John Carroll University Carroll Collected The aC rroll News Student 10-6-1982 The aC rroll News- Vol. 67, No. 3 John Carroll University Follow this and additional works at: http://collected.jcu.edu/carrollnews Recommended Citation John Carroll University, "The aC rroll News- Vol. 67, No. 3" (1982). The Carroll News. 670. http://collected.jcu.edu/carrollnews/670 This Newspaper is brought to you for free and open access by the Student at Carroll Collected. It has been accepted for inclusion in The aC rroll News by an authorized administrator of Carroll Collected. For more information, please contact [email protected]. Vol. OINo. 3 October 6. 1982 tlrbe <!Carroll _jf}etus John Carroll University University Heights, Ohio 44118 Student Union proposes renewal of Stunt Night Will Stunt Night return? This Stunt Night was considered recent. Student Union meeting. tion. laborating data of the past is one of the more popular ques· one of the best sources of class JCU alumni have suggested Student Union President stunt nights, and devising tions pervading the halls of unity, and received significant that Stunt Night be brought Chris Miller says that he is wiU· ground rules which will im· Carroll as of late. yearbook coverage. back, according to senior class ing to lli1ten to any ideas prove future stunt nights. "What is Stunt Night?" you Unfortunately, some of the representative Jim Garvey. students have regarding the Stunt Night was once a main might ask. Actually, it was one material in the skits, which was Presently, the newly-formed return of this much-missed at· event on campus to bring of the bigger events here until intended for the coUege·level Investigative Committee, com· traction. " It was a good idea, students together in the spirit around five years ago. Once audience, was rendered prised of Peggy Bertsch, Vmce but care should be exercised in of participation and com· every year, the four classes, "tasteless" by members of the Brennan, Amy McKitrich, these mattl~rs." petition, thus it is the hope of senior, junior, sophomore, and University Hts. community, Dave Mechen bier, and Holly In the meantime. the In· the Student Union this "spirit" freshman, together with the who also attended the show· Perzy, is looking into the situa· vestigative Committee is col· wiU be brought back. support of the Student Union, ings. Many of these sent letters each performed a fifteen· voicing their disappointment minute skit in Kulas to the Administration, and Hall of fame honors JCU sport stars Auditorium, the theme being consequently, the whole idea modern recreations of stories was discarded. ''They were ter· by Dan Krane champion. He graduated with nostalgic interludes, Eisele ad· mitted his quest for perfection from The Bible. A wards were rible comedies - and they got Paul Colavincenzo, a June honors with a BS in Chemistry presented for first place, progressively worse each graduate of John Carroll and an accumulated grade made him a very demanding runner-up, and best performer. year," said Father Mitzel at a University, is the first winner average of 3.93. He is now a coach. He explained "I enjoyed of the Herb Eisele Scholar graduate student in Ohio State coaching and liked to teach ... Athlete Award sponsored by University's Medical School. but I was a disciplinarian and wanted everyone to be the Blue-Gold Club of JCU. Colavincenzo, as he was achievers." Eisele, now 78, was the presented his award, com· featured speaker during the mented, "I wasn't a game He coached JCU's football post game buffet dinner which breaker or record setter but I teams from 1947 to 1959, com· included Hall of Fame indue· loved it ... I see 1've beell very piling a record of 60 wins, 36 tions of three former JCU lucky and Blue Streak fever losses and 5 ties. He coached will live inside of me for a long Don Shula, Miami Dolphins' athletes, basketball's Jim Peter head coach, and Carl Taseff, a '72, and football stars Joe time to come.'' Minor '52 and Lou Konya '41. former National League runn· Eisele, rc~tired JCU football ing back. As a coach at The annual Scholar Athlete coach and athletic director, ex· Cathedral Latin High. School Award is given to the JCU amplified the scholar·athlet.e from 1928 to 1946, he amassed graduate who as a student ex· ideals his four-decade a record of 131 wins, 33 losses the value of education, en· most successful school coaches Colavincenzo won two letters couraging his athletes to per· in the area. as a football running back and form in the classroom a well as His wife, Edna, accompanied four letters in track, where he on t.he athletic field. At the him to JCU. They live in retire­ Next year's homecoming nomination's? For more on 1982 was a two-time PAC long jump post game dinner, amongst ment in Green Lakes, WI. homecoming, turn to page 5. photo: Bill Bleu Mo1nent to ren1enlber a true friend by Vicque Fassinger word, then we sat and watched a piece of material displayed on A lifetime is filled with only a for world for twenty-seven an antique nightstand - she handful of true comrades. minutes without uttering a was a living, breathing, warm Friends which are always near word ... we watched the tiny creature that was jovial and and have the right to be called spotted ladybugs scheme the well. "a friend'' from the heart, not blades of grass; the yellow However. one day her health merely a passing acquaintance. caterpillat·s rollercoast.ering and power grew weak and she I had such a friend, a compa· ackoss the sidewalks; and the could no longer attempt the nion, a comrade, an associate, earthworms that always follow· treacherous stairway. Though an ally, one of the handful. ed the rainfalls. Silence was no she remained alert and aware, unpredictnble, self-conscious she was tired; perhaps she My ally and I would take dai· calamity in our life; it was ly walks loget.her. never quite knew her end was near; perhaps golden - the valuable viking I knew it; it could not be so: it sure which road we would vase in the pirate's treasure. IXY president, awards Mr. Carpenter. choose until we were already on should not be so. our way. We walked when the My comrade and I were I remember, as I will always ground was cold and mittens planted together early in life; remember - how I carried her JCU hosts seminar were a must; when the leaves spending our early years grow· limp, heavy body in a gold plaid were orange and my 3-line ing and learning. The older we wool blanket to the hospital on Colleges and universities promoting a bond of solidarity. songs about living on top of a became, the more we ap· a cloudy. sad Saturday mom· from across the state are par· Many schools (including Case hill were simple; when the sky preciated and loved each other ing. I brought her in the room ticipating in the John Carroll Western Reserve, Oberlin Col· was grey and the clouds cried - we were one. that smelled so clean with dis· University Intercollegiate lege, Notre Dame College, and for hours; and we walked when Then one day. I surmised the infectant it was nauseating; Seminar. October 8 from 1:00 Kent State) have responded to the dandelions were numerous days creeped so utterly fast there was barking in th~ p.m. to 5:00 p.m. at John Car· the invitation and are expected and the breeze glided with the that my friends was suddenly distance and I lay her on the roll in the SAC Building. to be represented at this ex· scent of a lilac field. one hundred and twelve years cold flat counter. Representatives from over a change of ideas and informa· old. She was a victim of her tion. As we walked I talked with I wanted to be with her when dozen colleges will discuss ease and with thought that senses, veteran of a race that her last breath. bad exhausted various topics in a workshop made our friendship as simple should be over - she was and hold her in my arms and setting. The agenda includes Julie Grohovsky, inter· stumbling and sighing and I collegiate affairs director, is as toasting bread and as real as tell her bow much I loved and discussions on: "Motivating eating it. I never "talked off the felt uselesA: unable to ease the needed her. With. her shedded Student Involvement,'' "Com· coordinator of the seminar. pain. Students wishing to contribute top of my head" for fear of a hair and warm scent on my muter Programming," "Fund five-minute silent gap - but Seeing her in pain, I recalled a brown lamb's wool sweater, she Raisers," "Student Publica· to the event may call her at 491·4230. from down deep below my sur· theatre course that required me lifted her head up from my arm tions,'' and "Special Events." face: with. compassion and to present an object to the class to look up - to see what they The seminar is a means of John Carroll Intercollegiate thought.. If we sat and watched that was 21 part of me - how I were doing: confused, tired, opening communications Seminar is sponsored by John the world for twenty·seven wanted to bring in my friend; weak, and fighting for her life among the schools as well as Carroll Student Union. minut.es without uttering a but she WillS not an object - not continued OD page 8 EDITORIAl.