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TTHE RANSCRIPT Ohio Wesleyan University The Oldest Independent Student Newspaper in the Nation Delaware, OH Thursday, October 5, 2006 Volume 144 No. 4 Take a STAND against genocide Messages left unreturned Students not using new phone system said. “The cheapest phone can By Raza Naqvi be even about $10, and there Staff Reporter is no additional technology fee Early one morning, senior charged to the students.” Mike Elliott reached for his room Another difference is that stu- phone to call Public Safety about dents can access their personal some heavy bass and loud fresh- voicemail from any phone system men down the hallway from his including their cell phones, by di- room in Stuyvesant. However, aling the voicemail number that the problem was that he did not they have been assigned. have a phone. Elliot said he has not used the The new campus telephone system because he does not know system installed over the summer much about it. is an update to the previous sys- “I don’t remember anything in tem, said Sue Cooperider, direc- the mail,” he said. “A lot of those tor of Administrative Services. things [fl iers] are often junk so “The old system was installed you can’t blame kids for not pay- in 1984, so it was fairly archaic,” ing attention to one more ran- Cooperider said. “It was dying dom fl ier in the mailbox.” around us and becoming too dif- Cooperider said students can fi cult to maintain. The manufac- access their voicemail from any turers told us that it was coming type of phone and if they need a to the end of its life. This [new landline phone set, they can eas- Photo by Phil Salisbury system] is just easier to deal ily purchase one. Sophomores Joe Ewart and Lydia Spitalny(left) and other members of STAND protest the with.” “We did consult and we con- genoside in Darfur outside of Corns yesterday. After a day of fasting, the members held a Joan McLean, associate dean cluded that we would not be pro- banquet last night. for fi rst-year students, said that viding the phones,” Cooperider the new system has so far not said. “We chose not to because been more effective in communi- kids communicate through IM cating with students. and cell phones for regular usage Experiment opens Smith “Most students haven’t acti- so the new system would be for vated their voicemail,” McLean the student’s benefi t.” said. “We thought this would be Despite this inconvenience, earlier for weekend brunch a better way of getting a hold of there are benefi ts to the new sys- By Aarti Jitender Sundays, Smith Hall will pro- surprised there wasn’t a dining the students, especially since tem, Cooperider said. Guest Reporter vide students with food including option that opened earlier than 11 they can forward their voicemail “For faculty and staff it is a doughnuts, waffl es, cereal, salad a.m. The main reason he said was to any phone.” better way to communicate with Early risers now have a week- and fruit for 4.95 food points. the lack of demand for such an Every student now has a students,” she said. “Instead of end dining option catering to Smith will then close from 10:30 option in previous years. voicemail number for their entire each room having a voice mail- their lifestyle for now. a.m. to 11:00 a.m., after which it “Times changes, people change academic career. The voice mail box, each student has their WCSA and Dining Services are will serve its brunch buffet from and societal behavior changes, so number is (740) 203- and either own.” running this four-week trial, with 11:00 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. this [the experimental hours] will a 4000, 5000, or 6000 number However, Cooperider said the new hours of Smith Hall serv- Rymut said RAs suggested the show us if there is any difference To access the voicemail num- students have not yet been using a continental-style breakfast idea of having Smith open earlier now,” Castelli said. ber, a student must dial (740) ing their voice mailboxes to their over the weekend from 9 a.m. during her meeting with them on Rymut said she personally 368-3978 and then follow the di- fullest potential yet. to 10:30 a.m. for only 4.95 food Tuesday, Aug. 22. When she took liked the new hours because prior rections given. “I would encourage all stu- points. the issue to Gene Castelli he was to the change she usually didn’t Cooperider said students dents to use the digital mail box,” The trial, which started Satur- willing to give it a try and even eat in the morning on weekends would not notice much of a dif- she said. “I did a check of the sys- day, Sept. 23 and runs till the end though there was an initiative a because there weren’t any food ference in the service provided. tem the other day and most stu- of October, to see if students ac- few years ago which didn’t receive outlets open. The most important differ- dents have never even checked tually make use of the additional much student response, they de- “It might not fi t into some stu- ence is that students now have to their mailboxes.” breakfast hours. cided to give it another chance, dents’ lifestyle, but it might fi t furnish their own phones, Coo- Instructions on how to use Senior Marie Rymut, WCSA she said into some others,” she said. “This perider said. the system were mailed out to president, said during this 90 Gene Castelli, senior director “You can buy a cordless phone students at the beginning of the minute period on Saturdays and of Dining Services, said he was See Brunch, page 2 which is very convenient,” she semester. Students to teach etiquette to middle schoolers By Matt Patrick from 3:30 to 5:00 p.m.,” Pasters throughout the year they will fo- where students are on their own. commitment meeting two times said. “Students do homework cus on manners and how to be “There is always a supervi- a month whenever they want,” Staff Reporter together for a half-hour and af- young gentlemen. sor for the site-based programs,” Robe said. The Big Brother program at terwards have fun playing in the “We will have fun learning the Robe said. “The community pro- Robe said they target kids that the Willis Intermediate School gym, burning off energy and get- etiquette of being a gentlemen gram gives the students more are already in after school pro- plans to start a gentlemen’s club, ting to know each other.” building up to the end of the year freedom to do what they want.” grams and receive referrals from bringing OWU students together Pasters said this year the pro- where we hope to have a dinner Pasters said risk teachers who recognize students with fi fth and sixth graders need- gram plans to start a gentlemen’s celebration supported by a local management issues needing extra attention. ing extra attention after school. club where students will work on business,” Robe said. prevent the cite- Sophomore Stephen Men- The Big Brother program their social skills and learn to act Robe said they based mentor pro- zies has worked in a Big Brother started last spring with a group like gentlemen. have two grams from leaving the program in the past and said he of 10 OWU students. Sue Pas- “They will work on things like main pro- school. developed a good relationship ters, director of Community Ser- proper manners, ways to eat with grams. one is Robe said the com- with a child that didn’t have any vice Learning, said she hopes to a fork and knife and how to treat site-based where munity based program siblings. increase participation to 40 this women,” she said. “At the end they utilize most matches an OWU stu- “It was a great place to spend year with the addition of girls to they plan to go out to dinner and OWU students dent to a child in the an afternoon playing sports, get- the program. eat a fancy meal.” and the other community. ting to know someone and mak- Pasters said the program is a Kerri Robe, who is in charge is commu- “For students look- ing an impact on a person’s life,” good place for students to help of Big Brothers and Big Sisters n i t y ing to become even Menzies said. “It doesn’t take young kids develop social and at Willis, has been working with based, more involved, we ask for a very much time and it meant a lot educational needs through one- the program for four one-year to the kids we were helping.” on-one and team mentoring expe- years and has been at Robe said there are opportu- riences. Willis for two. “Every Tuesday they meet Robe said See Big Brothers, page 2 http://www.bbbschgo.org Inside This Student has interesting WoHo has Josh Blue performs Football loses another Week’s Issue: academic experience campus-wide forum Monday nail-biter, drops to 0-5 Page 3 Page 3 Page 6 Page 12 Page 2 The Transcript Thursday, October 5, 2006 Thursday, October 5, 2006 The Transcript Page 3 Weather forcast for the week Big Brothers (from page 3) News nities at Willis Elementary school, Conger Elementary and Dempsey Briefs Elementary.

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