The Ithacan, 1995-10-05

The Ithacan, 1995-10-05

Ithaca College Digital Commons @ IC The thI acan, 1995-96 The thI acan: 1990/91 to 1999/2000 10-5-1995 The thI acan, 1995-10-05 Ithaca College Follow this and additional works at: http://digitalcommons.ithaca.edu/ithacan_1995-96 Recommended Citation Ithaca College, "The thI acan, 1995-10-05" (1995). The Ithacan, 1995-96. 7. http://digitalcommons.ithaca.edu/ithacan_1995-96/7 This Newspaper is brought to you for free and open access by the The thI acan: 1990/91 to 1999/2000 at Digital Commons @ IC. It has been accepted for inclusion in The thI acan, 1995-96 by an authorized administrator of Digital Commons @ IC. OPINION ACCENT SPORTS INDEX Accent .......................... 11 Holding the line An apple a day... Comeback victory Classifieds .................... 16 Comics ......................... 17 College should not extend Apple harvest offers sam­ Men's soccer team scores Opinion ........................... 8 benefits packages too far 8 pling of local fruits 17 in final minutes to seal win 19 Sports ........................... 19 Thursday, October 5, 1995 The Volume 63, Number 7 24 pages ITHACAN Free The Newspaper For The Ithaca College Community Park bequest used for special programs the request and discussing reasons for the Money left to office of president to provide "The gift is very important for need. for unbudgeted College needs the president to have to be Campus community members can request used to the educational advan­ these funds from Whalen by letter or by $40,000 a year to the president's office dis­ contacting him through their dean or direc­ By Heather Duncan cretionary fund during Park's lifetime. tage of the students and the tor, Whalen said. Ithacan Staff Park's original bequest stipulated that the campus community. " Park, who died Oct. 25, 1993, served as Two years after his death, the money left money "be used as the Board of Trustees of -James J. Whalen, chairman of the Board of Trustees for 11 to Ithaca College by media mogul and Board Ithaca College detennines to ensure that the president years and as a trustee for 20 years. His contri­ of Trustees member Roy H. Park feeds a President of such college is well provided butions to the College were anonymous dur­ discretionary fund controlled by President for." However, he said that he received no sponsoring speakers and other events, Whalen ing his lifetime. James J. Whalen. personal bequest from the Park estate. said. When it was moved into anew $12 million The original $750,000 gift remains in the Whalen said the fund has not been used ''The gift is very important for the presi­ building in 1989, the College's school of bank while the interest accumulated pro­ much yet because it took time to establish dent to have to be used to the educational communications was renamed for Park, who vides about $40,000 each year, Whalen said. after Park's death and it needed to accrue advantage of the student<; and the campus owned many television stations, radio sta­ The money will be used by Whalen as well as interest before the money became available. community," Whalen said. tions and newspapers. future presidents to fund worthy projects that In the past, the discretionary fund has Although Whalen makes the final deci­ 'Tm very grateful that Mr. Park saw fit to could not be otherwise supported. been used to aid students with unusual needs, sion about the fund, he said he rarely decides see that we still have this money," Whalen Whalen said Park had cor:itributed about faculty and student travel and student groups without sitting down with the person making said. Cost cutting continues Containment ideas implemented on campus By Kelley Bloomfield Ithacan Staff Almost a year after they submitted cost­ containment suggestions to the College, stu­ dents, faculty and staff members may be wondering if their ideas have been put to use. Most of the cost-containment ideas cho­ sen during a contest last year have been or are in the stages of being implemented, said Carl Sgrecci, vice president and treasurer. In the fall of '94, the College asked for input by students and employees on ways to --- !","' save money acro~campus. The cost-con­ tainment task force, which was developed to The Ithacan/Patty String review suggestions, rewarded 38 faculty and Students' faces portray a range of emotions over the end of the 16-month long O.J. Simpson double- murder trial. staff members $100 each last year for their ideas on reducing the College's operating costs. Verdict elicits an array of opinion The ideas ranged from cutting unneces­ sary intracampus mailing on college letter­ head to cutting back at holiday festivities for Simpson decision "I was surprised that the jury said 'no' so quickly. It's just employees. brings relief and disturbing that this is a piece of our generation's history. It is "Overall, 'I am very pleased that we were disappointment in a poor representation, especially for African Americans. " virtually able to implement or be in the -Nike Ogunsoea '99 process of implementing all the ideas that judicial system were awarded prizes," Sgrecci said. had him convicted from day one," an on­ "If he didn't do it, who did?" asked At this point the College has eliminated looker commented. ''Nah, he's going free," Josh Hyman '99. letterhead for intracampus correspondence, By Jennffer Battista another countered. Other students, including Erica encourages duplicating on both sides of pa­ Ithacan Staff "Yeah-The Juice!!" boomed from the Simpson '98 and Lisa Traugott '98 agreed per, recycling paper for scratch pads, using Large crowds gathered in the Food back of the room. Many looked happy; they with Hyman, saying the situation and ver­ small post-it size paper for fax covers, and Court and the Student Union television congratulated each other and shouted, as if dict were both ridiculous. intracampus mailing without envelopes, lounges on Tuesday afternoon to hear the their team had won the Superbowl. Others However, others were not surprised by Sgrecci said. verdict in the OrenthalJ. Simpson double­ looked simply stunned. the outcome. "We put out a memo to the community murder trial. "I was surprised that the jury said 'no' so "[The verdict was] unexpected, but be­ asking them to keep in mind a lot of these The verdict of "not guilty" caused a quickly," said Nike Ogunsoea '99. "It's just lievable," said Chris Morris '99. things as it related to paper and the mailing variety ofreactions among students; some disturbing that this is a piece of our Some found the situation_ simply hu­ process," Sgrecci said. were enraged, while others remained apa­ generation's history. It is a poor representa­ morous. According to Sgrecci, the intracampus thetic. tion, especially for African Americans." ·~Nothing's going to stop Nordberg mailing policies have changed. Before, if a Over 300 eyes peered over, under and Ben Sirianni '99 expressed similar con­ now," said Greg Rowan '99 referring to department wanted to mail something to all around each other trying to gera look at cern with the verdiCL "I thought he would be Simpson·s role in the "Naked Gun" mov­ employees it would have to request mailing the television. They all waited anxiously found innocent, but it was still a huge shock," ies. labels and have someone apply them. to bear Simpson's fate. Sirianni said. "It prov~ money can buy any- · The verdict led to a variety of reactions Currently, a memo to be sent to all em­ Nervpus tension filled the room. A low thing." on campus including the blaring of ployees is printed and sent to the mailroom bll7.Z grew louder as people spea1lated Thejury'sdccisionalsoraiscdmanyques­ bullhorns. and the posting of "not guilty" where it is folded and sealed with a tab. aboutSimpson'sguiltorinnocence. '1'bey tions among students. signs on doors of residence hall rooms. Sgrecci said the change decreased the need See COST, next page 2 The Ithacan October 5, 1995 COST College loans· OD the rise··· .. Continued from previous page for envelopes and the time and was another idea submitted to the Students take longer than usual to pay off debts money wasted on labels. cost containment task force. pletely out of control," said Ted ages $8,474 in student loans, up Another idea suggested the Col­ "A campus-wide mailroom is By College Press Service Freeman, president of the Educa- from $7,675 in 1990 and $2,500 in lege hold less festivities at the holi­ theonethingthathasnotbeenimple­ A few years ago, Anthony Ro~ti tion Resources Institute. "Students 1980. day time for employees. mented yet, but we are still working had every intention of becoming a and their families have to readjust The Department of Education In response to this Sgrecci said, on [it] and very much want to do full-time educator. "I wanted to their lives to pay off their student estimates that of the $183 billion "The president made a decision last [it]," Sgrecci said. teach chemistry because I know I loans." borrowed in the student loan pro- year to discontinue holiday parties The mailroom would mean that could do it well," said Rosati. "I Freeman'sorganizationrecently gram since· 1966, more than 22 at his residence for employees." students would have the same post wanted to find a good liberal arts released a study on college borrow- percent of that figure was borrowed Costs have also been reduced by office box over their four years at school and help students learn." ing, indicating that college loans in the last two years. buying less-expensive, used ve­ the College, even if they moved off But after pursuing a Ph.D.

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