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BY KELLI B. GRANT AND MICHELLE THEIS me longer to do homework than the average per­ Special Projects Manager and Staff Writer son. It takes me longer to read, longer to write essays .... I plan it into my schedule." With 18 credit hours this semester, senior Sampiere is one of 525 students at the college Kristin Sampiere has carefully planned out her who use services from the Office of Academic homework schedule. Although she'd much rather Support Services for Students with Disabilities. be out with her friends on Friday nights, she often Sampiere was diagnosed with dyslexia when stays in to make sure her -workload doesn't she was in fifth grade, and has spent years over­ Qecome overwhelming. coming her disability. She does a lot of reading on "I have dyslexia," Sampiere explains. "It takes her own to increase her reading speed and ability, and works over her papers several times to create more flow in her writing. "I've definitely come up with ways to cope with my disability," she said. "People don't real­ ize talking to me every day that I have dyslexia." To help her excel academically, Sampiere uses several services from the Office of Academic and Support Services. At the beginning of the semester, special-needs students must self-identify and provide a psycho­ educational report to the office from either a psy­ chologist or a learning disabilities specialist. The reports have a list of nationally-approved criteria CARLY CHAMBERLIN/THE ITHACAN that must be included. AS A CHILD, senior Kristin Samplere wrote

use a mirror in order to read it. wer students join bunkers

BY MEGAN REYNOLDS live together and work together," Schnurle said. Contributing Writer The bunker program, which has a capacity for 32 bunkers, has experienced a decrease in student inter­ Fighting fires was what Ithaca College sopho­ est over the past few years. Schnurle and Giroux are more Benjamin Schnurle trained so hard for, and he currently the only two Ithaca College students par­ was excited and proud to be one of the first fire­ ticipating in the program. fighters to arrive at a storage-building fire on The decreased interest, Lt. David Burbank said, is Sunday. due to budget cuts and increased state mandates for "It was the biggest fire I had ever been to," he said. bunkers. ROSIE BARKI/THE ITHACAN Schnurle and senior Cory Giroux responded to a "In the past, there was an employee who would STUDENTS JUMP FROM more than 55 feet into the water below. fire on 360 East King Road with other :firefighters recruit bunkers, and it really was a full time job. In from the South Hill Fire Station. "As we were driving toward the fire our anticipa­ See PROGRAM, Page 4 tion built," said Schnurle. "A large plume of smoke Cliff jumpers was coming from the area, and we knew we were going to be the first truck there ... The barn was com­ pletely engulfed when we got there. A propane tank exploded." take the plunge Schnurle is one of 12 members of the Ithaca Fire Department's bunker program, which is designed BY KATIE MOORE all you see is the rocks," Aldrich to offer students free dormitory-style living· at Assistant News Editor said. "And- you're just hoping local fire stations while they work as volunteer fire nothing goes wrong." fighters. The number of students involved in the With her toes curled over the Some of the most popular places program has declined in recent years due to waning rocky ledge, junior Brooke to jump are Six Mile Creek, interest and recent budget cuts. Aldrich peered down at her friends Buttermilk Falls and Pinnacle . Schnurle, a vocal performance major, has been swimming in the water 55 feet Rock. Though there are posted involved in the bunker program since his freshman below. Convinced by their coaxing signs that clearly prohibit jumping year, and is now a first lieutenant of company calls, she took a short step, a deep and swimming at these locations, number five. breath and a final look as she leapt the illegality and safety risk do not Students who participate in the program agree to into the gorge. seem to be enough to deter students. train as firefighters, and then work two 14-hour shifts "It felt like I was in the air for­ Dan Davis, New York State every 18 days. ever," she said. "Your stomach just Park assistant director of the Schnurle, whose father and grandfather were both drops." Finger Lakes Region, said the firefighters, said that the bunker program has pro­ Aldrich said she thinks it is the park police regard the practice vided him with many valuable experiences. adrenaline rush of free falling that of cliff jumping as illegal and "Living here is more than a job," he said. "You draws dozens of students to the issue tickets and court appear­ form a deep camaraderie, deeper than that of a fra­ several area waterfalls during ances to those caught violating ternity. The person next you might get on your warm weather weekends. Those the law. nerves, but they also might be the one pulling your who take the plunge say the mid­ "It is very rare, I believe, butt out of danger." air fear is part of the thrill of the that we have anyone do it Schnurle said he made four best friends through SALLY EKUS/THE ITHACAN jump. because it is enforced firmly," the program. . SOPHOMORE BENJAMIN SCHNUR LE is one of the "You 're jumping and even See THRILL, page 4 "We train together, eat together, study together, few remaining students in the bunker program. though everyone went before you, www.ithaca.edu/ithdcan National and International News The National Weather Service issued a hurricane watch from Little River Inlet, S.C., to Chincoteague, Va:, in­ A TIME TO MOURN cluding the Pamlico and Albermarle sounds, the Chesa­ peake Bay south of North Beach, and the tidal areas of the Potomac River. At 5 p.m. Tuesday, the center of Isabel was about 570 miles south-southeast of Cape Hatteras, N.C. and travel­ ing north-northwest at 8 mph. The storm's winds died down a bit - to a still stiff 105 mph - but the National Hur­ ricane Center in Miami reported that although further weak­ ening is expected, "some increase in strength is possible prior to landfall." Homeowners in coastal North Carolina faced decisions about whether to leave their homes. "Every four to six years we get a direct hit here," said Daniel Walker, 45, who nailed plywood over the windows of his house in Chocowinity, N.C. "It's been almost five years since Floyd, so this one's right on schedule." Officials were conce~ed that the deep blue skies and summer sunshine of recent days would lull people into dan­ gerous complacency. "It's still a serious storm," said Carolyn McCormick of the Outer Banks Visitors Bureau. "We don't feel it's as dan­ gerous, but - by God - it's still very dangerous." wro conference marred by controversy Faced with a disappointing setback in global trade talks, U.S. officials vowed this week to push forward on RAJIV CHANDRASEKARAN/THE WASHINGTON POST bilateral and regional border-opening agreements to cre­ U.S. SECRETARY OF STATE Colln Powell greets the grieving famllles of victims of the 1988 chemical ate a coalition of the economically willing among com~­ weapons attack on lraql civlllans In Halabja, Iraq. Earlier, ceremonies were held to honor some 5,000 tries that are enthusiastic supporters of the United States' Kurdish villagers killed In the closing months of the war between Iraq and Iran. trade agenda. A senior U.S. official said the United States was not look­ I l ing to "place blame" for the failure oflast weekend's World i , . Saddam warns U.S. on new audiotape eel ordinary Iraqis to demonstrate and step up the fight against Trade ,Organization talks in Cancun, Mexico, but would U.S.-led occupation forces: "Oh Iraqis! Oh fighters, men and find 9ther ways to push forward with trade liberalization A new audiotape message purportedly from former iraqi · women, you must tighten the noose around the Americans if the gl9bal effort bogged down further because of in­ president Saddam Hussein demanded Wednesday that the and increase your attacks against them. You must conduct creasing acrimony between rich and poor nations. United States unilaterally withdraw from Iraq or risk jihad by all means possible, financial and otherwise." The WTO talks in the Mexican resort weie abrup~y halt­ further military casualties. The 14-minute messaged aired on Dubai-basedAI-Ara­ ed Sunday after a group of about 90 deve~oping COffl\tries The speaker on the ~pe. which aired on an Arabic-lan­ biya satellite channel, which said it received the tape represented by Botswana refused to consider adding ~ew . guage television station Wednesday afternoon with an un­ Wednesday. The speaker on the poor-quality tape said it issues to the age~da, contending the United States and tl\e.. dated photograph of Saddam in a green military uniform, was recorded in mid-September. European Union had failed to live up to promises to slash addressed Americans and said, "We call on you to with­ The strained voice expressed confidence that U.S.-led their farm-subsidy programs. . draw your forces as soon as possible, and without any forces in Iraq would be defeated. Some African nations were particularly unhappy with conditions, as you cannot bear any more losses as these the.developed world's refusal to set~ ~eadline for elimi- losses wiU be catastrop Isabel tsCQ The U.S. military has killed, captured or accepted the A swath of coastal communities from South Caro ina to sing global prices surrender of 39 of the 55 top members of Saddam's for­ Vrrginia's Eastern Shore bra~s for the expected arrival of of poor farmers to compete. mer government. Isabel today as the hurricane continued its slow march to­ In a haggard voice, the speaker on the tape also exhort- ward landfall, slightly weaker but still a lot of storm. Source: LA. 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Scholarships are available John Philip .Sousa. CORRECTIONS . Complimentary refreshments will be for students taking test prep News available. If it rains the concert will be held at the James J. Whalen Center for Music. Four scholarships are now available for Once the clinical doctoral program in B"r1efs students who are taking a Kaplan test physical therapy is approved, it will · IC Our World Festival to offer preparation course this year. replace the 5-year physical therapy Ithaca Planning Board OKs taste of cultural diversity The scholarships, which are available masters program. Students who are expansion of Circles parking through the Office of Career Services, are for freshmeR and sophomores at the The IC Our World Festival, a celebration students planning to take the GRE, LSAT, time the program is approved will Students living in the College Circle of cultures, will take place Friday at 4 p.m. MCAT or GMAT exam. have the option to switch to the Apartments will soon have more parking on the Campus Center quad. Scholarship recipients may participate program. options, thanks to a decision by the The festival, which was · formerly in the prep class of their choice at Ithaca's Ithaca Planning Board. known as the Unity Festival, will offer a va­ Kaplan office.' · This information was incorrect in the The board approved the construction of riety of music, food and crafts. Applications may be picked up from the Sept. 11 issue. Groups including the Ith~ca College career services office at 1101 Gannett Cen­ a new 107-space lot by a vote of 4-1 Tues­ It is The lthacan's policy to correct ter. .· All applications must be turned in by 5 day night. Drum Band, Premium Blend, PANacea and all errors of fact. Please contact The lot will be located between the soccer the Thunder Lizards are to perform. In ad­ p.m. Friday. Assistant News Editor Katie Moore field and the entrance to the apartments. It will dition, participants will have the opportu­ The scholarship program is sponsored by at 274-3207. include new walkway connections, land­ nity to make rain sticks, African masks and Career Services and Kaplan Educational scaping and improved drainage facilities. worry dolls .- Services. The lot was origfoally planned to hold In case of rain, IC Our World will be held 118 spaces, but was reduced in size to avoid in Emerson Suites. Contact Stephanie Music professor to discuss ITHACAN INFORMATION contstruction on the South Hill Swamp, a Adams at 274-3381 for more information. works about baseball players protected area. Single copies of The Ithacan are First Handwerker exhibition Members of the college community in­ available free of charge from authorized terested in the relationship between baseball distribution points on the Ithaca College Founder's Day celebration to show professor's works campus an.a in downtown Ithaca. will feature college ensembles and music can get their fill at a speech be­ Multiple copies and mail subscrif)tions The Handwerker Gallery's first exhibition ing given today by Timothy Johnson, assis­ are available from·The Ithacan office. The 12th annual Founder's Day Concert of the 2003-2004 academic year, "Out of tant professor of music theory, history and Please call (607) 274-3208/or rates. All Ithaca College students, regard­ in the Park will take place on Sunday at 2 Place: New Color Photography by Janice composition. less of school or major, are invited to p.m. in DeWitt Park in downtown Ithaca. Levy," will open today with a reception in The speech, titled "Charles Ives's Music join the Ithacan staff. Interested stu­ The concert, which is a celebration of the the gallery from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. about Ballplayers: A Major League Baseball dents should contact an editor or visit Fan ca. 1906," will take place today at noon The Ithacan office in Roy H. Park Hall, college's partnership with the city of Ithaca Levy, associate professor and chair of the room 269. - since 1892, will take place in Ithaca Con­ cinema and photography department, focused in the Iger Lecture Hall in the James J. servatory's original "quad" at the comer of on the work she produced during her 200 l Whalen School of Music. Mailing address: 269 Roy H. Park Hall, Johnson originally gave his talk in June _at Ithaca College, Ithaca, N.Y., 14850-7258 Cayuga and Buffalo streets. · sabbatical in Madagascar and explored its im­ Telephone: (607) 274-3208 The concert will feature the Ithaca Col­ pact on her current photography. the National Baseball Hall of Fame in Coop­ Fax: (607) 274-1565 lege Concert Band, conducted by Mark The exhibition will run through Oct. 12. erstown, N.Y. ·He is also currently working E-mail: [email protected] Fonder, and the Ithaca College symphon­ There will be an artists' talk at 12:10 p.m. on a manuscript about the influence of base­ World Wide Web: www.ithaca.edu/ithacan ic band, conducted by Henry Neubert. on Oct. 9. For further information, contact ball in composer Ives' life and work. Online manager - Eric Woodbury The bands will play works by Ralph Cheryl Kramer, gallery director, at 274- The book is expected to be published in Classified l'J'lanager - Hallie Shere Vaughan Williams, Antonin Dvorak and 3548. late 2003 or early 2004. Calendar manager - Christa Lombardi ----======Meeting special needs SENIOR EMILY HAGAN, top, ,, ·:,; and junior Katie ~ ·. . :' ':. Prospective .... ··•· ,-,::: . Schkolenko, bottom, work in the Academic Support . ~\,. \ ;~::::.. ..~:":·::;;;:... . ' -~ Services office. Seniors students seek Kristin Sampiere, left, and ·Grace Onorato use the sup­ help with needs port services.

BY MICHELLE THEIS Staff Writer

Finding the right college can be a daunting process for anyone, but for students with special academic ~needs, it can be overwhelming. High school senior Ben Kindt attends Brehm Preparatory School, a private school for students with special needs in Carbondale, Ill. With only months until graduation, he's on ·the prowl, searching for the perfect college. But while his peers are inquiring about majors and dorm rooms, Kindt's first query is: Can any of the colleges he's hoping to attend meet his needs? PHOTOS BY CARLY Kindt.has many disabilities, including Attention CHAMBERLIN/THE ITHACAN Deficit Disorder and Asperger Syndrome. While ADD DESIGN BYTIANI VELTRI takes a toll on his academic life, making it difficult .to focus for long periods of time, AS puts a strain on his social life. The neurobiological disorder is siin­ ilar to Autism and causes marked deficiencies in his ability to deal with change. · While Kindt is still considering his college options, he said the type of test- and note-taking services that Ithaca College offers are exactly what he seeks. Leslie Schettino, director of the Office of Acad­ emic Support Services for Students with Disabilities, said she tries to provide prospective students with · as much information as po!isible abouCthe college's services up front. She said the college must comply with the Amer­ icans with Disabilities Act of 1990 and Section 504 Support Services help students succeed of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, which assert that Power Point presentations for some Patricia Zimmerman, professor of Continued from page 1 all students with disabilities must have access to the classes on the Web if students need it. cinema and photography, agreed. programs and activities in which they are otherwise "It has to be really well-document­ But students like Sean, who asked "I've taught special needs students qualified to participate. ed," Schettino said. that his last name be kept confidential, here for 23 years," she said. "It's Senior Grace Onorato first found out about the Students with physical disabilities need a little bit more. always been a pleasure, and they are , college's special education services after she had been need to have a note from their doctors "The muscles in my eyes bother me often the top students in the class." accepted. She had been experiencing physical detailing the diagnosis and treatment, - I can't read for very long," he said. Schettino said she is certain that a problems that made it difficult for her to concentrate including medications. So he takes his tests outside of the small percentage of students are misus­ and get moving in the mornings, and her parents sug- The reports also have' to justify the classroom. There, student proctors ing the services, but emphasized that it , gested she read the college's literature and contact need for accommodation - something either read him his exams or provide would be very few students. She said Academic Support Services. Schettino said can be tricky. . large-print versions. They can also give that providing the documentation can The Mlice-worked with Onorato to tailor a pro- "If you have a disability and you've . him ti,tpe f xtensions for tests, he said. be "ridiculously expensive," some­ 1 gram.of _seryices that fit her needs arid th~ '1octors' had it since kindergarten or before, you The proctors are students who have times costing upwards of $1500. recommendations. By the end of her freshman year, can't say you don't have a disability, either taken the class for the exam they "Plus, there's the inconvenience of Onorato was diagnosed with fibromyalgia. but do you still need accommodation are proctoring, or have no intention of having to leave class and having to Fibromyalgia is a disorder that results in constant for that disability?" she said. taking it, Schettino said. identify yourself and all this stuff," she pain in the body's muscles, ligaments and tendons. After the need is documented, There are no precautions to prevent said. "To go through all that if you If a student's disability requires accommodations Schettino sends a confidential memo to students from proctoring exams for don't really need help? Most people go beyond what the college can offer, Schettino said, the professors of the special needs their friends. won't do it. And if they do go through then the office will assist that student in finding col­ students explaining the specific needs "We just have to rely that most peo­ all that, they obviously need some kind leges that have programs better suited to his or her of the student. ple are honest," she said. of help." needs. But if the student decides to come to Ithaca Park Distinguished Chair Schettino said that 95 percent of the Patty Lynott, assistant professor of College anyway, the office must accommodate hiin Christopher Harper estimated he has college's professors cooperate wonder­ gerontology, said she has taught about or her. received about 20 of these memos in his fully with students like Sean who have 11 special needs students, but never Althougli most accommodations cost less than six years at the college. He said he was special needs. But she admitted that one who abused the system. $50 to provide, other technology accommodations there was a percentage that didn't "Quite the contrary," she said. "I or investments like the college's new $4,000 glad to accommodate the students. "Each of us has some difficulty with believe in learning disabilities. think more students need to use these Braille printer consume more of the office's learning," he said. "As a teacher, it is "It's coddling, it's giving an unfair services. In my experience, it is usually $20,000 program budget. my job to help people enjoy the process advantage to some students and all that after an F, or several Fs, that the student "lfwe need it, they'll come up with the money," of learning and overcome the difficul­ kind of stuff - that's their attitude," realizes that something is wrong." she said. ties students face. That w·ay people can she said. "Sometimes it's the smartest Sampiere, meanwhile, is preparing student in the class, or the student that's for graduation in December - a half Special Projects Manager Kelli B. Grant con~ · learn in their own way." Harper said he specifically posts working the hardest - that does more semester ahead of schedule. tributed to this article. than all of our proselytizing." HEOP gives disadvantaged students an academic lift

BY MICHELLE THEIS state-set financial guidelines." "We make sure we 're picking students high school in the South Bronx. Staff Writer Recipients use some of the college's spe­ who can succeed in the classroom," Van De "I grew up very sheltered," she said. cial education services, and are required to Voorcie said. Because she attended the then five-week As a teenager, Linnette Edwards had a consult with hired academic consultants To help the students succeed, HEOP re­ · pre-freshman orientation, she met other fairly normal life: She lived with her par­ once a week for 30 minutes, attend a coun­ quires them to attend a four- or five-week HEOP students and got acquainted with the ents, attended high school and earned good seling session with HEOP every two pre-freshman orientation to help them campus before other freshmen even arrived. grades. Everything seemed to be going well. weeks and attend all HEOP meetings. make a smooth transition between high "[I] had more of a security blanket when But then her parents split up. Sue Van De Voorde, assistant director of school and college. I started the year," Garcia said. Edwards' grades declined, as did her the Office of Multicultural Affairs and pro­ In addition to academically supporting The graduation rate among HEOP stu­ chances of affording college. With a divided ject director for HEOP, said HEOP specif­ its recipients, HEOP makes college more dents has always been equal to, or sur­ ' household income and an academic ically chooses 15 to 20 students each year affordable. The program offers students the passed that of the college as a whole, Van -l"CCOrd now tarnished by stressful condi­ who show what she called "opportunity New York State HEOP grant, the Ithaca De Voorde said, and now many of those . , she questioned whether she should at­ factors." College HEOP grant, New York State tu­ students are choosing to continue their ed­ college. "Backgrounds and factors like first-gen­ ition assistance and work-study, among oth­ ucation at graduate schools. The program t's when the Higher Education Op­ eration college students, single-parent er things. It also assists students with loans. helps to cover those initial costs, includ­ 'ty Prograin stepped in and offered households, English asthe second language Seniors Emily Lam and Amaris Garcia ing fees for the LSATS, GMEDS and Ka­ s,'01, a chance. · in the household ... can contribute to not are two HEOP recipients whose financial plan courses. OP is a statewide initiative that as­ doing as well in high school as possible," aid packages made it possible to attend the Students now have higher hopes for -.idents from disadvantaged back­ she said. college. even higher degrees. Today Edwards, who According to the college's But students must show much more than . Garcia said although the financial aid originally questioned continuing her edu­ Web site, the program "serves a financial need and a disadvantaged was a boon, it is the academic services that cation, is a graduate student at New York motivated and talented New York background to participate in HEOP - they really made it easier. Before coming to the University and hopes to someday become residents of any ethnicity who meet must also show potential. college, she attended an all-girls Catholic an HEOP director. Program battles lack of interest

Continued from page 1 the past few years because of budget cuts, we lost that position, causing a decrease in the amount the program has been promoted," said Burbank. The Ithaca Fire Department has been work­ ing without a budget increase, and to hold the budget steady, Burbank said, it has been forced to make cuts. . CARLY CHAMBERLIN/THE ITHACAN Increased state mandates have also JUMPERS WALK to the edge of the cliff and prepare to catapult themselves into Six Mile Creek in Ithaca. required students to make a large commitment to the station. · "A lot of what we expect is more mandated Thrill seekers ignore park service regulations from the state government," Burbank said. "It requires a lot for us to train and equip. bunkers. Continued from page 1 together during the fall. We really would want a three-year commit­ "My shoulder hurt on and off for a year, but I feel like it would­ ment from the bunkers." Davis said. "Our police are in and out of these areas all the n't happen again," she said. "Next time I'd use the right form." Each year, the department ·organizes three time." Besides using the proper form, Rivard said it is important to weeks of intensive training in August for all Despite strict enforcement of the zero tolerance policy, Sgt. take note of the potential obstacles, both in the water and coming new bunker students. Edwin Gonzalez of the state park police said cliff jurriping at the out from the side of the cliff. This training is very expensive, costing the . Buttermilk Falls and Pinnacle Rock state parks is a popular pastime Rivard pointed to a submerged log in the water below the high­ department thousands of dollars, Burbank said. among area youth, especially in the late spring. Gonzalez said those est jump at the Six Mile Creek dam as a major safety hazard. The department needs to get a good return on caught would be automatically arrested and possibly fined. "It's right under the water and I think that there are a lot of peo­ its investment in the training through work the "The big [concern] is liability," he said. "It is illegal. We have ple who don't know about it," he said. "We always have some­ new bunkers will provide. to enforce these laws." , one mark it." This year, for the first time since 1990, the Six Mile Creek's no jumping, no swimming policy is Aldrich said another obstacle to look out for is the presence Ithaca Fire Department did not bring bunkers in enforced by the Ithaca City Police Department. of rocks where the pool of water may be shallow. Buttermilk for training. Sophomore Bobby Rivard said he thinks students ignore the Falls, another popular gorge, has varying depths of water, she "We really don't have the money to bring warnings because it is rare that anyone is either caught or injured. said. bunkers in," said Burbank. "Until anything actually happens, it is easy to say it won't Sophomore Chris Whitcomb, an active skydiver, said he Last year; only one person applied to the happen to me," he said. doesn't think the risks are worth the rush of cliff jumping. · bunker program, but Burbank said that if stu­ Rivard, who also leaps off cliffs in his home state of Vermont, "I don't want to end up like a vegetable for one little jump," he said. dent interest suddenly grew, the department has never been injured, although he said he was faced with a Whitcomb said he would never participate because there is would make every effort to train additional potentially serious situation when a friend hit the water chest first too much room for human error. While an activity like skydiv­ bunkers next summer. after attempting a flip from 35 feet, the second-highest jump on ing provides training to spot and correct a problem, cliff jumping Schnurle · said that the commitment Six Mile Creek. teaches the hard way, he said. required of bunkers is manageable and "It ~as kind of scary at the time," Rivard said. "When he "People with no experience or instruction just try to wing it rewarding. came up he was not in good shape. We went over to him and their first time," Whitcomb said. "You just do it. There's no time "You learn a great deal of responsibility · grabbed him by the arms to swim him to shore." to think or change anything." here. You have to be able to manage your time Aldrich, who chipped her tooth and injured her shoulder Still, Aldrich and others maintain the sense of danger adds to - [everyone] relies on you to be here," he while cliff jumping last year, said she thinks most inJuries can be the exhilaration of the descent. said. prevented if jumpers remember to keep their legs and arms "It is just such a rush," Aldrich said. 'The fun outweighs the risk." . I

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Senior class selects IN MEMORIAM 'Bomber Den' as gift Lounge area to feature college memorabilia

BY MATT HUNTLEY the campus life of Ithaca College," said Staff Writer Jessica Tendler, a co-chair of the Senior· Class Gift Committee. Members of the class of 2004 voted to Senior class president Melissa Ferraro show their appreciation and leave their believes the Bomber Den will be a wel­ mark on the Ithaca College campus by coming place for students. giving a "-Bomber Den" as their senior "I've been to so many other schools class gift. · where their student unions and their cam- A record 549 seniors voted for the gift pus centers are just so much larger and' so in the week leading up to Homecoming. much more inviting," she said. "There's Three hundred forty- more social space in three of the voters, or more them and I think that's than 60 percent, decided '' "I'm really excited going to be something the Bomber Den was. best really beneficial for among the five choices, because it will us." which also included an Other seniors endowed scholarship, an enhance the Class believe the Bomber Den endowment for Career will inspire a much- Services, seating around Spirit.·· We want to needed sense of pride in the clock donated by the the school. class of 2003, and a show everyone else "I'm really excited "wedge" bearing the col- because it will enhance lege's name at the entrance that they should be the class spirit. I think to the College Circle that's an area where we Apartments. . proud of what they're lack considering all the The den, which will f , , great things about our most likely be located in the a part O · school," said senior pol- Campus Center ·near the -CHARLIE TRANEN itics major Charlie . Recreation Center or pub Senior Tranen. area, will be a communal "[The Bomber Den] gathering room open to all students similar is a rea1ly positive gift we can give to the in design to Applebee's or Planet future classes to show how much we care Hollywood. about the future of Ithaca College and how Memorabilia and donations from each much we want to show everyone else that school, ranging from alumni sweaters and they should be proud of what they're a yearbooks to musical instruments and the- part of," he said. atre costumes, will hang on the walls. The senior class will be campaigning to CARLY CHAMBERLIN/THE ITHACAN "We wanted to create a sense of tradi- raise funds for the project throughout _the DURING A MEMORIAL SERVICE last Thusday, two of the eight Dillingham foun­ tion and [a place] where people go could academic year. . · · tains were turned on to represent the World Trade Center towers as part of the and . . . see the history of the school and The class hopes to top the class of college's commemoration of the second anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks. things that went on and basicalJy more of 2003 's total of $26,000. right to~,arty Students receive ,wise waiver from the Ithaca Town Board cordially invites you to: * .· BY ANNE K. WALTERS at the party for those over 21 to reduce News Editor underage drinking. Residents who violate the ordinance can When senior Michael Fleming and his be fined up to $250 or be imprisoned for up roommates started planning a birthday party to 15 days. More than one violation in five RE:Ve for last weekend. they organized for more than years can result in a fine of up to $500 and ~j:~·~r just a few games of beer pong. imprisonment for up to 30 days. ,J;,.t 11111 They asked the Ithaca Town Board for Fleming said he thinks about 300 people q,,. 'II I",. J,,,4,t.if, q,. /Ju,, r' ,,,,,,1 permission to be noisy. attended the party, but students who attended :.c Since they had seen many other parties other parties on Pennsylvania Avenue J broken up due to complaints from neighbors caused problems when they started spilling -I about excessive noise, Fleming said he and over into the street outside his house. lfle F~ - F-.-TelBng !~·e:.::~ - his roommates decided to file a noise permit He said he called the police, because he OPENMIC-NIGIITAT·1HEEVENT! .. Crafts& MUCH·MOREt application. did not want those - The· board ap­ party-goers to Friday, Septent1>er-19th. 9pm-Midnight! proved the noise cause problems Coffeehouse/ Food Court: CAMPUS CENTER permit request at its for his event. meeting Sept. 9. "We had ours Board member · under control and David L. Klein, th.en too many peo­ who serves as the ple stated showing chairman of the up," he said. codes and ordi­ Klein said the nances commit­ board could con­ ·tee, said he cannot sider requests for · remember any noise permits from other students CARLY CHAMBERLIN/THE ITHACAN college · students, who have request­ FROM LEFT, Michael Blair, Joe Gothelf, but not on a week­ Friday, September 19th. 9 p.m.-Midnight! ed a noise permit Michael Donohue and Michael Fleming ly basis. for a party in the hosted a party Saturday night with the "If this party Coffeehouse/ Food Court: past. approval of the Ithaca Town Board. gets out of hand, it's CAMPUS CENTER The town typi­ not as in control as cally receives just two to four such requests we expected, that would weigh in when grant­ a year, Klein said. Most are for community ing another party [request]," he said. "If this events such as the American Cancer Society's works out, others could do