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Ithaca College Digital Commons @ IC The thI acan, 1986-87 The thI acan: 1980/81 to 1989/90 4-2-1987 The thI acan, 1987-04-02 The thI acan Follow this and additional works at: http://digitalcommons.ithaca.edu/ithacan_1986-87 Recommended Citation The thI acan, "The thI acan, 1987-04-02" (1987). The Ithacan, 1986-87. 20. http://digitalcommons.ithaca.edu/ithacan_1986-87/20 This Newspaper is brought to you for free and open access by the The thI acan: 1980/81 to 1989/90 at Digital Commons @ IC. It has been accepted for inclusion in The thI acan, 1986-87 by an authorized administrator of Digital Commons @ IC. .. .. ,, ·''Jab'y··;M'' decision·•.• ··comedy show ... IC baseball •.. ·s~e page, 5 see page 8 see page 16 THE The Newspaper ~or The Ithaca College Community Issue 20 April 2, 1987 16 pages*Free .Suicide: Hotel bars students - . Media's not 21 from dance portrayal. Decision causes uptoar BY CHRIS SWINGLE the system seems to work fine at other She went shopping weeks ago, places like the North Forty and unfair looking for the "perfect dress" for the Boston dance clubs. A wristband Senior Class' semi-formal this Friday. must be shown at the bar, and anyone BY PAMELA BENSON Her boyfriend is a senior, and they seen drinking without one is asked to leave. "The media needs to treat suicides were both looking forward to a night Underage Students with more sensitive publicity, and of dancing and socializing with their acknowledge the aftennath and ef friends. Until, that is, they found out "Soundmaster" Steve Zuk, 21, de fects of suicides,'' Deirdre Silverman she (a junior) can't go. jayed at the fall semi-formal, and saw told Ithaca College students last The Holiday Inn is restricting the no problems with· the wristband Tuesday. event to those born prior to April 4, system. "I thought it worked out Silverman, Executive Director of 1966. In oµier words, you must be 21 fine," he said. the Suicide Prevention and Crisis Ser or older to attend. Claire Christopherson, 21, was also vice of tompkins County, spoke about Many Ithaca College students say at the fall semi-formal, and said the the media and what problems it the limitation is not fair to underage bracelets weren't totally effective; creates covering suicides. seniors or dates of those over 21, and however, she doesn't believe it was the Silverman said too many articles in · implies that alcohol is the theme of a senior class' fault. "I don't think the the media sensationaliz.e suicide. "The social event. bartenders really paid attention to media doesn't focus on the aftermath Drinking Age armbands," she said. "If you wanted and impact· on the family members a drink you could get one." She still that are left behind," she said. "A drinking age should have thinks underage dates should be Silverman thinks the media tries to nothing to do with who goes to a allowed to attend, though. create a "good news story" from bad · dance," Chris Campisi, 19, said. "It's Lissy explained that the Holiday news. "Many suicides are shown as a dance, not a drinkathon." Inn changed its policy when staff -dramatic presentations in the media." Morgan Lakey, 21, agreed, "By changed there; it was not in response "Improvements are not considered setting up events where people have to to specific problems at the fall event, good-news," she said. , __ . UHACAN/.iASON Mll.:HAELS. be over 21, you're using drinking as he said. She noted·how the negative ~s. ·A-GING. AC11VIST:-~ige--L~~tiaot'.·Jiit~S~- tii~·:op~orti.mty lasr- - a central 'issue.'' . ,. '_; ·. ,. AHowing.underage students to go of suicide. are only 'shown 'in. the ·Tuesday night to highlight the fast-growing population of older Americans; "They're assuming everybody is last fall ,:esulted i!] high attendance. A media. For example, the number of He sees a dark cloud hovering over the future of aging with respect to the going to drink," said Holly Zinn, I9. record 728 tickets were sold, Lissy enonnous financial burden needed for health care see Professor page 4 Those both under and over 21 sym said. He estimated that 600 of those see Suicide page. 3 · · .- pathize with the fate of their underage wore bracelets and could drink. friends. Many say the limit creates a People generally speak quietly wall among friends, splitting social about the related issue of using false groups into those "of age" and those identification to get around the South Hill invaded by students underage. Take the junior/senior cou system. By only permitting those over ple as an example. What is the senior 21 to attend senior class events, are BY LESLIE LOGAN Ithaca College has no future plans for -gets a good deal of negative repercus who is seriously dating someone students inspired to get fake "proof'? The first of a series housing developments to accom sions being situated so close to them. younger than 21 supposeq"to do? Campisi thinks so. "It encourages of neigborhood articles modate its students. Recently, an apartment complex Odds are the senior won't go without fake I.D.'s," he said. Many permanent residents on Sue and Roger Dennis, of 1075 went up right next door to her his/her date, several students said. thaca's South Hill say they feel they Taughannock Blvd., own the Hudson business. "I opposed it all the way," "If I was dating a senior, I'd be re being invaded. Invaded by Heights Studio Apartments which the Centini said. Not only does she feel kind of mad right now," said Dianne tudents. lease to IC and house students. Even the building is too big for the piece of Oltz, 20. Diplo·mat: Actually the invasion of South Hill so, they feel strongly about hous property it is on, but she feels some "It would be so sad to be denied first began in the mid- I 960s when ing off-campus students. "I could do other violations may have been made your senior semi-formal just because Ithaca College first moved atop the without the students,'' said Sue Den in construction, v. hich she intends to your date is a junior," Jen Shindler, Reagan's ill. The Ithaca College Admissions nis. "I would hate to see a lot of new look into. 20, said. Office has verified increased enroll housing .. .it would be detrimental to "Not only are they in my front How does Senior Class President ment since then. The effects on the the neighborhood." yard, now they're in my backyard," David Lissy, 21, justify the "21 and Centini said. "Being so close has pain agenda community have ranged from good to Hudson Heights over" rule? bad to worse, and it apparent to many ful effects on us and the business- "Our policy towards alcohol is con permanent residents that Ithaca Col- The Dennises are not the only ones especially at night." She recalled a tingent on where we hold the event,'' too lax lege is to _blame. who cater to the students' housing late-night party down the street which he said. The Holiday Inn is the only Ithaca College has gradually been needs, but nevertheless feel threaten was loud and disruotive. "I had kids place that can accomodate a group as BY SUSAN FEATHER increasing its enrollment of students ed by their increasing presence. Sue crowding my parking lot with therr large as the expected turnout, he add How the situation in Nicaragua and allowing more of them to move Centini, co-owner of the Coddington cars, leaving beer cups in my bushes ed; therefore, the semi-formal must turns out depends on how much off campus. In a recent press con Restaw-ant gets a good portion of her and kids urinating on my pile of adhere to the hotel's 21 restriction. thought, time and energy we put into ference, Ithaca's 2nd Ward Alder business from the students surroun · wood," she said. "They can't afford to lose their li it, said former Ambassador to woman Susan Cummings said that ding her on South Hill. But she also quor license," he explained. "I feel Ecuador Samuel Hart last Thursday Students' Partying for the people who aren't 21, but we night. are catering to seniors," he said. "The As visiting Woodrow Wilson The problems resulting from senior class is basically 21." Lissy Fellow, Hart spoke to about 40 peo students' partying is felt on lower estimated the number of seniors to be ple on "Reagan's Latin America South Hill as well. Used-car dealer 1200 this year, and said very few of Agenda: Drugs, Debt, Democracy Bob Cudlin used to live on South those are below 21. and Deterrent.'' CayugaStreetbutsaidhehadenough But what about those seniors who He moved through each of the four of the offensive conduct. He simply are still underage? "D's," explaining his view of the U.S. packed up and left the neightborhood. "If someone really wants to go to foreign policy in Latin America. "Nobody does nothing," he said. "I this event and they're underage, they Both President Reagan and former went to some meetings but they didn't can come talk to me," Lissy said. He President Carter worked to prevent accomplish anything .. the hill is full of wasn't sure what sort of arrangement the supply side of the drug problem, gripes but nothing's done." could be worked out, but said he'd going for the source.