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Branch Students Football defeats Rickey swing Denison campaign dance — Page 2 — Page 4 — Page 11 The Oldest Continuously Published Student Newspaper in the Nation Thursday, October 25, 2007 Volume 146, No. 6 In the News Homecoming revamped, more interactive By Miranda Simmons with high school homecomings to formulate The winning dessert was chocolate pizza. homecomings.” Editor-in-chief some of the week’s activities, such as having Matthews said she had the idea to donate Today’s theme is princess/superhero, and Experts tackle themed days. Monday, for instance, was locally when she was fi rst brainstorming the voting for homecoming court began at 7:30 a.m. After its creation last year by alumna designated “Pajama Day,” and students were event in July. She said she met with assistant Voting can be done online through student J/CX Marie Rymut (’07), the Student Homecoming encouraged to wear their comfi est sleepwear to director of Alumni Relations Brenda DeWitt. accounts and will run until 4:30 p.m. Friday. housing issue Organization is striving to make homecoming a class. Tuesday was “Celebrity/Rock Star Day,” “She (DeWitt) gave me a lot of direction as Friday’s events include a barbecue at the more student-oriented event, said senior Amanda and Wednesday was “Hawaiian Day.” far as what we could pull off,” Matthews said. “I Wesleyan Student Center beginning at 7:30 p.m. When searching for safe, afford- Matthews, chair of the organization. Accompanying each of the themed days is told her I had the idea of raising money for local Members of Alpha Sigma Phi will be dee jaying able housing in U.S. cities, too many “There had been a lot of events for the an event, usually held at noon on the JayWalk. organizations because I wanted homecoming to the event. working-class and low-income Ameri- alumni,” Matthews said. “You have the Hall Students got to pie faculty members and be about Ohio Wesleyan playing a role in the There will also be a bonfi re on The Hill cans have the welcome mats pulled out of Fame induction and alumni games .…” She Public Safety offi cers for $2 or 10 food points. Delaware area, … and she suggested we get and a raffl e; tickets are $2. Prizes include local from under them. So what can be done said she realized that because the weekend is Matthews said the cash raised is being donated involved with the local Delaware schools. That donations, “President for a Day,” and switching to address urban housing needs? so alumni-focused, she wanted to try to build directly to Delaware city schools to help pay for will help foster a good relationship based on a places with Interim Dean of Students Donald Three nationally recognized experts excitement by making homecoming a week- audio/video equipment and books. strong education.” Omahan, Vice President of University Relations in the planning and development of long event. The food points were used to pay for food Matthews said she has been satisfi ed with the Mark Shipps or Vice President of Strategic large metropolitan areas will tackle this “It’s a way to get students involved on the used in Wednesday’s “Iron Chef Luau,” which turnout at events thus far. Communications and University Enrollment and related issues during a panel dis- weekend, and we wanted to focus on student featured chocolate as its key ingredient. “You can’t expect change over night,” she Margaret Drugovich for the day. Matthews also cussion at 7:30 p.m., Oct. 31, at Ohio life,” she said. “It should be a celebration not only Senior Kate Andrecovich said the Ohio said. “This isn’t a school where you have a lot said homecoming 2007 t-shirts will be given out Wesleyan University. The discussion, for the alumni, but maybe, more importantly, for Wesleyan Athletic Council, represented by senior of school spirit or school involvement, so we’ve after the men’s soccer game. part of the university’s 22nd annual the current students.” Kadi Kuhlenberg, won the event, while she been pleased. The participation we’ve had up For a complete list of weekend events, see Sagan National Colloquium, will be Matthews said she drew from her experiences placed second, representing Kappa Alpha Theta. to this point is really encouraging for future page 7. held in the Benes Rooms of Hamilton- Williams Campus Center. Discussing the topic “Urban Plan- ning, Urban Development, and the Pol- Haunted house scares up charity for Big Brothers, Big Sisters itics of Affordable Housing in Ameri- Myra Blackburn ca” will be Ohio Wesleyan graduates Transcript Reporter Claudia Cappio ‘76, Carol Galante ‘76 and Deborah McColloch ‘77. If you enjoy dreary smoke, terrifying sound Claudia Cappio is the director of effects of people screaming in anguish and development for the city of Oakland, monsters seeping out of damaged walls and Calif., which has a population of nearly termite-infested fl oors at haunted houses in 415,000. Since 1988, the city has fund- amusement parks, then you’ll enjoy the Chi Phi ed the development of more than 4,300 Haunted House. housing units to help provide residents Chi Phi members are inviting the OWU with affordable places to live. community to enjoy their 23rd annual haunted Carol Galante is the president and house event, beginning today from 8 to 11 p.m. CEO of BRIDGE Housing Corpora- and tomorrow through Saturday from 8 p.m. to tion in San Francisco. The nonprofi t 1 a.m. The admission is $6 for adults and $3 for company creates and manages homes children 12 and under or students who wish to for working families and senior citi- donate fi ve food points. zens. Since 1983, BRIDGE has helped Senior Brian Marion, president of Chi Phi to develop more than 12,000 homes fraternity, said the proceeds will go towards the valued in excess of $3 billion. Big Brothers and Big Sisters Foundation and the Deborah McColloch is the director food points donated by students will be used to of the Offi ce of Housing and Com- purchase canned goods for needy families. munity Development for the city of “Halloween is the reason why we put on this Philadelphia, which has a population haunted hsouse event,” Marion said. “Without of nearly 1.5 million. In that role, Mc- Halloween, the draw for this event would not be Colloch administers a budget of almost nearly as big, and we probably would not have $120 million to support housing pro- put it on for the past 20-plus years. (This) gives duction and preservation, and com- us a chance to help out Big Brothers and Big munity and economic development Sisters Foundation and people in need.” programs. According to the OWU website, big brothers and sisters serve as friends and role models to children from singled parent and non-traditional homes by mentoring them in academics areas Vote for 2007 and providing them with other services. Senior Jonathan Gorton and Marion said Homecoming they both are looking forward to Halloween because it’s the day where people can dress up in costumes and scare other people. Gorton said Court their fraternity will help Big Brothers and Big Sisters as much as they can, and try to make this Photo by Mike DiBiasio year’s Haunted House better than last year’s event. Chi Phi’s annual Haunted House, which benefi ts Big Brothers Big Sisters and People In Need, begins tonight from 8 to 11 p.m. and con- “Halloween is a time for kids to dress up, tinues on Friday and Saturday evening from 8 p.m. to 1 a.m. Sophomore Matt Watson, above, fi nishes construction on the house’s second have fun and get some free candy,” Marion said. fl oor Friday evening. For over 20 years, the brothers of Chi Phi have hosted a Haunted House that involves converting their North Franklin “It’s really a great social event for everyone to Street residence into four fl oors of horror and discomfort. Admission is fi ve food-points for students, $6 for adults and $3 for children 12 and under. See HALLOWEEN on Page 2 SLUs get creative for Trick or Treat Street Rapper makes splash Polls opened at 7:30 a.m. to- By Forrest Old had narrowed it down to either a CSI theme, little scarier. Senior Simon Brown of the at Sig Ep beach party day and remain open until 4:30 Transcript Correspondent based off the TV show, or Clue theme, International House said his house will be refl ecting the popular board game. doing the “House of Saw,” from the horror p.m. Friday By David J. Burke As Halloween approaches, Small Living Senior Melanie Kirsop, moderator of movie trilogy. Transcript Correspondent HOW TO VOTE Units (SLUs) are preparing for their annual the Women’s House, said residents would The Modern Foreign Language House 1. Point a web browser to: event, Trick or Treat Street. try to keep things less serious. She said the will be doing a collection of horror movies On Sept. 29 senior baseball player Jerrell Johnson http://www.owuedu. For Trick of Treat Street, each SLU Women’s House will have a mad scientist as its theme, according to senior Philip preformed a small concert of the hip-hop/rap genre in the 2. From the “Students” menu, will decorate the house in different themes theme. Rademeyer. basement of the Sigma Phi Epsilon (Sig Ep) fraternity. for the local kids to visit on Halloween.