Ursinus College Digital Commons @ Ursinus College Ursinus College Grizzly Newspaper Newspapers 11-30-1999 The Grizzly, November 30, 1999 Erny Hoke Ursinus College Stephanie Restine Ursinus College Jennifer Shober Ursinus College Kieran Cray Ursinus College Jeff Church Ursinus College See next page for additional authors Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.ursinus.edu/grizzlynews Part of the Cultural History Commons, Higher Education Commons, Liberal Studies Commons, Social History Commons, and the United States History Commons Click here to let us know how access to this document benefits ou.y Recommended Citation Hoke, Erny; Restine, Stephanie; Shober, Jennifer; Cray, Kieran; Church, Jeff; Patton, Susan; Maynard, Andy; Braiterman, Cory; Ford, Eric; and Shaughnessy, Fran, "The Grizzly, November 30, 1999" (1999). 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THE GRIZZLY -Lhomo.s Wei(( -----~~~--~~~~---------------------------------------------------------- Volume XXIII Number X The Student Newspaper of l rSInUS College November 30th, 1999 Bears Take A Beating Against Judicial Board Finds Two Rowan in the NCAA Division III Students Guilty Tournament: Final Score 55-0 Franceen Shaughnessy Stephanie Restine this year. According to Dean of News Editor Students Deb Nolan, the Editor-in-Chief Judicial Board did find the offender guilty. Dean Nolan said he had been suspended from During the week before Ursinus and had "48 hours to Thanksgiving Break, two Ursinus vacate the school grounds." students faced theJudicial Board The second violation in response to respective charges involved a student stealing brought about by the school. books from a book bag in one of After the Judicial Board the campus buildings. The hearings, both alleged offenders student tried, repeatedly, to sell were found guilty of the the stolen books back to the accusations; the Board Ursinus College bookstore. determined rigid sanctions in Dean Nolan explained this each case. incident took place earlier in The first violation the semester but due to current brought before the Judicial Board incidents, the case kept on UC Bears Take the Field Against the Profs of Rowan. Staff Photo By £rn)' Hoke. concerned the alleged sexual getting pushed back. "The Complete Story 011 Page 8 harassment incident that occurred COlltil/lled on page 3 durin Judicial Board: How the System Works S.T.A.R.: Providing Stephanie Restine echoed by senior Judicial Board position. According to senior Franceen Shaughnessy Help for Victims of member Andy Gerchak who Board member Kristin Geist, Editor-in-Chief commented, "} wish more of the those who have signed up for the Sexual Assaults News Editor campus knew how the judicial positions are evaluated and selected to the Board by the system works. It's been really Franceen Shaughnessy With the recent assault members of US GA. At this meeting,junior frustrating with these recent News Editor incidents occurring on campus, problems. People were saying The Judicial Board Meghann Kissel, President of the Ursinus Judicial Board has that we (the board members) were members attend two different Students Together Against come under a great deal of letting it go. No one understood types of meetings during their At a recent USGA Rape (STAR), spoke to pressure due to the scrutinizing that we had to go through the terms: executive meetings and meeting held to discuss students, saying that S.T.A.R. eye of the college community. proper channels." hearings. In executive meetings, harassment and sex crimes, has an agenda about what As many questions have been During the first week of the student and faculty members students discussed ways to victims should do when sexually circulating regarding the actions classes in the fall semester of review a case presented and prevent these incidents from assaulted or raped. She said of the J-Board, clarification of each year, students are invited to suggest a sanction in accordance occurring and what a victim when victims come to S.T.A.R. this process is necessary. attend a USGA meeting in order with the respective violation. If should do after the incident has everything is confidential and This necessity is to sign-up for a Judicial Board (Continued on Page 3) occurred. Continued 0/1 page 2 NEWS FEATIJRES OPINIONS A&E 5PORTS Ursinus' Link to The Letters Church DC Football Collegeville Trappe to the on Film: in NCAA Politics Tavern Editors Science Fiction Tournament Page 3 Page 4 Page 6 Page 7 Page 8 Page 2 The Grizzly NEWS November 30, 1999 News Summaries THE Franceen Shaughnessy Biechler said 9,700 customers of experts and professionals who have been News Editor Pennsylvania Power & Light lost power, leaving the country in droves following GRJIZZJLY Weird News: about half of them in the Honey Brook the 1991 Persian GulfWar. The migrants area. could face 10 years in prison and the EAGAN, Minnesota-Three turkeys are confiscation of all moveable and terrorizing the residents of this suburban immovable property. People also helping neighborhood. The turkeys roost in trees National News: those banned from travel face similar at night, and during the day they strut in COMPTON, California-A commuter ERNYHOKE penalties. the middle of streets and on lawns. train struck a taxi cab trying to beat it and Sometimes they harass neighbors by across the tracks on Saturday, November College News: STEPHANIE RESTINE peckingatthem. One mother called police 27th, killing all six people in the car. The W ASIDNGTON, DC (Georgetown last week and reported that the turkeys conductor, the only person on board the Editors-in-Chief University)-The commencement were becoming too aggressive atthe school sou thbound Los Angeles-to-Long Beach speakers for all four graduate schools bus stop. The troublesome trio chased the train, did not suffer any serious injuries. have been selected. Archbishop Pedro kids as they boarded the bus. She told authorities that the taxi had been DR. LYNNE driving along side the train when it Meurice will deliver the commencement address for the College. The Local News: suddenly cut in front of the train's path, EDWARDS McDonough School of Business has HONEY BROOK-A tornado roared Lt. Danny Sneed said. The car tore in half Faculty Advisor selected Thomas Stallkamp, president through western Chester County, 50 mi les and caught fire upon impact with the of the DaimlerChrysler automotive west ofPhi ladelphia, on Friday, November train. corporation. Linda H. Aiken, a professor 26th. Two people were injured and 30 World News: ofnursing and sociology and director of families were left homeless by the storm. FRANCEEN the Center of Health Outcomes and The tornado was designated an F-I, with BAGHDAD, Iraq-A new law passed SHAUGHNESSY Policy Research at the University of winds from 73 to 112 m.p.h., by the early this month makes it more difficult for IraqIS to leave the country. Iraqis risk Pennsylvania, will speak for the School News Editor National WeatherServiceinMountHolly, of Nursing. However, the School of New Jersey. Two barns and four houses prison time and a loss of property if they Foreign Service will not mention the were destroyed by the storm, and another try to leave the country illegally. The law DANREIMOLD name of their speaker until one week 25 houses were damaged. Pennsylvania places additional travel restrictions on Features Editor Iraqis in hopes to curb the migration of before the ceremony. Power & Light spokesman George CHRIS COCCA Dean Nolan s~ld: "Stud~ntscan S.T.A.R.: A Possible Help call security and then secunty will get in Opinion Editor touch with the right person." for Victims of Sexual Assaults For off-campus help, Kissel CORYBRAITERMAN writes that students can contact the "ERNY RES TINE" Continued from Front Page The packet also explains how to Norristown Victim Services Center at find support both on and off campus. their Sexual Assault Rape Victims Sports Editors S.T.A.R. then goes and talks to Dean Deb Victims may obtain support on campus Hotline (215-277-5200) or their Other Nolan, Dean ofStudents, about the assault. by contacting support services such as the Victims Hotline (215-ASSIST-l, 215- HEATHERGURK Kissel explained, in a S.T.A.R. Wellnes6 Center, any Resident Assistant 277-4781). Sexual Assault Survivor Packet, the steps any Resident Director, any S.T.A.R: AdvertiSing Manager To obtain a Sexual Assault that victims should take after an assault or Member (Meghann Kissel or Shanon Survivor Packet, students can contact rape has occurred. Step one is to report Kissel), and anyon-campus EMT (Megan Meghann Kissel via Campus Security the assault to the College. Kissel writes Guziewicz, Michelle Kay, Carrie Wilkie, at extention 2737. that the victim should not wash him! and Brian Smith) by calling security. herself of their clothing or disturb the Editorial Policy scene of the assault. A note is made that All letters and articles submitted to "i fit has been some time since the assault The Grizzly must be signed by the remember that it is never too late to seek author. In the interest of content help." integrity, anonymous articles will Even if the victim does not report not be published. Opinions that appear in articles are those of those the incident, Dean of Students Todd authors, and not necessarily those of McKinney said at the USGA meeting, the the student body or administration.