Montclair State University Montclair State University Digital Commons The onM tclarion Student Newspapers 9-16-1993 The onM tclarion, September 16, 1993 The onM tclarion Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.montclair.edu/montclarion Recommended Citation The onM tclarion, "The onM tclarion, September 16, 1993" (1993). The Montclarion. 676. https://digitalcommons.montclair.edu/montclarion/676 This Book is brought to you for free and open access by the Student Newspapers at Montclair State University Digital Commons. It has been accepted for inclusion in The onM tclarion by an authorized administrator of Montclair State University Digital Commons. For more information, please contact [email protected]. Montclair State College » S% m a !yo-vci j m o i n í t "**■ H, ^ÊÊÊÊ CLARION September 16, 1993 • "Our 67th Year of Service" • Volume é# No. 2 t s k i Building “B” sure looks nice, but it still needs a name... MSC cops bust assault suspect • Football upset over Cortland State • College sued for sexual harrassment News/Thursday, September 16, 1993 From the editor’s desk... MONT Calle -in Chief CLARION 113 Student Center Annex Shana Tova and welcome to another issue of your friendly neighborhood Montclarion. Upper Montclair, NTJ 0 7 0 4 3 We're still working out a few bugs here and there but, all in all, things are well deep in the T el. 201.655.5169 Fax 201.655.7433 dungeon. As I await the arrival of the Student Center officials to come and tear me away from my cobwebbcd seat, 1 pause for just a moment to share a few thoughts with all of you. EXECUTIVE BOARD I have spent a considerable amount of time this week trying to obtain information which, George Calle.................... Editor-in-Chief by NJ State Statutes, 1 or any of you for that matter are entitled to. If the first two weeks Amy Fost...................................Managing Editor of the new' school year are any indication of things to come, then I can assure you all that Chris Hi nek............................... Treasurer it "ain't gonna be pretty". 1 do not wish to go into any more detail on the matter than to say that we at The EDITORIAL BOARD Montclarion are firm in our belief that we are entitled to the above-mentioned information. Glenn Steinberg..............................News Editor Eventually, we find out all. Kevin Colligan............................ Editorial Editor On the world scene, as it is customary for me to do, I would like to discuss the brandy new Keith Idee........................................Sports Editor PLO-Israeli peace pact. The Palestinians are unquestionably entitled to a state in which Kelly Schab.........................................Arts Editor that nation may live peacefully. However, peacefully is the key word. I dare not imagine Gordon Patterson........Production Editor what implications this historic treaty may bring about. I will say that on very substantive Raul Rivera......................................Photo Editor matters, both sides are in complete disagreement. Jason Alders.............................. Cartoonist God willing, this will not lead to anything more than an occasional tiff on the floor of the Greg MacSwecncy......Asst.News Editor General Assembly. History dictates that much more is probable. Brian Falzarano...........Asst.Sports Editor Appropriately enough the Jews around the world are celebrating Rosh Hashanna this week. This is the Jewish faith's equivalant to the customary western New Year. At this time it is traditionally a practice to wipe the slate clean and forgive those who have done you wrong in the past. ADVERTISING MANAGER The Israelis and the Palestinians would do well to share in this practice today. As for our Kevin Schwoebel little misunderstanding here with the Passaic County Prosecutor, well, Shana Tova once again and I look forward to recieving the documents we requested. I'll even shake his hand. GRAPHIC & PAGE DESIGN Kevin Colligan FACULTY ADVISOR Ron Hollander T he Montclarion is published weekly, except during examination, summer and winter sessions. It is funded, in part, by student fees distr ibution through the Student Government Association, Inc. o f Montclair State. The views expressed in the commentary section, with the exception of the main editorial, do not necessarily reflect the opinion o f The Montclarion. Corrections Advertising Policy DEADLINES SIZE DIM ENSIONS PRICE The deadline to submit advertisements to The Eighth Page 3.3” X 4.9" $70.°° Montclarion is noon on the Friday immediately It is the policy of preceding the issue in which you wish to advertise. 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The computer writing lab, language lab and writing workshop “The New Building” or “Building B” now function out of the new building. as it is also referred to, located on what The front of the offices have the number used to be the student parking lot 13, is and professors name in bold type. Con­ officially being called The School of Hu­ struction paper signs written in magic manities and Social Sciences, according marker hang in the halls directing stu­ toAssistant DirectorofPublic Affairs, Sue dents to classrooms. Brooks. The faculty occupying the building The college may be waiting for an seem to be happy with it. Dr. George appropriate donator to name the building Petty of the English department said he after, said Jerome Quinn, in charge of loves the building. He said that it’s com­ facilities planning. fortable, air conditioned and they have Quinn said the building, which cost private offices. It also enables professors over $10 million, was finished in August, from departments that used to be across and the school of humanities and social the campus from each other to interact. sciences moved in two weeks before The first day of classes the elevators in school opened. the new building malfunctioned. Ac­ The English, Psychology, History, cording to the Montclair State Police Fire stuck in the elevator for a couple of min­ the elevator until the elevator contractor Sociology, Legal Studies, Foreign Lan­ Marshall, Dominick DiSimone, there was utes. DiSimone and some contractors arrived. The elevators were covered un­ guage, and Geography departments have a malfunction of a component in the el­ that were still working on the building derwarranty so thecollegedid not have to moved from Russ and Partridge Halls to evators control panel. Eight people were were able to get the people out and secure pay to have them repaired, said DiSimone. Form er Campus Police identifies Asbestos re­ p ro fesso r cross-dressing attacker m o ved from claims sexual Partridge by Glenn Steinberg the officers on the night of the attack saw by Jennifer Alexander h arassm en t leave the premises of where the attack Due to their memory and alertness, took place, said Newcombe. by Glenn Steinberg Sgt. Debra Newcombe and Sgt. Paul Cell Six days later on May 25, Menzo came According to Jerome Quinn, Fa­ of MSC Campus Police were able to help down to Campus Police Headquarters cilities, asbestos pipe insulation was MSC is being sued by a former pick out the attacker of a woman jogger n where they interviewed him and he con­ removed from radiators in Partridge MSC's track on June 23, 1992. fessed to the assault, said Newcombe. business professor, allegedly because Hall in late August. Accordingto Newcombe, she and Cell MSC charged Menzo with aggravated her quest for tenure was rejected Quinn said that the reasoning were in court on April 21, 1993 for an assault in the 1st degree, aggravated as­ after refusing a fellow faculty arreignment on a case when they heard sault with a deadly weapon in the 2nd for removing the asbestos when it member's sexual advancement. the charges being pressed against another degree and possession of a weapon for was done was to prevent problems Professor Maali Habib Ashamalla man during his arreignment. unlawful purpose in the 3rd degree. in the future. Newcombe also said that a composite According to Lt. Robert Coyle of also claims in her lawsuit that senior He said that it was known that administrative personnel at the col­ of Menzo that was drawn up with the help Totowa Police Department, Menzo is of the woman jogger, helped them decide being indicted for a total of seven counts the radiators in Partridge Hall were lege neglected her complaints of the that he was the man they were looking for. of aggravated assault, three counts of pos­ lined with asbestos and that in the alleged sexual harassment. The man whose charges they heard session of a weapon for unlawful purpose, near future the radiators were go­ The lawsuit alleges that Carl were against Jeffrey A. Menzo, a 22-year- one count of burglary and one count of ing to be replaced and it was better old Totowa man. theft. Rodrigues, a member of the Person­ to do it before the school year nel Advisory Committee which is The charges that Newcombe and Cell Menzo's crime spree spans the towns heard which were being brought against of Wayne, Little Falls and Totowa, along started.