DRAGONS WIN ECC Drexel Readies for SEPTA Strike
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DRAGONS WIN ECC Drexel Readies for SEPTA Strike by Dave Chartier Maps and information are available Special to the Triangle at the Creese Student Center desk, and at the Commuter Coalition s ofice at The proposed SEPTA strike by 3027 MacAlister. Drexel and the union workers will start March 15 if University of Pennsylvania have a contract is not ratified with SEPTA prepared emergency strike sanctions management. This strike will shut to alleviate the transportation problems down the Philadelphia area from in case a strike is prolonged. public transportation and force Drex If an actual strike does w cur. Drcxel el commuters to make alternative has issued a memorandum proposing travel arrangements. Presently, 40% contingency plans for emergency of the Drexel population live outside transportation and parking. Travel the University City area. Because of from 69th Street Terminal will be pro this volume, Drexel is bracing the staff vided by a U. of P. bus that will pick for the strike. up Penn and Drexel personnel with The Commuter Coalition is organiz proper ID at the lot area east of the ing carpools and providing strike in terminal. formation. There will be an emergency This bus will depart at 7:30 a.m. and travel seminar on Monday, March 10, travel east on Market to 34th Street. at 1 p.m . in the Living Arts Lounge A Drexel bus will leave from the same to register carpools for the Delaware location at 8:30 a.m. and proceed Valley Regional Planning down Market and pick up additional Commission. passengers on its way to 32nd street. The strike starts the day after the last The evening Drexel bus will return day of classes, making the first two to 69th Street Terminal, leaving 32nd (sitting, left to right): Chris Arizin, Troy Stribling, Walter Fuller, Chris O'Brien. Michael Anderson, Casper Cooper. weeks of the strike during finals week and Market at 5:15 p.m. and travel-' (Standing, left to right): Mike Staveski, Assistant Coach Joe Cassid\, Pal Rafferty, Assistant Athletic Director Earl and spring break. Commuters should ing we.st. The campus shuttle will con Edwards. John Rankin, Head Coach Eddie Burke, Jimmie Parker, Assistant Coach Pal Flannery, Rick Papes. use their spring schedules when for tinue to make regular rounds commen ming carpools. cing at 5 p.m. at Nesbitt. The Catii- Continued on page 3 Special to Tlie Triangle -ALL CONFERENCE HONORS- tion move as Guard Greg Arnold got “The Dragons Fared Well" Page 8 off a twelve ftxjter that bounced off the The Drcxel Dragons held off rim right into the waiting arms of Copier Vandalism Hofstra Monday night, 80-76, to win Anderson. the East Coast Conference tournament Anderson deposited two more foul By Joe Saunders operating vendor. Copy Systems Inc.. and make it into the NCAA tourna -A WEEKEND WITH THE TEAM- shots and sent the Dragons into the O f The Triangle to request removing the machine from ment for the first time in the team's tournament. the premises. Unwilling to have ihc history. "3 Day Account by Dave Logue" Page 7 "I was praying," said Walt Fuller, The copier machine in the Main machine removed because of student Despite an intense comeback at Dragon forward, "I was thinking, Building Commuter Lounge has been needs for the availablility of a copier tempt by Hofstra in the fourth quarter, •please, we've waited too long for repeatedly vandalized, causing the ad machine in the area, the administra the Dragons were able to hold on to this.' ■■ ministration to consider moving it to tion is considering moving the to their lead to secure a berth in the -PEP RALLY-MONDAY, MARCH 10th- The waiting has apparently been a more secure area, according to machine to an area more public than NCAA tournament. worthwhile though. “ 1 don’t really University Business Manager Peter the remote Commuter Lounge, such The game was tied by the Flying "Come celebrate with Coach Eddie Burke and the NCAA care who we play in the NCAA tour Doelp. as one of the neighboring corridors. Dutchmen, 74-74. with 1:46 left to Bound Dragons. Will be held in the Great Court, Main nament. When I walk out there. I will Recent security reports indicate that Although other copier machines, play. Previously Drexel had held the be loving it." Fuller continued. the machine has been targeted by such as those in the library, are occa lead through the entire game, by up ________ Building between 1:00 to 1:30. ” Dragon's coach Eddie Burke also thieves and vandals mainly on sionally vandalized, these cases arc to 13 points in the first half and by 9 has no cares about who the team faces weekends, with the result that several believed by the administration to be points. 69-60, with six minutes to go Then Hofstra’s Leroy Allen was Dick Berg, Hofstra’s coach, attemp in the first round of the tournament. vents have been broken and the change random acts while the Commuter in the game. After Hofstra tied, fouled driving the baseline and went ted to disrupt Stribling by calling a "It will be better than going from the coin repository stolen. The Lounge machine has been the only one though, the Dragons regained the lead to the foulline with a cha.nce to'tie the timeout, then making an illegal somewhere like Tulsa and getting glass over the photographing lens has hit regularly. Security patrols of ihc on a free throw by Pat Rafferty, and game. substitution by pulling one of his whacked." he said, referring to the also been broken several times, caus machine have been increased, and it never lost it. The ball went off the rim. though, players, then reinserting him. Stribl team's previous loss in that city. ing damage to the machine's circuit is believed that moving the machinc Game MVP Michael Anderson was and Dragon Walt Fuller grabbed the ing refused to be distracted, however, It will be worth more too. The Drex board. into storage on weekends until another sent to the foul line seconds later and rebound, sending the ball down to and sank the first of two freethrows, el Dragons will receive at least The extent of the damge has, accor position is found will help to curtail made two freethrows with 59 seconds Tony Stribling. Stribling was fouled bringing Drexel's lead to 78-76. $165,000 for their first round game in ding to Doelp, run at least into the the problem. to play. with 26 seconds left. Hofstra then went for the penetra the NCAA. hundreds of dollars and has caused the It all starts M arch 17th ....... Cafeteria Construction FINAL EXAM SCHEDULE - WINTER TERM 196 )6 Time Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday K\ Joe Saunders cash registers will be added to the ty employs in the conduct of the meal O f The Triangle scramble area, bringing the total to six, plan. and D ragon's Den registers will be Instead of the current "A " and "B " AM Classes meeting Classes meeting Classes meeting Classes meeiing B.M.S HlOl F32.1 The cafeteria extension project is modified to be able to .service six lines method of regulating the student's to Tuesday at Monday al Monday at Tuesday at .M216 Hh2.S WIO 11:00 AM 10:00 AM N706 due H) be completed by the Fall Term, instead of the current three. The 32nd spending on the basis of meals, ad ll;(MI AM i: (X) mwn 10:00 AM In the meanwhile, students are going Street South register will also be tied ministrators plan to change to a Daily .j..........................- to have to put up with inconveniences in with the Dragon's Den and cafeteria Decreasing Balance system in which such as a vastly diminished cafeteria registers' computers to enable students the student will be able to use his allot services space (called the "scramble to u.se the meal plan at all three ment of $8.50 per day (current), vary 11;!U AM Classes meeting B.1I6 B647 Classes meeting N502 N.S05 Classes meeting Clusscs tncecing a re a " by food .service administrators) facilities. ing the amount spent on each meal to lu Monday at 8648 E.121 Tuesday at N50I BI0.1 Tuesday at Tuestia) al 9:00 AM 11:00 AM 2 M) PM beginning now through the Spring Although the modifications are personal preference. Food Service 1:1(1 P.M 9:(X) AM EUO RIOI RI03 N.W Term and a complete closure of the designed to be aesthetically pleasing computers would keep track of the dai cafeteria in the Summer Term. Dur as well as functional, purely ornamen ly expenditures by the student, and ing that time, the Dragon's Den and tal aspects, such as skylights to pro unspent amounts would not be carried 32nd Street South will be expected to vide natural lighting, have been over. ' l;.<0 H.M B.^28 EM)1 Classes meeting B90.1 E606 Classes mceiing Classes meeting Classes inccimt! supply all food services to students. eliminated in order to stay within the According to Doelp. an "all you can lo S2(W S2I0 Tuesday at N708 RI02 Monday al Monday al Mondj> al 12:00 noon 1 30 PM 2 30 PM The extension project, designed by approximately 1,8 million dollar eat' program would be impractical at .1:50 PM S64I S740 1,10 PM architect John Sabatino and being built budget. Drexel because of the size of its com by J.J.