Clean up C your tarnished VlLLANOVAN imase. F3£C s. Vol. 70. No. 11 VILLANOVA UNIVERSITY, VILLANOVA. PA. January 27, 1 995 Alleged Sororities complete phone annual spring Rush By DANINE ALATI was mvited back to all seven. At harasser Staff Reporter these parties, the rushees learned more about the sororities through The opportunity to participate talking to more sisters and watch- apprehended in this year's sorority Rush mg a video presentation. At the prompted 367 women to return third round, the sisters performed early from the semester break, skits for the rushees. By CLAIRE REHWINKEL , with activities commencing Jan. The final round of Rush, the Assistant News Editor 12, said Director of Leadership preference parties, took place Jan. Development and Panhellenic 22. The rushees could return to An anonymous Philadelphia Advisor Gary Bonas. a maximum of two sororities. At male was brought up on charges Bonas was pleased with the this party, the importance of at the end of last semester for turnout because the academic sisterhood was stressed. After the making obscene telephone calls to requirement to rush was raised last preference party, the rushee large a number of the University's from a grade point average of 2.20 chose her first and second choice freshmen women. This harasser, to 2.25. Bonas said that the sorority. Her response was entered otherwise known by students on academic standards are still a bit into a computer where each Villanova's campus as the "Stan- low, and says that they will be rushee was to be matched with ford Stalker," was identified after raised gradually until they are her chosen sorority. a long process by the departments satisfactory. "We have these Since the new pledge quota for of Public Safety and Telecommun- requirements because pledging each sorority was set at 50, there ications. Eventually, the caller takes a lot of time and we would was still a chance that not eve- was taken into custody by the not want the girls' grades to ryone would receive a bid. Bid day Radnor police. suffer," he said. was Jan. 23, when the rushees Public Safety began receiving a Sorority Rush at Villanova is were informed of which bids they series of complaints concerning similar to that of other colleges were offered. Later that evening, strange phone calls to the resi- because the University follows sisters and pledges met for a dents of Stanford Hall, Nov. 8. the National Panhellenic celebration. "We [Public Safety] have period- Guidelines. "Rush was quite nerve- ically received similar reports in Rush began with the first round racking," Denise Neff, a rushee, the past, but nothing to this of parties, in which each rushee said. "But I am glad that I did it, degree," said Investigator David attended a party for each of the and I am even happier that it is Mann. "But, when an individual seven sororities. After that a over." hits a building as large as Stanford mutual selection process began, Rush Chair Sue Poll felt that COURTESY MEDIA RELATIONS Hall where close to 560 girls live, where the rushees began eliminat- Rush was successful. "The man- f you can imagine the enormity of ing sororities and vice versa. Each agement and counselor chairs and Becky Spies, a senior philosophy and biology major, has been named the situation." This man allegedly participant could possibly return a Rhodes Scholar. This award recognizes academic, athletic and everyone who helped me out with t: made additional phone calls to leadership achievements. to a maximum of five sororities Rush was phenomenal and every- students at both Bryn Mawr and for the second round, even if she thing ran smoothly." Rosemont colleges. The harasser reportedly would introduce himself as "Scott." Lecture examines Malcolm and Then he would claim to be a friend Martin's legacy of an imaginary person with a By KLICK for JONATHAN images most Americans. their problems. He added that few is a "symbol of young blacks' common name such as "Jen" or Assistant News Editor According to Cone, King repre- people will deny that the civil rage" against white middle-class "Kristen." "A search warrant sents the philosphy of love and rights movement has furthered America, "a bold, in-your-face was never issued for the individ- of As part the University's integration, while Malcolm is the black cause. He said, "Blacks assertion of blackness." ual's home," said Mann. "There- celebration of Martin Luther often seen as a symbol of "hate, have been movin' on up," but he Coinciding with this rising fore, to determine we have no way King, Birthday, Dr. ' Jr.'s James separation and violence." "These also said that black underclass is interest has been a steady decline how information was obtained Cone of Union Theological Semi- contrasting two images were poorer than during the 1960s and in the popularity of King. Cone about the girls he called. You have nary presented a lecture titled created by the mainstream media one-half of all black babies are said King is denounced as ineffec- to remember, we here at Public "Martin and Malcolm: Historical in the 1960s," he added. born in poverty. Also, he said tual and that even black college Safety have never spoken with and Theological Reflections" Jan. King was seen as a martyr after black youths are killing each other students, who benefit most from him first hand. It is believed, 16 in the Villanova Room of the his death, but tears "few were with a "frequency that boggles the civil rights movement, are however, that the girls, unknow- Connelly Center. Dr. Meghan shed outside of Harlem" for Mal- the human imagination." "enamoured with Malcolm's ingly, provided him with most of Keita of the history and Africana colm, said Cone. However, a "Malcolm evokes much more nationalism." the information. studies departments introduced "strong wind of change" has respect today among blacks than Cone decried this choosing After several weeks of these Cone by calling his work on King begun to blow across the African he did during his lifetime," Cone between the two men, saying that telephone calls, the University "illuminating," and Malcolm X American community in Cone's said, calling him an "inner city, both are needed to understand recognized these incidents as a claiming it "will stand the test of opinion. He said that many young cultural icon." Cone attributed America from the African vantage major problem and began to take time." blacks have started to question much of the resurgence in interest point. He said King and Malcolm the necessary actions for identi- explaining that Cone began by whether King's nonviolent to the Spike Lee movie about together express the black strug- (Continued on page 2) evoke contrasts in is sufficient the two men approach to solve Malcolm X's life. He said Malcolm (Con tin ued on page 2/ Editors seek change <f additions. 4, special to the Villanovan New featured colum- nists will also be added. A new Editorial Board has "We hope to include something recently taken office at the Vil- on each page that will be inter- lanovan, and the new editors are esting to everyone," said Cooney. "I each eager to work to ensure that the hope person who opens the paper will find at least one inter- paper progresses as rapidly as it esting item to read," did during the last two semesters. she added. Several changes will be imple- "It is important for us to keep mented this semester, according in mind that the readers make up to Editors-in-Chief Kathleen Coo- the Villanovan," said Tara ney and Sean Kelly. Campitiello, associate editor. The "We really want to get more staff is counting on feedback from people involved in the newspaper. readers. Readers are encouraged We think we can reach many more to write letters to the editor. If students if more people start writing a letter is not appealing, writing," said Kelly. readers are invited to call the Numerous additions have been Villanovan or to come to the made to each section of the paper. office to make suggestions. "It's For instance, the Entertainment your paper, and we want to hear section will add a restaurant yoqr view," said Todd Leskanic, review and the Features section associate editor. now has a segment for popular (Continued on page 4) quotes of the week, among other • Page 2 THE VILLANOVAN • January 27, 1995 January 27, 1995 • THE VILLANOVAN Page 3 HIS Malcolm and Martin Residence Life offers WEEK Beyond the Main rv Line (Continued from page 1) the last few decades that blacks gle tor identity, the struggle have benefitted from affirmative Editorials off-campus options .8 Source: The New York Times ical parts that eventually lead between integrationism and action laws. "We need Malcolm to Scope Compiled by: Melissa Lee to a hydraulic valve about the nationalism. "Choosing is like warn us against their tricky 15 By KATHLEEN Residence Life possesses a list of size of a soda can. The valve splitting ourselves in half," he logic," he added. COONEY ..* Editor in Chief families \dio are willing to house Features .. 19 channels hydraulic fluid to a explained. WASHINGTON, D.C. - Cone explained that young students. This is a popular option Who knows, cylinder that controls a rod Cone called King "the accept- President Bill Clinton blacks who emphasize Malcolm's Besides providing housing for particularly among graduate stu- offered that pushes the rudder. able Negro leader," claiming that his State of the Union Message rejection of nonviolence must be students on campus, the Office of dents, he said.