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Index Ed-Op 6 Datebook 8 Comics 9 Classifieds 10 Entertainment 12 X marks the spot. Page 12 Volume 73. Niifnbw 32 PhiladelphKi. P9nn\y1v4ni« June 26,1998 The Student Newspaper at Drexel University Copyttyh* O The Tuingl^ SAFAC Professor Rothwarf dies unexpectedly Chris Puzal( lege,” said Ernest O. Lange professorship in body who has been as much a money EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Bilgutay, who the ECE department. He was not scholar as he was. Dr. Rothwarf Electrical and computer engi had worked scheduled to teach any classes was a deep thinker ... [an] neering professor Dr. Allen with Rothwarf this term. According to Bilgutay, extremely intelligent person.” Rothwarf died of a heart attack since 1981. “He Dr. Rothwarf was doing Dr. Rothwarfs death left a big allocated on June 24. His funeral will be was well re research, which included work in void in the scientific community, held at the Joseph Levine’s spected and superconductivity and solar Nabet said. Chris Puzak Funeral Home, 7100 N. Broad highly regarded cells. He had served as the co Dr. Rothwarf received the EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Street, at 10 a.m. on Sunday, as a m entor to advisor to the SunDragon solar College of Engineering Un The Student Activity Fee June 28. younger faculty. Rothwarf car team at Drexel since the dergraduate Teaching Award in Allocation Committee announ A memorial service on He was an inter team’s inception in 1989. 1987, and the Drexel University ced on June 11 the distribution Drexel’s campus for Dr. nationally known scholar. He Associate professor Bahram Research Award in 1989. of funds to university-recognized Rothwarf is being planned, but was a highly-regarded advisor Nabet told The Triangle that Dr. Nabet said he would occasion student organizations. The the date has yet been announced, for graduate students, and well Rothwarf was the person who ally sit in Dr. Rothwarf s lectures groups who received the most according to ECE department liked by undergraduate stu recruited him to Drexel and who to learn his teaching style. He funding are the Campus head Dr. Nihat Bilgutay, dents.” served as his mentor. also encouraged his graduate Activities Board ($249,000), the “Dr. Rothwarf was a leader in Dr. Rothwarf, who was 62 Nabet said, “In my academic students to do so. Dr. Rothwarf Lexerd ($31,500), and the the ECE department and the col years old, held the prestigious life, I have not run across any See Rothwarf on page 2 Undergraduate Student Govern ment Association ($21,638). The Drexel Ice Hockey Club received $21,580 and WKDU, the Drexel LeBow, Bevilacqua speaicat graduation student radio station, received $17,035. Chris Puzalc and one at 5:30 p.m. for the According to the Drexel stu EDITOR-IN-CHIEF College of Arts and Sciences, the dent handbook, student activity On June 13, Drexel held its College of Evening and Pro fees are to be allocated “for the 110th commencement in the fessional Studies, the Nesbitt benefit and welfare of the entire Physical Education Athletic College of Design Arts, and the student body.” The student Center. For the third year in a School of Education. activity fee is $100 per person row, there were three separate Each ceremony featured a dif and is collected from full-time ceremonies: one at 9:30 a.m. for ferent keynote speaker. At the undergraduate students. students in the College of 9:30 ceremony, a speech was To receive funding from Business and Administration given by Bennett S. LeBow, pres SAFAC, a student organization and the College of Information ident of the Brooke Group, Ltd. must meet following condi Science and Technology; one at and the namesake for the LeBow tions: the activity must have an 1:30 p.m. for the College of Engineering Center. m open membership policy, which Engineering, the School of During the ceremony, hon means that Greek and honor Biomedical Engineering, Science orary degrees were presented to organizations are not eligible, and Health Systems, and the LeBow and James B. Hayes, the and the money must not be used School of Environmental Sci president and CEO of Junior for partisan political endorse ence, Engineering and Policy; See CommeiKement on page 2 ments. Funds for religious groups, with the exception of events sponsored the Interfaith Council, are allocated only if the members of the group are chosen on a non-denominational basis and the group is open to the University community. According to outgoing SAFAC chair Riz Shavelle, only one group — the Drexel Karate Club — appealed its allocation. The group’s appeal resulted in an addition^ $2,275 being added to its original allocation of $8,845. Several groups received fund ing for the first time: Drexel Dragon Knights Paintball, Drexel Outdoors Club, DU Film Forum, the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), George Papayannis The Triangle George Papayannis The Triangle D-Com (Drexel Commuters), Members of the class of 1998 proceed into the Physical Education Athletic Cardinal Anthony Bevilacqua, Archbishop of Philadelphia, gave the See SAFAC on page 2 Center to attend connmencement cerennonies. commencement address at the 5:30p graduation ceremony. 13 new officers sworn into USGA, 19 positions vacant Chris Puzak Newly inducted USGA sworn in by University Judicial EDITOR-IN-CHIEF President Taryn Foley said she Officer David Ruth because Thirteen new officers of the will work with the new officers to USGA’s chief justice position is Undergraduate Student Gov inform them of the student gov vacant, along with 18 other posi ernment Association were sworn ernment’s operating procedures. tions. in on June 22 at the start of “1 want to get the committees up This does not include the USGA’s first weekly meeting this and running so we can reach the three positions reserved for the term. These officers were elected students and address their incoming freshman class. There in May in the annual University- issues,” Foley said. were be an election in the fall for wide election. Foley said she has had lengthy these positions, as well as any Among the USGA officers discussion with USGA Speaker other remaining open positions. were three successful write-in Riz Shavelle about the structure USGA Provost Brian An candidates: Student Dean of of each committee. An on-cam- derson, who is the organization’s Enrollment Management pus retreat is planned for all elections chairperson, is accept Cinnamon Jordan, Greek Life USGA officers “to get all of our ing applications from students Representative Erin Neary, and goals together,” according to who want to be appointed to Patrick Boyle The Triangle General Legislative Repre Foley. those vacant positions. The sentative William Bonawitz. All 13 USGA officers were •See USGA on page 3 USGA President Taryn Foley addresses the officers at the June 22 meeting. University The Triangle • June 26,1998 Well liked 1998-99SAFAC money distributed THE TRIANGLE Estdtlished 1926 ECE prof Student activity fee allocation SAfAC from page 1 the DU Astronomy Club, the Editorial Recipients 1997-98 1998-99 Moroccan Association at Drexel, passes Editor-in-chief Chris Puzak Allocation Allocation and SME (Society of Manufacturing Engineers). Production Manager Venu Gaddamidi Photo Editor Patrick Boyle Campus Activities Board $249,000 $249,000 The student activity fee bud Photo Editor Georgi Papayannis away Undergraduate Student Government Assoc. $21,439 $21,638 get was based on a projected Wire Services Editor Bob Ruddfrow enrollment figure of 5,890 full Datebook Editor Jessica Funrer Com ia Editor AshlshTalati Rothwarffrom page 1 Sports Clubs time undergraduate students, Contributing Editor Ross Snyder Drexel Dragon Knights Paintball * $7,995 each of whom pays $100. A total taught a variety of courses, rang Drexel Fat Tire Club $4,535 $4,000 of $501,487 was distributed to ing from freshman physics to Drexellce Hockey Club $26,000 $21,580 student groups after 14.9 percent graduate level courses in super DrexelKarateClub $8,130 $8,8451 of the total budget was taken out Administration conductivity. He coordinated the Drexel Men's Volleyball Club $6,754 $6,436 for line items such as administra Drexel Outdoors Club * $1,015 Business Manager Sam John freshman design project for the tive costs, reserve funds, and Drexel Rugby Club $5,710 $6,435 Distribution Manager Ryan La §jyiere probationary funds. Classifieds Manager Cyril Addispn ECE department this year. Drexel University Rifle Team $5,255 $5,420 Office Manager Despina Raggousis Dr. Rothwarf was also Drexel University Ski & Snowboard Club $4,012 $2,715 Part of the administrative involved in many committees in Drexel University Sailing Team $11,280 $11,810 costs was $30,00 for the SAFAC his department and at the Jung Sim Do Martial Arts Club $4,093 $5,675 advisor. When the position was University level. At the time of created in 1996, the salary for the his death, he was a member of Media Organizations SAFAC advisor came from the Staff Writers the College of Engineering dean Amateur Radio Club $400 $510 budget of the office of the vice Ty Chow, Matt DiFranco, search committee, the College of Drexel University Film Forum * $3,286 president for student life and Joy Morgan, Elizabeth To Engineering strategic planning Lexerd yearbook $31,500 $31,500 administrative services. Literally Speaking book club $6,002 $1,800 A reserve fund of $28,200 is Entcrtainm«nt Writers and steering committee, and the John Pitale ECE faculty search committee. Maya creative arts journal $4,130 $4,200 used to cover funds for appeals He was chair or member of WKDU student radio station $25,000 $ 17,035 and other expenditures not Columnists Michael Busier many Faculty Senate committees requested in the original budget during his 19 years at Drexel.