Drexel Co-Op Works at Local Film Festival
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E d ^ 14 Datebook 17 Comics I t Classifieds 20 Entertainment 24 Comics in a Cup nETRUNGU Page 19 Volum» 73, Numb« 6 October rhiljdelphu, P»nn\ylvjnU 24,1997 The Student Newspaper at Drexel University Copyilqht C1997 The Tiijnglf Student organizations' long distance cut off Long distance service was terminated at all organizations. Activity sed concern about the loss of day to national advertising agen long distance service. cies, located in California and fee-funded groups must use phone cards from the bookstore. CAB deals with contractors Illinois. outside the Philadelphia region “About 35 to 40 percent of M ichael Ko than dialing calls directly. average for phone calls, to make for its posters and flyers. CAB The Triangle’s business comes TRIANGLE STAFF WRITER Director of Student Activities their long distance calls. officials refused to comment on from national advertisers,” Since Monday Oct. 20, stu Adam Goldstein said he changed “This certainly wasn’t done to how the change in policy is Gaddamidi said. “It’s very incon dent organizations have been the telephone access to guard penalize organizations. ... [It affecting them. venient to talk to them now.” unable to directly dial long dis against abuses by members of was] a decision that was made to Assistant Director of Student Lexerd Editor-in-Chief Chris tance calls from their office tele student organizations and phone protect them,” Goldstein said. Activities Margo Olson is CAB’s Pinto said that most of his long phones. The Offices of Student bills disputed by organizations Assistant Director of Student advisor. distance calls are placed to peo Activities initiated the new poli sharing phone lines. The office is Activities Amy Addison said that Triangle Executive Business ple ordering yearbooks from cy, which has student organiza recommending that groups pur at an Oct. 14 meeting with stu Manager Venu Gaddamidi said other states, and that he occa tions using phone cards pur chase phone cards, which cur dent organizations, members of that he personally makes about sionally makes long distance calls chased at the bookstore rather rently charge 47 percent more on Campus Activities Board expres 10 long distance phone calls a See Long distance on page 2 Drexel Fall elections co-op works at local film festival Anh Dang EDITOR-IN-CHIEF For her third co-op, film and video production major Maria Sapozhnikov is working as a public relations coordinator for the Oct. 24-25 Philadelphia Reject FilmFest. The inaugural event is pro duced by Mini Mace Pro Film and Video, a Center City pro duction company where Sapo zhnikov works. The senior, who is scheduled to graduate ih June 1998, said she turned down a paid co-op position unrelated to film production to take this non paying job. “I’m doing this for the experi ence. When I [graduate]. I’m going to get paid,” said Sapo zhnikov, who is also public rela tions manager for Drexel’s televi Patrick Boyle The Tnangle sion station, DUTV Channel 54. Student Body President Ed Gillison (left) and Undergraduate Student Government Association Chief Justice Sam Shroff work at the voting table in the Quad during Sapozhnikov said she found the fall elections on Oct 23. The election conclude Friday, Oct. 24. this six-month co-op job on her own. She started at Mini Mace Pro as an assistant to the produc ers. After a promotion, Sapo zhnikov has been working with Students line up for Wallflowers tickets another public relations coordi nator to secure venues, sponsors, Anh Dang events, bigger bands,” Betelman graphics, advertisements, public EDITOR-IN-CHIEF said. ity, and food for the event. Within the first few hours of In August, CAB’s board of In addition to the film festival, sales, the Campus Activities directors voted on the bands they she is also assisting in the pro Board (CAB) sold more than want to see, making a short list duction of a Mini Mace Pro fea 1,200 tickets for the Nov. 19 con from a list of all bands on tour ture film called Let’s Talk. cert by The Wallflowers in the during the fall, according to CAB The only criteria for entry to Physical Education Athletic Director of Special Events Jim the 1997 Philadelphia Reject Center. By Oct. 23, CAB had sold Maloney. CAB officers voted FilmFest is proof of rejection over 1,500 tickets for the concert. again to rank those items and put from another film festival. The question some students out the first bid in mid- Thirteen films will be screened in who waited in line for the tickets September. Olde City galleries in conjunc on Monday, Oct. 20 was, how Maloney said the bid for The tion with other related activities. could CAB get such a big-name Wallflowers was CAB’s fourth The event will kick off on band? try. Maloney wouldn’t divulge Friday, Oct. 24 from 4 to fl p.m. CAB President Irene Betelman the names of the other three with films being shown at Fan said the group last year started to bands pursued by CAB. Gallery (311 Cherry St.), October survey Drexel students of what Up to last year, CAB signed its Gallery (68 N. 2nd St.), Roger kind of programs they want to bands through Pretty Polly Eve Nikolova The Triangle LaPelle Gallery (122 N. 3rd St.), see. “Numerous surveys indicat Productions, a Boston-based Hundreds of students lined up in front of MacAlister Hall on Oct. 20 to purchase See Film festival on page 2 I ed that the students want bigger See Wallflowers on page 3 tickets for The Wallflowers concert, which will be held on campus Nov. 19. University/Local The Triangle • October 24,1997 Ridge gives Mother of starved 5-year-old THE TRIANGLE approval for sent to prison pending trial estMshed1926 proposed Editorial Valerie Bailey “These other youngsters knew daughters’ reaction to Charnee’s Editor-in-chief Anh Dang ASSOCIATED PRESS that their little sister was inten condition. “It took a long time to Production Manager Venu Gaddamidi tal(eoverof Eminence Grise Patricia O'Brien PHILADELPHIA — Five- tionally being executed,” said calm them down.” Editor-at-Large Jonathan Poet year-old Charnee Wise was sent assistant district attorney Charlene Wise said in the Photo Editor Patrick Boyle Conrail to the basement by her mother as Richard Carroll. "If that’s not statement that she discovered her Wire Services Editor Bob Rudderow punishment for not properly abuse, I don’t know what is.” daughter’s body Aug. 23, two Datebool( Editor Nitin Khanna Comics Editor Ashish Talati ASSOCIATED PRESS using the bathroom. Charnee and her brother 7- weeks after she put her in the HARRISBURG — Gov. Tom It became a death sentence. year-old Dante were often sent to basement. Ridge and Philadelphia Mayor Charlene Wise, 35, is charged the basement for punishment, She had briefly discussed Ed Rendell gave their approval with the murder of her daughter, said Denisha Wise, 18, the girl’s removing the body with a friend, Administration this week to the proposed whom authorities said starved to sister. but eventually left the body in the Executive Business Mgr. Venu Gaddamidi Distribution Manager Ryan La Riviere takeover of Conrail. death in the dark, airless base “The other children never got basement under garbage bags Letters of support from Ridge ment. beatings. And other kids did and trash. and Rendell were filed with the Judge Harvey Robbins worst things,” she said. Charlene Wise moved to Sept. National Transportation Safety ordered Ms. Wise held without In a statement to police, 5 Norristown with the remaining Board on Tuesday. bail during a preliminary hearing Charlene Wise admitted sending five children. Staff Writers Their endorsement foil iwed a Tuesday. She is scheduled Nov. Charnee to the basement often as “Because I got scared and Warren Abbay, Allison De Yenno, $20 million pledge by CoX and 13 for an arraignment on charges a punishment, a practice she uncomfortable living there with John-Paul Grillet, Michael Ko, Joe Kopanlc, Babita Kuruvllla, Norfolk-Southern to the $400 of murder, child abuse, conceal started earlier this year. Her her body,” she said. John Pitale, Kardia Williams million Kvaerner Philadelphia ing a child’s death and abuse of a mother claims she was fed hot Her attorney, Anthony Columnists shipyard project that is expected corpse. dogs and spaghetti. McKnight, asked the judge to Daniel Bahar, Michael Buslet, to generate thousands of jobs for It’s not clear how long By August, Ms. Wise knew drop the charges because Chris Puzak the region. Charnee had been in the cellar. Charnee was dying, but she was Charlene Wise never meant to Photographers “When CSX and Norfolk- Police found her skeletal remains afraid to call a doctor. kill her child. Eve Nikolova Southern announced their pro Sept. 17, nearly two weeks after “Because all I could think of “Her intent for putting the posed takeover of Conrail, the family moved out of the was the worst — that I could get child in the basement was to Advortising Designers Despina Raggousis Mayor Rendell and I said we house. Ms. Wise’s five youngest in trouble for this,” she said. punish the child for some wrong would vigorously oppose the children, ages 2, 4, 7, 9 and 10 So she sent two young daugh doing that was committed,” Cartoonists Chris Cashdollar, James Point Du Jour, transaction unless CSX and .years old, are in foster care. Her ters to check on their sister. McKnight said. “Despite the best Youssef Elbahtimy, Daniel A. Rosas Norfolk-Southern took concrete eldest, ages 18 and 17, are living “They were real bad off,” efforts of the mother, the child steps to mitigate some of the job elsewhere.