191 15 4134 https://omeka.wilkes.edu/omeka/files/original/579389c2910bccacba00e7013d6d09c7.pdf 93b399ac6d4a38c7e790ca1fced74f63 PDF Text Text IMl911 m ~ (cont'd) contest :ast baseball ~ Spring sports pre pril 6, to The Beaco t=•:•::=:=:;:!:!{ ··:::: WILKES COLLEGE ent Wilkes-Barre, PA 18766 •.. Serving Wilkes College since 1947 Number 19 April 6, 1989 rally outside Weckesser udents protest graduation site unity, approximately 150 students protested the tion's decision to hold in the Marts Center. The protest began in the of Weckesser Hall and the S.U.B. where the stuaddressed by President pher Breiseth. reisethtold the students the would still be held in the The students responded by necessary, they will take t up until the day before eatt letro Atlantic Co with. The Expl who could be into the tourney. j by a more than int guard Doug ~ eight assits a g ~ nation in that de ck off Louisiana then give number urday. lot of upset poten · tarters in their ;e. Frank Korn mnch , a necessi 7 points while 1ckcourt, the Co seniors with p mates Barry B 14 points a game. .ch, making plen ling a three-poin fon of last year's ~rtime. The Co ti NCAA champ r t Vandy will do 1ith a little more . Newton will be Photo by Doon& Yedlock 1969- or 1989? - Students gather outside Weckesser Hall this morning to protest the decision to hold this year's graduation in the Marts Center. II Bradley tabbed as commencement speaker by Michele Corbett Beacon News Editor WILKES-BARRE- United States Senator Bill Bradley will be this year's principal commencement speaker. The Arnaud C. Marts Sports and Conference Center is the scheduled site of the event Saturday, May 27, at 4 p.m . "Senator Bradley was, early on, our choice as principal speaker for this particulai commencement in the new Marts Sports and Conference Center," said Wilkes President Dr. Christopher N. Breiseth. "His distinguished reputation as both a scholar and athlete personifies the Wilkes mission, which includes providing our students an education that develops the whole person, both mind and body," he said. During the ceremonies, the honorary Doctor of Humane Letters will be bestowed upon Senator Bradley. ' After a college athletic career highlighted by All-American honors at Princeton University and an Olympic Gold Medal, Senator Bradley studied at Oxford University as a Rhodes scholar. He graduated with honors in 1967 after eaning a Master's Degree. As a member of both the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources , and the Committee on Special Aging on the Federal level, Bradley is of special interest to this area. Senator Bradley played professional basketball with the New York Knickerbockers from 1967 to 1977, during which time he started for the two world championship teams in 1970 and 1973. Bradley converted from "roundball to the hardball politics of the senate" in 1979 and has since been recognized by his party as a leader and role model especially in the areas of environmental issues, and tax reform. Bradley, while considered a liberal generally, nevertheless has appel!,I across the political spectrum and is a likely presidential candidate in the '92 race. The College is holding a press conference during Senator Bradley's visit on May 27. This is Senator Bradley's second visit to the Wilkes-Barre area. In October 1986, he stumped in support of Wilkes trustee Rep. Paul Kanjorski, who was seeking his second term in Congress. �PAGE TWO April 6, 1989 Legal correspondent Nina Totenberg speaks at Wilk Nina Totenberg, legal correspondent, speaks at the Eigth Annual Installment of the Max Rosenn Lecture Series. Wilkes President Dr. Christopher N. Breiseth is seated behind her. by Dave Kaszuba Special to the Beacon As Nina Totenberg was introduced at the Wilkes College Center forthe Performing Arts last Tuesday, a tremendous round of applause greeted National Public Radio's award-winning legal affairs correspondent. Approaching the micro- phone, Totenberg quickly noted that the reverberating ·welcome caused the platform to shake. But Totenberg, the guest speaker at the Eighth Annual Installment of the Max Rosenn Lecture . Series, also shook - or at the very least captivated- the audience with her candid views on the legal system. Among the opinions she offered? That the Supreme Court would soon reverse the "Roe vs. Wade" decision which legalized abortion; that Attorney General Richard Thornburgh is, to a great extent, motivated by personal ambition; and that former president Ronald Reagan probably will not be required to testify at the Oliver North trial. "Roe vs:Wade," the last case scheduled for the current-court term, will be reviewed on April 26. "If you want to leave the status quo as it is then you don't challenge the status quo," Totenberg reasoned. "My expert opinion is that 'Roe vs. Wade' will be reversed." Toten berg said that Justice Anthony M. Kennedy, who was appointed under the Reagan administration, would likely be "the fifth vote to tip the balance" in favor of the conservative stance on many issues, including abortion. She also believes that if "Roe vs. Wade" were reversed, the Republican Party would, in the long run, suffer as a result. "There's an enormous yuppie vote out there and a vast amount of these people go to the polls," Totenberg said. "When ~ - JOSTENS COLD RINC SALE IS COMING! s5QOff \SK s40Off \4K s20Off \OK Don't order your ring until you see Jostens selection of ring designs. See your Jostens representative for more details. JOSTENS A M E R IC A S COL Time; 1 0 a.m.-3 P-.m. L EGE RI N GTM Deposit Required: $15.00 Payment Plans Ava,iable Place: Stark Center --- Eal Meet with your Jostens representative for full details. See our complete ring selection on display in your college bookstore. Yuppie, who's the vice presidentofa bank, realizes that she is pregnant and can't have an abortion that she might want, she suddenly becomes a one issue voter. That's something she wouldn't have been in a million years." Totenberg, not one to pull punches, continued to manifest her admirable candor when she turned her attention to new Attorney General Richard Thornburgh. "Some things are not easy to say, especially in Pennsylvania," she said. "Richard Thornburgh was a very capable governor here, but it's fair to say that the consensus of those of us who cover him is that he's the most political Attorney General we've ever seen." According 10 Thornburgh hopes to tional political future.• thinks that he might be vice-presidential n 1996. Perhaps the political issue of 1989, the trial of Oliver N Totenberg, who covering those pr ington D.C., expressed whether or not North guilty. "I'm not al to convict Oliver citing the impre mounted in the Deaf actress ''spe to enthused crowd by Chris Augustine Beacon Staff Writer WILKES-BARRE What would it be like to be unable to hear the chirping of a bird or someone's praise or criticism of your work? For Phyllis Frelich, not being able to hear has been a way of life that she was born into. Tuesday evening, though, she showed the large crowd that gathered in the Marts Center that deafness is not a handicap, it's just a communication barrier that is easily overcome. Frelich was born in Devil's Lake, North Dakota; she is the eldest child of two deaf parents and has seven deaf siblings. She attended numerous schools for the deaf where she was taught that learning to speak was more important than learning to use sign language. "If I would sign, my teacher would slap my hands with a ruler," she said. Sign language then became an escape for her and other students who couldn't learn to speak. According to Frelich, "Signing made communicating natural, where speaking was not natural." Frelich said that speaking is an almost impossible thing to learn by many deaf people. She equated it to asking a hearing person to describe accurately what it would be like to be deaf. Upon graduating from high school, Frelich enrolled in Gallaudet College. At that time Gallaudet was the only college in the country that specialized in deaf students. Frelich's dream in college was to graduate with a degree in theater, but Gallaudet did not offer such a program. Consequently, she majored in library science. She was told in library science that "whatever town your husband works in you can get a job." When she graduated from college, though, she did not have a husband. ery production that lege put on and al dream of working in the in her heart. She was however, that a was an "impossi until she met Da Hayse asked interested in s pany known as Th for the Deaf. She a founding mem Since the in tional Theater fo twenty years ago, R come an increasingly spokesperson for the cl the deaf. determination, Frelich the efforts to make siga viable form of comm fact, sign language is most-used language in States. Unfortunately, Frelich, "It's because guage that we are tural minority." She recent hiring and firing person as the president university in the W area has aided in the ter. n h r to 1 op y the co Her response was, deafness be the most im about us? It's not!" She people want exac else wants - eq portunities, and eq Frelich ended positive note by str that an ever incr the population i speak using sign eluded by saying careful what I say eaves-watchers Stl �April 6, 1989 PAGE THREE MS fundraiser this weekend by Scott Robbins Special to the Beacon :r seen." cording to T ~h hopes to ha itical future." t he might be ai dential nomi 1aps the most · sue of 1989, ho Oliver North. :nberg, who ose proceedings • ., expressed dou 1otNorth would not all sure that Dliver North," npressive defense the courtroom. pea ,wd >ecame invo m that Gall and alway king in the t he was told : a career in •ssible dre David Hay cedifFreli tarting a to ;ToeNatio :he agreed mber. inception · for the ago, Frelic reasingly or the civil ecause of our re considered a She feels 1d firing of a -esident of a : Washington the national a ts for the deaf. that she is e is anytbing )nefordeaf as, "Wh ::>stimpo "She said tly what e al jobs, 1ual rights. I her lect ·essingon :ingperce learning nguage. S Now Iha public. 'f}'\\:'.here.' smoke - Barre Hall is shown after a three-alarm fire ripped the coed dorm during spring break. WILKES-BARRE - On April 9 at 9 a.m. the National Multiple Sclerosis Society of Northeastern Pennsylvania will hold the Super Cities Walle For Multiple Scler.osis. The fund raising event will start at College Misericordia and proceed around Harvey's Lake back to the college. There will be plenty of rest stops and refreshments along the way, and at the halfway point there will be a Beach Party at Sandy Beach with Nancy Williams, formerly inBeach Boys style music. Hot dogs, volved with the local MS Society and hamburgers, and summer salads victims of MS, stated, "I really feel along with plenty of refreshing soft there is going to be a major breakdrinks will be served. The event will through in the next ten years. It could bring wallcers ·from Scranton and be next month or next year, but it is Willces-Barre. going to happen." The wallc will raise money to aid With your help and many othmany people who have been afflicted ers' we can be assured of finally with multiple sclerosis, and to help findingacauseandacure. Comejoin research find a cure for the disease. An estimated quarter of a million your fellow Wilkes students for this Americans have multiple sclerosis ,special event. For more information with nearly 200 new cases diagnosed on how you can help, call (717) 824each week. 7411. Hall gutted No had Wilkes students begun to !heir way home or southward lrtak than those who lived in Hall were called and asked to to campus and gather what ~ft of their belongings after a tted their campus home. "By and large, the students very well in responding to and collecting their things," Mark Allen, associate .dean of t Affairs of Resident Life. The March 23rd fire forced all -four students to relocate to choice of available spaces on or to the Sheraton, a hotel some resident assisstants met · gthe days that followed the unate event in order to decide of the Barre Students. It was Business Affairs Staff that prothe hotel option. The fire victims will remain · chosen rooms until the end of spring semester. According to , they will receive special 'deration in the room selection next semester. The descision has not been as to whether to reopen Barre or not. If it is opened, those nts affected by the fire will be given first option to return. Barre Hall was coed and housed freshmen through seniors. Allen pointed out that most students were surprised in learning that their personal belongings weren't covered by the College's insurance. Students must claim their losses on their parents' homeowners insurance. Two students, Scott Jack and Micheal Naholnik, lost everything. The frre took most of the belongings of another pair while the rest of the ill-fated Barre residents' belongings sustained varied degrees of smoke and water damage. According to the fue chief, the left side of the frrst floor received the heaviest damage from the fue which began electrically under the floor near the furnace. ·It was determined that the fue smoldered for a few hours from 7 a.m. It then gathered furry as it burned out the floor and spread up and between the walls of the building. Paul Gillespie, Willces Security, noted that the fue was indirectly discovered. Someone, possibly a ·passerby smelled smoke in the area. An investigative engine was sent to the vicinity of Frank and Ross Streets where the fire was discovered and extiguished by 10: 15 a.m. The chief stated it was a three-alarm fue. tudents forced out to cold by gas leak WILKES-BARRE - A gas was discovered in the _early ing hours of March 17 in es' Chesapeake and Delaware itories on Northampton Street. The night maintenance man 'ced a strong odor of gas near the ent of the dorms while doing rounds at appoximately 4 a.m. The police and gas company called as the students were "The students of Chesapeake and Delaware were moved into Evans Hall around five a.m. when they were able to rest in the rec room where coffee and donuts were available," said Jane Lampe-Groh, Dean of Student Affairs. The source of the leak was at the curb line on Northhampton Street. The Pennsylvania Gas and Water Company had the gas turned off to repair the lealc before students were able to return to their rooms by 7a.m. Domino's Pizza Delivers® the tastiest, most nutritious 'course' on your busy schedule. We make great custom-made pizza and deliver - steamy hot - in less than 30 minutes! So take a break from studying and have a tasty treat. One call does it all! I,-----------------, $1.00 off Our drivers carry less than $20.00. Limited delivery area. 154 S. Pennsylvania Ave. Phone: 829-2900 I I Present this coupon for $1.00 off any order Not valid with any other coupons or specials Fast, Free Delivery•• Good at locations listed. Mil L.---------------..1 ©1985 Domino's Pizza. Inc. Qlft1,, (P)eA DOMINO'S PIZZA DELIVERS® FREE. �PAGE FOUR Seniors have the graduation blues If you walked by Weckesser Hall this morning you probably noticed the first student protest on campus in approximately 6 years. The administration's decision to hold this year's graduation in the Arnaud C. Marts Sports and · Conference Center is very unpopular with seniors and many underclassmen. When it's time for my graduation from Wilkes, I don't want to graduate in the gym so I can sympathize with this year's seniors. The thought of family members watching their son or daughter graduate on a television after sinking a big chunk of their family finances into a college education is appalling. As of Wednesday, each graduate will be given six tickets to distribute among their family members. What happens if a student has more than six loved ones that want to attend graduation? That's where the televisions come in. Televisions will be set up in the auxiliary rooms of the gym for family members not allowed to watch graduation in person. Now that the graduates family members have been taken care of, where will their friends be seated? Guess what? No where. Due to the limitations on the gym's seating capacity underclassmen will not be allowed to attend this year's ceremony. OPINION by Tom Obrzut - Recent alumni and the college's contributors might also be barred from the ceremony. But you can bet your bottom dollar that some of the college's biggest contributors will be seated in the VIP section in the first row. What a shame. Many students say the decision to hold the ceremony in the gym was made without their input. As you saw this morning many of them feel _Ralston Field is where they want their graduation ceremony. The administration must also remember that the decision to hold graduation in the gym will leave a lasting scar on the college's future fund raising. The final impression of Wilkes the approximately 450 graduates will have will be a negative one and when it comes time to open up their wallets for their alma mater don't be surprised if their wallets remained closed. It might be too late to change this year's decision, but I stand behind the students who feel this decision was made in error. The decision is wrong and hopefully the same decision won't be made in the future because if it is the administration will face the same situation. ,------------------ : The B,e aeon I Serving Wilkes College since 1947 I VOL. XLI No. 19 April 6, 1988 I Rated as a First Class 11,wspap,r by th, Associated Colkgial, Prtss IEditor-in-Chief.......................:........................................ 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The phone number is (717) 824-465 I ext. 2962.__ �PAGE FIVE ilkes Student Government: Elitist? For their part, the members of the executive board said that they weren't aware that a problem of this magnitude existed. Yet they did acknowledge that there is a problem with a turnout at elections. Perhaps this isn't just a coincidence. · One member of the executive board tried to equate the Wilkes College election turnout to that of the turnout in the election for President of the United States. He said that, "If people in this country won't vote in a national election how can they be expected to vote in a student government election?" When examining the facts, though, about 50% of the eligible voters turned out to vote in the 1988 Presidential elections, whereas only one-third of the students at Wilkes The University of . Scranton tGovernment President calls "elitist" The students at College call them our Student I As we head through another of unpopular Student Governelections, it is becoming in. gly evident that one of the reasons that students don't in lhese elections is that qualicandidates are being told that cannot run for the position of lGovernment President. The current S.G. Constitution, as recently as 1985, forbids IS to run for president, even as in candidates, until they have one full year on S.G. at . In 1heory this practice might acceptable to many people; yet eluding many members of our t body from getting the fair nt and chance to lead that our ·wtion so clearly states we e. Me mber of the dSSOC icHeo C OLLec,are PRess . :..ee Scott .Michele .JohnT. .. Michele ........... Ji ··············· ...Donna 11dy Ro ..... Eddi .Kathy ....... Tom ············B !\ug ustine, ton. spring ,eriods. 1riter and , College. than 500 ,rmsofs id reason It seems pretty clear that the lack of competition and enthusiasm are the prime contributors to the dismal turnout at the elections. According to Sweigert, "There is no competition for the positions and as a result the elections aren't pumped up." Why is there a lack of competition for posts that could normally shape the Ii ves of all of the current and future students at Wilkes? One probable example can show that competent candidates are being denied their rights as citizens of the United States and therefore could be causing these problems. A student - "Carol" - transfers to Wilkes after completing two years of college at another institution. Carol had been a member of See Wilkes page 6 I I I ////: t::::c:< I I, .. Y-?? / :c:/ Al a recent S.G. Executive meeting this very topic was ttothe attention of the elected rs present The reactions · for each member, yet a comIheme of ignorance of the rules Constitution was exhibited. After having the problem y explained to him, Student mment President Charlie ·gert commented that "the t government is better off by allowing students who haven't on the Wilkes Student Governto become President." The reason for this seemed to be be thought that members of the Student Government were suited to handle the duties and I ibilities that went along with I pb of the President. I According to numerous area ge student government pre- : IS though, Wilkes College's ntGovernmentishand-picking I chief student representitive. went on to say that the student ment at Wilkes is taking on an I · of government much like I ~ •·•••i•••,·••i••····· of the Soviet Union. I : I ..,.- ~~.;.;.;,..__;__;__;__;__;__;__;__;__;..:......,;_ II >~~~,_,;;;;.;.~--+~_;,;___.:.,;;;.;.;;;;;;.__.:.,;;;.;.;;;;;;..;..;.;;.,.;. I :S-77T77777~±:-?------~---7 . . II ========~ ====..;....;....;;.;..,..-___;_;,.;==..; ; ;:. I school's first protest in six years. Good luck in obtaining a goal you truly believe in! Thumbs down: to whomever is responsible for the latest additions to the pre-registration forms . In case it got past you, I 1,sinesses that play music-onwill soon be paying royalties 10ng•writers. I In their latest show of indifference towards the feelings of the student body, the administration has decided to stage this spring's commencement exercises in the Arnaud C. Marts Center rather than the traditional Ralston Field. The process that led to this decision, as well as the actual decision itself, in the opinion of The Beacon,. is wrong. Once again, the administration has told the students, in this case the senior class, that despite the money they pay and the work they do, their voices will not be heard. The voice of the student should be the most important on the campus of any college. This, however, is not usually the case. It seems that at Wilkes College, the pecking order is John Wilkes Club members (big money donors), Board of Trustees members, administration, BIG SPACE, faculty, and students. When the big picture is looked at with a microscope, the only people that the school really couldn't survive without are the faculty and students - the two voices most commonly ignored. According to the administration, at this point the gavel has been dropped and the verdict returned. Graduation, whether we like it or not, will be held in the gym. As we all know, the gym, with a seating capacity of 3000 in the bleachers and a legal safety limit of 3500, is not prepared to handle the crowd that a Wilkes graduation is used to having. (In the past, at Ralston Field, guests were unlimited.) Now students will be told that they can only bring a certain number of guests and an even smaller number of those will be allowed in-gym-seating. The rest will be asked to sit in one of the other rooms in the gym and watch graduation on wide-screen, closed-circuit TV's. This is not what the family and friends of graduates imagined they would have to go through in order to see their loved one graduate from college. The students should be the first to be consulted when it comes to such decisions. It's not that irrational to allow the graduates to decide where their four years of heavy debt and hard work will end. As for the gym, why not use it for a giant reception for the families and friends of graduates? It can still be involved in the festivities but it doesn't have to take such a controversial role. If the gym becomes the site of graduation for good (as long as that lasts these days), Wilkes College will once again take a step away from the tradition that has made it what it is. Graduation will become the Belltower reincarnate and the lustre of the bright and beautiful Marts Center will be forever tarnished. Is this what you want? Thumbs up: to the students involved with organizing the I __,,----------, II I I I II Put graduation where it belongs ·_. .. . . we are now being asked to disclose our religious preference and race on these forms. The least they could have done is add a disclaimer saying that answering the questions is optional. If I they want this information there are more direct ways of getting I it. Not covertly slipping the questions onto a registration form I and having the registrar people fill the spaces in for you when I you refuse. I a vVriting sample (previous I or Eriglish Raper) to 20B. Y ()U will be called for an interj an Mr.Tomi . _ . . I ............I April 10, 1.989'. . __ ..· : , r~ Thumbs down: to whomever is involved with the parking fiasco that happened at Ralston Field some weeks ago when the Irem Shrine Circus was in town. People were told by Armory officials that they were allowed to park in the Ralston Parking lot. The lot closes at 4:00 p.m. and all of the cars that were in the lot at 4:00 p.m. were locked in. A Wiil::es baseball player was kind enough to get someone to unlock the door, but it takes ignorance to lock a lot that has a lot of cars. �PAGE SIX April 6, 1989 Wilkes Theatre Update Student dire.c tors strut their stuff by Michele Broton Beacon Assistant Feature Editor At a time when the views and opinions of students are being ignored, the Wilkes College Theatre Department is giving two seniors an opportunity lo "strutt their stuff," theatrically of course. The first play, The American Dream by Edward Albee, is directed by Patrick L. Shields, a senior theatre and English major at Wilkes. According to Shields, The American Dream is a dark comedy and social satire, and he warns the public that "it may offend." With its comments on middle-class American society, The American Dream, is filled with sarcasm, cynicism, and ironic humor. "In my show, there are also students who have graduated and have come back to do this ....They're coming back to work on this show, not for money, but for pleasure," says Shields of Don Semyon and Rebecca Schmidt, the two alumni in his cast. Rounding out his cast are Jennifer Hussey, a sophomore at King's College, Jason Delcampe, a Wilkes freshman , and Christine Brunnock, a sophomore at Wilkes. The second show, directed by Jeffrey Eline, is Chinamen by Michael Frayn. Described by Eline as a "British comedy," Chinamen is unique because "it has two actors, who, between them, play seven different characters." The actors who are pulling off this incredible feat of talent · are Maureen O'Hara, a junior at Wilkes, and John Domzalski, a Wilkes senior. According to Eline, "the student directed one-acts with full stage set, costumes, and lighting, represent the culmination of a theatre student's college career, bringing together all elements of theatre from directing the play to printing the tickets." "They're a wonderful experience," says Dr. Marti LoMonaco, of the_theatre department. "The only way to learn to direct is to do it." For a theatre student, hands-on experience is a vital necessity, something that is often unavailable at larger colleges. Adds Director of Theatre Karl Ruling, "This is one of the few places where undergraduates get to do that (get hands-on experi- Seen are eight students involved in the one-act plays. Pictured are, seated from left, ence)." Maureen O'hara, John Domzalski, Christine Brunnock, Rebecca Schmidt, and Jennifer So, the experience in directing is Hussey. Standing, from left, Jeffrey Eline, Jason Delcampe, and Patrick L. Schields. necessary, but where does that leave the actors? Well, for the most part, it haphazard manner. "Everything you collection, under the group heading 4651, ext. 4540. leaves them in a very nice situation. see is done by students ...as much of Night of One-Acts, is being preOn a final note it m Domzalski, a veteran college hard work, dedication, and pride is sented at 8 p.m. in the Center for the that these shows are actor, comments that, "I enjoy it very . put into the student shows by the Performing Arts. There is an admis- and simple, and that, much, ... you get to work with your students as is put into the faculty sion for students as well as the gen- Domzalski, is the best peers in a more relaxed directed shows by the faculty," says eral public of $1.50 on Friday eve-. them. "Wecangiveyou atmosphere.. .it's easier to feel more Shields, "the student productions are ning and, because of a special inter- show you all the depths open and outgoing." not different from any other produc- mission buffet, $3.50 on Saturday. psyche, but we can also That doesn't mean, however, tion you will see at Wilkes." For ticket information, contact the the theatre can make you that the productions are done in a This weekend, April 7 and 8, the Wilkes College Box Office at 824- ass off." Wilkes student government while attending the other college; she even held the position of president Her junior year is spent trying to acquire friends and figure out Wilkes. She almost certainly couldn't haven't gotten a position on Student Government She now prepares fo,r her senior year with the aspiration of helping her school by becoming S.G. president. The dream will end there as she is not elegible to run for the position that she desires. What is the Wilkes Student Government trying to hide? Every one of the area colleges that were contacted allow all students to take part in the entire election process. Students are allowed to run. for every position as well as vote in the elections. Every college, that is, except Wilkes. Student Government Vice President Scott Barth, in defense of Wilkes S.G., stated, "We aren't a body that works alone ... we don't exclude anybody." Clearly the evidence doesn't support that statement. Exclusion is defined as the act of being shut out of something. In this case the Student Government is surely shutting out members of the student body. The Student Government still doesn't see this as a problem, though. When asked recently if there is a chance to have the Constitution amended to favor all students instead of those select few who are chosen to run for president, the reply was, "If there is truly a problem, we will discuss it. Then if it is feasible we will discuss a change." Answers like that seem to provide more proof that the much criticized members of Student Government aren't devoted to working for the entire student body. Here's a surprising fact about darts: a bull's-eye isn't always the best score you can get. While playing the most common darts game, "501," darters with a keen eye and a steady hand begin with 501 points and attempt to reduce their score to zero before their opponent. The key is the player must hit the double score ring that reduces your score to exactly zero in order to win. According to the American Darts Organization, over a million Americans play darts regularly and opportunities to compete are increasing. For instance, the Lucky Lights Dart Series is a 26-market US tournament with a total of $500,000 in prize money. •·····································•-■-■• ••• • ••• •• All you brave, experienced •• blood donors!!! •• •• Do you remember being s.ared • when you gave your very first pint of blood? ••• Didn't you wish you had someone there •• •• to hold your hand and calm you down? •• Well, there are a lot of potential donors •• who are scared, and they could •• •• use your support. •• BE A HAND HOLDER •• AT THE NEXT BLOOD DRIVE! •• •• APRIL 27, 1989 •• You can do your good deed for the day, •• and meet lots of people. •• •• TO VOLUN1EER: •_; Call 824-4651 EXT 2962. :••····································•·-■• t, Dr. Ci seth annc asthe Col tor. to his e has con and I fo to move on t er things. andmiss Wi said that hh used by an stigious H, to come abo: nt K. Bloehard reiseth will re tal<lng the ~ at Co is said to with the arvard of aughter, L , an 1: . ,. . ( r:t. esser �lff reiseth Boston Bound n left, ennife r ltiel ds. .veyou ! depths an also re ake you I blood? here 1wn? 1ors day, stated that the favorite to take over the reins of Wilkes Col- In lege is former President of the announcement to the press United States, Richard Mil·er this week, Wilkes Col- hous Nixon. President, Dr. Christo"I cannot comment on that N. Breiseth announced at the present moment, howresignation as the College, s ever, I can say that he [Nixon] administrator. has been approached and he According to his state- told us that he would think t, "My time has come and . about it," said Executive Asat Wilkes and I feel it is sistant to the President, Dr. for me to move on to big- Robert Heaman. and better things. I will Nixon was forced from his ys love and miss Wilkes." presidential post in what is still Breiseth said that his deci- being touted as the biggest was caused by an offer cover-up in Washington histhe prestigious Harvard tory. ·versity to come aboard as Historians, however, have · president. recently dug up information Robert K. Bloehardt, the that points to pure Nixon innothat Breiseth will replace cence. laid to be taking the vacant "I was framed. It was a sition at College prank. I had nothing to do with ricordia. this thing. I left town and I "Harvard is a small step up came back and [John] EhrlichWilkes butlthinkitis the man and [J.R.] Haldeman told tmove for me at the pres- me that they had broken into time," said a teary-eyed the Democratic headquarters iseth. and, because I am_president, I "My fa mily has must take the blame," blished roots in the Valley responded Nixon. we will miss it terribly." If Nixon does take the The move is said to have position he would be only the ing to do with the early fifth president in the history of eptance to Harvard offered Wilkes College. Breiseth's daughter, Lydia. Precedeing Breiseth, who In arelated story, an inside served from 1984 until this tt'U •~~c'feesltft' •aafi ~yur:'\fas' tfr~'RdHe·rt 'Capfn:·••:- Former President Richard Milhous Nixon, pictured above, is rumored to be Breiseth's replacement. who served from 1976 until 1984; Dr. Fra!].cis Michelini, who served from 1970to 1976; and the first president of Wilkes, Dr. Eugene S. Farley who served from 1947, the Wilkes received its charter officially changing it from Bucknell Junior College to Wilkes, until 1970. "I really think that Dick has put all of that behind him and would make a wonderful college president," said ~~iiti'cai an~l·y~t s~~ 6~~~cl-; son. "He could really teach plans as his first official act, to those kids a lot about the world paint the traditionally gray around them." Weckesser Hall white. "Despite losing a wonder"If I do take the job, I feel ful president in Chris, I think thatthe best way to breed a true that there is no better choice presidential feeling would to than Dick," said former Nixon paint the administration buildWhite House correspondant, ing white in order to have our Dan Rather. "I honestly be- own White House," Nixon lieve that all of his bad press is said. behind him. He may be old Breiseth is expected to be [74] but look what Reagan did at that age." leaving for Boston at the end of next month to begin the gradIfhe hccepts tliejbb~Nix<>h uahshif..t'of 9ohs::: 1:< J:. •.1::i,.,_ �jil i t -------------------7 r-1 The Bacon I I Serving Wilkes College since 1986 VOL. III No. 1 April 6, 1988 I I Rated as a No Clas• newspaper by the Associated Colkgiate Pnss IEditor-in-Chief......................................................... Leemus Scott Morrell INews Editor......................................................................Mc Scott Corbett IFeature Editor................................................Commissioner Scott Gordon IAssistant Feature Editor...............................................Teapot Scott Broton ISports Editor.............................................................Milktoast Scott Clark I Assistant Sports Editor..................................................... Cadillac Scott Ott The Active Conrumer Boating Bargains You don't have to be rich to be a boat owner. One company is working on ways to make its inflatable boats ever more affordable. Photography Editor............................................ Shutterbug Scott Yedlock Copy Editors .......................................................Windy Scott Rosencrance ................................................................. Zany Scott'Lupico I Advertising Manager ........................................................ Kate Scott Harris I Business and Distribution Manag .......................... Axl Plant Scott Obrzut I Staff Writer................................................................................... B. Bovine I Staff Photographer........................................................ Hextall Scott Alexis I Adviser......................................................................Mr. Tom Scott Bigler I Bacon says yes The staff of The Bacon would like to exp endorsement for former-president Richard Milhous the position of president of Wilkes College. It would seem that the past is behind the fonner leader and he is prepared for the challenge of being president in the history of Wilkes. Wilkes can use a leader the calibre of £ administrators, like Dr. Christopher N. Breiseth. We will miss Dr. Breiseth but look forward to the the Nixon years_. Congrats to a real leg The Bacon would like to express their congra the Colonel's own Wayne "Chum" Henninger. Ch An inflatable boat can make al- the first Colonel to surpass the 2000 mark in career . I most any body of water a sea of fun . He passed former teammate Jim "The Microwa on the all-time list. I A six-passenger Sea Eagle GT20, for example, costs only a few Henninger's feat becomes all that more amazing Contributing Writers: G.F. Bloomsburg, Martin O'Rourke, and M. No I hundred dol!ars, yet is specially realize he only netted 9 in his frosh season as a I remforced with two layers of hull Colonel legend, Marc "Gravy Train" Graves. C · · l rum~a . material top and bottom for extra Good luck in the pros Chum, we'll miss you. Contnbutmg Photogs: A. P. Laser, and T.L. Eader I rigidity and greater strength and I takes a 20 horsepower engin_e. I In addition to low price, the great I advant~ge of infla_table. boa~s. over The Bacon is published just one time per year. All views expressed in this convent10nal on~s 1s their ab1hty to · d' ·d al · d d .1 I make almost any ·bodyf of water acbl . · are those o f th em . . . . . 1v1 u .wnter an o not necessar1 y, reflec.t .. I cess1'bl e ,.,or boa t 1ng un. Because 1pu 1cauon Ithe opm1ons of this pubhcauon_or Wilke~ College, but t.hat. doesn t really I they're light and easy to carry, you matter because do you really thmk the writers have used their real names?. can easily get a boat to a secluded IAnd who really reads this crap anyway? I know I probably wouldn't ifl didn't I spot where the fish really are-and I write the damn thing. How 'bout those Michigan Wolverines! I the people really aren't. I I The Inflatable Boat Association . . . . . of America including Achilles Avon IThe Bacon 1s. prmted accidentally by the Plltston Dispatch, Pittston, PA. I Novuraru·a Sea Eagle Se 1' d' . ·al ff' or, an IEd 1ton o ices are located on the third floor of the Conyngham Student I Zodiac can, be contacted, atvy353 LexICenter. The phone number is (717) 824-4651 ext. 2962, but don't call, we'll I ington Ave., N.Y., N.Y. 10016. E11g up! - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Goodbye, Fireplug! The Bacon would like to express their regrets in bid farewell to a coaching legend, Dave Martin. Martin leaves the assistants post for the Colo the blue grass in Kentucky. Martin will take over ridden Eddie Sutton, and the Kentucky Wildcats. "He's the next Adolph Rupp," said Colonel Rainey. "He will do wonders for their program. I he would stick around and do those things for us." - OO®~□[K]~ ~ rL□~~ OO[K]OO If□~~~ ?00~ ®~ OOMrLrL~lf00000000~®~ "What a masterpi If I could give it ten stars, I would! "We both give it a thumbs-up!" G. Siskel and R. Ebert G. Shalit BOVINE: THE LIFE AND TIMES OF BULLSTRADAMOS STARRING B, Bovine as himself ALSO STARRING Raciuel Welch-Kim easinger-C',lbill Shepherd-Vanna White Lea Thompson-Elisabeth Shue-Demi Moore and Elsie the Cow as Hom Based on the Book "Bullstradamos: The Autobiograph':I of the All Knowing Bovine" B':I Bulls tradamos as told to Lee Horrell rge ul nt of the , It'll get y hair." �f Richard Nixon doesn't take he·job, who should? Why? ege ~atulati '.:hum er points. >wave" Chevy Chase Entertainer "Jane Curtin, she's funny, bright, and she has a great tush." Ed Koch Mayor of New York City "Anybody but Mario Cuomo, maybe Bernard Goetz, he's got balls." Fred Sanford Junk Dealer "My son Lamont, he ain't never had a good job." Manuel Noriega International Drug Dealer "Ronald Reagan because we need more drugs at Wilkes, he'll let them through." Maggie Morrell Family Pet "Chum Henninger, he's cute." Barbara "Babs" Bush First Lady "Dean of Student Affairs Jane Lampe-Groh, we look alike." Prince Charles of England Prince of Wales "President? You don't need a president. You need a king!" Jimmy Carter Former President "My mother Lillian, she's got spunk!" George Bush President of the U.S.A. "Dan Quayle, It'll get him out of my hair." Jeanne Kirkpatrick Former U.N. Ambassador "Me, I need the job." ~piece! e it uld !" Ronald Reagan Former President "Me, I need the job." Gerald Ford Former President "I hope Nixon gets it. That would mean I was next in line." �)000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 Colonels shock Georgetown~ 77-71 "Chum" Henninger hits his 2,00 by G.F. Bloomsburg Beacon Sports Writer WILKES-BARRE - The legend lives on. Wayne "Chum" Henninger scored 4 7 points, including his 2000th, to lead the Wilkes Colonels (14-0) to a stunning 7771 upset of the top-ranked Georgetown Hoyas last night at the Marts Center. The Colonels' win is already being hailed as the greatest in NCAA basketball history. Scheduled as a Marts Center drawing card and program-enhancing opponent by Colonels head coach Ron Rainey, the Hoyas couldn't have expected much competition from the Division III Colonels. Henninger had different ideas. The 5'10" senior guard, who also chipped in with 22 rebounds, 13 assists and 11 steals for the first "quadruple double" in Wilkes history, negated a 32point performance by Georgetown's All-American center, Alonzo Mourning. The Colonels jumped out to a 16-6 lead, as Henninger converted four three-pointers in the opening six minutes. Mourning scored the game's next 12 points as the Hoyas assumed an 18-12 lead. Henninger's uncanny ability to pick the pocket of opposing point guards showed itself again last night as he gathered five of his steals during the first halfs final ten minutes. His punctuating dunk after a steal at the first half buzzer gave the Colonels a 34-30 lead and sent the overflow crowd of 5,000 into a frenzy. Mourning opened the second half with 8 consecutive points, giving the Hoyas a 38-34 lead. The game swayed back and forth for the remainder of the half until the Hoyas seemingly took control with three minutes remammg, as a Mourning slam gave them a 71-62 lead. What followed was incredible. Henninger scored the contest's final 15 points, beginning with a dunk in the lane over Mourning, who fouled him. After hitting the foul shot, Henninger displayed his awesome defensive talent, pinning a Mourning shot against the backboard and gathering it in. He dribbled downcourt and, despite being guarded by three Hoya defenders, sunk a trey from 30 feet. He hit three more threepointers, the final one from halfcourt, to seal the victory. "I just felt it was time to • take control of the game," Henninger said. "No one has been man enough all season to get in Mourning's face. I wanted to show him that we play serious basketball at the Division III level." Rainey couldn't say enough about Henninger's performance. "Thank goodness for Chum," he said. "He's the best player we've ever had at Will<;es, possibly the best in NCAA history." That's a strong statement from Rainey, but it may be accurate when one considers that Henninger ammassed his point total in just over a season-and-ahalf. (He scored nine points in his freshman year and sixteen during his sophomore campaign.) His accomplishments have not gone unnoticed by the NBA. Said Marty Blake, NBA Scouting Director: "Until now, Mourning was generally considered the top player in the collegiate ranks. But Chum has jumped ahead of him. I've never seen such a combination of leaping ability and shooting touch. He can name his price in the draft." Georgetown head coach John Thompson agrees with the accolades. "His unintensity is believable," Thompson said. sense is a narrative, su 'he Vedas ~ It is this typ try to inte eproduct ·dual. Mytl "in the be: the unive1 ey are sp is preS< oritativ( by its b tension i Myths te adventu: theycam1 Wayne "Chum" Henninger scored his 2,000th point. "He's the type of player who makes basketball the game it is today." "Chum took it right to me," Mourning said. "He's the toughest I've ever seen, no doubt about it. I don't look forward to facing him in the NBA." Henninger hates to see his Wilkes playing days end. "I've had such a good career," he said. forward to playing like Magic and going to miss Coach Martin, my all the fans who 'Chum Dome."' gion af€ shape ith a l ritual "I'll love you all The Chum. Dave Martin lands top Kentucky job by Martin O'Rourke Beacon Sports Writer WILKES-BARRE The Wilkes basketball program suffered one of its greatest losses in recent history last Saturday. No, the Colonels didn't drop a game to archrival King's or Scranton. No, superstar "Chum" Henninger did not declare hardship. What could be worse than that you ask? Assistant coach Dave "Fireplug" Martin, perhaps the brightest young mind in the game today, anno unced his resignation from Wilkes effective immediately. Martin signed a lifetime contract with the Ken-t\]bly Wildcats. reolacing Eddie Sutton. who resigned earlier in the month because of pressure from alumni who demanded Martin to be hired as the team's next mentor. Sources say Martin will make close to $1 million a year to go along with a five-story mansion on a ten acre plot. It was also reported that Martin was offered a limousine with a driver but declined that offer, stating, "I just love the 'Silver Bullet' too much. I don't think I could ever part with that baby. I've had so many good times in there." C.M. Newton, the new athletic director at Kentucky, held ' a - press- conforence - Satlifday to announce the hiring. wanted all along," Newton said. Smart open for the winning jump"He is a Bob Knight disciple er. The man's a genius." and, we feel, the best young On the Wilkes campus, coach in America. Some people shockwaves ran through the playsay the asking price was too . ers minds and hearts. high, but he is worth it, believe "I just can't believe it," me. Besides, the alumni support said sophomore Steve Tate as for him was overwhelming." tears gushed from his eyes. "He Martin, who coached under was the only reason I came here. Knight during Indiana's 1987 I always dreamed of playing for championship season, drew that good old 'Fireplug' and now nothing but praise from his he's gone." former boss. Junior Tom Doughty was "Anybody who says Dave close to an emotional breakMartin doesn't deserve the job down. can go to. hell," Knight be!"Let me tell you lowed. "They don't know any- something," he sniffled. "Dave thing about basketball. He was Martin was like a big brother to the mastermind behind the final me ... to all of us. How could - JDinutes .of _thaL title .game_ -. He. -Wi.lk~S- just- let- Kentucky.. come. in designed that play to get Keith and rape us like that? here anymore. Ir will have me, ru Kenwcky, even if I waterboy." "I've known since I was a liule showed me how to shot," said Jim No also fighting tears. 1 everything. He will replaced and I'll him." Neither will we. we? He was the th is school has ever just becomes blue. olce to< of Podia c physi1 lsts in tt lion and and d and lo �April 6, 1_989 PAGEELEVEN yth: The center of all truth nFeature Writer The word "myth" has had many · gs throughout time. Today ~ virtually synonymous with ·ng that is false. But this, of ,~ not the true meaning of the Myth comes from the Greek Mythos, which means story. in its true sense is a genre, a ofliterarynarrative, suc+t as The OOt Bible, The Vedas Sanskrits, Koran. It is this type of myth we will try to interpret and These myths have their foundain primitive folk tales and beThey are the product of a socianindividual. Myths usually l'ilh things "in the beginning" creation of the universe, of the oflife. They are specific acof the gods or superhuman taldng part in extraordinary at an unspecified time. This jtriod is so far removed from recorded history, and even irehistoy, that it seems to exist from ordinary human experimyth is presented as • as an authoritative, factual (at least by its believers) ess of the tension it creates r;iperience. Myths tell of the of their adventures and es and how they came to libersun, moon, water, and fire; ~y tamed the winds; anhow !aught man to plant com and ·cate the animanls. nt. Mylh and religion are closely Myths help shape the reli~providing it with a history, a ahero,just as ritual provides !lid. behavior patterns, and temples and icons provide the places and objects of worship and reverence. But how do we interpret this narrative? What does it contain that we can use? Is it the ultimate word of a supreme being, or is it just the documentation of the way a primor-. dial people viewed reality? Most scholars do not believe that myths are divinely revealed, and to claim, for example, that Adam and Eve are historical fact is to push for an overliteral interpretation. The following is a smorgasbord of some renowned scholars and their theories on myth: Euhemerus, a Greek scholar of the second century, believed that all myths were based on historical fact, or were exaggerated events of real people; Max Muller, a linguist of the 1800s, thought that all myths were the personification of nature; Sir Edward Tylor, an anthropologist of the 1800s, theorized that myths were a result of people's efforts to account for unexplainable happenings in their dreams; Bronislaw Malinowski, an anthropologist of the 1900s, believed that people simply created myths to satisfy the tension that was caused by their not knowing why something happens; and finally, Sir James Frazer, an anthropologist of the 1900s, wrote that myths originated from the natural cycle of birth, growth, decay, death, and rebirth. There are many mythologies which are pertinent to a certain people or to a certain geographic region. Each culture has its own way of explaining the reality before it Myths were these people's way of interpreting and quantifying natural Myth vs. reality Chris Taroli events; they were their particular perceptions of human beings and the cosmic view. It was a way for them to sustain their social and cultural patterns, their moral system, and their history, a way of collectively representing their institutions and values and stabilizing their ideology. More modem interpretations of myth have steered away from the society and concentrated on the individual. Jung proposed that myths represented archetypal images. These archetypes, or "primordial images," were shaped by the repeated experiences of our ancestors, and are made known to us through myths, religion, dreams, and literature. These images contain detail, plot patterns, and characters. These basic patterns and symbols, which are found in the collective, or racial unconscious (we must accept that the unconscious exists or none of this makes any sense), when percieved, evoke emotions, attitudes, and responses. Jung focuses on the commonalities of myth: the gods, the heros, the deeds, the themes. In order to express something objectively, primitive man, since he didn't have the scientific method, would write it down in the form of these symbols and allegory, which apparently come to the conscious level under certain conditions. The archetypes are perceived as something that is "familiar" and yet "strange." Myths employ literary license, not scientific theory. Poetry and fiction require a great deal of imagination - a state of mind which can go beyond this world or things perceived. Myths are patterns in human thought. They express truths about the human condition, about the "phenomenon of man." To understand humans, we must understand their diversity, which can be found in culture, and culture in myth (but not only myth). To recognize the patterns and similarities in the many mythologies is to question just how different we really are. Humans are humans. We're all in the same boat together. Religious pluralism has caused many problems. There are those who can't see the beauty in diversity-people who lack imagination, who can't understand the "why" of culture or culteral differences, who are locked into good and bad and right and wrong. We must have an understanding and control of our animal selves before we can begin to approach, or appreciate, our spiritual selves. By reading myths and the mythmakers we can gain insight into how humans behave, how w'e and others behave, and to gain guidance and counsel in facing up to the trials and tribulations of what it is to be human, which really hasn't changed much (at least our inward life) in the generic sense. To understand life we need experience. One person can only experience a limited amount. But in reading myths and literature we can gain, through the imagination, many wonderful, scary, and bizarre experiences which would otherwise go unknown. Themoreexperiencesone has, the more one can relate to ·and understand his world, the more one can be tolerant, and, one hopes, happy. You won't notice any difference, butyour country will. The five minutes you spend registering with Selective Service at the post office won't change you. But it will make a difference to your country. So when you turn 18, register with Selective Service. Its quick. Its easy. And its the law. Haveyou ing examined IS 1ink I all the choices you have for a C If Coac I'll tr if I have Coach ittle kid and to shoot a j Nolan, who 1 we. :: greatest c r known. Career in Medicine? One choice to consider is. Doctor of Podiatric Medicine. Podiatric physicians are specialists in the diagnosis, prevention and treatment of diseases and disorders of the foot and lower leg. The men and women who choose podiatric medicine are educated in patient diagnosis, surgery, orthopedics, dermatology, physical medicine and rehabilitation. To receive more information about this medical career choice write or call the American Association of Colleges of Podiatric Medicine. American Association of Colleges of Podiatric Medicine 6110 Executive Boulevard Suite 204 Rockville, MD 20852 (30 I) 984-9350 or toll free 1-800-922-9266 (outside Maryland) Vigil planned A "Symbol of Light" vigil will be conducted next Wednesday, April 12, at 7:30 p.m. by students opposed to the administration's decision to hold this year's graduation in the Marts Center. Students are asked to assemble at the Belltower at 7:30 p.m. for a march to Ralston Field, where they feel graduation should be held. All students, faculty and staff are invited to participate in this event. · Participants are asked to bring their own source of light (i.e. lighter, flashlight, etc.) for the vigil. If it rains the vigil will be conducted on Thursday evening, ' April 13. �PAGE1WELVE April 6, 1989 Harpsichord concert is delightful experie by James Harrington Special to the Beacon Christa Rakich reflect the tonal and mechanical aspects of harpsichord building in France during the Baroque period, On Thursday, March 29, the but it also contains intricate paintings Wilkes College concert and lecture _ produced by Martin' s master painter series presented Christa Rakich, one inside the case of the instrument. of America's most prominent harpsiIn the "Goldberg Variation, chordists and organists, in concert in Bach summed up everything done in a performance of Johann Sebastian the variation form before him, Bach's "Goldberg Variations." brought the form to a new level of Rakich, whoisafacultymember breadth and granduer, and carried on at Boston's New England Conserva- harmonic explorations that foreshadtoryufMusicandatthe University of owed the future development of Connecticut in Storrs, presented a music. Two extremes meet in it. On performance of this major work one hand it contains passage after which was virtuosic, scholarly and passage of the most airy, light and elegant frolicsome music in the spirit of The harpsichord which she used "entertainment." On the other hand, in performance was built for her by it is one of the most profoundly one of North America's finest build- "learned" of Bach's works in which ers, Willard Martin. The instrument he set himself and solved intricate is a duplicate of an eighteenth cen- problems of polyphonic writing. tury French harpsichord with two Ms. Rakich, who was a finalist keyboards. Not only was it built to in Bach competitions in both Brug- ges, Belgium and Nuremberg, Germany, obviously understands both the artistic and intellectual aspects of the music of the great Baro_que master. All the variations are based on the harmony of the opening aria, but not in all the variations are these harmonic steps clearly heard. In playing a keyboard instrument which is not capable of producing changes in dynamics (l~mdness and softness), one must be sensitive to subtleties in rythm and touch and emphasize the spacing between notes, important harmonic changes, and the intricate details of ornamentation. Ms. Rakich's sensitivity to lyricism and her exciting rhythmic drive communicated splendid artistry to the audience. It was refreshing to hear a keyboard performance which was not taxed by sheer flamboyance and display of gymnastic clanging on the keys. During the n program the audience was creative musicianship performed with complete control. music sounds best on ori ments or on replicas of riod instruments, as one hear and understand the cept of the composer. managed to present this as a whole; each v treated individually, but lost sense of full scheme. The Wilkes Colleg1 and Lecture Series will, continue to present sudl performances as the co sichordist Christa Rakich. Musician Mark Rust to entertain at S.U.B "Mark Rust has charisma, charm, and a hell of a lot of talent." The Lamron Interlude Geneseo State College. " .. .his impressive musical ability, combined with his infectious good humor delighted the audiences. It's refreshing to hear someone who enjoys his music so much." Alister Brown, The Cuckoo's Nest London, Ontario. "Rust's performances are a Ii ttle like watching a knight in shining armor. He touches upon all the correct issues, universal topics everyone can relate to." Peter Rothbart Ithaca Times Mark Rust's music and stage presence reflect the harmonies of nature and the simplicity and beauty of life as he has known it while growing up in the Catskill Mountains. The author of over one hundred songs, Rust's material focuses upon the timeless topics to which we all relate. Whether it be tales of family or friends, struggles and stress, past memories or future dreams, Rust will captivate you with lyrics revealing a wisdom beyond his years. Rust sings with strength and clarity, accompanying himself on guitar, piano, banjo, mountain and hammered dulcimer. His charismatic personality combined with a delightful blend of wit and humor, creates a clear and consistant vision of the world as he wants it to be. yo His love for his audience is genuinely conveyed and immediately returned. Rust captivates his audience and quickly makes them an integral part of the performance, and in that moment, they become his family. Yet, the songs, the voice, and the instruments, are still not the whole story. Rust infuses his concerts with an infectious sense of fun as he shares his down-home anecdotes and humorous stories. In the end, you have been treated to a voyage through your own experiences during an evening that is both memorable and moving. His music will touch your heart and leave you laughing. Cath y T Sophom ulous to mak watch thei te on T.V. four hard ye, Dave J ani Junioi becuase there ,-;;;fil(Q)IID1IJCCIINCG - t 1 I j II I The Beacon's All New Classified Ad Section Bring your ad toThe Beacon office $ cdl@Y® before the issue you want the ad in. Introductory Price: ONLY 50 cents for the first 25 words 25 cents for e.}Ch additional 10 words. This is a limited time offer!!! OFFER EXPIRES 4/25/89 · nds and fam lI IA I I I I L ______,. ,____"°'0-9(]0--0--o-i THERE ARE TWO SIDES TO BECOMING A NURSE IN THE And they're both repre~ sented by the insignia you wear as a member of the Army Nurse Corps. The caduceus on the left means you're part of a health care system in which educational and •.~ career advancement are the rule, -_, not the exception. The gold bar on the right means you command respect as an Anny officer. If you're earning a BSN, write: Army Nurse Opportunities, P.O. Box 7713, Clifton, NJ 07015. ARMY NURSE CORPS. BE ALL YOUCAN Bl �PAGE THlRTEEN April 6, 1989 o you support seniors endeavors to graduation outdoors and why? :nt this m ,ch varia lly, but scheme. ; College ,es will, one ,ent such the concert b a Rakich . . B. Cathy Tigue Sophomore Ridiculous to make parents and relatives watch their son/daughter grauduate on T.V. after they've spent four hard years in college. Dave Janiczek Junior Yes, becuase there is more room for friends and family to come to the commencement. Chris Collins Junior Andy Renner Junior Chris Nebel Senior Yes, because Wilkes College will be alienating an entire class who will be alumni and they should have the final decision in where they graduate. Yes, seniors have the right to graduation outside even though the president wants to showcase the gym. Seniors only grl!duate once, the gym will always be there. Yes, I've been here for four years and I should be able to graduate where I want to after I've paid for it. I also think they are just trying to show off the gym. Michelle Dominick Sophomore Laura Masso Freshman Suzanne Batory Sophomore Yes, because I think that majority rules and they should give them what they want. Tell the seniors to boycott graduation. Yes, the students should have a voice and I think a person's family• and friends should be able to witness their graduation with them. Yes, because it's not as crowded and hot, and you could have more . people. tMY. ' voure 713, IBE. Jeff Lobalbo Freshman Paul Stern Senior John Newman Senior Gary Nestor Senior Yes, because that's the way it has been done in the past. Why break tradition? Yes, because more of your family could be there and it's more scenic. This is a graduation, not a wrestlemania. Yes, so more people could view my graduation in person, not on television. • . • 1, �PAGE FOURTEEN April 6, 1989 Bauer loses in first round Schroat misses All-America spo by Jim Clark Beacon Sports Editor OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. You can look at the menu but you just can't eat ... Howard Jones wrote it and Mike Schroat experienced it. Schroat, a junior, won his first three matches in the 158pound class at the NCAA Wrestling Tournament on March 15-18 before dropping his quarterfinal match. Yet, Schroat remained alive in consolations, just one victory away from coveted AllAmerica status. Instead, Iowa's Mark Reiland defeated Schroat, 7-3, and reached the promised land. Schroat was left to ponder what could have been. "I definitely could have defeated Reiland," he said. "I just wasn't mentally ready. "It was the same with my · quarterfinal match. (Schroat lost to Michigan's Joe Pantaleo, 176.) He shouldn't have beaten me by that score." Head coach John Reese, who didn't make the trip and sent assis~nt coach Andre Miller in his stead, had an explanation for in better shape than I've ever Schroat's lack of concentration. been in my life. That allowed "When you lose, as Mike me to set the tempo." did in his quarterfinal, it's some"Mike was the most contimes very difficult to get going sistent wrestler for us this year," again," he said. 'That's· why in Reese said. tournaments, you'll see a good Before his two losses, number of superior wrestlers beat- Schroat defeated Maryland's Scott en after they have lost once." Buckiso, 10-6, Fresno State's The first-time jitters may Wade Zimmerman, 10-6, and have also played a role in Brown's E.C. Mulhaupt, 8-7. Schroat's downfall. Senior Brian Bauer lost in "When you get there for the the first round to Oklahoma first time, it's such an exper- State's Cory Baze. Their match ience," Reese said. "You're in was tied · 2-2 when Baze pinned awe and very tight and nervous. " Bauer at 4:39. Schroat had been shooting "I got stuck in a bad pofor All-America since winning sition," Bauer said. "I was ridthe 161-pound title ·at the Wilkes ing him and I got too high and Open in January. was nailed. "You have to believe you "No doubt about it, it was a can accomplish something be- great way to cap my career. fore you're able to do it,'' he Mike (Schroat) will be better off said. "This experience will help for his experience next season. He's one of the best in the name next year." Schroat finished the season tion. I 9-1-3 and placed third in the "Brian had an excellent Eastems to earn the trip to Ok- year," said Reese. "He hung in lahoma City. What aspect of his there and always made weight. repertoire improved enough to He often wrestled when he wasn't spur such a complete year? feeling well. He gave us three "My aggressiveness im- solid years. I hate to see him proved," he said. "Also, I was go." Arabis to pace netm by Ray Ott Beacon Assistant Sports Editor Kenneth Ettinger NCAA tourney contest winner Kenneth Ettinger, a sophomore from Wappingers Falls, New York, won the ball of wax! He picked Michigan to reach the final, but had Arizona tabbed as the champion. He won anyway. What a wonderful life! WILKES-BARRE - Tennis anyone? For the answer to this question, just drop by the new all-weather tennis courts at Ralston field and take a look at this year's edition of the Wilkes men's tennis team (0-2). Last year's Colonels squad struggled through a long and frustrating 0-10 season. But cheer up, fans. A repeat performance is not expected. 'Tm really optimistic about this year's team," said third year head coach Phil Wingert. "I think we can surprise people and we should be able to go .500. "We have the best talent we've had in my three years here. We have depth from top to bottom . In the past, our top few players were talented but that was about it. All indications point to a promising season. " In order for the Colonels to have ;J respectable campaign, number one singles player Chris Arabis must play to form. Arabis, a junior, has been the num- ber one singles player since his freshman year. He is a serve and volley type of player and has all freshmen who have a the tools to have a big season. win a lot of matches 'Tm in the best shape of my year," Arabis added. Two familiar ( career and I'm ready to play," Arabis said. "I was playing my year include junior best tennis in my three years re- and sophomore S cently, but I injured my foot and Both lettered for Win it has slowed me down a bit. I played well against the number two player in the conference against Juniata, so I hope to do well this year." The key to this year's squad mers, junior Brian might just be its freshmen. sophomore Chris S Wingert has landed possibly four all battle for a sp<t ot the most talented freshmen in six. the conference. The brighest players of the rookie crop are home opener LO Ju · Doug Meade and Jerry Matteo. freshman Jerry Both have a lot of tennis exper- the team's only vi ience playing for clubs and have then traveled LO been active, competing year- were defeated, 5-1. round in indoor compellllon. a freshman, Doug Lamont McClure and recent walk- rung up the only win. on Robb Whinney round · out this The Colonels year's diaper parade. Susquehanna today "All of the freshmen have Ralston Field before nice strokes and I like their Albright on Tue styles of play," Wingert com- turning home Wed mented . "They are a good group Lycoming. �PAGE FIFfEEN April 6, 1989 Ila wins tournament chmidt's golfers dart to a 7-2 record guns, "Cella is playing number one right now because he's shootSchmidt - Seven ing the best scores," said. in one day isn't a bad way "The biggest thing this seaa season. After the Susquehanna Toum-. son is that there is _more competition for positions than in the t on March 28, head coach · Schmidt and his lolfers past. I encourage that. I want themselves with a 7-2 rec- the kids to get to the point And as an added bonus, where they think they can threatore Rob Cella was the en for any position." What type of psychological scorer of the 63 participants effect does Cella's winning a a77. "I'm optimistic about our tournament have on the rest of s this season," said the team? "It pumps them up," idt, who is in his 20th year "They're happy If coach. "We have a half a Schmidt said. or eight kids that can do for him. But, again, I want them ·ght Then we have three to to get the competitive nature so more kids who ha.ve a that they would want to go after his spot." to do well." Schmidt is happy with the Sophomore Scott Brady, Celjunior Keith Kopec and his promise of the upperclassmen on more brother Mike, soph- the roster. "We're a very young team," Bob McDonnell, freshman McNally, senior Joe Mokay he said. "We· have only five upfreshman Charlie Rome were perclassmen, s.o the young play'fied by Schmidt as his top ers have a chance to develop. We have some youth and I'm happy about it." The rainy weather has played havoc with Schmidt's practice schedule. "Bad weather can wipe out a spring sport," he said. "Our home course, the Irem Temple in Dallas, isn't even open yet. Luckily, I've been able to sneak our guys down to Wyoming Valley Country Club and some of our guys have been playing on their own. "It's tough because we don't play in a league, so this lousy weather messes with the schedule. Sometimes when we are available to play on a certain day, the other team has other obligations. 1 "As the weather gets better, the. quality of play will improve. Then, we'll know better how the other MAC teams are shaping up. The Colonels play at Scranton today. Wilkes golf ·captains Joe Mokay and Charles Rome. oftballers display talent in surge ·nued from page 16 twelve at bats to go along seven walks. With her arm righ~ she can throw people at first" 1tionals. A strong feature of this 's team could be its depth. bench is filled with plenty l!lent Angie Miller see plenty of time at third a lot of prom· have a chance atches for us lded. ar faces from .ior Dumitru Spencer Co · Wingert last e counted on !<idership. tlso has three D are out for nior Bryan S rian Boone, s Shenefield victory. Moravian -1. Again it mg Meade, win. :Is will take jay at 3:00 :fore travclin uesday and ednesday Lo Jodi McNeal will up Kennedy behind the plate. Michelle Gauthier and Michelle Toth will battle for positions in the outfield. Players who could see time in either the infield or the outfield are junior Lori Trombetta and freshmen Joanne Esposito, Chris Krushinski, Gina Costanzo, Gina Lupina, Michelle DeSantis and Stephanie Rebels. Expectations are high for this year's ball club and the team's quick start has led no one to believe otherwise. The squad began the season in Virginia on March 17 by pounding Hampton College, 164 and 12-0 in a twinbill. In the first game, Rebels went three for four with a double and Hosler banged out two hits. In the nightcap, the Lady Colonels managed only two hits but were the recipient of 12 bases on balls. The game was stopped after the fifth inning because of the ten run rule. Skrepenak got the win in the opener while Bodner re- corded the victory in the second game. The finale in Virginia was against Virginia Union. Bodner got her second straight start and shutout, striking out eight while allowing only one walk. Wilkes suffered its fust defeat of the season against Bloomsburg University on March 22, dropping a 4- 1 decision. The Lady Colonels bounced back on March 28, sweeping their second doub- leheader of the season against Mansfield University. They won the opener, II-6 behind Bodner and the second 9-0, as Skrepenak tossed a no-hit shutout. Wilkes will be traveling to King's today and Juniata on Saturday. They will return home on Monday against Marywood and Tuesday at Scranton. Spring has sprung and that means only one thing, "The boys ... uh, check that, girls of summer" have arrived. ttitude, ·defense will carry Colonels Continued from page 16 D ·d baseman Rob Pietrzyk will be a key cog for the Colonels. look real good defensively," Bavitz said. They will be relieved by junior Todd Werner and sophomore Brian Scherer. Centerfielder Ken Chakon is "the best in the league" according to Bavitz. He will be joined in the outfield by sophomore leftfielder Ed Kwak. Kolbicka will split time in right field with sophomore Mick Melberger. Scherer may also see time in the outfield. "The difference this year will be experience," Evanina said. "'We have a great attitude and great chemistry. "We're very strong. A great thing is that any of our freshmen can step in and play at any time. They have a lot of ability. "We mean business this year. We're out to win. I think we got away from that last year." The Colonels dropped an 8-7 decision at Albright yesterday. Ulicny absorbed the loss in relief. The Colonels opened the season Monday with a doubleheader at Messiah. They split, losing the opener, 4-2 and claiming the nightcap, 4-1. In the loss, Francis walked six and struck out seven Falcons while surrendering eight hits. Messiah jumped to leads of 2-0 and 3-0. Evanina gathered two hits and Koblica one-for the Colonels. Evanina struck out six in the second game as the Colonels' offense provided some tangible results. Salterelli hit a fourth inning RBI sacrifice fly to tie the score at 1-1. In the seventh, Caldwalader hit a sacrifice fly with the bases loaded and Melberger singled to left to drive in two for a 4-1 lead. The Colonels' season was delayed because of the wet weather, with three games being cancelled. Those postponements hampered team preparation, according to Bavitz. "It hurt us because we had to jump right into our league schedule," he said. "We usually like to see what our young guys can do before league action starts. There's a heck of a difference in between hitting in practice and hitting when it counts. "We're in a tough league. Elizabethtown, Susquehanna, Messiah and Juniata are all excellent teams. "I'd really love to see our guys when because they spend so much time preparing." �Golf Softball (cont'd) Baseball (cont'd) NCAA Tourney contest winner NCAA Wrestling Men's Tennis Next Week: Wilkes College Wilkes-Barre, PA 18766 Win 5 of first 6 Lady Colonels are coasting ·a10 by Ray Ott Beacon Assistant Sports Editor WILKES-BARRE The grass is green, the sun is shining, and spring is in the air. That can mean only one thing: it's time to play ball. Or, in this case, softball. The Wilkes Lady Colonels have kicked off their season in grand fashion, winning five of their first six non-conference games under the direction of first year head coach Vince Trivclpiece and third year assistant Tom Dunsmuir, which has created a grcar deal of optimism. "I think we have a pretty good team," Dunsmuir said. "The team still has a lot of work to do but they should have a good season. If we play well, we have a shot at winning our conference." They are led by four returning starters: slick-fielding second baseman Jill McGuire, catcher Melissa Kennedy, and pitchers Jen Bodnar and Kim Skrepenak. McGuire, a junior, was an all-MAC performer last season. This year, she will be the leadoff hitter and anchor the infield. In two years, McGuire has committed only three errors. Despite getting off to a shaky s~t at the plate this season, McGuire has still managed to score nine runs arid draw four walks, and her speed at the top of the order is very important. The pitching staff, perhaps the team's strongest suit, is anchored by Bodnar, a senior, and Skrepenak, a junior. So far this season, Bodnar has started four games and completed all. She has a 3-1 record and in 23 innings, she has allowed only nine earned runs for a 2.73 ERA. She has also struck out 18 batters. Skrepcnak has started two games and won and completed both. Against Mansfield University, she chalked up a nohitter. In 12 innings pitched, she has allowed on! y two earned runs for a remarkable 1.16 ERA while striking out 18 opponents and yielding only four hits. "Our pitching staff is doing a fine job," Dunsmuir said. '.'Jen Bodnar has good control. She doesn't walk anyone and that is a big plus. Kim Skrepenak has been doing great. Her pitches have a natural rise which really helps her." The key to any successful pitching staff is always a fine catcher. Handling the duties for this year's edition of the Lady Colonels will be senior Melissa Kennedy. "Melissa is really good behind the plate," said Dunsmuir. "She is smart and handles the pitchers really well. She can also throw runners out. It's still early but she is going to have to start hitting if we are going to do anything in our conference." The infield is expected to consist of freshman Denise Carson at first base, McGuire at second, junior Lisa Balestrini at shortstop and sophomore Missy Naholnik will handle the hot comer. "Carson is really good at first. She has a great glove and a g0od arm," said Dunsmuir. "Balcstrini is a transfer from Bloomsburg and one of the best hitters on the team. Naholnik is a converted outfielder and still has a little to learn about Second baseman Jill McGuire leads the 5-1 Lady Co playing third base but should be all right." Roaming the outfield will be freshmen Dawn Hosler and Lorrie Petrulsky. Hosler will be stationed in right while Petrulsky grazes in center. The leftfield job will be shared by pitchers Bodnar and Skrepenak when they are not on the hill. "Petrulsky has and a strong arm. probably throw a plate from center, said. "Hosler is p lently. She has Colonels "out to win" Bavitz fosters a fresh attitu by Jim Clark Beacon Sports Editor WILKES-BARRE - Every successful team needs a catalyst. According to senior shortstop/pitcher Bill Evanina, the Wilkes Colonels (1-2) do have one, although he comes from an unusual spot. "Most teams have a player as a catalyst, but I think Coach (Jerry) Bavitz is ours," Evanina said. "Last year, it was his first season. This time, he's coming in and has a full year of preparation. He's fought adversity and pushed us. He's the difference." Bavitz modestly disagrees. "Baseball is the sport that a coach controls the least," he said. "Basically, it comes down to the kids. This team has worked awful hard. I hope it pays off for them in wins." Evanina and sophomore Scott Francis anchor the starting rotation. The four other starters will be seniors Eric Price, Jamie Brasington and Brian Josefowicz and freshman Jeff Yankow. "We need six starters," Bavitz said. the rainouts, we have 31 games in 38 da The bullpen will be comprised of Chakon and Rob Pietrzyk, and freshmen and Bill Ulicny. "We'll juggle our infield," Bavitz to have three seniors who are good defe Evanina, when he's not pitch· shortstop. "Billy gets on base a lot," B lot of the change in attitude has to do wi~ First base is manned by Price and ·held by Pietrzyk. "Pietrzyk led the team and runs batted in last year, and Price Bavitz said. "It's good to get two offcOSI that back." Second base will be shareil John Evans and Mike Kolbicka. The catching chores will be shared Jason Cadwalader and freshman LouS See Attit - T, eke, h: Harvru ng perfi a double is maj 'were a n. This ssors' r, 'ke thos ·ons at whicl include John I, Rockefe rshey, Tem1 gton. eke agreed ips a t la � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Wilkes Beacon Newspaper Collection, 1947-present Description An account of the resource <p>This is Wilkes University's <em>Beacon</em> Newspaper collection, 1947-present. We also have digitized copies of the <em>Beacon's</em> predecessors, <em>The Bucknell Bison Stampede</em>, 1934-1935 and <em>The Bucknell Beacon</em>, 1936-1947 June. It should be noted that Wilkes University does not have a complete set of issues for the Bucknell Bison Stampede and Bucknell Beacon. For researchers who are interested in seeing the complete issues for these publications, please contact <a href="https://researchbysubject.bucknell.edu/scua">Bucknell University's Special Collections Department</a>.</p> <p></p> <p>Missing Issues:</p> <p>1947 August 8th<br />1947 September 5th<br />1947 October 3rd<br />1947 October 17th<br />1947 October 31st<br />1947 November 21st<br />1947 December 19th<br />1948 September 9th<br />1950 April 28th<br />1953 April 10th<br />1962 February 2nd</p> Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource The Beacon staff is comprised of Wilkes University students who are advised by a full-time faculty member of the Communication Studies Department. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1934-present Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Copyright of the Wilkes Beacons is retained by Wilkes University. Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Newspaper Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Professor Emeritus Harold Cox digitized the collection from 1934-1970 and created a <a href="https://beaconarchives2.wilkes.edu/">legacy website</a>. Digital Archives student John Jenkins digitized the collection from 1970-present. Special thanks goes to Communication Studies Professor Dr. Kalen Churcher, Editor-in-Chief Kirsten Peters, Beacon staff member, Emily Cherkauskas, and other Beacon staff for their help in acquiring digitized copies of the Beacons from 2006 onward. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Wilkes Beacon 1989 April 6th Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1989 April 6 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Newspaper Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Communication Studies Department Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Wilkes College https://omeka.wilkes.edu/omeka/files/original/ab61e3df36ff7d64b59f91c1cf781c27.pdf b99f04d60c86e09d3dd70da49b709b87 PDF Text Text ..... :•:•· ·::::::;:;:;:;::::::::::=::•: 1 1 a_.,•,~,_: n_•_., e :,•,_,_;_~_:. ~_._:,:_i__e_; _.• :::::::::i11; 11 ,, :,,: .•_:_ .•_:_:·~,',.,::,:. J . :_l,_l, i_._i_• _:.;,_:,. m ,inner tel. !fr rrttr ,_:,.,_:: ,_:,l1 tt!rtrrrr !:t =:;===r -:•:•:• : . !k: s Preview W 1,L KE S COLLEGE Wilkes-Barre, PA 18766 Number 20 ... Serving Wilkes Colleg~ since 1947 April 13, 1989 alston Field gets green light by Tom Obrzut Beacon Staff Writer has arm. 1 a strike to :enter," Dun is playing has seven WILKES-BARRE- Barring unfavorable weather conditions, Wilkes president Dr. Christopher N. Breiseth said Monday this year's senior class will graduate at Ralston Field in_Kingston. Graduation ceremonies in the Marts Center were nixed, Breiseth said, because of what he called "the sincere concern of the seniors about the availability of space for their families." Last Thursday, more than 150 students gathered outside the president's office at Weckesser Hall to protest the administration's decision to hold graduation in the recently completed Marts Center. "We have decided upon a 'fair weather option,"' said Breiseth, "in which commencement will be held on Ralston Field, if weather and field conditions are favorable." Breiseth said Wilkes is in a wonderful position of having desirable space for graduation both inside and outside. He called the decision the "favorable result for everybody." Student protesters said the outdoor commencement would allow the students to invite an unlimited number of guests. Last year, approximately 5,000 persons attended commencement exercises at Ralston Field. If graduation were held in the Marts Center, which seats 3,285, each student would be limited to six guests inside the gym. Others would watch on closed-circuit television in the gym's auxiliary rooms. Monday afternoon, President Breiseth met with Charles Sweigert, student government (SG) president; Kevin Flemming, senior class presi- See Decision page 2 ve Garber and Renee Stracke ilkes students accepted at Harvard ow. z said. "Beca 38 days." ;ed of seniors shmen Adam tvitz said. " defensive ,itching, t," Bavi do with B e and thi ! team in Price led 1ffensive i shared b 1ared by so Salterell )U ~ttitude ICES-BARRE - Two Wilkes seniors, Dave and Renee Strucke, have recently been notified · acceptance at Harvard's graduate and medical ,respectively. ile maintaining perfect academic standings, is completing a double major in chemistry and while Renee is majoring in biology with a in chemistry. ording to S trucke, the recommendations from professors "were among the finest the ·ewers had seen. This was due in part to how al our professors' recommendations were. mendations like those can only come from ·ve professors." er institutions at which Garber and Strucke are considered include John Hopkins, Princeton, Cal , Cornell, Rockefeller, University of lvania, Hershey, Temple, Jefferson, Stanford, and Washington. ber and Strucke agreed the combination of their er · internships at larger institutions and educational experience aided by personal attention at a small school has helped when it came time to apply at graduate or professional schools. Garber encourages those interested in applying to nationally classed institutions to "become as involved as possible in the activities here at Wilkes and to take advantage of any outside opportunities." "Being involved in various committees," Strucke said, "has developed my speaking abilities which helped with interviews." Garber is the current president of the Chemistry Club and has been a member of the Biology Club for the past two years. He is also a former member of the Wind Ensemble in which he played saxophone. Garber also participated in Columbia University's "Research Experience for Undergraduates," which involved synthetic and organic chemistry. Strucke is the current president of the Biology Club. She was involved in the Office for College Advancement Her internship was spent at Lehigh University's photo by DOMa Yedlock Wilkes seniors Dave Garber, left, and Renee Strucke, right, See Students page 2 have recently been notified of their acceptance to Harvard. �PAGElWO April 13, 1989 H.S. editors coming to Wilkes tomorrow WILKES-BARRE - Wilkes News, will address the sports stuCollege will host the second annual dents. high school editor's conference toThomas Moran, president of morrow, April 14, 1989. the Luzerne County Community The conference is open to all College and former managing editor area high school journalists. It's of The Sunday Independent, is the being co-sponsored by the college's scheduled keynote speaker. He will admissions office and its student address both sections. newspaper, The Beacon. The event Following Moran's speech, an will be held in conjunction with awards presentation and luncheon Wilkes' Pre-Law Day. will be held in the Arnaud C. Marts This year, students will be split Center. into two sections: editorial and "We're very excited about this sportswriting. year's conference," said John ChAllison Walzer, editor of The walek, special assistant for college Times Leader, and Ed Ackerman, advancement at Wilkes. "In just two managing editor of The Pittston years this event is becoming very Disptach, will address the editorial popular with area high schools." students while Elmer Smith, sports Chwalek said the conference columnist for The PhiladelphiaDaily serves two purposes. "It provides News, and Paul Domowitch, a 'high school students with both first~ Wilkes alumnus ('76), and sports hand journalism experience and a writer for The Philadelphia Daily glimpse of the many advantages of --·i iffiMIBM1k¥Wf J8~tbMHiMiM\MM1Btdik~~Grn.: PA Mt~;.~!Yf WHJ&~ ltslUiilmftMf,fiiit&;~\t, ~im!slililr , , ., , :,:,:,:,:,:cc,:,:\9Jjjfai$11,.' l- lfllr1'9: • Paul Domowitch :.;.:.:•:•:•:•:: :::;:❖:- : !i l1ijw.i{o◊.111tJlt wti:®*~ 1c.E:&1!; bN SAr. the Wilkes journalism program," he said. This evening, a reception will be held for the participants and organizers of this year's event Please contact The Beacon at 824-4651 ext. 2962 for more information. Decision--------------Continued from page 1 dent; Cindy Carr, SG vice president; Kristen Henry, SG treasurer; and Andy Harris, SG secretary to inform them of his decision. Flemming was obviously pleased by Monday's announcement 'Tm glad we came to this decision," he said. "We wanted a comprof!!ise." · Protest organizer Larry Abramson said he was happy the compromise was reached. "We never wanted the school to be split," he said. 'Tm glad the college can once again speak with one voice." Breiseth said next year's seniors will be involved in planning next year's graduation. "We will seek their involvement in the arrangements for this year's graduation events," he said, "so that they'll be well-informed on the complex set of issues attending the planning of commencement every year." Speaking at this year's commencement will be prominent U.S. Senator Bill Bradley. : • ·T·HE· • • • • • ••• ••• ··B·.·I· ·G·. • •• • • •• • • • • • • ·: Education Department workers fil · LAS'!' BASH r t· ,. • · · .- •. · : suit to prevent random drug testin : : The freshman, sophanore, junior and • "We are confident the courts what kind of program (CPS)- The people who work at the U.S. DepartmentofEducation, will not sanction programs that ran- ceptable. ! senior classes will hold the first The department's which is requiring all colleges to domly select government workers, •• annual 50s Spring Bash on Friday, install anti-drug programs during and require them to submit to humili- refused to comment on •• April 21. 1989, sued the department two ating urinalysis testing without any ing suit. ••The event will be a dinner/dance .held weeks ago to stop it from making history or reasonable suspicion of In a related malltt, drug abuse problems," said union them take drug tests. government might ask at Genetti's . ••• get Pell Grants to prove The department, which over- President John Sturdivant Congress in 1987 approved a illicit drugs. see's most federal college programs, There will be live music by The •••R.P.M. "Old Star" 50s Band, comprised planned to begin randomly testing measure that will cut off federal aid The drug rule is set the 3,000 workers at its Washington, to any campus that doesn't have a effect next month. "drug abuse program" in place by the of seven N.E. Pennsylvanian D.C., offices April 21. end of 1989. But the American Federation professionals who have appeared with However, the Education De- cipients like weapons of Government Employees, the unthe likes of Jerry Lee Lewis, Chuck ion that represents the department's partment, whir' ;'> supposed to man- ers, highway workers and '<; not issued any even students work in nonpolitical employees, has sued to age the pre" Berry, and Bo Diddley. guidelir to determine environments. stop the plan. All must cane in 50s attire, which • will make the event more of a good •• •• time. • Continued from page 1 .Tickets are $9.50 per person and will • • Center for Molecular Biology and Bio-Technology. As well as being teachers' assistants, : be on sale Monday, April 17-19 in • Both students were selected for the Trustee currently partners in a research project ' Scholarship as well as receiving the Freshman ! Stark Lobby fran 11 to 12 and mutinigenicity of vipers involving a tee Outstanding Chemistry Student and Sophomore "the mouse micro nucleus test" Pickering from 4:30 to 6. Outstanding Biology Student Awards. Their findings will be presented at The two were also members of the College Judicial You don't want to miss the last big Point in April. Council for two years. Their immediate plans involve looking bash of the year! Garber and Strucke were named to the Who's Who Students THE LAST BIG BASH!: ! 1 y .~t,. "If"\ .., ,,,. _,.. ..- "' '< .._,I-, t l 'W', \ ..,( .._ ,. .,. y _ ~I I ~'\ 't 'I , t ,~ 1- I of Outstanding College Students of America. In addition, both were recipients of the Dr. Charles B. • ;Reif Scholarship in the Biological Sciences for their • 1 • • • • • -• , • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • -• • • -• • • • • • ... • • sen10r year. , employment. Garber is the son of William and Shirley Shavertown. His sister, Donna, gradualed in 1984. Strucke is a Dupont native and • ~of Albertand Irene Strucke. t h th r d �April 13, 1989 PAGE THREE test campus fad; Protests? No, Trivagory by Kathy Harris Beacon Staff Writer i a !i. jc/i ~.r :=::::::: ,_i!__ :•:•:;:;:•:- !~~I} 1/£ ·-·-·-·-\ ! :( :/} Ostroski, left, an d Donna Yuscavage, right, play Trivagory, the latest rage on campus. photo by Donna Yedlock RDER ALL YOUR PIZZA FROM I OMINO'S PIZZA a ~ File • 1n g What's the hottest thing on campus? No, it isn't tickets to the Red Barons. It's Trivagory, the new trivia game which has appeared on the shelves of the Wilkes bookstore. The game, invented by John Yuscavage, made its debut just prior to Christmas. Yuscavage, a pharmacist from Mountaintop, attended Wilkes before going to Temple to receive his doctorate in pharmacology. He developed the game 10 years ago, and since then, he has refined and perfected the game. It seems he's succeeded in perfecting it. A panel of 32 people played Trivagory, and 24 of them preferred Trivagory over Trivial Pursuit, seven were undecided or felt it was equal to Trivial Pursuit, and one never played Trivial Pursuit. And it wasn't just the panel who liked the game. Two of the biggest magazines for toy manufacturers featured Trivagory in their new product sections. Both Playthings and The Toy Book, the number one and number three magazines of the toy industry respectively, viewed the game at last February's Toy Fair in New York City, and liked its unique lettered die. This is how the game works: A player rolls both a traditional die, which ttlls the player how many spaces to move, and a lettered die, which ~lls the player which question to answer in the question book. There are two question tracks, each of which has a question book, and 99 . categories, such as Walt Disney films and N .F.L. playernicknames. tThe highest roller chooses which track he or she wants to play. There is a 60-second time limit for answering questions ..This time limit was Seel} as one of the benfits of the game over Trivial Pursuit, therfore limiting the overall game time to slightly more than an hour. In order to win the game, a player must be the first to reach the center of the board and land on one of the four finish spaces. If they answer the question in the category on the finish space, theyt are the winner. So, why should you buy the game? "It's an educational, enjoyable game," says Yuscavage. "When groups get together to play, it is so much fun!" "It's easier than Trivial Pursuit," said Donna Yedlock. Another reason is the Wilkes bookstore is selling the game at a lower price than anywhere in the area. The game retails for $29.95, but the bookstore sells it for $22.95. 1: If your pizza does not arrive in 30 minutes or .less, it is FREE. (USE c o UPo N BELOW) 2: Get a large cheese pizza for just $52.1 with the coupon below or present us with any competitor's coupon valid for pizza delivery in Wilkes-Barre, and we will match the offer. (VALID UNTIL 5/31/89) ■--------------------~II If your pizza does not I within 30 minutes, I 30 minute arrive present this coupon to I the driver to receive I guarantee your pizza free. I Bl ,._, kfMf' One coupon per pizza. Fast, Free OellveryN sM : ~ ~- r----------------------~ Large Cheese . $59.§_ I I 154 Pennsylvania Ave. I Phone : 829 -29001 ; _ ____________________ J el . Present this 1 coupon to receive I a large cheese pizza for $5 .95. I Additional toppings I just $1.15 each. I One coupon per pizza. I Fast, Free DellveryN ~ II 154 Pennsylvania Ave.1 Phone : 829 -2900 I SM : ~ ~- I ; L •••••••••••••••••••••• J ,tl[JE\8 ~OU JBAA'V8? 8SlP8JE\li 8ITTC8D? ,tl[JL TJE\UliSTli C? (good[ lf)ear:11,ed[?) Then BE A HAND HOLDER ATTI-IE NEXT BLOOD DRIVE! APRIL 27, 1989 Remember the very first time you gave blood? Remember being scared or nervous? Didn't you wish you had someone to hold your hand and calm you down? Well, there are a lot of potential donors who are scared and could your support. TO VOLUNTEER: Call 824-4651 EXT 2962 �PAGEFOUR April 13, 1989 Last week Student activism is alive and well on the Wilkes campus held at E,alston Field. For many years, students have let others decide what direction policies directly affecting them would take. OPINION - - by Tom Obrzut President Breiseth Student activism, a long lost art from the late 1960s, made its return to the Wilkes College campus last week in a big way. Last Thursday's protest attracted more than 150 students who disagreed with the administration's decision to move this year's graduation exercises to the $6.5 million Arnaud C. Marts Center. Their collective voice was heard by the administration and, as of last Monday, graduation will be The collective student voice was a powerful and very important aspect of college life in the late 60s and early 70s, but since then it's been reduced to an occasional whimper. In years gone by, students protested the Vietnam War, politics, and just about anything else they felt was worth a protest. What you saw on campus last week was a revival and renewal of the collective voice of Wilkes' students. They responded to a situation they felt was wrong and in the end a compromise, acceptable to both the students and administration, was reached. It's nice to see when Wilkes students have an opinion they can express it in a peaceful way and get results. President Breiseth said the compromise will serve the best interests of the College. And it will. ,------------------T-h--·e=- Beacon I -. 1 I I Serving Wilkes College since 1947 VOL. XLI No. 20 April 13, 1988 I Rated as a First Class newspaper by the Associated Co/legiate Press IEditor-in-Chief................................................................ Lee Scoll INews Editor.......................................................................Michele IFeature Editor.................................................................... Jobn T. IAssistant Feature Editor......................................................Michele ISports Editor................................................................................ 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Iexpressed in this publication are those of the individual writer and '!.. I W\St V'lE C(U..17 G-ET~ES6 SMIU82GUNS10SW.....~ \F ~ ~MENf'WIU-~ ~M 100 !.... '' Inecessarily reflect the opinions of this publication or Wilkes Colle Ito the editor arc welcomed, provided they are no longer than 500 ILetters exceeding this length may be edited or rejected on tenns or I letters must be signed, but names may be withheld for valid I IThe Beacon is printed each week by the Piuston Dispatch, Pi IEditorial offices are located on the third floor of the Conyngham t:,enter. The phone number is (717) 824-4651 ext. 2962. __ _ :::::::11 gft ;V,h,\ 6hlii :~111; -:·i s.::: j ;: _<:·:-,1 �PAGEFIVE Editorial announces compromise Ihave met with the officers of iorClass of 1989 on the issues ding the location of the May mencement ceremony. The sincere concern of the about the availability of for their families has l us to upon a "fair weather option" in which Commencement will on Ralston Field, if weather field conditions are favorable. Otherwise, we will hold the onyinsidetheMartsCenter. In ysimmediately before May 27, meet with the officers of the and other members of the · istration to determine the loca- the interests of the College and of the graduates and their families. If we have safe, pleasant weather, the ceremony will be on Ralston Field. If field conditions are unfavorable or the weather forecast for May 27 is for extreme temperatures or rain, we will hold the ceremony indoors. The College will prepare for both alternatives and graduates will be sent a memorandum outlining the ticket distribution system for the Marts Center. At present, it appears that there will be six tickets per graduate for the space inside of the gymnasium itself. We will continue under this plan to set up auxiliary seating in other rooms of the Marts Center where a closed circuit broadcast of the ceremony will be available. A major factorin the timing of the decision will be the need to give sufficient notice both for those setting up the event and those attending to know where it will be held. I am confident that with this decision the Senior Class officers and our staff will cooperate fully in preparing for one of the most pleasant Commencement ceremonies ever held at Wilkes. I also look forward to working with officers of the present Junior Class on their Commencement for 1990. We will seek their involvement in the arrangement for this year's graduation events so that they will be well-informed on the complex set of issues attending the planning of Commcncement every year. A RESPECTable decision by Wilkes R-E-S-P-E-C-T This seven letter word (and the concept it represents) has gained a great deal of meaning and credence on the campus of Wilkes College in the last two weeks. Granted, the word was dragged through, the mud in that same two week period. But, in the long run, its rebirth as a "good" word has brought about a happy air at Wilkes. President Breiseth can be proud of the respect that he gained from the student body when he decided to listen to the student voice. He deserves the respect that people are showing him. The president made a difficult decision by going against a public stand that he had made less than a week earlier. He may have ruffled a few feathers in the "pecking order" (outlined last week), but apparently that means very little. It would seem that the positives of his decision outweighed Dr. ChristopherN. Breiseth any negative response he could have received. The student protesters who let their voices be heard can be Wilkes President proud of the respect that the administration showed them in dealing with this issue. The protest committee (more specifically, protest organizer indoor facility. case, namely, Liebig's LAW OF Larry Abramson), for all intents and purposes, was judged as a This is a clearcut example of MINIMUM which states, "It is the bunch of radicals who were out for personal gain when this overpopulation. The only solution is last straw which breaks the camel's whole thing started. The first contact with the protest was a for the College's recruiters to select back." series of handouts and signs and no one expected it to truly the incoming freshman only from materialize. families that have not been so proliRespectfully, They kept their heads when all about them were pointing Charles B. Reif fic. fingers and calling names and ended up throwing one hell of a It is obvious that a basic Emeritus Prof. of Ecology respectable protest last Thursday. Wilkes College ecological principle applies in this The protest that they pulled off was well-covered by the r-"7-7'--.--.--.--.----.=--.------------- media and showed that, if done correctly, a peaceful rally can eritus Professor has his say Promoters of an indoor comment now find themselves iled in an ecological crisis of proportions. Apparently the ofapplicants for the cheering · at Commencement '89 far s the carrying capacity of the •mberofthe ;\ 01~~;,,; ,SOC JclTeD essBJ >LLec1aTe ie Scott 1l£ieus P1~as8d to eXtend an invitation to Mich students happy and get this whole thing resolved befpre it really got out of hand. The seniors are happy because they got their compromise and, weather permitting, will graduate on Ralston Field; more ~iri~~antly, they proved that the student voice is worthy of ) .... · . The underclassmen are happy because the road to compromise has been well-paved for their Commencement. Most importantly, Aretha Franklin is happy because someone finally listened to her song. r required. >9onfact t:>ean Lampe, Dean of Student Affairs for more information. ........J ··········· Donna ly Ro ... Eddi :athy L . 10 YPYI~~WJ§tfstudents to participate in its congrega{iph~tpec:ier on Wednesday, April 19, beginning at < > 7:00 p.m. in the Templf.3 Vestry. stude.r t.s will be the guests of the Congregation. .< · ) ReseNations are · ·• Th.~ '1:iche fohn mus~{~ErE:~i;~~E:!:~:f~~Pf?i~ make the .... Tom ·········B. DADDY'S A .... Bruce BIG BROTHER 'CAUSE ALL KIDS ~r. Tom LIKE US. AREN'T LUCKY Thumbs up: to the president and his staff, the Board of Trustees and whomever else was responsible for the "fair weather option." It is a good thing you do for Wilkes College. Thumbs up: to the protest committee for speaking where some were afraid to speak. Your show of strength is an example to us all. .,~fijil~r~1i1i/i!i::: 1 %} . jtw.m.ii:i:)}iv:e >ring riods. iter and '.:ollege. Ian a~llllllllllll!i! c..,,,,,,,~,..,wlyJortM1~BlfSUllff'Sc{AttWrlc.t,y BE AiiiG-iiiirHER OR BIG SISTER ••• 5 ()() rnsofs I reason CALL YOUR LOCAL AGENCY 824-5766, 82i-875~ Oi 455 -67i2 .. . ArFJUATEO \!I '.BIG '.BRO'IHERS/ '.BIG SISTERS OF~RICA Thumbs up: to any Wilkes College student who got up and tO?k a walk in the Super Cities Multiple Sclerosis Walk-a-thon, this past weekend. College students are very susceptible to MS and it is a cause worthy of consideration by the college crowd. Thumbs up: to Wilkes College's next Francis Ford Coppolas and Michael O'Nei!ls. Pat Shields and Jeffrey Eline put on two wonderful shows m last weekend's A Night of One Acts. We can expect good things from these two. ----------------------The Beacon would like to extend get well wishes to Mrs. John Reese, wife of Wilkes Athletic Director John Reese during her illness. We all h£>pe that you get better real fast. ' �April 13, 1989 PAGE SIX Ge(fen Recording Stars at the Kirby The New Bohemians Rock the Kirb by Lee Morrell Beacon Editor Maybe Edie Brickell and New Bohemiansaren'tawareoftoomany things but, after last Saturday's performance at the Kirby Center for the Performing Arts, we can be aware of a lot of things. For one, Brickell and Bohemians - soon to go back to the original "New Bohemians" sans the name of the lead singer who wants the focus to go to the whole band-aren't just a passing fancy. They are for real. Also, it is apparent that they have a well defined yet very diverse audience. Saturday's audience ranged from high school students to "older" fans. Whatever the demographics of the fans, they all were treated to a show, that, for lack of a better word, was refreshing. No musicians running up and down the stage screaming. No big egos. Just good music. A little bitoftalkin' and a whole lot of rockin'. Veteran rocker Steve Forbert opened for the band and lit a small fire under the audience, with his folksy style and his acoustic guitar and harmonica. Many of the older fans remembered the journeyman and even requested some of his older hits. Although he didn't have the requested songs in his repertoire for the night, he did soothe his fans by touching the past with his old hit, "Romeo's Tune." After a fifteen minute intermission to set up the stage for the featured act, the lights went down and the room filled with "Linus and Lucy" (The Charie Brown theme). The band strolled onstage to this unusual choice of intro music and the crowd went nuts when they recognized the long-haired silhouette of Brickell. Brickell, who seemed a little shy about the attention she was receiving, jumped right into her first song, "She." With the first strum of a guitar, the crowd floated forward as if the . stage were one giant magnet. They were attracted by themusicianshipof New Bohemians and the voice of Brickell. The band played all of the songs that appeared on their hit album, "Shooting Rubberbands at the Stars," with the exception of the tunes "Now" and a special bonus song that appeared on the CD, "I Do." Included in the set were five songs that will appear on the next, as of yet unnamed, album - "Mama," "Black and Blue," "I'm Lost," "Times Like These" (a beautiful ballad about love and rainstorms), and "Gave Up" as well as, the band's two hits "What I Am" and "Circle." The talent and the diversity that has prompted many music experts to call her the next great songwriter showed in her performance and especially her lyrics. Lyrics like those in the song • "Little Miss S." that "kinda deals with famous dead people, but, if you really think about it, they're not really dead," Brickell said in her shy Texas accent. The title character starts out the song "Shooting up junk in the bath- THE STARS ARE Ki room ... " and ends up "Living it up to die in the blink of the public eye." Her stage show, at times, was well coordinated with the lyrics in some of the songs. A case in point was "Air of December." When she sang "And you sent a chill across my face, like the air of December,/ swear /remember it that way," asmokywindsweptacrossthe stage while slides of a snow covered tree played across the back of the stage. . The musicians, Kenny Winthrow on lead guitar, Wes Martin, also on guitar, Brad Houser on bass, John Bush on percussion, and Chris Whitton on drums, created the perfect blend for Brickell's words. They all were given time to showcase their talents and, like the prelude to the song "Keep Coming Back," when the drummer and the percussionist got involved in a "power duo," they sometimes got carried away. No one complained, though. Overall, it was a magnificent show, from Forbert's first note to the last note of the encore of the Bohemians' set. Look for these Bohemians to ride this rubberband "ride, even beyond the stars. , Edie Brickell and the New Bohemians performed to satisfaction or the audience at the F.M. Kirby Cent Celebrity Birthdays Happy birthday this week to: singer Ella Fitzgerald; actress Carol Burnett; actress Sandy Dennis; actress Ann-Margret; actress Eve Arden; TV personality Jack Parr. Other famous folks born this week include: inventor Guglielmo Marconi; news broadcaster Edward R. ly the a comm a(o hfam Murrow; architect J.M. great Rogers Hornsb leader-politician Ulys.,es politician James Monroe: Robert Anderson; jazz Ellington; newspaper dolph Hearst; poet J Ransom; singer Kate S • Here we go again, again by Michele Broton Beacon Assistant Feature Editor "Jimmy Landry was born at Columbia Ho~ital for Women in WashingtonD.C.oriOctobcr4, 1957 - Sputnik Day; the day the Soviets shot the first spaceship into outer space. His parents sent out a birth announcement depicting a small baby blasting off from a smaller earth, inscribed: 'JUST LAUNCHED, James Edward Landry, Jr., 5 lbs., 2 scrawny ounces."' Landry has already performed at Wilkes twice, and both times he received rave reviews. According to Beacon editor, Lee Morrell, "He's very talented, but the thing that attracted me most to him was his sense of humor." With early music influences that include Peter, Paul, and Mary; Bob Dylan; James Taylor; and Dan Fogelberg, Landry has a show that shouldn't be missed. In his last visit to Wilkes, Landry's show included both original pieces and old favorites from artists such as Eric Clapton, Dan Fogelberg, James Taylor, and Billy Joel. His style has been described as sounding very much like Cat Stevens. Landry will be performing in Stark Lobby on Tuesday, April 18, from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. So for an exciting and funny way to spend your Tuesday, come by Stark Lobby and catch the Jimmy Landry show. Jimmy Landry Anyone interested in having their personal pictur in the '89 Amnicola Bring the negative or print to the office Tuesdays and Thursdays from 11 :00 to 1:00. Pictures cannot be returned, but we will make an extra cop if you have a negative. aE NJ �PAGESEVEN April 13, 1989 ercussion ens.e mble to play 0nFriday,April 14at8:15p.m., Wilkes College Percussion Enble will perform in concert in the .A. ND Under the directorship of~obert Nowak, the ensemble will be per. g a wide variety of music usover 100 percussion instruments. program will include The Symy for Percussion, by Stanley d, and the ever popular y Dance," from the opera n. For those who enjoy a dash of island flavoring in their music, the program will include "Ala Samba," by Mitchell Peters. If you enjoy music of the ragtime era, there is "The Whirlwind," featuring soloist Jeffrey Zwiebel on xylophone, as well as "The Chromatic Foxtrot," featuring Dominick Cuccia. This concert also marks the end of Stephen Primatic's Wilkes Percussion career. As a salute to this "giant" of a performer, the ensemble will be playing two Primatic arrangements, "The Carnival in Rio," and "The Theme from Raiders of the Lost Ark." Primatic will also be a featured soloist on vibes, along with Geoffrey Dent on marimba and Stephen Fidyk on drum set, in John Beck's "Jazz Varients." If you enjoy jazz, with a little taste of funk, this is one piece you should really love! The ensemble is rounded out with sophomore Chris Peeler, alumnus Monica Spishock, freshman Mike Bogdan, and college bound Justin Gibbons, all featured performers throughout the program. The concert is open to the public at no cost and the Percussion Ensemble would especially like to invite Wilkes College students and faculty. ,,llll,,* Mark Rust entertained the audience on Saturday, April 1, at the S.U.B. His performance was enjoyed by all who attended the concert. photo by Doma Yedlock weekend of laughs and more laughs :t J.M. Pei; Hornsby; Ulysses Monroe; 1; jazz aper publi poet Joh Cate Smith. Audiences at the Dorothy nDarte Center this past weekrnjoyed productions of two studirectors. Chinamen, by MiFrayn, ~nd The American , by Edward Albee, were the t shows performed. Jeff Eline's production of Chin,acontemporary comedy, was · y something to be proud of. of our college's most talented ers managed to bring to life characters simultaneously - a that is hardly commonplace. then again, the actors themare hardly commonplace. Maureen O'Hara (ofDream Girl GalesoJMarch fame)portrayed, · undying enthusiasm, the role of ,' a middle-aged, upper middlehostess of an all-important dinparty. In addition, O'Hara also ed "Bee," a ditzy, overly emo- tional friend of the family and comical, although somewhat confus"Alex," Bee's new hippie boyfriend. ing, portrayal of American middleJohn Domzalski, who's been in class society. A combination of Wilkes and more productions than anyone here at Wilkes can remember, gave an King's College actors compiled the outstanding performance as "Ste- cast of five. Don Semyon, a Wilkes ven," Jo's husband who not only alumnus, played "Daddy": excannot seem to remember his guests• tremely passive, nervous, and (as is names, but also creates a social catas- Semyon's trademark), very funny. trophe by inviting "Barney," Bee's Jennifer Hussey, a sophomore at drunken ex-husband (and a second Kings, portrayed "Mommy," a selfcharacter for Domzalski), to their ish, domineering tyrant who inceshome for dinner on the same evening. santly bitched at Daddy and anyone Needless to say, Chinamen was else who dared cross her path. full of action, excitement, and plenty "Grandma," the only one who really of quick-changes, not to mention the knew what was going on, seemed to awkward but hilarious predicaments be a cranky, "senile" old lady with a of Jo and Steven. Both actors per- multitude of snappy one-liners, and formed with zest and incredible was portrayed with a great deal of amounts of energy. Eline •s smooth, sarcastic humor by Rebecca clever blocking and simple but effec- Schmidt. tive set-design made the show easy to Christine Brunnock, of Wilkes, follow and very enjoyable for all was the meddlesome, class concious audience members. "Mrs. Barker"; and Jason Delcampe, The American Dream, directed also of Wilkes, portrayed the "perby Pat Shields, was an interesting, fect," if empty and "incomplete," THERE ARE TWO SIDES TO BECOMING A NURSE IN THE ARMY. l :tures rint tys ned, tcopy e. And they're both represented by the insignia you wear as a member of the Army Nurse Corps. The caduceus on the left means you're part of a health care system in which educational and ., career advancement are the rule, -_, not the exception. The gold bar on the right means you command respect as an Army officer. If you're earning a BSN, write: Army Nurse Opportunities, P.O. Box 7713, Clifton, NJ 07015. ARMY NURSE CORPS. BE ALL YOU CAN BE. young man, also known as "The American Dream." Despite the strong performances of all the actors (especially those of Semyon and Schmidt), there seemed to be something too complex within the text of the play for it to be purely entertaining. Although the play was well staged, acted, and produced, the less attentive members of the audience were left bewildered and, therefore, not nearly satisfied with the show's outcome. The American Dream.was very well done, but it was by no means a crowd-pleaser here at Wilkes. �April 13, 1989 PAGEEIGITT Wilkes' very own Academy Awar "And the Winner is!!!. .. Whoops, sorry ... And the Oscar goes to .... " Well you guessed it. I saw the Academy Awards last week. I was probably not alone; I am sure that many of you plunked yourselves down in front of the old T. V. set and glued your eyes to the screen and labored for hours and hours, watching countless awards being given out for categories nobody but the winners. and their immediate family really gives a flying cow cake for. All of this effort is for one reason: to see who will win the real Oscars - the ones for "Best Actor," "Best Actress," maybe even for "Best Supporting Actor or Actress." But most of all, we wait around for the big one: yes, "Best Picture." I have been watching the Oscars - don't ask me why- consistently for the last 5 years, and every year I have seen who wins "Best Short Animated Documentary," "Best Cinematography," "Best Foreign, Not So Short, But Long Enough, Non-Animated, Educational, Somewhat Full-Length, Documentary for Television," plus a virtual plethora ofothers that I barely could keep my eyes open for. I have never, in all of the 5 years that I have watched the Academy Awards, seen who has won "Best Picture." I always gave up and went to bed before then and found out who won the next day on the news. Yet, being the true blue and gold blooded Wilkes College bovine-loving and dedicated bull that I am, I was really only interested in finding out if anyone from Wilkes College won an Oscar in any of the categories our fine young and old producers/film makers/directors have made over the last year. Surprisingly, I did not see any of these this year; I must have slept though them, so they must have been important. . Just in case anyone else missed them, I have comprised a list of all the movies by Wilkes College Studios that were nominated for Academy Awards this year: Nominated for "Best Movie Invoiving Tall Structures" was THE BELL TOWERING INFERNO!!! Yes, see every mem berof the Wilkes College campus scream in horror as the gigantic speakers in our fine, and very tall, monument become ablaze. Hold on to your hats as members of our administration make daring attempts to extinguish the flames. Nominated for "Most Vindictive and Unfair Documentary Cartoon" this year was WHO FRAMED ROGER CROOP. Yes, poor Roger Croop, the wascally but wovecl wabbit, loses his job at Toon College because the Wicked Queen (from Sleeping Beauty) did not get her trip to Toon Town. Nominated for "Best Silly Thing the English Department Ever Did" was one of my personal favorites, PRIVATE BENJAMIN. This movie was great. Ben Fiester from the English Department joins the U.S. Army and becomes a member of the Grammar Beret. He has one mission: to parachute, all alone, deep into the heart of Nanticoke. Armed only with a red marking pen, he begins to clean up all grammar usage. "Hainah or no?" "Good God, Sir! Make my day." Forget about Rambo, this was much better. · Nominated for "Film Showing Best Turning of Opinion" . was STUDENTS OF A LESSER GOD. This film is about normal, healthy, fully-functioning students; it is the administration that is deaf. But, by a miracle of modem media, the ad- ministration is healed! W one was a real tear-jerker. Nominated for " Showing of a Silly andS tern" was RAIDERS OF PARK-ingspace. Follow lures of Susquehanna J with spills and thrills, as he trated trying to find that last, elusive near-campus park These five were m favorites, but there were fine Wilkes College Stmoo tions worthy of recognition. partial list of other nom· HAINAH AND HER THE ACCIDENTAL THE WE-LOST BOYS ( tary on our basketb311 ROBODEAN, and RA.in These were just Though Wilkes College S not win any awards this don and I are still very p you. Good luck next yr.a. member: coming to a you this Christtnas: STARI "R Barry Drake to give lecture on 60s The decade of the 60s was one of the most interesting periods in American history. Through all of the good and bad times, it was the music that brought us together and sometimes tore us apart. The political turmoil, the social upheaval, the Hippie Movement, the Vietnam War and the Generation Gap were all reflected in the popular music of the day. The Beatles, Bob Dylan, Jimi Hendrix, The Supremes, The Beach Boys, Simon & Garfunkel, The Rolling Stones, Otis Redding and yes, even The Monkees, were the sounds filling the airwaves throughout those turbulent years. "60s Rock - When the Music Mattered." a multi-media presenta- tion by Barry Drake, will celebrate, examine, clarify and put into perspective one of the most exciting decades of music hi~tory. Barry Drake has often been called a walking encyclopedia of music. A graduate of Manhattan College, he has been totally involved in the world of music since buying his first Rock 'N' Roll record in 1954. Growing up in the New York City area, Drake went everywhere there was music to be heard. He saw everyone from Buddy Holly and Chuck Berry at The Brooklyn Paramount in 1957, to Jimi Hendrix and Janis Joplin at The Fillmore East in 1967. Drake was there hanging out on the streets with The Grateful Dead Haveyou examined all the choices you have for a Career in Medicine? One choice to consider is Doctor of Podiatric Medicine. Podiatric physicians are specialists in the diagnosis, prevention and treatment of diseases and disorders of the foot and lower leg. The men and women who choose podiatric medicine are educated in patient diagnosis, surgery, orthopedics, dermatology, physical medicine and rehabilitation. ~~L~ ~~~H! '$-~ To receive more information about this medical career choice write or call the American Association of Colleges of Podiatri~ Medicine. ~ . 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Box 6000, Clifton, NJ 07015 -,..,..-NA=M=-E_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ OM D F ADDRESS CITY/STATE/ ZrP - - - ~ - - - - - - US CITIZEN.D YES D NO AREACODE P.li!ONE SOCIAL SECURITY NIUMSER BIRTH DATE 1:1;1ia,, _ OGCUPATlON --- STUDENT D 'l:IIGH SCHOOL :0 COLLEGE PRJOR MlLITARY SE_RVICE .0 YES ONO BRANCH "lt-E-C)MAAflO,j ¥0UVOI._UN'f....., RANIK l"l'ICMDE. N).JJ0lfrji(i, National Guard AFM / MOS ~ SCX:W...sECIJIIIITY......-:111 ..,_,..,...,,,. ......,..,..,...,...""'. """"'°"' SECuOon..-• L~USED"TO~tE5"DHSflOTW!S-.CIIUlt<l'lll"t'l'JUSCSI.Jl - - A 1CLJC10049N P - - - - - Army ~!!!PB! Guard - - - J �PAGE TEN Kovaleski, Nolan gain honors Kest honored as ,MAC's top coa Kest was also selected Coach of the Y by Jim Clark Times Leader. That award was a little less Beacon Sports Editor Jodi Kest was named MAC Coach of the Year. WILKES-BARRE - There is peer pressure and peer praise. The latter is a bit more desirable and Jodi Kest was the recipient of it when she was voted MAC Coach of the Year recently. Kest, in her third year as head coach, guided the Lady Colonels to 16-10 record and berths in the MAC playoffs and the ECAC Tournament. The award pleased her, but she was more concerned with one that wasn't given. 'Tm not happy that Nicole Kovaleski didn't make the all-star team," Kest said. ''I'd give this award up in a minute for her to be honored. As a coach, all we can do is recruit players. We don't know if they're going to fulfill their potential and do what you want them to do." Kest has a personal theory as to why Kovaleski wasn't selected. "I guess when you have a good team and a bunch of good players, individuals don't get noticed." "They are picking from a limited area,' "I couldn't believe that I got it from the thought it was a joke. It is a real nice h it's chosen by the other coaches. I didn\ myself. "What it tells me is that we are program around. That's a really good feeling. great season and I'm really excited about next Why.Coach? "Elizabethtown won the national c and we pretty much stayed with them when them. I don't think we're that far away from want to be." Kovaleski was named women's basketball Most Valuable Player by The 1:' The 5'10"sophomore forward averagoo and 9.5 rebounds per game. She was also in the Lady Colonels' playoff drive. season, going untouched for six and one-third innings, before giving up a single on a 3-2 pitch. She finished 'with a 4-0 shutout. Miller provided all the offense necessary in this one, going three for three with two RBIs and a run scored. "Our pitching has really been big for us," Dunsmuir said. "Jen and Kim are doing a excellent job and the defense has been really good behind them. Balestrini had 16 chances at shortstop in the doubleheader and made only one error. She made some really tough plays." The Lady Colonels returned home for two more twinbills this week in Kirby Park, taking on Marywood on Monday and Scranton on Tuesday. The opener against Marywood was a basic pitcher's duel, with Bodnar on the hill flinging a shutout for the Lady Colonels. She went seven innings, allowing a hit for each frame and raising her record to 51. Meanwhile, the Lady Colonels were being held to only four hits, but Skrepenak came through with a triple and a single to lead the squad in the 40 win. With the score tied at 6-6 in 1J1e eighth inning, McGuire started a rally with a single. Freshman centerfielder Lorrie Petrulsky sacrificed, moving McGuire into scoring position. Kennedy then delivered the gamewinning single. The Lady Colonels trailed, 62, in the bottom of the fifth. Freshman Michele DeSantis Jed off with an infield single and Bodnar pinch ran for her, moving to second on a passed ball. McGuire singled and was followed by Petrulsky, who also singled, to make it a 6-3 contest. Kennedy grounded into a fielder's choice, which forced McGuire at third, and left Wilkes with Petrulsky at second and Kennedy at first. Balestrini singled, knocking them both in and reducing the deficit to 6-5. Skrepenak then singled, driving in Balestrini and tying the game at 6-6. Tuesday's doubleheader against Scranton displayed no signs of the Lady Colonels cooling down as they swept the Royals, 4-1 in the opener and 7-1 in the second game. Bodnar got the start in the first game and went the distance, allowing only four hits• and no earned runs. In doing so, she raised her record to 7-1 and lowThe second game provided ered her ERA to a stingy 1.76. Carson started the scoring fans with a tad bi! more .. festivities in the second inning excitement and suspe!}se, time myo o light. ed a the olden y\ Jim Nolan made the Leader's men's all-star team. The 6'1" junior guard av points per game for Ron Rainey's 7-17Co Lady Colonels near record Continued from page 12 dra . It's . top Ralst s and ni sec contrib trum of director, gy teacll the pilla when she singled and came all the way home on a error. With two outs in the fourth inning, Rebels and Naholnik put together back to back singles. Both scored on a single to the gap by McGuire to provide all the necessary scoring. The second game was a cakewalk, as Wilkes put it in cruise control and glided to a sixrun win. Virginia his daif) n athletic Chapel • Skrepenak pitched complete game allowing three· hits and no earned runs. Her pitching line for the year is spectacular. She is 4-0 and has an ERA of 1.38. The game did have a down side to it. Petrulsky, the starting centerfielder, was injured and could miss Saturday's big conference game against Susquehanna. Otherwise, every- TENNIS, ANYONE? - Stacey Symecko makes contact thing is turning up roses. The Lady Colonels picked up a 6-3 victory at Lycoming "The kids are doing a great job. A lot of times we ask them to do things they don't want to do but they are necessary, so they do it," Dunsmuir said. WILKES-BARRE-The Wilkes golf team improved to I "The bunt is really important but Cella continued his hot play. Joining him in the circle of hot not very · popular and has helped Keith Kopec, who shot a 79 in a 415-419 loss at Scranton last us win games. The kids are ' Cella was the low scorer in the three Colonels wins, really sacrificing and doing evof 82 in a 422-423 conquest of King's and an 83 in a match erything we asked them to do." Hey girls, if you are going King's and Muhlenberg on Monday. The Colonels travel to Moravian today (3 pm) and to listen, we have something to Dickinson Tournament on Monday. They host Scranton ask. V ~Hey a week from today. Will you keep winning? put me thrc Ralston's gra, come north a: r options, ti Golfers grab two wi to experier ght and Lye vementis n playing definitely are making s had a g ft hand coli �April 13, 1989 PAGE ELEVEN alston made pathway for sports the Year less surp area," s n the :n's col e Times aged 13 tlso the The familiar blue bicycle whisks around campus each its pace not rapid, but steady. Yet when one considers e Ralston is the 71 year-old pilot, the speed looks enough. 'It looks like it's going to be winter all summer long. wind almost knocked me off my bicycle," Ralston said warm, Southern drawl on Tuesday afternoon. Sorry, Nature. It's going to take more than a fired · g gale to stop Ralston, who's been associated with s for 43 years and coypting, currently as a special · t to the alumni secretary. His tangible contributions to the school came many sago. He is a veritable symbol of Colonels sports, of knowledge and fond memories. Athletes, take heed. Ralston is the man who started it 'We started from nothing," he said. "There wasn't a We didn't have a facility. The only place I could put · ent was the third floor otold Pickering Hall. 'We cut the baseball diamond ourselves. George Toma, 'snow the world's best groundskeeper, and I spaded up Park many times. 'I used to take my old car on the football field so we practice by headlight. I used to run my battery down." Ralston unleashed a thoughtful laugh. 'Those were golden years," he continued. "We had great students." · Much importance is invested by Ralston in the · hips he formed with students in his career. 'Nothing can compare to that," . he said. "We were ly associated. We lived together, worked together, together. Those people are the only thing that really Over the spectrum of nearly half a century, Ralston as athletic director, dean of students, director of · g and a biology teacher. But titles virtually belittle labor of one of the pillars of what has become today's College. Ralston served as the initial coach of the football 54), men's basketball (1946-55) and men's tennis ) teams. He also coached baseball from 1948-50. collective career log is 148-175-4, but the absence of a · g label on paper means nothing when one considers sweat and care that established an athletic program where existed. A native of Virginia, Ralston moved north to 'sburg, PA with his dairy farming family while in high I. He earned an athletic scholarship to the University orth Carolina at Chapel Hill, where he played football ooseball. 'I thought I had a future in professional baseball," he "My real objective was to be a medical doctor, but at time, I didn't have any money. Those were the years to World War II. They were depression years and ·cs was what put me through school." Afriend in Ralston's graduating class from Wyoming, suggested he come north and pursue a coaching job. For lack of better options, that was the course of action 'I got a job coaching in Forty Fort, Pennsylvania, then I went into the Army for five years," he said. "When I came back, I still intended to go to medical school. · "But Dr. Eugene Farley called and needed someone to counsel the veterans that were coming to Wilkes. I took the job. Dr. Farley mentioned that some of the boys wanted to start a football team. I said I would be interested. "Then he said he needed a dean. I took that on and I never left. I joined up because there was a big job to do. A few of us grew up with this institution. Not many of us are still around." Ralston designed the plans for the original gymnasium that was tom down last year to yield the land to the Marts Center. The demolition evoked mixed feelings in his soul. "That (the old gym) was the firsffree-standing building constructed by Wilkes," he said. "It rendered great service and we were glad to have it. It cost $250,000 to build. One of the first events of magnitude that we had in there was an exhibition by the Olympic wrestling team. We had a parade through the streets of Wilkes-Barre and really packed the place. "But the Marts Center is a great facility. We look forward to it serving the college as well as the old gym did, even better." What are some of the memories etched in Ralston's mind? "There are so many events. They are innumerable. I couldn't mention just one," he said. Then a reminiscing twinkle lit his eyes. "I've always been partial to the 1949 football team. They were great people. I think that's the best team we've ever had. They weren't worldbeaters, but they were probably the most colorful bunch. Their average age was about 23, being mostly World War II veterans." But it was members of his 1947 team that carried the commemorative sign that bore his name when Wilkes dedicated Ralston Field on Saturday, November 6, 1966, a day when words were hard to come by for the honoree. school's greater scheme of things. He does so with extreme conviction. "An integral part of our educational endeavor is that sports is a part of the whole," he said. "Sports is a great laboratory for students if conducted right. In the rapid give and take of an athletic contest, an athlete virtually -loses himself and becomes himself. It's a real maturing factor in the education of a young person. Il's a great lesson." He paused to quell his emotional whirlwind then continued. • "I call it friendship through contest. I think that's the truth about an athletic program. For people, students or otherwise, young or old, play is a part of their life. We try to have students adhere not just to the letter, but to the spirit of the rules. "I wish students would live their days so that they're going to have good memories. If you don't participate, you won't have any." Time to 'fess up, Dean Ralston. What about the bike? "I've been riding a bicycle since 1958," he chuckled. "The first one was my son's. I took his when he got a new one. The second one was given to me by the students in the 1960s at Christmas. I drove that one until the flood. The students gave me another, and the one I'm riding now was given to me by my sons." Ralston sees his days at Wilkes ending soon. "I really retired two years ago," he said. 'Tm kind of free-lancing now. I'm getting too old to be in touch. I feel kind of self-conscious. There are some things I want to do for myself. My wife has been a slave to me and this institution all these years." He looked away and smiled. "These great years." When Ralston does vacate campus, an era will be over. And the blue bicycle - and its pilot - will be greatly missed. "I was humbled by it," Ralston said. "When I saw my old players carrying the sign, it was a great feeling. I had a hard time talking." The news of the impending dedication reached him in a strange fashion a year earlier. "I was shaving one morning when my son brought the paper and showed me," he said. "I was surprised indeed." As a founding father of Colonels sports, Ralston is as qualified as any to define the mission of athletics in the Dean George Ralston, founding father of Wilkes sports. photo by Donna Yedlock etmen still thirsting for elusive initial victory Ray Ott onAssistant Sports Editor WILKES-BARRE - I to 10-3 hot golfe last Th urs , posting :ch victo The Wilkes men's tennis team to be likened to a man suffering from lack of water in a rt. For the last two seasons the netmen have fought tly but failed to experience the thrill of victory. And · losses to Albright and Lycoming this week, the drought tinues, but improvement is being made. "We haven't been playing that badly," said coach Phil mgert. "We are definitely improving but we still lack istency and we are making too many unforced errors." The Colonels had a golden oppurtunity, to ,get selves in the left hand column yesterday in Kirby Park when they took on Lycoming, another team searching for its initial victory. Doug Meade, playing number one, and Spencer Corbett, at number six, came up with victories in the singles competition, but Wilkes still trailed, 4-2 going into doubles. Dumitri Radu and Corbett chalked up a win playing number three to cut the lead to 4-3. At nu~ber two, Jerry Matteo and Robb Whinney tied the match at 4-4 and set the stage for the number one doubles players to battle it out for all the marbles. Bµt,¥eade and Chris Arabis lost a heatbreaker, and with it werit the match, 5-4·_. ·, · · · ' · "It was a close and exciting match but we just fell short," said Wingert. On Tuesday, the Colonels traveled to Reading to volley with Albright and came home on the short side of a 7-2 decision. Arabis was the lone singles winner, battling through a three-set 7-6, 4-6, 6-1, victory. Arabis was also a victor in the doubles competition, along with partner Matteo, coming out on the upside of a 7-6, 3-6, 7-6 score. The Colonels will continue their quest for a win tommorow at King's and Tuesday at Scranton. Someone throw them a jug of water.' 1 , ' ' • • • , • • •. 0 �Wilkes College The Locker Room Men's Tennis Jodi Kest Softball (cont'd) Women's Tennis Golf Wilkes-Barre, PA 18766 Bodnar, Skrepenak tough on mound Lady Colonels are on record pa Last Saturday, the Lady Colonels were faced with the Beacon Assistant Sports Editor unenviable task of going on the WILKES-BARRE Let's road to Juniata, which is almost talk about the hottest group of a four-hour trip, to take on the students on the Wilkes campus the Indians in a double dip. The opening game featured these past few days. No, not the senior leaders the Lady Colonels doing their who compromised with the best imitations of sleeping beauadministation and successfully ty. Juniata seemed to be coastbargained to get graduation . outside at Ralston Field. They ing along with a 3-0 lead with have only one win under their one out in the top of the seventh. That was before someone belts. The distinction of the woke the Lady Colonels up. hottest group at Wilkes goes Shortstop Lisa Balestrini exclusively to the Lady Colonels reached base on an error and softball team (11-1, 2-0 in the catcher Melissa Kennedy walked. MAC). Skrepenak grounded into a fieldThe softballers are hotter er's choice, putting her on first than a scorching summer day and Kennedy on second. They right now. Behind the spec- then moved up to second and tacular pitching of Jen Bodnar third, pulling a perfectly executed and Kim Skrepenak and some double steal. Up stepped freshtimely hitting, the Lady man Denise Carson who promptColonels are making a strong ly cracked a double, knocking in run at the conference's top spot both Skrepenak and Kennedy and narrowing the Juniata lead to 3in the standings. They are also on a pace that 2. Sophomore Angie Miller would break the school record of 15 wins for a season. grounded out, but not before Carby Ray Ott son advanced to third on a wild pitch, leaving the Lady Colonels with a runner at third and down to their last out. The Colonels then dramatically sent the game into extra innings. Bodnar drew a base on balls, but with a catch: the fourth ball was a wild pitch. Carson brolce from third for the plate, where the Juniata pitcher and the ball were waiting for her. Carson, doing her best Ty Cobb imitation, knocked the ball out of the pitcher's hands with her spikes, tying the score at 3-3, and, in the process, unintentionally injuring the Indians' pitcher and forcing her to leave the game. "That was the biggest play of the game," said Wilkes assistant coach Tom Dunsmuir. "We tied the game up and their pitcher was forced to leave the game. Up to that point, we couldn't touch her." The game journeyed into the ninth inning, when the Lady Colonels decided it was time for the fiasco to end. Kennedy and Skrepenak put together back-to-back singles and set the stage for Carso~ to sacrifice them a base over. But she laid down the perfect bunt for a base hit and loaded the bases. Miller then singled, plat- Senior Jen Bodnar lets one fly for the 11-1 Lady Colone& photo II! ing Kennedy and Skrcpenak and giving Wilkes a 5-3 lead. Bodnar sacrificed, driving in the sixth run, and Jill McGuire had a bunt single, knocking in the last run to make the final score 7-3. The big performance was turned in by Bodnar. The senior southpaw was on the hill for all mne innings, allow· hiL~ but not yielding ruh or a base on balls. If Bodnar was g firft game, then Skrc awesome in the nigh righthander was making her second no-hitter !Power surge lifts Colonels,1 hol 'i. by Jim Clark Beacon Sports Editor WILKES-BARRE - Jerry Bavitz's Colonels (2-3, 0-2 in the MAC) went without an extra base hit through their first four games. The disturbing trend had Bavitz thinking funny thoughts at night. "I was seriously beginning to wonder if we would ever get one," he chuckled. That nightmare was eradicated from his mind after the Colonels hit four home runs in a 10-7 pounding of Delaware Valley at Artillery Park on Tueday. Third baseman Rob Pietrzyk slashed four hits, including a homer. He believes the. Colonels have finally escaped their hitting doldrums. "We're coming along now," he said. "I think everyone was uptight for a while, but now we're all hitting the ball. I think the rainouts hurt us a lot. There's a big difference in hitting in a real game and hitting in practice." Bavitz was glad to witness Pietrzyk's explosion. "Rob's got a real quick swing,' "Sometimes it's too quick and he gets him up when the pitcher he'tfacing isn't very other words, sometimes he hits as if he's Nolan Ryan when it's really a Tommy John. Senior Bill Evanina gained his sec victory. "Bill's pitched really well," Pietrzyk Francis was our number one pitcher com· season, but we haven't played well behind · The Colonels committed IO errors · on the hill in a 5-2 loss at Muhlenberg on "We played terrible," Pietrzyk said. was a big factor in that game." Bavitz will lead his charges t eight-game stretch in the next week, begi hilt against College Misericordia today 81 Park. He hopes for a continuance of the lum "That's such an important part of an said. "Hitting and pitching have to m~ win." -BARRE -The Scholarship in Jot College has bee. 0,000 gift from Foundation, Inc. r. larship is name , whose caree hing and public 1 39 years, culmin, ent as Presiden ty Comm unity , which will endow d fund a professic students was e Duncan, publis 'tlder, and Christop ~ident of Wil � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Wilkes Beacon Newspaper Collection, 1947-present Description An account of the resource <p>This is Wilkes University's <em>Beacon</em> Newspaper collection, 1947-present. We also have digitized copies of the <em>Beacon's</em> predecessors, <em>The Bucknell Bison Stampede</em>, 1934-1935 and <em>The Bucknell Beacon</em>, 1936-1947 June. It should be noted that Wilkes University does not have a complete set of issues for the Bucknell Bison Stampede and Bucknell Beacon. For researchers who are interested in seeing the complete issues for these publications, please contact <a href="https://researchbysubject.bucknell.edu/scua">Bucknell University's Special Collections Department</a>.</p> <p></p> <p>Missing Issues:</p> <p>1947 August 8th<br />1947 September 5th<br />1947 October 3rd<br />1947 October 17th<br />1947 October 31st<br />1947 November 21st<br />1947 December 19th<br />1948 September 9th<br />1950 April 28th<br />1953 April 10th<br />1962 February 2nd</p> Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource The Beacon staff is comprised of Wilkes University students who are advised by a full-time faculty member of the Communication Studies Department. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1934-present Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Copyright of the Wilkes Beacons is retained by Wilkes University. Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Newspaper Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Professor Emeritus Harold Cox digitized the collection from 1934-1970 and created a <a href="https://beaconarchives2.wilkes.edu/">legacy website</a>. Digital Archives student John Jenkins digitized the collection from 1970-present. Special thanks goes to Communication Studies Professor Dr. Kalen Churcher, Editor-in-Chief Kirsten Peters, Beacon staff member, Emily Cherkauskas, and other Beacon staff for their help in acquiring digitized copies of the Beacons from 2006 onward. 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Title A name given to the resource Wilkes Beacon 1989 April 13th Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1989 April 13 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Newspaper Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Communication Studies Department Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Wilkes College https://omeka.wilkes.edu/omeka/files/original/cf256e880a105c6a6924f4e6e36a6304.pdf 2bdbbdb9a81c5b8c014660bfcf68e7f1 PDF Text Text ·-:::::::::::::::::::::::::: Page Page Pag Pag Pag Pag I ;rtl.il l!. i;r !l2l:i1HII : ·=·::::Jtl}ff ifl:llfi·-··;;···::::'.:=\i::::=::~i?=:t? :- WILKES c 'o LL EGE Wilkes-Barre, PA 18766 April 20, 1989 •.. Serving Wilkes College since 1947 Wilkes hosts high school journalists by Kathy Harris Special to The Beacon WILKES-BARRE - Wilkes College held its second annual High School Editors Day on Friday, April 14. The event was sponsored by The Beacon in cooperation with the College's Admisssions Office. Approximately 150 students gathered in the Dorothy Dickson Darte Center for the Performing Arts to hear H.G. Reuschlein, Dean Emeritus of Villanova U9iversity Law School, deliver the keynote address .,. which dealt with the First Amendment and the press. Eighty students then attended the journalism ::; seminars, which featured speakers from both local and I metropolitan newspapers, at the Arnaud C. Marts Q J; Sports and Conference Center. _ ==---.....;=-_ _,~ They were welcomed by Tom Bigler, a professor ,_ i of journalism at Wilkes and a columnist for the .Reischlein speaks to high school students at Pre-Law Day. Wilkes-Barre Times Leader newspaper. i Colonels. photo by Donne allowing ielding an balls. was great in n Skrcpenak ! nightcap. making a bid 10-hitter of : Lady page ,10{ing," :s himself sere 1't very good. ; if he's facing 1y John." r coming into :hind him." rors with Fran • :g on Monday. said. "The w· lumber par ,f an attack, , mesh for ! om Moran cholarship nnounced WILKES-BARRE- The ThoJ.Moran Scholarship in Journalat Wilkes College has been ened by a $50,000 gift from The ·1a1 Cities Foundation, Inc., and Times Leader. The scholarship is named in r of Moran, whose career in alism, teaching and public relaspanned 39 years, culminating ms appointment as President of e County Community Colin 1980. The gift which will endow the larship and fund a professional ship for students was anced by Dale Duncan, publisher Times Leader, and Christopher Breiseth, president of Wilkes College. Duncan noted that he and President Breiseth had been in discussion for several months to work out specifics that led to the surprise announcement at Weckesser Hall in late March. Duncan said that the Foundation and the Times Leader funded the Tom Moran scholarship in recognition of The scholarship will be availMoran's reputation as a career journalist and mentor for students who able to qualifi!"ti studerc ,.,ho earn the associate degrtx- c: equivalent at want to enter the field. Breiseth joined Duncan in Luzerne County Community Colpraise of Moran's distinguished ca- lege and who want to pursue the reer both as a journalist and for the baccalaureate degree at Wilkes Colleadership role he has played in lege. It ,:ill also fund a paid internhigher education as president of ship at the Times Leader to lend Luzerne County Community ColSee Moran p~ge 6 . lege. The conference was then broken into two sections: editorial and sportswriting. The editors were addressed by Allison Walzer, editor of the Times Leader, and Ed Ackerman, managing editor of the Pittston Dispatch. Walzer spoke to the students about her job as an editor and how it related to their jobs as editors of high school papers. "I consider you 'real' editors because you make the same kinds of decisions that I have to make, like what is news and what isn't," she said. Ackerman's topic was design secrets for high school newspapers. During his segment, he showed students the basic parts of a story, and even constructed a hypothetical story with the students' help. He also answered questions about what constitutes a good story in a high school newspaper. The sportswriters were addressed by Elmer See Editors page 2 President Breiseth commencement speaker at LCCC NANTICOKE - Dr. Christopher N. Breiseth, president of Wilkes College, will be the principal speaker at the 21st annual Commencement exercises at Luzerne County Community College on Thursday, May 25, at 7 p.m., in an outdoor ceremony on the college's main campus. This announcement was jointly made recently by LCCC president Thomas J. Moran, and chairman of the LCCC Board of Trustees John Hosage, D.D.S. Dr. Breiseth was named to his presidential post in July of 1984 and is serving as the fourth president of Wilkes College. He is a graduate of the University of California at Los Angeles where he was a member o( Phi Beta Kappa, Oxford University, and Cornell University where he received his doctorate degree in Modem Europeai, Intellectual History. Prior to coming to Wilkes College, Dr. Breiseth served on the faculty at Williams College, and Sangamon State University in Springfield, Illinois. He also served for two years in the Office of Economic Opportunity in Washington, D.C as Chief of the Policy Guid~nce Branch of the Community Action Program. From 1980-83, Dr. Breiseth served as president of Deep Springs College in California. During his tenure at Wilkes College, Dr. Breiseth has had an enormous impact on both the C')llege and the community. He is an integral part of the community and a constant advocate for the strong alliance that See Breiseth page 6 �PAGE TWO April 20, 1989 Kelley to bike for American Lung Association Wilkes student to bike cross-country by Chris Augustine Beacon News Writer ., ..,, L_..::_....•......-..-..-:-1.1 j ,...;..1J....::.;..a.-:,1 :::; ~ i .:.........;;;;=;;._.:....:=i ~ a Pete Kelley WILKES-BARRE - Leaving home and travelling across the United States is the only a dream for most of us. Pete Kelley plans ·to accomplish this feat the hard way this summer - by spending 47 days on the seat of a bicyle, hunched over the handlebars and pushing the pedals from Seattle, WA to Atlantic City, NJ. The 18 year-old Kelley, a freshman electrical engineering major at Wilkes College, will represent the American Lung Association of New Jersey, "The Christmas Seal People," in the third annual Trans/ America Bicyle Trek, June 5 to July 21. The trek will take over 400 participants across the continent, through approximately 40 cities, during the seven-week long, 3425 mile trip. Kelley and his fellow cyclists will follow a route from the shores of the Pacific through the rugged Cascade Mountains, northeast across the Panhandle of Idatfo, to Glacier National park in Montana. From there they will travel through the flatlands of the "Big Sky Country" and the plains of North Dakota, along the ceiling of the nation to Minneapolis. The final part of the trip takes the riders through Milwaukee, Chicago, Philadelphia, and finally to Atlantic City. Kelley and the other trekkers have to raise at least $5,000 each in sponsor pledge donations to participate in the event. The average pledge is $35 (one cent per mile); however, Kelley would greatly appreciate donations in any amount. Anyone wishing to donate just a few dollars is asked to drop it off at Kelley's room, 233 Diaz Hall (Pickering), or place your donation in the specially marked collection can located in the Wilkes Bookstore. The overall goal for the 1989 Trek is to raise $3 million dollars for the American Lung Association. For the cyclists, who will be pumping 80 miles a day for 47 days, the trek will be the ultimate summer vacation. For the American Lung Association, it will be a major push in the fight to prevent and control lung diseases such as asthma, emphysema, and lung cancer. Why ·would anyone want to punish themselves in this type of activity? According .to Kelley, "I enjoy riding and the trek is a way that I can help others while doing something I really like." The preparations for the trip haven't been easy, either. Aside from spending over $1,000 dollals own money, Kelley has hll continuously for many Since Christmas he has · "jogging, swimming, riding." In fact, he over 150 miles a wee trip date approaching that he will be biking Finally, when askc.d hardest part of the trip will be_ said that along with all the hardest part of the trip wi.ll all of the simple things we granted. "Putting in the cal day, going over the two ranges and riding through states, will certainly be in hardest part comes at the day's ride, though, when I up my tent, wash my c shower, and make the pairs to my bike." DADDY'S A BIG 6ROTHE.Q 'CAUSE ALL KIDS AREN'T LUCKY LIKE US. ' profe rticip , rob C....,.,, -,;fwl.,,.ty JorlNR 8 ~ 1BIJ SUlirrs q 1111 «-,w, A""°"'",,,. capynpt 1911', Cowls S,,,.,,kalr. ' "' BE A BIG BROTHER OR BIG SISJER ••• CALL YOUR LOCAL AGENCY 824-5766, 824-875~ ~ 455 -6742 &. \.9J 1JIG '.BRO'I11ERS/ '.BIG SISTERS OFc!-\MERICA AFFILIATED tlil\6 ~OU JB[ttl["(}6? 6-SlP6I\li 6fQC6D? tl(lL TI\{(li,STli C? (good[ ]fJea1P:1tear?) Then BE A HAND HOLDER AT TI-IE NEXT BLOOD DRIVE! APRIL 27, 1989 Remember the very first time you gave blood? Remember being scared or nervous? Didn't you wish you had someone to hold your hand and calm you down? Well, there are a lot of potential donors who are scared and could your support. TO VOLUNTEER: Call 824-4651 EXT 2962 Students listen attentively as Dean Reuschlein explains about freedom of the press. Editors------------Continued from page 1 Smith, sports columnist for the Philadelphia Daily N_ews, and Paul Domowitch, a 1976 graduate of Wilkes College and a sportswriter for the Daily News. Smith's topic was the construction of a sports story. He also had sound advice for high school sportswriters. "Spend more time reading and less time keeping track of batting averages," he said. "You can't write from the 'jock perspective.' No amount of touchdowns can write a story." Domowitch addressed the students on building a career in sportswriting. "You have to be willing to relocate in this business," he said. "I also think it's important to write as often as you can.'' The two groups were then brought together for the keynote address, given by Tom Moran, president of Luzerne County Community College, former managing editor of the Wilkes-Barre Sunday Independent, and founder of The Beacon. Moran described himself as "a newspaperman, not a journalist - journalists are out _o f work newspapermen." He discussed his expcrien(n field of journalism, and encouraged the s keep the dreams of becoming "newspapcnnen' After the keynote address, awards weregi Excellence in Journalism, sponsored by and the editorial staff of The Beacon. The Journal, Cm~hlin (Wilkes-Barre) School's student paper, won an award for longest continually printed high school paper country. The award for overall excellence in a was given to the Tunkhannock High School's John Lincoski of the Lake-Lehman High Knight Life won the outstanding journalist The Lakeland Lance of Lakeland's High School the award for excellence in sportswriting. Joe Logudic of the Hazleton High Mountaineer won the award for outs sportswriter. "I feel this (the conference) was a real said Jane Elmes-Crahall, professor of Communications and Theater Arts at Wilkes. �PA.GE THREE April 20, 1989 What TREC found out :ry $1,000 dollars .elley has had to for many m as he has tra· by Michele Corbett Beacon News Editor '"'"J . ·the trip wi •le things ing in the >Verthet ng throu lainly be i mes at th 1gh,when •ash m ,ake the WILKES-BARRE - "What , are the attributes of an outstanding teacher?" queried the Teacher Recognition and Effectiveness Committee (TREC) of Wilkes College. A survey of students and faculty conducted during the summer and fall of 1988 showed constistency in the attributes mentioned most frequently, but a shift in the emphasis on those qualities from class to class was noted. ! The top characteristics, which were generated from student re,sponses, included: Explains material well; Knowledgeable about subject; 1Cares about each student's achievement and available to provide personal assisstance; Understanding of student's problems; Wants to know studentsand relates well; Interesting; Honestandfair;and Senseofhumor . According to the report supnstudents from the sophomore and junior classes of Solanco High School, plied by Dr. Kenne th M. Klemow, ed south of Lancaster, PA, spent three days on the Wilkes Campus associate professor of biology and chairperson of the TREC committee, esday, April 12 to Friday, April 14.) According to Diane Polachek, freshmen ranked the more personal stant professor of education at Wilkes, and director of the project, the attributes of a professor higher than nts participated in a series of workshops and seminars dealing with artificial did upperclassmen and faculty. ·gence, robotics, water quality, computer science, computed assissted design Only 22 % of the incoming freshmen mentioned that their prodrafting, engineering design, cold fusion, genetic toxicology, lie detection, fessors should be knowlegeable lem solving, and college selection. The Solanco Students were hosted by about their course material as comes donn students and had the opportunity to experience college life firsthand. pared t044 % of the sophomores and . . . . . • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • . . . • • • • • • • • • • • 77% of the faculty. · 1 tudents from Lancaster-area igh school visit Wilkes 0 N IT KEN 111 D BE A SPRING CHIC ... DONATE BLQQDUI ~ress. :::=, The general consensus, derived from two freshman classes in an informal poll, explained that most freshmen assumed that in order to be hired by the College their professors had to know the material. Due to the low number of obscure answers given by students, TREC concluded that the students "took the survey seriously." The figures also suggested that students did not consider a teacher's being "easy" as an importantqualityofanoutstandingteacher since it appeared in less than 2% of the total number of student responses. The committee reported that the "students clearly want their professors to have the ability and desire to help them learn the material." Incoming freshmen were sur. veyedduringtheJu~andJulyorientations. Upper-class men were .sampled in selected courses of the 1988 fall semester and members of the faculty were polled during the first full faculty meeting. TREC hopes that the findings of this survey will promote a more communicative student, faculty and administrator rapport that students will provide conS tr uctive feedback, faculty will respect the needs and opinions of their students, and administrators will place a greater emphasis on the process of student evaluations of faculty. : .--:a:•r•:a::a::a::•nc:a::a::.:w:.11::a::a::a::a::a:::.:a:.:1nnr::a::1nnc:a::a::a::a::a::a:.. T;!,~eh wi)-t.~ 9~£s~f~ today in : ·. Pickering fran<4 tb 6:30. i= T-HE. r;~s:ar: .sf:G<BA.Sa! ! ♦ -. : -:-:.-.:·:. -:-: . . ·. -.:..:- .·, ..... :· ·.. : = • i~JI!!~;;~~,~r;; ~(>ph~~~; arid ..·= i♦ :=i< serii6r cla.ss~~ will ho lei the first = apnual 50s Spring B;;h on Friday, • jhniolC tis experiences in aged the stude wspapermen" ali wards were gi ,red by and cho lence in a news igh School's Pr: .ehman High S ng journalist aw fs High School writing. eton High Sch rd for outstan · :s at Wilkes. ♦ • • · ·•< · · · ··••• .·.·• - FREE . < . > .•..· /, .• ri·1··. . .2·1<·.•./ . . . . •.. CHICKEN ♦ =The ..~verit:. .will>be a c:linner / darice held NUGGETS = ·. •··.. at . Genetti' s. FROM:= · There will be liv~ music by The K~NTIJCKYt =R.P.M. "Old Star" . 50s :Sand, COffFrised FRIED:: . . of ..seven N ...E. Pennsylvanian . CHICKEN: • ~rofessionals who lla~ appeared with ♦• . . ·•· .. ···•· · ••· ········•·. ·.... . pe li.k es. of ~~:rry. ~e. •.:t,ew~s, Chuck ♦ = ·•·•·•·•·•· .. . · Berry, . and •Be:> Diddley. . All mu~t come... inSOs attire, which : = will ma.ke th~ .e vent mor~ ·• of a ... good =.t ime~You want t:o Iniss . the last :: big bash ·•· of th~ .y ear! . t• • t ··•·A · .. p . . . : : •7 : =) APR IL 2 7, 19 8 9 WILKES COLLEGE GYM 10 a.m •- 4 P .m • W : i: THE I.A$T ':8:i:G BASH! ! = = = = = = • : • = = = = : ii.~~I••····~l~~L~r:ic~~i:;:;~1~~i~~;1c~~;~J- ~---·-···· ····· ·········--······ ·· ····· ·····• WILKES clori't = • �April 20, 1989 PAGE FOUR When you party, remember to ... tary " e rega .G_) e1 usedo upthi! nt at eatk rieso a fe, G.pm eothe1 ve th, e wen h's as easy as counting from 1 to 10. Guests: . Augi ·tion. gusti.Ji harlie1 1. Know your limit -stay within it. 2. Know what you're drinking. 3. Designate a non-drinking driver. 4. Don·t let a friend drive drunk. 5. Call a cab if you·re not soberor not sure. OUT S! .AUj find s a J usiness rchoos w1edge Hosts: 6. Serve plenty of food. 7. Be responsible for friends' safety. 8. Stop serving alcohol as the party winds down. 9. Help a problem drinker by offering your support. 10. Set a good example. ofan ,------------ . ------- : - 150 Paularino Ave., Suite 190, Costa Mesa, CA 92626 l-800-441-2337 I W~Uf~~M fafalEf=J[f;JE13 &!A a a Servi!:g Wilkes College since 1947 I VOL. XLI . No. 21 April 20, 1988 I Raled as a First Class newspaper by the Associated Colkgiate Pnss IEditor-in-Chief. ............................................................... Lee Scott INews Editor.......................................................................Michele C IFeature Editor..........................................:·········· ............... John T. IAssistant Feature Editor......................................................Miche~ ISports Editor................................................................................ J,m IAssistant Sports Editor....................................................................Ray IPhotography Editor ..............................................................Donna Y &>er Drinkers of Amcrirn is a non-profit consumer membership organization open only to persons O\er the age of ll. ~u•,•1:3,14:;m:rJ T-h e Beacon m,~1~ 1··:·· 1~J~j~J ,fI:B ~~ Copy Editors ...............................................................Wendy R I ..........................................................................Eddie IAdvertising Manager.........................................................Kathy L. ~i~,,n,~Jm IBusiness and Distribution Manager.........................................Tom M1UJ!E:~ fl~«Ul~~ . ~ IStaff Writer...................................................................................B. IStaff Photographer...................................................................nruce IAdviser ................................................................................Mr.Tom I : Contributing Writers: Chris T~oli, Paul Winarski, Chris Augu• Ihaywood, Kathleen S. Anderson, and Sharon Froude. IAdvertising Staff: Kelly Williams. I : The Beacon. is published Thursdays during the fall ~nd sp~g expressed in this publication are those of the individual writer and Inecessarily reflect the opinions of this publication or Wilkes College. Ito the editor are welcomed, provided they are no longer than 500 ILetters exceeding this length may be edited or rejected on tenns of I letters must be signed, but names may be withheld for valid reasons. JIM vmtr'S BOOK IS NL AB<lJf Qll.f\NG-~ ~ CAPrfOL. \UU.. ·~ ~ IZ6,00J CDPIE'.S ........ AND rr ~ ! !... " rigina] Incident t show , B. Re soretir oUJ ofacti · ·on and c those early toffinn am ... Iexcept during sch~uled breaks, finals weeks and vacauon penods.AII 11••• history vingsa a jud~ le as a t {he) . Iyear's final issue will be on May 4. I IThe Beacon is printed each week by the Pittston Dispatch, PitlSUI, IEditorial offices are located on the third floor of the Conyngham ~enter. The phone number is {717) 824-4651 ext. 2962. __ _ _ as list~ t-after wewe ports a thy D ePerfom ter,Evru moos. ey's emp ing asan rkshop · in whic s and i �PAGE FIVE Editorial Augustine evokes S.G.- responseI am writing in response to a t commentary written by Mr. · Augustine regarding Student ment (S .G.) elections. I am · he is confused on a fe~ points. like to clear up this problem. I was present at the executive ·1meetingheattended,andl'm · our memories of the event are the same on a few topics. To · with, S.G. president Charlie · ert and the other members did need to have the constitution · ed. We were merely conas to Mr. Augustine's quesand position. If Mr. Augustine had comlyquoted Charlie's comment he have understood why S.G. is off' with our system of elec1think Mr. Augustine would hard pressed to find any organizathat chooses a president rany. Any business or group that · onaleaderchoosesonethathas ·ng knowledge of the organiitself and of a related subject. the present system S.G. can to function under an experi- enced leader at the very beginning of the school year. There is no orientation or training period needed for the president. If elections were opened to the entire student body the most popular person would, in all probability, win. In this case the most popular does not necessarily mean the most qualified. I think Wilkes benefits from having a working S.G. early in the year. In regard to S.G. elections in general, the students have shown a lack of interest. There is little competition and many available positions. S.G. places publicity around campus and attempts to encourage more participation. What more can we do? We would appreciate any suggestions. As for comparing Wilkes' turnout to the national election response, S.G. is not trying to find an excuse. We simply feel that given a lack of public response to national elections we are not alone in the apathy of voters. Mr. Augustine was clearly confused as to our response. We value constructive criticism. However, I doubt that approaching a group, calling them elitist and comparing them to the Soviet Union is very constructive. We plan to devote time to revising the constitution during our summer workshop. We thank him for pointing out a problem of which we were not previously aware. We favor the present method of choosing a president; however, the unique positions of transfer students will be taken into account. I have a few remaining questions for Mr. Augustine. Why did he not choose to run for an S.G. position? There were many available choices. If a person wants to change a policy of an organization one of the best ways to accomplish this change is to join the group and work from within. We always appreciate new ideas and comments. Also, why did Mr. Augustine choose to harass the S.G. members working at the ballot box as well as some of the voters? I do not see this as a mature action nor do I see it as a constructive way to accomplish his goals. Sincerely, LieslReber President Inter-Residence Hall Council olumn on Ralston applauded '1berofthe oc1areo .Lec1are •ss&:I ~ichele ....... Ji .......... ..R Donna Y lyRosen .. Eddie :athy L. .... Tom pring sem :riods. All ·iter and College. han 500 ms of spa id reasons. Sports Editor Jim Clark wrote a tell•crafted and moving article lil>ut George Ralston's important tribution to Wilkes College and · place in its history. What George isquoted as having said of the former !YIDnasium is a judgement we can aakeofhis role as a teacher, coach, Ill dean: "It (he) rendered great ~ice and we were glad to have it (him)." I was pleased to see "The Locker Room" as the source for the article, ince George and the Lettermen perinned in an original all-male musical in 1949. Incidentally, one of the a:enes in that show was written by Ii. Charles B. Reif, who, like George, has also retired into activity -1!er than out of action. Tradition and character were -ed in those early post-war years 1a result of firm and friendly relalionships established between 111dents and faculty and between the College and the community. Wilkes was listed as one of the '2most sought-after colleges in the axmtry before we were able to boast ilhe Marts Sports and Conference Center, Dorothy Dickson Darte Center for the Performing Arts, Stark LearningCenter,Evans Hall, and the Dining Commons. Dr. Farley's emphasis on teachilg and learning as an ideal goal and apractical workshop tool created an 11mosphere in which colleagues ~ ated values and ideas. Conse- quently, the young college attracted and retained faculty members like Chuck Reif, dedicated to the humble task of preparing students for professional careers and lives ofproductive service, and recruited and held an administrative staff inspired by the buoyant spirit and innovative leadership of George Ralston, under whose guidance a small student body made "a joyful noise." It is Eugene Farley's and Christopher Breiseth 's vision and wisdom that have given - then and now support and encouragement to the quiet and unpretentious efforts of George Ralston, John Whitby, and John Chwalek in strengthening the reputation and the quality of this institution. Like so many others, they put the interests of the student and of the College above their own. And in so doing, they made their interests their own. It is my hope that students looking back in the year 2029 can say of those now serving Wilkes that they "joined up because there was a big job to do." As George says, in losing yourself, you find yourself. Or you're aware of more of what you can become. Sincerely, Alfred S. Groh Special Assistant for Cult. Affairs Is it good for us? "Ask not what your country can do for you; ask what you can do for your country." -John Fitzgerald Kennedy, Inauguration Speech, 1961 When President Kennedy uttered those now famous words, he ushered in the once defunct and now resurrected "service era." Soon after this speech, col!ege students were climbing on planes and flying to the closest third world nation to put in their time in the Peace Corps. In recent years, student volunteerism has gone down in a big way. Results of the yearly Astin Test - a test given to incoming freshmen to find out what they want most out of a college degree - showed a definite unwillingness to give their time to community service. In an effort to refuel community service among the college set, legislators in Congress have introduced eight different bills for consideration. These bills, for the most part, advocate student community service in order to get financial aid benefits. Although they all don't make it mandatory, the Nunn/McCurdy Citizenship and National Service Act does. More specifically, "The DLC (Democratic Leadership Council) would establish a large federally funded national service program which would allow individuals to earn vouchers for college education, job training and down payments on homes in return for two years of military or civilian service." That sounds harmless enough, but here is the kicker: "After five years, a period of service would be a prerequisite for most young people to receive education loans or grants from the government." The way it looks, college enrollment is going to drop significantly. The students at whom this is aimed will find other ways to pay for their education, while the ones who are willing to try the service route will very likely be the ones who would be the beneficiaries of volunteerism. These bills would systematically change the role of the volunteer. The dictionary definition of the word "volunteer" is a person who gives of himself without want of reward. There is no mention of the word "mandatory" in that definition. In order for these students to truly feel the meaning of the service they are performing it must be on a volunteer basis. These bills defeat that purpose. In a recent discussion Oscar Remick, president of Westminster College, stated that in order for this legislation to truly be effective there is a handful of factors that must be included: For example, all projects must start on a demonstration level; they must be equal opportunity; they must be purely voluntary; any money offered must be supplemental as opposed to substituting present funds ; there must be a variety; they must encourage completion of a high school education as well as achieving a college degree; they must advocate accredidation of existing programs; they must properly train all volunteers; all volunteers must be given a service stipend to cover expenses and loan forgiveness; and post-service fin ancial benefits. This way President Bush will get his "Thousand Points of Light," we'll get our education, and President Kenned y's words will once again ring true. --- --- -- -- -- ------ -----Corrections In last week's Beacon it was incorrectly reported in the story entitled "Ralston Field gets green light" that Cindy Carr is the SO vice president, Kristen Henry is the SO treasurer, and Andy Harris is the SO secretary. They are, instead, the senior class officers. Also in the same story, the front page photo was taken by Donna Yedlock and is of protest coordinator Larry Abramson being interviewed by reporters. Finally, in the story entitled "Wilkes students accepted at Harvard," it was incorrectly stated that the two were working on a "project entailing the mutinigenicity of vipers." The project was actually done on "vipers buglass" a plant, not a snake. �I PAGE SIX April 20, 1989 Moran Continued from page 1 exists between the two. Under his leadership, Wilkes College has achieved comprehensive status; and the college has restructured academically to include a School of Engineering and Physical Sciences, a College of Arts and Sciences, and a School of Business and Economics. Dr. Breiseth has also initiated and nurtured a model faculty development plan at Wilkes College which is now in its fourth successful year. Largely as a result of President Breiseth's leadership, the College has applied to the Department of Education, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, to move to un'iversity status in the very near future. During his administration, the College's Board of Trustees approved the launching of the $18million capital campaign, the centerpiece of which is the construction of the Marts Sports and Conference Center which opened this past Janu- ary. This past fall, the largest freshman class in a decade at Wilkes College brought enrollment to 3000 undergraduate and graduate students. More thav 575 students are being reviewed as being eligible for graduatibn at Luzerne County Community College and will receive either one-year certificates of specialization or two-year associate degrees at the Commencement ceremony. Breiseth Contin_ued from page 1 practical application of skills in a professional environment. Moran's professional media experience began in 1951 as a reporter for the Pittsburgh Post Gazette. Over the next twenty years his duties on several papers covered every aspect of print media, from reporting to news manangement. Between 1959 until 1961 he served in the military on the teaching staff of the United States Army Information School. the position of managing editor, a post he held from 1967 until 1970. Moran also served as Northeastern Pennsylvania regional correspondent for the New York Times. the honor attached to the awarding of a permanent journalism scholarship in my name. But, I am even more pleased in knowing that each year this scholarship will enable one or more of our Community College journalism students to go on to Wilkes College for a baccalaureate degree in journalism or communications. I I In 1970 Dr. Eugene Farley, then president of Wilkes College asked Moran to join the College administrative staff as executive director of Alumni and Public Relations. He held that position until 1977 when he "The Times Leader and The became dean of External Affairs at L.C.C.C. He was appointed to the Capita! Cities Foundation have made He returned to professional presidency by the Board of Trustees a most generous contribution toward journalism in 1961 as a reporter for in 1980. the education of young people who . the Times Leader until 1965 when he will be faced with the responsibility joined the staff at the Sunday JndeIn commenting on the Scholar- ofreporting the news in the challeng- pendant where he would advance to - ship Moran said, "I am very proud of ing years ahead." ' \:- - - sponsored by Apple Computer, Inc. Connectivity - Macs in an MS-DOS environment Thursday, May 4, 1989 Mac Lab, SLC 105, lla.m. -12:30 p.m. Macs are great but what good is buying one if you will be working in an office that uses MSResume Writing Seminar DOS machines, right? WRONG!!! You can use (or how to knock them over their desks) your Mac and share your files with MS-DOS users. Dayna and other companies make prodMonday, April 24, 1989 ucts that convert Mac files to MS-DOS files or run Mac Lab, SLC 105, 4:30 - 5:30 p.m. MS-DOS applications on the Mac. You know what your resume must say, but Come learn about how you can do this too! how do you create an eye appealing layout? And Size is limited to 30. how do you fit all you want to say on one page? Find out how to use MacWrite or MacWorks to your advantage_. ~ Bring your bond paper. Five free laser Apple, the Apple logo, the Wheels for the Mind graphics, and copies to all who attend! Size is limited to 30, so come early!! Desktop Publishing (DTP) - the basi of page layout using tire Macintosh Wednesday, May 10, 1989 Mac Lab, SLC 105, 4:30 - 5:30 p.m. Presented by popular demand, thisse · will teach you the basics of page layout Aldus PageMaker. Design professional ne ters easily and economically. Learn the short that make DTP even easier. Bring your MacWrite or MacWorks to get some hands-on practice. Macintosh are registered trademarks ofApple Computer, Inc. Size is limited to 30. C I Fi 15 Pt H< 11 11 W' on to be 01 th1 Li l C11 • • ~ • • • • • • • • . .. .. • • • • • t • • • . • • • • • • • • • • • . ,, , • • • . ,, • �PAGESEVEN April 20, 1989 mumRJ,,- Students attacked by killer plant ly Michele Broton Btacon Assistant FeaJure Editor * A giant man-eating plant at- tked two Wilkes College students ~f~iffii:' ii the Center for the Performing Arts! Well,ok, that may bea bitsensa- oonal, but it certainIy sounds interc:lting, doesn't it? Actually, itisn 'tthat far from the truth. There was a giant plant in the theatre, but it was built by those two students, and instead of attacking people, all it attacked was their free time. Jason Delcampe, a freshman, and junior Rob Johansen built the model of "Audrey II" for the Hanover Area High School production of The Little Shoppe ofHorrors. In a show of zeal for the theatre, Johansen and Delcampe agreed to make two working models of Audrey II for the show. For those of you who are unfamiliar with The Little Shoppe ofHorrors, Audrey II is a plant grown by a well-meaning flower shop employee. Audrey feeds on people and grows progressively throughout the show. To create Audrey, Delcampe and Johansen found themselves using all of their technical and creative abilities, because of budget and difficulty in coherence of the plans. According to Johansen, "It was interesting because both of us had to use our imaginations because the plans didn't make any damn sense." Originally, Delcampe had agreed to do the job on his own, but found it to be too monumental to complete within the three week limit. Even with the assistance offered by Johansen, the two ended up spending endless hours in the theatre workshop, and "spent the last full week without sleep," says Delcampe when DOMINO'S PIZZA DELIVERS™ ON TIME... 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At approximately five feet wide and eight feet long, this Audrey model is capable of actually "swallowing" an entire person. That is what Icall monumental. ' Fortunately for Del_1;ampe and Johansen, they received a lot of help from their friends. Says Delcampe, "I couldn't have done it without all the help I was given." Johansen had a similar opinion, "It (building the Audrey II plants) became an obsession with everybody who worked on it." Both theatre students hope that this will lead to other projects in the future, but Delcampe has a special prerequisite, "I hate sewing, quote me on that, I hate sewing and won't sew again!" Both Delcampe and Johansen deserve a definate show of praise for their undaunted efforts. With their . hard work, they not only succeeded in lo(?king good themselves, they again proved to the Wilkes-Barre community that Wilkes College students are responsible and intelligent. Congratulations fellas. If your pizza does not arrive within 30 minutes, present this coupon to the driver to receive your pizza free. One coupon per pizza. Fast, Free DellveryN 154 S. Pennsylvania Ave. Phone:829-2900 L----------------------J Happy Pas Ol'er, y'all! �PAGEEIGHf April 20, 1989 Pro rammin Board Performer g g · J I■ m La n d ry w a kes st a r k · by R.G. Haywood and Kathleen S. Anderson Beacon Feature Writers ,------------------I I I I I I I I I Would you like to be immortal? Well, perhaps that would be too m~ch to offer, but we you a chance to have your work live on for years and JOIN THE AMNICOLA STAFF The following positions are available: Editor-in-chief, Photography Editor, Lay-out Editor, Copy Business Manager, and Secretary. Deadline is MAY 1, Interviews will be scheduled latet Despite interruptions by class AMNICOLA Application for Editorial Positions bells and people walking in and out I of Stark Lobby, Jimmy Landry manI aged to give an excellent performIName_ _ _ _ _ _ __::__ _ _ _ _ _ _ _------! ance on Tuesday, April 18. !Local Address Performing soft rock favorites -------------as well as some original pieces, : State_ _Zip_ _ _ _ _Local Phone_ ___ Landry kept the audience's attention Permanent Address___________◄ throughout his concert with his easy patter and friendly ways. Among his State_ _Zip_ _ _ _ _Local Phone_ _ __ stories was an amusing anecdote Positions applying for (In order about his father's remarriage and an attempt to find the perfect wedding l. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _____ gift. 2. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ___ His standard gift for newlyweds is a shower massage, hand held of 3. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ course. He did not, however, feel this Do you have prior yearbook experience? _ to be an appropriate gift for his 65 year-old father. He chose, instead, to Jimmy Landry is shown during.his cncert in Stark Lobby on List positions on any publication staffs give him a song, written especially Tuesday, April 18. ~ i. forhim. "MostofalltoGive"wasthe song he wrote, and even though it anyone who could tell him who passions and that you should do what What experience was interrupted by a class bell, it was wrote the song "Leavin' on a Jet you want to do or you 'llregretitlater. a marvelous ballad. Plane." Talking personally, Landry you in the pos. you are applying for, It is rather ironic that he should Overall, the concert was a suc- explained how he's been a full time chose to give his father a song, be- cess, with a large number of students singer for three years, and that he cau~e his father considers Landry's attending and enjoying it Many felt does it for the people, not the money Major________Curn GPA music to be a hobby and not a real job. that it interrupted the study time and or the world. Expected Credits you will be taking: "You May be Right," by Billy broke up the monotony. Landry told the students that Joel, and "Fire and Rain," by James Laterthataftemoon,at3:30p.m. they should have a good set of morals Fall 1988_ _ _ _ _ _Spring 1988._ _ _. . .,., Taylor are just two of the songs in lobby of the Center for the Per- and advised not to-fall into the trap of Hours/week you can work on Landry performed on Tuesday after- forming Arts, Landry conducted an greed. noon. informal workshop for interested Jimmy Landry's visit to Wilkes One of the highlights of the students. was both enjoyable and a valuable I hereby authorize the Selection Corrrnit show was when he held a minor In the workshop, Landry talked learning experience. Congratulacontest. Landry gave away an indi- about the necessity of finding a good tions to the Programming Board for Iverify that I am a Student in good standing at vidually wrapped "spork" (that's a agent to represent you and shared bringing such a fine performer. We I If I am selected, I understand that my scholar combination plastic spoon and fork, some of his own bad experiences. He hope that Landry will be visiting for those of you ;Vho weren't sure) to also stressed the need to follow your Wilkes sometime soon in the future. icontingent on satisfactory on-the-job lsatisfactory academic standing. The 60s: When the music mattered Barry Drake lecture a hit by Sharon Froude Beacon Feature Writer For those of you who expected the Barry Drake lecture on Friday night to be a boring, monotone speech about the music of the sixties, I am pleased to say that everyone received a pleasant suprise. Immediately at ease in front of the group in the Marts Center Media Room, Drake presented an audio and visul delight, filled with many bits of information and trivia. Rather than a lecture with a totally objective viewpoint, Drake gave everything he said a very personal touch. In many cases, he had experienced first hand the people and places he talked about. For example, he spoke about sitting on a porch and being offered something to eat by the Grateful Dead's own Gerry Garcia. Drake spoke comparatively of the various forms that music took, starting with the day John F. Kennedy was elected president and ending in 1969. He covered how music went from bluesy dance music to folk-style protest music to the beginnings of heavy metal. - When speaking of the Beatles and the British phenomena, Drake explained not only the contributions made by the various groups, but the impact they had on American groups and how these groups were viewed. Not that one should make the mistake of assuming that his show was all talk. Drake had a continuous slide show going on throughout the evening, and at intermittent spaces, he would play clips from some of the more popular songs of the sixties. • Naturally, it is easy for people to sit back and say how great the sixties While in California, he had the opportunity to attend free concerts by some of rocks' legends, and in some cases to meet and/or play with many of these legends. Both informative and interesting, Barry Drake's lecture, The 60s: When the Music Mattered, was a roaring success. Yes, perhaps it was different from most Friday night entertainment offered at Wilkes, but as Drake said, the main thing to be learned from the sixties is that "it is OK to be different." Arth J1 depends on u live in M 1_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ I Signature I I IApplicants for Photo. and Copy Date Eds. must were, but unless you were there, it's ~ubrnit_s_:rnple s_ o..:_ the i_::_ .:_ork_wit.::_ _:P.::_-_ all just hearsay. Barry Drake has been to these places and events. Like any good sixties college student, he dropped out of a premed schedule and took a bus to San Francisco to find other people with the same ideas and morals he had. I PLANES.TRAINS AND AUTOMOBILES Wha t h e rea ll y -~•ntcd was to s 1"k!nd T h a nk :-.giving ""'ith h i.-. li.1 11 ~ily. Mik ◄ Se Yes, the pre extremely c< wouldn ' Wh~11 he g<>I "'us three .Jay!. w ilh th..: HJr~ ·-s , tr,- -- , ...,-: ~ f ·. Dawr St Satur-day night,. 7 and 9:3 in Stark 101 �er. o you think the locat 10n of ■ cf!> Ith Services -is convenient fs. Arthur Dent Junior It depends on where you live. If you live in Miner or Evans, it's convenient, but if you live in Waller South or Doane, it's not. Ellen Tambascio Freshman Margie Davis Junior Jim Byrne Senior Yes it's convenient because I find it very simple to use, especially during the class days. If you get sick in class you can walk across the street. No it's not convenient. It should lie in the center of the campus so everyone could get to it easily. I don't think it really matters because if someone is sick, they're going to get there no matter where it is. k Mike Mros Senior Amy Schukis Sophomore Rick Rosser Senior Chris Creegan Senior Yes, the present location is extremely convenient and I wouldn't change it. I think it's great because I live in Evans and it's right across the street. It's close to the center of campus now. I'm a commuter and I've never had a reason to use it. urkcy. ·-- Dawn Meyer Senior Aubin Sevrin Freshman Corey Rosentel Junior Tom Mericle Junior I've never used it but I think it's easily accessible to everyone. I live in Pickering and it's a long way to go if you 're sick. Where is it? Yes, I think they're located convenien ti y. �PAGETEN April 20, 1989 An int~rview with Dr. ,Toseph Tanner, part 1 Nature and the importance of Myth T AROLI: What is myth, sim- is used to legitimize the situatuion, ply put? whose answers are accepted as true. KANNER: By definiton a myth is a Moreover, the observations are so statement or description of an appar- consistent. For example, you look ent historical event, in whatever area, out overtheocean, before we had any that is not supported by empirical scientific data about the shape of the data. earth, and it looks flat Orifyou'reon T: But to its believers it needs an open plane, it looks flat. And no empirical evidence. everbody who looks out there sees it K: Yes, to its believers myths are as virtually the same way. It extends real as anything supported by scien- indefinately, and ipso facto it's flat. tific evidence, oftentimes more real. There is no curvature. · T: How do you . think the.se T: So it was an objective myths evolved into our soci- claim. ety? K: It was an objective piece of inforK: The chances are, logically, that mation, and the myth perpetuates myth didn't begin as myth [as we itself because every human sensory know it]. Myth began as a serious system that sees it under those condiattempt to describe the reality of an . tions sees the same thing. So that no event, usually by those people who one is lying. Even when the Catholic are in a position to be accepted as an church was having the debate with authority figure, whether it's a witch Copernicus and Galilio and those doctor, a teacher, a mother, or who- boys over whether the earth was ever. So, for example, when a child spherical, who do you think lent creasks a mother something, "Why does dence at that time to the church's that happen?" and mother answers as position? - the great mind Aristotle. she thinks it so, the child will accept Oh· my God! Even today, you figure it. And if it's not accurate, it takes the if a mind like Aristotle's says it's so, form of almost a pseudo-scientific it has to have some legitimacy. But system, even though it's only a be- Aristotle has the same limited perlief. So I would imagine, without ceptual system that we do, and he saw knowing (we really don't know how the flatness there. We don't say it's these started), but the logic suggests spherical because we see it as spherithat they didn 't start as myths as we cal. We say it only because we have see them. They didn't start as an indirect data. attempt to decieve the child or to T: By proving it through the pacify the person. It started as a le- scientific method. gitimate explanation of what the K: And without it, it's very easy to observer thought was a real corrola- say things like "The earth is flat." tion. Even looking out to the sky everyT: So why did these myths thing seems to revolve around us, the perpetuate themselves? stars, the moon; ipso facto we are the K: These myths usually will start in center of the universe. These prescientific periods where there is people were not stupid or coercive, no organized formal procedure for you see, but anyone who denied the testing and verifying. Of course position of the church, well, you just under those conditions the authority couldn't let them commit such a ing to anyone, even your own intellectual peers, about abstract concepts ·Myth reality like God. Go ahead, try to explain it verballly so the person could pass it on verbally. Impossible. So you have , symbolic representaions, whether , Chris Taroli it's a cross or anything else. T: So myths were probably heresy, could you? started by the brains of the T: They would be going society against power, the lawmakers. K: - trying to interpret what they So our minds, biologically, thought was happening in nature. haven't changed? The event usually took place in naK: No, just our brains capacity to set ture, and they tried to interpret nature up conditions for testing the validity and gave what were plausible or of our perceptions, called science. logical explanations. Or if they were T: Was there a point perhaps extremely mystical, like "Why does where our brains did change? the cloud move? We don't see anyK: There is no fine line there. Proba- thing pushing it." maybe it took bly itchangedoveraperiod. If you go someone in whom they had a lot of back, even to ancient Chinese and faith, an authority in the society, the Egyptian civilizations, you saw there high priest in the society, or whoever, the signs of the scientific mind. As- to tell them why, and whatever they tronomy was introduced; mathematics was introduced. T: What about before that? K: Even before that. Wherever man questioned what was obvious, the obvious myth, the obvious explanation, etc., and found other methods than their perception to test it, that was science. T: Why were these abstract concepts translated into symbols? K: The good brain is the brain that could handle abstract concepts, which is a function of higher I.Q. Those people could handle abstractions, but the rest of the normal curve of distribution would have difficulty. It has to be translated into concrete things. See, you're attributing an understanding to the entire population that only exists to, maybe, the top fifteen percent of the population. Dr. Joseph Kanner discusses the Look at the difficulty you have talk- nature of myths. vs. THERE ARE TWO SIDES TO BECOMING A NURSE IN THE ARMY. And they're both represented by the insignia you wear as a member of the Army Nurse Corps. The caduceus on the left means you're part of a health care system in which educational and , career advancement are the rule, •--", not the exception. The gold bar on the right means you command respect as an Army officer. If you're earning a BSN, write: Army Nurse Opportunities, P.O. Box 7713, Clifton, NJ 07015. ARMY NURSE CORPS. BE ALL YOU CAN BE. said was accepted. After all they are endowed with knowledge that the rest don't have. T: So myths were an attempt to explain nature, to personify it? K: Myths arose in man's attempt to explain his own existence, nature, the universe. The human brain seems to be built in such a way that it demands explanation_s - it wants. to know. Solomon Asch said the human intellect is probably the most powerful motivating force. We can see this in children. Children all over the world, regardless of nationality, regardless of religion, will reach a certain age of development when their sensory system will look out or hear and ask "Why does that make sound? Why does that shine?" It's the brain that wants explanations. T: So "why" is the ultimate question. K: And these myths are all whyanswers to the question "why." T: And we're still asking those questions today we here?" K: Even contemporary men have about women, have about men more fickle, blondes arc whatever - are made-up explain "why." T: Excluding ,he aspect. K: There are myths aim phenomena, but they're challange because they n nerable to the scientific you just listen and accql but they can't be tested.So those men and women goodwill, who want to distort theological co so in order to con the because these are co cannot be tested by the method. of Texas is knowledge U essarily im ge is a time 1 ere's a lot Ding you," sa Texas singer whose 19881 eked is a big l s across the Sharp Shoe just a pop Along ~ Shocked is or y leftist folk ncongrq conserv2 ostofthe ertlypol nvey on't kn< hin tll ed ... d Ap1 s,and importance and T: Nor by logical rea K: That's right. So if it faith, all they have to do is make that leap of faith hooked. I'm talking abolt artists, whether it's the Swaggart's. T: «io do you thi nk that about creation, a were, as the Greeks product of irrationall we moving from their to the rational? K: We're moving in the the rational by using the method whenever the e K: In everything that is occult, etc., the only thing scientist can do, if you're statement of a myth, is 10 burden of evidence beloop T: But even the scient' Sha Pen Hig Seu Mai �April 20, 1989 PAGE ELEVEN ichelle Shocked leads campus revival unabashedly leftist voices sity of Texas is Austin, but up knowledge UT professors not necessarily imparting. 'College is a time when you're · g there's a lot more than 're telling you," said Shocked, East Texas singer-songwriterer whose 1988 album Short, ,Shocked is a big hit these days puses across the country. lhort Sharp Shocked may be than just a popular album, ver. Along with Tracy an, Shocked is one of the new, hedly leftist folk rock voices verisen incongruously toward dofthis conservative decade. Though most of the songs on the aren'tovertlypolitical, except 'Graffiti Limbo," about a New graffiti artist who died in police y, Shocked's onstage patter ves around denunciations of ,racism, and militarism. Even the album's cover estabherdissident image. It features ed grimacing as San Francisco arrested her at a protest during 1984 Democratic convention. Nevertheless, these days ed finds herself working for , one of the world's largest labels. The company, she provides her with the resources h a large audience and the to convey her message ted. "I don't know if I can do ing within the system," edexplained. "But I gotta try." In March and April she'll tour nited States, and expects to hit college towns, though not es themselves. I rea it take dois lith a abo heB . the di 1g the he eve ific m he di 1tis th ly thin you're , is to s belong ;cienti iation Austin, where she graduated from the University of Texas, migrated to San Francisco, moved into a squatters commune and immersed herself in that city's homeless culture and hardcore scene, an experience that radicalized her. She returned once again to Austin and took up a wild lifestyle that c~mcemed some of her friends, who let her mother know of their fears that she was going over the edge. She won't play colleges, Shocked says, because collegians too often form "radical ghettos," impressing each other with their political correctness but not taking their message to places where it's seldom heard." "When they leave they're like Peace Corp volunteers in their own country. I tell 'em to go to rural Arkansas and places like that," she said. "There's lots of work for them to do there." Years of living in Europe schooled her in "opposition politics," trying to use the system to point out its flaws. In recent months, for example, she's played benefits for the Christie Institute, a Washington, D.C. public interest group that has filed suit claiming contra leaders and their American supporters are connected to drug running and terrorism. She says her roots are in America's counterculture tradition, which includes notonlyprotest-singing beatniks but also songwriters like Leadbelly, Guy Clark, Townes Van Zandt and hardcore bands like the Circle Jerks and the Dead Kennedys. Shocked moved to Dallas, then "It was the opportunity she was looking for," Shocked said. Her mother committed her to a psychiatric hospital in Dallas. Her release came a few months later when her mom's insurance ran out. She fled to Europe, again settling in with the squatter movement in Amsterdam . "They say 'America - Love it or leave it.' so I left." And although she has fond memories of the friends and communities she found, much of the expatriate' s romance faded when she was raped in Italy. In 1986, Shocked decided to come home to Texas for a visit and to attend the Kerrvill Folk Festival, a laid back Mayfest she'd always loved. "I felt like I'd come to a dead end," she said. "And now, without compromising myself in any way, I've been given a barrelful of resources." This way, Shocked explained, she can help people "learn about what's going on in their country. Students are at a time where they need to take the time to learn about what's going on and about dissent. Dissent can make you more articulate." A Unisex Hairstyling Salon Back by popular demand, it's that prognosticator of the pastures, that star-reader of the barnyard, movie star and brother to Big Macs all over the world . . . welcome back to our pages the spine tingling Bullstradamos the All Knowing Bovine. 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Give up Sagittarius; It don't look right So, wiggle out as fast as you can before it is to late. Virgo- (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) Think about the next few weeks and remember this: "Be good to your subordinates." Judge them fairly, and grade them nicely. If you do this, good things will follow you where ever you go. �PAGETWELVE April 20, 1989 Nature Continued from page 10 K: Oh yes, yes. That's perfectly alright. We have to be careful not to inhibit something because we agree or disagree, or because we call it a myth. T: But what can we learn by reading myths? Why should I be concerned? K: Well, we can learn something about man's thinking over the ages, what he thought about. The myths tell us what concerned us. Because if it's not of enough concern to develop a myth that lasts for years and years, it probably wasn't too important I And human beings seem to have been concerned over history about everything everything from physical man, to man's soul, to man's origin - because there are myths about all of those. There isn't an area where there isn't a history or a body of knowledge that couldn 'tbe classified as myth. body of knowledge is based on intellect You can't make that distinction. The explanation does not deny the legitimacy of the search. If I'm searching for an explanation about the universe, whether I give a theoretical or theological or scientific explamition is irrelevant. It's still an intellectual process we're seeing. T: It's part of the intellectual evolution, myth to science. T: SQ myth is an alternative explanation in addition to the scientific method. It shouldn't be either/ or. K: Use it as evidence of what man's K: Yes it is. But don't fall into that trap of separating emotion and intellect in the sense that this body of knowledge is based on emotion, this Application for "Maniuscript" Editorial positions (Scholarships available for Editor and Art Editor) 7 NAME _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ LOCAL ADDRESS _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ LOCAL PHONE _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ CLASS------- MAJOR _ _ _ _ _ _ _ GPA _ _ _ __ Positions interested in (number in order of preference) EDITOR _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ ART EDITOR _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ ASSISTANT EDITOR (2 POSITIONS) _ _ _ __ been thinking about, how his reasoning processes took place. And many a myth contains a "truism." In other words, what is it that perpetuates this myth? Bigfoot, for example. Is it a byproduct of the imagination, or did someone see something, and the myth started, and something really existed at that time? Maybe Bigfoot was a black bear. Remember we have black bears that are grizzlies that are fantastically large, and when a grizzly gets up and runs at a distance or moves ata distance on its hind legs, it could very well be mistaken for a human-like creature. Prior experience with creative works or publications T: So by reading myths we learn about diversity, about other peoples' experiences. Please deliver your application with a sample of your creative or editorial work to Dr. Patricia Heaman, Kirby 106 or 107. Candidates will be called for an interview. K: Also their concerns. They usually develop myths about those events which they are most concerned. So you'll have food myths; you'll have animal myths; you'll have survival myths, etc. And it seems that as far back as we can get recorded history, man has always been concerned, even at levels where his thinking wasn't too sophisticated, he was DEADLINE: May 1, 1989 LAPPLICATION ___________________ · _~ always concerned about survival. It didn't take the human being long to note death. Even subhuman creatures experienced death in their own species. It would be interesting to know what they think of it. They don't treat the dead of their own species the same way they treat the living of their own species, if you watch their behavior; there's a change in their behavior. They seem to be aware, whatever awareness means in their terms, that this is not the same creature. In some instances they'll even bury their dead. K: Yes,andwhat'sf; it is that even today ourselves on our ra · science and our would say that an segment of mankind still divine forces much of doesn't it? T: Why are we sea that higher cause, I eye watching over u! it about us that we Why can't we find ii K: Orwhycan'twem fied? This is it,... T: Like Neanderthal man did. So would you say that we must have a grasp of who we were to understand who we are, or who we will be? T: This is the reali17 K: ... who needs an · Maybe it's Asch'so man's brain and man's· same brain that looks says "Why does that does that make noise?" brain asks "Where did from? Why are we Id?" It's a teleological q · gitimate question, isn't· only reason the · at "Under what co · · K: Well, myths do tell us quite a bit about our history. T: About the history of the inner life of man? K: More about subjective man. And the same concerns and fears - aferlife, survival- are still there today. The myths are still there. T: So as man started to support and stabilize himself more efficiently, perhaps with the formation of the city-state, be was able to be concerned with other things, such as life after death. But up until that time he was he was simply trying to exist. He wasn't concerned with the gods. brain will look out WeD, same brain that has T: Is that when myths took the · call y, then this is the other meaning, the meaning of has asked all those other religion? "Why are we here?"" whole universe come • all the choices you have for a Career in Medicine? One choice to consider is Doctor of Podiatric Medicine. Podiatric physicians are specialists in the diagnosis, prevention and treatment of diseases and disorders of the foot and lower leg. The men and women who choose podiatric medicine are educated in patient diagnosis, surgery, orthopedics, dermatology, physical medicine and rehabilitation. To receive more information about this medical career choice write or call the American Association of Colleges of Podiatric Medicine. you can only answer what conditions." Thal in the child that asks K: It almost reminds you of Maslow's hierarchy of needs. .Haveyou American Association of Colleges of Podiatric Medicine 6110 Executive Boulevard Suite 204 Rockville, MD 20852 (30 I ) 984-9350 or toll free l-800-!:122-9266 (outsid e Maryland} '' T: And this is the that had those ori1i periences many, 11 ago and transferred myth. 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Drach, who works for the College as a vendor, has the distinction of being a member of the Pennsylvania Amateur Soflball Association Hall of Fame. He was inducted to the Hall (located in York, PA) ten years ago at a ceremony in Reading. "It was really a tremendous feeling," he said. "Being hono!ed as one of the best was just unbelievable." For Drach, softball was not a primary athletic endeavor. He started his sports career playing and starring for Luzerne High School in his hometown of Luzerne, PA. Drach signed a minor league contract to play in the farm system of the old New York Giants, where he was a pitcher from 1951 through 1955. When his playing days with the Giants ended, he began to participate in fast pitch softball. "I played in the Eastern Seaboard League," he said. "There was no such thing as professional softball, but this was the best league in the country. Teams from Connecticut, Rhode Island, New York, New Jersey, Massachusetts, and Pennsylvania participated. Participate was not what Drach did. He excelled. Playing for three Scranton teams -- Produce Cigarettes, Fowler and Williams, and First National Bank of Dunmore -Drach was a standout for over twenty years. "Everyone knew Joe as a great pitcher," said Wilkes head coach Vince Trivelpiece. "But he was also a great hitter and fielder. That fact is often forgotten." His long list of accomplishments include a remarkable performance in a two-day tournament in Williamsport, PA. He pitched 41 innings in one day, which is pretty impressive in itself. But consider the fact that he threw nohitters in two seven-inning games and hurled a ten-inning perfect game in the span of just twenty-four hours, and the accomplishment becomes absolutely mind boggling. Throw in the fact that he also bashed four home runs and one would wonder if he was wearing an S on his jersey. But Drach's greatest accomplishment has to be his performance in head-to-head competition with the legendary Eddie Feigner of the King and His Court. "Eddie Feigner is the softball equivalent of the Harlem Globetrotters," Drach said. "They played over 10,000 games all over the world. They are not your standard team. They play with a catcher, and two other players play the rest of the field. I have the distinction of having beaten them four of the five times I faced them." How does a former star and Hall of Fame pitcher get associated with coaching women's softball? "I played a lot with and against Vince, so when he got the job I was more than happy to help out," he said. "Vince is very knowledgeable. Wilkes is very lucky to have him. He puts his whole heart and soul into it and is working real hard to build a program. Vince, Tom (Dunsmuir), and I get along really great." knows how to calm everyone down, including me. "He is so knowledgeable. He knows the game and out. He coached at Wyoming Area and Crest helped them win championships. He doesn't get credit." Accolades should go to the team, says Drach. "We have a beautiful bunch of kids," he said. . are very talented and give everything they have. respond to teaching, and that is very important. "The team is very good. They can hit, pitch, and We have a good chance to win the conference since the only team doesn't have a loss so far. They could to be a great team." Take it from a great one. But don't credit Drach for the team's success; He won't accept it. That doesn't stop Trivelpiece from singing his praises. "Joe is one of the biggest reasons for our success," he said. "He has helped our pitchers so much. And the pitchers aren't the only ones. He works with the hitters, giving them little tips, and helping position the fielders and teaches them stances. He is also sort of a father figure for the team. He Creegan shines for Lady Colone by Jim Clark Beacon Sports Editor i' 'f-~j 1 ¾ 'ls t ~\Ltts 89 rmis • /{\y,, I' :«~ ~ Chris Creegan sports a 3-1 record for the women's tennis team. WILKES-BARRE - Jodi Kest knows a thing or two about peaking. She saw her Lady Colonels basketball team save its best play for a playoff stretch drive.last fall. Now, in her third year as coach of the Wilkes women's tennis team, Kest realizes the importance of performing when it truly counts. A 1-3 start hasn't cooled Kest's hopes for the season, despite the fact that the schedule contains only eight contests. "We're improving in every practice," she said. "We haven't played a lot of matches, but the bottom line is to look back a~ the end of the year and see that you got better. "It's also important to be playing well when the MACs come around. That's when it's on the line." One player who will be ready come playoff time is senior Chris Creegan, who has reached the postseason semifinals twice. She has a 3-1 mark, with her only loss coming indoors at Mu.hlenperg._ Kest feels Creegan is the finest player she has coached. "Her strongest point is her service," "She has a real strong net game and her fo really strong." Creegan harbors good feelings about squad. "We were ready atJhe start," she said. tough because we lost our number two pla last year, so everybody had to move up a s(X)I. The lineup features Creegan at num followed by junior Stacey Symecko, sophom Schukis, sophomore Carolyn Hazlehurst, scnicr Meyer and sophomore Lisa Thornton. The doubles teams are Creegan and S Hazlehurst and Symecko, and Meyer and Bannon. Kest explained the contrast between sin doubles play. "Doubles is a different game," she said. more you rush the net, the better chance you winning. The angles are very important." Despite a 7-2 loss to Scranton on Tu Lady' Colone°Is will° be looking for-the winning hitting player throw f contrilJ �PAGE FIFTEEN April 20, 1989 I 1. ;aid. 1ave. hakon productive despite his struggle Ken Chakon understands this. The senior Wilkes ,elder is struggling at the plate, opening the season afour for 20 skid. The lack of lumber hasn't lessened 's importance to the 4-5 Colonels, however. His g has remained solid and his team captaincy has him to sow his experience and enthusiasm to his tes. 'Defense is my strongest point," he said. "It's better average. With the wet weather conditions, not too baserunners are taking chances. It's also slippery for 111 can't plant well." Head coach Jerry Bavitz will willingly take what is giving him. 'He's the best centerfielder in the MAC," he said. worth his position to us defensively. He gets to the well as anyone. He has long legs and cuts down the He's bailed us out of a couple of situations." t.tt.;tf.ti£ci.iiii;~f~Pioc~n:i w.m~::r: 1els : :rm While his defense is consistent, Chakon's hitting requires tailoring. Despite a junior season in which he hit .301 with four home runs, Chakon has spent hours in the Marts Center's batting cage since February honing his stro~e. Bavitz blames the 10 early season rainouts on Chakon's ineffectiveness. "Kenny's the kind of hitter who has to play all the time to do well," he said. "He has a long, looping stroke. He can. look bad sometimes, but when he's going good, he can hit pitches that not many guys can because of his good eye." Chakon feels his captaincy helps him keep his mind on the game, even when he's not performing at the plate. "I have to get not only myself but my other teammates motivated," he said. "I have to m~e sure that they know what's going on at all times, whether it's getting on an opposing pitcher or keeping their heads in the game." Those attributes take some pressure from ·Bavitz. "Kenny's like a coach on the field," he said. "He, along with Rob Pietrzyk, Eric Price and Bill Evanina, has · gained the respect of all his teammates. They have handled the leadership role better than anyone could have expected." Chakon played his first two seasons at Luzerne County Community College. Is a higher caliber of baseball played in the MAC? "The defense is better here," he said. "The hitting is relatively the same, but in the MAC, not as many games will be lost because of the glove." If not for the arm-twisting of a friend, Chakon might have hit the hardwoods instead of the diamond for the Colonels. "I really wanted to play basketball," he said. "That was my first love since I was a kid. But Eric Price convinced me to play baseball. He and I have been friends since the sixth "==i5i!Ee ,: =:!i:aa ;:::=!:::=J~I=i : : Ii::: =r~=~ : e said. "It w ,;o player f , a spot." t number on aphomore A grade." One skill needed by a baseball player is the ability to te roles. All facets of his repertoire must be separated tect the whole from . contamination if one is ily stale. Astall in hitting must not interfere with the glove or versa. A player can help his team on the basepaths, a relay throw or from a mental standpoint. ment of contribution is intangible on t!Je baseball •.,.,:::,:,:,:,:,:,» : -❖··•-·.· The defensive player of the year for last year's Colonels, Chakon arrived on the Wilkes sports scene simultaneously with Bavitz. The match has been Utopian. "Coach Bavitz is great," Chakon said. "He makes you want to play. I give 100 percent for all coaches, but he's one guy I'd never want to let down. "He's helped me so much. He knows everything about the game. He's so knowledgeable." Bavitz is in the know enough to realize that Chakon is his shimmering jewel. · "I told him to relax," Bavitz said. "I let him know that ht's going to be in centerfield for the duration. He's just being affected by a streak of bad luck." Chakon's is not a slump characterized by weakness. It is one of contact. And its victim is aware that his fortunes can change quickly in such a mode. "I'm hitting the ball, but it's right at people," he said. "It's not like I'm dribbling it. It's more frustrating than anything else. The rainouts have hurt. It's tough to keep on the ball when you're not playing consistently. "We started off slow and lost a couple of games that we should have won. Now, everyone's starting to hit ball." The overall makeup of this edition of the Colonels excites Chakon. "We have more pitching depth this year. If somebody gets knocked out of the box, we have people who can come in and throw just as well," he said. "Our club is really experienced." Chakon patrols Artillery Park's centerfield with as much malice toward opposing flies as Grendel held for travelers on his moor in "Beowulf." It's vast spaces are conducive to a ranger of Chakon's talents and he appreciates his prairie. "I love the park," he said. "In centerfield, I have a lot of room to run. The short leftfield is a psychological disadvantage to other teams. They're thinking about that fence instead of the pitch." Chakon saw the left-centerfield fence well enough yesterday against to poke a three-run homer over it in the · first inning. But the inconsistency of the slump showed itself when he struck out with two men on later in the 9-7 loss. Against Susquehanna on Tuesday, he stroked three singles in the opener before taking an 0-3 collar in the second game. The throes of a slump are trying, but one gets the feeling Ken Chakon wilfride them out - in a big way. Mark Continued from page 16 someone forget to tell Susquehanna it wasn't Christmas, as they surrendered 13 bases on balls and two hit batsmen. The opener was an 8-4 victory with Bodnar getting her first of two victories on the day. The Lady Colonels will try to keep their winning streak alive this week as they take to the road for doubleheaders against FDU-Madison on Sunday, and the conference- twinbill that , will• make or brake the season ' Tuesday with Elizabethtown. "It's a big day for us," Dunsmuir said. "That doubleheader will tell us what we're made of. I think all the girls 2re looking forward to the competition." It will also prove once and for all whether or not there is such a thing as the "Trivelpiece BIG WIN - Sophomore hurler Scott Francis delivers during Wilkes' ' Mystique." 9-2 win over Susquehanna on Tuesday. Francis got the victory. �Wilkes College The Locker Room Softball (cont'd) Sports Briefs The Razor's Edge Women's Tennis Wilkes-Barre, PA 18766 A "Trivelpiece My_stique?" Softballers shatter seasonal mar by Ray Ott Beacon Assistant Sports Editor There is a rumor going around in the Wilkes athletic world. Sources have said that football coach Bill Unsworth and men's basketball coach Ron Rainey, after losing seasons, are trying to hire the "Trivelpiece Mystique." Huh? The "Mystique" is first year softball head coach Vince Trevilpiece, who also doubled as assistant women's basketball coach. Trivelpiece has helped to rewrite the record books for basketball and softball in just his initial campaign. The basketball team tied the record •for most wins and the softball team now holds the record for most wins in a season. The question still rages, though. Is there any truth to the fact that he carries a "Mystique?" "No, there isn't a 'Mystique,"' Trivelpiece said. "The kids have done it all. I don't have a hit all season." The fact still remains that he has done a great-job. Putting together a program in the first year usually results in more headaches than highlights. But this year's Lady Colonels, basketball and softball, have given him more than enough pleasant memories and scrapbook material. Trivelpiece has not let this success lead to an inflated ego. "I hardly do anything," he said. ·"(Assistant coaches) Tommy Dunsmuir and Joe Drach do all the work. (Assistant Athletic Director) Phil Wingert has done everything I've asked. He's been a tremendous help." "I couldn't be doing any of this without the support of two men I work with at Northwest Area, Pete Valania and Gerald Bau. They have made coaching possible for me." As for his charges, their performance on the diamond continues to approach epic proportions. The Lady Colonels have wrung up a 17-1 record, including 14 in a row, which has them ranked fifth in the NCAA's Division III East region. Yesterday, the Lady Colonels were a rude host to College Misericordia, taking both games by scores of 5-3 and 4-1. Jen Bodnar won the opener and Kim · Skrepenak the nightcap. They took two from Delaware Valley on Tuesday with Skrepenak winning a sloppily played opener, 9-7. They pounded out 16 hits, two apiece by Jill McGuire, Dawn Hosler, Lisa Balestrini, Melissa Kennedy, Denise Carson, Joanne Esposito, and Skrepenak. Bodner won the second game 5-3, while Angie Miller, Lorrie Petrulsky, and Hosler provided the offense with two hits each. Last Saturday's doubleheader against Susquehanna was hindered by a steady rain, which made playing conditions putrid. The nightcap was called after five innings with Wilkes on the up side of a 11-10 victory. The Lady Colonels managed only five hits but See Mark page 15 v/ ""',. photo bJ Lisa Balestrini connects on Tuesday for the 17-1 Lady C Spotty pitching costs Colonel by Jim Clark Beacon Sports Editor WILKES-BARRE - Hit your spot. It sounds like an easy command for a pitcher to follow, but Brian Josefowicz couldn't obey orders in Wilkes' 9-7 loss to Scranton at Artillery Park yesterday. Despite home runs by centerfielder .Ken Chakon and first baseman Eric Price, the Colonels came up on the short end of the score after taking a 4-0 lead. "Brian isn't an overpowering pitcher," said head coach Jerry Bavitz. "He has to have location to be successful. Today, he didn't." On Tuesday, the Colonels (4-5, 2-5 fo the MAC) split a doubleheader with Susquehanna at Artillery Park, winning the first game, 9-2 and dropping the second, 11-0. Scott Francis picked up his first win in the opener, pitching a complete game in which he allowed a scant three hits and struck out four. "He was in command all the way," Bavitz said. "It was really a strong pitching performance, something that picked us up." Catcher Jason Cadwalder knocked in two runs with a pair of two-out doubles, rightfielder Mick Melberger had a two-run single and Chakon broke out of a slump with three singles as the Colonels with four runs in the fourth. Susquehanna's Charlie Fetteroff to four-hitter in the nightcap as the Crusaders banged out 13 hits and handed Bill Evanina loss of the season. "They made the plays and we didn't," Ba "It's as simple as that. We weren't satisfied split but that's what we hive to take." The Colonels displayed a ton of h Thursday, rallying from a 9-4 deficit to defeal Misericordia, 14-10. Third baseman Rob Pietrzyk hit two and plated five runs and Brian Josefowiczall earned run in 5.2 innings ofrelief. "Misericordia is probably one of the -teams we'll see this year," Chakon said. the ball unbelievably well. It was a great win.' Bavitz is glad to see the bats come especially with an upcoming death march of to the early season rainouts. "All 22 guys on the roster are going to time," Bavitz said. "I told them they're experience something similar to a month m league baseball." A month of consistent winning could time fly. commi nto forn nt body ents. Si � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Wilkes Beacon Newspaper Collection, 1947-present Description An account of the resource <p>This is Wilkes University's <em>Beacon</em> Newspaper collection, 1947-present. We also have digitized copies of the <em>Beacon's</em> predecessors, <em>The Bucknell Bison Stampede</em>, 1934-1935 and <em>The Bucknell Beacon</em>, 1936-1947 June. It should be noted that Wilkes University does not have a complete set of issues for the Bucknell Bison Stampede and Bucknell Beacon. For researchers who are interested in seeing the complete issues for these publications, please contact <a href="https://researchbysubject.bucknell.edu/scua">Bucknell University's Special Collections Department</a>.</p> <p></p> <p>Missing Issues:</p> <p>1947 August 8th<br />1947 September 5th<br />1947 October 3rd<br />1947 October 17th<br />1947 October 31st<br />1947 November 21st<br />1947 December 19th<br />1948 September 9th<br />1950 April 28th<br />1953 April 10th<br />1962 February 2nd</p> Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource The Beacon staff is comprised of Wilkes University students who are advised by a full-time faculty member of the Communication Studies Department. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1934-present Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Copyright of the Wilkes Beacons is retained by Wilkes University. Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Newspaper Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Professor Emeritus Harold Cox digitized the collection from 1934-1970 and created a <a href="https://beaconarchives2.wilkes.edu/">legacy website</a>. Digital Archives student John Jenkins digitized the collection from 1970-present. Special thanks goes to Communication Studies Professor Dr. Kalen Churcher, Editor-in-Chief Kirsten Peters, Beacon staff member, Emily Cherkauskas, and other Beacon staff for their help in acquiring digitized copies of the Beacons from 2006 onward. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Wilkes Beacon 1989 April 20th Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1989 April 20 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Newspaper Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Communication Studies Department Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Wilkes College https://omeka.wilkes.edu/omeka/files/original/2dc9232c28a15a404f8bb78196189b2d.pdf 841f0f2f647e9c3bf33cebe7cc07b5b8 PDF Text Text WILKES COLLEGE Wilkes-Barre, PA 18766 April 27, 1989 Red Barons drop opener Y BALL - Professional baseball returned to Northeastern Pennsylvania Wednesday night after a 36 year absence as the ton/Wilkes-Barre Red Barons dropped their initial home game, 9-2 to the Tidewater Tides. Citizens; Voice MOOSIC John Martin's pitching performance wasn't anything to write his hometown of Honolulu about. And the approximately 10,000 fans who packed Lackawanna County Stadium for the Scranton/WilkesBarre Red Barons' home opener against the Tidewater Tides last night let him know about it rather quickly. About after the seventh walk or so. The Red Barons' early-season pitching woes continued well into the 9-2 defeat, as manager Bill Dancy walked to the mound more than he would have liked to call for bullpen help. The Tides, the New York Mets AAA affiliate, jumped to a 2-0 lead after a half inning, but the Red Barons halved the deficit in the bottom of the first. That was the closest the Phillies' top farm team would get, however, as Danny Clay and Brad Moore were as hittable as Martin. I arcie Kreinces new S.G. president Michele Corbett :reat win." The ly elected Student Government ident for the 1989-1990 school is Marcie Kreinces. She is this year's S.G. parliaiarian. Additionally, Kreinces ·es as dorm president of Evans 2 en. Her plans for next year include tiating more student body ·cipation. "There are many students who Ito be involved in S.G. but can ' t ea year's commitment," said inces. "I plan to form committees the student body to help with various events. Since they are .College' events, it is only natural the whole college help in plangand running some aspect of the 'vity." She is anticipating a more posirapport between S.G. and the student body as a result of these extended committees. Thus.students will not only be asked whether they will attend an event, but whetherthey can take an active part "behind-thescenes" as well. In effect, this will create a sense of student committment to "all-College" activities which is somewhat lacking currently. A more involved student body will alleviate the demands on the S. G. members' time, for they will not have to plan, run, and man every activity. This should encourage a greater number of students to get involved with S.G. Kreinces also intends to circulate a bulletin to individual clubs informing them of pertinent S.G. details . "I would also like to invite various clubs to send representives to a particular S.G. meeting, as well as ramdomly selecting individuals from the student body to sit in on a meeting. Again, this should encourage more student imput and constructive feedback," said Kreinces. Kreinces, a Wilkes business administrationmajorwithaminorin marketing, ran against Scott Barth, a junior business administration major. The votes tallied 117 for · Kreinces and 81 for Barth. Barth is well noted for "q,1ming commuter council around." · ---- Both candidates presented their platforms at a forum last Thursday, April 20, in the lobby of SLC. Karen Donohue, elections chairperson, said that this year's elections pulled in the largest turnout. Sophmore Kim Zoka will be next year's Commuter Council President, and Mick Dungan will head IRHC as President. Kreinces and Barth discuss their platforms in last Thursday's debate �f>AGETWO April 27, 1989 Supev: Moving around adds to indifference Health Services is in need of improvement by Scott Zolner Special to The Beacon It is written somewhere that fora person to be educated he or she needs "intellectual vigor, moral courage, and physical endurance." It is also a well-known fact that no matter how vigorous your intellect or courageous your morals may be, it is difficult to learn when you are physically ill. Students pay a great deal of money to go to college to become educated, but not all of the money goes to books and courses. As a part of student tuition, Wilkes College provides a health service. The health services office is a place on campus where College community members can go when they are not feeling too physically durable, to receive medical attention . According to Mary Supey, the head of the Wilkes College Health Services, compared to other colleges, Wilkes' health service is fair. However, she feels the current situation of the Health Services has much room for improvement. The present facilities, in a noncampus building on South Franklin Street, are not too good, and there are many problems. The waiting room is too small to adequately fit students, especially the · large quantity of students who come on the days the doctor is there. "Sometimes the students are lined up and out into the hallway," Supey said. Another problem is the fact that the examination room is too small and the walls are so thin that you have to whisper many times, for confiden- by where one lives on campus. Many students have an indifferent attitude towards the health service and never really take advantage of what they are paying for, but many other students do. Supey feels the fact the health services office is , moved around a great deal adds to the student indifference. It has been moved seven times in its 15-yearexistence. Four of those seven moves have occurred in the last six years. "This placing all over the advantages and the importance of the health service. If one goes there, it does not cost him or her anything, because it is paid foralready; it is also close to campus. If one is sick, he or she can receive free aspirin, antibiotics, and tests such as strep throat cultures. All of these things would cost the average college student an arm and a legifheorshewentoffcampustoget them. Yet, did you know the health services provide otherthings, such as free and confidential pregnancy tests? tiality. Theexaminationroomalsodoes not have a sink for the doctoror nurse to wash after every patient, thus they have to leave the room to use the bathroom. The budget given to the health service does not meet their specific needs. Supey stated she needs more funds to buy medical tools and medicine. place gives the students a sense that it [the heath service] is a throw-away function," said Supey. "If your private practitioner's office moved more than four times in that short a time, you would wonder what was wrong with them," she added. On average, every year our health service treats about 2,000 visits. According to Supey, students "don't give us a chance, but when they do they usually come back." Most of the students who take advantage of the College health service are those who have been there before. Many students do not realize the The College health service is · " · important. As was stated b e1ore, 1t has treated an average of2,000 visits a year. In the future it will become more important with the growth of the number of students on this campus especially with the growth of the non-traditional, older student on the campus. The health service is there to serve not only dormitory students, but commuters, faculty, and administration as well. Students should not be satisfied with fair, because fair is being short changed. Supey feels there are certain requirements the health service at According to last week's Roving Reporter in The Beacon many students feel the location is not easily accessible; one or two did not even know where it was. Others felt its accessibility could be determined Wilkes College should have more than fair and worth its The ideal place fir health services would besom centrally located on campus. now there are plans to relocale health service yet again, specific location has been mined. Supey stated that the place should have a good-sized ing room and examinationroom. would also like office and space for medicine and health ment. pe cc~ he Nati< ty ofN. perCiti College and aro nished ba were the new location have a large where she could place a health mation library. It would also a meeting place for B.A.C.C.H. SHAC, and other College 1 groups. Within a week there questionnaires placed in the boxes of dormitory students others passed out to comm Supey stated that it is very im to the health service and the community that everyone c in filling out the questionnaires dropping them into the coll boxes in Stark Lobby. ~~~~~~ CASINO NIGHT SATURDAY, APRIL .. 9 TO l P .M. · IN THE SUB Wilkes security measures question and they always panic if a a.ises. They also fall asleep duty to protect us." Haas's sentiments are throughout the student body Cerniglia, a freshman dorm feels that the security measwa in Pickering since the break-in purpose but are misguided. stupid to make women sign-in building when guys can get in bJ saying that they forgot their On top of that, students even need to go through the door at Pickering to get in. doors have been left open 11111 guarded since the beginning rl semester. This provides easy to both residents and non- · In their defense, Glazenski, head of securi Wilkes, says that security is fine job protecting the There are fourteen full-ti me guards on the payroll at Wi they protect the campus 2 day. "We'redoingagoodjob students usually keep their locked anyway," he said. it is Get witl witl for anc �April 27, 1989 lt uld have to 'Orth its cost. place for 1 besomewh campus. Ri to relocate agai n, but ts been d llso like e a larg :a healt Jdalsos A.C.C. :allege D commut very impo 1d the Ca ·one coo tionnaires the callee PAGE THREE uper Cities Walk called a uccess by organizers WILKES-BARRE - On Sun.April 9, the National Multiple rosis Society ofN. E. Pennsylvaheld the Super Cities Walk. The siarted at College Misericordia, tinued to and around Harveys e, and finished back at the colApproximately 500 people ed in this charitable event; five !hem were Wilkes students. The were Judy Fitch, Brett McHale, Scott Robbins, Debbie James, and Dom Bair. Two Wilkes students that helped with registration were Kelly Williams and Marion Wishnefski. The walk, sponsored by Canada Dry and Tetley Tea, was held simultaneously in different locations all over the country. Beverly Vespico, the director of the local MS chapter, said that $30,000 to $40,000 is expected to be raised. The Wilkes students alone gathered an estimated $1,000 in pledges. Vespico was " very pleased" with that amount and felt the event went well. She expressed her thanks to all the people in the area for "being so supportive." " It was a great way to spend a Sunday," said Judy Fitch. Others who participated in the walk commented on how great it was to be outside getting excercise, meeting new people, and spending time with friends and family. Due to the success of this year' s walk, another is expected to be held next year. 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One coupon per pizza. 30 minute guarantee Fast, Free Delivery~ a■ m]RJ : ~ 5,. ~~- I I I I I I Large Cheese $5li I I 154 Pennsylvania Ave.1 Phone: 829-2900; E?(PIRES 5/31/89 r----------------------~ ; el Present th is 1 coupon to receive I a large cheese pizza for $5.95. I Additional toppings I ju st $1.15 each. I One coupon per pizza. I Fast, Free Delivery~ II 154 Pennsylvania Ave., Phone: 829-2900 I v.,,-.,.;!:' I : ~ ~ . EXPIRES 5/31/89 . ~ I L----------------------J L----------------------J WILKES-BARRE The Wilkes-Barre City Cherry Blossom Committee has, as in the past two years, extended an invitation to the area's college clubs and organizations to take part in their annual festival to be held April 28-30. Wilkes has accepted the invitation and will 'sponsor various booths along the River Commons on Saturday and Sunday. Wilkes Student Government is enthusiastic about the weekend and has encouraged the campus's .involvement by underwriting all the clubs, organizations, and dorms that participate in the festivities. In addition, Wilkes Student Government has created a pool of booths which the organizations might opt to man, or the organizations may prepare their own booths or schemes. The monies raised will benefit the individual groups and not the city's Cherry Blossom Committee. , Until 1985, when the area's colleges first participated in the city's festival, Wilkes held its own "Cherry Blossom Weekend." For the past few years the city's and the colleges' committees worked together in the planning process and this has proven more successful than their working separately. Amy Wiedemer, assistant dean of Student Affairs at Wilkes and one of the coordinators for the Wilkes Blossom Committee, reminds students that "it's a terrific way to raise funds, have fun, and get involved with the community." The College will be represented by a variety of organizations ranging from the various dorms to numerous clubs. The Wilkes cheerleaders are preparing for a "kid's activity comer," while the Student Government plans to have its members dress as clowns and distribute children's toys. Waller South, a dorm at Wilkes, will have a milk can toss and the first floor of Evans Hall, a prize wheel. A "golf putt" game will be run by the Accounting/Business Club and a "spot pitch," by the Black Student Coalition. B A C CHUS is looking into selling Nachos. The Chemistry Club will sell soda and chips as well as sposoring a kiddie games such as a duck pond and pick-a-pop. The Cue-and-Curtain, Physics, and Earth and Environmental Science Clubs, Interfaith Fellowship, Commuter Council, and CircleK are also planning to take part in the Cherry Bloosom Festival. The Programming Board and Biology Club will have a plush animal stand and a fish pond respectively, as they have in the past two years. The chairperson of the Programming Board, Mark Vetovitz said, "The weekend's a lot of fun and it gives our members a chance to get out in the community." The Wilkes Students are hoping for a sunny weekend unlike the damp, cold one they had last year. Rain or shine, however, students anticipate a great weekend. �PAGEFOUR April 27, 1989 .. ············-·=·=·-:-:::::::::::::,:-:,:.:❖:❖:=:::::::::::::::::::f:=··-·· ~:=~~§f~i~~~ Area will profit from Red Barons PLAY BALL! After a 36-year absence, professional baseball has returned to Northeast Pennsylvania. Last night, the Scranton/ Wilkes-Barre Red Barons lost their initial home game, 9-2, to the Tidewater Tides (the New York Mets top team). , But although they lost, the area stands to gain much more in the ensuing years. It's been estimated that the area's baseball team will generate more than $50 million for the area's economy over the next ten years. A pretty good return, I assume, on te $22 million investment. The Red Barons cap a decade of marked improvement for this areas economy and image. In the past ten years our area has seen impressive new businesses, a high level of employment, the development of a year round tourism industry, the opening of the Kirby Center and the variety of cultural and recreational opportunities. In the past few years the face of Northeastern Pennsylvania has indeed changed. OPINION by Tom Obrzut Much of that change can be attributed to the determination of Attorney John McGee. By bringing a baseball team to this area, McGee has proven that the impossible dream is, in fact, attainable. This area needs more men like McGee; the shakers who will pursue a dream others say won't work. Last night, 10,600 people realized McGee's dream while those who said it could never be done were left to watch the game on TV. Thank you John McGee. as su Ospital ............~·······-············-················ .. r--------------------sts : ♦ : ♦ : ♦ ♦ ♦ Guests: I. Know vour limit -stay 1~ithin it. 1. Know what you're drinking. 5. Designate a non-drinking driver. 4. Don't let a friend drive drunk. PARTY Ho ~. .. 5 Call a cab if you're not soberor not sure. +.•• • • • • • ••••-•••••••••••• ••++• • • • • ~,fic:~,-J-n~-~~ t ~ ~--- = ~~t= ~ ♦ I Th~ s~~rreAn /1./emberoftli, : I ~ ~~~~ assoo;neo 7. Be responsible for friends' safety. : I Serving Wilkes College since 1947 S. st0P serving alcohol as the party ♦ I VOL. XLI No. 22 April 27, 1988 U"" winds down. : I Rat,d as a Fin! Class ,.,wspap,r by,,,, Assoaaud Colkgiau Pms 9. Help a problem drinker ♦ I · · by offering your support. ♦ Ed1tor-m~Chief... ............................................................ .l.ee.Scott M ♦ INews Editor...................................................................... M1chele C ~~~ !Feature Editor....................................................................John T. j Assistant Feature Editor ...................................................... 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Staff Photographer...................................................................Bruce Adviser .. ................. .............................................................Mr.TomB' Contributing Writers: Chris Taroli, Scott Robbins, Paul Winarski, Zolner, and Maureen O'Hara. neerim prodd er si Advertising Staff: Kelly Williams. hurt add. The Beacon is published Thursdays during the fall and spring , t · except during scheduled breaks, finals weeks and vacation pc.ix-~ , .•: •· expressed in this publication are those of the individual writer~.:., ~o necessarily reflect the opinions of this publication or Wilkes C,)l::q;r. '_ to the editor are welcomed, provided they are no longer t'11,' ~1,G Letters exceeding this length may be edited or rejected on ter. f , ,1i. ~ . letters must be signed, but names may be withheld for v2li. ,,,_,,:~s. year's final issue will be on May 4. The B eacon is printed each week by the Pittston Dispatch, Piltston,P. IEditorial offices are located on the third floor of the Conyngham Sb ~ enter. The phone number is (717) 824-4651 ext. 2962. --------------------- had shed em, t clos were nd c hado rs. some �PAGEFIVE . Editorial ' Don 't just praise some II I am writing in response to the article in the April 13th issue of The Beacon, "Wilkes students accepted nHarvard." .,. I think their academic accomplishments have earned them the right to all the praise they are receivilg lately since not everyone gets Jeepted to Harvard (as well as the !Xher prestigious schools they were Jeepted to), But are they the only .. .. Several persons told me that Ibey thought my recent letter in The Beacon was funny. That letter was MJtmeant to be funny. Sadly enough, Planet Earth is oow overpopulated with human .. Sincerely, Anonymous Writer I of the neo I I I I >tt MorreDI ?le Corbett I T. Gordonl 1ele Broton I Jim Clark ..... Ray Ott I na Yedlock osencrance I ldie Lupico I y L. Harris I om Obrzut I .. B. Bovine I ruce Alexis I Tom Bigler I I I Scott: I I I I 1g ;'.,~'.-,.~ters I ~1 ,:~•. ..-11;:ws I ; ~ , ..... .. ~u n Qt I • r • .> I ~i,G words. , t~,p'.lce. All I ,,,,.,;.-ns. This I -I I =>ittston, PA. f ham Student I _ _ _ _ __J beings, the great majority of whom are ignorant, stupid, or selfish. Considering the prevalence of the NIMBY COMPLEX and I-GOTMINE ATTITUDE, the outlook for the life of Planet Earth is not encouraging. If more people were to exhibit the MARKS OF AN EDUCATED PERSON the situation might be better. Respectfully, Charles B. Reif Emeritus Professor of Biology Finally, a lab under my belt - --7 F._f ,vf r · •_ r_.., 3tters I am sure that there are other students that have worked hard over the past four years toward being accepted into professional and graduate schools, even outside of the Biology Department. I feel these students should be recognized also . I want to emphasize that I am not a senior who was overlooked, but an underclassman who wonders if my best efforts will be enough with such standards to live up to. I would like to exte nd congratulations to all seniors as well as Renee and Dave who will be entering professional and graduate schools after leaving Wilkes. Best of luck to all of you. Overpopulation IS serious II Ill ilarSki, two graduating seniors that have been accepted to professional and graduate schools? I opened one eye, hoping to see only half of a dismal reality. My houseboy was submerged in the purityof the hospital bed to my side. He hadbeen slightly dismembered when I ran over him with my vintage Volkswagen. I made an effort and blinked. A withered finger was pointing in my general direction, creeping out from under a black robe. Words were muttered, sentence was given. My legs were chained together, making it very difficult · to walk. Perhaps I lapsed into a state of intoxication last night and some random, overweight, drooling liberal arts major clubbed me over the head, dragged me back to her cave, put me ina sailor suit, tied me up and read me nursery rhymes until the wee hours of the morning. The opening of my good eye proved my ridiculous !iypothesis wrong. I was, however, in the hands of an armed laboratory assistan t in heat. Every engineering student's nightmare. She prodded me from behind with a rather sharp pitchfork. It would have hurt, had it not been for the thick padding of the light blue sailor suit I had on. She pushed me carelessly into a dimly lit cavern, the meter thick door permanently closed behind me. Fiery torches were placed in remote hollows and crevices, casting oscillating shadows over the roughly chiseled floors. Light sometimes touched on assorted, withered bodies shackied between life-size periodic tables of the elements on the chipping, windowless walls. The altar was at the front of the room , a black marble monstrosity behind which the portion. The lights flickered as our instructor, a black, bespectacled beetle-type man, gave the orders with excessive precision. "Dissolve one-fourth mole of the substance in an Erlenmeyer flask." My natural, confused look was met by the assistant, wielding a buninstructor perched. sen burner, singeing the hair off my His head was invisible behind good leg. How do I get one-fourth of one of the nation's popular scandal what any dictionary describes as, and magazines. It dutifully reported that I quote, "a small burrow;ng mammal one out of every five television with tiny eyes, hidden ears, and soft evangelists have cruised a major city {ur"? And what the bloody hell is an in search of babes. Erlenmeyer flask? With the politeness of an airline stewardess, she brought me to the Well, I did what any good opposite end of the moat. I was student would do at a time like that. I ordered to mount my safety goggles pretended I knew what was going on . . on my forehead. I wanted to do I fiddled around with the water for a nothing more than feel the tang of a while, drinking some of it, splashing . strawberry daquiri on my poised some on the bearded man to my right tongue, but my lips touched only a who had been resting his forehead on crude phrase telling her exactly what the table for the last forty minutes, she could do with the prescribed and slipped the substance into his safety headgear. back pocket. Needless to say, this did much to I then stood up, proudly raised anger her, for she took great care and my good arm, smiled, and called out, even greater amounts of time to put "Seventeen grams." them on me, leaving nasty friction The instructor, who had been bums on my neck and hips. My right rumored to be indulging in illegal leg was then chained to the floor, the substances, removed his glasses left one allowed to dangle in the re- slowly, made it clear that the wheels sidue of the last lab. of his mind were indeed turning, and The sole table was made out of nodded towards the assistant old barrels, rope, firewood, and pehesitatingly. cans erected to face the altar and the Within minutes, I was released instructor, who had dropped his from bondage and relieved of any and all headgear. With a lab under periodical and turned towards a screen , w atching a televised my belt, I entered that same, old, preacher ask for either money, forgi- dismal reality, still not knowing a veness, or all of the above. mole from a beaver, or a flask from a Fellow inmates emerged from beaker, but smirking with confithe rock pile behind me, lugging pails dence, proud to have been given the of an unidentifiable substance. opportunity to put little knowledge to Much to my protest, I was given a no good use at all. A ll for a sense offair play Over the past few months, the Student Government has caught a great deal of flack from the editorial and commentary writers of The Beacon. To be very honest, the nagging was justified, and, if the same situations arose again, I would deal with them in the same manner. But, in the real world of journalism, a sense of fair play should be observed. That sense has driven me to compliment the Student Government on its recent election process that was held on Tuesday. The actual process started a number of weeks ago when they submitted·a very large advertisement for us to run. It very thoroughly outlined what positions were available, what the basic duties of each position were, how a person went about "throwing their hat into the ring," and, most importantly, when the elections would be held. The ad was very large and eyecatching. It started a successful ball rolling. The next step that I feel made the whole process a successful one was the forum that was held last week . It gave the two presidential candidates - Scott Barth and Marcie Kreinces (in alphabetical order) - a chance to air their views to a concerned campus. I am ashamed to say that I was one of the very large portion of the campus who did not attend. Although I missed the forum, I did do my homework and felt I was prepared to choose the best candidate. The forum also gave the chance for a curious student body to ask their candidates about their plans. It was a wonderful idea and I hope it continues. Despite a poorly done promotional campaign (aside from the ad), voter turn-out was exceptional (10% of the student body in two hours) and those responsible, most notably elections chairperson Karen Donohue, should be very proud of the job they did. The only bone that I would have to pick would be the question of election timing. · I was unable to make the "commuter"_voting time - 11 :00 to 12:30 in Stark Lobby - and was forced to vote during "resident" voting time - 4:30 to 6:00 in the cafeteria. That was not much of a problem for me. But what about the way-off campus students who are on campus at times that do not fit into either one of those voting periods? What about the people who work during the day and only attend night classes? Maybe the elections committee should mull over an idea that many other schools have successfully tried. I suggest that Student Government find a way to keep the polls open all day. With all of the class reps, class officers, executive board members, and. members of Ccmmuter Council and Inter-Residence Hall Council - who are also on the ballot they should be able to find enough volunteers to man the booth for a full day (9 a.m. to 6:30 p.m.). It's not an unreasonable request to ask for a full chance at democracy. Otherwise, a definite "good job" to S.G for a well done election process. --- --------- -------- Thumbs Up: to Kevin Flemming and the rest of the 50s Bash gang that decided to hold a dance in spite of poor ticket sales. Those who showed up had a good time. �Back stage at the Great Theat by Maureen O'Hara Beacon Feature Writer The curtain rises, the lights come up and the actors enterupon the stage of The Great Theatre of the World. A familiar scene - the start of a play. Or is it? (Is it the start, I mean.) Of course this is the beginning of a performance but the start of this production probably began weeks or even months before tonight. Letsfreezetonight'sperformancc here, and go back and find out whcreitrcallystarted. Travelbackto a few months ago when the people involved in the show had yet to decide even what play to choose. First the director of the show, Dr. Martha LoMonaco, chose the piece. Then the show's technical designer, Karl Ruling, came up with a setting that would fit this show. Then add to this production team a stage manager, Chris Brush, and we can continue. This team then casts the show and rehearsals begin. It's hard to describe what a typical rehearsal is like because there is no such thing. One night actors may be wandering around doing strange improvisations and the next they may be getting their blocking (movements) on stage. This organized spontaneity is characteristic of theatre rehearsals, especially in a play such as The Great Theatre of the World, where im- provisation plays such a factor in inventing -the actors' business on stage. Let's now jump ahead a few weeks. Rehearsals have been running nightly, but work on this show is by no means limited to the rehearsals. The set must be built, costumes and props found or made, lights hung, tickets printed and sold, and the show publicized. Who does all this work? Aside from the technical director himself, student committees break up and delegate the responsibility. Once everything is made and the actors are rehearsed, then the show is ready to "go up. We are now backstage at opening night, a few hours before curtain. The place is hectic, and people are everywhere: actors, technicians, prop·s, and running crews are backstage; ushers and box office crew are in the front of the house; lighting and sound crews are in the _ lighting booth and costume and make-up people are in the dressing . rooms. Things are organized back here by the' stage manager. Once a playgoesintoproductionthedirector places it totally into the stage manager's hands. He "calls" the show. That means that he "cues" people backstage as to when to do their job - be it lights, sound, or scenery. It's a high pressure job. aving th1 Parade. kand g cry fil ! Help from a een can t's imp pitch is rloca arker . Help e five tr, ·chele. Shown is thecast of The Great Theatre of the World. From the left: Karl Ruling, Gail Paul Winarski, Christopher Collins, R.G. Haywood, Christine Brunnock, Michele Brot Ed Buonocore, Rob Johhanson, andAiisa Geller. There's a lot of pressure back here; that. .. Ohh I already went through the adrenaline is high because this is that, didn't I?) Don't worry, I won't LIVE! No re-takes, no editing, what interrupt the performance again. you see is what you get. That's the But tonight keep in mind real magic of theatre. The audience, when the curtain rises, who's on the the actors, the techies ( that's an af- other end of the rope; when the lights fectionate theatre term for technical- come up, who's operating them; and personnel) are all in it together, come when the actors come out on the stage, who built that stage. Just what may. "Places!" Well, we'd better consider that for a moment and then leave - take our places as audience forget aboutitall and enjoy the magic members again. The play is about to of the show. start. (Well, I mean start in the sense After all, what we all work towards is your entertain with the show! (Oh I guess to know when "the show" 11, Well,TheGreatT World will "go up" in Thursday, April 27. The formance dates are Friday to Sunday, April 30. Curtail at 8 p.m. on Friday and Sa at 3 p.m. on Sunday. (Plelli time so you don't keep techie on the other end of waiting.) Dedication makes for a success by Paul Winarski Beacon Feature Writer To say that a courtroom possesses the necessary ingredients for drama is an understatement; a courtroom can possess much more than conflict. In the cast of Inherit the Wind, the latest offering from the Wilkes-Barre Little Theatre, it was the scene for the age-old battle between creation and evolution. Inherit the Wind is a dramatization of the history-making ScopesMonkey trial. William Jennings Bryan, the prosecuter, is now Matthew Harrison Brady, and Clarence Darrow, the celebrated agnostic, has become Henry Drummond. Portraying these two roles are two of the area's finest community actors, Walter S. Mitchell, Jr. and Dr. Joseph Salsburg of Wilkes College. As the moralistic, highly religious Brady, Mitchell is at his finest. His gravel voice and imposing ap- pearance add much to this dynamic role. Salsburg as Drummond is extremely believable and shows a naturalness on stage that seemed to inspire his co-actors. The two actors worked well together, playing off of each other's words with a smoothness that eminated from a strong feeling of self and a real affinity of character. Steve Shonewetter played the role of E.K. Hornbeck, the Chicago critic sent to cover the story. His role is devil's advocate and he plays it to the hilt. Whether he was tempting, sneering, or poking jest, he is always on the mark. Wilkes junior Christopher Collins did a fine job as Davenport, the district attorney assigned to work with Brady. His lines were delivered straight and to the point, and he had the audience believing he trusted in Brady and that he would stick with him to the end. Joe Sheridan powerfully played Reverend Brown, the town's minister. Comic portrayals were handled well by Steve Lewis, Jim Harris, and King's alumnus David Shock as the bailiff, Mr. Meeker. Shock evoked laughter just by walking out on stage. However, the show was not without its faults. Mark Zdanceuwicz as Bertram Cates, the teacher on trial was whiney and lacked the firmness in belief that the character requires. The end of act one seemed to drag and some lines tended to be tossed by rushed voices. This, however, was quickly tended to as Act II opened. Over all, Inherit the Wind was a finely tuned production with the performances of Dr. Salsberg and Mr. Mitchell. But it is evident that the hard work and dedication by cast and crew caused this success for director Harry McClintock. Shown are two of the cast in the Little Theatre's Inherit Wind: Dr. Joseph Sa ls burg, of Wilkes, and Kings's grad Mark Zdancewicz. , ' he say5 u don't. ~ fix on u lookin' g female cks it up. his hand e red ten goes. l a" and fron large ma me ma1 ent face �PAGESEVEN April 27, 1989 ew York calls to weary travelers Clark Gail S tone, Jroton, ~uess you want 1ow" is, huh?) it Theatre ofthe in preview on The actual perriday ,April 28 :urtain goes up j Saturday and {Please be on eep that poor !ld of the rope herit the ; graduate, NEW YORK - High above the squalor and beauty of city, The Lady towers gloriously. A guardian with piercing torch, she stands steadfast in harbor, for more than a century the gateway to America its fruits. ... Today, March 17, 1989, she calls to five travelers. We coming, Lady. The quest initiates from The Doral Inn at 49th and ington, weaving through the throng attending the Saint ·ck's Day Parade. It is a spectacle of diversity, with g and old, dark and light plastered in green. A bellowing cry fills the warm spring air. "One dollar! Help keep Ireland for the Irish!" It eminates from a large man with an Isfandic accent. is selling green carnations for the cause he states or his n pocket. It's impossible to know. No matter, he is ·ng well. His pitch is accompanied by that of a friend. "Support your local IRA. One dollar!" The initial barker tries again. "One dollar! Help keep Ireland for the Irish!" Tom of the five travelers bites, purchasing a flower for · self and Michele. The group moves on as the Irish ale Senior Citizens strut to the delight of the onlookers. We are coming, Lady. On a sidewalk near the Empire State Building, a pair of 'led hands, driven by need or greed, shuffles three cards at rapid rate . . "It's goin' so slow, Ray Charles would be able to see ·here she go," he says. "Watch the red ten. Red ten, you · , black you don't. Who saw it?" His eyes fix on a woman. "I see you lookin' at it. Point to it." The young female hesitantly fingers the card on the left. edealer picks it up. Black. He wins, she don't. Fifteen liars fall into his hands and the cards fly again. "Watch the red ten. Never the.black and black. Round round she goes. Money. Where is it at? Show me · ty, you win." Two men, one large, one short, believe they have the wer and reach for their wallets. Both hungry to beat the ky dealer, the men begin to shout at each other over who 'llchoose. A raised hand from the dealer shows who is in control. echooses the large man. "Don't get me mad. I'll fight Mike Tyson right now. re's it at?" The confident face of the bettor quickly droops when his choice is exposed as faulty and a gleaming dealer collects sixty dead presidents. The process begins anew. "Watch it again. Watch the red ten." We are coming, Lady. A detour brings the group of five to the roof of the Empire State Building. The unusual March warmth has produced a thick haze which veils the island. Yet, The Lady is visible in all her brilliance. And she is beautiful. ... See what's on the other side She is Liberty She comes to rescue me Bono's words from "In God's Country" ring true, capturing perfectly what immigrants must have felt as Ellis Island absorbed them. "Jim, give me fifty cents and a penny," Lee calls from inside the pavillion. "This guy's going to squish pennies." Squish pennies? I walk in and observe Lee handing coins to a man operating a strange machine. This is going to be different. "You guys like house music?" he asks. He is also an Islander. "What kind of music?" replies Lee. "House music. You don't know what's house music?" "I don't think so." "Where have y6u been?" "Pennsylvania," I chime in, eliciting a laugh from Lee. The squisher looks confused. He becomes engrossed in his Walkman, humming contentedly. "What are you listening to?" Lee inquires. "Just now ... " he sings, snapping his fingers. He's lost in his music, a world away from us. Lee decides to go for it, handing him four quarters and two pennies to be squished. His face contorts in a disturbed manner. "You have a dollar, no? That's good for the bus." "Change doesn't do it for you?" Lee asks. "If I take change for all the day, I have to hire a truck home." Lee digs for a dollar bill and coughs it up. "Appreciate it." He drops the two pennies into his contraption, turns a few gears and two oblong pennies emerge, one imprinted with the Empire State Building, the other with The Lady, which I quickly grab. As we walk away, Lee studies the ·mangled currency and wonders, "Isn't there a law against this?" We are coming, Lady. A need arises for the travelers to split into two groups, with Kathy, Lee and Michelle in one cab, and Tom and I in the other. Meet at the ferry, we agree. Tom hails a cab rather quickly, and we find ourselves The traveiers pause to look out at the beauty of the New York skyline and look at the beauty of the New York skyline. immediately engaged in conversation with our cabbie, a middle-aged man with a hint of Oriental descent and a harsh, indiscernible accent. We amuse him with the tale of our horse and buggy being pulled over in Central Park and ticketed for having five riders the previous night. "That's why your group had to split up now," he says. "Only allowed four in cab." "They fined our driver fifty dollars. How much would they charge you?" I ask . "A hundred dollars and lots of time. Who needs that?" The mild breeze whips through the cab as we speed to our destination. "It's warm for March, isn't it?" "Yeah. They said seventy degrees today. It feels like springtime." He pauses. "The elevator doesn't work on the statue." · Tom addresses our concern. "Oh really?" The cabbie smiles. "If you've got strong legs, you'll be ready. I was twice messed up when I was over there with my kids. Doesn't work, never does. I think it's better if you go to the World Trade Center than that Statue." "Well, we told our friends we were going to the Statue. We might hit the World Trade Center on the way back. Then, we're going to the Village." "We go through the Village," he says, as he turns the cab rudely on to a side street. "We're going there after to get some good food." "How 'bout some good ladies?" The cab erupts in laghter. Be patient, Lady. "You're not from New York," he asks, stating the obvious. "No, we're from Pennsylvania," Tom answers. "Where are you from?" "Originally, I'm from Russia. I've been in New York City eleven years." Tom and I glance at each other in amazement. "What part of Russia?" I ask. "Russian Central Asia." Tom beats me to the next question. "What made you come to America?" He looks at us in the rear-view mirror, smirking. "Screw Russia!" he says emphatically in a more serious tone than we interpret it. "Gorbachev's al.I right, though." "He's not all right. It's the same stuff. I don't trust Russia. If you want to trust Russia, they've got to first blow up that. Lenin. They fear that Lenin more than God. " Again, a very serious tone. Maybe we're treading on unwelcome ground. Yet, he's very open. "Do you like America?" Tom inquires. "Very much," he answers with a smile. "I like this whole crazy traffic with this whole crazy people. That's my life, that's my style." "You said you have kids. How many?" I ask. "Three." "They were all born in America?" asks Tom. "Yeah." "I don't think I'd like to live in Russia." "You think right." "How did you get out?" "I just pay under the table to the Russian KGB," he says, then perceives our awed faces. "What do you think, it's not like America? That there's no corruption? People everywhere is the same. Money talks everywhere, you know that. That's the rule for all of life." The cab glides through western Greenwich Village, past its distinctive sights and sounds. "Eighty percent of the people here are sick people," he says. "We're just looking for some good record shops," Tom reassures him. "Where do you live?" "Brooklyn. Manhattan's expensive. If you want to buy some apartment today, it cost half a million dollars. Who can afford that?" See New York, page 9. �PAGE EIGHT April 27, 1989 An interview with Dr. Kanner, Taroli: What about Carl Jung's theory concerning the collective unconscious, that experiences are past on from generation to generation in the form of archetypal images? He has been very influential to contemporary psychological and mythological theory, but how practical, how scientific is his theory? Kanner: Jung's collective unconscious is difficult to handle scientifically. What he's really saying is that, in simple terms, it is possible for memories to be past on genetically in the human race. Now let's not sneer at Jung. In subhuman animals there is evidence of genetic codes that direct certain aspects of their behavior. How this happens in the animal's brain is not too clear. The animal seems to have information coded in its memory system through the gene structure that tells it what to do. The mother cat, for example, as soon as it smells and sees the fetus wrapped around the sac,etc., it seems to know, well maybe it's more tropistic than it is knowing, anyway it's still coded, still biogenetic, the cat reaches down, bites the sac around the face, licks the nostrils, licks the mouth, otherwise that fetus is going to suffocate. ·So there is evidence, where to swim, where to go, the wierd way in which animals return, the fish, the birds. There has to be a guiding principle in its machinery that leads it there, and this has to be genetically determined, under those obvious conditions. A certain percentage of it is learned, but a lot of it is genetically determined. And then if you add to that that certain diseases can be so programmed that they exist only in certain members of the human species sickle-cell and blacks. Now if these different things can be transmitted biogenetically, then it's not too far a stretch of the imagination to consider the probability that certain kinds of memories of equal nature can be transmitted in the human species. So · he's not too far off by suggesting the collective unconscious, except we need more evidence to support it. And the fact that humans all over the world form relationships that are similiar, family relationships, husband and wife relationships, parentchild relationships; that the human brain develops certain institutions similiar all over the world, religious institutuions, political institutions, this is what he uses to support the contention that there must be some kind of collective unconscious to create this sirniliarity all over the world. T: Joseph Campbell said that ''What we are looking for is not a meaning in life but rather an experience of being alive." We are failing to live. What do you make of this? K: This is nice. First of all, the search for meaning is an intellectual pursuit. What he's talking about is experiencing at the sensory level what life is all about, the joy of eating, drinking, of tasting what it means to be a physically alive human being rather than use a lot of that time to wonder why are we here in the first place. Why aren't we finding out what's here rather than where we came from or where we are going? He has a point there, of course, but why can't we do both. You see, I don't like either/or. We even trap ourselves like that politically and economically- we can either have a large armed forces or feed the homeless, but we can't do both. You know, that kind of baloney. The answer is, yes, there's a trade off somewhere along the line. You have to decide we' re trading off the homeless for other priorities. So all you have to do is reverse your priorities. It can be done. T: Since the human being can only experience a limited amount, perhaps by reading myths we can experience a great deal more, through the imagination. K: Remember the key to using our brain to experience past history, present history, is the fact that this brain can read, can develop and acquire a language, and therefore indirectly gain knowledge about history, about events and so on, without having to participate in the direct experience itself. The same capacity that permits us to acquire language also permits us to acquire knowledge about history, which gives us the experience of history without having direct participation in it. And this is why it is nice for a family to stimulate its children to read as early as possoble. That makes so much fun out of reading, the joy and excitement, the wow! T: You have to be on a certain level to appreciate that though; it's not universal. K: No it isn't, although every society has humans capable of developing at that level. In other words, the capacity to be . excited about knowledge is universal. This exists in the human brain, in the human intellect. Man by nature of his intellect, and this is merely a structure-function thing, the brain is built to have these experiences. Period. It's built to ask questions; it's built to want to know. We call it curiosity. Curiosity sends Hillary up to the top of the mountain simply because it's there, and if you're walking down South Main Street and you see a crowd gathered around, it's unusual that you'll say "Well, it makes no difference what they're looking at." You want to know. You wonder what they're looking at even though you don't intend to do anything about it. · T: Mammals are curious by nature. K: By "nature" you mean by "structure." This is what you mean by nature. We are built this way. We evolved this way T: Perhaps we want to separate ourselves from our animal counterparts so much that we develop a Supreme Being who's only concerned with us. K: Not quite. If you stretch the concept of theology to its logical conclusion, as it exists now, then the answer is no. . You ask a religionist and they'll say "No, God is not only concerned with man; God is concerned with all living creatures." to the point where, in Catholocism for example, I'm sure I'm correct there, where man and all other animals have souls. And this exist also in other theologies. So that most theologies would say the Divine One is concerned with all of his creatures, except He's given man dominion over the others to help man survive. You were going on an interesting track there. Maybe it's man who has created the machinery of theology to make himself more important. Isn't there a quotation in the Bible, I think in the New Testament, "Who art we that He is so mindful of us?" That tells a story: who are we that God is so concerned with us. Of course you could ask a cynic that and he would say "First of all if there is a Supreme Being and He created the entire universe (not the universe as we see it, but everything that fills time and space), He's put us in a minor solar system, going around a minor star, in a relatively small galaxy (the Milkey Way is relatively small), now what makes you think we're important?" And if He's created life that's far more superior to us, then we certainly are not of major importance, maybe that other life form is. So cynically you can ask a lot of questions, but any attempt to answer them is incomprehensible. Even if you deny totally the existence of a divine conceu,t, you have to si~ back sometimes when you're alone and look up at it and wonder "What the hell is this all about?" The sheer immensity is overwhelming, and you never finish experiencing the immensity. First you look out and say "Wow, is that big." Then you start reading about light-year descriptions of size, and you find out our Milky Way is so big, but it's small. There are stars into which our entire solar system would fit. And the more you see, the mm "What is this all about?" Even if you don't like question "What does it cause you could say there is ing there. It just exists.~ is here, we keep evolving, destroying, changing"Well, what do you meOII T: And when you t ' it, that really is just it. K: Except the trout. even when you say that sense of commitmen~ satisfied with that answer T: But the sad part that it's not for everyone. K: No,itisn't,butit to be for everyone. I think we owe each ething. In other words if more ability to earn more someone else has less a could never compete · achieve it, as long as they bers of this species on this should have a cooperative that we help those who 111 pable to survive. Once they are born, permit a human to be they're notaclearandp to other humans, we should a responsibility to survive other. If you don't want then prevent them from T: And this is w myths propose charity, sacrifice, in achieve bliss. K: And do you notice, See Myth page 9 WILKES COLLEGE STUDENTS! Photos In An Hour, In the Price Chopper Super Center, has a special offer for you. Bring us your film, and we '11 give you double prints on every roll and a 5X7 enlargement--FREE! Just show us your student I.D. You can have your prints in one hour. Same day or next day. There is no expiration date on this offer. 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K: That's one of the functions, but myths are part of history. You have to pay attention to it. You learn about how people percieved their life. We're not talking about the ac- curacy of the data, we're talking "What are we studying these for?" There's a wealth of understanding about the content. Myths have content, and that about how the Greeks and Romans content tells us how the human race · and Egyptians or others peicieved percieved their own history, per- their society through myths and legends. cieved their own existence. It's a belief system. T: What about the person who T: What is, is, and we should says myths have no value? use that to our advantage. K: That's a dumb obserbation. K: Or if nothing else it tells us Only a fool denies the validity of his own history - anything that's what the past was like, and om brain part of our history, belief systems, likes to know "Where did I come from? What did my anscestors bemyths, legends. Look at all the effort you put into lieve?" T: How about a conduding studying the myths and legends of ancient Rome and Greece. You say statemen~ one f"mal thought? K: Myths are part of human hisiory, and the person who insists on ignoring history is doomed to repeat its errors. Myths oftentimes teach us a lesson that we can learn. So that some myths were wrong, and we discover they were wrong. We find out why they were wrong, and we may be able to correct some of the situations. But myths are history, and history is to be learned. It's as simple as that. (A thankyou to Dr. Kanner for his time and his widom. Vive la eyebrows.) · ued from page 7 w York nore !Ss abi :te wit s they Jn this : born, once be born, id present . should ni 9 nter , 'What kind of music do they have in Russia?" 'My first rock and roll was Bill Haley. 'Rock Around k' in 1954." 'The Beatles number one," he says, pointing out his llection. "I got them right now with me. I was crazy Beatles that time and I still crazy this time. Nobody t The Beatles." like Led Zeppelin, The Beatles, The Stones, all that ," Tom says. e cabbie is still rattling names. "Little Richard, Berry, Elvis Presley." cab shuttles on. "How long have you been a taxi · ." Tom asks. en years." ou seem to be doing it pretty well." mthe best." "That's nice to know." "I love Patrick Day. All city's green, and at evening time, all city's drunk. I like it. If I be off duty, rn drink too. The Irish people are just like Russian people. They like drink. Who was that Patrick?" "Saint Patrick? He's the patron saint of Ireland. The legend is that he got rid of the snakes over there," I say. "See that, you learn something new everyday,'.' Tom says to him. "Yeah, I should know. I'm interested." "Everybody's Irish-on Saint Patrkk's Day," I tell him. "We saw some of the parade. It's wild." "Yeah,_it's crazy," Tom adds. "It's not crazy, it's beautiful. I like it very much. Hey, the people deserve some kind of relax from this life. So we have this kind of holiday like Patrick Day, Columbus Day, you know? We needed something, right? That's all." m f ~:r ~} ~-c;~m ~ o_~ The cab approaches Battery Park. "rll drop you here." I have to ask.. "What's your name?" "Josef." "Josef what?" "Josef Mullaev." Tom laughs. "I thought you were going to say Josef Stalin.• •Screw him! Have a nice day," he says and speeds off. Hello, Lady. What's this? We're too late? No more feuies'! That's all righL The setting sun frames The Lady, • accenting bee prowess. Even if it's from the dock, we have seen her. And we have met her huddled masses, her children, her ca.malioo sellers, card hustlers, penny squishers and cabbies. lbat's good enough for this traveler. SpOnSOred by Apple Computer, Inc. ~- ~;r- Macintoshes and IBM computers can co-exist in the same office. Now you don't have to worry about spending money on a Mac and being unable to use it on the job. 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Bring your MacWrite or MacWorks files to get some hands-on practice. Size is limited to 30. Apple, the Apple logo, the graphics, and Macintosh are registered trademarks ofApple Computer, Inc. �PAGE TEN Losing hides netmen 's big gains Let's do some time traveling. Look in as the men's tennis team is playing in the opening moments of its first match of the year, a home tilt with Juniata under smiling skies on March 28. Junior Chris Arabis, the Colonels' number one, controls his match. Coach Phil Wingert stands contentedly off to the side, arms crossed. His most pointed concern is the wrong-color shirt of one of his soldiers. Bang! A few hours later, after the smoke cl~s, the Colonels have been skunked, 8-1, Arabis loses his match in the third set, 7-5, and the insurgent is still wearing his stupid shirt. It has been that type of year for the 0-10 Colonels, who have lost 25 straight. But wait, cautions Wingert. An 8-1 defeat this year is a different breed of animal than a similar thrashing last season. "We're improved," he said. "Numbers don't tell the story this season. Opposing coaches have commented on how much better we are, and our kids say they wonder what he means because we're getting beat 8- r. "Anyone who studies our match scores can see that many of them go to the third set. This is the most talented team I've had in my three years of coaching. They have good technique. I spend less time on strokes and more time on tactics." Wingert feels some first-year players may receive a rude slap in the face from seasoned MAC netmen. "One of the biggest adjustments a rookie has to make is accepting the difference between high school and the MAC," he said. "They have to understand that they can't come in and set the league on fire. "There are certain areas which our whole team has trouble with. Concentration is one. Some of the younger guys have trouble with the no-ad rule. In the MAC, when a game reaches 40-40, the next point wins. "Some guys haven't been able tp win that big point. To win, you have to force your opponent to win the point rather than lose it because of an unforced error." Stubbomess also plays an unwelcome part in certain types of failure. "Some of our guys might think they're better than they really are," Wingert said. "They have to realize that there are areas that they have to work on. Like many studentathletes, some players aren't very receptive to advice." All is not sour, however. Wingert is buoyed by the love for tennis that permeates his squad. "This is the most enthusiastic group I've had," he said. "They're at the point where they reserve indoor court time. It's a bunch of guys that enjoy the game." To what point does the losing affect team morale? f: .d(\ \\' "They joke about.it," Wingert said. "It's frustrating, but the fact is we're very young. We have no seniors, and the teams that we're playing are better. They are more established as programs. "We're on our way, I think . To tum the program around, we need more than what we have now." Arabis and freshman Doug Meade have been cohabitating in the top slot all season. Which one has been a more consistent player? "That's tough to say," Wingert said. "Because of his experience, I would take Arabis. He's been in the battlefield and some of the things he sees are new to Doug. "However, as a freshman, Doug has more talent than Chris had at the same age. Doug has a tendency to become anxious and try to use his power game to blow people out, while Chris is more prone to play at a level where he feels he's in control." Freshman Jerry Matteo fills the third spot, while fellow frosh Rob Whinney sits at four. Junior Dumitru Radu, last year's number two, swings at five and sophomore Spencer Corbett completes the singles lineup. The doubles slate consists of Arabis/Meade at number one, Matteo/Whinney in the two hole and Radu/Corbett splitting time with freshman Lamont McClure and junior Steve Karch at number three. "Doubles is one third of the match score," Wingert points out. "From a coaching standpoint, I think we sometimes concentrate on singles too much. You have to strive to match cohesive personalities." Corbett sees a marked gain in the Colonels' overall capabilities. "We've definitely improved," he said. "But the losing is very frustrating. Not being able to pull out a team victory is tough. We win a match here and there, but we can't put it together." McClure is living proof of Wingert's adjustment theory. "The compet1t1on is rugged," he said. • improved vastly and we haven't won a match." One advantage for the tennis program is the instal of all-weather courts for this season and many to follow a big plus for all parties concerned. "They're beautiful," Wingert said. "We've gotten compliments from the opposition. It's just great to we have a practice site everyday." Wingert continually stresses the strides of hi• tc3lll. "Last year, we won so few points. This time we've only been shut out once," he said. "Again, so of our matches have gone to the third set. As a benc Juniata beat us 8-1 last year also. But this season, the matches went to the third set. "We expose our players to a good level of Divi · tennis, and we'll just have to raise our level of play to the victorious side." Let's travel in time. The Colonels have just won a match, and Wingert a victory dunk in the showers. Fly time, fly. And get that towel ready, Wing will happen. is teamr 10-2 31 getheme son wa on an eai we wa a bunch got my 1 was just ing I W4 the type soon afte ollege atl oblems, • mies and ation. Hi erican. .75 cum, edand w l but I'n Steve Karch attacks the ball in practice. e expe, Dallas, Rams and Cleveland score big in the NFL Draft that re~ , the wh itz won zabethtm by Lee Morrell Beacon Editor When a college football program wants new blood, it hits the high schools. When the professionals need to be replenished, they tum to the draft. Last Sunday, the NFL held its annual college draft, and, as expected, the top picks were came as expected. Dallas took Troy Aikman, QB, UCLA; Green Bay grabbed "The Incredible Bulk," Tony Mandarich, OT, Michigan State; Detroit selected Reisman winner Barry Sanders, RB, Oklahoma State; and Atlanta opened Peach Tree Street to "Neon" Deion "Prime Time" Sanders, DB, Florida Stale .. What teams picked most judiciously? The top three drafts: 1. Dallas - The 'Boys needed four things going into Sunday's draft: a quarterback, one quality lineman, a bulky fullback to lead Mr. Walker (only Jimmy Johnson calls him "Herschel"), and some defensive horses. In Aikman, they snared the best thrower to leave college since the year that guy from Pitt went Miami's way and a California boy bargained his way to Denver. They also grabbed Mark Stepnoski, OT, Pitt, one of the top ten linemen in the draft; Daryl Johnston, FB, Syracuse, called one of the best big backs in the draft by the Eagles' Buddy Ryan; and Rhondy Weston, DT, Florida, as well as a bunch of blue-chip linebackers from Johnson's own Miami club. 2. Los Angeles Rams - The Rams continued to cash in on the picks gathered from the Eric Dickerson nabbing Bill Hawkins, DL,• Miami, Fla., a pu player. Another Hurricane, running back Cleve Gary, was still available at the 26th pick. He will · Rams a solid receiver from the backfield. Run-stuffes Starns, LB, Notre Dame, will plug a hole in the mi the defense. · 3. Cleveland - Shrewd moves by new head Bud Carson and the front office enabled the Brownsto lightning and thunder their offense needs to help Vl Slaughter and Bernie Kosar. Eric Metcalf, RB, ] and Lawyer Tilman, WR, Auburn, are two young targets for Kosar. Look out, AFC Central. e evide oravia[l dnesday, of the Co make a grc hing is ki to have 1 t good pc �PAGE ELEVEN April 27, 1989 tudious Evanina a baseballer at heart For Wilkes' senior baseball player Bill Evanina, the baseball season started a little earlier than he wanted it I. That is not because he was one of the organizers of the fall baseball team at Wilkes since the early 1970's. ina and his teammates enjoyed that early-season. up, going 10-2 and gaining valuable experience, ence and togetherness. The early season warmup that Evanina could have done utoccured on an early October night: Evanina, a resident assistant iri Pickering Hall's Warner · n, heard rumor of a fight in the parking lot and ed outside with a few others from his hall to ·gate. Once in the stairwell, he was attacked by a of about ten baseball bat-swinging hoodlums. "Someone said there was a fight in the parking lot and dthree other kids went out to see what was going on," 'd. "Then we walked out in the stairwell and got . It was a bunch of guys from Pittston looking for r R.A. I got my 11ose broken and had a few bumps bruises. I was just in the wrong place at the wrong It's something I won't forget." Evanina is the type of player and person that people dn't forget soon after he leaves Wilkes. In this day and when the college athlete is involved in numerous legal academic problems, Evanina is a breath of fresh air. He bines academics and athletics the way it is supposed to ne. Unlike many of today's college athletes, Evanina's · vements do not inGlude steroids, drugs, rape, theft, or mic deficiencies. He is this year's Wilkes Scholar~ lete, a two-time member of The American Colleges and ersities Who's Who and the president of Wilkes' w Association. He has also just been nominated as an mic All-American. 'I have a 3.75 cumulative average in political science," ·ct. "I applied and was accepted to Dickinson and Florida Law School but I'm not sure what I'm going to do next . I might come back to Wilkes and be a graduate ·tant for the baseball team next year or look into some offers I had with the federal government. Its still up in Coming out of Valley View High School, where he athree-year starter in football as a defensive back and in ball as a pitcher/shortstop, Evanina was accepted at ral prestigious institutions for academics. But his sporting fires still burned too hot and he decided to enroll at Keystone Junior College. "I went to Keystone because I wanted to go to a small school but mostly because I really still wanted to play baseball," he said. "They had a great baseball program and it was dose to home." While at Keystone, Evanina was again a success both on the field and with the books. On the diamond, the Giants put together 20-win seasons, including a 24-5 slate in his.....sophomore season which was good for a trip to the Regional Final Four in Gloucester County, New Jersey. In his two years he posted some pretty impressive statistics. He hit .320 in -his freshman season and followed that up with a .327 campaign. He also tried his hand at pitching in his second year, baffling opponets with a 8-1 record and a 2.10 earned run average. Despite these accomplishments, he is one of two players from that squad who are not playing Division I ball today. To understand why, one could probably look at Evanina's physical characteristics. At 5'7'' and 150 pounds, he is something short of a physical specimen. According to him, his size has been a help rather than a hinderance. "I really don't think it hurts me at all," he said. "Being small I think I am quicker and faster. On the mound I think people underestimate me. They say 'look at the size of this guy, he can't throw hard' and they take me for granted. It works to my advantage some times." Meanwhile, back in the classroom at Keystone, there was nothing small about Evanina's accomplishments. He was busy wringing up a 3.91 cummulative average, good for Academic All-American. "That was a really big honor," he said "It wasn't really anything nationally, but locally it was big. I attended a lot of banquets and had a really good time with it." His momentous scholarly performance resulted in academic offers from prestigious schools such as Cornell, The University of Pennsylavania, Bucknell, and LaSalle. The little guy's competitive juices still flowed too strong though, he and decided baseball was still in his plans. "I still had that desire to play. When I visited Wilkes, I was impressed with the academics and thought all the people I met were nice so I decided to come." Upon arrival, Evanina found some disturbing facts about the baseball team. · "The baseball program had very little support. At the time we had no coach and not many students wanted to play. We had to beg people to come out for the team," he said. "After seeing all this I wasn't sure if I should play. It was like nobody was interested so it would probably be just a waste of time." Evanina hung tough, though. After all, most little guys have to. He decided to play. Head coach Jerry Bavitz was hired, and as far as Evanina and the rest of the players are concerned, Whitey Herzog couldn't have been a better choice. "He does such a great job, especially with the circumstances he is under," he said. "It is really hard for him because he doesn't work here on campus and a lot of things are out of his control. "Right now we are not playing very well but Coach is doing a super job keeping everyone together and making sure everyone's attitude is positive. We still have 15 games left so you never know what can happen." According to Bavitz, Evanina and the rest of the captains are doing a praiseworthy job acting as the glue of the team._ "Not being a fulltime employee of the College makes my job difficult for me," he said. "But Billy and the other captains really help me a lot. "Billy does it on and off the field. He is 14 for 38 at the plate for a .368 batting average and is doing all right on the mound. He takes charge out there. He doesn't let people get down and when they do, he picks them up. He is almost like a player/coach. I think he would make a great coach someday if he ever decided to take that route." Something tells me he will be great at whatever route he chooses. o-pitch Colonels suffering / ckerson trade, a punishing Cleve land . will give the -stuffer Frank the midd le of 1 head coach iwns to get the help Webster , RB , Texas, > young fresh - The Wilkes Colonels II) are providing plenty of fuel for one of baseball's tcliches. · Pitching, the experts say, is 90 percent of the e, the aspect that really counts. It's the ace in the , the big gun, the whole enchilada. Jerry Bavitz won't argue. Despite a split rday at Elizabethtown, the Colonels pitching staff been turning games into versions of extended ·ng practice. Want some evidence? The Colonels were lugged by Moravian on Monday, 20-18, yielding lits. On Wednesday, Bucknell slapped 18 hits in a 4thrashing of the Colonels. Wait, there's more. Bloomsburg blanked Wilkes, 19-0 on Sunday, topped the "Bash the Colonels" list with 23 hits. enough to make a grown coach cry. "Ol)r pitching is killing us," Bavitz said. "Our s are going to have to realize that we're not going win without good performances on the hill. It's simple. "Scott Francis is the only one who's delivering, we can't throw him everyday. The shame of it is t we're hitting and it's going to waste." The 5-3 win over the Jays yesterday stopped the bleeding temporarily, but Elizabethtown rebounded to take the nightcap, 10-3. The battering continues. Last Thursday, Misericordia beat the Colonels, 11-7. Jeff Yanko suffered the loss, surrendering 1 runs in 5.1 innings. Mike Kolbicka, Ken Chakon, Ed Kwak and Rob Pietrzyk each had two hits for the Colonels. Price cranked a fourth inning homer to beat Juniata on Saturday, 3-2. The Indians won the second game, 11-6 despite two homers from Rob Pietrzyk. Against Bloomsburg, the C_olonels could manage only four hits. Brian Josefowicz took the loss. In the Moravian slugfest, the Colonels trailed, 17-5 before mounting a 13-run eighth inning rally to take a 18-17 lead. Ken Chakon, who hit a homer in the game, came in from centerfield to pitch and although he struck out four, he gave up three runs to incur the loss. "Kenny did a good job," Bavitz said. "We were down to the ,,point where we had to call him in. It's been. that tough. " ,;; The Colonels, who travel to King's (3 pm) today, photo by Bruce Alexia hope to change that. Give me your tired, your poor, Wilkes first baseman Eric Price has shown some power lately. your pitchers ... J, �Wilkes College The Razor's Edge Baseball The Locker Room NFL Draft Wilkes-Barre, PA 18766 Watch for the Colonel and Lady C the Year in next week's Beaco11. "We can beat any_one." Skillful, lucky golfers hit the MAC by Jim Clark Beacon Sports Editor WILKES-BARRE - Rollie Schmidt has a personal theory about golf which he would love his players to believe in. "Golf was devised as a game of skill and a game of chance," he says. "When golfers realize this, they will become complete players. You can have a day when you're playing well and scoring badly, and vice versa." The Wilkes Colonels (29-22) have been luck's friend all season. They are fresh from a fourth-place finish in Monday's Susquehanna Tournament and head for this weekend's MAC Championships in a good mindset. Schmidt anticipates a fruitful tournament. "I hope our kids play the way they're capable of playing," he said. "If we do the things that we've done all season long, we can be competitive. "I think we can do well. It's a strong field. Dickinson, Susquehanna, and Franklin & Marshall are all solid. Scranton hasn't played much this year, but they are dangerous. Moravian is also potent." As a season progresses, a coach's chore changes from addressing the physical to tackling the mental. Schmidt's charges attend the school of the scorecard. "In the matches, the players have to think more about scoring and less about mechanics," he said. "It's an ongoing process. Some days, your irons are going well, but your driving is off. If your driving is on, your putting may go south. "You have to relate to the target. It's not just ballbashing. You have to work at it. In other words, in _practice, you think 'how,' and in the match, you think 'what.' Some call it course strategy." A winning strategy for the Colonels has been sophomore Rob Cella in the number one position. "He's been consistent all year," Schmidt said. "He has shot very well and maintained that top S{X)t.'' Who else has impressed? "Mark and Keith Kopec have had solid seasons. Joe Mokay started sluggishly, but he's back on track. Pat McNally, a freshman, has been a pleasant surprise." Last Friday, the Colonels participated in the East Stroudsburg Invitational, and absorbed eight losses while posting just one win. Schmidt is pleased despite the results. "We got to play on the Shawnee course, where the MACs will be," he said. "We had no chance. There were a lot of Di vision II teams participating." recent valuati nsylva mittee eretoo s pectsof areas the y, staff, hysical If. Sophomore Bob McDonnell thinks the Colonels do have a chance at the MACs. "We have a good bunch of guys," he said. "Four can shoot under 80, and the rest of us can come close. We can win it. If we play well, we can beat anyone." The skill is there, and the Colonels hope luck will also be present this weekend. Schmidt, they need_both. According to Keith Kopec and head coach Rollie Schmidt of the 29-22 C Streak snapped at 17 E-Town splits with softballer by Ray Ott Beacon Assistant Sports Editor WILKES-BARRE All good things must come to an end. You can't ride sky high 24 hours a day, seven days a week. At some point in time, you wake up from the dream. On Tuesday, the Wilkes Lady Colonels were rolled out of bed in the second game of a doubleheader, losing to Elizabethtown 4-1, but not before chalking up their 17th straight win in a thrilling, come-frombehind, 5-4 victory. The nightcap was not as thrilling for Wilkes . The Lady Colonels jumped out to an early 1-0 lead, and, like in the previous 17 games, all signs were pointing to a victory. Elizabethtown had other ideas. In order to catch the Lady Colonels in the Middle Atlantic Conference divisional race, a victory was imperative. With the score tied in the sixth, they exploded. The inning was not without controversy, though. With the bases loaded, courtesey of two free passes from pitcher Kim Skrepenak, head coach Vince Trivelpiece decided it was time to make a move. He sent Skrepenak to leftfield and brought in the first game's winner, Jen Bodnar. Bodnar immediately ==""'-"-=='-" . served up a ground ball to shortstop L isa Balestrini, who fired home for what was apparently the of the inning. But the umpire ruled the runner the Lady Jays had a 2-1 lead. "That was the biggest play of the ga assistant coach Tom Dunsmuir. "All the thought she was out. Melissa (Kennedy, catcher) thought she was out too. If she was would have given us the second out of the i you never know what would have happened What did happen next was a two-nm giving E-Town a 4-1 lea~ and putting the g reach. "It was a weird feeling, but I guess it w11 to lose now than to lose next week,'' Dunsmui The MAC playoffs start next week, and variables still exist at this piont. "All we have to do is win two games Messiah (tomorrow) and we will win the di think we will do it. After losing, the girls be fired up to play, especially for the divisica Dunsmuir said. Last Sunday, the Lady Colonels took two FDU-Madison, 7-0 and 8-2. That was when things were good, when riding sky high 24 hours a day, seven days a Waking up to a 20-2 record isn't as bad a off the top bunk. � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Wilkes Beacon Newspaper Collection, 1947-present Description An account of the resource <p>This is Wilkes University's <em>Beacon</em> Newspaper collection, 1947-present. We also have digitized copies of the <em>Beacon's</em> predecessors, <em>The Bucknell Bison Stampede</em>, 1934-1935 and <em>The Bucknell Beacon</em>, 1936-1947 June. It should be noted that Wilkes University does not have a complete set of issues for the Bucknell Bison Stampede and Bucknell Beacon. For researchers who are interested in seeing the complete issues for these publications, please contact <a href="https://researchbysubject.bucknell.edu/scua">Bucknell University's Special Collections Department</a>.</p> <p></p> <p>Missing Issues:</p> <p>1947 August 8th<br />1947 September 5th<br />1947 October 3rd<br />1947 October 17th<br />1947 October 31st<br />1947 November 21st<br />1947 December 19th<br />1948 September 9th<br />1950 April 28th<br />1953 April 10th<br />1962 February 2nd</p> Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource The Beacon staff is comprised of Wilkes University students who are advised by a full-time faculty member of the Communication Studies Department. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1934-present Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Copyright of the Wilkes Beacons is retained by Wilkes University. Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Newspaper Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Professor Emeritus Harold Cox digitized the collection from 1934-1970 and created a <a href="https://beaconarchives2.wilkes.edu/">legacy website</a>. Digital Archives student John Jenkins digitized the collection from 1970-present. Special thanks goes to Communication Studies Professor Dr. Kalen Churcher, Editor-in-Chief Kirsten Peters, Beacon staff member, Emily Cherkauskas, and other Beacon staff for their help in acquiring digitized copies of the Beacons from 2006 onward. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Wilkes Beacon 1989 April 27th Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1989 April 27 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Newspaper Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Communication Studies Department Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Wilkes College https://omeka.wilkes.edu/omeka/files/original/a5e9cfc3874e943df49628d706ab6a38.pdf 67a91a4de4499f1d2b6a02c25415fa9a PDF Text Text ~ E ~) 1 ( ' ) WILK E S COLL EGE ' -~::::::c:==-:::. Wilkes-Barre, PA ) 18766 """"' Number 23 ... Serving Wilkes College since 1947 May 4, 1989 University status sought by Wilkes by Kath y Harris Beacon Staff Writer Will Wilkes College become Wilkes University in the near future? The committee which will make !hat decision recently visited Wilkes io make its evaluation. The Pennsylvania University ltatus Committee recently spent !hree days here to observe and evaluate all the aspects of Wilkes College. Among the areas the team looked at were faculty, staff, administration, ~udents, physical plant and the campus itself. "Under state law, any institution wishing to change its affiliation from college to university is entitled to an evalution by a team of their peers," said Dr. Robert Bruce, President of Widener University and member of the team. "The team's duties are to review documentation, talk to faculty and students, and to decide whether or not they (the college) are prepared to become a university." What makes a college different from a university? The differences are defined by state law. A university must have a core program of arts and sciences. The number of students enrolled in extended programs is also a factor. The applying college must also have at least five graduate programs and at least one doctoral program. However, an exemption from the doctoral stipulation can be filed. Wilkes, which has no doctoral programs, will most likely file for this exemption. Adraftoftheteam'srecommendation will be sentto each team member for corrections and approval. President Breiseth will receive a copy of the team's recommendation before it is sent to the Secretary of Education. He will then have the opportunity for rebuttal of the information in the team's report. The President's rebuttal will ac- company the recommendation, and both are then sent to the Secretary of Education. The Secretary's decision is made three to six months after the recommendation is made. "The acceptance of the application means that a college meets the miminum requirements," said Dr. Bruce. "I have enjoyed my visit. The campus is physically attractive, and this is a very friendly campus. I like to walk around the campuses to see how many people talk to me. And many people addressed me." Dr. Bruce and Widener went through this process 10 years ago. "I think it increases the expectation level of all of the people involved in the institution. From a marketing point of view, I feel it has given me more flexibility." Dr. Robert Heaman, Executive Assistant to the President, attended the exit interview conducted by the team before they left the college. "It was hard to characterize the Exit interview. I feel confident. It was an excellent committe. They gave us very good feedback on our strengths and weaknesses," he said. "It was a good process for us. We are now working on a five year plan to serve our students better." The next step is to wait. In a few months, the Class of 1990 will find out if they will be the first graduates of Wilkes University. N.J. Mayor Visits ers By Kathy Harris Beacon Staff Writer The questions to Otlowski were addressed by representatives of the Wilkes College media: Lee Morrell, editor of The Beacon; Ed Buonocore, station manager of WCLH; and Kathy Harris, anchorperson from "Wilkes Today." John Chwalek, Assistant Dean of Admissions, who was responsible for Otlowski's visit, introduced the mayor before the questioning began. The production was taped before a studio audience. Yesterday, during the production class, Chwalek said that the son of the mayor was very impressed by the production, and that the junior Otlowski made a donation to Wilkes College. WILKES-BARRE-As a class project, students of Tom Nelson's Broadcast Production class, held a the game," said "Wilkes Forum" with George J. Or\II the coaches lowski, mayor of Perth Amboy, New nnedy, Wilkes' Jersey. · she was out, it Otlowski, who was ·e lected ,f the inning and mayor of Perth Amboy in 1976, is ,ened next. " also a state assemblyman for his Middlesex County district. When asked if it is difficult to perform both his jobs, he replied, "It isn't really a problem. I can perform )unsmuir said. both because they are part time for week, and a few the most part, and what I do in the Assembly benefits the people of my games down at city." OtlowskihasbeenanAssebly"It's good for the kids to hear 11 the division. I man for the past 15 years. He has also that kind of praise," said Nelson. "It ~ girls should all A CUT ABOVE THE REST- Junior wrestler Mike Schroat (left) and sophomore basketball player Nicole served as a freeholder (business repmakes it all worthwhile." 1e division title," Kovaleski (right) have been honored as Beacon Colonels of the Year. See related stories on page 16. resentative) from 1955 to 1%8. ls took two from l, when they were days a week. Las bad as fal ling Have a great summer! �PAGETWO May 4, 1989 Watch out; 'The FBI may be watching you by Lisa Faye Kaplan Gannett News Service In 1984, Connie Hogarth usc<l the Freedom of Information and Privacy acts to obtain the file the Federal Bureau of Investigation has kept on her since the 1950s. The Yonkers resident and social activist still doesn't know everything the FBI knows about her. "There were pages blacked out," says Hogarth about documents the FBI sent her. "That's the part I'm interested in." The only readable documents in Hogarth's file were a memo recording her presence at a meeting of the Progressive Party in the 1950s and a copy of a letter that listed her as a member of Dissident Democrats, a group that sought to block the reelection of Lyndon Johnson in the 1960s. "The (FBI's) interest was toward electoral activity," says Hogarth. Not mentioned were her protests aganist nuclear fallout, the Vietnam War, and the nuclear arms race. "It leads me to wonder where's the rest of it," Hogarth says. Allhough many government agencies investigate and keep files on U.S. citizens, according to Herbert Mitgang's book, "Dangerous Dossiers" - the Central Intelligence Agency, the Passport Office and the intelligence branches of the armed services are just a few- the FBI has investigated more U.S. residents since it was created in 1908 than any other government group. Emil Moschella, chief of the Freedom oflnformation and Privacy acts sections of the FBI, says the bureau only investigates citizens suspected of "some sort of criminal activity" or after "allegations regarding national security" have been made. Groups keeping an eye on the FBI, however, have charged that the bureau keeps hundreds of thousands of files on citizens. Rep. Don Edwards of California, chairman of the House Subcommittee on Civil and Constitutiooal Rights, says, "The FBI's war against Americans who were not criminals but who did not measure up to Director (J. Edgar) Hoover's idea of an acceptable citizen is a blot on our claim to be a free society." Last year 16,500 U.S. citizens exercised their legal rights to request to see their files. Requesting an FBI file is a strike for freedom, says Ann Mari Buitrago, Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) coordinator for the Center for Constitutional Rights in Manhattan. "It's like saying, 'We know you're doing wrong, and we don't intend to be afraid." Buitrago says. "So give it up." The FBI, created as'the investigative arm of the Justice Department, is charged mainly with enforcing federal criminal statutes. Under J. Edgar Hoover, the FBI launched Eugene O'Neill contained a review of his play "Desire Under the Elms" printed in a · Brazilian magazine. Buitrago says the FBI had a copy of her master's dissertation from the University of Kansas and even supplied its own critical review of the work. "They said it was well-balanced and scholarly." Each year, more and more people request their FBI files under the Freedom oflnformation and Privacy acts. Before a file is released, examiners look over its contents and black out anything deemed confidential for security reasons. The subject of the file has a right to appeal deletions or, if not satisfied, begin litigation. "We try to release information so that it can be shown in the context of how it was accumulated," Moschella says. "Sometimes it's not possible." Moschella says the lag time between receiving requests and sending the file is running between four and six months. Mitgang, who requested more than 100 files on writers while researching his book, says the delay can run much longer. In fact, he still hasn't received his own file, which he requested two years ago. 'Tm still waiting," he says. extensive investigations on citizens suspected of being communists or subversives, including Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.; authors John Steinbeck and William Faulkner and even Supreme Court justices Earl Warren and William 0. Doyglas. Subsequent congressional investigations have shown that the FBI has watched many social action groups, including those promoting homosexual rights, world peace, and feminism. The bureau even recently opened a file on a grade school student who wrote to foreign countries, including communist countries, requesting information for a school project. In the 1970s, such groups included anti-war, civil rights and feminist organizations. Today, any group opposing U.S. policy in Central America, anti:nuclear groups, and anti-apartheid groups are likely FBitargets,expertssay. "Almost any kind of social action could be interpreted as subversive," says Chip Berlet, who is studying authoritarianism for a private research firm in Cambridge, Mass. FBI files, kept in one sprawling room in the FBI' s Hoover building in Washington, D.C., can contain almost anything. Primarily, they hold memos written by FBI field agents, newspaper clippings and leaflets that mention the subjecf s name, petitions the subject has signed and interviews with informants. The FBI file on playwright -~ 1111~ HM~#ll1fL ltlmrls lllfl1'1 1 , : AUb.6 .· ❖ - &:Bffi ~999/~rf!it • m:1J11~•·mn,•1••••••••••••••••••••·• l~lll~l~llllll!!eir, ::: 1 Copyright 1989, USA TODAY! Apple College Information Network. £4!:f:#!!!!ifitfu!#{M!fffi§rk-. WARNING Walkmen can be dangerous to ears by Jill Jorden Gannett News Service Listening to stereo headphones might make your workout more enjoyable, but it could be destroying your hearing at the same time. A University of Nevada-Reno researcher has completed perhaps the first-ever study of the effects personal stereos can have on hearing. The results spell bad news to aficionados of the portable music machines. "Most (personal) stereos are not safe," Richard Navarro, the study's author and UNR speech pathology and audiology associate professor, says. "They can cause a hearing loss, and once you lose it, you can't get it back." Even one session with a powerful personal stereo can cause permanent hearing loss, Navarro says. And blasting the sound during a workout can compound the damage. Listening to music through headphones can be dangerous because it directly exposes the sensitive inner ear to what it can least tolerate: loud noises. Some stereo models have a low enough decibel level that they can be safely listened to for almost eight hours a day. But most personal stereos, particularly the more expensive ones with optimal sound quality, are so powerful their owners can incur permanent hearing loss after only a few minutes. The negative effects are compounded when fitness buffs use personal stereos in conjunction with exercise, which Navarro says is the most common use of the machines. Vigorous exercise increases blood flow to the extremities and triggers the body to release adrenalin, both of which restrict the blood supply to the inner ear. That causes some of the 17,000 hair cells in the inner ear to swell and eventually fall out, leaving a bald spot. Bald spots in the inner ear result in permanent hearing loss. Although he only completed his study last month, Navarro has long known about the dangers of loud noises. But getting people to listen has been no easy matter. "It's a common reaction to ignore it because there isn't any pain with hearing loss," he says. ''But those people should look at their parents and grandparents and see what kind of a problem it creates in their daily lives. "Thirty-three percent of the American population over 60 has a significant hearing loss. Those are the people who at 20 said they didn't care." Some joggers with their personal stereos Wednesday prove Navarro's point. "I just never thought about it," Julie Thompson of Reno, Nev., says. "I like to listen while I walk. "I guess it could hurt your ears, but it would probably be OK for a couple hours a day." ' To prevent permanent hearing loss, Navarro suggests listening to a personal stereo no more than an hour a day, and never at more than half volume. He also recommends getting personal stereos tested to find out their decibel level and how long it's safe to listen to them. An average personal stereo at one-third volume emits 89 decibels and is safe for slightly more than four hours a day. But turn the system to •• , l I ._ I • - • , - ••• • - • • - ••••• • • • • .. • • full volume, and the decibel level jumps to 108, safe for only 15 minutes a day. "One of the things we accept in our society is that as you get older, your hearing gets worse," Navarro says. "But it doesn't have to be that way. "The ear has the capability of functioning at 100 percent throughout a person's life." Copyright 1989, USA TODAY! Apple College Information Network. Some fun in the su by Michele Corbett Beacon News Editor WILKES-BARRE - The Programming Board, Student Government, and IRHC/CC are sponsoring their first annual Rock Block Party this Saturday, May 6, from 2 until 8 p.m. South Street between South Franklin and South River Streets will be closed off for the event. George Wesley's "The Project" will provide Jive entertainment from 4 to 8 p.m. f • • Volleyball and street h equipment from the gym, as well 250 free frisbees will be providedfll use during the day. One can also bathe or dance in the afternoon A picnic dinner consisting dogs, hamburgers, BBQ chi and your typical summer salads be offered to Wilkes ID holders 4 to 6 p.m. by the food servi .Morrison Custom Management This event will be non-ale and security will be there to en~ this policy. • • • • • • • .. • • • • • • • • • • ... .. .. • • ,. .. ~ ... , 111 �PAGE THREE u Dean's list changed by Michele Corbett Beacon News Editor photo by Doma Yeclock mm Blossom Fun - A father and his child enjoy the day at the Cherry Blossom Festival. I WILKES-BARRE - The grade point average requirement for Dean's List has been raised from 3.25 to 3.40 at Wilkes College, (!ffective in 1989's fall semester. "When examining graduation with honors policies, which have been raised to be comparable to those of other area colleges, it was decided that Dean, s List should be made consistent with Cum Laude so that a student who makes Dean's List will be able to graduate with honors," said Jean Steelman, chairperson of the Academic Standards Committee. According to Susan Hritzak, assistant registrar, a memo was sent from the Academic Standards Committee to the registrar's office informing them of the changes for next semester. The new requirement for Magna Cum Laude will be 3.6, up from 3.5, and Summa Cum Laude Graduation Honors will remain 3.8. The changes were recom. mended by the faculty in April, s meeting. PAN PIZZA TONIGHT •:-:-·---·-·-·::-· _.- Grand Canyon Bound - Pictured are thestudents and faculty who will trek to the Grand Canyon this summer. (Front r to I) Michelle Chiodo, Carol Stelevich, and Cydney Faul-Halsor (instructor). (Rear r to 1). Bruce Alexis, Scott Martin, Gina Aleo, R. Corey Rosentel, Dumitru Radii, Joe Klobusicky, Cynthia Cummens, and Joe Moffet. Missing at the timeof the photo were Dave Smicherko and Sean Reilly. p;,010 by i>or.,a Yedock IE&ES Department ·plans trip to state ·or Arizona by Michele Corbett Beacon News Editor Only Domino's Pizzo®delivers hot and fresh in 30 minutes or less, guaranteed. Limited time offer. ■----------------,--~---------~---, Final Exam Special sun eet hockey t, as well as >rovided for ;an also sun ~moon sun. isting of hot Q chicken, · salads will oldersfrom d service,4 {ement. •n-alcoholic ~ to enforce I Fmal Exam Special : PANPIZZA 4 FREE COKES : DOUBLES 1 : with any Domino's Pan Pizza purchase Two delicious Domino's Pan Pizzas • : $1095 : 154 S Penna Ave I 1 829-2900 : . ® Expires 5/31/89 : I ~~; I I ~~;;:;~:,:;;~~::o:~:;::: ~::V ~S:~:~::.: delivery per50nnel are nol penalized for late deliveries. : • Call Now! 829-2900 : : 829-2900 I Valid al parlic ipali ny str.res on ly. 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"As a senior, this trip will put together all I have learned in four years," said Bruce Alexis, a Wilkes Earth and Environmental Science major. "I won'tbetakingthiscourse for credit, rather for the learning experience and the opportunity to travel." Although admitting the experience would be fun , Gina Aleo, a junior geology major, said, "I hope to gain practical experience in -field observations." The group of mostly sophomores and juniors will arrive in Phoenix, Arizona on Tuesday, May 30 and visit locations such as Meteor Crater; National Bridges and Sunset Craters National Monuments; and Petrified Forest, Canyonlands and Zion National Parks during their stay through Friday, June 9. The excursion, aided by two large passenger vans, will swiftly cover nearly 2,000 miles of Southwest territory within fifteen days, for no more than one night will be spent atone camp site. The highlight of the trip will be the North and South Rims of the Grand Canyon, which are approximatley 240 miles apart. "The success of this trip will mark a precedent in whether trips like this are worthwhile for Wilkes and its students," said Halsor. "It's possible for future endeavors to incorporate other majors as well.: �May 4, 1989 PA GE FOUR Don't be fools; Retain Croop Once in a lifetime students encounter a teacher like Fred Croop. A teacher who is not only a teacher, but a friend, somebody you look up to with respect and admiration. This semester, as my Managerial Accounting teacher, I, too, encountered Fred Croop. Let me fill you in on Croop's unfortunate situation. Last summer, he was issued a one-year terminal contract after being denied tenure. Upon completion of that contract Wilkes told Croop his services would no longer be needed. What a nice way to treat a longtime employee. Somebody should teach the administration a lesson or two in managerial fi nesse since it' s obviously lacking. Th e circ um stance s under which his tenure bid was reviewed were inconsistent with regulations and past policies. This allowed a certain member of the tenure committee to "blackball" him. Charges that were factually incorrect, distorted, irrelevant presented by his detractor were accepted without question by the tenure commitee ai:id administration. My question is how can a teacher who has given so much of his professional life and personal time to Wilkes just get swept under the carpet? What makes this situation even more unbelievable is that Croop earned a Masters of Business Administration from Wilkes. e hired as soaPA ve years ·ty field havemm rfirede OPINION by Tmp Obrzut It's really funny that, in essence, when the administration told Croop they no longer needed his services they were throwing a Wilkes graduate out the door - a Wilkes graduate who has been associated with this Collge for 20 years as a student and employee. That doesn' t look too good. The administration seems to be saying that a Wilkes degree is worthless. Professor Broadt, chairman of the Accounting Department at Wilkes, has said, "Fred is the most skilled professor of accounting at Wilkes, and that includes me." On Croop 's behalf, a senior business major circulated a petition opposed to the denial of Croop' s tenure. In just three weeks more than 370 Wilkes students signed the petition. ,---- --- - -----------: The · Beacon As Wilkes looks toward University status can it really afford to let good teachers like Croop go? Serving Wilkes College since 1947 Talented teachers like Croop I VOL. XLI No. 23 May 4, 1989 are a rarity and his loss will be the I I Rat,d as a First Class ,.,wspap,r by tit, Assocud,d Colkgi,,J, Pnss College's loss. It's a loss that can never be I Editor-in-Chief................................................................Lee Scott M made up. I News Editor.......................................................................Michele C IFeature Editor.......... ..........................................................John T. I Assistant Feature Editor...................................................... 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I year's final issue will be on May 4. ri ll r:::11~ 1 1 I I The Beacon is printed each week by the Pittston Dispatch, Pittstoo, IEditorial offices are located on the third floor of the Conyngham S . tenter. The phone number is (717) 824-4651 ext. 2962. _ __ _ 1' • ' • :tt!~ ill! f)ll ij atica llr!l!t :,:,•::::===·::::::~:::: :xt)J �Editorial Security Guard's response Iamgivingmyresponse to the · lethatwaspublished in TheBeaconcerning the Securi I, Dale Mark Hughes, have employed as a Wilkes Security 1cer since 8-17-89. This was the we were hired as a new security . I am also a PA state Constable the last five years and have been the security field for the last 11 s. Ialso have much training with volunteer fire departments, first ,police civil defense training and r related training in the Conle/Security field. Many of my fellow Security ,cers also have training in various s. Whether it be Act 235, M.P. A.P. in the armed services, fire ent or ambulance members, years of experience with detective ncies. I don't see how any of the ,cers would panic under any con·on. But to be fair, we did have ee security guards who may have nicked at times with some blems because they were either to g for the job, (23 yrs. old or less) didn't have any experience at all. ut all three men have since left the ad for various reasons. Our curt team does handle problems well. As for old men, we don 't have that are over 70 years old. The security force before us had men er 70 years old, that couldn't see, , hear or breathe. Our security only has two men over 50 years over. The rest of the force is ween 24 and 4 7. The average age old be 36 years old. Is that old? As for security officers that ze off once in a while, let me exin this. Seventy-five percent of force works very odd hours, and ust work either two full time jobs or or two part time jobs in addition to our full time security jobs. The reason for this is because we are paid very low wages to serve and protect the students, staff, faculty, and visitors. I would like to see any of the students work under the above conditions and th~ odd hours involved and not let their eyelids come down once in a while. never been made. Remarks such as "I pay $12,000 per year, I'll do whatever I please" or "I pay your salary" or "Ymi have no authority on campus" or "You're only here for insurance purposes." Nothing angers a security guard more. All security officers are here to serve and protect all on this campus. Everytime we report to our job, we are at risk of injury or possible death. Yes, Pickering Hall, my favorite topic. Since day one our zone A few of us have already been guards have been complaining about hurt, and I was nearly killed on camthe three wing doors that are always pus by a truck and two female and being left open with cans, bottles, one male students who were commitrocks, sticks, trash cans, etc., by your ting a crime. The rear wheel of the fellow students. Our reports are truck just missed running over ny turned in to the Deans for review. As body by inches. usual, nothing was ever done until lateinOctober, 1988, when intruders What hurts most is that the caused severe and minor injuries to whole incident was pushed aside by the residents of Pickering Hall. That two school officials and the students night, and for the next two to three were never punished for their act. weeks a certain Dean promised beefed up security. At that time the The only i:hing that I learned extra two or three men weren't hired for Pickering Hall, they were taken along with my fellow officers over away from other parts of the campus, that incident was that the College and put down by Pickering Hall looks at the security officer as a while other areas went unprotected. doormat. This put a strain on an already lean Last, until the College backs force. For the record, myself and one up its 14 man Security force and sets other officer were on patrol the night rules and regulation for the students the riot broke out with over 200+ to follow, nothing will ever change. students involved. A little outnum- We will continue to be only low paid bered, wouldn' t you agree? As of baby sitters. this date, the wing doors are still being left open by the residents, The !;ecurity officer will alwhile the security officer stays in the ways be the Wilkes College doormat lobby area as instructed. (Once an and the students will continue will hour he checks the wing doors.) For continue to cause thousands of dolevery three students who sign in, .lars worth of damage per month seven others enter the Hall via the because they know they can get away open wing doors. This is what I call with it. a big joke. / My final topic concerns the conduct of the students. While 85% of the students are polite and respect the uniform and badge, the other 15 % are the opposite. There were many cases where remarks were made to me or other officers that should have Sincerely, Officer Dale Mark Hughes P.S. - The person who wrote the article should check out his facts before hand. PAGE FIVE May:A month of rememberance "Tin Soldiers and Nixon's coming We're finally on our own This summer I hear the drumming Four dead in Ohio .. . " -Neil Young, Ohio In early May, 1970, the campus of Kent State University in Kent, Ohio was in a state of uproar. The students of the school were in the midst of an all-out protest on U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War. In an effort to quell the rioting, the mayor of Kent called the governor of Ohio and declared a state of emergency. The Ohio National Guard moved in and managed the rioters through three days of on and off campus violence, including_ a burning of the ROTC building and two readings of the Oh10 Riot Act. The demonstration organizers had planned for a Monday, May 4 rally on the Commons. An overwhelming two to three thousand students showed, whether or not they had known the National Guard had banned the demonstration. The Guard was met with rock throwing and chants. Shortly after noon, the Riot Act was again read and the Guard moved toward the students with fixed bayonets, forcingthe demonstrators to retreat. They moved the crowd back to an athletic field and once again traded tear gas with rocks. The Guard then retraced- their line of march. Some of the students at that point were as close as 20 feet away, but most were between 60 and 75 feet behind. At 12:20 p.m., the Guard turned and 28 soldiers opened fire on the students. Within a span of 13 seconds, four were dead and nine were wounded. Allison Krause, Jeffrey Miller, Sandra Scheuer, and William Schroeder: the infamous "four dead in Ohio." Today is May 4 and we remember the "Kent State Four" and the terrible injustice done to them. But do the people who should remember, remember? It took a number of years, intervention from a famous author, and a whole bunch of money, but this past winter Kent State officials broke ground for a new memorial - replacing the memorial stone that lies where the shooting occurred. The new memorial will cost $100,000. This may seem like a lot of money but not when you consider that the original plans called for a memorial that would cost almost $1.3 million. The Board of Trustees had to downscale the plans because the origianal total of donations didn't exceed $45,000. Does this say that people have forgotten or are they j ust hoping that this blot on American history will go away? · May also marks Yom Hashoah. . This is the period of remembrance for survivors and mourners of _the Holocaust, yet another blot on American, as well as human history. · Although the scale of the "wrong" is different, the theme is the same: they were of the murders of innocent victims. 16 million innocent people were killed in this travesty of humanity. Among them were the _6,00_0,000 Jews w~o were earmarked for genocide by the Nazi regime- a genocide that if carried out for any longer period of time, would have been, for lack of a better word, successful. " ... Gotta get down to it, Soldiers are cutting us down Should have been done long ago . What if you knew one and found her dead on the ground? How can you run when you know? .. . . . . How many more?" It is high time we remember our forgotten heroes. If we don't, who will? �May 4, 1989 power, a brain trust at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology warned Tuesday. The report says industry - not government - is primarily responsible for the country's economic problems. BUSH NOMINATES FEW JUDGES: The Bush administration is facing criticism for the slow pace of nominations to judgeships and key I ustice Department posts. Since taking office, Bush has sent five nominations for 46 judicial vacancies to the Senate. The I udicial Conference, which administers federal courts, has declared "judicial emergencies" in 11 federal courts. BUSINESSES URGED TO COMPETE: The nation's corporations must start competing before the United States becomes a second-rate economic ALAR SCARE HUR'I:S APPLE SALES: The use of Alar, a chemical that enhances the look of apples and extends shelf life, has triggered public outcries over the use of any chemical or pesticide. Since the Alar scare, growers claim they're selling as much as 60 percent fewer apples. Official estimates are closer to 30 percent. HOLOCAUST VICTIMS REMEMBERED: U.S. Holocaust Memorial Council Chairman Harvey Meyerhoff spoke in Washington Tuesday for a Day of Remembrance that was attended by members of Congress. The ceremony commemorated the 6 million · Jews killed by the Nazis. In June, construction starts on a $100 million, privately financed museum dedicated to the memory of Holocaust victims. NEEDS TAX LAW OVERHAULING: A new law designed to end discrimination among employee benefit plans is too complicared complete overhaul, the istration conceded T ness and labor groups Section 89 of the Internal Code since its adoptionas 1986 tax law. MORE SEX NEEDED: late, say teachers in a vey. A survey by the AIII cher Institute of 4,241 teachers concluded that tion should begin by the About a million teens 15andl9becomepre CONGRESS DISCU TICIDES: A House subcommittee ings Wednesday on foreign produce. On Senate Labor Commillee ings on a bill introdix:ed Edward Kennedy, Dtighten acceptable pesticide fruits and vegetables. A likely until later this su Winning wasn't enough Angeles Kings Coach R to keep his job. Despiie NHL's third-best regula mark this year and a best in the Smythe Division, not right for the Kings, g ager Rogie Vachon says. plans to name a replacerncm June. man be1 en then eoftHi twee e Perfo d adapte ·rung. ohansen slumbeli · tine Brun ity. nnock's rai direct was of her sul six roles (~ Man-Paul [ , The Beaut ; The Beg~ all. What sen fra~ ture, Li ompli~ Directo Copyright 1989, College Information NelW<Tt. planned by Michele Corbett Beacon News Editor Its not surprising that so many students' move with Ryder. We've got sturd~; dependable trucks in all sizes. Many are automatics, with power steering, air conditioning, and FM on top of the AM. Plus, Ryder can help out with boxes, hand trucks, even moving tips. And we're easy on the wallet, too. Lee's Amoco 717-825-4573 and· Petroleum Services 717-825-5399 So call Ryder. Because while college may not always be a breeze, getting out of it can be. . ,r . .,. . i ,,:::::·- This coupon good for either SIO off a local rental, or S25 off a I-way rental. Expiration date: 5/24/89. One coupon per rental. RYDER® We're there at every turn.'"' ralley sponsored by Council will be held this May 6, prior to the Rock B Registration, inc payment of a $2.00 two fee, will begin at noon, can also sign up in the Council office, third flcxr SUB. The race should c p.m . • There will be $50, $30, and $15 for and third places, respecti as trophies for the first A team consists co-pilot. The teams will scavenger hunt-type clue search of objects and answas prove the team visiled die place. The team that most accurate answers and accumulating the most · Time is not a major facu., it will be used in the event of [ [ [ [ [ �PAGESEVEN May 4, 1989 Great Theatre a real success ... by Jim Clark Beacon Sports Editor his fellow characters' ·indifference to his bodily needs and emotional troubles. An example of Buonocore's societal-depicting lines: WILKES-BARRE - A story of the pleasures and plights of human beings can be sterotyped and dry. - "Why did it have to be me? ... For me, it's a And then there was Wilkes' production of The bloody tragedy. Lord, you must have had something Great Theatre of the World (directed by Dr. Martha else in mind." LoMonaco) last weekend at the Dorothy Dickson Darte - "I wear the rags •and patches of misery ... my Center for the Performing Arts. The play, written by part is pain, loneliness, filth and disdain." Calderon and adapted by Adrian Mitchell, was poignant - (Responding to Winarski's fl ighty "What shall and entertaining. I wear to display my riches?") "I can't even afford to Rob Johansen starred as The World, who was scratch where it itches!." called from slumber by The Director, played brilliantly The Beggar was rewarded with a seat at The by Christine Brunnock, to set the stage for the drama of humanity. Director's eternal table, and was joined eventually by Brunnock's raspy version of a deity in need of a all except for The Rich Man. play to direct was comical and riveting. Playing on A plus was the visually dynamic set, designed by the fear of her subservient planet and persons, she R uling, which feature d a c lo ud -throne whic h created six roles (The King-David Zimmerman; The sometimes hovered 12 feet above the stage, supporting Rich Man-Paul Winarski ; The Peasant- Alisa Brunnock and Michele Broton, Rebecca G. Haywood Geller; The Beauty-Gail Stone; The Child- Karl and Christopher Collins, her Angels. Collins Ruling; The Beggar- Ed Buonocore), granting free portrayed his goofy character tremendously, combining will to all. What follows is _a telling portrait of all _ often with Johansen in hilarious slapstick moments. societies. A nice to uch was also provided by Katherine Johansen frantically led the actors through the Ettinger, who accompanied a clever entrance from Law of Nature, Law of Commandments and the Law above by the actors, who integrated the audience into of Grace, complicated terms for stages of existence by the performance often, especially during a well-planned Shown are the stars of The Great Theatre of the World (from which The Director judges them. interlude. Buonocore carried the show. Destined to spend Simply put, The Great Theatre of the World was left) : Karl Ruling, Gail Stone , Paul Winarski, Chris Collins , Rebecca G. Haywood. Christine Brunnock, and Michele Broton hisearthly days in extreme poverty, he can't understand great theater. · ly DON 1T J UMP~ JOI N T tJ E' i l l'A C'0 N 1 ARE YOU FASCINATED BY THE INTRIGUING WORLD OF JOURNAL- □ News □ Feature :, s ly, pil foll e r ers nts, wins. howeve,: of a tie. □ ~ ~@rl I □ Advertising □ Photograp1hy ISM? Do YOU PICK UP THE PAPER AND SAY, "BOY, DO I WISH I COULD DO THAT!"? Do YOU THRIVE ON DEADLINES? Do YOU WANT TO GET TO KNOW YOUR SCHOOL FROM THE INSIDE? Do YOU ENJOY WRITING? IF YOU ANSWERED II YES" TO ANY OF THESE QUESTIONS THEN THE BEACON IS FOR YOU! WE ARE LOOKING FOR PEOPLE WHO ARE SKILLED IN WRITING NEWS, FEATURE, SPORTS OR OPINION; PEOPLE WHO ARE SKILLED IN PHOTOGRAPHY; OR PEOPLE WHO ARE SKILLED IN ADVERTISING SOLICITATION. IF YOU ARE INTERESTED, COME UP AND TALK TO ONE OF US, WE WILL BE GLAD TO HELP. OUR -EDITORIAL OFFICES ARE LOCATED ON THE THIRD FLOOR OF THE CONYNGHAM STUDENT CENTER (THE SUB) OR CALL AT 824-4651, EXT. 2962. �May 4, 1989 Wil_k ,e .s : c ·o l.l.e.g e: S.C.J. Are you interested in the diverse fields of Collegeiate Journalism? Are you intigued· by Newspapers, TV, Radio, Yearbooks, and Literary Magazines? Do you want to be with others who have · the same interests? If yes, the Society for Collegiate Journalists is for you! If interested please contact: Lee Morrell or Tom Obrzut 824-4651, . Ext. ... 296 True nervous, very, very dreadfully nervous I had been and am, but why will you say that I am mad? -The Tell-Tale Heart by Edgar Allen Poe. On Wednesday, May 3, Will Stutts, in a one man show, presented A Journey Through the Mind, a dramatic biography of Edgar Allen Poe. In addition to starring in the show, Stutts is also the playwright. A powerful actor, Stutts managed to carry the show with his moving portrayal of the alcoholic Poe. Throughout the performance, Your erogenous zones may attacked this week, because someone wants to eng in "Snuggle Bunnies" with you. Leo-(July 23-Aug .23) Keep away from anyone wants to give you something for free. Their idea "free" may be costly. Libra-(Sept. 23-Oct. 23) Taurus-(Apr. 20-May 20) Brother Bovine, I can't let you the whole summer without a good scope. Here it this will be a great summer for you, because everythi you ever wanted, plus things that you did not know wanted, will be yours. ·.·' ff~-~ q -~ Quoth the Raven "Nevermore ... " by Michele Broton Beacon Assistant Feature Editor ScorpiO-(Oct. 24-Nov.21) Well this is the end - for g this time. You had time and other things, but that is over now. C'est la vie. Life goes on. Make sure you on when it moves again. the character managed to finish a between the various bits of history he bottle of English gin and become was offering. rather intoxicated. His interpretations of The Cask As Poe discussed his life with ofAmontillado,TheTell-TaleHeart, the imaginary reporter in tbe room, and Annabelle Lee were suspenseful one could feel the agony he suffered and impressive. as an orphan in Richmond, Virginia. Stutts closed the show with a The first act of the show, which , dramatic interpretation of The Rawas nearly all history, tended to drag ven. and become bogged down in the Overall it was an interesting and multitude of facts that were being appealing evening where the audipresented. Fofl!lnately for the piece, ence was not only entertained, but Stutts' ability as a performer manlearned something as well. aged to salvage, to an extent, the "Villians!" I shrieked. "Disaudience's attention. The second act moved along semble no more. I admit the deed!much quicker, with Stutts interject- Tear up the planks! Here, here! It is ing dramatic readings of Poe's work the beating of his hideous heart!" Gemini-(May 21-June 21) It's "back in the high life agai for you. You may think your back is against thew but you have been there before and you have come fine. You have a propensity for pulling though. You're Gem. Prepare to be blown aw with a surprise. Yeah, you got it right, a real big o Put a smile on your face, close your eyes, and prepared; you may not have much energy left. Cancer-(June 22-July 22) You may think life is fun games now, but reality may be around the corner. your nose to the grind stone like everybody else, or will be sorry. Pisces-(Feb. 19-March 20) Hey, did you know that you very lucky, because you have the honor of having t very last HAPPY WEEK!!! for the spring '8 semester. Aquarius-(Jan. 20-Feb. 18) Open your heart and yo mind, because your stubbornness is ruining somethi more important - a friendship. Forgive and forg before you are all alone. Sagittarius-(Nov. 22-Dec 21) You're going to have a "long lonely summer," because you may be stuck in d stuff. Wiggle your way out the best you can. Good Luck. -----= · . . . GAMBLERS' NIGHT OUT - Professor Tom Nelson mmded a "Big Six" wheel at Student Government's Casino Night last saturday at the SUB. am trar Capricorn-(Dec. 21-Jan.19) Aries-(March 21-Apr. 19) Listen to what frustration is telli you, because it may be important. Just because y feel you can do something, it does not mean you No one is perfect, so don't get mad if you find out y are human. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _.J.tJ :~·;;;;. · Kirk J Virgo-(Aug. 23-Sept 22) $0 you think you have it all under control - Wrong!!! Look behind you, you're not as on top of things as you think you are. Nancy J tourit �May 4, 1989 PAGE NINE hat are you doing this um mer? ---------------~-~ who ~a of >Ugo it is: 1thing you gain" wall, 1e out J're a Kirk Johnson Sophomore I am working and getting ready to go to college in Michigan where I am transferring. Cheryl Yuhnick (Junior) and Rosina Generose (Sophomore) Definitely not studying, but eating, sleeping, and shopping. Richard Enders Freshman I am working and going to Wildwood for awhile. away one. 1d be 1 and . Put 1r you 1u are 19 the 1 '89 telling e you J can. Jt you ~,1 Nancy Fuhrman • Junior I am working in a hospital as a nurse and then getting married and touring Europe. Stephanie Machuzak Junior I am going to Nancy Fuhrman's wedding and throwing her a baby shower in the south of France. Tony Krawczyk ·Junior I would like to take summer classes here but you never know how things are going to work out. Joe Barr Sophomore I am working at IBM on the third shift, so I guess I won't be going out too much. your ething orget, "long deep Good under as on Bruce Bonnick Junior I am working for a utility company. Patty Price Sophomore I am taking a summer class and basically having fun. Karen Sitarski Junior I am turning 21. Gina Viccaro Freshman I am working and going to the shore. �PAGE T EN May 4, 1989 Die Hard: Thrilling Get ready for high-rise heroics as Bruce Willis sheds the moonlight and becomes a shining star in his latest film Die Hard. This is an explosive flick that is loaded with ' comedy, suspense, and most of all, action. It is in stock and ready to rent in video stores everywhere. Willis, who stars in ABC's Moonlighting, keeps the cocky charm he invented in that show alive in Die Hard. However,he does so much more calmly. His character is cool and straight-faced throughout this high-powered film. Willis stars as a New York City cop who returns to California to see his ex-wife, played by Bonnie Bedelia. She manages the skyscraper where Willis shows up for a Christmastime visit atop the high-rise. This visit is short-lived when terrorists storm the building ad take Dep a r tment or Earth and Env iromental Sciences SENIOR PROJECTS PRESENTATIONS the top floor inhabitats hostage, including Willis' ex. "Roy," as the leader of the terrorists refers to Willis, is te only person who manages to escape the fiasco. Faculty, staff, and students are cordially invited to attend this year·s senior project reports in Earth I, Environmental Sciences. The topic of discussion ls GLOBAL CLIMATIC CHANGE : Scientific Assessment and Policy Making. He taunts and haunts the invaders, knocking them off one or two at a time, until he final showdown in a fireball finale that is sure to scorch the screen of your TV set. The presentations will be given in SLC I on May 6 1989 from 7 :00 to 9:30 PM . There will be a mid break and refreshments after the presentations A question and answer period will follow the presen tions. Please Join Us. If it's action you want, then it's action you '11 get when you rent Die Hard. It will live easy on your video screen for years to come. ee l elJ ion coni tive int~ thtwo im of Sec Heather F ong with ordKi1 O,topai Natio1' iety's cha For four ticipatec 39 Sta lner pse e ti.el e Will Bruce Willis · :PJJIOBWO~l~J.~ ~i~iffilirMll. . sponsored by Apple Computer, Inc. Macintoshes and IBM computers can coexist in the same office. Now you don't have to worry about spending money on a Mac and being unable to use it on the job. The success of Desktop Publishing (DTP) and Macintosh go hand in hand. Doing page layout on the Mac is the perfect way to demonstrate the Mac's ease of use. Connectivity - using Macs and 1\,1S-DOS computers in the same environment Thursday, May 4, 1989 Mac Lab, SLC 105, lla.m. - 12:30 p.m. Desktop. 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This is to catapu helicopH An when yo career is First, as gaining ership ei job can Navy pi gation, other te you'll b( to work forces i It's with big Navy pi years, YJ muchm benefits include annual dental ~ many t· and cou T~ physica Find �May 4, 1989 pee ch and De hate Team i--eIe b r a t e s 4 9 th y e a r : PAGE ELEVEN Do~ouwant~yearbook~ex~ear? - - - 7 Well, if positions aren't ed to ·th & n is mt ay 6th. nidpoint ,s. A esenta- The Wilkes College Speech/ Debate Union concluded its 49th won of active intercollegiate com~tion with two impressive accomilishments. The team ofScottZolner, Susan Tomasko, Heather Hand, and Teresa Hennan, along with Director of+"orensics Bradford Kinney, traveled to SLLouis, MO, to participate in the Pi Kappa Delta National Forensic Honorary Society's championship tomoament. For four days the Wilkes 1eam participated against 115 .:hools from 39 states. Scott Zolner was recognized as one of the top seven speakers in the nation in the field of entertainment speaking. The Wilkeli unit was also recognized as one of the top thirty forensic schools in the country. The second accomplishment occurred just prior to the natjonal championship competition in St. Louis. The Wilkes Speech/Debate unit consisting of Laurie Eater, Teresa Herman, Scott Zolner, Christo- pher Collins, Susan Tomasko, Alisa Geller, and Gerald Kelley won the honor of being named the second best school in speech competition for the state of Pennsylvania for 198990. To be named the second place overall state championship, the team won 15 awards at the state convention. For the first time in its recent history Wilkes made a clean sweep of the Speech as Entertainment category. Scott Zolner took top honors in this field while Teresa Herman won second, Chris Collins brought home a third place trophy and a fourth place award went to Gerald Kelley. It was a sweep once again for Wilkes in the area of Sales Competition Speaking with Laurie Eater taking first place. Following close behind her was Chris Collins with a second place finish and the third place state honor went to Scott Zolner. Eateronceagain showed her rhetorical skills by winning the first place trophy in Original Expository f~~~~t~f ~eg;~_n't be a yearbook for the I PLEASE, JOIN THE AMNICOLA STAFF Speaking. Teammate Teresa HerThe following positions are available: man captured the second place hon- I Editor-in-chief, Photography Editor, Lay-out Editor, Copy Editor, ors for Wilkes. In the area of Im- I Business Manager, and Secretary. promptu Acting in Pairs, Zolner and I Deadline is MAY 8, Interviews will be scheduled later. Collins were recognized as the third I best in the state. I AMNICOLA Application for Editorial Positions Two Wilkes graduating seniors I also won state honors - Susan I Tomasko was awarded fifth place IName_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ honors in. the fcaDtego~ Lo~ Single I Local Address Interpretation o ramauc 1terature ----------------and Gerald Kelley won a second: State_ _Zip_ _ _ _ _Local Phone_ _ _ _ __ place award in the difficult area of P t Address . IC.. . R oun di ng out I ermanen Rh etonca nt1c1sm. --------------the Wilkes sweep was Laurie Eater I State · Zip Local Phone who was named the fourth top IP . t-.- - - - - - - ------- osi ions applying for (In order of pref.): -('._ 1. speaker of the entire tournament. The Wilkes Speech/Debate team has traveled over 10,000 miles this past year and has won over 40 awards/honors/trophies for the College. The team is directed by Dr. Bradford Kinney of the Speech, Communication, and Theatre Arts Department. --------------------2. --------------------3. --------------------Do you have prior yearbook experience? List positions on any publication staffs. What experience do you have that will help you in the pos. you are applying for. WINDOW OFFICE AVAILABLE. P) 1 the anal This is no ordinary desk job. It can put you at the controls of an F-14 Tomcat-ready to catapult off the deck of a Navy carrier at full throttle. Or.hovering in a Navy helicopter over the flight deck of a frigate at sea. Any way you fly, when you fly Navy, your career is going to take off. First, as a Navy officer gaining the kind of leadership experience no other job can offer. Then, as a Navy pilot with flight, navigation, aerodynamic, and other technical training, you'll be putting your skills to work for one of the elite forces in the world. It's a big challenge with big rewards. As a Navy pilot, after only four years, you'll be earning as much as $35,000. And your benefits package will include 30 days' paid annual vacation, medical/ dental benefits, as well as many tax-free incentives . You'll also be provided with an extensive training program and countless opportunities that can lead to a career full of adventure. , To qualify, you must have a BA or BS, be no more than 25, pass aptitude and physical exams, be willing to relocate , and be a U.S. citizen. Find out more by calling LT Larry Burnett, USN at 1-800-692-7818. DTP age- NAVY OFFICER You are Tomorrow. You are the Navy. y N ---- Major- - - - - - - -Cum GPA- - - Maj.GPA___ Expected Credits you will be taking: Fall 1988_ _ _ _ _ _Spring 1988_ _ _ _ __ Hours/week you can work on the yearbook_ _ I hereby authorize t he Selection Cormnit tee to verify that I am a Student in good stand ing at Wilkes. If I am selected, I understand that my scholarship is contingent on satisfactory on-the-job performance and satisfactory academic standing. Signature Date Applicants for Photo. and Copy Eds. must ~ubmit samples of their work with app. --------------------- _J Blockbuster movie hits Wilkes by Michele Broton Beacon Assistant Feature Editor wish that he could be big, and the next-morning he wakes as an adult. Naturally, this offers a wide Imagine what would happen if, as a twelve-year-old child, you were variety of difficulties and dilemas for suddenly thrust into an adult body in Josh to get into and out of. One of the more delightful a strictly adult world. How would you handle yourself? How would scenes involves Hanks as the man/ you cope with the difficult task of child and the manager of a toy store finding a job? How would you cope playing on a giant-size keyboard. Throughout the movie, Josh with the members of the opposite learns about life in the adult world sex? This is the situation that Tom · and discovers the pleasures and Hanks finds himself facing in the hit complications of romance. Big was a big hit in the theaters movie Big, which is being shown in Stark 101 this weekend, May 5 at and is sure to be a big attraction at Wilkes. So, come one, come all and 7:30 and 9 p.m. As Josh Baskin, Hanks makes a see Big, and have a ~d, big time. -c... �May 4, 1989 PAGE TWELVE RE SERVE O.F FI CE RS' TR A I N I NG CORPS is no bell tant wres1 s after tl of Mary oft~spo~ ce arrivir York si: e Wilke, f 62-10-2 n spent t, ohn Rees k, but no for his liJ did not ta sand uni, t, when it Her had jll te ... make pen. ilkes wa ot on ti how tot a disaste oumam1 dtobetl .YOUR FIRST STEP TOWARD SUCCESS IS 'THE ONE YOU COULD TAKE THIS SUMMER. At Anny ROTC Camp Challenge, you'll learn what it takes to succeed-in college and in life. You'll build self-confidence and develop your leadership potential. Plus you can also qualify to earn an Anny Officer's commission when you graduate from college. Anny ROTC Camp Challenge. It may be just what you need to reach the top. ARMY ROTC THE SMARTEST COLLEGE COURSE YOU CAN TAKE. See your Professor of Military Science Jefferson Hall, University of Scranton 961-7457 or 826-5900 EXT 718 ... out of his g but Johns that I get t, dearest frie bad intend< �PAGE THIRTEEN May 4, 1989 iller's goals graduate to law school was 17-4 and finished fifth at the EIWA Tournament. As a junior, Miller got serious about his school work and his wrestling. He consistently appeared on the Dean's List and improved to 20-0 in dual action. The person he feels WILKES-BARRE A class act with a plan for his had a lot to do with his turnaround was Reese, his coach. e. "Coach Reese was very influential in my life," Miller There is no better way to describe former Wilkes said. "He was the one who gave me a chance to excel. Plus, liege assistant wrestling coach Andre Miller, who will be he helped me with my internship, with applying to law ving Wilkes after this semester to pursue a law degree at school, and with coaching. He saw me come in as a kid and University of Maryland. grow into a man. " A quiet, soft~spoken individual, Miller has left his mark As a senior, Miller achieved what very few wrestlers Wilkes since arriving as a skinny 17 year-old from Long attain: All-American honors, for finishing eighth in the land, New York six years ago. In his four years as a country at the NCAA Championships. It was just another mber of the Wilkes wrestling team, he compiled a dual step in plan of life. eet mark of 62-10-2 . He was named an All-American in "I have developed a structured life from coach," he 986 after finishing eighth at the NCAA Tournament and explained. "He has a plan for life that I respect very much: twice a firs t-place finisher at the Eastern Intercollegiate God, family, then wrestling. Being on my own at a young restling Association (EIW A) Championhsips. age has forced me to plan everything in my life." He then spent two seasons as an assistant wrestling That plan for his life is really taking shape now as he ch for John Reese. It all seems very easy now when heads south for law school. His decision to attend Maryland king back, but no one, not even Miller himself, realized was not an easy one, though, as he had 10 other schools to at the plan for his life would tum out like it did. pick from. Miller did not take up the sport of wrestling until tenth · That's right, Miller was accepted to 11 law schools. de. Being relatively new to the sport, he did not finish "I figured I would apply to a few so that I would not be 'g hat the New York State Championships his senior year. left out," he said. "Never did I think that I would get wcolleges and universities even bothered to recruit him. accepted at all eleven." In fac t, when it came down to decide where to attend Now that he is ready for law school, another set of hool, Miller had just two real choices, Wilkes or South goals is being formulated. olina State ...make,the wrong choice and you don't know "My goal is to get my law degree, and practice in the hat can happen. D.C. area," Miller commented. "Later, I want to get my Since Wilkes was a Division I school, Miller decided to doctorate, and become a judge or get involved with local ·ve it a shot on the big-time level. He didn't realize, politics. I want to make an impactin the community and ugh, just how .tough it would be. His first year, in his help make the world a better place to live." ords, "was a disaster," as he ended it with a 4-6 record. At Reese, who has seen his share of wrestlers in 36 years e EIW A Tournament, he was beaten in the first round, of coaching, is very proud of Miller. hich proved to be the turning point in his wrestling career. "I can't say enough about Andre," he said. "He is a "I was physically sore after the match," he explained. class individual who is respected by both his teammates and And I vowed from that point on that I would never get beat other coaches around the country. I couldn't go to the NCAA e that again." Tournament this year, so Andre filled in, and I got nothing His career then skyrocketed. In his sophomore year he rivia '89 but positive comments from coaches about him. "He has really matured since I first saw him as a 17 year-old. Everyone will miss him." The feelings will be reciprocated. "Wilkes College and Wilkes-Barre are both very nice places. I will really miss them," Miller said. "But I feel fortunate that I had a chance to spend part of my life here. Now, though, it's time for me to become focused on new challenges arid plans." And there is no doubt that whatever Andre Miller plans to focus on, the outcome will be successful. photo by OoMa Yedlock Andre Miller is headed to law school. A tribute to Wilkes' sports deities y Lee Morrell eacon Editor Here is something you'll never get from me: a free 'via question and answer. QUESTION: What is the most oft said, while also ing the most ignored, remark in The Beacon office? ANSWER: Jim Clark's "Lee, write me a Trivia." It is because of that and the over abundance of words illing out of his and colleague "Razor" Ray "Call me ything but Johnson" Ott's computers that it is a rare asion that I get to converse, trivially of course, with you, y very dearest friends. I had intended to regale you with tales of the rofessional and college sporting ranks, but have decided, stead, to laud and lambaste those who are deserving of th. Jim Clark: This bozo trashes me for being both a angers and Cowboys fan. This comes from the fan of the teams with very possibly the ugliest uniforms in pro sports: ~e Eagles and the Flyers. Honestly, would you wear green and silver together? How about orange and black? I thought not. Aside from his lack of taste in teams, I truly respect this guy for his ability to put \\'.orqs, tpg~tl}er~ .F:or r11o;,~ 9( athlete and team leader. you who don't read the Philadelphia Daily News , Elmer Considering nobody else will be able to defend Smith, a sports columnist, agrees with me on that one. "Zott" Ott: Although the ZerMan has the same taste themselves against my slashing pen, I will now hold my tongue. in professional teams as Clark, I think the world of Philly Boy. This is the guy who has been teaching The Beacon Athletic Ravings: After witnessing the NBA Fresh 101, a classy class on how to be a Philly Boy, or just playoffs I am updating my picks for the finals (no I'm not act like one. bailing out). The series will pit the Golden State Warriors Marc Graves: Definitely the class act of this year's . against the Milwaukee Bucks. It will be brought to a Colonel cagers, Graves will be missed in a big way by seventh game, where the Warriors' Manute Bol will block a friends and teammates next year. Thank you Gravy Train for Jack Sikma baby hook, get the rebound, take it downcourt many fond memories of Colonel Hoops. ahd will sink the trey with two ticks left on the game clock . Brian Ba uer: If it weren't for Jack Cuvo, Wilkes . . If not, watch for the red hot Pistons to upend would have at least a two-time All-American in this upset-minded Phoenix in five ... Does anyone really think 118-pounder. This guy deserves a heck of a lot of kudos for that the Flyers will pass the Canadiens, let alone the Flames, toughing it out in one of the most competitive weight in the hunt for Lord Stanley's Cup? ... The Al Leiter for classes in Division twrestling. Jesse Barfield deal was the best and worst in a long time for Considering no one else will be -abl~ to defend the Yankees. They needed Barfield's heavy stick but also themselves against my slashing pen, I will now hold my needed Leiter's fastball . Only time .will tell ... I think tongue. Roger Hatch sabotaged the Scranton U. boat in Sunday's Melissa Kennedy: Yet another senior who gave Cherry Blossom Regatta .. . Is the weather really this nice, this writer many great sports memories. The courage that or is it the Lady Colonel Diamond squad? Don't light a this Lady Colonel showed was immeasurable. I can still see match around the softball team, they're set to explode ... her diving into the stands and landing on the same knee It's about time that Bo Jackson give up Deion "Prime Time" everytime. The next game she would have the knee wrapped .. ?~ s~v~~e~ .~i!h. ~f!Ii.s~s.- . T~i~ !s. ~n~ .~u!Sy _ap~ .e~sepµ?n~l .. Sanders' wife and swing a bat on a fulltime basis . • ~.. " .. ..... "'"' ... . . ' .. . • . -... ~ ,. - f., ..... . �PAGE FOURTEEN May 4, 1%9 Happy 39th birthday to "Freezie" Tat The sun is shining so bright, one can't help but think of the summer days that lie ahead of us. No more ten-page papers or labs. No more 8 a.m. classes. Vacation is right around the comer. But before you go, here are the top ten moments and/or events in Wilkes sports this year as seen by Jim Clark and me: At number ten, we have "The Colonel," senior Bob Wachowski. He was everywhere a sporting event was talking place, lending his spirit and encouragement to all athletes who competed. He is ' The Colooel that all others will be measured against, and he will be greatly missed. Number nine features senior football player Mark Habeeb's tying the school record for most interceptions in a career (17). At number eight is sophomore golfer Rob Cella, who shot a 237 at last weekend's Middle Atlantic Conference's golf tournament. There were 21 teams competing with five players per team. Mathematics figures that out to 105 players. Cella finished third. Number seven goes to Mike Shroat for capturing the 161-pound title at the Wilkes Open. Number six goes to Jodi Kest and the rest of the Lady Colonels basketball team. The lady hoopsters tied the mark for most wins in a season (16) and made·the MAC playoffs before gelling knocked off by The University of Scranton in a heartbreakec Number five goes to Kim Skrepenak for throwing a no-hitter against Mansfield University. Four goes out to the backcourt duo of Marc Graves and Jimmy Nolan, who both broke the 1,000-point plateau this year, Nolan against Bloomsburg and Graves against Kings. Number three goes to junior wide reciever Craig Stevens for setting a school record for recieving yardage in one game. He caught eight balls for a total of 230 yards in a loss to Susquehanna University. Number two is a combination between Steve Schannauer and the rest of the wrestling team for their defeat of nationally-ranked Syracuse University. Schannauer topped Rob Cole in the pressure-packed and deciding heavyweight match. The best memory of the 1988-89 sports season goes to head coach Vince Trivelpiece and the Lady Colonels softball team. Trivelpiece, in just his first year, guided the team to a remarkable 22-2 regular season record. With the help of assistants Tom Dunsmuir and Joe Drach, the Lady Colonels set the school record for victories in a season and are ranked in the nation's top 20 as they head into the MAC Tournament. ******** Runner-up for Lady Colonel of the Year has to go to the softball team's lefthanded pitcher Jen Bodnar. Bodnar has put together a remarkable season which would probably be good for the Cy Young award in the major leagues. "She should make the MAC all-star team," Dunsmuir said. "If she doesn',t we will be pretty upset." Bodnar had remarkable stats. She went 15-1, setting the school record for wins in a season. In 99 innings pitched, she had a 0.99 earned run average, 13 complete games, and four shutouts. She struck out 41 batters and allowed only 14 bases on balls. Her 'control was the major reason for her success. "She has great control," Dunsmuir said. "She just throws strikes and puts the ball in play and takes advantage of the defense behind her." "Her control is what makes her so good," catcher Melissa Kennedy. "She was very consistent. She throws the ball over the plate and has confidence in her fielders." As for Bodnar, her and the team's season has come as a bit of a surprise. "I was really optimistic coming into the season that we would have a good team, but I never thought we would go 22-2 and I would set the school record for most wins in a season," she said. "Its just great" ******** While on the subject of wrestlers, we here on th sports staff would like to send out a belated Colonel of Week designation to freshman J.P. Epifanio, but not his wrestling skills. It seems that Epifanio, a native or Queensbury, New York, is a diver at heart. Despile the that the new Marts Center is without a pool, Epifanio is known to stay active and works out regularly. He toot unofficial diving championship at Wilkes last month considering taking up diving next year when he ~ Cortland State. ** of The Locker ble. A colu journalism, a fo acharacter disco example of thi ew weeks ago I saw Ralston's ******** ******** Deion Sanders, the Atlanta Falcons' recent numberone cµ-aft pick, is the greatest self promoter and quote machine ever. He has nicknamed himself "Neon" and "Prime Time," and will be a pleasure for every sportswriter he deals with in the next ten years. Deion is so good with his mouth that he should be teamed with Philadelphia Eagles head coach Buddy Ryan. Here are his three best quotes so far: In this one, he tells everyone that football, not baseball (he is playing AA ball in the Yankees chain), is his sport. "Football is my love. I'm married to football. Baseball is just my girlfriend." Someone has to tell Deion that when you're married, girlfriends aren't allowed. In the next one, he tells us how much he expects to get paid. "Everybody says Deion is going to get X amount of dollars. I just want it to rhyme with my name - Deion, million." But his best has been a warning to the Detroit Lions not to draft him. · "If Detroit picked me, I would have asked for so much money, they would have had to put me on layaway." Happy Birthday wishes go out to Grace "Freezie" will be celebrating her 39th down at th~ g Beverage Barn in Williamsport today. The first customers who wish her ·a happy birthday will autographed full-length posters of her son and basketball player, Steven J. Tate, who is also ce a birthday soon. Tate will tum 20 on May 8. The fi women to wish him a happy birthday get a free tour "pleasure dome." (Shaggy is not included in this deal). "Spaz" turns 20 on May 7. H.B., you psycho. "Tac" turns the big 21 on May 27. ******** Here are five things to look forward to next year: - Nolan becoming the all time leading sc Wilkes men's basketball history. -The women's soccer team getting a win. - The men's tennis team getting a win. -The women's basketball knocking off of power and this year's national champions, Elii.abethto - Dave Rodgers' being named the MVP of Wilkes-Barre Breakers rugby team. ******** ******** Hey La, Hey La Da Dada, Hey la, Hey La Da Da. Two weeks ago, the Sunday Independent ran a story I know these guys who live at 42, about Wilkes coaches Ron Rainey and Bill Unsworth They're gonna graduate but they still won't know being on the hot seat. It was said Rainey would have to start todo. producing victories and recruits, and Unsworth would have to If you need a win in wiffle ball, start disciplining his players better, or the two would be these guys are the ones to call. scanning the unemployment ads. I know these guys who live at Academy, These requests seem a little off-base. I could say a lot more but they'd get mad at me. In 42 ·years of men's varsity basketball Wilkes' record is Hey La, Hey LaDa Dada, Hey la, HeylaDaDa. a pathetic 395-528. The Colonels have had eight coaches in ******** their history and only one, Ron Righter (24-24), does not have a losing record. Don't blame the coach. Pump more money into the program and a winner will follow. I would like to take this moment to thank all As far as football is concerned, discipline and winning coaches who I worked with this year who made my · after last year's 2-8 record are the major priorities. little bit easier. But the biggest thanks goes out to Unsworth, or any other coach for ·that matter, should "The Lean, Mean Stud Machine" McGuire. not have to take the blame for the actions of his players. We for all your help, big guy. are talking about 18-23 year-old inen for the most part. ******** They should have enough maturity to act responsibly and take the blame for their mistakes. As for the winning, Unsworth had put together back to Despite the fact that Lee Morrell knows absol back 7-3 seasons before injuries played a major role in last nothing about sports (he thinks the Dallas Cowboys year's nightmare. With the new weight room in the Marts good football team, he picked West Virginia to beat Center, look for the football team to bounce back to its Dame, he picked the Rangers to win the Patrick Di playoffs, and he picked Cinncin?lti to beat San Fran · winning form next year. the Super Bowl), he is a good guy. ******** ******** Despite the fact that eight wrestlers (Brian Bauer, Steve Schannauer, Tony Diaz, Charlie Keyes, Marc Palanchi, Chris Shaud, Andy Feinberg, and Tom Obrzut would beat Morrell in a boxing Marty Strayer) live on the third floor of Evans Hall, the floor's wrestling match of the year goes to freshman Joe Sullivan and sophomore Gary Hrobochuck. The match, officiated by Feinberg, took place in the wee hours of the night and was one for the books. The fray went back and forth, starting in Sullivan's room. The second period moved into Hrobochuck's room, and featured the scrappy Sullivan's taking out part of the sink and tying the match at two. The third and decisive round moved to the hallway. Both grapplers were at each other's throats, but Hrobochuck finnally chalked up the win for causing the most dorm damage. ******** Jim Clark, my sports editor, is one of the knowledgeable individuals that I have met, in sports otherwise. I hope people realize his talent level and the that he is someday going to be a big-time writer. He is the nicest guy you could ever want to meet ******** I'm outta here. Hope everyone has a great s See you in September. ks go to pix. The p rk. so to We ir diligent ut sheets. 1 embarrassin enough. rmation di fans should tl of "all his goo ible question tyear. They a t in Lee's p . Have som, ing new, nningh an times an letting yo1 , what's 1 busts thr< in his eyes f Cigar! Ray Ott ti ' g, curb-drivrn t to take on aspect of his rest? keep push is a domina t requires d t of the �May 4, 1989 'lie m theBeacon onel of the ut not for 1tive of ;pite the fact ifanio is -Ie took the 10nth and is transfers to race Tate. the good old 'he first ten will recieve and Wilkes o celebrating The first ten e tour of the deal). ycho. year: ng scorer in of perennial ,ethtown. 1VP of the 1aDa. : know what me. 'a Da. ank all the le my job a )ut to Tom re. Thanks 1yers will win it .for Carol Santillo WHAT'S IN A NAME? ta Shamus. Danny Ott, you were ******** WHEN DOES SUMMER START? - A year of I, a year of The Locker Room. For me, the two have inseparable. A column , in my opinion, is tlie boat of journalism, a forum in which a personality can ed, a character discovered. The best example of this w~ s a piece I did on George ton a few weeks ago. As ah employee of sports ation, I saw Ralston's name plastered everywh~re in !es. Clearly, the man was the impetus of Wilkes ·cs. My interview with him also revealed his class as ividual. His article was by far the most enjoyable to ******** WITHOUT YOU The Beacon section is a group effort, an assembly line of dedicated Many thanks go to Bruce Alexis and Donna ck for the pix. The pages would look awfully boring ut your work. Thanks also to Wendy Rosencrance and Ed ico for their diligent copy reading, which continues to the layout sheets. A bunch of errors are caught that be a bit embarrassing in print. We're in debt to you I can't say enough. Sports information director Toin McGuire bailed us ore than a few times with statistics, stories and results. ·as, Tiger. Trivia fans should thank Lee Morrell for his witty ·ations of "all his good friends" in the sports world and impossible questions. Really, people, you've got to tter next year. They aren't that hard. A defect in Lee's personality is that he's a 'Dallas boys fan. Have some taste, big guy. "Buddy Ball" is ys welcoming new, eager supporters. Just write odall Cunningham is the best quarterback in the • 3,000,000 times and Andre "Dirty" Waters and I lhink about letting you become a real football follower. Hey, Lee, what's Troy Aikman gonna do when gie White busts through the line and bears down on with fire in his eyes for the first time? Yeah, panic is a word. Cigar! I thank Ray Ott the most. The smooth-talking, -dressing, curb-driving, basketball-playing Philadelphian hesitant to take on the responsibility of an assistant editor. He eventually found out that, yes, indeed, he writer at heart. He's been promoted to co-sports editor yours truly for next year. You deserve it, Razor. You good. ng match. f the most n sports or md the fact He is also at summer. Ray, Bruce and I believe in the Flyers. Beware, Les Habitantes. I attended high school in Ocean City, New Jersey and, believe me, down thataway, the boys in black and orange are more than a team. They're a cult, a religion, a way of life. Words can't describe what has to be experienced. Just ask Carol Santillo, a fellow OCHS mate. When the Flyers lost in the seventh game to Edmonton in 19'87, she skipped school for a week to mourn. She returned in bare feet and tattered Rick Tocchet jersey, but she was never quite the same. Oh, Peter Zezel, where have you gone? Lee is also a New York Rangers fan. Does that tell you something about what we have to put up with? Kest's squad ...John Walsh is the frisbee master...What was the main reason for the Lady Colonels' basketball resurgence? A.) Kest's black, spiked heels B.) Vince Trivelpiece's fish tie C.) Nicole Kovaleski's double figures in points and rebounds every game ... Tough choice . . . Michele Corbett can play some serious stickball .. .I don't think anyone in the MAC can cover Craig Stevens alone .. .I hear nothing but good things about Jerry Bavitz, and I can see why ... Steve Tate is .worth the price of admission to a Colonels basketball game ...Wait a minute, I never pay ... Marc Graves must have sold his soul to be able to handle the roundball like that. ..Bob Wachowski is the best athlete on campus ...As the interceptions started accumulating, Sean Meagley talked to The Beacon less and less ... Here's hoping Courtney McFarlane's knee heals without a glitch ... Tom Doughty could cause some serious trouble for opponents if he's switched to forward .. . Chris Creegan is ready for Steffi Graf and Gaby Sabatini...Spencer Corbett could take Amos Mansdorf ... Phil Wingert wants some water ... Tom Obrzut should start a "Mouth Olympics" ... Bill Unsworth will probably get a chance to show his coaching abilities next season without looking up at a 30-point deficit in the second quarter. ******** MINDLESS BANTER (UNIVERSAL SECTION) - Rodney Peete will supplant the grossly ******** immobile Chuck Long in the Detroit Lions' "Silver THE OBLIGATORY "CHUM" UPDATE - A Streak" run-and-shoot offense ... Ivan Lendl, one of the word (or eighty) about Wayne "Chum" Henninger. The class acts in all of sports, will win his first Wimbledon title frosh phenom hasn't hit the headlines for a few weeks now. in July ... Deion Sanders must spend hours in front of the Rumor has it he is laying low, waiting to spring the mirror each morning ...The Detroit Pistons will take the Los following bomb on Ron Rainey and the Wilkes Angeles Lakers in five ... A travesty of justice will occur if community: he's quitting basketball and journeying north of Wayne Gretzky isn't named the NHL's most valuable the border to concentrate on curling, his true love. player...The Kansas City Chiefs have improved their already Seriously, Chum, those nine points were key, baby. stingy defense with the drafting of Derrick Thomas and By the way, Chum, did you know that Living Colour's the post-draft acquisition of Mike Junkin from "Cult of Personality" was written about you? Cleveland ...Jay Schroeder should have an All-Pro year for ******** the Los Angeles Raiders. The pennant winners? New York MINDLESS BANTER (WILKES SECTION) and Cincinnati in the National League, and New York and - The only guy on campus with triceps bigger than mine Oakland in the junior circuit. Cincy will take the Yanks in is Ray Mendoza ... Where can I get a Kurt Tamai six. hat? ... Tom Nelson has a real future in Atlantic City as a ******** roulette spinner... A most embarrassing moment occurred when I, subbing for Dave "My idol is Kent Heartfelt THE PHILLY CONNECTION Westling" Kaszuba at the mike, announced that Kim thanks to Elmer Smith and Paul Domowitch of the Zoka was entering the game for the Lady Colonels Philadelphia Daily News for making the Second Annual basketball squad. It was actually her sister, Krista. Sorry, High School Editors Day a true success. Special thanks to girls. Incidentally, Kim tells anyone willing to listen that Elmer for reminding Ray and I that it's always "our story." ******** she was a better shooter than her sibling before her leg injury ... Sue Charnecki made a mistake in quitting Jodi SA YON ARA - Class dismissed, faithful ones. olonel of the Year Schroat reaches higher goals tinued from page 16 absolutely vboys are a , beat Notre ck Division Francisco in PAGE FIFTEEN Schroat feels a prod is sometimes required to_fire his ns. "I wrestle better when I'm angry . When a guy -faces me or does something illegal, it gets me going," ·ct. It's not hard for Schroat to dissociate himself from the ,however. "Once the match is over, you're not enemies. It's easy ake hands." What aspect of his wrestling repertoire puts Schroat a bove the rest? "I just keep pushing the whole match," he said. stling is a dominant part of my life for six or seven ths. It requires dedication. Like I said, I like the ical aspect of the sport. I'm in shape for the whole n. "It's a relief when the season is over, though. You're ing so hard for such a long time that you enjoy your . It's hard to keep yourself motivated through the Assistant coach Andre Miller lauds Schroat's mental toughness. "He fears nobody," Miller said. "He knows he can win and he doesn't freeze up. He mixes that with natural ability." Junior heavyweight Steve Schannauer is Schroat's pre-match warmup partner. He is a close witness of the mental makeup of the gladiator in preparation. "He stays very intense," he said. "He's very team-oriented. He keeps the.spirit of the team up. He's very close-knit with the guys. "He's an excellent wrestler. Mike will surprise you. He comes up with everything." Schroat first wrestled in eighth grade. He attended East High School in Erie, PA for two years before moving on to Williamsport High School, where he came under the tutelage of Tom Best. For Schroat, the relationship was extremely beneficial. "Coach Best helped me out a lot," he said. "He's responsible for me getting into Wilkes. If it wasn't for him, I probably wouldn't be in school." "I saw Mike wrestle in the regional finals when he was . a senior," Reese said. "I knew . Tom Best and he told me that Mike was one of the finest technicians on the team. "He knew our program and felt Mike was the kind of kid who could succeed. He was right" Wrestling wasn't always Schroat's first love. "I really wanted to play football, but I never had the size. I found out that I had good balance, so I stuck with wrestling." Are there any influentials in Schroat's life? "My brother Darrell is great," he said. "He's very interested in my matches. He lives in Pittsburgh so he can't come up, but he's always calling me to see how I dld. "John Reese is a great man to have in your corner. He teaches us in practice, and he knows it's up to us the mat. His experience is unbelievable." Schroat, a psychology major, aspires to be physical therapist. He would also like to stay in wrestling in some capacity. "I think I can teach some people," he said. "I think I'd make a half-decent coach." He's already more than a half-decent wrestler .. .and person. - �The Locker Room Colonel of the Year (conL) The Razor's Edge Andre Miller Trivia '89 Wilkes College . Wilkes-Barre, PA 18766 Have a great summer and we'll see yoa next semester! Lady_ Colonel of the Year Kovaleski back for more by Ray Ott Beacon Assistant Sports Editor we can do very well. Our biggest challenge will be to knock off Elizabethtown. We played them tough and I think we have a good chance at beating them next year." As for this past season, Kovaleski was the brightest of star-filled team. At times, Kovaleski was dominant, strapping the Lady Colonels on her back and carrying them to victory, She led the team in scoring and rebounding, averaging 13 points and nine boards. She also shot an incredible 57.2 percent from the field. "Nicole was a great clutch player," Kest said. "When we needed a basket, she scored it for us, when we needed a rebound, she got it for us. Her coming back next year is so huge. Instead of losing both of our main inside players (Kovaleski and senior Melissa Kennedy), we will only be losing one, and we have some pretty good freshmen coming in next year. Nicole will just make us extra tough." For Wilkes head women's basketball coach Jodi Kest, the developments in the past few weeks have certain people calling her an Indian giver. It seems Kest had given this year's Beacon Lady Colonel of the Year, Nicole Kovaleski, a plaque at the last home game of the year, a plaque usually reserved for departing seniors. And now she wants it back. Kovaleski, who is only a sophomore, was supposed to be in her last year at Wilkes. She was considering transferring to Temple to pursue her academic inters ts in the medical field. But now, her plans have changed and she will return. Good news for Kest and the Lady Colonels, not so good for Middle Atlantic Conference foes. "I want the plaque back," Kest said kiddingly. "Seriously though, she can keep the plaque. I'm very thrilled she is coming back. She has a~ lot of experience and knows the system ." As for Kovaleski, she is finally sure what she will be doing next year. "I was one of about 700 people who applied to Temple University and the guy told me it would be best if I stayed at Wilkes and continued in my Biology program and then applied next year," Kovaleski said. 'Tm very happy to be coming back next year. I think To comprehend Kovaleski's importance and talent, one needs to look no further than her peers. "It's the best thing," said freshman forward Deb Erdner. "She was probably the MVP of our team. We would probably have lost a few more games next year if we didn't have her." As for Kest, she is less one plaque but plus one all-star player. Not a bad exchange. pholo by Doma ¥ Nicole Kovaleski, the Lady Colonel of the Year. Colonel of the Year Schroat pushes to the top by Jim Clark Beacon Sports Editor ·•-- - ~ i f ., photo by Mike Schroat, the Colonel of the Year. Dom ■ Yedlock WILKES-BARRE - Mike Schroat's wrestling style mirrors his life. It's even, balanced. And successful. . w ·i nning an award like Beacon Colonel of the Year won't pump his ego or swell his head. He's too good for that. Accolades, while welcomed, aren't necessary for an athlete, and person, of his caliber. 'Tm not really out for a lot of individual recognition," he said. If Schroat puts another season like his junior campaign on the board, his fame will increase. A 19-1-3 mark, which included the 161-pound title at January's Wilkes Open, was followed by a third-place finish at the EIWA Tournament, which earned him a trip to the NCAAs in Oklahoma City. At the Nationals, Schroat won three matches in the 158-pound class, reaching the quarterfinals. He then lost two in a row, missing All-American status by one victory. The narrow miss has whetted his appetite for next season; he wants an NCAA championship. "I know what I have to do this [upcoming] year," Schroat said. "I think I know what it takes. I'm going to try to do everything I can to be a national champion next year. "It's my ultimate goal. I don't want to look back after I graduate and have any regrets." Wrestling head coach John Reese d Schroat is too far off the mark. "It's good to set goals, and that's a reali for Mike," he said. "He got that far at Nati I think that motivates a wrestler when he comes "When you're in a sport, you want to be Mike's talented enough that it's logical for want to be national champion." What is it about wrestling that Schroat en most? "I like the training, and the staying in said. "All my best are friends are wrestlers." How strong is athietic camaraderie? "I think any sport builds good friendships. the best thing about it. I'm glad I played a be lost without it." The Colonels would be lost without mat skills. "What made Mike so good this year was that he was in great physical condition," Reese "Right from the whistle, he pushed hard and dictate the match. He knew he could go minutes. "A lot of good wrestlers, despite their can't last that long. Mike's biggest asset intensity. When he starts out quickly, he docl He seems to suffer when he starts slowly." See Colonel � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Wilkes Beacon Newspaper Collection, 1947-present Description An account of the resource <p>This is Wilkes University's <em>Beacon</em> Newspaper collection, 1947-present. We also have digitized copies of the <em>Beacon's</em> predecessors, <em>The Bucknell Bison Stampede</em>, 1934-1935 and <em>The Bucknell Beacon</em>, 1936-1947 June. It should be noted that Wilkes University does not have a complete set of issues for the Bucknell Bison Stampede and Bucknell Beacon. For researchers who are interested in seeing the complete issues for these publications, please contact <a href="https://researchbysubject.bucknell.edu/scua">Bucknell University's Special Collections Department</a>.</p> <p></p> <p>Missing Issues:</p> <p>1947 August 8th<br />1947 September 5th<br />1947 October 3rd<br />1947 October 17th<br />1947 October 31st<br />1947 November 21st<br />1947 December 19th<br />1948 September 9th<br />1950 April 28th<br />1953 April 10th<br />1962 February 2nd</p> Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource The Beacon staff is comprised of Wilkes University students who are advised by a full-time faculty member of the Communication Studies Department. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1934-present Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Copyright of the Wilkes Beacons is retained by Wilkes University. Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Newspaper Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Professor Emeritus Harold Cox digitized the collection from 1934-1970 and created a <a href="https://beaconarchives2.wilkes.edu/">legacy website</a>. Digital Archives student John Jenkins digitized the collection from 1970-present. Special thanks goes to Communication Studies Professor Dr. Kalen Churcher, Editor-in-Chief Kirsten Peters, Beacon staff member, Emily Cherkauskas, and other Beacon staff for their help in acquiring digitized copies of the Beacons from 2006 onward. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Wilkes Beacon 1989 May 4th Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1989 May 4 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Newspaper Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Communication Studies Department Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Wilkes College https://omeka.wilkes.edu/omeka/files/original/476cf3a7c53a7c67d8732061556832d1.pdf 2eead0c5bffe9e0389e07e7baf1e9933 PDF Text Text -?-~-~-~-:-:·:·:·:·:·:::· ::::::::::;:;; :;::'.·";'.;:;:;·:;;;;tt;/ft(: '.: : : -: :· - : :Brogra~~i~~:; :~fd _ :·.-_:·._.·:·: : :;:·: -: :_ : : : ': ::::··:·::: : ;: :;:; -·· · 0 ::1~:: 11:: :1~ le:Dl~:: :11: ■IL,!il.11 1 1 J!: :1 11!1::1:1■: 1 1 ,::::::::::::::1: :::::::::::!l:1!iii::::::::!l1!B l g _::_:_e:_._:_:_:_:1::::9 :::::1::::!:!11lli1:1! :.:-:-:::::::::.:-:-:-:::-:-:-:-:-:-: : ., , 1~~5-....,,;,\ ( ·,at;,ftillfilJiP.?: J > ! ) WILKES COLLEGE Wilkes-Barre, PA - .._,.,w, Number 1 ••. Serving Wilkes College since 1947 WILKES UNIVERSriY \..-_W_ll_K_E_S_-B_A_R_.R_E_._P_A_..., 18766 September 1, 19s9 ~f/lRHC change parking policy WILKES-BARRE--At most colleges, parking seems to issue. But at an inner-city school such as , parking problems seem to be more prevalent. To alleviate some of the problems, Commuter Council and -Residence Hall Council have printed an on-campus t parking brochure. The new brochure has information about applying for · g decals, what to do once you get a sticker (and what ., do), location of lots, and the regulations governing the Brochures were given out during the registration period Monday and Tuesday, and there are still some available. can be picked up at the Commuter Council office on · d floor of the SUB or the Information Desk in Stark ID important y. A questionaire that dealt with parking at Wagner lot, b is adjacent to the football field, was also distributed the registration process. The questionaire stated that be installed and a shuttle bus would up students on an hourly basis. Unofficial results were te lighting would highly favorable. Wagner lot has approximately 300 spaces. Several changes regarding parking have taken place: One commuter lot, Gore, was eliminated and is now a faculty/staff parking lot. However, commuters may park in the spaces surrounding the basketball court behind Pickering Hall and in the spaces above the loading area of Pickering. This change has added two spaces for commuters, bringing the total number of spaces to 89. While Commuter Council gained two spaces, IRHC lost four spaces. There are now 60 resident parking spaces. Students who park in the Chesapeake/Delaware lot were issued magnetic cards to operate the gate near Sturdevant Hall. The students must give a $50 deposit to receive the card, which will be refunded if the card is returned by December 21. The evaluation for parking stickers has also been changed. Applications are evaluated on a point system. Students are given points for hours on campus, involvement in activities, and special circumstances, such as off campus jobs, clinical duty, and internships. · "We knew there would be complaints, but this was a way to cut down on special treatment." says Zoka. "We only looked at the points and the social security numbers. We did not look at the names." Another change is the hours for parking. Quoting the parking brochure, "The South Franklin Street lots and Evans lot have controlled access from 7:30 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. Monday through Thursday. · Open hours in College Parking lots are from 9:00 p.m. to 7:30 a.m. weekdays and from 4:30 p.m. Friday to 7:30 a.m. Monday." Part time and evening students will be issued cards verifying their status. They must present the card to security between 5:15 p.m. and 6:15 p.m. to receive access to park in the Stark parking lot. Commuter students attending night classes must park in the assigned lots. As always, no cars will be permitted to park in driveways, fire lanes, or loading zones, and violators will be immediately towed. The changes in parking policy were meant to alleviate problems and better serve the parking students of Wilkes College. "We are hoping that it will be better now," says Zoka. First f II commencement/convocation held at Marts Center last Thursday by Kathy Harris Beacon News Editor For the first time, the fall ceremonies of convocation and graduation were held in the Arnaud C. Marts Center. In previous years, the ceremonies were conducted in the Dorothy Dickson Darte Center. Approximately 400 people attended the ceremonies. Greetings were given by Mr. RichardM.Ross,Jr.,Chairmanand ChiefEx~utiy_e,0.ft}s:eroftheFirst Eastern Bank, representi11 0 Board of Trustees, Marcie Kreinces, Student Government President, and Christine A. Dodds, a member of the graduating class. Keynote speaker for the ceremonies was Dr. Harry Ausprich, the President of Bloomsturg University. Here is a list of the graduates: Bachelor's of Arts: Christine A Dodds (Cum Laude); Sharon A. Biglin; Eric M. Chase; Michele A. Doyle; Kyle E. Goyne; Wendye,.. Harvey; Lisa M. Kalinoski; Karen E. Kaufer; Laura Kelley; Gina Longo; Gerard T. Lynott; Karen M.T. Marryshow; Michelle S. McCarroll; David E. Paveletz; Sarita Penugonda; Roseann M. Petrovich; Nadine Pohowsky; Walter J. Smith; Kimberly A. . ,- - - - Bachelor of Science: Ljnda M. Bailey; Jacelyn Beynon; Peggy M. Blum; Thomas R. Burkhart; Roberta A. Canaan; Paul A. Clapps; Paul A. Engelhardt; FrederickW.Etzel; PatrickJ.Galli; Ann M. Gifford, Richard J. Gould, Marc E. G raves, Ch arIes R . Haduck, Vikki M. Hoffman, Leanne M. Kay, Michael J. Kotch; Bernard Kusakavitch; Joseph M. Lawall; Lorraine Luscavage; Tracy A. McDonald; Matthew L. Miner; William A. Neff; Karl B. Paoloni; Stephen W. Paroby; Nicholas P. Pcterlin, Jr.; Michaelle D. Pozniak; Ernest P. Reich; Rodman L. Richards; Ahmad Salameh; Kathryn H. Sarik; Robert D. Sitzler; Gregory M. Turko; Chester Williams. Wilkes College- Pennsylvania College of Optometry Program: Michelle A. Krasucki (Cum Laude ); Carl J. Urbanski. Master of Business Administration: Kevin P. Brocious; See Graduates page 3 �Page2 September 7, 1989 THE BEACON Welcome new Wilkes staff members by Kathy Harris Beacon News Editor News Editor's note: Several new people have joined the Wilkes f amily. This week we profile a few of them. The profi le will continue next week. If yo u ' re a re sident of Northeastern Pennsylvania, you probably recognize Wilkes ' new assistant public relations director from his work as a television reporter. Mark Davis is now covering Diane O ' B rien wan ted a change. After eight years in Wilkes-Barre General Hospital's emergency room, she wanted to treat a different kind of patient. As Wilkes' new coordinator of health services, O 'Brien will get that opportunity. O ' Brien, a graduate.of Wilkes College, said she came to Wilkes because "it sounded likealot offun. The whole idea of being of young people and wellness teaching appealed to me." When asked what she expected fro m her new position, she says that she hopes to be a "central point to the students and the facul ty if they have medical questions. I would like to be the first one they come to if they have a health problem." Her office is located on the first floor of Evans Hall, and her extension is 4734. a new beat- Wilkes College. However, this is not Davis' first encounter with W ilkes. As Luzerne County bureau chief for WNEP-16, he covered many stories dealing wi th Wilkes. He left Channel 16 at the end of June to take the position of assistant public relations director here. He says he left -wNEP because "Wilkes offered a great opportunity." Davis' office is located on the third floor of Weckesser Hall, and his extension is 4772. What do you want to eat? Denny Drezek wants to know. The new director of dining services stresses student feedback, and says he will implement the changes that the students suggest (but lobster every night is not possible!). Mark Davis Job Opportunities In Pennsylvania State Government The Commonwea lth of Pennsylva nia is r ecru it ing Ca ndidates for th e follow ing en try-level pro fess iona l pos iti ons: Accountant/Auditor/Examiner Trainees - Requires a bachel or's degree in banking, finance, accounting, marketing, busin ess a dministrati on or related. For nme years, he has worked for Morrison 's Custom Management. His previous collegiate assignment _with Morrison' s was at Allegheny College. Drezek wants to hear your ideas. His office is located behind the cafeteria, and his extension is499 1. ·w HADDLE'S KENNEL R.D. #1, Box 380 Dallas, PA 18612 717-675-1621 Management Trainee - Bachelor's degree in information science, computer science, math or related. / Environmental Protection Trainee - Bach,elor' s degree in any biological, physical science, environmental science or related. Seniors within six months of ~raduation may apply The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania offers competitive salaries, excellent benefits and career opportuni t ies. A representative from the State Civil Service Commission wil be conduct ing general presentations regarding these employmen opportuni t ies at your college/university. To sign up for the presentation, please contact your Career Service/ Placement Office, or: State Civil Service Commission Benny Martinez Personal Analyst P.O. Box 569 Harrisburg, PA 17108-0569 (717) 787-1872 ........-... Denny Drezek -■--■-■-- Discover a career breakthrough as an Boarding & Grooming for Dogs & Cats Pickup & Delivery Available 50 Heated Indoor-Outdoor Runs Air Force nurse. Air Force technologists are making medical breakthroughs. You'll find that the Air Force can be a major milestone in your personal and ca reer developme&1t, too. You'll discover a tremendous environment for a nursing professional who wants unlimited growth opportunities. And you'll receive the respect you deserve. Regardless of your specialty, discover the Air Force oppor tunity. Call 1-800-423-USAF Pet Supplies Pet Foods �September 7, 1989 THE BEACON The sky's the limi~ with co-oped . If you seek to define your career goals before graduation, Carol Bosack is the person to find. Bosack, the coordinator of Cooperative Education, can arrange a view of what it wil e like to orlc in a particular field. These views come through the Cooptive Education Office in the of internships. An internship forms a working ership between the student, ployer, and fac ulty of the colge. Cooperative education pro. es a better and broader educa~ nal experience away from the tures of academia. Yct good academic standing is a prerequisite for qualification. Sophomores, juniors and seniors who have completed at least 30 credits while attending college fulltime are eligible. Interested students talk with Bosack about their career goals and interests. By weighing the pros and cons of available positions, the best options are discovered. The Co-op office, along with a faculty evaluator, monitors the internships. This action helps to assure the program's effectiveness and aids in ultimately determining a grade. Schedules, ajournal of weekly . experiences, an employer's evaluation, as well as a term project constitute the assignments. The 12 hunderbirds Visit Chris Augustine on Assistant News Editor WILKES-BARRE-For a sefew men in our country, the · 'ty to fly faster and better than one else is not a dream- it's a yoflife. These men are pilots of of the most sophisticated es in the world, F-16's, and y are the epitomy of the phrase r sharp." They are the Thunirds of the United StateifAir On Thursday, August 31 , , one pilot and one crew chief the world famous flying team an appearence at Wilkes ege to give a overview about job that most of us can only abouL Major Dana Atkins, pilot of erbird number 2, and Sert Lynda Mayfield, crew chief Major Atkins, arrived at ·the Leaming Center. Wilkes- -- '.. ..,. Barre Mayor Lee Namey was on hand to greet Atkins and the rest of the team with a proclamation from the city. The Proclamation stated that "Saturday, September 2, 1989 was to be considered T hunderbird Day in the city of Wilkes-Barre." Wilkes' President Christopher Brieseth was also on hand to greet the flyer and offered his own words of praise about the Thunderbirds. Entertainment in the air is not the only area in which the pilots excel. Together they form one of the most impressive recruiting teams in the U.S. Major Atkins brought up the fact that forty five percent of all men in the Air Force are there at least in part due to the Thunderbirds. The final duties of the afternoon for Atkins included swearing in three members of the Air Force ROTC and signing autographs. to 14 week programs offer an unlimited number of opportunities in and out of the Wyoming Valley area. Bosack says, "The sky ' s the limit!" Co-op education gives more to the student than hands-on experience. According to Bosack, This Week students gam "connecuons m their chosen field, clarified goals, confidence,andself-esteem." Interships also yield foresight- a necessary edge to the future. If you are interested in cooperative education, contact Carol Bosack, Extension 4645. at Wilkes Graduates Sept. 8-14 Continued from page 1 . , Richard Cintron; Michelle J. Connors; Donald W. Eckert; Kathleen C. Egert; Bruce C. Jones; Evan C. Jones; Susan S. Kovacs; Randall S. Miller; Suzanne K. Moser; Theresa W. Prykowski; Kathy M. Ragard; Patrick C. Reed; David E. Reiss; Harry Sa lavan tis; Randy J. Scheirer;GeorgeJ. Seiger;SeanN. Smith; SandraL. Stewart; Anthony F. Student; Renee M. Swider; JosephG. Szakal;EdwinU.Umstead. Master of Health Administration: Alan L. Bryski. Master of Science in Education-Educational Comput- ing: Mary L. Adams; Karen J. Kuryloski; Sharon M. Olsommer; Winifred Reap; Steven w. Traver. Master of Science in Education-Educational Devel- opmentandStrategies: Todd Allenman: LyndellJ.Auchenbach;Joyce G. Banks; Marie A. Ben; William R. Berardelli; Janet Elaine Boris; Cheryle A. S. Burke; Susan P. Castle; Judith A. Dinan; Carol A. Earl;JamesR. Endres;Kathleen W. Falatovich; Magdalyn B. Farley; La I J Fl . M E F ltz- 8 Fr1· day Evangeline E. Fox; Martin J. Friel; I Kristin S. Fry; Ann M. Haugh; I Michael R. Haugh; Steven D. Heff- I ner; Elizabeth A. Herb; Nicholas G. I Holgash Jr · Joanne P Hurst· Mary I Ann M ' J~ims· Joh~ H J~etus· I Elizabe~h D. 'Kane; Lorie A'. Kau fman ; Barbara P . King ; I Carolyn G. Kneas; M. Elizabeth 1 Knepp; Lynn M. Lavenburg; John I F Lenahan; IvyL.Lewis; WendaK. I Lockcuff; Helen L. Lombardo; I Jack D. Long; Theodora A. Lou- I pos; Lois A. Mann; Judith A. I Maxwell; Linda L. McClung; I Malanie B. McDonald; Carl E. I Modero; Richard Morano; Natalie I R. Mowery; Alfred E. Naulty, Jr.; Stephen C. Pfirman; Diane B. Phil- •• Programming Board Coffee HouseAmy & Leslie--8 p.m SUB I I 9 Saturd·ay Letterwomen's Parents· Day 1O Sunday lips; Lisa L. Pinter; Alfred E. I Quigley, Jr.; Thomas A. Remely; I Annette C. Shriver; K. Stephen 1· Siwiecki ; Brenda S. R. Spence; I Neil A. Temple; Will iam R. I Wagner; NancyL. Walker-Reigert; I Trud YL. Yeager. Master of Science in Electri- ,1 . 1 cal Engineering: San Gao; Ronald S. Kielb; Timothy J. Sichler. I Tuesdays AND Sept. 12 & Sept. 19 & Sept. 26 & Oct. 10 & Oct. 17 & Oct. 24 & Nov. 7 & Nov. 14 & D"C. S & "' EVENING SESSIONS Monday, September 18 Thursday, October 2 Ttiursdaysl I I I I I I I I I I 7 -9 p.m. I Sept. 14 Sept. 21 Sept. 28 Oct. 12 Oct. 19 Oct. 26 Nov. 9 Nov. 16 Dec. 7 7 _9 p.m. I 1 I I I I I I I I 1 I I I ·11 Monday I I I I I I I Workshops Announced : The Career Services Center has released the fall schedule of career development workshops for seniors. The weekly workshops, which are given in sets of two, deal with re'sume' preparation, interviewing skills, and job search techniques. Most sessions are held in the Career Center Library beginning at 11 :00 a. m. Seniors are encouraged to attend these informative sessions. 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I I I I I • .. ... : o:;·• • • • ·•-J· �THE BEACON Page4 September 7, 1989 ... pot filled the air Woodstock: Peace and music, mud and a cid "The important thing you',ve proven to the world is that a half-million young people can get together and have three days of fun and music, and have nothing but fun and music. And ... God bless you for it." Dairy farmer Max Yaggur from the stage at the Woodstock Music and Art Fair, August 17, 1969. of 3,500 about 50 miles from the real town of Woodstock where the festival was to be held, to the field where Woodstock was held 20 years ago. Ed Gashi, Jeff "Creamy" Jacobs, Brian "Hughesy" Hughes, Pete "Porky" Morgantini, Keith ''The Duke" lrace and I made the 72mile, 1 1/2 hour trip on Wednesday, August 16. Woodstock: rock concert, counterculture convention, orgy, drug trip, traffic jam, mud bath. Woodstock - where Jimi Hendrix played "The Star-Spangled Banner" at dawn, where The Who's Pete Townshend slugged activist Abbie Hoffman with his guitar, where Country Joe McDonald (Country Joe and the Fish) shouted, "Gimme a F ... ," and got it. Today, the festival's only physical remains are some concrete state footings, hidden in a sumac patch. And at the comer of Hurd and West Shore Roads, on a rise about 100 yards from the stage site, is a sixfoot plaque set in concrete and surronded by flowers. Last month, five friends and I traveled to Bethel, NY, a small town · OPINION by Tom Obrzut ----- When we reached our destination, it looked like a huge refugee camp, fires and people everywhere. We arrived at 9 p.m. Within an hour, the moon started to dim, and the smell of pot filled the field. While we were wal.king through the field we came across a joint smoking hippie, so we stopped to tal.k to him. We found out he lives in California and hitchhiked all the way across America just to be at the reunion. It took him three weeks. One thing I think we'll all remember from that August night was the how everyone was so friendly. The happening will be one we'll never forget The smell of the fires, the pot and the thought that 20 years ago on that very field more than 400,000 young people stood up and asserted themselves, defining a generation whose ideals seem lost in 1989. ,---------------: The Beacon I Serving Wilkes College since 1947 VOL. XLII No. 1 September 7, 1989 I I Rated as First Class ,uwspaper by th, Associated CoU,giau Press .---- .\/ e mber of the dSSOC1aTeo couec1aTe PRess F II EDITORIAL STAFF IEditor-in-Chief.. .............................................................. Lee Scott Morrell INews Editor.......................................................................Kathy L. Harris IAssistant News Editor........................................................Chris Augustine ICo-Feature Editor.............................................................. John T. Gordon ICo-FeatureE~tor................................................................Michel.e Broton ICo-Sports Ed~tor.......................................................................... J1m Clark Co-Sports Editor..............................................................................Ray OH IPhotography Editor.............................................................. . Donna Yedlock ICopy Editor........................................................................Frank Ketschek I ADVERTISING/BUSINESS STAFF IAdvertising Manager.........................................................Kathy L. Harris IAssistant Advertising Manager.................................................Scott Zolner ISales Staff............................................................................... :Matt Hanlon I· ........................................................................Marianne Revil IAccounting.........................................................................Darren Jackso IBusiness and Distribution Manager.........................................Tom Obnu : Adviser............................................................ ~..................Mr. Tom Bigl IContributing Writers: I Heidi Hojnowski : The Beacon is published Thursdays during the fall and spring semest Iexcept d uring scheduled breaks, finals wee.ks and vacation periods. All vie Iexpressed in this publication are those of the individual writer and don necessarily reflect the opinions of this publication or Wil.kes College. Le I to the editor are welcomed, provided they are no longer than 500 wo ILetters exceeding this length may be edited or rejected on terms of space. Iletters must be signed, but names may be withheld for valid reasons. I IThe Beacon is printed each week by the Pittston Dispatch, Pittston, P IEditorial offices are located on the third floor of the Conyngham Stu t:_enter. The phone number is (717) 824-4651 ext. 2%2._ _ _ _ _ �Page5 THE BEACON September 7, 1989 Land ofthe free; home ofthe dead The Orange Hornet, though a bit sluggish, was back on it's feet My viniage Volkswagen had taken a beating in the accident that caused Thad, my houseboy and comdom discarder, a terrible case of castration anxiety. My faithfy} ferret feeder was by my side now, delicately patting Fido's balding head. We were headed for the summer vacation spot common to all college students. Maryland and the companionship of my relatives were minutes away. I flattened a few garbage cans and perhaps the family pet as I pulled into the shallow driveway of a two SIOly colonial fiberglass house. We were met at the door with a friendly welcome of a skeptical eye and a knifeat the throat. Once I assured the bcfty ten year old that I was indeed · relative, and that my personal servant and com shucker was neither nor communist, we were allowed ce. His father surely wouldn't be. ve that I was a long lost relative down south. He was surely enough to know that there are e people in this world who Id pick a name out of a phone and go to visit them. I was one those types of people. So, as I khis firm hand, I said, "Damn. I ven't seen you since Nam, bud." He was sporting a pair of tight, ed jeans which produced an lifting effect, raising his bulging belly to the point where it looked he had a large, sagging pair of ts not unlike those of my late, ly overweight grandmother. plaid, imitation pearl buttoned · complete with cigar box rolled in one sleeve, produced the image afarmer turned homosexual hair- In the midst of venison and vittles, our gun control conversation got a bit out of hand. They seemed to feel that each and every citizen should have the undeniable right to riddle the random gopher with as many accelerating lead projectiles as said citizen deems necessary. A famed superglue commercials by · semi-automatic weapon would solve affixing his hardhat to any animal, all family extermination problems. vegetable, or mineral in sight. At this What with putting in twelve very moment, a fifty dollar lady of hours a day in the asbestos factory, the night in a major metropolis has the sportsman must learn to kill as one attached uncomfortably to her much as possible in as short a period inside thigh. Needless to say, business_has picked up greatly, and many of time. He can relax, lean back on members of the world's oldest pro- his -courderoy lawn chair, chug a fession are installing these stainless fraction of a five dollar case of Boplastic headrests. They are tax hemian Ale, push his soiled farmdeductable and keep the customer machinery cap above his sweaty brow, remove a stray particle of happy at the same time. The wife sat on the opposite side manly chew from his lip, and without of a crude picnic table in the dining aiming take down any and all roamroom with her husband. In her one ing forest creatures with the instantapiece tent-like outfit she was a walk- neous spray of some fifty spirialing ing rummage sale. She was said to bullets. And with the threat of sexually view undergarments as a luxury, and award them to friends and family as repressed rapists, psychotic muggifts on special occasions. If any- gers, televangelists, and suspicious thing, I would at least get a pair of looking non-anglo-saxons, the feboxer shorts out of the whole male of the species can not survive with the traditional six-shooter. adventure. Strap a semi-automatic on her side. Meanwhile, Thad was playing with the small boy. Thad had mail Send her off on a Friday night. ordered a switchblade comb last Would-be romantics would get the week, only to recieve a real one, and idea that when a woman says no, she was showing the boy the point on his means no. I suppose it is a matter of head where he accidentally scalped freedom. Are we free to buy a semihimself. The boy had his own wounds, for his father had sent him automatic weapon or not? I really up on the roof during a thunderstorm don't think man is reasonable or rato spraypaint the family home's tional enough to handle certain freedoms. This is one of them. lightning rod. **************** Letters to the Editor are encouraged from all. Please keep them under 500 words. Letter writers may remain All in all, he was the type of anonymous, however, all letters must who would try to recreate the be signed to assure validity. Look for information on the Beacon Soap Box on't wait until }OU ish college to start a management training program. If }OU have at least two ~ remaining, consider Air Force ROTC 'Ne can give }OU a head start on a fast-paced career. MAJ WILLIAM NEWTO N 717-829-0194 --- - - - ----........ --__ -·-----........--9!!·=-...I:--> ..........,..._...., -.. leadenhipElll.'dlenceStartsHere Flag burning: Betsy Ross or Gregory JO_hnson The Supreme Court of the United State-s made what can be looked at as one of the most controversial decisions in its history this past summer. · . The landmark decision made about the constitutionality of flag burning still brings about heated debates from both sides of the issue. It invokes the age-old questions of patriotism versus freedom of speech as guaranteed by the First Ammendment of the Constitution. The decision, unless turned over by Constitutional ammendment or new law, stands to give the American people the right to bum the American flag as symbolic speech. It does not, however, allow people to walk around and burn a flag for lack of .anything better to do. · For that reason, among others, this is a good decision and should not be overturned by a bunch of politicians who would rather be wrapped in the flag then stand for what it represents. To understand the political rhetoric that is being spewed out about this case, it must be examined from a logical standpoint. We must decide whether our forefathers fought for the material that Betsy Ross designed or for what she had in her mind when she decided on 13 stars to represent the states and white and red stripes to symbolize purity and the blood spilled in the Revolutionary War. The freedoms guaranteed in the Constitution should not be taken lightly. They are the basis ·o f the greatness that other countries aspire to attain. When Chinese students massed on Tiannamen Square they were hoping to attain the freedoms that we, as a country, already have. . When their government decided that the students were taking therr own steps towards democratization, they decided to nip this atrocity in the bud. Their style of stopping the uprising was to open fire on the students. Imagine if the American government reacted the same way to flag-burners. The Chinese students were, in a similar way, protesting their government's actions. · · What is more important, a piece of cloth that is mass produced everyday in plants all over the nation or the ideals that it represents? --LSM coming next week. This will be your chance to STARf EXECUTIVE TRAINING NOW Editorial air your point of view on topics concerning YOU! Koral's Fashion Plus presents A Fashion Qd.yssey Tuesday,,September 12, 1989 Dorothy Dickson Darte Center for the Performing Arts 8p.m. HosJed by KRZ's Jumpin' Jeff Walker Tickets available at: Koral's Fashion Plus Stroud's Odyssey Fitness Center BENEFITS WILKES COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIP FUND For those of you who were unaware.Barre Hall was "officially" declared livable on August 25 when the school hosted a number of "neighbors" to see the results of the final refurbishing. Do you know how many "neighbors" were invited? Ninety, according to Jane Lampe-Groh, Dean of Student Affairs. Do you know how many of those invitations were mailed to students? Zero, zilch, nada, none, goose egg ... , you get the point. Does this sound familiar to anyone? Yeah, it does sound like the Arnaud C.Marts Center dedication all over again. I guess no one's learned. Oh yeah, welcome back to Wilkes. If you have any questions about the Beacon that you would like answered or if you have a letter to the Editor (Beacon Mailbox) or if you are interested in joining our staff as a writer, photographer, a member of the advertising team, be sure to see us in our offices located on the third floor of the Conyngham Student Center or give us a call at (7 17) 824-4651, extension ----------------------" • •.. ~.~.=.=.=,=.= =.==.=.·=.=.=.,=.=.=,=.~.- '•296:Z.:.•.•.• •-•• ,•.-.-,, .·.·~,_.- .,,_v,_-,: - ·:•';" :Y-;.r':Yr .~• -,..,... •-•' �Page 6 September 7, 1989 THE BEACON Lee Morrell Editor-in-Chief Senior r Kathy Harris News Editor/ Advertising Manager Senior Donna Yedlock Photography Editor .. Senior Jim Clark Sports Editor Sophomore --, Ray Ott Sports Editor Junior Missing from photo Chris Augustine Assistant News Editor Junior Pa �September 7, 1989 THE BEACON John Gordon Features Editor Junior ::::.:.:::::::::::::: ........ :::: ..... Michele Broton Features Editor Senior Scott Zolner Assistant Advertising Manager Senior PRESS CON L STliFF PHOTOS BY: DONNA YEDLOCK and KATHY HARRIS Tom Obrzut Business/Distribution Manager Senior J:HTERINo EST. ~1962 TWILIGHT ZONE Frank Ketschek Copy Editor Senior �September 7, 1989 THE BEACON ] Batman blaze_d the summe by John Gordon Beacon Feature Editor BAT-DATE: January, 1989 This is a date that will live in the darkest corners of my soul till the day I die. It was an ominous Dark Knight when I became enthralled in the adventures of possibly the greatest superhero of all time, Batman. 1989 marked the Fiftieth Anniversary of the caped crusader. It also marked the premiere of the first serious look at the man in black on the wide screen. Since I am a movie fanatic , I became interested in knowing everything there was to know about the Dark Knight. A friend of mine, swooped down on me like a great bird of prey, and overwhelmed me with some fascinating insight into the mind of the Dark Knight, Batman. Everything about this summer's phenom captured my innermost interests. I went on a Bat-shopping spree. From January to the present I have endulged myself in Bat-items, spending between three to four hundred dollars. There were Batman comic books, posters, t-shirts, trading cards, and a variety of other bat-memorabilia. However, if you think the amount I spent was a large sum, think again! In ~he comic shop where I normally purchased my Bat-stuff, the owner informed me that some customers were spending in excess of$ 1000. If you' re wondering what to be for Halloween, wonder no more! Check out the local comic shops for the official Batman costume. It is currently selling for $260 on the average, and it includes the mask, the gloves, the body armour, and the cape. Batman was a box office blast this past summer. It has currently grossed over 220 million dollars and is still climbing, setting numerous records along the way. Tim Burton, who was the director, i~ already gearing up to do the sequel. There has been a lot of speculation on the plot of this guaranteed follow-up. Names such as Danny Devito and Robert DeNiro have -l ~ been rumored as possibilities to portray the Penguin. Cher and shadows of the big screen. Madonna have been mentioned to I have become batty over B play the Catwoman. And Robin man! I am now waiting for him Williams was even suggested in the return to that same Bat-thea role of the Riddler. But do not hold your breath on . same Bat-time! Until then, I have to be satisfied with those sa these predictions! Unless you Bat-comic books! firmly believe the National The Bat-realm of comic b Enquirer, the source of this wonis a field that only true Bat-f derful wisdom. Look for Billy Dee Williams to should plunge into. It will be the next foe to tangle with the mega Bat-bucks to support Dark Knight as the arch villain addiction once you beco hooked. If it's possible you sho Two-Face. Jack Nicholson, who report- try to stick with purchasing only edly has made in the area of 60 new issues. Older Batman million on Batman, has supposedly Detective Comic ( the second signed a contract to do the third Bat- man title ) issues will run yo film. Once again he will portray the pretty penny. However, this past year psychotic villain, the Joker. Holy introduction, Batman! produced possibly the best line Robin will probably be introduced Batman stories in recent mem in the next film. Many Bat-fans Some of the titles include were dissapointed i1. the absence of Killing Joke,ADeathln the Fa the boy wonder from the current and The Cult. If you become flick. gulfed in the Bat-stream these· Those same fans probably will be hard to surpass. expected Adam West and Burt Batman will be a POW!! Ward to pop up as well. Fortunately ZOWIE! ! for at least the nexl they did not, and the true, dark years. It has already been call image of Batman appeared in the movie of the decade in the 80' Stage stuff- and all by Michele Broton Beacon Feature Editor Here it is, again, a new semester, with new people to meet, new names to remember, and new insurmountable tasks for the students to face. The Wilkes College Theatre is new and improved also, with both a new director and a new fly system. The new director is Mr. Walter Kelly, who is taking over for Dr. Martha S_. LoMonaco, who moved on to bigger and better things in Connecticut. While more will be heard about Kelly in future issues of the Beacon, it should be noted that he will be directing a show here at Wilkes in the very near future, and everyone is encouraged to audition. For those of you who view theatre as "Friday night at the Wyoming Valley Mall cinema," the fly system consists of the series of ropes and pulleys that allow the backstage crew to raise and lower th·e curtains, various parts of the set, and at times even people. The old system, while functional, was somewhat worn, and _ ... (h(lt., could be considered danger'"" - • 'I ...... ,. _.. ..... .. .. - ,,,. ~ - .. ous. There are some of us who were very personally aware of this danger, after being cast in the final show of the 1988-89 semester, The Great Theatre of the World. Christine Brunnock, 'Chris Collins, Rebecca Haywood, and myself were members of the heavenly host, who floated, via the fly system, to heights ranging from six feet to somewhere around fifteen feet. Despite constant assurances by Karl Ruling, Chris Brush, Jason Delcampe, and Mark Maxwell, certain members of the heavenly host (namely me), refused to trust the very thin wires that were used to support us. Fortunately, we managed to survive the ordeal, suffering only a few fits of temper and hysteria. The new fly system is significantly safer and will work with fewer problems and panics. Speaking of productions, the first Wilkes/Kings production of the year will be Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, directed by Mr. Godwin, and will take place at Kings College in mid-October. At the shows status. Be sure to look for it! So that's what' s new in the Wilkes College Theatre. We hope to see all of you at the shows, and would certainly appreciate any and all assistance backstage, onstage, and ushering. Anyone interested in helping with the shows can call either Karl Ruling or Walter Kelly at 824-4651, ext. 4543. Another way to keep on top of what is going on in the theatre is to join the Cue-n-Curtain. Just stop by their booth at club day. Until then we'll be seeing you opening night. present, there is no definatecastlist, ~ - - • • - - - - - - - - - but we wi!l.k~ep y¥o!l i11.f9r_m.ep ~ t9 AIR FORCE ENGINEERS TAKE RESPONSIBILITY NOW. Why wait? Air Force engineers have responsibility now. Young officers manage projects from wind tunnel testing to propulsion research. Why wait for challenge? Put your aerospace, aeronautical or astronautical engineering degree to work right away. Call 1-800-423-USAF As �THE BEACON September 7, 1989 rogramming Board opens new season John Bizarre and Dan Wilson: a true comic Tour de F orce ~ ;creen. bauyov ting for ie Bat1til then, ivith those D S yo ible ihas r lhe oard uses club day o recruit member s As students begin to settle their new class schedule routines, many divert ir attention to Club Day. This day is of particular est to the new students campus. Allofthecampus izations are present to newmembers and orient with their particular son campus. The Wilkes College Pro.ng Board is one such ization which plays a role on campus. This p provides educational social entertainment for Wilkes College commuThe Programming Board a close-knit network of nts with diverse majors and experiences. This group of students selects, promotes and prepares all of the entertainment on campus. Including weekly movies, the Battle of the Bands and comedians, the Programming Board selects a variety of entertainment for the differing interests of Wilkes students. If you have an interest in movies, solo performers, comedians, bands, advertising or technical set up, the Programming Board has a committee for you. Each and every member of the organization has a voice in the performers who come to the college. Your voice is needed. If you are interested in joining the Wilkes College Programming Board, come visit us on Club Day! . EARN OVER $5,000 THIS SCHOOL YEAR!!! His discussion on music went from the soft tones of Mozart to the rough sounds of Iron Maiden and Guns N ' Roses. At one point, he used a talent for sound effects to emulate a guitar solo that sounded vaguely like just about any Iron Maiden solo. by Lee Morrell Beacon Editor WILKES-BARRE - They say that opposites attracL Have you ever noticed how they make each other j ust a little better as well? This was definitely the case with the Programming Board's first comic Tour de Force. In the first show of the Board's season, travelling funnymen Dan Wilson and John Bizarre made what is becoming an annual visit to Wilkes. And, if audience reaction is any guideline, it was a successful one. Wilson opened the show claiming that the then-thin crowd obviously indicated that the show was not mandatory . He commented, "If I was a keg, this place would be packed." Wilson was a very funny guy, but this sense of humor and timing was thrown off by a definite lack of enthusiasm. Some of the funnier material that Wilson presented involved dragging up quality memories from an obviously hilarious childhood. He pointed out that a child's funniest laugh usually comes long John Bizarre shows off bis size 60 pants. lunchtime ritual of milk jettisoning: itself from the nose. • • Both of the comedians used• audience response to make for some• funny material. : Once again the ever-present -tr Jaws of Wilkes, Ken "Hounder" : Ettinger, surfaced at this show and --t( · attempted to cover both showmen: with his own brand of humor. it This time he was joined by : Michele "The Siren" Bannon, whose it • Czechoslovakian woman waiting in : line for bread." -tr Following the slow humor of Wilson were the fast paced jibes of --t( 11· - . · e w·11.= • • •it B izarre, a three- tun V1S1tor. · He pulled the crowd into odd mind on the first joke when he : began to fart with his hands. From . that moment, the owned the crowd. it Bizarre did an entire segment : revolving around music, something it that was obviously important in t Genetti Hotel 77 E. Market St. Wilkes-Barre ••••••••••••••••••••*• • before a real sense of humor . . . . . ....,.... . . . . . . . develops. He added that the best--t( laugh.is usually one that includes the• \,:,--:-;,,..__u.. laug111 h rang throughoutbthle theater. f : e more memora e quotes o it the Wilson portion of the show : ,. ed k· "th . re1err to a nee ue as e roadmap -tr to the business section of town" and : waiting inlinefor,alotteryticlcetto"a • Earn over $5,000 in earnings and benefits during week-ends this school year as a Banquet Waiter/Waitress at Genetti's. No experie nce necessary, will train. Bizarre's comedy was highlighted by his wonderful ability to use facial expressions and body motion to raise humor to a higher level. 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He wears moose slippers at bedtime, watches cartoons intently and introduces his girlfriend Tina to showering dorm mates. All actions are carried out with a contagious grin borrowed from an Irish leprechaun. The sophomore kicker fro m Perkasie, PA not only fill s his prescribed role, he relishes it. "I guess cl ubhouse clown would be an accurate description of me," Dungan said. "A lot of times the other guys will be runni ng around the field prac ticing, and I'll be taking my pads off and tanning. Kickers have a lot of free time. They tend to keep the team light and keep everyone happy_for the most part. "We do drive people crazy. I'll bet you Coach Unsworth probably wants to kill me by now." Dungan's antics aren't the reason he means so much to the Colonels. In an outstanding freshman season, he tied the school record with six field goals (in 10 attempts) and converted 16 of 18 extra points. New years bring new fears, however. The NCAA has abolished the use of the kicking block in 1989. Dungan has also decided to kick barefoot this season , so a stark contrast will exist when the ball flies toward the goalposts against Cortland State on Saturday. Yet no apprehension permeates Dungan's psyche. "I like the new rule," he said. ''I've been playing soccer since I was five years old, so kicking off the ground is nothing new. Being barefoot will increase my leg speed. The block is· only two inches thick, but that makes about a one or two foot difference in my approach. The ball comes off the ground lower, so you're striving for height. I also grew a half-inch over the summer, so that makes me readjust my steps. " Dungan also enjoyed the company of some tutors over the preceding months. "I worked a lot with Dean Meyers, a ki cker at Kutztown State University," he said. "He's awesome. It helped me just to watch his form. I also worked with Steve Willis, my pro coach. He went to Kansas State University and played with the Cincinnati Bengals and some other NFL teams. He taught me everything I know." Unsworth allows Dungan the freedom to determine his own prac tice agenda. He's almost forced to. "I can't be around Mick all the time," Unsworth said. "He's very knowledgeable as far as kicking goes. Earlier in my coaching career, soccer style kicking wasn't that prevalent. He's teaching me as we go along." The autonomy is much appreciated by Dungan. "I know what works for me, so basically I serve as my own coach, " he said. "If, as a coach, you know exactly what works for a player, that's a perfect relationship. That's an advantage. One disadvantage is if I'm having an off day, sometimes I just can't look at myself and say 'You're doing this wrong.' "It's funny. Coach Unsworth will say to me 'Unnofficial Coach Dungan, come here and critique this.' There are some young kickers who are getting used to kicking without the block. I'm helping 'them. " Problems were present despite Dungan's success last season. His kickoffs were inconsistent and his leg strength waned as the season progressed. Those shortcomings k ,ok to be a thing of the past. · "In high school, they always told me to kick the ball as hard as I could anywhere down the field on kickoffs," Dungan said. "At Wilkes, we have certain types of kickoffs and I have to place the ball. I had a hard time adjusting to that. And, I'm not making excuses, but my leg was kicked out. I'm booming kickoffs in practice now, so I hope I can get it in the games." taking it slowly." The pressure a kicker shoulders is constant. attempt determines the emotional tilt of the team for a series or two. Some decide the whole enchilada. Dungan chooses to deny the stress and just physically perform. "You have to ignore it," he said. "You have to set yourself into a psychological state where you don't get emotionally high or low. You have to keep an even keel at all times. I mighl make a 50-yarder in practice or miss a 20-yarder." O ne thi ng th at helps Dungan cope is tha't wry "I tt personality. He is clearly a cutup. "I have no problem nczyck going up to one of our huge players and saying 'Hey, big have t boy' in my most effeminate voice. I'll go up to one of the tty g0<; coaches when he's in a violent mood and tell him that h And should really drink decaffeinated coffee. It's just to driv ·we mo them crazy." "Mik It works. "Mick's real enthusiastic," Unsworth said the te, "He keep things loose. Things are that way around her There is a thin red line that you shouldn't cross, thoug Mick has to learn that." Dungan still has a fuzzy view of that line. "I sa things that other players would be afraid to say," he said "The coaches treat me differently and I think the player ted su respect that. I don't tread on the players' space either. 's uni "I know when to stop ... usually." Sure, Mick. That kicker's grin is tough to trust. "I talked to a kicking coach from Pitt," Unsworth said. "I asked him why Mick's leg would get weaker and he told me that he did too much kicking. We're pacing him this year. He strained his groin a few weeks ago, so we are . Intramural schedule is set Quad Volleyball (M, W, Co-ed) Sign-ups: until Sept. 7 (at gym) Play begins: Sept. 12 Games on Tue & Th at 4:30/5:30 Season: 3 weeks Flag Football (M , Co-ed) Sign-ups: until Sept. 7 Play begins: Sept. 10 Games on Sun. at l:00/2:00 Season: 5 weeks Weight Room Orientation (M , W) Sign-ups: until Sept. 8 See intramural bulletin board for individual appointment 3:00-5:30 pm · · · Aerobics (Co-ed) Sign-ups: until Sept. 8 Session begins: Sept. 11 \1on ., Wed. & Fri. Tennis Tournament Singles (M, W) Doubles (M, W, Co-ed) Sign-ups: until Sept. 8 Play begins: Sept. 11 Big Ball Softball Tourney (Co-ed) Sign-ups: until Sept. 15 Play begins: Sept. 22 Games on Fri. at 4:15/5:30 ·Season: 3 weeks 7-person Soccer (M , Co-ed) Sign-ups: until Oct. 6 Play li1egins: Oct. 12 Games on Thu. at4:15/5 :15 Season: 4 weeks 3-on-3 Basketball (M ) Sign-ups: until Oct. 13 Play begins: Oct. 17 Games on Tue., Wed. & Thu. Season: 3 weeks Basketball Tourney (M, Sign-ups: until Nov. 6 Play begins: Nov. 9 Games on Tue. , Wed. & Thu. Season: 3 weeks �September 7, 1989 THE BEACON enczycki will pace Wingert's Colonels the summer between Mike Lenczycki's junior and year of high school, the Baltimore, MD native had a y conversation with Phil Wingert, the Colonels' head nt. coach, at Townson State soccer camp. Now, three later, the two will be the chief driving forces behind 's soccer team. talked to Coach Wingert at soccer camp and he stayed h with me throughout my senior year," said ki, a junior striker. "I had a lot of offers from twoools but I wanted to [Oto a four-year school. I came Wilkes for a visit and decided to come." d that decision has made Wingert, who in his eighth a 58-57-12 record, a very happy camper. nczycki is the team's leading returning scorer and this · be the squad's captain. He feels no pressure for the ing season and thinks the team should better last 7-9-2 mark, their first losing campaign in five years. think we can finish better than .500 this year," ki said. "We only lost one starter from last year, so basically the same team and our freshmen also look good." according to Wingert, Lenczycki has been looking more than good. ike has been playing very well," he said. "He has team in scoring for the last two years. He is very around the goal and is one of our steadiest ers. His work ethic is a very good influence for the players." czyncki is good, but he will not be able to do it all . He won't have to. He will be blessed with a supporting cast on offense. Key returnees from last unit include sophomore outside midfielder Steve y, junior striker Tom Horbacz, and junior outside er Chris Shenefield. oney is a quick player who creates an up tempo," ingert. "He has a good throw-in and has a lot of . Right now, he has a knee injury but we will be for good things from him. He was last year's second ~rer. acz was our third leading scorer last year with five five assists. He is a very quick player who can te some scoring opportunities for us." returning to bolster the offense is Shenefield, who calls "the team's best one-on-one player" although played in seven games last year due to a knee injury. ·1e the offense should create pleasant dreams for the defense could be his nightmare. They will be together as a unit for the first time despite the fact that each player has some experience. Craig Larimer w; .1 be back at sweeper after sitting out the last two years with a serious knee injury. Larimer's job will be to orchestrate the defense. "Craig, being the sweeper, runs our defense," Wingert said. "All the other defenders will have to play off him. Right now, he is not on top of his game but that is expected after a two-year layoff. I look for him to be back to normal real soon." The most experienced member of the defense will be senior and three-year letterman Andy Renner, who will man the stopper position. Sophomore Chris Dahm will hold down one outside back while senior "Smoking" Joe Lannon and junior Doug Albertson will alternate at the other outside back. skilled from top to bottom in recent Wilkes history. Among the newcomers are junior Ron Rainey and freshman Paul Jellen. "Rainey and Jellen both have good size and a knack for the ball," said Wingert. "Tjley should help us a lot this year." \ Another freshman who Wingert has high hopes for is Phil Joyce, who showed flashes of potential with a goal in the Millersville tournament this weekend. In that tournament, the Colonels took on Rutgers-Newark in their opening contest of the season. They had a lot of scoring oppurtunities but were stung by first game jitters and lost, 1-0. In the second game they took on Division II Millersville, a much stronge,r team than Rutgers-Newark. The Colonels took a 2-1 lead in the second half but couldn't hold on, dropping a 3-2 decision in overtime. The upcoming schedule resembles a land mine in a war zone. The Colonels will be taking on five of the top 10 teams in the Middle Atlantic Region, including third-ranked Messiah this Saturday. But none of this discourages Wingert's outlook for the upcoming season. "I am confident we can play with the big boys," Wingert said. "I think we can contend for the title." Maybe in a few months, Wingert and Lenczycki will be having a friendly conversation about their Middle Atlantic Conference championship. The goaltending unit has been keeping Wilkes-Barre General Hospital on its toes. Current starter Kevin Tronkowski, a junior, sat out his freshmen year due to a knee injury. Then last year, as a sophomore, he injured his other knee. And he is now in the process of rehabing his original knee injury which was worsened at the beginning of this year. "Kevin is a good goaltender who has battled back," Wingert said. "At times he is hesitant when coming out for balls because of his knees, but he should overcome that and do a good job for us." Backing up Tronkowski will be senior Chris Arabis. When he returns in about ten days from a concussion, that is. The rest of the goaltending unit will consist of three freshmen, Christopher Law, Pat Miller, and Doug Rafeld. Wingert also speaks very highly of his freshman class and newcomers. He feels they have given the team very good depth and will make this year's squad one the most . \ \ Junior Mike Lenczycki leads the Colonel hooters. lonel runners looking to build on success KES-BARRE - Last year produced a first for the 'cross country team under their third year head man win. not just a single victory. After losing their first s, the Colonels turned on the jets in a late season managed to win two of their last three matches. march has McGuire looking to the upcoming with a great deal of optimism. don't look for them to turn into worldbeaters just uire feels a 5- 7 mark would great , think we can do better than we did last year," said. "I would like to see us beat King's and do the Drew Invitational. A 5-7 record would be and a sign that we have the program back on track, bard to tell because you never really know what the shave." The reason for McGuire's optimism can be found in the numbers. The twelve runners he has out for the team is his largest turnout as head coach. "We had a great turnout, which should really give us some depth," McGuire said. "This year if someone gets hurt, our runners will not have to run with injuries. Someone will be able to step in and take their place. This year, we will be a stronger team because of our seven through twelve runners." The four returning lettermen are senior Jon Kline, junior Tom Devine, and sophomores Mike "Slick" Fontinell and Scott Mann. "Kline and Fontinell should battle it out to be our top two runners," said McGuire. "They really did a good job for us last year and started to come into their own at the end of the season." The roster will also be bolstered by three transfers, junior Pat O'Connell, and sophomores Jeff Gayeski and Chris Tryon. "Gayeski comes to us from Lehigh," McGuire said. . ... "He.was .a ...high jumper for them and he hasn't run since his . \ ~ ~ . , senior year in high school, but he and our other two transfers should be fine additions." McGuire's five freshmen, Rich Bonning, Ben McKeown, Brad Post, Rich Vahey, and Jim Evans should . I push the upperclassmen for a spot in the top seven. The season kicks off this Saturday at the Lebanon Valley Invitational. "This is just like an exhibition race," said McGuire. "We are not going down there to look for a win. We're going to get all of our runners some action and we are going to see what we have. Hopefully we will be able to establish who our top seven runners our with this race. "We're going to work hard this year and see what happens. Hopefully we will be able to establish ourselves as a program. We're in a position where we can resurrect a tradition and build a following if we can be in a position of competitiveness." Every journey requires a small step. �The Razor's Edge Cross Country Preview The Locker Room Intramural Schedule Beaco~ Spread Sheet Wilkes College Wilkes-Barre, PA 18766 Page Page Page Page Page 11 11 10 10 10 Next Week: Football '89 Youth, attitude to decide season by Jim Clark Beacon Sports Editor WILKES-BARRE - One of the easiest things to forget is the team aspect of football. A field of individuals can fail miserably. The Colonels were forced to absorb a 2-8 record as a result of their shortcomings and lack of cohesion last season. "There's a different attitude this year," said senior wide receiver Craig Stevens, who has been named a preseason All-America by College Football Preview '89. "A lot of the seniors didn't care last year. We're not thinking about last season. It's in the hands of the seniors because the younger players look up to us. We have to show leadership." Sophomore strong safety Tom Mooney, one of the Colonels' many young components, clearly sees the difference in atmosphere. "There were a lot individuals on the team last season," he said. "Now, there are leaders. Older guys are conversing with the younger guys and helping them out That's why we don't have to worry about youth." That must be good news for head coach Bill Unsworth, who enters his eighth season. Yet youth wasn't responsible for the defensive breakdowns, the drive-killing penalties, the interceptions. Lack of talent wasn't the problem, it was a failure to apply those skills. Unsworth isn't looking for a repeat "We need more consistency," he said. "Last year, it was a matter of mental goofs. Nine guys would do something right and two guys wouldn't execute. That really throws off a play. One person can be responsible for a touchdown by us or by the other team. That's the nature of football." The Colonels traveled to Trenton (NJ) State last Friday for a scrimmage and lost to the Lions, 31-13. Unsworth was pleased with some aspects of his team's performance. "We moved the ball pretty well," he said. "The thing of it is, we have been preparing for Cortland State {who the Colonels host on Saturday at Ralston Field at 1:30 pm) since day one of camp. We've worked them real hard and they have responded. I think we're ready to go." The responsibility of directing the run-and shoot offense will fall on the shoulders of sophomore quarterback Joe Lucas. Unsworth is confident in the abilities of the green signal-caller. "Joe's got real good mechanics," he said. "He's releasing the ball quickly, which is what we like. We're not asking him to be great, just to be good and do his job." photo by Donna Yeclock The Colonels' Craig Stevens, a preseason AU-America. Seniors Jim Farrell and Keith Maiorano will serve as the Colonels' co-captains for the 1989 season. Lucas, who will have just one true audible at his disposal on Saturday for simplicity's sake, is approaching his position with serenity. 'Tm not going to try and do too much," he said. 'Tm going to let the other guys carry me, just get them the ball and do what they know how to do." Stevens, who caught 42 balls for 696 yards and five touchdowns, is quick to defend Lucas when the subject of his inexperience is mentioned. "Everyone thinks because Joe's a sophomore that we're not going to do anything this year, that he's not going to be able to get me the ball. That's not true. I've been practicing with Joe all summer and I know he can get me the ball." Lucas's other targets will be senior wingbacks Jim Farrell and Bill George, and senior Light end Mike Harrison. Sophomore Darin Heilman will spell Harrison and classmate Tony Giardina will see plenty of Lime at wideout. The majority of the running will be done by senior Dean Ambosie, who needs just 867 yards to become the Colonels' all-time leading rusher. He has 2,002 career yards. "Dean has gotten a lot bigger and stronger over the summer," Unsworth said. "He's a great back. We're looking to Dean to do some great things for us. He had 81 yards against Trenton in just over two quarters. We're happy with his progress." The offensive line will be much improved. Sophomore John Ferrara returns after a year's absence to claim the right tackle spot. Senior Kyle Sheckler · will start at left tackle. Senior Dale Cargin will anchor the line from the center slot, sophomore Dan Lefchak is the right guard, while left guard is still a tossup between senior John Colarusso and sophomore Dan Malec. · Defensively, the Colonels will be trying to eradicate the mistake~ that allowed opponents an average of 39 points per game last season. "We're changing some things," Unsworth said. "We have Opponents are going to be surprised by some of things they see this year." Mooney agrees . "In the secondary, we combining a couple of the zones to tighten things he said. "The changes are going to make it easier guard against the run and the pass at the same time.' Mooney will share his spot with junior Wiegard. The free safety will be junior T McFadden, who will call the coverages. Senior T Grobinski and sophomore Carl Dunn will man comers. The linebacking corps will be led by junior Grochowski from the inside, who will be joined either senior Steve 'Tehansky or junior Sebastianelli. Scott Trauger or Jason Kraack, juniors, will claim the outside spot. The defensive line will feature senior K Maiorano and sophomore Eric Smith at ends junior Rob Sebastianelli and sophomore Aubin Se at tackles. ' Sophomore Mick '"Dungan returns to do placekicking, with fellow soph Bill Crim assuming the punting chores. Cortland State, ranked fifth in the nation, is the first obstacle on a murderous schedule. Colonels are picked to finish eighth in the MAC. gloomy forecast hasn't suffocated the compe · adrenaline of the players, however. "We, especially the younger guys, sat back watched us get beat last year," Mooney said. " made us hungry. That won't happen again." "A lot of people, the students, the adminis and the community, have written us off," Ste said. "That's really disappointing. We're going well this year." Compared to last season, that attitude is ab of fresh air. � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Wilkes Beacon Newspaper Collection, 1947-present Description An account of the resource <p>This is Wilkes University's <em>Beacon</em> Newspaper collection, 1947-present. We also have digitized copies of the <em>Beacon's</em> predecessors, <em>The Bucknell Bison Stampede</em>, 1934-1935 and <em>The Bucknell Beacon</em>, 1936-1947 June. It should be noted that Wilkes University does not have a complete set of issues for the Bucknell Bison Stampede and Bucknell Beacon. For researchers who are interested in seeing the complete issues for these publications, please contact <a href="https://researchbysubject.bucknell.edu/scua">Bucknell University's Special Collections Department</a>.</p> <p></p> <p>Missing Issues:</p> <p>1947 August 8th<br />1947 September 5th<br />1947 October 3rd<br />1947 October 17th<br />1947 October 31st<br />1947 November 21st<br />1947 December 19th<br />1948 September 9th<br />1950 April 28th<br />1953 April 10th<br />1962 February 2nd</p> Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource The Beacon staff is comprised of Wilkes University students who are advised by a full-time faculty member of the Communication Studies Department. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1934-present Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Copyright of the Wilkes Beacons is retained by Wilkes University. Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Newspaper Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Professor Emeritus Harold Cox digitized the collection from 1934-1970 and created a <a href="https://beaconarchives2.wilkes.edu/">legacy website</a>. Digital Archives student John Jenkins digitized the collection from 1970-present. Special thanks goes to Communication Studies Professor Dr. Kalen Churcher, Editor-in-Chief Kirsten Peters, Beacon staff member, Emily Cherkauskas, and other Beacon staff for their help in acquiring digitized copies of the Beacons from 2006 onward. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Wilkes Beacon 1989 September 7th Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1989 September 7 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Newspaper Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Communication Studies Department Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Wilkes College https://omeka.wilkes.edu/omeka/files/original/8452fad3f8ffc62aa109af3bf91092a9.pdf 868a3cff4e728e4fab9796f3c509381c PDF Text Text WILKES • COLLEGE Wilkes-Barre, PA 18766 Number 2 ... Serving Wilkes College since 1947 September 14, 1989 view to begin December 3 valuation team leader to visit Monday - The of the Middle States Evalutcam will becoming to Wilkes e on September 18. Dr. ·s Murray will make a previsit to Wilkes to speak President Breiseth about the 's proposed schedule for their on December 3. The Middle States Evaluation an accrediting process, pered once every ten years, by ntccrs from the academic munity. The team last visited es in 1984 for an interim visit, the full evaluation was last ormcd in 1979. The evauation formed on all levels of the mic ladder. Regions for the utions are determined by geoic location. Wilkes is located Middle States region, which tcred in Philadelphia. Wilkes College president Christopher Breiseth described the process as the "coming together of evalution and strategic planning." The evaluation portion will be carried out by the Middle States team, which closely examines and interpets the condition of the institution, and bases its judgements on a common set of standards determined by the accrediting board. In addition, the team refers to previous evaluations for the sake of comparison. For example, Breiseth stated that an important issue during Wilkes' last evaluation was its lack of an adequate facility for indoor recreation and sporting events. He feels that the new Marts Sports and Conference Center will reflect Wilkes' attempt at improvements. The strategic planning portion is executed from within the college, and consists of a "self study" program which is currently headed by Vice President George Waldner and Dr. Carl Chametski. The self study, which has been in progress for over one year, is the college's attempt to focus on important aspects such as enrollment, physical expansion, and curriculum changes, and to construct a new set of goals for the coming years. This program will also be closely examined by the Middle States team, and used as part of their criteria in preparing an evaulation. The Middle States team will arrive in Wilkes-Barre on Sunday, December 3, to meet and discuss their schedule. . The evaluation process itself will occur on Monday and Tuesday, December 4 and 5, when the team members will disperse thoroughout the college to speak with leaders and chairpersons of the various departments. In addition, they will observe faculty and students alike, sat b y said. ·n." ~dmini ff" re ~oin t Beaman receives an ice cream cone at the Ice Cream Social while Tony Shipula looks on in an attempt to thoroughly analyze Wilkes College life. On theeveningofDecember4, the members will again meet to compare notes and findings, and to compose a draft of their comprehensive report, which will be shown to President Breiseth at a meeting on the morning of December 5. Their final draft will be submitted to the accrediting board. After serious consideration, the board will send Wilkes a letter revealing the outcome of their evaluation. As President Breiseth put it, this will be the official "word to the world" of Wilkes' standing in the academic world. President Breiseth stressed that, although a school can be put on probation or lose its academic accrediting, the evaluation is not to be seen as a threat. Rather, the process is beneficial in that it will reinforce ideas that the college already possesses, bring to light problems or potential problems that hadn't been detected, and offernew suggestions for improving the college as a whole. Beacon awarded First Class rating by Kathy Harris Beacon News Editor The Beacon was recently evaluated by the Associated Collegiate Press (ACP), and given an honor rating of First Class with one mark of distinction. The award was given for the 1988-89 spring semester. The rating is the next-to-highest awarded, with All-American status being the highest. This is the second First Class rating the paper has received. The Beacon also received a First Class rating for the 1988-89 fall semester. · "Proud as all of us of Wilkes College are of the editors and staff of The Beacon, we are even mpre pleased by what the award indicates of the ability of Wilkes students when ranked against the other colleges and universities of the nation, " says Tom Bigler, adviser of The Beacon. The mark of distinction was given for excellence in content and coverage. Ron Reeder, the judge from the ACP who evaluated the newspaper, wrote, "Your staff seems diligent in pursuit of all campus news." Reeder commented in his summary statement that "The Beacon is a good, solid publication that is strong in many areas. Your staff is strong in covering a lot of ground on campus." The newspaper's sports section received an excellent review. Reeder called it "one of The Beacon's greatest strengths." Both story content and coverage received ratings of good to very good. Reeder awarded The Beacon's advertising with twenty bonus points for excellence. Bonus points were also given for the fall semester. Many suggestions for improvement were also given in the evaluation. "It's obvious we are not perfect, but this evaluation shows we are getting closer everyday," says Lee Morrell, editor of The Beacon. "We've added over 100 points from the fall semester's review which shows our improvement. The mark of distinction was the biggest source of pride." �THE BEACON SEPTEMHER 14, 1989 AGE PAGI s Snack Bar to accept meal cards by Chris Augustine Beacon Assistant News Editor WILKES-BARRE - Have you ever had problems trying to fit eating around your already cramped college schedule? Maybe you just were not hungry during the hours that the cafeteria was serving a meal . Starve no more. Wilkes has just developed a new system through which students can now go to the snack bar at the SUB and eat a meal that they may normally miss. The way that this system will work is simple. At each meal students can spend up to an established dollar amount. After . that amount, they must pay the difference. At breakfast, students can purchase up to $1.75 in food. At lunch, students are creditted with $2.50, and for dinner, the allotment is $2. 75. The snack bar is open from 7:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. Monday through Thursday, and Friday from 7:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Breakfast runs from opening to 10:00 a.m., lunch follows until 2:00 p.m. Finally, dinner concludes at 10:00 p.m. from Monday to Thursday, and 3:30 p.m. on Friday. If a student wants breakfast food in the afternoon or evening, he or she will receive the allotment for the time when he or she is ordering. These time zones are in effect in the SUB only. The cafeteria hours are still the same as last year. Each student is eligible to have one meal during each time zone. You will not be able to save up meals, as at other schools, or have unlimited meals in the SUB. Any student that is on a meal plan here at Wilkes is eligible to participate in this new program. Meal plan students will be issued new photo I.D.'s which will be read by the snack bar's computer. This new system will take effect as soon as all of the new I.D. 's have been given out to the students. "We are really excited about this year," says Joe McDonough, manageroftheSnackBar. "Wehad a very successful year last year, and we want to continue to provide better service. And maybe, we'll even serve lobster!" Applicants wanted for 1989-90 : Intercollegiate Leadership said Dr. Paul S. Adams, Wilkes' Associate Dean of Student Affairs. Beacon Sports Editor "The program emphasizes coopWILKES-BARRE - Intercol- _ eration." legiate Leadership, an offshoot of Applications are available in Leadership Wilkes-Barre, is openthe Dean's Office. The deadline is ing its membership on the Wilkes September 19. campus to application this year. The topics of this year's semiSeven Wilkes College applinars are: Leadership (Misericordia, cants will be chosen to participate October 30); Economic in six sessions dealing with leaderDevelopment (LCCC, November ship issues throughout the 1989-90 30); Social Concerns and school year with students from Voluntarism (King's, January 30); King's, Misericordia, LCCC, and Media (Wilkes, March 14); and Penn State/Wilkes-Barre. Government and Politics (Penn "Working with students from State/Wilkes-Barre, April 19). other colleges helps the students The sessions · are highlighted realize that they can address more by the presence of regional dignieffectively when they have the taries and concentrates on mauers benefit of di verse perspectiv_e:..::s_,_,'_'__P_.e_r_ti_ne_n_t_ to_c_o_ll_e_g1_·a_n_s_.a_n_d_th_i_s_ _ by Jim Clark area. It is stressed, however, that participants from all areas are selected. "Students have viewed their selection as recognition of their potential to contribute in a meaningful way to their campus organizations," Adams said. "The contact with regional leaders exposes students directly to influential members of the community who can be valuable career and leadership models.'' Senior Alisa Geller, a participant last year, found the program beneficial. "It made me more aware," shesaid. "Ifoundoutmore about the problems of the area and how to start being a leader." "The program has great merit for its educational value," Adams said. "The exercises created for the students are designed to facilitate small group discussion and problem solving." House OKs flag bill : The House's overwhelming approval Tuesday of a bill banning flag desecration is the first shot in a political battle of patriotic one-upmanship. The 380-38 vote for the Democratic plan followed assurances by Speaker Thomas Foley, D-Wash., that a constitutional amendment backed by President Bush would be considered later this year. Senate threaten filibuster: Senators from tobacco-producing states threatened a filibuster Tuesday to block a plan to ban smoking on all domestic airline flights. The ban, which would fine violators up to $2,000, expands a current smoking prohibition on domestic flights of two hours or less. Despite the filibuster threat, compromise is more likely. Report details drug ring: More than 200 Colombian drug rings - tied to violent cartels now operate in 13 states, the FBI and a Senate report revealed Tuesday . The report by Republicans members of the Senate Permanent Investigations Subcommittee criticizes U.S. efforts to control cocaine Th report blames U.S agencies £ failing to collect, analyze an share intelligence. © Copyright 1989, US , TODAY/Apple Colleg Information Network Bill Brennan Wi Toyota Oldsmobile Chevrolet Dinkins beats Koch: David Dinkins took a step toward becoming the first black mayor of the U .S. largest city after beating New York Mayor Ed Koch in the Democratic primary Tuesday. Dinkins, 62, the Manhattan Borough president, won because of black voters and support among Jewish voters. Koch backs Dinkins' candidacy in the fall campaign against Republican candidate Rudolph Giuliani. Mercedes-Benz Geo Volvo Hond Acura Used Cars 401 Market Street Kingston, PA. 18704 1-800-932~4858 (717) 288-7671 Special Wilkes Discou With This ad!!! THERE ARE TWO SIDES TO BECOMING A NURSE IN THE ARMY. And they're both represented by the insignia you wear as a member of the Army Nurse Corps. The caduceus on the left means you're part of a health care system in which educational and ., career advancement are the rule, • 7. not the exception. The gold bar on the right means you command respect as an Army officer. If you 're earning a BSN, write: Army Nurse Opportunities, P.O. Box 7713, Clifton, NJ 07015. ARMY NURSE CORPS. BE ALL YOU CAM BE. �SEPTEMBER 14, 1989 THE BEACON Koral's Fashion Plus This Week at Wilkes ashion show benefits Wilkes scholarship fund by Heidi Hojnowski Beacon Staff Writer WILKES-BARRE - As the audience at the Dorothy Dickson Darte Center was treated to the newest trends in fall fashions, Wilkes was treated to an increase in a scholarship fund. All of the proceeds from Tuesday's "Fashion Odyssey," sponsored by Koral's Fashion Plus, Kingston, benefit the Koral's Scholarship Fund at Wilkes. Tickets for the event sold for five dollars each. The master of ceremonies for the show was KRZ-FM's "Jumpin"' Jeff Walker. The show featured casual, contemporary, and career modes of dress, highlighting the newest looks in leather and challis. Men's fashions in business looks and outerwear were also given special attention. The exhibition culminated as the runway abounded with daz- . zling evening dresses and stunning furs. The fashion show was a true community effort. Mary Jo Zubretski, coordinator of the show, believes since "the proceeds come from the community, they should return to the community." The models were volunteers from Koral's, Odyssey Fitness Center, and two Wilkes students, Becky Steinberger and Heidi Hojnowski. With the Koral's Scholarship fund at Wilkes, clothes not only help to "make the man;" they help to make the grade. Sept. 15-21 I i is Friday II I I I Programming Board films: I "Working Girl'" and "Beaches" I 7 p.m. & 9 p.m, I Women's Soccer-W. Maryland (H) I 4 p.m. I I I 16 Saturday II Cross country-Del. Val./King's (A) I Football-Alb · 7:30 p.m. en's I I ccer-Upsala A occer-Gettysburg (H) 1:00 p.m. Volleyball-Scranton Tournament (A) Field Hockey-Albright (A)-1 :00 p.m. IMCAT test-SLC 101 I I I II I I New Colone.I chosen ll :ars I =-== I CC Bloomsburg Fair Bu·s Trip I I II I II Friday, September 29, 1989 $2.00 per person (With student I.D., you get in f. ~EE!) Departure: 6:30 p.m. Retuning: 11 :30 p.m. Leaving from in front of the SUB Tickets go on sale TOMORROW (Friday; September 15) Sign up in the Commuter Council office on the 3rd floor of the SUB. .I I I I I I I I ! 19 Tuesday I Elections for SG Replacement Reps I I Faculty Committee meetingI Curriculum 11 a.m. New Colonel Pete Guinosso by Kathy Harris Beacon News Editor Genetti Hotel 77 E. Market St. W:lkes-Barre III Volleyball-Upsala at Klng's (A) Men's Soccer-Bloomsburg (A) I THIS SCHOOL YEAR!!! benefits during week-ends this school year as a Banquet Waiter/Waitress at Genetti 's. No experience necessary, will train. II 18 Monday - I I EARN OVER $5,000 Earn over $5,000 in earnings and 17 Sunday WILKES-BARRE - There is a new Colonel on campus. Junior Pete Guinasso has donned the knickers, vest, jabot and hat to become Wilkes' mascot. Guinasso, who hails from New Britain, Pennsylvania, succeeds Bob Wachowski, who graduated last May. He was asked by Wachowski to become the ne~ Colonel. "There was no structured tryout. This was sor,t of put upon me," Guinasso said. "I always wanted to be the Colonel, " says Guinasso. "I like to yell and scream and get the crowd involved. · I enjoy talking to the crowd and getting them to yell and scream, too." The first assignment for Guinasso as Colonel was last Thursday at Club Day. He will appear at Wilkes athletic events and other school events. In addition, he was recently asked to be the master of ceremonies for this year's homecoming. If he is unable to attend an event, Adam Tillman will act as the substitute Colonel. When asked about succeeding the popular Wachowski, Guinasso responded, "My friends call me the 'Psuedo-Colonel' because everyone knows Bob. It will be hard to fill Bob's shoes. I will have to try to be a little original. No unicycle." I I I I I I I I II I II III CC Meeting-11:45 a.m. Bio. Society meeting-11 :00 a.m. SHAC meeting-12 noon IRHC meeting-11:15 a.m. Advanced Technology Seminar Series: - 2-4 p.m.-SLC 101 Field Hockey-FDU Madison(A) I I I i 20 Wednesday 21 Thursday Departmental Faculty meetings11:00 a.m. Senior Class meeting concerning Commencement: 11:15 a.m. CPA I I I I I I BACCHUS meeting-11:00 a.m. Programming Board meeting-11:30 a.m. Men's Soccer-Drew (A) Field Hockey-Lebanon Valley (H) 3:3op.m. Beacon Editorial Board meeting 3:30p.m. Beacon General Staff meeting 4:00p.m. I -------------- I I I I I .J �THE BEACON S EPTEMBER 14, 1989 PAGE AGES Shit happ ens; but who cares ?. Our editor recently received a they must realize that times change. letter from "a very concerned alumAlso, Farrell knew he was nus" concerning a picture that ap- getting his picture taken and chose to peared on page 12 of the September wear that particular shirt.We aren't in 7Lh issue of The Beacon. the business of telling people now to Pictured were 1989 Wilkes dress. football team co-captains Jim FarMy question is why do rell and Keilh Maiorano, both senpeople put such an emphasis on iors. On Farrell's shirt was the word something so trivial. If shit appears "shit." in the paper, shit appears in the paper. The alumnus wrote, "It is a shock and disgrace and discredit and OPINION insult to the alumni of Wilkes Colby Tom Obrzut lege to see a picture of a football People should stop worrying player photographed with the word shit on his shirt and to be published about the little things in life that don't matter once we die. in The Beacon." Such things as pollution, toxic The letter's author went on to say how "very surprised" he was that waste and nuclear weapons, which on we'd publish such a photo in the first affect us all, should be . everyone's high priority list. place. Worrying about whether the My response: Who gives a word shit appears in one college damn? First off, Lhe shirt said "Shit newspaper can't compare with the Happens," but when the photo was worrying our children and grandchilcropped, or shaped, at the dren will endure wondering how Correction : In last week's publisher's, the word "Happens" much damage toxic waste, dumped column, the fust three paragraphs of disappeared. by members of this generation, has my opinion piece titled "Woodstock: Secondly, this paper is written caused. Peace and music, mud and acid" by and for the current students and So I say to the concerned were written by the Associated Press. administration of Wilkes College. alumnus, start worrying about some My opinion piece began with Although we're happy that Lhin_g , more threatening than the "Last month, five friends and I travthe college's alumni read our paper, word shit. eled to Bethel, NY .. ." ed i igt ss 0 ew ir : te: nd -The Bea_con Serving Wilkes College since 1947 .\f emberof1 he dSSOClaTeo couec1aTe VOL. XLII No. 1 September 7, 1989 PRess a:a Rated as a First Class newspaper wuh on, mark of distinction by the Associated Colkgiat, Press EDITORIAL STAFF Editor-in-Chief................................................................ Lee Scott Mor News Editor. ..................... ..... .......... ................................. .Kathy L. Ha Assistant News Editor........................................... ........ :.... Chris August' Feature Co-Editor ............................................. .......... ........John T. Gord Feature Co-Editor........... .... .................................................Michele Bro Sports Co-Editor.... .................................................. .....................Jim C $ports Co-Editor ............. ............... ................................. ........ ......... Ray Photography Editor. .............................................................Donna Yedl Copy Editor........................................................................Fr ank Ketsc ADVERTISING/BUSINESS STAFF Advertising Manager ........ ... .. .................................... ........Kathy L. H Assistant Advertising Manager,.............. ........................ .......... Scott Zol Sales Staff.................................. .............. ................................Matt Han ........ ................. .......... .............. ..... ................. .Marianne Re Accounting ........................................................ ..... .. ..........Darren Jae Business and Distribution Manager ......................................... Tom Ob Adviser. ............. .. ........ ......... ... .. ...................................... ....Mr. Tom Bi . Contributing Writers: Heidi Hojnowski, Ed Kobylus, Camille C Karen Theresa Jordan, Tracy Youelles, Rob Hermanofski, Chris T Tony Veatch, Wayn_e Henninger. The Beacon is published Thursdays during the fall and spring seme except during scheduled breaks, finals weeks and vacation periods. All vi expressed in Lhis publication are those of the individual writer and do necessarily reflect the opinions of this publication or Wilkes College. Le Lo the editor are welcomed, provided they are no longer than 500 w Lellers exc~eding this length may be edited or rejected on terms of space. lellers must be signed, but names may be withheld for valid reasons. The Beacon is printed each week by the Pittston Dispatch, Pittston, Editorial offices are located on the third floor of the Conyngham Stu Center. The phone number is (717) 824-4651 ext. 2962. �SEPTEMBER 14, 1989 he goddess in the nd of the beast e sun's puritanical rays into my skin as I reclined atop ge Hornet, my vintage agen of undeterminable Tales of the lab coat ~w. Thad, my briefs scrublamaze instructor, unloaded ssions and carted them up Hall. No longer would I be in the head in the middle of ht with the antenna of a phone. longer would I deal with who only ever passed one test life, namely, a home preg- Tony Veatch girls who should shave their upper lip, girls who do shave their upper lip, and girls who shave other girls upper lips. So when this goddess entered my life, I left him to unpack and set off after her, in the direction of the celebrated Stark Leaming Center. Sprinting across the lawn, hopmost importantly, no lan- ing to catch sight of my one and only d Iwake up out of a drunken love, I almost tripped over a weary and find myself in Vern's group of students lying on the lawn, encased in sleeping bags, chanting Emporium. as I was thanking Allah for off-key songs around a campfire in me to move out of Picker- broad daylight. They pleaded with me to join, spied the grace of a goddess · g across the lawn, a blond, informing me that it was for a good cause, the benefits headed for the vision of innocence. joy caused me to tumble off homeless. Personally, I would only sleep , and I was almost knocked the pavement On my hands out for the homeless if the homeless , Iwatched her fade into the were two sexually frustrated, well , and broke out into hysteri- endowed young nurses just off the boat from Jamaica. I informed them was not the kind of person of this fact and went on my way. Bursting through the doors, tearat spandex night at the ,alocal underage dance club ing my plaid trousers on something ro attract intellectual ladies or other, I caught the spark of blonde ing more on their minds hair in my peripheral vision and I 1ban getting their under- persued the image through the crowd and into the Physics department jostled. It was at that point that I was my earlier adventures, most y friends had to constantly stopped by a short man, an Indian burns and grass stained camel jockey, inhaling rapidly from a water pipe, spouting instructions in , my houseboy and croquet cereal-box English on curiously lped me formulate a few shaped personal hand-held masthe summer, though. He sagers. Just as this perplexed professor that I should never touch began his discourse on kitchen cutlery, I had no choice but to remove a handful of animal crackers from the pocket of the white lab coat I was wearing, and thrust them in his general direction. By the time his body struck the floor, I was once again in pursuit. My goddess had disappeared through a side exit and I burst through the doors like someone headed for the restroom after consuming several bowlfuls of refried beans at the cafeteria. She was out on River Street, some distance ahead, destined south. I had no chance of catching up, so I searched in my lab coat, and found the complex piece of machinery, and gave the Bat-signal. Within seconds, Thad, my kayak waxer and laxative tester, appeared behind the wheel of the Orange Hornet, and picked me up without even slowing down. Sirens wailing, motor cars swerving to the side of the road, pedestrians diving for cover, my houseboy led us down a block, bare! y keeping my potential wife within view, then pulled into a parking lot. Gee whiz, I thought, this place looks awfully familiar. Through the windshield of the Hornet I saw perhaps the most horrifying demon I ever thought possible. It lurked like death, leaving a stubbly trail of thick slime, a predator consuming the good and evil alike. It opened up it's gaping jaws and without an ounce of compassion swallowed my goddess whole. It was Pickering Hall, and I vowed then and there to slay the demon in the near future. To be continued ... ugie' s Wilkes wish list me back everyone. It's · formetospeakoutagainst · g." Well, that's usually article goes, but not today. Chris sprin peri l,'rite :sCo · th AtigUit.M~ r many of you remember, my ·es received quite a bit of from you, the student body: abig help to the staff here at nas it requires us to write aticles for every issues. lhat note, I would like to do · gnew,atleastforme. There · segments of our college · that could receive a lot of this year depending on how le their jobs. it is only the first issue I · andforgetabout thelittle that we have been guaran- teed in the past and never received throughout the years. Instead I will focus on a wish list. Things that I hope could possibly happen in the coming year to make life at Wilkes more enjoyable. You know why? Because "Wilkes Works!" To start off with, I'd like to give a little reminder to the old and even older members of Student Government. We are watching (or at least trying to). I cannot say that I, or anyone else for that matter, expect great things this year. I do hope, however, that we can atleast become familiar with the people that 2% of the students voted into office. On that note, I also hope that more than 20 people will vote in the coming elections. There were some minor problems with security last year, especially in Pickering. We have received a new knuckle-breaker in $he south end of campus, Bob Bloom, who will hopefully shape it up. Of course, if he doesn't it's off to J.C. Penny's like Greg Cupec. I do not think that Pickering will be the sight of hall baseball anymore but sleep is one subject that security better not take while on campus. Finally, have you noticed the cost of this place. Are we shooting for Ivy League or what? We haven't even been guaranteed University status and we' re paying like we go to Harvard. My last hope for today is that the price either levels out or we start growing Ivy on Stark. Well that wasn't too painful. I hope I didn 'toffend any group in this issue. It is bound to happen later on so keep your guard up. THE BEACON Editorial A crack in the family unit There is a mounting domestic squabble here at Wilkes College. And those of us, who see what's going on, are starting to become antsy. It started, last February, with the dedication of the Arnaud C. Marts Center. The Marts Center was dedicated February 17, in a big ceremony for the entire campus. The problem with this campus wide ceremony was that, if you took special note of the date or have a good memory, the students were on Mid-Winter break and were not on campus. What kind of all-school celebration can be held without the entire school being there? This school is supposed to be for the entire "Wilkes Family" - a term so lovingly used by the administration when it suits their needs. Where I was raised, a family consisted of all the relatives, from grandma and grandpa at the top to crazy Cousin Wilbur, Bellevue's favorite citizen. Are not the tuition-paying "children" also members of the family? Are we not considered good enough to bring into those family meetings or is it just a fear that we might, in some way, make "mom" and "dad" look like fools at their dinner party. Following the protest that changed the location of last year's spring commencement excercises, it seemed as though the family was working it all out, and the folks were beginning to remember that the kids are, indeed - as The Who so deftly put it - alright. It began to look as though the Family was getting back together, and apparently on the friendliest terms. Then the Family had another disagreement. It started almost innocently. Barre Hall, one of the ancestral homes, was closed due to a fire. ' The folks scrambled and sent the kids to a hotel to live in until Barre could once again be restored to its original, if not better, look. On August 25 of this year, Barre Hall was reopened to the somewhat-public. The problem lies in who was that "public." The administration decided to invite "a few neighbors" to view the Barre restoration. These neighbors would be chosen by who was around the morning Barre met its maker. Somehow I find it hard to believe that there were ninety (90) neighbors present, and not one of them was a student. Yes, my faithful family members, the kids were once again not alright, or at least not alright enough to invite to the reopening of a dorm that will house almost 40 of us. · Hey mom and dad, what gives? Dontcha love us any more? We'll behave, just give us a chance. ATTENTION SENIORS!!!! There will be a senior meeting on THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, at 11:15 AM in the Dorothy Dickson Darte Center for the Performing Arts. Your attendence is insited upon as there will be discussion relevent to graduation. PLEASE MAKE PLANS TO ATTEND! Rumor has it that an Indian has been spotted and heard in isolated areas of the campus. As of yet, the unsubstantiated rumors has this Indian - dubbed Cocheese the Campus Indian - doing his war yelp near the parking lot of Evans Hall. If you have any information on this phenomonon, please contact us at The Beacon. �THE BEACON SEPTEMBER 14, 1989 New f acuity welcomed by Wilkes Kathie Flanagan-Herstek 1 Flanagan-Herstek appointed Some of the new fa culty a r e pictured above: Row One, left to ri ght: Patrici a Ser in e, Political Sc ience/ Hi st or y; Katherine C hase, Education; Dai sey Sanchez, Sp a ni sh; Ca ndic e Favilla, Creat ive W riting; Mary Ba ntell , Nursing; and Linda Paul , Philos oph y. Ro w Two: Michael Incitti, Communications; Robert Praino, English; Stephen Landry, Math/Co mputer Science; and Jim Merryman, Anthropology. Row Three: And r ew Chrucky, Philosop h y; and Ken Monks, Math/ Computer Science. Row Four : Sam Rosenbaum , Math/Comp uter Science; and Rob ert Tuttl e, Sociology. WILKES-BAR RE - Wilke s College ha s welcomed more than two dozen new faculty members to the staff for the beginning of the new academic year. The newest members of the Wilkes family were welcomed recently during a fac ulty meeting beginning the new year. Wilkes President Chri stopher Breiseth and Vice President of Academic Affairs George Waldner expressed their pleasure at the quality of new faculty members joining Wilkes this fal l. by Kathy Harris Beacon News Editor · Kathie Flanagan-Herstek wanted to to work with adult learners again. She says that she found it rewarding, so when the position of Director of Evening, Summer and Weekend programs at Wilkes College became available, she grabbed the opportunity. "Wilkes was very attractive to me," says Flanagan-Herstek. "It is a much different environment than Barker to retire Dece1nber31 Meyers and Hritzak named registrars by Chris Augustine Beacon Assistant News Editor WILKES-BARRE - Students who enter the Registar's office from now on will see a couple of new faces behind the desk. John Meyers and Su sa n Hritzak are the two new appointees to the Rcgistar's Office. They both arrive to their respective positions after having already spent numerous years working for Wilkes. Meyers, a twenty-two year veteran here at the college has been named to be the next Registrar. He has served in a multitude of positions since starting at Wilkes in 1967, and his first role was that of professor of History. Wanted 40 Men & Women to Model for Paul Mitchell Hair &Fashion Show Mon. Sept. 25, 7-10 p.m. Gus Genettis Best Western For more information Call: Barbara (717) 842-7818 4 p.m. Model Call Free products for all Models!!! Hritzak has been appointed to the position of Assisitant Registrar, a new position here at Wilkes. The position that she held previously was that of Associate Director of Career Services. She held that position for five and a half years. According to Susan Hritzak the reason behind the new position in the Registrar's Office is, "the reponsibilities of the Registrar have been greatly increased." John Meyers is replacing Doris Barker. Mrs. Barker has been in the Registrar' s Office for over twentyfour years. She is retiring on December 31, 1989 and plan's to travel after leaving her job at Wilkes The one problem this year that all three mentioned had to do with the new ID 's. According to Mrs. Barker, "The computer center couldn ' t get the bar codes for the ID' s to the regis trar' s office until all of the students decided on one of the meal plans." That problem has been eliminated now and the Registrar's Offi ce is working hard to get all of the ID 's processed. College Misericordia." Flanagan-Herstek worked al College Misericordia prior to corning to Wilkes. She was the assistan to the Academic Dean, and befor that, she was the coordinator o contining education. Flanagan-Herstek is a grad ate of Bloomsburg Stat College,where she received h Bachelor of Science degree · elementary education. She th attended College Misericordi where she received a Master's Science degree in human servic administration. Her office is located on t third floor of the Max Roth Cent and her extension is 4237. Full Service Salon Provincial Towers Bldg. 34 S. Main Street Wilkes-Barre, Pa. 18701 (717) 829-3600 Men's & Women's Cuts • Waxing Perms: Specializing In Spiral Perms Manicures & Nail Art Make-up Application Registrar-designate John Meyers and Assistant Registrar Susan Hritzak We Carry: Aueda Matrix & Saebastian Products Special Student Discounts ~ College I.D. �SEPTEMBER 14, 1989 THE B EACON How're you going to do it? "This is going to be._a bre~ze.''.; t> ,.. 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Microsoft is a registered trademark of Microsoft Cotporatoon. hDC W1ndoNs Express. hOC Windows Manager and hDC Windows Color are trademarks of hDC Computer Corporation. 80386SX IS a trademark of Intel Corporation. © IBM Co,p. 1989 �Tm: BEACON SEPTEMBER 14, 1989 Th e Programming Board does it again: Amy and Leslie: A Total Hit! by Camille Clark Beacon Feature Writer WILKES-BARRE It's a shame that so few people, and many of the same people at that, attend the Wilkes Programming Board events. Last Friday, the Board featured Amy Fradon, Leslie Ritter and Dan Uttcndorfer (billed as "Amy and Leslie"), an acoustic group from Woodstock; NY. Those not in attendance missed a fine show. Picture this: two long-tressed ladies, one blond, one brunete, wearing flowered sundresses, and their companion, a guitaF-slinging man who is trying to compete in the hai r department himself, despite a receding hai rline. They are standing in a dim pink glow on a stage, in a small room with Tudorstyle woodwork. Sound like '60s hippies performing in a '50s beatnik cafc'? Yes, but with two distinctly '80s twists. The ladies arc sporting high-top Rccboks (I guess being on your feet for two hours is more pleasant with the right footwear), and no smoke is drifting up from the presumably hea lth-consciou s audience's tables. This goes to prove that Fradon (the brunette) , Ritter (the blond), and Uttendorfcr (nicknamed "Dan the Band"), despite Fradon 's underarm hair and talk of Woodstock II after the show, are in tune with life in the '80s. One line from the performers' socially-conscious lyrics shows that they combine the spirit of protest of yesterday with the pragmatism of today. If any phrase can sum up Friday night's performance, it is "pleasant surprises." As the show wore on, the audience learned that there are many layers to this trio, both musically and personally. The show started out with Ritter on lead vocals of a song she wrote, "When the Green Returns to Catskill." The beautiful nature-inspired lyrics of this song, along with the second song, which cries of the stress of modem life. introduced us to the group 's philosophy oflifc as well as to Ritter's stirring, multi-octave voice. After the gentle opening songs, the crowd got a jolt from "Chain Reaction - Ba-da Bing, Ba-da Boom," a fast-moving song written by -Uttendorfer about the Chernobyl nuclear accident. After that, we learned to expect protest lyrics in the songs he had written - including "Africa," which describes that "dying land", as a "grave", and "The World Gets a Little Crazier", which expresses disillusionment with the destructive tendencies of the human race. Perhaps his acute awareness of the brutality of life is why he wrote "Mamma", a tender song which asks for reassurance from the one who always seemed strong in times of trouble. The show hit a turn ing point with "Prince of Whales", a song cowritten by Fradon and Ritter about a male dolphin they swim with on their frequent trips to Key Largo. They will take along anyone who is interested in this unique experience of swimming with the dolphins. Audience reaction to this haunting song was so appreciative that even the performers were somewhat taken aback. For the rest of the evening, it seemed that the songs D1 tc inte ho will : Members of the Amy and Leslie acoustic guitar group entertain students in the S.U.B. got better and better, and the applause louder. The musicians showed their not-so-serious side as they hammed it up to the raunchy Rickie Lee Jones tune "Easy Money", and Uttendorfer's Paul Simonesque: "Don't Slam the Door When You Leave." These went over well, though I personally enjoyed most the songs wriiten by Fradon and Ritter. My favorite song of the whole evening (and one Fradon, after the show, admitted to being "partial to" herself) was "Nadia", co-written by the ladies. This tale of a broken woman who went through a healing experience is written narrative-style in the gran- diose language of a medieval ballad, with effective mythological allusions. Ritter sang about "nymphs gathered around a woman in pain, with an arrow through her chest," while Fradon's piercing background vocals sounded like an ancient lament. The second half of the show, after a much-needed twenty-minute break, brought quite a treat. Fradon began to sing lead for the first time, and we heard her beautiful voice, which is more powerful and better than Ritter's, though not quite as versatile (Fradon stays mostly in soprano-range). Ritter even complimented her partner on stage for a stirring performance of a love song Fradon wrote. The concert concluded with title song to the group's LP, "Cf) tal Song," which they plugged few times during the evening even artists have to eat. "Cry Song" had a long introductory st to go with it, dealing with the tri New Age spirituality. Even though they explained meaning of this eerie song, I se they were still keeping so enigmatic secret to themselv That's all right, theirs is a secret is worth spending time trying discover. Airplane Rocks Saratoga by Tracy Youells Beacon Feature Writer Saratoga Springs is a park in upstate New York, which boasts towering evergreens, natural hot springs, and an acoustically sound amphitheater. On the evening of September 3rd, this haven of tranquility was invaded by Harley Davidson motorcycles, barefoot Deadheads, and sportscars occupied by successful, mature adults looking to recapture some of the emotions and values they left behind in their past. For that night, was the night, that the great Jefferson Airplane was to take the stage. The concert began on an energized note with perfect renditions of some of their earlier claims to fame, including "Somebody to Love","Lather", and "Wooden Ships". The entire performance was centered around the old songs that still echo the universal fears of war, isolation, and growing old. The original members of the band, Grace Slick, Paul Kantner, Marty Balin, Jorma Kaukonen, and Jack Casady, demonstrated the talent and-chemistry that made them such an enduring musical force. The highlight of this evening's performance had to be the thirty minutes that Jorma Kaukonen and Jack Casady occupied the stage. Known collectively as Hot Tuna, they moved the crowd with their unique style of the blues. Armed with only a bass, an acoustic guitar, and Jorma's distinctive voice, they did a remarkable job of mesmerizing the spectators with tunes like "Candyman", " Death don't have no Mercy", and a few of their other favorites. Their spontaneous solos and the way they complemented each other while playing their blues influenced music gave me the impression that they could read each others' minds. Their performance • was capped off by Grace Slickj ing them on stage. Following Hot Tuna's song, Marty Balin and Paul K ner rejoined the group to per! some of ther new material. " Wheel", was a song written for new album, by Marty Balin and dedicated to the plight of Cen America and one woman in p lar. Another, composed about See Airplane page 11 I do1 solve to �SEl!fEMBER 14, 1989 THE BEACON hat do you think of President ush's new drug proposal? Chris Sommer Junior Drugs are a major problem in today's society, and without intervention it wiil only worsen, however, I don't believe Bush will accomplish any more than his predecessor. I don't think we should be in Columbia or any part of S. America, but I do agree with his methods in the U.S. I agree with his comment "that to be a whole person, you have to help someone else". Stephanie Pagliarulo Junior Laurie Eater Senior I tink his policy stinks because rehabilitation, not punishment, is the answer. People have a sickness and they shouldn't be punished for it. I think there are a lot of viable solutions for prevention, but it will be left up to Congress and the people to battle out what they exactly want But I don't necessarily think the answer is imprisonment. rote. Cathy Tigue Junior I don 't think it's really going to solve anything. It's not an answer to this long term problem. Andy Funberg and Anthony Diaz Sophomore and Senior Andy: Who's Bush? Anthony: He shouldn't be taking so many. Marti Stray Sophomore If children don't have the education they're not going to know it's wrong. irace It T and bup mate t writ ~ Bal ~!:tn Dan Brunetti Sophomore Bill Chromey Senior ~ose It won't work. He's fighting a war with too many fronts and he's going to lose. ge Shawn Galbreath Junior It hasn't worked yet and I doubt it will. Nadine Turczak Junior I think there should be more education than punishment. �SEPTEMBER THE BEACON 14, 1989 The summer sizzled with sequels • series and superheroes by John Gordon Beacon Feature Editor I several songs to the fancy of the Joker. The plot to this comic book big screen flick basically covered the rise of the Batman and the origin of the Joker. Kim Bassingt:r was introduced as Vicki Yale, the man in black's love interest. Overall, Batman was perfectly translated from comic paper. to movie script paper without losing a step. Next, it will leap from movie theaters to video screens on November 15th. Reserve your copy of the summer's number one hit today! THE GRADE= 4.0 This summer's movie madness was a duplication of the hysteria hurricane that swept the nation during the 1984 summer campaign. Films such as Ghostbusters and I ndianalones and the Temple ofthe Doom were the driving forces in a multi-million dollar storm that hit that year. Now, in 1989, the w;ather has threatened and struck again. The sequels to Indy and Ghostbusters were big winners in the movie lottery. However, Batman blazed the bunch by earning over $238 million dollars. Herc's a look at the best of the rest that kindled this summer's fire of films: 1) Batman- Jack Nicholson's sadistic Joker grin in this film was due to the mass ive millions he earned as well as the vat of acid he plunged into. Michael Keaton also possessed a Joker-like smile, even though he portrayed Batman. His grin was a result of finally being put on the star map. There is no doubt that scripts will be approaching Keaton from all directions after the enormous success of Batman. The performances of these two superstars as superheroes were exhilarating. Nicholson danced and pranced across the screen with case and insanity. He will soon find him self being nominated for an Academy Award as best actor. Many people do ubted director Tim Burton's choice for who was to Film Journal Batman play Batman. However, Michael Keaton turned out to be the perfect - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2) When Harry Met Sallychoice. He looked conv incing in This was a film that I originally had the sui t of armour dawned by the no inimediate interest in seeing. Dark Knight. But word of mouth made my eyes He was twice as convincing of sight hungry. After I devoured playing the suave and sophisticated this dish of del ight, I had found my socialite Bruce Wayne. Burton second favorite movie of the sumwanted someone who looked like mer season. an every day normal typ<:; of guy as This is a story for anyone interoppo sed to a six-foot-four ested in the big "L"-word , love. It's bouldering hunk. a tale of two people that start out as · Tim Burton captured the true friends , then become lovers, then essence of Gotham C ity. The setfriends again, and then friends and tings were dark and dreary, and lovers. Got it!? shadows appeared in every corner Billy (Running Scared) Cryso f the screen. Nicholson signed on tal and Meg ( Innerspace ) Ryan Lo do the picture because he liked play the two destined to be together. the attitude Burton had going into the film . Both men wanted the Both could possibly receive Acmovie to possess that purple night ademy Award nominations. Crystal possesses a captivating comic book atmosphere. yet annoying charm. He whips out Danny ( Oingo Boingo ) jokes and wise cracks faster than Elfman orchestrated a brilliant people turn their heads to hear sountrack that will not be overabo ut E.F. Hutton. Ryan plays on looked when Academy Award time his wit with some catchy repartee of arrives. And Pri nce contributed actually on the side of the num one entry in the tourney. He isa friends with Kreese, the Cobra instructor from the first two fil Martin Kove returns as the gungGreen Beret who taunted Miy and Daniel through the first films. Get all the kicks you can fr Costi this last film, because Macchio•-- -6) ~ made it clear he will not do ano fil m film. This flick should be a sm se R evok on video after a poor showing 4) The Karate Kid Ill- Harrithe big screen. son Ford and Sean Connery have a THE GRADE= 3.5 magical relationship after one film. S) Field of DreamsRalph Macchio and Pat Morita the summer's blockbusters arri1 License 1 have .developed from a magical there was a-great film ahead of I as classi1 relationship into a classical relafield, and it was a dream, Field tionship over three films, and it Dreams that is. keeps getting better all the time. This motion picture will tumble t Director John ( Rocky ) yo u into a wonderful atmosph ·on loaded A vildsen has helmed all three of the One where dreams come true series. He has admitted to being fantasies are touched. The movi ays a sin hooked on the Daniel and Miyagi so full of life you smell the sw gglesacla relationship, and he doesn 't want summer night's air. anyone else to touch the charm. In Field of Dreams, Ke That charm sparkles like children's Costner plays a man who beco Crest toothpaste whenever obsessed with constructing a A vildsen squeezes the tube. His ball field in his own backyard. camera shots of the two in various occurs after , he hears voi training sequences blend beautiwhispering to him, "go the fully with the soaring music score tance," and " if you build it he s, the title c by Bill Conti. come." License toi This time around Daniel wants People around him begin Timothy I to enter the All-Valley Tournament question his actions. I-lowever, y 007 wi again. However, Miyagi wi:I not pursues his dream and shares it~ sign the contract as his trainer, special people, including his wi stating that Daniel does not have a . Arny Madigan) and "Shoeless" good reason for fighting. So the Jackson ( James Earl Jones ), 7) l&1l1n.L youth turns his back on his mentor well as a number of baseball g ·c Johnson : and teams up with a new sensei. players from the "Black Sox" is pie," Th This sensei is a corrupt teacher, dal of 1919 ( In which severalp back wi th a and leads Daniel to train in an ers were accused of throwing ded right c improper method. The mentor is World Series). l Weapon. W, her own. One such incident occurs in a restauraunt where she shakes her hair and moans in pleasure faking an orgas .. well, you can guess what she fakes. Rob ( Stand By Me) directed this heart-warming fli ck with a personal tone. Events between his former wife and he persuaded him to create this romantic gem. Hi s former wife is Penny ( La verne and Shirley) Marshall. The best part about this movie is the sweet blend that occurs throughout the film between Crystal and Ryan. it is a mixture that manyfilmgoers will be sure to identify with. THE GRADE= 4.0 3) Indiana Tones and the Last Crusade- If Harrison Ford was a baseball player, he would have hit only two triples and would be able to retire. However, those triples would have scored record breaking runs in the names of the Star Wars saga and now the completion of the Indiana Jones trilogy. The last Crusade cracks as smart as Indy's whip did in Raiders of the lost Ark. The magic is back! The mystery that was so intriguing in the first film is present agai n in Crusade. Instead of the lost Ark of the Covenant being the object of desire, this Lime around it is the Holy Grail creating a race for glory. Sean ( James Bond ) Connery joins Ford in the quest for the cup of Christ. He plays Indiana's Father, Dr. Henry Jones. The two form a dead-pan humorous combinat~on. Comedy has not been neither of the men 's forte in past fi lms, but when they came together for Crusade a magical relationship fo rmed . Nazis: archaeolog ists, cliffhangi ng stunts, and a fa bulous female once again make Indiana Jones worth digging. Steven Spielberg, George Lucas, and Harrison Ford will long be remembered as priceless relics when people think of the Indiana Jones series in the distant future. THE GR ADE= 3.75 p on II f that was film . 1 Mel Gil ann y G erdevelo is streng rfecll y t not. on and into Leth ang les an electrify the ·ng bolts ti catap ul t. HE GRADE The Abyssg film gets as the a byss ocean deptt Harrison Ford and Sean Connery Filmlru.m ol �SEPTEMBER Id of Dreams is sure to base with many viewer's For those people who worry eball movie, fear not, see and you won't strike out! EGRADE= 3.5 Ljcense to Kill- This latest was originally titled litvoked. But soon after the process and a title change, y Dalton stepped back into ndary role of Bond, James atic,and sophisticated tone well with his brash, rough ble exploits in this new loaded Bond flick. NewRobert ( Die Hard ) Davi a sinister drug lord, and aclassic new enemy onto n in the long line of evil n he comes into con0ict the contest gets personal. warned to stay away from by the British government license to kill is revoked ( title conflict). nse 10 Kill is sure to thrill. Lethal Weaoon II- As hnson says in the T.V. ad pie," The magic is back.!" with a BANG! And it is n If follows the action lhat was such a success in tilm. The characters of ( Mel Gibson ) Riggs and Danny Glover) Murtaugh developed, and the relai trengthened as humor cctl y Lo form a never- They must take place in the rescue of an American submarine that sinks in the abyss near by. Ed ( Right Stuff ) Harris and Mary Elizabeth ( Color of Money) Mastrian tonio star as two estranged lovers who find themselves together deep under water and deep! y in love again. Some of the films strongest scenes occur between these two highly credible actors. One resurrection scene stands out between the two. Besides the rescue mission, alien encounters stand between the sub and the underwater platform's crew. Director James ( Aliens ) Cameron did a spectacular job capturing the setting of the ocean depths. Most of the film was shot in an abandoned water tank. The Abyss was an above average flick that blew at least half of the summer films out of the water. So go deep into the abyss of your local movie theater. But don't worry, the only thing you will have to tread is popcorn and soda. THE GRADE= 3.0 9) Dead Pqets Society- Robin Williams starred as an enthusiastic English teacher who influenced the lives of a group of young boys in a Vermont Preparatory school. Even though he was only present for about thirty minutes of the film, Williams gave a brilliant performance that will not be overlooked when it comes Academy Award time. He installed the idea into the boys that they should "seize the day!" This film should be seized and taken to heart. It touches the fact that everyone should make the most out of life. Director Peter ( Witness ) Weir made the most out 14, 1989 of a great script and a brilliant young cast. The Dead Poets Society was a poetry reading group that John ( Williams ) Keating belonged to years earlier. The boys at the school decide that it is time to ressurect the society and become social in verse and rhyme once again. There is a multitude of sadness displayed in this film , but there are also numerous uplifting scenes as well. So you could say the Dead part of the movie is depressing, but the Poets Society is joyful. THE GRADE= 3.0 10) STAR TREK V- Space ... The final frontier ... Star Trek V ... the final voyage of the enterprise? Will this be the last time the aging crew dares to boldly go where no . one has gone before? Star Trek V: The Final Frontier will appeal only to die-hard trekkies, and even they will find this one to be the least enjoyable of the space series. In this chapter Spock's brother takes over the enterprise, and leads it on a perilous journey to the center of the universe. It is there where he hopes to witness "the meaning of life." ~ I ' ... . \ ,': - - - William Shatner FilmJoum.i William Shatner directs for the first time and perhaps the final time. Look for Star·Trek VI: The New Direcior. THE GRADE= 2.5 The Bottom Line: 2.5 SAY ANYTHING 2.5 Ghostbusters II 2.25 UNCLE BUCK 2.25 SHAG 2.0 Parenthood Eddie and the Cruisers II 1.75 FRIDAY the 13th-8 .25 !. on and more action is into Lethal Weapon II. angles and deatl1 defying trify the screen as well as bolts that Gibson and pull. GRADE=3.0 - This fantastic fihn gets as deep in the lhe abyss or the pit does oceandepths. story centers around an r experimental crew. Ralph Macchio and Pat Morita Film Joumal THE BEACON Crazy .world by Karen Theresa Jordan Beacon Feature Writer For me, a day's events are divided into two categories. The first, which I call 'thought' contains all that I think, imagine, dream, and so forth. Anything else is classified as 'action.' You may say "Ah ... this sounds suspiciously like reality and imagination." In responce I am forced to say, "Pishaw!" because I have never heard a satisfactory definition for the word 'reality.' Even to look it up in the dictionary is a chore because the whole definition rests on the 'common sense' understanding of truth. Common sense was something I could never depend on, so I prefer 'thought' and 'action' - - -they are so much more easily controlled. Usually this system works well with only one or two exceptions. You see, I have had, and will continue to have, days• when the gravitational force of the Earth doubles and I am left to Jay in bed with absolutely 00 motivation to move. It is on days such as these, that the distinction between my neat and tidy categories is blurred because I will either do things that I so vague! y remember that I classify tern as thought or I will dream things so vividly that I am convinced that they feel like action. The reason I am explaining all of this is that I have his vague memory from what seems to be about five or six years ago. Anyway, the story you are about to hear may or may not be true. And there are no names to be changed to protect the innocent. I am sitting in a court yard in Hartford, Connecticut, near the Hartford Museum. I am there on a field trip with twenty or so other kids from school and had broken away from the crowd to do some exploring on my own . From beyond a row of hedges I see an elderly woman, maybe seventy, clutching a old, dirty, black leather bag. The term '.'baglady" doesn't seem to apply to her though. She is very neat in dress and manners, very well kempt. She doesn't look like insane or senile, she just looks grandmotherly. The fact that she is very nearly bald gives her a air of masculinity which is offset by her huge pendulous breasts. I watch her walk pul'posefully over to a bench that sits underneath a relatively large monument to Christopher Columbus. She sits down and removes from her bag a spoon, a blue ceramic bowl, a box of Post Raisin Bran and a half-gallon carton of lowfat milk. I glance away often so as not to be blatently obvious about watching her but curiousity always guides my eyes right back to her. I watch her prepare a bowl of cereal, expecting to see her eat a mid-afternoon snack. Instead, she carefully balances the bowl in one hand and uses the other to scale the statue. The whole ordeal is beginning to get peculiar enough for me to want to get the hell out. Lunacy forces me to stay. She is now sitting on Mr. Columbus' lap spoonfceding him Raisin Bran and talking to him backwards. Not word backwards, but sentence backwards. Like in, stead of "Hi, how are you?" she says "You are how, Hi?" I can't even grasp what the conversation is about and I know that trying to talk to her would probably be too much for me to bear. I mean if I talked normally, would she understand me? Would I understand her? Would anybody understand either of us? I think that during this period of bewilderment, I left the old woman to her duties and rejoined my group, but I can't be sure. The memory just sort of fades off right there. I don't think I have clarified this story's origin, as I had originally intended, but I no longer care because I like this particular mental picture. And who is to say, even if I lllil!Ll see her, that this slightly eccentric woman doesn't exist? After all, this is a "crazy, crazy world, crazy, crazy time," right, Michael? Airplane Continued from page 8 political movement in Poland called "Solidarity" was a driving anthem that reminded everyone that the cause of freedom was worth fighting for. "Panda" was a song written about the near extinction of the bear from the animal's point of view. Although every song that they selected to play from their newest effort carried messages of continued concern for social and politita.J issues, one should not expect to hear a revival of the original Airplane attitude or musical style. In conclusion, I'd like to say that even though Grace Slick toned down her image and stage antics, the Jefferson Airplane concert was definite! y worth traveling for. Each original member of the group, and every other musician on stage, hypnotized the audience of mixed ages, backgrounds, and lifestyles, until we all forgot, we were living in 1989 and that even Jefferson Airplane had changed along with us. J;he man sitting on my left summed it all up when he said, "I saw these guys 21 years ago this week, never thought I'd see them again. They were much better this time." �THE BEACON SEPTEMBER 14, 1989 Before the Dawning of the Ag How would we charecterize the Sixties? Hope, anger, death , despair. But this could be any generation, couldn ' t it? Let's add violence, change, protests, and rage. How about the emergence of black role models and leaders? A massive Civil Rights movement? A cold , cold war between the world's superpowers? A swift and pointless arms race? A real threat, for the first time, of nuclear holocast? A television war abroad in which the players were teens, both confused and misinformed; and the coaches were diplomats talking through their rectums? A television war at home where the tolerence level of the black team disintegrated and the wick of their confined fury was lit? The assassination oft wo prominent political leaders? The assassination of two philosophically contrasting Civil Rights leaders? Add to that student rebellion, social reform, and a hippie movement. Wow, that's a lot for one decade.Butwhydidallofthiscome together in the Six ties? What are the antecedent conditions which produced, in11uenced, or caused these dramatic changes? Changes don't just happen. There has to be a cause, or perhaps multiple causes. Some _of these causes may not yet be fully known or understood. Some of it might be speculation. But if we are going to answer "why" and get to the honest-togoodness truth then we have to be analytical and objective. We have to be able to ask questions upon questions, and ~!so be willinl! to accept the aswers to those q ues Lions even if they are at conflict with our own personal beliefs and prejudices. For example, there is no empirical evidence to support that any race is superior to any other race. Humans are the same throughout the world, the same biological and chemical makeup, the same tissue, the same cells, the same genes. Only the political, social, and religious systems to which the human being is born into, without choice, is significantly different. So why then was it so damn difficult to grant civil rights to black people? Why all the hate and murder and suffering? (This seems to be a common question when talking about humans.) Well, there's this little thing called power, and those who have it, usually do not want to give it up. They create systems ofheirarchy to preserve the power structure. So if I, because of my white skin, am allowed to sit in the front of the bus (as if there is something sacred about the front of a bus) and societv defines sittin in "Grab Your Best Friend And Go See 'BEACH~' (i) A funny, human tale. 0 One of the most heartwarming movies since 'Terms of Endearment: CD *~~~" © (highest rating) the front as a position of ascendency over others, then I will, typically, exercise that right, and at the same time, get a mild sadistic pleasure. But why would somebody want to exercise that right? Why is a person prejudiced? Well, certain beliefs concerning racial superiority have been repeated throughout history. Some say that black people are a degenerate form of white people. Others, say that black people are a separate race altogether, an inferior race. Now these beliefs, which are created and repeated by the power hungry people of society, both politically and religiously, are taught to the next generation, and they teach it to the next generation, and so on. Now if you're a white boy growing up in this kind of environment where everyone hates Negros, your parents, your relatives, your priest, your school teachers-remember these people say "they love you", these are your authority · figures and your role models-then why the hell should you think twice about not hating a Negro. The One of the year's10 best. "Thecomedy is classic Mike Nichols. Melanie Griffith is pure pleasure." 1 "funnv, sassy. sexy, romanlic...an exhilaraling gifHvrapped holiday packageof happiness'" 1......,.'N' ,t f!-,1 10 (1~' -..+fl\\ ,lk 11 "Two Thumbs Up 1.'. wonderful rags-to-richesstory featuring agreat performance by Melanie Griffith." was running rampant; Ame· were still wrapped up in their tory in WWII, they didn't notice the Korean War coim go. The military system was cient and invulnerable. They reaping the harvests of pos prosperity, and pent up perpetuating the Ozzie and myth of martial life. (In 1960, were 31.7% of married worn the labor force.) And there are many other tors. There was a growing · class; college enrollment from 1.5 million in 1940 to 3.6 lege students to do with all the· time? How were they go· handle the draft? What lead believe in an Age of Aquari There are may exciting tion which we can ask, and w· and hopefully answer in this Next week we will look i Kennedy years, the Ke legacy, and try to find outjusl J.F.K. did or didn't do? What on behind the scenes and be the speeches? Who was behi assassination? Did the media an image of Kennedy that · wasn't there? CARNATION SALE BUY ONE FOR MOM ON PARENT'S DAY!!! - \15'.i l &. IIUl SEPTEMBER 23, 1989 $1- - SOLD AT THE CAFETERIA OR ROSS HALL LOS ANGELF.S DAJ.LY NE.WS. John H. Richardson (D SNEAX PREVIEWS. Jeffrey Lyon, © CBS ,TV, Los Angeles, Sieve Xmetko BARBARA HERSHEY BETTE MIDLER T HE Y MET ON A BEACH and objectives for our inv ment? Were we really that · ened about Communism? W that important to the dip! ego, or were the big buisn • concerned with the resources might find there? \ .... ..,,, (...,t,., Ui( , 11'. ~Ollt,, ll-\\l 'i (D ABC RADIO NflWORll Joanna Langfield @ Negro is inferior in every way. You see him working the sloppy, messy jobs. You see him publically lynched: He doesn ' t look like you; he's d-<1-<lifferent. Of course, we cannot exist · side-by-side as different: one has to be superior. The person, who acts this way, has then socially learned his behavior. His prejudice can be more easily corrected than the person whose prejudice is clinically induced, in which itis imperative for the person to feel superior to others. He is insecure and his self-esteem is the pits. This is sad. They are both sad, and true. This is just one example of how we can trace the history of an idea and try to find out what its origin is, what impact it had on society, how the people reacted to it, and, for our purposes, how it affected the Sixties. No doubt the events of the fifties affected the Sixties. America was in a Cold War with the Soviet Union; there was intense diplomatic competition to gain control, or at least maintain balance, in Europe and later in Asia. The Soviet were gaining on the U.S. in the arms race; they just tested their first A-bomb in 1949. Who would be the first to develop the Hydrogen bomb? The Soviets controlled Northeast Asia. Could the Americans maintain control of the South Pacific? America was already sending advisors to Vielman under Truman. Now what was so important about Vietnam? What were our motives _;o YEARS AGO BEACHES QNCE IN A LIFETIME )OU MAKE A FRIENDSHI P T HAT LASTS FOREVER. 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Linda Straface (hitter), Lynda Plushau (defense) and bclla (hitter) form the nucleus of experience along with junior Jennifer Catania (defense) and sophomore Kathy Monahan (hitter). -"Our strong point is our defense," Saracino said. "We have a lot of good players in that area. They are familiar with it. Sherry Macking plays a complete game. Mary Jo . Moses and Nguyen Huynh also help out." The problem of injury has surfaced for Straface, who has a pulled muscle in her hip. "That's bothering Linda right now," Saracino said. "It may slow her up for a while." One of the key freshman taking the court is hitter Sue Ketner, who was named most valuable player in the Luzerne County Invitational Tournament last weekend. "Susie is just unbelievable," Saracino said. "She does so many things well. She's really going to be a dangerous player when she improves her already tremendous skills." One factor in Saracino's favor is the presence of Lisa Kravitz, last year's superstar, as an assistant coach. "Her knowledge is incredible," Saracino said. "And, the girls respect her. They're calling her 'Coach' on the court. I think that means a lot." After a fiery 3-1 start, the Lady Colonels lost to Elizabethtown (6-15, 15-11, 2-1 5) and Albright (11-1 5, 7-15) on Tuesday. "Our inexperience could make it a tough go," Saracino said. "We'll get by, though." me odds and ends from the first NFL weekend 's alookatWeekOneofthe yTestaverde- In perhaps performance of his pro the third-year quarterback 22 of 27 passes for 205 d one touchdown - and wasingle interception 21 road win over Green Bay. by far his best game going Tampa Bay coach Ray PerkBell - In pads for only a after a lengthy holdout, he 128 yards on 26 carries and two touchdowns to spark the elcs Rams to a 31-21 win ta. "That was as good a ce under the circumthat I've seen," Coach John ' Herschel Walker and the Dallas Chris Chandler. After his team's 30Joe Montana and Jerry Rice his biggest play was a 2-yard TD Montana completed 15 of 26 passes plunge on the game' s final play to offensive line - He rushed for only 24 home loss to the Super Bowl 10 yards on eight carries as the champion San Francisco 49ers, he for 233 yards, including six to Rice give the Bills a 27-24 win in Miami. Cowboys lost to New Orleans, 28-0. said , "We are as talented as they are. for 163 yards, in a 30-24 road win "I was hoping I'd make it because I over Indianapolis. "I haven't seen knew if I didn't, I'd never hear the Dallas rushed 10 times for a team- The difference is they did what they them all," 49ers offensive coordina- end of it for the rest of my career," he record low 20 yards. "Geez, that's had to to win the game." tor Mike Holmgren said, "but I can't said. pretty bad," he said. "That's awful." imagine anyone handling big-play David Grayson - Cleveland's BEST AND WORST situations better than Joe Montana. linebacker scored two touchdowns, Copyright 1989, USA TODAY/ And it doesn't hurt to have No. 80 one on a 28-yard fumble return and Least likely future NFL talent Apple College Information Network (Rice) to go to, either." Said Colts the other on a 14-yard interception, scout: Indianapolis quarterback ---..-.- - =---::?"-=.:-: running back Eric Dickerson: "As and recovered another fumble to set long as the 49ers have Joe Montana up a field goal in a 51-0 romp over d I'm sold throwing to Jerry Rice, they'll be on Pittsburgh. I ur coach. top. It's as simple as that." 1 I allowing Anthony Carter- Minnesota's THE GOATS unhappy wide receiver caught seven Jim McMahon - In his San d uri ng the passes for 123 yards and one touch- Diego , debut, he completed only ted by the down in a 38-7 romp over Houston. seven of 18 passes for 91 yards and week , but "I still think I should be compensated was sacked once before being t any time. asoneofthetopreceiversin theNFL, benched in a 40-14 loss to the Los \ he changed but I'll put that behind me," Carter Angeles Raiders. "I just didn't play ing pass to said. well; my fundamentals were ter- re ability to Jim Kelly - His passing rallied rib le," he said. "I had a chance to ~ham's thrill Buffalo from a late 24-13 deficit, but make some plays and I didn't." ~ ·. . · . BEACON.< SP&:iA;.D( SHEET ... -3.5 over San Diego -6.5 over Denver ·.·-:- .•.· . Tamp~ BJy+7 over 49ers 'Skins ~3 over Philadelphia Bengals -10 over Pittsburgh Buffalo -6 over Denver B AY leans -4.5 over Green Bay +lover Atlanta lphia +3 over 'Skins ta+ 1over Chicago Seattle -6.5 over Phoenix 49ers -7 over Tampa Bay Raiders +2 over Kansas City Houston -3.5 over San Diego ~as of week 1: Ott, 3-1; Clark, 2-1-1; Go..-don, 2-1-1; and Morrell, 1-2-1 id. "I feel - ~~f~f ~ ave more Prolog Randall Cunningham, Philadelphia's "Rocket." ime since 1973 lebration was undeiway. ~de a great pass and Jellen fired a bullet," said Wingert of the ~nd campus and the Division III soccer world. e will give us quick national recognition," said Wingert. defeated and ranked in our region. I think we really outplayed onets had been beating us to balls but today we were quicker to em. They might have been a little bit weary since they were a weekend tournament in Virginia, but we played really smart. ws what we can do if we can continue to work hard and don't We proved what we can accomplish when we concentrate over ause some problems." �THE BEACON SEPTEMBER 14, 1989 Malatesta hopes team takes offensive A new season always brings change. Teams usually lose a few key .players, while at the same time, add a few fresh faces in hopes of replaci ng lost talent. Good teams sometimes become bad and poor squads, once in a while, tum it around, a la the Baltimore Orioles. But the most common change in a team, especially a losing one, in leadership. If things go wrong, more often _then not, the co·ach takes the blame. This is the sorry truth. Just ask Billy Martin, Dallas Green, or anyone else crazy enough to manage the New York Yankees. Last year was tough for the Wilkes field hockey team. They scored only seven goals the entire season while alowing a whopping 40 enroute to a 2-12-2 season. There weren't many smiling faces after games last year. A change had to be made. And of course, that change was in the coaching ranks. Wilkes College, meet Addy Malatesta. Malatesta comes to Wilkes from State University of New York at Potsdam, where she coached field hockey for five years, taking her teams to the state playoffs in four of them. She is used to winning, and hopes that her Lady Colonels will get a few more chances to taste the spoils of victory this year. But the emphasis in this case is on few. Malatesta realizes that the changing of guard will have wrinkles to be ironed out. "Right now, we are probably looking at a rebuilding year," Malatesta said. "I was not hired for the job until August and I knew we would go through a lot of changes. The players would have to adjust to my coaching style and I would have to work with the talent that was already here to set up a base and evaluate everything. "Right now, all of our players are giving 100 percent effort and we need to maintain that level if we are going to have success. We practiced three times a day in the ---- _of these causes may not yet be fully know n or understood. Some of it might be speculation. But if we are going to answer "why" and get to the honest-togoodness truth then we have to be analytical and objective. We have preseason. But our success won't be measured with wins and losses. I'll measure our success by our attitude. If it is positive and we are working hard, we will have had a successful season." If wins are to come more readily this season, the Lady Colonels will need a great year from their trio of seniors. The young team will need leadership both on and off the field from forward Tara Haas, halfback Alisa Geller and goalie/ forward Susan Barr. "We are a young team and especially inexperienced at a few positions," Malatesta said. "Our seniors are doing a very good job so far." Malatesta will be relying heavily on Geller to be a mainstay on defense. She will be asked to direct and redirect the attack. Offensively, Haas will be asked to anchor the charge. She will need to be aggresive in the circle and be a constan't scoring threat. Both leaders believe this year will be better than last. "I think we are doing quite well so far this year," said Haas. "Coach has good input and she is very outgoing. We kind of needed a change, a new energetic person who relays that on to the players. Coach has done that and I think that has helped a lot of us." "We have a new coach this year, and I think that has want to give it up. 'c7~~ht. .us _a new attitude," Geller said. "Everyone has a systemsofheirarchytopreservethe 1Utude, and we have nowhere to go but up. So far, power structure. So ifl, because of , been running practice really well. She listens to my white skin, am allowed to sit in ave ·to say and at the same time has us in great the front of the bus (as if there is testa had her firs t major dilemma when she was something sacred about the front of her goaltending situation. a bus), and societv defines sittin m roblem? No true goaltender. But Barr, a senior, /IIy a forward, unselfishly volunteered to tend the fiey "Grab Your Best Friend And Go See 'BEACHES' CD A funny, human tale. 0 One of the most heartwarming movies since 'Terms of Endearment:@ ** **4" (highest rating) © (D ABC RADIO NE'IWORK. Joanna Langfield @ LOS ANGEUS DAILY NO\'S. John H. Ricbard,on (D SNEAK PRrVlEWS. Jeffrey Lyons © CBS-1V. Los Angeles. Sieve Kmetko sleeping until at T HE Y MET O N A BEAC H 30 Y EARS AG O 1l days and drain BEACHES l. QNCE IN A LIFETIME YOU MAKE A FRIENDSHIP THAT LASTS FOREVER. PG · 13.,uuns STIIOMGLT CAUTINU _ -::.r;- , ... ... , -... Y - U . FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 9:30 PM, SLC 101 "Going into the game, I thought the final score be 1-0 either way," said Malatesta. "It was really pl to score three goals. Sue Barr had seven saves f sh utout." Fortunes were not as sparkling for the squad hosted Juniata on Tuesday for the home opener, dro 1-0 decision. "We were really off, " standing around." "We really weren't up for the game," said Petrol don't know what the problem was. We have to play more intensity or we will get killed." No matter what happens, 1989 won't be the death of last season. Jng to fulfill small expectation· BARBARA HERSHEY BETTE MIDLER · - · · ·· · .... . .. .. ,_ 1eeded a goalie and I really didn't mind having to -aid Barr. ''I'll play where ever I am needed and it ,tter if it is forward or goalie." '~ere without a goalie and Sue volunteered to play Malatesta. "In the preseason, she worked extra ing an hour after every practice to work at it. It credit to her. She has been doing a good job but x d her most at forward." Barr has been moved back to her natural position because of the recen t walk-on of junior Balestrini, who has in a short time drawn rave reviews her coach and teamates. "Lisa is a seasoned goalie and will be counted mind the net for us," Malatesta said. "We think she wi a great job for us this year." "Lisa has a great attitude. She seems like she's o kill," said Haas. "She goes for any ball that goes near and really sacrifices herself to stop the ball." Hoping to make Balestini's job a little bit easier w junior Dawn Smith and sophomore Susan Weisgerber. "Dawn will play outside half," said Malatesta. has the ability to control the ball, has a very quick slid a solid drive and is \Lery fundamentally sound. "Sue has a lot of speed and quickness. She is aggr and covers the field well. She will be the key to our de at her stopper position." Offensively, the Lady Colonels seem to have more enough weapons to score consistently. They s definitely top their dismal scoring output of last year. Helping Haas offensively will be juniors M Petrosky and Erin Kinney, and sophomores Catie H Lindsey Krivenko, and Michelle Leathery. "Martina has the ability to carry the ball downfiel center it," Malatesta said. "She will make the calls com er plays. We will look for Erin to help us off the "Catie is very fast and will be expected to carry th and lead the attack on the right side. Lindsey and Mi are very aggresive and are sound fundamentally." The Lady Colonels kicked of their season on Sa afternoon in Aurora, New York against \Yells Colle grand fashion. In a sweltering 90 degree heat, neither was able to break into the scoring column in the first But the Lady Colonels early season conditioning show the second half, as goals were scored by Michelle Lea Erin Kinney, and Alisa Geller. The trifecta of goals· 3-0 win was almost half of last year's entire scoring I season. r 8:00 A.M. The Valley College's 90 degrees. get ready." ~ Leading the way for the Colonels was emerging sophomore star Mike " Fontinell. Fontinell fini shed 44th in a pool of 178 runners, clocking in at 28:47. The next tw0 Colonel runners to place were junior Pat O'Connell and senior Jon with times of 28:53 and 29:07 respectively. "Our top three runners were pretty close together with their times, which is very McGuire said. "I was espec ially happy with O'Connell to emerge because we Fontinell and Kline could do the job from last year and he gives us a third solid now. " Rich Bonning also provided McGuire with a pleasant surprise, finishing fo 32:27. "Him finishing that high is really encouragi ng," said McGuire. ex hibition meet, The rest of Wilkes competitors were Scott Mann, Tom Devine, Jeff Gayeski, McKeown. "Everyone worked really hard annd I was very happy," McGuire said. we beat both K ing's and Deleware Valley , our two opponets for this upcoming week.' McGuire said. "It e course had a lot week and a half to The Colonels will travel to Deleware Valley this weekend to take on the host and King's. They wi ll be attemting to beat King's in the regular season for the firs! · ten yea rs. �SEPTEMBER 14, 1989 THE BEACON unningham sets a Super goal TLANTIC CITY - Randall Cunningham loped y off Soldier Field last January, his career-high 407 yards left behind, forgotten in the fog. field general of the Philadelphia Eagles had led his past the Chicago Bears' 25 yardline ten times, yet the dropped the NFC semifinal playoff, 20-12. Mistakes, and questionable officials' calls hurt Philadelphia, inside, Cunningham knew he and his team had Ill deliver. A winter of discontent loomed beyond the stadium., blistering sun o training C3.IJ:lp at West Chester "ty has a way of burning a bad memory from one's The watchful eye of Buddy Ryan demands new · ments. But on an evening at the Jersey shore a weeks before Sunday's 31-7 suffocation of Seattle, and some Eagles mates were on hiatus, their miles from the trials of practice. Yet Cunningham focused on the season ahead. Super Bowl is the only -goal we have," he said. last year, we know we can get there. Anything less ahuge disappointment" ingham realizes the importance of the Super ,Bowl, that unless he delivers an NFL title to the City of y Love his emergence as a marquee quarterback with of Fame potential won't matter much. Although indeed be the most riveting player in the league's , he will be remembered in terms of the nships the Eagles gain. Just ask Fran Tarkenton. better than Terry Bradshaw, but the latter has four Bowl wins on his resume' and is a legend. ingham speaks with assurance, nothing new for a compared his impact in the NFL last season to that Gretzky and Michael Jordan in their respective Opponents dread encountering Cunningham and his skills on the open field. To stop the Eagles, must cage him, keeping his magic tricks to a . He has been labeled cocky, but he prefers to be -Oriented. He can even be modest ith all the help I have, I can't just take all ~e credit success of the Eagles," Cunningham said. "We've y different weapons. They (opponents) don't just SIOP me. We've got a great offensive line now with · ·on of Mike Schad, and we've got skill people like yars, Keith Jackson, Cris Carter, Mike Quick, and Toney. And we've added Henry 'Gizmo' Williams. e to produce as much as me. I'm not a one-man times, it seems the opposite is true. Cunningham for 73 percent of the Eagles' offense last season, for 3,808 yards and 24 touchdowns and running for six. He softened the personal hurt of the Eagles' k>ss by being named MVP and sparking a 34-3 NFC JD the Pro Bowl. · gs weren't always so rosy, however. Despite with the death of both parents and becoming only the rback in NCAA history to pass for 2,500-plus three consecutive seasons at UNL V, Cunningham lasted until the 37th pick of the 1985 draft. Marion Campbell then threw him into the fire too early, as his first NFL start was littered with four interceptions. He was as green as his Eagles uniform. Buddy Ryan saved the ship from sinking. Before the 1987 season, he cut veteran Ron Jaworski loose and directed quarterbacks coach Doug Scovil to smooth Cunningham's elongated delivery, allowing his strong arm to acquire the touch which now delivers the ball to receivers on a consistent basis. Yet Cunningham's greatest attribute is his style, the artist's touch with which he plays the game. That is something he produced from within. Few players possess the physical skill and competitive drive to dictate the level of . play like he does. The legions at Veterans Stadium hang on his every balletic or darting move. Ryan's confidence buoyed Cunningham's career, and the beneficiary is grateful. "Buddy gave me the second chance and I had to take advantage of it," Cunningham said. "When he first came in, a lot of people didn't understand him because he was a gung-ho type of guy and he did things his way. But now, we've gotten to know him. He stuck his neck out for us during the strike. That was a while ago, but it's still fresh in our minds. We appreciate him. "He put his job on the line by naming me the number-one quarterback . He was sold on me and I'm sold on him. I think that's what you need out of your coach. You've got to have respect for him." Ryan had reciprocated that respect by allowing Cunningham to call his own offensive plays during the Eagles' 4-1 preseason, a chore much anticipated by the quarterback. The idea was put on hold last week, but Cunningham has complete freedom to audible at any time. His skill of anticipation surfaced on Sunday when he changed a prescribed run into a beautiful eight-yard timing pass to Cris Carter that gave the Eagles a 17-7 lead. The ability to determine an offense's direction adds to Cunningham's thrill of quarterbacking. "I welcome the challenge," Cunningham said. "I feel . I'm familiar with what (offensive coordinator) Ted Plumb wants to see being put into action. We came under atta~k for our running game last season, but we weren't really that bad. I think it will be better because I'm going to have more control to call different plays and to change them. I think that's going to make a difference." By all accounts, the Eagles outclassed the Bears in the now infamous "Fog Bowl." Do the missed opportunities still haunt the Birds? "It's a new year," Cunningham said. "We don't really think about it much anymore. We can't afford to. We'll just have to beat the Bears (the rematch is set for Monday, October 2 at Soldier Field) regardless of the weather conditions." Mike Quick, the All-Pro who is ~till the squad's most dangerous target, thinks a pedigree of Cunningham's caliber can take Philadelphia much farther than a grudge victory in Chicago. "His emergence has made life a little easier for me," Quick said. "Randall has the. ability to win several Super Bowls for the Eagles." Rookie-of-the-Year tight end Keith Jackson gives a discernible reason for Quick's confidence. "We're all so close and we know what the other guys will do on the field," he said. "That means a lot. Randall just makes it all go." "I just know that last year wasn't the time we were supposed to win it," Quick said. "Until I'm proven otherwise, I feel we can do it this season. The expectations are high, though. More so than in past years. The pressure's on." Cunningham shrugged his shoulders and smiled at Quick. "I've always been good in pressure situations," he said. "I thrive on them." That's clearly evident. Just watch Cunningham on the field. His electric talent makes it difficult not to notice. Prolog Randall Cunningham, Philadelphia's "Rocket." Ionels drop The U. for first time since 1973 teams showed a tremendous amount of stamina and determination. team would crack under the intense pressure, however, and the first ed in a deadlock. ' And the celebration was underway. "Dahm made a great pass and Jellen fired a bullet," said Wingert of the shot heard 'round campus and the Division III soccer world. the second half began, Wilkes seemed to control the tempo with an ing defense and good ball movement. The only problem was time iring and the game was still tied. ncame the beginning of the end of a 16 year jinx. "This game will give us quick national recognition," said Wingert. "They were undefeated and ranked in our region. I think we really outplayed them. Our opponets had been beating us to balls but today we were quicker to the ball then them. They might have been a little bit weary since they were just coming off a weekend tournament in Virginia, but we played really smart. phomore outside back Chris Dahm hit a deep ball to freshmen Paul · "Jellen who, when he caught up with it, found himself one-on- one defenseman. Jellen faked right, went left, and fired a strike into the left comer to give the Colonels the final winning margin of 2-1. "It just shows what we can do if we can continue to work hard and don't get a fat head. We proved what we can accomplish when we concentrate over a full game. "We can cause some problems." �The Locker Room Men's Soccer (cont'd) The Razor's Edge Cross Country Volleyball NFL Summary Beacon Spread Sheet Wilkes College Wilkes-Barre, PA 18766 Page 15 Page 15 Page 14 Page 14 Page 13 Page 13 Page 13 First time in 16 years Colonel boaters top Scranton, 2-1 olu by Wayne Henninger Beacon Sports Writer EDWARDSVILLE - The Colonels' soccer team knew that they were a slight underdog when they stepped on to Ralston Field on Tuesday. After all, the last time they had defeated rival Scranton University was in 1973. Entering the game, Scranton was ranked fifth in the Middle Atlantic Region and the Colonels (1-3) were losers of their first three games. One of those losses was a 5-0 decision Saturday at the hands of Messiah , also a ranked team. But the Colonels thought they had a shot to upset the Royals. Their confidence was evident from the beginning. They believed they could play with Scranton. And as time passed by, they knew they could beat them. Wilkes drew first blood as Brian Loy took a beautiful crossing pass from Phil Joyce and the Colonels were on the board, 1-0. "Phil Joyce made a really great play," said head coach Phil Wingert. "He took the ball deep to the endline and centered the ball across the goal mouth, dragging the goalie out of position. Brian made a good run for the goal, was in perfect position, and put the ball home for us. That play was just like we practice .it." Ju st when it seemed like Wilkes was on a roll and gathering momentum, lightening struck. On a corner kick, Doug Edwards Look a crossing pass from Mike Kane and Scranton tied the score at one. "Thal play was a mental breakdown," Wingert said. "In that si tuation, (a corner ki_ck), we play a zone defense. Our zone just didn't react. I think what happened was one of our _two defenders thought the other gur was going to pick up the ball and it wound up neither of them picked it up." See Colonels page 15 photo by Dorma Yedlock Sophomore tight end Darin Heilman grabs the Colonels' only touchdown in Saturday's 35-7 loss. Unsworth pleased with effort Mistakes hurt Colonels, 35-7 by Jim Clark Beacon Sports Editor EDWARDS VILLE - It's not too often that a team takes a 35-7 loss in a pos· l· ve tone. Forgive the Colonels (0-1) if they are feeling good about themselves after Saturday's beating at the hands of Cortland State, ranked fifth in Division III, at Ralston Field. Despite the score, the physical scale of defeat was much less when compared to last season's 37-0 loss at Cortland. It's not as if the Colonels weren't outplayed, however. The Red Dragons (1-0) produced 449 yards of total offense to Wilkes' 252 and held a 28-0 halftime lead. Yet Colonels coach Bill Unsworth was pleased with his squad's effort. "We played them tough," 'he said. "To be able to get 252 yards against the fifth-ranked team in the country is something I'm happy with. On a few of their scores, passes hung up in the air and our defensive backs mistimed their leaps. The halftime score really should have been 14-0. But it's not like we don't have some things to work on." The Red Dragons took a 7-0 lead on a 30-yard run by tailback Ken Williams, who took an option pitch from quarterback Dick Puccio with 8:25 left in the first quarter. Puccio (14-19, 209 yards, four touchdowns) caught fire in the second quarter, connecting with wide receiver Mark Houghton from 11 and 14 yards out, and with Greg Sirico~ a seven-yard score. The Colonels' offense was mired deep in its own territory throughout the first half. One sustained drive was stymied by an illegal motion penalty, but cohesion was lacking. Running back Dean Ambosie (63 yards on 20 attempts) shouldered most of the halfs offense, as the Colonels rushed 13 times and passed on just 12 occasions. Quarterback Joe Lucas (18-33, 155 yards, touchdown in his first career start) felt the off clicked, despite the lack of points on the score "We played them even in the second half," he "The field position and penalty hurt us, but we just feeling some things out." "We hit with them," Unsworth said. didn't substitute a lot in the second half because were looking for points to keep their ranking." All-America wide receiver Craig Stevens, a in last season's Cortland debacle, noticea appreciable difference in the Colonels' lev competitiveness. "Physically, we were right 1 he said. "Our defense stopped them at the goal few times. We were in poor field position becau punt return team wasn't blocking that well. I think we threw the ball enough in the first half." Unsworth agrees. "We didn't get the ball to enough in the first half," he said. "He was the look on a lot of our pallerns. At halftime, wed Lo find a way to fitffl him. He's a big weapon." Lucas hooked up with sophomore Light end Heilman on a 25-yard touchdown pass in the quarter for Wilkes' only score. Defensively, the Colonels were shredd Puccio. "We had individual breakdowns," Uns said. "It looke~ just like last season." Defensive tackle Rob Sebastianelli (an cruciate ligament), tight end Mike Harrison (sh and wingback Bill George (shoulder) were in Their status is questionable. The Colonels travel to Albright (0-1) on S (7:30 pm in Reading). The Lions dropped their to Western Maryland, 21-13. "They shouldn't be able to stay on the field us," said a confident Lucas. That remains to be seen. � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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Title A name given to the resource Wilkes Beacon 1989 September 14th Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1989 September 14 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Newspaper Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Communication Studies Department Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Wilkes College https://omeka.wilkes.edu/omeka/files/original/ef3e08da3cbc0b7fa3c8d976722ef3c1.pdf 487a1aa95447f7bbb2d5d97fb498acc3 PDF Text Text • WILKES COLLEGE Wilkes-Barre, PA 18766 ... Serving Wilkes College since 1947 Number 3 September 21, 1989 ummon lecture to begin ternational Affairs series ankin i Steve ·le n flo~cl~ rere r I at t fiti hat e first ·t the 'ditcouldn't be done, but it sible to do something tive on a Friday night. It ttake much effort, you '11 just listen. It won't take long, tan hour. And for somlhat spans the globe, it isn't ,just a walk across campus lobby of the Dorothy Darte Center. The Wilkes College InterI Studies Program is ·ng the first of the new year blic Affairs Lecture Series y, September 22, 1989 at StephenR. Grummon will be er for the evening. Grummon, a member of retary of State's Policy gCommittee, will give his "Trends in Middle Eastern Implications for U.S. ~llme, See Grummon page 3 Grummon's authority • WIDS '✓ ice-president ~~wa : wea re tig arises from his vast experiences ranging from teacher of American Politics and History, to Deputy Director for the Afghan Working Group which, among other things, helps to organize the return of millions of refugees to Afghanistan. His other positions include Economist with the office of International Marketing, Foreign Affairs Analyst with the State Department where he "monitored political, military, and economic developments in the Persian Gulf region with special emphasis on the Iran/ Iraq War," and Senior Advisor on Middle Eastern Affairs to Ambassador-at-Large for CounterTerrorism. Grumman received his first schooling at Cornell, where he graduated Cum Laude in 1969, with his B.A. ; and through The School of Advanced International Studies, The John's Hopkins University, where he earned both hisM.A.andPh. D ., 1974andl985 respectively. Student Government rent elections were held on y, September 19, from a.rn.to6:30p.m. Votingtook in the Stark Lobby during hours, and in the cafeteria dinner. senior class had four posifill: vice-president, secretwo 1990 class repesentaTbe sophomore class voted office of secretary. ie Kreinces, president of I Government, said, "We very happy that there was · ·onwithin the senior class. V-P in almost three years. Also, the polls were kept open from 11:00 a.m. to 6:30 p.m., so we'll see if that made a difference in the voting." In that senior vice-presidential race, Cherie Davis narrowly defeated Jeanie Cronin, with Valerie Sweeney and Lori Kasper, coming in third and fourth respectively. In the uncontested races, Danielle Acquavia and Tony Madera were elected as senior class representatives, and Lori Truman was chosen as sophomore class secretary. Congratulations to the newly elected members of Student Government, and to all the students who took the time to vote for their student leaders. Dr. Dennis Murray speaks with Melinda Comfort, Marcie Kreinces, and Bill Hannigan. photo by Kathy Harris Murray makes preliminary visit by Ed Kobylus Beacon Staff Writer WILKES-BARRE -- Doctor Dennis Murray, leader of the Middle States Evaluation team that will reaccess Wilkes' academic accredation in December, met recently with student representatives to gain an understanding of the students' perspectives on Wilkes College. Present at the informal meeting were: Melinda Comfort, representing the Programming Board; Bill Hanigan, a Resident Assistant and Student Government representative; and Marcie Kreinces, Student Government president. Ironically, the three are all senior business/marketing majors. Dr. Murray listened attentively while the students discussed the many aspects of Wilkes' life: academics, faculty, class size, campus location, residence halls, and college activities, among others. Comfort and Kreinces spoke of the importance of the family-like relationship that students can develop with the faculty, and how they valued Wilkes' small class size. Kreinces said that, upon starting classes at-Wilkes, she was "not as lost" in the crowd as she had expected to be, since there are only an average of 25-30 students in a given class. Furthermore, they said, only at a small institution like Wilkes can the students come to know their teachers well enough to call them at home with questions, or if sudden problems should arise. When asked by Dr. Murray about Wilkes' athletics, Hanigan replied that the new Marts Center has been an excellent improvement, giving the scudents an opportunity to participate in a variety of sports and physical activities. In addition, he said, it is an asset to Wilkes' Division I wrestling team, particularly at the Wilkes Open, the largest wrestling tournament on the East Coast, sponsered by the college each January. Dr. Murray also questioned the representatives on the selection and quality of clubs and organizations on campus. Their prompt reply was that Wilkes has so great a variety of clubs that it is difficult to choose which to participate in. However, the clubs and activities do "appeal to a great deal of interests". The representatives also informed Murray that the surrounding area offers a diverse selection of recreational activities, including a number of malls and shopping centers, snow skiing, and the new Lackawanna County Multi- Purpose Stadium, home of the baseball's minor-league Red Barons and the site of several rock concerts. Dr. Murray concluded the meeting by giving the students a brief synopsis of the evaluation process that will occur in December. �PAGE2 SEIYl'EMilER New Viewbook makes debut by 1-{eidi Hojnowski Beacon Staff Writer Time docs not make all things classic. Although increasing years promote the value of art and fine wines better with the coming of age, the Wilkes College Vicwbook just seemed to get "older." After three years of the same layout, the time for change had arrived. This week the "new" Viewbook made its debut. Photographs of student life complement the explanations of Wilkes' academic programs. The Vicwbook informs its readers of the many social, service, and publication organizations, as well as academic clubs that play major roles in campus activity, showing the Wilkes experience is not fini shed with the end of classes. The newly constructed Marts Center is featured, along with varsity and intramural sports. Glimpses of fall foliage, winter skiing, and downtown WilkesBarre finish the panorama. The Viewbook's primary purpose is to give Wilkes applicants a comprehensive overview of all aspects of the college. Yet its colorful design and informative lilcra- 21, 1989 Parents' Day 1989 Schedule of Events lure arc not restricted merely to "possible students." Those who arc interested in the college will find interest in the Vicwbook. According to Jane Manganella, director of Public Relations and Publications, the Viewbook is a result of offices working together for a common goal. "This new look really started three or four years ago as we moved slowly toward what the Admissions office wants and needs for recruitment. Karen Mason, assistant dean of admissions, wrote the text for a very targeted audience, and I worked on the new look and layout as a backdrop for the text. Although deadlines were tight, we had a lot of fun doing this one. We are now working with admissions to produce a promotional video that will reinforce the new look." Manganella said. The Vicwbook will successfully complete its aim if in twenty years no one terms it as "classic." Hopefully, "classic" will be reserved to define the Wilkes education. Saturday, Sept. 23 10 a.m.-Registration & Opening Reception-Lounge , CPA 10 a.m.-2 p.m.-The Bookstore , located in the building behind Chase Hall and adjacent to the library, will be open for your convenience . 10:30 a.m.-Campus Outreach to the Community: Christopher N. Breiseth, President, and James Clark,'92-C .P.A. 11 a.m.-Women's VolleyballWilkes vs. King's-Marts Center Men's Soccer- Wilkes vs. FDU-Madison-Ralston Field 1 p.m-Field Hockey-Wilkes vs. Del. Valley-Ralston Field 1 :30 p.m.-Football-Wilkes vs. Susquehanna-Ralston Field 4 p.m.-6 p.m.-Post Game Huddle-Marts Center 8 p.m.-Comedian David Sayh C.P.A. Not a Sports Fan? How about: Outlet Shopping Tour Bowling at Chacko's Sordoni Art Gallery Wilkes video to be mad by Ed Kobylus Beacon Staff Writer Lights! Camera! Action! During the week of October 16, Colin Campbell will be on the Wilkes College campus producing a 10-15 minute video for recruitment purposes. Campbell works for C.S.M. Communications, Chapel Hill, North Carolina. The video will be a presentation of "a story that needs to be told," according to Campbell. He said the purpose of the video is to "show a 17 or 18 year old and his parents the diversity of the Wilkes academic experience, faculty, student body, and toa lesser degree, student life." A primary problem that Campbell wants to address in the video is the "lack of awareness of Wilkes College" outside of the Pennsylvania-New YorkNewJersey tri-state area. He will attempt to "create a general level of curiosity and interest" in students who might otherwise not consider Wilkes when choosing a college to attend. He will be striving to present a view of the college that will make high school students want to come and visit the campus and see it first-hand. Campbell chose the week of October 16 to begin taping! eral reasons. Foliage should to grow colorful by that time, ing an excellent opportun· shooting footage along the commons. In addition, Ho ing Weekend, an event whi provide countless opportuni' Campbell to capture the · Wilkes College on tape, is 20-22. Campbell will cond~ tape interviews with faculcy students, as well as taping I inside classrooms and aro campus. Campbell'ssolereq that students act normallj "ignore us. Act as if we there." He asks this so that produce a video that will p look at the actual, day-to-day Grummon Continued from page I Grummon's lecture first of a series which in "aquaint and educate North Pennsylvania's scholars, st and laypersons with the p confronting the international munity." 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He chose to examine Pearl and Piers Plowman as the Pre-Reformation works. His paper is one of 15 to 20 papers which will be presented at the forum. Two major addresses will also be made. "I had written on a related topic before this, in the Renaissance and eighteenth century periods," says Bloom. "I wanted to give a more elaborate interpretation. My purpose was to expand into the Medieval period to see if there were comparable ideas." Bloom is looking forward to the forum. "It's fun to go to these," he said. "Two solid days of talking about literature." Bloom will present a paper this weekend in Syracuse. L September 15, 1989, was a ightcn the awareness of on campus abouJ a that has been around since tofus were born. day was to show support to United States soldiers that captive during the four that we fought in during omber" ..... at John B.Stetz soldier at our table." POW/MIA day is a national day of rememberance and it will be followed up in November with POW/MIA week. The dates for that are November 5 - 11. On the 11th there are plans to have a ceremony at the Luzerne County Courthouse to once again show the area that this is still an issue near to our hearts. Another sophomore R.O.T.C. Cadet, Todd Wiest, pointed out that "this is an issue that should be at the forefront of our d10ughts, not in the PARENTS' DAY I ' FREE Monday-Saturday Luncheons 11 :30 a.m.-3:00 p.m. Dinners 5:00 p.m. -10:00 p.m. atest buy in town!!! Come to Murray's Inn for PARENTS' WEEKEND ue on sale for $39.95 res d S ak ea100 • tc s. r Veal · Chops• Pasta Sordoni Art Gallery Lecture and Reception-2 p.m. I I 25 Monday DELIVERY! A . 829-6901 I I Pizza 16" (12 Cuts) ............................................................. $7. 75 12" (8 Cuts) ............................................................... $5.50 OPEN 6 DAYS A WEEK hS I 26 Tuesday 829-1131 F Programming Board commedian David Sayh-CPA-8 p.m. Cross Country-Susquehanna/ Scranton/ King's (A) Football-Suquehanna (H)-1 :30 p.m. Held Hockey-Del. Valley (H)-1 p.m. Men's Soccer-FDU Madison (H) 11 a.m. Women's Soccer-Haverford (H) Volleyball-King's (H)-11 a.m. 24 Sunday The day was sponsored by the Air Force R.O.T.C. 's Arnold Air Society (AAS). Along with promoting awareness of the POW/ MIA problem the Arnold Air Society also helps serve the community with projects designed to aid the homeless and underprivledged children. 290 S. Pennsylvania Blvd. W-B. mbers included the Gl"N"& "COCKPIT" STYLES Black and Brown ---------22 ;Friday 23 Saturday back of our minds." Wiest's sentiments were echoed by many of the cadets at the flag raising ceremony. Murray's Inn Food & Spirits Sept. 22-28 I I I I I .J International Affairs Lecture-Steven Grumman-8 p.m. Gies Hall WIMIA 's remembered by Wilkes R.O.T.C. the 20th century. It was also to point out that there are still over 2,400 men missing in action from Vietnam alone. The events that took place at Wilkes included a ceremonial flag raising of the POW/MIA flag and an awareness table in the Wilkes Cafeteria. According to sophomore R.0.T. C. Cadet Timothy Cerniglia, "the awareness table depicted an empty placesetting to show that we were keeping a place for a missing at w i Ik e s I I I I I I 1~}6pm. 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B d . rogrammmg oar meeung11:30 a.m. · Volleyball-Del. Valley (H)-6:30 p.m. 1•I II I I WANTED *Area's Finest Seafood Bar* Beacon Editorial Board meeting 3:3o p.m. part-time work in I I n's clothing store I $6.95 I I I Beacon General Staff meeting Includes Extra Cheese 4:00 p.m. 66 S M • S W B ~~-~~a1~n~t~.~-~·~------------•--- - - - - - - - - ~ - - - • - - - • • - - - • I ____________ _ ..I t for �SEIYfEMllER PAGE 4 21, 1989 Where are the American people? Try to imagine if you were a gull !1oating on . the water and yo u could n' t move because yo ur wings were stuck to yo ur body. thi nk they have anyth ing to lose by cut ting costs and leaving prematurely from Port Wi ll iam Sound? They kn ow that even if they get a linle bad publicity , people will still bu y and distribute their products. And the law states the sp iller has the Or that yo u were a whale, aa yo u right to exec ute and coordinate al l couldn ' t com e to the surface for air cleanup efforts. · because of this sl imy film lying on I think the law needs to be Lop of the water. changed. If you were either one of these Who do you think values the creatures , yo u'd be watching yo ur Alaskan coastlane more, Exxon or species' chance for survival diminish the Alaska n people? Apparently the due to one oil spil l. federal government worries abo ut Who wo uld yo u turn to sal va- the mill ions of dollars bei ng spent to tion? develop the stealth bomber more The corporation responsible than they think about the wildl ife and already imprisoned the captain of the na tu ral balance of the last frontier of Lanker, what else would yo u have America. the m do? T hey certainly take the And where are the American time to hand le the cleanup effi - people? I' m terrifed of living in a cientl y. The fe deral and state society where oil spill s are treated government cannot even step in to like an inconveni ence, instead of a help until the spil ler gives up its rig ht world catas trophe. to the job. I'm afraid that oil corporations The whole nation has come Lo are competing for our business by rely on imported oil you won ' t be c utting costs in the prevention of able to appeal to the average Ameri- catastrophe department. can cons um er. Next tim e you see a report on Has the almighty dollar blinded television fi lmed in Alaska depicti ng everyone to the environmental im- the horrors in the beach, imagine it' s pacts that one oil spill causes? yo ur backyard. Look at Exxon . Do you reall y Fishing is the livelihood you lost OPINION by Tracy Youells • • .. while yo u were sleeping and no one ' s made sufficient restitution. The oil destroys the natural beauty of a grea t wilderness whil e we compare prices at the gas sta tio n. I' m losi ng faith in a nation that has the money and technology to build a superi or war plane, but can ' t even clean its ' own messes. I m The Beacon Serving Wilkes College since 1947 VOL. XLII No. 3 September 21, 1989 \/cmhP, u/ rhe d~'>0<-1<.Jreo ( OL I PC 1dH::' PRE'SS B J R aJed as a First Class newspaper with one mark of distinction by th ~ Associated Co llegiate Press EDITORIAL STAFF Edi tor-in-Chief.. .. ..... ................. ... ... ........ ...... .. .. .. ... .. ..... .. Lee Scott Mo News Editor..... ..... ... .. ....... ... .... ........ .. .. ..... ...................... ... Kath y L. H Assistant News Editor ........... ... ........................... .... .......... .Chris Augu Feature Co-Editor ......... .......................... ....................... .....John T . Gor Feature Co-Editor. ....... .. ........ .. ... ..... .. ..................... ..... .. ......Mi chele Br Sports Co-Editor...... .. ... .......... .... ... .. .. ... ..... .... ..... ......................... .Jim C Sports Co-Editor. .......... .............. ........................ ... .. ....... ................. Ray Phocography Editor.. ............. .. ............... .... ..... ... .... ..... ... ...... Donna Yed Copy Editor. ......... ........ ....... .... ... .. ..... ... ....... ....... .. ......... ..... Frank Kets ADVERT [SING/BUSINESS STAFF Ad vertisi ng Manager .... ........ ............ __ ...... .. .... .. .......... .. .. .. .Kath y L. H Assistant Advertising Manager..... ..... ............... .. .. .......... .. ... .....Scott Z Sales Staff .. ..... ..... ....... ... ..... .... .. ... ... , ... ..... .............. ... .. ..... ... ... ..Matt H ... ..... .. ............... ..... .. .. ... .. ... .. ... .. .. ..... .......... ... .. .Mariann e Accounting ... ... .. ...... ........... .. ... ....... .. .... ........ ... .... ... ..... ....... Darren Jae Business and Distribution M anage r..... .. .. .......... .. ........ .......... .. Tom 0 Ad viser .. .......... .... .... ... ... .. ..... .. .... .. .. ....... ............ .. ..... ... ........ Mr. Tom B' Contributing Writers: Heidi Hojnowski, Ed Kobylus, Karen T Jordan, Tracy Youelles, Rob Hermanofski, Chris Taro Ii, Susan Barr, W Holden, Pa ul W inarski , Colette Sirqpne, Michele Corbell, B Steinberger, Ron Rainey, Jr-. The Beacon is published Thursdays during the fa ll and spring seme except d uring sched uled breaks, fi nals weeks and vacation periods. Alli expressed in this p ublication are those of the individual writer and dr necessarily reflect the opinions of this publication or Wilkes College. to the editor are welcomed, provided they are no longer than 500 ~ Lelle rs exceeding this length may be edited or rejected on terms of spa leuers m ust be s igned, bu t names may be with held for valid reasons. The Beacon is printed eacn week by the Pittston Dispatch , Pittston, Editorial offices are located n the thi rd floor of the Conyngham St Center. The phone number 1<, (717) 24-4651 ext. 2962. IJ ,1 •• • I I • ' • ;I, , , ); , �SEPfEMBER 21, 1989 PAGES Editorial eare writing in response to the ·e•s Wilkes wish list" Comin last week's issue of The n. We do not feel that the part article concerning Student mcnt (S.G.) was fair. Chris tine has 11egun the year by ing S.G. before recognizing orts of the organization. ir t of all, no Beacon ntatives have attended any of e meetings we have had so It was requested by Mr. tine that we submit a copy of inutes for each meeting to the n. We have submitted them, thing has been done. econdly, for the amount of gs we have had so far this year, ber of projects and events are being planned or are in effect. mple, the United Way, a nonorganization, which we are you are all familiar with, has us to help them raise money for cause. Last year, the Student ment of Wilkes College the United Way over their by raising over $400. Mr. ·ne is correct that S.G. is an · ation set up for the students , students. However, he must ognize that we have a respontowards the community, as ....... Lee Scott ......... Kathy L. ......... Chris Au ... ...... .JohnT. .... ....... Michele ············· ...... .Ji ........... Donna~ ......... Fran k K AFF ......... Kathy L. ... ........ .... .Scott ............... Matt .......... Maria ........ .. Darre ............ ...To .......... Mr.T I and spring :i.tion periods foal writer .Vilkcs Coll )nger than don terms well. Also, the students at Wilkes always demand an enjoyable Homecoming weekend that is social, roman tic, fun, spirited, and memorable,yettasteful. It'sdifficult to incorporate all of the students wants into one event.- This year, we've decided to try even harder than usual to get some student input. We put up publicity in the form of signs asking if there was any interest in working on the Homecoming Standing Committee. Theenthusiastic response to this request came as a pleasant surprise, as 53 students signed up to help, and even more, came to us in person. We have been approached by interested students in the cafeteria, in Stark Lobby, or just walking on campus. Mr. Augustine, here are the unapathetic students who actually know who we are. In fact, everyone's attitude, thus far, has been very positive towards S.G. Another one of S.G.'s larger concerns is the elections of new members to S.G. We have collected all of the no~inations for the open upperclassmen offices, and we are preparing for elections. We cannot help but wonder why, if Mr. Augustine is so concerned about who we are and what we are about, he has not run for an office himself. An alternative to the Commitment of being an S.G. member is to attend an occasion at meeting to voice his opinion. The purpose of this letter is not to attack Mr. Augustine sinceeveryone is entitled to his or her own opinion. However, it bothers us that he writes something negative when the year ha,s just begun. There are freshmen and transfer students who know nothing about the government here at Wilkes and who are very impressionable. We would appreciate it if Mr. Augustine would attend at least one meeting before voicing his opinion. In case there are members of the studentbodywhoareunfamiliarwith S.G. and wish to become more oriented as to what we are about, please attend one of our Wednesday night meetings at 6:30 p.m. in Weekesser Hall, first floor, in the Board. Room. We encourage anyone who has a specific concern, would like to voice an opinion, or is just interested in S.G. to attend these meetings. We know you will find something other than the Student Government Mr. Augustine seems to think we are. Marcie Kreinces President, Student Goverment Kathy Foley Recording Secretary, Student Government ugie says: 'Apathy n end at Wilkes' the wake of yesterday's government elections, I think ~ safe to say apathy is still a part of the curriculum here at MMENtU~SM? by Chf\} /iygi./~{fni { lack of effort shown by running for office as well as that voted was hard to miss. y campaign that took place tween those candidates run- that ran for the position, ttwas evident why the senior one of the larger tum-outs · part in the election. Sophomore's on the other ldn'tquite muster the candithe student tum out that the exhibited. Needing to fill rositions, only one student, roman, threw her hat into the arena. This obviously left positions to be filled by ese other means will probably include the Sophomore class President just selecting classmates to fill the remaining spots. Itis unfortunate that the students at Wilkes can't seem to either run for office or just go out and vote. It would probably take just a few minutes to select the candidates of your choice and tum in the ballot. I guess it is clear, now, that the fault for this lack of turnout doesn't rest on the shoulders of the current members of student government. Instead it is you, the students, that the responsibility resides with. and the press rolls .on • • • G. responds to Augie It seems that most of you have decided that student government isn't doing that good of a job. Well I'm not praising or criticising the job that they have done through today, but if students want to complain about student government they better start getting involved. Involvement begins with voting. It ends with more people running for the positions that are open . Apathy can end at Wilkes but only if the student body does something about it. "Congress shall make no law ... abridging the freedom of speech or of the press." First Amendment The U.S. Constitution The above statement is the hallmark of the freedoms that separates the United States from all other nations. These rights, however, don't always belong to some college publications, like The Beacon. In a case such as ours, we are subject to checks and balances from our "publisher." In our case, the publisher is the College. They are the folks that provide us with the money and facilities with which we put out our paper every week. Those conditions are stongly in play at some (very few) colleges and there is very little the paper can do. Two years ago, The Crown, the King's College student publication, was pulled from their distribution points because of an advertisement that went against school policies. The Crown ran an ad for "Planned Parenthood," and, being a Catholic institution, it goes against the teachings of the church. The timing ~as also important. The ad ran during Parent's Weekend. Although it hasn't happened to them since, The Crown staff still lives in fear of this happening again. That incident is very small compared to some of the things The Beacon had done in the last two years. That's not to say that we have been irresponsible with the responsibility that has been bestowed upon us. We have just taken a few liberties. Most recently The Beacon ran a picture (Issue 1) and an opinion column (Issue 2) laden with a four letter explitive that is no longer necessary to repeat. You would think that our publisher would do what they could to not allow such a thiffg to get out with the Wilkes College brand on it. But they did . And they supported us . Not the four letter explitive, but our Constitutional right to use it if we chose. This is something that we appreciate and respect. It shows us that our time and effort is something that is taken into account. Our judgement, as clouded as it may be at times, is still seen as something to be taken into consideration. We are proud of the respect we are being shown and will continue to use our best judgement. If our best judgement lets slip something that you wouldn't, write us and let us know what you think . Sometimes we are wrong, but we won't know that others thought we were wrong until they let us know. Just because we do the work doesn't mean your voice can't be heard. Afterall, The Beacon is your voice, too. THUMBS UP: go to those responsible for the implementation of the outdoor volleyball courts put up by Pickering . . THUMBS DOWN: go to the personnel at the Registrar's office who are responsible for I.D. cards not being ready yet. As it stands now, if you do not have your I.D. by Thursday, and it doesn't seem possible at this point in time, you must obtain a note from the Registrar's office in order to eat. Not good, folks. Cochise Update: The Campus Indian has been seen in all his glory on the Evans parking lot at obscene hours. �PA GE 6 S EIYl'EMB ER 21, 1989 Freshmen win Kimball prize Four awarded biology scholarship by Lee Morrell Beacon Editor WILKES-BARRE-The four students who were named as the Grace C. Kimball Scholars for the 1989-90 academic year, despite a sincere love of Biology, show a wide range of diversity in their interests both in and out of academic life. The interests of this year's scholars ra nge from foo tball to drama. For Kimberly Thompson of Dallas, time fo r extra curricular activ ities was used for such pursu its as Student Council, Yearbook Staff, Chorus, Struttcrs, and a good deal of time spent in the drama department of Dallas High School, having three dramatic roles as well as being on the ticket, construction and prop committees. Kimberly has also been in many leadership roles, highlighted by being selected for Junior Leadership, the Youth Salute, and the Wilkes College Young Scholars Program. The leadersh ip spi lled over into the classroom where, according to at least one of her teac hers, she was always diligent. "Kim was never sati sfied wi th a s uperficial understanding of a topic. She wo uld always research subject matter and do related lab work until she would fee l she had sufficient background to go onto the next area of sllldy," said Wi lli am R. Helgcmo, Sr., a Chemi stry teacher at Dallas Senior High School. Don' t even cons ider the stereotype of the dum b jock when yo u arc talki ng about Harry Rose. Just the mere mention will make you fee l very sill y when yo u sec his accompli shments. Rose, a letterman and cocapta in of the Wyom ing Area Wa rriors foo tball team, wasn ' t j ust a winner on the fi eld. He took the winni ng attitude into the classrom where he excelled in the stud y of Biology. This past year, Rose won the science olympiad awards in Biology, which could help prepare him for his chosen .future in pharmacy. · Rose, whose hometown is Exeter, is also an avid hunter. He used that love to formulate his essay about the Biologist he admires most. He chose the Pennsylvania Game Commission fo r their work with deer. Evidence of the respect that Rose has achieved comes from his foo tball coach, Frank Parra. " His personality is that of a task master, highlighted by special traits of de termi natio n , pcrservcrence, hard tra mmg and study habits, and an unselfish attitude in the classroom and on the playing field." One of the many loves of Michele Veccrkauskas is drama. This past year, as a senior at Bishop O'Reilly High School, Michele served as the sllldent director of the school play. She has also been a member of the choir and in the cast of other plays. As a student, Michele, a native of Edwardsville, was respected by students and teachers alike for her character and work ethic. "Even more important then her academ ic credentials ... is her· character," said James W. Lynch, Chairman of the Bishop O'Reilly English Department. "Michele knows that the real purpose of education does not lie in awards, citations, or even grades. Rather, she understands that all education is for the bettenncnt of the self and, ultimately, of others." Karin McElroy combined a nu mber of different activities to come up with a very unique and sociall y conscious blend. Aside from the natural tendencies toward Biology and B iological research, Karin, who hails fro m Stro udsb urg, was involved with the Pocono Mountain High School's Student Government, intersc holas tic athletics and an international human rig hts group called Amnesty International. At least one of her teachers believes that she has what it takes to be a success in college. " A review of Karin 's high school record refclcts that she is a model student. She has pursued our accelerated academic c urriculum and encoun tered success. Clearly, Karin has the qualities necessary fo r s uccess in her future education; and, moreover, in life itself," said Ja mes C. Franks, Mathematics instructor at Pocono Mountai n High School. The one quality that all fo ur of these scholars possess, accordi ng to their letters of recommendation, is the singular drive necessary to be a successful Biologist. All of the students were singled out as students who need no motivation to work, yet work harder then most. The sc holarship is determined in three parts. All candidates were expected to turn in two letters of recomm endation, an essay entitled "The Biologist I Most Admire," and the hi gh school transcript. The scholarshi p awards $ 1000 fo r the fi rst year for incoming Biology majors. This year's Kimball Scholarship receipients. 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Microsoft is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation. hOC Windows Express, hDC Windows Manager and hDC Windows Col0< are trademarks of hDC Computer Corporation. 80386SX is a trademark of Intel Corpo<al,on. © IBM Corp. 1989 �. PAGE 8 Do you need aid about AIDS by Michele Broton Beacon Feature Editor Students on campuses across the nation discover sex! In an all out effort to cope with the boredsyndrome that is frequent on col lege campuses, students use sex as a "miracle cure!" The new school year brings many new experiences for freshmen and returning upperclassmen alike. One new experience is the freedom to be fo und in dorm and/or apartment life as opposed to the constant parental supervision to be found at home. In taking advantage of this newfound fre edom, man y students fo rget the basic safety precautions in their effort to develop an active soc ial life. Therefore things like birth control and protection from sex uall y tran smillcd di seases (STD 's) are forgotten in the quest for grati fication. Admittedly the phrase "Oh, yes, darling, take me now!" sounds muc h more romantic than "Your condom or mine ?" But in an age where one out of every thousand college students has been diagnosed as having the AIDS · virus (Aquired Immune Defiency Syndrome), the difference between realism and romanticism could mean the difference between life and death. Naturall y you might say that one out of a thousand isn't a very high ratio, and that chances are very slim that you will end up wi th that one. Consider thi s, however, that one is only the one who has been definitely diagnosed as having AIDS . Thi s means that he or she is showing the symptom s common to the virus and is, in essence, sick. But wait, that doesn't mean that everyone else is safe. A majority of the college population has never been tested for the AIDS vir us. That means that there could be more cases out there that just aren't aware that they have the virus. On top of that, the term AIDS One fact that is little known by . college students, but that concerns them greatly is that one out of every five people with AIDS is in the 2030 year age group. means that they have an opportunistic disease (infections or malignancies), or in other words, they have another infection that is highly accentuated by the fact that their immune system cloesn 't work. Meanwhile. carriers are referred to as being HIV Positive ( Human Immune defici e ncy Virus). This means that they have the virus in them, but it has not manifested itself in the form of the disease. This does not, however, mean that they are perfectly safe. They are still carriers and can infect others if they have unprotected sexual intercourse or if there is blood to blood contact, for example sharing a needle. They can still kill. And they can remain in this carrier state for as long as two years. Another trademark of modem society is that the most dangerous disease gets the most attention, while putting all others in a shadow. That is what AIDS has done. A few years ago, Herpes Simplex II was the big disease, but when AIDS came along, it lost its publicity. Thatdoesn'tmean that it went away. Herpes, and all the other STD's, are still out there, waiting for an unsuspecting victim, and once they find him or her, they attack, with everything they ' ve got. These facts and figures have not been presented as an incentive to encourage you to join the monastary or convent. On the contrary, they are here to inform you; nothing more. Saturday,September 23: First month blahs by John Gordon Beacon Feature Edito r She was a vision of utter disma y. Her hair was wet, her eyeglasses were spotted with rain droplets, and she fe lt fatig ued to the point of total exhaustion. She was a Wilkes Freshman. This was a student that had a day comparable to what the passengers on the Titantic felt as the great ship sank. On this clay, the fi ght in thi s student seemed to be submerging. Her spirit was as cold .as the iceberg that rammed into the s ide of the Titanic. However, she was not alone. At the same time she was trying to pu II herself back together, so were a variety of other students on cam pus. Freshman and l.lpperclassmen had to face the dreaded post weeke nd blues. Friday 's fun and Saturday's sun we re a di stant memory. Sunday' s football games had passed as qui ckl y as the Philadelphia Eagles ' Randall Cunningham passed in order to avoid gelling walloped by a tri be of angry Redskins. Monday had arrived, bringing a fresh batch of work and worries for the new week. One student could already be heard muttering, " I wish Friday would get he re!" But this was only an unreali stic dream. The ni gh tmare would get worse. That student would wake up and find herself slamming the alann clock into the wall. She would now go thro ugh a series of debates with herself. "Should I go to my eight o'clock class or sleep? When should I do that five page paper that is due on ... at two o'clock, oh crap! I forgot about that paper! Should I go to that class?" These worries and a multitude of oth er types of dreads and despairs wou ld run rampant thro ugh the minds of hundreds of students. You, who ever yo u ma y be, are not alone. The most common problems a student faces in hi s or her first week's at school are: Pressure in schoolwork, social problem s, an xiety due to being away from home for the first time, and let us not forget, it's a real downer when your football team loses on Sundays. But don 't jump out a window or anything like that! Pick up your head and remember, tomorrow is always a different day. A year from now the problems you have today will be laughable memories. 8:00 All Tonight Show Fans!!!! If you are a fan of the Tonight Show and Late Night, then the Programming Board has a comedian for you. David Sayh, a regular on the Tonight Show will appear Saturday at the CPA. Sayh was discovered by Johny Carson at Catch a Rising Star in New York City. After twelve appearances on the tonight Show, Carson describes Sayh as "his favorite comedian." In addition to his regular appearances with Carson, Say h also performs for Letterman and in various clubs and colleges nationwide. Sayh has also done his act for Merv Griffin, CBS Evening Magazine and has opened for such acts ·as Chicago, Dionne Warwick and Barry Manilow. David Sayh's humor includes experiences true to life. Observations on television, parents and commercials are what comprise a majority of the act. There are safety pre you can take without lea · life of a monk. These pr include: wearing a cond having multiple partners fa course, a nd having a medical checkup to protect the "curable diseases." Freedom is a wonderful but like anything, it is pos have too much of a good maturity and chances are will live to enjoy a long h life. Condoms are available nurses office and in various ines throughout the camput But you don ' t have tooo at once. If you do feel the "entertain" the entire cam your common sense and use tion , for your sake and theirs. The facts used in thi s article taken from The Hand bookef Medical -Sur ical Tee/mi Phazing out.. I call it zonin by Karen Therese Jordan Beacon Feature Writer There are certain facets of the American culture that send my mind sailing through the ozone. I just black out. I'll be in the middle of doing something and then - BAM! I'm gone. I call it Zoning. I have found that dance music does it to me - - Jody Watley comes on the radio and my mind just phazes out of existance. Commercials do it too, especially ones with quick pictures flashed one after the other. Even the magazines at the doctor's office will do it. When I'm reading them, my eyes get just as glossy as the photos. · It happens a lot in certain places, too. Like malls. Every time I go to the mall, I know I have things to buy - - but get me there and my mind is a blank. I end up roaming endlessly through store after store accomplishing nothing. Usually after two or three trips for the same item, I get smart enough to write it down. Slick, huh? Computer class will do it to me every time. Sit me down in from of that screen and the brain wa shoot right down to zero. I first came to this r · in church. Well, not r church but on the way ho church. I was sitting in the I could not remember a sing from the previous forty fi nutes. Not one thing. I had what I did, what anyone sai had happened - - nothing. It was like the minute wooden pew hit my butt, so brains. I couldn't believe coule lose all mental cap · three quarters of an hour and conscious enough to through an entire Roman mass. It stunned me. And me. I began to think, ma sort of thing is one of the in modern America. America's youth isn't 1 anything because they are out without realizing it. Anyway , my messa America for this week is, as Marley said, "Emancipatey from mental slavery ... ourselves can free our minds. Ith" �PAGE 9 hat do you think of the new ollege slogan,'WilkesWorks'? ... Joe Barberio Graduate student I like it better than the old slogan, but I think it sounds like the slogan for a cleaning fluid. Jennifer Rukoff and Mary Rosi Freshmen Amy Braun Senior We think it could be a little more creative. "Wilkes Works" at what? It seems that the only reason they use works is because it starts with aw. Kevin Keat Sophomore There's too many W's. Fred Moase Junior I think it's all right but I don't know if it will work. Anne Marie Jordan Junior It has swell alliteration Dave Atwood Senior Becky Cope Senior It doesn't say anything. I just don't like it! Mary Gould Senior Tony Schifano Senior Ed Hurlbrink Freshman I think it is trying to instill motivation among the students. It doesn't say enough about the college's goals. I think it's kind of bland, it needs more to it. �PAGE 10 Tuttle enjoys students by Colette Sim one Beacon Feature Writer There are many new teachers here at Wilkes College. The facul ty consists of Political Science, History, Education , English, Nursing, and Anthropology professors to name a few. One new teacher who was interviewed was Robert Tuttle, a professor of Sociology. Robert Tuttle was born and raised in Kansas City, Kansas. When Tuttle was asked why he decided on being a teacher, he responded, "I enjoy interacting with students." He decided on being a teacher in his senior year of college. Tuttle found an interest in Sociology because he wondered why society was the way it was. " I wanted to know wh y people behaved the way they die!." Tuttle received his Bachelor of Arts degree at the University of Kansas. He then furthered his education at the University of Notre Dame, where he received hi s PHD. Tuttlewas a studentteacherfor twoyearsattheUni versi tyofNo tre Dame. He then became a full-time visitingprofessoratTheUniversity of Notre Dame for a year. Tuttle is a Doctor, however, he prefers being called "Professor." Professor Tuttle chose W ilkes College because it was a smaller school than the University of Notre Dame. " At Wilkes College th e student-teacher ratio is lower. I want to work closer with a fewer amount of students." He said. Sociology Professor Robert Tuttle Tuttle added at the end of the interview, "I am enjoying my time here at Wilkes College a nc1 1 am pleased with the students ." Aquarius (Jan. 20 - Feb. 18) - You will be ente new, uncharted territory th is week. Keep your guard and your wits about you if you want to come out ahe Pisces (Feb. 19 - March 20) - A major eve nt i the works fo r you , Pisce s. Be confident and decisl You r acti ons will determ in e if thi s week is ve ry goo very bad . Aries (March 21 - Apr il 19) - A big con flict brewing even as you read thi s, Aries. Be willini comprom ise , but don 't let oth ers wa lk all over C hoose your words careful ly. Taurus (April 20 - May 20) - Be on your behavior this week. Some one very influential is g to keep a c lose eye on you. Impressing this persn good idea. Gemini (May 21 - June 21) - Th is is your I week ! Go out and buy a lottery ticket or some! Just don't pu sh Fate ; it ·may push back ... Cancer (June 22 - July 22) - Work hard , Can Push yourself to the lim it. You r efforts will be rewa gen ero usly thi s week. You may receive benefits d on't expect. Leo (July 23 - Aug. 22) - Times will be tough , b stiff upper li p will d o a lot of good for your image. parti cul arly gene rou s t his w eek; you'll be glad later. Virgo (Aug. 23 - Sept. 22) - So me one clos you is havi ng problems . Try to help tern before· ask you ; their pride may ke ep tern from making the The Audubon Quar t et tWfr·a (Sep t. 23 - Oct. 23) - The new ring Neptune may be throwing off the star charts ; your seem s to invo lve space t ravel, vegetab les , and September 25, Monday, 8 pm Dorothy Dickson Darte Center ··1 sat in a sma ll New Yo rk concert ha ll last m o nth an d hun g on wi th an exciteme nt I could ha rdly hold while a chamber grou p ca ll ed the Audu bon Quarte t produced a ve rsion o f Dvo ra k's Q uintet in A MaJor (Opus 81) that wo uld have left t>ven the composer in a fevered - Loudon Wain wnyht. Life Magazine .. The fi rst p rize given to the Audubon Quartet . . . was no surprise since the American Q uartet . .was generally the o ne which showed virtuosity. homogene ity of so und and finesse." - Jo ma/ Do Brasil, Brazil ·what mastery '" - Le Mo nde. France return of Elvis. Scorpio (Oct. 24 - Nov. 21) - A certain pe rson be esp ecially favo rable in th eir image of you this v, Put on your best face and ch arm the parts off 'em. Sag ittarius (Nov. 22 - Dec. 21) - G reat thin gs happen for you , especially this weekend. Just sit and let them happen , or y ou may throw a wrench i works. Ca pricorn (De c. 22 - Ja n. 19) - Look for extraordinary opportunity t his week. Impatience cost you a great deal; p lay it coo l. A valued frien may hav'e its beginn ing this week. ··The most exciting . wa s the Aud ubo n Qua rtet wh ich .is an e xtrao rd inary group they se t a sta nd ard o f clean and pre cise a t1a.: k. o f liveliness a nd passio n. - High Fii:ielity/ M usical Ame rica · .. The ensemble 's so un d was ideally suited to the weight and glow of Bra hms. The violins were given a very warm . rich QUARTET -IN -RESIDENCE vibrato and the ·cellist used a VIRGINIA POLYTECH NIC INSTITUTE da rk. huge ly reso na nt instru AND STATE UN IVERSITY "'The Audubon se e ms co m ment that co uldn ' t have bee n ple te ly free of te chnica l con more Brahmsian ... Thro ughout stra ints. They liste n to o ne a no rher and adj ust instincti ve ly th e program the players showed supe ri o r ensemble. to produ ce a so un d o f a strik ingly bea utiful lum inesce nt bctlance and intona ti on ... q uali ty tha t inva ri a bly serves the music wi th grace. - San Anton io Exp ress sr,ph isticarion and vibran c1.· " hr:llian: perfu rm,,nce ... .\'eu: 'Y-o rk Times "' They com pleme nt each other wonde rfully. While each · T he American Audubon Quarte t gaw 1heir hea nwa rm - is a pe rsona li ty. his own tone co nnects or mee ts the tone ing debu t al the Shangh,1i Co nce rt Ha ll ;,nJ recc>ived o f · the o th ers . a conscio us ac hieve ment .. Altogt>ther grea t welcome and a ppla use an eveni ng o f trem e n - bea utiful. " do us a rti stic en jo yme nt .. -- Ro bert Commanda y. Wen /-Jui Ba o . S hanghai . People ·; Republi c o f C h1n,1 San Francisco C hronicle Quote of the Week John "The Beacon should do an article a week on Bat �SEPTEMBER 21, 1989 PAGE 11 he pig that went awry new President was to be 1cd. A President ~ho was lhe cold reality that the new had 10 offer. A President victory in the popular vote nhin: less than two-tenths and energitic and burning bition, stressing the possiand problems of America's \\31'ing away the mist of our I past; who conquored the medium-television-with i1y and eloquence; and disthose same characteristics speeches: his words would w vi ion and hope to the an people. was John F. Kennedy, ng not just as a new Pre- sident but as a new symbol, a symbol that would be defined in 1,110 days. There were many problems to address in 1961: namely Cuba-a Soviet ally less than 90 miles from America's sacred borders; also the Cold War, which would be Kennedy's main concern; plus Civil Rights and Vietrnan: things not to be treated with kid gloves. Kennedy, unfortunately, started out on the wrong foot, with an incident called the Bay of Pigs. Fidel Castro, underdog, rebel, siezed power in Cuba in 1958. Cuba, for more than 60 years, was an ally taken for granted. Havanna, the capitol, was economicly prosperous for America, or at least for the Mafia, whichcontrolledmostof the Casinos. The U.S. was preoccupied with McCarthyism at home and the Soviet Union abroad to even notice the uproar and revolution taking place down south. Also the Soviet launch of Sputnik left Americans feeling even more threatened. Castro was a new player, a new leader who new how to promote himself. Even .Americans were impressed, that is before he publically proclaimed he was a Communist, with his youth and vigor and revolutionary style. After his private meeting with VP Nixon and after he, at a UN meeting in September, 1960, publically condemned the U.S., and publically embraced Khrushchev, our leaders knew that he had to go. Eisenhower cut off almost all trade to Cuba. But that wasn't the biggie. The biggie was a secret CIA scheme, under the guidence of Richard Bissell, to train exiles from Cuba who would invade the island, win support of the anti-Castro underground and overthrow the Communist government. American air cover would be provided if necessary. This was approved by Eisenhower, and inherited by Kennedy, who also approved but also cancelled the back-up American air power so as to keep U.S. involvement a secret. The day came: September 17, 1961. The place: Bay of Pigs. Thirteen hundred American trained Cuban exiles invaded. They were crushed in three days. One hundred died including four American National Guard pilots. How did the world know that America was behind it all? Well, the exiles arrived in American ships . Kennedy had to take full resposibility. The mission was flawed from the beginning. The CIA overestimated the size of the anti-Castro underground. Also the location was poor: the Bay of Pigs was one of Castro's favorite fishing beeches. It was also an area where he was well liked. There was just too much sacrifice to keep America's involvement a secret. On December 23, 1962, the prisoners were exchanged for 50 million dollars worth of food and medical suplies. The reali,ty set in to the minds of the American people: we were no longer King Midas-whatever we touched did not tum to gold. America was just as immoral and innoble as other countries. But did this make Kennedy seem weak? Could he be pushed around? Could America and her ideals be pushed around? Kennedy's torch was not shining as bright as before. Cuba would come back to haunt him, to tease him, to test him, in what would trul y be Kennedy's most important decision of his ephemeral careeer, and arguably one of the most important decisions of the century: the Cuban Missile Crisis. ittle Shop a shop of horrors - of Audrey II, the man-eating plant of Menkin and Ashman's "Little Shop of Horrors." The show offered a look 1983, the stage of the Or- at campy theatre at its finest. This Theatre in New York City, weekend, the Little Theatre of breed of 0ytrap in the form Wilkes-Barre presented its version - - - - - - - - - , of this cult musical comedy. However, this production falls short of its mega publicity hype. The major problem would seem to be a lack of ensemble feeling, a show of this style needs a close relaain St., Wilkes-Barre tionship between members of the ks from Public Square) cast. Unfortunately, this was not developed. However, as individual performances go, Wilkes graduate, Don Semyon did quite well as Seymour Krelbom, the "Young Botanical Genius, who nurses Audrey II to health. Specializing In Semyon is well adept at acting LOBSTERS FROM the clutz and still succeeds in bringMAINE ing Seymour off as a sincere caring person with a conscience. Vocally, ECRABS FROM however, Semyon tended to fluxuate FLORIDA between clarity and unin teligibility, this was largely due to the orchestra AKING CRAB • SHRIMP plowing ahead much too loudly for Pl• FILLET OF FRESH the vocalists. SALMON• HADDOCK & Kim Silverman as Audrey, the FLOUNDER love interest of Krelbom has a flair YOUR FAVORITE for comic timing and a definate feel BEVERAGES of character. However, she and Semyon did not play well off of one hcons: Monday-Friday another and this caused a lack of 11:30 a.m.- 2:30 p.m. feeling for their relationship. ers: Monday-Thursday The urchins, who serve as a type 4:30 p.m.- 11 :00 p.m. of Greek chorus to the proceedings, Friday- Saturday were played by Lisa Y. Fink, Barb 4:30 p.m.-12:00 a.m. Sinavage, and Wilkes alumnus VicClosed Sundays toria Moss Gallagher. All three were rvations Requested delightful but the edge would have to be given to Gallagher, her role of Ronette had definate direction and a wonderful character development. Gallagher shone in her solos, most notably in "Don't it go to show ya never know." The voice of Audrey II was supplied by Michael Toole and the puppeteering by Norman Tarantino. The voice and the mouth movement were not in syncopation and made it seem like one was watching a Chinese movie. Toole, however, had a competent delivery of the dialogue. While many factors went to te show being at least notable, the one factor which made it an enjoyable experience was the performance of Wilkes senior, Rob Johansen. Johansen played no less than eight roles in this production, each with a very different characterization. Johansen' s main role was that of sadistic dentist, Orin Serivello, D.D. S. His scene with Semyon in his dentist office is one of the highlights of the evening and the crowning achievement to Johansen's wide repertoire. He and Semyon handled the comedy with smoothness and a perfect campy style of delivery. This scene also hatched the evening's best musical number, the counter point, "It's just the Gas." Set and orchestra problems combined with a rather repetitive dose of choreography, by director Joe Sheridan, lent greatly to this show falling short of success. It is truly unfortunate that a musical of this calibre could leave such a mixed flow of feeling as the houselights rose after the final bows. Pictured from left to right are: Victoria Moss Gallagher (Wilkes '77), Rob Johansen, Barbara Sir.avage, and Lisa Fink �- PAGE 12 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - SEM'EMBER21, 1989 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Steel wheels are rolling by Rob Gryziec Beacon Feature Writer We've seen a lot of major rock and roll acts reunite this year, but probably the most exciting 1s the Rollin g Stones. Ju st in case you have been living in a cave for some twenty odd years, The Stones are Mick Ja gger, Keith Richards, Charl ie Watts, Ron Wood, and Bill Wyman. The Rolling Stones have hit the road to promote "S teel Wheels," probably there best recording in a decade. The fac t hat it took · only five weeks to complete shows that these veteran rock and rollers can still crank out the hits. According to Rolling Stone Magazine, "the Stones are eager to demonstrate that they are anything but old in anyway." The first single off the album 'i s "Mixed Emotion s." It has the sound and flavor reminiscent of the classic Stones style. The LP contains twelve songs which emit a sound simi lar to Keith Richard s recent solo album. Reuniting Jagger and Richards was a feat in itself, since the two have had a most published feud for years. They put all their ambivalence aside to turn out a four star LP. I have never been much of a Stones fan, but after listening to " Steel Wheels ," I would eagerly pay $28 .50 for a ticket to the hottest concert tour of 1989. Ifyou can find aMacintosh in this room, we might put one in yours. Free LAVA I.AMP \JJ A1.,1.. - S\-\Ak1.i6 0 o.-. S9E.A~~~S j I I l<EHl lGE.RAl'O ( 57'0~1::e:o') In what will ·urely be the easiest test of your inteLiect this term,Apple invites you to u~-winning a free Apple' Maci ntosh' Plus personal computer merely by finding it in this drawing. we·ueven gi ·e you a hint: It's not. the table, the lamp, or the chair. Now you·re on your own. · To register. look for contest details where Macintosh computers are sold on your campus. Oh, all 1ight, we·u give you a hint fo r that, too: Look at the bottom of this ad. But clo it real!}; really fast. Because only one Macintosh is being gi,,en away on this campus, and it'.· going to happen soon. Soon, as in light away: Pronto. Quick-like. But hey, you can take a him. · , •• Somebodys going to win a free Macintosh. Enter September 11th-September 29th , For further infon11ation see: Dr. Joe Bellucci, SLC Room 113, Dr. John Koch , SLC Room 426 Barbara Jamelli , SLC Room 11 3. Anne Kilyanek , SLC Room 11 3 < N>N \ppk ( ., 1n1putL'I' hll \ppk·. rlw .\ppk logo. ,ind \bnnt< 1.'-h arl' fL)~i-..tL'ft•J 1r:1Jem:1rk-. 1>f,\.ppk., Computt::r. Int Jllu~1r:m1 in !.'." 19}19 \km Grut.:mng <)rw i:nu~ l'll_·r 1x·Nin. pk·:t,t· Onl~ fulh inll· ,1u1.k·m,. I.Kult~.. md .. 1.tff .in.: 1.:hg1hk' to w11t ' �SEPTEMBER 21, 1989 PAGE 13 rNFL'ers, Monday begins preparation for battle distance, formations and personnel. They enter the data in their computers to scout tendencies. Monday's also another important day for players: it's pay day , win or lose. Whether teams are at home or on the road, they spend the night before the game in a hotel together. For those flying to a road game, there often are steak drnners or other full meals on the plane. Two players for every three seats on the plane is standard; big guys need elbow room. At the team hotel , there's a meeung in the evening, followed by a snack . beat of battle has passed. Today, the National Football Leag~e ... mainly ice, tons of ice," says Keoki Kamau, San Diego ·ncr. "That's how we treat any injury for the first 24-48 hours. 's a big ice day." li\'C for Sundays, but there are six other days in the lives of d coac;hes. There's the lineman who s stiff as the Tin Man morning, the elusive receiver who's an easy catch on Tuesday ' s his young daugh ter, the coach who's happy his nightly film v no time for work on another turf - mowing the lawn. w teams give players Monday off instead of Tuesday, and a night game interrupts the whole routine. But here 's a general look day before Sunday. 'I move on Monday. Jim Sweeney, New York Jets center, gets up a.m., or tries to. "If you're not sore, you didn't play hard and sore," says Sweeney. "It's tough to get out of bed sometimes. 's stiff, your legs are stiff, your back's stiff. Usually, my hands arc banged up pretty good." hes are in the office by 7-8 a.m. to grade the film from the day\ game. Everything's fun when you've won. "You enjoy the or you might say, 'Ah donuts today. Those look pretty good,"' Clemons, Detroit administrative assistan t coach. After a loss , the hole~, not the donuts. "There have been a lot of black ," says Clemons. everybody arrives, offensive and defensive players separate to game film . Like other coaches, Philadelphia's Buddy Ryan all the foulups, win or lose. "That's needed, for someone to be h like coach Ryan," says Eagles middle linebacker Byron Evans. ard, there's a light workout just to get the kinks out. When home, coaches go to work on the just-arrived videos of their em's game the dav before. 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The Colonels will play host to the King's Monarchs on Saturday . Upsala 15-11; 12-15; 6-15; 7-15 Mes'siah 8-15; 9;15 Susquehanna 2-15; 14-16 Catholic University 11-15; 7-15 Announcement Head men's basketball coach Ron Rainey has announced an opening for manager for the upcoming season. Experience is not necessary but would be helpful. Anyone interested can contact Rainey m his office during the day, Monday through Friday, or call him through the athletic office at 824-4651 , extension 4020. 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NFC Team w L 0 Hedonists 4 3 0 Go Nads AFC w L Team ight Trai n 4 0 Polu tants 2 New Intramural Acl:lvity: Quad Volleyball Results (1st Week _of Play) Men's Division LP.D. beat Dennistones 11-10; 12-3 Dennistones beat I.P.D. 10-6 Apex Tech beat Dicemen 13-5; 10-6; 14-7 Co-Rec Division Mad Dogs beat Shillings 12-11 ; 15-10 Shillings beat Mad Dogs 11- IO : JIM FREE DELIVERY IN THE DOWNTOWN AREA &,oz. Char-Flamed Hamburgers (includes FREE order of Copyright, 1989, USA TODAY/Apple College Information Network First Intramural Results of Fall 1989 Club Day: Egg Toss Champions: Michelle Gauthier and Dave Rinaldi Pie Eating Champion: Frank Ketschek •• • Results • Volleyball •• Moravian 6-15; 11-15; 11-15 Martz Towers 46 Public Square 824-7101 "It's a lot of work for an hour's worth of fun on Sunday," says Minnesota's Peters-. "The love has t~ be strong." Intramurals, results, etc. ••••••••• •••••••••••••••••••••• idtown Village 1 S. Main Street 829-7740 Bedcheck is usually at l 1 p.m. Then comes the test. p.m. Records as of week 2: Jim, 4-3-1; John, 4-3-1; Ray, 4-4; and Lee, 2-5-1 �PAGE 14 SEITEMBER 21, 1989 Women's soccer '89 Lady Colonels count on veteran by Susan Barr Beacon Sports Writer EDWARDS VILLE - Head coach Kathy Miller views this season as a rebuilding one for the Lady Colonels soccer team (0-2). E xperience, provided by the team's nine veterans, will combine with the stamina and enthusiasm of ten newcomers. "The team is much stronger," Miller said. "We can win something." Sen ior Janine Petras and sophomore Dawn Hosler, both co-captains, are the squad's leaders. Freshman Tarrah Rogers (right wing) and Nancy Fitzgerald (left wing) pace the offense. Hosler holds down the middle as the center forward. In exhibition play, the line showed promise as Rogers and Fitzgerald each booted in two goals. Newcomer Tiffan y Zottola will add extra scoring punch . The defense should hold it's own. The backfield consists of sophomore S Rebels and Heather Chelpaty . Sophomore Paula Schoenwetter will provide backup. goalkeeper Diane Gibbs. Last Saturday, Gettysburg drubbed the Lady Colonels, 11-0. The day before, Maryland defeated Wilkes, 3-1. Some players gave solid reasons for the Gettysburg "Everyone was tired and hurt since we played the day before," Zottola sai~ made us a less competitive team ." "We really didn't play together," said Deb Erdner. Communication will be the key for future success." The Lady Colonels travel to Haverford on Saturday. Ambosie closing on immortal it Smack in the middle of the monsoon that drenched last Saturday's 13-7 loss to Albright, Dean Ambosie proved his footba ll wo rth. As Colo nels quarterback Joe Lucas pivoted to pitch, Ambosie slipped on the wet field. L ucas improvised, rolling arou nd the line, where he was aided by a block thrown by a hustling setbac k who had blown by him. Clearly, Ambosie does not give up. "That play typifies Dean 's play over fo ur years," said head coach Bill Unsworth. "He busted hi s butt to help Joe on that play . He just gives a great effort. " Ambosie produced enough effort to rush fo r 153 yards on 31 carri es in the miserable weather. He was the best player on th e fi e ld by a large magnitude, trying to carry a mi stake-prone Colo nels squad on his pads. He now needs just 641 yards to become Wilkes' all-time rushing leader. (Ted Yeager, 1968 -71 , is number-one with 2,869 yards.) The goal lingers in his mind. "I thin k a littl e bit about it, " Ambosie said. "Of co urse, the team comes first. " T hat a tt itude has been present s ince his freshman seaso n, when the Colo ne ls emerged to go 7 -3. They mi rrored that record in 1987, reac hi ng a rankin g of tenth in the na ti on in Di vis ion III fo r a week. Hard reality brought a 2-8 stormcloud last season, a comedow n fro m the heights of national polls and the feeli ng of wi nning. T he C olo nels struggled to beat Upsala, 30-21 scoring 10 points in the fou rth quarter. The only w in accompanied by ease las t year was a 41-7 drubbin g of Albri ght. After an e ig ht- turnove r performa nce in Sat urday's debacle, the Colonels have to wonder how far they've reall y fallen. "He had a big night, but if it hadn't been raining, Dean easily could've gained 200 yards," Unsworth said. "There was a certain play we wanted to run coming in that involved a sharp cutback. Dean was a little worried about using it because of the sloppy footing . We only ran it twice, but it could've worked all night." "Tha t was a real tough game to lose, " Ambosie said . "It really hurts us, especially a t the beginning of the season. Albri ght is a team we should beat. This doesn't help our confidence." A mbosie, w ho holds the single-game ru shing record with 2 18 aga in st FDU-Madison in 1986 , has fill ed the role of ded icated sold ier, sometimes taking the field in less-than satisfactory cond ition. Yet success has been his companion. by Wendy Holden READING- In a rain-soaked match, defeated the Lady Colonels' field hockey t last Saturday. Wilkes (1-3) also dropped a 2-0 deci East Stroudsburg last Thursday. Against Albright, the Lady Colonels ct· offensive and defensive skill in the first h Lady Lions scored on an outside shot. Goalie Lisa Balestrini made an outs save on an Albright penalty shot. Future develpoment wo n't benefit Ambosie, bu t he's no t complaining. In his three prev io us campaigns, he's witnessed the evolution of three offens ive lines, a trio of quarterbacks and the time periods of three distinct states of mind. The Colonels have been up-and-comers, true winners and are now mired in a rebuilding stage, replete with heavy losses. Ambosie has seen it all, emerging as a leader for the youngsters around him. "Dean has subordinated his personal goals for the team every year," Unsworth said. "Now, it's on his shoulders." His dominance was almost enough to push the Colonels past the Lions. A combination of power and speed, Ambosie (6'1", 220) thrusts with the ball, balancing his weight to keep forward acceleration at the maximum rate. The Albright defense had Ambosie's tracks on their bodies as .Jt took two or three tacklers to bring him down on the muddy field. If it weren't fo r the weather, Unsworth fee ls his prize back cou ld have had much, muc h more. Lady stickgal drop matches Beacon Sports Writer "I don't know w hat the probl em is," A mbos ie said. "The ta len t is sti ll here at Wilkes. We are a yo un g team. We have a bunc h of sophomores. I th ink we're a year or two away." l . "Dean came into camp last season with a problem and it never really left him ," Unsworth still went out and gave his best. He's a real quiet leads by example. "He worked real hard this summer and g~ stronger and faster. He's also injury-free, which out." The fact that Ambosie has approac hed such w hile sharing time and functioning in the p run-and-shoot offense has impressed Unsworth. "It's amazing that Dean has accomplished w while, until this year, sharing time with C Mcfarlane," Unsworth said. "Also, we run a pred passing offense, so the opportunities aren't cons to run." But in desparate times like Saturday's loss, becomes the Colonels' main w eapon. He looks I the challenge of the rest of the season. "We haven't beaten Susquehanna since I've he said. ''I'd like to do it." Clearl y, Ambosie does not give up. In the East S oudsburg loss, Lady mistakes were manipulate·d into opposing Wilkes lacked a mental component and ES miss many opportunities. Stopping ability continues to be th Colonels' downfall. The able defe opponents still surpass Wilkes'. The Lady Colonels host Lebanon Valley photo by Do nna Yedlock Dean Ambosie rushed for 153 ya rds. "We're getting to know each other's pl on the field," said Sue Barr, a captain. ' need is aggression at the goal." �SEPTEMHER 21, 1989 PAGE 15 obocop' Tronkowski fights injuries Tronkowski could probably beat anyone on the pus in the old board game "Operation." If he knee card, that is. also has been put back together more times than Dumpty." Wilkes' Six Million Dollar Man. owski, the junior goaltender on the first place 's soccer team, probably knows more about knees ts to. And from.here on out, the only thing he have to do with doctors is maybe catching an General Hospital or St. Elsewhere. owski, from Endwell, New York, has overcome s knee injuries and subsequent operations to nail starting goalie post and just last Saturday, with back up Chris "L.A." Law for his first utoul, 4-0, against Upsala. .. back on the injury fornt, Tronkowski seemed since childhood. 1was little, I used to watch hockey all the time ys wanted to play it," Tronkowski said. "But I lem with my hip. It was a bone cyst. I went to and he said I couldn't play hockey, football, or any t sport. He told me if I wanted to play sports, I all of these developments, Tronkowski decided to the footsteps of his brother Bernie, 15 years his with one catch. e lie, or case of just not informing the doctor that a contact sport, enabled Tronkowski to start his pie who think soccer is not a contact sport are the same ones who believe professional wrestling ie didn't like football, and at the time they were asoccer team in our area and the coach asked him y parents took me to see him play so I saw my game when I was about two weeks old. When I playing, I was eight years old and played all the but goalie is what I like best now. " goaltending is what Tronkowski did best in his at Maine-Endwell High School. owsk1 was a four time all-conference performer time all-stater. In his junior year, he achieved m honors while leading his team to the state had a pretty good tradition of winning soccer in I,' Tronkowski said. "Soccer is really big where 111as a pretty big accomplishment." owski hoped to build on those accoplishments enrolled at Wilkes and won the starting goalie job en year. And then the knee problems began. that would force a lesser individual to call it quits. fir L game against Baptist Bible, and on one of ys a! a Colonel, Tronkowski went out to make a and twisted his right knee in a way that God did for it to go. A month later he underwent 'surgery, which revealed damage to his anterior the outside of his knee. they did the surgery, they found the tear," said 1. "I was really disapointed after winning the that I would have to be out for a few weeks, but I would just have to roll with the punches. Tronkowski came back in two weeks, the punch k out. The right knee had not regained its and stability and was reinjured. He was done for the ga freshman it, wasn't that bad," he said. "I had years left to get it taken care of and I could But I was obviously disappointed." kow ki began to rehabilitate soon after the Center and was back on by late fall. He believed the knee was fine, so he ed in a tournament at Bloomsburg University, knee gave out again. that injury, i was required to wear a brace," he was difficult to play with the brace because I hadn't at the Geisinger Medical "It was bad just sitting on the bench unable to do anything, thinking this was it for tne as far as playing soccer." Kevin Tronkowski Colonels goalkeeper worn one all of my life. The brace really hindered my movement. I had to relearn the position knowing that I had to wear it because it limits my jumping and punting." Despite these setbacks, Tronkowski continued to work hard and believed he was on his way back. In the summer between his freshmen and sophomore years, he participated in a soccer camp at Division I Virginia Tech, where he got the chance to compete against numerous Division I players. "I think the camp really helped me," he said. "I got a chance to play against a lot of talented players, which really helped my confidence. "My father was also a big help. We have a goal set up in the back yard and he took a lot of time to help me. Being a goalie, you can't work out by yourself. You need some one to help you." With the injury seemingly behind him, Tronkowski entered his sophomore year with great expectations. They were not fulfilled. "It was a disapointing season for me," he said. "I was very tentative mentally. There were so many things I used to be able to do that I just couldn't get done anymore. My vertical leap really suffered." To top off the disapointing season, the injury bug bit again. This time it was the left knee in the final game of the season against rival King's College. father, Tronkowski dove for a crossing shot and landed on his right knee. Four days later, he was on the table and under the knife for the third time in two years. "I chipped a small bone in my knee," said Tronkowski. "There wasn't much cartilage left in my right knee. The doctor didn't think it would be wise for me to play anymore. What he basically said was 'You have a relatively good car now. If you play, it could become a junke.·."' "Kevin called me this summer after his third injury basically just to seek advice," said Colonels head coach Phil Wingert. "We have had to cut back on his workload this year, but I never gave up on him. He has the most experience of any of our goalies and it would be a big blow to us if we were to lose him." "There was no way I was giving up," Tronkowski said. "I had done all this work and I thought we could have a pretty good team this year." So far, Tronkowski's expectations about the team are right on the money, especially since Wingert's early-season questions about the defense have been answered by Tronkowski and company. "Coach usually questions the defense, but it was only natural for him to do it this year," Tronkowski said. "(Sweeper) Craig Larimer and I had been out with injuries. He had to question if we could still play after being hurt. I think the defense is doing a fine job. Chris Dahm, Andy Renner and Doug Albertson are really making my job a lot easier." And Tronkowski can use the help on the field to lessen his soccer duties. Lord knows he has enough to do once he unlaces his cleats and takes off his knee braces. Tronkowski carried a perfect 4.0 grade-point average throughout his freshmen year and now maintains a 3.8. Basket weaving will never be seen on his class schedule. He is majoring in electrical engineering and is a member of the engineering club, the programming board, and Sigma Pi Sigma, a physics honor ·society. He has also been a resident assistant for two years. "Kevin has a very good image and _that is very good for the team," Wingert said. "He makes us look good. He has been nominated for academic honors both in the- conference and nationally. Maybe this year, if we do well, he'll make it." And if a late season game is a nailbiter, don't look for his knees to buckle under . They have been through too much in the last two years to give in to a little pressure. - "I got tangled in a pileup. I knew it was bad when I was sitting on the sideline," Tronkowski said. "It was bad just 46itting on the bench unable to do anything, thinking this was it for me as far as playing soccer." But unlike the first injury when he waited a month before getting treatment on the knee, Tronkowski went to his doctor at home and had his knee operated on three days later. Luckily, the tear of the cartilage was able to be sewn back together when normally it,would have to be shaved. He - went through rehabilitation and, by the end of his sophomore year, was back competing in pickup games at the gym with his teamates, wearing braces on both of his knees. "I felt like Robocop," Tronkowski said. The left knee healed quickly and Tronkowski was able to dicard its brace when he played in the East Stroudsburg tournament last spring. And a funny thing happened. He thought he was playing his best soccer since high school, and more amazingly, avoided injury or reinjury. He saved that for the summer. While working out i:1 his backyard, again with his Goalkeeper Kevin Tronkowski. �The Razor's Edge Women's Soccer The Locker Room Field Hockey Intramurals Beacon Spread Sheet An NFL Work Week Wilkes College Wilkes-Barre, PA 18766 Defeat Bloomsburg,JJ.psala Wingert's boaters hitting stride BLOOMSBURG The Colonels soccer team took another step forward this week by def~ating Upsala and Bloomsburg University on the road. , On a wet Saturday afternoon, the Colonels (3-3) topped the Upsala Vikings 4-0. A driving rainstorm and puddles covering the field but did not affect the Colonels, as they won their second straight game. Phil Joyce opened the scoring with an unassisted goal twelve minutes into the first half. After a weak clear by an Upsala defender, Joyce rocketed a left-footed volley past a stunned Viking goalkeeper. The second goal came fom Ron Rainey as a result of another defensive lapse. Rainey fired a left-footed shot that slid through the goal to give Wilkes a 2-0 halftime lead. In the second half, Rainey tallied his second goal of the game with a twelve-yard shot. T.R. Andrake started the scoring sequence by beating the left side of the defense and lofting a cross to Paul Jellen , who headed it to Rainey for the score. Wilkes' rinal score came from Jellen. Chris Shenefield, arter beating two defenders at midfield , threaded a pass to Jcllen who scored on a visibly frustrated goalie. Starting goalie Kevin Tronkowski and backup Chris Law combined for the Colonels' first sh utout of the year as Wilkes outshot the Vikings 21-5. After the game, Colonels head coach Phil Wingert was excited about his team's perform~nce. "It was a big win for us because it leaves us undefeated ih our conference," he said. "We have a big showdown with Drew today. That's an important conference game." On Monday, the Colonels traveled to Bloomsburg to take on the Division II Huskies and squeaked out a 2-1 overtime victory. Jellen scored both goals for the Colonels in the thriller. The first came twenty minutes into the game when a Huskie defender hit a weak clear and Jellen finessed a twentyyard shot into the upper right comer of the net. Bloom tied the game two minutes later as Gerry Crick scored on a fine individual effort. This was the only blunder of the game by the Colonel defense. The defense of Chris Dahm, Andy Renner, Craig Larimer, Doug Albertson and goalie Kevin Tronkowski is allowing an average of less than one goal a game in the last three Colonel wins. The contest stayed tied until overtime when Jellen, off assists from Rainey and Mike Lenzcycki, lofted a shot over a sprawling Bloomsburg goalkeeper for th~ win. "Beating a Division II powerhouse shows that our team is coming along nicely," said Wingert. This week, the Colonels will tackle two big conference foes. Wilkes will travel to Drew today and play host to FDU-Madison at 11 am on Saturday. Colonels fumble a/Albright Colonel , · of the by Jim Clark Beacon Sports Editor Week READING- Despitecommitti ng seven turnovers, discounting the fact that sloppiness was their trademark for 58-plus minutes in the pouring rain, the Colonels (0-2, 0-1 in the MAC) still had a chance to defeat the Albright Li-;ns, who led 13-7 with 1:48 left on the scoreboard last Saturday. Quarterback Joe Lucas stepped back to throw from the Wilkes 20 yardline, but his pass, intended for wideout Craig Stevens, was tipped by wingback Bill George into the hands of Albright comerback Jon Thorpe. The Colonels' eighth turnover was their undoing. "Billy made a mistake on his route, and he didn't realize the ball was being thrown to Craig," said head coach Bill Unsworth. "He was hustling, trying to make a play. "The turnovers killed us. The weather had a lotto do with it,andJoe just threw some bad balls. You'll have that. Even John Elway throws some bad balls." Tom McFadden had two interceptions in the loss to Albrighl The Lions took a 13-0 lead on a two-yard run by Rob Levan and a 38yard scoring pass from quar~erback Mike Futriek to Jim Maransky. The Colonels clawed back when Dean Ambosie (153 yards on 31 carries) scored on a two-yard run with 4:34 left. Their comeback was · squelched by Lucas' fourth interception . Defensively, the Colonels re- . ceived high grades from Unsworth. "Anytime you have eight turnovers and the other team only scores 13 points, that's great," he said. "They played super." Defensive tackle Aubil agreed. "We stopped them every time," he said. " frustrating." Susquehanna (2-0) 1 Saturday for Parents' Day( at Ralston Field.) The road easier. "Susquehanna is be Cortland," Unsworth said. one of the best teams I've long time." Too bad he can't say about the Colonels. � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Wilkes Beacon Newspaper Collection, 1947-present Description An account of the resource <p>This is Wilkes University's <em>Beacon</em> Newspaper collection, 1947-present. We also have digitized copies of the <em>Beacon's</em> predecessors, <em>The Bucknell Bison Stampede</em>, 1934-1935 and <em>The Bucknell Beacon</em>, 1936-1947 June. It should be noted that Wilkes University does not have a complete set of issues for the Bucknell Bison Stampede and Bucknell Beacon. For researchers who are interested in seeing the complete issues for these publications, please contact <a href="https://researchbysubject.bucknell.edu/scua">Bucknell University's Special Collections Department</a>.</p> <p></p> <p>Missing Issues:</p> <p>1947 August 8th<br />1947 September 5th<br />1947 October 3rd<br />1947 October 17th<br />1947 October 31st<br />1947 November 21st<br />1947 December 19th<br />1948 September 9th<br />1950 April 28th<br />1953 April 10th<br />1962 February 2nd</p> Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource The Beacon staff is comprised of Wilkes University students who are advised by a full-time faculty member of the Communication Studies Department. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1934-present Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Copyright of the Wilkes Beacons is retained by Wilkes University. Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Newspaper Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Professor Emeritus Harold Cox digitized the collection from 1934-1970 and created a <a href="https://beaconarchives2.wilkes.edu/">legacy website</a>. Digital Archives student John Jenkins digitized the collection from 1970-present. Special thanks goes to Communication Studies Professor Dr. Kalen Churcher, Editor-in-Chief Kirsten Peters, Beacon staff member, Emily Cherkauskas, and other Beacon staff for their help in acquiring digitized copies of the Beacons from 2006 onward. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Wilkes Beacon 1989 September 21st Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1989 September 21 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Newspaper Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Communication Studies Department Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Wilkes College https://omeka.wilkes.edu/omeka/files/original/6f7d07b1e44123388d59f5f3da68749f.pdf 274a9b2a74fa4caf9a98966cd3d94ac3 PDF Text Text I . i. WILKES COLLEGE Wilkes-BaR"e, PA 18766 ... Serving Wilkes College since 1947 September 28, 1989 moved rom SCTA to Music de artment oposed Theater Arts move criticized ting of department held on September 7, Christopher Breiseth the proposed plans. Since that anthe proposal to move Arts concentration out , Communication and department has met ·ucism. The concenbccome part of the Music, Theatre and cnt, but at least two people believe it should not be taken out of the SCTA. Karl Ruling, acting director of the Theater, disagrees with the proposed move. "I'm not happy with it. We have a definite difference of opinion on how theater and music fit. I don't think they logically fit. I know of no department at any college or university at which theater is grouped with music. "The ways we approach our arts are different," says Ruling. "The only things we have in common are that we both are performance oriented and we use the same building. At Wilkes, the the curriculum is applied music. Performanceis stressed. Weare firmly committed at Theater Arts ... that, at the undergraduate level, the best training is a liberal arts education with lots ofliterature. We strongly support a core curriculum. " "What is the rationale?" asked Dr. Bradford Kinney, chairman of the SCTA department. "Traditionally, it belongs here." Dr.George Waldner, Vice President for Academic Affairs, says the rationale is "to create a unified performance entity. Theater is a performance art." Mr. Jerome Campbell, chairperson of the Music department, has been proposing the move for several years. "It is infinitely more logical to group the per- forming arts together. To fragment the majors makes no sense. If someone can't see the logic in combining the performing arts, then I don't know what logic is." One worry about the proposed move is that the Theater Arts curriculum will change. Waldner says that even though the concentration will be in the music department, "the courses offered will be unaffected. Department organization and courses offered arc two different things." "Why would courses remain in this department if (Theater Arts) is in the Music Department?" asks Kinney. "No one said that Theater Arts was doing poorly in this department. Our biggest concern is with the students involved." Ruling also believes changes in curriculum will occur. "Structural changes imply changes in curriculum. The SCT A major encourages crossover bet ween cur ricula. To split out one concentration will leave some majors hanging." "I would think that there would still be sharing of courses," says Waldner. "We offer several interdepartmental majors. For example, the International Studies major has courses offered from See Theater page 2 n's list changed -BARRE - Two proposals developed by the Academic mittee last year are now being put into effect at Wilkes proposals were presented to and passed by the entire college proposal, which will go into effect beginning with this class, changes the requirements for graduating with honors. 1993 must attain a cumulative GPA of 3.4 to graduate cum 6 for magna cum laude, and a 3.8 to graduate summa cum highest honors. ond proposal, which begins immediately and will affect all egc students, is a change in the GP A necessary for attaining status. According to the new standards, a student must attain a to be eligible for the Dean's List. Previously, a GPA of 3.25 for Dean's List status. nge is of special interest to students in the Classes of 1990, 1992, who are affected only by the second proposal. For nt seniors may graduate with a cumulative GPA of 3.25, iving cum laude honors but not attaining the Dean's List asked about the rationale for changing Dean's List and honors Dean Lampe replied that the college's grading procedures and requirements were altered several years ago, but the other were never updated. "The two should have been done y," she added. Brigadier General Ellis presents a medal to retiring Lt. Col. Billings See story on Page 2 �PAGE2 SEPTEMBER 28, 1989 Change ·of command at ROTC as Billings retir by Chris Augustine Beacon Assistant News Editor WILKES-BARRE - It was quite evident that many students were unaware of what was going on when walking past the bell toweron Friday morning. Brigadier General Jeffrey T. Ellis, commandant of Air Force ROTC, paid a visit to the campus to get first hand knowledge about the ROTC progam here at Wilkes. It was the first time that a comman- dant of ROTC .e.ver came to our campus and what he saw impressed him. According to Lieutenant Colonel Roger Matson, the new ROTC Professor of Aerospace Studies (PAS) at Wilkes, "The General's visit here was a threefold mission. He wanted to visit the campus, meet the cadets, and talk to the Administration." There was also one other little thing to take care ofby the general. The ceremony, that many students had witnessed, was for outgoing PAS Lt. Col. David Billings as well as for the incoming PAS Matson. Theeventwasbotharetirementand change of command ceremony. Billings had been the PAS at Wilkes for the last three years and he said, "this was the most rewarding time he has spent in the Air Force." Twenty-two years and severa] countries later Billings has finally bid goodbye to the Air Force. General Ellis praised the ad- Ifyou can find aMacintosh in tnis ro9m,we might put one myours. Free. LAVA \JJA\..\..·SI-\Ale1.i6 Sl>EA.~E.12S j o LAMP 0--+ 11 I ~E.l'RIGf.ilA.-0 (s-roc.1::i:;o) ministration and the faculty for the strong support that they have given to the ROTC cadets and staff. Matson says that "the General was impressed with the help we are given by the school." Some of that help includes a new building for the cadets (Slvcum), room and board grants, and the much needed tree trimming by the flag pole adjacent Admissions building. The retirement/chan command ceremony was a by President Brieseth as many other administrator, Wilkes. It lasted forty-five · through the intermittant rai was the school's last I Billings. Theater - - - - - - - - - - - - - ---Continued from page 1 three departments: History/ _ department," says Waldner. Political Science; Sociology/Anwill have more performance thropology; and Economics in the tunities for the students incl School of Business and Economvocal music . We will ics; and, of course, the foreign landeveloping a special realti guage component." with a dance company or · Another concern is that the adjunct faculty member f11 Theater Arts major will not survive dance curriculum." the move. "If they are going to What will happen to S move it, then let's work so it surTheater Arts is removed? vives," says Kinney. "It is so imding to Waldner, the portant that Theater Arts survives." department would become Campbell is also concerned Communications department with the major's survival, but feels department has approximate~ the move will be beneficial. "I majors, which is 30 more would like to see the Theater Arts year, and is most likely one major flourish," says Campbell. top five majors at Wilkes. "W "For the ten years I've been here, it live with (the decision) andg hasn't." says Kinney. Next week, this artic/1 "I am excited about the conconclude with the other pro cept of a Music, Theater and Dance Howtostart your law career 6eforeyoust law school. In what will surely be the easiest test of your intellect this term,Apple invites you Apple' Macintosh' Plus personal computer merely by finding it in this drawing. We'll e,·en gi\'e you a hint: Ir's not the table, the lamp, or the chair. Now rnu're on vour own. To register, look for contest details where Macintosh computers are sold on your campus. Oh, all right, we'll give you a hint for that, too: Look at the bottom of this ad. But do it reall,; really fast. Because only one Macintosh is being given away on this campus, and it's going to happen soon. Soon, as in right away Pronto. Quick-like. But hey, you can take a hint. 10 try" inning a free , •• JKAPlAN STANLEY H. KAPLAN EDUCATIONAL GNTER LTD. DONT COMPEfE WITH A KAPLAN STUDENT-BE ONE Somebodys going to win afree Macintosh. 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PHEAA is celebrating its success in enabling more million Pennsylvania students to obtain postsecondary education, ~ng future growth. Wilkes College Regional Computer Resource Center held a 25th , Open House last Friday. The Wilkes College Center serves for PHEAA's training program in computer usage for teachers. It of 14 centers across Penl!Sylvania which have laboratories where can evaluate computer equipment before purchasing it. highlighting the anniversary, State Senator James Rhoades, a of PHEAA's Board of Directors, said, "The financial aid PHEAA ' , the education it has financed, the careers it has helped launch unagination and energy it has unleashed have a significant impact ves and economy everyday." ng its 25 years of service, PHEAA's mission has been and to be "access to education." PHEAA has delivered nearly $1 dollars in grants to nearly one million students and almost $6.81 11 loans to one and a half million students since 1964. agency has grown from "three employees, a couple of desks, and ter to one with 1500 employees in five separate facilities in g plus seven regional offices throughout Pennsylvania," to Thomas Fabian, PHEAA Executive Deputy Director. mecoming events planned - The Government was busy this Various business was disiocluding for the upcoming ing dance. Student Government anthe activities for the week ming. On October 19 bca bonfire including the tionofthe teams and music by the band, and the intro- u rse. !"SAT 10% duction of the Homecoming Court. On Friday noght, the big dance will be held at Gennetti's. Tickets will be $10 for singles and $20 per couple. Sam from Twin Spin D.J. will provide the music and games. This year SG gave students who were not in SG a chance to help with Homecoming including ticket selling and decorations. Programming Board reported that 70 people attended "Working Girl" and 120 attended the movie "Beaches." The North Room in the Marts Center will not be ready for this semester due to first priority given to residence halls. Student Government meets evey Wednesday at 6:30 p.m. in the Weckesser Hall Board Room. President Ilreiseth discusses student learning at Friday's conference Wilkes hosts school officials WILKES-BARRE - Improving student learning through more effective teaching, and how area hig h schools and colleges can work together to achieve that goal are common concerns in both colleges and high schools. With that focus, area college presidents, area school superintendents, and teachers met recently at the Marts Sports and Conference at Wilkes College. The session was designed to bring area schools together with the colleges to discuss the most effective ways to draw on the educational resources of the area to improve student learning. Representatives from 15 area high schools and colleges spent last Friday afternoon discussing ways to improve opportuinites for student learning. Some of the suggestions include improved communications between the high school and colleges, and the possibility of sharing faculty and resources as a way of better student learning. There is also talk of an annual common in-service program for all faculty members at area high schools and colleges. Such a program would showcase faculty members from the area, who would be able to share items beneficial to everyone. The meeting at Wilkes, resulted from a gathering at Luzerne County Community College last May. At that time area business leaders told educational leaders what was needed to train the workers vital to the area's economy. A decision was made at lhat time to bring the education community together to find ways to improve student learning and at the same time better serve the area economy. Parents visit Wilkes by Becky Steinberger Beacon Staff Writer s or wetland Lane Wyoming, Pa. 18644 17) 693-1514 WILKES-BARRE - Wilkes College held its annual annual Parents' Day on Saturday. Approximately 400 parents visited the campus despite the weather to spend time with their sons and daughters and to find out how the college is progressfog. An opening reception was held in the Marts Center, followed by Presiden t Christopher Breiseth's welcome to the parents and a keynote speech by Jim Clark, a sophomore here at Wilkes. The president commented on the importance of community service in the United States and how college students can help. Clark's speech was based on the importance of photo by Donna Yedlock student volunteerism and where it President Ilreiseth speaks to parents has been at Wilkes. Clark said, "In the past few years, Wilkes has been involved in 60 community service projects." He stated that this type of student involvement "fits into a broad scope of a college education." Throughout .the course of the day, many sports were scheduled lo play home games, but due to the rainy weather, most of the action was postponed. However, the football game between the Colonels and Susquehanna was played at 1:30 at Ralston Field. (See results of that game in the sports section.) Following the game, a "Post Game Huddle" was held in the Marts Center from 4 to 6 p. m. The food service prepared a buffet-style di nner of ham, roast beef, chicken strips, barbecued meatballs, and dessert. Paul Adams, Associate Dean of Student Affairs, said, "The food service did a fi ne job wi th the campus dinner and should be commended for it." Visiting parents were treated to comedian David Sayh, who appeared in the Center for the Performing Arts at 8 p.m. "The comedian had some dry spells, but on the whole, we had a good time," said Bob Gercken, a freshman from Clarks Summit. For the visitors who weren't interested in the sporting events, pamphlets were available at the morni ng session that listed outlets and shopping centers. The bookstore was also open for everyone's convenience. "I think the weather definitely affected the attendance," noted Dean Adams, "but those who attended had an enjoyable time, despite the rain." �Legalize cocaine? a si mb grea g hi u fh Beat the cartel at its own game Did anyone hear the proposal that one Colombian drug cartel spokesman offered the U.S.? Very simply, he stated that if the U. S. would legalize cocaine, we could establish a trade agreement with the cartel, including price agreements, import taxes and quality control. OPINION by Tracy Youells I think that most Americans would be appalled at such an idea. However, if we take the cartel's point of view, we might see how it looks like a perfectly logical idea. He sees a country where the drugs called nicotine, caffeine, sedatives, and alcogol are legal, easily accessible, and read ii y abused. What is another drug to us? Even though I don't think the government shoould start rewriting its drug policy, I do think it should carefully examine what this spokesman for the cartel is suggesting. Cocaine is easier to purchase than uppers, acid, or even marijuana. If you could take a survey of the drug dealers of this area, for example, you would probably find out that hardly Qo ~ • O ~ 9 0 I anybody sells marijuana anymore. Why not, you might be asking. A dealer would have to sell a garbage bag full of pot to make as much money as he would selling a little baggie full of cocaine that fits in his front pocket. So there are more coke dealers because cocaine is easier to transport and sell quickly. It wouldn't surprise me if some regular pot smokers bought a little snow now and again because it was the only thing around. This added business makes the monopoly of the streets grow. Maybe President Bush should consider this. Legalize marijuana and put an agelimiton it similar to the one for alcohol. Just like there are people who are over 21 who don't drink, there will be people who still won't smoke marijuana just because it's legal. The choice is and rightly should continue to be a purely personal one. Maybe then the only people buying cocaine would be the ones already addicted. The biggest effect that the legalization of marijuana would have is this: the people who haven't decided what the drug of their choice ~LETNE a.,ra= ' ~,1llEUM, e as I s, the sofrai f a ugh ght weari ushin t, I a~ Pickerin! will be would have a mush easier decision to make. I think the only way to stop Colombian cocaine traffic is through their customers. Let their potential consumers put them out of business by letting them have legal alternatives to the product the cartels are pushing. •0~9 0'8 The Beacon Serving Wilkes College since 1947 VOL. XLII No. 4 September 28, 1989 RaJed as a First Class ntwspapu with one mark of tfutinction by the Associated C olkgiale Press EDITORIAL STAFF Editor-in-Chief................................................................ Lee Scott News Editor............................. :......................................... Kathy L. Assistant News Editor........................................................ Chris Au Feature Co-Editor............................ ...................................John T. Feature Co-Editor................................................................Michele Sports Co-Editor..........................................................................Jim Sports Co-Editor .............................................................................. 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The phone number is (717) 824-4651 ext. 2962. ide the fl . of a spaci ed me ighting e unde cente ed toen emy, l hedon t comple e, W ilk on his un he lurche ainst the pread 'e1 the bac lynights m an 1 gs happe apes the my he , had b coat imal cracl �SEPTEMBER 28, 1989 e return of the Editorial This ickering goddess rL£r ~ urOF E,1llELMA! .......... Lee S ............. Kat ............. Chr .............Joh .............. Donna ............. Frank ,TAFF ............. Kathy mg a bum is a simple One simply places a solid lhe slumbering derelict, and lies great force. The hard ping him in motion while pick up any spare change out of his pockets.. I had no whatsoever. The huddled a man made a sickening noi e as I propelled him campus, the gods pounding nails of rain into his body, ng of a thousand drums lhroughout the cloudy, g night. We were moving mow, and I lost my comm a large, sticky ditch . Had I possessed any ,I would have saved him, attention was turned to the lhe massive body of pea call fog, and to the towering dhell and death and general lying in the distance. I sebuttons on the white lab was wearing, and with pushing my stomach throat, I approached my foe, Pickering Hall. aside the flimsy doors and th of a spacious, synthetic lcomed me with the open rrid lighting and gruesome of the underworld. As I the center of the great prepared to enter into the pit I enemy, I nodded to an perched on a desk, clad in outfit complete with badge title, Wilkes Security, ed on his uniform. Before dlink, he lurched at me, and I against the wall, told to, ."Spread 'em", and poked y in the backside with a hapclynightstick while the lack man with mirror muttered into a walkie- ....................s :saJordan, T Bob G :olette Sim ninger, Ron 1, fall and sp · ·a cation peri tvidual wri orWilkesC J longer th ctedon te Id for val lhings happen so fast that escapes the mind comThad, my houseboy and barmaid, had stocked the ofmy lab coat with a large ol" animal crackers. I recall for them as he slapped PAGES • IS It's only a proposed change. stupid surprise began a discussion, leaving But should it be implemented, a lot of things will be me with an attractive oriental girl. different, and the jury is still out on whether or not these She entertained me by showing me Tales of the lab coat changes will be good. the mole below her left breast. She The change involves, as outlined on the front page, the entered into a lengthy discourse on a restructuring of both the Communications and Music vacationing senior citizen in Florida, departments and the shifting of the Theater Arts concentration Tony Veatch who was killed in a horseshoeing to the Music Department to combine with a dance element and mishap. I made a character judgecreate a performing arts department. ment and decided that she was the Is this a good change? handcuffs on one of my wrists, and type of person you catch eyeing the As it stands now, we, as Communicaticms majors, feel that launching them into the air towards lavender long johns in the edible this is not a good one. him. He fell and began to draw his underwear department of Spenser's The one thing that is being overlooked by the people revolver, when I saw a lumbering Gifts. responsible for this move is the purpose of the concentration The entire troop came back and hippo of a female club him in the and its actual name. head with an oily torque wrench. asked me what I was doing in PickerDr. Waldner and Mr. Campbell feel that it is a terrific idea Then she approached me. The next ing. I told them of my pursuit of the because it is "logical to group the performing arts together." What they are missing is the fact that the concentration isn't thing I saw was the insides of my blonde haired goddess of eyes wide and blue. I made them understand solely dedicated to performance, thus the name Theater Arts. It eyelids. Once I regained consciousness, that she was not like all the other also involves intense study into the history of the theater as I found my shorts around my ankles, girls, not like the ones who had in the well as a number of upper level literature courses. one armpit shaved, various past answered my rude advances The literature courses are, obviously, not SCTA courses. deplorable fascist slogans painted with a cold drink in the lap and a slap Yet, there they are on the required course list of a Theater across my white lab coat, and the across the face. I told them of how major. words, Miriam Rules, tattooed on my the demon in which they resided had How will this affect the prospective major when he sees inside thigh. It was now that I wished captured my fair maiden and locked that the concentration is grouped in with music and dance and Thad, my parole officer and golf ball her away in an unseen dungeon. It seen as a performing art? retriever, were here. He was no was due to my remarks about PickerMany of the theater majors at Wilkes, when asked, stated ing that these brave men and women doubt back in the comfort of Evans, that the reason they chose to pursue theater at Wilkes, as numbering each and every sheet on a took me into their confidence. opposed to a performance school, was the curriculum. Not As they hoist me onto their roll of toilet paper. It's good to have just the liberal arts curriculum specified for the school, but the shoulders and paraded me through curriculum laid out specifically for the SCTA department. a hobby. The key to the lasting success of the Communications I looked around. No longer was the hall, they shouted out their creed I in the lobby, but in one of the rooms. of life. They were the Resistance, department (and it is growing by leaps and bounds) is the fact that crossing the curriculum is required and encouraged. The walls were the grimy black I they explained, a band of eunuchs A good example is the course called "The Art of Film." It despised, thin and cardboard, the who deeply believed that it was unis expected of Telecommunications and Theater majors. furniture ragged and grayed, and I justtopay thesameamountofmoney Let's face it, many of our theater students aren't going to expressed my sentiments with a few to Ii vein Pickering as in Evans. They go on to be Dustin Hoffman or Meryl Streep. That is a fact that mutterings of profanity. They obvi- thought the Wilkes College we must own up to. By training them in the field of qusly heard me because the pack of establishment should pay them to rowdy miscreants standing over me live in Pickering. I agreed with my Communications and giving them a full background in the deepest emotions. chanted, "Right on, dude!" discipline, you give them a chance to learn that there is life We hiked high and low, using beyond the theater. The fanatics helped me off the our torches to set any inanimate ob· It appears that, once again, this is a decision based on what floor and gave me a shoddy wooden jects aflame, fire alarms blaring, is best for the school and completely disregards the student. chair. They were outfitted in camou- panic stricken students running for So to those making this decision, think of the students flage jumpsuits, their hair cropped cover while dodging the flaming involved. short and their faces wearing a animal crackers my soulmates threw Where would they prefer to be? menacing scowl. They handed me a at them. "You are one of us now, And to the people responsible for this idea, no disrespect tankard of peppermint schnapps brother," my oriental companion · intended, but this is stupid! which I did not hesitate to embibe. whispered to me. I stopped listening The first thing I did was ask about the when she went on to explain how, hefty girl I encountered earlier, who since all the men in Pickering shower , I presumed to be Miriam. I shouted together,itisunwisetobendoverfor THUMBS DOWN: go to whomever is responsible for insults, called her a polyester beast, the soap. I was now one of the setting the clock on the infamous Bell Tower. For well over a introduced iny theory that it should brothers. I had a cause to fight for. week the clock has carried the wrong time. Is this a hiiden be punishable by death for overBut I don't believe in causes, I told message to the students at Wilkes? weight and/or old women to wear myself. All I believe in is my godsweat pants. They all stood up and - dess, the goddess I shall never get to THUMBS UP: go to the Wilkes College women's soccer went into a corner, and much to my know. team for finally garnering their first victory. Way to go ladies, we were with you all of the time. i\ How oo l GET HEARD AT WILKES? ~~ USE THE BEACON OF COURSE. THUMBS UP: go to the members of the football team, and all other teams, who, following their own practices, come out and root for their athletic mates on the soccer and field hockey fields. THE BEACON IS YOUR STUDENT NEWSPAPER, YOUR VOICE, YOUR WAY OF PRESSING ANY FEELING TO THE CAMPUS AND BEING SURE THAT IT 1S GOING TO GET THERE. So, How DO I GET HEARD AT WILKES? THE BEACON! Our apologies to the Registrar for last week's "Thumbs Down" that falsely stated the students would have to go through a big ordeal just to eat on the card system. The information we received was false and we regret our error. �PAGR6 SEPTEMBER 28, 1989 Middle East expert Grummon gives lectu by Michele Corbett Beacon Staff Writer WILKES-BARRE This past Friday night, Dr. Stephen R. Grumman, a member of the Secretary of the State Department's Policy Planning committee, enlightened the Wilkes-Barre Community on foreign affairs with a lecture entitled, "Trends in Mic;ldle Eastern Politics: Implications for U.S. Policy." Grumman spoke to an attentive audi~nce, largely supported by Wilkes faculty and students , in the lobby of the Darte Center. Following a brief introduction by the president of Wilkes College, Dr. Christopher Breiseth, Grumman highlighted experiences and endeavors which made up a most impressive journey he humbly termed "a career." In Breiseth 's opening remark s, his listeners learned that the International Studies' Lecture Series, of which Grumman was the first to speak, is designed to have our College-City -Comm unity "take the world much more seriously" and not to complacently remain "a cocoon in Northeastern Pennsylvania." Aside from regular comments, Breiseth noted_that Grumman had attented Cornell College in Iowa, and not the University, which, Grumman added, was a common mistake. Among the highly influential positions of Grumman's extensive past is his involvement in the Hostage Crisis which gripped America a few years back. Grumman was instrumental in former President Carter's bartering with the Iranian's and his part was gratefully acknowledged by several of the freed captives. As far as his decision to enter into a teaching or government career, Grumman revealed with a chuckle, that it was simply a matter of who would have him, a university or "Uncle Sam", "I took the first offer that came along- the government's." The Planning committee that he serves under now was established after World War II and acts as what he whimsically termed a "think tank" where its members are required to "think big thoughts and design big plans." Grumman said he was glad to the opportunity to speak to our community because it gave him Stephen Grummon an opportunity to "take a step back from day to day happenings and look at broad trends occuring in the middle east." He added that it gives him a new perspective, one he doesn't often view as it is clouded by the seemingly constant turmoil oversees. Since Grumman would be speaking to a diverse audience in- cluaing those as ignorant to foreign goings-ans as the likes of me, an area native determined to break free of the cocoon, he asked to bear in mind that during the course of the talk he would make mostly generalizations using flexible time frames and loose geographical references. The basic trends of which Grumman spoke spanned from intellectual development and the decline of idealogy in which the universal Islamic ideals began running into obstacles; to the pressures of leaders to focus inward on their people's economic woes; to the "remarkable political _continuity in regimes of the past ten to twen ty years despite the reoccuring chaos." He also touched upon their military doctrine driven by the proliferation issue where more accurate, long range, greater payload missles; upscaled chemical and biological warfare; and nuclear weapons developments blurred the win/lose picture. This in fact was a revolutionary situation, it "made a mockery of defense buildup of last few years. Once, Israel had been on top with greater numbers of arms, now the weaker can inflict severe damage without having a tial number of weapons. As far as the he should remain invol Grumman stands from the we really are forced to. volvement, he says, depen factors, our relationship Soviet Union and our de on Persian Gulf Oil. He be saying that by staying· we are actually pr ourselves. The U.S. has more communication Soviets in order to keep oo the Middle East's plans. oil, and morality to Israel us in the Middle East. discussed many of his po· the audience by taking q When asked why hr is w he replied "I have someth· to contribute and want to inside." FOUND A black and brown cat wi~ collar w/bells and a flea collil. declawed in the front. Fo Nursing building . For inlo Exiension 4070. Get agrip on your homework. Homework has a nasty way of piling up, doesn't it? One day, you feel on top of it all - the next, you're behind on your notes, your research, your term paper. Our advice: Get in front of a Macintosh®computer. True, it may not turn a lifelong procrastinator into an overachiever. 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"I was all set to head for Nashville and become a country songwriter," said the 27 year-old Texan, who is the son of novelist Larry McMurtry. "That's where I had my contacts. But my father was writing a screenplay with John Mellencamp, so I decided to send him a ta"pe. I had to give it a shot." Fate intervened for McMurtry. "He (Mellencamp) called me back and asked if I had enough songs for him to produce an album. I told him I would make enough," he laughed. ''I'm not really qualified to do anything else." The country roots surface often in McMurtry's cuts, but its a habit that will be hard to break. He really doesn't want to. "I really don't care much for categories," he said. "I think that's just something they use so you can find a song on a shelf. I realize that it's a business. You never know, I still may drift into country." He did anything but drift into the show's upbeat first offering, "Painting By Numbers," a tale of conformity and doing just enough because "they know you'll get by." He followed with the acoustically-led "Terry," who murders and pays the price in prison. Bassist Randy Garibay and drummer David combined with McMurtry's acoustic guitar top pulsating, soulful rhythm. McMurtry, a guitar pla the age of seven, especially carries the sound withh" But what cements his music as memora awareness of living. Lyrics like "cold coffee/Stryo! from the stop and go" from "Outskirts" display his an everyman, and "does it still matter what you mi done had you tried" from "Crazy Wind," McMurtry'! creation, show his dissatisfaction with complacency. A wild, dancy side was evident in "Talkin' Texaco. "; an easy pace highlighted "Shining Eyes complaint about the unfriendliness of a community' 'Tm Not From Here." McMurtry's strongest conviction appears in "T In The Wasteland." It contains a sad yet realization: - too long in the wasteland I believe I'll have to stay Producer Mellencamp calls McMurtry's "the fi album I've ever heard. It's better than Guns N' R Tracy Chapman." photo by Jim Clark James McMurtry sings and plays guitar in Scranton. Georgina Ju No, I don 't car smoke while e. food tends to t "I've begun work on my next album just McMurtry said. "Sometimes it takes a few hours~ songs, sometimes a few months. Sometimes th, write_ themselves." · Critics have hailed him as the next Dylan, but he reaches that status is irrelevant. The first edition McMurtry is good enough: He'll have to stay. Michael Incitti working for the stude by Colette Simone Beacon Feature Writer Michael A. Incitti is an assistant Professor of Communications here at Wilkes College. His teaching load consists of Newswriting, Communication Theory, Mass Communication Law, Feature Writing, and Critical Writing. His research interests are Mass Communications, Organizational Communications, and Interpersonal Communications. Incitti is currently working on his dissertation which is tentatively titled, "How the Professional Communicators Communicate on the Job: An examination of Organizational Communication Effectiveness Within Eigh Purposefully - Selected Daily Newspaper News Room." Incitti's home town is Williamsburg, PA. Incitti attended the Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania. At Bloomsburg University he played baseball and his position was third base. He also played football as a defensive back. Incitti joined the paper at Bloomsburg and was an editor for wherever he was needed. His favorite area of writing is sports. Incitti stated, "Some of the best writing in the newspaper appeiifS on the sports page. The sports writer has a little more latitude to create and apply critical analysis than other areas of the newspaper." Incitti graduated from Bloomsburg University with a Bachelor's degree in English. He has a master's degree in print journalism from Temple University. Incitti is also , taking his Ph.D. in Mass Communications at Temple University. Incitti was a graduating teaching assistant for five years, as well as an instructor in the English department at Temple University. Most recently, Incitti was an assistant professor of communications for one year at Glassboro State College. Incitti was asked why he decided to come to Wilkes and his response was, "when I was interviewed here at Wilkes, I liked the people in my department. I feel there is potential photo by Donna Yedlock New Communications Professor Michael lncitti for growth and advancement in my department. I would like to be one who contributes to that challenge." When Incitti attended Bloomsburg University he wanted to be a History teacher for high school. However there'were not many job opportunities available in teaching, si knew he had a natural gravitation for writing anded· then went into newspaper work. After four years of newspaper work, he found still wanted to teach and then entered Temple's degree program. He received a part time job on c suburban Philadelphi11 newspaper at night. During he taught in Temple's English department. "Looking back, I'm glad my teaching plans w this way . If I had gone into teaching riglt undergradua te school, I would have had relative beyond book learning to give to my students. Now seven year of practical journalism experience." Incitti has many hobbies. B~ides football and Incitti enjoys basketball and tennis. He plays chess, listens to music, enjoys watching comedians and Italian food. One incident which Incitti will never forget is 1 was twelve years old, and had a sports story publis student is motivated enough, there's no limit to ho, he or she can acheive. But the process of educatioo with the individual. There's no such thing as I through osmosis. Learning is an active process." Incitti hopes to increase the number of courses in the journalism department here at Wilkes. Am new courses he hopes to develop with Dr. Bradford are Communications History and a course that foc grammar in a journalistic context. "What I do, or try to do, is geared to help mys Kathy Seni No, because smo when I eat and its Mac Burm Junior No, because peoph oking while they a neither do �PAG o you think that people Should be low.ed to smoke in the cafeteria? 1sic as m emo 'cold coffee/S skirts" display ,atter what you w'ind,"McM with complac rident in "T ted "Shining E ;sofa commu Georgina Tarapchak Junior No, I don't care for the smell of smoke while eating because the food tends to taste like smoke. Jennifer Chelpaty FreshmanY es, they should have a smoking and nonsmoking area to satisfy everyone. Kathy Foley ,e r work, he fo :ntered Temple' lit time job on · at nigh t. Dur" artment. teaching plans 1to teachi ng have had rela my students. !xperience." sides footbal l is. He plays c ng comedians rocess of educa :> such thi ng as tctive process." number of co ·e at Wilkes . with Dr. Bradfi John Pirich Junior No because I don't like people smoking in my face. Senior o, because smoke bothers me when I eat and its inconsiderate. Marcie Kreinces Senior No it shouldn't be allowed. Although it doesn't bother me, it probably bothers others. Shelly Gardner Junior Yes, I think they should be able to smoke in a particular area if they want to. Richard Yablonsky Freshman I think they should have a smoking section so that everybody is happy. Jason Testa Sophomore They should have a smoking and a nonsmoking section. Jennifer Catania Junior No, because it is endangering everyone else. If you need to smoke you can smoke outside. Sandro Rotella Sophomore It really doesn't bother me; to each his own. I think «live and let live." Ill I Mac Burnside Junior o, because people don't like 111oking while they are eating and neither do I. Gerry Brown Senior Yes I think it should be allowed because they should have certain sections for smokers. �PAGE 10 SEPTEMBER 28, 1989 Read this! by Rob Erlich Beacon Feature Writer Hmmm ... nice new article, a little comfy space all my own tucked somewhere in the middle of the Beacon. Nice clean white paper, clear easy-to-read print, and scads of copies everywhere. I like it. So, what are this weeks topics? Well, let's jump in and see ... Lately, I've been hearing some unpleasant things about the Coors brewing company. Did you know that they have been supplying beer to the Contras? Or that they supplied a building to be used as the headquarters for the PMRC (remember them, boys and girls?)? So, next time you drink some Coors, think of the terrorist who shares the taste with you. Next time you buy it, keep in mind that share of the profits that is used to abridge 1 the First Amendment rights of recording artists, and any other unAmerican activities you may be financing. I have discovered (read "started") a small but silly faction who are trying to get the Beacon converted to a supermarket tabloid format. According to the group's spokesperson, who wishes to remain anonymous, "If a UFO is spotted over Conyngham Hall (the SUB), the students have a right to know. "The whole point of college is to open new vistas of know ledge to students, and we feel that this format would allow the newest information in to broaden the students' minds. In addition, this should reduce the number of leftover Beacons in the rack." Moving into the realm of international politics, do you realize what a horrendous, parasitic relationship exists between the United States and Japan? Politically, the Japanese will do nothing that might offend Americans. You may recall that Ex-Prime Minister Nakasone uttered a remark that America's failure in international economics was due to the racial and ethnic mixture in the US. This was no mistake. He meant it. Naturally, this offended many Americans, so he publically apologized. Although they might as well just stick their tongues straight down the back of our collective trousers politically, economically they are robbing us blind. The GNP of Japan is near that of the US. The Tokyo stock exchange is now larger that the one in New York. The current measure of status in Japan is real estate -American real estate. In the meantime, their defense budget is only 1% of their total. America pays the rest, and that accounts for a large portion of the year! y budget deficit. So, what is my advice? Drop Japan like a bad habit. The American Empire is rapidly declining while Japan's is growing. There are other nations to trade with. South Korea, for example, is trying to build up its economy to match Japan's. They build products of equivalent quality and would most likely be more cooperative with the US in order to increase trade. Also, there is the USSR. There, there is an enormous population with incredible potential buying power, as well as a fascination with anything American. Gorbachev has been trying to open trade with the West, and would be very receptive to more. In addition, increased trade would help to ease political tension, and the colossal defense budget could be cut, freeing billions of dollars for improving the standard of living for Americans. The first step is to look around, keep an open mind, and forget old prejudices in order to see new possibilities. Rumors that are not in any way true: First of all, it needs to be said that it is not true that the cafeteria's cheeseburgers have been found to be "so radioactive they might as well microwave themselves." Second, the Wilkes rapist does not live in the Diaz dorm in Pickering. Third, there are no workmen who died during the construction of the Marts center "buried in the walls." Fourth, it is not true that the Mac startup disks have a program hidden in one file that will qmse the computer to explode. Finally, it is not necessarily true that there is a little man inside your refrigerator who turns the lights on and off. The Equal Employment Act of 1972 says that refrigerator manufacturers must be Equal Rights Employers M/F/H/G/ WE'RE SPORTING A 20% OFF Storewide Sale! BEVAN'S Men's Wear 12 W. Northhampton St. Wilkes-Barre 829-6993 It took them long enough, but they're back. After a four year hiatus, Tears For Fears have just released their new LP- "Seeds of Love." Their first album, "Songs From the Big Chair," spawned such hits as "Shout" and "Everybody Wants to Rule the World." Sometimes a follow-up album can be like a bad movie sequel. Not so in this case. "Seeds of Love" has all the ingredients of a good mix. The In 1985 Ron Howard brought an enchanting tale to the the movie web he spun was known as Cocoon. A sequel has from the original, and it too is a good egg. Cocoon: The Return is now available in video stores e continues the story of the revitalized senior citizens who a first film. They received a new outlook on life when they aliens from the planet Antarea in the original film. D' jogging, and high d~ving into a swimming pool became a regular routine. This occurred once they were enlightened · powers from the Antarean cocoons at the bottom of the same In The Return the same cast is back. The distinquished actresses include Don Ameche, Hume Cronyn, Jessica T Stapleton, Jack Gilford, Wilford Brimley, and Gwen Ve younger group of performers, Steve(Police Academy) Gu Tahnee Welch are back and "sharing" themselves with ~h again. Z/Q/RR/XYZ/P/K/R. Finally, the quote of the week: "This story was written to drive serious men mad, mad, mad; and to amuse children little, little, little." Tears For Fears sow the seeds of love by Rob Gryziec Beacon Staff Writer A safe Retu album is certainly distinct, both lyrically and musically. In fact I wouldn't be surprised if this would be viewed as one of the best hew releases of 1989. The first single, "Seeds of Love," gives you a taste of Tears For Fears new found style. However, the album does have a 60-ish psychedelic sound similar to that of the Beatles' "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" LP. Since everything from tie-dye to Jefferson Airplane have returned from the sixties, why not see if "The Seeds of Love" can bloom in the Eighties. This time around the seniors must return to earth in order Antareans move some of their Cocoons off an unstable ocean doing so one of the cocoons is recovered by a research com seniors and youths alike must somehow get into the experim and recover the lost object. ' The longer the elders stay on the earth, the weaker they Antarrea "No one gets sick and no one ever dies." The acting is classic and is probably the best part of th~ get me wrong! The storyline, the music, and tile direction of are all strong as well. However, this film is perfectly · definitely a Return to the first film. This Cocoon is basically many instances, but there are some new plot twists that are p eye. But I won't give them away. So come out of you're Cocoon ... I mean your room t Cocoon: The Return. See it before you age any more, and let' youthful vigor in you like it did to the elders of its' cast. DE Retraction: The feature department would like to ap John Newman for printing his name and · last weeks' "Quote of the Week" that appear spot of the newspaper. It was only a joke was not an actual comment made by him. only 2 Loca �SEPTEMBER 28, 1989 PAGE 11 Tension ·pulled on avid Sayh the Cuban Missile tit clean Crisis rubberband .. - 1e distinq n, Jessica nd Gwen rtcademy) :Ives with k~~e t~ 0 :po t appear nly a jok y him. Cuba, 1962. Tension: like pulling on the ends of a nuclear rubberband. For thirteen days in October, weekend was Parent's American and Russian diplomats, here at Wilkes and most and the world, were on the brink of dents were happy to see war, a war where the survivors Mom and Dad. The parwould envy the dead. burdened like Santa The event was the Cuban all the things a college Missie Crisis. Yes, there were misneeds. The bags they carsiles. But more importantly there filled with toothpaste, was reputatuion, pretige, and prot, notebook paper, warm mises, which are legitamite conand, of course, food. cerns in the political world. There came the problem for were questions and concerns that . How could they possibly would need to be resolved through ir parents for saving them diplomatic morality. horror of cafeteria food But how did this rubberband dorms? After all, most get pulled in the first place? What were even nice enough to were the conditions which influir son or daughter to a deenced or caused the Crisis? meal off-campus. Well, America stumbled and Wilkes Programming fell flat on her nose with the Bay of was kind enough to provide The Programming Board unPigs fiasco. Castro was pretty much with some entertainment consciously did Wilkes students a a Communist, and he was too close their parents to. That is a big favor when they booked Sayh. to Amerian soil. Also big business beyond the wonderful If there had been no diversion, the had too much money tied up in Wilkes-Barre area, and students might have had to spend . Ravanna with Casinos and propraofsportingevents. The erty. the whole evening actually talking talents of David Sayh When America cut off oil and nat the CPA on Saturday to their parents. supplies to Cuba, Castro was forced -----------------------i to turn to the Russians. Also, his announcement that he was going to put Cuba on the road to Socialism meant nationalization of buisness, restrictive policies against land owners, and consequently, confiscation of property belonging to wealthy Americans. This was the economic side, and it threatened, and frightened, America. By the time Castro announced this it was too late for America to do anything Want A ChanQ.e of Pace? except an invasion, or so was thought. arelaxing trial ride through beautiful Pocono scenery!!! This was predictable. Cuba now had to ask the Soviets for heavy artillary, like tanks and antiaircraft guns. But most importantly DEER PATH RIDING .STABLES the Cubans needed advisors and instructors: they were guerrilla Horseback Riding!!! fighters; they only knew how to use machine guns and grenades. On the political side we have Beginners & First-Timers are our specialty President Kennedy, who wanted to put weapons behind his words. He spoke of the status quo, the "global Mid week Special battle for survival," and that the 2 FOR THE PRICE OF 1 !!! western hemisphere intended to stay "master of its own house." But With Student I.D. the western hemisphere now contained Castro. only 25 min. from WILKES COLLEGE The Summit meeting between Kennedy and Khrushchev was inII 443-7047 for more information & reservations tense and hostile. Threats of war were exchanged and later on symbolized by the Berlin Wall. Nuclear Located on Rt. 940 White Haven - - - - - ~ weapons became the vehicle of at 8 p.m. If the number of students and parents can be a guide to the attraction of this event, then it was a great success. David Sayh came out and talked to the audience for several minutes before he actually began his act. Because of the large number of parents in the audience, Sayh had to "keep it clean." He did, however, slip a few times, but after all, it was a college crowd. Overall, he kept the audience laughing throughout the evening. The only complaint that can be made is that he could have had a bit more energy and-he easily lost his train of thought. A big selling focus for Sayh was the fact that he had appeared several times on the Tonight Show with Johnny Carson. ' superpower diplomacy. (The U.S. had weapons in Britan, Italy, and Turkey.) which he secretly recorded, with thirteen cabinet members and toplevel advisors. Do the missiles in Everything was falling into place. America would never reconcile themselves with Castro's Cuba. Moreover, Cuba would be easy to defeat; it was a wide island and difficult to defend, especially if the opposing force had strong naval and air power. Also, at this stage, -Castro and his followers were a minority. Cuba endanger the massive American advantage in nuclear weapons? As Kennedy so aptly said," ... it doesn't make any difference if you get blown up by an ICBM flying from the Soviet Union or one that was 90 miles away. Geography doesn't mean that much." Both Kennedy and McNamara agreed that, yes, the missiles were a military threat but more importantly it was a political problem. The political consequences would be enormous. The missiles must go. Many ideas were tossed around. Everything from an all-out invasion to a "sinking of the Maine" to an air strike that would take out the missiles before they became operative. But the action must be planned and executed very carefully, as Bobby Kennedy knew. This was a time for redemption, a possibility for J.F.K. to emerge as moral hero. A quarantine, or navel blockade, was decided upon. On October 18 Kennedy and Andrei Gromyko, the Soviet foreign minister, met for a previously scheduled meeting. The Soviet did not mention missiles in Cuba. There was also new evidence coming in to Washington: another reconaissance plane took pictures of a sight for much longer range missiles that were to be ready to launch in a few days and would be able to hit 98 % of the mainland. There was no time now for"quiet" diplomacy. Kennedy must challange the Soviets publically, before the missiles were ready to fire. Khrushchev knew that the Bay of Pigs was only the beginning. A second invasion was almost inevitable. A second invasion would also not be the disaster that the first was. The Soviet prestige was at hand. He was leader of the Communist world. Ifhe lost Cuba it would be an embarrasing blow to Leninism. It was also at this tim~ that he was accused by China of being too soft with the Western world. No doubt he felt threatened. The Soviet position must be strengthened. Cuba was the perfect answer. The plan: use missiles as a deterrent against an American invasion; confront America with more than words-ship missiles secretly and not let America know until they were mobilized; and at the same time give Americans a taste of their own medicine; after all, the Soviets didn't have missiles in any other country, even the Eastern block. But America had their eyes open. They became suspicious. On Sunday, October 14, 1962, they sent a U-2 reconaissance plane to take high level photographs over Western Cuba, and, lo, in a villiage near San Christobal was revealed 30-foot long medium range missiles. Now J.F.K., in a speech on September 13, 1962, vowed to protect the U.S. against Cuba. What was he to do now? Kennedy held a meeting, 1 ::.:::: :!1·· : \ ::~.::.~:::!_.;_~_. _'.:.-.-1 . . .':~_:,. .::.:··•e_:. .:: ffllt:'a ' .. ,•,·.,.·.·.<·;.· ,.· ... JII11ll v. : .: : : ;:;: : : : :;::::::::::=:==r===:====: ··-~-- �PAGE 12 SEPTEMBER 28, 1989 :,:,:•:•:•:-:•:•:•:-:•·•:•:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:::•:::::::::;:;:;:;:;:;:;:;:;:;:;::::::;::::::::::;:::::;:;:::::::::::::::::;:;:;:;:;:; .//i~~~ f1{\~)'t: EMERGENCY/TRAUMA CENTER- I ... ,,/:,r;0IJl ~t~!f · .;;:':.' )>•:::· ': .- •:. · · .. -, .. ··~ff~~=~~~;:~:~~~"a-~, .•. ·.· · . . ,·· · .·,.,t;·:AfJ\/t'~Sf· ;.(.i.·_.:i ,;,l.j'.ff!!:-" . · .. · ·.:·.;:·..,'-:.:~:.: •.·;': '.:·~..';~ :·_ _ ·~ .,-:. i. '.·. .'I.:·:·:•:.·,;.·;.•.·.·.:...· : .··.··... ·.y.·oTuortcaakreetehreJ_Oflursrntesyte'~elne . · ~i?iJfus at the College Mlserlcordla .· .{J{f{{/\·:· Career Day (Dallas, PA), fi,/ :•:/ .'.: ·J··:- . : . . 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S·BARRE - The Lady Colonels volleyball a heartbreaking loss at the hands of Marywood Tuesday night. ted to win," said head coach Doris Saracino. , I saw some really good things." good things were the stats. For the evening, the ls collected seven aces, 17 kills, and 18 blocks. s took the first game, 15-10 in impressive wood, a good serving team, bounced back and nd game, 17-15. onels l. mini, you' close to hink about ire you re f street. ,u r proble 1t; great t d you. Sh week. ~ rings of tar charts, Zone. Ha The Lady Colonels were not done for the night, however. After sitting out and watching a game between Marywood and Susquehanna, they prepared to take on the latter. Last Saturday, the Lady Colonels outlasted archrivals King's College in a tough, five-set match that gave Saracino her 100th coaching victory. They dropped the first and fourth games but won the other three handily; 15-5, 15-6, and 15-8. The Lady Colonels came up with 16 aces and 37 kills for the match. Susie Ketner and Jen Catania had big games for the Lady Colonels. Ketner had 14 kills while Catania has 9 kills and 4 aces. Wilkes wound up dropping the game with the Crusaders and finished 0-2 for the night. "It was a tough game, but we will improve," Saracino said. "Whenever we play King's it almost always goes five games," Saracino said. "I was very pleased with the way we played in this game." The Lady Colonels host Delaware Valley today. Continued from page 16 conditions. After the scored, the Colonels into Susquehanna tercompletions to Bill Jun Farrell and Dean but MickDungan missed field goal. offense wasn't discourvcr, and Lucas hit tight Harrison with a 3-yard toss. But after that, the me a stranger. he weather hurt us, asn't as bad as the " Luca~ said. "But with it." Booters dropped The Colonels also lost leading rusher Dean Ambosie, possibly for the season, with a tom ligamnet in his leg. Junior Brian DeAngelo picked up the slack with 52 yards on 19 carries, but Ambosie's absence was clearly felt. "Brian's the heir apparent to Dean," Unsworth said. "He's just going to have to do it a year early." The Colonels host Moravian (2-1) on Saturday (1:30 pm at Ralston Field). The Greyhounds beat Widener 13-9 on Saturday. "They're going to be tough to beat," Lucas said. . EDWARDSVILLE - A : 829-6901 Steve Moloney Pizza 16"(1 2 Cuts) ............................................................. $7. 75 12"(8 Cuts)............................................................... $5.50 )- Get you sy to fall b down- hard blc Dough iiness. Put Jng. 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"The team did not give a good effort," he said. "We were not up for this game from the opening whistle." After a scoreless first half, FDU scored ten minutes into the second half off of a throw-in. Devils forward Sal Iosa punched a six-yard shot into the net. The Colonels mounted a steady attack but could not muster a goal. Wilkes outshot FDU 18-6 in the losing effort. Last Thursday, the Colonels traveled to Drew University and tied the regionally-ranked Rangers. The Colonels scored on a comer kick with twenty-five minutes left in the game as Steve Moloney headed a Chris Shenefield cross into the top left comer. . The Colonels host Lycoming tomorrow (Ralston Field at 3:30 pm). BEACON SPREAD SHEET Pizza Toppings 16"..........$1.25 All good things must come to an end. 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"I'm not too worried about playing because I have some control over what I do on the court," said Graves, who will be touring Europe this fall as a member of the Washington Generals, the Globetrotters' long-time rival. "To tell you the truth, I'm probably more nervous about going on a plane. You don't have any control over what goes on up there. "You know, with all the problems they've been having with some of the planes lately, I think maybe I should take a boat and meet them over in Europe." Whether he takes a boat or a plane, Graves' first destination will be Spain, where the Generals begin their four-month tour. "When I was first offered the opportunity, I really didn't want to do it," said Graves, who last season thrilled local fans with his flashy moves as a point guard for the Colonels. "I figured it was time to get on with my life. But after I thought about it, I realized it was· an honor. Plus, it's a great vehicle to meet people and get into coaching. Playing with the Generals might give me a chance to go in that direction." It might also give Graves the opportunity to become a Globetrotter himself. "After we come back from Europe, we'll tour the U.S. until April or May. Then it's up to them to evaluate me and see if I could become a Globetrotter," Graves said. "If they think I have the attitude and the ability, I'd have to go through a year's training process. "Basically, the Globetrotters are looking for a Marcus Haynes-type ball handler to put on a show. So I'd have to work on my dribbling. It's good, but I'd have to improve if I want to put on a show like ' Haynes used to." Graves, though, is more than capable of putting on a show of his own. And his four-year career at Wilkes proved it. The eighth all-time leading scorer at the school, Graves amassed 1,277 points, many of which came as the result of mid-air acrobatics, lightning quick moves around defenders, and pinpoint-accurate jump shots. Also, he was selected as a Middle Atlantic Conference First Team All-Star last season. He had been a second team choice in 1984-85 and 1986-87. Graves recognizes the chance to improve his skills even further with the Generals. "The team plays hard and they play to win," he said. "It's not like the Generals let the Globetrotters score. Other than the 'showtime' periods where the Globetrotters are supposed to entertain the fans, we're out there trying to win. 11 The Generals will be trying to win, all right. With Graves at the head of the brigade. Former Colonel Marc Graves is playing against the Globetro Is a written athletic code necessary. Are its athletes the leading representatives o_f Wilkes College? Apparently, the institution thinks so. The athletic department has formulated a "Statement To Athletes," a code of behavior all are expected to follow. Its theme holds that the behavior of all athletes has the potential to strongly influence the actions of others. A main facet of the code calls for athletes to refrain from the use of alcohol and other drugs. It's a noble gesture, but a statement shouldn't be necessary. Any athlete worth the title knows what detrimental effects substance abuse can have on a body, and all Wilkes students are expected to obey the law. The Beacon has no statement for editors. Yet we know what is expected from us in regards to drugs and alcohol. The code's initial statement exhorts an athlete "To do everything in my power to reach the highest level of physical and mental fitness and in no way allow outside influences to sway me from this chosen path." That's nice, but a bit contradictory. How can the highest level of mental fitness be reached by a football player when he misses English class for a scrimmage in Trenton, New Jersey? I realize games con0ict with classes. It's a necessary thing. I'm not knocking the statement, it's just that college students should be mature enough to know how to conduct their lives. Maybe I'm just an idealist, but I don't think a wrestler drinking at a have any more of an affect on an "impr youngster" than the same action by the y editor. Maybe we all should carry written c Sophomore Aubin Sevrin, a football pla frank view of the code. "I don't think it substance as far as it working," he said. "An not an athlete if he doesn't know that st champions are balanced. You should be already. "I want to be a student and an athlete. 11 one without the other, it's no good. I woul to just play football and not go to class. You do both." You hit the nail on the head, Aubin. can bypass the codes next time? sometimes~---------,-H --ERE ----.--ut-·-E--,-w -·_f_O ___S_IDES TO BECOMING A NURSE IN THE ARMY. athlet!~; why put such idealist, fluffy, impossible language in an issue to The coaches seem to love their creation. "President Breiseth asked athletics to take the lead in helping fight drugs and alcohol," said athletic director John Reese. "They are very visible and can have an impact on the behavior of others." So can the student government president, the WCLH general manager, and Joe Commuter from Wyalusing. "It gives us some uniformity, yet it allows each coach to give stricter penalties if they see fit," said football coach Bill Unsworth. Huh? "My girls take a lot of pride in it," said volleyball coach Doris Saracino. "My girls probably visit more campuses than anyone. They are special people who represent Wilkes College." So arc the ROTC participants, the tutors from the Interfaith Council and Campus Compact who travel to low--income housing projects, and the interns working in local businesses. We're all in the same boat. The statement also reads, "Wilkes athletes receive the same treatment as other students." Really? And they're both represented by the insignia you wear as a member of the Army Nurse Corps. The caduceus on the left means you're part of a health care system in which educational and career advancement are the rule, not the exception. The gold bar on the right means you command respect as an Army officer. If you're earning a BSN, write: Army Nurse Opportunities, P.O. Box 7713, Clifton, NJ 07015. ARMY NURSE CORPS. BE ALL YOU CAN BE. �SEPrEMBER 28, 1989 PAGE 15 Guire has cross country on rebound ds of sports, both in the professional and collegiate ranks, Whether it is the Super Bowl or the Rose Bowl, ,he NBA or pionship, or the college or pro World Series, to the victor 1p>ils. lhe sport of cross country, one would have to look long and probably not find many spoils. When was the last time you country runner interviewed after winning a big race, and going to Disney World?" How about on the cover of theor selling a pairof Nikes? try is one of the most physically and mentally demanding ce. It is a race of five miles against the elements and the ere. This past Saturday, when torrential rains forced the of both the Wilkes men's soccer game and the field hockey county team ran as scheduled. very well, thank you. Taking on Susquehanna, Scranton, 's College in Kirby Park, the Colonels did themselves proud. Kings 15-45 (in cross country the team with the lowest and came a point away from beating traditional power 27-28. They were, however, thumped by another power, s. really happy with our performance on Saturday," said coach Tom McGuire. "We beat King's for the second time came within a point of upsetting Susquehanna. That was the Ill years we even came close to them." Saturday's performance, the Colonels record now stands at a -3, considering the Colonels only won two matches all of last · g the collar in both the 1986 and 1987 seasons. All of uire feeling like he has a program on the upswing. Wilkes cross country team has not always been a doormat in kk in 1981 and 1982, the Colonels strung together 11-7 and while being led by a slender youngster by the name of Tom Yep, same one. two years at Wilkes, we had really good teams," he said. ly competitive and it was enjoyable getting to win a lot." first emerged as a runner to be reckoned with in the of his sophomore season in a match against Moravian, alley and Franklin & Marshall. Going into the match, he didn't afactor. Coming out of the match which he had just taken he came to the realization that he could be a good collegiate wound up being the team's MVP that season. ••• ••••••••••••••••••••••••••• •• c7.Hi111mos_ Pizza8P CJ(~tau~n own Village head, Aubin. le? S. Main Street a2s-n40 •• • • • • • : • • : • • : • • • • • • • • • • • Martz Towers 46 Public Square 824-7101 FREE DELIVERY IN THE DOWNTOWN AREA so brands of Domestic and Imported Beers in bottles or &-packs to go. Hot and Cold Hero Sandwiches. f,oz. 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"We had a match at four o'clock in the afternoon and I had a two o'clock English class that I didn't want to miss because I had a test in the class the next time and I needed to pass it to graduate," McGuire said. "He got mad at me and threw me off the team." "I was kind of glad. I was burned out from running. Our coach was trying to run a Division I program on a Division III level. The workouts were too hard and they were beginning to clash with my work at the radio station (he was station manager) and classes. I was kind of glad because I couldn't put up with the coach anymore." But the question still remains to be posed. Who would want to subject themselves to five miles of running? And 'why? "It is all a matter of desire, to see how hard you can push yourself," McGuire said. "It is a mental game you play with yourself. You try to see how fast you can run for five miles. You get a natural high when you can run and have no aches and pains because you are in great shape." The aches and paines in 1987, McGuire's first year as coach, were more like sledgehammer blows to the head. He took over a team that lacked talent and had to make due with what he had. "We had some very poor runners that year," said McGuire. "We really went through some struggles. I learned a lot as a coach." The 1989 season provided McGuire with a light at the end of the tunnel. After losing seven straight and 23 over a three-year span, the Colonels broke the ice. On a cold and rainy afternoon, Wilkes knocked off Baptist Bible and in the process removed a ten-ton weight from their back. "When the match was over, everyone was really excited," McGuire said. "But because of the weather, the first thing on everyone's mind was a hot shower. But everyone was pumped and realized we had some talent to win some-matches." Entering this year, McGuire was determined to have his troops ready to create some problems for people. That is, if everyone he had anticipated to came out for the team. "We had to wait and see who would come out for the team," said McGuire. "Some people lose their desire to run between high school and college and over the summer. But once I saw what we had, I believed we could make a legitimate run at .500." So far, McGuire seems to have his squad primed for a .500 season and hopefully many more to come. "I think we are really in the process of building a program," he said. "For the fust time since I have been coaching, we are actually talking strategy with our runners. _In the beginning of the year, Susquehanna beat us by 130 points in the Lebanon Valley Invitational. And on Saturday we lost by only one to them. We have made up a lot of ground in just two weeks." The hardest part of building the program is getting the runners. McGuire wou,Id drive the team bus to California and back or coach standing in the rain all day. That's the easy part of his job. Recruiting is another story. "Recruiting kids to run is the hardest part of my job," he said. "Most of the elite kids get scholarships, so I try to get the real good ones. We stress academics and that running will not interfere with your studies." McGuire's goals for the up-and-coming program include cracking the top ten at the MAC championships, putting together consistent winning Jon Kline and Coach Tom McGuire. seasons, and most of all having his runners enjoy their years at Wilkes. The enjoyment should be all McGuire's in the next few years. The current team will return every member next year, including their three stars, Pat O'Connell, Jon Kline, and Mike Fontinell. "A consistent winning program is definitely in sight," McGuire said. A sight he hopes to see every year as cross country season rolls around. Scranton drops stickgals, 3-1 SCRANTON The Lady Colonels field hockey team lost to the University of Scranton, 3-1 on Tuesday . The loss dropped the Lady Colonels to 1-4 (0-1 in the MAC). Junior Erin Kinney scored the team's lone goal. The Lady Colonels host Misericordia .on Sunday at 1.pm.. _ �Wilkes College The Locker Room Marc Graves Update The Locker Room Volleyball Football (cont'd) Men's Soccer Beacon Spread Sheet Wilkes-Barre, PA 18766 Page 15 Page 14 Page 14 Page 13 Page 13 Page 13 Page 13 Drop Misericordia, 5-2 ·Lady Colonels get first wi By Ray Ott Beacon Sports Editor EDWARDS VILLE - If the cleanup crew at Ralston Field found an empty bottle of champagne laying around yesterday, it will have to look no farther than to head women's soccer coach Kathy Miller to find the culpriL "Coach's husband gave her a bottle of champagne for her first win," said sophomore offensive star Dawn Hosler. "She had been carrying it around to every game, waiting for a chance to open it." Pop the cork. Miller got that chance yesterday as the Lady Colonels got into the record books with their first-ever victory, dumping Misericordia 5-2. "It felt terrific to finally win a game," Miller said. "Winning the game was great, but the way the girls played together was the real highlighL I felt good for the girls because they have been working so hard." History began to lake its course in the first half as Hosler four.d the back of the net twice, the first time on a feed from ancy Fitzgerald, the second occasion unassisted. She finished the game with two goals and two assists. "Dawn is our main offensive cog," Miller said. "She played excellent as usual." Despite Hosier's strong first half showing, Misericordia was still only down 2-1. The Lady Cougars were anything but dead. That was before the Lady Colonels exploded for three second half goals to put on ice. Fitzgerald took a pass from Hosler to start the second half scoring. Tarrah scored the fourth goal from Fitzgerald and Tiffany Zottola capped the onslaught with from Hosler and Joanne Esposito. "You wouldn't believe the utter happiness," said junior fullback Gail Wilp' "We are history now!" Miller received obvious fine performances from Hosler, Fitzgerald, and fr goalkeeper Diane Gibbs, but it was the play of left halfback Paula Schoenwetter that ecstatic. "Paula played so well back there," Miller said. "She teamed up well with (Fitzgerald) and helped her have such a fine game." Last Saturday, the Lady Colonels traveled to Haverford College but the losing on pounding as they dropped a 4-0 decision. The game was played in the midst of storm Hugo and was called midway through the second half. The Lady Colonels will travel to Drew University this Saturday to see if continue their new-found success. "Hopefully we can build on this and maybe surprise some people," said Miller. great to win." Colonels stay with Crusadei by Jim Clark Beacon Sports Editor ..,.,. ;Jt]~if~®R~;li5~E~1;.t;~~:.{r~t;~~~1;~ Mi.§µi:if2i#J;fj#ifijitsj'.~-iNJN SOCCER lllfFft~Y} ~jii Wu.KESWOM~~:s _- ·• •·; ' nE IS A J'SYCHOLOGY.M,QQR.' ··, __:":·...:, .· - ·: ; :;{ · ;. ·__,:i,,i,_.:.. •. :· ••z:,t :. photo by Jim Clark EDWARDSVILLE If weather can equalize a football game, it sure did its job last Saturday. Hurricane Hugo's leftovers turned Ralston Field into a swamp, slowing the footing of both teams. It allowed the Colonels to lake a 6-3 lead in the second quarterover a tough Susquehanna squad that has serious aspirations for an MAC title. I think I can, I think I can ... A four-yard touchdown pass gave the Crusaders a 10-6 lead at halftime, but the Colonels' defense was causing serious problems for Susquehanna's outstanding quarterback Dave Battisti. The few Wilkes fans that braved the weather smelled an upset and finally started to make some noise. I think I can, I think I can ... But Battisti and his teammates scored the game-clinching touchdown on the last play of the third quarter,a two-yard pass to wideout Chris Elvidge. Susquehanna held on for a 16-6 win. Train wreck. "I told the guys not to believe anyone who says they aren't a good team," said head coach Bill Unsworth. "They went out and proved it today. The only thing missing is a win." The Colonels (0-3, 0-2 in the MAC) were put in a tough spot when Bill McCullough scampered 39 yards on · the first play from scrimmage. The defense prevented another first down, however, and forced the Crusaders to settle for a 32-yard field goal by Randy Helt. !\U "Our defense stoppin after that big play gave us confidence," Unsworth marched right down the fi Quarterback Joe Lucas 162 yards, two intercepti touchdown) completed n· first thirteen attempts Colonels' passing game � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Wilkes Beacon Newspaper Collection, 1947-present Description An account of the resource <p>This is Wilkes University's <em>Beacon</em> Newspaper collection, 1947-present. We also have digitized copies of the <em>Beacon's</em> predecessors, <em>The Bucknell Bison Stampede</em>, 1934-1935 and <em>The Bucknell Beacon</em>, 1936-1947 June. It should be noted that Wilkes University does not have a complete set of issues for the Bucknell Bison Stampede and Bucknell Beacon. For researchers who are interested in seeing the complete issues for these publications, please contact <a href="https://researchbysubject.bucknell.edu/scua">Bucknell University's Special Collections Department</a>.</p> <p></p> <p>Missing Issues:</p> <p>1947 August 8th<br />1947 September 5th<br />1947 October 3rd<br />1947 October 17th<br />1947 October 31st<br />1947 November 21st<br />1947 December 19th<br />1948 September 9th<br />1950 April 28th<br />1953 April 10th<br />1962 February 2nd</p> Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource The Beacon staff is comprised of Wilkes University students who are advised by a full-time faculty member of the Communication Studies Department. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1934-present Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Copyright of the Wilkes Beacons is retained by Wilkes University. Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Newspaper Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Professor Emeritus Harold Cox digitized the collection from 1934-1970 and created a <a href="https://beaconarchives2.wilkes.edu/">legacy website</a>. Digital Archives student John Jenkins digitized the collection from 1970-present. Special thanks goes to Communication Studies Professor Dr. Kalen Churcher, Editor-in-Chief Kirsten Peters, Beacon staff member, Emily Cherkauskas, and other Beacon staff for their help in acquiring digitized copies of the Beacons from 2006 onward. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Wilkes Beacon 1989 September 28th Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1989 September 28 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Newspaper Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Communication Studies Department Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Wilkes College https://omeka.wilkes.edu/omeka/files/original/4f85c4aa6ee475a7699681b6c7c573d4.pdf 44617ec2de6649356da2926207575d2f PDF Text Text Page 15 Page 14 Page 14 Page 13 Page 13 Page 13 Page 13 • ' . WIL_KES COLLEGE Wilkes-Barre, PA 18766 Number 6 ... Serving Wilkes College since 1947 October 19, 1989 elcome to Homecoming 1989 ARRE - Many ned for the 42nd oming weekend for ilkes students and ecoming court will ay. Voting will 6:30 p.m. Students of the ten men and the ten women who were last Thursday. (See on pages 2 and 3.) The top and women will be on the top man and woman are and Queen, but their II not be announced until The court will be anal the bonfire. bonfire will be held there will be a pep rally in The Homecoming Twenty (Minus One) photo by Kethy Harris the Marts Center and the "dummy" will be hanged instead of burned. The Homecoming DinnerDance will be held Friday. Approximately 450 students will be attending. Cocktails will be served at 6:30 p.m. Dinner will begin at 7:30 p.m., and dancing starts at 9 p.m. Homecoming displays will be judged Saturday morning at 10:30 a.m. Clubs and dorms are invited to participated. There will be one prize each for the best dorm display and the best display by a club. Pete Guinasso, the Wilkes College Colonel, will be the Master of Ceremonies for both the bonfire tonight and the halftime ceremony on Saturday. On Saturday, he and President Breiseth will be presenting the awards for Homecoming displays. The Homecoming King and Queen will be announced at that time. The court will arrive by horse and buggy. ilkes Selects Leadership Participants -BARRE- There is gwhich states thatleadborn - they are made. nts from Wilkes Coleen chosen to a program which leaders. These will participate in Intercolrship. T h e nfor the program are Augustine, Cherie · Furlong, Lee Morrell, Stoshick, Michele , and Scott Zolner. ·neis a junior Commumajor from Scranton. He tassistant and a cadet in Fuce ROTC. Last year, was named the top cadet awards Davis, a native of Dallas, is a senior Business Administration major concentrating in Marketing. She has been co-captain of the cheerleaders for the past two years, and is the senior class vice president. Davis is also involved with the Commuter Council, the Women's Athletic Association, the freshmen orientation program and the Wilkes Judicial Council. Furlong, along with Davis, is this year's cheerleading co-captain. She is a senior International Studies and French major who spent a semester in France. Furlong is the vice president of the Inter-Residence Hall Council and is a member of the History, Political Science and International Studies club. She is a native of Mantua, New Jersey. Morrell is the editorofWilkes' student newspaper, The Beacon. A senior Communications major concentratinginJournalism, hehas been editor for the past two years, but has been involved with the paper since he started at Wilkes. Morrell is chairperson of Wilkes' Campus Compact, a community service organization, and is also a member of the graduation committee. He was also involved with the freshmen orientation program. He resides in Wilkes-Barre. Stoshick, a senior Political Science major, is a native of Kingston. She is very involved with politics at Wilkes and in this area. She is the president of the Wilkes College Republicans Club and the History/Political Science club. Stoshick has been involved with various political campaigns in Luzerne County and is the secretary of the Young Republicans of Luzerne County. Vecerkauskas participated in the Junior Leadership program as a Jumor in high school. She recently received the Wilkes' Grace Kimball scholarship for freshmen biology students. She was named Student of the Year 1989 at Bishop O'Reilly High School, and was the fifth runner-up for the Youth Leaderofthe Year in the Wyoming Valley. Vecerkauskas was a member of the National Honor Society and was named to Who's Who Among American High School Students. Zolner is a nationally honored speaker in entertainment speaking. He is the Pennsylvania state champion in that division and has also won awards in dramatic duo, salesmanship and improvisational acting. A native of Metuchen, New Jersey, he has been a member of the Speech and Debate team for three semesters. Zolner is a resident assistant and was president of his dorm last year. He is the assistant advertising manager for The Beacon, and has served as producer, anchor, and reporter for "Wilkes Today," Wilkes' studentproduced news program. He also participated in the freshman orientation program. The participants were chosen by the Wilkes students who participated in the program last year: Scott Barth, Jim Clark, Alisa Geller, Kristen Malitsky, and Wilkes adviser for Intercollegiate Leadership, Paul Adams, Associate Dean of Student Affairs. The fifth participant from last year, John Walsh, was out-of-state and did not help choose this year's participants. This is the first year that students could apply for I.he program. Last year's participants were chosen by the Deans of Student Affairs due to a very small See Leaders Page 2 �PAGE2 OCTOBER 19, 1989 Candidates for Homecoming Chris Buchanan Bruce Bonnick Anthony Diaz Anthony Madera Ron Miller David "Spanky" Rogers Frank Rossi Steve Schannauer Commuter Council Sets Road Rally by Michele Corbett Beacon Staff Writer WILKES-BARRE-For those of you who can arise at 10:30 a.m. the morning after homecoming, you might want to take advantage of an opportunity to "earn" some money and view the valley. The adventure is "The Road Rally," a cross-valley scavenger hunt, being sponsored by Commuter Council and will take place this Saturday, October 21. The event should span two hours, and wrap up by 12:30, in enough time for the football game. The participants are asked to convene at 10:30 in the rear of Evans Hall. Those interested can sign up just before the Rally at the Commuter Council office located on the third floor of the SUB. Leaders Continued from Page 1 time between the time the project was formed and the time the students had to be chosen. "We have a lot of good people this year," said Dean Adams. Thanks to the generosity of the president, we were able to send seven student this year." The students participated in an orientation last Friday. The program's locations will include Wilkes College, King's College, University of Scranton, College Misericordia, Community College of Luzerne County, and Penn State/ Wilkes-Barre. The cost is $5.00 per car. A team consists of two people, a pilot and co-pilot. Trophies will be awarded for first through fifth places. In addition, the first three places will be awarded money prizes of $50, $30, and $20 respectively. Kim Zoka, CC president, invites all students, especially the dorm students, to participate in this homecoming activity. .------ SG Ready for Homecomi by Jennifer A. Barkas Beacon Staff Writer WILKES-BARRE With Homecoming Weekend coming this week, events were finalized. A new club was voted in at Wilkes, and Student Government is selling tickets to support the United Way. Homecoming Weekend is just around the comer and Student Government made final plans for this weekend' s events. The bonfire committee is working on a dummy to throw into the fire Thursday night. Plans have been made in case of rain. Tickets went on sale last Wednesday for the dance. Anyone who wants to be served at the bar must have I.D. to prove that he or she is 21. For Saturday's festivities, a horse and buggy has been rented to carry the Homecoming Court onto the field. The second reading of the constitution of the proposed Martial Arts club was given to members of SG. Members of the proposed club explained how they would operate and the terms of the club. The motion was passed on the con- COMMAND YOUR FUTURE Get ready for tomorTow. 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Student Govemmeil every Wednesday nighl p.m. in the Weckesser Room . The Executive meets at 5:30 p.m. A FULL SERVICE CEN1ERF0R MENANDWO Tanning Special $35.00 For 15 Se With College I. NAVY OFFICEit You are '10111.orrow. You are tl1.e Navy. Tho~ : 823-5365 h compute gecampu essors in lure De �OtTOBER andidates for voting n g. The M : Thursdays 1e prizes were businesses. Jurchased for 1 Homecoming Queelt"""· Cherie Davis Karen Donohue Laurie Eater Christine Graham Marcie Kreinces Jill McGuire Valerie Sweeney nguage and Literature's ''Macclassroom" Opens J estling roo The club's PAGE3 , 19, 1989 into h computer lab on College campus, and if die professors in the LanLiterature Department STYLES A f nbers of Stu ent Govern ednesday ni 1e Weckesser The Executi 5:30 p.m. what they think youjustmight geti;i smile. The "MacClassroom" is located in the basement of · the Eugene Shedden Farley Library and consists of 25 brand new Macintosh SE computers and nine printers that are networked to all of the computers. "The new lab was designed by Language and Literature to be used primarily for writing intensive courses so students could use the word processing capabilities to write papers and so the faculty can see what they are doing," said Gus Stangline, Coordinator of Academic Computing. According to Stangline, the lab is for writing intensive courses first but others may use the lab. "There is a hierarchy that we follow for use of the lab. First and foremost are the writing courses, such as (English) 101-102, followed by writing courses in the core. If there is time open and it is not booked for a writing course, then other professors may use it. If it is not in use at all, it is open to the student body for general use," ad- ded Stangline. Dr. Patricia Heaman , Associate Professor of Language and Literature and Director of the writing center is very happy with the new classroom. "The entire department seems positive·about this new lab. We thought it would be a good place for development of writing skills that go hand-in-hand with the core writing skills. It is especially good for work on revisions." Each professor that would like to reserve space in the lab is only allowed up to six hours of reserved time at a time. If there is more time available, more time may be reserved. According to Stangline, the money for the project came from the PEW charitable grant, the Pennsylvania equipment grant and See Macclassroom Page 6 Express Lane Mini Mart With Gas Hot /Cold Deli 82 8 Main St. Duryea PA 18640 All Maj or Credit Cards Accepted From $19.95 Weekly Specials!!! Sharpest Group of EATERS 6rETZ From left: Dr. Patricia Heaman, Associate Professor, Language amd Literature, Karin McElroJ, Heidi Hojnowski, and Paul Kownacki. - - - ---- �OCTOBER PAGE4 19, 1989 what J her ., Just be aware. by Sue Auch-Schwelk Special to the Beacon Imagine, a guy you know asks you to go to a movie with him on Friday night. It sounds like fun so you accept. During the movie he puts his arm around your shoulder, you do not object, what harm can it do? After the movie you go back to his room to hang out a while. He makes some drinks for the two of you and you discuss the movie. After a while he starts making advances and forcing himself on you and this time you are objecting his actions. He continues to make advances even with your objections. If penetration occurs, you have just been raped by a friend. This is called acquaintance rape or more popularly "Date Rape." Date rape is a violation of a woman's body and spirit. It can 1t·s as easy as countinu from 1 to 10. Guests: from of cles to th, meto w stood in u know ught al: 'spho in H rabid ? Sru . Bef ges, h, kno affect every area of her life, causing a loss of trust in people she knows, feelings of guilt, fear and future sexual problems. Alcohol helps to set the stage for date rape by lowering men's inhibitions and- helping them to excuse abusive behavior. This puts the woman in a more vunerable place, especially it the woman herself has had too much to drink. According to the U.S. department of justice a woman is raped every seven minutes, and over fifty percent of the rapes occur on dates. The department of justice also states that over 80% of the victims know their attacker. If you are going to go out with a man you know very well or have just met be careful and watch the amount of alcohol you both consume. If you are assaulted there are crisis centers and counselors you can call on. Your friends are always a good support group to help you through a rough time. When you panh• .-.,.,, remembe I. Know your limit -stay within it. 2. Know what you're drinking. } Designate a non-drinking driver. -i. Don't let a friend drive drunk. 5. Call a cab ifvou·re not soberor not sure. two we1 ing. T wo as that i h to SU] Irish j i feet S Hosts: 6. Serve plenty of food. 7. Be responsible for friends· safety. 8. Stop serving alcohol as the party winds down. 9. Help a problem drinker by offering your support. IO. Set a good example. The; Bea.con Serving Wilkes College since 1947 VOL. XLII No. 6 October 19, 1989 RaJed as a First Class newspaper with one mark. of disti11ctio11 by the Associated Collegial, Press EDITORIAL STAFF News Editor............ , ..........................................................KathyL. Assistant News Editor........................................................Jeffrey Feature Co-Editor .............................................................. JohnT. 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Photography Editor..............................................................Donna Copy Editor........ ................................................................Frank ' ADVERTISING/BUSINESS STAFF Advertising Manager................................ .......... ...............Kathy L Assistant Advertising Manager.................................................S Sales Staff............................................................. :..................Matt ........................... ,............................................Maria Accounting.........................................................................Darren Business and Distribution Manager........................................ .Tom Adviser ................................................................................Mr.T Contributing Writers: Tony Veatch, Rob Erlich, Heidi Hojno Rainey, Jr., Amy Braun, Cathy Slebodnilt,' Chris Cicco, Diane Sharon Froude, JoAnn Maranki, Michelle Corbett, Jennifer A. Wayne Henninger, Stephanie Rebels. The Beacon is published Thursdays during the fall and spring except during scheduled breaks, finals weeks and vacation periods. expressed in this publication are those of the individual writerillli necessarily reflect the opinions of this publication or Wilkes Colle to the editor are welcomed, provided they are no longer than Letters exceeding this length may be edited or rejected on tenns of letters must be signed, but names may be withheld for valid The Beacon is printed each week by the Pittston Dispatch, Pi Editor}.µ offices are l~ated on the third floor of the Conynghall . <;~n_t1,r" Tue.phone number is (717) 824-4651 ext. 2962. . ve a ha1 lackou~ e drinke vel o f ti eans that more~ ffects of who is deJ feel a ps~ This individm ·on with alee �OCTOBER 19, 1989 PAGES what ha ,pened? Editorial hen we last saw Tony ••• Please don't continuation of Tony's of two weeks ago falling. Two featureless me from off the floor, leSlicles to the electrical forted me to watch public He stood in the comer. you know about your I thought about-it Did ate' s phone to call a repute in Bangladesh? lhrow a rabid ferret in the ing? Sure. But that fun. Before I could ■y charges, he said, "So you know about eroom. Thefirst that her breasts to support three. Irish jig. I made feet She was led onto my lap. "Hi, Tales of the lab coat Tony Veatch i big boy," she flirted. lost most motor coordination at that point and made what might be considered improper, yet certainly justified, advances. She flew off my lap and screamed, ''I'm just not that kind of girl." It was then that I cracked. I told the truth. I shared with them my only goal in life, to have a girlfriend named Bambi. I informed them of my dreams of Jamaican rum factories. Sure, I told a mentally handicapped workman in the cafeteria that I dropped my ring in the lettuce bowl, and had a good chuckle as he spent half the day searching for it. Yes, I accused the neighbors of having less than wholesome relations with sheep. And I told the worshipped God of Residence Life of all these sins. He pounded his fist against his clipboard in anger. He threatened to do things to me with a garden hose that only a proctologist could do. He stormed and raged and the fury of the Gods was upon me when the floor finally slipped out from under me. Falling, falling. Thud. drink & drive As Homecoming Weekend comes upon us there are many things that must be thought about. Some very important things are hanging over our heads as we venture into a weekend that is very heavily celebrated at Wilkes. . · The one thing that must be remembered, and the wonderful irony of timing has made even easier to think about it, is being cautious about your alcoholic consumption. Homecoming Weekend marks the tail end of Alcohol Awareness Week. A time of remembrance of friends and loved ones lost to drunk driving accidents. One week set aside to think about the uneeded overconsumption of yet another drug. Maybe we should start thinking about the dangers of this drug and its effect on millions of people around the world. This dangerous and legal drug kills many people in its many different ways. As we observe Homecoming there is one particular killer which we should be aware. Simply put, if you are driving, don't drink. If you are drinking don't drive. Some very cliched phrases but some very true phrases. Does it take so much to give your keys to someone else and let them do the driving? Does it take so much for one of the party goers to decide that, for one night at least, they will not drink because they are going to handle the driving for the night? The best decision that could have been made about the Annual Homecoming Dance was its location. This year, as in the past, the dance will be held at Genetti's, walking distance from the campus. Limited, at best, drinking arid driving. It won't stop this crime and potential killer, but it will definitely make it much easier to avoid the need for such a deadly commute to such a place as the Woodlands. I'm still not the second coming of Carrie Nation, I don't want to see the 18th Ammendment brought back into play but it would be a very nice thing to see alcohol treated as a drug, like its illegal brothers and sisters. I'm not saying make it illegal, that would be even more of a crime, but it must be respected as the potential killer it is. If you are hosting a party, take your guest's keys, don't let them drive home. Offer them a place to crash. Homecoming is supposed to be fun. No one wants to spend their homecoming weekend mourning a friend who couldn't say no to that last drink and then drove off the Market Street Bridge. Just be careful. The Beacon is no place to read an obituary. The mass huddled in the white lab coat, and that mass was me. I shuffled through the streets, past piercing stares, towards the sanctuary of Miner Hall, wherein I knew I could find the healing comfort of someone special, someone who makes life worth living. And that was where I trekked. It was not until some weeks later that I knew how my sins were punished by the Gods. They sent a note home to my mother. oho/ treatment is attainable ed that ninety perers in America are eir drinking. Howpercent do not ese few people ome alcoholics. types of drinkers: dependent, and addrin'.cer is a person who ently, usually only on ·ons. Also, the social conuol his drinking. He loaded." This person y have a hangover and blackouts-memory abusive drinker may also level of tolerance to s that the person more and more in fee ts of the alcohol. who is dependent on feel a psychological This individual may have ·on with alcohol, and he y experience blackouts. unable to recall events, er conversations that oche was under the influol. The dependent BB drinker will also have developed a tolerance to the alcohol. The last type of drinker is the . addicted drinker. This is the person who already is or is becoming an alcoholic. A person who is addicted to alcohol will have a change in his personality. He may become moody, and he may isolate himself from others. This individual may also withdraw from activities which he previously enjoy~. The addicted drinker will prooably have an "I don't care" attitude, and this, in tum, may cause a drop in his grades. While under the influence of alcohol, this person may cause others emotional pain by saying or doing something that hurts them. He will probably deny that he has a problem with alcohol, or he may make excuses or blame others for his addiction. He will drink in order to alleviate pain or to cope with his problems. This individual is not able to control the extent to which he drinks. The first step in the treatment of an alcohol problem is gaining admission into a treatment program. Before this can occur, the person needs to be confronted about his problem. A group of two or three people is most effective for the confrontation. The people in this group should have some influence over that person. The person must stop all drinking if the treatment is going to be effective. He must learn that he is able to go on without alcohol. Compliance is the second step in the treatment process. At this point the person no longer doubts the seriousness of his problem. He is now able to verbalize his problem. The third step of treatment is acceptance. The person realizes the severity of his symptoms, and he can appreciate the fatal nature of his disease. The fourth and final step of recovery from alcoholism is the act of surrendering. The person is now open, warm, and self-accepting. He is realistic about the problems of the future. He also realizes that his treatment is not finished, and he is willing to continue as long as it takes. The most important fact that people have to realize is that alcohol is a drug and can become an addictive habit. If you or someone you know has a drinking problem or just wants more information, please call any of the following agencies: FIRST- 961-1234 (Scranton) Drug and Alcohol Treatment Service- 961-1997 (Scranton) Clear Brook Lodge- 864-3116 (Wilkes-Barre) Alcoholics Anonymous- 8290007 (Wilkes-Bme) Tony DiMichele, originally from Long Island, NY, now residing in Philadelphia, graduated from Wilkes in 1988. He was in the Pre-Med program at Wilkes and has completed the first year of medical school at the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine. In May of 1989, Tony was diagnosed with Acute · Lymphostic Lukemia and was admitted to Hahnemann University Hospital in Philadelphia. He will be returning to the hospital in approximately 1 week for a bone marrow transplant. He will be in the hospital this time for about a month and a half. ~lthough his room number isn't known at this time, you !:::v±i1~~l!llilii~f tii~\vt,J~:: . · ri~~~hJ~versicy rBctl-ttattktl )•.· ·•· .· · · · · 1 can . I >. < : 1~_f. . ~_..;;..---:...;,....:.·';..:";.;;~~~~~:1':·~---=-:t,,..r,;;..,: i ~r,.,, ·•~""'~:1k___ ~_:k..;..!:_: · _i_~;..::i;..:t;..: · j..;..i;..:~..;.. •:'.,;.. 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The Speech/Debate U nion took second place overall at the 4 th Annual "Through the L ooking Glass" N ovice Tournamen t held at Bloomsburg - University. They bested 16 competing schools from the northeastern section of the country to return with that honor. Kristine Bauer, Carmela Osborne, Rob Johansen, Heidi Hojnowski, Alfred Muller, and Bill Hanigan competed at the Bloomsburg competition. Members of the team also fared well in individual • contests, having nine trophies to their c Hojnowski garnered awards in five events. placed third in both Prose Interpre Informative Speaking, as well as earningI in Poetry Interpretation. Along with a award in After Dinner Speaking, Hojno~ fourth in Dramatic Duo Interpretation Johansen. Johansen also won second place Interpretation. Alfred Muller was awarded a in Persuasive Speaking. Muller's first p Impromtu Speaking and Bill Hanigan's showing in Informative Speaking helped team to its second place ranking. Success hasn't altered the team's effi continue to diligently practice, prepari approaching competitions and refusing to ' laurels." The only element which has chan Kinney's "magic" number; now its 1200. Four F acuity Receive Doctorates Wilkes-Ba rre ; Jennifer Smith , G. A.R. ; and Rick Unva rsky, S;ience Expo a success Wilkes Nurses Become Doct WILKES-BARRE Hundreds of area high students recent! y the day at Wilkes College learning more about science and the science related programs offered at Wilkes College. Science Expo '89 was termed a big success as the high school students toured the faci lities at Wilkes and witnessed various exhibits and demonstrations by Wilkes students and faculty members. Students got a first hand look at many different aspects of science. evervthing from chemistry to psychology or biology to physics and earth and environm ental sciences. es Baylor to the Spe here at duated fri well. He br d many facet ilkes. Mr. B. m West Pittst1 at W ilkes"' helor's dei d Psycholo, receive his~ h Pathol tate Uni yI Many of the Science Expo displays are put together by Wilkes students. The college stresses hands-on experience and correction with encouragement. W ilkes utilizes the craftsman-apprentice approach to learning in the classroom and in the laboratory. Science Expo '89 is living proof of how this approach to learning at Wilkes works for the students. amlgc claimec a good laughin t face. Macclassroom,____ _ _ __ Continued from Page 3 from money set aside in the Academic Computing budget. "We decided to to go ahead on the project for a number_of reasons," said Stangline. "There was money available and there wasn ' t enough computer space in the present lab for such a project and we couldn't afford to continue to shut down the lab for so many classes." The lab is open during the same hours as the library and is being watched by work study students from the Language and Literature Department. TECHNOLOGY MAJORS COMPUTE YOUR RJTUREWITH AIR FORCE ROTC. Add up the advantages of Air Force ROTC as you prepare to study science or engineering - and you'll make some exciting discoveries. You'll see how you can apply for two- or four-year scholarship programs to help pay for that college degree. You'll discover that you can graduate with a commission as an Air Force officer, ready to take your skills into laser, satellite or other technologies. Call CAPT ROBYN KING EXT-4860 1-800-572-4444 Leadership Excellence Starts Here From left: Dr. James Rodechko, Dean, College of Arts and Sciences; Mrs. Ruth Professor Emeritus, 1st Chairperson of Wilkes College Nursing Department; Castor, Dr. Theresa Grabo, Dr. Ann Kolanowski , and Dr Christopher Breisetb, Wilkes College. by Marlene.Mangan University, believes that students shoull Beacon Staff Writer rules o f the classroom and have 1 WILKES-BARRE Four Wilkes nursing faculty members are definitely a step ahead of the rest. They have completed their doctorates, and were recently honored at a reception. Dr. Theresa Grabo, Ph.D., attended the University of Pennsylvania to receive her doctorate. "Having doctorly prepared people on faculty is certainly an accomplishment," states Dr. Grabo. "A Quantitative and Qualitative Level of Awareness by Art Instructors Regarding the Hazardous Nature of Art Materials in Senior Centers in Eastern Pennsylvania" was her thesis. Grabo feels that having an in-depth background in research will help her help her students with things now and even in the future. The thesis of Dr. Barbara Sheer was "The Relationship Among Socialization Autonomy, Empathy and Un~thical Behaviors in Bacclaureate Nursing Students." Dr. Sheer, who attended Widener understanding with the teacher. Nursing Department chairperson Dr. Kolanowski, Ph.D. attended New York Her thesis was "The Relationship Between of Artificial Lighting.and Wrestlessness by Level of Activation and Motor Ac' Elderly." Dr. Leona Castor, D.Ed., attended State University to receive her doctora~ 1987. Her thesis was "Mentoring: Facilitators, Barriers and Alternatives.' who has presented her research to seni study is in an area that helps people careers. AU four faculty members feel tha shortage of nursing students. There are I there were a few years ago. The reason there are so many career doors to be ope and old alike. ustomer. ave any B~ ords that sp sts of fire fro erinanywh sand Kim oman was and dis tr prospect that -items in the vie g at the poor w w much emphas her locating the situation, but ~ ound it humoroU! would look t. These batty the hottest �OCTOBER ; in five ev rose Int 1ell as e Along w eaking, H Interpre second pla ~r was awarded vluller 's first 3ill Hanigan' Jeaking help king. ,d the team's 1 19, 1989 PAGE7 h~rles is in charge! Charles Baylor is the .iition to the Speech Pafaculty here at Wilkes He graduated from this as well. He brings an and many faceted per., Wilkes. Mr. Baylor is from West Pittston. hereat Wilkes where he a bachelor's degree in and Psychology. He on to receive his Master's ■ Speech Pathology at ia State University, State College. He also got a Masters in teaching language to the hearing impaired at PSU. Mr. Baylor teaches Speech Science, Phonetics, Linguistics, and Psycholinguistics at Wilkes. When asked what he liked best about Wilkes College he replied, "I like the personal contact with the students." When he was a student he endured the rigors of physical contact as a Wilkes Colonel football player. Nowadays he likes to spend his free time in the water when possible. Mr. Baylor enjoys water skiing, sailing, and jet skiing. And when the weather changes that water into white, he likes to snow ski as well. Mr. Baylor has been racing around to establish himself in the Speech Pathology field for many years. For the past eight years he has been racing and building race cars. He has his own car and competes with it in local competitions . "I'm planning to take an active role in the Speech Pathology Club here at Wilkes this year," Baylor stated. It would be one more active role added onto the broad list he is · already involved in. Speech Pathology professor Charles Baylor y hunting for tots New plays earth am I going to exclaimed to me is a good start I self, laughing unight face. A city more narrow of a chuckled under my e. When it came it, I thought a ccould possibly be to this hungry in adepartment store! ns lurking in the corrimaze which I called fifteen hours a week! tic maze was the toy aisdepartment store where She had an insatiable er. hairperso fd New ship Be restless d Moto t d., atten Uher do [i entor~ ternau arch to 1 elps pe was a customer. you have any Batman around right now, and the scarcest, making parents say, "Holy where the hell is it?" However, other items that are almost equal to the selling power of Batman are in the Ghostbusters line of products and they were in stock more than Batman items. Who are the customers gonna call? The answer was me, of course. One woman had utmost urgency in her voice as she asked me, "Can you hold a Ghostbusters proton pack for me until I get - up there later tonight?" There were about five of them left so I obliged her request. Once again I would giggle silently at the expense of the poor lady. She wanted to get the item now so she would have it for Christmas. Many of the toy shoppers I observed had Christmas on their mind when they were searching the aisles. I could hear them whispering December words as they frantically looked for good buys. Women were usually the victims of their children's desires when it came to finding Batman and Ghostbusters toys. However, it would be the men who fall as prey to their kids when the request was for sports related toys. Men would be filing through rows of Starting line-up sports figures on work afternoons instead of sifting through filing cabinets. "Do you have any Jose Canseco or Kevin Mitchell figures?" asked one man. Unfortunately my answer would have to be no. No would also be the word of the day towards men who were also looking for various boxed sets of baseball cards." Calls were coming in everyday about baseball cards," said one of my managers. It is a comical experience to witness the faces of worry that are displayed by customers when they enter the toy maze of doom. the words that spewed ite bursts office from the the beast. "I've been everywhere for Batman 're never in anywhere. I oysR' Us and Kmart for This woman was obvivclcd and distraught bleak prospect that there Bat-items in the vicinity. ·ng at the poor woman oowmuch emphasis her on her locating the toys. situation, but at the Ifound it humorous how would look for a object. These batty toys ly I.he hottest items HOT TOYS: these Sta~ting Lineup figures 'are selling' quickly . . ' , 0 ., I and old by Michele Broton Beacon Feature Editor well for their roles in Dreamgirl in which they played the leads. In addition, they were also stars in The Romeo and Juliet are Coming Gales of March, along with Home to Wilkes-Barre, PA, this · O'Brien. The three Wilkes actors homecoming weekend. and O'Brien can also be seen in the The King's College theatre upcoming Wilkes production of department is presenting Romeo The Visit. and Juliet for the enjoyment of all At the same time as King's this coming weekend. Show dates Romeo and Juliet, the Wilkes Colare Wednesday, October 18 lege Center for the Performing Arts through Saturday, October 21, at 8 is presenting a brand new musical p.m.that both innovative and unusual. The role of Juliet is being The new musical, Coming presented by veteran actress, BrHome, which was written by Dr. idget O'Brien of King's Colege. Turchetti, is being presented on O'Brien has been in numerous Friday and Saturday (October 20 productions in her year and a halfat and 21) at 8 p.m. and Sunday, OctoKing's, including a major role in ber 22, at 2 p.m. last year's national premeire showBringing both present Wilkes ingofTheGalesofMarch,inwhich students and former Wilkes she played Anne Bronte. A talented students together on the stage at the actress, O'Brien will undoubtably same time, Coming Home is sure to do a marvelous job as the young fit in well with the homecoming lover of the ill fated Romeo. weekend. It's story, which spans The young lover himself is the time when the principal charplayed by Larry Capozzelli. Faced acters are in college to when they with a very difficult task, Careturn for a renunion, is sure to pozzelli is sure to something very bring "tears of school spirit" to the special to the role of Romeo, the eyes of Wilkes stundents and tragic youth of Shakespearean alumni alike. drama. Both romance and school spirit Wilkes students who can be intertwine this weekend to create a seen in Romeo and Juliet are Mautheatrical blend for teachers, reen O'Hara, Rob Johansen, and students and alumni alike. And Tommy Griffith. O'Hara and whatmorecouldanyoneaskfropia Johanserrcan boch-re,emernberect · - nometoming weelcena? · · �Saferides begins by Chris Cicco Special to the Beacon On Friday October 20 a saferides program will begin on the Wilkes College Campus. This program will be sponsored by B.A.C.C.H.U.S., which stands for Boost Alcohol Consciousness Concerning the Health of University Students. This program is free of charge and will be open to all Wilkes College students. It is the hope ofB.A.C.C.H. U.S. that this program will help to decrease the numerous senseless deaths and injuries that occur each year in our area due to drunk driving. This program will cover a 10 mile radius of the college. Any student anywhere within 10 miles of the college may call the American Cab Co. for a free, safe ride back to campus if they or their driver have had too much to drink to be able to drive safely. One to fourpeopie may get a ride at one time. Students will be receiving a card in their mailboxes on Thursday October 19 with the guidelines of the program, the phone number of the American Cab Company and a space for student identification numbers. At the time of the ride the student must give their student identification number to the cab driver. The student identification num- ber is only to verify that the person is a Wilkes student. No names will be connected to the numbers and these numbers will be viewed only by the officers of B.A.C.C.H.U.S. Everyone is encouraged to utilize this service and encourage others to do the same. This service should be used only by those who need it however, and not merely as a free transportation service. The institution of the safe-rides program coincides with National College Alcohol Awamess Week (October 15-21). The program also coincides with Homecoming weekend. Please do not hesitate to use this service during this party weekend. Party smart - don't become a statistic! Think before you take that drink by Diane O'Brien Special to the Beacon The law does provide a one time alternative to trial, conviction and mandatory jail sentencing. The Accelerated Rehabilatative Disposition (ARD) program -is a means of dealing with first-time offenders without going to trial, but the law contains "reinforcements" to discourage any future driving by "first time " offenders. In addition, the ARD program will not be available to drunk drivers who have caused serious injuries or death. To enter the ARD program, the first time offender must: in an accident. -Give up his/her license for at least one month-possibly a year. -Attend a five week Alcohol Highway Safety School. -Live up to all requirements or return to court to face trail and convictions. -Understand that any second offense of drunk driving within seven years will be treated as a second conviction with a minimum of30 day jail term. -Pay for all costs associated with school, treatment, evaluations, restitution and other fees imposed by -Plead guilty of drunken driving the courts. , · -Be recommended by the DisAs a general rule, if you have trict Attorney following a review of only one drink per hour, you are not the drivers alcohol intake profile. likely to become too drunk to drive. -Waive the right to a trail. THINK BEFORE YOU -Pay for any damage if involved DRINK! Drunk Driving is a nationwide problem that takes nearly 70 lives per day. In Pennsylvania, drunk drivers will not escape the consequences of their actions. Upon conviction, drunk drivers can be sentenced to jail. A police officer can require a suspected drunk driver to take any or all of the three major alcohol test: breath, urine or blood (the most accurate and most commonly used to determine alcohol levels). Refusal to submit to testing will result in one year license suspension and can be used as evidence at a trial for drunk driving. A test showing blood alcohol content of .10 or greater while driving is evidence of drunk driving. A first time conviction for drunk APPROXIMATE BLOOD ALCOHOL PERCENTAGE driving requires a minimum 48 hour jail term and a minimum Body Weight in Pounds $300. fine. These penalties could go Drinks as high as two .years in jail and a 100 120 140 160 180 200 220 240 $5,000 fine. 1 .04 .03 .03 .02 .02 .02 .02 .02 Mandatory Minimum Sen2 .08 .06 .05 .05 1.04 .04 .03 .03 tence for Repeat Offenders are 30' 3 . 11 I .o9 · .08 .07 .06 .06 .05 .05 days in jail for a second conviction, 4 .15 .12 .11 I .09 .08 .08 .07 .06 90 days for a third, and one year for 5 . 19 .16 .13 .12 .11 J .09 .09 .08 any subsequent conviction. A con6 .23 .19 . 16 .14 .13 . 11 .1 o I .09 viction will Automatically Suspend 7 .26 .22 .19 .16 . 15 .13 .12 .11 the drivers licence for one year and 8 .30 .25 .21 .19 .17 . 15 . 14 .13 requires attendance the Alcohol 9 .34 .28 .24 .21 .19 .17 . 15 .14 Highway Safety School at the drivers 10 .38 .31 .27 .23 .21 . 19 . 17 . . 16 expense. r Denger Zone Legelly Drunk Students to 'die' today by Sharon Froude Special to the Beacon the riumbers are still too hi Hello. My name is Sharon. I was "killed" today in an alcohol related driving accident at 2 :08 pm. sponsoring the staging of 1 wide "white out." To ma tional statistic, sixty five College students have vol "die" at designated times day. These students are tified by the white paint faces. Although they will classes, attend any meetin in the cafeteria or SUB, they speak to or respond to an According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, sixty-five people, on average, are killed in an alcohol related driving accident each day (that's one life lost every 22 minutes). Overone-third of those killed, were not under the influence of alcohol. That translates into over 8,000 innocent lives lost per year by the mistakes of others under the influence of alcohol. Although the lives lost in alcohol related incidents each year are on the decline (200,356in 1982to 118,529in 1987) The purpose behind out is to make you thinktw· you drink and drive this ing weekend or any other · please feel free to utilize Rides program if you or have had one too many. DUI deaths hit home at Wilkes by Lynn Travaline and JoAnn Maranki Special to the Beacon had many broken bones,1 aorta, underwent a 13 hour and was in the hospital month. Think about your best friend. Now imagine finding out that your best friend is dead. Many people at Wilkes have been touched by the tragedy of losing a friend due to a drunk driving accident. Students on campus have revealed circumstances about their ,rsonal experiences concerning alcohol related accidents. One senior student talked about a girlfriend who was killed three days after high school graduation when the van she and seven other students were traveling in was struck by a drunk driver. The friend was killed instantly and the driver of the van was paralyzed from the waist down. A sophomore student's friend was decapitated while driving home intoxicated from a football game. Another senior reflected on almost losing his own life. He and a friend had gone to a bar for a few drinks after both working 12 hour shifts. On the way home, the driver fell asleep and the car crashed into a telephone pole. The Wilkes student A faculty member friend who lost his dau accident. It hit the pro! cially hard because he could have easily been daughter. Healsosaidlhe not yet recovered even happened two years ago. six stages that she went dealing with her loss. The stage was shock followed of deifial, acceptance helplessness, depression undergoing the stage of Why people drink and never be fully undersud can have a small measure over the fate of a friend. it may seem, your influ friends and others could Think of these personal before letting someone drive while under the i before getting into a can· driver. By taking their k be giving 'them their lives. �PAGE9 to lY ill alcohol be a large part o( . or Homecoming weekend? ' 1bers are still too >bservance ofN rreness Week B ing the staging o 1hite out." To ;tatistic, sixty fi students have vo designated tim 1ese students are y the white p · \!though they · attend any mee · tfeteria or SUB, >or respond to purpose behind make you think 1k and drive this kend or any other 'eel free to utili rogram if you or d one too many. ! Courtney McFarlane Senior After the football game, but not before. Dave Dombek Senior Although I won't be attending the dance, I will be drinking heavily. Chris Penxa Senior Hell yeah! Brian DeCesare Sophomore plan to be an alcoholic this weekend. Connine Lineman Freshman I'm going to be loaded. Shannon Depoti Freshman No, because I'm going home for the weekend. Lynette Lutz Freshman Some, but it won't be the main part of my weekend. Andrea Lappino Freshman No, because my boyfriend and I are going home for the weekend. John Corcoran Senior No, I won't be drinking this homecoming weekend. Gina Thomas Senior I'm not sure if I'll be drinking this weekend or not, but it doesn't matter because I can drink anytime anyway . Ron Mosiello Sophomore I'm not going to homecoming but I'm sure I'd probably indulge in the activity if I were going but I wouldn't let it go to extremes. Freshman o, it won't be a big part of my homecoming celebration. ~ hit ilke faculty m who lost h' Ill. It hit th hard becau ne of these stu ges that she w ~ with her loss. 1Vas shock folio 1ial, accep ;sness, depre ;oing the stag fhypeople · be fully un 1ve a small 1efateofa f · seem, your sand other of these letting s while under getting into a car . By taking their ing them their Ii �PAGE 10 OCTOBER 19, 1989 Charlie never smiled by Amy Braun late. But the thing about him that really stuck out was the fact that he wasn't wearing any shoes. We were sitting on the white I asked him first what his name cement steps of the Metropolitan was. "Charlie", he said while itchMuseum of Art in New York City. ing the tip of his nose. In his hand A tiny breeze made it comfortable. was a Ziploc bag of pretzels. My brain was exhausted of "What's your last name Charobserving sculptures, and another lie?" I asked; it was already painting would have made me · starting to sound like an interview. crazy. I hadn't slept much the night I didn't want it to. "It doesn't matter what my last before, so I sat on the steps to rest name is. The name's .cb..arl..i.!.." my legs and watch people. I noticed Charlie walking I paused for a moment and my among the businessmen and toureyes fell on the overstuffed backists. I stood up; my lower back was pack. The edges of a pink and red stiff from sitting there for awhile. I blanket were hanging out of the part where the zipper was tom. "Where rushed to his side. He was the are you going Charlie?" person I wanted to talk to. He was "No where. I live here", he the interesting character I wanted to pointed down Sixth A venue toward meet. Manhattan. He didn't seem surprised or "Oh you do?" I asked . . I tried even offended that I wanted to talk not to sound suprised. I wondered to him. In fact, I think it made him where someone like him would feel good that his image caught my live. Could he afford the rent here? eye. Charlie was a hippie; he still is, Did he have a job? (ifrealhippiesexistthesedays). On "Have you always lived here?" his back was a cream-colored backIasked. pack. It was stained with age, and "Nope. I came from Nebraska the many times I suppose he has originally. I used to live on a farm laid his head down on it to sleep in Nebraska". outside somewhere. He had on a I looked at him and guessed that he wasabout43 (or somewhere pair of bell-bottomed jeans (with in his mid-forties). He must have big holes at the knees), and a black been a teenager in the 1960's. He T-shirt. His fuzzy hair was the looked like a hippie. I could imagcolor of a piece of melted choco- Beacon Feature Writer ine him marching against Vietnam and other political issues; he would be wearing a tied-dyed shirt and his hair would be braided. "How'd you get to New York Charlie? You're far away from Nebraska". "Hitch-hiked. My friends and I wanted to come to New York so we hitch-hiked. It was safe to do stuff like that when I was 18". "When was that?" "I said when I was 18". His voice had an edge of impatience to it. People continued to brush past Charlie and I. We moved to the steps of the Metropolitan and sat down. I could feel it was cold through my jeans. Charlie plopped down under the weight of the backpack. His feet kicked up and rested on the step below him. I could see how filthy his feet were. The bottoms were covered with a thick layer of tar, and the top of his feet were scarred and scratched. I found out that Charlie had been married. He never had kids. He loved New York because everyone wanted to go there, and the skyline looked nice at night. He also loved Lou Reed (his favorite song was "Take a Walk on the Wild Side"), and he didn't agree with putting men in space. Charlie never went into much detail about anything. I could tell a lot of thought went into his philosophies, but he didn't take much time to explain them to me. He would say something, and I'd have to take his word for it and ask him no further questions. After talking for about ten minutes, conversatiowstarted to get slow. I started to hear the city sounds again: the horns beeping at eachother, the harmony of the traffic, and the hiss of the subway under the street. I struggled to find things to ask. "Do you have a job now Charlie?" 'Tm the entertainment". I didn't know what he meant, but I left it at that. He started to play with the brass key chain of a train hanging from the zipper on his backpack. I could tell he was getting ready to leave. His eyes followed a family climbing the steps to the museum . . The mother was walking slower than everyone else, her one leg seemed shorter than the other because she kind of wobbled. She was weighted down with shopping bags and a model of a dinosaur one of her boys probably got at the Museum of Natural History. Charlie watched them until they disappeared through the glass doors. He never really smiled at me. I tired. I patted the bony s shook his hand. I felt suddenly. I was going IO Charlie and never see him Did he have som sleep tonight? I started-to reach for to hand him a five dollar · ignoring all the voices in telling me that he would spend it on alcohol. But! Charlie wouldn't have a Charlie bent his sho pulled his arms out backpack's straps. He o of the compartments and a small plastic bear. He into my palm without word. I looked at it caref with a red pen. I'll never forget the walked with a kind of a barefooted, dragging ah pack filled with his tr walked south on Sixth Av probably would walk on until someone else like me to ask him his name. For a day New York was .... by Jim Clark Beacon Sports Editor NEW YORK -A week ago at 5:15 a.m., New York was a place of Darkness. The skyline was shrouded by fog, producing the illusion that Manhattan was missing. Tom Pearce was worried, but the rest of the group reassured him. Hey Tom, if you, Amy Braun, Eddie Lupico and I arose at 3 a.m. to trek to the Apple, it had better still be there. We dropped Amy's car at a Park and Lock on 42nd Street and set out for Central Park. Except for two men shoving another into a phone booth, this stretch of usual activity was starkly empty. It was also very chilly. Central Park's expanse held only the sleeping homeless and the birds, which sang poetically. And us. We took a perch near the refurbished ice skating rink that Jon Bon Jovi likes to invade at wee hours and waited for the sun. It was amazing how in a city of so many millions we could discover such peace and privacy. Our star finally surfaced and spread its light throug~ the steel jungle in the distance. New York was breathing and awake. Amy wasn't, though. She missed Che sunrise, choosing instead to catch a nap on a brick ledge. That's okay. She did all the driving. Sadness.. . Just as we read it, a huge rat emerged from the bushes and ran across our path. Yeah John, that's about the size of it. Circumstance... We walked toward the Museum of Natural History, with the mist rising from the Park's lawns providing the spectacle of a white sea. Tom and I simultaneously noticed a certain network news anchor hurrying by the opposite way. Peter Jennings, engrossed in his New York Times, was definitely in a rush to get somewhere. We had to run to catch him. Amy tapped him on the shoulder and he flinched, his legs shooting into a wide stan~e and his nervous hands fumbling his newspaper. I strained to keep from laughing. "Hello," he said, sensing our surprise at his panic. ''I'm sorry. The last person who approached me on the street did so with a gun. What are you doing today?" It was about 7:30 a.m. and Jennings looked harried. His tie was loose and crooked and vestiges of makeup dotted his wrinkled face. This was clearly a tired man. We told him that we came to meet people, which was our true goal. "It's astonishing here," he said. "I went to dinner the night before last with the mother of the prime minister of Pakistan. It was like sitting next to a history book. "That's the one thing about New York. It's got a lot wrong with it, but every time you turn around, you trip over someone from somewhere else." You can even meet an intelligent Canadian who failed to finish high school but now delivers the events of a planet nightly to a continent. race. Simple ornaments crafted in the 11th centwy life to antiquity. I noticed a statue of Priapus and guys who live in Pickering's hall of the same name it. We moved into a room filled with medieval including what is supposed to be Mary Magdelene's and Tom was approached by one of the guards. Tom to bend over so he could decipher the Tom's Baretta-style hat. "Oh, I thought it was an name," he apologized. "You know, people superstitious in the Middle Ages." He then branc complete history of the Black Death. When he noticed that nobody in partic listening, he pulled me aside. "You talk aboul and stupidity? This place is fabulous for it," he interest was piqued and I looked this middle-aged, scholar square in the eye. He continued. "Sixty of the 100 trustees are part of the · class of America. You have ve wealthy people have nothing to do with the working class. This class system worse than any in England JOO y Where are you from?" "Wilkes, in northeastern Pennsylvania." "I used to be a cameraman for WNEP. communications have changed the world. A Fin· officer once asked me if New York was like H' Blues. 'I wasn't going to lie to him. It's not a place up in. I live on Park Avenue and when I walk are always cars with their windows busted. "If you're from 18 to 26, this is where it is. make money here and switch gears faster than lhe We woke Amy and made our way to the Dakota, the apartment building of John Lennon . After he was unmercifully cut down in 1980 by Mark Chapman, New York decided to honor him in a section of the Park called "Strawberry Fields." A plaque containing his wish from "Imagine" is embedded into a hillside, endorsed by most of -Familiarity... the world's nations. . , , . _ When the Metropolitan Museum of Art opened a~ 9:30, Imagine all the people living life in peace we invfided. This building houses the · soul of the' hl1fua/V ' ·"·'" , •,. ,:, ' • •· re's a price, g else. " ways and g on a benc or girl. Wee· to see the ma mple. Edd permeate its se a d iversi< anyone have m... 'led a cab to tal hVillage and me1 , a World W ar I his own cab, c of awful jokes. ish princess, b I e," he replie little pot on right. M y son s some for hin thing for me th om a bottle oJ loved hearing ·al life. Is it tougl cabbie? " You I y and carry a big eBig Appleals m eet. " ays, the Villag, Its diversity c a parade o f varie , a place where e: · es often are a che · g device. This , n. However, ru le is very cheap, in fitting. to the business at ve been hearing a suggest that the sch by a stude nt wh< third floor of P ick ago. Well, Iawsuitl in order to raise school will have ti be to King's, "' n logically bee scollege. y,the team ofEmp< the Colonels, it w , the Emporer Peng1 's it! The school ma up like a penguin d the football J ·me. The new sci • I be "SQUAAV !". I could see 1 y, a few days beJ walking back to Mi square, when I SJ h butterfly resting< ly, I approached · g it for several 1 lose up, but it didn 't �OCTOBER 11< he was ashamed I the brown teeth uth. He seemed d. I patted the bony ok his hand. I fi denly. I was go· trlie and never see Did he have p tonight? I started to reach fi and him a five do >ring all the voices ng me that he w 1d it on alcohol. rlie wouldn't have Charlie bent his ~d his arms pack's straps. He ~ compartments all plastic bear. my palm wi ng else." c{! ways and I found ing on a bench in the Poor girl. We eventually to see the magnificent temple. Eddie badly permeate its insides. cause a diversion?" he sanyone have a smoke . d a cab to take us to Village and met Gabriel ,a World War II veteran his own cab, club and of awful jokes. "I mar. h princess, but she's to a nun," he said. Monday, none on Tuesed him if he could ure," he replied. "Do a little pot once in a allright. My son does it. ws some for himself. It ythingforme though. I from a bottle of Cocaloved hearing about ·a1 life. Is it tough being ~harlie had col tredpen. 'II never forget d with a kind ><Jted, dragging a 'illed with his d south on Sixth )ly ·would walk omeone else likQ him his name. ••• I in the 11th cen tue of Priapus II of the same ed with m eMary ,ne of the :I deciphe thought it u know, s." He the ~ath. mlous for it, n d this middle1tinued. are pan of the ry wealthy cing class. 11 England I 1nsylvania." nan for 1e world. A {ork was like Tl. It's not a I when I walk s busted. cabbie? "You have to and carry a big stick," ~ Big Apple - where smeet." ays, the Village was Its diversity creates aparade of variety and , a place where expres- sion is not stifled. It is quite simply the best place on the planet and summer sunshine in late fall only accentuates the freshness. NYU students have their SUB here, but at least Wilkes has the Midtown Village. It's almost the same, isn't it? Our next destination was the Hard Rock Cafe' and Abdul Aziz, a runaway of the war in Afghanistan, was our cabbie this time. How did he end up in New York? "My brother says it was time to get out after two months of fighting," he remembered. "I had to run because only those who are45 can get passports. Young people have to go to the army." This Queens resident has been robbed three times in his cab, yet he plugson. "NewYorkisnottoobad and not so good," he says. "Everyone can work, but there is danger. There are good and bad people everywhere." He insisted that cab driving had made him a more patient person, but from the way he honked his horn about every 1.8 seconds, I found it hard to believe. We arrived at the Hard Rock. I think Abdul knows more about hard knocks. ' Nostalgia ... We were finally freed from a cordoned city block because President Bush's motorcade was finally past. We couldn't even get close, but I'd rather talk to New York's finest anyway. As Eddie was still screaming "Is this America?" to the officers, Tom spotted a man who was part of all our child- 19, 1989 hoods. Bob McGrath, "Bob" from Sesame Street, was suddenly conversing with us. "Did we all grow up together?" he asked. "You better believe it. You were like a father figure." "Really?" He seemed a little embarrassed. "How did you get involved with Sesame Street ?" "It was sort of a fluke. A friend who went to the University of Michigan told me about it. It's a nice place to be because it allows enough freedom to do a lot of other things. It's like the best of all worlds. Are you having fun today?" More than you'll ever know . Compassion ... We stopped to see the awesome architecture of St. Patrick's Cathedral. I lit a candle for a friend. I hope life brings her happiness. After being born barded with the themesongofFAOSchwarzon5th Avenue for · a half-hour, we regrouped outside to soda up for the trip home. I noticed a well-to-do woman feeding the birds. "Do you do this every day?" I asked her. "Yes, they walk right up to me. I'm here the same time each evening," she said. "They expect it." The sparrows thank you, Lois Dowsell. If anything, New York is an Education. For four collegians on Thursday, October 12, 1989, it was Life. ea p attention-getting device often are a cheap at. g device. This one is · n. However, as this le is very cheap, indeed, fitting. onto the business at hand. fvc been hearing a few suggest that the school is by a student who fell diird floor of Pickering ago. Well, lawsuits cost in order to raise it, I die school will have to sell be to King's, which lben logically become scollege. y, the team ofEmperors lie the Colonels, it would , the Emporer Penguins! 's it! The school mascot up like a penguin and IIOOlld the football field ·me. The new school 1 be "SQUAAWK! !". I could see this. , a few days before walking back to Miner square, when I spotbutterfly resting on a , I approached it I it for several miup, butitdidn'tfly away. It did move around a bit on the flower, though. Eventually, I decided to reach out and touch it. I'd never been so close to a truly wild animal before . Itouchedit, but it didn't fly away. A few seconds later, it took off, circled my head three times, and flew away. The next .afternoon, as I was walking through the campus, the same butterfly flew up, flew around me for a short while, and took off again. The day after that, it flew along with me as I wallced. For those few days, I had a companion, of sorts. I went home for break, and when I returned, it was gone. I haven't seen is since. I miss that butterfly. Once again, I have more rumors to dispel. The first rumor is about the cafeteria next year. As some might have you believe, the familiarcafeteria system will be replaced by a communal feeding trough. Rows of long tables, each with a trough in the middle, would be set up. One person would then go to a knob at the end, and open it. The "food" would then gush out .. usually. The pipe could get backed up by something big and nasty, until pressure behind it_ would finally burst the clog and then ... I don't even want to tbink about it. Anyway, you don't have to worry about it, 'cos it isn't true. Second, it is not true that every other dividing wall in Miner is being knocked out to create space for broom closets. The rooms just wouldn't be big enough. Thirdly, there is no solid evidence that shows that the computer labs are sometimes closed at strange hours for bizarre satanic rituals. Few, if any people on campus are involved in the outright worship of Macintoshes. And even then, the satanic computer cult is very small indeed, and really harmless. Fourth, it is untrue that WilkesBarre is the site of strange government experiments, like the use of a new chemical designed to make giant insects .... or the world's first underground nuclear power plant. There is some ,other reason to explain that one vent that is gushing out incredible amounts of steam, but I have no idea what. The gate to hell is in Pickering, so that's not it... Hmmmm. Well, that's all the incoherent rambling I have for this week, so until next week, ummm, nothing, actually. By the way, the answer to the riddle in my last article is: a fish. Well worth the wait, don't you think? PAGE 11 Aquarius (January 20 - February 18) - Hey Aquarius we all know you're great, so don't remind us. Your ego will be on a rampage this week - keep it in check. Self-effacement is your best policy. Pisces (February 19 - March 20) - You'll really be able to live it up this week, Picses. Have a blast! Just don't toss your responsibilities out the window - you may folio~ them. Aries (March 21 - April 19) - You're in for a hectic week, Aries. It will be fun, but you might not be able to keep u~ with it all. You'll need all the energy you conserved last week. Taurus (April 20 - May 20) - This is a week of conflict, Taurus. You'll be tangling with a number of people. Stand your ground, but don't get too nasty. Arguments will be won with calm ratioonality. Gemini (May 21 - June 21) - This week, Gemini, you'll be asked to compromise your principles. Don't. It will seem like a good idea at the time, but resist the temptation. Stick to your guns. Cancer (June 22 - July 22) - The fruits of your labors are ripening, Cancer. Have fun picking them, but don't forge to water and fertilize that tree. Be careful not to spread the manure too deep. Leo (July 23 - August 22) - Chill out, Leo. This week cool is the rule. Others may be out to get you mad, bu1 don't let them. If you do get hot under the collar, don't do anything rash. Virgo (August 23 - September 22) - Things wiU go your way this week, Virgo. You'll get all the green lights and find a good parking space. Ib.a1 kind of stuff. Catch up on anything that you're behind in. ' Li bra (September 23 - October 23) - This is a trying week for you, Libra. You'll have to put up with a lot of grief from numerous sources. Keep you chin up. Your stoic constitution will bring unseen benefits. Scorpio (October 24 - November 21) - You'll have a tendency to bring up the past this week, Scorpio. Resis· it. If you don't let bygones be bygones, you may lose a valuable ally. Sagisttarius (November 22 - December 21) - Hard choices have to be made this week, Sagittarius. Remember - you don't have to do this alone. Ask someone you trust for advice. In the end, though, it's YQ.lJL decision. Capricorn (December 22 - January 19) - This is a week of suprises, Capricorn. Some will be good; some will be less than wonderful. To solve that dilemma that's been bugging you, look past the obvious. You may suprise yourself. �I PAGE OCTOBER 12 19, 1989 Dreams continue after the quake by John Gordon Beacon Feature Editor Reminders are powerful happenings. 'On Tuesday night at 8:04 p.m. the world was awakened once again to what the really important things in life are, lives. Shortly after the.third game of the 1989 World Series in San Francisco had started, also known as the Battle of the Bay, an earthquake struck and produced the Rattle of the Bay. Just before the game occured millions of fans had tuned into see the Giants and the A's clash on ABC. This game was considered by many as a major event in American society. However, this major occurence quickly became secondary · to the earthquake that shook San Francisco. It was a quake that registerd 6.9 on the Richter scale and was the largest rattler in the Bay area since the infamous San Francisco ea.--thquak:e of 1906. That tumbler killed over 700 people producing great sorrow across the U.S. Smiles were turned over once again as many people heard the disturbing news of the San Francisco earthquake of 1989. At least 250 people had been reported dead. However, some life had come from the destruction left behind. · There was evidence of the good- natured human spirit abound after the quake had shaken the Bay area. Pictures were pouring in over the television waves. These images showed unity, love, and caring among many residents of California. Hoards of men rushed to the aid of firefighters in one town. They lifted long stretches of water hoses and toted them from location to location in the battle against out of control blazes. People repeatedly comforted each other. Holding one another, offering calming words, and simply standing beside each other in a time of distress. Baseball players from both the Oakland Athletics and the San Francisco Giants put their boyhood dreams on hold. They rushed to the sides of their wives and children so they could attempt to preseve the future dreams of their offspring. In one photograph A's pitcher Storm Davis could be seen taking a baby from an unidentified woman in the stands of Candlestick Park. It was apparent that she gave the baby to the A's star so he could take the child to a safer place. The world becomes a safer . place whenever a person puts his · material and personal passions aside in an effort to help someone else. What is the meaning of life? ... 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'. etner, a former Beacon Colonel of the Week, leads the pack. 51rong hitter and a very consistent and versatile player," Saracino Udo very well in the years to come." en "Win" Huynh is being worked into the Lady Colonels a hitter and secondary setter. "Nguyen is an all-around player," S81d. "She can play anywhere." h who has improved already is Sherry Macking. "She is a very that has a lot more to give to Wilkes volleyball." Stoker is a very dedicated and hard-working player_ "She's ng to learn and improve her game," Saracino said. "She's a and is being worked in as a hitter." Brocious brings "personality and smiles" as well as talent to Colonels. "She's very willing to learn," Saracino said. Weidner, a transfer from Penn State, is considered to be a by Saracino because this is her fust year playing for Wilkes. trong server who will be worked in as a blocker and middle cino said. group of rookies is slowly evolving into an outstanding team. "They know the game," Saracino said_ "And they want EDWARDS VILLE - Despite losing 10-0 to the University of Scranton on Tuesday at Ralston Field in the pouring rain, the Lady Colonels soccer team (1-8) is satisfied with its level of improvement. "I am just happy to see both teams enjoying themselves, especially under such adverse conditions," said head coach Kathy Miller. "We seemed to have played better as a unit than we ever did_" The Lady Colonels also lost to Elmira 1-0 last · Saturday, but the closeness of the score was an encouraging sign to team captain Dawn Hosler. "We lost 11-0 to them last year," she said. "This year we showed vast improvement. The biggest problem we face now is that we need to be more motivated before we play to our potential." In Tuesday's game, Scranton jumped out to a 5-0 halftime lead. Monica David scored two goals after the half to put the game out of reach. Last Wednesday, the Lady Colonels squared off against Bloomsburg in an MAC contest. The Lady Huskies pulled ahead 2-0, but Nancy Fitzgerald scored on an assist from Tiffany Zottola to cut the deficit to 2-1. Bloomsburg iced the contest with a goal in the final 10 minutes to make the final 3~1. The Lady Colonels host Elizabethtown on Saturday (2 p.m.). INTRAMURAL RESULTS QUAD VOLLEYBALL MEN'S D~VISION - JAPANESE LEAPERS OVER APEX TECH, 9-8, 10-8, 15-6 CO-REC DIVISION - MAD DOGS OVER SHILLINGS, 11-6, 12-6 70N7SOCCER s as if they will in the not-so-distant future. 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(Delivered) JIM RAZOR RAY Chicago +1 over Cleveland NY Giants-5.5 over San Diego Miami -3.5 over Green Bay Denver +2.5 over Seattle P~iladelphia -6.5 over LA Raiders NY Giants -5.5 over San Diego Washington -7 over Tampa Bay Minnesota -7 over Detroit - LEIL Chicago+! over Cleveland . Cinncinati ~6.5 over Indianapolis J:)al1'ts -t9..over.Kansas City . · Mi~fuf:3.5·· ?.ver. Gr~#n•• Bay••i·-•·· · · ·•· • JoeN Washington -?over Tampa Bay Cleveland -1 over Chicago . Houston~9.56yer Pittsburgh . Detroit+7 oyef Minnesota �PAGE 14 OCTOBER 19, 1989 Runners absorb sixth straight loss at Jersey meet by Raf Ott Beacon Sports Editor MADISON, NJ - Wilkes cross country head coach Tom McGuire hopes he doesn't have to wait to be a married man to get his next victory. McGuire, who ties the knot on Saturday, October 28, saw his team finish last ,Saturday week in the Drew Invitational. The loss drops the harriers' record to 2-9. "We are not running well at all," McGuire said. "We are getting decent individual performances, but overall, as a team, we are not bunching up our runners in the right spots." One big reason for the team's recent misfortunes has been an injury to Scott Mann, who was hit by a motorcycle while jogging in Kirby Park and has been lost for the season. "The loss of Mann really hurt," McGuire said. "Scott had been running really well for us and so far we haven't been able to overcome his loss. Tom Devine is doing a nice job as the number-four man, which is a real key spot in the lineup. Scott and Tom together gave us five strong runners, and now we only have four. Scott's injury put a real dent in our season, plus a few other nagging injuries have hurt us." At the Invitational, the Colonels finished last in the six team field. Pat 0'Co the way, finishing 13th overall with a time of 28:54. Jon Kline finished 17th with of 29:14 followed by Mike Fontinell, who came in 25th with a time of 31:0J. Devine rounded out the Colonels' top finishers, coming in 40th with a time of31:3~ The Colonels have know dropped their last six matches after jumping out IO start. "The kids are beginning to get frustrated," McGuire said. _,.We haven't been any better in the last two weeks. We are going to have to look to string something at home on our own course." The Colonels play host to Allentown and Baptist Bible College on Saturday in Park (11 a.m .). McGuire is hoping his troops will be spurred on by the em homecoming and all of its festivities. "We have already lost once to Allentown," said McGuire. "They got the top runners on us the last time. We are going to have to work real hard to knock them should be able to defeat Baptist Bible." McGuire knows he will get one win soon. But there is no way he can lose on 28. Colonel5 rk-study keeper. athletic needed a i into her sch y) Malateslli athletics," . It's alway! ta deliverec junior, off. goalie t meant Renner reaches offensive heigh For a little while last week the Wilkes soccer team had its own version of hockey's Bobby Orr. Orr, the star of the Boston Bruins, was known for his scoring despite being a defenseman. Orr would terrorize opponets by being a constant scoring threat while remaining one of the best defensive players in the league. Two weeks ago against Baptist Bible, Andy Renner could have made Orr jealous. Renner surprised everyone, including himself, by knocking in two goals from his defensive stopper position. "The most I ever scored in a season at Wilkes was two goals," said the happy-go-lucky Renner. "After I scored the first goal in that game I was shocked. I figured that's my goal for the season. Scoring two goals in the same game was a real shock." Renner, at 6'3", is taller than your average soccer player, which has led Wilkes head coach Phil Wingert to try to utilize his height and get the most out of Renner in set offensive situations by having him win head balls. But it has not always been easy for Renner. "Despite being taller than most people, I was never very good at winning head balls, but Coach has really stressed it. I'm finnaly getting the hang of it." "We try to use Andy whenever we can offensively because of his height and aggresiveness," Wingert said. He is predominantly a defenseman, but we like to push him up when we run a set piece such as our comer kicks and throwins. He has been a real effective part of our restarts." Renner, who is a four-year starter, did not wind up at Wilkes after the culmination of an all-out recruiting war. As a matter of fact, there was absolutely no recruiting involved in the process that landed Renner at Wilkes. Upon graduation from Father Judge High School- in Philadelphia, Renner enrolled at Temple University. As a commuter, he did not become totally enthused with school. "There were big spaces in between my classes and it became a big hassle," Renner said. "Sometimes I didn't even bother to go to class because I had to work to pay my tuition." So Renner talked with life-long friend and current teammate Sean Lockhead, who at the time was also having problems at Carnegie-Mellon University, about investigating Wilkes. "Sean and I have known each other since we were three years old," Renner said. "We both came up for a visit and were accepted." "Andy was a real pleasant find," Wingert said. "He contacted me when he first came up to school about playing. He fit in really well and contributed his freshman year." After a year off from soccer, Renner stepped in to the Wilkes lineup and became a starter in the defensive backfield '.hat set the school record for shutouts in a season with 12. 2-1 win m Lady Calm -1, makini Yet despite comfortable This season, Renner has been a key member of the Colonels' stellar defensive corps. Their goals-against-average is hovering right around one. "Andy does a nice job at stopper back," Wingert said. "He guards the other team's most dangerous offensive player. He has been teamed with Doug Albertson and Chris Dahm for the past two years and the defense has been doing a really good job playing together. When his eligibility runs out, we will have a tough time filling his spot because of his size." Renner enjoys his position in the defense and doesn't feel slighted when the offense receives most of the accolades for the team's victory. He can do without the publicity as long as the Colonels get the win. "It doesn't ·bother me that the offense gets most of the credit for the wins," said Ren_ner. "Everyone wants to know who scored the goals. That's the exciting part." Renner was filled with excitement on Monday as the Colonels beat rival King's College for the first time since he has been at Wilkes. His previous three tries have resulted in two ties and a loss. The 3-0 final had Renner doing backflips as the Colonels recorded their second straight shutout. "It felt great to finally beat King's," Renner said. "We have a lot of good young players, so the team has a really bright future." Renner's future upon graduation in May will hopefully have something to do with his communications degree. He has been working diligently in his years here at Wilkes to prepare for a future in broadcasting. "Last year I worked for Tom Nelson on Wilkes Today," Renner said. "I did sports once a week. Right now, I'm the sports director at WCLH, the school radio station. (Teammate) Chris Arabis and I are doing a sports talk show. It is going to be on once a week for a half hour. We don't know the exact time that it will be on yet but we are looking forward to it. We are going to talk about sports at school ~nd national sports." · " she saic Right now though, Renner will be concen finishing his senior season in a strong manner. Colonels' last 11 games, they have compiled a 7-3-1 Right now, it looks as if the Colonels will wi second place in the MAC. "In the past, the first two teams in the MAC playoffs," Renner said. "They changed the playoff this year and only the top team from each division playoffs. It would have been really nice going to According to Wingert, the team's playoff hopes totally out of the picture. By.winning their remai · games, the Colonels could find themselves get invitation to the Eastern College Athletic Con playoffs. "It is a 16-team tournament all together," said "There will be four regions ranging from New En Virginia with four teams competing in each area. It be a really nice reward to get invited to it. But we continue to win and play hard. If we get big-headed II letdown, there will be no chance of making it." And a trip to the ECAC playoffs would proba great honor for Renner and his teammates. After -w-0uld be·one fast chance to showcase h~s offensive �OCTOBER 19, 1989 PAGE 15 • lestrini playing sweet music Lady Colonels field hockey team must be grateful 'work-study program. Why? It has provided agoalkeeper. AA athletic standards aren't being violated. Lisa JIS1 needed a second job that would allow her to fit into her schedule. "I was working two jobs, and · y) Malatesta asked me if I would play if she got mathletics," Balestrini said. "I've always loved . It's always beerr in my heart." ta delivered and Balestrini hif the cage. It has development in more than one aspect for the els (3·5·1). Most significantly, Balestrini's the field. As a freshman, she was a keeper for a squad that finished second in the nation in Il. According to her teammates, Balestrini, a ter junior, hasn't lost a shade of ability during layoff. have a goalie to rely on," said senior Tara Haas. out meant that the team members could have 'J 'Lion of Balestrini also allowed senior Sue Bapher natural forward position, a shift that has the team's defense. "Lisa has given us some performances," Malatesta said. "That has spread defense. The unit has done a great job. We've able to get an experienced forward (Barr) into the a 2-1 win over MAC foe Delaware Valley on Lady Colonels have improved their conference 2-1, making postseason competition a real Yet despite Balestrini's reputation, she was not comfortable walking on to the Lady Colonels' before the second game. scared," she said. "I figured people might expect · gs from me because of my experience at But everyone believed in me and everything is . felt the initial tension. "It was awkward at said. "Because of her status, Lisa felt more do well, like she couldn't let any balls go e gave her support and didn't let her feel any is inherent to the goalkeeper position, and 't immune to a high pulse rate every once in a matter where the ball is on the field, I'm a ," she said. "My stomach keeps turning. I'm the last line of defense. Chances are if a ball goes by me, it's going in the cage. In the sport of field hockey, every position is tough. But would I switch mine? No." Yet Balestrini considers herself to be a part of the defense, not a sole component. She is very appreciative of her mates. "I have to give credit where credit is due," she said. "The people in front of me are lifesavers. I wouldn't trade Sue Weisgerber, Dawn Smith or Charlene Frail for anyone." Although she was apprehensive about her teammates' comprehension of her le.vel of play, Balestrini is not shy about barking a few directions from the pipes every once in a while. "I assume a leadership role," she said. "It isn't given to me, I take it. It might rub people the wrong way, but I'm not afraid to kick ,someone in the butt. If they're falling asleep, I say 'Let's go."' . That spunk has not gone unnoticed by Haas. "Lisa's always talking to the defensive players," she said. "She sees herself as one with the defense." Malatesta attributes Balestrini's leadership capabilities to a combination of factors. "She has such a great technical knowledge of her position," she said. "She has an excellent combination of quick reflexes and aggression. The latter helps bring a positive attitude to the team. Is it a comedown to play Division III field hockey? "No, I'm more than happy to be here," Balestrini said. "The competition is very good. Bloom is on our schedule this year. That shows something." Balestrini is most reknown on campus for her stellar play at shortstop for the nationally-ranked Lady Colonels' softball team last year. . Vince Trivelpiece's squad recently competed in a weekend tournament against Division I teams and was the only to come away undefeated. Balestrini can't wait for the upcoming softball season. "The spring is a lot more fun," she said. "Not to take anything away from hockey, but the school year starts to wind down and the weather is nicer. And our softball team is a wild bunch." But field hockey is the priority in Balestrini's life right now. As a goalkeeper, her body absorbs a heavy toll, but this true athlete won't be stopped. "That goes along with the sport," she said. "You learn to live with the pain. If you don't, you don't want it bad enough." And a lack of desire will never be one of Balestrini's shortcomings. "Lisa's highly competitive and is a respected leader. Even though she's an individual, she's a team player and the team picks up on that." A three year absence from a sport must have some sort of impetus. In Balestrini's case, it was music. "I play the electric and acoustic guitar, and that got me out of the sports scene," she said. "I play in a band. Music has always been my first love." photo by Donna Yedlock Lisa Balestrini has assumed goalkeeping chores. Giveaways key in loss Continued from page 16 rt's playoff ing their re themselves ~ Athletic together, g fro m ~ in each :d to it. get big making ker Steve Tehansky has accumulated 28 tackles in the last two games. It was a totally different story in the win over Wesley in which junior running back Brian DeAngelo ran for a school-record 227 yards on 30 carries. His performance earned him the Don Hansen Football Gazette East Regional Division III player of the week, the ECAC player of the week and the MAC co-offensive player of the week. "The thing that made that possible was the blocking of the offensive line," Unsworth said. "Our line beat the hell out of theirs." The passing game faltered as Lucas completed just 11 of 29 for 139 yards and one interception. A high point was backup Bill Crimmel's 52-yard touchdown to Dave Mack for the game's last score. A 30 mile-per-hour wind slowed the aerial attack considerably. "It bothered Joe," Unsworth said. "We had to put in a lot of short stuff." The defense has been playing extremely in certain areas, especially the linebacking corps. Steve Tehansky had 18 tackles against Wesley and 10 at Delaware Valley. Craig Grochowski's two game total was 18. "We've been establishing run-through lanes for our linebackers," Unsworth said. "The defensive line has been sacrificing itself." But the mistakes that cost the Colonels the Delaware Valley game have put the euphoria of their first win on the back burner. What's next? "They have to prove to the campus and everyone coming to Homecoming that they are a good football team." (The Colonels host Lebanon Valley at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday.) Oh, that's all? �DTJllliJril<e $ J.PP)!ffli: Wilkes College The Locker Room Football (cont'd) Cross Country The Razor's Edge Volleyball Women's Soccer Intramurals Wilkes-Barre, PA 18766 Colonels hold out hope for postseason play Boaters take King EDWARDS VILLE - Score one for the Colonels' soccer team in the cross-town rivalry category. The Colonels (7-6-1) beat King's 3-0 on Monday at Ralston Field. The victory pleased Phil Wingert, whose squad holds an impressive 4-1 -1 mark in the MAC. "This may have been the best team effort of the year," Wingert said. "The margin of victory was the greatest since I've coached here. The defense also did a fine job to get their second consecutive shutout." . Kevin Tronkowski and Chris Law combined for the blanking. Offensively, Chris Shenefield scored two goals and added an assist. His first was assisted by a Steve Moloney throw-in and gave Wilkes a 1-0 lead. Ron Rainey made it 2-0 when Shenefield crossed a comer kick to Mike Lenczycki, who flicked the ball to Rainey for an open-net score. Shenefield's second goal was the result of an Andy Renner comer kick and a masterful Lenczycki chip-pass. The Colonels also pummelled Delaware Valley, 7-0. "It was good to put a team away like that," Winge.rt said. "Everybody got a chance to play and our fo ur goalies combined nicely for the shutout." Ron Rainey controls the ball for the Colonels. Rainey gained the hat trick with three goals, Lenczycki scored his first of the season and T.R. Andrake and Bruce Higbee gathered their first career goals. Pat Miller and Doug Rafeld assisted Tronkowski and Law in the net. Before those two contests, the Colonels dropped 2-0 decisions The Colonels 1 Albright today an! Misericordia on Tuesday. And at least for a yea has cemented itself as the lege soccer team in Wilk Gain first win then fall at Del Val · of a four year I Christopher B Monday that designated a un January 1, 1990. p p accompanie Waldner, vice-pre ic affairs and an of W ilkes' a Turnovers. harm Colonels by Jim Clark Beacon Sports Editor DOYLESTOWN - If the Colonels (1-5, 0-4 in the MAC) want to find the winning touch that carried them to consecutive 7-3 seasons in 1986-87, they can follow one of two courses of action: 1.) Schedule Wesley 10 times a season. 2.) Stop turning the ball over in key situations. Although the first may be attractive considering the Colonels' 35-7 win in Dover, DE two Saturdays ago, the latter would benefit them in the hard, real world of the MAC. Take, for instance, the six turnovers that sullied the Colonels' ugly 38-20 loss to Delaware Valley last Saturday. Four lost fumbles and two interceptions took the fire out of an offense that amassed 451 total yards and time after time threatened to pull a victory from a sloppy effort. Trailing 31-20, the Colonels recovered at the Aggies' 30 yardline with 8:30 left, but Lucas passes fell incomplete. The only Wilkes could muster was on carries DeAngelo and Bill George. Mick Dungan's fi eld goal sailed wide left and for all in . purposes, the game was ov~. "I was frustrated ," said head coach Bill "I can't yell at the guys because they didn'I and we had a good week of practice, but 1hei intense on every play. "Mental toughness isn 't putting y through a wall, it's doing what you're sup on every play. These guys had a chance 10 season on a 6-0 run and now they can't. be disappointed." of education fc ealth of Pennsylva th, who then procc Carroll 's letter. the authority vestc sed upon the rec of staff, I am pleas, ilkes College apprm assume the nome1 • ersity." estimated 250 peop erupted in a stan � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Wilkes Beacon Newspaper Collection, 1947-present Description An account of the resource <p>This is Wilkes University's <em>Beacon</em> Newspaper collection, 1947-present. We also have digitized copies of the <em>Beacon's</em> predecessors, <em>The Bucknell Bison Stampede</em>, 1934-1935 and <em>The Bucknell Beacon</em>, 1936-1947 June. It should be noted that Wilkes University does not have a complete set of issues for the Bucknell Bison Stampede and Bucknell Beacon. For researchers who are interested in seeing the complete issues for these publications, please contact <a href="https://researchbysubject.bucknell.edu/scua">Bucknell University's Special Collections Department</a>.</p> <p></p> <p>Missing Issues:</p> <p>1947 August 8th<br />1947 September 5th<br />1947 October 3rd<br />1947 October 17th<br />1947 October 31st<br />1947 November 21st<br />1947 December 19th<br />1948 September 9th<br />1950 April 28th<br />1953 April 10th<br />1962 February 2nd</p> Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource The Beacon staff is comprised of Wilkes University students who are advised by a full-time faculty member of the Communication Studies Department. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1934-present Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Copyright of the Wilkes Beacons is retained by Wilkes University. Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Newspaper Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Professor Emeritus Harold Cox digitized the collection from 1934-1970 and created a <a href="https://beaconarchives2.wilkes.edu/">legacy website</a>. Digital Archives student John Jenkins digitized the collection from 1970-present. Special thanks goes to Communication Studies Professor Dr. Kalen Churcher, Editor-in-Chief Kirsten Peters, Beacon staff member, Emily Cherkauskas, and other Beacon staff for their help in acquiring digitized copies of the Beacons from 2006 onward. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Wilkes Beacon 1989 October 19th Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1989 October 19 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Newspaper Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Communication Studies Department Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Wilkes College https://omeka.wilkes.edu/omeka/files/original/203ba81991c4864ba28f9b9b29c55fe1.pdf 71cf11a07e9e23aca040023a726e9b90 PDF Text Text WILKES COLLEGE Wilkes-Barre, PA 18766 ... Serving the Wilkes community since 1947 Number 8 November 2, 1989 mpus reacts to change in Wilkes' status le k sees a ,, mooth ansitiO n - "It's the headline of last mostly from outside the Wilkes community, who are pleased and excited about the status change. And what do Wilkes students think about the change? Judging from the students' responses to the last week's Roving Reporter, it is apparent that they feel the same. . studen t le ad er s vo ice op inio ns b y Jeff LoB albo Beacon Assistant News Editor walek, is that the tranbe smooth because Ideserving of the title. 1s one great school," d. "You kids are getan education as you ek, who has been a lhe Wilkes' administra40 years, said that a only as good as its fac.tdcd that Wilkes curlhe best faculty that he WILKES-BARRE - "How is the new university status going to affect me?", ask many concerned Wilkes students, who wonder how their lives will change due to the new university status. Despite these worries, the Wilkes University Status seems to be popular among certain student leaders. Some leaders feel positively about the change. Nicolette Yevich, vice-president of the Commuter Council says, "I think ~hatit'~agoodid~~nd that Wilkes 1s getung recogmuon for the academic capabilities we fulfill," . "I hope that the administration will fulfill the promises they made to the students," says Yevich. "I feel that the University Status will bring more prestige to the college," says Melinda Comfort, president of the Programming Board, "I think that the new status and the name 'Wilkes University' is a good idea". bad". She also said that she hopes that the school does not lose its personalization among the students and teachers. "Wilkes College was always a more personalized school. I hope thatthenewstatusdoesn'tcausethe school to lose tJiis trait", says Kreinces. Will Wilkes students react well to the new status? All we can do is wait and see what happens after the first of the year. conflicting views arose. Candice Favilla, a new creative writing teacher, felt that a broader range of c~urses may now be offered along with more graduate courses. She said that the changewouldmeanmorestatusfor students and faculty even though standards may be raised. "It is exciting and in . the long run a broader number of courses offered could help the students," stated Favilla. Faculty Opinions Vary Although these leaders feel confident about the transition, some ·other leaders are more neutral about the new status. Marcie Kreinces, president of the Student Council, feels that "Students probably won't have many reactions until the changes of the school are made and they decide for themselves whether they are good or by Marlene Ma ngan Beacon Staff Writer Another faculty member said that even though the status is good for the area because it serves the area, there are di sad van tag es forthe students. The professor felt that the small , homey atmosphere that students have come to know will no longer be present in a few years. Even though the school will be getting federal money to improve facilities, in the long run it is the students who will be paying more," stated another faculty member. Patricia Conner Serine, a history teacher, did not see any disadvantages in the change. "The change will improve status tremendously, and the school was already operating as a university anyway," said Serine. WILKES-BARRE - When Wilkes was granted university status on October 23, students and faculty throughout the campus felt the excitement. But when a few faculty member were asked how they really felt about the change, that time period. feels that every 1 "top notch", due to of both equipment and "Wilkes doesn't take a any small college", he Administration hopes to calm student fears gh the students may •~ he said, "Wilkes has lot of talent all across by Kathy Harris Beacon News Editor 1th all that background, a university can "only better". ck, who travels freiccruit students for the department, said that "very well respected" the university status nt was made. He feels photo by Donna Vedlock Winners of the Halloween Dance Costume Contest Judging: 1st row - Lee Morrell, J im Clark, and Scott Zolner. 2nd row - Nicolette Yevich, Amy Braun, and Kelly Ruff (bent do vn). WILKES-BARRE - When a major change happens in any situation, emotion is inevitable. Joy, surprise, dismay and fear are some of the emotions which surface when changes occur in an institution . Fear is one emotion which has been prevalent since Wilkes' university status was announced. Two major fears have arisen, and in a letter to The Beacon, President See Fears page 3 �P AGE 2 NOVEMBER 2, 1989 Brown to speak at Pre-Mecf Day From left: Dr. Charles B. Reif; Ehud Zusman; Sharon Froude; Turoczi, Biology Department Chairman. . Three seniors win Charles B. Reif award Dr. Robert Brown will address prospective pre-med students Friday WILKES-BARRE - Dr. Robert Brown of Dallas has been named keynote speaker for the annual Wilkes College Pre-Med Day. "AIDS and Lyme Diseaset: Are They Serious Health Problems?" is the title for Dr. Brown's address, which will be part of the four hour Pre-Med Day program on November 3. The program will be held in the Dorothy Dickson Darte Center for the Performing Arts. The annual Pre-Med Day gives interested high school students a chance to meet with doctors who introduce pertinent issues relating to the medical profession and answer students' questions concerning careers in medicine. Wilkes' Pre-Med Day also features a panel discussion with area doctors, a talk by the Dean of Admissions on the admissions requirements for the Wilkes Pre-Med program, and comments from a Wilkes pre-med student on what to expect. _Wilkes Co!lege has a strong tradition of educating students for the medical profession. More than 500 students have been placed in doctoral professional schools over the past 15 years. Dr. Brown is the Director of the Department of Medicine and a member of the Executive Committee of Wilkes-Barre General Hospital. He is also the Chief of the Section of Infectious Diseases, the Director of Medical Education, and Chairman of the Infectious Control Committee at Wilkes-Barre General. A~ an infectious disease specialist, Dr. Brown is recognized as an authority on AIDS and has been very active in AIDS education in Northeastern Fennsylvania. Dr. Brown holds certification by the National Board of Medical Examiners, the American Board of Internal Medicine, and the American Board of Internal Medicine Subspecialty of Infectious Disease. He has authored several articles and has been a contributing writer to Clinical Research, The Journal of the American Medical Association, and The Journal of Infectious Diseases. A magna cum laude graduate of Wilkes College in 1968, Brown received his M.D. degree from the Milton S. Hershey Medical Center of the Pennsylvania State University is 1972. He completed his residence and internship in internal medicine at Rhode Island Hospital in 1975. Brown did his fellowship in infectious diseases at Roger Williams General Hospital and the Brown University Program in Medicine. In 1976, Brown received the Haffenraffer Research Award from Brown University. For more information on Wilkes' Pre-Med Day, contact the Admissions office at 824-9890 or extension 4400. Biology scholarships award WILKES-BARRE - Three senior biology students at Wilkes College have been named recipients of the Charles B. Reif Scholarship for the Biological Sciences for the 1989-90 academic year. The $1000 academic scholarships are awarded each year to senior biology students who wish to pursue the study of the biological sciences. The selections, based on academic excellence, are made by the biology faculty. Two of three students selected to receive the Reif Scholarship are married to each other. Ehud and Ronit Zusman are both senior Biology majors, and they reside in Wilkes-Barre. The third student Sharon Froude, a senior Biology major f Shore, New Yorlc. The Charles B. Reif Scholarship was by former students of Dr. Reif. Many students are now physicians, dentists, re teachers. The establistment of the fund r Reifs many years of service as a professor of and chairman of the Biology department currently Professor Emeritus of Biology at College. Mki@ CONGRATULATIONS \V ILK:BS ! ! ! GARO t.\ From the People at BADDLB'S K:BNNBLS Ray Lauer Box 36, R.D.4, • Pittston, PA mid-way •Boarding and •Grooming St. •Pick Up & Delivery Seminary between Wilkes-Barre. Joseph's 675-1621 Member of the American Boarding Kennel Association Wilkes!!! �NOVEMBER 2, 1989 studio is on the upgrade PAGE3 r-----------, I I Fears Continued from page 1 I I I This Week at Wilkes I I I I I Breiseth has tried to calm these fear~. (See the letter on page 5.) The one fear students have is I that tuition will be raised. Dr. I Robert Heaman, Executive Assis- I 1 tant to the President, said that the I I only tuition increase wil_l be the I 1 annual percentage based mcrease. L .J "That increase will not be any dif- I - - - - - - - - - - 1 ferent if we are a college or a I uiniversity. Youwanttotrytoraise 1 tuition as little as you can to meet I the budget, but the budget will not I go up because we are now a Programming board Film, "The I university." Accused", SLC 101, 7 and A change in the personal at- 9 PM . I mosphere is the second fear Wilkes Percussion Ensemble I students have. Students are afraid Concert I that enrollment will skyrocket and I the close teacher-student relationI ships will be a thing of the past. I ~ "We will be capping enrollment at I 2200," said Heaman. "Because of I our physical plant, we don't room I for more than that." I Programming Board Novelty I The change in status should I Show, Dave Rudolph, CPA, 8 I I not be a reason for fear. University I PM Football- Juniata (A) I or College, Wilkes is there for the I 1 :30 PM I students, and that is what must bel I remembered. Nov. 3-9 Center has been ajor face lift over s. This chaiige is to upgrade the V station which ce the facility was 3 Friday I rebuilding the studio professional look to ys professor Tom lhe students are in a 10nal looking atuld help morale a mediate plan for the put up a new wall , an ting system, acoustic ceiling, a new tiled lhe cameras move wfurniture and sets. to increase enrollcollege and the · because we can give Sllldcnts a taste of what here at Wilkes." says Kinney, Communicant Chairman. ion branch of the s Department has alot of changes since In 1975, when Stark v1 gfor seasonal help. like to earn extra ca~h? fty discounts on s, tapes, CD's e electronics? king for you! and part-time itics for: issioned and issioned) s/clerks use help een .rre. Saturday I photo by Donna Yedlock Learning Center was complete, the Hahnemann Television Network set up a system of programming to hospitals on the East Coast with the main control center in Stark. When this system was eliminated in 1984, the classroom next to the former master control was turned into the first TV studio and an old computer room next to that was turned into the control room. During the 1988-89 school year, the station experienced a new KUNKLE MOTORS RD 1 BOX 386 (717) 675-1546 DALLAS, PA 18612 around your ave more hours your as break. we had students to $6000 during mcommissioned sales. The Most Intelligent Car ever Built lions: I- 288-7804 Mall - 824-9928 II - 342-8343 breakthrough, in the form of "Wilkes Today," the brainstorm of Professor Nelson, which gave I I : I Wilkes students information of whatisgoingoninthesurrounding communityandtheworld. Itwas • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • : Accounting and • Business Club •• shown every day at 12: 15 in Stark Lobby. Dr. Kinney now hopes to expand this range to other parts of the college. : • : • : • "We will begin broadcasting of "Wilkes Today" as soon as the new studio is complete," says Ne!son. There will be a discussion of an open house when the new studio is "omplete. : • : • : • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Next Meeting: I Tuesday, Nov. 7 I Preservation Hall Jazz Band at 11 a.m. on from New Orleans. CPA 8 PM 2nd floor SUB Fall 1uncheon: Tuesday, Nov. 14 from 11 : 15 to 12:30 p. m. 6 Monday Cost is $8 members/ $10 non-members • Sign up at the meeting • Senior Pre-Registration or in SLC on Nov. 9 : from 11 a. m.-1 p. m. • INTERNSHIPS IN PENNSYLVANIA STATE GOVERNMENT Harrisburg (Dauphin County) Applications are being accepted now for student majoring in Computer Science or Accounting for the Commonwealth's Computer Systems and Accounting Intern programs. In addition to a competitive salary averaging almost 7.50 per hour, Interns may be eligible to receive college credit for their participation. Successful Interns may also be qualified to return to a full time management level job after the Internship and graduation. In order to initially qualify, candidates for the Computer Science Internship Program must be sophomores and for the Accounting Internship Program candidates must be juniors. Please contact you Career Services/Placement Office for application materials or: Benny Martinez College Relations Program State Civil Service Commission P.O. Box 569 Harrisburg, PA 17108-0569 Telephone: 717-7871872 or 787-6652 Applications will be accepted until December 8, 1989. Good Luck Wilkes!!! 5 Sunday The Commonwealth is an Equal Opportunity Employer 7 Tuesday I I I I I I I I I II Election Day Senior Pre-Registration Senior Registration- M-R 8:30 AM -12 Noon, S-Z 1 PM 4:30 PM CC Meeting, 11 :45 AM Biological Society Meeting, 11 AM SHAG Meeting, 12 Noon I I 8 Wednesday I I I I I I I I I I I II I I I Senior Registration- A-E 8:30 AM - Noon, F-L 1 PM 4:30 PM Junior Pre-Registration 9 Thursday I I I I I Junior Pre-Registration I BACCHUS Meeting, 11 AM I Programming Board Meeting, I 11 :30 AM I JI _______._____________·_·,_·_·_·_·__·_·_·_·_·___________________j._____________ �PAGE 4 The issue of abortion has been a topic of argument nationwide for many years. It is still an issue with no clear answers. There are three types of people with beliefs on the subject. There are those who are pro-life and believe abortion is completely wrong. OPINION by Tracy Youells People who think it's up to the woman to decide whether or not to have the child are pro-choice. And those who think abortion is completely justified are pro-abortion. I was unsure where I stood before I talked with some Wilkes College students. I talked with two students who were pro-life and pro-choice. There were a number of differences in opinion. The pro-life student stated, " Life begins at conception. An unborn child is as much a living person as a living child because at four weeks the heart of the baby is beating. Even before that four weeks the sperm and the egg have formed to produce a life." The pro-choice student replied Lo this comment saying, "Aren't the individual cells that meet living before they join?" In response to this question the pro-life student said, "The egg and sperm are not a life until they meet." I chalked up one for the pro-life NOVEMBER 2, 1989 side. It seemed to me that this was a legitimate point in stating life begins after conception. This debated question brought on a new one. I asked the pro-life student if she believed in birth control. Once again she responded, "Like I said the egg and sperm are not a life until they meet, so yes, I believe in birth control." The pro-choice student said, "birth control prevents the egg and sperm from uniting. That same egg and sperm could be done away with in an abortion." At this point I had to give credit LO the pro-choice side of the argument. I thought that the prevention of the cells from meeting was similar to abortion only in the essence that it is denying the birth of a child Pro-life had a strong argument in saying, "Abortion is murder. It is a violent act. Babies are killed when they are suctioned out of a woman in a vacuum-like manner. They are murdered when a woman is injected with saline solution that deteriorates the childs skin and body." The pro-choice student didn't really have a reply to this statement instead this person pondered what the pro-lifer had said. I thought the methods of abortion were the main factor that made me lean towards being pro-life. How could anyone justify these actions? I came to the conclusion that a child should be born no matter what. He or she will have to face the world with whatever sources they have available to them once they are born. Their chances will be just like anyone elses'. Everyone has obstacles to get over. Everyone should be given a chance to even attempt to get over them. The .Beacon Serving the Wilkes community since 1947 VOL. XLII No. 8 November 2, 1989 Rated as a First Class newspaper with one mark of disti11ctio11 by the Associated Colkgiate Press EDITORIAL STAFF Editor-in-Chief................................................................Lee Scott News Editor.......................................................................Kathy L. Assistant News Editor................. .................................. Jeffrey C. Feature Co-Editor..............................................................JohnT. Feature Co-Editor........................................... :....................Michele Sports Co-Editor..........................................................................Ji11 Sports Co-Editor......... ..................................................................... Photography Editor..... .........................................................Donna Y Copy Editor........................................................................FrankK ADVERTISING/BUSINESS STAFF Advertising Manager.........................................................Katby L. Assistant Advertising Manager................................................ .Scott Sales Staff................................................................................Matt Accounting .............................................................~ .......... Darren Business and Distribution Manager.........................................Tom Adviser ..................... ...........................................................Mr. Tom Contributing Writers: Tony Veatch, Ron Rainey , Marlene Chris Taroli, Colette Simone, Ed Kobylus, Tracy Youells, BobG · The Beacon is published Thursdays during the fall and spring except during scheduled breaks, finals weeks and vacation periods.All expressed in this publication are those of the individual writer and necessarily reflect the opinions of this publication or WilkesColleg~ lo the editor are welcomed, provided they are no longer than 500 Letters exceeding this length may be edited or rejected on terms ofs letters must be signed, but names may be withheld for valid reasoos. The Beacon is printed each week by the Pittston Dispatch, Pi Editorial offices are located on the third floor of the Conyngham Center. The phone number is (717) 824-4651 ext. 2962. �NOVEMBER P AGE S 2, 1989 Editorial anks from the President character. Our commitment will continue to be to sustain a studentrothank TheBeacon staff centered learning environment t body as a whole for Secondly, there will be no tuiand encouragement tion increase as a result of our becomthe announcement of ing a university. I indicated at the having been granted press conference announcing our designation. 1.want also to new status that there would continue two important points in to be modest tuition increases. These First, university status increases will be in line with the !bat Wilkes has become; it normal tuition increases we have had that we will change our over the years; there will be addi- tional costs passed along to the students as a result of our assuming university status. Wilkes is committed to offering a first-rate educational program and to creating an. atmosphere for learning that can be second to none. Sincerely, Christopher N. Breiseth President aradise Where was the Apathy? "Apathy can end at Wilkes but only if the student body does something about it." Chris Augustine Commentary, The Beacon Number 3, 9-21-89 nning from the law T da,k of the tropical night spread a blank.et of over the island. He took one hand off the die rented vintage Volkswagen golf cart, lit a stick, and inhaled furiously. "Squirrels," 1'ilb people diving for cover as we pulled into parking lot, "are curious creatures. Once impact with a heavily swung golf club, a sound never before heard by man." This us, my houseboy, the only man I knew sqir,eze an orange and get lemonade. Slllmbled through the entrance, a tangle of , a fury of strobe light, we were soon a I was accosted by a bald headed man in and slippers. This was the type of person · airports and promises young female he can drive them straight to heaven. He robes above his head, exposing various scotch taped to his body. In a muffled erect to sell me a subscription to an obscure called Foot Worship Monthly. My wine I had spent most of our money on Sheeba. 11ner, so I told him I could not afford such l'bcreupon he slapped me upside the head land left. looy fell back into a sea of dancing flesh, the ton my forehead. Frigid air hit me like tile on one's back. She stood over me. A e&y she had a fire alarm affixed to her back when she had had enough. A woman so old bad another facelift, she would have a navel "Not enough oat bran," she said. There aperiod of darkness, but I was soon revived ics with some gauze, a two-by-four, and up to the bar, slumped over on a stool, and lllkard of root beer schnapps. As I received I felt a dry hand on my wet thigh. I looked a large man with a wide mustache and a nt that had given him an indestructable hairdo. He wore a bottomless leather and elongated sweat socks. "I want you to never done anything like this before, but why don't we get naked, rub seaweed over each other's glistening bodies, and pierce our nostrils?" Maybe I'm strange, but I don't like the idea of being sandwiched between two male bodybuilders while a midget tickles my buttocks with a peacock feather. I told this flaming homosexual that I still desired my goddess of beauty and innocence. I also told him of my great admiration for German farm girls, who, having gently attended to hordes of milk bearing farm animals, had acquired splendid skills with their hands. At that point he grabbed the lapels of the sleeveless white lab coat I was wearing, and thrust me across the dance floor. The dizzying flash of light made it difficult to stand. When I did once again become vertical, I found that wildly gyrating patrons had stuffed money, and other cumbersome foreign objects, into the waistband of the open necked, bell bottomed berrnuda shorts I was wearing. Before I could defend myself with an animal cracker, I felt a lengthy article of hosiery whip around my head, and my body drew closer and closer. The next think I knew a particularly heavy woman was holding me by the cuff of my shorts and spinning me around the room, calling out, "Won't you take me to, Funkytown?" After a while, my suspenders gave way and I flew behind the bar, leaving the previously mentioned mammory mama holding my trousers in the middle of the dance floor. In a state of panic, I crawled, partially disrobed, about the floor until I hit my head on a door, and head butted it until it opened, my vocal chords producing high pitched wailing sounds. He was perched on a great volume of pillows, a slim man with a piercing stare. Busty ladies in loincloths occasionally fed him grapes and wiped his lips with silk napkins. He grunted and delicately waved them away, then beckoned me forward. The door closed behind me. "I am the great wise man," he said, "and you have come to seek advice about a woman." I nodded. What else could I do? "You have doubts about me, do you not? I will convince you. This maiden, she lives in a dwelling on River Street in the fabled holy city of Wilkes-Barre, correct?" I knodded. "I, Saniflush, will tell you all you need to know. But first, I foresee, you have something else to worry about." He pointed towards the door. "Hey, how 'ya doin'?" Mother of God, I thought. He towered over me, a fearful eight foot giant of a man, standing in the doorway, waving a spatula above his head. It was the Residence Life hit man and cereal dispenser attendant He had found me. hose now famous words made Mr. Augustine the talk of the campus when he uttered them in his Commentary in the September 21 issue of The Beacon. Many people thought that Augie was being extremely facetious when he said this. Folks were just downright incensed that he would use a column - one that many thought he didn't deserve - to say such blasphemous words. "Who is Augie to say that apathy exists at Wilkes College?" Well, sorry to tell you, apathy is a very large part of this campus whether we like it or not. But, thanks to either a strong effort by the Student Government or a sincere need for a nice couples-night-out, the Homecoming Dinner Dance was the white knight that drove the Apathy Monster from the kingdom. Over 500 people, not including gate crashers and faculty/administration guests, were in attendence at this party held at Genetti's. Close to 100 people attended this weekend's Halloween party held at the SUB. Most of those people were in costume, as well. This really says a lot. Now, if you ask 10 people, you will probably get 10 different reasons as to why apathy is dissappearing on campus. Here is our personal theory on that matter. Since late 1985, Wilkes has been what is termed as a "dry campus." Loosely translated, alcohol is not allowed on campus unless you are of legal age and have it in your own dorm room. A t the same time as this "declaration of dryness," Wilkes created a new position and a new club (a sub-group of S.G., actually) to slay this dragon. . Enter the Director of Student Activities and the Programming Board. Because of these two entities, students finally had a choice as to what to do on the weekends. It took a great deal of pressure of the Student Govemement, Commuter Council and Inter-Residence Hall Council to produce programs and allowed them to focus on their constituents. It took a while for the ball to get rolling but it happened, and Wilkes is a much better place for it. So, believe it or not, Augie's words are beginnig to ring true. Wilkes can be a better place with a little extra work from the student body. All we need is a little shove from each other and things can change. We are becoming safe from ourselves. Most important, however, that evil Apathy monster, although still living, is wandering bloody and wounded through a kingdom in which it is no longer tolerated. The next time you see him, give him a kick for us. �PAGE6 NOVEMBER 2, 1989 Redding and writing at Wilkes by Colette Simone Beacon Feature Writer Marcia Redding is an English teacher here'at Wilkes College. She is from Freemont, Ohio where she also taught at the University of Toledo for one year. It was in Ohio where she also taught at Tiffin University for a year and at Bowling Green State University for three Summer sessions. Redding found an interest in English when her professor made a copy of her paper so everyone could read it. From this point on she knew she wanted to be an English teacher. "Both of my parents are teachers and if I like English, what else continued, "Ohio isn't as advertising as other cities. Redding also has a "love" for ballet. She has been dancing since the first grade. She stopped when she was a freshman in high school. She returned to the art when she was twenty five and is still taking lessons now. can I do with it but be a teacher?', she stated in question form. She Redding received her B.S. degree in Education and her M.A. degree in Rhetoric in Compostion at Bowling Green State University. Redding had thought about going to law school, but she replied, "There are to many lawyers and not enough teachers." It's really hard English teacher Marcia Redding sorts through some papers. to believe that Redding to be Veterinarian in her year in college. "WhenI C in my Chemistry class, was not good enough for stated. Redding now Ii Bloomsburg, Pennsylv she stated, "When Imoved year I was so lost. nothing to do or see. Ifelt Redding had never Wilkes College until she Bloomsburg. "This is now and I like it here, impressed with the stud photo by Donna Yedlock J.F .K. targeted and Camelot is no mor Don't let it be forgot that once there was a spot for one brief, shining moment that was known as Camelot.... Allen Jay Lerner from "Camelot" Thursday, November 21, 1963 : The President flies to Dal- las-Fort Worth for a two-day trip. Dallas is the next-to-last stop in a tour of the nations five most important cities. The President needs votes to ensure a second tenn, and Dallas, where his popularity is slipping, could not be left out, or left in doubt: he needs Texas' large electorate. Air Force One touches down at San Antonio early in the afternoon. The President was never more alive-energetic, electric, anxious to tackle his crowded schedule of speeches, receptions, dinners, and motorcades. Friday, November 22 : Up at seven, review hectic agenda, memorize speeches, collect thoughts . Nothing unusual, save the slight, hannless drizzle. Attire: nothing flashy, gaudy: a dark blueish-gray two-button suit and a gray stripped shirt with a dark blue tie figured with lighter blue squares. Very C0f1Servative, very customary. "Whatcha' got with ya' ?" asks Wesley Frazier, as he and his new co-worker drive to work. "Justsomecurtainrods," says Lee Harvey Oswald, looking down at the bundle wrapped in a brown paper bag that rests on his lap. Oswald, 24 , is a new employee at the Texas Book Depository.just hired by Manager R.S. Truly on October 15, working for $1.25 an hour. I le' shard working and efficient. He just moved into Irving, a small own just outside Dallas, early in the month, and rented an eightdollar-a-week room from a Mrs. Arthur Johnson, who knew him as O.11. Lee. 0.1-1. is quiet , clean, and shy; 11:37 A.M.- Air Force One lands in Love Field, Dallas. The President is met with cheers, bright faces,joy everywhere. The police, expecting oppositon, protest, antiKennedy demonstrators, notice nothing of signifigance. Mrs. Kennedy, dressed in a strawberry pink suit with a nubby weave, pink pillbox and white gloves, is presented with a dozen roses, blood red. The President works the fence, as he ·-,~ ' he is also an ex-Marine, an expert marksman, a publically proclaimed pinko, a troublemaker, a drifter, and a loser- $50-a-week nobody, a cheap man living in a cheap apartment in the cheap end ofa cheap town. And he is in Dallas, filling book orders at 8 :00. 9:00 A.M.-the President briefly addresses the Fort Worth Chamber of Commerce in a breakfast appearance. 10:35 A.M.-the presidential party leaves Fort Worth for Dallas where the President is to speak at a luncheon meeting at the Dallas Trade Mart. always does, shaking hands, smiling. With a wipe of his a brow and a sigh of excitement, he enters the motorcar sitting in the back seat, far right; to his left, Jacqueline; in front of the President in a jump seat, sits Gov. John Connally. Unusual : the top of the motorcar is down. Perhaps a political ploy-if the people could see the President they might feel as if they were part of the drama, feel a certain intimacy, and , hence, recall that feeling at voting time. At 11 :52 the twenty-car motorcade leaves Love Field for a slow, relaxing, hand waving, seven mile drive to downtown Dallas. The sun is glaring but comforting. The big clock on the Mercantile National Bank slowly inches passed noon, and the motorcade, at a slow 10 or 15 mph., inches up Lemmon Avenue, past Loma Alto Street, onto Main. It's twelve o'clock: the next45 minutes is lunch break for the employees and for the six men laying down plaster on the sixth floor of the Texas Book Depository. They could have lunch and see the President, who was scheduled to pass by at 12 :25. All went downstairs, all except Oswald: he goes up to sixth floor , opens his brown paper bag and takes out his 6.5 mm Mannlicher-Carcano equipt with bore sight. He gets comfortable in his nest, hides bei.ind some boxes, and waits. 12:33 P.M.-Things are not _ going according to plan. They should be at the Trade Mart. The President should be delivering a speech to the Dallas Citizens Council. Well, he will have to be a little late, that's all. Things could be . worse. The motorcade turns fonn Main onto Houston, past the CalTex builing making a sharp left onto Elm. Sidewalks are still jammed, and people are still glowing. The President is still waving. Nobody knowing. A shot, wait, shots. T Confusion, panic, pan · People hit the ground. F it. He shot the President. service agent Clifton from the follow up car into the backofthePresi The President is shot. Connally. To a hospiial. motorcade zooms to Memorial Hospital, t away. The people, ex worst, hoping for the It was a mo ingly errant, undoubtedly What had happened? stricking no bone, hit the Presidents head and exi throat below the Adam That same b1,illet contin flight and went into back, shattering a rib, lung, exiting through passing through his wri ending up in his left leg. shot, fatal, smashed into rear of Kennedy's skull, his reticular formation. ness wa~mpossible. changed in less than six one swift, violent, terrible Camelot was no more. Tryouts !!! 12:45 P.M., Cental Standard Time-Then Oswald braces his rifle against some book boxes the motorcade heads into Dealy Plaza and passes the Texas School Book Depository. The Presidents head is in full view. They'll be at the Plaza PRACTICE: Thursday November 2, 1 at 5:15 p.rn. Meet in the Marts Lobby �NOVEMBER 2, 1989 PAGE 7 at do you _think of the new Safe es Program, and will you use it? Senior personally won't be using it use I don't put myself in a lion of needing a ride, but I it is a good altemati ve for who do drink when they go out. w un pp bo ead t 1,111 Hillary Knox Sophomore it's good because you will fewer intoxicated people on Personally I won't use it br,;ause I don't drink. Freshman ly it's a good idea, but I doubt I will be using it. Pam Gasse Sophomore It's a good idea, because it gives them another option than drinking and driving. If it came down to driving or being driven by an intoxicated person, I would use it. Matt Hanlon Junior Yes, I do plan to take advantage o~ it because I don't trust myself driving drunk. I also think it's a good idea because I won't have the opportunity to hurt anyone. Nick Humen and Deb Rydlewshi Sophomores It's a good idea but it won't be used a lot because most people stay on campus. Rick Titus Junior I think it's a good idea and I'm sure I'll be using it if I go to parties off campus. John Weaver Junior I think it's a good idea and I will probably take advantage of it if I need to. h " Craig Swinson Junior I think it's a great idea and I will dcfinately be using it coming back from happy hour at the Woodlands. Colleen McGarry Freshman I won't be using it but I think its a great idea for anyone who needs to call for a ride. Kristine Erhard Sophomore I think it's a very good idea and I would use it if I were in range off campus. �P AGES NOVEMBER 2, 1989 Beacon busking Playing the square by Michele Broton Beacon Feature Editor "I can't believe you guys are actually doing this," John said for about the tenth time as we crossed the center of the square. The evening began in the hall outside the Beacon office, with a guitar, pizza, and four very bored people. It ended on the square in front of the Martz bus station with Jim and I playing guitar and singing (very badly) for the passersby. The technical term for what we were doing is busking. We were the proverbial strolling minstrels of the Renaissance ... strolling players of an unusual variety. When I first brought the guitar out into the hall, Lee asked if he could play it. After listening to his mutilation of anything resembling music , I attempted to teach him some chords. Soon he was playing and singing Chuck Berry's Johnny B. Goode in a unique manner, Jim, enjoying the show imc mensely, tried to persuade Lee to take the act on the road. Things escalated from there. Within a matteroften minutes, Jim and I were on our way to the square, with Lee and John tagging along to assure themselves of our honest intentions. You' re not really going to do this, are you? Yes, John we are. Lee left us shortly after we reached the square, but John stuck with us all the way to the bus station, and even sang a few numbers with us. For Jim and I, one of the highlights of the evening was when a skeptical looking police officer told us that soliciting was not allowed. As though people'were really going to pay us. Walking away, he made some sort of comment along the lines of: ...shouldn't worry, you' re going to starve anyway. We're not quite sure what he meant by that. If you asked us why we went busking, we honestly couldn't give you a good reason ... we probably couldn't even give you a bad reason. It was just something that had to be done, so we did it. It's that simple. pholl Stephanie Rebels and Dawn Hosler were "copping" out this past Saturday at the Halloween we File I With .intosh • • you can even do • Macintosh®computers have always been easy to use. But th~y've never been this easy to own. Presenting The Macintosh Sale. Through January 31, you can save hundreds of dollars on a variety of Apple®Macintosh computers and peripherals. So now there's no reason to settle for an ordinary PC. With The Macintosh Sale, you can wind up with much more of a computer. Without spending a lot more money. New Open ... Close Print ... Quit •• The Macintosh Sa1 Now through January 31. © 191-19 Apple Comp111er: Inc Apple. ti:.•Apple liw. t1nd .llt1ci111osh lire fl'/i«leml trademt1rk:i ofApple Computer: Inc. For further information contact: Dr. Joe Bellucci, SLC 113 Dr. John Koch, SLC 426 Barbara Jamelli, SLC Room 113 Anne Kilyanek, SLC Room 113 �friendship that .dido 't sink slipped from my go under for what lhe last time. SudIS if something had th him and carsurface of the lake. just meant to lationship beyself was no always be my imber Lake, e Summer of ght the union was going to be "You want to try to make it out to the dock?" I asked, feeling mistakenly confident in my friends ability. "Let's go!" He replied with blind anxiety. We were half way to the platform. Jerry then realized he wasn't ready to swim a great distance without solid ground below him. My heart was swimming wildly as I saw Jerry panic and sink below the surface of the water. He locked onto my legs and pulled himself up above me for air. I was now swallowing mouthfuls of misty liquid as I was experiencing the sensation of drowning. For seconds at a time we were exchanging places as we jockeyed for position to get to the earth's atmosphere. The atmosphere that sustained our lives. During one of the times I was in the open air I yelled with desperation to a foreign man on the shore of the lake. He must of thought we were two assholes joking around. I could have sworn I saw a laughing grin on his face when I looked towards him for help. There were no other people in the vicinity where Jerry and I were seemingly dying. I thought I saw Jerry sink to the floor of the lake for what would be the last time. To this day I believe it was my mind creating the image of him dropping far below. This was because the water was so murky that I don't think I was actually seeing him with my eyes. It then happened. I became a believer in miracles as I witnessed one fust hand. moments ago became a sign of miraculous intervention seconds later. What that intervention was is still a mystery to me. Was it will power on Jerry's Somehow, some way, Jerry was up above Timber Lake and making his way back to the shore. I quickly swam beside him trying to offer some support to his return to safety. This support wasn't necessary as I saw him miraculously cruise back to land in Olympic form. Aquarius (Jan. 20 - Feb. 18) - This will be a meteorological week for you. Your clouds will have silver linings, and lightning can strike twice in the same place. Look for a rainbow to follow your life's drizzles. I couldn't believe my eyes. A situation that was drastic just Aries (March 21 - April 19) -You are going to die! Just kidding! Actually, a big change may be in your future. A major junction in your Fate line is coming up. Depending on your decisions, you'll either keep on going or take a big turn: for the better ... or the worse. MTV in rewind odf aves ~ ing Special For 15 Sessions College I.D. 'Propridors: Pete & Aldo Sartorio by Rob Grysiec Beacon Feature Writer MTV recently began airing two programs with videos from the 1980's "MTV rewind" and "Classic MTV with Martha Quinn" (remember her?). Watching some of these old videos brought a very potent question to mind, "What ever happened to those monsterous pop sensations?" Take Mister Mister for example, with their monumental hit which launched them into superstardom. They were riding high until the release of their follow up album, "Go On," which literally bombed. And then there is Bryan Adams. Back in 1984, the "Summer of 69" was on ever one's mind. But after he thrust himself "Into the Fire," his flame burned out. How about the Cars? They picked up and drove away. Cindi Lauper once ·said that "Girls just Want to Have Fun" but she's not having much fun these days, is she? Duran Duran made everyone want to vacation in "Rio," but their "Big Thing" wasn't a big hit at all. I could go on and on just naming these once admired super stars, Hall & Oates, The Pretenders, Pat Benetar, Survivor, The Outfield .... Thank you MTV for reminding us that vintage rock and roll videos are classic to our generation and as Huey Lewis and the News said, "The Heart of Rock and Roll's" for me. THERE ARE TWO SIDES TO MING A NURSE IN THE ARMY. And they're both represented by the insignia you wear as a member of the Army Nurse Corps. The caduceus on the left means you're part of a health care system in which educational and career advancement are the rule, not the exception. The gold bar . , on the right means you command respect as an Army officer. If you re earning a BSN, write: Army Nurse Opportunities, P.O. Box 7713, Clifton, NJ 07015. l NURSE CORPS. BE ALLYOU CAM BE.-- behalf? Was it fate? Was it destiny? Was it God? No matter what it was, I still had my best friend. Pisces (Feb. 19 - March 20) - You've got a great week ahead of you, Pisces. Enjoy it! Even your bad times will have some good in them. Avoid procrastination, though--it can be markedly deleterious this week. Taurus (April 20 - May 20) - Philanthropy is in your future, Taurus. No, not stamp collecting--you should do things to help others this week. Your deeds may do good in more ways ·than you would expect. Gemini (May 21 - June 21) - Your week reads like a fairy tale, Gemini. Look for magic, happy endings ... and possibly a wicked witch. Your Prince (or Princess) Charming may seem at first to be an unlikely choice, so don't write anyone off too quickly. Cancer (June 22 - July 22) - It's a beautiful day in the neighborhood, Cancer -- someone likes you just the way you are. Be a good neighbor, and your neighbors will be good to you. remember not to spend too much time in the Land of lylake-Believe this week. Leo (July 23 - Aug 22) - Your past is catching up with you, Leo. This week, repercussions of your past actions will be evident. This is a good time to pay those bills, answer letters, pay those visits, offer those apologies .... Virgo (A(!g. 23 - Sept. 22) - You can't do everything, Virgo. Things will happen that are beyond your control; don't knock yourself out over them. Just try to deal with the consequences, do what you can, and accept what you can't chage. Libra (Sept. 23 - Oct. 23) - Your week, Libra, will feel like a game of Chutes and Ladders. You'll experience many highs and lows--enjoy the ride. Don't worry, though, if you don't like that sort of thing--The roller coaster always stops sometime ... Scorpio (Oct. 24 - Nov. 21) - Your week is like a different game, Scorpio-- Trivial Pursuit. Everyone's got something to ask you. Think about your answers carefully; don't say things you'll regret later, because you may be playing for more than plastic wedges. Sagittarius (Nov. 22 - Dec.21) - A cosmic tailwind will boost your actions, Sagittarius. The outcome of your actions will exceed the scope of your efforts. Therefore, you should be careful about what goals you work toward. Capr1corn (Dec. 22 - Jan. 19) - This is straight from the horse's mouth, Cap: when the chips are down, don't eat too many of them. When the going gets tough, ask someone for help. A stitch in time saves a penny, which is a penny earned. �PAGE 10 NOVEMBER 2, 1989 Meyers taking control of intramurals Do you lock yourself in your room and study 18 hours a day, go to class three hours, and sleep the other three? Are you at the point where you are contemplating suicide if you spend one more hour in the library reading Shakespeare or working on a chemistry problem? Well , Gay Meyers has just the solution to your predicament. Meyers, who has been at Wilkes a total of 19 years in the capacity of ph ysical education and education teacher, has taken on the position of intramural direc tor. She also coached field hockey for 17 years before stepping down before the start of this season. It was a change she felt was necessary. "After coaching for so long, I felt I needed a change and that it was time to get o ut," Meyers said. "I was always interested in becoming director of intramurals if it ever became a full-time position. In the past, the position always went to the low man on the totem pole. It was always dumped upon them. It makes a big difference when you are not forced into a job." And that difference has been very evident in the number of programs already available to the Wilkes student body so far this year. "There were only four or five intramural activities available all of last year," Meyers said. "We have already had eight different team activities offered so far this fall. I think the big difference has been that we have a gym now. Last year was really difficult since we had no building." Without a doubt, the most popular intramural activity thus far has been flag football. The league consisted of ten teams and claimed over 130 participating students. "Flag football has always been one of the most popular events and this year we had a really good turnout," said Meyers. "I was really happy with it." The league's championship game took place two weeks ago as perennial league power "The GoNads" took on "Night Train". The Nads, winners of two straight championships, got all they could handle from Night Train, led by former Wilkes quaterback Sean Meagley and his rccieving corps of Brian Summers and Matt Huda. But the Nads proved they are a true dynasty and came through with an 8-0 victory. The Nads consisted of captain Marc Palanchi, Steve Schannauer, Bill Buzza, Tony Tackelowski, Jason Ike, Charlie Keys, Merrel Neal, Jeff Churba, Jeff Steeber, Ron "The King" Miller, Mike Canterella, Ron Wesp, Greg Schaeffer, and Mike Schroat. "The Nads were a really great team," Meyers said. "This was the first time in three years they were scored on." Meyers has also arranged a Wilkes flag football team of all-stars to take on the King's flag football all-stars. The game will feature real officials and will take place Sunday, November 5 at 2 p.m. at Ralston Field. But you don't have to be an all-star to participate in Wilkes' intramural program. As a matter of fact, says Meyers, it is designed for the average student. "The varsity athletes all have their sports, so we are trying to get the rest of the students involved," she said. "Most of the students played sports in high school or are j ust interested in working out alll some exercise. We are kind of aimed at the So far, our major problem has been getting involved. We have had men, women, and teams but the response has been low for the would also like to try to get some mor~ co•rec Nintendo freaks and couch potatoes There is a lot going on if you take the initiati "We have four bulletin boards around said Meyers. "One is in the cafeteria, one glass case between the SUB and the Alumm one's in the mail room, and finally one is o office in the gym. Also, every resident given an announcement with all the activities Meyers has also been trying to de apartment list to get information out to any living off-campus. And important information at that. M big plans. "Right now we are holding a three basketball tournament and we are getting reooy a double elimination basketball tournament, Meyers. "We are also trying to organize nights and we will be having a ski trip to V January." If you are interested in becoming a intramural program, you can find Meyers' offi first floor of the Marts Center or call her extension 4036. So enough with Super Mario and the rest crazy Nintendo games. Let's see who can next intramural dynasty- to take the GoNads' better yet, let's see everyone get involved some fun. You can only study so much. 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(Delivered) WILKES-BARRE - Wilkes field hockey coach Addy Malatesta and eight of her players were honored this past Sunday when they were chosen to participate in the upcoming Mid East Field Hockey Tournament. Sue Barr, Charlene Frail, Alisa G e ller, Tara Haas, Lindsey Krivenko, Michelle Leathery, Martina Petrosky, and Dawn Smith will represent Wilkes when they compete against other regional allstar teams this weekend at Delaware Valley High School. An impressive performance there could mean an invitation to the national tournament at Catawba College, North Carolina later this month. "I couldn't be more pleased to have so many individuals receive recognition and have the opportunity to play in an all-star game," said Malatesta, who was chosen to coach a t this weekend 's tournament. Alisa Geller is amon g eight invited to Mid East TournamenL The W ilkes players were asked to participate after an all-day selection tourney las t Sunday at College Misericordia, . where _ the L ady Coloneis· played ·in front ·of the.se- lcction committee. "I am proud of the performance of our players this year," said Malatesta. "I feel that by coming together as a team, we �NOVEMBER 2, 1989 PAGE 11 lonels not scared by agame of bruising contact, a contest carried -barn, thank you ma'am" attitude. seriou endeavor that can make you feel pain t your life. Just ask Chuckie Mullins, a Miss who's now a quadriplegic after making bilt on Saturday which caused a complete lier. Or Mark Buonoconti. Or Daryl Wilkes linebacker Craig Grochowski, who nted to a bruisiid spinal cord last season at He was flat on his back for almost ten period that had to be the scariest in Bill gcarccr. ared," Unsworth said. "Football is a ou don't want to see somebody lose use of of it. At a time like that, you realize a lot more important things than football." ki has bounced back with a vengeance. ty Tom Mooney, that's a natural recovery. might be tentative, but most people come • he said. "They want to prove something their love for the game is strong. I know d with Craig. Look at him on the field. you don't want to let an opponent beat you, let something like that beat you." players have no choice. Wilkes' Bobby defensive back, made his last tackle on a afternoon in November, 1972. He collided I runner Terry Evans and was knocked never awoke and died the following day. lleavy loss for the school," said then-head idt, who still takes the incident in an al manner. "The kids enjoyed playing IS deeply missed by everyone." at Ralston Field is named in McBride's ber 21 is retired. , the brother of Penn State mentor Joe, Point head coach and a witness to the L "At least he was doing something he death was clean and noble," he said. "Sort of lik~ a knight." It's that attitude, that thirst for football's competition and contact that eradicates the fears which can be so natural from the mindsets of players. "You don't think about that when you're on the field," Mooney said. "Not at all. You're just going out and hitting and trying Lo do your job." Fellow safety Tom McFadden agrees. "When you see an injury happen, you think about it, but if I get injured, I get injured," he said. "It's not thought about too much. We're more worried about making good tackles with our shoulders." Unsworth doesn't sense an aura of danger in the game he coaches. "When you get into a car, you don't think you're going to get in a wreck," he said. "It's the same with football. You don't think you're going to get hurt. "When you think about it, football is a lot safer than some of the other sports. In soccer, there are a lot more knee injuries. Rugby is rough too." An incident similar to the McBride trauma would rave a heavy effect on Unsworth, however. "You form ~n emotional tie with your players," he said. "We lost Craig Piatt in an auto accident a few years ago. That was a little different, but it was very tragic. "Players can't worry about getting hurt on the field. If a guy is afraid, he doesn't belong out there." Fear can be the worst injury of all. es blanked-- 7- secutive set., ed the spmt ney. "Even the team isn't 'd. "The atti- sign considering y ran into an gly outclassed amassed more 12), total yards rushing yardage ground game ineffective, as (29 yards on Brian DeAngelo swarmed almost they touched the line didn't play coach Bill Jim Farrell m to collect ption as he 0 yards, and ,V ,, Tom Mooney _ Colonels safety ----------------------· I t showed vast improvement by averaging 31. 7 yards on an unbelievable 11 punts, a stat that says everything about the offensive production. The defense, after yielding a touchdown on the Pioneers' opening drive, tightened for three straight drives. The Colonels only trailed 14-0 at halftime, but were continually victimized by screen passes that turned into long gainers. "Those were busted coverages," Mooney said. "Everyone would be in the right coverage, but one guy would miss his assignment." The Colonels travel to Huntingdon on Saturday to face an 0-8 Juniata squad, but the Indians' dismal record isn't making any of the Colonels comfortable. "They're just like us," Unsworth said. "They're good, but they've been finding ways to lose. We' re their last home game and I'm sure they see us as a win." "We're practicing just like we're facing a Cortland State or a Widener," Mooney said. "None of the guys are cocky." That's a smart strategy, boys. " ... you don't want to let ----------------------· something like that beat you." • · V10EO C5 at I. tl i..l. I_ ' BOOK & RECOflO MAR1' 44 Sov1h I\Wn S'lleet . ~-Barre - 825-476'7 PRBB Membership With Current Student I.D. WE'RE SPORTING A ' 20% OFF Storewide Sale! BEVAN'S Men's Wear • Over 2000 Movies in Stock • Many Foreign & Hard to Find Titles • Convenient Location BEST PRICES FRI. TO MON. RENTALS 12 W. Northharnpton St. Wilkes-Barre 829-6993 Mon. • Thurs. • Fri. Tues. • Wed. • Sat. - 9:30 - 8:30 9:30 - 5:30 �November 2, 1989 The Locker Room Football (cont'd) The Razor's Edge Field Hockey Wilkes College Wilkes-Barre, PA First postseason action in Wingert's career , Boaters get ECAC Tourney bi ELMIRA, NY - The drought is over. The Colonels soccer team (10-7-1) has been invited to the ECAC Tournament, marking the first time in head coach Phil Wingert's coaching career that his squad will participate in postseason play. "It's been a goal that we've worked for," Wingert said. "We've been considered in the past, but we've fallen short. This tournament is the next best thing to the NCAA Tournament. The level of small college soccer in our region has improved tremendously. "It speaks well of our program to reach this level. The players are excited." They sure are. "After starting the season 0-3, we didn't get down," said sweeper Craig Larimer. "We regrouped and we're starting to peak at the right time." "I think we earned it," said Chris Shenefield. "And I think we have a chance against anyone we face." The Colonels, seeded third in the tourney, face top-seeded Moravian on Friday in Bethlehem at 2:30 p.m. Wilkes ended their regular season with a 3-1 loss to Elmira on Tuesday. Shenefield scored the Colonels' only goal, with assists from Tom Horbacz and Mike Lenczycki. Before that game, the Colonels won their fifth in a row last Saturday at Susquehanna, 4-0. Andy Renner continued his offensive contributions by opening the scoring with a header past a sprawling keeper after taking a corner kick from Horbacz. Mike Lenczycki (4) attacks for the Colonels, who are headed to the ECAC Tourney. The Colonels extended their lead to 2-0 when Ron Rainey was given a perfect chip by Chris Dahm and powered the ball past the goalie. In the second half, the Colonels put the game out of reach with two goals in the first ten minutes. Steve Moloney scored after Shenefield crossed the ball to him. Rainey closed the barrage with assists from Moloney and Horbacz. photobyo,111 The Colonels outshot the Crusaders Kevin Tronkowski and Chris Law combi shutout in goal. "We had not won at Susquehanna si Wingert said. "To win 4-0 is an impressive Now, attention must be focused on who defeated the Colonels 2-0 earlier this can play with Moravian," Wingert said. " we can go down there and steal one." Widener ,blanks Colonels, 27 by Jim Clark Beacon Sports Editor EDWARDS VILLE - Football teams with a record of 1-7 are virtually forced to take even the slightest shade of good news and accentuate it. So the Colonels could be forgiven if they looked upon last Saturday's 27-0 loss to Widener at Ralston Field as a positive accomplishment considering they were drubbed 61-0 last year by the Pioneers. But give the Colonels credit. They aren't satisfied with the loss, aren't walking around with the misconception that a 34-point improvement negates the fact that another number has added to the right column of their record. "We took a step back," said quarterback Joe Lucas, who didn't have one of his better outings of the season ( 15-36, 153 yards, one inter- See Wilkes page 11 1 photo Wingback Jim Farrell (3) turns the corner against Widener. � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Wilkes Beacon Newspaper Collection, 1947-present Description An account of the resource <p>This is Wilkes University's <em>Beacon</em> Newspaper collection, 1947-present. We also have digitized copies of the <em>Beacon's</em> predecessors, <em>The Bucknell Bison Stampede</em>, 1934-1935 and <em>The Bucknell Beacon</em>, 1936-1947 June. It should be noted that Wilkes University does not have a complete set of issues for the Bucknell Bison Stampede and Bucknell Beacon. For researchers who are interested in seeing the complete issues for these publications, please contact <a href="https://researchbysubject.bucknell.edu/scua">Bucknell University's Special Collections Department</a>.</p> <p></p> <p>Missing Issues:</p> <p>1947 August 8th<br />1947 September 5th<br />1947 October 3rd<br />1947 October 17th<br />1947 October 31st<br />1947 November 21st<br />1947 December 19th<br />1948 September 9th<br />1950 April 28th<br />1953 April 10th<br />1962 February 2nd</p> Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource The Beacon staff is comprised of Wilkes University students who are advised by a full-time faculty member of the Communication Studies Department. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1934-present Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Copyright of the Wilkes Beacons is retained by Wilkes University. Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Newspaper Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Professor Emeritus Harold Cox digitized the collection from 1934-1970 and created a <a href="https://beaconarchives2.wilkes.edu/">legacy website</a>. Digital Archives student John Jenkins digitized the collection from 1970-present. Special thanks goes to Communication Studies Professor Dr. Kalen Churcher, Editor-in-Chief Kirsten Peters, Beacon staff member, Emily Cherkauskas, and other Beacon staff for their help in acquiring digitized copies of the Beacons from 2006 onward. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Wilkes Beacon 1989 November 2nd Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1989 November 2 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Newspaper Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Communication Studies Department Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Wilkes College https://omeka.wilkes.edu/omeka/files/original/6e0aa213b6306909d52a5e70f9529101.pdf fe9ddd4c0d6ee29022bb69292c65d836 PDF Text Text • WILKES COLLEGE Wilkes-Barre, PA 18766 Number 9 ... Serving the Wilkes community since 1947 November 9, 1989 mg!LJ}osters cause controversy oken rules postpone freshman elections S-BARRE - Problems with the campaign era! candidates has caused the postponement of class elections. The election will be held week later than its scheduled date. irouble began when two candidates discovered that had been taken down. It is not known whether were removed as an act of vandalism or because ci space. that discovery, they also noticed that other 'posters did not meet the regulations for election g. The rules which were allegedly broken include t the maximum size of posters (14 inches by 22 the rule which states that posters must be signed by the candidate in the front lower right hand two candidates brought the violations to the f the Student Government Executive Council last . They contested that there were posters that were the allowed size and that some posters were not dated or both. Executive Council of Student Government had two options which it could use to solve the problem: disqualify those who didn't follow the guidelines, or postpone the elections and hold another meeting with all freshman candidates to review the election rules. If the members chose the former, at least five candidates would be disqualified. "I felt it was logical not to make mass disqualifications," said Mike Nolfe, Student Government advisor. Several of the Executive Council's members felt that the rules were too strict and "nitpicky" and that amendments to those rules should be made. "We want to see students voted into office on merit and not thrown out on a technicality," said Bill Hanigan. "We want to reward those who are spirited and want to participate." The Exec~tive Council adopted a unified position to postpone the elections for one week, and to meet with the candidates. The issue was presented at the General Student Government meeting, but the Executive Council withheld its opinion to avoid forcing the members' views on the rest of the group. The two most viable options were discussed, and a heated debate resulted. A small faction of members took a hard line on policy, believing that the violators of the rules should be disqualified. "Last year one person was disqualified for one poster," said Sandro Rotella, sophomore class President, "It was one mistake as a freshman. It affected our freshman class. They were told to follow the rules or they would be disqualified. I feel that if we have done it (disqualify) in the past, we should do it now." The issue was put to a vote. The first vote was on whether or not the candidates who violated the rules should be disqualified. That measure failed. A second vote to postpone the elections and meet with the candidates was passed. The election was moved back a week to today's date. "Because they're freshmen, there was room for leniency. We made the exception and pushed the elections back." said Hanigan. "I am very enthusiastic about the interest in freshman elections, and I am pleased that Student Government was able to preserve that interest." said Paul Adams, Student Government advisor. The meeting was held last Thursday in Stark 101. The candidates were informed by Student Government officials about the decision they made about postponing the elections. . ''I'm glad 1 have another week, but I don·t thmk tne rules are really helping the kids running," said Ken Falzone, candidate for freshman vice-president. This election was one of the most hotly contested in the past three years. According to Adams, the enthusiam of the freshmen was a major consideration in the decision made by Student Government. Med draws more than 150 t school districts reWilkes College as annual Pre-Med Day One student, Brian farther than anyone is a student at MelSchool, Melbourne, programgives interested I chance to meet with introduce pertinent ·ng to the medical proanswer student's quesing medical careers. of the program, an panel of physicians, all Wilkes graduates, gave realistic picture of how riences at Wilkes The panel of Wilkes physicians prepares to address students at Pre-Med Day prepared them for medical school and their medical careers. The panelists included Dr. Dan Kopen, President, Northeastern Surgical Specialty Group, Inc., Kingston; Dr.John Henry Ellis IV, Cardiology Associates, Plains Township; Dr. Robert Brown, Chief, Infectious Diseases Section, Wilkes-Barre General Hospital ; Dr. David Greenwald, Medical Oncology Associates, Kingston; and Dr. Maureen Litchman, Wyoming Valley Family Practice, Kingston. Wilkes College has a strong tradition of educating students for the medical profession. More than 500 students have been placed in Doctoral Professional Schools over the past 15 years. �NOVEMBER PAGE2 9, 1989 Post columnist defies true image of 'passive pacifist' Peace advocate _McCarthy speak by Camille Clark Beacon Staff Writer Colman McCarthy is a man who advocates peace. His thoughts, however, could provoke violent reactions from people. McCarthy defies the traditional image of the "passive pacifist." In fact, if there is such a thing as agitative pacifism, McCarthy practices it. On Monday, October 23, Colman McCarthy was the guest at a luncheon at Wilkes College, and gave a lecture that night at the King's College Campus Ministry Center. Those in atendance were m for a challenge to conventional beliefs. McCarthy is a father of three and supports his family by writing a column for the Washington Post . He also teaches at high schools and colleges. This does not sound like anything out of the ordinary until one discovers what it is that he writes and teaches about. McCarthy is not only a believer in nonviolence, but thinks it can be actively be taught in the same way he sees the doctrine of war being taught. In his "peace studies" classes, "the first moments of the OUR OVERCOATS ARE "TOP" COATS! at John B. Stetz ' r)f I $200 coats now $1 sa00 $250 coats now $175°0 ~Q;tiN [)TET? CLOTHIER 66 South Main Stree\. Wilkes-Barre, Pa. WANTED:· STUDENT FOR PART TIME WORK 829-1984 first class are a spot quiz." McCarthy has the students identify ten people. Five are famous generals, the other five famous peacemakers. In his own words, the students "know all about the generals." They usually fail to name the other five. McCarthy very convincingly argues the point that society, in particular American society, conditions its members to solve conflicts violently. By the time children reach kindergarten, they have for many years been watching cartoons, ninety-five percent of which, according to McCarthy, have violent themes. Young people are taught that, to solve their problems, they should "belt someone." This conditoning to violent ways continues throughout school, where wars are taught as the major events by which all other historical activity is measured, and military men are the greatest heroes. Perhaps the culmination of this process is at age eighteen, when most males unquestioningly sign up for the draft. McCarthy finds this unbelievable. The government, in his eyes, is saying sign up, "we might have some killing for you to do," and young men willingly comply. He believes this stems from, among other things, no education in draft resistance. Furthennore, those who do refuse the draft are denied financial aid for college, a system which discriminates against the poor working class. McCarthy is frightened by the blind acceptance of authority that characterizes American youth. In each of his classes, he has the student~ do a silly experiment of counting the number of green and red cars that go by. He then asks them if they thought it was a stupid activity, and if they did, why didn't they tell him so. "Because you're the teacher" is not a satisfactory answer. McCarthy says to "question authority because authority is telling us to do dumb things." This brings us to the crux of McCarthy's philosophy. First, one must realize the absurdity of the violent propaganda that is being spread en masse , and second, one has to be courageous enough to go against tradition. Finally, one must act. McCarthy accuses college students of being "idea rich, experience poor." He supports activities that get students "off the campus and into the community." When asked about the potential problem of apathy among today's youth, McCarthy replied, "send students among the victims [of physical and economic violence and they tend to be radicalized very fast." During his lecture, McCarthy showed a powerful film put together by one of his students. Images of peace and beauty were contrasted with those of war and death. A particularly interesting segment compared the quotes of famous violence advocates, some of whom are considered great heroes, with quotes from lovers of peace in a way that exposed the utter ridiculousness of the fonner. A quote from Martin Luther King, Jr. , "The U.S. is the most violent nation," pretty much sums up McCarthy's political views. "'I love my country,' I never say those blasphemous words," he said. "If democracy is so great, why do we have to shove it down people's throats?" McCarthy's sense of humor, however, lets him avoid a preachy style. The left, he says, "always likes to whine and blame the warmongers. We had a great eight years [for this] under kinda miss him." Ano point in his approaci willingness to take qu answer them honestly. to say he didn't run into stacles. His idea thatall animals is wrong met articulate resistance. sticky point for Mc when he stated that thete violent alternatives to against rape but failed to examples. On the whole, presented a very chall viable philosophy. peace, he told the y audience, is as easy as letter home to show ap parents. "Youdon'thave the world," is advice he sons, "just don't let change you." A quote on a p shown in the film astutely the theory behmd Mc tivism: "It will be agreat our schools get all the need and the Air Force sale to buy a bomber." Transition committee formed GOND_ by Michele Corbett Beacon Staff Writer WILKES-BARRE - Wilkes' shift in status will be accompanied by many changes, some of which people may not have considered. In realization of that fact, Wilkes has created _a University Transition Committee to propose and oversee the changes associated with the school's name change from college to university. The group addresses changes in two fonns: short and long term goals. Immediate concerns involve the institution's stationery, which may seem trivial at first, actually encompasses the greatest area of change. Its importance is evident in the identification that stationery lends to everything that leaves Wilkes, especially in the legal aspects, such as checks, signed documents, and transcripts. For instance, those students sending resumes to prospective employers and graduate and professional schools must have Wilkes University and not College, as of January 1, 1990. Long term goals are focused on the "big picture" and include things like signs, future graduates and class rings. Dean Lampe foresees that those students currently attending (entered Wilkes prior to January 1, 1990 and graduate after spring semester 1990) will still have the option to have "college" or "university" on their diplomas. However, these students will not be asked personally; it is up to them to make their feelings known at the time of their graduation. The people active in the comm ittee were assembled wi th the fores ight of the individual's potential contributions. Dean Lampe-Groh, Dean of Student Affairs, is involved in the interest of students and formal ceremonies such as commencement and academic processions. Her input was sought on the diploma issue, and she is in the process of contacting the college attorneys with regard to the Wilkes seal. John Pesta, Director of Purchasing and Contracting, is involved in the investigation and implementation of physical changes-, such as the changing of signs and benches outside Evans. Hall. Other members are: Betsy Condron, Director of Community Relations; Jane Manganella, Director of Public Relations, to coordinate media aspects of changes; Lee Morrell and Kathy Harris, student representatives to the committee; Dr. Robert Heaman, Executive Assisstant to the President, to act as a liaison between the President and the committee; and Erin Ostrowski and Theresa Vaccaro from the bookstore to inform outside suppliers of changes. The committee conducted its second meeting last Monday. The discussion revolved around plans for a community celebration night on the eve of February 16, University Day at Wilkes. It was also decided that Pesta should contact the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDot) on the formalities of changing road signs leading into the valley. Dean Lampe-Groh estimates that the committee will exist for the year with the bulk of the work being accomplished within the next two to six months. Students are encouraged to make their suggestions and opinions known. Students may approach Dean Lampe-Groh or The Beacon. Both offices are located in the SUB on the second and third floors respectively. i 1· 50 Tasty Buffalo W I $12.25 tax ind with cou IL ____ Valid to _ Nov._ Eat in or Take 119 N. Main Wilkes-B (2 blocksf Sheraton Public Squ HilllRS Monday-Thur, 11 a.m.-Mid · Friday: 11a.mSaturday: 4 p.m.Sunday: 4 p. m.- �NOVEMBER 9, 1989 PAGE3 r-----------, od drive nets record numbers I I I I I I I I I Uegiate Blood Coun- of the Student Health ii (SHAC) and the ce Hall Council uld like to thank d employees fo turnout at th drive. I I I I I I I I I This Week at Wilkes Nov. 10-16 L----------.J " I I I I I I I I I I 10 Friday Junior Pre-Registration Programming Board Films: "Naked Gun", "Three Fugitives", SLC 101, 7 P.M.-9 P.M. WCLH General Staff Meeting, 11:15A.M., DDD 101 11 Saturday \ ' i I ..II& Rob Hermanofski is about to get his blood pressure taken ote on efilm behmd will bea s get all !he Air R and Colette Elick Special to The Beacon year, so ffal 5 by Joe Barberio t ith lid t 249N ilk blo her blic , ct a.m.- r: 11 lay: : 4p 24 OU. WILKES-BARRE - Wilkes faculty, administration, staff and students will have the choice to share, for one brief moment, the experience of those who have no choice-those who go ·hungry every day. Members of the Wilkes community can choose to participate in Oxfam America's Fast for a World Harvest on Thursday, November 16, 1989 in the Stark Lobby from 8 a.m. until 4 p.m. Oxfam America is an international agency that funds self-help development and disaster relief in over thirty countries in Africa, Asia, Latin-America, and the Caribbean, and also prepares and distributes educational materials on the issues of development and hunger for people in the United States. The name "Oxfam" comes from the Oxford Committee for Famine Relief, founded in England in 1942. Oxfam America, based in Boston, was formed in 1970 and is a nonsectarian, nonprofit agency that neither seeks nor accepts U.S. government funds and all contributions made to Oxfam America are tax-deductable. Every year on the Thursday before Thanksgiving Oxfam America unites more than one million Americans in a national expression of ·conc\!111. about · world I I I I I I I Veterans Day Admissions Pre-Med Day Football: Lycoming (A) 1:30 P.M. 12 Sunday Choose to go hungry for Oxfam America u." •II Sordoni Art Gallery through Dec. 17, "Louis Pontone: Recent Work" Wilkes-Keystone Weekender Program Letterwomen Fall Initiation II I I I I I 13 Monday hunger. People organizing locally in the United States are helping to make global changes community by community in the poorest and most remote regions of the world. The idea of the Fast is simple: Americans from all walks oflife are invited tQ join together in giving up one or more meals and donating the money saved to help Oxfam's lifesustaining projects throughout the world. Whether you choose to fast or simply contribute, the Fast is a unique opportunity to bear moral witnes~ to the fact that in our world of abundance, hunger is an unnec- snacks. They talked about countries with food crises and people whose daily meal consisted of a teaspoonful of water. And they wore hand-made badges that said, 'Tm fasting for Oxfam today. Be nice to me and contribute money ror the hungry. Thanks." On November 16, 1989 you can join with people throughoutthe United States in helping other Americans learn more about world hunger. Thousands of schools, colleges, churches, synagogues, homes, and work places all across the country will participate in the 1989 Fast for a World Harvest. The cessary evil. Our planet produces more than enough food to feed us all. Yet hunger is a basic fact of life for 730 million people-one in seven worldwide. Each day, sixty thousand people die of hunger, about 40,000 of them children under the age of five. The world's food supply is growing faster than its population. Yet, according to World Bank and U.N. stati~tics, hunger and malnutrition in developing countries are again on the rise. By supporting Oxfam's 1989 Fast for a World Harvest, Americans can learn more about world hunger and its real causes. During the 1988 Fast, Sandra Hegstad's sixth-grade class in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts brought water and fruit juices to ftC::hQol ins-(ead of iun~l}es am\ . Fast theme this year is "That Others May Eat." Stop by Stark Lobby on Thu,-'>day, November 16 between the hours of8 a.m. and4p.m. and make as generous a contribution as you Sophomore Registration M-R 8:30 can to help fight famine and world a.m.-12 noon, S-Z I hunger. The funds you contribute 1 p.m.-4:30 p.m. I will be immediately put to work Sophomore Pre-Registration I supporting comm urn ties Pre-Law Association Meeting, 4 I throughout the third world. With p.m., Annette Evans Alumni I your participation in the 1989 Fas• __H_o_u_se_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __.1 for a World Harvest, C' xfam can I provide seeds, basic h md tools, 1 agricultural credit and technical I I assistance to people str ggling to I I I Scholarship Luncheon find ways to feed their families. I Sophomore Registration A-E 8:30 I For further informa ion on the I a.m.-12 noon, F-L II Fast contact Joe Barberio at the I 1 p.m.- 4 :30 p.m. I circulation desk of the E.S. Farley I Freshman Pre-Registratio n I Library Sunday through Wednes- I BACCHUS Meeting 11 a.m. I day from 2:30 a.m. to 10:30 p.m. I Programming Board Meeting, I and Saturday 12 noon to 5 p.m. at I 11 :30 a.m. I ~xt. 4250 or aJ. home at 822-7724. I Junior Registration M-R 8:30 a.m.12 noon, S-Z 1 p.m.-4:30 p.m. Sophomore Pre-Registration ,;le-------------1 I 14 Tuesday Junior Registration A-E 8:30 a.m .12 noon, F-L 1 p.m.-4:30 p.m. Sophomore Pre-Registration Health Fair Advanced Technology Seminar Series, 2 p.m.-4p.m., SLC 101 IRHC Meeting, 11 :1 S a. m. CC Meeting 11 :45 a.m. Biological Society Meeting, 11 :OO a.m. SHAC Meeting 12 Noon I I I I 15 Wednesday •• I 16 Thursday I .,• · I ---------------~ �PAGE4 NOVEMBER 9, 1989 The day the 'they' became 'us' By now, most of you who haven't had your head buried in a hole know that there was some serious business going down in San Francisco a couple of weeks ago. For most of us who live on the East Coast - more specifically the Wyoming Valley - this doesn't mean very much. But, it wasn't us. MAD RAMBLINGS by Lee Morrell For me the Quake of '89 was, at first, a disruption of the World Series. Then, slowly but surely, it gained meaning. As we satin front of the TV, listening to the brilliant onsight reporting of ABC Sports' Al Michaels, the whole picture started to take shape. People were dead and dying, homes were burning or in rubble and the area was without the necessities for 72 hours. But, it wasn't us. As the days went by, the meaning was still clear. Bad things were happening on the other side of the nation. At the same time, however, nowers were growing out of the rubble. Survivors were being pulled out of the wreckage of I-880. Optimism was reigning on the ... ~ , t.er"s '-f~~ AME:E"llNC;- Bay. My attitude of"Gee, I hope they are all ,.right" disappeared and was replaced with a "Things are looking better for them" attitude. But, it wasn't us. Then it became us, 'or at least it became me. I knew that my big brother was going to the Bay to visit with friends but it never really hit me that he could be caught in some kind of aftershock. I woke up one morning early last week to have my aunttell me that San Francisco was shaken by an aftershock that registered 4.5 on the Richter Scale. We didn't hear from him until later that day when he told us that he didn't even feel it. In the time between finding out what we did and hearing form my brother, a million things ran through my head. Was my brother O.K.? Was he just another San Francisco number? Who would call first, him or the Red Cross? Was everyone in San Francisco going through the same thing? The good news is that following another after-shock and a "real" quake, my big brother came home Tuesday with tales of his bed snaking Ot-1 A NAVAL-SMIP... \ I W1t--r ~~~~~ like a "gelatinous mold." The bad news is that, even to this day, we still don't know - official! y - how many are dead. We may never know how many died in this national tragedy, which is sad. Shed a tear for San Francisco, because it was us. ·The, Bea:c on Serving the Wilkes community since 1947 VOL. XLII No. 9 November 9, 1989 RaJ,d as a First Class n,wspap,r wiJh one ,nan!: of distinction by th, Associat,d Colkgiah Pnss EDITORIAL STAFF Editor-in-Chief. ............................................................... Lee Scull News Editor.......................................................................Kathy Assistant News Editor................................................... JefTreyC. Feature Co-Editor.............................................................. JohoT Feature Co-Editor ................................................................Mic Sports Co-Editor............................. , ........................................... Sports Co-Editor .......................................................................... Photography Editor..............................................................Doona Copy Editor.......... .............................................................. Frank ADVERTISING/BUSINESS STAFF Advertising Manager.........................................................Kathy Assistant Advertising Manager................................................ . Sales Staff............................................................................... . ........................................................................Mar· Accounting......................................................................... Darret Business and Distribution Manager......~ .................................T Adviser................................................................................Mr.T Contributing Writers: Tony Veatch, Ron Rainey, Marle11: Chris Taroli, Colette Simone, Michele Corbett, Wayne Rennin Clark, Rob Erlich, Joe Barberio, Colette Elick, Bob Gryiezec. The Beacon is published Thursdays during the fall and spring except during scheduled breaks, finals weeks and vacation periods. expressed in this publication are those of the individual writer necessarily reflect the opinions of this publication or Wilkes Col to the editor are welcomed, provided they are no longer than Letters exceeding this length may be edited or rejected on terms of letters must be signed, but names may be withheld for valid '!..-rn:tE ~ AR5- ~ING- ~E VMNS SANCTIT'f OF "UMAN U~!.. \ S~ 1UE'/ OOG-ITT' TO GIT 1'UE Dl:AlU FfNAL.1'{!.. " The Beacon is printed each week by the Pittston Dispatch, Pi Editorial offices are located on the third floor of the Conyngha Center. The phone number is (717) 824-4651 ext. 2962. �NOVEMBER do you make a Blue Death? ny leaves the dead of night in the small fascist ISiand. We all sat around long ivory like the hair of a greasy underworld a bead of the table was the respected wise 17 tute palm reader, Saniflush. The wich the bosomy young servants had me was untouched, for I was too busy die menacing individual seated opposite spectrum of disgusting noises originated ildered hulk of a man as he used his an olive through a straw. This was Life hit man, a person who had plans to ered limbs in the form of a cross, don a e, and perform a frantic satanic ritual ·ng torso. hed citizen next to me, a gaunt man in below which a pair of white boxer shorts slid a cocktail napkin across the table. two numbers on it. One was his phone die other must have been his breast size was a fraction. I used my salad fork to hand from my thigh. He then whispered die fact that he was a traveling salesman, nted item called a Pleasure Pal. At that ed to my host for salvation. arc in a curious situation, Mr. Weech." command of the English language left Wl be desired. , if you are prepared to perfrom a certain , I will grant you three wishes." He poured some more Blue Death, a nearly alcoholic potion which did much to ease "Do you know what a 'heyna' is? I An airplane leaves tonight. We will into the holy city of Wilkes-Barre, at you will search out and obtain one heyna, r to the airfield. Boris will be waiting ." He gestured to a man at the other end It was a large turbaned fellow with curling out of his nostrils, and a plunger ~ belt clasping his robes. "Do you agree tbi simple task?" After one glance at the• ICIOSS from me, who whispered across the table, "Me love you long time," I nodded once again to the great Saniflush. At eternity later, he pushed me out of th_e plane. The parachute opened flawlessly and I touched down on the hood of a roofless green station wagon parked at a stop light in the Wilkes-Barre public square. I quickly disconnected the parachute and it was swept under the vehicle while I jumped over the windshield and into the passenger seat. A small bald man in a suit sat behind the wheel. Before I could cry, "Rape!", he pulled me into an alley and informed me that he was a male prostitute. This seedy character then offered to handcuff me to a bedpost, dress up like Cinderella, and force me to drink castor oil from a glass slipper. I told him that I was getting fitted for a new truss soon, and couldn't take the strain. He then pushed me out and drove off. I was jerked from unconsciousness when she stepped on my head. She fell, broke wind in my general direction, and then passed out. This was a heyna. Her. body was a portal through which toxic gases escaped. I could smell a blueberry wine cooler on her breath. Her unfaded dungarees were so tight that I feared her feet would pop off. The flotsam and jetsam of thin hair was layered against her head. I did not need a tour guide to realize that this was not the typical urban sleeze. This was a square heyna. So I dragged her by her feet to the Bat-cave, threw her in the trunk, and pointed the Orange Hornet, my vintage Volkswagen, in the direction of the airfield. The flight felt like an eternity. As Boris dropped me off at the disreputable bar in which Saniflush resided, he claimed that I was camel drool and beat me with a stale pita. Nevertheless, I managed to find the back entrance and, with a slumbering heyna in my arms, stumbled on the same dinner party I had left some seventeen hours before. Saniflush removed the maiden from my arms and gave her to a servant. "Take her to my harem." I then took a swig of Blue Death, sat back and told him of my first wish. Within minutes, the Residence Life thug was forcefully put on an airplane to Thailand, doomed to dish washing for eternity. "I know of your second wish. You wish advice on your goddess, the beauty who is not aware of your love. I tell you this. Be patient. If she is the one for you, then she will seek you out. Simply wait, my son." My third wish was very simple. I asked him for the secret recipe for Blue Death. That, however is something the world will never learn. ' How oo I GET HEARD AT WILKES? t~ USE THE BEACON OF COURSE. EBEACON IS YOUR STUDENT NEWSPAPER, YOUR VOICE, YOUR WAY OF ING ANY FEELING TO THE CAMPUS AND BEING SURE THAT IT 1S GOING TO GET THERE. CCEPT AND EXPECT LETTERS TO THE EDITOR, BUT NEVER SEEM TO GET THEM. SILENT VOICES CAN 1T BE HEARD. So, HOW DO I GET HEARD AT WILKES? THE BEACON! PAGES 9, 1989 Editorial Learn to say 'no,' it helps T he one ~hin_g that I've learn~d sine~ t~ing t~is position at the begmnmg of last year 1s that 1t 1s no sm to admit to mistakes. If_you do it quickly enough, people see that !hey w~re 1:fuly mistakes. If not, people JUSt might get the 1mpress1on It was a "Freudian Slip." Such is the case with a major boo-boo that appeared - but may not have been caught - in last week's "Beacon Mailbox." A letter was contributed by Dr. Breiseth and was a thank you to the College community for its support during the recent announcement about our change to university status. It was short and to the point and addressed a few of the fears that the average Wilkes student might be experiencing at the moment. The problem appeared in the second paragraph. Dr. Breiseth said: "... there will be no tuition increase as a result of our becoming a university. I indicated at the press conference announcing our new status that there would continue to be modest tuition increases. These increases will be in line with the normal tuition increases we have had over the years; there will be additional costs passed along to the students as a result of our assuming university status." T hat's what the letter that appeared in print said. !hat's not the way it read on the paper that was turned mto us. The line should have read: "... these increases will be in line with the normal tuition, increases we have had over the years; there will be - underline, bold italicize all-caps NO additional costs passed along to th~ students 'as a result of our assuming university status." The o~mi~sion of this wo:d is similar to building a 72-story high nse apartment building and not including an elevator or steps. I take this opportunity, as editorial writer and letter typist to apologize for this error. ' Maybe next time I will read the letter a little more clearly and type it more slowly. . O~ maybe I should have taken Nancy Reagan's advice and Just said no. -LSM THUMBS UP: go to the food service for the Halloween Party they threw for the Caf students last week. Without the comforts of home, these "kids" were able to celebrate one of the fun holidays. Nice job guys. TH~MBS DOWN: go to whomever is responsible for the heat m the Student Center. On the hot days the heat is on· on the cold days the heat i~ off. Will we ever get this straight?' THUMBS UP: go to Sue Barr, Charlene Frail, Alisa Geller Tara Haas, Lindsey Krivenko, Michelle Leathery, Martin~ Petrosky, Dawn Smith and Coach Addy Malatesta for ~epre~enting Wilkes at the Mid-East Field Hockey Tournament m _Milford. Of tho~e n~ne, eight were selected to represent Wilkes_ and t~e Reg10n m North Carolina over Thanksgiving Break, mcludmg a first-team selection for Geller and a secondteam coaching slot for Malatesta. Way to go ladies. _-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_- __ - OOPS, WE GOOFED Appro~imately a month ago, we ran a review of a Wynton Marsalis :oncert. The review was Special to the Beacon and ~as ~o~tn?uted by Andrew Morrell, a Wilkes graduate. In an 1dent1f1cat10n of the author after the story, it claimed that Andrew hosts a "New Wave" program on WVIA-FM. T he pr?~ra_n~ ' Acoustics. " i!: actually a "New Age" program Sorry AnJ. �P AGE 6 N OVEMBER 9, 1989 N ejib attends international conference in Chi WILKES-BARRE Dr. Umid Nejib, Dean and Professor of Electrical Engineering, School of Engineering and Physical Sciences, recently received international recognition by chairing a session and presenting his paper, "R-NET: A Computer Network for the Physically Disabled," to the Sixth World Congress on Medical Informatics, MEDINFO '89, in Beijing, China. This recognition reflects the solid commitment of Wilkes College to medical education and related fields. R-NET is a computer net~ work that provides the technological means to utilize computers in training , designed to make use of the standard software programs written for non-disabled individuals. The design utilizes existing network and hardware technology integrated to provide a working system for the physically disabled . The international congress is held once every three years and is sponsored by the World Health Organization (WHO), International Federation for Information Processing (IFIP), International Medical Informatics Association (IMIA), the International Medical Informatics Association of Latin America, the Japanese Association for Medical Formatics, the American Association for Medical System Informatics, the European Federation for Medical Informatics, and the China Council for MED INFO '89. The meeting provided a unique opportunity for 800 different professionals from 50 countries. Professionals such as medical doctors, nurses, pharmacists, engineers, and computer scientists from all over the world discussed the application of information techniques in health care and biomedical research. It is aimed at making informatics (computer instrumentation in medicine) available in the support of global health. MED INFO participants present the role of informatics in contributing to the health of remote areas in developing countries as well as to the health care in themostadvanced medical environment. Dr. Nejib was invited to attend the congress by Dr. Phil Manning, Chairman of the MEDINFO Scientific Committee and Associate Vice-President of the University of Southern California. Dr. Manning is familiar with Dr. Nejib's work and requested that he submit the paper for consideration for presentation to the international congress. A second letter of invitation was received from Dr. Ouyang Zhineng, Chairman MEDINFO Organizing Committee. Dr. Nejib submitted his paper for consideration to the Evaluation and Program Committees of MEDINFO '89. Following that scrutiny the paper was submitted for presentation. Following the initial meeting, Dr. Nejib was invited to stay in China to tour area facilities and meet some of the people of Beijing and interact with Chinese specialists. He was given a tour of the People's Liberation Army Hospital and examined it's computer system dir diagnostics. Later, Dr. Nejib visited a village in Central China and talked with the people about improvement in area clinics and automation. Dr. Umid Nejib joined Wilkes college in 1969 as a Professor of Engineering and worked on the development of the engineering facilities and programs. The restructuring and implementation of the Computer Center and the establishment of . the School of Engineering and Physical Sciences. In Northeastern Pennsylvania, Dr. Nejib was instrumental in implementing the Energy Conservation Institute, the first Anthracite Symposium, the first Telecommunication Conference, and the College/Industry Technology Conferences. He also established the Technology Transfer Program at Wilkes, through which local industries and organizations can interact and receive assistance in incorporating new technologies into their operations. Dr. Nejib has published and presented more than sixty professional papers and supervised more than fifty funded projects in the areas of Energy Conversion, RF Communication & Sensing, Automation, and Digital Systems. Z-MAN (JACK) 3:00 A.M. seems so empty without you. Hope you get better real soon, or else I'll have to call Mom again. Maybe we can arrange for some T.L.C. LANTERN CONGRATULATIONS .................... i• Bod~.rr,o I• ilaa\ies i : ~: ♦ ♦ • : ♦ ♦ ♦ : : ♦ ♦ : A Fl 1LL SERVJCE HAIR CENTER FOR NIEN AND WONIEN Tanning Special $35.00 For 15 Sessions With College I.D. ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ 823-5365 'Pr-opridors: : Pete & Aldo ♦ Sartorio : ................. ERTLEY : : ♦ ♦ : : 25 W. Market St. ♦ Wilkes-Barre, PA 18701 : : 'Phone. : ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ~ WILKES UNIVERSITY eyears, he Uege, Full1 · 1gantly to 1 • departme1 ·syear, FuU &he 1988-89 ds this e the " by facu emons1 t effort Dr. Umid Nejib (pictured above), attended a conference ii § §§ § § § § § §§§ §§§ §§ § § § §§ § § §§§§§§ §§§§§§§! ~ Beacon Lodge Ie Camp for the Blind § § § § § § § § § § § § § § § § § § § § § § § § § § Posi:tions available for students interested in providing a sunmer recreation f or bl ind and visually handicapped ch i Id ren and adu Its, Beacon Lodge, I ocated in central Pennsylvania, is seeking camp counselors for ten and twelve~~ camping programs. In addition to Genera l Counselors, there is a n for a WSI, Canoeing Instructor, Archery Instructor, Crafts Instruc tor, Nature Specialist, and Nurses and Lifeguards. The sunmer offers a wel I-rounded program of activiti from bowling to overnight canoe tr down the Juniata River. To reoues an application and/or aGditional ~ information, write: § P.O. Box 428, Lewistown, PA 170 § or call 717-242-2153 §§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§ Madr been this e~ Uirrn ofApple®M Sono MacintoshS Withe �NOVEMBER 9, 1989 PAGE 7 lier nominated for national award students don't know the whole yearbook process until they get involved. He also provided emotional support to finish the job and still put together an effective yearbook. Fuller has been involved in the Freshman Advisor Program since its creation five years ago. In addition, Fuller is currently one of the twenty-five faculty to teach Core Studies I. Fuller also managed a project with a few Graphic design students who were taking the course last semester. He added that he was extremely proud of those students. As with most educators, his students' work reflect the quality of the interaction he has had with them. Among his other recognitions is his being selected as the Pennsylvania Art Education Asso- , Associate Profesrecently been nomia national honor, the Advancement and ucation (C.\SE) ProYear Award. During years, he has taught ge, Fuller has con1gantly to many areas department. Hence, year, Fuller was the die 1988-89 Carpenter Teacher Award at e. auributes the various be has recieved to his for the students at gards this institution where the "quality of by faculty memy demonstrates sinnteffort with stud- ciation Outstanding Educator in 1986. Fuller graduated from New York anq Columbia Universities earning a B.S. in art education and M.A. in fine arts respectively. Mr. Fuller has shown that he is fully deserving of his honors and his students and co-workers will attest to that. efforts are wide campus. Hespentsix with the Amnico/a, k. There he fullRichard Fuller is flanked by Art Department chairman William Sterling and Dean James Rodechko of the School of Arts of Sciences File .e or a sunme 1d visual d adults. 1 in cen g camp twelve re is a tructor, fts Inst With -~intosh • ucanevendo •• Macintosh®computers have always been easy to use. But they've never been this easy to own. Presenting The Macintosh Sale. Through January 31, you can save hundreds of dollars on a variety of Apple®Macintosh computers and peripherals. So now there's no reason to settle for an ordinary PC. With The M:lcintosh Sale, you can wind up with much more of a computer. Without spending a lot more money. New Open ... Close Print ... OOP • . -• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • ■ • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Quit ti. The Macintosh Sale. Now through January 31. c, /989 Apple Computer, Inc Apple. the Apple lqio, and 1/acmtosh are Tt'/ilSleml trademarks ojApple <,omputer Inc For further information contact: Dr. Joe Bellucci, SLC 113 Dr. John Koch, SLC 426 Barbara Jamelli, SLC Room 113 Anne KJlyanek, SLC Room 113 �NOVEMBER 9, 1989 Dave Rudolph is On the CommodeAga· by Rob Hermanofski Beacon Feature Writer On Saturday, November 4, a . small group of students attended Dave Rudolph' s performance at the C.P.A. Dave's forte is musical comedy; those of us who are fans of Doctor Demento's syndicated radio show know him for his most famous songs, "Dead Puppies" and "Go Play In Traffic. " The small audience was not a drawback; in fact, it led to an intimate atmosphere that made the evening 's festivities even more enjoyable. Rudolph got to know a number of audience members by name, much to their chagrin; he included them often in his loosely structured routine. He sang "Wild Thing" to Kathy (last names withheld to protect the humiliated), and mouthed "I love you" to her throughout the show. Melinda left to powder her nose, and Rudolph had all of us yell "Hi, Melinda!" He also made a number of comments to, and about, Craig, Kevin, and Aubin. A member of the audience left the perfor- mance early; Rudolph unplugged his guitar and ran after the exciting individual. The audience as a whole was involved in the Dave Rudolph experience, as well. Rudolph led the crowd in participatory versions of his song, "On The Tropical Holiday," and his closing number, "Hit The Road, Jack." The enthusiastic crowd even stole the show at one point. When Rudolph remarked that it was a frightening indicator of our times that everyone knows the theme to "The Brady Bunch," we all did a rousing performance of the Brady ballad in its entirety. The show adopted a serious tone for a brief, shining moment. Rudolph performed a touching song called, "When I See The World." He wrote it about the wonder of his infant son's discovery of everything for the first time, and of his joy in experiencing the world anew through his son's eyes. The bulk of his performace, of course, was made up of what Rudolph is semi-famous for: his Jones shines by Rob Gryziec Beacon Feature Writer Rickie Lee Jones has done it again. It was five years in the making and after experiencing Flying Cowboys, "one can certainly see why the LP features a unique blend of various different styles which flow together to create a true work of art." What really holds the album together is its pure seductiveness and the reafism of her lyrics which really hits home to the listener. According to Rickie, what makes the album mystical is intensity of the spirit surrounding it. The first single, "Satellites," withits 60's pop chorouses is just a sample of the enlightment that "Flying Cowboys" has to offer. Rick has expressed a powerful and sharp sound blended with soulful jazz interludes. Fourof the songs which appear on the LP she co-wrote with her . husband Pascal Nabet-Meyer, but Rickie made it clear on a recent interview on VHl that she prefers writing songs alone. The distinction mark of Rickie Lee Jones talent has been fully expressed in her latest venture and one can surely see why this eccentric pop star shines high. comedy sengs. He performed his famous "Dead Puppies" and "Go Play In Traffic," as wall as tunes like "Whiter Shade Of Quayle," "The One I Shove," and "On The Commode Again." In addition, he previewed "My Potato Head Family," a song soon to be played on Doctor Demento' s show. After the show, Rudolph was just as entertaining; he remarked that he's funny even when he's not being paid for it. Rudolph even invited a group onstage as background singers next time (look for the deb1,1t of the DenisTones when Dave comes back town). Rudolph is an extremely entertaining performer. It's ironic that many students hadn't heard of Rudolph's appearance; while he was here, Rudolph spoke to the Theatre Lab class about promoting various performance acts. The Programming Board should bring Rudolph back next year for al of you who missed him and his superb perfo time. No, make that mester ... Dave Rudolph plays guitar and jokes around in the Wilkes tlle'sliof,she's hot--sh § by John Gordon § Beacon Feature Editor § § I Alright, I'm going to have § some guts here guys. First, I'll ask this question. Do you haveagirlfriend or have you ever had a girlfriend? I figure that "yes" is probably the majority response. Have you ever asked your girl§ friend if she finds other guys re§ motely attractive? I figure "yes" is § probably the answer here as well. The reason I am asking these questions is: have you ever noticed how your girlfriend denies looking at or even wondering about other men? Have you ever noticed that § even though you love your girlfri§end and find her to be the most §beautiful woman in the world, that §you have this little urge called a sex §drive? § Well, move over into the slow ! I lane and cool down as the speeding sex drive you have cruises by. In other words, never act on an urge. I know, I know, you're probably saying to yourself right now that these words I'm writing pertain to me. Yes, they do. But I know, or I feel that they also deal with many of the guys here on campus as well. I don't believe that there are many women here at Wilkes that willopenlyadmittotheirboyfriend that they find another guy attractive. Oh sure! They'll tell their girlfriends that they find the guy in the cafeteria to be extremely hot. But the minute you come around they will close their mouth quicker than murders occur in Friday the 13th films. Give me a break! All of you women out there look know you love your boy· you also have eyes that beautyintheworldorat set of buns. Go ahead, accuse me sexist. I am not in any or form trying to demean In my book there is wrong with noticing looking women, and vice women noticing men. We are all human and anaturalandbiological our hormones to go a Ii when a pretty girl or a guy pass before us. The boundaries of and life are always constantly throwingco our paths. But as long paths continue to branch many realms it sure will interesting adventures way.- ~~~~~.q,,.q,~<Q>~~-'°"-°""-?'xD,_ The sweet strains of music will be heard -a t the Wilkes College C WILKES-BARRE - -The Wilkes College Wind Ensemble will perform Tuesday, November 21, at 8:15p.m. in Gies Hall at the Dorothy Dickson Darte Center for the Performing Arts on the Wilkes Campus. Admission is free, and the concert is open to the public. The evening's performance will include Frescobaldi's "Tacatta" and Persechetti's "Chorale Prelude," also, Percy Grainger's ''. Children's March" and Gustav Holst's "2nd Suite in F." Brian Wilson, a visiting assistant professor of music at Wilkes will be the conductor for the performance. Wilson earned two Bachelors of Music degrees in Composition and Education from the New England Conservatory of Music in Boston. The University of Chicago awarded Wilson with a Masters Degree in Composition. Wilson has conducted with Kurt_ Klippstatter, Barbara Schubert, and Sergvi Commisians. Also in the near future, Ossian brings its masterful blend of Irish and Scottish folk music to the Conyngham Student Center on Monday, November 13, at 8p.m. The free concert is open to the public and is sponsored by the Wilkes College Programming Board and the Wilkes Concert and Lecture Series. Taking their name and inspiration from an ancient Celtic bard whose poetry is still revered in Ireland and Scotland, Ossian performs traditional music with a conteporary flavor. Group members Tony Cuffe, John Manin, Iain MacDonald, and Norman Chalmers crca multi-layered tapestry of sounds that fuse win whistle, Highland bag pipes) ad strings (fi cittem, tip le, and clarsach--the native harp of S Ossian's varied instrumental repertoire inc jigs and reels, stately marches, and haunting laments. Their vocal numbers encompass a wit, heroic epics, comic ditties, and songs of love, and politics. Each providing a vivid, insightful, Celtic life and culture over the last three hundred The group has thrilled standing room only throughout Europe and North America wh stage have been described as "invigorating," "majestic," and "ecstallc." �eAg ne. ester ... at do you think of the new al card system at the SU.B? Becky Mahon and Erica Simshouser Sophomore and Senior We like it because we don't have to walk all the way down to Pickering. Lorrie Petrulsky Sophomore Not really because they don't give you enough money. w you love your also have eyes 1ty in the world ,fbuns. Go ahead, ace ormones to go a pretty girl or 1ass before us. lle boundaries Scott Suherman Sophomore It is a typical Wilkes College system, totally messed up. Chris Libus Freshman I think they should have somehting like that for commuter _ systems. Donna Sue James Sophomore No, because it's a hassle and most of the time the system doesn't work anyway. Bob Hnatko Sophomore Yes, it's all right but they should stay open later on Friday night. Gary Hrobuchik Junior Yes, because I'm too lazy to walk over to Pickering from Evans. Jo Ann Esposito Sophomore Yes, it's all right because the cafeteria food gets sickening after a while and it's right next to my dorm. if you're in a hurry. Chalmers c ids that fuse ) ad strings native harp of ital repertoire hes, and hau encompass s. d songs of lo vivid, insigh ast three hun mding room \merica wh s Buddy Batha Junior dbe good if they had more ney alloted to dinner. �PAGE 10 NOVEMBER 9, 1989 Don't try; just do it down the road." Kelly was born in Pittsburgh, Pa., but was raised in Miami Beach, Wouldn't you like to meet Florida. He graduated with his someone who has studied at the undergraduate degree from the National Theatre in London, and · University of Miami and did his who has traveled all over the South graduate work at the University of performing in a production of Illinois. Mouse Trap. Thesearejustsomeof After receiving his masters in the things that Walter Kelly has Theatre and Speech, Kelly perdone. He has also been to Los formed in a production of Guys and Angeles where he met casting Dolls, with the Pennsylvania Center Stage, m · w h'1c h he pJaye dB.1g People, di.rectors of ma1·or television shows, and agents. Julie. He also performed in The If you are wondering why Kelly decided to come to WilkesBarre and teachTheatreand Speech at Wilkes College, it is because he wants to Jay a ground plan town for the next big move. He would also like to save some money and take time out to audi tion. Before coming to Wilkes, Kelly taught as an adjunct theatre professor for six years at Penn State · University. Healsotaughtcommunication skillsforsixyearsatChase Prison in Dallas, Pennsylvania. According to Kelly, he was "tired of [his] daily routine of teaching so [hel decided to come to Wilkes." Theatre has always been a large part of Kelly's life, even as a yo ung child . He always watched movies and live plays. Because his mother was a dancer and his father sang, Kelly grew up in an environment that encouraged is creative side to show. Kelly states, however, " I didn't always follow my heart, therefore, I took some curves __;_:_:;.==-==='--'====~!,__----------~ by Colette Simone Beacon Feature Writer Front Page Play, where he acted as Diamond Louie. As far as theatre at Wilkes College goes, Kelly is currently directing the play, The Visit. The show will run November 17th through the 19th. On Friday and Saturday,showt:ime1sat8p.m.,and onSunday,curtaingoesupat3p.m. in the Dorothy Dickson Darte Ceoter for th_e Performing Arts. Kelly · · · enth uses, "Comeand see th ev1s1t,1t will be a great show." r 22. 1963. 1:3: Aquarius (Jan. 20 - Feb. 18) - Get off your Aquarius. It may look like what you want is comi you, butyoucan'tjustsitandwaitfor .it. Chaseit grab it, and don't let go. It will be well worth the p· (Fi b 19 M h 201 I 'II b b isces e · - arc 1 - t WI ea usyw you, Pisces. 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Then poli e people wa,ited and witl: drama unfurl. Flags to hal mot, f-staff. History piste g: Confusing. Dis- lar. Fun eral Home o'clock on that day.· emon B. Oneal recall. On the other stock clothi meral finger placed itir: �NOVEMBER 9, 1989 PAGE 11 e end of a thousand days Ii 1:33 Set off yo want isco it. Chase HI worth th ,ea busy e to do ev rn you ct acco , Aries' )wly for ~tience 1 uch of a 1-0~-the-mi on 1syes. fers to ... ick, tick. ave de his week thi s? Get ling Ston et noSati girls say Memorial Hospital. . Assistent Press Malcolm Kilduff. Red. Unsteady. Reads of white paper. To a cager reporters. These · "President John F. died at approximately 1 Standard Time today . He died of a gunshot the brain." And these fonh. And the people the world heard. And baited. Briefly. gnef ... and frustration: . The President. The sophisticated, g, witty, young, believL And the symbol ,theambition, the yese-things-better atti- pe. cmbarrasment: It hapIn the U.S. An . Of a world leader. 1gure. Of power. .ion, and selfaded the air. Then people wajted and ama unfurl. Flags alf-staff. History Confusing. Disneral Home . ock on that day. n B. Oneal rel. On the other end a somber-sounding Secret Service agent speaks these chilling but urgent words, words that would chisel themselves into dear Vernon's brain: "This is a legitimate call. Load a coffin into your hearse, get a police escort, and get over to Parkland as fast as humanly possible. It's for the President of the United States." Later that day. Around two o'clock. At the Texas Theatre. Police arrest a Lee Harvey Oswald. Oswald is carrying a pistol, no holster. Allevidencepointstohim. On the sixth floor of the Texas School Book Depository they find three empty bullet shells which were fired from a 6.5 mm MannlicherCarcano with a four-power scope. The gun is traced. It was sent from Klein's, a Chicago mail order house, on March 20, to the Dallas area, to an A. Ridell. Lee Harvey Oswald's wallet contained an identification card. That card contained the name A. Hide11. A. Ridell was O.H. Lee. 0. H. Lee's address was found on a writing pad in a house owned by a Mrs. Paine, who was housing a Marina Oswasld. At that address police found a Dallas street map, with "X's" outliningtherouteofthe motorcade, with a holster that fit the pistol Oswald was carrying. Also: a brown fiber on the stock of the rifle matched Oswald's clothing; his palm print was on the metal underside of the rifle; and his fingerprints were on the cartons placed around the win{1ow. The · window's to people's hearts were now all open, letting in the icy air, piercing and cutting. Vice-President Johnson, on the crowded Air Force One, was sworn in as thirty-sixth President of the U.S . Mrs. Kennedy, in a state of numbness, her legs still dabbled with the blood of her husband, was by his side. The plane leaves Love Field at 2:47. Leaves Dallas. Leaves the memories of the President's last days alive. The roses that ..Mrs. Kennedy was presented with earlierthat day sti11 lay in the motorcar, still blood red, but now blood drenched, withering. Andrew's Air Force Base. Five-thirty P.M. Air Force One lands. Everything's dark. Theredbronze casket exits the plane and is put into a grey service ambulence. The red dome light is steady. It's the only thing that is. People are wandering. Newsman are babb:ing. Asc~nedevoidofceremony. but riderless. Behind the casket, the Kennedy family. Everyone is dressed in black. The procession makes its way to Saint Matthew's Cathedral for a final church ceremony. Then, after Mass, with Chopin's Funeral March playing in the background, the procession leaves Washington, · traveling, slowly, three miles, across the Potomic, to Arlington Cemetary. The drums drum. So do the hearts. They pass the graves of the dead, and come to that spot. The crowds gather around the coffin for the ceremonial folding of the flag. Mrs. Kennedy, in front, Bobby at her left, Ted at her right, stare. Taps, somewhat sqeaky, airy, is played, signaling the end. The leaders salute. The flag is folded , tight, into a triangle, and passed from hand , to hand, to hand, to Mrs . Kennedy, who clutches the flag, deftly. She lights the flame, then Bobby, then Ted. It is over. Jackie and Bobby, hand in hand, walk away, yet never leaving. J.F.K. The torch is passed, and still bums. He was a man of potential. Who is now absorbed into the world of legend. Did he do great things? Even if he didn't, he did. For some reason we won ' t let it be any other way. And so the Word went. And the people listened. (But will they act? I hope so.) Amen. At4:30 A.M.,on Saturday, the casket is placed in the East Room of the Capitol. It wi11 stay there until Sunday afternoon. Meanwhile, at the White House, Kennedy's rocking chairs are being replaced with L.B.J.'s saddles. Power changes swiftly. Life goes on. On Sunday, the casket, with an American flag draped over it, is placed on a catafalque, underneath the Rotunda, underneath the Apotheosis of Washington. The people gather around for a silent conversation. Eulogies are heard. Euphonious. Sonerous. Beautiful yet unpleasent. Monday. The casket is carried, by nine pallbearers, down the 36 marble steps of the Capitol, and placed on the Cassion, which is drawn by three pairs of matched gray horses, the right row saddled, COLD RING SALE ea t! $60Off 18K $40OFf 14K $20OFF10K est I ay. may tve ba OU C everyo r: the Do Jostens Gold Sale. For one week only. Order and save on the gold ring of your choice. JC)STENS A M E Date Nov. 13-14 Place Stark Center R I C Tim~ A S C O L L E G E R I N GTM 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Cgpos11:_fuguired: Payrrmt ~Availatllc' ph otd by Donna Yedloc k -=- Meet w~ h'yout JoSteris rcpre5e11tat1ve for full details. See our complete ~ M n ~ ~ Y tn your college bookstore 88 506(CP-◄05·S-89) �PAGE NOVEMBER 12 9, 1989 Crazy Casey loved"the woo by John Gordon Beacon Feature Editor Sixteen years ago I was attacked inside my home in Centreville, Virginia. My age was the innocent number of nine. I had just returned home from school and entered my house. A lighting-fast image raced towards me. At first I made it out to be the color black. Wait a minute! It was white. Whatever color it was, it had the intention of jumping and tearing me to shreds. It was my birthday present. Casey was a black and white basset-beagle combo. She was a birthday present that I would never forget. Nothing that I had received in the past was nearly as cherishable. The day that Casey jumped me I wasn't sure whether or not I was going to cherish this rowdy little raucous canine. However, as years passed and my beagle blossomed, I would find myself becoming extremely attached to my new found friend. In the beginning of Casey's long life she was basically disconnected from my family and me. This was due to her tendency for ripping apart family antiques, furniture, and blasting craters into the living room carpet. The cooky canine would have to spend time in the cellar prison due to the threat she posed against the society of upstairs living. It wasn't really fair, but there wasn't much else we could do about this dilemna. However, in later .years, this action we took in trying to calm our youngest family member would raise an interesting question in our minds. We couldn't decide whether or not the isolation Casey experienced was a direct cause of how crazy she acted at times. Like when she was on parole and allowed to come into the recroom, an area adjacent to the cellar. Casey was about four years old when she was privledged to dig her claws into the recroom carpet. She would usually spend about two or three hours rampaging around the room like a raving nut. My family and I would sit and stare in amaze- ment, laughing histarically at the same time. The recroom was a sort of family room. No matter if she was crazy or not, we felt bad for the fact she had to spend a lot of time alone in the cellar. Don't get me wrong. We weren't inhuman. Everyone would visit her at varoius times. My mom would sing songs to her. I would go downstairs to wrestle with her. And my dad would retrieve Casey out of the basement to take her on walks, or as the case might have been, Casey would take my father for walks or drags. my father would ventureouron. As Casey reached the ages of seven and eight my dad would take the dog on extended treks into the forrest behind my house. We simply called this forrest "the woods." Both my father and Casey lived for these walks. They would go every night after work and on weekend mornings. Good ol' dad became even more attached to Casey in the dogs latter years. I was in college during the time that my dad and dog solidified their relationship for good. It was my freshman year to be exact. People outside could always tell when Casey was com in' around the bin. Hehh! Hehhh! Choke! Choke! were the gasping sounds coming from Casey's trap as she lugged my dad from comer to comer looking for a new pile of shit to roll in. The choking sounds were a result of her collar ramming against her throat when she tugged to hard in trying to carry my father's weight. These walks were only a prelude to the journeys Casey and During my first semester I traveled home for Christmas break. Something wasn't right. Casey had been sick for quite awhile before my visit. However, this time, I could see it in her eyes. She was suffering greatly. She had held her pain in for so long in order to part take in her glorious walks and to remain a member of the Gordon family. Her spirit was more powerful than most human beings' in this world. However, father time caught up with her. luggage was in the inside and saw Casey's and drooping over the went up to her and nud against hers for what Ifek the last time. My father took school. Hereturnedl to find Casey moaning in pain. It was time. That night Casey my father when he was layed her head beside his had apparently waited ther had returned fi Barre to tell him it was togo. Shelookedsadly with those deep, droopy had so many times in the time it was to say "G "I love you." Casey was 13 y she passed away three My family will always her. She's buried in , behind our house. "The which that crazy dog much. Core Studies 101 is rotten to the by Rob Erlich Beacon Feature Writer CST 101, Core Studies, is, without a doubt, the worst course on any freshman's schedule. My own experiences, as well as those of freshman whom I have spoken to, have led me to the following conclusions: I) The class is a complete waste of time. 2) The class is an insult to our intelligence. 3) The course places an unnecessary workload upon· · us, taking time away that should be spent on other classes. An overwhelming majority of freshmen despise the class. In fact, if there is one thing that has united the class of '93, its hatred of Core Studies. Every week the class meets to go over some portion of the class "textbook", which is written with all the integrity of a cheap supermarket tabloid, to hand in the previous week's busy work, and to throw more pointless, time-consuming, mind-numbing garbage at us to labor over. There is a cultural activity report, which is, apparently, to open our minds to the culture as they define it, because everyone knows kids today, are all mindless couch potatoes. Even if their ignorant assumption is right, the nature of the report is such that whatever speech, poetry reading, or whatever is seen as another idiotic assignment designed to make our lives miserable than entertaining. There is also a "career study plan", designed to help us make every decision we ever plan to make before completing our freshman year. We are also expected to plan every course for the next 3 1/2 years. Consideriog the large number of changed majors by undergraduates, as well as the potential for changing our minds over the next few years, not to mention the fact that a large number of us have noideawhatsoeverwhatwewantto do, and the few who would be helped by this plan have already done it, to an extent, on theirown, it is obvious that this is absolutely futile. Another major busy work assignment in the class is the assignment of daily journals. This is highly tedious, not to mention useless, just like everything else in the class. Finally, and most importantly, is the very simple fact that the students hate the course. If this was public school, it wouldn't be quite so bad, but this is not. We are paying for this education, and deserve to have the freedom to learn whatever we want, and not learn what we do not want to. This school is here for the students, the customers. Right now, the customers are dissatisfied. It is the school's duty to cater to our needs and desires, and one way they can begin is by dropping Core Studies. I'm not here just to bitch about Aldebaran have come to our planet Core Studies. Not when there's a you liked it, but, if no~ to examine our society, and decide whole, great big world out there to I really don't care! Why if we are fit for invasion, or merely bitch about! First, politics. this whole pointless load annihilation. Since their natural Wouldn't it be interesting if somvomit anyway?! Huh? form is something like a large pale ething really, really horrible, just run around with a green amoeba with three eyestalks, maybe involving fermented goat's orange paint, splashing they would ordinarily have great milk, axes, and hairy horsemen difficuly blending in to our society, Wilkes-Barre, scream happened to George Bush, thereby outside of some of the less pleasant bargle!" at the top of leaving (gasp) Danforth Quayle areas in New York City. So, they and ... as chief executive? (the horror, the ATTENTION picked up a TV broadcast of an horror!) I didn't say that it would be Elvis concert, and then modeled a good thing, just an interesting themselves on his shape, using thing. I guess anarchy wouldn't technology way beyond your comsound so bad after that. prehension, or mine, for that mat- · short vacation. Letters, Second of all, there is no ter. well gifts and the like second of all. All of us look alike to them, so via the Beacon. He Thirdly, school stuff. For they don't realize that they're all a next week relaxed some reason, the prices in the SUB bunch of Elvis clones. In order to much better, and write cafeteria are such that $1-$2.75 analyze our society, they've taken about all the nice th. credit is never enough to cover a jobs which don't require vast world, like all the full meal. This is most annoying. If knowledge of our culture: hairprescription drugs co we had money, we wouldn't be . dressers, gas station attendents, ;-eek. college students, would we? Elvis impersonators (naturally!), Poverty in youth is, after all, one of and used car salesmen. I don't the four signs of being a college know about you, but if that's true, graph was written by student. The others are a certain we're all going to be five billion himself, in a cheap al glazed look in the eyes, bizarre chunks of well-done steak soon. sympathy and some nice sleeping habits, and ... ummm ...... I Just a theory. gifts. he is, in fact, al don't really know, but it may have As you all know, unless you've Barre Hospital for something to do with howling at the been under a lot of stress lately, the Letters cards, and e moon. flying Wis soon to be a University ers and chocolates may I have developed a theory that with a capital U. Wonder what rec li y to the Beacono explains why Elvis is being seen they'll do with all the Wilkes colawfully hungry here, lege signs and T-shirts and sweat everywhere by people with nothing garments and mugs and underwear better to do than look for him, and this and that. 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In his mind's stage, act upon act unfolds in the play which dramatizes his desired war with Mike Tyson. The climax awards Holyfield the heavyweight championship of the world as he glowers over his fallen opponent. But the image is blurry. After all, it's only a dream and Holyfield knows it will clear only when he is allowed to pound Tyson's flesh . He took another step in that direction by stopping the previously undefeated Alex Stewart with an eighth-round technical knockout last Saturday at the Trump Plaza. Holyfield (23-0, 18 KOs) absorbed some punishment, especially in the sixth round when he was bombarded with a series of rights, but he shook off his sluggishness and the bout was stopped because of heavy bleeding above Stewart's right eye. Just over three months ago, Holyfield sat placidly as dreambreaker Tyson taunted him seconds after Tyson's one-round knockout of Carl "The Truth" Williams. Emperor Tyson dared Holyfield, his subject, to topple his kingdom and wear the crown. At that moment, Holyfield became the heavyweight messiah in the eyes of a sport and its followers, who are disenchanted with Tyson's invincibility and personality. Boxing politics will prevent the two from meeting until mid-1990 or later. How taxing is the wait? "It's not hard at all," Holyfield said. "It's just being patient and taking one fight at a time. My goal is to be the heavyweight champion of the world. If Tyson wasn't the champion, he wouldn't concern me at all. Each fight leads to a fight for the heavyweight title." But with such an awesome prey to hunt, wouldn't one's thoughts be focused on the eventual battle despite the skirmishes that precede it? "Evander really doesn't think about Tyson," said Lou Duva, Holyfield's co-trainer. "He wants to fight him, but it's not a life-and-death thing. He wants to fight, period. When the match is made with Tyson, Evander will be ready. It comes down to that." Holyfield's venture into the realm of heavyweights has been brief. Possessing the IBF and WBA cruiserweight titles, he fought James "Quick" Tillis in July, 1988, registering a fifth-round TKO and his first victory in the higher division. He has since defeated Pinklon Thomas (TKO, 7), Michael Dokes (TKO, 10), Adilson Rodrigues (KO, 2) and Stewart. Dokes was considered his first true test, and although outweighed by 17 pounds (225-208), Holyfiled exchanged hard punches and eventually ended the grueling bout with a left hook. The overhand right that felled Rodrigues silenced many critics who felt Holyfield lacked a heavyweight's power. Is Holyfield at home in his current mode? "I feel very comfortable at the weight I'm at," he said. "Am I the best that I can be? You never can tell because I feel that each and every fight, I should get better. My power? I can punch when it's time to punch." Yet Holyfield brings a heavy repertoire of skills into the ring. His quickness and feel enable him to find an opponent's head with pinpoint perception without wasting punches, one of the two routes to a knockout. (The other is continuously working the body, which causes the recipient's hands to drop, leaving the head unprotected.) · "I'm a fast-handed fighter," Holyfield proclaims. ''I'm an all-around boxer who can move." '' If Tyson wasn't the champion, he wouldn't concern me at all. " Evander Holyfield Duva feels Holyfield's concentration is as strong as his physical prowess. "Evander can't be mentally worked up where he throws away his battleplan," he said. "When he goes in to fight Tyson , Evander's gping to fight his own way. That I guarantee you. He takes direction well from George Benton (Holyfield's other co-trainer, a Philadelphia native). He can make adjustments and when we get in that corner during a fight, he listens and executes. That's the big thing. We can teach him, but he's got to have the ability to learn, and he's got that." Holyfield also holds an extreme love of training. "I feel to be the best that you can be be takes practice," he said. "Practice makes 'perfect. _The only way you achieve perfection is to work on what your craft is. My craft is boxing, so training is part of it." That desire has not gone unnoticed by Duva. "Evander's the best I've ever had in that regard," he said. "He's the fust one in the gym and the last one out. He knows what he has to do." Since Don King is keeping Tyson from Holyfield's reach so the financial benefits will ferment, Duva sees George Foreman, if he defeats Gerry Cooney in January, as a possible foe for Holyfield. Tim Witherspoon and Williams are also possibilities. Holyfield, however, isn't eager to participate in Foreman's comeback sideshow. "I think they should put an age-cap on it," he said. "If you're looking to rectify injuries or anything like that, you have to be cautious of age and layoff. I think Foreman was a great fighter in his time, and right now he's competing with people that he's much better than. But what happens when he fights somebody in the top ten?" Despite his occupation, the genteel Holyfield is renowned for sensitivity and outside interests. The owner of a Subaru dealership in his native Atlanta, Ga., he also wants to pursue an acting career. But one line of work seems to touch his heart deeply. "Most importantly, I like working with kids," he said. "I can see myself doing that more so than anything. "I enjoy boxing. It's a love to me and I love doing it just as a sport. Hopefully, in four or five years, I should have enough. But only time can tell." Before the sunset arrives, there is the matter of Tyson. Much has been made about the fear he instills in his opponents. Does an intimidated fighter suffer? "I guess if you let fear hinder your performance, yeah, it's a disadvantage," Holyfield said. "But sometimes people use fear as a motivating thing to work harder." ' If Holyfield is afraid, he masks it well from the public. He instead chooses to display logic salted with the slightest hint of malice. And when he faces Tyson, the latter is a characteristic that will serve the new heavyweight messiah well. �PAGE 14 NOVEMBER 9, 1989 Miller playing the waiting "The waiting is the hardest part." -Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers Waiting. We've all had to do it at one time or another. Whether it's been the long lines for class registration or just your everyday trips to the cafeteria for lunch and dinner. With Christmas right around the comer (only 46 days left to shop), we all know the time we will spend waiting in lines. And the longer we wait, the more frustrated we get. Ron Miller, a fifth-year senior who wrestles at 134 pounds for the Colonels, knows all about waiting and the frustration that accompanies it. Had to wait half his freshmen year to get a chance. Had to wait his whole senior year on the sidelines. And he is now waiting to see if he will be able to give it a go in his final season of eligibility, thanks to a reoccuring injury. Miller has been waiting for a muscle tear in his right shoulder to heal for the past two seasons. He thought it was good as gold coming into the season but he reinjured it last week in practice. And the waiting has begun all over again. "When I hurt my shoulder last year, I was going to sit out the first half of the year then come back in the second half," Miller said. "But Coach (John) Reese thought it would be better to just let it heal because I already missed the whole first half. "I kind of wanted to sit out and I kind of wanted to wrestle. I really had mixed emotions." Despite the injury, Miller played an important role as the team's video man. He filmed the matches from the stands and saw things he otherwise wouldn't have been aware of. Call it a learning experience. "IL was really frustrating filming the matches because I saw a lot of mistakes being made," Miller said. "We were a young team and we took some bumps and knocks. We made a lot of mistakes as a team that we usually don't make. It was really hard to listen to the fans criticize some of the guys. I guess they just got used to seeing great wrestlers like Craig Rome, Andre Miller, Dennis Mejias and Gary Sanchez. Those guys all lettered two or three years. Last year's team was a lot younger." When Miller was a lot younger and in his first season at Wilkes, the bench was a familiar place. He was stuck at third string. But he waited. And waited. And then he excelled. "We tried to recruit a guy from Ron's high school named Amato," Reese said. "He was an outstanding 188-pounder. We went to a tournament to watch him and the coach talked to us about Ron. We got Ron and the other guy went to North Carolina State and later transfered to East Stroudsburg. He never really did anything. "Ron came in here his first year and was behind two kids that he lost to in the wrestle-offs. The number-one guy wound up getting hurt and the number-two guy couldn't make weight after a while. That's when Ron stepped in and we found out that he was like night and day on the mat. He just wasn't a good practice wrestler. But once he stepped out on the mat for the match, he was a totally diffrent wrestler." Miller wound up winning 17 matches and finished third in the Easterns, good for a trip to the NCAA Tournament. Not bad for a guy who started the season as a third-stringer. "I wound up getting beat in the first round at the nationals," said Miller. "They were at the University of Iowa and I was intensely nervous. But it was a great experience. I could try to explain it but the only way is to be out there. It is very intense. You see people that you only read about. It makes you want to go back." And he has been waiting for that chance ever s_ince. But he hasn't been lying awake in bed at night and dreaming about it. Instead, Miller has been following the advice of Nike and "just doing it." In his three seasons, he has rolled up 61 career victories, and, if he can get and stay healthy, he has a chance to finish third on the school's all-time win list. "We are hoping to get Ron healthy," Reese said. "His shoulder doesn't seem that bad, but it is still aching him. He Juniata runs wild over Wilkes by Jim Clark Beacon Sports Editor HUNTINGDON - Football blueprints say that when your defense stops the opposing team from scoring by intercepting a pass in the end zone, momentum should flow your way.- Just a little. So when Colonels comerback Carl Dunn killed a Juniata drive last Saturday with a pick in the end zone and the Colonels trailing 13-7 in the fourth quarter, common knowledge says Wilkes' offense awakens from a gamelong funk and wins one for the Gipper. Or even their favorite stripper at Topper's. Nope. First series yields punt. Second produces a sideline pass thrown too short and stolen by Juniata comerback Brian Giachetti for a 41-yard touchdown. Touche ', Mr. Dunn. Junjata 21 , Wilkes 7. The Colonels dropped to 1-8 (0-7 in the MAC). Juniata running back Dennis DeRenzo rushed for 189 yards on 1- -- -- 40 carries and basically set the tone of the game. The Colonels jumped to a 7-0 lead on a 19-yard run by Courtney . Mcfarlane, but the ground game could only muster 94 yards on 30 carries. Bright spots for the Colonels? Comerback Tony Grabinski made 13 tackles and recovered a fumble, and safety Tom McFadden intercepted a pass and stopped DeRenzo one-on-one on a few occasions. Offensively, wingback Jim Farrell caught three passes for 62 yards, but his fumble on a 24-yard gain snuffed a Colonels threat. The Colonels travel to Lycoming, who absorbed their first loss at Susquehanna, on Saturday (1 :30 p.m.) "It's the last game for the seniors," said head coach Bill Unsworth. "They don't want to go out feeling bad about themselves." Unless a miracle occurs - or mistakes are eliminated - that feeling will be hard to shake. Tony Grobinski has missed two weeks of practice and our scrimm Penn State, so he has a lot of work to do. But competitive wrestler who we think is going to year and do well in the Eastems." Don't set your sights so low, Coach Reese. "I know I can win the Eastems," Miller said. year I've lost to the top seed. This year, all I ha beat the top seed and I won't have any problems." Sounds simple enough. But Miller still beli do even better. "My ultimate goal is to win the NCAA he said. "I would settle for second in the Eastems the national championship." Whether Miller wins the nati.onal champio we will all just have to wait and see. Ron Miller (top) hopes t We've got some realnews for you I �NOVEMBER ga stems." so low, Coach R 1e Eastems," Mill eed. This year, all n't have any prob} :h. But Miller still ~t and see. 9, 1989 PAGE 15 cranton star now a Wilkes coach drejko now bleeds Colonel blue BARRE - What's a Scranton Royal ? , J.P. Andrejko, in his frrst year as the 1varsity men's basketball coach, is bring ~me of the success that bi career at Scranton to to the Wilkes to be at Wilkes because I'm familiar Atlantic Conference and the other jko said. "I know this style of a fine style of playing during his nton ('84-'85 through '87-'88). He the all-time Royals scoring list with led his squad to the Division III title wasn't one-dimensional, however. He dcmic All-American and received a holarship. But his true love was pursued it at Keystone Junior College, ow, he finds himself at Wilkes. iko doesn't feel odd coaching a team that was once his archrival, and the transition has been smooth mainly because of the understanding and guidance of Colonels head coach Ron Rainey and assistant Dave Martin. "I enjoy working with them," Andrejko said. "I enjoy the freedom they give me to coach. I enjoyed basketball so much as a player and I'd like to help others get the same satisfaction from the sport." Andrejko has some guidance ready to offer to his new proteges. 'Tm looking for leadership from seniors Tom Doughty, Jim Nolan and Dave Argentati," he said. "We have many young players who need that example in order to develop more." Perhaps the most important addition Andrejko can bring to the Colonels is his experience as a winner. "It was exciting to go to the national finals," he said. "It's where every basketball player wants to be. We set the goal at the beginning of the year to make the Final Four. We did, and it made the year a success." It will be a challenge to the Colonels to try to accomplish something close to what Andrejko and his mates did that year. But it shouldn't be too difficult for Andrejko to shift his allegiance to Colonel blue - and do a great job coaching. photo by Donna Yedlock J.P. Andrejko (left) gives advice to Dave Argentati. cker Room ters find a winning edge ney (eight points), Tom Horbacz Joyce (five) also added scoring punch. st satisfying development was the hmcn with the upperclassmen. With only departing starter, the future looks Colonels. g players came in and did what we do," Lenczycki said. "They worked dw much more because it was expected "This season should help us with recruiting," Tronkowski said. "Kids from New York and New Jersey aren't that familiar with the teams we play. What they'll find out is that we play among the best in the nation, especially after making the playoffs. "Those players coming back as sophomores and juniors will have some game experience. We should be even better. "We're on the edge." On the edge of ~ementing soccer as a big deal at Wilkes. It will happen. This 10-8-1 season was just the first step. Seven field hockey players chosen WILKES-BARRE - Seven Lady Colonels field hockey players were selected to play in the National Festival later this month in North Carolina last weekend at the United States Field Hockey Association Mid East Tournament last weekend. Alisa Geller was given first-team recognition, while Tara Haas, Lindsey Krivenko and Martina Petrosky garnered second-team honors. Sue Barr, Michelle Leathery and Dawn Smith were named to the third game. They will travel to Catawba College in Salisbury, NC over the Thanksgiving holiday to take part in a series of games with players from all over the country. The players will be part of the Mid East team which Wilkes coach Addy Malatesta will help to coach. In her first year at Wilkes, Malatesta guided the Lady Colonels to a 4-8-2 mark. "It's a great honor because it means we're getting recognition from other people," Geller said. "The Mid East i~ a very respected region." "The individual recognition is a tribute to the talent of the athletes,''. Malatesta said. "It will serve as a learning experience for the players and myself to be at such a high level of competition." The three-day tournament is considered one of the major events each year for amateur field hockey with action in divisions ranging from junior hockey to masters. Colonel sports briefs photo by Donna Yedlock was a member of a 10-8-1 Colonels soccer squad that saw postseason action. - Chris Arabis .?nd Andy Renner will be hosting a sports talk show on WCLH on Tuesdays (5-7 p.m.) - The women's basketball team is scrimmaging Franklin & Marshall tonight at 6:30 p.m. at the Marts Center. The men's squad scrimmages SONY-Binghamton Tuesday at 6 p.m., also at the Marts Center. Both are open to the public. - The wrestling team will be holding wrestle-offs at the Marts Centeron Monday at7 p.m. Thepublicis invited. �U!Jlzfkil<B &JPF)llUt: J.P. Andrejko The Locker Room (cont'd) Field Hockey Colonel Sports Briefs The Razor's Edge Football Evander Holyfield November 9, 1989 Wilkes College Wilkes-Barre, PA Page IS Page I Pager Page ll Page 14 Page 14 Page 13 Boaters reach a winning edge .... In a season of summits, the fortunes of the Colonels soccer team hit a high point when Ron Rainey knocked in a goal for a 1-0 lead in the first half of Wilkes' ECAC tournament matchup with Moravian last Friday. Although the Colonels emerged on the wrong end of the 2-1 final score, their accomplishments couldn't be tainted. Quite simply, the world's sport became Wilkes' sport this fall as the Colonels produced a 10-8-1 season and put Wilkes soccer on the map. "I think this season gives the next few teams a goal to shoot for," said head coach Phil Wingert. "We made the ECAC Tournament, now the next step is to shoot for the NCAAs. We're a ways from there, but playoff action can become a preseason standard on a yearly basis." Hold on, Wing Man. We're not that far away, says junior captain Mike Lenczycki. "If we had one more win, we could have been playing for the MAC title," he said. "We were right there." Not in the beginning of the season, though. The Colonels dropped their first three contests and prepared to host a 4-0 Scranton team. Prospects were high for a loss and a grim 0-4 start to what was supposed to be a coming-out year of sorts. Headline: Colonel hooters drop Scranton, 2-1 Bang! Instant season saver. "We knew we had a good team," Lenczycki said. "We knew we would come together and have a good season. The first three teams we lost to all made postseason tournaments, so it wasn't like we were playing badly." was part of a team. A very good team." . Junior Chris Shenefield tied Rainey for the points with 21 (six goals, nine assists). "He's talented one-on-one player," Wingert said. "Ji defender with so much speed. He's our number setting someone else up to score." Another pleasant development was the healthiness of junior goalkeeper Kevin Trank started 19 games and posted a 1.36 goals agai "For him to finally get through a season inj boost his confidence," Wingert said. "We low against average by more than half a g significant." Wingert's fears were guelled by the initial victory. "I think Scranton took us lightly," he said. "We got that first win and it was a team effort. I think before that game the guys may have lost a little confidence and may have been searching." The Colonels found treasure. They downed Bloomsburg, 2-1 in double overtime two games later and settled into a groove in which they won seven and tied one in a stretch of 11 games. The lightning in the Colonels' attack was provided by Ron Rainey, a junior transfer from Division I Virginia Tech, who scored 10 goals and added one assist. It was quite a transition from his days as a Hokie. "A lot of my goals were the result of being in the right place at the right time," Rainey said. "I didn't get nearly as much playing time at Virginia Tech. This year I felt like I Straface obliterates records by Ray Ott Beacon Sports Editor WILKES-BARRE - If you see Wilkes assistant volleyball coach Lisa Kravitz walking around and looking glum these days, there can be only one reason. Her name is Linda Straface. A four-year letterwinner and this year's captain of the volleyball team, Straface erased three of Kravitz's records this season. She recorded 120 blocks, eclipsing K_ravitz's mark of 85. She also set the single match record for blocks with 17 against Muhlenberg. She also now holds the distinction of being the Lady Colonels' all- time block leader with 301. "Linda ·did a really great job for us at mid-hitter or at mid-blocker," said head coach Doris Saracino. "She was right there at the net and she got in on a lot of blocks. It is going to be hard to replace her." Straface, who comes to Wilkes via Harriton High School in Bala Cynwyd, Pa., where she was a threesport performer in volleyball, lacrosse, and swimming, chose to play volleyball basically just for the love ·of the game. "I really loved playing volleyball," Straface said. "It took up a lot of my time, but I really enjoyed it. Even though we didn't win, ,;;e played really well." The fine play that Straface has put forth in the past four years has left Saracino speaking volumes about her. "Linda is probably the best blocker Wilkes has ever seen," Saracino said. "She -has great timing and is quick on the block. The key is that she always tried Linda Straface holds three records. to intimidate the hitter and get their timing thrown off. Linda gives you a lot of little things. She is an allaround player." All of which has Saracino treasuring more and more the four years she had the pleasure of coaching Straface. "I really enjoyed her for four years," Saracino said. "It's nice to have someone play as hard as she docs. You don't come across that to often." Nor do you come across one who shatters as many records as Straface. Freshman Paul Jellen debuted with a contributing 14 points (five and four). But as progressed, the rookie seemed to fade. "He got goals early on," Wingert said. "I think he ph worn down and other teams began to discover w Lenczycki mustered just eight points (two subpar campaign. "I can't say he wasn't · Wingert said. "I think he may have started to But he contributed in so many other ways. He away from the ball." Senior Andy Renner provided needed s · defender's position, netting four goals and two size and his ability to jump created so m opportunities for us," Wingert said. "He was standout." � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Wilkes Beacon Newspaper Collection, 1947-present Description An account of the resource <p>This is Wilkes University's <em>Beacon</em> Newspaper collection, 1947-present. We also have digitized copies of the <em>Beacon's</em> predecessors, <em>The Bucknell Bison Stampede</em>, 1934-1935 and <em>The Bucknell Beacon</em>, 1936-1947 June. It should be noted that Wilkes University does not have a complete set of issues for the Bucknell Bison Stampede and Bucknell Beacon. For researchers who are interested in seeing the complete issues for these publications, please contact <a href="https://researchbysubject.bucknell.edu/scua">Bucknell University's Special Collections Department</a>.</p> <p></p> <p>Missing Issues:</p> <p>1947 August 8th<br />1947 September 5th<br />1947 October 3rd<br />1947 October 17th<br />1947 October 31st<br />1947 November 21st<br />1947 December 19th<br />1948 September 9th<br />1950 April 28th<br />1953 April 10th<br />1962 February 2nd</p> Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource The Beacon staff is comprised of Wilkes University students who are advised by a full-time faculty member of the Communication Studies Department. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1934-present Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Copyright of the Wilkes Beacons is retained by Wilkes University. Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Newspaper Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Professor Emeritus Harold Cox digitized the collection from 1934-1970 and created a <a href="https://beaconarchives2.wilkes.edu/">legacy website</a>. Digital Archives student John Jenkins digitized the collection from 1970-present. Special thanks goes to Communication Studies Professor Dr. Kalen Churcher, Editor-in-Chief Kirsten Peters, Beacon staff member, Emily Cherkauskas, and other Beacon staff for their help in acquiring digitized copies of the Beacons from 2006 onward. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Wilkes Beacon 1989 November 9th Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1989 November 9 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Newspaper Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Communication Studies Department Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Wilkes College https://omeka.wilkes.edu/omeka/files/original/55891f615601af84d486f3ffe5eb8d5e.pdf f2ca2bb2244aedd176f2bca1b82fc719 PDF Text Text nt'd) ii WILKES COLLEGE Wilkes-Barre, PA 18766 Number 10 •✓ •• Serving the Wilkes community since 1947 November 16, 1989 n 160 turn out to vote zarotti, ·Falzone capture top freshman posts elected president of the Class of 1993. Marla Vandermark was only five votes behind Balzarotti. Nicole Larson placed third in the voting, and Danette Gibbs came in fourth. The vice president of the freshman class is Ken Falzone. -BARRE - Despite the fact that it was _ "I'm really happy," said Falzone. "I'd like to thank all aweek, last Thursday's freshman election had t voter turnouts far " class election in recent . the people who voted for me. I hope to do a good job." hundred and sixty-three freshmen voted for He outdistanced his nearest competitor, Bonnie for five different positions. All of the races Dalrymple, by 15 votes. Krista Hyer, Jay Kurowsky and Cathy Bringburg were third, fourth and fifth, respectively. , with the exception of the tr_easurer's race in Kelly Hackenburg beat Jennifer Chelpaty by 20 votes Rafeld ran unopposed. very pleased with the high turnout, as well as for the position of secretary. As mentioned before, Doug and quality of candidates," said Mike Nolfe, Rafeld, who ran unopposed, won the nod for freshman class mcnt advisor. "We had some close contests treasurer. Six freshman representatives were chosen in this a genuine interest by freshmen in Student My hope is that those who were not elected election . Amy Jones received the most votes with 103. Rounding out the top six were Kirsten Hyer, Colette in the future." Simone, Rob Rogazzo, Lori Csensits and Peggy Kraft. The elections were postponed because of discrepancies with the campaign posters of a few candidates. The decision to postpone the elections was made by Student Government three weeks ago. The discrepancies were brought to the attention of the Executive Council by two candidates who noticed the problems around the same time they noticed that their posters had been taken down. The two options seen by SG were immediate disqualifications of those who violated the rules for campaigning, or reiterating the rules to the candidates and postponing the election. After debate, SG chose the latter. Preservation of the enthusiam of the freshmen was one of the reason for the postponement of the elections. With such an impressive voter turnout, it appears that the enthusiasm was indeed preserved. tion will be the Sterling Annex doni Art Gallery to move out of Stark become the director of-the new gallery. The Sterling Annex building was purchased earlierthis month by the Sordoni Foundation at al low for the creation of a "gallery/museum - The Gallery is about to change of scenery. ni Art Gallery will anew, larger facility S1erling Annex on Street, according to assistant director of g to Wilkes prestopher Breiseth, e will be the leading movement, due to its ·se in the field. ore, Judy O'Toole, Sordoni Gallery, will The Stark Center is the current home for the Sordoni Art Gallery. photo by Donna Yedlock for the visual arts," according Lo Robert Heaman, executive assistant to the President at Wilkes. It will be a "gallery worthy of this area," Hcaman said. He added that he feels the new project will " do for the visual arts what the Kirby Center has done for the performing arts." · President Breiseth feels the new gallery will become known well outside outside of the WilkesBarre community. people will come from New York to see it," he said. Although the building has been purchased, it is far from ready for the transition, and necessary renovations have not yet begun. "We need lots of money," Heaman said, "but it must come from the public, from the people who love the arts." Wilkes and King's will not be able to put any capital into the project, Heaman said. "This will not be a fund raiser." See Sordoni page 2 �PAGE Nov~:MH~R 2 16, 1989 SG announces the winners orthe United Way raffle: Rifkin renovations near •Completion by Kathy Harris and Jeff LoBalbo Beacon News Editor and Assistant News Editor WILKES-BARRE - There is a new addition to the Wilkes community. The college is refurnishing an old apartment house into a new residence hall which will be called Rifkin Hall. The new residence hall, located at 80 South River Street between Catlin Hall and Sterling Hall, will offer a new dimension of comfort to Wilkes. Each room in the hair will offer its own bathroom, kitchen, stove, sink, and refrigerator, as well as all new furniture. The set-up is similar to that of Flood Hall at King's College, with the exception that Flood Hall was recently constructed rather than renovated. This new residence hall also is more safety conscious than the regular apartment buildings. It offers alarm systems, fire exits, new wiring, and more than one entrance. Sordoni-------------11 Cong~n~:!i~0 ~\~!s~:1! date for the move to take place, Heaman said that the decision is" not really in our hands right now." The first thing that must be answered is "the question of finding the money to fund the project." Furthermore, the planning for the project is only in its beginning stages, according to President Breiscth. The Sordoni Art Gallery contains2000square fcctofspace. The new area will boast 12,000 square feet of exhibition space-six times the gallery's current size. The new gallery will support a multitude of purposes. It will provide space for temporary exhibits from both Wilkes and King's Colleges. It will will serve as an exhibit space for Wilkes' permanent collection, which is currently shown only several times a year due to a lack of adequate space. It may contain an auditorium for increasingly popular art lectures, and it will be an asset to the Wilkes Art department as a viewing space for art classes. "It wasn't nearly as complicated as the work we did on Barre Hall," says Paul O' Hop, vice president of Business and Auxiliary Affairs. Despite all these comforts, there are a few inconveniences: When the I house was purchased, the tenants of the apartments whose leases extended past July 6, were allowed to stay by agreement, until the end of October, but there are still a few tenants left in the building. Also, there is no laundry room. "We are hoping the laundry room will be in place by November 15," says O' Hop. Until then, the Rifkin men will have to do their laundry in Sterling Hall, and the women will have to do tbeir laundry in either Catlin Hall or McClintock Hall. Other apartments will be painted and upgraded as soon as possible as soon as the remaining tenants move out of the building. Once all renovations are complete on the hall, the college will be ready for its dedication, which is tentatively scheduled for University Week in February. Shawnee Ski Passes: Tara DeLisi, Dan B Joanne Esposito, Dan M and Ron Rainey Dinner for two at Noru10 · Dawn Penkala Dinner for two at Car ' Sports Lounge: Melissa Sweigert Laurie Tappan Two cases of Ribe eS DaveGnall · 20 ift certificate from lhe Bookstore: Alisa Coviello Prospective students, that is They 're coming, they 're co min WILKES-BARRE-More than 400 high school students and their parents are expected at Wilkes College Saturday, November 18, for Campus Visitation Day. The day begins with registration and refreshments at 9:30 a.m. in the Dorothy Dickson Darte Center for the Performing Arts. Dr. Christopher N. Breiseth, President of Wilkes, and Bernard Vinovrski, Dean of Admissions, will address the parents and students representing school districts from at least six states at a general meeting following the registration. Campus tours will follow the meeting and lunch will be available at a cost of $3.00 which is payable on the day of the program. The afternoon program includes mecti more than 30 different academic deparlm chairpersons of the departments will be av · answer any questions students or parents may The Financial Aid, Career Developmen~ Act Academic Support Center will also be questions and answers. Wilkes College is the area's only com nondenominational, four-year, baccalau masters level institution. The college fc School of Engineering and Physical Sciences School of Business and Economics as well College of Arts and Sciences. File With __,__ _intosh • • you can. even do Macintosh®computers havl ·always been easy to use. But they've never been this easy to own. Presentint 1he Macintosh Sale. Through January 31, you ca 1sa,e hundreds of dollars on a variety of Apple® Macintosh computers ar.:1 peripherals. So now there's no reason to ,ettle for an ordinary PC. With T1e Macintosh Sale, you can wind utl with much more of acomputer. · Without spending a lot more money. New Open ... Close Print ... 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Miss Pennsylvania USAr along with her expense paid trip to compete in the Miss USA® Pageant, will receive over $2,000 in cash in addition to her many prizes. All girls interested in competing for the title must send a recent snapshot, brief biography, address, and phone number to: Miss Pennsylvania USA" Pageant c/o Tri-State Headquarters • Dept. CA, 347 Locust Avenue, Washington, PA 15301 Tri-State Headquarters Phone is 412/225-5343 Application Deadline is December 2, 1989. "A Carvern Production" ~ -- ;ft: _;,Tu_, 'Ill' -~ -fil _-_·__ .-_,,_·_ ·l,l),., $ I i "-=· -- -· lfil_·-_·-_ · \\Ill ®)_-_·-· I -~ !_''' ·,IJ, ·-·- Jt: I ·t t1£$1£:1f.~®)®)$t~®l®>$~:1t, --= ·-= ·-·-·".°'-':'::"-· ·-• ':'°-. - ·::"'-.-·~-----:-·.::·_..;,...,_, :"'_":':';~":"::"-• -'-=-='·=-'~ -· - -- · --.-· W □□ ~@@j I I 19 Sunday THANK YOU FOR YOUR HELP Please deposit your survey form in one of the Beacon survey boxes located in Stark lobby and in the cafeteria. PT,EASE REPLY BY TUESDAY. NOVEMBER 21. PARKING APPLICATIONS FOR COMMUTERS AND DORM STUDENTS ARE OUT Pick one up at the following locations: •CC office (for commuters) •Residence Life office (for dorm stu,dents) •Dean's office •Information Desk •Registrar's office DUE DECEMBER 12, 1989 at CC and RLO. Students will be notified over break I I Admissions Visitation Day W. Basketball - Drew Tournament (A) Theater Department Production, "The Visit" 8 p.m., CPA M. Basketball - Susquehanna Tournament (A) Shippensburg Wrestling Tournament (A) 19. What can The Beacon do to improve its service to you? _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ LSM & JLC · Enjoy "The Big Easy Have loads of fun, but not too much. Bring us presents. ALL OF US. ~ol!,, (SJ 18 Saturday 18. What is your favorite Beacon feature? "The Locker Room" _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ "The Razor's Edge" _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ "Colonel of the Week" _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ "This Week at Wilkes" _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ "Tales from the lab coat" _ _ _ _ _ _ __ "The 60's"_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ "Roving Reporter" _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ Other_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ tum to when you read W ~~IN. Programming Board Coffee House, The Daves, SUB, 8 p.m. Freshman Pre-Registration Theater Department Production, "The Visit", 8 p.m., CPA M. Basketball - Susquehanna Tournament (A) Shippensburg Wrestling Tournament (A) Mall _ _ _ _ _ _ __ , what stores have you shopped since MV7(..,"\(..,"\ rh 17 Friday 16. Rate the Opinion/Editorial section. Excellent._ __ Very good_ __ Good_ _ __ Average_ _ __ Below av"rage__ Poor_ _ _ __ 17. What is your favorite section of The Beacon? News _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ Features_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ Sports_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ Opinion/Editorial._ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ s-Barre_ _ _ _ _ __ 1 I II f __________ Nov. 17-23 Jj __ 13. Rate the News section. Excellent._ __ Very good_ __ Good_ _ __ Average_ _ __ Below average__ Poor_ _ _ __ ster began, where have you shopped □® I Commuter Council announces UPCO-ING , ..., CIJCNTS •1------ -- - - - -1 20 Monday I I Freshman 'Registration - M-R 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p .m. Freshman Pre-Registration NCUI '/ORK CIT'/ BUS TRIP Wed. Nouember 22 Leaue SUB at 8 a.m. Leaue NYC at 8 p.m. $5 per person 2 Coach buses Sign up at CC office CHRISTMRS OINNER-ORNCC Fri. December 1 Cocktails: 6:30-7:30 Dinner: 7:30-9:00 Dancing: 9:00-1 :00 Tickets on sale from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Stark Lobby 11 /20 & 11 /21 11 /27-11 /29 $1 0 per person Entertainment by "Fling-a-Things" Theater Department Production, "The Visit" 3 p.m. CPA W. Basketball - Drew Tournament (A) 21 Tuesday Freshmen Registration - S-Z 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Biological Society Meeting, 11 a.m. SHAC Meeting, 12 noon CC Meeting, 11 :45 a.m. Wind Ensemble Concert W. Basketball - Lycoming (A) 6p.m. M. Basketball - Lycoming (A) 1 s p.m. I Thanksgiving Recess, 10 p.m. I I 22 Wednesday II I I I I I II ! CC NY Bus trip Residence Halls Close at Noon Library Closes at 1o p.m. 23 Thursday Thanksgiving Dav L===========:::::J~----------•-- I I I I II -II �NOVEMBER PAGE4 16, 1989 Did you ever think you would see it? The events of this past weekend, East Germany. dee med "Freedom Weekend" by The rise of democracy in EasABC News, occurred so q uickly that some have had a hanhime bel ieving tern Europe raises the q uestion I asked in the first place: them. COMMENTARY by i<ath{Lynn Hatris Did you ever think you would sec the Berlin Wall fall? Maybe yo u thought your grandchi ld rcn might get to sec the division bet ween the East and W est come tumbling down. But now? A change at the top in East Germany first brought concern , but, to the surprise of the East Germans and the entire world, the change has brought freedom and jubilation to the people. They thought that he would be just like the other, hard line Communism, but Egon Krenz became the hero of his people. Will the events in one of the world s m<, t hard-line Communist nations al lS.:"t the rest of the Eastern Bloc.' Did you think you ' d ever see it? I never tho ught I would see the Wall fall , nor did I think I would see democracy come to Eastern Europe. Not when nearl y every President of the United States who has he ld office after th e W all ' s construction has called for its razing, onl y to sec their call s fall upon deaf cars. Lea de rs h ave an am azi ng affinity to ignore other leaders. However, they arc slightly less talented at ignoring the calls of their own people. There is an exception: China. The people talk. The government sh uts them up. In natiorrs such as East Germany , Hungary, and Poland, the above scenario existed for years, but the governments Look their hands off the mouths of the people. What makes these European nations so diffcrcnl? Actually, it seems like the events Are they gutsier? in tf1c Eastern Bloc have affected Are their leaders more receptive to their wishes? Or have their leaders felt the winds of change and decided that if a change of policy d id not occur, a change in leadership would. It is about time that the Iron Curtain came down. Iron is going out of style. The Beacon· Serving the Wilkes community since 1947 VOL. XLII No. 10 November 16, 1989 RaJed as a First Class newspaper with one mark of distinction by th e Associated Co/kgiate Press EDITORIAL STAFF Editor-in-Chief. ............................................................... 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The Beacon is published Thursdays during the fall and spring except durin g scheduled breaks, finals weeks and vacation pcri ex pressed in this publication are those of the individual writer necessarily reflect the opinions of this publication or Wilkes Col to the editor are welcomed, provided they are no longer than Letters exceeding this leng th may be edited or reject~d on terms<i letters must be signed; b ut names may be withheld for valid The Beacon is printed each week b y the Piltston Dispatch, Pi Editorial offices are located on the thi rd floor of the Conyng Center. The phone number is (717) 824-4651 ext. 2962. The next Beacon will be o ut November 30. Have a great Th �NOVEMBER PAGES 16, 1989 Editorial losses rs ever to teach at ge was pictured. It was p. ... present and future Wilk:es never be able to learn Ooop because this college denied him tenure. Unfortunately, the administration could not overcome political infighting in the School of Business and Economics to retain Mr. Croop. Another tragedy for Wilkes' students is Professor Rose Cordora' s decision to leave the school, partly for the mishandling of Mr. Croop. I feel the matter boils down to this: What kind of an educational institution would allow two of its best teachers leave? The only answer I can think of is that Wilkes College does not place its highest emphasis upon the education of the students. Jeffrey Morton Class of 1990 I b rience multi-national flavor ternational Wilkes Faculty and Alumni reason I was invited is an International Studies gon that evening now, this little gathering had sunilarities to the large pted to make a little ting to know anyone I insisted that a friend, ,n F hman with the same along with me. On bumped into two girls I both Indian and now of us stood in one spot dnnking iced tea for at an hour, while I felt upid and stared at the that filled the room, too conspicuous. rd not to be conr, being in the a white person and Although it was an , it was also an . My friend and I we couldn't wait to for people who have a with other cultures are enjoy being lost in the midst of a group of foreigners, an experience most people would avoid. In addition to the cultural aspect of this event, I realized how accurately it reflected the demographic and political realities of the world, also. The large majority of our foreign students are from the Asian continent, and with over a billion Chinese people and nearly a billion Indian people (those being just the two largest Asian countries), I suppose that is very appropriate. In fact, my minority status holds true not · only at a Wilkes foreign student gettogether, but on the Planet Earth. This fact is something that white racists and American supremacists view with dismay, but to me it is a reminder of the need for more emphasis on inter-cultural cooperation, instead of uni-cultural domination, which is still the hope of many Americans today. Well, after thirty minutes in one spot, both my stomach and my spirit were geting restless. My friend and I decided to venture out of what was, both literally and figuratively, our little comer of the world. As we reached the cheese and crackers, a professor we knew introduced us to a Chinese student. Though it took effort to understand his English (as another friend told me, it is a physical activity to listen to foreign students-can I take this as a *How oo I PE activity?), it was certainly worth it This student, a native of Shanghai, made us realize how fortunate we are in the U.S. when he told us how one was never sure of getting his/her mail in China, as it is always opened and scrutinized by the authorities. He would like to remain in the U.S ., because it is "freer" here. A conversation with a Lebanese student again proved what sheltered lives Americans of my generation have led. When I asked him if there was ever shelling in his home town in the north of Lebanon, he told me rather nonchalantly, yes, but you "just hide" when it happens. A lot of cheese, crackers, and conversations later, the party was over, and it was time to take my no longer apprehensive self back to the dorm. After meeting with such a group of delightful people, I was in one of those idealistic "world peace and harmony" moods, and I couldn 'thelp wondering why the U.S. is so reluctant to share its good fortune with the underdeveloped nations of the world. But I don ' t worry about it too much, because I know that those countries have the human intelligence and talent to achieve prosperity and freedom. And maybe, just maybe, they will be more generous when they do. GET HEARD· AT WILKES? t\ USE THE BEACON OF COURSE. HE BEACON IS YOUR STUDENT NEWSPAPER, YOUR VOICE, YOUR WAY OF Frosh elections net· real winners I - t's nice to finally see a change in the one facet of Student Government that has bothered me from the first time I stepped on campus. I am talking about the incredible turn-out for this year's fre~hman class elections. It's not just the voter turn-out which was a whopping 163 frosh, 100-plus more than the most votes cast in the semester's first election - but the competition sparked in all races. This year's frosh elections had races for all of the positions - except _treasurer- with president and vice-president having four an~ ~1ve pe~ple running, respectively. This 1s amazu~g for an organization that has in the past, c~m~ clos~ to _pul~mg people off the street to fill positions. If this 1s anr md_1cat1on, the freshman class i~ in for some very encouragmg times . . Th_e class's leadership has been chosen by the students, which 1s the wonderful part of democracy and the democratic process. What the non-winners - we don't call tham losers - need to remeber is that, just like the one for our own president (Mr. Bush, not Dr. Breiseth) there will be another election. At that tim~ it is up t? the_voters to decide whether they feel that the person m office 1s domg the best job for them. If not then they must select a new leader; one who will represent what the people want. So I implore you, non-winners. Don't give up. One set-back should not mean the end of your political career. Run ag~n next year, and the year after that, and the year after that. Give yo~r fellow classmates a choice, something that the pr~sent sem?r class, beyond the freshman year, did not have (no disrespect mtended Jim, -LSM). It is the duty of the pres~ ~s watchdogs to keep an eye on what government does, but 1t ts your duty as one who wished to be part of that system to do somethi ng when it is wrong. A nether encoura~ing thing that happened in those elections was the_ fantastic voter turn-out. It is further proof that apath y 1s not as much the problem that it has been. In some of last year's elections, SG would have been lucky to get 30 people out to the polls. For the freshman electfons there were 163 people, which translates to about one-third of the entire class. Although the numbers_ aren't staggering, they are incredibly encouraging. If_th1s class can set the standard for freshman classes to come It becomes a distinct possibility that Beacon editorial and commentary writers will remain out of the hair of SG. So to those who came out with the most votes congratulations and serve your classmates well. ' To those who came up short - the non-winners - "if at first you don't succeed,"-.- and you didn't - "try, try again ." To those who put their two-cents-worth in continue to vote, and bring your friends next time. ' And finally, to those at Student Government congratulations on a good, strong, and fair electi;n. You are to be commended for your efforts. However, the real winner after all of the ballots have been counted and the results are posted is Wilkes and its student body. And the loser is apathy. -LSM F.SSING ANY FEELING TO THE CAMPUS AND BEING SURE THAT IT 1S GOING TO GET THERE. EACCEPT AND EXPECT LETTERS TO THE EDITOR, BUT NEVER SEEM TO GET THEM. SILENT VOICES CAN 1T BE HEARD. So, How Do I GET HEARD AT WILKES? THE BEACON! Thumbs up: go to Michael Nolfe and Karen Donohue for their diligence in counting, and re-counting, and re-counting, and re-counting, ad infinitum, until all of the election results were correct. Thumb~ down: go to whomever is responsible for the woodchtps on the Evans basketball court. So much for Indian Summer. �PAGE6 NOVEMBER 16, 1989 Visit The Visit this weeke by Michele Broton Beacon Feature Editor Man's greed and his insatiable lust for "worldl y gain" manifest themselves through some rather horrifying circumstances in the small, Central European town ofGi.illcn. 'J"he Visit , wriucn .by Friedrich Ducrrenmau and adapted by Maurice Yalcnchy will be presented this weekend in the \\'ilkes College Center for the PerImming ArL,. Show times will beat 8 run. on Friday and Saturday, '.\iovembcr 17 and I 8, and at 2 p.m. on Sunday, November 19. A prc\'iew performance will be shown at 8 p.rn. on Thursday, November 16. Heading the cast as Claire Zachanassian is a veteran of the Wilkes stage, Maureen O'Hara. A senior theatre manor, O'Hara has starred in numerous productions throughout the past three years. Her roles have varied from a glamorous dreamer to an inmate at an insane asylum to an award winI ning author. Among her most wellknown accomplishments arc Dreamgirl and The Gales of March. Playing opposite O'Hara as the disillusioned shopkeeper, Anton Schill, is Rob Johansen. Having performed in nearly every show at Wilkes since his arrival here two years ago, Johansen's name has become synonymous with a quality and highly entertaining performance. The pompous Burgomaster is portrayed superbly by Dave Zimmerman. Jason Dclcampe appears as the Pastor and Chris Collins plays the Policeman. Paul Ellis makes is first Wilkes appearance as. the Teacher, and Frau Schill is The cast of The Visit takes a break. played by sophomore, Gail Stone. Claire Zachanassian's entourage includes David Pcuy as Bobby and Jim Evans as Pedro. The two blindmcn, Cobby and Lobby, are played by Tim Trach, a sophomore at Kings, and Tom Griffith, a Wilkes senior. Sonny Faulscit and Choo Oh, from Penn State, play the two bodyguards, Mike and Max. The remaining townspeople include: Brian Boone (the Son), Kathleen Merges (the Daughter), Jamie Kurtz (First Man), Ashley Kruger (First Woman), Melanie O'Donnell (Second Woman), John Farrell (the Stationmaster), Jennifer Summa (Reporter) and Barbara Zardus (Cameraman). The two grandchildren are portrayed by Bridget O'Brien, a King's student, and Amy Basham. Bob R9binson, a WilkesBarre businessman,joins the cast as Have you ever wondered just what it takes to be a - theatre major? Well, Maureen O'Hara and Rob Johansen can give you an idea of some of the exertion that is necessary to succeed in the theatrical business. O'Hara, from Norristown , Pennsylvania, is a senior Theatre/English major who will be receiving her certification to teach secondary education. Presently O'Hara is the president of the Cuc-n-Curtain and resident leading lady at Wilkes. In addition to her involvement in Wilkes/Kings theatre, O'Hara auditions for community shows. This past summer, she starred in a children's production of Snowwhite and the Seven Dwarves, and she played Aladdin's mother in Aladdin and the Magic Lamp. Acting isn't all that O'Hara likes to do; she is a member of the Manuscript Society and tutors at the Writing Center. In addition, she "loves directing." She directed a one act play last year for her directing class, and truly enjoyed the experience. Once she graduates, O'Hara piai!~ audition in Philadelphia and live at home for one year to ~:we money. Once she saves enough, she plans to move to Ncw··vork and whether or not to acceition twists and shaix:s every person in theto\\11 Kelly was quoted press release as saying that questions our and our concept of j this play, it's an im This is a challenge to they are meeting thee Tickets for The obtained at the Wilkes office, in the CPA, 824-4651, ext. 4542, The general admis · $4.00, with senior students paying $3.00. Kings students receive sion with their school With a very tale enthusiastic cast, The "must see" of the thca year. the Painter. The Visit has been directed by Walter Kelly and designed by Karl Ruling. Christine Brunnock takes on the tremendous responsibility of stagcmanager for this show. As the play opens, the residents of Gi.illen are making ready for the expected visit of Claire Johansen and O'Hara lead The Visit by Michele Broton Beacon Feature Editor Zachanassian, the richest the world. Formerly tcr, Claire grew up in lcfl at the tender age or amidst some rather circumstances. Because of lhe poverished state, the hopeful that Claire will monetary gift which · them back on their feet. pleasant task of begging shoulders of Anton former love. Claire agrees to tive town out of pit into have fallen. She olli the Doctor. Making their acting debut in The Visit , are Brian Bohenck as the Athlete, Adam Tillman as the Third Man, and Christopher J. Brush, formerly noted strictly for his technical accomplishments, portraying audition. This coming summer, O'Hara wants to study at the National Shakespeare Conservatory in London. Even if she isn't accepted into the conservatory, O'Hara would love to spend the summer in England. Johansen is a senior Theatre/Communications major from Narrowsburg, New York. Once he graduates, Johansen would like to move to New York City and get a night job. D.uring the days, he plans to audition. He says, "Hopefully in ten or twenty years, I'll get something." Presently, he is involved with community_productions in addition to the shows at Wilkes. In addition, he is a member of the Cue-n-Curtain and the Speech and Debate Team. Johansen is also a Resident Assistant. · Writing is an important part of Johansen's life, although it is strictly for personal pleasure. When asked where he sees himself twenty years .from now, Johansen replied , "Hopefully, I'll still be auditioning. The only think that I hope will change is that, twenty years from now, casting directors will know who I am." The Theatre major at Wilkes is much more than just a "blow off" major. Maureen O'Hara and Rob Johansen are perfect examples of the dedication and stamina required to put out a quality production. ................, !• Bo_dQo l rr • aves: : ~ : ♦ ,,1111:1 :!II I ' : ♦ ♦ • • : ♦ ♦ : : ♦ ♦ ' 1 ♦ .. ♦ A FULL SERVICE HAIR ♦ CENTER FOR ♦ :tvlEN AND WOMEN : ♦ Tanning Special ♦ $35.00 For 15 Sessions : With College I.D. : ♦ ♦ 25 W. Market St. : Wilkes-Barre, PA 18701 : ♦ 4 : 'Phoru . ♦ ♦ ♦ 1'ro_pndors.: Pete & Aldo ♦ sartono. ♦♦ t•••••••••••••••• ~ ♦ ♦ 823-5365 �NovEMIIER ke chanassian, the . world. Form , Claire grew up : at the tender 16, 1989 PAGE7 hat do you have to be ankful for this year?· :um stances. Because of ·erished state, eful that Claire 1etary gift whi h back on their santtaskofbe 1lders of An 1er love. Claire agrees town out of pit fallen. She Robert Gryziec Freshman t life and great friends. 1uestions ur concep ay, it's a rnchalle re mcetin rickets ~ edat the in the i51, ext. neral with s ayin ents Lisa Madden Freshman passing grades, a loving y, and terrific friends. Jackie Bergamino Junior Pharstina Freshman Doria Goodman Freshman My family, my friends, and my health. To have my friends here. I'm just happy to be alive. Barb Hinds Junior Steven Pasich Sophomore Al Desimone Sophomore The health of my family, my friends, and the end of the semester will soon be here. I have the best RA at Wilkes College. Wilkes College becoming a University. Kim Swoboda Senior Jon Kline Senior For all the people I have around who support me. The food. Walt Lasecki Junior cial essions I.D. St. 18701 David Rinaldi Junior almost done with school. My dad not dying when he had a heart attack. �PAGE 8 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- NOVEMBER 16, 1989 Wilkes health fair Rock and rapp by Camille Clark Beacon Feature Writer the Daves do covers as Cat SLevens, the Eric Clapton, Cr ter Revival, and During the last pall according to the Board's Craig · will play the audi from a large playliSL On Friday, November 17, the Programming Board will present the last coffee house of the semester. The Daves, a classic rock band based in Baltimore, will be performing in the SUB at 8:00 p.m. The Daves are Dave Mattheiss and David Levine. Mattheiss is described as "one of the most dynamic lead guitar players around" and is known for engaging in antics with the audience. Levine is the principle vocalist and also plays ryuhm guitar. He, too, has "great audience rapport." If you would· of the Dave's music, ming Board will be of the duet during at the cafeteria. Try on Friday to what show. r~~,.qx.q,.q,~.Q,,Q,~,.q.q, § Dave Rinaldi and Kim Swoboda impart nutrition knowledge to Dale Nat at Tuesday's Health Fair photo by Donna Yedlock .Tlie Dav it a.ve Matth avid Levine lt Friday, November 17 8:00 p.m., at the SU § Get your hands on aMacintosh before your hands are homework looks-with an endless variety of type styles, and graphics that'll make your professors think you bribed a friend in art school. And as for all those classroom scribblings, research notes, and assorted scraps of paper that litter your desk, we give you HyperCard®-an amazing new program that provides an easy way Homework has a nasty way of piling up, doesn't it? One day, you feel on top of it all-the next, you're behind on your notes, your research, your term paper. Ou: advice: Get in front of a Macintosh® computer. True,"it may not tum a lifelong procrastinator into an overachiever. But it will make an enormous diffe:ence in how quickly you can write, rewrite, and print your assignments. Not only will a Macintosh change the way you look at homework, it'll change the way your "® The power to be your best' For Further information Contact: ~ 1988 AflPle Computer. Inc. ',/f)le. the At{Jle ki,:o. Hype,Cord and Macinlash ar, "'1(islered .. trademarlts ifAflPle Compuler, /nc. 'Tbe power lo be _f<)ur b,s/ ' ,s a trademari ifApple • ···i/isl ·.· 'iiiiiiiiiliiiiiiliii Compuier. Inc. to store, organize, and cross-reference every bit of information. (HyperCardis i free with every Macintosh.) So come in and get your hands ona Macintosh today. Before your homework slips compl through your fingers. 2 arsagc Of SU at the licate< the 6 of t1 �NovEMllER 16, 1989 chez and Spanish at Stevens, Clapton, Revival, g the last , ding to ·d's Craig play the a large pla chez and her doing. Ten to ill be going to ch for a ten day 2 class will be co in May for tudents will be chez at her friend's die students will have Spanish meals. IS decide to write a tnpsthey will receive Sanchez is also look- was when she was old as an exchange Haven University. t in Puerto Rico for as a high school her. ed her Masters in and her BA in Puerto Rico at the International American University. She is now studying for her P.H.D. at Penn State. Sanchez was also a visiting assistant teacher at Bucknell University for one year. Sanchez has always liked teaching English as a Second Language and did for ten years. She also has directed plays and taught drama in Puerto Rico. Therefore Sanchez's major is the study of Spanish American Poetry and Literature. Sanchez decided on being a teacher because her mother, father, aunt, and uncle were all of their lives. Her father was her first teacher. He would leave the classroom and Sanchez would be in charge. That is when she knew she would become a teacher. "My father was my role model and he was a great one!" Someone who helps Sanchez out a great deal is Christina Perez who is a freshman at Wilkes. Christina meets with Sanchez ' s students for one hour of coversation. Christina, who is from San Sebastian, Northern Spain, talks to the students about her life in San Sebastian. Sanchez replied, "I feel Christina is letting the students know a little bit more about the culture of Spain." Sanchez has also had guests to talk to the students. Mrs. Elia Alonso came and spoke about modem Spain. Mario Garriga, who is cuban, is a student at Wilkes. Garriga showed slides of Southern Spain when he was a tourist guide. The first meeting of the Spanish Club will be November 29th at the Alumni House. Paella will be the dinner served at 6:00. Officers will also be selected at the meeting. Sanchez hopes to take the club to New York to see a play. Her own goal is to direct a play in Spanish. Sanchez stated, "I want to promote Spanish and make it grow. I feel I will inspire the students about the culture of Spain by the trips we take. Everyone should be exposed to different cultures. Even though we arc all di fferent, we are all okay!" photo by Donna Yedlock r 2000: A music revolution? tyyears ago are now sics of such com.us that they cannot be duplicated today." LI of the 60's now ntal events in ? asis is on who on the oppos- ite extreme, who is the loudest. Very rarely will production on any single project take more than a few months to complete. We really haven' t seen a turning point of any sort in the music industry since the Beatles "Rubber Soul." It revolutionized the whole sound of rock and roll music and allowed people to view it as an art form. It became uncharted territory. No one knew how long it would last or how popular it would become. It was the dawning of the age of Aquarius and the world re- joiccd in the feeling. Look now what it has become. Simply a way to sell records and make money. No one shoots for their own scl(-gratification anymore. They don't take chances and explore the unexplored for fear that they will fall into obscurity . Will we ever sec another John Lennon or Jim Hendrix? Most people strongly doubt it. Will the year 2000 perhaps bring with it a revolution in musical expression for the sake of our generation? We certainly hope so! PAGE9 Sc opes ' Aquarius (Jan. 20 - Feb. 18) - Don't be so damn stubborn this week, Aquarius. You can't work with people without compron:::iisi ng occasionally. Who knows - - someone else might actually be right i:ibout something someday. Pisces (Feb. 19. -March20 )- Keepyournose clean this week, Pisces. Your reputation will be under fire in the near future. The best way to dispel false rumers is to let everyone see the truth. Aries (March 21 - April 19) - Let your true c~lors shine through, Aries. If you make someone see red, face upto them; don't turn yellow. You should have nothing to feel blue about; in fact, your friends should be green with envy of you . Taurus (April 20 - May 20) - Prepare to enter a dimension not only of sight and sound, but of mind. There's a signpost up ahead. Next stop - - the Taurus Zone. It's your turn to have a weird week. Gemini (May 21 - June 21) - It's a dog-eat-dog world , Gemini, especially for you this week. If you're in the doghouse, begging should help. Don't roll over and play dead when confronted with a problem ; its bark is worse than its bite. Cancer (June 22- July 22) - Avoid being a show-steale r this week , Cancer. If youseekto attract attention , you 'll get it - - but it may not be the kind you want. If you truly deserve the limelight, it will come to yo u. · Leo (July 23 - Aug. 22) - Did you ever dance with the devil in the pale moonlight? I ike to ask that of alll Leos. I just like the way it sounds. Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha! Virgo (Aug. 23 - Sept. 22) - You will recei ve acco lades for your effort s, Virgo. Try to keep it from going to yo ur head , or future pe rformances may suffer. Also, keep your ears peel ed so yo u don 't mi ss important news. Li bra (Sept. 23 - Oct. 23 ) - Anatomy is the key to your astro logy this week, Libra. Give someone a hand if asked to. Put your shoulder tothe wheel and keep your nose to th e grindstone. You might fall head over hee ls for someon e soon. Scorpio (Oct. 24 - No v. 2 1) - Be yoursel f this week , Scorpio. If you put on false airs , you will be seen as phony. And the people you fool wiht your facade will think that you're someone you 're not. Let your true , wonderful self show through. Sagittarius (Nov. 22 - Dec. 21 )- This will be a precious week, Sagittarius. Try not to be jaded by misfortune - every cloud has a silver lining. Get out this week- -you shouldn't lock yourself in an ivory tower. If you 're as good as gold, you'll eventually see the pearly gates. Capricorn (Dec. 22 - Jan. 19) - You're going to feel down this week. You might even have a good reason. But keep your spirits up, Cap. It will all work out eventually, and there's not need to wear a sour disposition until then. �? AGE 10 NOVEMBER 16, 1989 Not nasty, huh? At least C.K. tried It was beauti ful. The Colonels prod uced a 15-play, 73-yard drive to open · last Saturday's ugly 45-3 loss to Lycoming. Mick Dungan's 25- yard fie ld goal split the posts and the Colonels he ld a brief 3-0 lead. As the Wilkes offense stormed downfie ld , Lycoming was quick to call timeout and gather the defensive unit as a whole on the sideline. A livid coach was ted no ti me in chewing out the Warriors. clock. It's an old cliche ', but ball control keeps 1 fresh, and a talent like DeAngelo should be utilized. 2 .) Putting every receiver into a pat run-and-shoot. I cringed every time I saw Craig S a decoy route and just stand there. I realize the o simplified for soph quarterback Joe Lucas, but at foo tball, a quarterback should be able to look off · receiver and spot a g uy oblitering single cove Stevens could. Use your horses on <!very play. Come on! This is Wilkes! Ouch. The Warriors snapped out of their doldrums and buried the Colonels by the end of the first quarter. Wilkes' 1-9 record will bruis.e a few egos and a 3-19 record over its last 22 games will remove the luster from a football program, too. What's wrong, Unsy? "We had a lot of young players. We have talented kids, but they're young. You don't win with sophomores, especially in the MAC. "I said at the beginning of the season that we might have a worse record than last year but a better team, and that was the case." He's not blowing smoke. Take it from someone who's seen 19 of the last 20 contests. This edition of the Colonels had members who were more dedicated, more team-oriented, and hungrier than some of the cocky individuals that littered the 1988 squad. So what's wrong, Aubin Scvrin? "We're missing nastiness. We'll have a great week of practice and then for some reason, we can't carry it into the game. I don't know what it is." Neither does Unsworth. "I can't explain it," he said. "A lot of that has to do with being a young football team. If you have confidence in yourself, you tend to let it all hang loose. Seniors tend to play that way. "When you're tentative, you hurt yourself. The players didn't show consistency. You need that to win. They showed improvement, but not consistency." Players-of-the-year? Defensively, junior safety Tom McFadden grabbed seven interceptions and added solid tackling to an improved secondary. Junior Brian DeAngelo assumed the setback chores on offense -after Dean Ambosie went down and looked every bit as good or better. He ran wild in the Colonels' lone win at Wesley, setting a school record with 227 yards. Unsworth saw promise in the season. "It was frustrating not to see these guys win," he said. "They were a good group and there is promise." Hey Unsy, how about: 1.) Running the ball about 10 more times a game. The aforementioned 15-play march ate up just 3:30 on the idt~J- I[ 3.) Chucking such a deep zone on pass del was linebacker Scott Trauger covering Lyco receiver Vic Olear last Saturday? When Trauger to the middle, McFadden, Tom Mooney and Ti11 were so far back that Olear had nobody near him. completed some of those passes. Listen up, Coach Reese. Let's stick a little into the football program. As I toured every lac Colonels' schedule the last two years I became make the following statement: Wilkes has poor facilities in compari opponents - from the playing field to the press Just a little sidebar on the lack of nastiness. 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Locations: West Side Mall · 2 Wyoming Valley 824-9928 Viewmont Mall· �NovEMBER 16, 1989 PAGE 11 to Wilkes' wrestle-offs, Pilgrim out the mats and turned on the lights Center Monday night. Il came down. One-on-one. A crowd of people watching. It was classic 0. John Wayne would have loved it. wrc tling team took center stage with ide the current starter in each weight ing season. II was the first time ever made the competition public. to wrestle in front of a lot of ' coach John Reese. "It was the first 11d I think ii 1torked out pretty well. ys a chance to get some action in we could see how they handled it. •joyed ii so I think we are going to began in unenjoyable fashion for uskic) Rickard as he was matched Tamai in the 118-pound division. role of agressor, showing his ping out to an early lead in an easy lot of experience," Reese said. "He lmt ycar, but he wasn't strong enough be is al 118, we think he will to a work 10 do," Tamai admitted. ''I'll msteps. Right now, I'm just trying Christmas." d falter, he will be backed up by Chris 10 get better working with "He'll wrestle some matches for us ooking for d you like t cash )ve hefty di records, ta nd home cl l we are l have full opport is (com 11on-com Cashie Wareh ill work le and hav ~le during y Christmas Loe st Side yoming 824 wmont most wide open weight class was re Greg Schaefer took on Paul looking strong and quick, took and five point moves to win 15-7. petty impressive," Reese said. "We but he had to develop consistency. would be the closest match because wrestling real well in practice. -,Schaefer, sophomores Bob Hawkins will compete at 126. d match featured veterans Dave Miller and proved to be the best and lhe night, with Bonomo holding off for a 7-6 victory. lO beat Ron because he is a proven Im been to Nationals," Bonomo said. llurt for a while, but he was tough and me to the wire." solid al 134," Reese said. "Ron's bothering him and he hadn't wrestled he will get another chance at match was a 6-3 decision to Mike yDiaz. y coming on strong," Reese said. between him and Tony is in has all the confidence in the world !here. Tony is a senior with a lot of wrestled a lot of good matches for us agood kid, but he just has to relax going to win." d division, currently hard hit by , saw Jason Eike emerge with an win over fellow sophomore Jason nning of the season we projected Chris Johnson, and Anthony Guidi but they have all been hurt," said was supposed to wrestle Eike, but esta had to take has place. lot of talent and if he stays tough, he The 158-pound class featured no surprises as Mike Schroat, ranked 6th in country by Wrestling News, easily disposed of Jason Shaud. "After Mike, we are very thin at 158," Reese said. "Mike will be one of our main threats all year, and if he could drop to 150 at the end of the year, he would have a great shot at winning the Nationals." The 167-pound bout probably had the most interesting side note of the night. It featured roommates of two years Willie Carano and Merrel Neal. It saw little offense and was won by Neal 2-0. "They both waltzed around for the most part out there," Reese said. "Neither is a true 167-pounder. Willie came down from 177 and Merrel lifted a lot of weights and bulked up from 158. They will both have to become more aggresive if they are going to win any matches for us." The 177-pound bout featured the night's only pin. Or did it? "I thought it was a really quick call," said Charlie Keyes after he pinned Aaron Tufankjian with one minute left in the first period. "I didn't think it was a pin." Reese will, however, be hoping for such impressive results from Keyes later on in the season. "Charlie is more relaxed and confident this year," he said. "He looks much better and is going to be tough to beat. "We are really high on Aaron, though. He was undefeated in high school. I felt sorry for him because it was a fast pin call." The 190-pound match saw Aaron's brother Dearon fall to last year's incumbent Ray Mendoza. "Ray was like Charlie last year, he was tentative," Reese said. "He did a lot of wrestling at the New York Athletic Club this summer. He is physically put together and he takes his wrestling very serious. Dearon also improved a lot. He was sick for the match but he is a good hard worker." Steve Schannauer (top) wrestles Darren Hack Up-tempoContinued from page 12 away." Kest, while excited, is still wary of her team's youth. "After our season last year, people may expect us to come out and dominate," she said. "But we have a young team and it may take some time to jell. We don't have one dominating player, but we have eight or nine who can score at any time." The Lady Colonels open their campaign at the Drew Tournament (November 18, 19) and make their first appearance at home on November 30 against Baptist Bible. Don't be surprised to ~ee them come of age early in the season and eventually return to the postseason. Their youth may be rewarded. SHARPEN YOUR COMPETITIVE The heavyweight match saw three-year starter Steve Schannauer defeating freshmen Darren Hack. "I think Darren was a little nervous," Reese said. "He usually gives Steve a better match in practice. But Steve is probably the best heavyweight in the East. If he controls his emotions and wrestles under control instead of flying around out there, he will stay out of trouble. He is in better shape than most heavyweights, is a lot quicker, and now he has the experience." The Colonels will open their season Saturday at 10 a.m. as they host the Wilkes tournament. "This team has a good blend of experience and underclassmen. We are together a lot and that helps us win close matches. We are hosting the eastems this year and we have good chance at winning them." It's always easier fighting on your own turf. Ask John Wayne. photo by Ray Ott EDGEWTIH AIR FORCE ROTC. No matter what area you've chosen for your college major, you can enhance your competitive strengths now. Join Air Force ROTC, and you'll begin the first steps toward becoming an Air Force pilot, navigator, engineer, manager - a range of different disciplines. Most important: your skills and managerial expertise will be built on the solid foundations of leadership that are critical to career success. Call CAPT ROBYN KING EXT-4860 1-800-572-4444 Leadership Excellence Starts Here �UTJJiuril<k $!JXl)!f9i: :-; November 16, 1989 The Razor's Edge Women's Basketball (cont'd) The Locker Room Wilkes College Illll <:1 ys Wilkes-Barre, PA Women's basketball '89-'90 Up-tempo offense will be key by Ron Rainey Beacon Sports Writer WILKES-BARRE-The hunt resumes. After a season which ended with appearances in both the MAC and ECAC playoffs, the Wilkes Lady Colonels basketball team have left themselves with a tough act to follow this year. However, they will start the campaign on a mission to improve last year's succcess. Head coach Jodi Kest enters her fourth season at the helm of a very young team . "We have only one upperclass player on the team (junior co-captain Nicole Kovaleski) along with seven sophomores and six freshmen," she said . "We're a little on the green side." Kovaleski ( 13.2 ppg and 9.5 rpg in '88-'89) agrees. "We have a talented team, but we're young and inexperienced," she said. The junior forward is the Lady Colonels' bread-and-butter. Kovaleski shot 57.7 percent from the field, good enough for tenth in the nation. "Nicole's the kind of player who takes charges, dives for loose balls and hustles for the entire game," Kcst said. "She docs all the things it takes to win." Sophomore point guard Denise Carson (9.1 ppg, 3.1 assists pg), the other co-captain, will again direct the Lady Colonels' up-tempo offense. "She's our quarterback out there," Kcst said. "She runs the show offensively and controls the tempo of the game. When she's playing well, the team usually performs well." Sophomore Lorrie Petrulsky (9.7 ppg) will provide the three-point range she found last year. She hopes the tongh offscason regimen Kest adopted will pay huge dividends. "The training was tough," she said. "But I think the lifting and running helped us get in great shape for the season." To complement the quick offense, the Lady Colonels also hope to improve on the defensive end. "We have a quick team ," said sophomore forward Debbie Bredbenncr. "That aspect will help us put defensive pressure on our opponents." Brcdbenncr and soph Donna Zurawski will battle for starting positions. Sophomore Krista Zoka (6'2") will assume the starling chores at center. Fellow second-year player Deb Erdner will relieve Zoka, and freshmen Hillary Blake, Missie Chinchar and Colleen McGarry (all are 5'10") will provide inside help. Veteran Maryann Stephanick, a sophomore, brings defensive skill to the guard slot, where freshmen Christy Ivory, Robin Klem and Erika Yelland will also see action. "The new players are fitting in really well," Carson said. "It looks like they will contr;bute right J litical co tates Emba any, spoke November ngoftheBe1 ly 275 peoJ re, which \I Dickson Da was the third e Public Affa See Up-tempo page 11 Men 's basketball '89-'90 Cagers formulating a brand new attitu by Jim Clark Beacon Sports Editor WILKES-BARRE - Teams that strut an open attitude usually have some reason for the confidence. Teams that are coming off a 7-17 season are better served by quiet confidence and a strong hunger. No , the '89-'90 Colonels basketball team , voted to finish fourth in the MAC Northeast by the conference's coaches, won't be cocky. Yet. "We can't worry about rankings," said juniort poin•. guard Ray Ott. "Teams like Scranton and King's deserve to be ranked. We don't. We haven't done anything yet." But that doesn't mean the Colonels don't consider themselves dangerous. "I hope other teams arc overlooking us, " Ott said. "We're a darkhorse," said head coach Ron Rainey, who enters his eleventh year. 'Tm very confident. We've looked very good in the preseason and we've worked real hard. "What we do have to worry about is depth. Our first five is very good, but after that we've been a little inconsistent." photo by Dama Yedlock J im Nolan will be looking to break Wilkes' all-time scoring mark Senior guard J im Nolan (19.2 ppg last season) will remain the main scoring threat. He is on pace to smash Len Batroney's all-time scoring mark, but Rainey would like to see him improve his defense. "Jimmy's been concentrating on that game ," Rainey said. "He's looked a I practice." Ott will bring court smarts to th, "Ray's like a coac h on the floor," RainC) observant and he gets the job done. His in the game." Senior Tom Doughty (8 ppg, 6.9 free from the center slot with the add1 freshman Joe Natale. Rebounding ho with the switch. "Tommy will score boards from the wing, and,.Joe will g rebounds for us in the middle," Rainey also block some shots." Senior Dave Argentali (10.9 ppg), along with Nolan and Doughty, was consistent three-point threat fo r the season. He will start at small forward. well to that spot," Rainey said. "Dave things for us offensively." Veterans Wayne Henninger, Jeff Lawson and Jeff Shaffer will play at g talenetd and tall group of newcomers, Rainey calls "his best class ever" will bench. Th e Co lo nels · open at the S Tournament (November 17, 18). "We can cause some problems," R we play together. " • entitled "Curre m Eastern E uror tive," lasted a hour and was fc ngston nati v nt issue of tt erlin Wall , de "festival c ted out that th any has ma arc ready to b " . � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Wilkes Beacon Newspaper Collection, 1947-present Description An account of the resource <p>This is Wilkes University's <em>Beacon</em> Newspaper collection, 1947-present. We also have digitized copies of the <em>Beacon's</em> predecessors, <em>The Bucknell Bison Stampede</em>, 1934-1935 and <em>The Bucknell Beacon</em>, 1936-1947 June. It should be noted that Wilkes University does not have a complete set of issues for the Bucknell Bison Stampede and Bucknell Beacon. For researchers who are interested in seeing the complete issues for these publications, please contact <a href="https://researchbysubject.bucknell.edu/scua">Bucknell University's Special Collections Department</a>.</p> <p></p> <p>Missing Issues:</p> <p>1947 August 8th<br />1947 September 5th<br />1947 October 3rd<br />1947 October 17th<br />1947 October 31st<br />1947 November 21st<br />1947 December 19th<br />1948 September 9th<br />1950 April 28th<br />1953 April 10th<br />1962 February 2nd</p> Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource The Beacon staff is comprised of Wilkes University students who are advised by a full-time faculty member of the Communication Studies Department. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1934-present Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Copyright of the Wilkes Beacons is retained by Wilkes University. Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Newspaper Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Professor Emeritus Harold Cox digitized the collection from 1934-1970 and created a <a href="https://beaconarchives2.wilkes.edu/">legacy website</a>. Digital Archives student John Jenkins digitized the collection from 1970-present. Special thanks goes to Communication Studies Professor Dr. Kalen Churcher, Editor-in-Chief Kirsten Peters, Beacon staff member, Emily Cherkauskas, and other Beacon staff for their help in acquiring digitized copies of the Beacons from 2006 onward. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Wilkes Beacon 1989 November 16th Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1989 November 16 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Newspaper Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Communication Studies Department Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Wilkes College https://omeka.wilkes.edu/omeka/files/original/3b199a29e97d22ff43731ffccd820140.pdf 5ce11ab0e31c65720801c8e6fbd3a140 PDF Text Text cont'd) WILKES COLLE G . E Wilkes-Barre, PA 18766 Number 11 ... Serving the Wilkes community.__since 1947 November 30, 1989 Wall all focus of Greenwald lecture ~~ges in East Germany adctr.~.~~,~~ fall so fast?", "Is it all for real?", "What do the reformers want?", "Arc the Communists doomed?", "Can the reforms succeed?", and "Will Germany unite?" Greenwald discussed the . changes ·than can be observed in East Germany at the present time. First, he stated that lawyers want the criminal code to be stripped of "rubber paragraphs" affecting dissidents. A second change which is \'Cry important in restructuring the political thought arc the mass pubIic protests. These reformers, however, must deal with the economic problems and the loss of sev- ~ - Jonpolitical counStates Embassy nnan y, spoke to on November 20 falling of the Berlin tely 275 people ture, which was y Dickson Darte was the third in ge Public Affairs aKingston native, current issue of the Berlin Wall, dea "festival of pointed out that the Germany has male are ready to be by the "sometimes Greenwald speaks with students and administrators the day after his Public Affairs Series lecture. paternalistic, sometimes arbitrary" East German state. "The break was bound to come," Greenwald said, "in any (nation) where there was that type of split. The consensus for change was already there." He addressed six questions in his presentation concerning the fall eral thousand people. But Greenwald feels that the major struggle in the Communist Party is not the economic differences between the East and the West, but "the struggle between social, democratic traditions and Stalin traditions." He also views the party as "excited by the challenge" it faces to succeed with reform. See Berlin page 3 Number of Trustee scholarships doubled by Michele Corbett Beacon Staff Writer pective students and their parents recently attended Wilkes' Visitation Day. WILKES-BARRE - The Wilkes Board of Trustees established six new Trustee Scholarships to celebrate the school's change in academic status. These scholarships, including the current six , will provide full tuition for entering the freshman recipients class for their four years. The twelve scholarships, however, will be offered only for that freshman class in order to commemorate university status. After 1990, the scholarships will return to six. Eligibility is determined by the following guidelines: that the student be in the top five percent of his or her graduating class, attain 1200 in the SAT, submit an outstanding 500 word essay on a topic of his or her choice and two letters of recommendation from his or her High School teachers, and interview successfully with the Trustee Scholarship Selection Committee. It has been suggested that Wilkes "celebrate" with its current students by creating some sort of scholarship(s), full or partial, for next year's returning students. When asked about such a proposal, Bernard Vinovrski, Dean of Ad- See Trustee page 3 �NoVEM IIER PAGF.2 30, 1989 Food service revises new meal plan by Jeff LoBalbo Beacon Assistant News Editor WILKES -BARRE It seems that Wilkes students will not have as much freedom of choice with where and what they eat. As of November 27, changes have been made in the system of the snack bar in the sub. Morrison's Custom Management, the food service to Wilkes, has decided to make some revisions in their food system. The first revision is that the nine and five meal commuter plan will be no longer valid in the snack bar. "We are abolishing the nine and five meal plan because of the new contract made with Wilkes," says Joe McDonough, manager of the snack bar. The second revision is that the dinner equivalcncy, or ID purchase, meal t.ime will end at 8 p.m. The third revision is that no packaged brand name products such as Lance, Tastykake, and bottled sodas will not be available on the equivalency program. "This isn't fair," says senior Alisa Geller. According to Denny Drezck, head of Morrison's Custom Management, the equivalency program was originally formed for athletes who miss dinner because of practice, but there was a misunderstanding oC the system. Morrison's Custom Management, regrets ·any inconveniences this new system may cause. 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J/ie,l,{¥>/e io/,'IJ, H~pe,Card u11d AtacinJosb aa r,xisleretl trudemarlrs <{J./¥>/e CompuJer, /11,:. '"Tb,, {XJIL'i'1' lo /Je_}w,r bes/ · is p Jradema,/, Jf!tpple Compuler. Inc. ts Ing s. De de Co r to �30, 1989 ••••:::z=::EE==::::r;c::::s:::::::::=:::E:::::::::!!1PAGE3 r-----------, get refresher in etiquette This NovEMBER "and "11apkins Brciseth 's last IC was on the was the second sponsored by of educating manners. The by a friend of Drezek; Dean Lampe, Dean of Student Affairs; Bob Bloom, Area Coordinator for Residence Life; Leigh Major, Director of Residence, and Mrs. Breiseth collaborated on their social graces to develop an evening that was sure to cover the basics. This included a rather involved menu, starting with h'orsdouvers like large tomato things and fat bacon-like-type-jiggers or: toothpicks that were incredibly difficult to eat. The students then learned correct spoon-in-the-soup technique and how to cut your food without sending it across the table. This was practiced upon tiny, bony cornish game hens. One then learned how to remove those bones from one's mouth. The highlight of the evening was when the students d~bated on what to do with the finger bowls. Throughout the course of the meal, students were encouraged to bring forth questions before the Breiseths and Carl and Susan Charnetski who gave their advice and discussed their own awkward situations. The topic of conversation revolved around interviews especially on luncheon and dinner business meetings. I I I I I I I I ents were exsranging from on that huge tdroppingitin bor's lap to how y little cups for dessert. ytinger, Assisircctor, demondS serving. Mr. uector of Food · cd the differ- Wilkes placed in competition. Al Mueller moved the debate team into a fifth place finish, debating the rights of a fair trial versus media coverage. The public speakers of "Kinney's Kids" also brought home numerous awards for Wilkes. Heidi Hojnowski captured a fifth place finish in Poetry Interpretation of Literature. Al Mueller completed the competition with a second place in Impromptu Speaking. Scott Zolner won second place in the Speech to Entertain CO!l)petition and a first place win in Discus- Dec. 1-7 I I ' f-----------1 I I I II 1 Friday Departmental open houses for Both Speech/Debate teams place WEST LONG BRANCH, New Jersey - The combined Debate and Public Speaking teams of the Wilkes College Speech/ Debate Union traveled to Monmouth College to participate in the annual New Jersey Forensic Association's invitational tournament. More than 150 competitors from 15 colleges and universities gathered at the historical former Woodrow Wilson summer house for two days of varsity competition. For the first time, both the debaters and public speakers from Week at Wilkes I I I I I I I ~~i;r:~~ingBoardRehear- sion. Through the combined efforts of Hojnowski, Mueller, Zolner, Heather Hand, and Teresa Herman, the Wilkes team was recognized as the fifth best overall team in the competition and was awarded a trophy for their team effort. The Monmouth College victories raises the number of awards won this year by the team to twelve. The Speech/Debate team is coached and directed by Dr. Bradford Kinney of the Speech, Communications and Theater Arts Department. sal, Battle of the B.ands, CPA Tax Clinic, CPA IRHC/CC Christmas Dinner Dance Wrestling - Navy (H), 7 p.m. t II I I I Berlin I I I I 2 Saturday Programming Board Miniconcert Battle of the Bands, CPA 8 p.m. M. Basketball - FDU, Madison (H) 2 p.m. Wrestling - Oregon State (H), 8 p.m. I I I I I I I I Continued from page 1 University ·on Dinner ursday, 15, 1990 enter. ill be r you ristmas "Can these reforms succeed" he asked rhetorically. "Possibly... but there are no Lech Walesas apparent yet." He added that reform will be difficult because of the continuing economic differences between Eastern and Western Germany. "It(reform)islikeoperating without anesthesia-it hurts." Public opinion in Germany, though, does seem to favor the reforms,Greenwaldsaid. Herecalled overhearing a German official in a think tank recently commenting, "At last, we are on the same wavelength as Gorbachev ... now we just have to do glasnost faster and better." But is a unified 'Germany reemerging as we watch? "No one Student Campus E I t mp oymen Opportunies the following lation: 0) credits for the earned at Wilkes rwaivers of this be presented to ic Standards ests must be writing, to the Ms. Jean ·ng Department, Student Affairs, roh, Conyngham rprior to DecemWaivers will not be Dec. 12, 1989. Maclab Computer aide (must have MacIntosh knowledge) Residence Life Desk worker (must be a dorm student) Development Office One or two students needed for clerical work Phone-a-than callers knows ... but unification is not on thetopagenda." Thisis"thewrong question for the moment," Greenwald later added, "but I don't think there's any way to go backwards." If Germany does succeed in reuniting, a member of the audience asked, "Is the return of Nazism possible?" Greenwald doesn't think so. "There are a few right wingers in Germany," he said in response, "but (there are) probably more in the United States. I don't think that part of history will repeat itself." Greenwald closed the lecture by sta_ting that although some p~ple :iew this new democratic attitude m East Germany as a reinterpretation of the 1990's, "history, Wilkes - Keystone Weekender Program Continued from page 1 w. 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"Ji'?i<;)\l 'V~'O~e\\'3.s Pens 25 ¢ I I :111:15 a.m., ODD 101 • I Biological Society Meeting, • 1 11 a.m. I SHAC Meeting 12 noon I W. Basketball, Messiah (H), 1 7 :30 p.m. = I I I I M I .= I =I = 6 Wednesday 1Wrestling - Millersville (H) • 15:30 p.m. • I •• I I I I I I I I =I 7 Thursday '· =1 BACCHU~ Meeting, 11 a.m. =l~~~i~aa~ing Board Meeting , j • 1Faculty Meeting, 11 a .m. , •ISLC101 ~ IWilkes Jazz Band Cone ,rt I I I ~ : - : I ~ ~.- - : ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ I I I I I I I I I I I ] l [ I I J l : I I I I I I I . . . : ' . .- - - - - - - ~ - - - - , �PAGE 4 NOVEMBER 30, 1989 Some memories of the 'Big ·Easy' The week before Thanksgiving, three members of The Beacon staff represented the paper at the Assodated Collegiate Press and College Media Advisers (ACP/CMA) National Convention, held this year in New Orleans, Louisiana. '.;~&;· .MAD RAMBLINGS '·,: by Lee Morrell As in the past., Jim, Tom and I saw a different world then what we were accustomed to in our sheltered Valley. To compare Public Square to Bourbon Street would be like comparing Earth to Pluto. Simply stated, there is no foreseeable comparison between the two. To four"Valley boys," (we must include our compadre, from The King's College Crown, Mike "Bridget" Leary) this step into "Sin City" was like night and day. But New Orleans isn't all Sin City. It isn'tjusl the b~s on Bourbon Street. It houses one of the largest seaports along "Old Man River," the grand Mississippi. It is a city of age and beauty, which was seen by the timeless architecture of the French Quarter and the Garden District. IL is a city of lights far brighter than any other-we had ever seen. We witnessed the beauty and diversity from our 36t.'1 floor room looking out over the French Quarter as well as during our jounts in and out of the city. New Orleans, just like every other city in. the country has its problems with the homeless. This was something that we, sadly enough, were accustomed to. Not on -this scale, however. It brings a tear to your eye to see colonies of homeless people camped out in a set-back storefront. It brings a tear to your eye to see the city's talented handicapped resorting to begging for pennies in between saxophone solos. On the funny side, we will always remember the image of Mike blending into the spirit of the city by "becoming" a street comer preacher for a day. It was a chance for Jim and I to convince a number of people that we were actually in town for a try-out with the hometown football Saints. Don't believe us, just ask Theresa Gross, USAir stewardess. To the many old friends that we saw again (Chuck, MB, Liza, Tamara, and South Dakota) and the friends we missed (Ruthanne, Jay, Boomer, the NKU Babes, and Father Patrick) it was a chance to reflect on memories. To our new friends (The new crews from South Dakota and Cleveland) it was a chance to establish new contacts and create new memories. And for the four "Valley Boys," it was a chance to bring Wilkes (and King's) to the world. The Beacon Serving the Wilkes community since 1947 VOL. XLII No. 11 November 30, 1989 Rated as a First Class n,wspap,r with one mark of distinction by th, Associated Colkgiate Pnss EDITORIAL STAFF Edi tor-in-Chief. ...............................................................Lee News Editor.......................................................................Ka~ Assistant News Editor................................................... J effrey Feature Co-Editor..............................................................Job1 Feature Co-Editor................................................................M· Sports Co-Editor..................................................................... .. Sports Co-Editor........................................................................ Photography Editor............................................................ .. 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Make y te desti eir I OU , VJ ut me s: up the �NOVEMBER 30, 1989 PAGES Editorial rity thanks parkers for cooperation with all of you concerning the parking and any other matters that need to be tended to. We can accomplish more by combining our efforts and working together. The Giving Tree, an unselfish act the Information Desk in the Stark Learning Center before I begin to like to bring to your make my rounds, or you can dial the die current situation Security line at 4999. are currently in the middle of what is known as the die parking lots here at . Again, thank you for your sup"holiday season" and, for the first time in a very long would like to personally · port and rem ember, COOPERAtjme, the world actually has a rea~on to celebrate. There you" for your cooperaIf you have any questions or TION is the key. . are some great things that are happening in the .world that we conceming the rules problems, I can be reached Monday should be truly thankful and should count our blessings for. of the parking policy. through Friday, preferably between Bert Jones If we take a look on the international front we see our ·ng forward to working the hours of 7:30 a.m . to 8:30 a.m. at Wilkes Security brothers and sisters in the former communist strongholds of East Germany, Poland, Czechoslovakia, and Hungary emerging from their shackles and becoming free. We are witnessing the birth of a democratic world and the United States can be very proud that they are being emulated. Did you ever expect to see the Berlin Wall come tumbling down? Did anyone ever expect to see Alexander Dubcek alive and again leading a rebellion? On the other hand, the fighting in El Salvador is worsening, hitting a crescendo with the systematic murder of six Jesuit priests and the storming of a luxury hotel in the s was as thick as seafood neuberg. I for that lab coat, was standing on her stomach. He capital city of San Salv_a dor. was holdin' a plunger in one hand, and, Vern, I don't anbankment and descended upon Kirby tream, a bag lady was beating her want to tell you what it was stuck to, and in the other n the homefront, however, we are still in the midst of ered brassiere against a rock. She hand he had a ship, and he was yelling, 'Go west, you serious problems. II be wearing it at the time. Normally, such wench, go west!"' I wonder who that could have been." During this holiday season it remains a shameful thing would have prompted me to introduce So I had sp·ent the night with the virgin slut, the to see people huddled on storm grates to get a warm nights fully intoxicate the pitiful creature, and patron saint of nocturnal groping. So what? sleep. "Well, Vern, I was gonna go into the bathroom into the river. Acts of this caliber no It is a shameful thing that while many of us will be too full when the door opened and this boy hit me over the to move after our Christmas/Chanukah dinner, there are those me. At that moment, I desired nothing crackle of an open fire, and the warmth head with a pkture, you know, one of those black who will be too weak to move because, once again, they , caring woman in my arms. Mother of velvet drawings of dogs playing pool. When I woke haven't eaten. up, I was naked, too, and two students were propping ~ I'm losing my mind. It is a shameful thing that while we are opening the me up on a tricycle and another one was taking brightly wrapped stereos and Nintendos for our overstocked snapshots of me. I looked over at the shower, and dorm rooms there are children who would be grateful to own a someone was scraping his feet on the ceiling tile. I box of crayons and a coloring book. heard somebody saying, 'Jeez, for a girl, you sure got a The time has come to raise our social consciousness and hairy back!" It's true. She did have a hairy back. begin to think of someone else besides ourselves on this "When I rode out of the bathroom, the girl was holiday season. gone, but there was a chalk outline of a body on the The story of Christmas tells us that G-d gave his only son carpet. A heavy boy with suspenders and a beanie was to mankind so that they may model their lives after him. An unselfish act. die river spoke, however, I was sure that petting three sheep on a hammock. I turned that there The story of Chanukah tells us that Judah and the vehicle around and went back to the bathrooi:n. Water ud perished. "How can you spot the was pouring in through the ceiling, and I knew right Maccabees fought to save the first great Temple of Jerusalem Polish wedding?" the river asked. It didn't and, through a miracle, G-d gave them eight days of oil when then and there that it had to be the manifold pipe, an answer. "He's the only one wearing a g shirt." Though it is embarrassing to either that or the catalytic converter. So I pulled the they only had enough for one. titration valve, and before we knew it, we was knee An unselfish act. all control of my bladder at that point. deep in water. Good thing I had my hip boots on. In It's time for us to perform an unselfish act. watcr, a string of lights erupted around a ten or twelve hours, we got the water under control." Thanks to Interfaith Fellowship, Campus Compact and the .idcn rowboat. "So the boy in the lab coat comes up to me Biology Club we now have our way of helping. not been so mad since my mother afterwards, he pats me on the back, and he gives me Those of you who have passed through Stark Lobby may a copy of the National Geographic this big glass full of blue stuff. 'Good job, bud," he have· noticed the tree with the marked construction paper under my mattress. I would have liked says. So I thought, what a nice guy, and I drank up. stockings hanging from the bony branches. ' than to beat them on the head with a This is the Giving Tree. no pun intended, until a milky brown Next thing I know, I woke up on a bus to Nebraska, The papers are marked with the age and sex of an oozed from their ears. I knew the two and I was wearing a cardboard box. A week later, the doctor told me I'd need three shots of penicillin to clear underprivileged child for which the taker must purchase a One wore jeans so tight that one could it up. Know what I mean, Vern?" present for. It is up to the buyer to wrap the appropriate of assorted genitalia along the length of present and place it under the tree. leg. The other was clothed in overalls, When you pass the tree, remember the homeless and This guy was a sap to the degree that if you which was torn out either by a sharp clawed tapped his forehead, you would get maple syrup. And underprivileged and take a stocking. , or by a disgruntled bait shop owner. And perform an unselfish act. I was fed up. The water was still in IJIY room, despite wore no shirts, and an afro was spewing 1111pits. Key rings were suspended by thick the attempts of maintenance men to liposuction it out. From the depths of the pockets of my lab coat, -I . Oh, yes, I knew them. They were discovered a recently purchased videotape, Three Men emaintenance men. Gallant individuals edlydestroyed my room. Staying well and a Heyna, and threw it at the floating tenement. It went through the middle of the boat, and all I heard THUMBS UP: go to the 28 students who returned their to their mad ramblings. I iell you, Vern, that boy in the white lab was, "We're a sinkin' Vern, we're a sinkin'," and I saw Beacon Market Survey forms, including the 11 members of the the big one sit on the hole to stop the flow. It control group who participated, BUT ... ly put me six feet under." The hefty one reminded me of the little Dutch boy who stuck his pulled up the anchor, which was actually a finger in the dike. Nevertheless, my mind forever THUMBS DOWN: go to the 1400 plus stude nts who didn't grape wine attached to a rope. He drank filled with that roaring fire and snuggling girl, my ears bother to take five m inutes to fill one out to tell their student canister. "I got a call to check out a ignored the blue collar screams nearby. and when I went in, this big blubbery girl voice w hat they think of it. This 1400 incl udes the 89 members I headed towards home. llkcd on the floor. This boy, naked except of the control group w ho did n 't p articipate. w~ nd Vern the Plumber ading homeward 0 * 47 �NOVEMBER 30, 1989 No9 t ~Lown!~,r~Y.cly a:~ £~o~!W£al IDwn r i ~!! Beacon Feature Editor The first play production of the school year took place at the Wilkes College Center for the Performing Arts. IL was a nice place to Visit, but I wouldn't want to live there. Walter Kelly brought his directing abilities into the arena for all to view two weekends ago. Students from both King's and Wilkes College combined to portray their version of playwright Fredrich Durrenmatt's The Visit. based." Despite this motivation I still think that there could have been more elaboration on the sets. The grocery store could have had walls I asked one cast member why certain sets were bland and empty. She told me that "We wanted to get a sense of how barren and dccrepid her. Her intentions are strictly revenge. She wants her ex-!pver, Anton, to be executed. Her vengeance will be completed once she has ·witnessed the dead body Rob Johansen flanking the counter and the customers. The forest scenes could have used a backdrop; perhaps a green curtain. Anything would have added to the visual concept of the play. A couple of sets were rela- madness makes for ill storyline. She offeis money in exchange I death. At first they do but as the tale unfolds, greed of the citizens ti Other perfonn Zimmerman as the Christopher Colli Policeman, Paul E Teacher, and James Pedro. Nothing needed Lo be added io the actors' portrayals in The Visit .. RobJohanse-n, whohasbeenadriving force behind Wilkes plays the past few years, turned in a Schilling performance as the male lead. He played Anton Schill, an aging store owner in the town of Giillen, Germany. Johansen played on fear perfectly evoking emotions of audience pity. The play was a moderate success due to the outstanding performances of the play's cast. The actors in The Visit had Lo support a play that had litlle to no scenery for a great deal of the performance. One obvious 11aw in the scenery was that the audience always had a full view of the back wall of the CPA. In past plays at Wilkes a curtain was usually present in front of the cement menace. that appeared at the beginning and the end of the play was perfectly conceived and constructed. The balcony that hoisted Maureen O'Hara in a position of power was also a highlight in the limited entourage of scenery. However, additions were still necessary for a more potent play. The most convincing scenes with Johansen usually involved his encounters with the female lead played by Maureen O'Hara. She was equally convincing in her part as Claire Zachanassian, a wealthy and worldly woman. Maureen O'Hara first-hand. The revenge is desired because of the manner in which Anton left Claire in states of poverty and Claire returns to visit her home town of Giillcn years after her life preagnancy. She became a whore in order to support herself. does not have a scene Visit is no acception. ] and Timothy Trach the stage appearing at mimes of rhyme. It learned that !hey wcie blindmen who had felt Claire Zachanassian. beaten and blinded by men Mike and Max ( Sonny Faulseit). there. Zip, Zap, Zing ... Fox is in Future frustratio by John Gordon Beacon Feature Editor In the year 1999, Back to the Future: Part 12 is scheduled for release. Marty McFly (Michael J. Fox) travels to this Lime slot in order to find out what happens to himself in that film so he can prevent certain events that will take place, past and present, in part two, six, and nine of the series ... whew!! Got it? I'm just joking in order to show you the complexity of Robert Zemeckis' new film, Back to the Future: Part 2. the follow up to the 1985 smash hit. This film is fast-paced, fancy, and 11ashy. However, the script is comprised of way too many plots and sub-plots. You have to shift your brain into hypcrdrivc in order LO follow the complex storyline. Back IO the Future ll picks up where the original film leftoff. Doc Brown (Christopher Lloyd) has returned to the year 1985 in his souped up futuristic Delorean time machine. He tells Marty and his girlfriend that there's something wrong with their kids. At the beginning of Part II, Lloyd zips the two lovebirds into his time traveler and whisks them into the twenty-first century, 2015 to be exact. This part of the film was rcshpt whc_n Elizabeth Shue (of Adventures in Babysitting) was inserted into the girlfriend role. It is here where special effcct s , props, gimmicks, and gadgets take center stage, or center screen, that is. Automobiles are out of this world and aerodynamic to cosmic extremes. Clothes such as sports jackets and Nike air sneakers arc electronic, and adjust to any size with the push of a button. Skateboards arc now airboards that glide Future fun for Lloyd and Fox. used clips from lhe fi mind provoking wa at himself in lhe past Back to the FIil writers to create a plot. Part! was good mind provoking c going overboard. Panll been brilliant, but it's writers need a life and hover just inches above the surface. This segment of the film is the visually stunning. However, the sights are lost in Christopher Lloyd's muddled explanations about what Marty must do to correct certain events past and present. Lloyds mouth moves at speeds of 88 miles per hour like the Deloream he flies and drives. Lloyds perfonnance is still eye pleasing despite these audible audacities. Fox's acting is equally inviting as he has found a role, other than Alex in Family Ties, that fits his physical and mental stature. There were other innovations that were interesting enough to note. One concept was how Zemeckis' mixed the events of Back to the Future I in with the storyline of Future II. He actual ly . �NOVEMBER P AGE7 30, 1989 at major changes would you like to see ne. in exc At first the tale 1 ompanying the Wilkes university status? Matt McLaughlin Sophomore to see them form some kind of izcd ice hockey team. Freshman parking for one and all. Freshman fraternities and sororities should bccstablished on campus. Stacey Pearce Senior More graduate programs. Cindy Smith Senior I'd like to see them lower tuition. Chrys Woronka and Tanya Gregory Freshmen We would like to see frats and sororities, and we would also like to sec more parking. Margie Davis Senior Reinstate the Speech Pathology program and provide a lot more parking spaces. Chrissy Drach Sophomore I'd like to see more parking space ,cverytimc you tum around someone's getting towed. Bob Fellin Sophomore I'd like to sec the college expand their programs as well as upgrade the living arrangements. Mark Jasulevicz Junior I'd like to sec a bigger area for commuters. Corey "Sven" Rosentel Senior Addition of Masters and Ph.D programs and reinstatement of the wayside such as Anthropology and Speech Pathology. �PAGES NOVEMBER 30, 1989 Fishman pl ·the Darte C Battle rages on for about one year and includes members Mike Brogan, Anthony Limongelli, Joe Murray, Chas Banellis and Gregg Nicholson. The band is j ust beginning to get its feet wet playing in some of the area's local clubs. NUTZ' s mouo is to go out and jam and have a great time. Purple Glass has been together for about one month. Mike Cassella, Cliff Lawyer and Erik Nelson play original music as well as other popular tunes. Both Mike and Erik arc guitar majors here at Wilkes. Finally, Blue LighJ Special is back again with Bill Longman, Dr. Bob Lugiano, Chuid Gafney, Guru Bogdon, Daryl "The Spoon Baron" Larnooney, «Joe" Lisa, Cha Cha Turock, Mall "Slider" Bohningand Bcckarou Cope. 1be group claims Achmel Blues, the founder of the Blue Light Institution, was smnmoncd from atop ML Rushmore to form again. Their mouo...They play blues...the way it was meant to be. Come out and see Bat11e of the Bands, Saturday night at 8 p.rn. in the CPA. Only 500 tickets are available for the event this year. Tickets cost SI . Come out and see the Battle, sponsored by Wilkes College Programming Board By Laurie Eater Special to the Beacon It's back by popular dcmand ... Battlc of the Bands. The six band competition will be held Saturday at8 p.m. in the CPA. Each band will perform five songs and will be judged on the basis of pcrf'ormance and showmanship. The Eyeballs include a hybrid mixture of former bands from last year's competition. Bob Hnatko, 13ill Lund, Jim Dec, Joel Schwab, Stan Giza, Scott Romano, and Amy Bones Jones will perform a blend o f Alternative Rock, Reggae, and Folk Music. The Eyeballs were formed for The Battle and came up with their name on the way to Jim's a partment located above ... Caught in the Whole has been together in its present form for about one year. The group consists or Michael Kiz, Jim Rose, Bobby Kiz and Neil ihomas . Damage, Inc., formerly Chccz Famunda includes four members. Zap, George Kulkusky, Rick " Slick" Scott, and John Searfoss claim they're from all around the country but they can ' t remember quite where ... NUTZ has also been together International pianist, Lenore Fishman, has "arresting power" With -----~intosh • you can even do ~cintosh computers have always been easy to use. But theyve never been this easy to own. Presenting The Macintosh Sale. ~oug~ January 31, you can save hundreds of dollars on a variety of Apple Maantosh computers and peripherals. . 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"'Prop,1nter Is a trademark of International Business Machines Corporation. ©IBM Corp. 1989. �PAGE 10 NOVEMBER 30, 1989 Veterans pacing Lady Colon There is an old basketball cliche' that says guards win basketball games but centers win championships. The way the Wilkes women's basketball team has been going thus far this season, they could be headed for a lot of wins and maybe an MAC championship. The reasons arc simpler than the cliche': center Nicole Kovaleski and guards Lorrie Pctrulsky and Denise Carson. The trio has been the main cog in the Lady Colonels' early-season success, which includes the championship of the Drew University tournament. "We are off to a great start," said head coach Jodi Kest. "We.won our first tournament since I've been here. They were also two big wins because they were on the road. They will help us get some confidence for our tough MAC rivalries coming up." "It was really nice to win the Drew Tournament," said MVP Kovaleski. "We played pretty well together and hopefully we will gel better as the season goes along." "Nicole is just picking up where she left off last year," Kest said. "That's obvious by her MVP in the tournament and her game against Lycoming (a career high 26-point effort in a 85-74 road loss last week). One way to explain the continued success of Kovaleski has been sophomore Lorrie Pctrulsky, whose outside shooting has prevented teams Basketball Continued from page 11 rebounding. We allowed ten second shots in the second half of the Drew game. You can't win regularly and do that." The Colonels picked up their first conference win on November 21 by drubbing Lycoming, 82-60. "We were up 44-21 at halftime and it's not too often you do that at Lycoming," Rainey said. "We played a great ballgame. "Now we've got to establish ourselves at home." Just keep Joe Natale away from from the backboards. stop our inside game, Lorrie can hurt them outside." from totally blanketing Kovaleski. 'Umia is shooting extremely well from the outside," Kest said. "She has really improved her overall game. She is passing the ball much better and her defense has improved from last year. The thing about Lorrie is she is a real competitor, she puts a great demand on herself. If she makes 9 out of ten shots, she gets upset about that one miss, she expects that much." Petrulsky, who came off the bench most night!; last year and provided the Lady Colonels with instant offense, is enjoying her role as a starter this year. "It's a·lot easier being a starter this year compared to lasLyear," said Pctrulsky. "This year I'm not afraid anymore and shooting from the outside better. Petrulsky has hit for 8, 17, and 15 points in her first three _games and says "I'm playing the best I've ever played." "Lorrie hitting from the outside is real important for us," said Kovaleski. "If teams try to pack it in to Petrulsky, a psychology major from Catholic High School and a resident of Ta also patrols centerfield for the nationally• Colonels softball team. But basketball is that grabs her heart. "I probably like basketball better,' "The season is longer and the play is more i softball, you wind up just standing around can be boring just standing around out centerfield sometimes." So far this season on the hardwood, wringing up 13.3 points a game and is I team with 13 assists. She is also shooting the charity stripe. "If Lorrie keeps working hard and p she could be a great player for us by the time is over," Kest said. "She is doing a great but she has to continue working hard becalll always room for improvement." The third cog that has the Lady Col along is point guard Denise Carson, who is ten points a game. "Denise does a good job the ball and running the offense for Kovaleski. "She is also a good scorer." 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And if this group decides to flex its opponents will feel the effects . ... - ilnm§i~ Steelers rising agai II U-:Jtkk tion in the loss sleeper scan the title app ten-year by John Gordon Beacon Feature Editor When the "steel curtain" has risen in Pittsburgh lately, fans have had little to no idea what team is going to make an appearance. Will it be the Steelers who lost 51-0 and 41-10 i.n their first two games of the season? Or will it be a Steeler team that ha:; jolted winning franchises like Minnesota, Cleveland and Miami. This is a squad that epitomizes the parity in the NFL this year, a 6-6 ballclub that majntains a points for/against ratio ;:,fa team that is 2-10. This week, the Steelers host Houston in what has turned out to be a key AFC Central Division game. Pittsburgh is still contending for the division title as well as a wild card spot. Bubby Brister is developing into a top AFC quaterback with outstanding leadership qualities. His rating is only around 75.0, but he gets the jog done similar to the manner Doug Williams did when he was at Tampa Bay. Cornerback Rod Woodson has starred on special teams in 1989. He has returned one kickoff for 66 yards and another for an 89-yard touchdown against San Diego. Earlier in the season there was a lot of talk about Coach Chuck Knoll being fired. Fans didn't think his conservative approach to the game would work in the 1990's. Now the fans find themselves having to be conservative about their thoughts on Knoll, at least until they see the resuls of this year and perhaps even next year. " re sche gley eB uca ~ e �NOVEMBER 30, 1989 Colonels start fast uits by Jim Clark Beacon Spons Edi/or MADISON, NJ - Talk about the change a year can produce. The Colonels basketball team, comfortable in its own facility after spending the beginning of last year in the role of nomad, has raced to a 3-1 mark to start the season. In a bit of sweet irony, the Colonels (2-0 in the MAC) were forced to switch Monday's scheduled home contest with Drew to the Rangers' home court because of a shattered backboard. That's three suicides, Joe Natale. The 78-76 win his team pulled out sat well with head coach Ron Rainey. "That's a typical reaction from this ballclub," he said. "To go and get a conference win on the road on such short notice tells you something. "This team has been showing some tenacity. The overall play from top to bottom, offensively and defensively, has been excellent. "We could be 4-0, but I'll take 3-1. We have to because that's where we're at." Senior Dave Argentati is also satisfied with the Colonels' performance. "Everything's going really well," he said. "We're jelling. The King's game (tonight at 8 p.m. at the Marts Center) is big for us. We feel pretty good right now." Rainey agrees. "We won some close games and we're gaining confidence," he said. "The game with King's is big in all aspects. It's a city game and, more importantly, it's a conference game." Senior forward Tom Doughty scored 16 points and collected 14 rebounds in the victory over Drew. •"Tommy's producing for us," Rainey said. "He had six assists in that game also. He's doing everything we expect. "Our starting five is coming through. Ray Ott's doing a great job at the point distributing the-ball. Jimmy Nolan's always a scoring threat. Dave Argentali is sticking three-pointers and Joe Natale is rebounding and blocking shots. "We've just got to build some depth and get consistency in ncls to a ranking of tion in 1987. But the losses like this lecpcr at Albright, an the eight years, utlc appears. Was ten-year plan>? a ac cntuate winning Did Unsworth de.football aspect of good man," said ,asophomore line- mg hard an or us by the ts doing a ing hard ,nt." the Lady Carson, does a g offense 't see playing time 1vably let off some fair and he surprisut things like acbchavior. A lot of thmk he didn't." had qualms about gy Bill put into the said. "I think he and did an excellent Hebelieved in what but therun-and-shoot riskoffenseand has personnel to match 1had good quar- Tom Doughty had 16 points and 14 rebounds against Drew did well. When were problems. inning, things Friday, Saturday and Sunday 20% OFF Everything in Stock!!! ive scheme to fit Mcagley and Joe like Brad ScarLuca were no With Wilkes College ID orn lack· of to be a fatal j aves i ~ VICE HAIR FOR WOMEN ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ 'Propri.dors: : Pete & Aldo ♦ Sartorio ..........t Lady Colonels tripped by Ron Rainey Beacon Spons Writer The streak ended on November 21 with an 85-74 loss at Lycoming. : Point guard Denise Carson commented on the quick start. "We still have a long way to go," she said. "But it's a great feeling to begin the season with two wins." BEVAN'S Men's Wear Nicole Kovaleski, who was named tournament M\f!', led the squad and helped give head coach Jodi Kest her first tournament championship in her four-year coaching career at Wilkes. Lorrie Petrulsky was aiso named to the all-Tournament team. After three games, Kovaleski leads the squad in scoring (l8.6 ppg) and rebounding (8.6 rpg). Petrulsky is also off to a fast start. Wilkes-Barre averaging 13.3 ppg while dishing out a 829-6993 team-leading 13 assists. ~ - - - - - - - - - - ---' 12 W. Northhampton St. See Basketball page 10 Win Drew Tournament WILLIAMSPORT-It seems the Wilkes Lady Colonels basketball team may be picking up right where it left off last season. After ma.king the MAC and ECAC playoffs last year, the Lady Colonels handled two opponents to win their season-opening tournament at Drew University, knocking off Manhattanville, 84-51 and hostDrew,.68-63. ••••••••• df 11 Host King's tonight ~ calls the natio ut baske PAGE In the loss at Lycoming, a below average defensive defensive effort hurt the Lady Colonels in their first MAC tilt. "Our defense did not play to the level it is capable of." Kest. said. "We gave up too many offensive rebounds . Lycoming deserved to win, but we think we can give them a tough game when they visit us. 11 In the Drew Tournament opener, Manhattanville offered little resistance. Kest was able to get a look at an abundance of talent at the center spot. Missy Chinchar, Krista Zoka and Colleen McGarry have all seen time. "That position can turn out to be a real strong spot for us," Kest said. "We have three players there with plenty of potential. If they keep working hard, they can provide valuable depth, something that's needed if we're going to go farther than last year. 11 The Lady Colonels host Baptist Bible tonight (6 p.m. at the Marts Center). "We need to get back on track with a win," Kest said. "Being at home will help us." �November 30, 1989 The Locker Room (cont'd) Men's Basketball Women's Basketball The Razor's Edge Steelers Rise Again Wilkes College Wilkes-Barre, PA 'They should chooSe a t~~C:o~s~!~u~c[.~~tball person, J ~\\\ of thetr swampy 2-8 football season, all the mounting fru stration seemed to be keenly focused on Bill Unsworth. With the quiet criticism mounting, he settl ed the situation by resigning on November 17, his final line reading eight years and a 25-51-1 record. A timeIy change of course had arrived. Although he may be only the transitional cog in the Wilkes footbaJl program, interim head coach Greg Burton has a clear vision of how the sinking ship can be ri ghted. "It's all in the hands of the administration," he said. "Who they pick to be head coach is going to determine the direction of Wilkes football. They should choose a top-notch football person and try to get everything pointed toward regaining the status Wilkes had in the late 60's.· "If they fill it for the sake of filling it, then what they say about wanting to make a change isn't true." The whole USA is now the ocean in which athletic director John Reese and his five-man search committee will fi sh for a brave soul to face the rigors of the MAC and fill the stands of Ralston Field, disturbingly stark in recent seasons. Burton, fresh off his first season with the Colonels and guaranteed at least a full -time assistant's spot again next year, brought a taste of excellence to the Wilkes coaching staff with him from national champion Ithaca. Yet he understands the tenuous nature of his appointment. "Right now, 'interim' is exactly what it is," he said. "My application is going to be among those reviewed. My job now is to recruit and I just have to be honest and tell kids what my status is. "Everything is so dependent upon whether they give the new coach a free hand in regards to choosing assistants and if the administration is making an honest effort to get the best possible person." According to Burton, whomever assumes the reins will find a gold mine. "This team is so young. You have to expect a transitional year and take into account whether or not a new coach is going to bring in a new offense or defense, but the prospect of something new will produce a lot of enthusiasm among the players. "Bill (Unsworth) did a great job in preparing these guy s. It's too bad he won't be here to reap the benefits. These guys are just puppies." Despite that endorsement from Burton, Unsworth, who is in the process of searching for another collegiate coaching job but wilr remain an assistant dean of admissions until May, felt it was time to part ways. "There were a lot of reasons for me coming to to that conclusion, but those arc between President (Christopher) Breiseth and me," he said. "Basically, I consider my eight years a success. For me, Wilkes was more than football games, it was about people. I'd like to think I had a positive effect on people's lives." Unsworth reiterated his claim that potential seeps from the Colonels roster. "There's talent there. It all . --------- boils down to the players and how they prepare themselves !!nd work in the offseason regardless of who the new coach is. "I don't even want to conjecture about the future of Wilkes football. Like everyone else, I'm just an interested observer." So arc the players. "It's a little tough to sit back and wait because we don't know who our coach is going to be next season," said safety Tom McFadden, who will be a senior next year. "There will be excitement, but you wonder whether he's going to install a new offense and defense and how difficult it's going to be." Will the returnees be required to prove themselves again? "Not if the new coach watches films and talks to this year's assistants or Coach Unsworth. I think he will look to the seniors for leadership." The committee of Reese, Phil Wingert, Rollie Schmidt, Paul Adams, James Rodcchko and Dean Ambosie is hoping to select its man by January 15 to salvage a semblance of a recruiting class. "We're going to take all applications and determine a top ten," Reese said. "Then we'll eventually determine a top three and interview them. We're lookiHg for someone who knows the college scene. They have to realize that this is Division III and know that the MAC is a tough conference." But finances may cause a problem. "I don't know whether we can pay on the level that can lure the caliber of person we're looking for," Reese said. "The l ocker Room mentioned something last week about me kicking more money into the football program. That's not my money to give. It comes from the administration. I realize that we have to fix up our field and press box and things of that sort, but the school had other projects to fund . Hopefully, we can get more money in the future. Maybe the football alumni can get involved with some traditions" Though he refuses to comment, Reese reportedly has targeted Wyoming Seminary's Marv Antinnes, a '61 Wilkes graduate, as a top choice for the position. "John Reese and I have talked about it, but it hasn't gone past that," Antinnes said on Tuesday. "I haven't made up my mind whether or not I'm going to apply. I'm still weighing many factors." Hmmm .... The crescendo of the Unsworth era was surely the See The Locker Room page 11 Ron Miller (left) will replace Dave Bonomo (right) Wrestlers ta own tourney by Ray Ott Be-aeon Sports Editor WILKES-BARRE - With the wrestling season lessthaa old, the 3-0 Wilkes Colonels are about to recieve a big time The grapplers will have back-to-back matches this week teams, Navy and Oregon State, who are ranked in the national "These are two big matches for us," said head coach "Both of these teams are nationally ranked. I think the kid! win." In order to come out on top, Reese feels that it will be the last few matches. "Both teams have real strong people at the end. If we in the beggining and middle matches, I feel we can win." think Ray (Mendoza) and Steve (Schannauer) will have to for us at the end. "We wrestled them last year and the key was the close lost the close matches and that cost us. We will have to ones if we want to come out on top this year." There will be a few changes in the starting lineup. G will replace Paul Stuart at 126 pounds and Ron Miller will Bonomo at 134. There will also be a few wrestlers you up for seconds in the cafeteria thi week. Charlie Keyes, M Mike Schroat will all be attempting to drop to lower weiglm weekend. This last weekend the Colonels started the season on winning their own tournament by defeating a tough Central team in the finals, 23-15. "It was a good start for us," Reese. "They had a lolof killed Old Dominion in the semifinal. They had them shut matches left, and I was a little worried. But our kids came really pleased." Reese was also happy with the fact that the tournameit his wrestlers a chance to gain valuable experience as the Co two teams in the tournament. But Reese will need his veterans to do the job this wee "It is going to be a big challenge," he said. "We will we can rise to the occasion." � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Wilkes Beacon Newspaper Collection, 1947-present Description An account of the resource <p>This is Wilkes University's <em>Beacon</em> Newspaper collection, 1947-present. We also have digitized copies of the <em>Beacon's</em> predecessors, <em>The Bucknell Bison Stampede</em>, 1934-1935 and <em>The Bucknell Beacon</em>, 1936-1947 June. It should be noted that Wilkes University does not have a complete set of issues for the Bucknell Bison Stampede and Bucknell Beacon. For researchers who are interested in seeing the complete issues for these publications, please contact <a href="https://researchbysubject.bucknell.edu/scua">Bucknell University's Special Collections Department</a>.</p> <p></p> <p>Missing Issues:</p> <p>1947 August 8th<br />1947 September 5th<br />1947 October 3rd<br />1947 October 17th<br />1947 October 31st<br />1947 November 21st<br />1947 December 19th<br />1948 September 9th<br />1950 April 28th<br />1953 April 10th<br />1962 February 2nd</p> Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource The Beacon staff is comprised of Wilkes University students who are advised by a full-time faculty member of the Communication Studies Department. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1934-present Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Copyright of the Wilkes Beacons is retained by Wilkes University. Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Newspaper Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Professor Emeritus Harold Cox digitized the collection from 1934-1970 and created a <a href="https://beaconarchives2.wilkes.edu/">legacy website</a>. Digital Archives student John Jenkins digitized the collection from 1970-present. Special thanks goes to Communication Studies Professor Dr. Kalen Churcher, Editor-in-Chief Kirsten Peters, Beacon staff member, Emily Cherkauskas, and other Beacon staff for their help in acquiring digitized copies of the Beacons from 2006 onward. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Wilkes Beacon 1989 November 30th Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1989 November 30 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Newspaper Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Communication Studies Department Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Wilkes College https://omeka.wilkes.edu/omeka/files/original/71f217608d695e5eb5370ed9f4e67653.pdf a8452ebb3e6b19943ecc3c432744a916 PDF Text Text ··-::::::.:-:-·::-::::::=\=:==::::: V]Xf)!I fl~: ~ ~ ??:1//?\) ?:??=:=:::=::::::: ::::::::::q ont'd) WILKES COLLEGE Wilkes-Barre, PA 18766 Number 12 December 7, 1989 ... Serving the Wilkes community,.__since 1947 ilkes nightclub nears completion ::::::::;:;::::;::=::::========:::, ::--.:.-==~-~":-..,..,7 Bauer (right) ta e ason less e a big · this wee the natio ead c nk the . Sports and Conr of Wilkes College yet another function. it house the gymna-conference rooms, ,but an on-campus soon make its debut. If undergoing many IC another "first" for e. The room, termed Room" until it receives ,is being designed to hundred person caclub for Wilkes Colachieved his goal of becoming Dean of Student Affairs at Wilkes The bar in the North Room College six months before he passed away on December 9, 1986. photo by Donna Yea 1oc1t Hoover not only attended Wilkes, but held many administrative posi- ct 10 ear reaccreditation clle states evaluators visit Wilkes -BARRE- The Middle States Evaluation team, headed · Murray, arrived in Wilkes Barre Sunday night, according Waldner, Vice President for Academic Affairs at Wilkes will use several criteria in analyzing the school, which led ten years ago. will read the college's self-study document, which was ghoul the 1988-89 academic year, Waldner said. -study is a comprehensive report prepared by a committee die college in a holistic sense. It addresses topics including admissions, and finances. It's "a very complete document," uation team will also base their responses on a second lkx:ument, "The Characteristics of Excellence in Higher This is a document employed by the Commission on ·on, the Philadelphia-based governing body of the Middle , Waldner said, the evaluators will respond in a "peer · n, offering their own comments and suggestions based on experiences. will read the self study, converse, and respond to us as our said. After the evaluation is complete, the team members will prepare a draft report of their findings, which they will submit to Wilkes College President Christopher Breiseth. After Breiseth corrects any errors that may have appeared in the draft report, a final report will be submitted to the Commission on Higher Education. It is this commission that takes actual action on reaccrediting an institution such as Wilkes College. · Although Wilkes does have potential problems that the evaluators will most likely notice, Waldner said, the administration is already aware of their existence. Furthermore, "the self-study document has generated steps for improvement" pertaining to these problems. These problems include the need for long-range planning, the necessity to take an initiative toward providing ethnic diversity at the college and the the need for "outcome assessment". Outcome assessment, according to Waldner, means that "the departments have to be able to document that education is achieving its desired results". Waldner also feels that the evaluation team will notice several beneficial changes that have occurred since the last evaluation took place. These include a newly-revised curriculum and the school's upcoming change to university status. "I do hope they will notice," Waldner said of the university status, "but it's not really a radical change. We will still be doing the same things we've always done.'1 tions at the college. While he was attending Wilkes, he was the President of Student Government and the "outstanding graduate" of his class, according to Paul Adams,. Associate Dean of Student Affairs. "Arthur was never married, except in the sense that he was married to the college. The students were his life. You couldn't count the number of lives he touched and improved. He was a parent to an awful lot of students," he said. The idea for the North Room came about in December of 1988, according to Scott Barth, head of the North Room committee. "Student Government was given an opportunity to develop the North Room into a useful space and incorpopted their idea of a nightclub," he says. Making the idea a reality was not an easy task. Barth, who has been a driving force behind the project from its onset to the present, worked with Amy Widemer (former Director of Student Activities), Lisa Knabb, Mark Vetovitz, Karen Donohue, and Kim Zoka to conceive the original floor plan for the club. He says that they've made at least two modifications on the original design. Most of the changes involved the layout of the bar area, he added. This project Student Government has undertaken should by no means be underestimated, Barth said. Bill Hanigan, treasurer for Student Government and also a member of the North Room committee, says the organization granted over $92,000 for the creation of the "North Room." "Student Government realized that the best way to show our seriousness concerning our ideas for the room was in terms of a See Club page 2 �DECEMBER PAGE2 Student Government Report .. ,. ,_ WILKES-BARRE - Plans for Winter Weekend are beginning to fall into place even though the event in over two mo_nths away. Chairpersons for the event were chosen for all committees. This year, 20 teams will be involved with 20 members (ten girls and ten guys) on each team. Applications will be accepted on a first comefirst serve basis. They will be collected on Tuesday, January 23, 1990. A $40 team fee must accompany the application. One change in events was made. The swimming events were eliminated in favor of bowling events. A contest to' name the North Room will be run (SEE PAGE 8). The first reading of the constitution of the Pre-Med Society was given. The club want to involve all pre-med majors, including psychology, biology, chemistry, etc. Their aim is to make students aware of professional school opportunities. They plan to have guest speakers from different medical schools. - 7, 1989 Club Continued from page 1 financial commitment. Thus we granted the North Room the $92,000," he says. When the North Room is complete, the money will have furnished a disc jockey booth, a bar, a storage area, a tile dance floor, and carpeting. There will be mirrors behind the bar and the name chosen for the club will be etched into the mirrors. The color chosen for the carpeting is a charcoal gray, while the decor for the bar is aqua green. The dance floor \\'.ill be a combina.tion of the two colors. Although there is a dance floor, the North Room will not be solely for dancing. It will also be used for luncheons, bands, comedians, solo performers, and possibly even a social gathering for televised sporting events, according to Barth. During each of these functions at the North Room, non-alcoholic beverages and snack foods such as popcorn and chicken wings will be served. Students will serve as waiters and waitresses, barten- ders, DJs and even managers. Bart.'. also says that the ultimate objective is to have the nightclub entirely student-run. Barth says that opening date for the club will be February 1, 1990. "In the beginning it will be open on a limited basis, probably Thursday through Sunday and for special events," he says. Along with the rest of the North Room committee and Student Government, Barth has high expectations for the the success of the club. "It's a really neat and first class nightclub. People are going to be really surprised that Wilkes has a club this nice," he says. Lisa Knabb, another member of the committee from its onset, says the club "will start off slowly-until the word spreads about how nice it is. Eventually it will get more and more successful." She added, "it will be a place where students can always go when it's open. It's going to be a good hang out." Library mov into the 1990' by Heidi Hojnowski Beacon Staff Writer WILKES-BARRE - Samuel Johnson tells us, "Know two kinds. We know a subject ourselves, or we know w find information upon it." For students of Wilkes, infi found at the comer of South and Franklin Streets, at the Farley Library. Both the Wilkes College campus and Wilkes-Barre . have benefitted from the services of the Farley Library. dictates change. With Wilkes' expansion to the status of the library has also recognized the need to expand and im to continue its record of service. The addition of two new Xerox machines is the change in the library's look. The machines, one locatedoo first floor and basement respectively, are more durable, ad easier to operate than their predecessors. Jon Lindgren, the library's director, hopes to have the working on a "card system" similar to credit cards in thefu of paying for Xerox copies, students will be able to purclwe the bookstore, and can insert the card into the machine copies. With the CD ROM (compact disc read-only-memory) located next to the library's staircase, the time spent lookiJI of research is slashed. Six shared data bases provide a more complete searching of research materials covering a period years. The CD ROMs also have the ability to combine isolated subjects. Also, in time; the library's periodicals will be placedoi catalog. This listing will accurately supply the most information on the periodical dearched. Its location, holding other specifics will be included in the catalog. Knowledge is not stagnant. Its motion contin outward, expanding and altering the area it covers. imrovements will aid students in finding newer and beuer reference for papers and projects, which in turn will ho better grades. PRE-CH-RISTM SPECIAL MAKE YOUR FIRST JOB AMOVE UP IN THE WORLD. AS ANAVY OFFICER. If you're looking to make the most of your potential. look into a career as an oflice r in the Navy Nurse Corps. You"ll move ahead further and faster, because the Navy promotes you on the basis of merit. And the opportunities for specialization are just as diverse as in civilian nursing. 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Main St. Wilkes-Barre, PA (Behind Pearle Vision Ce 2 - 1 1 �DECEMBER no 99 tells us, or we k of Wilk 1 Streets Wilkes-B Farley Li ,o the status ,pand and· pesto h ;ards · ble > the -onlye spen rovide ering to co 7, 1989 PAGE3 ekids benefit from the giving tree r-----------, I I This Week at Wilkes I I ..,,......,..-----------1 I I I I I -BARRE -- For many Christmas is a time for celebrating mis, and exchanging gifts with each other. ly, in order for others to have a "Merry" Christmas they on the generosity of others. The Wilkes community b; Ibey have that special Christmas spirit by setting up the I I I I I I I I Dec. 8-14 L----------..1 I I gTree, which started at Wilkes about two years ago, was organizations. The Biology Club, Interfaith, and Campus die clubs at Wilkes"lhat help put together the Giving Tree. sdecorated the tree, with help from publicity and public 8 Friday I I II I I 1ree is decorated with small tags that have the name and mneed of a gift. Once a gift a bought it is placed under the attached to it. people at Wilkes are filled with the holiday spirit because are no more tags under the tree," says Alena Oshel, a oflnterfaith. from low income houses such as O'Karma terrace and arc the ones who benefit from the kindness of the Wilkes The gifts are distributed to the children at a special for low income houses. I photo by Donna Yedlock These gifts will go to needy children Nursing Department Annual Christmas Party, 11 a.m . 4p.m. Programming Board Film, "See No Evil, Hear No Evil", 7 p.m. 9 p.m., SLC 101 W. Basketball - Keuka Tourn. (A) III I II 9 Saturday I Astudents to spend intercession in Germany I I II W . Basketball - Keuka Tourn. (A) firsthand," said Clark. "There couldn't have been a better time to I go. It couldn't have been scripted any better." I Nelson and the students depart for Germany on December 28. I They fly out of New York that evening and arrive in Munich the I BARRE - What will you be doing over intersession? mnext morning. Most of the first week will be spent sight seeing. fine art of sleeping in? Catching up on those soaps They will hike the Alps, visit the ancient city of Regensburg, and go because of classes? Now compare what you are doing to Heidelburg, the oldest university town in Germany. It is over ien Wilkes students are doing - traveling to West 2000 years old. three weeks for studying and sightseeing. "(Heidelberg) is Harvard, Yale, and Princeton all wrapped up in Jooents are enrolled in Tom Nelson's Comparative Mass course, offered by the Speech, Communications and one,) said Nelson. They will also visit places that hold memories of Adolf Hitler's department. Nelson began organizing the trip early in reign over Germany. They will spend a day in Dachau, a He chose Germany because of his favorable experiences concentration camp town, and also travel Philosopher's Way, which winter and summer. leads to an amphitheater where the Nazi youth rallies (jugenrally) no lime in Europe like the first time," said Nelson. were held. bmcs you visit are fun, but there's nothing like the first During the week of JaIµ.Jary 8, the students will do the bulk of nwill be represented on this trip. Sports editor Jim their studying. They will meet with politicians, and analyze German t 1raveling with the group, covering the excursion for media outlets. 1 Another reason for Clark's attendance has to do with the The trip wraps up with a visit to Berlin, which will include I tDIVCntion of the Society of Collegiate Journalists, which seeing the Berlin Wall, and touring East Berlin. On January 18 the I al Wilkes in the spring of 1991. The theme for the group returns to the United States. I is international journalism, and Clark will be one of the So, during this intersession, while you are sitting in your living I aucnding the convention. room finding out what happened on your favorite soap during the past I ·ng forward to seeing the changes in Eastern Europe four months, think about what you could have been doing. I xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx•,:•••••••••••••••••I I 10 Sunday Wilkes Orchestra Concert Martial Arts Demonstration, 7 p.m. - 8 p.m., SLC 101 11 M'onday I· I I· I I I I I Graduate Registration Begins M . Basketball - Allentown (H) 7 :30 p.m . I I I I I 12 Tuesday 11 BOOKSTORE SALE=!= NOTICE TO I •= All ''C ll ,, =: ALL STUDENTS II cc , 0 ege =. = . GO •f •f •f •=:■ if Mark your calendars I items must you want to attend the I = • f the la n • : de~;~~~la~ _. Committee 1 = 0 . ~6 .o ber 11, 1989. : , _s'r-'~s ~1 '?.;,0 _. 'l"' 0 ~1 .\l the commit- _. Ms. Jean • Department,= tudent Affairs, • 'Conyngha • he committe = er 12, 1989. ;,...-~~---l • • ~ = • • L.ofl $1_;,;8 , $e.o~:"$0eve -,., . 21 2-M ?eno\S . ~,e~S \...,g w·lk U _ . 1 es mvers1ty Celebration Dinner Th d on urs ay, February 15, 1990 =. Tablets 99¢ & $1.89 Ties $9.00 , Shorts$7.00 Au1, , • • • • • = • • : , , ,,.ses ~\ _C)O 10 0 8 . 0 Tankards $ 11 .oo ~~.\l() ~\'<>-s • • = • at 6 p.m. at the Marts Center. Inv1tations · · wi11 be waiting for you following Christmas break. • = ~ • • = .;;.;,;....-----l C'n'\~;u\\ s t Sh rt 0~'0~e to register for • Mugs e'3.\. ~ wea o s • Youcanregister -- $3.00 S'\'\o .00 $12.00 Pens25¢ • ary 2, 1990. ~ ~ ~ ~ ::===========:J~xxxxxxxxx:i..:ic.xxxx:xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx.P !RHC Meeting, 11 :15 a.m. Meeting, 11 :45 a.m. Biological Society Meeting, • 11 11 a.m. SHAC Meeting 12 noon Wrestling - Ithaca (H) 6 p.m. 8 p.m. Classes end 1o p.m. Final Day for Social Activities I I 13 Wednesday 1 I II I I Final Exams Begin 1 :30 p.m. 14 Thursday ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ •- - - - - - - - - - - - - I I I I 1 1 I I I .J_ �PAGE4 DECEMBER 7, 1989 A SUB controversy Are commuters 'real' students? Fall is becoming Winter. Wilkes College is becoming a University. Leaves are falling from the trees, and privileges are falling from the reach of commuter students. GG>MMINffilBlf J t>y )phfrqii(ij~ff t The privilege I am questioning deals directly with the SUB, where students can use their meal cards (student I.D.) to eat breakfast, lunch, and dinner. What the food service is forgetting is that commuters, in spite of not living on campus, are still students. If you are a student at Wilkes you should have the privilege to eat at the SUB , right? Wrong! If you are a commuter on the five or nine meal plan you are segregated from the rest of the campus and can not use your card to eat at the SUB. Why? A commuter could ask this question a thousand times and he or she could still come away not knowing the reason. The reason given is because it is not in the contract for commuters to cat at the SUB. Once again, the question, Why?! For most of this fi.rst semester commuters were allowed to use their I.D. to cat at the SUB. Now that privilege has been abruptly halted. What harm could come of allowing a commuter to use his or her card at the SUB. There are only about forty students who are on the five and nine meal plans. Don't get me wrong. It was generous of the college and food service to grant the commuters these meal plans. However, the commuters should be able to eat at the cafeteria or the SUB, the same company produces the food for both places. This issue is baffling to a commuter. Will someone please clean up this ridiculous food block in front of the commuters?! The SUB was intcnted for commuters in the first place. Now that commuters pay for food at the cafeteria they can no longer consume food at the SUB, unless they pay additional money on top of what they pay the college. Try to figure that out! It's real fair, right? It's crazy! Let the commuters, who are students, eat at the SUB. V This problem should be amended by the beginning of the next semester. If it is not, Wilkes is losing touch with the closeness it has maintained among the students. I forgot! Wilkes is becoming a larger school. This makes it easier to avoid the small problems that affect certain people ... people who are students. The Beac on Serving the Wilkes community since 1947 VOL. XLII No. 12 December 7, 1989 RaJed as a First Class n,wspaper wuh on, mark of dislinction by th, Associal,d Colkgilll, Pnss EDITORIAL STAFF Edi tor -in-Chief................................................................Lee News Editor....................................................................... KathJ Assistant News Editor................................................... J efTrey Feature Co-Editor.............................................................. Johl Feature Co-Editor ................................................................M· Sports Co-Editor........................................................................ Sports Co-Editor........................................................................ 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The Beacon is published Thursdays during the fall and spring except during scheduled breaks, finals weeks and vacationpc · expressed in this publication are those of the individual writer necessarily reflect the opinions of this publication or Wilkes Co to the editor are welcomed, provided they are no longer than Letters exceeding this length may be edited or rejected onterms letters must be signed, but names may be withheld for valid The Beacon is printed each week by the Pittston Dispatch, Editorial offices are located on the third floor of the Conyn Center. The phone number is (717) 824-4651 ext. 2%2. Have a happy holiday. The Beacon will return Februaty 1, 1 �DECEMBER 7, 1989 PAGES Editorial ed Way reps thank student help co-chairpersons of the College United Way would like to thank Kathy 1he other members of the emment for running the student raffle and $400 as part of the raised by the Wilkes ily this year. Wilkes College, the Educational Division of United Way, and the whole United Way Drive of Wyoming Valley all exceeded their goals this year. The $3,880,000 goal set to meet minimum service needs was surpassed by only one hundredth of one percent or less than $400. In a figurative sense the success of the entire campaign hung by the small thread of support spun by the Wilkes College student body and its leaders. The Community is indebted to all these people for their commitment in time, energy, and monetary resources. Sincerely, Wilber Hayes Susan Hritzak Maureen Wright Visit staffer explains scenery writing in response to 's November 30th reWilkes production of The Friedrich Diirenmatt, dialter Kelly. Gordon's comments on pove that he has limited 11thetheatreand is blamof understanding, and · non designs and scenof his responses, in fact, dlesetforThe Visit illic1response intended. "cement menace" (his mation of the cinder dividing the CPA and the ent) is a perfect title oritrepresented in the metaphor being the cicn being imprisoned in wn metropolis by an highwallofpoverty. The was accented by 6000 , intentionally focused wallalsorepresented the ing size of Clair spot I 1S serve d r your ters to Editor or your unding Zachanasian's offer of one billion Gennan marks (today about $7 hundred million) to the people of GUllen for the life of Anton Schill. The other parts of the basic setting also served as metaphors. For example, there were 6 flats flanking the stage, three on each side. They extended upwards of 30' downstage (closest to the audience) to 36' upstage (furthest away from the audience). So tall and massive that they required a steel cable on each to suspend them from the iron grid above the stage (note that each cable is capable of holding 1000 lbs), because no theatrically feasible structures could support their size and weight. All of this was to show the smallness of the characters and objects on stage. The "limited entourage" of the objects on the stage was not that a tall. In fact it was quite the opposite, it only appeared small and sparse because it was so terrifically understated by its huge surroundings. The Konradsweil forest scenes theartically represented a faded memory turned to evil with its suggested aparitions of twisted, gnarled and fading trunks and limbs. There is nothing green, or earthy, about it. It successfully represented a strong love turned to hatred and lust for revenge, which, unless your head is buried in the sand, everyone feels at some point in their lives. And, to cap it off, the "cemen-t menace" lurks 0nimously in the background. Mr. Gordon, no one in their right "1 ind would want to live in Gtilkn. IL is a decimated, run-down, dirty, stinking town filled with shallow people and beaurocratic blowhards who tum on their life long friends at the mention of money. The cast of The Visit thanks you for your praise but also extends the reminder that theatre is not the movies, and sometimes a little ·insight makes all the difference. Sincerely, Christopher J. Brush wqH 5 //JC( fl-(...9T A-rt>L.oc, It,<; ---re> PA--1-, M II tf 6 Kot:: }I l,v G., • • • .,.M 'r Craig, comments and courtmartials T his past weekend marked the second annual Battle of the Bands competition. As most of you know by now - if you don't, read the story in the Features section before you continue - Blue Light Special copped the title as the top band, again. This year's version was as good as last year's with one notable exception. Actually, it was more of a notable deletion. This past summer Wilkes College freshman, Beacon staff writer and Blue Light Special guitarist Craig Cooper died of a spinal tumor. As we bask in the glow of the holiday season and another successful Battle of the Bands it is especially important to remember those who are no longer among us. With that in mind we think of Craig's fami,ly and offer them our condolensces. We remember his writing and music and realize that a small part of us won't ever be the same again. And as Blue Light Special took the stage, I'm sure Craig was smiling. Keep the beat, Craig. We miss you. L ast week the Colonels basketball team took on King's in the annual "Backyard Brawl." For those of you who care, the Colonels dropped a 91-77 decision to Dave Miller (47-poiots) and the Monarchs. The problem with the game was that, in spite of the fact that the game was played in the Marts Center, it seemed more like it was played at King's. They had more fan support, and more fans, period, than did the Colonels. As the game wore on, the noise from the King's stands got louder and the din in the Wilkes stands became a murmur. In fact, the only noise out of the Wilkes stands were nasty and derrogatory statements toward the King's players, the King's cheerleaders, and the King's mascot. Mom always said, if you can't say anything nice, don't say anything at all. What is most depressing is that the King's Monarch mascot was at the Marts Center, but where was the Colonel? No excuses will work. ' We have two Colonels so that if one is unable to attend, the other will be there in his stead. So where were you? No need to answer now, you blew it guys. Maybe it's time for a courtmartial. A s the final articles are laid out for this.issue of the Beacon we would be remiss if we didn't point out a few milestones that are being surpassed with this issue. First and foremost this is the last Beacon of the semester. It is the twelfth in a long line - this semester - that continues a 42 year long tradition that we are very proud to be a part of. This volume of the Beacon has some of the finest writing ever offered. Also, this is the last Beacon of the 1980s. In that vein, we are offering a four-page pull-out section that, to the best of our abilities, outlines the '80s. Finally, this will be the last Beacon in the history of Wilkes College. Starting next semester, the Beacon's beat becomes Wilkes University. We hope that we can continue to serve the campus as we have in the past. As this decade comes to an end we remember the many changes and hope for even more in the future. Have a happy holiday and be careful. "Dear George, Remember, no man is a failure who has friends. Thanks for the wings. Clarence" -"It's a Wonderful Life" by Frank Kapra See you next decade on the campus of Wilkes U. �PAGE6 DECEMBER 7, 1989 'Kinney's Kids' invited to competiti Paul Fallon, Dr. Ali Razavi, Robert Bonk, and Laurie Bobyack WILKES-BARRE-The faculty and students at the Wilkes College School of Engineering and Physical Sciences are gaining a national reputation - a reputation for quality students doing quality work at the undergraduate level. The Thin Film Laboratory, one of the many laboratories in the school, is a prime example. Students thc:re are learning first hand what it takes in this exciting new field. Dr. Ali G. Razavi heads the lab which features several machines currently involved in sophisticated projects. Dr. Razavi points to a project with prid_c involving superconductivity. Students are testing materials which offer no resistance to electricity. This research may one day change the way electronic circuits arc manufactured. Laurie Bobyak, 19 of WilkesBarre is one of the many success stories in the mate~ials Engineering program. Laurie started in her .................... Bo_ doo f •. . rr • 1· ie■ijmtaVes i ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ : ♦ ~: ♦ : A FULL SERVICE HAIR CENTER FOR : ♦ MEN AND WOMEN ♦ ♦ ♦ : : ♦ ♦ : ♦ Tanning Special $35.00 For 15 Sessions With College I.D. ♦ 25 W. Market St. ♦ Wilkes-Barre, PA 18701 : ♦ : Thon~: ♦ 823-5365 : ♦ : : Wilkes College career three years ago, after becoming part of the early admissions program. When other students her age were attending their senior year in high school, Laurie was on campus attending classes at Wilkes. "Eventually I hope to get a Ph. D. in Materials Engineering. This is a good beginning because of the hands on experience I was able to get as an undergraduate," said Bobyak. Bobyak's success and that of the Wilkes program has been recognized by the American Vacuum Society, an international group of scientists invol_ved in thin film processing. She, Paul Fallon and Dr. Razavi presented a paper this fall to the society's national symposium in Boston Massachusetts. "We were honored to actually gctthechance to present the paper," said Bobyak. Dr. Razavi calls the presentation of the paper a very importanC development of the Wilkes program. "Getting an oral presentation is an important indication of the merit of the work. There is a strict screening process." Paul Fallon, 21, of Sugar Notch, is one of the undergraduates who call the Thin Film Laboratory his second home. "This is a hot new field, it's the way of the future. Not only here, but in research labs all over the country,"saidFallon. TheLuzerne County resident has hopes of getting a job and then going on to graduate school. He feels the work he's done is the ticket to his future. Robert Bonk, 21, came to Wilkes from Branchville, New Jersey, after looking at other engineering schools. "I didn't want to be a number, Iwantcdtoknowmyprofessorsand get the hands on experience," said Bonk who is another one of the students dedicated to long and productive hours in the Thin Film MAJOR IN CAREER SUCCFSS IBROUGH AIR FORCE ROTC. Whether you're majoring in a highly specialized area or seeking a broader liberal arts education, you can build a higher level of total career potential: Join Air Force ROTC. That one step distinguishes you above all others in your field. 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The Miss sylvania USA® Pageant for 1991 wil presented in the Grand Ballroom of the H Johnson Hotel, Monroeville, Pennsyl March 9, 10, and 11, 1990. The new Miss sylvania USM along with her expense paid to compete in the Miss USA~ Pageanl receive over $2,000 in cash in addition to ·many prizes. All girls interested in competing the title must send a recent snapsho~ biography, address, and phone number Miss Pennsylvania USA"' Pageant c/o Tri-~tate Headquarters - Dept. CA, 347 Locust Avenue, Washington, PA 15301-331 Tri-State Headquarters Phone is 412/225-534' Application Deadline is December 23, 1989. "A Carvern Production" 'Propridors: : Pete & Aldo ♦ Sartorio : · Laboratory. "We're on the cutting edge of technology, in an area increasing in popularity. It's involved in every type of engineering almost anywhere in industry," according to Bonk, who is hoping to land a job and later return to school for his masters. Bonk particularly likes the emphasis on learning the technology by actually doing the experiments and working on the equipment. "I'm better off ifl can work hands on. I really enjoy learning that way." , WILKES-BARRE Wilkes Speech/Debate U accepted an invitation in Annual National Discussill test. The contest is a com among 100 colleges universities throughout the States. Members of "Kinney' selected to participate Muller, Heidi Hojnowski, Herman, Bill Hanigan, and Bachman. AI Muller will be the for the Wilkes entry on~ "How Should the World fend Itself Against World rorism?" The team has been re this topic for the last two will conduct an in depth · on this topic and offer lutions. The discussion will ~ taped and then forwarded tournament's national ters for evaluation. Three semi-final w· be selected to complete ina national championshipro February 15th - 18th, Western speech Comm Associations convention in mento, California. In 1980 the Wilkes judged second overall in the Dr. Bradford Kinney coach and ·director of this discussion team staled thatd hope that the Wilkes entry as well as the 1980 team. Leadership Excellence Starts Here �DECEMBER 7, 1989 PAGE7 1ney' s' ted t ~peti S-BARRE, E ch/Debate invitatio onal Disc Against fill has rthelast tan ind ; and offi uation. emi-fin /0 comp pions 5th - LENT RE ho qualifi under 27 b I at least a thus coll iuld be Pen ,-national , 1991 to >rizes. Th for 19 !room of ville, P The ne her expe USA.i h in ad ]ustwhateveryoollege student needs:Aroorrimate fhatoooks. Introducing the new B.M.O.C.-the biggest Macintosh on campus: The Macintosh' II computer. It's the perfect roommate for power hungry students who do high speed computing, video proces.sing, engineering or graphic design. Made with an open configuration that allows for special purpose boards, the Mac·II is the fastest, best performing Macintosh ever built. Yet with all its sophistication, it still has the same point-and-click simplicity that Macintosh has become famous for. Which means, ofcourse, the Macintosh II and you will be the perfect roommates: It cooks. And you clean up . • 8 · The power to be your besf kigo, Macinklsh and Mac are registered trademarks ifApple Computer, In~ 'The power to be your best· is a trademark ifA/1)/e Compuler, Inc @ 1988 Apple Computer, Inc. A/1)/e, the Apple For more information: Contact Joe Bellucci, SLC 113 John Koch, SLC 426 Barbara Jamelli or Anne Kilyanek, SLC 113 �DECEMBER PAGES 7, 1989 BloW out at the Battle of the band by Rob Hermanofski Beacon Feature Writer On Saturday, December 2, 1989, the CPA was rocked by a series of local groups in the annual phenomenon known as the Battle of the Bands. This year, five bands competed for $450 in prize money. A sixth band, the Eyeballs, was listed on the program but was unable to compete. The first band to perform was Caught in the Whole. Members Bobby and Michael Kiz, Jim Rose, and Neil Thomas were the heaviest band of a large field of hard rock bands. They covered heavy metal classics by such bands as Metallica, Black Sabbath, and Kiss. The next band, Damage Inc., may be recognized by attendees of last year's Battle as Cheese Fumunda. This year's members are George Kulkusky , Rick "Slick" Scott, Zap, and Doctor Death. They, too, carried the heavy metal theme with songs by Metallica, Whitesnake, and Led Zeppelin. NUTZ, the third band o( the night, slowed things down a bit by performing Pink Floyd's "Wish You Were Here" and Guns 'N' Roses' version of "Knocking at Heaven's Door." Chas Banellis, Mike Brogan, Anthony Limongelli, Joe Murray, and Gregg Nichobon also rocked the house with a Kiss classis and a rockin' original, "Can't Stop the Rain." Following NUTZ's, Rob the band began to play Joe Satriani 's "Surfing With the Alien," guitarist Mike Cassella's amps didn't sound right. Unable to tune, the Simple Garden Gnomes made a non-competitional appearance. This bizarre three-man duo performed Napoleon XIV's producer and host foc and Leigh Major, D sidence Life. The final band of Blue Light Special, a version oflast year's · sizeable group was loo guitarist Billi (wilh Longman, who used microphone to intcra:I audience. The band blues songs like "Shake and "B-Movie Box They also did a reggae Back to Miami" and the Jar "Soul Man." tabulation, the wi chosen. In third p $100, was NUTZ. and $150 went toD first place winners,g were Blue Light S second year in a row. 'thave to wait un your den with ~ , your kitchen v en and your g: . Most consm "t. who ignored T PCs in the '70s · g with an IB?\ tosh in the '80s. ·•:::::::.:-:::•:•:::::::::::::::::::: =:::::=:=::::::::::::::::::::; :·??\\ :;:-:::::::::;? ?:(\= : ..... I photo by Jim Clark Caught in the Whole rocked it hard at the CPA last Saturday night Johansen led the audience in a rousing rendition of the Who's "Squeeze Box" until Purple Glass performed. Members Mike Cassella, Cliff Lawyer, and Erik Nelson performed two masterful renditions of Rush instrumentals. When "They're Coming to Take Me Away, Ha-Ha!" and their improvisational specialty, "Garden Pary," in which they lampooned Battle of the Bands judges Dr. Michael Garr, of the Sociology department; Andrew Morrell, a correct the problem, he left the stage, ending the band's set. Later, Cassella, a guitar major, explained, "I have a musician's standards. I won't ruin the music of someone I admire so much." After Purple Glass's misfor- Squire Squares forming were only disclaimer, however, sary. Every band gave formance, despite the sound mixing. groups walked away fourth group also audience. ·--------------···· it! I : I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I NAME THE NORTH ROOM and win $50!!! Name the new Wilkes nightclub, located in the lower level of the Marts Ce (see article on page 1). The club will have a pub-like atmosph and will be used for functions such as d comedians, and other small shows ijOns by CC, IRHC, SG, and Programming B It is colored aqua green and gray. The winning name will be etched into the behind the bar! Entries must be 15 letters or less (sketches of logo are welcome,but not necessary since only the name is judg Entries must be ~eceived by Dec. 15, 1 (A ballot box will be located at the Information Desk in Stark.) IINAME IT_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ photo t;,y, Donn• Yedlocl Billy Squire drove the audience wild at the Kirby on December fifth . · IYOUR N A M r - - - - - - - - -.IPJ:IONE f1i-.- .- -,- . -.- - - - - - - -,- - -• --------------- Worn �nveniences came of age in the '80s Dan producer and host ti and Leigh Major, sidence Life. The final band Blue Light Special version of last year' ;izeable group was iuilarist Billi (wi ,ongman, who r1icrophone lo in udience. The band lues songs like "S r1d "B-Movie B hey also did a re ack lo Miami" and r "Soul Man." 'thave lO wail until the your den with a perr, your kitchen with a oven and your garage van. Most consumers, wait le who ignored Tandy re PCs in the '70s tried · ing with an IBM PC ·ntosh in the '80s. working parents in the '80s. The decade's hottest products weren't exactly new. And, except for the microwave and the fC, most offered incremental improvement, rather than wholesale change, in your quality of life. In marketing terms, the '80s were the decade of the line extension, particularly at the grocery store, where packaged food was reformulated in "light" or "classic" varieties, fortified with oat bran, calcium even fish oil. The decade's hits: - Personal computers. After Apple introduced the user-friendly Macintosh in 1984, even computer overs. - Fax machines. At $2,000 to $5,000 apiece, fax machines were thought too pricey in the early '80s. That thinking changed as prices fell - now the average is between $900 and $1,000. The fax boom has begotten: 3.4 million fax machines in the United States; 6,300 public "fax stations;" 4,000 hotel fax machines. You can send a page in about a minute for the price of a phone call. NASA faxed instructions to a space shuttle. ©Copyright 1989, USA TODAYI Apple College Information Network by Patrick Chu Gannett News Service Is aging (median age) i - - - - ---"""T 30.0 years 32.7 years ■ ---HE ,00 O!! ! you tried it in the '80s. Along the way, the brand-name athletic-shoe business became a $9 billion-a-year industry and sold consumers on the notion· that sneakers were for everybody. Even if you only run to the mailbox, you probably wear them. Microwave ovens. Consumers are getting zap-happy. They purchased 3.6 million microwave ovens in 1980, 11 million last year. The momentum to buy the high-tech ovens was created when Stouffer and others developed remarkably tasty single-serving dishes just for the microwave. Until then, the appliance had been relegated to warming left- Taking stock in the '80s bulation, t osen. In th 00, was d$150went ,t place winners, re B Jue Light S ond year in a row The Mastc .sa Geller, w ore the show rning were o :)aimer, how ,. Every ban nance, despi sound mixin 1ps walked a th group ence. loathers started to come around. PCs proved incredibly versatile- useful at home or the office, for secretaries, CEOs and farmers. In 1979, there were 329,000 personal computers in use. This year there are 6.6 million. Super-premium vodkas. Vodka boomed while the rest of the spirits industry went bust. The credit goes to Sweden's Absolut brand, which created the notion of upscale vodka with catchy, colorful ads. Soon, other vodka makers- such as Stolichnaya - rushed out with super-premiums of their own. · - Running shoes. You were strange if you jogged in the '70s, but you were another face in the crowd if Women ge 1). !ke atmosph , such as d · ows spon ammingB and gray. ed into the rs or less lcome,but me isjud ec. 15, 1 1ted at the tark.) Gannett News Service Investors will remember the 1980s as a decade similar to the 1920s, when making money in stocks seemed easy. And as the list of the best-performing stocks of the 1980s shows, it was a lot easier to make money on some stocks than on others . The contrast over the 10-year period is dramatic. While the Dow Jones industrial average has surged 220 percent '-'""=======---=......===------===------' since Dec. 31, 1979, the decade's best-performing stock has Food and Drug Administration. Bolar was hit this summer soared 9,637 percent. And even the No. 100 stock on our list - though not hard enough to knock it off the winners list is up more than 1,100 percent. - when it was investigated on charges that it substituted If you had invested $10,000 in consumer electronics brand-name drugs to gain FDA approval for its generics. retailer Circuit City on Dec. 31, 1979, you would have - Marion Labs' lucrative heart drug Cardizem made $808,200 today (your original investment plus a gain of for big gains for shareholders over the past 10 years. And 7,982 percent.) just when investors thought Marion's products might Of course, some of the decade's biggest winners aren't become vulnerable to the generic-drug makers' forays, on the list: the companies taken over during the '80s at huge deep-pocketed Dow Chemical earlier this year signed a pact premiums to their stock prices. Our list only includes stocks to effectively merge Marion with Dow's Merrell drug unit still trading. Even so, the list is a good representation of long-term. many of the best-performing stocks and stock groups of the - The 1984 Bell breakup opened the long-distance decade. market to competition and helped MCI ring up big gains. In One big reason for the huge gains rung up by many 1984, AT&T held 87 percent of the long-distance market stocks: The economy has been expanding since late 1982. while MCI held a meager five percent. By this year, AT&T The seven-year expansion is a peacetime record. · had slid to 68 percent and MCI was No. 2 at 12 percent. While the expansion kept our pocketbooks swelling and - Technology spawned the cellular-phone industry in consumers shopping until they dropped, the coffers of the early 1980s, and LIN Broadcasting was a major specialty and niche retailers filled up. Among the hottest beneficiary. LIN became the target of a takeover bid by retailing stocks: Circuit City, Limited, Gap, Dillard McCaw Cellular earlier this year and now is trying to merge Department Stores, Wal-Mart, Toys R Us and Pier 1 its cellular properties with those of BellSouth to fend off Imports. McCaw. The trend in retailing was clear: "Consumers were - As personal computers became more ·powerful and moving more toward specialty retailers and low-margin less expensive, the office became more computerized and retailers. That led to the huge performances in those stocks," automated. Temporary-services firms Kelly Services and says analyst Monroe Greenstein of Bear Stearns. Other big Olsten successfully chased the trend by training temporary winners: forces in frequently used software, including spreadsheet and - Hasbro stock soared in the 1980s as the company's word-processing programs. sales climbed from $100 million to $1.5 billion. The - Renewed concerns about the environment, the toymaker bought Milton-Bradley and other firms and growing scarcity of landfill space and tighter government developed hits of its own. Its strategy through the 1980s was regulations on pollution fueled investor interest in to diversify constantly and not rely on a few hot products. pollution-control giants Waste Management and - International Dairy Queen mixed steady earnings Browning-Ferris Industries. growth and several stock buybacks to sweeten its stock. - In the medical-services industry, an increase in - The boom in generic drugs during the 1980s boosted substance abuse in the 1980s and programs to counter the Mylan Labs and Bolar Pharmaceuticals. Mylan was helped trend led to a surge in shares of Community Psychiatric. after it blew the whistle on rivals in the industry in 1988, ©Copyright 1989, USA TODAY/Apple College leading to a widespread investigation into corrup~ion in t~e . Information Network �DECEMBER Tm: 80s 2 7, 1989 Video became a ·way of life in the '8 by David Inman Gannet News Service in s titutional advancement at Louisville's Bellarmine College. Sure, you rent videocassettes. "From direct-mail standpoint, the You even buy them on occasion. costs can be kept down. And tapes Get ready, though, to have them have a great pass-along value." start coming to you - if they haven't " Now that the technology is already. becoming affordable, you're really Videos that: going to see video at least supplant - Inform you about the chance printed materials," added Charles Lo give money to an organization. Main. He's creative directorat Mau- Thank you for giving money rice B uchart and Associates, a LouisLo an organization. ville adverti sing firm that produces - Try to influence your vote. private school recruitment videos. - Tout a high school or college. In conjunction with its fund- Reward you for buying a raisirig Capital Campaign, Belcertain product or subscribing to a larmine sent out about 4,009 videos. certain magazine. There is an overview of the college, - Try to sell you cigarettes. Lestimonials from alumni and comYes, this wi-11 probably mean munity leaders, and information that, along with junk mail and junk about the college's $20 million exfaxes, we'll now have junk videos to pansion program. contend with. "It's a IO-minute video," But those who've already turned Moisan said. "It's a perfect way to get to video to convey their message say . our message about the quality that il's a natural - especially no w that exi sts at Bellarmine into somebody's reproduction costs are so low. living room. Of course, for us to visit " IL's the wave of the future," that many people would be impossaid Len Moisan, vice president for sible. But videos are perfect for that. a The VCR is a 20th-century phenomenon, and people are using VCRs to manage their time. This tape is for busy people to watch at their leisure." The idea of companies using videos as premiums is also more popular than ever before. The acknowledged leader in the area is Sports Illustrated magazine, which began offering videos of sports bloopers a couple of years ago with a subscription to the magazine. This year, the magazine is expected to use as many as eight different videos as giveaways. Procter & Gamble Co., meanwhile, has given away videos of everything from cartoons to NFL films with purchases of their products. And the R.J. Reynolds Co. gave away 2.2 million "History of the Super Bowl" tapes last year from coupons on cartons of Winston cigarettes. RJR also has entered the video market in a different way. It's mailed out thousands of80-second commer- cials for Now cigarettes as "a tool for getting information to smokers 21 and older," RJR spokeswoman Maura Payne told Advertising Age magazine. The company may consider advertising other brands the same way, she told the magazine. Video is a method that apparently can be used to skirt the ban on advertising tobacco on television and radio. Mother Jones magazine, meanwhile, is offering a speech by the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. on video as a premium, and Premiere magazine provides a video on movie-making to subscribers. Meanwhile, political candidates are increasingly turning to video to reach specialized audiences. Some of the tapes are even including appeals for campaign contributions. Videos have been used in races in California and New Jersey. And co!Ieges continue to lure prospective recruits with videos that tout their schools. "We try to include some infor- mation about our ac grams, student-life op our connection between and Louisville and I County," said Rob Parre of admissions for school the University of Louisl' "As a species," Main, "our reading skills well-developed as our ing and hearing. That's and TV are made for each wanted to speak to the language they unders they're fluent in it them "In terms ofimmed· munication, you can't Just look at TV news. way you can get the fed Berlin Wall from a ne you can from seeing T there, holding a chipped wall. "That's a powerful going to be used more ©Copyright 1989, DAY/Apple College Network .. 'JI Jackson thrilled lis-teners during the '80 by Edna Gundersen Gannett News Service Pop music in the 1980s was ... inoffensive. Sure, Tipper Gore was irked, but for the most part, parental flesh did not crawl. Rock became homogenized, lobotomized and ·sanitized, as harmless and prevalent as tap water. The '80s opened with a deceiving signal, the Clash's "London Calling," a double album of punk rage. Oops, false alarm. Christopher Cross swept the Grammys, Poison and Whitcsnake got famous, and Lou Recd took a walk on the mild side to plug motor scooters. Defying evolution, the Monkees returned. Elvis was trivialized into this era's pct rock. And pop continued its death march to The Land of a Thousand Dunces: easy listening. That's not to deny that brilliant and daring artists captivated our attention. But even the most brilliant and daring, Prince, who started the decade with the gasp-inducing decadance of "Dirty Mind," ended it with a bouquet of party favors, the entertaining but cautious "Batman" soundtrack. Michael Jackson thrilled us with "Thriller," then sold his soul to Pepsi and became a California Raisin. Both created powerful, original music that scaled the charts despite prevailing tastes for shapeless ditties. Along with Madonna and Bruce Springsteen, they were the pop Source · Record Industry Association of America Jul ie Stacey, GNS superstars of the '80s: - Madonna owned the decade with her shimmery, dance-groove singles and proudly sensual videos. "Like a Virgin" (1984) was the first LP by a female artist to sell more than five million copies. The most savvy self-promoter since Muhammad Ali and a facile chameleon, Madonna made a happy marriage of art and commerce - long thought incompatible by pop's ivory-tower artistes - paving the way for a new wave of women pop stars. - Prince, pop's ultimate alchemist, also is its most prolific practitioner. He made three movies and nine albums in the '80s, not counting the bootleg of the decade, his "Black Album" of hard funk. "Purple Rain" canonized him and showcased his genius as a writer, arranger, singer and musician. "Sign o' the Times" and "Batman" shrewdly exploited technology, never at passion's expense. If his only '80s contribution had been the song "When Doves Cry," Prince would remain a leading influence. - Bruce Springsteen's blockbuster "Born in the USA," its misinterpreted title track embraced by presidential candidates, pushed him into the stratosphere of pop stars. But it was the follow-up, "Tunnel of Love," that emerged as the decade's best album. An intimate, harrowing portrait of adult romance, it terrifies and tantalizes without sacrificing the excitement and rock ferocity Springsteen personifies. - Michael Jackson's "Thriller" was the decade's unparalleled pop phenomenon, spawning seven Top 10 singles and selling more than 40 million copies worldwide to become the best-selling album ever. It was propelled by state-of-the-art videos and a record-breakil)g world tour. Jackson repeated the cycle with "Bad," still a monster at half the numbers of "Thriller." He dazzled the globe, but finally his weirdo image clouded his talents. As ' 80s shapers, those four share credit with two catacl ysm ic events: MTV and rap. Born A ug. I , 1981, with the Buggies' prophetic "Video Killed the Radio Star," MTV irreversibly altered pop, shifting emphasis to surface over substance and instant fame over the hard-earned variety. MTV embraced new artists and sounds ignored by record companies. And it cultivated an art form that, while still pumping out mostly eyeball junk food, has produced some DECADE OF THRILLS - Michael Jack successful album "Thriller," which sold more Iha copies worldwide, was the deacade's number one nutrition: Herbie Hancock's "Rockit," Michael "Billie Jean" and the decade's best, Peter "Sledgehammer." It's whimsical but not dopey, human, sexy but not prurient. Rap's entrance, too, was a mixed blessing. II best of rhymes and the worst of rhymes, from~ poetry to macho boasting and sexist diatribes. Flash and the Furious Five set the stage with I Message," managing enough airplay to fuel the rap's sidewalk prophets. Just when you thought the '80s were over, '60s, some old dogs did new tricks. This year, Stones and Paul McCartney returned with triu and strong albums; Neil Young and Bob Dylan finest work in a decade. And last-minute newco Colour, Tracy Chapman, Terence Trent D'Arby claim to the future. Perhaps most encouraging is that the '80s clearly discernable path cleared. Early this year, Guns N' Roses, Debbie Gibson and Roy Orbison upper regions of the charts. Suc h diversity prognosis impossible. And because pop is int when it's unpredictable, that's a heal thy sign ind ©Copyright 1989, USA TODA Y/Applc College Network .'.;'.'.<:::?. :::.:.:... ·. :,..,.....,.,..... :••<· .· .• ,•. ❖=•>=·=•:•:-: : •·•· ·:· �DECEMBER 7, 1989 THE 80s 3 ... ........ .- ......... ........... --~ .,, .. ..,, ........... ' 71/T .... ...... -....:a, DISASTER - Above is th<, seven-person crew of the ill-fated Space Shuule Challenger, left, which exploded in Jan. 1986. The disaster crippled the U.S.'s space program for two years. MIRACLE ON ICE - The U.S . Hockey team, left, Celebrates its 4-3 victory over the Soviet Union. The following day theteam captured the 1980 gold medal by defeating Finland. It was the U.S. 's first gold medal in hockey since 1960. HIT AND MISS - Former Beatie John Lennon, right, with his assassin Mark David Chapman, was gunned down in New York City the evening of Dec. IO, I 980. On March 30, 1981, then President Ronald Reagan, above, was the target of an assassination attempt by John Hinkley. President Reagan survived, Lennon didn't �THE 80s 4 DECEMBER 7, 1989 Rising up from the ashes.· United States' auto indust by James R. Haley Gannett News Service The decade now passing was one of incredible turmoil and change in the auto industry. Ford and Chrysler faced financial ruin as the 1980s began, and the car business seemed stuck in a hopeless recession. A sharp rebound followed to record sales of 16.1 million cars and light trucks in 1986; 1988 was the No. 2 year with 15.5 million in sales. Now, the experts say, a new auto recession has begun. Through the ups and downs, the Big Three domestic automakers watched the Japanese car companies bite off bigger chunks of the U.S. car market; today the Japanese own 25 percent. The harsh environment forced car companies to get aggressive and launch bold new products. The crucibicoflh-e-_ '80s fired some of the finest cars in a long time: The most significant: - CHRYSLER MINIVAN: A gang of Ford rejects took a concept that Ford had rejected and turned the auto world upside down. Idea man Hal Sperlich had vainly lobbied for a small, civilized passenger van when he worked at Ford. After he moved to Chrysler, he watched the idea bloom when Lee Iacocca, another Ford castoff, took over Chrysler. Chrysler's minivan - introduced in 1984 - sparked a shift away from station wagons and caught other automakers flat-footed . The minivan helped fuel a wider interest in trucks that's still reverberating in showrooms. Winning formula - front-wheel-drive for good traction; car-like seating; smooth handling to avoid the truck-like harshness of other vans; and low height so you don't need a ladder to get in. Now minivans account for roughly 20 percent of Chrysler's sales - and Chrysler doesn't need rebates to sell them. - FORD TAURUS: The "jelly bean" sedan, along · with corporate cousin the Mercury Sable, redefined the family car. The round, wind-cheating look was a product of Ford design boss Jack Telnack's stint in Europe. The front-wheel-drive layout provided full-size passenger room in a midsize package, and the minimalist interior echoed the best from West Germany. - ACURA LEGEND: What gnashing of teeth the expensive Honda caused at its 1986 debut! Would anyone really pay $20,000 for a Japanese car, even a high-performance luxury model? How silly that sounds now, as Lexus and Infiniti come to market with $40,000 Japanese cars. Cars that bombed: The tough decade of the '80s beat up some cars and their makers. Among the notable victims: - YUGO GV: It seemed like a good idea at the time: an old Fiat built by cheap labor in Yugoslavia for sale at $4,000 in the United States to people who couldn't really afford a car. It turned out that not only was the car troll so was its U.S. distributor, which went to federal court to keep from going under. Yugo has improved the car, overhauled lhe and is emerging from the Chapter 11 cloud. Bii long, hard climb. - FIAT: The big Italian automaker got the the United States, people aren't crazy abouttrou - even if they are sporty and cheap. Fiat quit here in 1983. It still exists, though, as U.S. d' two other brands it owns: Ferrari and Alfa Romeo. - RENAULT: The French automaker, popular with U.S. buyers, was only too gladto percent stake in American Motors Corp. to C and race home to tend to its domestic market. Chrysler's Eagle Premier sedan, inherited ii deal, still uses some Renault hardware, but that's only set of Renault fingerprints left in the counllJ - PONTIAC FIERO: Great concept - a rust-proof plastic car with its engine in the mi handling. But commuters found it awfully small bit fussy about the engine fires that came standatd models. Car buffs scoffed at the lack of power. ©Copyright 1989, Information Network Look what we left behind B ···•·higegn · •.·~•·. ·.•·s·•.·•.•:··t·•.·•.·.· . ··.1 ·.t.·. T h.•.··. by Mike Hughes Gannett News Service As we trudge into the ' 90s, we find ourselves taking some treasured stuff with us - our Madonna albums and our Oprah tips, our VCRs and our Fax machines, our cellular phones and our oat-bran cereals. But- the good news - there are other remnants gladly left behind. Among them: Howard Cosell. Can anyone remember why the leading U.S. sportscaster knew little about sports? - The golden age of TV evangelism. - The Elizabeth Taylor diet. - The 55-mph speed limit. - Yugos. For a minute, perhaps, the Big Three shivered with fear. - DeLorean, the man. - DeLorean, the car. - Alphabetically speaking: "The A-Team," killer bees, vitamin-E diets, the G-spot. -Gary Hart. -Michael Dukakis. No one explained that people should kind of like you before they vote for you. - Brigitte Nielsen. - Donna Rice. -Nancy Reagan's wardrobe, Boy George's barber and Robert Bork's beard. - David Stockman. - Joan Collins, Joan Rivers and Joan Lunden. - "The Refrigerator" (The Chicago ··.~.•.e.· .. ·.·.·.s.·..•·.· .•···. >J•• : .• / <Now . 1>NewY~;r . .·.·... {New York Bears' William Perry. How coutd we . answer for everything." :·2, t;h.i~~99\ . . . . ... . . . ><•·•r·•··· L f Los Ange 3. Los Angeles . ... 3. Chicago lose someone that large?) - Drunk jokes, fat jokes, drug jokes J i Phtl~g~lp~ij . •••··•• A· Houston Emmanuel Lewis and Gary and gay jokes. 5. Houston 5. Philadelp Coleman. - Billy Martin. 6. Deti6if> . / . { 6, San Diego - Live telecasts that opened things. · Maddie and David, Luke and Laura, fDaHas · ..· 7. Detroit We found nothing in Al Capone's Bo and Hope, Sean and Madonna. One / ::rs;Sar\Olegti } <••••·•> Dallas vault; we found little more aboard the of these was from real life, but we've 9: Phoenix .. 9. San Antonlt Titanic or in Geraldo Rivera's mind. forgotten which. 10. Baitimore .... 10: Phoenix - Pete Rose, Steve Garvey and Ollie - Alan King and most other loud Five top-selling cars North as prototype American heroes. comedians with cigars. thfo : J : • : :: f :• • N4Wt - Pac-Man Fever. - Fraternity hazings. 1. Chevrolet Impala 1. F - Atari, Colecovision, Odyssey and - "Ishtar" and "Heaven's Gate." Pij$ffi<:iijjjij ¢lli~$.\(iµl~ij Intellivision. - Disaster movies. 3. Chevrolet Chevette 3. C - "Captain Power and the Soldiers of - "The Love Boat." (Couldn't we Fi t¢Mid9.iijf~t~ h J:l t t the Future," the wave of the future, have had just one more disaster film, with kids actually shooting at their TV with the captain failing to take on Five top prime-time TV showa sets. ballast and ... ?) TMri :t : : N§W t - The Cabbage Patch Kids and their - All the other Aaron Spelling J, ~c!:Y.'1/IJ~ ~'}q§ti_frley 1. Bill Cosby evil twins, the Garbage Pail Kids. productions. At his peak, this man had t?Thw!@P#mtm.d¥ - Rubik's Cube, Laser Tag, He-Man, more than a third of ABC's schedule, J :• and the Transformers. (Do you get the from "Dynasty" to "Hotel." feeling that kids started dumping the ~: ~CQ!f! 5. 60 Minutes - Singers with gold chains. decade early?) Most popular children's names: -Television's self-touted rediscovery - The Rev. Sun Myung Moon, plus 1979 1988 of itself. Dolly Parton revives the assorted gurus and visionaries. Boys Boys Girls - Alligators roaming the sewers, a . variety show, Steven Spielberg's 1. Michael 1. Michael Jennifer panther roaming mid-Michigan and "Amazing Stories" revives the 2. Matthew 2. Jason Melissa poltergeists roaming everywhere. Also, anthology, John Ritter's "Hooperman" 3. Christopiier.Jessica 3. Christopher revives the half-hour drama. (Robert "Don't Worry, Be Happy." · 4. Andrew 4. Matthew Nicole - "Baby on Board," "Make My Day" Duvall in "Lonesome Dove" did revive 5.Joshua 5. David Amanda the western, so that makes it one out of . ·. / 6: John and "Where's the Beef?" Heather 6.Davld •· 1. Daniel four.) . 7. James Amy -Ed Koch. • 8. Robert Kelly 8. Robert - Punk hairdos. - Junk bonds. 9. Joseph Lisa 9. John - Max Headroom. ·· 10. Brian Michelle · 10. Justin - No-headroom, teeny-tiny cars. . ·.·.·.·• © Copyright 1989, USA Solirce: USA TODAY research by - "Quality time" as an excuse for TODAY/Apple College Information William Dunn and Bill Gorton anything. "Zero-based budgeting as an Network re;• J•glf if t: ~)iflim.tiolY ·•· · \?.tRi~eannt i; gft:ent Alex Sop es becom �PAGE9 DECEMBER 7, 1989 r ·us er. car, overhau lapter 11 clo automaker got ' t crazy about d cheap. Fiat hough, as U.S. lri and Alfa R ench auto 1 only too !ors Corp. nestic mar sedan, inh ardware, left in !at cone 1gine in it awfu at ca hat stands out for the 1980's? Andy Feinberg Sophomore lxeaking down of walls such as the Main and the Berlin Wall; people erent beliefs coming together and being able to live together. Keri Greig and Sandy Bozenbury Sophomore I Freshman A re-run of the 60's. Brad Milhorn The talks- to reduce the threat the nuclear weapons. Now 1. N 2.L 3. C 4. Ho 5. Ph Ei. Sa 7 . . De 8. Da Sa Ph :. .•QW I. Fo ~{pg Alex Senape Sophomore Wilkes becoming a university. Paula Schoenwetter Sophomore Mickey Mouse, Calvin and Hobbes, and Bugs Bunny. Denise Redenski Grad uate Student The challenger exploding - it was such a shock. No one anticpated this. Mike Seeherman Senior Boston Celtics losing Len Bias to cocaine. ,; Dan Brunetti Sophomore coming and going of my teenage years. Lisa Gilliotti and Angela Babula Sophomore/ Freshman Our $150 christmas tree Marty Strayer Sophomore Change! �PAGE 10 DECEMBER 7, 1989 Entering the Big Mud by Chris Taroli Beacon Feature Writer In Washington D.C., between the Lincoln Memorial and the Washington Monument, are two arms, 490 feet long, meeting at an angle of 125 degrees. They are the black granite arms of the Wall, the Vietnam Memorial-sleek, statuesque, haunting, ambivalent. The Wall holds the names of 57,661 once lossed, once forgotten, once rejected, once living identities-a chronological roll call of soldiers killed in action in Southeast Asia between the years of 1959 and 1975. It gives comfort and meaning to the people who were involved in this ambiguous and seemingly pointless war. Comfort and meaning, but no answers. No answers to America's long sorry drama; her second most expensive and fourth deadliest war. Are answers out there to be found? Why were we there? What were our motives and objectives? Why were we interested in this sliver of land half a world away? Why did we enter, as Pete Seeger called it, the Big Muddy, and what caused us to push on? Vietnam was a unique war. It was the only war that America truly lost. It was also the first TV war. The horror, the reality, came into living rooms every night at six o'clock. Well, at least most of the reality did. There was still much happening behind the public's back, still much deception, still much uncertainty. There was a whole other battle, a battle between and over diplomats, rival ideologies, and political borders. This battle began in 1944. World War II was coming to an end, and the Allies were already contemplating the division of the post-war world. The war in the pacific was still raging on, though. The Japanese, for some time, occupied most of South East Asia, controlling the Dutch East Indies, Singapore, and Burma. They were also trying to maintain control of Indochina, but were facing heavy opposition from the French, who had controlled Indochina before the war. Indochina consisted of, among other countries, Vietnam, which was located, perhaps strategically, between mainland China, Burma, and the South Pacific. The French had occupied Vietnam for almost 100 years. Vietnam, which has a recorded history of more than 2000 years, has found itself in a continuous chronicle of resistence, most of the time against feudal China . Its history seems overpopulated with war, rebellion, and privation. As a result, its people, no doubt, have become tough, durable, and persistent. Among these people, one stands out: Nguyen That Thanh, better known to Americans as Ho Chi Minh. Ho was exiled from his country years before. During those years he had built up an army, an opposition, a corps of Vietnamese guerrillas who are seeking support for a country which used to be known as Vietnam. They are nationalists, and Ho is their leader; to them heis the essence of patriotism. Ho called his army the Vietman Doc Lap Dong Minn, or the League for the Independence of Vietnam. To the Americans it was known as the Viet Minh, a name they would soon hate and fear. The Viet Minh took refuge in the jungles and hills of North Vietnam. They lived primitavely, but existed. They spent most of their time building weapons in a factory powered by a waterwheel. They mastered the art of camoflouge and buill an intricate system of pathways, tunnels, and escape routes underground. Their goal was to drive out both the French and the Japenese from their country and establish a free Vietnam. In April of 1945, Major Archimedes Patti of the American OSS (later to become the CIA) was sent to Indochina. His purpose was to obstruct the Japenese, prevent or limit American tragedies in Southeast Asia, and to establish and intelligence network in the entire peninsula of Indochina. He also was sent their to meet an old, frail man with a wispy beard, wearing rice-mat sandals and baggy trousers. That man was Ho Chi Minh. Ho seemed to be Patti's best answer in solving the immediate problem of establishing relations in Indochina, and not the French. No one knew the land better than the Viet Minh. Americans soon found themselves joining forces, in small operations, with the Viet Minh, starting with operation Deer Team. Publically we were dealing with the French, but privately we were dealing with anyone we could. The Viet Minh soon seized power in Hanoi and celebrated Independence Day on September 2, 1945. The Americans were the only foreign government given a place of honor in the new Democratic Republic of Vietnam. The end of World War II brm,1ght political problems, territorial problems. Everyone wanted something. The Soviets made territorial demands in W estem Europe. What were the Americans to take? There was political chaos. None of the great powers publically tacked there, twice, by pedo boats on August i resulted in the Gulf resolution, whichwas but two members of was not a declaration d served the samep~ President Johnsonto steps necessary to rcsil erate and unprovoked gression in Southeast these events just excillt:I the war? Was the sh;p tacked? The answers recognized Ho's republic. The French still were in Vietnam, and it didn't seem likely that they were going to allow the Vietnamese selfdetermination. The French-Vietnamese hostilities grew into full scale war. The Americans could not publically recognize Ho's republic because Ho had been known to deal with and be befriended by Comminist nations, and Americans were too engulfed · in anticommunism. This would upset the diplomatic standards. Also, America wasn't exactly thrilled with the French because of their desire to maintain imperialistic control over Indochina. But, nonetheless, diplomatic ethics sided us with the French. The next major act was to take place in a city in North Vietnam, a city surrounded by silent mountains inhabited by the Viet Minh. The city was Dien Bien Phu, and the battle that took place there marked the end of French control in Vietnam, but openeo the door for American occupation. The city provided an air strip and a major infiltration route for the French army. The French controlled the air and were confident. And Americans controlled the supply of air power to the French. They were American planes. Made with American money. Three billion dollars, eighty percent of the cost, had already been invested in Vietnam. On March 13, 1954, the siege begins. Air power was useless against guerrilla warfare. The Veit Minh moved closer, via trenches and tunnels, and 55 days later, on May 7, Dien Bien Phu fell, and the French control over Indochina ended. After the fall, there was a ninenation peace conference in Geneva which gave way to formal cease fire. It divided Vietnam at the 17th parallel: Ho Chi Minh' s communist north, with capitol Hanoi; and nowAmerican-supported anticommunist South, ruled by Ngo Dinh Diem in Saigon. The two halves were separated by a demili- tarized zone. The separation was supposed to be temporary and the two halves were supposed to be reunited two years later by national election. The elections never happened. The south was also dividing amongst itself. There was turmoil and upheaval. One reason was that Diem was a Catholic; most of South Vietnam was Buddhist. The Diem regime was repressive, and reguarded any dissent as treason. The U.S. still continued to supply advisors and militatry aid, and later militay personnel, but they were not happy with Diem. On November 1, 1963, the Diem regime was overthrown, he and his brother were assassinated, and the army officals seized power. Also that year American troops increasd from 900 to 16,300. Secretary of Defense John McNamara went to Saigon and publically affirmed American commitment. Meanwhile, two major events took place: the assassination of J.F.K. onl y three weeks after the overthrow of Diem, putting Johnson in power; and the Gulf of Tonkin incident. The Gulf of Tonkin is off !,he coast of North Vietnam. An American Destroyer, the Maddox, was supposedly at- troops served in Vi number would inc fivefold. America Wal committed. Ameri were dying, but for What did we want f What was so im were trading human li Was it economic? post-war prosperity? natural resouces over wanted to get our cap' on? Or was it ideal · per of the times? scared of communism And the domino effect prevelant (or was it excuse). Was the fal world supposedly at Who dowebl volment? Truman foc Eisenhower for J.F.K. for sending for starting an air blame the human · power hungary and Maybe it is all of But nonethel~ Vietnam, and hiS!CfJ made, and people We were "waist Muddy, and the Big push on." Zig Zag with fee by Rob Gryziec Beacon Feature Editor Remember the days when you could tum on the radio and hear a song wfth real feeling and meaning to it? Such presence can truly be felt when listening to the Hooters new album Zig 7,ag. Although it doesn't seem to be a commercial product as· far as top 40 goes, Zig Zag is an enjoyable listening experience. As usual, the lyrical content could be readily applied to almost anyone's lifestyle. In o~er words, there's at least one song on the LP that any person with any idea of art will like. There is a cover of 500 miles originally done by Peter, Paul and Mary and fully adapted to the Hooters unique style. The Hooters cruited a new Smith Jr. to joi JohnLilley, and The album was p ian and Hyman. ThePhiliad first released an success story contin 1985 smash LP,Ne if you 're looking Nervous Night, Zig you. In actuality continuation of Otll the not so successful ders are a far tc · g problem c . Young womE overwhelmin weight, belie1 eq~ates wil and person: types of eatin ften encountere sa and bulim; y lose the gesofthe , they do fee on 'teat. n helmingly i men rare! d skin problem of protein; sitivity to cold fat and muscl e up for hea physica d by the lacl , social iso Wome 1 difficultie often wea o hide thei often hav1 about fooc ng withou ing after si: Nervous Night. All in all, howe to evolve and Zig beginning to a new brings out the roots of either b) is called bu- �DECEMBER rders are a far too ·ng problem on s. Young women an overwhelming ~ir weight, believss equates with ss and personal types of eating often encountered ICIVOsa and bulima. IS abrief outline of and their effests on . Ameri ted. A ing, but dwew ras so · ding h iiteco · pros ·on that seriouslt . It is a disorder die enemy and losing I-important considgh anorexia nervosa appetite due to nerseffected with this octually lose their late stages of their then, they do feel justwon'teat. The overwhelmingly in with men rarely ems with anorexia. symptoms associiaand other ~ating ve weight loss - a up to 25% of her comm tlomino . (or w Was of menstruation g sever! y disrupts and skin problems 11:k of protein; sensitivity to coldof fat and muscle of body hair - the fme body hair espclcgs and arms as the to make up for heat physical caused by the lack problems -constity urinating and are common. symptoms -tSteem, social isosion. Women · ncing difficulties will often wear clothing to hide their . They often have ~Jes about food no eating without crnoeating after six rigid exercise routiive fears about or less and have a image. r is made more mebecauseofthe lem even exists. eating disorder ng with food and lhe food either by ·uves is called bu- Bulimia Bulimia is an emotional eating disorder whose victims virtually all women - alternately binge and purge themselves by vomiting or taking laxatives. Many of these women go through periods of anorexia nervosa, in which they eat almost nothing. There is some disagreement as to whether bulimia and anorexia nervosa are two seperate disorders (which can effect the same women at different times), or whether they are simply two phases of one disorder. Either way, women who are suffering from these problems have an overwhelming need to be thin coupled with an inability to see themselves as anything but fat- even when the scale and the mirror demonstrate that they are nothing but skin and bones. They may suffer all the physical ills of starvation and, in the case of bulimics they may experience difficulties such as liver and kidney 7, 1989 problems directly and fearful of losing control, these young women binge and then purge as a substitute for coping or seeking help. Unfortunately, our society with its obsession with female thinness, subtly encourages bulimics' beliefs that the thinner they are, the more acceptable, desirea61e and lovable · they become. Counseling, family therapy and support groups can and do help, provided the bulimic can take the first tremendous step and seek help, and then make the even more difficult committment to go on with it. The process of confronting the disorder and attempting to change is one of the hardest things the young woman suffering with bulimia can do. Its unclear exactly how many bulimics there are in the United States; after all, this is a disorder thar is cloaked in secrecy. Researchers believe that there are at least 500,000, perhaps a million P.\GE Have you experienced the feeling that you are out of control in relation to your eating? Are you losing weight and experiencing intense fear of becoming fat or losing control? Do you feel fat when you are at normal weight or underweight? Answering "yes" to two or more of these questions may indicate the presence of problems with how you approach food and eating. If you are interested in learning more about eating disorders or would like to talk to someone in a private, confidential environment about difficulties you are having with eating, please contact Campus Counseling at ext. 4 732 to arrange for an appointment. Remember, eating disorders can change. By using counseling, support from family and friends, self-help support groups exercise and healthy nutrition recovery from an eating disorder is possible. So, for more 111111111 ll&.1111me1li ■■1~::1;:1ii;ill damage, rupture of the esophagus and stomach, tooth decay caused by stomach acids, diabetes, hypoglycemia and heart damage. If this problem isn't checked in time, the individual with the eating disorder may die of starvation. H o w does a woman - often an attractive young girl in her teens - develop such a distorted pattern? No one knows for sure, but some professionals who work with women with eating disorders indicate that the following characteristics are often found in women experiencing bulimia/anorexia: -the individual, as a child, has some difficulty obtaining the attention of her parents who often are perfectionistic; -the individual grows up burdened with super high standards that she can never meet, leading to resulting feelings of worthlessness, depression and dissatisfaction with self; -women troubled with bulimia and anorexia are often frightened and unfulfilled; -the disorder may represent a fear of growing up or a sub-conscious rebellion against parents; -food is not the central problem in the disorder Unable to face their young women burdened by this disorser. One estimate is that 20 percent or more of all women on college campuses have had some experience of bulimia. If you have concern that you may be experiencing some type of disorder related to eating, answer the questions below as a method of determining whether such a disorder might be present: Is your life a series of constant diets? Do you vomit, take laxitives or diuretics (water pills)-to control your weight? Do you alternate periods of eating binges! and fasts to control your weight? · Does your weight fluctuate by as much as lOpoundsbecauseof your eating habits? Do you have "food binges" during which you eat large amounts of food in short periods of time? If you h~ve "binged" was it on high calorie foods such as ice cream, candy, cookies, or cake? Have you stopped a binge by vomiting, sleeping or experiencing pain? Do you think your eating habits are abnormal? Is your life dominated by thoughts of food? information call Campus Counseling or one of the resources listed below: NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF ANOREXIA NERVOSA AND ASSOCIATED DISORDERS INC. (ANAD) P. 0. Box 271 Highland Park, IL 60035 Phone: (312) 831-3438 AMERICAN ANOREXIA/BULIMIA ASSOCIATION, INC. 133 Cedar Lane Teaneck, NJ 07666 Phone: (201) 836-1800 CENTER FOR THE STUDY OF ANOREXIA AND BULIMIA 1 West 91st Street New York, NY 10024 Phone: (212) 595-3449 Nutrition and Stress Management Stress, generally speaking, is our body's response to any demand pb.:ed on it. These demands can be physical demands such as running a race, lifting a heavy object, or walking up a flight of stairs. They can be the demands of a particular 11 situation such as a test or discussing a difficult subject with a friend. They can also be demands that we make of ourself through our thinking. When we tell ourself to "try harder" or "you have to do better", you are . imposing stress on ·yourself. We sometimes operate under the mistaken belief that all stress is bad for us. In fact, life without some stress, in the form of everyday challenges, would be quite boring. For example, the psyched-up feeling that you get prior to going into a test is useful stress. It helps us to get ready to face the task at hand and provides us with the encgry necessary to perform well. Some stress is beneficial, too much stress however, can be crippling. Many of us live lifestyles that are never ending sources of stress. We find that we never have enough time, are often angry, bitter or feeling as if our needs aren't being met, feel fatigued or physically ill, and are obsessed with achievement. These feelings, indicative of too much stress, call for an overhauling of the way we run our lives. Some of the ways we can help to reduce stress are learning to manage time more effectively, exercising regularily, learning to evaluate beliefs that increase our stress, and to take better care of our bodies. One of the ways that stress can be reduced is through diet. Some dietary steps to stress management include: -Eat three meals a day, especially breakfast. Give your body the fuel it needs to run efficiently. By eating . three regular meals, you develop a normal rhythm of food intake that your body can depend on, rather than stressing it by a hurried, irregular eating schedule. Additionally, by committing to eat three scheduled meals a day, you can have this time as a needed break from your hectic work pace. -Take a high quality vitamin/mineral supplement every day. A vitamin/mineral supplement is an easy, effective method of insuring that your die~y needs are met. The supplement should be high in Vitamin C and the B-complex vitamins, high in calciun, high in iron (especially for women), and not more than 150% of the U.S . Recommended Daily Allowance. -Monitor what you eat. 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Chicago Bears - Very possibly the single t team in any sport in the '80s. These guys heveryone, suffering just a fluke loss to the They only gave up 10 points in the playoffs of '83 Philadelphia 76ers - What more can a team that only lost one game in the three ' playoff series of that year? This team came Malone's promise of 4-4-4, delivering 4-5-4, nod for 2. Detroit Tigers - This team ran roughshod Garvey-led Padres to win their title. Willie Hernandez copped both the Cy Young and MVP kl cap a season of dominance. '87 Edmonton Oilers - There has never assemblage of hockey players in one Canadian lbn that Wayne Gretzky paced squad that die pesky Flyers in 7. Although it was their last · ly was their best York Giants- Defense was the this team that flexed their muscles in the ~y won all three playoff games, averaging a of more than 26 points. .'ew York Mets - This team would have on the list had they not been one strike away to the over-achieving Red Sox. ,'88 Los Angeles Lakers - This greatest uNBA's best in the '80's crushed Boston in the 10) '82-'83 Houston Cougars (basketball) Despite not winning the national title (they lost to the N.C. State Wolfpack) this team, led by the Phi Slamma Jamma connection of Clyde "The Glide" Drexler and Akeem "The Dream" Olajuwon, battered everyone on the way to their choke. O.K., we have established what individual teams will be remembered when the '80s are a distant blur. But what teams will be remembered for a decade of dominance? Professional football is the easiest to determine. After last year's victory ove-r the Bengals in the Super Bowl, the San Francisco 49ers earned the moniker of team of the '80s. The 49ers won three World championships as well as a mess of NFC West titles. Other teams worthy of notice are the Redskins who won 2 of 3 Super Bowls and the Bears, who won five NFC Central titles consecutively. Hockey and basketball weren't as easy to pick as football. The Edmonton Oilers garner our nod as top of the '80s in a squeaker over the New York Islanders. Although the Islanders took home 4 Cups in a row, the Oilers had possibly the best teams ever by putting Gretzky, Messier, Andersen, Fuhr, Kurri, Coffey, Mcs orley, Krusheylniski, and Tikkanen on the ice at the same time. In hoops we crown the Los Angeles Lakers as the team of the '80s in yet another squeaker over the Boston Celtics. The Lakers won five NBA titles in the '80s as compared to the Celts' three. Add to that the dominant teams of Magic, Kareem, Worthy, Cooper, and Scott. Baseball was the most difficult to pick a team for, but leave it to two opinionated fellows to choose one anyhow. For baseball's team of the we choose the St.. Louis Cardinals. ·ens The Cards reached the pinnacle of baseball success three times in the '80s and, despite only winning once, they remained at the top or contending, consistently. Other teams worth mentioning are the New York Yankees, who were the winningest team of the '80s, despite winning nothing more than an A.L. pennant in strike shortened 1981, and the A's, the dynasty in the making for the '90s. ' ,'83 New York Islanders - This team y-led Oilers home without the Cup in their doing so, they snared their fourth consecutive In the collegiate ranks we chose the best of the major sports, basketball and football. Miami Hurricanes (football) Future y bench-sitter Steve Walsh led his 'Canes to title with a resounding win over the Boz's · could be the most dominant college football In football, the best of the '80s played the most games in the Orange Bowl. No, not the Big 8 champs, the Miami Hurricanes. The Canes took two National Championships and narrowly missed two others as well as being the one team to snap Notre Dame's 23-game winning streak last month. Also receiving votes were the Penn State Nittany Lions, who won two National Championships and Oklahoma who won one and just missed another. Also mentioned in the deliberations were Augustana, Ill. In spite of their Division III status, they dominated by winning four National titles in a row. In basketball, the only real powerhouses of the '80s and therefore our only co-teams of the '80s, were Georgetown and North Carolina. Both won National crowns and were always at the top of the polls at the beginning and the end of the season. Those are the teams but who were the athletes that shaped the '80s? In reverse order, here are our Top 5 (plus 1) athletes of the decade. 6) Martina Navratilova No other women before her has ever dominated the tennis circuit like she has. (Look for Steffi Graf to have this position 10 years from now) 5) Ivan Lendt - See above, substitute man for woman and Boris Becker for Graf. 4) Jackie Joyner-Kersee - What more can be said about the best female track and field star since the legendary Babe Didrickson. No woman has dominated the modem pentathalon and the long jump like she has. 3) Joe Montana - The quarterback of the '80s for the team of the '80s. No one has ever lead a football team like Montana has. With the poise of Unitas, the arm of "Slingin' " Sammy Baugh, and the championship calibre of Bart Starr, this throwing wonder remains the best of his time. 2) Earvin "Magic" Johnson - Although Bird has more career points and Jordan looks to become better than both, Magic has been the most talented of the three for the '80s. Magic always has a great night, whether it comes in points, assists or one of the intangibles. That's what makes him great. 1) "The Great One," Wayne Gretzky - All this hockey player did to garner our athlete of the '80s was win eight Hart Trophy for the MVP in the NHL, won two Conn Smythe Trophys for the MVP of the Stanley Cup playoffs, scored more points in half the time than Gordie Howe, the most prolific scorer before The Great One, and he proved that one player can make a team by leaving Edmonton and turning the lowly L.A. Kings from pretender to contender. He is simply the greatest player to lace up the skates. It is a unique thrill to be able to watch the truly greatest ever, play his game. Now we know how our parents felt as they watched Ted Williams, Mickey Mantle, and Willie Mays play. The greatest moment in '80s sports? No contest, The Miracle on Ice. The 1980 U.S . Olympic hockey gold medal in which the Americans beat the Soviets 4-3, then, in anti-climax, beat Finland for the gold. It still inspires chills when someone says, in their best Al Michaels voice, "Do you believe in miracles? Yes!" That's sports in the '80s, lets hope for the same thing 10 years down the road. �PAGE 14 DECEMBER 7, 1989 Green Bay's Majkowski Wrestlers 6 Majik Packer Continued from page 16 Saturday night's match with Oregon State brought wrestlings biggest characters to the Marts Center. Hogan or Andre the Giant didn't show up, but 67 Oregon State head coach Dale Thomas did, only minutes before the match as usual. Thomas, irt his 34th men tor of the Pac-10 Beavers, is the sport's winningest coach with over 600 wins. by John Gordon Beacon Feature Editor In Green Bay, number seven is always up these days. It's hard to keep the "Majik" man down. Y0u can shake him, but like a bottle of 7-UP, he's ready to explode once he is under pressure. Don Majkowski, otherwise known as "Majik," has brought a walloping wave of new-found enthusiasim to Green Bay, Wisconsin and Packer fans nationwide. The fourth-year quarterback has restored Super Bowl fever to a city that hasn't seen the big game since the late 60's. This season, the tcnlh-round pick out of the University of Virginia is astounding NFL audiences and critics with his star-quality statistics. He has thrown 20 touchdown passes and is cruising towards the 4000-yard plateau. Numbers are impressive, but leadership qualities are the most important properties an NFL quarterback must posess. The "Majik" man could become one of the all-time greats. He has the super stats and courageous confidence that exemplify the ideal pro signal-caller. Majkowski is currently snowballing the Packers in a furious flurry to plow into playoff contention in the NFC. Green Bay is tied atop the NFC Central with the Minnesota Vikings, both with an 8-5 record. Majkowski's powerful poise was felt two weeks ago by one of the best teams ever, the San Francisco 49crs. "Majik" rumbled into the endzone on a quarterback draw to give the Packers a 21-17 upset victory over last year's Super Bowl champs. · Once Majkowski was in the endzone he came to rest in a child-like position. Television cameras gave the world a glimpse of his memorable smile, one that was as broad and brilliant as the talents of Don Majkowski, the next multi-million-dollar quarterback in the NFL. "He is a real character," Reese said. "He wres 40 matches a year, which is much more than anybody takes his kids around the country and wrestles ten or straight nights. He only takes ten wrestlers with him. of them gets hurt, he puts them on the plane and se home and then flys another one in. He gets a lot mountain kids, and they are a diffrent breed. He is on them and doesn't show any sympathy. But by the year, they are always in the top ten in the country." Which tells you the magnitude of Saturday ni The Colonels used another impressive perfonnance Schroat, who looks dominating at 150 pounds, showings by Charlie Keyes, Ray Mendoza, and Schannauer to propel them to victrory. Don Majkowski With ~intosh • you can even do Macintosh1f computers have always been easy to use. But they've never been this easy to own. Presenting The Macintosh Sale. Through January 31,you can save hundreds of dollars on a variety of Apple' Macintosh computers and peripherals. So now there's_no re~on to settle for an ordinary PC. With The Macintosh Sale, you can wind up with much more of a computer. Without spending a lot more money. The grapplers now have one match remaining finals. They will take on Ithaca, last year's defending III champions, on Tuesday. The action starts in the Center with the JV match at 6 p.m. to be followed varsity match at approximately 8 pm. Reese and company wi11 be looking for that consecutive win that may bring national recognition. New Open ... Close ......................................................... .......................................................... Print ... ........................................................ Quit ti. l8 The Macintosh Sale ' ' '. Now through January 31. <O 1989 Apple Computer. Inc. Apple. the Apple logo, and .\lacmtosh are r'11,istered trademarks ofApple Computer; Inc. For more information: Contact Joe Bellucci, SLC 113 John Koch, SLC 426 Barbar.a Jamelli or Anne Kilyanek, SLC 113 �DECEMBER ~rs )regon State bro 1e Marts Center. show up, but Thomas did, Thomas, in his :, is the sport• ns. :e said. "He nore than any rnd wrestles ten wrestlers with 1 the plane and .n. He gets a r1t breed. He is 1pathy. But by en in the coun of Saturday :ive performa t 150 pounds, 1y Mendoza, ! y. match re year's defi ction sta 1. to be fo didn't expect to wrestle my freshman year, but I was a little disappointed last year when I got beat. This year it feels pretty good to be getting the chance to wrestle." When he visited the campus three years ago as a potential student-athlete, Reese assigned former wrestler Joe Ianuzzi, who is currently studying to be a priest, to show him the campus. That is something Schaefer should keep in the back of his mind when he kneels by his bed at night to say his prayers. After all, a little scrappy grappler like Schaefer can use all the help in the world from the big guy in the sky. · y night, one would have thought Wilkes wrestler Greg applying for a job with ABM maintenance company. witnessed by approximately 1,500 rowdy spectators, was ining the lights or checking for asbestos on the ceiling of ter. What else could the junior 126-pounder been doing on t of all those people? said being pinned by Navy's Mark Smith, you are absolutely er, wrestling in his first big dual meet, learned quickly how do it my first real big match," Schaefer said. "I was a little lhe big crowd and everything. He got the first takedown and Oil the bottom and just stayed there. I couldn't get out. He [-Nelson and pinned me. I think my lack of experience hurt er was down, he certainly didn't show it. Shaking off Friday Lady Colonels suff_er a 69-63 loss intment, "Shaggy," as he is affectionately called by the body, rebounded for a big win over Oregon State's John Trailing 3-2 going into the final period, Schaefer toughed it up with three back points with only 15 seconds remaining to · career dual meet win. He also defeated Millersville's Pete by Ron Rainey 1-5 last night. Beacon Sports Writer really pleased with the way Greg bounced back," said head . "I think he learned a lot about what it takes to compete WILKES-BARRE - The Lady Colonels titheNavys and the Oregon States. Now, the more he wins basketball team seems to be settling into a pattern: Ibuild his confidence." two wins, one loss. it was a big match and I had to come back," Schaefer said. Before Tuesday's 69-63 loss to Messiah at the 3-2 at the beginning of the third and it was his choice. He Marts Center, they pummelled FDU-Madison, 70-52 the bottom, so I tried to.ride him out. I kind of turned him on Sunday and topped the century-mark in a 100-54 and got the three back points. rout over Baptist Bible a week ago. ,rally glad to get the win. I had to keep my confidence up. I In each of their two wins, the Lady Colonels win, it just depends on how strong my mental attitude is." (4-2, 0-2 in the MAC) buried their opponents with mind, strong body. The key to winning in any sport. . quick starts at the beginning of each second half. worked extra hard to establish the latter half this year. Against Baptist Bible, Wilkes went on a 16-0 run on -,run and work out twice a day," he said. "I have to make the way to a rout, and against the Lady Devils of tis at 126. My weight got as high as 150 this summer so FDU, they produced a 13-0 spurt. sucking to do. I could only eat two meals a day, and light "We thought our defense was a bit relaxed in each lhat. I sat in the sauna a lot. When I'm sucking weight I don't first half," said sophomore guard Lorrie Petrulsky. because the littlest things usually bother me. I try to keep "So we came out very intense to start each second half way. I don't get mad at anyone and no one gets mad at me." and it has been working." 11>rks harder than a lot of the other kids," Reese. said. "He Petrulsky and freshman Hillary Blake led the Lady the natural talent but he is making himself into a good Cololnels against Baptist Bible, each scoring eighteen che wants it more than anyone else. He really wants to be ing. He is a good kid ;md he works hard for everything he Wilkes downed by Messiah eWilkes-Barre YMCA presents Scuba Certification Course • Who should start at center? by Ron Rainey Beacon Sports Writer Many coaches wished they had this type of problem. Each player gives Kest a different type of talent yet performs effectively. Is it difficult to spread the playing time around? INTERNATIONAL essional Diving Instructors Corp. Members: $165 Guests: $220 '"''"' ~ : : : :9g System Scuba equipment provided :DJC. International Certification lake training dives ok and all Class Materials t:: ·, ; ,~ ~ \ fM ~ ajJ:,, . .J·::1/.::t:,,-.. __,·d!Ji, ' .1;;:J,, S ·' -~ 1 To Arrange Classes: 675-0142 or 823-2191 10% Discount for all college students with l.D. points. It was much the same story against FDU as the Colonels used a high-pressure defense and fast-breaking offense to win their second straight game. However, against the patient Messiah Lady Falcons, the Lady Colonels dropped their second straight conference game. Wilkes was forced to play catch-up for most of the game and trailed 37-25 at halftime. Blake converted two free throws· to cut the deficit to 57-54 with 5:20 left, but it was as close as the Lady Colonels could come. "We didn't play good defense," said head coach Jodi Kest. "We were unable to adjust to their strengths and that hurt us. However, we showed some guts coming back but we just fell a bit short." Nicole Kovaleski was named to the ECAC honor roll for her play in the first two weeks of the year. The Lady Colonels head to the Eureka (NY) Tournament hoping to reverse their win-loss pattern. Two wins, one loss is not a comfortable situation for Kest's squad. Three talents to choose from WILKES-BARRE - When Jodi Kest decides on her starting lineup for each game, she faces an interesting dilemma. Who should start at center? Sophomore Krista Zoka, freshman Missy Chinchar or fell ow rookie Colleen McGarry? est Quality Of Scuba Educati~n Taught Through The tion: SLC113 426 e Kilyane 15 haefer .proving it to big boys burst on to the Wilkes wrestling scene two years ago as a man just trying to win a spot on the squad. n't one of our real big recruits," Reese said. "I found out en I got a letter from his coach. He could probably be awalk-on because we really didn't know much about him." Wilkes had a good program and I decided to come and see if I IO wrestle here," said Schaefer, a definite crowd favorite. "I ary31. PAGE 7, 1989 "It's hard, but each player will see plenty of time," Kest said. "It's great because each . girl gives us a different look out there." If Kest calls on Zoka, she gets a great rebounder who can also score inside the paint on the offensive end. She started three of the first five games and is averaging seven ppg and six rpg. Zoka sees an advaotage to having three tough inside players. "It makes all of us work harder because we are all competing for the same spot," Zoka said. "Competition breeds success." Chinchar offers quickness and strong offensive rebounding. Technically a forward, she sometimes moves to the middle if the Lady Colonels are facing a shorter lineup. Chichar's stats are virtually identical to Zoka's, with seven ppg and 6.4 rpg. She is also shooting over 50 percent from the field. McGarry, who's an excellent passer, has started one contest this season, but she thinks that practices are are giving her as much experience as live games. "Practices are real competitive," she said. "It's almost like a real game sometimes. I think this (center competition) makes us stronger and tougher for games." So who does Kest start? Zoka, Chinchar or McGarry? One thing is for sure; Kest can't make a bad decision. �. U1J1zfkil<j ~!J)®llfft: December 7, 1989 The Razor's Edge Women's Basketball Center Dilemma Don Majkowski Wrestling (cont'd) Sports in the '80s Wilkes College Wilkes-Barre, PA Wrestlers scorching at 6-0 by Ray Ott Beacon Sports Editor WILKES-BARRE - Two of the bigger kids on the block, bullies on the national level, came to take on the Wilkes wrestling team this past weekend. Both went back to their own neighborhoods a little beat up and minus some lunch money. ' · The Colonels (6-0) defeated Navy 27-12 Friday night before a packed and enthusiastic crowd and did likewise Saturday night in a convicing 31-10 decision over Oregon State. The roll continued with a 32-4 rout of Millersville last night at the Marts Center. Kurt Tamai registered a pin at 118 and the Colonels cruised. "If we go into Christmas at 7-0 we have a good chance at being nationally ranked," said head coach John Reese. Tamai also started the evening on the right foot against Navy for the Colonels with an impressive 10-1 win. Greg Schaefer was then pinned by Mark Smith to put the Colonels in the hole, 6-4. But senior Ron Miller proved to be the spark plug. , Trailing 3-1, Miller came back to defeat Kelly Downs, 7-6. "Ron's match was the real key," Reese said. "We thought that in order to beat Navy we would have to win the close bouts. When Ron came from behind to win he set the stage and the crowd really got involved. We were trailing in four matches and we wound up winning three and tying one. Winning the close ones was definitely the key." The Colonels also got a big win from Mike Froelich at 142, a pin by Mike Schroat at 150, and a key tic from Merrel Neal at 167 to help the grapplers sink Navy. "I was really surprised by the size of the final score," said Reese. "I didn't think it would be that big but we won every close match." -T t commencem~ Wilkes Universi Christopher B ilkcs Universit) cgree to Dr. W, who has been p1 mg Seminary sin eynote speak< duates to foli o be assertive Kurt Tamai (left) prepares for battle against Oregon State in Wilkes' 31-10 win See Wrestlers page 14 Dropped by King's and FDU-Madison Colonels patient by Jim Clark Beacon Sports Editor WILKES-BARRE - It wasn't shaping up as a good week for the Colonels basketball team. Last Thursday, they were nailed by King's, 91-77 in the Marts Center. They were also dealt an 84-64 loss by FDU-Madison on Saturday. And here it was midway through the first half of Monday night's home game with Messiah and the Colonels found themselves down 30-15. A dying team was breathing its last. Then Joe Natale brought a roster to life. The freshman center scored all of his fifteen points in the second half as the Colonels (4-3, 3-2 in the MAC) hit an amazing 18 of 21 shots in the second 20 minutes and blew out the Falcons, 90-76. "We had to be more patient on offense and I kept telling the kids that at halftime," said head coach Ron Rainey. "The difference was like night and day. Everyone saw what we could do when we we take our time." Tom Doughty shoots from the line against King's photo by Donna Yedlock Natale, who's averaging approximately 14 points per game, is starting to become an integral part of the Colonels' offensive gameplan. "Joey's not completely ready yet, but along," Rainey said. "As he gets m game experience, he'll continue to get been a pleasant surprise. He's going to one." Senior guard Jim Nolan leads Co averaging about 25 per game. That w What has Rainey pleased is the varied d offensive punch. "We knew Jimmy was going to c "But it's great to see everyone else Besides Natale, Dave Argentati's gelling game, Tommy Doughty is doing hiss Ott is gelling his seven. "If we're going to win, we have to Our bench also contributed in the Messiah Lawson, Jeff Shaffer and Jeff Gregory an job." But the two home losses still smarting. "In the MAC, to compete, you have home games. We'll have to redeem o road." The Colonels host Allentown on M can work on a little early redemption. ascipline plus har ccss. But remern only in the dictim s come befor crcises. nearly 700 facul \ buck Foundation Each l tor teaches at lent enrollme1 by independcr is admini ster( r Education, b ed by John li of Pennsyl\'rn n received his writing skills nbcrs of the Brl.!iscth, pn •hose pioncl � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Wilkes Beacon Newspaper Collection, 1947-present Description An account of the resource <p>This is Wilkes University's <em>Beacon</em> Newspaper collection, 1947-present. We also have digitized copies of the <em>Beacon's</em> predecessors, <em>The Bucknell Bison Stampede</em>, 1934-1935 and <em>The Bucknell Beacon</em>, 1936-1947 June. It should be noted that Wilkes University does not have a complete set of issues for the Bucknell Bison Stampede and Bucknell Beacon. For researchers who are interested in seeing the complete issues for these publications, please contact <a href="https://researchbysubject.bucknell.edu/scua">Bucknell University's Special Collections Department</a>.</p> <p></p> <p>Missing Issues:</p> <p>1947 August 8th<br />1947 September 5th<br />1947 October 3rd<br />1947 October 17th<br />1947 October 31st<br />1947 November 21st<br />1947 December 19th<br />1948 September 9th<br />1950 April 28th<br />1953 April 10th<br />1962 February 2nd</p> Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource The Beacon staff is comprised of Wilkes University students who are advised by a full-time faculty member of the Communication Studies Department. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1934-present Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Copyright of the Wilkes Beacons is retained by Wilkes University. Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Newspaper Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Professor Emeritus Harold Cox digitized the collection from 1934-1970 and created a <a href="https://beaconarchives2.wilkes.edu/">legacy website</a>. Digital Archives student John Jenkins digitized the collection from 1970-present. Special thanks goes to Communication Studies Professor Dr. Kalen Churcher, Editor-in-Chief Kirsten Peters, Beacon staff member, Emily Cherkauskas, and other Beacon staff for their help in acquiring digitized copies of the Beacons from 2006 onward. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Wilkes Beacon 1989 December 7th Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1989 December 7 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Newspaper Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Communication Studies Department Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Wilkes College