Thursday August 24,1995 65 Years of Campus Coverage Vol. 74 No. 75 at Its Best Profs team up with YSU alumni By STEPHANIE UJHELYI Reedy said that choosing century that this area was able to & CHRISTINA HANCHER Jenkins and Blue was natural. pull together people from a vari• The Jambar staff Jenkins is a 20th century urban ety of backgrounds and accom• historian, while Blue is an Ohio plish something great in its day," Dr. William Jenkins and Dr. historian. he commented. A Frederick Blue, both of history, The MVHS team of Reedy The MVHS's Reedy also ex• YC joined forces with YSU history and Lawson was in charge of pho• pressed admiration for what this - A* alumni Joan M. Reedy and H. Wil• tos and captions. They looked for book teaches. 'The books shows liam Lawson of Mahoning Valley photos that were quality yet said the history of a really vibrant and Historical Society (MVHS) to ex• something meaningful about the exciting community. Its purpose to plore Youngstown's and the community. Out of the 10,000 is to stop and reflect at this an• 'is- county's history in time for an an• photos considered for the book, niversary date and to take a look niversary celebration in 1996. 250 made the cut. Among the pho• at the people who lived here and Hat Their 192-page Mahoning Memo• tos published were contributions how they shaped our community ries, which is now available, ex• from the MVHS, The Vindicator, today." amines the history of HMHMHI ^mmmmm The Buckeye Re• Jenkins continues, "We found Youngstown and view and many that Youngstown parallels an in• I. *" Mahoning County >• I'd like for people other local busi• dustrial city of the 1950s; but be• through text and 250 to know how what nesses and photog• cause of its location, it is often • rare photographs. they do has an impact raphers. more difficult for Youngstown to Reedy, assistant on memselves and When under• compete with cities like Cleveland director of the taking this project, and Pittsburgh. Youngstown still me future just as the l. 7 Mahoning Valley His• YSU's Jenkins said has a lot of opportunities that are MAHONING MEMORIES torical Society, had people of the past he believes resi• overlooked. [Youngstowners] can This cover photo of the Youngstown Courthouse previously worked have affected us?9 dents should re- enjoy a nice, urban area that it stablizes will be a secure area to tells the story of the book Mahoning Memories by with the book's pub• - Joan M. Reedy, member that the lisher when she was Mahoning Valley Mahoning County live in." Drs. William Jenkins and Frederick Blue, history. employed at a Con• Historical Society and Youngstown Jenkins said he and Blue, who TheYSU professors authored this book with YSU necticut historical so- _____.-a. -su_ areas were built as is the director of YSU's history alumni Joan Reedy and H. William Lawson of the ciety., Both Lawson . ____________ . ...... result of a lot of dif- graduate studies, became involved and Jenkins wanted to keep an el• , ferent people and skills coming to• Mahoning Valley Historical Society. ement of history in the celebration. gether. "It is a triumph in the 20th See BOOK page 4 State officials rejects YSU Bombs away! request for lamp money By STEPHANIE UJHELYI WKBS&k editor in chief The Ohio Controlling Board (OCB) denied YSU $1,150 in taxpayer dollars for the purchase of decorative accessories for a renovated Dana Hall. According to published reports, the OCB denied the University's request for five brass lamps at $200 each YSU and $150 for a coat rack. YSU's request for $2,250 for a television, quarterback VCR and two love seats was approved. Sen. Alan Zaleski, who has opposed the YSU equipment Mark Brungard request since the University asked for it two weeks ago, told the drops back to media he could have found the same items for one-third the cost. According to Zaleski, the same brass lamps the University planned pass during a to buy were only $150 at Lazarus in Columbus. He added he 1 recent recently bought a $50 coat rack for his office. Youngstown is not the site of a Lazarus department store. scrimmage G. L. Mears, YSU's executive vice president, said the prices during the used were provided by the state on its state vendors list. For service needs, the University (like other state entities) contacts Penguins' businesses and invites them to submit bids, i^n^i^f^v^i^i^ Mears said the decision to football camp select the five $200 lamps this week. M The lamps we wanted and $150 coat rack were YSU's first were not the most expensive; made by YSU staff architects and the department involved, game is on the but good quality. I thought in this case New Student we were being responsible Relations. road against and using good sensed YSU officials say that these Kent State items are for a public area in —G.L. Mears Dana Hall where prospective Sept. 2. executive vice president students will learn about the campus. 4. Mears concluded, "it is good common sense to purchase a good quality lamp that has a furniture life of five years rather than a cheap one that will last one [year]. The lamps we wanted were not the most expensive, but good quality. I thought we were being responsible and using good sense." James McCollum, YSU executive director of University DAVID CALERIS Relations, said that private donors would provide the funds to purchase the brass lamps and coat rack. At press time, McCollum was out of town and could not be reached for further comment. 2 THE JAMBAR THURSDAY, AUGUST 24,1995 Editorial State needs to realize cheaper is not always better n Tuesday's Vindicator, wire for his thriftiness, he needs to primetime news program has within the state legislature reports stated that the Ohio realize that YSU (like other state revealed in an investigative report instead of YSU. Universities IControlling Board denied institutions) is expected to order that a well-recognized company purchase their equipment from YSU $1,150 for five brass lamps its furniture, equipment and that manufactures and sells whoever the state has a contract and a coat rack, claiming the supplies through staterselected computers at slightly less than the with, so if the state has a items can bepufchasednipre' ', 'entities that jssued the lowest competition builds its units by contract with Neiman Marcus, cheaply elsewhere. While five" bids. Therefore, if the prices are utilizing used parts. This would YSU has to purchase from brass lamps at $200 and a $150 a little steep, whose fault is it? be fine if the company informed Neiman Marcus. for a coat rack seems a little The state's. its customers, but it does not. The state needs to steep, how many of these politi• Zaleski never said whether Problems often arise with this examine the methods officials cians would spend this kind of the quality of the Lazarus lamps company's computers and no one use when determining who to taxpayer money on little trinkets were comparable to the ones knew why. So even though the contract with before com• for their own pleasure? It seems YSU were looking at. Again, if buyer purchased the unit at a plaining because someone kind of hypocritical when the it was the same lamp - same lower price, did he really save? works in the system. government officials spend tax quality, cheaper price, then the No, because he has to replace When dealing with THE JAMBAR dollars on self-promotion and University should be able to pieces in the unit that are going products, one can often find luxuries but they deny the Univer• purchase it from a store like bad. The money adds up. the same item with the same editor in chief sity $1,150 for a public reception Lazarus. If it is disposable and it The question arises again if quality a little cheaper STEPHANIE UJHELYI area in Dana Hall. has to be replaced two year after under state-supervised contract somewhere else. But when Sen. Alan Zaleski claimed you acquire them, then how is it YSU would be able to purchase dealing with service items managing editor the $200 lamps could be pur• a savings? It costs more to buy from entities outside the contract. (like carpet vendors and. KASEY KING chased for $150 from a depart• five lamps at $150 each that last If University reports are under• cleaning companies), the state ment store like LaZarus'.He also only two years and need to be stood, the state has a contract to and the University needs to copy editor 'siaid that he recently bought a coat replaced, man it does to buy five purchase all their furniture and remember, you get what you JOYCE DORBISH rack for $50 for his Senate office. good $200 lamps. decorative accessories, so perhaps pay for. While Zaleski should be praised For example, recently a the change needs to be made summer news editor, TANISHA MILLER Guest Commentary advertising manager TRACY SKIBO 1 TAVERN^ Former news editor says photo editor Williams' comments idiotic DAVID CALERIS By MATTHEW DEUTSCH 1994-95 Jambar news editor compositor STACEY PARKS This is in response to Ted Williams' Aug. 10 commentary. I cannot say, with any degree of certainty, whether or not Williams advisor was at all serious. However, to propose that Blacks should be oppressed CAROLYN in order to unite them and bring them closer together is laughable.