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85th year, issue 17 week of JANUARY 26, 2000 www.xu.edu/soalnewswirel Rivalry proves constructive Crosstown Help-Out shows there's more to XU, UC than just basketball
BY SARAH KELLEY planning committee, along with help-out prevented the p~nding sus Senior News Editor three UC students, all of whom led pension of the school In the wake of the Crosstown the effort to get students involved. "I was really amazed that every Shootout rivalry, Xavier and the These representatives spent the one from the community could University of Cincinnati teamed up day coordinating volunteers and come together and work on such a over the weekend to volunteer at organizing activities from the big project;• said Walker. "It would local urban schools for the third alumni office at UC. be very benefi9ial if this could be annual Crosstbwn Help~Out. "Working with the UC students done more than once a year." Students, alumni, families and was a lot of fun," said Moore: "We This year, Home Depot served friends participated in the commu had a great time and joked around as the corporate sponsor of the nity service project in an effort to while we.worked together." Crosstown Help~Out by donating provide cleanup and basic repairs "I worked with mostly UC stu close to $10,000 worth ohupplies, for local schools. dents even though I had the oppor as well as T-shirts and sweat shirts Approx.imately 450 people took tunity to work with Xavier stu for the volunteers. part in the help-out, a number dents," said sophomore Rebecca Sl and UC alumni, students and staff. involved in the program was in Xavier and UC, it has been very NESWIRE PHOTO BY LAUREN MOSKO This year, Xavier junior Ann jeopardy of being closed down be successful. Both schools have a lot Holy Spirit Convent in Newport, Ky;, was· one of the beneficiaries Moore, sophomore J.P. Engelbrecht cause it was in n.eed of repairs. The in commbn in wanting to help oth ofthis year's Crosstown Help-Out. Pictured (clockwise from and freshman Audrey Martin served minor repairs and cleanup per ers." bottom left) are Chris Zahumensky UC '98, Rachel· Napolitano as student representatives on the formed by the volunteers at the XU '01, Carey Tapp UC '98 and Thom Laiig XU '02. Tuition increase relatively minor 4.9 percent tuition hike second smallest in decades BY DAVID HOINSKI sufficient funds for academic pro toward the salaries of university Contributing. Writer grams, finandal aid and strategic employees, including professors. Xavier tuition wiil increase by initiatives." "McDonald Library, which cur ·approximately 4.9 percent next rently receives an annual budget of year, the second-smallest increase 'Xavier prides itself approximately $50,000, also stands in 20 years. to benefit from the tuition increase," The increase amounts to about on being able to Dr. Bundschuh said. $733, pushing annual undergradu "Xavier prides itself on being ate tuition for full-time students to provide a wide able to provide a wide breadth of $15,680 for the 2000-2001 aca breadth ofservices to services to the student body, and in demic year. part, these tuition increases help to Last year tuition increased by the student body, and make that possible;' Dr. Bundschuh only 3.8 percent, the smallest in said. crease in recent history. in .part, these tuition Annual increases in tuition are The past two years taken to to some degree in~vitable, at least gether represent a relatively mod increases help to with respect to private academic erate rise in the pric~ of undergradu make that possible. " institutions such as Xavier, which ate tuition. do not receive state funding. The 2000-20001 budget, which - Dr. James Bundschuh, In light of this, X.avier students mandated the tuition increase, was Vice President of were happy with this year's rela approved at the Board of Trustees Academic Affairs tively moderate tuition increase. meeting this past December. "I'm glad that Xavier is increas In a January 2000 letter ad Dr. James Bundschuh, vice ing tuition only minimally, while dressed to the students, university president of Academic Affairs, maintaining its high standards of President Rev. James E. Hoff, S.J., noted in a telephone interview that academic excellence," said sopho stated that "throughout the planning the tuition. increase contributes to more Tony Coleman. process that created this budget, the university's effort to provide great efforts were made to contain better technology for the students. tuition increases while providing In addition, tuition increases go ©2000 The Xavier Newswire All rights reserved ·NEWS: OP-ED: SPORTS: DIVERSIONS: N~{i~ Spike Lee to visit Amnesty tackles. Women knock Tell everyone you know, Advertising (513) 745-3561 campus homosexuality issues offGW except Anna -·~Editor-in-Chief (513) 745-3607 PAGE2 PAGE 7 PAGE 11 PAGE 12 . 2 . week ofJANUJ,\ltY 26, 2000 CAMP.US N ..EWS THE XAVIER NEWSWIRE BRIEFS· s ~m uu1; 11:n1 tJ u !l m::; m i!~U mm ams s:~rn1: oos: >Bryan Riechman, Editor >News Room: 745-3122 ·xavi,er ·. g.·· ets, sni'k~d >[email protected] i 1 ~!l ?! !'. m~mmstm~ BY BRYAN RIECHMAN . · . · · .I:' cision to host Lee's lecture is "a Campus News Editor great example of how student gov Blood drive · Spike Lee-producer, director, ernment can appeal to all students They want to suck your blood writer and actor - will speak at on campus." - from your arm, that is. The 7:30 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 4 in Several students have expressed Hoxworth Blood Drive is today Schmidt Fieldhouse as part of surprise that· a public figure with and tomorrow from 10 a.m. to 4 Xavier's Student Government As such magriitude is coming to Xavier. p.m. in the Terrace Room. To sociation (SGA) Lecture Series. Students have also spoken to the make an appointment, call 558- Lee's presentation, open to all excitement surrounding Lee's ce 1287. Xavier students and faculty, will lebrity stature, as well as the ideas focus. on the importance of diver he is expected to promote. Service learning sity in America in relationship to "I'm not going just for the Hol film and life. lywood director Spike Lee; I'm. Today, there will be an infor "It's going to be exciting be going to hear a black leader's views mation session on the urban ex cause we haven't had this big a on the importance of diversity in perience at 4 p.m. in the Regis name on campus for at least a America and to see if I agree with Roo.m for students considering · couple of years," said Lynn him," said sophomore Sam J. participating in next fall's ser Grunzinger, president of SGA. Stephens. vice-learning semester. Tickets will be sold for $3 in the Senior Carrie. Henderson, who On Feb. 7, there. will be a ses- . Student Activities Council office has already purchased· her ticket, sion for both the urban and Nepal on weekdays through Wednesday, said, "Spike Lee stands for power experiences. For more informa Feb. 2 from noon-3 p.m. and 5-7 ful and important issues that need tion, call Susan Narriei at 745- p.m. On Thursday, Feb. 3 and Fri to be addressed - not only across 3042. day, Feb. 4, tickets will be sold in the country, but also on college the SAC office from 11 a.m.-7 p.m. campuses." · Cloning cloning or until they are scild out. "I think this discussion is com Dr. Keith Campbell, the sci If available, tickets will be $5 at ing at an appropriate time, with the PHOTO COURTESY OFTOUCHSTONE PICTURES . enlist who cloned the sheep, the door. recent Martin Luther King holiday Spike Lee, acclaimed filmmaker, will speak at 7 p.m. on Friday, Dolly, will lecture at 7:30 p.m. All 300 floor seats for the lec and the beginning of Black History · on Jan. 30 in the theater. For more ture have been sold, and organiz Feb. 4 in Schmidt Fieldhouse. His recent movies include "Jungle Month," Henderson said. Fever," "He Got Game" and "Summer ·of Sam:' information; call Dr. William ers anticipate a sellout of the "However, we should stress that Madges at 745-2049. fieldhouse's entire 1,200-person ca it's not just a black and white is~ pacity. "The opportunity to hear him, "[Lee] talks about diversity in sue; it's about diversity among all "In general, whenever you have given his level of achievement in America, and [SGA leaders] thought raq::s and cultures across America. OutFront meeting a speaker of [Lee's] prominence, it film, should benefit students." that this would be perfect to con "Plus, I got game and I love Xavier's Amnesty Interna brings some exposure. to campus," In October, the Office of tinue the discussion we began ear jungle fever, too." tional campaign for lesbian, gay, said Mila Cooper, director of Multicultural Affairs hosted a cam lier this year," said Grunzinger. bisexual and transgender human multicultural affairs. · pus symposium on racial diversity. According to Cooper, SGA's de- rights has formed a group called OutFront. The first meeting is at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 27, at the Dor,~thy Day House.. Group ponders priesthood . The gr6up 's goal is to encour age open discussion of sexuality BY DAVE ENDRES · Meconi said, "there are many who are dedicated to fostering Junior Matt Zachlin, memb~r of issues. For more information, call Contributing Writer · young men on our campus who are Church voc.ations in all people. the group since its inception, said, 745-3046. , There will be free The first meeting of the semes looking to make their faith central · The November meeting .was "[Participating] has been an .en pizza. ter for the Xavier priesthood dis to who they are and how they spend held at the Jesuit residence, where lightening experience and has cernment group will be held on helped me see that there are many Saturday, Jan. 29, with an outing to ways to. follow both in life and Scholarship the Dominican Priory in Madeira. within the Church .. Applications for the Paul L. Like many universities through "There are many young men on campus "Discovering how these ways O'Connor, S.J., Scholarship and out the country, Xavier boasts a va who are looking to make their faith central differ has enriched my own faith the Thomas G. Savage, S.J., riety of academic and pre-profes and my understanding of the rich Scholarships are due by Friday, sional organizations which allow to who they are." -David Meconi, S.J. ness and diversity of the Church." Feb. 11. their members to explore a given Priesthood discernment group While the group is lim_ited to The O'Connor scholarship, career. young men, organizers hope that a worth $5,000, is awarded to a The priesthood discernment similar group can be organized for full-time junior for both aca group exis,ts to explore another vo women. demic and extracurricular contri-. cational choice, the Roman Catho- their days, who by the grace of God Rev. Mike Graham, S.J., Rev. Bill "We hope to begin offering op butions. lic priesthood. , consider our way of life." King, S.J., and Rev. Gene portunities to Xavier women who The two Savage scholarships, It was founded two years ago to The monthly meetings attract Carmichael, S.J.~ shared stories of are interested in meeting to discuss worth $3,500 each, are awarded allow young men to explore the between 10 and 15 men who dis their vocations. women's religious vocations," to two full-time students who are possibility of priesthood. cuss and learn about various min Upcoming trips include visits to Gamber said. currently sophomores or juniors Rev. Matthew Gamber, S.J., and istries and religious orders within the DominiCan Priory, the Men interested in the priesthood for dedication to and excellence David Meconi, S.J., who organized the Church. Franciscan Friary in Mount Airy on discernment group are encouraged in the humanities. the group, say they saw a need for Recent meetings have included . Sunday, Feb. 20 and. the Trappist to contact Gamber at 745-3240 or For more information, stu such a group on Xavier's campus. presentations by the Sierra Club of Monastery at Gethsemani, Ky., on Meconi at 745-3505. dents may consult the main bul "From what I have seen," Cincinnati, a group of lay persons Sunday, April 9 .. letin board in the lobby of Alter Hall, the department chair of their major or the office of the associate dean, 124 Alter. University Apartments reported one tion of alcohol when found creat Police Notes of her windows had been broken · ing a disturbance in Kuhlman Hall. out by a snowball. ·PoliceN• Leaders workshop · Tuesday,Jan.18, 10:20p.m. Sunday, Jan. 23, 2:50 a.m. - Junior, senior and graduate - A campus police officer re Friday, Jan. 21, 7:20 p.m.--'- A A resident student was cited for driv- · ·ofthe week students interested in attending sponded to a report of a strong commuter was cited for under~ge ing under the influence ~nd reck the Monday, Feb. 7 session of the odor of marijuana on the third possession of alcohol. The less operation of a vehicle. The stu Sunday, Jan. 23, 6:30 2000 Advancing Leader Work floor of Kuhlman. A student was student's vehicle was 'then found dent was observed doing donuts in a.m. -A resident student was shop Series should RSVP by found smoking marijuana in a parked in violation. When campus th~.Sn()W behind the Cohen Center. cited for underage consump Wednesday,Feb.2. dorm room. The student was police searched the car, a case of' . tion of alcohol when she was Mike DiNicola from Career cited for possesion of marijuana beer was found and confiscated, and Monday, Jan. 24, 10:05 a.m. - . found sleeping in Bellarmine Services will present "Marketing and paraphernalia and will face the student was cited. A university administrator on the Chapel. your Leadership Experience." internal disciplinary charges. first floor of Alter reported six For more information, call 745- Saturday, Jan. 22, 3:20 a.m. - sweatshirts had _been removed.from 3662. Friday, Jan. 21, 2:30 p.m. - A University of Cincinnati student . his office over the weekend. A student residing in the . was cited for underage con.sump" THE XAVIER NEWSWIRE , CAMPUS NEWS week of JANUARY 26, 2000 3 XU smoke-out SNOW ANGELS? BY RACHEL NAPOLITANO . "We focus on relapse prevention Asst. Campus News Editor .in a very individualized manner," Dr. Debra Mooney, psychologist Mooriey said. · at Health and Counseling, with the "Intervention efforts have tradi efforts of the Intercollegiate To tionally been~ so standardized bacco Risk Reduction Coalition of [through brochures, seminars and Southwestern Ohio, has secured a groups] that a person's unique situ grant from the Ohio Department of ation is often not addressed." Health to stop and prevent college The helpline, at 745-3599, will students from·smoking. be effective starting Monday, Jan. According to Mooney, smoking 31 and will be available to students issues are pertinent because "smok from the universities in the coali ing risks have taken a back seat to tion every Monday from 1-4 p.m. the media focus on binge drinking, · The coalition consists of repre given the high. levels (about 45 sentatives from Xavier, the Univer percent). sity of Cincinnati and the Univer "However, after the college · sity of Miami-Oxford. years, [binge drinking] levels dra Xavier has three professional NEWSWIRE PHOTO BY ERIN MOONEY matically decrease. Yet with smok wellness advisers involved with the ing, there is no reduction. project: Mooney, Victoria Meier "In the Jong run, smoking can and Shelly. Mlldison. pose an equal, if not greater, risk to Meier and Madison are in health." Xavier's psychology graduate pro All universities .in the coalition gram, both specializing in health will have campus.-wide information psychology.. and intervention services. · In response to the new helpline, Xavier will sponsor a "Quit smoker junior Kelly Beyer said, "It Smoking Helpline" for students is a somewhat good idea to. let who have questions or comments people know it's not a good choice. about tobacco. "No one realizes how hard it is · Advisers will assist callers who to quit. lfyou'have made the choice want to quit smoking, need facts [to smoke] it is important for people and statistics about tobacco and its to give support and not just to effects for papers or wish to register judge you."· for a weekly e-mail service that pro Ofi the infamous Brockman vides tips and motivational mes steps, freshman Sean Loughman sages. said, "Maybe I would call it if it The helpline will also help gives different plans on how to · smokers develop individualized quit." plans for quitting. ·~ 0.hio's 2Jesl 7.hriji c5/ore-- Been Waiting Long? Introducing the Deaconess VILLAGE Emergency Department DISCOUNT OUTLET 90-minute guarantee ... 4619 Montgomery Rd., Norwood; 9529 Pippin Rd., Cincinnati; You are a student ... 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A tremendous selection of name brands DEACONESS A member of Deaconess Associations Inc. thousands of new arrivals every day! *Some emergencies may require more than 90 minutes. If more time is needed students will be informed upul\ ~mval. ' 4 week ofJANUARY 26, 2000 WORLD NEWS THE XAVIER NEWSWIRE WORLD BRIEFS Human ,rights challe~ge -Pinochet >Compiled by: Deb Homan >Source: College Press Wire FORMER CHILEAN DICTATOR'S SANITY DETERMINES HIS DESTINY · mangrove swamps, which are BY RAY MOSELEY ;•'1,f::':~\L)~i'.~1;.'r<·~i:;.;.;:.:,::~~·7 :,{.:·~··:~ : ;·~::~?:-:<'~';: ;';}~~;/:·~<~~-:,~:· :; . :~.'.) ·.,; ~ ·: ·.'· ":- ·,.: .· ·..: .. .'-'.· .. :. ·,.. · ~ High food shortage •' :DEFENJj/\NT:AU~USTOl~INOCHET,:Ex~cmLEANDICTATOR . important spawning grounds for Knight-Ridder Newspapers ·perplexes UN fish, birds and crustaceans. LONDON - Six human-rights <:~¢@§Ar[i~~:~~~~~~;lfp¥}f~·~JiA'fH:O~D~~APPE~CE \:: OFMORE·TllAN3 000.PEOPLE'.JN(Hl$il7~ YEARR:ULE . . . . ETHIOPIA (UNF) - Ethio~ Petrobras plans to lay down organizations said Monday they pia will need more than 760,000 floating barriers to prevent the - would go to court to challenge Y.~~~~!l~~t~~t:~~~i!~*9~~\< .. '··-,. · ·· · · ·· tons of food to feed 7 .8 million slick from spreading to the world Honie Secretary Jack Straw's ex people affected by drought, UN famous beaches Copacabana pected decision to free forn'ler Chil said the report could be made pub in history to recover from pre-se agencies said. It represents the and Ipanerria. So far, the beaches ean dictator Augusto Pinochet. lic. nile dementia. Those who cite this highest food need in the coun have been spared from the 25- The Belgian government and The six human-rights groups case say Pinochet could have faked try in eight years - 66 percent square-mile slick by favorable the Spanish judge seeking said they would file their challenge mental confusion. above last year's need - said wind patterns. Pinochet's extradition to stand trial in the High Court in London on . Pinochet had two or three small Food and Agriculture Organiza -New York Times also said they want new, indepen Tuesday, and a hearing would be strokes last fall and suffers from tion representative A.V. Obeng. dent medical tests to determine the held Wednesd.ay to determine · diabetes and depression. But his More than 1 million Ethio "Asian flu" infects general's fitness to stand trial. He whether their case could proceed. opponents say he should be ex pians died in 1984 ,when THAILAND (UNF)-Thai is charged with torture during his The groups are Human Rights cused from standing trial only if he drought destroyed most of the land was hit hard in East Asia's 17-year rule, when more than 3 ,000 Watch, Amnesty International, Re is mentally unfit fo follow court country's crops and livestock. financial and economic crisis in people died or disappeared. dress Trust, Medical Foundation for proceedings. The FAO and WFP estimate the late 1990s, and th~ "Asian Straw announced Jan. 11 that the Care of Victims of Torture, As A Belgian Foreign Ministry of Ethiopia's grain harvest fell to flu" not only hurt business but four doctors who examined the 84- sociation of the Relatives of Dis ficial said his government wan.ted 10.7 million tons in 1999 from the Thai people as ·well, accord year-old Pinochet had concluded. appeared Persons, and Justicia. a new medical investigation that 11.4 million in 1998, mainly ing to a study by the World unanimously he was medically un "We don't know if he is well would be objective and indepen due to low rainfall. Bank. fit to stand trial. But Straw's han enough to stand trial because Jack dent. "We told Straw we'd go to. -Washington Post According to the report, Thai dling of the matter has since come Straw is keeping it secret," said Ri court if he didn't accede to that re divorce rates and suicides both under questioning. chard Bunting of Amnesty.;, "The quest," the official said. Petrobas faces hefty showed dramatic jumps. Thai . Oxford University professor Sir case should be about law, not about In Madrid, Judge Baltasar fines for oil spill children may have suffered the John Grimley Evans, one of the four politics." Garzon, who brought the case BRAZIL (UNF) - Brazil's worst; the number of children doctors, told the Observer newspa Straw gave Pinochet opponents against Pinochet, asked Britain to state-owned oil company, abandoned after birth or placed per recently that his team did· not until Monday afternoon to file ob show proof the former dictator was Petrobras, could soon face mil in orphanages has surged,_ and conclude Pinochet was unfit to jections to his expected release of mentally unfit for trial before de lions of dollars in fines for last underage drug users is on the stand trial because that was "out the general, who has been under ciding whether to send him home. week's oil spill off the coast of rise. side our field of competence and house arrest here since October Last week Garzon formally Rio de Janeiro, which may be Crime is also up, with an in outside our responsibilities." 1998on a Spanish warrant request asked for new medical tests, this the country's ·~worst ecological crease in arrests for drug-related Straw said the doctors reported ing extradition. But the legal chal time including two psychiatrists of disaster in 25 years." crime in 1997 and 1998 and a Pinochet suffered a deterioration in lenge by the human-rights group i.s his choosing. In his written request Nearly 340,000 gallons of dramatic hike in property crimes health last fall and no improvement independent of that procedure. Monday, he said "mental incapaci crude oil spewed into in 1998. · could be expected. But Grimley Some critics of Straw's refusal tation" would be the only grounds Guanabara Bay after a pipeline At the same time, Thailand's Evans said that, while Pinochet's to make medical findings public for Pinochet to avoid trial. at a Petrobras refinery ruptured tr!J-ditional safety net of families chances for recovery are slim, such have recalled the case of Ernest He has asked British prosecutors on Jan. 18. helping each other was used ex a poss;bility could not be ruled out. Saunders, the former head of the acting on his behalf to file an im Brazilian authorities said tensively during the crisis. Straw also has been criticized for Guinness brewing company, who mediate appeal if Straw decides to they would seek $27 .9 million Most Thai families maintained his refusal to make the medical was imprisoned for fraud in the release Pinochet. - the maximum fine allowed expenditures on such necessities findings public. He justified that 1980s but released early after his Chilean authorities have sent a for an environmental crime. as education and health, while on grounds Pinochet was entitled lawyers said he was suffering pre medically equipped Boeing 707 to The oil slick spread through cutting back on luxuries such to "patient confidentiality," but the senile dementia. After his release, Bermuda to stand by to fly Pinochet the Guapimirim and Jequia as alcohol and tobacco. 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The Student Affairs Committee, in an effort to gain input on student concerns, is setting Dec. 6, 1999 up luriches in the Grill to discuss campus issues. Let your student government work for Xavier University Singers $1,180 you. For more information, please contact Senator Casey Schuff at 221-0907. Anual Tour "X TALK" Why not sit down to lunch with Fr. Hoff, president of Xavier University, or Fr. Graham, Students for Life Society $1,000 executive assistant to the president, and let your voice be heard? These lunches, referred Right to Life Marth in Washington; D. C. to as "X Talk," are held in the Cafe during the week, and all are welcome. 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Last week was the first pus and new parking restrictions serious snow campus has seen this force students to either purchase semester. expensive parking permits or to Also, there seems to be a dis park in the far corners of crepancy in the logic behind the Norwood, Evanston or North commuter parking permit price, Avondale. even though it will finally include This· is the primary reason that overnight privileges. the new day shuttle was created Commuters supposedly re - to accommodate commuter ceived a discount rate because students who have lost over 200 they could not park overnight in parking spaces this year. the lot, therefore, spending less The day shuttle, however, only time in the lot than a resident runs on an on-campus loop of Jo could. seph Hall, Cohe.n Center and the However some of us have been NATIONAL PERSPECTIVE Bellarmine Circle instead of the told the reduction in price is be surrounding neighborhoods cause commuters are forced to where students are forced to park. drive to campus every day, unlike Determining moral majorities Therefore, the shuttle does not residents who may only use their BY ERIN NEVIUS cans want to see, and if a well~en Mother Theresa did on her knees alleviate any parking woes that cars once a week, if that. (These Contributing Writer . Th~ Xavl.r N,,.,swirP i• published weekly lluougl~ Inquiries sl10uld be di=tcd to Us• Becher; Business that was given to all of us by a just walk from Dana's and the Your biggest worry right now is out the school year, ucq>t during wclllion and final MW1oger, 513 745·3130. former admissions director. What Woods down to graduation. Now I not when· the Cintas Center gets tin- c;xwns, by Ifie 11Ude111S of Xavier Univcnity, 3800 Vic Advertwng Inquiries should be directed to Lwu:e tory Partway, Cincinnati, OH 45207·2129. Scbucrger. Adveniaing Mw1aaer, 513 745-3561 ore· happened was a complete shortage will have to find a ride. . ished but rather how in the world . • nie S!Btements and opinions of Tlrr Xavltr N((WS• mail to •: .. .. ··· - M A ·L L .T A L K -- ;·,1JPAT is your favorite:_thiilg to:.do .when yQu're ' :· : '~« .··-. ... -LETTERS TO THE EDITOR- OutFront about human rights 'Celebrating' Cintas "Governments around the feel Nick Young's letter to the edi And besides, how else could the world deploy an array of In general our society has many I tor of last week's Newswire issue population of stray cats living at repressive laws and practices to was out of line. It seemed so nega- Xavier find food during the harsh deprive their lesbian, gay, bisexual stereotypes and misunderstandings ofthe -.tive about the whole Cintas Center Cincinnati winter? Who could ar and transgender citizens of their problem. Young failed to look at the gue a better reason for a new basket dignity and to deny them their LGBT community. As a result, there has positive side of the issue. ball arena than saving the lives of basic human rights. I mean, so what ifit isn't finished? poor, homeless cats? · Lesbian and gay people are been a rise in anti-gay hate crimes. I thought that the main reason we Not only has the university toiled imprisoned under laws which po were building the center was as a endlessly over the past four years to lice the bedroom and criminalize beautiful monument to Xavier's bring us a shiny new block of con a kiss; they are tortured to extract This is one of the more recog LGBT issues in Cincinnati, na achievements over the past 169 crete with our school's name immor confessions of 'deviance' and nized cas'es, but discrimination tionally and internationally. years. What could express the spirit talized on its side. No, no! They raped to 'cure' them of it; they are against gays happens daily in OutFront is associated with the of our school better than a large mass have also ridded us of a pesky eye killed by 'death squads' in societ schools, neighborhoods, churches Amnesty International group but of concrete built on top of a bird - sore by clear-cutting the forest be ies which view them as 'dispos and other places in society. will meet at a separate time to in sanctuary? hind the Honors House to build a able;' they are executed by the Xavier is no exception. Many clude all on the campus who are And about those birds: Who new park. state which portrays them as a students a11~ f~culty have tried to mainly interested in LGBT,human among the students at this fine insti This project, too, has benefited threat to society." help raise awareness on the cam · rights issues: -- -- - ·· · tution of higher learning would not the Xavier community by providing . The Amnesty International pus such as Dr. Carol The meetings will take place agree that our construction was, like a nice space for Xavier students to OutFront book, "The Louder We Winkelmann, who has made ef weekly, in the Dorothy Day the renovation of Main Streetdown run in a dark, semi~wooded area near Sing," expresses the oppressions forts to have the anti-discrimina House, starting Jan. 27 at 6:30 town, simply a matter of improving a major traffic artery. of lesbian, gay, bisexual and tion clause revised to include p.m. Everyone is welcome to at a run-down area? I frankly don't understand transgender (LGBT) persons in sexual orientation and Rev. tend OutFront meetings - this is And we have all seen over the past Young's assessment that we can no ternationally and right here in Cin LaRocca, S.J. who has formed a not limited to gays and lesbians._ few weeks that these thousands of longer trust our university adminis cinnati. support group to aid the LGBT Article. 1 of the Universal Dec birds have indeed found better trators. I applaud them for every In general, our society has students on campus. laration of Human Rights states, homes. In fact, they now roost in thing they have done in the past; and many stereotypes and misunder Amnesty International is a "AH human beings are born free the five trees left on the residential only hope they continue to make standings of the LGBT commu widely -recognized human rights and equal in dignity and rights," mall. such sage and insightful decisions nity. As a result, there has been a organization. The Xavier chapter open minds will see that this right Personally, I enjoy the sound of for years to come. rise in anti-gay hate crimes. Mat has decided to step up and build is secured. thousands of blackbirds cawing and I pray that when new administra thew Shephard, a college student on what Dr. Winkelmann and Fr. screeching from sundown to sunup. tors some day take over they wi II be at the University of Wyoming, was LaRocca have already started. -Stacy Kim. I must say the pounds of bird drop able to fill those big, concrete, poop . brutally murdered because of his - OutFront-' · is Amnesty -- Freshman pings painting the sidewalks and our filled shoes to the satisfaction of the .. ·. '• sexual orientation. International 's campaign for cars add quite a natural flair to the Xavier community. campus. It's really too bad the melt ing snow has washeci much of it -Kevin Walker St. Louis Rams vs. super sheep away. Junior hen Dr: Keith H.S. ers to come to campus in my four So again, while I commend the W Campbell and his team of year tenure. committee for landing such a no Alternative Inedical care fellow scientists announced in However, I unfortunately fore table name, especially in the field s medical dire~tor of the health vice, Good Samaritan Hospital has 1996 that they had cloned the· see a relatively poor showing to · ·of science, I am disappointed that • A. center, I want to respond to the a "fast track" program which deals world's first sheep, Dolly, the pub an event that by all rights should more care was not taken in sched Deaconess Hospital's emergency with minor to moderate problems. lic couldn't stop talking about it. - be a packed house~ uling the event to live up to the rQom advertisement. While Deacon Good Samaritan will fax your evalu The chatter went for weeks and It isn't that people don't care, greatopportunity it could have - ess certainly has the right to adver ation and test results to the health months. it's just that the Super Bowl, or been. tise, I want to clarify the healt!t center if you need follow-up. Now, Dolly is about to be up maybe more realistically, the com~ center's position. The medical staff of the health staged by the blue-and-gold-clad mercfal advertising, is cause for -Jessica "Peet" Zeller . Xavier University's administra center doesn't have hospital privi males of her species, otherwise nationwide celebration. Senior biology major tion, athletic department and health leges at Deaconess in the event a stu known as the St. Louis Rams. I personally, along with some center spent the last year forming a dent would need hospitalization. That's right, in their infinite members of the administration strong relationship with TriHealth ·The student would be referred to wisdom, the ERIS Lecture Series and biology faculty, have already (Good Samaritan Hospital and the "doctor on call." The TriHealth Planning Committee scheduled made commitments for that Bethesda Hospitals). System will provide better continu on of the most renowned cloning evening. The university wanted one system ity of care. authorities in the world to. speak · I understand that the commit of health care serving the students While Xavier students certainly one Xavier's campus directly op tee made these arrangements;· and athletes. One system will im have the right to receive care at any posite Super Bowl XXXIV. months ago, but the timing of the prove communication and service to, facility they choose, I wanted them I do give credit to the commit Super Bowl hasn't changed in the Xavier community. to be educated about the system we tee for bringing Dr. Campbell to years. It is always.the last Sun Xavier chose TriHealth as that have in place. campus. It is a wonderful oppor day in January. Do they really system. TriHealth will also be ex tunity for students, faculty,· staff think it fair to force this lecture to panding educational opportunities to -James P~ Konerman, M.D. and the community. In fact, I be compete with the number-one· the university. .Medical Director lieve this is one of the best speak- television production of the year? In terms of emergency roorn ser- 8 week of JANUARY 26, 2000 OPINIONS AND EDITORIALS ·THE XAVlERNEWSWlRE -DOC TALK- - L E T T. E· R T 0 r· H E E D I T 0 ,R ;;_ Avoid Hepatitis B with precautions .· c~A-.R.E .. successful "Can you please tell me about The vaccine is administered in binge drinking. The best way to ast Friday evening, we invited the Xavier community. Hepatitis B? Both of my.room three doses· over six months. The avoid alcohol-related problems L students to attend a meetingto We would like to thank the 21 mates had shots for it." vaccine does not contain any virus is not to drink. If you do decide discuss weekend programming · students for taking the ti111e to dia but is rather a genetically recreated to drink, stay in control. Eat i·d~as ·that would attract students logue with us. They demonstrated Hepatitis B is a viral infection protein of the virus. before drinking alcohol because who choose not to drink. they are active members 'of a com that attacks the liver. It can lead to There is no risk of getting the food. will slow the absorption of _ Twenty-one students joined us munity that cares and are willing severe illness, liver disease and in disease from the vaccine and side alcohoL · · · for dinner and talked about both to work toward achieving a com some cases liver failure and death. effects are rare. It is now being Limit your alcohol by drink their experiences at Xavier and their mon goal. About 5 percent of people in the . given to all newborns in the state ing water between each alco desire to have innovative and .fun We will be inviting sfodents to . U.S. will get Hepatitis B during of Ohio to help eliminate thfs dis holic drink because the water programs available to all students. join us at other meetings this se · their lives and about 240,000 con ease and it is recommended for will re-hydrate you and no one We have been working with stu mester. Students who would like tract the virus each year. The scary adults. will notice that glass in your dents, faculty and staff since last to participate in these meetings or fact about Hepatitis B is that people The vaccine is readily available hand actually contains water. April in an attempt to help reduce who have ideas about a program may be infected and can spread the at the student health center, your Avoid hard liquor because it the incidents of high-risk drinking can call Student Development, ext. disease without having any symp doctor's office or the health depart can make it difficult to realize on campus. One sure way to ac 4893. toms. ment. Get vaccinated! when you have reached a limit. complish this is to provide attrac The virus is most commonly Keep in mind that the effects of tive social and recreational events -Sylvia Bessegato spread through unprotected sex or · binge drinking may not only that students would want to attend. Dean of Students contact with infected blood, but "What is binge drinking any impact you but other people as During our meeting, students -Dr. Luther Smith · some people may get the disease way?"·· well. suggested a number of program Exec. Dir. for Student Services through less intimate contact. ming ideas, some small, some large. -Dr. Tony Birckhead Up to 40 percent of people in Unfortunately, dangerous drink Dr. Barry Wendt is a physi Our group, CARE (Campus Alco Di1: of Health and Counseling fected are unable to recognize a ing behaviors seem to be common cia~ at the Health and (:ounsel hol Responsibility Efforts) will fi · -Dr. Chris Dacey risky behavior or event that Jed to among college-aged adults. Binge ing Center, and is a graduate of nancially support efforts to plan . Dir. of Psych; Services the disease. Some people are at drinking is associated with almost Xavier. such events. -Lori Lambert higher risk for contracting the dis all of the alcohol-related problems We will also continue to meet Asso. Dir. of Residence life ease such as health care workers, the staff at the student health cen Medical questions may be with students to discuss other ways -Dr. Debra Mooney people who have sex with more ter must deal with including alco dropped off at the Health and in which we can work together to Psychologist, Health and than one partner in six months and hol poisoning, unintended sex, al~ Counseling Center or e-mailed make a positive difference within Counseling people· who live in or travel to cer cohol-related injuries and the devel to [email protected]. tain geographical parts of the world opment of alcoholism. The media where Hepatitis B is prevalent. glamorizes binge drinking in. its The symptoms of Hepatitis B depiction Qf college life (i.e. the · includt; Joss of appetite, yellow skin movie "Animal House"). and eyes, nausea, fatigue, abdomi While I don't think you can put nal pain and fever. The Hepatitis B an amount on the number of drinks .vaccine protects 90 to 95 percent it takes to define binge drinking, I of people exposed to the disease think it is easy to see when drink from contracting it. ing crosses the line from social to ·-.!"·" Ill I to anyone who tells you to quit smoking • • ffil TOBACCO· FREE because you know you could. L!U . OHIO . . ·:·· . All lllE IHI llPARTllEIT If lfAl.Tif ·. 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(Jan. 15) on a last-secoIJd three- any worse, La Salle came into the Open jump shots, drives to the one more than the whole Xavier pointer and dropping a game to The Xavier Rifle team fol~ hole and put backs under the boards, team. Cincinnati Gardens and not only Wisconsin (Dec. 29), the return of lowed up its win over the Rose defeated the Musketeers, but simply refused to fall for Xavier, Sophomore Lloyd Price finished senior point guard Pepe Sanchez Hulman Institute of Technology who was outshot 31.9 percent to with 14 points and eight rebounds cruised to the tune of a 31-point has improved the team's chemistry by edging out the University of victory, ending the team's 24-game 49.2 percentfrom the field for the while sophomore Kevin Frey dramatically. Kentucky 6,149-6,050 this past home-court winning streak. game. The charity stripe wasn't any grabbed seven rebounds to go with This was the awaiting the Mus weekend. kinder to the Xmen who managed a eight points. While the season up to this keteers last night, as they sought to Freshman Thrine Kane, who erase their skid by taking on coach point had been marred by lapses last week set a new school record on the road, the comfort of the John Chaney's squad at the Forum. with a score of 397 in the air rifle Gardens had been the one place The Owls were more than up to competition, tied UK's Crystal where the Musketeers could find the challenge as their defense lim Hamilton for first place in the air refuge. Not any more though. ited the Xmen to a lowly 24 per rifle category with a score of 39 L cent from the field, including a dis Xavier's junior Shari Jedniak LA SALLE 80, XAVIER 49 mal 7-27 on three-point attempts. and senior Rebecca Brattain fol Eight of those off the mark shots lowed close behind Karie's lead The Explorers, a team that had lost their past eight games after came from McAfee who hit just 1- with 389 each. Freshman Joe starting off the season at 6-1, 9 from downtown. Fitzgibbon rounded out_Xavier's pushed the Xmen (11-6, 2-3 in the The Musketeers managed to scoring players with his score of · keep it close in the first half, trail 381, giving Xavier a 1,550-1,514 Atlantic 10) even closer to a repeat appearance in the National Invita ing 23-19 on the strength of three advantage in the air rifle compe tional Tournament with their 80- three-pointers from Price. The sec tition. 49 victory. ond half was another story, though, Though she followed Kane in as they were overmatched by the air rifle, Jedniak had no equal in "We did nothing right. When that happens you got to start at the .. stronger Temple team. the smallbore competition, tak top and that's me," said head coach Sanchez did it all for his team in ing first place with her score of Skip Prosser. "I thought our prac his eighth game back from injury, 1,165. Sophomore Danielle tices were good, I thought our putting together a nine-point, eight Langfield took second overall assist, eight-rebound performance. with a· score of 1,151 followed preparation was good, but I was mistaken. His effort along with Mark by Kane and Fitzgibbon with "That's as bad as its been since Karcher's 19 points helped Temple scores of 1,149 and 1,134, re I've been around here, certainly at NEWSWIRE PHOTO BY PHILLIP VON FURSTENBERG pick up their 17th win at home, spectively. Sophomore Lloyd Price (right) shown guarding La Salle's Rasua.1 the Gardens." while increasing their record to 13- XU's 4,599-4,536 advantage Butler in Sunday's loss. Price finished with 14 points and La Salle received prime time 80~49 4 (6-1 in theA-10). in the smallbore competition eight rebounds for the performances from their top play ga!lle~ Williams and Price each hit on only added to their lead as they ers, as Donnie Carr, Victor Thomas Shaq-Iike 59.3 percent from the The loss to La Salle was even just 5-16 shots for the game, fin pulled off a victory in the blue and Rasual Butler combined for 57 line. The Musketeers' failure to fin harder to stomach knowing that two ishing with 15 and 14 points, re grass. ish spelled their doom as they were days later the team would be mak spectively, to lead the team. Next up for the rifle team will points. , J On the other hand, Xavier's trio never able to make any serious ing a trip to Temple, where they West grabbed a game~high nine be a trip to West Virginia to take of senior Darnell Williams, junior comeback against the Explorers. would look to end their losing streak rebounds, followed by Price and on the Mountaineers on Jan. 29. Maurice McAfee and freshman "We never were able to put in the same place th~ Owls had won Frey with eight a piece, David West were outscored by re .enough pressure on them where their last 16 games. The Musketeers dropped their Tri-meet success; serves, senior Obi Harris and they felt any distress or any sense "We all got to look in the mirror, fourth straight game for just the sec sophomores Alvin Brown and of urgency," said Prosser. look inside and see if we are bring ond time in Prosser's tenure, the last for Dukes, CSU coming during the 1995-96 season, I Brandon Mcintosh, 11-12. La Salle's 31-23 halftime lead, ing it to the table every day," said The men and.women's swim "We're not' going to· win when thanks to 15 first half points from McAfee. "Look individually, and the team's first season in the A-10. team competed in a tri-meet over that happens, it did and we didn't," Thomas, was never seriously chal say 'Am I bringing it every game?"' At 11-7 (2-4 in the A-10), the the weekend with Duquesne and ;:;aid Prosser. lenged in the second half. Butler "Can't change the players for the team's only hope for a trip to the Cleveland State. The Explorers' astonishing win was held scoreless in the first half, most part or the coaches for the NCAA Tournament could be the Though the teams went a came by both outhustling the Mus but responded by draining his open most part, so we have to change the automatic bid awarded to the win combined 1-3, senior Jan keteers to loose balls and rebounds ing three~pointer of the second half way we are coaching and they way ner of the A-10 Tournament. If Feichtner and sophomore Geoff (La Salle grabbed 10 offensive re en route to a 16-point, six-assist per we're playin~:· said Prosser. things continue the way they are Brown each set new school bounds in the first half), and formance. going, an NIT bid could be just as . elusive. records in the 1,000 freestyle. Xavier's own inal:>ilityto ~xecute. Carr's game~high 22 points, on. , ·. TEMPLE.59, XAVIER 40 Feichtner, co-captain of the "We're not getting the effort 5-9 three-point shooting, along with Hitting the road to play the best women's team, swam a 1Q:46.45 that we need. Attimes we execute Butler's second-half play helped to team in the A-10 isn't always the while Brown finished in but you got to stop the other team:• compensate while a foul troubled best way to put an end to a three 10:00.32. said McAfee. "We were hoping it Thomas sat on the sidelines. game losing streak. Even though The record-breaking perfor would never come to an end. Take The Musketeers were outplayed the Owls haven't enjoyed the early mances were not enought though as the teams were unable to pre vail, aside from the women's 109-92 victory over Cleveland ·GAME State. ][ On Tan··. Duquesne swept'both Xavier / squads, beating the men 133-70 of the and the women 114-91. Brown's Friday, Jan .. 28 •Women's basketball vs. •Rifle vs. Ohio State• at noon. and Feichtner's record times in Virginia Tech at 2 p.m the 1,000 free both came in this •Women's basketball vs. Sunday, Feb. 6 WEEK match, but their performances Duquesne at 7:05 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 2 . MEN'S BASKETBALL VS. were hardly enough to overcome •Swimming vs. IUPUI and •Women's basketball vs. FORDHAM the Dukes. Northern Iowa at 7 p.m •Men's.basketball vs. Dayton at 2' p.m. 2 p.m .. at Cincinnati After six events against Cleve Dayton at 7:30 p.m. Gardens land State, the women's team Saturday, Jan. 29 Home men's f:!asketball The thrill is gone. The was ahead by a slim margin of Friday, Feb. 4. games are held in the men's home-court winning <;incinnati Gardens. 56~52. They would go on to •Swimming vs. IUPUI and ~. I 1: . ·,,,' streak is over, snapped by La outscore CSU 53-40 from that Northern Iowa at 11 a.m. •Women's basketball vs. Salle at 24 games. Hopefully, point to edge out the only vic •Rifle vs. West Virginia St. Bonaventure at 7 p.m Home women'~ basketball and we do mean hopefully, the tory of the weekend. at 8 a.m. games are held in men's team will be able to get The teams will next. take ac Saturday, Feb. 5 Schmidt Fieldhouse. back on ~he right track against tion against ll,JPUI and Northern Sunday, Jan. 30 . . • . Fordham. The Rams' only Iowa on Jan. 28-29. .. •Men's basketball vs. Home games are in bold.. . wins on the season have come ....,Joe Angolia •Men's basketball vs • . George Washington .. ., . ~- in A-IO play though, and won~t . ,,, Fordham at.2 p.ln. at9:30p.m. be an easy win. THE XAVlER NEWSWIRE SPORTS week of JANUARY 26, 2000 11 Women down 24th-ranked Colonials Musketeers zmp,rove-to 15~3.;{5~2 lnA-10) with.two conference wins ' • f. - • . • • BY MATT BARBER her third in the contest and school ther was named the new head coach Sports Writer record-setting 17 4th of her career. of that team: The trip to Cincinnati Reetta Piipari could hardly have Xavier outscored the Explorers 35- by Mr. and Mrs. Piipari allowed asked for a better weekend. The 30 in the second half for the 30- them to visit their daughter on her freshman guard from Finland came point win. birthday while she starred in the off the bench Saturday afternoon to · Levandusky led all scorers with defeat of a ranked opponent. They score 20 points on her 20th birth · 17 points, and managed to pilfer had not seen Reetta play at Minster day. In addition, her parents, who four steals in the game as well. or at Xavier until this past week had not seen her play in the.two Waugh finished with 15 points.jun end. and-a-half years since she left Fin ior forward Jen Phillips with 13 land for the United States, were in points and nine rebounds and COMING UP the -stands as Xavier upset then Piipari with 12 points. The Musketeers travel to Pitts 24th-ranked George Washington. All 12 Xavier players saw action burgh this Friday night to take on The victory over West Division in the game, and only two failed to the depleted Duquesne Dukes, who leading GW (14-3 overall, 5-1 in score. lost some important players to the conference) puts the Musketeers graduation from last year's squad, (15-3, 5-2), who also hammeredLa THE FLYING FIN . but boast freshman Beth Friday Salle on Thursday night, just a half Piipari's 20 points against who leads the A-10 averaging about game behind the Colonials in the George Washington were a career 12 rebounds per game. Atlantic. IO standings, tied with Vir high. The four three-pointers she ginia Tech. made, in five attempts, tied a per Key A-10.Games · Xavier, with the win over GW, sonal mark she had just set on ''<(.(,':::.. ~~-~,-;r;·;:;'!"~~,.:.;.::7.='';;;:t~~~:":>~,~.;~,·,':'.·.~.:x :'! ·.-:-:;:>~.'~ •;·;.·~~::,: ;;:·.; ~ .: ·''."':':'.·:· ~· · · ; : ·::!, · is now 4-2 against teams ranked in Thursday, when she also grabbed a the top 25 in the last two seasons; career-high four rebounds. She also defeating Virginia Tech, who spent . broke her career marks for free most of last year ranked, twice, and . throws made and attempted in a No. 22 Florida International in the game when she shot 6-7 from the first round of the NCAA Tourna ·charity stripe against GW. NEWSWIRE PHOTO BY JOHN THOMPSON ment. The losses came to Tech and Junior Jen Phillips (right) put together a 13-point, nine:.rebound · Her performarice in the last three to fourth-ranked UConn in the sec performance in the team's 85-55 win over La Salle last week. games, including a road victory ond round oflast year's tournament.· · over Rhode Island two Sundays . The Musketeers are again re brought the Colonials to within five Hotz's 12 points and by junior cen ·ago, earned her A-10 Rookie-of ceiving votes in both polls, and are points with two free throws and two ter Taru Tuukkane.n and Waugh the-Week honors Monday. ·She shot currently 43rd in the· USA Today . consecutive three pointers, pushing who scored 11 points each. 80 percent from the field ( 12-15), Coaches' Poll with four votes; and the Xavier lead back to 13 points. Tuukkanen pulled down 18 re 75 percent from three-point range 35th in the Associated Press Poll · George Washington closed the bounds, her personal best, on her (9-12) and 87.5 percent from the with 11 votes. Xavier's RPI rank deficit to eight points, but could not way to another double-double. free-throw line (7-8) in those three ing, used by the NCAA committee gain possession of the ball in the fi Tuukkanen's work in the paint contests. to help in choosing the at-large bids nal· minutes as a nifty passing dis helped give XU a 43-35 rebound Piipari'left Finland and came to for the tourriameiit, is 53. ' play' by the fyiusketeers'kept the· advantage bVer the Colonials:· · the United States for her junior year Colonials from fouling. of high school. She attended On Sunday, Xavier will face the XAVIER 68, GEO. WASH. 55 By the time a GW player was in XAVIER 85, LA SALLE 55 Minster High School in Minster, Virginia Tech Hokies, a Sweet 16 The two top offenses in the At a position to foul a Musketeer, she This game was over relatively Ohio, less than two hours north on team a year ago. Last season, XU lantic 10 looked like anything but shoved freshman point guard Amy early in the first half, when Xavier, I-75, where she helped lead the won two of three games against in the opening half of this impor Waugh out of frustration and was down 8-6, launched three unan girls' basketball team to a state Tech, and this rivalry is building tant conference match. Due to poor called for an intentional foul, which swered three-pointers, and, follow championship. into one of the conference's best. · shooting by GW, and Xavier's in gave two shots to Waugh and pos ing a basket by the Explorers, She tra1:1sferred to Sidney Xavier has one more road game ability to handle the Colonials' ini session back to XU. dumped in a fourth· to make the Lehman High School in Sidney, at St. Bonaventure on Feb. 4 before tial defensive pressure, the score Xavier, who lead 32-20 at half score.20-10. From there the Mus Ohio, for her senior year, but the returning home to host the Dayton after 10 minutes of play was 10-10. time,. enjoyed its largest lead with keteers never looked back as they Ohio High School Athletic Associ~ Flyers on Feb. 6. Dayton defeated An 18-5 run by the Musketeers, 17 minutes left· in the second half scored 30. more points, to La Salle's tion ruled her ineligible to play bas- Xavier 78-77 earlier this season. · including 10 points from Piipari, when they pushed the score to 37- 15, in the rest of the half. . ketball due to her transfer. over the next 6:37 put them in the 22 and the margin to 15 points. The highlight of the game came Last year she played against XU lead for good, but GW was _not put Piipari lead all scorers with her with 16:50 left in the second half, as a member of the Finnish National away until· 1ate in the second half 20 points, followed on the Muske when junior guard Nicole team during a preseason exhibition when Piipari ended a GW run that . teer side by senfor forward Kirn Levandusky sank a three-pointer, game, and just this past fall her fa- Piipari takes rookie honors in the A-10 BY SEAN O'BRIEN A-10 Tournament bid. They are cur ranked team along the way. Fresh Asst. Sports Editor A-10 AWARD WINNERS rently in third place in the A-10 AWARD WINNERS man Reetta Piipari averaged 13.3 West and have a tough schedule ppg and three rpg this past week for Sophomore Marvin O'Connor THROUGH GAMES OF JAN. 22 THROUGH GAMES OF JAN. 22 of St. Joseph's was cited as the At- ahead of them. Everybody has the Musketeers. been beating each other in A-10 lantic IO Player-of-the".' Week after PLAYER OF THE WEEK PLAYER OF THE WEEK Piipari was an integral part of the averaging 22. 7 points per game and MARVIN O'CONNOR play this season, which will make Muskies' upset victory over No. 24- CHRYSTAL STARLING 5.0 rebounds per game this past . JOSEPH'S . it extremely hard for Xavier if they ranked George Washington on Sat sr VIRGINIA TECH hope to win out in A-10 play the urday. With four minutes remain week as'St. Joseph's went 2-1. 22.7 PPG, 5 REBOUNDS 17.5 PPG, 3.5 APG rest of the season_. Needless to say ing in the game, Piipari went on her O'Connor, the Hawks' leading CAREER-HIGH 28 PTS (7/16) CAREER-HIGH 19 PTS (1/16) scorer at 16.9 ppg, scored a-career- they have their work cut out for own 8-0 run to help extend the . high 28 points in the Hawks' 73-69 ROOKIE OF THE WEEK them but the NCAA Tournament Xavier lead to 13 points, essentially ROOKIE OF THE WEEK loss to Massachusetts. · BROOKS HALL is riot out of the question. ending GW's chances. REETIA PllPARI Freshman Brooks Hall of Day- DAYTON Freshman David West, junior Piipari scored a career-high 20 XAVIER ton played a big role in helping the 13.5 PPG, 7 RPG Maurice McAfee and sophomore points. as XU 'beat GW 68-55. In 13.3 PPG, 9-12 3-POINTERS. Flyers go 2-0 this past week. Hall l 3 PTS AND SIX REB (1/20) Kevin Frey have_ put themselves doing so, Piipari earned A-10 averaged 13.2 ppg and 7.0 rpg as atop the league in rebounding and · CAREER-HIGH 20 PTS VS; GW Rookie-of-the-Week honors. · the Flyers took sole possession of rebounds as the ColOnials were de- free· throw shooting. West is the A-10 West with a 4-1 record and The A-10 women's Player-of first in the A-10 West. · feated 83-76. top rebounder in the A-10 at 9.2 are playing like a first place team. the-Week went to Chrystal Starling The Flyers knacked off UMass Hall was named Rookie-of-the- rpg. The Flyers make a crucial visit·to ofVirginia Tech. Starling averaged 57-52, in a game that saw Hall score Week for his efforts in both these McAfee and Frey are second the Cincinnati Gardens one week. 17.6 ppg, 3.5 rpg, 3.5 apg and 2.5 13 points and grab six rebounds. A-10 victories. He is averaging 11.6 arid third in free throw shooting from today. spg in the Hokies' victories vs. La Though Hall was held to just .one ppg and 6.8 rpg this season for the · percentage at 84 and 83.3 percent. On the women's side of things, Salle and Temple. Virginia Tech point in the team's next .game ·Flyers.· respectively. Xavier continu¢ with their strong improved to 5-1 in conference af against George Washington, the Xavier have dug themselves a Dayton has continued with their ·· play this season: The 'XU womeri ter thefr 62-53 ·upset win over St. freshrna~ did manage to grab ei~.h~ deep hole in terms of an NCAA surprise season. They are atop the' went 3-0 this ~ast'wl:ek arid beat a ·Joseph's. 12 week of JANUARY 26, 2000 DIVERSIONS THE XAVIER NEWSWIRE -ON-CAM-PUS E N T E R T. A I N M E N T. - BRIEFS ·, ... : Jonathan Mosko, Editor Diversions Desk: 745-2878 Tell your friends, but·don'ttell Anna [email protected] NOTIDNG TO DO ON CAMPUS? PUT DOWN YOUR BEER AND GET TO KELLEY AUDITORIUM Open auditions · BY LAUREN MOSKO spirit of "Whose line is it anyway?" Editor-in-Chief with the audience proposing the The Know Theatre· Tribe is .The university has been struggling theme or setting of each sketch . holding open auditionsfor "Jay's to come up with a positive activity that The cast.reserves the right to veto Shorts," a coliection ofone~acts encourages students to stay ori cam any suggestion but usually choo~es by XU alumnus Jay B. pus Friday and Saturday nights in ones that will both push their limits Kalagayan. · stead of going out and getting ham and showcase their natural talents. Auditioners should prepare a mered at a house party that will in Last Friday's show began with monologuefocusin.g on comedy, evitably be broken up. A solution to a tribute to the "late" Charles drama or basic indifference. A their dilemma has presented itself. Schultz, and each cast member recent photograph or headshot is Don't Tell Anna is a student-orga chose a different "Peanuts" charac a must. nized improv comedy troupe that rou ter to represent (picture Al-Rawas Auditions will take place Feb. tinely packs Kelley Auditorium. with Snoopy ears). 2 and 3 from 6 to 8:30 p.m. at That's a rarely-accomplished feat for Jennings emceed, informing us Gabriel's Corner on 1425 Sy any activity or program, and these that the proceeds from that night's camore Street. guys don't even have to bribe students show would go into the Charles For more information, call Jay with free pizza. Schultz college fund, so one bald at 871-1429. _The troupe offers a deal. The first headed loser could attend the col NEWSWIRE PHOTO BY LAUREN MOSKO night's ticket is $3, and if you bring lege of his choice. From that mo- Peter Neirouz, Brandon Anderson and Adam Ziemkiewicz (left to New plays 2000 your ticket back Saturday; the se~ond ment on, I didn't stop laughing. right) are a part of the talented troupe, Don't Tell Anna. Xavier Players announces the ·night is only $1. Two nights of enter One of my favorite sketch- selections for New Plays Work tainment for $4 - you can't find a ganies was "World's Worst," where others play the guests (whose iden Willy, Anderson was 01' Dirty Bas shop 2000. The following plays case that cheap, even if you drink all the cast members line up on tities are withheld from the host). tard and Wagner stole the show and were chosen from the submis Wiedemann's. stage, and the audience shouts out The audience gives a list of people the scene as a mysteriously cool sions recieved: The cast of Don't Tell Anna in a place or situation. It is then posed or things they want to attend the necrophiliac. Ziemkiewicz was the L "Laughter," 2. "Capital cludes Adam Ziemkiewicz, Brendan to the cast in "world's worst" for- · party. party host both nights. Punishment," 3. "Pledge," 4. Jennings, Hassan Al-Rawas, Matt mat, such as "What's the world's The object of the game is for the The only thing that is disappoint "Last Night in France," 5. "Coup Wagner, Kasey Rohling, Adam worst thing ... to do in an elevator?" players to act in such a way that the ing about Don't Tell Anna is they D'Etat." . Schuster, Brandon Anderson, Katie Each cast member who comes up host will guess his or her identity. don't perform often enough. So Authors, please take credit for Spearman, Peter Neirouz, Monica with a unique response steps for On Friday, Jennings showed up as when the opportunity arises for you your work by writing your name Hogue and Danny Ollier. ward and acts it out, sometimes also the infamous John Rocker, Rohling to spend your Friday on campus and phone number on the list out The members share a common· ex iiivolving other members of the was a Jehovah's Witness, Anderson ' with your fellow students and the side the Grill as soon as possible. citement for their work and possess troupe. was a tongue depressor and Oilier most clever troupe of jokesters at an unbelievable dynamic that prom In my favorite game, "The attended the "party" as South Park's X, w~lk to Kelley with $3, ancl sup ises a great show every night. . Party," one member plays the host Big Gay Al. port Don't Tell Anna. Independent films · The shows, which last approxi (who disappears from the audito Saturday, Schuster was Gumby, Bet you a dollar you'll be back mately two hours, are presented in the rium at the beginning) and three Al-Rawas made a splash as Free on Saturday night, too. On Friday, Jan. 28 at 7:30 p.m. the Cincinnati Arts Assiciation -MOVIE REVIEW- Weston Art Gallery ·in the Aronoff Center for the Arts will 'Ashes' g·ood, but it's no 'feel-good' hit premiere the InterMedia Series. The eve'nt is a new weekend" DARK DRAMA, EMOTIONAL TRAUMA MAY WIN AWARDS, BUT WON'T MAKE YOU SLEEP MORE SOUNDLY long program of events featuring ally beaten by the'-death of their openness and sickening realism. and Irish culture, give time for the live perform~e and screenings of BY JASON FABER baby ~nd in an economic crisis, These conditions, consistent audience to recuperate from the artists' films and videos. Contributing Writer Adapted from the memoirs of au Angela (Watson) and Malachy with the true way of life endured depressing scenes in the past. For ticket information, call the thor Frank Mccourt bearing the same (Carlyle) takes their family back to. by many Irish Catholic families in The drawbacks .of "Angela's Aronoff Center Box Office at title, "Angela's Ashes" introduces the their native land of Ireland. mid-century Ireland, make Upton Ashes" come only from the particu 621-2787. For event informa audience to a cynical and depressing Moving back into the town of Sinclair's meatpacking slums 'of lar type of experience which the tion, call the Weston Art Gallery drama about the author's youth in the Limerick, Frank Mccourt (Shane The Jungle look like Mount Adams. movie conveys. The majority of the at977-4165. · slums of Ireland. Murray~Corcoran), the oldest child Although "Angela's Ashes" is time the family was either suffer Directed by Alan Parker (director of the family, endures the perils of cynical and depressing on the sur: ing or dying. While constant trag Jazz guitar series of "Evita," "Mississippi Burning" and the poor Irish Catholic culture. face, it boasts a wonderful lesson edy every other second does not "Pink Floyd - The Wall"), this emo Frank's life is followed from a about the human spirit even in the make the best of movies, it also can Jimmy Ponder, accompanied tionally stirring film is unyielding in youthful boy to late adolescence . worst conditions and infuses the desensitize the audience before the by Bob Bodley on bass, will per~ its loyalty to true life In Irish slums when he attempts to move back to soul with a· feeling of defiance in movie is over. form for the Xavier Jazz Guitar the during the mid- l 900s. America. Throughout his young the face of gloomy reality. · This experience was heightened Series on Sunday, Jan. 30 at 2:30 While directfog, producirig and ' years, he experiences' the terrors of Throughout the movie, there are pe by the length of the movie, which p.m. in the Cincinnati Art Mu aiding screen writing, Alan Parker the slums, such as rampant disease, riods in which the characters enjoy runs a good two-and-a-half hours. seum Theatre. guides the cast, consisting of the tal abusive schoolmasters, unsanitary the simple pleasures and happiness The crude humor also might Tickets are $14 for the gen ented Robert Carlyle (star of ''The Full conditions and the death of many which they have, thus dividing up prove to be a little over the edge for eral public, and free with a Xavier Monty" and "Trainspotting") and the loved ones. the times full of hardships. some people, although I think its re All-Card. graceful Emily Watson (star of the up Enduring the death of his broth The saddening moments are bro alism will be the main reason it sur For more information, call coming "Trixie"). ers and sisters, the drunkenness of ken with fits of unbridled, uncen~ prises the audience. 745-3161. "Angela's Ashes" als.o enlists the his father and the type of life his sored and crude .humor, including Despite these setbacks, help of the well-known composer mother is forced to live, Frank t~e sexual calls which Frank expe "Angela's Ashes" hits hard on the Cabaret John Williams in the creation of the keeps moving. towards his dreams riences in his youthful years. hearts, minds and stomachs of the Tickets are currently on sale movie's mournful, flowing music. of America. Likewise, Frank's experiences of audience and stands as a wonder for the revolutionary reincarna ·The winding and depressing plot In a low-lit, gloomy filming trying to learn about the Irish cul ful work worthy of the six bucks tion of Broadway's classic starts in. 1935 in America with the style, "Angela's Ashes" exhibits his ture in which he is growing up, such you pay to see it. Kander arid Ebb musical, Irish family of Mccourt. Emotion- poor living conditions with terrible as understanding Catholic doctrine Newswire Rating: *** "Caberet."· The show runs from Feb. 22 !-?.. ~. ····-~ l'•-··:~t.· ! ~·· tftT ~-~~~~,.~ ... l .~ ".111r'!.::;~~:-~·r. to Mar. 5. Ticket prices range New Releases.· !!!!!!! ~ ...... ·live Wires O /.'PllUJ, ."'.1~'f"I11 n".~.'~.. .i: fW:~ ~1110.:i"~~ ~'~~~~ from $35 to $55 and are avail able at 241-7469; The following discs are due for release on or before Jan. 25 ;;. Wednesday, Jan~ 26 · Saturday, Jan. 29 String quartet Ice Cube, War and Peace Vol. 2: The Peace Disc (Priority) ... Mickey Saigon Kick Jump, Little Children Hart, Spirit into Sound (Arista) ... Osker, Treatment 5 (Epitaph) ... Big @Annie's @Top Cat's The acclaimed Amernet Punisher, Endangered Species Y2K (Loud) ... Liberator, Worldwide De and String Quartet will greet the new livery (Epitaph) .:. Coco Lee, Just No Other Way (550 Music) ... Murder Friday, Jan. 28 moe. year on Sunday, Jan. 30 with a ers, Murder Inc. (Def Jam) ... Nitro, Hustlin' Pays (Columbia) ... Khan, Point of Grace @Bogart's free 3 p.m. concert in University · Passport (Matador) ... Flavor. Flav, It's About Time.' (Mystic Music) :.. @ Firstar Center and ·of Cincinnati College-Conserva Six Feet Unde·r Catfish, Wear It W~ll (Eureka) ... Guy, I// (MCA), .. tory of Music's elegant new Rob @Annie's ert J. Werner Recital Hall. ... all dates are tentative. THE XAVIER NEWSWIRE DIVERSIONS week of JANUARY 26, 2000 13 T H E A T R E R E V I E W Uhry's 'Ballyhoo' worth the hype CLASSY SOUTHERN HUMOR, SNAZZY SETS AND SLICK ACTING MAKE TIDS QUALITY PLAY ONE NOT TO MISS BY JAY KALAGAYAN sic big band ballo.ons and lighting. grates on the audience Contributing Writer Alfred Uhry, writer of "Driving after the first scene and It's December 1939 and most of Miss Daisy," has some very classic allows less pity for her Atlanta is ablaze with talk of Rhett, humor. It was like a live set of the later in the play. Scarlett and the premiere of "Gone WVXU radio show "Flipper Magee Jews discriminating With the Wind~"· and Molly." . against other Jews is However, in "'The Last Night of The audience roared at one-lin pretty bad. In the story, Ballyhoo," the Freitag/Levy house ers delivered by the wide-eyed, in the predominantly Ger hold and the rest of the city's Jew nocent Reba Freitag, played well by man Atlanta Jews do not ish community are going gaga over Lynn Milgrim, and the sage wit of want to mingle with Ballyhoo, the social event of the Adolph Freitag, played by Robert Eastern European Jews holiday season. Boo Levy's misfit Elliott. who were seen as poor daughter Lala is having a hard time Sunny Freitag, played by Kelly and too "Jewish." getting a date for the ball. Hutchinson, is definitely the rea The plot leaves When her Uncle Adolph's rtew sonable character in the chaotic something to be de employee, a confident young New hm.~sehold which includes Lala's sired. That is a little Yorker named Joe Farkas; comes on bubbly personality, Adolph and harsh, but the play is a the scene, he becomes a likely can- Boo's constant bickering and little light on some very didate. · Reba's interesting perspective. possible dramatic However, in Boo's eyes, Farkas' Sunny attends a university in the storylines. The happy Eastern European heritage leaves North and is refined, educated and ending occurs (as with him several rungs down the social calmer than ,the rest of the family. all romantic comedies), ladder. Instead, Joe falls for Lala's She is a calming element for the but the life just didn't debutante cousin su·nny, leaving later scenes the audience can appre seem to come out of the Lala hoping for a call from Peachy ciate. characters as well as it Weil, one of the South's most should. prominent bachelors. .TheJfad Before the night called Ballyhoo Ballyhoo. The entire play builds The Buzz is over, everyone involved in this up to "the event of the season" and This is an interesting warmly funny play learns some bit the revolving set reveals. a classic performance because of tersweet lessons about love, faith piece of set-building. work. It's a the historical back and the importance of family. shame the play spends less than 15 ground. minutes on the scene. Although Atlanta 'in 1939, The Good beautiful, it was rather disappoint- foreshadowing Hitler's The set is incredible. John Ezell . ing in that aspect. invasion of Poland and . PHOTO COURTESY OF PLAYHOUSE IN THE PARK has created a beautiful set for the The character Lala Levy, played the premiere of "Gone Boo Levy (played by Ann Ducati, standing) and her daughter Lala (Patricia production. The Freitag/Levy by Patricia Dalen, ·seems to be the With the Wind," makes Dalen) prepare for Ballyhoo, the Jewish social event of the season in "Last houseisperfectiysetin thel~te '30s character who should be the for an interesting time Night of Ballyhoo" at the Playhouse in the Park; style. The furniture in the dining audience's favorite. of innocence for the room set posse~ses the classic glow. . Her role _as_ a. daugl:tter _bejng or-: famjly who soo_n lllay be bro~_e~ up n~tion that W'!- can now learn les Park presents ''The Last Night of of the South. dered around by a controlling mom, by the war on the ·horizon. · · sons from and apply to our own Ballyhoo" by Alfred Uhry through Also, his simple design for the Boo Levy (Ann Ducati), is the first The play is solid quality and lives. Feb. 18. For tickets or more infor Ballyhoo event captured the ro- string of the story we are exposed worth seeing. No new ground is mation, call 421-3888. mance with radical (for the time) to. broken theatrically, but the play pre The Info window designs mixed with clas- However, Lala's flightiness sents old stereotypes and discrimi- The Cincinnati Playhouse in the -MOVIE RE.VIEW- Big names not enough to save 'Cradle' JOAN CUSACK,- BILL MURRAY, CARY ELWES CAN'T SEEM TO GET TIM ROBBINS' CREATION OFF THE GROUND BY BRYAN ERWIN from Mussolini and hire a commu- .working class to rise up against were probably thinking "good, ventriloquism to two men who ob: Guest Writer nist painter to create a mural for the them. maybe that will cut 10 or 15 min viously lack the ability is hilarious; Possible answer on afoture epi- lobby of the Rockefeller Center, but . After hearing testimony fro~ utes from the movie." · . .The· aforementioned Cusack sode of "Jeopardy'': This was· ere- the government does not seem to Hazel Huffmari '(J~~n Cus~ck), a The lack of connection with the does an excellent job as Hazel, and ated during the Great Depression to notice these activities. clerk in the theater employment of characters is not due to a lack of Cary Elwes turns in a fine perfor provide cheap performances of In the middle of all this, the the fice who is determined to prove trying on the actors' part, though. mance as John Houseman, the pro plays and keep theater profession- ater is producing a play entitled, communists run the theater, the The cast includes many big names ducer who has ·his hands full with als employed. · ironically enough, "Cradle Will Senate cuts thousands of jobs and and a number of strong perfor the egomaniacal Welles. The questio.n, of course, is Rock." · refuses to let the play open. mances. Thus, it is even more of a · Ultimately though, "Cradle Will "What is the Federal Theatre Marc Blitzstein (Hank Azaria) This sounds tragic, but the audi shame that at least one. of these Rock" fails to get the audience to Project?" labored in his apartment for several ence does not experience a sense of characters was not expanded a little really care about the characters. Interesting little bit of trivia? months over this play, his muse ap sorrow, as the story fails to be en ·more. {\!though there is a large assem Certainly. Interesting enough for a parently coming in the form of a gaging enough for anyone to care. Bill Murray, in particular, con blage of talent in the cast, there is two-hour-plus mov.ie? Sure, why woman; presumably his deceased . The film lacks a central charac- tinues his recent run of playing a still not quite enough talent to over not? At least, Tim Robbins· must · wife, and a guy with·a thick accent. ter and so no strong· connection to supporting character as well as that come the less than engaging story. have thought so, or he would not When Blitzstein is tossed in jail . any of the characters is felt. character can be played. Newswire Rating: ** have written "Cradle Will Rock." after calling the police a name that Since almost all of the charac- In this case, he plays a ventrilo The movie tells the ~·mostly true" · shall not be repeated here,.he comes · ters were actual people, perhaps· quist who falls for Hazel. A scene stories of many people involved up with the perfect ending for his Robbins assumes the audience will·.· in which Murray is forced to teach with the Federal Theatre Project, as . play and presents it to the theater. already know their historical back- well as three wealthy businessmen. The play is well received and the . ground, · The common thread tying these sto- arrogant Orson Welles (Angus Those with more knowledge of. ries together is communism, .or . MacFadyen), then of ~'The . the time period than myself may get rather, the perceived. presence of Shadow" fame, now of "Citizen more outofthis movie, but the non communism. Kane" fame, signs on as director. histocy majors in the audience are Those fovolved with the theater .Welles has a vision for this play that left in the cold. . · · are called before Senator Dies and . . no one else shares .. His pushiness With this lack of focus, the .his committee to testify about "un;- -in getting his way is amusing. movie tends to drag its feet quite a American" activities rumored to be The government, which funds bit. · occurring. the theater, is less than thrilled to When soldiers prevented the At the same time, however, the hear about this pro-union play, play from being· performed in the . wealthy b.usinessmen ~uy paintings which. tl,ley fe~l. encourages the theater, many in. the movie theater 14 week ofJANUARY 26, 2000 ·DIVERSIONS ··.·THE XAVIER NEWSWIRE I N Y 0 U R E A ·R. Mann's voice adds a couple "Goodbye Stranger" and "Logical shots of scotch whiskey to the song, Song," which, even if you are not managing to make it even more de familiar with them, you swear you BY "THE, FAT MAN" pile on generous toppings oflet- pressing. have heard before, round out this GuestWriter foce, tomatoes, onions, pickles The rest of tbe disc shares simi album. These songs help to main . l\Vok~ u~ $~tuf~~y aft~moon atid mayonnaise. If you fancy lar snippets of the lonely aspects of tain the nostalgic feel of the album. @;i~nd 5'1im~.j~stiir~lnefof the some ketchup or mustard; you life. "You Do" reads like a _bedtime Overall, the disc serves, inde mosf hµportant meal of: the ,day, µiustapply thein c1elicately at your . story with a heroine who loves a pendent of the film, as an enjoyable >' OFF-CAMPUS HOUSING FOR Newyear. XAVIER STUDENTS! Know more. MlctosoftPress This is a 16 unit apartment complex. Available for 1 or 2 students, 5 room apart ments that have private rooms with a kitchen and bathroom. Also 3 room apartments with private rooms that include a kitchen and bathroom. Furnished or Unfurnished! M~ •h1m .. 'r•O-P• •fWl••cHrWflatV..'"Lootd,..,01 All Utilities 1ncluded!. •. 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Note the flattened ears, the · be really interesting to hear ,\ testant incessantly followed by to win $300, which is some frac age traditionally served in a big squinting eyes and the pentago someone talk about them .. Say d. Rob Morrow who annoys him with tion. with a bunch of threes in it of ·ol' bowl around Christmas time. nal tail standing at attention. Also "Superbowl, Schmuperbowl," at ij) . '1' a fake Boston accent? Have you 1,000,000. (Math whiz I ain't.) Or a month after Christmas. Well, pay attention to the strangely mis 7:30 p.m. _to go listen to Dr. '.:; seen the new version of this show, Come to the University Center what the hell, it is Friday after all. shapen oval body and severed Keith H.S. Campbell speak :jf with host Maury "Mr. Connie Theatre'from 9 p.m. to 11 p.m., · Wassail your brains out! front limb. Yes, it's clear this about "The Ethics of Cloning 1j; Chung" Pavich? Ralphie had to procure a ticket, then hope against . bunny was drawn by a girl with and Transgenic Technology" in ;~r answer questions like "What was hope you will be one of the lucky As Ned Flanders once said, paltry computer skills and fierce the University Center 1:heatre. k': Lincoln's fourth Civil War ones called on stage to answer ran "Stella, Stella, you're puttin' me writer's block. f:j: general's horse's caretaker's dom questions for money. through hell-a!" Find out what Eden Park is frosty this· time hl.'. name?" The schmucks on the new he was singing about when the of year, so the jazz guitar con show are inundated with stumpers English Club watches "A Street cert at 2:30 p.m. will likely be r: ~·... : about the Mall of America and 11:b1d;~1J!SI car Named Desire" at 6:30 p.m. January 30 sparsely populated. Or maybe [':· "Melrose Plac~." Sign me up! [: January 27 You'll also get to eat gumbo and Time was you could look down the theater is inside. Pick 'em. f. i:. Got some time on your hands? other Cajun type food, like ... sau the schedule at the beginning of . Throughout the South we have You probably will, because noth sage gumbo and ... sundry other the men's basketball season and ·.·~- a· little establishment called IHOP, [' ing is going on today. During this gumbos. Bring some food or a tick off the opponents: "Win, win, !: i~ . the International House of Old large beverage or $1, and grab an blowout, win, good game and t respite, think of something to January 31 ~~ People. I mean Pancakes. People rhyme with "month." Or "silver." English Club member or Dr. Sousa eventual win, maybe lose, win ... " i go crazy over it, presumably be Pick up norns, as we say in the [ You'll be thinking for a long time, to tell you where to bring it. etc. Not so these days. Which . cause of the convenient acr EVER DREAM OF BEING RESTAURANT JOB LINE JANET JACKSON? i,. Off-Campus Housing Oxford Apartments Make it a reality! Apply today for the 1005 Dana Avenue Homecoming 2000 Student Parade Committee! Raise money for your club/organization by -Free heat promoting products and -Walk to campus POSITIONS AVAILABLE events on your campus. -Cable hook-up Promotions Chair -Parking Entries & Line Chair * Great earnings * Set your own hours -Air-Conditioning Float Contest Chair * No sales involved Banner Contest Chair Accepting Applications $320andup Band Contest Chair American Passage Media, Inc. Campus Rep Program Manager: Art Office: Seattle, WA DETAILS 961-3786 474.. 5093 Applications are available at the SAC .Office, the Communter Info Center, the Info Desk and the Alumni House located at 3814 soo.481.2434 ~xt.4ss1 Ledgewood! Completed applications are due February 9, 2000! [email protected] Questions? Call Megan Stiens Mull 745-4266.