Weekend Forecast: Mostly sunny with a chance of flurries. Both days highs will only be in the low to mid 40’s. 1919 The Cowl 1995 Vol. LX No. 10 Providence College - Providence, Rhode Island November 30,1995 Recycling Program CHAMPIONS Revamped Lady Friars Capture First by David M. Canal ‘98 News Writer National Championship for PC to win it, and I just told them that this was half-mile and never let up. placing four by John Carehedi ‘98 special. No matter what we win after this, runners‘in the top 25. A new recycling program at PC is Sports Writer this race would always be special, for me, The victory also marked the end of almost complete. Starting next semes­ When the trophy finally made its way for everybody on the team, and for every­ Villanova’s six-year reign as the ter, students will join faculty and ad­ into his hands. Coach Ray Treacy led his body who had ever run for PC. Savor it, country’s best. ministration in a campus-wide effort to National Champions in a victory run and enjoy it.” “I think it was all in die back of our promote recycling. across the beautifiil Iowa State course. Af­ Behind a phenomenal and gutsy effort The recycling program is entering minds that we could, but we just had to ter a way's, he gave them one last bit of from all seven harriers, the Providence believe in ourselves,” said the Lady Fri­ its third and final stage. Starting in coaching. ars’ fifth runner, junior Krissy Haacke. January recycling totes will be located Womens Cross Country team became the “I just told them to savor the moment,” first Friar team to win a national champion­ “I think when we got out here, knowing in each residence hall’s trash room to Treacy recalled. “Everybody had worked ship on October 20 at Iowa State Univer­ we were ranked number one and we had recycle bottles, cans, and plastic. so hard for it all year, and over the years. sity. The Lady Friars stormed out of the These totes will replace the compli­ continued on page 15 We’ve been trying for the past six years starting line, had the race won after the first cated color-coded signs and trash cans now located in trash rooms. These totes will be the large recycling con­ tainers seen in many places already throughout campus. The first stage of the recycling pro­ cess began last year. This stage in­ cluded placing recycling bins for bottles, cans, and glass in Alumni, Raymond, Davis, and Bedford. A pa­ per recycling program was also estab­ lished throughout Slavin. Stacey Doucette ’98 and Collette Slover ’97, two work-study students heading the program for the Physical NCAA Plant, commented on the success of the first phase of the program. “The re­ sponse last year was terrific. We had a lot of success especially with students in Davis and Bedford. That is a big CHAMPIONS reason why we are expanding to all by Michael Sablone dorms on campus next semester.” The system of recycling also changed last year. Providence'College has changed to curbside recycling. With curbside recycling, the large bins AIDS Quilt Visits Campus for recycling are brought outside of each building and picked up by Waste cial Work Organization brought the quill Someone must be in the presence of the by Robin L. Erickson ‘98 Management, a company which brings to PC. Various members of these organi­ Quilt at. all limes to ensure its safety. the trash to SeaMass, another company News Writer zations volunteered their time to stay with There is also no smoking, drinking, or eating allowed in its presence. The Quilt which converts it to electricity. To Commemorate AIDS Awareness the Quill while it was being shown. Another addition to the recycling is seen by many students, even as young Week, a portion of the nationally recog­ as elementary school. Dr. Marian program has been the UNICCO work­ nized symbol of the AIDS epidemic, the ers’ agreement to assist in the recycling Mattison, of the Social Work department, NAMES Project AIDS Memorial Quilt, was available to answer questions and efforts of the school. UNICCO work­ came to PC. Two panels of the Quilt was ers are now responsible for bringing all provide a background on the Quilt. She displayed for viewing in ’64 Hall feels it is beneficial for kids to get a recycled products to the curbside for Wednesday and Thursday at 9 a.m. until Waste Management to pick-up. glimpse of this disease early in their lives 4 p.m. They were hung for students to so they understand the enormity of it. The second stage of recycling oc­ view at their leisure. Each portion is curred this semester as paper was tar­ “For kids to see something is much stron­ twelve feet long by twelve feet wide and ger a message.” She feels now that geted in all administration buildings. contains eight panels, measuring three The Physical Plant has taken inventory “there’s a much better understanding and feet by six feet, which symbolize one in­ acceptability about AIDS.” She makes of every administration and faculty of­ dividual life lost to the epidemic. To get fice on campus and has provided each the point that while many of the panels a feel how large this Quilt is in its en­ commemorate deceased males, there are room with a blue recycling bin to re­ tirety, one must picture eighteen football cycle all types of paper. “We also have a growing number of panels dedicated to fields with every inch covered by the women and children. passed out informational sheets to all Quilt — that is how enormous it is. There faculty and have established a recy­ Every state is represented on the are over 31,000 panels on the quilt, and Quilt, as well as thirty-eight additional cling hotline (ext. 1881) for anyone they represent only eleven percent of all who has problems with the new sys­ countries. Famous personalities such as AIDS related deaths in the United States. Ryan White, Arthur Ashe, Rock Hudson, tem,” added Doucette and Slover. Each year, over five and a half mil­ The final stage of the process be­ Liberace, Freddy “Mercury” Bulsara of lion people have the opportunity to view Queen, actor Anthony Perkins, Washing­ gins next semester. Over winter break, the Quilt, which weighs more than forty- the Physical Plant will be hard at work ton Redskin Jerry Smith, and Pedro one tons. Because of its size, it is no Zamora of MTV’s popular show Real replacing the old recycling system in longer able to be laid out all at once be­ World III, are memorialized on the Quill dorms with the new upgraded system. cause there is no place physically able to by families, friends, and loved ones. Vari­ “In January, we will be having a accommodate it. It was laid out in its ous items are displayed on the Quilt, such kickoff event to get everyone familiar entirety at the Mall in Washington, DC as: Barbie dolls, car keys, condoms, cow­ with recycling and to encourage every­ several years ago. Sadly, the Quilt grows boy boots, cremation ashes, human hair, one to participate in recycling through­ by over 5 - 6,000 panels per year, mak­ jeans, jewelry, Legos, love letters, pho­ out campus,” added Slover, “We know ing it larger and larger and incapable of tographs, pins, stuffed animals, and wed­ that students will respond well and we being shown at once. by Heather Deware ding rings. hope they keep it up throughout the A combined effort between the Stu­ Stephanie Kraus ‘96 views a panel year.” dent Health Center and the Student So­ from the AIDS quilt continued on page 2 The Cowl 2 NEWS November 30,1995 Encounter Weekend PC Time for Reflection Student ’97 and Marta Makuc ’97. the retreat. by Colleen Pappas ‘99 Honored “Being a retreat leader was even more of “It challenged the way that you look at News Writer a, powerful experience,” remarked life,” confessed Joe Wilson ’99. “People “They call it an Encounter with Christ. Evangelista, “because I was able to really might think that it would be a weekend of I think that is a perfect way to describe it get behind what the retreat was all about by just relaxation, but it was also very power­ Statewide because in one form or another, be it in some giving my own talks, and helping the other ful for the mind. It brings a new light to one’s eyes, or a smile, or something that is retreat leaders with their talks. The amount life. It’s something that can be hard to talk by Tammy Ledoux ‘99 said, you encounter Christ,” commented of work you put into it is not nearly as much about because you really have to experience Jennifer Toomer ’98, as she shared her in­ as the joy that you get out of it.” it for yourself.” News Writer sights on the experience of the Encounter “I went last year as a freshman and had Amy Costello ’98 agreed, “It gave me a With Christ Retreat which took place No­ such a wonderful time because it had such lot to think about and sort through, espe­ “I don’t see what I do as being a big deal vember 17-19. The retreat, Sponsored by the a great impact on me,” professed Toomer, cially the discussions about the masks or because I enjoy it so much,” said Jody Labao Chaplain’s Office, was held at* the “I knew that I wanted to do it again, but I barriers that people have with others and ’96.