Inside This Edition: Mighty Mighty Bosstones Football's Final Game Music Review Upward Bound Reunion Spotlight On: Cross Country Goes To Dr. Daniel Robinson Reef Music Review Division III Finals Page 4 Page 3 PageS PageS THE DO E Student ~wspaper oj Widener llniversity Volume' 51INumber 10 Friday, November 21, 1997 Students open wallets and hearts for AIDS Quilt By Kathleen Gallagher ribbons for World AIDS Day, which is News Editor December 1. The ribbons will sell for $1 and they hope to sell 1,000. "Our goal is After a year and a half of trying, to hit every office in every building on Widener will host a section of the AIDS campus with ribbons," Costell o said. Memori al Quilt March 11-14, 1998, in Costello is also enlisting the help of her the Armory. Beth Costello and Dean of fellow Resident Assistants to help sell the Student Life Craig Loundas worked to ribbons door to door. The ribbons repre­ bring the quilt here. Costello said she is sent a commitment to fighting AIDS and not reall y sure how the whole thing start­ compassion fo r people living with AIDS ed. "1 mentioned it to' Dean Loundas and and their caretakers, as well as a hope for he gave me all the information and things a cure. Anyone who wants to help out can just got going," said Costello. contact Costello and join the committee. Organi zati ons apply to di splay sec­ The section of the Quilt coming to .~.... -. ---:;~ ~ , ti ons of the quilt. Jay Bonner of the Widener is made up of 25 12x 12 sections. ~ -......, Philadelphia Chapter of the Names Each 12x 12 section is eight panels. Each Project: AIDS Memorial Quilt said, "We panel is 3x6 feet, the size of a human try never to turn an organization down if grave. Each panel represents at least one we can help it. " There is no charge to dis­ person who has died of AIDS. Th~ . panels pl ay the Quilt but Bonner said organiza­ are usually made by family or loved ones tions are often asked to make a donati on. of people who died. The Quilt was start­ The cost of shipping the Quilt, however, ed in 1987 by Cleve Jones, a gay activist is between $8400 and $8600 dollars. from San Francisco. He hosted a candle­ Costell o hopes to raise the money light march in San Francisco and encour­ through several fund raisers. aged people to bring pictures of their The first fund raiser will be selling red continued on page 3 Photo taken the last time the quilt was fully displayed in Washington In Remembrance: Chemical engineer speaks at Widener Stefan Thomas Ushka Focus of speech concentrates on chemical regulations By Jeff Keller He was the President and Pledge Special to The Dome Marshall of Pi Lambda Phi, as well as past Treasurer of the IFe. In addition to By Anthony Leone push for more regulations on the chemi­ On November 5, 1997 at 9:00 a.m., Pi his fraternal and academic responsibili­ Assistant News Editor cal industry. But, he said, chemical com­ Lambda Phi fraternity lost one of their ties, Stefan was also employed at the panies need to both reduce emissions and own. Stefan Thomas Ushka was driving Delaware County Blind-Sight Center of Arthur Zadrozny, a chemical engineer remain competitive with other industries. to work on his mountain bike, when he Chester Heights as a resident assistant, for ARCO Chemical Company, came to It's not always easy to run a· chemical was tragically killed. He . , where he read stories to the Widener on Monday to speak to faculty company and protect the planet at the swerved out of the way of blind residents and assisted about his experiences as an engineer same time, he said. an obstruction in the road them with daily activities. working with government officials on "There is no way to operate a chemical and headed into oncoming Stefan was well-known regulations for chemical companies. He plant without some degree of pollution," traffic. He was taken to throughout· Widener and al so spoke on appropriate ways of work­ Zadrozny said. University ' Medical Center , will be missed. He touched ing with government officials. The companies have tried to minimize in Tucson Arizona where he the lives of many students Zadrozny said there is a lot of govern­ the pollution, according to the engineer. died. He was only 25 years and anyone who was really mentinvolvement in the chemical indus­ He said the companies have done a lot to old. close to him knew he was a try, and there are always new regulations reduce emissions and to improve worker Stefan graduated from vibrant, exciting young that affect industry and markets. safety. Widener University with a Stefan Thomas Ushka man who enjoyed life to the Hachelor of Science degree "We don't want the government to For the past 10 years, there has been a fullest. regulate us out of business. But we still in Engineering and lived in Tucson AZ. The Brothers of Pi Lambda Phi frater- program called Responsible Care. The want to protect workers safety and to pro­ There he was involved in professional nity wish to thank all of those who sent program, put together by most of the tect the environment," Zadrozny said. mountain biking and worked as a service their regards and attended the services. During his lecture, Zadrozny said the chemical companies in the US, , is self­ manager for a retail bike store. Stefan A scholarship is being established in emphasis in regulations on big chemical regulated. The companies come up with recently placed second in the Arizona Stefan's honor at the Garnet Valley High companies has shifted in recent years to their own standards - above and beyond State Mountain Bike Race. This is the School. Contributions can be forwarded focus on consumer products. Products government regulations - for making and second time Stefan took a position in the to: such as paint and deodorant are being top three spots overall. The Stefan Thomas Ushka shipping consumer products more safely. watched very closely by government and While living here at Widener, Stefan Memorial Scholarship the Environmental· ProtectiOn Agencies. Companies that partIcIpate in was involved in many things. He was an c/o Gamet Valley High School Zadrozny unde;sta~ why people Responsible Care also educate the public athletic young man whose interests 552 Smith bridge Rd. interested in protecting" environment on how to handle chemicals. included soccer, biking and volleyball. Glen Mills, PA 19342 Quote of the Week: "I have measured out my life with coffee spoons." T. S. Eli 0 t Page 2 THE DOME Friday, November 21, 1997 S D flO R fA L P A a S Our TilDe To Wake Up On December I, Widener has a chance to show that its students think of more than the bubble they live in on campus. By selling red ribbons for World AIDS Day, students can express an interest in the world around them. It is quite hard to think of anything ~T~ regarding the world when you are faced with exams, classes, meetings and of course, parties. Very rarely do you see a large group of students direct their attention and time Tk~ to a worthy world cause. The AIDS Quilt will be an opportunity for students to rise above the petty problems of their daily lives, and focus on a situation that is neither temporary or escapable. As a veteran employee of the mailroom, I was appalled to read the editorial in the The issue of AIDS is one that our generation has had to deal with since we learned how Friday, November 7 Dome pertaining to the "Ninety Ninth Class Mail." In response, I to read. It has been in the forefront of the news, the plot of books, the subject of after­ will address each so called problem individually. The question rai sed is "If the mail­ school specials and weepy songs that remind us how insignificant we all are in the room is using the same computer system, why is there a problem now?" The answer, grand scheme of things. What the arrival of this quilt means to us as a generation, who quite simply, is that we do not use the same computer system as the rest of the have grown up with AIDS like our grandparents grew up with the depression, is thi s: University. When a person changes their address with us, the only affect it will have on It is no longer a fantasy. It is no longer the untouchable disease that we all know about their mail is that what we receive from the. Chester Post Office will go to the correct but have never encountered. It is no longer the subject about which we all think we address. All mail sent out from the university will go to the address listed in the main know so much, yet have no idea what we are talking about. With the quilt'S arrival, our computer. If you wish to change your address, please do so at the mailroom, at the reg­ eyes will be open to the very real emotions that come along with dealing with this istrar's office and through housing. Pertaining to the student that was li sted as a com­ deadly di sease. muter after being a resident for a year, the mail room only gets information concerning This is our chance to show ourselves that we are not a desensitized campus.