Ithaca College Digital Commons @ IC The thI acan, 1999-2000 The thI acan: 1990/91 to 1999/2000 4-20-2000 The thI acan, 2000-04-20 Ithaca College Follow this and additional works at: http://digitalcommons.ithaca.edu/ithacan_1999-2000 Recommended Citation Ithaca College, "The thI acan, 2000-04-20" (2000). The Ithacan, 1999-2000. 28. http://digitalcommons.ithaca.edu/ithacan_1999-2000/28 This Newspaper is brought to you for free and open access by the The thI acan: 1990/91 to 1999/2000 at Digital Commons @ IC. It has been accepted for inclusion in The thI acan, 1999-2000 by an authorized administrator of Digital Commons @ IC. Vol. 67, No. 28 .-n,_r' ' ~ . ~ : April 20, 2000 Ithaca, N. Y. ~ . 28 Pages, Free a..:;,--: ' , .., '~ - www.ithaca.edu/ithacan The Newspaper for the Ithaca College Community Accent Sports Accent 13 Sweet sounds Homophobia in sports Classified 21 Ben Fold Five rocks 10 a crowd of Athletes express concerns and Comics 20 2,000 in Ben Light Gym. Page 13 experiences. Page 23 Opinion I 0 Sports 23 Students protest World Retirement Bank • • YDS travels to Washington 1ncent1ve BY JASON SUBIK who converged on the nation's Staff Writer capitol this week. YDS, having been funded leaves gap The sounds of protesters with $925 from the Student chanting, "Whose streets? Our Government Association, as­ streets!" could be heard over the sembled 19 students and three .. in faculty rainfall in Washington, Sunday Ithaca residents and traveled to' :. as a coalition of leftist organi­ the two-day YDS NatioJtal] i zations gathered to protest the Conference held at the Univer­ H&S may face void spring meeting of the Interna­ sity of Delaware on Saturday tional Monetary Fund and the and Sunday. TAIMY ALVAREZ/KNIGHT-RIDDER TRIBUNE in wake of new plans World Bank. YDS involvement in the STUDENT PROTESTERS stand off against police. Nineteen Students from the Ithaca protest was through its parent Ithaca College students participated in the demonstrations. BY KATE HILTS College chapter of the Young organization the Democratic movement against the IMF, ride government influence in fa­ Spe~·ial Projects__f:1arwjJ_er_ _ Democratic Socialists made up Socialists of America, and the World Bank and other interna- vor of capital influence, said just a small portion of the organization's efforts to be­ tional finances organizations. sophomores YDS co-chair- Two new retirement-incentive plans thousands of student protesters come a part of a nationwide These organizations over- See DEMONSTRATORS, page 4 being offered by the college could heavily impact departments in the School of Humanities and Sciences because large groups of professors might retire ail at once. The college has not had a stable retire­ ment incentive plan in more than 20 years. and the new plans allow professors to plan for their future, said Jim Malek. provost and vice president of academic affairs. A number of professors leaving at the same time causes gaps in departments, said Professor and Chainnan Paul McBride, histo­ ry. He is retiring along with three other history faculty members. In McBride's department, Associate Professor John Pavia and on-leave Professor David McKeith are on the new phase out pro­ gram, while McBride and Professor Andrew Ezcrgailis have opted MALEK to accept the tcnninal sabbatical plan, McBride said. He said even if only two full-time pro­ fessors opt to go on the sabbatical plan, a department could lose 16 class sections. The tenninai sabbatical incentive plan ' - ~, ,, : ,·:~ allows the professors to take a one-year sab­ batical al 80 percent pay lo end out their time with the college, Malek said. He said ,__ ...... ~·~,,~\:.~.~.~; \rir:::-:,;,,~:;,~~;.t).s~ih})jifil~i this option is most often exercised. When the terminal sabbatical option is GARRETT SMITH/THE ITHACAN chosen there is only 20 percent of the posi­ PHYSICAL PLANT EMPLOYEES Mike Maloney (left) end Doug Hine (right) clean the Dillingham Fountain of debris after it was drained on Wednesday f!!Orning. The fountain will remain drained of water until after the last day of classes on April 28. tion's original pay left lo pay new faculty members. A part-lime professor then fills the pos1t1on for the one-year sabbatical the rettring professor is laking, Malek said. The phased incentive plan allows profes­ College reveals sanctions sors to cut back their leaching load to a min­ imum of 50 percent before retmng The letter was the final step in a long Campus Safety Director Robert A. Holt Normally, a professor is required to carry a Severe consequences process the administration has gone said extra Campus Safety personnel will be 12-hour workload, the equivalent of four through to move the senior tradition of on duty to enforce the college's decision. classes. However, a phased profcs~or might w follow for violnwrs jumping into the Dillingham Fountain on "We're bringing in quite a few officers," teach only two or three sections. the last day of classes 10 Senior Week. he said. "We feel pretty confident with our The Office of Human Resources refused on Inst day of clnsses According to the letter, students will be plan." to release all the names or the total number penalized for the following activities: Holt said Campus Safety has not dis­ of professors who are taking either the ter­ BY BENJAMIN 8. McMILLAN jumping in the fountain, using or possess­ cussed how many additional officers will minal sabbatical incentive or phase-out AND HEATHER ZIMAR ing alcohol. in the Academic Quad, dam­ be on campus on the last day, but said there incentive. However, according to the office, Staff Writers aging property, disruptive behavior, illegal could be assistance from other local police 25 of the lop 51 most senior employees at gatherings or parties in and around the res­ agencies, though not the Ithaca Police De­ the college arc from the School of Withholding a diploma, restriction from idence halls, and involvement in any activity partment. Humanities and Science~. Commencement and expulsion from the col­ that threatens the health and safety of one­ He added that student violators will im­ The incentive plans were developed not lege are a few of the consequences students self or others. mediately receive disciplinary action. only to provide long-term planning for facul­ could face if caught violating student conduct "We want to ensure that each of you is "We do not have time for warnings," he ty members, but to also create a regular tum rules on April 28, the last day of classes. aware of this change and of our commitment emphasized. "We will write them up." over of professors, Malek said. He said this President Peggy Williams and John B. to enforcing the change," the letter read. Holt said the law enforcement officers allows the college to remain fresh and have Oblak. vice president of student affairs and The offices of Campus Safety and Ju­ will detennine the seriousness of all new ideas brought in by new professors. campus life, laid out these and other sanc­ diciaJ Affairs will direct enforcement of this crimes as they occur. However, because of the new packages, tions in a letter sent to students last week. change. See SENIORS, page 4 .. See JUNIOR, page 6 2 THE ITHACAN THURSDAY, APRIL 20, 2000 1 1~4'h~ News Technology stock fluctuations send market into worst plunge in history BY MICHAEL W. BLOOMROSE this year in order to slow down the bur­ sures of value. Buying, however, contin­ long and short positions, told the Times. News Editor geoning economy before inflation sets in. ued in the first three months of this year 'There are some people who arc broke, and In the meanwhile, the historic value as investors chased after a new paradigm: they have only themselves to blame." The stock market, which has been soar­ plunge shocked day traders and long-tenn the digital economy. The Post reported that it was unclear ing in value in recent years, took a historic investors alike. On Friday though, investors dumped tech where the bottom of the market is. For ex­ downturn Friday shaking up American in­ "It is really dramatic. The market start­ stocks in droves, sending the value of ample, according to the Post, although Ya­ vestors, large and small. ed out acting the way a market reacts many technology companies' hoo stock has fallen a great deal, has it sud­ The Dow Jones industrial average when we get a negative surprise shares down 30, 40 or even 50 denly become popular and profitable if it is took a nosedive, plummeting a record of inflation," Michael percent, according to the still trading at a price 331 times its earnings? 617.78 points, a full 5. 7 percent of its val­ Weiner, head of Times. This might be Investors will be watching the market ue, to 10,305.77 at the end of trading Fri­ the equity more a long-term closely this week to see if the reality of day. At one point during the day, the mar­ balance pattern in the mar­ profit can match up to the enthusiastic ex­ ket was down 722 points. group at ket because newer, pectation of profit. Some see a light at the The Nasdaq composite index that Bank One, less cautious in­ end of the tunnel, others an abyss. tracks technology stocks, among those most told the vestors who William A. Fleckenstein, a Seattle affected by the market's fall, suffered its Chicago Tri­ were enthusias­ hedge-fund manager known for betting most catastrophic plunge ever, losing al­ bune, but as tic about the against high-flying stocks, told the Post that most IO percent of its value, dropping the day tech stocks the party is over.