The Ithacan, 1994-09-08

Ithaca College Digital Commons @ IC The thI acan, 1994-95 The thI acan: 1990/91 to 1999/2000 9-8-1994 The thI acan, 1994-09-08 Ithaca College Follow this and additional works at: http://digitalcommons.ithaca.edu/ithacan_1994-95 Recommended Citation Ithaca College, "The thI acan, 1994-09-08" (1994). The Ithacan, 1994-95. 3. http://digitalcommons.ithaca.edu/ithacan_1994-95/3 This Newspaper is brought to you for free and open access by the The thI acan: 1990/91 to 1999/2000 at Digital Commons @ IC. It has been accepted for inclusion in The thI acan, 1994-95 by an authorized administrator of Digital Commons @ IC. Opinion ......................... 11 Stressing quality Off campus Off on the right foot Accent·········-··············· 12 Classifieds .................... 18 Right decision in maintaining Students take college living Women's field hockey Comics ......................... 19 standards for freshman class - 11 to the extreme 12 team takes season opener 20 Sports ........................... 20 Thursday, September 8,·1994 The Volume 62, Number 3 24 pages ITHACAN Free The Newspaper For The Ithaca College Community .... Newly renovated Terrace hit by graffiti •.J .,, By Kevin Harlin Ithacan News Editor The paint was barely dry on the newly renovated Terraces when someone added some paint of his or her own - graffiti. Workers from Colony Restoration Ser vices tried in vain to remove the vandalism from the back of Terrace 10 with a chemical solvent and a high-pressure water spray on Wednesday, Sept. 7. But, after several hours, Graffiti on back wall of Terrace 10 the graffiti remained, said Bruce Hatch, op first noticed the vandalism Friday morning, erations manager/assistant director of physi Sept. 2, while cleaning off faint graffiti and The lthacan/Ankur Dholakia cal plant. paint marks located on the cement supports A Colony Restoration Services employee uses a high-pressure water spray in an He initially estimated the clean-up effort to the buildings. itttempt to remove the graffiti discovered Friday, Sept. 2. The graffiti was not completely removed. would cost $400- however, because of the Hatch said the graffiti on the supporters difficulty, the graffiti removal may cost much was older and barely visible. Dan Golemboski, a Colony Restoration ferent cleaning chemicals on them before more. 'They were just finishing up some loose Services employee, said the roughly textured attempting to remove the graffiti again. He "It's hard not to take it personal when you ends there, and there was some old graffiti surface of the building hampered the removal said he did not know how long that could devote your summer to making something as that they were working on removing," he effort. take. attractive as you can," Hatch said. Terraces said. "What makes this a little difficult is the Hatch said the people responsible for the 6-IO reopened last month after an extensive The workers reported the fresher paint, texture of the surface," Golemboski said. graffiti are forcing the College to use valu renovation project this summer. which is only visible from the woods above "Smoother surfaces are easier." able resources and money to clean it. Workers from Turner Construction Co., the building, to Hatch, who called the Office Hatch said Physical Plant will obtain "It's just a waste of precious time and the company that renovated the buildings, of Campus Safety. samples of the siding materials and test dif- money," he said. Labor Day weekend leads to parties, violations students come back and have their warning, unless the caller is serious sphere was a bit calmer on campus, By Stacy Solovey first big weekend before classes," NABBED about pressing charges. according to Norman Wall, assis Ithacan Staff Haus said. However, if the department re tant director for campus safety. It seemed like under every resi Although the incidents varied City of Ithaca Police dealt with ceives three complaints within a Wall said one reason the campus dence hall door was a flyer for a throughout the weekend, Haus said about 60 violations of con fifteen minute time period regard remained calm was because kegs party this Labor Day weekend - two of the most common violations sumption of alcohol in a public ing the same party or if the party is and beer balls are prohibited on Tau Kapppa Epsilon, Sigma Epsi were public urination and the con area and public urination on out of control or reckless, the hosts campus property, discouraging lon, Delta Kappa and parties at the sumption of alcohol in public areas. the South Hill over the Labor will be issued a ticket and the party large parties. College Circle Apartments, as well 'These problems went from zero Day weekend. will be terminated, Haus said. "You don't get the big blowout as many others. to 60 this weekend," Haus said. Although scores of tickets were parties," he said. "And they're easy South Hill was the place for stu On the other hand, one student "I was surprised at how many issued for alcohol related incidents to detect once they're started." dents to be this weekend - it was found this weekend similar to other drunk people there were," Jen this weekend, Haus said the num Wall said the majority of prob also the place for the City of Ithaca weekends in regard to parties and Spears '98 said. ber of violations due to marijuana lems that occurred on campus this police department. rowdiness. In addition to the urination and was down in comparison to previ past weekend were minor noise The majority of judicial prob "It's been a big party since I alcohol violations, Haus said there ous years. complaints and alcohol violations. lems involving Ithaca College stu came back," Rachael Roberts '97 were a fair number of noise com There were approximately three About l Ostudents were ticketed dents during the three-day week said. plaints due to parties in the area. violations involving marijuana this for violating the Alc0hol Beverage end occurred on South Hill, said Another student, who attended a Haus said if the department is weekend, he said. Control Law which prohibits the Ithaca policfCapt. Randy Haus. party all three nights, was shocked called to a party for a noise com Although the city police were underage possession of alcohol with "It's always a shock when the to see the large amount of alcohol. plaint, the hosts will be given a kept busy this weekend, the atmo- the intent to consume. HOLIDAY HIT Going once, going twice, sold Some colleges use financial aid to 'bid' for incoming students universities across the country, re years." By Bridget Kelly sulting in the eruption of a financial Metzger said this competition Ithacan Staff aid bidding war between many insti hampered the College's enrollment Jeneen Venaro '98 said financial tutions. efforts. aid played a major role in her deci In a meeting with faculty mem "A number of our key competi sion to attend Ithaca College. bers on Monday, Aug. 29, President tors, particularly a number of smaller Verzaro, who applied to three mi.1er James J. Whalen explained the fi private liberal arts institutions, are schools, said she noticed some flex nancial aid jockeying. 'The gloves giving some very large packages to ibility with aid. were off," Whalen said. 'There was students that under our methodol "At first, the University of Roch deep discounting by other institu ogy, we would approach with only ester sent me a package of$ I 0,000, tions." either a Stafford loan or work study but when I said it wasn't enough, Larry Metzger, director of insti money," Metzger said. they came back with $12,000," she tutional research andenrollment plan 'They would then come back to said. ning, said the competition for stu us saying that a competitor institu Verzaro said she was offered an dents among private colleges this tion was going to give them $8,500 $11,000 aid package from Ithaca year was worse than ever. or $10,000 in terms of scholarship College initially, but when she wrote "It's much worse this year be -and why wouldn't we do thatr' he a letter to the school re-explaining cause there are institutions that have said. her financial aid situation, she re been suffering over the past three or Metzger said the College could ceived a larger package. four years from significant enroll not afford to match these offers. "We "I was overwhelmed," she said. ment declines," Metzger said. "In simply did not have the resources," The Ithacan/Patty String This is not an isolated incident, as 1994, we had the smallest number of he said. Studenta enjoy volleyball during the Labor Day picnic. enrollment is down at colleges and high school graduates we've had in See BIDDING, next page 2 The Ithacan September 8, 1994 BIDDING Continued from front page say we are about at the midpoint." aid just because he got an award More students Other institutions can afford to Metzger said compared to the from another school." givelargerpackagesforseveralrca· other institutions, the College is Joel Wincowski, dean of Ad sons, including using different pack relatively poor. '.The size of the missions and Financial Aid at .St. receiving aid aging methods, Metzger said. eqdowment per student enrolled is Lawrence University, said the He said not all of the need of substantially smaller," he said. school felt the effects of the bidding By Bridget Kelly "In other words, what students at Ithaca College is met In 1991, an auditing team from wars, though enrollment was not Ithacan Staff Peat Marwick Accounting Firm in hurt. you·re dealing with is with financial aid, and when giving The percentage of students at Rochester cautioned that the Col- Wincowski said the University a needy population or financial aid, the College looks for Ithaca College who receive fi lege would be in financial danger if is one of the first to get financial aid merit among students demonstrat· nancial aid increased 15 percent a population that the amount of money spent on ti- packages out in March.

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