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The increase was met with negativity by State Sen. Hagan, who £5 said in The Vindicator, the Board of Trustees never says no. goals for the year, which the Board person should be treated just as SABRINA SCHROEDER approves initially and during the fairly in their last year as any other. Assistant News Editor _ review they look at what he has It is important to treat fairly until YSU's Board of Trustees voted accomplished. the very end." unanimously March 12 for a One aspect looked at was the Hagan also made remarks about $10,000-a-ycar pay increase for Capital Campaign, which raised the Trustees not being able to say President Dr. Leslie Cochran, $26 million. no. which makes his salary $ 185,000. "Even though the [Campaign] "When was the last time they Board members made the in• goal had been reached some time said no to a salary increase [for 53- crease retroactive from March 1 before, the effort was kept up to Cochran]? They never say no. after completing an annual review raise more money," Beeghly said. When was the last time they said of Cochran. Another aspect of the decision no to a tuition increase? They al• Board .Chairman Bruce was campus planning and chang• ways say yes. I think we have to Bccghly said, "The Board felt that ing the physical layout of campus. reverse this sometime and just say the president's performance had "It is an ongoing thing that has no," he said in The Vindicator. been very good and was deserv• lasted over several years," Beeghly Cochran announced his retire• C ing of an increase." said. ment in June 2000 on Jan. 28. He 3 Beeghly also said the Board has State Sen. Robert F. Hagan sees began his career as president in direct authority over the president no justification for the increase and 1992 after serving as provost at and sets the president's compen• said in the March 15 issue of The Southeast Missouri State Univer• sation while the president reviews Vindicator, "I think it is insensi• sity. He is the fifth president to CHAD E. other positions. tive, and I think the board was in• have served the university. HOLDEN The last change was made ef• sensitive in that move, especially Beeghly noted that YSU's fective exactly one year before on since he is going [to retire]." presidential salary is the second SPRING FEVER: Christine Cyphert, freshman, middle March 1, 1998. Beeghly said, "Although some lowest out of nine Ohio universi• childhood education, takes Tierney Wellington, freshman, Several factors were involved suggest that because it is his last ties. Only Cleveland State ranks telecommunications, for a ride over the Kilcawley mounds in making the decision for the in• year there is no need to give an below, and all others are above $200,000. Wednesday while enjoying the warm weather. crease. Cochran makes a list of increase, [the Trustees] feel that a STD cases are rising due to unsafe sex Q2S team has students9 m Studies conducted at the University of California at San Francisco have shown an increase in unsafe sex between 1994 and 1997. best interests at heart The university may have to hire more JAMIE DREXLER CAimoM CAUTION Contributing Writer IWlOKCItO AIDS Statistics wiortcifo advisers to help students with the transition. iti . MX „ Krista Blake, a former YSU stu• EILEEN CATANZARO Tips about Q2S dent, was infected with HIV when J|| One person out of every 250 people is infected with HIV. Contributing Writer she was 16 because she had unpro• Faculty and staff are trying to While some students emphati• tected sex with her boyfriend. She 4ft ' One-half of all new HIV infections occur in people under make the quarters to cally state they need to be out of was tested and diagnosed HIV- age25 semesters transition as school before the transition from positive shortly after her high M ' seamless as possible and ^ Ohio ranks 5th in the number of quarters to semesters begins in fall school graduation. Nine days af• students can help by jjjk reported AIDS cases and Mahoning County ranks 8th 2000, those students who will be ter her 22nd birthday, she died of following a few simple tips. $ out of 88 counties. caught in the transition will have complications from AIDS in 1994. plenty of help to get them through • Become familiar with the "If you've ever had unprotected W There were 10,129 reported cases of full-blown AIDS in unscathed. sex with anyone, you should get Adviser's Handbook, which §v Ohio and 181 cases in Mahoning County. ' Dr. Nancy White, psychology is the guide to be used by all tested," said Harmicar-Duffy. and head of the Q2S transition advisers for the next two Student Health Clinic nurse su• W Statistically, 46 YSU students are team, is on the Advisement Work years. pervisor Sue Fcrrier said YSU docs lp HIV-positive. Group along with a representative not offer HIV testing. from each college. • Complete any sequence She said, "We try not to dupli• SOURCES: CENTERS FOR DISEASE CCWTROL AND PR£VE?*TION AND LYNN HARMICAR-DUFFY, classes as soon as possible. AIDS EDUCATOR, YOUNGSTOWN Cm* HEALTH DISTRICT AIDS DIVISION. "Our goal is to see students cate services that are already avail• make it through the transition with Otherwise do not begin the able in the community because the vent sexual transmission of HIV with HIV infections to live longer, sequence. . no disruption to their studies. No clinic is so small." infection. The correct and consis• more normal lives. Protease inhibi• student shall be adversely affected Students can call the Mahoning tent use of latex condoms has been tors are a new class of drugs that • Repeat any courses to by the change to semesters," said County Chemical Dependency shown to be highly effective in are taken in combination with pre• erase a D or F from White. Program or the Mahoning County preventing the transmission of HIV viously approved drugs such as permanent records before White has put together the the conversion, Health Department's Sexually and other STDs." AZT to decrease the level of HIV Adviser's Handbook, which is the Transmitted Disease Clinic for particles circulating in the blood. Studies conducted by research• guide to be used by all advisers for • Know ultimate goals and free, anonymous HIV testing. Free condoms are available at ers at the University of California the next two years. what needs to be taken in According to the Centers for at San Francisco have shown an thtt T Tnivftrcilv PttiingftHnf fVnliM- order to achieve those goals. Disease Control and Prevention, increase in unsafe sex between STDs Q2S "Total abstinence from sexual ac• 1994 and 1997 primarily because tivity is the only sure way to pre- new treatments are helping people Continued on page 3 Continued on page 11 SOURCE: Q2S COMMITTEE 2 The Jambar Thursday, April 1,1999 WYSU-FM celebrates 30th anniversary • Events commemorating.the anniversary include "Mad About The Arts" and the upcoming visit of NPR Correspondent Nina To.tenberg.

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The employees at WYSU-FM . The one thing that hasn't changed' can have their cake and eat it too. is the high quality of programs and The radio station will be celebrat• music that are continuously being ing its 30th anniversary this year. Although the official date of the broadcast.?? anniversary is Oct. 23, special " Gary Sexton events have already begun to take CHADE. HOLDEN, THE JAMBAR • Associate Director of WYSU-FM shape around campus. SPRING BREAK: Andrea Barber, freshman, undecided, "We had about 400 guests at• buys an ice cream cone from Monique CHnkscale, tend 'Mad About the Arts,' which WYSU-FM. "Our primary pur• for a bus trip this summer'but we manager of the Ice Cream Stop on Arlington Street. was held at the McDonough Mu• pose is to be a fine arts radio sta- • haven't worked out all the details seum," said Catherine Cala, devel• tion. But we also are proud of two just yet," said Cala. "But we will Ice Cream Stop combines opment associate for fundraising of our radio shows, the 'Commen• be having a music concert this and events. "But our biggest part tary Cafe*, which deals with po• October and then another concert community and cool treats of the celebration will be the ar• litical issues in our Valley and 'Fo• titled, 'Folk Festival' that will be rival of Nina Totenberg, National cus,' an interview session hosted held Nov. 5." • The owner wants to give back to the Public Radio correspondent, who by Dr. Dale Harrison." WYSU-FM signed on the air community. will speak as part of the Skeggs WYSU-FM has increased the for the first time 10 a.m., Oct. 23, right behind the Fifth Avenue Taco QUANTIA D. WATSON Lecture Series" May 5. number of listeners to 40,000 a 1969 as a charter member of NPR. Bell, the business was converted Totenberg's arrival at YSU will week. The station was on the air for 12 Staff Writer ' from a house — the same house also be in accordance with YSU's "Not only have we gone up in hours a day and could be found at After canvassing the area to see Clinkscale lived in until seven Press Day, a day for high school the number of listeners per week 88.5 MHZ. Some of the program• what it lacked, owner Jantz years ago. Obviously, this was one students interested in the field of but we've also added more hours ming included in this early edition Clinkscale saw there were no busi• of the reasons he refused to sell. journalism. Press Day is scheduled that we play jazz music on the of the radio station were "All nesses in the immediate area fea• The ice cream parlor boasts the for May 6. weekend," said Sexton. "Our ra• Things. Considered," which took turing ice cream as a major part of flavors black raspberry, double Many things have changed over dio station serves the need of the an in-depth look into the news. the menu. He also wanted some• chocolate peanut butter and apple the 30 years. WYSU-FM has been campus and community to the best Also on the air for the first time thing that would be inexpensive for pie. There is sugar free ice cream, on the air with regard to the pro• of our ability. We do informative was "Now's The Time" with Mar• students. sherbet, popcorn, cotton candy, hot duction, types of music played and tidbits for upcoming programs and tin Berger. "I know students don't have dogs and other cool treats you scheduling of events for the YSU we also promote activities on cam• "I've been here for the past 10 any money," hp joked. "I've been might find at any other ice cream community. pus for both professors and admin• years, and I know some things there." shop. "The one thing that hasn't istrators." have changed and at the same time Thus, The Ice Cream Stop was Though Clinkscale is African changed is the high quality of pro• The festivities for the radio sta• some things have stayed, the born. But Clinkscale cited another American, he said the business "is grams and music that are continu• tion will continue with a summer same," said Sexton. "We will con• reason he began looking for busi• not trying to market any certain ously being broadcast," said Gary bus trip and at least two concerts. tinue the tradition of fine program• ness ideas. dollars." Sexton, associate director of "We're trying to solidify plans ming for as long as we can." "YSU kept trying to take my . He said he wants consumers to property," he said. keep in mind that the ideology is According to him, YSU was in• to make money and' give people' Advertise in Call terested in the land and sent him what they want. With that in mind, The Jambar. threatening letters about imminent he expects to do well, without any domain. The Ice Cream Stop is his problems. way of getting back and giving The Ice Cream Stop is open or Quantia at 742-1990. back at the same time.^ seven days a week from i 1 a.m. to Located at 329 Arlington Ave., 10 p.m.

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Several other The Columbus Chinese Chorus Assistant News Editor be reserved, were filled within Hall's Ford Theater and included people wore Chinese masks and concluded the celebration with The popularity of kickboxing, three days, Rigney said. a Lion Dance, Chinese costume costumes. Candy was thrown at the three folk songs, several songs that aerobics, step aerobics, strength "We're trying a pilot [Tai Chi] show, performances from the Co• audience from the Lion's mouth. incorporated Chinese dancing, and stretch, aquatic fitness and Tai program this quarter. Next fall, lumbus Chinese Chorus and Chi• Next, traditional costumes were and, finally three art songs. The art Chi have grown as students seek we'll be running it as a regular nese dancing. modeled in the Chinese costume songs were mainly about the splen• outlets to relieve stress and work session," he The evening began with a wel• show. dors of spring and nature. their bodies. 'said. come speech from YSU's Presi• Costumes used for many occa• According to Chiu, Chinese YSU's Campus Recre• Rigney said the dent Dr. Leslie Cochran. Accord• sions were presented. Among these New Year is celebrated in Febru• ation Program offers 15 strength and stretch ing to Cochran, the reason for hav• were costumes for a traditional ary or March. The date varies be• sessions per week. Certi• sessions are a new offer• ing this event was to "promote marriage, a king and queen, a ser• cause the Chinese use the lunar- fied teachers, most of ing this quarter. They fo• multicultural awareness" in the vant and a concubine. year calendar. Chiu said people whom arc* students, in• cus on muscle conditioning Youngstown community with the According to Dr. Y. T. Chiu, one celebrate the New Year by feast• struct the hour-long ses• and strength training. "combined efforts of the Young• of the coordinators of the event, ing on delicacies, watching Lion sions. Students can attend The step aerobics, aero• stown symphony and YSU." many of the costumes are red be• Dances and giving "lucky money," all of the sessions except bics, strength and stretch Cochran said this is the first cause it represents happiness and which is when money is placed in for Tai Chi on a walk-in and aquatic fitness sessions year for such an event and "will love. a red envelope and given to chil• basis. All sessions are free are usually attended by 20 continue annually" with different A soprano then sang four songs, dren as a gift. A special "moon" and are offered at times to 40 individuals depend• cultures represented each year. accompanied by a piano. Each cake is also eaten this time of the flexible with most stu• ing on the time of day, The celebration started with a song was about nature or love. year. dents' schedules. Stu• Rigney said. dents must present valid YSU IDs Saviers said the aquatic STDs He said, "We try to train our If students want to talk about to participate. fitness is a no-impact workout. It Continued from page 1 RAs to be a knowledge base. We sexual issues or are seeking guid• Jack Rigney, director of intra• is not as intense as the other offer• Dr. Robert Rando, assistant profes• expect them to point students in the ance, they can contact the Univer• mural sports and campus recre• ings. sor and director, University Coun• right direction, but we don't expect sity Counseling Center. The cen• ation, said Tai Chi and kickboxing "We're trying to meet the di• seling Center, said students can them to handle everything them• ter has a reference library, and the sessions seem to be the most popu• verse needs of the students. These take as many condoms as they selves. The RAs refer students to counselors provide information lar. sessions are a wonderful outlet at want and no sex education or coun• services on and around campus." and counseling on a variety of is• "Kickboxing is the biggest no cost to the students. The Tai Chi seling is required. Psychology professor Dr. Steve sues. craze right now. There are about class is different because it teaches Free condoms and a reference Ellyson said he treats the HIV and Students can also see the Rev. 50 to 70 participants in each ses• relaxation and balance," Rigney library are also available at the AIDS part of his Human Sexual• Kathryn Adams at Pilgrim Colle• sion. The classes even got a little said. Women's Center, according to ity course very seriously because giate Church or Father Brian too crowded and we had to limit Dewberry said students should Cynthia Beckes, interim director, he was Krista Blake's academic Mulcahy at the Newman Center to it," he said. take advantage of the certified, free Office of Women's Programs. adviser. discuss sexual issues and receive Amanda Saviers, student instruction. Most RAs provide free condoms Ellyson said in his class "stu• spiritual guidance. kickboxing instructor, said "The instructors are very moti• for students upon request. dents are getting information to Mulcahy said he would be very kickboxing is a great workout. It vational. For most of the sessions, University Housing director make intelligent choices as op• clear about what th'e church seems to attract both males and fe• you don't need any equipment. Jack Fahey said, "It's not an offi• posed to making decisions based teaches about abstinence, but he males because it is an intense You just bring yourself. It's some• cial part of their job description, on lack of knowledge." said, "The reality is a lot of stu• workout. The routines are easy to thing fun you can do with your but I think they do it more often HIV and AIDS prevention is dents aren't practicing absti• learn, she said. friends," Dewberry said. than not." also taught in Strategies for Health nence." Stephanie Dewberry, a junior Most of the instructors teach at Becky Robison, educator, and Wellness, a general require• ' For free, anonymous HIV test• secondary education major has other locations in the community, Planned Parenthood, said, "At the ment for YSU students. The Stu• ing, students can call the taken step aerobics, aquatic fitness like the YWCA, Rigney said. college level, we assume a lot of dent Health Clinic provides one- Mahoning County Chemical De• and kickboxing. There are nine instructors in• basics are known, and it's not al• on-one sex education, birth control pendency Program at 797-0070, or "Kickboxing was by far my fa• volved. The Tai Chi instructor is ways true." and free pregnancy tests. the Mahoning County Health vorite. It seemed to be the most not a YSU student. Sessions are In September, there were dorm Planned Parenthood does Department's Sexually Transmit• beneficial for my health, but I also Monday through Friday in presentations on abstinence and anonymous HIV testing for their ted Disease Clinic at 747-4805. felt like I had fun. After a session, Beeghley Center. For detailed safer sex, said John Valentine, clients and screens; and treats for For other STD screening and treat• you feel energized," she said. schedule information, contact housing coordinator of Kilcawley other STDs. Birth control and free; ment, students can call Planned Tai Chi may surpass Campus Recreation. House. condoms are also available. Parenthood at 788-2487.

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The Jambar EDITORIAL Kilcawley Center One University Plaza Youngstown, Ohio Cochran's raise is JAMIE LYNN REESH 44555 Sports Editor PH: (330) 742-3095 unfair to students FX: (330) 742-2322

Tuition increases are never easy for YSU Editorial Staff students to handle, Every year we end up pay• ing more for seemingly the same quality of NICOLE TANNER education as the year before. New fees appear Learning life's Editor in Chief on our bills, and-sb'me of the time we have no ANGELA GIANOGLIO idea what they're for or where they came from. Managing Editor All of this becomes even more frustrating when we see high university officials receiving;pay lessons of love EMILY D. CRONK News Editor increases. I've often heard the saying, "If you wondering if you've made the you love something set it free, and if it right choice. They love you and you President Dr. Leslie Cochran just received CINDY MILLER comes back it's yours forever." I've truly love them, but at this time you a $iO',000-a-year pay increase that went into Assistant News Editor also heard, "If you love something set just can't get it right, so you let them effect March I. Cochran's pay has increased if free, and if it comes back kill it." go. 42.3 percent during his time at YSU. SABRINA SCHROEDER But no one's ever said what happens if Your stance for independence and Assistant News Editor Bruce Beeghly, president of the Board of you love something, set it free and, it empowerment soon crumbles on one Trustees, said the Board felt it was important, to doesn't come back. of those lonely nights or when you see LYNN NICKELS treat Cochran fairly until the end and that There are certain circumstances or hear something that reminds you of Copy Editor potential presidential candidates would be, pay• in a relationship, where you that person. You now sec• have to let go of the one you ond-guess your choice JOHN W. GOODWIN JR. ing attention to how Cochran js being treated. Assistant Copy Editor This may be true, but where does that leave the love, but just because you let and they're nowhere to be found. You've killed students? ' - go, doesn't mean you've MICHAEL BURICH stop loving. So what are you their ego and hurt their When Cochran announced his retirement Entertainment supposed to do? pride, if not their heart. Do (Penguin Star) Jan. 28, many YSU students said it wasn'tjhat No one tells us the pain you you break down and try to get Editor big of a deal because'he had little interaction feel afterwards is greater than the pain them back or will time mend a bro• with the average student. These same students you felt when you were together. And ken heart? JAMIE LYNN REESH now have to face the fact he's getting paid more the confusion of not knowing what I guess if someone had these Sports Editor while their tuition will most likely go up,again could have been or what might be can answers we'd all be happy in love, but sometimes be too much to bear. What instead we arc left to figure out life's CHAD E. HOLDEN if you stayed and tried to work things and love's lessons on our own. Some Photo Editor Cochran has done a good job as president out? But who's to say if you stayed say love is a compromise and others of this university, but a pay increase during his, and tried to work things out every• say love shouldn't take any work. This Advertising final year — in which he may not accomplish thing would be OK? could be the end of the relationship or Staff much <— seems unfair* especially to the. stu- When you leave a love after just a pothole on your journey of love. they've done nothing wrong, when I honestly believe what's meant to be , The university is supposed to be serving you're just not able to make things will be, but what do you do until the JOHN GONDA Advertising Manager the needs of the students and putting those work at that point in time, it leaves time comes for what's meant to be? 1-U.ViK *'I-.t Mo-»l .lll'liT'll* .Kl.'Iid YSl* IMV QUANTIA D. WATSON of its affordabiiity, but'with constant tuition Sales Manager increases in the wake of administrative 'pay

raises, all that may change 4The Board of Office Staff .Trustees should consider these .things more -deeply when making the next big decision/ Procrastination leads OLGAZIOBERT Office Manager to due date delirium REBEKAH TANNER LETTERS 10 T Receptionist abstract, presenting the work while AMANDA SMITH praying the globs of still-wet goo don't HARRY CHEN Office Assistant Feb. 18 article omitted Contributing Writer ooze off the canvas and onto the floor. We all know the cause of due date important information PHILIP SODEMAN I'll do it tomorrow. Or maybe delirium. There's always something Distributor the day after tomorrow. better to do than a boring paper on lit• The Jambar ran an article Feb. 18 about a new toll-free What the heck, I'll just put it off erary techniques of the 18th century, a DALE HARRISON number for Pregnancy Resource Centers, which, according until next week, next quarter, next project that involves black contact Adviser to the article, "offer Support to women facing unexpected year. Or maybe the next eon.. paper and rubber cement, or a 500- pregnancies." Does this sound familiar to any• word discussion of procrastination. But iletter Policy What The Jambar article does not mention is that one? I recognize it. we must bring ourselves to tackle even Pregnancy Resource Centers do not offer information about It is the procrastinator's sound• the most immense and weighty assign• The Jambar encourages letters. abortion nor referrals to abortion providers. ing call. Every time a project is ment soon after it is assigned, not soon Alt letters must be typed,' no more lhan 250 words and must list a I am not saying that this particular organization should assigned, it is put off until the last before it is due. What started this trend? name, telephone number and social be required to furnish such information. I am saying the arti• possible minute, giving rise to anoth• No one knows for sure, but we can security number. E-mail submis• cle should have noted that Pregnancy Resource Centers do er bane of student life: due date delir• speculate that it is not a thing of today. sions arc welcome. All submissions are subject to editing. Opinion not provide abortion information, and will, in all probability, ium. Students will always put assignments pieces should be no more than 500 counsel women away from that option. Frenzied last minute cram ses• off until the last minute, no matter how words. Items submitted become property of The Jambar and will not We all know that abortion is a hot-button issue. We all sions before a test lead to exhausted important the assignment is. be returned. Submissions that know that people have very polarized ideas about it. The students collapsing on a text while So I am going to break the trend. ignore policy will not be accepted. Jambar owes it to its readers to furnish balanced and com• they desperately hope osmosis kicks The views and opinions expressed From now on, I will begin each assign• herein do not necessarily reflect plete information, not serve as an unpaid advertising oppor• in. Keyboards are pounded into plas• ment as soon as it is given to me. I will those of The Jambar staff or YSU tunity for an anti-choice organization. tic particles as an English student complete each project in a timely man• faculty, staff or administration. Deadline for submissions is noon hurriedly tries to type that 10-page ner. And it all begins now. Thursday for Tuesday's paper and Jean Engle term paper in two hours. Art students Or maybe it can wait until next noon Monday for Thursday's paper. University Relations slap paint onto a canvas and call it an quarter.

The Jambar Thursday, April 1,1999 .Mp3 creates convenience and controversy in the music world and perhaps beyond tween 200 and 300 copyrighted world-wide audience without Mchael & Bucch songs exist on the dorm's the help of radio. Sites like server. www.mp3.com have benefited ftngum Star Editor MTV News echoed this, greatly from showcasing new when it took a look at dorm artists with the format. Over the Internet telephone rooms across the country a few Michael Robertson, CEO of lines and cable modems, the weeks ago on the program MP3.com, was offered $10 songs of Tu Pac, Britney 75/5." According to MTV million for his site, which pro• Spears and Offspring are being News the computer and .mp3 motes artists with the format traded in a manner like an un• were taking the place of the and allows consumers to buy derground drug cartel.Instead, stereo. CDs without the use of the of standing on the corner, the . "The stereo and computer record company middleman, dealer sits in the chatroom split time. We just put the .mp3 by an unnamed company ac• ready to fill the requests of cli• player on shuffle and let it go," cording to CNNfn. entele. No money changes said Polkovitch. Youngstown-based heavy hands. Instead, the latest and A search of YSU's Web sites metal band, Product of Aggres• greatest is exchanged for a ris• and FTP sites revealed nothing sion, uses the format on its- Wine, dining and fun highlight ing star. The dealer receives in the form of .mp3. Web page. the whole CD in a matter of "Some people were talking "I think .mp3s are a good 'Mad About The Arts' event minutes and then proceeds to about uploading .mp3s on idea. It gives people a chance make a CD, post the songs to YSU's server, but nobody has to hear what we sound like all a newsgroup and make them over the world. It's definitely "The other great thing was that done anything yet. It's only a available to an FTP site, where an advantage for an up-and- Lynn Nickels the hospitality students did an matter of time," said Linco. millions can coming band," Copy Editor amazing job. It was their final for their class. It was sort of a pique download said Product the songs at of Aggression The wine flowed freely March 19 experience for all these groups of no cost. bass player at the annual Mad About The Arts students. We were so proud, be• Welcome We have agreed to work with the RIAAB J. Lisko. event at the McDonough Museum of cause it was our students who were to the world Search en• Art. showing how successful they can on this, but we don't have any means of .mp3 or in gines have "There were close to 400 who at• really be. So the combination was technical to verify whether the files on a given also caught on tended," said McDonough Museum just right," said Kreisman. terms, Mo• site are copyrighted or not m m to the .mp3 ex- Director Sandy Kreisman. The ambience of the entire tion Picture citement as The whole event was a resound• evening reflected simplicity, el• Experts many have ing success. egance and springtime, even down Group-1 au• implemented "It was financially betterthan past to the colors of the invitations. dio layer special .mp3 years. It was a big financial and artis• The door prize, which in• three. Another development in the searches to tic success. We hope for both," she cluded theater tickets, restaurant For the last couple months, ever-budding controversy of draw in more advertising rev• said. certificates, massages, haircuts ,mp3, a high quality audio .mp3 is the Walkman-like Dia• enue. This year's entertainment was a and pampering-yourself types of compression file, has been mond Rio player, which allows Lycos Public Relations definite plus for the event. The Sean certificates, musical perfor• popping up on music lovers a person to download saved Manager Brian Payea said, Jones Jazz Quartet was a hit with the mances, symphony tickets and computers all over the country, .mp3 files from their computer "Lycos saw a dramatic increase attendees. wine, of course, was won by Dr. while creating quite a stir in into the player. The Recording. in inquiries for the .mp3 search "I think this year Sean Jones was Lawrence Haims, husband of Dr. the legal world. Industry Association of term from essentially zero last a wonderful match for.the crowd. Brothers, dean of the College of .Mp3's controversy stems America, which protects thou• summer to the point where it They were so passionate and artistic. Arts and Sciences. from the users ability to cre• sands of artists from bootleg• was among one of the top three It was really well done. They played If you missed this year's Mad ate a high quality — yet very ging and piracy, quickly filed search terms six months later. the whole time. It was obvious how About The Arts event, don't de• small — audio file that can be a restraining order to prohibit As a search engine, we need to much the group was enjoying them• spair. played on a computer-based the sale of the player, when it stay tuned to what our custom• selves," said Kreisman. "They asked "We'll have one again next audio player. With the file be• became available in fall. The ers want. Therefore, we pro• to come back next year." year as well, around the same ing so small (a 30 megabyte restraining order ran its course, vide a tool that allows them to Hospitality management also con• time of year — early to mid- .wav file can be condensed to and the Rio player went on sale find the files faster and easier tributed greatly to the evening. March," said Kreisman. a 3 megabyte .mp3 file wjth before Christmas. An RIAA ap• than any other search vehicle very little loss in quality) it is peal is still pending. out there." easily posted on the Internet, Best Buy in Boardman car• Lycos seems to have only a where it can be downloaded by ries the $199 players, and ac• low level of concern for the pi• millions of people for free. cording to enlployee Michael rating aspect of .mp3. A quick "I first started hearing about Black, Youngstown, hasn't re• search of Lycos revealed that .mp3s toward the end of sum• ally caught on to the .mp3 all of the current Billboard Top mer, and I love the format. craze yet. 20 songs can be downloaded il• .Mp3s sound exactly the same "We're fully stocked at the legally by linking through the as CDs," said' YSU computer moment, and I haven't gotten Lycos search engine. lab assistant John Linco, se• any feedback from anyone "We have agreed to work nior, music. who's bought one. There isn't with the RIAA on this, but we The format allows Linco to a lot of word out on the Rio don't have any means to verify encode his favorite jazz CDs to player," said Black, who also whether the files on a given site his computer, so he doesn't agrees the player will make it are copyrighted or not," said have to worry about wasting easier to pirate music. Payea. the CD-ROM drive on a music "I've heard mixed reviews Whether or not .mp3 will ruin CD, a completely legal use of about the Rio player. You can't the music business as we know .mp3. fit too many songs into the it is a big question that is very "I don't trade or download memory, and the batteries run difficult to answer, but a colum• .mp3's on the Internet, but out quickly. I've heard it has nist for PC Weekly gives the t there are places where you can good sound quality, but it has record industry two.years until find,just about any song you a long way to go," said Linco. it changes completely. want," said Linco. Big-time artists like Hootie "The best .mp3 distributors . In dorm rooms across the and the Blowfish are concerned are sending files from fake or country, students are getting about the effect of .mp3. hacked Internet provider ad• any song they want in .mp3 "You know, it can hurt the dresses that can't be traced back format. artist, and it's not just a money to the real sender. IRC has be• "The dorm's server con• issue but it's a control issue, come the tip of the iceberg for nects to many students' com• you know, being able to con• potential bootlegging. The top puters and ail you have to do trol what you put out and mar• IRC (chatroom) system, Efnet, can is move the files you want ket it properly," said handle 50,000 simultaneous from the server over to your Blowfish's Jim Sonefeld in.a online users; ICQ can have LYNN NICKELS, THE JAMBAR computer," said Matt story on CNNfn. 500,000. AOL can have a million. ..The Sean Jones Quartet performed Polkovitch, freshman at The Lesser known artists have The trading of .mp3s is unstop• larch 19 afthe^cCfdnough Museum(top), while patrons Ohio State University. fallen in love with the use of pable. The laws against it will do enjoyed fine wines and the chance to win donated prizes. Polkovitch also said be- .mp3 to market music to a nothing," wrote John Dvorak. Thursday, April 1,1999 The Jambar 7 conoline Crush tries to expand fan base stateside Cleveland club Peabody's Down but as far as any other contact with much," said Hurst, Michael S, Bunch Under. Orgy, there really wasn't any. Our Hurst complained that more laws Rmgum Star Editor is in the midst music is quite different from should be on the books to protect of a U.S. club tour after spending Orgy's. Orgy is more style than people from stalkers. The Canadians are coming! The 1998 on the road with bands such substance. They use the "Why these [stalkers] need to Canadians are coming! as KISS and . electronica elements as the main disrupt someone's life to the point Tom Green's "The KISS gig was a dream. instruments. We're just a rock of physically harming them is sick. on the tube. We were around [KISS] quite a band who happens to use, some What does the victim have that the Alanisisinyour bit. I got to eat dinner with Gene electronic elements to enhance our stalker needs so much?" said Hurst. CD player. Bare Simmons on a couple occasions. sound," said Hurst. Hurst expected several of Naked Ladies Gene has got an incredible sweet While Econoline Crush's mu• Chang's friends to come to the are on the radio. tooth. I just don't know how sic is full of Hurst's dark introspec• Peabody's show, and he had Another someone can eat that many tive lyrics, he seemed bothered by phoned a Plain Dealer reporter to group of sweets," said Hurst. a fan's unfortunate death in Cleve• discuss the details of the fan's Canucks may Econonline Crush's first trip to land a couple weeks ago. death. be joining the Cleveland left quite an impression The fan he mentioned was 15- . Being out on the club tour in the growing list of on the band. While opening for year-old fan Penny Chang who states has given Econoline Crush an MIKEBURICH, THE'JAMBAR the invading Canadian pop stars , KISS, Hurst showed his approval was apparently gunned'down by a opportunity to interact with fans. Al• 2I0£Y.Econoline Crush 's own electronica rock for the city by donning a Cleve• boyfriend who stalked the young though most of the songs Econoline 'n' roll band Econoline Crush. land Browns jersey, gurtansf, Ziggy, breaks into girl, according to police. Crush performs are from 1997's The Born out of the brainchild of "Cleveland is rock V roll. A a solo March 24 at "That was the second Devil You Know, the band isn't tired singer Trevor Hurst in 1994, couple of the guys in the band vis• Peabody's Down Under in Econoline Crush fan who died by of supporting the nearly two-year-old Econoline Crush has blown up in ited the Rock Hall and loved it. Cleveland. Trevor Hurst is the hands of a stalker this year. material. Canada and now is looking to make It's a great town," said Hurst. hiding behind Ziggy. Earlier this year, I was called by "American fans are just discov• some inroads in the United States As for the Browns jersey, Hurst police in Ontario because I was in ering the music and being on a tour with its current The Devil said, " employ• Steelers fan. a diary of a girl who was murdered like this gives us a chance to redis• You Know. ees Dan Derris and Joe Regis are The band's current single "All by a stalker. Apparently I had met cover the music as a band. It's a "We're platinum artists in from Cleveland and they gave me That You Are (x3)" features an• her the night before she was mur• unique opportunity," said Hurst. Canada. We can sell out 2,000-seat a Browns #99 jersey to wear, and other very popular techno/ dered and when they-brought a pic• "We're not going to stop touring venues with no problem in when I came out with it on the electronica act assisting on vocals. ture of her to me I didn't recognize for a while, but during our breaks Canada," said Trevor Hurst, before crowd went nuts," said Hurst "The singer from Orgy did her. Not being able to remember we're going to try to demo some new his March 24 gig at the small who is actually a Pittsburgh some backing vocals on that track, who she was bothered me very material," said the red-haired Hurst.

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Goodwin Jn. winner — in what is a continuing on- who was employed as a stockbro• Assistant Copy Editor again off-again relationship. The last ker before returning to rock'V object of his affection was his current roll. girlfriend's roommate and current dis• Kyle is gung ho on making this trict attorney, Gamble. The relationship band work. He has signed a deal with Gamble made way for interesting with National Record Mart to dis• legal maneuvering on the show. In the tribute the band's debut CD to 170 courtroom, Donnell is much more re• stores on the East Coast. Kyle has served and usually saves the charm for also gotten Boston public rela• the jury. tions firm The Planetery Group to Young, the African-American law• land some national radio play as Drug dealers, murderers, rapists, yer at the firm, is torn between die re• well as features in publications police, lawyers and judges all operat• sponsibilities of being a good defense such as Spin and CMJ. ing under that broad institution we call attorney, the ethics of his job and being The group has tentative plans the American justice system — these a good father. These three conflicts Mm. to shoot a video for "Tell a Lie" players all come to life in glowing re• sometimes collide in what is usually alism on ABC's new hit prime time RUST RECORDS in Toronto with the director for an emotional, highly-charged explo• NO MORE PINK: Out of Graphic Pink's demise, "La Femme Nikita." show "The Practice." sion. Vertigogo has begun to make some moves that might "If the album catches on and 'The Practice" is centered on the Frutt is the most high-strung of the result in the Youngstown band's success on a national everything goes as planned, we'll activities and cases of a group of law• attorneys, seeing opportunity at every level. shoot the video. The only obstacle yers at a small firm in Boston. They corner and willing to take a nose-first its lead singer Rama McKenzie to might be the money situation, but handle mostly criminal cases, but any• dive into it to get her fair share. She, Michael £L Bunch. become a potential national phe• we have a few gigs coming up thing controversial is fair game. Sus- battles the daily problems associated Ifenguin Star Editor nomenon known as .Vertigogo. and hopefully we'll make enough penseis always at the core of every case with being a women of size in today's Vertigogo oecame a reality af• to get a video done," said Kyle. handled by the firm. thin-is-in-society. In the world of rock, one band ter. Vertigogo singer Kenneth The band ultimately wants to The Practice stars Steve Harris as Beriuti and Washington, the only dies and another pops up in its Lyle's side project song "Tell a appeal to the 20-something Eugene Young, Micheal Badaalucco as two lawyers at the firm who are not yet place. If Jefferson Airplane never Lie" took off on Cleveland radio. crowd, even though most of the Jimmy Beriuti, Lisagay Hamilton as partners, add to the drama and sideline stopped, we would have never had "The song got some airplay in band's influences come from the Rebecca Washington, Camryn stories accompanying the show. Wash• Starship. If Samhain never called Cleveland and about the same time '80's. Manhiem as Eleanor Frutt, Dylan ington is moralistic, sometimes too it a day, you would have never had Graphic Pink guitar players Rick "We grew up on everything McDermott as Bobby Donnell and moralistic for the line of work she has the dark noise of Danzig. And who Deak and Brian Patrick decided to from U2 to INXS, and the Goo Kelli Williams as Lindsay Dole as the chosen. And Beriuti faces obvious self- could forget Slash's Snake Pit leave Pink to pursue their interests Goo Dolls are a big influence lawyers at Donnell, Dole, Young and esteem problems, not seeing himself coming out of the ashes of the in making original music," said as you will hear in our music," Frutt. Lara Flynn Boyle plays District the equivalent of the other lawyers. Guns and Roses camp? Kenneth Lyle. said Kyle. Attorney Helen Gamble. If drama, suspense and law arey our The same goes for Hubbard's Lyle proceeded to hook up with The self-titled debut album The all-star cast comes off remark• cup of tea, then don't miss "The Prac• Graphic Pink. Deak and Patrick as well as Pink drops nationally on Tuesday, ably well as McDermott heads the firm tice." This show will keep you on the After many years as one of drummer Mark Tira and bassist but you can pick it up now at and finds love in the arms of,*what edge of your seat until the last line and Youngstown's best pub rock cover Dave Markasky to form Disc Go Round or the CD Ware• seems like, every available and attrac• waiting anxiously for the next episode. acts, Graphic Pink has split with Vertigogo. house. tive female that appears on the show. You can catch "The Practice" 10 p.m. He is currently romancing firm part• every Sunday on ABC. 'Cube' offers little, except a good idea of which are even worth mention• Michael £ Bunch ing. Efengum Star Editor Even though the actors are un• godly awful, Director Vincenzo Presents Natali paints an interesting story Cube through amazing camera angles that make you feel like you're trapped inside a cube yourself. After Dark • The story is much too complex to even begin to explain, but it will Featuring Band Members from the Rage and. Book of Three garner debate among anyone wh6 Imagine waking up in a small cube sees it because the question of what with five complete strangers. The cube the cubes are never reveals itself. you are in connects to six other cubes, A limited number of gore effects some of which are booby-trapped. You. are used to convey the deadly nature Drink Specials with YSU Student ID have no idea why you are here or why of the cubes. Some of these effects the others are with you. There is seem• are first-rate cheese, like acid burns ingly no way out and with no food or and lots of fake blood. 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Reesh's Purins selected Realm for conference OVERLAND PARK, Kan. — proximately 850 nominations. Even in loss YSU junior Dave Purins has been Participants will engage in a selected to participate in the third variety of developmental activities Duke remains annual NCAA Foundation Lead• designed to enhance their commu• ership Con• nication, decision-making and a class act ference, problem-solving skills, so they can M o st May 31 to take active leadership roles on June 4 at campus and in the community. losing in the Disney's Purins is a member of the Stu• n a t ion a 1 Wide dent-Athlete Advisory Committee championship World of and has volunteered time with Eas• game would Sports and ter Seals and local high school ruin an entire Disney's sports teams. season of Coronado An elementary education ma• work and ef• Springs jor, Purins carries a 3.13 GPA and fort. But not if you're the 37-2 Duke Purins Resort in has earned the YSU Academic basketball team, who lost 77-74 to Lake Buena Vista, Fla. Achievement Award. He has also Connecticuit Monday in the final A member of the track and field been named to the Mid-Continent game. The Blue Devils walked team, Purins was selected from ap• Conference AH-Academic Team. away with a loss, but according to. players and Coach Krzyzewski;; what they gained all season out weighs the latter. Women's golf YSU golfers take "I'm really proud of this team, I falls agianst Ohio fouth at invite really love these guys," said Coach K in the post-game press confer• MYRTLE INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. — The ence. "I have a hard time being sad. BEACH, S.C.—The men's golf team finished fourth I'm sorry, I don'tcoach for win• women's golf team overall at the Butler Spring Invi• 1 ning^ coach for relationships:" : dropped a 321-335 tational at Bearl Slide Golf Club CHAD E. HOLDEN, THE JAMBAR This season's Duke players may; decision on the road Tuesday. AIMING HIGH: Sophomore Kimmie Hensel of women's not have a championship ring on against Ohio March 22. The Penguins were fourth in the track tosses the javelin during Wednesday's practice. thier fingers, but what they do have Freshman Elizabeth Sabatino 13-team tournament with 604 The trac team will compete at the Ohio University is much more. was the Lady Penguin's medalist, strokes. Senior Bill Lowery was McDonald's Outdoor Track and Field Invitational The way they acted after the shooting an 80. She shot 39 on the the top player for YSU with a fifth- Saturday in Athens. loss, especially senior Trajan front nine and followed that with place finish. He fired a 75 on Mon• Langdon, puts Duke at No. 1 in a a 41. day and a71 Tuesday to finish with class of their own. . :: Sophomore Sara Pickin also 146. Freshmen Shawn Wire and Langdon, obviously upset,; played well by shooting an 82 and Zach Kirchbaum both shot a 155. remaind calm with the press, unlike freshman Stephanie Matasek shot Freshman Matt Kempe and se• Softball splits two the Duke, counterpart women's an 84. Freshman Meredith Konya nior Jesse Wilkin rounded out the team, who barked at the media af-; rounded out the Lady Penguin's field for the Penguins by firing 156 ter their championship loss to top four with an 89. and 158, respectively. with Robert Morris Purdue the night before. The women will defend their YSU competes at the Univer• "Over the next week I'll realize championship at the Gannon In• sity of Kentucky Invitational Fri• pitching duties. March gave up I'm not at Duke anymore, not the;, vitational April 10. day and Saturday. five runs and eight hits. captain, not leading a post season JAMIE LYNN REESH The Red and White pounded workout," said Langdon, who had Sports Editor out seven runs in the fourth and control of the ball in the final sec• fifth innings to pull out the 7-6 win onds of the game. i iguin softball team over Robert Morris, after falling "The ball was in our best play• ;s oh their home behind 6-0. ers hands with an opportunity to field, fall• Senior Tammi Schmaicnberger win the game," said Coach K. ing to nailed a triple with the bases "That's how it should be." M Robert loaded in the fourth. Senior Stacie Langdon ends his Duke career Morris 5- Banfield crossed the plate in the never vwinning • a National 0, then fifth, after Zehnder batted her way Champinship title, but despite that,; pulling to first base. he is proud to have: worn a Blue out a 7-6 Zehnder led the women, batting Devil jersey. win in the 2-for-2, scoring two runs and bat• 'To have it endthe wayit-did^ second ting in an RBI. Schmalenberger hit this year for this team, it's been game. : one of two, scoring a run and amazing^" said:Lan'gdon at the In the knocking in three RBIs, while homecoming press conference. ''It's? Zehnder |0SS> jun. Frangione scored two runs and re• been^the best yearof my life. I'm ior Holly Royal corded an RBI. so honored and.blessed to be a part CHAD E. HOLDEN, THE JAMBAR had two of YSU's five hits. Jun• Freshman Be Cicero tossed a fo this program," Junior Shawn Cobey of the iors Rachel Zehnder and Dani complete game, allowing eight hits His teammates were more dis• LOOK OUT UP THERE: Brown and sophomore Angela and striking out four batters. appointed they.didn't win for hhr# men's track and field team, eyes the sky, while Frangione each collected^ hit. The Lady Penguins travel to the than the fact they actually lost. preparing to throw the discus during a beatiful day of Freshman Katie Marsh and se• University of Missouri-Kansas Duke also showed the utmost re• practice Wednesday. nior Melanie Pangallo shared City Friday. spect for UConn as well. They to• tally gave the Huskies the credit women's cross - 3.48 Women's golf - 3.07 they deserved for taking down the Student Athletes Make the Grade Men's cross country -3.29 Women's basketball - 3.04 No. 1 team in the nation. * Assistant Athletic Director Elaine Jacobs Coach K's class act has carried Women's tennis - 3.23 Women's soccer - 3.04 announced that 22 YSU student athletes earned over to his players and even losing Women's track - 3.15 . , „. - . _ . . . . . Swim and diving - 3.03 the national championship game Volleyball - 3.13 a ^uarterIV GPA of 4-° dur,n9 w,nter 3uarter- Men's track - 3.02 can't change that. Thursday, April 1,1999 The Jambar 11 Q2S faculty and advisers. Continued from page 1 "There will be four sessions Diem held at different times so that all White said, "The Academic faculty and advisers will be able to Program Completion Guidelines attend at least one session," said and the Individual Completion Hogue. Plans are the key to advising stu• According to Hogue, a critical dents caught in the transition." area of concern is the high ratio of The APCOG is a form used to students to advisers and faculty. convert the quarter hours to semes• "We may have to hire more ad• ter hours. visers to help with the transition to In order to facilitate advisement semesters," Hogue said. for the transition, seminars will be Dr. Richard McEwing, assistant held in April for faculty members to the dean of the College of Edu• to learn how to use the APCOGs cation, and member of the work in order to serve the students bet• group sees the ratio of students to ter. faculty as a challenge as far as ad• Janice Elias, assistant provost, vising is concerned. also a member of the committee, "There are several options in the said, "Everything we can think of works," McEwing said. "First of to make it easier for the students all, we may have group advising, is being done." combining students with similar Elias said she sees some prob• needs and similar majors to have lems with the three-course se• one advisement session," said quence under (he quarter system. McEwing. "I recommend that students "Of course, students who have should complete three-quarter se• questions that weren't answered in

I quence courses as soon as possible the group session will still be able under the quarter system. If a stu• to see an adviser on an individual dent.can't finish the sequence, it basis," McEwing said. liili might be better not to start it," McEwing's advice to faculty CHADE. HOLDEN, THE JAMBAR Eiias said. and advisers is "to protect [the stu• CLASS IN THE SUN: Thomas Schmitzer, a limited service English instructor, seizes Part of the committee's concern dent] from needless anxiety." He the day and holds his English 551 class outside DeBartolo Ha!! Wednesday. is how to handle students who advises students and faculty alike were unable to complete a se• "not to catastrophizc" over the quence of courses. What Elias transition. called "bridge courses" arc being 'The best thing students can do considered for those students who is be aware of their goals. Know Visit The Jambar Web site at were unable to complete a se• the ultimate goal and what route quence of three courses. needs to be taken to reach that The "bridge courses" would be goal," said McEwing. www.ysu.edu/jambar and get the designed for those students who, McEwing said one of the big• for one reason or another, were gest challenges in the conversion unable to complete the entire se• to semesters is to make students news before it's printed. quence of three, courses. Accord• realize that "even though they may ing to Elias, these are "short have to take more semester credit courses that will cover missing hours under the semester system, pieces of the sequence." they arc taking the same amount "These 'bridge courses' may be of classes." available for a year. Students could As an example, McEwing said sit in on the semester course to students under the quarter system make up the part of the sequence must take at least 16 credit hours course they missed," Elias said. in order to complete their degree "But this is a thought in the pro-. in four years. cess of helping students bridge the 'The same is true under semes• transition." ter systems," he said. "Students Another challenge presented by will have to take at least 15 credit Elias is the student who has re• hours a semester to complete a de• ceived a grade of a D or F in a gree in four years." ^ ^ • course under the quarter system. Hogue agrees, adding, "people "The key thing is to try to re• tend to forget that one quarter hour peat that course as soon as possible does not equal one semester hour. to change the grade," Elias recom• While one quarter course equals 40 a course or two mended. contact hours in the classroom, one "If a course existed under the semester hour equals 45 contact at Cleveland State University quarter system in which a student hours." got a failing grade, it may no 'The label of full-time status is longer exist under the semester misleading," said Hogue. system," said Elias. "That's why "A student can't take 12 quar• • • • a student needs to repeat a course ter hours per quarter and graduate for a grade change as soon as pos• in four years. At the same time, a sible," she said, student can't take 12 semester to the college youre attending. Elias pointed out while some hours per semester and graduate in colleges and universities have 4 years," said Hogue. made the transition from quarters If students are confused by the More than 1200"co*ursesavailable^ to semesters in a year, YSU is tak• conversion, Hogue'advises them to Day and evening classes ing close to three years to make begin preparing for the transition Accelerate your degree program... the transition to semesters. to semesters now. Bob Hogue, assistant professor, "By next spring, there will be a or get back on schedule computer science information sys• master list of more than 5,000 tems, said some schools com• courses offered at YSU that shows pleted a transition from quarters to the conversion from quarters to semesters in a year to 18 months semesters. For a free course schedule or to register by phone, call toll-free and "suffered a not-trivial loss in "I advise students to read the enrollment. The process was done handbooks that are in every build• in a hurry and not done well." ing on campus," he said. 'These 1-888-CSUOHIO "Throughout all our delibera• handbooks present an overview of tions about the transition, only one what the transition will be. But Make the smart choice this summer...choose... thing keeps coming up. And that that's not all there is to the transi• is that students are to be held tion either. Students will be given harmless throughout all of this," the information about the transition Hogue said. as it becomes available," said Cleveland State University To that end, Hogue said advise• Hogue. ment workshops are going to be Hogue also advises students to Cleveland State University is an AA/EOE committed to nondiscrimination. M/F/H/V encouraged. 99-om held in April in each college for view the YSU Web site. 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