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Ursinus College Digital Commons @ Ursinus College Ursinus College Grizzly Newspaper Newspapers 11-2-1999 The Grizzly, November 2, 1999 Stephanie Restine Ursinus College Erny Hoke Ursinus College Dan Reimold Ursinus College Jennifer Heil Ursinus College Ann Van Buren Ursinus College See next page for additional authors Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.ursinus.edu/grizzlynews Part of the Cultural History Commons, Higher Education Commons, Liberal Studies Commons, Social History Commons, and the United States History Commons Click here to let us know how access to this document benefits ou.y Recommended Citation Restine, Stephanie; Hoke, Erny; Reimold, Dan; Heil, Jennifer; Buren, Ann Van; Brooks, Branden D.; Braiterman, Cory; Sheaffer, Steven; Tessena, Kelly; Pope, Joe; Maynard, Andy; Noone, Tim; Hampton, Aaron; McCoy, Scott; Patton, Susan; and Shaughnessy, Fran, "The Grizzly, November 2, 1999" (1999). Ursinus College Grizzly Newspaper. 450. https://digitalcommons.ursinus.edu/grizzlynews/450 This Book is brought to you for free and open access by the Newspapers at Digital Commons @ Ursinus College. It has been accepted for inclusion in Ursinus College Grizzly Newspaper by an authorized administrator of Digital Commons @ Ursinus College. For more information, please contact [email protected]. Authors Stephanie Restine, Erny Hoke, Dan Reimold, Jennifer Heil, Ann Van Buren, Branden D. Brooks, Cory Braiterman, Steven Sheaffer, Kelly Tessena, Joe Pope, Andy Maynard, Tim Noone, Aaron Hampton, Scott McCoy, Susan Patton, and Fran Shaughnessy This book is available at Digital Commons @ Ursinus College: https://digitalcommons.ursinus.edu/grizzlynews/450 There are 1W facts, only interpretations. THE· GRIZZLY ---Friedrich Nietzsche Volume XXIII Number VII The Student Newspaper of Ursinus College November 2nd, 1999 Is Safety an Issue on Campus? Franceen Shaughnessy major, stated that there are a News Editor few students on campus who Violence on campus is are "making it bad for others" always frightnening; even more butshe still does feel safe while so when it happens on yo ur on campus. campus. During the past two Katie Breidenbach, weeks there have been several senior Sociology major, recalls reported incidents of assaults. an incident that her house, One occurred during Schreiner, had with a local Homecoming weekend and the townsman who kept on entering other occurred this past weekend. the house and harassing the Both incidents are under residents. "We'vehadproblems investigation by campus with an off campus guy but I authorities. Due to the time still feel safe because we're all constraints of The Grizzly, aware of it and we don 't let President Strassburger and the anyone in we don 't lmow." Also Trick-or-treating in UC dorms, Residence Life staff members got into the Halloween spirit. Campus Safety/Security office the house has bars on the first Staff Photo by Erny Hoke could not respond to this subject floor windows and the door is for this week's paper. locked. parts that may produce clues will Despite these alarming This high level ofsafety be shipped to differentplaces for trends in violence students seem felt by some ofthe student body Payne Stewart, Golfer, Dies analysis. unfazed. Erica Dietrich, senior could be the result of the job However, it could be Exercise and Sport Science continued on page 3 in Plane Crash several months before the wreckage is fully analyzed. Franceen Shaughnessy possible explanation for the crash Many students on campus felt News Editor is that a loss of cabin pressure the impact of Stewart's death. The Learj et carrying occurred soon after take off from Jason Wetherington, freshman legendary PGA golfer Payne Florida. This loss of cabin Excerise and Sport Science Stewart and five other pressure would then cause major, said that, "No matter how passengers crashed after everyone on board to die or lose good Stewart was doing on the running out of fuel. The plane consciousness. golfcourse, he always made time was going 600 mph when it Military planes for his family." struck the ground. shadowed the jet as it made its Also William VanSant, On Monday, October journey nine miles above land. junior Economics and Business 25th, the Learjet flew 1,400 When the plane ran out offuel, it Administration major, added: miles across the country until it spiraled and plummeted two miles "Stewart was a great player, but ran out of the fuel. During the until it crashed. The plane then his sportsmanship was his Payne Stewart signs autographs after finishing the 1,400 mile, the plane is carved a 10-foot-deep crater in foremost quality. In a sport with second round ofthe Disney Classic, his last suspected to have been on the ground. a lot of big heads, he was a great professinal tournament. (AP) autopilot. Government officials The wreckage was taken guy." and pilots stated that one to a hanger in Aberdeen, and continued on page J2 NEWS FEATURES OPINIONS A&E SPORTS A First for National Senior Halloween Collegiate Problems with UC Volleyball shuts French Week Bash Racism televised wrestling out Swarthmore Page 2 Page 6 Page 9 Pagett Page 16 Page 2 The Grizzly NEWS November 2, 1999 News Summaries THE Franceen Shaughnessy Democratic politicians including Mayor province where Adolf Hitler was born, News Editor Rendell joined Clinton at the rally. In a who where planning a "political coup." According to the Austrian Press Agency, Weird News: city with a 4-1 Democratic ratio in voter a total of69 people have been questioned GruZZJLY KENAI, Alaska-Frank Kufel, a retired registration and whose last Republican teacher originally trained as a geologist, mayor left office atthe end of1951 , Street and most of the eight unidentified organizers have been arrested. In was surprised when he butchered his goose is locked in a tight race with Republican searches of about 40 houses, police ERNYHOKE and found gleaming flakes ofgold inside. mayoral candidate Sam Katz. So far, Kufel has discovered 12 flakes discovered Nazi propaganda material, and about $10 to $12 worth. Some of the National News: as well as, weapons and ammunition. STEPHANIERESTINE flakes were flattened so thin that he could WASHINGTON -Maj orphone College News: Editors-in-Chief hardly pick them up with tweezers, while companies are urging their customers to SYRACUSE, New York (Syracuse others were several millimeters long. NOT pick up their phone after midnight University)-The Daily Orange reported on New Year's Eve. They fear that DR. LYNNE on Wednesday, October 27th, that The Local News: millions ofpeople will pick up their phones Syracuse University Rape: Advocacy, EDWARDS PHILADELPHIA-President Clinton to check for a dial tone, which will increase Prevention and Education Center Faculty Advisor visited the campus of La Salle University the chance of a telecommmunications announced "an increase in reported cases on Friday, October 29th, in order to traffic jam. The big phone companies say of violence against SU women." Since support fellow Democratic and mayoral that they've already solved their Year September 1st, Director Dolores Card FRANCEEN candidate John F. Street. Clinton urged 2000 computer problems. SHAUGHNESSY the audience to "reward [Street's] record" noted, the center received 21 reported for being a "young, vigorous, brilliant World News: rape cases of SU students. This all News Editor comes shortly after New York State public servant." Sen. Edward Kennedy VIENNA, Austria-Austrian police Gov. George E. Pataki introduced a new (D., MASS.) and some ofthe city's ranking uncovered a neo-Nazi group, in the DANREIMOLD initiative to reduce sex crimes. Features Editor A First forNational French Week: Ursinus College Participates in the First Year for National French Week JOE POPE A&EEditor Franceen Shaughnessy News Editor French speaking nations has its own Professor Trout explained, wi ll be CHRIS COCCA culture. This week will emphasize the highlighted by the fact that all of the importance ofFrench and its relevance to money raised from the activities will be Opinion Editor The American Association of the many world cultures that share this donated to a group of women in French Teachers ofFrench, the French Embassy, language. speaking Burkina Faso, which is a sub and the American Cultural services has CORY BRAITERMAN Professor Trout stated that, "[The Saharan African country, on the West announced that a national French week Sports Editor Coast. The money will take place for will help the Burkina the first year. Faso women to buy The SUE FIALKOWSKI school supplies for a National French Photo Editor literary campaign. Week, or La Some of the Semaine activities that will HEATHERGURK Nationale De La help in raising money Francophonie, Advertising Manager for the Burkina Faso will include all of women include a the French "crepe party" that Editorial Policy speaking will take place along All letters and articles submitted to countries across with a speaker from The Grizzly must be signed by the the world. For Bryn Mawr College author. In the interest of content Ursinus College, on November 11 th in integrity, anonymous articles will the week will be not be published. Opinions that Olin 104. Also a table organized by the appear in articles are those of those will be located French Club. authors, and not necessarily those of outside of Wismer Professor Colette the student body or administration. dining room on Trout, advisor The Grizzly reserves the right to edit November 10th for the French any submission for grammatical, during common hour legal, and/or spatial purposes. Club and chair of with posters and other the Modern information Language Department, said that, "The Submissions to The Grizzly can be week] will benefit the whole student body concerning the week. The student dropped off in the submission box on week is about giving visibility to French since as a College we are committed to body will be able to participate in a the second floor stairwell of speaking countries and their cultures." diversity and internationalization of our variety ofactivities.