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Women's h·oop •.. page 8 page 10 page 23 THE The Newspaper For The Ithaca College Community I~ue 15 February 11, 1988 24 pag~s * Free Students dine on the floor Lunch distribution uneven EDITOR'S NOTE: Director of this olace," remarked Dave Pazos, business affairs, Anne Humphrey, Talcott Hall freshman. was interviewed two weeks ago Some students had their own (see related story page 1). theories and solutions for the pro­ As the clock strikes noon, an eerie blem. Junior Rich Gotlieb suggested, feeling of impending doom de.~cends "The school should install a device for over the Introduction to Business lec­ students to eat while standing, like ture. Students begin to nervously those in pizzerias." Others had sug­ fidget in their seats, their solemn faces gestions that were not suitable for wrought with tension and anxiety. publication. The overall sentiment of The concern expressed by these pro­ those interviewed was one of frustra­ spective power brokers has nothing to tion and dissatisfaction. do with the current discussion of These accounts of the dining hall margin trading and venture capital. conditions were relayed to Anne The actual cause of this emotional tur­ Humphrey, the director of business moil is the awareness that with each affairs for Ithaca College. She discuss­ passing minute of the lecture, the odds ed the situation and raised some · against finding a seat in the cafeteria ooints. for lunch are skyrocketing. The total number of students con­ Obviously, the above sketch is ·a tracted on the three different available dramatization. However, as we enter meal plans, as of January 24, 1988 is the forth week of spring classes, the 3,449, down from last semester's total SEATING CRUNCH:Students forced to sit on floor in the Union Dining Hall during lunch hour. overcrowding of the cafeterias is of 4,059. She maintained that with the emerging as a real issue on campus. nwnber of seats available and the flex­ Upon speaking with some of the ibility of the daily meal schedule, IC Student Justices review more dissatisfied students, one might handling this volume of patrons get the impression that Ithaca College should be no problem. is guilty of gross negligence in failing From her perspective, the difficul­ to provide sufficient dining facilities. ty lies in the lack of patron distribu­ m_isconduct cases o~- campus However, ihe situation is far more tion throughout the three cafeterias, and the common patterns in eating year terms reviewing cases lilce John's· tions set down in the Statement of complex than it may initially appear. BY TOM FLANNAGAN habits, not in oversaturation. "In one in which a student has been charged Student Responsibilities. When any of A visit to the Union Dining Hall Last year, John (last name withheld study we performed, it was discovered with academic or non-academic these rules and regulations are broken, during the noon hour of any weekday, upon request), a junior economics­ that 75 to 80 percent of the lunches misconduct on campus. the student involved may face with the exception of a Friday, management major at Ithaca College, served were done between 12 and According to the Student Conduct disciplinary action. demonstrates exactly what this pro­ was charged by one of his professors 12:40 pm," Humphrey said. This is Code, members of the Conduct In cases of non-academic miscon­ blem is all about. Two weeks ago on with collaborating on a research despite the fact that lunch can be ob­ Review Board (Student Justices in­ duct, such as fighting or destruction Tuesday was an example as every paper. John was given the choice of tained at one of the campuses three cluded) are responsible for protecting of college property, Student Justices available seat was occupied by 12: 15. either signing an admission of guilt let­ cafeterias as early as 11 am, until 2: 1S and enforcing the rules and regula- see Justices page 4 However, students continued to pour ter or appearing before the Ithaca pm. College Conduct Review Board. into the cafeteria in droves until close to 12:30. A number of the latecomers When questioned about the prac­ John chose.to appear before the ticality of constructing a new Union Board. "They [members of the had no choice but to eat their meals Sex education-info seated on the floor in the middle of Dining Hall capable of seating only 55 Board] got to ask the professor and the dining hall, while those slightly more students than the previous facili­ I questions [about the case], and we ty, Hwnphrey replied, "For breakfast had to answer them all," he said. The more fortunate were able to "enjoy" available for all - their meal standing by the counters and dinner, students generally want to Board found John guilty of collabora­ eat near their dorms. Lunch is a pro­ tion, and he was put on academic pro­ With all the confusion about AIDS, Pregnancy tests are given to women bordering the cafeteria; STDs (sexually transmitted diseases), for a nominal charge. Urine tests are A number of students, less than blem only because the Union is closest bation for two semesters. to the academic buildings, which is ex­ This is the type of case that Ithaca birth control, and pre-marital sex, free and blood tests are $14.50 for IC happy with the situation, were eager where does a student go for students. to voice their opinions. "Rather than actly where the students want to be.'' College Student Justices may face She questioned the prudency of while serving on the Conduct Review information? · According to Cornell, more up- put up a new communications For students at IC, there are three perclassmen take advantage of the building, they should have extended building a huge Union facility that Board. What is a Student Justice? Crowding page 3 Student Justices at Ithaca College are choices: the Hammond Health Center programs than freshmen. But steps see individuals who, along with faculty on campus, the Prevention Network, are being taken to increase awareness and administration or staff, serve one- or Planned Parenthood at 314 W. with pamphlets, (either distributed State Street. here or sent home) and ads in The Ithacan. The Health Center Students shouldn't worry about a Administrator The Health Center, described by lack of confidentiality, Cornell says. Physician Assistant Pat Cornell as a During a screening given by a dies suddenty "clinic," not only offers birth control nurse, students are asked to describe Director of business services at counselling, education, birth control - their problem or voice any questions Ithaca College, Anne M. Humphrey, methods, and pregnancy tests, but they may have. Then they can make 3 7, died suddenly last Thursday at routine exams as well. an appointment to see a physician for Tompkins Community Hospital. "A woman needs an exam annually treatment or consultation. It's possi­ She was responsible for the areas of whether she wants birth control or ble to choose which doctor to have the , purchasing, general services, the din­ not, "Cornell says. appointment with, but as Cornell . ing program, the Tower Club, the Prescriptions are given for the pill says, people have to be flexible and ex­ bookstore, and special events. She and diaphragm, and condoms are pect to wait up to three days. joined the College in 1982 as manager available-for a reasonable price, (six With the expansion of services of­ of general services and became direc­ , for $1.50). Cornell also suggests atten­ fered, the Health Center has also tor in 1984. ding the birth control education class remodelled and expanded the waiting From 1979 to 1982, she was direc­ offered by the Health Center. The stu­ room, hoping that this will enable tore of word processing and com­ dent can make the choice of meeting them to serve more students. munications at Tompkins Cortland with a peer education counsellor one­ I Prevention Network Community College, where she im­ on-one, or going to the class given by plemented a college-wide records a staff nurse with 10 other students. Working as a peer counsellor at the _ management program. Each counseling period lasts about an Health Center_ is how Marieke van . Previously, she had worked as a hour. It covers the pros and cons of Willigen, chariperson of the AIDS Prevention Network, gained the . consultant on word pr~ and of­ each birth control method and gives ' PLANNED PARENTHOOD on West State Street offers counseling, . fice automation for such comp~es an explanatio~(l( what happens dur- see Awareness page 2 pregnancy testing, testng for STD's arid more. see Humphrey page 4 ing the routine exam. -- 1 ' I I ! ~ ' I ' < ., • , \ , ~ \ • \ 1( '• •~, 1 \'I,\''• I. II. I.., , 1 ., : t I J i { - • ; : i j ,· . ,...... ---~- -. ·-- ---· february 11, 1938 1 THE ITHACAN ·Awareness from page 1 knowledge to help her initiate the pro­ referred to similar clinics or doctors. gram in the summer of 1987 with the Afterwards, a follow-up is done on help of sociology professor Susanne the patients' experiences in order to Morgan.