Football Involvement Review Sports Wrap-Up Fair Opinion On Campus Page 4 Eagles Parking Interview Page3 Page 2 PageS PageS THE DO E Student ~wspaper of Widener llniversity Volume 51INumber 2 Friday, September 19, 1997 "Broken trust" between Wilson .and Widener By Anthony Leone "It's a broken trust," Wilson said, Assistant News· Editor going on to say she feels Widener broke its promise to keep the house a dignified The Sigma Sigma Sigma sorority has place. She also said that relations moved into new quarters this year - a between her and the university are closed. house 13th and Potter streets that used to ''I'll have nothing to do with that house the university art museum. Not school again," she said. everyone is happy about it. Rebecca Warda, collections manager Eleanor Wilson, a Massachusetts for the art museum, said the museum had woman whose family used to own the to be moved out of the house. The envi­ home, is upset that the university will no ronment was too damp and the lights had longer use it as an art museum. to be placed too close to the paintings, Wilson's mother, Florence Wetherill she said. Both conditions can damage Wilson, left the house to St. Paul's works of art. In the new museum, she Episcopal Church when she died in 1980. said, the lights are a good distance away Church officials felt they could not afford from the paintings and there is a better the home, so they approached Wilson storage area to keep the art work safe. about selling the old house to Widener. "She wanted her mother's house to be During an interview with The Dome, an art museum, but . practically it can't The forme·r residence of the Art Museum which now Wilson said the courts allowed her moth­ be," Warda said. "I was sorry that she was houses the sorority Sigma Sigma Sigma er's will to be broken so the university upset and I wish she could understand." Olympics and City Team Ministries. like to clean the carpets and reupholster - -CbUlt1' !HI~ouse.-Wilson wanted the The sisters of Tri-Si'gma are pleased Daniels said there will never be any some of the chairs left to them from the house to have a dignified use, and she did with their new house. parties in the new home, because she and art museum. not object to an art museum. "All we talked about last year was our her sisters do not want any of the furni­ Daniels said she would welcome a But this year, when the art museum new house," said Beth Daniels, the presi­ ture to be damaged. The only parties they visit from Wilson. was moved into the new University dent of the sorority. She said Tri-Sig was may have will be at other sorority or fra­ "We want to keep the house the way Center, the school decided to use the picked for the house because of their high ternity houses, she said. house as a residence for one of the Greek G.P.A. and because of their community Tri-Sigma would like to do some Mrs. Wilson and the school left it for us," organizations. service with groups such as Special remodeling to the old home. They would she said. Widener gets WIRED II 'J" iee""e""4",a,,,ee 'T"to __ II _... .. ...... '.1 .. By Lori Townsend network. The facuity, staff, and adminis­ Staff Writer tration are also being connected to the new network with the same network kits A major network infrastructure as the ones for the students being con­ brothers of upgrade is being felt by the students, fac­ nected. Director oflnformation Services, Theta were recently ulty and administration. It has been in the Linda Taylor says, "It is putting connec­ Isaddened by the news that planning and processing stages for the tivity at every desktop, every classroom, of their beloved mem- past two years by Information and every pillow at every dorm room." Technology Services (ITS). Half of the The old backbone of the computer net­ time, ITS was in the planning stages of work for the main campus has been the upgrade and the other half was spent replaced by the the Acronymous Transfer on the implementation process. The lea~ Mode (ATM) network. The importance of person for this upgrade is the Director of this network is that it is the type of net­ Technology, Gary Haberman. Right now work that will allow the university to the upgrade is concentrated on the main carry data, voice, and video over the same campus, but there are plans for the cabling plant. The testing of this network Delaware and Harrisburg campuses. began in May of this year, and has con­ This new network is affecting the uni­ tinued throughout the entire summer. versity in many ways with many changes The new network has been created to occurring within the computing depart­ meet the necessities of the university's ment known as ITS and within the func­ needs in the present, and in the future. tions of the university. A major part of the ITS (Computer Seryices) went through a upgrade that involves the students is aggressive acquisition bid throughout the called Widener Information Resources In network industry, and secured a good Every Dorm (WIRED). The residential competitive price from all the vendors halls have been cabled and most, if not all taking place in this process. While ITS of them have been connected to access was looking into a new network, they the network. The students need to pur­ kept in mind the high demand on campus chase a network kit provided by the uni­ versity in order to be connected to the continued on page 6 Quote of the Week: "Who's the winner tonight, huh? Mikey. Mikey's the winner." --Trent, Swingers Page 2 THE DOME Friday, September 19, 1997 EDITORIAL PAaE [_U__ __ __ ___ ___ .u••••• Art~ ~. ~~~~~ ·~·~ · ~9~tr~~~r.y · A look at campus parking There are two sides to every argument. In the "battle" over the new house of the Sigma By 'Betsy Ferris Sullivan recommends that students invest Sigma Sigma sorority, things aren't all flowers and candy. Elanor Wilson, the daughter Staff Writer in The Club', if nothing else it can work of the previous owner of the house on 13th and Potter street, does not see the sorori­ as a theft deterrent. ty's move as beneficial to anyone. She even goes as far as to bash Widener in a recent When was the last time you went to Widener staff and students are article in the Delaware County Daily TImes. She seems to view sororities as "snob­ WAWA for a snack and came back to required to register their vehicles with bish," who throw "nasty parties sometimes," and may desecrate the reason why her campus and the closest parking spot was Campus Safety, and obtain a parking per­ mother lC?ft the house to Widener. There is no reason for this animosity, however. As a ten minute walk from your dorm. Or, mit. Parking stickers are available to any stated in our front page article, Tri Sigma has the highest GPA on campus and is not how about all of you commuters... can student and there is no limit to the num­ involved in any business that would defame their living quarters. What Ms. Wilson is you find a spot on campus if you don not ber of stickers they will supply to the also not aware of is the fact that sororities in general are not allowed to throw "nasty come to Widener by 8 .' ,. $1 • I"nrnrnunity. The prices parties," and do not condone alcoholic beverages on the premesis. Tri Sigma, as do all am. The lack of park­ as follows: ing availability has .' IResidents $30 per aca- of their ' fellow sororities, strive to maintain a level of respect and behavior that is ., .. z;;--; -·'r~. "llL4.. -:.' to. become a steadily year, Day . expected from the faculty and student body. l ~, . NCb. Another point that Ms. Wilson makes is that she would have taken more action if there growing problem at $20, and was something put down on paper. This in itself shows that Widener probably didn't Widener for some Students $10. plan on the house being the first and final home for the Widener Art Gallery. The deci­ time. sion to change with the times was completely under the jurisdiction of the administra­ The issue of park­ PARKING tion. One of the directors of the Art Museum even stated to the Times that the house ing may, however, was in fact a bad place for the works of art. Taking their responsibility seriously, they be an issue of lack quickly found a new, better and more appropriate home for the art that is even more parking but rather accessible. With the change, Widener gains a lovely house for a sorority determined to matter of maintain its dignity, and a more visible area to display art that deserves to be preserved. nience. Mr. ·problem and an incon­ Sullivan, Director venience. There are r - - - .- ------- .- -- .- .-, Campus Safety, feels possible solutions to that the problems cen­ the increasing prob­ I All letters to the editors or opinio'n pieces must be submitted I ter more around stu-~ ''M'"'! lem. Through the dents' desire to walk. There are many lots demolition of fraternity houses and the with a name and phone number in order to be published. available to us, however many students acquisition of the "Luke Motors" proper­ I ,I want the spot right next to the door, not ty there are now many new open areas I.