NEWS FEATURE AE SPORTS lio Lesbian minister stresses What to do with a major in Antony Cleopatra Baseball preview guide need for inclusion of all Religious Studies reviewed page 11 page 2 page 3 page 6 Band Chorus tours in Mens lacrosse drops two WCWS changes hands Medieval times return retrospect in a row page 2 page 3 pages 7 8 back page J- Board lifts sanctions V O from OATs Peanuts ELISE M BATES The Peanuts held their initiaion activ- Assistant News Editor ity last Monday said DiScipio GARTH FOWLER The OATs were deprived of the Staff Writer second half of the planned pledge H N V V activities due to an alleged hazing The Greek Life Committee lifted incident before initiation OATs Presi- the sanctions that were placed upon dent Peter Eyestone said They had hi the OATs and the Peanuts after alle- nothingfevidence it was all supposi- gations of hazing were made earlier tion GLC put the OATs on proba- this semester The allegations followed tion immediately without due pro- specific incidents and student com- cess plaints during the two- week initation The OATs appealed their penalty period to Associate Dean of Students Sophie According to GLC Chair Bob Penney and then to the Dean of Stu- Rodda the GLC reduced the sanc- dents Ken Plusquellec The next step tions after both groups proceeded took the OATs to the GLC again who through the Colleges judicial sys- in turn referred the incident to the tem Both organizations were then Judicial Board as hazing informed they may hold formal initia- The Judicial Board found the sec- 7 a tion activitiesceremonies with no tion not guilty However the OATs further activation activities pending were told that the Judicial Board deci- GLC approval of the activitiescer- sion had no bearing on GLC We emonies were told to keep quiet said According to Pi Kappa President Eyestoneto notgo to the paper This Dawn DiScipio the Peanuts were in- whole case is ridiculous Bates Cross formed by the GLC that pending the Eyestone pointed out that the GLC photo by JOSHUA FAGANS results of the Colleges judicial sys- met five times over a course of two could appeal get the days to decide to penalize the OATs Publisher director author and poet Haki R Mahubuti director of tem they to fifth named editors pledge class back and have initia- but they took two weeks to decide to Chkagos Institute of PosinVe Education delivered an address at the tion The Peanuts were informed lift the sanctions after the OATs were annual Diversity Conference last week of TTie ate that they had been found not guilty found not guilty by theJudicial Board on all fifteen charges of hazing by The OATs are on a no restriction Conference speaker EMILY SILVERMAN theJudk Board on Feb24DiScipio probation with no loss of privileges Diversity Assistant Editor said The Peanuts sent their appeal to according to Rodda OATs advisor GLC on Mar 3 and the GLC re- focuses on self- knowledge Publications Committee has 1 The sponded by reducing the sanctions continued on page 2 col In continuing stories oflife with his Elise Bates and Erin Cross EMILY SILVERMAN appointed family Mahubuti touched upon the EditorsinCh- ief of The Index die Assistant Editor as intense struggles of the black urban Woosters currently defunct year- designations The fifth annual Diversity Confer- poor in dealing with the predomi- book SAB eliminates nandywhite culture around them then Index was pub- ence heid lastweekend began with a The most recent and today by speaking of his sister during 1989- 90 academic keynote address delivered by Haki R lished the Outstanding Seniors who had her first child at 14 and six yearandhas been out of print for two of Mahubuti formerly Don Lee direc- are voting Junior Phil Jones chair- tor of Chicagos Institute of Positive children by 24 He spoke of the type yean due to lack ofboth interest and JUDY NICHOLS of pain poverty dropped upon adequate funding News Editor person of the Publicity committee Educationpublisherand editor of the commented mat first- year students Third World Press and professor of hershe was never married and of Cross a sophomore from Bedford course by that time the age 24 long- standing tradition of an- are asked to make a decision without English at Chicago State University of is currently studying abroad Bates a The was hope being married Outstanding Seniors enough information Mahubuti delivered a lecture en- there no of sophomore from York SC is ex- nouncing two 13 mother ordered festivities has In forming its decision SAB ex- UtledMCourermgtheErosionofBlack At Mahubutis cited about having the opportunity to during Homecoming the library and read Ac- options modifying the nomi- in Mateer Auditorium last him to go to resurrect thclndex She believes that been eliminated by the Student ptored of Culture which nating process including requiring The talk intended to explore Richard Wrights Black Boy a college the size of Wooster a tivities Board The decision was Friday but even tually Tor nominees to obtain a set African- Americans came he at first refused to do yearbook is much needed It is sad reached unanimously by the chairper- prospective where it Mahubuti signatures involving fac- we are and where were consented Afterreading three years at Wooster sons of SAB cornmittees last week amount of from who self- hatred in that the past a3nimistradve members more included a poetry reading and became aware of the have been Several concerns about the tradi- ulty and going raised in white stud lost in the process and having nominees an open discussion as well as the meI had been Nextyearsbook will have many tion led to SABs decision Sopho- the first time read speeches in Lowry Pit SAB lecture itself ies It was Id more candid shots than in the past more Peter Hahn chairperson of the deliver said anything positive decided though that the work in- Before beginning his lecture anything that Also if the budget will allow we Speakers andTopk3Comrrutocom- about African- AmencansJ se- volved in such modifications made Mahubuti expressed to the audience would like to have a larger book mented that selecting outstanding was at this moment that Mahubuti them impossible his desire to talk ivfrA you rather than It niors is often perceived as a popular- made one the several central points said Bates SAB decided that in place ofselect- you- really want to listen to you of Both Bates and Cross have already ity contest at J his taDc self- knowledge Too ing two Outstanding Seniors all se- have some dialogue with you He of college administrators pro- Adding to this was Sophomore Jen many blacks never acquire insight metwith would be recognized as Out- then shared his early experiences as a the organiza- Campana chairperson of the Public niors own existence he said His posed a buget begun standing Seniors during Homecom- poor youth growing up on the Lower into their tion yearbook staff and inter- Relations Committee who said words were met with nods and rum- of a outstanding ing SAB viewed such a system as East Side in Detroit It was a very viewed with potential publishers There are many many blings of affirmation from his audi- cam- and more inclusive although difficult lifepoverty was a way of Assistant News seniors that are not as visible on fairer when be implored Bates is currently specifics ofhow this system will honor life Mahubuti stated as he recalled ence particularly Wooster Voice while pus yet they are just as successful in the audience to be in a posi- Editor of The seniors has notbeen decided upon yet receiving his first suit at the age of Wer Cross was EditorinC- hief ofherhigh their achievements tion where people outside your cul fact Junior Chris Farrell President of sixteen The suit was for his mothers school yearbook Bom are members Anothermajorconcern was the not funeral She had been murdered in the Scot Marching and Syrrrphonic that first- year students often do coL 2 col 2 of whom they continued on page 2 5 Detroit condnued on page Band and boU annpus jobs know the nominees for I nil Vjo 1 Page 2 NEWS April 2 1993 Minister asks for inclusion New WCWS management IPO Program of the Week of all orientations in church to confront problems IPO Release station to get a better feel and appre i is so differ STEFAN A BIELSKI ELISEM BATES rt on the Experience living working and now as to what is male and what is Staff Writer ciation for before going air Assistant News Editor ent member when asked studying Each year AuPair female She also posed the question One staff to abroad new management has been se- guage the public perception of the Hornestay Abroad a program Spahr is Are we changing our socialization A ofThe The Rev Dr Jane who lected to take the helm of the college stabon doubted most students knew inclusion lesbi- with time Experiment in International Living committed to the of radio station WCWS 909 FM in the call letters or even the frequency gays bisexuals in the church Spahr s vision for the church in- sends students to Europe for up to ans and 1993 Inherited will be the task of the station Tuesday cludes the acceptance of all homo- Fan of a year as au pairs In exchange for the visited the College Spahr rebuilding a station plagued by theft McCumber agrees with many of and various sexuals and bisexuals I hope to see a live- in child care provided to Euro- spoke to several classes diminishing staff and occasional dead the complaints offered by staff mem- groups real appreciation and honoring of di- pean families au earn room and student it appears as the new staffis bers and Wooster students She sees pain Presbyterian versity