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eacon Monday, February 24,2003 William Paterson University • Volume 69 No. 19 Planning the future of WPU What do students want?"More University Master Planning at William Paterson?" buildings, more parking and ren- Committee's "Charette," held last Over 300 students, staff, and fac- ovations costing millions of dol- week in the Student Center. ulty signed up for the event, while lars, according to WPU Master "We've come a long way as an • approximately another 150 walked Planning Commitee's "Charette" institution over the last couple of through and participated, according decades," said Arnold Speert, uni- to Bob Bennett, assistant vice-pres- By Larry Clow versity president. "...We need to ident of capital planning for WPU. The Beacon take stock of who we are and what The culmination of the Charette we're doing." was a two-hour presentation of new Imagine this: you drive through Over the course of two days, the concepts to the campus community. Entry 4 near the library, passing the Student Center Cafe housed build- "We don't have any answers," William Paterson University ing blueprints and sitemaps of the said Michael Rudden, a member of Visitor's Center. A tree-lined road, university, as members of the the Saratoga Associates. "What we starting where Row A in lot 5 used Master Planning Committee and do have are emerging concepts." to be, leads you around campus. consultants from The Saratoga You pass the new residence hall Associates, a group of architects, Land rich, site poor behind Century and Hillside and engineers and planners, consulted speed by the Rec Center, now near- with students, compiled sugges- Those emerging concepts include ly double its original size. The road tions, and drew up plans for the the upcoming Wayne Hall/Student brings you to the new four-story future of the university. Center expansion; extensive reno- parking garage behind the Student . Students were encouraged to vations to the Science Building, Center. You park, catch the eleva-' walk through and write suggestions Rec Center, and Shea Center; a new tor, and walk into the heart of cam- on the maps as well as answer a residence hall; and the relocation of pus. series of 13 questions, with topics several university departments. This could be the .WPU of the ranging from "What do you consid- er the heart of campus?"-'to "What Continued on page 6 Assistant«*ftb«ll coach Vanessa Lenoir examines suggestions regarding WPtJ's athletic fields at future, based on suggestions and last week's Charette. Approximately 450 students and faculty attended the event. comments obtained at the is your most memorable experience Parking problems continue, Essence holds Langston but solutions are near Hughes poetry night By Steve DeGennaro Commuters who arrive on campus any- "Parking has gotten worse since I got By Jim Schofield Hughes' poetry, Essence . The Beacon , time after 8 a.mYwill find Lot 5, which is here," said junior Josh Vieria. "There are The Beacon provided a trio of jazz ' opposite Wayne, White, and Matelson less spots every time. I have to get here at musicians with flute, Mention the word "parking" and Halis, in a state of gridlock as students 7 a.m. for a 9:30 a.m. class." The poetry of Langston drums and keyboard to chances are William Paterson students circle around the lot or line up and wait Anew parking lot, which can hold 275 Hughes and a jazz trio provide background music will cringe in terror. Full lots, too many for other students to walk to their cars. vehicles, has been completed at the served as a backdrop for to accompany the poetry. reserved parking spaces, 30-minute waits Most students are forced to either arrive Valley Road campus. Students have not Essence Magazine's open "He is one of my ; for spots—it's no surprise that parking hours before their class is scheduled to yet had a need to utilize that lot as of yet, mic night on Feb. 19. favorite poets because his provokes strong reactions from WPU stu- begin, or park in Lot 6, which is near the Horvath said. The first hour of the whole style is different dents. Rec. Center and make the hike to the aca- "As more and more classes are sched- event was dedicated to than anyone else's," said "Sometimes vehicles are parked in two demic buildings. uled at [Valley Road] it should free up readings of Langston Michael. "He set the stage spots at once," said one WPU senior. Many students claim the university has space at the main campus," Horvath said. Hughes' poetry by Essence for many poets to follow." "Other times, you can wait an hour for a done nothing to alleviate these problems, According to Steve Bolyai, vice presi- President Lori Michael, Essence holds a number: spot and someone will drive up out of but that's not true, according to top uni- dent of administration and finance, the James Suit, Christina of open mics and poetry nowhere and steal it from you." versity officials. For the last few months, Master Planning Committee is in the Cummings and Andrew nights throughout the year According to one student, the best time the administration has been working hard middle of a process to look at the facili- Visconti. Following this, with a variety of different to find a space is to arrive 15 minutes to address the commuter-parking issues. ties and infrastructure of the campus. students were permitted to themes. Essence also puts before classes start. According to Police Chief Michael The University has hired an engineer to come to the mic and read out a yearly literary maga- zine. Submissions can be "The only way to find a spot is to Horvath, the campus has 3,422 spaces on look at the traffic patterns as part of a their own poetry, tell sto- sent to: come when classes are getting out," she campus that students are allowed to park larger master plan ries or perform music, all said. "If you go early, you wind up wait- in. Lot 5 has 1,049 and in Lot 6 there are "There will be no radical changes staples of Essence events. [email protected] ing." 942. If a student arrives at school by [made to parking] until we get findings The event was "well anytime before February 28. ; The chief complaints that commuter 7:30 a.m., Horvath said he or she can see from the traffic engineer," Bolyai said. attended" according to students have echoed over the years has that Lot 5 is nearly filled with resident Michael. been the lack of parking on campus. student's vehicles. Continued on page 4 During the readings of

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2 the beacon weekly • february 24, 2003 By Jim Schofield and Karf Mozian Environmentalists express concern over dumping The Beacon snow in rivers Following the massive amounts of snow dropped in the Philadelphia and New York Tri-State Areas during the recent Snowpocalypse {see page 7), the snow removal Philippine teadm respond cautiously to corotmt roles capacities of several municipalities in New Jersey and for US Soldiers eastern Pennsylvania were stretched to their limit. This : The US ts sending roughly 350 special operations led to the dumping of excess snow into waterways . troops, primarily composed of Army Green Berets, to throughout the two states. Philadelphia officials dumped . assist the Phillippine soldiers as they fight against Aba over 400,000 pounds of snow into the Schuylkill River. : Sayyaf «*eis. While responding to Washington's discio- The depositing of snow in rivers is illegal in Mew Jersey; ' sure of the deployment of these troops, the Philippine however, Governor McGreevey temporarily lifted the ban • leaders were carefal wiJJt their wording, after declaring a state of emergency, allowing dumping in • "I am categorically saying that anything that they say several municipalities on a case by case basis. Chickens are newest : tbat contradicts the constitution and the laws will not The Pennsylvania Director of Clean Water Action has \ materialize,*' states Defence Secretary Afigelo Reyes, suggested a clean alternative; the use of snow melting I When asked if the US troops would have combat roles he machines. New York City, which instituted "a ban on US defense strategy ; replied, *That is & matter for lawyers to decide." This dumping snow in rivers after the blizzard of 1996, owns • matter ia controversial due to recent decisions by the and makes use often snow melting-machines; By Jessica Lanceliotti the efficiency of this "sophisti- '• Philippine Supreme Court which have interpreted certain Philadelphia purreatly owns only two. In New Jersey, The Beacon 1 cated detection equipment." clauses in their Constitution as prohibiting foreign troops most of the small municipalities do not have any However, chickens won't i from fighting on Philippine soil in tie absence of a for- machines. Environmentalists have expressed concern The possible war with Iraq always be present, in which case : mat treaty. over the affeet that road salt and other chemical sub- will feature some of the most troops will engage in the process i This conflict differs from the usual -way tbat the United stances present in the snow will have on the ecosystems sophisticated military weaponry of "selective unmasking" to i States participates in joint efforts with the Philippines, in of the Pennsylvania and New Jersey waterways and seen on the battlefield; however, detect chemical weapons. During "• this war effort, the US is fighting along side the drinking water. U.S. Military forces will be using "selective unmasking," two sol- • Philippine soldiers in direct combat, when in the past, the slightly less complex equipment diers of varying size and race Americans were there largely as advisors. for chemical defense: chickens. will remove their gas masks Random searches of vehicles at airports instituted Operation Kuwaiti Filed while remaining troops observe The US became involved in this conflict last year "In response to threats and intelligence information," Chicken (KFC) is a highly sensi- the skin and pupils of the when it was discovered that the Abu Sayyaf rebels and the Transportation Security Administration ordered local tive defense mechanism of U.S. unmasked to determine if chemi- the Jemaah tslamiyah, an Indonesian extremist network police on February 8 to begin random searches of passen- military strategy in Iraq. As part cals are still present. that has ties to Al-Qaeda, are associated wife, each other, ger vehicles approaching airports. While the agency of the operation, Kuwaiti chick- Kuwaiti cocks are no strangers asserts that it has both the mandate and the constitutional ens (called Poultry Chemical to international conflict. During Turkey to Receive $26 Billion for Military Assistance authority to do so, civil rights groups and legal scholars Confirmation Devices by the sol- the Gulf War, previous poultry Turkey will receive S26 billion in aid for assisting the have questioned the legality. Several major airports have diers) are caged and mounted on generations were drafted by the US in the estab&hme^f niWIfarf t^ereekms wimfn1 dfe y the Hum-Vees of U.S. troops to United States for their sensitive country. Turkey is a necessary ally for any northern inva- only after consulting legal scholars and independent detect the presence of deadly bio- biological and chemical detection sion of lracj because of their strategic location. Top. agencies. Airport officials in Philadelphia, Pittsburgh and logical and chemical weapons. If systems. , Turkish officials said the deal will clear within the next San Francisco contacted ACLif officials for their opin- chemical weapons are present, couple days. ions on the policies before deciding whether or not to the chickens will die, signaling to Compiled from Google.com and . The money given to Turkey will come in the form of the soldiers to don their gas implement them. Time.com news reports $20 billion in loans and $6 billion in grants, neither of masks. Military officials are con- whieb will need to be repaid. cerned that pollution from Democrats crowd the 2004 primary with candidates The only other Security Council members that have destroyed oil fields might inhibit Eight candidates have declared their intentions to run • opened their doors to military action are Bulgaria and for the 2004 democratic primary and five others arc pub- Spain. The greatest opposition to the war effort comes licly considering it. At this rate, thirteen candidates could ' from Fiance and Germany; Russia, China and Syria, be running against each other for the Democratic nomina- however, have also questioned the necessity of war. tion, adding to a public image of a party that lacks a Gerry Brennait SGfl Attorney France* Russia and Chasa are all permanent members of coherent sense of itself. the Security Council and would have "Veto power" over Although Bush's practice of ignoring or marginalizing any resolution regarding Iraq, domestic concerns while implementing controversial for- Available eign policy have caused his approval ratings to drop, the Rational Democrats could still loose the 2004 election if they fail Every Wednesday in SC to present a united front behind a single candidate with National Governors' Association hopes for increased clear policy initiatives other than an "anti-Bush" senti- : federal funds to states ment 326 from 2-8pm In a four day meeting that began on Saturday, the The current declared candidates in the 2004 Governors of all 50 states and four territories attempted Democratic primary are Former Vermont Gov. Howard to put aside their differences and create & cohesive plan to Dean, North Carolina Sen. John Edwards, Missouri Rep. present to the federal government which included a Richard A. Gephardt, Massachusetts Sen. John Kerry, request for aid to ease struggling state finances. Ohio Rep. Dennis J. Kucmich, Connecticut Sen. Joseph I. We need your help Democrats offered scathing criticisms of Bush's cur- Lieberman, former Illinois Sen. Carol Moseley-Rraun, rent budget proposals and even many Republicans were and the Rev. Al Sharpton of Hew York. Those who have covering the campus. questioning some specific aspects. Pennsylvania publicly stated that they are considering tt include Florida Governor and former head of the Democratic National Sen. Bob Graham, Delaware Sen. Joseph R. Biden Jr., Committee Ed Rendell, also criticized the President's ear- former NATO commander Wesley Clark of Arkansas, lier tax cuts, saying that because of them "there's no Connecticut Sen. Christopher J. 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Parking, from page 1 to have cars on campus, phase. The administration has Horvath said they often break to look at it as a cohesive Dean of Students John the rule. In an attempt to plan and not a temporary Martone said the Master enforce the policy, com- solution. Planning Committee has dis- muters would need to be "The long term has to be cussed solutions to the traffic issued parking decals. As it looked at," he said. congestion problem, as well stands now, many commuters Sophomore Brian Morris as effective utilization of the do not have decals, because remains skeptical of the pro- shuttle service. they haven't been distributed posed plans. "One of the goals is to run for the past two years. "What other parking solu- the shuttle with dependability Horvath urged commuters tions can they think of that so students can count on it who do not currently have aren't long term projects? every 20 minutes," Martone decals to register their car Construction is definitely not Exposed" at Power Arts said. with the department of Public an issue because this is a By Chris Moses chance to display their work in a profession- ; According to Martone, Safety, problem that has to be solved The Beacon al atmosphere," said Schwartz. "The students 1 enforcing the parking regula- According to Horvath, now," he said. put a large amount of work into their pieces' I tions involves notifying stu- moving residents from Lot 5 Possible solutions were Students, faculty, and friends all con- and I only wish that the work gets to be seen dents of the rules and making to Lot 6 is another solution. suggested by students at the verged on the Power Arts gallery the evening and acknowledged, plus it will help them I sure the rules are enforced He hopes that through work- University's Master Planning of February 20 for the reception of with the senior thesis projects." 1 through ticketing and towing ing with Resident Life, this Committee's Charette last "Exposed," a collection of student photogra- Schwartz did not have to worry about the 1 cars. Martone said enforce- can be put into effect by the week. Utilization of parking phy curated by Robin Schwartz, a photogra- work going unseen; at least 60 to 70 people i ment will send a clear mes- end of March. spaces at Valley Rd. and a phy instructor at William Paterson. The par- gathered in the gallery space at Power Art I sage. Martone hopes the potential parking garage were ticipating artists, Jennifer Baum, Jessica Building to see the exhibition. The attending I *'If you don't do what Facilities Master Plan will some of the concepts present- Castellano, Esti Herman, Lukas Kwiatek, crowd actively engaged the artwork on the you're going to do, you address a number of issues, ed by the Saratoga Associates Joseph Miller, Patricia Mulrahny, Angelica wall, as well each other in dialogue, creating J won't have something that's such as where more parking consulting group at the con- Munoz, Clifford Pagliara, and Paola Rached an atmosphere that can only benefit the par- viable," Martoae said. "If we is seeded, which roadways clusion of the CJharette. were all students in Schwartz's advanced- ticipating students as some of them embark have rules on the books, we need to be reworked, and "Students need to tell us photography projects course last semester. on professional careers as artists. need to enforce them, if they whether or not a parking what they want," Martotie Each of these artists submitted 10 pieces This exhibition can be seen at the Power said. are reasonable." garage is necessary. to the show to form a highly comprehensive Arts building until March 8. Although freshman dormi- Martone admits everything evaluation of a semester's study and work. tory students are not allowed is still in the discussion i "(The exhibition) gives the students a WPL) Student Government Association ELECTIONS NOMINATIONS BEGIN FEBRUARY 24TH -APRIL 3RD, 2003 FOR ALL STUDENT GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION POSITIONS FOR THE 2003-2004 ACADEMIC YEAR ELECTION TO TAKE PLACE APRIL 15TH & 16TH IN THE STUDENT CENTER LOBBY FOR MORE INFORMATION CALL: EXT. 2157 OR STOP BY STUDENT CENTER ROOM 332

4 the beacon weekly • february 24, 2003 Bad weather, renovations, didn't stop University to host sixth annual laughs at "Jake's Women" "Sister to Sister" conference Review by Liz Fowler guilt soliloquy, Jake harnesses the from there. A confrence that will teach females ing understanding of self, and identi- The Beacon psychologist Edith (Houda Though the plot was rather how to achieve both academic and fying and respecting the importance Razouki) who helps him realize repetitive and depressing, it was professional success will be held at of community and unity through Upholding the tradition of "the that he has never overcome the saved by a few humorous one -lin- William Paterson University on interactions with diverse groups. show must go on," neither snow death of his first wife, Julie ers, excellent direction, and the March 1. An opening ceremony will be held nor theatre renovations prevented (Jennifer Lengares). His imagina- cast's energetic performance. The The sixth annual Sister to Sister at 9 a.m, followed by a series of the opening of Feb. 21 of the play, tion brings back Julie as she was minimal set allowed the actors' • Conference, "The True Essence of a morning workshops. Topics to be dis- Jake's Women. Although it was in the beginning of their relation- raw talent to shine through. Chris Woman: Strength, Dignity and cussed include self-esteem and only their second dress run, the ship. We are then introduced to his Holle gave a strong performance Excellence," will be held in the respect; financial responsibilities; cast gave an impressive perfor- Machuga Student Center from 8:30 charming preteen daughter as the disenfranchised writer and academic success; sex and health mance at the Black Box Theatre. (Tiffany Groglio) who blossoms a.m. to 3:30 p.tn- Admission is free. education; career and professional many of the actresses displayed : Written by Neil Simon and Breakfast and lunch are included. opportunities; and voter registration. into a young woman (Danielle comedic talent. directed by Jerry Beal, Jake's "The primary purpose of the con- After a break for lunch, Monique Jarensky). Fast forward to six The show runs Wednesday Women stars Chris Holle as Jake, : ^fK* is to give female students a Greenwood, author, former editor-in- months later, Jake is still separated through Saturday, at 8 p.m. with safe environment in which to share chief of Essence magazine, journalist the neurotic frustrated writer from Maggie and more confused an additional show at 12:30 p.m. ; ideas and beliefs and to discuss issues and motivational speaker, will present who's current relationship with his than ever. In the real world, Jake on Thursday, Tickets can be pur- related to personal success," said the keynote address, "Having What wife Maggie (Carol Greski) is is dating Sheila (Graciela chased for $10, $6 dollars with a Georgia Daniel, assistant dean, office Matters." She is the co-founder and quickly deteriorating. When his Gonzalez) whom he hopelessly William Paterson Student ID. of enrollment management, and con- national president of the Go On Girl imagination runs amuck, the mind tries to prove his sanity to. Jake ference chair. "We want students to book club, and is the owner of a bed games begin. then questions his life by asking leave from the conference with a and breakfast inn. She has received Jake is having difficulty func- "What if I married someone else? greater sense of self-commitment to numerous honors including the Points tioning in the "real world" so he How would my life be different?" personal growth, and academic and of Light Award for community makes up conversations in his At the end of the play; he sum- career success." activism, awarded by President mind; Jake confides in his nutty mons up all the women and then Additional conference objectives George Bush. sister-Karen (Lisa Nicholas), but Maggie from the "real world" . include empowering students with For additional information, please when, she goes off on a mother's walks in. It gets pretty predictable knowledge of today's world, enhanc- call Georgia Daniel at 973-720-2929.

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the beacon weekly • february 24, 2003 5 Charette offers students chance to plan future of campus work with Saratoga (Associates) to Continued from page 1 come up with a definitive list (of projects)," he said. "Once that list is Using information compiled from up, we'll put numbers together. It's students and faculty during the too premature to calculate all of the Charette, Rudden suggested that the costs.. .that'll come forward in the first step for the university is to next few months." examine projects with short-term goals. This includes maximum uti- Once the master plan is finalized lization of the classrooms at the and estimates are compiled, univer- Valley Rd. building, landscaping sity fundraisers will use the docu- and signage improvement, rerouting ment to solicit funds. College Road, and completing over- "You identify projects, then you due building upgrades on campus. have a working document...you can present to potential funding "We want to turn this campus sources," he said. "I'm sure there's back to what it was when it was going to be millions of dollars brand new in 1950," he said. worth of projects." Turning back the clock will cost close to $63 million for construc- As university administrators tion alone, according to Rudden. search for money, many students "It's actually a low number, said that they would not mind an because that only includes the cost increase in tuition for capital of construction," said Steve Bolyai, improvements. assistant vice president of adminis- "If it means better learning con- tration and finance. "There's anoth- ditions, sure," Heruska said. •Jpaiing in in. Cluieiu.1 \\«c L-IICOUI.-JI-J iu .in-.«or .1 tciic-. 01 I" ijuc - r-'n.'iiiin;: to I ill. .'t \\ I'll er 30% in additional costs that Long line of questions: Students and oU and the future of the campus. photo by Larry Clow would cover the architects and Looking to the next decade "It isn't a student problem, it's because you know they're going to engineers we'd have to hire...the sion of Wayne Hall and the Student our problem," said Rudden. charge for parking," Heruska said. figure is closer to $100 million." Center. Bolyai said work on the University administrators are Student Center is slated to begin With approximately 5,300 park- Keeping the current buildings in optimistic about the suggestions this summer. The projected comple- ing spaces across campus, the prob- The cost of the future repair is more important than new obtained during the Charette. tion date is the fall of 2005. lem isn't the lack of spaces, but the projects, according to sophomore "I think this works and will con- utilization and location of those Though the university is facing Valerie Heruska. "We anticipate if all goes well, tinue to work because there's really spaces, 305 of which are reserved severe budget cuts, Speert said "They should improve the old we'll be starting the steel and foun- been a good group of people that for faculty and staff. many of the suggested projects are ones (buildings) before building a dation work this summer," he said. want to participate in this," Bolyai feasible. new one," she said. "If they can't Next on the list is the rerouting "People prefer Lots 2,4, and 5 to said. maintain an old one, how will they of College Road around the univer- Lot 6," he said. "The parts we have to do.. .we Implementing these changes will maintain a new one?'' sity water tower and. the construc- According to Rudden, peak have to figure out how we do it in take money and time, however. tion of a new residence hall. what is a very tight fiscal environ- The university must also address demand for parking occurs between "This is a five to ten year pro- ment," he said. the space needs of both academic "Rerouting College Road is nec- 5 and 6 p.m. on Wednesdays, with ject," Speert said. "The Student Costs for the Student and support services. According to essary to do a residence hall," an average 3,600 spaces occupied. Center and Wayne Hall (expansion) Center/Wayne Hall expansion will Rudden, the solution is not to build, Speert said. "Demand has been Possible solutions included paid and residence halls are the first pri- total approximately $40 million, but to find a "strategic allocation of tremendous (for more rooms)...so parking lots, reserved parking areas ority." while costs for the College Road existing space." Possible changes it's not a short range project." for residents and commuters and However, Speert said he hopes project are estimated at $3.5 mil- include moving the admissions Changes to College Road will staggered classes. improvements to the Science lion. department to Morrison Hall, with create what planners are calling a Another proposal called for relo- Building will happen soon, along the Bursar and Registrar's offices "loop road" around campus. This cating maintenance and campus Money for the improvements will with renovations of the practice relocating to the bottom of road will be used to lead visitors security in order to develop the area come from a variety of sources, space in the ground floor Shea, Raubinger Hall. around campus, with the construc- into a multi-level parking garage ranging from donations to state • which he called a "rabbit warren." tion of a "Welcoming Center" to be with a possible 1,500 parking "There is a genesis for a pretty funding. According to Bolyai, some Physical improvements are not located at Entry 4. spaces. Such a structure would be good game of musical chairs with- of the cost for renovations to the the only area planners are focusing on level ground with the rest of out building," he said. Also on tap: moving classes and Rec Center, Student Center and on. According to Rudden, many of campus and would bring parking Major building projects will also athletic programs out of Wightman Wayne Hall will come from student the suggestions at the Charette dealt closer to academic buildings. create more academic space. Gym and into the Rec Center. fees. with beefing up the university's Extensive renovations and a 30,000 Rudden said that the planners "That's the most valuable piece "We had saved some dollars over renowned music program. received no clear suggestions about of property you have on campus square foot addition to the Science several years to cut down the cost While the Charette is the first what to do with Wightman Gym, today," Rudden said. Building were proposed, along with of borrowing," he said. "We also step in the master planning process, but indicated that it could be a valu- Some said the parking concerns the construction of recital and acad- used a couple million the state gave the prospects for the the campus able asset in the future. were unfounded. emic space in Shea Center. us to do some of the work in Wayne have made some administrators "Five, seven, ten years from now, "I've been to other colleges, "I think they need more space for Hall." hopeful for the future. you're going to be awfully glad you Princeton, North Western, a lot of the sciences," said senior The remaining balance will come "I see it as a major vibrant, excit- saved it (Wightman Gym)," he said. Minnesota...this place is a parking Nick Malato. "We need more lab from the student center fee, Bolyai ing regional, and with certain pro- "Think of it as a tremendous site paradise compared to them," an rooms, too." said. That fee was raised partially grams, national university," said Dr. for other uses." audience member said. However, Rudden pointed out last year and will be raised each John Martone, dean of students. " If However, students maintain that that building projects on the main year for the next few years. they (students) feel it's a vibrant Parking problems and solutions parking is a major concern. campus are difficult due to steep However, final estimates for campus, they'll want to stay. Word hills. Parking is the university's many of the projects have not been carries." "You are land rich and site poor," Perhaps the most common com- biggest problem, according to prepared. According to Bolyai, the he said. plaint received from students during Heruska. However, she does not Charette was the first step in the The first major building project the Charette regarded parking at the think a garage is the answer. master planning process. will be the renovation and expan- university. 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Last week's blizzard dumped almost two feet of snow on William Paterson University. Classes were canceled, roads were closed, and cars were burried as students lived through the frigid terror and icy horror of "Snow-pocalypse 2003." Here's what The Beacon saw the morning after the storm.

Photos by Larry Clow, Tim Walsh, and Matt DeFranza.

"Srio\y-pocalypse-20031' courtesy of Frank Simini the beacon weekly • february 24, 2003 7 Doing it right... Rhetoric of containment will not work

Commentary by Larry Clow take a look around. Give us sugges- Albanians and. Serbians were killing each, other in The Beacon tions on how to make your campus By Steve DeGeanaro Kosovo. Wbfftt were the protesters then? better." Surprisingly enough, over . The Beacon The "Charette," a two-day session 300 people signed in to the Calling this a war for oil is a piss poor argument If of information gathering for the Charette, with approximately anoth- On Feb. 15 the terrorist solidarity movement was we w6re hell-bent on Iraqi oil» we would lift the sanc- University's Master Planning er 150 coming through without reg- mil in lull force as lngieiie-iyiorani hippies, social- tions in exchange for fat oil contracts. Hussein has Committee held last week, was a istering. The majority of those who ists, and Ijhcr.il assdowns converged on cities a«oss sn;;i»cstcd this in the past. Despite what the peaceniks rarity: a comprehensive, interactive attended were students, according to tin; country to protest the coming war. President think, Amciica has no interest in fighting a war for event that involved the entire cam- Bob Bennet, assistant vice president Bush only dismissed the protects, which were led by oil. I-ianoe on the other hand, desperately wants of capital improvements. Not only pus community. Idl-Ieaning media whores such as Susan Surandon "peace for oil." fiance has been bought off. In was it a pleasant surprise to see that Why was the event such a suc- .ind Danny (ilover. 1 he piotesier> catried sign* and exchange for opting out ol" the no-fly /.ones and cess? It was due to a simple combi- there are some students out there chained: "He's Irving lo finish what his father stan- denouncing the pain and suffeiinj: inllicted by Iraqi nation of effective advertising and taking an active interest in where sanction-*, Hussein has consistently rewarded tlie this campus is going, it was also cd"; "Allow the inspections TO continue"; pro-active involvement by the French with lucrative contracts through the oil-for- Master Planning Committee. During good to see the university actively "Containment works"; "Wais kill innocent womJn food piogram. An American-led war would end that. the two weeks leading up to the involving students in the process. and diildtvn"; "Avoid unilateralism and wait tor UN Perhaps Grounds Keeper Willie said il k\si on the Charette, ads were placed in both The planners and consultants at appio\al" and my personal favorite "No blood lor Simpsons when he reJeired to the French as. "cheese campus newspapers and on WCRN; the Charette were more than happy oil". flyers were posted in conspicuous to speak with students and faculty l-'our years ago. Slick Willy went before the eating .suncuder monkeys." locations in nearly every building; about their concerns and suggestions nation -and the world—and explained his authorisa- According to the opposition, if we contain Hussein and emails were sent out to every regarding the future of the universi- tion oi'non-U.N.-approved missile .strikes against he'll leave us alone. It really worked in tlie I v"0s student. At the Charette itself, mem- ty. Students and administrators h«q, using snme of the ver> same arainienis and when we contained Bin Laden. Where were the pro- bers of the Master Planning working together to get things rhetoric that President liusli is advancing. The silence testers when 'impeachment' missiles were fired into Committee actively encouraged stu- done—what a wonderful idea. from the left wu-s dealeniiig. \\ licit has changed AlUhaiustun and Sudan'.' We appeased I he North Here's hoping that more events like dents to come in and make sugges- between 1'WS and 2003'.1 The rhetoric is nejrl\ the Koreans in 1094 and now that is coming around to tions. Students walking by the door this take place in the future. name. Clinton called lor pos- Iraq ordered the destruction, of weapons-related docu- tainly isn't students, as was evi- George was told to fill out a report sible explanation, the only possible use he could have ments in anticipation of an UNSCOM inspection." denced by the inflexible, illogical so that it could be confirmed that for those weapons IN to dominate, intimidate or Sound familiar? It should. behavior exhibited by the residence the IDs were lost. attack. With nuclear arms ni a lull arsenal of chemical "The dictator of Iraq is not disarming. To the con- life staff in the apartments during Is this a system friendly to stu- and hiolo^ical weapons. Saddam 1 (iLssein could trary, he is deceiving." President Bush recently said. the recent snowstorm. The name in dents? No. In George's case, an resume his ambitions of conquest in the Middle Last "From intelligence sources we know, lor instance, the following story has been exception could have easily been and create deadly havoc in that region." that thousands of Iraqi security personnel are at work changed for the purposes of made given the circumstances. Recently the History Channel ran an interesting hiding documents and materials from the U.N. anonymity. Instead, the residence life staff series of programs on life in Iiaq. Men aie unwilling- inspecting, sanitizing inspection bites, and monitoring ly drafted into the army while their families are held the inspectors themselves." On the night of February 17, decided to act in its usual, heartless, at gunpoint. Defectors and political dissenters are "George", a resident of Heritage robotic way, all in an effort to The protesters are saying yve pence :i chance, but ioutinclv tortured in acid baths. When Ihtssein look Hall, requested a guest pass for a enforce rules that students don't in the end, what they are doing is giving tyranny a power he eliminated his opposition by having tlieni chance. Mend who had been in an accident even agree with. Residents are treat- draped ouL of the Iraqi parliament on li\e TV and while trying to leave campus. Due ed like prisoners in their own homes shot out side while he sat and smiled. Make no mis- to poor road conditions and damage with the ridiculously stringent guest take about it; lhissc-in is a murderous thug. In to the car, George offered his friend policies that are enforced. Why Americans rallied behind their President when he shelter for the night. When they got should residents be forced to leave ordered air strikes against Yugoslavia. The ethnic to the building, George asked the their ID and their guest's ID at the desk assistants if it would be possi- desk? The desk assistants should ble to obtain an over-night pass for write down the information on the his guest, despite the fact it was 9 IDs and that should end the matter. p.m., and over-night passes are not Confiscating IDs is an ineffective, The Beacon wants to hear from you! issued after 8 p.m. The desk assis- time-wasting policy that only incon- tants said to ask the RA on duty; the veniences the resident and their Send all letters to the editor/commentary inquiries to: RA on duty told George to check guest. It doesn't prevent damage or with the resident director on duty. promote safety in the dorms; [email protected], attn: editor The resident director informed instead, the policy makes residents George that no guest pass could be hate and resent the residence life issued and that he'd simply have to staff. sign his guest in and face the conse- Residents pay nearly $2,500 a quences. semester to simply live in the apart- William Paterson University 300 Pompton Rd "Can't you make an exception ments; that amount is slightly less SC310 due to the circumstances?" George for residents in the other dorms. It's Wayne, NJ 07470 asked. time the residence life office recog- Main Number: 973-720-2248 "No," the RD said, "if I do it for nized this and started treating stu- Fax: 973-720-2093 you, I'd have to do it for everyone," dents with respect that they deserve. '!; [email protected] adding that "everyone knew about Relax the policies, hire capable, [email protected] the storm for two days," and should polite staff members, and, most of have made arrangements. all, play nice. So, George signed his guest in, It's that simple. All calls to and from The. Tfeacon are subject to electronic recording in compliance with the Jaws of the State ot New Jersey and Federal Communications Commission 8 the beacon weekly • february 24, 2003 ^^B: ^s^ ^Hs ^|=5 ^BP^ ™ii • ^ffis Editor

mention of the Accounting Society Dear Editor, What gives President Bush the right to decide who Dear Editor, meeting in Valley Road on is fit and unfit to rule another country? Iraq is a Thursday, February 13th. How do Something about Valentine's Day seems to really nation, not a target for our misguided and outmoded As the . president of the you choose what clubs get to be upset people. That's why it was so heartening for me, colonial tendencies. Accounting Society* I completely noticed? By the way, our next to be at the anti-war rally in New York on February The proposed $200 billion for this impending war agree with your opinion of how the meeting is February 27th at 12:45 in 15th. It was awe-inspiring and beautiful to see so is an unfortunate and unnecessary consequence of SGA is being run. I must, however, Valley Road 1024. \ many people banding together with a positive mes- those tendencies. There are people dying en masse sage less than 24 hours after every single person in disagree with you on a few points. I offered my assistance in writing of AIDS in Africa, school music and performing arts the country vowed that if they saw one more sappy Maybe the fault does not lie on the for the paper. I was turned away by programs are being cut across the nation, our very message, they'd puke. , own William Paterson University just received a students. Could it possibly be the' you personally. I wanted to write a Millions upon millions of people, worldwide are 15% budget cut, and I'm willing to bet that given fault of the people who run the Stu-" column about the problems on cam- speaking up against the impending war on Iraq. time I could come up with four hundred better uses dent organizations? How many fly- pus. Not some petty thirig like a We've had enough bloodshed to carry us until the for our tax dollars. ers are put up for when the elections book is missing from the library. I end of the world - what we need to work on now is The anti-war movement is growing exponentially, are held? Where in student publica- wanted to write about things that peace. War, and the death that follows, is not the but it can't succeed without everyone getting tions does it say how to contact the truly bother the student body. For only option. If the best solution we can come up involved.' The war effort relies on the apathy of peo- student representatives "and who example, my best friend has been a with is to kill hundreds of thousands of people, then ple who know better; please speak up. There are so they are? •••- • commuter here for four years. lean I for one think that we need to go back to the draw- many ways you can help. Go to internationalan- It is sad to me when I hear people name at least ten times last semester ing board. swer.org, or email me at [email protected] talk about how pathetic this school that she missed classes because she No one is going to disagree with the assertion that and I'll be more than happy to get you moving. This can be. It is not that the students do could not find parking. Why are President Saddam Hussein is a bad, bad man. He has is my plea for your support, your sympathy, and not care. I know they do.. My issues like these not addressed? The done some terrible things. However, the United your active participation. friends complain everyday. It is that Beacon is one of the few ways to States absolutely does not have the right to go into the students do not know how to communicate with the faculty, staff, another country and kill people until we can set up -GregKahn contact those in positions of author- and students at the same time. The the government we want. Current plans are for a WPU Peace & Justice Coalition ity to let them know that they do writers and editors must remember U.S. general to govern Iraq for at least 18 months care. The Beacon Buzz in the that. until we can put someone "appropriate" in power. February 17th edition of the Beacon I realize it is not entirely the proves that. If you use that as a paper's fault. Students are nervous Dear Editor, rhetoric. But the idea of a quick, clean victory, free of cross section of the student body, to write their opinions and send consequences is not realistic. War never goes as 60% of the student body does not them in. What would other students Last week the Beacon featured an editorial by Mr. planned. Why would this one be any exception? What know that Arnold Speert is the pres- think? Well, I did it. I hope I will Steve DeGennaro criticizing "leftist hippies" who have are the possible complications and why haven't they ident of the school that they are pay- start a trend. "vague emotional reasons" for opposing war in Iraq. been publicly discussed by the Administration? ing thousands of dollars to attend. I Well, I am done bitching for now. Although the substance of the editorial was a mix of I attended the rally in New York on the fifteenth. I find it amusing that despite the fact Please be expecting future letters. sarcasm and sensationalism, I take the issue of war can tell you first-hand that neither I, nor the speakers, that no one knows that name of the With much sympathy, seriously and so I am willing to respond to Mr. nor anyone else 1 saw waving a sign or chanting "No SGA President it was not printed. DeGennaro's request for "a real argument about why blood for oil" had any sympathy for Saddam Hussein. For the record, it is Tyeshia KariMosian we shouldn't go to war." The sentiments expressed were of entirely humanitari- Henderson...... President, Accounting Society The main argument President Bush has used in his an concerns:: concern for innocent Iraqi civilians, con- However, you are not one to crit- campaign for war has been to declare "Regime cern for our own long-term safety and concern for icize, Th,epubljcationy.ourun does Change" in. Iraq by military force to be the only way to Arnerican troops (sent to fight and die for the, wrong reasons. It is a soldier's job to follow orders without not do its job either., It has no sec- Theever-popular issue of parking is provide" security in America. He also suggested, in question. It is a civilian citizen's job to question those tion for clubs, no section for ongo- addressed in this week's Beacon. response to the rallies on February fifteenth that those orders. ing activities, no reporting on Any students, staff, or faculty wish- who attended would rather that nothing be done about the threat Saddam Hussein poses. I do not agree with In a way, President Bush is a role model for me. wrongs that the student body deals ing to express their opinions or either of these points. Furthermore, I oppose war with Everyone loves to make fun of him, but he has been with everyday. Sure, you have a share ideas with the Beacon are Iraq because I believe it would ultimately make our very successful as a legislator. For this reason I don't campus calendar. I noticed last welcome to write a letter to the edi- nation less secure. mind being called a "leftist hippie" or a "liberal men- tor or come to The Beacon office in week that does not even work. I put Saddam Hussein is obviously a barbaric dictator. ace" since I know that it won't stop me from speaking Student Center 310. in a form in January to have my club Each day that he remains in power is a tragedy. my views or organizing against this war. meetings included in it. In the -LC However, a U.S.-lead military invasion, unapproved by Thank you Mr. DeGennaro for this debate. February 10th edition, there was no the United Nations, would cause this single problem to metastasize into many more. Alternative, peaceful Andrew Shantz solutions have not been explored because of President Class of 2003 Letters To The Editor Bush's 'You're either with us or you're against us' Ted Rail

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the beacon weekly • february 24, 2003 9 City of dissent: William Paterson students protest war in NYC

By Jackie Clark anything too original to say. I always assume Contributor that the spirit I carry says it all. . By the time we made our way to 2nd Ave., After attending several rally's and protests •', I realized that this was looking more and this past year, I would have to say that the more like, a march even though NYC did not protest on Feb. 15 was by far the most grant United for Peace and Justice (the spon- rewarding. The event showed me the impact, sor of the rally) a. permit for such a thing. that the people of New York City, New , After waiting oh 2nd Ave. and 62nd St. for Jersey, Connecticut, Vermont and everywhere about an hour, I began to notice that we : else can make when unified. weren't' moving.ariywhefe due to police barri I am sorry to say that I probably should cades. It seemed as though the NYPD was have left New Jersey earlier but I will have to not expecting such a large turn out and their admit that I am one of the luckier ones. A . biggest problem became traffic control. I group of us associated with the newly formed almost felt bad for the cars that were waffled Peace and Justice Coalition on campus left in between protestors on all sides. But I from the Path in Hoboken around 10 a.m. couldn't extend too much sympathy because I thinking that we would have more than felt like our purpose was too great to be enough time to walk over to 1st Ave and 49th ignored and shuffled onto sidewalks. What St. Emerging on 6th Ave. and 33rd St., we about all those people stuck on 3rd Ave. and were greeted by some not so friendly cops Lexington Ave.? While I didn't make it to but more importantly, a swarm of protestors the actually rally site, I came a lot closer than Protesters clash with policein Manhattan on Feb. 15. Photo by Devin Asch, courtesy ofNYCIMC.org also trying to make their way across town. those people did and I have to give them and how beautiful it was to be a part of such huge screens, the trucks parked with sound kudos for staying, for the most part, patient We were immediatley caught up in a feed- a humanitarian movement, which is what this ^ systems and the masses of people, hundreds and calm in such a frustrating situation. er march making the trek to the rally site. The rally was about for me. We say no to war in of thousands, one of the hundreds of thou- further up-town we walked, the more feeder That Saturday afternoon reminded me of Iraq but isn't there a bigger picture that we sands of people chanting "ain't no power like marchers we caught up with, entire families one particular scene in Fear and Loathing in are forgetting? Isn't it about making an the power of people cause the power of peo- dressed up as bombs cleverly made out of Las Vegas. After Thompson's first night in impact and changing the way that we live and ple won't stop," I thought to myself, "Jackie, black poster board and signs worn by women Vegas, he sits down at dawn to type some trying to find a better way, in general? That this is what it's all about". saying "The only Bush I trust is my own." kind of record of events (kind of like I am scene makes me realize how wonderful it is It never ceases to amaze me how clever doing now)'set to The Youngbloods's "Get that there is again such a movement that I can some people can be. I myself take the less Together". He talks about the 60% the reju- be a part of, that we all can be a part of. flashy approach to protests, never having venation that exploded all over the country Once I made it out to 1st Ave. and saw the Whose streets? Our streets! "

amendment rights, but they could to assemble peacefully. By Eric Keifer ,0*,., I arrived in tte city with ,mv _ , .ainst the riot Contributor WPU cohorts atroughly t p.m., an * •'•' prevent them from getting to the The street-rally culminated with hour past the planned noontime flag was removed, leaving it a ]imp same rallying point. an impromptu emergency gathering This is no longer a protracted war launch. The scene was disarrayed and useless symbol of democracy. This tactic created a problem: it in Times Square that I regrettably of opinion and subjective reasoning. and confused, which would prove to This is how the American system of filled the streets with freezing, frus- did not attend. But the march to the This incipient war on Iraq, this be the theme of the rally. The police oppression operates; by taking away trated activists, blockaded and cor- neon consumer Mecca of America unjustified and biased war driven directing traffic fed our line of cars the backbone of our ability to dis- ralled like cattle, but we were not was all I needed to see. My cohorts by the winds of capitalistic profit, like a snake through the Manhattan play our opinions, the hastily erect- going to go down like sheep ready and I chose to follow a crowd of has spilled its oil-based impositions streets. We ended up about fifteen ed flags of dissent can't be seen to be sheared. That was the consen- rowdy Jewish students for peace in on the very rights we hold implicit blocks from the U.N. building, the over the din of the crowd. sus. With our paths blocked by a march down 49th Ave. Banging to our hard-fought Constitutional planned rallying point. The polic,e under order by Mayor wooden gates, police vans and cops drums and gongs, and with the ral- rights as Americans. The obstruc- Immediately, we were gobbled up Bloomberg, had erected an impossi- on scooters, the protest's location lying cry of "WHOSE STREETS? tions to the Feb. 15 war protest in by the mass-protest Leviathan, fed bly intricate system of blockades became spontaneous. The rallying OUR STREETS!!.' ", we drove our- New York City should be seen indirectly, I suppose, by the "terror and fences around the U.N. build- point changed from the U.N. build- selves down the street, right into a objectively for what it is: a thinly alert" madness of post-9/11 New ing. By the time we arrived, it ing to wherever we stood. The line of police, wielding batons and veiled attack on the first amend- York. extending for dozens of blocks, cre- police were not prepared for this staring us down. When it became ment right to political dissent, the The freezing February air of the ating a labyrinth of nightstick turn of events, and responded apparent that they didn't plan on most vital right to any so called Manhattan wind tunnel was our first wielding "enforcers of the peace", a accordingly. moving out of our way, our crowd "democracy". This right to free . and most persistent opponent. But dubious title at best considering the Protesters who had climbed up of about 50 was faced with the speech, one of the last provisions of as much as the cold became an officers' arrogant attitudes towards on top of phone booths to get a decision of whether to risk a violent the Bill of Rights unmolested by enemy, it also gave the protest a the protesters. We were rats in an view of any opening in the police confrontation. The crowd dissipat- our un-elected President distinct desperation; as masses, aluminum hedge maze, lost on the barricade were yanked down to the ed around the police, forming again Commander in Chief, is now more there was s sense that there was streets of the city, looking for the cold hard pavement by the cops. on the other side of them, giving the vital to the anti-war effort thanit, some invisible and monolithic piece of cheese at the end of the People forced into city intersections police a false sense of viotory. has been in the last twenty years. enemy to fight and that metaphor, tunnel. With the streets leading to by the confused and meandering "OUR streets." grumbled one cop Despite a virtual shunning by the extended itself into the bureaucracy the U.N. building blocked off, the crowd were charged upon by horse- as we passed but when the group mainstream media, the mobilization of the New York City police. Their majority of the protesters had no back police, time and time again. reformed on the other side of the of the masses is brimming with poor attitude was immediately way to know how to get to the ral- Mounted cops charged full-speed cop line, we gained about 50 more hope and activity. Grassroots cam- apparent. . ; lying point. If one of us should heads. The next line of pojice, see- : into the surprised and terrified paigns conducted by organlzations Protest signs, the mainstay of' dare to ask a cop how to get to the throng of activists, narrowly miss- ing the gumption and increased such as International A.N.S. W.E.Rr , spirit arid humor among activists, rally, we were given a standardized ing bystanders and avoiding a tragic numbers, was forced to make a have been sweeping the nation • were limited in themselves. Police; and well-practiced answer: "I don't trampling. Hastily constructed decision: let the herd pass, or stop since the Bush war-dogs have, acting on some vague itinerary, for know...please step back from the protest signs went flying as their them with force. begun barking their anti-Iraq cam- crowd control, informed us that the barricades." wielders dove for cover from the They l,etuspass. paign. People are relying on word- use of sticks and other "solid" • This is how Bloomberg and the police/cavalry. Whose streets are they? Ours. of-mouth information to spread the objects to hold up our signs were New York police state ensured that It was this reckless endangerment Who is this war for? Them. message of resistance throughout illegal One block from ourcar,! the rally itself would be practically of human life that amazed me the What the extent of the decon- the beleaguered cities of post-9/H saw two cops forcing an ethnic devoid of numbers. Despite the most. Of course there were the struction of our civil rights by the America, and contrary to the intrin- looking woman to remove the han- refusal of the city council to issue a expected arrests and beatings and to Bush administration will portent for sic properties of mainstream media, dle of her tattered American flag. marching permit to the event's be fair, some antagonizing and basic American freedom of expres- the message has now become the This woman was over fifty years organizers, the streets were filled unthinking "protesters" deserved sion reamains to be seen, but one medium. old, and no reasonable person with peace-marching patriots (100 what they got, in a sense. But to thing is certain: The Feb. 15 protest is indeed dis- would classify her as a minor threat, thousand by police estimates, over subject innocent patriotic dissenters They are our streets. And we heartening in many ways, but in let alone a crowd agitating blood- 500 thousand by organizers). The to these dangerous and degrading refuse to give them up without a analyzing this rally gone wrong, drinker. What was she going to do authorities couldn't prevent the peo- conditions is a direct violation of fight. there is hope apparent. with the thin wooden stick of her ple from gathering under their first our cherished first amendment right 10 the beacon weekly • february 24, 2003 Hot Rod Circuit Interviewed

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the beacon weekly • february 24, 2003 11 Catch Fixer While You Can New York based band is on the verge of breaking out

Joelle Caputa the most potential to have a successful career the Bend EP, than waiting for The Beacon in the music industry." Out of hundreds of Chinese Democracy to be bands, Fixer, along with three bands, were the released. chosen victors. Their prize was the oppurtu- • Bill Aucoin, former man- nity to play the show "New York Rocks the ager of Kiss and Billy Idol . xVround just about every corner there is a Hall" at the Rock says "The return of band struggling to make its big break. Some •N Roll Hall of Rock 'N bands focus all their effort on their style or Fame in Roll, hot promotional items, while others send demos Cleveland, Ohio. riffs, great to every label under the sun. Then there's The Sam Ash hooks, a Fixer, an explosive rock band and an A&R Future Rock Stars sexy look rep's dream, who thinks that selling itself to Competition in and an out labels has become "too much of a political Long Island was of this world game" and simply focuses on live perfor- Fixer's most mances until the industry knocks on its door. recent success. front man make Fixer's For most bands, an attitude like this would After competing show a must not be very promising. Fortunately, the guys with 96 bands for see." in Fixer know how to stand out, and; if 2002 three rounds, Saffer was any indication, their strategy is working. Fixer won They've won three major battle of the bands $12,000 worth of and his this past year, the first of which was in July at equipment. bandmates, the Downtime in their hometown of New During 2002, the band also found time to Wilson (guitar), J (bass) and Tim Newton York City, where they beat our over 50 other record two EPs, Hell and Bend. Filled with (drums) have a made for the masses stage presence. J describes their music as "face bands. airwave friendly songs, the disks have been To order CDs: www.fixermusic.corn- played in NYC and Long Island and are also melting, melodic hard rock." Combine that Next came the Musicians and Emerging Watch: Fixer on WPBN's Jammin' Artists of New York Festival at CBGB's. on rotation in Germany and the U.S. Army's with three part vocal harmonies and lyrics The judging criteria for bands was based on base in Japan. They've even gained fans in about desperation, bitterness and hope and (showtimes at 2:00 p.m. Thursdays) , "outstanding musicianship, songwriting and Spain and Indonesia. " you have a formula for success. www.iammintv.com for more info. ; The four song Bend EP Fixer is on the verge of breaking into was recorded with Jason Corsaro the big time, so catch them before they're (Queen, Soundgarden, not so local anymore. Get your fix: Buckcherry). It kicks off with "Bend Over Backwards," a seduc- 2/22 Grape Street Pub, Philly tive track led by vocalist Evan Saffer belting out "She snaps her 3/29 CBCB, NYC fingers 1 come/She cracks her whip 1 run/She bites my lip I'm 4/11 Clarksburg Inn, Millstone, NJ done." The closing track "Senseless" is an anthemic ballad 5/28 The Kings Club, that can give Guns 'N Roses a run NY (Fixer will be open- for its money. ing for Stephen Pearcy Although the band says ofRATT) "we don't like to compare or com- pete" one can't help but associate Saffer's vocal prowess with Axel Rose. In fact, GNR fans would be better off getting their fix with One Man Band: The Rocket Summer

Tracy Calabrese cussion, and provided vocals for every song but one. On The Beacon "What We Hate We Make," he had a girl's choir group help him out. Soon, there was a buzz within the record label industry. The term one-man-band doesn't sit well with many Major and indie labels started to take an interest in this people. It may bring to mind the image of an old guy not so typical, one-man-band. in a powder-blue suit with a drum attached to his stom- He was eventually signed to The Militia Group, a ach, a horn, and a cheesy kazoo. But this one-man- California label based out of Huntington Beach that is the band is far from that. home of The Lyndsay Diaries, Copeland, The Bryce Avary is The Rocket Summer and his debut Beautiful Mistake, and Riifio. album. Calendar Days, is something to talk about. Although Calendar Days is due out on Feb. 25, I had a Avary, a Dallas native, was only 12 years old when he chance to listen to an advanced copy and it blew me became interested in music took up playing the drums away. It's not the type of CD 1 would normally be drawn and guitar. He spent time in and out of bands that did to but Avary's melodic voice is very easy to listen to. not work out and shows that never went on as planned Every time I hear the CD, I amazed by the knowledge before he had the idea to begin his own project, The that he played every instrument. He has definite main- Rocket Summer. stream potential. Unfortunately, The Rocket Summer is He played solo shows and released a self-titled EP not scheduled to play in our area anytime soon. Until he when he was 16 years old. He played all the instru- is, I encourage any music love to check out this CD. ments and produced the EP by himself. He even shipped out Avary, then 17, still had not played with a full band under the name the Rocket Summer, but he did gather some of his about 1,000 of the finished product from a mail-order service Links: instrument-playing friends and have them fill in for stage he ran from his bedroom. The CD also appeared in some www.therQcketsummer.com performances. After he graduated from high school, Avary small, local record shops and eventually made its way to www.themilitiagroup.com record stations, where people kept calling in to request his spent a year in his room creating his debut album, Calendar songs because it was the only place where they could hear Days. He borrowed money from his father and laid down them, : all the tracks in six weeks. In addition to producing the album, he played drums, bass, guitars, keyboards, piano, per-

12 the beacon weekly • february 24, 2003 Hot Rod Circuit Talk Music and Marriage

Joe Wilson on Andy's mother-in- law's floor. I dunno, out with him because he's helped us out The Beacon they just picked it because it was close to NY so much and we wanted to try and give and close to Boston. It just seemed like there him one last thing even though our con- interview with Drummer -- Mike of Hot Rod were more things going on up here than tract is up with him and because he's One Circuit downsouth. of our best friends. He was interested in February 12 @ Maxwell's in Hoboken, NJ doing it and we wanted to do something Joe —How long after nice for everybody I got to meet up with the guys in Hot Rod that did you join, and involved. Circuit before they kicked off their headlin- were you guvs accepted ing nationwide tour on February 12 at up here in the north- Joe - Was there a Maxwell's in Hoboken, NJ. Mike and the east? big request for the guys were a little under the weather that Mike -1 joined a year 'Antidote' stuff night, but they put up with my questioning after they got up here. that appears on the and picture taking like a bunch of champs. They've bepn up here for CD? Head on over to ' about four years now and Mike - There actu- www.feelingleftout.net/makebelieve.htm for I joined three years ago, ally is, we still get a more pictures and an in depth interview with actually this month. I lot of emails from Andy of HRC conducted at the same show. dunno, it's gotten a lot better. We used to kids asking if we can burn them the tour the east coast a whole lot like just most- Antidote CD so we figured put the best Joe - How long has the band been around ly doing east coast weekends and things like five songs or six songs or whatever and for? that. That's where we still do the best, is on throw it on a CD so kids can just have it. Mike-1 joined about three years ago, but I the east coast. It seems to have worked out, guess the band's been together since '97. It ya know, I can't complain. Joe - How many members of the band started as 'Antidote' in Alabama. I guess Hot are married? studio? Joe - Who was the first tour with? Rod's been around for about four and a-half Mike - Andy and Casey are married, I'm get- Mike -1 don't run it per se, but I rent out Mike -1 don't know who the first tour was years. ting married, and Jay's single. people's studios and record bands, and pro- with. I think the first couple tours they did duce. Joe - Why did by them- Joe - When are you selves, like you guvs choose, getting married? Joe - What do to move to just going out Mike - May of you like more, Connecticut? and paying next year. We performing or Mike-Well, their dues. were gonna get recording Andy and Casey married in bands? were living in Joe-I November but we Mike -1 iike Alabama and they noticed that pushed it back for them both the were playing with right next to uh... financial same, when the original drum- the record reasons. We're not on the mer Wes. Andy's wife came up to visit her label on the Hot road that's what I'm doing. I'm home just mother and she called Andy, up and said,, Rod CD's there is a Joe-Hasftiafrafffoted recording faands emd ^*bo«ever tftis fa all over 'you guys should think about moving up little symbol for Montalbon Hotel, is that touring at all? that's what I'll be doing. That's what my... I here, it's right in the middle of Boston and another label? Mike - No, not really. Our band and the love playing music but my real love is just New York, and you guys have pretty much Mike - Our booking agent Andrew, it's his whole organization of our band is pretty producing and ya know, helping to shape played everywhere you're gonna play down label. He used to put much like a family other bands... I dunno it's just something south and the scene's pretty good up here.' out records. He actual- ordeal. So everyone's that I enjoy. So a week later they packed up and just ly kinda stopped but he pretty accepting. Our moved because they had a free place to sleep and Fred from Triple families are pretty Joe - Have you guys ever recorded any- Crown are best friends accepting of what we thing that you've produced? and Andrew books us do. Andy's wife came Mike - Umm, Andy and I recorded our new so he wanted to kinda out for a little bit of the demos that we've been working on umm, put in on our records last tour we did and and then actually right before I joined the too. He put out an old Casey's wife has been band when they had the temporary drummer garden variety/jejune out for a whole tour, I recorded that Anniversary split 7", I record- split 7" that is the one before when We were ed that. I dunno, I wouldn't ever wanna sit popular one he put out. on the bus like the Vagrant America tour and down and fully produce one of our records, I stuff. My fiance"i s selling merch for us this just wanna sit down and play drums on it, Joe - How come "Been There. Smoked tour. It's fun when you get to have your fam- and just put my input in on it. That" came out on Triple Crown rather ilies be apart of it. than on Vagrant? Links: Mike - Just because we wanted to do some- Joe -1 know you like to record bands in 1 www.hotrod-circuit.com thing for Fred and just put one more record your free time. Do you run vour own www.vagrant. com

Looking for a good time? Then write for the Insider! Send all movie, album, concert, play and television reviews to [email protected]! Or stop by the Beacon office (SC 310) and ask for Jake and Joelle! i ••;) ?_-*_ Useless I.D. takes "No Vacation From The World" Battlefield Ska Don Angelini . The Beacon Jennifer Sellers The Beacon Haifa, Israel has its own piece of the punk universe that really knows how to rock. Useless I.D. is back with "No Vacation From The World", A Hunterton County local "HOT pop-punk" band, Customer Service, nervously their promising follow-up to 200l's "Bad Story, Happy Ending". With prowled Birch Hill anticipating their 9:40 p.m. set. It wasn't until that morning at 10 this album, the boys continue to please fans worldwide with their unique am, at the time of check in, that they discovered they were to play immediately after melodic sound. Although the lyrical topics and songs may sound generic the surprise guest, Catch-22. I Was able to hang around the band most of the day, to some, Useless I.D. proves they haven't limited themselves to the killing time, talking and laughing with them as we watched some of their "competi- boundaries of the genre even throwing in the occasional cello and moog tion". Customer Service is a six-member band who have pretty much been friends keyboard. 1 personally loved the change from fast to medium-tempo to since high school. They've been together for about five years. Playing gigs from slow with an acoustic track ("Diary", one of my favorites on the album, cafe's, outdoor fundraisers and The Stone Pony, they have just begun to perfect their was very well written) and minor reggae parts. ska-punk sound. A favorite in their county, they're looking for exposure throughout "No Vacation From The World" is also the best the band has sounded in the studio thanks to pro- New Jersey. . ' duction and songwriting ("Stuck Without A Ride") from No Use For A Name's Tony Sly and vocals Being one of the winning bands at the Birch Hill's Battle of the Bands was from Lagwagon's Joey Cape. You can really hear the influences musically so No Use fans take note something Customer Service saw as an opportunity to get their name out there. because you will definitely dig that. Nervous excitement flew through the stale air. Steve, the now trombone player; used At times, I almost thought Tony to be bassist of Customer Service, was about to pass out only hours before the set. jumped in to sing lead vocals. That's He was taking a "power nap" as he put it. Chris (trumpet) and Dave (bassist), how similar Sly and frontman Yotam smoked packs and packs of cigarettes as they waited, thrilled to play. . Ben Horin sound. Overall, each song Steve and I had a conversation about the fact that when they started the band, has its own element to fit the album there were not many ska bands out there and even less now. However, he stands by together nicely. However, definitely the fact that SKA WILL MAKE A COMEBACK!! When it came time to play, check out "The Worst Holiday I've much of the Catch-22 audience stuck around after Kevin (lead singer of Catch-22) Ever Had", "Bring Me Down", made a special announcement. Customer Service took the stage with confidence and "Jukebox 86", "Too Late To Start gave an incredible performance. The energy arid crowd reaction was at most, what Over", "End", and "Diary". anyone could ask for. As they were all winding down, I asked Chris what the plan That's not all! "No Vacation From was after the show. They had to stick around until midnight to hear the announce- The World" is also an enhanced CD ." ment of the winners, while the only thing Chris knew .for sure, when I asked him was with links to Kung Fu Records and "I'm getting drunk..."-where?- "I don't care!" their band page, photos, and the • Keep your eyes pealed for Customer Service flyers. They will be playing video for "No Time For Me To Be ATeenager" off of "Bad Story, Happy Ending". With tight well- February 24th in Bound Brook at the Hamilton Street Cafe1 around 7:00 and then harmonized-vocals and a very diverse sound blended with catchy riffs", Useless ED possibly has one again, very close to William Paterson, at Skater's World with other local bands on of the best punk albums of 2003. March 8th, 8:00. Definitely check these guys out,. They'll make it worth your trip. http://www.kungfurecords.com/uselessid - ' • -P.S.-Be sure to get to the next Skate and Surf battle on March 15th at Birch Hill and check out th Insider's own Rob LaFalce and his ska- rock band, the Miasrnics. The Best "Teen" Movie You've Never Seen: Over the Edge

Erik Weber are (or were at one time) generally good kids The Beacon from varied backgrounds whohave nothing better to do but participate in the growing unrest against how the juvenile population of Better than The Breakfast Club, Sixteen the town are brushed aside and targeted by an Candles, Can't Hardly Wait and possibly any overzealous police regime. We watch other contender you can think of, Over the through Carl's point of view the descent of Edge (made in 1979 and directed by Jonathan the town into tragedy and heightened vio- Kaplan, who directed Brokedoyvti Palace) • lence as communication lines between the comes in as possibly the best, most unknown kidsand the parents become all but nonexis- and under appreciated teen angst/youth in tent. Part of the movie's greatness comes revolt movie made to date. Of course we all from the fact the awkward reactions and situ- know and most of us love the cute little neu- ations the kids (all the actors were local teens rotic John Hughes "Brat Pack" films of the . who had little or no previous acting experi- Eighties, but don't expect to see much in the ence, as was also later done in the film Dazed line of conservative upper middle class stu- and Confused) are involved in feels authentic dents from the Chicago suburbs in this one. to actually being 14 again. The film, based on actual events, takes _ Why have you most likely never even place in the planned desert community of heard of this movie? In 1979, when it was New Granada, where the parents have originally released; the film was mis-market- neglected to build anything for the kids to do ed as a horror film, pulled from release, then (a quarter of the town is under the age of 15) put in limited art house re-release around - with the exception of a rec center, which '. 1981 or 1982, but by that time its window closes every night at 6pm. The parents are had passed, and a great piece of cinema more concerned with bringing outside money slipped through the cracks of time (along Kurt Cobain admitted he identified with copy is going on either eBay or half.com and into their wishfully Utopian town, even if it •yvith an incredible soundtrack - The the character of Claude and was once quoted getting a new or like new copy for around means scrapping plans for things like a drive- Ramones, The Cars, Van Halen and Cheap as saying, "[Over the Edge] pretty much $10. Should you want to see the movie in and bowling alley in order to build facto- Trick to name a few). Luckily, HBO began - defined my whole personality. It was really before purchasing it, please feel free to con- ries and generate more money. There's noth- airing the movie around the same time and it cool. Total anarchy." His original vision for tact the Beacon or email me directly at ing but tract houses and empty fields for has since gained a cult following. Richard the "Smells Like Teen Spirit" video was sup- BeathenClerkiSi.vahon.p.r.m, and I can see miles around the town, so the kids discover Linklater, director of Dazed and Confused posed to be a tribute to the film. Cameron about arranging a public on-campus screen- their own entertainment - vandalism, various (which owes this movie a lot), has stated he Crowe {Say Anything..., Almost Famous) has ing, possibly through the Student Film acts of violence, and drugs. was greatly influenced by this film (along the movie on his top ten list. Marilyn Association. Manson also states it to be his favorite. The main characters of the story, Carl whh his own experiences) in making his (Michael Kramer), Ritchie (Mart Dillon in his movie that uses the same basic themes but to Over the Edge is currently not available on first movie role) and Cory (Pamela Ludwig), a lighter degree. DVD, and your best bet in getting a VHS 14 the beacon weekly • february 24, 2003 Fight mediocrity! Join The Beacon

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the beacon weekly • february 24, 2003 15 Female golfer Annika Sorenstam to play event on men's pro golf tour

Chris Moses pete with men on a professional level have be competing The Beacon only come away embarrassed and I feel it is against Tiger unnecessary for women to need to define Woods and other their abilities by male standards because it elite male golfers, In May, female golfer Annika Sorenstam leads to degrading attitudes towards women if not the middle will be the first woman to compete on the they fail. Male standards are set sociophysi- aged out of shape men's PGA tour in 58 years at the Colonial, a cally by men and women should not feel a loudmouth King featured event on the PGA schedule. pressured need to measure their own unique pummeled. Sorenstam, who is arguably the best female abilities by them. On the flip side golfer to ever compete professionally, has The best male golfer in the world, Tiger of a negative dominated the women's tour over the last Woods, is quoted in an interview stating that showing by three years and now wants to test her skills "it can be only be good for female golf if she Sorenstam, a against men. Sorenstam will play the Colonial plays well." I particularly agree with this female directly in May through a sponsor's exemption statement for if Sorenstam does play poorly it competing with because she is not a regular member of the can have a disastrous effect on women's golf. men on this high PGA tour. The golf course she has chosen to The LPGA, the tour Sorenstam currently of a professional compete on, Colonial Country Club, measures makes her living on, is having difficulty stage can do won- at only 7080 yards. This relatively short dis- drawing spectators and fans for their events ders for the pro- tance for a professional golf course will allow and a poor showing can damage the tour even motion of Annika Sorenstam Sorenstam hypothetically to compete on the more because she is the best player on that women's golf and • any female cause by playing in the Colonial;, same level physically with the men, since a tour. Sorenstam will be competing against the golf in general. Many people in and out of she is only doing this to test herself and her golf course that short puts a premium on pre- best golfers in the world and I fear the risks sports, and even some women, have no abilities and is not trying to open any flood- cisionshotaand golf IQ over brute force. of taking a challenge of this sort will damage awareness of Sorenstam and she is one of the ... gates. Sorenstam is a unique talent that is in a Sorenstam is one of the most accurate golfers women's sportin me short-term .future.-Since>'' •igreatest female;athletes in the world. Most unique situation •yvhen she "can do great harm on earth, male or female, so with these factors this event will be a high profile media frenzy, will know her after this event regardless of ' or good for herself and the sport she repre- in her favor, technically, we can presume she a poor showing can- damage women sports in how she performs. All eyes in the sporting sents. Annika Sorenstam playing in this event will perform fairly well against the men in general by further fueling ignorant minds and world will be fixed on this event the weekend I believe will ultimately be for the good. But May. But the question that gets raised in this causing misogynists to widen the gender gap of May 17th and the chances of the next issue is not whether Sorenstam will being whether she is aware of it or not, she is carry- and disintegrate the egalitarianism female ath- Annika Sorenstam seeing the event on TV able to compete with the men—in the format ing the legitimacy of an entire professional letes have worked hard for over the last 25 and picking up clubs are great and exciting. of the course she plans to play she can—but sport on her shoulder and it can only be years. The chance of this groundbreaking The LPGA Tour will receive a boost as well the issue of female athletes desiring to define hoped that she does well. • phenomena becoming a laughable charade, for interest in other female golfers and the their accomplishments by male standards. In like the Betsey King battle of the sexes tennis sport will undoubtedly increase. Sorenstam the past, female athletes that attempt to com- match in the 70's, is a reality. Sorenstam will has repeatedly stated she is not on a quest for Fox Networks thinks rapists and police officers should join forces

proof of our failure as people to live can be regarded as an outrage to the criminal's house and find his girl- in this episode is one that could together peacefully, and proof that people that group is trying to pro- friend packing a bag for him. They severely affect public opinion of people will fight or cause distur- tect, or fight for. shove her around a bit and demand police officers that are actually out bances over the most minor things At the end of January the corpo- to know where the criminal has there, risking their lives for us that shouldn't cause them to blink rate morons at Fox decided it would gone. In typical gun moll fashion everyday. Secondly, the named an eye, let alone take out a high be a good idea to show the attempt- she tells them to get out, she ain't "good guy" of the show forces him- school full of kids with guns and ed rape of a woman by a police tellin1 them nothin' and so on, One self on a woman and attempts to hand grenades. Basically my point officer on one of their highest rated of the cops shoves his fellow offi- rape her? The plot seems.conve- is the news is everywhere, and from TV shows, The Shield. The website cers out of the room and locks the niently ass backwards to me, 1 my standpoint the news can either www.oneangrygirl.net is suggesting door. He grabs the woman and wonder how Fox explained it to the be an informative program or a a boycott of the network, and gave throws her face down on the bed. rape victims that watch their net- glammed out publicity stunt for the following explanation of what He pins her arms behind her as she work; hmv they might have felt shows like American Idol. Fox the plot of the episode is: kicks and screams. when they watched that episode. I news is one of these programs, and "The show portrays a "strike When she stilt won't tell him don't know how much I can stress unfortunately, the Fox network fol- team" of police that live outside the where the criminal is, he begins to that TV makes some situations a lows suit in this pattern of bad TV. law; beating up people with Mafia- unbutton his pants and starts to reality. I don't care if you're five Michael Chiklis from The Shield Often, groups of people that have* style threats, coercion, blackmail threaten her with rape. She cries, years old or 55, people are impres- strong stances on factors of political and generally every other thing that screams "no" and begs for him to sionable, and the last thing the Allison Chavanon agenda are looked at as nitpickers, the police are supposed to stop. stop. He continues to undo his pants American public needs to be. The Beacon people who will find any section of This particular show finds the and keeps threatening her, kicking exposed to is police officers that society and freak out over nothing. main character, Vic7 shot after a gun apart her legs. Finally, she tells him use rape as a means of interroga- These days with all the coverage For example, Jesse Jackson and the battle with a criminal and his part- what he wants to know and he gets tion. Fox and Fox News have been of the pending war on Iraq it's pret- movie Barbershop, Bill O'Reilly ners in an uproaroverhis wounds. off her. As she remains on the bed, looked at as trash for a long time, ty hard not to be caught up in the and Ludacris, etc. Every now and Vic grabs one of his partners and crying, he tells her she lost out and but this time I think they've gone news. Up until the 9-11 tragedy I then however, a group of people says to him something like, "You blows her a kiss." too far. hated the news, finding it to be have a reason to protest that is well take care of this. Take care of him." When I read this 1 was horrified. defined and obvious; a reason mat Vic's partners head over to the First the depiction of police officers 16 the beacon weekly • february 24, 2003 Should porn shoulder responsibility for violence?

right and the stars to have sex with them without moral majority, Jim: OK, I concede that the com- - condoms, that is their choice; I am two groups of mon (indeed, almost universal) end- sure alternative methods of birth people whose ing to a pornographic episode, that control is being used. Again, I reit- points of view being a woman getting a load of erate the issue of STD testing- could not be semen shot on her face, is a little without it, I am sure that the entire further away much. Personally, if I ever did that pom industry would long ago have from me. That to a woman, I think that she would collapsed from plague. However, being stated, I be well within her rights to slap me. you do bring up a practical point- must disagree However, I feel that this falls into the not entirely unrealistic scenario with your other the same category as any sexual of people emulating this specific points. act- it should be discussed between aspect of what they see in the porn Pornography is partners. If the man wants to try videos. Unlike the ideas of people a fantasy, and this, then let him ask and have the copying such acts as shooting a not even a woman say "What?!? Have you load on some woman's face or viable fantasy lost your mind?" So, though I other acts in videos, this one is for many men. agree that what you have pointed somewhat more dangerous and, I'm I have seen out is a problem in the porn indus- sure, widespread. However, men quite a few try, I consider it more of a stylistic not wanting to use condoms is pornographic issue than a feminist issue. If any already a widespread problem, and videos contain- husbands or boyfriends are actually always has been. The solution, in ing acts that I stupid enough to try emulating this my opinion, is in two parts and rel- wouldn't even act with their partner, then they atively simple- education about contemplate, deserve what's coming to them. As condoms, and women asserting and I'll try just I mentioned, seeing something done themselves. If men don't want to about anything. in a video does not necessarily give use them, then don't have sex with I don't think one the desire to emulate it. them. Not that difficult a concept; I that the actions don't think that the porn industry of the porn stars Alii: Speaking of "getting what's causes a significant increase in the cause signifi- coming to them," another popular number of men who desire sex cant damage to act that I've seen in porn is the without condoms. the standing of TOTAL ABSENCE of condoms. other women or Porn Star Jcnna Jameson Sure, they're used occasionally, but Alii: Again, STD testing is great the women's so are sex toys, and! can't ever for the people involved in the film, al, porn is a big fuck you to the Bill movement; indeed, by diverting the imagine comparing the two on but unfortunately that's only two ByAlli Chavanon and Jim O"Reily's and Rush Limbaugh's of resources of close minded (read: planes of relevance. It's a fact that people, the end result is still there. Schofield our time and I think that's great. conservative) groups to anti- sometimes people copy what they People who go into a porn shop and The Beacon Unfortunately, with every liberation ,. pornography campaigns, they are . see on TV, and'if porais saying that buy a tape aren't buying a docu- • • and freedom that people earn comes helping tha.feministmovement'in a unprotected sex is okj then ounsoci- mentary on how the pom stars were Alii:: This is my main problem with: a responsibility, a responsibility .practical way. ety has a really big problem. Sure, tested, they're buying sex, period. porn- a popular opinion on the sub- that's often ignored. Porn stars sex with Jenna Jameson may be one Pornography doesn't even provide ject is that women should agree need to realize as women that what Alii: Saying that porn isn't a viable man's ultimate fantasy, but I don't it's viewer's with a disclaimer that with and support the porn industry, they're doing may be good for fantasy for many men is assuming a think any guy would take the casual sex should be protected. because it's the ultimate liberation. them, but may be detrimental to fact that can only be proven by plunge into that girl without a con- Over ten years ago George Michael Women using their bodies for sex every other woman in the country. intense surveying of an entire gen- dom, and if he would, he has a got slammed for his "I want your are supposed to be free of society's Porn makes a stereotype a reality, der. Unfortunately, the extreme death wish. sex" video and lyrics, and had to stereotype that sex should be con- and gives men a view of how sex points of porn aren't the only put a disclaimer in the video claim- tained in the bedroom and that "should be" carried out. aspects that are hurting women. Jim: Well, I sure wouldn't sleep ing that it was a video about using it for money is just a sin Common points in porn that have with her without a condom, so monogamy, not casual sex. If that against the population. I agree with Jim: I'm afraid that I must disagree become a staple of the movies are you're right on that point. happened so long ago why hasn't this to an extent. Yes, the women with you on a few key points, Ali. I the major problem. I just feel sorry However, again, we come to the someone slammed the porn industry who are partaking in the movies feel very strongly that pornography for the women who, while having realm of personal choice. I am sure with the same complaints? I'm not may be liberated. They may be is a symbol and tool of women's sex with her husband, are surprised that any conscientious men and saying get rid of porn as a whole, doing what they want and making liberation; as you pointed out, the at the end by a load of semen women in the porn industry are I'm just saying that the business as money despite what the rest of our use of a woman's body for money dripped on her face; so much for tested regularly for STDs. If those a whole should shoulder some of culture says about them. In gener- is a slap in the face to the Christian romance. women choose to allow their co- the responsibility in educating its

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the beacon weekly • february 24, 2003 23 Hac key-Sack: WPU Basketball heads The Insomniacs Sport to Montclair

Kari Mozian The heart of the WPU Footbag quently find themselves sudden- Allison Mopsick for second place with records of Contributor Association started in the Fall ly kicking a little round cloth The Beacon 12-5 while Ramapo is ranked 1999 semester when it was an bag filled with some seeds into a number one in the NJAC as well What do you do at 11:00 at informal nightly gathering of circle of smiling faces. This is A trip to rival school Montclair as number 14th in the country night? Well...if you were up and inhabitants of the Towers and how many people come to be a State on Wednesday, February for Division HI schools. Junior walking around by the Towers, friends of the residents. Thereg- part of this group. It drags peo- 19, left the Pioneers speechless. guard Brandon Constaritine is you would have heard or seen the ple in. Going into the game tied for sec- ranked #5 in the country for William Paterson University The co- ond in the NJAC, the Pioneers free-throw percentage with it Footbag Association. The club presidents, needed a win in order to get being at 91%. Junior Khayri had its first practice on Michael home court advantage in the Battle is tied for steals at #25 Wednesday, February 19, 2003 at Arp and post-season tournament. Scoring with 2.6 per game. the Towers Deck. At 11:00, the Todd only 10 points in the first half The women's team finally night looked like a wash. There McHugh, and a total of 31 for the game, broke a four game losing streak were only about six members are very the lowest in almost 20 years. prior to the mens loss. The Lady ' present and less than half of excited The defensive efforts of both Pioneers came up victorious them were egar to go outside and about the teams kept it a low scoring game while defeating Montclair 63- play. That, however, did not dis- club this for. as the final buzzer sounded, 30. Junior guard Kat McPhail courage the avid hacky-sack semester. the Scoreboard of the Panzer continued her strong scoring players. Outside they went to Both of Gymnasium read 45-31, The two efforts while putting up 23 start the first official hack circle them are teams first meeting ended in a points as senior guard, Katie of the season. The night contin- avid hacky- William Paterson overtime vic- Morris chipped in 19 points to ued with new people coming in sack play- tory with each team nearly dou- secure a 5th place ranking for and by 1:30 in the morning, the I Members of the WPU Footbag Association and some onlookers. ers and bling their score of the second the Pioneers in the NJAC. Senior circle had grown to about ten photo by Matt DeFranza after seeing match up. forward Jeanine Day ripped people with more than that pass- them play Senior forward Keyth Hardy down 11 rebounds for William ing through from time to ulars of this group were exten- last night, I beleive they are led the team with 8 points and 10 Paterson. time...not bad for a cold night sive and they came to be known some of themost talented players rebounds. As a whole, the The Lady Pioneers went into and snow on the ground. \ : as the "Tower Rats." Over the on campus. But this sport is not Pioneers shot 12 of 49 from the the second half with a 6 point years, most of the members just for boys. Many girls are in floor while only making 4 of 21 lead. The Pioneers led through- have come and gone but the the group and some of them sur- shots in the first half. Senior out the second half but as time heart of the group is still there. pass the guys in skill and amaz- guard Shawn Blakewood came began to wind down, things were Near the end of last semester ing tricks. offthe bench to chip in 8 points. getting too close. Morris hit 2 the current president, and orig- The WPU Footbag Association The Red Hawks were led by free throws in the final minute of inal member of the "Tower have many things planned such Michael CHuck who had 14 the game to cap a Pioneer victo- Rats," decided to make this as trips to other schools to play points and Pierre Mitchell who ry. The future of the teams -sea- thing official. '. Hence, the their teams. Yes people, this is a scored 13 points. son is still undecided, but for Footbag Association was born. competitive sport. Right now Rowan, Montclair and William now the Lady Pioneers sit at an Last week it became an official the club is setting up'its meeting Pfttemoa are now ia a 3-wsy. ti« £lub of William 'Paterson times arid events.' The first meet- University and there is already ing is this Tuesday during c6m- talk of hosting an event at the mon hour in the Student Center. beginning of next semester. Unfortunately, the room has not The current roster consists of yet been established. Please call Scoreboard Central over fifty members. At this Kathryn Pierce at (973) 720- Allison Mopsick season home game of the sea- time, it is one of the most cul- 5346 for more information. The Beacon son. The women lost by a score turally diverse clubs on cam- Thank you to the "Tower Rats," of 68-64 while the men defeated pus. Hacky-sack seems to see now known as the William As the regular season came to Stockton 67-50. no color, religion, etc. They Paterson University Footbag take on everyone who feels like Association for introducing a a close for the whiter sports On Wednesday, February 19, playing and occasionally peo- sport on campus anyone can play teams, let's take a look at how the basketball teams traveled to ple who did not even know they anytime of the day. they did. On Saturday, February Montclair. The Lady Pioneers Todd McHugh outside the Towers. were playing. Those who walk 15, the mens' and womens' bas- snapped a four, game losing photo by Matt DeFranza by at the time of a circle fre- ketball teams hosted Richard streak by winning 63-60. The Stockton as their last regular mens' team lost 45-31. From the ice to the ring: Tanya Harding takes on boxing Matt DeFranza to reporters, "It's not like I career in motion. Sports Editor expected at all," Harding said. There were no sequins or "This was much, much harder gold blades for Harding as she Former figure skating cham- than I ever figured. But it only entered the ring at the pion Tonya Harding took to the makes me want to work that Pyramid- Just a black sports, ring last Saturday against much harder." bra and black trunks. Instead: * Cimpimt ime QfCtmem At novice Samantha Browning. An outcast from figure skat- of a panel of nine judges dis- In her boxing debut, Harding ing because of her role in the secting her every jump and lost after four rounds in a split 1994 attack on rival Nancy spin, she had to impress three decision. Kerrigan, Harding has sur- judges focusing only on her Though the fans sure seemed vived on the periphery of the ability to punch and avoid to love the match, it seemed to sports spotlight ever since. The being hit. Browning won by be more stumbling than punch- 1991 national skating champi- 39-38 and 39-37 on two ing. Both boxers fared rather on, she made most of her head- judges' cards, while Harding 2nd Set Of Prints well, especially for being lines for run-ins with won 39-37 on the third card. (Lin* 3 Rolls* novices, but Browning proved boyfriends until she beat Paula APS or 35mm Film. C41 Only! » to have a little bit more skill Jones in a celebrity fight last than Harding. Harding stated year which set her boxing

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