The Grizzly, April 4, 2000

Ursinus College Digital Commons @ Ursinus College Ursinus College Grizzly Newspaper Newspapers 4-4-2000 The Grizzly, April 4, 2000 Stephanie Restine Ursinus College Dan Reimold Ursinus College Sean Killeen Ursinus College Susan Fialkowski Ursinus College Gerald Nicholls 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; Reimold, Dan; Killeen, Sean; Fialkowski, Susan; Nicholls, Gerald; Gurk, Heather W.; Sim, Mary; Matty, Jamie; Church, Jeff; Heil, Jennifer; Fox, Jeremy; Hoke, Erny; Patton, Susan; Gizzi, Michael; Kappler, James; Wilson, Kevin; Owens, Luther; Class, Rebecca; Ott, Stephanie; and Shaughnessy, Fran, "The Grizzly, April 4, 2000" (2000). 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THE GRIZZLY -John Shedd Volume XXIV Number IX The Student Newspaper of Ursinus College April 1, 2000 future Changes in Store for UC Dan Reimold 111111 come. Here is a com cationally effective. Plans for posite side ofthe road running News Editor 1 pilation and briefex- the pond include landscaping, behind the Paisley Beach. First ~~'l!'&:Iilii!~1 planation ofthe most trees and benches along the outer and foremost, this will accom important changes banks to provide students with a modate the administration's As the UC administration included within the shady spot to read, socialize or ultimate goal of one day en beckons more and more stu plan that students relax. The pond also offers the rolling close to 1,400 students dents to sign up for a liberal ===:..;.-=::::..:....---'-'___ ~ might wish to be chance for an environmental stud- and housing a higher percent arts education and new ma aware of: iesclass(anewmajorfortheFall age of students on campus. jors and facilities are crafted 2001) to ThIS dorm was to be con before our very eyes, it should undergo a structed with SUItes, much like come as no surprise to the for Ursinus students, faculty, hands-on Relmert Hall, but student 10- current crop of Ursinus stu and administrators alike. learning ex- put into the project indIcated a dents that a number of major "WRT was chosen partly perience. dorm environment conSIsting external changes are in the because ofthe concrete nature of a variety ofsingles, doubles works to completely transform oftheir experience," President 3. A new and triples spread down adja the Collegeville campus over Strassburger noted recently. Residence cent hallways and over four the next ten years. "This IS the firm that planned Hall built floors, seemed to be the most The Campus Master Plan the Inner Harbor and two new ning Board is putting into mo stadiums in Baltimore, along Contillued on page 2 tion the most groundbreaking with the University of Vir of these addItIons, renovations ginia and Boston UniverSIty." and innovatIons to campus. During a Common Hour pre 1. The construction ofthe Floy Established last summer and sentatIOn this past Wednesday Lewis Bakes field house. ThIs is becommg a formal organiza Mar. 29, BIll Roberts, a senior somethmg, Roberts recognized, tion 10 the fall, the CMPB is partner of the firm, deltvered a that IS set to become senous any now workmg collaboratively progress report to various UC day now. with WRT, a major Philadel faculty and staff in Musser Lec phia-based architectural fIrm, ture Hall and also outlined, in 2. A detention pond placed on to bring about a higher level of phases, plans for a new, revamped Future ... Depiction of Ursinus campus plan for the year the north side of campus, to be 2001. as rendered in 1969 Ruby. education and quality of life UC community in the years to both visually attractive and edu- Phi Beta Kappa Speaker Set To Arrive on April 6th Sean KiUeen rium and is open to anyone that is of Latin, Emerita, at Princeton Fantham is currently a trustee of Fantham will spend two days interested. The topic of the lec- University. She has had a very the American Academy in Rome. Staff Writer on campus. Her visit will in- ture is "Women's Rites and Rights prestigious career as a renowned Every year the PBK Visiting clude the Thursday lecture, The Phi Beta Kappa Visit- in Roman Religion". The lecture author and lecturer and has had Scholar Program chooses distin- along with formally meeting ing Scholar Program will be will discuss the role ofthe female multiple articles published in guished scholars to travel around members of the student body sponsoring a guest lecture by in private and public religious magazines and journals. While the country to deliver lectures and faculty. She will also take Elaine Fantham. The lecture practices prior to the coming of at Princeton, she was director of and incorporate their insight into part in some classroom discus- will be held on Thursday April Christianity and Oriental cults. graduate studies and director of the academic atmosphere of the sions around campus. 6, at 8 pm in the Olin Audito- F antham is the Giger Professor the Program in the Ancient World. campus. NEWS FEATURES OPINIONS A&E SPORTS ternational Round Valedictorian and Problems with Brockovich is No Softball Improves to Table Held in Salutatorian Housing Chick Flick 18-6 Musser Hall Announced Pages 11 Page 2 Page 4 Page 6 Page 7 Page 2 The Grizzly NEWS April 4, 2000 Change Is Coming to DC Campus THE lontmued from Front Page by the 9th street entrance. This additton, try" . well-liked and popular. As the coll ege "can make ltfe here richer... [and provide] continues to grow, the Relmert courtyard GRIZZLY something else people can get involved 10. Odds In I Ends .. .Brand-new, state may eventually be opened up to provide in ." of-the-art tennis courts are set to be more hghtand add the possibihty ofbuild constructed. The Myrin Library may ing yet anotherresidence facili ty behind it. 8. The development of the Perkiomen eventually undergo renovations and have FRANCEEN Woods and Hunsberger Tract, two re its entrance turned to face the main 4. The removal of the current Field sources currently owned by the college. pedestrian walkway running through SHAUGHNESSY Hockey sporting field and in its place the These areas could be used for running! campus instead of facing Main Street. and construction ofa brand-new, Both the 5th and 9th street STEPHANIE RESTINE attractive, tree-lined park entrances are to be made Editors-in-Chief inglot. safer and more attractive. 11 Preliminary responses suggest there is a lot A parking lot is set to be DR. LYNNE EDWARDS s.A new multi-sport turf of excitement for the plan." constructed on the west field, to be built on the north Faculty Advisor side of Hefferlich Hall. side of Helfferich Hall and ---President Strassburger And fmally, the large area be used by the field hockey, of mud resting near DANREIMOLD lacrosse and soccer teams Helfferich is to be turned News Editor year-round. into a baseball field. jogging trails, research/teaching opportu "Preliminary responses suggest there ERNYHOKE 6. The deconstruction ofthe parking lot nities and playing facilities, such as soccer is a lot of excitement for the plan," Features and Photography behind the Quad and Wismer and the or a practice football field. Strassburger stated. Editor elimination of the road running through Both UC staff and students, along campus in order to make the main part of 9. Main Street renovations, including with members of the community of campus completely pedestrian. A green traffic calming measures and making a Collegeville, are generally eager to see CHRIS COCCA mall wi 11 be put down behind Wi smer and greater statement of the college's pres these grand plans someday soon be Opinion Editor stretch across campus. Only service ve ence. Plans call for the creatton of two come realtty. hicles will be allowed to cut through the lanes for traffic and one for parkmg, tree Atthis tt me, details ofcertain aspects JEFF CHURCH malO part of campus. Plans for a sculp !tned Sidewalks and bnck crosswalks, to oftheplan. tt llneed ironing. Adequate A&E Editor ture garden and even an amphl theater Will make It safer for students to cross. Also, funds fora full-scale overhaul still need allow the green grass mall to be a place banners, Itghts and slgnage can promote to be raised. And a final ttmetable has not yet been set. DIANE JOHNSON where classes can be held and students can the college to vehicles passmg by and, congregate socially. more Importantly, a 110\.\ prospecttve stu One thmg, however, IS certain. Sports Editor dents to know Just when they've stepped Ursmus IS clearly a collegiate mstltu 7. A Performing Arts center to be built outofCollegevilleand entered "BearCoun- tlOn on the nse. LAUREN FLANAGAN HEATHER GURK Advertising Managers International Round Table Important for Student Input LAUREN CYRSKY Copy Editor Sue Fialkowski Staff Writer at Ursinus, and finally globalization.

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