The Ithacan, 1993-10-21

Ithaca College Digital Commons @ IC The thI acan, 1993-94 The thI acan: 1990/91 to 1999/2000 10-21-1993 The thI acan, 1993-10-21 Ithaca College Follow this and additional works at: http://digitalcommons.ithaca.edu/ithacan_1993-94 Recommended Citation Ithaca College, "The thI acan, 1993-10-21" (1993). The Ithacan, 1993-94. 8. http://digitalcommons.ithaca.edu/ithacan_1993-94/8 This Newspaper is brought to you for free and open access by the The thI acan: 1990/91 to 1999/2000 at Digital Commons @ IC. It has been accepted for inclusion in The thI acan, 1993-94 by an authorized administrator of Digital Commons @ IC. Op i :1 :or, Accen1 Sports Index ~nion................................. 10 Time's up Femmes fatales Still going ... hat's Happening .............. 12 SGA executive boanl needs Violent Femmes to play IC grad Sutera still com Accent ............................... 13 to act on campaign rhetoric 10 fall concert Sunday night peting eight years later Classifieds/Comics ............ 19 13 24 Sports ................................ 21 The ITHACAN The Newspaper For The Ithaca College Community Vol. 61, No. 8 Thursday, October 21, 1993 28 pages Free Whalen accepts Board of Trustees' request to Staying around: remain at the helm at least three more years By Kevin Harlln hoping that I can provide that - of the board of trustees, said it is College right now is locating money Ithacan Assistant News Editor and I'm hoping so, too." important to provide stable leader for financial aid. But Whalen would not say if he ship for the College during these In addition to fund raising, A familiar personality on cam planned to leave the College after difficulteconomicanddemographic Whalen said before he retires he pus will remain for at least three that time. times. would like to see the completion of more years, thanks to the Ithaca "Who knows in 1997 ," Whalen "There is simply no better source several major projects, including a College Board of Trustees. said. "Maybe the board will ask me forthatthanJim Whalen,andhence, new facility for Health Sciences During the Board of Trustees to continue and maybe I'll be really our decision to ask him to guaran and Human Perfonnance. fall meeting last month, President eager to continue. Or maybe it'll be tee his availability to us for at least "I really want to see resources JamesJ. Whalen, whohasservedas time for me to think about doing three more years," he said. put into the health area and facili chief executive since 1975,accepted something else." He also said an increase in col ties," he said. "This is a major thrust a request by the board that he re Whalen said the challenging lege-aged students is likely soon, that we're trying to do in the next main in his position at least through times facing higher education in but he added the College will still couple of years." the 1996-97 academic year. cludes the reduction of state and have to work to remain competi Whalen also said the College is . "Wearegoingintosomechang federal aid to colleges, as well as a tive. "I don't think all boats are looking to renovate the music school ing times in higher education and sh<nageof college-bound students. going to rise on that tide," he said. in the coming years. they wanted to have some stable In an Ithaca College News ar Whalen said this is reason why Whalen said he currently is look leade.rsbip, Whalen said. ''They're ticle, Herman E. Muller, chainnan "the most serious need" for the ing for funding for both projects. President James J. Whalen Pumpkin pyramid . - . Free shuttles ease ride home Downtown bar owners to distribute free shuttle tokens to students By Mamie Elaenstadt "It's not a big deal Ithacan Staff for us, but it's good on Students who frequent down town bars will have an easier ride the whole for South home beginning this weekend if a Hill. It will encourage proposition between Independent more people to take the mayoral candidate Beverly Baker bus instead of walk." and Ithaca Transit pans OUL Through private funding, Baker -Alan Cohen, has arranged for downtown bar owner, Simeon's owners to distribute free bus tokens knowledge of the program. Ward to tipsy students when they exit the said she thinks the bus arrangement establishments on Friday and Sat is a good idea, but suggested ex urday nights. tending the hours of service. But Baker stressed that the to Mike Stento, general manager kens are not for just anyone. Bar of Plums on North Aurora Street, bouncers and others handing out said his establishment will partici The lthacan/K. A. Graninger the tokens will be responsible for pate in the program, but he also Pumpklna, pumpkin• everywhere I But whll• pumpkin• are plentHul at the Iron Kettle Farm down determining who is in need of a free thinks the service hours should be Route 96 In candor, other mtea acrou the country are wltnualng a •hortage of th• popular ride and who is not extended. Halloween fruit a• a re8Utt of the Midwest floods this pa8t aimmer. If you are a fan of Jack-o Toreceiveatoken,studentsmust Bars are obligated by law to lantema and pumpkin plea, time I• running out. For more Information, ... related lltory on page also show Ithaca College identifi stop sezving by 1 a.m. and have 2 and photo eauy on Back Page. cation, she said. drinks off the table by I :30 am. "There's going to be some mis Currently, the last official bus runs use, sure," said Baker, who expects at 1:30am. between 25 and 50 tokens to be But Baker said free bus rides are handed out each night She added the only arrangement she can agree Student forum focused the private funding cannot support to provide right now. "If I were much more than this and hopes the mayor, I would negotiate a later • misuse is kept to a minimum. bus," she said. Nancy Oltz, manager of Ithaca AlanCohen,ownerofSimeon's, on racism awareness Transit, said Wednesday afternoon said he knows something of the that she just received a call from program, but has not yet been offi marily from Offoha 'sclass, partici cans were uneducated and crimi Baker about the arrangement a few cially notified. By Kevin Hartin pared in the discussion that became nals. days ago. "It'snota big deal for us, but it's Ithacan Assistant News Editor emotional for a few involved. "My beliefs and attitudes have She said no tokens have been good on the whole for South Hill. It In a powerful open forum "We're trying to create a dia -.changed through experience and purchased yet, but she is waiting for will encourage more people to take Wednesday night in Textor Hall, a logue campus-wide," said Eugenia education," she said. a call from Baker to finalize the the bus instead of walk," Cohen panel of minority students lried to Wacker-Hoeflin, a faculty mem Brandon Easton '96, followed deal. said. demonstrate the depth of racism ber. Wacker-Hoeflin and Offoha her talk with some personal experi Oltz did not have any informa An employee of Club Semes and prejudice at Ithaca College and make up the Racism Awareness encesofthe~on that minori tion about the nature of the private ters, located on West State Street, in thiscounlr)', while promoting the Committee, which organized the ties in the United States have faced. funders, and Baker would not offer said the popular dance club/bar is need for mcial awareness and IDl week and is a sub-commiaee of the "I grew up with 12 years of his any infoonation other than to say not involved in the program. detstanding. Diversity Awareness Committee. tory that hardly mentioned my they will remain anonymous. The news release, issued by Theformn,hosted by Marcellina Both are in their third year. people except as slaves and as crimi Baker said all the downtown bar Baker, stated that signs publicizing Offoha, a sociology profes.wr and Shannon Dyke '96, spoke early nals," Easton said. "And that's not owners are enthusiastic about the the service will be placed in all bars . " her class, Introduction to in the forum about her experiences fau. idea and have agreed to distribute frequented by IC students. MulticullUral AwareneM, was part in high school and some prejudices Other students, many who did the tokens. Baker said the arrangement will of the celebration ofRacism Aware thatshebroughtwithhertocollege. not identify themselves, spoke of But Marisa Ward, an employee at least be available until the end of ness Week. Oct 17-22. She described her earlier miscon personal experiences in American of Micawber's located on North this semester, and possibly, for the Approximately 40 students, pri- ceptions that most African Ameri- See "Awareness," next page Aurora Street, said she had no remainder of the year .. 2 THE ITIIACAN. - Awareness------------------ - . coat1nued from fnlllt page inlo account the person's country Midwest. DO()ding ·· and other cultures. of origin and individual cullUrC. Racism Awareness· A SIUdcot from the Canary Is Ithaca College began cclcbrat Week events land, off the Northwest Coast of ing Racial Awareness Week three threatens pumpkf11s Africa. said racism goes beyond years ago. Wacker-Hoeftin said. • Volcea Unlimited whites against people of color. Wbilc the process of educating the ThursdaY, Oct. 21 12:10-12:40 p.m. Local markets watch patch popuJation Many times it is people of color College community about racism Clark Theater against others of color. and prejudices is slow, she said itis A group of sltprsl as some filinois, Iowa stores scramble 1be Canary Islands me pat of va:y importanL performers wffo celebrate Spain and, be said.

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