THURSDAY, JANUARY 27,2005 Excellence in journalism since 1931 TOOTHPICKIN* PENGUIN MILESTONE i Singer/songwriter Toothpick set YSU standout Jen Perugini tallies to play Saturday at The Ccilar. \ ,000 points for her careen See page 4. See page 6. • VOLUME 74, ISSUE 41 WWW.THEJAMBAR.COM YOUNGSTOWN STATE UNIVERSITY »FREE« YSU Also Inside The Board of Trustees is expected to approve a tuiton proposal from YSU President David Sweet By Leonard Crist the board will be presented with, be the eighth consecutive year and is expected to approve, a student tuition has increased at "The reality today is that The Jambar tuition increase proposal from YSU. every school is going to Cavs have big deci• Tuition at Youngstown YSU President David Sweet, As of Wednesday evening, increa|e tuitions. I feel sion to make at season's State University is expected to H.S. Wang, vice chairperson of the official agenda for Friday's sdrry.for the students." end. See page 6. rise for the 2005-06 academic the Board of Trustees, said. He meeting was not available. year, says the vice chairperson said he did not know how large University spokesman Ron Cole ••Bl'S. Wang, vice chairperson, News Briefs the proposed tuition increase of YSU's Board of Trustees. Board of Trustees Record breaking At a special meeting Friday, would be. If approved, it would please see TUITION, Page 2 year for recycling The Support Services' BAGHDAD, Iraq Recycling and Reuse pro• gram has announced that last year was a record-breaking Iraqi elections year for recycling at Iraqis will head ioths polls oh Jan. 30 to elect representatives to craft their nation's constitution, , Youngstown State University with-377 tons of What voting is for Iraq's 18 material recycled, which rep• • Transition! Naf icnal Assembly resents 33 percent of all trash #5 members elected to creaje constitution provinces generated by campus. This • Provincial fogitlntuip? Icrlrp*:''. 16 amount exceeds the original • KurdMin Nnt.or.al As^mbiv '••>' •> -*c "• goal of 360 tons. YSU is cur• region in northern (raq rently involved in Recycle- Who can A^AH AD DlN^v^M, mania, competing against other top recyclers in the col• • About 15.2 million Iraqis, By Maysoon Abdelrasul including 1.2 million living abroad .GHDAD lege ranks. For more infor• & Christina Poe By Jason Keyser • Turnout expected: mation concerning recycling About 7^8 million AN BAR V^"' The Jambar Associated Press WASI at YSU call (330) 941-2294 KARr^A^ jjBAB^ he news of an imminent or e-mail [email protected] BAGHDAD, Iraq — A Assembly ^ADISIYAHV'TMAYSJ tuition increase has U.S. helicopter crashed in a 200 " some Youngstown State desert sandstorm in the early .* NAJAF ' /OAR f T j~ Beets president, i'/TA Autonomous University students dismayed. Social work morning darkness Wednesday, two deputy _ || f?J^. region \BASRA Wednesday afternoon, sev• program deadline killing the 30 Marines and one -r^ffli • presidents.who ' • name temporary MUTHANNA eral YSU students expressed Navy sailor aboard. Six other ': The final deadline to >rime minister, their thoughts on the upcoming troops died in. insurgent abinet sign up for admission to the National Assembly seals tuition hike. Some said the con• ambushes in the deadliest day social work program is 5 • Seats are affocated by proportional representation stant rise in tuition may cause for Americans since the Iraq Aug.ljS- Drafts constitution* ;p.m. Feb. 15. If you are a Example students to think twice about war began nearly two years :pre-social work major ; ( Nationwide vote on Wins 55 seats (20% of attending the university. Others J Political if party intending to enroll in Social ago. Ocfc$5& constitution" 275) in assembly - *^§^- r Netv national elections *•)»•• questioned where their tuition IWork Methods with Only days before Iraq's f constitution 100 * of popular vote •««•« money is going. Individuals (SCWK 3736) crucial elections Sunday, mili• ipproved by voters 4*»«ft«0ftt9 Freshman Randi Rotz said for either summer 2004 or tants set off at least eight car Fully constitutional . , <. government iakes> it is already hard for some stu• 'fall 2005 semester, you must bombings that killed 13 people ; f m .: • - dents to pay for college and and injured 40 others, includ- *S«-mofjlft delaym process if ccisKi/Xrt complete an admissions mtimrin't/rnjitu Aim t ft* >•* J2& tuition increases do not help. application and sign up on F /- -i-h - • *' 275-person assembly "I just think it's a shame please see IRAQ, Page 2 : the roster outside Cushwa constitution.* toft «2005»CnT Soureo- AP, BBC. WssKrgnn Post Cr^hUc. jo(Jy rtGfite. L«> that it's so much money Hall, Room 303OA. because there are a lot of peo• Questions should be directed ple that want to go to college to Kim Sheward at (330) YOUNGSTOWN but can't afford it," Rotz said. 943-1598. Sophomore Kristin Manning said she is surprised 2010 to "Unveil tuition is reaching this high. the Plan" Even though it is going up, The Youngstown 2010 Manning said it would not pre• plan will be unveiled by vent her from getting her edu• Youngstown State cation. University President David Senior Cory Blankenship Sweet and Youngstown YSU students battle landlords in court agreed with Manning and said Mayor George McKelvey at The orders have not yet most students come to YSU By Chuck Rogers 7 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 27 at been served on the men, accord• because it is affordable. Design Editor the Stambaugh Auditorium. ing to the Mahoning County Now, Blankenship said Information regarding disagreement between Sheriffs Department. they might consider more pop• the unveiling is available at some Youngstown State The students named in the ular universities that may have www.youngstown2010.com. .University students and orders are three of five students nearly the same tuition. their landlords has lead to Civil living in a house at 222 North Freshman Nicole Carson Weather» Partly cloudy Protection Orders being issued Heights in Youngstown's North said students who pay for their against two Youngstown men. Side. The Mahoning County own education may not be able ^vp 201 0 The Mahoning County Auditor's Web site shows the to afford increases and will be Court of Common Pleas issued property's owner of record is unable to get the degree they temporary Civil Protection Colleen Hinz, who is Steven need to get a good job. Orders Jan. 20 against Steven Hinz's mother, Bice said. "You have to get a college YSU students Rachel Bice (left) and Rachel Hanni (right) soy they need amoar Hinz and Anthony Dommenick, In the petition requesting education to get anything juestio both of 236 North Heights, on the order, the women state that this Civil Protection Order to prevent futher problems with their landlords. around here," Carson said. behalf of Rachel Bice, Shelley All five residents of 222 North Heights claim to have been harrassed in Freshman \Bill Ramirez Webber and Sarah Bobby. please see ORDERS, Page 3 said has not seen any of the Kfetil Plaza sllf| their home. (Jambar photo by Chuck Rogers) benefits of past tuition increas• its recent renovation?? es at YSU. Search for dean will follow new guidelines "Where is the change?" Today's Ramirez said. "What is the dif• question ference?" Who is more responsible for < Committee to discuss applicants for the dean of the College of Arts and Sciences iant tuition hikes, Sweet or' Ramirez said because his By Christina Poe for the position. Singler said said it is still too early in the parents pay for his tuition, the vote onli committee members have process to identify any finalists. "We are culling out raise would put a constraint on The Jambar www.thejiimb already begun individually "We are culling out the the more qualified his family's budget. University officials will reviewing the applications. more qualified from the least from the least quali- Although they do not agree soon be implementing new The new Arts and Sciences qualified, but even that has not fcut even that with the increase, some stu• background search guidelines as dean will replace current dean occurred," Binning said. bt occurred." dents said they do not believe they begin looking for a new Robert Bolla, who has held the Binning said a "pretty good enrollment wjll decrease as a > Classified 1 5 dean for the College of Arts and position since 2002. He will be result. size pool," 52 applicants, have Binning, chair, > Entertainment 4 Sciences. leaving YSU June 1 to assume applied for the position. The Sophomore Turie Belasco I political science dept. > Opinion I 3 An 18-member committee the position of dean of the grad• committee expects to have its said although she thinks the uate school and vice provost for > Sports I 6 headed by Charles Singler, chair final recommendations ready by increase is "ridiculous," it will of the Department of research at Bradley University early April. The applicant must have a not dissuade new students from E-MAIL US: Geographical and in Peoria, 111. Singler touched on some of doctorate in a discipline of the attending YSU. thejambar@ Environmental Studies, is William Binning, commit• the criteria by which the com• college, a distinguished teaching "It is still the closest in the expected to meet soon to begin tee member and chair of the mittee would be judging the hotmailcom formally reviewing applicants political science department, applicants. please see DEAN, Page 5 please see STUDENTS, Page S 2 I The Jambar Thursday, January 27,2005 IRAQ, continued from page 1 TUITION, continued from page 1 ing 11 Americans. The guerril• Marine commander in Iraq — said numbers were still being brings" before making and frequently over the last four packages to students sooner, las also carried out a string of the most American service crunched and officials were not decision about raising tuition.