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The Grizzly, February 8, 2000 Ursinus College Digital Commons @ Ursinus College Ursinus College Grizzly Newspaper Newspapers 2-8-2000 The Grizzly, February 8, 2000 Stephanie Restine Ursinus College Kevin Wilson Ursinus College Dan Reimold Ursinus College Lauren Flanagan Ursinus College John Grebe Ursinus College See next page for additional authors Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.ursinus.edu/grizzlynews Part of the Cultural History Commons, Higher Education Commons, Liberal Studies Commons, Social History Commons, and the United States History Commons Click here to let us know how access to this document benefits ou.y Recommended Citation Restine, Stephanie; Wilson, Kevin; Reimold, Dan; Flanagan, Lauren; Grebe, John; Church, Jeff; Fox, Jeremy; Tessena, Kelly; Noone, Tim; Owens, Andy; Johnson, Diane; Braiterman, Cory; and Shaughnessy, Fran, "The Grizzly, February 8, 2000" (2000). Ursinus College Grizzly Newspaper. 458. https://digitalcommons.ursinus.edu/grizzlynews/458 This Book is brought to you for free and open access by the Newspapers at Digital Commons @ Ursinus College. It has been accepted for inclusion in Ursinus College Grizzly Newspaper by an authorized administrator of Digital Commons @ Ursinus College. For more information, please contact [email protected]. Authors Stephanie Restine, Kevin Wilson, Dan Reimold, Lauren Flanagan, John Grebe, Jeff Church, Jeremy Fox, Kelly Tessena, Tim Noone, Andy Owens, Diane Johnson, Cory Braiterman, and Fran Shaughnessy This book is available at Digital Commons @ Ursinus College: https://digitalcommons.ursinus.edu/grizzlynews/458 If you be loved, be worthy of love. THE GRIZZLY --ovid Volume XXIV Number III The Student Newspaper of ( Trsinus College February 8, 2000 Main Street Traffic Problematic for UC Pedestrians .Does the State Road Threaten Safety of Faculty, Students? Kevin Wilson reach the safety and comfort of The addition ofmore stoplights Staff Writer home. would be one obvious suggestio Unfortunately, Main Street is to aid students who are fast be­ It is a war Ursinus College a state road and the college and coming chicken to cross the road. students who live in Main Street borough of Collegeville can't do "Unfortunately,becauseitis I-.:~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ houses wage everyday. anything about the speed limits state road, adding lights requiresl-- Getting across the two-lane or crosswalks but ask the state of studies that have been done wit Students struggle to cross at 6th and Main during a winter storm road separating UC from the Pennsylvania for help. no success," Klee said. "The bes early last week. Staff Photo lTv Dan Xe/mold many houses resting along , Director of Systems Manage­ the Borough has been able to do Main Street has become a sur­ ment Services Fred Klee believes is the blinking light at 6th and vival ofthe fittest atthe turn of the speed limit should be lowered Main. Having successive lights CIE Hailed A Success After thecentury. Collegevilledriv­ and more crosswalks put in, but between 5th and 9th is notjusti­ Inaugural Semester ers are either oblivious, igno­ admits that the fact Main Street fiable right now." rant or downright uncaring, is a state road "makes it difficult According to Associate Dean Franceen Shaughnessy causing unwanted headaches to affect changes." However, of Students Debbie Nolan, no CIE 1. We discovered that a and close calls for many a har­ "the borough continues to work instances have occurred in which Editor-in-Chlef "sizeable portion of students really enjoyed the class. Over­ ried student just wanting to on the problem," Klee said. Continued on page 2 CIE, or Common Intellectual all , a positive response was Experience, is being offered given about CIE 1." again for the spring 2000 se­ As Dr. Stem explained, CIE mester. This semester the course Low Injury Rate No Accident at UC l's goals mclude bnnging about isnotarequirementforall first­ cultural change for Ursin us, year students. Instead first­ Sporting Fields and Facilities for students to have a common year students can opt to take experience so that they can be CIE 2 to fill the core require­ more incl ined to communicate Dan Reimold ofcompeti tion, often exerting raw is out of the athlete's control? ment for the historical con­ What happens when outdated outside ofthe classroom and to News Editor force and an aggressive style that science classes, such as His­ leaves them more susceptible to equipment or playing surfaces prepare students for the col­ Tune in to "Monday Night tory, IDS, and Politics. Eighty physical damage than the aver­ are to blame for serious inj uries? lege experience. Football" on ABC during a students decided to take advan­ age person. Can our intramural and intercol­ Lauren Springer, a freshman cold winter's night or watch tage of this option offered by The sight of an athlete hob­ legiate athletes hold Helfferich English major, felt that these college basketball or pro CIE 2. bling across UC's campus on responsib Ie for injury -causing ac­ goals were met. "The material hockey on ESPN and you're Before offering CIE 2, fac­ crutches is not an uncommon cidents? used for the class was thought bound to witness an injury that ulty and administration had to sight. The professional attitude, Dr. Borsdorf, an Exercise and provoking and enabled me to sidelines an athlete for the re­ determine ifCIE 1 was produc­ promoted by "Nike" and adopted Sports Science professor, does develop my own view of what mainderofthe game, or worse tive and useful for students. by top athletes "Life is short, not feel many injuries can be it means to be human and how yet, for the rest ofthe season. Dr. Paul Stem, Politics profes­ play hard" has no doubt had an attributed to poor athletic condi­ I should live my life. The paper Injuries are a natural occur­ sor and coordinator of CIE 1, impact upon Ursinus and other tions. topics enabled me to hone my rence in a myriad ofcollegiate said the faculty andadministra­ college athletes. "I don't think that the equip­ writing and arguing skills." and professional sports. Ath­ tion thoroughly examined and What happens when the injury Continued 011 page 2 letes strive to play attop levels read the student evaluations for C01ltinued 011 page 2 NEWS FEATITRES OPINIONS A&E SPORTS Weekly Weather Valentine's Day Perspectives on Music Review: The Gymnastics Tops Forecast Messages Pledging Deb Callahan Band Cortland Page t5 Page 3 Page 4 Page 8 Pagett Page 2 The Grizzly NEWS February 8, 2000 Low Injury Rate No Accident on UC Sporting Fields THE Continued from Front Page ment has been the cause of any serious The new field house, still GRIZZLY injuries," she commented. "Over the past in the early stages of con­ ten years, the number of injuries in the struction, is also evidence that Intramural Sports Leagues have decreased health-conscious athletic fa­ significantly." cilities are becoming higher FRANCEEN Athletic director Bill Akin also has a priorities at Ursinus. SHAUGHNESSY positive perspective, relating that he be­ Sports-related injuries will and lieves playing conditions on campus have continue to occur. STEPHANIE RESTINE improved over the past few years with The general consensus in additions and renovations. the athletic department seems Editors-in-Chief "The floor surface in Helfferich was a to be that not all injuries can problem for shin splints until a new floor be blamed on outdated equip- ';--";"'-";";;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;======= DR. LYNNE EDWARDS UC Students, seen here in mid-hike during Flag was installed about five years ago," Akin ment or unsatisfactory play- Football this past fall, need not worry about injury on Faculty Advisor said. ing surfaces. Ursinus' fields. Staff photo by Erny Hoke DANREIMOLD News Editor Main Street Traffic Concerns Some Weird News From Around the World ERNYHOKE Features and Photography UC Students partially responsible for several serious Stephanie Restine Editor accidents in recent months. The police ditor-in-Chief believe that the shoes do not permit Continued from Front Page drivers to step on the brakes suddenly CHRIS COCCA during an emergency. If tests prove Opinion Editor London-The cellar of a museum in positive, the extra fraction of a second students have been hit by a car. The Southampton, England was the site ofan that it takes a driver wearing platform JEFF CHURCH college as a whole, Nolan notes, is very exciting discovery. British archaeolo­ shoes to hit the brakes may have cost gists found that a 3,000-year-old ancient A&EEditor concerned with Main Street and the safety several people their lIves. Japanese of the students and that is why they have Egyptian sculpture was tucked away in a authorities are warnmg those against been looking into the problem. storeroom of the museum. While re­ wearing any footwear that "would pre­ DIANE JOHNSON ~The C_ampus Planning Group is work­ maining unidentified as a valuable piece vent "::If,, nrivina " Nolan said. "The pros are attempting to ofart, the museum attendants were using Las Vegas-Looks aren't everything, and LAUREN FLANAGAN address ways we can 'calm the traffic', but real clue about its value," Karen Wardley in this case, looks were definitely not HEATHERGURK will be tied because of state authority over stated, curator of archaeological collec­ even involved. Gerhard Spitz, 35, and tions for Southampton ci ty council. "We Advertising Managers the road." Martina Steindorf, 30, wed at a local Students have to playa role in their own are very excited." casino after winning a local radio con­ safety. UC pedestrians must careful and test for compatibility. The catch-neither LAUREN CYRSKY not take any unnecessary chances. "The bride nor groom was able to catch a Copy Editor one major problem I have when crossing Tokyo-Last Friday, Feb. 4, Japanese glimpse of one another until after the Main Street right now is the snow bank on police began conducting tests to deter­ ceremony's conclusion.
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