M Anaged C Hoice Option Available; Prem Ium S Iow Er by Sam Segal with Their Current Plan Need Do Nothing
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.. L .fâ . ' tn ' L . .# ;' 'L f PRIZE-W INNINQ W RITER ', One of the country's top Chicana writers has joined the English Department. NEW A IDS PO LICY The university's new policy on HIV/AIDS has been distributed by the Provost's Office and Gannett Health Center. M anaged C hoice option available; prem ium s Iow er By Sam Segal with their current plan need do nothing. single coverage, will rise under Managed from the university and its employees. Esti- Aetna's M anaged Choice wms t'irst of- Choice from $4.22 to $4.87. Under 80/20, mates are that 1994's total health-care costs The Managed Choice health-care plan, fered to endowed employees ms of July 1. the incremse will be from $4.22 to $5.31. for endowed employees will be $18.4 mil- with no deductibles and generally lower Sincecostrecordsusually lagseveralmonths Family coverage will rise under Man- lion, up 11 percent from the actual 1993 emjloyee costs than the 80/20 plan, will be behind the use of services, Cornell does not aged Choice from $36.32 to $42.56. Under figure of $16.6 million and consistent with avallable ms an option for 6,0* endowed yet have data on Managed Choice's costs 80/20, the increase will be from $36.32 to national cost increœses. employees for the full year of 1995. since July. But bmqed on actuarial models $43.66. A factor adding to the size of jremium Enrollment materials were being mailed estimating usale and costs, Cornell has set Cornell isself-insured.ThatmeansAetna, incre% es is that Cornell gradually ls reduc- thisweektoall eligible employeesywhowill 1995 premium lncremses at Iowey levels for underboth plans, actsonly msan administra- ing the university/employee payment ratio. have from Nov. 15 to Dec. 15 to change Managed Choice than for the 80/20 plan. tor and manager. All dollars paid to doctors, For single-employee coverage, the health plans for next year. Those satistied Next year's per-paycheck premium, for hospitalsorotherprovidersof servicescome Continued on page 2 D rkey day Traditional dance snow foa cast j. By Blaine P. Friedlander Jr. /jLI . ' . If you want to go over the river and through the woods this Thanksgiving Day ' u . (Nov.24) to visit family orfriends, consider 1L(' ' ' '. - 'x-- ' - y./ ' . #.' .. the snow-probability forecmqt offered by the n ' qj. ' + œ 'w. Northeast Regional Climate Center at ' . 57 . ., Cornell. - - . :i-. ' -'-'; . -. - .-. t-k . .t.à:- -- .)-,.y . jri)j. bj-i. ;, . , .,. .,. RFor northern New England and parts of . j):. ' ..3. .j; jphIg . ,vj . r . idtlj)ypr d. !Ijj, . ; .; ik , z'J ' . , . (Iljjj. g g : upstate NewYorkandpennsylvania,there's -. -. ,<L. )- .. , dt'- -,'.' . :. '' :k- ) y-,z. è!f- &:-.7 Vis' o. ' r; ,y m ' .. , jy '-. :..!. r u $ t ?-j . z. : -.?.:. ..y agoodchahce that somesnow will be on the r . 3'%. ' ' . rm ( ' j ' r *'*' . 'f. ; . , . : . ,. .rj . - . .. à, 1'2 j p jjf t qt .Z .D ' ';)y ' . gï' ' '. ji. s ,. ' ' % . '. ground,'' said Keith Eggleston, regional cli- ' . ' 1. .iL' 2, .. .3 ../tà' k j. '. ' . ,% . : . W .. u. yj .r . ,j . ' -. r' . ; ! . - . j . yv. r j.o . : t ; . r . 4 X: . :. ,j t:( zr' ' .. ). ( ( k $;' . : ' ï . .. ' .. .s f.; ' Chances of snow, by cities, page 4 ' . r;Rr) ' :. :r ' 3 t lj . ' L' . 'y j .' . : ' ' t L. -. : k . ? . )@ql . - . :' s ') c . :iî ê ': . matologist with the center. lçW e're getting A * . into the part of the year where the cold air is % ' . becoming more entrenched over the North- C&St 3: Caribou, M aine, tops the list with the n. ' highest probability of snow on the ground for Nov. 23 - the day before Thanksgiving . 3 CJ . 71'' - at87percent.W ith aslim 3percentchance, major cities along the East Coast bring up . ;j . : . the bottom of the list. Sharron Bennettluniversity Photography <<l found one year in 30 where those Y- œ -hI Ke ue. lf e . o e NIn* e e - e kaguea. * * @f A - .#* -*=-*' e e M ie *> ta dltll- @@t. 25 a' places - the major East Coast cities - had at A O MIMMR*R G--I inlte oa.Th@ ï&'' '- ee- 'l I'haeavlllh > -*v - *by% *Eae A*IaP* @eam .@* % II lemst a trace of snow,'' Eggleston said. He fe '% Ae .M 0 * x pe - -' lf Thla'- Ae : all. in@l''M-M - bII@ and @Ia**-- -m p*d*- -% ** *' **- *11. indicated that their proximity to the rela- Continued on page 4 @ * l I a S @ H in ch '94 bd ngs to C U w a stling omputm g group becausealthough they'rechallengedby that * * By m nnis Shin sport,'' Hirxh said. ir n the other hand, I was just competing as a wréstler, so I can lack of experience, the team seems really sollclts com m ent David HirK h '94 may have graduated relate to both sides.'' motivated and eager to learn,'' he said. from Cornell but not from Cornell wres- Including Hirsch, the wrestling team It is this sense of self-discipline that An Ad Hoc Task Group on Re- tling. Recently appointed by the Athletics graduated seven seniors Imqt year. W ith the Hirsch recognizes as the key to achieving search Computing has betn formed Department tothepositionof assistantcoach new season approaching, the program has goals,whetheron thewrestlingmat or in the at the request of Norman R. Scott, for thc Big Red wrestling team, the winner classroom. Reflecting on his own experi- vice president for research and ad- of last year's national championship has ence, Hirsch recalls how the transition to vanced studies. The charge is to decided to give K mething back to the sport college was a discouraging time in his life. review the status and needs of re- through coaching. 1* m ueh of youe sule*ll In GW hen I first arrived at Cornell, I really search computing on the Cornell M erendingaremarkablefour-yearwres- w - e llng d*- e l * yx e struggledy'' he said. HI had a difficult time campus. .n e Tmqk Group, consist- ing of 20 faculty members from a tling career lmst spring and earning a degree - --tal aultud.. If ya Y nk balancing wrestling with my academics.'' HirKh ended his 5rst Rmester with a 1.8 wide range of disciplines, is chaired in business management from the College 'N@- '. * eN*x * yx w@nâ of Agriculture and Life Sciences, the native pade N int average and he was not perform- by Malvin H. Kalos, director of the of W est Nyack, N.Y. N stponed plans to w lm '% n 'he- 'l n* - **IbI* ing to his m tential ln wrestling either. How- Cornell Theory Center and profes- attend dental Khool and chose to contribute w ay y@u w IlI.' ever, with the help and guidance of others, sor of physics. his talent and experience to the university's - David Hirsch such ms Head Coaqh Rob Koll and Aisistant A draft reBm by theerask Group wrestling program . Coach Brian Smith, he lenrned from his mis- will be issued today. Those inter- n e decision has been a fulfillinj one, takes and improved his attitude. ested in reading the report may ob- according to Hirsch, who believes hls new Followingadiu - intingFeshman year, tain copies by sending a request via role as a coach hms given him a unique taken on a younger look with a focus on Hiachtume ropndœ mpletelyandwenton electronic mail to the following ad- perspective on the sN rt and hms turned out rebuildinp servingmsa mentorforthefledg- to become a three-time Ivy 1 Angue cham- dreu:<mhke c.comell.eduy.& m- lobeavaluable learningexperienceforboth ling team, Hirsch sees his coaching role as pion, athree-time NewYorkstatechampion, mentson the draft are welcome, and the team and himself. an ogrrtunity to teach other wrestlers the a three-time Iumtern champion, a two-time may be sent to the jreceding email GI never really understood what the qualltles and attributes needed to succeed. All-Amerir>n athlete, and finally! the na- address. The deadllne for receipt of coaches went through, <) now I*m a lot tçI try to show them the characteristics tional champion. In addition to thls honor- comments ifNov. 21. more sympathetic toward their side of the that made me national champion. It's great Continued on page 4 2 Novem ber 1e, 1M * Cornell Chronicl:. œ * * œ Bus stop, no-stop zone cœ ated I I I I Campus constnlction projects have re- and Garden avenues, which hms caused traf- sulted in some bus stop changes. fic backups on Campus Road. Beginning Monday, Nov. 14, riders on To emse congestion and aid traffic flow, Transportation Services has created a Gno- . yVzj g). ': k i' M.' CAR-O-VANroutes43,44, 51and56(L,an- . Tyf .q' y. #, 't ' sing, Newark Valley and Danby), T-rrran stop zone'' on Campus Road between Hoy . :,'.p . .;' . , . (serving Owego and Waverly) and Che- Road and W est Avenue. A letter hms been ' ' . ' '> . ' mung County Transit (serving Elmira, sent o'ut to a1l taxi companies and auto- . ke .: .. Horseheads, M ontour Falls and W atkins dealer courtesy vehicles informing them of *wo + .# Glen) will be using a new bus stop. the change. n e new stop, at the Statler Auditorium Until further notice, all CAR-O-VAN, Chemung County Transit and T-rrran . Mhx . x lobby (on the east side of the building), will . x . , y v. W. .7. x x . '. : :/' buses will pick up at the Statler Audito- . replace the bus stops at Olin Chemistry and s. '.? . #.v . '& / . .+. x: . ,. ,, 4k. .' ' ... '' Barton Hall (east). The new stop will pro- rium, no Ionger stoppingat the east end of .ç wQ w. % z '* Yf' zpk .1 ' . 4 q.