not just the worst iced
coffee I have ever had, the worst beverage. I would pay more than 99 cents
to not drink any size. The coffee station at Cumbys has a Sugar Shot
machine that favors your coffee with what tastes like pure sin. You can get up
to three (count`em) different favored shots. Naturally, we chose the Peach,
Raspberry, and Hazelnut favors. It had no ice, and upon tasting one buddy
started laughing so hard he almost fell over in the establishment. Gregs car
still smells. It is truly hard for us to describe the emotionally scarring favor
that will never leave our tongues. The only merit here is knowing the feeling
of deep regret.
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Honorable Mention, Nite Jars Coffeeshop: Nite Jars Coffeeshop is a new place next
to Marigold Kitchen in North Bennington. We rolled through on their opening day they didnt
have any Iced Coffee, but we did try their espresso. It was pretty delicious, and we were engaged
with both pleasant conversation and tantalizing pizza smells from next door. We put them here
as an honorable mention because its a warm environment, a quick walk to North B, and a
healthy dose of coffee, iced or not.
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They went on a journey to fnd the boldest, most refreshing, most righteous
Iced Coffee in the Bennington area.
Buddy Jams is Peter Reale & Greg Obis.
Buddy Jams Gets Iced
Cathys
Nova Mae
N|te Iars Coeeshop
Dunkin Donuts
Powers Market
Cumberland Farms
The frst stop we made was South Street Caf, and hot damn was
that a good decision because their Iced Coffee is the bomb and it exploded in
our mouths. South Street has simple syrup at the counter, so you dont have
to get those nasty sugar crystals coating the bottom of your beverage. They
have free wif! And check this: when we went, there was an awesome big
dog sitting outside that we got to pet, and there was a cute girl reading a book
inside. Their male baristas are babes as well, just sayin. So basically, you
can drink your iced coffee, pet a dog, chat up some babe, and update your
blog all at the same time. Its a pretty sweet deal.
South Street Cafe
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Congratulations on your win, Ellen Bogen!
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3 THE BENNINGTON FREE PRESS / April 2nd, 2012 > Vol. 17 No. 2 F E A T U R E S
B
onjour, I am Simone de Boudoir,
the Bennington Free Presss res-
ident sex advice columnist. From
now on if you have questions about sex,
sexuality, sexual health, relationships, and
the like you can consult me! Send an e-mail
(benningtonsexadvice@gmail.com), ask a
question via Facebook (friend me: Simone
de Boudoir), or slip your queries into the
big envelope on the wall in the mailroom.
My frst priority will always be your ano-
nymitymy next your pleasure!
Dear Simone,
In high school, I was in a long term
relationship with the girl I lost my virginity
to. Now that Im here Ive mostly been
having one night stands, and Ive been
having some... performance issues. What
do you suggest to a Bennington Boy with
too short of a fuse?
Hey Bennington Boy,
Before we talk about potential
treatments, if youre concerned about
pleasing your sexual partner (which I hope
you are) , premature ejaculation does not
have to get in the way. Most women dont
climax from vaginal stimulation alone so,
not to discredit your peniss own hard work
in that area, but fngers, mouths, foreplay,
etc. are all handy tools that Im guessing
your one-night stands would be more than
satisfed with.
As for what you can do - what
premature ejaculation (PE) actually
refers to is pretty confusing. The studies
I`ve looked at have defned it in many
ways, with some providing no defnition at
all. But for our uses it is perhaps important
to remember that PE is a disorder only
insofar as you feel it is abnormal and
affects your life. What you think of as
PE may be totally normal for another
person. One of the most common ways of
operationalizing PE is that it is ejaculation
that occurs prior to or within two minutes
of penetration. Of course, asking men how
long they think they should last reveals
that many men have a desire to last longer
than most men actually last in practice. A
general culture of silence can contribute
to this miscalculation of what is normal.
Depending on the study and the defnition,
PE is estimated to affect between 20 and 40
percent of men.
Theres still a lot of debate among the
medical community as to what exactly
causes premature ejaculation (PE): it
could be medical, psychological, cultural,
or some combination thereof. There are a
whole host of treatments that have been
proffered over the years, including the
following (which are all possible to work
on solo):
Distraction: I think weve all watched
enough teen raunch comedies to know the
old think about baseball trick its sort of
the inverse of the mandate for women to
close their eyes and think of England.
Stop-Start Technique: Masturbate until
you feel that youre close and then break
to let the urge to ejaculate subside. Resume
stimulating yourself until you feel you
are about to ejaculate and again, pause
and allow the feeling to subside. Keep
repeating.
Squeeze Technique: The Squeeze
Technique is a variation on the Stop-Start
when you are about to orgasm you should
pause and use your thumb and forefnger
to squeeze the end of your penis where the
shaft and glans (head) meet for about 30
seconds. Again, repeat as needed.
Reducing anxiety: Meditation and
breathing can help you to focus on
sensations other than sexual stimulation.
Anxiety, especially among men who have
sex infrequently, is strongly correlated
with PE. Some fnd it helps to masturbate
more often so that there is less emphasis on
sexual satisfaction just from intercourse,
but make sure when you masturbate to
attempt to slow it down you dont want
to train yourself to orgasm even faster!
Kegel Exercises: More commonly
associated with women, some studies have
shown they help men with PE. Google it
for more instructions on how to do them.
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Tarras Pasta Sauce
Simone: On Penises and Posterity
I grew up in one of those households
where nightly family dinners were
mandatory. My parents are both great
cooks, and sometimes they would take
the opportunity to test out new recipes
and introduce us to different ingredients.
However, there were also some nights
when dinners had to be quick, and this
sauce served over al dente pasta was
one of our go-to meals. I have absolutely
no clue who Tarra is, but it has become
one of my favorite recipes. Its incredibly
simple and very easy to re-create in the
dining hall.
Real Recipe
1. Saut 3 cloves of garlic, minced, in 1
Tbsp. of olive oil for 4 minutes
2. Add 1 can of cannellini beans, 1 cups
of chopped fresh tomato, and cup of
chopped fresh basil. Cook for 7 minutes.
3. Add cup of parmesan cheese and
1 Tbsp. fresh lemon juice right before
serving.
Dining Hall Recipe
1. At the wok station over low heat, saut
some minced garlic
(from the salad bar) in
olive oil.
2. Add some red kidney
beans and about 10-
12 cherry tomatoes,
quartered. (At this
step, I also like to add
some spinach to add
something green to my
meal.) If there is basil
at the wok station, add
a few shakes. Cook for
about 5 minutes.
3. Turn off the heat. Add
parmesan cheese and the
juice from a few wedges
of lemon. Serve over
pasta or rice.
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There have been some medical
interventions that have been shown to
have promise in treating PE, but please,
please, please dont self-medicate. Set up a
meeting with Dr. Randy if you really think
its a serious issue.
Finally, some studies have shown that
it is more likely to occur with new sexual
partners, which may be why, as youve
been pursuing one-night stands instead
of longer lasting sexual relationships,
you are experiencing issues with PE.
However, there are a lot of other studies
that contradict this evidence or show that
other conditions are commonly associated
with PE.
Dear Simone,
I recently started to have sex and I am
not sure if regular size condoms are too
small for me. I am scared of getting lost
inside of a magnum condom. WHAT
DO I DOOOO??
Step 1: Go out and obtain some different
kinds of condoms.
Step 2: Experiment by masturbating with
different ones on to fnd your favorite.
Whats more important than too small
(you can stretch those things over your
head if you want) is too big you do NOT
want to have one that slips off!
You can also try female condoms, a less
popular but totally viable option (though
you should research insertion and safer sex
practices properly before using them).
On The Lawn
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lets bring back all that the velvet I
saw before that rando beautiful week
we had! Paired with either lace or dirty
boots, velvet will always be GlAmOr-
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5 THE BENNINGTON FREE PRESS / April 2nd, 2012 > Vol. 17 No. 2 V O I C E S
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For Petes Sake: Why Limbaugh?
Littering the news this past month
has been that indomitable creature, Mr.
Rush Limbaugh. Perverting the airwaves
with his abhorrence, he drew the ire of
the media nationwide from MSNBC to
our own Bennington Free Press. I do
not try to hide the fact that I agree with
nearly every one of the criticisms; he is
a pig of the most odious nature. What I
cannot understand, however, is why he is
even being discussed. While it is true that
his radio show reaches millions, is it too
much of a reach to reason that those who
listen to his daily vitriol already think and
believe exactly what they are hearing?
Simply uttering what his audience is too
scared to say out loud, I would imagine
that he hasnt changed anyones mind
about an issue in thirty years. So why do
we care? Our reaction to Mr. Limbaughs
most recent potshot raises an issue about
the national political discourse in this
country that needs addressing- it being,
frankly, that there is little of substance. Mr.
Limbaugh and his show are a distraction,
nothing more. Every word about the man,
including those printed right here, are
wasted on a topic that diverts attention
away from matters of true importance.
The lesson my mother taught me in
elementary school about my sister Maggie
- if you ignore something annoying, it will
eventually go away - seems to apply here.
Yet the media still fritters away air time
and the printed space (rest assured, I also
see the glaring hypocrisy) condemning his
exploits, and I see no radical journalistic
shift on the horizon. Years from now it
may not be Mr. Limbaughs controversial
bellows analyzed in countless editorials,
but there will almost surely be another
impudent blusterer covered in his place,
proving national political discourse still
little more than a screaming contest.
Indeed, Mr. Limbaughs cardinal sin
is not his overwhelming idiocy but his
practice of a journalism that asks no
questions but preaches all answers. It is
the duty of one who professionalizes in
editorializing to act not as a defnitive
guide to opinion, but as a commentator
who challenges their audience to consider
another point of view, to ponder matters of
contention, or even think critically about
their own reality. Regardless of whether
or not Mr. Limbaughs listeners are pre-
disposed to agree with his sentiment,he
fails to do this on his radio show, and the
segment of the media who has recently
made a sport of lambasting the man have
failed to do this as well.
And so we come full-circle to the
question originally posed. Why is the
absurdity that is Mr. Limbaugh so
covered? Why has he been the focus of so
many recent castigating thought-pieces
and zealously publicized censures? These
offer no more substance to our political
discourse than the vociferations of Mr.
Limbaugh, and merely slake our medias
apparent obsession with pettifoggery.
It is unquestionable, the medias role in
determining what is deliberated upon
politically; in focusing its attention upon
the predictable bigoted rhetoric of a man
with little or no infuence, it is performing a
regrettable disservice.
Freedom Fighters
March 15th marked one year of
the Syrian uprising. Since that time
an estimated 9,000 lives have been
forfeit, and 30,000 others have been
imprisoned over the fght Ior Ireedom
from Bashar al-Assads brutal regime.
The Syrian National Council demands
the resignation of al-Assad, regime
change, democratic reforms, and
expanded civil rights. For the people
of Syria, freedom is the ability to walk
down the street without fear of death
striking suddenly and unexpectedly,
and freedom is being able to choose
their leaders.
Here in the United States we have
our own group oI Ireedom fghters,
banded together under the Occupy
banner. For the Occupy protestors,
freedom is markedly different than the
Syrian ideal; after all New York has
not seen much in the way of artillery
or sniper fre in recent years, and we
vote for every member of the house,
every member of the senate, and even
the President himself is mostly chosen
by the American people. Of course,
one of Occupy Wall Streets main
critiques has always been the lack of
clear, defned goals; but generally we
can say that for the Occupy protestors,
freedom is being led by a government
Iree oI the corrupting infuence oI
corporations and big money.
This, then, begs the question:
what is freedom? Is America a free
country? If not, can anyone ever truly
be totally free? Is freedom living
in a pure, total democracy, or in an
anarcho communist state? Perhaps
being worried about corporate
infuence is just a frst world problem.
Perhaps it is just ingrained in human
nature to constantly be fghting against
something.
Indeed, the world has seen pure
democracy in ancient Athens, and
Plato, one of Western philosophys
greatest thinkers, felt enslaved to the
masses, and to the people themselves.
Plato felt that democracy had killed
his mentor Socrates, but still, here
is a man belonging to a population
of supposedly free people, and then
claiming that theyd be better off
under, basically, an enlightened
dictator. This leader, of course, would
have to be a philosopher; and it is
not hard to imagine that Plato could
have been arguing that he should be
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Indeed, the world has
seen pure democracy
in ancient Athens, and
Plato, one of Western
philosophys greatest
thinkers, felt enslaved to
the masses, and to the
people themselves.
ruler. In a true democracy, after all,
you may not be beholden to a ruler,
but you are always beholden to your
peers (most of whom you might not
agree with).
Maybe soon the Syrians will live
in a democracy, and Americans will
live in a country where peoples
voices are louder than dollars, but it
is only a matter of time before thats
not good enough.
The object of the game is to eliminate all opposing players by getting
them OUT. This may be done by:
Hitting an opposing player with a LIVE thrown ball below the shoulders.
Catching a LIVE ball thrown by your opponent before it touches the
ground.
LIVE: A ball that has been thrown and has not touched anything, includ-
ing the foor/ground, another ball, another player, offcial, or other item
outside of the playing feld. (wall, cieling, feld, etc)
The Opening Rush
Game begins by placing the dodgeballs along the center line. Players then
take a position behind their end line (all players with one hand on the
wall.) Following a signal by the offcial, teams may approach the center-
line to retrieve the balls. This signal offcially starts the contest. Once a
ball is retrieved it must be taken behind the attack-line before it can be
legally thrown.
5-Second Violation
In order to reduce stalling, a violation will be called if a team controls all
six (6) balls on their side of the court for more than 5 seconds.
Rule Enforcement
During pool play or regular-season matches, rules will be enforced pri-
marily by the honor system. Players will be expected to rule whether or
not a hit was legal or whether they were legally eliminated. All contests
will be supervised by two (2) court monitors. The court monitors respon-
sibility will be to rule on any situation in which teams cannot agree. The
court monitor`s deciscion is fnal- no exceptions.
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2. Pi Pi Pi 8-2
3. 2nd Street House Chairs 9-3
4. Merck 9-3
5. Staff 3-6
6. Awulley 3-9
7. Dewey 2-10
8. Canfeld 0-10
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DODGEBALL TEAM PROFILE: AWULLEY (3-9)
At 3-9, Awulley is feeling the pressure of 6th place in the Spring 2012 Bennington College Dodgeball League. The loose-knit collective of players from
Woolley House are playing on Wednesday night, along with the undefeated Post-Bacs (9-0), Pi Pi Pi (8-2), and Dewey (2-10). The team has run into trouble with
throwing, as team member Eva Bond is well aware of. I can dodge like nobodys business but my throwing skills leave something to be desired, says Bond. After
a rough outing last Wednesday (the team went 0-4 for the night) Awulley is trying to remain positive and focus on their strengths. Says Bond, We are good about
rotating players, learning the other teams tells, and accessing our inner demons for the sake of the game.
PHOTOS BY JEFFERY KITCHEN
Want to get involved with the BFP?
Please come and bring your ideas to
our next meeting, on Sunday April 8th, at
8:00 PM in the Woolley Common Room.
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ending of their childhoods. Whats grown
on me is this balance between the fact that
theyre growing up too fast and discovering
each other sexually, but at the same time
theres just this profound innocence to their
relationship... I love how deeply it can be
explored, said Nelson of the leading pair.
When asked what initially attracted them
to the piece, Robotham cited the Spring
Awakening craze from her high school
days, saying [Night Train] was a lot like
it in the sense that these kids were growing
up too fast but nobody was talking to them
about [it]. Nelson mentioned the poetry
of Nilo Cruzs language and recounted
her frst out-loud reading oI the play with
Robotham . While the piece can easily be
read silently in 30 minutes, really savoring
the words initially took nearly two hours.
As the play enters its tech week, Robotham
and Nelson are aiming to polish a show that
has thus far managed to avoid any major
production setbacks. Still on the agenda
are touching up a number of tricky scene
transitions involving complex technical
choreography, and fnalizing an emotive
light plot co-designed by Ranleigh Starling
13 and Erin Jones 14.
Both directors applauded the work of
a cast, which Nelson described as a
luxury for the hard work they did in and
out of rehearsals. This , thushas enabled
a tech week that can focus exclusively
on technical issue rather than unfnished
narrative elements. The hard work
certainly shows - the halI hour oI the piece
I watched in rehearsal was gripping, even
on an unfnished set. Your student ID is
good for a free ticket, and I wholeheartedly
recommend using it.
Night Train to Bolina will run April 6
th

and 7
th
at 8pm in Margot Tenney Theater.
Free. Email boxoIfcebennington.edu Ior
reservations.
Robotham & Nelson
Come of Age in Night
Train
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Sarah Robotham 12 and Katelyn
Nelson 12 are bringing an obscure play
penned by Cuban-American playwright
Nilo Cruz to life this April in Margot
Tenney Theater. Its a play that you have
to read twice - or you don`t get it, said
Robotham of Night Train to Bolina. Its
much clearer when its up on its feet.
Nelson agreed, noting, Night Train is a
really good example of plays that are
not meant to be read - that are written to
be seen. That being said, there has been
plenty oI time Ior re-reading at this point
- the senior duo have been plotting to co-
direct Night Train since their freshman
year.
Traditionally set in vague mid-eighties
Latin America, Robotham and Nelson have
opted to place their take on Night Trains
dark mysticism in the midst of Argentinas
inIamous Dirty War.
The lead characters
are two adolescents,
Mateo and Clara
(played by Colin
Hinckley 14 and
Hannah McCarthy
12), who, when
threatened by abuse
and the specter of
starvation, attempt
to fee their rural
village for the
city. While on
their journey, they
discover themselves
and experience the
Last weekend, the College
was host to a Festival oI Wit- a project
organized by CAPA Fellow James Geary.
The aim of the festival was to celebrate and
explore the concept of wit as the verbal,
psychological, and/or physical intelligence
to do, say or be the right thing at the right
time in the right place.
The weekend opened with a stand-up
comedy battle, where Ellen Bogens
charming story oI a typical girl`s night-in
won the adoration of both the audience
and the judges. Saturday involved talks
with CAPA fellow James Geary, Harvard
University`s Dr. Barbara Kellerman, and
activist Andrew Boyd, with each speaker
discussing wit in a different way.
Geary, who returned to Bennington to
teach the course Aphorisms: Ideas and
Action, spoke about aphorismswitty,
philosophical sayingsin the larger context
of society, and how wit and aphorisms are
deeply connected. Kellerman followed,
speaking about the use of wit in politics
or, more often than not, the lack thereof.
Boyd, the third speaker, addressed the use
of wit in campaigns for social change as
examples of contemporary media mastery.
Boyd is the mastermind behind Billionaires
for Bush, a political street theater
organization that satirically supports the
Republican Party, the wealthy and, of
course, George W. Bush, Boyd brought
to bear years oI experience in the feld oI
creative campaigning for social change.
Boyd later hosted a functional workshop
on the topic, where, after analyzing the
successes of his work and campaigns that
utilize art in creating social change, students
then had an opportunity to apply the skills
they learned to their own campaigns and
interests. The workshop relates strongly
to Boyds most recent project, Beautiful
Trouble: A Toolbox for Revolution, an
e-book and web toolbox that aggregates
campaigns and events for social change
that utilize wit and entertainment for a
greater impact on communities.
Wit is an alluring tool in any instance,
whether in social interactions or more
formal speaking occasions. The Festival of
For my 21st birthday, I got a beer
cozy imprinted with the logo of Lucero,
Memphis` hardest-working, most badass
rock n roll outft going. On the back is
an encouraging, instructive phrase: The
drunker you get, the better we sound.
Modesty prevents me from publicly
confrming the veracity oI this statement,
but feel free to join me at the Lucero show
at the Magic Stick in April, and Id be
glad to undertake an investigation of its
accuracy with you. Don`t worry; the band
will be drunk too.
The Detroit show will mark the Iourth
time Ive seen Lucero live, but a lot has
happened since I last saw them, just a
little bit over two years ago. Over Field
Work Term, I scored an interview with
their raspy-voiced, inIectiously genuine
frontman Ben Nichols and wrote an article
about them for Rolling Stone.com. That
was pretty neat. Oh, and they just put out
a new album, Women & Work, that totally
kicks my ass to town.
Ben has been singing about whiskey-
soaked heartbreak on a string of stellar
albums going back to the late 90s. Theyve
recently beefed up their sound by adding
the expert piano stylings of Rick Steff and
a full on horn section to their previously
stripped-down garagey alt-country sound.
The result of this transformation is Women
& Work, a terrifc record that Iully embraces
Memphis` rich musical history Irom Stax-
Volt soul to old-Iashioned boogie rock.
Whether tearing it up on bar room rockers
like the title track, playing tear-in-your-
beer soul balladry like It May Be Too
Late, or backed by a gospel choir on the
stunning album closer Go Easy, Lucero
brings it with the best of them.
Ready for some jazz? The
Bennington Jazz Lounge is back and
ready for Spring 2012. The project will be
holding its frst show oI the term on Sunday,
April 8th at 10pm in the DowncaI. The
college saw its frst Jazz Lounge, created
and produced by Molly Murphy 13 and
Maria Jacobson 14 last fall. This term it
will continue to be produced by Murphy,
but also by Ben Zucker 15, the main
pianist for the event. With a laugh, Murphy
mentioned that Zuckers contributions
have been extremely valuable as he is the
heart of the show.
Over fIteen student musicians will
showcase songs from all shades of the
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Wit brought this concept into the limelight,
showing how a concept that so often is
overlooked could have a strong impact on
areas not typically associated with the idea
of wit.
In the context of Bennington College, the
Festival oI Wit has been one oI the defning
events Ior CAPA and its curriculum- the
ambiguity that surrounded CAPA and all
it encompasses still exists, and it is up to
the courses and events associated with
the institution itself to communicate a
stronger vision of exactly what it aims to
be. The Festival of Wit demonstrated how
CAPA could be brought into the context
of the campus at large, emphasizing
the interdisciplinary nature of the
CAPA curriculum and showing how an
unexpected subject like wit can affect our
literary, artistic, and political lives.
jazz genre, including contemporary tunes
and classic standards. Some pieces will
even be performed in different languages,
such as Portuguese and French. Murphy
notes that the event is designed to give
people an opportunity to sing jazz when
they wouldnt have one otherwise. While
following no particular theme, Murphy
also mentions that there will 'defnitely be
a lounge feel kind of hot, sexy.
Additionally, the Bennington Sustainable
Food Project will be selling coffee at $1 a
cup - so grab a cup oI joe and get ready
for some sultry, sassy, and sexy tunes by
Bennington`s fnest.
In One Wind: The Interview
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APRIL
THURSDAY, APRIL 5th, 8:00 PM
Los Lobos in Concert
Mass MoCa Hunter Center, 29$
With its unique mix of rock, blues, Tex-Mex, folk and tradi-
tional Spanish and Mexican music, Los Lobos has created some
of Americas most inventive and inspiring music, notch-
ing numerous #1 singles, three Grammys and millions of
albums sold along the way.
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 11th, 2:00 PM
A Look At Rare Books in the Clarks Library
The Clark
Registration required. Call 413 458 0425
Join Clark librarians Karen Bucky and Terri Boccia for an up-
close look at a sampling of treasures from the librarys special
collections.
THURSDAY, APRIL 19, 7:30 PM
Koran By Heart
Club B-10, 5$ with student ID
Koran By Heart (Greg Barker, 2011) uses the cultural cross-
roads of the international competition of Koran recitation in
Cairo to examine the issues facing of the next generation of
Muslims.
SUNDAY, APRIL 22, 2:00 PM
Artist Now Film Series: Waste Land
The Clark
'Lucy Walker`s Academy Award-nominated flm follows artist
Vik Muniz, famous for his unusual materials, such as a Madonna
in chocolate syrup, as he returns to Brazil to create portraits of
the pickers who eke a living out of recyclable materials from
Rios enormous garbage dump.
In One Wind, a Brooklyn-based group
with extraordinary cross-genre capability
performed this past Friday in the Student
Center. Angelo Spagnolo (vocals, guitar),
Mallory Glaser (vocals), Robert Lundberg
(bass), Steven Lugerner (multi-reeds), and
Max Jaffe (drums) sat down to answer a
few questions before the show, and proved
themselves as interesting and diverse as
their music not to mention humorous and
charismatic as a group.
BFP: As a musician, who do you think is
your biggest infuence?
SL: For me, theres a lot of orchestrated
classical music, especially people who are
writing American contemporary classical
music. I like sounds that are different
and interesting, and those guys seem to
be pushing the boundaries sonically, in a
composed way.
MJ: Ive found myself, especially more
recently, infuenced by any kind oI music
that has a rhythmic, drone component. That
could be all sorts of things, like indigenous
music from the Middle East or Africa, or
hip-hop. The groove and subtle elements of
the groove becomes a focus when its the
same thing Ior ten or fIteen minutes.
AS: I think Id say a big one was Michael
Jackson, a long time ago. It just sort of
stuck with me, just the songs and sort of
the delivery if you like it or not, its really
physical. It draws you in.
BFP: What was the most memorable live
show you`ve ever been to?
RL: Actually, I remember the frst time I
saw tUnE-yArDs, I had no idea what to
expect, and she was opening for The Dirty
Projectors, and she totally stole the show.
She has one of the best stage energies Ive
ever seen you cant not watch her.
MG: I have to agree with that, actually. I
think tUnE-yArDs really blew me away.
BFP: Where is your favorite place that
you`ve played at? Either geographical
area, city, venue, whatever.
MG: There was this one crazy Indian
restaurant/dance party that we played at.
That was pretty fun, in Columbus, Ohio.
MJ: We basically decided on the drive up
here that Vermont was our favorite state.
Were not making that up.
RL: We played in Burlington last month
and had a really good time.
SL: We played some shows in California
last November, and playing in Los
If you think youre meeting
your destiny on the other side of a door,
you may not be interested in its design.
This was the aphorism (penned by Ettore
Sottsass- one oI those rarifed humans
who`s Wikipedia page alone justifes
a right to pen aphorisms) that ran in
circles around my mind as I observed-
really observed- the large door to Usdan
Gallery. It was cold and late; I thought a
few moments to meditate on Thoreau with
Koichiro Kurita might energize my mind
for a long night ahead. Unfortunately, I
never made it beyond the door, much less
Beyond Spheres (sorry).
This door (there is a Spanish word for large
door- portyn) is a thing at odds with
several conficting relativities. Consider
the average door- designed to scale with
the human fgure and generally not much
larger or smaller than is comfortable for a
human to pass through. The vast majority
of functional design is executed at human
scale- consider the newspaper youre
holding, or your cellphone; the ideal of
functional design is only ideal relative to
the human form. Design services Man.
The visual arts, in a general sense, have
little regard for the limitations of human
physiology. It would be functionally ideal
iI every painting was perhaps Iour or fve
inches wide, so that a great many could
be viewed in one space at the same time.
It would be wonderful if the Grounds
For Sculpture was small enough to live
in my pocket for convenient access at
any moment. The scale is of some value,
of course, but discovering that value and
really defning it is a worthy endeavor-
especially in 2012, when art is eminently
accessible with computers.
One can imagine a proftable business
model for an online museum. Were it
possible to secure the rights, a collection
of art could be digitally captured in pristine
quality, and technology exists presently
which could be used to photo-realistically
render sculpture in interactive 3D.
Anybody in the world could connect to the
Hulu oI art. Why not?
What is concerning to me is that I dont
know why not. There is that thing, that
something, about seeing art in person- but
wasnt there something special once about
seeing movies in theaters? Were the digital
museum concept to really take off it could
be as disastrous for the museum world
as streaming video has been for movie
theaters. Again, in absence of an articulate
argument Ior why not- why not?
I`m curious what others think, so fnd me
in the Student Center and let me know.
Until then, Ill offer something in defense
of physical art: so long as art disregards
human physiology, it is art alone that can
stand as visceral testament to a boundless
human spirit. So long as that spirit is held
as holy, the notion that its testament might
be brought to scale should be repugnant to
human dignity, and so long as that dignity
is intact, the curiously immense door that
locked me out of Usdan will remain as is-
and never superfuous.
Angeles was really fun. Robs also from
Milwaukee, so I feel like I should mention
that Milwaukees really cool.
RL: Yeah it is. More people have got to
come to Milwaukee.
BFP: Who would you like to see live right
now the most?
MG: I just want to see Bjrk. Thats all.
MJ: Ive been a lifelong Tom Waits fan,
but I havent seen him yet. Im hoping he
does some sort of comeback tour, and I will
be there.
AS: I want to see Tom Waits in somebodys
apartment. Like, maybe 20 people there.
And candles.
RL: Ive actually seen Tom Waits before,
but I think that might be my answer too.
Just to see him again, but in a smaller
venue.
In One Winds debut album, How Bright a
Shadow! is available on iTunes.
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