*~* tM «*« fe* • MONDAY, MARCH 4, 2002 William Paterson University • Volume 68 No. 17 FREE APO Cleans Up Campus WPU Goes back to Jazz By Alan Ringler By Liria Areche Jackson, Horus Alan, D the schizophrenic and The Beacon The Beacon . Rob Hylton. Eternal is a 24 year old Rutgers graduate On February 25th, Brothers for Awareness (BFA) hosted Back who has performed in such venues as the the Alpha Gamma To Jazz night to end Black History Month on Newyorican Poets Cafe in NY. The topics of Mu Chapter of Alpha Thursday, February 28,2002. The night's her works include college life, Malcom X, fash- Phi Omega at event, consisting of jazz music along with vari- ion-to which she says if you're gonna buy William Paterson ous spoken word artists, was held in the things, buy them on sale—poetry and the University began it's Student Center Ballroom where WP students Amadou Dialo shooting. campus clean-up literally ended black history month with Nairubi, a young woman from Trenton, NJ project. Three mem- applause as the last performer finished her was 11th in the 2001 National Poetry Slam in , bers of this service piece just,before midnight. • Seattle, Washington. One of her works, about fraternity cleaned up Alain Martin, Vice President of BFA said domestic violence, entitled "Goody Goody," around Hillside Hall. that they had held the event for a few years told the story of a woman who was being k "We are tired of the but were unable to do so last year. This year abused by her boyfriend while she insisted trash on campus and they were able to organize things and hold it that he didn't hit her with a bat. She kept run- i no one seems to be once again. ning into the bat when it was in his hands. doing anything From left to right, Missy Torres, Dan Kreifus, Chris Nesi Photo courtesy of www.apowpunj.org The night began with an hour's worth of D the Schizophrenic used comedy and dif- about it." said Dan performance by Legacy, a group consisting of ferent personality types to bring out very Kreifus. They started their project around 11 in the morning and worked hard Antwan Barrett on bass/Chris Sholar on gui- important messages. He started off his seg- until all the'trash was gone. tar, and Jaimeo Brown on drumsi More than a ment singing the theme from "The Love Boat." The purpose of Alpha Phi Omega, as taken from the website: "shall be to few heads were bobbing and feet were tapping He proceeded to pretend to change radio sta- assemble college students in a National Service Fraternity in the fellowship of as they played instrumental funky jazz that tions until he got to a station where callers principles derived from the Scout Oath and Law of the Boy Scouts of America; to had the crowd applauding before their songs were requesting works by D the develop Leadership, to promote Friendship and to provide Service to humanity; were even over. Schizophrenic. The first work the "DJ" played and to further freedom that is our national, educational and intellectual heritage." Spoken word performers held the stage for was a piece about how poets can save lives The next area to be cleaned is undecided. For more details, go to: www.apow- the res.t of the night. Among these were with their words. punj.org ' Eternal, Nairubi, Birdy, The Bulanians, Horus See Back to Jazz, page 3 NJHECS Formed to Unify State Colleges By Jim Schofield oltege of Rutgers UnW&rsity. ing delegates to draft a resolution m support Kaan will contact NJIT, Rutgers New&tfe and News Editor The budget situation has affected each of NJHECS, of what the delegates decided to the New Jersey Medical School. TCNJ will school in different ways. Douglas has insti- move forward with and to let the New Jersey get in touch with Richard Stockton College, Officers from the Student Governments of tuted a hiring freeze and is dismissing about Legislature and Governor McGreevey know Rowan University and Rutgers Camden. public institutions of higher education across 1200 facilities workers over the course of the that the situation is not acceptable. "It's not Douglass volunteered to speak with the the state of New Jersey met on Saturday, semester, along with switching to non-union that there's not money, it's that education is Governing Associations of the rest of Rutgers March 2 at William Paterson University. workers for their ongoing construction. not a priority," clarifies Allred. New Brunswick, while WPU will contact .. William Paterson's Student Government Despite the fact that Rutgers gets heavy cor- A delegate from WPU was chosen to head Montclair State University and Ramapo Association (SGA) President Rashad Davis porate funding, their tuition is likely to up the effort of communicating with papers College. organized the gathering. Davis had planned increase. Kean, with an already understaffed from all around New Jersey. He plans to get This meeting also saw discussions over to hold such a meeting in April for general maintenance department, has also instituted in touch with every local paper in New lunch oi more general topics of concern to purposes, but decided to attempt to move a hiring freeze. While their Student Jersey, along with the Philadelphia Inquirer. student governing bodies. Each delegate the session up to this time because of the Organization (SO) has not yet felt the cuts, Davis has already sent a letter to the explained a little about their own govern- budget cuts handed down from the state. they are increasingly worried about next" Governor's office. The letter was written on ment body, and how they dealt with "This gives us an issue to focus on," said semester. Both WPU and TCNJ have similar behalf of "students of state funded colleges finances, the administrations of their various Davis as the conference convened. The dele- situations, freezing new Wrings in most areas and universities in New Jersey." It states that colleges and other issues that face them all gates chose unanimously to name the new and requesting that the colleges, and depart- "a delegation of student leaders... would like universally. organization the New Jersey Higher ments spend less. In addition, professors to voice our concerns about these [budget] While NJHECS met this time simply with Education Coalition of Students, or NJHECS. who were planning to go to conferences are cuts," and "the advantages of state funded a general purpose in mind, they have already In all, fourteen students from four univer- being asked to stay behind. No academic higher education to New Jersey students and begun the process'of becoming a permanent sities were in attendance. Davis, along with programs are being cut at these universities, why it is so important continue supporting body to represent the best interests of higher SGA Executive Vice President Daren Smith, however. state colleges." Davis informed the delegates education students in New Jersey. A WPU SGA Treasurer. Tyeshia Henderson, SGA Vice NJHECS plans to use the powerful college at the NJHECS meeting that the Governor's student was appointed by the delegates to President Olivia Amanfor and Junior Class student lobby, combined with media expo- office had received the letter and an appoint- draft a Charter for the organization, which Treasurer Sarah Depadova represented sure and a student petition sent to all partici- ment for a meeting is pending. will then be approved by the legislative body William Paterson University. President pating colleges, to influence the government While County Colleges were not invited to of any student government that wishes to Renny Jagdleo and Senior Class President in Trenton. The exact wording of the petition this meeting for logistical reasons, NJHECS join. This student, who is also a member of Washington Alfredo Lopez represented the is still being worked on, and one of the dele- has every intention of including them. Davis the WPU SGACourt of Judicial Review, has Student Organization of Kean University. gates from WPU will be taking it to the WPU has taken on the task of getting in touch with promised to have-the charter "completed by Vice President of Student Services Maria SGA Attorney, Gerry Brennan, for review them to extend invitations to the next meet- March 22 at the latest. TCNJ has agreed to Ambio and Freshman Class President Roy and advice. It will be sent via email to the ing. In addition, each college took on the host the second meeting of NJHECS; which Dean Johnson jr. represented the College of participating colleges in its completed form responsibility of getting in touch with some has been set for Saturday, April 6. New Jersey. External Vice President Audrey by Wednesday, March 6. Each Student t the remaining four-year institutions in New Allred and a University Senator represented Government will also be asked by the return- Jersey and informing them of what went on. 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