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Opznzon AccenT SpOR.TS In~ex Changes Class Art Accent ........................ 13 Teeing Off Classifieds .................. 21 New president has Seniors show their Ithaca area is a Comics ........................ 22 chance to redefine best at the sand trap for Opinion ...................... 10 the College 10 Handwerker exhibit 13 golfers 23 Sports ........................ 23 The IT The Newspaper for the Ithaca College Community VOLUME 64, NUMBER 26 THURSDAY, APRIL 17, 1997 28 PAGES, FREE SENIOR SHOWCASE Investigation comes to end Student misses court date felony gambling charge to By Ryan Lillis and involve more than five bets in Andrew Tutino excess of $5,000. Alton was orig­ Ithacan Staff inally scheduled to appear for The second student charged in arraignment April 9; however, he connection with the gambling was granted an adjournment until investigation at Ithaca College Wednesday. Alton's attorney, failed to appear before Judge William McCloski, of Adams, Raymond Bordoni Wednesday N.Y., said he attempted lo sched­ night in Ithaca Town Court. ule another adjournment for the The investigation that led to case but was unable to contact the student's arrest has come to a Bordoni at the judge's home yes­ close, according to campus offi­ terday. cials, and more students face judi­ Bordoni said he would cial action as a result. attempt to reach McC!oski today Forest Alton, 19, of to reschedule the arraignment. If LaFargeville, N.Y., was sched­ he was unable to reach uled to be arraigned on charges of McCloski, a bench warrant for .. The Ithacan/Kelly Burdick first degree possession of gam­ Alton's arrest would be issued. "Foundation for Growth':--by Eric Gearlty '97 Is one of the many artworks on exhibit at the bling records, a Class E Felony. "I don't think it will go that Handwerker Gallery senlor·art Sae on p. 13. show. story New York State law requires a see GAMBLING, page 4 Clark eiiCOUrages • And the winner IS ••• students to serve Horizon party receives 57 percent of the vote; During his speech Clark By Conor Donnelly picked up a baseball bat, which Focus party wins uncontested SGA election Ithacan Contributor conjured up images of Morgan His elegant words reverberat­ Freeman playing Clark in the By Bryan Chambala ed throu_gh Emerson Suites. His movie. He said he used the bat as Ithacan Staff an instrument for im.agination, to dynamic style of speaking both Focus and Horizon were entertained and educated listen­ show he accepted no excuses winners in yesterday's student ers. His intelligent words remind­ from his students. He said he also government executive board ed the audience that with determi­ wanted to display his seriousness and senior class elections. nation, dedication and persever­ about discipline and show the The Focus Party, Jed by ance any person can succeed. media he was strong-willed and President-elect Catherine Joe Clark, a model for leader­ determined. Henry, current SGA vice-presi­ ship in education, spoke to "I never used that bat until the dent of communications, approximately 400 people on media came around," he said. received 93 percent of the 565 Monday night. Crowds arrived Clark also said if people really total SGA votes. early to see the man whose story want to create change they have The Horizon party was the . was portrayed in the hit movie to begin in the inner cities and winner in the senior class elec­ "Lean On Me." their own communities. He told tion, garnering 57 percent of Clark said he hoped his talk the crowd about a conversation he the 388 votes. The Structure would inspire all people to had with Jesse Jackson about the party received 38 percent of achieve purpose and satisfaction Million Man March held in the votes. in their life. Washington D.C. last year. The Focus party, who will "Your highest value in life is to "Come march with me into the take office in the fall of I 997, serve, not rule," Clark said. jails, come march with me in the rari on a platform that stressed The Ithacan/Emily DeWan "Make your life as purposeful to inner city schools," Clark told communication with the new as many people, in as many Jackson. Clarissa Gonzalez '98, Heather Page '98 and Eric Schnabolk '98 president of the College, hear the good news of their victory es senior class officers. places as often as you can. Give He spoke about the importance Peggy Williams, and a strong your life to gain it." of people going back into their sense of student input into the communications, Mark Naparstek Joining the Focus party on "Clark articulated and clarified communities and giving a helping educational process. '99, said he planned to continue next year's SGA executive some of the same views that I hand. Clark said people should "I'm really looking forward the effort to make SGA well­ board will be the winner of the hold," Michael Rudder '00 said. not forget where they originally to working to establish a strong known throughout the campus RHA presidential election, Clark became famous for his come from. working relationship with community. Nick Tarant '98. Tarant was unconventional method of "The movie portrayed him incoming president Dr. Peggy "I am happy with what we did selected by the RHA general reforming a once-deteriorated well," said Wendi Novick '99. Ryan Williams," Henry said. "I as an executive board this year," assembly from a field of three high school in Paterson, N.J. He "He is definitely good at what he am also pleased with everyone said Scott Wexler '97, vice-presi­ candidates. used severe fonns of discipline to does." who voted and showed their dent of campus affairs. "I wish "My main goal is to bnng keep out of control students in After his talk, Clark addressed support for SGA and recog­ the new board luck and tremen­ RHA's name to the campus line. He chained doors to keep comments and questions from the nized that SGA is their voice dous success in preserving stu­ more than it has been in the drug dealers out"and expelled the audience. for the 1997-98 school year." dent participation concerning past," Tarant said. "I am students who were contributing to SGA vice-president-elect of campus issues and concerns." see ELECTIONS page 4 the school's downfall. see CLARK, page 4 .. 2 THE ITHACAN APRIL 17, 1997 Professor chosen to speak in Colombia exploring amateur film in all of for the past do we consider film?" Juan Alonso '98 said he By Melissa N. Brown its forms. 10 years, Zimmermann said she consults believes Zimmcrmann's studies Ithacan Staff Patricia R. Zimmermann has she has with various archives in hope of of amateur film has a lot to offer A cinema and photography been chosen to share her study of been trying saving amateur film. inside and outside of the College. professor in the Roy H. Park amateur film and to speak about to display "Amateur film is often seen as . "She is a pusher of knowledge School of Communications has her book, "Reel Families: A her view­ factual evidence for the way peo­ and critical thoughts," he said. been invited by The Federation Social History of Amateur Film." points on ple lived, how streets looked in a Aimee Ravacon '99 said Internationale des Archives du The book provides in-depth amateur certain decade and how people Zimmermann has opened her Film to deliver the symposium discussions that helped shape film. did certain rituals, like marriage eyes to think in ways that she speech at their annual congress amateur film over the past centu­ "Now a-nd family birthdays," would have never thought other­ that will be held in Cartagena, ry, according to a "Screen" 1996 people are P. Zimmermann Zimmermann said. "They give us wise. Colombia from Saturday, April book review. more interested in amateur film something much more twisted. "As a teacher she is extremely 19 through April 23. Zimmermann said she chose to because of the rise of technolo­ They are facts which reveal fan­ interesting," Ravacon said. "She For the first time in its history, begin studying amateur film in gy," she said. "As technology tasies, and they are fantasies evokes learning to become a part the FIAF congress will focus on graduate school. She added that, rises, we start to wonder-what which reveal facts." of making amateur film." SPINNIN' Briefly open to the public. • The Roy H. Park School of FYI ' Communications photography • The Ithaca College gallery presents "Not Made • The local chapters of the Gerontology Institute for Hollywood," an exhibit by Public Relations Student Distinguished Speaker Series Jeff Katz, through May 9. The Society of America (PRSSA) at continues with a talk by Robert gallery is open weekdays Ithaca College and Cornell Blancato, who was the executive from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. University will be co-hosting director of the 1995 White House the 1997 Regional Public Conference on Aging and former Relations conference.