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Poocb Plundering Pr edators, pg 4 ...__G•r• e•e.ns.w . • •it•h•t.ee. t.h!•P•g_s _ II _J Report Recommends Restructuring Some Programs
Accepting the challenge President. "Public dollars and administration m and Administration and Office Administration have of the Illinois Board of have to be spent on high existing programs will would provide the students already been eliminated. Higher Education, quality programs, designed establish goals and with a stronger professional The report recommends the Governors State University to meet the goals of our strategies to strengthen curriculum. elimination of the B.A. and recently released a report students. We are curriculum, streamline Program elimination was M.A. in Music after a outlining the restructuring determined to spend the schedules, increase also addressed in the report. history of difficulty in of its academic programs. taxpayers' dollars wisely." retention rates and also It stated that the M.A. m In response to the Board of In addition to redesigned increase the number of Sociology and the B.A. in - continued on page 4 Education's PQP (Priorities, academic programs, Wolff graduates," said Wolff. ..------..., Quality, and Productivity) also said the university Recommendations fo r initiative, the university will would reallocate over six program consolidation and reprioritize its spending; hundred thousand dollars elimination will result in the Smoke Policy will consolidate, streamline from administrative to elimination or consolidation or eliminate some existing academic spending. of seven degree programs, programs; and will begin After more than mne deletion of approximately steps necessary to expand months of university-wide 63 courses as degree its academic program discussion and debate, requirements, and the offerings. recommendations were reassignment and I or These recommendations fo rmulated in May and retraining of 13 fa culty are included m the fo rwarded to the Board of members. Three degree university's annual report on Governors Universities in programs will be modified: programs made at this time June. They are consistent The recommended each year to the Board of with the university's new combination of the M.A. in Governors Universities. mission, unveiled at Wolffs Media Communication and "The Board of Higher inaugural on June 4. the M.A. in Instructional Education correctly insists "This report reflects our and Training Technology that we examine all our intention to improve our would result in an enhanced Smoking has not been Everyone's cooperation academic programs fo r curriculum through M.A. in Communications. allowed in any of GSU's in making Governors State quality and fo r demand - managed change, and The B.A. in Public indoor fa cilities since July 1. University a smoke free from students and from simultaneously to build Administration would The university began the environment is appreciated. potential employers," stated upon the strength of our become a concentration new policy to comply with Paula Wolff, university present curriculum. Faculty within the B.A. in Business the Illinois Clean Air Act.
Parking Decals Eliminated; Fees To Be Assessed Automatically
By Steve Young application took a great parking. Their fee will be information booth, until snow removal and the deal of time while offering assessed through payroll comprehensive stgns are university's escort service. As of the fall semester, only limited tracking and deduction. Employees will installed near parking lot A report issued by the GSU students, fa culty and enforcement capabilities. also pay $30 annually entrances. Eventually the business office regarding staffwill no longer need to After different types of through this system. booth will be closed. the new parking policy said buy parking decals. Instead, decal distribution were Campus Community Students and employees " ...the primary fiscal impact students will be auto discussed by the Business Center members will be who use other means of of the implementation of matically assessed on their Operations staff, they assessed $30 fo r parking at transportation will have to this proposal will be the bills each trimester, while decided to study the entire the time of initial or demonstrate that they do so loss of revenue from daily university employees will be parking enforcement renewal membership. in order to be exempt from parking fe es- approximately assessed through payroll procedure. The study Participants m other the assessment. Arr said $50,000 annually. This deductions each pay period. resulted in the plan to revenue generating this will only affect a small revenue loss will be Tim Arr, Director of eliminate parking decals. activities held on campus percentage of the GSU partially offset by the 100% GSU Business Operations, Starting in fall, students will be assessed the community, so each case compliance inherent in this said students no longer will be assessed $1 0 per equivalent of$1 per day as will be considered on its proposal. The balance will need to visit campus to pay trimester. The assessment part of the registration fee own merits, until a more be offset by cost reductions bills or register since the will be automatically added fo r each activity. fo rmal procedure is in the parking operation." implementation of phone to students' accounts upon Guests and other visitors enacted. Arr said the new policy registration. The only registration. The trimester will not longer pay to park. Arr said parking fees are has been endorsed by the activity still requiring face rate has been reduced from This was university policy necessary since there are no student senate, the fa culty to fa ce processing was the $11, though the annual rate before 1988. Arr said the state funds available fo r senate and the staffsenate. purchase of parking decals. of$30 remains the same. booth offthe Stuenkel road parking lots. The fe es cover Arr said working All employees will pay entrance will remain open parking lot maintenance, through each individual $1.25 per pay period fo r fo r a while to functionas an Page2 GSU INNOVATOR July 15, 1993
[GuVVy'S Bits Prairie State To Offer by Nicole Seibt Courses At GSU WHAT'S ON SECOND? ...The Student Advisory Board of the gcbra," History 20 l-"Survey of gmm is Dr. Paula Wolff, prcst ! College of Business and Public Administration is sponsoring a trip The Prairie State College American History" and P y dent of Govemors State Univer to go and see !l1e White Sox play the Minnesota Twin on Augu t Board of Trustees announced chology 101 - "Introduction to sity, who commented tJlat "tt is · 30th. The ftrst pitch is thrown out at 7:05, the tickets are $15, and approval of a joint agreement P ychology." a priority of GSU to be able to all the scats are Lower Deck Box. What's even better is that between Govemors State Uni All of the courses will be offer courses from Ute commu 1 proceeds will go to the Endowed Scholarship fund. For more info versity and four area community taught by full-time faculty from nity colleges on our campus. call Nate Wood at 534-4930. college. whereby U1e ftve com the community colleges, and Th1s will make it posstble for munity colleges will begin of student.<> will receive their tJlosc studenL<;who would like to SCIIOOL ALREADY?! ...As the days of summer slowly wane fering selected lower division gmdcs and transcripL� from tJle have four consecutive years of away, llle time for school quickly comes to play. Don't forget that courses at Govemors State Uni GSU coalition study, ralllcr Uum ilie two plus . RI-"GJSTRATION for the Fall of '93 beginsJuly 20th - August II th. versity on a pilot basis U1is fall. Tuition rates and lab fees will two approach, to have anoUter 1 If early registration is an inconvenience for you, late registration PSC is one of five conmlUnity be set at slightly higher flat rates altemative," Wolff said. goes from August 30th - September 9!11. Remember -you need !l1e colleges which make up !l1e !l1an tJlose of llte conilllunity 'Iltis progrant will also be es information from the sticker on !l1e schedule you receive in !l1e community college coalition colleges, and students will pay pecially bcncftcial for current mail and a touchtone phone. Utat have made lltis agreement tJle standard student fees at GSl' studcnL\, according to Dr. wiili GSU lbc o!l1er colleges GSU Students will be regis Jim I e!!tmcyer, vice president
A Williams Named ffal•e;�ney Under The Gun I by Terry Crane negative aspects of the bow. that compassion lifts the spirit The messages were basically and gladden the heart, it must Distinguished 1 As a parent. it i difficult to simple; be nice to people, you be true because Dr. Kavorkian keep track of all the negative are important. it's fun to im- seems lObe a very happy man. influences that can present agine, being different is alright Click. Nco-Nazis march in themselves to children. When and sharing. Other more in- their latest bate parade along Professor the media expo es one of these structional aspects of the how with their kid , who are learn- Dr. Peggy Williams hasbeen bad examples, you sit up and included, basic counting, learn- ing to becomelittle goose-step- elected the 1992-93 Di tin take notice, as I did recently, ing about different culture , ping chip off the old block. guished Profes or at Gover banging on through the com- safety tips and arts and crafts. Well, I guess you can't march nors State University. mercial break to see who elseI Barney, as a ho t. would be to the "I love You," song. The award is given annually had to keep my kids from. etas ified as a lovable oaf. He is Click. Lie and posturing. by the Board of Governors Thi expose(a term the media a kind figure who loves kids Click. Pocket-lining and fraud. Universities trustees to �m out u to get you to think they are and is the cataly t for the me - Somuch for C-SPAN. es standing faculty member on talking about omething you sage and in truction men- Click. Gang violence. Click. campus. Her peers at Gover don't already know), was about tioned above. He bas a silly Adultery. Click. Deception. nors State nominated Dr. Wil Barney the dino aur and his laugh. Click.murder. Somuch for the liams, who was elected as po ible negative impact on the I really couldn't fmd anything movie channels. GSU's nominee for the honor. psyche of little rug-rats every- negative about Barney, so I AsI flipped through the pro- The award carrie a salary in Dr. WiiUams where. checked orneother channel to gram , watching example after Peggy crease. 1 I was,at thetime of thi tory, see if perbap there was beuer example of societal decay both In 1989, Dr. Williams re familiar with Barney. When I programming for kids. fact and fiction,I realized the ceived a GSU Faculty Excel come borne from work, I have Click. Patricia Ireland ex- problem concerning Barney. the company in 1988 on a se lence Award. to weave my way through a plains why we need federal The problem is not that too ries of language art�\boo ks. She Dr. Williams, a profe or of mine-field of Barney parapher- funding for abortion .It seem many kids watch the show, it's offered her in ights on story education, was selected forher nalia, shoes, coloring books, that childrenare a burdento our that not enough adults watch selection, writing exerci es, teaching abiJitie , research and videos, figures and other freedom socially and economi- the show.I al o realize that the phonics instruction, vocabu creative activity and service. tuffed repre entations of this cally.It is a markof our concem show is made with children in lary usage, :md the develop Her work with G U tudents pre-historic icon arranged and as taxpayers to fund abortions mind and that it would be dill- ment of teachers· guides. has been continually supple thrown around by my very able and support law for men and cult to hold an adults attention. The professor shares her mented by her work off-cam two-year old demolition expert. women, who haven't yet dis- I therefore propo e anadult ver- skill with her community as a pus with a major textbook It was uggested by ornethat covered where babies come sion of Barney. Barney For member of the llarold Wash publisher and volunteer efforts Barney bad, "booked," kid from. It seem that Ms. Ireland Adults, will carry the same ington Foundation. She has in Chicago. onto his program. Others said doe not watch Barney, and i messages and instructional helped organue the founda The reading and language that his me sages were unreal- working to make sure that a lot learning. He wiiJ have a kind tion's literacy program for art pecialist joined U1c Gov i tic and that hi vi ion of the of other people don't either. heart and reach out to every- Iow-1ncome children U1at in ernors State staff in 1974 after world wru a cbildi h one. orne lick. Dr. Jack Kavorkian ex- body. However, this Barney volves the Chicago Public working as a teacher and ad even aid that they didn• t like plains his partin helping the old will be a real Tyrannosauru . Schools and t11e Ch1cago Pub mini trator in t11e Chicago Pub the mu ic, as though Barney and infum to die. His compa - He will be twenty feet tall and lic Library. lic Schools. were a pre- choolers American sion has allowedhim the ability have big teeth. When thi The Ch1cago resident also In 1977, she helped develop Bandstand. to define the quality of life. Barney tells people to be nice, serves on the board of Art Re innovative approaches to I watched Barney for a week Compassion like thi is rare, at they will listen. sources m Teaching, a private · learning with a $1 million fed der to get a bead on the Iea t �or the time being.It is srud group U1at Lakes speakers and li��r eral grant. TI1e money gave her t11c "picture lady" program lO -----' the opportunity to develop a ______------Chicago schools and awards Teacher Corps program for arts scholarships. Dr. Willimns staff development in the 1. a memhcr of I .aRabida Re Harvey chool . search llospitaJ's profe sional Today Dr.Williams is one of women· s organization, a board everal education professors member of Chicago Area who work with GSU students Reading Assoc1at1on, and ha. in school settings part of the as served GSU's current student senators are (front, 1.-r.) Arthur Austin, Va rghese Mathew, Paula Knaack, Brenda Stennis, Debra Ford,Ta mmyJo Maher, (back) Phil Coduti, Staff Adviser Mike Blackburn, Sue Carlsen, Mick Porter, Chris Lajcin, and Luke Helm. Not pictured are Lamarr Broughton, Saima Ashraf, Bob Hensle, and Mack McGhee. Employee Of The Month Student Senate Update Vesvardes works in the bind by Debra Ford ing these changes. Everyone in importance to them. These George Vesvarde has been ing departmentof the print shop. Public Relations Officer the GSU community was in- meeting are intended to allow named GSU's Employee of the Partof his job i lO cut the paper Month for June. for the printing presse . Thi Student Senate bas gotten off vited to hearour guest peakers. the student body an opportunity to a great start this trimester. Mike Has ett. acting Directorof to seethe Student Senate at work task is done with consistent ex ellence. Currently there are 15 student Physical Plant Operations ex- and assist in increasing their un senators. plained the construction, the derstanding of the university Vesvardes is always During the past two weeks, new signage and the room re- governing structure. Our ulti iUing to help out when a Senator have been working on numbering. Mike Blackburn, mate goal i lO maximize stu ressman needs assistance. finding ways to addre s the is- assi tant Director of Student dent involvement in the e is alway pleasant to sues and concern of our fellow Life, discussed the new wel- university governance proce s. ork with. bas a GSU students. One of the i sue come centerand how it will irn- If you have suggestions, com When Vesvarde k, be i completely fo- we havebeen currently address- pact the disbursement of ments, or topics you would like until thetask is com ing involves bow the physical information. to see covered at these towne �used Jete. When one work changes of the university areaf- Student Senate will beholding meeting , Please leave a mes- feeling the students. regular towne meetings every age on Student Senate voice ith Vesvardes, the day To alleviate any confusion secondWedne day of the month mail at 534-5000 extension 532 oes by quickly and the tudents might be experiencing, in the Hall of Governors. These onversation is lively. the senate held a towne meeting meetings will provide a forum Congratulations to for tudents to address issues of George Vesvarde, GSU' on July 14, 1993at 3 p.m regard- George Vesvardes June Employee of the Month. Page 4 INNOVATOR July 15, 1993 How Much Do You Know About The Environment? By Adrian Forte Bird Eats Dog Given the current debacle about recycling here at GSU, Karl Radamacher, Associate Editor of the Innovator, has asked me to write a survey to poll readers to as to their knowledge about the environment. ANCHORAGE, Alaska - In the The questions are synthesized fr om two sources. 1) From several of the environment-related books fo und land of magnificent beasts and at the campus bookstore. 2) From EcoNet, an organization of which I am a member. EcoNet is a great struggles between clearinghouse fo r environmental scientists and activists. Responses and correct answers will be printed in civilization and nature, a pair of the next issue of the innovator. Surveys can be dropped off at the Innovator office, the Academic elderly tourists in a Winnebago Computing Services lab, by email to [email protected], or by interofficemail to the Innovator. fo und out just how cruel nature can be. The Georgia husband and wife 1) How thick is the outer "skin" on 9) What is the largest element of 17) According to the Law of the were wiping the windshield of an oil super tanker such as the solid waste in the American waste Sea Convention, an international Exxon Valdez? stream? law, how many miles offshore may a their fr eshly washed motor home country drill for oil? at the New Town Chevron station a) Paper b)Org anic materials a) 6 inches c) 1 inch in Valdez. Their tiny dog ran in c) Plastics d) Metals b) 3 inches d) .5 inches a) 50 miles b) 100 miles circles near the woman's fe et. c) 200 miles d) 500 miles Nearby, Dennis Fleming pumped 10) Which are cheaper, toxin-free 2) Are "double-skinned" tankers propane fo r a customer computer circuits or standard ones? safer than single-skinned? 18) The Environmental movement is In a treetop above, a hungry largely headed by Pagans and other a) Toxin-free b) Standard predator spied dinner. a) yes b) no non-Christian religions? As Fleming watched m 11) Under the Superfund laws you astonishment, a bald eagle that 3 What source has been ) can be sued for environmental a) True b) False keeps a perch above the responsible for the largest oil spill in violations on your property even if downtown station spread its great American history? you didn't commit them. 19) Do you believe the allegations that asbestos particles from the wings and dove to the pavement "beautifying" rocks surrounding below. a) Oil tankers c) Land drilling a) True b) False b) Offshore drilling d) Consumers Lake GSU killed the fish "The dog was no more than 12) It is legal in Illinois to put a population? five fe et from the lady," Fleming 4) Recycling aluminum is __ times toxic waste dump in your recalled. "The eagle swooped as efficient as mining. neighborhood without informing a) Yes b) No down and grabbed the dog with you? both of its talons. The dog let out a) 2 c) 15 20) Do you believe that the world a halfyelp." b) 5 d) 20 a) True b) False will adopt a more environmentally With 5 or 6 pounds of meat in conscious attitude? its talons, the eagle soared out 13) Every ton of sulfur-dioxide 5) How much did the completed, over the bay. released into the air costs an Yes but not used, Island Lighting a) b) No The horrified woman could Company nuclear power plant cost estimated in health-related only say, "Oh my God." Then she in 1988 dollars? damage. 2 1) Do you believe Rush Limbaugh when he says that the majority of began to cry and her husband a) 108 million b) 754 million a) $250 b) $1,000 environmentalists are attempting to came around the camper to c) 1.28 billion d) 5.3 btllion c) $1,500 d) $3,000 control your lives and destroy comfort her, Fleming said She capitalism? cried on his shoulder a while 6) In the town of Prypita, near 14) Who ranks higher than Fleming said he tried to console Chernobyl, the radiation levels are America in contributing to global a) Yes b) No the woman, and she asked him if higher than those found in.... warming? the eagle's behavior was normal Then she got in the passenger seat, a) Rural America b) The Black Forest a) Russia b) Arabian countries and her husband walked around c) Kerala, India d) Old-gro\\th fo rests c) Europe d) None of the above the vehicle. e) All of the above f) None of the above As soon as he was out of his 15) How much per acre does the wife's sight, Fleming watched a big 7) How many tons of sulfur-dioxide National Forest Service sell do coal-fired power plants release government owned land to logging smile break out on the man's face. into the atmosphere each year? companies? He clenched his fists in a victory gesture. "Yeah, yeah," he said. a) 1.2 million b) 3.2 million a) $1.00 b) $5.00 Then, sober-faced, the husband b) 7.4 million d) 14.8 million c) $1,000.00 d) $5,000.00 got in the driver's seat, and the couple drove off. 8) What percentage of aluminum 16) How many acres per minute Like the Georgia man, are we currently recycling in the are cut down in the Amazon rain Fleming's sympathies don't exactly U.S.? forest? lie with the deceased pooch. "It was kind of ugly dog," he a) 25% b)45% a) 25 b) 100 an 500 said. c) 55% d)65% c) 300 d) reassurance to students expand or initiate new low-enrolled programs. Staff from the Board of Programs, enrolled in programs likely programs over the next Acting Provost Carolyn Governors Universities will cont'd from page 1 to be affected. "Students several years in Accounting Conrad, who worked with visit the GSU campus on currently enrolled in one of at the bachelor's and fa culty committees to June 25 to revtew the ...maintaining adequate the programs slated fo r master's level, a design and implement the recommendations. It ts enrollments. elimination or concentration reVIew process stated, expected that the board "I am pleased with and m consolidation would have International Business� a "This will truly strengthen members will vote on the grateful fo r the energy and two full years to complete B.A. Liberal Arts, a all the GSU colleges, staff recommendations the honesty with which the m m their degrees. We would concentration in computer thereby strengthening the July and fo rward their fa culty and deans have do our very best to see that graphics arts, and entire university. We are analysis to the Illinois conducted our reviews," each and every one of programs in physical and targeting resources on our Board of Higher Education Wolff acknowledged. "We these students move on occupational therapy. top pnorities, our fo r its September deadline. are confident that both the through degree completion These new areas will be high-quality programs and governing boards will be at GSU." coupled with the are fo cusing on fulfilling pleased with our report." The report also included strengthening of our new mission." Further, she offered statements of intent to enrollments m currently July 1 5 . 1993 GSU INNOVATOR Page 5 EDITORIALS .. The Priest .. and the Power of Wo rds When I received a poementi may have thought twice about time and energy, because of one Green Group tled ''The Priest" at t11i new pa bow far the i ue of freespeech decision I made, I was angry. per' office nearly three months should be pushed once the poem For weeks before the SCMB ago, I really didn't want to deal was printed. Those who were meeting where I was upposed Responds witll it. oppo ed to publication may to face the letter writer, I I would like to take tlli opportunity to re pond to Adrian Forte's llle work had no redeeming have realized that ociety wasn't planned my strategy. But once letter regarding the Green Group. ocial value tllat I could see but put in jeopardy or really the meeting came about. I bad , Dear Adrian, I fe lt some obligation to at least changed by the publication of very little to say. In tead of writing malicious letters on topics of which you are consider its publication. At that tlle twelve grue orne lines. I realized both thedisgruntl ed mi informed, why have you not bothered to contacteither tlle current time. the Innovator only had a The aut110r of the poem obvi reader and myselfwere in very or former presidentsof the Green Group regarding our activities? If fe w con is tent contributors, and ously wanted hi work printed in imilar ituations: written word you hadbothered to make that effort,you would know tl1at the Green I really couldn't afford to dis order to hock people. While bad incited trong emotional re be Group works in coordination with tlle University Recycling Commit courage anyone who had some achieved his goal, his talent, actions within each of us. tee in an effort to in titute a campus-widerecycling progr'.un. thing to offer. along with his basicmental sta Her letter really didn't have The Green Group is an environmental organization for GSU stu I mu t admit I also knew the bility, was questioned and, in the power to talce my job away, dents. It is not an organization that bas the power to make university publication of such a piece some cases, completely denied and I don't believe "The Priest" policy such as a recycling prognun.The organization tllat does have would draw a good dealof allen by his peers and other members bad the power to brutalize the power to institute a campus-wide recycling program i the Uni lion to tile newspaper. o I pub of the university community. women. Dut. each et of words versity Recycling Committee. I sugge t you contact either Karen lished tile fr rst four line of the I, as editor of the Innovator, did have the power to make us D' Arcy or Tim Arr if you are interested in helping thecommittee set poem as part of an editorial. I hoped to draw some attention to react The words compelled us up such a program. Two Green Group member, have sat on the as ked readers of t11e editorial to tllis publication fr om the poem. to directour re pectiveenergies committee ince December when the committee req ue, ted our help help me decide whether tile believe I succeeded, though towards definite goals. I and cooperation. poem should be printed in fu ll. much of t11e attention wasn't While I only saw the culmina Getting a club started takes a lot of work. It has only been in t11e ll1ere was some re pon e, and what I had in mind. tion of this woman's anger, my last few montlls with the groundwork laid that tile Green Group has t11e majority of respondent-; fe lt TI1e attention included a letter own experience reminded me been able to begin tocarry out its goals. 'lbo e goals have been, , ince t11e poem . hould be publi hed. to various GSU adnlinistrators that she must have spent hours the group's inception. to enlighten t11e GSU community about the As many of those who re (but not the Innovator) suggest cogitating about the insen itiv steps theycan talce to protect the environment. to better tile environ sponded pointed out, a newspa ing t11at I wru unfit to serve Immunization Regulation Causes Hardship Th e fo llowing letter was sent CDC and Medicaid guidelines Catcb-22 imposed on these characteristics, making re- im- have looked into the matter of to Governor Jim Edgar in re prohibit re-immunizing women schools. Unable to register stu- munization unnecessary lapsed immuni1ations by now. ' gards to immunization require of child-bearing age as it is as dents until theyare able to find and inadvisable. Many of our I fee l that the immunization ments fo r college sllldents. sumed tlmt such action i not records or get re-immunized, students are ad uiL<;, unable to req uirement was a politically 1 Dear Governor Edgar, medically necessary and i an the tudent count tag nate . readily acees tlleir immuniza- expedient knee-Jerk reacuon to I I would like to comment on attempt by the physician to 'pad Programs arc suspectedof lack- lion record<; (my own were with a few isolated cases of lapsed or the proposed legi lation ex the bill'. ing 'quality' or 'relevancy' the military, which does not mi sed immunizatiOns. I feel I empting students of certain I was finally re-immunized, when in fact it i tllebottle-neck providethose record<; to outside t11at reviewing the efficacy ru1d 'commuter' universities from but went through significant of the . immunization proces ag encies.) Many are women of medical advisability of the cur- tile immunization regulation. bard hip for unnece sary shots that makes these schools no child-bearing age, a population rent legislation would result in My own po ilion i that the tlmt were put on the taxpayers' more convenient or de irable which i medically advised not its �in� repealed. Until such a immunization requirement has bill. Other women at thi uni than moving halfway aero t11e to be re-imrnunized for tlle sake rev1ew IS made, however, I ask had an adverse affect on a dis verstty were not o lucky, ac state. Those that can go else- of procedure. Our tudent body tllat you support the current leg- I proportionate number of cording to Dr. Reynolds. He where, do so. Those that can't does not have theeconomic re- islation exempting tile students women of childbearing age, was not able to get the waiver are labeJied 'lazy' and 'unpro- ourees (eit11er time or money) of the commuter universities. many of which (I am one) are and o a half-dozen women ductive.' The requirement of re- to procure unnece.sary and us- Our students juggle the spheres single parent<;. We are a group were forced to drop tlleirstudies immunization of commuter peel medical practice. At GSU, of fam1ly, work and commu- of students who arc affected by at GSU. students furtherdelimits access our student body is on campus nity; it is not necessary to add t11e incongruence in Medicaid Witll tile issue of 'declining' to higher education of this part-time and spendsthe bulk of tl1e hurdle of legislallve medi- and stale education require enrollment (altliOugh it has older, predominantly fe male the day at work or in the com- cine. ment<; for immunization. Ac been quite stable) adverselyaf and financially strapped popu- munity. If we were so danger- Barbara A. John.�n cording to my physician, he was fe cting tlle funding of conven lalion. ous to t11e health and well-being CAS student unable to re-inununi1e me (and ient community-ba<;ed GSU and ot11er com muter uni- of tilegreater community, I be- other GSU studenL'i)until he re umversities such as GSU, per versities have student popula- lieve tile local government and ceived a waiver from the CDC. hap you can ee the special tions witll pecial busine s community would Page 6 GSU INNOVATOR July 15, 1993 EDITORIALS Au Revoir, Oh The Keep The Writing Competency Memories Program - As It Is qmre ubstantial remediation Fitness Test twice a year. Were My mother is not stupid, but he is not always as well educated as I am writing to urge adminis- prior to hurdl ing.[See para- I to fa il it. I would ( l) beembar- she thinks he i . As I tudied French in grade chool, she once trators to REJECT that portion graph 5 below.]) rassed and (2) be put on proba- gl More Blues for You by wmiam R. Kolstad What exactly is a blues jam? sound is a southern based blues the reception. It docs seem That question is one that is not rock mix. They have covered unusual to review a wedding but easy to answer. I believe that a many classic blues songs this was not a normal wedding. blues jam is different things at throughout the years and have Glenn Davis and the Blues different times to different created many blues influenced Commission carne down from people. Some people will say class1cs of their own. They Wisconsin to play at their that a Jam is a band playing a performed in three sets. the friend's wedding. They played bunch of hot songs. Some middle one an acoustic set with some great blues standards and people will say that it is an all of the members seated at the some 50's and 60's slow dancing individual show of talent. front of the stage. They songs. This being a musician's Others will point to the effect completely energized the crowd wedding there were many other that it has on the listening with songs like Blue Sky, musicians in attendance. and all audience. Ramblin' Man, Afelissa, and of them got a chance to play For instance on June IJ1uppmg Post. The together and jam. Mike Gibb 25th. at the World Theater in combination of the slide guitar and his band the Homewreckers Tinley Park. I attended a of Dickie Betts. the dynamic played a few numbers including concert that was billed as Blues keyboard playing of Gregg one song that Mike dedicated to Wailing away: Mike Gibb and Butch Satterfield trade licks Friday. There were three bands Allman. and the rest of the his new wife. Wild About You playing in this line up. First band's southern roots kept Baby, an old Elmore James amazing Eddie Bos. He hails interested in hearing the blues was Chicago's Kinsey Report. everyone there going fo r the song. For that song he played from the southside of Chicago and you don't know where to They played about 45 minutes of entire two hours that they slide guitar using a disposable and plays the guitar like nobody catch them on the radio there is else I have ever see their rock influenced Chicago played. At this show. which 1 lighter He stepped aside fo r a n. He also a weekend show on WLL'P AM will sit in style blues. After a short would certainly classify as a while to give others a chance, with Mike whenever 1000 and FM 97.9 called The mtermiSSion the Legendary blues jam. you had a including his sideman/best man he gets the chance. Mike Gibb Chicago Blues Jam with Buzz Albert Col lins and his band the combination of hot songs. a 'Hollywood' Johnny Cosgrove to and the Homewrcckers will be Kilman. He plays some blues Icebreakers came on. Albert has showcase of individual talents. display his guitar talents. One playing all over the area in the records that most people haven't been playmg the blues fo r a long as well as. one affected of the guests that got up and coming months and I highly heard before. some Chicago time and he was in top fo rm that audience. If you were one of jammed with Mike was a 16 recommend seeing them if you favorites. as well as a segment night His guitar was those many fa ns there that year old guitar player from Iowa can. If you are interested they where he has a guest artist in elcctrifymg and his walk into night. 1 hope that you enjoyed it named Butch Satterfield. He will be playing at The New the studio to perform "Live as it the World crowd during one of as much as I did. was an incredible player, as he Orleans Bar and Grill in happens" Sometimes Bua will his solos drove the place wild. The next day. I had the traded guitar licks with Mike Kankakee, McPutts in even JOin in the session playing He definitely showed why he great pleasure of attending the like they had been doing this fo r Midlothian. and other places too his harmonica. It is great blues has the title Master of the wedding reception of a local years. He will be a very hot numerous to mention. listening and it is on Saturdays Telecaster. This was the setup blues guitar player. Mike Gibb talent in a few years if he keeps Also. if you are at 8:00pm on WLIJP Atvt 1000 and interested in finding out where fo r the main act. The Allman and his bride Darlcna. Besides up this level of energy and on Sundays at 10:00 pm on WLUP Brothers. to take the stage. The the normal wedding things like. excitement. He occasionally bands that you hear about are Fll.! 97 9 Help keep the blues Allman Brothers ha\c been food . drink. cake. and of course plays with Mike and the band playing check out the Illinois alive. together smcc the late 60's and the bouquet and garter tossing. when he visits town. Another Entertainer, which is available arc till going strong. Their there was a blues band playing guest guitar player was the at most music stores. If you arc Lollapalooza '93: Won't Get Fooled Again by Jeff Cinelli ing 30-plus for tickets, and it allow the tour to sell their shirts one seemed to be hurt, except realistic, and we aU agreed you Lollapalooza '93. A music worked. because they don'tthink the fes for Bjelland's fee lings. can probably buy tJlC gogglesat festival feat uring bands on the As for the Lollapaloo1.a "vil tival should have to "bow to I mis.ed Front 242 because Toys RUsin theaisle next to the cutting edge of rock that you lage" cenc that people say re- concert promoters who are only luckilyI was stuck in a beer line squirt guns. Still, it's nice to don't norn1ally hear on the radio embles a "Woodstock for the trying to make money." lbe somewhere. My girlfriend tried report that the American en or M1V. A cultural mecca 90's", forget about it. It's an Rage front man criticized apa out a "smart drink", an al l-natu trepreneurial spirit is alive and where kids can roam the "vil unbelievably lame flea market thetic American in one song by ral concoction made of who well. Anyone who can make lage" oakingup information re of cheap jewelry, thrift bop rapping, "When they say 'j ump' knows-what that upposedly any semblance of a living sell garding political topic tJ1at clothes and overpriced food . I you ask 'How high"'. lie was increasesstamina and gives you ing crummy jewelry and tuff affect their lives, listening to wasn· t there, but I think it's safe right. all kinds of energy. It tasted like like this, I say more power to speeches and debates, looking at to assume that nobody at Wood Thi was the kind of revolu orange juice to me, but it appar them. underground magazines and stockpaid $10 for a hot dog and tionary message that should've ently worked, ince he oon Guitar god J. Masci of Dino books, and ampling ethnic a beer. And I'll also bet that been more prevalent on this discovered enough new-found saur Jr. seemed to sleep through foods while browsing alterna Jimi I lendrix never soldT- birts tour, but it was a lonely voice in energy to run off and spend tJ1e frrst half of his set, but oon tive art and crafts tenL<;. Thi is fo r $30 a shot. a sea of main tream compla more money on cheapjewelry. had people rocking to the great a daywhere the young peopleof lbe Los Angeles quartet Rage cency. The closest thing to "al Arrested Development's ex songs off their latest album, the "slacker generation", who Again t The Machine went on ternative" philo ophy came cellent set featured fr ont man Where You Been. Masci are so alienated from popular stage frrst and showcased tJ1e from a huge message board Speech, a . ort of modem-day ummed up the feeling of the music and media, can finally daz.zling guitarist Tom Morello. above the stage, which printed Bob Marley, rapping his en day and maybe tJ1c whole find a place to try new tJungs and Tom·s mother Mary,who heads such word of wisdom as "Ani lightening "Life Music" to a slackergenemtion he reins over enlighten themselves. Sounds the Chicago organization Par mal are cool -- Be nice to mass of suburban white kid , with the lines, "TI1ere never re great, right? ent<; fo r Rock and Rap, walked them!" and "A hamster on crack who were jumping up and down ally i a good timcl lbere's al Yeah, right. Now you want on tage to kick off the concert can chew a human's leg off in 15 and dancing to the powerful ways nothing much to say". The the truth? Lollapalooza sucks. and said, 'T d like to introduce seconds." Other message in beats. AD really got a raw deal bored crowd seemed to under This enorn10u. rip off is a con the best fucking band on the fo rmed the crowd that acid rain having to play so early on this stand perfectly. cert promoter' dream, illu - whole tour, Rage Again t Tbe is bad,gun arc worse, and that crummy bill, ince they sold Lollapalooza isn't so bad for trated by tJ1e fact thattickets for Machine!" beating up women and children something like 4.5 million al what it is - a normal, everyday Saturday's show at the World Shewas right, too. Her son's i not very cool. I'll tell you, bum and won a couple of shed concert -- but for what it Music Theater sold out before explo ivc band combined ultra armed with this new infonna Grammy . In fact, seeing as pretends to be. By bowing to the line-up of bands bad been heavythrash-metal rif fs with the tion, I was ready to march right how everyone bad the mo t fun recordcompan ies competingfor announced. And wbat a wimpy, political rapping of lead singer out and change the world. during AD's set ("Mr. Wendel" slots on tJlC bill and promoters predictable line-up it is this Zack de la Rocha. who angrily Babes InTo ylandwere met by and "People Everyday" were trying to increasetheir revenues year: Rage Against The Ma tried to get the Lollapalooza an indiffe rentcrowd who some highlights), why not add oneor by selling overpriced junk, the chine, token all-girl band Babes kids to wake up and ''know the bow didn't find three grunge two more hip-hop acts to the the festival is ripping off the In Toyland, token indu trialact enemy", which de la Rocha de chords and a high-pitched tour next year? That's where a very kids it's pretending to be Front 242, token hip-hopact Ar scribedas being thewhite power scream very entertaining. By lotof the moreadventurous mu- serving. Since the dates sell out rested Development, Fisbbone, structure in America that con now, a torrential downpour was ic is found nowadays, and it automatically, without even Dinosaur Jr., and it ends trols allof ourlives. Even if you drenching even the fo lks in the might alsoget a lot moreblack having to announce the line-up, heepishly with Black Sabbath didn't agree with their politics, pavilion seats, and the bored kids to the show -- omething why not take orne chances and imitators Alice In Chains and you couldn'thelp but be totally crowd started hitting a beach which need to be done. show some respect fo r under Primus, bothof whom I ignored. wept up in the inten ity of ball around, which lead singer I heard that Fishbonc was re ground mu ic lovers by offering There are no surprises, no bead Rage. At onepoint, de Ia Rocha Kat Bjelland bated. "It's nice to ally good, but I mi sed them too more cutting-edge acts? Alter lining act, and hardly any fun had the audience chanting, be entertaining," she icily com because I was investigating the native mu ic was bound to reach involved here. These promoters "Fuck you I won't do what you mented. The Babes' set al o LSD simulation tent, which the main tream, but it shouldn't figured they'd manipulate alter tell me!" It was really great, but featured the dumbest move of con isted of a guy with a bunch be fo rced to lo e 1ts credibility. native mu. ic lovers by filling in a lotof thesepeople bad on their tJ1e day, when someone blew up of goggles who let you wear the appropriate lots and charg- brand new, $30 Lollapalooza a cherry bomb in the middle of them for I. My friend said it tees, even though Rage doc n't the pavilion. Fortunately, no was sort of fu n though not at all Page 8 GSU INNOVATOR July 15, 1993 HANSEN'S CHOICE: Prehistoric Beasts More Engaging Than Arnold Movie Reviews by John Hansen Jurassic Park ***112 As the record-breaking box of Co ta Rica, that feature real in his typical wi e-cracking woodhas come a long way since more thrills Last Action Hero*1/2 ing. In other word , he gets to gains access to the magic ticket, movie tar and his cinematic al Director John McTiem ("Die 1993 i · turning out to be a join hi hero,Jack Slater, on his he goes back into tltereal world. ter ego. The screenwriters blow liard", "Predator") is much bet strange year indeed. This coun adventures. Now, Danny and Jackare fo rced it. however, by quickly ending ter with action films thm1 com try has a Democrat as President The filmspends more than an to enter real ity in order to top tbe conversation. edy. for the first time in 12 years, a hour with Danny in ide the him. Speaking of screenwriters, I'm still trying to figure out Chicago sports team has won movie as be tries to convince The film starts to showpoten "Last Action Hero" had five of why Schwarz eneggcr would at the champion hip for 3 consecu Jack that be is not a real person tial here as Jack Slater mu t re them. The original idea was de tempt to make a film like tllis. In tive years, and Arnold Schwar and this is not a real world he is alize that the tunts perfom1ed in veloped by two unknown writ his previous movies, whenever zenegger, the numberone movie living in. the movies don't work in reality. ers who sold it to Columbia Arnold poked fun of himself, he star in the world, re lease the Along the way, "Last Action Unfortunately, "Last Action Pictuaes. Then it wa.s h Titanic Love Affair - No Charisma !No Repfacements NecessarY - (Crackpot Records) Paul Westerberg- 14 out all thatbaggage of Replace- fadsquickly fadeso tbey better Reviewed by Jeff Dinelli Songs ments mytbology strapped to remember "what suicide you're (Sire/Reprise) hi back. 14Soni:s i aremark- on". The deliciously catchy When I heard tlmt Champaign's Titanic Love Affair bad been Reviewed by Jeff Dinelli able collection ofawe-inspiring "Knockin On Mine" fea tures dropped from Charisma Recordsafter their 1991 debut album, I was composition tlmt fit perfectly Westerberg at his witty be!t. shocked. Their fm ;t release crackled with a tuneful intensity that Why Paul We terberg isn't a into this rock icon· catalog. with lines like "knowledge ranked amoung the year's best. and even pawned a hip video that hou ehold name is one of the Westerberg recruited a num- adds, wisdom let's slide" and earned some MTV airplay. Whether t11ey were dropped or not ber of musicians to help him "he who laughs first didn't get I doesn't really matter however (Rollin�Stone report<; they may have great crimesof rock 'n' roll his tory. His former band, the leg- out, most notably fo rmer Faces the joke", Reading Classics To Get Through The Summer by Denio DiFrancesco was recently produced, classics Additionally, a novel neednot the darker aspectsof this novel. ingway, Fitzgerald and Twain, are not as heavily adverti ed as have been written centuries ago Still, the adult find the book as but in the long run his book will Witll the advent of another the books of contemporary to be a classic. An example of a pleasant andexci ting aswhen be only be remembered, if at all,as hot, sultry ummer, most people authors. In fact, classicsare usu- modem day classic is John Up- frr st read it as a child. a passing and sorry fad. are looking forsomething to oc ally not advertised at all. They dike's fo ur-book serie relating Don probQuixote. ably my fa- There is alsoone other impor- cupy their time indoors, some will rarely appear on a ten be t the life of Harrold "Rabbit" vorite book, is, at approximately tant reason for reading classics. thing tllat will dissuade them seller list. Angstrom, a fonnerhigh school l ,000 pages, also one of the Reading classics will help you fr om venturing into tlle steam Given these concerns, why, basketball star: Rabbit. Run. longest that I have read. At fr rst. to develop better reading, writ- bath-like day. Even if you are then, should anyone bother to Rabbit Redux, Rabbit is Rich I was reluctant to start a book of ing andcommu nication skills. If one of tltose individuals who read classics? Well, fo r starters, and Rabbitat Rest. Like Willie such length. But once I started a person really wants to learn will risk being melted by the most of the above-li ted as- Loman in Deatha of Salesman. reading it, I enjoyed the e ca- bow to read and write well, the heat and humidity to get a sun sumptions that people make Rabbit Angstrom represents pades of the demented Don Qui- are no better teachers than the tan, you still need something to about classics are wrong. Clas- America, with all itsdre ams and xote and his side kick, the droll authors of classics. Becaue aU keep your mind off of your de sics, by definition, addre the moments of happiness, andtheir Sancho Panza, so much, I classics are so eloquently writ- hydrating body. Well, I have the most fundamental and impor- eventual strangle by reality and wished Cervantes bad added an- ten and many u e a superior vo- perfect solution for both of these tant questions of the human con- human weakness. The Rabbit other 1,000 pages to the novel. cabulary, they can make all ofus types of individuals: reading. dition. Love, bate, envy, power, series is alsoan insightful analy- Not only i better communicators, and it is Not reading just anything, mind greed,relationships, politics and si of American history. Each Don Quixoteone of the funni- impossible to overstate the im- you, but reading classics. tlle motives and p ycbologies book represents a decade, start- est and easiest to read novels portance of good communica- Classics are defined by Web tllat make people and peoples ing with the fifties, and ending that I have ever read, it is also tion skills. To paraphrase Rush ster's Dictionary as "a literary or what they are are all central with the eighties. Rabbit's one of the most elegantly writ- Limbaugh's advertisement, artistic work of tl1e highe l ex themes of classics, and these growth and evolution during ten and profound. Cervantesbas people judge us by bow we cellence." In short, a classic is a theme are as relevant today as these periods paral lel the more to say in one paragmph speak. masterpiece, an almo t perfect tl1ey were a thousand years ago. change that have occurred in than do all of the Harlequin ro- In today's world there are a creation. For better or for worse, people America over these same time mances com bined. multitude of media competing Many people who otl1erwise have not changed that much fmmes. Although some of the forour free time: televi ion, ra- read a lot shy away from reading over tl1e millennia. Modem man books in the series are more Lastly, just because a book is dio, newspapers, magazinesand classics. 1l1ere can be a number may have perfected tl1e art of compelling than others, together not on the NewYork: Times Best cheap romance novels to name a of reasons fo r this. First, many murder, but it was Cane who they make up one of the most Sel.lru li tor in the store front few. With so lillle free time, we classics were written years or introduced it into tl1e world. The insightful statements about of every book store does not should each be carefu l about centuries ago, and therefore Chicago Tribune recently had what America i and what it is to mean it is not worth reading. In how we choose to spendit. Each some individuals may conclude, an article on a young Bosnian- be an American. fact, most such books will be decision has an opportunity witl10ut actually reading tl1e Mo lem mru1 ru1d Do niru1-Ser- Furthermore, not all classics forgotten in a couple of years. co t. Except for reading clas- book. tlmt tl1ese classics cannot birut womru1 who were lovers are opaque tomes. If they were, Not so with clas ics. Classics ics. There is no better way to re late any experience or ideas despite the war ru1d hatred tltat tlley probablywould not beclas- have witll tood the toughest te t spend your leisure time. So, this tllat are germane to tllem. Fur raged around. Like tllc name sics. TheGatsby Great is one of of all: the testoftime. In the ultra summer, when you arc sitting on tllennore, classics areoften per characters in Romeoand JulieL tlle best American novels ever competitive market place of your lawn chair catching some ceived as being long and dense, tl1e two modem day characters written, yet it is only 175 pages ideas, the fac t that these books ray , be sure to bring a copy of ru1d some reader may feel tlmt also met an untimely ru1d tragic long. HucklebeayFinn is so en- are still being talked about ru1d Jo eph Conrad's Hearto fDark- it i not wortll tlle time and effort deatlt. By reading clas ics, one joyable and easyto read that it is read shows that they have ness. to slog tllrough tllem. Lastly, un can get an insight into the mo- used in grade school as a chi!- beaten the competition. John less a movie based on tl1eclassic lives ru1d cause of ome of to- dren's book. Only as adults do Grisham's books may be cur- day's most important issues. these same readers understand rently outselling those of Hem- Mr. Universe Health Talk by John Hansen Now, don 't worry. I'm not perof 8 inches. I've seen women Natural Mr. Universe suggesting that you have to go from pear-shaped to hour spend 34 hours a day, six days glass shaped. Skinny men have Now that summer has finally a week, sweating it out in a gym gained weight and reshaped arrived and the wann weatl1er is in order to keep your muscles m their bodies. Fat men have upon us, mru1y fonner couch po shape. All that is required is 45- trimmed down and created a tllocs have tumcd their thoughts 60 minutes a se sion, tllree days whole new look. to exercise. Everywhere I go, I a week. The pointis, you become your sec people walking, running, The reason tl1at bodybuilding own personal sculptor with your ro llerblading, and riding tlleir exercises are so important to body po.ing as your next mas bikes. one's healtl1 and well-beingcan terpiece. You can add orne It's great to ee so many peo be summed up in one word: at inches here, trim away inches ple out there, exercising ru1d tak rophy. In oU1er words, witl1out there, all to your individual ing care of themselves. The daily exerci e, U1e muscles on specifications. aerobic activities mentioned tl1e body will atrophy or waste In addition to affecting the above will help to improve tlle away. Remember that phrase: If muscles. bodybuilding training cardiovascular system and rid you don 't u e it, you'll lose it. al o has a positiveeffect on your tlle body of exec s fat. This is so true when it comes to metabolic mte. This is the mte One tiling that should not be your muscles. tlle body converts food to be neglected, however, arc tlle 'll1is is even more relevant in used as energy. The fas ter your muscles. Remember, the only toility's society. As technology metabolism, the more food you two components on our bodies increases ru1d more machines can cat witllout getting fat. tl1at shape it and detennine tl1e arc developed to take U1c place Since bodybuilding will in type of appearru1ce tl1at we pre of physical exercise, we are re crease the muscle to fat ratio on sent arefat and muscle. It'sgrcat quiredto doless and less. Unfor the body, tlle metabolism will John Hansen is Natural Mr. Universe to have low body fat but if tl1e tunately, U1is is taking a toll on naturally increase since tl1ere is muscles are not exercised - Page 10 GSU INNOVATOR July 15, 1993 Faculty Awarded Tenure I wait Until Next Francis Hospital School of Dr. Kumar received bache- Six faculty membersat Gover Nursing in Evanston, and re- lor's and master's degrees from nors State University have been ceived a bachelor's degree from the University of Delhi, a doc- Year awarded tenure. the Colleg<> of St. Francis and a torate from the University of by Janie Kocman Board of Governors Universi bachelor's degree in nursing Mis ouri at St. Louis, and did As a Public Relations Intern in the Student Life Division, I had ties trustees awarded tenure at from GSU. She received a mas- po t-doctoral work at the Uni- pent the past three months working closely with Rita Nagy. their May meeting. Tenure is ter' s degree in nursing from versity of Southem Califomia at Assistant Program Directorand Coordinatorof Campus Activities, based on the professor's teach GSU in 1985 and a doctorate LosAngeles. Among his current in an effort to inform the public about theS ummer Music festival ing, student evaluations, ervice from Rush University in 1992. research projects is work with I held Saturday, June 19. to the university and/or conunu Dr. Connolly's area of exper- BuckminsterfulJerene, the new- I had the uniqueoppor tunity to speak with performers and learn nity, education and re earch. lise is critical care nursing, and e t fo rm of carbon. about their backgrounds and the origin of the music they perform. The six who received tenure she was awarded the American Dr. Wang of Olympia Field Somewhat musically illiterate, I waseducated about the boardrian are ProfessorJane Andringa and A sociation of Critical Care joined the nursing faculty in (an Irish drum) from GSU student/performer Kevin O'Connor. Through a phone Ito JudeLaud, also a GSU student and member Dr. Glenna HoweiJ of the Col Nur ing (AACN) Glaxo Excel- 1987. She previou ly had been a I cal lege of Education; Dr. Maria lence in Critical Care Education curriculum consultant at the ofTCJ IAKA, I wasamazed to learnthat there are 40 to 50 thousand Connolly and Dr. Amerfil Award in May. She ispast presi- College of Nursing and College Haitian living in the Chicagoland area. at For month I had worked with other students. Joaquim Godfrey "Ami" Wang of the College of dent of AACN' s Southside Chi- of Dentistry the University of ' Health Profe ion ; Dr. Shailen cago chapter. Illinois Medical Center, Chi- and Vicki Doyle helped me manufacture buttons and ign . I dra "Shelly" Kumar of the Col Or. Glenna Howell of Park cago, and a nursing education contacted newspaper and radio station to get the message out. I 1 lege of Arts and Sciences; and Forest is professor of reading consultant and associateprofe - col laborated with Steve Young to release infonnation Uuough the Innovator. As the fe tival date approached, I was looking forward Dr. William Wilkinson of the and language arts. She came to sor at Thomas Jefferson Univer- to hearing all the groups perfonn. College of Busine s and Public GSU in 1990 from an as istant ity in Philade lphia. She also Administration. professor position at the State was an assistant professor of I Early Saturday morning the Hall of Governors was filled with I Professor Andringa of Palos University of New York at nursing at the Community Col- activity; Dan Becker from Absolute Sound was setting up his Park, profe sor of specialeduca Plattsburgh where he worked lege of Philadelphia equipment with the help of university electricians. Student clubs tion, joined the GSU staff in from 1986 to 1990.While there, Dr. Wang received bachelor's and organizations were preparing U1eir food booths �md Jane I Iu. 1987. She had been a GSU ad Dr. Howell received the Out- and master's degrees in nursing Omar Saeedand Jodi Buncgar were helping me postsigns directing junct professor from 1983 to tanding Teacher Educator at the College of Nursing, Uni- traffic. Rita Nagy and Nick Battaglia were involved with the final 1987. Professor Andringa Award from Kappa Delta Pi. versity of the Philippines, and a details before the noon opening of the Summer Music festival. brings a wide range of experi She was an assi tant profes or, doctorate from Columbia Uni- Last minute arrangements were nearly complete -- and then it happened! Attempting to hang one last sign, I stood on a chair to ence to the classroom. She has codirector of the Communica- versity in New York. While at served as the technical assis tion Skills Center, coordinator GSU. Dr. Wang has conducted reach the spot. Within seconds the chair slipped and I was on the tance supervi or and later direc of the Reading Center and coor- research on clinical nursing as- floor. As I quickly rose to my feet I hoped U1e only U1ing injured tor de ignee for the SPEED dinator of reading in truction sessment. was my dignity. However, with the music fe stival just minutes special education cooperative in and developmental compo ilion Dr. Wilkinson is professor of from tarting, I was on my way to the clinic to have my ankJe Chicago Heights. She also had at East Texas State University. marketing. The Crete re ident x-r-ayed. ' served as in ervice training co She received the Outstru1ding joined the GSU faculty in 1987. I never got to sample theCircle K · s brats or the fresh com on the cob prepared by tl1e Green Group. My mouth had watered to taste ordinator for District 152. Teaching Award from the Ile has consistently received Profes or Andringa has pub Northeast Texas Council of high marks from students for his the ethnic foods offered by tlte International Student Organiattion lished numerou articles in pro Teachersof English. exceiJence in teaching. I and the Student Senate. The idea of purchasing some of U1e fessional journals and often Dr. Howell received bache- Dr. Wilkinson received a tempting baked goods prepared by the Criminal Justice Student addresse groups on the needs of lor's master's and doctoral de- bachelor's degree from Wash- Organization went up in U1e air like the bal loons being sold by the pecial children. She received a grees from the University of ington and Lee University; two Future Teachers Association. bachelor's degree from the Uni Missouri at Kansas City. master's degree in cognitive Nearly 350 people attended tl1e music fe st. Some joined Kwasi versity of Chicago, a master's Dr. Kumar of Park f'orc tis a p ychology from Yale Univer- Aduonum on stage to play his African drums while others fo nned degree from Chicago State Uni professor of organic chemistry. sity; and a doctorate in cognitive a conga line and moved about Ute Hall of Governors to tl1c music. TheCa jun Aces literally had peopledancing to U1e music. (Rumor versity, and is in a doctoral pro lie joined the faculty in 1989 p ychology from Yale Univer- gram at Loyola University. She after servingas an adj unct assi - sity. lie received a master's de- has it Nick Battaglia and his wife were seen dancing, too!) Raices hold certificates of advanced tant professor at the University gree in business ad ministration del Ande apparently was a big hit. The band performed South tudy in admini tration and su of California at Los Angeles (MBA) from the University of American tune using various sizes of pan flutes and guitars. pervision, ad ministration of (UCLA) from 1987 to 1989, and Chicago. The Children's Stage with Donna Dettman and Marianne special education, and admini as a lecturer at California State Dr. Wilkinson previou ly had Morhusen telling stories was a highlight for parenLc; and children. tration and supervision for University at Long Beach from been an assi tant professor of It was a great fa mily affair. I regular education from the Na 1985 to 1987. He previously business administration at The day concluded with the festival goers square dancing to the tional College of Education. worked as ascientist in the ana- North Carolina A & T State Uni- music of the Ad I locString Band. Everyone had a wonderful time. Dr. Maria Connolly of Oak lytical re earch department of versity, and was the health serv- If you missed the Summer Music Festival as I did, I guess we Forest is professor of nursing at AJiergan Phannaceuticals, Inc. ices research psychologist for wiiJ ju t have to wait until nextyear. GSU. She joined the facu lty in in Irvine, Calif. the U.S. Army Natick Research 1987. She graduated from St. and Development Command. Computer Classes Offered Learn the intricacies of com puter through August work shops at Governors State University. "Hypercard for Ute Mac" is an Apple software program used to create traditional database and graphics applications, tutorials and presentations. The course meets from 5 to 8 p.m. Aug. 6 and 13. Thefee is $1 15. The versatility of the "Lotus l-2-3 Release 2.X Introduction" (DOS version) is its graphics ca pabilities in financial state ments, sales reports, and other Gloria Yates (at left),of Park Forest, a junior at Governors Chartina Harris (at left), a sophomore at Governors State State, was honored recently at the Illinois Black Student University, was honored recentlyat the Illinois Black Stu documents. The course meets from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Aug. 6 Leadership Association (IBSLA) annual conference con dent Leadership Association (IBSLA) annual conference ducted at Illinois State University. Students were honored conducted at Illinois State University. Students were hon and 13. There is a $I95 fee. ediate" (DOS version) helps for demonstrating outstanding leadershipand serviceon ored for demonstrating outstanding leadership and serv their campuses. Southern Illinois University at Ed ice on their campuses. Southern Illinois University at users learn new skills including wardsville Vice President for Student Affairs Constance EdwardsvilleVice President for StudentAff airsCons tance theu e of fonts,foo tnotes, head and footers, Rockingham(at right), who is chair of the Student Liaison Rockingham (at right), who is chair of the Student Liaison ers creating mailing label • and sorting information. Committeeof the Illinois Committee on Black Concerns in Committee of the Illinois Committee on Black Concerns in Higher Education. The IBSLA provides opportunities for Higher Education. The IBSLA provides opportunities for The coursemeets from 9 am. to 28. awareness of critical issues affecting African-American awareness of critical issues affecting African- American 4:30 p.m. Aug. 21 and The students in Illinois colleges and universities; it also pro students in Illinois colleges and universities; it also pro feeis $195. vides opportunities for students to exemplify leadership vides opportunities for students to exemplify leadership Registration for thesecourses qualities and to servein leadership roles. (Photo by Leigh qualities and to serve in leadership roles. (Photo by Leigh is being accepted by the GSU Hoffman) Hoffman) Office of Conferences/Work hops and Weekend Col lege at (708) 534-4099. - July 15, 1993 Student Adds Life To SLOW Center ages out of her filled-to-the She greets you with a big brim pocketcal endar. smile andan enthusiastic 'hello' Be ides working for Student when you enter Governors State Life, Bormethas twoother part Univer ity. time jobs and is involved in a Who' this graciou person variety of oilier activities.• he with tl1e eagerness of a young work as an as istant naturalist sale person on her first day of at TI1orn Creek Nature Center the job? She is Judy Bormet, a on Old Monee Road in Park For graduate student in environ est. and she tutors in elementary mental biology at GSU, and her rnaU1, Engli h, reading and sci sales pitch is for the activities ence part time on her own and and events that are spon ored by fo r Susan ELe n berg and Asso the Student Life Divi ion. ciates of I lomewood. But Bormet does more than Tutoring really i n'taproblem that. She stands near the main for Bonnet, a fo rmer elementary Openingday of SLOW Center was lively. entrance helping tudents with teacher. She ai o worked on tl1C direction , the network comput fa mily's thoroughbred horse ers and a ho L of que lions. She farm in Monee for nearly tllree passesout new information such decade before she came back to as schedules and fliers for school. events. Being a member of the GSU Some of what she does has Green (Environmental) Group been incorporated in the new and working at tlle Thorn Creek Student Life Outreach Welcome Student Outreach Welcome Nature Center go right along Center. Bormet i the assi tanl wiili BormeCs work on a mas Center Opens coordinator of the center work ter's degree in environmental met, and greeter Natalie Divi ion and Ule University will ing with coordinator Rita Nagy, biology. by Janie Kocman Parcher. Located in the "heart" beavailable to an wer any ques- part of the professional staff in "One of tlle reason I hired With fe stive red, white, and of GSU, the Hall Governors,o£ tions tudents might have about U1e Student Life Division. Judy was that he had a back blueballoons andan official rib the WELCOME CENlER will Student Life programs, facilitie The Student Outreach Wel ground in education," said her bon cutting ceremony, the Stu be an information gathering and services, as well as clas - come Center wiJl be staffed by ric Robeson, the center's dent Life Divi ion office place de igned to direct and as- room location. WELCOME Student Life workers, but they naturali L and a GSU alumna. recently celebrated the Grand sist students during the con- CENlER hours are Monday - won' L be Lied to a desk. lltey Bormet previou ly volunteered Opening of tl1Cir Student Life struction underway at the Friday 8:30a.m.- 8 p.m. andSat- will be free Lo walk around to at Ulecenter, and she and Robe Outreach WELCOME CEN university. Currently the Stu- urday 8:30 a.m.- Noon. All are help students as needed. son are continuing tlleir work on TER. dent Life offices and facilities invited to stop by the WEL- "The idea i to be vi ible and an ob ervational project tudy In auendance at the July 1 can only be reached via tlle COME CENTER for help or mobile," said Bormel The cen ing an1phibian . function were Dean BurtonCol wood gewaypassa which con- just to say Hi! ter i to be "an intennediary be The project is just one facetof lin , Tom Dascenzo, Rita Nagy, nects building A and C. Greet- tween tl1e tudents and Student Uteir job. Mo L of the time, the Michael Blackburn, Judy Bor- ers representingthe Student Lif e Life' main location. Public re naturali ts give educational lation will be a big part of Uli . " tours on the nature trails, or do 1l1e new center is designed to trai l maintenance and set up di - inform the public and promote plays. Spring and fall are the SBDC Receives Donation Student Life program , activi busie t times of the year because ties and event in an effort to get of chool field trip . The Small Business Development Center (SBOC) at Governors State University received a $1,000 students involved in the univer- Naturali t and field biologi t donation from American National Bank. ity. Students may not even are career option , altllough lllC unsolicited monetary gift is for SBOCoperat ing expenses. It was presented to Chri tineCochrane, know orne of Ulese activities Bormet al o is interested in do _ director of the SBOC, by Samuel Crayton Jr., vice president at American National Bank and Trust exi t. Bormet said. ln the fa ll, ing outdoor field research po i Company of Chicago, who called the SBOCCenter atGSU "one of the best run centers in the six-county Uleworkers in thecenter will be bly studying the degrees of (Chicago metropol itan) area" able to as ist tudents with class pollution in theenv ironment. Crayton said American National Bank made Ule contribution in recognition of the work the center's regi tration if necessary. Bom1et' s first introduction to staff and volunteers do for prospective bank cu torners. "(The SBOC tafO is doing thing that the bank How did this returning tudent U1e GSU campu came in the would nomlally do if the center wasn't there, " Crayton noted. come tobe Ule as istant coordi 1970s when she would bring her The Small Business Development Center helps mall bu iness entrepreneurs develop applications for nator of the Welcome Center? children to tlle university for the financial assistance. The applications are presented to banks and government agencies for funding the When Dormet first carne to YMCA-sponsored swimming proposed bu ine GSU, he worked in tlle library. and gymnastics classes. se . It is e hope of American National Bank officials that other banks will fo llow their lead and help Then she moved to Ule Produc During her visits here, Bonnet lh: _ underwnte someof the operatmgco ts of the Small Bu ine Development Center. The SBOCoper ating tion Shoppe in Student Life and would take walks around the budget, provided by tate and federal agencies, has been reduced the past several years. did public relations work for campu during tlle ummer, or "We are mo appreciative of this gift." Cochrane said. "It tell us that what we at SBOC have been university organization . Later use tlle library. When he de L doing i helping others in many way . When a client we've worked with gets financing for Ule bu iness he became an official ·greeter' cided to come back to school, tlley've dreamed of, it makes all our efforts worthwhile." at the main entrance. She was GSU was the natural choice. Ule likely choice to help coordi However familiar GSU was, nate Ule new center. U1e Peotone resident admits to "We hope that orne of what being nervous about coming Judy has will catch on," said back to school. Even tl10ugh he Student Wins CPA Award To mmy Dascenzo, director of had been a teacher, it had been a has I Although Van Haren not gree, although she ays attend Ule Student Life Divi ion. Her long time since he was Ule stu Governors State University completeda college degree, he ing classe is "kindof a hobby" energy and very helpful attitude, dent. She audited her first student Eileen Van Haren was did have the required 12-credit not a planned goal. Now he is he added, will be in trumental in clas es and did well. She also honored with the Elijah Watt hours needed to it for the anticipating graduating from 1 its continued succe s. credits faculty with helping her Sells Award as one of the top exam, and he had taken a re TheJuly l openingof theWel build her selfconfidence . Governors State in December corers in Illinois on the Certi view course. with a bachelor's degree in come Center coincided witll tlle "I want to commend the pro fied Public Accountant (CPA) "I was confident when I took busines admini tration with a current remodeling of "B" wing fe ssors and advisors of the sci 1 exam. the test (in November) but it's concentration in accounting. and Ule temporary clo ing of the ence department," he said. Each year an estimated not the kind of test you ace,"she The straight-A student ays GSU main entrance. The con "They gave me a lot of positive 70,000 people nationally Lake explains relating her impres she chose Governors State "be struction hasvirtually cut off the reinforcement." the fourpart CPA exam. Van sions of the two and one-half ca use it was inexpensive, but I currentStudent Life Office from Bormet loves to ing. Shei a Haren has joined the elite 20- days of testing wiiliabout I ,000 haven't been di appointed. I the re L of the university. So to member of the GSU-Commu 1 25% percent that pass all four others at the Ro emont Hori think any place you go you'll combat thi problem of accessi nity Chorale, and thi past ections on Ule first try. The zon. "I worried and I weated do as well as (theeffort) you put bility, and to make it easier fo r pring she ang in Way Off Evergreen Park re ident scored until I got the results in Fe bru into it." · students to take advantage of Broadway's " outh Pacific." as one of the top 125 testers in ary. I didn't expect to be hon Van Haren and her husband, tudent services, the Welcome Bormet ai o sings in tlle choir at Illinois. She received the Sells ored." Greg, are the parents of an 11- Center in the Hall of Governors the Good Shepherd Lutheran Award from the American In Van Haren has been working year-old son,and an eight-year was implemented. Church in Frankfort and i ac stitute of Certified Public Ac for Ule accounting ftrm Ray old daughter. Bormet's work wiili tudent tive in its events. countants, and was honored at mond S. Blunt & Co. in Chi Life is just the tip of the iceberg. Soif you're ever in Ule neigh a spring banquet of the IUinois cago the past 10 years. When . She may be one of the busiest borhood of GSU, stop by the Societyof Certified Public Ac she went to work. Van Haren people around. She runs on a Student Life Welcome Center countants. started work on a college de- tight schedule which he man- and say 'hello' to one of GSU' veryspecial people. Page 12 GSU INNOVATOR July 15, 1993 EAST WEST MIDNIGHT by Ramesh S Pai Student I was flipping through an old note book whenI came aero s the fe w SHADOWS lines (see poembelow) that I had writtenmore than an year ago. Even Wins As your fm gcrs touch my skin, as I decided to re.urrect t11e poem I read reports of renewed fighting Your love begin to touch my soul, between the fonncr Soviet republics of Azerbaijan and Armenia for The fr re and passion between us the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh enclave. There arc reports of . epa build , Award has ratist clashes in the republic of Georgia too. Bo nia become a And I lose my self-control. The United States Achieve cliche ra ther than news. Fighting rages around dozens of places on ment Academy announced re the globe. It is as if man needs war as a species specific survival The •hadow of our bodies on the cently that Linda Walls has been technique. I wonder why I never wrote anything about Bosnia-Her wall, named a Collegiate Scholastic zegovina? Have the horrific images of war rebounding of the con Dartee by the pale CMdlc light, All-Amcricml. scious mind, ad nauseam, managed to numb the soul into an You make me the prisoner of your TheUSAA hasestabli hcdthe ego-defen ive cocoon of indifference? love, Scbolao;tic All-American Colle I hope not. And I give in without struggle or giate Award Progrmn in order to fight. offer deservedreco gnition to su AZERI MINUTES perior tudents who excel in the Azeri official who returned from the cene to thi town 9 miles Every man's home i his castle, academicdisc ipline . The Scho away brought back three dead children, the backs of their heads And every king . hould have hi queen, lastic All-American Collegiate blown off. Night time should be filled with sweet Scholars must earna 3.30or bet At the local mo.que, six ot11er bodies lay stretched out, fully slumber, ter grade point average. Only clothed, their limbs frozen in the position in which t11eywere kiJied. And full of beautiful dreams. scholars selectedby a schoolof Their faces were black from the cold. ficial or other qualified ponsor "Telman !" screamed a woman, beating her breast over the body of But tonight there i no need for arc accepted. These scholars arc her dead father who lay on hi. back witl1 his tiff right arn1 jutting sleep, also eligible for otl1cr awards into tl1e air. And yes, dreams do come true, given by t11e USAA. The e arc - " Massacre leaves dozen dead in Azeri region." Report in the For all my fa ntasiescome to life awards fe w • tudents can ever Chicago Tribune,3/3/92 by Brian Killen. my love, hope to attain. Each time I make love to you. Walls. who attends GSU. was That right arm jutting in the air, nominated for this National accusatory of the skies above Sincerely, Award by C'at11erine Taylor, which detennine fates below, William E. Harper II De� of Student Affairs and i asking after all, Services. fundmnental questions. Walls will appc • As I think about her blance isn t noticeable at first mother told her about the class, most people in the class, but WiU1 a smile so sweet glance. But a closer cxaniination and shedecided to take it at GS U here r m not." 'Jbe presence of an unknown warmU1 make. one realize these two stu "to lighten my course work in Margaret has fo ur daughters Make me feel . o good dents are motl1cr and daughter. the fa ll." PI us, he said, "it's le s and 12-year-old twin boys. Despite the age difference, nei expensive for the summer. It's What did theythink of her going Thoughts of a pretty flower thcr i reallyout of place at GSU pretty goodfor my major." back to school? "They thought I With birds flying with its diverse student popula Sandy'· major i journalism was crazy," she responded. Th inking of sweetecstasy tion. with a concentration in new pa Sandy jumps in and ay no I almo t started crying Media Communications pro per and graphic arts. She works that· s not it; they ju t want to fessor Eli Segal finds it interest on St. Frm1ci • new paper "The know "why go if you don't have 'Cause I just can't seem to findher ing to have a mother and Encounter." She hopes to start to?" A lady of love and desire daughter in the same clas . He an internship oon in a corporate "I feel a person hould keep bas had Margaret in several communications office in Chi going to school to stay in Someone to talk to on the phone classes and calls her one of the cago. After Sandy graduates formed, especiallyin this indu. Someone to hold me at borne " be t students in the department. next May, sbe is considering try, he continued. One clas "I think Margaret coming back pursuing a master's degree at guest speaker elaborated on the I don't want to be fore ver alone to chool at thi time in her life GSU. change in radio the past 10 is Cause right now I can 't ee is really what GovernorsState Since they live together, one years. Those remarks brought Anyone with me all about--fini.bing what you would think they study together. home the need for career train And it hurts inside to be... alone started," the profe.s.or stre.o;sed. Sandy says that's not necessar ing, Margaret added . "I JUSt like taking classc,, " ily the case, although "mom Margaret takes about three The dream is still shining said the Orltmd Park mother of helped me a little bit . tudying course.s a trimester during the It's essence, is still thriving ix and a part-time student at for the midterm." year. 'T d like to take some busi And I'll keep searching for her Governors State Univcrs1ty. "It's kind ofodd to bestudying ness classes,and I hope to get Boss Hawg: This monster Harley Davidson is AAR powered by a 'cuda Chevy 350, Resto something ration normally reserved fo r Camaros and Corvettes. July 15, 1993 Page 14 GSU INNOVATOR I p�2 � nPo f,h l� � G U s�� :!� �!�!!phk and a form!: of sex� di crimination.f!' It-l conUibute.. to the! bulk� of pornogra�e�phy m our cultu!! re � whtch through its dehumanization and degradation of women violates the civil rights of all women to equality and protection under the law. JudgeFrank Easterbrook wrote: . . The verdict is in! M Chess Profe sional is a mashing success. I The "Depictions of subordination tend to perpetuate ubordination. ubordmatestatu of women m turn was tlloroughlyimpressed with the program. M Chess Profes ional lead to affront and lower pay at work, insult and injury at home, battery and rape on the streets. In the was developed by Marty Hirsch. M Che Professional i an im- l language of the legislature, pornography i central in creating and maintaining sex as a basis of proved version of M Che s. di crimination. " The program hada huge opening book library, and becauseof tllis My purposeis to educatethe Universitycomm unity on thedama ging effectsof pornography on women . I noticed tile program did not fall into any opening trap . Not only General trends have howna connection betweenpornography and violence again t women. Reported did tlle program have a wide-variety of opening repertoire,it played rape has risen almo t twice as fast as violent crime generally. Every 6 minutes a rape is reported in thi a strong middle game and end game. Y� you readcorrec tly. It use country and one in four college women is a victim of rape or attempted rape while he is in college. to be ommc on for computers to get windled in tile endgame. Not I has Pornography, meanwhile, doubled in the last ten years. witll M Chess Profe ional. I can honestly understand how tlli searc so Re h indicate through both correlational and laboratory studie that there is a causal relationship program beat GM Larry Christianson. I fee l the program plays betweenpornography and rape, and thatadditi onally it engendersag gre sive and ho tile behavior toward between the rating of 2200-2300 FIDE. women. Studies have shown that men' expo ure to pornography re ulted in: So if you can pare a $156 M Chess is a safe bet for , trong -an increase in violent sexual fa ntasies. competition. If you would like an upgrade on M Che it will cost -an increased likelihood of acting out rape and other coercive sexacts. 76. -an increase in acceptance of rape "myth " - uch as the idea that women " enjoy" being raped. System requirements on M Chess Professional: IBM Compatible -an increased likelihood to Uivialize rape. Personal Computer -an increased appetite for stronger pornographic material. 80286 or higher -a more callous and hostileattitude toward women. 3.5 inch 1.44 Megabyte Aoppy -a greater acceptance of violence against women. 3 Megabytes Hard Di k Space Recommended: A 50 state study by Baron and Strauss showed a highly significant correlation between rape rates and 4 Megabytes or more Extended circulation rates of 8 well-known pornographic magazines (Playboy, Hustler, etc.). The Attorney Memory General's Commi ion on Pornography, Final Report. after reviewing the pectrum of evidence on th is 80386 or higher subject came to the conclusion that pornography is causally related to sexual violence. The American Memory Cache public appears to be in agreement with these finding as poll have shown that over 70% ofthose polled MC Pro material believed thatsexually explicit leads some peoplecommit to rape or sexual violence. l.e4 c5 In order to classify "The Priest" as pornography we must ft rSt define the word. The term "ob cenity" 2. Nf3 e6 has been defmed as what the "average" person applying community tandards would find "appeals to 3. d4 cd arti prurientin tere t, i patently offen ive and lacks eriou literary, tic, political, or scientific value."Thi 4.Nd4 Nf6 definition is ubject to interpretation and moral judgement and varies between individuals and commu 5. Nc3 d6 nities. Hence this defmition is basically usele s. 6. g4 Nc6 In recent civil rights legi lation pornography has been defined in the following way: 7. g5 Nd7 Pornography i the graphic sexually explicit subordination of women through pictures and/or words 8. ne 3 Nb6 that al o include one or more of the fol lowing: 9.Qd2 d5 1) Women are presented dehumanized as sexual objects, thing , or commodities. 10.ed5 ed5 2) Women are pre ented as sexual objects who enjoy pain or humiliation. 1 1.0-0-0 Be7 3) Women are pre ented as sexual objects who experience exual pleasure in being raped. l2.Bb5 Bd7 4) Women are presented as sexual objects tied up or cut up or mutilated or bruised or phy ical ly hurt. 13. Nb3 Be6 5) Women are presented in postures or po itions of sexual submi sion, servility, or di play. 14. Nc5 BxN 6) Women's body parts - including but not limited to vaginas, breasts, or buttock - are exhibited such 15. BxB are a6 that women reduced to tho e parts. 16. Qd4 1-0 7) Women are presented as whore by nature. Starting at 8 8) Women are pre ented being penetrated by obj ect! or animals. 8. Re3 a6 9) Women are presented in scenario of degradation, injury, torture, shown asfilt hy or inferior, bleeding, 9.Qd2 Qc7 brui ed, or hurtin a context that makes these conditions sexual. 10. 0-0-0 Nxd4 e tran The u of men, children, or sexuals in the place of women in the paragraph above is also 11. Qxd4 B5 pornography. 12. h4 Rb8 13. Kb l b4 "The Priest" is clearly pornographic according above definition, fu lfilling the basic tatement as to the 14. Na4 Bb7 well ascharac teristics 4 and 9. While pornographyshows sex and subordinatesa woman at U1esame time, 15. b3 Nc5 other people are sometimes used in similar way • but alway exploiting their gender. In homosexual 16 Nxc5 Qxc5\ are pornography the abu ed men being treated tile way women are treated in heterosexual pornography, 17. Qxc5 dxc5 and this is the reason why tile definition covers everyone regardless of sex. 18. Bd3 Be7 I conclude Utat 'ThePriest" i pornographic by defmition, tllat pornography has been shown to have a 19. Rd2 0-0 tile causal relation hip to sexual violence again t women, and that tlli violates civil rights of all women 20. Rd l a5 to healtll, welfare, peace and safety tllat are protected by the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Title VII (outlaws 21. F3 a4 ,ex di crimination) and tile l4tll Amendment (provide equal protection of tilelaw). 22. bxa Bc6 CatharineMacKinnon, Professor Law,of Universityof Michigan Law Schoolargues that pornography 23. Bb5 Rc8 criminatorypractice based on sexbecause its effectis to deny women equalopportunities in society. is a di 24. DxBRxB based "Pornography i a systematic practice of exploitation and subordination on sexthat di fferentially 25. Rd7 Bf8 harms women. The harm of pornography include dehumanization, sexualexploit ation, ... sexual terrori m 26. Ra7 C4 and inferiority, presented as entertainment. The bigotry and contempt pornography promote , witll tlle 27. Rd7 b3 acts of aggres ion it fo ters, diminish women's opportunities for equality of rights in employment (and) 28. a5 Rb4 education; create public and private harassment. ...promote injury and .degradation such as rape (and) 29. Rxf7 bxa battery, undermine women • s equal exerciseof rights to speech and action guaranteed to all citizen under 30.KxP Rc8 tlle Con titution and laws of United States." tile 31. Bb6C3 The model anti-pornography civil rights law developed by MacKinnon tates that coercion into 32. Rfc8 re ign pornography, trafficking in pornography, forcing pornographyon a person,as ault or phy ical attack due to pornography, defamation tllrough pornography are all sex discrimination. All tile ideas pornography expresses can be expressed o long as coercion, force, assault or trafficking in subordination are not involved; acts which violate women's civil rights. Ye , tllere has been recentlegislation on this ubject. In February 1992, Canada's SupremeCourt ruled tllat ob cenity is to be defrned by tlle harmit doe to women's pursuit of equality. The Canadian Supreme Court says thata tllreat to women' equality is an acceptableground for someli mits on freedomof peech. In coming to its conclusion, tile court acknowledged the large body of scholarship documenting pornography's harms to tileself -respectand afety of women. Leading constitutional tlleoristspredict that. witllindecade, a Catllarine MacKinnon will have carved a new exception in constitutional protection of speech here in tlle United States. Of 6100people surveyed, ntiS H�BY 80% wanted pornography out1awed. Lessthan 2% tllought tllat freedom of speech wasmore important CDlRT all � 1liEPlAINTIFF, Ulan tileviole nce against women generated by pornography. WILEE. CO'(OTE, THE. In summary, I protest tile printing of pornography in tllestudent newspaper because it conUibutes to tlle vast amount of pornography to which American males are exposed and which has been shown to SUMOFt 1SO, OOO.OO HIS PROI>Ucr UABIUl'( contribute to violence against women as well as our treatment as econd class citizen . It is especially IN SUIT alarming to print suchmaterial in a university settingpr esumably dedicated to enlightenment and equality, AqAINSTN:ME. and where 213 of the population are women. I recommend Ute following: l) Pornography notbe printed in tile student new paper. 2) Catllarine MacKinnonbe invited as aguest speaker at tile University to enlighten us all on tlli subject. 3) Initiation of a program at GSU to counteract Ute ill effecL<; ofporno graphy; such as a rape crisiscenter or selfdef ense classes for women. JoAnn Franczek (For more di cu ion on 'The Priest", ee page 5) - July 15, 1993 GSU INNOVATOR Page 15 AHffiA: Hockey With Higher GoalSby Victoria KJoske This hockey school what anyone was saying One morning, I read This could have been a At that moment, I was started back in 1974 either, even though he about it in the Tribune: " ... scene out of "The Mighty wished I had a camera. by Chicago businessman could hear. Manon Rheaume, first Ducks" but it wasn't. This Watching them skate lrv Tiahnybik. A friend of For one week every fe male goalie in the NHL, was the Stan Mikita around showing off their Mikita's, Tiahnybik would June, players are taught will be an instructor, and at Hockey School For The stick-handling abilities, I bring his son Lex, who is the finer points of the this point, will play in the Hearing Impaired. completely lost track of hearing impaired, with him game by past and present traditional end-of-camp Oh, did I neglect to time. When I realized that I to Blackhawk practices. pro hockey players. game... " Manon Rheaume. mention that earlier? Didn't was seriously late fo r work, Afterwards, Lex would Instructions are relayed to First Lady of Hockey. I seem important; they were I bolted fo r the parking lot receive goal tending tips the players by on-ice fo llowed her games, mem like any other bunch of rink -- but not before picking up from Hall-of- Farner Glenn assistants who possess orized her stats, had her rats -- playing keep-away, 2 tickets fo r Saturday Hall, while Mikita would sign language and lip cards. I had to meet her. tapping each other on the night's benefitgame. serve up some slap shots. reading skills. Even So I went one morning shoulder as they skated This year marks the Later on, Lex Tiahnybik though the hockey school 20th Anniversary fo r the was playing fo r a Chicago is only one week long, camp, which can only make area youth team when a AHIHA provides services me wonder where I've been coach with archaic views and communication fo r the past two decades. The of hearing impairments players throughout the game itself was very made things difficult. "If year. entertaining; in the third Lex was having this The Stan Mikita period Chicago Blackhawk problem, how many other Hockey School For The Chris Chelios traded places boys across the country Hearing Impaired is part with Madamoiselle were having it too?" of the American Hearing Rheaume, and to be quite thought Tiahnybik. After Impaired Hockey honest, did a good job persuading Mikita to lend Association, a non-profit tending goal. As fo r his name and time, the organization. For info on Rheaume, I really wanted "Stan Mikita Hockey the services provided by her to make that penalty School For The Hearing AHIHA, or if you are shot. The final score was Impaired" was born. interested in donating time Stan Mikita's All-Stars: 9, Mikita only had to and/or money, please U.S. National Deaf Hockey remember back to his contact Tom Schaffner of Team: 9, a tie. childhood, when he came Gib Bassett at: AHIHA, But the score wasn't over from Czechoslovakia 1143 West Lake Street, that important. This wasn't to Canada at age 8, to Chicago, Illinois 60607 Manon Rheaume, firstwoman in the NHL, about stats. Nor was it understand; he had no idea (3 12) 828-9300. participated in the 20th anniversary benefit game about multi-million dollar to the Northbrook Sports past... the only difference contracts and endorse Complex, cards safely here was when players ments. Or even how many tucked away in my purse, dropped their gloves, it was trading cards you had. It wanting to meet Manon, my to ask a question in sign was about people coming heroine. Got there about language, not start a together to support a cause 7:15, and slowly the players bench-clearing brawl they believe in. And about started to trickle in. Before But yet there was a the friendships made. And they took to the ice, a world of difference. These the personal triumphs made parent stood in front of boy had fa r greater despite the odds. them. Camera in hand, he obstacles in their paths than Incidentally, I didn't get motioned the boys to savvy defensemen and to meet Manon. Didn't get squeeze in fo r a photo; a clever goalies. And who her autograph either, but it typical parent move. The would have guessed that an doesn't matter. Those kids boys did, and then ice rink would be the place gave me something fa r immediately took to the ice, to fo ster such a warm, more precious, fa r more raring to go. nurturing environment; one valuable than a signed piece As they skated their in which building self- of cardboard. You better shifts and went through esteem took precedence to believe that next year I'll be their drills, the parents slap shots? back; thermos of coffee in congregated in the stands. Admiring their courage one hand, camera in the They were reading the and determination, I other ... and plenty of film in morning paper, drinking became engrossed in their my purse. coffee, and most practice, paying special importantly, boasting about attention to #41. If I had which boy was theirs. been his mother, I could not "Which one is yours?" a have been any prouder. Stan Mikita: Blackhawk great, founder of hockey school man sitting next to me .------. asked. Initially I was taken Ever wanted to send a letter to the editor of a newspaper? ; The Chicago Tribune is connected, The San Jose Mercury aback; I didn't think I was t �� l 00�II w l � � l w � � � l News is connected, is just about every university paper in that old, nor have I ever by Karl Rademacher as America. For instance, the Innovator has fo ur different considered myself to be If you're purveyor of Internet, you may have noticed the addresses: terribly maternal. However decided trend toward connectivity among our various media one player, #41, managed and political outlets. If you never play around with the [email protected] Letters and other submissions to melt my heart like a network, perhaps you could give it a whirl. There are many gyoung@bgu .edu Editor Steve Young blowtorch through butter. people andmany places of interest you can access every day. [email protected] Assoc. Editor Karl Rademacher One of the younger players, For instance, witness the fo llowing two Internet addresses: gforte@bgu .edu Columnist Adrian Forte he skated through the drills; [email protected] and gucbill@bgu .cdu Columnist Bill Kolstad occasionally falling, but [email protected]. These are the products of Vice always getting back up. President AI Gore's interest in Internet and it's potentials. Furthermore, there are special interest fo rums to fit every at And there was always an People are invited to send comments, praises and criticisms taste and viewpoint imaginable, from Bikes to Biochemistry, be all instructor there to offer will. Response is expected to high, so a dedicated staff will Languages to Lizards, News to Nightlife, it's there. Internet "k words of encouragement go through the mail and eep score." is a\\-aits those who let their fingers do the talking. Selected pieces will be given to Clinton or Gore. and a helping hand. Page 16 GSU INNOVATOR July 15, 1993 GSU Prof Job Alternative To Student Wins Counselin g Award Offered Loans Proposed Are you ready for your ftrst The Illinois Student Assis Northern Illinois University. lot will begin immediately on a Governor State University full-time job? Is the stress of tance Commision (ISAO re These institution will receive mall scale at the five institu Professor Li Chang is the re a yourjob getting you down? Or, cently announced a new pilot fu nds from ISAC for di burse tions. Plan call for expanding cipient of the Prairie State Col is your current job not what you initiative designed to provide ment to students who work for the pilot in the future. Funding lege Community Service thought it would be? tudent with community serv tax-exempt or non-profit or will be provided by the Illinois Award. Talk about it with student pro ice opportunitie while reducing ganization in cooperative edu Designated Account Purchase Dr.Chang was selectedfor her fessionals in training at Gover their dependence on tudent cation or internshippo itions in Program (IDAPP), ISAC's sec work in Ford Heights School nors State University. They can loans. The "Alternative Student Dlinois. ondary loan market, through District 169 where he volun help you work through your Service Education Trust" (AS 'Theidea of community serv surpluse from demand note fi teered her ervice fo r several problems. SED initiative complements the ice is a good one and there are nancing. The ASSET pilot gives years in an effortto improve stu This free vocational counsel national community ervice various way to do it," aid ISAC the opportunity to work dent math score . ing program help clients dis program under con ideration by Larry E. Matejka, ISAC execu within a publicJprivate partner- The professor of mathematics cover the answers to the Pre ident and the Congress. tive Director. "We're very ex hip offering community serv education worked ftrst with employment opportunities, job Under the ASSET pilot, five cited about this creative ice opportunitte to students teachers in the district instruct searche andjob sati faction. lllinoi postsecondary in titu initiative. It's another way that while helpingthem fm ance their ing them in the latest approaches The GSU student counselors tions with formalized coopera- ISAC can be of service to the education. in math education. meet wtth clients for fo ur to six tive education program tudents of Dlinoi , " he added. ISAC is a tate agency cur She alsoftled for and received 50-ntinute sessions. Topics can currently in place will partici Major financial lenders are in rently admini tering over 15 fi more than $50,000 in grants range from previous job experi pate. Theyare: Bradley Univer terestedin e tablishing a pilot to nancial aid programs for Illinois from the Exxon Educational ence, to education and training, sity, College of DuPage, the test the assumptions ofneed for students. Foundation that wasused in part and like and dislikes. Counsel Illinois Institute of Technology, an effectiveoperati on of a com for teaching aidsand the devel ors al o canoffer tip on resume Illinois State University and munity serviceprog ram. The pi- opment of a resource room for writing and job searches. They the students. can work with a client on retire Dr. Chang also held work ment planning or they can help shops for parents instructing a client analyze thejob market themon how to encourage lean for back-to-school options. ing and the reinforcement of Several TelecouAlso: ANTHrses 35A - Belief s Offetion of thered Latin American and Each of the counselors is a conceptsat home. Are you toobu y to come to andBel ievers - a study of belief Caribbean societies. graduate student who has had In presenting the award at clas every week? For the fa ll tructures or "worldviews" with PSYOI 52A - Cognitive De GSU coursework that gives a Prairie State College com 1993 trime ter, forty even (47) representatives from a varietyof velopment Through the Lifecy trong foundation for the coun mencement ceremonies, Presi three credit-hour television and religious and secular perspec cle - identifie and re lates selingsession. And each student dent Timothy Lightfield said correspondence course will be tives. cognitive learning styles to worksin conjunction with a pro Dr. Chang was selected as available from the office of Me ENGL 420 - Voices and Vi thinking skills and study habits. fessor. someonewho hascontributed in dia-Based Instruction for stu sions: Modem American Poetry ADAS 526 - The Adolescent For further informationon this an extraordinary way tothe edu dents who need flexible - an introductory literature Substance Abu er - examines free service, call the GSUco un cational sector of the Chicago scheduling. course that explores the lives the causes effects of sub eling hotline at (708) 534- and south metropolitan area. New tltis trimester: IIIST 534 and works of thirteen of Amer stance abuse as well as preven 2439. - The Chinese - an exploration ica's greatest poets. tion, intervention and treatment of the people, history, and heri ECON 302 - Principles of strategies in clinical,school and 708-534-6733 t.'lge of this 5000year old civili Macroeconomics -adescriptive family setting . zation to better understand and theoretical analysi of the Touchtone telephone registra China's tumultuous pre ent and American economy and eco tion is available July 2-August uncertain future. nomic policy-making bodies. 11 and September7- 16. To reg ART 50F - Chicago ArtCriti ICS 57 A - Latin America: i ter between or after phone reg cism - an art discu . ion and Culture and Society - a study of istration, or to receive a criticism cour e offered via the thehi storical and cultural evolu- complete listing of fall courses, Internet. call 708-534-4086, 4087, 4088. Frontier Professional Center 575 W. Exchange, Lower Level Crete, Illinois 60417 (708)672-6733 BUS., 672-3776 FAX (708) 754·9106RESIDENCE LUANNE THURMOND, G. A I. REALTOR" 'fivi!!l\' til COLDWELL BANKER 1sT AMERICAN 1310 N MAIN STREET CRETE. Ill 60417 :-· ····-·····-····· ······....-.··-···-······ ···········-···-············...... ········· ··································-·····-- ; Good ideas are rewarded at GSU. Political Studies graduate student Erin Moran (third fromleft} was presentedwith a certificaterecently to recognize her idea about distributing iI room assignments to students in person at the beginning of each semester, instead of i making them look at a large bulletin board.Moran was recognized by (1.-r.) Registrar Dora i GSU INNOVATOR The INNOVATOR IS at i SERVINGGOVERI'iORS STATE UNIVERSITY publi•bedb· ....,.ldy Hubbard,Dean of Student Affairsand Services BurtonCollins and Acting Provost Carolyn Go.. mor . State uo.. t tlll)' ID Uoi.... aty l'alk. 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