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Ursinus College Digital Commons @ Ursinus College Ursinus College Grizzly Newspaper Newspapers 2-19-1991 The Grizzly, February 19, 1991 Krishni Patrick Ursinus College Judd Woytek Ursinus College Bob Gonnella Ursinus College Gina Solensky Ursinus College Erika Compton Ursinus College See next page for additional authors Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.ursinus.edu/grizzlynews Part of the Cultural History Commons, Higher Education Commons, Liberal Studies Commons, Social History Commons, and the United States History Commons Click here to let us know how access to this document benefits ou.y Recommended Citation Patrick, Krishni; Woytek, Judd; Gonnella, Bob; Solensky, Gina; Compton, Erika; Sylvester, Ellen; Messina, Mary Frances; Major, Chris; Johnson, Terri; Moir, Dennis; Trentacosti, Marjorie; Gelston, Trey; Barnes, Lisa Tremper; Becker, Matt; Strawbridge, Jennifer; Jacobson, Sara; Rubin, Harley David; Schafer, Neil; Ugoretz, Tonya; Richter, Richard P.; Bradley, Kenn; Koser, Todd; Coats, Reed; Mulholland, Joe; and Hallinger, Mark, "The Grizzly, February 19, 1991" (1991). Ursinus College Grizzly Newspaper. 271. https://digitalcommons.ursinus.edu/grizzlynews/271 This Book is brought to you for free and open access by the Newspapers at Digital Commons @ Ursinus College. It has been accepted for inclusion in Ursinus College Grizzly Newspaper by an authorized administrator of Digital Commons @ Ursinus College. For more information, please contact [email protected]. Authors Krishni Patrick, Judd Woytek, Bob Gonnella, Gina Solensky, Erika Compton, Ellen Sylvester, Mary Frances Messina, Chris Major, Terri Johnson, Dennis Moir, Marjorie Trentacosti, Trey Gelston, Lisa Tremper Barnes, Matt Becker, Jennifer Strawbridge, Sara Jacobson, Harley David Rubin, Neil Schafer, Tonya Ugoretz, Richard P. Richter, Kenn Bradley, Todd Koser, Reed Coats, Joe Mulholland, and Mark Hallinger This book is available at Digital Commons @ Ursinus College: https://digitalcommons.ursinus.edu/grizzlynews/271 lle9 Serving the Ursinus Tfieo Grizzly community since 1978 Publishing the trust, from good motives and for justifiable ends Volume 22 Number 15 -Alexander Hamilton Februa~ 19, 1991 being shown in Wismer 103 until Wismer next semester when the new room will be used. All organizations are Renovations encouraged to follow the progress of the renovations on the BY A. JUDD WOYfEK auditorium. Any further questions Spons Editor about the renovations may be directed to the Student Activities Yes, believe it or not! The Office in Wismer. renovations of Wismer Auditorium have begun and are moving along as a very fast pace. If you haven't been down there in a while, you Movies Moved will certainly be surprised the next time you venture into the lower BY BOB GONNELLA level of Wismer Campus Center. Of The Grizzly The work began about two Because of renovations during the weeks ago with all the seats being spring semester campus movies are no torn up injust three days. Workers longer being shown in Wismer proceeded to tear up the rug and auditorium. Now we must view our the stage floor within the next few films in Wismer 103. Though it may be a nuisance for students we must days. Lights were hanging from a remember that it is done in the face of bare ceiling and the entire surface restructuring Wismer auditorium. of the auditorium was bare Ed Fitzgerald, Campus Activity concrete. This past Friday, the Board movie chairperson, downplays work began on setting up the The concrete for the new Door foundation will be poured next Monday. the inconvenience stressing students wooden structures to pour the should "be patknt and come out and concrete for the new shape of the may take place. The middle level sections of the room except for Zack's and the wall will be support the movies because they're room. will remain uncarpeted and will be when campus wide events such as knocked out and windows put in just as good as any other semester. According to Fred Klee, used as a dance floor and as a AIRBAND are held. The stage to invite Zack's patrons to come Presently the movies are being shown Director of Maintenance, work on stage sight for acts for Reflections. will have a removable railing that over into the new room. Another on a 48 inch television which in Ed's opinion is actually better because it the auditorium is proceeding as There will be an intricate lighting will be taken down for largely late breaking development is that system installed over this section attended events such as can be moved closer to the viewing planned and the expected the video-cassette projection audience. of the room to aid in the AIRBAND. completion date is May 1, 1991'. system has been approved for For now Fitzgerald reminds students, The room will be converted into a production of these events. The The left hand side of the showing movies, eliminating the "When the renovations are done we'll "Multi-Purpose Room" with many current stage will be raised about auditorium will be built up to have burden and expense of reel-to-reel be back to the student center as different levels in which activities two feet and will act like the other room for overflow tables from movies. Movies are temporarily usual." Clark Wins NEH Grant -- Travels to China From. Col/ege Communications Endowment for the Humanities will pay for his travel to the His NEH grant will help support with the sons of land owners - the Hugh R. Clark, an associate (NEH), which will support his UNESCO International a sabbatical leave next year during traditional elite. professor of history at Ursinus continuing research on 13th Symposium on the Maritime Silk which he will explore the social "Fujian in the ll-and 1200s College, recently learned that he is century Fujian Province, China. Route in Quanzhou, China, this ramiflcations of the Fujian produced more graduates of the the winner of two grants. The first The second, from the Committee month. commercial revolution. Specifically, civil service exam than any other is a 1991-92 college teacher's for Scholarly Communication for Clark will be presenting a paper Clark plans to research the origins, province," Clark noted. Civil fellowship from the National the People's Republic of China, at that conference entitled 'The composition and survival strategies servants in China at that time had Politics of Trade and the of elite members of 11th through the highest social status, he Establishment of the Quanzhou 13th century society in southern explained, because "Confucius Trade Superintendency." The Fujian, which is located on the defmed one of the functions of an conference will begin Feb. 14 and Southeast coast of China. During educated person as working in end Feb. 20. that era, a commercial revolution, public affairs, providing civil This will be Clark's second trip fed by the shipping trade, service. In our country the term to China in two years. In 1989 he transformed the economy of 'scholar-bureaucrat' is an was in Fujian from January to Fujian, allowing some members of oxymoron, but not in China." April collecting the extensive the lower classes to attain wealth Clark, who holds a BA. in genealogical materials with which and increase their social standing, political science and an MA. and he will be working in the coming Clark believes. Ph.D. in Chinese History from the year. Clark already has a In order to test his hypothesis, University of Pennsylvania, speaks manuscript, Community, Trade and Clark will be comparing the and reads Chinese and writes Networks in Southern Fujian from genealogies of the local elite proliflcally in his field of expertise. the 3rd to the 13th Century, due to families of the Song dynasty, which In the last year he has also written be published by the Cambridge he gathered in Fujian, with lists of a book chapter, "Settlement, Trade University Press in June 1991. The those who passed the extremely and Economy in Fu-chien to the genealogical work he plans to do is difficult civil service exams of the 13th Century" for Fu-chien in the a continuation of the research time. this will allow him to know 17th and 18th Centuries, a book behind that book. He expects a for certain whether some members recently released by EJ. Brill second book to be the result. of a basically peasant society publishers of The Netherlands; and "I'm honored to have received became socially elite through "Bridles, Halters, and Hybrids: A this grant," said Clark, who is the success in commerce. Those who first Ursinus faculty member to passed into the ranks of the elite Case Study in Tang Frontier receive a college teaching by this route, Clark believes, were Policy," an article published in the Dr. Clark, Auodate Professor or History and winner or 8 NEH grant. fellowship from the NEH. able to compete on an equal basis biennial T'ang Studies last spring. Page 1 The Grizzly Classifieds February 19, 1991 Self defense is becoming a (l necesity in our society for anyone fo.S.G.A. Minutes wanting to live their lives unSINUS ~anuary 30, 1991 comfortable and free of fear. Just a few, simple self defense COLLEGE BY GINA SOLENSKY movements, when practiced @ U.S. GA. Secretary reguarly, can dramtically increase the chances of escaping an attack 0 :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::;; - ... _-........ situation. As a service to the COMMI1TEE REPORTS: Specials for the Week: -The Campus Life Committee met and discussed community, the school of Oom the parking issue. It was decided that students with Yung Doe (which means: strong r7;{fCft5 rIVe unpaid tickets per year will be asked to remove mind, strong body and a way to Mon.,Feb. 18--Cherry Pie----------- rJTaC€ ~eir cars from campus. The committee also challenge yourself) will be offering Ala Mode----------$l.OO approved all pledging proposals.