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,,-cl, v. • INSIDE Opinion Alum sheds light on career search Page 13 Accent A visit to the Grand Canyon of Pennsylvania Page 17 Sports The biggest game of the year for many reasons The Newspaper for the Ithaca College Community Pages 28-29 Volume 71, Number 'I I Ithaca, N.Y. · Thursday, November 13, 2003 Tracked International students to pay new government fee BY TASHA KATES and monitor foreign students and Staff Writer exchange visitors in order to en sure that they arrive in the Unit International students may ed States, show up and register at soon have to pay the federal gov the school or exchange visitor pro ernment a fee to offset the cost of gram, and properly maintain a program that will track them in their status during their stay as val the United States. ued guests in this country," During the final week of Octo Cronin said. ber, the U.S. Department of The government is expected to get Homeland Security announced more than $30 million for the pro that all international students gram from the fees. The law that cre would be required to pay a one-time ated SEVIS states that federal mon $ 100 fee to the government. ey would not be used to pay for the The fee will be used to fund the operating costs. Student and Exchange Visitor In Senior Rhona Hussein thinks the formation System, an Internet government shouldn't collect the program that tracks international fee at all. CARLY CHAMBERLIN/THE ITHACAN students while they are studying in "If it actually changes, it's go JUNIOR RHONA HUSSEIN, center, comes from Bangladesh and serves as a resident assistant. She the U.S. ing to be a huge problem," Hussein plays cards with freshman residents Megan Atchley, left and Kalia Armbruster, right, in the West Tower. Michael Cronin, an immigration said. "A hundred dollars is a lot. In service official, said SEVIS was cre ternational students pay so much for government can find a different way [this]," she said. asked to collect the fee, unlike visa ated after t~e Sept.11 attacks to traveling and school. The fee is to fund SEVIS. On Dec. 26, U.S. Citizenship fees, which are paid directly to the "SEVIS, will increase [the Hussein, who is from ways to control their system rather set a deadline will be set for SE government's] ability to track Bangladesh, said she believes the than put their' students through VIS payments. Colleges will be See SEVIS, page 4 College Seniors choose skater examines• BY KATIE MOORE alist in figure skating and a cancer survivor, a couple times, but other than that, I just Assistant News Editor will address the class of 2004 at Com don't know. It could be an awesome mencement May 16. speech, or it could suck." roleofTAs The senior class went for the gold "We wanted somebody that students can Senior Mike Feeney said he hopes when it chose this year's Commencement relate to," said Melissa Ferraro, senior class Hamilton's message will be one that speaker. president. "We wanted somebody that peo congratulates the graduates for their BY MEG REYNOLDS Scott Hamilton, an Olympic gold med- ple could look at and say, 'Wow, that could accomplishments and challenges them to Staff Writer be me one day."' use what they've learned to make an im Ferraro said the executive board pact in their world. The Academic Policy Committee is included Hamilton on its top 10 list of "As long as he keeps it non-political and looking toward defining the place of under speaker possibilities after members of the upbeat, I'll be happy with it," he said. graduate student assistants, more common senior class and the board suggested him. Ferraro said she expects Hamilton's ex ly known as teaching assistants, in classes. Shortly after the senior class executive periences with adversity and defeat will be Concerns regarding professionalism of the board was elected last year, it began solic just as uplifting as his success story. college's teaching staff and privacy as a right iting suggestions through the senior class list In addition to beating cancer, Hamilton of students has led the Academic Policy Com serv, a poster campaign and word of also worked through a debilitating illness mittee to address the roles of TAs. A new pol mouth. as a child that stunted his growth and raised icy, expected to take effect in the 2004 acad Last year, graduates and audience doubts about his ability to participate as emic year, would offer a clear outline of the members gave. Ben Cohen and Jerry an athlete. When he began skating at age role, which does not currently exist. Greenfeld of Ben and Jerry's Ice Cream a nine, the symptoms of his disease gradu In an effort to comply with accrediting less than sweet review after the two used ally disappeared. agencies, as well as the Family Education the podium as a pulpit for their political "Throughout his life, personally and al Rights and Privacy Act, Ithaca College is views. In order to avoid a similar situation professionally, he has faced numerous chal defining the duties of TAs. this year, Ferraro said the board tried to lenges and achieved many triumphs," said The TAs in sociology professor Stephen avoid selecting another political speaker. President Peggy R. Williams. "I, along with Sweet's courses play a fundamental part in "What came out of that last year was members of the Class of 2004 look forward the structure of his large lecture classes. that a commencement speaker should be to his inspirational message." Sweet said that TAs run individual discus inspirational and motivational," she said. Ferraro said the challenges Hamilton has sion classes using lesson plans he works with "I think that Scott Hamilton is in that sense faced bring him down to a more human lev them to design. TAs also assist in grading stu exactly what Ithaca College wants when el and will make him easy for students to dent papers. looking for a commencement speaker." identify with. She added that the way he has "TAs will grade reflection papers and ex But senior Ben Vucic said he expect turned his tough experiences into something ams that are multiple choice and mini-es ed a more impressive speaker. positive will complement the college's says," he said. "They are given concrete W. MCALLISTER/ CCF "I don't know too much about Scott message about serving the community. guides on how to grade papers and assign OLYMPIC GOLD MEDALIST Scott Hamilton, but I was hoping for more than "He's turned that around turned it into his points." Hamilton addresses the audience after a figure skater in my graduation speaker," own personal philanthropy to give back to Sweet provides his students with the an ice skating performance. he said. "I've seen him on t,he television people something he felt he needed," she said. guidelines TAs are to follow when grading pa See APC, page 4 www,itha(a.ed u/itbacdn ' ' 2 THE ITHACAN NEWS THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 2003 Nationa1 and I nternational News by the U.N. The report harshly criticizes Iran for deliber PLANTING POPPIES . ately hiding evidence of its nuclear program from inter national inspectors and for numerous "breaches" in its nu clear treaty obligations. The 29-page report by the International Atomic Ener gy Agency (IAEA) says there is "no evidence" so far that Iran had sought to build a nuclear bomb, as asserted by the Bush administration, but the U.N. watchdog said it would keep investigating this claim. Given Iran's "past pat tern of concealment, it will take some time before the agency is able to conclude that Iran's nuclear program is exclusively for peaceful purposes," the report says. The report, obtained by The Washington Post, documents numerous occasions when Iranian officials altered or re versed their explanations after being challenged by in vestigators or with conflicting evidence. wro says U.S. steel tariff violates rules The World Trade Organization ruled Monday that Pres ident Bush's steel tariffs violate global trading rules, in creasing pressure on the White House to rescind the levies or face retaliation from Europe, Japan and other countries. The European Union said it would impose sanctions no later than Dec. 15 on a $2.2 billion hit list of U.S. goods - from Harley-Davidson motorcycles to California farm produce - unless Bush removed the tariffs. "I think we're headed for a trade war," said senior PAMELA CONSTABLE/THE WASHINGTON POST fellow Gary Hufbauer at the Institute for International CHILDREN REST In a field being plowed by Sardar Wall In Ghanlkhel, Afghanistan. Wall, 24, Is planting opium Economics in Washington. poppies. The poppies, which were banned under the Taliban, have become a major cash crop In the country. If the EU does as threatened, it would be the biggest I trade retaliation since World War II. The Europeans have I chosen some of their sanction targets to inflict symbolic t Bremer returns to the u.s. from lraq_ . ing to follow that path," the official said. "And we need and political pain for the president and GOP lawmakers, I kind of provisional government that we can give some including ciJrus grown in Florida and garments made in ► some Paul Bremer, the U.S. civilian administrator in Iraq, is kind of authority to. The whole political piece is a work the Carolinas. returning unexpectedly to Washington for high-level con- in progress. He's got a lot of work to do." · ''They tried as best they could to match the products sultations amid continued frustration with the performance ~e Bush administration appears to be backing away with Republican districts," Hufbauer said.