Good clown? Bad own? Decide 10." yourself on page 5. BBS s Golfers rank at Ball State Invitational; see page 7. Vol.83, Issue 51 Youngstown, Ohio • ivwxv.thejambar.c6in Thursday, April 12,2001 •Tfte four students running for president and vice 4\ president debated top campaign issues. BY VALERIE BANNER YSU students. Wahab said the vice Jambar Editor president must be aware of what It began promptly- at 5 p.m. students want so they can commu• Tuesday, in the Gallery, Kilcawley- nicate the concerns to SG. Center. After a brief run-down of "If the ideas aren't present, the format, the Student then SG is pointless," said Wahab. Government president and vice "SG is here to communicate and OTP-."; JP'i-sr.vOTr v sm-. • * president debate was underway. - work with the students." Presidential candidate Joe Michelle Hcttinga, senior, Long answered first; Long, junior, education, and Long's running political science, told the small mate, spoke on the specific roles crowd that his two qualities that the vice president must perform. PHOTO BY CHUCK ROCERS/ THE JAMBAR make him qualified for the position She said the vice president runs the DIVERSE DISCIPLINES: are his ability to communicate and weekly meetings and must hold the knowledge he has to communi• members accountable for perform• (Above) Classical guitar cate. He said his charisma helps ing their duties, as well as take care music and him communicate more effectively of some housekeeping duties. enterpreneurship are two and his experience gives him the "And keep the president in of the many scholastic knowledge he needs for the job. line," she added with a grin. Rajah James, the other presi• Next, Long stated that his mis• avenues represented'in dential candidate, said his two sion is to improve the relationship Quest. Members of the YSU qualities are empathy arid an abili• between SG and other student Classical Guitar Ensemble ty to represent the students to the organizations. He said this rela• perform works of the administration. James, sophomore, tionship could be strengthened by computer science and philosophy, improving the Web site and organ• classical composers. said he fits in with and empathizes izing "the financial appropriation Cheryl Krueger-Horn with many different groups and is path. (left) shares her insights able to communicate well with James said his mission as pres• on business development everyone. ident would be to be an active, and leadership. Nazim Wahab, sophomore, involved and noticeable leader. He biology, and James' running mate, said this goal would be accom- answered first about the role the vice president plays in helping See SG, page 2 Second-year freshmen rate affects YSU funding ACLU, librarians challenge ^Several departments have developed strategies to keep students at YSU. McCain's Internet filtering law BY KATIE BALESTRA aren't coming back as sophomores "close, personal contact" with stu• Jambar Assistant Editor their second year, Geltz cited YSU's . dents, according to the newsletter. being a mainly commuter campus They are also contacting students BYJACKI LANGUM Less than 10 percent of the as a possible explanation. who stopped attending YSU in "an The Manealer (U. Missouri) Previous attempts at Internet first-time freshmen earn enough "I think a number of things attempt to ascertain reason." regulation have been unsuccessful credits at YSU to return as sopho• could possibly be the problem. We . In the medical assisting cours• . (U-WIRE) COLUMBIA, Mo.— because they impose on the First mores the following year, and have a high population of commut• es, faculty members are to meet Some librarians believe the strin• Amendment freedom of speech, according to Becky Geltz, director ing students on campus. They with students when their grades gent Internet pornography laws Roberts said. of institutional research, these work and have different financial fall below 70 percent, and they are now in place put an unnecessary Both the Communications numbers have an effect on the situations," she said. to help them develop helpful study burden on library staffs and may Decency Act of 1996 and the Child financial assistance the state pro• Also, with some of the area habits. The program director is to lead to more First Amendment Online Protection Act of 1998 were vides the university. factories closing, such as CSC Ltd., meet with students who have restrictions. struck down in a Philadelphia fed• As incentive to increase the Geltz said some students are less repeated absences in medical The American Civil Liberties eral court. Those acts would have number of students who return financially able to return as full- assisting courses; and reasons for Union and the American Library restricted pornography on the their second year as sophomores, time students for their second year the absences and a plan of action Association filed lawsuits March Internet for private use. the state of Ohio provides the or stay as full-time students their are to be discussed. 20 challenging the Children's The Family Research Council "Success Challenge," which is a freshman year. Strategies employed by the Internet Protection Act. is in support of the new law for way for colleges to get additional However, Geltz said taking College of Heath and Human The Senate signed the act, libraries because it believes money from the state. The more longer than four years isn't neces• Services include: telephoning stu• sponsored by Sen. John McCain, R- pornography is harmful to society, students who graduate from a uni• sarily a bad thing. dents who do not register for class• Ariz., into law in December 2000. Roberts said. versity within four, years, the more "I think taking longer is fine es arid encouraging them to enroll; The law. requires schools and University of Missouri associ• money the state gives the school. when you have a strategy. Some having the chairperson maintain libraries to install content filters to ate professor of communications "The fewer students we have students take less classes to receive an "open-door policy" with stu• computers with Internet access in Michael Porter said the Children's completing their degrees within higher grades," she said. dents; mailing out information to order to receive federal funding. Internet Protection Act and free• four years, the less money we get," According to the YSU students concerning course sched• "The purpose of the law is to dom of speech are a complicated Geltz said. "To get the money, we Retention Information Committee uling changes and other important require federally funded libraries issue. He said he had two respons• have to try to get more students to Newsletter, many faculty and staff > information; publishing a newslet• and schools to ensure they are not es to the legislation. graduate within four years. It is in members are committing them• ter each semester for students that being used to funnel information "If pornography were not so the students' best interest financial• selves to finding and executing includes information on intern• that does not serve a purpose to rampant on the Internet, maybe we ly, and it also helps the university. retention strategies. ships, jobs and tutoring; offering society," said Crystal Roberts, legal wouldn't be interfering," he said. It benefits everyone." The faculty in health profes• orientation programs; and offering policy analyst for the Family As to reasons why students sions have been trying to maintain scholarships and advisement. Research Council in Washington. See LAW, page 10 The Jambar Thursday, April 12,2001 SG, continued from page 1 HHBB The YSU cheerleaders will and its history. release balloons Saturday during Include a setf-addressed- halftime of the Red and White stamped-envelope to Pig Iron game. The balloon release is in Press, P.O. Box 237, Youngstown, honor of Paul Snyder, a former OH 44501, or deliver to 26 Nortji YSU student who died of menin• Phelps Street, downtown gitis this semester. The cheer• Youngstown. WAHAB AND JAMES leaders will be accepting dona• HETTINGA AND LONG tions to fund the balloon release April 21 Forum Health plished by being an effective com• more quickly on things, voted on "Our ideas can come together and to set up a memorial for Sports Medicine's will hold its municator. He cited his experience by the students." to address specific concerns," he him. Donations*can be dropped fifth annual 5k run and one-mile as a computer science major when But Long said SG had done its said. ~ off at the ticket office or to a fun run/walk with wheelchair he spoke about improving the Web part of the work and sent the rest to The candidates described their cheerleader. division. Proceeds will benefit site. the administration. Long said he different levels of experience the Trumbull Memorial Hospital James said he wants to raise recently spoke with G.L. Mears, before debating the cause of this Pig Iron Press is looking for Foundation. The one-mile student awareness of SG and executive vice president, who told year's budget problems and how manuscripts for a creative book run/walk will begin at 9 a.m., empower the student body, him the project wasn't immediate• to keep them from reoccurring next about the Mahoning River, past and the 5k race will begin at 9:05 "Students often do not act ly feasible. year. and present. Articles, personal a.m. The starting line is at because they feel they are power• James rebutted, saying SG Long, currently the chair of essays, stories and poems are Hillside Rehabilitation Hospital, less," he said. should have called some contrac• the financial appropriations, acceptable. The book will be located at. 8747 Squires Lane, Long said he'd like to see an tors themselves instead of pawn• defended the situation.