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Thai s impossible. -K- .il-h H'i'i Thursday, 99 April 20, 2000 The Wooster Voice Volume CXVI, Issue 24 America's Oldest Weekly College Newspaper www. wooster. editvoice AIDS quilt impacts Sig president arrested Friday night Eight month 'culminates weekend Naomi Kresge According to College of Wooster with the officer." He started to walk project last News Editor Security Officer Robin Olson, se away. "He continued his verbal 1 U) m ' '" . f-Wl uummmv !'!.,": '' ' jilt' : ywm-i4- --J- resi- m",' - '' ' curity came, found marijuana comments to the officer." Olson "" " "" .fry- - Current Phi Sigma Alpha Presi- due in a 35 mm film canister, and said. At that time WPD Patrolman dent Jeffrey Lawver '01 was ar- called the Wooster police depart- Grabowski intervened and arrested rested for disorderly conduct last ment. The origin of the marijuana Lawver. Friday night. The arrest oc Lippert told the Voice, curred at 1 1:29 p.m. between "There were definitely a lot of Mateer and Severance Halls, "There might have been some other things going on . there near the intersection of Col- drugs, " Lippert said. might have been some drugs, lege Avenue and Pine Street. and there were definitely The arrest followed a po- people being insubordinate." lice and fire department visit to remains unconfirmed. Recycling Coordinator and Shearer House to investigate what Lawver was arrested after leav- Myers House Director Martha Assistant Director of Career Ser- ing Shearer House and walking Alarie said, "Some of the people vices and Luce Resident Director north on College Avenue. Olson Carrie Lippert called "a malicious followed him. Olson told the Voice please see SIGS. pull of the fire alarm." that Lawver was "getting verbal page 4 Black Studies: Program to department The quilt appeared in Timken Gymnasium last Friday through Sunday. Naomi Kresge ing that it has "come of age at other departments rather than Jill Treftz names represent 20 percent of all News Editor Wooster after 25 years . and can functioning as a department with full-fledg- Staff Writer U.S. AIDS deaths, according to make its way as a ed de- such a loose structure." he said. In an event that Director of the the AIDS Memorial Quilt web At its April 5 meeting, the Edu- partment. The program served us Black Studies major Keathun Student Health Center Nancy site. Proceeds from the quilt go cational Policies Committee (EPC) well for years," she said, "but in Gale '00 commented on the rela- Anderson described as "a healing to help HTVAIDS patients. made the decision to submit a rec- recent years the program structure tionships between departments. process,' the NAMES Project This is the third time that the ommendation to the Faculty Com- is not working to our advantage ... "There was conflict in ideologies." AIDS Memorial Quilt returned to quilt has come to the College. It mittee that the Black Studies Pro- it's essential that we move to a de- he said, and cited a need for Black "independence." He said Wooster this past weekend. The was displayed previously in 1992 gram be converted to a department partment to maintain .the quality Studies man- in program," she that a Black Studies department three-da- y and 1996. The recommendation will that we've had the Accord- date a year of transition, with the told the Voice. would "establish a Black Studies exhibit- presence. It would not be just an ion drew Jeanne Harrington '03 said, ing to full changeover occurring in the Student EPC member Nathaniel room, wry Fall 2001 semester. The move fol- Strickler '00 told the Voice that he experiment; it would be something as many "When you walk in the Lo the move, concrete," he said. 2,200 lows upon the formal introduction "very much supported" as it's a different kind Center autonomy" as a pos- Gale also addressed the issue of people to of Director of the issue at the March Faculty citing "more sad, positive result. "They can Timken atmosphere... not but B o b Committee meeting. sible please see BLACK STUDIES. According to Black Studies more easily ask for classes from page 4 Gymna- -' sobering." Rodda, s i u m , 7 the Col program head and Professor of Yvonne Will- where 105 panels of the San Francis- lege plans to bring the quilt to Political Science In Voice: has has This Week the co-based quilt were on display. Wooster every four years, if pos- iams, the change been The AIDS Memorial Quill is an sible, so that each generation of been "in conversation" for the Viewpoints Arts & Entertainment international project dedicated to students gets a chance to experi- past three years. "Certain events Letters galore. Lots and lots. Gilbert and Sullivan rock the OLO. some ac- stuff, those who have lost their lives due ence the project this year precipitated Men's lacrosse, housing, vaginas, High culture - fun to HTVAIDS. Each panel of the This year's display was the re- tion," she said. page 5-- 6 page 11 considered a natio- quilt is three feet by six feet, the sult of eight months of work on The program, n-wide has been in place Sports size of a human grave. The Quilt pioneer, Features 25 years. Opening day tale. currently contains 83,279 names please see AIDS QUILT, at Wooster for the past Thetas lead the way as volunteers. page 4 Williams emphasized the positive project profile, Sports Editor hits road: tells all on more than 4260 panels; the Service history of the program, comment page 7 page 15 4-- 6 p.m. Monday and There will be a departmen- Dean Fraga. Biology, will lec- the Sun" in Mateer Audi- - I From 6-1- 1 tal recital in Gault Recital Hall torium at 7:30 p.m. Friday I p.m. Tuesday receive Biology 1 1 ture on "The and bowling, pool and Thursday, April 27 at a.m. Chemistry Behind the Art of night. As are all the best half off ping-pon- g. "Second Stage," two new Mateer Auditorium things in life, admission is free! beginning this Sunday, April 23 Brewing" in Hours Cafe will be held works directed by Dale Shields, today at 4 p.m. SAB will show "Practical through April 28. After today in in the Underground from 10 p.m. will be performed in Freedlander This Friday, April 21, the Magic" in Mateer Auditorium at SGA Elections are to 1 a.m. on Wednesday, April 26. and Shoolroy theatres at 8:15 will be in Lowry 8:30 p.m. Saturday night Admis- Kittredge and Lowry Dining Halls Earth Fair Also on Wednesday, Scot Lanes p.m. on April 27. 11 a.m. sion is still a dollar. at both lunch and dinner. Lobby and Lounge from 10-10:- Greenaway will show his Come to Scot Lanes for Manic will show "South Park" from 30 COMPILED BY CHHIS Bui RAM K. 2 p.m. Scott - K to Tuesday. p.m. Stah- Wkiti SAB will show "Burnt by Senior I.S. on the Art Wall in Lowry Monday and Super 2 News Corrections "2000-200- CC In last week's article 1 campus editors announced" addresses drinking, Greeks Georgia Neale was incorrectly identified as ajunior. Neale is a sopho-- more. The writer erred. Ryan Damsak for binge drinking. He added, how- the personal development of its Associate Editor ever: "Maybe it will have an ef- members." Jimmy Page and the Black Crowes will not be playing at Gund fect currently our alcohol sanc- White said: "I see no reason for Arena in Cleveland on Sept. 30 along with the Who. Instead, the duo Director of Residential Life tions don't do anything." increasing regulations on Greek will perform Oct 1 at the same venue. Luke screwed that one up. Dwayne Davis announced the Al- White also said the new policy organizations ... by having GPA cohol Policy Review task Forces' prohibiting "devices designed for requirements, program require- In a letter to the editor from Carmen Hotvedt last week, it was proposed changes to the College's rapid consumption andor drinking ments and risk management pro- erroneously reported that a sexual assault took place at Hiram Col- alcohol policy at Tuesday's Cam- games" seemed unsuitable. "I'm grams. That's something the in- lege. In fact, the sexual assault occurred at Heidelberg College. The pus Council meeting. not endorsing beer bongs," White dividual organizations should do writer of the letter and the Voice apologize. Davis, who chaired the commit- said, "but it seems to me people to set themselves apart." White tee created by Dean of Students should be allowed to drink with also suggested IGC deal with the In the April 6 issue, in an article titled "New curriculum sparks Ken Plusquellec outlined the whatever speed they feel appropri- issue rather than Campus Coun- controversy" it was erroneously reported that the "noses in, fingers changes that are presently awaiting ate.