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THE COLUMBIA COLLEGE HRONICLE VOLUME 25 NUMBER 26 THE EYES AND EARS OF COLUMBIA MAY 18, 1992 th,m the power for two reasons, ny Mark Giardina Connor said. When the power is Stuff Writer brought back on, it takes about A power failure in the 600 S. 20 minutes to restore the p hone sv;tem. Until that time had Michigan Ave. building put the tl'iephone system out of com p<lssed, there was no reason to mission Tuesday afternoon, think there was a problem with causing minor inconveniences. the system. After a problem be Bert Gall, executive vice came apparent, the circuit prL'Sident and provost, said he breaker for the phone system thi nks that a flood may have had to be reset. caused the power outage. A Little or no loss occurred with clogged floo r drain on the l Oth S"curity Ed Connor, the power the school's mainframe com fl(lor backed up, causing water was out for less than 10 minutes puter, Connor said. to work its way down to the and the p hones were out for Security, maintenance per ninth floor a nd into an electrical about 45 minutes. sonnel and Gall's office kept in p<n1el. Since the power went out contact through the use of Gall theorized that the panel ch>se to a security shift change radios. Since the school's fax sho rted o ut and caused the C;nnor said he kept some extra machines are on a separate line, same problem on the main guards on duty to keep people outside calls could be made by panel. He added that the emer~ out of the building for safety plugging phones into those gency lighting system worked rL'<lSO ns. A few people had to be jacks. and there were no major helped ou t o f the s topped Gall said. that this was the problems. elevators, he said. only time, in his recollection, According to Director of The phones were out longer that the power main had blown. Finding hidden funds By Charles Edwards to the student to want to reach Promisi ng Student . Award $t•ff Writer out and grab it," said Troy Ben Fund to usc at the college of sun, art major. Benson has been her choice. State and federal grants the recipient of over a dozen There are a number of helpful aren't the only place to go to scholarships in the last three books in the Columbia library gN money to finance your years, such as the Pougialis Fine that can assist and guide you in education. There are many Arts Award which gave him the search for dollars. Among private sources of funds avail $250 per semester towards his the m are: The College Blue able to enterprising students. tuition. Book: Fellowships, Grants and Among them are some relative "Many of these o rganizations Loans; The Graduate Scholar ly little-known scholarships offering awards operate behind ship Book, by Daniel j. Casidy; offered by Columbia itself. the scenes, many people don't and separate books for Many of these private even know they exist," said An minorities, women and Illinois Admin. sees red after scholarships do not have any gela Brooks, a television major residents titled, Directory of grade point requirements, and who received a scholarship Financial Aid fo r ... , by Ann vandals hit Michigan bldg. you can qua li f~ for them through her church after com primarily through your affilia pleting high school. The Mt. See FUNDING tions and in tcrests. Olive Baptist church gave her Page3 "The money is there. It is up $2,000 from the Mt. Olive By Mark Giardina mc·d ium stains. SIR{f Writer The wall and carpeting on the fi ft h floor have been cleaned, A red substance was splat but stains remain. Further at· terc~d on the fifth floor wall of tempts to clean may be made the Michigan building a nd on Call said. bulletin boards of other floors ''!'II be pretty surprised if it on April 29, college officials comes out," he said. said. The vandalism occurred Call estimates the cost of sometime between 7 and 10 replacing parts o f the wall p.m. according to Bert Gall, ex covering and carpet at $5,000. ecu ti ve vice president and Because the act happened provost Bert Gall . after the Los Angeles policemen were acquitted in the Rodney judging by the smell and tex King case, some school officials ture, the substance appeared to first thought the incident was be d issolved jell -0, said Gall related to the verdict. However, and Director of Administrative Lineha n sn id there is no Services Martha Meegan evidence of a cunnection and Linehan. that it looks likc a case of ran dom vandalism. Most of the damage occurred "It's just childish silliness," on the fifth floor, across from Gall said. the elevators, staining the wall and the carpet. Bulletin boards Whoever made the stains on the third, sixth, se,·enth, ninth, lHha nd 12th floorsofthe SeeJELLO Page 2 building received small to See Jenny Dervin on page 2.. we look at George Baney and hts book.. Page 4. Jenny JELLO Dervzn From page 1 went as fa r as to work the sub Aries !Mar 21-Apr 19) Bad news on the horizon. F1nals w1ll be a stance between the two locked very troubling experience, and you will go without food or water windows protecting a bulletin for about three hours. Romantic interests will dry up like the board on the sixth floor. Sahara after a freak rain storm, so rent a few movies for the weekend and don't eat chocolate. Try some Tai Chi this weekend. The fifth floor wall has also You'll pull a muscle (either neck or leg) but it will calm your mind. been the recent scene of other vandalism. Two letters that Forget about your immense money problems; it's pointless to were part of hand-made obsess on something that will always be with you. Columbia logo hanging on the Taurus(Apr20-May20J Finals will be a breeze, so don't waste your wall were stolen, and two more time studying. The class on Tuesday will end an hour early, so letters were loosened but not make sure you only pay the parking attendant for two hours. And taken. The rest of the letters check the train schedules, because that death trap you call a car will be stolen either Wednesday or Thursday. (The thieves will were taken down until a ·better find the pot you thought you lost and will try to return it to you.) method of fastening them to the Skip breakfa st for the week and those pimples will go away. You wall could be found. Linehan drink too much. A member of the opposite sex will lead you on. said the logo was removed Do n't fall for it. Wear red underwear with your white shorts. about two weeks prior to the Gemi11i (Moy 21-Jun 20) You will have sex an unprecedented staining incident. number of times this week, but only some of it will be enjoyable. The moon in the seventh house, with Venus rising and Pluto after Gall said a possible solution Mickey means Perot will win in November. Don't piss off that might be to mount the logo onto hated teacher, because you'll fail the final and need to kiss major a board with bolts and then bolt butt. Your lucky number is 1,587,003. Stay away from the sun. the board to the wall. Liver spots when you're 60 aren't charming. Ca11cer (jun 21-Ju122) Get a new sign. Cancer gives me radiation. Director of Security Ed Con Your hands will swell up from water retention, but try explaining nor said that he has not received that to your mother. She'll think you're on drugs again. Check the any information about who whites of youreyes.lfthcy'rc bloodshot, you need slcep.lf they're may be d estroying or stealing clear, you need to get out of the house for awhile. Don't buy a dog. school property. He said that with the frequen t occurrences Resumes will be returned unopened, but you'll get a great job flipping of vandalism and graffiti, there soy meat. Go to the doctor about that rash- it's getting worse. And must be some witnesses who always, always, always dry between the toes after a shower. are not coming forward. Leo (ju1 23-Aug22) Your lion heart is no excuse in a court of your peers. Stay away from the knife drawer. Study, study, study. As if it were "! am disappointed that the going to do any good.