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Basebal.J ••• ·page·5 page 8 _ page 14 -... ,,,-, __ .; , .. _,:..:, ,THE .The Newspaper For The .Ithaca College Community I • Issue 22 • April 16, 1987 1 16 pages*Free -;;-:,C\.,S.~~~:J:;·.~~1E;;:_~~_;.;_.~!.."~:;,....z.1--# ;.~;~~;:·-:·:·,t:,..".·' ,.:~.:-".=.: ~:.~·.,,, ..... ;;...: 'C.'~?<.:U :.:,~v·'..,;.:r ... ~;;;::;:-~.,:-~··' )~y,....-·~~·-: .-~-,.-..:.rv~~~?:-;'-;n,...~ ·.,,. .• _... ~:'r..... : ~, :·, ... ~ T:( ,- - ·,. ~. 'f··.;·-- ~---· _~!.'.,;_. ,·,,_~ · - , __ :.··~-, _.,.:,.~_ · _-:t _-~.:,n•'.q• , _ _ -:·-" , ...... __ Marchers :''.~ Whalen questions 'Take future planning back the night' Profsees enrollment problem BY JERILYN VELDOF my mind and on paper, ·of what BY PATRICK M. GRAUAM "We were told, in the end, by the maybe we could do," Whalen said. Some 500 women bearing signs - Middle States team that we were do­ ''The faculty would have to be involv­ reading "Women unite" and "Smash· ing more planning than we were say­ ed in the planning and I have not gone sexism," took to the streets of Iiliaca ing we were doing," President James to the faculty yet because they would last Friday to protest the ongoing - Whalen said Friday in reference to the have to sit with me and go over the violence against women and the four-day visit last week by a team general scheme." Whalen feels, resulting fear they must face everyday. from the Middle States Association of however, that the college community "We're marching to raise the con- · Colleges and Schools. is "generally aware of a variety of sciences of women and men to the The team will present a report in goals." violence in society," said Ellen Ander­ June to the Middle States Association son, as member of the Take Back The for the reaccreditation of Ithaca Col­ "When you consider Night Collective, who helped organii.e lege. They will criticize, praise, and of­ the 10th annual march. "It's_ a sign of fer suggestions for improvement of the national economy solidarity," she added. Ithaca College. we're in today ... you The marchers gathered on The Future planning at IC was one of Commons around 7pm· with their . the concerns the Middle States team really can't say five walking shoes, songs and signs. They expressed at an open session held last years from now that greeted each other, and headed off up week. to Giles Street._ . _ "What Middle States was saying this is what we're going Along the route" they chanted, ._ was· thar it probably is time to take to be doing." "Hey mister, get off my sister'~ ~d: : · another look at the future of the in­ ~·What dcr' ·we want?-safe- ·streets.:::-. stitution. What they found out is that -Whalen When do we want them?-now!" ' we have done that. But. we have simp­ Whalen discussed the difficulty As the marchers crossed over State _ ly not $at down with a large portion with long term planning: "When you Street, linking anns to help block traf- of the community to discuss it, whlcli consider the national economy we're . fie, and moved towards Collegetown, is the next stage. They think we should in today, the world economy, the a group of male college students yell- - be about there, which is, as far as I'm changing industries and the services in ed obscenities and taunted. the pro­ concerned, no problem whatsoever," the United States, and when you look testers.· Nevertheless, the women's . President Whalen said. at the Federal Financial Aid changing chanting grew louder: Cars passing . .ITHACAN/ADAM RIESNER Faculty involvement and this sort of thing, you really can't honked their - horns in show of MARCIUNG AGAINST RAPE: These two women were among 500 Whalen also stressed the importance say five years from now that this is support. other protestors who took to the Ithaca streets Friday night. A rally was later of faculty involvement in planning. what we're going to be doing. What see Rally page 4 held on The Commons. "What we have is a general scheme in you're much better off doing is say­ ing that we have a pr~ty good idea of what's happening and you keep your sensors out there as you say, 'this is our plan and we're going forward'. · Students propose campus escort service Keep on doing what we're doing that we think we're doing well, but BY JACKIE SZABLEWSKI College campus even after the hype number to reach a full-time dispat­ offers strong support to the program, "Since all the hype about break-ins has subsided, the SWEEP program cher. The dispatcher would signal two - constantly." has reviewed articles and other infor­ What are the "probes" indicating? and rapes from ~lier in the year has will make many people feel safer; "It walkers by way of walky-talky type mation sent from campuses which died down, people are not paranoid would help ensure the safety of our beepers they will be carrying. The Declining enrollment is one. "As I've currently employ programs similar to told the faculty, I think probably, if to go out alone at night," says Cindy student body by providing escorts for walkers will phone the dispatcher who SWEEP, in the hopes of establishing Wanner, junior physical therapy people who prefer not to walk alone in tum gives the lo,cation and destina­ we want to maintain quality in th"' an effective and useful service here at next years and with the declining maior. after dark." tion of the caller. Two walkers per call Ithaca College. number of 18-22 year old students Matt Hagerty, freshman cor- Blueprint design will escort the person anywhere on Other offices such as Residential porate communications major states, Though there are many details yet campus including the Garden Apart­ which is really the heart at this institu­ Life, Campus Activities, and Safety tion, would see a diminishing "For the most part, I don't think that to be finaliz.ed, the blueprint design of ments and the Hudson Heights. Dur­ I and Security have also offered vast number of students, not a dramatic many people would take advantage of the program includes dispatchers, ing the course of each dispatch a log support to the program. Lou an escort service:'' walkers and a widely publicized will be kept so that an evaluation of number, but one that we would con­ Withiam, Director of Safety and trol," Whalen said. The administra­ Both these opinions are contrary to telephone number. Any person who SWEEP .at Ithaca College can be S~urity, has offered a room with a ~ the results of a survey ccinducted dur­ would like an escort from one area of measured accurately. tion has planned for )hat in the ing Student Government Awareness campus to another would- call the The Inter-Fraternity Council, which see &cort page 3 budget, Whalen continued. Week·by junior music major Kristen Gary Thomas, an Anthropology Heyen and Senior Corporate professor feels differently, "It seems organizational media major Allen to me that they feel that more is bet­ Hoff who is also Vice President of I CSG Executive Board elected ter as far as enrolhnent is concerned." Campus Affairs at Student Govern­ Enrollment increase ment, Out of 463 completed surveys, BY TOM FLANNAGAN awareness of campus issues and past. The Executive Board also plans Another faculty member from the -over 330 students feel that a Student The Student Government. elections political issues," Epstein said. The Ex­ to have Student Government School of Humanities and Sciences Walking Evening Escort Service were held this past week, and with ecutive ·Board wants the students of Awareness Weeks in both the Fall and said, "For the last three years there's (SWEEP) is necessary at Ithaca Col­ them came a new Executive Board Ithaca College to become both more Spring of next year. been projections because of lege. Over 250 said they would use the presided over by Harvey Epstein ('89). aware and more involved in the ac­ Awareness of communication bet- . demographics that enrolhnent will service and approximately '160 Epstein's party won the election by a tivities on campus. These activities can ween faculty -and students," is the decline. However, enrollment has most important aspect of the new Ex­ students said they wouid be willing to close 43 votes, but he is confident that range from political rallies and increased." ecutive Board's 1987-1988 agenda, Problems such overcrowding in work for the service. his Executive Board will be able to demonstrations, to individual clubs as Epstein said. He used, as an example, housing has resulted. Not only were According to Hoff, "An escort ser~ reach all of its planned goals during and organizations. While the Ex­ the possible closing of the bowling students housed in lounges for much vice is something that Student the next academic year. ecutive Board wants to let students lanes next year, and how most of the year, but students were also Government hasJ,een considering for know what Student Government does, it also wants to ''take them students are not aware of it.