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CSC's closing puts many out of work.

BY AMANDA SMITH case took place at YSU, on so- jambar Editor called "neutral ground." Currently, CSC is in what they After 37 years at the same mill, termed the midst of "winding Friday will probably be Local 2243 down" and "mothballing" the Vice President Fred Spahlirtger's facility. The company that once last day on the job. employed 950 hourly workers in Spahlinger is one of 50 work• 1999 now employs 50, CSC's attor• ers remaining at CSC Ltd. The neys and representatives said. The plant is cold; that is, production "skeleton" crew is there to meet has stopped, and all that remains demands of a few remaining steel to do is "mothball" the plant — to orders and to close the plant. The ready it for the long wait until a company expects to cease activity buyer comes along and makes the completely by mid April, which is plant operational again. the closing date for bids to be sub• I BELIEVE I CAN FLY: Jose Galincez, sophomore, respiratory therapy, takes time out For Spahlinger and almost mitted for the company's resale. near DeBartolo Wednesday for some Frisbee with friends. 1,000 former CSC workers and The effects of the company's their families, questions remain bankruptcy will spread further after the mill's closing; questions than the loss of the workers' jobs, about pensions, 401(k) plans and ' according to Dr. Sherry Linkon, co- medical benefits. director of the Center for Working Spahlinger, 59, said, "I can Class studies. always think about retirement, but 'The closing of a major plant BY ADAM ISAGUIKRE the proposal, the University of signed a waiver stating they you never think about losing your has a couple of effects on a com• The Maneater (U. Missouri) Missouri system Board of Curators wished to receive details about the medical benefits. Once they're munity," Linkon said. "People lose voted narrowly to adopt a violation. The policy, written by gone, they're gone for 1,300 peo• jobs, but also, [the closing] affects Editors's blote: In light of the parental-notification policy Stephen Lehmkuhle, UM system ple." all the people those workers spend pending decision at YSU on this topicThursday . The policy passed in a 6- vice president for Academic Behind a raised table in money with." as reported in the March 20 issue of to-3 vote, with curators Hugh Affairs, and a committee, would Kilcawley Center's Chestnut Linkon cited instances in the The jambar, xoe decided to includedStephenson , Mary James and Paul only allow notification on a second Room Wednesday, representatives case of earlier Youngstown steel this article to shoxo how other univer•Combs voting against the policy. 'offense or a "severe" first offense. and attorneys for CSC Ltd., sat mill closings, where not only the sities across the country are handling Under the policy, parents or Board President Paul Steele next to U.S. trustees and explained mills closed but also restaurants parental notification of student alcohollega l guardians would receive said the policy would increase par• to a room full of creditors and for• and movie theaters that depended policy violations. written notice that their children ent-student communication. mer employees why the steel-mak• on revenue from people who had violated campus alcohol and "I have been involved with ing company was forced to close its worked in the mills. (U-WIRE) COLUMBIA, Mo.— drug policies. education for most of my life, and doors. Linkon said the effects of job Despite student efforts and the rec• Any other information about one of the keys to student success The First Meeting of Creditors ommendation of the Academic the offense would have to come in CSC's Chapter 11 Bankruptcy See CSC, page 2 Affairs Committee to vote against from students, unless the parents See ALCOHOL, page 2

Professor receives honor from YSU groups Psychology professor serves YSU

^Brown-Clark was recognised as a role model for African-American women. campus and community

BY PATREKA ADAMS adjunct assistant professor in psy• Jambar Reporter chology at Fordham University in and for other women on BY VALERIE BANNER the Bronx. jambar Editor campus who feel that r. Beverly Gray, professor, Though she has taught at var• their struggles on cam• psychology, has dedicated ious institutions and has lived in Africana studies, the office of pus wfth sexism and more than a decade of her diverse places, Gray said YSU stu• Equal Opportunity and racism are continuing." life to instructing students at YSU. dents match up with some of the Disabilities, the Center for Student Dr. Victor Wan- Gray's major accomplishments best. Progress and Multicultural Student Tatah, associate profes• reflect not only her extensive edu• "I've taught at other institu• Services recognized Sarah Brown- sor, philosophy and reli• cational background but also her tions, and I've found that YSU stu• Clark for her contributions to the gious studies, and direc• commitment to serving her com• dents are just as competent as stu• community and this campus. tor of Africana studies, munity, both on and off the cam• dents I've taught in the private sec• Brown-Clark, associate profes• said, "This is our way of pus. tor," she said. sor, English, and Municipal Clerk saying we appreciate her Before coming to YSU in 1987, A native of Cleveland, Gray of Courts was presented with a and encourage her to Gray resided in New York, where said though she loves Cleveland, framed certificate noon keep doing what she's she graduated cum laude with a she's come to like Youngstown a Wednesday at a ceremony in the been doing. As she said degree from Adelphi University. lot. Debartolo Stadium Club as part of in her speech, we recog• She later earned her master's "I've grown, very fond of Women's History Month. Dorothy nize that she's turned a degree in , psychology from Youngstown. I've met some great Collins, coordinator, Center for new page in her life." BROWN-CLARK AND WAN-TATAH Fordham University's Graduate people her — people that have Student Progress/Multicultural Brown-Clark's School of Arts and Sciences and traveled and can see beyond their Student Services, said the theme speech was titled -"Turning the when she was a student, Brown- then a Ph.D. -in psychology from immediate environment They are was "Challenges facing African- Pages of Our Lives: A Perspective Clark was her mentor. that same institution. While in as cosmopolitan as people [any- American women" and Brown- on African-American Women." Brown-Clark said she is New York, Gray served as'an assis• ' where) else," she said. Clark was recognized as being a Collins said, "It was an honor always glad to see former students tant professor in the department of Today, Gray is a tenured, full role model. well deserved, for she wasn't only like Collins succeed. "I wanted to psychiatry at New York Medical professor. In addition to having a Brown-Clark said the honor my professor, she was my mentor." do more than present information - College in Valhalla and as an was "a positive statement for me In fact, Collins noted that I wanted to touch lives," she said. See GRAY, page 11 2 The Jambar Thursday, March 29,2001

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is parent involvement, "Steele said. the option to follow the rules and 'Tarental. notification will help to "To me, this is a very simple way to not drink,",Minor said. , bridge this gap/' get parents involved with, students MU Chancellor Richard Wallace said he was impressed Forum Health Trumbull Scheduled to attend are at this crucial stage of life." Wallace said" that based on last by the students' arguments against Memorial Hospital is now Mahoning County Sheriff Roger Johnson, legislative year's number of campus alcohol the plan, but that didn't change his accepting applications for its Randall Wellington, Dennis director of the Associated Students and drug violations, he estimated opinion on the issue. summer program for premedical Mangan from The Vindicator of the University of Missouri, who the new policy would affect about "I learned that there are down• students. Students in" the pro• editorial board, Dr. Anne York presented reasons to oppose the 70 students a year on the MU cam• sides to the issue," Wallace said. gram will spend time in area from the YSU history depart• policy to the board's Academic pus. "However, my position rests on the hospitals under the supervision ment, Edna Pincham from the Affairs Committee, said such a pol• Curator Connie Silverstein belief that this will have an impact. of medical staff, nursing and Pincham Initiative Resource icy doesn't treat 18-year-old stu• said it seemed the students expect• The purpose of the notification is department supervisors. Taking Center, and Jim Callen from dents as adults. ed the UM system to do nothing to seek help, to change lives and to place July 9 to Aug. 2, the pro• Northeast Ohio Legal Services. Johnson also said the policy about alcohol violations. save lives/' gram is designed to expose stu• Bob Black, WFMJ-TV 21 news unfairly targets students who live "I feel there is an obligation by Kim Dude, assistant director dents to the overall operation of anchor, will mediate the panel in the residence halls because the school to report illegal activi• of the Wellness Resource Center at an acute-care general hospital. discussion. many students can go off campus ties to parents," said Silverstein'. MU, said student drinking is more For more information, contact — to a bar or a Greek house, for Curator Paul Combs dissent• of a problem than most "people Janet Lytle, educational services • The deadline for 2001 stu• instance — to drink. ed, saying the policy falls outside realize. department at the hospital, at dent activity awards applica• "I am frustrated because of all the UM system's authority over "The local bars do not help, (330) 841-9863. tions is 5 p.m. Friday. the energy and time so many stu• students. with dollar pitchers and sometimes Applications must be turned in dents put into this, and the board "I think we're headed in the even penny pitchers," Dude said. Members of the Valley's del• to the Student Activities office, so quickly swept all of that aside," wrong direction when we get into "It's cheaper to get drunk in egation to the UN Conference on Room 2089, Kilcawley Center, Johnson said. the tattle-tale business," Combs Columbia than it is to buy a Happy Transnational Organized Crime Applications are still available, "Those people had their said. Meal at McDonalds." will participate in a panel discus• and further information can be minds made up long before we MSA Senator Danny French, Stephenson said the board sion on YSU's role in stamping obtained by calling (330) 742- gave our presentation," he said. who reported to the committee on should focus on policies that out organized crime in the area, 3773 or (330) 742-3575. This Frankie Minor, MU's director behalf of students in support of would affect more students. 7 p.m. Wednesday in the year's awards banquet is sched• of Residential Life, said students parental notification, said the poli• "In many ways, I think the Presidential Suites, Kilcawley uled for April 26 in the Chestnut would not have to worry about a cy is a step in the right direction. plan is flawed because it applies to Center. Room, Kilcawley Center. call home if they made proper deci• "It is a sad but true fact that such a small percentage of stu• sions. the lines of communication dents," Stephenson said. "I don't "If they don't want their par• between parents and children are really see this stopping alcohol ents to be notified, students have oftentimes bleak," French said. abuse." (c) 2001 by The Maneater via U-Wire Your audience is here, where is your ad? CSC, continued from page 1 Call (330) 742-2451 to advertise. loss on people in the area can vary. career fair WIA sponsored Friday. access- to training and skill Some people, she said, will only The career fair brought in enhancement, Turner added. face some financial difficulty while employers such as Denman Tire, "When one loses one's job," others may have their houses fore• Rapid Design Systems, K-Mart Turner said, "there aren't a lot of closed, their cars repossessed, or be Distribution and Orion Midwest positives. But some people can get unable to pay their children's col• Power, Turner said. , a better job ... or one that they lege tuition. While assisting in job searches enjoy more [than the previous job]. Bill Turner, administrator of for former CSC employees and It's not a good thing to lose one's the Workforce Investment Agency others, WIA also helps write job, but it's not the end of the located in Warren, said about 500 resumes and provides a referral world. It's a time to dust off, and former CSC employees attended a service to employers. It also gives we're here to help."

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Trends and jokes tend to chan BY AMANDA SMITH spread Jambar Editor like wild• fire on the Internet. Viruses spread even Half a decade ago, former Athletic Director Jim Tressel had an quicker than that. idea, a strategic plan for the athletic department to find a more" One current phenomenon geographically-compatible conference. lighting up the Web is the "All The plan came to fruition March 16, when YSU accepted a for• your base are belong to us" trend. mal invitation to join the Midwestern Collegiate Conference. It started in 1989. According to The downfall to the hustle and bustle of relocating an entire http://hubert.retrogames.com/histo- program is the costy a sore spot with many students. ri/.htm, Sega (creators of Genesis Pauline Saternow, interim athletic director, said, "The cost to and Dreamcast) released an get out of [the Mid-Continent Conference] is in the worst case English-language version of a pop• $450,000 with another $250,000 in penalties. The buy-in to the ular Japanese video game, Zero Cats: You have no chance to Then, the phenomenon spread new conference is $250,000." . Wing, in Europe. Though this seems a large sum of money, most Penguin sup• survive make your time. from the virtual world to the real Now, with all the money the porters and the student body are. under a number of misconcep• Cats: HA HA HA HA! world. company invests in releasing and tions, the first being, that the money will come from the YSU budg• Cats: Take off every "zig." In Australia, AYB went from developing video games, you'd et. . - Captain: You know what you "All your base" to "All your think they would have had transla• doing. bridge." Some people placed a This is inaccurate, as the money is being allocated through the tion departments, or at least a athletic department budget. Captain: Move "zig." very long very prominent banner native speaker of English, check across a freeway bridge. You can Of course, with most matters of money, the general notion is Captain: For great justice. out the dialogue before it was Don't even try to make sense see it at the immediacy of the situation. The athletic department will pay released. off the costs incurred over a five-year period, with money being of it But ever since the opening h ttp://zoivw.geocitie$.com/mainscreenr They didn't, and.theend result made up in cutbacks on travel, and the yearly dues to the new sequence was re-discovered by turnon. is a dialogue that looks like it was conference are $20,000 less than the Mid-Continent Conference. Adobe PhotoShop and Fox News, The Detroit Free run through Yahoo! translation. Macromedia Flash gurus, it's been Saternow said, "With all of the schools we will be playing press, Lycos 50 and now The The dialogue, as follows: popping up everywhere. being a lot closer than Iowa and California, let's say, less money jambar have all been sites of the Captain: What happen? will be spent on travel, and of course we will be tightening the belt Everything from contributor AYBABTU trend. AOL Instant Operator: Somebody set up us on our overall spending. In the end, we will make up our losses portal sites such as Messenger icons are out, so enthu• the bomb. and be in a conference that has a higher rating percentage index Newgrounds.com to online, reviews siasts can spread the word about than the Mid-Con." Operator: We get signal. such as Salon.com to print publica• the game. Message board strings Captain: What!' tions such as the San Francisco all across the Internet sport mes• The "second misconception is the high price tag to leave the Operator: Main screen turn Chronicle to Time and USA Today sage threads with subject lines Mid-Con pertains to a contract signed with them that has not yet on. have jumped on the AYB bandwag• from the dialogue. Several game- expired. . V Captain: It's You!! on. playing organizations, such as Said Saternow, "We have no such contract with the Mid-Con. Cats: How are you gentle• Clan of the 108 Dragons, located at You don't sign contracts to be in a conference. If you were to Flash movies, such as "all yor men!! http://108.clanpages.com, have incor• change a game time or location, different schools issue a reminder base r blong 2 us," located at Cats: All your base are belong wvjw.newgrounds.com, show the porated parts of the trend in their contract, but that is in no way a thing with monetary value. The Web sites. price comes from having to withdraw from games that are already to us. mangled grammar popping up scheduled, for example." Cats: You are on the way to everywhere from the cover of Time Will it never-stop? Or has it destruction. magazine to billboard signs to The bottom line? become All Your Internet Are Captain: What you say!! presidential candidates. The move to the Midwest Collegiate Conference may carry Belong to Us? what seems like a high price tag now, but when looked at with a long-term visionary eye, this more prestigious conference is one of the best things to happen to the athletic department, and to YSU. The only question that remains is how will we fare in this new LETTER TO THE EDITOR conference? er is

Dear Editor, any person or persons for defend• animal heads, especially bloody ing and supporting their beliefs ones. Also, animals being tossed I would first like to extend and those of others. Also, I com• into chipper shredders for all to see congratulations to those involved mend those who take the extra step in Kilcawley Center is not so good LETTER TO THE with sponsoring the to educate others about their either. I understand that is what vegetarian/veagan protest/infor• beliefs. However, I do not com• best represents the very ^cruelty mation day. Not very often do YSU mend those who defend, support you are trying to end, but it's not EDITOR AND TELL students step up to speak about and educate at the expense of non- the best sales pitch. and defend what they believe in participants' beliefs, ideals and In closing, I believe it was publicly. For that, you should be lifestyles. Plato who said something to the commended. You don't want to eat meat or effect of "A fool tries to persuade However, for making me near• buy animal-made products. Fine. me with his reasons. A wise man ly re-taste my coffee as I stepped Good for you. You certainly have persuades me with my own." onto the Wick Deck bridge more self-discipline than I. THINK. Monday morning, you should be However, do try to advertise your josh Cartwright shamed. I will gladly commend point without the use of skinned junior, education The Jambar Vie jambar is pid'Iislied twice weekly daring ANGELA GIANOGUO fall ami spring semesters and weekly during summer Editor in Qiief sessions. Mail subscriptions are $25 per academic AMANDA SMITH year. Since being foimtM try Burke Lyden in 19H, Managing Editor Tlie jambar litis t«w nine Associated Collegiate Press All-American lionon. VALERIE BANNER CHRISTINA PALM .VaeS Editor Copy Eititor Letter Policy JACKIE SPENCE KATIE BALESTRA The jivnbtt encourages letters, All loners Assistant Navs Ettitor Assistant Copy Olitar must be typed, no more than 300 words .md must lis! a name and telephone number. E-mail sub- CAROL WILSON LARISSA THEODORE missionsare welcome. All submissions ore subject Militant News Eititor Entertainment Editor to editing. Opinion pieces should be no more (nan 500 words. Items submitted become property of VIOLA MJSSOS BREANNA DEMARCO The Jambar and will not be returned. Sales Manager Sports Eititor Submissions that ignore policy will not be COREY FORD CHUCK ROCERS accepted. The viewsand opinions expressed here• Pliotograplier in do not necessarily reflect those of The Jambar Advertising Manager staff or YSU faculty) stolf or administration. OLGA ZIOBERT Deadline for submissions is nwn Thursday for BONNIE JAMES SHAKER Business Manager Tuesday's paper and noon Monday for Ailvistr Thursday's paper. " 4 The Jambar — Opinion Thursday, March 29,2001

David Edwards would drop their grades a letter for now a teacher after recently gradu• BY MICHELLE WALL - reading them, as most are in the Jambar Reporter missing class. The students didn't ating from YSU. Jambar Reporter habit of doing. Even if you don't want to risk his bluff, so they did• "In my classes, I try to treat delete it, your computer system The power of teachers in the n't go. everyone separately because I Dear Reader, only holds it for a limited amount classroom can almost be over• This is wrong. Even if they know when I was in school, I had of time and then deletes it anyway. whelming at times to some stu• had missed every class up to this problems getting to class because' I When was the last time you Letters are better because they con• dents. In most cases these practi• point and if they chose to leave was sick or had car problems. The received or wrote a letter? In this tain a person's handwriting. tioners of higher learning are the class early for religious purposes, best advice I could give is to get to technologically-advanced day, the Handwriting is more personal only people who can help students then the teacher should allow it to know the students. This takes time, number would probably be pretty than any smiley,face icon could come to a better understanding of happen. Are teachers so concerned but with the new semesters, this is slim if nonexistent. We don't need ever be. Back in the 18th century, the subject matter. But this is a time about attendance policies that they possible. If someone is constantly to write letters anymore because letter writing was seen almost as not to honor those who do their job cannot see the bigger picture? absent or always has a sick aunt on we have e-mail. an art form. People actually went but rather bring to light those who test days, then we know how to Although e-mail is fast and to school to learn how to write let• don't. Devin Resperto, junior, unde• cided, recently had a death in his . handle it," Groate said. convenient, it will never replace ters properly. On Ash "Wednesday, such a family and had to fly to California This is more a question of the true value of a letter. Letters are better simply case happened when two students' over the weekend. But before he teaching methods and policies and Think about it. The last e-mail because they are tangible. Think of rights were threatened in the class• left, he said, "I hope I can be back the choice of professors to use their you received from your friend was the women during WWII. Many room. for class Monday so I don't get power over students. Some choose either a short message less than a women still keep the letters their Alisa Fockler, junior, theater, docked a grade." to use it as a way of fear over stu• page long (if you bothered td~print husbands, then only boyfriends, had a situation in Bliss Hall that Is there a greater issue at hand, dents while others display their it) or a forward of some awful sent them. brought her to tears as did Stina or is it just about the attendance? knowledge in the classroom in a chain e-mail that told you to pass it Vietnam soldiers only needed, Buck, freshman, musical theater. Yes, the job of the teacher is to way so students can respect it. This on to 15 people or bad luck would light to read their letters from The students told their teacher teach and if no one is there, then he issue is not black and white by any befall you. home instead of finding batteries they would be leaving class early or she cannot do his or her job. But means. But as long as students con• Letters! are valuable because for tape recorders. A man in the so they could get ashes in can a middle ground be met? tinue to miss class, there will they are historical. Recently, Nancy trenches carried a piece of home Kilcawley and said they would be Matt Groate, grad student, always be gray. Hopefully the Reagan published a book of former with him in each letter. Letters are back later for the rest of class. The chemistry, has been able to see this teachers will be kind enough to use President Reagan's letters to her an asset to our culture. professor told them if they left, he issue from both sides since he is their discretion. throughout the years. Sadly, many people think let• Through them we get to ters are a waste of time. E-mail is remember what Former President faster and cheaper than "snail- Reagan was like before mail." A letter would take four to Alzheimer's took away his memo• six days to get' from Seattle to ry. Before the Reagans there were Youngstown versus four seconds World War II soldiers who wrote or less via e-mail, but a letter is home to tell stories about the front. something you can keep to refresh Before them there were the great your'memory simply because it's literary writers of the 18th century. tangible. Granted, all of these letters A letter is a memory you can• were written before the advent of not forget. e-mail, but even if they had been e- mailed, chances are the recipients Sincerely, would have deleted them after A Writer During her lifetime, the novelist Jane Austen had difficulty finding a publisher. As a result, two of her works—Northanger Abbey and Persuasion were not published until after her death.

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Dana New Music Festival surrounds the Mediterranean

Festival XVII, "Music From the Mediterranean," features local and Mediterranean composers.

BY LARISSA THEODORE KEEPING TIME: Jambar Editor (Left) Violinist/ Euphoric melodies of music will fill the campus air all violist Walter week long. The Dana New Music Society and Dana School of Music is presenting Dana New Music Festival XVII, "Music Mony will per• Surrounding the Mediterranean," April 4 to 10. The festival Up form his "Suite has several musical treats in store for music lovers. for Violin and The principal guest artist is violinist/violist Walter Mony. The principal guest composer is pianist Thomas Rajna Harp," along f&Hp&V' >** fife1* '' ^HH*tJ:tj • * J of South Africa. Harpist Julia Ann Scott will be a guest per• with other com• former along with flutist Suzanne Levinson. positions in the Mony frequently visits the Dana School of Music, and said this will be his sixth visit to Youngstown. While visiting Dana New Music YSU, he has worked with the Youngstown Youth Symphony Festival XVII, and the Boardman High School Orchestra. "Youngstown and I are old friends now. I love "Music Youngstown in many ways"/' Mony said. 'The campus is a lot Surrounding the similar to the [South African] university I come from. There's Mediterranean." a similar mix of ethnicity, but the people here are bigger. They're fatter. That's not quite the case in South Africa," The festival runs Mony said. Wednesday,to He is from South Africa but was born in Winnipeg, April 10. Canada, where he studied violin at an early age with George '-* -- - • • Bornoff and John Waterhouse. He was a'frequent winner of Rajna was born in Budapest and studied at the Franz She has been involved with many musical performanc• festival competitions and studied under the renowned Liszt Academy of Music, where he won the Liszt Prize in es in recent years, her most recent program being "Harps Albert Sammons, Henry Hoist and later with Max Rostal. He 1947. He has led an active career as a pianist, receiving many Around the World." This program traces the development of was also a master class student of Henryk Szeryng. awards and specializing in romantic and 20th-century the harp through many different cultures from pre-history to Mony is equally talented on the violin and viola. He was works. Ho has performed under such conductors as Guiiini, the present. once the assistant principal of the London Symphony Colin Davis, Leinsdorf ("Petrouchka") and Solti ("Music for Guest flutist Levinson is from Pittsburgh and is a free• Orchestra and a member of the world-renowned touring Strings," "Percussion and Celeste"). lance player in the Pittsburgh area. Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, under Sir Thomas Beecham. Mony described Rajna as a great composer. 'The 'Legends' piece is written for harp, viola and flute," He was the founding member of a number of professional "He's a prolific composer, very much in the mode of Rollin said. "She's doing the flute section." chamber groups and was involved with the Nederburg Trio Bartok and Kodaly. Just recently he had his first performance The gala opening concert is 8 p.m. Wednesday in the and recorded extensively with them on major labels. South of an opera called 'Amerantha,' based on an American short McDonough Museum of Art. It will feature both principal African composers such as Graham Newcater and Carl Van story. It received critical acclaim." guests Rajna and Mony, the Composers. Ensemble and the Wyk have composed concertos for him. Mony said Rajna's piece was commissioned by the Festival Chamber Orchestra, both directed by Dr. Robert Mony will perform Rajna's "Music for Violin and Piano," International Harp Competition. Rollin. Misook Yun, soprano, another Dana faculty member, his "Suite for Violin and Harp," and Dana faculty member Dr. "Interestingly enough, the winner of the competition is will present Rajna's song cycle, "Stop AH the Clocks." The Robert Rollin's "Legends Trio for flute, viola and harp." touring in the United States and performs [the piece] in Festival Chamber will premiere Dana Professor Emeritus Dana faculty member Gwen Rollin, professor, music Camegie Hall," he said. Larry Harris' new string orchestra work especially commis• theory, said, '"Legends' was written for Mony and pre• Since 1970, Rajna has lived in Cape Town, where he sioned by the New Music Society for the Festival. miered in South Africa, September of last year." serves on the University of Cape Town music faculty. The Music at Noon concert will begin 12:15 p.m. She said the piece is based on legends of Seneca Indians. Guest performer Scott will be performing Rajna's "Suite Wednesday at the Butler Institute of American Art, where the "One of the movements shows little people that moved for Violin and Harp" and Rollin's "Legends." She is the prin• New Music Society will spotlight Dana faculty rubist John under ground, as suggested by the Indians. The music is cipal harpist for several regional orchestras in Ohio and Turk in a solo work. The Composers Ensemble will also per; inspired by legends of the Seneca Indians," she said. Pennsylvania. She served as principal harpist of the National form. Mony will also be a guest at the Dana Orchestra convo• Symphony in Quito, Ecuador. The Ward\Beecher Planetarium will be setting for a con• cation May 5 in the Bliss Recital Hall. He will be the soloist Gwen Rollin said, "She's from the Pittsburgh area and cert of Mediterranean Images with the Composers Ensemble in the American premiere of Robert Rollin's "Violin has played with a lot of orchestras around Pittsburgh. She and students and faculty members of Dana 8 p.m. April 6. Concerto." This performance will be free and open to the owns quite a few styles of harp, like folk harp. She's quite All events are free and open to the public. public. talented."

Dana New Music Festival Practicing for the show XVII Upcoming Events "Music Surrounding the Mediterranean"1

Gala opening concert 8 p.m. Wednesday McDonough Museum of Art. Featuring Thomas Rajna and Walter Mony, Misook Yun, The Composers Ensemble and The Festival Chamber Orchestra'?both-"'directed':.-by.= Dr. Robert Rollin.

Music at Noon concert 12:15 p.m. Wednesday •c- Butler Institute of American Art Featuring' JohnTurk,in

Daring and risque, the show contains adult situations and strong language not suitable for ail ages.

By LARISSA THEODORE is complicated and is "about relation• Jambar Editor ships with daughters, sisters and poor It's winter, and it's cold. Despite relationships with men. The second act DRAMA QUEENS AND the fact, three sisters with absolutely is more involved. You begin to under• nothing in common but their blood stand where everything is going." KINGS: The BlackBox pro• have come together under an unfortu• "It's mainly about the relationships duction of "The Memory of nate situation — their mother's funeral. and how everything works. It's not Water" opens tonight at 8 As they sort through their mother's old about just one thing. It centers on their clothes, old childhood memories begin mother. The three sisters have their p.m. Left: Three sisters to surface. Just as their personalities memories of her and the childhood and (MeghanBechtai, Heather clash, so do their memories. This is the everything," Guthrie said. "Everyone of Ray and Kacey Durban) basic plot surrounding "The Memory of us is a part of our parents, and it's a Water." part of each of us. We are our parents' mourn their deceased This weekend only, the student- children, and that's one of the main, mnthof Roinw Left: Mary operated Second Stage BlackBox messages." ;' Productions will present the play 'The She said she knows the show will (Brad: Memory of Water," by Shelagh go well opening night. ia ciga- Stephenson, 8 p.m. Thursday and "We didn't have a lot of Rehearsal it: Mary Friday, and 3 p.m. Sunday in Spotlight time, but we have a great cast. We've Arena Theater in Bliss Hall.. come a long way. I feel good about it. I s(B.J. According to a university press feel comfortable. They'll be really good release, the play is a complex story that Thursday," Guthrie said. unravels the tale of three newly- According to Omtagenow.com, bereaved sisters. It magnifies the lives . Stephenson's dark comedy has of the three women and their incorpo• received critical and popular success in rated methods of dealing with loss as London (Oliver Award nomination as they yield to bickering, dope-induced Best Comedy), New York, Chicago and dress-ups, unsatisfactory relations with at Toronto's famed Tarragon Theatre the opposite sex, and mixed memories (three Dora Mavor Moore Award nom• of their mother. inations). "The Memory of Water" has The cast includes University been described by media critics as "both Theater students Megan Bechtel, senior, gloriously funny and deeply felt." history; Kacey Durbin, senior, theater; The play is categorized as black Heather Ray, freshman, theater; Sara comedy and deals with the sisters' Zilles, senior, musical theater; Brad quarrels over funeral arrangements and Sutton, senior, musical theater; and their family roles. It charts the joy and Bernard J. Wilkes IV, freshman, theater. the pain of a family's relationships. The scenic design and stage direc• Reservations for the performances tion is by Amanda R. Guthrie, senior, are not necessary. Tickets, which are theater. Costume design is by Karen general admission, may be purchased Betts, senior, musical theater, and at the dooK Ticket prices are $5 for make-up and hair design is by'Brian adults and S3 for YSU students and sen• Bonilla, sophomore, theater. iors. Handicapped seating is available. Guthrie, who has also directed, at The show contains adult situations and Springfield High School, said the play strong language.

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BY LARISSA THEODORE scheduled Jambar Editor end as a M age Trails Amanda Guthrie, senior, theater, is the director of ive at the the new student production "The Memory of Water," ernadino, by Shelagh Stephenson. The production is a student- ney com• operated Second Stage BlackBox production. She said her hobbies consist of D.Jing off and on. memorates Mormon pioneer colonization in She also plays pool on a league for a local dance bar. Southern California. Ozzfest, a nationwide concert "I'm on a pool league for a dance bar on tour was set for June 30, the same weekend. Midlothian," Guthrie said. Guthrie also said she enjoys hanging out with her "The concert is completely incompatible with boyfirend and going to Jiflian's. "The Green Mile," by Stephen King. our celebration/' said Marilyn Mills, co-chairman "I go to Jillian's all the time. We should own the place," Guthrie said. for the Heritage Trails event. 4. What famous person do people say you look like? You can catch Guthrie at the student production The park is large enough for both events, but of "The Memory of Water" this weekend, and you can the Heritage Board decided to reschedule. Vivian Lee from "Gone With the Wind." read below for her Same Seven answers. ° aol.com 5. What is there about you that people would be sur• John Lennon's items fail to reach prised if,they knew? 1. Do you believe in fate? sale price I.guess I'm not as mild-mannered*as people think. I'm Yes I do. I believe in being in the right place,at the right not always what people think I am. Not in a bad way, John Lennon's piano and stretch limousine did• time. )ust not what people might think. n't reach their reserve price after a London Internet 2. What brought you to YSU? auction house put them up for sale. 6. What is the biggest prank you ever pulled? An auction specialist said the car fell 10,000 When I was little, 1 collected Penguins, and I always We filled somebody's car with packing peanuts. pounds ($14,380) short of its reserve price of said I wanted to go to the Penguin State University 200,000 pounds ($287,600)7 / (laughs). No, it's actually because of the good theater 7. Where do you see yourself in 10 years? department. The piano had a reserve price on it of 1 million Hopefully married and. working in theater in pounds,* ($1.44 million) and bidding reached. 3. What is the last book you read? Nashville. That's ideal. ' • 750,000 pounds ($1.08 million). aoUom Thursday, March 29,2001 . The Jambar 7

BY CHRISTINA PALM jambar Editor starting with a recital by Wincenc at 9, a.m. organizing the event. followed by a Master Class given by the The festival will close with a concert by For the eighth year in a row, flute play• artist. Three of the Dana School's flute stu• flute choirs from YSU, Westminster College, ers within a four-hour radius will again be dents will be playing for Wincenc in the Boardman High School, Beaver County and flocking to YSU Friday and Saturday for the Master Class: Isa Schoolcraft, junior, music Gannon University along with the City Dana Flute Festival. Because of its success in education; Jackie Roundtree, sophomore, Music Center Flutes of Pittsburgh, past years, the festival has been extended to music education; and Katie Bright, sopho• Wincenc is a winner of the Naumberg a two-day event. more, music education. Competition and a former principal flutist of The festival will open 8 p.m. Friday with Andrew said, "Wincenc is a fabulous the St. Paul Chamber Orchestra. a concert by guest flutist Carol Wincenc, teacher who has done Master Classes all She has performed and recorded with accompanied by pianist Stephen Gosling, at over the country." guitarist Elliot Fisk, harpist Nancy Allen, the the Butler Institute of American Art. Lauren Keesecker, freshman, music edu• Muir Quintet and the New York Woodwind "Carol Wincenc travels the nation giv• cation, said, "I've heard [Wincenc's] CDs, Quintet. She is currently a professor of flute ing concerts. She is dramatic and charismat• and I really enjoyed them. I consider her one at the Juilliard School and SUNY Stony ic," said Dr. Nancy Andrew, associate profes• of the best flute players in the world." Brook. sor of flute at YSU, and coordinator of the Sarah Krivenki, freshman, music educa• Tickets for the concert Friday are free for festival. tion, added, "Her piano player is outstand• YSU students with IDs, $10 in advance or Wincenc will perform standard music ing." $12 at the door for adults, and $5 in advance along with pieces written especially for her, Roundtree said, "I've been coming to or'$7 at the door for students. Tickets can be Andrew added, and the performer will leave the flute festival since I was a sophomore in purchased at the Mocha House in Warren time to talk to the audience. high school. Now I'm on the other side of the and Boardman or through the University She will perform excerpts from a collec• event, which is really cool. It's alwaysbeen a Theater Box Office at (330) 742-3105. tion of 10 "Valentines" written for her by fun day, and I'm looking forward to it." Pre-registration for the festival Saturday PIED PIPER: Flutist Carol prominent composers such as Schikele, The day will be full of seminars on tech• is $10, and registration at the door is $12. All Gorecki, Michael Torke and others. nique and musicianship. There will also be ages and performance levels are welcome. Wincenc with accompanied The Mocha House will have its espresso group lessons and flute group readings. Parking for both events is available at pianist Stephen Gosling will per- . machine and coffee maker along with Exhibits will be set up all day by flute dis• the Ml parking deck on Wick Avenue. For , _ • ' „ „• desserts on hand for refreshments during tributors selling flutes and equipment, more information,contact the Dana School f0rm 8 P"m' F.ndaV at the Butler intermission. including exhibits by J.L. Smith and Powell. of Music at (330) 742-3636 or visit Instjtute of American Art. Tickets The festival will continue Saturday The flute studio at Dana is hosting and wxm.fpa.ysu.edu. - are free for YSu students.

The annual Dana Showcase Rock acoustlc musjc Album pavs concert this weekend tribute to

The Ilth annual Dana Showcase Concert, presented by the Dana Aerosmith School of Music and the Friends of Music Association, will fill Beeghly BY CHRISTINA PALM Center with music beginning 4 p.m. Sunday. Jambar Editor The concert will feature the Dana Symphony Orchestra^ University and Concert bands. Symphonic Wind Ensemble, University Chorus, The boys of Aerosmith will not Dana Chorale, YSU Jazz Ensemble I, Dana Chamber Orchestraj.Dana soon be forgotten, and one of the lat• Percussion Ensemble, Dana Opera Workshop, Dana Brass Ensemble and est albums put out by Perris Records Composers' Ensemble. Also, for the first time in Showcase Concert his• is proof. tory, the Dana Guitar Ensemble will perform under the direction of Aerosniithsonian, released in James Boyce. February, is a tribute to the band by Each ensemble will perform one song, and then all the ensembles various rock idols. Carmine Appice, will get together for a piece at the end, according to Dr. Tedrow Perkins, -who played with Rod Stewart, Ozzy and Vanilla Fudge, played drums on. Dana School of Music. all the tracks. John McMaster played The concert will honor two retirees of the Dana School of Music, bass while Steve Fister (Lita Ford) Tony Lconardi, coordinator of jazz studies, and Dr. Edward Largent, pro• played rhythm guitar. fessor. Pearl and Sy Ulicny will also be honored for their contributions to Guitar solos were performed by the Friends of Music and the Dana School of Music. guest artists, including Gilby Clarke The music will be presented in the Dom Rosclli Court in Beeghly of Guns 'N Roses, Keri Kelli of Slash's CenteKI?^^ Snakepit and Ratt, Marc Ferrari of Tickets for the event are available thiough the Friends of Music Keel, and Jaimie Scott of Vain. The Association, P.O. Box 1652, Youngstown, Ohio, 44501, or by calling Jim. guitar playing is all amazing. The gui• Boyce at (330) 742-1844. General admission tickets will be available at the tarists keep in mind the original songs while adding their own flavor. door. Cost is S10 for reserved seats, $6 for general admission, children ACOUSTIC DUO:The Grapevine Acoustical duet per• under 12 free. Former Aerosmith member Jimmy Crespo co-wrote "Rock in a Proceeds from the concert benefit the Dana School of Music formed yesterday in Peaberry's Cafe, Kilcawley Hard Place" when he was in the band Scholarship Fund. , ' - Center. From Left to Right: Duet members Jean- and came back for this tribute to re• Marc Anthony and Kevin McDonald. invent it. He does this quite well — the song sounds nothing like the orig• inal. A few of the songs make you lis• ten twice to figure out if it really isn't Steven Tyler on lead vocals and the rest of Aerosmith backing him up. "Sweet Emotion" and "Walk This Way," for examples, are two of therri. These two capture the Aerosmith sound. Some, though, such as "Train Kept a Rollin,'" went a little over• board on the guitar solo. If you're looking for the sound of Aerosmith, it is few and far between. Considering the album and its pur• pose, though, Aerosniithsonian is not a disappointing purchase at $14.95. The guitars and general rhythms aren't bad, and no one can sing like Steven Tyler, so ail in all the album isn't bad. It won't make fans grimace, at least. Added bonus: All the artists who s' Huslr ihfin liiilu I'rriilui ts contributed to the album are featured 1 / t"i Lii'M S.ilnii. rill Miiiii I -ii f irinni'is with their own songs on a free CD spin liulhs .uici M'lii I'liiiluit •wi:1' that comes with Aerosniithsonian. If you like hard rock by unknown . NI- Miifjiimliii.'iils MM i»\\.:ri| bands, this is a welcome addition. ' 'MJII i iilij \|v IIJK l h.Mi Ii in in i: I umin.j so.asnn' The Jambar Thursday, March 29,2001

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Today open 8 p.m. $2 off cover before 11 We'll have some fun with facts Cedars: Swing Night, lessons from p.m. 2722 Market St. about nature as we hike, and you 8:30 to 9:30 p.m. Dancing at 9:30 can decide which are true and p.m. Call (330) 743-6560. Saturday which are not. Meet at Ford Nature Boardman Township Park: Center, 2 p.m. Approximately two Fine and Performing Arts: Second "Maple Syrup Festival." Featuring miles. Call (330) 740-7107. Stage BlackBox Productions pres• breakfast and various demonstra• ents, "Memory of Water/' by tions. 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. $5, $3. (330) Playhouse: "Arsenic and Old Lace." 2:30 p.m. $16, $10. Call (330) Shelagh Stephenson, 8 p.m. 726-8107. 788-8739. Spotlight Arena Theater, Bliss Hall. Cedars: Coinmonster, 10:30 p.m. Opening night. Reservations are Plaza Cafe: Cyrus, 10 p.m. Call not necessary. $3 YSU students, $5 Call (330) 743-6560. (330) 788-8739. V adults, at the door. Call (330) 742- a* Fine and Performing Arts: "Dana 3105.- .. Varsity Club: simon says with Boy -lBm Flute Festival, Bliss Hall. Call (330) Hits Car. Call (330) 782-0671; • TOUCH YOUR TOES: Aggressive rock band simon Nyabhingi: Napster sponsors The 742-3636 for event information. Rosenbergs and Model Citizen, Monday says is on tour with Boy Hits Car. The tour stops for 10:30 p.m. Call (330) 799-9750. Fine and Performing Arts: Second Boardman Township Park: a Varsity Club show Sunday night. From left to right: Stage BlackBox, Productions pres• "Maple Syrup Festival." Featuring Peaberry's: Funny Farm Comedy ents, "Memory of Water," by breakfast and various demonstra• Zac Diebeis, Matt Franks, Mike Johnston and Mike Club presents, comedian Stewart Shelagh Stephenson, 8 p.m. tions.^ a.m. to 3 p.m. $5, $3. (330) Arrieta. Tickets are available through Ticketmaster. Huff. Noon to 1 p.m. Call (330) Spotlight Arena Theater, Bliss Hall. 726-8107. : / 742-3575. Reservations are not necessary. $3 YSU students', $5 adults, at the Cedars: DJ Night, 10 p.m. Call Center for Women's Studies Plaza Cafe: Via Sahara, 10 p.m. door. Call (330)742-3105. (330) 743-6560.* Call (330) 743-3180.' Lakeview Highschool Nyabhingi: DJ Spools, 11 p.m. Call in search of missing persons Thursday Night Live: join in the Auditorium: The Youngstown (330) 799-9750. Free. fellowship and singing, 8 p.m. Symphony presents the In honor of Women's History Month, the Center for Women's Studies Tuesday Check sign by Student Youngstown Symphony Orchestra is conducting a research and essay contest. The contest is open to all YSU Cedars: Jazz Night with Teddy Government office for room. and Chorus in "Concert in the students, and the winners will receive cash prizes. Pentales, 10 p.m. Call (330) 743- Suburbs," 8 p.m. Musical director, Twice a week for-four weeks, beginning the week of March.26, the 6560. Center will be putting up a few "Missing Persons" posters in prominent Varsity Club: "Movement Party." Isaiah Jackson. Call (330) 744-0264. If you have art you would like to locations around campus. The individuals featured on these posters will sell, show or perform, bring it. The Nyabhingi: Open-mike night and be women who achieved major accomplishments in their lifetimes. Many Nyabhingi: The Sadies with Bob's art gallery is open to everyone. auditions. Free. 11 p.m. (330) 799- were very well known in their time, but they have been "lost" in history Country Bunker and B.J. O'Malley, Speak to the person at the door for 9750. and are now little known or unknown to the majority of current college 10:30 p.m. Call (330) 799-9750. more details. Bring your instru• students. ments too. There will be a 10- to 15- Plaza Cafe: Acoustic open stage, In order to enter the contest, students must locate the posters, iden• Playhouse: "Arsenic, and Old 10 p.m. Call (330) 788-8739. minute drum circle. 10 p.m. to 2:30 Lace." 8 p.m. $16, $10.. Call (330) tify the women, and write a brief essay (1 to 2 typed pages) summarizing a.m. Call (330) 782-0671. 788-8739. information obtained about them. You do not need to identify all of the Powers Auditorium: The women to enter. All entries should be typed with a cover sheet including Friday Youngstown • Symphony Society the entrant's name, telephone number and address. No information iden• Plaza Cafe: Disco Inferno, 10 p.m. Cedars: Suran Song in Stag, 10 presents "An Evening With Paul tifying the student submitting the entries should be included on the p.m. Call (330) 743-6560. Call (330) 743-3180. Anka," 8 p.m. Call(330) 744-0264. essays themselves. All essays sriould be submitted to the Center for Women's Studies, Fine and Performing Arts: Guest Pulse: 7-up from Pittsburgh. Doors Wednesday DeBartolo Hall,.room 355. You may submit as many essays as you like, artist, Carol Wincenc, flute, 8 p.m., open 8 p.m. $2 off coyer before 11 Nyabhingi: Cancelled this week! but you should not submit more than one essay for each woman identi• Butler. Call (330) 742-3636. p.m. 2722 Market St "Warped Wednesday." Techno fied. The winner will be based on the number of women identified and dance night. 11 p.m. Call (330) 799T quality of essays submitted. First prize is $100, second prize is $50, and Fine and Performing Arts: Second Sunday 9750. thrid prize is $25. Stage BlackBox Productions pres• Cedars: DJ Night/ 10 p.m. Call ents, "Memory of Water," by Fine and Performing Arts: "Dana (330)743-6560. Shelagh Stephenson, 8 p.m. New Music Festival XVII: Music Off-Broadway's humorous 'Vagina Spotlight Arena Theater, Bliss Hall. Surrounding the Mediterranean, Fine and Performing Arts: "Dana 7 Reservations are not necessary. $3 Monologues comes to Columbus Showcase Concert," 4 p.m., guest composer Thomas Rajna, YSU students, $5 adults, at the Beeghley Center gym.Call (330) piano; Robert Rollin, director, Winona Ryder, Linda Ellerbee, Erica Jong, Glenn Close, Alanis door. Call (330) 742-3105. 742-3646 for ticket information. New Music Festival, 12:15 p.m. Morisette, Susan Sarandon, Whoopi Goldberg and Rosie Perez have all Butler. Call (330) 742-3636. participated in one of Off-Broadway's biggest surprise hits. Eve Ensler's Nyabhingi: The Teriyakis with Fine and Performing Arts: Second "The Vagina Monologues." Now you can see what all the talk is about Hopewell and Favorite Action Stage BlackBox Productions pres• Fine and Performing Arts: "Dana when 'The Vagina Monologues" comes to Columbus. Brilliantly comic Hero, 10:30 p.m. Call (330) 799- ents, "Memory of Water/' by New Music Festival XVII: Music and — in more serious sections on the wonders of childbirth or the ' 9750. Shelagh Stephenson, 3 p.m. Surrounding the Mediterranean, strength of Bosnia's rape victims — touchingly poignant, "The Vagina Spotlight Arena Theater, Bliss Hall. Gala opening concert with guest Monologues" has become a banner for a new wave of feminism as it Playhouse: "Arsenic and Old Reservations are not necessary. $3 composer Thomas Rajna, Robert takes on once-taboo topics with frankness and great humor. Based on Lace." 8 p.m. $16, $10. Call (330) YSU students, $5 adults, at the Rollin, director, 8 p.m., YSU hundreds of interviews Ensler conducted with women from all walks of 788-8739. door. Call (330) 742-3105. Planetarium. Call (330) 742-3636. life, the show alternates between the poetic, the outrageous and the provacative. Don't miss the event that the Nezo York Daily News called Plaza Cafe: Raul, 10 p.m. Call (330) Mill Creek MetroParks: "April Peaberry's: Modem acoustic music "marvelous...one of the best shows in town," and the New York Times 788-8739. called it "a bona fide phenomenon." Fool's Walk." Dandelions were with Brian Henke, "Love Song For Terra." Noon to 1 p.m. Call (330) "The Vagina Monologues" runs 8 p.m. Friday, Saturday and Pulse: D.J. Douglas Gene. Doors named after lion's teeth. Fact or fic• 742-3575. tion? Is that your final answer? Sunday in the Thurber Theatre at the Drake Performance and Event Center, 1849 Cannon Drive in Columbus. The cost is $22 for the general Reopening at Mill Creek MetroParks public and $18 for Wexner Center members. Additional information is Lantorman's Mill will reopen on weekends starting Saturday from available at www.vngitiamonologues.com. The event is sponsored by the For Kids noon to 4 p.m. The Mill's full summer schedule resumes May 1, from Wexner Center for the Arts. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Tuesday and Friday, and 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., Saturday, Sunday and holidays.

Friday Learn Sign Language Mill Creek MetroParks: "Windy Weather." Children 4 to 6 years old are invited to visit us for a story on Join in April 5,12, 26 and May 3,10,17, 24,31, Thursdays, 6 to 8 the marvels of the wind and make a p.m. at Yellow Creek Park for a beginning course in sign language. An craft to take home. 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. interpreter from the Youngstown Hearing and Speech Center and the or 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. Call (330) 755-7275 Community Center for the Deaf will lead you through this eight-week to register. course. Call Yellow Creek Park to register by April 3. Fee: $45. Call 0264. (330) 755-7275.

Be sure to send your "Local Staff to Do to: One University Plaza, Youngstown, Ohio 44555, thejambar.com , or call . Larissa at (330) 742-1572! Thursday, March 29,2001 The Jambar

The YSU football team starts fresh with a new coach and no senior quarterback.

BY BREANNA DEMARCO jambar Editor Heacock doesn't plan on altering the spring senior quarterback Jeff Ryan, who underwent practice philoso- . ,. surgery on .his throw• It was frigid, it was cold, it was windy, it phy held by for• ing shoulder earlier this was the beginning of spring practice for the YSU mer coach Jim month. football team. Tressel. Ryan is expected to The Penguins will practice four times a "You have so be in rehabilitation week until the annual Red-White Spring Game many days that therapy by the end of April 20. you can practice this month and will Jon Heacock, football head coach, said, "It's without shoulder hopefully be on the a different feeling to be honest with you, but I pads, and today road to recovery and am thrilled to death. is one of those out on the turf soon. "I hope the kids are as excited as I am. It is days, so we are "I think the big exciting, and yet we have a lot of work to do. We just in shorts," he thing is to get some STAFF EDITORIAL - are going to go right to fundamentals and get said. "Some days direction and some dis- The Daily Free Press (Boston U.) right at it." are 50 percent The moment the Penguins are preparing for. cipIine/'Heacock said. The Penguins hit the astroturf in Stambaugh contact, and some "We have a whole new staff, basically with a lot of new positions, (U-WIKB) BOSTON — The Stadium for 120 minutes Monday and will are full days. That limits how creative you can number of high school seniors begin the bone-crushing, full contact, rough and be. We moved it back a day just because of including myself. We are going to sort out and suffering from severe cases of tumble, I-eat-my-opponents-for-breakfast prac• weather yesterday." do what is best for this team and ultimately "senioritis" lias increased to the tice Friday. An absence on the turf this spring will be decide what we have to get done," he said. point that it has caused grave concern among guidance coun• selors and college admission offi• cials. Some schools', including Boston University, have been forced to send letters warning Penguins to students that they should quit their slacking or risk losing their space during the upcoming aca• play the Westerwinds demic year. But still, many seniors fail to The YSU softball team has Con with a 2:18 earned run aver• take these threats seriously and BY BREANNA DEMARCO been in action for more than a age while the Westerwinds are hit• continue lot their grades blip. jambar Editor month but will finally ting at a league-best .270 In fact, the problem has get to play at home as ,7 : clip with 18 home runs. ' The YSU baseball team split a double- become so widespread that the the Penguins face YSU's Be Cicero, jun• Department of Education created header at The Ohio University Tuesday after• defending Mid- ior, and Steph Hartman, the National Commission on the noon. • Continent Conference sophomore, have been High School Senior. Some people The Penguins won the first game 9-5 champion Western instrumental in the attribute this increasing problem before losing the nightcap 11-6 at Bob Wren Illinois State Penguins' success on the to a failing system, including the Stadium. University in a double- mound this season. header at 1 p.m. Friday commission chairman, Kentucky In the first game, Joe Marzano, sopho• Cicero, who leads the at Harrison Field. Gov. Paul PaUon. more; Jim Lipinski, freshman; and Clint team with three victo• Patron believes those stu• Ford, sophomore; each nailed home runs as The Penguins and Karyn McCready, ries, is coming off a 5-4 Kellen Dixon, Westerwinds face each dents cannot be blamed for miss• the Penguins slammed 16 hits off of four freshman complete-game win over ing uut on the learning opportu• other in another twinbill UMKC while Hartman Bobcat pitchers. sophomore nities of their senior year. at 1 p.m. Saturday. blanked the Kangaroos, 4-0, with a However, many students, Ty Furino, sophomore; Kellen Dixon, sophomore; Marzano, The Penguins enter this week• two-hitter. receive sufficient warnings about Kendall Schlabach, freshman; and Ford each had two hits, and Todd end with an overall record of 6-16 " Hartman ranks third in the the college admission policy Santore, senior, had three, including a double. and a 2-2 mark in the Mid-Con, league with a 1.81 ERA while from their high school coun• Eight Penguins scored runs, with two by while the Westerwinds are 11-11 Cicero is fifth in the conference selors or, at the very least, from Ford; and six players had RBls, including two overall and 2-1 in the league. with an ERA of 1.88. their acceptance letters. While by Lipinski. Starter Kyle Sobecki, junior, This weekend's four-game Karyn McCready, freshman, some level of slacking is to be pitched three innings to earn the win. He series will be a showdown has opened some eyes during her expected in the last few months allowed two hits and one earned run while between the league's top-ranked rookie campaign as well. and weeks of their senior years, Striking out two. pitching staff against the league's McCready is tied for fourth in students need to take responsi• top-hitting ball club. . the conference with a .333 batting bility for their own behavior. Corey Ohalek, junior, pitched four The Penguins lead the Mid- average and has driven in 10 runs. If an A student turns into a innings, allowing four hits and four runs. D student by the end of his or her Kyle Sobe Only one was earned, and he struck out senior year, this change should junior four. Ohalek was credited with his first save of send red flags to college admis• the year. sions representatives about the YSU led 9-1 before OU scored four times in the bottom of the sev• student's work ethic and future Women's tennis enth inning. academic performance. In the second game, the Penguins had 13 hits to OU's 11, but the Such a drastic grade drop Bobcats jumped out to a 54 lead after two innings. indicates a blatant lack of moti• vation and should give schools Trailing by six, YSU scored four runs in the top of the sixth inning ample reason to rescind an offer to get back in the game, but OU answered with four runs in the bottom of admission. Many deserving of the inning to insure the win. Dixon, Lipinski, Schlabach and Ford The YSU women's tennis team lost a close match at Pittsburgh 4-3 students on waiting lists who had two hits each for YSU. Tuesday. have not fallen short of their aca• OU's Greg Meyer hit two solo home runs, Andrew See crushed a Marci Russ, senior, won her match in the No. 4 position 7-6 (11-9), 6- demic potential then should be three run home run/and Mike Arbinger added his fifth home run of the given consideration. 4. Anne Marino, sophomore, won her match in the No. 5 position 6-2, 7- year. 5. EJach school should evaluate Penguin Brad Hennessey, junior, earned a loss, allowing seven In doubles action, Abby^ens, senior, and Leslie Banks, sophomore, each student's performance on won their match in the No. 1 position 8-5. an*individual basis, eliminating earned runs and nine hits in five innings. He also struck out five play• the need for a national commis• ers. Rusty Bendle, senior, pitched the final inning, allowing four runs, In the No. 2 position, Jennifer VodhandeL junior, and Russ were sion to study this problem. If none of which were earned. defeated 9-7. • . - every school adopts and enforces The Penguins return to play host to Valparaiso University in a . Jenn Meister, freshman, and Marino won their match 8-2. such stringent policies, it would doubleheader at noon Saturday at Cafaro Field. The Penguins next match is Friday at Robert Morris University. send a strong message to stu• dents that the last year of school is just as important in the admis• sion. Copyright ©2000 The Daily free Praf READ THE JAMBAR ONLINE AT WWW.THEJAMBAR.GOMI 10 The Jambar Thursday, March 29,2001 Thursday, March 29,2001 The Jambar 11

GRAY, continued from page 1 Jeep lovers enjoy off-roading chapter she wrote published: last ogy, Phi Kappa Phi. In the past, she year by Columbia University served on numerous committees BY KATIE BALESTRA • Press, she is also a core member of such as the Dykema Scholarship jambar Assistant Editor the Center for Working Class Committee and the Graduate AND'JASON DEMCHOCK Studies and a consultant for Curriculum Committee for the jambar Reporter Associates in Counseling Services Children and Adolescence in Liberty, Ohio. She is affiliated Pediatric Program Proposal. Engines roar as tires spin, with the National Council of In her spare time, she enjoys spraying mud and water through Negro Women, the American playing golf and, when she can, the air. It's a ride like no other, with Psychological Association and the participating in cardip-kickboxing thrashing, crashing, thrills and honorary organization in psychol• activities. spills. The struggle for control cre• ates a rush of adrenaline. There's no wonder why so many jeep lovers are completely addicted to the excitement of off-roading. Sgt. 1st Class Brian Happell, senior ROTC instructor, said off- roading is one of the most chal• Call (330) 742-24^1 lenging extreme sports. CLEAN: Before an off-road experience. "It challenges your driving abilities and gives you opportuni• "When your jeep gets stuck, you giving more stability and prevent• ties to go out in the wilderness and have to find a way to get out of it, ing the jeep from rolling. make it through obstacles," he whether it be using a winch, a jack However, adding these fea• said. or your own strength." tures to a jeep can be expensive, he. "[Off-roading] is a fun and Happell said off-roaders have said. A good set of tires and rims exciting way to relax and get away to build their jeeps according to can cost up to $1,200. from the stresses of life," said how they want them to perform Body lifts, where the body of Robert Edwards, senior, respirato• when they go four-wheeling! the car is lifted off the frame, cost ry therapy. "It allows me to get He.said the off-roading jeeps around $80, and suspension lifts, away from the pressures of work need substantial lifts, so there is where the suspension system is and school." room for the frame to bend when basically replaced, cost around Guy Snow, junior, mechanical conquering large obstacles like $800. engineering, said more than any• boulders, hills, holes, mud and fall• Brian Losey, senior, mechani• thing he enjoys the challenge of en trees. cal engineering, said making jeeps solving-problems he encounters The vehicles must also have a suitable for off-roading can be when he's off-roading. wide wheel base so the center of expensive, but in order to ensure' "It's basically t /ity is low- high performance and safety, it's encineerine:," he said. necessary. "I think it's worth the cost to make the jeep run at its top per• formance, and it's a lot cheaper if you can do it yourself," he said. "If you want to have a safe off-roading experience, you have to remodel your jeep accordingly." Snow said he has been in many situations in which his safety and his jeep were in jeopardy. He said his jeep has come close to tumbling down hills, and once he actually rolled into a river. Happell explained that as jeep owners begin off-roading, they learn the capability of their driving and the capability of their jeeps. He said, "The worst thing [off- I NEED A BATH: A mud-encrusted Jeep returns from an roaders] can do is think they are off-roading excursion. beyond that capability."

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