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THURSDAY APRIL 18, 2002

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The Newspaper for the Ithaca College Community

Victory for Cynosure

JOE PASTERISfrHE ITHACAN

STUDENT BODY PRESIDENT-ELECT Lisa Palmero, left, cries tears of joy Wednesday night in the Student Activities Center while celebrating with sophomore Melissa Ferraro, future vice president of communications. Following the announcement that Cynosure Party won the Student Government Association Executive Board elections, junior Jennifer Addonizio, right, future vice president of campus affairs, embraces senior Katrina Baker, who held the position this year.

House Party wins Senior Class race BY EMILY PAULSEN Staff Writer

The Cynosure Party won Wednesday's election for the Student Government Associa­tion Executive Board, taking al­most 55 percent of the vote.

Cynosure received 577 of 1051 total votes, and its opponent,

the Solidaridad Party, received 466 votes. Ten votes were write­ins or were disqualified.

Members of the Class of 2003 elected the House Party to serve as their Senior Class Cab­inet next year.

The House Party won the three-way race with 141 votes, nearly 37 percent. The Fusion

and Universal parties received 122 and 115 votes respectively.

Junior Lisa Palmero, Cyno­sure's candidate for student body president, said she was ex­cited about her party's victory and ready to get to work.

"We said we were going to give 100 percent," she said.

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Freshmen face parking fee hike BY JOE GERAGHTY AND KELLI B. GRANT Assistant News Editors

The President's Council an­nounced Tuesday a strategy to al­leviate parking problems on campus by restricting freshman parking and increasing permit rates over the next several years.

The council approved the Park­ing Policy Committee's recom­mendation that the college move to a two-tier student parking policy.

Under the new policy, freshmen will be required to park in special lots located away from the core of cam­pus, said Brian McAree, vice pres­ident for student affairs and campus life. The fee for freshman permits will also increase to $200 from $40.

"We really do want to encour­age freshmen- not to bring their cars, though we're not going to prohibit it," McAree said.

Incoming freshman Aaron Inver of Cherry Hill, NJ., said he thinks the permit fee is too high for spaces on the outskirts of campus, He said during his visits to campus, the availability of parking to freshmen was frequently advertised.

"At first, I wasn't sure if I was go­ing to bring a car to campus," Inver said. "Now, I definitely won't."

The committee has decided against implementing a three­tiered system with separate lots for freshmen, on-campus students and commuters because of the difficul­ties in assigning spots, he said.

McAree said the parking permit fee for returning students will re­main at $40, though the price will likely increase after next year. No specific price has been decided yet,

but the committee is discussing a range around $100, McAree said. The additional revenue will be ear­marked to cover parking lot con­struction and maintenance costs.

Before deciding to raise parking rates, the committee compared the college's old rates with those of other institutions. McAree said the old rates were low, and the proposed future rates will put the college more within the range of prices at the in­stitutions used in the comparison.

Sophomore Meghan Soule said she agrees with restricting freshman parking but is worried about how much the price for up­perclassmen will increase.

''I'm glad we don't have to pay the extra money right now," she said.

Soule, who lives in Bolton, Mass., said she.primarily uses her car to make the six-hour drive be­tween home and the college.

McAree said the committee is considering a number of areas for freshman-only lots, possibly in­cluding portions of the M-Lot ex­tension near Boothroyd Hall, the Z­Lot behind Emerson Hall and the L-Lot extension near the Terrace athletic fields. No formal decisions have been made yet, he said.

At the beginning of the fall se­mester, the college had 2,242 stu­dent-designated spaces. In No­vember, 213 spaces were added to M-lot while 71 O-lot spaces were converted to faculty and staff.

McAree said the committee will evaluate the success of the pol­icy changes over the next year.

"We're very interested to see next year whether this solves some of the problems we've experienced in the last few years," McAree said.

Sport studies department to sack two majors BY MEREDITH MACVITTIE Staff Writer

The School of Health Sciences and Human Performance has an­nounced the decision to eliminate the sport studies and sports information and communication majors, pro­grams that have been growing in popularity.

Professor chairman of

Stephen Mosher, the Department of

S p o rt Studies, said the sports in­formation

and communication major by 2006 is being discontinued because there are rapid technological changes in the sports industry and the college can­not afford the necessary technolog­ical and labon1tory facilities.

Mosher said three or four other colleges in the nation offer similar majors, including SUNY Cort­land, which makes it hard for the coll~ge to compete.

__ .. -The Department of Sport Studies, which -oversees three majors -

sports information and communica­tion, sport studies and sport man­agement - is also hoping to phase out the sport studies major by 2008. Mosher said that plan, which would turn the department into a strong, one-major department with the op­tion of a minor in sport studies and a possible graduate program, is still pending approval.

'·The department basically de­cided that we can't be all things to all people," he said.

The three majors entered the curriculum in the 1992-1993 academic year and has been funded by HS&HP, Mosher said.

The department hopes the de­creased number of students, as well as the addition of two more faculty members in the next two years, will provide a student-faculty ratio that fosters a more mentoring relationship that the department hasn't been able to achieve since the early 1990s, Mosher said.

Associate Professor Ellen Staurowsky, exercise and sport science is the only faculty member who work~ with !}le sports infor-·

mation and communication major full time. Currently the student to faculty ratio in the sports informa­tion and communication major is about 70 to one, and the ratio in the sport studies major is about 45 to one, she said.

"We've gotten to the point where it's impossible to have a ma­jor with only one faculty member di­rectly linked to it," Staurowsky said. "It's never healthy to have just one faculty member on a program. The student demands far exceed what our staffing is and what our staffing is expected to be in the future. The faculty workloads are out of line to what they should be and this [deci­sion] perrruu1ently resolves the issue."

The decision to phase out the major was initiated by the De­partment of Sport Studies earlier this year and was recently ap­proved by the dean of Health Sci­ences and Human Performance and the provost.

John Bonaguro, acting dean of the School of Health Sciences and Human Performance, said the ad­ministration simply - approved a -

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ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR JOHN WOLOHAN, exercise and sport science, lectures during his Labor Relations in Sport class April 8.

measure that was initiated and de­veloped by the faculty of the sport studies department.

"The department wanted to emphasize its strengths, meaning sport _ management," Bonaguro said. "This was not an adminis-

trative decision." Garry Brodhead, associate

provost and dean of Graduate Stud­ies, said the deletion of a major is a much easier process than ~e creation of a new major because of concerns

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National and International News

RALL YING FOR ISRAEL The announcement came on a day of fast-moving events

that included the arrest of Marwan Barghouti, the charis­matic Palestinian militia leader that Israel says is respon­sible for terror attacks on civilians, and Secretary of State Colin Powell's continued efforts to stop the violence.

Sharon said troops would pull out of Jenin and Nablus but would remain in Ramallah, where Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat has been under house arrest for more than two weeks, and Bethlehem, where Israeli troops surround Palestinian gunmen in the Church of the Nativity.

"As soon as the situation at the Church of the Nativity can be resolved, I think the president believes there will be rapid progress by Israel on following in Bethlehem what they are doing in Jenin and Nablus," White House spokesman Ari Fleisher said. "The Church of the Nativity problem has got to get resolved. That's one of the things that Secretary Powell is working very hard on right now."

Bush's 15-minute talk with Sharon was their first con­versation since April 6, when Bush pressed the prime min­ister to end the offensive that Israel launched in retalia­tion for Palestinian suicide bombings.

Broadcast leads to bin Laden questions Videotape excerpts aired Monday by an Arab satellite

television channel rekindled the mystery surrounding the whereabouts of Osama bin Laden, the accused mastermind of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.

The excerpts broadcast by the al Jazeera satellite chan­nel featured shots of bin Laden and his top aide, Ayman al Zawahiri, as well as a separate clip in which a purported Sept. 11 hijacker declared in an apparent farewell message:

"It is time to kill Americans in their heartland." There was no indication when the video was produced.

But Al Jazeera said information on the tape indicated one segment was recorded in the southern Afghan city of Kan­dahar six months before the Sept. 11 attack.

A narration that accompanies the tape "appears to have been recorded recently," Al Jazeera said.

U.S. officials said they believed the segments featuring bin Laden and Zawahiri were taped after the World Trade Center and Pentagon attacks.

Members of the Threat Assessment Group, a consult­ing firm of forensic psychologists and specialists in vio­lence prevention, studied the backgrounds and behaviors of Klebold and Harris.

The team, invited to Colorado in September 2001 by Jefferson County District Attorney Dave Thomas, outlined their conclusions during a news conference Saturday.

They determined Klebold and Harris, like the vast ma­jority of mass murderers, exhibited a number of telltale traits before the massacre.

The warning signals included frequent allusions to vi­olence, excessive references to mass murder,- intense in­terest in police or military actions, stalking of victims, anger, depression and paranoia.

Clear precursors to the massacre, which left one teacher and 12 students dead before Klebold and Harris commit­ted suicide, were everywhere.

Harris, for example, wrote an English paper about be­ing a bullet that was fired into human flesh. He also spoke to classmates about a recurring dream in which he shot stu­dents and blew up the school. The forensic experts could not say if Harris' decision to talk about the dream was a cry for help or a taunt meant to show no one could halt the pending rampage.

Chrysler recalls SUV s for safety issues DaimlcrChrysler AG's Chrysler Group said it will re­

call l. l million sport-utility vehicles built between 1999 and 2002 because of a manifold problem that could cause an engine fire.

The Auburn Hills, Mich., automaker said the problem is due to a design change made to the vehicles m 1999 that created an air current that could lead to debris accumulating in the engine compartment.

There were no accidents or injuries related to the prob­lem, according to Chrysler Group.

"There have been 166 complaints of engine fires," said Chrysler Group spokeswoman Angela Spencer Ford. "But we don't believe they are all related to this problem."

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SUPPORTERS OF ISRAEL hold a picture of Vasser Arafat, with the face crossed out, at a demonstration in front of the U.S. Capitol Monday.

"I was advised that what I was watching very likely was using a patchwork of clips from previous periods, along with some dialogue of more recent periods," Defense Sec­retary Donald H. Rumsfeld told a Pentagon briefing. "It comments on things post-September 11, but the (bin Laden) pieces appear to be from last year."

Starting in early May, Chrysler Group will send out let­ters informing owners of2000-2002 Jeep Wranglers, 2000-2001 Jeep Cherokees and 1999-2002 Jeep Grand Chero­kees with 4-liter engines.

The company said 182,044 Jeep Wranglers, 293,968 Jeep Cherokees and 639,310 Jeep Grand Cherokees are af­fected by the recall.

Israel to scale back military presence Researchers study Columbine killers Chrysler said it expects to have the parts needed to make

the repairs by early May, and it will take a couple of weeks to identify each of the vehicles affected by the recall.

Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon promised President George W. Bush Monday that troops would withdraw from two key West Bank cities within a week, a commitment the White House hailed as a positive development.

No one wi!l ever know why Eric Harris and Dylan Kie­bold committed the worst high school massacre in U.S. his­tory. But a newly completed "psychological autopsy" of the pair gives insight.into their murderous rage.

"Now we are putting a shield around the manifold area of the engine to prevent any additional accumulation of debris," Ford said.

News Briefs

Ithacan editor in chief chosen by publications board Tuesday

The Ithaca College Board of Publications has named junior Ellen R. Stapleton as editor in chief of The Ithacan for the 2002-2003 academic year.

Stapleton, a jour­nalism major with a minor in history, is from Reading, Pa.

She currently serves as news editor

STAPLETON for the paper. She has also worked for one

year as assistant news editor and one year as news staff writer.

School of Business on track for accreditation approval

The most respected business school ac­creditation organization is changing the process schools must go through to attain and maintain accreditation.

Ithaca College's business school is right now in the processes of applying for ac­creditation from AACSB International - The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business. Dean Robert Ullrich said the changes from AACSB will not affect his school's application for accreditation.

"We're on track for accreditation," he said.

"We're staying on the course we're on." Ullrich said he hopes to receive AACSB

accreditation by the Spring 2004.

Pet adoption to take place at local shopping locations

The Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals will be holding an off-site adop­tion day on Saturday.

Dogs will be available for adoption at the Farmers' Market from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., and cats and bunnies can be adopted at the Pyra­mid Mall from noon to 3 p.m. Prior to adop­tion, all animals are screened for general health and behavior, vaccinated and neutered.

Tompkins County searches for first poet laureate post

The Community Arts Partnership is ac­cepting nomination's for the first Tompkins County Poet Laureate until May 17.

The position was established in Decem­ber 2001 to recognize the importance of writ­ers in the county. For more information, call Richard Driscoll at 273-5072.

Students to fast to raise funds for hunger relief organization

Members of the Protestant Community will fast for 30 hours this weekend to raise money for international hunger relief work.

The 30-Hour Famine will begin at noon on Friday and end at 6 p.m. on Saturday. Dur­ing that time, the organization will visit a nursing home and conduct a contemporary worship servi~ on The Commons.

Contributions to benefit the Christian nonprofit group World V1Sion can be made by contacting Rebecca BaglieR at 274-3185.

Gerontology Institute series to continue on Wednesday

The Gerontology Institute Workshop Se­ries will continue on Wednesday with a pre­sentation by Assistant Professor Carol Knight, occupational therapy.

The workshop, titled "Home is Where the Fun Is," will take place from 2 to 5 p.m. in Klingenstein Lounge, Campus Center. In­terested participants must pre-register and pay a fee.

Call (607) 274-3143 to register.

Ithacan receives recognition from state and national groups

This semester, The Ithacan has received the following awards:

From the New York Press Association: awarded First Place for General Excellence for 2001 in New York state and Second Place for Best Web site for 2001 in New York state.

From the Society of Professional Jour­nalists, Northeast Region: named Best Weekly Student Newspaper in the North­east Region and will go on to compete for Best in the Nation, awarded Third Place Mark of Excellence for Editorial Writing in 2001.

The Ithacan was also presented with the "Apple Award" for Best Weekly College Newspaper by College Media Advisors and chosen as one of Teen People's Top Ten Col­lege Newspapers in the country. The Teen People award enables one of the staff writ­ers to be a paid correspondent for one year.

Individual NYPA awards went to juniors Ellen R. Stapleton and Joe Pasteris. Indi­vidual SPJ awards went to Rob Bluey '01, sophomore Kelli B. Grant and junior Dan Greenman.

Source: KRT Campus

CORRECTIONS

Alexander Joy Cartwright is credited as being the first person to write down the rules of baseball. Abner Doubleday was incorrectly credited with inventing the game in the April 11 issue.

It is The lthacan's policy to correct all errors of fact. Please contact Assistant News Editor Joe Geraghty at 274-3207.

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Mailing address: 269 Roy fl. Park Hall, Ithaca Collete, Ithaca, N. Y., 14850-7258 Telephone: 607) 274-3208 Fax: (607) 74-1565 E-mail: ithacan@ithaca.edu World Wide Web: www.ithaca.edu/ithaca11 Online Manager-Matt Scerra Classified Manager - Jen Yomoah Calendar Manager - Caroline ligaya Design staff- Trani Veltri Copy editing staff-Jen Chandler, Sean Connacher, Caitlin Connelly, Alexis Heath, Asa Pillsbury, Celia Stahr, Nathan Wilson (Editorial Board listed on Opinion page.)

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Students ignore drinking risks BY ELIZABETH A. CROWLEY AND WENDI DOWST Chief Copy Editor a11d Staff Writer

Artie has reached the point when he can consume up to seven drinks an hour without losing control. It's after the freshman drinks more than that amount of alcohol that the trouble begins.

After a Valentine's Day party, Artie fought and wrestled with a box outside his room un­til Campus Safety told him to stop.

Another time, he startled his friends awake late at night - they found him sleeping in his closet, with hangers and clothing strewn across the room.

Binge drinking, defined by the Harvard Uni­versity School of Public Health as five drinks in a sitting for men and four for women, has entered the public eye again this April along with National Alcohol Awareness Month.

Currently, about 40 percent of college stu­dents binge drink, according to a National In­stitute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism study released Thursday. The results showed that students are most likely to drink 1f they are freshmen, males, whites, members of Greek societies, athletes or attending a col­lege in the Northeast.

The latest statistics on binge drinking at Ithaca College, Which were released in the 1999 Core Institute for Alcohol and Other Drug Studies survey, found that 58.7 percent of studenrs had participated in binge drink­ing in the prior two weeks. However, 30 per­cent of those had binged three or more times.

Administrators aren't certain where the statistics at the college stand right now, said Priscilla Quirk, coordinator of health pro­motion and substance abuse prevention programs. That's why the college conducted a Core survey in February to update the numbers, which will be available in Fall 2002.

Quirk said students need to think about how drinking affects others such as friends and roommates, how it impacts academics and how it hinders decision-making, espe­cially in sexual situations.

"The more a person drinks, the more fre­quently they drink, the more likelihood that they will have some of these [conse­quences]," Quirk said. "High tolerance is a danger sign because it means you drink so much that your body is accustomed to 1t."

Although Artie has been caught by campus authorities twice for his drinking, this hasn't convinced him to set limits for his drinking.

"When it's at a party, I just keep going," Artie said. "I like the way [the buzz] feels."

But this semester, he said, he cut back to drinking twice instead of five times each week because the novelty of the freedom had worn off, and he needed more time for studies.

Confronting risky behavior Binge drinking not only affects academics

- it can also pose health risks. In Fall 2001, 39 students - 23 men and 16 women -were admitted to the Hammond Health Cen­ter for alcohol-related ~oblems. .

The same number went to the Health Cen­ter in Fall 2000, before the college's stricter

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PHOTO ILLUSTRATION BY CARLY CHAMBERLIN/fHE ITHACAN A STUDY RELEASED Thursday by the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism shows about 40 percent of college stu­dents binge drink, defined by the Harvard University School of Public Health as five drinks in a sitting for men and four for women.

alcohol policy was implemented. Michael Leary, assistant director of judi­

cial affairs, said the alcohol policy alone won't keep students from risky behavior.

"The alcohol policy is only one part of a plan to change the drinking culture and it will take some time to do that," he said. "Regard­less of the numbers, any amount of binge or high-risk drinking is unhealthy and unsafe and we are trying to address it as a community."

Recent data has also shown an increase in the number of female binge drinkers. Girls today are four times more likely than their mothers were to begin drinking by age 16, "Time" reported in its April l issue.

Francesca, a sophomore, said she began drinking m the seventh grade to rebel. Now, she consumes six to seven drinks in an evening about twice a week - for fun with her friends.

''I guess I am [a binge drinker], but I would never call myself that," Francesca said. "I don't have to use alcohol all the time, but I usually do."

Quirk said it is important for students to _ identify the progression of their drinking and notice the difference between social drinking and losing control.

"I think there are students who are real-

ly invested in drinking, and that's what they do socially," Quirk said. "And if someone has difficulty with cutting down, that's kind of a scary thing to be thinking."

Getting help As part of Alcohol Awareness Month, the

college is offering an anonymous online sur­vey that determines whether a respondent's drinking habits are too risky.

The survey is available at www.mental­healthscreening.org/screening (keyword: HOPE). Students can call the Counseling Center if they wish to discuss their results.

"People have to evaluate why they are . drinking and what happens when they

drink," said Counseling Services Director David Spano, who explained that many stu­dents drink as a form of self-medication for emotional problems such as depression. "It works like a short-term buzz, but the next day, you will have the depressant in your body. But your problem doesn't leave."

Mike, a sophomore who has battled de­pression since his senior year of high school, has taken medication and received counseling in the past.

But he thought the combination wasn't ad-

equate for the new stresses at college. That's when he discovered alcohol.

"There was no reason to drink [before col­lege]," he said. "I always thought of myself as above it. I just got tired of talking [to coun­selors], and beer doesn't ask any questions."

Mike said he drinks about six beers dur­ing one or two hours in a social setting, but when he drinks because of stress, the num­ber can increase to as high as 13 drinks.

And he said he hasn't experienced any neg­ative consequences to persuade him to stop.

"Right now, if I made a conscientious de­cision [to stop], I could," Mike said. 'Tm not dependent. It's more of an emotional thing. I guess I'm Just waiting for that to hit me in the head, and I just hope that I'm able to stay responsible."

Spano said there are no counselors specifically trained for alcohol-related issues, but the college is exploring the possibility of bringing representatives from Cornerstone, a local alcohol treatment center, or the Al­cohol and Drug Council to campus to ease access to help for students.

Editors Note: Last names were withheld to protect tlze sources' identities.

Group helps alcoholics overcome addiction BY ELIZABETH A. CROWLEY Chief Copy Editor

Sixteen people gather around a rectangular table on the third floor of Anabel Taylor Hall at Cor­nell University. The stark white walls and wood details brighten the room as sunlight streams in from two windows.

Those attending the open Alco­holics Anonymous meeting range in age from young adults to 60s. They are college professors, ad­ministrators, staff and students.

Their common bond is alcohol - and the hold it has on their lives. Each has a habit ranging from a semester of college to 42 years of alcohol abuse.

"Hi, my name is Jason," a col­lege-aged Cornell Information Technologies employee intro­duces himself in tum. "And I'm an alcoholic."

Jason began drinking heavily because he thought it was some­thing he could be happy doing alone. When he tried to be sober, he passed the time trying to con­vince himself it would be OK to

have another drink. "I didn't expect to live beyond

21," he said. "I just didn't think about it."

In this session, the group will complete the first point in the well­known therapeutic 12-step pro­gram developed in 1935: "We ad­mitted we were powerless over al­cohol - that our lives had become unmanageable."

At the end of the reading, the leader of the group says the dis­cussion will revolve around the point when each person hit rock bottom and realized getting

help was one of the few solutions open to them.

Jason realized he had to get help when no amount of alcohol and drugs could relieve his pain. He started regularly at­tending the AA meetings when he realized he could identify with others' stories.

A coffeemaker sits on a win­dowsill, and by the end of the meeting, almost everyone has a cup of steaming brew. Some are eating prepackaged lunches. At the end of the meeting, the group rises, joins hands and recites the

Lord's Prayer. Even though AA is nonde­

nominational and nonreligious, it believes people need to acknowl­edge there is a higher entity to help them overcome the addiction. The organization, which can be reached at 273-1541, holds closed and open meetings daily in the Ithaca area.

Now, Jason said, he gets his "buzz" from the support he finds at AA meetings.

Staff Writer Wendi Dowst con­tributed to this report.

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4THE ITHACAN NEWS

Nader to highlight Earth Day BY ANNE K. WALTERS Staff Writer

Ralph Nader, the Green Party's presi­dential candidate in the 2000 campaign, will speak at Ithaca College on Monday at 8 p.m. in the Ben Light Gymnasium.

The Ithaca College Environmental So­ciety and Habitat for Humanity saw a chance to unite efforts and bring a

NADER

speaker who would address the con-cerns of both groups. They planned the speech to coincide with Earth Day and Cel­ebration of Service.

Nader told The lt/zaca11 he expects to speak about "envi­ronmental issues, is­sues of poverty and the concentration of

power forces that are keeping our society down from living up to its potential."

Sophomore Eric Lieb helped plan the event and is a member of both organiza-

tions. He said Nader's address will.speak to the concerns of both ICES and Habitat.

Nader said speaking to college students is particularly important and he speaks at dozens of schools every year.

"There's a lot of activity that we try to promote on college campuses," he said. "Students are at the point in their lives where they're going to try to decide what to do after they graduate."

Nader has been a prominent activist since the publication of his 1965 book, "Unsafe at Any Speed," exposed the dan­gers of General Motor's Corvair automo­bile. Since then, the Princeton and Harvard Law School graduate has taken on nu­merous causes ranging from consumer to environmental issues.

He has focused on the consumer side of the economy, stimulating competition by giv­ing consumers greater access to information.

In the 1970s Nader worked with teams of student activists to bring about reform in the Federal Trade Commission. He has founded more than four dozen citizen ad­vocacy committees to address issues rang­ing from air pollution to food purity.

Today Nader focuses on the growth of

international corporations and their influ­ence on government.

Another of his chief aims is empower­ing citizens to make government more re­sponsive. He has campaigned for open government, which he sees as a counter to control by interest groups.

ICES and Habitat have been working to bring a speaker to address both groups' con­. cerns since February. At one point funding concerns threatened Nader's visit.

Lieb said scheduling for the speech has been especially difficult because Nader has been embroiled in a lawsuit against the Com­mission on Presidential Debates. The law­suit was settled out of court Monday.

Because of the influence of the Green Party in Ithaca, Lieb said, he expects Nader to have a receptive crowd. However, he said he also believes Nader will elicit debate from both the left and the right.

'Tm sure he'll be a lot more comfort­able with going all out to rally people around issues," Lieb said. "At the same time, I think there are going to be a lot of Democrats who are very upset with him because they feel he cost Gore the elec­tion. So it should be really interesting."

Faculty and students discuss cut of majors Continued from Page 1

about resources and faculty. "The Department of Sport Studies is rela­

tively new, and they felt they could no longer support this kind of program," he said. "I sus­pect this is not the only area of the college where we will see changes in an effort to keep departments current and cost effective."

Students and faculty met last week to dis­cuss the reasons their major is being phased out. Mosher said the biggest concern

of students is what the value of their degree will be after graduation.

"I think the reputation of Ithaca College and its faculty is so high that the over­whelming perception in the business world is that [graduates] have a great educational experience and arc well-prepared for the workmg world," he said.

Sophomore Michael Schaffer, a sports in­

formation and communication major, said the decision was at first a complete shock.

"But after meeting with the professors

and Dean Bonaguro, it became clear that cutting the SIC and sport studies majors would benefit the department in the long run," he said.

Schaffer credits the program with helping him land an internship at the 2002 NCAA men's Basketball Tournament East Regional in Syracuse last March.

"What hurts the most is knowing that no one else will be able to benefit from the ma­jor," he said. "I don't like the decision, but I respect and understand it."

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Goals stressed Continued from Page 1

"But we're going to give 1,000 percent. That's Cynosure."

The Cynosure Party is made up of Palmero; sophomore Danielle D' Abate, vice president of academics; sophomore Adam Aurand, vice president of business ahd finance; junior Jennifer Addonizio, vice president of campus affairs; and sophomore Melissa Ferraro, vice president of communications.

Members of Cynosure said they hope to institute a diversity requirement, begin mul­ticultural awareness initiatives, initiate teambuilding efforts in congress and use the Internet to improve communication with the student body.

The SGA Elections Committee had is­sued the Solidaridad Party enough demeriLc; to warrant its disqualification from the race April 10 but reduced the number of de­merits and reinstated them last Thursday after hearing an appeal.

The Elections Committee subtracted three votes from Solidaridad's total of 469 votes because it had I I demerits at the time of the election.

Sophomore Eric Lieb, Solidaridad's candidate for spokesperson of acade­mics, said he thinks his party's campaign made people think seriously about changing SGA and expects the members of Cynosure to be strong leaders.

"I knew from the beginning that no matter which party won, SGA would be stronger," he said.

The Senior Class officers will be Maureen Devine, president; Russell Wagner, vice president; Dwayne Brown, secretary; and Kara Pangburn. treasurer.

"You can't put this in words," Devine said. 'Tm so excited ... To the Class of 2003, get ready to take it to the House."

Members of the House Party said they plan to organize a yearlong senior cabinet, start a designated driver program and a community service program.

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Television journalist to speak on politics

Shinagawa accepts post BY MICHELLE THEIS !}!_q_ff Wr_it_e_r __

BY ALIX STERNBERG S.!!_1/f Writer ________________ _

For the 10th anniversary of the Je~s1ca Savitch Distinguished

PALMER

Journalism Lecture Se­ries, John Palmer. for­mer NBC new~ . corre­spondent and "Today" show anchor. will be speaking 111

the Roy H. Park School of Commu-

n1cations auditorium tomght. As former White House corre­

~pondent, Palmer has covered the presidencies of Jimmy Carter through George W. Bush. He was given the Merriman Smith Memo­rial Award for excellence in presi­dential news coverage in addition to a National Headliners Award, Overseas Press Club award and two Emmys.

He has also worked for the Christian Science Monitor's na­tional news broadcast, anchored on a documentary series for the Dis­covery network called "'Discovery Journal" and interviewed many notable figures on the world ~tage.

Palmer's lecture, titled ''The Press and the Presidency: the Real We~t Wing," will address the chan(Jc~ ;n covering the White I h>u~c ,,r.tl rhc Presidency m the last 20 year~ and provide an insider's pcr~pccr1vc on the media's cover-

age of the White House. Palmer said he plans to discu~s

the difference m Presidential cov­erage with the advent of the three cable news networks: CNN, rox News and MSNBC. He is also go­ing to speak about the different ap­proach the four presidents he has covered have taken to the presi­dency. He said, "some delegate. and some don't."

"lit is] fascmating to see because there is no school [ one can go to] to become president," he said.

Palmer had a connection with the late Jessica Savitch. as he had workcd.:losely with her. He said. un­forrunately. he was the one who an­nounced her death on television.

I-le left NBC approximately two months ago, ready to rcllre. In the news business for more than 20 years, Palmer was ready to be independent._ He said he felt the need to stay on for several months after Sept. 11 because of the extreme importance and sig­nificance of the event.

Palmer said he "doesn't put much faith in the bucket for those who say that Journalism is not a wor­thy cause." He believes people are much more aware of the news on a day to day basis, and that news cov­erage continues to improve.

Dean Thomas Bohn of the Park School of Communication said the school is delighted to have Palmer as the 10th anniversary speaker.

"He represents the very pmna­cle of journalistic achievement and brings to Ithaca a unique· and compelling perspective on the White House," Bohn said.

The Center for the Study of Culture, Race and Ethnicity has announced its chmce of Dr. Larry Hajime Shinagawa as ·its first permanent director.

Currently a chair and associ­ate professor in the Department of American Multicultural and Ethnic Studies at Spnorna State University m California, Shina­gawa 1s an experienced candidate in the area of ethnic studic~.

With almost 20 years of uni­versity teaching experience, he has completed research m the area~ of Asian American studies, social de­mography of racial minority populations in the United States, intermarriage and interracial re­lationship~ and business issues re­lating to American racial minori­ties. He is also proficient in both English and Japanese.

Assistant Provo~! Tanya Saun­ders said these credentials make the new full-time director extremely qualified to work with the center that studies groups of people who have been traditionally marginal­ized, underrepresented or misrep­resented both in the college and in the United States.

Shinagawa 's enthu5iasm, ener­gy and scholarly credentials are na­tionally recognized, she said.

"He wants to emphasize the same issues as we do," she said. "To pave the way for the future reflected in curriculum, not just public programming."

Associate Professor Asma Barias, chairwoman of the De-

CORINNE JACOBY/THE ITHACAN DR. LARRY SHINAGAWA presents some of his qualifications dur­ing his presentation to CRE search committee members January.

partment of Politics, and Interim CRE Director, said Shinagawa of­fers the characteristics needed for the position. In combination with his experience and previous success, Barias said she is confi­dent Shinagawa will be an ef­fective director for the center.

"He is an enormously talent­ed leader with a very good sense of challenge and opportu­nity," she said.

While Barias split her duties be-

tween two posts, Shinagawa will devote his time to the position without other commitments.

Although he will not begin his position until this summer, Shina­gawa has already set goals for the future direction of the program.

"I aim to further minority fac­ulty development and help en­gender public events related to di­versity, multiculturalism and in­terdisciplinary studies," he said in the college press release.

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Language and culture mix for new minor BY EMILY LIU Staff Wnt_l'._! _

Students will be able to combine their interests m anthropology and the Spanish language as part of a new Latin American studies mmor.

As~ociate Professor Gladys Varona­Lacey. chai, woman of the Department of Modern Languages and Literatures, and As­sociate Prefessor Michael Malpass, chair­man of the Department of Anthropology, have been developing the minor for the past three years. They are serving as co-direc­tors for the mi nor.

Varona-Lacey said increased student in­terest m Latin American studies helped get the l 8-crcdit minor approved.

In her Intro to Latin Amencan Literature class, after discussing the content of a liter­ary work, Varona-Lacey told students they should take a history or anthropology course to learn more about the culture and region.

"Students ... can see all these connec­tions," she said. "So what's important is for the students to know these connections arc possible at Ithaca College and to give it some type of cohesion for their sake to have It as a minor."

Varona-Lacey said she and Malpass had many of the same students and recognized they were already taking courses in different disciplines related to Latin Amencan studies.

"The beauty of the program was that all the courses were there already," she said. "It was just a matter of bringing them together."

The minor consists of individualized coursework selected in conferences with a mi­nor advisor according to each student's inter­ests. The accepted courses will change based on availability, content and director approval.

According to the proposal "as a general rule of thumb, a course must have at least

one-third of its content [or work] directly rel­evant to Latin America to be included.

"Students will achieve the goals of the mi­nor by taking a set of courses on Latin Amer­ica in at least two different departments."

Such course topics include, but are not limited to, anthropology, art history, eco­nomics, history and modern languages and literature. Students will also need to fulfill a language requirement through the interme­diate level, or via a placement test.

Associate professor Asma Barias, chair­woman of the Department of Politics, said the department is hoping to hire someone for a two-year position in the area of Latm Amer­ican politics. The department will interview potential candidates soon, she said.

Malpass said two anthropology majors who are currently studying abroad, juniors Meaghan Sheehan and Erica Bergman, have expressed an interest m the minor. Shee­han, also a Spanish major, ism Bolivia, and Bergman is in Nicaragua.

Both students arc immersed in the language and are taking methodological courses and do­ing an independent study that will allow them to learn about the culture, Malpass said.

Sheehan said the minor is important be­cause Latin American issues cover a broad range of topics.

"So many issues are iricorporated in Latin American studies - culture, politics, language, environmental issues," Sheehan said. "Edu­cation of Latin America and the issues affecting this area is key to making a change especial­ly in regards to the problems between the Unit­ed States and Latin America."

Junior Ayana Shabazz, a Spanish major, has also expressed interest in the minor be­cause she plans on working in Latin America. She said taking interdisciplinary courses broadens her understanding of Latin American culture.

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THURSDAY, APRIL 18, 2002 NEWS THE ITHACAN 7

Play depicts hate-crime violence Cast of thespians acts out aftermath of Shepard murder BY BETHANN PERKINS !i!_~ff Writer ________________________ _

On a cold October night in 1998, 21-year-old Matthew Shepard, a student at the University of Wisconsin, was beaten to death by two local men in Laramie, Wyo. Shepard's brutal murder was the first na­tionally recognized hate crime because he was a homosexual.

Last weekend the Residence Hall Asso­ciation sponsored the production of "The Laramie Project," a play about the circum­stances and aftermath of Shepard's murder.

Director sophomore Scott Goldman, co­programming and public relations officer for RHA, said the organization produced the play in order to warn people away from thinking hate crimes can't happen here.

"What I want people to understand is that (hate crimes] like [the murder of Matthew Shepard] do happen and can happen here, when you least expect it," Goldman said. "The only way to stop that is through edu­cation and the realization that the words you say and the things you do affect other peo­ple whether you realize it or not."

The production is the first of its kind by RHA. Goldman said he thought a play would allow the group to do something new that could get the entire campus involved. He wanted to find a story that would convey an RHA issue - specifically the organization's campaign against bias related incidents.

"In the script there's a particular line where Father Schmit says, 'Every time you ~ay fag or dyke, that's violence,"' Goldman ,aid. ··1 realized that line just fits in with everything RHA 1s trying lo deal with in

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ACTORS IN THE Residence Hall Association production of "The Laramie Project" perform Sunday afternoon in Park Auditorium. terms of the [bias related incidents] com- and effective in conveying its message her about their production of the play. mittee, and I saw the play as a nice vehi- about hate crimes. "She was really happy that we were doing cle for that message." "I hope it will spread the word [about it," Goldman said. "She said it's an important

After nearly six weeks of rehearsals three hate crimes] and increase awareness and production, and she believes in its message." times per week, the cast and crew performed discussion about such issues on campus," 'The Laramie Project" was written by three shows. Each production entailed three she said. "I hope people see that something Moises Kaufman and members of the Tectonic acts with IO cast members portraying 66 dif- has to be done." Theater Project. The script was based on some ferent characters. Approximately 250 people The dates of RHA's production of "The 200 interviews conducted with people who had attended the shows, Goldman said. The more Laramie Project" coincided with other known Shepard or were involved in the case. than $500 in proceeds were donated to the scheduled Gaypril activities. Early la5t week, Kaufmarr, who visited the college in 2000 Matthew Shepard Foundation, he said. Judy Shepard, the mother of Matthew to discuss the play, later adapted the story into

Freshman Megan Tefft. also part of the Shepard, gave a speech in Emerson Suites. a screenplay that was produced and premiered cast. said she thought the play was intense Representatives of RHA met and talked with on HBO last month.

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26-year veteran leaves position Butterfield plans to pursue interests in sailing and home improvement BY DAN GREENMAN Staff Writer

Carl Butterfield came to Ithaca in 1976 with hopes of getting a doc­torate from Cornell University. That didn't happen, but 26 years later, h1.! is still in Ithaca.

Bucterfield, then 37, had just finished his third year of teaching at Utica College. When he amved in Ithaca, he decided he wouldn't be able to afford a doctorate from Cornell, so he looked for an al tern a ti ve.

He inquired about a teachingjob at "the college across town," and soon thereafter he embarked upon a long career as an associate profes­sor of accounting at Ithaca College.

Next month, Butterfield will retire from the college.

"I'll miss the students and work­ing with faculty the most," he said.

Butterfield· first became inter­ested in teaching while working as a public accountant for KPMG, a large firm in Rhode Island.

"One of my great joys was working with the new accoun­tants," he said. "I probably en­joyed that as much as doing the ac­counting work, so I decided I could put the two together and be­come a teacher."

Dean Robert Ullrich of the

School of Business said Butter­field contributed many things during his career at Ithaca.

"I met him when I joined the col­lege in 1998," Ullrich said. "In my opinion, he has been a devoted teacher and colleague and a perfect gentleman. I will miss him."

Associate Professor Patricia Libby, chairwoman of the Depart­ment of Accounting. has worked with Butterfield since she came to Ithaca College in 1989. She said he

, will be hard to replace. "He has a lot of patience, and he

cares about students," Libby said. "He's a very gentle guy. Those are his greatest qualities. With any team, when a team player goes, you miss him. He is a big loss."

Butterfield has already infor­mally begun his retirement, as he ha<; spent this academic year on sabbat­ical. He said he doesn't have many plans for retirement, but knows a few things he will do to occupy time.

"I love working with wood," he said. "I'm building an addition to our house, and I'm also building a kitchen. Right now I'm working on kitchen cabinets. I'm also an avid boater.

"I think it was time for a change. Every so often, people have to do something different. So now I'm go­ing to do something different."

!RINA PERESS/THE ITHACAN ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR CARL BUTTERFIELD, accounting, cuts and prepares planks Friday after­noon for tl'!e kitchen cabinets he is· making as part of his home renovation project.

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THURSDAY, APRIL 18, 2002

Apri12 • Found property Location: Williams Hall Summary: Single key on key ring found and turned over to Campus Safety.

4 Follow-up Location: Terrace 3 Summary: One student was arrested for aggravated harassment and issued an appearance ticket for the Town of Ithaca Court after being found responsible for plac­ing several annoying phone calls. The stu­dent, along with five others, was referred for judicial action. Investigator Laura Durling.

• Assist other agency Location: All other Summary: Caller requested assistance in identifying people involved in an assault in the City of Ithaca. Assistance was given. Investigator Thomas Dunn.

• Follow-up Location: Terrace 1 Summary: After further investigation, one student was referred for judicial action after being identified as the person who threw two cement blocks from the third floor balcony onto the sidewalk below. Patrol Officer Nathan Humble and Investigator Laura Durling.

• Criminal tampering Location: Handwerker Gallery Summary: Caller reported unknown person damaged the Handwerker Gallery sign. Sgt. John Federation.

•Larceny Location: Garden Apartment 26 Summary: Caller reported theft of keys and wallet from residence hall room. Sgt. Ronald Hart.

• Unauthorized use - auto Location: Garden Apartment 29 Summary: Caller reported unauthorized use of vehicle. The whicle was located in another student's possession. The owner was contacted, and the vehicle was to be picked up. No further action needed by Campus Safety. Sgt. Ronald Hart.

Aprll3 •Follow-up Location: East Tower Summary: After further investigation, two were referred for judicial action after being found responsible for throwing furniture out of the 12th floor window.Patrol Officer Dirk Hightchew and Investigator Thomas Dunn.

• Found property Location: Friends Hall Summary: Single key turned into Campus Safety.

• Medical assist Location: Terrace 7 Summary: Caller reported having elevated heart rate. Upon officer's arrival, subject refused medic~! treatment but was trans­ported to the hospital by a friend. Patrol Officer Ryan Mayo.

• Medical assist Location: Fitness Center Summary: Caller repQrted student sus­tained an ankle injury whN8 playing basket­ball. Student transported1o Health Center. Patrol Officer Ryan Mayo.

April4 • Found property

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Campus Safety Log Incidents

Location: Hilliard Hall Summary: Set of keys fbund in second floor lounge was turned over to Campus Safety.

• Larceny Location: Terrace 3 Summary: Caller reported theft of items. Items may have been taken by someone known to caller. Case under investigation. Patrol Officer Ryan Mayo.

• Criminal mischief Location: Terrace 9 Summary: Caller reported damage to wall

.of lounge. Sgt. John Federation.

• Aggravated harassment Location: East Tower Summary: Caller reported receiving a harassing telephone call in which a deroga­tory song was played and a vulgar remark was made. Call was made by unknown person. Case under investigation. Patrol Officer Terry O'Pray.

• V& T violation Location: Alumni Hall Summary: Officer stopped a vehicle near Alumni Hall and issued the operator a uni­form traffic ticket for an unregistered motor vehicle because the registration had been revoked. License plates confiscated. Patrol Officer Terry O'Pray.

• Suspicious circumstance Location: Garden Apartment 28 Summary: Caller reported explosion-type noise between Garden Apartments 28 and 29. Area was checked, and the glass bottle that caused the explosion was located. Unknown person responsible. Case under investigation. Patrol Officer Nathan Humble.

Aprll5 • Criminal mischief Location: Terrace 9 Summary: Caller reported unknown person wrote bias-related, homophobic remarks on wall and mirrors. Patrol Officer Ryan Mayo.

• Larceny Location: Unknown Summary: Caller reported theft of cash and credit cards by unknown person. Credit cards were used to make unauthorized charges. Sgt. John Federation.

• Assist other agency- IPD Location: Alf other- City of Ithaca Summary: Caller reported receiving harass­ing e-mails, phone calls and a letter from an acquaintance. Because the case occurred in the city, the caller was advised to contact IPD. Patrol Officer Dirk Hightchew.

•Larceny Location: Williams Hall Summary: Caller reported the theft of a credit card. Theft occurred April 4 between 4 and 9 p.m. Caller also reported that the card h~d since been used within the City of Ithaca, according to the credit card company. Patrol Officer Bruce Holmstock.

• Found property Location: Smiddy Hall Summary: Custodian found a key and turned it over to Campus Safety.

• Follow-up investigation Location: Rowland Hall Summary: During a follow-up investigation, Campus Safety officers and members of TCSD executed a search warrant, during which drug paraphernalia was found. One

referred for judicial action, and criminal charges are pending. Investigator Thomas Dunn.

April 6 • Conduct code violation Location: Terrace 11 Summary: Officers observed an individual urinating near a building. One referred for judicial action for responsibility of a guest. Sgt. Keith Lee.

• Conduct code violation Location: L-lot Summary: Officers found underage person in possession of alcohol. One referred for judicial action for underage possession and possession in a public area. Sgt. Keith Lee.

• Criminal mischief Location: Clarke Hall Summary: Caller reported light fixture had been damaged. Patrol Officer Erik Merlin.

• Conduct code violation Location: Lyon Hall Summary: Officer observed subject in hall­way with a bottle of alcohol. One referred for judicial action for underage possession and possession in a public area. Sgt. Ronald Hart.

• Unlawful possession - marijuana Location: F-lot Summary: Caller reported subject with mar­ijuana in vehicle. Vehicle located, searched and subject arrested. Appearance ticket issued for unlawful possession of marijuana for Town of Ithaca Court. Patrol Officer Terry O'Pray.

• False report - incident Location: Holmes Hall Summary: Pull box activated by unknown person causing fire alarm. Sgt. Ronald Hart.

• Uniawful posting Location: Holmes Half Summary: Officers found fliers advertising an off-campus party with alcohol. Fliers posted by unknown person. Due to the fact that the party was located in the county, TCSD was notified. Sgt. Ronald Hart.

Aprll7 • Found property Location: West Tower Summary: Caller reported finding key chain with pepper spray canister. Item was brought to Campus Safety and placed into found property.

• False report - incident Location: Hilliard Hall Summary: Pullbox activated by unknown person, causing a fire alarm. Patrol Officer Dirk Hightchew.

• Criminal mischief Location: L-lot Summary: Officers found the lawn dam­aged between College Circle Apartments and L-lot extension. Officers found the per­son responsible. One referred for judicial action for causing the damage. Patrol Officer Rich Curtiss.

• Criminal mischief Location: L-lot Summary: Caller reported vehicle had been damaged by unknown person. Sgt. Ronald Hart.

• Larceny Location: Fitness Center

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Summary: Caller reported theft of wallet and keys by unknown person sometime within the past 30 minutes this date. Sgt. Ronald Hart.

• Criminal mischief Location: L-lot Summary: Officer reported vehicle had been damaged by unknown person. Sgt. Ronald Hart.

April 8 • Found property Location: Friends Hall Summary: Caller found keys on ring. Item turned over to Campus Safety.

• Criminal mischief Location: Emerson Hall Summary: Caller reported window had been broken by unknown person. Patrol Officer Erik Merlin.

• Fire alarm Location: Terrace 9 Summary: Alarm of fire was caused by an activated smoke detector on the west side, ground floor. The alarm was caused by dust. IFD reset the system. Environmental Health and Safety Officer Ronald Clark.

• Accidental property damage Location: Ceracche Athletic Center Summary: Report of a subject breaking a vending machine. Damage was determined to have been accidental. Subject will pay for repair. Sgt. Keith Lee.

• Criminal mischief Location: Terrace 11 Summary: Caller reported that unknown per­son damaged numerous areas on the sec­ond floor April 6. Patrol Officer Ryan Mayo.

•MVA Location: Garden Apartment Road Summary: Caller reported an MVA near S-lot. Patrol Officer Ryan Mayo.

Aprll 9 • Vehicle stops Location: Farm Road Summary: Officer stopped a vehicle and issued the driver a campus summons-for use of access road, a unif onn traffic ticket for unregistered vehicle and a uniform traf­fic ticket for uninspected motor vehicle. Patrol Officer Terry O'Pray.

• Medical assist Location: Dillingham Center Summary: Caller reported person with a broken ankle. Ambulance was notified and responded. Person was transported to CMC by ambulance. Patrol Officer Fred Thomas.

• Unlawful possession - marijuana Location: Clarke Hall Summary: Caller reported a suspicious odor, possibly marijuana. One referred judicially for possession. Pafrol Officer Rich Curtiss.

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Editorials Campaign liberation

This year's Student Government Association election has been ridden with secrecy, prejudice, corruption and unfairness. The unjust disquali­fication of the Solidaridad Party was partially based on the party's vio­laiion of campaign solicitation rules. What the campus really needs to question is not that party's behavior, but the rules it allegedly broke.

Fom pages of repressive and illogical restrictions in the Elections Act choke the potential for vigorous debate by limiting campaign activities to pester hanging, tabling in the Campus Center and attending SGA-run forums. If party memberJ use any other creative methods of spreading the word about their ideas - whether through fliers, letters, e-mails or even casual conversation - they run the risk of being turned in to the election police. Operating within such a narrowly carved sphere, it should be no surprise that voter turnouts are repeatedly dismal. If students have no idea what issues are at stake, why should they care?

Some rules are clearly necessary to ensure a fair election, as the 2000 national election proved. Provisions curbing negative campaigning and requiring adherence to the Ithaca College solicitation policy and conduct code should be maintained, but parties need more freedom to promote their platforms. This year, however, the election has been mired in more than bureaucratic bungling. The Election Committee began this election acting as if it were beholden to no one. All meetings were executive ses­sions, and a gag rule was effectively in place. Members were holed up in the Campus Center long past midnight, deliberating how many demerits to assign for illegal campaign practices. While this election is significant, meetings ending at 6 a.m. smack of absurdity and inflated self-importance. An attempt to stick to the rules does not justify such lengthy meetings, particularly when the rules themselves are an unnecessary hindrance for candidates. The committee needs to act more quickly and efficiently.

SGA has no obligation requiring it to function democratically. How­ever, learning civic values is an essential part of higher education's pur­pose. If students are learning to run a mock government in autocratic secrecy, what values and practices will they transfer to U.S. govern­mental institutions? SGA should exemplify the democratic principles of government by creating an open elections process. They should not masquerade as an unbiased body while they repress candid debate.

Welcome his wisdom After almost a semester of planning, Ithaca College Environmen­

tal Society and Habitat for Humanity have seen their tireless efforts come to fruition: Ralph Nader is coming to Ithaca.

Students should take advantage of the opportunity to hear this 2000 presidential candidate speak on the environment and poverty, issues that are dear to each of the sponsoring organizations. His political ide­ology, like Bay Buchanan's, should spark questions and debate. How­ever, attendees also need to be respectful of Nader and his ideas.

Nader's political record is not one full of rhetoric and unfulfilled promises. He has worked diligently to bring about positive change and substantively address major problems within this country. Students should listen carefully to his analysis of society and its many problems. He has researched social and political issues for decades, and even runs his own institute where he and his researchers investigate topics that affect the everyday lives of everyday people. No one, however, should take any speaker's words to be the absolute truth. Any students questioning his facts should take the initiative to explore the issues on their own.

Whether students agree with Nader's assessment or not, all should take seriously his call to be involved as citizens. Viewed from any van­tage point on the political spectrum, the United States is not perfect. Change and progress will not occur spontaneously. Committed, educated and pas­sionate people are needed to improve society. Nader has been an inspi­rational leader in the movement for creating a better nation, and students should look to him as an example of a pro-active citizen.

ICES and Habitat should be commended for collaborating to bring Nader to campus. Substantial cooperation among student groups with com­mon interests happens far too rarely on this campus. When students join collective forces and share ideas, their influence becomes magnified. Nader is a well-known figure, and his presence on campus makes a state­ment about how. concerned student leaders are about issues he will raise.

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Essay wrongly labeled I applaud your editorial of

April 11 defending free speech, but your attempt to re-present the publication of my essay "Why do they hate us?" (Ithaca College Quarterly 2001 No. 4) as evidence of "college campuses" being "hotbeds of dissent" is disingen­uous to say the least. Since when does an occasional essay a "hotbed" of anything make? I think you've gotten enough mileage out of that essay and should quit already on the myth­making ..

ASMA BARLAS ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR,

POLITICS

Column slights speaker I'm sad that Kristen Racki wrote

what she did about W. P. Kinsella. I'm sad that she so harshly de­

scnbed the Department of Writing's most recent Distinguished Visiting Writer, a graduate of the Iowa Writ­ers Workshop who has dedicated his life to writing fiction, learned how to shape a career doing it and came: to

Ithaca College in part to share that knowledge with students who might choose to do the same.

I'm sad that Ms. Racki misun­derstood Mr. Kinsella's intentions in advising students - for their fic­tion - to avoid limiting themselves to the 15 or 16 years they can re­member living, his goodwill in en­couraging them to free their imag­inations and devise characters un­like themselves who have inter­esting ·goals and problems.

I'm sad, and - as the coordi­nator of our Distinguished Visiting Writers Series, a part of my job that requires year-round effort and goes far in representing the Department of Writing to the rest of the college and to the world outside our cam­pus - I'm disappointed and dis­mayed that The Ithacan would al­low one of its columnists to dis­parage one of our invited literary artists for being elderly and to dis­miss as worthless a life's work of published fiction she has not read.

Ms. Racki is entitled to her opin­ions about her experience of Mr. Kinsella's master class - indeed,

Letters our department provides a full-bod­ied evaluation form for participants' assessment - but for those last two insults, I believe she owes our po­litical and intellectual community an apology.

KATHAR'!N HOWD MACHAN ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR,

WRITING

Clarification needed I would like to clarify statements

made in the April 11 article, "Bias Concerns Follow Speech." The ar­ticle mentions that I tried to report a bias-related incident to Campus Safety during Bay Buchanan's speech on the failures of feminism. That evening, I attempted to report specific comments that I believed were directed at a group of individ­uals. I, myself, was unsure if it was a bias-related incident, as I know that speech in a public forum is gener­ally protected from classification as bias; however, I wished to report the incident so it could be referred to the Bias-related Incidents Committee for further discussion. As a student who sits on this committee, I have witnessed first-hand the value of such dialogue.

I would also like to clarify the po­sition the committee takes regarding free speech in a public forum. The article stated, "the committee is now looking at scenarios in which a pub­lic speech could be deemed a bias­related incident so the committee will be prepared to deal -with future in­cidents like this one." The commit­tee fully supports the protection of the right to free speech. Especially within a public forum, the ability to say what one wishes without con­straint is imperative. The committee was discussing the circumstances un­der which statements made within a public forum, when directed at a spe­cific individual, may still be classi­fied as a bias-related incident, which is not a policy violation. By being prepared to deal with "future incidents like this one," the com­mittee was discussing if and when statements in a public forum can be classified as bias, not when a speech by anyone could be prohib­ited or suppressed.

SHELLEY FACENTE '02

THURSDAY APRIL 18, 2002

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Pro-life insert offensive I am a pro-life advocate, but I

believe that everyone has to make the choice for him or herself. So, in a political sense, I am pro-choice. As a gay rnan I am glad that I will never have to make such a decision. However, I was grossly offended by the inclusion of the "advertising supplement" in The Jthaca11. Everyone is free to believe what they like but The Ithacan lacked se­rious journalistic integrity by pub­lishing such propaganda. A quick read made it clear that the infor­mation was not only biased, but in some cases included blatant lies.

I am upset that the editors al­lowed this to be published when it was so blatantly incorrect. If a group pays you to put an "adver­tising supplement" condoning vi­olence against homosexuals in the name of God, I hope you will not include it as you did this one.

J. MICHAEL MCMAHON '04

Display reaches public The members of Created Equal

who participated in the creation and vigil for the dowel art display wish to thank the Ithaca College com­munity for its support during the display. The countless number of people who stopped by and read the placards demonstrate the effect we intended this display to have. We are extremely pleased with the effectiveness of the display and hope that it served as an educational opportunity for the IC community. We send our heartfelt thanks to those who stood watchful with us to make sure the display would not be destroyed and to those who brought us food and drink during the vigil. Your support has made the display work, and-we encourage

See LETTERS, Page 12

Send a letter The Ithacan welcomes correspolldence from all readers. Please include your name, phone number; year of gradua­tion and/or your organizational or col­lege title/ posiJion. Letters must be 250 words or less and signed. They must be submitted by 5 p.m. on the-Monday pre­ceding publicaJion. The Ithacan reserves the righl to edit le1ters for length, clarity and taste.

THURSDAY, APRIL 18, 2002 OPINION

~not~et Abortion supplement · t'n'B e ignites questioning

"In our (abortion) clinics we put the first trimester babies down the garbage disposal. We used a heavy duty model.

'The abortionist inserts the instrument into the uterus, seizes a leg or other part of the body and, with a twisting motion, tears it from the baby's body."

"We were completing over 500 abortions monthly and killing or maiming one woman

out of500." Offended?

Disgusted? I was too. Can you imagine if this interesting (and somewhat exaggerated) information was in a colorful newsletter splashed all over our generally liberal campus?

LAURA Can you imagine KNOWLES sitting in the dining hall

Guest Writer with this radical pro-life propaganda sitting next

to you? Well guess what? You were. Many of you sat eating your lunch, not even aware that the flier sitting right next to you contained eight full color pages of this and more.

PHOTO ILLUSTRATION BY IRINA PERESS/fHE ITHACAN

ADVERTISING INSERTS FROM companies such as the Human Life Alliance and Geico Direct have recently appeared in issues of The Ithacan.

When I opened my Ithacan April 5, and this flyer fell out, I assumed it was a coupon circular or yet another Geico advertisement. And that was'it. Just a woman in 1950s garb looking mildly surprised with the title "Advertising Supplement" and the caption "Life is Full of Surprises."

And yes, it is. Because inside this "advertising supplement" were several articles portraying the "horrors" of abortion. according to a radical pro-life support center in Minnesota.

But if you think the misinformation inside is what upset me, you are only partially right. I am the product of a teenage pregnancy. My biological mother, pregnant at 14-years-old, made the choice to give me up for adoption

instead of having an abortion. So I am the last person that should be offended by any pro­life sentiments. The fact that I was offended by this material and the manner in which it was presented speaks for itself. What I am most disturbed by is the method in which I came across this information and the lack of reaction by the Ithaca College community.

Because the company, which also distributes this supplement all over the country, put the words "Advertising Supplement" on the cover, this material fit the criteria for consideration to be an insert distributed on our campus. All the company had to do was pay The Ithacan the set price to have an insert - around $600 - have the editorial board review it, approve it, and

distribute it. Why does this upset me? Because the majority of the editorial board is women. Because our campus has a female majority. Have we been so trained to view our rights as women as low-priority that this flier did not even make a blip on our radar?

Had this flyer been a racist publication or an anti-Semitic publication or an anti-gay publication, I know there would have been a strong reaction from our community. So why does the fact that you were holding this flier in your hand and saw it spread all over campus not bother you?

Life certainly is full of surprises.

Laura Knowles is a sophomore drama major.

Debates and commentaries will appear in this spot weekly. Jo contribute, please call Opinion Editor Megan Tetrick at 274-3208.

Ithacan Inquirer:

Do you think it is appropriate to hang the gay pride flag beneath the American flag? 2

• '' Hanging the Gay Pride Flag under the American flag shows tolerance and accep­tance. As long as it repre­sents unity and not division, it should be welcomed. , , -AMANDA KRASCHINSKY '02

'' If there's one symbol of respect that everyone can rec­ognize, it's a flag. , , - JAMES MACE '02

'' As long as a flag represents tolerance and acceptance, it should be allowed on the flag pole.'' - KALI OLSON '03

''Yeah, why not? Anybody it pisses off deserves to be

pissed off. '' - MAX BRALLIER '05

'' I feel that we are separating the gay community from the American community. While I don't find the gay pride flag offen­sive by any means, flags repre­senting other forms of tolerance should be flown as well. ' ' - JESSICA ADLER '03

'' Ithaca College students fol­low many different ways of life and no other belief has been represented on the flagpole. The American flag, which·is a common belief of us all, should stand alone.'' - NICOLE LESINSKI '05

THE ITHACAN 11

Class Struggle

MARK FRANK

Those who stay silent perpetuate wrongs

This weekend, Washington, D.C., will not host an NBA playoff series, despifb the Herculean effort by Michael Jordan to tum

the Wizards around. But citizens of the District should tum those frowns upside down because this weekend, the real game wilJ be in town.

Tens of thousands of protesters will descend on Washington to rail against the most

deplorable actions of our government and international financial institutions. Among them will be about 25 Ithaca College students eager to follow the best lessons of history, the kind written by Rosa Parks and Malcolm X, Che Guevara and Ghandi. Those lessons are as varied as the individual circumstance of each figure, but they have one common trait: they saw something wrong in the world and decided that passive acceptance of injustice was not an option. Some may ask, what's wrong? Others may say these kids are just trying to live up to their Vietnam-era-hippie moms and dads.

First, the question of substance: What's wrong? It would be impossible to answer that in a brief space, so I'll hit the highlights and hope that an Ithaca education has taught us to research. First, the International Monetary Fund and World Bank are holding their semiannual meetings in the capital. These institutions are responsible for some of the most shameful lending practices of the past 50 years. Their policies have left countries such as Jamaica in complete financial ruin, as they must spend an obscene amount of their gross national product to pay back interest alone.

Second, protesters will try to make their voices heard against the beating of the drums of war, as our president tries to rally support behind attacking Iraq, despite warnings from the international community. They will focus on the home front, rallying against the illegal detainment of thousands of Arabs since Sept. 11.

This list is only a partial one, which makes the mobilization in D.C. all the more moving. Organized labor will march alongside environmentalists, students alongside Palestinians. This demonstration could very well be the largest in the nation's capital in some time, showing that our president may not have as much of a mandate as he thinks.

The second point, that young protesters are just trying to emulate their parents' deeds, is an incredible attack. It first assumes young people have no will or intellect of our own. We can only repeat mindlessly what was done 25 to 30 years ago. It implies any conclusions that we do come up with regarding the manner in which the way the world works are old, tried out in the '70s and therefore condemned to the graveyard of history.

I can assure anyone who launches such an attack on so many members of American society that youth are not trying to live up to their parents' generation. We are acting based on what knowledge we have learned in life. We do not promise perfect solutions, but neither are we afraid to make a mistake. The alternative to protesting in whichever way is inaction. And if those who know about injustice refuse to act, they are merely emulating the worst parts of society, condoning racism and sexism and heterosex.ism by not repudiating iL

Mark Frank's Clas.s Struggle appears in this space every other week. E-mail him at mjrankl@ic3.ithaca.edu.

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CREATED EQUAL

Lend a hand for Habitat

Poverty and poverty housing is a problem that has become increasingly hard to deal with as the gap between the rich and the

poor has been expanding rapidly. IC Habitat has worked long and

hard to ameliorate the cycle of poverty by holding weekly builds in Binghamton, taking alternative winter and spring breaks and by raising awareness on poverty issues. Through the education in IC Habitat, we have shed light on issues such as corporate responsi­bility, criminalization, institution­alization, drug use, homelessness and how they interrelate with the vicious cycle of poverty.

The instruments we have used to raise this awareness have been speakers, teach-ins, movies, poster campaigns and leaflets. Last week, Habitat for Humanity held an event called Habifest. This

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spring here when the flowers bloom under three inches of snow. You know it's spring in Ithaca when city crews wash the salt off our streets. You know that it's spring in Ithaca when the outdoor track, soft­ball, baseball, crew and lacrosse teams begin play. The third sign of spring is what prompts my letter. The primary reason why most of us work at Ithaca College is to be part of the teaching process.

We all know that there's more to teaching than being in class. Stu­dents, like all of us, need support from those we respect. One way to show support for our students is to

THURSDAY, APRIL 4, 2002

attend activities outside of class. I have been attending sporting events at Ithaca College for several years. Many of the sports teams I've watched have students who were or are in my classes.

Every one of these students has thanked me for watching them participate. I bet students who are involved in other activities like music, comedy or the theater would be just as appreciative: So, now that we all know that spring is here, go to a game or a perfor­mance and let our students know we care about them.

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Some surefire ways to stop school work from getting out of hand BY PAIGE WILLIAMS Staff Writer

Freshman Meghan Kane knows how to get things accomplished. Her ability to bal­ance activities and maintain a positive but­look on life helped Kane to be selected as a residence assistant of Terrace 3 for next year.

"Planning ahead, I always write down what I have to do," Kane said. "If I don't write it down, it won't get done. Plus it's sat­isfying to cross things off of a list."

Kane has learned that prioritizing is a part of life. She knows that avoiding unhealthy stress as much as possible is necessary to keep her sanity and effectively manage her time:

According to representatives from the Counseling Center, stress is the body's re­sponse to an event, called a stressor. Stres­sors can include arguments, public speaking or test preparation. Stress; in reply to these stressors, can appear in the form of moodi­ness, back pain or restlessness, to name a few.

Positive stressors act as great motivators. More commonly, however,_ stressors become distress.

When people have to make many changes and cannot adjust to them in a way that feels effective and healthy, this is dis­tress. It happens to many young adults when they have to adjust to the pressures of col-

lege life and living on their own. Students who are part of the stressed ma­

jority should take a deep breath and relax. Effectively managing

mitrnents is an excellent method to avoid for­getfulness and superfluous stress.

"Writing everything I have due on my cal-endar has helped me a lot,"

time is not as difficult as it may seem.

To successfully han­dle their time, students need to modify their work habits. The Coun­seling Center and Daniel Walther's book

'' Planning ahead, I freshman Kelli Murray said. "That way, ifl see that I have more than one thing due on a certain day, I know I need to work on something ahead of time."

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. '' what I have to do. -MEGHAN KANE

Freshman Avoid distractions. It is necessary to take

"Toolkit for College Success" both offer the following advice:

Be aware of biological rhythms. Every person is different. It is important for people to know when they work best. They should ask themselves if they are a night owl or a morning bird. Whatever the case, stu­dents should work when their energy levels are at a peak.

Create a 'to-do' list. It may sound cliche, but making a "to-do

list" is an effective method for several rea­sons. First of all, it enables people to see in outline _form all they have to do - they will not forget anything. Secondly, creating a "to­do list" means students can cross things off when they complete them.

Write dates and assignments on a monthly calendar.

Using a calendar to keep track of com-

breaks when working, but it is also important to remain focused on the task at hand. Work interruptions greatly re­duce a person's success rate.

It is helpful if students unplug their phone, or, at the very least, refrain from an­swering it. They should ask their roommates or friends to give them some time alone. People should settle themselves in a work environment away from the temptation of their computers, loud music or television. Staying away from these types of distrac­tions will enable students to get work done quickly and save time in the long run.

Mastering these basic tips can help students develop a system of prioritizing their goals. The Counseling Center recommended organizing goals into two categories: urgency and importance.

Urgent goals are ones with deadlines, such

as a paper due in a week. A goal that is not as urgent could be going to a party with friends.

Important goals are ones that need to be done, such as going to the gym. Less im­portant goals could include writing an e-mail to a friend.

Once students have divided their goals into urgent and important categories they can decide what should be done first. Ur­gent goals should get first priority. It is es­sential, however, to remember to pencil-in periods to relax and have fun.

"I think people often forget to schedule in rest time or down time and in order for us to keep going as long as we need to ... like right now in the semester, it's really im- • portant to take breaks," said Suki Mont­gomery, a psychologist at the Counseling Center.

If people avoid things like eating or spending time with friends, they are bound to become frustrated much faster than people who manage their time around their other activities.

Kane suggested making compromises. "I'll say to myself, OK, I can watch a

movie tonight, but only after I finish my chemistry."

She explained that once people know all that they want to do, it is easier for them to organize their time to include work and play.

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Theater school meets Chekhov BY EMILY BROWN Staff Writer

Though Chekhov's play "The Cherry Orchard" takes place in the past- 19th century Russia to be ex­act - t,he success of its performance at Ithaca College will depend on the actor·,;' ability to imagine the future. Mary of the cast members are playing characters who are twice· their age.

In the last rehearsals before the performances on April 23 through 27, the students are perfecting the hand gestures, facial expressions and tones of voice that will make their transformations c<;>mplete.

"It calls on the imagination of young actors to kind of project themselves forward," said Pro­fessor Greg Bostwick, theatre arts, the play's director. He said the students had to effect an "imaginative transformation" and see themselves at a time in their lives when their potential is behind them, and they've experi­enced disappointment.

The disappointment in the play 1s a function of the changes that arc taking place in Russia at the time of Chekhov's writing. The serfs have been liberated and are rising in social and economic status, while the aristocrats of the day are struggling to adapt and survive.

her money in Paris, only to find that she must sell her beloved cherry or­chard in order to make ends meet. Senior Catherine Yezbak is playing Madame Ranevsky.

"Even though this character is so much older than me, I feel like I un­derstand her," Yezbak said. "She has so many issues, and she's not the most together person, but through­out my life I've met people and fallen in love with people and made friends with people who are like her."

Senior Joseph Tapper plays the other lead character, Lopakhin. Lopakhin is a former serf who has succeeded financially while Mrs. Ranevsky has failed. Tapper said he has been observing older men in restaurants and other places, trying to imitate their movements.

"The way I sit, my posture, the way I use my hands or touch my hair are different in the play than they would be in real life," Tapper said. Tapper has even grown a beard for the performance.

Students are further aided in their "imaginative transforma­tion" by the elaborate costumes As­sociate Professor Greg Robbins, theatre arts, conceived for this performance.

The idea of change, transfor­mation and the ability to adapt to new situations is central to the play.

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JOHANNA DEJOSE

FRESHMAN

MUSIC EDUCATION

Hometown: Franklin Square, N.Y.

What career do you secretly want to pursue? Catwoman.

Where does all that tuition the school receives go to? Fixing the elevators in the Towers.

How do you unwind at this time of year? Veg with friends out in the sun or let loose in a practice room.

The play begins when Madame Ranevsky, one of the main charac­ters, returns home after spending all

"What I really like about the play is that it's about a lot of peo­ple not seizing opportunities," Tapper said.

COURTESY OF THE DEPARTMENT OF THEATRE ARTS SENIOR BEN FELDMAN, left, plays Trofimov and senior Joe Tapper is Lopakhin in the Chekhov play "The Cherry Orchard."

If you could tell President Peggy Williams one thing, what would you tell her? That she chose an awesome school to work at. Ithaca is a beautiful place.

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A family dynasty in the making BY MIRNA SKRBIC Staff Writer

Senior Eric Toyama leans back in one of the blue chairs of the Campus Cen­ter Pub, contemplating what is ahead of him.

'Tm still deciding where to go when my lease runs out," Toyama said. "I can go back to Rochester or home with my friends. I might still not be clear where exactly I will be next year, but I feel like I have a lot of options."

A voice major from Churchville, a town outside of Rochester, N.Y., Toyama has spent his four college years at Ithaca College.

He has been an enthusiastic partici­pant in the College Choir for the past four years as well as a participant of Itha­cappella, the men's choir, since his sophomore year. His version of "Mr. Grinch" definitely attracted laughter from the audience at the December per­formance of Ithacappella.

Toyama has also recently given a joint elective· recital with another voice major.

Toyama said actual fieldwork during his experience at Ithaca College has pre­pared him well.

The music program, especially the opportunity to get a bachelor's for mu­sic education, was what primarily at­tracted him to the college.

"I am looking at teaching positions for next year, preferably for teaching high school kids," Toyama said. "I would like to work somewhere in the Boston area . . . as I want to learn to be on my own."

Professor Lawrence Doebler, music, Toyama's choir conductor, said Toyama would be a superb teacher.

Doebler also said Toyama has dis­played exceptional motivation consid­ering he was one of the rare students ac­cepted during his first year.

CORINNE JACOBY/THE ITHACAN SENIOR MUSIC STUDENT Eric Toyama stands in the lounge in the Whalen School of Music Monday afternoon. Toyama Is a voiee major.

'The choir consumes time and effort," Doebler said. "We give up our Spring Break to go on tours and require a lot of memo­ry work and cooperative skills. Eric is a joy to have in the

"He is the type of person that makes a good joke and then waits for you to laugh before he changes his expression," Stills said.

Doebler, who met group."

'' I try to keep open Toyama said he tries to balance the great commitment to singing by spending time with his non-major friends, and playing sports.

Toyama when he was a se­nior in high school singing at a choir festival where he

and integrated in was conducting, said Toya-

h I ,1 , , ma is a caring person, par-~ atever uO. ticularly for his siblings.

-ERIC TOYAMA senior He is supportive of his ------------- brother, Ryan, who is a

"I try to keep open and integrated in whatever I do," he said.

Junior David Stills, who sings with Toyama in Ithacappella, said Toyama is ·very friendly and laid back, besides his talents and his incredibly low voice.

sophomore cinema and photography major at Ithaca College, and his sister Lani, a senior in high school who is auditioning for the James J. Whalen Center for Music.

"It will be good to keep the Toyamas here," Doebler said.

Ithaca will host singer DiFranco BY MIRNA SKRBIC Staff Writer

Ithaca will witness one of the 12 spring per­formances by singer-songwriter Ani Difranco at the State Theatre Friday at 8 p.m ..

DiFranco 's slew of multiple city performances across the East Coast offers an opportunity' to en­joy her unique combination of guitar work and powerful lyrics. Difranco, the founder of Righteous Babe Records and an acclaimed fem­inist folk-rock singer, will provide her fans with her fierce and energetic guitar playmg as well as a mixture of music and spoken-word, relying heavily on her personal experiences.

Famous for being a performer that eschews pretenses and hits the audience with a painfully honest array of songs, Difranco will include a mixture of old and new material on her setlist.

Having produced 15 albums in the past 12 years, in addition to numerous EPs and other pro­jects, her tour will also include new songs re­flecting her political view on events related to Sept. 11.

''There will be a lot of old and new music combined," said Andrea Toolin, Difranco 's pub­licist. "Her spoken word pieces and unique tone will also comprise songs that are up to 15 min­utes long - Ani 's response to Sept. 1 I."

Toolin said the tour is reflective of DiFran­co's musical history. DiFranco's lyrics are deeply political. Her tour will include songs from the latest release, the dynamic 2001 double album "Revelling/Reckoning."

DiFranco will b_e accompanied by the five-piece band she has toured with for the past decade, featuring a new musician; Todd Horton, on the trumpet. The band will ac­company DiFranco's unique musical style and provide for the vivid blur between jazz, funk, rock and folk.

Tickets for the show sold out in late March. Toolin said DiFranco's solo performances,

such as the one in Buffalo two weeks ago, have been a great success, and she expects the same for her band performances.

"You never know what to expect."

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Seniors show-off art BY TASHA KATES Staff Writer

The seniors of Ithaca College will fi­nally see the fruits of their artistic labor exactly where they should be: on public display.

The Annual Senior Student-Exhibition will open to the public tonight with a free reception from 5 to 7 p.m. at the Handw­erker Gallery.

The exhibit, which features senior art, will show works submitted by students of both the Department of Art and the De­partment of Cinema and Photography. The works are a variety of mediums, ranging from photography and computer art to book design.

Over 100 works of art were submitted -to the gallery and will be juried by the art department faculty at the opening.

Associate Professor Susan Weisend , art, said the jurying is not meant to deflate any one student's ego.

"[The professors] are usually pretty lib­eral with their jurying," Weisend said. "All of the art submitted is of good quality."

Assistant Professor Jelena Stojanovic, art history and gallery director, said the ex­hibit is extremely diverse.

"It was really important to [the depart­ments] to have a variety of media represented at the show," Stojanovic said. ''The exhib­it testifies to a curiosity of both students and teachers. It is completely different."

Stojanovic said the exhibit, which will be at the gallery until May 18, is a very important event for both the contributors and for the college community.

''This is a huge opportunity for the stu­dents to show their work publicly," Sto­janovic said.

Weisend said she agreed with Sto­janovic 's statements.

"I think [the exhibition] is an excellent idea," Weisend said. "It makes for a nice end to the senior year to show their work. It's an important thing for [the seniors]."

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ICES to celebrate with Earth fest BY TASHA KATES Staff Writer

Soon the echoing sounds of live music will grace the green grass of the Campus Center Quad for the sake.of Mother Earth.

The Ithaca College Environmental So­ciety will be holding its second annual Lit­tle Ithaca Earth Fest at 5 p.m. on Saturday. Part of the Student Activities Board's IC Af­ter Dark, the concert will include free per­formances from diverse local bands Revi­sion, Buttah, RBD, The Dent, The Crazy Bohemians, Witherspoon and · the IC Kings.

After the concert has finished, a drum circle will form on the Campus Center Quad.

"Music brings people together," said ICES president senior Andy Schwartz. "It's a good forum for promoting unity in people."

Senior Anna Ehrlich, an ICES executive board member, said the concert is a

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munity to celebrate the Earth and the spring," Ehrlich said. "[The community] can talk about the world we live in between the shows. It's very beneficial."

Little Ithaca Earth Fest is part of a week­long celebration of Earth Day. The concert is the kickoff event to the other events ICES is hosting throughout the week.

Other events include the Stuff Swap on Wednesday in Textor 101 where students can bring some of their belongings and trade them for new things. The hour-long event, which starts at 7 p.m., will be followed by a free movie in the same venue. The film is the new­ly released "Empty Oceans, Empty Nets," a documentary that examines the global fish­ery crisis and how it can be solved through restoration and preservation.

"The main focus of the festival is to cel­ebrate the Earth," Schwartz said. "Environ­mental issues are more than just issues. They are a form of unity."

Ehrlich said the kickoff event is definite­. ly worth attending.

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COURTESY OF COLUMBIA PICTURES CAMERON DIAZ, LEFT, Selma Blair and Christina Applegate star as best friends in the slapstick comedy, "The Sweetest Thing." The film was directed by Roger Kumble. H opened at No. 3 at the box office behind "Changing Lanes" and "Panic Room," respectively.

The 'Thing' is, she's no 'Angel' BY PAIGE WILLIAMS Staff Writer

"The Sweetest Thing" is hardly a fitting title for a film that is any­thing but. If the makers of the film believe that "sweet" describes this movie, it would be a scary thing to see their definitions of raunchy, mindless or unoriginal.

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"The Sweetest Thing" tells the story of Christina Walters (Diaz), a single girl who takes Cindy Lauper's sentiments of "Girls just wants to have fun" to heart. Life for Christina is simply an endless string of meaningless relation­ships until she goes out one evening with two of her closest friends, Courtney (Christina Ap­plegate) and Jane (Selma Blair).

While dancing at a club, Christina is swept off her feet by Mr. Right (Thomas Jane). Unfor­tunately, Mr. Right makes like Cinderella and pulls a disappearing act before she can make arrange­ments to see or talk with him again.

Instead of letting her Cinderella get away, Christina enlists the help of Courtney, and the two embark on a quest to find the one true love of Christina's life.

The plot of the film is com­pletely unrealistic. Christina sets out on a silly, albeit hilarious, trip -with Courtney - to find a man she met in a club for approximately five minutes - a man who she spent three of those minutes arguing with.

The two end up getting com­pletely soaked in a public bathroom after attempting to flush a urinal (of course, they were using the men's room). This scene, naturally, pre­sents a perfect opportunity (or the two attractive stars to spend the next half-hour of the film wearing nothing but panties and bras. Lovely.

Thriller has strength to scare audiences BY HEATHER MATTHEWS Staff Writer

"Frailty" is a disturbing tale of the transformation of an ordinary fam­ily into a legacy of killers that is sure to leave audiences speechless.

Almost completely told by flashbacks, the audience watches the tale unfold through the eyes of Fenton Meiks (Matthew Mc­Co nau gh­ey). Meiks is trying to convince FBI Agent

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Because the movie focuses on the childhood of Adam and Fenton, it is

the acting of Matthew O'Leary, Je­remy Sumpter and Bill Paxton that makes the story come alive. In his de­but, O'Leary delivers a wrenching perfonnance as the young Fenton who struggles with his feelings for his father (Paxton), teetering between love and respect, fear and hate.

Sumpter's performance as Adam, the adorable younger broth­er of Fenton, who is all too happy to join in the killings and make his fa­ther proud, is chilling. Paxton ef­fectively portrays the transition from the perfect father to deranged serial killer. His perfonnance was al­most comical, insisting that the boys wash their hands before dinner and revealing who the next victim would be in the same sentence.

McConaughey's screen time is limited, and for the most part, he plays the role of narrator for the grisly story told through voiceovers. When he is on screen, however, he is convincing tmd morose, conveying the fooling

'"The Sweetest Thing" encounters many other problems, the most no­table of which is the poor directing of Roger Kumble ("Cruel Inten­tions''). Kumble, as he demonstrat­ed in ''Cruel Intentions," lacks the creative ability to tum this crude movie into a hit - think "Ameri­can Pie" or "Road Trip."

The film is a poor attempt at a romantic comedy. The "romance" aspect is weak to say the least. The chemistry between Jane and Diaz is virtually non-existent, and their romance consists of Christina chasing Mr. Right across the state.

'The Sweetest Thing" is full of sexy clothing, mindless giggles and booty dances a la "Charlie's Angels." Penis humor abounds as it did in ''There's Something About Mary." Diaz plays the beautiful but helpless young woman that she portrayed in "My Best Friend's Wedding."

There is clearly a pattern here -Diaz is afraid to break free from her plastic shell to try something dif­ferent. Although she is charming

and cute in her role as Christina, the question, "Is Diaz even acting?" runs frequently through the viewer's head while watching.

Surprisingly, Applegate ("Mar­ried With Children") steals the stage from Diaz on more than one occa­sion. She is funny, attractive and possesses the wit and intelligence Diaz lacks in the film.

The two share a few hilarious scenes in the show, such as a shop­ping venture in the store of an eccentric old woman and a roadside performance of "Escape (The Pina Colada Song)" by Rupert Holmes.

Such episodes are thanks to the writing talents of Nancy Pimental and make the film good for a laugh or two. However, avoid seeing it unless you enjoy being smacked in tl1e face with stupidity.

"The Sweetest Thing" was written by Nancy Pimental, directed by Roger Kumble and produced by Kathy Conrad. The film stars Cameron Diaz, Christina Applegate and Sef.,na Blair.

COURTESY OF LIONS GATE FILMS JEREMY SUMPTER, MATTHEW O'LEARY and Bill Paxton star as a family in "FraiHy." Paxton also makes his directorial debut in the film.

that he is hiding a terrible secret. "Frailty" could have been a con­

fusing mess, but Bill Paxton, in his directorial debut, kept the action go­ing and the plot clear and easy to follow, allowing audiences to im­merse themselves in the gripping story. The killing scenes lack the blood and guts of usual slasher films, but they are no less terrify­ing. Paxton tastefully lets you see everything until the fatal blow, leav-

ing to the imagination the final fate of the victim. The only flaw of "Frailty" was the end, in which Pax­ton tried to explain too much and instead only confused the audience.

"Frailty" was written by Brent Hanley, directed by Bill Paxton and produced by David Kirschner, David Blocker and Corey Sienega. The~ film stars Paxton and Matthew McConaughey.

THURSDAY, APRIL 18, 2002

COURTES'( OF INTERSCOPE RECORDS

Distorted art rock BY SEAN FENNESSEY Assistant Accent Editor

Destruction and mayhem in rock 'n' roll are often misinterpreted as adolescent, immature rage. ·

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"Source Tags" is aggressive and thoughtful. Manic distortion and use of guitar pedals highlight the album's raw edges and underlying melodies. Pianos and acoustic instruments are spliced with Tommy Gun drumming and persis­tent riffs. The title track's buzzing chords and fiery vocals are reminiscent of last year's release from At The Drive-In.

It's refreshing after three years of rap­rock and corporate alternative­wannabes to hear genuine firepower on record. And if the blistering sound of "Source Tags" isn't enough, to see them live is an intense experience. Typically af­ter a set, the only things remaining on stage are demolished instruments and shards of broken bottles.

In many ways, the Beach Boys' har­monies and Black Sabbath's power col­lide on the latest from ... And You Will Know Us By the Trail of Dead.

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Hip-hop siren fails to make impression Ashanti makes a 'FooUsh' debut album BY KARA STORTI Staff Writer

Twenty-one-year-old Ashanti Douglas has been hyped up to be the next princess of hip­hop and R&B ever since the

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There is a simple, running theme present in all of Ashanti's songs: the typical strug­gle of_love and hate - 'should I stay or should I go' opposition. This motif plays an important role in shaping her songs and the album as a whole.

The titles of her songs suggest an awakening. From the first track of "Fool­ish" then to "Scared," "Rescue" and final­ly to "Unfoolish," there is a slight pro­gression in the sound of her tracks as well. Her first songs come off with no dimension by the flatness of electronic beats. Then, thankfully, "Dreams" renews some faith with a live drum kit and .acoustic guitar.

The song "Foolish" showcases Ashan­ti's voice, rich without being throaty, eu­phonious without any strain. This lyric sums up her initial situation: "See my days are cold without you but I'm hurting while I'm with you." A sample from a Notorious B.I.G. hit makes this Ashanti'4, best songs on the album.

"Happy" is a track of such repetition and simplicity that it is almost irritating. Her vo­cals become equivalent to a chant when she sings "My love is so good that I wouldn't be with you baby, couldn't see me without

you babe." The only element that makes this song stand out is the ritualistic sound of a flute and bongos discordant to a typical hip­hop beat.

The track "Baby" highlights some more exhaustiye repetition. The song isn't very melodic, like Ashanti others, and it may re­mind us that the background music isn't up to the level of her vocals.

A tormented Ashanti sings "Yoo Doo," a stream of consciousness song without any structure. Her voice is more urgent with­out being whiny. Finally she affirms in "Un­foolish" that she "won't keep running back'" to the man that made her struggle in the first place.

If there is something to be said of Ashan­ti's talent, it is not so much her range or in­tense spiritual messages but how she sings about the love/hate dichotomy. Her voice eases into each word, almost lazily and manipulates it with a little vibrato or bend. This is the only thing that saves the hyped up, so-called Princess of hip-hop and R&B.

COURTJ::SY OF MURDER INC. RECORDS ASHANTI MADE HER MARK on the hit single "Always On Time" with Ja Rule.

A rousing night of rock at Castaways Live

Music BY MIKE NAGEL Staff Writer

The local bar Castaways can be a creepy little joint when access to its outdoor deck is denied due to the weather, as it was for last Friday's show featuring Aaron Katz Band, Seeking Homer and Justin Groove.

When concertgoers occupy the porch over­looking the canal waters, and music wafts through the air, it can to make Castaways seem almost classy.

However, when the door to the night is shut, and seediness sets in, one tends to find himself on the lookout for strange men of­fering free alcohol.

"Am, matey, you've just been shang­haied," they would say when you wake up. "Did you enjoy your mixed rum drinks?"

Okay, well maybe not everybody is so psyc~otic.

Music has the unique ability to calm one's soul and help the mind forget about being pressed into naval service. Saturday night's lineup offered the listener a variety of other things to focus on.

Headlining the show, the Aaron Katz Band provided the crowd with very tight rhythms. Aaron Katz, formerly the songwriter from Percy Hill (one free cookie for you if you knew that tidbit) led the five-member Boston band through songs that were at times folk, at times jazz but always seasoned with a heavy dose of good ol' funk.

Katz sang and strummed, but the real star in the band was lead guitarist Josh Prior. Pri­or's bluesy solos and innovative use of

CARLY CHAMBERLAIN/THE ITHACAN DAVE OBERACKER, LEAD SINGER of Seeking Homer plays Saturday night at Castaways. Aaron Katz Band and Justin Groove also played on the bill.

processors ·-and effects pedals bordered on stunning. The rest of Katz's backing band was not far behind in their skills.

"They were doing all their own things," freshman Michelle Beckerman said. "Then it just fit together."

Aaron Katz Band's best song of the night was "Stadium" off of the band's debut album, "Simplest Warrior." Katz provided a vocal beat box to start and then launched into a full on blues tune.

Seeking Homer, the night's second act, was an underground quartet from the Bronx in New York City. Their happy-folk music was admittedly not designed for radio play.

Despite the unfamiliarity of their tunes, Seeking Homer proved to be a pleasant ex­perience. The band stayed tight, light, and kept each song different enough to be enjoyable.

One of the unique things about Seeking Homer was its positive, refreshingly opti­mistic attitude as demonstrated in its onstage demeanor and airy vocals. Oberacker, throughout the hour-long set, continued to re­fer to the crowd as "all you smilers out there" and sang songs with lyrics about summer sun­shine, riding horses, love and peace.

The youthful Syracuse-based band, Justin Groove, attracteo the largest crowd of the night because a portion of the band attends Ithaca College. However, the band's stage performance lacked professionalism, most likely caused by Justin Groove's youth and inexperience. As it matures, the band should do nicely in the future.

If you have not yet checked out Castaways, do so. The bar generally has a talented line­up of bands each weekend. Enjoy and watch out for those mixed rum drinks.

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Storms' Front

GREG STORMS

Standing in the rain thinking of Journey

Curses. Expletives. All manner of hexes thrown at the concert powers that be. I am here, at the end of a crowd-line

that winds its way through Cornell like a campus tour. I saw the front. I made my way to the end. I know ex­actly how far I have to go. It's raining,

• sometimes hard. There is a hole m the bottom of my left

shoe. Every time I step, which is not of­ten, it goes squish. I am standing next to an older man with a moustache and a jean jacket. My roommate, who con­cocted the idea of "the line ride," is not here to sing the line ride theme song ("Any Way You Want It," by Journey) with me. I wonder which I could attain first, a moustache or a jean jacket.

I am still wondering. I'm hedging my bet on moustache first. It is equally as difficult to decide whether or not Sun­day night's No Doubt show with the Faint was worth it. On the one "pros" hand, we have in descending order of importance: A) Seeing the Faint live. B) Having something to write a column about. C) Going to a concert with friends (purely social aspect) D) Seeing No Doubt, who I was indifferent toward, knew no music from, but had been told that watching Gwen Stefani would be entertainment enough.

For "cons," we have: A) Standing in line for 45 minutes with no umbrella, alone (aforementioned friends had will­call tickets). B) 20 dollar ticket. C) Miss­ing five to IO minutes of the Faint's set as a result of line. D) 40 minutes of the Faint, 2 hours of No Doubt. E) Realiz­ing it was a concert.

Since 1998's Tibetan Freedom Concert, I swore I was done with "concerts" (i.e. anything larger than, say, New York City's Irving Plaza), as opposed to "shows." But as No Doubt started to play a soupy mess of one big, long rumble with only Stefani's voice (which grew quite an­noying) readily discernible that lasted for two hours, I had to face the truth. I had my fingers in my ears, I was on the bleachers with moms and their 11-year-old daugh­ters, and every time the band would splash the audience with water, roadies immedi­ately wiped the stage with towels. I was at a concert.

Luckily, the Faint rocked. Each of them clad in tight black, singer/keyboardist Todd Baechle worked a number of mies, elicit­ing effects from fuzzed out treble to vo­corder, drummer Clark Baechle had that wondrous long-armed drumming style, and bassist Joel Peterson, guitarist Dapose, and especially synth-player Jacob Thiele played and danced with dark sexiness. Tracks like "Agenda Suicide," which are very danceable on record, took on an al­most unbearable energy live.

No Doubt seemed to play a crowd­pleasing show, although friends who went to see them complained that not enough people were jumping. They played "Just a Girl" and "Don't Speak." At one point there was a song that started out like it could have been

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Read Greg Storms' interview with the Faint online at www.ithaca.edu/ithacan. ,.__

Greg Stomzs' Storms' Front appears in this space every week. You can e-mail lzim at gstomzsl@ic3.itlzaca.edu.

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ACROSS 1 Deli side dish 5 Flops 9 Adult polliwogs

14 Musical appendix 15 Isaac's eldest 16 Competitor 17 Mellows 18 Foresee 20 Tea brand 22 Bond's alma

mater 23 Was ahead 24 Insect's feeler 26 Omelet need 28 Mont_ 30 Stinging Weed 34 Analyze

chemically 37 Davenport spot 39 Japanese

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wheels 33 Cable letters 34 Aleutian island 35" Lake" 36 Went to the

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THURSDAY APRIL 18, 2002

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The Youth Coordinator-10-hour per week. Providing leadership and coordination of youth pro­grams, working in conjunction with the Youth Ministries Committee. Full job description is available by contacting, 533-4070 or lumc@clarity­connect.com. Salary range $6,000-$7,000/year, depending upon experience. Please send a letter and 3 references, if inter­ested, to Rev. Martha Swords.

For Rent EXCITING- LOFTS

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Mature Student/Staff. Convenient Fall Creek area. Two rooms avail. lg: room, 3d fl. can fit 2! Share utilities. 12 mo. lease start 8/1. Possible early in-late May/June. Contact: aemaroney@yahoo.com.

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For Rent Apartments and houses for rent. Furnished, walking distance to IC. Some houses already rented. 272-1115.

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Huge, new, fully furnished 10 bed­room luxury apartment with 4 full new baths, large single bedrooms, each with own refrigerator. High ceilings, many big windows, large living room, new kitchen. All in a landmark Victorian brick mansion. Only $390 each, including heat and hot water. Ample parking avail­able. Laundry. Bus at comer to IC. 273-9462.

CHARLES STREET TOWNHOUSES

Conveniently Located on - South HIii

3.Sedroorn/Fumished, Free Parking & Trash Removal. Porches & Private Patios,

washer/dryer, $350 pp. CSP Management 277-6961-

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A nice studio apt. on Hudson St. Please call 272-521 o after 2 p.m.

Three rooms left for spring ~eroester, N~w dowl)town house with 2 full baths. Includes utilities, cable, garbage, D/W, WID, fully fur­nished. Must see. Call Dom\niq~e 32!-1984 ..

ONE BEDROOM APARTMENT. Several locations available start­ing June or August. Parking and laundry. $450 to $550 per month.

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Parents need a place to Stay for Graduation. Cozy bedroom close to back entrance IC. Studio apart. Calt 272-2783.

Cozy 1 Bedroom, Quiet, Bus Rt., Non-smoker. No Pets. Elec., & Hot Water Inc. Walk to IC. Call 272-2783.

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For Rent Four bedroom. Available June and July for summer. Two 4-bedrooms available. Twelve month lease starting August 1. Three blocks from the Commons. Has washer, dryer and dishwasher.

Hudson Heights Studio Apartments has a few openings for June 1 and the next school year. The Apartment includes One bed/living room kitchen and a full bathroom. The rent includes Furniture, heat & electricity, water (hot & cold), parking, garbage · and recycling facilities, with laun­dry rooms on complex. The prices start at $425 for 12-month lease and $475 for 10-month lease. Call 273-8473 or 272-1818.

FOUR BEDROOM, FUR­NISHED, FIREPLACE, HARD­WOOD FLOORS, DISHWASHER, YARD, OFF­STREET PARKING, $325 PER PERSON. WALK TO CAMPUS, CALL 273-9300.

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ONE BEDROOM Furnished, Bri~ht, warm, park­ing, $550/mo. includes, walk to

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year. Three floors, 5 huge bed­rooms, 2 full baths, new kitchen, exceptional 3rd floor loft/game

room, completely furnished, laun­dry, 24/7 parking free. Call Pat @ 273-9036 or view my Web site @

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ready to SEE THE BEST - student housing.

TWO BEDROOMS NEAR COMMONS.

Available August. Balcony off bedrooms overlooking creek.

Furnished. 272-2696.

ON THE COMMONS. Spacious 3 bedroom furnished apartment. 272-7441.

Now renting June - Sept. '02 stu­dio apts. Ulil inc., parking, garbage, laundry, furnished or not, walk to IC. From $425. Call Cliff 273-8473. \

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Beautiful 3 bedroom house on lake. $475 per person plus utili­ties. Call 273-4211.

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Three bedroom apts. 1 mile to IC. Furnished, parking, utilities included. 277-3937 evenings and weekends.

ITHACA SOLAR TOWNHOUSES, 4 BEDROOMS, FURNISHED, COMPUTER DESKS, DISH­WASHER, 2 BATHS, GREEN­HOUSE, WOOD BURNING STOVE/FIREPLACE, SUBUR­BAN LOCATION, WALK TO IC, 273-9300.

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Furnished Houses 3 to 6 bed­room. Close to _IC. 273-4211.

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Event of the week Appreciate iytother Earth Music and IC After Dark programs cele­brate Earth Day this weekend.

FOUR-DAY WEATHER FORECAST

Today Friday

Saturday

§ Mostly cloudy

High: 59° Low: 38°

Sunday

Scattered T-storms

High: 66° Low: 42°

§ Mostly cloudy

High: 56° Low: 35°

Forecast issued by the National Weather Service, courtesy of the Northeast Regional Climate Center at Cornell University.

TODAY

REACT Meeting - Noon in Williams 221.

"The Politics, Esthetics and Science of Avian Conservation: The Sterling Forest State Park Master Plan" - Colloquium pre­sented by Associate Professor John Confer, biology, recipient of the 2001 Excellence in Scholarship Award, at 12:10 p.m. in Clark Lounge.

"Children of a Lesser God" -Showing at 7 p.m. in Williams 221 as a fundraiser for IC Sign Language Club. Admission is $2.

OCLD Showcase and Awards Ceremony- Showcasing the hard work of OCLD students. Displays include Web and graphic design, research, instructional materials and videos at 7 p.m. on the second floor of Park Hall.

Piano Ensemble Concert -7 p.m. in Ford Hall, Whalen Center.

"The Press and the Presidency: The Real West Wing" - Jessica Savitch Journalism Lecture with John Palmer at 7:30 p.m.

Senior Viola Recital - Tyrone Tidwell performs at 9 p.m. in Ford Hall, Whalen Center.

FRIDAY

Last Day to Withdraw with a "W" in Block II Courses

Last Day to Revoke Pass/Fail in Block II Courses

Shabbat Services and Dinner -6 p.m. in Muller Chapel.

Senior Voice Recital -Andrea Kraynak performs at 7 p.m. in

_, Ford Hall, Whalen Center.

Opera Workshop Scenes -8:15 p.m. in the Hockett Family Recital Room, Whalen Center.

IC After Dark: Earth Weekend -10 p.m. in the Campus Center and Campus Center Quad.

SATURDAY

Earth Day Concert - Noon to 6 p.m. on the Campus Center Quad. Rain location is the Pub,

Campus Center.

Senior Voice Recital -Andrew Chugg performs at noon in Ford Hall, Whalen Center.

Junior Piano Recital-Abigail Shenkle performs at 1 p.m. in the Hockett Family Recital Room, Whalen Center.

Senior Voice Recital - Marc Webster performs at 2 p.m. in Ford Hall, Whalen Center.

Junior Piano Recital - Chris Wilson performs at 3 p.m. in the Hockett Family Recital Hall, Whalen Cent~r.

Senior Voice Recital - Elissa Levitt performs at 4 p.m. in Ford Hall, Whalen Center.

Junior Guitar Recital - Nicolas Cleveland performs at 7 p.m. in the Nabenhauer Room, Whalen Center.

"The Toxic Avenger Part 4: Citizen Toxie" - Film screening at 8 p.m. in Park Auditorium. Admission is $5. Sponsored by the IC Comedy Club.

Choir and Madrigal Singers Concert - 8: 15 p.m. in the Hockett Family Recital Hall, Whalen Center.

IC After Dark: Earth Weekend -10 p.m. in the Campus Center and Campus Center Quad.

SUNDAY

Spring Fest - 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. ·in the Campus Center Quad. Sponsored by SAB.

Protestant Services - 11 a.m. in Muller Chapel.

Protestant Community Lunch - 12:15 p.m. in the Conference Room, Campus Center.

Catholic Mass - 1 and 9 p.m. in Muller Chapel.

Junior Voice Recital - Maria Rondinaro performs at 1 p.m. in the Hockett Family Recital Hall, Whalen Center.

Junior Trumpet Recital -Timothy Harkcom performs at 3 p.m. in the Hockett Family Recital Hall, Whalen Center.

Senior Voice Recital - Kristen Robinson performs at 4 p.m. in Ford Hall, Whalen Center.

THURSDAY APRIL 18, 2002

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SETTING UP THE AFTERNOON

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JOE PASTERISITHE ITHACAN

JUNIOR MARQUIS HEILIG, right, goes up against junior Jason Wallen on the beach volleyball court behind Emerson Hall Monday. The warm weather encouraged people to spring into outdoor activities like frisbee and sunbathing after a chilly beginning to the season.

Chamber Ensembles Ill Recital - 7 p.m. in the Hockett Family Recital Hall, Whalen Center.

Senior Voice Recital -Amanda Capone performs at 8:15 p.m. in Ford Hall, Whalen Center.

Joint Brass Recital - Chad Corey, French horn, and Michael Stephenson, euphonium, perform at 9 p.m. in the Nabenhauer Room, Whalen Center.

MONDAY IC Green Kick Off Campaign -Mark Darling, ICES advisor and director of the recycling program on campus, will be giving a talk about the new IC Green Campaign that starts on Earth Day. Noon in the North Meeting Room, Campus Center.

Biology Honors Research Presentations - 4 p.m. in CNS 112.

Spanish Club Meeting - 7 p.m. in Williams 218.

Graduate Lecture/Recital -Stacy Motquin performs at 7 p.m. in the lger Lecture Hall, Whalen Center.

Senior Class Cabinet Meeting - 7 p.m. in DeMotte Room, Campus Center.

BiGayla Meeting - 8 p.m. in Friends 210.

ICES Meeting - 8 p.m. in Friends 203.

IC Euchre Club Meeting -9 p.m. in DeMotte Room, Campus Center.

Vocal Jazz Ensemble Concert - 9:15 p.m. in Ford Hall, Whalen Center.

TUESDAY

German Club Lunch - Noon in DeMotte Room, Campus Center.

"How to Locate and Use Online Government Documents in Your Classroom Teaching" -Colloquium presented by librari­ans Jim Sondra and John Henderson at 12: 10 p.m. in Textor 101.

Biology Honors Research Presentations - 4 p.m. in CNS 112.

Graduate LectureJRecital -Heather Janes performs at 6 p.m. in lger Lecture Hall, Whalen Center.

CSN LEARN Meeting - 7 p.m. in Friends 208.

Intergenerational and Child­ren's Choir Concert - 7 p.m. in the Hockett Family Recital Hall, Whalen Center.

Preview: The Cheny Orchard -8 p.m. in Hoerner Theatre, Dillingham Center. Also showing Wednesday night.

Symphony and Chamber Orchestras Concert- 8:15 p.m. in Ford Hall, Whalen Center.

WEDNESDAY

ICGI Workshop: Home is Where the Fun Is -This workshop will focus on space modification and use of simple assistive devices to enhance accessibility and enjoy­ment of the home. 2 p.m. in Klingensteiri Lounge, Campus Center.

Vocal Improvisation Master Class -Guest artist, Rhiannon, performs at 6 p.m. in Beeler Room, Whalen Center.

Ju~ior Voice Recital - Thomas Morris performs at 7 p.m. in the Hockett Family Recital Hall, Whalen Center.

Alcohol Education Seminar -7 p.m. in Klingenstein Lounge, Campus Center.

Speak Out - In this event spon­sored by Student's for Women's Empowerment, four to six stu­dents will share their personal sto­ries of sexual assault/abuse, rape or incest and answer audience questions at 8 p.m. in CNS 115.

Brass Choir Con~ -8:15 p.m. in Ford Hall, Whalen Center.

Not all Hhaca College events are listed in the calendar. Send infonnation to The Ithacan, 269 Roy H. Parle Hall, Ithaca College. For more information, contact Calendar Manager Caroline Ugaya at 274-3208 or tax at 274-1565.

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THURSDAY, APRIL 18, 2002 SPORTS THE ITHACAN 23

Ill-fated major helps propel student Senior's achievements exemplify success of soon-to-be-extinct sports info program BY BRIAN DELANEY Assistant Sports Editor_

Pam Warner has mixed emotions. She can't express her gratitude enough for

the opportunities afforded her by the sport in­formation program during the last four years.

It has paved the way for her bright future. Now, however, that program is being

dropped because of a lack of funding in pro­portion to the recent growth of the depart­ment in a decision that was announced ear­lier this month.

Warner was upset, but understanding, about the decision.

"I paid my $30,000 every year," Warner said. "The new building [Center for Health Sciences] was built for our school, and they couldn't put one computer lab just for us. I fo-el like it's unfair."

Warner hasn't had a class for her major in CHS during her four years, but neither that nor the lack of resources in her major stopped her from becoming one of the common sport studies department success stories.

Back in August of 1998, Warner came to Ithaca as an exploratory major, uncertain of what her college future held.

mation and communication] major, and I knew right then that I was gonna change."

That change into sports information has paid major dividends for the 21-year-old from Oneonta. Four years later, Warner has ac­cepted a paid post-graduate internship at the University of_Aorida's sports information de­partment. The internship opportunity garnered more than 100 applicant'> from students all over the country, mostly from large Division I schools.

"For her to compete in a pool with students from major Division I conferences really speaks highly of the quality of her work," said Asso­

. ciate Professor Ellen Staurowsky, exercise and sport science. "The athletics communications office at the University of Florida is one of the best around."

Ithaca's sports information program jumps tarted Warner in the right direction. Since her first class in the program freshman year, she has ·networked her way to opportunities she may have never thought possible. Warner completed her fieldwork credit at the Major League Baseball Hall of Fame in Coop­erstown during the summer after her sopho­more year. In Cooperstown, she worked di­rectly with the inductees and met such base­ball greats as Pete Rose and Phil Rizzuto. She wanted to do something with sports,

but at the time, she was eyeing a career in television or radio.

"I came here thinking I wanted to do com­munications," Warner said. "But I remember the day I got here, I was looking through the [course listings] and saw the [sports infor=

She earned internships with the Staples Center in Los Angeles and with the Los An­geles Galaxy, a major league soccer team, last spring. She also worked for Mike Warwick in Ithaca's sports information office over the past four years, covering games and writing media guides for various sports teams.

COURTESY OF PAM WARNER SENIOR PAM WARNER, left, shown alongside Cobi Jones of the Los Angeles Galaxy, earned a post-graduate internship at the University of Florida's sports information office.

"Pam specifically is a very dedicated, en­thusiastic worker," Warwick said. "She's a very fast learner ... and now we have her teach­ing the new students how to do things."

Warner crediLc; Staurowsky and the rest of the sport studies staff for "always placing the students' interests first" and maintaining a willingness to help out on a moment's notice.

"I love the teachers and the department,'.' said Warner, who is an advertising and pub­lic relations minor. "Dr. Staurowsky has been awesome - she is a mentor to :ne. They've pushed us and have always been there form, when we needed it."

job offer from the Providence Bruins of the Alil., and another minor league team in Dal­las. David Sowers worked the NBA All-Star Jam in Washington, D.C., two years ago and this year spearheaded an effort for several stu­dents to work at the NCAA men's regional bas­ketball tournament in Syracuse from his own network of contacts. Lyndsay Ford worked an internship at Watkins Glen's racecar track and now is courting two NFL teams for a job.

"There is tremendous competition al­ways for these kinds of placements," Staurowsky said.

SARA GOLD/THE ITHACAN WARNER EARNED HER required field­work cre<frt at Major League Baseball's Hall of Fame in Cooperstown.

Staurowsky thinks of her students as her own children and speaks of them with the same caring and thoughtfulness that a mother would her child. Even though Warner is unique in her own right, her ac­complishments are shared by classmates with futures just as bright and opportunities just as promising.

Chris Noto, who spent time working in the Cornell sport'i information office, received a

The program has consistently turned out students who earn those placements. However, that success has translated into the downfall of the program, which remains under­funded and operates with a lack of resources needed to maintain a high level of academ­ic excellence. The severe lack of money left the department no choice but to phase out two of its three majors, sports information and communication, and sport studies. Warner was disappointed but supportive of the depart­ment's reluctant choice to end the majors.

"I knew it was the department's decision," Warner said. "They can only work with the

Bombers can't locate win at Oneonta BY MARIO FONTANA Staff Writer

Occasionally, we find things that are so comical in baseball that they seem to come straight out of one of the "Bad News Bears" movies.

Jose Canseco had a ball bounce off his head in the outfield and go over the fence for a home run. Thir-

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probably wants to pretend it was from a movie.

With two outs in the bottom of the ninth, Ithaca was clinging to a one-run lead with senior closer Jim Daunais on the hill. With two out and a man on third, Oneonta 's Rob Elmendorf hit a low liner to left field.

rectly beneath poor Hunter. It was the kind of play that typified Itha­ca's poor performance on the day.

"We just didn't play that well," senior co-captain Ian Locke said. "We should have beat [Oneonta]. We need to put teams away, and we didn't do that today."

resources they have. I support them if they think that's the only option."

For several years, the department has been trying to obtain funding in the vicinity of $250,000 for a media sports lab that is im­perative for students' hands-on learning, ac­cording to Professor Stephen Mosher, chairman of the sport studies program. That kind of upgrade is necessary for the program to try to stay afloat with other schools, like Clemson University (S.C.), Cortland and San Francisco State, which spend significant amounts of money on their sports commu­nications programs. The department has also asked for more faculty to help reduce the 70-to-one student to teacher ratio that the sports information major mamtains.

Even so, without the proper resources to supplement their education, the achievements of Warner and her fellow seniors become even more prolific.

"I definitely want to show that Ithaca Col­lege is a great program, even though it won't be down the road," Warner said.

Not that it's any individual's fault. She just wants her successors to dabble in the same great opportunities she experienced.

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teen-year-old Jeffery Maier once reached over the fence in Yankee Stadium to make a fly out a home run in a big playoff game.

Hunter dove for the ball but couldn't come up with it. Coming up to his feet. Hunter had no idea where the ball was. He looked left, he looked right, and he looked be­hind him. Elmendorf sprinted all the way around the bases for an inside the park homerun and a 7-6 Oneonta victory.

The game was scoreless for the first 4 1-2 innings as Ithaca sopho­more Kyle Sottung and Oneonta's Adrian Santiago pitched masterfully for their respective teams. Oneonta tallied the first run of the game when catcher B{'Cnt Tortarella scored from second on a Brendan Heslin double.

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Bomber sophomore Mike Ur­valek relieved Sottung in the sixth and immediately struggled. Ur­valek got only one out and gave up three hits, including a run-scoring double by Oneonta's Ryan McGinniss that increased his team's lead to 4-0.

Ithaca mounted a comeback in the next inning as freshman Tim Bush stroked a double. plating Hunter and advancing freshman Evan Weiss to third base. An error on Oneonta shortstop Janiie Wright allowed and Weiss and Bush

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scored to cut the lead to 4-3. Wright made up for his blunder

in the bottom half of the seventh, as he led off the inning with a walk and advanced on a sacrifice bunt. Wright scored on an Elmendorf sin­gle to lengthen the Oneonta lead.

After a scoreless eighth, the South Hill squad went ahead for the first time in the ninth. Hunter scored the first run of the inning on a Craig Nels double, and junior Don Repetto advanced to third base. Repetto and pinch runner Eric

Salinas then both touched home on consecutive sacrifice flies from Bush and Martin O'Boyle to take -the lead, 6-5.

Locke was quick to assure that the Bombers weren't looking past Oneonta to Thursday's matchup with Cortland.

"It was just one game," Locke said. "The positive thing is that we • battled back. We've seen all the teams in New York, and we know they are good, so we don't under­estimate anybody."

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JUSTIN VOLDMAN

Gymnasts earn salute for outstanding year

In l)Ur society, there 1s an all-or-noth­lllg attitude toward :-.ports by wl11ch any­thing le:-,:-, than a champ1onsh1p 1s con­:-1dcred a bust. Runners-up, thml-, t<;urth- or even fifth-place f1111shc:-, in the state. nation or in a professional sports

league arc con~id­cred failures.

For four straight years, the Buffalo Bills made it to the Super Bowl, mean­mg that for four straight years, they were·the best in their conference. Yet, to the ca5ual sports fan,

they were considered a joke, wor5c than the worst teams in the NFL, just because they w~re SECOND BEST!

Last year, there were rumors that if Joe Torre did not lead the Yankees to a World Series championship, he would have been canned. And Kansas ba~ketball coach Roy Williams, who consistently has his teams ranked among the best in the na-11on, was still criticized this year for not wmnmg a title.

Why do I bring this up? Well, a few weeks ago, the Ithaca College gym­nastics team competed at the National Collegiate Gymnastics Association meet. To have an entire team qualify means having it be in the top eight in the nation throughout the year among Div.ision III schools. For 15 straight sea­sons - dating back to 1987, Coach Rick Suddaby's second year as head man - Ithaca has qualtfied as a team for the national meet and has had four top-four finishes, including 1997's na­t10nal championship.

Yet, just because they finished fifth in the country this year, a mere 3.2 point5 be­hind national champion Wisconsin­LaCrosse and just 1.4 points behind sec­ond-place Cortland - whom they had beaten twice earlier this season - there was doubt in the minds of those outside the gymnastics team as to the success of their season. To think so, however, 1s to show little appreciation or understanding of the sport and no appreciation for how hard these women have worked.

In gymnastics, one false step on a land­ing after spending several minutes on a bar or beam can mean massive point de­ductions and can determine the outcome of a dual meet or a national championship. Scores are based on judges' opinions. While a football or baseball team can have an imperfect game or season and sull come out as champions, gymnastics is purely about perfection, and the slightest imperfect movement - which the casual sports fan may not notice -determines results.

Over the past 15 years, the gymnastics team has had unparalleled success, which was further reflected by a fifth-place fin­ish at nationals this past season. It com­peted against Division I and II competition, falling just .15 of a point behind West Chester (Pa.) and beating several D-III teams including Springfield (Mass.), Cortland and Brockport.

The squad also placed third of eight at the ECAC championships. Senior Jo­celyn Genoa earned All-America honors and seniors Amy Hanson and Sabnna Kuhn were named to the NCGA's All­Academic team.

To Head Coach Rick Suddaby and the entire gymnastics team, I know this has come a little late, but congratulations on placing fifth in, the nation. No other team on this campus can say they finished as high as your team did, and you have every reason to be proud.

Press Box appears in this space every veek. E-mail Justin Voldma,i at

jvo{dma I@ic3.ithaca.edu.

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SENIOR MAIRIN DUDEK takes a cut in the fifth inning of tlte first game of Tuesday's doubleheader against RIT. The Bombers won Game 1, 4-2, before shutting out the Tigers 5-0 in the second game. The sweep keeps the Bombers in first place in the Empire Eight.

Ithaca takes two from RIT BY CHARLIE ELLSWORTH Staff Writer

Coming doubleheader Coach Deb Pa 1 -1 ozzi

into Tuesday's agamst RIT,

knew her pitchers would need to "hit their spots" for the Bombers to win.

They did. Junior Abby Hanrahan and

freshman Abbey Pelot both threw complete-game victories against the Tigers. wmning 4-2 and 5-0, respectively. With the sweep, the Bombers (2 l-9, 6-0) secured their tie with St. John Fisher at the top of the Empire Eight conference standings.

In the first game, Hanrahan was nearly flawless for the first three innings, striking out seven and giving up just one smgle to the game's first batter.

Pallozzi said part of the rea­son for Hanrahan 's early success was her pinpoint accuracy on the outside of the plate.

"The ump was giving her the real down and away stuff which most batters can't do much with anyways," Pallozzi said.

Hanrahan (10-5) struggled in the next three innings. sur­rendering five hits, including a solo home run to RIT catcher Ashley Kennedy that came with one out" in the fifth inning. Hanrahan came back in the sev­enth to earn the win, freezing Jes­sica Fabin for the game-ending strikeout. Hanrahan finished with 10 strikeouts.

'The four, five and six were shaky," Pallozzi said of her ace. ''She wasn't hitting spots, and in inning number seven, she came back."

What limited success the Tiger batters experienced in the opener, they had even less of in the second game. Pelot went the distance, allowing only three hits while striking out four. Even though Pelot threw fewer strikeouts than Hanrahan, her pitching style is conducive to forcing ground balls, and it proved to be more than effective.

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"They sort of started crowd­ing the plate," Pelot said. "We had different strategies, hut it all depends on what they adjust to."

Ithaca provided more than enough offensive production for Pelot, banging out five runs on nine hits. Senior catcher Kristin Furdon went 2-for-2 with two runs and two runs bat­ted in despite twice being hit by a pitch. Furdon was also part of a controversial fifth ·inning that put the finishing touches on the Bomber victory.

With one out and freshman Sara Coddington on first, junior Liz Yentema hit a fielder's choice to the RIT second base­man. Fabin, the second baseman, put a phantom tag on Codding­ton as the freshman was running to second. Fabin then threw to first for a supposed inning-end­ing double play. However, Pal­lozzi spotted the miss and stormed out to the field to chal­lenge the call. The home plate

,u~pire changed the call, the in­. ning resumed and one batter later, Furdon hit her second triple of the year, plating Cod­dington.

"He said she was tagged, and she wasn't," Pallozzi said. · "She missed. She missed by a

lot, number one. and the kid didn't really_:_ she just kinda waved at her and then threw the ball. The ump was just wrong, but it was pretty good that the other guy saw it."

In the bottom halfof the fifth, Pelot (9-5) struck out two in the inning to completely turn the momentum in Ithaca's favor. Pallozzi said Pelot's perfor­mance couldn't have come at a better time.

"That was a huge game - I think its huge for her and its huge for us," Pallozzi said. "That was a great outing. We needed that outing from her, for her, and we needed it so that we'd be pret­ty confident when it comes to St. John Fisher and Alfred."

With St. John Fisher coming to Kostrinsky Field on Friday, the Bombers will face their toughest conference competi­tion of the season, but sopho­more Kerri Barber says the team is ready. ·

"St. John Fisher wants us bad­ly," Barber said. "They've been talking all year about cpming back and getting us. They think they can compete with us. We re­ally have to come out with full intensity and just play our game and put them in their place."

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Men near-perfect in paddling Lakers~ BY ANDREW KROECKEL Staff Writer

Taking on an Oswego squad that was hotter than the scorching Up­per Terrace field temperatures, the Bombers jump started their offense and put the Lakers ori ice.

Ithaca took advantage of a sluggish Oswego team - which had won four straight - and scored early and often en route to an easy 18-6 victory.

An easy victory of which the Bombers (7-2, 3-0 Empire Eight) had no preconceptions.

"Actually this was a good team we played today," Head Coach Jeff Long said. "They seemed a little flat today. We expected a little bit more opposition, but our guys played very well."

The Bombers opened the rout with nine minutes, 25 seconds re­maining in the first quarter on se­nior captain Sam Griffo's 10th goal of the season. Ithaca continued its early success with two more goals in the first to take the 3-0 lead.

"I think it's really important from here out that we get on the board early," Long said. "It kinda builds our confidence and breaks down the confidence of the other team."

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Oswego goals-assists: Scott Ferguson 2--0, Brian Smith 2-0, Mike Malecki 1-1, Brian Dautrich 1-0, Jason Hawthorne 0-1 . Bomber g-a: Nick Mayer 1-4, Sam Griffo 3-1, Brian Weil 3-1, Matt Casey 2-1, Dennis Juleff 2-1, Ryan Crawford 2-0, Mo Jemal 1-1, Jeff Welch 1-0, Ryan Orser 1-0, Kevin Hanly 1-0, Joe Perreault 1-0, Scott Guerra 0-1 , Mike Maher 0-1. Saves: Oswego 12, Ithaca 19.

Juleff's goal with 3:39 remaining in the second. Standing in front of the Oswego net, Juleffrcceived a pass from Junior Mo Jemal and without moving his feet, ripped a behind­thc-back shot in the top right cor­ner of the net.

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SENIOR TIM FAVARO defends against Oswego's attack in the 18-6 Bomber victory at ho_meWednesday. In the second quarter, the

Bombers continued to build their lead with seven more unan­swered tallies. Freshman Brian Weil increased his team points lead with his second goal of the game. Weil finished the game with three goals and an assist, for a total of 32 points on the sea~on. Griffo net­ted two more goals in the quarter to complete the hat trick.

The Bombers went into half­time with a 10-0 lead and visions of only the second shutout in school history in the goalie's head.

"We, at the defensive end, feed off lthe offense] a little bit," junior captain Ryan Martin said. "I was able to make ~ome -saves. I was thinking about the shutout."

"I wanted to play a couple more minutes," said Martin, who finished with 13 saves. "What ended up happening was they scored. But, that happens. I don't re­ally care. I was happy I made some big saves."

Oswcgo's control. "We· thought we could give

these guys a game," Oswego coach Dan Witmer said. "Ithaca came out, stuck their shots. I think we could play them better, but it didn't happen. I can't make any ex­cuses for that."

few opportunities that defensemen get. Orser hustled for a ground ball near midfield and streaked toward the Oswego goalie before buryin.? .... it in the net. The goal was the first of Orser's college career.

The offensive highlight of the first half was junior captain Dennis

With the heat and the lead, Mar­tin was a prime candidate to rest in the ;,econd half. Assistant Ctiach Rich Barne~. however, gave Mar­tin the option to continue. and he went for it. ·

The Lakers finally got on the board with 11 :08 remaining in the third quarter and ~cored again l 2 seconds later, but the score was 12-2 at that point and out of

The Bombers' 14th goal of the game was perhaps the most umque of the 18, as sophomore Ryan Orser took advantage of the

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· Men toppled on the road BY JENNIFER BEEKMAN Staff Writer

After a two-hour van ride, the Bombers arrived at Hamil­ton, ready to compete. Or were they?

The Blue and Gold (8-9) suffered a 5-2 loss at the hands of the Continentals Wednesday.

"It was really windy, and we had just been in the van for two hours," junior Scott Rubens said. "I don't think everyone was ready to play."

The South Hill squad fell be­hind quickly, after Hamilton won the No. 2 and No. 3 dou­bles matches to take the extra point. Coach Bill Austin stressed the importance of win­ning the doubles point in taking the overall match.

"It was a close match, and they were a solid team," he said. "We were a little flat, and we didn't win the doubles point."

In the match, Austin decided to alter the doubles hneup. The new No. l doubles team of Rubens and Junior Mike Med­vin proved to be successful, claiming a victory over the Continentals.

"Switching the doubles was worth a shot,"' Rubens said. "It's good to see how everyone would do. I don't know whether or not 1t will work in the tournament, but it was definitely worth a shot."

To ensure future success in doubles matches, Austin plans to work on doubles in upcoming practices.

"Thursday and Friday we will work on doubles strategies," ht' ,,11(! --\\,· ,1 ti: also work on

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being patient." Before the match, Rubens

said he felt the team had a chance to win singles but said Hamilton played a strong match.

"After the doubles, I thought we could take four of the singles matches," he said.

Despite losing the first set 6-1, Rubens bounced back in No. 1 singles to win the next two sets easily to put Ithaca on the board. Freshman Jeff Sluker was another victor. Sluker said all the matches were close and could have gone either way.

"There were a lot of three-set­ters," he said. "The last three matches could have gone either

way. I guess there's just nothmg you can do about it."

The Bombers now focus their attention on the fast approaching Empire Eight tournament.

"We still feel very confident about the Empire Eight," Austin said. "We still feel strongly that we can win it."

One advantage the Bombers have over competitors is the depth of the team.

"Depth is definitely one of our strengths," Rubens said.

Ithaca will take on Elmira in the first round of the Empire Eight Conference Champi­onship, which kicks off lln Saturday.

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Bomber Roundup

BASEBALL

Sunday

The Bombers extended their winning streak to four games Sunday by whipping Hartwick, 7-1 and 9-0.

In Game 1, senio;· co-captain Ian Locke went six strong innings, giving up just one run on three hits and one walk. Locke's arm was fresh, having not thrown against live bat­ters in eight days.

Run support was spread throughout the lineup as Ithaca's two through nine hitters each had one RBI. Sophomore Mike Pritts and ju­nior Nick Pyzikiewicz each produced two hits.

The second game featured six more quality innings from senior Sazi Guthrie. He gave up no runs on one hit, while fanning four and walking just one.

Senior co-captain Steve Nardozzi was 2-for-3 with two RBIs and two runs scored, and junior Kyle Wilkins chipped in with two RBIs of his own.

MEN'S CREW

Saturday

Ithaca hosted a pair of regattas over the weekend.

The men's yarsity eight lost out to Col­gate and Rochester Saturday. Colgate won in six minutes, 0.9 seconds, defeating Rochester, who finished with a time of 6:03.7, and Ithaca, who crossed with a time of 6:09.6.

In the men's four race, Colgate was vic­torious, posting a time of 7:00.4. Ithaca's A boat finished in second with a time of 7:26.9 and the Bombers' B boat came in third with a finishing time of 7:35.6.

Ithaca went on to win both novice races fimshing with a time of 6:19.0 in the first race and 6:48.0 in the second novice competition.

Sunday

On Sunday, the Bombers' six minutes and 5.3 seconds again took second place, behind RIT (6:00.9) and defeating Skidmore (6:38.7). Ithaca won the second varsity eight race with the fastest time of the day at 6:00. l.

Ithaca's third varsity boat finished second (6: 18.2) in that race, defeating RIT 6:25.2.

Ithaca's novice boats duplicated their per­formance from Saturday winning both novice races Sunday:

WOMEN'S CREW

Saturday

After suffering humbling defeats last weekend to fellow national contenders William Smith and Williams (Mass.), and dropping one spot to third in the national rankings, the Bombers rebounded Saturday by sweeping overmatched squads from Colgate and Rochester.

The Blue and Gold won all five races -contested in rainy conditions on Cayuga Inlet - by substantial margins. The women's var­sity eight posted its third sub-seven-minute per­formance in four races this season, finishing in six minutes, 54.l seconds - ahead of sec­ond-place Colgate by more than 15 seconds.

The second varsity squad dominated as well, winning in 7: 12.5 and crossing the line nearly 24 seconds in front of Rochester.

The Bombers' first novice eight (7:12.1) and varsity four boats (8:00.7) both recorded nine-second victories, the closest margins of the day, over Ithaca's light\\leights and Rochester, respectively.

Ithaca (7:48.0) also topped Colgate by more than 21 seconds in the second novice eight race.

Sunday

Hosting their second regatta in as many days, the third-ranked Bombers soundly de-

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feated crews from RIT and Skidmore to im­prove to 6-2 Sunday, recording their fastest time of the season in the process.

Ithaca finished in six minutes, 46 seconds, followed by RIT. Skidmore came in third, 24 seconds behind the Bombers.

The South Hill squad took the second var­sity eight race by a hefty 33-second margin, finishing in 7:06.6, but lost_to'RIT in the var­sity four by a scant 0.6 of a second.

No novice races were held since neither RIT nor Skidmore could field opposing squads.

MEN'S LACROSSE

Saturday

The 13th-ranked Bombers (6-2) remained undefeated in the Empire Eight with an 8-6 win over 22nd-ranked Alfred Saturday.

The teams were deadlocked at two goals after the first quarter, after junior captain Den­nis Juleff and junior Nick Mayer scored their 15th and 17th goals of the season respectively.

The Blue and Gold took the 5-4 halftime lead on goals by sophomore Scott Guerra, freshman Brian Weil and junior Mo Jemal.

Th·e Bomber defense took over in the sec­ond half, holding the Saxons to two goals. Junior captain Ryan Martin produced 17 saves on the day.

In the third quarter, Ithaca kept its one­goal lead on scores by sophomore Josh Marksberry and freshman Matt Casey. The Bombers put the game away in the fourth quarter with Weil's second goal.

Weil leads the team with 28 points on 11 goals and 17 assists.

WOMEN'S LACROSSE

Thursday The I 7th-ranked Bombers improved

their record to 7-2 Thursday afternoon as they trounced visiting St. John Fisher, 15-2.

The Blue and Gold remained undefeated in the Empire Eight conference this season with the victory and extended its league winning streak to 13.

Junior goalkeeper Carrie Gross was called on to make only five saves, as a great Bomber defense once again shut down its opponent.

Junior Erica Granzin led the offense with four goals and an assist, as junior Jessica Welch tallied three goals and two assists. Welch is now tied for 15th in career points.

Junior Calyn Acebes scored twice and ju­nior Liz Raymond netted orte goal in the win.

Sophomores Michelle Schlegel, Lauren Smith, Meredith Achilles, Betty Hassett-and freshmen Lindsey Breese, Molly Robinson and Meghan Light all tallied single goals.

Saturday The Bombers scored 14 straight goals be­

fore visiting Alfred put in their first in the 20-3 Ithaca win.

The 17th-ranked South Hill squad remains undefeated at 5-0 (8-2 overall) in the Empire Eight conference. It is their 14th straight league victory.

Sophomores Michelle Schlegel and Lau­ren Smith contributed three goals each, and junior Jessica Welch moved into 14th place on Ithaca's career points list with five points on the day, improving her total to 119 career points.

Junior Erica Granzin, sophomore Calyn Acebes and freshman Mariah Casserly tal­lied two goals apiece.

Sophomore Meredith Achilles had a goal and two assists, giving her a career high three points in the game.

The Bombers are next in action Saturday at Nazareth for a 4 p.m. contest.

SOFTBALL

Thursday

Senior catcher Kristin Furdon went 5--for-7 in two games as the Bombers split a series against Cazenovia.

In the opener, the Bombers lost 3-2 in 11 innings despite junior Abby Hanrahan pitching the entire game, giving up only one earned run and striking out 13.

In the second game, Ithaca· (17-9)

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snapped its three-game losing streak, winning, 10-2. Sophomore Kerri Barber drove in four runs on two sacrifice flies and a single.

Freshman Abbey Pelot got the complete­game victory, surrendering two earned runs on seven hits, while striking out four.

Sunday

Junior Abby Hanrahan's no-hitter in Game I propelled Ithaca to an all-important sweep of Empire Eight opponent Utica, win­ning 11-0 and 10-0.

Senior catcher Kristin Furdon hit her fourth home run of the season, leading an of­fense that scored in all four innings that the Bombers batted.

In Game 2, Freshman Abbey Pelot im­proved to 8-4 on the season after pitching four shutout innings.

Ithaca scored seven runs in the sixth in­ning with Purdon and junior Liz Yentema dri­ving in three apiece.

MEN'S TRACK

Saturday Although no team scores were kept, the

Bombers put forth an impressive performance in the Moravian Greyhound Invitational.

Sophomore Greg Hobbs placed first in the 110-meter hurdles finishing in 15.72 seconds while fellow sophomore placed first in the 400-meter hurdles (56.94), and sophomore Mike Styczynski placed first in the 10,000 meter run (32:09.00).

In other events, senior Drew Davidson placed first in the hammer throw, tossing it 44.35 meters, and senior Kyle Robison placed first in the triple jump (12.97). Other first­place finishes included the Ithaca A relay team placing first in the 1,600-meter relay (3:23.01).

Sophomore Brandon Mallette also re­ceived a NCAA provisional qualifying time in the 800-meter run ( 1 :53. 94).

WOMEN'S TRACK

Saturday

The Bombers competed in the Greyhound Invitational at Moravian ·College, where n_o

team scores were kept. The Bombers did have many top finishes

on the day. Junior Erin Boshe finished first in the l 0,000 meters in 36 minutes, 31.69 sec­onds. Boshe qualified for the NCAA and the ECAC meet with her first-place finish.

Senior Amy Holvey finished first in the high jump with a leap of 1.54 meters. Junior Kim Van Pelt qualified for the ECAC meet with her third-place finish (35.11) in the dis­cus. Van Pelt also finished second in the ham­mer throw (36.36).

Sophomore Kristen Cravotta and freshman Emily Maston qualified for the ECAC meet in the 1,500 meters with their fifth and sixth finishes, respectively.

Sophomore Amanda Laytham also qual­ified for the ECAC meet by finishing second in the 800-meter run with a time of 2: 18.51.

MEN'S TENNIS

Thursday Ithaca whacked St. Lawrence, dropping ...

only one doubles match - out of three -for a 7-0 shutout.

The squad took alL six of the singles matches and won two of three doubles matches for the seventh point.

Junior Scott Rubens knocked off the Saints' Andrew Bell in No. l singles and his teammates - sophomore Blair Watkins, junior Mike Medvin, senior Brian Pare and freshmen Jeff Sluker and Carey Sherman -followed his lead. Only Medvin needed more than two sets to knock off his foe.

Rubens and Sluker were the only Bomber doubles team to fall on the day, los-ing 8-6 in the top doubles slot. ~

Saturday The Bombers dropped a 5-2 decision to

Hobart Saturday. ~ In singles competition, junior Scott

Rubens defeated Peter Pine, 6-3, 2-6, 6-4, in first singles. In second singles, sopho­more Blair Watkins bested Trevor McAn­drew, 6-4, 6-4.

In first doubles, Rubens and freshman Jeff Sluker teamed up against Pine and McAn-. drew, but dropped a 9-7 decision. Watkins and Michael Medvin competed in second doubles, but lost 8-6 to the Statesmen's Ryan Gilmore and Andrew Hunt.

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