DANCIN"TIL THE BREAK OF DAY—Members of the Up 'til Dawn Executive Board take time out of the fun-filled all-night charity event for a picture. INSIDE THIS WEEK... Phi Delta Theta Fraternity returns 3 Bill Evans to perform 9 Coffeehouse to go? 11 Lady Gators take NCAC Indoors champs title 13 Contact The Campus at Box 12 or e-mail campus@journalist.com Vol. 125, Issue 15 Thursday March 7, 2002 THE CAMPUS Serving the Allegheny College community since 1876 I do not agree with a word you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it. - Voltaire Up 'til Dawn Raising Money and Spirits By MATT CARCELLA Staff Reporter Up 'til Dawn participants lost out on sleep this past Saturday night as they danced the night away during an all-night dance marathon in the Wise Center, rais- ing more than $25,000 for St. Jude Children's Research Hospital. Located in Memphis, Tenn., and founded in 1962 by late come- dian Danny Thomas, St. Jude's treats children with catastrophic diseases, especially pediatric can- cers, and has an annual budget of around $235 million. The hospital also accepts patients with no insur- ance. The dance marathon ran from 8 p.m. on Saturday until 8 a.m. on Sunday, and over 100 colleges and universities across the country sponsor such a fundraiser. According to senior Leanne Bloor, UTD's director of public re- lations at Allegheny, the all-night event was much more than just a dance marathon. "We started at 8. p.m. with the opening ceremonies. We all learned the morale dance and the activities started for the night," Bloor said. The many activities of the UTD marathon included human bowling, an inflatable obstacle course, karaoke, a dance contest, water gun duels, a limbo contest, and a game like the television show "Survivor" called "Outcast." The grand prize for "Outcast," a trip for two to the Bahamas, was won by sophomore Beth Singer. During the event, junior Kristen Gall explained, "The in- flatable obstacle course is awe- some. I'm glad to be here with my housemates raising money for such a good cause and I'm having fun." The night wasn't filled with just activities, but food as well. Due to the donations of sponsors, UTD participants were offered Vortmann's cookies, wings from Sandy's European Marketplace and Frito Lay products. In addition to the food contributions, many lo- cal businesses donated money or merchandise to UTD for use dur- ing the night or in raffles. Sprint donated cell phones for UTD staff members to use throughout the night. Dominos do- nated gift certificates and pizza, and ASG and GAP also made do- nations. All funds raised went di- rectly to St. Jude's. In addition to the donated money acquired from the letter writing campaigns conducted by team members, as well as dona- tions from organizations on cam- pus, the dance marathon itself also raised money. If UTD marathoners were feel- ing a bit tired during the night, they could take a nap; one 20- minute nap cost $1. If a participant felt a little tense from dancing, three-minute massages were also offered for $1. —see DAWN, page 8— Students Nuke Competition at NATO Conference By ABBY COLLIER Editor-in-Chief Fourteen students enrolled in the political science course "European Security and NATO" won first place at the 17th Annual National Model NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) Conference at Howard University in Washington, D.C. from Feb. 27 to March 2. This is the second year students have participated in the conference. Last year the previous team achieved third place. "I thought it was a really good experience," said sophomore Nick Rossman, who served on the Defense Planning Committee. "I think the class is one of the best at Allegheny." Junior Amanda Ciranni, who served on the Economic Affairs Committee with Krista Proietty, agreed. "I had the best time, it was wonderful. It was really fun to meet new people and make a lot of new friends," she said. Senior Aubrey Jones, alter serv- ing On the Political Affairs Committee, had the same reaction. "I had so much fun at the conference. I met a lot of wonderful people from different colleges I wouldn't have met otherwise. I wouldn't change it for anything," she said. Participating students in 2002 in- clude Pepe Abola, Chadleon Booker, Jonathan Brandon, Amanda Ciranni, Gabriel Fabian, Aubrey Jones, Andrea Karenbauer, Ben Long, Tamara Pavasovic, Noelle Pecora, Krista Proietty, Chris Romasco, Nick Rossman, Byron Rumbaugh, Mike Steele and Gilbert Wilson. The course is led by Associate Professor of Political Science Howard Tamashiro and Assistant Professor of Political Science Audrey Meleshevich. According to Tamashiro, it was designed "to bring students up to speed so they have a chance at competing." Tamashiro said that Meleshevich originally prompted Allegheny's in- vitation to the conference by con- tacting its organizers, Howard University in D.C. and Kent State University in Kent, Ohio. The conference, Tamashiro ex- plained, runs like a "miniature ver- sion of NATO," with each school representing a different country. This year, Allegheny represented France, and two students also represented the Ukraine. Delegates from each school, then, divided up into pairs to participate in individual committees and speak for the interests of their particular country. Committees included the North Atlantic Council, Political Affairs, Defense Planning, Nuclear Planning, Economic Affairs, the Political-Military Steering Committee and Partnership for Peace. Tamashiro said each committee was also assigned a chair to monitor its proceedings, and junior Chris Romasco, who is currently spending a semester at American University in D.C. and participated in the confer- ence with Allegheny last year, was the chair for the Nuclear Planning Committee and won the Best Leadership Award. "These are very technical." Tamashiro said of the Committees. "You've got to know the NATO sys- tern, you've got to understand in de- tail what NATO's actually doing." Tamashiro added that an exten- sive amount of research went into each delegate's planning. "The leg- work is sizable, to say the least," he said. "We don't have the resources that other students [from other schools] do." Students, Tamashiro said, relied heavily on the Internet to conduct a majority of their research. Also, other returning schools brought with them students who had participated in years past, while Allegheny's particular team made their debut this year and still man- aged to win first place. Senior Tamara Pavasovic ex- plained that each committee had its own awards, which were determined by the students themselves and given to the best delegation. The points were then added together to deter- mine the winner. Allegheny, Tamashiro added, won first place in four out of the six committees and received third place in the remaining two, which secured the team's first place win. "There was a lot of heavy com- petition," Ciranni said. "I was really surprised at how _much I did know." Rossman agreed. "The competition was extremely intense because of military academies and respected schools from Canada and other top —see NATO, page 3— THE CAMPUS Asks... "How's your shower?" —compiled by Nory Sams, Photography Editor "They're horrible. It's either cold or hot." —Jackie Tubo, '05 "Very little water pressure. They go from hot to cold about 20 times dur- ing each shower." —Amy Clements, '05 "My shower leaks. It sucks!" —Jim Saunders, '03 "My showers are great. They put in new shower heads and the pressure is fabulous." —Teresa Lettrich, '04 Page 2 ? News ? March 7, 2002 CRIME BLOTTER ? •On Feb. 26 at 4:14 p.m. an incident of theft occurred in Murray Hall. A small amount of cash was taken from an employee fund for soft drinks. This incident remains under investigation by Security. CAMPUS BRIEFS 'Students wishing to take courses at another school during the summer should have the courses approved for transfer credit prior to taking them. Please use the following guidelines: 1.Obtain a course description of the course you plan to take 2. Obtain a transfer credit approval form from the Dean of the College office, Bentley 117 3. Take the description and approval form to the chairperson of the de- partment, into which you want to transfer the course, for his/her signa- ture and authorization 4. Take the approval form to your ad- visor for his/her signature 5. Return the completed form to the Dean of the College office, Bentley 117 • The Art Department is sponsoring its annual juried Student Show, which opens Tuesday, April 2. This exhibit is open to all Allegheny stu- dents, and one need not be enrolled in an art class. Entries will be judged by two art professionals selected by the art students at Allegheny College. Except by prior arrange- ment in the case of very large works or other extraordinary circum- stances, entries will be received in the Art Gallery from 12 noon until 4:30 p.m., Wednesday, March 27. There is no limit to the number of entries. Each entry must be accom- panied by a completed entry form, which is available in the art gallery. Work in any medium is acceptable including painting, drawing, prints, sculpture, ceramics, photography, computer prints and time-based computer art, VHS videotapes (in- cluding artistic projects created in Comm Arts -classes), mixed media •On Feb. 27 at 8:02 p.m. an incident of theft was reported. A side table was stolen . from the second floor Quigley Hall. Security has no sus- pects. •On Feb. 28 at 6:05 p.m. a harass- installations, and performance (in- cluding art performances done for Movement and dance classes). • The Admissions Office is accepting applications for tour guide positions for this summer as well as the 2002- 2003 academic year. Applications are available in the Admissions Office lobby in Schultz Hall or you may request one from Jason Andracki (jandrack@allegheny.edu or 332-4725). Both work-study and non-work-study students are encour- aged to apply. Please contact Jason or Chris Hilf (chilf@allegheny.edu or 332-4734) with questions. The deadline for applications is March 25. 'Please take a moment to nominate deserving faculty members for the Julian Ross Award for Excellence in Teaching and the Thoburn Award for Excellence in Teaching by using the on-line Nomination Forms. The Thoburn Award recognizes faculty who have been at Allegheny for 10 years or less and the Julian Ross Award recognizes faculty who have been at Allegheny for more than 10 years. Your participation is critical to the success of this process and great- ly appreciated. Nominations are due by Friday, March 15. For more infor- mation, contact Phil Foxman at pfoxman@allegheny.edu or call the Alumni Affairs Office at 332-5383. •The Wayne Reynolds Merrick Fellowship in International Studies assists Allegheny College upper- class students, majoring in interna- tional studies to study for a semester or a summer abroad. Applications for the fellowship should be submit- ted by Friday, March 29 to: Jochen merit incident was reported. A known student has been harassing another student since the spring 2002 semester began. This incident remains under investigation by Security. Richter, Box 30, Allegheny College. Applications should include: an out- line of study abroad plans; a list of academic and extracurricular activi- ties and other significant experi- ences; an official copy of the appli- cant's college transcript; and docu- mentation of acceptance at a foreign university or to an established study- abroad program. The selection of the recipient will be determined by a committee consisting of the coordi- nator for off-campus programs, the academic dean and the chair of the International Studies Program. 'Allegheny College assistant profes- sor of music Jonathan Graber will present an evening of chamber mu- sic for the community. The concert, titled Jonathan Graber and Friends, will be held on Friday, March 8 at 8:15 p.m. in the Ford Memorial Chapel. Violinist Graber will be joined by pianist Beth Etter and Vicki Jamison, soprano. The pro- gram will include music by Bach, Ysaye, Kreisler and Mozart. This performance is free and open to the public. •At a recent faculty meeting, the fac- ulty approved the tentative gradua- toin list. During the week of March 11, all students on the list will be sent information regarding Commencement, cap and gown, Senior Week events and oter impor- tant facts. If you are planning to go home for Spring Break, take your in- formation with you and begin mak- ing plans with your family. We are excited about this important occa- sion and look forward to celebrating it with you. Commencement related questions can be directed to Deb or Sue at 332-GRAD. THE CAMPUS STAFF & CONTACT INFORMATION Newsroom Phone: (814) 332-5386 Editors' Phone: (814) 332-5387 E-mail: campus@journalist.com To place an advertisement, call (814) 332-5386, or send the ad to Box 12, Allegheny College, Meadville, Pa. 16335. 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Kevin Wright News Editor: Emily Macel Perspectives Editor: Heather Chapman Weekend Editor: Nicole Geraghty Sports Editors: Lou Klein, Jason Stronz Photography Editor: Nory Sams Business Manager: Chris Hydeck Advertising Manager: Matt Gonzalez Adviser: Ben Hellwarth FIRST PLACE— Students from Professor Howard Tamashiro's course "European Security and NATO" won first place at the 17th Annual National Model NATO Conference at Howard University in Washington, D.0 this past weekend. —Photo courtesy of Tamara Pavasovic The Campus News Page 3 Phi Delts Back in Action on Campus By JENNA NIGRO Staff Reporter Lately, an unfamiliar trio of Greek letters has appeared on shirts worn by students. Those letters, Phi Delta Theta, represent Phi Delta Theta, a fraternity that was a part of Allegheny for over 100 years until the 1990s. Students are now working to revive Phi Delta Theta and must start from the ground up. The idea of starting Phi Delta Theta came to President John Meyer, '04, from a friend's father who is also an Allegheny alum. John Zacharias, '68, who had been a Phi Delt, asked Meyer if he'd like to bring back the fraternity. Meyer admitted that he didn't think interest would be strong enough. "At first, I said, 'No way'."' However, Zacharias was able to find a core group of 12 to 14 poten- tial members who have taken steps to make their status as a fraternity of- ficial. Meyer said the current member- ship consists of 34 dedicated men, as well as 10 outstanding bids. "We want to be around 50 by the end of the school year," Meyer said. Public Relations Chair Chris Vecenie described why some of the men might have chosen Phi Delta Theta. "We're building it from the ground up, and they're interested in that." Vecenie said that at this point the group is pretty enthusiastic. They'll be colonized in April, take the standard test in October, and then will represent a "full-fledged frater- nity once again," according to Vecenie. Meyer said this fraternity might set itself apart from others on cam- pus because of its diversity. Members represent many of the sports teams, ASG members and as- piring RAs. Phi Delta Theta would also be an alcohol free fraternity. The three principles of the frater- nity are friendship, sound learning, and rectitude, Meyer added. "We're just trying to create a good sense of brotherhood," he said, but admitted there were some difficulties at first. "No one really took us seriously," he said, perhaps because groups had unsuccessfully tried to start fraterni- ties in the past. Phi Delta Theta was established at Allegheny in December 1879. It was the first fraternity at Allegheny to own a chapter house, according to the 1916 book "Allegheny: A Century in Education." The fraterni- ty house was located on the corner of Locust and Terrace for many of its years. In 1994, a hazing incident brought about a four-year suspen- sion. While the school said that it would welcome back the Phi Delts in 1999, at the time two other fraterni- ties were struggling and the school didn't want three struggling fraterni- ties. Meyer said the fraternity also hopes to have a new house complet- ed for the 2003-2004 school year. The site for this new house is not yet determined. Vecenie said that alumni were helping to provide funds for a house because they had started a capital campaign to build a new house before the fraternity received its suspension. However, when the incident happened, the fraternity had to sell the old house and put off plans for new construction. Meyer said that even though the fraternity doesn't have a pledge process because of its new status, the members are still true brothers. "I think the experience we're going through right now trying to start this fraternity is just, as a group, the ex- perience of a lifetime," he said. He added, "The greatest feeling we're going to have is when we come back 20 or 30 years from now for a re- union and we walk into our house. We can say we built this; we are the founding fathers." Vecenie added that the fraternity has plans for activities. "Right away, we are .trying to get back into the swing of things, catch up, get in- volved," he. said. Vecenie said that as with other fraternities, the members planned to complete community ser- vice projects. Meyer noted some fundraising ideas, including a three-on-three basketball tournament. "Our alumni have been very generous; we need to show them that we can raise our own money," Meyer said. A dance party co-sponsored with Theta Chi is also in the works. Meyer said the fraternity has been working to build relationships with the Greek community. Vecenie added, "Other fraternities have been nothing but helpful. We've had posi- tive feedback from all of them, it's just a really good situation overall." Meyer said he has been in con- tact with the other fraternities to show them what Phi Delta Theta is about. "We're trying to work togeth- er to create a stronger Greek com- munity overall," said Meyer. He said the group also went to the Panhellenic Council Meeting, where all the sororities meet, and that Phi Delta Theta gave - each sorority a rose . "to say thanks for recognizing us and for their support." The fraternity has chosen offi- cers. President is John Meyer; Vice President is sophomore Chad Griffith; Treasurer is sophomore Frank van Ameringen; Secretary is first-year Dominic Randazzo; Recruitment Chair is sophomore Jim Kelly; Public Relations Chair is sophomore Chris Vecenie; Alumni Chair is sophomore Dave Lester; Warden is sophomore Marco Arment; and Social Chair is sopho- more Matt Dickey. For more information e-mail Jim Kelly, recruitment chair, at kel- lyj@allegheny.edu . NATO from page universities," he said. Allegheny's competition consist- ed of students from Shaw University, Rhodes College, St. Joseph's College, Kent State University, Suffolk University, the U.S. Air Force Academy, Colver-Stockton College, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, Howard University, The Citadel, Colgate University and the University of British Columbia, who won first place last year and represented Allegheny's biggest competitor. Rossman said part of the team's success was due to their teamwork. "We worked together as a team very well and put a great amount of preparation into the course," he said. Tamashiro attributes the success of participating students to their ex- tensive preparation. "They had to do most of the work. They were really motivated," he said. "Fifty percent of what they learned was self-taught." The class met twice each week for three hours before attending the con- ference since the beginning of the spring semester. According to Tamashiro, students had to cram an entire semester's worth of learning into half the time. The work didn't stop, however, once students reached their destina- tion in D.C. During the conference, Tamashiro said students would stay up late each night to discuss their plans for the next day. - According to Senior Noelle Pecora, who served on the North Atlantic Council, "We worked until 3 a.m. every single night, while oth- er schools would just watch us, amazed. We were the school that got up first and went to bed last." Students also said they learned a great deal during the conference. "I learned the importance of tact and the everyday use of diplomacy," Rossman said. Ciranni said Allegheny's team "had very good diplomatic skills" and "really had to learn to hold hack and stay calm." Senior Ben Long, a participant in the Partnership for Peace for Ukraine, said he "found the confer- ence to be a rewarding and very valuable experience. It gave me a feeling of how things go in the inter- national sphere, and definitely better prepared me for my future career af- ter Allegheny." Tamashiro said this course and its positive results reflect upon Allegheny's pursuit of "active learn- ing" and the implementation of pro- grams like ACCEL. "We were the school that got up first and went to bed last." —Noelle Pecora. '02 The College brought politico- military counselor Phillipe Errera of the French Embassy to campus to brief members of the class, as well as Dr. Oleksandr Potiekhin, head of the political section of the Ukraine Embassy. 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Sweet. www.gettoyota.com Driving a new Toyota is easier than ever — Page 4 News March 7, 2002 Shower Situation Leaves Some Students Cold By DANIELLE DAGER Staff Reporter Students living in Baldwin and elsewhere on campus have recently experienced drop- ping temperatures, but this has nothing to do with the weather. Evidently, some showers on campus have been cold- too cold for some stu- dents, while others are up in arms about an insufficiecy in water pressure. According to senior and RD of Baldwin Kendra Stanton, "Ever since we've gotten back from Christmas break, the water just gets icy. The residents get very frustrated and I've had to be as diplomatic as possible." Stanton said she calls Physical Plant Director Ken Hanna just about every day. "The Physical Plant is very helpful and Ken Hanna is very understanding. But it seems like when they come to fix one thing, something else breaks," she said. Stanton added that some of her residents even go down to the Sigma Alpha Epsilon house to take hot showers. The Physical Plant on campus has recently installed a new plan of water conservation into the Brooks and Brooks Walker Annex dorms. The conservation plan is run through a compa- ny called Vestar. Hanna said that the water conservation sys- tem was installed over the past summer, and that it was only installed into Brooks and Brooks Walker Annex as a trial run. "We want to see how this works out first. And then, if we feel it was successful, we'll gradually install water conservation systems into all the dorms and housing on campus," he said. Hanna said that conserving water is something that the campus needs to do. He added that a resident of Brooks had tak- en a survey on the average amount of time that a Brooks resident spent in the shower, and the average time worked out to be 35 minutes. Hanna, however, said that the cold water in Baldwin has nothing to do with the water con- servation plan. "When we went over to Baldwin to see what was wrong, we found that the valves that keep the water hot weren't all working. There are four valves, and usually three of them run at a time. When we went to see what the prob- lem was, we found that only one of the valves was running. So, we've taken care of that prob- lem," he said. As far as the water conservation plan goes, Hanna said that it could take anywhere from five to ten years to get the whole campus up and running on it. "There are twenty-two bathrooms in Brooks and it took two months just to replace everything we needed. We had to replace all of the shower heads, put air raiders in all of the sinks, and change it so that the toilets only flush 1.6 gallons of water." In addition to the labor, the Physical Plant also has to make sure that they work within budget because they don't have the expenses to convert the whole campus over to a water con- servation system overnight. The amount of water used by each building on campus is monitored. Since January, Brooks has cut back on water usage by about 47 percent, and through January, it has only used 822,052 gallons of water. Before the plan, Brooks used 2,606,780 gallons. "We want to see how this works out first. And then, if we feel it was successful, we'll gradually install water conservation sys- tems into all the dorms and hous- ing on campus." —Ken Hanna, physical plant director Before the plan was installed, the College was using 26,525,576 gallons of water a year, which cost $192,368 with a rate of about .007 cents per gallon for water. This cost has gone down by about 33 percent since the installment of the water conservation plan "I haven't really noticed any differences in the water at all. It doesn't seem to be abnor- mally cold to me and I think that the water pressure seems fine," said sophomore Kyla Vandree, and RA in Brooks. Sophomore Mandy Craig disagrees about the Brooks shower situation. "While I'm very environmentally conscious and want to con- serve energy, i think that's negated because i have to take an extra 10 minutes in the shower just to get the conditioner out of my hair," said Craig. She also said that the temperature of her showers was very inconsistent. Sophomore Jackie Guerriero, a resident of Walker Annex had a similar response. "It takes me 10 minutes to get the shampoo out of my hair because we have no water pressure. The temperature goes from luke warm to freezing cold. It's good to conserve water but why not take it away from somewhere else other than the showers," Guerriero said. Hanna said that the water pressure should be adequate. "I recently installed one of the conserving showerheads into my own shower and it works fine. There is enough water pres- sure to take a normal shower," he said. "The inconsistency of water temperature certainly has nothing to do with the water con- servation. If a student gets up in the morning and there is no hot water, they should tell their RA right away and the RA should immediate- ly call us. We'll come as soon as possible to fix the problem," Hanna said. You KNOtV WHAT'S WRONG COLLEGE STUDENTS "THE-SE PAYS ? THEY PON'T RESPECT THEIR PRoFESSoRS 1. IN Mg PAY, we NEVER bloRE HATS To CL A SS „ , . WE NEVER SPOKE To OUR PROFESSORS iN A PISCottkrrou 64JA Y f WE NEVER iNTERRUPTEP- PiAP6 LIKE, TOTALLY RESPECT You. . . so EASY To STAY... YET" So HARP To LEAVE! TENURE, I CURSE THEE ! 13txr I pot. I'LL EVEN cofnE VISIT You WHEN You 'RE IN THE LoolveY 8/AI. Letters to the Editor THE CAMPUS PERSPECTIVES, •• Letters, Optmon, Editorial by phil flickinger (www.l-e-x.com) There's nothing quite like a cold shower, especially in the morning. Nothing wakes a groggy student up faster after an all-nighter than a nice, unexpected blast of ice-cold water. In most instances, however, the chilling water temperature in Brooks and Baldwin, especially, has resulted in a less than pleasant bathing experience for most students. For stressed out Alleghenians, showering can offer far more than just cleanliness — it can provide a moment of meditation, relaxation, or pro- crastination, a nice break from the books, or simply an exhilarating dip — that is, if the water cooperates: Evidently, Physical Plant, in responding to Baldwin's cold-water woes, discovered the malfunction of a majority of its hot water valves and pro- ceeded to fix them. Residents in Brooks, however, still get the chills when they close the curtain. The Campus fears what will happen if students start avoiding showers like the plague. Thus far. Physical Plant has made a significant effort to accommodate the needs of students and the College. Over the summer, the plant recently implemented a water conservation plan in Brooks, which involved chang- ing all of the showerheads, adding air raiders to the sinks, and modifying the toilets. This trial plan has literally paid off, for the water usage in Brooks, since January, has decreased by almost half. At the same time, as costs go down, so does the water pressure, it seems. Combined with tepid water tempera- tures in the dead of a Meadville winter, the lack of pressure makes showers all the more excruciating for students. Showering at Allegheny, ultimately, leaves much to be desired. Physical Plant has offered up its services to anyone who wishes to voice a complaint, and The Campus suggests that students take advantage of this assistance by contacting their RAs if they would like to breath some steam in the future. The plant, working under a budget, can only do so much at one time and will inevitably act, financially, in the best interests of the College, but Director Ken Hanna said he is willing to help any frustrated student suffer- ing from the cold water blues. All editorials represent the majority opinion of the Editorial Board. The Campus welcomes all reader response. We reserve the right to reject letters of a purely promotional nature, as well as letters which do not meet our standards of integrity, accuracy and decen- cy. We also reserve the right to edit letters for space require- ments. Opinions expressed in Letters to the Editor, editorial columns and editorial cartoons do not necessarily reflect the views of The Campus. The deadline for submission of letters is 5 p.m. the Monday before publication. Letters must be typed, signed and sent to Box 12, with a phone number included for verification. Any letter that cannot be verified will not be printed. All questions concerning the above policy should be directed to the Editor-in-Chief, Abby Collier. Valuing leadership and involvement at Allegheny As current Vice President of ASG, I found the comments made by Joel Palaschak in the article titled "ASG Elections: A Cause For Debate" offensive and insulting to the Allegheny student body as a whole. Blaming one individual for a personal mistake, and further claim- ing this person "brought shame" to ASG is not only illegitimate, but also without any basis. Current ASG President John Hreha is entirely re- moved from the election process, which was run by our Student Voting Committee in conjunction with the ASG Attorney General. Being that Hreha had no involvement whatso- ever in the election process, I find it hard to understand the accusations made by Palaschak in last week's Campus. The ASG Constitution requires presidential elections to be held in the third week of the spring semes- ter. This year, because we realized this might be too early, ASG pushed the deadline back for an additional three weeks. This means that stu- dents had an even longer time frame in which to submit platforms. Additionally, signs were posted from the first week of the semester, providing general information about elections. The ASG office is also open 10-5 on weekdays and the signs included our phone, e-mail and web site contact, so information was largely available. Along with this, exact deadlines were posted on the ASG office from the beginning of the semester. Further, ASG only requires a minimal and brief platform from candidates outlining their goals and ideas for the upcoming year. Serious candidates with a genuine interest to make change on our campus would not have difficulties piecing together this I -page platform. Moreover, Palashchak has run for a position on ASG Senate before, so he was well aware of ASG elec- tion procedures. This is not to men- tion that ASG meetings are held every Tuesday, so there were many opportunities for him to address ASG directly. Instead of trying to confront the issue so it could be con- structively resolved, he opted to merely offer unsubstantiated accusa- tions. Finally, and most importantly, upon submitting his complaint to ASG, Palashchak informed us that he, in fact, did not have a Vice Presidential candidate. According to all of ASG's rules and bylaws, a bal- lot cannot exist without a VP candi- date. This means that even if we were to hold elections today, or next week, Palashchak would still not be eligible for running due to his lack of a VP candidate. I find it highly disappointing that any Allegheny student could make a harsh statement, calling for the res- ignation of the student body President. ASG representatives are chosen by Allegheny students and must devote a significant amount of time, effort and energy into making this a successful experience. As stu- dents, we should value the work our student leaders put into all °Pour stu- dent organizations and should strive towards supporting them, if not get- ting involved on an individual level. Leadership on campus is notably time-consuming, challenging, and at times very aggravating. The reason why any of us get involved is be- cause of genuine interest in the bet- terment of student life at Allegheny and because of a real determination to make positive changes and im- provements to our campus. The quotes in the article in last week's Campus devalue and belittle our ef- forts and contribution to making a difference at Allegheny. TAMARA PAVASOVIC Senior Methodist Heritage Unfairly Blamed I read Amelia Carr's letter, "Sculpture Right Choice for Campus" (Campus, February 28,) with a mixture of amusement and amazement. Amelia has a wonderful sense of humor and she and I have even had discussions concerning her Methodist forebears. However, I am just a bit surprised and puzzled about - her references to Allegheny's Methodist heritage. She points to the Methodist Church as the culprit behind Allegheny's "theology of art," which she says accounts for the - College's lack of public art. Unlike Amelia, I am a lifelong United Methodist (we haven't been the Methodist Church since the merger of 1968). This is the first I have read about our Methodist her- itage being devoid of real art appre- ciation. One needs only to view the interior of the Stone United Methodist Church in Meadville to see that Methodists have not been shy about using color and ornate carvings in architecture. Ford Chapel, presently horribly pink, was, when it was built, horribly plum in the interior. Combine that with stained glass and rich woodwork, and it seems as if Ford Chapel was hardly austere when it was built. Though the 1860 Book of Discipline was quoted in the article, the Discipline is updated every four years. As I leafed through the 2000 Discipline, I was able to find no mention of restrictions concerning church architecture. I attended Duke University, another United Methodist-related institution. Anyone who has ever seen Duke Chapel will he hard-pressed to be- lieve that the church has frowned on the use of color and embellishments in a church building. Our Methodist heritage is one that emphasizes practicality and —see LETTERS', page 7— EDITORIAL When Showers Run Cold, Students Get Steamed ing to present an alternative to the typical old party issues while pre- senting reasonable answers to Pennsylvania's future challenges. Currently in the early stages of an eight month traveling tour of the state, Morrill's platform is a wel- come change from the typical "Say Whatever, Do whatever" politics of the Democrats and the Republicans. Morrill's main issues include the typical: increase jobs, improve the economy and extend healthcare. Where he differs is in his opinion of how these issues can be addressed and resolved. He isn't afraid to stand strong on sensitive issues such as the death penalty and abortion. Morrill is a firm supporter of the living wage, elimination of the death penalty, universal healthcare and other humanist/leftist ideologies. At a few points during his presentation, I was prepared for someone to yell out something about being a wacko socialist•scumbag, but the crowd in attendance was very respectful. And in all sincerity, Morrill's ideology is moderate at best. However, I guess in a political realm full of fence-rid- ing neutrality, he platform is pretty radical. The strongest part of Morrill's campaign is his environmental stance, much like how Democrats focus on selling out and Republicans focus on cutting taxes and war-mon- gering. Alternative energy options for Pennsylvania are at the top of Morrill's list, incorporating small town industrial renewal with Pennsylvania's opportunities for re- newable energy resources. Like a true Green, he supports increased environmental protections and cor- porate liability, promoting the im- portance of corporate involvement in current politics. Furthermore, Morrill expresses deep concern in Pennsylvania's current and escalat- ing position as landfill of the East. More trash is imported into Pennsylvania than any other state on the East Coast. During the question and answer period Morrill showed his knowl- edge about political issues and gave mostly logical answers to the ques- tions asked. However, he also showed his human side by claiming that he did not know all the answers and that there was a definite need to work with Republicans and Democrats to come to logical an- swers. I'll be the first one to admit that Morrill isn't the smoothest politician I've ever heard. He truly showed his weakness in his inability to explain solutions to Pennsylvania's unem- ployment problem and loss of over- all industrialization. In the future, he must find ways to address these is- sues and pose alternatives, or it could be a long campaign trail. —see EARTH, page 7— Page 6 Perspectives March 7, 2002 Questioning One Man In the words of Voltaire, "1 may disagree strongly with all that you have said sir, but I will defend to the death your right to say it." With that said I read Kristina Wells' last article and I can't disagree with it more Wells wrote an article that supposedly proved President Bush's statement about Chinese religious persecution that wasn't true. According to one un- named man, the Chinese suppressions of religious activity in China were over. Now the government doesn't oppose religions, but it doesn't support them either. Based on the statement by this unnamed man, Kristina con- cluded from Bush's argument that there is no religious freedom in China. That conclusion falls a bit flat. China's entrance into the World Trade Organization has been forcing them to adopt chang,es in their country; to do so, they have intensified their campaigns against cults. Kristina's man might have been Ye Xiaowen, head of the Religious Affairs Bureau, who claimed that now was a golden time for religion in China. Perhaps he was Chinese president Jiang Zemin, who declared before a congressional delegation in Beijing that he was looking forward to seeing a church on one side of every village and a mosque on the other side. Jason Peck The actual story in China is a different matter, however. Li Shi-xiong, a Chinese activist who immigrated to America in 1997 (or escaped, if you hear his story) brought his homework with him. Upon arrival he founded the Committee for Investigation on Persecution of Religion in China. Timed for Bush's trip to China, the 10 feet high stack of 22,000 testi- monies details the persecution of Chinese Christians. Partial reports have been collected on 17,000 others. Apparently, 117 have died while in cus- tody, 700 wound up in labor camps, and 550 are in hiding. The Falun Gong movement, which uses exercise for spiritual discipline, has fared even worse. To date, 300 of its members have died in police custody. Whoever Kristina's man is, he probably doesn't practice religion in China. China regularly claims that such systematic repression is made on be- half of corrupt police officers and in no way reflects the true attitude of China. If this is true, then detractors of my article could claim that mobs killed Muslims after Sept. 11th, making America no better than China. Good thing it isn't true. The issue goes back to China's definition of cult. For a country that supposedly doesn't oppose religion, the guidelines are pretty confusing. Government documents revealed that prerequisites include setting up or- ganizations in the name of religion, deifying its leaders (like Jesus) and manufacturing superstitions (no definition). Cults in America may bring images of Jim Jones and his killer Kool-Aid to mind, but in China any- thing goes. Leaders may talk of freedom in public, but practice oppression when the West has its back turned. Bi Rogsheng, deputy director of the Religion Section in the Public Security Department, gave the ministry's method of dealing with cults. The key to thoroughly containing the spread and development of a cult is to smash the core of the cult and completely destroy its organizational system. All leaders in charge of the departments for domestic security and defense should put great emphasis on the build- ing up of secret forces. NeitliEr are these oppressions in China's past. Last August, China launched a massive crackdown on the South China Church, using fists and electric batons to obtain confessions. After one pf their members was tor- tured to death in custody, the police kept the body under raps until it start- ed to smell. They then invited the family to a classy restaurant, delivered a nice little bribe and warned them to be quiet. Many who dared to pray are still in prison. By all reports, the churches in China are moving under- ground, using wireless phones, hard to find Internet sites and a plethora of secret codes enough to make James Bond jealous. Such secrecy is rarely found in countries where the right to worship is respected. Indeed, such in- terest groups as Amnesty International have called the New China into question. Amnesty's report on China reports there was no sign of any re laxation of the 1999 crackdown on fundamental freedoms. Thousands of people were arbitrarily detained for peacefully exercising their rights to freedom of expression, association or religion. Kristina's man, whoever he is, has a lot to explain. Yes, I do know that communism is more than a political ideology, but a way of life that affects all involved. But. Kristina has taken admirable stands for human rights in past articles. for the life of me. I cannot under- stand why she would try to justify these communist suppressions of the right to worship as an idea that needed to he considered. Maybe it be- cause her article was written in response to a Bush quote (she's made no —ACT QUESTIONING, page 7— Earth Matters: Greens Join Gubernatorial Race On Feb. 18 the Green Party can- didate for governor, Michael Morrill spoke about his campaign and the important issues facing Pennsylvania in the upcoming elec- tion. Talking to a small group of stu- dents and professors in the Ford Chapel, Morrill's intelligent, yet laid hack personality was instantly ap- parent. I found myself listening to him as a concerned citizen and later realizing that he was politician. Maybe I'm just so used to two party politics that I failed to realize that politicians really are people, not just some mechanical puppets making decisions for re-election. Curt Stumpf Whoever thought that career politicians would be able to run the country without losing sight of everyday citizens and falling into corruption? What were we thinking? But I digress. After a little research, I came to realize why Morrill doesn't seem like a politician — he's not. As a matter of fact, Morrill's experience is mostly with Pennsylvania Consumer Action Network and other organizations as a consumer advo- cate and organizer. Running under the slogan, "for our Environment, for our Economy, for our Democracy," Morrill is hop- Your Tax Dollars at Work Somewhere Have you ever lost your wallet and been unable to re- member where you left it? Maybe you lost a little cash somewhere and never found it? If so, the Pentagon may be able to offer you a career in accounting. That's right, now you can be in charge of seeing that billions and tril- lions of tax dollars get misappropriated, embezzled, spent on discontinued projects or just plain lost! After - all, the Pentagon is now second in creative accounting only to Hollywood, now that Enron has crashed. Ray Reigadas The Pentagon doesn't just lose a few bucks here and there, they lose enormous amounts of cash. Currently, they are unable to account for $2.3 trillion, which is a full quarter of their budget. Yes, that's right, $2.3 trillion of our tax dollars have somehow gone AWOL from the Department of Defense. That's enough to give every man, woman and child in the United States $8,000. It makes Bush's vaunted $300 "tax rebate" look really in- significant, doesn't it? (keep in mind that not many peo- ple got the whole $300, so the "rebate" that was supposed to save the economy was far less than $ I trillion dollars. Giving this money away would make the economy high- er than the crowd at a Grateful Dead concert.) I guess that with all that missing money, maybe they really do need that $48 billion increase Bush is demanding for them. And why does the Pentagon want young men and women wil hog to take "no" l'or an answer? Because some of their auditors seem to actually care about doing their job well. Yes. some people do actually seem to care about finding out just how in the heck you lose $2.3 tril- lion — people like Department of Defense (DoD) ac- countant Jim Minnery, who flew all across the country trying to find a measly $300 million. As he told CBS news in January, his boss asked him, "Why do you care about this stuff?" He was then reassigned and the mon- ey written off. Nice to know they put as much effort into finding missing money as they do missing soldiers. I'm pretty sure that we could find that extra $48 billion very easily if we looked and wouldn't have to mug the tax- payers for it, either. They'll need that $2.3 trillion, certainly, to pay for all the new toys Bush is giving them. Like the Crusader ($475 million), an artillery system so large it can only be transported on a C-130 cargo jet. Not exactly the kind of weapon that the new, more mobile army might need in the war against terror or any foreseeable war, fdr that matter, unless, of course, the next terrorist attack against the United States will be a full-frontal assault with sev- eral armored divisions. Or the Joint Strike Fighter ($3.5 billion) billed by its Lockheed Martin, its maker, as the next generation of fighter jet. Great, all the better to shoot down a hijacked 747 or a crop duster with. In a surprising display of restraint, though, the DoD decided that it didn't need the JSF, the F-22 Raptor, and the FA/ 18 Superhornet and only picked up one. But don't forget those new thermobaric bombs we just began dropping on Afghanistan last week, which create a vacuum that sucks all the air out of the target area, crushing the lungs and causing massive hemor- rhaging to every living thing within its radius. They aren't telling how much they cost. but l'rn guessing any- thing that can suck the air out of a cave without destroy- -see ,S'011/1 EW HERE . page 7— Morrill's lack of political experience could be a dis- advantage or a benefit, depending on how you view pol- itics. Maybe the fact that he has little political experience makes his political candidacy less legitimate. Maybe the fact that he doesn't have all the answers presents us with a confusing image — an honest politician? Could such a thing occur? Or possibly Morrill is the exact politician that our leaders envisioned over two hundred years ago when our government was formed. Perhaps everyday citizens running for political seats are unusual to us be- cause we rarely encounter them in our current two party system. If career politicians can't address the issues of LETTERS from page 5 moderation, which is in keeping with the major tenets of the Judeo-Christian tradition. But my denomination has not been known for the starkness of its houses of wor- ship, or of its theology. Having been raised in south- western Pennsylvania by a mother who has a Pennsylvania Deutsch heritage, I am familiar with the emphasis upon moderation and plain living. I think Allegheny's lack of public art may be due to several fac- tors, including western Pennsylvania "regionalism." the citizens, then perhaps a career citizen might do a bet- ter job. I don't know whom I'll vote for come November, but maybe its time for a little change in the political spec- trum. It might be time for a citizen candidate rooted in democracy instead of our current Democratic/ Republican fiasco. For more information about Michael Morrill visit http://www.rnichaelmorrill.org/ Curt Stumpf is a columnist for The Campus. However, I see no connection between a lack of public art and church dogma. Let's not attribute any lack of en- thusiasm for a particular sculpture to our United Methodist heritage, especially since there are many rea- sons to celebrate our church-relatedness. JOHN PATRICK COLATCH Chaplain/Campus Pastor QUESTIONING from page 6 secret of her distaste for him): If So, then her attempt to slam Bush in The Campus only misled 'readers on a serious problem. The Tiananmen Square massacre began when Chinese protested for democratic elements in China, there- by exercising their freedom of expression. But I guess you'd have to understand that communism is no mere ideol ogy, but a way of life. Does that make their actions at Tiananmen Square, justified'? Kristina ended her article wiiiing good luck to President Bush that he would eradicate this seemingly benign communist threat. I should end my article wishing good luck as well, but to the thousands willing to die for their be- liefs, as well as to the Chinese at large — that they would make a stand against a system. that has help them down for way too long. The crackdown is alive and well. Jason Pack .is a columnist for The Campus. SOMEWHERE from page 6 ing it isn't found in the bargain bin at Bombs 'R Us. Speaking of Afghanistan, we're airdropping a lot of money over that country. Lately, we've been dropping more than just bombs, we've been dropping money, too — hundred dollar bills, to be exact, in a little envelope with Bush's picture on it. I'm sure that more than a few people will be using those envelopes for target practice, but that's beside the point. As a Valentine's Day gift to people in southern Afghanistan (and some in Pakistan, too), we began dropping the cash — maybe it's reparations of some sort. As if this is supposed to make them like us. Free money isn't going to change their attitudes after years of abuse by the United States. If I give my mortal enemy $20, he's still going to hate me, but he'll also think I'm a sucker, too. World's full of people who'll take your cash with one hand while they're stabbing you with the other. But then again, a smart bomb costs about $25,000, and if it misses, well, let's just say it's not good. So really, we're just cutting out the middleman on this. And who knows, maybe it will create some.goodwill in an area where we desperately need some. Me? I'm hoping they decide to drop some hills wherever there are peo- ple that don't like Bush — I could use the cash. Ray Reigadas is a columnist for The Campus. Write for Perspectives — You know you . want to! E-mail March 7, 2002 ? Perspectives ? Page 7 What Can We Learn from Historical Empire and Resistance? "Violence, even terror; always e.vists on the periphery of empire. They are the means by which empire is consolidated, defended, e.viend- ed." – John Zerzan' Empire has always relied on out- side threats and "noble" ideologies to perpetuate and spread its domin- ion. Rome had its . barbarian horde, Europe had "the white man's bur- den" and the Third Reich had its mis- sion of "racial purity." As it was with these once powerful empires, so it has been with the American Empire. Blair Anundson The American Empire has a long list of "noble" quests to its credit. Manifest Destiny (several million Native Americans and other indige- nous groups dead, thousands more oppressed and living in poverty) and the war against Communism (thou- sands and possibly millions of civil- ians killed by U.S. backed deaths squads and oppressive regimes, sev- eral democratically elected govern- ments overthrown) are two obvious examples. In the case of Manifest Destiny, some white guys got rich; the mass- es labored with little to show for it; land was stolen from Mexico and the EARTH from page 6 indigenous peoples and the flag was raised over new farms, factories and forts. All of these actions were un- dertaken as part of a greater, nobler enterprise. The new nation was go- ing to seize its God given right to ex- pand its domination to all of North America and possibly across the Pacific, spreading American ideals, democracy and Christianity along the way. A number of arrogant, eth- nocentric and racist theories were developed as excuses for murdering people and taking their land. The minister Josiah Strong, for example, stated in his essay The Anglo Saxon and the World:s . Future that the Anglo is, on account of his "superi- ority" in the areas of civil liberty and spirituality, "divinely commissioned to be, in a peculiar sense, his broth- er's keeper." With these kinds of ide- ologies, the American Empire began the unjust, and at times genocidal, movement westward. The war on Communism ex- panded the American Empire to places like Latin America, where we were "fighting the red menace." The overthrow of the elected and popular Guatemalan President Jacobo Arbenz Guzman in the 1950s, for ex- ample, protected the interests of the United Fruit Corporation and solidi- fied U.S. hegemony through the in- stallation of the dictatorial Carlos Castillo Armas, who reigned until his assassination in 1957. Executives from United Fruit often invoked "red" scare tactics to pressure the Eisenhower administration to take action against Arbenz, who was in the process of making reforms that could have jeopardized the compa- nies control over the country. The overthrow of Chilean President Salvador Allende in 1973 is another example. Allende, leader of the left-wing Unidad Popular movement, came to power in 1970 with promises to make much needed reforms. American corporations, in- cluding ITT and several copper com- panies, had over $1 billion worth of investments in Chile and were fear- ful of reform, as it would damage the favorable investment opportunities that they enjoyed. In response to Allende's election, Henry Kissinger, the head of the National Security Council at the time, created the Forty Committee, a group made up of officials from the CIA, Joint Chiefs of Staff, State Department and Department of Defense. The Forty Committee coor- dinated most of the U.S. govern- ment's anti-Allende activity, includ- ing the funding of opposition parties and campaigns and the undertaking of initiatives to, as President .Nixon put it, "make the economy scream." Allende was eventually overthrown by the Chilean military amongst the political turmoil created by these policies, and the dictatdr Augusto Pinochet came to power. Pinochet's regime was responsible for numer- ous human rights violations, includ- ing torture and mass murder, but re- ceived U.S. support until Pino.chet stepped down in 1988. These cases, among others, rep- resent a general trend in U.S. actions during the Cold War. Reformers are labeled "communists," action is tak- en against these alleged Communists and a new, dictatorial leader is cho- sen who is fully willing to take or- ders from Washington. Dominion is solidified and empire rolls forward. The "with us or against us" men- tality that we have adopted for the new war on terrorism has the poten- tial for disaster and is already taking on aspects of the hysteria of the "red scare." We have expanded the list of "terrorists" to include anyone who doesn't like, or acts in opposition to, our policies, thereby offering excus- es for solidifying our hegemony over the entire world. The term "terrorist" is being applied to anyone who has a problem with the way the show is being run. In addition, displays of patriotism often have the "kill em' all and let God sort em' out" mental- ity, dehUmanizing the innocents that will be killed in King George's war against terror. These aspects of the new war have "Cold War mentality" written all over them. The war on terror's parallels to Manifest Destiny are also quite frightening. We are promised that we will eliminate our rivals, their way of thinking and the way they run their lives. In essence, we will make them just like us. Jim Ferguson, president and CEO of the Wire and Plastic Products Group's advertising wing, outlined how he would "Sell America to People Who Don't Like America" in the December issue of Advertising Age. Ferguson stated, "I would hire a guerrilla marketing unit. They could have movies, dances. They can teach them our decadent way of living, how the infi- dels live over here and why it's so much fun. You have to infiltrate their lives." The good news is that there are ways of preventing this. An article in the latest issue of Adbusters by Katharine Ainger, for example, is quite inspiring. She asks us to re- member two words: empires fall. The American Empire is now truly global and has become much more nebulous. Power now lies in concen- trations of capital, which can move at will. While this makes resistance to empire more difficult, if also opens up new opportunities for resis- tance. As power becomes more mo- bile, so are its opponents. As Nicholas Hildyard from the research institute The Cornerhouse states, "The most subversive thing we can do now is to free ourselves from fear and recognize our own power." The only problem is getting this message to take hold in the land of strip malls, SUVs, designer clothes, and Harry Potter, where suf- fering is on the periphery and em- powerment is confined to one's ca- reer. Blair Anundson is a columnist for The Campus. Page 8 News March 7, 2002 Campus Center Plans to Update Style and Scene By ERIC PATTERSON Staff Reporter When compared to other schools, Allegheny's Campus Center, the suppoSed hub of all stu- dent social activity on campus, ap- parently falls short. With this inade- quacy in mind, the College has pro- posed renovation plans to bolster the center's efficiency. "I just wish I could walk into the Campus Center and there were Things going on - people hanging out and talking, or maybe some activi- ties like a pottery class or some- thing," said sophomore Leigh Seserko. According to Director of Student Activities Ellen Kauffmann, the Campus Center renovations will make existing areas more accessible. Grounds for Change • and the com- puter lab will be moved to a more central location. Also, with the addition of the bookstore and post office, the Campus Center will have a busier feel. Plans are also in the works for a game room. "Right now it depends on square footage. We'd like to have a pool table, foosball, ping-pong, TVs and videogames," Kauffmann said. Also, there are plans to remove the main staircase in an attempt to utilize all the space. "The building was basically un- touched from 1969, the year it was built, until its facelift in 1994," Kauffmann said. During this time, the main stairs were added and the food service was changed from only a grill to what McKinley's has to offer now. The addition of the coffeehouse took place a few years later. Evidently, the upcoming changes will bring Allegheny's Campus Center up to the same level as other schools. Jodi Jarmul, a student at Duquesne University, said the stu- dent union there is very different than Allegheny's Campus Center. Beginning May 2000 at Duquesne, old bowling alleys were transformed into a recreation complex called the NiteSpot. The NiteSpot includes bil- liards, ping-pong, foosball, air hock- ey; comfortable chairs where stu- dents can play Playstation on a 61" television, and a cyber-café. Indiana University of Pennsylvania also has a student cen- ter much different from the Campus Center. IUP's center not only houses a weight room, a stage where bands can play and computer lab, but also a virtual golf equipment area, where a player can hit a golf ball against a screen and the flight of the ball is de- picted realistically. "Another cool thing is that you can watch the taping of a talk show similar to Jay Leno there," said IUP student Dan Cali. "People sit around with their dinners and watch it. Then later it's on our school TV channel. Also, we have the Six O'clock Series. Speakers come ever Monday and give talks about all different things. Some of them are pretty cool," he said. Katie Widdowson, an Allegheny junior studying at American University this semester, said that there's a drastic difference between the center there and the Campus Center at Allegheny. Known as the Mary Graydon Center, it has has a cyber-café and a bar. "It was strange to see a bar there. It is a lot different than Allegheny," Widdowson said. The Campus Center, however, also hosts activities that would defi- nitely benefit from the proposed ren- ovations. GAP traditionally shows a movie in Shafer Auditorium. Also, throughout the year there are several functions that always draw a large crowd, such as Greek Sing, SAMS and Orchesis. ASG has also made some ad- vances to improve the Campus Center with the additions of a juke- box and dartboards. Other programs have been net with success. "There was bingo in the Campus Center a few weeks ago. It was a lot of fun. I won cool prizes," said junior Becca Gebhardt. Gebhardt is one of many that have found Allegheny's new wave of activities worth a Friday night. Card tournaments, midnight movies, karaoke and the bingo have had sur- prising success so far. Kauffmann said that "cocoon- ing" is a current problem for stu- dents. She explained, "Students have everything they need in their rooms. They have computers, TVs, video games, even couches. They are in an electronic cave. We're trying to draw people out. We are just experiment- ing to see what peOple like." DAWN from page 1 The event also had a serious side to it. To remind the participants of the importance of their help in rais- ing funds for St. Jude's, each person in attendance was given a wristband upon entrance. This wristband displayed the name of a patient of St. Jude's. Each child was a Pennsylvania resident. In addition to the name and locations of the patient, the disease of the child was also printed on the band. UTD participants had the oppor- tunity throughout the night to send personal messages to St. Jude's and its patients. According to junior Steph Todaro, co-chair of the entertain- ment committee, "Hands of Hope is a banner with cutouts of participant's hands that have their name, and maybe a personal message on it. This banner will be sent to Memphis to be displayed somewhere at St. Jude's." Kerri Fadden, Assistant Director of Student Activities, learned of UTD at a conference for the Association for Fraternity Advisors. She put together a group of students under the direction of junior and Executive Director Ryan Reczek, Assistant Directors senior Kelly McFeaters and junior Sarah Kost, who have spent the past year plan- ning the first UTD dance marathon at Allegheny. "The hardest part of planning UTD was the final week. Just mak- ing sure that everything was ready to go. Everything went well and very smoothly," Reczek said. According to Fadden, "The hard- est part about this UTD is that no one knew what to expect. It was the first of its kind here at Allegheny. I think there is a misconception that this is just a dance marathon, but there is much more to it than that. It's a good event!" The grand total of funds raised this weekend was $25,825, with more money expected to come in over the next couple of weeks. First-year Cathy Scott said she felt positively about the event. "The opening ceremony was very touch- ing. It's nice to know that we are helping children. I'm on the cheer- leader's team and love the fact that we have participated in such a fun and worthwhile cause," she said. The Up 'til Dawn staff is relaxing for a few weeks after a tremendous effort this year, but they'll soon start organizing next year's UTD marathon. Anyone interested in UTD is encouraged to contact the UTD office at 332-4848 or to e-mail utd@allegheny.edu . N ? POSITIONS AVAILABLE: EDITORIAL BOARD MEMBER'. Be a part of the governing body of The Campus. Get involved in decision-making and policy for- mation. The Board meets twice weekly. SECTION EDITOR ( NEWS, PERSPECTIVES) : Write, select and edit articles; supervise reporters and columnists; design layout. ASSISTANT SECTION EDITOR ( NEWS, PERSPECTIVES, WEEKEND, SPORTS) : Assist in the selection, writing, and editing of arti- cles; help with layout design. 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You will be contacted after spring break for an interview with the Editorial Board. Direct questions to Editor-in-Chief Abby Collier at colliea@allegheny.edu . BALANCING ACT HOLD IT—Nationally renowned dancth - and choreographer Bill Evans is scheduled to perform seven original dance works on Saturday, March 9 at 8 p.m. in the Montgomery Performance Space. —photo courtesy of Public Affairs INSIDE WEEKEND... Coffeehouse to move 11 `Dragonfly' review 10 Complete Confusion cartoon 12 Sindee's Impressions 11 THE CAMPUS WEEKEND Features, Music, Movies, Humor 脠脠脠脠脠脠脠脠脠脠脠脠脠脠脠脠脠脠脠脠脠脠脠脠脠脠脠脠脠脠脠脠脠脠脠脠脠脠脠脠脠脠脠脠脠脠脠脠脠脠脠脠脠脠脠脠脠脠脠脠脠脠脠脠脠脠脠脠脠脠脠脠脠脠脠脠脠脠脠脠脠脠脠脠脠脠脠脠脠脠脠脠脠脠脠脠脠脠 Bill Evans to Dance in Montgomery This Saturday, March 9, nationally known dancer and choreographer Bill Evans will present a public performance in the Montgomery Performance Space at 8 p.m. Evans, a lecturer, ad- ministrator, movement analyst and writer is a full professor and former Head of dance in the depart- ment of theatre and dance at the University of New Mexico in Albuquerque, where hhe joined the fac- ulty in 1988. Evans will dance to music from seven songs with artists ranging from Count Basie to Johan Sebastian Bach. "Dancing is what I do and what I have 'always done," said Evans in a personal state- ment to Hyatt. " It is true that I spend more hours a week in my other roles than in my work as a per- former, but it is my role as a dancer which defines me in my heart and soul who and what I am, " he said. "Bill Evans in Concert" is part of a short resi- dency at the College that will include workshops with students and faculty in the neuroscience and the humanities interdisciplinary program.The course is a part of a neuroscience and humanities grant funded by the W.M. Keck foundation of Los Angelos. The grant will fund four new interdisci- plinary courses: "Neuroscience, of Dance and Movement," "Neuroscience of the Visual Arts," "Mind and Brain" and "History of Neuroscience." A first year course, LS 490: The Neuroscience of Dance/Movement, is being taught at the College by professor of psychology Alec Dale, assistand proe- fessor of psychology Jeff Hollerman and Jan Hyatt. "It's about sharing our points of view on the sub- ject," said Jan Hyatt coordinator of the dance pro- gram. According to Hyatt, a lot of inquiries have been made about the connection between neuroscience and dance, but very little has been written. "We're trying to map the terrain," she said. Bill Evans is a lifetime dancer whose focus is, according to his web site(www.billevansdance.org ), body correc- tives and applied kinesiology, which is the study of the anatomy, physiology, and mechanics of body movement, especially in humans. Evans is also devoted to"developing a balance of mobility and stability and of stretch and strength, while fully understanding and utilizing the body- mind potential in a regenerative Way of moving and thinking which extends the dancer's career and en- joyment of his/her ability to experience full access to three-dimensional space and a full qualitative range of expression." Evans said that dance is "my form of sacred rit- ual. I dance to make things whole, to bring my body, mind, feelings, thoughts, sensations and intu- ition into the present moment.When I perform, I ex- perience and integration of the parts of myself, a vi- brancy on the cellular level, which I wish to with those in the audience." "I dance to make things whole, to bring my body, minds, feelings, thoughts, sensations and intuition into the present moment." —Bill Evans, choreographer Evans will return to the College from June 15 to the 23 to take part in Allegheny's yearly neuro- science and humanity conference. "It's sort of a 20 year anniversary for him," Hyatt said.This is not Evans' first encounter with Allegheny, for he came to perform here 20 years ago in 1982. Hyatt , who has worked with Evans in collabo- rative efforts before, feels that he will have at "ma- jor influence as a speaker and presenter for the lieu- rosciences." For information contact the dance studies program at 332-2813. By NICOLE GERAGHTY Weekend Editor Internationally Reknowned Quartet to Perform By SARAH JOSEPH Assistant Weekend Editor As part of National Women's History Month, the Women's Studies Program, along with the Department of Music, are presenting a day of events with the internationally renowned Cavani String Quartet. They will be performing on campus this Friday, March 8, in the Doane Hall of Art from 12:30 to 1:20 p.m. Dr. Beth Etter, director of music outreach at Allegheny College, said she invited the Cavani Quartet he- cause "they have a way of playing that is so visually oriented I feel like I can figure out what they are play- ing just by watching." These women are out of their seats during many of their performances. "Nobody does it like they do," Etter said. Etter attended the Cleveland Institute of Music where the Cavani Quartet has been in residence since 1988. The music they will be play- ing on Friday is by Margaret Brauer, a composer in residence at the Cleveland Institute. The group is comprised of first violinist Annie Fullard, second vio- linist Mari Soto, violist Kirsten Doctor and cellist Merry Peckman. "Their passion and joy for music is evident in all they do. And it is in- fectious," say Cynthia Quinn, resi- dency coordinator at the University of Texas where the Cavani Quartet are visiting artists. The Cavani experience will not be limited to listening. From 3:15 to 4:15 p.m. there will be a discussion in Ford Chapel for all who are inter- ested in attending. Classical music has a long history and tradition of primarily male com- posers and male performers. Although the group did not set out to be all female, the fact that they are - makes them unique. The discussion in Ford Chapel is not limited to, but will address the success of the women in a male dominate,d field. They will also discuss what its like balancing their demanding musical careers and their families, for two of these women are traveling with in- fants. The group performs regularly in major concert series and festivals throughout North America and Europe. Appearances include the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., Muziekcentrum De Ijsbreker in Amsterdam and Festival de L'Epau in France. The ensemble is a winner of the prestigious Naumburg Chamber Music Award, top prizewinner in the Coleman, Fischoff, Banff International and the Cleveland Quartet Competition. They also won the ASCAP Chamber Music —see QUARTET , page 16— Student Pianist Entertained Students with Billy Joel Covers last Thursday night By SCOTT TOOKER Staff Reporter First-year and pianist Jonathan Abrams charmed au- diences last Wednesday night at the Grounds for Change coffeehouse as he played several Billy Joel classics, in- cluding "Scenes from an Italian Restaurant." "I hate taking music classes," he said, sipping on a large cup of Pepsi at a table one day in McKinley's. "I just don't feel like I'm in the driver's seat, and I never liked being told what to do." He took a bite of his chocolate pie, which he didn't particularly enjoy, and reminisced about the time when he first started getting into piano playing. "I was about three years old when I first started play- ing the piano," said the Lowell, Mass., native, chuckling. "I didn't start taking lessons until I was about six years old," he explained, "and when I was 14, I went to private school and stopped taking them. I would get home at like seven at night and I just didn't have enough time." During this period, Abrams had been learning classi- cal music. He learned anything from Mozart to Beethoven to Mendelssohn. "When I look back on it, I really wish I had finished learning this one piece by Mendelssohn, whic.J1 is 'Andante Rondo-Capriccioso,'" he said. "That piece is just so cool!" However, his propensity for studying popular music caused him to move away from the classics and begin figuring out anything from Beatles' to Bruce Hornsby tunes on the piano. The summer before his first year at the Lawrence Ac .ademy is when he first discovered Billy Joel. "There was this competition in which my friend played the accordion, and he played 'Scenes From An Italian Restaurant,'" Abrams explained. "It was then that I became curious about his music, and so 1. started learn- ing that song on the piano." Since then, Abrams has become more and more of a walking- Billy Joel concert. One can often find him play- ing in Arnold Hall in the Campus Center. Walking through the halls, people sometimes slow up .just to lis- ten to the familiar hits of Billy Joel: the sounds of "Only the Good Die Young," "Pressure," and even The River of Dreams" are often heard vibrating throughout the hallway. "After I performed 'Scenes From An Italian Restaurant' at Lawrence Academy, I soon joined this group that we ended up calling KRAK, each letter stand- ing for one initial of each of the four members," Abrams said. "We played covers, mostly of classic rock hits, es- pecially Billy Joel's." With all his talent and skill on the piano, it comes as no surprise to learn that Abrams has written several songs himself. One of these is titled "More To Me Than Me," a song inspired by one night he spent singing and enjoying the company of his friends. Abrams has recorded and performed all of his songs, and he describes the songs as being "written by someone who has been listening to Billy Joel." "I was really proud of myself with 'More To Me Than Me,'" he said. "I know that doesn't sound great, but I was just so impressed by the way I wrote the music and the lyrics." Abrams joked that he is sure his music and lyrics are so directly influenced by earlier pop artists that one of these days he is just going to open u•a lyric book and find his chorus lines in there. Although he has never met Billy Joel, Abrams saw him perform at the Millennium Concert in Madison Square Garden during New Year's Eve, 1999. "I was less than 50 feet away from him in the third row on the right side," said Abrams. "What a night! He started playing at 11 p.m. and didn't end until 3 a.m." As passionate as he is about popular music and piano playing, Abrams isn't sure what he plans to do with it for the future. As one might guess, he hates teaching music, and so he has vowed never to do that. "My mom's the sweetest lady," said Abrams, laugh- ing hysterically. "She thinks she's got my whole life planned out for me. Basically, she wants me to transfer to Ithaca College, where they supposedly have a really good t -nusic program, and then she wants me to get a mu- sic internship on the David Letterman Show while I per- form and earn money in New York." The ambition and pride is understandable for the mother of a musically inclined son to have, but she is right about one thing. Jonathan Abrams has talent that could certainly take him places. March 7, 2002 Weekend Page 10 Costner Doesn't Operate in 'Dragon point" routine. Been there, done that. liners, I like to call them The ending of the movie was so Costnerisms, he fails miserably. sappy it would make the largest maple tree on the planet jealous. Even though I should, I won't ruin it for those sorry souls who still may be convinced that it is a good idea to see this movie. H ave yOu ever been sitting in a dimly lit theater watching a movie, saying to yourself, "I'll give it a few more minutes, then I'm leaving." The walkout is a great, silent exclama- tion of opinion among moviegoers. II you're lucky, you'll he the leader and spark the walkout amongst other anguished viewers who will follow you out, giving yourself a small sense of satisfaction. .I've used it many times before. I've walked out of the fourth installment in the Batman movie series, Rush Hour 2, and Gone in 60 Seconds—movies so appallingly bad that it would be an insult to your own credibility and in- telligence to sit through them any longer than the opening credits. Yet, I have never wanted to leave the movie theater more than during "Dragonfly." Kevin Costner plays Joe Darrow, a surgeon whose pediatric oncologist wife, Emily , played by Susanna T f you are not listening to the militia station on 88.3, then perhaps you should be listen- ing to WARC. Their militant rants are rather entertaining and are great for a good laugh, but more often then not I'm usually offended after a while, so I turn the dial to 90.3FM. Music Review By DON THOMAS I recently tuned in the College's station and heard- a song sung by Kyle Fischer, a member of the band Rainer Maria. It was just him and an acoustic guitar and it sounded beau- tiful. Fischer has just released a solo album that is turned down a notch from his music in Rainer Maria, opt- ing for a quieter approach than the driving, upbeat sounds he is known fOr in his band. Although there is a greater emphasis on instrumentation on this release, the lyrics still retain that Rainer Maria quality . The band is named at -ter the poet Rainer Maria Rilke, while Fischer's solo release. Open Ground, borrows its name from the Irish poet Seamus Heaney. Fischer definitely acknowl- edges his poetic influences a song. Thompson, has recently died in a mudslide in South America while giving medical attention to the un- fortunate. However her body has never been found. Completely over- come by grief, Costner begins to see small reminders of his wife, she was obsessed with dragonflies and he sees some in his window. Being the logical guy that he is, he brushes the signs off as mere coincidence until sorr4 of his wife's cancer patients begin flat lining, and being brought back with messages from his wife. While he is sitting by the different children's bedside, talking with them about their supernatural experiences one can not help but think of "The Sixth Sense." Why? Because the scenes are exactly the same; from the camerawork to the dialogue. Does the filmmaker really think that the audience won't notice? So, we're sucked into the mystery of what profound message his on the album is a poem by Eric Frdst set to music. On the opening track "Headphones," Fischer equates mu- sic and religion singing, "The record shop on Sunday is a kind of church for you / Father Rick's the one who's spinning, and tonight its Marquee Moon," alluding to the rock band, Television, who released just two al- bums, but still continue to influence music even today. Caithlin De Marrais, a member of Rainer Maria , also appears on the album to sing on a couple of tracks. Her voice carries the songs quite well and people familiar with the band will especially appreciate the songs she sings. I only wish that their drummer would have joined in as well. On the track "Too Soon to Know," she sings about feelings of being displaced, wishing to be some- where else. "Are roots growing less important? / It's too soon to know if we're staying / together just to have a place to go," she sings. Fischer incorporates a few instru- ments not found on a Rainer Maria record. Behind many acoustic songs where he finger-picks notes , there are cellos and pianos adding to the melody. The record stays rather qui- et with instruments intricately play- ing off of his voice to carry the songs, but there are moments when the tempo picks up. It's a good al- bum to play On a rainy day. It's also in rotation at WARC so give the re- quest line a call at 332-5275. Movie Review By JOHN RAUCCI wife is trying to channel him from the dead. Once Costner begins get- ting these messages he falls into the old, "man who nobody believes that will stop at nothing to prove his Kevin Costner needs to go act in made for TV movies where he be- longs. Maybe he'd be play a good abusiVe husband on Lifetime at least it would be a change. His drab acting is exactly the same in every movie. From his "awww shucks" facial ex- pressions, to his casually comic one- Altogether "Dragonfly" ranks up among the worst of the absolute worst in film today. If it is possible to go above and beyond cliché, this movie does so. You could predict ex- actly what was going to happen, and when. The scares are cheap, melo- dramatic, predictable, and complete- ly 100 percent not terrifying. Do me a favor and do not see this movie, your dollars will only encourage more garbage like this to be pro- duced. Kyle from Rainer Maria Goes Solo • ,„„0,04:400 0143.1:00w- IMPRESSIVE—Sindee's Impressions, located at 578 Park Ave. in Meadville, offers embroidery and screen printing. —photo by Abby Collier, Editor-in-Chief jackets. Sindee's takes regular orders for athletic apparel and plaques and tro- phies. They also provide items that Tim called "advertising specialties," like screenprinted waterbottles and mugs, keychains, can coolers and cloisonné pins that make excellent fundraisers. Dedicated to customer satisfac- tion, Sindee's offers its patrons sev- eral means for generating logos and other artwork. Some patrons design their own. Others work with artists to generate the images or choose from around 9,000 stock designs. Tim said that their prices are gen- erally lower than larger companies that deal in bulk. "Also, you're dealing one-on-one with us, and that gives us a lot more flexibility," Tim said. If your organization is looking for friendly embroidery, seamstress, screenprinting or lettering services, call Sindee's Impressions at 337- 2220. You can also stop by between 9 a.m. and 1 p.m. and 2 p.m. and 5:30 p.m. Monday through Friday or check out their web site at www.sin- dees.net . SINGLE VOICE Reading Series 2001-2002 NOTICE: AUTHOR READING RESCHEDULED Frederick Busch New Date: Tuesday, March 12, 2002 New Place: Ford Chapel Same Time: 8:00 p.m. Frederick Busch has pub- lished twenty-four hooks, in- cluding 1-1ciro. and Catherine, The Children in the Woods, New and Selected Stories, Girls, and The Night Inspector. Twice a finalist for the PEN/Faulkner Award, Busch has received the PEN/Malamud Award for Achievement in the Short Story. In 2001, The American Academy of Arts and Letters presented him with an award for lifetime achievement in the short sto- ry. Busch teaches at Colgate University. BONUS: The author will be . available for a Question & Answer session at 3:00 p.m. in the Grounds for Change cof- feehouse March 12th. BAD CREDIT IS LIKE A BAD NICKNAME. IT WILL STICK WITH YOU FOR YEARS. tb, tz§ Default n yur Onieot inn NI suddenly you'll be celled a lag inestffient: find alit taw In !lianas!) debt plus lots of der amen f 1 world tl s 3111* i =lioe source lot mutt stutients, itithi*E tow tir gitortIatonsitimtat Ektateff Mateo igen" The Campus Weekend Page 11 By ADRIENNE COBLE Staff Reporter AbJ 1) ,c AlcchgclEic Sindee's Makes An Impression Nestled among the other white houses and student residences that line Park Ave., Sindee's Impressions provides embroidery, screenprint- ing, seamstress, and lettering ser- vices, but with that kind of friendly, hometown atmosphere and individu- alized attention that its larger com- petitors lack. Sindee's, owned by Tim and Sindee Meyer, has delighted Meadville's corporations and local organizations with its detailed craftsmanship since its opening in 1985. As the embroidery business grew, Sindee moved her sewing portion of the business from 578 Park Ave. to her residence. Tim said that Sindee continues to sew the letters for the college fraternities and sororities and does alterations and repairs for customers including the local dry cleaners and the College. When asked about the success of his business, Tim said, "We strive to become a person's one-stop shop." Sindee's lives up to that statement by providing a variety of items, includ- ing t-shirts, sweatshirts, fleece outer- wear and windpants, totebags and By JONATHAN HOWELL Staff Reporter When walking into the Grounds for Change coffee- house for the first time, many students are surprised at its low-key appearance and atmosphere. It smells like fresh coffee, and old furniture contrasts nicely with windows that take up a whole wall, giving a pleasant view of Highland Ave. and the Wise Center. Within a year, how- ever, the coffeehouse will no longer exist in its current location. Part of the plans for the Campus Center renovations beginning during winter break of next year is to.move the coffeehouse to a new location on the second floor. This, along with plans to bring the bookstore and the post of- fice within the Campus Center, will be more accommo- dating to students. The coffeehouse will take over the Walker room, making it right next to an area connecting the Campus Center to the proposed communication arts building. The connection will make the coffeehouse one of the more highly trafficked areas of the College. The stipulation that goes along with this new space, however, is that the coffeehouse must share the it with •Sodexho Marriott dining services, which is planning on using the space to handle its overflow of customers dur- ing McKinley's peak hours. The chief concern raised by board members of GFC is how the coffeehouse and Sodexho will be able to share the same working environment and not impede On each other's decisions and general business. While both sides are willing to arrive at agreement on many points, mem- bers of GFC's board said that there's hound to he conflict. "They want to keep the space open 24 hours a day. and because we currently don't have enough volunteers to staff the coffeehouse for more than 6 hours, Sodexho employees would be placed there for those remaining hours," said sophomore Asuka Ishizaki. Joe DiChristina, the dean of students and one of the Administration's representatives currently negotiating with the coffeehouse, said, "Nothing on campus is open 24 hours. We are only planning to keep the space open from 8 a.m. to 10 p.m." Members of the coffeehouse have accepted the fact that they will have to divide the hours of operation be- tween Sodexho employees and their own. Both sides think that having two businesses in one space is a viable option, though GFC members have their reservations. During the hours allotted for the coffeehouse, they want to have full autonomy of the space and not be subject to impedances from either Sodexho or the College. In response to this request, DiChristina said, "The success of the coffeehouse has been a result of the stu- dent programming, such as concerts and poetry read- ings." DiChristina, who seemed impressed with GFC's recent success, gave no indication that there would be any impedance on the part of the College. Also, members of GFC are concerned that they would lose control over furniture and decorations selected for the new coffeehouse. DiChristina said that it was "too early to tell" whether or not the coffeehouse's atmos- phere would remain intac for not. He suggested the pos- sibility of inviting furniture vendors to show their prod- ucts in the Campus Center and allowing students to vote on which they liked hest, just like when students voted for new residence hall furniture for Callisch and Schultz. —sec COFFEEHOUSE, page /6-- Coffeehouse to Change Location Today's Horoscopes Information courtesy of www.excite.corn Aries (March 21 - April 19):You've been the stodgy cerebral for just about long enough. Now is the time to shed that old and brittle skin and let a new and more youth- ful you come out for a while. Tune into the physical, the sensual and the tactile. Dance to melodies that nobody else can hear, and let your- self be moved to tears by things nobody else can see. Perceive the world through your hands, fingers and skin. Enter a world where words are totally unable to contain or convey the wonder and mystery of the experience. Taurus (April 20 - May 20):Not everyone is going to be as astute as you are, especially when it comes to matters that involve both your long- range plans and making your imme- diate environment more comfort- able. You may soon find that you're at the end of your rope when it comes to dealing with that other person's lack of maturity. Perhaps it's time you considered laying down the law and providing that final ultimatum you've been consid- ering. It may be difficult, but what choice do you really have? Gemini (May 21 - June 21):You cannot go full speed ahead all of the time, and nobody is really expecting you to, regardless of what they're saying when the subject surfaces in the midst of negotiations. If resources are running low and you feel that you cannot go on like you have for very much longer, you COMPLETE CONFUSION A CARTOON BY CAM TERWILLIGER I'm sorry everybody, but I couldn't come up with any good ideas fot this week's cartoon. Schulz must be rolling over in his grave. And yet it's some- how funnier than LEX.... Weekend Where@bouts Bands: Hood, Sisterhood of Convoluted Thinkers, 27, Mihaly When: Sat, Mar. 9, 7:00 p.m. Where: Backward on Forward (Squirrel Hill) How Much: $7 Misc: All Ages Bands: The Slip, Mr. Nimbus, Esqueves When: Wed, Mar. 13, 9:00 p.m. Where: Club Laga How Much: $8 advance/ $10 day of show Misc: all ages Page 12 ? Weekend March 7, 2002 UNPLEASANT THOUGHTS a column by Matt Meehan It's 12:30 p.m. and our hero steps out the front door of his dilapidated house, making sure to bolt the door firmly against the chill winter wind. One can never be too careful, not with today's home heating costs. Within those thin walls, at the top of the stairs and to the right, rests a close associate of the hero, confined by poorly planned trips to the grocery store and a late-night craving for nachos, with everything. With little precious time to spare before classes resume at 1:30, our hero must act with all deliberate speed and precision, or his friend will miss his fourth consecutive meeting of his 1:30 lecture. The difference between a "P" and an "F" is hang- ing in the balance. As is the case with most things, the hero has other things on his mind. The temperature had dropped 30 deg,rees, it seemed, during the two hours while he was at work, and the walk home was miserable. As usual, the drop in temperature was directly proportional to the distance to be traveled outdoors, on foot. Our brave adventurer wasn't in the best of moods when he woke up with the wind and snow, the chapped lips and frozen fingers, Iniven't made things any better. The sooner I get these errands out of the way," he says to himself as he treads slowly down his icy walkway, the better off we'll all be With that thought, he clenches his fist in his pocket, as if to warn any passersby of the volatility of his current mood. Being Monday, our hero hasn't checked his e-mail since the last time he went to class, which was sometime on Thursday, if he remembers correctly. So his in-box is probably overflowing with important notices from various campus authority figures. There's the registrar, asking for the fifth time if he wants to graduate or not. Then, there's his father asking what progress has been made on resumes and graduate school applications. Add to that the notices from financial aid, asking, "Where's your timecard?" and from his employer, titled simply, "Where were you on Sunday?" and you can imagine his delight at having to double-click on the little desktop envelope, awakening the deliriously happy postman with the angular jaw. But it must be done, and this is his best shot at doing it since he's already cursed the cold repeatedly and vowed not to go outside again until May, if at all possible. Better touch all the bases. He enters his password, wondering why he chose such a long code and never bothered changing it not even considering other possibilities, during four long years perched in front of a Dell. He felt his heart rate rise momentarily,as he thought about the cheeky smart-ass from the computer ads on television, projecting an upside-down image of the vacant space inside his head upon the television screen of every hard-working American. "Dude, you're getting on my nerves," he shuddered. Our brave adventurer read through his messages, immediately deleting anything from someone he'd never heard of glancing through the announcements for news about people and places he'd actually heard of before, and wondering when his friends were going to learn how to send him attachments that he could open. With click after careless click, he sent hundreds of back messages to the trash can, only to close the program with- out remembering to empty the trash and check the messages again, as the simple command "delete message" is never enough to successfully delete a message. Life is never that easy, now is it Sitting in the bathroom, the one just around the corner from the computer lab on the second floor of Carr Hall, are two unopened rolls of the school's fine single-ply toilet paper. It's not made with the finest silk, by any stretch of the imagination. But it's been known to come through in a pinch, because campus is much clos- er than any store that sells two-ply, but more importantly because it's so affordable. Hell, it's free. Why buy when you can grab and fly? This after all is what our hero set out to do, some 40 minutes As he stuffed two rolls into the large front pocket of his gray hoodie, the traveler laughed at how ridiculous- ly obvious he was being. A student in ripped jeans and worn-out sneakers walks into a public bathroom and comes out with an unusual bulge in his pockets. He then turns tail and breaks for his off--campus residence. Way to go, slick. But so far, it's never really mattered, because nobody who cares about a few rolls of single- ply is ever paying attention. Today, however, would be different. For as our hero walked out the bathroom door, headed for the exit and his ultimate destination, a housekeeping manager noticed what was happening and yelled at him to stop. Times are tough nowadays, and even facilities management firms have had to cut overhead in any way possible. Preventing further toilet paper theft was at the top of a memo that had been circulated the previous Friday. And our hero was in prime position to be the first victim of this new campaign. But not if he had anything to say about it No housekeeping manager was going to chase him down and catch him. Not when the trip home was downhill, and the chill wind gave him added incentive to hustle while at the same time deterring the manager from leaving the warm confines of one of his buildings. Our hero dart- ed around the corner, stopped to stick his tongue out at his pursuer, and bounded down Prospect Street on the way home to his friends. As he mounted the stairs to the second floor of his house, he gloried in his most recent scrape with an authority figure. He knocked on the bathroom door, breathlessly exclaiming "Dude, I'm back." With much pronounced annoyance. the person seated within griped "Yeah, and it took you long enough." need to say so. If you need a break, you definitely should take one. The other parties may be more than will- ing to work with you. But if you don't tell them what is on your mind, how can you expect them to know? Cancer (June 22 - July 22): There is not enough sugar in the tea, the napkins are the wrong color and the cucumbers were not sliced right. What are you going to do? While you could round up the caterer, the maid and the butler and give them a piece of your mind, you could also give yourself a good talking to. Will all this really matter in the end? Probably not. Consequently, your job over the next few days is to con- centrate on the big picture, on the direction a certain project is mov- ing. If you do, the details will take care of themselves. Leo (July 23 - August 22): Celebrate your special contributions rather than be ashamed of them. What you hold in your hand is real- ly quite special, and shows a side of you that reveals not only your taste, but your complexity. Quit thinking that you don't deserve the joy that is coming ydur way. The more willing you are to appreciate your unique- ness, the more you can appreciate others. —see HOROSCOPES, page 16— BRINGING HOME GOLD LEADERS OF THE PACK — Seniors (left to right) Carolyn Sikora, Tara Trent, Shaughna Loncar and Erin Switzer pose with the 2002 NCAC Indoor Championship trophy, Allegheny's first since 1996. —photo courtesy of Meighan Gast Allegheny Coaches Emphasize Excellence On and Off the Field INSIDE SPORTS... Gator baseball preview 14 This Week in Sports 14 Women's rugby ready to compete 15 In Our Eyes ? 15 THE CAMPUS SP ORTS Scores, Schedules, News, Features Lady Gators Crowned NCAC Indoor Champs By LOU KLEIN Sports Editor The tale of David and Goliath tells the heroic story of the young boy who slays a giant with his sling- shot. This past Saturday, the Allegheny women's indoor track team played the role of David to per- fection by capturing the NCAC Indoor Championships in surprising fashion at Denison University. It marked Allegheny's first champi- onship at the event since 1996, and it earned junior Nicole Morandi NCAC "Distance Runner of the Year" and Head Coach Bill Ross "Coach of the Year" honors. The Allegheny men completed an out- standing weekend for the Gator track program with a third-place finish. "It's a huge accomplishment for our program," Ross said. "We really feel like David when we compete in- doors. Many of the other schools in the NCAC have full-size indoor facilties that we do not have. To overcome that disadvantage and win a championship is really some- thing." Allegheny's victory came by the slimmest of margins. The Lady Gators led the way with 139.5 points, followed closely behind by host and three-time defending cham- pion Denison with 133 points. Oberlin placed third with 122 points for the weekend. The Gators rallied from behind on the second day of competition to win - the title. The first-place finish was a total team effort. Allegheny won despite taking home individual victories in only two events. Junior Jen Surace won the pole vault handily, clearing a height of 10'1". The mark was good enough to set a new women's NCAC indoor record, and it earned her a spot in the NCAA meet. Morandi recorded the other victory, demolishing the field in the 5,000- meter run. Her time of 17:47.43 was nearly 17 seconds ahead of the rest of the field. It was also a new NCAC record, and it secured a spot for Morandi as a NCAA provisional qualifier. She also placed second in the 3,000 meter-run with a time of 10:35.71. "I think Nicole convinced herself Saturday that she can really do it. It put her into a different league. and she will never go back." Ross said. "It was a breakthrough performance, and we both knew that she could al- ways do it. It was only a matter of time." The strong performance was bol- stered by second-place finishes by sophomore Lindsay Hayes in the high jump (5' I "), first-year Lindsay Shouey in the 1,500-meter run (4:52.47). Allegheny's 4 X 200 relay team, comprised of seniors Erin Switzer and Carolyn Sikora, along with junior Becky Rittenhouse and sophomore Brooke Woods (1:46.26), also came home in second position. The Gators' collection of third- place finishers included Sikora in the 55-meter hurdles (8.97), Rittenhouse in the 200-meter run (26.52), Woods in the 400-meter run (1:01.90), and Hayes in the 800-me- ter run (2:22.29). Third-place dis- tance winners were Shouey, who fin- ished the 3000-meter run in 10:48.51, and sophomore Chelsea Benson, who completed with a time of 18:43.13 in the 5,000-meter run. The distance medley relay team also landed in third with a time of 13:20.40. Members of the team were seniors Tara Trent and Lisa Weed, sophomore Kelly Geer and first-year Leigh Ciofani. The success in the distance events especially pleased Coach Ross. "For our distance runners, it's really a four-year process," he said. "Between cross-country and track, they have a lot of opportunities, and by the end of their careers they all seem to hit their peak. Its when they finally put it all together." Ross credited the team's success to a play-to-win attitude. "You see so many teams that always go out there and play not to loSe. That was- n't our approach," he said. "We went out and played to win. We took our share of risks. It cost us some mis- takes, but we were able to recover from those and it paid off for us in the end." The coaches of the NCAC appar- ently agreed. Ross said that it is "al- ways an honor to be awarded Coach of the Year because it is your col- leagues who make the decision." The Gator men finished with 76.5 points to finish third behind champion Ohio Wesleyan ( 123 points) and second-place Wittenberg, who finished with 88 points. Junior standout Jeremy Scott once agaili put On an impressive dis- play, winning the pole vault easily. —see CHAMPS, page 15— By SETH TURNBAUGH Staff Reporter Allegheny has long been known for holding its.students to high acad- emic standards. There are no special accommodations made for varsity athletes. Every class offered is chal- lenging and requires a significant amount of effort on the part of the student in order for he or she to pass. According to Associate Registrar Deborah Zinz, however, only 15 var- sity athletes have been placed on "poor academic standing" by the College and declared ineligible to play for their respective team over the previous three semesters. After seeing 10 athletes placed on "poor academic standing" at the end of the spring 2000 semester, the Athletic department lost only one the after the fall semester and four at the end of the spring 2001 term. For those who believe in the stereotype of the "dumb jock," this statistic may come as a surprise. It's no surprise to many of the coaches who expect their players not only to work hard, but also to study hard. Phil Ness, head coach of the men's basketball team. said athletes keep their priorities in order. "Academics are the number one priority for each athlete," he said. Though academics are very im- portant to Ness and his fellow coach- es, each coach has their own way of monitoring his or her players. Ness asks all the first-year basketball players to meet with him on a regu- lar basis to discuss how classes are going and to review test scores. Head Football Coach Blair Hrovat requires all first-year football players to attend a team study table during the season and all players with an unsatisfactory grade point average are required to attend during the spring semester. Some coaches place the respon- sibility of helping their players on the players themselves. Mike Ferris. the head baseball coach, has no study tables for his team. Although every player is monitored, Ferris re- lies on his players to help each other. According to Ferris, "The older teammates are the biggest help and support to the underclassmen." Head Volleyball Coach Bridget Sheehan doesn't believe in study ta- bles because she does not feel that much work is accomplished in them. "Too much talking and not enough studying takes place during them," Sheehan said. Despite not holding these study sessions, her teams tradi- tionally have one of the highest grade point averages, not just at Allegheny, but nationally. Sheehan's 1999-2000 team re- ceived the Molten Award, a team academic award given by the American Volleyball Coaches —see EXCELLENCE, page 14— SHARP STARTER — Junior pitcher Josh Sharpless is the anchor for the 2002 Gator rotation. Opening day for Allegheny is just one week from today at IUP. —photo courtesy of Office of Student Activities LAST WEEK IN SPORTS Saturday 3/2 Men's Indoor Track -- 3rd of 10 at NCAC Indoor Championships at Denison Women's Indoor Track 1st of 9 at NCAC Indoor Championships at Denison THIS WEEK IN SPORTS Saturday 3/9 Women's Tennis vs. Mercyhurst 12:00 Wednesday 3/13 Softball — vs. Grove City 3:00 Page 14 ? Sports ? March 7, 2002 Baseball Team Sets Its Sights High in 2002 By LOU KLEIN Sports Editor One of the most difficult things in sports is to maintain a highly suc- cessful program year after year. For the Allegheny baseball team, things are no different. Fresh off their ap- pearance in the 2000 Division ill College World Series and a trip to the regionals in 2001, expectations are high for Head Coach Mike Ferris' team. The American Baseball Coaches Association has Allegheny ranked 13th in the nation in its preseason poll, highest among NCAC schools. The coaches of the .NCAC, mean- while, have placed the Gators third in their preseason poll behind Ohio Wesleyan and Wooster. The Gators finished 10th in the national rank- ings last season and fourth in 2000 after their World Series appearance. To remain at a high level of play, the Gators will have to replace four faces in their starting lineup, a front- line starter and a closer. The Gators graduated two of their top three hit- ters from 2001 in outfielders Ben Couch and catcher Tug 011ock, who batted .408 and .357, respectively. Coach Ferris also saw starting out- fielder Al Clouse and starting third baseman Joe Kacsanek graduate in 2001. "We will be able to make those replacements without a lot of trou- ble. It could definitely be a lot worse," Ferris said. He stated that his biggest concern was behind the plate. He said, "Tug had been our catcher for the last four years, and it wasn't an area we had to concern ourselves with. It's mainly a big ad- Association. In order to be eligible for the award, the team must have a minimum of a 3.3 overall grade point average. Despite all the measure put into place by the coaches, there were 15 student athletes declared academi- cally ineligible by the College. To reach poor academic standing, stu- dents must receive below a 2.0 grade point average for two consecutive semesters without dismissal by the College, a policy which applies not only to athletes, but to all students. Although the registrar did not disclose the number of players de- clared ineligible per team, some coaches revealed the number of players they lost. Ness revealed that he has had three players fall into poor academic standing. Two of these players regained their good standing while the third is working towards that goal. Ferris has also lost three student athletes. "One came back, while another was dismissed justment for our veteran pitchers he- cause they were so used to having him back there. The catcher is in- volved in every aspect of the game, but I think we will be able to adjust to it pretty quickly." A veteran cast and new faces will make up the 2002 lineup. Junior outfielder Kevin Hiles will lead the way. Hiles was the team's second- leading hitter in 2001, batting .362 with four home runs and a team-high 44 runs hatted in. Meanwhile, the Gators will seek leadership from se- nior designated hitter Jarrod Essey, senior second baseman Mark Minadeo and senior first baseman Bob Spithaler. Spithaler led this trio last season by batting .348 with five home runs and 32 RBIs while starting all 42 games. He also compiled a sparkling . .997 fielding percentage. Essey has served as the Gators' des- ignated hitter for the past two sea- sons. He batted .318 in 2001 with three homers and 25 runs batted in. Minadeo will likely be the table-set- ter for Allegheny this season. He batted .288 last year while recording 17 steals, second only to Couch's 21. As far as an opening day lineup, Coach Ferris said, "It will take some time to sort out. We're fortunate to have a pretty even roster from top to bottom. As a result, it's pretty wide open. Everyone will get a chance to compete and have early playing time. " Ferris did say that he believes two of his starters will be senior out- fielder Brian Zorman and first-year shortstop Hector Urena. "Hector's likely to get considerable playing time early in the season. Shortstop is from the College, but was readmit- ted and returned to the team," he said. The third player is also cur- rently working at regaining his eligi- bility. Some may wonder if the amount of time each player devotes to his or her team has an affect on their acad- emic performance. While Women's Basketball Head Coach Jennifer Reimer has not lost one player in her two years at Allegheny, her players actually devote the same amount of time to practice per week as Ness' team does. In fact, all four coaches estimated that their players devote between 20 and 30 hours per week to the team during the season and an- other 10 to 15 hours per week in the off season. The amount of time spent travel- ing for each team, however, doesn't have much of an influence on acade- mic standing. Sheehan's volleyball team travels to tournaments almost every other weekend during the sea- an important position on the field, and I feel confident that Hector will be able to fill those shoes for us," he said On the hill the Gators will try to replace the loss of Scott Swinchock, who compiled a sizzling 7-1 record with a 2.81 ERA last season. The most likely candidate to assume Swinchock's slot as ace of the staff is junior Josh Sharpless. Sharpless had a fine season in 2001, tying Swinchock for a team-high seven wins against just two losses. He also tossed four complete games in his 10 starts. Sharpless' coach has faith in his new ace. "I think that Josh will step up into Scott Swinchock's role with- out much difficulty," Ferris said. "If Josh pitches at the top of his game this year I really believe he can be one of the top Division III pitchers in the country." In addition, the Gators will look to senior pitchers Keith Gonzales and Nick Paolini for veteran leader- ship. In seven starts in 2001, Gonzales went 4-2 in 39 innings of work. "Gonzales had a good year coming off surgery in 2000," Ferris said. If he comes back 100 percent healthy that will give us a very ef- fective combination at the top of our rotation." Paolini had a solid year as well. In five starts he went 3-1 with an earned run average of 3.62, second among Gator starters. Junior Adam Oshnock also figures to fit into the pitching equation after posting a 3-2 record last season. Ferris also noted that Spithaler will assume a spot in —see BASEBALL, page 15— son, yet she has had only one player declared ineligible in her 16 years at Allegheny. According to Ferris, the baseball team plays doubleheaders and spends a lot of time traveling to and from games on the weekends during the spring. If there isn't much difference be- tween the amount of time spent on each sport by each athlete and the coaches have systems and resources available to the players, why are stu- dent athletes still declared ineligi- ble? Each year, the Allegheny's Academic Standards and Awards Committee review numerous cases of students with insufficient grade point averages. Many of these stu- dents are merely students, not stu- dent athletes. Ness feels that the responsibility rests squarely on the student's shoul- ders to succeed. "How hard you study is like how hard you practice, it is up to the individual," he said. EXCELLENCE from page 13 March Madness is upon us. As the nation's 324 teams fight to gain en- try into the final field of 65, fans tune into each game during -Championship Week". 'There is so much at stake for every team as their respective conference tournaments wind down. The ACC may be the most competitive conference in college basketball, but some of the best action may come out of the Atlantic Ten or Mountain West. It will also be hard to forget all the immaculate upsets that have already occurred. Going into last night (the Northeast Conference tournament has now concluded) there were only 54 spots left to fill the brackets with 20 con- ference tournaments remaining. That leaves 34 at-large bids and proba- bly twice as many eligible teams. ESPN's Andy Katz has argued that the power conferences (ACC, Big Ten, Big Twelve, Big East, Pac Ten and SEC) are deserving of at least 25 of those spots. My question is, -Whom does that leave to fill the rest?" Conference USA will grab one of the remaining nine considering both Cincinnati and Marquette is each in the top 25 and may have a shot at two considering how great Louisville is playing of•late. If the Cardinals can get by Cincinnati and Marquette to win the conference tournament, then all three will be in. The Atlantic Ten is a conference that may have a case for one of the remaining spots. Xavier is teetering on the edge of the bubble and an up- set by Temple, Saint Joseph's or Saint Bonaventuremay knock them out. The Musketeers will haVe to play solid basketball to get past any of these teams and if they don't, the field may be minus David West, one of the pre- mier big men in the country. The Mountain West Conference will also provide great action with Utah, Wyoming and I3YU all on the bubble. Ot is likely only he conference tournament champ will get in. Perhaps one of the biggest upsets has already occurred. Butler lost in the first round of the Horizon Conference tournament, but still finished with a 25-5 record with quality wins over Washington, Purdue and Indiana. Should the Bulldogs get a spot? Maybe, but losing in theopen- ing, round has really hurt their chances. In another upset, Creighton defeated Southern Illinois (Salukis) to win the Missouri Valley Conference championship, and by doing so probably have taken an at-large bid away from one of the power conferences. Southern Illinois finiShed 25-7 and defeated Indiana in addition to knock- ing off Creighton (Blue Jays) twice in the regular season. The Salukis should get in, and probably will. The Blue Jays' win most likely knocked Butler out. The Ohio Valley and Metro Atlantic conferences also experienced ma- jor upsets this past week, but do not look for any of the regular season top teams to sneak into the field of 65. Murray State topped Tennessee Tech 70-69 to gain the automatic bid. Tennessee Tech, who finished the regu lar season 15-1 in the conference and 24-6 overall, have a solid case for a bid, but have no qualify wins. The Metro Atlantic's top-seed, Rider, falls in the same boat. The Broncos had no quality wins and finished with a dismal 17-11 overall record. Their overtime buzzer beater loss to Canisius sealed their fate. Seventh-seeded Siena will represent the con- ference in the tournament after defeating Marist, the second seed, and Niagara, the fourth seed. This past Monday Gonzaga and Pepperdine battled in one of the great- est basketball,games of the season. Gonzaga, paced by the superb play of senior point guard Dan Dickau and sophomore forward Cory Violette (ar- guably two of the nation's best players), beat the Waves 96-90, Both of those teams finished 13-1 in the West Coast Conference regular season (defeating each other). Gonzaga, ranked sixth in the nation, was going in regardless and Pepperdine has made a case that they should be there too. At 22-8, the Waves have more than a sufficient enough record. They also have the capability of playing spoiler to a five or is seed in the tourna- ment. A first round game against Texas Tech and Head Coach Bobby Knight would be great for Pepperdine (flashback to the 77-57 win over Knight's sixth seeded Indiana libosiers in 2000). Regardless of who gets into the field of 65, all the mid-major and small conference schools have proved they are ready to play with the big- ger schools. If I am Duke, Maryland or Kansas no biggest fear may not he each other. Instead, 1 would probably check to see if 1 was unfortunate enough to draNA , Gonzaga. Pepperdine or Southern Illinois in my region. The Campus Sports Page 15 Women's Rugby Alive at College When you think of rugby you think of tough physical play, similar to football, but played without any equipment. Rugby is considered the "gentleman's game," but some Allegheny females are challenging this notion. Last year, Allegheny, along with the help of alum Casey Tymer, established a women's rug- by team. Tymer laid the groundwork for the ladies team, establishing a budget and getting everything orga- nized. This year is the first full sea- son the Lady Gators will be partici- pating. What is rugby? According to the Rookie Primer, "Today's rugby is, at its best, a blend of strategy, strength, speed and instinct. At least, it orga- nized and glorious mayhem. The ob- ject is to, by carrying, passing, and kicking the ball, score more points than the other team." A game of rugby consists of 30 players-15 players per side-and one referee. Rugby is played in two sep- arate halves, each 40 minutes long. The clock never stops, but time is added at the end of the appropriate half if an injury occurs while play- ing. Rugby is played on a regulation size football field called a pitch. Players use a ball that is a little big- ger than a football, but it doesn't the rotation to begin the season, and he feels that sophomore pitcher Joe Dunham could "be a big surprise for us." The bullpen will seek to replace Rob George, who recorded 11 of the team's 12 saves last year. Ferris said it will likely be a bullpen by com- mittee at the outset of the season. One member of this committee is ju- nior Jesse MacPherson. He had a perfect 4-0 record last season, and he also showed remarkable control, al- lowing only four walks in his 24 in- nings of work. The other candidates to replace George will be junior Justin Elliott and sophomore Brian Root. CHAMPS Scott cleared a height of 17' 2-1/4" to capture the event by nearly five feet. The NCAC record mark automati- cally qualified Scott for the NCAA Championships. He also placed sec- ond in the high jump with a height of 6' 8-1/4". That height made Scott a provisional qualifier for the NCAAs. Allegheny men brought home a total of four third-place results. Junior Joe Yarkovich sped to a time of 6.67 seconds in the 55-meter clash. Sophomore Ryan Barnes lin- have strings. The Lady Gators are eagerly an- ticipating a very successful season. According to junior Traci Roble, player and president of the Women's Rugby team, this year is going to be somewhat of a building season. Roble said the rugby team has been getting help from John Olshock, a former student and rugby player at Allegheny. He comes down to the practices and helps us organize plays. He's been a tremendous help with teaching us the rules and strate- gies of the game," she said. Roble has many goals she hopes the team will achieve. "The ladies need to get an understanding of the game, the rules, and the different positions. Even though this is the first year, we plan on being very competitive against other teams," Roble said. She added that her main goal is to es- 'tablish a tradition in women's rugby at the College. One of the reasons Roble feels this team has the chance to establish a foundation here at Allegheny is the youthful members on the team. Sixteen women on the rugby team are sophomores or younger, and 10 are first-year students. Junior rugby player Antoinette Kraus agreed Roble. "I am really looking forward to the season. We have a lot of great girls and I think that this will be the start of a great tradition," Kraus said. Allegheny will open the 2002 campaign one week from today as they will travel to Indiana University of Pennsylvania for a doubleheader. The action begins at 1 p.m. From there, the Gators will travel to Fort Myers, Fla. over spring break for the Gene Cusic Classic. Other dates to remember are the home opener on Tuesday, March 26 with a double- header against Mount Union at 1 p.m. at Robertson Field, while NCAC play begins Friday, March 29 with a 3 p.m. road contest against the Kenyon Lords. Ferris believes that the Florida trip is very beneficial to his club. "We're going to head down there and fished third in the 55-meter hurdles with a time of 8.07 seconds. Relay teams fared well once again, as the 4 X 200 team of Yarkovich and sopho- mores Matt Niederst, Luke Pelger and Chris Vecenie finished with a time of 1:33.47. The distance relay squad of Vecenie, junior Brian Zimmer, sophomore Rob Ahlin and first-year Dave Washousky placed third ‘vith a time of 10:52.43. Ross believes that the results of the past weekend W .L. a positive start- According to Roble, the sport has gained tremendous popularity amongst ladies. "Last year we only had eight girls, not even enough to field a team, but this year we have a full roster compiled of 22 ladies who are very enthusiastic and excited to play," she said. First-year rugby player Arlee Fafalios is also excited about the chance to play rugby. "I love it, you get to hit hard, run fast, and tackle people," Fafalios said. Another team member, junior Kyna Smith, feels this year is an ex- cellent opportunity for the Lady Gators. ."Rugby is a really exciting sport unlike any other I've played before. Since I can't play football, this is the next best thing. I love the physical nature of the sport, and it al- lows me to release some stress," Smith said. First-year Liz Gilliland added, ."It's the best sport you can play With clothes on." Sophomore Sarah Packosky said, "It's exciting to tackle the opposing girls, I love the physical nature of the game." Most people, however, do not know that Allegheny has a women's rugby team. Junior Angelo Dinardo thinks the women's rugby team is an excellent addition. "There aren't enough sports for the ladies to play, and rugby is a sport that women should be allowed to play. I hope the ladies get enough support and I wish them the best of luck," Dinardo said. try to see what works for us before the conference season arrives. We will play several ranked teams dur- ing our 10 games in Florida, and I think that really helps," he said. "We. want to know where we're at. If we wouldn't make the trip to Florida and start out 10-0, we wouldn't know where we are. It's very helpful." As for the high expectations, Ferris has confidence in his team. He said, "Our guys really put more pressure on themselves than anyone. It's our goal to win a national cham- pionship every year, and we don't think that's unrealistic because we've been on the doorstep before. We want to set our goals high." ing point for the outdoor season, which opens March 30 at Wooster. "We try to do our best during the in- door season, but we really aim to peak during the outdoor season (where the ‘vomen are three-time NCAC defending champions," Ross said. "Hopefully that means there arc better things yet to come for us." I last Saturday was any indica- tion. Allegheny's indoor team might soon he in Goliath's shoes instead of David's. • By CLINT KIEBLER Staff Reporter BASEBALL from page 14 .from page 13 HOROSCOPES from page 12 you are to appreciate your unique- ness, the more you can appreciate others. Virgo (August 23 - September 22):A1l the doubts that have crip- pled you in the past are just that -- in the past. And since those very trying times of your youth, you have not only matured emotionally and physically, but intellectually as well. You need to see that you do have what it takes. Tap the mud off your cleats, step into the batter's box and stare down the pitcher. He may be the Cy Young Award win- ner, and he may be the best hurler since Nolan Ryan. But in the game you're playing, he is really no match for a slugger of your caliber. Libra (September 23 - October 22): Sometimes you simply have to take care of the fundamentals before_you do anything else. In this case, it means that you have to be reasonably sure that you and the person you spend so much time with -- whether they be a friend, a lover or a child -- are on the same page. Close the drapes, unplug the phone and cancel all appointments. You have some heavy-duty hashing out to do and some difficult knots to untangle. If you are dedicated and 'focused, however, you can get out on the town in time for a late dinner. Scorpio (October 23 - November 21):Although the matters that are annoying you are rather obvious to you, that doesn't mean this is the case for the other people involved in the situation. They may have an entirely different agenda and a very different set of criteria. Expecting another person to he a mind reader is kind of like expecting the other cars on the freeway to get out of your way so that you can drive through. Not only is it improbable, it's also selfish. If you are reason- able, others will respect you more. Sagittarius (November 22 - December 21):You may have said something a hundred times, but have you been saying it the right way'? Perhaps the only possible answer to this question will come through your own observations of what those around you are doing. Are they responding to you in a way that helps the situation? It seems that your aloofness and taci- turnity are counterproductive. If you really are interested in keeping your relationship on the healthy track, say what you need to say. Expecting them to respond without providing a hint is downright unfair. Capricorn (December 22 - January' 19):Right now, it may appear that you have two and only two options: You can stay home, cowering under your comforter or you can make a mad dash for the hills. There is, however, a third option you should consider: Face up to your fears. Don't run away from trouble -- that is, unless you want to find yourself up to your hips in even more muck. Face the problems and dig a pearl out of each proverbial pit. You really can find good in a seemingly negative situation. Aquarius (January 20 - February 18): You should count yourself among the lucky. You are even luckier, still, since you have a win- dow of opportunity right now in which consequences are likely to not be as dire as they would in most cases. Nothing you do over the next few days will have all that much importance over the long haul, unless you are utterly careless. This would be a good time to experi- ment with different ways of sweep- ing someone off their feet. It could- n't hurt. Pisces ( February 19 - March 20): Didn't your mother ever tell you that life isn't fair? Right now you look around and you see that your only involvement in the situa- tion was showing up when you did. The kitchen is dirty and you feel that you shouldn't be the one to clean it -- heck, you shouldn't even have to bother with asking some- body else to get their act together. Before you go laying down the law and waving the flag of unfairness, make sure you have all the data. THE LAST PAGE ■ from page 9 America Award for Adventurous Programming. After the discussion in Ford Chapel the Cavani Quartet will be working with students from Allegheny's own Music Department. This Friday's visit to Allegheny College is not the last for the Cavani Quartet. They will return to Meadville on April 5 to perform for preschoolers at the Meadville Public library, and to visit local middle and high school music departments to give "informances" (a mixture of performance and informative teaching). The Cavani Quartet will also be in residence at Allegheny College's Summer Music Festival, which will be held this June. from page 11 "They [administrative and Sodexho representatives] "If we say no to the offer, we would still lose our cur- said that they wanted to buy matching furniture for the rent space. Even if the College found another space for new place. 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