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Sports 19 Go for the Jug The biggest game in Division III football reaches its 40th year. ~:K~~: ~... VOL 67, No. 11 THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 1999 24 PAGES, FREE Reported assault unnerves campus
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BY CHIKODI CHIMA campus," according to the SASP mis and ears for campus safety," Ithaca Staff Writer sion statement. College Security Officer James "Some people think we are Stu Conlon said. In light of last week's reported at dents Against Students Partying," During the spring and early fall, tack, nervous students are increas said senior Eric Schoenfeld, assistant between the hours of 9 p.m. and 3 ingly turning to their yellow-jacket training coordinator for SASP. "We a.m., pairs of SASP employee~ pa ed peers, the Student Auxiliary arc not out to get people." trol the college campus, cnsunng that Safety Patrol, for assistance. SASP was established in 1971 to members of the college community Calls for escorts have increased provide support to Campus Safety. remain safe. From after Halloween by almost 600 percent for the peri SASP officers also act as liaisons be through early spnng, SASP is on pa od of Oct. 27 to Nov. 2, as compared tween members of the campus com trol from 7 p.m. until 3 a.m. ·'When to the number of calls from Oct. 20 munity and Campus Safety officers. to Oct. 26, according to Campus "They act as an extra pair of eyes See WORKING, page 4 Safety. During the earlier period, there were only IO calls for escorts. Since Oct 27 there have been 59 calls. Most Calls for SASP escorts calls involved escorting single stu dents across campus; some came from Since last week's reported attack, calls for SASP two or three students together. Not escorts increased by almost 600 percent. everyone who called waited for the Oct.20-26 - SASP escort to arrive. "Usually when I work, we do not Oct. 27-Nov. 2 D get many escorts," SASP senior Dar ryl Drevna said. 'This week I had six To contact SASP during its winter hours, call 274-3333. After 3 a.m. - or seven [requests] in one night." this number will connect students I ALEX MORRISON/THE ITHACAN SASP officers provide the free es with Campus Safety for escorts, FRESHMAN SASP OFFICER Meagan Sherwood waits cort service for students "from any lockouts or jump-starts. for a. student to escort from the lobby of Tallcott Halt where on campus to anywhere on
ACCENTt 11 . CLASSIFIED 17 ·COMICS 16 OPINION 8 SPORTS 19 www.ithaca.edu/ithacan 2 THE ITHACAN THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 1999 Issues in the News FBI briefs law enforcement officials across the country on possibility of organized violence inspired by year 2000
BY MICHAEL W. BLOOMROSE "I was ready for people not to listen, but News Editor I was not ready for my fellow workers to go south on me," said Alan Jones to the The FBI prepared to alert the nation's Times, describing how backers of the year law enforcement officials of possible 2000 preparedness effort in his neighbor Y2K violence last week with a 34-page re hood in Santa Rosa, Calif., disappeared this port on "religious extremists, racists, past summer as he .tried to organize it. cults and other groups" organizing for vi Many Y2K preparedness boosters arc olence in the face of the new millennium, worried that people choosing to ignore the The Washington Post reported. problem will be caught unaware without Agency representatives said the docu a small amount of stockpiled food, water ment analyzes "the potential for extrem and money if even minor problems effect ist criminal activity in the United States by the country on New Year's Eve. individuals or domestic groups who attach On the other hand, the Department of significance to the year 2000." Transportation has been investigating the The report, a copy of which was ob Y2K preparedness of air transportation sys tained by the Post, was to be made pub tems worldwide. lic at a closed-door meeting of the Inter They have discovered that more than 70 national Association of Chiefs of Police in nations with civil airports and airlines have Charlotte, N.C. The FBI report indicated the risks will technology issue and his administration at least "comprehensive and Titled Project Megiddo, the report de increase as Jan. I approaches. would not have started on Y2K except for thorough" programs underway to study tailed that the volatile mix of apocalyptic, President Clinton "ought to be using the pressure from Congress. and correct the Y2K bug, according to the religious and New World Order conspir less than nine weeks remaining to urge In the column, it was suggested that Times. acy theories may produce violent acts people to prepare for possible short-term Clinton could best serve the public inter · The effect will not include computer aimed at precipitating the end of the world disruptions in delivery of water, electric est in the near future by delivering a "fire failures that make planes fall out of the sky, as prophesied in the Bible. ity and other basic services," wrote side chat" on Y2K preparedness to the experts told the Times, but there may be Neil Gallagher, head of the FBI's na columnist Marilyn Geewax in the Atlanta American people. air-traffic control breakdowns that will gum tional security division, told the Post that Journal Sunday. However, The New York Times recently up air travel by making controllers keep the bureau 1s not predicting that terrorism She applauded members of Congress, reported that many Americans are just see planes on the ground. or violence will occur on or around Jan. such as Rep. Steve Hom (R-Calif.), ing New Year's 2000 as "another long The United States says its system is al I. Instead, he said the report is aimed at chairman of the House subcommittee on weekend." most entirely ready. On the first page of making local law enforcement officials technology, for trying to determine how Grass-roots activists urging others the Federal Aviation Administration Web more sensitive to the heightened security much harm the Y2K computer bug will that the date change will pose serious risks site ofY2K, Jane Garvey, the agency's ad risks posed by the year 2000. He also told cause. demanding family and community ministrator, said to The limes, "Aviation the Post that the public needs to be aware, According to the column, Hom said preparations are finding less and less peo safety will not be compromised on Jan. I, but not scared, of such threats. Clinton seemed "blind-sided" by the ple interested in their message. 2000 or any other day." National and International News At news conferences in Boston and Washington, meanwhile, points, to 10,622.53, its biggest advance since Sept. 3. authorities emphasized that they had no evidence of sabotage. Rightly or wrongly, many thought the tame inflation pic "We are looking at all mechanical and any kind of oth ture would decrease the likelihood of an interest-rate hike next er possibilities," said Jamie Finch, an NTSB spokesman. "So month by the Fed, a move that could slow the economy and nothing has been or can be ruled out yet." the markets. The jet was a little more than 30 minutes into the flight when it began to descend rapidly at I :50 a.m. local time. Two Columbine-like plot foiled in Ohio minutes later, it disappeared from radar. Authorities said there was no distress call from ·the plane. Police thwarted a plot by at least 11 high school students Hall said the plane plunged from 33,000 to 19,000 feet to shoot up their school's students, teachers and principal, The in 36 seconds, a drop that is virtually a straight-down dive. Cleveland Plain Dealer·reported in Friday's edition. The rate of descent was more than 23,000 feet per minute, Classes were canceled Friday, the date when the massacre while a normal descent is 1,500 to 2,000 feet a minute. was allegedly supposed to take place. A homecoming foot Federal officials stressed that the NTSB, which investi ball game and dance scheduled for Friday were also canceled. gates accidents rather than crimes, was taking the lead, with School was scheduled to reopen Monday with more se the FBI and other law-enforcement agencies assuming sup curity officers and metal detectors. porting roles. According to the report, South High School students were BILL TURNBIU/KNIGHT-RIDDER planning to provoke a "suicidal showdown" with police, but Soher Makary (center) and other loved ones of Inflation low in near-perfect economy a female student who learned of the plot told her parents, who passengers on EgyptAlr flight 990 gather near the reported it to police. investigation site off Nantucket Island early Sunday. Nothing is perfect, but the U.S. economy is coming close, When eleven students arrived at school Oct 28, dressed in Makary's brother was on board the aircraft. or so economists said Oct. 28 after a flurry of government black, school security officials acted. reports showed the economy is picking up speed while in Police found no weapons on the students and sent them home EgyptAir {Ught crashes off Mass. coast flation remains blessedly low - all in a time of nearly full after interviewing ~em. Still, they were searching the school employment. building locker by locker Thursday evening. They believed the Federal investigators resumed searching Monday for any This confluence of positive phenomena is rare. Usually, hard report of a shooting spree was serious enough to investigate, clues that could help explain why an Egyptian airliner plunged charging economic growth and a tight labor market combine the paper reported. into the Atlantic Ocean shortly after taking off from New York. to spur inflation, which scares investors, who worry that the "You will undoubtedly hear many reports of what might Federal Reserve Board will then jump in and boost short-term have caused the crash of Flight 990," said Jim Hall, chair interest rates to fight inflation. ·Corrections man of the National Transportation Safety Board. "All of But many economists say the so-called new economy, with those reports will be speculative. We do not know at this point its technological advances and productivity gains, has allowed In the article "Add week examined," in the Oct. 28 what caused the crash." the U.S. economy to have it all, at least for now. issue, it was reported that the college would not have EgyptAir Flight 990, a Boeing 767 with 217 people on "These numbers show the economy continues to run in to count finals week as part of the state's mandated board, was en route to Cairo from New York when it crashed a close-to-perfect slate, with strong growth, full employment 15-week minimum semester. The college will still early Sunday about 60 miles southeast of Nantucket Island, and low inflation," said Lynn Reaser, chief economist at Bank have to count add week, regardless of a change to off the Massachusetts coast. U.S. officials indicated that a of America Private Bank, based in Charlotte, N.C. the add period. majority of the 199 passengers on board were Americans, Paul Ferley, assistant chief economist at Harris including a tour group planning to visit Egypt. Bank/Bank of Montreal, based in Toronto, said, "It is sur The photo that ran with Dan Hoffman's com.111e,:itary Searchers retrieved debris and one body by early evening, prising, this strength in econqmic growt]:I and conJ.inued tight Oct. 28 was incorrectly labeled. The photo.of the but offered little hope of finding survivors. ness in the labor market ... not being paired wi~ any indi South :Hill Fire Station at 965 Danby Road is not the Authorities faced the arduous task of conducting a search cation of inflationary pressure: voting location for city of Ithaca elections, but rather and-recovery operation in more than 200 feet of cold ocean "With the structural changes ... the economy has been able for District 10 in the town of Ithaca. water. to grow at a faster rate for a longer time than historically has "We are beginning what may be a long investigation," Hall been the case. Still, there are limits to growth," It is The lthacan's policy to correct all errors of fact. warned. There w~re promising signs, however, that if the jet's Yet that seemed to be only a distant concern with investors · Please contact Assistant News Editor Jennifer flight records can be found, they may yield important clues 10 Thursday. 1be government's benign report on labor costs led Hodess at 274-3207. · · the crash. investors to push" up the Dow Jones industrial average by 21:1 .64 : I ~ THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 1999 THE ITHACAN 3 News Cohen defeats Hoffman .,. BY JASON M. TIFONE (]3riefs Staff Writer College warns against" Incumbent Mayor Alan Cohen alcohol at Cortaca Jug (I) edged out his Democratic cmil lenger, Daniel Hoffman, in the city The annual competition be of Ithaca mayoral race Tuesday. tween Cortland and Ithaca College The final vote was 2,479 to 2,072. to obtain the Conaca Jug will take Ithaca College freshman and place at noon Saturday at Ithaca. Green Party candidate Herbert Police officials will set up "Joey" Cronen was initially check points before and after the believed to have won his seat from game to apprehend people who are drinking and driving, said John B. the 3rd Ward Common Council Oblak, vice president of student af district with 629 votes to incum fairs and campus life. bent Democrat Susan Blumen The game will be broadcast live thal's 524 votes. and recorded. Recordings will be Board of Elections officials mis used to help enforce the law takenly added Blumenthal's 524 should the need arise. votes to Cronen 's count. The error Officers will be be inspecting was quickly realized and corrected, bags, backpacks, containers and yielding a final tally of I 05 votes jackets. No outside beverages for Cronen and 524 votes for Blu will be permitted in the stadium. menthal. A letter from Oblak about the Green Party candidate Josh game is available at The lthaca11 Glasstetter, a junior at Cornell Uni Online (www.ithaca.edu/ithacan). versity, edged incumbent Democrat Jane Pedersen 172 to 144 to grab AIDS Quilt returns the 4th Ward district seat. KATIE SCHLEE/THE ITHACAN to Emerson Suites In other city elections, Demo ITHACA RESIDENT SYDNEY GREENE signs in to vote with Ward 2, District 4 inspector Margaret crat Patricia Pryor defeated the Northrup at the Ithaca Fire Department on Greene Street Tuesday afternoon. From Nov. 15 to 18, 128 pan Green Party's Melony Swasey, 628 to 281. In the town of Ithaca elections, Klein, Thomas Niederkorn and els from the AIDS Memorial Quilt 672 to 99, in the 1st Ward. Running unopposed, Democrat Town Supervisor Catherine Valen- Mary Russell were elected to four will be displayed in the Emerson In the 5th Ward district, Demo Diann Sams won her seat from the lino ran unopposed and received year terms and Joseph Wetmore Suites, Phillips Hall. 2nd Ward Common Council dis- 1,364 votes. and William H. Lesser were clcct- The names of people who crat Ed~ard Hershey beat Liz Car have died of AIDS were sewn into lisle, also a Green Party candidate, trict with 581 votes. Town council members David cd to two-year terms. each 3-by-6-foot panel by loved ones. The panels were then sewn into sections, 16 of which will be displayed. Job fair falls below expectations The exhibit will open on Nov. I 5 at 7 p.m. with a ceremonial un BY VANYA RAINOVA about opening the possibilities employment. people check out:· Bradac said. folding of the quilt. Contributint: Writer within complex organi7..ations, it is Pirondi said the fact that half of However, he said Wal-Mart wa.'-. The quilt will be displayed on about contacts and exploration." the participants were interested in all looking to hire people in their di~ Nov. 16 and 17 from 8 a.m. to 11 The 1999 Ithaca College Career Senior Jacinta Testa, a politics majors surprised her. "I think that the tribution office. which Bradac p.m. and on Nov. 18 from 8 a.m. Fair fell short of many student at major, said the opportunities the ca job market is getting more special called "a major business operation." to 7 p.m. with a closing ceremony tendees' ·expectations last week. reer fair presented were not careers ized and when I see that an employer Employers who participate in at 7 p.m. Some students said the fair, held she was hoping to get after attend looks for 'all majors.' this tells me the fair have the means and lhc ne This is the second consecutive Oct 27 in the Emerson Suites, did ing a four-year private institution she they are looking for ,ne because I cessity to recruit on a oollegc cam y.ear the quilt has visited. Last year not offer nu111erous and diverse ca believes to be prestigious. 'The ca have a four-year degree and can pus. approximately I, !(JO people reer opportunities. It was also criti- reer fair seemed to be speak intelligently on the All employers cover their own signed the guest book. . cized for the prevalence of career of geared almost exclu phone," she said. 'They travelling expenses to attend the fers in the field of business and lack sively to the business want generic people to do fair, and also pay an average of $75 Vacation hosts sought of opportunities for other majors. sector, and I just wish it generic things." to the school to participate in the Senior Anamaria Pirondi, a tele has been more di Bradac said compa event. for foreign student,s vision-radio major, said she went to verse," she said. She nies were looking for all However, if a particular com When Ithaca College closes its the fair expecting to find at least five also said she was dis majors because employers pany directly receives a myriad of residence halls during Thanksgiv or six communication companies. appointed by the low were increasingly willing job applications a day, it already ha.'> ing, winter and spring breaks, not "Given that the Park School of turnout of recruiters. to train their employees a 6ne pool of applicants for its se all overseas students are able to re Communications is said to be The relatively low for a specific position. lection, and is less likely to attend turn home. highly recognized, I was surprised turnout of 40 business 'Therefore, they are a campus fair, Bradac said. The IntemationaJ Programs to see that only a couple of the re es was also criticized. BRADAC looking for people who This is often the case with Office is seeking hosts for interna cruiters at the fair were associated Of the 1,000 employers can think, have good large and prestigious corporations tional students during the breaks. with the communications industry," the Office of Career Services con writing and problem-solving skills that use other forms of recruiting If any staff, faculty or student she said. tacted, only 40 participated in the and can work in teams." he said. beyond job fairs. is interested in hosting an inter Career Services Director John fair. Fifteen of the participating em Student dissatisfaction with Despite the criticisms, Bradac national student, contact the Of Bradac said he was aware of many ployers said they were interested in employers might be determined by said many students had interviews fice of International Programs at of the criticisms students had, and graduates with a business-oriented stereotypes. scheduled the day after the job fair. 274-3306. has encountered them in previous major like management, financing "For example many students 'There is an enormous demand Residence halls close Nov. 20 years. He said it is essential to un or accounting. Another 20 employ picture Wal-Mart as a retail organi for confident, motivated and well-ed to 28, Dec. 18 to Jan. 15 and derstand that the career fair is "not ers said they would consider grad zation, and imagine they would be ucated individuals, and I believe our March 4-12. only about finding a job. 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Under penal law, third-degree southeast comer of it is dark out, we arc assault is a less serious offense than L- lot, adjacent to the The initial investigation out," Schoenfeld said. aggravated assault because the in Terraces The search for the assailant be SASP duties include juries involved are less severe and gan at 3 a.m. Campus Safety con patrolling residence halls no weapon is used. Time of the ducted the investigation with the as and making sure the exte reported assault: Wall would not comment on sistance of the Ithaca Police De rior doors to the halls 2 a.m., Wednesday, partment and the Tompkins County whether the woman was medically ex Oct. 27, 1999 stay locked. amined for evidence of sexual assault. Sheriff's Department. SASP senior Matt If new evidence comes to light in If you have any Campus Safety also requested as Phillips was a resident as the investigation, the direction of the information about the sistance in the form of a K-9 search sistant for two years. He investigation could change. incident, call Campus unit from the Zone 3 State Trooper said that SASP supports "Scientific tests are being done Safety at 274-3333. Headquarters, State Trooper RAs. that could possibly lead to new in Michael O'Connell said. "If an RA calls Cam fonnation," Wall said. Campus Safety would not com pus Safety and it is minor, The pill also remains unidentified, "I am petrified," she said. "I think "Tall is not just limiting this to ment concerning where the dogs we will go out there Wall said. I about how long it takes to get to my people over six feet tall," Wall said. searched, but sophomore Keith first," Phillips said. "There arc certain things that car and whether anyone would "It does not really rule anyone out. Paglierani said he saw part of that "Usually we will give need to be researched and these hear me scream. I am not the only It is hard to tell how tall he is be phase of the investigation. [the offender] a warning. things take time from a scientific one, too. Basically, everyone I cause it is not uncommon for an at "At about 8:45 a.m. on Oct. 27, If we have to check on standpoint," he said. know is angry and petrified." tacker to seem bigger to the victim." I saw a squad car, a police officer and them a second time, we Wall would not comment on the Junior Kate Ehle, who transferred Sophomore Adam Heroth is one dog looking around the woods will probably refer them to woman's blood alcohol level. to the college this year, fears for her concerned about the way the re behind Terrace IO," he said. Campus Safety." "When we talked to her, she was cer safety as well. ported attack is influencing male and Paglierani said he saw the dogs While SASP officers tainly not to the point of intoxica "When I was at SUNY-Potsdam female students' behavior toward searching back and forth through the have the authority to re tion," he said. this was always happening," she each other. woods, but not deep into them, and quest identification, they Campus Safety has not estab said. "These things scare me. I am "This story has got a lot of not anywhere in the middle of the cannot make arrests or re lished a possible reason for the un afraid to walk alone at night." women scared, and it is also affect Terraces. fer students judicially. known assailant to attack the Sophomore Mike Wilson ex ing guys," he said. "A lot of guys are The search ended later that "I think most students woman. pressed a common dissatisfaction afraid to look at girls or to talk to morning without finding the report would much rather see us "No, we do not have a motive," among male students concerning the them because someone might take ed assailant. at their door asking them Wall said. "That is obviously what description of the assailant. something the wrong way and they There will be an "Open Forum on to quiet down instead of a we are trying to look at though. Was "The description is extremely would get reported." Campus Assault" sponsored by security officer or a police the attack opportunistic or targeted? vague; it could be just about any Heroth has had a personal expe English Associate Professor officer," Schoenfeld said. Was robbery a motive? These are the body," Wilson said:"I could be a rience with the fear that women now Katharine Kittredge's women's "We are not a SWAT things we are trying to find out." suspect in this. So could anybody on have toward men. - studies class at the Free Speech Rock team. Most people are in the basketball team, so could a lot . "I was walking home the other today at noon. Campus Safety Di terested in [ working for Reaction of fear and anger of people." night from a night class when I saw rector Robert A. Holt will be on hand SASP] to see. the campus Junior Gretchen Foulk is one of The "tall" aspect of the descrip a girl walking down the same path to answer policy questions regarding as a safer community. We many students afraid for her safety tion has not been specifically defined I was," he said. "I am kind of big so the incident. In case of rain, the fo are here to help people." in light of the reported attack. by Campus Safety. I guess she must have been afraid of rum will be held in Emerson Suites.
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Bonaguro, assistant dean of health ~pecial Projects Manager Therefore, she said, they do not science and human performance, , , Students might hear, 'oh this sec it as anything above the ordi said a social marketing approach to Students at Ithaca College per nary levels. binge drinking and drug use tries to campus is doing a lot more drugs ceive alcohol is used more fre "Students might hear, 'oh this promote positive attitudes and as and alcohol than we are, because quently at other institutions than at campus is doing a lot more drugs sociate benefits with desired out Ithaca College, even though stu ------and alco comes. I heard it from my friend,' instead dents at the college arc actually con Gettlng to the core hol than He said this type of"social nonn of giving statistics. , , suming more. Fourth i11 a series we are, ing" causes dramatic declines in The Core Survey of Students' ------because I binge drinking and has worked at -DIANE NOCERINO Perceptions of Campus Alcohol heard it from my friend,' instead of other colleges around the country. SCA VI<<' pr<'.11d,,rz1 of comm1u11ca/lon1 giving statistics," Noccrino said. "The idea is that students over and task force meml"•r Our View 8 and Other Drug ____,__ Nonns and the According to the survey, stu estimate how many of their peers Alcohol and Drug Use Survey dents at Ithaca College observe al drink and the amount they drink, found that 72 percent of the 677 cohol being used at least once a and that if they realize their peers thought approximately 21 percent faculty and staff ~aid they think the students surveyed at the college week, but they think it is being used are not actually drinking so heavi of these students would have pre college ~hould be mvolvcd in pre think the alcohol use on campus is at least three times a week at oth ly, they will change their behavior," ferred to drink more. vention efforts. but more than a comparable to other institutions, er colleges. Bonaguro said. Students see drinking alcohol as third of them said they could not while the college is actually at They also believe that about 16 a central part of the social life. identify problematic alcohol or least 11 percent above the national percent of students abstain from us Alcohol perceptions About 95 percent of the students other drug use average. ing alcohol at Ithaca College, when Survey results show students be thought drinking was central to Associate Profcs~or Linda Diane Nocerino, Student Gov only 8.5 percent actually abstain. lieve that occasionally getting males and 88 percent thought it cen McBride, psychology, said faculty emmentAssociation vice president About 58 percent had binge drunk is okay as long as it docs not tral to females. members talk most about the level of communications and task force drank within the two weeks prior to interfere with academics and oth In terms of drugs, students of alcohol use and not as much member, said she thinks Ithaca Col the survey, but the students surveyed er responsibilities. perceive marijuana use to be ap about where to find policies to cor lege students believe other thought that about 62 percent of On the survey given by the Pres proximately twice as high as it ac rect 1t. schools' students drink more be their classmates had binge drank. ident's Task Force on Alcohol and tually is. She said faculty and staff arc cause they are accustomed to the Task force Chairman John Other Drug Abuse, students at Other illegal drugs arc believed concerned with the drinking that Ithaca College reported performing to be used six times more in a year happens on campus. However, the poorly on tests, missing classes and than they are really being used, stu clinical signs that arc used to iden How much do you think you drink? experiencing memory loss due to dents reported in the survey. tify a drinking problem may not their use of alcohol and other work as well for faculty and staff Actual and perceived consumption levels of drinking for categories drugs. Alcohol policies examined because they do not become close of students at Ithaca College when drinking at parties and bars Students reported drinking an Seventy percent of students enough to the students to sec the se average of 4.6 drinks at parties or surveyed at the college did not rious indicators, she said. Category Perceived use Actual use bars.but they thought their friends know if the college had any alco McBride said that optional ed were actually drinking 5.8 drinks. hol or drug prevention programs, ucational workshops could help Males 1.n drinks 5.63 drinks At the last social function stu but about 93 percent of the students members identify signs. Females 5.02 3.90 dents attended, they reported knew the college had alcohol and "More information is better than Fraternity members 8.65 4.86 drinking on average 5.27 drinks, drug-policies. less infonnation," McBride said. 4.94 Sorority members 6.7 and about 15 percent of these peo About 50 percent of the 681 fac About 15 percent of the faculty 6.13 4.41 On-campus students ple would have preferred to drink ulty and staff surveyed said they had and staff said they did not know if Off-campus students 6.86 5.07 less. never read the policies, and 47 per the college had alcohol and drug The students at the last function, cent of them said they did not even policies, and about 41 percent of Source: CORE Drug and Alcohol Survey however, believed that others in at know where to find the policies. students said the policies the college tendance had drank 6.24 drinks and However, 96 percent of the has are not properly enforced.
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Campus Safety Log Incidents Oct. 19-25
Oct.19 phone from their car sometime since Oct. • Follow up 17. Patrol Officer Bruce Holmstock. Location: Campus Safety Bias Alerts October 1 8-24 Summary: Off-campus student identified • Conduct code violation as responsible for damage to window in Location: S-lot Oct. 20 on a wall on the first floor Hilliard Hall on Oct. 11 . Student to be Summary: Fraudulent decal found on •Homophobic remark writ of Bogart Hall. A resident referred judicially for guest violation. unregistered vehicle. One student being ten of the hall volunteered to Investigator Laura Durling. referred judicially. Location: Bogart Hall remove the words from Summary: Campus Safety the wall. An investigation • Follow up °ዿ Follow up officers responded to a into this matter has not Location: Campus Safety ~oc~tiqn: T~r.r~ce 9 complaint from a Resident been able to identify the Summary: Student identified as responsible Summary: Student identified as being Assistant that a homopho· person(s) who wrote the for damage that occurred on Oct. 12 to a responsible for the possession and bic statement was written words. window at Tallcott Hall. Subject to be distribution of marijuana and mushrooms referred judicially. Investigator Laura Durling. from a previous incident. Matter referred for judicial action. Patrol Officer Fred To report a bias related incident, call Campus Safety at 274-33~3 • Fire alarms Thomas. Location: Roy H. Park Hall - first floor north Summary: Fire alarm due to activated • Accidental property damage smoke detector outside third floor kitchen. • Conduct code violation smoke detector. Unable to locate any Location: Boothroyd Hall - south entrance Cause of activation was burned food. Location: Garden Apartment 25 cause for the activation. Investigator Summary: Report of broken glass pane in Panel was reset. Sgt. Thomas Dunn. Summary: Intoxicated student transported Ronald Clark. a door. Officer spoke with person who to health center and referred judicially for accidentally slipped and fell into door, • Conduct code violation alcohol. Patrol Officer Fred Thomas. • Criminal mischief cracking the glass. Service request filed. Location: Tallcott Hall - third floor balcony Location: S-lot Patrol Officer Bruce Holmstock. Summary: Found intoxicated male on • Conduct code violation Summary: Vehicle found to have spray balcony. Transported to health center for Location: D-lot paint on it. Report taken. • Grand larceny- $3,000 evaluation. Student to be referred for judicial Summary: Intoxicated student transported Patrol Officer John Federation. Location: Emerson Hall action. Securtiy Officer Donald Lyke. to health center and referred judicially for Summary: Caller reported theft of laptop alcohol. Sgt. Thomas Dunn. •V&T computer, video game, and wallet with • Criminal mischief Location: Physical Plant parking lot contents. Items taken from complainant's Location: L-lot- blue light phones Oct. 25 Summary: Staff member reported finding room sometime Thursday afternoon Summary: Damage to blue light phones • Criminal mischief damage to their vehicle. Damage occurred between 1 :30 p.m. and 2:45 p.m. while No. 2 and No. 3. Phones kicked off poles Location: Terrace 7 - outside stone wall sometime Tuesday morning. Report taken. complainant was at class. Patrol Office ·by unknown person(s). Sgt. Thomas Dunn. Summary: 13amage done to a stone wall. Sgt. Ron Hart. Bruce Holmstock. Damage done by an unknown person. • Unlawful possession/marijuana Patrol Officer Dawn. • Follow up Oct.22 Location: Terrace 11 Location: Campus Safety • Medical assist Summary: Report of a suspicious odor, • Assist other department Summary: Student identified as being Location: Tallcott Hall possibly marijuana. Two persons referred Location: Roy H. Park Hall - Cage responsible for activating fire alarm pull Summary: Report of a person having judicially for possession of marijuana. Summary: Piece of equipment has not box on Oct. 8. Subject to be referred difficulty breathing. Bangs Ambulance Patrol Offficer Fred Thomas. been returned to Cage. Report needed. judicially. Investigator Laura Durling. responded and transported student to Patrol Officer John Federation. CMC. Securtiy Officer Donald Lyke. • Larceny - $50 • Fire alarms Location: Hood Hall • Parking problem Location: Terrace 6 • Follow-up Summary: Religious symbol stolen off a Location: J-lot - upper blue Summary: Fire alarm due to activated Location: O-lot student's door. Patrol Officer Bruce Summary: Vehicle towed for displaying a smoke detector near the west kitchen on Summary: Student identified a person Holmstock. fraudulent parking permit. Sgt. Ron Hart. the first floor. Student advised officers that involved in the Oct. 22 parking lot cooking caused the alann. !FD was notifi~p harassment incident. Student referred for • Property • Larceny- $50-$199 and responded. Life Safety Inspector Ron ji.:dicial action. Patol Officer Bruce Location: Williams Hall Location: Textor Hall Clark. Holmstock. Summary: Found single key near room 219 Summary: Staff member reported the letter on Oct. 19. "x" from the south side Textor building sign • Property • Solicitation is missing. Report taken. Patrol Officer Location: Eastman Hall Location: Academic Quad Oct. 24 Bruce Holmstock. Summary: Two portable barriers were Summary: Staff member reported finding • Criminal mischief found. Brought to Ithaca College Campus credit card application pockets attached to Location: Terrace 5 - first floor balcony • Grand Larceny-$1,000 Security anc; placed in found property. the newspaper bins and payphones in the Summary: Person climbed over balcony Location: Textor Hall Muller/ Friends/fextor complex. Report and threw chair over the balcony, causing Summary: Complainant stated that the Oct. 20 taken. Patrol Officer Kevin Cowen. damage to the chair. Sgt. Thomas Dunn. building directory sign located on the wall • Tampering/communication between the exit doors of Textor 103 has Location: Phillips Hall • Criminal mischief • Unlawful possession/marijuana been tom down and removed. Report Summary: Unopened mail discarded. Later Location: Unknown Location: Terrace 11 taken. Patrol Officer Bruce Holmstock. found in trash, opened by staff, and found Summary: Caller reported damage done to Summary: Report of a suspicious odor, to contain a $50 check. Student referred for residence hall furniture. Report taken. possibly marijuana. One student to be •V&T judicial action. Patrol Office Bruce Patrol Officer Kevin Cowen. referred judicially for possession of Location: L-lot Holmstock. marijuana. Student also tran.. ported to Summary: Report of a damaged vehicle. • Fire alarms Health Center for intoxication. Patrol Officer Damage consisted of scratches to the • Solicitation Location: EastTower Fred Thomas. passenger's side of the vehicle and Location: West Tower - residence Summary: Fire alarm due to activated occurred sometime between Oct. 23 and directors office smoke detector on 12th floor outside • Unlawful possession/marijuana Oct. 25. Report taken. Sgt. Ron Hart. Summary: Unauthorized solicitation of a elevator. Aactivation appeared to be Location: Terrace 12 party was placed under residence caused by a malfunction with the smoke Summary: Report of a suspicious odor, •V&T director's door. Sgt. Aon Hart. detector. Patorl Office John Federation. possibly marijuana. Six students referred Location: Unknown judicially for possession of marijuana. Summary: Vehicle was hit while parked in • Making graffiti • Suspicious circumstance either J-lot or O-lot. Damage occurred at Location: Bogart Hall - first floor, even side Location: Campus Center - campus • Fire alarms unknown time by unknown person. Summary: Unknown person wrote activities office Location: Terrace 11 homophobic remark on wall. Summary: Staff member reported receiving Summary: Fire alarm due to activated Patrol Officer Fred Thomas. a harassing phone call. Caller identified smoke detector. Cause for activation and matter resolved. Report taken. Patrol determined to be burned food on the first Key Oct. 21 Officer Kevin Cowen. floor, west kitchen. Report taken.Sgt. Keith ABC -Alcohol Beverage Control law • Suspicious circumstance Lee. CMC - Cayuga Medical Center Location: O-lot- driving lane by Roy H. • Disorderly conduct DWI - Driving While Intoxicated • Medical assist Park Hall Location: D-lot - fire Jane IFD -Ithaca Fire Department Summary: Student referred for judicial Location: Hill Center - gym Ill Summary: Person reported that a vehicle IPD - Ithaca Police Department action for harassing a staff member. Patrol Summary: Report of a student's possibly was driving in a reckless manner through MVA- motor vehicle accident Officer Kevin Cowen. sprained ankle, which occurred during an O-lot and almost hit complainant. Sgt. RA - resident assistant Ron Hart. intramural volleyball game. Bangs TCSD - Tompkins County Shentt·s Oct. 23 Ambulance was requested and transported Department • Larceny value - $200 • Fire alarms student to CMC emergency room. Report V&T - vehicle and traffic v1olat1on Location: M-lot - gravel section Location: Terrace 11 taken. Sgt. Keith Lee. Summary: Caller reported theft of a cell Summary: Fire alarm due to activated Visit us on the Web .ithaca.edu/ithacan 8 THE ITHACAN THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 1999 C: ~'. Our 0 t';[.\ View ·--.. ;-; An educator can help i:~ Over the last four weeks, The Ithacan has C: !;:] presented the findings of the Core lnstitute's Alcohol • ...... ffj and Drug Survey. The results did not paint a positive ("-\ ~J picture of Ithaca College's students, who were ~ j consistently above national averages in several 0 . ' · · ' • · . · ~:~~: ~~~~:ix~t~~~~:tt~rd:~~~3:fJJ Lse - the numbers were shocking. Blame can be placed on many people - parents, friends or teachers - but it is too late to point fingers, and time to devise a solution to the problem. Education is the key. Beginning early in a child's life and continuing into their adult years, open-ended discussions about the pros and cons of alcohol and drugs will help students understand the chances they Editor In Chief Robert B. Bluey take when they consume these substances. It is too late to turn back the clock for students Mcnoging Editor currently in college, but a step can be taken by Melissa L. restoring the abandoned position of an alcohol and Bloomrose drug educator who can assist the staff in the Counseling Center. This person can work directly with Letters News Editor students who have questions about alcohol and MichaelW. drugs, while also helping them overcome problems Bloomrose they may have. student organizations and an entire one The need for someone who can provide these Campus community fourth of the school instead of working with Asst. News Editor services is clearly evident. Counseling Center should examine safety them to achieve common goals? Oh well ... Jennifer Hodess Director David Spano admitted that the college's doesn't matter anyway. facility cannot provide the intensive assessment that If anyone has picked up The Ithacan The editorial gave me a good laugh and Opinion Editor is sometimes needed to help alcohol or drug users. within the last several weeks they have been sometimes, when someone tries to pick an Aaron J. Mason As budget time approaches, the college should unable to miss the startling statistics that argument with you, it's best just to laugh and find money that will allow for the recreation of the have consecutively been in the headlines of walk away. Having taken a second, more Accent Editor position. It's the first step to tackling the alcohol and our paper. These statistics should be telling somber look at last week's editorial "Rookie DevonDams Representation," I realized that perhaps it is drug problem at Ithaca College. us something. O'Connor Last week there was an article about a time for someone to fonnally extend an girl who was assaulted in a parking lot on a invitation to The Ithacan. Asst. Accent Editor Don't drop add week Wednesday night. And then, after all of this, Therefore, I ask the paper put an end to Greg Ford it hit me personally when my tire was space in the paper that has traditionally been The Academic Policies Committee is evaluating an deflated this Saturday on "mischief night" reserved for chastising groups on campus Sports Editor important issue that will effect all students at Ithaca along with a good 20 others. Pranks are who have the students interests in mind. Gerilyn M. Curtin College: the amount of time students should have to pranks and that is that. I know this. Perhaps not everyone will agree with each add classes at the beginning of each semester. However, it seems to me that many people other on the best.way to go about ~hieving Asst. Sports Editor Thanks in part to senior Brett Shiel, a student are now walking campus looking over their . common goals, but when it comes down to John Davis representative on the committee, the vote to change shoulders. it, we all have similar student interests in It is good to be cautious in this world. I mind. If we are to prevail in creating a the two-week add/drop period was halted so more say take precautions. However, it seems to campus that all students are proud to be a Photo Editor information could be gathered. The committee was part of, then we must all work together, not Melissa Thornley me that when people are paranoid about planning to vote to reduce the amount of time students drunken or drugged up fools raging on against each other. could add classes to one week. Although changing campus, assaults and even the graffiti, things Asst. Photo Editor add week may benefit faculty and administrators, the are out of control. More than anything, it is KIA KOZUN '02 Alex Morrison move would be mistake and penalize students who sad. cannot find the classes they need. I am an resident assistant on campus and Interim Chief Copy SGA deserves praise Those favoring the change claim it will help it is my job to make people feel safe and at Editor home in our residence halls. I am finding it Vanessa Leong students make their decisions more quickly, thus for positive initiatives avoiding absences. However, making a quick decision increasingly difficult to do this as I am feeling more and more unsafe on our The opinion regarding the college's Chief Proofreader on classes will not benefit a student's education. In campus. I think the student population needs Student Government Congress in last week's Kylie Yerka some instances, it takes time to decide about a class. to take a look at how they spend their time. Ithacan was an out-of-the-blue, faulty That's not a bad thing - it actually provides tor a After all, these are student actions. attack. · Layout Editor better match for students and their classes. Where are we going if this is how we First and foremost, the age of our Hillary Freeman Look at the move from three perspectives: have to live? Staying inside after sunset and Congress really has little to do with our • Deans will have more paperwork because more worried about our cars in the parking lot? effectiveness. Ambition outweighs Asst Layout Editor students will likely add classes after the period ends. Campus Safety pulling impossible hours, inexperience. In fact, I celebrate the number Katie Hebda • Faculty members will be stuck with students who constantly having to regulate? And we of freshman in Congress this year. Their may not want to be in their class, but fear switching wonder why they've taken our Fountain Day active interest in making our school a better Online Editor because of less time allotted to add another. away? place should he praised, not attacked. My Paul Colombo question is why more people aren't involved. • Students will be confined to classes that do not KRISTIN SMITH '02 The idea that the student body can expect interest them because of less time to shop around. lcss-infonned decisions because of our age Asst. Online Editor As students select the courses they wish to enroll Lisabeth Pardi 'Rookie' editorial does or experience is a farce. Let me remind The in this spring, they should protest to their advisers the Ithacan that because Congress represents the proposal at hand. little to unite college entire student body, we value our Soles Manager constituents' opinions. In fact, it helps us Jennifer Crowe Having laughed through my first read greatly wnen we make important decisions ITHACAN INFORMATION thru of last week's editorial "Rookie about issues like Fountain Day. Business Manager Representation," I must take but a moment Our decision to hold another Fountain Laura Lubrano Letters to the editor are due by 5 [J.111. the Monday before pubh catwn, and should mc/11tf,, name, phone number; major and vear lo thank The lthaca11 for adding some Day forum wa,; not made because we ofgraduatwn. ' humor and comedy to the newspaper. After couldn't come up with a better solution. It Manager, Student Letters must b1• /en than 250 1tords and t}pewrmen. The all, the idea that first-year students' was made because we want to consider what Publications Ithacan resen1es the right to eda letter:, (or'!enstlz. clarity and J. Michael Serino taste. The opmion edaor will contact all indivfrluals who s11bmlf contribution to this campus, in particular to the students think and what solutions they letters. the Student Congress, is "out of touch" and feel are appropriate. We also feel that it is Opinions expressed on these paJ;es do not necessarilv reflect that such members need to begin "behaving important to infonn the student body of the those of the college's faculrv, stafJ and administratio11. · "Our Calendar editors - View" represen/s the editorial positio11 o(Thc Ithacan. seriously" is not only ludicrous, but statistical infonnation that led to the change. Melissa Fisch, Jill A single copy of The Ithacan is availab1e from ar1 autlumzed hilarious too. Keep in mind that our plan to hold a Hughes distnb11twn point to any md1vidual within Tompkms Co1111t1•. I applaud The Ithacan in their attempt to forum is the first decision that Congress has Mu/r,p/e copies and mail subscriptions are available from The Copy editing staff - unite the school and in their effort to forge a made on this issue and is not necessarily the Rachel Berlin, John Ithacan office. Please call (607) 274-3208 for rates. Carey, Adam S. . 111 Ithaca College students, regardless ofmajor; are i11vited to better relationship between themselves and last decision we will make. Coleman, Amanda C. ;om The Ithacan staff Interested students should contact an edi not only the student government, but with We are here to help make this cainpus a Dye, Melissa Fisch, Ben tor or manager lisred to the left or visit The Ithacan office in Park Rosenthal Hall Room 269. the entire student body. It is refreshing to better place for everyone. If you don't like Mailing address: 269 Park Hall, Ithaca College, Ithaca, N. Y, finally see an article that epitomizes The what we are doing, then get involved in Layout staff - 14850-7258 Ithacan sown motto that "taking action just these decisions and stop criticizing those Melissa Carta, Schuyler Telephone: (607) 274-3208 Fax. (607) 274-1565 Costello, Josh to take action is not always the best who actually care about making a difference. Ftowerman, Kristen E-mail: [email protected] Haegele. Laura World Wide Web: www.ithaca.edu/ithacan altemati ve." Viapiano Wait - what was the point of attacking KELLY SCHENEMAN '02 THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 1999 THE ITHACAN 9 o"'-"et (e Dispelling the Greek life myths: ·~ ; P..~ J\..1t0 Organizations benefit society
Many people who have never been in a MATT fraternity or sorority consistently seem to have BONATTI soi;nething negative to say about Greek life. In reality, fraternities and sororities provide Ithacan a fun environment, where leadership and Column 1st social skills are fostered and developed. These organizations produce graduates who arc assets to the society in which we all live and Make the most belong. According to grcckl0I (www.greckl01. of Cortaca Jug com), 85 percenfof Fortune 500 cxecutrvd . i,; t. and 43 of the top 50 corporations arc headed Get ready ... the Cortaca Jug 1~ by fraternity men and sorority women. In coming. addition, 40 out of 47 Every year smce 1948, Ithaca Supreme Court College and Cortland have met on Justices since 19!0 the football field, and the two and 76 percent of rivals have been playing for the congressmen and coveted jug since 1959. senators are Greek. While the battle for the Even with all this coveted Cortaca Jug has certainly information available been a highlight of the year for to the officials at the entire college community, Ithaca College, they Fountain Day has been the single still will not biggest event on the Ithaca ULUEJONES/THEITHACAN recognize fraternities College's calendar. But smcc this MEMBERS OF THE PHI KAPPA SIGMA FRATERNITY (from left to right) Include Dave John (/)avis such as Phi Kappa Chinnici, RuUand Paul, Dave Mlssert, Lorenzo Blllante, Chris Hubble, Matt DeBrltz, Clay year the kibosh seems to have Asst. Sports Sigma. Voorhees, Matt Barias, John Davis and Walter Fletcher. been put on that, Cortaca may Editor It is even true that very well take its place. members of Greek One of the founding fathers of the Gamma Having the opportunity to share this Unfortunately, as of now, life have a higher Chi Chapter at Ithaca College of the Phi experience with many friends who arc family there is going to be no bigger graduation rate than those who are not a part Kappa Sigma International Fraternity died to me is very important. I feel a bond with event this year on campus than of Greek life. Oct. 12 in a motorcycle accident in San Diego. these guys that I feel with no one else. the football game that is going to The question then arises, why does Ithaca Since that time, alumni and the brothers of It's time we stop listening to the myths be played Saturday. True, not recognize fraternities? Ithaca's Phi Kappa Sigma chapter have come about why fraternities and sororities should be commencement ceremonies arc a Ithaca used to have fraternities that were together, showing·me the true meaning of nonexistent in our school and start realizing big deal, but for the most part, visible on campus. However, in the 1970s brotherhood. that we need them. for the student body nothing will some fraternity brothers got carried away I never met the departed Brad Salois '94, Though the movie "Animal House" is one rival what Fountain Day was in while initiating pledges and one of them was but I wish I had. Without ever meeting him, I that many college students watch and enjoy past years, that is nothing except killed. Because of a few actions by a few still feel a loss. I feel the loss only because of today, but many of them do not understand that Cortaca Jug. immature individuals, Greek life on this the strong tie I have with my brothers, a tic Greek life in the movie does not represent real From freshman to seniors, campus has suffered severely. that only brotherhood can give you. Greek life. Phi Kappa Sigma's motto says it everyone will be at the game, Phi Kappa Sigma has a motto, Many alumni returned to Ithaca last best, "Brotherhood is more than skin deep." cheering, yelling and having a "Brotherhood is more than skin deep." I have weekend to visit the active brothers and share good time with their friends. experienced this firsthand in the past few their own stories about their days at Ithaca John Davis is a junior sports information Even alumni from years long past weeks. College as an active brother. major. will be in the stands along side their own kids who now carry on the 1.c·. name in the fami\y. This Debates and commentaries will appear In this spot each week. To have your voice heard, call Opinion Editor Aaron Mason at 274-3208. - ' Saturday promises to be a good time for all and something that everyone who was there will talk about for years to come. And why shouldn't it be? Obviously every year Cortaca Ithacan Jug is a big deal, but this year it should be bigger and more crazy than it has ever been before. I wouldn't go jumping in the Inquirer fountainless fountains or anything, but this year's Cortaca Jug should be all the good things that Fountain Day was in the past. , : ,:,_:,',-'.~:~"'.'..;"'J_, It should be everything that made Amanda Haag "I'd really like to see a: _ · that day on the last day of spring TV-R '01 pipe major~-~ ·. semester classes so great and one at Carnegie Mellon." · :; ,: memorable in the previous years, \' ::?;~- without the frigid water. Whatever festivities you may Neal Abrams have, remember: safety 1s key this Saturday. If you are g9ing to drink Chemistry '00 during any of the festivities, do so responsibly and make sure your friends do also. This will ensure that the day is filled with only good memories and not marred by any unfortunate incidents. So go to the game and join in the chant, wear the T-shirt, and make the memories that you will talk about next year and for many years to come, because this might be it for this year folks, not at the end of the year but right smack - ..... , ~H· ,..,, ~-- - Shera Rosner dab in the middle. ~ ~r ~testial studies." Cinema & Photography '02 This Saturday may be the day J "'$1: __ ',,. '· > ' • that everyone remembers, not JUSt because Ithaca beat Cortland agam (no surprise there). hut because Cortaca Jug may be the Pam Ross only tune this year when the Music Education '03 entire campus 1s together as\\ e were at la~t year's f-ountarn Day This 1~ still up m the air. hut do you want to take that chance ' Make the most of tlm OllL' It may he the only t11ne this year we get the chance to celebrate. Photos by Jen Blanco Matt Bonatti is a sophomore television-radio major. 10 THE ITHACAN THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 1999
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BY NINA MYERS had a full house of zits in high school," Staff Writer he recalled. "My low self-esteem at tracted the acne, and I attracted too On her way to Micawber's Friday much dis-ease, which led to disease." night, Oct. 22, senior Molly He said there was also a lot of psy McGuire made a detour that energized chological turmoil with his parents, her evening, as she spotted Sage's who adopted him when he was two chariot in front of Benchwanners. and a half. A small group of students were Sage's parents practiced a religion gathered around a brightly colored that ultimately made him feel un wagon-like cart, with a dream catch comfortable, because he did not er canopy made of hemp rope, tapes agree with its traditions and customs. tries, scarves and colorful sheets. Sage occasionally keeps in touch Sage, a lean, long-bearded, soft with an adoptive sister via e-mail, but spoken man who frequents the Com has not seen her in six years. mons, was holding the two handles on Sage would tell you that he is do his chariot, anxiously awaiting a pas ing just fine on his own. 'Tm kind of senger. private, because I haven't found any McGuire and her friends, looking thing more fun that to work on char for an adventurous twist, hurriedly iots," he said. took off their shoes (a small basket lo Carol Bone, who works at the Oa cated in the chariot holds belongings), sis Natural Grocery and allows Sage as Sage whirled them around the Com to live in his chariot in her backyard, mons on a ride in which the girls said she thinks the idea of human pow laughed for 15 minutes straight. ered vehicles is a timely idea. "Even though I thought it was a "I think he has some ideas that weird concept, he was so enthusias nowadays are considered fairly im tic about it, and he had so many ideas practical, but the world might be a bet that it was hard not to be intrigued ter place if we had less engines and about what he was doing," McGuire more human power," Bone said. said. Sage urges people in the commu At the end he asked for a small do nity to understand how destructive nation, and they each paid him $5. technology can be. This creative ride, which Sage craft "People have allowed themselves ed on his own, serves as his means of to buy into [technology], and really transportation, his bed and the majority what they're doing is going faster and of his employment. faster but accomplishing less and less," Sage was not always his name. In he said. fact, he started out as Darren Selby 39 Sage docs not miss the comforts of years ago, but said he was.never hap a house and raising a family. He would py with this title. ·rather reflect on life at the crack of "Three years ago I was in Tempe, dawn, make Shakahachi flutes to Arizona, and a man came up to me on trade, or thoughtfully play on his oca the street and said, 'your name's rina, a flute-like instrument. Sage,"' he recalled wllile staring off "I haven't allowed myself to get in a moment of reflection. "I felt that into the grind; two catc; in the yard, two Sage is more fitting to what I've been kids and the big square box with a doing with myself, which is kind of mortgage on it," he said. "I've allowed clearing the air in my own head," he myself to step off the flow of what I added in his soft, somewhat mysteri call the 'iron river,' and sit on the ous tone. banks and watch it go by." He uses words like far out, beau He closed his clear blue eye~ tiful, enchanting and magical, while while playing a slow version of dragging out the syllables to make the "Gilligan's Island." While the high words sound more eloquent He ap pitched melodious notes filled the :m. pears to be very comfortable with him he became one with his music, gin self - he laughs often, never afraid gerly raising and lowenng his ex to hold back. One would never guess pressive eyebrows as if he wa~ that he was once uneasy in his own searching for answers behind shut skin. eyes. Sage had several adolescent com Visit Sage's Weh site at horne PAULA LIZARRAGA/THE ITHACAN plications, which many children and stead.com/sagestick/ for more infor S (;E, WHOSE REAL NAME Is Darren Selby, provides rides on the Commons In his self teens can relate to. . mation on the chariot and his visions b llt chariot. Here, he Is playing an ocarina, a flute-like Instrument. "I used lo stulter quite a bit, and I behind it.
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BY DEVON DAMS-O'CONNOR His presentallon, "'Revolution Acccnr Editor and Remembrance: People to Power," \\,a~ a combination of tra ··You arc welcome to this place ditional African drums and dres!> today." chanted Kole Ade'Oduto and modern multi-media. including la. a graduate student in commu a I 3-minute narrated video of nicati~ns, m his rich. deep voice as Nigeria's largest cny, Lagos. he _walked down the aisle of the The performance was dedicated -~· ,' -~' , .,, : Park Auditorium Monday night. to author and environmentalist . ' 1l1e Nigerian-born poet and Ken Saro Wiwa, who was execut photographer whispered and ed in Nigeria in 1995 and who "be Rose Flores shouted this phrase to the beats of lieved there was a need for change N-R '02 two animated drummers at the in this world, a breaking forth," Ade front of the room as he shook hands Odutola said. with people seated next to the aisle. Toward the middle of the pre Hometown: Auburn, N. Y. Ade Odutola used low lighting, sentation, Ade Odutola invited au Accomplishment I am incense sticks and props borrowed dience members who brought most proud of: Being in • from the Ithaca College theater their drums to "converse" with the The Ithacan! department to set the stage for his on stage drummers, David poetry on Africa, personal jour Schwartz and Todd Wyse. The re What I'd be doing if I weren't here: neys, freedom and peace. He sponse was thunderous. I'd probably ,.. be going to my hometown slowly climbed a set of steps The audience drummed on ,...,,> community college (Oh draped in a maroon batik-print notebooks, seat backs and those yeah!) cloth as he recited and danced without an instrument clapped out one of several strings of beats cir .·· .,, Pet Peeve,s): People who shoeless in a white embroidered lie straight to your face, and cloak and signature red beret. culating around the room. Others you know they are lying. "I have been a constant travel shouted and laughed, and several er, and you arc surrounded by the audience members rose from their Things I can do without: images I have taken with me," Ade seats to dance in the aisles and with Smelly p~ople/things Odutola said. "The form of con the drummers. Best word in the English nection here comes from this Ade Odutola followed with a language: Later level of ideas ... where there are free exchange of ideas with the au no colors, no creed, no political dience. What TV show I don't defenses, no Democrats and Re- "That was a drum conversation; miss: General Hospital publicans." _ now let's talk," he said. "This is a Three things that can The props both on stage and at free forum. Speak up or forever always be found in my the entrance to the auditorium in hold your peace. This is not a show. refrigerator: Cheese, cluded a sepia-toned globe, a cru I want you to participate." water and pickles cifix, crates and ropes. These were Aside from drumming and People might be used to represent the meanings and singing and readings,_Ade Oduto surprised to know that I: feelings behind his words, said Di \a accented his performance with Got asked to be in the The ana Dimitrova, assistant director of marked silences. Ithacan, yeah! International Programs . "I heard silence in his spoken word. Silence as in the presence of Animal most like me and "One of his major concerns was why: A cat, because all using imagery that would be fa something, not in the absence of they do is eat and sleep miliar to a non-African audience, something," said Assistant Profes sor Peter Kar'eithi, television- radio. DEVON DAMS-O'CONNOR/THE ITHACAN where there would be a lot he KOLE ADE ODUTOLA, a Nigerian-born poet and communications Recommended Web site: wouldn't have to explain or pre "Sometimes too many words, like www.abc.com/general graduate student, presented his work Monday_nlght. hospital sent," Dimitrova said. "He wanted too much discussion, would have to have the colors of Africa, the gotten in the way of being able to That's what makes people think." Bled," published in 1998. Where I'll be In 10 years: scent, the imagery like the ropes and communicate exactly what it was Many of the poems Ade Odu- "I'm no preacher man - all I Working in a major network the noose and the boxes - all these he was trying to communicate. A tola read were from his two know how to do best is to review studio images having to do with travel and kind of silence was there when he books, 'vibe Poets Fled," which was my thoughts in poetry and read it time changes." left, that's what made people reflect published in 1992, and "The Poet to people," Ade Odutola said. Sell your Check us out online message. Contact the www .it hac a.edu/ ith a can Advertising Department at 274-1618 to place and ad .
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BY BROOKE MATHEWSON 'lh,· ,tuticnt, '..!.ttll·-·1,·<1 [111/L'' t,· iiraf(_Wr(t!'_r ______ilaml t>Ul !,• the· 1,.:,1 ;11·": ,IL',1!1\·: anu ,,:111c,t ,1hlll11,,·, 'Trick or treat!" were the ···1 ill' kid, [ '..!c'i I the· c: \f)L'I IC:lk.:,, words that echoed through Emerson hc111~ (>11.1 c:olk~-~, ,111l!1ll·,.· ,:ud 111 Hall Friday night. Greeted by the fa mur Allhon \\'.ilh.cr. l"L'f11c,cnt,1t1,c, ,1 mous police mascot McGruff the thc: l:mcr~on/(iarden:. H,ill Counui Cnme Dog and a table full of can .. Mo~t ofthc:rr rarcnts work hell' dy, professors' children of all ages ~o thcy al~o ~er w ,cc v. here rhcrr streamed into the dorm. parent~ work."' ~he ~aid .. Mo,t The entire building was decked rmportantly. they will get to mtcr out for the occasion. The windows act with w, and sec that we can ~trll were covered with black paper to have fun even though we arc 1n create a dark, scary atmosphere. The college.'' only sources of light were green Living rn a rural area. 1t r~ drf strobe lights that made everything ficult for the krds to really go door seem to glow in the dark. Stream to-door trick-or-treating. The Itha ers and cobwebs dangled from ca College community recognized every wall, while witches, skeletons this and decided to provide safe and grave stones lurked in every trick-or-treating between rooms. comer. Little orange signs that "Just seeing the little kids come read "Trick or Treat" on participat up with shiny faces looking happy ing students' doors marked the made it all worth while," fre~hman stops that offered candy. Angela Marathakis said. Student volunteers and dorm ·res Assistant Professor Mead idents were also dressed in costumes Loop, television-radio. escorted to help out and answer eager his daughter McKenna to collect knocks. some pre-Halloween c_andy. This is the second year students "I thought it was fun and amaL have been running this event. ing," Loop said. "I wish when I wa~ MICHAEL SCHRAMM/THE ITHACAN Emerson/Gardens Hall Council BRANDON ADAMS trick-or-treats with his family at Emerson Hall on Friday. The activity, started last a student I could have been rn a and resident assistants spent many year, gives kids a safe place to trick-or-treat. Student volunteers and dorm residents help put It on. dorm this nice." hours coordinating it with help from McKenna, dressed as a clown, students across campus. a resident assistant in Emerson Hall. Aside from a creepy Hal was bobbing for apples in the TV left with a pumpkin full of candy "I.think this event brought a lot "Even the floors that are gener loween decor and pounds of candy, lounge, a pin-the-nose-on-the and a smile on her face. of the student groups together," said ally not cohesive were flooding out the students organized some activ pumpkin game and coloring book "I will definitely be back next sophomore Sean Connor Anderson, and putting all they can into it." ities for the trick-or-treaters. There tables. year," Loop said. Dana NO NO _Internships! COVER! COVER! You will never Jrink alone Under a program established by a grant to Ithaca College from the Charles A. Dana Foundation, approximately 30 DJ/Karaoke Ithaca students each year - both summer and academic at year - will be able to earn a portion oftheir college O'Learys on expenses through educationally relevant work internships. Work can vary from the corporate world to summer stock to THIRSTY THURSDAYS the research laboratory to ... your choice! Sing & Dance From 9-CJoge 632 W. Seneca St. Ithaca, N.Y. 273-9652 Parki11g available across the street Ifyou ... w w~.01 earysir i sh pub.com • are eligible for financial assistance • have a strong academic record • are currently a freshman, sophomore, or junior • want to earn a portion of your college expenses ... you should pick up an application today!
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Two information meetings will be held in Textor 101 from 12:10- 1 p.m. on Tue~day, Nov. 9, 1999 and · Thursday, Nov. J 8, 1999. ~. Do.JnJown Ithaca• 277-8 MCr :l0-9:.30; Fri & Sat 5:30-10:00; Closed Su l : • ' .. ; Re-opening F ., I THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 1999 'J 14 THE ITHACAN Woodstock '99 Sound; Various Artists Cfieck, BY D.J. REITER-~ Staff Writer You've read about all the nonsense Primus ups the Antipop that went on in upstate New York on that fateful hot weekend this summer, Loveline rimus sucks. And it feels beautiful to say and now you can hear it. "Woodstock lQat \llJl. T,J!an it a~airl. Since the San '99," a two CD collection, picks the ,~SI~, ~-~YI~ 1 , 1 1 -J,: ! It!qci{~~.fs~d trio's b¢ginning· ih'the "l!>est'. tracks from the. weekend!s . r and a buII .. Rlate 1'980s, "Primus sucks!" has been the fa. performances and splits the set, Primus Weck after week Los vorite in-joke of fans, the ultimate knowl devoting the first CD to hard rockers Angeles life gets more and edgeable praise of the band's warped musical "Anti pop" like Limp Bizkit, Korn and Metallica. more interesting and fun. sensibilities. In past years, though, the saying The second CD gets the softer Some of the unique took on a sadly ironic tone: dismayed listen selections, including Jewel and Dave happenings that went on in ers, used to the sound of albums like "Sailing Matthews. It is this split decision that one week of my California the Seas of Cheese" and "Pork Soda," took in makes "Woodstock '99" at least life included hanging out with "The Brown Album" and the "Rhinoplasty" marginally listenable. icons of my childhood, EP, and could hardly argue: Primus, it qregStonns On the first CD you can hear how seemed, really did suck. few chords most of these guitar bands hearing about love problems The Jrhacan rates albums from at a new internship and riding On "Antipop," Primus' seventh album, the StaffWr'itei- 1 (worst) to 4 (bes1) actually know, which reflects badly on a mechanical monster. band takes a large step back to its funky, p~u the state of rock. Only the Doors' Working for the House of do-metal, completely original roots. Fortu One of the most notable things about "An Robbie Krieger's appearance on Blues has its benefits, one nately;it's not as if the band said, "Let's make tipop" is the array of people involved in its mak Creed's "Roadhouse Blues," being the chance to attend another 'Pork Soda."' No, "Anti pop" earns it ing. Among the featured players are Primus Metallica's take on "Creeping Death," great shows and meet self a place amongst their masterful early al song veteran Tom Waits (a.k.a. "Tommy the and Bush's inventive sound on amazing bands, like the bums not only by remembering the full-out Cat"), half ofMetallica, ex-Faith No More axe "Everything Zen" manage to stand out. legendary rap group Public rocking feel of great Primus, but also by mov man Jim Martin and even super-bassist Boot Thankfully, disc two fares better. Enemy, as I did last week. ing forward with new sounds and styles. sy Collins. On the production end, Fred Durst Brian Setzer rips through an After an interesting As usual, Primus' sound is concerned main of Limp Bizkit and Stewart Copeland (of Po exhilarating big band version of "Rock perfonnance where Chuck D ly with the otherworldly sounds of Les Clay lice fame) lend their skills as well. This Town," al)d Sheryl Crow's · talked about politics and pool's bass, able to fuel a song with funk ("Bal Surprisingly enough, putting so many infectious "If It Makes You Happy" Flavor Flav praised the lad of Bodacious") or to lead the band to rock people together on an album dominated already translates well across a big crowd. football skills ofO.J., I got to in that wacky, quasi-serious Primus way, as by three powerhouse players doesn't create Does "Woodstock '99," like every meet this childhood band they do on the title track. This is not to say seams in the work. The Metallica/Jim Martin worthwhile live album, make you wish favorite of mine. After that the album is Claypool's alone - guitarist track, a sprawling eight-minute song called you were there? If anything, it makes -- meeting Public Enemy's Larry "Ler" LaLonde is in peak form on "An "Eclectic Electric," simply sounds like one of you glad you stayed home. members, Matt and I got tipop," noodling circles in and out of Primus' metal-based songs. It all still feels like Professor Griff, the third band arrangements or just providing a driving riff Primus, but a Primus that happens to be sup member, to let us into their for each song. Drummer Brian "Brain" Man ported by some big names and talents. I thought, this is a great Primus album. dressing room. tia, on his third year with Primus (and who, I found it a good sign that halfway through Maybe Primus is getting anxious about "some The search for another for me, had previously shouldered most all of "Antipop," I was lulled into a familiar Primus trendy new atrocities" they first offered safe internship led me to the house the blame for the less-than-fantastic musical listening mode, playing air-Claypool-bass and haven from on the intro to "Cheese." They may of Dr. Drew and Adam nature of those years - a result of his replacing bopping around the room. When I found my have been anxious enough to title it "Antipop," Corolla, from the MTV show the irreplaceable Tim "Herb" Alexander), han self actually headbanging, it was time to check but as long as the music stays good, those cheesy Loveline. Waiting for and dles his driving drums admirably. what song was on. "Greet the Sacred Cow." Yes, bastards needn't worry about "pop." greeting the people who ask humiliating questions about their libido, impotence, drug addiction or sex complications was Matt Ruhe's and my job. Music of the Heart I finally realize why the !Reel .... J ... .,,. show is so insane - it's because of the deranged and ;,,. '" hilarious producer, Dave, who Wor{c[ BY EVAN HECKLER torments the questioners to Staff Writer make them comfortable for the show. Take "Dangerous Minds" and "Mr. Speaking of torment, there Holland's Opus," remove what little is nothing like a bar that wants 'House' a hill of problems style and substance they had, and you you to become sick. The most have "Music of the Heart," a movie so unusual bar I have gone to yet he trailer for "House on Haunted Hill" manipulative and patronizing you may in L.A. is called the Saddle may give you a strange case of deja vu, MOVIE REVIEW be tempted to start a fire in the theater. Ranch. Like Disneyland, it Tmost likely because of this past summer's "House on This pathetic departure for horror has its happy people, a unique similarly-themed "The Haunting." Unlike its Haunted Hill" movie director Wes Craven tells the ride and my favorite, girls in mundane and poorly executed predecessor, true story of violinist Roberta uniform. "House on Haunted Hill" has its release date in Directed by: William Guasperi, played gratingly by Meryl The girl in uniform this its favor. What better weekend to see a horror Malone Streep. After years of compromising time was dressed in a leopard film than Hallows Eve, when spirits run amuck Starring: Geoffrey Rush, her career for her lecherous husband, skin cowboy hat, a red tank top and movie-goers are dying to be frightened? Taye Diggs, Farnke she gets a job teaching violin to poor and tight jeans. This country A remake of the 1958 thriller of the same Janssen, Ali Larter minority kids at an underfunded public belle named Courtney gave me name that starred one of cinemfs horror gu school in Harlem. Naturally, the the legal clearances to ride the rus, Vincent Price, this new version does not JosfiJaco6s program is wildly successful and stray far from the basic plot outline - a mil menacing mechanical bull. I Staff Wi-ltei- The Ithacan rales movies from everyone lives happily ever after with filled out the papers, threw her lionaire throws his ungrateful, gold-digging wife 1 (worst) to 4 (bes!) the problems of poverty solved by my $3 and got ready for the a birthday party in a haunted mansion with a renditions of "dead white person's fight. group of strangers and offers $1 million each characters were frightened of one another as music," as one character calls it. I had Just the right amount to whoever makes it through the night alive, hop- well as the house. Here, the characters are mere Not to belittle Guasperi's of mind-numbing beverages mg that she does not. What he doesn't expect ly being stalked by the house, and we are meant accomplishments, but why is it the only in me to take on this challenge is that she wants him dead as well, which makes to believe the house is alive. times these ghetto-savior movies get without flinching. I jumped for a great premise. An added plot incentive is The survivors are predictable from the mo made are when the savior is white? For on, got the saddle placed in that the house once served as a mental institu- ment the characters start snooping around the a real movie from this increasingly hnc with the area I needed to tion where a psychotic doctor experimented on house, yet a tension still builds as the house strained and superficial feel-good protect and threw my arm in his patients. A gruesome opening flashback se- claims its victims. The reason is the set deco genre, stay home and rent "Stand and the air to start this battle. quence from 1931 shows the doctor cutting a ration and the lighting. Without the mastery of Deliver." After a fierce pummeling victim open and then being attacked and killed those two aspects, the film would not achieve and a one-legged struggle to by escaped patients on a rampage. its desired effect. · stay on, I ended up the loser The original film used the murder scheming The overall plot is decent despite its afore- is Chris Kattan, who provides a desperately as I was tossed off. Though I to propel the story along, but here it seems like mentioned mmor flaws, but the acting takes a needed comic relief, but his warnings of the a~ not a cowboy, I most say an afrerthought upon seeing P-ricc and-his wife backseat to the effects. The dialogue is trite and house being an entity become monotonous. that riding a b'uclcing bronco _bicker at each other like a high ·school- couple) unoompclling:. ,What· they were ct"inking, by, : ,, 1Fitst time;feature length director WiUia'l'n. and flirting with beautiful Ov.4rlooking this atpect·of tl{e film'~ti.U. 1 ·makirigQcoffrey'Rush's<:haractehnto~Njn- Malone tises some,.:tfitcresting technkfues, ,· cowgirls is not such a bad way brings:!forth mon: problem SJ !for instance.• we; " ~( Price \ook-alike is;beyond me. lt is a (jis- rerttiniscerit ~f· thesupcrb-nlodern d'aY, tl\rltler ., ! : , to spend a SafurcTay nlght. - ' -- see four of the characters walking down cor- tractirig'ju~t looking· at his ridiculous smirk. "Dark City,'? where ,fast : motion" ~an\eh'.l , -- ;:· ....__.-· ridot upon corridor, where water drips from the However, Taye Diggs as the hero is perfect cast- movements and harsh shadows provide some . J Meritt is a seni~ llhacan ceiliags-and.skcletons in display.cases line- the,-., ing. considering that his ladies appeal will_ fill intense visuals. , .. writer in tha Los Angeles . walls. Too much,timc is-wasted-in this explo- seats. Famke Jansscn,-Peter G:rltaghei:,and.llli i .~ r 7"Hou!le on Haunted Hill''-cllrt rest·assnfed .. P~~gram for the fall,1~9 ·. ' ration.and n~t ~ugh character inleractib~ is uirter are also al?ng for the ri~1_and al~hougb ·1,_,~at-it has-outdone, 'r:rhe:Haunting" in- all ;is-, semester. ______.. .. _ _us~d. Th~ ongmal was. more~'.1 psy.cholog1cal. they ! ful~ U;,their :,rete: iequ1reme~ts,,, they r: ipects, RUBES·· By Leigh. Rubin .; KEEP THE COSTS ! OOWN e,y M~KING ~ :;; : ! 'TH£ 1WORKI_~G. , ; ~ ~ . CONDITIONS . INHUMANE. ~ .....,. 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"Throughout history, storytellers have sought to entertain, educat~, and enlighten-preferably simultaneously," she says. "By telling the legends and · myths of the native people of this continent, I hope to convey some of the scared feelings, love, and respect those people held for the land and its inhabitants." . -:,J• THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 1999 PAGE 19 . \ Did vou,J __,_, MELISSA THORNLEY/THE ITHACAN SENIOR RUNNING BACK RYAN CARPENTER (2) scores a touchdown In last season's Cortaca Jug game. The Bombers won the game 37-29. This season's Cortaca Jug game is at noon on Saturday at Butterfield Stadium. Ithaca holds a 27-12 advantage. Football tradition continues with largest game of the year BY STEPHEN T. ALLEN Tom Decker came together in 1959 and Staff Writer bought a ceramic jug-shaped trophy. The tro phy was awarded to the winner of the an In 1959 Ithaca College did not have a nual Ithaca-Cortland football game. The jug campus. was pairited red, white, blue and gold to rep Until 1961 when Egbert Hall was of resent the two team's colors and the name ficially opened on the current South Hill Cortaca was coined by combining half of campus, Ithaca College was shuffled like each school's name. an orphan with no real home from build Although the jug was bought just -10 ing to building in downtown Ithaca, year~ ago, the rivalry started long before The college is a different place than the Carmean and Decker ever fathomed the alumni of 1959 remember it. With the ex Cortaca Jug. ception of the football field, which was .. Thi, 1s the longest runnmg series that erected in 1958, very few parallels can be either of the schools has had with anyone," drawn between the Ithaca College of 1959 Sports Information Director Mike War and its current contemporary setting. wick ~aid. "In the 1930s and '40s both But in 1959 one of the richest traditions schools were about the same size and close in Ithaca College history was born. Forty together. TI1ey were both physical-edu MELISSA THORNLEY/THE ITHACAN years ago marks the first year that the Itha cation schools and developed a natural ri CORTLAND QUARTERBACK JEFF HUMBLE is sacked by Ithaca's Justin Griffin '99 at Chugger Davis Field in Cortland during last season's Cortaca Jug game. ca College football squad faced Cortland in valry. They came up with the jug in 1959 the infamous Cortaca Jug game, a tradition because both schools wanted something inating force in Division III football and Ithaca finished its season 9-1 and earned that has evolved into the "Biggest Little to play for but the rivalry started well be defeated Cortland 12 out of the next 18 a playoff berth. In the second round, the Game in the Nation," according to Sports fore the season of 1959." years. Bombers faced off against Cortland and Illustrated. When Ithaca's football program began '"When I played It was always the avenged the one blemish on their record by Ithaca captain Dick in I 930, the Bombers played a five-game biggest game of the season;· said head defeating Cortland 24-17 and ou~tmg Carmean '59 and schedule that included Cortland, until 1940 coach Mike Welch, who played for the them from the playoffs. Ithaca went on t~l Cortland captain when Ithaca dropped them from its Bombers from 1969-72. "It was always a win the National Division Ill Champion!,,h1p schedule. It was not until 1948 that the two very intense game. Those games were very "On any given year anythmg can hap schools met up again and they have played meaningful to me." pen in this game:· Athletics Director Km every season since. But in the early 1980s something huge ten Ford said. "The game 1s so mtcn~e and In their first match, Cortland defeated happened to fuel the rivalry - Cortland carries so much emotion." Ithaca 12-0. But Ithaca's program improved became a big contender also. In 1997 Ithaca dropped one of the clo~ and in 1931 the Bombers beat Cortland I 2- The Cortaca Jug game became some est matches 111 recent history. Itha..:a 6. In the program ·s first five seasons, before thmg more than just a local rivalry because scored with lcs!:> than three minutes rc it dropped Cortland from its schedule, Itha both teams were competing for playoff mainmg to take the lead. It looked like a ca led the series 2-1-2. spots during the 1980s and 1990s. Bomber victory was on the honzon but wnh In 1958 Ithaca changed coaches and "1l1e Cortaca Jug game became bigger under a minute to play, Cortland found the Dick Lyon rebuilt a struggling squad and than homecoming at either school during end zone and stoic the victory. led them to a 6-1 season. The only team the '80s," Warwick said. "What really hap "This is what college football 1s all that stood between Ithaca and an unde pened to make the game as big as it is now about," Welch said. "It's about intense ri feated season in 1958 was Cortland, who is that Cortland got really good." valries and people coming out to sec the defeated the Bombers 16-6. Perhaps 1988 produced the most clas games who have a strong interest in it." Under Lyon, Ithaca was still just a sic match. Both teams entered the game with In 1995 the attendance record was set mediocre 5-4 against the Red Dragons. But an 8-0 record and two games to play before at Butterfield when 12,5111 people when Jim Butterfield took control of the the Division Ill playoff. Cortland flooded the stadium. Ithaca leads the se team in 1967, the Bombers became adorn- squeaked past Ithaca in a 21-20 heartbreaker. ries 33-21-3. - THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 1999 ... 20 THE ITHACAN CV .c I- Pr~!~ Playoff format changes CHRIS Men's soccer squad O'CONNELL holds hope for a bid Sports Columnist BY MARY ROGERS Staff Writer The bleachers With a record of 12-2-1, the men's soccer team may not reach this year's highly antic should be full ipated playoffs. "As of last week when we were [ 10-1-1] Home-field advantage. and we had only one loss to the No. I team in The benefits of playing at home the country [St. Lawrence], and we still don't ,.,..._. go far beyond being familiar with even know if we 're in the tournament for sure the field. In the most optimistic - I think that's messed up," goalkeeper se sense, a supportive crowd can be nior tri-captain Chris Lucci said. the difference in an otherwise Thanks to the new Division III men's cham evenly-matched contest. pionship format, Ithaca is one of77 teams vy- When the Atlanta Braves had to ing for a playoff spot. . trudge into Yankee Stadium for "In the past we had a pretty clear cut fonnula," games three and four of the World head coach Andy Byrne said. "We would use a Series, they were facing more than power rating of our schedule and we could use Andy Pettite and Roger Clemens. those numbers to tell where we would fit in." They had to compete with the aura The old format divided the country up into of the field - baseball history has regions and a predetermined number of teams been written with this stadium in were selected from each region. Coaches and ath the forefront. But they also had to letic administrators would choose teams from face a tough crowd of dedicated their region that they deemed worthy of a play and knowledgeable fans. They off spot. Then their recommendations would go KATIE SCHLEE/ THE ITHACAN. should have stopped the series to a national committee that would either approve SENIOR FORWARD JASON ASCI fights for the ball with Nazareth's sophomore right then and there. or disapprove the recommendations. Christopher Spain Oct. 27. Ithaca owns a 12·2·1 record with one game remaining. The Ithaca field hockey team This year the NCAA college presidents vot was is in the playoffs, ed to drastically alter the old format. There are is in this pool because tlre winner of its con of 77 teams hoping to get one of the IO play representing us, the student body, no longer a required number of teams from each ference, the Empire Eight, does not get an au off spots. It is better off compared to the run wearing our school name and region; instead, the tournament has divided tomatic spot in the playoffs. ner-ups who comprise 273 teams trying to ob colors. But few students turned teams into three pools. The last category, Pool C, designates four tain one of the four remaining spots. out to watch William Smith's Pool A represents conference champions that spots to institutions that are in a conference The Division Ill Men's Soccer Committee second-round 2-0 defeat of the receive automatic qualification into the tour with an automatic qualifier but did not win will review teams on their performances in con home team Saturday. Even fewer nament. Thirty institutions represent this cat their conference. ference and regional competition. Selection cri saw Hartwick win in Sunday's egory. However, not every conference has an Pick your poison. There are 44 spots in the teria includes, in order of importance: winning consolation game, 2-1. automatic qualifier. Independents and confer tournament and 30 of those spots first go to the percentage, head-to-head results and results The football team destroyed ences without an automatic qualifier represent automatic qualifiers. Ithaca does not have an au against common opponents. Regional oppo Hobart Saturday 44- I 3 in front of Pool B, which includes 77 institutions. Ithaca tomatic qualifier for its conference and it is one nents' strength of schedule and winning per about only 1,000-1,500 spectators centage will also be reviewed. Coaches and me at Butterfield Stadium. The team dia polls will not be considered. is now 7-1, and is looking to do There are several reasons for this sweeping something no Bomber football Division 111 men's soccer playoff bids change: a need for increased participation, to team has done since I 994 - place a lager emphasis on conference play, and make the NCAA playoffs. More Number of spots in playoffs to boost representation for schools that never than 1,000 fans isn't bad, but just 44 reached playoffs with the old format. wait for this weekend's Cortaca The NCAA wanted to increase representa Jug game when more than 10,000 Pool A- conferences with tion by preventing stories like that ofAllentown fans pile into Butterfield stadium, 30 automatic qualifiers College in Pennsylvania. The team could con which has a seating capacity of sistently win its conference every year; go un 5,000. defeated, and beat everyone in its conference, The Cortland game, a ~ Pools 8 and C but would never get picked for the tournament deviation from the norm, will because its conference wasn't considered attract football and non-football strong enough, Ithaca's Sports Information Di fans alike. Chances are even the ~·4 rector Mike Warwick said. people who don't know what it This means the tournament will consist of means to snap the ball will enjoy more teams who have never experienced themselves at the game. postseason play in the championships. There is a fun, rowdy "I think it's going to water the tournament atmosphere at sporting events. Pool C - Teams from automatic down," Byrne said. "From a coaching stand Where else can you be so happy Pool B (Ithaca) - Independents qualifying conferences that did point I always feel that the selections for the because someone you don't know and non-automatic qualifiers · not win their conference tournament should go to the best teams; and gained just enough yards for a first that's not necessarily the case this year." down? Where else can you absolutely despise a person you have never met because they dropped a ball? SnJDENT And the price for Bomber athletics? You may say "what TRAVEL price?" Exactly. It is more than likely that even the best athletes on our campus London ...... $345 won't end up playing their sport professionally - being a gym Paris...... $397 teacher may be the more natural progression. But nonetheless, the competition is fierce, the teams Madrid...... $415 arc well-coached, and the athletes arc in peak physical condition. Amsterdam.... $434 Maybe you played volleyball in high school. Go sec the team play. You may rel i vc some of your old glory days. And 1f you were a (800) 777-0112 spectator in l11gh school but just • ,~·r• ~·::• ·:'/... haven't attempted it here, now is \. . ,•' ' the lime. Our teams are winning. ·-· ... For some, the playoffs arc already here. For others, it's only a matter of time. After all, athletes can train all ~i~~~~~- they want and coaches can teach AI fares ore ~-Tax not incuded Sane restnctJons epply. all they can, but there may not be - a good defense for a loud crowd. l Chris O'Connell is a junior lifflTRAVELI teJevision':'radiQ major. Wew Been There. -I WWW ::_,t.,1t.1·r1vr !I , ·' YI 11 THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 1999 THEITHACAN 21 Loss ends field hockey season BY STEPHANIE BRINSON Staff Writer The field hockey team finished 8-11 after losing to William Smith, 6-0, in the quarterfinals of the ECAC tournament Wednesday. With 14 shots on goal, the Herons scored five goals in the first half alone, in a game they clearly dominated. "Defensively, we didn't play well the first half," senior midfielder Megan Dimond said. "In the sec ond half, they weren't coming down the field as much. We were able to stop them more." William Smith defeated Ithaca, 2- 0, Saturday in the semifinals of the New York State Women's Collegiate Athletics Association tournament. The team then lost to Hartwick, 2- 1, in the consolation game to finish fourth in the NYSWCAA competi tion. Ithaca's victories over Hartwick and Springfield earlier in the season were key to determining its No. 3 seed. It came into the tournament at 7-8, defeating St. Lawrence in the quarterfinal round. LOGAN PRATHER/THE ITHACAN Freshman goalkeeper Holly JUNIOR BECKY KARVER passes the ball to senior trl-captaln Nicole Sgobbo in Saturday's 2-0 loss against William Smith in the New York Rickless led the defense for Ithaca. State Women's Collegiate Athletics Association competition at Yavits Field. The Bombers lost to Hartwick 2-1 in the consolation round. Rickless, who has started for the feated them earlier this season. Houk said the players' positive and "We're losing two top defensive best game and a big part of the en team in each game this season, This was Sheffield's fourth energetic attitudes and their con spots and they are going to be hard ergy of that game came from made a career-high I 9 saves. goal this season. She was the third sistency in play qualified them for to [replace];· she said. them," she said. Freshman Mandy Sheffield, as leading scorer for the team behind the honor. Freshman midfielder Sonya Jul Sgobbo said she'll never forget sisted by junior Lindsay Steingart, junior Jessica Kennedy (5) and Looking to next season!s ka said Dimond and Sgobbo played her experiences on the team. scored the lone goal in the consola sophomore Beth Gilbert (8). NYSWCAA tournament, Stein-• integral roles in many of the team's "It's one of the best things tion game against Hartwick Sunday. Both Steingart and senior gart said it may be harder for the victories this season. about college that I'll probably look The Bombers fell to the Hawks by sweeper Nicole Sgobbo were team to advance without senior tri 'Their outstanding play kept us back on," she said. "It has been an the same score with which they de- named to the all-tournament team. captains Dimond and Sgobbo. in a lot of games. Springfield was our amazing ride." Volleyball team sweeps competition and shut out Hartwick (3-0) Satur end," head coach Janet Donovan more limited roles and now ... move. But when my kids ended up day. St. John Fisher was swept by said. "We had to play five match called on to win the match," she said. actually playing well, it didn't Bombers win the Bombers in the semifinals (3- es in two days. I was really im The players said the team's in matter what they threw at us. It's 0). Ithaca then advanced to the fi pressed with my kids ~nd their abil tensity was stronger because like a chess game." Empire Eight l'!als against RIT. The South Hill ity to stay focused throughout the everyone got a chance to play. Senior defensive specialist squad proved to be too much for the whole weekend." ·'Our second string really got Kim Brown said it just all came championsh(p Tigers to handle, winning four Some of the younger players on into the games," McCord said. "It together. games (I 0-15, 15-4, 15-9, 15-13 ). the team had an opportunity for was better team unity because "We all had to pull it together BY MEREDITH JORGENSEN Sophomore setter Jen Salmon playing time this weekend due to everybody got to play." [against RITJ," Brown said. "We Staff Writer was named tournament MVP and the heavy match schedule. The RIT match was the most couldn't just have two people play selected to the all-tournament "I needed everyone to step up challenging. After dropping the first ing well, we had to have all six. We The women's volleyball team has team. Senior outside hitter Rebec and give some of the starters a game, Donovan made some were able to score points in the oth a new plaque for the wall. The ca Helmetsie and junior outside hit break," Donovan said. strategic changes. er games because our blocking im Bombers won the Empire Eight Vol ter Karen McCord joined Salmon One of Donovan's personal "I rotated certain athletes proved." leyball Championship in Roch: on the ail-tournament team. highlights was watching the non against [RIT's] athletes for a bet The Bombers will find out if ester Friday and Saturday 5-0. The team had a solid perfor starters play well. ter match up," Donovan said. they receive a regional bid on Nov. The Blue and Gold defeated Al mance all weekend long. "It is a lot of fun to watch these "You have to try to out-guess the 7. 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After two scoreless overtime pe midfielder Kristin Mooney said. mained on the sidelines, and the rest "We were confident, and we riods, the game was sent into sudden "We finally put together a game for Emotions ran high this week for of the players stood on the field with knew we could do it," Helmle said. death. Union's Katie Smith put a pass 90-minutes." the women's soccer team ( 11-5-2). their jaws gaping in shock and tears "We wanted to put it away, and we from M~lissa Matusewicz past a div Despite a short postseason run, In its final week of play, it experi rolling down their checks. just fed off of each other's energy." ing West ending any of Ithaca's head coach Mindy Quigg said she enced the joy of victory, the agony With a score of 3-0 at the half, it Union down, but not to be hopes of another final four run. is impressed by the team's perfor of anticipation and the disappoint seemed as if Ithaca was on its way counted out, capitalized on three out Ithaca's anticipation was re mance throughout the season. ment of defeat. to the next round of the NCAA tour of its 12 comer kicks in the second lieved Sunday, when they were told "It's unfortunate that we didn't Ithaca fell to Union College, 4- nament. DeMarco headed in the first ' half to knot the game; the last of they had received one of the IO in make it out of the first round," 3, in sudden-death overtime Wed goal off a comer kick from sopho them falJiog in with just one dependent bids in the tournament. Quigg said. "But we definitely nesday on a hail and wind afflicted more defensive back Carrie Calla minute remaining in regulation. This news came after the showed a lot of integrity. We over Upper Terrace Field. han. Junior forward Sammc Miller "We didn't lose because of our Bombers shutout St. John Fisher, 4- came a lot as a team and we did After Union put the final goal of sliced through Union's defense and defense; it wasn't a lack in play," 0, Oct. 28. This victory sent Ithaca some great things. We brought a the game into the net, junior goal sent a shot over the keeper's head West said. "It was our weakness on into the postseason on a high note. team that had several major injuries keeper Lindy West buried her face from outside the 18-yard box. Senior our defensive comer kicks. We were "We were able to overcome and a lot of pressure on them back in the grass on the goal line, junior midfielder Ali Helmle joined in on a little bit shocked tha! they some of the little difficulties that to the National tournament." After loss, Bombers bounce .back with a win BY KELLY MCKERNAN Buddenhagen '99. Erne recorded and the defense did not allow a Senior Writer four catches, increasing his total to Statesmen score until the mid-point 63, breaking the school record, of the second half. The ability to rebound after a which he held with Chuck Thorn "We got a lead again, ano we I •• loss is an important facet of any ton '98, for career receptions by a wanted to keep it," said Rich team's game plan. tight end. Pasquale, senior linebacker and tri The football team has won 58 Sophomore quarterback Brian captain. "We didn't want them to times in post-loss weeks since Young completed 15 of 24 passes run on us. Last week we let up on 1930. The Bombers (7-1) added one for 129 yards. His season total now defense, and Galliard really killed more victory to that total, after a 44- stands at 1,536 yards, making him us. Our defense had a salty taste in 13 blowout of Hobart Saturday at the fifth South Hill squad quarter our mouth, and we wanted to Butterfield Stadium. back and the first sophomore to pass come out and prove that no back is "We needed this win to get our for more than 1,500 yards in a sin going to run for 300 yards on us." spirits up," junior running back gle season .. Pasquale recorded five tackles in Tommy Giorgio said. "We·wanted Sophomore Dave Maddi the game and also threw a 33-yard . to play hard, and show everyone rushed for 95 yards on 12 carries, completion to junior safety • that we're not out just because of including a 62-yard touchdown on Stephen Musso on a fake punt at one loss." the first play of the second half, and tempt. He then scored on a 55-yard The South Hill squad took ad Ithaca's offensive line has not al interception return in the second vantage of a Hobart team missing lowed a sack in each of the last two quarter. six starters, including its top de games. The defense forced the States fensive player, by scoring 37 "Last week the offense was kind men to punt 11 times, and sacked points in the first half. Giorgio led of all over the place," Ceesay Birdsall four times. the way with four touchdowns. He said. "This week we were playing Musso and sophomore line is the first Ithaca player with four together. Everyone had each other's backer Mark McDonough each rushing scores in a single game backs and were looking out for one recorded six tackles. Junior defen since All-American Jeff Wittman another." sive end Jordan Coe made two tack did it in 1992. The Bombers' defense held les for a loss, and compiled 1.5 Seniors Abe Ceesay and Jeff Upstate New York's Nci. I-ranked sacks. Junior nose tackle Toby Al Erne set records of their own Sat running back, Keith Brandon, to varez recovered a fumble, and GARRETT SMITH/THE ITHACAN urday. With five catches Ceesay just 96 yards on 21 attempts. batted down one pass. JUNIOR RUNNING BACK TOMMY GIORGIO reaches over the goal raised his career total to 113, Hobart quarterback Dariiel Ithaca hosts Cortland in the 40th to get a touchdown. Giorgio scored four touchdowns in the game breaking the school record .of I 08, Birdsall was held to 86 yards "Tug for the Jug" on Saturday at against Hobart on Saturday at Butterfield Stadium. set by graduate assistant coach M.att passing on just eight completions, noon. Win streak ends at seven for men's soccer team winning streak, and building mo first, five minutes and 59 seconds Bombers said that despite falling which had nine. Senior tri-captain Ithaca suffers mentum like a freight train coming into the contest. behind, they still believed they had Chris Lucci had six saves in 90 off of a mountain. "I believe he was offsides," se a chance to win. minutes of play. second loss Geneseo brought that freight nior tri-captain Matt Deskiewicz "When we've gotten down the The South Hill squad plays its fi train and the winning streak to a said of Leone. "It was one of those whole year, we haven't felt a nal match of the season on Saturday screeching halt, edging the Bomb calls where it could have gone ei sense of urgency," sophomore at home vs. Vassar. The team will use of this season ers, 2-1. ther way, and the ref decided to midfielder Mau Panella said. "We the game as a tune-up for the "We came out emotionally flat waive the offsides, and the kid got felt that we were going to score NCAA tournament. BY JUSl'IN VOLDMAN and maybe physically tired," junior a clear shot and slotted it well right again, but we just didn't feel any "[Saturday's game] is not real Staff Writer tri-captain Ross Berkowitz said. by Chris [Lucci]." emotion or play with any urgency ly that important, because it's not "We did not do what we needed to Ithaca_ (12-2-1) answered right for the last five minutes." a regional game," head coach All good things end eventually. do to win." back, tying the game off of sopho Statistically, Geneseo and Itha Andy Byrne said. "We're in really Going into Saturday's match The game started off with a fury. more Ryan O'Connor's foot. ca were relatively even. The good shape for the tournament. I against Geneseo, the men's soccer Junior midfielder Giulio Leone Geneseo took the lead with Bombers generated seven shots on don't see how [the selection com- team was ri~ing a seven-game got Genesco ( 13-5) on the board 29:58 left in the game. The goal and were outshot by Geneseo, mittee] couldn't choose us." · BETHEL GROVE ADVANCE BIBLE CHURCH REGISTRATION 1763 Slaterville Road (Rt. 79£), Ithaca For Spring 2000 Courses 277-3333 A NON-DENOMINATIONAL Course selection sheets must be signed by CHRIST-CENTERED CHURCH SERVING you and your advisor and turned in at the COMMUNITY AND CAMPUS Registrar's Office, Job 2. Sheet turn in ends )"hursday, Nov. 11 at 4 p.m. Non-formal Worship Service 8:30a.m. Educational Opportunities (Nursery-Adult) 10:00 a.m. Traditional Worship Service 11:15 a.m. ------Last day to revoke pass/fail option or. Please visit our Web Site! withdraw from a course with a "W" - . , ., : I ! pttp;(/~~,OJ'.g - - . ' . is·Fti~. Noy.;5 {tpmorrow). . . r ·, i" I THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 1999 THE ITHACAN 23 ..,. By The Numbers Compiled by Stan Dombrowski and Matt Schauf Scoreboard Whitewash · Athlete of the Week Football (7-1) Football Jen Salmon • Saturday, 10/30 Ithaca vs. Hobart Volleyball Ithaca def. Hobart, 44-13 The sophomore setter helped Ithaca capture the Volleyball (28-8) Toom ll1 2mt ~ ~ Elrull. Empire Eight Championship Ithaca 14 23 7 0 44 Empire Eight Volleyball Championship this weekend, • Saturday, 10/30 Hobart 0 0 6 7 13 earning tournament MVP honors. Overall for the tour Ithaca def. RIT, 3-1 nament, Salmon totalled 16 service aces, 156 assists Ithaca def. St. John Fisher, 3-0 Statistic§ and eight digs. Last season, as a freshman, Salmon Ithaca def. Hartwick, 3-0 led the team with 1,031 assists and 45 service aces. • Friday, 10/29 ~ f::iQ.!2ru1 Ithaca def. Utica, 3-0 She also ranked fourth in digs with 331. After recording Ithaca def. Alfred, 3-0 17 First Downs 13 48 assists against St. John Fisher in the NCAA regional Men's soccer (12-2-1) 226 Rushing Yards 173 finals, she recorded a career-high 56 assists against • Saturday, 10/30 183 Passing Yards 86 RIT in the semifinals. Salmon is a pre-professional ,- Geneseo def. Ithaca, 2-1 409 Total Yards 259 health science major from Brockport, N. Y. Women's soccer (11-4-2) 2 Turnovers 2 NCAA playoff game 0-0 Fumbles-Lost 1-1 • Wednesday, 11 /3 0-0 Sacks-Yards Lost 4-29 Too Much Hart Broke Stride Union def. Ithaca, 4-3 3OT 7-54 Penalties-Yards 5-25 Field hockey • Thursday, 10/28 127 Return Yards 88 Men's soccer Ithaca vs. Hartwick Ithaca vs. Geneseo Ithaca def. St. John Fisher, 4-0 28:38 Time of Possession 45:27 Oct.30 Field hockey (8-10) Tomn 1fil zn_g EiMl kBm lit 2nd Final ECAC playoffs Hhaca 1 0 1 Ithaca 1 0 1 • Wednesday, 11/3 Familiar Place Hartwick 2 0 2 Geneseo 1 1 2 William Smith def. Ithaca, 6-0 NYSWCAA playoffs American Football Coaches Toom ~ ~ kBm .G.Q.aJ. ~ • Sunday, 10/31 Association Division Ill Poll Hartwick Russell Geneseo Leone Kudlak Hartwick Russell Hartwick def. Ithaca, 2-1 Nov. 2, 1999 Ithaca O'Connor • Saturday, 10/30 Ithaca Sheffield Steingart Geneseo Gloo Allen William Smith def. Ithaca, 2-0 Toom f2ln1l ~ ~ Stoli~l~!i t:11:mwi!;I! ~ StDtl!itl~& ~!::lnese2 1. Mount Union (Ohio) 1,123 1 11 Shots on Goal 9 7 Shots cm Goal 9 2. Trinity (Texas) 1,069 2 Rickless(6) Goalie (Saves) Wilson (6) Lucci (6) Goalie (Saves) Oliveri (4) They Said It 70 Minutes 70 3. Rowan (N.J) 1,038 3 90 Minutes 90 13 Penalty Comers 7 "I'm really proud of the team. We 4. Central (Iowa) 971 4 9 Comer Kicks 4 did overcome a lot as a team and we 5. Lycoming (Pa:) 934 5 ·toss snaps seven-game winning streak did some great things." 6. Wittenberg (Ohio) 867 6 7. Western Maryland 830 7 Holding Serve -Women's soccer coach Mindy· 8. Hardin-Simmons (Texas) 815 8 Squeaker Quigg following Wednesday's American Volleyball Coaches playoff loss 9. Wartburg (Iowa) 756 9 Association Division Ill Poll Women's soccer 10. Hanover (Ind.) 717 10 Oct. 28 Ithaca vs. Union 11. Wheaton (111.) 639 11 BTNumbers 12. Western Connecticut St. 612 12 ~ ~ ~ Team lit 2nd QI 20T 30T Final 13. Catholic (D.C.) 534 13 1. Central (Iowa) 318 1 Ithaca 3 0 0 0 0 3 4 Touchdowns scored by 14. Ohio Northern 522 14 2. UC San Diego (Calif.) 305 2 Union 0 3 0 0 1 4 junior running back Tommy 15. St John's (Minn.) 452 15 3. Trinity (Texas) 285 3 Giorgio on Saturday, all in 16. Buffalo State (N.Y.) 450 16 4. Juniata (Pa.) 272 5 :mm .G.Q.aJ. ~ the first half 17. Ithaca 406 17 5. Muskingum (Ohio) 244 6 Ithaca DeMarco Clarkson 18. UW-Stevens Point (Wis.) 382 18 6. Wisconsin-River Falls 240 4 Ithaca Miller 113 Career receptions for senior 19. Pacific Lutheran (Wash.) 328 20 7. UW-Whitewater (Wis.) 217 7 Ithaca Helmle Quinn wide receiver Abe Ceesay, 20. Williams (Mass.) 246 22 8. Washington (Mo.) 211 8 Union Matusewicz Price a school record 21. Rensselaer (N. Y.) 232 24 9. Mount St. Joseph (Ohio) 191 9 Union Matusewicz 1 Cortland 176 10 22. Montclair State (N.J.) 187 23 O. Union Matusewicz Byrne 11. Wellesley (Mass.) 157 11 63 Career receptions for senior 23. Bridgewater State (Mass.)142 25 Union Smith Matusewicz 12. Emory (Ga.} 153 12 Jeff Erne, a Bomber record 24. McMurry (Texas) 48 NR 13. Colorado College 127 13 for tight ends 25. Wooster (Ohio) 46 NR Lindy West, Ithaca: 14 saves 16.lthaca 79 16 Shannon Powers, Union: 8 saves Rugby team wins championship lntramurals begins new season Soccer champs crowned The Renegades won the New York The women's basketball team Intramural soccer ended Sunday as State Regional Championship this Leapin' Lizards stumbled against Case Logic overpowered 3 Months, 4-1, weekend at Rochester. With wins over Randy's, 40-31, Sunday. Team Big to win the co-rec division championship. Union Saturday and Colgate Sunday, Wood beat Tummy Trouble, 60-55, and In the men's division championship the team raised its undefeated record to Beantown II struggled against IC All Bafana Bafana edged Jelly Pie, 2-1. Soc 8-0. Against Colgate, juni<;>r Mona Pa Stars, 25-20, in the men's semi-pro di cer Buddies were downed by Beefcakes, tel scored two tries to edge Colgate, 24- vision. In the men's pro division, We Beat 2-1, in the women's division. 17. Junior co-captains Sara Fisher and You On The Court, You Beat Us Off han Renee Ovrut earned a try each and dled Hoodies, 56-41, and Vertical Freshmen crew teams race Ovrut added two kicks. Freshman Smiles were challenged by the Good Fel A freshmen-only race was held in por wing Angela Marathakis opened up las and lost, 42-26. Rochester Saturday. The men lost to St many of the scoring opportunities in the The men's semi-pro basketball Lawrence and defeated Rochester and closest match for the Renegades this teams played Thursday. Frognecks held RIT.. The women lost to RIT and pre season. Ovrut was named the New York off Mystery Key Box, 71-68. Beantown vailed against Mercy Hearst. Rochester State Division II MVP. The team II dismantled Scott Brooks, 42-16, and and St. Lawrence. li shutout Union, I 0-0. Fisher scored both IC All-Stars fell to All the King's Men, The last race of the season for the tries. 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Union College defeated the Bombers, 4-3. IC Comedy Club Presents: Hip-hop music with DJs Firstborn "Blissful Idiots" - 11 p.m. on and Dejavu. $5 cover. College and channel 13. legal ID required. N. Cayuga St. Chapel. Discussion Series on Islam. Michael Skakun reads from his STAGES meeting -12:10 p.m. in Students for Women's COMMUNITY book "On Burning Ground: A Friends 306. Empowerment meeting - 8:30 "Living Well, Living Long: SATURDAY Son's Memoir" - 2 p.m. at The IC Comedy Club meeting - 7 p.m. in Room 110 (near snack Health and Wellness of Women Bookery, 215 N. Cayuga St. p.m. in Terrace 9, room 226. bar). with Disabilities" - 6:30 to 8 SPORTS "Pretty Fire" - 4 p.m. at Kitchen BIGAYLA meeting - 8 p.m. in Evensong - 10 p.m. at Muller p.m. at Garden Cafe, Cayuga Men's and women's cross Theater Co., 116 N. Cayuga St. Friends 309. Chapel. 'I · Medical Center. country: Ithaca at Oswego - "Shooting Blanks -A Woman's Evening of Traditional Native Latin dance classes for men NYSCTC Championship at noon. Piece" - 7 p.m. at Common American Stories - 8 p.m. in COMMUNITY starts - 7 p.m. at Common Football: Ithaca vs. Cortland - Ground, 1230 Danby Road. A Pub/Coffeehouse, Phillips Hall. First Aid class- 6 to 8:30 p.m. Ground, 1230 Danby Road. First noon at Butterfield Stadium. presentation of short theatrical Trombone Troupe- 8:15 p.m. in at American Red Cross Tompkins class in a three week series. Cost Cortaca Jug! pieces dealing with women. $5 Ford Hall, Whalen Center. County, 201 W. Clinton St. $10. Call 273-1505 for more Men's soccer: Ithaca vs. Vassar admission. West Coast Swing class - 7 information. - noon at Upper Terrace Field. Argentine Tango - 9 p.m. to COMMUNITY p.m. at Common Ground, 1230 David Yearsley performs on midnight at Common Ground, Community CPR class - 6 to 1 o Danby Road. 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Theater Co., 116 N. Cayuga St. Advanced Registration for infonnation. sprlng2000 Weekend Kick-off featuring Dance Music with DJ Joey - 9 spring 2000 Noche Latina - 7 to 1O p.m. Meditation =-- noon in Muller music by the Porras Brothers - p.m. to 1 a.m. at Common Scripture Study - 7 p.m. in (Latin Dinners). 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. Chapel. 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. at Common Ground, 1230 Danby Road. Muller Chapel Latin dancing with DJ Carlos Amnesty International meeting Ground, 1230 Danby Road. A Latin Saturday- at Club Porras at Common Ground, 1230 -12:10 p.m. in Friends 207. high-energy mix of Latin and Republica, 41 O Eddy St. $5 cover. COMMUNITY Danby Road. "Moxon's Mechanlck · American dance music and Latin College and legal ID required. Adult CPR class- 6 to 10 p.m. Cornell Railroad Historical Exercises" - 12: 15 to 1 p.m. in ,, Karaoke. at American Red Cross Tompkins Society meeting - 7:30 p.m. at Park Auditorium. Assistant County, 201 W. Clinton St., Ithaca. Snee Hall, Cornell University. Professor David Gatten, cinema SUNDAY "Third Ploor Productions'' - 8 "Third Floor Productions" - 8 and photography, will lead the FRIDAY p.m. at Kitchen Theater Co., 116 p.m. at Kitchen Theater Co., 116 discussion. Catholic Community Mass - 10 N. Cayuga St. N. Cayuga St. IC Comedy Club Presents: ..... Advanced Registration for a.m., 1 p.m. and 9 p.m. at Muller Club West Coast with DJ Aswln "Blissful Idiots" -11 p.m. on spring 2000 Chapel. - 8:30 p.m. to midnight at channel 13. Last day to withdraw with "W" Protestant Community Services Common Ground, 1230 Danby WEDNESDAY In semester courses - 11 :30 a.m. at Muller Chapel. Road. Free swing lessons by COMMUNITY Last day to revoke Pass/Fall in IC Unbound Dance Company Cindy Overstreet at 8:30 p.m. Advanced Registration fo~ "Pretty Fire" - 8 p.m. at Kitchen semester courses "Fall Explosion" - 8 p.m. in ,9Pr''19Ji)OO . . . Th~at~r Co., 116 N. cayuga St. Jewish Community Services - Emerson Suites, Phillips Hall. 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