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Fascinating Collection Has Come to the Widener Art Gallery from Oct. 12 through Nov. 20.

On Friday, October 22, 1999, the Art Gallery opened a new exhibit consisting of pieces from Edward and Natalie Coleman ' s collection. Mr. Coleman graduated in 1949 from the Pennsylvania Military College (the pre­ cursor to Widener). Many alumni and old friends of the Colemans were pre­ sent at the gala. The collection of art is eclectic. Lithographs, oils on canvas, wood engravings, and drawings from the likes of Ben Shahn, Max Weber, Salvador Dali, Georg Grosz, and 'Alexander Calder adorn the walls of Widener's Art Gallery. This lifelong compilation con­ tains examples from many schools of 20th century art; there are works by American and Mexican painters as well as examples of French Impressionism and German expressionism. The Colemans began purchasing art during the 1950s in New York City, and they continued collecting until the 1970s. Along the way, they became familiar with many different artists and l/lIempt.oved, George Grosz (German! 1:.{lj3-! 959) auctioneers, and they developed an acu­ ity for art. TI1rough their connections in but she eventually· relented and said, (especially ·immigrants like Grosz him­ almost anyone should be able to walk the art world, they learned the stories ''The Georg Grosz, • Unemployed,' is self) during the Great Depression. into the Art Gallery and find something behind artists and their paintings. Artist probably my favorite." Grosz, a German Gouache painting is a very complex they like. The show will remain on dis­ Raphael Soyer befriended them; conse­ artist, used gouache painting in order to process, consisting of using opaque col­ play through Nov. 20, 1999; gallery quently, their collection boasts many of depict several poor men sitting on a ors ground in water and mixed with a hours are Tuesday, 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. and his paintings. bench. The painting shows the poverty preparation of gum. Wednesday through Saturday, 10 a.m. Ms. Coleman was hard-pressed to and misery that beset many people Since the collection is so eclectic, to 4:30 pm. choose her favorite artwork in the group, 'The Fed Comes to Widener SENIOR.CLASS @ Ben Myers al, the economist RE LATIONS MANAGER believes that the major WIDENER.EDU banking organizations On Thursday, October 14th, the are prepared for the David McCormick School of Business Administration change, and those small SENIOR CLASS PRESIDENT hosted the 13th annual Banking and banks that are unable to Finance Lecture with guest speaker prepare themselves will Dr. Edward G. Boehne. Boehne's Homecoming 1999 was our last be consumed by the homecoming as undergraduates here at lecture focused on the current Y2K well-prepared. Overall good ole Widener University. The economic readiness of the United his opinion of Y2K was time has come and gone, so don't have States in comparison to other coun­ any regrets--because that was it! It that as long as the pub­ was a good time, though, wasn't it? tries. The purpose of this lecture lic keeps a cool head, the Oh yes it\was! That was the last party series is to create a forum in which economy's health will for the Fall semester, but we have all of both students and faculty can raise spring to look forward to, so here are prevail. the dates you need to know: questions about current economic Another topic raised February 12, 2000 (Saturday) policy and future economic prob­ by Dr. Boehne was the 100th Nite lems/possibilities. May 14 - 18, 2000 move of banks from (Sunday-Thursday) Dr. Boehne serves as President of cash, checks, and other BRIDGEWEEK! the Federal Reserve Bank of tangible forms of pay­ May 19, 2000 (Friday) Philadelphia, and he is a member of ment into 100% credit Commencement Ball May 20, 2000 (Saturday) the Widener University Economics payment. He briefly I P 'd Commencement Department Advisory Board. touched on the economic Dr. Edward G. Boehne, rest ent of In his lecture, Boehne stated that readiness of foreign You know, it's funny because we the Philadelphia Federal Reserve have looked forward to these events for the American people should not nations for the turn of I t W'd t t lk t th the past four years, and I KNOW that panic as January 1 approaches. the millennium, stating comes 0 t ener 0 a a e I will hear someone complain about Boehne believes ' panic may lead to that many of the stable something that could have been taken IBanking & Finance Lecture. care of if they only had given their economic difficulty if large with­ economic countries today opinion! So, once again, as the Senior drawals are done simultaneously will remain stable, while Class Email Inbox sits dormant with her students, "I learned a lot." She nationwide. He said "the Federal those that are not so stable may face zero messages, I encourage you to incorporated many of the aspects of ·drop us a line with some ideas for this Reserve feels that they are well pre­ difficulties. the lecture into her class, creating a year's events. This is your time, pared for the turn of the millenni­ Dr. Cynthia Stalzmam, head of seniors, and we are giving you the somewhat informal setting by open­ um." He went on to say that the Widener's economics department, chance to make it what you want. ing the class to discussion and Email us at [email protected] only foreseeable "possible" problem encouraged her students to attend questions about some of the issues­ or drop us a line in the SAC Office! would be ATM machines. In gener- the talk; after the lecture she told Hope to year from all of you soon ... raised by Dr. Boehne. PAGE 2 University October 28, 1'99 THE DOME -

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Pam Gargano Homecoming Game Field Hockey Season Ends SPORTS EDITOR

Despite the 0-6 start, the Pioneers managed to lose only Pioneers finished 4-3, which proved to ' be the best in Easily Won 3 out of the last 12 games, winning the final game 4-2 Widener Field Hockey history. Both Sophomore Nikki against Philadelphia University. Jenny Garell scored her Ingram and Garell were the first players since 1987 to second hat trick of the season in the win, Ending the year record double figures in goals. Two Seniors, Jess Addeo Pam Gargano sixth time this season on 6 straight wins, Widener placed third in MAC with a and Kim Lynch, will be extremely missed. .500 record, Against MAC Commonwealth, the young SPORTS EDITOR he has reached double figures in tackles. Mike Granato com­ Sophomore wide pleted 18 of 28 passes receiver, Jim Jones, for 292 yards and four caught for 125 yards touchdowns and ran and one touchdown. for another to help lead Jones went over 100 Widener to the yards receiving for the Homecoming victory fourth time this season, over King's College. which ties the school Widener recorded 490 yards of total offense, its highest offensive 103 yards on six catch­ output of the season, es and caught two and had 198 yards on touchdown the ground including three touchdowns. Widener ' s rushing King's College attack with a season­ entered the game as high 120 yards on 21 the number one rush­ carries and one touch- ing team in the MAC with 187.5 yards per game, but the Pioneer offensive combina­ defense held the tions, Widener rolled Monarchs to just 57 past King's College yards on 24 carries. 45-14. This win gave Tom Eisenhower made the homecoming a game-high 14 tackles, crowd a good show, and a sack. He also and allowed a few forced and recovered a underclassman fumble. This was the playing time.

Jessica Niewodowski much more and he is quickly becoming shadow, was the straw that broke the comments at the Dome office in STAFF WRITER one of my favorite dudes. camel's back. If anyone else would like University Center across from the pool Other interesting occurrences were to comment on this or any other devel­ tables addressed to Jessica This past week, RAW IS WAR provid­ matches between Viscera and the opments in the WWF, please leave your Niewodowski. ed the millions and millions of WWF Godfather, which led fans with some great matches and inter­ to a win by Viscera esting plot twists. The most interesting and a pummeling of was the reuniting of one of the best the Hos. Edge and teams in WWF history, DX. This took Christian went up place during the last match of the against the Hollies evening on RAW between the tag teams with a disqualifica­ of The Rock and Stone Cold versus Road tion because the Dogg and Bad Ass Billy Gunn. The Hardy Boys inter­ match was on a pretty even level until fered. Ivory inter­ there was interference from Triple H. fered in a match This distracted Stone Cold and left The between Mae Young Rock to face Bad Ass and Road Dogg and the Fabulous alone. Although 111e Rock is the most Moolah to win the exciting man in sports entertainment, women's champi­ taking on these two individuals at the onship same time was a virtually impossible Before I end my task. Then, when Stone Cold and Triple special update, I H finally returned to the ring, they were would like to joined by X-Pac. The Rock was pinned address a disturbing to the three count and after further beat­ thing that has been ing of The Rock and Stone Cold, the four sprouting up members of DX stood at the four cor­ throughout the ners of the ring for a finale with the DX WWF, facial hair. It theme song in the background. One seems that every can only wonder what this development wrestler thinks that will bring in matches to come. having fuzzies on Another interesting occurrence dur­ their face makes ing this past weeks RAW was the fabu­ them look tougher lous jump by Shane McMahon from the and better. As a top of a cage to assist Test in a match strong advocate of against the British Bulldog. Due to the minimal body hair, interruption of the Mean Street Posse, this new trend has Shane had to help for the brotherly made me very dis­ obligation to Stephanie and her fiance. tressed. Seeing the This move ' made me respect Shane great one, The Rock, with a 5 0' clock October 28, 1999 Entertainment PAGE 3

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I first heard Gomez about a year ago, when I saw their video for the song "78 Stone Wobble" off their debut album Bring It On. The song grew on me, as did the next single "Get Myself Arrested," but I never got around to :? !t t ~J.k't_, ...... •.·. :tTl£ :):::$:r"m::: buying the"··· album. ban d ever, becameiillH'iif ••...••••••••••, instantly rec- P ' .· .. . ognizable based those songs. best word I can think of to begin to describe their things. music is "shambling." It sounds wobbly and. creaky and falling over, but still catchy, melodic, and musical at the same time. In their native Britain, Gomez won the coveted Mercury Prize for Bring It On as Album of and other Indian the Year. And earlier this fall , they released their sec­ ond album, Liquid Skin. Liquid Skin is a fascinatingly odd and interesting On" has a reggae album. Some songs barely seem like they were com­ down; many other abruptly shitt into different Jlleted , while others are incredibly catchy. The one section appears, a vocoder is used for the vocals on a constant element in their music is lead singer (there tempos without warning. Some songs are so "out verse, and each song clocks in at around seven min­ there" that the ones that tend to stick out the most are are 3 singers in the band) Ben Ottewell 's voice. He utes. the simplest. "We Haven't Turned Around Yet" is a sounds like a 60-year-old American blues man, instead Gomez is an inventive and original band that sounds of a British guy in his early 20s. You've probably pleasant, relaxed ballad with a full string section and nothing like anyone else currently around in rock. "Rosalita" is stripped-down by comparison to every­ heard his voice before and not even known it, since It's good to hear something different from a band that thing else. On the final two songs, "California" and Gomez are the band covering a bit of the Beatles' sounds old-fashioned and completely fresh at the same "Devil Will Ride," Gomez pull out all the stops. A horn "Getting . Better" on those TV commercials. He can time. ELVIS HAS COME BACK!!! AND WE HAVE HIM.

John Slinka throughout the concert. His new style: is case with Costello playing country, rock, STAFF WltrrElt wit was sharp and voice acoustic with the Brodsky Quartet or even trying crisp, even on the rare allows songs something so new that it has yet to own occasions it cracked during flourish without a label. If you have been in a shell over On October 22, 1999, a crowd of the challenging high notes over-abundance the summer, or have yet to see two of approximately two thousand gathered in incorporated into his songs' ··· instrumenta­ the summer's most popular movies, the Blockbuster-Sony Music by Burt Bacharach from This different then perhaps you still do not know Entertainment Center in Camden, NJ. to the Painted by Memory tour. nd seems to be exactly who this man is. However if you enjoy what was a fine performance by People preview of more have seen Austin Powers, The Spy Who Elvis Costello. were excited and enthusi­ come from Elvis Shagged Me, then you may recognize the His first song was a new compositio n astic during his rock songs, Steve Nieve. man singing 111 'll Never Fall in Love for an album by Costello and Steve and quietly moved during Nieve often Again". Even if you missed that multi­ Nieve, formerly of the Attractions. The his more somber ballads. harshly on million dollar movie, it is possible you sound of this song, "Alibi Factory," was Want You" was one of grand piano, heard his voice during the opening and uniquely different from the Elvis most popular songs ...... , •.;. . ._uuu on more than closing credits in The Runaway Bride . Costello of old. as were "Alison 11 and one occasion was - In the end all were happy, as Costello After a mere four songs, he invited "Watching the Detectives. 1I He changed adored by the crowd while he played a played for two-and-a-half hours straight the crowd to come to the stage, so that everything for IIGreen Shirtll and put delightful solo. with five encores. Each encore was fol­ everybody could be seen and appreciat­ together a sound which was adored by Elvis Costello is admired by critics, lowed by chants and cries for one more, ed by the artist formerly known as the crowd. Songs which were previous­ and looked upon as rebellious by any­ and most were answered. His last MacManus. This gesture was thorough­ ly choked by poor 80 's production now body who owns two of his albums. He is encore lasted for seven songs; at one ly appreciated, and feverishly taken had a chance to breathe. not a stranger to challenging people to point he looked to his watch and said, advantage of by those unfortunate few This new stripped-down accept his new styles of music. Sound is IIWhat do you want to hear?1I The crowd who owned seats in the back of the the­ approach to music was used for IIInch by key to any Costello album, and he is answered, as did he as he strayed from atre. Costello was in his usual form as Inch,lI which was produced on the over­ often the reasoning behind any new his usual set into playing the controver­ he joked and played to the crowd synthesized Goodbye Cruel World album. tour. Every album is different, as is the sial anti-war song, "Oliver's Armyu fi~fi~. W~W ••JL, · . BENEFIT AIDS BABIES & YOUTHS Wc~ l;.k tc.. ~:tk ~1lcMl~ fU'tfd a>~ ~/), ~ ~ k4- ~ k~~. FRENCH CONNECTION AUTUMN/VVINTER 99 ~<;YI>T NE\N COLLECTION HAS ARRIVED tM NIGHTCLUB ON THE WATERFRONT '[here 's something in iffor you. ".' MAKE-UP ~o~ . ~.'" (jo~ ,~,f>' . by () <>_00- X·" . " 0 (215) 508·7560 f:.~-( ::~~ ~t;( LESLIE October 28,1999 Features PAGE 4

Quotes of the Week . Submitted by Wayne Morse

''The ultimate measure of man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he - Martin Luther King, stands at times of challenge and controv~rsy . " Jr. " "I have never let my schooling interfere with my education." - Mark Twain " THE REAL GHOSTBUSTER

Brian O'Rourke involving a railroad conductor of the reactions of the crystals would "travel" as well. STAFF WRITER area. This man had his wrist severed by down the fault line of the earth. Jordan stated that (big surprise here) a train, and later was run over and killed But some events remain inexplicable. hauntings are usually correlated with Peter A Jordan gave a presentation by a train. "Not the luckiest guy in the For instance, Jordan has dealt with a psychological problems. Dysfunctional entitled Ghosts and UFO's on Monday, world," Jordan said. The story went that few cases of stigmata, where a person families are typically breeding grounds October 25. A paranormal expert and he carried a - for poltergeists, or ghosts that cause vio­ investigator, Jordan provided the audi­ lantern and lent movements of household objects ence with pictures and stories of the haunted the rail­ and flickering lights. There are some occult. road track, places thaf tend to be "more haunted" Jordan earned his Master's Degree since he had than others, such as parts of California in Psychology in the 1960' s, and ever been killed ter­ and the Northeastern United States since has been working with people ribly by a train. (like Pennsylvania). who have had experiences (anything Naturally, the Since these events, true or not, are ranging from ghosts, poltergeists, lantern he car­ associated with prior psychological trau­ hauntings, demonic possessions, spon­ ried swayed ma, Jordan brings in clinical psycholo­ taneous self-combustion, to stigmatas). back and forth gists to help the victims of these para­ He has appeared on CBS News and the as he walked normal experiences. He employs psy­ television show Unsolved Mysteries. down the track. chics often in order to act as mediators, Jordan said "... very few of these This accounted or as links of communication with the reported incidents are hoaxes." After for the bobbing dead. Jordan does not automatically receiving an uncomfortable silence from of the light. believe in psychics or the things he is the audience, Jordan said, "Most of Scientists called out to investigate, but he digs for these experiences are misinterpreta­ came and stud­ the answers and tries to help the people tions of naturally occurring phenome­ ied the geology out as much as he can. .... na." For example, there was a case sev­ of the area. Quite often, these things turn out to eral years ago where a pale yellow light, They found that be misinterpretations of the truth, such about three to four inches in diameter, the railroad as the railroad track light. Hauntings occasionally appeared on a railroad tracks ran over an area of heavy seismic has wounds in the same areas that Jesus can be any number of things: the play track. The light moved down the rail­ activity. There were quartz crystals in Christ did when he was crucified. of light or an optical illusion, psycholog­ road track for a certain distance, while the soil, and due. to a photochemical Around Easter and Passover (or other ical trauma, or epileptic fits. So, there is bobbing from side to side, and then effect, they would light up whenever times associated with Christ), these peo­ a reasonable explanation for most of the would disappear. there was seismic activity. ple bleed from their wounds, and some­ things he investigates. For most of the Soon enough, a legend evolved, Consequently, the light caused by the times other objects in their houses bleed things.

QUESTION OF THE WEEK If you could be any superhero, who would you be and why?

Wonderwoman- "Because she can do anything and she is would take on a whole new enjoyment of the sororities." the ultimate woman." -Ben Smith' 00 -Betsy Campbell' 00 Superman- "Because he looked good in tights" Sheen- "She had the horse that could fly, she could kick -Eric Manganello '00 Skeletor 's ass, and she was pretty." -Gail 0 'Connell '00

The Invisible Man- "Because I would save 2,000 dollars a Alisha Kozlowski year on the meal plan, I could claim that I was in class and I STAFF WRITER

Help Singing Wait Staff Needed for Friday METRO RULES Wanted ... KaraOke ... OF ENTRY . Intervies caD: 610-499-9989 Alisha Kozlowski

STAFF WRITER A follow up on last weeks AKA Jeannies Dockside Tavern story on the Metro Rules of The Pondo In a follow up of last weeks story Ridley Park, 610-595-9980 on the Metro's new rules of entry it Entry was found that students seem to Dir: MacDade Blvd to Right onto Swarthmore Ave. have their opinions, Tiffany Stenger think that the low attendance at the states, "the reason the Metro has Cross Chester Pk (Rt 13) make a right at 3rd stop sign, Metro is due to the new way of been empty is because it's too . admission. Tiffany Blaski, Associate much of a hassle t.o go and pick up Next left into our parking lot Director of Student Activities · does tickets," she goes:" on to say, "stu­ not believe this is why students dents don't know if they're going aren't as eger to go the Metro. "We to go to the Metro during the day." Fri. Karaoke had two bands that were not what The SAC office plans to keep giving the students liked, they weren't for tickets out for the Metro, so pick coliege students," Balski stated. Sat. D.J. Sound one up if you plan to attend on The Student Activities Office (SAC) N ovem ber 5th. * Every Thurs $1 Ladies Night believes it was because of the form * All NFL Ticket of entertainment. But students PAGE 5 Comics & Games October 28, 1999 THE DOME

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