Ursinus College Digital Commons @ Ursinus College Ursinus College Grizzly Newspaper Newspapers 10-22-1991 The Grizzly, October 22, 1991 Eric Foellmer Ursinus College Steve Choi Ursinus College Dheeraj Taranath Ursinus College Erika Compton Ursinus College Melisa Miller Ursinus College See next page for additional authors Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.ursinus.edu/grizzlynews Part of the Cultural History Commons, Higher Education Commons, Liberal Studies Commons, Social History Commons, and the United States History Commons Click here to let us know how access to this document benefits ou.y Recommended Citation Foellmer, Eric; Choi, Steve; Taranath, Dheeraj; Compton, Erika; Miller, Melisa; Kushwara, Dana; Pandya, Naimish; Bleickardt, Eric; Cyr, Michael; White, Kristin; Jacobson, Sara; Richter, Richard P.; Erfle, Claire A.; Bunt, Patti; Warner, Dawn; Leiser, Randy; Weiss, Dave; Zobel, Laura; Baccino, Nick; Rubin, Harley David; Buchler, Heinz; Solensky, Gina; Sylvester, Ellen; and Jones, Katie, "The Grizzly, October 22, 1991" (1991). Ursinus College Grizzly Newspaper. 280. https://digitalcommons.ursinus.edu/grizzlynews/280 This Book is brought to you for free and open access by the Newspapers at Digital Commons @ Ursinus College. It has been accepted for inclusion in Ursinus College Grizzly Newspaper by an authorized administrator of Digital Commons @ Ursinus College. For more information, please contact [email protected]. Authors Eric Foellmer, Steve Choi, Dheeraj Taranath, Erika Compton, Melisa Miller, Dana Kushwara, Naimish Pandya, Eric Bleickardt, Michael Cyr, Kristin White, Sara Jacobson, Richard P. Richter, Claire A. Erfle, Patti Bunt, Dawn Warner, Randy Leiser, Dave Weiss, Laura Zobel, Nick Baccino, Harley David Rubin, Heinz Buchler, Gina Solensky, Ellen Sylvester, and Katie Jones This book is available at Digital Commons @ Ursinus College: https://digitalcommons.ursinus.edu/grizzlynews/280 Publishing the truth from good motives and for jU$tiftable ends -Alexander Hamilton October 22, 1991 Volume 23 Number 4 AluInni Return for HOIneconting Celebration fu ndraising activity for the BY STEVEN CHOI it's also an Ursinus 'family' event." of the Homecoming festivities, all The brothers of Delta Mu fraternity, they sponsored the and DHEERAJ TARANATH When Billie McBath of the class of she could say was, "Well, Sigma held a different event to Of The Grizzly 1951 was asked what she thought it's ...terrific!" spice up Homecoming. As a destruction of an old car, which belonged to brother Scott Manz. Ursinus College held its annual The donations wer~ one dollar for Homecoming festivities Saturday, two swings of the sledge, and the October 19, 1991. The day was a fraternity came away with a great success, a time when Ursinus sizeable profit. students and alumni could come In _he Homecoming football together to simply celebrate. There game, Ursinus shut out Gettysburg were a plethora of events held 20-0, and Megan Chmiel of Tau throughout the day, including the Sigma Gamma was elected football game, the Homecoming Homecoming Queen during half Queen selection, the field hockey time. game, the Bear Pack Run, Dr. One of the more "family" Seuss readings, and much more. oriented events was the Dr. Seuss The best turnout, however, was at readings given in front of the Olin the tailgating in parking lot "B" building. There were behind the tennis courts. grandmothers, grandfathers, and During the tailgating, their grandchildren sitting on the organizations came together to steps listening to the readings. The celebrate. Some groups ran stories were read by Keith Stru nk's activities, ranging from Delta Mu Oral Interpretation class. Sigma's "car bash" to Alpha Phi That evening, the fraternities Omega's mascot "Archie" (a held off-campus formal events at Schnauzer with a blue sweater nearby restaurants and banquet embroidering the fraternity's halls. The dinner/dances have letters). When asked about been a long-standing tradition tailgating, Todd McGowan of Homecoming Queen nominees and their escorts pose a"er the ceremony. Pictured, from Ie" to right, are: Mark Wuenschel of PI among the Ursin us fraternities. Alpha Phi Omega replied, "I think Omega Delta and Gina Solensky of Phi Alpha Psi ; Michele Yost with Delta PI Sigma's Jon Fogle; Barnaby Draper of Alpha Phi Unfortunately, the sororities were that Ursinus should let the Omega with Alison Sedgwick of Phi Alpha Psi; Bill Reedy of Sigma Rho Lambda and Homecoming Queen Megan Chmiel of Tau in the midst of pledging and fraternities tailgate more often. Sigma Gamma; Zeta Chi's Tom Steele and Phi Alpha Psi's Heather Roberts; Eric Foellmer of Delta Mu Sigma and Leigh Dickinson missed out on the evening's Maybe again in the spring because of Tau Sigma Gamma; Organization of Commuting Students nominee Kim Trauger and her escort, Bill Newland; Kara Console of Phi Alpha Psi and Alpha Phi Epsilon's Charile Young. Not pictured: Brenn Connor of Omega Chi and Hector Rodrigues of Beta festivities. there is always a great turnout and Sigma Lambda Phi Beta Kappa Charter Approved for Ursinus FROM COLLEGE with this high honor," said Ursinus the College. Two members of the associate professor of mathematics, University of New York at COMMUNICATIONS President Richard P. Richter on Phi Beta Kappa Qualifications a Phi Beta Kappa graduate of Buffalo; Elizabeth Moore, lecturer Special To The Grizzly hearing the news. Committee conducted an on-site Hobart College. in politics, Smith College; David The members of the Ursinus review of Ursinus in February of Besides Neslen, other current H. Mill, assistant professor and The national Council of Phi College faculty who hold Phi Beta 1990, and in May recommended to Ursinus faculty who are members reference librarian, Bucknell Beta Kappa has approved a new Kappa keys have long sought the the Phi Beta Kappa Senate that of Phi Beta Kappa, and their University; William E. Rosenthal, chapter of the academic honorary establishment of a Phi Beta Kappa the Ursinus application be undergraduate institutions, are A. associate professor of mathemati cs, society at Ursinus College. The Chapter on campus. Technically, approved. The Phi Beta Kappa Curtis Allen, professor of biology, SUNY Buffalo; Martha Takats, new chapter, was officially Phi Beta Kappa chapters are Senate met and voted in College of Wooster; Lisa Tremper professor of physics, Wellesley announced at the society's triennial sponsored, not by colleges, but by December 1990 to recommend Barnes, director of the Berman College; Victor J. Tortorell i, meeting on Sunday morning, Oct. members of Phi Beta Kappa who approval as well. Then began the Museum of Art and adjunct associate professor of chemistry, 20. serve on the faculties of those long wait until this October, when professor of fme arts, University of Manhatten COllege; Jon Volkmer, In an official report to the colleges. the Society Council was to hold its Richmond; Catherine A. assistant professor of English, society, the Phi Beta Kappa Colleges and universities which triennial meeting. Chambliss, professor of University of Colorado at Denver; Committee on Qualifications said wish to establish a Phi Beta Kappa The Council consists of psychology, Yale University; Nancy Margaret Whittaker, lecturer in Ursinus attracts "a good student chapter must go through a three­ representatives of each of the Hagelgans, professor of Biology, University of Delaware; body with a goodly leaven of quite year application and approval society's 240 chapters. An mathematics and computer and John Wickersham, classical able students." It added that the process. The Ursinus application affirmative vote on the part of science, Goucher College; C. studies, University of Pennsylvania. College provides "a sound hberal ftled in early 1988 was one of 48 two-thirds of the chapters is Dallett Hemphill, assistant Two members of the faculty who arts program," is . an institution received by the society, required for fmal approval of the professor of history, Princeton retired in recent years, political where both faculty and headquartered in Washington, chapter. Ursinus representatives in University; Jeffrey A. Hughes, scientist F. Donald Zucker, and administration are "student­ D.C., and one of seven of the Washington for the council assistant professor of biology, chemist Charles Levesque, also are focused," and that its faculty is original applicants chosen for meeting were not allowed to be Whitman College; Richard D. members of Phi Beta Kappa. committed to teaching, while also further consideration. present for the vote, but were told King, assistant professor of history, Phi Beta Kappa was founded in being dedicated to scholarly work. In 1989, the Ursinus Phi Beta afterwards that the Ursinus Michigan State University; 1776 by undergraduates of the "Ursinus College has a healthy Kappa members seeking the application was "overwhelmingly" Bernard F. Lentz, professor of College of William and Mary. A intellectual atmosphere," the chapter submitted to the Society's approved by the Council. economics and business secret society until 1831, it first report said. Committee on Qualifications a Leading the Ursinus effort to admitted women in 1875. "I am pleased and proud that administration, Oberlin College. 110-page report containing obtain a Phi Beta Kappa chapter Also, Margaret L. McMahon, Membership in the society is based the diligent efforts of our Phi Beta was Dr. Jeffrey W. Neslen, on high academic achievement. Kappa faculty have bene rewarded comprehensive information about lecturer in psychology, State Page 2 The Grizzly N ews =====================================~O~c~to~b~er~2~2~, ~19~9=1 Global Perspectives Gibson to Speak at Ursinus FROM COLLEGE COMMUNICATIONS :::::::":~~~'n l EdilM _ Special to The Grizzly Is TV news really news, or is it "showbiz?" Or, is it a mixture of On October 16, a man drove his pickup truck into a Killeen Texas both? "Good MOrning America" restaurant, emerged from the car and opened fire on the employees co-host Charles Gibson will discuss and patrons. Twenty-two people were killed. After police arrived and these questions in a special wounded the man, he then killed himself.