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The Voice Wamm ' Volume CXV, Issue 14 America's Oldest Weekly College Newspaper Tursday, January 14, 1998 olden Hall wing renovations continuing AlHclril Alex Pries Staff Writer Students returning to Holden Hall this week received a shock once ar- riving on the second floor. Instead filed' of the new carpet they expected, a ' Registrars office is hallway of plywood and duct tape i i greeted them. After the fire that I i ij IfII k also blocked before occurred in Holden weeks Sarah Fenske break, students were told to expect jri Dan Shortridce a cleaner, nicer dorm upon their ar- rival. As the smell of pot wafted --The clean-u- p began over break through the air last night, legions of with the removal of the old carpet enthused Woosterites passed along and a fresh coat of paint for bucket after bucket of snow, filling Holden's walls. Assistant Residen- the Arch for the first time since tial Director of Holden Hall, David 1964. Navratil99 said, "Basically, we've "This is the ultimate opportunity gotten all new ceiling tiles, fluores- to f the system." an anonymous cent lighting and for the room where I j. student said. the fire started, new dry wall, new The snow dump was said to be windows and a new door have been organized by Travis Grundke. Jeff placed." The second floor bathroom Pattison and David Navratil '99s. on the side where the fire started was , I but as Mike DiPaolo '99 said. 'The also re-paint- ed and cleaned thor- , most important thing is that every-onrcam- e oughly. together; no one cares : Navratil also stated that the rea- who organized it. It's exactly what And the saga Holden Hall continues ... photo by Ben Spieldenner son behind the delay on the carpet of the school needed." was that the factory where the car- struction needed to restore Holden clean-u- p should be on the task: College's insurance deductible for "I've been here three years, and pet was manufactured was closed Hall. According to Navratil, Stanley "Their specialty is to get things done events like these is $10,000. The this is the first time I've seen any- over the holidays, preventing the Steamer cleaned the carpets which as soon as possible," Davis said. He future of the room where the fire thing remotely like this." Jacob Burt carpet's delivery. He said that ply- were not removed from Holden. noted that the holiday season af- started is still under debate but it '00 said. wood boards are in place to prevent Director of Residential Life fected the completion of the project may be opened, hopefully by late "I don't think it's going to stop debris from tracking into rooms as Dwayne Davis said that the time "If the fire had occured in October, February. It is not yet known if the classes," said Justin Elliott "01 . "But construction continues. " As for the frame for completion of the Holden this would have already been com- at this point, I don't think it matters." clean up, the company Inrecon is in cleanup is "as soon as possible." pleted," Davis said. please see HOLDEN The scene was one of organized the process of completing the con- - The company responsible for the As for cost, Davis stated that the REPAIRS, page 2 chaos. Students gathered even be- fore the designated 1 1 p.m. hour, using shovels, boxes, trashcans. First day of classes presents some challenges cups and their hands to transport snow to the center of the arch and "There was another class in the the class was Poli Sci 2 14, so I don't just for that one student: "I noticed Sarah Fenske waiting outside, to block the other entrances as well. Co-Edit- or classroom, the seemed to know if the schedule actually had a few other people and prof A piper started off the evening, and that for the room or not." Burnell and I passed another person on the be late." Farley knew she couldn't impromptu musical performances It's Monday morning, and your "I allegedly told her that yes, she was way to my class." The class, Garrett be part of the class in the room: continued through the night, egged schedule tells you your first class of supposed at Kauke 214, and yes, she could Thomson's Modern Philosophy, knew who the class was on by the cheering crowd. Alcohol the day is in Scot Cottage 205. You stay there, but he was leaving and eventually made it to Scovel al- to be taught by, and the professor flowed freely. know Scot Cottage is a small house, Eventually, some- locking the office as he went. The though, according to sources, there wasn't her." "It's lots of energy, lots of fun, lots home to the Safe House program, student Thomson didn't show, as he was one in the class figured out that they left of said Abhishek Saharia '02. but your schedule wouldn't lie, Tower, EXHIBIT Joel Beauchemin stranded in an airport in Chicago. pot" were supposed to be in the C "It's cold feet and cold fingers." would it? upstairs, was in Scot Cottage around 1 Just another first day of classes, and they made their way '00 Everett Peachey '01 sent numer- Guess again. where half the class was already p.m. and had to redirect confused another day with a few wrong rooms ous e-m- ails during the day publiciz- EXHIBIT A. Amy Farley '00 philosophy students toward Scovel. and a little chaos. Nothing new, and seated. v ing the event. He estimated that he had signed up for Literature of the Eco- "Our door was propped, and one guy nothing too traumatic. EXHIBIT B. Professor of reached 200 people. "I'm really big Harlem Renaissance with Dr. Mary came right in and said he was look- As for the uniformly erroneou nomics Jim Burnell was sitting in on Wooster tradition." Peachey said. Young and showed up at Kauke 105 a ing for 205. I said, 'There is no " his Kauke office when student Kevin Egan '01 said. "This is the like her schedule said. "I went to Accord- Beauchemin says the student poked her head in the door. 205." kind of story I'll be telling my kids and we were all standing showed him the schedule, and it did DAY class ing to Burnell, "She thought her please see FIRST OF about." around for ten minutes," she said. schedule said Kauke 214. I know indeed indicate his house. It wasn't V Martin Luther King, Jr.'s, V Billiards, bowling, V The Student Activities V "USA Today" columnist birthday is tomorrow. and table tennis are Board will offer Sidekicks Barbara Reynolds will speak half-pric- e at Scot Lanes Repistratinn and a Re- - on Tuesday as part of the MLK. all weekend to celebrate V The College's Martin Luther cruitment Fair in Lowry Cen- Jr. Celebration. Reynolds will "Welcome Back Daze." King birthday celebration is ter Lobby from 1 1 a.m. to 7 p.m. speak at 7 p.m. in McGaw beginning Monday. For more on Tuesday and Wednesday. Chapel. V Rounders will kick off the information, contact the Office of 1999 SAB Saturday Film Se- Black Student Affairs at ext. ries on Jan. 16 at 7:30 and 10:30 2009. -.- p.m. in Mateer. i aamissiotu -- v . - News Thursday, January 14, Page 2 1999 New SAB team takes charge Priyanka Bhalla Campus Staff Writer "I want to get more energy and FACULTY AND STAFF SKIP COUNCIL: Campus Council did enthusiasm into members of the not hold a meeting this week due to a lack of administrators and fac- board and the student body by tak- ulty members present. Council Chair DJ. Francis 00 was not overly ing the image of SAB to a new i concerned by the low attendance. "I don't think it was a big deal," level," said new Student Activities VvmZ -- f I ': ') j Ci Francis said. "Apparently it's unusual to have a meeting this early in Board President Kevin Godburn .? i the semester; everyone is just beginning to get settled back into their '00. ; routines. Francis said that several faculty members had previously The coming of the new year notified him that they would be unable to attend, due to weather condi- means a new executive committee tions and other uncontrollable factors, and hopes that next week's meet- for the Student Activities Board, and ing will have a better turnout. Council will continue to address the with it comes creative planning for ! issues of binge drinking and handicapped accessibility on campus at entertainment and activities here at ' that time. Wooster.