OPINION • 4 YSU should present more multicultural events. KNTriQTAINMENT * 7 May 26, 1995 Hansel & Gretel is Ford Theater's latest production. Volume 74 No. 65 The Jambar continues to look at YSU Athletics: A Year in Review. ycz>ung><s>town state university from the schools' similar goals. Matthew Deutsch "We have a common ground news editor Spring classic and that common ground is to serve the educational needs of in• YSU signed an agreement dividuals in Northeastern Ohio and with four private institutions of Western Pennsylvania," said higher learning to form the North• Cochran. "Sharing resources eastern Ohio/Western Pennsylva• works to the benefit of the students nia Academic Alliance this past we serve." Wednesday morning in the Ohio There are many academic ar• Room of Kilcawley Center eas that are being considered for Leslie Cochran.YSU Presi• incorporation into the program, dent, and three of four presidents none of which have been finalized form other participating schools yet. These areas include expansion were on hand to offer comments, of the electronic campus, sharing answer questions and officially of student performance groups, sign their names to the agreement. exchanging of faculty and students Westminster College President through international programs OscarRemick could not attend, and research projects and creating but signed the agreement before• dual enrollment programs. hand. "I've been an advocate of The Alliance is designed to these types of agreenients for many create a partnership between the years." said Dr. Hal Laydon, presi• schools lor the purpose of shar• dent of Lake Erie College. "I think ing resources and developing they're the wave of the future." joint programs, projects and ac• "'Small campuses have limited tivities. resources, so it's good to have this Cochran stated that the im• OAVIO CALERIS petus for the Alliance stemmed This modified Ford Ranger pickup was displayed Wednesday at the Spring Fling Car Show Wednesday. See ALLIANCE page 3 new tenants by 2000 Diversity to be celebrated Matthew Deutsch & S. the college is taking an active It remains to be seen how ef• news editor part in the organization and pre• fective the move will prove to be. at upcoming Stu Gov event liminary planning stages of the but Brothers is confident that the Ron Tucci There are many facets which move. future arrangement will transcend contributing writer comprise "YSU 2000: A Vision "The University has asked the the one that currently exists. for a Premier Metropolitan Uni• dean's office in Arts and Sciences "Does it address all of our YSU's Student Government will present a Cultural Celebration versity." the University's plan to to coordinate the relocation of cer• space needs? No. But it will cer• from 4 to II p.m. on Saturday, May 27, in Kilcawley'sChestnut move boidly and effectively into tain departments and areas to dif• tainly be a major improvement over Room. "You eat, you dance and you enjoy the various colors of the next century. One of these fac• ferent parts of the campus." said what we have," said Brothers. each culture," said Chad Karam, secretary of multicultural affairs ets concerns the management and Singler, who indicated that Fedor She further pointed out that for Student Government. organization of campus space. Hall becamea prime candidate af• at the present time the English de• The event is free to all YSU students and the community. Within the next five years, ter plans were made for the con• partment has no office space for Participants will be able to experience traditional food, music, numerous space and remodeling struction of the new education limited service faculty.but will re• displays, clothing and ethnic dances. A DJ will also be provided for plans will be executed involving building. "I give information to the ceive some with the new move. entertainment, a substantial portion of the build• [campusl architect (Mike Skurich) She also said that the move will "I'm hoping that this Cultural Celebration will become an annual event for YSU," said Karam, event coordinator. This is the ings on campus. One of these so he can write up his proposal to provide for the better coordination third year in a row that YSU is hosting the Cultural Celebration plans will revolve around the con• the state for renovation moneys." of programs between the English day, and Karam encourages everyone to come. struction of the new College of and the foreign languages and lit• Singler also said that an evalu• Karam's involvement with Cultural Celebration day happened Education building. ation was conducted to see which eratures departments. In addition, a few years ago when he became a member of the Lebanese Once that facility is com• departments were overcrowded. the math department will have Student Association. His interest in this organization allowed him pleted, it will precipitate the mov• From that evaluation. English and more space available in Cushwa to be appointed to the Multicultural Advisory Council and eventu• ing of certain departments and or• foreign languages and literatures ally elected to the office of secretary of multicultural affairs. ganizations to Fedor Hall, where were chosen. See FEDOR page 6 "Youngstown is a mixture of many cultures and it is educa• the College of Education cur• tional to learn about different cultures and about each other. When rently resides. you learn about a culture, you get to know that culture's people a little better. It is like reading a book or play about a country in that The official ground-breaking the culture's history comes alive," said Karam. ceremony for the new Education African, Lebanese, Italian, Pakistani, Hispanic, Palestinian, building is scheduled to occur Philippine, Japanese, Irish, Thai and Korean cultures will set up next fall. The facility won't be table displays for the YSU community. completed for at least two or three Various student organizations and community groups such as years. Consequently, the actual the Lebanese Student Association, the Thai Student Union, the move may not happen for four American-Arab Anti discrimination Committee, the Irish Student more years. Association and the Pan-African Student Union will represent their According to Dr. Barbara culture at the event. Karam stressed that "these organizations are Brothers, dean of Arts & Sci• trying to share with this community and introduce their cultures." "It is nice to see the YSU community giving its support to the ences, the English department and cultural organizations," said Karam. the foreign languages and litera• New Student Government president Nizar Diab said. "I love tures department will be among cultural events. It is a way for everybody to meet each other. These those that will relocate to Fedor events promote unity and understanding of different cultures and Hall from DeBartolo Hall. opens the minds of different people to different things." "The building will become In the future, Diab hopes to promote cultural events. "The one of languages and literature." college experience should not just consist of going to classes but she said. actually participating in other cultures and other ways of thinking." According to Dr. Charles said Diab. Siimler. assistant 10 the dean of A For more information about Cultural Celebration day. contact •£had-Karam at 742---17-22:. • • • * '- 2 THE JAMBAR FRIDAY, MAY 26,1995 YSU's favorite astronaut honored by physics society Richard Gott he was a member. He also delivered In December 1990 he was in space here was small so you got a lot of velop the Ultraviolet Imaging Tele• assistant copv editor a convocation speech to newly in• for 215 hours and last March he was personal attention in class? scope (UIT) package. This tele• ducted members of the group in space for 17 days, which is the After he graduated from YSU, scope records the Ultraviolet level "He was the right person in the Young had many compli• longest shuttle flight ever. Parise said he planned to go to of various astronomical bodies. right place at the right time" said ments to offer his a former student. He graduated from YSU in graduate school. "Like anyone The UIT can only be used Dr. Warren Young, chair, physics He described Parise as a person 1973 with a major in physics and who has a bachelor's degree in from space because the earth's at• and astronomy. Young introduced with the "right range of talents" minors in astronomy, geology and physics you're going to look to• mosphere absorbs the ultraviolet Dr. Ronald Parise, YSU graduate to fly aboard a space shuttle. mathematics. Parise worked in the wards graduate school." he said. wavelengths before they can reach and Endeavour astronaut, at aTues- "[Parise] is not just a person Planetarium, was a member of the He attended the University of the surface. Parise was selected by day press conference at 4:30 p.m. who understands the theory of Society of Physics Students and Florida, where he earned his M.S. NASA to fly aboard the space in the Planetarium. physics but the experimental [end] part of the Mahoning Valley As• and Ph.D. in astronomy. Parise shuttle to operate this equipment. Later on in the evening, Parise as well," said Young. tronomical Society. then began working for the Com• "The Endeavour performed accepted the distinguished member Parise served as a payload spe• Parise described the as• puter Science Corporation (CSC) incredibly." said Parise. He said a award from the honorary physics cialist on two ASTRO missions tronomy department at YSU posi• in Silver Springs, MD. space shuttle always experiences society, Sigma Pi Sigma, of which aboard the Endeavour space shuttle. tively. He said, 'The department At CSC.