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Montclair State College University President given award «NAFTA conference coverage • SGA banquet «Review: Diviners - 1 1 1 1 MONT CLARION News/Thursday, May 5, 1994 Reid recieves prestigious ]M O N T Tree of Life award <CLARION by Joan PetroceUi 1 13 Student (Center Annex President Reid was honored w ith the prestigious Scouts. Upper Montclair, NJ 07043 “Tree of I ,ifc Aw ard" by the Jewish National Fund “It’s very nice that the President of Montclair ' 1 el. 201.655.5169 Fax 201.655.7433 on Tuesday. State...the president of a university has been hon­ The non-political organization uses this award to ored,” Reid said. “T he university is the best place honor individuals who show outstanding service where we can start experimenting new' ideas be­ and humanitarian efforts to the general community. tween different groups...It is the laboratory of what “The organization chooses people in public life society could do.” EXECUTIVE BOARD for contributing todialogue between different types Reid joins many well-known recipients such as of people,” Reid said. GovcrnorTom Kean, Vice President Al Gore,Sena­ George Calle ................... Editor-in-Chief Sheldon H. Berman, area director, and Richard tor Bill Bradley, Senator George Mitchell, Donald Chris H inck..................................T reasurer Goldstein, regional director of the Jewish National 'Frump, Ted Turner and the Presidents of the Fund, took notice of much of Reid’s work including University of Mississippi, the University of Okla­ inter-group relations on the New Jersey chapter of homa and Vanderbuilt University. The National Conference of Christians and Jews. The Jewish National Fund, which is also an EDITORIAL BOARD The award presentation for the fund thanked and environmental group, has a two fold purpose in acknowledged President Reid for his “...bold global giving “The T ree o f Life Award.” T h e award Greg MacSweeney............................ News Editor vision (that) has brought Montclair State to the helps to elim inate the 60% of arid land in Israel Kevin Colligan............... INIJ Coordinator vanguard of institutions and having made a firm by actually planting the tree in honor of the Keith Idee............................................ Sports Editor commitment tofostcringmulticultural perspectives recipient and it also helps to raise m oney for the across the curriculum and beyond the campus bor­ cause. Heather Bushby......Campus Life Editor der." “We’re very diverse. We’re not just a Jewish Kelly Schab............................................. Arts Editor In addition, Reid is involved in the Governor’s National Fund that has achieved some environ­ New Jersey Israel Commission, the American Asso­ ment successes in Israel by being able to develop M ick B ork............................................ Photo Editor ciation of State Colleges and Universities on Pro­ farms in the middle of the Negev desert, which Brian Falzarano.......... Asst. Sports Editor gramming, Passaic General Hospital and the Boy makes up for most of the arid land, said the JNF-. 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MONI 2 CI AR I ON ---------------------------- ------ -------------------------------- News/Thursday, May 5, 1994 __________________________________________ MSU carnival CLUB'ed, no witnesses by Bonnie Dexter Greenspan The College Life Union Board and TKE held a 48 hour tectcrthon, (CLUB) carnival was held last week in which raised over $1500 for Special the MSU quarry lot, after an absence of Olympics through donations. one year. “We had a big crowd of about 2.5-30 The carnival, w hich featured assorted people, even at 3:00 in the morning,” rides, games and novelty events, cost said Liz Valandingham, SGA secretary ahout $25,000 to host, accordingtoCLUB and a member of AIX. president Sam Rock who also estimated Other Greek organizations were hop­ a crowd of 300 people on Thursday and ing to raise money from the carnival. All 200 on Saturday. Friday night’s activities those who participated were expecting were canceled due to rain. to receive a cut from the even t’s profits. SGA president James “Appetite” Cot­ What that amount might be won’t be ter placed a more conservative $14- known until all the figures are in. SGA $17,000 figure on the event, though he Treasurer James Hcnaghan, could not admitted he hadn’t had time to look over be reached for comment. the figures yet. “If we made $600 (from There was only one injury reported, admission sales), we were lucky," said according to Rock. A woman who was Cotter. participating in the sumo wrestling was Two would-be Sumo wrestlers battling during the underattended MSU carnival. Though Cotter disagreed, Rock knocked unconscious. Cotter thinks that stressed that the carnival was not sup­ ecutive Security, a private security ser­ there wasn’t enough people this year” to future carnivals should be held in the posed to be a fund-raising event, but an vice, was hired as an addition to Cam­ warrant the amount. Clove Road lot and that the student event “for the students.” pus Police. According to Rock, the cost “It just didn’t look like a carnival,” leadership for the past several years has When last held one year ago, the of the service was the main reason for said Cotter, noting that there were less proven it can handle the responsibilities CLUB carnival was shut down early due the admission price, which was $5 in­ rides and games and that it was held in of a large event. He noted the Cypress to violence, which was advertised in cluding ride tickets. In the past, admis­ the Quarry lot rather than at Clove Hill concert as an example of a campus local newspapers to visitors from neigh­ sion to the event was free. Road, where “the whole community event that went well. boring towns. This year’s event was “I think a lot of people resented having could see it. It was a different carnival Because of the incident from the car­ “successful” said Rock, “consideringall to pay $5”, said CatholicCampus Minister (than past years),” added Cotter. nival of several years ago. Cotter notes, the obstacles we had to overcome. There b ather Art I lumphrey, w ho said he was “The ferris wheel was the only thing “We have to start small and take baby was some concern from neighboring disappointed that so few people attended. that was the same.” steps and then increasingly biggerones.” tow ns over security.” The security also seemed to be an “over­ Several Greek organizations set up Humphrey added he hopes, “every­ That concern prompted CLUB to rid ing factor,” said I lumphreys. “'The se­ tables and games at the event. AXP one who had something to say this year take additional security measures. Ex­ curity was fine based on past carnivals, but hosted a sumo wrestling game and AIX will be on the committee next year.” Campus police weekly report by l.inda Cervenik MEDICAL On April 30 a female reported re­ Blanton Hall. she discovered ceiving harassing phone calls in a two On April 27 in the Fine Arts build­ The biker fell it was missing. day period. The caller was breathing ing, a female reportedly experienced a of of his bike It was found in heavily. seizure. Montclair Ambulance trans­ and suffered the Richardson On May 1 in the Clove Road apart­ ported her to Mountainside Hospital. knee lacera­ hall m en’s bath­ ments, a female reported receiving a On April 28 in the Academic Build­ tions. He was room and re­ harassing phone call. T h e caller was ing, a female student reported a win­ transported to turned to the breathing heavily. She reported four dow came down on her back and head. Mountainside victim.