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Students vote The Softball off KSU’s team sweeps weakest link. weekend series See WEAKEST LINK • Page 6 SENTINEL See SOFTBALL • Page 10 News Viewpoints Features Sports Children hunt for eggs at Consensus Editorial: KSU Video game phenomenon Is it time to scrap 2KSU’s Easter egg hunt 4Place becomes ‘Funkytown’ 8invades colleges 11Scrappy? Founded 1966. Volume 39, Issue 23 Kennesaw State University • www.ksusentinel.com Wednesday, April 6, 2005 Same job, higher pay, that’s the American way One of the biggest issues addressed greater amount of work.” started too late and some didnʼt hear In the know equals was the lack of communication. Few One question raised was “If individ- about it. Everybody needs to have an people knew about the reclassifications. uals were doing different work rather opportunity to have a reclass.” in the money As mentioned in the March 2 issue of than a greater amount of work, might In the same meeting minutes, “Nancy The Sentinel, “reclassification would an internal job offering have been ap- [Sullivan] indicated that calls for reclas- Tara OʼShea permit certain staff members to have propriate so that other qualified staff sification for July 1, 2005 will begin in News Editor their salaries raised after having their members would have an opportunity to January and that the cabinet determines titles renamed.” apply for this new and different work?” who will be reclassified.” Not every- Administrators and staff members According to the Oct. 19, 2004 staff Event Staff Coordinator Rocky one heard about this, despite the campus voiced their concerns about last yearʼs council meeting minutes, “there were Barnes said, “I have no problem with wide e-mail available to all KSU staff. reclassifications of staff positions at a 64 reclassifications since July…reclas- the reclassifications. Itʼs the process Several of the reclassified salaries recent Staff Council Town Hall meet- sification was used when individuals from which it was handled. I am a firm ing. were doing different work rather than a believer that the process was wrong. It See SAME JOBS, Page 3 Glowacki plays Sit-Volleyball Students for the United States Paralympic Team. complain Paralympian about living visits KSU conditions Matt Glowacki discusses life with Is the mold disabilities manageable? Jason Nimer Sr. Staff Writer Chauntrell Lofton Staff Writer Paralympian Matt Glowacki used humor to place a harsh light on many everal students have decided not of societyʼs stereotypes concerning to renew their lease at KSU Place disabilities while speaking at KSU on due to lack of response to continu- March 28. Sous complaints about living conditions. Glowacki shared his own experi- Brandi Supratanapongse and Heather ences to show the audience how fool- Smith first complained of the mold ish their involuntary prejudices were. growing in their apartment in Dec. 2004. Glowacki was upbeat, entertaining The girls are angry that Place Properties, and positive about his many experi- which manages KSU Place, has not re- ences. He spoke about his childhood, sponded to their repeated complaints his time in the Paralympics and his about mold growing in their apartment, life overall. He even paused half way and say that it is standard practice for through to field questions from the property management to not respond to audience. Though billed as a motiva- maintenance issues for months at a time. tional speech, Glowackiʼs performance “We have told the office about our mold would more accurately be described as numerous times, and they still insist they had no condensation on the win- Photos courtesy of Brandi Supratanapongse a one-man show. work order on us,” said Supratanapongse in a let- dows with a towel. Mold grows rampant on KSU Place window- Glowacki was born in 1973 in ter to Resident Life. “The reason why they have Sanseviroʼs letter stated that “mold is unfortu- sills. Janesville, Wisconsin. Though his never had a work order about our ceiling is plainly nately a reality of life, but there are ways it can DNA was checked and found to be because they neglected to write one up every time be managed to minimize its effects.” normal, Glowacki was born without we contacted them.” Sanseviro also suggested the girls obtain a nance technician can be hired,” Harrison said. any legs. His parents, he said, tried to According to Supratanapongse, Place Properties copy of a memo that was distributed earlier this “Place Properties definitely cares about our give him every opportunity that other did not respond to complaints until March 17 when semester to residents, which gave residents tips residents, and would like to provide comfortable kids enjoy. At a young age, he would her roommateʼs mother placed three calls to Place for reducing and controlling mold. The letter was housing for all residents.” sit in the bed of a Tonka truck and Properties regarding the mold. sent from the Place Properties management of- “The staffʼs focus is on maintenance issues scoot around. By the time he reached Supratanapongse and Smith visited a doctor fice. and doing things to make things better at KSU school age, the truck was replaced by a after weeks of having reoccurring symptoms in- Supratanapongse and Smith are not the only Place. Place Properties are definitely making skateboard, which instantly made him cluding coughing, congestion and phlegm. After students with complaints. positive steps to address issues of the residents,” the coolest kid in school. informing the practitioners at the KSU Health “The mold in these apartments is such a prob- Harrison said. “There are no speed limits in el- Clinic about the mold, the roommates were told lem that I think its effecting our health,” said “Place Properties is in charge of maintaining ementary school hallways,” Glowacki to take pictures of the mold and send them to Dr. Kyle Houser, sophomore, Art. “The mold had the properties, but if students are not getting re- said. Betty Siegel, President, and Michael Sanseviro, eaten through a majority of the ceiling, causing it sults from management they should give Resident In his speech, Glowacki detailed Director of Resident Life. to bulge out at least half a foot. Once we reported Life a call, and we will try to get the issue re- extensively his parentsʼ attempts to get In a letter responding to Supratanapongse, it to KSU Place Properties all they did was paint solved immediately,” said Sanseviro in response him to use artificial legs. He hated the Sanseviro suggested the girls clean the affected the ceiling so that it didnʼt look black anymore.” to student allegations that Place Properties were prosthetics, which also required him area with bleach-based products, and wipe off During a phone interview, Place Properties not “getting the job done.” to use crutches. As soon as he got to Public Relations Director Jessica Harrison said Sanseviro also said the students should be school, he would hang the legs on a the complaint by Supratanapongse had obviously proactive in keeping their apartments clean and coat rack and use the schoolʼs wheel- fallen through the cracks until they received an- healthy. Sanseviro suggested students open their chair. This worked well for him until other maintenance request in March. windows after showering to allow the steam to his parents discovered what he was up In response to the mold issue, Place Properties escape from the apartment. He also suggested to and started forcing the legs on him. said they have contacted a mold specialist, PSI to students clean their windows and windowsills To combat this, Glowacki would pur- Pictures assess and correct the problem. regularly, but more so when they notice dust or posely fall down in public. Strangers of mold “Donna Passow, Executive Business Manager abnormal growths on them. would say to his parents, “Those donʼt were easy of all properties located at KSU, is trying to im- Students who live on campus can address con- look like theyʼre working out too well.” to come prove the turn around time on maintenance re- cerns about issues in their apartments via Web Eventually, his parents gave in and he by at KSU quests. To facilitate this the maintenance staff site, www.ksuhousing.com, or by calling the of- began using a wheelchair full time. Place. is working overtime until an additional mainte- fice telephone number for the property. Glowacki graduated from Wisconsinʼs Craig High School and went on to earn a bachelorʼs degree in communication, with an empha- sis on public speaking. While at the Twenty-five million people suffer from eating disorders University of Wisconsin-Whitewater, Glowacki became proficient at wheel- Sorority women and brain, in 1990. imbalance resulted from an eating dis- gaining weight. Bulimia nervosa often chair basketball. He also started a Schiavoʼs tragic state, and the le- order known as bulimia nervosa. develops “after a severely restrictive community awareness program called college athletes are gal battles that resulted, has acquired “Bulimia nervosa is known as the diet,” according to WebMD. “What It Takes: Cornerstones for attention from the entire nation, 25 binge-purge eating disorder,” WebMD Symptoms that stem from bulimia Success,” which focused on bringing at a higher risk million of whom suffer from eating states on their Web site. “A person include feeling a loss of control and competitive wheelchair sports to stu- disorders and risk heading towards with bulimia binges by eating a large shame for overeating. Purging gives a dents across his home state. Colleen Wells the same persistent vegetative state, amount of food in a short period of false sense of control to overcome the After college, Glowacki started a Features Editor according to the National Eating time, and then purges by vomiting, shame and guilt of eating.

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