Swain Announced As Commencement S·Peaker by JENNIFER A

, Senior class establishes scholarship (p. 3) Goal of Diversity Day utna explained (p. 6) United Colors presents Volume 71, Issue 19 The student voice of the University of Scranton April22, 1999 . talent show (p. 8) Swain announced as commencement s·peaker By JENNIFER A. PORTICE national politics, and because of Oradell, N.J., said of Swain, Public Affairs Association and a conversing with other seniors, he Assistant News Editor and current events in Washington, "She is one of the top journalists C-SPAN Education Foundation has heard that Swain is "an un LAUREN ANTINORE will offer a unique and timely in the business. Her involvement board member. believable speaker." He added, Aquinas Staff Writer perspective. < with the University promises a Many seniors are inspired by "She is sure to deliver a com University President Rev. great commencement speech." Swain's achievements. mencement speech we're sure A University alumna and cur Joseph M. McShane, S.J. noted Chris Steel, senior class pres Amy Baranoski, a senior not to forget." rent trustee has been named as in a University press release that ident from Oradell, N.J., com from Wilkes-Barre, is no excep Sylvester said that because the 1999 commencement speak "Susan Swain has worked dili mented, "She has a great reputa tion. "[Swain) shows seniors commencement falls on Mem er. gently to make the political tion. She has been on campus how far they can go because she orial Day weekend it is often dif . Susan M. Swain, University process more accessible for the and has a great rapport with stu was an alumni and now she's on ficult to secure an available com class of 1976, a top executive American public. This is an issue dents and faculty." national television." mencement speaker. and on-air moderator for C that has particular relevance for Swain, who has been with C Craig Steel, while concerned Sylvester remarked that SPAN will give the principle young people, because there is a SPAN since 1982, now serves that some students may not sup Swain, as one of the University's address at the May 30 ceremony. need for greater awareness and as the organization's executive port the University in its deci first female graduates, has risen Swain is also slated to receive involvement on their part. vice president and co-chief oper :;ion to name Swain as speaker, to great ranks and feels that stu an honorary degree. "The University is proud of ating officer. noted that, "she is more qualified dents will enjoy listening to her. Robert J. Sylvester, the vice this ~lumna and her impressive While employed at C-SPAN, because of her knowledge of the Jessica Wyatt, a senior from president for Institutional achievements, and we look for she has moderated call-in pro University." Florham Park, N.J., voiced her Advancement, said, "We feel ward to her message to our grad grams, interviewing national, A trustee since 1993, Swain support. "I think it's nice to hear very fortunate to have someone uates," McShane continued. international and local elected has served on the Student Life a woman speak, especially for in our own family, a high execu Graduating seniors are also officials, First Ladies, orbiting Committee and is a current the year we've had-the year of tive at C-SPAN [to deliver the looking forward to what Swain astronauts and Desert Storm sol member of the Finance Com the woman." commencement address)." has to say. diers. mittee. She was also co-chair of This article was written in Sylvester noted that Swain Craig Steel, Student Govern Swain is also a founding the 1996 Trustee Day. part witlz a University press has her finger on the pulse of ment president and a senior from board member of the Cable TV Craig Steel said that from release. Student speaker highlights AIDS A-w-areness Week By MEGAN DISKIN cator from Philadelphia, agreed that stu was so sick, they tested him for illnesses he was placed in a nursery-like room, Aquinas Staff Writer dents must co-ntinue to be educated about _ such as leukemia, pneumonia and menin where his family could only view him AIDS. gitis. through a window. "I couldn't help think The University is marking its annual "I learned so much about the disease She went on to describe the shock she ing that my dad looked like a newborn AIDS Awareness Week on campus this from being here [at the Wellness Center]," felt when she discovered that her father .so small and fragile." week with speeches, forums and opportu Abboud said. was HIV positive. "The hardest thing I had to do in the nities for students to learn more about the Currie also said that students prefer to Mary added that an AIDS diagnosis hospital was put on a mask to see my fatal disease. hear stories of personal experience rather was her biggest fear since the time her dad," Mary said. Lisa Currie, assistant director of the than facts and statistics. father became severely ill. Wellness Center and coordinator of AIDS "It's very difficult for someone to ''I began to have a sneaking suspicion see AIDS, page 4 Awareness Week, said that knowledge apply statistics to themselves," Currie as to what it about the disease on this campus is very said. "We hear someone share a story and was,"Mary high. Despite this awareness, Currie we hear a part of our self in it." Currie said. "'I didn't acknowledges that there is a challenge in added that "personal experience puts a want to admit educating students. face on the disease." it. I was pray AIDS Awareness Week is designed to One female University student, who ing for cancer, remind students that, despite the develop wished to remain anonymous, chose to which was ment of new drug treatments to halt the share her story Monday night in the really scary." progression of AIDS, they are still at risk Gallery. She addressed a solemn audi It was dev- of contracting the disease. ence, that was very interested to hear how astating for ''lt's an ongoing challenge with people her father's diagnosis with AIDS two Mary to wit th1s age," Currie commented. "They yeai·s ago has changed her life. ness her father believe they're invincible." Because she did not want anyone to in such a help ·'Treatments that exist are just that treat her differently if they were to find less state. treatments. There is still no cure for ti}is out her father has AIDS. she asked to sim Before doc disease. \Ve have a lot of people living ply be refeiTed to as "Mary." tors diagnosed with it," she added. Mary began by explaining that because her father as University students participate in a game of AIDS Jeopardy Wednesday Alex Abboud, a junior HIV peer edu- doctors were not certain why her father HIVpositive, night in the Fitch Hall lounge. Publication_ datt:Js tor Spring ,'99: Eeb. 11 18 25 Page2 ~f.Jt ~quinu Thursday, Aprif22,. 1999 ~Evvs----------------------------------- Aium.na speak_s about time irt Belfast ~quina!i By HEATHER KUNZ itics when she observed that the She believes that their patience, Assistant News Editor political atmosphere of the coun perseverance and ability to foster try did not favor their involve dialogue will enable them to suc Kathleen Lee, University ment. cessfully complete this endeav Editorial/Managerial Staff class of 1993, retu_rned to cam Both Lee's book, "Women's or. pus Friday to speak about her Vital Voices-Women on the In addition to studying the Kathryn Janofsky recently produced documentary Threshold," and film focus on politics of Northern Ireland dur e·DITOR-IN-CHIEF film and book about the status of the emerging role of women in ing her time in Belfast, Lee women in politics in Northern the political realm of Northern learned a great deal about her Ireland. Ireland, in spite of gender barri family background. "people [in John Ellis Lee and her brother, producer ers. During Friday's presentation Belfast] were really genuinely MANAGING EDITOR· Robert Lee, recently premiered Lee showed 15 minutes of her· nice," she said. L~e called it a their documentary film, film, which featured interviews beautiful· and fascinating place Christina Zaucha "Women on the Threshold of with women of all ages who are where she felt she fit in as well. Peace," at a government confer currently working to overcome While attending the universi BUSINESS MANAGER ence. The hour-long film docu these political gender barriers. ty, Lee was·a Resident Assistant NEWS EDITORS Tom Ciavarella ments the emerging role of One woman interviewed in Denis-Edward Hall for two Matthew DeLisle women in the politics of commented that, until recently, years and vice president of ·Asst. News Eds. Kenneth Fahrenfeld Northern Ireland. the role of women in politics had Student Government her senior Heather. Kunz "Women have been working been very .small because most of year. Jennifer Portice - for thirty years in Northern them just left it up to their hus Lee acknowledged the impor FORUM EDITOR Anttlony Dilley Ireland and are finally seeing the bands. Similarly,. another woman tance of a Jesuit education, to Asst. Forum Ed. Michael Yates fruits of their labor," Lee said. said that women have had so which she greatly attributes her Cartoonist Sue Masciandaro Her documentary highlights the much to do with raising children success in journalism. ROYALLIFE EDITORS Anna Faramelli and keeping their families . ' recent progress that these Lee encouraged students to Terry McNulty .. women have made toward peace together for so long that they develop their personalities and Asst.

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