Ithaca College Digital Commons @ IC The thI acan, 1983-84 The thI acan: 1980/81 to 1989/90 12-8-1983 The thI acan, 1983-12-08 The thI acan Follow this and additional works at: http://digitalcommons.ithaca.edu/ithacan_1983-84 Recommended Citation The thI acan, "The thI acan, 1983-12-08" (1983). The Ithacan, 1983-84. 12. http://digitalcommons.ithaca.edu/ithacan_1983-84/12 This Newspaper is brought to you for free and open access by the The thI acan: 1980/81 to 1989/90 at Digital Commons @ IC. It has been accepted for inclusion in The thI acan, 1983-84 by an authorized administrator of Digital Commons @ IC. 11'tlACA COLLEGE ~,- ITHACA~,- COLLEGE A Student Newspaper For Ithaca College Founded 19 32 ~ecember, 8 1~ Cohodes Memorial To Be Held Today A memorial service will be held to mourn the tragic pass­ ing of Paul A. Cohodes tonight in the Muller Chapel at 5:30 p.m. Hillel will be reciting Kaddish in his memory tomorrow evening at 6:00 p.m. Paul A. Cohodes, class of 1986, died in an accident at Ithaca College at app;oximately 9:30 p.m. on Saturday, December 3rd. A preliminary investigation by the Ithaca College Office of Safety and Security indicates that Cohodes fell from the fourth floor down an elevator shaft in the West Tower dormitory. According to the investigative report, students in the south elevator of the dormitory pried open the inside doors of the elevator car. automatically stopping it between the fourth and fifth floors. The students then reportedly forced open the exterior elevator doors leading to the fourth floor hallway, thus expos­ ing a portion of the elevator shaft. Weight club sweatiliij(, out , __ , .. ", Cohodes was apparently dared by companions to climb in­ to the elevator car from the fourth floor hallway, and he fell by Pat Tully area of the gym (where the li@9Jic;ind ~~y-in, and also into the elevator shaft. The Hatfields and the weight~ are housed) is'~jg- forYIQj'l;,Yarsit'y sjx>?is,19 share 1 A security officer, who was in the building at the time, ar­ MCCoys appear to be feuding convemence to the club and l~ryiong,t'*»)selves when in­ again here at Ithaca College, non-club members on cam~ ~ural houis are in session rived on the scene immediately and called for an ambulance. I ,. I"/•' ' the Tompkins County Sheriff's Department and the fire depart­ concerning the issue of ac­ as well. ,:U,; ~:~ ~dent that confusion comodating adequate facilities The weight club, led by ar~ when club sports ment. According to John Lippincott, director of college rela­ ~19.7 tions, all responded promptly. and time enough to use them president John Heagle, is the can use tff&"'gym area. Thus, The body was taken to the Tompkins Community Hospital, for intramural sports programs. largest intramural club on cam- the friction results because the where an autopsy will be performed. Here, the situation is between pus, which supports a weight club members feel they "There is nothing more tragic than an accident such as this," the members of the weight membership of over one hun- are denied the right to use the said Richard J. Correnti, Vice President for Student Affairs at club, who are disputing the dred students. Since the begin- gym betweeri three o'clock Ithaca College. "Paul's death is a tremendous loss and a great three o'clock to six thirty ning of the club's existence, and six thirty, for their shock to all who knew him. Our deepest sympathy goes out restriction from the lifting there have been problems fin- presence "interfers with , the to his family and friends." facilities, and the administra­ ding enough room for such a basketball team's practice on Cohodes, age 20, was a sophomore in the School of tion. The officers of the weight large number of people to the floor below." Business at Ithaca College. club are essentially arguing utilize the limited gym space Several of the weight club that this three and a half hour here on our campus. Since the members have protested the restriction from the balcony gym is for varsity sports to issue and tried to come to a After ''The Day After'' compromise with the ad­ ministration, rather than argu­ ing. A letter by two club Film Stirs Discussion On Campuses members stating the problem has been previously sent to the by Dian Dulberger and CPS the arms race. slideshow and the T.V. show of two roads to follow: Action Ithacan. in order to make the The nuclear arms race is one In a recent discussion held in by ABC. Several people were and Numbness. By action they issue come to the public's of the biggest controversies Bogart Hall, the effort was once glad the T.V. film was shown meant either verbal or physical awareness. This may lead one concerning the world today. again made to make students because it sparked discussion protest and numbness meant to question why the weight Even so, there is a surprising aware of the problem and to on the possibility of nuclear sitting back and waiting in club cannot lift at the same amount of people who do not discuss reactions to the film war. While others felt that the disbelief. Either way . the time that the varsity sports are know the basis for this con­ "The Day After." Following the movie was so poorly made group feels people must act. In also practicing in the gym. :\p­ troversy. This is why the group presentation of a brief but con­ that it failed to get the emotions addition ro the discu~s1ons parently, the dub generates a called S.T.A.N.D. (Students cise slideshow. put together by flowing in the audience as it here on campus, the film "The lot of noise which is disturbmg and Teachers Alligned for the National Freeze Campaign should have. The theory that Day After" has stirred up con­ to the varsity players and \uclear Disarmament) was and the Center for Defense In· "people are scared" was ex­ troversy and action on c<1m­ coaches trying to practice on organized . The group takes formation. The discussion pro­ pressed but they fail to speak puses across the country. the gym floor. a space the people of the surrounding gressed to cover variotLc; terms up because they are :\ srries of "coin­ guaranteed to the teams by .irca and educates them on the that seemed unclear to "numbered out" by so much cictences" has ra1.r,('<l contract ro use for sports . · In rebuttle to this. former dub \'arious aspects of a nuclear students. These included: talk of destruction and organiz<·r's hopes that the arw­ president and current officer war and stresses the need for Launch on Warning, Nuclear devastation. nudcar weapon mo,·<.>ment .. Bryan Grebben, emphasized disarmament. They also par­ Winter, Counterforce, Balistic S.T.:\.N.D. ·s main statement heretofore mostly a farnltr that the noise issue is not a tiC'ipate in civil disobedience Weapons. and Deterrence. about the controversy was that polit1cal force -- will ar last valid reason for denying the ,met other manners of stopping Reactions varied to both the 11 has 10 stop. The group spoke heg_1_r:i to clraw signifiranr stu­ dent participation br the end of club rights to these hours. I the rnonth. When discussing the problem. 'Tcarh·m.'," ar some soo Grebben stated. "all the campuses prececlecl the show­ basketball play<.>rs that t spoke ing of "The Day :\fter" a televi­ with indicated that the noise 1s sion show about the effects of no problem to them. it's only a nuclear war. the coqches who are complain­ At the same time. the Euro­ ing." Grebben· further stated pean movement against the the club's sentiments by say­ placement of U.S. Pershing II ing "everyone can understand and Cruise missiles in Western when a game is on--we'll stay Europe promises to build to a out. But during practice hours. January climax. Thanks large­ it's unfair because the tuition ly to brief tours of American we pay should allow us to use colleges by anti-missile Euro­ the facilities." pean politicians, the move­ However the entire matter ment has inspired a number of has not gone unnoticed or ig­ - sn Wet,hl Cblb /108• 7 '" Nucktzr Arms ·pllle 7 .... .. December, ~ 198.1 NEED APLACE TO STUDY FOR FINAL EXAMS? RESERVED QUIET Paul Cohodes STUDENT STUDY AREAS He was an outstanding in­ ARE AVAILABLE IN: dividual, loved by all who knew FRIENDS HALL - him. He had a unique quality of All seroester, from 8-Plll - midnight lifting your spirits. For all of us Rooms: 207,208,209,210 who knew Paul we will never, TOWERS DINING HALL - ever forget him. For those who Decent>er 10 - 15, didn't, his tragic passing will from 8 pm - 1 an serve as a lesson in judgement and risk throughout our lives. McHugh Offers Internships Congressman MatLMcHugh opportunity for students to Intellectual Independence is now accepting applications learn about the legislative pro­ for the Spring, 1984 Volunteer cess," McHugh said. "The Internship Program in his , work is often of a routine Challenge For College Washington congressional nature, but it is important to the office. effici~rit functioning of my of­ right for him. He recogn j Students who have com­ fice and can be a very valuable Ann Arbor, Mich.-(1.P.)· work hard, read every word, ,_c•. the need to balance the-coffi:" pleted two years of college at learning experi_ence." He also "Academic achievement is and learn all the right answers, mitments: How many? How the beginning of the Spring noted the variety of educa­ pan of the journey.