_q "Let Each Become Aware' Founded 1957, Incorporated 1976 | Volume XXXIX, Number 32 Thursday, January 25, 1996 - First Copy ]Free ITo Iw n r- lll T A _r ._ .- . .. IFC welcomes Class Schedules -Students With Fun and Games Dropped Due to Cuts ENEiL RYAN DE LA PENA with her friends for a music video. "I ENEIL RYAN DE LA PENA be mailed and did not know about the new Statesman Editor like to dance and I just saw the Statesman Editor available systems. "Fun Flicks" and "Money -opportunity to do it on a video," Many students missed their classes Sophomore Bernadette Moore, and Monster," two events sponsored by Williams said. "It was fun." during the first day of the semester due to other students like her, had to spend long the Inter-Fraternity Sorority Council, Other students who performed having not received their individual class lines in the Administration Building to w i t h schedules. Administration never sent them obtain a computer printout of their class during the intersession break. Williams schedule. "It wasn't right," Moore said. were Edwin Information about student class "Absolutely nobody knew about this. Qu i an e s , schedules can be obtained "through the When I got my schedule, I didn't realize J u m a a n e phone and available through the SOAR that I had a morning class and missed it Ford, and terminals," Gil Bowen, from the University already." Lela Harris. Registrar said. "It wasn't necessary to send To obtain class schedules through the "Things like them out if they were available on these telephone system, one merely needs to this should other ways." Room numbers of classes, press choice 6 using the same telephone be done in Bowen added, are also printed in the Final number as for advance registration, 632- the school Spring 1996 Undergraduate and Graduate 9393. The system is not entirely effective, j ust for Class Schedule. for it only holds 32 callers at one time. fun," Gentry Bowen cited the decreasing budget as' Students who tried to call last Monday said. " He the main reason for the change to a new morning might have received busy signals added that system. "This allows us to use the before they got through. s u -c h opportunity to save $4,000. Our budget is According to Bowen, expanding the a c t'ivities very serious, more serious than it's ever telephone lines would cost "several would help been. We're looking to save money. I thousand dollars," approximately $2,000 to relieve know there are some risks with these things per line. s t r e s s and there's confusion when something new "[Not sending out the schedules] was students is in place." very inconvenient for me," remarked may have. Students, however, were not fully Robert Jones, sophomore. "We didn't informed by administration. Many students "It's a See SCHEDULE Page 3 great thing," were not aware that schedules would not Ford- said. "You can w a t c h Fire Erupts in --INDEX yourself on I tape 20 NEWS (pages 1-7) years frvm New Student- now with OWA Calendar y o u r, Activities Center -Page 2 grandchildren." TH E WASHINGTON CHRONICLES: Students Clinton's State of the Union test their A fire broke out in the unfinished new Address skills - on Student Activities Center, last night despite - Page 5 how much the wet and cold weather. It was a minor EDITORIAL (page 8-9) 0 provided students with diverting paper money they can gather in fire, mostly on the top floor and roof of recreational activities from the rigors seconds in "Money Monster," an the building, but it did manage to burn EDITORIAL: of the first week of the semester. through a section of the roof. No Organization With Class isolation booth. Students then redeem Schedules "We always help out with it for prizes such as cash, sweatshirts, "The call came in at 6:31," said Officer Dennis Aitken, one of the officers on the - Page 8 Opening Week Activities," said IFSC T-shirts, cups, and coupons. LETTERSS. President Joe Gentry. "It's Arlene Young, secretary of IFSC, scene. A caller gave a tip "that there was a Ulterior Motives of the Upper worthwhile to do. Our philosophy is who tried her luck in "Money fire in the area, on the roof in the new Class to give-back money to the campus." Monster" described the game as "fun Student Union," he said. -Page9 The Union Fireside Lounge had and exciting." She added that both "We can't give you any kind of FEATURES (pages 10-16) the makings of a movie set with "Fun events are a means of "trying to open information on damage or value," said Doug Little, -assistant director of University TH E FINAL GRADE: Flicks," last Tuesday. The program up to everybody." 12 Monkeys offered students the opportunity to According to Gentry, IFSC is also Police for University Affairs. The reason - Page 10 star in their own music video. planning to organize a Casino Night and he'said, was because they had to wait for Participants chose their own music to contributing charity work to March of Dimes the full investigation by the Setauket Fire Marilyn Marson-Live - Page 10 dance and lip sync to, from a wide this semester. An IFSC Fair is scheduled on Department. "It was an anonymous report," Little said, but "we're happy that array of music styles, ranging from February , which will provide information THE LIFE COLUMN: rap to classic rock. about fraternities and sororities and pledging. we got this call whether it was anonymous Support Groups "It almost looks like MTV," The plans for IFSC week, Young said, or not. It proves that when we have people -Page 13 Gentry said. "It was a huge success. which is their "biggest week," is yet to be helping us out in a situation like this,-we SPORTS (pages 17-20) The lines were crazy. Lots of people finalized. During IFSC week, USB Spirit like to know that we got thtat phone call . I wanted to do it and a lot of people had Night will be held, along with a talent cause it could have helped save the Track Invitational fun with it." show open to different organizations. building." - Back Page Among those who participated in "Without fraternities and The fire was quickly extinguished by the fire department. No injuries were Individual Player B-Ball Statistics the event was Sonya Williams, who sororities," said IFSC Vice President -Page 19 was heading for class and ended up Mike Daly, "there would be no spirit reported.. Rafael Almanzar . I dancing to Bell Biv Devoe's "Poison" on this campus." O -~ro 2 Opening Week Activities Seawolves Basketball Doubleheader vs Keen State, Women's Game, 2pm January 20 - January 2& Men's Game, 4pm Arena, Sports Complex Monday, January 22 - Friday, January 26 Staller Center Movies presents: Plant Sale, loam - 5pm, Lobby, SB Union "Feast of July," 3pm "Unzipped." 6pm Thursday, January 25 & Friday, January 26 "Muriel's Wedding," 9:45pm Poster Sale, 10am - 5pm,:Fireside Lounge, SB Union Main Stage, Staller Center, (for more information please call 632-7230, Adults $4, Students, Seniors, & Children $3) Thursday, January 25 Pottery Sale, 10am - 5pm, Lobby, SB Union Black History Month "Unity Party" 1Opm - 2am Ballroom, SB Union Thursday, January 25 - Thursday, February 8 "Reflections of Nature" Multimedia Exhibition Featuring Sunday, January 28 Miriam Dougenis, Richard J. Nowicki, Ronnie S. Cosel, Diane Staller Center Movies presents: Bouchier, James Keller "Babe," 4pm Reception: Thursday, January 25, 9pm, Art Gallery, SB Union "Burnt by the Sun," 7pm Main Stage, Staller Center, (for more information-please call Thursday, January 25 632-7230, Adults $4, Students, Seniors, & Children $3) "Tokyo Joe's Dance Party," 9pm - 2am, Ballroom, SB Union Wednesday, January 31 Pakistani Student Association presents: "Back to School "Minority Planning Board Cultural Fair," 12pm - 3pm, Party," 9pm - 2am, Bi-Level, SB Union UNITI Cultural Center, Roth Commons Friday, January 26 Lambda Upsilon Lambda Fraternity and Phi Chi EF ternity present: "Welcome Back Party," 9pm - 2am, SB Union Staller Center Movies presents: "Kicking and Screaming," 7pm "Cafe Au Lait," 9pm Main Stage, Staller Center, (for more information plet 632-7230, Adults $4, Students, Seniors, & Children $ Saturday, January 27 ^^^^^---g--Te -~~~~~ l @,BcroHi^H I:^^^^^ Rj^^g^^MM ~c CI 711 I - - - - . - - - I X, elt- £ -& S You Don't Have To Be A Student To it A DQicountl i * 2 FREE PILLOWSI _ w / purchase of any package . *FREE Delivery Id for all students sAF. 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