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WHNf'S INSIDE Scenes from the Gym The Dance Marathon in pictures MARATHON ................ 7 God loves the Irish The old country views Mar. 17 differently CENTER SPREAD .. 12/ 13 The Year in Review tor carroll Basebol to open Rim: CN staffers examine Season debut the silver screen. in Florida ENTERTAINMENT ...... 8 SPORTS ................ 20 ~tr:., ;" Arson cited in '111 .. ... h 1j ;J f ·- ; lj ~ J • I Murphy fire i 3 ~ 4 Mary J. Myers setting of this fire." Copy Ed1tor Kosmerl infonned the CN that. Fire officials have identified "pictures were taken at the scene arson as the cause of an early of the melted phone and the wood morning fire that erupted in the baseofthc unit. It appears as if the front lobby of Murphy Hall last plastic molding of the phone Friday. dripped down and caused a fire on At approximately 3:30 a.m.that the noor." morning. the residents of Murphy The University Heights Police left the comfort of their beds for Department, according to fire of­ the safety of the RecPiex as fire ficials, would conduct the crimi­ fighters battled a blaze on the fir'>t nal investigation of the fire and noor of the residence hall. the arson. According to Fire Chief However, when contacted, Kosmerl, the University Heights police officiaJs said that no in­ Fire Department "was notified of vestigation was underway and that the fireat3:29 a.m., and fire fight · the fire department still held the ers were on the scene at 3:34a.m." documentation for the investigation. 'The front part of Murphy was Editor's Note; Derek Dial., Sie>S}Zeoe< filled\\ ith smoke," said Kosmeral. Ne~~s Editor, comributed to the The lobby of Murphy was closed after an arsonists' fire hit the residence hall last Friday. "Security infonned us that the text of this article. building had been evacuated. We entered the building from the caM 'Wble. and wllen we reached the M rathon hatters donation record lobby area, fire was observed on Derek Diaz The Marathon, which ran from use the money to fulfill the wish of tees as the principal factor in the the noor and wall." News Editor Friday at 5 p.m. to Saturday at 7 a tenninally ill child while Rain­ success of the event. ''The fire was extinguished with When you pur your hearr in it, p.m., combined the efforts of stu­ bow will fund research with the "The preplanning that the a fire extinguisher. A smoke it can take you anywhere. dents, faculty, and campus orga­ donation. committees did was really great," ejector was used to clear the As the last seconds of the Dance nizations to generate money to Junior Kelly Kall, a dancer in Biacsi said. "When we got there, building of smoke." Marathon drained away last Sat­ benefit local charities. the Marathon. said that the event we all knew what had to be done." Assistant DirectorofResidence urday, the weary couples jomed The total of $16,352 will be was very demanding. Biacsi added, "In the last couple Life. Eleanor Finger. said that anns and sang the words to that split between donations to Rain­ "I had to catch my second wind of days before the event, people standard procedure was followed song. Amid their disheveled togas bow Babies and Children's Hos­ about ten times that night," KaH seemed to come out of the wood­ to evacuate the residents. and that and spent confetti, the group had pital and the Make-A-Wish Foun­ said. "But I knew it was fora great work to offer assistance. They no problems or injuries resulted managed to raise over $I 6,000, dation, said Dance Marathon Co­ cause and that kept me going." really helped out a lot too." from the evacuation. the largest sum ever from a Dance Chairperson Kevin Biacsi. The Biacsi cited preparation done The choice to donate the money Finger said that the "main Marathon, for charity. Make-A-Wish Foundation will by all of the Marathon Commit- to Make A Wish and Rainbow, concern was with toxic fumes," according to Biacsi, carne from a and because of this. the residents student committee in charge of were not pennitted to return to the Judge traces history of women in law the event. buildmg until approximately 5 Derek Diaz "When I went before the Bar the key.' They didn 'tlike that an­ Co-Chairperson of the Mara­ a.m News Editor Screening Committee in 1970 to swer." thon Stephanie Davies. who was In the meantime. the tempo­ The Office of Multicultural become a judge. the committee Traditionally women have been in charge of the dancers through­ rarily homeless students found Affairs hosted the Honorable Sara was made of 22 men," Harper thought to play a strong role in out the night, smd that the highlight shelter in the RccPlex or in other J. Harper last Wednesday in the said. "And even though l had been justice, Harper said. In ancient of the night occurred when a JCU dorms. Jardine room to conclude its two an attorney for 22 years. the com­ Greece. for· example. people de­ band hit the stage. Freshman Theresa Nelson said semester series on multicultural miuee still insisted on asking me, picted the goddess Athena as a "1 think that every one was that she "went to the Atrium to awareness. Harper. of the Ohio symbol of just1ce and wisdom. In excited \\hen Carried Awa) sta)' warm. An RA announced Court of Appeals. focused her dis· addition. Harper explained that staned," Davies said. ''The couples that it would be about an hour cussion on the history of women justice has often been represented liked dancmg to someone they before \\e could return [to 10 the judiciary. tracing the tradt­ as a blind-folded woman holding knC\\ And (Dtsk Jockey] Brian Murphyj. AI that time I went to liOnal role of women in law up to a S\\Ord and sh~eld. Redmond played a lot of songs stay with a friend in Sutowski." modern day. According to Harper. the that the couples requested; that The cause of the tire, Kosmerl In addition to having served as modern push for women in the made things exciting." said, "was definitely arson related. Prosecutor and as Assistant Di­ judicary bE:gan in 1872 when a Chairperson of Public Rela­ The fire was set between the doors rector of Law for the City of woman by the name of Myra tions Karen Ricketts said that of the lobby of Murphy." Cleveland, Harper spent ten years Blackwell applied for admission around 6 a.m. people began hit­ "Matches were used to ignite in the United States Marine Corps to the State Bar of Illinois. The ting a wall. the outer casing of the phone. Reserve as a military judge, the Bar denied Blackwell admission "Around then. people started These were found on the scene," first female in history to hold that claiming that. "The role of women 10 realize that we were only half­ Kosmerl said. "Upon arriving. we position. Count>) \1ulu.uhunl A!!llt'< is to mother, and society needs way through, with another 11 hours were infonned that a smoke bomb Harper's career as a judge be­ Judge Sara Harper their domestic work." to go," Ricketts said. "But later, at 2 had possibly caused the fire." gan in 1970 when, according to 'Would you be able to Judge and Fifty years later. Florence Allen p.m .. people thought that it was a The tire department has not yet her, only 800out of ll,OOOjudges take care of your children?' I sought to become the first woman breeze with only six hours to go." detcnnined if accelerants were in the nation were female. Harper thought that a silly question de­ on the Ohio Supreme Court, but "I think that there were times used to make the fi re. However, noted that, at the time, consider­ manded a silly answer. 1 replied, Western Reserve University de­ when everybody wanted to give officials are sure that "more than able obstacles to females still ex­ 'Well, I guess that I'll just lock nied her admission because of her up. but no one did. That proves matches were involved in the isted in state bar associations. them in a closet and throw away See HARPER, page 6 that it's wonh it." 2 The Carroll News, March 17,1994 MMIR Cart·oll [lditorial EP NEWS &ID-balief Meghan Gourley Mlnlging &Ia Jonathon Holley au.-Manager Michael Covey Advbor Marianne Salcetti, Ph.D. l"toallglatlty AcMsor Alan Stephenson, Ph.D. Accounts Manager Tony Hill Features Melissa T tlk AtJ Designer Joanne Mosser jenni.{er Krebs Gretchen Pfcifkr Sports Colleen Creamer AIJ ~ Andy Augustine WaltPavluk Kelly Banks Profiles Nathalie lacouture Milce Cardamone Phoeogl aphy Stessy Zeier }eny Rudowsld John Danhires News Ocrclc: Diaz Graphics Mark Rakocy joeGuay Copy Michelle Macaluso Edllor\al Nora Mackin Jacki Uautaud Forum Elizabeth McDonald Mary Myers Mary Anne Soltis Romeo Monzones Enae.tall.ment Miesha Wilson Jason Row Worid View Jeff Walker Olen Widowski Kevin Bachman Cr1me Investigator John R.