The Ithacan, 1994-04-07

Ithaca College Digital Commons @ IC The thI acan, 1993-94 The thI acan: 1990/91 to 1999/2000 4-7-1994 The thI acan, 1994-04-07 Ithaca College Follow this and additional works at: http://digitalcommons.ithaca.edu/ithacan_1993-94 Recommended Citation Ithaca College, "The thI acan, 1994-04-07" (1994). The Ithacan, 1993-94. 25. http://digitalcommons.ithaca.edu/ithacan_1993-94/25 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. Opinion Accent Sports Index Opinion ................................. 12 Out in the open Summer in the city Offensive outburst What's Happening ................ 14 Accent ............................... 15 Reorganization plan Ithaca offers many options Men's lacrosse crushes during the off-season Classifieds/Comics ............ 20 completed in secrecy 12 17 Geneseo 22-2 22 Sports ................................ 22 The ITHACAN The Newspaper For The Ithaca College Community Vol. 61, No. 25 Thursday, April 7, 1994 28 pages Free Terraces costs exceed original estimates $ I 4.5 and$ I 5 million. Terraces 6- structural work that had to be done thousand dollars. Those kinds of The College renovated Terrace, By Kevin Harlin 10 are slated for renovation this than what had been estimated in things add up." I I and 12 as test modeh for the and Amy Desson ~ummer, leaving the remaining 1-5 order to stabilize those cantilever The Terraces will also have en remaining buildings. Much of what Ithacan Staff for the following summer. buildings," he said. "That wasn't a ergy efficient coatings on the out was learned will be applied to the The renovations of the Terrace Salm said a number of factors big item, but there were a whole side. The exteriors of Terraces 11 rest of the structures, possibly add residence halls that began last sum contributed to the higher estimate. series of things, like this that hap and 12 were assembled and applied ing to the costs. Salm said. mer could cost the College as much "They were things like the require pened when we got into it." on site. However, much rain last "We said that the buildings that as $4.5 million more than origi ment that we put sprinklers in the "Renovations are difficult be summer caused the process to take we did first, 11 and 12, were going nally planned, said Tom Salm, vice buildings. That was not a town law cause even though you think you longer than expected, Salm said. to be test models, so to ~peak, to ~ee president for business and adminis when we did the first estimates, and know what you've got inside, until "With five buildings, we just what we would do with the other I0 trative affairs. now it is a town law." you really get in and open every don't feel we can risk having it buildings." Salm said. "We pur "What we did is we put together Salm also said inflation played a thing up, you always come up with installed on sight, where it goes up posely only did two the first sum a fairly conservative budget the first part in the higher costs. The Col some surprises that you don't ex piece by piece by people on scaf mer so we could really get the build time through, and we hoped that we lege originally hoped to start the pect, even though you've tested folding, so we've designed a sys ings opened up and see what they were going to be able to do those project by 1992 and planned for fairly carefully," Salm said. tem for this summer where the pan were like and what kind of prob renovations at a rate somewhere in inflation accordingly. The project The College also decided to els will actually be made off-site lems we were going to run into." the $10-12 million range," Salm did not start, however, until the move a gas line, which was close to and be brought in and attached to After the completion of the pro said. summer of 1993 when Terrace 11 student residences, away from some the building." totypes, some problems have sur Ithaca College first calculated and 12 were completely renovated. of the buildings. The process will be faster but faced. the cost of the entire renovation Other factors played a role in the "That wassomethingthat wasn't may cost the College more money. "There were a couple of things project during the 1988-89 year, higher estimate. even considered the first time "That's an example of where the we didn't like. Some of them were Salm said. However, the latest esti "When we took the buildings through," Salm said. "That wasn't a price changed because we felt we more visible than others," said Tim mates place the final cost between apart, we found that there was more big item, but it was like 60 or 70 couldn't take the chance." See TERRACES, next page Parties prepare Lucky numbers fo!r el.ectio.ns -- By Stacy Solovey and Jessica Wing Inside Ithacan Staff Students will soon have the • Student Government chance to exercise their right to vote Empowerment Party in campus elections. prepares ................ p. 6 Senior Class and Student Gov • Senior Class parties ernment Executive Board officially begin campaign ..... p. 7 begin their campaigning today, April 7. dent, Gino Bona for secretary and Elections will take place on April Joe Murabito for treasurer. 20 from 8 a.m. until 6:30p.m. in the Finally, in the party One, Marc Campus Center, the Terrace Dining Hodosh is running for president, Hall, Emerson Hall and the Towers Jody Travis for vice president, Erica Concourse. Beier for secretary and Jennifer Three parties are running for se Miller for treasurer. nior class offices this year. In this year's Student Govern · In the party Roadtrip '95, Sandy ment Board election, there is only Bogdanoffis running for president, one party running, the Empower Brad Jamison for vice president, ment Party. Jason Hanson for secretary and lose Keith McWhirk '96 is running The Ithacan/Dave Slurzberg Sau ma for treasurer. for president of the Board along The Emerson Suites filled with students Wednesday night, April 6,searchlng for new living Running in the party Centennial with four vice presidents. arrangements for the fall semester. The lottery was held for the Garden Apartments and the '95, Julie Wagner is running for Jen Haley '95 is running for vice Terrace Suites. president, Jill Straus for vice presi- See ELECTIONS, next page Letter by Board chair responds to campus issues tence is the key to the intent of the • Text of Muller's letter ... p.4 Muller also expressed his disap "The letter presents a By Marnie Eisenstadt pointment about the way Roy H. letter. "Especially in this time of Ithacan Staff ren Schlesinger, chairman of Fac Park has been regarded in the past. very positive view of the tremendous challenge for all of edu For the first titne in recent his ulty Council; Martha Gray, chair "Roy H. Park worked hard through College, and rightfully cation, we are, again, enormously tory, the chainnan of the Board of woman of Staff Council; and out his life, for his family, for his so, but that doesn't pleased to have Jim Whalen at the Trustees has written to the three Michael Fox, president of Student business, for other organizations in helm and we trust that you, as carr. primary governing bodies on cam Government Association. which he took an interest, includ mean we can't improve pus leaders in our shared gover pus regarding current issues. The letter was an effort to open ing, thankfully, Ithaca College," upon it." nance of the College, will lend your Hennan E. Muller Jr., chainnan the lines of communication, Gray Muller wrote in his letter. - Warren Schlesinger, talents, perspective, and expertise of the Board of Trustees, recently said. "He wanted to provide informa chairman of to helping him, and us, do the very addressed issues raised on campus "If you genuinely believe there tion to correct [what he perceived to Faculty Council best job for now and the future," in a letter dated March 25, I 994. to be an unanswered grievance of be] misinformation," said Martha Muller wrote. These issues regarded the campus some sort, I urge you to !JSe the Gray, chairwoman of the Staff Schlesinger also reacted posi Schlesinger said he sees this as a climate, the relationship of the board established channels to come for Council. tively to the letter. challenge for the faculty, staff and and the president to the rest of the ward and help the College deter "In the past six years, I've never "The letter presents a very posi administratiCln of the College to College, freedom of speech and mine the facts and take the appro seen anything like this happen," tive view of the College, and right work together. freedom of press. priate course of action," Muller said Gray said. She said she found the fully so, but that doesn't mean we "My intent as chair of Faculty The letter, which was distrib in the letter. He added that he feels interest expressed by the letter to be can't improve upon it," Schlesinger Council is to do exactly that," uted with the Faculty Council meet existing channels are the only way pleasantly uncharacteristic of a said. Schlesinger said. He added that in ing agenda, was addressed to War- to solve problems.

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