Free Food Happy Holiday Season? Play Tl1t Norllu!mer Crossword The Write Stuff Men's head basketball coach Ken Shields looks to o1void ,, wmlt ...... , Dt'lt.'lllbt.•r for hallcngc and win a free piua. A writmK pmgram will be avail the second consecutive year. abiL• to \ IUdt.•nt., of il ll maJOrs. P.1ge 9 P•ge 5 The Northerner
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By Chris Mayhew The campus commith.-e drd manv ul tlw It'' p,nmp, to b£' .1 lhdllenge ,md ,, hl•,w y ProductroPJMtilllljlrr same thrngs that the llealth Pu rdlil'>rllK ..,,,dwnr~ln,ld ht'tolU...._, thert' ,., .1 lot to do, <, Ill' Allian ct> will do on the state level, hkt• wot~· "Tite governor Gov. Brereton Jom• o; recently appomled ing with insur.mcc premium,., Ch.mct• ...11d ( h.mn• ,., qu,lh fil'li bt.'Cau~ of her e-.;pcn NKU Vice Pn.«; idcnt for Admmrstroltion Carla Ne.uly 300,000 Kentu Ckians w1 ll cnrvll m t'llll' on tin• llt•,J ith Care Ut1 hlat1011 and '>llt' selected Carla because hann• to a fJvc--mcmlx>r ht'.llth the new health C.lrt' .llh,mH', ~nnw., wh.lt lll'<"-1' to be dune,
0141.tif 2 john Bach Nt!WS Editor Wt-dncS<.Iay, IA'C. 7, 1994 NORTHERN sn-s260
•Of'S m-elved an a~rm from •Officer Erk Roberti ""• dt. Full-time Faculty Kentucky Hall <>fflttr F.ric Robm8 patched to a fire alarm at ... In The News Upot'l responded 1o the flm floor o1 ~ m-amkt trallen. am..l Teaching Majority Wtf18 In Ktntucky l-lilll. There wa• Lower-level Delta Sigma Theta To Start Nov. II no s.~sn of smoU or fire. 11lf-' Cold Robem found a fire...... aLa"" ,.U _. Spnng·U1!8Ivl~ Are ~rt~t --tion.cdYIIfll!d, Ane!n~- College Classes OtjMrtment•Th· ol ,··~· ) Nkl the detector w.e okl a~ n«d· Physka\ Plant rnpondell _. First Black Sorority At NKU Public Sflfety l!d to be fq)~ If It ronUnutd to be raet the pull ttatton. No~ FRANKFORT (AP) - was dl~ a problem There are two old dttec In the8-'" A faculty~ ... JHICMd Mhind Commonwealth CluBrooms and laboratories tors on the first floor in ~Wtng the door Md blown ope M ... Tht' chartering proc€'55 to establish a histoncall y black !lOror•ty at Hall in lftponM to 11 diMUJ'binu • Of'S raponded to Gre~~vaConcrrt put and c:ouklluive juNd tt. .. 11 Kentucky colleges are NKU w1ll bcgm this wet>k as Della Sigma Thct.1 w1ll hold it urx•n Ttuw tNiet and one female were lUll in the f'\ne Am C~ter tn re~ ~htoactlvatethea ..,_ v1ant more than they should talking loudly about • coo1plalnt in mce to a med~l responw Ruth be. """Delta S•gma Theta will be the f1rst black soronty at NKU. It will the F..a!:t Wing of Rtwr community. Blrtd Nid lhe was liAtmin3 to the Nov.2t Students get taught by full serve as a core chapter allowmg women from Thomas More College The lndlvklwlt .uttd th.lt there ~~ when the felt wry hot and time faculty 11 n.-gional uni Md bern aevenl unreported theft~ thought she golll5 to f•lnt •Offket- Eric Roberts WM ... to jam. Since liS inccpt1on m 1913 at Howard Umver<;lty, morl' than wu In the wtng Two ofthe m.les ..kl Whm she wall.ed out into the klbby, pitched to Landntm Rooat!aflr versities more than at the 185,000 women have been ln1tmtcd as membcrs. theywllnftMd thethdta. The three her ~~ sbrted sMklng •nd h~ a pHM)n needlns medkal .W. University of Kentucky and At present, there arc more than 700 collqpatc and alum nat' ch.lp the Univenity of Louisville, fNIN Nkt they Wen! in the proceM body temperature bec.\nw vuy Roberts arrived and fowld tcrs throughout the Umtcd State!§ and abroad. The M>rority rush, or of formlns a group of other Rlvtr Keianna Hanisoa who ..ad lhe especially In lower d1vision warm. Bittel said she hold a hl5tory mformatlon scss1on, bcgms ,11 4 p.m. on Sunday m the Umve...,lty rdldents to take matters in tMir of and waJ blklnR 8nernl was ltghthnded and un~~l*l 1o classes. lltmkn~ Center B.1\lroom. Sem1·formal dress is rcqulfl.•d. !-'or more mforma· own 1\andt and take are of the Jne(hcations Cold Spnng..Crestvtew w•lk. She Mid she Md eall!n d\icS Faculty members aC'f'055 the t10n cont,lcl Pamela I hll, ass1st.1nt dean of students for Afncan· thief. They 111\d they knew the p.tl'ilmedia transported 00 to St ~that she rooked on the pteriow board say they routinely Amenc,1n student affa1rs, at 572~. alltgl!d thief and have sone to his Luke H0111piul Vl!tlt day. She ,.KI •he mi3hl not have work 50 or more hours a room 11nd mrieved thetr pt"'perty cooked the chicken long enoqp. week. on several ocaskm1. Nov.28 She ~\!quested lo be takan to tt. The eight universities and Admissions Director Position Nov.liJ hoepltal. She was tr~naported loSt. UK community college sys tem vary widely in keeping By students on the road toward Filled Assistant Director g raduation. Margaret H. Winchell is the new director of admissions at NKU. Those bits of information Winchell was named aftt'r a nationwide search for the position She Monday, were contained in 22 separate replaces Greg Stewart, who left NKU to become d1rector of .1dmis· reports from individual insti Dece mber .S sions at the University of Akron. at 8 p .m . tutions and two others on the A resident of Cincinnati, entire system of h.igher edu Winchell had been dSSIStant dircc· cation released Thursday to tor of admissions at NKU smce the General Assembly's inter 1990. She was promoted to associ· im Commi«ce on Education. ate director m 1992. When St..-warl ~t But legislators, who ordered resigned, she became actmg dirL~· Kentucky colleges to ronduct tor of admissions in May 199-l. the surveys, were not so sure As dirC<"IOr of admissions, Cnance about the value of the infor Winchell will head a dcp.utment mation compiled. that supervises a professional staff "AJI this information is very of seven and a support staff of 12. intnesting. but we ought to As din.--ctor she will oversee sclcc· be doing something with it,"' live admissions programs, re!>i · said Senate Majority Floor Leader David Ka rem, 0- '------'':;:-===,.,, ::;tJ,,,~~t,er0~~:~~~:;, ~:~~~.~:~ LouJsville. and international student affilirs. Officials took pains to stress Winchell earned her undergraduilte degree in sociology ,1nd psy· the information should not be chology and graduated from lthilra College in 1975. She earned a JAM used to compare schools to master's degree in college student personnel in t9n from Bowling DRYWALL 3 each other. "As a matter of Green University. • fact, we think that's counter· "Northern Kentucky University is an exciting place to be," productive, .. said Gary Cox, & Sponsored Winchell said. "It is the fastest growing university in Kentud.y and UNPREDI CTABLE executive director of the has a lithe advantages of being located 10 minuiL'S from downtown COVER b yAPB council. Cincinnati. The future looks bright here. to s.1y the least."
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BUY AN APPLE MACINTOSH NOW. PAY FOR IT LATER." erals witliOUt making a~ pa)Tilflll for 90da) ·a.nbine that with no has5les, ll Hurry in today and shop before the hoUdays! 0142.tif Donna Herald 3 Froturt!S £d1tor sn-5260 FEATURES Wednesday, Dec. 7, 1994 University Starting Program To Help Tunnel Of Mystery All Students Improve Writing Skills to wntc m her busmt....s d.l<>!'>t"S nes5 college. body,"' she said By Dorothy Johnston not m Enghsh clasS'-'$ A large From now on, Snyder wid, Junior Nicole Kelsch sa1d she Stnf!Wr~ter pcrccnt.1g" o f student<~ in her busmess co lleges can decide for thin there should be a writing classc-; don't know how to wnte lh<'msclves. class specifically for art majors. Too many JObs are lost hera usc and the tcMhcrs arc alway The standard business curricu· She said she was required to give of poor communica hon skills, a ama;rl'd, she o;.1id tum at NKU has been redu«d a Spt."'l'C h about her paintings and number of faculty members have " I a lway" ~u t 'A'-.," F1schcr and an additiona l rommunica was entirely unprepared. said. S.1id. "Then I had ,, professor lions clement has been added, "I got an 'A' in English compo Anyone thinkmg that good who really tr,, ~ twd my work. I Snyder said . sition bu t I didn't deserve it," grammar dOlos n't matter after re,1hn'(lil'\'•l lly d1dn ' 1 know how These new courses, called Kelsch said. freshman compos111on better to vmtc'' rt'qu•red elect•ves, include pub- "I knew what I wanted to say think agollll. Another lie speaking, In my speech but I didn't know In an effort to focu s attention markl'ting ------interviewing how to pull it all together." on the 1mportancc of good writ· ma jor, Sue and business In the fall o f 1995, Mike King, ing skills, a movement titled 1 thcilter professor, will teach a ; t.~rkl, s. •: " I thi11k our it~fe lligence ;:dic~!s"w~li Writing Across the Curriculum is writing class for fine arts majors, being enacted at NKU. tho ught it does11 't foc us itself until it's ~ required the first in a pilot program for The program encourages stu· would be expressed ;, a lallguage." to complete Writing Across the Curriculum. dents to continue writing helpful to -Martin Giesbrecht, at least one Good English skills are every· throughout their college carwrs. 1 body's business, said Paul Martin Giesbrecht, economics ~~ t:e ':~~~ Economics professor ~~';;smu~:~: ~ Reichardt, chair of the English professor, requires each student department. to write four term papers during ~~~co~:~ ------~:jors , th~; l-I e, in conjunction with the course of a semester. department S.1 1d. Writing Across the Curriculum, " I think our intelligence does "Here you are in the depart· At present, the College of Arts is trying to establish writing n't focus itself until it's expressed ment of your ma JOr," she said and Sciences has no required courses for all dep.1rtments. in a language," he said. "You feel like they're s.1ymg writing courses. Both students l-Ie reiterated that everybody The tunnel. which snakes its way beneath the campus from the "Writing, rather than just that you should go learn by and teachers feel the void . wants good writing. Business, Educat1on and Psychology Center to Landrum speaking. puts it in black and yo urself. Sometimes it's cmb.u Some students' written assign· l)eople used to write letters to Academic Center by way of the Lucas Adm1n•strat10n Center, the white where it's dear - or not. rassing,'' she said. ments are so bad they're beyond their grandmothers and now University Center, F1ne Arts Center. Steely Library aod Physical Where you can go back and fix The businl'SS college curricu editing. said Lccanne Sc hmidt. they don't even do that anymore, Plant, remains a mystery to many NKU students who are it." lum at NKU is changing. said professor of photography. Reichardt said. Students must unaware of its existence. Giesbrecht, who has fust com Rob Snyder, chairperson of the "Students should be educated t,lke writing seriously, he said. The wide, tall expanse permits for transport of shipping and pleted a book about economics management ;md marketing in writing and seeing and doing " I play golf in the summer - receiving items. mail and food services as wen as granting and the environment (as yet unti department. in many different mediums in maybe two times," he said. access to utility lines carrying steam. water and tiber optic lines tled), teaches freshman through Previous ly, the American order to be prepared for life out "1am terrible but I can't blame lor the campus computer networK. graduate economics courses. Assembly of Colleges for the side academia," Schmidt said. it on my instructor. Writing is the Although not for student use. in Inclement weather the tunnel Julie Fischer, a senior market School of Business prescribed the "Everyone should be comput· same way. You have to continual may, by special arrangements, be used by handicapped stu ing major, said she learned how curriculum of an accredited busi- er literate-underline 'every· ly practice." dents, said Dale Adams, coordinator of handicapped services. All I Want For Christmas: Straight 'A's, No Exams Review Two Musical Lump Of Coal Alternatives By D MOVIE REVIEW • ShippUlgSr n iCc~ 1'1\(Toulstllpplllg • MJ.albo:< Scmcr Y.1th !-l Solutl0f1"' Star Trek Regeneration Produces Monster hout:ICCt'SS GrournV.\.It Qupmcms •MllhngSrmcrs • Shipping ~nd \biling Stllll[>S Mctrmi Mlll Suppht') Break out the pillow and No-doze, Star Trek tale a sleeper. (rnlf!nVRt'lum R('("r•rt • Officr~ppbn • Q\·~:rnJshi Documrnc :and caaw .. ao ..,._ he nema1N JliUr, LeVar Burton p&ly t.. P;w.Ugt-Othm the Mllr ol lhe Yt.t NINike exporllot ,...... - - Poop. MJd\MI Dom play- - "SoorlNI 0143.tif Lee McGinley 4 Editor in Chit[ Eric Caldwell David Vidovich Executivt Editor ~nera / Manoger Tom Embrey Wednesday, Dec. 7, 1994 VIEWPO T Mana in Editor Editorial Policy AIJ UMigned edltoriab •~ the expre$1fd opinion of the me:mben of the Editorial Boud. 1lw Nortltmln editorial ptse{l) are written 1-E'i~ by and for the ttudtnb and f.OOty ol NKU to provide • forum for 'fC>J"'E ~ diJc.'uskm. Studmtt, faculty, ataff and administntlon m.y submit !oDO~,..,· ~to tht Editor or suett colunuu during rqul.tr office houri Aso.;"T "Tiof(lcr"~ or by m~U . The l~en must include the submHter'1 name and 11 OAI.IM« c,\1'{.- phone numbtr w~ they can be reached. The letten can be 1 maximum of 300 words. T1w Northmtu fftM!T'Vft the right to edit \ all ldten for spelling. gruun~~liall and libeloue f'I'1'0rS. Food, Fun, Games Look Beyond Debates, Explore Other Options Concerning Expansion The food court debate has been anything but fun and Reader Asks Students To See, Focus games, especially for those who do not want changes to the game room on the ground floor of the University Center. On Similarities - Not Differences The proposal is to take some or aU of the space the game This letter is in response to the intent of the day is to recognize issue. In fact, several members position and concerns on this room now occupies and tum it into a fast food restaurant editorial entitled "Student people for who and what they openly opposed the event issue, I do not agree with it. Have similar to the Taco Bell Express located in the Norse Opposes University Policy on are . Who is anybody else to tell because of mo ral reasons. On the you take n an anthropology or G rille. Diversity.. in the Nov. 2, 1994 others how to live their lives? It one hand, APB thought (and was world civics course? What do It is time issue of The Norllu~mer. I would is nobody else's business who right) that many people would you think is the purpose of these It is a novel idea to bring in other like to address the comment other people go out with or how misconstrue the day as a recruit classes? One of them is to under to address made s uggesting NKU or the they spend their time. It is onJ y ment effort. On the other hand, stand other cultures a nd appreci some pos food sources for the students, fac Acti vities Programming Board the narrow-minded who look for APB has a responsibility to pro ate people who are different sible solu (APB) "promotes the homosexu and concen trate on the differ vide opportunities for all NKU from ourselves. Titis is aU the tions to ulty and staff. But do we need al lifestyle." ences between any group of peo students. This does no t mean National Coming Out Day is the food more fast food? How about a National Coming Out Day is ple instead of appreciating the everybody except for those who about - respecting and under not designed as a program to s imilarities. are not politically, social, o r standing others. I would hope t c o u r more healthy alternative? recruit people of students to As far as N KU or APB spend morally correct, according to the NKU and APB wouJd support d ebate. become gay o r lesbian. If you ing money to support National laws of the conservative right. In those endeavors. It is a had attended the program you Coming Out Day goes, well, I' ll the end, though, the majority of novel idea would have heard Michael Adec be honest - we knew it would be APB no ted to sponsor the event. Rachel Folt2: to bring in other food sources for the students, faculty and address that myth specificall y. a controversy. There were some As I alluded to in the begin Lectum staff. But do we need more fast food? How about a more He says gays do not recruit, ''We heated debates that had very ning of this letter, we are all dif Chairperson, APB arc not the Marines .~ Instead, the good points on both sides of the ferent. While I understand your healthy alternative? The only place you can get a good solid, healthy meal is in the Main Street NKU cafeteria and that is onl y open Holidays Time For Fun, But Take until I :30 p.m. After that time all those people who have hunger pangs are relegated to choosing between ham burgers, fries or the cheapest alternative - tacos. After a Responsibility When Driving Home few days of beans, beef and hot sauce, your digestive sys tem is probably in worse shape than U.S. 27. last year 17,461 Americans partirularly late in the evening you drink is the ability to deter were killed and almost half a So bring in a place that gives students the opportunity and especially on weekends. If mine for yourself whether you Thank you for your generosi million were injured in drunk you ca n, avoid travelling at these a re sober enough to drive. to get a well-balanced meal or keep Main Street NKU y and your support of the d riving crashes. Many were times at all. Be on the lookout fo r If you do find that you've had open longer. It would create more jobs and give students KU 1994-95 United Way cam- innocent victims, not the impaired drivers. Always wear more than you planned on, don' t a variety of choices. ign. It is gratifying to know impaired drivers themselves. In your safety belt. If you notice the get in the car. There are other After all, beside giving students more variety, jobs and t you have gone the extra fact, about 40 percent of fatalities signs of a drinking driver - ways to get home. Ask a friend ·te in support of community in alcohol-related crashes are more money to the university, it is a big motivating factor weaving. erratic behavior, a car for a ride. Your friends would gendes. people who come along for the going too fast or too slow - be much rather you d idn't risk your in the d ecision to expand the food court. S«ause of your contribu ride or the passengers in the cautious and avoid that moto rist. life and the lives of o thers. Call a The alternative would also allow the game room to ·ons, local area agencies wiU other vehicle. And if you have a car phone, dial cab. Most communities have pro keep some or all of its space and students ca n paddle ive the ongoing assistance Americans are tired of deaths. 911 and report to the police. g rams which offer free rides ping-pong balls to their hearts' content. eeded to provide vital health. Drivers a rrested for driving Alcohol impairs a driver's home. Check with your local amily and youth services. In under the influence can expect If you must take the game room space or the Lickit1g vision - partirularly the the abil police department for details. putting the money where no sympathy - from the police, ity to see to the side or at night. Perhaps staying ove rnight at a Riwr Review's office (located where Graeter's Ice Cream out heart is," you have made e mployers o r neighbors. Driving Reaction times are slowed, a nd friend's house or a nearby hotel used to be on the ground fl oor), then how about moving dlHerence that will carry on under the influence is completely judgement is impaired. would be a good idea, especially the game room over to the Albright Health Center? Is to the future. unacceptable. Drowsiness and loss of concen if going home means driving The NKU 1994-95 United that a viable option? There are plenty of students who For those arrested the cost is tration arc common. The drink tired late at night. ay campaign raised $37,988, high. Setting aside the humilia· spend their afternoons and their quarters in the game ing driver is dangerous, so be on Make this season a truly festive xceeding its $35,(XX) pl. The lion of a night in jail, there are the lookout and steer dear. one. Don't take risks with your room. It, too, provides students with a release for stress umber of individual donors fines legal fees, higher insurance Many of us will indulge our life, or the lives of others. En;oy and tension and gives revenue to the university. !so inc:reased due to a very costs and lost wages. These selves during the festival season. yourself, but don't drink and If that can be worked out then students won't have to ctive itudent ampaign. The amounts typically total thou That's all right - if we don' t drive. It isn't worth it. tudent campaign raise $2, stray from ca mpus to enjoy a video game or a game of bil sands of dollars. drive. There are options. The .77, a1most twice their goal. but impaired driving is a prob liards. If that can't be done, could the patio outside the smartest choice is to designate a MuyWilfert I wish to thank all the partic lem for a ll motorists - whether non-drinking driver, in advance. Drug and Alcohol I~ ·ention dining area of the Norse Grille be extended? The univer pantt, Including Rhonda they drink o r not. Drive defen One of the first things to go when Services sity could put a game room or a food court there and put e, student representative sively during the holiday season, the patio eating area between Business Education o the United Way committee d Pam Taylor, dlr«tor of Psychology Center and the University Center. mt Activities, for ooordi· Letters to the editor As for the Licking Rivtr Review, if they llJUSt go, then ttng the atudent c1mpelgn. Did story strike your eye and want to voice your opinion on It? Send us a Jetter: move them over to the English d epartment or give them The Northemer one of the meeting rooms in the University Center - at Leon B. Boothe University Center Room 209 least temporarily, until a new office is found . NKU President H ighland Heights, Ky. 41099 North Poll -Jerry Aoyd, Photo EJ;,., How Do You Feel About The Murder Of Jeffrey Dahmer? jilliOn Cilsklnt Joe Thompeon Lori)illnet Alanya Ryle FrKhman Sl>nior F....tunon Senior Freshman Undecided Eduat1on Englloh llsvchnlClf(v justice SluJi~ "]think II Wi\• j•!S'! ::.~ J ." "I think he Will in becaUN! he •My feeUn.a are what the "I thmk he deserved it - con "I don' t really know much did 1 crime. lf they wanted peopt. who kU&.d hbn are.• sidenng wl\at 1\e did." about him, but It wtin't real tum deiid they should have ly a big lou'' already kdled him " 0144.tif lsest Copy Available Viewpoint 5 Wcdncoday, Dec. 7, 1994 Diversity, Though Scary To Some, Beneficial To All I wr1h' m rt''J'UTN' to M1("had lift•.,tyiL"' ;md ldrologirt differ· require that any student adopt a that such events h~lp students to !M!C how much mnl't.' nt'\.'\1~ tube .tg.1 1nst lhl' idea of educationo~l \h•on··~ lt•th•r pubh<.hed 10 thl' cnt from our own means particular lifestyle, politica l ide- develop Is the nec~~ry f1rst learned We nL't'd only compnre npportumty for all. I notice ' "oH·mht·r 2 ,.,•me of The acknowledging our own racism, ology, or morality. In Its miMion step to educating them the amount of mom•y "IX'"' un Moorl' is here and not on full , '\ortlwnwr I lkt• many people, ~c" 0145.tif 6 Tim Curtis Sports Editor s RTS 572-5260 Norse Lose Perkins/NKU Classic In Overtime By lim Curti• thou~h ,, Falcon defender hacked cour e I Wd!l nervou!l," Morningstar Sports £drtor her McCarthy h1t the free throw and s.11d ~we were hopmg because we m.ulc the 'ICOre 42-39 had a chance to t1e and fortunately I Fresh off Its dram11ti<' cumc-fmm "(McCarthy) 1Hepped up nice put them m" behind one point vrctory (lVt•r tomght and h1t that huge b.uket," Unlike the fu~t half wh('JC the lead Southern Illinois Unrvcr'litv· \1ornmg!.IM !laid changed hands six times, the Fa lcons Edwardsville in the first round of thc NKU ct('pt to w1thln one then led the enhrc second half until Perkins/NKU Classrc on Fndav, tht• lknt\('y'o, Marcy Spahr connected Morn1ngst.1r' fret throws. women's basketball teo1m tm.od rl fmm three-pomt range. NKU fought W1th new life, KU streaked to a again on Saturday again'!! Henlll'V b.1ck to w1thm two when Spahr hurt four point lead in overtime but the College In the championsh•p g.lmt•. thcm ,1gam, hittmg another thrt>e· Falcons scored the next mne points, However, this time thl' Nor'><' would fall short, losing 65-61 in owr ~~n~~~c;~s P;~ "We were hoping because we had ~~~~~~n~as~~e~~ time but not wrthout another mmt• :; 2~~h under a a chance to tie a"d fortlmately I Chiasson and back. Down 42·33 wilh 8:321dt tn pl.w m mmule to play, put them;,,.. r::ce-~~~:~er regulation, the Norse s t.utl"d to makl• Moreland hit a by Spahr, to their run. runmn~ JUmper -Dan a Mornings tar lead 65-58 Sophomore Dana Morningstar, 111 the lane to with 23 sec- who scored 13 of her 18 JXmlts ,lftl·r brm~ the Norse back to within two onds left . the half, started the run by hitting nnd ,1fter a Falcon miss NKU had a Spahr came off the bench to hit two baskets to close the margin w1th· chanc<' to tic or win on their last pos· four of her six three-point in fi ve. Then came one of NKU's M>Ss ion . attempts. biggest plays of the game. Morelnn4- missed a jumper and Chiasson, who led Bentley with 17 Senior Kim WMfield weaved her th('re was a scramble fo r the ba ll. points and six blocked shots, had a way through the Falcons' deft>n"'-' Mormngstar, lying on the ground, license to own the paint in overtime from one end of the floor to the other r('trievcd it and Bentley's Kim because the Norse were without with a behind the back dribbling Cummings fouled Morningstar with post players senior Angel Donley exhibition, hit senior Amy Moreland five seconds left. and junior Stephnnic Jordan. JeHy Floyd, The Northerner with a pass who immediately ~pot Morningstar was as cool as freon, Donley fouled out at the end of Senior Kim Warfield (right) hauls In a rebound amid the crowd underneath the bas ted freshman Allison McCarthy drainmg both ends of the one-and- regulation with II points and jordan ket. NKU defeated Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville in the Perklns/NKU underneath the hoop. one to send the game into overtime. Classic opener but fell to Bentley College In the title game. McCarthy scored the bucket even "I tried to be confident but of See Perkins, Page 10 Cross Country Coach Looking To Start Track Club, Needs NKU Students To Participate By Tim Curtis few students who an.• gung-ho ca mpus recreation. s,ort$ Edttor .1buut it." B('sides the most pressing The plan for tht.• club 1s ~>till m is~>ue of getting the necessary E\·cn though the cross country it" developing s tages. Fir~! number of students to form the season is over, hl·.ld coach Steve Kruw hil S to find 12 '>tudt.•nts, dub, there are other questions Kruse still want.. to run. the mimmum numbt:r requifl'"(l surrounding the d ub's creation. Ht> is trying to s tilrt a track for club member~ hip, who w,Hlt As of now, there are no facili club at NKU wh1ch would bef.;in to p<~rticipate ties or equipment to run the mceb m early February. Kru~ soud he is lookmg for team, Kruse said. However, he is Tcnt,1t1vely, there would be ilny ~tudcnh w1th !ugh !>ChlXII looking into asking local high five open mcets .11 the Univcrs1ty tfilck ilnd f1eld b.ld.ground. schools to let them use their of Cincmll Rl' L1onsat Ramo, at \iklllt;!>al Giants at jeh Bu\ Eagl'-"'at 49t-'n.at Broncos at Colts at Stt't'ler.. Charger<> Kaadl'f'• Patriots Sophomore Dana Morningstar shined in the II th annual l'erkins/ NKU Classic. She scored 24 points and grabbed 8 Seahawk<>at Chidsat l"•brt>aker rebounJ:. ;n NKU':t 65-64 first round victory over Southem Oilers Dolphms Totall'mnl<> lllinois University at Edwardsville and scored 18 points and pu!IOO down 9 rebounds In the 65-63 title game loss to Bentley College Morningstar was SE"lected to the all·touma- Cut out pl.._~., and bnng tnllm ( urll't U/11\'t'f'olty (t 1\hf Knom 2Cl'l Wednt•iday·'llturday 0146.tif The Northerner 7 Wedneoday, Dec. 7, 199f ! At $8,395, yo u '11 have plenty of money left for gas. At 44 mpg/ city, you might not n ee d it. Tbe newe s t G eo. M e tro, from $8,395.* +Metro Coupe get• an EPA<. ig l> way. + +A warranty cover& M e tro from one ~nd to th ~ next. An +Me tro co m es with first·time buyer a.uistance.' ' + + Grt to ~now t h en w est Geo. Met ro. At your Chevro l et/Geo de a l er'$. + • 'W;tnt to know mort".? Give u.1 a c all. t -soo ... G ~t-2 - Kno . + GeeCET TO IHOW· ::t.-'11 t r o 0147.tif ···~ 8 Chris Mayhew Distribution Manager NO SE LAND 572-5260 Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday Monday Thnday Wednetday 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14• • '-l l)o:m,IA iptMb..lkt' • APB photobuttons • APU pholobuttons • Student Activities • Massat 7:JO p.m • Student • Together In • Lunch for a St. ..,,[,•m thc Fine Arts on s.~ l c for 75 cents, on sale ro r 75 cents present~ "BreakfMt in Norse Commo ns Government Fellowship meeting noon, at the Baptist lt•ntt•r, 1.1.1m noon, UC lobby at noon in the UC with Santa .. at 911 m Room 11 7 Associatio n meets at at 8 p.m. at the Student Union, 514 •<..ul tul't' • KUOancc lobby in the UnlveNIIv • Northern 3 p m. in UC Room Baphst Student Johns Hill Road C\mllt'lllon/ Studcnt Troupe performance • APB 81g Stocking Center Ballruvm Kentucky 108 Union, 514 Johns • Alcoholics Su ppurt 'W.•rv1ces b.1 kc at noon in the U Giveaway at noon Community Cho rus Hill Road Anonymous meet- "llc,11 Q1(Ja m m thc Concert at 3 p m In lobby in the U lobby '------'------1 ~!,~ ~~m . ln UC ""J.llur.ll'xlCnccCcntcr • APB's wre,1th dcc •The Catholic Greaves Con CC!rl • AdlVlht.., o raling/cook•e g•ve Newman Center cel Jlall • Library Coffee at 7 l' m~r,1mm m g Bo.ud away at noon in the cbratl"S Mass at p.m . In Steely phutubuttons on .,,Je UC lobby 12:05 pm. in UC Library for7."tt'lll't .1 1 II a. m • Holy Day Mas at Room 116 '" tht• Lmn•rs1I V 12:15 pm. at the c,·nh'r \(lbbv Catho lic Newman • AI'B 1\uhd,,y Cr,1 ft Cente r, 512 Johns Corr.11 at II a m. m l-1111 Ro.1d tlw LC lobbv • United Methodist •l.um.: h fo r a Sl , noon, student Bible study ,,, tht• lJ.1ptist Student at Kentucky Hall Umon, "> 14 Johns Hill from 8:30p.m. to R11.1 d 9:30p.m. • Aicuhol• cs •Christmas horal Anonymous meeting Concert at 8 p.m. in at I p. m m UC Room Greaves Concert 120 Hall For additional information, Campbell, Kenton and Boone Children can also par· ca ll Wingate at 572-5149 or Counties, needs volunteers to ticipate in pinata breaking, rook Test Your News Knowledge M<:Cinley at 572-5260. help with delivering meals, gro ie deco ratmg. face painting and « ry shopping. escort transporta· w.1tching Chris tmas movies. Here's a quiz that won't affect your grade point average: lion and visits to help maintain Cameo Invites Writing the homebound elderly's inde- Meetings Open To All I. The celebration of Hanukkah got under way- the Jewish festi· Cumro, NKU's annual student val commemorates: (a) the birth of Jesus; (b) a prophecy about the pendence. To volunteer, call Alpha Phi Omega, a leadership First King Award lit('rary magazine, has extended coming of the Messiah; (c) the miracle 2,000 years ago when a drop Deborah Pressly, assistant pro and service coed fratern it y, Student Government its deadline for application of oi l for the temple lamps lasted eight days. fessor of social work, at 572-5572. meets every Wednesday at 4:30 A<;o;oci,\tiOn and Thr Northtmer acceptance to Dec. 14. 2. The vote of the outgoing 103rd House of Representatives on p.m . In Landrum Room 401. arc .lCC('ptmg applications fo r Only NKU students can sub American participation in the GATI resulted in: (a) a tie-breaker; (b) Dismissing Class Meetings are open to everyone. the1r first M<~rhn Luther King Jr. mit copy. Each person is li mitt.-d overwhelming approval fo r the treaty; (c) defeat of the proposal. For more information, ca ll llonoruy Service Award. to two short story submissions, NKU will \)(' offi cially closed 3. In medical news, resea rchers: (a) met at an iillemational confer Denise Wells a t 44 1-2976. They ,u e se.uching for NKU one play and five poems. d uring the Christmas holiday cncr! in South Africa to discuss the spread of AIDS; (b) discovered a o; tudcnts and employees who All manuscripts should be from Sa turday, Dec. 24, 1994 to new vaccine tha t may be used to cure the common cold; (c) found a bt_..,t exemplify King's dedication typed, and fiction and plays Monday, Jan. 2, 1995. The It's A Weiner genetic mutation that may be linked to some types of obesity. Department of Public Safety will to thl' 1dl'al of a democratic soci· must be doubll' spaced. No man· Oscar Mayer Foods 4. Israel announced the establishment of diplomatic ties this week lock a ll campus buildings. t•ty b.•~ on pnnciplcs of free· uscripts will be returned. Send Corporation is looking for grad with: (a) Jordan; (b) Syria; (c) Iran. Facu lty and staff members with dom, JUStice and equality for all submissions to Cmrwo, Wiling college seniors for 12, 5. Form('r Vice President Dan Quayle was admitted to the hospital assigned keys may gain access to pt.'Ople University Center Room 224, one-year internship positions. for treatment of: (a) a broken arm; (b) a mysterious complaint whose buildings during this time. P.1ul Wingate, president of Highland Heights, Ky. 41099. Students accepted for the posi symptoms included extreme exhaustion and anemia; (c) a blood dot Students will not be permitted to SCA .•1 nd U.'C McGinley, editor tions will drive a 23-foot long hot in the right lung. enter a closed building unless Ill ch1ef of TI1e Northerner, will dog on wheels across North 6. The business news pages featured a survey indicating that: (a) the Looking For Literature DPS receives a written authoriza· pn.~nt awardo s to ne stud('nt America acting as public rela U.S. economy is likely to improve in the next two months, (b ) the The Office of Affirmative lion, signed by the proper ,1nd one employee during the tions agents. To apply or for nation's employers plan to add to their work forces in the first part of Action and Multicultural Affairs department head and instructor, '\. KI.; \ll ,utm Luther King Jr. more information contact Oscar 1995 at the fastest ra te in five years; (c) gas and oil prices will increase who will assume responsibility Program on Thursday, Jan. 12, is accepting essays, poems and Wienermo bile at an alarming rate during the first quarter of next year. short stories from NKU students for the student. The authori7..a JI;Q"i_ The program begins at 7188 12-l"i p m. m Greaves Concert regarding the black experience tion must be submitted to DPS at q·9 YS e·t Y£ q·z ) • t :SH:JMSNV Hall for the Black History Month jour 541 johns Hill Road by Thursday, '\omml>es must ex plain, on a nal "Words From The Soul." Dec. 22. -.mgle ~hl'C t of pa per. specifically Materials submitted will not be ~~~~~~iiiir ~~~~ .. ~·, hm, thl'V meet the criteria. returned and publication cannot Breakfast With Santa '\ommct.·s. must include their be guaranteed. The journal will Student Activities will sponsor names., ~ i lio n s, addresses and be distributed during Black tdcphone numbers as well as History Month in fl'bruary 1995. "Breakfast with Santa" on two refere nces and their tele For more information call 572· Saturday at 9 a.m. in University phmw num\)(' rs. 6590. Center Ballroom. Tickets are SubmL<,SIOns can be made to available fo r $4 in UC Room 224. thl' King Day Award Committee, Lend Helping Hands E.1ch child will receive a break Off1ce of Student Development, fast of pancakes, sausage links, The Interlink Volunteer pro juice, milk and coffee. Children 116 Lnl\'erSLty Center, Hig hland gram, an outreach program to 11.:-•ghts, Ky .. 41 099 by 4:30 p.m. will also receive a photo button the homebound elderly o f and a gift from Santa Claus. Thur-.dav, f)(>c _ 15. TOP 20 SINGLES 1 'On lknded Knee," Boyz II \.ol en 1\>t otown) 2. ' Here Comes the Looks like a Hot-.t.:opper," lm Kamoze 0148.tif Classifieds 9 .. 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Dir. 0149.tif 10 Wedn<.,.J,,y, lA-c. 7, 1994 The N ortherner children how to read Students • Working with clcria to get youth out of gang~ From Page 1 •Teaming up w1th retired JUM Cx('(ut\ve! to h!.lCh Inner-ci ty children how to U!ll! romputcr5 • Wo rking with the Navajo local pmgum.!l c.1n addrt.'!l'l the lndl.ln nation on project ~ like spt.-c•fk needs of the community pruvld•ng clean tap water. "We want people to under· •Helping rebuild hurricane· !lt.md th.ll AmcriCor~ 1!1 not a devastated homes in south '~tlb' 11 IS a commitment of ser· Flonda in tandem with Hab•tat VICC" for llumanlty. For a two-yc.•ar commitment All available position in 1,700 hour!! per year, the.• p.1rtki· Kentucky, 113 at pre5ent, arc fMOis w1ll be paid $7,500 a year filled for 1994 There may, how· and wtll ~•vc d crcd•t of $4,725 ever, be pos•hon open In other a yc.u th.lt ca n be used for col· state. lege or gr.1Juatc o;chool cxpcn!l· Anyone interested In serving l">. Thcv w1ll alw Tl.'ttiVC free AmenCorps should ca ll 1-80().. hc.Jith CoH't' and Child CiU"C 942·2677 for an application. Amt'nCorps pro~t s on the There should be several new drawing bo.ud mcludc- pos•tions for 1995 1n Kentucky, • Te.1chmg underpnvllcgcd CrowleyYid. force Bentley to shoot from thC' Perkins perimeter, head cooch Nancy Winstel said. Ben tley tried to From Page 6 run-and-gun off every NKU 19 and older miss but the Norse consish·ntly got back to defend. It wa!>n't over yet though. Offensively it was a d iffe rent Morl.'iand scored her 12th story for the Norse. They shot p01nt of the game o n a st1ck back just 29 percent. welcome and Bentley immediately turned "We missed a ton of inside the ball over. W.trficld, who hit shots," Wi nstel said . "We could the g.1me winning three-pointer n't even buy a gimme c;tick-back. the mght before, hit another one I'm still proud of them. but only two seconds remained (Bentley) was a good team and I on the dock and NKU didn't fee l like we played them tough." Every Night of the have lime to get the ball back In the 10 p revious and score again. Perki ns/NKU Classics, NKU DefenSively, the Norse were lost in the title game twice and solid , holding the Falcons to the winners of those games only shooting 30 p€' rcen t from went on to win the NCAA Week the Ooor, incl uding only five of Division 11 championship the 22 from three point range. sa me season. NKU's g.1me plan was to pack The Norse fC'll to 3-2 while into a tight ?One ddl'nSe and Bentley improved to 2-2. 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