Vol. 125, Issue 6 Serving the Allegheny College Thursday community Oct. 25, 2001 THE CAMP S since 1876 I do not agree with a word you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it. - Voltaire Community Focus of Forum, College By ERICA ERWIN mission, has also set community Editor-in-Chief building as a priority. That group, however, is focusing on fostering A forum of student leaders and a community between the college and group comprised of faculty and ad- the city of Meadville. ministration are both focusing on "I think there are many colleges one concept this year: community, in small communities, and the reali- both within the campus and between ty is that they have to survive togeth- the College and the community. er," said Dean of Students Joe The Presidents' Forum is a group of DiChristina. "We can never forget student leaders organized by our roll in that relationship, whether Director of Diversity Affairs Rhonda it be donating time, whether it be fi- Matthews to help foster community nancial, or giving other support." within different groups on campus. Allegheny, DiChristina noted, HELPING HAND — Allegheny students serve food to community members during the eighth annual During monthly forum meetings, has established connections within Make a Difference Day. —photo by Nory Sams, Assistant Photography Editor leaders of student organizations are the community through such pro- encouraged to share their experi- grams as the AmeriCorps Bonner ences with other leaders, and to offer Program, in which students perform help and guidance to other groups, community service. all in the name of community-build- "Allegheny College and A 'Difference' Kind of Day ing. Meadville have grown together," By EMILY MACEL members involved in the project, working on. "Student groups do a lot of things DiChristina said. "We have to create Assistant News Editor who learn skills from these experts. Eleven members of the Lambda independently," Matthews said. an awareness and a sense of con- Although this day of caring falls on a Sigma honor society participated by nectedness." He added that the per- "They think their interests are entire- Nearly 1500 people within the Saturday when there are no classes helping the Tamarak Wildlife ception of Allegheny College as sep- ly their own, but other groups have Crawford County area came out on in session, some students still find it Association set up for a dinner func- arate from the Meadville community similar interests, or they can help out Saturday to make a difference with- hard to participate. tion at the Conneaut Lake Hotel. In in some way. We're trying to foster needs to be addressed through con- in their community. A large chunk of Brooke Martin, director, said, "I addition to dinner, a dance and a tinued participation of students in a sense of interconnectedness." these participants who offered their think that Allegheny is an academi- silent auction were scheduled, so the Matthews said the concept of community activities. services for the day were students cally rigorous institution, so it is def- volunteers moved tables and chairs community is often misunderstood, "Many students help support the from Allegheny's campus. For eight initely hard to find the time, but so to arrange room for a dance floor, community by working for or buy- and added that communication is the years, Allegheny College has made many students see a lot of value in and unloaded the items for the auc- key to fostering community on a ing from local merchants, or partici- it a tradition to participate in Make a correcting their community so I tion. pate in programs that otherwise help campus the size of Allegheny. "That Difference Day, a national day of would say the dedication is strong." In the spirit of a smaller commu- is the whole point of the forum," she the community," DiChristina said. community service. Martin also explained how al- nity, hall residents came together in said, "so people can communicate Director of Security Hal Tubbs Created by USA Weekend though many of the projects this year small groups to volunteer. Nine what is going on in their groups, and noted the sense of community be- Magazine, Make A Difference Day consisted of yard work, she has al- women from the third floor of can ask for help from other groups." tween the College and the city dur- is an annual event that takes place on ready heard stories of memorable Brooks Hall, headed by the ing Saturday's Make a Difference The leaders who participate in the fourth Saturday of every experiences. Habitat for Humanity Residence Advisor Chessy Cortese, the Forum are from diverse groups Day. "The College has a long histo- October. Because of the Crawford worked on an elderly woman's assisted the Meadville YMCA's day- ry of community service," he said. — honorary societies, sports teams, County Halloween Parade, Make a porch, while sisters of Alpha Chi care in cleaning out their storage academic organizations, political or- "There are a lot of ways in which Difference Day in Crawford County Omega did her yard work. Once the room. For two hours they emptied ganizations — but often have similar community exists that are less obvi- takes place earlier in the month. task was done, members of the team the room of oLd toys, boxes of out- goals or interests, Matthews said. ous." Over 700 Allegheny students in went to the hospital to visit the Relations between students and -see MADD, page 8— Even groups with dissimilar purpos- at least 50 student organizations, in- woman whose home they were es can donate time or advice to help the city were at the forefront last cluding sports teams, Greek organi- year, when several negative inci- other groups. One group, the zations and residence halls, partici- dents prompted the formation of the Equestrian Club, came to the pated. These groups made up the INSIDE THIS WEEK... October meeting of the President's Neighborhood Coalition. Tubbs teams that joined with the communi- said he thought more meetings of the Forum looking for people to help ty to reach out their services to those with their program for physically Neighborhood Coalition, comprised in need. Dorms to get New Furniture 3 disabled children who want to learn of students and residents, could be This year in particular there was beneficial in maintaining communi- Meet the Montgomery Ghost 8 to ride horses. an overwhelming need for leaf rak- "That's a perfect example of how ty. ing and yard work for the elderly. Poet Discusses Domestic Violence 9 One idea discussed during the one group can help another, because Other services ranged from roofing The Perfect Gift Spot: In Phase 11 you don't have to know how to ride Summer Planning Workshop to fos- homes to visiting nursing homes. Gators Continue Winning Ways 13 horses to help, you just have to give ter community between the city and For some of the projects, profession- the College was the possibility of your time," Matthews said. al contractors volunteer their ser- Another group, the Summer renting property downtown and con- vices for the afternoon, free of verting it into a residence hall for Planning Workshop, is comprised of charge, which not only benefits the Contact The Campus at Box 12 or faculty and administration. The students. That idea, which person who needs the service done [email protected] DiChristina said he favors, is still a group, which met during the summer to their home, but also the other to determine the College's goals and possibility. . • • ...... • Page 2 News October 25, 2001 THE CAMPUS Asks... CRIME BLOTTER •On Oct. 11 at 1 I :50 p.m. a student ly on doors. This matter has been re- was called for a student who was re- "What are you planning to do for was yelling obscenities while walk- ferred to Residence Life. ported to have taken 16 aspirin and ing on North Main Street. The stu- consumed alcohol. The student, Halloween?" dent furnished false information to a •On Oct. 20 at 5:43 a.m. a criminal who refused ambulance transporta- —compiled bv Non. Sams, Assistant Photographs' Editor college official during the incident mischief incident was reported. A tion, claimed not to have consumed and has been referred to Residence light fiXture from the right side of the any alcohol. The student was Life for that and also for inappropri- doors to Brooks Hall adjacent to checked by ambulance personnel "I'm going to a ate behaviors on campus. Brooks Walk had been removed and was not transported. Halloween party." from the wall. The fixture was on •On Oct. I 1 at 12:25 a.m. an under- the ground with the interior glass —Sarah Anderson, age drinking incident occurred. A and bulb shattered. Security has no •On Oct. 21 at 2:38 a.m. a criminal student was witnessed carrying a can 04 suspects. mischief incident was reported near of beer at the corner of Park Avenue the west side of the Campus Center. and Loomis Street. This matter has •On Oct. 21 at 1 2:00 a.m. an under- Approximately five opened bags of been referred to Residence Life. age drinking incident occurred. The ice melt and miscellaneous trash student involved was taken to the were scattered on the walkway and •On Oct. 12 at 11:45 p.m. an inci- Meadville Medical Center for treat- We wooden bin housing the salt was dent involving inappropriate con- ment. The student will be referred to opened. Also, a metal art sculpture duct, underage drinking and failure Residence Life. and two green pipe barriers that had to comply with college officials oc- been dislocated were found on the curred. A student was running •On Oct. 21 at 1:50 a.m. an ambu- lawn of Alden Hall. Security has no "Steal candy from through Baldwin Hall banging loud- lance call occurred. The ambulance suspects. little kids."

—Jeff Conroy, '05 CAMPUS BRIEFS

•A served candlelight dinner repli- ny.edu by Friday, Nov. 2 at noon. is free and open to the public. For cating the College's mealtime cus- more information, contact the Office toms of the 1940s and 1950s will be •Nominations are open for the All- of Events at 332-3101. served in Brooks Dining Hall on USA College Academic Team, USA Wednesday, Nov. 7 at 5:30 p.m. Today's annual recognition program •The Academy Theatre (275 Students interested in attending this for outstanding undergraduate stu- Chestnut Street, Meadville) will "I'm planning on event should e-mail their reserva- dents. Students named to the First present The Exorcist, directed by taking my children tions [email protected] by Team will receive $2500 and will be William Friedkin, at 9:30 p.m. on out trick-or-treating Thursday, Nov. 1. Please include all featured in USA Today. Applicants Saturday, Oct. 27, following the through the e-mail addresses, names and student should excel not only in scholarship Meadville Jaycees Halloween IDs (for those on a meal plan) of but also in leadership roles on and Parade. Admission price is $5 for Meadville area." those attending; group reservations off campus. A key element given adults. The Academy Theatre would accepted. Please wear dresses- and most weight by the judges will be a like to express its thanks to the —Justin DeLeon, coats as they are part of the tradi- student's outstanding original acade- Meadville Jaycees for sponsoring `03 tion. mic or intellectual product. this event. For additional informa- Applications must be postmarked by tion, contact Richard P Overmyer at •Paul Wineman, a nationally know Friday, Nov. 30. 337-8211. nconsultant on negotiating, will come to Meadville on Monday, Nov. •Edward Flower and Joel Brown 5 to present seminars on negotiating will bring their unique brand of gui- and influencing. He will offer a spe- tar-driven classical music to Ford The flu • vaccine has arrived at the cial session for Allegheny students Chapel on Thursday, Oct. 25 at 7:30 WiPslow. Health Cepter. The Center and employees on Monday, Nov. 5 p.m. as part of the College's will offer flit shoti to the College "Sleep in a corn- from 2 to 4:30 p.m. in the Moore Centerstage Non-subscription community , for 410 each on field." Lounge of the Pelletier Library (2nd Series. Titled Baroque and Folk, the TOestlay,'Oet 3A Wednesday, Oct. floor). Some topics covered in the concert will feature selections from 31; Ities441.:Noy.-4 1*d Wednesday, seminar may include: The the Baroque Era as well as the duo's frot* I:30.4t01 , 0 p.m. (The —Brian Zimmer, Preliminaries, One-on-One critically acclaimed CD "Chords & HealthCe0t0 .1)e closed for `03 Negotiation, Setting the Win-Win Thyme". Described as a "celebration general bUsinesS during these Scene, So Who Has the Power?, of melody," the Baroque and Folk times.) Na appointments are neces- Tactics, A True Test and Taking it .program is centered on the philoso- sary. -Students who- are ill should Back. If you wish to attend, please phy of two 'guitars playing as one con* in.during the morning clinic e-mail Pat Hood at phood@alleghe- synthesized instrument. This event hours.

THE CAMPUS STAFF & CONTACT INFORMATION To place an advertisement, call (814)-332-5386, or send the ad to Box 12, Allegheny College, Meadville, Pa. 16335. Direct billing inquiries to Newsroom Phone: (814) 332-5386 Editor-in-Chief: Erica Erwin Heidi Walsh, Advertising Manager, by e-mail or phone. Rate sheetS are Editors' Phone: (814) 332-5387 available upon request. Interim Managing Editor: Abby eFax: (208) 445-2986 Collier E-mail: [email protected] See page 5 for our policy concerning Letters to the Editor. News Editor: Kendra Stanton Assistant News Editor: Emily Macel The Campus is published every Thursday during the academic year, Perspectives Editor: Heather Chapman Assistant Perspectives Editor: Emily LaRue excluding breaks and exam periods, and is printed by The Meadville Weekend Editor: Abby Collier Assistant Weekend Editors: Brianna Pike Tribune. Sports Editors: Lou Klein, Jason Assistant Sports Editor: position available Stronz Assistant Photography Editor: Nory Sams Editorial Board: Heather Chapman, Abby Collier, Erica Erwin, Kendra Photography Editor: Corey Lipchick Distribution Manager: Eric Cielinski Stanton Business Manager:Position Available Advisor: Ben Hellwarth Advisory Forum: Courtenay Dodge, Dave Mclnally, Mary Norton, Barry Advertising Managers: Abby Collier, Shapiro Heidi Walsh Page 3 News The Campus Caflisch, Schultz Halls To Get New Furniture By SETH TURNBAUGH pieces. This purchase could cost the these dorms to help in the decision loges and universities in the local for use in the college owned houses, Staff Reporter college anywhere from $145,000 to making process. Allegheny did this area, and the furniture is functional. and the rest was left for the public to $180,000. by recently holding a "furniture fair" The company was able to supply ei- take." This summer, Ailed-wily re- There arc several reasons for the where four potential vendors show- ther live-drawer chests or two-draw- According to Physical Plant and placed the furniture in Ravine Hall. wide price range. According to cased their furniture. The four com- er/three-drawer chests that could he Residence Life, the funds for the Now the College has decided to do Nolan, not only are there differences panies were University Loft, Ncw put under the bed. Physical Plant new furniture will come from the same for Caflisch and Schultz in the prices based on brand, there England Woodcraft, Adden, and D & also deemed the furniture from New Physical Plant's deferred mainte- halls. According to Assistant are also differences based on when T Consultants. Students were en- England Woodcraft, a sustainable nance budget The cost for Caflisch Director of Residential Life Josh the furnishings are shipped to the couraged to test the items, and rank manufacturer, much sturdier than and Schultz averages out to approxi- Nolan, these changes are a result of school. "Prices are a lot lower during and comment on each brand. In all, other brands. "The college has a ten mately $2348.26 per room. The col- Alledieny's ongoing efforts to up- the winter because there is less de- 123 students, faculty, and staff com- year replacement cycle for furniture, lege is also ordering 50 loft kits for grade it dormitories. "Eventually, we mand than in the summer." he said. pleted the survey. Of the four brands so what we buy now has to last," use in some of the rooms. want to completely renovate Sophomore John Przyborski, a tested, forty-nine percent surveyed Nolan said. The new furniture will be in- Caflisch," he said. resident of Caflisch, is one of these ranked the furniture by University Allegheny also weighed the con- stalled into Caflisch over Christmas For now, the College will focus students. "I'm very excited and I Loft as the best. cerns some students raised about the break and into Schultz next summer. its attention on the new furniture. want to take advantage of the oppor- Despite the popularity of use of imported Malaysian rubber According to Residence Life, the This new furniture will include tunity because I may not live here University Loft, the college chose wood in University Loft furniture. College plans to provide storage desks, chairs, dressers, wardrobes, next year," he said. New England Woodcraft as the The furniture from Ravine that was space and movers. and beds. Between the two build- Because the purchase of furni- provider. Several factors led to the replaced this past summer was not ings, the college plans to purchase ture is a large investment, the decision. New England Woodcraft sold, according to Nolan. "Some fur- Editor-in-Chief Erica Erwin con- approximately 350 sets of these College asked the people who live in has supplied furniture to other col- niture was donated, some was kept tributed to this article. Chapel Celebrates Rejuvenation of Congregation

By KENDRA STANTON can carry you through life, long after dren's message" or a mini-sermon ous as to what they look for in a wor- students are confined to their own News Editor college. Also, we believed that see- before offering his main sermon. ship community when they go to col- little bubble," she said. Kelly said ing professors at church helps stu- Both Kim Murphree and Frambes lege" said Colatch. He emphasized that she is drawn back to the Ford Ford Chapel has many things to dents to see that there are Christian said that their children enjoy the ser- that the service, including his ser- Chapel congregation because of the celebrate this year, according to professors here. And that we are all vice amongst college students. mon, will always be student-fo- "new people and new relationships" Chaplain of the College John Patrick joined by faith," she said. "Zack gets out of the service about as cused. that it fosters. Colatch. Among these are its new Since the Murphrees joined the much as a four year-old can," said Junior Shannon Kelly said that Senior Brad Burroughs said he digital organ, a 100-year anniver- Ford Chapel congregation, other fac- Frambes. the new atmosphere in Ford Chapel has felt especially motivated to at- sary, and offers to restore the stained ulty and their families have also be- Colatch said he wonders how is positive. "The ecumenical service tend the ecumenical service since the glass windows to their original ap- gun to attend. Associate Director of this worship community will influ- is not just another extension of stu- tragedies of Sept.11. "Colatch al- pearance. Aside from the tangible Student Activities Nancy Frambes ence the faculty's children in the fu- dent life," she said. "John is always ways seems to address the concerns aspects, though, Colatch also cele- and her family, including husband ture. "These children will grow up in telling us to reach out to our commu- —see CHAPEL, page 8— brates a more abstract element to Ron Cole, assistant professor of ge- this congregation. It makes me curi- nity-at-large. That is hard to do when Ford Chapel: a reinvented congrega- ology, and son Zack, who is four tion. years old, are now members. The Ecumenical Service which "Last year, John had sent out an Winslow on Alert for Flu Season Colatch leads Sundays at 10:45am in e-mail to the faculty inviting us and Ford Chapel has evolved markedly our families to attend the ecumenical By AMANDA GOODWIN Flu season usually starts mid-December and lasts un- since he arrived at Allegheny service. Ron and I had debated Staff Reporter til the end of February. There is hope, however, in the College in 1994, he said. Most no- whether we would join an estab- form of the flu vaccine. The vaccine prevents influenza tably are the attendees. In the past lished church, but were certain that Each winter, hundreds of students and administration and is administered in the upper arm. The shot is given in two years the congregation has be- we wanted to get Zack involved in a members suffer from the flu, a highly contagious infec- early November, prior to the flu season. One vaccination gun to include faculty and their fam- church. [The Ford Chapel congrega- tion. It spreads easily from person to person when an in- is good for four months, the typical duration of the flu ilies as well as the students who have tion] seemed like what we were fected person coughs or sneezes; no direct contact is nec- season. always attended, he said. looking for," said Frambes. essary for the spread. The Food and Drug Administration and the Vaccines "When I first came, the numbers Colatch explained that this di- Allegheny College Winslow Health Center's director [of attendees] were low. It was main- verse worship community correlates and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee and RN, Susan Plunkett, recently stressed the impor- ly all students. In 1999, though, stu- well with the congregation's roots. (VRBPAC) have recommended that the trivalent in- dent participation reached its zenith "When the chapel was first built 100 tance of the college community (especially students) to fluenza vaccine prepared for the 2001-2002 season in- in terms of attendance and participa- years ago, chapel attendance was re- get a flu shot. To reinforce this, the Health Center will clude; Caldonia-A, Panama-A, and Victoria-B strains of tion," Colatch said. quired for Allegheny students. have flu shot clinics here on campus for Allegheny stu- the flu virus. Because the strains present each year In 1999, Assistant Professor of Members of the College community dents and staff. change, the vaccine offered is updated after research is Chemistry Shawn Murphree joined also attended; it was their congrega- The flu shot clinics will take place on Oct. 30 and 31, completed, to ensure protection against influenza. the College faculty. Upon arriving at tion too," said Colatch. and Nov. 6 and 7, from 1:30pm to 3:30pm. These days It is vital for college students to be vaccinated as they Allegheny, he and his wife Kim and In addition to new faces, other el- and times are strictly for the flu shots and no other pa- their four children attended the ecu- ements have been added to the Ford live in close quarters (dormitories and houses) with a tients will be taken at these times. The shot will cost $10, menical service on campus, not Chapel gathering, as well. large number of other students, Plunkett said. The virus- knowing that they would be the only Kim Murphree and Beth which is said to be cheaper than any other location in es are spread through the air, and it is more easily spread family in attendance. Heuchert, former director of the town. Forms of payment include cash and checks only. on college campuses with so many people always near "We were so welcomed by John English department's READ intern- The charge may not be put on your account. one another. and the students were so friendly," ship, have established a children's Influenza is an acute and very contagious disease Students and staff that have underlying problems Kim Murphree said. "We felt led to religious education program that marked by fever (usually of about 101 degrees), aches, such as diabetes. asthma. and anemia, to name a few are keep on attending." She explained takes place before the service. The prostration, nasal congestion, and respiratory inflamma- encouraged more strongly to get the vaccine. that her family was motivated to congregation has begun to gather for tion. "The incubation period is about 24 hours, and you continue attending the campus ser- refreshments in the chapel annex be- As student Jack Lorent commented, "Why not get will have the symptoms usually a week and then be weak vice for two reasons. "We wanted to fore the service, as well. one? It is better to be safe than sorry. 1 would be so be- give students an example that faith Colatch has begun offering a "chil- for a week after that," Plunkett said. hind in my classes if I missed a week or two."

Page 4 NCWS October 25, 2001 New Alarms in Brooks Fire Up Awareness By KATIE WIDDOWSON namely in. residence halls, on cam- make it mandatory for all ha projects arc in line. Brooks hap- only five years ago, an updated sys- Staff Reporter pus stems from how common dormi- to have smoke detectors in all rooms pened to be on the agenda for this tem was originally installed. The tory fires have been in the past few on college campuses. past summer. Eventually, the ulti- Office of Security would like to add Brooks Hall has recently been years. Shea explained that it is not This [projects was in the capital mate goal is to have every building sprinklers to the complex for added equipped with a new fire alarm sys- only Allegheny that is taking precau- plan for the year," said Director of on campus be re-wired with smoke safety. Ravine, another residence tem. Allegheny's maintenance de- tions. The United States Senate is in Residence Life Joe Miller. "Because detectors in each room." hall on campus, was completed in partment hired contractors to install discussion about the process of pass- the maintenance department has a Since College Court, the apart- —see FIRE , page 8— the system, which included the in- ing a law which, if enacted, will budget, they plan ahead of time what ment complex on campus, was built stallation of smoke detectors in every room, this past summer. The Brooks Complex, which con- Dining Changes Reflect Student Input sists of four different dormitories, is by far the largest residence hall on campus. Brooks, Hulings, Walker, By JENNA NIGRO first, an annual customer satisfaction (ASG). give us the opportunity to do things and Walker Annex houses about .360 Staff Reporter survey, deals with implementing im- Lee said that dining services wel- in a little different style," he said. females ranging from freshman to provements and making sure the comes input and ideas from students Other changes will be evidenced as seniors. The rooms vary from sin- It may not be Grandma's meat- quality of food service keeps im- through comments and food sample well, he said. Chef Kimber Marnen, gles, doubles, triples, and quads. In loaf, but the food in Allegheny's din- proving. The survey, called a capture tests. "Were always looking for in- a new addition to the Brooks some sections, the building is five ing halls may soon change. survey, tries to help the company put." kitchen, has helped to develop new floors high, including a basement. Sodexho, the college's food service better understand the tastes of the Students might notice changes in menu cycles at Brooks and Schultz. This complex also has a dining hall. provider, is changing aspects of the student body. The surveys are done the dining halls in the near future. At McKinleys, the condiment station With the installation of the new dining setup, largely in response to through a company that compiles the Lee said that Schultz dining hall will will be in a more central and accessi- system, Allegheny is aiming to pre- student feedback. Sodexho has re- data and sends back the results. Lee have new serving lines in the dining ble area, which will reduce lines and vent fires and promote safety by re- cently asked students to complete said that it "gives us an idea of what room, which will give the hall a nicer crowding, Lee said. wiring many of the residence and surveys, rating all aspects of service, students like about what we do and atmosphere. Dirty dishes will be bet- Some changes, also due to stu- academic buildings. Along with ranging from food choice to dining what they want changed." ter hidden with the new layout. Lee dent input, have already been imple- Brooks, Bentley and Carnegie halls hours. The surveys of the past weeks Although the company takes said, "It will be a much nicer setup mented. One such change is the new were also updated this summer. will gauge performance and, de- time to process the surveys, Lee said for us and for the students." dining hours in McKinley's, which The size and age of the Brooks pending on student input, may result some changes will be quick in corn- Schultz is a popular location for now offers late-night dining until 3 complex presented particular prob- in dining changes. ing. "Some things can happen much lunch, but more students go to the a.m. on Fridays and Saturdays. lems during the update, said In the last three weeks, Sodexho quicker than students think," he said. other dining areas for dinner, Lee Lee said a main goal was to give Meadville Fire Inspector Dan Shea. has given two separate surveys to Lee also noted that change has also said. He added that one goal was to students what they want, within rea- The updating all of the systems, students, said Jeff Lee, Sodexho's come through meetings with spread out the students. The new set- son. "If we can do that, were all hap- senior food service director. The Allegheny Student Government up will be quicker as well. "It will PY."

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PERSPECTIVES Letters, Opinion, Editorial

Letters to the Editor iors of the \vorld, the champions of Loss of. a Constant Reflections on U.S. "truth, justice, and the American way." I found it notable that The season of autumn is begin- Anti-American feeling origi- nowhere in the President's address EDITORIAL ning to wane as the leaves fall and nates not only from our foreign poli- for since' was there any call for in- we prepare to look at hare-branched cy, but also from how we are seen by trospection, any suggestion that we trees for the next six months. The a significant part of the world be- might ponder the possible conse- Event Reaches Out cycle of life on campus moves along cause Of certain attitudes and pos- quences of our attitudes and actions somewhat predictably. We become tures we have as a society in relation toward other nations, any question- Beyond Campus so caught up in the day to day routine to other societies. ing of the root causes of terrorism. that we do not notice the coming and First, much of the world per- No, in his view America has no need goings of some of the folks who ceives America as arrogant and in- b- of reflection, for we have no flaws, Imagine finding out that your little sister or brother, or even make life here possible. clined to bully other nations. We no shortcomings, except for a weak your child has cancer. This might be the worst thing that could have a penchant for issuing ultima- security system. For years, there was a man in the tums and making threats. There happen to a family. Fortunately there is a resource that can help Third, as a society our attention campus center who could be seen were several in President Bush's ad- you regardless of your race, religion, or financial status. has been mostly turned inward upon setting up tables, mopping the stairs, dress to Congress on Sept. 20, to the ourselves; we're really not much in- For. nearly 40 years the St. Jude Children's Research Hospital or walking past the Walker Room, Taliban as well as to other nations. terested in getting to know people of has been treating and researching pediatric cancer and other waiting to set it up for the next meet- Teddy Roosevelt's apt metaphor of other lands and cultures in a serious ing. His name was John Ausel, and "the big stick" has persisted for a childhood catastrophic illnesses. way, so we regard them with detach- many of us came to know John be- century; it made its latest appearance In order for such a resource to exist in its current form there ment and indifference. This has cause he liked to chat with folks who when the aircraft carrier bearing his been more or less true throughout must be outside sources providing funding. This is where pro- came by. Some may have mistaken name was dispatched to the Middle our history. And in the present age grams such as Up 'Til Dawn come become important players in his shyness for aloofness, but John East. • of an ever-increasing interdepen- was friendly and caring. John died Another manifestation of our ar- saving children with virtually incurable diseases. Up 'Til Dawn dence of nations, our horizon has last week after returning home from rogance is our long-held belief that is a student-led, student-run program held on college and uni- continued to be defined by the limits work. He died alone, at home. the world needs us, we don't need the of our borders: we're entirely ab- versity campuses nationwide. When some of us paid our respects at world — except to buy from and sell sorbed in our own affairs, it's what is Up 'Ti! Dawn is a year-long fundraising effort that benefits the funeral home, we were surprised to. Other countries toe the line, but real for us, and it's our daily experj-. to see among photos of grandchil- no one tells us what to do. St. Jude Children's Research Hospital. This year, for the first ence. The world beyond has seemed dren and family members a photo of Second, our belief that we're the time in Allegheny's history, Up 'Til Dawn is coming to campus. a construct, something we glimpse Allegheny students gathered on the greatest nation on earth, which we on TV in video bites, like sports Throughout the academic year the planning committee is stairs of the campus center. John's take as self-evident, gives us a smug scores or the weather. That we are scheduling events to inform students and raise enthusiasm for daughter told us that he loved the sense of self-righteousness and a woefully ignorant of that world has students at Allegheny and never took feeling of moral superiority over the final event — a night of dancing in the Wise Center. not bothered us in the slightest. Now his sick days because he wanted to other peoples and cultures that im- Students on campus who became interested in organizing the our ignorance of it hampers our need be with the Allegheny community. pels us to propagate our values to interact sensitively with it. event visited St. Jude Children's Research Hospital and are now throughout the globe. So isn't it Bush's reference to the war on ter- working long hours to get Allegheny's student body involved. ironic that this land which the I have been touched by the reac- rorism as a "crusade" [not a positive tions of several students when they President called "the brightest bea- In order to reach as many students as possible, the growing or- image in the Arab/Islamic world, of con for freedom ... in the world" ac- ganization split into committees and have been visiting groups heard of John's death. I now under- course] is symptomatic of this lack stand why he resisted taking those tively supports regimes such as those of sensitivity. Another example is all over Allegheny's campus. sick days, even though his health in Egypt and Saudi Arabia that sup- the Pentagon's proposed naming of The Campus would like to recognize and congratulate this press the freedoms of their citizens? was not good for some time. At the campaign against the terrorists Allegheny he found a second family, While we champion liberty and philanthropic event and all those involved in making it a possi- "Operation Infinite Justice." Muslim though he never announced that fact democracy at home, we practice a ble. Efforts like this show that Allegheny is a community ser- clerics pointed out that only Allah to anyone but his own daughters. I selective morality based on self-in- can impose infinite justice. All right, vice-minded campus, not just locally, but with national con- write this because John touched my terest abroad: sometimes we thwart said Defense Secretary Rumsfeld, cerns kept in mind. another people's choice (Allende), life, as have many members of the we'll change it; we don't want to cre- housekeeping staff over the years. sometimes we support dictators ate an impression that would be a (Pinochet, the Shah of Iran, Noriega, misunderstanding. many others), and sometimes we It is very easy to take them for Fourth, even though America has bring them down (Milosevic, and granted and to not see them in the welcomed more immigrants than All editorials represent the majority opinion of the Noriega, again). background as we go through our any other nation in history, the words Editorial Board. days. What I do notice is John's ab- A current manifestation of our at- "foreign," "foreigner," and "foreign titude of self-righteousness and su- The Campus welcomes all reader response. We reserve the right to sence in the campus center. He was language" have always had a nega- a constant in a place of change and periority is the sudden proliferation reject letters of a purely promotional nature, as well as letters which tive resonance in American society. movement. But there are others like of the slogan "God bless America" do not meet our standards of integrity, accuracy and decency. We As a consequence, except for those (period!). I think that many of those also reserve the right to edit letters for space requirements. him there and in all the campus who speak a heritage language such [including Bush] who say this sin- Opinions expressed in Letters to the Editor, editorial columns and buildings, people who set up for us as Spanish, we are a strikingly cerely also imagine that God favors editorial cartoons do not necessarily reflect the views of The and clean up after us. I hope we will monolingual people at all levels of our nation over others. But God is Campus. The deadline for submission of letters is 5 p.m. the Monday notice each one and not take their our society, from the lowest to the presence for granted. They are part the God of all nations and peoples, before publication. Letters must be typed, signed and sent to Box 12, most highly educated. In most of and it's presumptuous to think we with a phone number included for verification. Any letter that cannot of our community, and we would be the world, knowledge of other lan- less without them. can know God's mind, or to assume be verified will not be printed. guages and their cultures is a core God blesses us in a special way. value of education, but not in our All questions concerning the above policy should be directed to the JOHN PATRICK COLATCH Since we are the only current su- Chaplain/Campus Pastor perpower, we belieye we are the sav- Editor-in-Chief, Erica Erwin. LEI 1 ERS. ',age 7— Page 6 Perspectives October 25, 2001

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I can't say that I've seen many cows since coming to Allegheny; I sup- pose that they don't wander freely around campus. This was a big adjust- ment for me; the part of Maryland that I grew up in was largely populated by cattle farmers. Earth Matters: Reduce, Reuse , then Recycle When I went home over fall break, I was reminded of not only the pun- I'm so completely overwhelmed cal benefits such as reducing the last year, I brOught a large bag full of gent odor cows manage to permeate the air with, but also of my brief period with joy as I place my 16 ounce pe- waste stream and decreasing virgin paper to the campus center to place it as a cow savior. troleum-based plastic cola bottle in material use. So recycling is great, in the recycle bin in the activities I can recall two separate instances where I alone managed to single hand- the recycling bin on campus. right? In truth, recycling is a failure. center, only to later watch the janitor edly save the lives of our bovine friends. The first one involved a winding Sometimes it's hard to contain my- A failure because we have accepted place the general trash in with the re- country road one night after summer band practice. I had just turned a fair- self. Accepting the collective mantra it as paramount, and a failure be- cycling. Now I have a lot of faith in ly blind corner when, in front of my car, I saw a calf. of late 80's and early 90's we have cause we continue to believe it is humankind, but for some reason I Have you ever seen a calf close-up? They are not nearly as little as they jumped on the recycling bandwagon 'working. - doubt he was taking that home to appear from a distance. They are cute in a way, but they are most certainly throughout the United States. Problem one: Not everyone recy- sort on his own. not petite, and they certainly don't smell any better close up. 'Well, faced cles. If I collected all the wrappers, Furthermore, the majority of the with a situation of an obviously renegade calf, I did what any red blooded bubble gum, and other non-recy- time we don't even recycle „right. American would do in this situation — I swore (probably in my case a good clables found in the recycling bins, I Correct recycling techniques iriclude strong "gosh darn it"). Of course, this did nothing to get rid of the roadblock, Curt Stumpf would have to give up my job as a taking the metal cap rings off glass but it relieved my tension. I decided to drive up the farmer's driveway and student and transfer myself to the lu- bottles, the lids off plastic bottles, knock on the door. crative landfill business. In other and only recycling non-glossy paper. Let me say that as scary as driving on a nearly deserted road at night is, Allegheny College recycles. words, the recycling bins at this It is no wonder employees often dis- knocking on a strange door is ten times scarier. However, we, the truly ded- Meadville recycles. Pennsylvania school and many other places are of- card the recycling with the trash, it's icated saviors of four-legged livestock, understand that there are certain risks recycles. What a virtual psychologi- ten full of stuff that won't recycle. headed to the same place anyway. involved in protecting farm animals. Luckily, the farmer was awake and cal orgasm of contentment, knowing Maybe beyond teaching college stu- Problem three: Our recycling frenzy nice. I must give him credit for the fact that a 17-year7old girl knocking, on that dropping that can in the bin can dents Freudian psychoanalysis, cost has left us with an obscure and unre- his door at 9:15. at night to report that he had a run away cow did not seem to truly save the planet. However, ac- benefit graphs, and basic rocket sci- alistic vision of what our planet real- laze him at all. In fact, he merely got a flashlight and put the calf back in his cording to the EPA Office of Solid ence, we need to explain that recep- ly needs, reduction and reuse. little shed. I, on the other hand, had discovered a calling. Waste, we still expel over 200 mil- tacles that say recycling are not gen- Though recycle, reduce, reuse have Several months later, I was driving home after school when I came across lion tons of municipal waste per eral requests for any random crap. been coined together, somehow in another cow in the road. This farm was farther down the road, and actually, year, which equates to over four "Following directions is cool, now our shortsighted, static infrastruc- just the previous day my mother had told me to be careful of cattle in the road pounds of trash per person, per day. be a good little college student." ture, we focused on the least benefi- at one particular curve. Since I had been warned, I was driving very slowly Four pounds! Problem two: In many cases, ob- cial of the three. when I got to the curve, and there, in the middle of road, was a full-grown Understanding this problem of jects in recycle bins end up in the cow. Well, if I had been surprised at the size of a calf close-up, confronting increasing waste, recycling has logi- general waste stream. At one point . —see EARTH, page 7— a full-grown cow was an entirely different matter. This situation was slightly more perilous (for the cow) than my previous experience. After I got out of my car to rescue the distressed animal, I re- America's Role in the Bigger Picture membered that in about 2 minutes three school buses would be coming down I've never before encountered so much patriotism. comprehend, or has our arrogance interfered? Are we that same road. Forget what a small car could do to a cow, I didn't even want Since the tragic events of Sept. 11, Americans have just more self-absorbed, focusing on moving on and to think about what kind of damage a bus would do to a cow. Luckily, I found rallied around the. American flag en masse in search of picking up the pieces for the sake of our economy and someone not too far away to rescue the cow. He didn't seem to alarmed hope, support and resolution, but also in affirmation of emotional stability, or have we dared to turn the mirror when I first told him that there was a cow in the middle of the road, but when pride, freedom and power. I fear that some Americans inward? I mentioned that there buses heading for that very spot, he definitely hurried harbor, in turn, the dangerous myth of infallibility. The No amount of hate will ever justify what happened up. I never saw that cow or the farmer again, but I like to think that I made pursuit of perfection weighing on our shoulders is an un- on Sept. 11. No country deserves such devastation. But a difference that day. realistic burden. can we take on some responsibility by reflecting upon The feelings of personal pride that helping cows inspired in me was re- our own behavior first? I think we need- to understand peated this past weekend during Make A Difference Day. Though my group that it's okay to be humble, it's okay to be terrified, it's was not put in charge of rescuing distressed cattle, cleaning a local soup, Abby Collier okay to feel utterly helpless for just a moment, at least. If kitchen made me feel just as good about myself. Whatever it is that one does we're going to be strong, let's make sure we're ready and to help out the community, the personal rewards are the same. Or maybe I we're sincere, and let's make sure we haven't ruled out am just drawing a comparison between the two jobs because both stank, lit- our own mistakes. It seems only natural that such a tragedy would erally. America belongs to a much larger global network, quickly humble six billion people. We're in shock, un- and we continue to ostracize ourselves by hiding behind able to absorb the magnitude of our situation. We were Emily LaRue is Assistant Perspectives Editor of The Campus. ethnocentrism. We believe, as a country, that our cultur- asleep, but now we're wide awake, and yet it all still al influence has set the standards of the world through seems like a nightmare, like a movie concocted by the the infiltration of our language, clothes, music and media, by the images replayed over and over again in our We Know You Have an movies. American hype has, in fact, saturated other cul- minds: Planes crashing and exploding into the towers of tures — but not without resentments. the World Trade Center, men and women jumping to es- I think it's unfortunate, however, if we further isolate Opinion. cape the fire, both towers collapsing, New Yorkers run- ourselves from the rest of the world in the name of free- ning and screaming, pursued by mammoth clouds of de- dom when freedom isn't evenly distributed. I think it's bris. Write for Perspectives. unfortunate if we fail to see beyond our front doorsteps. We've immediately turned to the American flag in We can't just look out for ourselves and allow warring our defense because our immunity has failed and our Email Heather. nations to annihilate one another. mortality stands at the forefront. These crimes against li i At the same time, I don't think we should recoil in humanity, after all, occurred on American soil, and have fear. We shouldn't hesitate to live. But along with free- questioned everything we've come to know.

But have we taken the appropriate time to mouri;i and 7-see ROLE„ page 7— October 25, 2001 Perspectives Page 7 Over-Stepping Bounds Giuliani and The Term Limit Travesty New York mayor Rudolph ther persuade the legislature to need division and litigation at this bound by the Constitution to two port. consecutive terms, but since FDR "Rudy" Giuliani has decided not to change or extend that law, or to have time. The city needs every effort we Opponents of term limitation say pursue a third term in office. the current potential mayoral candi- can make to keep it unified." He did did it before that the law actually that it limits the choices that the vot- went into effect (1951), maybe Rudy* However, in light of the terrorist at- dates endorse him to stay on the job reiterate his desire to stay in office er has to choose from on any given tacks on Sept. 11, he has offered to for no more than six months after for a transitory period of three figured that he could simply leapfrog election day. They argue that even if over the rule of law regarding term stay in office for three more months. the end of his second term. months, in order to help the new a candidate is doing well, and they mayor if he seeks his assistance. limitations. Well, apparently New Why? Because Giuliani says that A Marist Institute for Public would like him to continue, that he York doesn't think that Rudy more politicians who can "think Opinion poll found 91 percent of Apparently, Rudy wants to be can't because of the term limits. Giuliani is any FDR. outside the box" are needed in these New York City residents think the new Franklin Delano Roosevelt. However, proponents say that it pro- current times of national tragedy. Giuliani is doing an excellent or FDR saw the country through an en- The critical difference here: The tects democracy from become an oli- good job handling the aftermath of during period of turmoil, sustaining American people wanted FDR in of- garchy, allowing representation for the terrorist attacks. Nevertheless, multiple terms from 1933-1945. fice – they turned out to vote for him all while keeping political elitism at when the same poll asked New York This was during the Great every time. New York voters do not bay. While experience in a candi- Kristina Wells voters whether term limits should Depression and World War II. In re- want Rudy Giuliani, and they won't date is good, career politicians are be repealed to let Giuliani seek re- ality, FDR would probably run vote for him. bad; these politicians are a threat to election, only 33 percent answered democracy and are more likely to screaming from the terrorist attack Despite his popularity and soar- betray and ignore their constituents New York has a term limits law "yes". situation. Ironically, in light of re- ing appeal ratings after Sept: 11, if they can't be held accountable. that prohibits the mayor from serv- Mayor Giuliani, a Republican, cent events, FDR transformed the Giuliani has not always hit a home ing more than two terms. According was offered the Conservative Party Monroe Doctrine from a unilateral run with the home crowd. His push The beauty of elections is that if American manifesto into a mutual to the New York Times, sources nomination for mayor, and de- to improve "the quality of life" for you don't like a candidate, you don't reaction to aggressors. close to Mayor Giuliani were saying clined, according to New York New Yorkers has been called have to vote for them. Well, if you that he was examining ways to ei- Newsday, because, "The city doesn't The U.S. presidential term is "friendly fascism" — and that's have no choice but to endorse a cer- putting it kindly. Giuliani has been tain candidate, isn't that a violation ripped apart by critics on many oc- of those "unalienable rights" LETTERSfrom page 5 casions in the past eight years, in- promised to us by that Constitution? country [nor at Allegheny; see our its way to the Superdome," but them realize it. He doesn-'t see in cluding the Central Park incident of Isn't THAT disturbing? Educational Objectives on page.4 of something completely ordinary like, the long_ difficult fight ahead an op- recent times, where women were at- the current Catalogue]. In the fall "Miriam has left for the football portunity for us as Americans to tacked at the park following a rally, Kristina Wells is a columnist for The of 1998 only 8 out of every 100 col- game." In. addition, for two decades seek the real solution: to get beyond and there was minimal police sup- Campus. lege-level students in the U. S. were the FBI has antagonized rather than ourselves, to see through the eyes of enrolled in a foreign language cultivated its prime resource for those outside looking in, to under- course, and 5 of the 8 were in Arabic-speaking agents — the stand the realities of their lives, and EARTH from page 6 Spanish. What about Arabic, the American Arab community. in so doing, to resolve to secure the fifth most-spoken language in the So finally, where does this leave blessings of political and economic Obviously, problems like these sometimes seem unimportant to us, espe- world, the main language of the ter- us? President Bush on 10/12 di- liberty not only to ourselves and our cially when we as a college community are so removed from waste dispos- rorists we now recognize as our en- rectly addressed the issue of anti- posterity, but also to the desperate al. It seems every waste receptacle has magic trash disappearance abilities. emies, the language of the culture Americanism: " I'm amazed. I'm and hopeless in this world. On one We place it the designated area, it disappears, and for our next magical out of which they have emerged, the amazed that there is such misunder- sentiment I will agree with him: trick... But facts and figures outside our little Allegheny bliss bubble show foundation language of Islam? In standing of what our country is May God grant us the wisdom to do a very different scenario — one of contaminated, overfilled, landfills and 1998 only one college student in about, that people would hate us... so. pollutant friendly incinerators. every 2,650 was enrolled in an Like most Americans, I just can't be- [Note: Space limitations greatly Let's think about this for a minute. We take a multitude of substances, Arabic course, i.e., less than .04%. lieve it. Because I know how good shortened this letter, which is posted turn them into a big waste soup, and lock them away in "safely contained Our intelligence agencies have a we are, and we've got to do a better in original form with additional landfills" to fester and decompose. Why did landfills account for 290 sites on lot of expensive gadgetry, but not job of making our case..." Alas, our documentation on my faculty home enough Arabic speakers to process President believes we're hated be- page.] the Superfund National Priority List in the late 80's? Interesting point, the data. Analysis is challenging, cause we're misunderstood; those Superfund sites are not "super-fun", they are the most environmentally con- because no plotter will say on his other people don't know how good LOUIS WAGNER taminated sites classified by the EPA. Even the newest clay capped/ lined cell phone, "The nuclear bomb is on we are, and his solution is to make Modern & Classical Languages landfills contain noxious gases, and have the ability to contaminate ground- water. How about burning our waste? I'm sure this idea is highly recommend- ROLE from page 6 ed by anyone living close to an established incinerator. Take some waste, dom comes the responsibility of restraint and respect. Step into the shoes of an Afghan woman. She can't burn it down, get some toxic gases and hazardous ash, and look for some When can we pull back on the reins of a media virtual- go out in public without a male relative. She can't go to place to distribute the toxic byproducts. Again, we fail to accept the truth of ly out of control, and a popular culture mercilessly ex- work or to school. She doesn't have any medical care. the matter, that we must change our social confines to reduce waste accrue- ploiting sex, drugs and greed, without inhibiting our She can't talk, laugh or shake hands in public. Her win- ment. "rights" and the self expression that defines us as a na- dows must be painted so she cannot be seen inside her tion? Restraint must come from within. own home. She can't listen to music, watch television or Realizing that complete elimination of all waste is impossible, our alter- In light of our own loss, we should remember those read. She's starving to death. She lives in silence. natives are reducing, reusing, and recycling. Reduction is by far the best of who have suffered and continue to suffer at the hands of Only then can we understand and appreciate the true the three, because material use is avoided, cost minimized, and waste re- the Taliban regime, and, in turn, we should rethink our meaning of patriotism and the choices we make as moval lessened. Reuse is the second best technique, and allows for an excuse own master plan as a nation. This is the perfect oppor- Americans. Perhaps, as we learn of these atrocities, we to have a complete cyclone of a house. Example: tunity for us to put our foot down and revert to a moral begin to understand. But then and only then will we high ground. We know now not to take our liberty for think twice before demonstrating what we have in the Student 1: "Dude, your house is a mess." granted, and we should exercise it to its full capacity to midst of those who have nothing, women who can't Student 2: "Yeah, we reuse everything." initiate and embrace change, not only in the name of our even show their faces in public without being beaten, Student 1: "Urn, cool." own country, but in the names of those who cannot stoned or shot, but women who undoubtedly deserve the speak for themselves. very freedoms we enjoy everyday. Though we are inundated with the idea of recycling and subconsciously I wish we would take a deeper look beyond the sur- Let's not celebrate our own rights without first re- believe its inherent benefits, recycling itself needs to be redefined and used face. Nationality has fooled America by providing a membering who we are and where we fall in the scheme not as the focus of waste reduction. Reduction and reuse are much more vi- false sense of comfort and encouraging complacency. of things. We're human. We suffered a crime against all able for an ever increasing population and decreasing abilities for waste dis- We should try to understand where hate formulates, as of humanity. Let's not seclude our pain or objectify it as posal. Until we accept this, we'll continue to fulfill our role as the military, well as our role in its inception, and what we can do to distinctly American. Let's not bear the aftermath alone. economic, and trash superpower of the world. stop it. In doing so, we don't justify these horrible acts of terrorism, but we do learn from them. Abby Collier is Weekend Editor of The Campus. Curt Stumpf is a columnist for The Campus.

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By BRETT TWILLA she said. But what she did say was low dancer, but the ghostly figure of cold breeze that went by." throughout the entire night," Staff Reporter that "It is a very friendly space, and a middle aged man. "It's kind of If Rhodes was the only one who McGuigan concluded. that the energy in this building is strange to say I saw him," she said, saw the ghost, it may be easy for a According to Rhodes, she and As Halloween approaches, many very comfortable...Whether you "because what I saw was more shad- skeptic to say it was only her imagi- two other students with whom she Aileghenians may be telling ghost want to say that is because there is a oWy, but the perception I got of what nation. She wasn't, however. When worked last summer, were "very stories or making plans to visit friendly ghost here in Montgomery I saw was very distinct. I knew that asked if she had seen or heard the aware of the spirits we had here. haunted houses, but what most do or not, I can't tell you," she added, he had a plaid shirt on, and I know ghost, student Regina McGuigan We'd come in on different times and not know is that Allegheny College "but I know that the students have the plaid had some pink and some replied, "Oh yes, it played the piano say this happened to me, or this hap- has the makings of its own ghost sto- talked to me about feeling a presence blue in it. He was going bald, and for us." According to both Rhodes pened to me, and [they] got the same ry with the halls and walls of here." was a little overweight...but it was and McGuigan, they were sitting feeling too, that there was definitely Montgomery Gym. Rhodes, a class of 2000 graduate not a clear picture like I would see with another student in the room on a spirit and it was definitely male." Montgomery Gym was built in who was a dance student at you now. It was more of a brief the first floor of the gym during a Rhodes said they would feel the 1896 on the piece of land that origi- Allegheny, worked as an intern in glimpse of a very shadowy figure." dress rehearsal, and throughout the ghost more strongly whenever there nally housed Culver dormitory. The the Gym until May 2001 and said Two weeks later she was stand- entire night, they could here the pi- was a dance performance, or even dormitory burned to the ground in she has seen the ghost more than ing in the doorway of Montgomery's ano upstairs being played, a couple when they were playing video tapes 1882. Montgomery Gym served as once. It was in the spring of 2000 upstairs room for a techniques class of keys at a time. of dances that they were categoriz- Allegheny's first athletic facility, when Rhodes first met the ghost. when she said she heard somebody "We thought, well let's be logical ing, Shannon said, and "We just kind and is now the official home of the Rhodes was in the performance knocking on Jan Hyatt's office door, about this, maybe its a chipmunk just of adjusted and made this part of our college's dance program. It is also, space on the first floor of the gym, located only a few feet from the hitting a couple of keys," Rhodes daily routine, and we'd go and talk to alumna Shannon Rhodes said, the working on a piece she had due in classroom. "I looked out in the hall- said. She and McGuigan went to in- the ghost, and invite him in to hang residence of "a ghost who is a real class the next week, when she felt way and there wasn't anybody vestigate, trying to recreate the out with us," she added. fan of dance." some one enter the room. "I felt there," she said. "Then I felt some- sound they heard and decided she So if you feel a ghostly presence Dance Program Coordinator Jan somebody come into the room," she body walk behind me, between me said that "there was no way a chip- when your dancing, or hear a piano Hyatt, was reluctant to say if a ghost said, "and I turned to see who it was and the doorway, and obviously no- munk could have hit those keys in playing when there's no one at the lived in Montgomery Gym. "I don't because I figured it was probably an- body did that because I would have succession." keys, don't be alarmed. It may just really know what a ghost is and I other dancer..." known, but it really felt like some- "Something was playing that pi- be the friendly, piano playing, dance don't know how to describe a ghost," What Rhodes saw was not a fel- body walked by, it was kind of like a ano while no-one was sitting there loving ghost of Montgomery Gym.

CHAPEL Iron! page 3 that I've been considering in my reason she chose to worship else- head all week. Also, his focus on so- where. cial justice is very important to me," "We are still an ecumenical faith he said. community; we are not a free-stand- "John's focus on social justice is ing church," Colatch said. "That is very appealing to me. I attribute be- not our goal. The hallmark of this ing a Christian as being socially just, congregation is that we house a lot of and John makes us look at things people with different faith traditions more globally," said Frambes. and beliefs. We are a progressive and Still, some students have found the moving congregation." Ford Chapel congregation doesn't fit As for the future of the congrega- their needs. One student who attend- tion, Colatch has two clear goals. "I ed the service twice was disenchant- am hoping that out of this congrega- ed by the sermons. She said found tion we will start working for change them to be "very wishy-washy. They in the community," namely for social didn't mention anything about Jesus justice in the Meadville community or the Bible," she said. and beyond, he said. Colatch said Another student who served as a that the congregation's weekly mon- MINI MINISTRY — Chaplin of the College John Patrick Colatch ministers to children during the "Children's Moment" before A.eacon for the Ford Chapel congre- etary collection has been directed to- the ecumenical mass. —photo by Kendra Stanton, News Editor gation explained why she chose to ward Sept. 11 relief funds including attend a different church the next United Way. year. "I wasn't being spiritually fed at,.the ecumenical service. Being "I would also like to have more ALARMS from page 4 spiritually fed to me means hearing a students share their musical talents. I'll do whatever I can to accommo- Challenging truth and letting God the summer of 2000. it doesn't take, a real fire for people to understand the im- work through that," she said She date this," said Colatch. "I don't Seventy-three percent of the college's student popu- portance of exiting,ebuilding." So cited having different theologi- know where we're going, but I'm lation lives on-campus or in college-owned hoUses. The Drills are.;k;t.gaiiiie4 by Security and Residence Life views from Colatch's as another happy." safety of these students, and of the students who..COme at least onces'persetnester.,The drills serve to familiarize from off-campus to use the academic buildings is a .pri- students with aii.ecAK.ATfote. A from page I ority. Maintenance does routine weekly checks of 'fire. Student 12ebee catfebiardt,'who lived in Brooks two alarms in each building to be sure they work. 'Security years ago, said she saw no problems with the old alarms. does regular checks as well. When they are in residence awl forms and broken furniture. point More than 700 community S4e thought they got the jab done. Walker Annex resi- halls it is usually to do these random checks. They check Other residents from Brooks Hall volunteers, including members of dent Sarah Viselli, hOwever, said she thought having the smoke detectors, exit lights, fire doors, hose cabinets, more effective. "I 'paired up with residents from the Boy Scout and Girl Scout troops, smoke detectors in every room was extinguishers, and boiler rooms. think a lot more people respond to them. They are very SChultz Hall and with sisters of participated. Any student living in the dorms can relate to the ex- loud and it is now impossible to ignore them." Alpha Chi Omega to clean and sort perience of waking up to the fire alarm. Evacuating the The dormitory rules state that there is to be no burn- through boxes as the Salvation Army building at odd times of the night can be a lot to ask col- ing of candles, incense, or smoking of any kind, and the downtown. lege students to do, especially when they know the alarm smoke detectors are sure to prevent these from happen- Community is the spirit of Make Staff Reporters Jennifer Taormina, is usually just "due to someone burning popcorn or ing in the privacy of students' rooms. a Difference Day, and this year Leigh Seserko and Emily LaRue con- someone pulling the fire alarm," Resident Advisor Lisa Meadville residents didn't disap- tributed to this article. Hanson said. "I think that we have too many false alarms Freshman have nothing to compare the new system so people don't take them seriously enough. I hope that against but many agree that the system is effective. THE CAMPUS

WEEKEND Featuresf Music7 Movies 7 Huorm • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Poet Conquers Violence By ABBY COLLIER PCADV's establishment in 1976, actual violence," causing public em- Weekend Editor women's advocacy groups have lob- barrassment and limiting the vic- bied for legal protections against do- tim's access to money, as well as iso- . Her eyes have seen. Her ears have mestic violence, which — as lating the victim from his or her heard. And her body remembers. McQuaid emphasized — knows no friends, family and- workplace. "1 think it's the writing that saved heterosexual bounds. Oftentimes, McQuaid said, phys- me," said Dora McQuaid, poet, ac- According to the National ical abuse can also lead to some form tivist and instructor of Speech Violence Against Women Survey of of sexual abuse. The interconnection Communications at Penn State 16,000 men and women conducted between sex, violence and love, she University. "I was in a very abusive in June of 2000, 11 percent of said, establishes control and power. relationship. I had no means to re- women and 15 percent of men in- Abusers, at the same time, are almost move myself. The relationship un- volved in same sex relationships suf- always afraid of losing their victim. raveled me." fered some sort of abuse. "Abuse has nothing to do with love, In honor of Domestic Violence quite frankly," she said. Awareness Month, McQuaid read McQuaid, who started writing poetry from her self-published col- "The relationship unraveled poetry as early as age five, used the lection, The Scorched Earth, for me." written word as a vehicle for her members of the Allegheny commu- thoughts during her own abusive re- lationship. "It was the only way I nity Tuesday night in Ford Chapel. A —Dora McQuaid, poet candlelight vigil and book signing could hear my own voice," she said. followed. After she "very quickly became en- Jane Buchanan, an affiliate of trenched in a circle of violence," "The statistics are terrifying," Women's Services, invited McQuaid McQuaid endured a night of "ex- said McQuaid. In Pennsylvania to share her story in Meadville as a treme violence," where she recalled alone in the year 2000, she revealed survivor of domestic violence. She reaching her breaking point. She at- how people died as a result of do- first heard McQuaid speak at the 115 tempted to stay overnight at a mestic violence, which means every 25th Anniversary Conference of the woman's shelter, but the shelter was three days someone is murdered, in- —From left, Kristie Price, Jessie Schindelar, Matt Dickey, Terra Pennsylvania Coalition Against full. cluding men, women and children. Caputo and Kana Lee. These Allegheny students recently joined Domestic Violence (PCADV). "I She then came across Sister In one of four households, she the Whispers nightclub crew on Market St. in Meadville and rocked just thought she was fantastic," said Outsider: Essays and Speeches by added, some kind of violence takes the Campus Center Wednesday afternoon to get the word out. Buchanan. The conference took Audre Lorde, specifically an essay place. —photo by Abby Collier, Weekend Editor place on March 21 at State College entitled "The Transformation of McQuaid described her past ex- — three years to the day when Silence into Language and Action." perience as the "classic pattern of re- McQuaid had first met her abuser. Lorde, after discovering she had when I read that," McQuaid said. tion, possibility and hope," she said. lationship violence." In this situa- As described on its web site, the breast cancer, wanted to remain The next day, she wrote Lorde's Now, McQuaid uses her voice to tion, McQuaid explained how the PCADV stands as the first statewide silent to avoid embarrassment, phrase down on notecards and dis- help those in abusive relationships abuser would "employ a number of coalition in the United States to com- shame and pain, but came to a stark tributed them throughout her home, who cannot speak for themselves. techniques" to retain control and, ul- bat domestic violence by providing realization: "Your silence will not ultimately putting herself in danger, She explained how she wanted to timately, limit her resources. community-based support programs protect you." but also coming to terms with her sit- stay alive to provide an outlet for These techniques include posing (http://www.pcadv.org/). Since the "It was like I had been electrified uation. "I was able to see despera- "the threat of physical violence or —see POET, page 16— Shen and Bones Returns wi Original Performance By BRIANNA PIKE Weissbach presented a one-hourpro-- -es the intellectnal, ,rational mind and t'ained with interpretive dance, rang- Theater, the Urraro Gallery and the Assistant Weekend Editor gram. "We seek to share our unique directly penetrates the ..*(Ori4ng of ing from slow and deliberate to fast Papermoon Restaurant. blend of dance, improvisation, the subconsCiouS: She ,encourages and more frantic movements. The The Shen and Bones dance troupe voice, text, sound and music with her audienceS to freely ifiteTp#!.::tht ce of the performance was varied, Weekend Editor Abby Collier con- work and derive any phiIOSO ie01' tit succeeded in keeping the audi- tributed to this article. recently performed in the open-minded audiences • every- , • Montgomery Performance Space at where," said Weissbach, according or allegoriCal meaning they wi Once's attention. Allegheny after a two-year absence to an Allegheny news release. AS described on the web of Changes in volume and intensity Inside Weekend this past Friday and Saturday at 8 The Shen and Bones program in- The Bone Floor (http://wWWd4m-:. music also helped to convey what p.m. cludes an abstract form of Japanese network.cornibcrneflOoribonePOoe.ht ec performers were enacting on The nationally renowned group dance called Butoh, which ml — a multimedia production corn- stage. The mood of each piece varied —Get ready for In combines dance, poetry, dialogue Weissbach first studied 10 years ago posed of three different pieces of from weird and scary to funny and Phase, page 11 and live music to create a unique ef- with Iona Pear Dance Theater theater art on display at the Erie Art 'less intense. fect in their performances. The com- Director Cheryl Flaharty. Weissbach Museum Annex), WeiskbaCh re The dancers who took part in the —Unpleasant Thoughts, joined Shen and Bones in 1999 as a ceived her bachelor of arts.degree shows on Oct. 12 and 13 are from pany is under the artistic direction of page 12 Lani Fand Weissbach. principal dancer and has orchestrat- from the University of Hawaii and Erie and Ashtabula, Ohio. There was In May of 1999, the company ed her original choreography for var- her master of fine arts degree from also a guest performer from the made its first Meadville appearance ious exhibitions since 1990. Arizona State University. Meadville area. The Shen and Bones —Dave ventures into with a concert titled "Reflections of According to The Bone Floor's The performances by the compa- company has performed at a number the jungle for for music, Eve." For this particular perfor- web site, "Weissbach's interest is to ny involved simple costumes, con- of different venues in Northwest page 10 mance, a combination of four take the performer and the viewer on sisting of red scarves and flesh col- Pennsylvania, including the Erie Art Allegheny students, alumni and a poetic journey; one which bypass- ored body suites. Performers enter- Museum Annex, the Roadhouse Page 10 Weekend October 25, 2001 Pedro the Lion Is King of Jade Tree's Jungle By DAVE KIERSKI word piece that essentially bad- most recent record, Winners Never It's Hard to Find a Friend in 1998. It There is not a bad song from begin- Weekend Reporter mouths an album? I think it's a waste Quit, and now they are re-releasing contains 12 near-perfect tales of ning to end on this record. of time, and I don't want to waste his first two cds, It's Hard to Find a love, heartbreak and doubt. Bazan is "The Only Reason I Feel Secure" Well, its a sad day. I have no new your time. I want to give you good Friend, Pedro's debut cd, and its fol- a Christian, and he deals honestly is no different. It opens with cds to review. I don't know if it's be- music. lowup ep, The Only Reason I Feel and openly with his relationship with "Criticism as Inspiration," a song cause I 'm lazy; maybe I just haven't Fortunately, we are saved this Secure. These two were originally God, and also with his demons. The about the kicks someone gets when looked hard enough. But I'd like to week by a label, Jade Tree Records. released on the now-defunct Made in overall mood is melancholy, with they put another person down, with think, and I do sincerely believe this, Jade Tree is the label that carries Mexico Records. These two cds are Bazan moping through subdued gui- the lyrics "It makes me feel so good that there is absolutely no good mu- such fantastic indie bands as the phenomenal, and props go to Jade tar, minimalist drumming, and stel- / to always tell you when you're sic available right now to review. Promise Ring, New End Original, Tree for making them readily avail- lar bass played by Unwed Sailor's wrong" that we can all take to heart. And I don't want to review bad mu- Milemarker, and Pedro the Lion. able to us greedy music fans. I Jonathan Ford. "Invention," a beautiful, sprawling sic. Who wants to read a 500 to700 Jade Tree released Pedro the Lion's would even go as far to say that they Highlights of the album are the number, is comforting in its hopeful are crucial additions to any indie acoustic "The Longer I Lay Here," a poetry. "Letter from a Concerned rock fan's collection. touching, haunting number about the Follower" is a tongue-in-cheek num- Unhappy with Starbucks Coffee? curse of laziness, "Big Trucks," a ber about the self-superiority and rocking, upbeat number about being egotism of man. The ep proper ends on the receiving end of anger that with "Be Thou My Vision," a tradi- Music Review Starting next Monday, Oct. 29 and has "single" written all over it. tional hymn that is beautiful with Sample lyrics: "There's real people just Bazan's voice and guitar and an running until Friday Nov. 9, in the big big trucks / that you flick unexpected burst of psychedelia at Pedro the Lion is, for all intents off when they get in your road." the end. Then we are treated to three and purposes, David Bazan, a These are sung over a jaunty, melod- bonus tracks: acoustic versions of ALLEGHENY'S GROUNDS FOR CHANGE sleepy-looking, meek man with a ic guitar line that'll have you bob- "Big Trucks" and "Invention" and smooth, gentle voice and a penchant bing your head like the fool you are. "Diamond Ring," a clever story COFFEEHOUSE for writing superb songs. He makes "The Longest Winter" is heartbreak- about the human race's rejection of me think of California. Bazan is ing and beautiful. "When They God. helped on the two cds in question by Really Get to. Know You They'll Both of these cds are wonderful; will be open_ a rotating cast of musicians. But its Run" is another rocker about — get they manage both to be calming and Bazan who writes the songs, does this — girls shaving their legs. The uplifting at the same •time. I suggest the singing, and plays everything but album's closer, "Promise," is one you take advantage of Jade Tree's Monday, Wednesday and Friday bass. song among many where Bazan decision and get yourself some Pedro the Lion originally released deals with his doubt, a doubt every Pedro the Lion. from 8 to 10 a.m. Christian has but is afraid to express. and Barrymore Touches Hearts Tuesday and Thursday from 8 to 9 a.m. in 'Riding in Cars With Boys' We will be selling coffee to go and will accept BY MARK KLAMAN worse, the alcoholic, drug-addicted man she married Weekend Reporter eventually leaves for the sake of his family, but is played cash or shop on your Allegheny College Ib. brilliantly by Steve Zahn (from That Thing You Do). In the previews for Riding in Cars With Boys, I got the The audience can see Beverly as an unwilling partic- This is a test run to see hay it tActrics cut. impression that it was a movie about the trials and tribu- ipant in her life. Her original role was as a complacent lations of dating and unexpected pregnancy. I mean, not mother meeting the necessary needs of her son. She will still be cloven cur regular evaning hairs. that I can relate to unexpected pregnancy — but the pit- eventually becomes an independent woman, ready to let A falls of dating, I can. The movie deals with human emo- go of the pregnancy in her life that she seemed to regret, tion in one of the most realistic ways I have ever seen but an accident that actually saved her in the long run. portrayed on film. Overall, Barrymore gave a humorous and endearing Are you a work study student with Riding in Cars With Boys is mostly shot in flashbacks performance, yet it was not one of her best. I think this of what appears to be a couple, played by Drew may be due in part to her being overshadowed by the wheels? Barrymore and Adam Garcia (the bar-stripping amazing Brittany Murphy, who I found myself hoping to Australian boyfriend from Coyote Ugly). The movie be on the screen more than Barrymore. centers around Barrymore, as Beverly, and her two Sara Gilbert, there when she needed to be, represent- Do you wanna make some money? friends, played by Brittany Murphy (from Girl, ed what Beverly and Faye did not have. However, I think Interrupted) and Sara Gilbert (from the television sitcom that Gilbert's talent was incredibly underused. The Roseanne). choice of Lorraine Bracco and James Woods as Do you wanna make Beverly's parents was genius. They both brought such incredible depth to their characters and influenced so Movie Review much of how the audience perceived the character of some money for us? Beverly. When one goes into see this movie, they are going to As the movie progresses, the audience learns that fif- walk out with something they never expected. The The Campus is currently seeking assistance teen-year-old Beverly is pregnant after having sex in the movie touches on every possible feeling that kids, young front seat of a car with a boy she just met. Faye gets preg- adults and parents have at some point in their life — feel- in advertising nant as well. During that time in the 60's, pregnant girls ings of despair, loneliness, fear, excitement, regret, love, were expected to get married. The friends are each oth- loss, disappointment and the overwhelming theme of er's outlet and release from the life they could have had. sacrifice. Sacrificing for people that you love so much No experience necessary From this point on, the movie focuses on Beverly, that it hurts when you have to go away and sacrificing who is forced to drop out of high schbol and sacrifices your own dreams so someone can have theirs. college and her dream of being a writer in order to raise In all honesty, this movie is going to make you laugh. Please contact Abby at [email protected] for more her child. She also has to worry about being a continuous cry, analyze your own life. your own choices and want to information! disappointment to her parents. Of course, to make things call your parents and thank them in appreciation. October 25, 2001 Weekend Page 11

In Phase Makes An Impression By ABBY COLLIER Weekend Editor

Every business has a past. For In Phase, that past started out in Meadville — but under another name. The trendy, meditative enterprise has since gone through sev- eral "phases" since its original debut. Amber Crystal, a store owned and operated in the dOwntown area by former Meadville resident Gerry Cruicshank, started the initial "phase." Cruicshank then partnered up with Meadville resident Alan Moss, whose family lumber business had recently closed. By 1983, the duo moved to San Diego, Calif., and opened Truly a Treat in Carlsbad, about 40 miles to the north. Cruicshank and Moss lived in California for about two years, but landlord troubles sent them back to Meadville, where they still owned property. They re- opened Truly a Treat in the downtown mall, but encoun- tered yet another dilemma — another store in Oakland PHASED—In Phase owner Alan Moss stands (near Pittsburgh) operating under the same name had among his many treasures, located inside the qualms about sharing identities. To settle the debate, the Meadville Mall downtown. pair renamed theirstore "In Phase" in 1985, and it stuck. —photo by Abby Collier, Weekend Editor The shop specialize.s in unique gifts, including silver jewelry, incense, candles, cards and stationary, tapes- especially those who want to take something unique tries, pewter figurines, and posters. "Gerry had a lot of back home, something unexpectedly from Meadville. knowledge about things like that," said Moss, who began Moss said he owes his success to "the philosophy to learn more about the business after taking over when where you put things in the store you can't get anywhere Cruicshank moved back to California. else." He noted the continual support of college students, Now, Moss works with a small staff of three employ- but also said In Phase, because of its originality, manages ees. To keep up with the market, he visits other stores in to attract a pretty diverse crowd. "It's just the uniqueness northwest Pennsylvania and also attends gift shows in of the store," he said. New York each year. To experience In Phase, visit the Meadville Mall - Lori Adsit, who has worked for In Phase for over 10 downtown. The shop's inside, entrance is across from 10" years, recalled how Amber Crystal was once her favorite Blockbuster, and is open Monday through Thursday store. Now, as an employee, she commented on In from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Friday from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. and Phase's vast popularity among young adults. "It has been Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. For more information, one if the most popular stores for college ids," -she said, call 333- t 363.

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Another thing I object to is the fact that some television analysts are so busy consulting with wardrobe and You're on! makeup about how best to appear united that they fail to realize that Tom Ridge is no longer a governor. All I ever hear is "Governor Ridge will do this and "Governor Ridge should do that". Get over it people! We got rid of him. He's gone. Over and done with I ask you what state is he the governor of Pennsylvania? No we have someone else now Pennsylvania II? No that's not a state. At least, not yet. Another column, perhaps. Wake up and exercise some basic reasoning skills, and for God's sake get your facts straight. You're supposed to be jour nalists, after all Sure, there are other things that I object to but they're too numerous to warrant any specific detail. Being told that I'm somehow obligated to fly on an airplane, buy a car, or collect a bunch of worthless commemorative coins bothers me somewhat. Likewise, I'm discouraged by how quickly we've forgotten how terrifying it is to watch stuff explode, or how objectionable it is for innocent people to die. Weren't we outraged when Timothy McVeigh spoke of collateral damage? Now it's just "unfortunate but inevitable." Most people stand united in that view, as well But not to worry, folks, because in Pennsylvania II, "united we, stand will still be a valid rallying cry. Only thing is we'll expand the scope of the term we until it includes all people. If we were to try and do that today, we'd notice that there is actually a very sharp division within the we party. This planet hasn't been this hostile in a long time as far as I can remember. And for those who aren't convinced by my utopian vision for the future Arabia, 600 A.D. — World's 1st Fire-Eater is born. of my new breakaway republic, here's a two word slogan that is probably still just as rousing as any I've men tioned thus far: free beer. Today's Horoscopes—Information courtesy of www.excite.com Aries (March 21 - April 19): A tive. Work with what you already you can afford, but just a few wise overlay of a worst case scenario, the your best interest to hide it for most sense of accomplishment is in the have rather than recruiting new decisions might be able to save your future looks great after all. Try to of the day. Others must disqualify air as the Moon continues its way people or drafting new methods. dignity and sanity. As strange as the appreciate the people in your life themselves from the contest before through its current Sign. Keep in Taurus (April 20 - May 20): The future may look, you still control for the shining stars that they are, you make your championship bid. mind that it's never too late to fall in things that were running smoothly your own little corner of it. Gemini. It all might go away by Few expect this kind of strategy, love, Aries, whether intellectually yesterday have a strong chance of Gemini (May 21 - June 21): Much tomorrow, but right now you've got which is all to the good. Find a way or emotionally. Pay close attention unraveling today. Its important for - to your relief, you heard it wrong everything that you need -- and to be inconspicuous, but keep your to the smaller details instead of you to keep your eye open to all of the first time. When the Moon is in more. eyes wide open all the while. focusing, on the big picture. The the negative possibilities of your its current Sign, miscommunica- Cancer (June 22 - July 22): Keep Wearing a pair of dark sunglasses timing of an event leads you across actions right now, Taurus. tions tend to work to your 'advan- looking for the things that have could work to your advantage. some unexpected hurdles. Nothing Unfortunately, the Aquarius Moon tage. Throughout most of the day, been most elusive. If you finally —see HOROSCOPES, page /6— is perfect, but everything is posi- is eager to make a bigger mess than you'll probably find that without the find what you seek, it might be in THE CAMPUS

S PORTS Scores, Schedules, News, Features Allegheny Continues to Wor.:OW' "Ram" the Competition By JASON STRONZ lead. "Turner, Bubba, and Shane are Sports Editor With the Gator defense holding all big-play threats," he said. "It's the Lords in check, the offense was nice to have those three out there The Allegheny football team got able to continue their scoring bar- producing-like that. It's even better new uniforms this season. The first rage in the second quarter. Polack to know the offense goes even deep- comment I heard of them was some- hit his second field goal of the game, er than them." thing about their similarity to those this one from 19 yards out to give Ream, in his first game back of the NFL's Saint Louis Rams. The Allegheny a 20-0 lead. After a three since suffering an ankle sprain way the Gator offense has been play- and out by Kenyon, Smith and the against Wittenberg, made his pres- ing in recent weeks, I'd say the uni- offense came back on the field. It ence known against a tough forms aren't the only similarity. took them only three plays to get Frostburg State team. Over the past two weekends the back to the sidelines for a rest. The senior tailback equaled or Gators have been on the road de- Jamie Sye, a first-year back, topped four school records in the 40- stroying opponents and tearing up rushed for five yards, followed by a 13 win. He became the school's all- the record books. six-yard gain by Woods. Smith time leader in scoring, rushing Allegheny first traveled to found Turner a second touchdown touchdowns, and all-purpose Gambier, Ohio where they routed on the next play. The 35-yard com- yardage, while tying the single-game the Kenyon Lords 68-13. The pletion put the Gators up 27-0, but scoring record. ON THE SPOT— Junior strong safety Joe Cowart recovered two fumbles in Gators, without All-American tail- Kenyon would ruin hopes of a Ream ran, 33 times for 142 yards Saturday's 40-13 win over Frostburg State. The Gators are 4-3 for the season. back Shane Ream for the third game, shutout on the ensuing drive. and five touchdowns while catching —photo courtesy of Office of Student Activities tied four single-game offensive Tony Miga, the Lords' quarter- one ball for 11 yards. The five records. Led by the sensational back, went 1-5 on the drive, but his scores gave.him 55 for his career and sophomore combination of Bubba only completion was for 48 yards put him one ahead of Stanley Smith and Jon Turner, the offense and it put Kenyon in field goal range. Drayton on the all-tie list. His 30 Gator Rugby Team piled up a Ram-like 655 total yards It did not phase the Gators however, points in the game tied a record he of offense. as they found the end zone 1:13 later already shared with Kyle Smesko, Smith topped his performance on yet another big play. Smith hit Jon Iozzi, Drayton, and Jay Lewis. Preparing for Action from the Oct. 6 homecoming game Turner in stride, and the wideout The 153 yards put him 62 yards against Hiram, in which he threw for sprinted in Torry Holt-like fashion ahead of Drayton's old record for ca- By TRACIE GAYDOS traditionally been a male-dominated a school record tying five touch- for a 72-yard score. The first half reer all-purpose yards of 4,010. Staff Reporter sport because of its level of physical downs, by completing 25 of 39. pass- scoring ended two drives later when Ream worked his way right back contact, there were about 20 girls "I like hitting people," said first- es for 365 yards and six touchdowns. Smith hit Turner for his fourth and into the Gator offensive mix, which that came to the first organizational year Jessica Buck. While in most meeting last week. "I told them In all, Allegheny compiled a new final receiving touchdown from two saw Smith finish 22-30 with 257 cases this may not be considered a when they first came in here, :You school record of 391 yards passing. yards out. yards and one touchdown. Turner good thing, this desire to hit people are going to get dirty. You are going Turner accounted for 10 of those The second half was no different had eight catches for 77 yards, and is just the type of thing that the to get hit. You are going to hit other completions for 177 yards and four than the first, as the Gators tallied 27 Woods finished the game with 69 women's rugby team is looking for. girls. If you don't want to do. this, touchdowns. more points, while giving up ten to yards on the ground and 72 on three For the second year in a row, this probably isn't the sport for the Lords. Smith hit Woods for a receptions including Smith's only Smith's Kurt Warner-like 365 there is an attempt being made here you,'" Roble said. touchdown. Hrovat was happy to yards broke the five-year old record second touchdown early in the third at Allegheny, to make rugby, a tradi- This is not a problem for the girls held by Kyle Adamson by seven quarter, and Sye would later run one see such equality between the tionally male European sport, a who came to that meeting. In fact, yards, and his six touchdowns in from two yards out. Marty Spieler ground and aerial attacks. women's club sport. Club status this is the exact reason many became eclipsed the record he shared with recorded his first career touchdown "The offense is balanced now," means that the team will not be a interested. "I was going to play flag Mike Galley. Turner's four touch- pass with a 26-yard completion to he said. "It is nice to see we can run varsity sport which plays conference football and I like rough sports so downs tied the school best. fellow sophomore Will McMahon. 250 yards and equal that through the games, but will travel to schools re- when I saw the flyer, I thought I Allegheny got on the board first Senior tailback Wyatt Jones ended air." gardless of classification, such as should check it out," said first-year with Aaron Polack's 41-yard field the Gator scoring with a 32-yard run The Gator offense isn't the only Slippery Rock University, Clarion Celeste Lindahl. goal at 9:07 of the first quarter. with 11:29 remaining in the fourth part of the team deserving of head- University, Indiana University of Along with this possible fear of TheGators never looked back, rack- quarter. lines. The defense has also been a Pennsylvania, Fredonia State physical contact, many girls are hes- ing up 41 points in the first half The numerous scores were very great force in the teams late season University, and West Virginia itant to come out for the team be- alone. Smith would find Turner for much in character with the high- dominance. The Gators came into University to play games. cause they fear that they do not have their first touchdown connection of powered offense the Gators have the Frostburg State game ranked The team started to come togeth- enough experience due to the new- the game. The six-yard strike came been exemplifying. It is an offense number seven in the country in rush er last year when Casey Timer, class ness of the sport. Although there are just over a minute after Polack's many NFL teams have problems defense, and probably bettered their of 2001, started the women's team two hundred women's professional field goal. The first quarter came to stopping when playing St. Louis, standing by giving up only nine after having played on the men's teams in England, the first interna- club team. She has handed down the tionally organized World Cup that an end two minutes after Smith hit and it has Coach Hrovat just as im- yards on the ground. In fact, only organizational and coaching duties the United States participated in was Brian Woods for a two-yard score. pressed with the big plays his team one team has been able to get over to junior Traci Roble. 15— The offense pounded the ball down produces, as well as many of the —see FOOTBALL, page 15— —see RUGBY, page Despite the fact that rugby has field the entire quarter to gain a 17-0 fans.

rage 14 Sports October 25, 2001 Soccer Seasons Winding Down

By KELLY BOLEN City at home on Oct. 22, and came Staff Reporter away with a 4-0 victory. In the first minutes of the game Mandy Sysko, The men's soccer team is coming junior, scored off the assist from into the final stretch of their season Och. Jill Malone scored nine min- this week. The team has one final utes later off a rebound from a goal game against Wittenburg on Oct. 27, attempt made by Erica Frank, senior. and if the Gators win they will move Sysko earned the assist for the sec- on to the conference tournament. ond goal. The third goal of the game Their record as of Oct. 20 was 10-4 was scored by Claudia Garcia, overall and 6-2 in the North Coast sophomore, and assisted by Malone. Athletic Conference. The Gators' final goal of the game Allegheny faces stiff competi- was scored by sophomore Sharon tion in their conference, and while Greene. Anderson and Randi Potter, they may still make it into the con- junior, split the goalkeeping duties in ference tournament without a win the shutout. this week, their chances will be Oct. 20 was the team's last con- greatly reduced. The team also feels ference match before the start of the that depending on other teams is not conference tournament. The Gators SOMETHING TO SMILE ABOUT—The Allegheny men's soccer team poses for a team photo. The Gators have a record of the way they want to make it into the lost 3-0 to Ohio Wesleyan. Despite 10-4 heading into their regular season finale this Saturday at Wittenberg. tournament. "We're trying to stay fo- the loss the team regained a third —photo courtesy of Nory Sams, Assistant Photography Editor cused. There is a lot riding on this place position in the conference and game," said sophomore Adam has qualified for the playoffs. Fletcher. Anderson made four saves for the BCS Standings Released for On Oct. 20 the team played game. Denison and managed to pull off the The Gators faced New win with a final score of 1-0. The Wilmington and defeated the Titans First Time; Sooners are No. 1 winning goal was scored during 3-2. Greene was the first scorer for overtime. Pieter Ockers, senior, as- Allegheny. She scored the goal off By CHAD THOMAS top 15 teams, and in this case, the unless those wins came against for- sisted Derek Segesdy, junior, who an assist from Sysko making the Daily Texan Staff Writer lower a team's rating in the BCS for- midable foes. This is where strength headed the ball into the goal to end score 1-0 for the Gators. mula, the higher-ranked it is in the of schedule comes into play. the game for the Gators. Senior net- Westminster managed to score, but The BCS ratings are out, and, as BCS standings. The computers factor not only a minder L.J. Marks had four saves the Gators came right with a goal expected, much controversy sur- Part of a team's BCS ranking lies team's win-loss record, but also the and added another shut out to his re- from first-year Jill Gray. rounds the Bowl Championship at the subjective end of the spectrum sume. , records of both the team's oppo- Westminster later scored and tied the Series and its quest to find college in the form of the two major polls, The Gators defeated Hiram 2-0 game at two. With just 30 seconds to nents, and its opponents' opponents. football's top two teams to play for while the remainder is a conglomer- at home on Oct. 17. The Gators' go in the first half sophomore Moreover, computer formulas as of the national title. ation of mathematical factors used in Jason Figura, ,sophomore, scored in Amanda McElfresh scored a goal off 2001 are incorporating "quality With this weekend featuring key eight separate computer formulas.. the beginning of the second half to a deflected corner kick to end the matchups between Oklahoma and wins" into their BCS ratings. give the Gators a 1-0 lead over the scoring. Teams are ranked by coaches in Nebraska, UCLA and Stanford, and Essentially, this means that wins Terriers. Later in the second half Allegheny crushed Hiram on the ESPN/USA Today Coaches' Poll, Oregon and Washington State, a re- over teams ranked in the top 15 in John Gearhart, junior, scored ,a sec- Oct. 17 8-0. Och, sophomore and by the media in the Associated arrangement to the current face of the BCS poll hold more weight than ond goal for the Gators. Eric Bland, Theresa Lettrich, and first-year Press poll. When combined, these other wins, and thereby merit deduc- sophomore, picked up the assist for Nicole Hercules each scored twice in the BCS rankings is imminent. two poll positions account for 50 tions to a team's BCS rating. the team. Marks made, six saves in the course of the game. Sysko and The debut of the 2001 BCS rank- percent of a team's BCS ranking. the game. Malone were the other two Gators to ings were announced Monday, with Whereas the AP and Coaches' The importance of strength of Wooster hosted the Gators on contribute goals in the win. Oklahoma claiming the top spot, and polls are prone to personal bias, the schedule explains why Miami, Oct. 13 in a thrilling overtime game. The team lost to Wittenberg on Big 12 counterpart Nebraska at No. computers are said to rank teams ac- though ranked No. 1 in both the AP The Gators escaped with a 2-1 over- Oct. 13 in a close battle that went 2. The Huskers are followed by cording to objective, mathematical time win on an Ockers goal with two into double overtime, but ended with and Coaches' polls, sits at No. 4 in UCLA, Miami, Virginia Tech and formulas. seconds remaining. Bland assisted Wittenberg winning 2-1. "We need- the BCS. Texas. Constituting a team's computer on the winning tally. Bland also ed to finish more balls; wind was a Many say the rankings are unfair scored the first goal for the Gators to ranking are foUr separate criteria. factor," said Anderson. The Gators after last year's system left Miami tie the score at 1-1 with 18 minutes started the game on top with Malone First and foremost is a team's win- Oklahoma currently sits atop the out of the national title game. The of play left in the game. Wooster's scoring a goal in the first half, but loss record. A loss tacks one point rankings as a result of human and Hurricanes, who sit at No. 1 in both attempts to score where squashed by Wittenberg came back to tie it up. onto the BCS rating, and when mere computer factors. The Sooners are major polls, are only the fourth-best Marks as he made 14 saves to help They would eventually win the game hundredths of a point can separate No. 2 in both major polls, their op- clinch the Gators' victory. in the second overtime. team in the land according to a few teams in the final standings, a loss of ponents have a collective record of The women's soccer team is cur- The women's team finished the computers. a game and the addition of one point 23-14 against teams other than OU, rently in third place in their confer- regular season with a record of 13-5, In order to condone or condemn usually translates into title hope de- and the Sooners also have a "quality ence. The team is optimistic about 5-3 in North Coast Athletic the BCS system, it's necessary to struction. win" over Texas, the sixth-ranked their chances at a conference title. Conference action. They will begin first understand how it works in con- Just winning games isn't enough team in the BCS. "We've had a really great season," the postseason in the NCAC junction with the national title pic- to earn a shot at the national title. If said Joan Anderson, sophomore. Conference Tournament, eyeing a —article courtesy of U-Wire ture. a team is going to finish the regular The women's team faced Grove NCAA Tournament berth. BCS standings are given for the season .updefe_ated,_it won't_ rmittet Page 15 Sports The Campus

What about the World Series? 1 should have known better than to bet. • FOOTBALL om page 13 against the Yankees. After defeating the Mariners in the ALCS, the Yanks will seek their 'fourth consecutive championship against the Arizona the 100-yard mark on the ground, up big plays, and in this respect, they our next game," said Hrovat. "We Diamondbacks. My prediction'? Well, since I was wrong once already. and that was Mt. Union, the number have something in common with the are going to enjoy the journey to the you won't see this columnist make a pick. I do think, however, it will he one team in the nation. Rams they don't need. end of this season. Every moment a tight series, with the dominant duo of Curt Schilling and Randy Johnson In the Kenyon win, senior line- "People aren't trying to run we have to enjoy the sport, we are face off against Andy Pettitte, Roger Clemens, Mike Mussina, and El against us anymore," said Hrovat. going to grasp." Duque. One point that could determine the series is the bullpens. No one hacker Ralph Tune led the Gator in the game is better than Mariano Rivera, and it could give the Yankees charge with five tackles, three for "We are becoming solid in our pass They will attempt to apply this the slightest of advantages in what looks to be an even series. loss, while sophomore Matt Komar, defense, and now it's time stop some theory Saturday Oct. 27 against junior Derek Vikara, and first-year of the big plays." It is possible, and Wabash at Robertson Field at 1 p.m., • What's up with contraction? The buzz around Major League Baseball Curtis Reeves all added intercep- the statistics favor the Gators. They and it's possible more records will is a November 6th owners' meeting. Rumor has it that two clubs, tions. First-year lineman Evan currently lead the conference in op- fall. Smith is only one touchdown Montreal and either Florida or Tampa Bay, may be disbanded by the Kormos had a team-high six tackles. ponent's completion percentage, al- pass away form breaking the single leaitte. The players from those teams would go into a dispersal draft. It's Tune and junior linebacker J.P. lowing only 42.7 percent of passes to a bold move by the league. It is also something that will likely be very season passing record and Turner McFeeley led the defense in the be completed. difficult to get done given the power of the players' union, but it's in- needs only nine receptions and four Frostburg victory with eight tackles With the wins, Allegheny im- triguing nevertheless. The possibility of contraction could make for a touchdowns. to break those single very interesting offseason in baseball. apiece. Sophomore lineman David proved to 4-3 overall, and 3-1 in season marks for wide receivers. Pisanick and Tune each added sacks. NCAC action. Their solid all- Junior safety Joe Cowart recovered around play has many people look- Allegheny may not be undefeat- SAY WHAT? two of the Bobcats' five fumbles. ing toward the future, but the Gators ed or heading to the playoffs like the Despite the brilliant performance, are focused on this season, and this Rams, but they are still exciting to Lou Klein the defense is still looking to im- season alone. watch. They still have the hearts of prove. They have a tendency to give "We are not going to look beyond champions.

• What about those Steelers? After arguably their best showing of 2001 RUGBY from page 13 in a 17-10 win over Tampa Bay, the Steelers sit atop the AFC Central at only ten years ago. At the collegiate Roble, who herself has only played is a club sport, so as long as the girls 4-1. They are tied with Oakland for the best record in the conference. The call and let me know if they cannot Steelers' defense has been absolutely dominating at times, and their level, some local schools have estab- the sport for two years. "I just be- ground attack of Jerome Bettis and Amos Zereoue makes up one of the lished teams. Indiana University of came interested in rugby myself make it to a game or practice, it will league's best tandems. Kordell Stewart's play has been far from spectac- Pennsylvania has had a team for six when I went to a Pitt game a few be okay," said Roble. years. Most small schools like years ago." ular, but he is doing what is necessary to win games. America will get Though this team and sport is in their chance to see the much-improved Steelers battle Tennessee on Allegheny are just starting to show Since this is a club team, it does its infant stages for the women, it is Monday night at Heinz Field. Will the Steelers shine in the spotlight? I'd an interest in women's rugby. It is not require as much time and com- obvious that this sport is not for say the chances are pretty good. also a sport that is not played at the mitment as a varsity sport would. In everyone. However, because of the high school level. November, they will start practicing enthusiasm that Roble and her girls • What's the deal with the BCS? When the Bowl Championship Series A few girls have been able to twice a week in order for the girls to have showed so far, this may be the standings were released on Monday, defending national champion play on club teams with women of learn the game and the fundamental perfect sport for them. Oklahoma rested in the top spot, followed by Nebraska, UCLA, and all ages in the Pittsburgh area. It is skills that are necessary to play. The Miami. Huh? The Hurricanes are #1 in both the AP and coaches' polls, because of this that experience is not season for this sport is during the but their strength of schedule and computer rankings have pushed them easy to come by in this sport, and spring so that is when they will be "I have never really played team down to fourth. Miami fans have got to be shaking their heads. They're therefore is not necessary to play on playing,. their games. During this sports, but I have always liked to run hoping this isn't a repeat of 2000, when Florida State finished ahead of this team. "Anyone with desire to of a there - practices per and be active, so I thought this Miami, even though the Hurricanes knocked off the Seminoles. Is the 01;1)e three Week including the games. It is a sounded like something that was BCS really the best college football could come up with? play and a willingness to learn can be a member of this team," said cOrtMlitment, but I also realize that it right for me," Buck said. • THIS WEEK IN SPORTS ramural Football Action

Friday 10/26 in al Regular Season Standings: Volleyball at Elizabethtown Tournament Jinxes 5-0 SAE 3-2 Saturday 10/27 Phi Psi 2-3 Football vs. Wabash 1:00 Theta Chi 0-5 Men's Cross Country at NCAC Championship at Wabash Women's Cross Country at NCAC Championship at Wabash Playoff Games: Men's Soccer at Wittenberg 1:00 Women's Soccer at NCAC Championship Thursday 10/18 Volleyball at Elizabethtown Tournament Jinxes 38, Theta Chi 6 SAE 20, Phi Psi 18 Today 10/25 Jinxes vs. SAE, 4:30 at Robertson Field

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Lost - earring, goldtone with red for recruiting a small committee Earth, her first published collection of poetry. According to Assistant Professor of Psychology Nita crystals. Great sentimental value, to operate the technical aspect of Instead of approaching a publishing company, which McKinley, who encouraged Allegheny's support for little monetary value. Will give GAP events. controls distribution, McQuaid went to Kinko's and Dora McQuaid's appearance, "Women's Services pro- cash reward, no questions asked! 4%. started out by printing 30 copies, thinking she would vides not only a rape and assault hotline and women's Please call 333-9009 •Both positions require energetic never get her money back. In one year, however, she shelter, but also important educational programs and in- people who get along with other made $300. Now, McQuaid holds poetry readings and ternship opportunities for Allegheny students." 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