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Cc mies Accent Sports Index Meet Dimitri 'Belly' dancing Goal getters 0pini?"············:··················Whats Happening .............. 112° He premieres in 'Wet 2 0 Donnelly and crew to make Women's soccer team 24 Acce~t ··············:················ 13 Behind The Ears' looks for third national title Classifieds/Comics ............ 19 2nd Haunt appearance 13 Sports ................................ 21 The ITHACAN The Newspaper For The Ithaca Co!lege Community Vol. 61, No. 2 Thursday, September 2, 1993 28 pages Free Pigeon problems Bird nests annoy Garden residents In addition, though, pigeons are By Avl Schaeffer often infested with lice. The lice are Ithacan Staff rarely transmitted to humans, -~ When Amy Rudnitsky '93 ar­ Greene said, but they do settle rived in her Garden Apartment af­ around the windows and balconies ter summer vacation, she found of the affectedapartments,creating more than the usual assortment of an unpleasant atmosphere for the furniture and appliances. A pigeon residents. nest. complete with eggs, was be­ A number of olher diseases, in­ hind one of the chairs in her living cluding histoplasmosis, which can room. cause severe infections in many Rudnitsky also found pigeon parts of the human body, are also debris scattered across her entire carried by pigeons, Greene said. carpet, which the College later But transmission of these dis­ cleaned. eases is rare, unless people directly "Now, whenever pigeons come take in pigeon debris or nest parts, anywhere near the apartment we she said. just shoot a stream of water at them Students should not remove large from a water bottle," Rudnitsky said. nests without the assistance of a "We try to condition them to stay Life Safety employee, becatise of away." the possible health risks, Greene The Ithacan/Jeff K. Brunelle Another Garden resident, who said. Rollerblader BIii Byrne '97 skates by the DIiiingham fountains. asked to remain anonymous, said, "In most instances, let the pro­ "We've been harassing [the pi­ fessionals do [the nest removal]," geons]justabout as much as they've Greene said. been harassing us." Garden residents, however, may For years, pigeons have enjoyed remove smaller pigeon nests that Skaters sidelined making their homes on the upper are in the process of being built, she balconies of the Garden Apart­ said. on ~carriptfs ·;roIIerbra01ng1iowntega1 ments, said .Susan Greene, the Students with pigeons nesting College's wildlife control agent. on their balconies should contact their resident assistant who will Skating.is only permitted in ar­ after an increased interest in the But the birdscreatebothahealth By Andrea Potochnlak notifyLifeSafety,Greenesaid.Nest eas without pedestrian traffic, such sport over the spring and summer, hazard for Garden residents and a Ithacan Contributor removal is generally done on Mon­ as roads, parking lots, and other is already being enforced by the large mess, she said. As many Ithaca College students areas where traffic is allowed. Campus Safety Bicycle Patrol, "Pigeon debris keeps people days, she said. "Hopefully, if the pigeons real­ know. if you have ten minutes to get The decision came as a result of Maley said. from using their balconies, which is ize they can't build their nests in the to NCR from the other side of cam­ verbal complaints registered "Skaters behaving in an incon­ one of the nice things about the pus, the fastest way to do so is on through the office of student affairs sistent manner, such as skating in Garden Apartments," she said. See ''Pigeons," next page wheels. and campus life by pedestrians who pedestrian areas or violating traffic The latest trend in transporta­ have been intimidated or nearly hit laws, will be told to stop, and if they tion on campus is in-line skating, or by bladers. don't,judicial action will be taken, Pizza preparations rollerblading, and students are skat­ "We'd rather ta1ce action before according to the Student Conduct ing to class, to practices and as a a serious injury occurs radler than Code in the student handbook," he workout. wait until after," said Dave Maley, said. "It'sthestyleofthe '90s,"Mitch manager of public information. "Repeat offenders will be taken Pabner '97 said. "It's a rush you Some bladers, however. do not more seriously. The intent is not to can't contain." feel this is the case. ''They have to punish, but to ensme the safety of But one man's rush could be say that, in case someone falls and pedestrians, n Maley said. another man's threat dies!" Dan Engler '96 said "People Bill Byrne '97 agrees with the "Rollerblades, skateboards and step in front of me and if I knock limitations on where he can skate, bicycles have caused safety haz­ them over, it's through no fault of but he said he isn't likely to stop ards for pedestrians and damage to my own. People don't pay atten­ blading on campus. College property," wrote John B. tion." "There shouldn't be jumping or Oblak, vice president for student ButPalmeremphasized, "Safety skating by buildings, where mobil­ affairs and campus life, in a memo is the primary goal, for yourself and ity is limited," he said. to the Ithaca College community everyone else." "But I'm not gonna' stop skat­ daledAug. 27, which will be mailed The College's updated policy, ing until they put up a sign that says to all students late next week. to which rollezblading was added I can't," Byrne said. Art, weights clash in Ceracche "Afterthedust has settled, there's McCue said. "I don't see what the By James Ward not much more to ask for," said problem is; all we're asking for is Ithacan Staff Arthm McCue, chairperson of the walls." McCue suggested a pos­ Aft.erfomyearsand several hun­ art department But some sbldents sible solution - to allow student dred thousand dollars in renova­ and faculty think Olherwise, citing works to be hung in lounges or tiom, the art department's lair in issues that remain unsettled. other spaces frequented by the Col­ Ceracche Athletic Center has un­ In the April 2, 1992 issue of The lege community. dergone improvements. But many Ithacan, McCue reported a request Although the Gannett Center faculty and students still feel some for more "tackable space" to hang Gallery, which is managed by the of their needs have gone unful­ students' work, which went unrec­ arthistorydepartment.ispositioned filled. ognized in the recent renovations. in a central location, few student Lecturer Rob Licht said a stone works are exhibited there, said as­ Llrnited exposure and the crash Ithacan Staff of weights on the upstairs floor hallway was built in Ceracche, sistant professor Carl Johnson. cootinue to violate .basic aesthetic rather than a flat, white wall where Even that minimal exposure will ~uth HIii Pizza Expreaa la now available In the Snack Bar. needs. even after problems with students could hang their work. be forfeited when the gallery is Food purcha.. at the Snack Bar can be paid for with ID vemilalim and privacy have been "To me; I think it's something moved to Dillingham's ~ment. Exp,..._ SN ID ExpreN atorlea, page 3: resolved. that would be good for the college," See ''Cerracbe," n~ page _ ....,.-:;- ....-~. _.-:: ' ..... "":' 2 THE ITHACAN September 2, 1993 ..,.... - ...... _~ ·- .. ·· ·-·, Pigeoo·s -----=============== Ceracche · · · ·- -· Continued from front page "We've been harass­ Continued from r.-ont page · .. asked that the weight room remain used to be one open room, it is now Gardens, they' 11 find another place ing [the pigeons] just McCuesaid. more quiet, McCue said. · " pattition~'aii~ ~;~rQ· lilc~ to go," Greene said. about as much as · "They're talcing a beautiful gal­ Butinsteadofentrustingtheath­ individual classrooms, said art stu­ Greene atttibutes some of the they've been harassing lery, turning it into offices, and giv­ letes to lift quietly, the School has dent Tara Schaufler '95. decided to look into purchasing a But the acoustics are bad and pigeon problem with the design of us." ing us a barn," Licht said. · . the Garden Apartments, which pro­ However, Mccue said he has special mat that would reduce the some people have complained of vide the birds with a high, sheltered -Anonymous. Garden requested a provision for student­ noise, McCue said. echoes, Nixon said. place to perch. Apartment resigent run gallery space. Completed renovations include Many professors -and students "There's always going to be pi­ campus. Complaints about noise from the a top-of·the-line v~tilation system agreed that if the art department geons that are going to want to In the past academic year, Greene weight room was also addressed in that provides heat, and changes the · had more of a centtal location, it roost up there," she said. "[The received two cruelty complaints the April 2, 1992 Ithacan when art air 20 times every hour, McCue would probably·generate interest pigeons] are bold enough that regarding residents of the apart­ monitor Justin Chapman said he said. McCue has asked to share space t4ey're used to people and can't be ments who were abusing the b~.