Issue date: 11/4/05 Section: Editorial

Media Credit: Alex Holzinger

Academic Village
Good for College

FYI: the Academic Village is a reality. If you do not recognize the phrase, check out the Profile's coverage on page four and five because it will be the only small talk at class reunions for Hendrix's foreseeable future.

Many dissenters say the nature trails offer more to students than the Academic Village, which the College's architectural firm that Duaney, Plater-Zyberk dreamed up during last January's week-long architectural meetings in Hulen Ballroom.

The Profile agrees that the nature trails will be missed, but the Village rips domion over that 130-acre area from the cross country teams that have owned as long as everyone can remember. Plus, the Village allows Hendrix to develop its land into thriving, well-planned towns like Princeton, N.J, and Palo Alto, Calif., which Princeton and Stanford Universities, respectively, have developed to both complement their institutions aesthetically and financially. And if those three have proven that the risk outweighs the reward, then Hendrix would be a fool not to follow.

Administration Ruins Another Great Tradition

Now that the Profile has broached the topic of Ghost Roast, we would like to point out a few problems we had with the party.
First of all, most Profile staff members, as many other upperclassmen, have attended this and every other party multiple times. So we admit that our problems with Ghost Roast might only represent a minority of opinions, so please write a Letter to the Editor.

However, the Profile feels that the regulations place an undue burden on students-like creating the longest possible walk between Martin and the party's entrance and allowing legal individuals to bring only one six pack of sealed beers into the Brick Pit even though the county allows more. The Profile commends Student Affairs for their careful research into and implementation of methods to reduce the fun and spontaneity of the few parties left on campus.

Special Events
Rock

Student Affairs, Social Committee and all others who organize Hendrix's Special Events.

If you have not been spending much time on campus lately, then you have missed opportunities to see great performances and guest speakers. This semester alone, Saul Williams, Ted Leo and Pharmacists, and John Cale scheduled performances at our humble school.

This year's events have covered topics ranging from spoken-word poetry to Christian theology and from an Northeastern independent rock band to a dance performance that required the Brick Pit as its stage.

The Profile wants to thank everyone who has been involved in planning and implementing Hendrix's special events this year. Granted, the effort that produced these events did not help the Ghost Roast attendees hoping for timeless stories that they could tell upon reachieving their Ghost Roast level of intoxication. But, you win some; you lose some.

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