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THE INSIDE SCOOP Opinions 3 Penguin Star 4-5 Enemy Sports 6 of the Classifieds 7 Campus Calendar 7 People' Volume 80, No. 44 Youngstown State University • Youngstown, Ohio Thursday, February 26,1998 Bold spring- breakers to brave El Nino REBECCA SLOAN COPY EDITOR Poetry reading It's that time of year again when Pamela Alexander wili be rceiting throngs of pale-faced, book-weary poetry al a reading tomorrow night college students from the northern beginning at 7:30 p.m. The poetry portions of the United States be• reading will be held in Kilcawlcy gan to dream of sand, surf and a Center's Pugsley Room. bottle of beer. Eager for palm trees and pina coladas, they hop onto air• planes or pack into the back seats of any south-bound vehicle and Black History Month head to a more tropical region to bask beneath the sun's warming rays and party hardy at seaside Oast Ohio Gas and YSU's Black clubs or cantinas. Studies Program is sponsoring the As El Nino's continued wrath fifth annual "African Marketplace" causes tornadoes to tear through Saturday from noon until 8 p.m. in SOUTH PADRE ISLAND VISITORS BUREAU Florida and mud slides to bury the Kilcawlcy Center. "African Mar• WET AND WILD: Spring-breakers party in South Padre Island, Texas. This vacation hot California coast, fatality counts are ketplace" wili have more than 100 spot is one of the designated places MTV will be visiting during spring break. rising. One wonders if it might be vendors and wili feature better to leave one's feet planted "Harambee," Youngstown's own firmly on colder — but safer — drummers and dancers. soil. "Harambee" will perform from 1 troubles Dawn Gagliano, junior, En• to 3 p.m. in the Chestnut Room. For glish, who plans to journey to the more information, call the YSU • After individually spending more than $500 for a trip to paradise, Sunshine State for spring break, Biack Studies Department at 742- students received less than $200 back after a vacation from hell. expressed concern over the spring 3096 or 742-3097. break travel plans she made two Lou YUHASZ nies," said Johnson. "We got a re• group found their hotel reserva• months ago. ally good package price but didn't tions had been changed, and their ASSISTANT NEWS EDITOR "If I would have known there think anything was wrong." meal plans couldn't be honored. was going to be such crazy Dawn Gagliano, a member of They also found that not all Shipka speakers series A year after the Take-A-Break weather, I wouldn't be going to incident — a campus advertised the group said the price ended up rooms had been reserved. Florida," said Gagliano. "But the vacation travel agency that left 56 being $535 after discounts and was "They ended up kicking put arrangements have been made, and The Albert J. Shipka Speakers Se• YSU students stranded in Cancun supposed to include direct flights, three rooms of people who had it's too late to turn back now. I'm ries presents Dr. Harvey Cox, Pro• — both parties reached a settle• hotel, meals and bus transfers. been waiting for Take-A-Break to just gonna wait it out and hope for fessor of Divinity at Harvard Uni• ment in small claims court last The group was notified two arrange their flights home," said the best." versity. Cox will speak at noon Thursday. days before departure their flight Gagliano. Monday in Kilcawley's Chestnut Rhonda Moore, junior, social Each student received $ 125 and was changed to include a stop at On the way home the flight out Room. Cox's topic will be "Reli• work, who plans to spend her a voucher of $75, good if they Baltimore, but plane tickets were of Cancun was delayed, causing gion and Politics in the 21st Cen• spring break in California, is more ever decide to try the same com• never sent. the party to miss-their connecting tury." The Shipka Speakers Scries determined in the face of the pany again. We thought it was odd," said flight to Cleveland. memorializes a former YSU trustee wicked weather El Nino's has been "It's basically worthless," said Gagliano, "but they kept telling us "Their response was 'don't whipping up. and long-time area labor leader. 'don't worry.'" worry, you can get the next flight,' Michelle Johnson, graduate in "My primary intent isn't based but they didn't tell us the next flight business administration. The students used their bus on the weather; it's based on visit• was the next day," said Johnson. The problem started last year transfers as proof and flew to Bal• ing friends," she said. "Of course, when a group of students decided timore where a company represen• Because of the unexpected I will be upset if the weather is bad, Badge day to book their spring break package tative was supposed to give them costs from food and delays, many but I'm not scared of El Nino. In with a large company advertised tickets. group members ran out of money the past I traveled to Ocean City, in flyers posted on campus. However, the representative and had to call home for more. March is Women's History Month, Md. before a hurricane was ex• never showed up and the group Gagliano said she ended up and in recognition The National "When you see a flyer saying pected to blow through there, but spent the day waiting for their Panhellenic conference has de• they send 50 - 70,000 students ev• flight. Spring Break clared Monday Badge day. Soror• ery year, you think there can be EI Nino On arriving in Cancun, the Continued on page 7. ity members will wear badges sym• nothing wrong with the compa• Continued on page 7 bolizing the ideas and values of their sorority. College of Bahamas becomes YSU's sister-university SHARLIE STUBBS An article in the Nassau Guard- Dr. John Yemma, dean of the Col• occasion that brought two "great CONTRIBUTING WRITER tan, a Caribbean newspaper, said," lege of Health and Human Ser• institutions" together in collabora• COB reached another milestone in vices; Dr. Ronald Shaklee, profes• tion to improve both establish• LGBT event A historical event has taken its development when that premier sor of geography and Dr. Silvia ments. place between YSU and the Col• tertiary institution signed an articu• Jimenez Hyre director of the Cen• "The interchanging of faculty LGBT student organization is lege of the Bahamas, The Minis• lation agreement with the noted ter for International Studies and and students is going to be some• sponsoring a presentation Tuesday try of Education and YSU signed YSU." Historically, COB became Programs. thing that we look forward to," he titled "A mother remembers her an agreement to incorporate the the first institution in the Caribbean The YSU delegates noted ben• said. son: The tragedy of gay suicide," College of the Bahamas as a region to form such a partnership efits of having a sister university In addition, delegates said this 10 a.m. in Bresnahan Suite in Kil• sister-university to YSU. The new with the prestigious establishment. as a way to network internation• is a great opportunity for YSU and cawlcy. The movie "Love, Valor agreement will enable students to The delegates of YSU faculty ally and to strengthen and broaden COB students to take an active part and Compassion" will be shown transfer from the College of the and administrators who attended academic systems of both institu• immediately afterward. Bahamas to YSU ora YSU student the meeting include: Dr. Y.T, Chiu, tions. Bahamas to transfer to COB. chairman of the Board of Trustees; , Yemma deemed it a historical Continued on page 2 2 The Jambar Thursday, February 26,1998 Bahamas changes. '.This is an agreement that Honors Program expands Continued from page 1 is university-wide, and other • Program provides flexibility for all nontraditional students. in a study program that will fa• disciplines and colleges will be miliarize students to lifestyles included, but we are going to TAMMY J. WILSON Another alternative to tradi• eligible students. and cultural differences of other get started with the nursing CONTRIBUTING WRITER tional honor courses is the Week• "The intent of the program is countries. program " said Hyre. end Honors Experience, a one to recognize academic achieve• "The international study . The program is available to YSU's Honors Degree Program quarter-hour course taught during ment at a level comparable to ath• programis a valuable experi• theYSUandCOB faculty and has expanded to accommodate the a single weekend. Students read letics by awarding up to 160 ence and resource because, of students, however, expenses schedules of all students including the required material for the course full-tuition scholarships annually the cultural international and are each individual's respon• nontraditional and part-time stu• prior to the scheduled class. to outstanding first-year students. cross cultural experiences on sibility. dents, said Dr. Nathan Ritchey, "The Weekend Honors Experi• In return, University Scholars both sides," said Shaklee. YSU students can use their honors director. ence gives students the opportunity agree to be active members of the . In meetings the delegates financial aid and federal Current students must have a to make connections about life and Honors Degree Program, donate from each college identified grants. Exchange students are cumulative 3.4 GPA and a mini• learning. This-is an experience 60 hours of service to the commu• specific areas of cooperation usually financed through their mum of 12 quarter hours to enroll unique to the Weekend Honors nity and participate in other co-cur- between the two institutions.