THE NORTHERNER

Volume 29, Number 15 Independent Student Publication of Northern Kentucky Univcro;ity Wt•dnc-,day, DL-cembcr 8, 1999 /11 Brief: Accessibility aimed to increase ~ 0 FJU;UDJA SUI'S: 8y Rk k 1\mbu~y Accordmg to Sara Sl(kbouom, l~t that ._ntena. In other wonts, all fiN floor hnu\mg (.'uuld ~ pmv1d00 tmpowhle ror mchvldual, wuh hmtt­ The NKU team took the fii'SI place N~ttrl:.41ilor legal c.:oun~l for NKll, utd that the fauhtK!S do no1 have to be handt i\"UIII1C<.'C\\ary cd ann 1novcmcnt to reach. Adams trophy home in the Aooual umvcN•ty •~ m complmnce 14-tth the capped ltCCC\~Ihle as long a.' accc\" Adam\ """d tll.lt "'.IITlCI!IItc\ 11 I\ ...-ud the thangc~ were made to rectt­ KC'ntud:y p.,~holog~eal The re .. entl)' appotntcd gutckhne of the Arncncan\ wtth ble facihtiC.5 that meet the amdchnc\ nece'~ry to 10 hc)'(l!kl the n.~urn:­ ly the pruhlcm A !ICXiallon ~~h Bowl Subcommltcc on Campu\ DtYbthllc At:t. llowcvC'r, the are also provKicd. Adam alo.o \aKI mcnt\ prov11.k:d by the An-.:man\ ''Pretty ncar all our buttons are Tournament. l}opltc lhonm Aca 1b1ht)' v.1ll hcgm to d1'M:U\~ Kclllud.y Depanmcm of \bcall(lllal that au1dchne do noltndteatc that the Wtth D1\ab1hlle\ All Ill nnlcr tu bad f rum the doorc \0 the penon can More College's nauntmg of last and pomt out ll.'t.~\Mbrllt)' t\~UC at Rchabthtatton has a Sentml.." Adam Cited the eumplc appear to ~ork." Ad;:um '-Hcl 1\ a v.t~ttkha~r u!iCf, saKI tbat there PageJ accc ~1brhty on campu\, the poo;111on Northern Kentucky Department of that a cla\scoukl he moved to the first One \IJ(;h ClrtUm\tuocc ""',..,.,. Ulfl ~ere o;cvcral aa:e~ 1blhty i~ on of coordmator of di\ahlhty 'ICfVlCC\, Vocauonal Rchablhta\1011 floor than a h1ghcr \e'f'e\ floor. ccmmg !he hand hu1t1M" for the auto­ the campu~. Blume took a representa­ wh1ch i~ currently held hy Dale Accordmg 10 Adam\, 11 t5 flO( llowcver, Adam from Landrum liall and the Norlhern Kenlucky nl.., ersil )' had tv. o " omt n's teams make the The most anticipalcd evem of current Natural Science Building. NC AA Ui..,lsion 111-'inall-'our this past v. eek. the century just may be the end­ Aecordmg to Mary Paula The Norse women 's soccer team lost to Franklin l'ierce 2-0 in ing of it. Plans for New Year's, Schuh, director of NKU Campus Miami Shores. 1-'!a . NKU ended the season " it h a 22-J record. entenainmcnt reviews, cencury Plannmg, an atrium and walkway They also won lhelr second stra ig ht Great Lakell Va lley history and a preview for NKU will be created between the three is all at yoorfingertips in a SIU· C onrerence tllle In only their third ,ear or the soccer program . bu1ldmgs-1t will be full of trees, dent M1llennium guide. The Norse volley ball team losl to BY U-Ha"ail In three seu a t ~hrubs and perennials. Special Section Hattie C reek. Mich . NKU ended the season with a .U-2 record Monarch Construction will and a number r 2 a nking. 'pend three )ears building the T his marks the second a nd third time tha t N KU has ha d a faci lity. v.hich is expected to be women 's team ma ke lito the NCAA l>hision II 1-'ina l 1-' our. T he available for classes by the fall V!EWPO! IS other time was when the basketballleam got that rar earlier In the !.Cmcstcrof2002. Al> a result of these changes: OFF WITH IT!: •Nunn Drive wi ll be closed bcty,.ecn the Nunn Ha ll dock and Cell phones may be ccxwenicnt. Carroll Drive. This area will notre­ but they arc also highly llMOying open following completion of con- when they go off at inapproprime ~truction. time~ like we0rne thmgs kids Cleweland South lht~h Sthoulm ~·d her fllher tli a super- Um\efMt)' ,\ tUI.klll' 111crr polled het~l'Cil 11\e NKU surH!)' 11ho~ed that the umver~1 llliJOflt)' aareed 111 uh 1ntendenttn the Cincmnal! No\' II, and N(l\ 2.1, to e..,l!mate .\luJenb' cy ·~ J>tudenh v.tuule~oJ. d111s11c measure ta. .. en Our that other .wlu hool dtstrict and her VIC""\ Otl KUn C(ll'ltTOII\\1/oC~ to pre,ent ~hool ... tolence More than 87 lions to the Khoot ~ IO· Accorduta w the 11unry. mlhl of the um pertcnt or the male tudentt and almost 96 lence jli'Oblem are nud 'f'CT~IIy'~ \IUd!!nt\ hehe\e IIJhler l>rtUf!IY percent or the female •t!Kknt ~oatd all KUili mn,ure\ 'hould he requ•rcd m puhh._ ~hoold he rettl•tcrrd v.1th the t.tate. hfi)' ti'IO "' ·· t df.~tt ' tthm., v.e ~hould ~ liChooh and mnre lcmJic 'tudo:nh pn~ J"'fCt"llt ol the ITWIC'l t.Ur\e)' d alltd ~Ufll)' Ol'S Meporls ...... 3 htahe-r~o«unty IIIN\ure\thanmaiC' lltudellt\ camera• ~oOOuld bt requm~d 1n pubhc M:hooh Norse Nol ...... 8 AtcordllliJIU the liU!\ey, 104 percent or ""h1le 77-~ percent of NKU' female students JUniOr "I thm., that'i. a httle extreme," NKU' \ludellh pulled h.i\e llol I Oht OIIC KU11 i:tlJ .\C~ Uflt) UlllCr.t\ ~hould be requtr d "Commumcatton ~~the an,v.cr, I thtn .. tea..:h U.mner atd "Parents should be more 111 tlw:1r llCrlll.lllCtll re"dence' tmd 11.1 po:r Rod Our~. an KU theater map. n1d 1f th and coun.)elon ~ohould act more unol\e\1 rr\1"'-"hlhle and thm., about v. here they put cent of t ho~ot~ h.1'e 111 lc.a't luur aun~ 111 thetr l>Chool violente ._ontmu d to calate 1te 111 tudentll ll.,.e " thcu KUII\ lfk1d~ ~am to .. ill people, they're §71-6128 hou!>('h~)kh y,.ou ld be Ill f~t\llf of ~U TI! )' CII/Ueralo itod Ral cr ~oaad ·hooh ha\ e Oecome wo MilK K"IIIK to lkt 11 and no amount of 5«Unt y 11 571-5260 Tlmt)' .!>eH'Il pt'llCIIt ol NKU'• mate MU n~eta l dctcltorll at pubhc M:hool and that tncheu are n II\ Ol).jlOilt'llh ol Kil111K to tOjlthem" 57:1 -51:32 511: -5771 t-~· rtulll northt> r•ter 11ku.edu -·.. . ~ '• -·!-'.

0147.tif NEWS IBILITY: Residence halls have barriers concerning accessibility

KM5 umpu to pornt liUI 'IOI'nc l•l \t'lllt'llltht'Tl'\IW< 11\ai .... Kl ,\ft' Pill\)' llaylkn, d1m.:1ot of the wheekharr to ~r ch;nr fot • lheo!Kcatle v.-heekhatrU\Cttm.l 11m the pnlhlcm n:medlC\1 ADA guKiehnes abo \a)'~ that \how­ IT'IO\\ UIIIVCI"!II BlulllC got ,lud. '" the large pothole r.:.ip;lhihh .tlln\\~ !he \W)' \D\ Jn1.l •tat.: (:UI\1.: S : t eu:; e Jd T Murray said that he ha.s trouble geltlng In and out " You ha"c to "atl'h "-hen! )ou·re lrrtc' lhllh'\l'T. the~ t>ar' h,I\C hllll} '""'c he ~our.e to NKLI, exact number of dtsabled studem 1 Bulldmg will of ele"aturs so metim e!~. gomg I havetododgethehole\,"~hc 1:1\.,;tlllk' "C,Ik olllO.I\h.1l1 ... ll.lOO.a Ill· a p..>lcllll •1.:1~ lie '- few Sill· Monarch constructron. the company current science bu•ldmg does oot 10 Carnpu~ e1cry ~mdclnll'-. and -.tal.: "' It h.t' made me fee l unwanted at dents w1th d1S.1bi hi1CS Ir ving in the oontmcted to build the science build· h:1vc. <;emeo;ter to lee­ ttUJdchrk'' ...111 h•r IIIUC\ -'" far J'o bcrng pan Of the ~t U · rc.~ t de nual ..,,llage stems from prob­ ing lklid they are followmg specifiC Schuh :1lso ~~:ud that there were lUre about ._,pmal llllrTOI"\ l'l-m!J rm rt..:n1 ho.10.I}."Gcbch \au.l lems that have yet to be addre.... ~:· guidelines and 1he t:1111 1ding w111 be ramp~ th:tt will go from the street level to the sccood noor level and tord IOJUTKS. lllll!O:th,m4fltlllhl'' \dim' '>d)' that the d1;ablcd com­ Oebeh :\aid. veryaccc.\sible. from the secood noor to the plaza $.11d .... KU1SIIot 11ft 1'1 till' ~nlUI'll.! mum!~ dllC' han: a place on NKU's lie u td he has addressed hrs con· Mary Paula Schuh, di TCl'lor of cam­ level. C\1rrentl y, the only way for a more acccs~1ble \\h1lc m,l/ll ot !110.• l-111\f'U' cems Wilh the campus pl anmng com· pus plannmg, \aid that !he building now than v.hen llllnlll"\lllh.'\\T!I(l!lh Pn.-~ldenl Jan.e., C. V01ruba 'ieems m11\CC, Dr. Mark Shanley. President will meet all gutdelincs of the student m a wheelchair to gel from ~\ree l by he stancd. He llll'el lhl\ 'I'Cr.:llllJ '" ha\C the dn11c and des1rc to ""'ort. Votruba. Res1denttal L•fe. and advo­ Amcrrcans w11h Disabilities Act. tllC level to the plv..a level is beliCYe! OOC llllfl.thcn.::.m:"''llk' 1\llh rtlJil} d1fleren1 grou(b of people cacy ~rsona l on and off campus. gomg through a burldinx. thmg that led to lhallkl 11111 d1-.abkd hcmg one of them." Adams Gebel! said many of these attempts the pur 11c)nhl' \oflhrmrr there arc han'heel<' h:tir rc<.troom. Some do !hat (iebcll Cttcd dea l ~ With the SIOYCS because of acce.ssibilily issues. opened thctr up the ramp due to its ~ t eep n e~. tklt ~-arT) l:lrmllc and m the kudtcns and apanments in the "Having talked to se1·eral disabled eyes. 1llerc .,., as nw•.... --d t'h.lr.ll.:tcr- for ckiTlll' Gebe l! r.a id that 111 order to Mudents, many woold have liked to some cracks some of them couldn't vt\uall~ lnll'l'\lred 'tudcnt- tum 11fl the bumcro;, an individual has come here. but did not want to deal get their .,.,heclchatr acf'O'Is:· Wtl-.on "You .,.,oulJ thml. thJtthc t;lktcriJ to rcJr.:h Jr.:TI~'>~ a hot bumcr. with the stress these problems cause ."' said. area·, hdthn::w.1m' y,ould be j:lxx.l. hot ·· 1 l..no\\ of students who CQUid not Gebcltsa1d. Blume satd the bathroom~ are a the) 'rc 11()1_ Blume ... ud and refu<.cd to cool wnh Ih e stove top Adams said tha t NK U. the map concern for haodtcappcd mdt \]J,hmnt 'J.u.l th;atttk- nk'tal h.tr-. at due to the ml and the difficulty 111 younges1 university in the state, is a vtduals .She satd that bccau~ the the entran.. :c' ot tho: h!lr'JI) t-.m he dom$ ..o." Gcbelt sa1d. very accessible campus. but tKirnits stalls m the bathrooms are ;,o 'mall. \CI) dlnt!crnu' tor .,.,IK-ckh,ur u"''~"'> Adam .. bche"e that this is a prob­ other schools soch as Wright State the door wtll 1101 shut romplctcl) "Commg ou1. I ~ol hurt Hrk' tuno:_ I lem that could be rerned1cd. University in Dayton. Ohio have bel· Blume sa1d that res ults man Jn\3.'>1011 v.entto the 'u"'"··-. Srauon.·· 'he .... ud ·· 1 ~>oould thrnl there v.ould be mod· 1er programs. of pnvacy. Accontm~ to \la-.huK•L the mct;d tficatJOil\ that v.ould be made," he '"Our school was not set up as Blume recalled one partiCUlar lOCi - bar .. v.ung h.,~~,.l omd hll her m the -.aid Wright Slate was to deal wi th a huge dent ...,.htle she ~~o as trymg to u-.c the nc~l AllQthcr problem that concerns dts.ability body," Adams said. bathroom. Joe Gchclt. .t •\ll(k:nt "ho hH, 111 Gebelt are concerns the showers in Wright State implements an attend­ ''One ume. I v. as Slltmg on the 101 - the tradlllt>riJI lklnlh. rer.:alh thr"(.'t' the apanme nb ed care program that employs stude nt RickAmburgey{I:htNorlhtrntr let and there was a v.on1an v.a1ehmg da)' 111 .1 lllv. v.hcn.• the h;Uldtl"Jfl ··'fbcrc 1; a -.tcp to get mto the workers to assist studentS wi th dis· The door openers have been placed away from the door-s so they art eas­ me wh1le I was on the toilet." ,h;,· entrann• tn 'o"" Comrllllll• v.;t\ ,]\1.)\\Cr. It " about a foot high. You abilities. ier for disabled students \\ilh limited a rm 111 0\emcnt to use. said Dale 5ald lo.:ll'<.l ha\e 10 tr.tn~fer alrnosttv.o feet from Wright State also is equipped with Adams. , Cincinnati Career Opportunity

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0148.tif 3 NKU wins Psych Bowl From Pa c I Ry Chrl• Karlov. o\hore It the half. and they llCVtr not re·~t •til be land~aped .~ruff Rrp,.rrn l:au11ht up. Krull \ltd "It'\ not with tree•. Jhrub•. over 4,400 Butldma wtll be the mo 1 uptn~tve perennial• and vanou butll·ln seat· stnale unt'f'er\tty b\uldmg funded lt.._t the:)' du.ln'tllll well. they JUS! After a nat\ btttnJ n"crttmc: dtdn't do 'ACII enOU[Ih" lnaareu by the Kenhtd:y lt&lllature. atd round 11!1110\l GcttrjiC:In•n ' I he hlg[le't drama WI~ gotng •Forly space• In Lot C will be S<;huh The monty will pay for con llm.,.cr\lty, P\)'tholoJY \tUdenh ~t Ill 0\'CT!Itne ltlJIII"\ 0eOri!CIOwn," closed temporarily. ~tructton co~" of $28.122,(JOCl. and Northern Kentudy lnt\'CT\11)'. Krull 'ud Geot[tetown wa This spring a total of 5,718 fumtture. equipment, de lgn coM~ took home the ftr't plate trophy at do•n by ftve que\tton,at lhc half parking •pacn wt ll be available at and mher &uch item•. The but ldmll the 11nnuut Krnhtdy I hey !led tt up tm the la't que,tmn NKU, said Sthuh. Thi 15 about 476 will ha"e 172.000 '"JUore feet of Psytholo~JtUI A\\octallnn·~ \',yth ynd ttme wa\ tallcd for the round more ~paces th an in the spnng of space. And a Sla te-of the art Howl Tournounent tor the Kth I he enttte 11udtence wa~ clap 1999. mechanical .\ystcm wilt provide a The ov. I\ lllurn~mcnt ptttcd Ptnl!." To replace lost parkinx !paces. •afe indoor environment. KUagam\t\ur.hhcavyhllter'a' Kevm Rand. • 'cmor p\ytholo· new parktnK spKes have been ere· Dr Jeny W. Warner, profe~\or Georgcto"n l mHr"t)'. Ea,lcrn liY maJor. ''"~' the only team mcm ated: A 230·space terraced parkmg and chair of bio l o~Jtcat sc i ence~. Kcntutky lim.,.er,tty. la\t )'eilr\ her from NKl to ha\'e t:ompeted \01 (lot T) behtnd the Lucas lkscrtbe~ the buildmg ., ha.,.inx thampton lhoma\ More (\ltle[!e m la~t ycar'' tournament Rand Admmistrall ... e Center opened at two wmgs--one for lab• and one R11:.k AmbuTJ!ey(7M Nur1Mr11t>r and four other Kentur.k)' t:ollei!C\ \ltd. " \' \'e really enJO)'ed II It the beginmng of the fa ll selllC5ter. for cln rooms. The tab wmg wtll Monan:h Constructio n crev.• lh>~tan dearlna land least v. ttk for the m a conic\\ of ~ntl"lcdlle rCill\y fla,hcd by quttkly \a~t year Lot M near the Restdcnttal be larger bccau.\C lcc!Ures will be new "\atural Science \Juildina la \t v.eek. Construction v.ill be nnlshed ""Kl ha\ a pruud tradttton It wa' \!Ill tnttmtdatmg gomg Village has been expanded by 200 held in the laM. Students wtll have b) 2002. Wtth the p,)'t:h Howl. \\c have a ag:un\1 1\tudcnt' from other col· space. an opponumt y to learn by domg. 101at of etght ""'"' No Ofll' ci\C legc\l and bctn[l up there tn front An additional spaces are avatl· The labs wttl cootam computer SO Management Center and the b10lo· •The ntverstty Center roof ha ~ more than tv.o:· Doug 1\.rult. of all tho\e p~ychology profe,. able ncar the Softball Field and The butlding is bema destgncd so gy dcpanmcnt wtlt offer tcchmut repatr "funded. Work wtll begm tn assi.l.lant pmfc,,or or P\ythology .\on Albright Uealth Center. Sludcnts can plug in lap-top com· and regulatory help for Tn·State the fa ll of 2000 and p,yth team coat h. \ltd Rand \atd that Thoma More Par1 of the new $3.7 million. puters. bu,mc'i"M:~ and go.,.cmmcnt to pro •Replacement I repa tr of the lie al\o \atd that \IX of thoo.e wa\ feeling O\'crty conf1dcnt and three deck, 32 1·spacc parking ''The butldinH enables u• to pro­ tee! the environment now and m the \team botlcr 'Y\tcm 1\ bcmg stud­ win'i were t~m,ccut1vc hctwcen nauntcd la'1 year·, trophy. garage on the south side of the cam· vide undergraduate research oppor­ futurc,sa.dWamer. ted 1989 and IIJ9S "They were kmd of tal~tntt pus w\11 be avatlabte by the spring tumties for student'!. And the better Other ProJect' at Northern In addition to thc\C project~. Three 40-quc'lllln round~ Wtth tra\h about U'> hcfore the e"ent semester. The cost for parking will funding will allow u~ to do thmg~ Kentucky UIIIVCr'lty; Schuh ~ay' that more trce'l, ~hrub~ que\lton~ ot mne~l\mg thffu.:ul ty We pretty muth trounced them:· be fifty CCniS. we've dreamed of," said Wamcr. •Thc$J.7mtlhon.thrcc- ttcr.321 and no"cr~ :1rc needed around the detcrmmcd the •mncr ream~ Rund \atd. According to Sgt. Allen Thomas Chri s Boggs, student govcm· ~ pace par~mg ~tructure '' ncur com UlliVCr~tty 10 \Often the look of the took turn\ anw.crmg que~tton~ Rand ~a•d that the ab,ence of a of Nor1hern Kentucky University's mcnt president and a member of the plction :md pan or all of 11 w1 ll be builthng~· concrete walls. and each team h;td fi.,.e ~ccond ~ to grnduatc P'Ychotogy program at Department of Public Safety. recent campus phmning committee. open in Spri ng 2000. Although tht~ may take some answer :md could not d i ~C U \\ the NKU afford~ greater access to the changes httve been made to pro· described the bui lding as open and •The Fi re Alarm Modernization park ing s pace~ . anyone shou ld .!> till quest tons. lftnne wa~ call ed or the deparuncnt'~ proftl>'IOrl>. " I have mote drive r safety: inviting. Project IS ncar completion in the be able 10 get across campus in ten ans"er wa~ mi,o;cd. the oppol>tng alway~ had the optnion that •Stop signs and speed bumps Although the new faci lity will Luca~ Admini~tratton Cc:nter and minute ~ or t c~~. 'lay Schuh. team had the opportunit y to N K U'~ P'Ychology department have been placed on Kenton Drive be designed for students studying Dunng her 2 1 years in Campus ans\\tanm n!J . Schuh has measured and The qucstton\ covered all ment i~ a matter of educatton," he •The exits from Iton bc~t. The que"10ns can come Monday through Friday between Management Cent er. Obj(:clives of plcte It mdicatc~ that a market Time spent watkmg to class can fomlallon) and Cllfl:III IIVC p~ychol· from any"here. requiring students 9:00 a. m. and I :00 p.m. The new the Center for Integrative Natural demand exist for a 6·7.000 scat be a planmng ihuc. In 1998.857 ogy {the Stud) of mt'rnory, allen· to ha"e a large breadth of ~nowl· Na tural Science Building will allow Science and Ma~hem atics include: 'ports faciltt). but only if the pro· students, less than tO percent lived ti on. language. problem \Oiving· edge. The typ1cal ·good student' the school to expand beyond its mainlaining links wi th local bu'li · JCCt i~ sought b) the en tire on t:a m pu'i wh tl e more th an 90 per· and decision rna~mg). would on ly be a\eragc," he ~a id . Nunn Dri ve boundary and toward ncsses. becoming a national model Non hem Kentucky community. not cent ~A-·c r e commuters, said Gary NKU defeated Thomas More in The p,ych Boy, I tournament Kenton Dri ve. for science and mathematics jUSt the UOI\'er'lity. Gmff, director of the NK U Office th e first round. EaJ>tcrn Kcntudy wa~ ~tartcd m 1987. This ycar·~ The new facility will shift the instruction building on the universi· •The fiN noor slab of the cast of In stitutional Research. in the second round and after a team included Rebecca Foltz. center of campus. Parking lots K,L. ty's reputation of excellence in "mg of Landrum Hall is funded NKU's Master Plan Advisory ten·qucstion overtime, Sarah Mueller. Ke.,.i n Ra nd. and M wi ll be close to the new undergraduate research. and sc heduled to be repaired in Committee wi lt ho ld :111 open meet · Georgcto\\n in the third rou nd. M:.rgaret Sa,,tcr and Kim Natural Science Building. The En vironmcmat Resource summcrof2CK.IO. ing in Jan uary 2000. "We we re ahead of Thomas Schulenberg.

Study to show program impact A report was made to DPS st nltcd "dcfcmive resislance" regarding s 2000 d ecal D.P.S. and "verbal non·compliance". The subject told DPS. "You' ll By Ta ra Ewing ties is to integrate academic and ,t.Jdcnt. It really hcl1>ed me to re n1oved from a vehicle. The be: t a l~m g to my lawye r. jus! Su1jfRt>porter socia11ife for students. It also pro- become adju,tcd to NKU. The peuon mak ing the report REPORTS like last night". The DPS offi· vides a solution to the quel>tion of lcan1mg communit y g1vc~ )OU a sa id he left the ve hi c le at cer responded, " You do have A study is being conducted begin· how do I make friend!? The pro· great opponunu~ to meet people 10:30 a.m. and returned at ning in Jan 2000. There arc more gram is a great transition for st u· and do better tn clal>\C~ ... around 2:30 p.m. to find it the injury, outside of the room. the right to an attorney to than twice as many new students dents to help them make frtcnds and A Mud) done on retcntton of missing. He said that he and the pile of North emus. argue your ca.'>e and I wouldn't enrolled in the Fall 1999 program. feet comfonable on campus." freshman ~tudent s and the lcanung could not secure the automo· dream of refusing you that which is slightly more than one- Zaniello said that the program community. The 'IUd) ~llO\\ed that bile because the window was Campbell County dhpatch right." third of all new freshman. 328 ~tudenb enrotlcd m the open. received a hang·up 9·1·1 call Northern Ken1ucky fall 1998 Learning from somewhere on the NKU DPS responded to a report of University has started a pro· Communities returned at an 8 DPS responded to a report campus. The number reported a female ,tudent being ~ t a lked gram called, " Learning percent higher rate m fall of report of injury by cus· was a trunk (extension ) line and h ara,~ed by her former Communiti~s." to help make 1999than the 32!! ~tu,knt' m a boyfriend both on and off the transit ion easier. Studies the control group. and a 10 todial workers. The victim which was traced to the tele· campus. She said thai af1er have shown that grade poi nt percent higher nne than all sa id she unlocked the door to phone switch box on Univer<~ity re turning from class, he con· averages of students within fir~l·time frc'lhman. clean the room. She said as Dri"e between Sun.!>et und the learning community are " II '~ great for a commuter she opened the door. the door Tessenecr Dri ve. Nothing wa~ fronted her and demanded !hat hi gher. student to join a learning bounced back and injured found. DPS believed that it she te ll him who she had been Last years study conducted community bcl'au.-.c it's much her forearm. The reaso n the might have been a result o f d J> and attend social func· becau.!>e there was two piles ment. more aggres!>ive. She said that 328 s tude~ts ~~ ;:e ~all T he P« r Mentor progra m also helps lm;l:cl lion,," Amanda Peller. educa· of Norti1UttU newspapers in th e pa!oit this abuse was ver· 1 bal. physical. and sexual. She ~;'~~~ ~it; sludcnuea:! collegiate sucxess and retention. tio~~~~'~~~~~· :~i~~tb that there behind the door. She had a DPS responded a report of lar ~Je lump under the skin of alcohol intoxitati on 10 the satd she caught several memo· sig n ifica n~ higher GPA (2.61) can be defined as a small group of nre problem' wuh the program. randums hc 'end via the inter· th an the 328 st ude nts in the control NK U students who lake two or She 'atd that "udenh can become her right fo rearm and it was lobby of Kentucky Uall. The net that were se·Color. The subject had been arrested the She al..o ~tatcd that he had consisted of students matched by taking the same: classes. these stu· ments and hecome chan) dunng V l cllm·~ 'lupervisor took. her day before for di<~orderty con· forced htm~lf on her SC'tua ll y categories of the following: admis· dents meet new people, ma~e new lecture_ Facult) ha\e had rowdy to the Ph).'>ical Plant office duct. Tvro other DPS officials stons, enrollment and major status; friends, fonn study groups, panici- cla...M:~ because of ail the talking and phmned on probably tak­ and an RA v.ere 11bo o n the without consent. gender: race: enrollment in the pate m class discussion, and get to gomg on among~t fnends. The ing her to • hospitlll fo r X scene. The ~ubjeCI wa.~o "vcry DPS advised her to press course Univcrsity 10 1: and ACf k.now faculty. Uarmng Cornmunttics program IS Rays. DPS t oo~ pictures of verbal" toward DPS and demon· charge\ scores. Fran Znmelto, dlr«tor of Nathan Dutle, undeclared wpho· Y.N..,IIIg on cla~'room management the first -year programs said. "The more, said, " I Y.ould recommend ~.._•lh. main goal of the lcammgcommuni· the leammg comn1unit y to any new

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0149.tif 4 FEATURES Fairy tale revived 'Green Mile' goes far

ByJt:frrt:yR. \\r ~nldrk;~hh.: ..:1 "'· n 1•,:1..-~ ha1l ho;ome 11oc of the v~~.:llm' 1- nmmtl·dllt.,. hut llkahlc a\ thc ablcani.IH't)Cilllt.tlllln \t Slttpyllolloi',C'rancnl«t' a d(\11111\'tl mm.IIC tJ,-.: 1 Wa ~ h lllJIOn lrvmtf~ ~.:Ia~ 1<; A.. cotlllll~ tn ;~ 1'.1ranwnt very mtcrt\tmv; f1ve 'orne who arc: 'l""he (jn.-,:n M1lc"" 'tdmng hwn 1mp h" JIN rcwanl fat ry talc 11w: lc~od of Stecpy Pu,:torc, pre ~ rdca e ""il·tpy dearly the wmmumty leadcrry hne 111 day~ of o ld w1 llul.l\on Rncr l1•l{\t 1 ''-""' Crane u'C~ hi\ futun,IK n\Cthod~ Stt"lf"} advl"rll .....'lneot~ llt1o1.t..:d tclc retumnl t("l the forefront of fairy England and '>\lnlcpp pia)' the n•ll· of ery to try and \Oive the tli.\C Mforc ""all\ nl M:k.DI."nlkl,, '1"hc Green nor and cr1he pay for h i~ moral Ill s"'"ord from hell so hot it cautcr· mon a~am "Sleepy Jlollow" llC~l t ran~ g r c ~' i on'. 1zed the ~~oound~ wh1le pas ing h i) clear tmm th~ !...- •mmnv Dcpps' pcrforman~:e a~ lchobod ''"!""he Gn.-cn ~hlc"" "-.et m IIJl:'\ on Togcthcr tilt tv.o char­ cleanly throuah the neck~ o r the that Crane·, nt..:th•>~h arl' llllhJUl' Crane bcgan v.ell mthc genre of a ~.:-ctlhlod, I· l play' P;~ul Ed~cetllnh. the emcnlC 10 the otllf'r. rilcoftllC ~1x mstal hl lC:nls in tilt King one of the rinestlfCIOf\ or h1~ gcn­ l..nKI. hc.k.l-~uan.l on the u~llbicomfoo­ 111 ''lllc Green Mile"" added 'PICe and September 1996. Each of the insta ll ­ I hk.c:d ··Edwanl Sci~sorhands"". I ahlc :t' JX>,.Slhlc "lnlc the) a wan thw crcthbthty to tilt rilm. Da v1d Mor.e. ments reached the top of the paper­ c~ocuuom. F...dgt-comb 1\ \Urroundt.xl from "11le Rocl. " atkl "Cr:uy in back bc~t-.elle r h•t atKi all ~ix appeared h~cd "Sleepy llollow" and I l1~c h) hlc-mmdcd dcJ>ut.c,, hut Percy Alabama," played Brutal Bnllu' ••mu lt ru1cou~ l y on dlC Johnny Dcpp. H1 s actmg in thi s 1'11h/ishrr"s Wetmore. pla)cd by Doug 1/l.)v.ciJ. Edgecomb's right hand man ~~ rr.l.fl- national bestseller li ~ t . film was memorable and I cxpect llutchm1.on. bc\t known for hi\ role as of s1m11ar temper.ullCnt. and MK;h.'ll.'l ''"flle Grecn ~·lit e·· "as aSeiiiCrtai n- a fourth Golden Globe Award nom­ one of the tY.O n.'(\ncd. mpl\1!. m "A Ciart Duncru1 from '"Am•agedOil a~ a pla)Cd a g1gant 1C but timid John 11le ac\()f';CRnicd their ro l e~ almost to lio bcnu'e of hi~ role in thc film. guard mkl ht.'\.'(HllC' one of the tor­ Coffey. the pi .. otal role nlthe iilm. perfection \11rring my c motion~ as 11 "Sleep) Hollow" is an c ntc nam· mcntmmthclilm '1be Green Mile···~ a fi lm wnh the movie \hould. I was ~ urpri scd. I was mg movie that combmes good Wetmore 1\ a .. mall man wi th btg charoctcri' II C~ of "1"he Sha\.\~han~ angered. I l;rughed and I we1)1. You d1rect10n. actmg. wonderful goecl COiliM.'ttnlll' "ho taJ.c, C\CI)' opponu­ Redemption."" The fi lm. a~ did rk.'Cd to 'ol'C thi" one and I havc pur­ co~tumc,. and great '~cia l mt ) to all!agonll.c the pno;oocr; and ""SMwshanl. ,"" coupled a bcsl-!.CIImg. pl.b('fu ll ) omincd mo~ t of the story effcch. ahcrMIC hi\ tv-.,.,OOcl"\. lie is_10mcd Ste\en King 110\"el wnh director Fr:mt.. hnc for )OUt bcncfi1. lf <;omcone tries Photo cosunbuted What more could I want in a m h1~ antiC~ b) Wilham ''Wild Bitr· Darnbont. to tell you about 1hi ~ movie "~hush" " Pott nlial \ictims a nd lchabod Cra ne stand m er a frhhl) beht'aded fa1ry tale? I gwe thts movie three \Vhanon. :1 cr.vy dcm h row inmme According to WanlC:r Brm.' '1l1C tlw:m . I wruu you to he a.~ ~urpri\l'd by comrade in the mo \ie ''Sit>e py Hollo w.'' and a half stars out of four. pla)-cdbySam Rockv.'CII from NBC's Green Mi te•• Internet <; 1tc. Darabont this fi lm a.~ I wa~. I give this onc fou r '"::---::--=---:::-=---:::------,----=:-----:::' " Dream Street .. ~ric~. ,-was hooked Ol"llhe 110\"el after rcadmg out of four stars. NKU stars say 'Get Some' Consuming Struggle By Shell) Conrad and the~ are m thc rrore~~ of ··1 v.ouldju~tli~e to txocomc famous Staff Reporter CQf11actmg TV 'tation' wch li~c Charles Shcen so if I ever get a~ E-Entenanuncnt am:\tcd. I can get off the hook,"" Tv.·o 1\onhem Kcmuc~ y Um~ersuy Televi~ion. and Black R1o;ed{'n -.:ud . .>lllden~ ha,.e teamed up to 'ihov. }"OtJ Entenammem Telc\""ion. \1cCullcy -.aid he v.:mh to hit it big how to·· Get Some." \1cCulle) recently drd one dtn ("unmbut~'(l 31 the doh and CllCOUragc• a lot of talent out there and S<11d they wd.'Get Some·ts not ,tUM a TV ,hov., 1\ K l.. Rick \ l ct..:" ull t>~ and .l:unt\ Ri~edt'n \Kl .,ttJdcnh tochcc.:l. 11 out. crw:ouragc people to act on 11. tfs a way of life and not e\eryone can demonstrate the genrt' of humor in their telt'· R1 '>(.'den -.:ud he,, eager to lie .. aid. "Comedy i~ llOIJUSt a s1an- bve 11. But at least for a half an hour \ ision sho". lx.""\."UIIIC a nlU\ .e "tar dard. lllC:re arc many form~ to come- they can li~e VICanOU51y through us.·· The ~tudcnh do \l.th. (KI-thc·•ln..~t lie ~Ki hh "as Influenced d) and :Ul)Oile v.ho ha" \Oft of a sense ·"Get Some" has been shov.mg on h) thl' tclev1~1on .. hov. ""Ch1co and tilt of humo r and II I.e~ to throw stu ff the lime W:uncr Cable ~tatron m the \htn"" .mdAntholl) Mlthacl /lall. dov.n the) "rc panh. I v.ould ellCOUr- R1"-'1k:n -.:ud he ha~ tx-cn mflucnccd tt~l' them to Ju ne 111 :md get 11 good n11"t h) 1\ lf and t\nd) Kaufman chudle ·· J a n. 17. week d a~s from 9 a.m . to 9 p.m .

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0150.tif THE NORTHUINER, Wednesday, December 8, 1999 FEATURES NKU audience chooses a murderer 'The Mystery of Edwin Drood' asks 'Who done it?'

87 Phillip Solomon Advc01ure Hook .' but , 10\tead of w rnmg a Photo Ediror J)a!l;e and rcad1nl!. you have 11 acted 11 out for you If you haven't seen it, go now. ll's thar So lffiAJllllC all tl~<: v.ork that goe! mto simple . makmg theo,e \cvcral JX)\\Ihle cndm g~. '"The Mystery of Edwin Drood," i a T he ta\t mvol\lcd m the\c dec 1 ~ 1 0 11 murder· mystery musical, but originall y a memor11cd Jlld rehear\ed \cvcrlll different novel by Charles Dickens that was never conclu\IOn\. It \ d1ffl<.:ult enough for «~me finished. K tOT\ 10 11e1 down one endmg. let alone As a chancter in 'Drood,' puts it : "He do1en,. Some of the acton performance, laid down his pen and died before he could arc no1 to be nli\\Cd finish any further." D1reucd by Theater Department Cha1r, Confused? I wu too before I saw it. Jo .. eph Conger, and Mage managed by Once you see it, this puule fits aracefully ThcJ!er Depart ment veteran, Angel together. But I will do my best to e~plain Weullner. thi\ m u~ i ca l 1\ e nchantmg. in the meantime. brc;nhtalmg. and JU~t pl a111 fun. And the Charles Dickens dies before finishing thoreography. i

0151.tif 6 FEATURES Black and Gold Day brings students to NKU

B ,r \leii~Rigs 1pply ltlf ..tr ,,,,n 1<1 c>tll'letn dlol 1('1\IIY can ft"l MW \IUJcnh IIIH•he!d nflcr' l "'"n'IIY lUI. /.anwlll• ,~,d AcJifMifr f#a/Nr#J Edlfc>r AHtJ~;Iatc- Dlrt"\. 1<" c•l \drtu"""'~ \lch ,. «'Ill)' dutlnlllht-lrtolltJtcarur' 1M \IU Gc•rtl.tnch lknl' are mtue ht.dy Ill ..:t>niiiiUC! hi he lM!\'C!t\tty \01 I\ [I:Uit"tl \3td m"tt' lh.tn 11111 \IUd• 111 1 Uri\(' Hl\ohcd tu•ud plaun11 mn1m11ljl 'IU Mtlft than ~lXl h•&h ~hool wmor and \two ca~o.h ttmt thc t•t'nlt• hdd. Jtt<.lthattl~' It} "'PI-"'"lliM f'""J'I.'llt\t \ludcnt 1t1 dcnh •1th ~·•pit •hu already thetr parent\, arn ... ed No.... 20 at 8 a.m 11 1lway• ~n('ltuJI ln>m ht•th the chc urJ'It)rtumllt al'o e!'pu\C~ NKl · cu 111\0htd m pm11ram' and illiiYI !'llt•rtht"m Kentudy ltm ... er ''Y ('11 "' nt"w u.ka' amd ntw people .,.,d Kappt\\C!r lie' !he \tudcnt' arc 111tert"\ICd lOIJ. dnuhna ram the ror the p!tl}lram• th.u t \l•t c•n~o.oan1pu• 1!1;1\.k ami Gold Day wa •'"' an ''Pt'or They came to GrC'ave~ Concert Hall lo I]J;u.k ul •~· n• c •r• nc' ahot•ut "''l~uun 'he tell' tht"m ahotJUt •nll oul\landmg \ludent to l)l~~o:t. and Gold Day allow\ for [email protected] han• lclkkr•h1p p•l<'fllratan.l • he' voantc·d "';Kl ·, l'm"cr'll)' 101 cia' e• and NKl M<'h''wl Rtg~M Nonlwrtt.tr ,,.hol:1l \C:n! Cir' and lllttrt'~ted lran~fer tu to 'ho"' 1M •tudcnt tho.·u p.'C rtlllill ~~>t>Uid 1 C' ,lrmn[l: Communi! It'\ We are the only Jtnnlrtr lltwljlc' rf'Crlllllng at Hlack a nd Gotd Da y. cknt' to "'"' and obtatn mformauon to be utlhLcd c•n ~o:Ampu \h •J•d 1llht un1 Ulll\l:r.lt)' In KtntUd) II lhl f'OIIll that Charity begins at home to bring Christmas smiles ily Rick \mburJt)' Snule' at IK )Car' old and \hl' h;l\ "olun "a JWtKI orj131Htatu•n hc:cau~e it helps tccred t\ery }ear \tnCe \omc lc" fortunate t.: i d~ have a llnv.ard '">'''he lullh hcmj! mvol~cd ('hn,tm;l' ··when I v.a' young. wc·d wake up lmda Gabbard remember ~ I fC'W "er) rewardmJl m;my wne\ w1th nuthmg. There are a lot Chnstma~ ~ca~on\ y,hcn her famtly wa:1yton. Ohm 4:'i404 Calling All Accounting Students ~j ~fJ Earn money during the holidays! e• . ~J ~~ Put your Accounting education to work! M Gain valuable professional experience! Long and Short-Term positions available 6~ throughout Ohio : + Accounts Payable Clerks + Excel Specialists + Payroll Specialists + Accounting Interns

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0152.tif VIEWPOINTS 7 Turn it off Don't reach out and touch ... your phone

Dur&litor, Hut I know they mu~t he annoyed They JU~t conunuc w lc(.turc Recently. I was at the mo·m:' abou1 mcraphyw.;~ nr aiJichu but when I wu dimacted by 1 rccog they arc really thmkmr: H>R nluble nmse. Tht ~ wa a noise TilE LOVL 0 1 GOD fURN that I have heard • lot late ly 11 YOUR 1'110 I· 01+ 1111-0RE very inappropriate times. A ce ll YOU C0\1E 10 ('LASS phone was ringina. As usual, I Remember the v;ood t• ld day 1umed and looked at the culpril when you ju\t ho.d In ll\ten to and let out 1 auuural sigh. The 1nnoying beepen' What'<~ nut? fru stratina pan wu that he Port1ble ru machmcf:r " o answered it a nd didn't hang up Instructor. I don't h111e my term riaht away. In fac l, he earned on papc=r. l.tt me have my roommate a U m1nu1e conversatiOn durmg fu 11 10 me nght now•·· the movie. I was wa1tmg for !he I don't know why I l!CI \O guy to order a p1zza or set up a •nnO)'Cd by cel l phone\ ll!UC\\ 11 denttsl appointment. i~ the .o.amc rca\Oil why I umgc This duturbing sequence of when I 'ce \Omeonc \tuffmg a events wn nothmg new to me. In hambur~cr 111 thcu mouth or the past three monlhs, I have pu111n g on make-up whtlc 'llCCd heard a cell phone ring durmg a mg down the c,;prc,,way wcddmg ceremony (durmg 1he The ne xt ttmc 'omconc·, phone exchange of vow~). I ha~c ai\O ring~ 111 )OUT clll\\, don't ignore 11 . heard these annoying devices nng EmbamtH th e owner of the and ring several times in my phone. Stare :11 them for a ve ry classes al Nonhern Kentucky long time. Tell them to nnnounce University. It is troubling to me to the cl:1s' "h:ll bonehend i~ call · because the teache rs don' t say ing and H!>k them wh;u the h1g anything when this happens. But emergency n. Or. a.'l.. them to there really isn't mu c h they can ordern ptua. do. They can't exactly send the Features Synd1cate person to the principal's office. Tony Ca~nelhe. Sc111or NKU must address faculty diversity as value

Dear Editor, funC II OIIIng of OUr 111 ~ 111UIIOII becaU'ie cultural. crc:l11Ve and 111n ov:li1Ve. and ated though. D•verslly can not be Got something these siUdenh !..now thai they deserve an mtellectual and crcat1ve freedom. Then d1vo rced from what is seen as !he mosl There are currently student commiuees education :md atmosphere that will pro­ from the'c aspiratiOns the un1vcnily crucial roadblocks to progression . II can in !he process of establishing themse lves vide them Wi th more than they arc cur­ clmmed to strengthen it s comm1 1ment!> not be divorced from any aspect of uni­ on your mind? and the ir direction. to then wo rk as agent s rently receiving. They deserve to be fos­ with the c reation of taskforces 10 Hid in verslly life if it is to ever happen . or campus change. The committees are tered and ~haped into more than just "pro­ implementing this new miSSIO n. Because when and if it is "dealt with" it addressing how to undo the racism that is ductive citit.cn~" but fu ture wo rld leaders The student committees who ~hare 111 will be incomplete if the upcctalion is on haunting areas of our university suc h as with th e tools ncees~a r y to thrive in a !his cau~e and are willing to work fo r its one office or committee. White faculty The Northerner fa culty, curri culum, Board of Regents. changing world. T hese tools arc deve l· success, only naturally lhought to turn to should no longer be directing people 10 funding. co-sponsorship. and student ori­ oped in Mudcnh who attend institutions th e taskforccs in curios1 ty of what was black faculty or the Affirmative Action entation and is keeping them from reach­ thnt rccogn1lC !he limit:11ions or tradition­ being done. Much to thclf ~ urpri\e . when office when queslioned abou t thi s ts"uc. is taking letters to ing !he ir fullest potential. al indoc trination and provide progressive th e faculty ta~kforcc wa~ a~ked about It is a shared responsibility and an)'onc They were born earlier thi s semester oppor1uni11es 10. ith a diverse pool of ideas, "hat il wa' domg around the ro.:crultment who is not willi ng to address it is workmg the editor when Students Together Againsl R aci~m pra1~e. clas~>C), and people. Cu rrcmly. we of non-white facull), 1t rc-.ponllcd that against the po!cntial and growth of \IU· (S.T.A.R.) hosted a campus dia logue on pnmanly have "technical trai nmg" 10 1h1~ wa~ an JS\UC they would not addre\~. den!~. They are limiting our aspiratiOn\ and editorials race. with the intent of creating open l ine~ enter wh:ll I' a very hm1ted perception of They arc 1ntere ~tcd Ill mcrca\mg bcncfil~ and possibi lity. They are decidmg for U\ of communicalion and interactiOn !he Job market and sa larie ~. which 1' undcf'landahl) whal and who "e should ha'e acce\' w over the winter between varying factions and populations None of thc ~e are nc" observations. our 1mport:m1 and v11al ~o.ork. t\o one dcme' and on what 1erms It "•11 happen. If the wit h in our campus communuy 10 addre~s inst uution ha ~ al~o recognized 1hc de11- !hat our facult) de,ervc more .md th :1t unuersity is not capable of fulfilhnl1 break rac1sm in o ur inslilulion. The wide range C lenci e~ m "hal 11 current!) p r ovide~ 10 offenng a better pacl..ap.c "•II ha-..e bene­ the~e commitments to enhanced lcarmng of campus leadership present th at evening student~ and the communi!). From this fit~ on mult1plc le\ch. bul th1' i' not and excellence through al11ance' 111 our pin pointed these areas as not on ly bemg recogn11ion an alleged new vision wa~ enough to create diH'T'\It) They <,ay preq:m faculty and s1aff, chen 1he 11me amongst the most overtly plagued. but born which redefined the miss ion of the diver~i l y among~ • facuh) w1ll he deal! ha~ come for students 10 hold them E-mail to also for havi ng the Slrongesl degree of umvers1 ty and refocu~ed if' direction. "ilh separately from them and )Cit here 1' accountable to its implementation. innuence in day to day campu s life. Th1 ~ enhanced vi\ ion with louder voic­ no 1a~Horcc addressmg 11 C\CIIIhough 1t'" [email protected] This list is being used as a jumping off e' and broader values IS guided through "tatcd as a core value 1h.1t lhC) cxi't to Elea Mihou point and formu la for immediale and core value" wh1ch mclude being learner create. President, StudeniS Toge1her Ag:un'l direct ac1ion 10 enhance and transform !he cente red. comnHttcd 10 excell ence, multi· Unde r this heading 11 will ne\er be ere· Racism (S.T.A. R.)

11111\!IH IJ!f!"JH NORTH POLL bdnorln (.lud Ann.l\\'t'I\Cr fxt.-cUII\f fd11ur Kl•ll) Sud1111.1 \l,lll,tl-:in~-tldilur•\1 .trl11t'\\1'1.' '""''"' l'n>j<'' t dlto"'. ( .trnt' F.ppler .~ Ja)n'tt' W1choff events or people of the this century? Fl'alur"' tditur: Jrlh!f\ U \\1lham" As.sbtanl Featurn tdltor\: Loiura il1ll & Mch,)a R1ggl "purh t- ctilur: '!1m BJnl..~ A~slstanl ' purh t-.dltor: Bnu.:e Reller Sle,tSt'OII Amanda Hec:br Cup1 ~ ditur: \leh''<~ Rr.1dle) El,trtttttaryEducclliOII Tll,,llt.r A.._,i,tanl {·up\ I tlitor: Cl~rie lb.t' Burlmgt011 f/()rrl'tl.r J'hutu fditur: 1°1lllhj't \lllCIO MOh, !here w~re &O many. I · !'he deltll'flllh:nl of Onlilu• ftlllllr:JLhlllliLmh would say JFK, the h ipp.e~ Rod; ·n Roll mu,ll', ttlt' aodthedep«:ssionerv.." dc:velos>rnemo!JutrJ\tl lli ~ lrlbuti 1111 \lana~-ter : I ka M1hou and 11U..kar¥oJrl.m.•' StafT H eporlerJI'htJtr~ra ] l h l'i"': ('hn, B.1rl11" , An.,:1e Bncll). C111t11 B ro~o.-n, Da\e Capano. A.1u•n Cutl't. J.l\1'11 Crhll•r, '\tcrhan•t• Dcn,kr. TandJ Ocpaz, Tura l'"ltl}t. Jumm h.~li!lh\111, Jc·n lhiiiiC\, \1.Jr) Ann Have rlacl , Chn ~ 1\c)dom, S,u.J llullm.tn, t\JI..I.. 1 MJrl..~hcrr). JJll'IC' l'roffill, M1chclle Raut.:h , Mulh '\i.•tun. <;u,.m '\chum;Khcr. Dan P11 1rlctl Gibson Sulh van. NK·nle S"t'Cil). \.tr.th \\.:11o.t JJ)lllo.' \~ 1chofl Matta/ltMI.'nl t-'acult) \d'i'cr: l'.tl -\hl)ll-lh.m ( ' hr l~til ll ullhtlt~~'>orlh f~ftt~<>ood .\fN'trll(',.,.,m ,,l/<'111 "( tlenryJf'ord' lllVMIIOO ,. ,,.,,~(/ l lnhenlt) Centt'r, \uilr 1:09 or the car, 1he Bulle) •· t>rnl•:t~' l>r..IIIJ·, okJth ltlghland ll rl~;hh. h.' 410'19 pii)'IIIJ 00 'The Ed t·h1• Prt•k) Jn•l 1he Main offk : (6061 572·.!'1:60 SwlhVIII Sbow' and !he l'\(lllNt>n the fil'lit,..all.onlhemoonM liu~lll t'i.\ uffirt': t6061 ~72-.!i:!Jl ('ho~lknll 1 ~ t-dltur lnl' hld: t606157l-61l8 h\: 1606) 571:·5771 t- -mall: nurthrnlt'rft nlu.rdu

f!)t!'11MJU PtH!i) AnMCahlll BloiIl \1>/oMU ~~u that !hey be It'\ th.tn tliiO~~ooJJ,, t~j'lt'd anJ ."~em preftrably \II e­ ~EhzabeUI Cady Stan!OI, ,., ""~Jif nllllto nonheme~ nl.u.f'du Th f\.>rtht·tMt'r re n.h the nt;hl to refu'>C' Jf·K and Mar1m l.~ttlw r IHIIlltn Rfll~ltil Krtl any leuer to !he f'd1tor or edllt)fiJI JnJ 10 \h:mae lpellm& anJ &rJmmall KU11Jr ~ (l-it\ 1Uld M.ulln l.uthtr cal em>ni Kana. Jr •

Til~ Norllt~rMI' I I Olt'm r of the A\~tualfll CollejUUe Pre and the Kentucky Jn~erc ollrata t e Jlrt ~ A•'cx:tauon 1'\Jbhcallon IS ~~oedl y on Wednesdays uclud1n1 um\CI')II) ob\CJ'\oeJ kolidays and final uamu\ll uon w l .

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By Tim Banlu offen 1ve we .,.oui,J do, they coold Jerem1ah aaret;penenced BYU-Hawau MjUid 'Cored nvc straiaht poml! to wm thmk v.e v.ould have won" ' The NOfw were swept m three the aame 15-~ Over the lut two .senons the aames try the top ranked Seas1dtn The Not\t umc out ~hell Norse have made 1t to the El1te at the NCAA DiviSIOn II Volleyball hocked m the thmi Jim( a BYU­ Etaht 1nd the Fmal F-our, next sea- F1nal Four 1~-0 . 15-!li, 1!5 -!li. The Hawatt hammered Jo~ n the match 501\ m1y be the )CIT they V.ln II all lou snapped "Kl" 26 g1me wm COCI Lamp1ng for M>;t yeu, h;peru~nce gamed th1.s euon Semor out~1de hmer Jenny 'Tm dtsappomlcd m the IN 'hould help the Norse be monger / Jerem11h. "'tw led '\KL w1th e1ght match but not the :Kawn. ·· 'atd OC>;t )'elr. ,.., k1lb and 11 d•gs agreed BYlJ­ Btcrmann " I .,..ould 'vc hkcd to "It wasn't fun to go out that way Hawan wa~ tM be~t tum the Nor~ have pll)ed better (on Fndaylthan but \I.e had a re all y great run th1 J

had faced all )tar ""c d1d, but they arc JUS! a "Cf} year. I'm real proud of th1 s team K "It seemed hke everythmg good and cxpenenccd tum." ,a,d Jerem1ah. JciT Mt<:urryffhr Nonhrmt'r ONF. (iREAT HIIJ~.: lhe 1\ Kl \UIIeyballteamma) lm \C IO'Itln I he l.' lnalt-"our but had a \t r y~o ueeess ful seu­ !tO n, going JJ-2 and "Inning the (itVC lourmuucnt and the (ire11t Lakes Regional championsh ip. Norse Notes Norse looks to shine next season Min'• llaMell*l: lly Hruce Keller great accompli shment to make it to "'here they got in AssiSflutt Sp1•r1s t.'tlllur the tournument . The NKU men's basketball team need two overtimes to defeat the University of " We "'- Cre ru lly happy about it,'' Ru ark said . "At The Northern Kentucky Un1,ers1t)' women·~ soc­ Wisconsin-PaJICason. It to the NCAA To urnament. We "'-Orked rea l hard to who scored 18 while adding eight rebounds and four assists. Junior guards Craig Conley ftn1\hcd the '\.CIISOn w1 th a 22-l record. "-On 11~ "·'C· gc1 a' far as "'"e po~Mb l y could."" and Brian Lawhon scored 13 and 12 points respectively. The two guards combined to ond \ tra1ght Great Lalc~ Valle) Conference IItie and fre~hman Noa kes s:ud . " It was a great feeling. It make four of seven three point attempts. Junior forward Adam Norwell came off the made 11 all the wa) to the NCAA OIYI,IOn 11 Fmal "'a' only our tlurd yea r It fe lt hke the b1 g t1me. bencl1 to score 14 points and he pulled down three boards. Four. NKU aho had~~._ ~occer pla)ers male the All · becaU\C \I.e "'ere m the NCAA Fmal Four." Number six NKU is oow 6-0 on the season and plays next at Indianapolis Dec. 7. G LVC team llo"'ever. aceordmg to Ruarl the team had mtcn­ Bet sy Moore. who wa~ also named GLVC player tions of wmmng the NCAA Championship. Women's Basketball: of the year. Tnc1a Ru ark and Lauren P1 cmng made " It wa• really excitmg to be one of the four teams the fiN team. Kn•tcn Noalc,, Lon Kcv1ll and left," ~ he ~a 1d . "Our expectations were that "'"e wan t­ Amanda Trout made the second team. ed to do well. We d1dn't want to go down and say we The sixth ranked Norse overcame a three point first half deficit against Wlsconsin­ " It war. rea ll y great that some defe nd e r ~ got 11." were j u ~ t th ere. We really w:mtcd to .,.,.in."" ParfC this year, who scored 21 points and pulled down nine rebounds, and junior guard Micfletle people made 11 . It i~ well-deserved to all of the play- next ~c a~on should be even beucr for NKU, said to Tuchfarber, who contributed 20 points, 5 boards and 5 assists. The Norse shot over 50 Noakc~. " We hope to accompli sh all our goals from percent from behind the three-point arch with transfer guard Heather Livingstone hitting 3 The b1g al·h1 cvement for the Norse th1s ~>ta~on "-II' 1hi ~ season and hopefully win the NCAA of 5 and freshman guard Bridget Aannigan making three of four thr""i'Qinter. NKU is off that they made 11 to the NCAA Final Four even Tou rnament,'" she sa id. to a 4-Q start and_plat again Dec. 7 at Indianapolis before returning home Dec. 11 for thought the) lost to Franklin P1 crce 2-0 at the game " We wi ll be strong and have good offense in the three games. mMiatfu'ShcirH. Fl!!: midfield. We w11l have gre:.t defe-nse. especially wuh According to a couple of NKU pla)C rS. 11 was a a good goalie.''

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0156.tif 0157.tif 2 ENTERTAINMENT Classic 'Carol' dazzles with special effects tty l'ony Ctindtit Ill \lo llllnr)' t- been tnvtli~N plv Ill thr fliM.h4- Jtlf'lm p.l'Acrlully l'tlfl \14/Rrpotfl" 111 Ill nnr f"'"b.1~o..-... ul tht- ria) lk ftN w)'t\t tht ch.vao..kf'' rmotKinal dwnJt'l anoJ Ill''~ hi: •·~' ron IJr \Uj.'l: pl.t~tnR lhr n>k ~ah1.lt1on Tlu IVI'tyuurgrandf.llhcr',"i\C'hn"m.l' utij..tl(f311.'fl•t ln.u1M11lk'tnlltfCino.tnnoltl IJnM.-e Cnlffil..'f 'huuld all thrnugh thr !'lay with an unbn.'akahlc p.nt C'hn<4nn' Carol" at !he Cmunn.111 Pl.l)hl.lU~ 2Uiltn tm ton.._, Hut .... c ,t,ut a run thmusJl tk\jlltC ~~ourkmg fnr h1~ pemy pn'lo..hmg ho<.s The Jhlll"'l ha ii U~;mvgcnK .Yn~ hghl~ ruxl '"~~rar:::~~~~f 1'11~~2'01- ::: '~:~~~~~~ ~:c IHIJC\CIIIIIj:mU\Il8l'oOpla)'«d.m.• · da_wt; n~tt mvn~l' happen Hlfi\C',.-Irli lhr \J'Inlual tltnC lta\·d of &:ruogc .,.,a.~ lilkd 'o\ltht)~·JX-"P 11fll' .tlto:r the r.lthcr.' Thnll.l{llk'lll !he play. \llTIOUs 0\n\lrna.., ~~ Plnll '"u"l cff~t' 1\.V.r) K.l n.lkll'd thmu&lk.Jtn the lhraler The arnrhfni Uibor.1tc pn_'J"' rt'IO\td llle ;mr.bcn,:c thdn't Hlll.'C' t>f the giiO'\I o.~ated • (;htlhng efl«:l Nll and fmh. up and "'C'" hi jlCI bon.'\1 b) In the l'ort. !laney \laaed thai he .... anced to oo-n and C\rry' IJthcr thl\ ~('a'"\ J"Ulb.IKIIl n c \U~ thai the produo.11011 f()..-u"Cd on d1m..lk10 )till ..:an thml. Tk '"""' .,,.., f1lkd \ln_l(~ of F.ne "'-lUnd dfc..:~ "Ct Yttth humofou• and In the k-lllllolf party, M tnmmcd the the tnnc a' the four ,hollln~ llll.'4llmb ah.._c dMll~ dov.n. and ~~oc al.ofound 1 ...,_ay 1o mcor &ho'h lc.ld Ebcnucr \\ hfn t~ 11-hl"t of Jll-'lf"JieSlnK,:CIOIOihei.Llncc= 'Thcchorcogra Sl.:nx~ (JtlOCal Jophnl J...:tlh \l.wlc) !Gregor) J'hcr. Sha~~on V.unud,, raW !he tlancc ...,_,th the dQv.n h1~ hfe....:A.lnj!.lflj!. l"rt'...:~mul 111'\t J'f"C· uno.k..,..wndmM. o.lf lfCIIUl(J Sc~ trl\ol\1«1 tn palh. Butlxhmd all the \Cflll"\1 h1m...:lf to 11_-·ll.tflr) ,,ud ta.imKal .... <~. the hcarl and 'r1nt of the "i<.:mt'Ll''· tO..· .... n.>k uu.lttTK;o.• llmd-.cd. 1lic lt.uk:) ~~oa, 'UI.'(e\\ful 1n k~ptng the prudoc­ \f(lf) 'MIII~rTl.llrk:dmt.tlt:Amanl\[11\ena\l'l 'ot;Cfl( ""tll.lld ha\c "-''" tn~hMllrl!! enuugh to IHlfl l.ltlhlullo lhe tll"lgnl:.t.l lolory. 'The h1gh leo.h PhocoCnn!rlt-.uled ond dwx:c .11tcr ~mg klO \CII ah-.l.lft."cd ouxl ~.~~~ tlll'o.hd~oo.'ll' tll.ltttf. ""CU. DI!.J.t-rl\1 'Jll--'\:lalellco.:hllfll)'cnhatw.:cdlhe•nlcrprclatiOil The doomed l_lh U!i t of J acob \larley ((;reROr) l,rocwed noJ ~w r ed the dickens uul nf mtllffcrent klii(J(k.~ the "f'tnl ol \hn,m\.1' .uxl Jurlm thd a ma~n•h~,·ut J11h of portr.l)ln!l .md ']llll\ tlfthe loltJI) lhc pec._lf'le aruund htm 'Xn-..}l.'c '' he l","•o.'tl thrtll.l)th U.... dlllcn:nt 1lic \ho.1v. v.lll run thn10gh lb:. '*I tbem•1.er M rOOjtt :t.'l v. ell w' the audience 11 1 the <:l ndnnali l'layhnu..e In !he l•a rk, Country music changes style Party like it's 2000

By Rk k Amburgey u\l.lu..lc lhRX' Pah) Chill' -.-:lfl~\ !hat do not 1ne;t.~u~ lil«;e, COII\C)\ that \amc humor lfliO h" hopeful!) hdp 10 catapult lhetr c~r mlo !he ncv. n)!hlll)>:hlhe.&rtOO -.-:lflg\ The album h a great culnu- album mcludc' the curmtt \Ingle "Don'! L ~e" and "Willcnmum," " one of the h•~ lllU'\IC. m1lknruurn. 1\.llltlflOfKclth\ IJ.k.'flt~a.'Nllh" \mgc:r OCher \Oilg~ "She\ Stlll llcrc," a '>{)llg Adlm~ pre­ and "fi\"JK!!>I" ra:onh !Ill' I rc<.h Prince JuM lnau~ '\m•th 1\ funn).doe..n't Ganh 81'(J()ks and Alan b.:lson. 1v.o .uld .... lflg~'~nk.'f. ' ~ev.cd a! Foltl Fa1r m June, I' al.;o on !he album nll'an he can't t.: \COOt" In addl!Klll of the tw=av) hmcrs m the Ia.<,~ len }Car'\. \hnd) \lc('l\'ad) "t.llmg her ean.'Cr A' Ide from Adl1m.' ballads.. he also ha.-. \011-.c up­ "The alhum. v.h1eh l'l:tln:ady 1n stow;. to Sm1th\ h~hthcancd 1.\lc on the ncv. ha\IC chosen to lake d1ffettnt du~IKifb IOJfl(V. lc\CIIIIithhcrlatclolrclc~. tempo tunc~ thai 11o 111 lllC\ nably be aa:ompamcd b) t'Oill:tln~ the hi\ \Oflg "W11d Wild mlllenmum. 111.: al'>{) hob \Ofl~' on the Brooks tw !emporanly dcpaned from I'm 'uc So lou~ "\lc('read) dt$pla)' hi\ \lg_n:IIUI\' buU -V. l&glc. One of thc-.c \OI'Ig'l 1~ titled We<.t"from!hclllO\IJCof!he~ album!hatv.lll ~·.ttcr tocwry one v.ho country musiC w1th his l:bl album, "In her \Ol.ll \ant.1} and ul.c<. a much more "I Can Dig II"' h~IC!b.llk:l\.'ai\.''-Oilg,, \ll(;hil,"Can The U.fc of Cbn-'> Game...... '>IIUIIul ;~ppruar.:h 10 !he Another scar !hat 1s iak1ng ad"anlab'C of '"""In addmon to ih.ll m p;bl h 1 ~ 1JCX appeal IS Ty Herndon lh' current mal.c\ 'iC\'Cralreference~ lo the tum of rc laiiOil'hiJI':tndrcalhfc. the upcommg film '1be L:unb." Jacl\00 alhum' PcrfiaP' 0111.: of1he h1t :uid t1 1lc tmc~ of !he album. "Sccam". !he mdlcnn•um a' t/11.: t•tle tnd t ca t c~. SmuhalloO"Il!;.\lllxMJtthcrapmu\IC chose to do an Cnll~ album of CO\Cf ~lllp:\ F.\Crl ~.1'>1'111' lo.lflhl\1\hcrrccell!lylmbulcnl 1<. one example. Another \Cicc!1on on the One <.uch <.ong, " I'm C01nmg," con­ mdu,ll). A I me of one '>{)(I~"'}'" All though lheSI! songs arc oot origmal, J.k:l.-.un\ lh~ kl\o.' hie \k{'rcad) cnlk:d .ll1 cngage­ album IS called "Leave The 1-lat On ... I:Ji n ~ b1bhcal rcfcrcl"'ttJ>. v.- h1ch some )OU fllppe~ )Clint' aboul v.lkl )'OU pul !met \I(IICC and Slyle breathe nev. hfe IntO the...: r.:l.1' nk:nllu.k.lnriX.ulC;un 'nlCrc IS a notauon on the CD th:11 till' people ma) lind o!Ten\lve. Anotl~~.: r m a hear.c/Do nll' a fan>r/ Wn!c me sics. One of the h1g.hhg.ht-'> of the album " a duct ol lr.tr.:} 1-1\\I'Cill"C '' cndmg th1' nllllcn­ .;ong was mcluded :11 !he fan ·~ n.:quest. <.ong v.-htch capitalize~ on the JU~I t'IIIC \ei'\C without :1 WI'\C." "Marganta\lille" w11h the ongmal Parrochead. Jnnm~ mum ""''h hi\ f11'\t lull 'il.xho album In The o;cxy ~ong is adelin1te v.mncraJIIOil~ "\Villcnmurn" •~ "Will 2 K." Thl\ Conuury to !he gcneml <.!cn.'Otypc of Buffett. .limo'! IV.U )CJI"> ]..a\\rt'OCe '>Otllxl~ female fans at concert~ . fun a! the nnpenchng Y2 K rap lllU\IC, "Willcnnumt" doc<. no! Another album of ro'cr song' thai ,uffcr. lrom J 1\.'ll\''lk.'dJix!COIII.iln\lhc"'Ul'ICC'OOlbUlaiiOIIOfcle­ Other new arliSls, such a~ Kc1th Urban :uxl Br.td problem. romam c:rt:cc"i~e profanuy. Aho. lack of cmohon m the l'b hun apart from many other rap \lllri:llion from 1he !ypical \CriOu, her curren1 !>tnglc • "81g Deal.' Olht.'f "Cico.:llon' v.11c. C\ l);~Jla, ("ov.ho)' cheerleader S!ace) Ore", naJllC\\CI)''iOOil. arthls Snuth'~ <.en<.e of humor he lped nacureofrnp. .. CALLING ALL STUDENTS Earn money during the holidays Put your office and computer skills to work Gain valuable professional experience

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0158.tif NEW YEAR'S ACTIVITIES 3 Local celebrations

8y A nnfl W f:ll\ preparmga " M11Ienn1UIII Why: Two drink tickets and cham- and ~e m on Year's in various time 1one~ blan~et p:1rty Contact : 502-S!I~-3200 f·und Sa\c America·~ pagnc toast, come in co~tumc Ctmtact : 5 13-3!1 1-2273 around the world. Noon. llo"' much'!: S 1,3{)() per couple Trea,urc'" The goal IS to pre­ now much ?: $ 140 Children's festival begins. 2:30 Cont:tct : 606-41Jl - 1200 Wha t : Emmt~ New Year'\ \Crv~ ht\IOTIC artifac t ~ Contact: 513-345-8400 DINNER EVENTS p.m., multicultural peace celebra­ Rockm' Eve South Afnca has the 140rld 111 Wh:tt : Cincinnutt Marriou at uon. 5:00- 11 :00 p.m., regional What : New Yea r ·~ E,..c 2000 Where: lndtanapoh\ Monume ntal rmnd a~ 11 will organize CELEBRATIONS Rt ... ercenter entertainment on multiple stages. Where: l hlton, Great Ci ncinnati Circle. Downtown " Parliament of World Religions" What: Bou rbon Street Party Where: 10 W. Rtvcrccnter ll lvd ., midnight. fireworks and :1 laser­ A1rpon When : R p.m to prepare millennium gifK Where: Forest Fair Mall Covmgton. Ky. show will ring in the new yc:.r, When: 7:10p.m. Why: local hands, ball drop, con­ And nothmg can top Australia's When: n}a When: n/a :tlong with the first "free swing" of W hy: P11lkage im:lullc' room, OOt ­ fetti canon~. fire"ork\ celebration. a~ they will be hosting Why: Sponsored by WEBN. Why: Two-night b:1llroorn pack· World Peace Bell tlc of champagne, ~c;1food bar, dill­ How much '!: free the 2000 Summer Olympics that includes champagne toast and ages ava1 lable. Party includes four 1-l ow much?: $5 ncr buffet. party favor~. entert ain­ Contact: 317-266-0HXl will brmg in a record 10.000 ath· party favors cou r~e meal. champagne toa\t, Cuntacl: 513-381-6700 ment. New Year·~ Day brunch Source: Cinc•nnati.COill Jete.\ from 171 countne\.

The bars have it .lf" Beat the basement Hy Tara Ewing "Che,ter the Pup" play. They will Staff Rf'portf'r ha ... e party favor.\. food and cham­ pagne at mtdnight. Chicago trips ideal for students

Looking for something to do on The Co\ mgton area ha~ a vancty H) La ur:t II ill hype over the new mill~nnium, New Year 's Eve'! The downtown of partie<> happemng J1lhan\ Staff Rt>IUirltr every off-the-wall person "til Cincinnati and Northern adm1~~•on i ~ SH per pcr'lon, ha\e an c~cuse to cause havoc. Kentucky area have lots to offer which mclud~~ admJitance into While <;orne of U\ arc chOO\mg "My friend~ wanted me to go to for those 2 1 and up to bnng 111 the the gameroom and the tower to hide in our ha,ement' on th e Ne~~o York, but I'm not going an} new year! 'I he adnH"ion i' for all d:l) long. e ... c of the new m1llcnnwm. othef'o ..-.here ncar there on \o ey, Year\ Downtown Cincinnati's dance Aho, there wi ll be a ~hampagne are going to be hravc. get on E ... e." French .\a 1d club Electra is $25 per person for toast :II midntght. plane\ and ring tn the 'ew Ycarm ln,tcad 'lhe'~ leaving for Bo\ton admission. They will have a The Strausse Jl aus Re~taurant d•ffcrent state\ and CitieS. o n New Year's Eve and comtng "Y2K" show at midnight along and Pub located at MainStrausse Many Northern Kentud.y b:Kk on New Year's Da y. wit h a champagne toa~t and Village of Covington will ha,.. e a Umver~tt) \tudenh are headmg ~It I.e Hrown, a JUntor at NKlJ, breakfast buffet 'outhern b l ue~ band formal! )' off to b•g cwc' to celebrate Ne"' " g01ng to C le.,.cland on Dec. 31 !lave A Nice Day CaM. a dance call ed "Trio" play. Year ·~ Eve .tnd ome other than that 11\ JU\1 another toast at mtdrught. party favor~ and pagne toa'>t at n11dn1 ght . where too btg, but ..-.e ..-.anted tO d3)." food. Pac htn~ o Bar al<.o located m go ~o m c" he r~.H Potter \ard. " I If )OU 14C~ planmng 011 \t i C ~ · When contacted the) weren't 'ure pa~nc at rmllrught Jefferson llall is $20 per person Matn Strau~)C of Covmgton i~ not thmlthere'<, gomg to be a terhlt mg around here and ..-.atchmg rhc of details abou t theiT party, but So, nohod) lan \a) there hn't They will ha ... e a band called, charg111g any adnHttance fee. 1\1 bombmg rn /'0~..-. Yml.. It h ball drop from a ,afe dtstance, satd there 111ould defiantly be one! an)'thmg ro do th" 11.c" Y~ar\ already era/) 111 a lll.lJOr I;' II) hl.e thcr~ '' ,\IIJ lim~! to tmd a fl1ghttO Mulligan's Pub located 111 Mam h -e that and tf \omethuts ..-.ould hJr another Cit) on l'i~" Year\ Eve Strau~~e 1s having a formal party. Bnn~ 111 the tmllenn.um ,afe and ren ther~ would he no"'") out Delta Atr Lme' ,trll h,h fl1ghts o r e~e rvattons are n~ ces~llr) and tal.c ad\ ant.l):C of all the fun th" Sophomor~ Shelh I rem.h .nadahlc lca\108 on \oe.,., Year's there 1s no adnHttance fee. area olkr,• agree,_ She thtnl' bcl·Ju'e ol the he The Will have food and cham CALL NOW! WORK NOW! Do you like RESTAURANTS what you FULL SERVICE, FIN E DINING, FAST FOOD, DELIVERY, FAMI LY STYLE, MANAGEMENT, see and BARS & PUBS, NIGHTCLUBS, COUNTRY CLUBS, w ant to be HOTELS, CONCESS IONS, DIETAR Y, PRODUCTION, CAFETERIA, HEALTHCAR E a part of it? NOW HIRING The ortherner CALL 1-877-991-9292 is hiring for FR EE ERVICE the spring GET YOUR DEGREE semester. TUITION FREE Ca ll Anna at 572-6128 for 1 800 GO GUARD KENTUCKY NATIONAL GUARD RESTAURANT~-' JOB LINE more details.

0159.tif 4 PREDICTION COLUMNS What's in store for Cincinnati sports

Hy l'lm8ank I he llC\0. mrllenmum lt'll.•k' pttMllt\m~ h•r ~PrC) hotspot. frum the l1r-t prolt'"('"'d ba)oChall l>rlltln.Ctrl Pr .. ~cn,antiiJ.tm.t\ "'l.t•ll I~ team lo till.' ..:um:'nl "'"'""'' ltJOutl'o.tll team m lkngaJ,' 1klcn-.c " hcatkd b) hnt.•h,K~,.. ,, the h1~tory ut the M I l,tkeo Sp1~~·' 1tnd Bnan \lmllltlfl\ '''"',.'' Cnxmnau h.t' -.ccn leah .. w.:h a' Pete ot .rm•thcr h1~h dr.!lt p1l~ thl\ )Car. the tc,un Rmc'' re..:onl \Citm~ bd-.c tut and ,une~ '"'MJ!d r1~k up anothcr ~cy co~ th" tltl ..CJ heanadM~\ hle the lklll!ill' lo"nt~-the onl~ t•o Super Bov.l' l.ttc ha' Jlln.,.,ed !hem ttl ()v.ncr \lr~t llru""n pummcd the ~•t)' th.tt play m rf tho:) ~a\e hrm J Ill."" ,t,ll.lnnn. h.: \o.t•uld Cm.:mnau had the 1\IIJA m the hh1c' anJ tl'"ctho:mau,mpo:ttii\O:tc.un M~Uc~. dltlflll""''h Ollt' of the nf the mn't r.:cl l'ho: C'nxmn,ttr Red' .nc tho: t•th..:r matnt ebr;lled piJ)Cr>. m t-.1\~ctNII hl'l-..:ar leaJZUC team thJt nu~ ... , '" hllnk' ll\ the Roben ..on ,.,, •e prepare 111 ~·dcbrJtc tho.' nver !·or O\CT .1 Hill \eJr' the Red\ h,t\C M c ll ~u KiggV7 ht Nonhtrner end of the u:ntul) am.J v.clwmc the dow•n of done thctr bc't tu malo: '"rc ( 'mnnn.111 h." the nc\1. let u• ""mdt•r the luturr nl •porh 111 rcrnanlCda b.a...:h.rll tu\0.11 \IJO\ 1- : ( 'lncr)t) H eld. fi.lrmcrl,l knu"n :1\ Rh trfrunt St:ullum. Cmcmnau Aftcrpla)tnptlk']J,t '11\CJr,rnthr:wn~ Scheduled 10 t>f'l'll dunn~ the f1N •um IC·!.:Uttcr \IJdrum lormerl) ~no"n "' IU I 0\\: ( 'onslructiun i~ undcrv.a\ for a riC\\ ~ 1mrl .'l arcmr. I he nev. a red \\ill fe~tlure ~la t e nfthe artt ~ hnoi•J!Z_I and \\ ill huttdull) J.tlle r~rn 'i a rea~on to attend home games mer of the Ill'" nulknmum. Paul Bro""n Rl\crfront Stad1um. tho: lkmpk\ The lll'\Oo home of ;!()(U. Con,tru~tlun "rlll'ol: un tho: n\crtnmt. the Bcngah " hem ~ hu11t \o.llh moncv andal011p wnh J'aullirov.n St.td1urn. ""111 h..: Harm lion Count' ta\ p.1~cr' ha~e 'fOe"'· '>II thcl'o.'nto.'rp!e\eOITI\Cfln>11tC\p,L11\Itlll the COUnt) dcltd.. -.J ttl mJh• the \IRII,:IUTC J In prl'pdrauon nl the ,t,rtllum. tht· Kl'{h umversal ga1hcnn~ ']'11.•1 havl' O«-rded \II tlu1ld lrnm the ~ftlund up Not only ~A<111 !he f'I.'Oplc ol Cmonnatt he l'hcteamh••'a}t>ungnudcu,.,l tt>pm•tlh afforded the lu\Uf} ol \o.Jt,hmg luotb<~ll m tJ.Ient. mdud1ng I'N'-} Ruo~1e t>l tho: 'car "orld -clas~ 't}lc. the) \o.JII be able to 't'c~ S!.:o\1 W1lhanhtm around after the g.une and l'nJO)' nun\Cruu\ -\l..oon hoard'' ftr,t ha,cmJn Sc.tn Ct-.e) establishments that "Ill he Uhu.lc the 't<..al Paul Bro"n Stadtum "'II feature O'er btl)·dono.'·\Cr)-"cll Ken Gnlk}. Jr. the 1,200 Ultra•COII\entent re,trOOI!l ]JCthlte,, Seanlc \lanno:r..,upo:l't">C of the m•llenmum dra\0.) u-.hcr.. m .1 nev. tune, let u' thn1" the near. fam of the Crlll..·mn.tll Bengal\ !.:ontm n:.'<.'ord' llUt G"e our t.:am' a fre,h '''m ue to "onder "hat 11 kel' Me to ha'e a Cmrmnall rould ht.' tho: epll('ntt•r nt 'pun' w1nmng tram The} arc the \o.Of\1 team of for Y2K and",. 'h(luld all h.: there -.cc it the decade. but do "c dare hope for J re\o­ happen lutron? Y2K catastrophe unlikely Now through December 2~ H ~ Kelly Sud1ina t omer~ \o.i ll be able 111 accc~~ rt after as thc1r company's new ad cam· Elt'lWin•hhlol' the dato: change. ArKI they always paign. h:\\ehackup<.)\IC!\1\IIIpl:!Ce.With Company preparations are only Y2K i~ ahno"t upon u~. but no one }Our rnonc) at homr, :m) thmg can pan of M) ]ving the Y2K problem "ill know "llCther nr not there 1~ happen Ca,h i' , uhjcct to loss or though. In order for the date change OLIDAY SAL£ mcnt to people', doom-.day procla­ theft and i~ not FDIC m'urcd li~c it to be a' smooth a tr.msition as possi­ nmuon\ unul midmght on New \o.Ould he m;r h:lnl ble, everyorK' ha' to remain calm and Year\ E\c I knoy,that hNar I \ not til<' Onl y be able to take a linle bit of trouble 20% oH most merchandi se The f;~~.:t rcmaur' that com p:mre~ ban~ tll.lt ~ ~ ready. h~tar's )ear without panickmg. Ccnainly there and bu<.~nc\'iot'~ ha'c known alxlut 2000 project kader, Robert W. will be minor system glitches here thl' .1nd h;I\C bl'Cn prt.' IMnng for Elberfdd. \aid that the b:~nkmg :ul0 many tests have been For C\ample, I "ork at Fir<.tar No. I m Y2K readtrK'\\. l'an of this run overall . that rt probably will not B;~nl. one of the ten large'l banl' m i<. bccau-.ethcy 11\U\l arhv.cr toft..-d­ be that bad. the country lbcy'vc hl'Cn aware of e_ra l banking autho nttc' who conduct A ~ mall glitch "on't cause near the th" problem for )e,t'r.tl yea"' and te<.t\toerhure rcadinc" 'arne cata,trophc as a mass panic. the) "'-1Y that the) .trc complctcl} Ban ~ <, aren't til<' only l'ompame~ lbe reaction of the people is what re:td) for Y2K that arc ro:ad) ('1\hcr. Nonhcrn makesallthcdiffercnce in th issitua­ JkmgtMitlK' lll"(lcoftiK'rropera Kentucky Um\Cf\ll) offi cm] , have uon. uon. I ~now tiK' \ICJI' the) ha1e been making ;tll tiK' tr ')'<~CIIl\ com­ So be rca,onably prepared, be tah•n to o:n<.urc thh and I hc lte1C plaint for the p;~~t }Car, and they calm and don't worry alxlut it. What the) ~A 1 ~JoNI hlad.. tant? Wh) not the )ear 666 or I can't say I blame them. 2000 is 1666'! Come to thrn~ of 11 , rf the 1 neat year. It 50U nds nell and At Y,Oflt, J few llK'\enl P("~ V.itl v.orld y,ould ha\e tllded m the SOl toms ne1t 11 rolls off my tonaue. «a to tlhl and k>me of Ul '*'" who v.oold ha~e Cllfed'' Say 11 threel\ll)C fliil. University Center 606-572-5141 pa~~ out on tht floor) ot whtr~v~r Wh)' ~~ 2CWWI \0 1111(10f1&11fl It So 1 the la \ t h«r Ill chuged and y,t've hten part)'llll tn tc ~ rx ound~ neat and 11 loolr.~ nut the laJo t sloppy lr.i ss from the fir11 o' dt~~o~ 111 L~ mornrng Sthool JOKlt'h lrt•m the araduattna dnm~ ptr!IOO )'OU can arab u the Why1lltht 1\()t-.t then! 8 ·au dab of 'CY) are prt uy cool It'• ball droJlll ill plant d , remember. WWW.NKU.fDU/BOOKSTORf K!¥1~~~ busu ' lmov. that """ Will f;r.ll mark. table We .,..ill Ill be t o~ether here 11 NKU ft)f Ill)' tlH'f h)prd C:Vt'nl IUIJ jUillJ) Attu.dly. 2fWll I\ the he1umma of for the pnna Stmes t~r at th<: lhaf'M.;e to ~pend our llllllll.')' the nev. nullcnmum Reillly, v.~ '\e OK. maybe the y,Ofkl wt ll end.

0160.tif MILLENNIUM HISTORY 5 Millennium Wall spots benefit charity

Hy Kh:k Amb11rp;ey the hr'l \Un of t~ new millenmum and Nt'lllll•htor (;Otlvcym{ltM ~111:c and love wh 1 ~,:h ~hmcJ fmm 11 ray are the brightc\t mc•ugcs we The QVC c;ablc \hoppmg channel •~ ~,:an offer tomorrow·~ thlldren," Mu 'lid jumpmg on the 1mllcnmum bandwason IJoh Marty, one of the co·<:rtaiOn of the and hclpmg thlldrcn·~ chant1e' at the \arne M•llcnnwrn Wall . 'aid that he dtd it w11h fncnd~ ('hod Gayton and David """'QV(' 'hopper' are able to puro.:ha~ \J)OI~ Wohn,ky. Mar1y 'atd that ea<:h of the three on the ~ hll cnmum Wall. The wall will ~ had an aru of 'pcciahy and teamwork em;tcd along the coast of G•~bourne. New helped nutkc the dream a ruhty l.c~a l and. Gi\boume Wi ll be the r.~, city to "The gran~~e lllc~ that the names are f'eCCI\'C: the h(lht of the new m1lknmum lao,cr engraved on arc~ JU~t lovely," Mar1y The ~po t s on the M1llenmum Wall Will \1Ud be wid at pnc=c=s rangmg from $20 to Ue a1d they were m SlO uch QVC 1s planmna on contact w1th the largest donat1ng $1 of each ~pot they ~II archnectural firm m to ch1 ldrcn chanlle~. New Zealand. The Sevemy-f1ve percent of the money they donate w1 ll be g1\'cn to Save The - ~ hapcd design to Ch1ldren chanty. look like the wave~ The Mt llennium Wall •~ only part of QVC\ Millcnntum the wallwa'iwasercct· Celebration. QVC 1'1 plan- od. ninl! to hroadC!I\t a performance I by Grammy award dcsil!n because we nommcc musi- a\f. Mill,,-_..,... thought it was so cta n /composer "(,. ~~ ' a.\.- perfect." Marty John Tc'ih from •UM wR~ said. Gt~bornc on ew Year 's Eve. Marty believes one QVC IS also scllmg an exdu~1ve 2-CD of the best parts of the mtllennium wall is -.ct by Tcsh called " lleart of the Sunrise: thatttlcaves a legacy behind after the pany The Mtllcnmum CollectiOn.'' "over. Te\h has made appearances on QVC to "A pan y ends most of the time with a Pholo Coolnhuled promote the Mtllennium Celebrati on and hango\'er. There·~ nothing wrong with that. QVC cable channel shoppers c:t n purchase 20 to $30 spots on a Millennium Wall lh:t l has been erected alung lhe coast of he " "Cry exc1ted tO be a pan of 11 . but the<.<: names Will be hue for hundreds Gisbourne, New Zealand. One doll ar from each purchase goes to a chi ldren's charit). "Everybody's looking for somcthmg of years. It's a kind of immortality," Marty cute to do on n11llennium eve. Perform1ng said. want t om 1 s~. tionalvehicle. few ptoblems. I am lmk worned about at the Millennium Wall pretty much docs 11 Mart) is happy that money from the "Each song ITcsh) i ~ going to play is " I try IO look at it as not se lhng. but pre· \ravel.'' Wheeler ~a•d. for rnc,"Tcsh said. sales i~ gomg to be donated to children's going to be ded1cated to a different theme." senting." Whcelersaid. Jl oy,.ever, Wheeler doc' not beliC\'C that The official artist of QVC's Millennium charities. This is not the first time his work Marty said . Wheeler said that he was ongtnally told there will be any maJOr problem., Celebration is Peter Max, who was the htl\ affected chi ldren. Many was the ere· Dan Wheeler. a QVC talk show host. is he was one o f six hosts that y,.ou ld be cho­ " It's probably not a bad idea to h:1n~ a offi cial anbt for five Super Bowls, five ator of Sesame Street characters for fi ve going tO be in New Zealand for th e millen­ sen to be in New Zealand for the event. few extra can~ of food . I don't thin~ 11\ Grammy award~ ~ how s. World Cup USA yeac rs. He reated six llig Birds, as well as nium concert which wi ll be broadcust live "One of the reasons I was chosen is gomg to be a maJOr cata•,trophe." Wheeler '94 nnd Woodstock '99. Max is desigmng other chnracters ~ u c h as Oscar the Grouch. on QVC. because 1 have a degree in rcl i giou~ stud· Sllld. the album cover of Tesh's exclusive CD ~et Marty ~aid he is very excited aOOut the "The purpose is to light the way fo r the ies."Wheelersaid. Wheeler \aid that he ha,n't bought a t1lc and creating the design for the multi-story Millennium Celebration. new millennium," Wheeler said. Wheeler said he isn't exactly su re what on the M1llenn1um 'Wall )Ct. but he ~a)'' he and mult1-colored backdrop of Tesh's per· "The setti ng we're doing the concert in He said that QVC h a~ a philosophy to will happen on Jan. I. He said that he read is planning on it. formancc. "ju~t beautiful ," Many said. simpl y make the presentation of the items there could ~a problem wi th intc=mallon­ " I am plannmg on doing one for Ill) ch1l· ~he nc=wtight Which will day,n IS max · Many said th at the concert is gomg to be they feature= and let the viewers make their al flights. dren, K if\ten and Kcl-.e). I am planning on -wnum tnspirnrion. Capturing the essence of wonderful and ~o me th ing people will not own decisions, mstead of bctng a promo- "I th ink there might be a few hiccups· a doing that." Wheeler ~aid Not all cultures see 2000 as significant

Hy Uill Zubaly o ph y does not demand an end tune computer~ and thetr problem\ are SwffRt>IWrtt'r and therefore the Chmese people for our M>Ciety. there 1' an under­ do not traditionally l oo~ for one. current m our \OCiC t) that "thm~ The most :m1a1.ing thing about Every day several hundred peo­ mg enmely unuili\.:all) about the the level of int erest and prepara· ple drive past the si~o:n in Newport significance of a numhcr t1on associutcd with this new year givi ng the number of days un11lthe Am:1e1y lili.c 1h1~ ~ ~ nothmg nc1-1, "the fa ct that it is. barring some beginning of the new m1llenniurn. many reli gton' 111 America and computer problems, just another Every day the s1gn is wrong, we ciSeY.here had their root\ in apoca· )ClU. are li ving in the first cc=ntury when Ama1mgly enough the next mil ­ the cult of popular opmion ha§ lyptic prophecie\ v.htch. to date. come lenmum doc~ not begm with the ignored the official rulmg a~ to the hhe all fa1lcd to to fru1t1on. dav.n of the year 2000 nc1tller e nd and begmmng of a century. We ha"e a cultural b1a' Y.hich doe" 11 end the last millennium. The baSIS of this problem tS that make1o u\ ,u,cept1hlc 10 thc=\e Contmr) to popular opm1on not Yo hen the calendar .,.as rcfom1ed m behef~. Ju,t loo~ .u the Jd\c=rti~­ until Jan. I. 2001 docs the nut the sixth centur) by the monk mentl one un find m mam,tream rmllenmum ~ta rt We in the West DIOII )SIUS Extguous. or Denms. the and not \O mam,lre.Jm med1.1 out­ are especially susceptible to Shon. he called the )Car ofCh11~t·~ lets for non-p;:n,hahlc fl'IOthiUff, anachmg Mgmficance to thts date b1nh the )ear I. The problem I) and many others for a \anety of that the )ear before that v.u' not PhocoConlnbuled Y..hate,cr )UUr OftllliOih on the rca,on the )ear 0 11 y,a~ I B C. The effecc, The fllm '"1\merlca 1900'' u:plorfS changing auiludesand technology around the last turn or the century. for end of thl' >ear ma) hi.• the l'act ~~ Mo~t of us m the west are 1f repeated today ~~>Ould be to fol more Information. check out "ww.pbs.org. that u " gom~ hi he, on\' he..:~ of a expo,cd to a Chn suan belief ~)'S· low the pattern 1998, 1999, 2001, J'larl). \\uhan) ludY.CY.III rc=al­ tcm and are therefore gtven to mu't be un end to 11 all world do not place thrs aJo the year Mecca to Mcdma. The Ch mese 2002. Thu' centurte\, decade~ and IIC \OntCIIIllC Ill the lll'\1 ~ear that wa1t 1ng for an end tune e\'ent of Mo't of !he world wi ll not be 2000. The lslarmc calendar will he now U\C the We~t.:rn calender for ()tS. Virgm1a) m1llennia, c=nd on 0. ~ome ~md. The West IS domi nuted cclebratlllif Dec. 31 th• s year, not on the year 1420. It dates the dalln& official records and events, 00 and 000 respccttvely and be~1n Y.C Y.erc Y.mng to plan• \UCh .,lg­ by u lot~rc Y..hich decide~ that there becuu~c 11 ~~ more llY.are of the bel!tnning of the current epoch but the trad1tronal Clune)c calen­ Y.lth one. mfu:ance on ::!:(XMI .tnd ha\e an r\ u bcginrun& to everything and l uc ~ of ~1gn1ficunce of this dute, from when the Pro11het dar u~h a 20 year cycle that What .,., ... ~hou l d be loolmg for e\CII larger n•lebratwn till ~c. ] I , for mo\1 of us y,.e a\~ume there but bccau\C ti\O\t calendurs 111 the Muhammad made his HIJTI from repeullo. Chtne!t51goers Ru.-li.Ambu"ey C'hmiJar~v. in default. the Army mlght pay it off Kell) Sud1111a TimBanl.' Tnn) Ca~nell1e You can own a condo from $76,900, t / t 0 of a AnnaWea\er Kc=ll) Sud.1111.1 Ml.all:ilw< Uyou qu.ahly, we11redu ce yourdfobt-..p Rrd.Amburx y .811!/ubaty mile from NKU for lit11e more than you're fees at 10$65,000. Pwyn~t Ia rither ~of liM.' ~ debtor$ 1,500 ft>r hy ar oiiM'rvtee, J a~onCmler KellyC tld~ny ~ Kentucky Hall, or Woodcrest Apartments + meal whkhevrer ia acreater MeiMa Br.wUey TaraEwm& Kat)CKenh plan. Brand new condo with a garage, loads of Vou1lai!Ml havctnlnina inachul closets, fully appliance, vaulted ceilings, plant of aki111 and eoouah ~~ell-...u,.nc to 1ut you tht! rrat of your life EARN FREE JSIPS AND .tASH.J11 ledges galore, screened In porch . Enjoy all the SPRING IIRI!AK 2000 Gee. au the de lalla from your • CANCUN • • JAMAICA • advantages of ownership. Army Recruit r. For 10 yews OUs Travd IntemMional (Cn) has dJstlngul5hed Decorated Model Open 12-6 Every Day ItSelf • the molt ~ student ev.nt .,-d markct1ng organization In North America; Take 1-275 exit 7 4A to US 27 S. to right on Motivated Reps ewt go on Spring .,_lc fRI!f • •rn over Martha Layne Collins Blvd. Go t /4 mile, turn "'" Contact Us... today.... , for details! '"" lett into Forest Ridge. Go to Model sign. 800/328-1509 www.dalltrayellnU.com Telephone: (606)78t -1402 ARMY.

0161.tif 6 CAMPUS OUTLOOK Votruba sees retention as key to future

By Rick mburaey JV: We Will oller 11 larpcr nurnllcr ol "'""'J f.J1tor ~cholanhtp' und cnhanr.:c rcuullllll' acllvtty m Cmunn,111, Lnu!WIIk, 11nd Le~mawn 1 he more we t·an cro" nu.c and acnder and ~.:uhural hnc" on tJmflu' very e'cned about the future or KU. lhC hetiCT II Will he for CVCT)OilC Votruba ~·· oo .... n With The Northrrnu.' new-' eJnor R•ck Amburacy for a OllA RA Are there fitoln~ lu be any rc\hiU· cs.•on where Votruba d1 cussed h1 ranh and lifUrt'l' added tu help hope and dreams for NKU a 11 move\ Improve I he qua lil y of life on Cltlll!IU'I? mto the new m1llcnn •um JV: I am lookma fur \ludcnl' Mid ''·'n tn m:~kc~ rccommcndtltton,. I dnn'l know RA One or your primary fOt:u.s~s ha.s what Ihe llll~wcr to tl1.11 quc\11011 i'>, hut I bttn on rtlenllon. What art your ~OOW that II 1~ a 4UC\IIOII !hat hJ\ HI he plans about tht future, regardlna an~wcrcd retention? • JV 'A-t hl\-e retention target We are RA : What l.oi bein~ dune tu lncre:"e d0101 very well 111 recru1tmen1 We mu!l NKU's rtcof(nitiun? do better m retent1on JV: A areal dc;lll' l'lcmg done tu muc;l'c Yi~1b1hty TC(!,IOO an~· time in and ~ururit~ huu'e' on cami>O'>? They hnng the real world cxpenencc. the near future? RA Why do we nttd a new Unh ti'Sit) RA \\hal chan~:e' do ~ou thin!. \\UUid JV: '\ut at th1' pmnt. I ha\c had no h!l:· \\c arc currently too dependent on part· JV: One of our top pnont1e' "a 'j)CChtl Center ? help ~o lud ent or~otaninlliom. become a ommendouwn of that lime facult). particularly Ill general stud· events center. We were told by our ton JV· Th1s one ts too small and dated. It more intei!ral part uf the total college ic\. 1 bchevc we should always have sultan! that the commumty would ~ up was built for 5.000 students and we now eAptriencr? RA \\ h:ll chanlle'> in the facult.) part·t•me faculty to complement full­ port it. We're movmg rap•dly on that. have 12.000. It's one of the top pnOTIIICS JV: I'd hi.!.' to '>e!.' mnr!.' 'tudcnt org:mt· "uuld ~ou like to ~ee cume about? lime fa~.:ulty. for the campus. 1311011\ and more.' 'tud!.'nt' engag!.'d m the JV: We 11.1\1 ,ce eontmucd C)(pan,lon of RA: Will there be more cunununity \tudcnt orgam~;umm I'd hLe for all the fatuh). Our ptojer.:IIOn i' the campo' RA: Would )OU li ke to see an increase colleges a nd branch c:nnpu11e11 becom­ RA; Are there any plans to enhance orgamt.ltlon' to Ullllllllt to the \Ut::te\\ \\Ill t•ontmue tn grou. We v.ill hiTC full · In African American faculty'! ing part of the NKU famil~ '! the buuty or the campus? of the IT mcmN:r, lllllC f,~tult~. \\c hope 10 COn\·crt \Ollie uf JV: A' we look to the future. our goal is J V: I bcheve 1t will be a more d1~tnbutcd JV· We are currently engaged 111 updat· ourp.trHirncfacult) tofull-umc,tatu' to be a more d1verse carnpu,. campus. In the future u.c v.i\1 do more of mg the master plan. We Intend to deHI· RA (;re-ek ur~aninttlllll.'. uri en pro' ide taLmg the campo' to the 'tudcnt' a' v.ell op the .rea arou.ad..tbe Jake, and more a ('lo~e·knil famil) l)pe atmo~phert­ RA Uu ~uu chink part·time facult~ RA llow do )OU plan to ach ie' e the as expccung the \tudenh to come to the seaung where. ~I.U(knu can congregate. th•l un lead tu .'.tlt'Ct~'· Uo you are beneficiul'! ~oat uf dhrrs ity? campu~.

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