Volume 80, No. 72 Youngstown State University • Youngstown, Ohio Thursday, Aug. 13,1998 H Machooka said it is hard being an interna• tional student because he is new to this country and doesn't have a lot of support. EMILY D. CRONK minutes between calm and then NEWS EDITOR my feelings turned to terror," said Machooka. The bombings of the Ameri• Machooka's computer and can embassies in the African cit• telephone calls from' U.S. friends, ies of Nairobi and Dares Salaam, remain his only sources of infor• Friday, killed more than 200 mation. people and left more than 5,000 "Dennis is really worried TELA DUKBTN, THEJAMBAR injured. For one YSU student, about his family and friends be• PROUD TO BE PIERCED* stefanie Sciarra, junior, environmental science, shows off her these bombings have struck ter• cause a lot of them work in the several piercings. Sciarra hid her toungue-piercing from her parents for more than a year. ror in his life. area where the bomb went off," YSU International student said Brian Winston, a worker in Dennis Machooka, junior, biol• YSU's Track and Field Office. ogy, came to the U.S. from Machooka said he waits to iercine makes a statement Kenya to pursue his education, hear the fate of his loved ones, as well as his desire to run track especially a cousin who may Most piercing pain occurs after the piercing. and cross country. Machooka re• have been at the Kenyan embassy CARRIE MAZZUCCO Young and old alike have been majority of body piercings today ceived word of the bombings building attempting to obtain an CONTRIBUTING WRrrER swept up by the trend, but evidence are performed, with the exception overseas from a friend and a lo• American visa at the time of the shows the majority of people get• of the ears, on the belly button. The cal TV station. bombing. Spikes. Studs. Rings. Barbells. ting pierced today are ages 18 to 24. next most popular locations are the "At first I couldn't get in "I have spoken to both my To some, these things are mean• Modern body piercing began in tongue and eyebrow. Of course, touch with any of my family parents and an uncle, which is ingless. To others, they are part of the '70s during the San Francisco, there are those that go for the gusto members because tho lines were some worry off my mind," said their daily lives — attached to their gay, leather, S&M scene. Nipple with a genital piercing. down," he said. Machooka. "But I had a cousin eyebrows, nostrils, belly buttons piercing even dates back to the Why did you do it? Did it hurt? "My friend called me around who might have been right in the and everything else imaginable. 1890s, when British women had These are the two questions that 6:30 a.m. to tell me something center of the bombing and I don't They are the pierced. The the surgical procedure done so they plague the pierced the most. had happened in Kenya," said think my family is telling me the ever-increasing army of those who could insert gold rings through Lisa Carr, junior, education, Machooka. "I thought it was an• entire truth about who is alive are brave enough to face the each nipple and attach them with who has her tongue pierced, said, other riot. Then I realized it was and who is dead." needle. delicate chains. "I tell people I'm going to hand out more serious and that it was a Machooka said being an inter- Body piercing has been gaining Since then piercing has gone bombing. Bombing momentum for the past few years, mainstream. According lo Dylan Piercing "I was using my computer to especially among college students. Howard, Yale Daily News, the Continued on page 7 get information; I had only a few Continued on page 8 JOE LANDSBERGER President Carrie Wilson hope their Wislon said the station's pro• MANAGING EDITOR proposed stu- gramming will be geared towared dent radio sta• students and will offer roundtable campus One of many things YSU stu• tion will change discussions about campus issues, dents lack is a voice, a link to the that. newcasts detailing upcoming • An Off-Campus Housing List can be ob• world beyond YSU. While the uni• "[The sta• events on campus and other pro• tained from YSU's housing services. versity offers numerous resources tion] would gramming to get students inter• and opportunities, the student have a two-fold ested in and involved with the YSU TELA DURBIN dents. body, composed mostly of com• purpose — to Carrie Wilson community. EDITOR IN CHIEF YSU housing services does of• muter students, seems woefully get people in• "We think [the station] will get fer an "Off-Campus Housing out of touch. volved on campus and to give stu• College students rarely live at List," which is a photocopied list President of student govern• dents an effective learning tool," Radio home or in dorms during-the four of apartment complexes from Lib• ment David Myhall and Vice Wilson said. Continued on page 8 or more years of their college life. erty to East Liverpool and separate They yearn to feel the wind photocopied listings of apartments through their hair by breaking free or houses leased through private Dorm crimes carry penalty of the restrictions of dormitory individuals, most of which are on rules. Living off campus in apart• the Northside of Youngstown. EMILY D. CRONK individuals repeatedly. A violator can be reprimanded ments or shared houses can give There is a disclaimer on the front NEWS EDITOR According to an anonymous immediately by an RA depending young adults the independence of the booklet that reads, "It is source, RAs have been known to on what kind of violation was com• they crave and can possibly save important to note that YSU does YSU students have been getting see violations and let them go if mitted. If the offense was serious them money. However, students not inspect or approve any of the away with petty offenses in the the violators were people who the student can be sent directly to must first do the proper research listings." dorm rooms. Small violations have were rarely in trouble. A student, a disciplinary officer or even the on this type of housing on their been ignored for the sake of friend• however, who is constantly in own because YSU does not deal Housing ship or because a resident assistant trouble may be given the conse• Dorm with off-campus living for its stu• Continued on page 7 was tired of dealing with the same quences right on the spot. Continued on page 6 The Jambar Thursday, Aug. io, Scholars are enticed by 4 star . - -if" •-• • - • Scholars must maintain a 3.50 GPA and perform 60 hours of com• munity service per year. EMILY D. CRONK would see regular advisers." College of Fine and Performing NEWS EDITOR "Students coming into the Arts. Scholars Program receive larger "Students in the University YSU is going to great lengths scholarships while the Honors Scholars program help to raise — lengths which may not be ap• students receive less money for the bar for other programs here parent to incoming "average" scholarships," said Ritchey. at YSU," said Joseph Edwards, students az to bring in young "The scholars receive more director of the Dana School of scholars with high GPA's. money because the students are Music. "Certainly the average The University Scholars Pro• high school valedictorians and students doing well at the uni• gram offers incoming freshmen are ranked in the top five percent versity also help to raise the full four-year scholarships. of their class." level of excellence at YSU." These scholarships combine There are several stipulations YSU has not had to deal with to amount to approximately that accompany the scholarships. too many students wanting to $40,000. The students must pursue an study in one specific area. Students are chosen from the honors degree and complete 60 "If too many incoming stu• Mahoning Valley, although hours of community service dents were choosing one desig• some are coming this fall from around the Youngstown area. nated area of study, the univer• other states such as New York These community service sity would probably have to step and Michigan, among others. hours include spending time at in and do something such as re• YSU buys the student's ACT nursing homes, cleaning up jecting a student who wants to and SAT scores, sends the stu• around the city and helping the come into the program," said dent a letter, sets up an appoint• elderly run errands. They must Ritchey. ment to meet with the student participate in other extra curricu- In a prepared statement, Dr. and tries to persuade him/her to lar activities as well. George McCloud, dean of the come to YSU. "There have been cases when College of Fine and Performing "I usually spend two or three some students have forgotten to Arts, said, "Key faculty and staff hours with the student and (his/ have their community service in the College of Fine and Per• her] family. I give them a tour papers signed by an agency. forming Arts have worked cre• around our campus and then buy Some students may have atively to attract both artistically them lunch," said Dr. Nathan come up short on their hours, but and academically talented stu• Ritchey, director of University we try and work something out dents." CHAD E. HOLDEN, 7W£ JAMBAR Scholars and Honors Degree so they are not penalized," said Only five of the 40 scholars BUILDING A BETTER BLISS: Construction is underway Programs.