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It has been accepted for inclusion in The thI acan, 1991-92 by an authorized administrator of Digital Commons @ IC. --------------------.· ·.:. :Lecture.examines Off-campus po.Hey effective, Planning the perfect :-. :the~_fy :of evolution'. .. _,des·p1te dr~wbacks · spring break in Ithaca . ... page4 ... page 6 ••. page 9 The ITHACAN The Newspaper For The lth~ca College Community Vol. 59, No. 22 Thursday, March 5; 1992 20 pages Free Whalen increases exposure tober] was an opportunity to ask questions." parking fee, where students have to park far . President responds Whalen said. "The budget is a complex pro­ Students hav.e away and then take a shuttle to classes. cess done over months with a lot of give and "Eventually, as we do more building w~ to student protest take. I'm not hiding anything. The Board of concerns answered may have to have a larger shuttle service," Trustees would not let me;" Whalen said. By Willie Rubenstein The President also explained that the By Jeff Selingo According to Whalen. a row and a half of Approximately 20 students turned a tu- budget is "tuition driven." He said that deter­ Even President James J. Whalen had parking spaces behind the Roy H.Park School ition rally into a sit-in outside the Board of miningitisgettingincreasinglytougherwith problems finding a parking spot near the of Communications will be turned over to Trustees meeting on Thursday. Feb. 27. drops in state and federal aid over the last few Terraces Monday, March 2. students because th,;;y are currently not being In response to the group's peaceful 20 years. Cuts in New York State Bundy Aid Whalen admitted that there is a parking used. minutes ofprotest outside Job Hall, President cost the school $ I million in 1991, according problem on campus, which was the reason he Changing the campus James J. Whalen left the meeting to talk with to Dave Maley, manager of public informa- was late to his infonnal speech at Terrace 8A. Whalen said there is a long list of things the protestors. lion. Parking that IC wants to do with the facilities on Whalen addressed the budget process, the The Library "We have enough parking spaces for ev­ campus. role of the library, sexual violence on cam- Whalensaidthattuitiongoestothelibrary ery car on campus now. They may not be According to Whalen, once the science · pus, faculty salaries, the college's centennial and faculty salaries, among other things. "We where you want them, but they are there," building is complete, the renovation of Wil­ celebration and a lack.of adequate space for have been pouring a lot of money into the Whalen said. liams will begin. Whalen said he hopes that the art departmenL library." He said that there is a misunder- According to Whalen, the parking fee at all, if not the majority of, classes held in NCR The Budget · standing by students that the college is not IC is small compared to many other colleges. will be moved into Williams. ""nie open budget meeting [held ~st Oc- S~e "Protest," page 4 Whalen cited Cornell as a school with a high See "Concerns,'' page 4 Spring love Lecturer explores the evolution of evolution By Liz De Rose cially dogs, but at the same time As humankind continues to was completely convinced that .,,.. .e.volve,, m>-.does the definition of vivisection; when properly admm~ · - --e~oi~'tloii itself. - istered. was a moral right, Ruse • On Wednesday ¥arch 4, said. _ Micheal Ruse, professor of Phi- Darwin came from a wealthy losophy at University of Guelph, family with a history of speculat­ spoke on "The Culture of Darwin­ ing about evolution. Darwin's ism" in Textor 102. grandfather, Erasmus, was a physi­ Ruse began his speech with a cian who was involved in the indus­ brief history of Darwin's life. Dar­ trial revolution in England. win was born in England in 1809, Ruse explained that there was a and wrote the "Origin of Species" difference between physicians and in 1859. This book presented the surgeons, even in Victorian En­ idea of natural selection, or survival gland. of the fittest, to the world. "Surgeons killed you right away, Ruse explained that Darwin's whilephysicianskept you alive long ideas were not completely from left enough to make money off you," he 'field. "Darwin was very much a said. part of the establishment, and part Erasmus was interested in ma­ of Victorian England," Ruse said. chines and the progress of those Even in Victorian England, animal . machines in society. A part of that Ithacan I Shaun Hatton rights were addressed. Darwin had progress was building canals in Todd Howell '93 and Laurl9 Dykoschak enjoy each other's company as well as tha scenery behind a lot ofsympathy for animals, espe- See "Evolution," page 4 the Muller Chapel. Learning the art of self-defense By Kristine Faxon and Chris Le~ JimEasunan '94,a student ofGarrity who lence, lesbian bashing and jap baiting. Emphasizing perseverance. self-reliance aided in the demonstrations, is a SAVA W Garrity instructed participants in a variety and focusing inner-emotions. a 2,000 year­ memberandcoordinatedtheevenL ..Tonight· of activities, including defense and counter­ old practice was demonstnuecf in a self-de­ was good in that women can see that they are attack techniques. Stacey Sedor '93, during a fense clinic Tuesday ·night in the Emerson not as weak as they have bee1_1 told they are by drill, asked. !'What happens if it's a 300- Suite. the media. Karate focuses on breaking the pound guy?" _ The campus group Students Against cycle of violence." "Just look good." Garrity joked befQre<.,, ViolenceAgainstWomensponSOIJl(tasesmon Eastman said he had hoped for a larger teaching the students how to use their voice with Kathleen Garrity. a fourth-degree turnout and asked those present to share the authoritatively to stress assertiveness. Garrity· blackbelt- who teaches classes at the Har­ experience with others. Easbnan said there went on to teach the students how to break mony with Nature Ithaca Karate Scbool. aren't enough Sarah Conners from "TelDli­ boards with their feeL · · Befo~ tl:l~session. Garrity said she wo.uld nator" in the media scene today. Amy Best '92, another SAVAW founder. show "akaratedemonstration from a point of Eastmansaid-SAVAW isinstruinental "in said, "I feel that breaking a board is very view in its philosophical.artistic expression. trying to make: a difference in sexual op­ empowering/' after learning the ski~ She [Karate involves) lakingJheresponsibllity of. pression." He said that karate helps by said that over ·half of the 30 students who · · geuing-into your physical/mental center. and teaching skills, but not to- take control of attended the-evept were not ~iate4-wjth fmding strength and courage to face the ab- others.·-·.. - · · . the 50--60 active members·of the group. · surdity of life." - . · --J~Ann·Mclntyre '92,oneof SAVAW's Best said she felt the clinic was positive ·-. The clinic began with Garrity and four of founders. said the group brings programs like because it provided·:visibility for·SAVAW C Ithacan / Rena Difilippo ~er~dentsptrlonningvariousdrills.Garrity self-defense to· educate the IC population and u,fonned, women about avoiding the .. -held -a ,tirief discussioni ·relating.-different aJ>out -issues the group works to resolve. victim role; · - · Kathleen Garrity, fourth-degree blaek kara~_iechniques to animal characteristics~ including r;tpe, sexual assault, racial vio-. .See "Self-Defense," page S belt teaches Susan Schear '9% how to defend herself. March S, 199i 2 ·THE ITHACAN'-·-- - .Counselor's Dealin.g:-wi~tf ···.Corner' .- > O The Ithacan 1h,quir8r I I , f I j~~Jousy: ·:~::.~· I • ._ ' relatio·ilSh1p:- -~ . By Patrick Kennedy • ' • I "What are you doing for spring bre(Jk?" By Dt. Rosemary Clarke of wholeness. : -· · You've just seen your parmer T De~elop more independence. talking to another person. His or If you re leaning on someone her attention is focused on this else to validate your worth, re­ friend and they're laughing. Sud­ member to start to give yourself denly you find yourself flooded validation. with a inix of feelings and recog­ T Use your jealousy as an op­ nize you are in the throes of a fit of portunity to look at your own jealousy. self-definition. If you have a It's a combination of anger and negative self-co11cept, your jeal­ fear of abandonment When we ous behavior may take the fonn are jealous, we feel vulnerable, ofextorting attention from some­ hurt, dependent ancl often find one else.· There is a desperate we're comparing ourselves to a qualitytoit-asifyouwon'tget perceived rival. We fasten on to cared for unless you force it be­ Mike Maran '95 what we 're not. Self-devaluation cause you are not really worthy Gloria Mayne '92 Mark Sainsbury '94 is the result of attention. Psychology Marketing TV/R · Jealousy has its roots in an early • Look at the characteristics of "Talcing my first spring "Going home, writing a pa­ "Going home, seeing My stage of our development ~hen your "rival". What traits do you break trip to Myrtle per, and relaxing." Bloody Valentine, ana we learned that our worth and see in this person that you like or Beach." buying thousands of dol­ well being was contingent on the findatttactive? Can you develop lars worth of music." amount of love and attention we some of these traits? Or recog­ received from our parents and nize that you may be idealizing other significant people.