Vol. 125, Issue 4 Serving the Allegheny College community Thursday Oct. 4, 2001 THE CAMPUS since 1876
I do not agree with a word you say, but I defend to the death your right to say it. -Voltaire Finger Lickin' Fun at Fest
By EMILY MACEL GAP president Shealyn Sophomore Jackie Guerriero Assistant News Editor Stenglein commented on the success said, "I think that every student that of this year's Wingfest and said the attended should've got a free T-shirt What do you get when you take a day was excellent, and with the out of it, and I don't think we should cool fall day, add sunny skies and weather so nice people were inclined have to do chicken dances to get throw in a calm breeze carrying the to come and enjoy it...there was a one." smell of wings throughout the cam- steady line of people for wings the There were a variety of wing fla- pus? Wingfest. The third annual entire day." Although the wing price vors, including mild, hot, and the campus-wide Wingfest on Saturday at Quaker Steak and Lube is suppos- patented Quaker Steak flavors -- turned out to be a success once again edly up 55 percent this year, Louisiana Lickers, Arizona Ranch, this year. Allegheny ordered wings from the Golden Garlic, and BBQ. New this More than 700 students ate restaurant again this year. as in prior year were veggie nuggets, a vegetar- wings on Saturday, while many oth- years, because of student response. ian choice suggested by Devon ers came to listen to the music or to More than 25 students from Haley, who works with Student enjoy the weather. Not one of the GAP's Wingfest committee volun- Activities. The veggie nuggets were 6,400 wings ordered for the event teered to take money, hand out tick- ordered through Sodexho and was wasted. Last year, any left over ets, serve wings and help with set up proved to be a success as an alterna- wings were donated to the Women's and clean up of the event. "GAP did tive to the wings. Services; this year students took ad- a really great job at putting every- Along with free food, there was vantage of their eight free wings or thing together and making sure the live entertainment. Singer/guitarist veggie nuggets. campus got to see some good enter- Beth Wood, who has previously per- This year's Wingfest was spon- tainment and most importantly good formed at Allegheny, took the stage sored by Gator Activities food," said Nicole Todaro, a GAP for an hour, followed by the group Programming and Quaker Steak and participant. Seven's Road. Allegheny student Lube. Proudly wearing their "You Tom Michaels, a member of Seven's Gators Activity Programming is know you want me" T-shirts, the vol- Road, has been working with GAP to allotted a budget for the main cam- unteers dressed as chickens and play at on campus events, such as pus-wide activities of Wingfest, roamed around, encouraging stu- last year's Springfest. Casino Night and Springfest. This dents to dance and do crazy things The music is a large draw for the budget allows GAP to provide food, for a free T-shirt By the time some event. "I think last year's [Wingfest] entertainment and other activities students got to the event, all 300 of YUM — Junior Shannon Kelly chows down on wings from Quaker that may take place at these events. the shirts ordered were gone. —see WINGFEST, page 4— Steak & Lube Saturday's third annual Wingfest. —photo by Corey Lipchick, Photography Editor Allegheny Students Join Fight for National Forests By JESSICA ROBERTS with two major issues. The East Side lic to consider this when thinking process. "Our National Forests are the forest and the threats to this Staff Reporter Timber sale is a planned clear-cut of about the inherent water pollution being turned into tree farms," said wilderness area. "I hope to see a lot 4,100 acres of land, the largest re- that occurs due to drilling. Rachel Stumpf. more people getting interested in Curt Stumpf, a senior at maining old growth tract between Martin of the ADP said that these Isaac Kerns, a senior at these issues and using their knowl- Allegheny and an environmental sci- the Smoky Mountains and the wells are known to leak chemicals Allegheny, helped to organize the edge for activism purposes," Kerns ence major, smiles as he recalls the Adirondacks. According to ADP, like benzene into the drinking water, trip for Allegheny students. He at- said. weekend spent learning more about this will be the largest timber sale in making people and animals sick. tended the Fall Gathering to learn Allegheny National Forest. the Eastern United States. The Fall Gathering addressed more about the issues surrounding —see FOREST, page 8— He joined with 65 other people, The second issue involves the these issues through panels, work- including 12 Allegheny students, at Salmon Creek Watershed. shops, speakers, discussions, and the Allegheny Defense Project's Pennsylvania General Energy music. Jim Kleissler, forest watch di- INSIDE THIS WEEK... (ADP) fifth annual Fall Gathering Corporation plans to drill over 100 rector for ADP, said that the group the weekend of Sept. 21, in the new wells in the National Forest, camped in an area designated to be Otter's Pub an Old Time Favorite 4 Allegheny National Forest. Every many of which will be located along logged in the near future. Kleissler year the ADP organizes a weekend Salmon Creek, near Marienville. says that they try very hard to make Editorial 5 of camping, workshops, and keynote In a video released by the ADP on sure that the event has minimum im- speakers to educate the public about the threat the wells pose to Salmon pact on the environment used as a /II the issues that are threatening Creek, it explains that one third of camping space. Shakespeare Express Rolling to Town 9 Pennsylvania's only national forest. the country's fresh water supply Stumpf said he wants to see some Meadville Mad About 'Round About Records 11 Allegheny students, through the comes from the national forests. ecosystems in this world that are left Outing Club and the environmental In addition to the water supply, intact for future generations to enjoy. Prmis Primed for Competition 14 science department, visit this part of one half of one percent of the oil and He believes that cutting timber and the forest ever year. natural gas in this country come drilling for oil in our national forests Contact The Campus at Box 12 or The ADP is currently concerned from the forests. ADP asks the pub- is an unnecessary and unsustainable [email protected] Page 2 News October 4, 2001 THE CAMPUS Asks... CRIME BLOTTER •On Sept. 24 at 11:30 p.m. an under- possess a small amount of marijuana drinking. "Does Allegheny Have SchoolSpirit?" age drinking and intoxication inci- and possession of a small amount of dent occurred. Security investigated marijuana. •On Sept. 29 at 2 p.m. a criminal — compiled by Corey Lipchick, Photography Editor a report of an intoxicated person in mischief incident occurred in front Baldwin Hall. This matter has been •On Sept. 26 at 10:40 p.m. a criminal of the Sigma Alpha Epsilon house. referred to Residence Life. mischief incident occurred at Ravine Two known suspects did damage to Hall. While two students were in freshly poured cement. The mem- •On Sept. 25 at 3 p.m. a domestic their room, their window was broken bers of Sigma Alpha Epsilon have dispute occurred at Caflisch Hall. by a bag of ice thrown through it. been advised to report the incident to "Maybe..." A harassment by communication in- Security has no suspects. the Meadville city police. cident also occurred. One student —Jared Delio, '05 has been referred to Residence Life. •On Sept. 29 at 12:40 a.m. an under- •On Sept. 30 at 3 a.m. an assault oc- age drinking incident occurred. curred on Loomis Street. A student •On Sept. 25 at 11:20 p.m. a mari- Security observed a group of stu- had attended a party and was in- juana incident occurred in Baldwin dents walking north on the sidewalk volved in a verbal altercation. After Hall. Security investigated a sus- leading from Schultz Hall towards leaving the party, the student was as- pected use of marijuana and recov- the Admissions parking lot. saulted by unknown ered a marijuana pipe and a small One underage student was found to persons. The Meadville city police amount of marijuana. Three stu- be in possession of a mixed drink were notified. The student was tak- dents have been referred to and a can of beer. The magistrate's en to the Meadville Medical Center Residence Life for conspiracy to office filed a citation for underage for treatment. CAMPUS BRIEFS "Hell yeah!" •All interested students and employ- should sign-up to volunteer by •Tickets are on sale now for perfor- —Meghan Fox, '05 ees are encouraged to sign up to vol- Monday, Oct. 8. For more informa- mances of two of Shakespeare's unteer for the 9th Annual Make a tion, contact the MADD Hotline at most celebrated plays by the Difference Day, which will be cele- 332-2890 Shenandoah Shakespeare Express. brated on Saturday, October 20. Sponsored by the College's Individuals and teams of various •The Office of Student Activities Centerstage Subscription Series, the sizes are needed to complete more and ASG are sponsoring fall break traveling theatre troupe will present than 120 projects expected this year. shuttles to the Pittsburgh, Cleveland a production of Romeo and Juliet on Projects benefit elderly, disabled, and Erie airports on Friday, Oct. 12 Thursday, Oct. 4 at 7:30 p.m. in "We've got spirit, and low-income members of our and return shuttles from the same Allegheny's Shafer Auditorium. The yes we do! We've community as well as non-profit airports on Tuesday, Oct. 16. troup will also present As You Like got spirt, how 'bout agencies. Shuttles to the airports will leave It on Friday, Oct. 5 at 7:30 p.m. in you?" from the top of Brooks Drive at 3 Shafer Auditorium. Tasks range form trail mantenance , p.m. (They were originaly sched- raking leaves, cleaning projects, and uled to leave at 5 p.m., but due to Described as "shamelessly enter- Liz Lemley and visiting elderly care facilities to fix- increased airport security, the time taining" by The Washington Post, Adrienne Oblock, ing roofs, building wheelchair has been changed to compensate for Shenandoah Shakespeare Express is `04 ramps, and painting homes. The day increased waiting periods). Shuttles a company of 10 to 12 actors that will begin with a rally at Diamond will return from the airports at 7 aim to create an environment for Park at 8 a.m. and end with a lun- p.m. To reserve space on the shuttle, these performances that forge an cheon celebration in the Campus print out this on-line shuttle reserva- intimacy between actor and audi- Responses in "Campus Asks" do not necessarily reflect the opinions of The Campus Staff Center. The first 1,500 volunteers tion form. Reservation forms will ence rarely found in theater today, from Alleghney and the local com- also be available at the Student thus restoring the original vitality of munity will also receive t-shirts. If Activities Office (Campus Center, Shakespeare's plays. Tickets for you have neighbors that would ben- Room U-213). Costs are $20 each both "shows are $12 for adults and $9 CORRECTIONS efit from a project, please encourage way for Pittsburgh and Cleveland for senior citizens and children age •An article on an African dance class incorrectly stated that them to call the Hotline to register a shuttles and $15 each way for the 17 and under. Tickets for only one of project. Erie shuttle. The deadline for reser- the performances may also be pur- the final performance would take place on Oct. 5 at 8 p.m. vations is Wednesday, Oct. 10. chased for $8 for adults and $6 for The final performance will be tonight at 7 p.m. in the There will be a table set-up during Reservations made after the dead- senior citizens and children age 17 Montgomery performance space. lunchtime this week in the Campus line are not guaranteed. Questions? and under. Tickets are on sale now at •An out-of-date calendar for Latino Heritage Month was pub- Center from Monday to Wednesday Call 332-2754. the Office of Events. For tickets or lished in last week's issue. The correct calendar is on page 11. and in the Post Office on Thursday more information, contact the Office and Friday. All interested persons of Events at 332-3101
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Page 3 News The Campus Otter's Pub Still Draws Enthusiastic Crowd
By BRETT TWILLA cause any trouble." Staff Reporter "They're super," agreed Bar Manager and Co-owner Ron Devin Uber, a class of 2000 Grauert. alumni, still visits Otter's Pub in Before moving to the Chestnut downtown Meadville, although he and Park Avenue location in 1999, lives and works in Pittsburgh. "I Otter's was on North Street for ap- can't come back to Meadville with- proximately 10 years. The current out going to Otter's," he says "My owners bought the business in 1996. buddies and I spent a lot of good In 1999, the building was sold and times at Otter's when we were going demolished by the landlord, so the to college. It was the place to go." pub was forced to relocate. It was Since its opening in 1989, Otter's closed for several months during the Pub, located on the corner of move, and many Allegheny cus- Chestnut Street and Park Avenue, tomers didn't return when it re- has always welcomed Allegheny opened. According to Grauert, pro- Students. motions aimed at reclaiming these "We love Allegheny students," patrons are working. said Ross Sealand, Otter's kitchen "We are offering a variety of pro- manager and co-owner. "They're motions and entertainment ideas, good kids. They like to come in and POPULAR PUB — Otter's Pub, on Chestnut Street, has promotions several days of the week to attract customers, including have a good time, and they don't —see OTTER'S, page 8— Allegheny students. —Photo by Kendra Stanton, News Editor Res Life Hires Smith, Shaal as Area Coordinators
By EMILY MACEL been hired to take over the positions porting, providing resources, being well known around campus. they toured all the buildings on cam- Assistant News Editor previously held by Trish Tchume, role models and taking care of all ju- The Office of Residence Life re- pus, were taught residence and office Josh Nolan and Matt LaHood. dicial work regarding the residents. quired candidates applying for the procedures, learned about the main- Allegheny's faculty, always The new ACs, Ted Smith and As the new members of the resi- position to have a bachelor's degree tenance of the dorms and then helped changing, has many new faces in Tim Shaal, supervise the RA and dence community, they have been – although a master's was preferred with staff training of the RAs and Residence Life this year. Along with Resident Director staff, and serve as working to uphold their predeces- – some residence life- related back- RDs in August, focusing particularly the new Residence Advisor staff, a home base for them report to. Their sors' good model: to maintain an ef- ground, professional experience, on team skills. two new Area Coordinators have duties consist of supervising, sup- ficient dorm life while becoming ability to blend academic and resi- What is unique to the situation is dential components of student life, that not only are both ACs new to some experience in upper education Allegheny, but that they are both and social programming, and will- male. Previously, the positions have ingness to spend weekends and been filled by both men and women. SEAMSTRESS • EMBROIDERY • SCREEN PRINT evenings with students' concerns A concern to some is that both of AD SPECIALTIES • GREEK & SPORTS LETTERING and problems. these supervisors are males and, be- The position was posted not only cause of the structure of the discipli- SPORTS APPAREL • PLAQUES & TROPHIES on the Allegheny web site, but also nary code, they are whom students in local Meadville and Erie newspa- with judiciary problems must report pers and in the Chronicle of Higher to. Education. Allegheny also held a "I don't think this is a problem search at the American College because with our training and skills Personnel Association, located in we can overcome any perceived gen- Boston. der boundaries," Smith said. Shaal, originally from Saxton, is "They're nice, and they have fresh out of Mansfield University, adapted very well to the campus. In having graduated in December with general they are there when I need a major in liberal arts, and minors in them," said one RD of Smith and psychology and music. As area coor- Schall. dinator, he is responsible for Another RA explained "I think Crawford, Edwards, South the ACs should be very visible on Highland, Ravine, Caflisch and campus so that they are not just seen Shultz Halls. as disciplinary tools," and that he Smith, of Rochester, N.Y., gradu- "would like to see the ACs out more 578 Park Avenue, Meadville, PA 16335 ated from Oswego State University on campus whether it be just eating Phone: 814-337-2220 in 1993 with a bachelor's degree in at the dining halls or campus Hours: Mon.-Fri. 9 a.m. - 1 p.m. and 2 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. history, and a master's in Science in events." Education in Collegiate Student • To be more visible, the ACs are OCTOBER SPECIALS Development from Alfred both interested in attending dorm University. He is responsible for the events, and campus programs. • Embroidered fleece stadium blanket with carrying strap with Gator logo or Greek letters, B rooks/Wal ker/Wal ker Annex Smith expressed interest in getting $27.95 Complex and Baldwin Hall. Both involved with more extra curricular • Embroidered sweatshirt with Gator logo or Greek letters, $19.95 Smith and Shaal supervise about 600 activities and clubs such as AGP. students and 30 staff members. Shaal said he would like to help with Both Shaal and Smith came to and see programs for dorms con- As always, we welcome custom work for any organization Allegheny in July to begin training. cerning safety and security to pro- During their time here in the summer mote these issues on campus. Page 4 News October 4, 2001 OCS Offers Programs, Advice By ERICA ERWIN create the opportunities for stu- Connections Dinner, being, held on Editor-in-Chief dents," said Jim Fitch, associate di- Saturday, has a similar purpose: to rector of OCS. help students establish connections The time has come, the adviser One of the most popular of those with alumni and practice their net- said, to talk of future things. Of opportunities is the Career working skills. "It's a good way for comps, and jobs and interviews, of Roadshow, being held this year in students to meet alumni face-to- careers and salaries. It's a new twist Cleveland on Nov. I and in face," Kerr said. "Alumni have a on an old poem, and it's exactly what Pittsburgh in March of 2002. real interest in the school and want to is on the mind of many seniors The program allows students to give hack to their alma mater." whose thoughts are turning toward shadow alumni throughout the day Melissa Barnes, director of OCS, graduation and – gasp! – The Real and to explore their chosen career, added that the alumni connection World. said Gretchen Kerr, assistant direc- such programs aim to create is help- The Office of Career Services, tor of OCS. "It's designed to hook ful, because "alumni are more likely located in Reis Hall, has lined up an up students with alumni for an after- to extend themselves to students, array of events, programs, and ser- noon of shadowing, and meet for a and they have the desire to go the ex- vices this year to help the frazzled luncheon and listen to speakers talk tra step. They know the courses stu- student put the right foot forward about career development." dents have had to take in their partic- onto the career path. "One of the "Roadshows are a good channel ular major, and can offer tailored ad- things that separates Allegheny for students to connect with alumni vice." College is that we here at the Office in their field," Fitch added. —see OCS, page 8 — of Career Services actively go out to Another event, the Career
CAMPUS CLUCKER — Junior John Raucci got into the sprit of Wingfest on Saturday Aspiring Lawyers Face LSAT by dressing up as the ill-fated mascot of the day. —photo by Corey Lipchick, Photography Editor By KENDRA STANTON in law school," he said. The faithful have heeded the man- News Editor The test is divided into five com- date. They have prepared and pre- fronz page I WINGFEST ponents. One section, analytical rea- pared and continue to prepare with a Although he has just been inter- soning consists of 24 mind puzzles look in their eyes that pleads, event. "I think last year's [Wingfest] scheduled to perform here in rupted from his daily devotion, se- to be completed in 35 minutes. Two "Mercy! Let it be over soon so I can "I think last year's [Wingfest] October. nior Brandon Meyer does not seem sections are devoted to logical rea- enjoy at least part of Homecoming was better, because The Clarks were Choices on the ballot included G. to mind. With cheerfulness in his soning in which students must make with my friends!" here and it attracted more people to Love and the Special Sauce, Violent voice, Meyer explains that he was inferences and formulate a proper ar- "I've delegated 'I have no life' the event," said student Mike Femmes and Sister Hazel. Although just looking over some Law School gument based on information of- for the first month of school," said Harnicar. nothing is guaranteed, Stenglein said Assessment Test review exercises. fered in the question. Reading com- Meyer. He has stepped up his ritual for the prehension entails 4 stories of 400- Indeed, preparation has been all- During Wingfest, a vote was held GAP is trying to bring one of these past month as the Day of Judgement 500 words in length and follow-up consuming for some. Senior for students to choose a replacement bands to replace the cancellation as looms closer. Meyer will take the questions – all to be completed in 35 Autumn Shirley said that she has for Counting Crows, who were soon as possible. LSAT this Saturday along with sev- minutes. Finally, half an hour is al- studied her LSAT preparation books eral other Allegheny students. lowed for students to submit a writ- rather faithfully for two hours a day Currently, 198 law schools re- ing sample. The sample is not over the last month. The books, ac- quire applicants to submit LSAT scored but serves as an index for law cording to Shirley, offer sample Join The Campus scores. According to Pre-Legal schools of one's writing aptitude. problems as well as techniques on Advisor for the College Robert 180 is a perfect score for the how to deal with test anxiety. Seddig, "The law schools generally LSAT. "I've also spoken to a lot of peo- tell pre-law advisors that the LSAT The LSAT gods have spoken and -see LSAT, page 8— If you love to write, score is the best indicator of success their commandment is to Prepare! have a passion for pictures, THANK YOU FOR DONATING! are a sports afficionado or a On behalf of the Central Blood Bank and witty columnist, The Campus Allegheny College, I would like to thank all of our is the place for you! community members who made the effort to donate Come see what the newspaper blood during our special All College Blood Drive on is all about at a staff meeting, Friday. Over 114 people donated, contributing 92 units Tuesdays at 7:30 p.m. in the of blood to relief efforts in Ne4 York and D.C. newsroom (located on the Sincerely, 2nd floor of the C.C) Ellen Kauffmann Director of Student Activities • THE CAMPUS
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People, Not Buildings, Source of Spirit
Neither buildings nor institutions such as a college can exude school spir- `• ' it. Indeed, only the people within those inanimate structures can show their • - allegiance to a college in the form of school spirit. Only people can raise stu- So, I Just Wanna Be a Player (One) dent morale, appreciate faculty, participate in campus activities, and work cooperatively to improve their learning and living environment. From time to time, when my enthrall and overtake us. Many of us many reasons, not the least of which planner overflows with this meeting can recall spending hours — days, was because they had an Atari, and Therefore, complaints about the social environment, namely "But there's and that practice, I calm myself by even — in front of the television later, a Nintendo. Our parents kind- nothing to do at Allegheny on the weekends," cannot be directed at an insti- attempting to embrace the simple screen, fighting over who got to be ly left us to our own devices, which tution itself. Such a grievance would only prove fruitless. Rather, if social pleasures in life. In childhood, there player one. The amount of fighting basically consisted of playing the transformation is desired, members of the Allegheny community must avail were so many: paint-by-number increases exponentially with the same select games over and over books. Play-Doh. Getting to stay up number of siblings one has. The again: for Atari, they were Pac-Man, themselves of the countless forums for change that surround them. an extra hour. And, of course, video amount of hours one could devote to Summer and Winter Games, Dark One such forum that The Campus wishes to applaud is the Office of games. video games was greatly impacted Chambers, and Vanguard. Nintendo Student Activities. Throughout the year, that office has been instrumental in by the overriding force of mothers was usually devoted to Mario One, implementing programs and events that are a direct result of student partici- and their insistence that we turn that which will always remain my per- sonal favorite. Others echo these pation and input. Ashleigh Fox damn thing off and go do something — anything — else. sentiments. "I remember playing For instance, the first annual All Campus Semi-Formal Dance will be that game and, at the tender age of Certain conditions, however, held during Homecoming weekend. Students asked for a formal dance, and six, realizing that life was truly I feel that video games can be could overrule the mothers' harangu- the Office of Student Activities listened. We hope students will take advan- great," said sophomore Keith classified under the title "simple ing. One of these was Christmas va- pleasures" because despite the corn- Montesano. "Not to be philosophi- tage of this event, and all of the events planned throughout the weekend, to cation. During this time, when chil- plexity and technological advance- cal, but you become Mario. You're show school sprit and to support the work of student-oriented groups and of- dren may find themselves the happy ment of today's video games, the jumping over the pipe, and you're fices on campus. recipients of a new video game sys- ones I so fondly recall were, well, getting the mushroom." tem, parents generally allow a trial Student Activities is also responsible, in conjunction with Dining simple. Special effects and graphics period in which unlimited video Of course, Keith admits, this per- Services and Sodexho-Marriott, in bringing late-night dining to McKinley's — that's a term you need to toss game playing is permitted. My fam- tains only to the times he was actual- around in order to appear down with Food Court. Again, this service was brought to campus as a direct result of ily did not experience this kind of ly allowed to get his paws on the video game-lingo — were minimal, student input. A jukebox and dart board are also planned for the dining space Christmas until 1992, when my controllers. As the youngest of three even laughable by modern stan- boys, Keith ranked pretty low in the in the near future. brother Cameron finally got a dards. And yet there was something SuperNintendo. I can sum up that video game hierarchy. I think we're Saturday's Wingfest, sponsored by Gator Activities Programming and so utterly captivating about watch- vacation in three words: Super all familiar with this: Oldest children Quaker Steak and Lube, is yet another example of how groups and organi- ing "your guy" bob about the screen. Mario World. Nothing else mat- always get to a.) play more often and zations are listening to the opinions of students – providing vegetarian The simplicity of the graphics didn't tered. The clouds could have parted, b.) be player one. This was obvious- bother us then. "I remember an Atari nuggets as an alternative to wings, for instance, shows that student input is angels could have descended, and ly wholly unfair, especially in the game in which the guy was actually yet the heavenly trumpets announc- video games that allowed one player influential. just a square," recalls Jason ing the Second Coming of Christ to continue until he "died." As one Students with new ideas to bring to the College should voice their opin- Andracki, Assistant Director of still wouldn't have drowned out the senior informed me, "I once con- Allegheny's Admissions Office. ions and work with these willing organizations to make positive changes. catchy Mario theme music. quered Mario One in one life, and "He didn't have a face. He didn't The College is listening. my sister never even got a chance to even have feet. But nobody cared!" Another condition upon which play — she just sat there watching," video game restrictions could be All editorials represent the majority opinion of the Jason illustrates one of the main he said, laughing to himself at the generously lifted was summer vaca- Editorial Board. precepts surrounding our childhood memory. video games: It took very little not tion. Cameron and I loved visiting The Campus welcomes all reader response. We reserve the right to just to amuse us, but to absolutely our cousins in Washington, D.C. for reject letters of a purely promotional nature, as well as letters which —see PLAYER, page 7— do not meet our standards of integrity, accuracy and decency. Opinions expressed in Letters to the Editor, editorial columns and Have an Opinion? editorial cartoons do not necessarily reflect the views of The Campus. The deadline for submission of letters is 5 p.m. the Monday Send it to us! before publication. Letters must be typed, signed and sent to Box 12, with a phone number included for verification. Any letter that cannot be verified will not be printed. We LOVE to get mail from YOU!
All questions concerning the above policy should be directed to the Editor-in-Chief. Erica Erwin. The Campus Box 12 • Page'6 Perspectives October 4, 2001
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Since I have arrived here, almost everything I have done has been at the last possible moment; 1 have a serious problem with procrastination. I'm so had that I even put off writing this column on procrastination. I have never been the best person for getting things done on time, but Earth Matters: Enjoy the Beauty of Autumn since I have been more in control of my free time things have just gotten worse. It is not even that I put off my work for important reasons. I end up Though I don't consider myself a better place to wake up on a brisk contrasted with the rolling hills and checking my e-mail 500 times a day or finding people to talk to instead of pessiMist, sometimes I feel like it October morning, step outside too water bodies of the area. It almost sitting down and doing what I am supposed to do. when talking about nature/environ- scantily clad, and freeze your ganuc- seems a little too brilliant to be a nat- mental issues. I find myself getting chi's off? What better place to throw ural process of foliage. I know that I have reached a level of all time procrastination low when I, defensive, and thinking, "We've got on a sweater, grab a cup of joe, and instead of writing a paper or reading a book, spend precious minutes on dec- Though I would like to claim to save this, we've got to stop that." enjoy a brisk early morning walk? orating a sign telling me not to procrastinate. Taped on my computer moni- sole love of this changing season, it What better place to throw a Frisbee tor in front of me, I have a sign that says, "Don't procrastinate. Do what seems apparent that fall is enjoyed and a picnic basket into the car and by many others. Believe it or not, needs doing when it needs to be done." Has this helped me at all? Nope. I enjoy a sunny afternoon wandering people from other areas of the coun- just look at that sign, think to myself about what good advice that is, and con- Curt Stumpf the countryside? You get the point. tinue to instant message people. I tell myself that tomorrow I can start get- try actually come to the Northeast Now I know that for many of us, ting things done on time. during peak color periods to recreate fall is just another season in a con- Yet, around this time of year that and photograph this phenomenon. .1 would have thought that after I realized that this was a problem with me, tinuing cycle of time. Or maybe it I stop and look around, and know I would have worked harder to stay on task. Instead, it seems to be giving conjures up images of the oncoming Imagine that — nature producing that it's all worthwhile, that there is something almost as exciting as a me an excuse to not get things done. I can laugh and tell people that I pro- snow shoveling season, another long still a lot of natural wonder. Yes, fel- theme park or as satisfying as a crastinate too much and that it isn't good for me, and they laugh and say that school year, or football Sundays. low tree huggers, nature enthusiasts, they have the same problem. If this is such a problem, and everyone admits movie screen. Fall has also been the Though fall signifies something that they suffer from it, why don't we just reform? Oh that's right, we're pro- and outdoor adventurers, I am refer- topic of myriad poets, writers, and different to each one of us, in the nat- crastinators; never do today what can be put off until tomorrow. ring to the grandmother of all sea- artists. What is it that invokes such sons, the pinnacle of all natural ural world, it coincides with a time creative ideas and a natural love of I have also found that even though people are willing to joke with friends beauty, the shim sham shizat of all of preparation, transition, and beau- the season? In my humble opinion it about being procrastinators, they don't want the rest of the world to know. I earth processes — fall. ty. With our heavily forested land- has to be the leaves. asked several people if they would be willing to give me their views on pro- scapes and high diversity of tree crastination, and they all said that they could not have their name included. Not just fall, but fall in species, fall turns the area into a vi- One girl said that she was worried her professors would find out and keep an Northwestern Pennsylvania. What sual panorama of reds and yellows, —see AUTUMN , page 7— eye on her. Word to everyone reading this — I have found that generally teachers can tell when an assignment was completed at the last minute. My Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is high school journalism teacher was especially good at this. After I would hand something in that had been hastily scribbled at lunchtime to meet a I have watched as we decorate our firefighters with expect these firefighters to run into a blazing building deadline, she would give me a "look" and make a comment to the effect that medals, with words, with musical performances by Paul and pull our bodies to safety when the situation calls for it would be a much better article if I had taken more time on it. I guess her Simon and Celine Dion, and as athletes honor them by it. I think I have a lot of respect for these men because advice about starting my assignments on time still hasn't sunk in. wearing baseball caps with NYFD or NYPD. If I have many of them risk their lives as volunteers, but the those to listen to one more millionaire tell me what heroes who are paid risk it for $20 an hour. I have yet to hear I do eventually get the work done, but it is under pressure that should not these firefighters are I'm going to lose it. one firefighter complain, at least during this whole crisis, be there. I would be much happier, and get more sleep, if I did my work on but I feel someone should point out the way things actu- time instead of putting it off. The quality of work, as my teacher pointed out, ally are. would also be better. Even though I work faster under pressure, I don't think Eric Reinagel that the quality is there that would be if I had spent the necessary amount Our priorities are messed up in the United States. time on it. Who do we throw gobs of money at? It's not the people saving our lives. Okay, doctors are pretty well off. It's I have made plans about how to better organize my day, but the problem I hear my favorite celebrities, my favorite athletes not the people who are checking for bombs and weapons I have is following these plans. I have tried to divide up my day into seg- telling me what heroes these men and women are, but going through the airport scanners that's for sure. We ments and plan breaks, but I end up not following my schedule. I end up words are just words and money what really talks in throw money at people who develop some sort of skill mainly taking breaks with short study pauses in between. America. Maybe I'm just cynical after four years at col- lege, but the Mets wearing baseball caps with the that no one else can do. It makes me feel better to know that I am not the only one with this prob- acronym NYFD across it just doesn't cut it for respect to You get the money if what you do brings in the mon- lem of procrastination. In fact, I bet that at least half the people reading this these individuals. article really should be finishing their paper that is due in ten minutes. ey. It's not exactly as clear cut as all this, but this state- There's no question these police and firefighters are Besides the added bonus of a support group for people with as many prob- ment seems pretty true to me at least. What I see as be- heroes, but if these rich talkers really want to honor lems with procrastination as I do, the meetings would be a great excuse to put ing valued in life is making money. We value the ability them, why don't they give part of their salaries to these off homework! to make money more then we value our own lives. When heroes — not for a year, but for the duration of their ca- I get out of here if what I do doesn't bring in the money, Emily LaRue is Assistant Perspectives Editor of The Campus. reer'? Hell, some of the worst athletes pull in millions for I won't make money. doing nothing more then throwing interceptions. I almost feel like a lot of the donations from large How much do firefighters, policemen, even EMTs corporations are for nothing but show. "Hey here's a Write for Perspectives! make for that matter? A whopping $50,000, but in many chance to get my name on the news ticker telling people cases less. Not bad, but if these people are such heroes, I donated $50 million dollars from my Billion dollar em- You know you want to... why don't we pay them more? Firefighters and police- pire." men deal with life threatening situations everyday. We —see MONEY page 7— October 4, 2001 rerspectives Page 7 Never Underestimate the Power of Stress It Gets the Best of Us
I sometimes find myself in the that everyone should automatically are students supposed to function if yes, to some of you non-believers, running our food services. You will Class of people that underestimate declare a vacation week until I'm they feel as though they have no real food can be a big stressor. Why is it all get a crust of bread and a drop of the power of stress. When things are back on my feet. For the record, this home base? that we are allotted a certain amount water — no complaining, or you will going well for me, I tend to forget never happens, so I generally man- Second, if one has a roommate of money to spend in McKinley's? be whipped! that other people can be going age to traipse through daily life with that one cannot stand, it can be im- If we go to Bland Hall, whoops, I Why is this? How is this system through rough times. Take the re- a groan. possible (or much too costly) to "di- mean Brooks Hall, we can eat as fair in any way? We should be able cent terrorist attacks, for example. If I also believe that college sw- vorce" him or her. It's like throwing much as we like. If we go to Schultz to walk into McKinley's and grab a I did not have a form of media dents, in general, undergo tremen- two professional boxers into an we can eat all the diet air we want for sandwich, soup, brownie and a around me, I might never have found dous amounts of stress. How do apartment and filming who gets their our pre-paid buck. So why is it that drink, as many as three times a day. out about them and I could have kept they survive it? ass kicked first. if we want what several others and I Am I suggesting that we already a significantly stressful event out of Well, a great mystery of life College students, especially fe- deem real food, we have to enter into paid thousands of dollars into our lit- my life. would be solved if I could answer males, have a tendency to just snap the world of Nazi regime? tle meal plans so we should actually that. Instead, I can only cite exam- when things get stressful. They yell, Maybe I just don't understand be able to eat? What? Yes I am. Am ples of the rare forms of stress that resemble their mother, and in some the meal deal system. You must get I suggesting that people are hungry seem to only affect college students. cases resort to physical violence. a brownie with your sub and drink. Heidi Blakeslee between three and four-thirty p.m.? These events could certainly appear Why do landlords have to write leas- You cannot substitute a cup of soup Yes I am. in anyone's copy of "Strange but es that claim that if you die you still along with your bagel sandwich. Oh True" magazine. have to pay? Ahhh, but that's a no, that means that you pay extra Why do we have the restraints I am not advocating that it is best I have moved I4 times in the last whole new column topic — I'd like money. In fact, if you get a bagel that we do? Don't know. Some con- that I remain oblivious, but it is one four years. Fourteen! Unless one is to give some of them a Landlord sandwich and soup, you can't even trol freak in the boiler room that is of the benefits of out of sight out of from a military family, this moving Challenge they'd never forget! afford a drink with the money you've spiking everyone's drinks, that's my mind. around can be a bit stressful. I know Moving on, I would just like to already paid! How ridiculous is best guess. At any rate, when I find myself several of my friends who have gorie throw in a critique of the dining pro- that? Over at Brooks, I could eat fif- Okay, so I only got to complain going through stress, I tend to think through the exact same thing. How gram at my lovely Alma Mater. And teen bowls of soup and twelve sand- about three or four college stressors, wiches if I want to. but don't fret, they are all around Looking back, it seems so free- you. To the troll in the boiler room PLAYER from page 5 ing to me now. Of course, I'm cur- at McKinley's: Be gone! Which brings me to my next course I did horribly, I hadn't had think I'll be okay, because my mom rently living off campus so I have point: video games reflect the most nearly the practice time that they bought me a PlayStation," he said, narrowly escaped the vengeance of Heidi Blakeslee is a columnist for basic form of male chauvinism. For had! It's truly a vicious cycle. in absolute seriousness. Thank you, whatever "Communist leader" is The Campus. the most part, I'm completely satis- PlayStation, for getting us through Upon my safe return to Brooks fied with the boys (men?) of our that difficult time. that night, I wrote in my journal, "I from page 6 generation. They are respectful, So you see, when you get right MONEY wonder exactly how much of my kind, and self-sacrificing — except down to it, video games are nothing life has been frittered away watch- I became angry at corporate America this week when my girlfriend when it comes to video games. short of spectacular. Whether ing boys play video games." Aimee, who was trying to raise funds to help teenage mothers at the Thurston From an early age they are trained to you're talking about Atari or the Undoubtedly, this would be a scary House, was told by some businesses, but not all, that they couldn't help be- exert their supposed superiority most advanced computer game, cause they were giving their money to help the relief effort. This relief ef- statistic. over anyone with two X-chromo- they provide us with fun, fascina- fort is great and all, but problems haven't disappeared from their local com- The gender issues surrounding somes. tion, and some much-needed dis- munities just because this tragedy happened. It just makes me question why video games are not always nega- Even nice boys do it. Two years tractions. They also serve as a bind- they're giving the money in the first place — because it will help or because tive, however. True mastery of a ago, I was dating a young man ing tie for our generation. How they get free press that will help sales later on? That's my idea of charity! difficult game just might help you If America is scared by these attacks, then we need to locate our money whose idea of a really fun evening many of us couldn't hum the theme win his heart. Take note, girls: "I where it will best serve us. Maybe if we pay those people checking the bags entailed my coming over to his song to Mario One or Three? (Note think I married my wife because she for planes, they would be better trained and they would stay at their jobs house and sitting on the couch, just that I am not even acknowledging could beat Raiders of the Lost Ark longer. An experienced worker generally translates into a better worker. watching him and his friends play Mario Two—what exactly was go- and still knows her way through the Maybe if we were willing to all give back are $300 or $600 the government video games. After what seemed ing on there, anyway?) catacombs in Adventure after nearly gave out in Bush's new tax system, our lifesavers could begin to get paid like an eternity, he handed me the Well, I guess I'll get back to 20 years," Jason Andracki says with what they deserve. controller. work. The comp awaits — although I would ask Kordell Stewart or Brittany Spears to throw in a little, but pride. (Nice work, Liz.) Although eager to prove my what I really need is a good stiff they won't have their job for much longer. If these firefighters and police- worthiness, I of course miserably By the same token, video games dose of Pac-Man. men in NY are such heroes, so is the Meadville force, the Pittsburgh force failed. "Ha, ha, ha — you're really just may salvage your relationship. and all forces as well. Put your money where your mouth is or shut up and bad!" his buddies snickered, as I When I was studying abroad last se- Ashleigh Fox is a columnist for The stop telling me who you think a hero is. Of course it's easy to criticize when hung my head in shame. But of mester, my boyfriend feared not: "I Campus. my $13.22 is staying right in my account.
Eric Reinagel is a columnist for The Campus. AUTUMN from page 6
So what really happens when fall comes, and the Decreases in fall temperatures also increase sugar con- trees change to their designated colors. For those of you tent in leaves that which intensifies these colors. What who don't enjoy reading up on the encyclopedia when we are left with is the visual sea of changing forest col- you get a little down time, here's a brief explanation. ors. Several factors are instrumental in the brilliant results The only drawback of this beautiful process is that it of fall foliage, but the most essential factors are envi- doesn't last long enough. By November, our northern ronmental changes and plant genetics. Most people are region begins to show signs of winter, and soon we will aware that chlorophyll is the main plant component all be dragging ourselves out of bed to trudge through causing green coloration; however, several other pig- the inches of snow that turn Meadville into a winter ments are masked by this color, mainly xanthophylls wonderland. So as you hustle and bustle from class to (yellow) and anthocyanins (reds and purples), but also class, or to and from work each day, take a moment to browns and tans produced from leftover tannins in oak look around and take in the beautiful surroundings. trees- Only through our direct realization of nature's beauty During October when the weather begins to change will we come to a better understanding of our place in and cooler temperatures arrive, chlorophyll begins to it, and the importance of its health. —Campaign Sponsored by the Allegheny College fade and other pigments become more apparent. Curt Stumpf is a columnist for The Campus. Committee on Discriminatory and Sexual Harassment-- Page 8 News lute t— autipus
OCS from page 4
A major component in OCS is in- Workshops on how to land in- and will include resume and cover Federated Investors and Towers OCS in conjunction with Computing ternship placement, Fitch said. ternships, on interviewing skills and letter critiques. Perrin, have already signed on to vis- Services, the program aims to make Many employers, he noted, want to on networking are held throughout OCS is also providing trans- it campus this fall, and many more the job search process easier, Barnes hire Allegheny students specifically. the year through OCS. The next portation to several job fairs that are expected in the spring. said. ''Students can put their resume "We have a good relationship workshop, On networking, is sched- have been scheduled for this year. In addition to the many programs online, with all of their job require- with our alumni, and were always uled for Oct. 10 from 7 to 8 p.m. They include the Western PA Job and events offered through OCS, the ments," she said. "Then, they get an traveling, — this year we went to Senior Saturday, an entire day of Expo in Monroeville on Nov. 7 and staff there also has on hand numer- email notification when a job with Europe and Costa Rica — to find workshops and panel discussions the WestPACS Job Fair, also in ous resources for students, including their specifications becomes avail- more opportunities," he said. with ',Alumni, will be held in January Monroeville, in the spring, which software programs and directories able." typically draws over 200 employers. for occupations, graduate schools FOREST .from page I For those students who cannot and law schools. For more information on any of attend the job fairs, OCS brings re- One new program, the Gator the events or programs offered First-year Charlie Howe had the last day. cruiters onto campus. According to JobMatch, allows students to regis- through OCS, or to schedule an in- never been to a retreat like the Fall "You can tell what a healthy for- Barnes, 12 companies, including ter online to send their resume to po- terview with a staff member, contact Gathering. Through the presentation est looks like, even if you aren't an American Healthcare, Mellon Band, tential employers. Designed by the office at 332-2381. of an area logger, Howe realized that environmental science major," the forest industry isn't completely Valenta said. bad. To bring his new knowledge Stumpf thinks that the weekend from page 3 back to campus, Howe plans to re- was a success. He hopes that more OTTER'S search and increase the amount of Allegheny College students will take and the students are flowing in," "Monday Night Football" on a big- According to Grauert, special recycled paper products that are used notice of this environmental issue Grauert said. "It's great to have screen television. Monday through consideration is given to Allegheny on the campus. that is so close to home. "It's only an them back." Friday, between 5 p.m. and 7 p.m. is students whenever possible in filling Abby Valenta, a junior, also said hour and a half away; it's our closest These promotions include quar- happy hour, when customers can positions. Two women that work that she had never attended anything opportunity to get into a national for- ter drafts on Tuesday and Friday purchase 50-cent drafts and dollar there now graduated from Allegheny like the retreat before and didn't est," Stumpf said. from 9 p.m. to midnight. In two bottles. On Tuesday night they have last year. Both worked at Otter's know what to expect. She said she If you would like more informa- weeks the pub plans on starting beer a disc jockey, on Thursday nights while attending Allegheny. enjoyed the experience and the dif- tion about Allegheny Defense pong. Beer pong is a beer game in they have karaoke, and on Friday So if you're 21 or over (bring ferent points of view that it offered. Project, you can visit their website at which you set up six glasses on each and Saturday they have live enter- your identification) and looking for She also appreciated the fact that http://www.alleghenydefense.org . side of a ping pong table, and players tainment featuring local bands from some off-campus fun in a warm larger issues were discussed, includ- Contact Isaac Kerns at kernsi@al- who bounce the ball into the glass the Tri-County area, possibly includ- friendly atmosphere, check out ing the issue of the Artic National leg.edu or Kelly Mack at have to drink the beer. ing two bands from Allegheny. The Otter's Pub. They'll be happy to see Wildlife Refuge (ANWR). Her fa- [email protected] to join the On Monday the pub offers a spe- Pub also offer's pool and dart you. vorite part was the hike through an Allegheny campaign to defend cial price on a pitcher of beer and a leagues which students are welcome old growth stand that the group took Allegheny National Forest. dozen wings to go along with to join.
LSAT from page 4
ple who have taken the LSAT. And ence future decisions, Jones does not I've taken a lot of bubble baths," to seem uneasy. "I'll be waiting to get help herself cope with the test jitters, my score before I even start looking Shirley said. at law schools," she said. "Preparation is a lot about timing "I don't really have a dream yourself," said Shirley, "I've strug- score," said Meyer, "I guess 160 is gled mainly with the reading corn- the goal to get into a better law Nightclub prehension. You have to manipulate school. I think I'll probably go to and dissect the long passages, taking Pitt, though, because it makes sense not even ten minutes per passage," financially I'd like to practice law in No Cover Charge she said. Pittsburgh," he siad. "I know I need to slow down on Shirley said she sees law school the reading comprehension part; I as the springboard for fulfilling a think a lot of people need to slow lifelong dream. "According to my down. I'm the kind of person that mother, I've wanted to be a lawyer DJ playing your favorite dance music wants to skip from one passage to since I was three years-old. I'm not the next without reading carefully. so much into being a trial lawyer and 9 p.m. - 2 a.m. I've gotta emphasize accuracy." said having the Matlock moments. I Meyers. want to go into children's advocacy. Friday and Saturday nights Senior Aubrey Jones has taken I feel as though lawyers have the real two practice exams since school be- power to get stuff done," she said. New Game Room opens this Friday! gan this semester. "There are no "1 1 th grade is when I started ar- facts you can study. I just test my- guing with my parents. They said self, look at what I did wrong, and `hey, you're really good at this.' I (Down Under) possibly think differently the next guess I'll only know if I'm really time I take the test," said Jones. good when I get to law school," said Pool, Pizza & Party "I believe the LSAT is a test of Meyer. how students can pay attention to Saturday, these aspiring lawyers 907 Market Street what's written down on paper. There will meet their future's Maker. is a temptation to think in more Whether she is well-prepared or not, broadly-conceived terms about what Shirley knows she is at least well- Across from the Meadville Market House one has learned. The purpose is not supported. "My mother is so excit- to do that," said Secichg. ed. She said she will be saying her 337-3725 As far as how these scores inllu- rosary all day for me," said Shirley. THE CAMPUS
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By ABBY COLLIER company consists of 10 to 12 actors cling company may have had fewer Weekend Editor in their mid twenties, which makes than 15 actors. With a company of 10 them "very versatile," according to to 12 actors, the SSE doubles parts, The Shenandoah Shakespeare Bulman. with one actor playing as many as Express (SSE) will perform Romeo "The intention [of the SSE]," said seven roles in a single show. and Juliet tonight and As You Like It Bulman, "was to perform Watching actors play more than one Friday at 7:30 p.m. in Allegheny's Shakespeare's plays as they role, an audience can experience an- Shafer Auditorium. would've been performed in the other aspect of Elizabethan playgo- As the second installment spon- Elizabethan Theater." To accomplish ing: the delight of watching a fa- • sored by the Centerstage this, the SSE takes several condi- vorite actor assume multiple roles. Subscription Series, the SSE "is a tions into account, including univer- Gender young, energetic and inventive com- sal lighting, doubling, gender, Because women didn't take to the pany," said professor of English and length, sets, costumes and music, as English stage until after the Shakespeare guru Jim Bulman, who described on their -web page Restoration (1660), all the women in lobbied the Office of Events several (www.ishakespeare.com): Shakespeare's plays were originally years ago to recruit the SSE. Universal Lighting played by men or young boys. Bulman first encountered the SSE Shakespeare's actors could see Shakespeare had a great deal of fun when they performed for several their audience; SSE actors can see with this convention. In a production Shakespeare Association meetings you. When an actor can see an audi- of As You Like It in 1600, a boy he attended. About 10 years ago, he ence, actors can engage with an au- would have played Rosalind, who had the opportunity to direct the dience. And an audience can play the disguises herself as a boy then pre- group in a scene from Anthony and roles that Shakespeare wrote for tends to be a woman. Let's review: Cleopatra during a workshop on them—Cleopatra's court, Henry V's that's a boy playing a woman dis- "staging" at the Folger Shakespeare army, or simply the butt of innumer- guised as a boy pretending to be a Library in Washington. able jokes. Leaving an audience in woman. Because the SSE is commit- The SSE was co-founded in 1988 the dark can literally obscure a vital ted to the idea that Shakespeare is ONE MOMENT AWAY—Shenandoah Shakespeare Express by Executive Director and Director part of the drama as Shakespeare de- about everyone—male and female— Company Member Carolyn Ratteray poses as Juliet from of Education Ralph Alan Cohen, signed it. the SSE is not an all-male company, Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, which the SSE will perform professor of English at James Doubling but we try to re-create some of the tonight at Shafer Auditorium. Madison University in Virginia, and Shakespeare's Macbeth has more fun of gender confusions by casting —photo courtesy of Public Affairs Artistic Director Jim Warren. The than forty parts; Shakespeare's tray- —see SHAKESPEARE, page 10— `Studpuppy' to Reappear for Coming Out Weekend
By KATIE WIDDOWSON A. Everett specifically for als "closeted" on campus. There was The cast arrived back to school a selves, especially around their Staff Reporter Allegheny, "Studpuppy," appropri- no formal audition process. week early to start practices. Then, friends. These four gay characters— ately, is a real life representation of Marchitto knew exactly what he was they continued to work on the play Harris, Spencer, Linc, and Diana— "Studpuppy," a one-act play first friends exploring the many issues looking for and chose student actors for the first three weeks of school. give insight into the feelings of presented by the Allegheny surrounding homosexuality. who he thought would fit the roles. "The easiest part of doing the show someone who feels a need to hide an Playshop Theatre Sept. 14 and 15, Everett teamed up with friend and "Studpuppy" stars Allison Haley, was that all six of us clicked very aspect of themselves. Harris, who will take the stage again at Allegheny Assistant Professor of Chris Johnson, Mark Klaman, well," said Johnson. was flamboyant, acts as most hetero- Allegheny's Grounds for Change Communication Arts Martin Fabrizio- Polo, Jeff Simpson and Klaman said that he was happy sexuals would stereotype homosexu- coffeehouse (third floor of the Marchitto. Since the pair met at Yale, Gretchen Watson as Diana, Linc, with the performance and that every- -see STUDPUPPY, page 16— Campus Center) on Thursday, Oct. they have had a "working relation- Ralph, Harris, Spencer and Isobel, thing went as planned. "The whole 11, in honor of National Coming Out ship," according to Marchitto, where respectively. experience was very hard. All the Week, which begins Oct. 8 and is Everett would send his drafts to him Although these students have act- time put into it was a major commit- Inside Weekend sponsored by Allegheny Gay Pride for suggestions. This is the first time, ing experience prior to "Studpuppy," ment, especially while we were just and Pride Alliance. however, that they have presented a they explained how these particular beginning the semester," he said. — Round Again Records According to its web site, Pride show together as playwright and di- parts did not come so natural for "But I was so pleased with the per- Alliance, made up of Allegheny stu- rector. them because of the altered sexual formance. Now I'm sad that it's takes off downtown, dents, faculty and staff, aims "to cre- Everett wrote the first draft of the preferences they had to perform. over." page 11 ate a positive environment for gay, script in January, nine months before Two - thirds of the characters are gay. The struggle in "Studpuppy" lesbian, bisexual, and transgendered its debut. Production time was also "There are a lot of interesting stems from the many secrets the cir- —Unpleasant Thoughts, people by increasing college-wide cut short; it took only a month as op- facets to deal with," said Watson. cle of friends has to reveal to one an- page 12 understanding and awareness of the posed to the usual six to eight weeks According to Johnson, "I thought other; Diana has a crush on Isobel, needs and issues of people who are of preparation. this role was great in many ways. who is a straight female, while sexually diverse." Coming Out Marchitto gave Everett an Line was essentially the gay version Isobel has a crush on her best friend —Three artists display Week, then, draws specific attention overview of what he would like to of myself. The most challenging part Line, a gay male. their work in Allegheny's to these issues with various events. see performed at Allegheny, which of the show was wondering how the The script acknowledges that any galleries, page 11 Written by playwright Matthew included themes such as homosexu- audience was going to react." person finds comfort in being them- Page 10 Weekend October 4, 2001 Need to See A Doctor? Pay a Visit to Operation By DAVE KIERSKI than made up for the Juliana Theory. The second song, "Fall Like strangely poppy song with icy guitar songs, but with an odd pop break- Weekend Reporter The Operation's new cd, There is Fire," is a psalm set to music with a that is transplanted from the down. Hope for a Tree Cut Down on sweet slinky hook made up of a per- Cardigans, and the line, "And there's "Wink With the Eye that Hate Well, here we are. Another week, Takehold Records, is their second fect meshing of bass and guitar. It's nothing new under the sun" is the Me" is a dramatic number with hack- and another band that sounds just full length and displays a definite a meandering, breathy song with only one in the song. The Operation beat guitars and a dance-like break- like most of the other bands I've re- progression and maturity from their tense minor chord parts and fuzzy are very good at these type of songs, down, with great lyrics like, "When I viewed. No matter, though, because last fare. rocking out. Yeah, it's emo-core. primarily instrumentals with only fall into the way I was before / sud- these guys rock and need all the help The first song, "A New Math," is You have a problem with that, then one line passionately sung. denly the sky is full of stars." Sigh. they can get. I'm talking about the an intense, dynamic opener with talk to the man in the tight jeans over Many of the Operation's songs The album closer, "This May Not Operation. Now, not many people plenty of emotional yells, chug-chug there. are epic in sweep, such as the album Have Happened," is typical album know who Operation is. I barely do. chords, and a sweeping chorus that opener "A New Math" and "Beaten closing fare. It's epic in scope, and by the Best." Whether that's a good locks into a groove that doesn't let I saw them open for Juliana Theory makes you dance. It also introduces Music Review right when the Juliana Theory were an Operation trademark, long instru- or bad thing I'm not too sure about up until it deposits you on the other becoming huge jerks who thought mental parts with many tempo and yet. It depends on the band. If side with a new outlook on life. Not they were rock stars. The Operation melody changes. What surprised me most about they're good, you don't mind an ex- quite, but it is a good song. was the best act there; they more the Operation's latest offering is tra minute or two of playing. It The Operation is definitely part their lucid, inspired pop moments, as moves them farther from pop, which of the same tradition of Christian is usually a good thing. What shows emo-core acts such as Further Seems SHAKESPEARE frotn page 9 evidenced in the next two songs "Catch (Something I Might be that Operation is maturing is their Forever and Brandtson. These guys women as men and men as women. The result is emblematic of the SSE Ashamed Of)" and To Prevent Fall- epic parts, which in their last album provide some of the best, most in- Length approach: a commitment to Apart." "Catch" sounds a bit like an sounded a bit forced. tense, nicely-constructed post punk We cannot know the precise run- Shakespeare's text and to the mis- up-tempo Rainer Maria, complete "8th and Washington", one of the that is hooky and sprawling, with ning time of a Shakespeare play in sion of connecting that text to mod- with stop-start dynamics and a best songs on the cd, has a mathy plenty of nice tasty parts so you the Renaissance, but the Chorus in em audiences. "wah" guitar. The last half of the start with funky drums and a guitar don't get bored. Yeah, it might be Romeo and Juliet promises two Tackling these techniques, said song is an instrumental jam that's that weaves in and out awkwardly, predictable, but sometimes we just hours traffic of our stage." The Bulman, reqUires "an entirely dif- sprawling and rockin'. but oh so prettily. It then soon need our rock without straining our Express tries to fulfill this promise ferent approach to the material," al- To Prevent Fall-Apart" is a breaks into the yelling and singing brains discovering the nuances of the through brisk pacing, no intermis- though the group attempts to per- and the sweeping chords of the other music. sion and a continuous flow of dra form Shakespeare's plays as origi- matic action. nally intended. With this approach, Sets the actors, explained Bulman, must Don't Bother Wasting Your Shakespeare's company per- rely strictly on Shakespeare's formed on a large wooden platform words to identify the setting and unadorned by fixed sets or scenery. time. Money on "Don't Say A Word" A few large pieces—thrones, "It's a bare stage," continued tombs, tables—were occasionally 13ulman, "and scenes flow into one noyingly adorable (even more irritating than that kid in used to ornament a scene. The SSE another. The action is continuous By JOHN RAUCCI "Jerry Maguire") 8 –year- old daughter is kidnapped in will sometimes use boxes or set and the delivery is fast. These mod- Weekend Reporter the middle of the night. He receives a phone call from the pieces to indicate location or pro- ern actors present a sense of dra- all efforts to avoid Keanu Reeves' latest acting em- child-nappers that tells him that in order to get his daugh- vide a changing area; unlike matic immediacy, which most con- In barrassment in "Hardball," I decided to see "Don't Say a ter back he has to use his skills as a professional psychi- Shakespeare, we often have no ventionally staged productions do Word" this past Sunday down at Meadville Cinemas. Not atrist and extract a six digit number from one of his backstage. but, like Shakespeare, not have." to take anything away from Keanu (let's not forget his newest and nuttiest patients. we rely on the audience's imagina- Because of the SSE's "presenta- magnificent performance in "My Own Private Idaho,") The catches are that he only has until 5 p.m. that day tion to piece out our imperfections. tional style," they "play to the audi- to get the information, he doesn't know what the rele- Costumes ence," Bulman added. The actors but I'd rather spend my time doing absolutely anything than watching an inner city version of "The Bad News vance of the 6 - digit number is, and the mental patient Renaissance costumes were evi- will place chairs on the stage, giv (Brittany Murphy) has her lips sealed tighter than dently sumptuous. They were also ing audience members an even Bears." Based on the preview I saw on TV for "Don't Say a Monica Lewinsky on our past president. Most of the evidently contemporary. In other greater chance to interact with them was expecting a completely different movie film's intensity lies in the unpredictability of Murphy's words, Julius Caesar was not per- as Shakespeare would have wanted. Word," I than what I ended up watching. Movie studios should be character, but shortly after Douglas begins his examina- formed in togas. Following this "Their performance style is fast and more careful in how they market the films they distribute tion, certain facts come to light that diminish the intensi- precedent, SSE actors wear modern bold," Bulman said. "It's not a sub- so they do not convey wrong messages like they did for ty into the story's unoriginality. The audience is forced to clothing with elements designed to tle style." this movie. If you want people to like your movie, don't watch a dyed-haired-Douglas fumble through bits and distinguish character, rank, and The SSE will conduct several trick them into seeing it. They tried to portray "Don't Say pieces of a hundred other movies thrown together into role. class workshops and will join highn one really bad one. Music schooland college students for a Word in the previews as a "creepy" psychological The entire time Douglas is trying to retrieve his lunch. Tickets for both perfor- thriller and the only scary thing about the movie was how Shakespeare haa:-,a:soundtrack. anc daughter there is a second plot involving a female police the stage,...tiit*iiatts, played ) are the plot was so very similar to "The Cell." Abgve es (tonight (I officer hot on the case. Her character is the attractive cop . an assortment ofistpAii .Wind, and $42ifOF..adoltS:SOfai -'Senitoedd Ytiiens .' who does not gain the respect of her fellow officers be- dur-•_ and children, age l7, and under and: cause of how she looks (I cried a few rivers for her). Not plays are $6 for students. For one perfor- ing. an after a pt ;The Movie Review too much time even needs to be devoted to explaining in1 wit t*4* ckt'' which mgice4,ttc kets are this because it really had little relevance to the rest of the not' much to music for senior citizens and `chtldt n and. S E sets . any of $4 for students. cast the _Office'; story. The movie would have a tighter, less confusing e plot structure if this insignificant subplot had been left o style of tVents::::at,:332.4tOt:' Michael Douglas stars as a New York psychiatrist - " who displays a certain expertise at his job that even his out completely. Way too much time is spent on this cop fellow colleagues admire. Not only does he have a good to leave her character as underdeveloped as the film Are you a work study student with a car? job; he finds the right amount of time for his wife and does. As a result, the ending suffers since the audience kid. He's a family man with a normal domestic life. has yet to relate to her on an emotional level and leads to Do you wanna make some money? Sounds too perfect of a picture, doesn't it? Sounds like no real feelings for her during the big climactic payoff. his normal life is about to be shattered, doesn't it? Director Gary Fleder is no amateur when it comes to Do you wanna make some money for us? Sounds like every other Michael Douglas movies you've psychological kidnapping stories. Remember the insane- ever seen, doesn't it? Well, you're right, so if you're a big ly boring "Kiss the Girls"? Well, he's responsible for that The Campus is currently seeking assistance in advertising fan of unoriginality and want to spend money watching one too. This movie was absolutely rotten on so many No experience necessary Douglas play the same part he plays in all the movies, levels that it is almost not even worth reviewing. 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By ANNE MOFFA the world." on Monday, October 8 at 7:30 p.m. in the Henderson Auditorium in Quigley Hall Weekend Reporter Gonzales moved on to images that had a strong artis- tic influence on him in his youth. He defined his interest Lane has been commissioned to explore the possibility Sculpture artist Ronald Gonzales opened his lecture in sculpture as being more closely tied to the term "stat- of a sculpture for the Quade Circle and to design a pro- this past Tuesday by discussing the ancient theme of ue," with its connotations of the human form and spiritu- posal and maquettes for this purpose. He will visit the body and soul. Gonzales stated that much of his work al significance. Religious statues had always fascinated campus from Sunday, Oct. 7 to Wednesday, Oct. 10 "comes out of the fact that we only have one body – one him with their simultaneously physical and metaphysical body, with the search for the self." qualities, their use of the body as a tangible, feeling ob- One of three artists featured in this show, which ject, and yet also as a spiritual icon, used to express opened at 7:30 p.m. in Allegheny's Bowman, Penelec ideas. He sees the body as the ultimate icon, underneath and Megahan Galleries, Gonzales gave his listeners a and inside all the other religious icons that exist. M42 broad overview of the visual and intellectual themes he One of the more outstanding influences on Gonzales' —Allegheny Gay Pride and Pride Alliance will sponsor a series of often addresses in his work. He began his slide presenta- work came from his trip to the World's Fair in 1963, events free and open to the public, beginning Oct 8111: tion with "a little home movie," showing the audience when he got lost in the house of mirrors. He came out in photographs of himself as a small child. To Gonzales, a completely different place from where he started, in the •Monday, Oct. 8: Movie (Mal, Carnegie Hall, room 212, 8 p.m. these images signify the importance of an individual hu- middle of an exhibit about the universe. There was a man body; it is a person's only means of experiencing the huge image of the moon above him, and its corroded sur- world: vulnerable, mortal, but of immense importance. face seemed "so vulnerable, so lonely," that the emotion •Tuesday, Oct. 9: Speaker Ted Smith, Schultz East Alcove,1 p.m. While showing us his childhood (and current) home he felt has stayed with him ever since. In his artwork to- in Binghamton, New York, Gonzales pointed out that day, Gonzales still tries to capture that sad, alien surface •Wednesday, Oct. 10: Screening of "Queer As Folk" (a series of "homesickness is not something that you get because in his wax and plaster forms. episodes of the hit television show dealing with coming out), you miss home. It's also something that you get because Gonzales' piece in the Penelec Gallery, Catacomb, is Pelletier Library audio visual room, 8 p.m. you never left." He went on to explain that while you a large installation of haunting humanoid figures made can—and should—find inspiration in your own life ex- from animal bones and teeth, plaster, wax and rusted •Thursday, Oct. 11: An encore performance of "Studpuppy," periences and your own beginnings, people still need to metal. Like many of his pieces, it brings to mind issues Grounds For Change Coffeehouse (third floor of the campus cen- travel, to see and do everything they can in their lives. of mortality, vulnerability and the close relationship be- ter), 7 p.m. Otherwise, time and space will start to weigh them tween life and death. down. "It's true that there's no place like home," Alongside Gonzales' work is Bill Stewart's exhibit in QuestionsP Contact [email protected] Gonzales said, but "there's also no place like the rest of —see ARTISTS, page /6 —
N Page 12 Weekend October 4, 2001 IMMO WHERE@BOUTS cOMDICaLEaRP Thursday 10.4 —a column by Matt Meehan
Sound Tribe Sector Nine @ Club Laga-Pittsburgh, PA 9 p.m. $12 adv This past Monday was a special date in the lives of my housemates. For the first time since we moved in, our landlord led a group of prospective tenants through our humble abode in an effort to convince thern to sign on Friday 10.5 the dotted line. During his tour, he did everything that he had once done for us. He showed them the rooms, talked about how recently certain appliances and fixtures had been updated, and discussed matters like rent, the lease and utilities. While I certainly couldn't do a better job of outlining the business aspect of the rental agreement, I Seventh House @ Club Laga-Pittsburgh, PA 7 p.m. $6 adv / $8 dos can't help thinking that the aesthetic beauty of our home was given less attention than it deserves. I don't blame the landlord for failing to point out certain notable feattures; after all he doesn't spend nearly as much time there as we do. But I would have relished the opportunity to give my own tour, pointing out all the lavish details along Saturday 10.6 the way. And I probably would have patterned the tour after the MTV series "Cribs", because if you look care fully you'll find many reasonable comparisons between the house I live in and the ones populated by the likes of Tommy Lee. Metal Millenium @ Club Laga-Pittsburgh, PA 7 p.m. $15 adv / $18 dos I'd begin the tour by greeting the party of interested persons in the front yard. A catchy beat would be blaring in the background as I lightheartedly welcome my guests. My neighbors, I'm sure, can attest to the fact that we've spent many a weekend perfecting our wall of sound. Before opening the front door I'd issue a few dis- claimers: those things that look like cigarette butts in the front yard are actually a rare species of flower, the odor COMPLETE CONFUSION emanating from the front porch was there when we moved in and could you please refrain from flash photogra- A CARTOON BY CAM TERWILLIGER phy? Wouldn't want to ruin the mystique, you know. With that said, I'd cordially invite my guests inside for their grand fifty-cent tour. We would then move on to the living room, because that's how most tours start. First I'd point out the inflatable effigy of Tony the Tiger, given, to us as a housevvarming gift by the famed cereal pitch-beast himself. You lizive no idea how frightened the neighbors were when they saw a tiger helping to move all of our belong- . ings in on the first day of our lease. Then I explained the no-pets clause to the silly fools. After talking about Tony for a while, I would inevitably be cut off by an inquisitive guest wanting to know why our pad, like most other celebrity homes, isn't bedecked with rare artwork and expensive chandeliers. Well first of all knucklehead, the ceiling's too low for i chandelier. And as for the artwork, we traded them to the beer distributor down the street for.some beer posters, beer flags, and cardboard cutouts of superrnodels pro- moting beer and beer awareness. These decorations might not he as expensive as the ones you were expecting from a celebrity such as myself, but they fit the motif we were aiming for much better than anything you might find at an auction house. Plus we had to make room for all the original artwork designed by my own housemates, who are quite prolific with the crayon. Next on the tour would be the fabulous kitchen. Not much too it really, so I'd probably end up paying someone to come over and pretend to be our live-in cook. I'd invite my guests to sit down and join me for a lav ish feast of nearly every flavor or Ramen Noodles and Rice-a-Roni. But only two may eat at a time since there are only two chairs. Moving right along, I'd lead the gang to the second floor. On the way upstairs they'd pass by throngs of people that I've paid to look tough and flashy and pretend they're my friends. Not that my real friends aren't tough and flashy enough, but they need to be in the basement ready to show everyone why my subterranean enter- tainment room is way better than the one at Xzibit's house. Upstairs and to the right they'll find the bathroom. While our shower may not be as lavish as some of the ones seen in Hollywood, it's still pretty sweet. It has two temperature settings, cold and thermonuclear, and for a time last year there was a family of birds nesting in the siding of my home's exterior, directly opposite the shower wall. Whenever the chicks were in the midst of a feeding frenzy, relentlessly chirping for the caviar that 100% False: The Octopus is the natural predator of street performers. their mother stole from our catered outdoor benefit concert, you could step inside the shower and actually pre- tend that you were in two Hitchcock films at the same time! What a joy it is to be rich and famous! The upstairs of the house also features a small gaming area, with the very latest in video game technol- ogy and the crappiest Foosball table, you've ever seen. But don't get caned away playing games, because there's always much work to be clone in our home recording studio, whether from on the microphone or from behind the mixing boards. This is the birthplace of that Northwest Meadville sound. We're in the house, y'all. Today's Horoscopes The tour is almost over, but we mustn't end without first inspecting the shenanigans in our 'rumpus room". You'll usually find several of the most beautiful people, on earth getting down and dirty on our dance floor, Information courtesy of relaxing on our couch that's stuffed with one-hundred-percent org,a.inic stuffing (read: dirt) and playing various games around our dirty gaming table. I know I've mentioned dirt a lot, and you're probably wondering why we don't clean up a little bit. But we like that gritty fe,e1. Our Both-rock buddies cite this room as one of their biggest inspirations, and last time we cleaned up they went berserk and broke a bunch of beer bottles against the wall. www.excite.corn Yeah...that's how all that glass got there...hehehe. Sure. Aries (March 21 - April 19): After can't help but gaze in your direction Once the tour ends, I'd behave in typical "Cribs" fashion, pretending to angrily throw you out but at the a great last couple of days, things as you pass them by on the street. same time letting you know that I'm only kidding and that you should come back any time, all the while hiding are finally getting back to normal. You love being the center of atten- the fact-that I really do want you to leave so I can get back to my many ladies who are waiting patiently inside. After the Moon has been in your tion, and right now that's a positive Sounds confusing, and maybe a little unbelievable? Don't worry, it'll all make sense when the new season starts. own Sign, you are usually some- thing. When the Moon is in your what reluctant to return to your own Sign, heads will turn, tongues what you thought it was going to your face for the last couple of days out the day. familiar routine -- but this time will wag and voices will be lowered be. As the Moon makes its way into has finally been lifted. You're defi- Leo (July 23 - Aug. 22): Leo is in a you're ready for stability. Anyone in quiet envy. There's no need to try a new Sign, a commitment might nitely in your own element when mood to be stubborn. As far as who criticizes you can expect a seri- to mold yourself into someone end in disappointment. Your heart the Taurus Moon turns the world you're concerned, right and wrong ous, winner-take-all argument. The else's idea of what you should be. just isn't into the reality of what into a bright, upbeat place. Feel free are inflexible. It's best to be contrite passion in your beliefs only makes You put on a spectacular show just looked so good on paper, Gemini. to start trusting in human nature all after a dispute, but when the Moon them more valid. Make a plan to get by being yourself, Taurus. Feel free to wander off on a clay trip over again, Cancer. People who is in its current Sign, you feel that
what you want, and stick with it Gemini. (May 21 - June 21): You with no expectations. Your strength care for one another are way your point is too important to com- until it happens. may have had high hopes for a new lies in acceptance of the random. beyond the need to do hurtful things promise. If you're dealing with Taurus. (April 20 - May 20): project or relationship, but when Cancer (June 22 - July 22): The right now. A sense of honesty will —sec HOROSCOPES. page 16— People of all ages and both sexes you take a closer look, it just isn't moody veil that has been covering support all of your actions through- THE CAMPUS
SPORTS Scores, Schedules, News, Features Gators Fall Apart in Battle for Conference Supremacy
By JASON STRONZ Gator head coach Blair Hrovat. "The Cornett to wide receiver Michael Sports Editor defense played solid, and the offense Aljancic. Hindert connected on the did a good job adjusting without extra point to cut the lead to 17-14 The Allegheny Football team fell Shane." with 6:37 left in the game. just short of knocking off Wittenberg Allegheny got seven on the The Allegheny offense took as University, the 19th ranked team in board with 7:22 remaining in the much time off the clock as they Division III, this past weekend at third quarter to open the second half could, but did not gain positive Edwards-Maurer Field in scoring. Wittenberg got the ball to yardage. The six-play drive ran 3:55 Springfield, Ohio. The Gators led start the half, but their offense stayed off the clock, but gave Wittenberg most of the game, but Wittenberg in the locker room, and Allegheny plenty of time for a comeback. The scored twice in the fourth quarter took over after a punt. Allegheny Tigers did not turn down the chal- giving them a 21-17 victory. This would get the ball in Wittenberg ter- lenge, and drove 68 yards i i 12 plays marked the fifth consecutive win for ritory, but failed to score on four to go ahead with 16 seconds left in the Tigers over Allegheny. plays resulting in a turnover on the game. TRUE FRESHMAN LEADS GATOR GROUND ATTACK — First- Wittenberg (4-1, 2-0 NCAC) downs. Wittenberg punted again set- Cornett hit Aljancic for a three- year fullabck, Jamie Sye led a balanced rushing game in the Gator's opened the scoring in the first quar- ting up the Gator scoring drive. yard gain, but senior Tim Creahan 21-17 loss at Wittenberg University last Saturday. ter of what would prove to be a de- Brian Woods, a sophomore run- combined with junior Gene —photo courtesy of Office of Student Activities fensive battle. The Gators lost their ning back, ran twice for 19 yards to Dziurzynski to sack Cornett for a All-American running back Shane get the Gators to their own 41. three-yard loss. After a Tiger time- Ream on the second play of the Wittenberg was then hit with a cost- out stopped the clock at 2:08, game, and the offense seemed to lose He's Back! No. 23 ly personal foul penalty that put Cornett began his aerial assault of their momentum. Wittenberg also Allegheny at the Tiger 37-yard line. the Gator secondary. He hit four dif- had a difficult time moving the ball Smith rolled left three plays later and ferent receivers for 48 yards on the as the Gator defense stood strong for drew the Tiger defense away from next six plays to move to the the first ten minutes of the quarter. Makes a Comeback senior tight end Jared McNeilly re- Allegheny 20-yard line. A huge The Tigers got on the board after sulting in a 31-yard touchdown pass. penalty put the Tigers even closer to By LOU KLEIN will always be the greatest no matter a 12-play, 86-yard drive that was Aaron Smith's point after was good scoring. and JASON STRONZ what he does this season. Jordan capped by a four-yard touchdown and the score was tied at seven. Allegheny was hit with a rough - Sports Editors himself said he does not expect to pass from quarterback Greg Cornett B. Smith would call his own ing the passer call with 53 seconds win a title. "What if I'm tired of to wide out Adrian Crane. The number on the next drive to give the left on the clock, which moved the Jason: Michael Jordan announced playing at the YMCA's and Boy's Conrad Hindert extra point put Gators a 14-7 lead. Wittenberg's of- Tigers to ten-yard line, and three his return to the National Basketball and Girl's clubs? I want to step into Wittenberg up 7-0, and both offen- fense couldn't move past the strong plays later they were in the end zone Association (NBA), and it may be the elite competition," he said. "If I sives would go stagnate from there. Gator defense after the ensuing kick- for what would prove to be the exactly what the league needs. The can do it that's great. If I can't that's The teams mostly traded punts off, and were again forced to punt. game-winning touchdown. NBA is a disgrace to professional great too. But you can't take my six for the remainder of the first half, but After another Gator punt, Jamie Sye, Cornett hit Aljancic for the sec- athletics. It lacks the overall excite- championships away. You can't take each had drives halted on downs a first-year fullback, got a piece of ond time, this one from six yards out ment we were accustomed to while away all the things I've done." deep in each other's territory. the-Tigers next punt setting up great with 16 seconds left. It was not near- growing up. Jordan was the standard Enough said from the man many of Allegheny started a drive early in field position for B. Smith and the ly enough time for the Gators to of excellence in the league. There is us idolized as youngsters on the the second quarter from their own Gator offense. They would pound muster any offense. After two in- no reason to believe he cannot as- court.. We cannot take anything 45-yard line, but failed to reach the for 45 yards in seven plays for the go complete passes from B. Smith to sume that role again. away from him, and we will not. I end zone on a fourth and goal run by ahead score. The drive, highlighted Turner, the game ended and the Lou: While some people cannot think the negativity surrounding the senior tailback Wyatt Jones. The dri- by a 26-yard B. Smith completion to Gator seniors walked off the field wait for Jordan to step on the court situation is coming from a group of ve was highlighted by a first play, Turner, resulted in a two-yard option with their fourth consecutive loss to for the first time, is it really time for people that are scared of what he is 39-yard strike to sophomore receiver to the right by B. Smith for a touch- Wittenberg. Air Jordan to return? Yes, there is no going to do – change the game – Jon Turner from sophomore quarter- down. "It had to be tough for the se- taking away from the fact he won the again. back Bubba Smith. The Gators got The Gators stretched their lead to niors," commented Hrovat. "One of NBA title in each of his final six full Lou: No one can argue that he is the to the Wittenberg five-yard line on 17-7 on junior kicker Aaron Smith's their major goals this year was beat- seasons. However, the supporting best. That is not the issue here. It is four rushes for 11 yards before 18-yard field goal. The conversion ing Wittenberg." He added, "You cast around himthen was much the team he is playing for. It would Smith was sacked for a nine-yard was A. Smith's first of the season. have to feel for them. They worked stronger than it is now. Would you be one thing if he came back to a loss. The drive ended on Jones' run The lead could have been larger, but extremely hard this past week, and rather have Scottie Pippen, Dennis team that is in contention for a cham- and the Tigers took over on downs at Sye was tackled inches short of the really deserved to win this one." Rodman, Toni Kukoc, and Phil pionship. If he wanted to reunite their own eight-yard line. goal line on third down. The gap was B. Smith, Woods and Turner, all Jackson, or Richard Hamilton, with Phil Jackson in L.A., or give an After trading two more punts, the closed on the Tigers following pos- sophomores, led the Gator offense. Kwame Brown, Jahidi White, and up-and-coming team like Tigers got one more chance for a session, and A. Smith's kick seemed Smith finished the game 12-20 for Doug Collins? If Jordan returns at Milwaukee or Orlando life, that score late in the half. Cornett com- to be the last high point for the I 03 yards and a touchdown. Turner his full level, is it going to do him would be one thing. This is a pleted four passes for 35 yards to set Gators in the game. had five of those receptions for 89 any good with that cast surrounding Washington Wizards team that went up • a 37-yard field goal attempt for Wittenberg drove 58 yards in six yards, and Woods led the ground at- him'? 19-63 last year. You can add three Hindert. Hindert missed wide left, plays for their second score of the tack with 59 yards on seven carries. Jason: There are many 'arguments more Michael Jorclans and you still and with 24 seconds left. Allegheny game. Cornett completed three Cornett finished 25-42 for 254 yards saying Jordan is still a solid player. have a team that at best will finish ran out the clock. giving Wittenher2 passes. and the Gator defense com- There are also many people saying somewhere around .500 for the year. a 7-0 lead at the half. mitted two costly penalties to set up he will not be the best in the game "It was a tight first hall." said a four-yard touchdown pass from —see FOOTBALL, page 15— anymore. The bottom line is that he —see ,IORDAN, page 14— Page 14 Sports October 4, 2001
JORDAN ,from page 13
Look at Mario Lemieux. He re- championship, would absolutely turned to a team that had an opportu- dream to go out. I've said it before nity to win a championship. He had and I'll say it in this column. Love good reason to come back. Jordan, of the game or not, I do not want to on the other hand, will never win a see Michael Jordan leave the NBA title with the team that is around him on a mediocre basketball team. now. Jason: I do not want to see Jordan Jason: I understand that the argu- leave on a mediocre team either, but ment at hand lies within the team I also do not want to see him join a Jordan will.be playing for, but I also great team just to win a champi- would like to stress the fact that he is onship. I especially do not want to accepting a challenge many other see another Shaquille O'Neal and former great athletes would not. I Kobe Bryant like team in the NBA. was never a fan of the Chicago It is not fun to watch. In fact I did Bulls, and despised the way they not watch a single NBA regular sea- won just as I despise the way the Los son game last year for that reason Angeles Lakers win today. Jordan alone. has a chance to prove he does not I have not. attended a game since ABDOMINAL ALEX —Alex Primis, an Alleghney senior, is seen here in one of the many poses which has simply control a team's destiny, but I saw Jordan sting the Cleveland helped him win several awards at various bodybuilding competitions in Pennsylvania. rather that he has the ability to mold Cavaliers in 1998. I can say I will be —photo courtesy of Alex Primis average players into all-stars. one of the million of viewers watch- Being a New Yorker, I have no ing Jordan take the court against the ties to Penguin hockey, and can New York Knicks on Tuesday, Oct question if Lemieux's comeback 30. I love basketball, and I will not Allegheny Senior Builds would have occurred if the Penguins ever forget the impact Jordan made were as bad of a team as the Wizards. on my life as a player. I would like I will say I loved watching Lemieux to believe he could do the same for play, and that I think he brought a lot this era of children. They need a His Path to Great Success back to hockey. I cannot say I be- Jordan, not a selfish Shag, or a lieve he did it because he loved the spoiled Kobe. Zone defenses will game as much as he needed to get not slow him down, and neither will first show, at the "War for the reportedly be held in Pittsburgh. By LOU KLEIN the Penguins out of financial trouble. young talent. He will .get beat that is Sports Editor Sword" in Springdale, PA, and in In the meantime, Primis is work- Jordan loves the game and he will for certain, but he will never be a los- April his second show, "Natural ing hard here in Meadville to better er. prove to all of us why it does not Since 1994, Alex Primis has Pittsburgh." the Gator athletic programs. He has matter if he wins or loses. Regardless of your view, Jordan prided himself on lifting and work- Two weeks ago, on September worked alongside Allegheny athletic Lou: Michael Jordan nailing the will surely make some kind of im- ing out. He established two goals for director Rick Creehan to develop jumper over Bryon Russell in game pact on the NBA this year. He may 22nd, Primis returned to Springdale 6 of the 1998 Finals put the finishing not lead the league in scoring again, himself. The first was to become a for the 2001 "War for the Sword" weight programs for all of the Gator touch on an immaculate career. End his team may not win, or the Wizards certified trainer, the second was to and had a fine showing. Competing sports teams. Primis is working with it right there. That's the way the may just shock the world and com- compete in a bodybuilding show. in the junior short and men short di- the swimming, women's lacrosse, greatest basketball player ever pete for a championship. We will see Through hard work, perseverance, visions, 'Primis took home first and baseball, and basketball teams this should go out. If he wants to make a different game not only because of and dedication, he slowly moved to- third places in the respective divi- semester. Jordan himself, but also because of Kwame Brown and Jahidi White all- ward achieving both of these goals. sions. He also was awarded the Best Primis' job with the Gator athlet- stars, get younger talent and do it the impact he will have on the pre- Now, as a senior at Allegheny, Alex Poser award in the junior short divi- ic department is to show all of the that way. Of course I want to see sent superstars of the game. The bot- has achieved these goals, and he is athletes the proper way to do their Jordan come back, but not this way. tom line is that no one can be sure, sion. Ironically enough, in what also helping the Allegheny commu- He went out the way every kid, even and there is no right justification of Primis described as a "pretty awe- workout routines. These routines are every player who has not won a his comeback until he in fact returns. nity understand the sport in which he some" moment. The man that fin- created by Primis. They are created has worked so hard to succeed. ished in 2nd in the men short divi- to get the maximum results and per- When he first started out, Primis sion was none other than Alex's formance out of all of Allegheny's Sports Week in Review said that "he didn't really know all mentor, Bill Lawrence. athletes. After the fall seasons con- that much about it, but ever since The competition consists of a clude, Primis hopes to interact with Saturday 9/29 he's been doing it". The "it" is a rig- prejudging and an evening show. members of all the teams by the end orous bodybuilding program that has During the prejudging, the judges of the school year. Primis adds that Football: Wittenberg 21, Allegheny 17 enabled him to accomplish his goals. select the bodybuilders who will par- he is also doing private sessions this Men's Soccer: Allegheny 1, Wabash 0 (OT) He started down the path of becom- ticipate in the evening show. The year. ing a personal trainer several years evening show is highlighted by a 60- Primis has advice for those who Women's Soccer: Allegheny 3, Frostburg State 1 ago when he began to train in the second routine set to music. Primis wish to get involved in a weight Volleyball: Allegheny 3, St. Lawrence 1 gyms of Pittsburgh. Eventually, selected "Fun Lovin' Criminal" for training program. He said that be- Volleyball: Allegheny 3, Rochester 0 Alex completed his training and he the show. The contestants are then ginners should first find a trainer to is now officially a certified personal placed in a line for a posedown, after learn proper form and routine. Then, Volleyball: Allegheny 3, St. John Fisher 0 trainer. Now that he had accom- which the judges announce the win- he said, it is important to learn about plished half of his dream, it was time ners. muscle growth, and finally about nu- to go after the second half. By virtue of his victory at the ju- trition and weight training. He also Sunday 9/30 Last year, Primis had the oppor- nior short level, Primis is automati- said that the best and most important Men's Soccer: Allegheny 1, Earlham 0 tunity to meet Bill Lawrence, a local cally qualified for the national cham- advice he has is just that: ask for ad- bodybuilder. Alex says that this was 2, Earlham 0 pionship in Boston this November, vice. "The nicest people you will Women's Soccer: Allegheny the big break lie needed to enter into in addition to the 2002 and 2003 meet are the biggest guys you see in shows. Lawrence provided him with championships. However. Primis the gym and are scared to talk to. If tips and the proper preparation to go stated that he would most likely not you ask them for help and advice, Monday 10/1 into competition. Finally, last participate this year, as lie has an eye they'll he your best friend," said Volleyball: Allegheny 3, Thiel 0 September, Primis competed in his for competinL, in 2002, which will Primis. 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•What is going on with Pitt? I wrote in this column last week that Pitt's time to shine was against Miami last Thursday. Well, after getting off to Riding for Fun, Riding to Win a good start with an early 7-6 lead, Walt Harris sent out a confusing and terribly disorganized offense which couldn't get anything started all By JASON STRONZ night. From a team that had such high aspirations at the beginning of the Sports Editor season, things have fallen a long way. Time for Coach Harris to start looking forward to the future. It is a given that Allegheny stu- dents love their fall sports. Football is our sport of choice, and soccer is 'What about Penn State and Notre Dame? Pitt isn't the only team growing rapidly. We even find time struggling in college football. For the first time in history, both Penn to cheer our cross-country runners to State and Notre Dame have started their seasons 0-3. Two teams that victory, but there is a new type of were national powerhouses not so long now find themselves in medioc- athlete appearing on campus that rity. Everyone in Happy Valley is starting to say JoePa's time has passed. should not go unnoticed — equestri- Irish coach Bob Davie has one of the lowest winning percentages in ans. Notre Dame history. The only question for the rest of 2001 for these The Equestrian program has ex- teams is long it will he before we start seeing these two formerly great panded from a club to a competing programs start to make some serious. changes. team. According to second-year co- captains Sarah Klingler and •What about those California teams? With week 3 of the NFL in the Adrianne Coble the program is in its books, the Chargers (yes, the Chargers) sit atop the AFC West at 3-0, the first full semester of competition Raiders follow them at 2-1, and the rebuilding 49ers are at 2-1. The with ASG funding. The group, Chargers, with early rookie-of-the-year candidate LaDanian Tomlinson which was active as -a club, now has leading their offense, and the 49ers' Jeff Garcia, who is quickly becom- the opportunity to participate on a ing one of the game's best quarterbacks, both look to have promising new level. EQUESTRIAN TOP FINISHERS — From left to right, coach Jackie years. If things go as they have so far, the Raiders will have some "There are two aspects to our Schafer shares in the moment of placing with Sarah Klingler, Marieke California company in the playoffs this year. program," said Klingler. "We have Rosenbaum, and Adrianne Coble at Penn State University. 25 to 30 people that help us in our —photo courtesy of Sarah Klingler • What about the Steelers? Despite the fact that they looked terribly club activities, and eight that partici- many people who just wish to volun- "I think we turned a lot of heads at rusty from a three-week layoff, the Steelers were still able to handle the pate at shows." teer. You can do as much as you the competition," commented The students spent last spring Bills without much trouble on Sunday. Rob Johnson and the Bills did not want. In the end some one will al- Schafer. "I believe many of the larg- have such an excuse, they simply did not look like a good football team searching for the right kind of barn ways benefit." er schools were surprised with at all It's interesting to see that many of the Bills players were amazed to get in to. They found exactly what This idea has worked its way Allegheny making such an impact, they could not beat the SteeIers. Not to rip off the name of this column, they needed at Schafer Farms in right over to the competition level. because it is rarely viewed as a big but what??? Were the Bills watching the same game? The Steelers, lay- Espyville. Jackie Schafer, a cressage The team competed in its first corn- equestrian school." off or not have the much better football team. rider with certification from both the petition on Saturday Sept. 23 at Penn The first competition was a great United States Cressage Federation State University. Three girls, led by experience for the team and they and the American Horse Show Coach Jackie Schafer, finished sev- continued their success the follow- Association, took on the role of SAY WHAT? enth out of 15 teams. ing_weekend at Seton Hill. Klingler coach, and offered a superb riding There are 14 different classes in and Coble were the only girls to Lou Klein facility that was serious about show- which up to eight girls from each compete at this event but both placed ing. team can compete. Klingler and in their respective classes. Klingler "I think the girls were impressed • What about the Super Bowl? The NFL announced Tuesday that they Coble noted that finishing seventh took home a fifth place ribbon, while with the professional aura," said was a great accomplishment consid- Coble received sixth place honors. have tentatively agreed to move the Super Bowl to February 3, making it Schafer. "It is a little farther from the first title game to ever be played in that month. Some say that it will ering they only had three girls ride. The riders will now look forward the campus than other training facil- make the season too long, but in respect and deference to the victims of They also added that there is always to competitions on the next two ities, but I think it fits their needs a key factor playing into their show. weekends at the University of Sept. I I, the league is clearing making the right call. very well." "The Intercollegiate Horse Show Pittsburgh and back at Penn State. According to Klingler and Association (IHSA) has a lottery "We were really impressed with • What is he doing there? The Philadelphia Eagles signed Rod Smart Coble, the members of the club have system which dictates which horse the first show at Penn State," said to their practice squad Tuesday. Who you ask? You might know Smart held active roles in community in- you will ride for each given show," Klingler. "We are hoping these next a little better as the famous (or infamous) He Hate Me of the XFL. This volvement. They give lessons to fu- said Coble. "The idea behind this is two will be very similar to that expe- really isn't much of a story, but the fact anyone (yes, that means you ture horseback riders, and donate a that everyone should be on the same rience." Tommy Maddox) is in the NFL after playing in the XFL is amazing lot of time to teaching the sport to level," she added. Schafer said that every rider enough. You're lucky, guys. handicapped children and Girl Individually they placed in all needs a little critiquing, but overall Scouts. The group, which meets four classes they competed in. she impressed with everything thep- • What does it mean? By the time you read this article, Barry Bonds once every two weeks, has found a Klingler took first in her class, while rogram has become. may have already shattered Mark McGvvire's home run record. Being a niche for deVeloping a solid program Coble brought home ribbons in two "They are looking to gain some Pittsburgh fan, I don't exactly hve fond memories of Bonds. from top to bottom. classes with fourth and fifth place recognition," she said. "If we can Nevertheless, breaking McGwire's total of 70 seems amazing. But after "We do not expect you to ride if finishes. Marieke Rosenbaum, a create more awareness of what the it stood for only three years, what's next? How long will it be before we you are a part of our club," Klingler sophomore, took sixth place in her sport of equestrian is all about, then see 80? commented. She added, "We have class. we are heading down the right path."
•What have you done, Armando? Within the past week and a half, Armando Benitez has ended the Mets' playoff hopes. He along with the FOOTBALL from page 13 rest of the Mets bullpen, turned Brian Jordan into September's MVP, hit- and three touchdowns for the Tigers, knock off the Tigers. go out and play hard every week, we ting three homers, including a grand slam in the bottom of the ninth, to and Daniel Grove led their rushers "This team is very young," he will have a good chance at a piece of virtually eliminate the Mets from contention. with 69 yards on 19 carries. said. "They should be able to grow a the conference championship." On the defensive side of the ball, lot from this kind of adversity." He Allegheny has dropped to 1-3 (1- • What about the Gators? Despite the fact they lost in the final mo- junior strong safety Joe Cowart led added that is now time to focus in on 1 NCAC) and will face a highly im- ments of Saturday's game, the Allegheny football team put up a tremen- the team with 10 and a half tackles, defeating Hiram. The playoff pieL proved Hiram team, which is rede- dous effort against Wittenberg. After losing All-American Shane Ream while junior free safety Kirk trine is fading for the Gators, but a veloping under a new coach, on in the opening moments of the game, the rest of the team stepped up to Rhoades added an interception. conference title is still achievable. Saturday, Oct. 6, at 1 p.m. at the plate and battled the Tigers every inch of the way. Even though they Dziurzynski led the Gators with two "There are a couple of teams that Robertson Field. came home with one in the loss column, the Gators have nothing to be and a half sacks. could knock off \Wittenberg in our The task will prove to be a great ashamed of. They played their hearts out, and that can only make Gator Hrovat commented that the team conference," said Hrovat. adding, "It one for the Gator team which may be fans happy to look forward to the final six games of 2001. is full of young players andill have is hard to just sit back and have no without Ream, who is listed as day a couple more opportunities to control of our own destiny, but if we to day with a high ankle sprain.
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