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John Carroll University Carroll Collected The aC rroll News Student 2-25-1993 The aC rroll News-Vol. 84, No. 5 John Carroll University Follow this and additional works at: http://collected.jcu.edu/carrollnews Recommended Citation John Carroll University, "The aC rroll News-Vol. 84, No. 5" (1993). The Carroll News. 1052. http://collected.jcu.edu/carrollnews/1052 This Newspaper is brought to you for free and open access by the Student at Carroll Collected. It has been accepted for inclusion in The aC rroll News by an authorized administrator of Carroll Collected. For more information, please contact [email protected]. Grandma duck is alive? College comedy feoturs well-blended trio ENTERTAINMENT ............ 10 Student on the job at Belfaire CN editor works with children FEATURES .... .. ................. 12 '-'-'=- Women hoops head University Concert Choir: to Semi's Dr.J. LanYe VlctOIY Increases standings PROFILES ........................... ? SPORTS ............................ l4 Officers begin '93-'94 terms Elizabeth McDonald dinner as "a bittersweet ending." year could have been undertaken News Editor Each officer expressed their by any one individual." Tuesday's adverse weather sadness at seeing their agenda Each officer also thanked Lisa conditions did not stop the Student come to a close, but were happy Heckman, director of student af Union from continuing business overall with how the year went fairs, citing her many hours of with the 1993 Inaugural Dinner, Treasurer Monica Coreman dedication and devotion to their which concluded with the swear- said she was content because the activities. ing in of the new executive offic- year ended in a positive financial After the officers' speeches, crs. situation, with a budget of nearly Phil Kangas, the new student union First, each outgoing officer $20,000 remaining. president was presented with the gave a farewell and thank you "My biggest goal has been Person of the Ycar Award. speech. They all went out of their reached because of that," Coreman "Although I accept this award way to include an extra thank you said. with gratitude and humility, Ire for James Lavin, vice president Fonner V1ce President Luke ally should not be the one who is for student affairs, who has re Adams offered some advice for rece1ving this tonight," Kangas cently announced he will be re the incoming executive officers. said, and he then attributed the signing from the position next year. "Trust the people you work with," award to everyone who had helped Former Chief Justice Brian Adams satd. "Give them the ben him in various projectS through Gagnon said, "I have never heard efit of the doubt, because they out the year. an unkind word spoken about Dr. deserve it." Last year, fonner SU President Lavin, because I don't think one Secretary Diana Harunan fo Joe Cimpennan created separate exists." cused on the importance for the awards for Internal and External Fonner Student Union Pres•- officers to work as a team. "None Organizations. Any SU chartered dent Kevin Biacsi described the of the hopes or des1res of this past See AWARDS , page 4 NOCSA works toward establishing their organization Suzannoh Montz five of the 17 schools, although 12 send in their petition together JUSllCE panel discusses News Writer of the 17 have agreed to condi should have a much greater im The fonnation of their consti tional membership of the coali pact than if each school simply Jesuit nature of JCU tution and theorganizauon of their tion. This type of membership wrote on its own. Enabling the Meghon Gourley "It's (the Jesuit nature) what fJist project were top1cs of dis means that the school supports schools of Northeastern Ohio to Features Edit()( we are, how we are, and the way cussion at the Northeastern Ohio NOCSA but pays no fees and has work together 111 such a way is one On Ash Wednesday evening, we treat each other," said Farrell. College Student Association's no fonnal commitment to it. of the main reasons DeLaney John Carroll students were in In his remarks, Farrell nar (NOCSA) third meeting last Sat. DeLaney said NOCSA's first founded the coalition. fanned that their college education rowed the distinction between at Lakeland Community College. project, discussed at the meeting, DeLaney also wantS to stress is not just for individual gratifi private and public universities as According to Mark Daniel is a petition drive to stop educa thatNOCSA is nota branch of the cation but for service to others. one in which freedom and ac DeLaney, originator of NOCSA, tion cuts at the Budget Hearings of SU, although he is pleased by itS InaJUSTICE-sponsoredpanel countability assume different a few weeks before the the Ohio State Legislature. 'We support. ,He prefers to call NOCSA discussion Wednesday, Fr. fonns on a Jesuit campus. organization's next meeting, are the college students and we are a resourCe for infonnation for the Michael Lavelle, JCU president, Specifically ,Farrell reafflillled committeeofrepresentatives f 10 the futureofOhio," said DeLaney. student body. "It is very exciting Dean Joe Farrell, Dr. Andrew his previously quoted position that each college will gather and sketch "We must let them know how the that we are in a midst of change on Welki, and sophomore Pat Klus students "forfeit certain rights" out a constitution. This sketch college students of Northeastern campuses of Northeast Ohio. We shared their perceptions of what when they come to Carroll. will then be sent to each school Ohio feel." are looking at a new generation of JCU means as a Jesuit school. "It's a trade-off. Though stu three weeks before the next DeLaney added that having the college student decision making," JUSTICE, an acronym for Je dents give up certain rightS when meeting so that revisions can be seventeen schools of the coalition DeLaney said. suit University and College Stu they attend Carroll, they gain rights made by each school. When all dents Concerned with Empower that they would otherwise not have the schools accept a common con ment was started two years ago at at state universities. And that's stitution, their membership will Comic explains JFK theory Carroll and is an association ofthe why I'd rather be here." become pennanent and NOCSA Joseph M. Gugy is only the first in a long line of other 28 Jesuit-affiliated colleges Welki's comments centered will be an official organization. Copy Editor cover-ups. "There was no grand in the U.S. They work to promote around being a good role model. Once things are official, It is the string of similarities conspiracy, but a collection of and explore lgnatian values. "I try to make a difference in DeLaney said each school will and coincidences between theJohn small ones, each of which served "The reason for the Jesuit edu people's lives; hopefully, through choose their representatives, and F. Kennedy assassination, its own interests." cation is to prepare studentS in how they see me live my own then more of each school's stu Harris identified those who intellectual rigor with the ability life," said Welki, professor of dent body may become involved. news feature greatly profited from Kennedy's to have freedom of psychological Economics and Finance. "I don't "Student activity poses a small death, such as the mafia and the and moral choice to change soci want to be remembered as some problem because so far the orga Watergate, Vietnam, the Iran politicians whose campaigns were ety," said Lavelle. It is this reason one who didn't do his job." nization has been closed off to the Contra scandal and even the Cold fmanced by mafia money. that Lavelle cites for the Jesuit Sophomore Pat Klus defined [Student Union) presidents," War that has Bob Harris concerned Harris said that he is using the involvement in education. Ignatian values through the work DeLaney said. "Once we do about America. JFK assassination as his "Trojan While he addressed the free of the Student Union, Students something successful, the students "Themenaceiswithin. Weare Horse" in teaching Americans to dom of psychological and moral Issues Committee, and Carroll's will come to us." ruled by the Big Lie, and the think critically about the recent freedom, he also stressed the im overall academic reputation According to DeLaney, pres- Kennedy assassination is only the government's motives for cover portance of the university being among other things. ently, the meetings are attended most obvious of those lies," said ups. He also urged the audience placed in a Catholic society. 'We "Weareachanging society and only by the Student Union presi Harris in a presentation entitled not to simply believe what he told have a responsibility to the obviously have different opinions dentS from each of the invited "Who Shot JFK?" in the Jardine them. "Do your own work," said Catholic society at large," said among us. All we need is a com schools. Because of elections Room on Sunday, February 21. Harris, a Cleveland native and a Lavelle. "We don't exist apart mon ground to settle on," said occurring on many area campuses, Harris said the government's frequent lecturer. "Think for from the church." Klus. attendance at Lakeland was only cover-up of the 1FK assassination See CONSPIRACY, page 4 EDITORIAL The Carroll News, February 25, 1993 commentary · 1 The gap in a well-rounded education Art. At John tion of art theones. A theory is abstract. Carroll Un1versny. Hands-on expenence IS concrete. Wouldn 't this seems to be creating works of art bnng those students to treated like a four a greater understanding of the theories of letter word. art, of creative expression through various As reponed 10 the media? Apparently Carroll believes not.