Ursinus College Digital Commons @ Ursinus College Ursinus College Grizzly Newspaper Newspapers 2-10-2011 The Grizzly, February 10, 2011 Katie Callahan Traci Johnson Allison Nichols Michael Delaney Lisa Jobe 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 Authors Katie Callahan, Traci Johnson, Allison Nichols, Michael Delaney, Lisa Jobe, Joshua C. Walsh, Sarah Bollert, Katie Haldeman, James Shelton, Kyu Chul Shin, Jason K. Mullins, Nick Pane, and Shane Eachus Bonners give insight on organization INSIDE: By Tracie Johnson ..a need within one ~:="!!!~~=::~~=~~~~==~~===="~~~~~~=:!~~~~~ [email protected] of Bonners commu­ nity partners, Catho­ Often the question is asked, lic Social Services, what is a Bonner? And often and organized a coat an understated answer is given drive that helped sup­ along the lines of "Oh... that's ply those who are less the community service group on fortunate with the campus." Yes, that's one aSp'ect means to keep warm of Bonner but I can assure you, as this winter. an active Bonner Le~der, we do a Ursinus Junior, little more than that. and Bonner Leader, As you can find on the Ur­ Jennifer Wolf says, W.R. Crigler Speaks sinus website, "The mission of "I think it is an honor the Bonner Scholars and Bonner to be a Bonner leader, Page 3 Leaders Programs is to transform it is a title that shows the lives of students and mem­ maturity, passion, bers, the life of their campuses, and integrity. Bon­ their local communities, and the ner leaders work hard world through service and leader­ to help better them­ ship." This is well said and very selves, those around true, but maybe answers from them and the commu­ actual Bonner Leaders here at nity." As the coordi­ Ursinus will help students better nator of Head-Start understand. D~ ~~ in Norri~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Ursinus Freshman, and Bon­ town, Wolf has held ner Leader, Nadir Ali-Young says, true to her definition of a Bonner involved in a leadership devel­ ing enrichment a week in return Leader. opmental program, commits Bonners are people who "see[s] for scholarship money." Cannon . Changes in GREs a need for help within a com­ Assistant Director ofUCARE themselves to intensive com­ touched on the Bonner Founda­ munity and seek out others who and Bonner Coordinator, Eliza­ munity service. They complete tion's six common commitments: Page 4 would like to help resolve the is­ beth Cannon says, "A Bonner eight hours of community service "Bonner" is continued to Leader is a student on campus, a week, and two hours of train- sue." Ali-Young, personally, saw Features, page 5 Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity to Future UC President Dr. Bobby . participate in Spring intake Fong rece.ives national aw~rd By Allison Nichols with alumni from Kappa Alpha By Michael Delaney for the national award last year. Psi, Ursinus Student Government This year, he was re-nominated, [email protected] mide/[email protected] Association, and Kim Taylor, and eventually named its recipi­ Assistant Dean of Students. ent, in part thanks to letters of The Ursinus College Greek Kappa Alpha Psi received special On Mar. 15 this year, future recommendation from Board c0Il1:munity will expand this permission for spring intake this Ursinus president, and current of Trustees member and Butler A Multicultural UC spring with the addition of a semester, so that they could get president of Butler UniversitY, alumnus Clarence Crain. Page 7 chapter of Kappa Alpha Psi, a na­ the required number of students Bobby F ong, will be presented "This IS such good news tional fraternity. to start a chapter on' campus. with the 2011 President's Award for students that the field is rec­ ~ After an inacti ve period since With so many new by the National Association of ognizing him as somebody· who . 2004, Kappa Alpha Psi is back. restrictions on Greek life and the Student' Personnel Administra­ really cares about students and The process started last year new member education process, tors. The NASPA is the largest their achievement and their de­ ;i ..; ... ... when four boys~ Rod Coplin, Jer­ it may come as a surprise that organization in the United States velopment and their wellbeing," ~~ ~"' ~ ~ vis Hudson, Jarod Groome, and Kappa Alpha Psi received dedicated toward student affairs said Dean Deborah Nolan, who is ·4 " ~. Luke Wagman, became members II! permission for spring intake, and the administrators who over­ also the Vice President of Student . 1. .' ~ of the national chapter of the fra­ which is denied to other sororities see them, and for President F ong Affairs. Nolan mentioned how ternity. This year, they are going and fraternities on campus. to recei ve such an award stands President Fong has proven his ; ...:." -t;. through the same process that "It. is not fair for only one as recognition of his dedication to commitment to student affairs at ~""'"'..~'Z'... __ ...,_ .... .......: ;~..... · 11~'. they did in 2004 to start a chapter organization to educate freshmen~ service to student excellence. Butler by strengthening the on campus. Fong received the regional 1 "Greek" is continued to In order to start a chapter on President's Award from the NAS­ "Fong" is continued to UC Wrestling campus, the boys had to work News, page 3 PA in 2009, arid was nominated News, page 2 Page 8 2 - News February 10,2011 The Grizzly I nternationa'i News with Lisa: Protests and Food Prices By Lisa JoPe Bakhit of ""presiding over corrup­ employmep.t. Such tW'lnoi} has of Haiti 's r.iiiiiiiiiiiiiiliiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii~~;;.;;!!!1 tiOl1,eJectoral fraud and misman ... been seen in Tunisia, Egypt, Jor- presidential liiobe@vrsinus.,edu agement ' during his first term as dan and Yemen in recent weeks. election on prime minister, which lasted frODl Recent natural disasters around - Nov. 28 and 2005 to 2007. The Islamic Action the world have cQtltributed to advised that Front was quick to poi1?t out that {he shortage of food, which has Haiti~s elec­ there are differences between the driven prices up. In the United toral ~ouncil pfotests currently rocking Egypt States, a massive snowstorm has stage a run­ and the Jordanian protests that affected the grO\\rtb of wheat .and off between led to al ... Rifai's dismi~sal. w'Fhe other grains, while flooding and Manigat and people there {in Egypt] demand the threat of Cyclone Yasi in Aus- Mart e 11 y. a regime change, but here we ask tralia have led to a sharp increase (The Wash ... for political reforms and an elect­ in sugar prices" (Reuters, hosted . Ington POSI ed government," said the IsJanlic by Ne:wsDaily. oom) Online) Action Front's leader~ Hamzeb Mansur. (The Guardian Online) Thursday, Feb. 3 Friday, Feb. liM ...- HAlTI-Election officials in Hai­ 4 l Thursday, Feb. 3 ti ann9unced Thursday that for~ CAIRO, Tuesday, Feb. I WASHINGTON - Food pric­ mer First Lady .Mirlande Mafiigat EGYPT - Further protests are 850 \vere injured. Thursday also JORDAN - The-- effects of the es have reached record highs; w~U face singer Michel Martelly planned in Egypt on Friday, after saw an increase in attacks on Egyptian protests are spreading the United Natjons announced in a runoff presidential election violence escalated this week fol­ journalists co rering the unrest . thr()ughtb~ Middle East as Jor­ Thursday; The U.N. aid that that will take place next nlQnth. lowing Tuesday's announcement Yice President Omar Suleiman dan's King Abdullah replaced its Food and Agriculture Orga­ The electoral council's decision from President H6spi Mubarak told state-run TV that he par­ Prime Minister Samir al-Rifaj nization Food Price ,Index rose forces govemluent-backed candi,. that he will not seek reelec­ tially blamed the tnedia fOf the after weeks ofprotestscaUing for to 23] in January, topping June date Jude Celestin out of the run­ tion. Mubarak has claimed that violence., claiming the media has at-Rifa,i to step down. On Tues­ 2008's recorg high of 224.1. It ning. Celestin was hand:picked he would"like to step down right '4intensified the youth against'the day, king Abdullah appointed is the index's highest level since ,as the successor to Presldenl Rene away, but doing so would only nation and the state." SuJeiman Marouf 8akhit as prime minis­ the organization began track­ PrevaI; but many H'aitians are plunge Egypt intQ firrther chaos~ and other top government offi­ ter and called on Bakhrt to form jng food prices in 1990. Rising disappointed wjthPreval and his Since the announceJ'nent, protest­ cials have also vowed to '''hold ac­ a new goven'lment Ho\vever, food prices are a tough prob~em recovery efforts after last year's ers and govemntellt forces have countable" those using violence. opposition movement Islamic for world ·leaders, contributing to nlassive earthquake. The Organi- clashed repeatedly in Cairo's (CNN Online) Action Front called the appoint.,. political turn10il in countries with ;zatien of American States found Tahrir Square. Eight people have ment nipappropriate) ~accusing IaJ.ge instances ofpoverty and Ul1- rampa,nt fraud in their analysis died in the violence, and at least "Fang" is continued ive direction to the school, rather ways, Fong is sharing hi time be­ tween two institutions, Butler and from front page than follow through with some extreme reaction. Ursinus, as well as his family, and "We're dealing with issues of all at his own expense. He has retainrnent and graduation student safety, uQderage drinking, already promised to visit campus rates, raised accepted SAT scores, in proactive ways," said Fong, at least twice a month to continue and increased the endowment, to "trying to find that difficult bal­ developing a relationship with the name a few efforts.