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College seeks 'LAST' CHANCE TO SPEAK to end parties Police probe on last day Towers attack BY KATE HILTS Special Projects Manager Offic,ers explore conflicting details Campus Safety officers, · back~ by the Ithaca Police De­ BY JASON SUBIK partment, the Tompkins County Staff Writer Sheriff's Department and New York State Police, could be used to For the second time this school regulate students' behavior on the year, Campus Safety has alerted stu­ last day of classes this year, for- dents to an alleged incident involv­ •.. 'i- . merly known as Fountain Day. ing a male attacking a female student The minutes of the Fountain A 19-year-old freshman living ~., Day Committee's Feb. 18 meeting on the I I th floor of the West Tow­ ~ . contained suggestions for using lo­ er reported a white male followed 11 cal police forces to control parties her to her room from the bathroom and students' actions on April 28. at approximately 4 a.m. Sunday. In addition, the committee She alleged he then pushed her to suggested draining the fountain the floor before she kicked him and and putting a fence around the pushed him out of her room. Muller Chapel pond to prevent il­ Campus Safety released an licit jumping on the final day of alert Tuesday describing the alleged · classes. assailant as a white male in his mid- The committee has been look­ 20s with a large build and dark COURTESY OF CAMPUS SAFETY ing at different ideas for what will brown hair. A composite sketch ac­ CAMPUS SAFETY released this happen on the last day of classes companied the description. It is not composite sketch of a suspect on a week-by-week basis; howev­ known at this time whether the al­ Involved In the alleged assault. er nothing has been finalized, said leged perpetrator is a student already reported the incident, Maley Brian McAree, vice president of Although the incident allegedly said. However, Campus Safety offi­ student affairs and campus life, and occurred early in the morning, cers had no knowledge of the inci­ chairman of the committee. · Campus Safety officials did not be­ dent before the father contacted them. Fountain Day was an annual come aware of it until the· When the officers became aware celebration of - the last day of woman's father called their office of the alleged incident, they went to around 7:30 p.m. Sunday to get an speak to the woman and were sur­ classes when seniors and some un­ UWE JONES/THE ITHACAN derclassmen jumped into the PROFESSOR ZILLAH EISENSTEIN, polHlcs, holds up a wallet update on the investigation into his prised to find that she claimed to have Dillingham Fountain. In October, saying, "HI was a black man this would be a gun." She gave the daughter's assault, Public Informa­ already spoken to police. the event was moved to Senior Inaugural speech of the Last Lecture Serles Tuesday and used tion Director Dave Maley said. "As part of her statement, she Week due to safety concerns. the Dalllo case to Illustrate one of her points. [Story, page 3) At that time, the father was un­ Since October, the committee has der the impression his daughter had See ALLEGED, page 4 been looking at ways to deal with events that might take place on the last day of classes. The committee's minutes sug­ gested controlling behavior by G"rading through the years b~ing up parties, coordinating re­ sponses to out-of-control parties What's in Registrar John Stanton said he began tracking grades in 1980 with local police, and talking to off­ out of personal interest. Only occasionally in the later half of campus students who might host the 1990s did questions of grade inflation arise, at which time parties to stop them before they start. 'A' grade~ Stanton began documenting grades more frequently. "Efforts need to be made with the local police to alert them to pos­ sible 'large-scale parties' which BY ROBERT B. BLUEY question if the college was giving may be organized off-campus on Editor in Chief out too many A's, said Professor the last day of classes," the minutes and Chairman Michael Twomey, stated. Worried about keeping up English. Last semester, Faculty . f The police would talk with your A average? Council created a subcommittee hosts before parties began and then At Ithaca College, A's have to study grade inflation. respond accordingly if problems oc­ gradually increased over the "We want to put the finger on curred, according to the minutes. years. In fact, A's have dominat­ the pulse of the college to see McAree said these plans are def­ ed as the most popular mark on whether this is really something initely not set in stone and could the grading scale over the last five people care about," said Twomey, continue to evolve. years - a significant change from who is organizing the committee. Fall 1980 Fall 1990 Although plans for the last day· IO and 20 years ago. While some at the college of classes could change, the min­ Colleges and universities have expressed concern, others utes stated that "extensive com­ across the country have attempt­ have dismissed the issue. How­ ed to tackle the grade inflation is­ ever, the question remains: Are to­ munication needs to take place pri­ i~ A (3.7-4.3) or to the last day of classes indi­ sue by understanding why A's and day's students smarter than those cating how the college is prepared B's have increased, while C's have 20 years ago? \. B (2.7-3.3) to deal with students who decide to dropped, and D's and F's are all ~ C (1.7-2.3) violate the college policy." but non-existent At Ithaca College, 'Gentleman's C' disappears I~ D (0.7-1.3) A's have risen in popularity by I 3 Based on the registrar's grade McAree said the committee is F (0) not yet readyi to bring its ideas to percent since 1980, while all oth­ statistics, it is apparent that grad­ :a the attention of the student body. er letter grades have decreased. ing has vastly changed over the I__ Pass "We arc not sure what we have Following a fall 1998 Faculty years. Beginning in the 1990s, [__ Incomplete Development Committee panel grades jumped, resulting in more · in place:at lhisJ)Qint," McAree said. f :__ Withdraw Fall 1999 "Our intention is clearly to get this discussion that focused on the is­ moving over the next month and sue, some professors began to See REGISTRAR , page 4

See PLANS, page 4 2 THE ITHACAN THURSDAY, MAR.Of 2, 2000

lranWn president promises reforms will not come at exflf_hse of religwn BY MICHAEL W. BLOOMROSE override the legislature. Khamenei, the country's supreme spiritu- According to the Houston Chronicle, News Editor Speaking to foreign ministry officials, al leader and main backer of the conserv- one of the ways the government might grant Khatami said the Islamic revolution "is in- ative camp, has the final say in all matters. this normal life to the people is by re-open- Following Saturday's ann<;>uncement of troducing an Islam in which the people en- According to The Washington Post, ing diplomatic and trade relations with the a definitive victory for his reformist allies joy freedom." At the same time, Iran is Khamenei's reaction to the growing de- United States. Washington severed these re­ in the Iranian parliament, President Mo- committed to the revolution, he said, mand for freedom will be key to deter- lations in 198Q following Irani seizure of hammad Khatami said the social and po- adding that "reforms never mean giving up mining the pace and extent of reform. 62 U.S. diplomats, most of whom were held litical reforms he started would not come principles." Hadi Khamenei, the younger brother of hostage for 444 days. at the expense of Islam. According to the Detroit Free Press, re- the ayatollah, told the Post that his broth- In 1995, all trade with Iran was banned According to final results, Khatami's al- formists announced Feb. 22 that they would er might have to set aside his personal po- by President Clinton's executive order, on lies won 170 seats in the 290-seat Islam- push for legalizing satellite dishes, essen- litical preferences in deference to the will the grounds that the Islamic republic sup­ ic Consultative Assembly. Hard-liners tially lifting the ban on foreign television of the people. ported international terrorism and was try- and conservatives won 45 and independents broadcasts and allowing a free public de- "He, as an individual, has his own ·ing to develop nuclear weapons. won IO; the remaining 65 seats will be de- bate of religious and social issues. thoughts and ideas toward different The tensions between Washington and cided in run-offs in April. However, conservatives insist that the things, which he can express," the Tehran could begin to thaw due to the re- Khatami won the president's office in parliament will remain within the confines younger· Kharnenei said. "[But] as a suits of the election, the Chronicle report­ a surprise landslide victory in 1997. of the Iranian constitution and religious leader, he is going to follow the majority." ed. This would allow billions of dollars of Since that time, he has loosened the cler- laws, which rule supreme. The loose coalition of ex-revolutionar- trade revenue to begin to enter Iran, as well gy-imposed restrictions in the daily lives 'The majority of those elected to the ies, political exiles and religious national- , as more Western technology and ideas. of Iranians, increased press freedom and next parliament are committed to the Is- ists who ran for parliament under the Khata- However, according to the Chronicle, generally decreased the influence of lamic republic. They are not the reformers mi banner in the Feb. I 8 elections appealed Iranians do not want to absorb every, as­ hard-liners. America thinks they are," Morteza to a public that had no memory of the rev- peel of Western pop culture. Iran's own cul- However, despite Khatarni 's control of Nabavi, a conservative parliament member, olution but has grown tired of enduring ide- ture, they said, developed over 2,500 years, the presidency and his supporters' new- told the Free Press. ological battles, reported The New York including 1,350 years of Islam. found majority in parliament, Iran's reli- The nation's Council of Guardians. Times. 1be masses of ordinary people,~ 'This is no a movement in the direction gious conservatives, instrumental in the dominated by non-elected clerics, can veto pecially young people and women, who of Westernization," Massoumeh Ebtikar, 1979 revolution that overthrew the U.S.- legislation it deems inconsistc;nt with support Igiatami and his reformers, want vice president and minister of envil:'Onment, supported Shah, still control the judiciary Muslim law or the constitution, according normal lives that i1Jslude religion and pol- said at a press conference following the as well as other key institutions that can to the Free Press. Ayatollah Ali itics, but are no~ ruled by either. elections. ''This is an Eastern society."

~YtlflW~rnational News

Tomas Masaryk, wlio served as the first president of the gates to take a lead in the race toward the 1,034 needed for REVIEWING HIS LINES Czechoslovak Republic in 1918. the GOP nomination. Albright's maiden name is Marie Korbelova. Her father In the Democratic campaign, Vice P(esident Al Gore beat was a Czech diplomat who took his family to London at the Bill Bradley in a popular-vote Washington state primary that start of World War II. They -then moved to Denver in 1948 yielded no delegates. The defeat was a severe blow for the rather than s«Ve-under a communist govern~nL fonn'er N~w Jersey senator, who had invested heavily in the The U.S. Constitutioa bars Albright or any other alien­ contest in hopes of rejuvenating his sagging campaign. born citizen from the American presidency, but there appears In Virginia, with all of the percents reporting, Bush had to be no legal bar to keep ·an American from assuming the 350,185 votes, or 53 percent, McCain had 290,779, or 44 presidency of another country. percent, and Alan Keyes had 20,294 votes, or 3 percent. In Washington, with 98 percent percent of districts re­ Haider resigns as .. head of F~eoom Party ·porting, Bush had 214,61 I votes, or 58 percent, McCain Right-wing leader Joerg Haider resigned as head of the had 141,151; or 38 percent, and Keyes had 8,955 votes, or Freedom Party Monday, an apparent bid to end Austria's os­ 2 percent. tracism that followed his rise to power. In North Dakota, with l 00 percent of districts reporting, Haider remains governor of Carinthia province and in­ Bush had 6,865 votes, or 76 percent, McCain had I,717 votes, sisted that his decision does not mean he is retiring from na­ or 19. percent, and.'Keyes had 481 votes, or 5 percent. tional politics. Bush won all 56 delegates with his victory in Virginia, Although Haider holds no post in the national govern­ 14 delegates in North Dakota, and seven of the 12 at stake ment, his controversial image and his iron-hand control of in Washington, giving him a total 170 compared to McCain's the Freedom Party made him the most l 05 so far, including four from North Dakota and five from visible member of the Austrian politi­ STEVE RINGMAN/KNIGHT-RIDDER Washington. Keyes has a total of five delegates. cal establishment, eclipsing his coali­ RAVI DESAI {left) talks to U.S. Poet Laureate .,.. "-::_ SOURCE: The Associated Press Robert Pinsky before a reading by Pinsky In honor .•. tion partners, the center-right Austrian of a $2 million gift by Desai to the University of ·.,.~',\+,< People's Party of Chancellor Wolfgang Washington's poetry program. Pinsky will be Schuessel. The Freedom Party re­ speaking at Ithaca College at 7:30 p.m. on March mains a member of the ruling coalition. 27 in Textor 101 as the inaugural speaker in the "I want to avoid our ministers hav­ Distinguished Speakers in the Humanities series. ing to face the claim that they must re­ fer every decision to the 'shadow chan­ ~f~ cellor' in Carinthia," Haider told re- Albright eyed as next Czech president HAIDER - porters. "The Freedom Party ministers are not puppets." Madeleine Albright, the United States' Czech-born secre­ Haider will be succeeded as party chief by his trusted lieu­ tary of state, returns next week to her homeland, where there tenant, Vice Chancellor Susanne Riess-Passer, 39. is talk she might seek the presidency of the nation. The Austria Press Agency said Haider told his party's lead­ Some Czechs are speaking of her as a possible successor ership that he was stepping down because he did not want to President Vaclav Havel, who must retire in 2002. Havel has "to stand in the way" of the work of the new government openly talked about the possibility of Albright succeeding him. The 14 other European Union members have downgraded Michael Zantovsky, former Czech ambassador to Wash­ relations with Austria because of the presence of Haider's ington, said Sunday in Prague that he met last week with Hav­ party in the government which took office Feb. 4. The out­ el and discussed the possibility that Albright might run. rage was based on Haider's anti-immigrant stand and his past "I think that Madeleine Albright could, one day in the fu­ praise of veterans of the murderous Waffen SS and Adolf • KATRINA CLARK/KNIGHT-RIDDER ture, play a big role in Czech politics," Zantovsky said. Hitler's "orderly" employment policies. TEXAS GOV. GEORGE W. BUSH greets excited Newbury He stressed the idea is not new and it would not dominate There was no immediate reaction from other EU members. College students In South Carolina. Bush won there and Alhright's agenda in the Czech Republic next week. In Washington, State Department spokesman James Rubin said bounced back from losses In Michigan and Arizona with Havel's chief policy advi~r. Pavel Fischer, told Time mag­ Haider's resignation was a "step in the right direction" but not­ wins Tuesday In Virginia, Washington and North Dakota. azine, "It is not impossible that they will talk about this." ed that his party remains in government "so we'll be watch­ The secretary of state has not publicly discussed her future ing their behavior." plans. Time quoted unidentified sources as saying she "has be­ CORRECTIONS gun to consider the possibility of running." The street address for Stone Travel was incorrectly Albright spokesman James Rubin dismissed the notion. Bush, Gore surge ahead in primary race P. reported in last week's story, "Destination: Spring "From time to time senior Czech officials have approached George W. Bush coasted past John McCain in Virginia's Break." The agency is located at Commu~ity Comers. the secretary about this possibility. She has dismissed it, al­ and Washington's Republican presidential prim¥}' Tuesday, though she is certainly flattered that Czechs would consid­ buoyed by the party faithful to fatten his delegate count in' It is The lthacarls policy to correct all errors of fact. er her for the post of president of her native land," he said. advance of next week's 13-statc "Super Tuesday" showdown. Please contact Assistant News Editor Jennifer Albright's March 5-8 visit coincides with the commem­ TheTexas governor also easily defeated the Arizona sen­ Hodess at 274-3207. oration of the 150th anniversary of the birth of national hero ator in North Dakota's caucuses to pick up 14 more dele- THURSDAY, MARCK2,:2000 THE ITHACAN 3 SGA examines Elections Act mentc; against the short campaign Debate 'delays time. He said he was concerned that Ithacan takes first place limiting the time does not give cam­ as state's top newspaper planned rekase pus media enough time to cover candidates and platforms. The New York Press Associa­ Tarant urged the Congress to tion named The Ithacan the of applications think of this as a free speech issue. state's best college newspaper for During the discussion, Taran! 1999, beating the daily newspapers BY MATT DICKINSON said the time limit prevents; can­ at Syracuse University and Cornell Staff Writer didates from voicing their positions University. at a number of meetings for cam­ The Ithacan placed first in the What started as a I 0-minute pus organizations. design category and second for on­ presentation to the Student Gov­ Both Tarant and then junior Mil­ line excellence. Photographer ernment Association ended after al­ lennium Party Pres1dent1al Candi­ Katie Schlee won first place for a most four hours of discussion. date James Taylor received demerits Sept. 16 photo of soccer goalie Student Congress used the en­ under last year's Elections Act for Chris Lucci. Also, Special Projects tire SGA meeting Tuesday night to announcing their candidacy early. Manager Kate Hilts was honored discuss revisions to the Elections Representatives in favor of lim­ with a third-place award for her sto­ Act, which governs April's up­ iting campaign time argued it less­ ries, 'The Culture of Endowed coming SGA and Senior Class ex­ ened the stress put on the candidates. Chairs," which ran in the Dec. 9 is­ ecutive board elections. A chance to appeal any rulings sue. Although Congress was made by the Elections Committee The Ithacan won more first­ scheduled to vote on changes to the LIUIE JONES/THE ITHACAN could also be added to the act This place awards than any other act Tuesday, continuing lengthy de­ SENIOR STUDENT TRUSTEE Kyle Johnson (left), senior Student would give candidates the option newspaper in the state. bate between Congress members Body President Nick Tarant and senior Teresa Zawacki, SGA vice of appealing committee decisions on the revisions has delayed any president of campus affairs, discuss the Elections Act. to Congress, which could then Academic Symposium decision. ap~ations for the upcoming campaigning. Campaigning under overturn the committee's action to feature students work Congress will hold an emer­ elections will be available starting the current proposal includes with a two-thirds majority vote. gency meeting tonight at 8: 15 in March 14 in the Student Activities "identifying oneself as a candidate Freshman Rep. Brandon The James J. Whalen Academ­ the North Meeting Room in order Center in Egbert Hall. Election Day or a party member." Steinorth of the School of Music ic Symposium will be held on to keep the timeline for elections is still scheduled for April 12. Junior Rep. Brett Shiel of the was concerned that Congress March 20, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. in on track. Representatives will While most of the proposed School of Music questioned the log­ would not reach a decision regard­ Emerson Suites and Clark discuss changes to and vote on the changes deal with clarifying ic of this restriction. ing the act before Spring Break. Lounge. document at the meeting, which wording, there are a few that, if "If you're not allowed to iden­ "I'm worried that what we dis­ The symposium will feature will be open to the public. passed, could have major impacts tify yourself as a candidate, how cussed tonight, we're going to dis­ more than 80 students from all five "If they don't vote, then the on the elections for the SGA and do you get five people together (for cuss all over again Thursday, and all schools at the college who will be election packet can't be passed Senior Class executive boards. a party)? Shiel asked. "Secondly over again Tuesday and there's go­ giving more than 40 presentations out," said Student Body President The proposed rules limiting ... how do you get I 00 signatures ing to be some very frustrated peo­ in areas such as business, biology, Nick Tarant, a senior. campaign time raised the most (for the petition)?" ple," he said after the meeting. music, writing, English, physics, The election packets were controversy at the meeting. Sophomore Rep. Danny Manus chemistry, theater, math, psy­ scheduled to be available Friday. If In previous years, candidates of the Roy H. Park School ofCom­ Staff Writer Benjamin B. McMillan chology, communications and the vote goes forward as planned, had been limited to one week of munications raised other argu- contributed to this story. art. Associate Provost and Dean of Graduate Studies Garry Brodhead said the students worked inten­ 'Last' lecture reconstructs identities sively for many months on research or creative projects and the sym­ signed to allow professors to give unsettled by the unknown. The response to the lecture posium will allow them to share Eisenstein's speech a lecture as though it is their last. "Use lhe body for a site of un­ seemed mostly positive. their works in a prc;>fessional, con­ focuses on prejudice Eisenstein's talk opened with a derstanding," she said. "It was one of my big regrets ference-like setting. slide show, which included pictures Eisenstein said identities and that I didn't get to take a class with in today's society from Ghana and Cuba, and of elec­ race are multiple and complex, go­ her," senior Brad Sukala said of Health promotion day tronic life, accompanied by music. ing beyond the skin, and they shift Eisenstein. "It was nice to have sort scheduled at the college BY KYLIE YERKA The negative impact of"e-life" and have new meaning all the time. of an encapsulated view of her." Chief Proofreader was a major point of the lecture. She stressed that race, color, sex However, Sukala also said the The college's second health Eisenstein described electronic and gender are all connected and lecture went over his head at time~ promotion day is scheduled for to­ Professor Zillah Eisenstein, life as the increase in people's use gain meaning only through peo­ and he felt it may have been more day from JO a.m. to 2 p.m. ill the politics, said she was called "nig­ of the Internet for interaction ple's own constructions. meaningful ifhe had an opportunity Campus Center. ger" and "Jew" when she was in with others. She said this prevents Eisenstein read excerpts from her to examine Eisenstein's ideas. The goal of the event is to in­ high school, though she is neither people from seeing power because books to help explain these points. Another student said she liked crease health awareness in the black, nor does she practice Ju­ they are detached from bodies and She said what she hopes people the way Eisenstein left the lecture college community through pro­ daism. Eisenstein used this story to cannot see the people in charge. will remember from the lecture is to the audience by saying at the be­ motion of healthy behaviors. reflect how society's race con­ She askec! people to "unveil the "the importance to think critical­ ginning, "It's kind of up to you Issues discussed will include: structions go beyond'1cin color to mind so really real bodies can be ly and act politically." what my talk is going to be." nutrition, exercise, complimentary the whole body. seen." The Internet denies the va­ Eisenstein closed her talk with "It was a little less structured therapists, breast cancer, first aid Eisenstein's inaugural lecture lidity of the body in terms of pow­ a wish list for the future that in­ than I thought it would be, but I and CPR, alcoholism, depression, in the Last Lecture Series focused er and possibilities and makes peo­ cluded anti-racist feminism be­ liked it that way," senior Elizabeth eating disorders and sexually on using the body to open up the ple think they need something coming the universal theory, Raleigh said. "I think she was re­ transmitted diseases. concepts of race and power, more than their bodies to enable racism being reconstituted as "a acting to the audience a lot. It In addition to these topics there Wednesday in Emerson Suite B, themselves, she said. beautiful rainbow of colors" in showed that her process, as she was will also be blood pressure screen­ Phillips Hall. Eisenstein asked the audience, which the colors have no mean­ calling it, is really evolving and that ings, cholesterol screenings and The series, sponsored by the Of­ which filled the room, to travel ings, and yellow stars and pink tri­ life isn't just static; there's no be­ body composition assessment. fice of Multicultural Affairs, is de- with her, to leave home and to feel angles becoming unnecessary. ginning and end."

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Continued from page 1 '' Grade inflation is an A's and fewer C's. "The old 'gentleman's C' as issue with faculty, by they used to call it in the I 950s doesn't exist anymore," Registrar faculty, and they're the only John Stanton said. "It's now a 'gentleman's B+. "' ones who can solve the Junior Allison Liebennan, a problem.'' physical· therapy major; has -JOHN STANTON heard Faculty Council"s presen­ registrar tations on the topic because of her role as a Student Government Association representative. tion and therefore cite it as a rea­ ing to do with grade inflation and "Pcrso!lally I have been chal­ son for changes in grading. could reflect a better-qualified lenged, but I feel that the bell "You buy a gallon of gasoline," and better-educated student curve isn't on a C, I think it's more he explained. "You bought a gal­ body. He said, however, there is in the B range," she said. "I don't lon a year ago for a $ I. JO and it's no way of telling if students now think it's a bad thing necessarily." now a $ I .50. It's the same gallon are smarter than those in I 980. Professor Harold 1;:mery, his­ of gasoline; you can test it. But "I like to think, to some degree, tory, expressed dismay about the now you're paying more for it. that we have a better-prepared stu­ upward turn grades have takei:i. That's inflation." dent body than we had 20 years "The most common grade at Because of the changes that ago. I think we have a better fac­ ALAN DEITCH/THE ITHACAN an institution cannot really be an have taken place in higher edu­ ulty than we had 20 years ago. THE FOUNTAIN DAY COMMITTEE is considering plans for control­ honest A. It cannot," Emery cation over the past 20 years, "But that isn't the whole issue. ling the last day of classes. Among them Is draining the fountain. said. "Grades arc supposed to there is no constant to serve as a That's not strong enough. cover a spectrum. In theory, the basis of comparison, he said. There's no backing to that. Yes, bulk should be somewhere in the "For every class in which it is our SAT scores are better than middle and they would peter out claimed that the grades have they were 20 years ago on aver­ Committee's plans on the top end and bottom end. risen, I will need to prove that age, but are they that much bet­ We just bulge on the top end." there has been inflation," Adel­ ter? I don't think so." Associate Professor Marty man said. "I want the same as­ Some professors said the in­ remain undecided Brownstein, politics, said he signments, with the same crite­ troduction of student evaluations rarely gives C's to his students. ria, with the same people judg­ in the 1970s and 1980s resulted Sophomore Christi Kahn said He views grades primarily as ing them over 30 years. Do you in higher grades, while others said Continued from page 1 that roping off the pond and a way to motivate students. think that's possible?" the unsigned evaluations carry lit­ draining the fountain prevents the "I've chosen, in a pretty con­ He sdlti because grade inflation tle weight in their grading. then turn around and do a massiv.e college from seeing how students scious way, to use the upper half cannot be judged, the only other Emery, a 37-year history de­ job of helping everybody on this will handle the situation on their of the curve," Brownstein said. factor that can be weighed is shift­ partment veteran, witnessed campus to understand what we own. However, she said extra pa­ "I don't give too many C's out. ing in grade distribution, which first-hand the implementation have put in place." trols or staff could help on the last That's my choice and it has al­ "doesn't mean much." of evaluations. The committee talked about day of classes. ways been my choice. · "If you want good evaluations, draining the fountain to prevent stu­ "People will party anyway and 'The quality of motivation Inflationary causes you give high grades," he said. dents from jumping in despite the you cannot stop everything, but it doesn't change very much by The reasons for grade inflation When asked if this was a fac­ day's postponement, said senior would be good to have extra peo­ what fraction of the grading are not easy to pinpoint., tor in his grading method, he Jessica Paul, a committee member. ple there to stop something that curve you use, as long as you're "You have to be very careful said: "I don't always read their Paul said the decision to drain could get really big," Kahn said. using a range of discreet points. when you deal with [grade in­ evaluations. But I have a repu­ the fountain was discussed in Freshman Jacob Bowdoin also It's equally valid, from my per­ flation] because it's not a cut-and­ tation of being a hard grader." length by the committee. said draining the fountain is un­ spective, that somebody use the dry issue," Stanton said. Stanton said when evalua­ "We really weighed the options necessary. He said the college is just lower half of the curve or that He said there are infinite rea­ tions were introduced, many fac­ and safety concerns with people going too far. somebody use the full curve or up­ sons why grades have improved. ulty members expressed concern jumping in the fountain and peo­ "They might as well set up per half of the curve, as long as For example, Brownstein ad­ about their influence. ple jumping in other areas of the watch towers with snipers in what you're getting is a differen­ mitted to"grade creep." He recalled, "Many of them campus," Paul said. them," he said. tial, so the better students know "There's no question that said, 'This is going to impact our She said a fence will be put McAree said there 1s still a they're better and the worse stu­ there is some quality of grade grading, this going to impact our around the chapel pond to keep stu­ chance the committee's current dents know they're worse." creep," he said._ "I'm probably employment.'" dents from jumping in there. Also, plans could change. one of the grade creepers. I do This was particularly true for signs will be posted telling students The committee has yet to prc­ Inflation: the wrong label think about it seriously and of­ junior faculty worried about that jumping is prohibited. !->Cnt us report to President Peggy Clifford Adelman, a senior re­ ten wonder how much of a tenur"', Stanton said. The meeting minutes con­ Williams, and until the report is giv­ search analyst with the U.S. Ed­ problem it is. Most of the time the "I don't like the ideaof[student tamed health and safety reasons for en, no idea~ for the hl~t day of cla~s­ ucation Department, said he is answer is: not much." evaluations] hanging over people's fencing the pond off. cs arc final. skeptical of the term "grade in­ Also, grades are important'to heads as a hammer for employ­ According to the minutes, the "The Fountain Day Committee flation." students going on to graduate ment," he said. 'That's why pond is made up of run-off water, is working hard and having a He cautioned the use of the school directly after their senior some faculty have had to give bet­ which could lead to health prob­ number of discussions, and we arc phrase, noting that the anecdotal year, Stanton said. For students ter grades - because they could­ lems. In addition, the bottom of the looking at various alternatives; evidence, such as an increase in from different schools to compete, n't afford bad evaluations." pond is "mucky," which may prc­ nothing has been decided upon smarter students, provides no ev­ their averages must be compara­ Stanton stressed, however, !.Cnt safety concerns. yet," McArce said. idence for grade inflation. ble. However, for students not go­ that only faculty members can Some students said draining the McArec said he did not know "In the matter of grades, it's ing on to graduate school, grades stop inflation from taking place. fountain may be necessary to when the final report would be giv­ impossible to judge inflation," arc hardly an issue, he said. "Grade inflation is an is.sue with maintain safety, while other stu­ en to Williams, but he said it will Adelman said. Stanton, who has worked at faculty,'by faculty, and they're the dents said it is an overreaction and be done in time to notify the stu­ He said people often misun­ the college for 26 years, said the only ones who can solve the prob­ that students should be responsible dent body of what rules and regu­ derstand the definition of infla- increase in A's might have noth- lem," Stanton said. for their own actions. lations will be enforced. THURSDAY, MARCH 2, 2000 THE ITHACAN 5 Snoop beats Washington in survey

BY JULIE COCHRAN Staff Writer The bottom line Do you know more about rapper Snoop Doggy Dogg than President Thirty Ithaca College students George Washington? were asked by The Ithacan to A December 1999 survey by the attempt to answer questions American Council of Trustees and that were part of a history a·nd Alumni showed college seniors pop culture ?urvey compiled know popular culture trivia but do not by the American Council of know high-school level American Trustees and Alumni. This is history, according to 1MS Campus. how our students measured The survey was distributed to se­ up to the nationwide poll of niors on 55 campuses chosen by seniors at 55 campuses: U.S. News and World Report as the leading universities and liberal-arts • Knew that Washington was colleges in the nation. a general at the Battle of The report, "Losing America's Yorktown- Memory: Historical Illiteracy in ACTA 34% IC 27% the 21st Century," states that 81 per­ • Knew that the words cent of the surveyed students ro.-­ ugovemment of the people, by ceived a D or an F for knowledge the people and for the people" of basic American history. was a line from the However, the study also Gettysburg Address- showed that 98 percent knew PHOTO ILLUSTRATION BY LILLIE JONES/ THE ITHACAN ACTA 22% IC 17% Snoop Doggy Dogg was a rap singer COLLEGE STUDENTS nationwide did poorly on a national survey Issued by the American Council of • Correctly identified James and 99 percent identified the cartoon Trustees and Alumni. Most students could not Identify James Madison as the father of the constitution. Madison as the "father of the characters Beavis and Butthead. vey, was surprised that she didn't to a question, he said. A list of all doesn't understand anything about constitution"- When asked similar questions by know all the answers. the people who could be surveyed the American Revolution . That is ACTA 23% IC 0% The Ithacan, 30 Ithaca College stu­ 'This is pretty sad that I am not is necessary and a method needs to the birthplace of our entire nation!" • Knew that "first in war, first dents surveyed during dinner in the confident in all the answers," she be drawn up so that everyone has he said. "Someone who doesn't un­ in peace, first in the hearts of Terrace Dining Hall Feb. 28 pro­ said. "I should be because ... it is equal representation. derstand what the Gettysburg ad­ his countrymen" was a duced comprable results. the basic history of our country." For example, The Ithacan survey dress was, doesn't understand what phrase referring to None could name James Madison Sophomore Michelle Mosesson probably isn't a true representation the Civil War was. The Civil War Washington- as the "father of the constitution," but also answered the survey questions. because there probably were not created the pressures that create ACTA 42% IC 7% 29 knew that Snoop Doggy Dogg "As I was taking the survey I many seniors eating in the dining modem America." • Knew Abraham Lincoln was a rap singer and could identify was thinking this is kind of funny hall, Rothenberg said. It is necessary to understand his­ approved the Emancipation Beavis and Bullhead. because I bet more people know the "I have always been skeptical of tory in order to understand the pre­ Proclamation-- "'That is not surprising, but it does answers to the pop-culture ques­ these types of surveys," he said. sent, McBride said. ACTA NIA IC 77"/4· not make it any less shocking," said tions," she said. "Are there other questions that are "If you were to wake up tomor­ • Knew that Snoop Doggy Professor and Chainnan Paul Whether or not these types of sur­ far more important than these?" row with total amnesia you would­ Dogg was a rapper- McBride, history. "Those questions veys are accurate depends on who These questions are important n't know where you were, where ACTA 98% IC 97% asked are embarrassingly easy . The was surveyed and on what basis they because of the implications of not you are supposed to go [or] who you • Correctly identified the level of general information has been were chosen, said Associate Profes­ knowing the answers·, McBride were," he said. "What makes you at cartoon characters Beavis just falling apart." sor James Rothenberg, sociology. said. home every morning when you and Butthead- Freshman Katie Petrocci who A "random" survey is more "Someone who doesn't know Wake up is your memory. History is ACTA 99% IC 97% also participated in The Ithacan sur- than just asking anyone you walk up what the Battle of Yorktown was national memory." tJAe Wonders q]ie Statue ofZeus tie Wor{L rrlie

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• 6 THE ITHACAN THURSDAY, MARCH 2, 2000 Presidential prospect preview

BY KATE HILTS Special Projects Manager Presidential primaries and caucuses Although Bill Bradley, Al Gore, March7 Rhode Island primary March14 George W. Bush and John McCain have California primary Vermont primary Florida primary become media darlings since the Feb. Connecticut primary Louisiana primary I New Hampshire primary, it is often Georgia primary March9 Mississippi primary hard to tell one candidate's positions Hawaii democratic caucuses South CaroHna democratic primary Oklahoma primary from the other. Maine primary Tennessee primary In order to help inform you to vote Maryland primary March 10 Texas Primary in March Ts Super Tuesday prima­ Massachusetts primary Colorado primary ry, The Ithacan has compilied infor­ Minnesota caucuses Utah primary March21 mation on each of the primary Re­ Missouri primary Wyoming caucuses Illinois primary publican and Democratic candi­ New York primary dates stances on education and social North Dakota primary March 11 March26 issues. North Dakota democratic caucuses Arizona democratic primary Puerto Rico democratic primary For additional information on each Ohio primary Michigan democratic caucuses candidate, visit their Web sites (see SOURCE: C..SPAN {www.c-span.org) source list below). Meet the candidates

Bill Bradley (D) - former New Jersey Al Gore (D) - U.S. Vice President George W. Bush - (R) Texas Governor John McCain - (R) Arizona Senator senator Biography: Gore served in the Army in Biography: Bush served in the Texas Air Biography: McCain is a graduate of the Biography: Bradley served in the Air Vietnam from 1969 to 1971 and is a National Guard as a F-102 pilot He is a U.S. Naval Academy and served in the Force Reserves and is a graduate of Harvard and Vanderbilt Divinity School graduate of Yale and Harvard Universities. Navy from 1958 to 1991. He received Princeton and Oxford universities. graduate. Bush established and headed oil the Legion of Merit, the Silver Star and Bradley is an author and was a Gore was a reporter for the Nashville companies in Texas from 1975 to 1986. the Distinguished Flying Cross for his professional basketball player for the Tennessean in the 1970s. He served as managing general partner of actions during the five years he served New York Knicks from 1967 to 1977. He was a member of the House of the Texas Rangers unt~ he was elected as prisoner of war in Vietnam. Bradley was a New Jersey senator from Representatives from 19n to 1985 and governor of Texas in 1994. Bush was re­ McCain was also a member of the 1978 until his retirement in 1996. was a senator from 1985 to 1993. He elected in 1998. House of Representatives from 1982 to previously ran for the presidency in 1988. 1986 and has been a senator since 1986. Education: Bradley wants to enroll an Education: According to Bush's Web additional 400,000 children in Head Start Education: According to Gore's Web site he has one higher education Education: McCain suggests enhanced programs, which will allow them to enter site, he wants to expand job training and initiative. He proposes expanding the Education Savings Accounts to help school successfully. According to his retraining. amount of money that can be contributed families finance educational needs of Web site, he wants to create Teach to To get more people into colleges, he to education savings accounts by their children, according to his Web site. Reach programs for 60,000 new would also like to expand student loans, parents. The annual contribution is He says he supported the 1998 re­ teachers, who will teach in low-income lower the cost of schooling, try to make currently $500. Bush says he is in favor authorization of the Higher Education urban and rural school districts. the first two years of college free for all of expanding it to $5,000. The amount Act, which made student loans more For higher equcation, Bradley will try Americans and expand Pell Grants. could be withdrawn tax free and used affordable by increasing the maximum to improve technology in community The National Tuition Savings Plan is from kindergarten through college. level of Pell Grants and also set the colleges to provide a better environment one of his proposed ideas for lowering While Bush does not have any other lowest interest rates in the last two for students and working adults with the the costs of education, according to The initiatives to help decrease college decades for students loans, according to chance to train and learn new skills. Chronicle for Higher Education. This costs, he does have several secondary The Chronicle of Higher Education. According to The Chronicle for Higher program will link funds in 30 states and school initiatives. Some of Bush's ideas McCain also proposed changes to Education, Bradley wants to focus on will allow families to invest money tax­ include setting up a Charter School secondary education such as giving making college more affordable. free and possibly protect it against Homestead Fund to provide money to families a choice on where students He says he will encourage borrowers inflation. create charter schools, making sure would like to attend school, putting time to pay back student loans as a Gore also said he would expand schools receiving federal funds are and money into finding out what percentage of their income. Additionally, after-school care for younger children, making them safer, and prosecuting methods of teaching work best for _ he disagrees with the current tax credit alleviate overcrowded classrooms, juveniles who bring guns to school as students and enforcing those methods system because he says low income replace old textbooks, get all schools well as the adults who provide the guns. as well as leaving school district families do not qualify and he would like connected to the Internet and reduce decisions to those people who are on to alter the system to include them. teen gangs and violence in schools. Social Issues: Bush says he is pro-life the school board or live in the with exceptions for rape, incest and community. Social Issues: Bradley is a supporter of Social Issues: Gore wants to ensure when the mother's life is endangered. women's rights and believes women that children with disabilities have He also supports banning the use of Social Issues: McCain opposes have a right to choose whether to access to free appropriate education taxpayer funds for abortion. abortion except in cases of rape, incest terminate a pregnancy. and will open public schools to them. Bush opposes same-sex marriages - and when the life of the mother is in He believes abortion should be a He believes women should have the and doctor-assisted suicide. He also danger. He supports the Hyde decision between a woman and her right to choose to terminate a pregnancy opposes racial preference and supports Amendment and believes Roe v. Wade doctor and vows to fight for that right. and will continue to make abortions safer "affirmative access" for minorities who should be overturned. He says cultural Bradley wants to work on achieving and keep abortion legal. graduate within the top 1O percent of attitudes about abortion need to change racial unity within the United States and Gore also proposes working to their class. This proposal would allow in favor of life, the abstinence message challenges all Americans to look beyond creating equal rights not restricted to them access to any state college or should be sent to youth, and promotion the color of someone's skin. typical "paternal families.• university. of adoption should also be made; -

SOURCES: www.c-span.org, www.govote.com/votematch, www.billbradley.com, www.algore2000.org, www.georgewbush.com, www.mccain2000.com and The Chronicle for Higher Education. l'\nnr t"' 1 ,-.n., .~ , • ,...... , . ,·r

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Feb.15 Summary: Caller reported finding greeting • Trespass e0 \OCldent C. card with note, but no envelope. Incident ~~ ~ . 0~ Location: Muller Chapel occurred on Feb. 7. Patrol Officer Kevin ~e "'--~ Bias Alert Feb. 7-20 Summary: Caller reported a male subject Cowen. :: % being disruptive during a service. Subject iii ;,- tn Feb. 19 graffiti and obscene drawings of male . , ~ . identified as a non-community member • Suspicious person tE. : ;· : • Graffiti genitalia on stairwell wall. All graffiti was who was later transported off campus and Location: Gannett Center ~ f Location: directed toward three students who reside issued a written order to remain off Summary: Caller reported seeing a ~~ . cP~ Holmes Hall, first in the Gardens. Responsible person(s) 0 campus. Report taken. Patrol Officer Erik suspicious male wandering around the ' a lncidel'' floor odd side have not bee, 1 identified. Merlin. library during the evening of Feb. 15. Male Summary: A student determined to be same subject identified in reported sexually explicit and • Graffiti • Making graffiti complaint filed Feb. 15 regarding homophobic graffiti. The graffiti is Location: Garden Apartment 28 Location: Terrace 2, north entrance disturbance at the chapel. believed to be directed toward a female. Summary: A student reported sexually Summary: Caller reported graffiti written on The investigation is continuing. explicit graffiti on the wall of the stairwell. a bulletin board. Report taken. Patrol Feb.17 The complainant did not know the Officer John Federation. • Larceny • Graffiti person(s) to whom the graffiti was directed Location: Eastman Hall Location: Garden Apartment 27 and to his knowledge, no one named in Feb.16 Summary: Caller reported a blank check Summary: A student reported homophobic the graffiti resides in the Gardens. • Aggravated harassment missing. Patrol Officer Kevin Cowen. Location: Phillips Hall - ACCS To report a bia~ related incident; c.all Campus S,1fety al 2i4-3333 Summary: Caller reported receiving • Suspicious person information regarding a threatening e-mail Location: Gannett Center contacted. Patrol Officer Fred Thomas. located a keg. One student was referred message sent to a student. Patrol Officer Summary: Suspicious person seen Judicially for violation of alcohol policy and Dawn Caulkins. wandering about the library Feb. 15. • Medical assist noise. Patrol Officer Fred Thomas. Person identified as same subject in Location: S-lot • Medical assist another incident and issued criminal Summary: Student fell earlier this date • Aggravated harassment Location: Campus Center Dining Hall trespass waiver. Patrol Officer John sustaining a lower back injury. Student Location: Emerson Hall Summary: Caller reported employee cut by Federation. treated at Health Center. Patrol Officer Summary: Caller reported receiving a mixing bowl. Subject transported to the Fred Thomas. harassing telephone call early in the Health Center. Life Safety Inspector Doug • Medical assist morning Feb. 18. Patrol Officer Fred Gordner. Location: D-lot Feb.18 Thomas. Summary: Caller reported falling on an ice • Conduct code, alcohol violation • Suspicious circumstance patch outside Landon Hall. Subject walked Location: Garden Apartment 26 To view the complete Campus Safety Location: Garden Apartment 28 - mail room to Health Center. Snow removal was Summary: Loud party reported. Officer Log, log on to www.ithaca.edu/ithacan.

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nationalaquatic.com just dive! 1-800-SEA-DIVE 8 THE ITHACAN THURSDAY, MARCH 2, 2000 0,1.1 r VTew Taking a step backward An application arrived in student mailboxes this week for the college's newest multicultural initiative - a HOME for international students. The Housing Offering Multicultural Experience program is aimed at bringing together students to live in a culturally diverse environment where they can experience, discuss and learn about cross-cultural and global issues. While the plan addresses the concerns of International Programs Director Adrian Sherman, it should be viewed with skepticism. Sherman said the HOME was developed after international students said they found it difficult to \ secure housing during breaks, a time when most : other students leave campus. Isolation was another factor. Students said they felt detached from domestic students and only knew their fellow international friends. By integrating foreign Editor In Chief and domestic students into a common living facility, Robert 8. Bluey the program is supposed to solve this problem. These concerns are valid. The HOME is a great MOlOging Editor solution to the residency problem, but fails because it Letters Melissa L. will divide students rather than bring them together. Bloomrose Essentially, the HOME program isolates international students by selecting them to live in women are disadvantaged when it comes to News Editor Terrace 2. If international students already feel Journalism program isolated and disconnected from other students, participating in sports. Despite the many MichaelW. gets alumnus' support gains that girls and women in sports have Bloomrose putting them in a dorm by themselves will only make made over the past three decades, they still things worse. If the college wants to create a more Ithaca College has its flaws. Come to suffer from inequities that have long been Asst. News Editor multicultural environment, letting all students naturally think of it, I spent much of my college years ingrained in our society. National Girls and Jennifer Hodess interact with one another in both the classroom and in pointing them out on these pages. I'm rarely Women in Sports Day is merely an attempt residence halls is the best solution. anxious to defend the school, but I feel by the five organii.at.ions who sponsor it to Opinion Editor obligated to respond to Christina Tonney's finally give girls and women the support and Aaron J. Mason guest column [Feb. 17] in which she implies recognition they have long needed and Draining away the trust the jouniaJism· faculty lack self-criticism and deserved. 1be article, in fact, proves to me The college is at it again over the Fountain Day didn't prepare her for professionaJ life. how very far we, as girls and women in Accent Editor As a l 999 journalism graduate, and a sports and in society, still have to go. DevonDams­ issue. According to minutes of a recent meeting of the workingjournaJist at the Prague Post in the O'Connor Fountain Day Committee, the college is planning to Ci.ech Republic, I cannot understand her CHERYL WAH '99 intervene in off-campus parties in an attempt to stop frustration. I found the journalism professors Asst. Accent Editor them before they start. The college wants to shut to be the program's main strength. 'Ibey often Greg ford down these parties by p~lng on Information to the sought student advice on how to improve. Increases in tuition: city police and sheriff's department. My classroom lessons, both technical and give students details Sports Editor There are also suggestions on the table to drain philosophical, still pay daily dividends. Most Gerilyn M. Curtin the fountain and fence-off the pond near the chapel. programs struggle to find a balance between The constant rise in college tuition and Such measures are probably good ideas if the theory and practice. I think Ithaca's expenses at Ithaca College and tnstitutions college is worried about rebellious students. journalism program has found the right mix. across the country exposes a particularly Asst. Sports Editor And my professors were my most reliable frightening trend. Some quick math reveals John Davis However, those are on-campus matters, whereas support in college. Actually, some of them that over the last five years, college costs here patrolling outside college limits is disturbing. still are today. I think most genuinely care have risen 18.4 percent. At this rate, costs Photo Editor To combat off-campus parties, the college will about their students. They certainly shouldn't · will be $55,276 in 20 years and $65,667 in 25 Melissa Thornley share tips with policing agencies, allowing them to be the source of blame. years, about the time our own children will "make arrangements to interven~ with 'party hosts' The program's sole drawback is the probably be attending college. Costs will Asst. Photo Editor prior to the event and respond accordingly if misguided administration, which sadly probably level off somewhat eventually, but Alex Morrison problems occur," the minutes stated. Does this mean prioritizes its reputation by focusing on these statistics are still extremely revealing. a 21-year-old senior wanting to celebrate his or her overrated and overpaid professional guests. The fact that the cost of college is rising at final day of classes with some friends no longer has It's aJso concerned with overfilling what a rate ·nearly twice that of inflation Chief Proofreader should be discussion-oriented classes with that choice? From the college's suggestion, it demonstrates there is something seriously Kylie Yerka bodies aplenty. wrong with higher education in America. certainly appears that way. I'm sad Tonney's education was not what When a college degree is quickly becoming a interm Layout Editor It's unfortunate that the college would take such an she hoped. But based on my discussions with necessity in today's job market, only one­ Katie Hebda interest in off-campus parties on the last day of other graduates, I'm thankful her experience third of college-age individuals actually classes while at the same time it pays little attention is the exception. attend college. - Online Editor to the raging keggers in the Circles at the beginning For the $27,751 we will be paying next Paul A. Colombo of the year. Those parties attract hundreds of young ADAM B. ELLICK '99 year, we_ deserve a detailed explanation as to freshman and usually continue into the wee hours of where our money actually goes. Thomas Salm 's explanation in the Feb. 24 issue of Asst. Online Editor the morning with little or no police presence. Sports 'equity' column Ithaca College should obey its jurisdictional The Ithacan that the tuition hike is due to Lisabeth Pardi supports stereotypes "increases in faculty and staff salaries, boundaries. It can do what it wants to the fountain or utilities expen~ and financial aid __ Soles Manager the pond, but stepping outside its borders is a I am appalled by the column that appeared programs," is vague and inadequate. Are Sarah Schram dangerous precedent to set. in The Ithacan [Feb. I 0] entitled "Where is these the same reasons that have caused the Equality?" about $1,000 in increases in each of the last Business Manager The article claims that sponsoring five years? Construction of the Fitness Center ITHACAN INFORMATION National Girls and Women in Sports Day and Whalen Center for Music are poor Laura Lubrano -i- letters to the editor are due by 5 p.m. the Monday before publi­ somehow gives women advantages not given excuses, considering costs have risen roughly Manager, Student cation, and should include name, phone number; major and year of men. The idea that National Girls and the same percentage every.yeat; ~gardless of Publications graduation. Women in Sports Day even comes near these facilities. To what will tfte Htra $1,000 letters must be fewer than 250 words and typewritten. 1lie cprrecting all the things that continue to keep J. Michael Serino Ithacan reserves the right to edit letters for. /engtlz, clarity and taste. in 2001-02 be attributed? · - · The opinion editor will contact all individuals who submit letters. girls and women from participating in sports President Peggy Williams and college Opini..,ns expressed on these pages do not necessarily reflect is preposterous. Girls and women continue to officials owe the students (not to mention our those of{aculty. staffand administration. "Our View" reflects the suffer from blatant discrimination and parents) a better explanation of exactly what Calendar editors - editorial opinion a/The Ithacan. _ negative stereotypes associated with their Melissa Fisch, Jill · A single copy a/The Ithacan is available from an authorized dis- we are paying for. As the importance of a Hughes tribution point to any individual within Tompkins County. Multiple participation in sports. Female coaches and college degree continues to increase, we Copy editing staff - copies and mail subscriptions are available from The Ithacan office. administrators continue to be virtually must ask ourselves why cost has become Rachel Ber11n, John Please call (607) 274-3208/or rates. . powerless over their own sport participation such limiting factor in higher Carey, Adam Coleman. A/I Ithaca College students, regardless ofmajor; are invited to a pursuin_g Melissa Fisch, Ben· join The Ithacan staff. Interested students should contact an editor and women are coached and organized education, and what it will take for people to Rosenthal, Kristen or manager listed to the left or visit The Ithacan office in Park Hall predominantly by men. • Racki, Chris Franklin, reali:ze that enough is finally enough. Came Cochran, Room 269. - Society docs not encourage girls and Vanessa Leong Mailing address: 269 Park Hall, Ithaca College, Ithaca, N. Y., women to participate in sports as much as we /4850-7258 · JAMES PARFREY '03 Layout staff - Telephone: (607) 274-3208 Fax: (607) 274-1565 encourage and expect boys and men to. Schuyler Costello, Enc E-mail: [email protected] - When Davis asks, "Why should we give Lears, Laura Viapiano, World Wule Web: www.ithaca.edu/ithacan Kristln Haegele, Steve [women] advantages that we don't give For more letters, . :, .....-·r . .J r:. ~ ...._~•,J. /If'..... IP>' ...... a .-- ...... Ralg, Jessica Sippel -men?" th"?answeris-we'renot. Girts and- --- see-page 10- . THURSDAY, MARCH 2, 2000 THE ITHACAN 9 Diversity serves as a valuable tool for a true educational experience cfrds

Whether or not we all agree on one MATT definition of diversity or multiculturalism, or BONATTI whether we use the words interchangeably - they are undoubtedly the buzz words of Ithacan the forward-thinking movers and shakers of Columnist higher education. It may not be appropriate, but diversity has become synonymous with racial distribution, so I will examine this Midterm time: limited facet of diversity. Commonly used statistics reflect how staying alive Ithaca College treats diversity, as the percentage of white students vs. students of The countdown to Spring color. Some use the word 'diverse' to modify Break and midterm week are individuals instead both almost over, but I am sure of institutions, so the short story I am about to tell some feel knowing a still holds true for just about all few students of who read it. color leaves them Midterms are great. When is off the hook. These there another time when in one students of color week, students are overwhelmed have the added with a lump of papers, projects responsibility of and tests? Sure, there was plenty diversifying the MICHAEL SCHRAMM/THE ITHACAN of time to get the work done, but average student's JUNIOR TIA TAYLOR (left to right), Sophomore Mlchael Spann and Junior Ebony Evans that time is gone now and the Steplianie Cooper experience. Perhaps look on as freshman Sophie Becerra signs In at the OMA Leadership Conference Saturday. work still remains, at least for they should receive some. Guest Writer six extra credits a courses like Black Women Writers. Students conscious elitists also hinder progress. Patience is a virtue, semester for the will learn about writers who are not as Let's also not forget that racism, sexism procrastination is an art form, time they spend central to the mainstream as white male and homophobia are not mutually exclusive and I am a very patient artist. I educating their classmates. writers are in foundation courses. There problems. Focusing primarily on one "ism" gave my work plenty of time to It is wonderful we have speakers, would never be a class titled white male does not work with others who are get itself done. I patiently did presenters and perfonners of various anything because we would end up with a lot challenging the many guises of ignorance nothing for hours upon hours backgrounds and discipljnes coming to of courses with the same name. and intolerance. · and my work made absolutely campus. I am not arguing that no attention is Some may believe race issues are I understand that the pyramids were not no progress on its own. paid to multicultural programming, but the overemphasized and that discussing them built in a day and that others agree, but I am I think the problem is same focus given to Black History month causes separation instead of unification. wary of complacency. It is not enough to actually quite simple: My work does not carry over to Asian, American However, our liberal sensibilities and rugged raise questions, but you need to raise the is just lazy; it has no initiative. I Indian or Latino heritage. Diversity should individualism have caused us to so staunchly right questions and then attempt to answer do not really know what else I not be supplemental and periphery to what is center on our own personal guilt, causing that them. You may not agree with my views and could have done for it. I gave it conventional and standard. It is not simply vision to become clouded. We need to that is perfectly fine. But keep this in mind: time to get itself done and it just about quotas but instead an approach to understand that careful examinations should The feminist movement brought to us how sat there and did not take education and life. not be indictments. It is not enough to merely the personal is political. So when I 'get advantage of that time. Frankly, While Ithaca College is making efforts, assume guilt (often veiled as responsibility) political,' please 'don't take it personal.' I am rather disappointed in it, there are no faculty of color in several because wallowing in emotions absolves us and now I have to take time out departments. In addition, academic programs from having to take action. On the other hand, Stephanie Cooper is a sophomore of my own busy schedule to relegate multiculturalism to the "ghettos" of the self-righteous pats on the back by socially sociology major.· help it out. Alright, it is my own fault Debates and commentaries wlll appear In this spot each week. To have your voice heard, call Opinion Editor Aaron Mason at 274-3208. really. I hoped that things would actually work themselves out for once. But no, I was wrong and I am wiJJing to admit that. I can only hope that one day things will finally work out for me, just once. lfhacan So let's just take a brief minute and run down the check nqu1rer list to see just where I stand at this stage of the game. Four midtenns - check. One five­ page paper - check. Two audio projects - check. One quiz - check. Well, it looks like I have all Carleena Angwin the ingredients; now it's time to Advertising-Public Relatior:is '01 cook. I love how all the major assignments for a class get packed into a one-weeR period. And remember, if you plan on Jonah Von Spreecken going anywhere for Spring Acting '00 Break and have to leave a day early, well then that's one less day you have to get your work done. Salvation certainly comes in the form of Spring Break - that one brief yet magical week college students nationwide look forward to with high hopes each year when there is no school, no worries and, wait, an assignment over Spring Break? Check. I have often heard that what Tabitha Bourgeois does not kill you only makes International Business '03 you stronger. If that is indeed true, then I have two options: I

, .)'. ~ ~'\( _:,,4 ' am either going to be dead or ·.-:~fng_home to Louisiana able to lift a house with my Trevor Navarra · te Mardi Gras." index'. finger, neither for which do I really have any use. TV-A '02 Well, about 24 hours left now. My work still hasn't started itself and doesn't show any indication of doing so either. I guess it is up to me to help it out. Happy Spring Break. Photos by Jen Blanco ~o.....-.Matt Bonatti Is a sophomore 10 THE ITHACAN THURSDAY, MARCH 2, 2000

Ithacan should be more careful on how it who refuses to remain content with Jack celebration of "other" cultures should not be approaches subjects of race and Oblak's idea that "[diversity) is evident in perceived as a threat to the existing multiculturalism. These issues are still very the tilJle and effort jfld dollars that we put . 1,bc;gemony._ In~ ~~vents should be real and should be handled with care. jnto programming/t~ and refuses to regarded as an effm:i'.to enrich the Jives of Unfortunately that wa,c; notseen in this beliex~},hat we ha\'e ~ched acceptable tach and everyone ohs.. . ' . . ·' , article. - · " .. . . levels ofcultural,,racial and ethnic . Perhaps this is a wake-up ·can to find diversity'.on ouruarripbS: · JE~OME NG '01 Continued from page 8 out why these programs were put in place The r,nere fact that the issue "Are race rather than finding out if they are necessary. issues overemphasized?" is even a Letter from London Race issues article These programs were created for.a reason. question perplexes some, astounds others Once that reason is found then you will and disappoints all. As the Ithaca College makes generalization raises absurd question have the answer to your article's question. Student Congress, we support both ALS's "Are race issues overemphasized?" No, concerns regarding the Feb. 17 article and I am very offended by an ignorant On behalf of the African-Latino Society, they are not emphasized enough. their letter to The Ithacan regarding remark made in Jeff Miller's "Letter from we would like to voice concern with the whether race issues are overemphasized on London" in the Feb. 24 issue. . article written in the Feb. 17 issue. The NICOLE DOMINICCI '01 this campus. He describes his frustration at not article posed the question "Arc race issues 011 behalf of the African-Latino Society getting any ice in his drink at a restaurant in overcmpha~ized?" It is an understatement KIA KOZUN '02 London. I had no problem with his to say that we (as a general body) were on behalf of the Student Government complaining. However, as I read through upset not only with the title but with the 'Overemphasis' article Association the article, I was disturbed by the overal I tone of the article. draws upon negativity statement, "It's not like I'm in a Third On a campus with little more than an 8 Multicultural activities World country." He's saying that he percent minority. the notion that race issues The Student Government Association expects to have adequate ice in his drink in are overemphasized is absurd. As the supports the African-Latino Society in should go unquestioned a place like London, since after all, it's "not article states in the first paragraph, we do many of the sentiments its members a city in a Third World country." not feel that the student population is expressed to Student Congress Feb. 22. We On Feb. I 7, The Ithacan published an As a student from a "Third World" "bombarded" with diversity programming. recognize that our school's population. article titled, "Arc race issues country, such a random generalized In fact we feel that there is not enough courses and programmed events more overemphasized?" While I applaud the comment angers me deeply. What right diversity programming on this campus. The often than not lack important degrees of writer's endeavor to pursue investigative docs this person have to make an programs such as Racial Awareness Series, diversity and it was disheartening to see an reporting, I am very discouraged by the tone assumption that inconveniences such as the Express Yourself and Unity Relays arc not article in our own campus newspaper that of the article. Whether intentionally or one he experienced happen only in Third just for students of color but for all students circuitously answered the question ''arc unintentionally, the article is highly World countries? so that we may have a better understanding race issues overemphasized" with a "yes." indicative that race issues are indeed over­ He states that London is a big city, of each other. It was a slap in the face to Kyle Johnson's comment, "IfOMA, emphasized. where "people drive expensive cars." So question this type of programming and in ALS or DAC docs not sponsor or Taken together with the editorial's criticism this means that people in the Third World the middle of Black History Month no less. cosponsor an event, then it will not be ofV-Day initiatives and the assistant sports ed­ are too poverty-stricken to drive expensive We do not think the author intended to multicultural," hit upon the very problem itor's commentary on ·gender (in)equality in cars? Does it mean that an individual could disrespect or belittle the issue. that we face as an institution: That race sports, I feel a need to voice my concern. not possibly ask for iced drinks in Third Unfortunately, the scope of the piece was issues are under-emphasized unless Based on those articles, it appears there is World countries because it's too much of a so narrow that there was no opposition to specific efforts are made by a small group a denial of the fact that the issues and luxury? I think not. In fact, I know that's the stated question. The question itself was of individuals to bring them to light. cultures of women, "students of color,",..and not the case. never answered and it was because the Race issues are not overemphasized on the GLBT community, for example, have It's disrespectful for Miller to make this sources and direction that the article took the Ithaca College campus. It's not a historically been marginalized and de­ remark, when all he probably knows about were very one-sided. matter of taking individual issues, legitimized. The next time any reporter Third World countries is the stereotypical Articles such as this one do not promote addressing them and then saying they're wishes to question the apparent proliferation images portrayed on television. It's not unity and diversity, but instead hinder it by over, as the thoughts of some interviewed of multicultural or diversity-related right to generalize and assume that asking whether this programming is needed for The Ithacan s article so gracefully activities, I ask he or she remember that negativity happens, or is supposed to at all. Until this campus can accept and reflected. The SGA is a student body in heterosexist Eurocentric patriarchy has happen in Third World countries alone. relate to every person on it, muticultural support of ALS and others that refuses to dominated a large part of the world's culture programs will still be necessary. The "put to rest" racial-bias related incidents, for a long time, even until today. The SERITI BEKELE ' 02

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BY MICHAEL R. RATTY mer President George Bush lived across the Sophomore John McGraw, whose favorite covered by blatantly stupid humor," he said. Contributing Writer street from Homer for a very short time. 1ne character is Bart's four-eyed chum Milhouse, Hersh said Homer is a comic genius, but town even revisited the days of prohibition said he likes ''The Simpsons" because it is Disco Stu is his favorite character because In 1989, Matt Groening for a brief period, which forced citizens to not like other shows. Hersh is fan of disco music. (it rhymes with raining), creator find something to do, gasp, other than drink "Even though it is a cartoon, it can go Although some have wondered how of "The Simpsons," decided to Duff Beer. And thanks to Homer's penchant into more detailed topics and not be cen­ much longer the show can last, it doesn't take his crudely sketched, yet for in-work naps and donuts sored," McGraw said. seem to be slowing down anytime soon. In popular animated short off 'The ("mmm ... donuts") there have been 17 Senior Mike Henn, who said "The a recent New York Daily News article, ex­ Tracey Ullman Show" and make near-meltdowns at the nuclear power plant Simpsons" is "absolutely his favorite ecutive producer Mike Scully said writers it a series. The first full episode to date. show," likes how unique the writing is. are already finishing scripts for next season. aired Jan. 14, 1990 and, faster Even more intriguing are how many "When you watch, there is something "As long as it can keep the quality up and than you could say Apu Nahas­ secondary characters find their way into new every time," Henn said. "It's a dif­ make it funny, we'll keep apeemapetilon, the show was a hit. the show. All who watch have their favorites ferent kind of humor and it's never cranking out the cartoons," Here we are, 10 years and more than 200 and know that many of the story lines re­ what you expect." Scully said. episodes later, and ''The Simpsons" has re­ volve around these other Springfieldians, and Sophomore Jeff Hersh has The next inevitable question is defined pop-culture for our.generation. It is they all have their own quirks. been watching the show since it whether or not we will ever sec the cwrently the longest running prime-time se­ The show has also dealt with social is­ started and said he has seen likes of Dr. Nick Riviera ("Hi every- ries. The show has left an indelible mark on sues in a humorous manner, and provides every episode. body") and the recently widowed Ned Flan­ entertainment. - catch phrases all fans know. "It is intelligence ders ("Hiddly ho") on the big screen. In an In a decade remembered for introducing Walk by the Rec Center while students interview with E! Online late last year, us to "Seinfeld" and '"The Sopranos," '"The are playing pool and you'll surely hear Groening said that he would like to do a Simpsons" decided to carve out its own niche. Homer's "D'oh!" plenty of times. Simpsons movie, but is waiting for the per­ ''The Simpsons" brought immediate Finding students who love this show was­ fect script. success to the still fledgling Fox network. n't very difficult. Excellent Smithers. Only 13 episodes after its initial airing, the show was pitted against "The Cosby Show" on Thursday nights. After that, Cliff Huxtable would never reach the No. I rat­ ings slot for the year again. The cartoon family from Springfield has garnered numerous awards along the way, including five Emmy awards for Outstand­ ing Animated Program. In 1998, Poet Lau­ reate Robert Pinsky revealed his love for the show in an article for The New York Times Magazine titled "My Favorite Show." When Entertainment Weekly announced its list of the I 00 greatest entertainers of all­ time, the Simpson family was No. 10. As of this year, in addition to its humble abode at 742 Evergreen Terrace, they can claim res­ idence on another street; the family was re­ cently awarded a star on Hollywood's,, Walk of Fame. Though the accolades are many, the draw of the show has always been the story lines and characters. One aspect of the show most critics agree on is how it mixes slapstick and physical comedy with witty jokes and so­ cial commentary on eyerything from en­ tertainment to religion and politics. The trials and tribulations of pudgy pa­ triarch Homer and his family have been keeping Americans laughing for 10 years. The show has also put the "fun" back in "dysfunctional" family. Along for the ride are wife Marge, sQn Bart and daugh­ ters Lisa· and Maggie. The family has come to symbol­ ize the mix of love and frus­ tration so often identified with life in suburbia. A lot has transpired in this sor­ did little town through the years. It was nearly destroyed by a comet discovered by Bart. For- --i --.- --. -

12 THE ITHACAN THURSDAY, MARCH 2, 2000 · Ac.rent Ben Folds coming.to It~~Ca . Un Concert set ...... for April 16 BY GREG FORD Assistant Accent Editor

Ben Folds Five will headline the Bureau of Concerts' spring concert on April 16 at 7:30 p.m. in the Ben Light Gymnasium. Tickets for the show go on sale Philip Thomas for the Ithaca College community on March 23 and for the general pub­ International lic on March 28. Tickets arc $10 for Business '03 the college community with an ID and $ I 2 for the general public. Hometown: Boulder, Co. Junior Dianne Rosario, co­ Accomplishment I am chairwoman of tickets for the most proud of: Mastering BOC, said the BOC coordinates the force. sales of tickets on campus at the tick­ What I'd be doing If I et booth in the Campus Center, weren't here: Eating. through Ticketmaster and at Rebop Things I can do without: in Collegetown and Sounds Fine in People who call me "Baby­ the Commons. Head." Ben Folds Five consists of pi­ Best word In the English .anist/singer Ben Folds, drummer language: Umm. Darren Jessee and bassist Robert What TV show I don't Sledge. Their first album, titled . PHOTO COURTESY OF BEN FOLDS AVE MEMBERS OF BEN FOLDS FIVE, bassist Robert Sledge (left to right), planlsUslnger. Ben Folds miss: Ally McBeal. "Ben Folds Five," was released in and drummer Darren Jessee, will be performing at Ithaca College on April 16. Three things that can 1995 and was followed in 1997 by always be found In my "Whatever & Ever Amen," and who is in the area, at which point Abrams, the stage co-chair for the Abrams said. '"They see us as col­ refrigerator: Beer, eggs, "Naked Baby Photos," which fea­ the board votes for who they want. BOC, said the preparation for the lege students so we have to do it moldy somethings! tured b-sides and live perfor­ Vanschaick said she· is pleased concert involves working with professionally." People might be mances. Their latest album, 'The with Ben Folds Five and said a lot both the concert people and the cam­ Rosario said she thinks the surprised to know that I: Unauthorized Biography of Reinhold of people have been calling the pus people, including Campus concert will be well received. Am friends with Hollie the Messner," was released in April BOC about tickets. Safety and Life Safety. "I think it'll do real well," she table dancer. 1999. "I think it's going to be agreat 1be -BOC also has to rent said. "Tickets aren't at steep Ideal Vacation: Anywhere Junior Julie VanSchaick said show, a great way to close the year," equipment He said the band has cer­ prices that college students won't sunny, right now. the BOC chooses bands through an she said. ''We even got a call from tain specifications including lighting, be able to afford and ifs a good Recommended Web site: agent who gives the group a fist of someone in Pittsburgh calling sound and sire of stage, and part of band. Everyone knows who they www.bored.com. available bands, when they are tour­ about it" the job of the BOC is to find out if are even though they aren't always Where I'll be In 10 years: ing and how much they will cost. Staging an event like this takes it can provide that. played on the radio." On the beach. She said the choices quickly get nar­ planning, which starts as soon as the "We have to take it seriously be­ An opening act has not yet been rowed down to who is touring and contract is signed. Senior Neal cause they are professionals," announced.

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• THURSDAY, MARCH 2, 2000 THE ITHACAN 1 3 Gi-Oups entertain leap year lunch crowd .. BY KIMBERLY GASSER "Sometimes people don't come to concerts Staff Writer at night, but when it's in the middle of where they arc at lunchtime, they stop in." It's not your typical dining hall setting. The band rearranged themselves and start­ As people filed into the Emerson Suites at ed to play what the conductor introduced as noon Tuesday, classical music played by the "Wagner's best march," one of his opera Ithaca College Concert Band filled the air. The pieces titled "FesMarsch." musicians were set up in the center of the room Next, the band accompanied four music beneath the Ithaca College seal on the wall. faculty members in a quartet from one of Ver­ Directly in front of them were rows of di's operas. Professor Carol Mc Amis, ryiu­ scats, with President Peggy Williams and sic, a member of the quartet, said this wa~ Dean Arthur Ostrander of the school of mu­ not only a good chance for the performers sic, sitting front and center. to share their music, but also a valuable ex­ Around the sides of the band, students, perience for the student performer~. staff and faculty sat at round tables, eating 'The students have an opportunity to work lunches while the band played the first se­ with experienced professionals," she said. "In­ lection ofttie hour. People continued to drift strumentalists don't get to play with singers ., in as the piece continued. that often, and it's a big part of how they're This infonnal perfonnance was called Mu­ going to make a living in the real world, per­ sic at Midday: ·A Concert to Celebrate -the forming for musical theater and opera." Leap Year. The perfonnance included both the The hour of music concluded with a se­ Concert Band and five faculty perfonners. PATRICK BROGAN/THE ITHACAN ries of Richard Strauss waltzes and the over­ 1k idea of perfonning during the day brings "THE FOUR FACULTY," music professors David Parks, Carol McAmls, Beth Ray and ture to Mozart's opera "The Marriage of Fi­ the classical music closer to the whole campus Randle Blooding {left to right) perform a selection from Verdi's opera "Rigoletto" garo." President Williams thanked the per­ community through an infonnal atmosphere of Tuesday at the Midday Music program for the leap year held In Emerson Suites. formers and acknowledged the Tompkins having a lunchtime concert. said Mark store, music, who began to sing an aria from "With a noonday concert, everyone has County Trust Company for all its support to Fonder, conductor of the Concert Band. the opera "Don Pascal." Even though the opera this particular time free if they want to come," the music school. Students rushed out to their "We wanted to imitate a typical summer is in a different language, Pastore expressed Pastore said, gazing at the crowd. "As I look next classes or their next meetings. in the park concert," Fonder said. the character's emotions through gestures and around, I see some of our students here, but ''There arc times when it is difficult to get After the first piece concluded, the audience facial expressions as she performed. I see mostly faces I'm not as familiar with." to Ford Hall in the evenings," Fonder said. applauded enthusiastically as the band mem­ "It's a wonderful idea to bring in more of Sophomore Chris Lipe, who plays the "Something like this during the day is a bers shuffled around slightly to reorganize for the community," Pastore said. baritone sax in the Concert Band, said it was huge opportunity for people to be whisked the next piece. Fonder introduced the first fac­ She said that midday concerts are a way interesting to perform at that time. away from the everyday life and transport­ ulty performer, Associate Professor Patrice Pa- to reach out to non-music majors. "'There were a lot of students there," he said. ed into something a bit more artistic." tJ SUR;, r; l t 1,1 U i :1 ;, l f lJ fl O ', r u IT Ion r, rJ;... r; l I rJ G SUBSCRIBE Get The Ithacan/or your mom or • your dad or your cousin or your grandma or your best friend or anyone else in your life. Why is TIAA-CREF the Call 274-3208 #1 choice nationwider Fast Cash The TIAA-CREF Advantage. .- CASH for your clothes

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14 THE ITHACAN THURSDAY, MARCH 2, 2000 D'Anaelo LettPr S.Ounr.1 "Voodoo" . rrom ·Lliecl< London BY D.J. REITER Staff Writer JEFF -··· MILLER 'Bloodhound' busts out With his long-awaited follow-up Staff Writer "Voodoo: D'Angelo offers a funky, f all the songwriting conventions complex and enchanting sophomore available to explore poetic language, MUSIC REVIEW effort that is shades away from the Stress virus Oclearly Bloodhound Gang has a favmte numerous albums big on flash and - simile. A simple equation: simile plus pop Bloodhound small on substance. culture reference equals Bloodhound Gang Gang_ Recorded mostly live, each song is hits Europe song. "Life is like Marion Barry" pretty much more than five minutes. There are no obvious radio-friendly hooks, and cuts When I was planning my sums it up. for trip over to Europe, it was easy But this should be qualified in two ways. "Hooray blend lazily into one another. to forget that in between jaunts First, "poetic" is not exactly the most accu­ Boobies" Toe songs are tight and incredibly to foreign locations, bar rate of words to describe the new album. Ex­ well conceived. What emerges is the \ hopping and socializing, I ample: the albwn's title, "Hooray for Boobies." realization that O'Angelo does ihe hip­ would have classes and an That not enough? How about the chorus of (ireoStonns hop/soul hybrid more naturally than internship to contend with. ''Three Point One Four," which goes "I need The /lhacan ,.._ dluma from anyone. The funkiness of "Chicken Staff Writer 1 (wom) IO 4 (bell) Since I've been here, it's been to find a new vagina ... it's hard to rhyme a ··- Grease· will do you for eclecticism. "One even easier to forget. word like vagina." Some of the song titles Mo'gin,• on the other hand, is everything Which brings me to this alone ("A Lap Dance is so Much Better When key beats," and a few songs like ''The In­ in one song, the kind of deeply groovy week's topic, a disease I will the Stripper is Crying") are enough to knock evitable Return of the Great White Dope" have grinder that wiR surely claim credit for call ICLCSDSS, Ithaca them out of the poet laureate race. too-raging showcases for Pop's lyrics. more than a few one-night stands. College London Center's sleep The second way the Bloodhound Gang Frankly, though, it doesn't matter. What D'Angelo does, and what deprived stress syndrome. I equation should be qualified, however, is that "Hooray" has enough standout to spackle over makes "Voodoo• such an exceptional have it. Juniors Kevin Flinn it works. The album is a riot. any holes or faults. In the nigh-blasphemous album, is-that he mixes the old school and Amanda White, my As anyone familiar with the album's first "Hell Yeah," for instance, Pop expounds over _ with the new. His songs channel flatmates, have it. I'd bet that single and current smash hit ''The Bad simple verse guitar lines and rock anthem cho­ memories of Marvin Gaye, Prince and all I 04 London Center Touch" knows, what works best on rus riffs on what he would do ifhe were God. Stevie Wonder. Guitar legend Charlie students have it in some form "Hooray" - humor - is not always of a uni­ As abstracts, "Oh Jesus· can I borrow your Hunter appears on "Spanish Joint.• Yet or another. versal nature. Suffice to say that if you are who crowbar?" and ''Crucified and alt I got was this he brings current flavor with Roots To a layman's eyes it may "The Ballad of Chasey Lain" is about, the lousy t-shirt" are up there with the album's fun­ drummer ?uestlove appearing look like it's our faults. album is definitely for you. niest moments. throughout the album. ICLCSDSS isn't something Everyone else, be prepared for graphic ref­ Pemaps the most curious track on the albwn, D' Angelo serves up this album of that sneaks up on you. I've erences to sex, shameless self-aggrandirement, and certainly the one that must have taken the mixed dishes like a master music chef. known, for instance, about my shameful self-deprecation and pop culture ref­ most copyright clearance, is the bombastic, Images of Men And Women in erences coming out the wazoo. string and glorious chorus-filled "Right Tum Mass Media paper since the As for the music, "Hooray" provides what Clyde." In between Pop's rapid-fire "vocals by mor. The only problem is, who knows where first day of school. I've know it needs and not much more. Band leader Jim­ Marlboro" are some contemplative moments those fingers have been? Jokes about Falco, that I needed to write about St. my Pop and his cohorts Evil Jared Hasselhoff that are almost - gasp! - touching. Not too Frankie Goes to Hollywood and "Joanie Loves Paul's Cathedral and the Soane and Lupus Thunder rely more on simple moog surprising considering the chorus is a very Chachi" punctuate the endless and, iefending museum, and my internship at and bass mixes with a few "wicky wicky Bloodhound-esque play on Pink Floyd's "An­ some sensibilities, it should be reiterated, shoddy tabloid Heat magazine wacks" from DJ Q-Ball more than guitar-bass­ other Brick in the Wall Part II." offensive sexuality of "Hooray for Boobies.". sometime before the midterm drums, so most of the songs come out sound­ Bloodhound Gang, at the very least, have This is the kind of humor that makes you bury break. I knew that I needed to ing fresh. However, drummer Spanky G oc­ their fingers on the pulse not of the nation, but your head in your hands. Still laughing, of tum in three reviews of plays casionally dumps too much phat into the "mon- of what pop culture has. aged perfectly for hu- course. I've seen sometime this week. So, it's my fault that none of these things are done, right? There are some things I didn't know, though, so hold "Hanging Up" your judgment of me until I'm "~eReel done. I didn't know that I'd only be in London one weekend out of the last four, or that my night­ WOrld BY BROOKE** MATHEWSON times would generally be Staff Writer occupied by some required theater event or another. I wish someone would have hung up. I didn't know that I'd get a 'Reindeer' delivers a gift The constant ringing of cell phones , once-in-a-lifetime chance to stressed me out. -~. spend one of my few free he name "Reindeer Games" is a gift to In the movie "Hanging Up,• an nights IO feet from Pete film critics who just love to make up MOVIE REVIEW impending tragedy forces three sisters Townsend playing a note­ Tclever catch phases involving the title of to pull together and become a family.· perfect rendition of "Baba 0 the film to display their reaction. Of course the "Reindeer Eve (Meg Ryan) is the sister who takes Reilly." I didn't know that headline above features one, and I'm sure hun­ care _pf the crotchety, alcoholic father Games" (Walter Matthau), while Georgia (Diane planning a Spring Break trip to dreds of newspapers have already taken all the Directed by: John Prague, Paris, Marcielle and good ones. Keaton) and Maddy (Lisa Kudrow) Frankenheimer Amsterdam involved multiple So instead I will just describe the first five remain wrapped up in their careers. Starring: "Ben Affleck, All three sisters learn to juggle the phone calls, trips to minutes of the film by teliing you the post­ Charllze Theron, Gary responsibilities of a family through each bookstores, clothing stores and Christmas glee I received when the first images Slnise other. Even though the cast was research. to appear on screen were five dead Santas: impressive, they didn't have much to And then there's summer. isn't Hollywood great?! 9darc (}affen work with. Yes, summer. I definitely "Reindeer Games" should become a film Staff Writer Tho Ithacan mies movies from Ryan's talent was repressed in a role couldn't have predicted that that people watch during Christmas time 1 (worst) 10 4 (besl) of a neurotic daughter dealing with her the application for my summer when they become sick and bombarded by hol­ *** handful of a father. Keaton played a job at the University of iday gimmicks. The story will have you no and believing Rudy is Nick, Sinise tortures shallow and arrogant part that disap­ Virginia would be due the dreading the coming day and, by the end of the him every which way until he agrees to help pointingly didn't fit very well. Kudrow same day that I leave for film, reinstall the true meaning of what rob the casino. attempted to throw out some one-liners Spring Break - the day after Christmas is about. Keeping in mind the movie It seems like an extremely cliche plot but b~ they failed to mijke me crack a all of my schoolwork is due. starts out with five dead jolly fat men, that is that is the fun behind the screenplay. Written smile. So what am I doing about truly an amazing feat. by Miramax's new golden boy Ehren Kruger Matthau portrayed his typical, it? Well, today I've already Told in a flashback, the game essentially be­ (Arlington Road, Scream 3) the film starts out grumpy old-man image, but his humor seen a screening of "Snow gins when our hero, Rudy (Ben Affleck), is in extremely cliched but introduces twists and was restrained. :::, Day," bought a Europe-only jail with his buddy Nick (James Frain) for grand turns that will have your head spinning like the The plot incorporated a realistic Fatboy Slim album at Tower theft auto. Now being an action film there is a "Exorcist" child. issue, but the actions and emotions of Records and explored Covent given break i"n reality, but Ben Affleck as a tat­ Kruger also brings each supporting character the characters were predictable. It was Gardens, which is kind of what tooed hard-core car thief? a distinctiveness of their own. I loved how the frustrating to see such talented actors in the Commons would be like if While in jail Nick began a pen pal relation­ Indian casino was run by a Italian Las Vegas a movie with no substance. , .. it was cool and filled with ship with a beautiful girl named Ashley (Char­ wannabe Dennis Farina (Get Shorty) and how great street performers. lize Theron) and as soon as his term ends in two the meanest, ugliest-looking robber attended liveness: depth of field. The focus on the cam­ I'm currently sipping on an more days he is running to her arms. Now you night classes at business school. era might be a close up of Affleck in the fore­ Iced Mocha in an Internet cafe, can guess what happens, after saying the death The directing brings to the screen a ground but you still have to watch the back­ working on this article. I'll be phase, "two more days," Affleck's best friend distinctiveness I can't remember seeing before: ground where Sinise or one of his minions back and recovered from my is stabbed in the chest during a prison riot. Director John Frankenheimer has reigned might be up to rlo good. disease after Spring Break, if I When Rudy is released, out of sorrow and films in his 40-year career ranging from the By the end some of the twists and turns - survive that long. five years of hormonal rage, he walks up to Ash­ great, "Manchurian Candidate," the good might take a little imagination, but as long as '" ley and pretends to be Nick. However, it seems "Ronin," to the just plain ugly, "Island of Dr. you can accept Ben Affleck as a tattooed crim­ Junior Jeff MIiier is in London Ashley's truck driving brother (Gary Sinise) and Moreau." inal then you have to be able to suspended sci­ during the spring semester. his friends want Rudy more then anybody. It It seems Frankenheimer is once again on a ence and logic. It is a perfect eye candy film turns out Nick used to work for an Indian casi- hot streak and has finally found his distinc- to watch on a Saturday night with some friends .. THURSDAY, MARCH 2, 2000 THE ITHACAN 15 Qµintet sezye~ big blend • . "· , .. -1mesVie

BY CRAIG BENDER Contributing Writer The foRowing is valid for Friday through Thursday, The Mike Pedersen Quintet March 9: (MPQ) played its special blend of original rock/jazz songs, Dave Hoyts Ithaca 10 Cinemas Matthews tunes and other covers to ·Pyramid Mall a packed crowd of more than 200 257-2700 people at the Nines Friday. The up and coming local band What Planet are You made up of all Ithaca College stu­ From?-12:15 p.m., 3:40 dents is led by senior Mike Peder­ p.m., 7:10 p.m., 9:30 p.m., sen, who plays guitar reminiscent and Saturday and Sunday of Dave Matthews and sings at 12:20 a.m. heartfelt lyrics with a passionate, My Dog Skip - 11 :30 a.m., wailing voice. 2:15 p.m., 4:30 p.m., 7 p.m., Although the band is just starting 9:25 p.m., and Saturday to gain some attention in the local and Sunday at 11 :25 p.m. Ithaca music scene, music-is not new The Next Best Thing - for Pedersen. He and drummer Tim 12:05 p.m., 2:251).m., 4:45 Collins '99 played in a band called p.m., 6:55 p.m., 9:45 p.m., the Puppet Slingers since junior high and Saturday and Sunday and in the fall of 1998 they released at 11 :55 p.m. a self-titled CD. Reindeer Games - 12:25 After playing a Genesis tune at p.m., 3:20 p.m., 6:45 p.m., Tim's senior recital, junior saxo­ 9:50 p.m. and Friday and phonist Joe .. Kaczorowski, senior Saturday at midnight. bassist Mike Lee and senior key­ The Whole Nine Yards - boardist Sloane Treat' joined the 11 :55 a.m., 2:20 p.m., 4:40 band and changed its name to the p.m., 7: 15 p.m., 9:55 p.m. Mike Pedersen Quintet. and Friday and Saturday at The group has only been to­ 12:10 p.m. gether a short time. However, Hanging Up-12:30 p.m., itare a remarkably clean and tight 2:40 p.m., 4:50 p.m., 7:05 band. It is also extremely versatile. p.m., 9:20 p.m., and Friday The band's music comes form a va­ and Saturday at 11 :40 p.m. riety of styles, including Phish, Jazz, Pitch Black-12:50 p.m., Fusion and especially the music of 3:30 p.m., 6:40 p.m., 9:35 Tim Reynolds and the Dave p.m., and Friday and Satur­ Matthews Band. day at 11 :50 p.m. The MPQ covered the DMB hits Scream 3 - 7:45 p.m., "Best of What's Around," "#41," 10:05 p.m., and Friday and "Crush," "Too Much" and "Watch­ Saturday at 12:25 p.m. tower" with I 00 percent accuracy The Tlgger Movie - 11 :45 and with a keyboardist instead of BARBARA LAUZIER/THE ITHACAN a.m., 1:45 p.m., 4 p.m. and Boyd Tinsley on the violin. Treat, JUNIOR SAXOPHONIST Joe Kaczorowski (left) and senior lead guitarist Mike Pedersen (right) tam 6p.m. the who is the newest addition to the during Friday's performance of the Mike Pedersen Quintet at Nines In Collegetown. Snow Day -1'1:50 a.m., 2 band, was playing very fast jazzy so­ ing up and down the fret-board with dressed in sombreros and played a bum called ·"Falling Ball." Peder­ p.m., 4:20 p.m., 6:50 p.m., los over the DMB tunes and it added slides, finger picking, harmonics Spanish-influenced jam. It also sen's fans love this song and the 9:10 p.m., and Friday and a wonderful new flavor to the and extremely fast rifts, with ac­ played a country-sounding song crowd cheered when he an­ Saturday at 11:15 p.m. songs. curacy that would have made Tim called "Living Like Seth," where nounced he was going to play it. The Beach - 12:45 p.m., Tripping Billies, which is "the of­ Reynolds proud. Collins took a comical but rhyth­ By the end of the show, when the 3:50 p.m., 6:35 p.m., 9:40 ficial DMB cover band" tries to ex­ DMB songs weren't the only mically well-done drum solo. band played the DMB song "Stay," p.m., and Friday and Satur­ actly replicate the DMB in look, covers the quintet played. It covered Another funny song was called many people were dancing in the day at 12:05 a.m. style and sound. MPQ differs in that songs by Sublime, Bare Naked "Food Court," which was about a· small area in front of the stage. it replicates the songs while still re­ Ladies, Paul Simon's "You Can Call guy interacting with the people at "I love it when people get up and Clnemapolls taining its own unique style. Me Al" and the Jazz Standard "The the taco, pizza and wok stands in a dance," Pedersen said. "It gives us 2n-611s The best cover of the night was A Train." food court. the message that people are enjoy~ Pedersen playing the Tim Humor was also a part of the The crowd favorite of the night ing our music and it makes our en­ Topsy-Turvy- 7 p.m. and Reynolds song "Stream" on solo MPQ's perfonnance and its songs. (other than the DMB stuff) was a ergy and performance level 1,000 Saturday and Sunday mati­ acoustic guitar. His fingers were fly- The band started its second set song from the Puppet Stingers al- times greater!" nees at 2 p.m. ,- Holy Smoke - 7:15 p.m., 9:35 p.m., and Saturday Donations from local businesses, campus or­ and Sunday matinees at ganizations, students and parents are invited and 2:15 p.m. and 4:35 p.m. can be made by calling 274-1059 or e-mailing Being John Malkovich - [email protected]. 9:45 p.m. and Saturday and Arc;:ent Sunday matinees at 4:45 · E>ri-ers Dance to shake out winter blues p.m. A winter dance with DJ Point Blank and Fall Creek Pictures games will take place on March 18, in the Tow­ 272-1256 ers Dining Hall from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. The cost U.S. poet laureate to read works is $3 at the door and proceeds will benefit Fall All About My Mother - 1 O Creek Playground. Children and Ithaca College p.m. and Saturday and Sun­ Poet Laureate of the United States Robert Pin­ students are invited. day matinees at 5 p.m. sky will visit the South Hill March 27 at 7:30 Magnolia - 7 p.m. and Sat­ p.m. His presentation, ''The Sounds of Poetry," Author to hold panel discussion urday and Sunday at 2 p.m. will be held in Textor 102 and is free and open Liberty Heights - 7: 1o to the public. Pinsky is the first in the Distin­ Poet and author Judy Grahn, who has pub­ p.m., 9:35 p.m. and Satur­ guished Speaker in the Humanities Series pre­ lished eight books of poetry, several short sto­ day and Sunday matinees sented by the Ithaca College· School of Hu­ ries, various essays and a novel, will present dis­ at 2:10 p.m. and 4:35 p.m. manities and Sciences. Pinsky's book will be cussions and readings on campus beginning on Tumbleweeds- 7:15 p.m., available for sale and autographing at the event. March 21. Grahn is the second in the Distin­ 9:35 p.m., and Saturday guished Visiting Writer Series sponsored by the and Sunday matinees at to Writing Program. 2:15 p.m. and 4:35 p.m. Radio marathon raise funds Grahn's work has been translated into The 14th annual 106-VIC 50-hour many languages and her poem "Plainsong" has Marathon will be held March 24-26 to raise mon­ been performed by The Dance Brigade. She has ey for the Finger Lakes Independence Center, won a National Endowment for the Arts fel­ .Be!ftroha.Veart a United Way agency that assists the disabled lowship and several other awards for her writ­ with life skills. ing. eve.ttt; ~~ uy, During the radio marathon, two VIC disc jock­ Grahn will participate in a panel discussion fui.cd'it;J eys will remain awake and on the air for 50 hours. on March 21 at 7:30 p.m. in Clark Lounge, Eg­ They will be joined by fellow jockeys holding re­ bert Hall. She will present a reading of her work Contact Accent Editor mote broadcasts from lde's Rock 'N' Bowl, Pyra­ in the Muller Chapel at 7:30 p.m. on March 23. COURTESY Of ITHACACOUEGE WRITING PROGRAM Devon Dams-O'Connor at _,, mid Mall, Collegetown Bagels and various cam­ 1lte events are open to the Ithaca College com­ POET AND AUTHOR Judy Grahn will visit 274-1616 with information. pus locations. munity and the general public. thellhacaColllgecamp119trom March 21-23. l.J -~- Check out more comics ··Thursday Read local cartoonist March 2, 2000 Eddie Domaingue's "IC" Page 16 on the Classified page.

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Team takes first for third straight year

BY GERILYN M. CURTIN Women's Indoor Track Coach of the Year. "That is something Sports Editor people will remember down the road. It was a very strong team effort. Those are the feelings you remember 20 years from When the women's track-and0 field team walked into now. You don't remember the time or the distance you SUNY Fredonia's fieldhouse Friday, one of the first things it threw or things like that, it is the feeling that they ac­ noticed was that Ithaca College's name was left off the New complished something they wanted to accomplish." York State Collegiate Track Conference championship program Boshe said the fact that the team had won the . and T-Shirt. meet the two previous years had a slight effect on 1 0 1 "Coach [Eric] Jackson was like 'OK, I want you guys to go the day. ./~-"-:-C:- ' out there and show them why our name should be on that," se- "I was a little more nervous g_ · · be- nior Kathryn Cornelius said. "That was the really ironic thing cause we have done so well/ H' because we won states the past two years and we were going had such high ex ' I to do it again." Ici~q,-~~~1:9-~~;-' And they did. The Bombers captured the state title for the: g~~}l•w; __ ..- _r,-~we- third year in a row with 131 points and claimed first place in' .. :sotiltf~ Od, >Ne: --- -- placing first in 12:22.5. The relay· team also provisionally qua!- onship team. You don't just show up and pco- / ,, ified for the NCAA championship. Senior Erin Stevens took first pie give you things, you have to earn them. .:•. , -' place in the 20-pound weight throw (14.44 meters) and the shot and this team definitely earned them on Fri- ~--' put (12.52 meters). Stevens qualified for the ECAC champi- day and Saturday." onship in both events and provisionally qualified for the NCAA Some members of the team will com- . championship in the 20-pound weight throw. The sixth first- pctc at the ECAC championship meet Sat- : place finish was earned by Byler in the 800-mctcr dash in urday at Wheaton College. j 2: 18.49, also an ECAC championship qualifying time. "We've all been working hard so we should t · With six first-place finishes and a number of other top fin- see some more personal bests and season bests.'" ishes, the team worked as a cohesive unit. Cornelius said. "Every meet there has been im- "This was a team accomplishment and that really has mean- provement upon-the last mcet's time. I expect the ing," said head coach Jim Nichols, who wa<; named the NYSCTC same and hope we-all will continue to do better." inn• WO overpowers competition ,Yvf, :: \}?:, : BRINSON against Hartwick, and I knew we were going to have -' 8 ,, t....--":1-'',NIE '~ " -. S1#JfW...1:1«r:· to play a great g;ime to beat them," she said. The Bombers were up by as many as 15 points · ··:· _.::.(\~defeated Mount St. Mary, in the second half. With less than one minute re­ . : -:6f;s~ fo :clfucb the·New:Yonc State maining, Mary's Kenya O'Kelle netted a lay-up to ~,. :; ~en~s tj,Jlegiate A,tbfetic As­ close the gap to nine points. With the clock ticking '1 :sociation title Saturday. in Ithaca's favor, Kroll said she didn't celebrate un­ But, there is something til the buzzer sounded. about Mary. "[Sixty seconds remaining], three shots - Although they stranger things have happened," she said .. "There did not win, the was no point in the game where I thought we had Knights will partic­ it." ipate in the NCAA Senior center Shari Wilkms (eight points and sev­ tournament and en rebounds) said she felt differently. Ithaca will not. 'Throughout the game I had a really good feel­ Saturday's game was ing about the whole thing," she said. "The point I the first meeting between the two absolutely knew [we were going to win] was with teams. As a result, head coach 25 seconds left, when we were up by nine Jennifer Kroll came in knowing [points]." n very little about the Knights. She The Knights played a completely different watched them compete against game against Ithaca than they played against Hartwick Friday and said Hartwick, Kroll said. she saw they were very "They like to shoot from the outside and pene­ athletic and strong trate and I told [our players] to get up in the guards' r outside shooters. faces," she said. "That strategy ended up scoring "They played a great game See WOMEN, page 21

., PHOTOS BY LILLIE JONES (TOP) AND MELISSA THORNLEY :-.:roP: Freshman Lynn Janovich competes In the 1,600 meter relay at the Can-AM Invitational at Cornell University Feb.19. I BOTTOM: Senior Shari WIikins, freshman Heather Savlgnano and senior -.... Kelly Pryce (left to right) Jog onto the court In their Feb. 22 playoff game. The team won the state championship Saturday after defeating Mount St. Mery. . --·· -· - .~-~---~------,

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ic Team this week, which makes included sophomore Jocelyn him a finalist for the Academic.AJI­ Genoa setting a season high in the America Team. bars with a 9.500, which was good Ithaca was out-rebounded 38-18 enough for fourth in that portion lPrB~x o~~~'Q by a much bigger Colgate team, and Erin Kahler getting a 9.225 in and shot only 43.5 percent the floor exercise, good enough for compared to the Red Raiders' 52. 7 ninth-place overall in that portion. CHRIS £>bu percent. The Bombers are back in action O'CONNELL ~ The Bombers had not faced a on March 11 when they travel to Division I school since they beat MIT in Boston for the ECAC Sports Columnist Colgate in 1979. Championship. Men's basketball The ECAC Upstate New York BY DAN GREENMAN playoff field of eight teams will be Men's tennis Q&Abefore Staff Writer announced Monday, and the Bombers are expecting a bid. BY DAN GREENMAN heading south The men's basketball team Staff Writer (I 5- JO) finished its regular season Gymnastics Ah Spring Break - sun and losing at Division I Colgate, 80-64, BY STAN DOMBROWSKI The men's tennis team (1-3) bikinis. But before most of us Saturday. Staff Writer kicked off its spring season Sat­ migrate south, a myriad of Senior guard Ryan Bamford urday, losing matches to Buffalo, questions are popping up in the scored 18 points, and now has When a Division III school 5-2, and Rochester, 7-0. ,._, world around us. Let's examine. exactly 1,000 in his career, be­ competes against both Division I Against Buffalo, junior fifth What do you get when you coming only the 13th Bomber to and II competition, the odds are seed Ari Roberts and sophomore lose a coach who won more than reach that mark. usually not in its favor. That held sixth seed Brian Pare were singles 200 career games as well as six Bamford connected on five of true for the Bombers as they winners, scoring the team's only seniors to graduation? Usually eight three-point field goals, setting competed against Division I points of the day. you get a mess, loosely veiled as the school recore>for three-point Eastern Michigan and Division II Roberts and sophomore Eric· a "rebuilding year." But in the baskets with 186. Bridgeport in a triangular meet Sat­ Ritter almost picked up a win at case of the women's basketball Senior guard Pat Britton, who urday at the Ben Light Gymnasi­ third doubles, but narrowly lost to team, rookie coach Jennifer earlier this week was named one um. The Bombers came in third in Tim Powell and Sean Kelly, 8-6. Kroll and her players more than of JO finalists for the 1o·sten's the meet with a score of 180.775, Senior top seed Matt Schultz picked up the slack en route to a Trophy, awarded to the best Divi­ more than seven points behind won Ithaca's only set against victory in the New York State sion III basketball player in the winner Eastern Michigan. Rochester, but fell to Steve Dani­ Women's Collegiate Athletic country, finished with a game-high Junior Stacey Coleman fin­ shevsky, 6-4, 2-6, 6-3. Association championship game 22 points. He moved into third ished the meet with a strong fifth­ The team went 1-1 during the Saturday. How much further can place on Ithaca's all-time career place all-around performance. fall portion of the season. the Bombers go? The team hosts scoring list. Coleman also broke her season­ The Bombers' next matches KATIE SCHLEE/ THE ITHACAN the ECAC Upstate New York Britton, who was a perfect 13- high score in the beam with a 9.400 will be during Spring Break, JUNIOR STACEY COLEMAN tournament on Saturday. If I 13 from the free-throw line, was and matched her season high when they head to Hilton Head, competes on the beam during were a betting man, I'd wager also named to the GTE District I score in the vault with a 9.300. S.C., to face Lel?anon Valley, Saturday's meet against Eastern the home team will take the College Division III AII-Academ- Other notable Bomber action Roanoke and John Carroll. · Michigan and Bridgeport. crown. What do you get when you take a sport that mainly appeals -· to white older men and cross it You're going on vacation with an athlete who transcends race and age? You get golf as the lead story on Sports Center. I was •••and $0 are we. watching the show Sunday and I got to thinking, when has a non­ major golf tournament ever Pick up the next issue of opened the program? Tiger Woods is bringing golf to the The Hh,c,n on 3/16/00. '-!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!""=~ •~!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!111111_ _., masses. You have to believe that Nike is pleased with its early [ investment in Woods. The dump trucks full of money may have JIMPRE~ y~ seemed silly at the time, banking on a kid just out of college, but ·PARENTS \VITlt YOUR who has done more for the sport since Happy Gilmore? What happens when you set a fXCEU£Nf TASTE lN record one week and break it the following week? You get heightened expectations. For the RESTAURANTS. MAKt second-consecutive weekend, Christine Dittrich broke the RESERVATIONS R)R: Ithaca College record in the triple jump. Now we can only speculate how many more times she will up the ante again before the season ends. This weekend at the ECAC championship in Retum trip muat be on the Boston would be the perfect following Sunday, Monday place for Dittrich to keep her or 1uNdlly for Special Fare! streak alive. With Mark McGwire, Ken Easy Daily Connections to Griffey Jr. and Sammy Sosa all suiting up in the National League JFK • LaGuardia Central, will that be the most exciting division to watch? Newark Probably the more pressing issue to most baseball fans is: Will the IIS'f~lttNfrl,w,}BMa Arizona Diamondbacks repeat in the National League West? ~~Mf !r...::u-.·--===,=~!~~s --~~-~___.:::.I Regardless, again if I were a Ithaca Bus Terminal • 710 West State St. • 2TT-8800 betting man, I'd take the Dodgers over the Yankees in six games in the first World Series of the new millennium as the boys in blue begin staking their claim at the title: "Team of this Century." What do you get when you put on 3-D glasses and look at women in bikinis? Sports , ... Illustrated hoped you'd get excited. 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Chris O'Connell is a junior OVER 60 TANNING UNITS OVER 1000 APPOINTMENTS PER DAY television-radio major. STAND-UPS LAY-DOWNS OPEN 7 DAYS A WEEK THURSDAY, MARCH 2, 2000 THE ITHACAN 21 Ithaca swims to sixth place us swim harder," Spencer said. Bombers positive Sophomore Dave Balta took top hon­ ors in the l00-yard butterfly in 52.17 sec­ onds, swam to second in the 200-yard after competition butterfly and produced a personal-best BY MATT SCHAUF time of 4:41.90 with his third-place finish Staff Writer ______in the 500-yard freestyle. The win in the I 00-yard butterfly represented Ithaca's Despite hopes to place higher, the first individual winner in four years. men's swimming and diving team closed "I swam as well as I could have the 1999-2000 season last weekend by expected," Balta said. "I got career bests finishing sixth out of 14 in the state meet. in five out of my seven swims." Hamilton followed everyone's expec­ Another bright spot was freshman tations and won the meet handily, topping Devin Fay on the diving board. Gomg its nearest challenger by a 467-point mar­ into the meet, Markwardt said he was gin (1,474.5 points). Hartwick, as expect­ optimistic about Fay's chances. ed, grabbed second place with 1,007.5, The freshman dove to third place from still 166 ahead of the rest of the field. one meter. He then finished sixth at three A mere 123 separated the next four meters. Fay said he has high hopes for the squads, but the Bombers sat at the bottom next few years. of that group. "If I keep on working hard I can go to Although the team said it went in with nationals next year," he said. high hopes, the feeling was not all nega­ Fay is not the only one with a positive tive afterwards. outlook for next season. The power of "I don't think we swam poorly at all," New York state - Hamilton and senior co-captain Andy Oriska said. "It Hartwick - will be shifting next season. was just a really close meet." Hamilton, the perennial state champion, Ithaca suffered some from the loss of is moving to a different conference, freshman Mike Thurk, who injured his meaning it will not compete in the wrist and was unable to swim the breast­ UNYSCSA meet. Hartwick is also losing stroke. He carried a No. I seed in the event. its power as nine seniors graduate from "If [Thurk] had been there, we easily the second-place squad. What docs this would have gotten fourth and probably mean for the state meet in the next sea­ would have had a shot at third," head son? LILLIE JONES/THE ITHACAN coach Kevin Markwardt said. "I think there is five or six teams that FRESHMAN DAN MALEY (left) and Junior Nl~k Ryan compete In the 800-meter run at However, junior captain Ryan have a chance at winning next year," the Can-Am Invitation at Cornell Feb. 12. The team placed seventh at the state meet. Spencer said the injury may have actual­ Markwardt said. "That is very exciting." ly helped the team in a way. How about the Bombers? Spencer "I thought it would really bring down said he is optimistic. Men race to seventh team morale, but I think it actually made "We think we can take first." signment. I got"!tuck in lane one, wh~h had Squad runs in close meet really sharp turns," Hopp said. A lot ofpeo­ at stare indoor competition ple kept sliding out. I was afraid I was go­ ing to get [disqualified] on the lane violation." BY DONNA GOULD Hopp ran to a sixth-place finish in the 400 Staff Writer in 51.98 seconds. Hopp's season goal is to run a sub-50 in the event. Seventh out of 14 teams may seem like "I was discouraged, but you can only a "middle of the pack" finish. However, the blame the facilities so much," Hopp said. "It men's indoor track team was a lot closer than was just not my day." it looked Saturday at the New York State Col­ On the other hand, it was sophomore Kyle legiate Track Conference Championship. Robison 's day in the high jump. Robison 'They were only 11 points away from be­ leaped 6 feet 5 inches to a second-place fin­ ing third," coach Jim Nichols said. ish. This height matches a personal best and "It's just a matter of a few points in a dif­ qualifies him for next week's ECAC meet, ferent spot or a few tenths of a second here and he has set a reachable goal. or there that could have changed being a sev­ "I'd like to get 6 feet 7 inches' at ECACs, enth-place team to being a third team," I was so close last week," Robison said. "I Nichols added. · just want to get my approach down so I feel The Bombers endured adverse conditions comfortable with that." from an unlikely source. Other top performances were senior "It was a tough meet because it was on a Mike Henn's second place in the 55-meter small track," Nichols said. "A 160 track vs. dash (6.7 seconds) and sophomore Drew a 200-meter track. That was the first time Davidson's fifth-place finish in the shot put we've run ort a smaller track, so I think that (14.10 meters). affected our performance." "Overall everybody competed well to the Junior Matt Hopp experienced the tight­ best of their ability," Nichols said. "Unfor­ MELISSA THORNLEY/THE ITHACAN SOPHOMORE MATT BUFIS prepares for his race Jan 22. Bufis and the other ness of the track first hand in his 400-mcter tunately the outcome didn't come out better." members of the men's swimming and diving team placed sixth at states. finals run. The team competes next week at the "I had some problems with the lane as- ECAC tournament. Womens basketball team to compete in the ECAC championship "I just couldn't pick because it was too in the semifinal match-up against Nazareth ference that doesn't have an automatic Continued from page 19 close," she said. "We played balanced. We (20 points, 10 rebounds and five assists), con­ bid," Kroll ~aid. ··Even though we heat them. [us] points on the inside." reaily had a team effort. It wasn't like one tributed eight points and four rebounds they're in a whole d1ffcrcntcompetition ~it­ Freshman Kerri Brown, who posted her person stood out. But that was the reason we against the Knights. uation for a bid." first career double-double with 16 points and won. We didn't have one person stand out Senior guard Kelly Pryce tallied 17 In addillon to Mount St. Mary, an inde­ a career-high 10 rebounds, said that as tough [but] everyone stepped up their game." points and six assists, and junior forward Kel­ pendent, St. John Fisher, Cortland, W1ll1am as the opponent played, Mount St. Mary's Both Brown, who also contributed five as­ ly Brady made eight points and six rebounds. Smith and St. Lawrence will make NCAA ~amc approach helped the Bombers in scor­ sists, and sophomore guard Donna Fisher This was the Bombers' third Division III appearances. ing .. were named to the All-Tournament team. NYSWCAA title, winning the other two m "'In a way II doesn't add up becau~e when "We knew that we were going to have to "Donna carried us through some periods 1993 and 1998. you beat a team and you' re up by I 5 m the play hard because they're going to be a tough where we really struggled as a team," Kroll _Although it will not be competing in the second half, that stings when they go to the team," she said "They played a zone and we said of Fisher's performance throughout the NCAA tournament, Ithaca will host RPI on tournament and we don't," Kroll said. ··1t's were happy about that because we work our tournament. "She hit some big shots and if Saturday in the tournament's first game. not a perfect system. You have to have faith zone offense well." she hadn't, it would've been very difficult for "The frustrating part with the selection is that the system will work and you'll have the that a team like Mount St. Mary goes to the best in the tournament, but realistically 11 Kroll was asked to pick an MVP follow­ us to win." ing the victory but said she could not. Fisher, who had an impressive showing tournament because they belong to a con- doesn't always happen that way." -.,,. 22 THE ITHA.CAN THURSDAV,_MARCH- 2, 2000 • ., ,(,

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By the Numbers Compiled by Justin Voldman Sl orcboard Top Hc1lf Athlete of the Week Men'• aquatics (13-2) Men's aquatics Dave Balta • Saturday, Feb. 26 Upper New York State Collegiate Ithaca placed sixth of 14 teams at the Swimming Association Championship Men's aquatics Feb. 24-26 Upper New York State Collegiate Two words defa,e Dave Balta: state champion. At the Upper New Association Championship. York State Collegiate Swimming Association Championship this Women'• aquatics (8-2) :mm .ell. 1. Hamilton •Idle 1474.5 weekend, Balta won the 100-yard butterfly in 52.17 seconds. He 2. Hartwick WmUlng (5-7·1) 1007.5 also placed third in the 500-yard freestyle with an NCAA 3. Union 841.0 provisional qualifying time 4:41.9. Balta took second in the 200- •Idle 4. AHred 747.0 yard butterfly with a provisional NCAA-qualifying time of 1:55.82 Men's basketball (15-10) 5. LeMoyne 741.0 • Saturday, Feb. 26 6. Hhaca 718.0 and was on all four of Ithaca's relays, which all placed in the top Colgate def. Hhaca, 80-64. 7. RPI 697.5 eight. Earlier this season, at the Franklin and Marshall Invitational, Women'• baJketbail (19-7) 8. Nazareth 552.0 Balta provisionally qualified in 1,650-yard freestyle, placing sixth in • Saturday, Feb. 26 9. St-.Lawrence 494.5 17:01.23. He has won at least two events in every dual meet this . Hhaca def. Mount St. Mary, 61-52. 10. RIT 492.0 season. Last year, Balta recorded a third-place finish in both the ., • Friday, Feb. 25 11. Clarkson 381.0 100- and 200- yard butterfly at the state championship. He also led the team in scoring with Ithaca def. Nazareth, 67-57. 12. Vassar 234.0 Gymnatlca (3-3) Utica 234.0 467 .34 points. Balta is a sophomore accounting major from Penfield, N. Y. • Saturday, Feb. 26 14. Skidmore 112.0 It~ lost to Eastern Michigan and Bridgeport in a triangular meet. 200-yard medley relay We're No. 1 Middle of the Pack · Men'• Indoor.track and field _ • Saturday, Feb. 26 1. Hamilton 1:23.71 Women's Indoor track and field Men's Indoor track and field 4. Ithaca-A New York State Collegiate Track ~ placed seventh of 15 teams at 1:28.38 New York State Colleglate Track the New York State Conegiate Track Conference Championship Conference Championship Conference Championship. One-meter diving Feb.26 Feb.26 Women'• Indoor track and field 1. Pat Graham (RIT) 373.50 • Saturday, Feb. 2g - IHm ~ ~ f1L 3. Devin Fay (Hhaca) 328.55 1. RPI 113.5 Ithaca placed first of 15 teams at the 1. Ithaca 131 2. Fredonia 98.0 New York ~tata Collegiate Conference 2. Geneseo 100 200::yard backstroke 3. Hamilton 71 3. St.Lawrence 71.0 ~~- 4. Stlawrence 69 4. Rochester 67.0 1. Todd Striker (Alfred) 1:51.24 5. Brockport 64.0 6. Ryan Spencer (Hhaca) 2:00.00 5. Hartwick 60 lhl·,· "aid it 6.RPI 49 6. Geneseo 60.0 7. Hhaca 59.0 200-yan1 butterfly 7. Fredonia 47 "You don't JUllt 8how up and people give 8. Brockport 42 8. Hamilton 30.0 you things. You have to earn them, and 1. Jason Faulconer (Hartwick) 1:51.28 9. Oswego 20 9. Hartwick 28.0 this team deflnltely earned them on 10. Rochester 18 10. Oswego 22.0 Friday 2. Dave Balta (Ithaca) 1 :55.82 and Saturday." • 11. New York University 15 11. Union 16.5 12.Alfred 12.0 -Head indoor track coach Jim Nichols, on Three-meter d)Ylng 12. Alfred 12 the women winning their third straight state 13. Buffalo State 8 13. Buffalo State 10.0 championship. 1. Pat Graham (RIT) 307.20 14. Union 6 14. RIT 0.0 6. Devin Fay (Ithaca) 298.50 15. RIT 1 Sophomore Kyle Robinson finished BT N u 111 be rs 500-yard freestyle Senior Erin Stevens won the 20-pound second in the high jump (1.96 meters). weight throw (14.44 meters) and the shot­ Senior Mike Henn placed second in the 55- o Number of seniors the men's crew 1. D.J. Postles 4:36.24 put (12.52-meters). Junior Christine meter dash (6.70 seconds). 10 Bombers team has on its roster this season. 3. Dave Balta 4:41.90 Dittrich placed second in the triple jump qualified for the Eastern Collegiate Athletic The Bombers begin their campaign Conference Championship. April 1 at home against Marist. and set a new school record (11.1 meters).

legiate Athletic Association tournament, has first, receiving six first-place votes. The Men earn ECAC bid been selected for the ECAC Upstate New Bombers travel to the College of New Jer­ Snortt The men's basketball foam (16- IO) York playoffs. sey on April 15. was selected to play in the ECAC Upstate Ithaca is the first seed and will host the Other teams Ithaca plays, which are ~nors New York playoffs. The B&nbers are seed­ tournament on Saturday and Sunday. It will ranked in the top 20, are fourth-ranked ed fourth, and defeated fifth-seeded play Rensselaer (15- II) at 4 p.m. on Sat­ William Smith (April 12) and 13th­ Clarkson (14- I 2) at the Ben Light Gym­ urday. The championship game will take ranked Cortland (March 30). Nichols receives honors nasium Wednesday, 95-78. place at 2 p.m. on Sunday. Ticket prices for The Knights posted a 72-69 win earli­ the game are $3 for adults and $1 for stu­ Erin Stevens wins award Women's indoor track-and-field coach er this season over Ithaca; however, the dents and senior citizens. Senior Erin Stevens was named co-Out­ Jim Nichols was named New York State Bombers have won 15 of 17 against The South Hill squad did not play the standing Field Athlete at the New York State Collegiate Track Conference Women's Clarkson. Engineers this season. Rensselaer defeated Collegiate Track Conference champi­ Track Coach of the Year, following the The Blue and Gold travels on Saturday Ithaca in Schenectady, 60-53, last season. onship meet last weekend. Bomber's first-place finish at the to top-seeded Brockport (22-6) in the semi­ Stevens won the 20-pound weight NYSCTC championship last weekend. finals. Team earns recognition throw with a distance of 14.44 meters. She The Bombers beat runner-up Geneseo by The women's lacrosse team is ranked also won the shot put with a toss of 12.52 31 points. Nichols, who was named Women host ECAC game 14th m the Intercollegiate Women's meters. NYSCTC women's coach of the year for The women's ba~ketball team (19-7), co­ Lacrosse Coaches Association Preseason indoor and outdoor track in 1999, has champions of the Empire Eight and win­ Division III Poll, released Feb. 29. Compiled by John Dari1 coached Ithaca to 12 state titles. ners of the New York State Women's Col- The College of New Jersey is ranked Assistant Sports Editor

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'80s night with DJ Nicky Wood !ODAY - the Haunt. Admission, $3 over 21 years old and $5 under 21. Meditation - noon in Muller Chapel. Amnesty International meeting -12:10 p.m. in Friends 207. COMMUNITY Chamber Orchestra - 8: 15 p.m. "The Community Project" - in Ford Auditorium, Whalen Center. 1 p.m. at Kitchen Theatre Company, 116 N. Cayuga St. CATHERINE ESTESITHEITHACAN COMMUNITY Heermans-McCalmon SENIORS AMANDA PARSONS (left) and Liz ConkUn view Jlle Ules created by~ claasof 1999 as a "Vampire Lesbians of Sodom" Playwriting Contest Reading - parting gift to the college. The tiles a~ displayed near the hallway by the Snack Bar In Phllllps Hall. - 8 p.m. at Kitchen Theatre 4 p.m. at'the Cornell Center for Company, 116 N. Cayuga St. the Theatre Arts, Class of 1956 George (formerly Furious Flexible Theatre. University. • University. band with guests Damn Brandy. George) - 9:30 p.m. at Neal Massa Trio - 6 p.m. to 9 Vein with Mr. Downstairs and 5 "Welcome to the Moon" - 7:30 $5 admission charge. Castaways, 413 Taughannock p.m. at the Aongovian Embassy. lb. Opinion - 9:30 p.m. at p.m. at the Black Box Theatre, Foundation for Local Music's Blvd. Ithaca College-based jam Dinner jazz, 110 cover. Castaways, 413 Taughannock Cornell University. A collection of "FLM Sessions" -9 p.m. at band; orignals and covers. Grall (Ithaca's only goth/ Blvd. Hard-edged CO release plays by John Patrick Shanley. castaways, 413 Tallgl8MOCk Blvd. industrial night) - the Haunt. party. Grall (Hhaca's only goth/ . A weekly jam session organized by FRIDAY, MARCH 3 $2 over 21 and $4 under. Patchwork Down and the return Industrial night) - the Haunt. $2 the Foundation for Local Music. Han:I of Brother Meat - at the Haunt. over 21 and $4 under. edge, high energy jams. No cover. Block I ends at 4 p.m.; Spring TL.;ESDAY, \.\.\RCH 7 Special benefit concert. I Break begins. 1\.10NOAY, ,\-\ARCH n Wl.-DNEl.,l)AY. MARCH 1> COMMUNITY SA I l JIH)AY, \1/\l{