^ P i t r n iViVM * . ‘Fargo’: murder, mayhem, Indtx Ed-Op I and someone getting shot Datebook is in the face. 1! Ent«rtainintiit Classifieds 20 THETMANGU page 24 Entertainment 24 Volume 7I.Numb«(21 PMicWphU. Pfnnsylvjnii March 15,1996 The Student Newspaper at Drexel University Copyright 01996 The Ttl»ogl« Drexel stuns M em phis Duy Pham The Triangle Students in Calhoun Hall celebrate during Drexei's 75-63 upset victory over Memphis in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. The win was the ficst ever for Drexel in the tournament. Andrew Ross and 15 rebounds to stun the Number 12 seed,” said Rose, the second half. "They just lined up and TRIANGLE STAFF WRffER Memphis in the first round of the “but to come in and do what we Besides Rose’s performance, whupped our fannies, plain and As the seconds ticked down NCAA’s Men’s Basketball did is remarkable. I’m proud to Drexel got three treys each from simple,” said Memphis head and Drexel got closer to its 75-63 Tournament. The win was Dre- be a part of it.” Jeff Myers and Mike DeRocckis, coach Larry Finch. win over Memphis, you could xel’s first-ever NCAA Tourn­ What was remarkable about and a 4-7 shooting performance Drexel now advances to play hear the shockwaves all the way ament win. Memphis, the Num­ what the Dragons did? Not only from Chuck Guittar (2-3 for Big East powerhouse Syracuse in from Albuquerque to Phila­ ber 5 seed in the West Regional, did they beat Memphis, they beat three-pointers). a second-round game on March delphia. was favored over the Number 12 Memphis soundly. The Tigers Drexel also held the Tigers to 16. T ip-off is scheduled for The Dragons used 9 for 18 Dragons. fell behind early, faced a ten- .397 field-goal shooting, and held around 7:00 p.m. three-point shooting and senior “This was just amazing for us point deficit at halftime, and Memphis scoreless for a ten- center Malik Rose’s 21 points to come in as an underdog, with never came closer than that in minute stretch around halftime. • See Sports, page 16 Hot new800 number could be WKDU wattage Adam Blyweiss watts comes after seven years of Jersey alone could increase from TRIANGLE STAFF WRITER off-and-on negotiations with the 78,491 people to 205,499, based WKDU 91.7 FM, Drexei’s stu­ FCC. The resulting signal on U.S. Census data. dent-run radio station specializ­ strength and range could more While the signal still would not ing in independent and under­ than double WKDU’s listener cover parts of the city, primarily ground music, has gone off the base. Northeast Philadelphia, listener­ air before. The station’s directed broad­ ship would also increase outside But the shutdown scheduled cast at 110 watts stretched from the station’s effective range. for the weekend of Friday, March the western and southern Phila­ “The FCC’s definition of effec­ '"'SW 15, may herald good news instead delphia suburbs into Camden tive range was based on 50 per­ of any problem. and Cherry Hill, N.J. The 800- cent of the people receiving a sig­ WKDU needs the downtime watt signal will increase the width nal 50 percent of the time,” said to set up and test a new antenna of the WKDU broadcast to about Chris Sarris, WKDU’s engineer­ atop Van Renssalaer Hall. If the 21 miles, reaching into more dis­ ing consultant. “Now, there are Federal Communications Com­ tant New Jersey cities including better receivers and a much larg­ mission finds the antenna’s per­ Marlton and Runnemede. er percentage of signal recep­ formance up to the station’s pro­ Communications Technol­ tion.” posed standards, the station ogies, Inc., a Marlton broadcast “Right now, I can usually get Adam Blywtiss the Triangle could use it to broadcast at 800 engineering consulting firm the station until the Street Road watts within the next month. working with WKDU, estimates exit [on 1-95],” said management WKDU DJ Pete Fasolo during his show, 'Drug Music.' The resulting signal The power increase from 110 potential listenership in New See WKDU on page 2 strength from a power increase could more than double the station's listeners. University The Triangle • March 15,1996 THE TRIAHGLE After seven-year wait WKDU Established 1926 Editorial power increase on the horizon Editor-In-Chief John Gruber Managing Editor Patricia O'Brien Ed-Op Editor Jonathan Poet WKDU from page / can better penetrate into build­ broadcasted on or near WKDU’s The broadcast proposal Sports Editor Francis Wisniewsid ings. It can also send the station’s frequency of 91.7 megahertz. accepted by the FCC is a com­ Entertainment Editor BradWibie Comics Editor Sean Murphy information systems senior Seth signal farther beyond the larger WMPH 91.7 PM of W il­ plex one, requiring a special Photo Editor Noah Addis Soffer, WKDU’s general manag­ effective range. mington, Del., WBMR 91.7 FM directional antenna from Italy. Wire Editor Nick DIFranco er. That means WKDU’s broad­ of Telford, Pa., WSRN 91.5 FM Fairbanks and Soffer said that Reception of the station’s sig­ cast signal will still weaken the of Swarthmore, Pa., WDBK 91.5 the antenna, including installa­ nal outside the effective range further it moves away from FM of Blackwood, N.J., and tion, cost between $15,000 and Administration depends on everything from Drexel, but it will travel a longer Philadelphia television station $17,000. Production Manager L^rry Rosenzweig The antenna will send out an Business Manager Kristi Ciliano other stations’ broadcasts to distance before it disappears WPVI (Channel 6), all filed Business Administrator Michael Karam weather conditions, according to entirely. requests for WKDU to change 800-watt signal generated by Advertising Manager Gina Di Vincenzo Soffer. According to Fairbanks, the the directed broadcast range it WKDU’s new transmitter, pur­ Oassltieds Manager Jonathan Mullen “Some areas are still not going station first submitted a power proposed. chased last year with help from Distribution Manager Ryan La Riviere to get us in,” he said. increase proposal to the FCC in Each challenge filed -with the the Division for Student Life and However, listenership in the 1989. FCC required WKDU to rework the Undergraduate Student city and outside the broadcast The construction application its broadcast application, then Government Association’s Stu­ resubmit it to the government dent Activity Fee Allocation staff Writen range should increase, according was challenged a number of Adam Blyweiss, Anh Dang, Stacy Lutkus, to Sarris. An 800-watt broadcast times by other area stations who agency. Committee. Karen Ostrowski, Andrew Ross, Jason Woefner Columnists Michael Busier, Christopher Hatch, WKDU before WKDU after M. Scott Smith, Mike Thornton Photographen WKDU effective 110-watt signal and direction WKDU effective 800-watt signal and direction . Scott Millard, Duy Pham, Mitchell Steinberg Bucks Montgomery Bucks M ontgomery M vw tisin g Design County ../■ County County .. County t Kristen dson Cartoonists y ' '''••'"s. Thomas Dunlap III, Don M. Haring, Jr, Milboume T. Monkey, Ian Rkkert, Alyssa Wexel Contributing Staff Eric Minbiole (Top Ten), Jonathan Mullen (Datebc^, Burlington dark) Santoni Pstribution) County Business Staff Sayle Harua John Wackes Systems Staff Joe Campbell, Dave Mays Camden County Contact Information Afa//: The Triangle 32nd & Chestnut Streets Philadelphia, PA 19104 P/wne. (215)895-2585 fox (215)895-5935 E-mail: st91 hn34@dunx1 .ocs.drexel.edu Flyers, Sixers and arenas for sale? Copyright ©1996 The Triangle. No work herein may be reproduced in any form, in whole or in part, without the written con­ Local cable power Comcast and fitness guru Citing unidentified sources, owner of the QVC home shop­ sent of the Editor-in-Chief. WIP said Spectacor, the Flyers’ ping service. Opinions expressed within are not neces­ Pat Croce could end up on top of a huge sarily those of The Triangle. The Triangle is parent company, would operate Flyers team president and published Fridays during the academic sports deal. Nothing's official, though. both arenas. general manager Bob Clarke said year, except during examination and vaca­ Snider would retain a minori­ he had no information about a tion periods. ASSCXIIATED PRESS tion, first reported the possible ty interest in and run the hockey deal. The Triangle's only source of income is advertising; funding from the University is Comcast Corp. has reached deal Thursday afternoon. team. Comcast would run the “It’s too big for my imagina­ not accepted. agreement in principle to buy “The Inquirer News Tonight,” 76ers and fitness guru Pat Croce tion,” he said. The Triangle is free to members of the controlling shares of Phila­ a Knight-Ridder news program would have a minority interest in The news comes just months Drexel community, but distribution is limit­ delphia’s professional hockey on WPHL-fV, reported the deal ■the basketball team, WIP report­ before completion of the $210 ed to one copy per reader (iniciuding mon­ keys). and basketball teams and both would make Snider minority ed. million CoreStates Center, where Subscriptions may be ordered for $20 for major indoor sports arenas in a owner of the Flyers and part- WIP talk-show host Howard the Flyers and 76ers will start one year; display and classified advertising deal worth more than $500 mil­ owner of the 76ers. Eskin estimated the price of the playing next season. The 21,000- inquiries may be placed at the addresses or lion, according to published and Flyers spokesman Mark as-yet unsigned deal at more seat arena, adjacent to the phone numbers above.