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Volume 80, No. 48 Youngstown State University * Youngstown, Ohio Thursday, March 12,1998 YSU boasts Ivy League educators KATHERINE HELLER history/political science. ASSISTANT COPY EDITOR Manuel Frangos, a Greek-American student, junior, From the deserts of Africa to the civil engineering, said, "This class island of Cuba, YSU's faculty is helped me form good decisions on not only international - it's Ivy moral, religious and ethical is• League. sues." Dr. Victor Wan-Tahtah and Dr. 'There's always some type of Gabriel Palmer-Fernandez have class involvement," said John brought Ivy-League education to Zoumis, senior, combined sci• Youngstown. Both graduates of ences. Harvard, Wan-Tahtah and Wan-Tahtah also conducts per• Palmer-Fernandez studied and sonal research and participates in »vj_v:/ i ni rTiirn TOrTfi'wriiiTrif IIITI taught under the direction of Dr. the community. He founded "The Harvey Cox, Dean of Harvard's Concerned Citizens for a Safer ML School of Divinity. Cox recently Youngstown" due to his concern DONALD BERNIER, THEJAMBAR lectured to a "standing room only . for the growing homicide rate. He HEAL-O-COPTER: A Metro Health Medical Center helicopter visited yesterday as part of crowd" on Religion resurgence is also working on a book about a medical seminar for YSU's Paramedic program. Among the huddled group near the door and politics in Kilcawley's Chest• African American Catholics and a are Jay Womack, Kevin Rogers, Dr. J.D. Polk and several basic EMTs. nut Room. book about African missionaries Wan-Tahtah, a native of working in the United States. Camroon, Af• Wan-Tahtah plans to continue his rica, first be- work at YSU and delve into new came.interested areas of research and teaching. TELA DURBIN and in a state of constant redefini• people," said Tamburri, with a in Harvard after 'There are a lot of talented people ASSISTANT NKWS EDITOR tion. chuckle. reading about here. [YoungstownJ is a wonder• "To study hyphenated lan• Tamburri mentioned such au• Cox's involve• ful place to live," he said. Studying Italian can be more guages is a two-way street," said thors as Fred Gardaphe, Helen ment in the ecu• Palmer-Fernandez also graced than meets the fips. Dr. Anthony Tamburri. "You go forward and Barolini, Rose Basile Green and menical move- the graduation stage at Harvard. Tamburri, professor of Italian Stud• backward. You have to keep up Patrick Green in his talk. Tamburri Wan-Tahtah ment and asso. His life experiences, along with his ies and Comparative Literature at with the times, but you also have has published his own anthology, ciation with Harvard. education and desire to learn, com• Purdue University, spoke in to move backward and rediscover." From the Margin: Writings in Ital• "I wondered if I would ever bine to make him another valuable DeBartolo Hall Monday. Room Tamburri illustrated it was not ian Americana. Tamburri said in have the opportunity to meet some• asset to YSU's faculty. Originally 122 was nearly packed with atten• only important to know what ev• his anthology, he and his co-au• one like that," he said, comment• from Cuba, Palmer-Fernandez tive listeners to hear Tamburri eryone else is doing at the present thors include works of living writ• ing on how Cox drew him to grew up in New Orleans and be• speak on his take of Italian-Ameri• time when studying the "hyphen• ers who weren't previously pub• Harvard. "The only place I applied gan his post-high school education can culture. ated languages," but also to know lished. He said he was lucky to do my doctorate was at in Georgia, then continued at Dr. Salvatore Attardo introduced what went on before. enough to find a partner in Purdue Harvard." Harvard, earning multiple master's the speaker by saying he is "one of Tamburri gave the names of University Press who would not His hopes and determination degrees and a doctorate in ethics. the top scholars in this field of Ital• several authors of Italian-Ameri• only publish the book but also became a reality when Wan-Tahtah . He, too, remembers Cox's in• ian-American studies in the coun• can works and anthologies who he make the book look exceptional. found himself at Harvard studying put into his education at Harvard try today." says are essential to know when Tamburri described his book as, and servirig as a teaching fellow and his personable and engaging studying Italian-American culture. Tamburri spoke of Italian- "Points where people can look up with Cox. 'To be able to teach with personality. "(Cox had] one of the The list didn't include many po• American and its hyphenated coun• Italian-American literature." him was something very special. I most engaging and imaginative etry writers, though. terparts, such as Irish-American, [had the opportunity to] learn from classrooms. . .He created a total African-American and French- "Poetry combined with Tamburri his vast resevoir of experience and experience." American, as being undefinable semiotics might scare off a lot of Continued on page 2 knowledge," he said. Palmer- Not only did Wan-Tahtah ap• Fernandez Parking services preciate him as an educator, he also said his per• Parking drives us nuts said Cox would always take time sonal goal is Here's a few of the services MEGAN VUTECH maintain each deck. for him and showed concern for his to keep, : Parking Services provides: ' CONTRIBUTING WRITER The cost of a parking permit academic career as well as his per• "striving for also helps cover some of the park• sonal life. excellence" • Aid with jump starts, "They have to do something!" ing services offered, said Wan-Tahtah's experience with in research , lockouts and other car ; exclaimed Kim Duttle, junior, den• Scarnecchia. Cox at Harvard directly impacted and teach• troubles. tal hygiene, as she ran to class. Students have complained his own teaching style at YSU. He ing. He said "I have to leave earlier every day about malfunctioning access cards. said he wants students to feel free it is impor- Palmer- just to get a parking spot," said "Some cards are bad," tamtocpn- Fernandez I Lend lug wrenches, to talk to him whenever they need Megan Villani, junior, photography. Scarnecchia said. to. Also, he strives for excellence stantly try to, "improve yourself jacks, gas cans or other Parking is something most students Students who have malfunc• in his students and encourages cre• and achieve a level of excellence." emergency items. face everyday and almost no one tioning access cards should take ative thinking. He takes these goals into the enjoys it. them to Support Services in the "I like to make my classes lively classroom where he tries to "ex• i Provide one-day parking "Permit prices pay for the en• basement of Tod Hall to be fixed. and get my students to think for pose all views to the same level of tire budget," said Joseph Scarnecchia said the access- permits. themselves. I try to push them to scrutiny." He stresses the impor• Scarnecchia, director of Support card activated gates are for secu• do and to excel," he said. tance of students taking their own Services. rity and control. They help make Wan-Tahtah's students agree. views and examining them equally i Provide special parking He said Parking Services re• sure people who are supposed to When asked about his teaching with the opposition. Palmer- for temporarily disabled ceives no money from tuition or park in the faculty and dormitory style, words such as invigorating Fernandez said he engages stu• students, faculty and general fees. lots get to park there and help slow and mind-opening are used. dents in discussions and expects : As an example of the monetary staff. "He has a real open format — size of that budget, he said $75,000 Parking he encourages analysis on every• Harvard SOURCE: JOE SCARNECCHIA to $200,000 is spent each year to Continued on page 2 thing," said Kerry Collins, senior, Continued on page 2 2 The Jambar Thursday, March 12,1998

Harvard CAMPUS BOOK & SUPPLY AT YOUNGSTOWN STATE UNIVERSITY Continued from page 1 the students to write well-devel• oped essays. "My primary aim is to intro• duce a body of scholarly literature on a given topic and examine it," he said. He also emphasized the importance of "exploring new ar• eas of inquiry." NEED CASH NOW? When Palmer-Fernandez, is out• side of the classroom, he enjoys researching the ethics of war. He has examined issues such as when war is morally and legally justified, political assassinations and the 00 KS AT concept of surrender. "War is one of the most endur• ing of human institutions. War as a social institution is more endur• ing than the structure of the fam• ily," he said. Through his research, he has written and edited several books such as, "The Legal and Moral Doc• SUPPLY trine of War" and "Moral Issues: Philosophy and Religious Perspec• tives." He also enjoys studying medical ethics and said his work at the university has led him to serv• RECEIVE ing the community through lectures on hot topics such as cloning. At YSU, he teaches medical ethics to for your Books nursing and physical therapy stu• dents and several courses in reli• gious and moral ethics. Palmer-Fernandez said he is happy at YSU and expressed the importance of education for every• one. "Education is meant for all — that's what we do here. [Education is] the primary task of colleges and universities in democratic society. Democracy is belter off when we all are educated."

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The Jambar Editor at: [email protected] (Jditori Ose Jambar Kilcawley Confer One University Plaza Youngstown, Ohio 44555 rejuvenate Y-town (330) 742-3095 YSU isn't in Niles, it's in Youngstown. And YSU baseball doesn't belong in Niles, it be• Editorial Staff: longs in Youngstown. It's appalling to us that Youngstown's Mayor TRACIE KNIGHT George McKelvey is now — after the Niles EDITOR IN CHIEF

minor league ball park is almost a done deal JEFF MILLER — deciding to come to bat for the city of MANAGING EDITOR Youngstown. Why is it that seemingly everyone is em• JOE LANDSBERGER bracing the Niles minor league effort, but no NEWS EDITOR one was there to encourage expansion into REBECCA SLOAN Youngstown when it was proposed in 1996? COPY EDITOR Alan De Petro, a Youngstown native, pro• NICOLE TANNER posed a minor league team should be located ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT CHAD HOLDEN, THE JAMBAR in Youngstown. The majority of the commu• EDITOR nity pushed his plan aside and looked at the 'WHAT DOES THIS MEAN?': This photo shows that Alpha Phi Omega, a service reasons why it wouldn't work. fraternity, strives to "Keep Kollege Klean." Yet, the reference to the KKK is ali too clear. JAMIE LYNN REESH It is in the best interest of the YSU campus SPORTS EDITOR community to reach out and improve the city KATHERINE HELLER that surrounds it. Niles can take care of itself. Photo in Kilcawley Kreates Kontroversy, ASSISTANT COPY EDITOR Youngstown, however, needs a rejuvenation. A minor league ball park can be the heart of Lou YUHASZ . TELADURBJN that effort. It could even be the spark Young• drudges up not too distant racial past ASSISTANT NEWS EorroRS stown needs for to get back to the good 'ole EILEEN CATANZARO rance and a lack of understanding.This picture days—when Youngstown was known for more CONTRIBUTING WRITER shows that ignorance. CHAD HOLDEN than its corruption and murder rates. Yes, the picture is years old. But the racism REBECCA SLOAN Yet, even YSU betrayed its city by coming So much has been written in The Jambar about expressed by the picture still exists today. If it DARKROOM TECHS out in support of the Niles facility. President racism, sexism, sexuality and religion I was be• didn't, there would have been no need to have an Leslie H. Cochran vowed support in a Feb. 26: ginning to think we reached the overkill point in open discussion forum on racism. And judging by Advertising: memo to Niles Mayor Ralph S. Infante — these discussions. the attendance at the meeting, the subject is still a JACKIE COLES $25,000 worth of support annually for the next But I think we need to look at yet another ex• hot one. It's a shame the picture wasn't found in ADVERTISING EDITOR 20 years. That's a $500,000 commitment for a ample of ignorance on past events. For example, time for the forum. There is no better way to dem• ball park that isn't even within the city. did you know there is a picture hanging in onstrate the ignorance. JENN KLOPTA Perhaps the community doesn't care any• Kilcawley Center, just across from the Pugsley Lou Yuhasz, student teacher and Jambar assis• SALES MANAGER more. Perhaps Youngstown has given up on Room that depicts the Ku Klux Klan's influence tant news editor, wrote a commentary about an as• ever recooperating from losing the steel mills. on YSU's campus? signment he gave to his students on the Birming• Office Staff: But there are a few people at YSU who haven't Yes, I said the KKK. ham Church bombing (March 5, The Jambar.) EMILY CRONK given up. And they want their baseball team to This is a picture of a group of YSU students Yuhas2 was concerned about the total lack of un• RECEPTIONIST play in town. from years ago, standing around trash cans with derstanding the students had about racism, the the slogan "Keep Kollege Klean." One might just KKK and the Civil Rights movement. OLGA ZIOBERT Jamjar requests miss the significance of this picture if you just "Most students think this is all ancient history," OFFICE MANAGER glanced at it and kept on walking. It's probably he said. "They believe prejudice, segregation and DAVE SPAY not necessary to say there are no black students in removal of photo racism is in the past and everyone is treated equally DISTRIBUTOR this picture. and 'judged not on the color of their skin, but on The Keep Kollege Klean photo depicted to My reason for writing about this picture is re• the content of their character.'" DALE HARRISON the right that hangs in Kilcawley should be re• ADVISER ally simple. In all .the talk shows, newspaper ar• Yuhasz ended the article by saying "I don't moved. Any diversity-motivated campus com• ticles, speaker forums and programs, on race, the know whether to be relieved or scared." munity would not allow it to remain displayed. The Jambar chief ingredient to perpetuating racism is igno• ; Mr. Yuhasz should be scared. Letter Policy The Jambar encourages A Closer Look BY JENNIFER HALIBURTON letters. Ail letters must be typed, double-spaced, arid must list a telephone and social security number. All Reach for racial equality — we're not there yet submissions arc subject to editing. Letters must not exceed 300 words and JENNIFER HALIBURTON perspective," and separate the "urgent from the Raspberry asserts civil discrimination suits and commentaries must not CONTRIBUTING WRITER merely annoying." complaints of racism in the '90s can't be placed exceed 500 words. Opinion pieces should concern First of all, there have been dramatic gains oh the same level as those of the '50s and '60s, is campus issues. Items In an article in the Pitts• made in the movement for equal rights for blacks. true in the sense that racism was much more overt submitted become the burgh Post-Gazette Tuesday The conditions for blacks living in America today and extreme back then. However, that's not to say property of The Jambar and will not be returned. titled: "In race relations, has are without a doubt better than the high state of it isn't just as emotionally painful and socio-eco- Submissions that ignore nothing changed?" Washington racial disharmony that existed in the 1950s and nomically harmful, and shouldn't be taken just Jambar policy will not be Post columnist William Raspberry seems to sug• '60s. as seriously. Racial injustices should not be di• accepted. The views and vided into categories as Raspberry seems to sug• opinions expressed herein do gest blacks should be content with the progress made However, Raspberry appears to believe the not necessarily reflect those in striving for equal rights. He also implied racially progress in equality has come to fruition because gest, because what he sees as minor or "merely of The Jambar staff or YSU biased actions, which used to be deemed tolerable, white America (which was racist) has mended its annoying" may completely humiliate and devas• faculty. staff or are now blown out of proportion and found to be tate someone else. administration. Deadline for own ways, suddenly realizing that the hiring and submission-is Friday for offensive by blacks. admission practices — among other things — of The fact stereotypes and prejudices are not as Tuesday's paper and Tuesday I couldn't disagree more. the '60s were unjust and wrong, and finally ap• blatantly obvious today doesn't mean they no for Thursday's paper. Raspberry contended although many people in• preciating that blacks have just as much talent as longer persist or aren't just as damaging (as Rasp• Commentary sist nothing has changed in the state of race rela• whites. berry fails to mention), but that they've been Cafe tions over the years, the increase in "the number of Instead, what Raspberry conveniently forgets woven deeper into the fabric of our society, hav• on WYSU 88.5 at 7 blacks climbing the corporate ladder... and the fact is that it was the creation of the affirmative action ing become an ideology that underpins the way p.m. March 19 that virtually any black high school graduate worth program that had to basically FORCE businesses whites view blacks. . his or her salt can get into a decent college," are and colleges to accept minorities into their insti• While it is important to remember the incred• features testament to the advancements made in the struggle tutions. This paved the way for all the blacks that ible advances made in the movement, that doesn't Isiah Jackson, for equality. He also suggested victims of racial bias Raspberry noted arc "climbing the corporate lad- mean discrimination has been wiped out — so Youngstown

; and discrimination should keep iheir injustices "in der"and being admitted into prestigious colleges. the struggle continues. : Symphony 4 The Jambar Thursday, March 12,1998 cDIS C CO ROUND

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goes Mad About the Arts Cala said the film was chosen as the focus to continue Nicole Tanner the diversity in the program, and Chaudri was chosen be• Ifenguin Star Editor cause of extensive knowledge and experience in film. "This was someone who lives in Western Pennsylvania, who works on national films, so we thought he would be For the third year, WYSU will perfect," said Cala. Chaudri has more than 20 years experience in feature present Mad About the Arts, an films, television and documentaries and has worked on more evening of music, art and wine in than 100 film projects as a director, producer, writer, direc• tor of photography and film editor. He received honors at conjunction with the College of Fine the New York, Cannes and Mannheim film festivals, as well and Performing Arts' Alumni Week. This as an Emmy Award for a television special. year's celebration will focus on the art of But Chaudri's career is far from over. He is currently president and chief executive officer of Continental Film film with special guest Amin Q. Group and is set to begin filming "The Master Mechanic," Chaudri, an international film• which will co-star Burt Reynolds, Cathy Moriarty and Matt McCoy, in the spring. maker. This year's Mad About the Arts will also feature the Sheet Since its start in 1996, the Mad & Tube Brass Quartet, a group of area musicians — three About the Arts program has been suc• of whom are YSU graduates — and an exhibit of film post• cessful in showcasing local talent in ers and artifacts. The event will take place 8 p.m. Friday in WYSU the arts, said Catherine Cala, devel• Bliss Hall. Tickets are $30 for the public, $20 for F & PA. ADDING THE MUSIC: The Sheet & Tube opment associate for WYSU. Alumni, WYSU members and Flique Clique members and Brass Quartet, (from left to right) Susan , "We started the program to call at- $50 for a "Friend of the Arts" ticket, which includes a chance Sexton, Jonathan Willis, Brenda Romack and Chaudri tention to the plight of art funding in to win a gift basket with CDs, art books, wine and concert Gary Sexton will perform in the Bliss Hali Lobby the United States," said Cala. "But it's also a chance to cel• tickets. For more information or to reserve tickets call during the Mad About the Arts celebration ebrate the vitality of the arts in our own community.'1 Catherine Cala at 742-1797. Friday.

Heavy metal mania comes to Akron

Lynn Nickels McE)onough Contrubuting Writer

AKRON — The heavy-metal/thrash band Megadeth plans to rock the Rhodes Arena Tuesday in Akron, along, with groups Life of Agony and Coal Chamber. Megadeth will perform cuts from their newest album. Cryptic Writings, which lones down the group's previous thrash-style music. Opening for Megadeth will be heavy metai heavies, Life of Agony and Coal Chamber. Dave Mustaine, formerly of Metallica, is Megadeth's lead vocalist. Other band members include Marty Friedman, lead guitarist; David EHefson, bass player; and Nick Menza, ROADRUNNER RECORDS drummer. METAL MADNESS: Coal Chamber, (from left The group recently toured Europe, Japan and South to right) Rayna, R. Dez Farara, Mike Cox and America. EHefson said the group will now concentrate on Meegs Rascon, will perform with Megadeth at touring America with Cryptic Writings. Rhodes Arena in Akron. Heavy metal has seemed to die off and go back under• ground lately with the rcsurgance of pop music, but this boasts a female bass player, whom lead singer, Dez, said metal group is still going strong. gets.priority bathroom privileges on the road. "Heavy metal is now at the popularity level it usually And as far as heavy metal dying out, Dez disagrees with resides at. There is a distorted perception of heavy metal EHefson and believes it isn't dying out — it's growing. because in the early '80s it was trendy. Now it's kind of at ' "Heavy "metal is on the move and coming back better its right size," said EHefson. because it's coming from an underground perspective. Any• As for heavy metal's future, EHefson said he thinks it thing that starts slowly like this usually ends up getting definitely has one. huge," said Dez. "It won't be as popular as it was in the early '80s, but Coal Chamber members don't consider themselves to• MCDONOUCH MUSEUM OF ART .everything goes in cycles. That's the nature of the beast," tally heavy metal, but rather an original band in their own ON DISPLAY: "The Tales of Hoffman," he said. right. They will be appearing this summer on the Mainstage an acrylic painting by Adam Nicklewicz Joining Megadeth for this leg of its North American tour in Ozzfest and look forward to hanging out with their fans. will be at the McDonough through April is the group, Life of Agony, promoting their newest cre• Dez said fans are important to them, and the group ac• 11. Also currently in exhibition is "The ation, Soul Searching Sun. cepts demo tapes from anyone they meet. He said they lis• Memory of Landscape" paintings by Dr. The line-up continues with spooky-core group, Coal ten to every single one because they want other people to Susan Russo, chair of the art Chamber, who will perform songs from their self-titled de• listen to their music too. department. Russo's works will be but album. "We must be humble and hang out with the people we ondisplay through April 13. This body-pierccing-happy, make-up-wearing group play for. We're not on a rock-star trip," he said. Thursday, March 12,1998 The Jambar 5 Gigi9 graces Playhouse stage other characters," Sipler said. "She Angela Qanoglio does whatever she wants, when• = Contributing "Witter ever she wants. She doesn't care Club what anybody thinks." If you are in the mood for love, The plot is pretty predictable. peculiar brand of humor, particu• cording to Shore, that's why the Playhouse production of Playboy Gaston is bored with life. Lynn Nickels larly his famous "weasel" imita• O'Donell and Penny Marshall do "Gigi" has the potential to satisfy Tomboy Gigi abhors the thought Cbnnibutir^ Writer tion, even though it was threaded those K-Mart commercials to• the desire. It is first and foremost of growing up to be a well-bred with a bitter note over the gether. a romantic musical with a lot young woman whose life does not LIBERTY Pauly Shore downslide of his career. In between Shore ended his performance of witty humor. The cast extend beyond the gossip headlined at the Funny Farm Com• comparing "hairplugs to pubic with a self-composed rap song. works well in bringing the lines. Neither expect to edy Club Friday, Saturday and hair" and "not wanting a Bay watch Again, singing about his life, Shore turn-of-the-century Paris find love with one an• Sunday performing his own bitter bimbo to save him if he were said he would be on top again like setting alive. other, yet that is exactly brand of humor. drowning because her hair might , John Travolta. He also hinted at In the tradition of all what happens when A Hollywood native, Shore, 29, frizz," Shore talked about the can• taking acting classes to try to im• great stories about women, Gaston realizes that the began in stand-up comedy and cellation of his sitcom last year prove that aspect of his career, or "Gigi" is about a young girl little-girl who used to pester worked his way up to appearing in after five episodes and the fact that he just might continue to weasel coming of age in a time she doesn't him all the time has grown up and several successful movies, includ• if it weren't for Blockbuster Video across the country doing stand up. understand. Romance and frivo• become a beautiful young woman. ing the wildly popular "Encino renting his movies, he'd have no Opening for Shore were two lous luxuries might as well be from The 25-person cast draws from Man" and the upcoming income at all. natives of the area. "another planet as far as the lead a wide variety of ages from high "Biodome." Many of Shore's jokes were Matt Murphy, from Erie, Pa., character, Gigi, is concerned. Tak• school students to senior citizens. Shore opened his act Friday played off the audience. After ask• delivered some funny one-liners ing place in 1901, the musical de• The youngest member is only 7 night with a one-liner about his ing audience members who they about Youngstown, and picts women as gossiping dream• years old and appears in three fam• reasons for coming to Youngstown wanted to know about in Holly• Boardman-born, Jason Tarr, joked ers and materialistic dolls. ily scenes. — to find dead bodies in Mil! wood, Shore would then deliver a about LowellviHe and made fun of Heather Dawn Sipler, who is Director David Vosburgh said, Creek Park. When asked by his one-liner about that celebrity. He the fact security guards at the club making her first appearance in a "The fun of a musical is the chal• roommate if he should tape Jerry made fun of Matt Perry's drug had no guns. lead role, brings an innocent and lenge of putting all of the pieces Springer for him while he was habit and said Drew Carey likes "What are you going to do to practical nature to the part of Gigi together. You don't just direct the gone, Shore replied, "You don't pretty girls, but pretty girls don't someone you're chasing? Walkie that contrasts well with Joe performance — you direct the pro• have to, the people in Youngstown like Drew Carey. Then he blasted talkie him to death?" asked Tarr. Mondora's adequately stuffy char• duction. There is a lot of coordi• are on the Springer show." the audience with a secret about The Funny Farm will feature acter, Gaston. nation to it — it is like a big jig• The crowd seemed to love his Rosie O'Donell — she's gay. Ac• Joe Piscipoe next month. "Gigi is really set apart from the saw puzzle." CXt "the Movies

switch the mental backgrounds to entire Cubs baseball team and Ja• David Schwimmer " as he throws Mike Hurayt see how different human would Mike Hurayt son Lee as his friend Jay, a strug• temper tantrums, blasts out pro• Contributing Writer react with different memories. Contiikutirw rater gling writer. Jay decides to intro• fanities like Eddie Murphy chang• ing a flat tire and treats women as . .it..OneJhumanv.John Murdoch, duce Max to his editor and sud• (Rufus Sewell) somehow gains the denly, Max's sight is clouded by if they were possessions. This mental powers of the aliens and it's love at first sight. They plan the wasn't the Ross we know from T>

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MORNINGS ONLY Featuring THX and Ultra Stereo Sound i :sbbWe i Payran nmraQDnmnCash for mUsed Video Games!! 6 The Jambar Thursday, March 12,1998 Senior guard Caroline McCombs stretches for practice Tuesday Reesh's U sauares-off Realm JAMIE LYNN REESH Preseason Player of the Year and SPORTS EDITOR fulfilled her honor after being named Player of the Year. She led Spre is free the Conference USA in scoring the When the Lady Penguins hit the entire season and was ranked in L a t r e l l hardwood Friday in Raleigh, N. C. the top five in the nation in scoring Sprcwcll will they will be looking right into the all season. be lacing up his eye of the tiger. She was named to the All- shoes a lot YSU will make its second Tournament team for the second sooner than ex• NCAA tournament appearance year in a row, while averaging 22.7 pected, due to a against the University of Memphis points and 11 rebounds during the ruling March Lady Tigers. Memphis is making tournament. 14 that will re• its fourth straight appearance after Johnson was named instate Sprewell a 79-75 win over Louisville in the Conference USA tournament in the NBA. Conference USA tournament. MVP, scoring 73 points in three Arbitrator John Feerick re• The 5th-seeded Lady Tigers games with an average of 24.3 duced Sprewell's suspension by finished the regular season 14-2 in points. She was also named to the five months and reinstated his con• the Conference USA title and 22- All-Conference team, while tract. His suspension will expire 7 overall. They are currently ranked as the 15th leading scorer July I and Sprewell will again be ranked 28th in the Associated in the nation. a member of the Golden State Press Poll and 29th in the ESPN Sophomore Yolanda Reed leads Warriors. Poll. the team in assists, with 149 and The ruling surprised the. War• YSU and Memphis have seen an average of 4.8 assists a game. riors organization and Commis• action against one another once Memphis ranks 13th nationally sioner David Stern. The Warriors before. The Lady Penguins handed in team scoring, averaging 80.9 thought they put their foot down Head Coach Joyce Lee-McNelis a points per game and fifth in field about what they would permit 77-64 loss in the third game of her goal percentage, sinking 49.5 within their organization, and the career with the Lady Tigers in percent of all field goals. league supported their decision. 1991. Turnovers have been a problem The arbitrator felt the previous Memphis is led by junior for Memphis this season, giving punishment was too harsh for the Tamika Witmore and senior the ball away a total of 651 times, act Sprewell committed. LaTonya Johnson. for an average of 22.4 a game. I am not quite sure about howl The 6-foot-2-inch Whitmore The Lady Tigers have made it feel about this. averages 25.5 points and 9.9 to the second round of the NCAA If Sprewell attacked a man on rebounds per game, while the 6- tournament only twice in six total CHAD HOLDEN, THE JAMBAR the street, he would have been ar• foot-l-inch Johnson puts in an appearances. Hopefully the Lady AIM HIGH: Junior center Jili Cupples fires a jumper as rested and taken to court. The average of 22.1 points and 5.7 Penguins keep that record in tact. the Lady Penguins prepare to play against Memphis NBA protected him from that. And rebounds a game. They will face-off Friday at 6 during practice Tuesday in Beeghly Center. from what I understand, Sprewell Whitmore was named p.m. at North Carolina State. never struck coach P.J. Carlesimo. He tried to choke him, so was his Student speaks about the excitment of intramural sports act really that bad - especially to• This is my final quarter here', played intramural sports in previ• to two major factors. One is the: gamesrwere: fairly officiated and ward a coach like Carlesimo? arid I finally found something fun ous years. X always had excuses leadership of Jack Rigney. Rigney the all -student staff answered any Sprewell is a good player and and exciting on campus;£rhis qua*? - such as I'm too busy or I'll prbb- lismeoUrectorofiintramural sports questionsbefore;?during or after a an excellent shooter and he will ter niy friend talked me into play• ablyhave to.work.Howeveriarena and does agreat job offerihg'a va• game. '• '•' - have no troublegettingsigned by ing intramural arena football and football games were played Tues• riety of sports such- as football, I suggest first and second year another team and would still be in it turned out to be a lot of fun. day and Thursday nights between volleyball, table tennis and rac- studentsparticipate in anintramu- that position with his previous sen• The season consisted of 10 7 and 10 p.m. and because of the quetball. He also oversees the of• ral sport so they don't miss out on tence. I think Sprewell and his games and a single elimination. later starting time, I was able to ficials and referees of the games the fun. I waited'until my last quar• punishment are the least of the tournament after the season. The attend all but one game. and matches. ter to participate, so if you are a NBAs worries. games were fast, exciting and com• The success of the intramural The second factor is the junior or senior it is never too late The arbitrator came in and to• petitive. Now I regret I never sports program can be attributed friendly, knowledgeable staff. The to start. tally overturned the Warriors and Mike Stilgehbauer, student Stern's decision, making a fool of both. They applied rules and regu• lations to make standards for their Good luck organization, and the league and these standards were thrown out Lady the door. DISC I 01 i < SI If we put this situation into the Penguins realm of the real world - such as a YSU will business - Sprewell would have YSU s SOURCE FOR USED CDs been fired by the owner for attack• make its ing a superior. No one would step second NCAA in and say 'you cannot fire him.' appearance It is up to the owners and the ex• Friday at 6 ecutives to run the company the way they see fit; Why should the pin. against NBA be any different? the The NBA is an industry that University supplies a service. Its top people of Memphis. Gfet up to £S.OO fear each. CO. are hired to run the business they see fit for the best interest of the Check your business. If you second guess the local newspaper for We -HovcThousoncfs of CDs from, $2.99to $8.99 way Stern runs the NBA, how are television and radio the players and coaches to respect his decisions? Thursday, March 12,1998 The Jambar 7

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One, Grounds Crew Proposals/Presentations/Electronic two, three and four bedroom apart• Filing (Insurance Forms)/ Re• ments and houses available. For SEE OUR RECRUITER AT THE JOB FAIR MARCH 19 OR CALL 1 -800-243-5787 CAMPUS CALENDAR Spina Bifida Association of Western Pennsylvania Campus calendar required. Registration is by phone, please contact Edna Neely, assistant 320 E. North Ave., 7th Floor, So. Tower, Pittsburgh, PA 15212 on a first-come, first serve basis, registrar, in the Enrollment Center The Special Education Program is with the exception of graduate as• at extension 2263. offering a practicum forIEPstudents sistants who will be on a waiting list. with learning disabilities' between Scholarship Opportunities Camp Takajo for Boys, on Long Lake, ages6and 14during the spring quar• March 13 Naples,-Main. Noted for picturesque location, ter. The program is free of charge to There are two scholarship opportu• parents and it is held two nights a Dr. John Rosen will discuss current nities available for women students exceptional facilities, and outstanding week at the university. Anyone in• issues surrounding lead poisoning in at YSU. The first scholarship is the terested should contact Patricia the Ohio Room in Kilcawley Cen• Mary B. Smith Scholarship. This programs. June 22 - August 23. Over 100 Miller at (330) 742-3251. ter from 9 a.m.- 10:30 p.m. For more scholarship worth $250 is awarded counselor positions in tennis, baseball, information call David Gemmel at to a full-time, non-traditional fe• Saturday 330-740-3523 male student who has completed a basketball, soccer, lacrosse, golf, street hockey, minimum of 45 quarter hours and a Williamson College of Business Ad• Notice maximum of 145 quarter hours. 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The Office of the Registrar's Enrollment Information Counter services include: Registration Photo identification cards Change of Registration Name, address, and social security number changes Enrollment Verification Requests processing University scanning Student Loan Deferment Forms processing Emergency telephone calls Readmission to the University (former students) Class absence notifications Order and pick-up official and unofficial transcripts

The Records division of the Office of the Registrar will remain in Jones Hall to maintain stu• dent on-line permanent records. This maintenance includes processing official grade changes, repetitions, F to W petitions, graduation, intra-university transfers, credit by exami• nation, and statute of limitations. Any questions regarding Registration or Records during this transition should be directed to one of the appropriate individuals listed below.

Enrollment Information Counter Records Edna Neely, Assistant Registrar Mary Bodnovich, Administrative Assistant Administrative Offices - Meshel Hall Records - Jones Hall (330) 742-2263 (330) 742-3173 Registration Area Chris Mastramico, Office Manager Registration Area - Meshel Hall - Second Floor (330) 742-3185