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This Newspaper is brought to you for free and open access by the NSU Digital Collections at NSUWorks. It has been accepted for inclusion in The Current by an authorized administrator of NSUWorks. For more information, please contact [email protected]. TH:E 0F-FICIAL.STUDEN,T N'EWSPAPER OF NSLJ's FARQUH,4R C;ENTER FOR DNDERGRA"[)'liJATE STo-DIES· Boxing for your respe-=t, Tum to page 7 for Gus Bravo's eye opening perspeciilleonthe Tommy MQ(rison issue. IVQ/.ume'6 ~ 'DJ$$,iiJ~,.~,"\", ". 1~~p"i'~r9961 . Ba'seball:' NS U's Knights :Manag~..•·· ..tt9 .• Salvage··.····a·.·S·pi1it by Gus Bravo'~,tliecFt()ridaSun Conference. StiU,SL record as of March 3. , ,'. ',' ..... Thomas exposed an unexpected NSU The rest of the' staff, which in- After dropping the first encounter weakness; Jack of offensive produc- dudes. veteran tarry Collins, Dan theaftert'l(;)()n,IS5u.·sa(~g£!~:· ea.r!ie.rirt tioft..• '.«. '...... , '.:.. .i"" Zitcknick, Felipe Suarez, and Shaughn . a~~O'.~~f~~ric.e,vj~ry over$!.Th~·· 'i.' ' Prior to the startof. the sea~~, Nichols,just t<> name a few, has'been rrriis,on'iSaturday,~ardl.9.. ' The the.· Knigh~~ biggesf questiQn:m~k. ,equally impressive. This demonstrates Knight',slone runcame in the second rested on the inexperienceofitspitcn- why5;iturday's 6...0 loss in the first , .in~ing. NovafsGary.Horen scored ing staff.· Nevertheless;theYowig staff garneagainst. St. .Thomas is. so dis- . ·th~,only. runQf the second game on l1as been perhaps Nova'sJTl ,Sonny arn~rror.. " ..' . sistent group. Hansley. . 'Witflthewin,Nova improved its . Newcomer Ryan Anschuetz has Once the team's major strength, record to 14~B-l .. overall and, 5~~in been outstanding thus far, with a 4~ 1 see ",SUon 7 *,'Ye'tyspeciaIAthleticAngel by~Ralph Hagans .. , have doubted his athletic ability has .sch()()1 quarterback arid pitching sen now, and forever, been quieted. sation in Flint, Michigan. We have jim Abbott has always wanted to Therefore, itis now safe for me to dis- met with him on several occasions. be recognized for his athleticism .dose the profoundlypositiveinspira- and have always marveled at his ratherthan as an··ihspiration. H'e has tionjim has been to my son, without poise, insight, and Willingness to be won the Sullivan Award as the fear of offending him. 'I hope you of help. He IS simply the personifi- , nation's top amateur athlete, an won't mind jim. cation of class. . Olympic'gold medal for his country, j.T. Hagans, like jim Abbott, was One Fridaymorning, in the sum- Univer~ity graduatedJrorTl the. of born with a congenital anomaly (his mer of 1987, 1 received a long-dis- 'Mich'igan',andwas drafted directly , left arm is amputated just below the tancedcall from couch Ron Fraser into baseball's major league by the elbow). And likeJitn, j.T.hasheverandmyfriends Paul andFlos Auchter 'CalifOrnia Angels. ,. On September 4, considered himselfas handicapped, (the parents of a players on the US 1993, he became the first pitchedn but rather, as an athlete with a minor Pan ,American Games Baseball te,am). ten years to record a no-hitter for the inconvenience. Shortly after J.T.'s It seemed they had "justtwoextra New York Yankees. Anyone who may birth, hi.s mother and and I began seats" in the parent's! section ,for the communicating with jim, then a high see JIM on 6 . --IIDVA-- ' C".ALL ·..,..I-IE SOUTHEASTERN 'IN TMISI;SSU'E • I'.W III I TY (954) 45~-5588 fJotl·...•..J..:.UI'ten. . . -,--,_..= ' SourteI.,ine --«_.,:"""', e~.~4e 2 Sun-Sentinel Christie's Clubhouse 3 Broward (954) 523-5463 Feature . 4 CATEGORY 281 0 N_ 4 Press 1 : UNDERGRADUATE NEWS Press 2: GUS BRAVO'S SPORTS CORNER Entertainment 9 Press 3: CHRISTIE'S CLUBHOUSE CALLS ARE ANONYMOUS AND FREE Page 2 The Kni2ht Newspaper 12 April 1996 Exchange Program to Israel in the Works by Jen Pereles The President and Undergraduate ate students can study in Israel while and ethical base as wen as an aca- Dean of Students spent two weeks Israeli students experience America. demicon~. ~~ Are you ready for some fun, cul- speaking with people like the Israeli Many parallels can be drawn be- The College of Business in Israel, - ~ lure, and an expe.rience you'll remem Secretary of Tourism and Education tween Israel and Nova Southeastern where the program would begin, ber for the rest of your life? Nova and representatives from the College University. Both Israel and NSU were chose NSU for these similarities. This ~ Southeastern University may soon of Busin~ss. established relatively few years ago college will possibly join hands with offer you this opportunity. The College of Business has loca- and thrive on innovation. other Israeli universities ~n hopes to ~ In February, NSU President, Ovid provide NSU students and faculty 011 Lewis, and the Undergraduate Dean with a cultural and academic under ~ of Students, Stuart Horn, traveled to standing and later expand the pro ~ Israel to research and discuss the pos gram to Greece, South Africa, and ~ sibilities for an NSU exchange pro- Turkey. ~ ~ gram. These countries have academic \) Israel is a center for political, ethi- contacts with Israeli universities .nd cal, and moral debate that can offer Dean Horn hopes that Israel can be both academic and non-academic the first stepping stone for other for opportunities. eign opportunities. While residing in Israel, students If the presently unpredictable Is ~ and faculty can travel the 7,990 raeli peace affairs are in a state that ~~ -~ square mile country to experience all will not endanger students, teaching of its grandeur. licenses for overseas studies are ac ~ Tel Aviv, which is comparable to quired, and President Lewis and Dean a European city, is a place to learn Horn are able to enact the exchange ~ how a new generation of Israelis are program, students and faculty will be ~ coping with their past. In Jerusalem, able to take part in a fabulous experi ~ students and facu Ity can learn about ence. ~ the ethics and philosophies ofwar and tions in Tel Aviv, Jerusalem, and Haifa Both institutions are interested in Speaking as someone who re- ~ peace. . where President Lewis and Dean the understandings and pursuit of dif~ cently returned from Israel, it will be ~ ~ Israel's other cities like Haifa, Horn discovered vast possibilities for ferent studies and professions, and an opportunity that you should not \J Tiberias, and Eilat also offer individual study. both pride themselves as a cultural miss! , tastes and importance to the whole If an exchange program is •••••••••••••••••••••••••••• of the country. In January 1998, adopted, it will include NSU faculty Nova Southeastern University may be teaching in Israel while Israeli fae able to give students and faculty the ulty engage NSU's at- home cam- : Save 10% • : chance to explore all of them. pus. NSU juniors, seniors, and gradu- • • -~ ~~'" . ' '#f.:Ii1>. • . -::, , .. ~,,' "iI> T \j ....R'T"IlIt:::> I.Ii ...S· tel..., flilf" & . .. o 'I-H.) :off Total Auto Repair Bill with : . -. ~ Editor-in-Chief Layout Editor •.. . Nathan Burgess Lisa Alicea : Nova Student and Faculty ID. : ~ ssociate Editor Assistant Layout Editor ~ Karina LeDezma Nicholas Moore : Are you tired of being ripped off with auto repairs? : ~ Campus Life Editor/ Advisor ~ Copy Editor Dr. Chris Jackson • Then come to Bob Simon's AutoRepair, Where • ~ Christie MacDonald s.c.a. Business Manager : Honesty is our only policy! : Sports Editor Mary Matos Gustavo O'ravo s.c.a. Assistant Business ~ Greek Life Editor Manager : Courtesy Rides to and from the CamI2!:lli:. : Candace Kehl Herve Jean-Pierre Entertainment Editor Business Department Advisor Nick DiGialionardo Prof. James Dean : Bob Simon's : The Knipt Newspaper serves Nova South .. http://www.cris.com/-goldenr/knight.html ... astern's Farquhar Center for Undergraduate Studies The deadline for submissions for this year's fif ~~ ~ teenth (and final) issue, which appel\fS on April 26, • • its office on the second flOO.r of the Rosenthal _ ~ Student Center at NSU's main campus. is April 12, The advertising deadline for the fifteenth • ~ The Knipt is NSU's estabh'shed vehicle for the issue is April 17. 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Ih£ • aVle, on a f; -. ~ Address all distribution concerns to Nathan Bur- will not publish unsigned letters except in spe Kniih1 • Most Major Credit Cards Accepted "I ~ u : ~ ess, 1995-96 Editor-in-Chief, at (954) 370-5670, cial circumstances, at the editors' discretion. Ih£ ~ i The Kniibt is now also available online. Stu- Kni&h1 reserves the right to edit letters for clarity, brev : Call for an appointment (954) 474-1110 • \) ents may access the online version ofThe Kni!!bt at ity, and accuracy. •••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 12 April 1996 The Knight Newspaper Page 3 •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• • 9 Christie~s • Ch ristie s CYberroom: ~ Clubhouse • Upcoming Events for April • • APRIL 8-12 HUNGER & HOMELESSNESS WEEK • eyber-Shoppingi • • by Christie MacDonald unturned when it comes to informa- b APRIL 9 BUCK-A-BOARD BINGO • • tion. Use anyone of Netscape's 8 p.m. at the RecPlex • One, two, three ...charge! If search programs and an array of shop- t:>, • you thought you could run your credit ping opportunities will fill your c:om- ~ • APRIL 12 HOLLYWOOD SQUARES (TGIF) • card over the limit at the local mall, puter screen. 5-8 p. m. at the RecPlex (FREE) the home shopping network, or your There are so many shopping sites, favorite catalog: watch out! The in fact, that it can be overwhelming APRIL 15-19 GREEK WEEK Internet has plenty of temptations for at times. those of us who love to shop. Next Issue: Year-in-Review UGLY MAN ON CAMPUS WEEK From com Note on last (\ puter software to issue: I thank the ~ ~ APRIL 16 PIRATES, PARROTS, & MARGARITAS the best cleaning reader who com- ~ 8 p.m. at the RecPlex (FREE) product, the mented to me on ~ • Internet has it all. e-mail about last l APRIL 19 PURE.INSANITY COMEDY SHOW • Web pages of issue's topic of ~ 8:30 p.m. at the RecPlex • fer lists of compa Java. He claimed (). $3 wi student i.d.l $5 other • nies that you may that I was inaccu- • call for more in _ rate in explaining ~ • APRIL 22 AFRICAN-AMERICAN EXPERIENCE • formation or you - that Java was a ~ ~ : SPONSORED BY PASA : may order a product using a credit simple language for the laymen com- card form right over the Internet. puter user. I will further research the ~ : 8 p. m. at MIH Auditorium : • • However, I would be careful giv topic and respond to his letter in the • • ing a credit card number over the next issue of The Knight. • APRIL 23 DIVE-IN MOVIE • computer. I urge you to make sure The next issue will clear any con • 8 p.m. at the RecP/ex (FREE) • the company is reputable before giv fusion and ensure that readers receive ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• ing any important information to the most accurate information on the them. computer language of Java. The Internet is a good source for -----, ~ shopping for rare items. If you want /" ...... , / '\. to find a specific type of lamp, for / '\ example, the Web could save you / \ ~ The money on phone calls to search for / \ ~ (). Student Communications the item. / \ Many of the shopping sites pro / \ ~ Organi2ation~s vide a search command to input the I \ f'\ product name and manufacturer. I \ ~~ B,usiness Department Many companies that you wouldn't I I ~~ is looking for find otherwise, advertise on the Net. I I The World Wide Web is lined I I on with shopping centers just like Uni versity Drive. Similar to real life, these \ I Assistant Business Mana:ger shopping center can range in their size \ I \ / from 25 to 500 or more shops. \ Duties include: Just window shopping through ~ some of the shopping sites, I found • designing ads for The Knight information on Playboy videos, tools, Newspeper and WNSy Radio dictionaries, and cleaning products, ~ • ad sales for newspaper and radio to name a few. The following is a list of some ~ • filing, copying, etc. good sites to find information on any • light bookkeeping product imaginable: Catalog Live • 15 hours per week (http://cataloglive.com), Yahoo (http:/. /www.yahoo.com). Cybershop (http:/ ~ For more information call /ww2.cybershop.com), and the Shop ping Expressway (http://shopex.com). Mary at 452-1553 Whether you're searching for your next wedding dress or the best wrinkle cream, the Internet leaves no stone Page 4 The Knight Newspaper 12 April 1996 'Global News Releases by Karina LeDezma mark on the bottom right corner and President, Lee Teng-Hui, and China's color-shifting ink which appears green President, Jiang Zemin. USA: when. viewed straight and black when Beijing will be discussing the ~ viewed from an angle. opening of the Taiwan Strait to air, On March 25th, the U.S.A. cur This is the greatest change in the shipping, and mail links, and peace ~ rency welcomed a new addition. appearance of U.S. currency since agreements. ~ The revised 100 dollar bill entered 1929, when "IN GOD WE TRUST" The ongoing conflict has centered the market with $80 billion worth of was added. around Taiwan's independence from bills printed so far, about a third of The innovative 100 dollar bill will mainland China, which it has been ~ the already existing dollar bills. not lead to the devaluation or recol gearing towards. For the first month, the initial dis lection of the old bill. This change in Although the climate seems to be tribution was only to branches of the the 100 dollar bill is among the first reconciliatory, China has announced ~ Federal Reserve system, the central to come. that it does not plan on dissolving its bank. Next year the 50 dollar bill is up right to invade the island should Tai They are expected to become for renovation. wan persist in attempting indepen ~ more accessible next month. dence from "one China." ~ The new bill was modified to de However, the announcement of ~ ter counterfeiting operations, such as China: the meeting does shed some optimis ~ the most prominent today, the China and Taiwan seem to be tic light on the ongoing discord be StudentCenter "superdollar" which is traced to Iran calling a truce to their ongoing dis tween the two Nationalist and Com and Syria. putes since the end of their civil war munist governments. Goes to Work The features of the new 100 dol of 1949. lar include a larger, off center picture On March 24th ofthis year, China (taken from: The Sun-Sentinel, March on the Web of Benjamin Franklin, a larger "100" called for a meeting between Taiwan's 25, 1996 p. 3A, p. 6A) Press Release I, ~ ~ NEW YORK, NY (Feb.24) - InterVarsity ,....li~r ~ StudentCenter, a new free online •• •• ~ Christian ·.V..... magazine and research tool for the ~ post-graduation job search, recently Fellowship 8 ~ went live on the Internet. Unlike any ) other online job service, Pan Alrican StudentCenter is structured in a ~ simple, easy-to-access format and of Student J fers the optimal balance between Association " practical, how-to information and off- ~ beat humor to help relieve job search are sponsoring: ~ stress. ~ StudentCenter has already been "Campus Crusade: STA Travel announces the GRAND OPENING ~ commended by Stanford University's Brin9in9 Down The ~ online career site as an "outstanding of our new Miami location. We're the job resource." StudentCenter in House" worfd's largest travel organization cludes an interactive, easy-to-search specializing in low-cost travel for students. database with extensive industry pro files on more than 35,000 companies, -Cllol,s so students can instantly retrieve a • STUDENT AIRFARES • EURAIL PASSES customized list of options to pursue. -Itilltis • PACKAGES FOR 18-34 YRS. • ID CARDS &
~ Also, StudentCenter offers many in • DOMESTIC DISCOUNTS HOSTEL MEMBERSHIP ~ teractive service for users to practice -D'tlmtl • TRAVEL INSURANCE • AROUND THE WORLD ::l important skills and gain immediate ~ feedback. The most heavily trafficked -Dtillce ~ part of the site so far has been the virtual interview which gives students Rpril 19, 1996 ) an informative and entertaining quiz to help them develop strong answers at 7:38p.m. to key questions. The"Ask Donna" ) column gives students feedback on *Location tobe important job issues. announced ~ The site includes step-by-step ~ guidelines for writing the perfect re For more information call ~ sume', cover letter, and thank-you the office of Student Life ~
~ seeSTUDENTCENTER on facing page 12 April 1996 The KniRht Newspaper Page 5
I New FortKnight ~ .~ l Union Takes NS.U I Campus By Storm by Cindy Milloy for new students. Our main goals of the organiza The FortKnight Union held its first tion are to provide students of nontra meting on Sunday, March 24th and ditional age the opportunity to gather discussed plans for future events. during the year round social activities Brad Williams, Director of Stu and to assist in their transition to aca dent Life, informed demic life. the group of the re FortKnight sources available Union provides through his office. nontraditional age Future guests students with a will include a rep peer group who resentative from share similar ex- \ Residential Life, the periences, values, Women's Resource and problems. ~ Institute, and the FortKnight ~ Wellness Center. One of our goals is Union membership is open to any ~ to keep all members of the university member ofthe student body, facuIty, ~ informed of resources available to or staff of Nova Southeastern Uni- ~ them. versity and spouses thereof. FortKnight Union was organized Our next meeting will take place for the purpose of providing fellow at 2 p.m. Sunday, April 14th at the ship for students 25 years of age and Recplex on the Main Campus. Hope older. This organization is open for to see you there. Refreshments will / membership to faculty, staff, and stu be served. \ dents of all ages. The Union will help A special thanks to DAKA for pro- ~ new or returning student adjust to stu viding food and beverage for the cook- ~ dent life, and provide peer mentors out at the end of our meeting. ~ StudentCenter Helps ~ College & Graduate Students Find Jobs ~ from facing page with job hunti ng. "The search ~ career for their individual skills and doesn't have to be a complex, time- ~ interests. intensive scavenger-hunt. "l And of course, the creators of Rather than pouring through out- ~ StudentCenter think that all work and dated directories and difficult to ac- no fun makes for a boring students, cess CD-ROMs, students can now find so there's a lot of entertainment to 'one-stop information shopping' at make the job search fun." Odd Jobs StudentCenter. We've successfully lets students guess how superstars gotdemystified the job search," she ex- ( their start, and "The Vegas Approach" plained. ~ lets students put their future into the StudentCenter is approp,riately ~ hands of chance by randomly select- targeted at the largest population ac- ~ ing a funny fortune and outlandish job' cessing the Internet. The 14 million ~ suggestion~ college and university studies and "l StudentCenter's Founder and faculty represent more than 30 per- ~ President, Eve Yohalem; is a 28-year- cent of all Internet users. old entrepreneur and graduate student StudentCenter can be found 24 hours at Columbia University. Yohalem a day, free on the World Wide Web understands the frustrations associated at: http:///www.5tudentCenter.com. Page 6 The Knight Newspaper 12 April 1996
" . ". Jim AbbotS~()res" ~.n~for""h,eUnderdog ~ From the cover . . "n.lght, he announced, we re gOlOg IOto the~yes ofthe eIght-year oldhe hismentor and inspirational hero. tie .~ from ·the cov~rballgame the fdllow- to learn howto cut a steak ... 1hope once was~ .. andJ.T. 'Was .. lookingup fell asleep with the' same confident . ~ ing day. The US National Team you don't mind Dad." ". .. into,the eye~ of his fu~ure. Jh~ si- smile that has come to be his signa- . would be playingthe undefeated Cu- 'After dinner we met again in the lence was riveting. No words were ture. Uban Nationals. Jim AbboltWas sched' hofullobby andwished aU the play-· sPoken, bu!thii(;ommun;~ationwas That'autumn, n played goalie for uled to pitch. I raced home, grabbed ers good luck for the game the fol-inten~e. They embraced and became the Key Biscayne,' Florida soccer ~ an over~)ght bag 'With o~e hand, lowing day. Jim approached and >bonded as one...... team. They won the A:A.U. State ~ scooped up my son wi~h the other, asked lfhe couldtake J. T. to the video ,..... Time. resumed ,again somewher~Championship. Hewas namedtour~ and caughtthe nextthing,smokin' for" arcade. . onthe flight backto l\:\iCimi.\ J.T.. w,as namentM.\I; P. and received the game ~ Indianapolis. "We're going to learn how to play resting his head against the window. ball signed by all of his ,teammates ~ / W~en we.arrived atour h~el, we pinball and some of those vi~eo ~ise~es focLlsed onthedouds~hile andhythe.members ofthe previously f ' ... ~. w.ere. Imm.e.dlately escorted.l.ntoa. gam.. es '...1 hope. ·You. don't mind h•.15 m.IOd.re lec,te.d..uPQn.thea.dv.. IC.e o.f . .see.. C..E.LE.S.TlAL on 7 '. ". ..., .... ", large banquet room. Nearly. fifty Da~." 'T- ." .....t. .... C' ..h···· ....' ". .•. .' ~ people were· seated around an .enor~ .T.he.y.r.~turn. ed nearl~ three hours-1p ~~' ",. ~~oAuc.~i~nstP H.... e ~.OUght. baCk. t.h.e Ie.ars, all. 6'3.a.s. in~incibl.e, he.believe.d he.·.had a.Viru.s.. ..' . . the fallen hero. Oddly, he d. id not ~ 'S' U D . St' Th " lookslckand,admlttedly, did not feel 'tv j 'ickirs a strange thing. This vir~.' s.. •N.'~ '...... owns...... •.., omas .. ~ , . "., .... - .' -J.,., ' '.., makes even the strongest-willed men (rom the cover 'facture six hits', not a single Knight indeed, a gracious host; capitalizing fall to their knees begging an entIre Nova's inability to produce offerJ- recorded more than one hit. How~ on all four Seahawk errors. audience and nation for forgiveness. ~ .. sively is now its biggest ~ownfall. ever, the return game at NSU's Base- Needless to say, fOr Nova to ful- On February 15; Tommy Morrison, ~ Earlier in the week, NSU dropped ball Complex provided an entirely fill some of its pre-seasonexpecta- a popularheavyweight contender and ~ two out of three to Northwood Uni- different box score. ,Behind pitcher tions, Knight batters need to acquire aspiring actor(Rocky V), h~ld a news ., versity. During the team's first meet- Ryan Anschuetz's strong seven inning .better consistency against tougher conference to announce his retirement ~ ing, played in West Palm Beach, the performance, Nova redeemed them- opponents.. " . andconfirm reports he had contracted host Seahawkspouncedthe slu~ish selves 5-1. '. .' Although the surprising youn.g HIV.· Alluding to his promiscuous th Knights 13-3. Thanks to an 8-run 5 . For the Knights, -Gary Horen, guns on the bullpen may carry NSU )ifestyle, as Magic Johnson had five inning, Northw~d opened up a close - Do~ald Machacon, Kev~n Scott, Brian to respectabili~, only th~ e.ffect~ve- 'years earlier, Morrison stressed his game. . '. Genty, and Danny Smith each con- ness of Hansley sfree-swmgtnghne- masculinity and heterosexuality. Although NSU managed to manu- ,tributed with timely hits. NSU was up will ensure post-season success. Both of these distinguishedath- " :.t{",.,.'1"'~';r,o... letes, like many of their peers living f\ .in the public limelight, intoxicated ~ ~ themselves with women, cars,night-· ~ I / c1ubs:alJd,otherhigh-risk night time .~. practices. , . Yet as Morrison softly followed the outlined speech, one could sense he ~ felt betrayed by the same institution 'tv that substantially eJevatedhis eco~ ~. nomic status. Boxing, which had see MISPLA~ED on 8 _. .~ Celestial ~ Achievers ~ (,om page 6 undefeated opposing team from Jack sonville. More soccer, football and karate championshipswere to follow. And with each, J.T. realized an ex panded sense of self-confidence and self-esteem. He would proudly in clude a picture of him.self in uniform, f\ and a sports-page clipping in his next ~.~ letter to Jim. ~ And Dad?· Well, it was so polite ~ of Jim to ask, but please believe me, ., my Special Angei, Dad didn't rea.lly m.. ind atall! M..... y e.....ve... t1asti. ng gratitude .~ goes to you Jim. ••..•.•, . 'tv Note.:;Ralphi\. Ha.gansjsa graduate ofNSUand is currently a Ln law stu~ent~tth~~n.~~ar~ 'Br()adl~w ~ c:enter '.hJ:~:I""t'9jilflSl~ npyva.hlght\. school jrin~ a~~'w~de ~eceiver Jar..~ '~~~. 9l¥~~~g,.I;:i~.~"tSJ;ilghSc~001 ~ fOotball teamig QOcaRatgn, Florida, ., ~hereh~~I~;Pa;i1i(!;Piite$in soccer ~ 'andkar~teandse~esasaYouthDea- .. c()flatOI~<:Ies ~" ) . .~__-,- .~_. ._ & __-l ~__.__...... _ ( ;:cPage'8IbeKnishtNewspaper I ~t\pr~l ··:':.:'L',\;:>~ ".",,"', ". , '. , ',' " ' '" ,.', " ~i$pl'~~d ,ARQlogy t ...... ~ .. from page 7. '. '. . ' ~'granted him overnight success, would \} eventually desert him. ~' As he pointed out,. the retired V") bo? ~ '- ' - ,'"" '•. ',.- - ," ".' '.• _. '.- : , '>.. - ","'''" ,"'" ...,. ",-- '-, ',- ' .. 12 April 1996 The Knight Newspaper Page 9 Dead Man Walking Presents ~ Both Sides of Capital Punishment t. by Alice Miller book Dead Man Walking, by Sister to see their children grow up, gradu- The death penalty is not equally ~ Helen Prejean, is an excellent explo- ate from college, and have children dispensed under the law between rich ~ As Matthew Poncelet is escorted ration of both sides of the capital pun- of their own. and poor. The rich can afford good ~ to the execution room where he is to ishment issue. Walter Delacroix was an only attorneys and are less apt to receive ~ receive a lethal injection, in accor- The brutality of the murders and child and the parents file for divorce the death sentence than a poor per- ~ dance with Louisiana law, the lead rape is graphically depicted in a se- from the stress caused by their loss. son. guard announces, "Dead man walk- ries of flashbacks as Poncelet solicits They elicited my sympathy and un- Poncelet, who could not afford an ing." help from Sister Helen, portrayed by derstanding of their hatred for attorney, had one appointed by the Matthew Poncelet received the Susan Sarandon, to try to delay the Ponce let. court who had never defended a death penalty for the murder and rape execution. Poncelet, played by Sean Penn, criminal case before. (\ of Hope Percy and the murder of The pain and grief experienced by is a despicable human being with no His partner, Tyrell, could afford ~ j Walter Delacroix. His partner and the parents of the two teenagers, six apparent redeeming social value. I an attorney and received life impris- ~ accomplice received life imprison- years after the murders, is heart- felt no sympathy for him until the in- onment for the same crimes. ~ ment. wrenching. The point is made that troduction of his family to the story. The movie did a good job of pre- "l The movie, adapted from the they will never have the opportunity He had three brothers who obviously senting the political side of the capi- ~ , , loved him, and his mother who car- tal punishment issue. Politicians used ~. {2ij~)? ~~(!)®D~~~ ried around his baby picture as if to the death sentence to prove that they ~ say, "This is a C.hild of God; he, too, were "tough on crime," and to get air ~ had potential." time on television and votes in the ~ His father died when he was four- ballot box. ~ teen and he was raised, in poverty, The religious argument was also ~ by his mother. The statement is made presented of "an eye for an eye and a that "There are no rich men on Death tooth for a tooth." Even proponents Best Buddies Month Row," emphasizing one of the objec- of capital punishment would have to A Celebration of Friendship tions to capital punishment. see SYMPATHY on 10 MARCH 1996 ~ We Salute all those who have joined Best Buddies in MINORITY celebrating the spirit of friendship at ~ "l Nova Southeastern University ~ 1'>. PRE-LAW ~ Spirit of Friendship Award Karina LeDezma - Meredith ! SCHOLARSHIPS ~ Community Outreach Award ~ Kim Fichera - Jill 1995-96 Roster Each Award provides up to Karina LeDezma - Meredith $6,146 per year Jonathan Miodowski - Howard for selected students who will be ~ Stephanie George - Laura Juniors or Seniors in 1996-1997 ~ Aimee bucchino - Jill "l Kathy Klockziem - Elmire ~ 1'>. 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I 11 I J:1::>'\5 ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• Sympathy for the Devil? from page 9 ing the families for their forgiveness I do believe individuals who take be affected by the indignity of the and wishing them peace as a result another's life, intentionally and mali death march itself. of his death. ciously, should be prepared to pay The camera pans from the paper Just as the pain and grief of the for the consequences of their actions slippers, to the shaved leg (where the victims' families focuses the audience by surrendering their own life. lethal injection will be administered on their loss, the pain and grief dis I don't believe capital'punishment if a suitable vein in the arm cannot played by the criminal's family raises is a deterrent to crime nor can revenge be found), to the waist showing a part the question of whether the state tak ever foster peace. I do believe that a of the diaper that has been pinned on ing a life is any different than an indi life-for-a-life balances the karmic this grown man. vidual doing so. scales of justice and that peace for After he has been strapped to the Even though I have ambiguous the victims' families can be achieved table, he makes his last statement ask- feelings regarding capital punishment, through a sense of fairness. Research and Project Coconut Creek SALES To place a Coordinators Townhouse For Rent EARN $500-$1000IWK Classified Rd in needed for Miami Lakes • on lake TIRED OF WORKING JOBS The Knight: executive search firm whose • 2 Bedrooms Send an ad (no larger than W/LONG HRS & LOW PAY? clients are medical companies • 2 1/2 Bathrooms this box) along with a check • Totally Furnished BEST KEPT SECRET ON including medical devices, (furniture, dishes. bedding,etc.) for $16.00 (made out to Nova pharmaceuticals and equip • Tiled Floors CAMPUS! Southeastern University) to : ment. 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They have improved Keg Stand student athletes, grad students, etc. have over the year and should be one of the Thanks to associate director of stu been entertaining. But to stay current most powerful teams in the tourney. dent development Steve Brown, students with the latest trends that are of interest Pur 'em in the Top 25 next week at Mercer U., Georgia, must really enjoy to students across the country, I think especially after they beat UConn in chaperoned dances with cookie and milk you should do a feature on young cigar the tournament. refreshments. Mr. Brown took umbrage aficionados. As a representative of the U. Dan Tully, sophomore, at your campus photo ofa per U. ofNotre Dame son drinking directly from a keg [November 1995]. This OK, OK You win. Next time, supposedly condones "poten sendyour gripe with a wad of tially abusive behavior." small unmarked bills and we'll I think the students should see what we can do. - ed. be commended for being cre BGSUOK ative - they eliminated one I was offended by the step in consumer consumption comments made about Bowl while conserving natural ing Green State U. in your resources. Think of the wasted March issue [Quickies]. I have energy and pollution from pro heard of those things happen Garfunkels ducing glass mugs. Hasn't Mr. ing, but outrageous things Brown heard of "deSANDiza and happen at other universities, tion" ofthe world's beaches by roo! Whoever wrote those Humper glass manufacturers? comments portrayed BGSU as I suppose Mr. Brown has a dincks a place where sickos go to play squad ofkeg police on campus pranks on people. I just want monitoring the proper steps in Ever catch a gander at your par to say that BGSU is a ents' music collection? Worse yet, the consumption of beer. At respectable institution, and least he did solve a social prob did you ever give that stuff a listen? although these things happen lem by implying that beer can The horror! That moment - the occasionally, things are pretty only be abused if consumed time you realized your parents were good around here. directly from the keg. What is once your age, that they once Stephen Ebanks, senior, thought they were coo,, that they Mr. Brown doing about a Bowling Green State U. more significant social ill - milk abuse once had a Gartunkel and chose not of Iowa Cigar Sociery, I invite you to Cal State Who? (drinking milk directly from the carton)? observe and partake in our organization to have It surgically removed. 'ck! In the story "Desert Waterfare" I remember the first time I rif Tom Powell, adjunct fiuu/ty, with hopes that it may be featured in [March 1996], you mention the U. of fled through my folks' old albums. I Kansas State U. your magazine. California, Sacramento. There is no U. was a regUlar musical aficionado. I Mourning Chad]. Nuese,junior, U. ofIowa Calvin &< Hobbes ofCalifornia, Sacramento. mean, my discerning, 10-year-old Regarding your story on Calvin and Hey, Chad! Guess you don't read too Peter Hays, professor ofEnglish, ears knew the soothing tones of Hobbes [March 1996] - don't limit the closely, eM Flip through yourfile 0'U. U. ofCalifornia, Davis Culture Club and Quarterflash. Who Mags (or betteryet, look up our back needed The King when I had The appeal of this ex-comic strip to college Well, there is now buster! Er, just kid issues on the Web at http://www. King ofPop and Prince? students. Many of us are well past the ding. We meant California State u., umagazine. com) andfeast your eyes on "What the hell's an Engelbert age, bur loved this strip anyway. I think Sacramento. - ed. the strip's universal appeal is what made our oh-so-timely cigar story in the Humperdinck?" I asked myself. it so popular. It truly is sorely missed. Jan.lFeb. 1996issue. - ed. She's Not Amused "There's no way my friends can I am writing in regards to the article find out we have one of these in the Dennis D. Gaunt, Fightin' Irish "Amusement Parks Unmasked" [March house! No way!" Dept. ofMicrobiology, U. ofIowa Join the rest of the free world in 1996] in which I was grossly misquoted. I remember stories of a wailing I miss Calvin terribly. Please ranking the U. of Notre Dame wom One can only imagine my astonishment Jennings, too. Now, I never saw It, make him come back. Even C & H en's basketball team in the Top 25. when I read the article and found words but if It looked anything like It reruns would be OK with me. [You'll find the U. Magazine NCAA put into my mouth. sounded, I count myself fortunate. Elaine Harper, junior, Top 25 list on our web site at Let's start with the petty details I guess It was part of growing West Georgia Colkge http://www.umagazine.com/u/sports/. first. Six Flags never restricted its up, but at the time, I felt more like employees from dating one another throwing up. except in-costume characters. Since John Denver? Neil Sedaka? ILLUSTRATION BY DAVID GREEN, U. OF MONTANA there were only 10 of us in-costume Paul Anka? Turtles and Beatles? characters who spent eight hours a day Mamas and Papas? Dylan and in a small room, Six Flags felt the envi Joplin? Who would buy that stuff? ronment necessitated a srrict dating pol Of course, that was many years icy to avoid potentially explosive break ago. Alzheimer's has now set in up situations. This rule was later with the folks, and I've begun to call retracted and a few situations arose bur my own previous listening tastes it did not go "haywire." into question. What will my kids Secondly, I have never witnessed any think of their dad 15 or 20 years "carnal acts" (except kissing) at Six from now when they find that old Flags, so how could I say that it was a Milli Vanilli cassette? Better yet, will sex haven? This misquotation, though in they even know what a cassette is? a small article, brought me embarrass Oh well. Time marches on. At ment as well as being potentially embar least they'll be spared the rassing to a family theme park such as Humperdinck experience. But as it Six Flags. turns out, seems Garfunkels run in Jennifer Flinn, senior, the family. Who knew? U. ofTexas, Austin Robert Manker, Assistant Editor U. Magazine regrets the error. - ed. 4 U. Magazine • April 1996 .....J L U. V'EWS / The Campus Dialogue 4 U. Mail, editorial cartoon and major malfunctions. April UMagaZine QUICKIES / Our Concession to Your Attention Span 1996 10 Don't miss this year's U. Magazine Ultimate Quickie award winner. U. 0" U 0. WITH AN AUDIENCE OF 6.6 MILUON, is the mo. widely read NEWS / A" E" '" and sometimes Y lifestyle and entertainment magazine:unong IS-to 34-year-old 12 15 Minutes, The Buzz and a Love story - Courtney Love that is. U. 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REAL WORLD, divide the sales evenly, but when PT. 42 Phillips returned from a break, he Colgate U., New York wanted to claim all the sales as his, As if there weren't enough Real including one that Reynolds sold World wannabes, take-offs and in his absence. When Reynolds spin-offs, Colgate's gotta go and rejected this idea, Phillips respond add another one. Sheesh. Move ed by punching him in the nose. over Puck, graduates from the class Extra! Extra! Newspaper vendor of 1996 will be the first to receive a arrested, charged with battery! ILLUSTRATIONS BY GERARD ARANTOWICZ, PENNSYLVANIA STATE U. crash course on living in the real Read all about it! world: a three-day fiesta featuring classes on auto purchasing, real ENOUGH estate, insurance and personal ISENOUGHI finance. Gee... and we thought the Reader beware: You're about to read the Quickie of the Everycollege, Anystate real world was all about who can year. This kind ofstory only comes around once in 35 This just in... students at chug the most without puking. blue moons, and we're here to exploit and sensationalize almost every college or university it. In fact, this one is so good, we're not even going to in the United States complain CARPEIOWAM end it with a smarmy walk-off. So, sit back and enjoy the about parking. The fines are too winner of the first annual U. Magazine Ultimate Quickie high; there aren't enough spaces U. of Iowa award (the UMUQ for short). Little Eddie Allen and Henry for students; there are too many D. would be proud: a handful of spaces for faculty --;;- the list goes Iowa students are making poetry BUG-TOOTHED on and on and on. Yet for some hip again, although you can't U. of Iowa reason, this recurring phenomenon accuse them ofbeing all that origi An Iowa graduate from , manages to make front page news nal. Copping offofthe movie, two Hong Kong is suing the U.S. " in student newspapers across the students have created their own government for $100 mfllion, ~ country at least three times a year. "Dead Poet's Sociery" for poetry claiming the feds are control ~ ~~!~ Do us a favor, friends, STOP! heads and kids who just like to ling his mind. In a writ filed ~ ~~ hang out in caves. So far, the with Hong Kong's High ~ SHARING ~ ~ meetings have consisted solely of Court, Huang Siming alleges :;. SHOWERS dirty limericks, but the society is that the government inserted Northern Colorado U. trying to branch out into some two mind controlling devices Two Northern Colorado stu raunchy Haiku. Note to lawyers of in his teeth when he had den dents were caught participating in the Dead Poet's Society: The preced tal work done in Iowa between the latest campus craze: cooed ing sentence is not true and has been 1988 and 1991. Siming, who naked showering. Two students insertedpurely for comedic effect. graduated from Iowa in 1992 were attempting the late-night with a doctorate in business, cleansing process in a men's com DATELESS, says he has suffered from munity bathroom, when a man NOT HOPELESS memory loss, sleeplessness and using a stall busted them. The Brown U. poor concentration since his man called the police and made stay in the U.S. He is suing for invasic)fiofprivacy, physical al1drnentaLdarnag;e, damage tQhis reputation The student government at the shower pals get dressed and and what he termed "intellectuall'ropeny" because the gQyernmeIlt call. steal whatever heisthinkiI1g.S~ Brown is taking the dateless come with him to the lobby until far, some pretty important stuffhas.heen stolen from Sirning's thou~ts'A.pparently, th~lJ.s'igoyernmeI1t majority under it's wing. It began the police arrived. Thus complete now knows that SirningprefersPliflY Che~-tosto crunchY,Natali9is~isfavorite .Eact.\'ofLi.ft girLa~4 th~ a new program for the socially ly ruining their Rocky Mountain dentin the family car ~as actuallyhisfault __ I1othisprother'slikeherold his parents. "It. sounds ~keh~ stunted called HUGS (Helping high. The showering man's expla is mentally disturped;"says 10wal)eanWilliarnHiI1es.Yqthink? Undergraduates Socialize) - a nation just didn't hold water. He friendly acronym for computer said it was not actually a naked dating service. For $2-3 search is - students can obtain a that hasn't hit campuses yet is Lester Phillips thought so, anyway. woman accompanying him in the depending on how extensive the computer printout of the 10 peo called HUGE (Helping Under Phillips and his partner, Eric shower, but a very elaborate and ple they are most graduates Eat) -look for it. Reynolds, could not agree how to lifelike shower caddie. Nice try. compatible with split their profits at Brown. Now TOUGH SALE from hawking that's getting California State U., Long Beach the subscriptions your student A subscription to the Los Ange on campus. A fees' worth! les Times is apparently worth a supervisor had Another program punch in the nose. Well, vendor told them to $50 FINAL U. of Texas A&M, Kingsville Let's say your aunt gave you $50 for your birthday. Cool-you get a couple ofCDs, maybe a new pair ofshoes, go see a movie and get a small popcorn, or, you can get an "A" in professor Jose Martinez' art class. Mar tinez told Christopher Cruz he could get an "A" on his final project, ifCruz MIS-STASHED CASH SHINY HAPPY STUDENTS gave the prof$100. He then lowered the price to $50. Hold on, don't go U. of Montana College of the Atlantic, Maine rushing to sign up We've all lost money before - maybe $5 or You know those grumpy, groggy days when for Martinez' class. $20, or even the whole wallet. But did you ever you just wanna smack anyone that's even Cruz turned down WJ lose $2,300? Kim McKelvey did. Just minutes remotely cheery? You'd have a field day at Col the offer and turned afrer receiving 23 $100 bills - 75 percent of lege ofthe Atlantic, Maine. The students have in Martinez. Mar her student loan - from the cashier's office, just earned the distinction of"Happiest Stu tinez was fired from McKelvey reported losing her wallet containing dents" by Princeton Review's Student Access the school and arrest the entire $2,300. The last place she remem Guide to the Best 309 Colleges. What makes ed and jailed for bered having the wallet was in the women's these students so happy? The 230 students live bribery. He was later bathroom. Unfortunately for McKelvey, the in former summer oceanfront mansions, they released on his own cash was never returned. 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As she screamed at her bankers by tele reads and writes at a fourth-grade level phone, Love sprawled across a set of but has a 4.0 at Yale V. and dreams of a and Monks speakers, casually spreading her legs H political career. and flashing more than her plastic. IKE OTHER COLLEGE STUDENTS, MANY AT CORNELL Love left behind only a purple No, it's not the latest after generation of lawyers who will V., N.Y., mourned the April 1994 death of lipstick-stained cigarette that today school special or more evidence sacrifice materialism for people." reigns over the store's shelf of that American education is full of To combat his dyslexia L Nirvana frontman Kurt Cobain the only way they celebrity memorabilia. loopholes. It is, in fact, the real which he likens to being in a for could - in front of the TV They learned a little too late Only slightly more shocking life story of Benjamin Bolger, eign countty where you can speak than Love's now infamous behavior who is among the 10 to 15 per and understand the language, but that they had the opportunity to express their grief in is the fact that students never even cent ofAmericans with dyslexia. can't read it - he tapes lectures, person. For 18 months, Cobain's ashes sat a mile from knew their grunge idol was blocks "I was diagnosed in dictates tests and papers, and uses campus at the Nyamgal Monastery. away from campus. preschool," Bolger says. "Teach time extensions, note-takers and "I think I would have gone ers would tell my mom I wasn't textbook readers. It sounds like an urban myth, Love, a follower of Buddhism, there," says Marie Rodriguez, a Cor ttying hard enough, but no one Bolger has started campus but it's true: On July 4, 1994, was worried about the effect suicide nell senior who had her own shrine wanted to read as much as I did. support groups and talks to vari Cobain's widow Courtney Love - which Buddhists frown upon to Cobain. "I don't know why Itha It was frustrating, but this frus ous groups to increase dyslexia came to Ithaca, bringing her hus would have on his soul's reincarna ca was chosen. It's cool, like Ene." tration built a level of persever awareness. band with her. She stayed 10 days, tion. Her decision to have his ashes Other students weren't so ance and commitment." "Ben beats the norm by show but he left only months ago blessed according to Buddhist tradi impressed. At age 13, Bolger's will to ing people dyslexics aren't lazy mixed with clay and baked into 12 tions led her to the tiny monastety. "[Cobain] left a kid behind who succeed took him on an intense and stupid," says Laura Coens, tiny, cone-shaped sculptures. Bud Few Ithacans even know the he supposedly loved so much," says educational journey from home the Dyslexia Association ofAmer dhists call them tsatsas. monastery exists, so when Love senior Krista Jacobsen. "He's not schooling to studying social ica's communication director. "I the John Lennon of our generation. inequity at the U. of Michigan. can't count how many parents He killed himself - that's hardly He decided to pursue law because have told me Ben's picture is something you'd respect. Why he wanted to make it work for hanging on their wall. Kids look should I care where his ashes are?" people, not against them. up to him." Cobain's ashes were back in . "I see a great need for people Love's custody in December 1995. with passion and empathy for By Carrie Bell, Humboldt State U., The tsatsas containing the ashes are others," he says. "We need a new Calif.lPhoto by Caitlin Cleary, Yale U. being made into a stupa, an ornate Tibetan version of an urn. It was an Ithaca monk who first suggested putting Cobain to rest in the stupa, the same kind that holds the ashes of Buddha himself. For 16 cen turies, this type of Stupa has been called nirvana. Coincidence? We think not. By Brian Hiatt and Courtney Rubin, Cor nell U., N. Y./Photo by Gadi Reinhorn, Love left more than a cigarette butt in Hhaca~ N.Y. Cornell U., N. Y. Voice, our style kind of changed, and we became a newspaper that Raising wanted to reflect the community," Snow scholar. says managing editor John Kaschak, a sophomore. Their Voices The experience has given fledgling journalists at The Voice a real-world IZE THIS UP: THE NEW YORK VILLAGE VOICE, lesson, Domin says. "It's definitely TheSuzz distributed weekly to 138,636 readers in Manhat been an education in media law." • Four white U. of Texas students are suing the university after they were Nicholson, who says the entire denied admission to the U. of Texas Law SChool. In what could prove a landmark Stan, bawled out the Bloomsburg V., Penn., student conflict has been blown way out of case with national legal precedent, the four claim they were victims of the school's newspaper, circulated weekly to 5,000 readers, for dub proportion, says her letter was intend affirmative action policy. School officials defend their actions and say their position ed to initiate a quety, nothing more. should hold up under review, even if the case reaches the U.S. Supreme Court. bing itself The '1oice. "There is no lawsuit," she says. • Secretary of Education Richard Riley announced that the student loan default The Voice staff received a letter editor in chief of The Voice, junior "There are a number of things that rate has dropped sharply and government collection efforts have cut net default from Village Voice lawyers in Hank Domin. can be done to remedy a potential costs by more than two-thirds since 1992. The rate of borrowers defaulting dropped November warning them to change The student-run newspaper conflict." to 11.6 percent, its lowest point since 1988 when data began being gathered. the name or face litigation. changed its name in 1983 from The Staffers of The Voice have • Copy shops can still sell coursepacks and students can still get them for a Village Voice attorney Alexandra Campus Voice to The Voice and did refused Village Voice's request that fair price. AFeb. 12 ruling by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit declared Nicholson alleged that The Voice not encounter rebuffs from any they change the paper's name and that Michigan Document Services, a copy shop at the U. of Michigan, need not seek "usurped our client's exact federally other Voices worldwide until are waiting to hear if any action will permission nor pay fees for the right to prepare and sell the packets of information registered mark and deliberately Bloomsburg's Voice went online. be taken. assembled by professors and sold in lieu of textbooks. The ruling sided with Michi mimicked the typeface and graphic The student publication's cur "We're standing firm and we're gan Document Services on the basis of fair use and against Princeton University design." rent name embodies its purpose, not going to back down," Domin says. Press, the publishing house that brought the suit "That's impossible because we staff members say. • The Board of Trustees of California State U. voted to phase out most remedial hardly knew they existed," says the "In changing our name to The By Julie Pendleton, U. ofcalifornia, Davis classes over an 11-year period, rather than a five-year period as originally proposed. 12 U. Magazine. April 1996 ,··_--·_,...... ,...-,~·""····'r"'··-~ "', " :' ,,' .\" ','\ ,\ , me ~';,'o_~Y.'' t~·~··~," I. ;,' Playing Radio Daze "WUSG-FM 90.5 - Just a bunch of With Yourself kids playing records." Or was it? The answer is not as cut OLLEGE HOOP PLAYERS HAVE IT ALL - THE SCHOLARSHIPS, and-dried as the U. of South Carolina student radio station's slogan. . the fame, the adulation. And as if all this isn't enough, they The U. of South Carolina adminis Love your mother••• get to be in video games, too. tration shut the station down in C December after 17 years of broadcast Some Division I players now exist in Having a controller in hand instead of a ing progressive/educational music. reality and virtual reality, thanks to games basketball can be a performance enhancer. Hap-py Then, in a January meeting, the board like Coach K's College Basketball for Sega, Wheat says his video self can do 360-degree of student publications and communi the new College Slam for the .32-bit Sega dunks, run-and-gun dribbles and crazy threes. cations dismissed the WUSC student Saturn and Sony Playstation and an Wheat admits he gets carried away. "I Birtliday, executive board. upcoming CD-ROM program. look at the final stats and see myself with 40 Students say Chris Carroll, direc The NCAA prohibits use of their points and evetybodyelse with rwo or three." tor of student media; and Jerry Brew names, but the players on the cybercourt Eben; also allows himself to rack up as Earth Day ster, director of student life, took are identifiable by number, height, skin many as 45 to 50 points in the video game action after WUSC played songs by color and even undergarments. because in real life, teammate and high- HERE'S GOING TO BE A KICK- Pansy Division, an openly gay rock "I wear a T-shirt underneath my uniform, scoring player Kerry Kittles often does most group. Administrators say there's and in the video game, I wear a T-shirt," of the scoring. grass party this month, and the more to it than that - including pos explains Villanova D. guard Eric Eberz. But it's not all fun and games for newer . guest of honor is about 4.5 bil sible violations of Federal Communi So what's it like to fire up the old Zenith players who were not included in video form. T cations Commission regulations. But and be yourself in a game of roundball? "Two of the walk-ons were not on the lion years old. students say the allegations are "It's weird," says D. of Louisville guard game, so they were pretty mad," Eberzsays. Student environmental organizations nationwide are bogus, and the FCC confirms that DeJuan Wheat. "In real life, you don't hit every Well, now they know how the rest ofus feel. gearing up for Earth Day on April 22, and you can bet WUSC's license was renewed with no shot, but on the Sega game you get real mad there will be no Styrofoam cups. unusual investigation. when you miss a free throw or something." By Pat Riley, Boston College Conceived by Sen. Gaylord Nelson of Wisconsin in Administrators cite sexual harass 1970, Earth Day's mission is to educate people about ment, abuse of facility policies, poor the environment. This year's theme, Give Earth a record-keeping and overall misman Chance, will pay special attention to air, water and the agement of the station as additional living environment. factors in their decision to shut it down But planning a bash for a planet takes time. Nick and clean house. Keller, director of Campus Ecology - a college out "[The administration] said that we reach program of the National Wildlife Foundation had created a culture of irresponsibili says his group works with more than 200 universities to ty," says dismissed board member develop Earth Day activities and year-round environ Michael McClellan, a senior. "I person mental programs. ally believe that [Carroll] had an agenda "We incorporate Earth Day into our program, bur for at least two years to take over and what we do is work for the year," Keller says. "We use reformat the station." [Earth Day) as a tool rather than an end in itself." Carroll could not be reached for Marcy Null, general coordinator for Students for comment. Environmental Concerns at the D. of Illinois, says her It all comes down to one thing, says group has been working since December on Earth Rob Wilcox, associate professor of law Day activities. and faculty chair of the student publi "We go out and try to educate people about the cations board. "Who are you going to environment," Null says. "1 think that a lor of people believe? Either one side's right or the are concerned about the environment. But I think other," he says. "We just disagree on that the number of people who go out and do some 'what the facts are." thing is small. I hope something we do is interesting WUSC went back on the air at the mouse. Wlllcome to ollline car shopping,made or eye-catching." end of January with Carroll and a grad Bits & Bytes possible through a merger of Microsoft and At Pennsylvania State D., the focus of Earth Day is uate assistant in charge of a group of Auto-By-Tel. Any adequate surfer can.glltinfoon teaching people to use natural resources. This year, stu newly trained student DJs. Anew exec .Calling AIIXers nearly every model of car and tn.lck sold in. the dents are building a straw meeting house with a clay roof. utive board was elected from that Do you think you are the voice of our United states, including retail price, specs. "We try to do without power tools and petroleum group, and Wilcox says DJs now have generation? Then you may be the person Taylor safety features,fuel efficiency, options Clnd products," says Ryan Kremp, co-director of Earth Day much greater freedom in picking what Subscription Talk is looking for. 1ST whether or not you Should gilt a Garfield window activities. "It's an alternative way to build houses and more they want to play. (http://www.tstradio.com) is conducting the first ornament. Vroom on over to http://~.auto environmentally friendly than what is out there today." But all's not well that ends well, ever Intel'netaudio Cyberhost contest and is bytel.com. Happy hunting. In addition, Penn State will focus on educating peo says one former WUSC employee. searching for someone from the next generation Phone home.PliIge ple about sustainability. "Basically, it is zero or no waste "We were one of the top college to spe\lkforthe next generation. Just send in a Imagine a wOJ1dwith gumdrop mountains; - using natural organic products," Kremp says. stations in the country," says junior tape explaining why you should be that person, chocolate streams and aphone card thlrtcould Penn State's activities will also include poetry read Kerry Mitchell, WUSC's former promo and who knows? You could own the Internet in be used to pay for World Wild Web browsing ings, an Earth "Mass" and a variety of musical acts. "It's tions director. "We reported to [two no time and have Bill Gates kissing your shoes. minutes. Well, thanks to Interactive Media a celebration of things we've done for the Earth and national college music tracking ser For info, check the Web site or call (800) Works (http://www.imworks.com) and itS new what it has done for us," Kremp says. vices], and we were very respected in 789-4506; deadline is May 15. sampleNET CARD (patent pending), one oHhe Yeah, but how will they fit 4.5 million candles on the industry. Now they won't acknowl Whee/son the Web three is possible. It takes a couple of caliS Clnd the cake? edge us because we aren't who we Isn't car shopping a drag? Well, now it can some software installation, but then the conve were a few months ago." Ilejust you, thousands of beautiful cars and a nience kicks in. Jeremy Kim, Eastern I/Iinois U.I Illustration by Steve Blackard, Ball State U., Ind. Karen Obrzut, John Carroll U., Ohio April 1996· U. Magazine 13 _f£! The Cool, An IV for PC?-the Confused and HE '90s PHENOMENON take the threats seriously and needed known as political correct racial sensitivity training. T ness is as trendy as coffee Jim Miller, a senior at the U. of houses and grunge. But PC, friends Delaware and editor in chief of the and countrypersons, is here to stay. Review, says that such incidents are Although the media fervor is dying occurring more often and are pro the Kiss-ass down on campuses across the nation, voking the "anti-PC cry." the movement is alive and kicking. "On campus, PC protesters are T'S AN AVERAGE DAY DURING an assistant professor of classics in unannounced dur Davis Strou, a senior at Arizona getting louder than in years past," the semester and you're at the U. of New Mexico. ing office hours. State U. and editor in chief of the Miller says. I headed to class. You're the The Velcro students And don't even get State Press, says that PC is not dying This battle cry is sounding from kind of student who: students who arrive late him started on the news - it's just so entrenched now that such groups as the National Associa a) Strolls and stick to seats along hounds who sit through it's not in the media spotlight. tion of Scholars, an organization of in right on the walls - are so lectures shuffling through professors, administrators and grad the hour eager to get a quick the paper, or the frat rats uate students who want ro reform and makes a release from class that who wear tutus to class as higher education. beeline for their grades inevitably an initiation. ETC. "There's way too much politics the back suffer, Cyrino says. "I have to rise to and ideology in the classroom," says row of seats Likewise, the eager these occasions; 1 can't Last spring, a cartoon titled Glenn Ricketts, a research director at so the pro beavers who populate just be ticked off," Fox says. "Dead Prophets" appeared in the the NAS. "PC has had a negative fessor won't the front row have a high "1 have to turn this into State Press and ignited a serious con impact on college course curricula, notice you probability of bringing something of greater humor, troversy, Strou recalls. The cartoon and the obsession with 'correctness' dozing off horne "A"s, says Jim Frey, usually at a cost to them." depicted the resurrection of Christ has had the insidious effect of self during lec- chair of the sociology But professors caution against and included Mohammed wearing a censorship on the part ofprofessors." ture. department at the U. of making assumptions about a stu turban and brandishing a bloody Not so, says Juan Chacon Nevada, Las Vegas. dent based on appearance or per sword. The Islamic community Quiros, a senior at the U. of Massa Cyrino's most perplexing stu formance without individual took offense to the cartoon and chusetts, Amherst. dents are the ones she calls "the psy evaluations. made its outrage public. "[Diverse curricula] have made CLASS chics." She says they're the ones "Everybody learns differently," Incidents like this raise aware life better by moving away from a who corne to class says Joyce Swarzman, an education ness and teach us to be more careful Eurocentric view of the world," b) Shows up 15 minus notebook, professor at the U. ofSouth Florida. about speech, Strou says. Chacon-Quiros says. minutes late wear pens or a tape Bottom line: You can't judge a Last May at the U. of Delaware, New PC curricula are not a threat ing mismatched recorder book by its cover, but you sure can a black woman wrote an editorial in to the "classics" and Western thinking, sweats and last and still man sleep under the cover ofa book... ro the Review, the student newspaper, he says. Rather, Latino, Asian, Aftican night's hairdo, age to pass. throw 'ern off, of to protest a confederate flag hanging American and women's studies are clutching cof "It's really course. outside a fraternity house. After the enriching the traditional curricula. fee and a news unsettling to student received death threats, she Minority and gender studies paper. have'someone By Lisa Leven formed an activist group that have developed because universities c) Wakes up just stare at son, U. of Penn claimed that campus security didn't recognize the growing number of two hours early you while sylvania/Illus minority students to read the first you're lecturing, trations by on campus, not week's assign not taking down a Rob because of the PC ments and takes a seat in word," she says. Caswell, movement, Cha the front row. Frank Fox, an American U.of con-Quiros says. Whether you're a) too cool history professor at Brigham Young Texas, "PC has been for school, b) dazed and con U., is irked by the "wannabes" Austin very successful in fused, c) a brown-noser or some students in his 1,000-person lectures changing names where in-between, teachers can who just want to be chosen as teach but unsuccessful tell. Where you sit and the image ing assistants for the next semester. in changing peo you project has a strong correla These students approach him ple's attitudes," he tion to the type of student you every day after class says. "The success are and your performance in a ,....-- to share their insights of the movemeilt course, says , \ Lisa Ziccardi, Boston U.llllustration by Stacy Curtis, Western KentuckyU. 14 U_ Magazine • April 1996 ,..,.".~ Grads, for. your $400 certificate and program information, return the postage-paid reply card enclosed in this publication or call: 1-800-964-GRAD Ge.~ GMAC , FINANCIAL SERVICES [HEVRDlET$ • $-- -- ...... _,,..,l',,..,,,,. R-D-C-I lights, Camera, In• the U.S.A. Campus LEVELAND IS ROCKING, walter, a sophomore at Case West N THE WAY TO PSYCH and students have been ern ReserveU. in Cleveland. "I had class, you're suddenly sur C rolling into the city reservations about it looking so O rounded by Jason Priest since the September open- space-age and funky, but ley, Tori Spelling and Jennie Garth. ing of the Rock and it was great." No, it's not a dream come true. It's a Roll Hall of Fame Showalter says typical day at Occidental College, and Museum. the reconstruction Calif., the site of California U., the During open of Pink Floyd's 90210 gang's fictional college. ing weekend, wall is well worth droves of college any amount of students from driving. around the globe "1 would def traded their uni initely do a road versity logos for trip," he says. "It College campuses, with their aca R&RHF T-shirts could be within a demic look and ivy-covered build and paraphernalia. day's drive,' possibly ings, serve as prime settings for major Many slept on the cool, two. Just drive 'til we run motion pictures and TV shows. Shot green grass surrounding the out of beer." On This Site, by William Gordon, is shores of Lake Erie, awaiting the Whether you're into seeing Jimi a guidebook to many of the universi announcement of their museum Hendrix's signed Fender stratocaster ties and colleges that ·have been fea tour time. Tickets are sold in time or Michael Jackson's first glittering tured on the silver screen. segments, so although you may glove, the museum has a little piece "Many ofthe young screenwriters arrive at the 10 a.m. opening, you ofrock and roll history for everyone. out in Hollywood are fresh out of may not tour uncil sunset. "I never realized that new singers school," Gordon says. "They write - people I listen to every day about their experiences in college and would be represented in this muse then go to their alma mater to film." um," says Beth Stewart, a sopho The U. of the Pacific, Calif., has fRIPPIN' more at Michigan State U. "I been the setting for movies like The thougl;lt it would be for older peo Sure Thing and Raiders ofthe Lost Ark. ple, but this is for anybody who just "Many production companies Is it worth the wait? loves music." don't want to travel to the East Occidental College or California U.? You decide. "The Rock and Roll Hall of Coast to film," says R. Doyle Fame is something you could visit Joyce Dorbish, Youngstown State Mindin, UOP's director of public three times and walk away not see U./Photo courtesy Rock and Roll Hall of relations. "So they come here ing everything," says Kelly Gionti, a Fame and Museum because we have an Ivy League look sophomore at the to our campus. I think a lot of peo U. of Akron. ple identify with the college experi "Everything ence and that's what makes colleges about it was attractive to directors. Like they say, worth the trip." 'Location, location, location.'" Well, maybe Mace Dyste is the director of mer not everything. chandising at the U. ofOregon, site of "The gift shop the most infamous college movie ofall was a disappoint time, Animal House. Dyste says that ment," Gionti although they market the school as a says. possible location, they are selective And students about who they allow to film there. are saying that "We always consider whether Cleveland will be the movie is fitting with our image," the newest hot Dyste says. "One of our rules is that spot on college we don't allow the university's name road-tripper maps. to be mentioned in the movie. With "I won't mind Animal House, they were looking for the drive to get to an Ivy League look, and since we're see any institu not that far away from the major tion that pays studios, the company came to us." homage to the However, don't expect to find Beacles," says the Delta Tau Chi house on cam Mike Gillen, a pus. According to Gordon, the frat sophomore at house was torn down and the bricks Pennsylvania were sold. State U. John Belushi must be turning in "I thought it his grave. was pretty cool," says Jacob Sho- Jimi*s purple haze* 25 years later. By Will Graves, West Virginia U. 16 U. Magazine • April 1996 .....,-:;,--.:."~.~,~"""'=1I'~7JII!II!IfIIl'f- Birth control has a history of cramping your style By the 18th century, scientists had come 1 up with 1996: enough about human physiology to be able to safely more birth BY BRAD DUNN control fertility. Although scientists continue to ,;. COLORADO STATE U. "Don't worry, baby. experiment with new methods, there are plenty of control ILLUSTRATIONS BY BRAD NORMAN, I have a condom. " proven ones on the market. The male birth control WESTERN MICHIGAN U. pill and the female condom, the two most recent solutions brainchildren of humanity's contraceptive legacy, A.D. 85: continue the effort to make sex more enjoyable by than you HE NEXT TIME YOU CATCH "No sweat, honey. I just drank a making it less productive. yourself whining about the potion ofhawthorn bark, ivy, Modern society often complains that its birth could dulling effect of a condom or control practices diminish the sexual experience. willow andpoplar. " Fortunately, the life history of contraception shows shake a the fact that the Pill makes you us that its methods will continue to evolve. Remem moody, just consider the potions 2696 B.C.: ber: It could be worse- you could be using a tor condom at. toise-shell condom. ofyesteryear - yuck. "It's all right, darling, I've Birth control has had a long and applied crocodile dung and Brad Dunn, who justgraduatedfrom Colorado State u., storied life. Soon after humans honey to my vulva. " declines to make any comments about birth control. answered, "Where do babies come from?" they asked, "How can we stop come from Chinese Emperor Shen Nung. By his them?" The understanding of procre death in 2696 B.C., Nung had written various med ation itself was the progenitor of con ical essays, including one in which the internal applications of certain plants and leeches assured traception. And although it wasn't miscarriage. Early Egyptians also had formulas for until the last century that science pro abortion, like a concoction of dates, onions and the fruit of the acanthus crushed in honey, sprinkled on duced any valid solutions, birth con cloth and applied to the vulva. trol appears to have had an odd infan '¥ cy in ancient cultures. Anti-climactic By the 18th century, scientists had come up In the beginning, when all the begetting was with more birth control solutions than you could going on, Onan fathered birth control in the Old shake a condom at. Recipes for pre- and post-sex Testament. The book of Genesis recounts how the vaginal mixtures were popping up everywhere. The .. Hebrew "spilled his seed on the ground" during 18th century writer Musitanus figured that if either sex with his brother's widow to avoid getting her crocus or mint were applied to the vagina immedi pregnant. This begat not only the "withdrawal" ately after sex, there' would be no conception. method but also the recognition of birth control The condom made its debut in England in in the West. 1709, although the idea actually dates back to Ancient Chinese men made an art of the with ancient Egypt. By the end of the century, the drawal method. They believed that if they had sex best condoms were made from animal mem with a woman without reaching climax, their "seed" brane and tied around the base of the penis with would grow stronger. Men with enormous disci a pink silk ribbon. Before the membrane con pline, then, had as much nonorgasmic sex as possi doms made it to the East, the Japanese had ble so that when they finally decided to get a ,already been using hard sheaths made from tor woman pregnant, she would receive the highest toise shells"Ou'ch! quality sperm. Early forms of the diaphragm were also wide While abstinence and withdrawal may have been spread at this time. Women inserted silver or the earliest methods for couples to avoid pregnancy, gold balls to block offthe womb. Sometimes abortion was equally present in antiquity. Aristotle, these balls had bells inside them to make love when he wasn't waxing about Poetics, wrote, "The making more musical. Sponges soaked in water proper thing to do... if children are then conceived and brandy were placed in the vagina as a spermi in excess to the [family] limit so fixed, is to have cide, but the results were unreliable. The search miscarriage induced before sense and life have for contraceptive potions continues beyond the begun in the embryo" (Aristotle, Politics). 1937 advent of the Pill. The earliest formulas for abortion, however, Fortunately, in the late 20th century, we know April 1996 • U. Magazine 17 "",-.-. Less BY JEREMY BISER music, U. OF CONNECTICUT ILLUSTRATION BY RON YAVNIELI, SYRACUSE U. / PHOTOS COURTESY OF MTV more television? EVER HAPPENED TO THE 'M' IN MTV?" asks Eric Ferreri, 21, a " senior at the U. of Connecti cut. "I used to come home afrom middle school and high I can't turn school and watch videos all afternoon, but now I'm lucky to find videos on MTV at all." onMTVand MTV has changed significantly from its initial 24-hour-a know that day music video format, and many college students feel that I'm definitely with the introduction ofso many non-music programs - like The Real World, Singled Out, Road Rules and Sandblast - it In the beginning, there was Martha (and Mark going to see . has largely been a change for the worse. and Alan and Nina and J.J.}•••. and It was good. videos "As a college student, my time is v~ry limited," "When I first started watching MTV, I loved it of one show - known as block programming - is says Melissa Halpern, a senior at Barnard College, because it exposed me to all different kinds of new another major complaint ofstudents. anymore. N.Y. "I can't turn on MTV and know that I'm defi music all the time," says Andrea Williams, a sopho "The thing I can't stand is when they run five nitely going to see videos anymore. It's disappoint more at the U. of Connecticut. "But with all the or six hours of straight non-music shows on the MELISSA HALPERN, ing because it seems like MTV is making me work, non-music programs on in the evenings and week weekends," Ferreri says. ''I'm finally able to watch BARNARD COLLEGE, N.Y. or adjust my schedule, just to see videos." ends, which are the only times I have free now, I MTV at different times than during the week, and It seems unavoidable - students have less time, don't feel like I know what's going on in the music sure enough, they're running 400 episodes of The and MTV is airing less music. It's not like the old world anymore." Real World." . days, when you could spend a quiet evening with Halpern also says she misses the diversity of the Adam Curry and kill several hours watching Devo Television killed the video star old, non-block formatting. By grouping videos into and Van Halen videos. The fractionalization of MTV has been gradual. genre-specific shows like MTVJams, Yo! MTV Raps With the introduction of and Alternative Nation, viewers get less of a pot MTV News in 1987 and pourri than in the past. House ofStyle in 1989, the Not that it's all bad - many students say they programming began moving enjoy some non-music shows, particularly Beavis and steadily away from its 24-7 Butt-head, The State, The Maxx and MTVNews. music roots. The schedule "I understand that viewers need variety," now includes cartoons, sports, Williams says. "MTV just needs to mix things up fashion, soap operas, game again and place a little more emphasis on music, shows, news, movie specials like they did in the past. The non-music shows and even reruns of a former aren't bad. It's just that I miss watching videos." network series (My So Called Life). "I think some of the programs, like The Real World, are conceptually good," says Brian Woodward, a senior at Bentley College, Mass. "But when they run it four seasons in a row, plus all of the reruns of past sea sons and similar shows like Road Rules, it gets to be incredibly repetitious." That the network airs two or more 66Now It's time 'or that big Dating continuous hours Game•••er••.5ingled Out klssl" 18 U. Magazine • April 1996 Days of. Whine and Roses The history of MTV is a little like wine and cheese. You'd think it would get better with because at one age, but sometimes it just was the only video channel around. T'he only stinks. We put up with "Like A music I lisren to is rap and R&B. MTV is too Virgin" getting too much airplay commercial. Toneka Mcinnis, freshman, Fayet teville State Y., North Carolina • Yes, I definitely in the hopes that we'd catch a want my MTV because they show reruns of the glimpse of "Centerfold." We hit show My So-Called Life. I guess it's like My stayed up late at night counting So-Called MTV. Dan Javinsky, junior, California the minutes to The Young Ones, State Y., Northridge • Yes, I still want my MTV and now we've got Beavis and - if they put the music back in MTV. I started Butt-headto look forward to. watching back in the '80s with Martha Quinn But it hasn't been all fun and when it was 24 hours of music videos. It was games. No sirree. Sometimes more of a showcase ofall kinds of music, bur 'now you get chardonnay, sometimes it's just so segmented. They're nOt showing enough music, especially not new music.,Heather you get cheddar. Here's our Kirkland, junior, Y. of North Florida • MTV? Do take on the situation: they even play videos anymo-re? I do-n't ;want my NICE BOUQUET MTV. Carrie Attell, junior, California State Y., The Young Ones Sacramento • No! Th~y don't play videos any more; Bet;ween all the junk theyhaye on there ~ Monty Python's Flying ." VJs enjoying their vafatio-ns,abu~ch o-f stra~gers Circus living ina house and trayeling across the country Sharon Stone would be proud. Mating rituals of the yeos - and The Real World I they call this progress? Remote Control Liquid Television The sound of music The answer is probably sitting in math class at My So-Called Life re-runs Estimates on the musie-to-non-music ratios the local junior high, fantasizing about the latest Speed Racer seem to vary, with MTV saying they're as much as Singled Out contestant. World Premiere Videos 80 percent music. However, a June 1994 article in "I think MTV appeals more to teeny boppers. Beavis and Butt-head The Village Voice found that MTV's non-music pro Singled Out has gotta go - it's a waste of half an MTVNews grams filled up roughly 50 percent of the prime hour," says Carrie Attell, a junior at California State Rockumentaries time slots. V., Sacramento. "All they play is Top 40 music. I So we checked it out - during the week of think their format sucks." ALITTLE MOLDY Nov. 6 through Nov. 12, 1995, the total music-to It seems we're suffering from a major case of The Real World 11, 111, IV... non-music ratio was 65.5 percent to 34.5 percent. video withdrawal - MTV is a drug we got addict Road Rules During weekday prime time hours, non-music pro ed to, and however unlikely it may seem, college has House ofStyle grams filled 58 percent ofthe time. become our rehab center. Lip Service This programming seems unpopular. And yet it "It's like MTV gave us something special and SandBlast remains. Why? unique when we were young," Woodward says. Singled Out "Those shows are through the roof popular," "And now they've taken all that away from us just says Scott Acord, manager ofcorporate communica because we got a little older and busier." tions at MTV in Los Angeles. "It all just depends on And speaking of getting older, MTV will turn who you talk to. Someone's watching these shows 15 in August. Sources at MTV offices in New York because the ratings are higher than ever. When we would only disclose that "something is in the were all music videos, the ratings weren't as high as works" for the anniversary. they are now." Will our generation and MTV continue to drift The rumor mill is abuzz with talk of an apart 'like estranged lovers? Or will we try to kiss MTV2 - the answer to some viewers' prayers. and make up? Stay tuned for the next episode of The second channel would feature more music Underdog, I mean MTV, when Kennedy defends programming and fewer (if any) commercials. music from non-music dating queen Jenny MTV refuses to comment on the rumor, but McCarthy. some industry insiders expect to hear a major announcement this summer. Jeremy Biser is a senior at the U. ofConnecticut. His fitvorite i ... VI is Adam Curry, mostly because ofthat incredible hair. Teen angst Here's the part that might be a little painful to hear - as much as MTV is growing away from us, we're growing away from MTV. Who do you think Singled Out most appeals to? A 23 year-old graduating English major? Or a 14-year old junior high hormone-basket? The truth is, we're getting old. "Maybe I've just outgrown the whole MTV gen eration thing," Woodward says. ''I'm not like the MTV kids I see around town anymore." The fact is, MTV isn't interested in old people. Despite the stated official target audience (18- to 24-year-olds), the channel knows that its future lies with the kids - the army of scrappy little con sumers nipping at our generation's heels. "I don't understand who watches these non music programs, like Singled Out," says Brian John son, a senior at Pennsylvania State V. "They're not A rare sighting on MTV creative, like The Maxx or Liquid Television. And Lm"-"'", playing music. they don't seem to add anything music"wise." April 1996 • U. Magazine 19 ,.,..-"...---- C,C""="""" . _ Twenty-four years later, think if [administrators] want to female athletes on "non-revenue" bal1ed into a cal1 for the OCR to make things equal, they should teams than for men playing the clarify its position on Title IX com gender equity remains add sports for women instead of same sport. For example, the Stan pliance. Those groups would like a mystery penalizing men." ford women's tennis team might the OCR to recognize efforts to receive five full grants-in-aid, while achieve equiry in a less quantitative Male, female the men's tennis team might have manner. Meanwhile, nothing has BY ROBERT MANKER and football? only one. (Stanford U. officials changed or been clarified. AsSISTANT EDITOR The fact that there is no "com would not release specific scholar The debate in the interpretation AND CARRIE HUTCHISON panion sport" for women matching ship numbers.) of Title IX appears to slice right SYRACUSE U. the participation and funding levels And through increased across America and al1 the way to PHOTO ILLUSTRATION BY MATT FUCKNER, U. OF KANSAS of football is at the root of the Title fundraising and revenue genera the nation's capital. In fact, Title IX debate. tion, Stanford has managed to add IX's fate could become an issue io In the proportionality equation, women's teams without eliminat this fall's elections. AWS AND RULES. THEY'RE MEANT TO ENSURE ORDER, football, which al10ws for a maxi ing men's squads. U.S. Rep. ]. Dennis Hastert mum of 85 scholarship players, (R-Ill.), in an essay titled "The civility and fairness in society. Without them, we must be offset by approximately five The road ahead Unintended Effects of Title IX,' would have chaos. And then there's Title IX - fed women's teams of 17 ful1-scholar The Department of Education's encourages athletes to contact Con erallaw requiring gender equity in education. With ship players each. That means, on Office for Civil Rights is in charge gress members concerning negative the surface, that a school with a full ofenforcing Title IX and has drawn aspects of the law. "First, we need it has come chaos. football squad must offer five more much criticism for that enforce people to understand that eliminat What is gender equity? How does the government sports for women than for men to ment. The OCR has been accused ing programs for men is not the way achieve gender equiry. of failing to offer viable choices to to comply with Title IX," Hastert define it? Does it or can it really exist? And how is it to But the AFCA has a biological athletic departments, placing too writes. "It does not help women, be achieved? These are the questions at the heart of the news flash for us: There are actually much emphasis on the proportion and it unfairly punishes young men Title IX debate as it applies to gender equity in college three genders. That is the rationale ality option and discounting who want to participate." behind its claim that football should attempts by schools to achieve equi athletics. Almost a quarter century after the law's incep be given special calculation privi ty via the cwo other tests. Robert Manker and Came Hutchison not tion, many people think these questions are no closer to leges, if not complete exemption The concerns of various schools, only tag-teamed to write this story, but from the equation. several men's athletic organizations could also win most major tandem golf being answered than they were in 1972. Grid coaches claim that their and other constituencies have snow- tournaments. Fore! Meanwhile, the majority of college athletic depart sport, along with men's basketbal1, brings more revenue into col1ege ments still are not in compliance with Title IX. The athletic departments than any situation has improved since an enforcement crack other sport, men's or women's. At down by the u.s. Department of Education's Office many schools, a portion of that money is used to fund the "non for Civil Rights began four years ago, but the problems revenue" teams. remain far from solved. AFCA members askwhy they should be penalized with reduced Addition by "non-revenue" sports for men scholarsh.ip numbers and smal1er subtraction teams that cost more to operate head counts while they already are Dave Taylor is preparing his U. than they bring into their athletic doing their part for Title IX by of Wyoming baseball team department - such as swimming, underwriting other teams. eliminated to achieve gender equity wrestling or, at the U. of "We've been accused of wanting - for its final season. "It's reverse Wyoming, baseball. to exempt football," Bell says. discrimination," Taylor says, That money then can be used to "We're just asking that they use a adding that Title IX is becoming fund new women's teams or to little bit more fairness in applying the divisive issue of sports - akin fund existing women's teams at a Title IX." to the affirmative-action debate. higher level. But fair is fair, says Donna Lop "Men's sports are getting slighted Todd Bel1, assistant director of iano, executive director of the by Title IX." communications for the American Women's Sports Foundation. She To comply with Title IX, athlet Football Coaches Association, says says footbal1 is a men's sport and ic departments must demonstrate too much emphasis has been put on should be treated as any other one of the following: proportionali the proportionality aspect of that men's sport. "Footbal1 asking for ty in participation and funding for test. "It's a numbers game, and it's special relief under Title IX is a lot male and female athletes, a history the easiest one to prove," he says. like IBM asking for an anti-trust of increasing opportunities for "Title IX was implemented to exemption," she says. female athletes or an accommoda ensure fairness, and it's kind of get tion of the interests and abilities of ting away from that." It can be done the underrepresented gender. Wes Brasher, a senior on the U. While most athletic depart Most schools have chosen the of Wyoming baseball team, says he ments are not in compliance with first route to satisfY'Title IX - pro understands the importance of Title Title IX, Stanford U. is often recog portionality. But it's often hard, if IX and that budgets playa major nized as the example to fol1ow. The not impossible, to add opportunities role in decision making. But he Cardinal sports program offers 16 for women without eliminating thinks administrators should find teams for men, 16 for women and them for men. Shrinking budgets better ways to achieve gender equity. one coed squad. just don't allow it. "I feel real1y bad for the guys Stanford officials say they've One popular method of achiev who have to find somewhere else tackled the football problem by ing gender equity is to eliminate to play next year," Brasher says. "I awarding more scholarships to Title IX: Is it the answer to gender equity? 20 U. Magazine • April 1996 -",~!( rt F" Rating dense and often unapproachable as any of their pre System vious work, fusing tribal rhythms with superfuzzed guitars, exotic folk instruments and sampled, ran ***** Too dom noise. Not the pioneers they were 16 years ago, **** Two Killing Joke nevertheless hold their own in the *** To industrial wasteland. ** Tu "'~P~I~¢!M (Spanish) Los Lobos 'amerBros. * Tutu Colossal Head .~N~'illeavy~ettingi.(HJ,EPiIaP"· Warner Bros. ':JI'~Tqti~,BoYf,,"~/e,AtlantiC ****\1 B. Tortoise, Millions Now Uving Will Never Ole, Los Lobos are eclec Thrill Jockey Cracker tic in the best sense of 9. Ruby, salt Peter, Work the word, and their five The Golden Age 10. Various Artists, Dead Man Walking alarm chili sound of Virgin Soundtrack, Columbia blues, country, Tex-Mex Chart based solely on college radio air play. Conrributing radio ****\1 and traditional Spanish stations: WWVU, West Virginia u.; KVRX, U. of Texas, If there's one damn and Mexican music has Auscin; KTRU, Rice U., Texas; KAMP, U. of Arizona; KRNU, U. of Nebraska, Lincoln; KWVA. U. of Oregon; . real alternative band left made them one of the most consistently interesting WFAL, Bowling Green State u.; and WRFL, U. ofKemucky. in this godless culture, bands around. it's Cracker. Frontman Colossal Head finds the band confidently and The U. Radio Chart is sponsored by David Lowery's songs boldly following the experimental route blazed on are as refreshingly bizarre now as they were 10 years 1992's Kiko. The opening track, "Revolution," ago when his band Camper Van Beethoven helped grooves on a deep funk bass and cowbell backbeat. ® establish the college rock scene. Don't get too attached, though. By the time you've With The Golden Age, Cracker have managed to finished side one, Los Lobos will have led you expand their sound in almost every direction. The through hard R&B ("Mas y Mas"), mariachi punk songs rock harder ("I Hate My Generation"), ("Maricela") and straight Chicago blues ("Can't the bluesy jams dig deeper ("Sweet Thistle Pie") and Stop the Rain"). The Lowery's fractured ballads of redneck soul still man If "La Bamba" is all you know of Los Lobos, Cocteau .o...:t~~ age to be moving in their impossible way ("Dixie check out Colossal Head and start saving money Twins Babylon"). Guitarist Johnny Hickman finally comes you'll need it to buy all their back records once you Milk and Kisses into his own on Golden Age, co-writing all but two get hooked. Capitol ') songs and providing the band's unique post-punk, country-rock guitar sound. Semisonic *** With occasional synths, strings and mellotrons, Great Divide The Cocteau Twins -' Cracker sound pretry much fearless on this record. MCA create the kind of multi And when you hear that tone in a voice, you know layered soundscapes you'te in fot a ride. *** those familiar with Enya or Jane Siberry will recog Once upon a time, nize. You know - Atmospheric. Lush. Ambient. Killing -Joke there was a band called Easy To Fall Asleep To. Lacking the wit of Siberry Democracy Trip Shakespeare. They or the Gaelic forcefulness of Enya, the Cocteau made an album called Zoo Twins weave intricate melodies designed for the Lulu. They sang absurd remarkable instrument that is Elizabeth Fraser's *** ly eager pop songs with unapologetic, crooning voice. The lyrics are seldom intelligible, and even Generally credited voices. They wrote meandering, indulgent instru when they are, they make no linear sense (song titles with being the first mental rave-ups. And they were very, very great. include "Serpentskirt," "Calfskin Smack" and industrial band, Killing But alas, they were not for this time. Semisonic "Eperdu"). So you have to approach The Cocteau Joke came out of Lon feature two former members of Trip Shakespeare, Twins' work for what it is: ultimately passive music don more than 16 years and GreatDivide is a successful distillation of the that relies heavily on texture and mood to commu ago playing the kind of aggro noise now champi former band's bright, lively pop sound. Although nicate. Milk and Kisses contains some -of the band's oned by nine inch nails and Ministry. Since then, still prone to arty noise experimentation, Semison strongest melodies ("Tishbite") and successful sonic the original members have followed some inttiguing ic have a lot of weapons - the melodies are solid collages ("Rilkean Heart") but finally fails to move paths - composing for the Caito Symphony pop gold, the harmonies faultless and the lyrics the band forward in any significant way. The Orchestra, producing for Paul McCartney and convincingly heartfelt. You better have a sweet Cocteau Twins remain in a holding pattern through recording with New Zealand tribal musicians. tooth, though, because Great Divide ultimately the lush atmosphere. Democracy is something of a concept album, goes down like a huge bowl of Cap'n Crunch. It with singer!lyricist Jaz Coleman approaching ideas tastes great, and you'll get a massive sugar high, It's all music all the time on U.'s music page: of personal and political activism from a kind of but after awhile you'll just want to brush your http://www.umagazine.com/rocks techno-pagan spirituality. Musically, the album is as teeth and take a nap. Taj Mahal jackets. And gals, grab your wrap Knees," VGD is afraid of no one Our Picks Phantom Blues around skirts. You're going on a cruise especially censors. BMG with this collection of groovy tunes. If Gavin Friday If you're looking for a repeat of the you're not grounded in reality, you may Gold Shag Tobacco lowdown and dirty, grind-and-groove find yourself on the Love Boatgyrating finger Island sounds from Dancing the Blues, you may in that swanky lounge. It's the ship of Goldfinger At first listen, you'd swear it was be temporarily disappointed in Phantom good times and smooth pick-up lines Mojo Records early Bowie or late U2 with a twinge of - but only temporarily. The album is with the slippery jazz that comes from Goldfinger's Reznoresque unrelenting darkness definitely on the upbeat of blues, this tight 10-piece band. self-titled debut thrown in. Friday takes the listener on a although "Here In The Dark" will quench seems to have Van Gogh's Daughter journey through his debauched world of longings for a down-home gritty funk. the Midas Touch. Shove cabaret singers, impending apocalypse Don't miss Bonnie Raitt's cameo in "I The first single, "Here in Your Bedroom," is Hollywood Records and 60-year-old transvestites. It's an Need Your Loving" or Eric Clapton's con already receiving airplay and the music VGD consists of four women. Don't imaginative departure from the deluge of tribution to "Love Her With A Feeling." they describe as punk/ska is ahit with think Go-Gos or Bangles, though. Think feel-good rock you're already sick of. their hometown California croWd. The Groove Collective Veruca Salt, you know, punk-pop stUff. Goldfinger sound is akin to Green Day with We The People With fun, frenetic songs like "U F-k" Each month, asst. editors Rob, Col, Shad I hammering drum riffs and spirited vocals, Giant Step Records (no reference to this magazine, we and Tricia listen to lots oflousy CDs just but with asharper, more talented bent to it Guys, find your butterfly lapeled hope) and "World Between Your to find you a few gems like these. 22 U. Magazine • April 1996 ~---.~,-...-...... The Truth dames and about Cats the Giant and Dogs Peach Screen 20th Ce'!tury Fox Disney Saver The twist women Millions of peach The Celluloid have been waiting for. es ... wait, that's a song. Closet Instead of Cyrano de OK. Take the genius of The Celluloid Closet Bergerac, it's Janeane Garofalo' (although we think best-selling children's novelist Roald Dahl (Charlie chronicles the subtle and she's really cute) enlisting the help of the lithe Uma and the Chocolate Factory), add the makers of The sometimes not-so-subtle Thurman. As a charming radio personality, Garofa Nightmare Before Christmas and trip it all up with history of Hollywood and BY TAICIA LAINE lo catches the ear of a gorgeous photographer (Ben the technique of stop-motion animation. It all homosexuality. This closet Chaplin (Remains ofthe Day). When he wants to comes together in this happy adventure that will is packed full of all there is meet her in person, she panics. Romantic twists and leave you feeling just peachy. to know about how homo turns follow. T'S A BIG MONTH FOR ALL OF YOUR Fear sexuals are viewed in the movies - from the role of favorite 20somethings. With Uma The Universal Pallbearer the sissy, Hollywood's first Thurman, Winona Ryder, Keanu As you can tell from gay stock character, to the Miramax Reeves and Ben Chaplin (we pre the title, director James first movie - Boys In the "Alas!" the people Foley (Glengarry Glen Band (1970) - where dict that he'll be a new fave), there's cried. Ifthe weekly Must Ross) hopes to put knots gays looked openly at their something for every soft heart in the See TV quota of.Friends in your stomach. Mark own lives. just isn't enough, you Wahlberg (Basketball Diaries) is the boyfriend house. The emphasis seems to be on Watching Celluloid can catch David Schwimmer playing a sappy roman turned bad. When he tries to. tighten the reins on unfold is like standing in romance and all things twisted. tic who can't find a job, a girlfriend or a way out of his girlfriend, Reese Witherspoon (Man in the front of a closet straight out Although the oldies (Richard Gere and his mother's house. And you may be (un)happy to Moon), her whole family gets involved. You'll know of Saturday morning car know that Pallbearer kicks off a glut of new movies what it feels like to be stalked. toons. When narrator Lily Nick Nolte) are sticking with the gravy starring the regulars from Central Perk. Tomlin opens the door, an in their newest crime dramas, April is Mrs. Winterborne assortment of film clips Primal Fear TriStar for the young at heart! comes crashing down on Paramount If you can resist the urge to yell out petty com your head. You won't be the Richard Gere makes ments or raise your hand when you have a question, only one feeling a bit stupid a big stretch playing you'll probably like Ricki Lake's newest shot on the for not getting the gay in arrogant criminal silver screen. Although it's no "my mother slept jokes the first time you saw defense attorney Martin with my boyfriend and now she's pregnant," Lake's these movies. From over Vail. When a sniveling, character does have an identity crisis of sorts. Stay 100 Hollywood films I penniless man is accused of murder, Vail takes the tuned for advice. we're talking mainstream case - if only to flex his courtroom muscles. Laura movies like Rebel Without a Linney (A Simple Twist ofFate) plays his tenacious Sunset Cause, Gentlemen Prefer ex-girlfriend/prosecuting attorney. Park Blondes and Ben-Hur TnScar yOU'll be amazed and The Last Supper Warm fuzzies and a amused at how writers and Sony bushel of sweaty gym directors skirted around the A group of heady grad students sets a standing s9cks are probably not issue of homosexuality. date with disaster. In order to discuss politics and what you'd expect from Sunset's leading lady, Rhea Celluloid includes inter current events, Cameron Diaz, Annabeth Gish Perlman (TV's Cheers). She's taken the post as coach views with the likes of Tom (Beautiful Girls), Ron Eldard (Scent ofa Woman), of a boys' high school varsity basketball team. And Hanks, Whoopi Goldberg, Jonathan Penner (The Naked Truth) and Courtney they're out to kick some proverbial butt. Enough said. Shirley MacLaine and B. Vance (Panther) invite a different controversial Susan Sarandon. This is a guest to each weekly dinner party. The surprising must-see for all movie Pssst! Have you heard? U.'s web site now has movie guest list will titillate you as much as the movie's buffs and anyone interested news and gossip: http://www.umagazine.com dark humor. in tales from the closet. Boys Touchstone Celtic Pride Doe-eyed Winona Ryder captures the heart of Hollywood Pictures Lukas Haas (Leap of Faith) and the resr of the If you've been class. See, she hangs out at an exclusive boys' high known to plan your life school. And well, you know how the hormones around a particular er, emotions - are at that age. Basically, they're team's schedule (read: all tripping over each other trying to win her the Boston Celtics) and heart. So here's what we're wondering: Isn't a certain show on a par Winona getting a little old to be hanging out with ticular network by the high schoolers? name of something like, let's say, SportsCenter, then you have to fit Celtic Pride into your lineup. Dan Feeling Aykroyd goes to desperate measures - while draw Minnesota ing lots oflaughs - to support his favorite group of Fine Line ball bouncers. The notion is that Mulholland weddings bring out Falls the best in people. Unless, of course, you MGMIUA just said "I do" to Nick Nolte puts on a nervous groom his tough-guy hat and (Vincent D'Onofrio, steps back in time to the Strange Days) you 1950s as one of the can't stand. And then biggest, baddest cops in the LAPD. The group you run into his brother, played by Keanu makes up its own rules to enforce the law until Reeves, and accidentally have sex with him glitches in a routine murder case threaten the status while the guests are still eating the cake. Oops. of the whole department. 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