Ursinus College Digital Commons @ Ursinus College Ursinus College Grizzly Newspaper Newspapers 10-9-1990 The Grizzly, October 9, 1990 Krishni Patrick Ursinus College Kathleen Bowers Ursinus College Stacey Schaeur Ursinus College Antoni Castells-Talens Ursinus College Chris Heinzinger Ursinus College See next page for additional authors Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.ursinus.edu/grizzlynews Part of the Cultural History Commons, Higher Education Commons, Liberal Studies Commons, Social History Commons, and the United States History Commons Click here to let us know how access to this document benefits ou.y Recommended Citation Patrick, Krishni; Bowers, Kathleen; Schaeur, Stacey; Castells-Talens, Antoni; Heinzinger, Chris; Jacobson, Sara; Compton, Erica; Griffin, Diane; Johnson,erri; T Bove, Louis; Shatz, Ellen; Miller, Melisa; Toleno, Brian; Gosnear, Lori; Rubin, Harley David; Moir, Dennis; Grubb, Steven; Hallinger, Mark; Casciano, Coleen; Morgan, Lewelyn; and Koser, Todd, "The Grizzly, October 9, 1990" (1990). Ursinus College Grizzly Newspaper. 260. https://digitalcommons.ursinus.edu/grizzlynews/260 This Book is brought to you for free and open access by the Newspapers at Digital Commons @ Ursinus College. It has been accepted for inclusion in Ursinus College Grizzly Newspaper by an authorized administrator of Digital Commons @ Ursinus College. For more information, please contact [email protected]. Authors Krishni Patrick, Kathleen Bowers, Stacey Schaeur, Antoni Castells-Talens, Chris Heinzinger, Sara Jacobson, Erica Compton, Diane Griffin,erri T Johnson, Louis Bove, Ellen Shatz, Melisa Miller, Brian Toleno, Lori Gosnear, Harley David Rubin, Dennis Moir, Steven Grubb, Mark Hallinger, Coleen Casciano, Lewelyn Morgan, and Todd Koser This book is available at Digital Commons @ Ursinus College: https://digitalcommons.ursinus.edu/grizzlynews/260 Volume 21 Number 4 October 9, 1990 Student Activities Reorganized BY KATHLEEN BOWERS especially important. Applebaum is summer and hopes to incorporate Of The Grizzly working to improve CAB's image some ideas into the new Wismer The Ursinus Student Activities and encourage students to come Center. Office (SAO) is expanded, r~ out to events and "see what they're Jeneen Flamer is Coordinator of organized, and looking to the missing." He is also pushing the. Multi-Cultural Services. She future. With the addition of a full­ USGA to face a variety of campus spends half her time in Student time coordinator of student issues and better utilize their voice Activities and half in Admissions. activities and the prospect of a and power for positive change. She works at ratSmg and new Wismer Student Center, the Gradually he will get more maintaining campus awareness by staff is hoping to improve students' involved with the Greek councils. seeking speakers, forums, movies participation and enjoyment of Houghton Kane, Dean of Student and performers that reflect cultural on-campus activities. Life, hopes that this will bring a diversity. She also sees that The most apparent change in better organized and healthier minority groups are represented in the SAO from last year is the loss system in whi"h Greek officers will various clubs and activities. Jeneen of Lorraine Zimmer, Director of gain leadership training and herself was a minority studen~ at Student Activities, and Tammy experience. Ursinus in 1974, and thus Green, who worked part-time. Sue Koester, Coordinator of the prioritizes personal support and Replacing these positions is Marc Campus Center, has taken on mentorship to anyone who wants Applebaum who works full-time more responsibility in Student advice or encouragement. advising the Campus Activities Activities. Much of her work Kane's move from Corson into Board, Ursinus Student involves organizing the details for the Student Activities Office allows Government Association, and the conferences, speakers, or campus him to have more direct student Inter-Fraternity and Inter-Sorority vendors. Beginning this year contact. Jae ' Hively, Kane's Councils. Applebaum wants to student secretaries have been hired secretary, also enjoys the more make events and activities on allowing her to focus more on the lively atmosphere. The r~ campus more exciting and student center. Koester's goal is to organized office reflects the Marc Applebaum, Coordinator of StUdent Activites enjoys administration's attempt to be "spontaneous." Because improve the use of Wismer_and of homecoming festivities. Collegeville itself lacks social Zack's. She visited several other more directly involved with outlets, options on campus are college student centers this students. Homecoming 1990: Student and Alumnae Festivities Compiled from Grizzly News Services Last Saturday afternoon the Grizzly and Phi PSi were just a Ursinus College Campus received few of the organizations hundreds of alumni, faculty and represented. In addition, alumni Students for Homecoming Day. from an assortment of years met Athletics, entertainment, and under their own tents for their reminiscing were just a few own personal reminiscing. elements of this busy day. Entertainment at the Street Fair The day's festivities began with included an alumni jazz band, two the annual Bear Pack Run, a clowns making animal balloons, traditional fIV~mile event for and a giant pink flamingo sent by Tailgating. runners. Dave Gamer, an Ursinus Flamingo's Frozen yogurt. alumnus captured frrst place. The athletics continued with field hockey and soccer at 11 LaRouche Supporter to Speak o'clock concluding with football later that afternoon. At BY STACEY SCHAEUR a fascist~ Neo-Nazi, and an anti­ halftime spectators watched as Special to the Grizzly Semite. LaRouche received a jail senior Nicole Meyers was crowned sentence of 15 years in January of the 1990 Homecoming Queen. On Tuesday October 9th 1989 for mail fraud and tax The entertainment for the day (TODAY) from 4-5pm Lewis evasion. The fraud charge came from allegations that he not only tried to accomodate a wide rang~ DuPont Smith will be speaking in of interests. By mid-moming 'The the Wismer Parent's Lounge. bilked his supporters out of their Mirror Man" a participatory play DuPont Smith is an Independent life savings, but solicited money by Brian Way was presented for candidate for the fifth from unknowing citizens. DuPont children of alumni. Congressional District of Smith himself has been declared A "Street Fair on the Green" Pennsylvania which includes parts mentally incompetent by a judge was held early in the afternoon. of Montgomery County. He is and stripped of all control over his Beneath the red and yellow tents running against the incumbent large family inheritance because of various campus organizations Dick Schulze and Democrat Sam a contnbution of $212,000 to a shared a piece of their work with Stretton. LaRouche group. the campus community. The DuPont Smith is a long time Come hear a fresh view of Homecoming Queen 1990,Nicole Meyers, and escort, Chris LaRosa Minority Student Union, Sailing supporter of Lyndon LaRouche. politics divergent from the greet spectators. Club, Kappa Delta Kappa, The LaRoqche's critics have called him traditional bi-partisan approach. , ,- Page 2 · " October 9, 1990 ~~~~~~~~~~~News~--------------------~ Pledging Rules In Effect EcBa Club anytime. When in doubt, the specific activity should be Bids were accepted and pledging activities began on September 28, 1990. discussed with the Campus Life Committee. Pledging will continue for a period of three weeks, ending on Sunday morning, October 21 at 5:30 a.m. While service activities are a required part of pledging, Holds First there will be no special week devoted to those activities. The Intersorority Council (10) The eating or drinking of anything (including water) may not be a part of any is responsible for scheduling fall rushing activities. The following is a set of the pledging activities. If a pledge is thirsty, she should be temporarily excused from the activity to get a drink. Meeting current rules for sorority pledging. BY SARA JACOBSON (1) All activities conducted during pledging must receive the approval of the (11) Lineups and wall shows cause noise and disruption. Therefore. these should not be held outside the front of Wismer Hall in the mornings or at noon. Of The Grizzly Campus Life Committee. At other times and noise during lineups should be adjusted according to The Economics and Business (2) All pledging activities must conform to the Pennsylvania Anti Hazing Statute. the time and location. In addition, no pledging activities may be Administration (EcBa) club held held inside Wismer Hall. their first official meeting on (3) All pledging activities must conform to the rules and regulations of Ursinus (12) While sororities may combine pledges for an approved activity, at no time Tuesday, October 2nd, at 6:00. At College. While all regulations must be followed please note in particular, "Student may fraternities be involved in sorority pledging. the opening of the meeting Conduct"-handbook section three (pages 26-27), "Alcohol Policy"-handbook section president Phil Schubert admitted four (pages 28-30), "Illegal Drugs"-handbook section 5 (page 30), "Noise (13) Approved "messy activities" may be held during weekends. These must be that in recent years the club has Regulations"-handbook page 50. done in appropriate areas, must be cleaned up, and must not result in messy not been all that active. He then clothing or messy bathrooms in residence halls. No "messy activities" may be held promised that this year would be (4) In order to pledge, a student must have a cumulative grade point average of during the week. different saying that the club "will 2.0 (Campus Life Committee rule) and a total of 24 credits (ISC rule). do anything its members want", (14) Strenuous physical activities held during pledging should be approved by the that this was a "building year", and (5) During the semester of pledging, the academic performance of pledges will be Campus Life Committee. Advance permission must be obtained from each pledge closely monitored. It is expected that no drop in classroom performance will be who will participate in any strenuous physical activities.