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Ithaca College Digital Commons @ IC The thI acan, 1990-91 The thI acan: 1990/91 to 1999/2000 10-4-1990 The thI acan, 1990-10-04 Ithaca College Follow this and additional works at: http://digitalcommons.ithaca.edu/ithacan_1990-91 Recommended Citation Ithaca College, "The thI acan, 1990-10-04" (1990). The Ithacan, 1990-91. 6. http://digitalcommons.ithaca.edu/ithacan_1990-91/6 This Newspaper is brought to you for free and open access by the The thI acan: 1990/91 to 1999/2000 at Digital Commons @ IC. It has been accepted for inclusion in The thI acan, 1990-91 by an authorized administrator of Digital Commons @ IC. • ~ I :ii Ithaca. wetlands' construction Fairyland shattered by adminis Midnight Oil gives held Up tration indecisiveness anticlimactic performance .•• page 6 ... page 7 ... page 9 ,, ... ,,1,'-•y•'• ,,1. :CJ<,·')• ..... The ITHACAN The Newspaper For The Ithaca College Community Vol. 58, No. 6 October 4, 1990 24 pages Free Arrests. conti:n-ue despite warning lcm." 'crackdown' on parties on South neighborhoods. 75 student arrests over--past three weeks Dave Maley, Manager of Public Hill. McEwen said that he needs at "I expect students to think of this By Joe Porletto Holt, head of the IC office of cam Information for IC, said that when least one additional officer, but there area as their home," McEwen said. The weekend of Sept. 28 resulted pus"' safety, addressed the party students are off-campus they must isn't room in the city budget for it McEwen said that studcn ts wouldn't in 26 arrests of college students on proolem. realize that they are under the ju McEwen said that a major part do the things they did if they thought South Hill. According to Ithaca City Chief McEwen said that he is risdiction of the Ithaca City Police. of this problem is the migration of of themselves doing it in their own Police Chief Harlin McEwen, this used to college students and their Maley said that students must students downtown on Friday and backyards. makes 75 students arrested over the - ways, and respects and likes them come to understand that if they Saturday nights. Oblak said that this problem is past three weeks, the majority of as yt>0ng adults. He feels, however, continue with their disruptive be The students going downtown not unique to IC and that the insti these being IC students. that the Ithaca community ·is in a havior, the city police will not isn't really the problem, McEwen tution is open to any ideas on how to John B. Oblak, Vice President crisis. hesitate to make more arrests. said, but these same students arc resolve it. for Student Affairs and Campus '.'Ithaca is a very different com McEwen said that he doesn't returning to IC "in varying stages Maley said that maybe students Life, sent a letter to IC students on munity," Chief McEwen said,"we want the police to be the "bad guys" of drunkenness." should look for more on-campus Sept. 18, warning them of the city's have as many students living here in this situation, but it has become McEwen said that he is con activities for their weekends. crackdown on disruptive parties. [on.South Hill) as we do regular unavoidable. cerned with the safety of the students Maley said, "it's the students Despite Oblak's warning, stu residents." . "All we can do is arrest people," as they walk up 96B. who determine the bulk of the ac dents have continued to throw par McEwen said that because of McEwen said, "that's the only tool McEwen said that as the cold tivities." Maley said that they should ties on South Hill. In response, the this close ratio of students. to resi at our disposal." weather sets in this "drunken mi take advantage of their responsi city police continued to make ar dents, problems often arise. "I'd like to find other ways to gration" should become less of a bility. rests. One problem, accord_ing· to stop this problem, with your [the problem. Student congress president At the IC student congress McEwen, is that as residents get fed students'] help," McEwen said. McEwen said that he is also Shawn Harris, has devoted the next meeting Tuesday night, Oblak, up with rowdy parties the police are McEwen said that he doesn't concerned with the damage these student congress meeting to study along with Chief McEwen and Bob going to "get the brunt of the prob- have the resources to continue this students do to the surrounding See" Arrests," page 6 Progratn New possibility of asslsts- -·- -Gre-ek ·Iife be.in-g disabled revived on campus students The ACE report covers "adopt By Magda Konig Committee to ing sanctions against alcohol abuse For ten IC students, g~tting to and sexual harassment, enforcing class can be a test in itself. Some study possibility rigorous anti-hazing policies, and use canes and seeing-eye dogs as requiring a minimum grade point much as most students use pen average for membership." cils and paper. of IC frats The Greek Life Committee has Patricia Spencer, an assistant By Jennifer Pincus submitted their recommendations professor of writing, is the coor A rebirth of interest on the Ithaca to John B. Oblak, Vice President of dinator of Academic Support for campus in Greek organizations has Student Affairs. Students with Disabilities prompted the reevaluation of the The next step will be a review of (ASSD). Spencer's job is to set issue by college committees. these recommendations made by up a link between students and From last Sep tern ber until July, a the Campus Life Committee. This faculty. committee called the Greek Life is expected to occur within the next Spencer makes arrangements Committee has been working to try few weeks. for recorded textbooks, provides and establish some guidelines for a After standards for Greek life on testing accommodations, prepar Greek system. the Ithaca College campus have es voice synthesized computers This committee consisted of been established, students interested for the visually impaired students, students, faculty, and staff mcm hers in initiating a fraternity or sorority modifies coursework, and pro of Ithaca College. on campus will be able to proceed viding readers for homework, or Sharon Policello, an administra from there. just papers. tive member on the committee said, Spencer would 1ike to increase "We began with the assumption that "Student government will awareness among the student there arestuclcnts interested in Greek body' faculty, and administration. make sure organizations t acan I aron erks life." "Those who are disabled are indi Policcllo said, "We wrote rec interested in being rec viduals. They are not a separate ASSD member, Robert Rosenberg '91 using Image enhancer arc paid by the Affinnative Action disabilities. ommendations based on the as ognized on campus will population; some of the students sumption that people are interested. don't even know each other. We office at Ithaca College, which is Peck chose Ithaca College for have the opportunity to then reimbursed by the Commis its music department and was Under what conditions ancl with have different students in differ what guidelines should they exist be heard." sion for the Blind. also offered a $2,500 piano ent majors," Spencer said. on our campus and what is most -Shawn Harris, Spencer feels that mobility is The Commission for the Blind scholarshipatSUNYatPotsdam. has certain requirements for a stu Leaming music either from ear appropriate for Ithaca College arc student body president. very important for the visually the issues that we were dealing dent to be funded. One must keep a or reading it by braille, Peck ac impaired students. Mike Dillon, a with." A strong factorofthe recom According to Policello, in the trainer from Syracuse, New York, certain grade point average, and be companies herself while singing evaluated for certain equipment to and plays musical selections from mendations offered by the Greek past students who were interested provides on-campus mobility Life Committee were the results of see if it would be of use. Bach to recent Broadway hits. in Greek life were told to wait until training. an evaluation of Greek life on cam guidelines have been set In addition to the academic StephaniePeck,an IC freshman, Peck toured extensively and is one of ten visually impaired stu had a solo part this summer with puses. According to Policcllo, the col services, Francine Montemurro, This evaluation was issued in a lege is by no means trying to ehm1- the Affirmative Action officer, dents taking part in the ASSD. Of "The Sound of America Honor those ten, three are partially blind Band and Chorus," which pcr report written by the American natc Greek life on the Ithaca College sets up housing and registration Council on Education (ACE). campus. Policcllo said, "We arc for classes with disabled students and seven are legally blind. Other fonn in countries such as Bel students with disabilities include gium, West Gennany, Austria, Basically, the ACE is calling for not looking to eliminate a Gret:k before college starts. stricter regulation of fraternities on system on campus. We arc lookrng There is a pool of student read students with learning disabilities, Switzerland, and France. hearing impairment, or physical See "Disability," page 4 campuses all overthecountry. They to set up something that we arc ers from all five schools. They arc demanding tighter control. comfortable and happy with." 2 THE ITHACAN October 4, 1990 Ithacan Inquirer Corrections In last week's Athlete of the Week, Todd Witkowski was incorrectly By Tom Arundel identified as a senior.