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Ithaca College Digital Commons @ IC The thI acan, 1990-91 The thI acan: 1990/91 to 1999/2000 2-14-1991 The thI acan, 1991-02-14 Ithaca College Follow this and additional works at: http://digitalcommons.ithaca.edu/ithacan_1990-91 Recommended Citation Ithaca College, "The thI acan, 1991-02-14" (1991). The Ithacan, 1990-91. 19. http://digitalcommons.ithaca.edu/ithacan_1990-91/19 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. ---concerns about friends and Strength of student government Unique ideas ifor Valentine's Day family in the Gulf questioned ... page 7 ... page 9 ... page 16 .·~ "' ,, ' The ITHACAN The Newspaper For The Ithaca College Community Vol. 57, No. 19 Thursday, February 14, 1991 28 pages Free Applications to college drop By Chris Beiter have to maintain a certain number plications, he said, has nothing to there are for leaving." Despite the to be more responsive to inquiries, The number of freshmen appli of students in order to (eed the fur do with the plans to reduce the current deferment policy, Michael and more timely when sending in cants to IC is projected to decrease nace," he said. freshman class size. According to said some studenL'> could be "stay formation. by 10 percent this year in com Stace said that the decline is not Stace, the class size must be re ing because they don't want to be Another aspect of the college's parison with last year, Peter Stace, exclusive to IC, but is an event duced in order to prevent an i ncrcase drafted." plan for coping with the decrease is director of admissions, said. occurring at many institutions in the college's enrollment. According to Stace, the number to improve relations with current President James J. Whalen con around the nation. The reason for Margaret Michael, administra of eligible students returning after students and faculty. The reason finned this trend at a meeting with the decline, he said, is a decrease in tive assistant to the vice president winter break actually increased over for this, Stace said, was that the the school of communications fac the size of the pool of students of student affairs, said that it is last year's retention rate. Stace "students arc the best salesmen" for ulty on Dec. 18. He said that the available to colleges and universi "impossible to say" if the number said, "I was expecting to sec a the college. number of applications received by ties. of students transferring out of IC is smaller proponion come back." On the future of IC, Stace said the college is running 19 percent The college intends to keep the increasing. The admissions office is coping that much "depends on the below last year. total enrollment steady, despite When asked about the impact of with the decrease by attempting to economy." He said that unless Responding to the. decrease in plans to decrease the freshman class the recession and possible draft, be more personal with applicants things change significantly the de applications, Whalen said, "I am a size by 100 students, Stace said. Michael said that there are "almost and potential students, Stace said. cline in applicants will not affect little nervous at this point." "We The decrease in the number of ap- as many good reasons for staying as He noted that admissions is trying the size of the college. Sharing a common concern Forum examines possibility of draft By Kristina Hagemcistcr As the Persian Gulf War con Currently, nearly one tinues the fear of a draft grows in million reservists are young men everywhere. According to President Bush, available to be called serious discussion about the imple on to serve in the mili mentation of a draft will not come tary, making a draft unless the war extends past ninety days. seem unlikely. Currently, nearly one million re servists arc available to be called on ing for Conscientious Objector (CO) to serve in the military, making a status. draft seem unlikely. According to Rusty Malchow, a However, the United States' in member of The Sanctuary which is volvement in the war in the gulf has a local peace organization, most clearly sparked a great deal of dis young men arc aware of the option cussion and concern about the op of registering a'> a CO, but many arc tions available to men of draft age. often unaware of the mechanics in Ithacan I Tom Arundel The Tompkins County Alliance volved. Before his speech Murphy Morobe speaks with Monda Mbata, a South African who Is a for Peace in the Middle East ad According LO the Central resident of Ithaca. See story on page 3. dressed many of these concerns at a Commitee for Conscientious Ob draft forum held last Saturday at the jectors, registering for Conscien Greater Ithaca Activities Center. tious Objector status suggcsL~ that Concerns raised over ROTC Anymaleaged 18to2-5 who is a because of religious, moral, or credits citizen of the United States is re ethical beliefs, the rcgistrcc is op By· Jeannine Asterino believes that the students involved range of lifestyles including the quired by law to be registered with posed to any form of organized The issuance of credits and deserve academic credits. homosexual lifestyle, issuing an Selective Scrvici!. war. grades to IC students participating However to many, the moral and ultimatum is, according to Erlich, Anyone who fails to comply Before someone can rcl!ister for in the ROTC program at Cornell is psychological issues outweigh the premature. He said that the military with the draft law is subject to five CO status, he must firsi"" rel!istcr a complex issue. IC Provost Tho academic issues. Politics professor, is different from society at large years in jail and a S250,000 fine. with Selective Service. ~ mas Longin is preparing a proposal Many Brownstein addressed the and has the legal right "to restrict, to Although only twenty men have A form will then be returned on regarding this issue. However, the military's policy restricting homo impose, or deny." ever been prosecuted for failing to which the rcgistrcc can identifv recognition of ROTC as an aca sexuals from becoming members Assistant Dean of Humanities comply with the draft law, student himself as a CO. · demic program on the IC campus is of the armed fon:es. Brownstein and Sciences David Dresser, a 1960 financial aid can be denied to any Under CO option 1-0, the also a concern. said that it is a form of discrimina graduate of Cornell's ROTC pro one who h,L~ not registered. registrce refuses to particip:.i.tc in An open hearing on the subject tion. He said, "Ugly, nasty, brutal gram qnd a Vietnam Veteran, be A decision to register is ulu any organized war. was held in Textor 102 on Sunday, categorical discrimination does not lieves IC should maintain a strong matcly up to each individual, hut If drafted, this person would be Feb. 10. occur in Ithaca College in 1991." ROTC program. He said it would several option<; arc available. According to Longin, IC students According to Brownstein, the be wrong for IC to shutoff access to One of these options is register- See "Draft," page 6 have panicipatcd in the ROTC military sees homosexuals as a ROTC programs to heterosexuals program for the last 20 years. He threat to national security and a in order to make a statement about said the participation has been in disruption to military order. homosexuals. While he is 100 fonnal. This year approximately Brownstein said that homosexuals pcrce;tt behind the homosexual 25 students are enrolled in the also create a problem concerning community, he believes that the Dr. Rodney H. Dusinberre, with the Rev. John DeSocio program. In the proposal prepared cohabitation. To that point issue should be addressed in coun staff physician at the Ithaca officiating. In lieu of flowers, by Longin,ROTC participants have Brownstein responded, "Grow up, and that the barriers faced today College Health Center and memorial donations may be thcchancetoreceiveupto 12grade get over it, it's 1991." will be overcome in a period of medical director of the made to the R. H. Dusinberre bearing credits and an additional Essentially, Brownstein offered time. College's athleticteams,died Athletic Memorial Fund for four transfer credits. Longin said IC an ultimatum. He said that there Lisa Kaplan, a representative of at home on Thursday, Feb.7, Baseball and Football, c/o that all courses will be subject to are two sides and that IC must be on The Gay, Lesbian, and Bisexual after a lengthy illness. He was Robert C. Deming, Ceracche review before allowing the credit to the sideof"systematic institutional Alliance (GALA) disagreed, "We 68. oppression or on the side of the need to tell the D.O.D. (Depart Center, Ithaca College, Ithaca, transfer. A memorial service will be NY 14850. Dean of Humanities and Sci good guy." ment of Defense) to stop discrimi heldonSaturday, Feb.16,at A Erlich disagrees that an ultima nating or get out." She charges that native of Clifton Springs, ences Howard Erlich is the campus 11 :00 a.m. at the Immaculate New York, Dusinberre re representative for the ROTC pro tum is necessary. Whilelhemilitary allowing students to Lake these Conception Church of Ithaca, gram. He supports the policy and could probably accommodate the See "ROTC," page 2 See "Physician," page 2 2 THE ITHACAN February14, 1991 ROTC--- John Szypula, an IC student and current participant in the Navy Colleges fear terrorism continued from page 1 ROTC program, believes that dis courses would be giving discrimi continuing the program would make College Press Service State University, where the campus phone calls in an effort to halt a nation a "silent stamp of approval." students such as himself victims of Fearful they might be targets for was evacuated Jan.