The Ithacan, 1994-03-03

Ithaca College Digital Commons @ IC The thI acan, 1993-94 The thI acan: 1990/91 to 1999/2000 3-3-1994 The thI acan, 1994-03-03 Ithaca College Follow this and additional works at: http://digitalcommons.ithaca.edu/ithacan_1993-94 Recommended Citation Ithaca College, "The thI acan, 1994-03-03" (1994). The Ithacan, 1993-94. 21. http://digitalcommons.ithaca.edu/ithacan_1993-94/21 This Newspaper is brought to you for free and open access by the The thI acan: 1990/91 to 1999/2000 at Digital Commons @ IC. It has been accepted for inclusion in The thI acan, 1993-94 by an authorized administrator of Digital Commons @ IC. Notice Accent . Sports Index Opinion .................................8 Spring Break Magnetic medium Welcoming Welch What's Happening ................ 1O Accent ............................... 11 Publication of The Ithacan IC professor combines two 11 New head football coach 17 Classifieds/Comics ............ 14 will resume on March 17 media to create his own art arrives on South Hill Sports ................................ 17 The ITHACAN The Newspaper For The Ithaca College Community Vol. 61, No. 21 Thursday, March 3, 1994 20 pages Free Applications to College down five percent last year. rea<;onable level of their need," By Amy Oesson "The yield right now is much more governed by In order to maximize the num Longin said. "We're being very Ithacan Staff · the economy and the financial aid packages we ber of accepted students who do sensitive to need and family expec The declining number of appli offer than it is by necessarily the students choose to attend IC, the College is tations with regard to financial aid." cations to Ithaca College bas paying close attention to financial While the College is sensitive to prompted administrators to concen preference." aid issues. students' financial needs, that sen trate on financial assistance for pro -Provost Tom Longin "This year we· n have the most sitivity does not mean that the school spective students, Provost Tom refined process that we've had," is simply "throwing money" at stu Longin said. more governed by the economy and research and enrollment planning. Longin said. dents, Longin said. Since 1991 a smaller pool of the financial aid packages we offer Longin estimated thatS0-85 per According to Longin, meeting "Wc' re actually working within students have applied to the Col than it is by necessarily the students cent of applications have been pro the financial need<; of prospective ourbudgctguidelincs,"Longinsaid. lege and a smaller number of ac preference," Longin said. cessed to date. When the process is students who seek aid is a priority. In addition to working within cepted studcnL'i have chosen to en "Currently we're behind 5 per finished, Longin said he expects a "Whal we really want to do with the budget guidelines, the College roll, Longin said. cent in applications," said Larry 3 - 4 percent decrease in compari the students who request aid is to will not lower its standards to in "The yield right now is much Metzger, director of institutional son to the number of applications make sure that we are reaching a See APPLICATIONS, next page Illegally parked cars towed at Circle apartments By Bridget Kelly "We have more than Ithacan Staff enough spots to accom Wednesday, March 2 began a'i a modate our tenants." normal day for Leslie Schocmann '95. - -Cal W am,n. Her alarm went off at 8 a.m. She College Circle got ready for class and planned to property manager let her car warm up while she ate a quick breakfast. But when she called and told him to move his car walked outside to start her car, she immediately. found only an empty parking space. Daniels said he was backing his "I freaked out," Schoemann said. car out when he was stopped by a She said she ran inside yelling, "My police officer. He received a sec car is gone, it's been to.wed." ond citation for parking in the fire Schoemann' s car was one of lane. The Ithacan/Jaimie Beach numerous vehicles that were towed A third student, Josh Shein '95, Maria Reha '94 smokes while studying in the Snack Bar. Under a new recommendation from the Staff from the College Circle Apart said his car was nearly towed. Council smoking in the Snack Bar and the Pub/Coffeehouse would be prohibited. ments' parking lot early Wednes "I ran outside just as they were day, March 2. about to hitch my car up lo the tow Students said about 20 cars were truck," he said. Shein agreed to Proposal may change towed. Officers from the Tompkins move his car, but was issued a ticket County Sheriffs Department who for parking in the fire lane. were involved in the incident were To avoid having their cars towed, smoking policy in Snack Bar unavailable for comment. Shein and two bousemates drove Though several citations were make the environment as friendly their cars around the lotto find new By Lauren Stanforth issued to students on Monday night, parking spaces. "There were no le "Smoking in the to faculty, students and staff as pos Ithacan Staff Scboemann said that she was not gal spots," Shein said. Snack Bar is a concern sible," Maley said. given any warning thathercarwould The three students drove to cam Those who sit in the smoking because often times a The Snack Bar's smoking sec section of the Snack Bar may soon tion is in accordance with New York be towed. pus and parlced in the Terrace park blue smoky haze·enters Cal Warren, property manager ing lot. By the time they walked have to wear mittens when lighting State Public Health Law No. 1399, of the apartments, said the problem back to the apartment it was 3:30 their cigarettes if a recommenda the public hallway which allows managers ofan eating is not caused by insufficient park a.m., Shein said. tion made by the Staff Council is around the billiards establishment to designate smok ing for residents, but by guests who Trucks from several -different approved by the administration. room." ing and non-smoking areas, Salm park overnight towing companies towed the cars In a memo to President James J. said. Whalen, the StaffCouncil proposed -Martha Gray, "Of course that doesn't stop the "We have more than enough after being called by the Tompkins Staff Council chairwoman spots to ac.commodate our tenants," County Sheriffs Department. a ban on smoking in the Snack Bar smoke from going into one area or Warren said. This was not the first time the and the Pub/Coffeehouse. The another," he said. The Sheriffs Department and companies have been called to tow memo also asked the College ad will have to smoke outside, said Student smokers who regularly the Town of Ithaca issued cars from the parking lot "We've ministration to elicit the opinion of Martha Gray, Staff Council chair patton the Snack Bar expressed Scboemann tickets for parking ille been towing them up there for years, the Faculty Cmmcil and the Student woman. concern about the possible change. gally, she said. She was told of the ever since the apartments opened," Government Association lo resolve "Smoking in the Snack Bar is a "If they got rid of the smoking tickets when she called the Sheriffs said a driver from Jr.' s Auto Repair the issue. concern because often times a blue section, they [Snack Bar] would Department about her car. Inc. Currently the Snack Bar is the smoky haze enters the public hall lose a lot of people," Norine When another tenant, Andrew Each resident of the apartment only indoor area on campus besides way around the billiards room," Mulribill '95 said. "They would be Daniels '94, returned to his apart complex who owns a car is issued a the lunchroom in the Physical Plant Gray said. The alternative option, taking away smokers' rights." mentat 1 a.m. on Wednesday morn green parking sticker by the prop and the Tower Club available for installing a separate air-handling "The non-smoking section is ing, be could not find any place to erty manager, Schoemann said. smokers, said Tom Salm, vice presi system, is too expensive, Gray said. twice the size of the smoking sec President Whalen did receive the park. Many residents agree with War dent for business and administra tion," Jenka Fyfe '96 said. "If they "There was not one spot in the ren that the problem is a result of tion affairs. recommendation from the Council [non-smokers)don'twanttobreathe whole lot," he said. guests' cars. Salm said he is waiting for input and will be considering options from in our smoke, then they can sit in Although he had received a $35 Schoemann said students who frum the Faculty Council and SGA Faculty Council and SGA about the comer." citation the night before for parking do not have stickers arc supposed to before a proposal is drafted and what changes should be made, said Gray said she will meet with in the fire lane, be parked there park in the guest lot She said she is forwarded to the president's office. Dave Maley, manager of public in Salm and Martha Turnbull, direc again. After falling asleep, he was unaware of that rule ever being en If the smoking section is elimi f onnation. tor of personnel services, on March awakened at 2:45 a.m. when a friend forced. nated, students, faculty and staff "Obviously, we would like to 4 to discuss the proposal further. 2 THE ITHACAN March ¾z 1994 2 Malcolm X docunieritaty shows dif(erentside ety room and lasted for about two He is a native of Harlem and a "It felt heanening as I most re- By Tung G.

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