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Ursinus College Digital Commons @ Ursinus College Ursinus College Grizzly Newspaper Newspapers 2-2-1999 The Grizzly, February 2, 1999 Erny Hoke Ursinus College Joanna Doyle Ursinus College Jenn Fyke Ursinus College Marc Clymer Ursinus College Stephanie Duncan 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 Hoke, Erny; Doyle, Joanna; Fyke, Jenn; Clymer, Marc; Duncan, Stephanie; Potts, Heather; Hess, Brian; Buchert, Kate; Cocca, Chris; Walker, Dave; Pope, Joe; Restine, Stephanie; Inglot, Kim; Church, Jeffrey; Nemphos, Lou; and Schaffer, Ted, "The Grizzly, February 2, 1999" (1999). Ursinus College Grizzly Newspaper. 432. https://digitalcommons.ursinus.edu/grizzlynews/432 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 Erny Hoke, Joanna Doyle, Jenn Fyke, Marc Clymer, Stephanie Duncan, Heather Potts, Brian Hess, Kate Buchert, Chris Cocca, Dave Walker, Joe Pope, Stephanie Restine, Kim Inglot, Jeffrey Church, Lou Nemphos, and Ted Schaffer This book is available at Digital Commons @ Ursinus College: https://digitalcommons.ursinus.edu/grizzlynews/432 It is not true that life is one damn thing after another... it's one damn thing over and over. HE RIZZLY - Edna St. Vincent Millay Volume XXii Number J[ The Student Newspaper of Ursinus College February 2, 1999 Wash Y our Worries Away February is Marc Clymer Special to The Grizzly Black History Month Starting on the first day of the Proponents say there are many The month of February is Leadership for the Present and the 1999 fall semester, the entire campus benefits to this system. One is thatthe new celebrated nationally as Black History Future" is this year's theme for Black will be converted to a cashless laundry machines will be cashless. This means Month. Here at Ursinus, we continue with History Month. Numerous films, system. F or the passed three years, that it will be just like doing laundry at that tradition as the office ofmulticultural speakers, and activities are scheduled Residence Hall Association (RHA) has home-no quarters needed. Possibly the services, the chaplain's office, S.U.N., throughout the month in celebration. been pursuing a conversion to a cashless most important benefit, however, is that and the Ursinus arts and lecture series laundry system. On Wednesday, Jan. all washers and dryers on campus will be sponsor numerous activities this month. See "Black History Month" p.2 27, Win Guilmette, vice president for replaced with brand new ones. ''The Legacy ofAfrican American finance and administration for the college, Students 1------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ signed say they Centralization of the believe the paper new Acadetnic Computing gIvIng system has RHAthe been a long JeooFyke g 0 - time In "It is a disadvantage for those Features Editor ahead. comIng. who don't have much experience with "I think Anyone who is a frequent user of computers and who would need an Students that it is computer labs on campus may have no expenenced technician on hand," said who live great that ticed quite a change after returning from freshman Tara Gore, who says she o n R H A winter break: there are no longer com uses the labs often. campus pus h e d puter consultants present in the labs. In However, it is important to kn 0 w this far and stead, all consultants, technicians, and mention that in the wake of these new how got a new staff are now centralized in one location changes the labs will not go totally expensIVe I a u n dry which may be found on the third floor of unsupervised. Computing services is do i n g s y s t e m Myrin Library. Complaints from many quick to reassure its students that the laundry that will be student consultants indicate manv believe student staff will be making hourly every Staff Photo by Lithe Missimer beneficial this change was not a change for the rounds to every lab to check up on such week can get. It costs $1 to wash a load to the students," said junior Anna Marie better. necessities as printer toner and paper, of laundry and at least $2 to dry. In an D' Alessio. Members of the computing ser- as well as any technical problems that average 14-week period, if a student Other students said the cashless vices student staff describe the new staff may have occurred. But some students does 3 loads oflaundry every two weeks system may not only be convenient, but organization as "babysitting," "ineffi say "rounds" may not be good enough. it would cost at l~ast $65. The new that it will also decrease vandalism which ciency," and "stupidity." Some consult "The general student popula system will cost only $20 per semester. often occurred with machines in dorms. ants said they believe these changes were tion may not be aware ofthese changes, The charge will be added to room and "As long as the students stay the result of a few student workers who but there should be someone in the labs board fees. responsible and don't abuse it, it will be would not show up for shifts, despite for any immediate problems that should "I hope that the student body fine," said sophomore Danielle Ohler. logging the hours on their timesheets. arise," said senior Stephanie Palmer. will be pleased to learn of this new "They won't have to worry about damage Students who do not have much Dr. John King, director of Computing program," Guilmette said. fines from the machines that are cash." of computer knowledge say this change See "Academic Computing" p.2 will be difficult to bear. NEWS FEATURES OPINIONS A&E SPORTS Black Post Confonnity One Woman Men's Basketball History Graduation as a Dramatization Still on Top of Month Opportunities Social Disease? Presented at Ursinus Centennial Conference Pages 1-2 Page 3 Page 4 PageS Page 7 Page 2 The Grizzly NEWS February 2, 199 The Class of 1999 Leaves The Grizzly Behind a "Comfortable" Legacy JOANNA DOYLE ERNY HOKE Kate Buchert will be installed so future students from the senior class, which Editors-in-Chief MELISSA FORBES Staff Writer will always remember the class works out to approximately Managing Editor of 1999. The committee is $2900. The pizza party will DR. LYNNE EDWARDS Tradition calls for every working with Fred Klee, director give every senior the FacultyAdvisor MELISSA FORBES STEPHANIE PALMER graduating class to present the ofphysical facilities, to determine opportunity to contribute by I • .Business Managers college with a senior gift. The what sort of furniture best suits donating $19.99 . gift not only benefits the Ursinus the space. John Leighton, ANDY GERCHAK News Editor STEPHANIE DUNCAN, JENN FYKE Features Editors community, but also ensures that A senior pizza party is assistant director of annual CHRIS COCCA Opinions Editor the seniors' memory will live on scheduled for Wednesday, Feb. giving says the senior gift is not JEFF CHURCH, LOU NEMPHOS Arts & Entertainment Editors KIM £NGLOT, TED SCHAFFER Sports Editors at Ursinus. 3, at 5 p.m. in Wismer Lower about the money, or even This year, the 1999 Lounge to help raise the funds furniture. Editorial Policy Senior Gift Committee has necessary to purchase the gift. "The senior gift helps All letters and articles submitted to The Grizzly must be signed by the author. decided to create a lounge area by Seniors Denise Velez and Melissa teach the students to give back In the interest of content integrity ,anonymous articles will notbe published. Opinions that appear in articles are those ofthose authors, and not necessari Iy furnishing the hallway outside Forbes, fundraising chairs for the [to the schoo I]," Leighton said. those ofthe student body or administration. The Grizzly reserves the right to the new Wismer bookstore. In gift committee, are hoping to "This is about leaving behind a editany submission for grammatical, legal, and/or spatial purposes. addition to the lounge, a plaque achieve at least 50 % participation lasting legacy." Black History Month .Academic Computing continued from page 1 continued from page 1 Each Sunday in February 17th Services, said he believes the changes include the possibility of all students and staffprovides February at 11 a.m., a special Birmingham 1960's, "Who Shall changes are actually more effi assigning a student technician to for a quick and easy way to guest will speak during the Lead Us?", Dr. Lynne ~dwards, cient than many students be each residence hall. Because keep track of all student chapel services held In assistant professor of lieve, and have resulted in a many ofthe problems Computing consultants and technicians. Bomberger Auditorium. communication studies and better Computing Services Services encounters involve King is quick to state February 7th theatre team. Although this "trial students who cannot access email that these changes are not a Rev. William Gipson, February 24th run" may not be a permanent and the internet, King said "punishment," while pointing Chaplain University of PowerandThe Vote, "Where We change, student consultants assigning someone to each hall out the benefits of the new Pennsylvania Go From Here", Dr. Kenneth will not be returning to the labs would help to alleviate the system. Centralization F~bruary 14th Richardson, assistant professor any time soon.