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Ithaca College Digital Commons @ IC The thI acan, 1990-91 The thI acan: 1990/91 to 1999/2000 1-29-1991 The thI acan, 1991-01-31 Ithaca College Follow this and additional works at: http://digitalcommons.ithaca.edu/ithacan_1990-91 Recommended Citation Ithaca College, "The thI acan, 1991-01-31" (1991). The Ithacan, 1990-91. 17. http://digitalcommons.ithaca.edu/ithacan_1990-91/17 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, 1990-91 by an authorized administrator of Digital Commons @ IC. The ITHACAN The Newspaper For The Ithaca College Community Vol. 58, No. 17 Thursday, January 31, 1991 24 pages Free Ithacans march on D.C A bustoad of IC students were among those participating In a natlonal peace rally In Washington, D.C. last weekend. Ithacan / Sharon Perks 'I don't 11·ke what my were not mad enough over the erans also took part in the protest. seus National Guard unit in early situation and that protesting wasn't Alexandra Gayek, a 36-year-old January, is currently building roads librarian !rom lthaca who was andservmginolhersupportcapac1- country is doing' an;!t~~;~r~1~::;~~~cj among the more than 500 local resi ties. can do to stop something I don't dents who attended said, "This is Beichel explained that her By Michael Demasi the Middle East, attracted scores of think is right." my country and I don't like what brother joined the military because, Drawn by fear, curiosity, or a protcslors from across the United Othcrs,suchasAdamAgard'92, my country is doing. I feel a respon "where I live, that's what men do." need to speak their minds, more States, including groups such as went as an observer ratherthan as a sibility to speak up." As the marchers wound past the than 50 IC studenL'> ventured to V cterans for Peace and the National participant. Ray Pompilio, a 45-year-old heavily guarded South entrance to Washington D.C. this past Satur- African-American Network Agan! described the experience Vietnam veteran from Ithaca, sup the White House they were con day to join tens of thousands gath- Against U.S. Intervention in the as"eye-opcning"andsaid, "Attimes ported the protests in America while fronted by approximately 300 creel to protest the war in the Persian Gulr. the protest seemed like a sounding serving his tour of duty. He ex counter-demonstrators who had Gulf. Armed with small make-shift boardforothcrpeople'sargumenL<;. plained, "I was more upset about grouped in a small park there. lnaspcctacleofbanncrs,chants, signs, cameras, or" simply their Some groups were there for their the treatment when I got back." A cheer of"Support our troops" and peace signs, the marchers, esti- voices, the IC students joined in the own cause." Many of those present also had resounded through the counter mated at between 75,000 and march down Pennsylvania Avenue Like many of her peers, Melissa direct tics to troops currently serv demonstrators as many waved pho 300,000, made their way through toward the White House. Pardi, '92, had never been to a pro- ing in the war. tos of George Bush and signs that the streets of Washington to a rally Some, like Jennifer Crabb '94, test as large as this. Helen Beichcl, a 29-ycar-old read, "We Support America" and featuring the president of the Na- used the opportunity to express her Though Pardi made the trip, she self-described peace activist from "Go Desert Storm, Free Kuwait." tional Organization for Women, views on the war. said, "The real good could have Washington, D.C., carried a si~n Jonathan Dcseve, an I 8-vcar Molly Yard and the Rev. Jesse Crabb said, 'Tm just one more been done before the fighting that read, "End the Killing, Bring old high school student from Jackson. body out there showing people we started." My Brother Home." Chantilly, Virginia, hdd a large The demonstration, organized by want peace." Working professionals, students, Bcichcl's brother, who was American flag with three other the National Campaign for Peace in Justin Smith '94, insisted people and several thousand Vietnam vct- called to duty from his Massachu- See "March." page 2 B us in es s applications down More on Sto.ndents for By Jacki Donati According lo Business School (AACSB) accreditation. Peace discuss Colleges and universities around Dean David Long, another reason "AACSB accreditation is a five the war the country are experiencing a sig- for the decline may be attributed to year process that we began almost 2 ways to protest years ago. It involves four major By Katherine Hurns nificant decrease in the number of demographics. "For the next four "v War-related topics applicants to their business schools, or five years, most colleges arc Lf-iings: faculty, curriculum, library - One wcckaftcrtl1c United States' materials, and computing," Long to be discussed ~ initial air attack on Iraq, StudcnL, and Ithaca College is not exempt looking at a drastic decline in the at forums ...................... 2 from this trend. numbersofhighschoolseniorswho said. for Peace in the Middle East gath "I don't know the specific num- will be entering colleges. I believe "In the fourth year, (of the five "v Professors discuss ered to find ways to protest military ber right now. It's around 25 per- thedeclinein theeastwillberoughly year process), we'll prepare a media coverage ........... 3 action in the Gulf. cent,"ProvostThomasLonginsaid. 27 percent," Long said. document called a self-study that According to coordinator Matt professor According lo Longin, the decline is "Business, for a lot of students, will deal with all of these issues. If V TV /R ZipeLO, the attendance LO the group's a matter of concern but isn't that looked like a glorious thing LO do all is well, they (AACSB) will visit shares knowledge of meeting is down from pre-war Middle East .................. 4 severe. He said that what he really and not too much work. What they us in the fall of 1993 and rate our levels. Zipeto contributed the lack watchesforarcradicalshiftswhich found out was it's damned hard success. Then they will recommend V More than 200 of students to the fact that other last longer than three years work, it's a very demanding disci- us for accreditation," Long said. students attend forum infonnation sessions on the Gulf Longin said that there is a type of pline," Longin said. According to Long, the business in support of the war .... 6 War were held the same evening. pendulum effect in American higher Dean of Admissions Peter Stace school curriculum was revised to "There's bc,'n a lot of noise out educationthatpersistsinaparticular said he sees a decline nationally in mecl the AACSB standards. "The V Opinion: Media of Ithaca," Zip..:to said. Most stu curriculum path for 3-5 years. business school interest standards are of sufficient rigor that needs more access dents who arc protesting U.S. Likewise, President James J. Longin cites schools such as once we have achieved them, our to information ............... 7 military action arc in support of Whalen is not concerned about the Syracuse University and B'Jston business school will stand as one of • Washington rally military pcrsonrd. Zipcto said, application drop off. "College is all University as also seeing a drop off the 15 exclusively undergraduate photos ................... 12-13 "It's more of a feeling for pcaceful about exploring. Students are go- in business school enrollment institutions (in the U.S.) that are movement. Iknowfewpcoplewho ing for a liberal ans type of educa- -. Long said that to in order gain accredited, n Long said. • Demonstrators are anti-military personnel. I have tion, and then .shift in ttieir sopho- _ more prestige. the business school "The AACSB is really a good rally support for friends over there. They 're not the more or junior year to their choice is 5':Cking American Assembly of - housekeeping seal of approval," U.S. policy .................. 12 ones who arc making the policy. of study," Whalen said. · - Collegiate Sc~ools of Busi;Dess according to Pre.sident Whalen. See "IPeece," page 2 • • I • , 2 THE ITHACAN January 31, 1991 Peace----- of the downtown Ithaca commu IC recycling program continued rrom page I nity have written a proposal that "There is no way to They're just doing what they're Ithaca be made a sanctuary city for win this war. People starts to make a difference told." military registers. are terrified. This is a By Christa Anoll sorting stock and sorts it themselves. Students were urged to flood the Zipeto explained that if Ithaca great, great tragedy, " The recycling project that was According lO Cobane, the con- White House with phone calls and were declared a sanctuary city. the started in 1988 by Todd Pettocelli 1amersoutsideofthe rcsidcnce halls letters calling for a peaceful reso town government would legally not -Professor of Sociology as a pilot program in three aca coot about S 11,000. lution lO the war. cooperate with the federal govern Michael Yarrow demic buildings is now in full swing. "We've spent in the neighbor Professor Michael Yarrow said ment or the Secret Service's efforts Since the beginning of the se hood of S100,000 to start up the protestors should demand a cease to find .. draft dodgers" living in effect on government policy during mester, there have been containers program," Cobane said. fire now to work out the conflict Ithaca. the Vietnam War.anddidnotreally located near the dumpsters outside Physica1 Plant hired an additional through peace.