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Vol. 28 Wrighi -Sitie University WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 16,1992 a RECYCLED PAPER Darkness descends on campus First day of classes upset by a major power failure By BECKY RUEF p.m. Staff Writer "It was an equipment failure on one of the electrical circuits that Many Wright State students supplies electricity to the univer- who attended classes Monday were sity," said Warren Shinker, direc- in the dark — literally. tor of service operations at Dayton On the first day of classes Power & Light. Wright State suffered a major cam- According to University pus-wide blackout. Every area of Spokeswoman Lynette M. Heard campus, with the exception of the of West Chester, the power outage Woods and Forest Lane, was af- was due to a malfunctioning trans- fected. former on Interstate 675. Parts of Fz. irborn were also af- Shinker credited a repairman fected by the outage. who was near the transformer as The power went out at 1:05 the reason power was restored so Pkato »y Scott C««IM p.m. and came back on at 1:40 quickly. Elsie Fenlc was forced to teach her finance class outdoors after Monday's power failure. Campus organizations have varying reactions to Monday's blackout By BECKY RUEF ter. "As of today, nothing was and flashlights. Staff Writer lost." The registrar's office wasn't "Today 's the first day for news programs ... during my Bursar Carol Stevenson said as lucky. They could do nothing While students were lost in the second news cast ever, the power went out." —Pete Ziehler the Bursar's Office couldn't pro- without their computer systems. dark, some university organizations cess anything until the computer Associate Registrar Gail M. struggled through Monday's power system came back on line. Fred said, "We are so dependent outage in various ways. "It doesn't help me or the sta- vide was not bothered, because we The bookstore, on the other on our computer system." Pete Ziehler, News Director for tion to have the power go off," said have our own generator in Allyn hand, was not really affected by A spokesman for Physical Wright State University's student Ziehler, a sophomore from Akron Hall." the black out and business wenton Plant said they responded to some run radio station, said, "Today's majoring in communication. "As far as we know as usual said Anita Lafferty, di- calls of people being stuck in el- the first day for news programs ... A spokesman for the Depart- everything's fine," said Diane rector of the WSU Bookstore. evators on campus. during my second news cast ever, ment of Public Safety said, "The Parrish, claims processor at Lafferty said the bookstore There were no reports of seri- the power went out." continuity of the service we pro- Fredrick A. White Medical Cen- managed by using written receipts ous injury. INSIDE Clinton/Gore may What does WSU's top TUITION INCREASES 1992 student look like? ,.n_^,iooo Snrina1992 Fa# 1992 visit Wright State Winter [Page 9] $1 By THOMAS J. LUCENTE Jr. ton, associate professor of political Now here is an ugly News Editor science, associate director of the Center for Urban and Public Af- rock group As the fall campaign for the fairs, and adviser for the WSU [Page 12] nation's highest elcctedofficc heats group, College Democrats, said an up, many people are wondering invitation was sent to their cam- who they should vote for. Cross country teams paign recently to have one the of Wrighi State students may get a ready to "pack" up democrats speak on the Founders special opportunity next month to Quadrangle. [Page 17] hear what Democratic presidential "1 don't really know if they arc candidate, Arkansas Gov. Bill Chronicles • 2 Sports • 15 coming yet," said Adams. "There Opinion • 6 Classifieds • 18 Clinton, or his running mate, U.S. G'apfnc Spotlight • 9 Comics • 19 Sen. A1 Gore, have to say. see "Clinton" continued By Craig Berhorel Dr. Robert W. Adams of Day- on ppqe 4 Source- Wftyn Stala UnivBcsty I 2 The Guardian Wednesday. Septembe. 16. 1992 News PVrto by Ifcv* If w»»| School Daze ... I Students who returned to school Monday enjoyed nice weather, suffered through a blackout and Quad construction, and were treated to many vendors on the Quad.Kai Ransom (Far right), 20, of Columbus purchased a Sting poster from a Quad vendor; Kelly Hefner (Middle), 19, of Piqua enjoys the sun; One class (above) was forced to move their studies outdoors during the blackout. Photo by !>»«« Hwang A FREDERICK A. WHITE ^ 7X HEALTH CENTER WSU PHARMACY 873-3414 The luck of the Irish just ran out. The purpose of this message is to clarify one of the coupons in the Welcome Week Issue of The Guardian, Ipecac Syrup should only be used with oral poisons. Ipecac should not he used w ith inhalation or topical liMKIKSHiUriksHi tattfe. Ilill ^MrJah bOUl poisons. Further. Ipecac • IhrklUBB^UfftGoiitfl wMntAn 'dhrryBaniMtz ^Wiballi^s IfQiisfoiffBotii ^Itnbcb ^XMSUI *S&UME "Mm ^fcWtanll-IWto should only be used after OTMSB ^JAqUHiriBIIUki 5^ A calling the Poison Center at * JSxsaszzxz* rJfRK Children's Medical Center at 222-2227. News Wednesday, September 16.1992 The Guardian 3 Student to study infant mortality in Brazil society, I am worried bccause if we Future doctor to compare United don't figure out how to lower the infant mortality rate, society as a State's rate to the rate in Brazil whole will suffer. I think we must commit time and money to solving Alberta Jones of Fairborn will panel of WSU faculty to meet the problem," added Ms. Jones. graduate from Wright State Uni- with Harold L. Nixon, Ph.D., vice Nixon, a resident of Dayton, versityin 1995 and then go to medi- president for student affairs, who said, "The purpose of the fellow- cal school. But first, she's going to was responsible for choosing her. the infant mortality rates of urban ship is to give bright minority stu- Brazil. As part of the fellowship, Ms. America and Brazil. dents the opportunity to experi- Ms. Jones, a Wright State Jones will conduct a research "1 was interested in the study ence another culture first hand." Sophomore pre-med major, will project under Nixon's guidance. because the topic affects me di- "Alberta is intelligent, enthusi- spend four weeks next summer in She must also communicate her rectly and indirectly," said Ms. astic and willing to share her expe- Brazil to complete the Student Af- findings as wellas her experiences,Jones . riences with other students after fairs Minority Ambassador Pro- to her fellow students after she "As an African-American, ur- her return." added Nixon. "She'll gram Fellowship. She was one of returns. ban babies are my future. And as a be able to excite others about the only two applicants chosen by a Ms. Jones decided to compare pre-med student and member of i culture." Alberta Jones Seminars The WSU Bookstore to be held on campus would like to The following seminars spon- sored by the department of bio- chemistry will be held in 035 Medi- Welcome YOU Back cal Sciences at 11:30 a.m. •Oct. 2,11:30 a.m. —Dr. Jef- frey Robbins from the University of Cincinnati will be the speaker at a seminar on "Transgenic Analy- ses of Cardiac Myosin Promoters." •Oct. 9,11:30 a.m. — Dr. Gary Baker from Northern Illinois Uni- PEPSI SWEEPSTAKES versity will Riveaseminar on "Pro- ton and Ligand Interactions in Cy- tochrome c Oxidase: A Respira- Win a FREE Ski Weekend Getaway tory Metal loenzyme." To enter simply complete an application and place it •Oct. 16, 11:30 a.m. — Dr. David R. Shortle from Johns into the ballot box located at the PEPSI display at the Hopkins University will speak on WSU Bookstore. "The Stability of the Folded Con- formation of Staphylococcal Nu- clease: The X-ray Crystal Struc- ture Does Not Tell All." •Oct. 23,11:30 a.m. — Albert W. Girotti of the Medical College EASTPAK SWEEPSTAKES of Wisconsin will talk about"Pho- tooxidative Damage in Cell Mem- "Why I Love My Eastpak" Contest branes: Reaction Pathways and For details pick up an entry form at the Eastpak Protective Mechanism." •Oct 30, 11:30 a.m. —Dr. display in the WSU Bookstore. Frederick C. Wedler from Penn- sylvania State University will speak Grand Prize at a seminar titled, "Isotope Ex- MADE IN U S A change Kinetics of Aspartate $1,500.00 Scholarship Transcarbamoylase: Mutant En- Store Hours zymes." Mon-Thurs 8:30-6:30 •Nov. 6, 11:30 a.m. — Dr. Wright State Friday 8:30-4:30 Avanelle Kirksey of Purdue Uni- University versity will speak on "Morpho- Saturday 10:00-4:30 Dayton, Ohio 45435 logical, Biochemical and Func- Sunday Closed tional Consequences of Vitamin B6 Deficits During Early Central Nervous System Development." Wright State University Bookstore •Nov. 13, 11:30 a.m. —Dr.