Ithaca College Digital Commons @ IC The thI acan, 1989-90 The thI acan: 1980/81 to 1989/90 4-12-1990 The thI acan, 1990-04-12 Ithaca College Follow this and additional works at: http://digitalcommons.ithaca.edu/ithacan_1989-90 Recommended Citation Ithaca College, "The thI acan, 1990-04-12" (1990). The Ithacan, 1989-90. 16. http://digitalcommons.ithaca.edu/ithacan_1989-90/16 This Newspaper is brought to you for free and open access by the The thI acan: 1980/81 to 1989/90 at Digital Commons @ IC. It has been accepted for inclusion in The thI acan, 1989-90 by an authorized administrator of Digital Commons @ IC. :T~ievi.sion·· faces·. many_. ~~anges in the '90s, ·~2 ·THE The Newspaper For The Ithaca College Community D.ssue 16 April 11.2, 1990 Senior class officers: Candidates present platform§ By Heather Ritchie awareness, planning more senior F.A.C.'f... F.A.C.T. plans to coordinate related activities. activities, improving communication career planmng events with the "Next year's seniors deserve Three parties running for senior with alumni and reaching out to Current ~tudent body president Office of Career Planning and security of knowing they'll have class office will be campaigning physical therapy students on the Dave Fleisher is F.A.C.T. 's Placement, according to Adelson, a senior class officers with the this week to win the votes of the Bronx campus. presidential candidate for the senior politics major. These events would commitment and ability to get the class of 1991 on election day, La Forte stated he would like to class. Jon Adelson, V.P.; Alissa include resume workshops and job done," Fleisher stated. Wednesday, April 18. c.:reate a common goal in which the Quintero, secretary; and Kathy sessions on interviewing skills. The parties, Impact, F.A.C.T. and senior class may take pride. He Bauer, treasurer, complete the According to Adelson, career London Special... London Special, a ticket consisting said this would provide a feeling of ticket. In addition, F.A.C.T. named workshops will help alleviate some London Special consists entirely entirely of students studying abroad, unity for a diverse class of a physical therapy representative, of the fears and apprehensions of students attending the Ithaca presented their platfonns Tuesday, individuals. Annette Demarest, who will be seniors encounter. TIJ.is will enable College London Center. According April IO to the Stuocnt Congress. ''We all have a niche but .. we located at the Bronx· campus next seniors to fully enjoy the good to the party, this is the first time ·in Each party was allotted 10 minutes should also all have a brotherhood," year. times, he said. history a senior class ticket has run to discuss its ticket and an La Forte stated. The F.A.C.T. party stands for fun, To help seniors remember the from across the Atlantic. Due to additional 10 minutes for a question In addition, La Forte stated a activities, career planning and times good times, Bauer stated that the distance, London Spccial's and answer period. A ticket desire for more senior class to remember. Fleisher, a finance F.A.C.T. will work on producing a platform was faxed from London consists of a president, vice activities including .a picnic in the major, stated that fun is an photo calendar. The calendar and distributed to the Student president, secretary and treasurer. fall and more senior scmiformals. encompassing word and primary would begin in August and include Congress. Agne 11 o, a corporate objective for the party's entire a collage of senior photos for each The London Special party consists Impact. .. communications major, stated she platform. month, she said. of Lisa Fink for president, Andrea Led by presidential candidate Ray had a personal dedication to the Regarding activities, Bauer, Quintero, a speech pathology Fuld for vice president, Amy La Forte, Impact was the first party physical therapy students who majoring in communications, said major, said there were plans for a Lieberman for secretary, and Glenn to address congress. La Forte would be away from the home they planned to include theme monthly newsletter and a bulletin Schneider for treasurer. stated that Impact's name resulted campus during their senior year. happy hours, a senior weekend board in the Campus Center listing "We will go far beyond your because, "W c want to make an According to La Forte, Impact including movies, a picnic and a senior activities. expectations to plan social, cultural impact on seniors' last year at IC, would produce a newsletter for semiformal, and a senior trip. To Fleisher stated that the party also and career related events," the party and in tum, we want them to make P.T. 's in the Bronx and look into offset the cost of a senior trip, plans on co-sponsoring activities stated. an impact on our decisions." busing those students to IC once a Bauer said that the class would with other organizations and According to the party, they plan In addition to La Forte, a physical month. "Some of the'1': ideas arc participate in fund .aising events. providing alternatives to alcohol Sec Page 6 education major, the Impact party just basic, why haven't i.ti.ey been ---::========:=:=:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::=::::::::::::::::::::::::::===-:::-:::_:-:_=_:::_:-:_=."7-, consists of Les Bernal, vice done before?" he said. .. ,,' , president; Eric Harvey, secretary; Harvey. a television/radio major, J;; ·. and Christine Agnello, treasurer. stated, "We want to have an impact. According to La Forte, the party's We want to get things going. We main goals include promoting social want to be unified." Action wins; outlines future By Beth Roundy She has been on her Hall Council as an RHA representative. She has On Thursday, April 5, 1990, the worked with the VP of campus Action party won the race for tl1e affairs this year. Tolchinsky helped 1990-91 Student Government organize, and is acting president of, Executive Board. the NRHH. The vote was close: Action, 768; Cooley, a sophomore fi1ncss Choice, 717; Othcr(write in), 12 and cardiac rehabilitation major, has 9 invalid. The total number of served as assistant to the VP of students voting was 1506, communications for the past three approximately 30% of the _student semesters. She is also an alcohol body. This percentage 1s well peer educator and a peer minister. above the average of students who Craig, a sophomore English participate in Student Government major, has been on Student elections at schools elsewhere. The Health Week: Mamata Desai monitors Amy Tabor's blood pressure. Free blood pressure Congress and is active in Hall national average is about 10-15 Council. She served one sc!'r..ester tests an~ being offered all week in the north foyer of the Campus Center. pL-rcent. as assistant to the VP of academics. The 1990-91 Executive Board L-------------------------------------------~ She is also on the President's Host will be: Shawn Harris, president; Committee. would hold. Stacey Tolchinsky, VP of campus Samit, a junior accounting major, affairs; Jen .Cooley, VP of Harris said that the role of has attended Student Govemme1_1t communications; Catie Craig, VP of president is "to insure continued general meetings regularly. He ts academics; and Marc Samit, VP of growth and expansion of Student also the president of the Investment Government" The president is a business and finance. Each of the members of Action Club. student advocate. The questions he have been previously involved in The main purpose of Student must ask himself are: Is the some facet of Student Government. Government is to make sure that Student's voice being heard? and, Is Wee·kend Weather Harris a sophomore history major, policies that effect students go Student Government representing has s~ed as VP of campus affairs before the Student Congress. Each the students? in the spring of '89 and the spring vice president has a committee of Tolchinsky said that campus Saturday... Oiance of rain affairs deals with any student needs of '90. He has also been a Student which they are the chairperson. ltigh in SO's Government representative . for These committees are open to any or problems. It covers a wide Lows in 30's Terrace 6 and for the School of member of the student population. range of topics from the 10 ~cal plan to the redistribution of parking. Humanities and Sciences. He was Student Congress members arc Harris added that safety is an issue a Residence Hall Association (RHA) required to sit on one committee. Sunday-.8c:attered:.~owers dealt with under campus affairs. representative. He is also a Students with ideas and input are The VP of campus affairs is also . .-:.~-~-?~-~ :!It/I, member of the National Residence encouraged to get involved with the director of the Community ·_.:~.- - Honorary (NRHH). any of the committees. Hall Service Network, an organization Tolchinsky, a sophomore speech Each position deals with a set up by Student Government this ·Monday...Partly swmy communication major, has served on different aspect of the Student ·. · · :· · · High In SO's . the RHA Executive Board for· '89- Government. The members of year. J.ows. ill 30'& See Page 2 ~ ., •' .. '90 as communications director. Action described the positions they 2ITHACAN Aprill2,1990 O From Page I Presently llie-·• ~lion of using recycled paper JS being looked into A ct1on - Samit said that Ibey would Ji~ Some Landon Hall residents Craig said that academics covers to increase awareness of the tuition a wide span of student concerns in process. They would like !here to academic matters. These include be hearings, where students can tu1lThlhlappy with ftlhle Il))(Q)§Sible academic policies, course loads and bring ideas.