89 15 1774 https://omeka.wilkes.edu/omeka/files/original/814a353a9e0256b97ff3b7080a981873.pdf 1ff195562f729614fbc9d8ee7e61f49b PDF Text Text 13, 1 rlo PLETS ARRRIVE what's going on in the dnow. News ... page 2 ... 1sses? der fort y well-r 1n, wen s j ,ki ries. e in aca ,tics in the unstoppa ot only in n, but on "ield. lfONGER AND HOMELESSNESS WEEK. .. •Oxfam America gives students a taste of poverty. Features ... page 5 COLONELS FOOTBALL COMES TO AN END . .. •Colonels end the year with a loss to Lycoming. Sports ... page ~ THE BEACON lume 50 Number 11 I Wilkes University November 20, 1997 liege town rumored ag~in Monday, November ting was held in the r of Commerce on Public Square. ting was yThe Times included students · g's College University; the hat could be and more action. of the approximate)y ts there, only two from Wilkes-Barre. other students at the gcame to the ·on that there is more in their hometowns Wilkes-Barre, a fact find very g. sophomores are not While ideas were able to keep cars, suggested to improve the entertainment nearby town, most of them have been attempted before. is key. Many students For example, businesses feel that they are attempted to stay open later, treated coldly, if not but they did not publicize downright their hours well; therefore, impolitely, by older they did not attract patrons. The whole point was that people on the square. This baffles Wilkes-Barre is caught in a young people cycle. Businesses stay open because seniors and late and do not have enough college students customers so they close have many things in earlier. Their potential customers common, in gripe that the businesses do particular the great not have long enough hours. lack of money. Every student said that The most the square is the best place obvious reason for for activity, but there is the lack of young nothing there to attract adults in the square college students. is the insufficient To them, this is a problem attention paid to because the majority of the stores in which they student body at both King's would be of interest and Wilkes live on-campus. to them. Since freshmen and See TOWN page 2 Photo by Karen Cook Decking the streets with early holiday spirit. You better watch out ... one day enough? ROLE MANCUSO Staf!Writer game for new as 1 , we wou rnd confi ates that · care oft lities." (5-4) wi ranked L DSaturda eague titl Sis now a common lhat everyone thinks derstand, but does ne know all the facts AIDS? ation is the purpose ational AIDS Day SAwareness Week. · year International Day will be on y, December 1. Monday, November Wilkes AIDS ess Committee and oming Valley AIDS will join together in at St. Mary's Immaculate Conception Church at 7 p.m. Immediately following at 8 p.m. in the Stark Leaming Center room 101, "Sex Beyond AIDS: Living with AIDS" will be presented by Jennifer Nichols. Nichols has toured college campuses around the world speaking about AIDS. She began her speaking career several years ago when she was 22 years old. Nichols' brother Henry, then a senior, was diagnosed with AIDS. They toured together until recently when he was deemed bed ridden. Nichols has visited with former President Bush and President Clinton, she has also spoken before Congress and was featured in a HBO documentary, . "Eagle Scout: The Story of Henry . Nichols." "Since she is so young, I'm sure she'll relate to college students very easily," said Ted Hall, President of the Wilkes AIDS Awareness Committee. Photo by Karen Cook Santa Claus came to town. �News Page 2 The Beacon November 20, I Around the world ... . SBDC is proven to h Wilkes-Barre- A Septuplets safely delivered in Iowa Clinton-Iraq must yield Group points out · dangers of Thanksg.iving dinner WHITE HOUSE (AP)President Clinton is again DES MOINES (AP)making it clear, any Four boys and three girls WASHINGTON (AP)-The .consumer were born to an Iowa couple. diplomatic solution to the group that has warned in crisis in Iraq has to involve The first septuplets born in the past of health risks Iraqi compliance with U.N. the United States in 12 years posed by movie theater weapons inspectors. were delivered yesterday popcorn is now taking on Clinton says the between 12:48 p.m. and another American Americans and other 12:54 p.m. institution, Thanksgiving inspectors have to be allowed The births were dinner. to do their job in Iraq. "That's announced yesterday at a The head of food safety our top line, that's our bottom for The Center For Science hospital in Des Moines, Iowa, by Bob Hepworth who · line," said Clinton. in the Public Interest said Clinton said he'd like to you should treat every said he's. "one of the turkey "as though it acheive that goal with proudest grandfathers in the harbors a feast of bacteria." diplomacy, but that he's country." Undercooked or illmaking sure that the U.S. is Hepworth' s daughter, prepared turkey can contain ready to do whatever' s BobbiMcCaughey,gave salmonella and other necessary. birth to babies ranging in bacteria. Clinton spoke at a weight from two pounds five Caroline Smith Dewall ounces to three pounds four ceremony marking the signing also points out that of a new adoption law and he • Thanksgiving dinners can ounces. said of the children who were be poisoned by · The babies were safely present for the event that he unpasteurized apple cider delivered by caesarean section by a medical team of doesn't want them to grow up and eggnog. As it offers tips for more than 40 specialists. The in a world where they are threatened by terrorists with food preparation, the newborns are listed in ·group, foumded by Ralph serious condition. Hep)Vorth biological and chemical Nader is also endorsing a said his daughter was resting weapons. proposal for a new federal comfortably. agency solely responsible for food safety. TOWN Some suggestions were to open a coffeehouse, a Denny's, and other comparable places. One of the best ideas was to use things that were already here, such as the empty train cars and open stores in them. None of the businesses in the area really make an effort to attract college kids, probably due to the bad reputation they have. There is no way to correct bac reputations; there has been animosity between age groups for decades, so that is not a subject that the group feels it can solve. Other topics were addressed at the meeting. One of these included the rivalry, or lack of it, between Wilkes and Kings. Students from both , colleges agreed -that they would get along perfectly if they were at the same activity. Another point mentioned was the ominous appearance of Wilkes-Barre. The scarcity of lighting and people after dusk truly bothers students and does not increase any desire to be downtown. Safety may not seem like a massive issue in WilkesBarre, but for many students it is. The suicide that several Kings students witnessed, coupled with the deserted streets and poor lighting make some students feel safer in cities like New York City. Even though police are present, students feel that they are more of a hassle than protection. "I don't think it was very produciive. "It is a good start and I'm glad I came, but I think too many issues were addressed at once so nothing will really get accomplished," stated junior, Carl Witkowski, "Also, I think the students should have had more control over the meeting." recent independent study reveals that businesses started with assistance from the Small Business Development Center (SBDCJ "perform at a level that is likely to be much higher than the average person starting a business." Dr. James Chrisman of the University of _Calgary studied a sample of SBDC clients who received five or more hours of consulting on starting a business in 1992 and 1994. The first few years of existence, SBDC-assisted start ups survive at a rate that is 10-14% higher than the general population of new businesses. The Wilkes University SBDC assisted 627 husinesses in 1996 with a ~ . variety of needs, including business planning, marketing, personnel issues and sources of financing. Defying the myth that most new businesses fail in their first five years, Dr. _ Chrisman found that an impressive 73% of businesses started in 1992 with help from the SBDC were business in 1997. These survival ra higher than are ex the general population businesses, according Chrisman. This study clearly that clients of the Pennsylvania SBDC's only local organizati utilizes the expertise resources of fifteen of best universities in Pennsylvania, it plays role in local economic development. The Wilkes Uni¥ SB DC is part of the Pennsylvania Small B Development Center Network, funded in .the .u ;,S. Small Bus Administration, The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, and the colleges and universi · • For additional information on the University SBDC p please contact Ruth at (717) 408-4340. rap up the ~oliday ~avings! Sale Now In Progress! •Great gift ideas and stocking stuffers ! •Accessorize your holiday with a selection of miniature trees, ornaments, lights, candles, and novelty greeting cards. Going on now at: University Shoppe #437 Wilkes University Church Hall · 187 South Franklin Street 0 Wilkes-Barre, PA 18766 . $R.99 medium che topping on Twisty Brej t $2.99 �EDITORIAL etters to the Editor Happy Thankgiving! ember 20, 1997 Letters to the Editor guidelines: Letters should include your name and phone number. They should be no longer than 250 words and must be signed in order to be printed. 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It is important, though, to keep one thing in mind before and during all of the holiday festivities: never get in a car when the driver has been drinking, or behind the wheel yourself if you have been drinking. Take just a few seconds to choose a designated driver. Be sure to rotate the person who takes on this responsibilty Jn . order so that no one feels left out. In this time of sharing and expressing gratitude for all that we have been blessed with this year, we should all keep in mind that we have to be present at the table to feel the warmth and love of families and friends. Keep in mind the extensive repercussions of one bad decision. So many more people could be hurt than you realize. Amongst the hugs· and kisses, between the clinks of glasses and passing of potatoes please remember to take all necessary precautions to make this holiday a happy, safe and healthy one for all. just $2.99 · No coupon necessary - Just ask 1 •• The Beacon is now • : accepting applications for :spring 1998. Positions include: •Copy editors, MAC Technician and Business/Advertising Manager. Applications are available outside of The Beacon office located on the second floor of Hollenback Hall across from the library. Scholarships and work study money are available. Completed : . applications are due in the : · Communications office in • • Capin Hall by 12 p.m. on ••• December 5. ••••••••••••••••••••••••• . . Page 3 The Beacon 1997-1998 192 South Franklin St., Wilkes-Barre, PA 18766 Hollenback Hall, 2nd floor Main: (717) 408-5903 Fax: (717)408-590~ Editor-in-Chief Christine GaJidos News Editor Karen Cook Features Editor Lauren Castelli Sports Editor Rebecca Landis •·1tboto Editor · J.J. 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For those of us that have been here since that time, we all have to admit that this promise was indeed kept. Even though the drainage is still pretty bad in some areas, and near the flagpole is a whole lot of sidewalk, this has become a very significant and impressive spot at the university. For prospective students, this is a highlight to any tour. In fact, the impressiveness of the greenway has actually brought out the out-dated appearance of SLC. Now that I've established how nice the grounds look, I want to make it known how upset I was a week or so ago when some mental midget decided to do some gardening at the greenway. It takes somebody either.really bored or really stupid to spend their nights pulling out bushes and shrubbery that members of the Wilkes community have donated to us. Of course, the people responsible for this are most probably the same ones who would complain if the area still looked like crap. Compounded with this vandalism are the other senseless acts of immaturity I've witnessed lately such as making pornographic pictures appear on the computers in COB when someone goes into Netscape, or hard-boiled eggs clinging to the outside of the windows at the cafeteria. I really think it's time for some of our youngens to realize that t~is is college and not high school anymore. These acts don't get you ·respect, they just make you look like a retard. Obviously, I'm not ignorant enough to think that silly prnnks like this will ever end. Unfortunately, the bulk of the Wilkes population will always have to put up with a certain level of jackassedness. Instead of trying to all~viate the problems completely, I find it more productive to come up · with some kind of punishment for those committing these acts. For those abusing the shrubbery, I feel the best punishment would be to hang these jokers on the flagpole by their underwear on the coldest day in February. For the comedians with computer skills and their minds in the gutter, I recommend putting a picture of them naked on all the ·computers as the homepage, exposing them and their little .... well, you lqlow. The people who choose to throw salad bar food on the windows after they leave the cafeteria should ..... actually have to eat the food from the salad bar. I'm sorry. There's nothing wrong with the food in the salad bar, it's actually quite excellent, I just needed a punchline for the third one .. Anyway, have a great Thanksgiving break, I'll talk to you again in two weeks. quiglerc@wilkesl.wilkes.edu November 20, 199 Satirical Interludes ·with Marc Eakin and Quinn Kil Has anyone ever woken up to .find your bed shaking? No, it's not r<>Qmmate and his or her significant 9ther in the opposite bunk! But wail There's a loud rhythmic pounding tliat seems to coincide with the wa motions of your bed. As you awaken, you realize that Wilkes-Barre isn't a fault line and that the "good, good, good, good vibrations" are being caused by the 46,000 megwatt stereo system in an adjacent room. We been in the room that houses this mega stereo system, and the only o · the room are a fridge, some speakers, and some nudy pies. There is a · the number of times one can listen to "Barbie Girl" at 200 decibels! So, go down to request a volume adjustment, only to have the mothers tumil back-up by the time you get up to your room . How inconsiderate. We're pleased with the many improvements the cafeteria has made, staff have been very accomodabng to the various complaints and suggestions made by the student body and the Food Committee. Wedo, however, have a few more small suggestions. It's grown very cold ou~ is falling , and the campus is an ice rink. Could we possibly tum-down di fans in the cafeteria? It's kind of rough eating with one's coat on! Also,' you' re going to call it "fast food night," perhaps you should open both to facilitate rap.id movement. Otherwise, great job! We have a few comments on the "It's·notjust garbage anymore" · which ran in The Beacon last week. We commend the efforts being students Adriana Espinheira and Robert Frederick! We would, however, to make a few suggestions. First, are students supposed to stock pile recyclables in their tiny dorm rooms and then haul them across campus Sturdevant or Pickering? Once we trudge across campus, where are these alleged recycling containers? We feel that it would behoove the org · of the recycling program to have recycling containers in every donn, emptied on a regular basis. We have been trying to get recycling con · in our dorm for two years, and we still don't have any. Dorms should~ focal point for recycling efforts, especially for aluminum and glass recycling! · . We would like to·thank the dedicated ground~.teepers fof the snow sculptures that have been distributed across campus. They even put an ROTC van! Oh wait, maybe that was the work of some bored college students! Was that John Popper from Blues traveler, using the alias ofDustil Daniels, in the Roving Reporter section last week? Just kidding Dustin! We received a prompt answer to our question regarding the outc the Residence Life Survey. We would like to thank the Residence Life for their response, and we're happy to report that the results will be available sometime this week. If you have any thoughts, comments, criticisms, or answers, e-mai at the following addresses: eakinmr@wilkes.edu or kirkhe@wilkes. Roving Reporter by J.J. Fadden "What is the .worst thing about the end of the semester1 Jason Renninger Bob Banas "Knowing that the food didn'·t get any better." "Seeing how deep in the . hole you're in." Chris Jarzyk "No more Thursday night hockey." Dave Peer "Having to go back to work." Nicole Weiss "Finals and going home to a curfew." "Going home to parental supervision. �ides (ing? No, it' site bunk! cide with t Wilkes-B ations" jacentr rand th pies. 200 d tthe m conside · feteria lain ts itte very bly tu s coat uldo e alias kiddi Across Campus ember 20, 1997 The Beacon Page 5 eriencing privilege to poverty throughout the world. worlds population. First world On Friday, November 21 in citizens make $8,000 a year Si?cty-five students gave Stark lobby, there will be an up their meal. The and only make up 15 percent Oxfam Cafe from 7:30 a.m. illions of organization raised $81.25. of the population. until 10:00 a.m. orld have to go On Wednesday, If you recieved a card that Coffee and bagels will be dshelter. November 19 at 5 p.m., the had a fruit basket, you were . sold with the proceeds going to Oxfam Hunger Banquet was seated at a candelit table and Oxfam and their.fight against held in Stark lobby. served a full meal. hunger and homelessness. 'The purpose of the Those who recieved a At 12:00 p.m.,there will be Hunger Banquet is to picture of beans sat at a table an Interfaith Prayer Vigil at the represent the inequality of the and were allowed to eat their Bell Tower. This will be a great to raise awareness. class system in our society," beans and rice using experience for those students y, November 17, said Amy Mazur, Wilkes silverware. who are still unaware of the annual "Hunger University Coordinator of The majority of the extreme problems that face Volunteer Services. students participating were individuals who are unable to When the students entered seated on the floor and ate receive the proper food, the lobby, each received a rice with their hands. clothing and shelter that is ·cipated in many card with had a picture on it, This was to show how needed to survive. and fundraisers to A card with wheat many people are living in third The vigil will mainly focus lhe battle against represented a ~d world world countries. on the issues of hunger and homelessness. country. Sophomore Charissa homelessness. It will be a ere invited to A second world country Piccotti was seated at a first student organized prayer ch or dinner. was represented by beans. A world table. Piccotti said, service and everyone is Jh~ !Il_e.us -:first world·.tountry, such as "You know in the back of encouraged to attend. the United States .;--was your mind that it is going on, If you weren't. able to 'an anization that represented by a fruit basket. but it isn't until you are setting participate throughout the dcalls A third world countries next to it that it really hits week, this is your last chance. you." · comprise 55 percent of the Also, don't forget that in Stark lobby, COB lobby, Evans Hall, the SUB, the bookstore and Pickering lobby, there is a food drive going on until November 23, all nonperishable food items will be accepted. There are change collection containers located at the SUB, the bookstore, and Pickering Hall lobby. Finally, blankets, coats, sweaters are being collected for the needy here in Wilkes-Barre. The drop off kocations are in Evans Hall, the SUB, COB lobby, the Marts Center, Stark lobby, Pickering Hall lobby and Pearsall Hall (the Nursing Building). Friday will conclude "Hunger and Homelessness Week." A lot of dedicated people worked very hard to make it a success. 'There was a good turnout for all of the activities and a lot of support," said Mazur. bering to give thanks By LAUREN CASTELLI Beacon Features .Editor -five more shopping days until the big day. Yes, Christmas is just comer and one of the biggest shoppings days is here. Black Friday, the yof the Cliristmas shopping season is the busiest retail day of the year, as Eve corning in a close second. everyone is preparing to celebrate the joys of Christmas, the time to is upon us: Thanksgiving, the often overlooked holiday. ursday, many students will be heading to their family get-togethers, 'ting a taste of hot turkey )Vith stuffing and potatoes followed by a le pie for dessert. ' · ore sitting down to eat, it would be a good idea to realize what the of Thanksgiving really is. This is a time of year that Americans have the 'ty tosit back and give thanks for the things they have recieved in the finition for grateful, according to The Random House College Dictioannly or deeply appreciative of kindness or benefits recieved; thankstudents have their own defintion for grateful and have many ~gs tha thanks for. thankful for friends that understand.me and parents who love me for ,"-Jamie Connell, sophomore. thankful that my family and friends are healthy and that we get two day !," - Paul Downton. senior. thankful that the semester is almost over!"-Joel Eberts, said sophomore. • • •• • • • • • • • • • • • 2 Blocks from Wilkes University campus Studios, 1 BR and 2 BR'S Newly renovated First Month free* Close to Gym Facilities, Shopping & All Conveniences Easy on/off access to all main roads Free Cahle Free Parking Air Conditioning W/W Carpeting Lau,ndries Tenant Security System New Vertical 13linds Locally Owned and Managed *Restrictions apply Appointments at Your Convenience Humford Equities 822-5126 or 822-2737 �Page 6 Critic's Corner: Dan the "Movie Man" "The Jackal" Hello fellow movie viewers. Picture this. A man is hired by the lllkll~~ ~~~'.::::::::j Russian mob to assassinate someone in a high American government position. Not only is he a master of killing, but also a genius when it comes to covering his own tracks so no one can follow him. In fact, he is so good that the FBI can't find him. But in order to do this, the FBI has hired the help of a former terrorist who thinks like him. In exchange, the former terrorist goes free. Can these two learn to work together before Ws too late? In order to find out, you have to see ''The Jackal." November 20, 19 FEATURES · After seeing this film, I have to say two words. This rocks! I mean, this film had so much action it will overload your senses. It had a rockin' storyline and a great cast. Bruce Willis plays the assassin, The Jackal. And I must say, Willis can play one mean character. He seemed to have this attitude that said, "I don't care about the world, I'm just doing a job." This makes his character even more evil than you would expect. The_n there's Richard qere, playing Declan Mulqueen, a former IRA terrorist who 'was hired by the FBI to find The Jackal. He seemed to play this detective role rather well. Although his Irish accent was debatable, he was able to carry it out through the whole film. Some actors would try, but switch the accent in the middle of the film. I am strongly recommending this film folks. It is full of . action, cool storyline and a great cast of actors. Four stars. /' _ "TRULY PROFOUND. Aguaranteed nominee for Best Picture of the Year." - Jeff Craig. SIXTY SECOND PREVIEW IODIE FOSTER MATTHEW McCONAUGHEY lrom tht >ademy ~rcJ'"-Winninc (Xl!CtOfof~ Gump" CoNTACT'. Journey to the hean or the universe. ~~ . ·---·-==• It's the last movie of the semester! So, take this opportunity to enjoy a relaxing evening within walkinQ distance! IT2) Ii> ri\fil R ~ ~ n IQ\ es wre .on. T 1 on the Cham start€ years n 197 bold .................................. -.................. Campus Counseling and Psychological Testing • Campus Counseling offers confidential, cost free counseling service;-and psychological : testing for students dealing with stress, depr ession, relationship protilems, academic and • career concerns. To take advantage of this service call extension 4732 or stop by the first : of Evans Hall, at Health Services to arrange an appointment. • ring joy to the-holiday seaso Beacon Staff Writer . ri\/i) Ii> W~1f ~ ~~;; ·· --::·;:::.,lJ\!/l.l l..r::::.. l..r::::. IJ\!/LJ l.S -~ LS LS ~ Scorpio (October 24-November 21) A fight with someone close to you has brought out asilk you no one has ever seen. Be careful not to do things you'll regret. Sagi,ttarius (November22-December 21) The countdown has begun. There are only so many more days of class. Don't count the days, make the days count. Capricorn (December 22-January 19) A new exercise program has started off well. Stick · and don't skip days! You are the type that will skip all the time if you let yourself do it once. Aquarius (January 20-February 18) You just got some great news. Whether it was an acceptance letter, a job interview or an interview for graduate school. Good luck! Things are going · exactly how you planned. Expect this to continue. Pisces (February 19-March 20) Feelings for a good friend seem to be developing into some more-something good! Don't fight it. Go with your instincts! , Aries (March 21-April 19) You're another one counting down the days, but for a different reason. There are friends you haven't seen since the big going away party in August. Lookfor. ward to a good time of telling stories and reminiscing. Taurus (April 20-May 20) That one person you've been admiring from afar has noticed you. Don't be afraid and back off. You'll be pleased with the results if you make the first move. Gemini (May 21-June 21) Someone has come out of the past and brought memories with Deal with them, but'do not let them affect l)ew, good things. ·Cancer (June 22-July 22) You like the snow and thi cold last weekend was only the begin · Look forward to a winter full of the stuff you love. Leo (July 22- August 22) The last rush of papers and projects has got you running ragged. Don stress but get it done. You will be more than satisfied with your grades. Virgo (A ugust 23-September 22) Finals are a little over two weeks away, be careful and get studying in. You are going to do great! libra (September 23-0ctober 23) You' re having something of a budget proQly_Jll..you have a and you're making money, you just can't spend it like you have been. Save some on the sidef11 rainy days and times you're desperate: - rr=If=y=o=u=ha=v=es=o=m=e=tim=e=on=y=o=ur=h=an=d=s,=g=o=see=th=is=fi=ilm=.==~ : *** EARN FREE TRIPS & CASH *** CLASS TRAVEL needs students to promote Spring Break 1998 !· Sell l5 trips & travel free! Highly motivated students can earn a free trip & over $10,000! Choose Cancun, Bahamas, Mazatlan, Jamaica, or Florida! North America's largest stl!dent tour operator! Call NowJ 1-800-838°6411 2_J_ JA\f!.~®00~00® IJ~~ ~[1£~~1 Christmas is approaching -and it is time to remember those who are less fortunate. To help celebrate the season, Campus Interfaith is sponsoring a program called the Giving Tree. This tree will be set up in Stark Lobby and will contain 150 small paper ornaments. Anyone who would like to participate may take an ornament from the tree. On the back of this ornament will be a description of a child for whom the gift will be purchased. After the gift is bought, it can be put back under the tree. These gifts will be given to the children.who are living in the Boulevard Town Homes morning, thanks to gene and·Mineral Springs in Wilkes- Wilkes students,andstaff. Barre. Mary Hession, Coordinator community has been very supportive in the past." .This year there are high expectations that there will a good tum-out of particip The tree will go upon November 21 and will stay until December 12. receiving. Y CUI could be respo · for putting a smile on ac of Campus Interfaith, said the face. Giving Tree "has provided So, take an omamen~ many children with a wonderful a present, and help brighten Christmas." child's holiday. Hession has been running this program for the past five If you would like to help years. During this time, all the with this or similar proj children were fortunate enough contact Mary Hessionat to get special gifts on Christmas 5904. Joe 1 "D ' se Foe Right 6 240 I Wyoming Plyn Penns Lll Baseball, I the guitar, ~ Steve Mi. listening t "Duffy's' "That I wi gradmi M( t others t d want to Environme �~ports vember 20, 1997 The Beacon Page 7 restling ready for return to Division III GCOLLINS YYANOSHAK continued their success, but ·could not compete at a national level with larger schools. This prompted the countless hours of · ·oning, cutting weight return to Division III. The move will not be doing drills until you easy for the team. Coach Al sound like hell? This is the life of Wilkes Zellner feels he needs about 35 wrestlersto be competitive, while presently he has only 15. tes on the mat. Due to the lack of depth, Wilkes wrestling is full the team will be forced to ndition. The 1974 team forfeit between 12 and 18 hwon the Division III . points per match, leaving ·onal Championship is them with a big deficit to part of this tradition. make up. , over 20 years later, "If we only forfeit 12 is returning to points, we may be alright. · ion III to continue But anymore than that is was started years ago. Two years after winning . going to make it tough to win," said Coach Zellner. ~tle in 1974, Wilkes Individual performance the bold move of is a different story. Several J ·.1,r· wrestlers have a shot at winnil)g over 20 matches. Wilkes took to the mats for the first time this year at the Messiah Invitational. Jon Laudenslager, a senior, is expected to have another great season. Big things were seen from sophomore John Conte, who competed in the Messiah Invitational tw·o weeks ago. Conte bounced back from a first match loss and won his next four to earn him third place in the tournament. Junior, R.J. George, lost last season to an auto accident, has recovered from his dislocated hip injury and should be seen wrestling at 134 pounds this season. George finishe~ at second place in the tournament. He went 3-0 into the championship match, but did not wrestle due to a medical forfeit. Sophomores, Mike Morellino and Joey Hill will also be looking to collect their first victory when Wilkes travels to Messiah. Sophomore, Kevin Baker, also dropped two with no wins, losing a tough first match decision. ' -. ports Figures o .f the W'eek Joe Ruddy 1 and r 12. Freshmen Erick Thomas and Todd Strester, 134 and 158, respectively, both went 0-2 but gained valuable experience. "Things look good for the program," Coach Zellner stated. Whether or not they win this year, the youth of the team will build a solid foundation for success in the future. Overall, the wrestling team is stacked with not only strong and physically fit members, but have some experienced ones as well. Wilkes will be going on the ~oad as they wrestle at Messiah this Saturday against Messiah and Lebanon Valley looking for their first set of wins. "Duffy" senior Football Right Guard 6'1" 240 pounds Wyoming Valley West Plymouth, Pennsylvania LIKES: Baseball, playing pool the guitar, Sublime, Pink d, Steve Miller 13and, and listening to music "Duffy's" one wish: "That I will finally graduate!" Motto: IIJ'reat others the way you would want to be treated." F.nvironmental Science #44 Dave J annuzzi "Nuzz" sophomore Basketball Point Guard . 6'0" 195 pounds Meyers High School Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania · LIKES: Playing video games, golf and Celine Dion· "Nuzz' s" one wish: "To win a national championship!" Motto: "Win!" Elementary Education/ Psychology- John Conte "Conte" sophomore Wrestling 140 pounds 5'6" 139 pounds Pocono High School Mountainhome, Pennsylvania . -LIKES: Baseball, listening to music, dancing, skinny-dipping Wu-Tang, Snoop, Notorious B.I.G. andACIDC "Conte' s" one wish: "For everyone to be themselves." · Motto: "Confidence" Elementary Education/ Psychology #33 Kristen Cookus "Cookus" senior Basketball Point Guard 5'6" 120 pounds Bishop Ho~an High School Pittston, Pennsylvania LIKES~ · Running, exercising, . eating pasta, and listening ' to Debbie Gibson "Cookus'" one wish: "To be happy." Motto: "Treat people as you would want them to treat you!" Elementary Education/ Psychology Congratulations to Frank Bennett on breaking the longest interception return record in Wilkes football history. Bennett returned an interception for 99 yards! Congratulations to the following football All-Stars who were recognized by the Freedom League: First Team Mike Hankins Tailback Jason Nocella Offensive Lineman J.J. Fadden and Brandon Carlin Defensive Line Augie Mitschke Tight End/Punter Jason Weaver Defensive Back Second Team John Siekonic Defensive Back John Joseph Wide Receiver �Page 8 SPORTS November 20, eason en s Ladies crush Uti By DA VE CLANCY Beacon Staff Writer ----------Last Saturday the Wilkes University football team played its last game of the season. Sadly, the game marked the end of the career for several outstanding senior football players. As the seniors led the team onto a mud covered field to face Lycoming, they showed the heart and_determination that has made this team so successful over the past four seasons. The highly ranked Lycoming College Warriors showed early on that they were not overrated. Senior returned it an amazing 99 yards for a ·touchdown. The interception return was the longest in school history and made the score 13-6. Freshman quarterback Josh Bradley connected with tight end Augie Mitschke for a 46 yard touchdown pas.s to bring Wilkes within 14 points of Lycoming with the score 26-12. The painted faces of the Wilkes defense held strong and refused to give up another point for the remainder of the game. How- By ROBERT J. MORCOM Beacon Staff Writer ,__ _ _....;._..;.-_ _ _ _ _ The Lady Colonel's , basketball team got their season started in the right direction as they crushed Utica College, 67-39, in an early scrimmage this past Saturday. Wilkes got some outstanding play out of their veterans and saw some very promising efforts from others. Wilkes had four players in double figures, including the outstanding effort from junior Tracy Zaykoski, as Wilkes jumped she end~d up wi~ a as they built a con game-high 21 pomts. Super sophomore Katie Watkins had . point lead after the a strong first half and ended However, the Lady did not stop there. came out in the sec scored early and of Wilkes ran away wi one 67-39. "I hope that this· the beginning oft · the game with 16 paints while come and that all the senior Kristen Cookus tallied work pays off," said with 13. The Lady Colone The fourth player in double on Bloomfield Colle figures was senior Stef Huber, who rac~ed up 10 points and the Emanuel Tourn had a number of key rebounds Emanuel College in for the Lady Colonels. on Saturday. RESTED I UATESC s the time 1 e GREs. News.~.pa 1 arti , Assistant f Pharmacy ave formed a club here at ar is the president lub and Steve studied tae kwon c soo do (Korean and shaolin kung fu style). are other black o help to teach also. They have th€ lts in shotokan, jujitsu, and tae kwo1 purpose of this clul vide students with ·ty to learn or eir current By MATT REITNOUR Beacon Staff Writer . Melissa Pammer really enjoys helping others. Her record says it all. Pammer, a 5'6" volleyball player from Whitehall, Pennsylvania broke two Wilkes University volleyball records this past season, the all time assist record and the record for most assists during a season. Pammer, who was a team captain, said that her records would be impossible if it wasn't for her teammates help. "We played well as a team and well together," she said. "If my teammates didn't work hard, then I wouldn't have the records." Pammer' s career as a "helper" was one of beauty. She finished the 1997 season with 600 assists; and set a new single season record. Her record breaking season was also a season which saw Pammer pick up 1445. sets, which led the team. She scored 109 points and had a 471 hitting percentage in 84 games this . season. This year's team w~s one of great closeness, both on and off the court, according to Pammer. She said even though the team's record . was the greatest, just 9-16 overall, 1-5 in the MAC Freedom League, the team had fun, and didn't let losing keep them down . "We didn't like losing, but we always played hard all the time," she said. "The last game of the year will be one of my best memories of my playing career here." That final match of the season saw Wilkes playing both Susquehanna and Scranton. After Wilkes dropped their match to Susquehanna 3-0, they just has fun against Scranton. Pammer said the team was supportive of each other, and even though they lost the club still enjoyed themselves. "If the ball went out of was their homecoming bounds or someone missed a their gyms were filled, hit, we were all there to pick we beat them in front each other up," she said. · their fans," Pammer s· "Everyone on the floor was Pammer said she smiling, it was really great." definitely miss the te Pammer said she will year. Pammer, who is always remember her 1995 pharmacy major here season, her sophomore year will be hard to be on c when the team could have as a student, but be un been called the play volleyball. "Homecoming Busters." "I know when next She points to matches won rolls around I will miss at Muhlenburg and Baptist playing and being with Bible that season as two high teammates," she said. points in her career. She said Maybe Pammer sho beating teams in their home look into joining a gyms with big crowds in community service gro attendance was a great next fall it may help her feeling. quench her need to "as · "It felt so good to win . nthPrc itio memorandum on November 10 University Preside1 her Breiseth plans for yet tuition increase. "dent Breiseth state ductive special of the Board of ear. ard of Trustees ved a financial a � 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 1997 November 20th Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1997 November 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 University https://omeka.wilkes.edu/omeka/files/original/285e58838195df479dd8a05f05c5b920.pdf 4812641615fac2a19ba37bf2e93a527f PDF Text Text INTERESTED IN GRADUATE SCHOOL . .. •Now is the time to register for the GREs. News.~.page 2 TAKE ACTION NOW TO HELP SA VE LIVES . .. •Organ donation is a gift that continues to give. Features:.. page 5 SENIOR STANDOUT TO TRAVEL.TO MEXICO . .. •Fadden chosen to play in the Aztec Bowl. Sports ... page 8 THE BEACON Volume 50 Number 12 Wilkes University December 4, 1997 Martial Arts Club kicks into action By LISA RUGGIERO Beacon Staff Writer Jennifer Kolesar and Dr. Hieu Tran, Assistant Professor of Pharmacy Practice, have formed a martial arts club here at Wilkes. Kolesar is the president of the club and Steve Monissey is the vice president; Tran is the advisor. Tran studied tae kwon do and tang soo do (Korean styles) and shaolin kung fu (Chinese style). There are other black belts who help to teach classes, also. They have their biack belts in shotokan, kenpo, jujitsu, and tae kwon do. The purpose of this club is to provide students with an opportunity to learn or expand their current knowledge of self-defense, as second degree brown belt in the shotokan style. Morrissey well as to encourage selfalso studies this style of confidence, self-discipline, martial arts. cultural exchange and People who attend increased physical fitness practices should expect to through various aspects of martial arts. Both experienced and non-experienced martial artists are welcome. Practice sessions "The final lesson are held on Monday in martial arts is and Wednesday nights from 6:45 p.m. to 8: 15 to .unlearn the p.m. and on Tuesdays viQlence taught." from 11 :00 a.m. to l :00 p.m. in the -Steve Morrissey wrestling room in the Marts Center. This club allows everyone time to train learn basic moves such as and learn from experienced punches, kicks and blocks. martial art practitioners. Classes start with Kolesar who teaches the meditation, warm-ups, class, in conjunction with stretches and progress to selfTran on Monday and defense situations. Drills that · Wednesday nig~ts, has a incorporate previously and learned techniques are taught each week. There are approximately 20 active members in the club presently. Many are beginners and others are being refreshed. Once beginners have more experience and if more experienced martial artists join the club, introductory sparring will be introduced. This type of training includes protective head, arm and leg gear. Sparring is not meant to beat anyone, but rather to learn how to effectively apply what is taught. Therefore, katas, or specified patterns of moves put together to facilitate the student's learning and focus, are not taught during the practice sessions. Various instructors will gladly teach any student who wants to learn katas outside of practice times. Kolesar said, "You never know when you will need to defend yourself. It is everyone's personal responsibility to learn how to do so." According to Morrissey, who says that the main drive of this club is to promote self-defense, "The final lesson in the martial arts is to unlearn the violence tau2ht." When asked about his role as advisor of the club Tran stated, "My aim for this club is for it to progress to join the International Universities Martial Arts Club." Tran estimates that the club will become a part of this organization by the end of this year. Tuition increase, will you be back? By SCOTT VEITH Beacon Staff Writer In a memorandum realeased on November 10, Wilkes University President Christopher Breiseth revealed plans for yet another tuition increase. President Breiseth stated that a productive special meeting of the Board of Trustees took place on November 5 and a "modest" tuition increase will be enacted for the 1998-99 academic year. The Board of Trustees also approved a financial aid strategy that will emphasize securing students of outstanding academic quality. This financial aid will still receive financial aid, but this aid will only come in a need-based format. Despite the efforts by President Breiseth and the Board of Trustees to make Wilkes a better buy for incoming students with high "This sucks!" academic standards, no plans were listed in the -Dave Kish memorandum to help those students already attending Wilkes. program is intended to help However, Breiseth stated incoming freshmen with high in the memorandum that there class rank and high SAT is "evidence of new and scores. creative thinking on campus Incoming students who . about refining existing do not excel in the classroom programs and creating new programs to meet identifiable student needs and interests." Several students were asked their opinions on the upcoming tuition increase. Dave Kish, a junior, was extremely disgruntled when he heard that more of his parents hard earned money would be poured into his education. Kish said, ''This sucks! Every year I've been here, they have asked for more money, and I haven't seen a single thing improve around here. " I can think of about a million things that they could do with that money, but they probably wouldn't be interested in what I have to say." Sophomore Bryan Mycoff was so discouraged with the university's decision that he plans to go back to his home state of New Jersey to further his education. •"I was just waiting for them to tell me that I had to pay more to go here. I just can't afford to pay any more to go here when I don't even think I'm getting the best education that I can," Mycoff stated. �News Page2 The Beacon ·Around the world The Consumer Federation warns used car buyers WASHINGTON (AP)--In the market for a used car? Consumer experts are recommending that you steer clear of used car lots. The Consumer Federation of America says most used car dealers are breaking federal laws meant to protect buyers. The group says many dealers are failing to post a federally required buyer's guide on'each used car. The guide explains whether the car carries a warranty and it offers tips to avoid being cheated. The head of the group Consumers for Auto Reliability and Safety stated that her one piece of advice is to avoid dealers and buy from an individual, "preferably the original owner." Official sketch of the crash that killed Princess Diana revealed PARIS (AP)--The first official police sketch of the accident that claimed the life of Princess Diana indicates investigators thought a second vehicle might be involved. The drawing, made within hours of the crash on August 31, shows "a probable collision zone" between the Mercedes December 4, 1997 • • • Register for the GREs carrying Diana and another vehicle inside the tunnel where the accident occurred. Despite the sketch French police focused on photographers following the car and on Diana's chauffeur who was legally drunk and on prescription drugs at the time of the wreck. It wasn't until almost three weeks later that police admitted they were actively looking for a small Fiat that could have made contact with the Mercedes. The search for the Fiat continues to this day, after tests on pieces of a taillight and traces of car paint found at the scene showed they didn't come from the Mercedes. The only survivor of the crash cannot recall anything about a Fiat. before it's too late PRINCETON, N.J.--Responding to increased demands for appointments to take the computerized Graduate Record Examination (GRE), Educational Testing Service has added testing capacity. ETS is urging graduate school candidates with February 1 admission deadlines to register immediately for the GRE in order to assure that test results arrive in time. Students may call toll-free 800-GRE-CALL (800473-2255), Monday-Thurs.day from 8 a.m. - 8 p.m.; and Saturday from 8 a.m. - 4 p.m. to schedule their appointments and locations. Official score reports for the computerized GRE are generally available within two weeks of completion of the exam. The scores for the paper-based test are reported in four to six weeks. The computerized GRE is administered at numerous locations throughout the United States. In order to accommodate additional test applicants, ETS has expanded testing days and hours, which will include Sunday hours for many sites, and added temporary sites through January 1998. Students with deadlines later than February 1 should also plan ahead and call the tollfree number to schedule their exam. The permanent number, 800-GRE-CALL, will remain accessible to accommodate exam reservations for the remainder uf the 1997-98 academic year. SIN THE WORLD. AND NOW IT'S ALL-NEW...WITH RE PASSENGER AND TRUNK ROOM, AN ALL-NEW MINUM ENGINE THAT'S ONLY MORE POWERFUL, QALLON HIGHWAY. COROLLA IS SAFER AND QUIETER, AND BEST OF ALL, IT STARTS AT APRICE LOWER THAN LAST �December 4, 1997 · Letters to the Editor Letters to the Editor guidelines: Letters should include your name and phone number. They should be no longer than 250 words'tlnd must be signed in order to be printed. Letters · will be printed in the order they are received and musr be submitted by . _ 4:30 p.m. on the Monday prior to publication. Dear Editor, About two weeks ago, Glenn Gambinni an employee of the Wilkes Uniyersity Cafeteria lost his wallet. He asked if I could help him inform the Wilkes community and thought that the best venue to do this would be through The Beacon. His wallet was a blue color and a small reward will be given for its return. Glenn is not entirely concerned about the money in the wallet; however, he would appreciate if the information cards, etc. are returned safely. 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The Beacon is now accepting applications for Spring 1998. Positions include: Copy Editors, MAC Technician and Business/Advertising Manager. Applications are available outside of The Beacon office located on the second floor of Hollenback Hall across from the library. Scholarships and work study money are available. Completed applications are due iAthe CommunicationsDepartment office in Capin Hall by 12 .m. on December 5. EDITORIAL Page 3 3 Cheers for The Beacon team I remember the Wednesday nights of my first two years here at Wilkes. Chances are that a group of friends were .together for our weekly party, hanging out until the wee hours of the morning. I am still up all night every Wednesday, but now I am hanging out with the gang here on the second floor of Holienback Hall and in all honesty I wouldn't give it up for anything. We came into this semester a lit~e nervous about what we were getting ourselves into. As"'a brand new staff meeting for the first time, we all had brilliant new ideas and were ready to make this publication the best it has ever been. This energy carried us right through the first issue, well, at least it got us started. I think The Beacon spirit might have run a little thin around 4 a.m. , and was surely out by 6:30 a. m. when everyone was finally heading home. We read the same pages over and over with the same Hot 97 favorites playing repeatedly in the background. Stress levels were running dangerously clos~ to the limit and the minutes ticked away. Things have come together better than I ever could have hoped. This staff has certainly fulfilled all of the goals we set early this semester. Each week The Beacon has become stronger, both in print and as ·a team. Words cannot express how proud I am of the changes we have implemented and the great work we have produced week after week. More so, I am proud of how we, a one time group of strangers with a moderate case of anxiety, have become the solid team we are now. I want to thank each member of the staff for all the blood, sweat and tears shed this semester. I wish the best to those members who won' t be with us next semester, and encourage everyone else to rest up for another semester at Th e Freakin ' Beacon ! Have a happy and safe break! Sports Edito~ Reoecca Landis Photo Editor J.LFadden Copy Editor Michael Beachem Copy Editor Christine To;ndrick Technician Chris Court �EDITORIAL Page4 December 4, 1997 Fro,n the top rope ~ with Rich Quigley We've come to tlIB end of the semester, and with that comes a load of work that has been put off for close to the entire semester for most of us. Like everyom: else, I also find myself in that category, counting every minute and feeling the .GAME ESSENTIALS: pressures of several deadlines all at once. For all of you freshmen that are new to f ""' ···,,_~i!ww· ·wiJ!!}t •m.'.,,,,,,,,~ •·:,._ .~ %~ '"'""~ ••·~,,, this chaos, don't panic just yet. I can tell you from years of experience that there 3 THE TUBE THE BEST FRIEND ' is always a way out, and more than likely you will also find it at the last minute ai f ! TOTALLY, ABSOLUTELY, WIN SCRU. · ~$ GOOD. well, sort of like an old MacGyver episode. /' 100% DEPENDABLE. WINST KIIED S 811ST. . Since I do have more things to get done than I have time for, I haven't been t • able to form a topic for this last column. Because of that, I figured I would just run through some of the highs and lows of writing the column this semester. The best thing is probably being able to say words such as jackass (my personal favorite), bitch, pisses and sucks in front of 2,000 people without being censored. \' Although it sometimes seems that these are necessary, they do come in very J handy when trying to prove a point. Another high was predicting Penn State's { two losses to those schools from Michigan. This last weekend especially gave me l, great satisfaction. i THE DEAL Of course, the one I incorrectly predicted probably was my biggest Monday Nfght Football Special. disappointment this semester. But even some good came from that. I was able to 1 Add an order of wings to any Domino's kill two whole columns at once. Now that's being efficient. Some other poor Deal for just $2.99 results from writing the column include having the guard from Century that looks ~ WHEN IT COMES TO DELIVERY... GOTTA BE DOMINO'S® like a "Da Bears" fan tell people he wants to ring my neck because he didn't like . For Large Groups .: 5 or more Large Pizzas my article· or being practically banned from the SUB because I referred to someone (without naming them) as. a possible nazi. 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You will lose those fifteen pounds you've gained this I for just $2.99 just $2.99 semester while concentrating on a rigorous workout over break. And finally, all No coupon necessary - Just ask No coupon necessary just ask I of you won't have to read about my opinion about anything anymore. Good luck to everyone on finals, have a great break and thanks for putting up with me, it's been great. ·-~. ltl199500MINO'S PIZZA. INC. LIMITED TIME ONLY. PURCHASE AEOUIREO~OFFER MAY VARY. PARTICI PATING STORES ONLY. LIMITED DELIVERY AREAS DESIGNED WITH SAFETY IN MIN( --------- -------~ Roving Reporter by J.J. Fadden ''All I want for Christmas ... ?'' Craig Morris "A trip to Colorado." Matt "Doc" Kuntz Andrew "Skip" Cordell "3 precision power "250 horsepower nitrous PPI4100 amplifiers." oxide for my truck." Janet Faux Kimberly Kutch Lisa Rink "Diamond earrings." "Time with family and friends." "A V.C.R." �Across Campus ember 4, 1997 The Beacon Page 5 ctors are not the only people saving lives e students we we can live be that's why I ygave organ much thought until I nted with having to. that it was time to re about it for my of mind and as a ing with an amily crisis. d that part of the not an organ was because of about the a short period of ed the answers to uesti.ons regardthat had always ack of my mind. son, RN, MSN, ansplant Coordina- tor at Temple University, discus~ed the complicated procedures involved with transplantation and the challenges that follow. By sharing this information with others I hope to help them have a better understanding about the importance of giving this special gift. In many states, the driver's license reflects our desire to be an organ donor. However, The Uniform Anatomical Gift Act, used in all fifty states, warns that the organ donor card is not enough. Organ and tissue procurement agencies will not act without receiving permission. A new law that requires the hospital personnel to ask a family member to consider · giving permission for donation. The Organ & Tissue Coalition on Organ Donation estimates that approximately 35 percent of potential donors are never utilized because family members refuse to give consent. It is for this reason that anyone wishing to donate must express their wishes to their family. One of the most common misconceptions regarding organ donation is that family members feel that their loved ones will not receive the necessary attention and treatment involved with their recovery. . This is not true. According to Hobson, all doctors accept the responsibility of treating patients to the best of their ability, it is an oath they take. The only time that a patient could be categorized as a potential donor is after being pronounced "brain dead," a condition in which indications of brain function have completely ceased. At this time, the use of a machine called a respirator would mechanically maintain breathing and to maintain the heart to beat. More than 40,000 U.S. patients are currently waiting for an organ transplant, and more than 2,000 new patients are added to this waiting list each month. Organs that can be donated include the heart, lungs, pancreas, corneas, bone marrow, kidneys and liver. Each year, many loved ones are lost unexpectedly, including fellow students who have passed on but have touched our lives forever. When experiencing such a great loss, it is hard to imagine anything good coming from tragedy. However, out of one's tragedy can come someone else's hope. Multiple lives may be saved or prolonged, the lives that are often cut short and filled with pain. I have recently become an organ donor myself, I suppose mainly at first for the reason of feeling hypocritical when praying for a heart when a family member was considered for a transplant list. Now, I am an organ donor because it is something that I believe in and feel strongly about. I understand the impact my gift could have on others. And, I encourage others to consider becoming organ donors themselves. For further information about organ donation, contact the Delaware Valley Transplant Program at 1-800-KIDNEY-1. iving with Al I >S,' ' could you do it? ABURGESS your biggest fear s it your grades? ?How about yof us have this in the back of our andare gradually · gmore open towards touchy subject matter every day. Sand STD's are · gdiseases that our lives today. There r risk of gettin·g and STD's now then ht against AIDS battle people have it was first approximately 15 was first called r G.R.I.D. (gay une disease) and opular among the tion. Since then there have been hundreds of thousands affected with AIDS each year. More and more people are dying from this deadly virus than from any other disease. So, what can we do to prevent the spread of AIDS? Practice safe sex with a condom. This is what Jennifer Nichols talked about when she was here on Monday. Nichols is twenty-nine years old and seven years ago she found out her brother, Henry, had the AIDS virus. Henry contracted the deadly virus when he was ten years old from a blood transfusion. Nichols brought her story , into Stark Learning Center and shared with the crowd her story of "Living with AIDS." Nichols wants to educate college students so they can prevent themselves along with others from getting the virus. Nichols says that it is hard for Henry and her family ~o fight AIDS, but she feels that we, as college students, have a good chance and we WILL win the war against AIDS. On Monday, December 1, ''World AIDS Day" was celebrated around the globe. This r was This fight against think of how easy it was to contract the disease and how it will make me more cautious in future situations," said, sophomore Jason Nemec. Today, more and more people are infected with the deadly virus and many have already died from it. Some of the more famous people · Nam' are: Rock Hudson, Arthur AIDS has been a battle sixth people have fought Ashe, Liberacci and year since it was first Freddy Mercury. of discovered approxiToday, the fight I fightmately 15 years ago. continues and with numering ' - - " - • • • • • • • •... ., ous medial breakthroughs, the there is more hope for dispeople with AIDS. Nichols ease with her brother and believes the best way for us to family. The first AIDS Day was prevent the spread of AIDS is held in 1990 and everyone wore by practicing safe sex. red ribbons to show their There are AIDS test centers support. just about anywhere. Many Nichols was pleased to see places are free, anonymous and . all the support shown by it takes as little as three weeks to everyone for the fight against obtain the results. AIDS. So, if you think you are 'The talk really made me infected, get tested immediately because the sooner you find out the better chance you have to fight it. If you are sexually active, please use protection because it will not only protect you from AIDS and STD's, it will al~9 _saye your life. (C(Q)1f.JJF1LJE IHIITW 'TI'JE§'TI'Il~ <G How healthy is your relationshi1,>? Take the test! Planned Parenthood of North East Pennsylvannia will offer couples mv testing, December 1-5 to observe World i}IDS Day. Make an appointment now for you and your partner. Two tests for only $12. Arrive together, be tested separ~ly. All tests are completely confidential. Call 82+8921 for the Wilkes -Barre Health Cen- - �) Page 6 December 4, 199 FEATURES Critic's Corner: Dan tp~ "Movie Man" ,_;;/ ' ' "Mortal Combat II" -~--r--·.r Hello fellow movie viewers. Tell me, do you get a kick out of marshal arts films? If you do, some of your favorites most likely iitclude, "Enter the Dragon," with Bruce Lee, or maybe, ''Bloodsport," with Jean Claude Van Damme. Well, just recently there's a new fighting film released called, "Mortal Combat II," based on the cult video game ''Mortal Combat." In this film, Lu Kege, Raiden, and the heroes of F.arth, must fight against the evil Shou Kann on his band of outland henchmen to protect the fate of the world. I thought this film was enjoyable, for a twelve year old, video game crazed individual. I know that this film is based on a fantasy world, but this was totally ridiculous. Now, I don't have a problem with freaks dueling it out, but almost all of / the fighting moves in this film were very far from reality. Some of the special effects were cool, but they were also pointless. Fmally, everyone seemed to be in dyer need of acting lessons. In other words, this film was a waste of money and I feel sorry for the people involved. I'm not even going to bother to give this film any stars folks. This film was so bad it made me sick. Don't bother wa~tinu{'>l•r '1l;oney on thi~ film._ ~ : P ~ · fi Fri., JAN. 30 thru Sun., FEB. 1 (Friday 8pm • Saturday 5 and 9pm • Sunday 3 and 7pm) TICKETS NOW ON SALE Kirby Box Office and - ~ . CHARGE-BY-PHONE• (717) 826-1100 • (717) 693-4100 (215) 336-2000 • Info (717) 826-1100 ,,,,.-~ Sagittarius (November 22-December 21) Back from break a couple days and you can't wait to get back out of here. Calm down, you only have a couple of days left. Capricorn (December 22-January 19) Finals are on the horizon and you're feeling swamped. Take your time, thorough job studying and next week will be stress free and full of 4.0's. Aquarius (January 20-February 18) It is the last week of class and you're cramming to get those last papersilld projects done. You'll feel pressure and stress until they're done. So, do them quick and get them over with soyoa can get started on finals. Pisces (February 19-March 20) You're a little worried about being home for a whole month. With parental supervision and curfews you haven't had to face in months, you're going to face some fights. Take iteasyandooi start anything major over it. Aries (March 21-April 19) Lately your memory hasn't served you well. Be careful you don't forget anythingovrr winter break. There is no getting it then. Taurus (April 20-May 20) Since we're approaching the end of the semester, old friends are calling and writing saying they want to get together. It may seem overwhelming, but take it one step at a time and get to see everyoir. Gemini (May 21-June 21) You arc going home and are worried about a job. Make sure when you get home, finding one is the first thing you do or Christmas will be very empty. Cancer (June22-July 22) When you are home beware of bad reunions. There are people you should see and people you should just stay away from. You know who they are! Leo (July 22-August 22) Over Thanksgiving break you got all the juicy gossip about people you went to high school with and can't wait to hear more. Keep in mind there is gossip about everyone. Clear up anything about yourself. Virgo (August 23-September 22) This semester didn't go exactly as you had planned. Grades were not as goola1 you had hoped and you are a little upset about this. Next semester buckle down, study and you will find yoursetl feeling good with your grades then. Iibra (September 23-October 23) Christmas cards and presents are starting to pop up. Get a head start on your shopping or you will end up doing it all Christmas Eve. Scorpio (October 24 -November 21) You're feeling stresses because you can't affor<l to get everyone on your lista present. Remember it's the thought that counts. A nice message in a card will do fine. Th~ Be~con Staff wishes you a safe and ,-Jt.J.~ joyous holiday season ! ,-Jt. 14 ~ .l:.~!Y...Christmas season delayed until after ex pharmacy sophomore, was lucky enough to b~ able to begin'and finish all of her Lots of tests, extra homeChristmas shopping over the work, what feels like constant Thanksgivingqreak. studying ... this is what most of "Over the break last week, I us are suffering from right went to Connecticut to do all of my Christmas shopping. now. . "$ With the end of the semester and finals approaching quickly, all of the work has pushed poor Santa Claus far from our minds. Most of us have had to ignore the usual hectic hustle of the Christmas season and replace it with a stressful cram Now, fo.r the Christmas break I session. Thankfully, this period won't have anything to worry, will soon be ending in little about." over a week. , Of course.that soun~s great, J>aul Tomsyck, a junior but there may be small advaneconomics major, said, ''I tages to get all of the Christmas haven'fhad any'time to go shopping done during the last 1 Christmas shoppingbecause of two weeks before.Christmas. school. So, over brehlc. J!m Even though you may not, going to be ·able to get'that have the same selection or the dol)y aqd spend the rest' of the same·anJount of time thosetlid time with friends tt:Ying to :who started,their shopping in forg~ab6µtschqoU tt1' \ .early November, you ~ay get ~ ,M~jssa Sp~.a pre:;sometbetter,buys.. By CAROLE MANCUSO Beacon Staff Writer @ > ', _, "'- ', ' .¥ ' ' . ' "v_ ,;- ,' ''." ~.., ,' ··. --· r .~ :~ _ft':;[1 ·t One thing you can be optimistic about and keep mind while running franti• cally around the mall, is you are not the only one is going through this. Many shoppers delay their travels to the mall un Christmas Eve, which has been recorded as the seco largest shopping day of year. For now, everyone can look forward to their ex being handyd in and the anxiety of receiving final grades. The perfect score these tests probably everyone's holiday a little brighter. ,. Once,all the hustle and bustle is over with, every will finally be able to kic back .and have some quiet time o'n·this long awaited break. There is nothing srending time with famil and friends during the ho . season kri:owing that ITTQ schoof when you w will �Sports cember 4, 1997 Page 7 The Beacon olonels pulverize Practical Bible HBURGESS TMORCOM JR. r returning from · gthe 1997 Okidata ·cat Widener ge. The Swordsmen not have their head in attendance, but if they did, it really not have helped them achance against ' powerhouse. The Colonels scored 72 in the first half and Leading the way for the els were Brian ki and Chad Fabian with 15 points _each. Mike Barrouk, the leading scorer to date, had 13 and Scott Cleveland netted 12. The Colonels got a lot of support from their reserves who scored 56 points. "It was a team effort," said captain Barrouk, who averages 23.3 points a game. Everybody who played scored and the team shot 75 percent from the foul line (21-28). The Colonels were out to put on a show for the entire night. Cleveland showed his stuff as he dunked for the crowd on several occasions. Then, Barrouk saved an out of bounds ball by throwing it behind his back to Dave Iannuzzi who returned the favor and the ball behmd his back, to Barrouk who took it in for an easy lay-up. Iannuzzi leads the Colonels with an impressive .941 free-throw shooting percentage. He is currently 16-17 from the line. At the end of the first ha!f, the Colonels had a lead of 72-17; a deficit from which the Swordsmen found it impossible to even think about coming back. If there is one thing the crowd likes to see, it is young players getting some time in the game and they saw a lot of it. They were not shy either. Lucas Markelon, Matt Donohue, and Kyle Reed each hit three consecutive threes and scored 19 points between them. Fabian said, "Each day we are improving . . Our key points were passing and working for the best shot. "Everyone did a real good job and when the players off of the bench came in we did not loose a step''.. Finishing up the scoring were Damon Heller, who had nine points, J annuzzi, Jason ·sheakoski, and Artie Gotzmer each netted six points, Matt Conway and Jay Williams who had four points, and Bill Gallagher with two points. The 100th point came when Markelon dished the ball of the Heller. This is the second game in a row that the Colonels have broken the 100 point mark. "We need to cut down on turnovers, and get the big guys involved more often," said Williams. "The freshmen are an asset this year, Gotzmer gives us the quality points and time we need off of the bench." He went on to say that their toughest obstacle this year will be when they travel to Lycoming and play in their home gym. 'The Colonels looked razor sharp and hope to extend their winning streak to five games when they play their first MAC Freedom League opener when traveling to POU-Madison on Saturday at 2 p.m. Sports Figures of the Week l . #23/24 John Laudenslager "Slager" . Senior Wrestling 163 pounds 5'5" Pocono Mountain High School Tobyhanna, Pennsylvania LIKES: Weight lifting, playing on his Sony PlayStation, football, goofing off, Garth Brooks and all types of music , 2 mocks from Wilkes University campus , Studios. l BR and 2 BR'S Newly renovated • First Month free* , Close to Gym Facilities. Shopping & NI Conveniences , Easy on/off access lo all main roads • Free Cable • Free Parking • Air Conditioning • W/W Carpeting • Laundries • Tenant Security System • New Vertical I31inds , Locally Owned and Managed • *Restrictions apply "Slager's" one wish: "To be successful and win a million dollars." Appointments at Your Convenience Humford Equities 822-5126 or 822-2737 Motto: ''Whatever!" Psychology Major ...,,,- .- ~ .... ..,. . -----· -· ~ -- .,.- - - .... -.,,.,. -- ., -_,,. _. Jay Williams "Lep" Senior Basketball Point Guard 5'8". 160 pounds Bishop Hoban High School Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania LIKES: Playing sports, watching television, Match Box 20, Bush, Pearl Jam and alternative music in general "Lep' s" one wish: ''To be successful!" Motto: "Stay Irish!" Pharmacy Major Jill Ronkewski ''JR'' Sophomore Basketball Two-Guard 5'7" 130 pounds Lower Moreland High School Huntington Valley Pennsylvania LIKES: All sports including football, listening to music, hanging out at the "Pad," Dave Matthews, Bare Naked · Ladies and Sting "JR's" one wish: "To be successful!!" Motto: "Just do it!" �Page 8 SPORTS Winningest Coach are Mike Beacon file photo Barrouk, One of coach Rickrode's prodigies, Mike Barrouk, is shown. Jay Williams, and Matt Conway. We are just going to take it one game at a time," said coach Rickrode. He feels that with four returning starters and new , seniors have racked up a record of 73-13. They need to win 21 games to become the winningest class in Wilkes' history. Hopefully, for the sake of the seniors, they will be able to notch the 21 wins. December 4, 1 Wrestling struggl By COREY YA~OSHAK followed with.another pin. The wins. Hoagland has Beacon Staff Writer next match came at 177 performed will, e · Despite having to pounds where Mike Morrellino wins, while only dro forfeit three of 10 weights,won an 8-2 decision. The two matches. the Wilkes University fourth and final match came at At last night's m wrestling team started off heavywdght. Jeremy against cross-townri its season at 1-1. Hoagland fought to the end, King's, Conte gained Wilkes squared off earning a 9-2 decision. tenth win as he won against Lebanon Valley and Wilkes also wrestled at the match, 15-4. Also n Messiah on November 22 Kutztown Invitational, but did wins were, George · in a tri-meet·at Lebanon not have any finalists at the 3-1, Joe Hill domin · Valley. Wilkes dropped a tournament. 5-2 win, Morrellino tough one to Messiah, 37-9, but came out with a convincing 36-18 win over Lebanon Valley. Against Lebanon Valley, the only points Wilkes gave . up were to forfeits. Wilkes forfeited at the 118, 150,and 190 pound classes. If'you could have Photo by Frank Tomaszewski with I taken away all Joe Laudenslager gets ready to grapple. dev of the forfeits, upset Conte leads the team in the match had Wilkes written all over it. wins with 9, while losing two. will travel to Yorkfi • John Conte started it off George has gained six wins York College To with a pin at 126 pounds. with one loss. Morrellino also on December 6. At 142 pounds, R.J. George has only one loss with five · Fadden go~i~9c~!!~g ~~~:r,;N!; 0 ~~~!;!~e ~3~o~da!~~ 0 By REBECCA LANDIS Beacon Sports Editor Beacon Staff Writer Team. Fadden will face the team of Mexican All-Stars The Wilkes University from Colleges in Mexico on Are you ready for the women's basketball team December 20. warm weather yet? Well opened their 1997-98 MAC "I love the opportunity to Wilkes' football stand-out . Freedom League with a leave the country, see a senior, J.J. Fadden is. He will different bunch of players and 75-47 blowout win over be packing his bags to head FDU-Madison on Nov. 25. down to Mexico City to play in be able to play on an Their second game in the international level," said the Aztec Bowl. conference wasn't quite as Fadden. This will be the first time Fadden will be able to talk hot. .that Division III has ever The Lady Colonels to NFL, CFL, World League, played in the Bowl. Fadden dropped a tough game to Arena League and was ranked in the top 30 of Lycoming on Dec. 2 by a Division III senior players and European-American Football 62-52 count. Senior Rebecca League scouts. has earned his pay~d flight Baker led all Wilkes scorers Fadden was also named down to play in front of 35,000 with 14 points. She also U.S. College Football people. Coaches' Association/ Burger pulled down a season high 15 Fadden received a letter boards. But the Lady from Coach Skipper, the coach King All- American last Colonels' poor first half week. turnovers ended up to be too much for them to overcome. Wilkes is now 2-2 overall, 1-1 in the MAC Freedqm League. Tracy Zaykoski scored 12 points, while Katie Watkins added 10 in the losing cause. Once again, a member of the bench came into the game and helped Wilkes. Steph Huber came off the bench and pulled in 13 rebounds, eight defensive in just 22 minutes played. Kristen Cookus came off the bench versus FDU-Madison and scored 11 points. In basketball, turnovers kill. Wilkes became another example of this rule on turnovers gave way Lycoming points. H the team's turnovers need to be cut back the stretch. "Turnovers hurt said. "We need to go play like we know Even with the. the team is still pie overall with their performance in this season. Huber points to that at •this time last team had just one · season which saw~ Colonels finish 12-1 overall. � 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 1997 December 4th Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1997 December 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 University https://omeka.wilkes.edu/omeka/files/original/4dd12fba5b714ed0cecbd2d46837bc42.pdf 7509b33911c0ba144ae1fe0a9cb0f3b8 PDF Text Text HITS SE TO HOME. .. ere are ways to protect self from being a victim. News ... page 3 ... A DAY OF . REMEMBERENCE . .. •Students honor Martin Luther King, Jr. Features ...page 8 WILKES ATHLETES TRAVEL ·SOUTH. .. •Fadden and Mitschke perform in North Carolina. Sports ... page 12 THE BEACON ume 50 Number 13 Wilkes University January 22, 1998 .5 million project coming to South Street improvement makes the colleges and universities in Breiseth. "This is an exciting time Wilkes campus even more several states to determine University has beautiful and also benefits what features should be the final design for for Wilkes students. They included in 7.5 million Student will have the new most of their center. The extracunicular best ideas activities Barre. have been housed in undbreaking is incorporated in the Spring of one central into the state-of-theThe 48,000 square design. art location. ter is the latest The "This is fa multimillion three story just the latest building major will feature investment architect for the 48 rooms the is Highland Sketch Courtesy HighlandAssociates including a University is tes of Clark The proposed student_ center and dining .commons is corning soon. food court making to dining ·s student center/ improve the our immediate commons seating 400 quality of our downtown commons design is neighborhood, our city and students. Wilkes-Barre campus. t of thoughtful region," added Breiseth. In addition, students will "We are committed to gby the students, have a cafe, bookstore, .improving the quality of A committee of , trustees, students, faculty, parents, student government student life both in and out trators and administrators and trustees offices,meeting rooms, a of the classroom. ts," said Wilkes "This kind of major visited student centers at large dance/entertainment/ t Christopher N. movie area, information office, TV lounge, game rooms, bank, mail facility, and a student activities club all under one roof. Amenities include a mall-:-like space on the first floor, a three-story atrium with skylight, two gas fireplaces and a patio with a balcony looking out over the Susquehanna River. "We want to make sure the student needs are met, as well as the University's need to build a center that compliments the architecture of our c~pus and our neighborhood. This design meets the goals," said Paul A. O'Hop, Vice President of Business Affairs and Auxiliary Enterprises. overnor Ridge preparing for round two lvania; no new jobs ." This was the phy that current or Tom Ridge of the nwealth of vania believes was before he took over s of the torial position just ago. his tenure began, or Ridge has Pennsylvania from ranked state in the at 11: 15 a.m. at the F.M. Kirby Center for the Performing Arts in Wilkes-Barre, Governor Ridge and his supporters held a press conference to announce his campaign for re-election in the upcoining election. During his fewer than twenty minutes at the podium, Governor Ridge discussed the area of new job creation. Despite the leaps and bounds of improvement that have taken place during the Ridge/ Schweiker years in office, Ridge said that he he and his supporters will not be satisfied until Pennsylvania is the number one state in America for new job creation. Also discussed for this campaign were the areas of tough domestic violence laws, juveniles being tried as adults, rigorous public education standar~s, and personal taxes for low income families. Ridge said that, with concentration in these areas, this would be a "campaign for Pennsylvania's future." Governor Ridge also pointed out that, during his tenure in office, Pennsylvania taxes have been reduced by $2 million and injuries sustained by laborers duripg working hours are also down, which is a fact that Ridge attributes to safer working conditions. Altqough he did not state any plans to reform the current welfare system, Ridge said, "We will eliminate, completely, the personal income tax of families of four making $25,000 or less." Ridge also voiced •his displeasure with the current · standards that are in place for one to become a certified educator in the state of Pennsylvania. He said that the education standards in Pennsylvania public schools are too low, and the ease with which one can become a certified educator is a cause of this. He announced that high school diplomas will now be recognized as "New Pennsylvania Achievement Awards." He said that these diplomas will not only prove that the individuals receiving them are competent enough to be high school graduates, but they will automatically be considered "ready to work" after they receive a high school education. �News P~e 2 Around the world ... Impeachment a possibility . .1 . WHITE HOUSE (AP)-A leading congressman says if the new allegations against President Clinton are proven true, impeachment proceedings would be an option. Whitewater prosecutors are now trying to determine tf Clinton had an affair with a White House intern and then tried to influence what she told investigators aboutit. Clinton's spokesman, Mike Mc Curry, released a statement Wednesday morning stating that Clinton is "outraged" by the charges and that he never had an "improper relationship" with the woman. At the briefing Wednesday afternoon, Mccurry rejected ·several attempts to get him to expand on that statement or to elaborate on what would be a proper or improper relationship. for access to presidential sites until more talks take place. Butler has told Iraq that the proposal "flies in the face" of U .N. deman_ds for access to all suspected weapons sites. The U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, Bill Richardson, calls the initial report from Butler's trip "quite disturbing." British foreign secretary Robin Cook said Iraq cannot be allowed to select which sites inspectors visit. Iraq denies it has any of the deadly germ agent. Asia's finances affecting U.S. WASHINGTON (AP)-- Fallout from Asia's financial crisis is being felt all across the U.S. The federal reserve says most parts of the country are feeling an impact. The central bank says U.S. manufacturers report a BAGHDAD, IRAQ downturn in demand from (AP) --The ChiefU.N. Asia for everything from Weapons inspector is industrial machinery to suggesting he might call processed food. Iraq's bluff. The findings am in the Richar.d Butler says he · fed' s latest "beige book" might send inspectors to survey of regional economic Iraqi presictenti:.U sites in a conditions. The results will matter of days to test its figure into the central bank's resolve to keep them offnext meeting on interest rate limits. policy in early February. Butler has just finished · Even with the Asiantwo days of talks in related weakness, the fed 'Baghdad, during which he says the U.S. economy couldn't persuade the Iraqis continues to grow at a to back down. moderate pace and labor Iraq is proposing' that markets remain tight or very the U.N. freeze its demand tight. Iraq still not budging January 22, 199 TheBe~on Postmaster General retir~ng Hats off,Clas·s of ' Two honorary de were also awarded. Dr. Charles Myers arid Dr. Lester Saidma1l 'were redpients. ' These men inspired and helped the Wilkes College/ Hahnemann Medical School Program inw many do.ctors from Northeastern Pennsyl have attended. Together, Myers Saidman have provi more than one hund years of medical ass· to the people of Wy Valley. Other speakers at 1998 Winter By CARA DURSO Beacon Staff Writer , Thursday,' January}?, 1998 wasn't j us t another ordinary day for some students at Wilkes University, 83 anxious WASHINGTON (AP) -students, some teary.:. The man who runs the U.S. eyed, some with ear-toPostal Service is resigning. ear grins, dressed in caps Postmas ter General and gowns proudly Marvin Runyon says he'll marched down the aisle of go home to Nashville, . · the Dorothy Dickson Tennessee, next month and Darte Center for the look for a challenging new Performing Arts. job. Whether receiving a In his six years in bachelor's or a master's charge of the nation's Degree in Business largest civilian employer, Administration, Liberal Runyon is credited with Arts and Hunian Sciences, improving delivery of firstor Science and class mail while trimming Engineering, these professor of administrative staff. He also s·tudents had:one common Communications, E t • added technology to speed thread· thal held tfiein . '. Roth, Ctiaitina'n o up mail proces~ing during 1 together:-They were' a1l I Ba~d of1'rtisrees, his tenure. about to graduate •frtim '· Susan A. Talbbi;a The postal service Wilkes University. graduate with ape began turning a profit after The Commencement average in Business years of red ink. Speaker for the afternoon Administration. However, ~unyon was was Dr. Jon Larson, With heads held accused of breaking federal President of Luzerne the graduates recei law by taking part in talks County Community diplomas, their tic about placing Coca-Cola College. the "real world" and machines in post offices Larson discussed the while he owned Coke stock. The conflict of interest · ~ technological changes that would occur in the work investigation ended in a environment in the riear civil settlement. future. Some made pr His advice to·tne, · · · keep·i'n.touch. For graduation class was, ·' . January·l5, 1998 "YOU hold·the Keys to -tlie -1ast tiine they your life. YOU ate 'the architects of your future .-" ~ F.B"I. boss to retire PHILADELPHIA (AP) -Today is Bob Reutter' s last day as Philadelphia's F.B.I. boss. After 29 years with the F .B .I. he is leaving the post he held for six years to become senior director of administrative services for Independence Blue Cross. Starting February 2, he will oversee the medical insurer's facilities and procurement. t ~ • l , ~ /' 'J I . Priority Notificat 91 Ross At 1:50 a.m. an apartment at Street was entered and the occupants were requiredtolie the floo'r ru; the intruders searched the apa Witnesses described the intruders as four bla wearing ski masks. A gun was used to shoot.the the apartment door..The men tied the scene. no arrests and no suspects at this time. This did not occur on University property, because of the incident's close pro,ximity to · important for the university ~ommunity_to bea exercise additional pr~cautions related tope security matters. Issued by ·Mark Allen, Associate Dean of Student Affairs on 1/14/98. �NEWS ary 22, 1998 Page 3 harmacy ·Practice'' makes perfect GENTILMAN McKinzie, Dr. Nicole URA SCHMIDT Sparano and Dr. Hieu Tran; to the Beacon were all added to the staff in the fall of 1997. McKi.nzie, a critical care specialist, is an the community's ' nabout phai:macy ass.istaot professor-of pharmacy practice. She received her cy is a fast . bachelors and ofession that is doctorate degrees from everyday, and of Wilkes' newe~t St. Louis College of · school, pharmacy Pharmacy. She then went on is changing in to complete a two year Pennsylvania. study of pharmacy critical care specialty concentrates on the . residency .at the University of principles behind · gmedications. In Kentucky Hospital in Lexington. the curriculum Sparano is an students with the assistant professor of nts for side pharmacy practice interactions, specializing in family medicine. sent, the She attended Rutgers ctice Uniye,.-sity for her bachelor's onsists o(four of science deg~ee and rs. received her doctor of of the faculty pharmacy from Medical Dr. Wendi University of South I ' • his bachelor's degree in pharmacy and his doctor of pharmacy from Philadelphia College of Pharmacy and Science. After completing his doctoral degree he completed a fellowship in cardiovascular therapeutics arid clinical pharmacology in Hartford, Connecticut. Guiding the team of professors is Dr. Ahne Lin, drug information Photo Courtesy University Relations Pharmacy practice faculty is ready to specialist and chair shape Wilkes ' pharmacy program. of the pharmacy practice department. Lin, family medicine in St. who came to Wilkes in 1996, Louis. helped establish the Tran is an assistant department and develop the professor of pharmacy specializing in cardiology. practice component of the curriculum. He h£lS an extensive Lin received her background in · undergraduate and doctorate cardiovascular therapeutics. Tran received degrees in pharmacy from Carolina. . Before corning to Wilkes, Sparano completed a specialty residency concentrating in St. John's University College of Pharmacy and Allied Health Professions. She then went to the . Medical College of Virginia Hospitals to complete her . clinical residency. · The professors are optimistic about the future of pharmacy practice at Wilkes and in the region. "Pharmacy is becoming a fast paced profession. When Wilkes students graduate they will have all the abilities to practice anywhere, which is · essential," said Tran. "Wilkes is a leader in changing pharmacy education. Since the program is new, we do not have to tear down a traditional way of doing things. "We can build our own program for the future. Wilkes students have an advantage over other pharmacy graduates," added Sparano. otect1ng your property "S,3:fe~yt~tips · • :·:·: are no exception. it is in the or off-campus ways a risk you avictim of crime. always an or crime, the ent the crime g," said s Security, s. teps that can vent crime in your · g to Cookus -Barre Police, of where you s is crucial to said, "You have to be aware of what's going on around you. Pay attention to who's corning in and out of your apartment." . Rushton went on to say, "Treat your home as though it's your parents home, they wouldn't let just anyone in. Know who's there and if you don't know them, ask them who they are and why there are there." An important tool in• crime prevention is a lock. Locks should be in place on your doors and windows, especially windows -at ground level. A good lock is important; however, it has to be utilized. Rushton suggests that · homeowners install storm doors that they can keep locked yet still speak to someone who is at their door·. He suggests you don't open the door until you know who is there. is a good idea to have your Along the same lines mail held or a neighbor pick Cookus recommends that up your mail. . apartment dwellers use It is ,recommended that peep holes. you let your neighbors know He suggested talking to that you will be away and your landlord about having how you can be reached in them installed, they can oe an emergency. purchased at many While away, it is also hardware stores. important to make your Lighting is also key to · home look and sound lived avoiding crime. in. Good lightin·g around One way of doing this is entrances, parking ·areas by putting timers on a couple and stairways is helpful in of lights and possibly a radio deterring ·intruders. or television. Both Cookus and Joining a neighborhood Rushton feel that knowing crime watch is a good way to 'your neighbors is an meet your neighbors and important facet of crime prevent crime. prevention. For more information on "Apartments are security both on and off vulnerable. People know campus you can contact Lt. which apartments the Rushton at 826-81<'.>5 or students live in and also Chief Cookus at 408-4989. You can visit the Wilkes when the students are on Security web page at break," said Rushton. http://wilkes 1. wilkes.edu. -security/ When you go away, it : ,.,:·''? /' ,·_, ; ~ s,_:,:~,- •Leave at least one light on, inside and o:ut, when you are away. •If you are away,use a timer to lights'OD and off. · · · •If you have an .answering 1$,' turn screen machine~ use itto ~~ante(lc• · · \ ~N~tify the police or · · phone company of threatening or harassing ' call~. . . •Buy high-quality locks, dead bolts,' mortise or . aqxiliary locks and use· ..'them. -~-' •Watch other houses or a artments and let your eighborsJmowof any~that's ~ "I .. , suspicious..· .r in7 otach,with '''our 'V .; , f; ,._ e your Olllet all JMiJJte, ~ · flt; . .. �EDITORIAL Page4 Letters to the Editor Educating each other Letters to the Editor guidelines: Letters should include your name and phone number. They should be no longer than 250 words and must be signed in order to be printed. Letters will be printed in the order they are received and must be submitted by 4:30 p.m. on the Monday prior to publication. Your opinion belongs here. We want to hear from YOU! BLOOD SHORTAGE! YOU CAN HELP Toe American Red Cross has advised that there is a blood shortage in Pennsylvania. With this in mind, Wilkes University will be sponsoring our second blood drive this year. Tuesday, February 3 from IO a.m. to 4 p.m., in Rumours in the Marts Center. The highlight will be homemade lollipops. Plan to give! Remember, the life you save may be someone you know! *** SPRING BREAK '98 SPECIALS! *** 24 HOURS OF FREE DRINKS in Cancun! 21 HOURS OF FREE DRINKS and $50 discount w/student I .D. to the BAHAMAS! No second semester price increase! Sell only 15 trips and travel free! Call CLASS 'IRAVEL, North America's largest student tour operator! Call Now! 1-800-838-6411 Imagine-being stranded in a small town in China. You have no means of communication in this environment. You don't understand street maps or signs in store windows. How could you possibly survive? It may be hard to believe but there are many Americans who are in this situation in their own country. They may have been born and raised in the United States, but simple words or phrases may as well be printed in Chinese. Take a minute to consider how many times a day _you rely on your ability to read and write in one day. · The number is infinite. Illiterate adults have to memorize their way around town because street signs and written directions are no help. They aren't able to read instructions on prescription bottles and risk their health. They have to make excuses for why they can't fill out a job application or help their children with tqeir homework assignments. Too often these people were overlooked in their elementary school classrooms and as a result were discouraged from higher education. Lack of education in conjunction with low self esteem often keep adults from seeking instruction in reading and writing. I am currently participating in a class that aims to tutor adults in need. Some seek the ability to read while others are brushing up on lessons to help them get their high school equivalency certificates. This program exhibits the essence of service projects. Volunteers have the opportuntiy to build a close one on one relationship with a stranger, as well as help those being tutored to gain the knowledge they desire and deserve. Not only are Wilke~ students gaining three credits, but they are also gaining a friendship and an invaluable sense of accomplishment. The university should offer more courses that offer students the chance to participate in this community, the opportunity to make a difference in the lives of others. Education is not only about what we learn in the classroom. It is also about our ability to complete the cycle and pass on knowledge to others. • SEE WHAT ALL THE NOISE IS ABOUT THE KIRBY CENTER Fri., JAN. 30 thru Sun., FEB. 1 . (Friday 8pm • Saturday 5 and 9pm • Sunday 3 and 7pm) TICKETS ON SALE MONDAY, DECEMBER 8 AT 10AMI CHARGE (215) B~~J!:e ~;~~) :2:.11ffinT93-4100 336-2000 • Info (717) 828•110D 0 January 22, 1 28&l?2i WBRE•TY 1,111 iii:IJitlliilfQiii,i Do you need a job or additional hours for student employment on campus? The campus employment office has the answer! Stop by the bulletin board outside our office on the third floor of the Student Services Building and check on available jobs for the Spring Semester! You can also contact Cheryl Gibson, Coordinator of Student Campus Employment at extension 4347. heBe · 97- 2nd Main: (71 F~: (717 Sbbscription Arny El Backgi Info. •Established. •A"'fl°d4:d by th Collegiate Pr American Sch �EDITORIAL ary 22, 1997 he Beacon calling ... Diane O'Brien has been the coordinator of Health Services located on the first floor of Evans Hall for eight years. O'Brien received her diploma of nursing from Wilkes-Barre School of Nursing . She received her Bachelor of Science degree in nursing from Wilkes University. She is urrently working on her master's degree in Family Nurse Practitioning at College Misericordia. O'Brien has also worked in · the Wilkes-Barre General Hospital Emergency Room for the past 16 years. u think Health Services is well utilized? it is well utilized by residents, but not as well with daytime and off campus I don't think the evening hours are used. If students came in at night, they could alot quicker." Yearbook Photos Update Senior photos: Class of 1998 Senior portait make-ups will be taken for the yearbook between February 10 and 12 at the Alumni House. Seniors should call 1-800-836-0558 during the week of February 2 to schedule their appointments. This is the last opportunity to have senior portraits taken for the 1998 yearbook. Pharmacy students who came in with the Class of 1998 are also asked to have their photos taken in their white lab jackets. Pharmacy students can contact Alyse Baumann with any questions. Fifth year seniors may choose the yearbook in which they would like to appear, however it is standard for them to have their photo taken with the class with which they entered college. Faculty and Staff Photos: These photos will be taken February 10 between 10 a.m. and 12:30 p.m., 1:30 p.m. and 5 p.m., and February 11 between 12 p.m. and 3:30 p.m. and 4:30 p.m. and 8 p.m. as a make up for those not photographed in November. No appointment is necessary and this is at no cost to faculty and staff, as they will not have to purchase a package. All employees of Wilkes University are asked to have their photo taken. All questions can be directed to Michael Beachem at extension 5038. do you feel a student wouldn_'t come to Health reason might be that we are located at the end of campus. We are completely · , wann and welcoming and offer free services." uenjoy your position as Coordinator of Health ? • is the best thing about being Coordinator of Services? ayoung environment. It forces you to be more in tune witli the younger age · is anice change from working at the hospital. I get to work in both sides of Page 5 :··················~·················· Would you like to visit the mysteries : • • : _of the mythical past of Mexico? :· : Join Wilkes University and King's College beginning May : •20 for nine days to see the sites of Mexico City, the Heart of• ••the Aztec Empire, Chapultepec Park, Teotihuacan Pyramids,•• Guadalupe as well as three days on Veracruz Beach. The package inlcudes round trip airfare from N.Y. to Mexico City, tours, special attractions, registration, breakfast and dinner daily and a bilingual escort. All this for under $1,000. Call Professor Bianco at Wilkes University at 408-4519 or Professor McGrath at King's College at 826-5900 at • extension 5777 for more information. • ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• oving Reporter by J.J. Fadden at are you looking forward to 01ost this se01ester ?'' Mizele "Jacky" Nkoba "My talk about my "Playing golf for Wilkes country on Feb. 19, and Winter Weekend." COB 107 at 11 a.m." Kirk Leslie Liz Burchill "A successful basketball season." Angela Collins "Going home to Arizona." January Johnson "February." ... l ~ J.. �Page 6 January 22, 1998 CALENDAR ..................................................................... ................... .. Saturday, Jan. 24 Friday, Jan. 23 Thursday, Jan. 22 J[))Jl 'f/ ]J y J/))Jl'f/ •IRHC meeting, basement of SUB 11 a.m. •"In and Out" 7:30 p.m., CPA Rectory •Wrestling vs. Western Mary (Away) •Programming Board General Meeting, 11:30 a.m., Marts 214 A student's guide to Wilkes University Activities • • • • • • • • • w I •Manuscript Meeting, 12 p.m., . / 3rd floor, Chase Hall N •Women's Basketball vs. Scran 6 p.rn. •Men's Basketball vs. Scranto 8 p.rn. (Away) •Scripture Study, 6:15 p.m., Alumni House Monday, Jan. 26 Sunday,Jan. 25 T E R •SHARE, 9 a.rn:, St. Mary's Tuesday, Jan. 27 Wednesday, Jan. •Beacon staff writer meeting, 11 :30 a.m •Artmicola Meeting 11:15 a.m., 3rd floor Chase Hall •Commuter Council Meeting, 12:15 p.m., SUB Basement •Circle K Meeting, 5:30 p.m., Alumni House •Women's Basketball vs. Lycoming, 6p·.m . •Men's Basketball vs. Ly"oming, 8 p.m . •Campus Interfaith Talk-It-OIi, 5 p.m., Alumni House •Student Government Meetin 6:30 p.rn., Marts Center •Wrestling at Albright with Haverford(Away) •Chinese New Year Celebra · 8 p.rn., CPA .• .......................•...................... ....................... ................. .. HE TOYOTA COROLLA. OVER THE PAST 30 YEARS, ROLLA HAS BECOME ONE OF THE MOST TRUSTED . RS IN THE WORLD. AND NOW IT'SALL-NEW...WITH RE PASSENGER AND TRUNK ROOM, AN ALL-NEW MINUM ENGINE THAT'S ONLY MORE POWERFUL, IT'S MORE ECONOMICAL.UP TO 38 MILES PER GALLON HIGHWAY. COROLLA IS SAFER AND . QUIETER,ANDBESfOFALL,ITSTARTS AT APRICE LOWER THAN LAST The Beacon is looking for staff writers and photographers. You can gai credit and add a potential 4.0 to your G.P.A. If you are interested in wri · for news, sports or features call extension 5903 or 2962. �Across Campus The Beacon 22, 1998 Page 7 ~ g fora few good leaders between 60-70 applicants take place. Carrie Wilkes and people to contact would be Assistants are expected to Heather Bonner were two someone you know will give keep the dorms as peaceful as and only five spots to fill. This year there were over 70 RA' s who spoke to the group you a great review! possible, to strictly enforce people at the general on the positive and negative Finally, the most nerve school policies, as well as aspects of the job. racking and heart wrenching differentiate what Even though free part of the process is the face problems need the room and board is a to face interview. But wait. most attention. very positive . There is not just one, but Along with these advantage that many two. aspects, however, students first look First, prospective RA's RA' s must be willing at, it is important to are asked to meet with a to take on · realize that with the group of 10-' s, who will ask responsibility and positives come -them a series of questions. become a surrogate negatives. Then they meet with one of brother or sister to Students were the three members of the their residents. told that RA' s are Residence Life Staff, lead by Many times, only allowed to Darren Hack and Jackie Photo By J.J. Fadden residents need help An informal meeting of members of the Residence spend the night Nkoba. with classes, Life staff. away from the dorm According to Nkoba, roommates, or meeting, however, there are five times in a semester. Resident Director of Evans problems they just need to Many saw this as a severe Hall, "An RA must exhibit talk about. It is important that about 15 spots available, eight for women and six to cramp in their ambition of qualities of leadership, have the RA is willing to become seven for men. becoming a future leader on the ability to interact well apart of their residents lives. The road to becoming an campus. with others and handle Rich Quigley, a RA is long, but worthwhile. Once your application is difficult situations when they pharmacy major and RA of The first step was a meeting in, three recommendations arise." Evans fourth floor, held with all the prospective are needed from various Do you think you would said,"Some kids are away candidates. members of the Wilkes be able to fill these positions? from home for the first time This meeting outlined community. These members Right now many of your and don't have anyone to go friends and classmates are to ... that is why we are here." what being an RA is and how can be current RA' s or other the application process will staff members. The best beginning the process. Last year there were ----------------- you are trying to to put your skills place you should COB 106 on a promotes Quality ;Value and Convenience catches your eye, t thing you know, the phone. What , tching? It's QVC. gwith the of never leaving , and better yet, · gyour chair. eWilkes Communications thrill of shopping ·on and what goes the scene will soon Communications · yMika, of , was awarded 'p with QVC for ester 1998. some of whom came from larger universities including Drexel and Temple . Universities. Mika interviewed at QVC several weeks ago and said she was nervous waiting for the phone call that would let her know if she was chosen for the 40 hour a week internship . . A few weeks ago on a Thursday morning at 8:30 a.m., Mika's phone rang wakening her out of a sound sleep. "When they introduced themselves over the phone, my heart started racing," Mika said. To the relief of Mika, her teachers, and those who had listened to her rant all week, it was welcomed news that she got the internship and ahead. Some of her duties include acting as the primary liaison with guests and their entourage during a visit to QVC as well as greeting and escorting guests to the Green Room. Mika will introduce the guests to the producer, show host, and other personnel as needed before a live appearance. She will Photo courtesy of University Relations Mika travels to Philadelphia became the first Wilkes student to intern at QVC. Now that she knows she has been accepted, Mika looks forward to what lies provide technical support for guests, help with product setup, and research biographical guest information. Mika said that she is happy to have the chance to work for QVC. Since the show is based near Philadelphia, she will have to move there in order to accept the internship. "I wW gain so much experience working there, that I couldn't pass up the opportunity,'' Mika said. Mika looks forward to a semester filled with new experiences. Mika said, "I know that this will be one of the best things I can do to further my career and that is one of the most important things that I can do for myself right now." The Wilkes Communications Department places approximately 25 interns each year. For more information you can call 1-800- WILKESU. �Page8 FEATURES Martin Luther King Jr,: Rem.em.her his dream. By LAUREN CASTELLI Beacon Features Editor As the new semester began, .the holidays were not to far behind us, as students prepared themselves for the start of classes. Young children got back on their school buses and college students returned to campus for class. But how many of them realize what an opportunity going to school is? In the early 1950's many students were unsure if they would have the right to an education. The dream of one man, however, has helped alleviate this fears and helped open the doors of opportunity. This inspirational leader was Martin Luther King, Jr. He was a great leader, mentor and friend for many Americans both in the past and present. On Monday, January 19, the country observed the birthday of King, whose real birthday would have been January 15. As a salute to King, the students of Wilkes University's Multicultural Student Coalition (MSC), participated in a community event which awarded high school students who have achieved academically. Gina Z. Morrison, Coordinator of the MSC, introduced the group to the community and explained the activities the students were sponsoring in honor of Dr. King's memory. "At the end of the program we all stood up and held hands and listened to the song, 'We Shall Over- come.' I felt the electricity of togetherness in the room," said Floyd Allen, President of the MSC. "I felt that the program went real well. It was as if . the program had a spiritual and educational experience," said Terry Martin. On Monday, the MSC gathered atBi-Lo Foods, to help members of the community register to vote. The group was trained by the Luzume County Voter Registration employees and . assisted anyone who wished to register. Twenty-three people registered to vote. Not only was the MSC celebrating the memory of King,butso was the whole nation. Even though Wilkes proceeded with classes, it is important to remember that it was a day that others were able to give something back. Carretta Scott King said it best when she talked of her husband. "The greatest birthday gift my husband could recieve is if people of all racial and ethnic backgrounds celebrated the holiday by performing individual acts of kindness through service to others, Remember, it is not a day -off-it's a day on!" This is exactly what the Wilkes community did. Organizers of the Martin Luther King Day festivites are looking for more people to become actively involved in the community and in future programs. If you would like to become involved you can contact Gina Z. Morrison at ext. 4731. January 22,199 Easing children's pa· By SHELBY ROHWEDDER Beacon Staff Writer As a teacher at Saint Nicholas-Saint Mary's ' Elementary School in Wilkes-Barre: Sister • Bernadette McCauley saw an increase in the number of divorced families among her students. She decided something had to be done and starting the Rainbow Program in the ele~entary school seemed to be the answer. Originally started in Chicago, the Rainbow Program has become a nation-wide project targeted to help children in kindergarten through grade eight whose parents are divorced. McCauley said, "It is a chance for the children to exchange their feelings about what's going on in a small group with kids of the same them realize they are age, who have similar and let them know that problems." McCauley trained for the not their fault." Hession believes Rainbow Program in is beneficial for Wilkes Montclair, New Jersey, students to get involved where she learned to listen, the program because,' to deal with a small groups, · shows them and to follow the rules of the r they can make program. "I Mary "It doesn't have difference in someone's life. Hession to hurt forever" McCauley also recognizes the recognized Rainbow Kids ·the need to Motto importance of students inte help these with the chil children McCauley and i$ , "The Wilkes students dedicated to get Wilkes great with the kids. It students involved. Once a the kids a chance to month, Hession organizes a with older people who, special day for Wilkes many cases, have dealt students to spend with the same issues." Rainbow Kids. With the examples To the Rainbow Kids, a Wilkes students are Wilkes student is someone the Rainbow Kids, as they can look to for advice Rainbow motto states, and to provide a stronger doesn ' t have to hurt adult influence in their life. forever." .Hession said, "We help ' ' The adventure of a lifet· By LISA RUGGIERO Beacon Staff Writer Twenty students, faculty, and community members will have the chance to spend 12 days in Kenya, East Africa this summer. Dr. Jim Merryman, Associate Professor of Anthropology and Sociology, is organizing the trip. It includes round trip airfare, nine overnight stays, full board, a professional guide, transfers and inter-city transportation, cultural meetings with Kenyans, game drives, camel trek and outstanding sightseeing. The price of thr trip is $3,1500.00 for studer1ts and $3,459.00 for non-students. When asked why he was planning this trip Dr. Merryman said, "I can't wait to get back there myself. I've always brought Africa to the classroom, now I'm taking the classroom to Africa. Africa changed my life and I want my students to have the same experience." Dr. Merryman is very knowledgeable on about the continent of Africa due to the fact that he spent 12 years there; eight of them were spent in Kenya. He speaks fluent Swahili and also some Somali. Dr. Merryman is prepared to take at least 20 people along on this trip. The trip can include as many as 40 people. An anthropol background is notn take the trip, although individual taking the trip be willing to be exposed African anthropology. Students can even for the trip to count as additional academic c an additional fee. Any interested in the trip can contact Dr. Merryman at extension 4043. Buy recycled. It would mean the world to Thanks to you, all sorts of everyday products are being made from you've recycled. But to keep recycling working for the future, you na~ for these products and buy them. For a free brochure, call 1-S00·CAJ.L - Pennsylvania Dept. of Environmental Protection �uary 22, 1998 FEATURES Page 9 . ·,,·.' ~~a®ooaoo® ,r~~ ~.~~ool~11® Critic's Corner with Dan Lavelle ~~=~)J "Good Will Hunting" Hello fellow movie viewers. Long time no write. I hope every one had a nice break. Mine was somewhat average, but I managed to flicks here and there. Some were filled with · Others were filled with drama. One film that comes i "Good Will Hunting," which is a brilliant movie gifted young man who learns a few lessons in life. After film, I'm glad 1998 started with such a brilliant motion two young actors, Ben Afflect and Matt Damon wrote in the film. I must say, I am impressed with their movie has a dramatic story line and a humor that ycatch one's attention. Plus, there was a great between the two actors on screen. They seem to know worlc well together. played Will Hunting, the gifted young man \.y'hO Chuckie, the character portrayed by Damon. Both did of acting in their roles. · Williams gives a brilliant perfonnance as Counselor the man that tires to help Hunting (Afflect). This is ·ca1, comedy crazed Williams we are are used to He plays this character with a humanitarian feel. This is best perfonnances I've seen from him since, "Dead ·ety." This just goes to show that Robin Williams can more than comedy. · s, Afflect and Damon should be recognized for this h's definitely worth seeing. I'm giving this a high four stars . It's a great story filled with humor star cast When you get a chance, check it out. I'm see more films from Damon and Afflect. [Ml ~ [Q) ~ :~G{}~ @: [k, [Q) ~ Aquarius (January 20-February 18) The second semester has begun and you are now realizing last semes!er was cake compared to what you have come across so far. Don't worry too much,just apply yourself and you will surely do well. Pisces (February 19-March 20) We are only back from break a couple of weeks and your bored with school already. Giveit some time - it will get better soon. Aries (March21-April 19) You made a New Year's resolution this year and promised yourself it was one to keep. It has been hard for you to keep promises, but its never too late! Give it<!. shot! Taurus (April 20-May 20) Winter break either went to fast or simply was not long enough. Now you're counting the days until your first weekend away or spring break. Keep yourself busy and it will fly. Gemini (May 21-June 21) So you were home for almost a month and you got used to that good home cooking. Well your back to cafeteria food now - make due with what you have. It will make going home taste that much better. Cancer (June 22-July 22) You got your grades and you were less that pleased. It wm be hard to get that GPA up. Apply yourself and it will be no problem. Leo (July 22- August 22) You got a job while you were home for break and saved a good hunk of money. Be careful and don't spend it all at once, you never know when your going to need it. Virgo (August 23-September 22) This winter weather is getting you down. Do things -to cheer yourself up. Brighten your day - especially now. The winter blues will be gone soon. libra (September 23-October 23) You've been at school for two weeks now and it feels like a whole semester has passed already. You're already tired and working too much. It may feel like an eternity, but the end of the semester will be here soon. Scorpio (October 24 -November 21) Extra cash is scarce. Look into on campus employment You may get the job that someone who has transfered had, someone may have dropped out or maybe a new position is available. Look into it, you need the cash. Sagitta,rius (November 22-December 21) Papers and projects have been assigned already. Get a head-start on them, they will start to pile up and so will the stress. Capricorn (December 22-January 19) You seem to be having a run of bad luck. Don't get caught up in it, things will start to work out soon, give it some time. That's Entertainnient Baby bop y, Januaiy 27, , in the Dorothy Darte Center andatory for entDJ's. Interested AMAi FLORID Friday, January 23, at 7:30 p.m., inCPA Kevin Kline ln~Out place for top-grossing conmedical board found he had TULSA (AP)-- The certs for the month-long over-prescribed drugs to 13 Hanson brothers, now have a period ending last week. Amy patients, including Jerry Lee Hanson sister to contend with. Lewis. Dr. Nick told the board Grant's Nashville show was Their parents, Diana and Clarke he suffers from co-dependency second, followed by Hanson are the parents of a and just wanted his patients' - Aerosmith with 1.5 million seven-pound, six-ounce girl dollars for their Boston New approval. He is currently who was born on January 14 in receiving treatment for this Year's shows. Finally Barry Tulsa, Oklahoma. She's the Manilow for his post Christproblem. One board member seventh Hanson kid. Hanson's says Dr. Nick has not come to mas shows in suburban Los management has not confirmed tenns with the charges and he Angeles. the girl's name, but web sites should know that over prescribare saying her name is Zoe ing is "unacceptable." Dr. Nick Today's Birthdays Genevieve Hanson. says he will keep trying to get Singer Steve Perry of his license back. Journey is 45. Elvis' former doctor, Actress Linda Blair is 39. Backstreet boys lead still former doctor Actress Diane Lane is 35 recent concert grosses Rap DJ/Actor Jazzy Jeff is NASHVILLE (AP) -Elvis' fonner doctor won't be LOS ANGELES (AP) -33. able to be a doctor to anyone Celebrating the New Year in Actor Olivia D' Abo ("The else for a while. The Tennessee Montreal turned out to be a Single Guy") is 29. Board of Medical Examiners wise choice for the Backstreet Singer Marc Gay of Shai is has denied a request for a Boys. "Amusement Business" 29. reinstated medical license from reports their shows, there from Actor Balthazar Getty is George Nichopoulos, also December 30 to January 1, 29. known as Dr. Nick. His license nearly made 1.5 million dolSinger Kelton Kessee of was revoked in 1995 after the lars. This puts them in first Immature is 17. . �Sports ·Morellino and Conte show consisten John Conte defeated three They won·against Lebanon guys, we have had to forfeit - contenders from York too many matches." Valley, and lost to Messiah College," The College of New College, Montclair State Other leaders for the Beacon Staff Writers Jersey, and Lycoming University and King's Colonels besides the 18-3 Over the Christmas break, College mark that Wilkes hosted a tournament, Conte has to win the the annual Wilkes Open , on posted are 126 December 29th and 30th. , Morellino pound Winning the 190 pound with a class at class was Roderick Franklin. the York record of He was the first wrestler 1 ·Toumamnt 9-3 and from Wilkes to win the R.J. on Wilkes Open in seven years .. December George This two-time state champ with a 6th. from Ohio is a huge asset to record of "I Witkes considering he also · wrestled 8-2. helps coach the rebuiding On well in wrestling team. January the "I would like to thank my toomairent, 17th, the friends, faculty, and team Colonels and I members for supporting me. traveled to hope to I am looking forward to New wrestle contributing to the team the . Haven, well in Photo by J.J. Fadden . remainder of the season," the John Conte and Jon Laudenslager are seen one of the few times when they Connecticut said Franklin op_bi.sJriumph are not so serious on the mat. to upcomin_g at the Wilkes Open. · · compete · Mike Morellino won the matches," said sophomore College. in a dual meet and to capture 167 pound weight class in the Conte. · Conte, the team's leading an on the road victory . That is Kutztown tournament. This As a team·, the Colonels wrestler to this point, said exactly what they did as tournament took place on . started off the season with "We're a good team, but Wilkes beat Massachusetts November 29th. . one win and three losses. since we only have seven Institute of Technology by a By JEFF REICHL CAROLE MANCUSO score of 25-22. University of Massachusetts-Lo University. In Wilkes' w· at 126 pounds Con default 5-1 in ove 134 pounds Josh won by default 6-1, pounds saw a win Thomas who won decision 8-0. w· a win by fall for 177 pounds and a default for Jeremy at 27 5 pounds. Conte was not and one win by a fall. Morellino saw by default, one · and one forfeit. MUSTSEE1V. Wilkes University Style. Catch the broadcast premiere of THE COLONEL'S EDGE This Thursday, January 22nd, at 7:30 PM on Service Electric Channel 21. · All of the Wilkes University , winter sports teams packed into a .half-hour program. Jason J. Ashby Killed by a drunk driver on August 17, 1995 on Route 5 in Great Mills, Maryland. Tc D ..... 0 _.,_ �age 11 SPORTS January 22, 1998 . asketball in review Cleveland seals Colonel's twelfth - - - - - - - - - - - games. Give credit to Dave (Ianuzzi) who drove the lane In the championship game, By JASON EVANS Staff Writer ..,..._ _ _ _ _ _ _ sophomore sensation Dave Beacon Staff Writer and set up the open shot for When the Colonels Januzzi had 23 points and Only a week into the Chad." the season, they junior Brian Gryboski tallied second semester, sophomore Fabain's four three dto win every six rebounds. Januzzi and guard Chad Fabain has a pop pointers helped him to lead pionship possible. So Scott Cleveland were named quiz in a course he did not both teams in scoring with 19 Ibeyhave played in two to the All-Trmrnament team. realize he registered for points. Freshman Artie pionship games, and won Two days later, King's "Clutch Shooting 101." Gotzmer tallied 12 off the both by favorable College came into the Arnaud With the Colonels bench, and Iannuzzi posted s. C. Marts Center looking for clinging to a two point lead 11 for the Colonels who The Colonels won the an upset. However, Wilkes with under ten seconds left, moved to 11-0 (4-0 MAC) ta Classic held at . proved to be the superior team Fabain drained his fourth with the win. ner University and the for the tenth time this sea~on three-point basket of the day All in all, Coach Rickrode as mey beat nel to seal a 71-66 come was pleased with the win: ·-the from behind victory over "We knew it would be a war Monarchs Drew University on down there and I'm just 80-55. happy to come out with a Barrouk Saturday. The Colonels battled back win, and to know that we once again from an eig.ht point halftime won' t have to play another led the deficit and kept their regular season game in New Colonels in Jersey." scoring with composure in a game that was not decided until On Tuesday night, junior 14 points Fabian's triple that came off forward Scott Cleveland also while had a pop quiz, only this time Januzzi and a Dave Iannuzzi pass. What was Jannuzzi's the.course was "Don't let the Chad Fabian guy who has hit five each chipped mind set in the waning moments? "I tried to just three-pointers get a chance to ~ in 11. penetrate and try to draw a ti~ the game 101." . .. ..Cleveland, foul or kick it out to Chad. I Cleveland came up huge senior Ja_y saw him open so I just on detense with under five dtime this season to seal Williams, and freshman Artie passed it off and he nailed seconds left to block the Gotzmer each scored ten championship. it." three-point attempt of points. Gotzmer also had an nior Mike Barrouk: led Delaware Valley star Jimmy As for Professor (Coach) alley-oop dunk in the second Garrett and enabled the Rickrode's opinion of the half that got the crowd on ints in the tournament, Colonels to prevail 76-73. clutch shot: "We knew their feet. captured the tournament The Colonels trailed for there'd be a day when he much of the game until (Fabain) would make some clutch shooting down the shots that would win some BERT MORCOM, JR MVP award · stretch erased what was once a fourteen point Aggie lead . Januzzi, Barrouk, and Artie Gotzmer all nailed clutch three-point baskets in the latter part of the second half to help the Colonels improve to 12-0 overall (5-0 MAC). When asked about his clutch defensive block to protect the lead, Cleveland, in the most eloquent of terms, commented, "It felt pretty damn good." Iannuzzi and Barrouk both checked in with 21 points apiece for the Colonels. Junior Brian Gryboski at 12.8 points per game average, scored 12 points. J annuzzi also led the team in rebounds with seven, tying his season's best posted against Widener, proving beyond a doubt his all around basketball prowess. In the'inost recent National division III poll on January 20, the Colonels were ranked number one in · the Middle Atlantic Region. The Colonels have started to prepare for the long awaited on the road match-up against the Scranton Royals on Saturday. ON SALE NOW! . Alumni chapter to hold events Wilkes IABC ''Monopoly'' T-Shirts Communications Department Scholarship and "Wilkes Today." To order a T-Shirt, contact Dr. Jane Elmes-Crahall ext. 4162. WILKES-BARREThe Luzerne County Chapter of the Wilkes University Alumni Association will host two alumni receptions prior to the Colonel's basketball games in the Arnaud C. Marts s ·ports and Conference Center. The first was held Wednesday, January 21 at 5:30 p.m., before the women's basketball game against Delaware Valley. The second event will be held Saturday, January 31 at 6 p.m., befoi:e the men's basketball game against FDU Madison. The event is once again open to all Wilkes students, alumni and their guests. Cost for each is $4 for alumni and drinks will be served. The Wilkes University Alumni Association's newly formed Luzerne County chapter has been organized to plan events and activities that unite Wilkes alumni from the , region. The association provides financial and material support for the University and its students, while fostering a sentiment of attachment among alumni. For more information, friends, $2 for students. Both contact the Wilkes receptions will be held in the Rumours lounge, on the lower University Alumni office at 408-4130. level of the Marts Center. Pizza, hors d'oeuvres and soft �Page 12 SPORTS January 22, 199 Fadden and Mitschke play in All~Star ga By SCOTT VEITH time in all four quarters as about three months to Beacon Copy Editor both a defensive end and prepare, compared to our - -- - - - - - - - - outside linebacker for the six days." This past Monday, Wilkes Black All-Stars. The American AllUniversity football players Fadden managed to make a Stars triumphed over J.J. Fadden and Augie Mitschke participated in the Second Annual. USA III Football Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday Classic in Fayettville, North Carolina. Both Fadden and Mitschke were All-Freedom League perforrners this past fall on the grid iron for the Colonels, and this game was one of the many ways that these two athletes '----------------P-h-ot-o-by_S_co_tt_V-eith _ __J have been Fadden and Mitschke are shown at the all-star game. · rewarded for their dozen tackles, recover a theMexican All-Stars by a efforts. score of 42-41. fumble, record a sack, aqd During the game, both The highlight of the deflected a pass. Fadden and Mitschke saw weekend in Fayettville for Fadden also participated significant playing time. in the Aztec Bowl in the two Wilkes Mitschke played in the Mexico City on December representatives was the second and fourth quarter 20th. banquet held for the allas a tight end in the Black When asked to compare stars and their friends and All-Stars' offense, and family on Sunday night at and contrast the two also participated on the experiences, Fadden said, the Fayetville V.F.W. At extra point/field goal team "Both games gave me an the event, Fadden and and the punting unit. Mitschke were blessed opportunity to have great Mitschke said, "It felt with the presence of such football experiences. The pretty good to be playing difference between Mexico football legends as Chuck with the best players in the Mills and Larry Terry. and North Carolina was country. The coaches preparation and intensity. They were also worked·us hard, but we introduced to Each team had only two had a great time and I met days to prepare for the , representatives of a couple of good guys that game in North Carolina. In European professional could really play ball." Mexico; our opponents had football and the Arena Fadden saw playing Shriner' s Hospitals Shrine game. The Black All-S Football League. Mills, better known as "The , Father of Japanese College Football," shared his stories and experiences in coaching in Photo c~urtesy of J.J. Fadden Fadden is shown holding the Aztec Bowl. both America and Japan with motivating words to all of the all-stars and guests. Mills trails only John Heisrnan in NCAA schools coached with seven, and is the namesake for the Japanese College Football Most Valuable Player Award (The Mills Cup). Terry, a former All-America performer at Wake Forest University was · once a starting center for the Detroit Lions, and is also an accomplished poet. In fact, Terry wrote a poem during his participation in the East-West Shrine College All-Star game which now serves as the motto for the • senior the Irick theyt Cle Ohio to in their all-star L~dy Colonels regain winning reco By REBECCA LANDIS Beacon Sports Editor Over break, the Lady Colonels fell short on an upsetting loss to Albright College on January 12th, 72-68. In the loosing battle, Katie Watkins, 11. 8 points per game average, had 16 points, and Rebecca Baker, 14.0 porn.ts per game average, had 15 points, and 14 rebounds. Baker leads the team with an impressive 106 total rebounds, 71 of those came defensively and 35 offensively. The next hearbreak came when, once again, the Lady Colonels just could not pull past King's College, 67-62. Baker checked in with 19 points and 12 rebound,s. By mid- January, things turned around for the persistent Colonels. Wilkes shut down Drew University 74-59, and did not let up there either. They went on to hammer Mary_wood College 64:.. 37. Don't think for one moment they were happy with a two game winning streak. In last night's match-up against Delaware Valley College, Wilkes stepped up there play to defeat the Aggies 68-48. Proving that not only the Wilkes' men can shut down the visiting teams. Wilkes posted 43 overall rebounds compared to Delaware Valley's 28 total. With the majority of the rebounds corning from the defensive The Lady Col managed not only themselves out of · record, but p recapture ao record and f this season, aw· conference record (3-2). � 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 1998 January 22nd Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1998 January 22 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 University https://omeka.wilkes.edu/omeka/files/original/898a79dcd997a639792ab986a9366d53.pdf 7c5778384fd768c49536f7260c055f0e PDF Text Text RWEEKEND APPROACHING . .. sin becoming involved festivities. News ... page 3 KEEPING OFF WINTER WEIGHT ... MEN'S BASKETBALL SUFFERS FIRST LOSS . .. •Relieve stress and bum calories throughout_winter. Features ... page 7 •Colonels defeated by Scranton Royals. Sports ... page 10 THE.BEACON e 50 Number 14 ·Wilkes University January 29, 1998 ew angle on parking situation spaces in front of the William S. Scandlon building and 18 parking spaces and one handicapped space on on places in front of Esseff city of Hall. is very Shannon McNutly, city constructed Community · galong North Relations t across from Coordinator for the taurant and city of Wilkes's. 0rginally, Barre, said that, parking made "Reconstruction of aspace very . the road was based since there w,ere ta dozen parking on the traffic that travel it everyday." She also went on ,after the tion, the parking to say that, "It was a goal of the mayor to . It includes 27 develop more parking spaces in the city of Wilkes-Barre." At this time, parking meters are not in palce, but to be of the four hour variety." This will allow students of King's College enough time to attend classes and not have to worry about feeding the meter. A couple of Wilkes University students were asked if they · would be willing to pay a higher tuition in order to recieve this type Photo by J.J. Fadden of parking on Parking at King's gets-a new look. their campus. "I think that McNutly said that "meters are tuition is too high already," on order, and they are going said Nicole Weiss, a sophmore at Wilkes. However, John Bruett, another Wilkes student, said, "I wouldn't mind paying a higher tuition if things are fulfilled." "King's College was not singled out and chosen for the new parking over Wilkes University," McNulty said. McNutly went on saying, "North Main Street is a public road in Wilkes-Barre and it just so happened that King's College is located there:' McNutly also stated that, "If we got information on a road down by Wilkes University that was along the See PARKING page 2 re te·x tbooks worth the cost? KARLAVAGE things include a new syllabi, up with old friends to the bookstore. College Stores . Wilkes 600 on campus rated by Follett. colleges with kstores include College, University Dame,and State University. University five year contract tt that still has three years remaining until its terrni nation: The Manager of Wilkes University's bookstore, Donald Drasba, says that Follett is very competitive on prices because of the large number of stores. Still, many students complain about the high prices of college textbooks. According to Drasba there is an increased number of used books available to students in the Wilkes bookstore. The buy.-back prices are half of the retail price set by the publishers. This can help explain the ·small monetary return on • textbooks sold back to the bookstore. Because the prices are predetermined, Wilkes' bookstore has no say in the return value for used books. Lab books and text books with computer disks are usually not returnable. This factor contributes to the high price of books. Many textbooks tend to be very expensive. Science textbooks are typically more expensive because information is always evolving. This evolution of new information justifies new editions. Trisha Meyers, a first year professional Pharmacy student, spent $587 .00 on books this semester alone. "It's nothing for a pharmacy student to walk into the bookstore and walk out a few paychecks short," said Meyers. So what makes college textbooks so expensive? Dr. Richard Raspen of the Business and Economics Department commented on the contributing factors that make college textbooks expensive. Textbooks are a lot more colorful now in comparison to textbooks ten years ago. The cost of the textbook includes overhead transparencies, video tapes and other teaching tools professors use in the classroom. Raspen said, "The benefits outweigh the price." All of the added features of textbooks have a positive effect on students. Several years ago, publishers would print a new edition of a given textbook every five years. Raspen believes that marketing and technology are the two main reasons for the increase of textbook production and sales. Publishers also put out new editions of textbooks more frequently to keep students up to date with changing technology. There are ways for students to save money on textbooks. One way is to use "Text Express". "Text Express" allows students to purchase all used books even when the textbooks are not available used in the bookstore. This free service begins a few days before the beginning of classes and runs for three weeks. "We will never refuse an order; Follett is customer oriented,"said Drasba. No matter how expensive textbooks can be, Raspen reminds students that, "books are worth every penny." �News Page 2 January 29, 1 The Beacon Prepare for (he fut Around the world •• •• •----------Hemline or Will force be Dow Industrials necessary your grades on the rise BAGHDAD, IRAQ (AP)-- Iraq accused the U.S. of looking for an excuse to attack. The country's foreign minister said the U.S. is fabricating the latest crisis over weapons inspectors to justify the use of force. Secretary of State, Madeline Albright said the U.S. will attack alone if necessary. As the Secretary of State · gets ready for an overseas trip to explain America's position to its allies, she said the U.S. is still pursuing a diplomatic resolution. Albright said, "We prefer the diplomatic route. " Her message to Saddam is "There are no excuses left." Parking NEW YORK (AP)--The stock market advanced broadly today, making the streak three sessions in a row for the blue chips. The Dow Industrials were ahead about 100 points at the close. As advancing issues led decliners by about a twoto-one margin. Volume was on the heavy side with more than 710 million shares changing hands. The NASDAQ composite was strongly higher, posting a gain of nearly 32 points. A ·r einvigorated technology group led stocks higher today, erasing the New Year's remaining losses and pushing some measures toward record terrain. BANGKOK, THAILAND (AP)--Thailand' s top university is warning female students, if your hemline doesn't drop, your grade . point average will. The school, Chulalongkorn University, has banned mini-skirts, contending that they go against Thai customs and may attract sexual predators. To drive home the point, officials have plastered posters around campus with a drawing of a crocodile .salivating at a woman dressed in a mini-skirt. Still, the Bangkok Post says many students are ignoring the ban, so school officials warn some could get their grades reduced by five to ten points. one up at King s," O'Hop we did talk about it," O'Hop same line as North Main, we added. said. would be able to do the same The parking that the city ''There is a pro and a con thing." officials were discussing dealt in the four hour parking Paul O'Hop Vice meter. The pro is President of that half of the Business students will be Affairs and pleased because Auxiliary they don't have to Enterprises, pay on the meter has the same every two hours if . thing to say as they are attending McNulty did class most of the about getting day. The con is new parking that they will be around the taking up that Wilkes parking space for Campus. that long and other "We really Photo by J.J. Fadden students who only don't have an . North Main Street gets new parking system. have one or two area that's hour classes will appropriate fo r be stuck in finding that kind of with South River Street in a spot," O'Hop added. sidewalk cut like it was done front of the Stark Learning Whether or not Wilkes along North Main Street. University will have a "However, on January 13 Center. "This type of thing can parking makeover anytime there was a discussion not happen overnight or in the soon remains to be unseen. among city officials to think _ n~xt _ week or even month, but about doing a cut, like the . __ . - .... . ... . . - . • . . • .. '• . - • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •• By SARAH KARLAVAGE Beacon Staff Writer Many college students entering the work force are looking for tips to l~d their first "real" job. Upperclass Wilkes University students do not have to look off campus to find pointers. Career Day, spons(?_red by Student Associates, Cooperative Education, Alumni Office and Career Services will be held on February 1, 1998. Career Day will include workshops and an Etiquette Luncheon at Weckesser Hall in the Conference and Boardroom for a fee of $5. The combination of the workshop and luncheon will give a "new twist" to Career Day according to Dorothy Lane of Career Services. The workshops will give students an opportunity to brush up their resumes and cover letter writing skills. Students will also learn interview techniques such as appropriate dress code when visiting a employer. In addition to the workshops, Carol Cooperative Edu Dorothy Lane of Services from w· University wills Career Day. Dan Scott of P will be present for a and answer session. This session will students on the q employers seek in market. Mary Ellen Pe Sears Distribution Human Resource will also be spe · Career Day . Kerri Gosling, a communications "Making 1 good fi impression is key attempting to Janda hope Career Day me to prepare for search after grad Wilkes Unive students will be mailing on how to in the event. Wi!f WILKES UNIVERSITY , The Wilkes University Student Asi5oc· conjunction with the Alumni Office, C Services Office and The Office of Coop Education and Field Experiences cordia you to "How to Succeed in Business' Sundµy, February 1, 1998 Weckesser Hall 11 a.m. to 12 p.m. - How to Prepa~ Professional Resume & <Jover Lette Interviewing Tips • 12 p.m: to 1 p.m. - Etiquette Lunche I,nterview Attire $5.00 per person RS V: b P. y January 29 to the Career Office at,;108-4060. ··- - -....... - ......._ _ _ _ _ _.....,_ _......,1 . . �NEWS nary 29, 1998 Page 3 arsall Hall gets face lift students are extremely impressed with the appearance - - - - - - ... and function of our new y of the nursing dyknow, the acility is called of you who are ith Pearsall d at 109 nursing facility was in honor of Marion Richard L. Pearsall. new nursing center classrooms, offices, labs, common simulated hospital Photo by J.J. Fadden Improvements are made to Pearsall Hall. facility. It's the first time that the faculty has been in close rr proximity with the students," said department chair Ann Kolanowski. Before Pearsall Hall, the nursing department was divided into two separate buildings. The learning center was located in the Stark Learning Center, while the rest of the department was located in Schiowtz Hall. Therefore, with the addition of Pearsall Hall, the students and faculty can work together more closely. The nursing department is very appreciative towards the Pearsalls, as well as Paul O'Hop, Vice President for business affairs, who was very instrumental in faclitating the new renovations. Valentine's Day Carnation Sale When: February 2-6, 1998 10 a.m.-2 p.m. in the Stark Lobby 4:30 p.m.-6:30 p.m. in the Cafeteria . Pick-up is on February 13 in Stark. There are three colors available Buy them for your friends and other special people. Cost: $1.00 each $300 - $500 · Distributing phone cards. No experience necessary. For more information send a self-addressed stamped envelope to: Primetime Communications, P.O. Box 694355, Miami, FL 33269-1355 Student Governinentw . For the Students,by the Students your complete break ast . Winter Weekend Rundown well as act as the liaison registration. volleyball tournament will be between the team and judges. Step 3: T-shirts and held in the Marts Center at 7 There is a $40 registration Banners p.m. Also on Friday, there will case you are new to fee for each team, which can Now that you have your be a spirit contest where teams or just forgot, be divided among the team team name, you need to will display their banners. Weekend is an February4membe(s. design a t.:shirt. There are On Saturday morning Registration at 9:30 The fee covers cost and a several places in Wilkesteams will meet for lunch on p.m. in Start 101 Barre that will print t-shirts the Greenway at 11 a.m. against each other portion is donated to the February 11-Team charity of the team's choice. for you. Following lunch, the games ·ety of games, Captain Meeting at Step 2: Your Name Futuristic Innovative will begin. This year, teams · gvolleyball and Let your creative juices Graphics offers Wilkes will compete in relay races 9:30 a.m. in Rumours -war. flow and decide on a team students discounts for this like batspin, amoeba, clothes ore the festivities February 18-Judges name. The theme for this year annual event. There are race and hula hoop. there a few things Meeting at 9:30 a.m. is "cereals." Some examples signs posted around campus. The winning team receives hteam needs to in Rumours include Frosted· Flakes, In addition to the shirts, long-sleeve t-shirts. The plish. February 19-Winter teams will need to make a second and third place teams 1: Round up a team Wheaties, and Apple Jacks. Your team name must revolve banner for the spirit contest receive sweatshirts and t-shirts · Weekend Dance at s are to be around this theme. on Friday night. respectively. All participants 8:30 p.m. in Rumours · d of ten guys and During registration, names As far as the actual receive Winter Weekend '98 , who are full-time February 20events go, a dance cups. uates enrolled at are approved by Student Volleyball Government on a first come sponsored by Rumours will Registration forms can be Tournament at 7 p.m. first serve basis. If your name kick off the weekend on picked up at the Residence in the Marts Center is not approved or already Thursday night. Life Office and are due at February 21-Lunch taken, it is up to the team to Teams are encouraged to registration on February 4, at come up with an alternative. attend the dance. Each team · 9:30 p.m. If you have any at 11 a.m./games It is recommended that will get one bonus point for questions, you can call Jeff immediately you come up with a few every team mefilber present. Moisey at 408-5181. following the registration, as alternate names prior to On Friday night, the Information compiled by Donna Talarico. Student Government meeting~ are eve~ Wednesday at 6:30 p.m. in Marts room 214. All students are encouraged to attend. �EDITORIAL Page4 Letters to the Editor Letters should include your name and phone number. They should be no longer than 250 words and must be signed in order to be printed. Letters will be printed in the order they are received and must be submitted by 4:30 p.m. on the Monday prior to publication. Dear Editor: The Wyoming Valley Chapter of the American Red Cross has alerted our local community of a critically low blood supply. On behalf of the Wilkes Blood Drive Commitee, I wish to encourage all students and faculty to donate blood at the upcoming blood drive, Tuesday, February 3 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Rumours at the Marts Center. Community blood supplies have become critically low and your help is needed. If you are afraid to give blood, don't be. There is nothing to it. The actual giving of blood takes under 10 minutes and the entire process takes less time than a class period.,If at any time you change your mind about donating, you may leave the blood drive. However, those who decide to donate will have a chance to win dinner for two at Ruby Tuesday's in Wilkes-Barre. Nobody wants to believe that they, or a loved one, will suddenly experience a situation where blood is needed immediately, · but it happens all the time. With the current supplies of blood, we are barely meeting the minimum supplies of blood. Should an emergency occur, we will not have the necessary blood and blood products. Lives are at risk, but you can help. If you are 17 years of age or older and weigh at least 105 pounds, you can donate blood. Contrary to what you may think, most people with diabetes, high blood ·pres.sure and epilepsy can safe! y donate blood. If you are concerned about a particular medication, please feel free to call 1-800-432. 8045 and ask to speak with the nursing department. So, please help to replenish the blood supply that is low. Take the time in your day to save a life. Come to Rumours on Tuesday, February 3 and bring a friend. Hope to see you there!! Lisa Tabbit *** SPRING BREAK '98 SPECIALS! *** 24 HOURS OF FREE DRINKS in Cancun! 21 HOURS OF FREE DRINKS and $50 discount w/student LD, to the BAHAMAS! No second semester price increas~! Sell only 15 trips and travel free! Call CLASS 1RAVEL, Nmth America's largest student tour operntor! Call Now! l-800-838-6411 Do you need a job or additional hours for student employment on campus? The campus employment office has the answer! Stop by the bulletin board outside our office on the third floor of the Student Services Building and check on available jobs for the Spring Semester! You can also contact Cheryl Gibson, Coordinator of Student Campus Employment at extension 4347. • All Letters to the Editor guidelines: in in! · It is that time of year again when students are scrambling to get all of their friends together to build a team for Wilkes' annual Winter Weekend. Be sure to flip to page three and read up on all of the details about Winter Weekend 1998. While doing so, I hope you feel the way I do when I read it. , Read carefully the regulations concerning which students can participate without limits and those who are restricted when joining tetms. Any full-time students who wish to participate can do so, but only two part-time students or graduate students are allowed on any one team's roster. I understand that such students may not be as likely to partake in the traditional festivities of Winter Weekend. Since these students often have a full-time job or family responsibilities, customary activities like 48 hours of alcohol consumption with random team competition everits occuring through the weekend may not be their style. However, Wilkes student apathy is far from acceptable. For example, our men's basketball team is currently nationally ranked and there are huge gaps in the stands where students should be supporting the team. Keep in mind this is just one instance. The student activity calendar is full of opportunities for student to get involved, and unfortunately not enough do . With this in mind, how can there be limits on who may or may 11ot participate in a university sponsored activity? Instead, any interested student, no matter what there status should be encouraged to participate in all university functions. Winter Weekend is the most popular event occuring on campus. Every effort should be made to encourage everyone to be part of the fun and join in the fun. There is a direct correlation between the amount of students who participate and the amount of enjoyment. In order to make this the best event so far, the rules need to be changed. Wilkes ..Barre, P Hollenback 2nd floor Main: (717) 40 Fax: (717)408- ~ub~'iJiption t AmyEIIi ,; ,iJ DistrlJ}ution -i.J.J. Fadde Bac_kgro "1nfo. ..•EE WHAT ALL THE NOISE IS ABou1· THE ·KIRBY CENTER Fri., !•i \ , ·,.:; "'. t : ~·;.,,.jr~ ~,:f :t, . ,_ (Friday 8pm • i,;.,u,u,oy ~ ,1,-,J =I"" , .,..,,,.i., ...,::· .?m) L~ r2; 1 CHARGE-BY-P,:c:·i£. (!'Ii"• iH1-,1 )i'.1 t j'f•:7,, 0\13-4100 (215) 338•2000 • Info (717) 828~111)0 A •Prin i. · Good seats still available!!! Kt"~!'f r.') ~ 't /.:tn,t tt:'"11.~ .:Ji-~:~~ir":·(s:.-!:->;~. •Establish I • •Awaraed by . ,Co ~ iate 28~ WBRE-TV l,iilih ti Uiii◄ iiiJtltl nS Ass o �EDITORIAL uary 29, 1997 he Beacon calling ... Dr. James Rodechko is a native of Brooklyn, New York .He received his bachelor degree from Hofstra University and his doctorate from the University of Connecticut. He has spent 29 years at Wilkes University as a history professor. Rodechko is currently the Acting Vice President for Academic Affairs. wdo you feel about spending more time in the office the classroom? is fine temporarily. I only have to do this for five months. I am really looking dtogetting back into the cla~sroom next fall." at is the most difficult part about being the Acting President for Academic Affairs? yhaven't had a chance to do any writing with my busy schedule. I plan to do a lot "ting over the sull\.mer." tis the best thing about your new position? position is really exciting. It is constantly changing . I also really enjoy the ity to have impact on institutional policies." •••••• ••••••••••••••••• • ••••••••• • •••••••••••••••• • Beacon is looking for staff writers and photogras. You can gain a credit and add a pot~ntial 4.0 .to G.P.A. If you are interested in writing for news, sports or fe3:tures call extension 5903 or 2962. ...... •.•........................................... Page 5 Stee Cage· Mate • • The Nieds vs. the world Unless you are living under a small rock, you know that last Sunday was Super Bowl Sunday; that magical time of year when the gamblers show their true gifts by placing bets on who will be the first player injured in the game, who will win the coin flip, who is over or under at half time, and what the first penalty will be. Coincidentally, the champions of the NH., are decided too. It is widely accepted that the Super Bowl is the most watched and gambled on event of the year. It seems that every year, the Super Bowl becomes more and more of a media circus than a football game. With a rumored million dollars for a few seconds of commercialair time, it is no wonder the Super Bowl gets the publicity that it does. It is pretty sad that more people were excited to see the Budweiser frogs survive than see John Elway finally get a Super Bowl ring (even though we did like the lizards). To anyone who actually did watch the game, they were in for a good show. It was definetly the best Super Bowl that either ofus have seen, bar none. This isn't a sports column, so we'll let someone else bore you with the details and stats for the game, but it was a good one. Even though it was a great game, it seems like it is taking the place of some more important news, like the latest sex scandal in the White House, or that little "unimportant" thing going on in the Middle East Something about a possible war in three weeks? Unimportant? I mean come on; Clinton may have had an affair! With a. girl! Looking at the cover of NY Times Online (We're too broke to afford the paper version) , it is all about Clinton and the Super Bowl. Doesn't a possible war with Iraq warrant at least a small article? Somewhere this article turned from a nice little thing about football into a serious question. Sorry, we kind of ramble on, . won't happen again, scout's honor. (Wait, we were never boy scouts ... ) · Closing on a point closer to home, anybody at the basketball double header game at theUniversity of Scranton over the weekend knows that there was some talking between the two sides. Hell, at the game we even had the elderly screaming at us. We have it on the best authorities that old folks were even yelling at our cheerleaders. We would also like to point out that we were badly outnumbered there, and when we meet again ( over Winter Weekend) we should turn out in MUCH larger numbers and show them what a drunk Wilkes student body is all about. • ov1ng Reporter by J.J. Fadden 'What do you think of President Clinton's situation?'' Betsy Purdy "I wonder what Hillary is going to do." Russ Brobst "Looking at Hillary, I would do the same thing" Mark Nied "I think it's all a set up." Sara Mullay "I don't even pay attention." Emily Shetson "I think it's ridiculous. He has a right to . .,. priv_a~y." _. �CALENDAR Page 6 January 29, 1998 .• ..................................................................... ................... '" Thursday, Jan. 29 ~• J]))Ji'fl IB'fl JI)) A. 'fl • •IRHC meeting, basement of SUB 11 a.m. •Programming Board General Meeting, 11:30 a.m., Maris 214 • • • • •Manuscript Meeting, 12 p.m., 3rd floor, Chase Hall • • • • • • • • • •2:15 p.m. to 3:15 p.m. Rainbow Kids Day, St. Mary' s /St. Nick' s • • •Student Community Service Council Meeting, 3rd floor SUB · : •Career Day, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m ., COB 106 • •• • • •Schedule Senior Portraits with Davor Pho~ography •Cluh Photo Night, 5:30 p.m.to l 1p.m., Marts Center •Women's Basketball vs.Mise1ieordia, 7 p.m. (Home) • • • • : fhi;..,.~ ~ n f n ~ ~ '. •Men's Basketball vs. Scranton, 7:30p.m. (Home) Tuesday, Feb. 3 •Groundhog Day •Black History Month Begins -~~ •BLOOD DRIVE, 10 a.m to 4 p.m., Rumours •Beacon staff writer meeting, 11:30 a.m. •Amnicola Meeting 11 : 15 a.m., 3rd floor Chase Hall •Commuter Council Meeting, 12:15 p.m._, SUB Basement •Circle K Meeting, 5:30 p.m., Alumni House ......... . . . . . . ........I.~ .. . . . ......... . .. .... • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •w ■ ~ ~ E ~ •Wrestling vs. Franklin and Marsh~I •Alumni/Student Pre-game Party, · Rumours 6 p.m . •Id al-Fitr , Last day of Ramadan Monday, Feb. 2 Saturday, Jan. 31 •Pharmacy College Admissions Test, SLC 101, 8:30a.m. •Wrestling vs. Boston College 11 a.m. (Home) 3 p .m . (Home) •Women's Basketball vs. FDU-Madi 1 p.m: (Away) •Scripture Study, 6: 15 p.m., Alumni House A student's guide to Wilkes U Diversity Activities • • Sunday, Feb. 1 • • • Friday, Jan. 30 · •RA Applications due in Residence Life Office at 4:30 p.m . •"The Peacemaker" 7:30 p.m., CPA ' Wednesday, Feb. 4 -Campus Interfaith Talk-It-Out, 5 p.m .• Alumni House •Women's Basketball vs. Allentown.6p (Away) •Student Government Meeting, 6:~0 p.m. Marts Center •Men's Basketball vs. Allentown, 8p.m. (Away) • • • • • • • • • • • • • ••••I I I I . -~---------------~-----------------------~ I I I I I I I I I· I I I I I YES! I want lc\•ID;flj~ii=Ht•l:3QQ;1•i'4'! Credit Cards immediately. 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Heading this There are many traditions Wang. The that come along with the who have passed on and gone to heaven. It is also said that the money rises up to honor the people in the heavens. Food also plays a major part in this holiday. The traditional dumplings arc prepared. Inside these dumplings one may find peanuts, shrimp, or coins. Receiving a dumpling with a peanut inside symbolizes luck throughout the year. Recicving a dumpling Courtesy of Gina Z. Morrison President Brciseth honors Chinese · packed with shrimp customs. symbolizes luck with from their parents with money love. Receiving a dumpling inside. This tradition is most with a coin inside symbolizes luck with money. exciting for the children. Another Chinese tradition Wilkes decided to be a/ of the New Year is burning part of this celebration this pa·pcr money. Burning paper year. money is a tradition which is "It went great. There were in honor of family members a lot more people than we Chinese New Year. One of those traditions is "the little red envelope." At midnight on New Years Day, children receive these red envelopes expected, a lot or Wilkes students and family. Students from Kings were also involved,'' said Gina Z. Morrison, Coordinator of Multicultural Affairs. "It was wonderful for Ame1ican students to see the Chinese culture and gives Chinese students a chance to share some of their culture with others,'' said Wilkes University President Christopher N. Breiscth. It is amazing to know that there arc celebrations filled with such dedication and passion in our world. Hopefully, the event has brought some of this to the students or Wilkes Uniy_crsity. Individuals born in 1914, 1926, 1938, 1950, 1962, 1974, and 1986 were born in The Year of the Tiger. rking out, winter style ---- - - - even job stress. It is also used by athletes, such as football and baseball players attempting to stay in shape in the off season or by wrestlers and basketball players doing a little extra work after practice. When asked what is more important: being in shape physically or mentally, freshman baseball player Lance to stay in shape Henniger said, to gain mass, or to eof those extra "Definitely mental, because the mental ds, the Wilkes ~ the place to be parts lastlonger." Lance also feels that ant surprise to the Wilkes weight room is equipped perfectly for a ded the weight college gym. day from 3 "I feel the equipment is a .It seems as · gin shape is the little bit old and it could be • updated, but it does fill my gto do. needs," said Todd Cottrell, out is done for who is going on his fourth nt reasons. the weight room as week as a Wilkes alumnus. The weight room has free mclass, work or weights and nautilus machines. Most people agree with Henniger about the effectiveness or the gym. But other students here disagree. F'reshman Deidra Blake says in the weight room. "The reason I run is because the wcightroom doesn't have a treadmill." It seems as though a treadmill is a hot commodity among Wilkes ~..:.:;=:;:. students. r The room currently has two steppers and three exercise bikes. Some student<; would like to sec new additions to the gym, pointing to the fact that all five machines . . Photo by J.J. Faddt•n . Staymg strong durmg the snowy · arc often used at the season. same time. This that the weight room is makes for longer lines to use tailored towards the male the machines. st11dent. "It seems as though every 'The room is made for time I go into the weight males. They don't even have a room, all of the machines are treadmill." being used," said freshman Freshman Maria Digris Justin Holmes. works ou.t at least twice a For all the people out week. She also keeps in shape there who are nervous about by running the when she's not starting to workout, don't panic. There is help on the way thanks to Dr. _Sowcik. Starting on Thursday January 29, there will be a workout program for all who arc interested. The program is lead hy Dr. Sowick. When you enter the program each individual will be weighed and then there will be a discussion about what some goals may be. These goals can include · weight loss, weight gain or maintaining weight. The program will be-based on each person and their needs. There is also some talk of guest speakers, such as a nutritionist. The main purpose or the group is to get people motivated. The first meeting is next Thursday-at 12:00 p.m. in Evans Hall on the first Floor- Health Services Waiting Room. For more information call Dr. Sowcik's office at ext. 4730. • �Page8 FEATURES Glacier Park to hire 900 college students for summer jobs GLACIER PARK, MONT.- College students from across the country are being s9ught for summer jobs at one of the ·n ation's most spectacular nation~l parks. Glacier National Park, located in the northwest comer of Montana, is best · known for its rugged mountain wilderness and its historic lodges. Glacier Park, Inc., is looking for students to fill more than 900 summer jobs in all segments of the hotel · and hospitality areas. Jobs include a large variety of hotel positions, such as hotel front desk clerks, room attendants, cooks, wait persons and tour guides/ddvers. Many students also participate in gu~t entertainment, which includes American Cabaret Theater, another Glacier Park tradition. Employees are needed this year from mid-May to late September. The company is especially interested in students majoring in hotel/ restaurant, culinary arts, travel/tourism, accounting, and music theater. The seven hotels and lodges and the famous red vintage tour coaches operate throughout the 1.4 million acres of Glacier National Park. Since the early 1900s, it has been tradition for college students from across the country to work at the park while enjoying a number of outdoor activities such as hiking, riding, and fishing in one of the nation's last examples of pristine wilderness. According to Dale Scott, president of Glacier Park, Inc., the -oppo!"tunity to work at Glacier affords students educational opportunities in more ways than one. - •., . ·. 1 : . ···•':/ ·: 1 A glbnpse into the fu . By SHELBY ROHWEDDER "You can get a much Beacon Staff Writer needed job-related experience They can tell you about in a variety of areas, which your career, your relationship can help with a career later and even your money on, " said Scott, ''But you can matters. After all, they are also get life experience psychics. They answer your education by working in life questions by using such spectacular natural techniques as tarot card surroundings and through reading and palmistry. This developing a camaraderie trend of consulting the with co-workers who come supernatural is on the rise. from around the world." On the comer of South For details on jobs and Main and East Northhampton salaries, call Glacier Oark, Street in Wilkes-Barre, you Inc. at (602) 207-2620, or can find the result of this write Glacier Park, Inc., 1850 increased interest in psychics, North Central, Pheonix, AZ, witchcraft and the 85077-0924. supernatural realm in a small Glacier Park, Inc. is a . store called Obscurity. subsidiary of Restaura, which If you .are looking for a is a foodservices, hotel . mystical spell to enchant the management and support opposite sex, a healing stone services company. that can cure any ailment or a candle that will bring you happiness and prosperity, diap border, northwest corner Obscurity is the place to be, of state, 25 miles northeast of and owner Diane Blakeslee is Kalispell. the woman to contact. The ta!k:~tablisbed by the Blakeslee can take you Nationald?adc Service in 1910, it i& composed of 1.4 million aaes. into the world of the ancient rihe rugged .landscape was wisdom beliefs and explain ~ eons ago byslow:moving the law of combining the glaciers - 50 of which are still Earth's elements to heal. She active today in the pad. · . said, "using such things as . Wildlife: 11ie 'park's pistine wilderness offeis an abundance of natural oils, healing stones, North American wildlife such as: candles, and so on are all ·grizzly bear, elk, bighorn sheep, ways of using the Earth to mountain goats, bald eagles, deer, harness and bring forth and wolves. energy." Hotels: Glacier Park, Inc. operates concessions in and If you need a good luck around the park including: charm for your classes, Many Glacier Hotel Built in 1914, the Swiss-style hotel is located on the shore of Swift.current Lake. It is the largest hotel in the park with 200 rooms. Lake McDonald Lodge. Built in 1913 as a private hunting lodge, this 100-room complex offers guest the flavor of the January 29,l true, but I had f something to relieve your Limauro, who stress or even a trinket that. professionally would protect your spiritual for about 5 years, health, Obscurity can help. enjoys working If a crystal or candle just because of their won't do the trick, have simply have fun Blakeslee read your cards explains that she and find out what direction students better your future is headed. · For students who hadn't ventured into the . "I had many quesmystical tions about my life cl\\ellings at the time and I of thought maybe I Ch:urily, would find the on answer within a ~ January deck of tarot cards." 21 in Christine Limauro within a SLC's tarot lobby, comp! they to the students I had their chance to today." experience the supernatural However,Ro at the Psychic Fair sponsored explained that the by the Wilkes University person is, the more Programming Board. From 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. working with that because the palm psychics Christine Limau'ro and Keith Rowland, from the more experienc to perform a m Party People Inc. in reading and he Connecticut, were there to fun. answer students' questions Rowland said regarding such things as favorite thing a school and love. palms is when I Freshman Amy Smith shock someone, said, "I decided to have my the truth or an cards read to learn about my career. She told me finding a considered. That' job would be tough, but to feel the power of just keep going. !don't palms." know how much of it was There's only ONE WAY togo FREE CONDOMS ... Planned Parenthood Old West Glacier Park Lodge. . Located in F.ast Glacier, this During "National Condom Week. .. "Februacy autiful 155-room lodge was also built in 1913 and is constructed from massive timbers. Amenities include a nine hole golf course and the Goat Lick Steak & Rib House- a local favorite. The.Inns. Complementing the four main hotels are three smaller inns; The Village Inn, the Rising Sun Motor Inn, and1he Swiftcmrent Motor Inn. " ,' f 1 " ~ • , .,:' l 0 _ 1 ,- "It's a Matter of Condom Sense." 63 N. Franklin St. Wilkes-Barre (717) 824-8921 • 1-800-230-PL • ~' . ' I : '- \ :-• ,. 1 Jo l t. t ' { } I -1·1 "JUST WEA R IT" logo provided by GRM Foundation �Page 9 FEATURES Critic's Corner £~~®00~~® 'if~~ ~~£~~'if® \W~'if ~ with Dan Lavelle ''Phantoms" ~( ~~@~~§ ~§[b[Q)~ Hello fellow movie viewers. You know, in the film world, there's .always a debate when a novel is turned . -·-·· ... ~~~~~~:1 into a film. Does the film accurately Aquarius (January 20-February 18) For months you've been telling yourself to go to the gym to·start working out convey the story, or does it mess it up? and fmally get yourself in shape and more healthy. Now is as good a time as any. Strap on those sneaks and get going! Steven King. Almost all of his _novels have been turned Pisces (February 19-March 20) You feel like lately you haven't been so lucky in love. Well, is yo.ur luck about to ewere successful in matching the storyline, like change!! Soon someone close to you is going to become closer. Let it happen! The result will leave you very happy! had trouble, like ''Thinner." Why am I talking about Aries (March 21-April 19) Last semester didn't seem to be half as busy as this one has started out to~-Realize one JKlvelist Dean Koontz has just turned his story ''Phanto~" thing-the more you have to do the better you will budget your time and get things done. This will be a tiring semester, rm starting to think that the book was a lot better. but your grades will reflect your hard work. ," two sisters head to the mountain town of Snowfield Taurus (April20-May 20) You feel like your always saying, "Sorry guys! I can't go out. I do not have any money." ·on. By the time they get there, the whole town is filled Well your money problems are almost a thing of the past. A new job is coming or a surprise check is in the mail! ~ylater find out that the town is under the control of a Gemini (May 21-June 21) You're thinking about drastically changing you're appearance, but your a little nervous ~udge entity, that kills. I bet, just by telling you the story about how it will come out. Just like they say- you're only young once! Go for it. Don't worry. bow many stars I'm thinking of giving this film. Cancer (June 22-July 22) Your looking forward to the summer, ·especially the beach, the sun and the fun. Come !bing about this film is that it consisted of good sound back to Earth for a second - It's January! Have fun with the winter while it is here. So, go skiing and drink some hot hy, and visual effect~. In one series of shots, they chocolate. It will be over soon. otain landscapes at night. By the time they show that Leo (July 22-August 22) You are making plans for you and a group of friends to go on a fantastic trip for Spring ow, the light discovers the victim's face. All these Break. Watch out for scams and cons, don't lose all your hard earned money. Be careful! ,but they weren't enough to save the film. Virgo (August 23-September 22) A friend you have lost touch with has asked you to get together. You may be ve both a freaky and corny feeling at the same time. I'm nervous, but this was a person who meant so much to you not so long ago. Get together with them and rekindle the shifting sludge from hell doesn't seem to freak me out that friendship. Iwas watching the revenge of the BLOB. Libra (September 23-October 23) You_may be running yourself ragged with more than one job and too many credits. · I'mafraid I'm going to have to give this movie one and Rethink what you want to do and what you have to do. You only have so much energy and there is only so much time ). I know it sounds harsh but what can I do. Though the in a day. effects, the story left an uneasy feeling in my stomach. I Scorpio (October 24 -November Zl) Lately it seems that you have so much free time and nothing to do. Think about be better off reading the novel for this one folks. joining a club, a sport or a gym. Read a couple good books or start taking walks. Stop what your doing - or more : Last week when I was reviewing "Good Will appropriately, what your not doing! the parts of Ben Afflec!c and Matt Damon. Turns out Sagittarius (November 22-December 21) Someone here at school is becoming more and more of a close friend. but · gWill Hunting and Affleck was his friend Chuckie. after this semester they are either dropping out, transferring or something along those lines. Enjoy the good times ion. I will try t9 be more careful next time. while you can and try not to lose touch. 1• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • : Capricorn (December 22-January 19) All your classes seem to be going well, except for one. Although it is only the third week, don't assume things will just get better. Get help from a friend or get a tutor. Don't get behind now, or you'll never catch up! . . ;,:. .: ;:.: :~_:.. . ,. . . ;::,,- l Friday,January : • · 30, at 7:30 p.lll. ,; •• • • inCPA • FREE Admission!: • •• •••• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •• • • • • • • " at all the noise is about! ARRE--STOMP, the international percussion es its phenomenal run with a stop at the F.M. Kirby , January 30 at 8 p.m., Saturday at 5 and 9 p.m., and at p.m. been an overwhelming success marked by rave us awards, and television appearances ranging from the David Letterman to Mr. Rogers' Neighborhood. y has a series of award winning national commercials, ntly nominated for an Academy Award for the short by STOMP creators Luke Cresswell and Steve 'make a rhythm out of anything we can get our hands asound," says co-fou.nder/director Luke Cresswell. stiff-bristle brooms become a sweeping orchestra. Eight flip open and closed to create a fiery fugue. Wood.en , garbage cans, tea chests, plastic bags,,boots, hub caps to create one of the most original acts. appeared on .an impressive array of national television .die 68th Annual Academy Awards (Match 1996), The how, Roseanne, The Late Show with David Letterman Show with Jay Leno.. Television viewers will also and ear catching conunerdals for Coca-Gola and The ormed by the cast, as well as their video 10troductions 'Music Awards. • · at$35.50, $29 .50 arid $22:50 are still on. 'sale'lit the , Office and all Tickettnaster locations. To'eharge by -1100, (717) 693-4100 or(ZI5)1'36£20(:)0."For (717)826-1100., ' ~ ~' 1rlbisire 9 IErm 1te Jr1t sii rmmm e rm 1t § Clinton Comic Aykroyd says Norm MacDonald should search for the silver lining. The Saturday Night Live alumnus said rhat MacDonald should take his removal from the NBC program's ''Weekend Update" segment as a sign that he is leaving a solid impression on audiences. Aykroyd said that it will give him more exposure iJJ. the show's comedy sketches. Aykroyd says that he had the anchor duties for awhile when he appeared on "Saturday Night Live." He also said he never really like the assignment. ST. LOUIS (AP)-- A comedian says that it is hard to. keep up with top-notch material on the White House intern story. Damian Mason makes his living impersonating President Clinton and says that the Monica Lewinsky story is so big that he has had a hard time keeping up with it Mason says that he now does about two minutes of his monologue on Lewinsky-related material. Mason also refers back to her several times throughout his show. The comic says that his booking requests have also picked up as the story has dominated the headlines. Mason says although an Alabama Chamber of Commerce group has expressed concern about his material, other groups are looking forward to his lampooning stabs at the Lewinsky story. between the 1996 film and his screenplay are too great to be ignored. Kessler claims that the film is based upon his script "Catch the Wind." He's seeking all profits from "Twister." Lawyers for the defendants began presenting their final arguments today. Today's Birthdays Comedian Professor Irwin Corey is 86. Actor/Singer Noel Harrison is 62. Actor Tom Selleck is 53. Actress Ann Jillian is 47. Talk Show Host Oprah Winfrey is 44. Country Singer lrlene Mandrell is 41. Actress Judy Norton Taylor ("TheWaltons") is 40. Actor Nicholas Turturro ("NYPD" Blue) is 36. Singer/Guitarist Roddy Frame of Aztec Camera is 34. Director/Actor Ed Burns is 30. Actress Sara Gilbert ("Roseanne") is 23. · Twister Lawsuit ST. LOUIS (AP) --The legal storm surrounding the movie "Twister" is· about to reach its climax in St. Louis. Director Steven Spielberg and author Michael Crichton are defendants in a suit surrounding the storyline of the film. Aykroyd suggests MacDonald to·search for Crichton's wife is also a target of the suit. An attorney for St. silver lining Louis Area screenwriter Stephen NEW YORK (AP) -- Dan ' Kessler s_ays !he similaJ?~t?~ _ . .. . ................... ~ \ , _ -~ _ -, ., • .,. •• • - •• • • • ..- •• ,_ • , • ,. • , • • " • " • ~ • • r ,: " • I • • ~ • • • a �Sports Page 10 · The Beacon _January 29, · Wilkes women cari't capitaliz . By JASON SARREY the first half of the game. outshot the the Lady Colonels Scranton managed a Going into the to overcome a stong Wilkes shooting percentage of over lockerroom, the Scranton team. 50 percent throughout the This past Saturday Lady r - - - - - - - - - - - - , , - - - - - - , , , - - - - - - = = imiiiiiiii~,--;;;;-----------,--:=:z:::i game. afternoon, the Lady Royals J+ The Colonels had a rival meeting held a Lady with their neighbors in lead of Cdcrels · Scranton. The Colonels did only mannot fare well in this five · aged afternoon affair. The final points. to tally score was 80-69 with the &:ranton more Lady Colonels on the proved assists loosing end. ro~ than The loss occured despite the the a 15 point effort from Katie stronger Lady Watkins. Senior Christen team in Royals, Cookus added 12 points and the but · four steals. Rebecca Baker, second they the Lady Colonels leading ·half. could scorer to date, threw in 14 The not points and accounted for the Lady manage only three blocks recorded Royals to out re- =-=-=======---'-------=-=-'--------------------____J domiby the Lady Colonels. Photo by Mrs. Cookus The Lady Colonels brnmCEd The Lady Colonels are shown at the dial Basketball Class_ic Tournament with nate stayed in the game through and die-hard fans. the Beacon Staff Writers ... . l Lady Royals in any statistical category. The Lady Colone few days to regroup the leave to face POU-Madison onS January 31, at 1p.m. Wilkes is looking to around their luck and season (nine games) big winning streak. organization can raise $1000 by earning a $5.00NISA app. Call 1-800-932-0528 $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ :STUDENTS NEEDED IMMEDIATELY !! Become a life saver! Donate plasma today. . , $ $ $ $ Donating plasma helps save over 100,00 lives everyday. 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I'm not an expert or anything, but I adifferent, more comprehensive view on the world of sports compared to the rest morons out there that think they know everything there is to know about sports they watch Sportscenter five times a week. There is more to sports than just highlights and Kenny Mayne's jokes, and I intend to exploit and discuss the influential points of interest that take place in the world of sports for the rest of the What better a topic to start off with than the NBA's All-Star Weekend. I don't know re is a more political or more controversial event, other than college football polls, world of sports. This year's All-Star Weekend is absolutely no exception. anyone out there please explain to me how Dennis Rodman, Rod Strickland, Glen · on, Tom Gugliotta and Sharif Abdur-Rahim all fail to make their respective teams? I know that the all-star starters are chosen by the fans, which is another of crap in and of itself, but to leave all of these guys off their all-star teams is us. nnis Rodman leads the NBA in rebounding with over 15 rebounds per game. Dennis Rodman is a waste of a human brain who would be dangerous if he had a · thought in his life. Yes, he needs his head examined for brain damage. Yes, he dresses. He leads the NBA in rebounding and that's that! Jayson Williams of the Jersey Nets is the second leading rebounder in the Eastern Conference and he the all-star team. But, as far as I know, Williams doesn't wear dresses and he's tally stable (for a pro basketball player) so he makes the all-star team and Rodman 't. I like Jayson Williams and he deserves an aU-star roster spot, but not more Rodman. Rod Strickland of the Washington Wizards is the league leader in assists with 10.6 game. How in the hell is that not worthy of of a spot on the all-star team? I know wists are not important in the NBA anymore because Shag isn't a good passer, but ·1 must be given where credit is due. League leaders in scoring, rebounds and should be automatics for all-star selections. Sharif Abdur-Rahim and Glen Robinson are both in the top five in their respective rences in scoring. I am a firm believer that scoring is not the only important ory in basketball, but the NBA is obviously not honoring rebounders and passers lheir achievements, so why not honor the best scorers in the league? ed Tom Gugliotta' s snub for last because there is one all-star in particular that gs" should replace on the Western Conference All-Stars. I love the way Vin plays, but "Googs" has more points per game more rebounds per game, and assists per game than Baker and Baker earned a spot on the squad. Even Spurs 'eTimDuncan (the only rookie to play in this year's game) has fewer points per than Gugliota and he's a natural scorer. Michael Finley of the Dallas Mavericks feels that h~ was snubbed, but hasn't really adamn thing all season except score 39 p_oints the night after the team was ted. Idon't see why Finley even wants to go to All-Star Weekend this year. The competition that he could compete in the Slam Dunk Competition, and that has discontinued until further notice. Could someone please tell me what that _is all t? I haven't enjoyed anything about All-Star Weekend other than the Slam Dunk petition since Larry Bird retired. It's funny, and perhaps coincidental, that I should mention Larry Bird because he has selected as the Eastern Conferences head coach for the all-star game. This is the Larry Bird that said earlier in the season that he wanted nothing to do with another game as long as he lives. It's interesting how things change when someone out how displeased the NBA would be if he didn't want to participate in their little Ob yeah, one last thing. How in the hell can Ko be Bryant start for the Western erence All-Stars? He cari't even start for the Los Angeles Lak~rs! The girls may he's cute, and he may be a hometown favorite around here, but he doesn't even for his own team. Only in the NBA, I guess. one minute and 34 seconds remaining, Terrell Davis ran it in from the one yard line making the final score Denver 31, Green Bay 24. Winning the MVP was Terrell Davis, who carried the ball 30 times fot 150 years and 3 touchdowns. He is the first player in Super Bowl hi§tory to rush for three touchdowns .in one game. There were many reactions to this big game. Most people wanted the Broncos to win. It was John Elway's first Super Bowl victory. , "I'm glad to see that Elway finally achieved his dream - to win the Super Bowl," said Wilkes sophomore Phil Tochelli. "I thought the Budweiser commercials were the best part," said senior Teenie Chiodo. "It made me want to watch the game to see what was going to happen to the frogs." By JEFF REICHL Beacon Staff Writer -----------This past Sunday, _otherwise knnwn as Superbowl Sunday, was· one of the greatest Super Bowls ever. This Super Bowl brought back the NFL Title to the AFC. In the first quarter, Green Bay got on the board with a 22 yard touchdown pass from Brett Favre t toAntonio Freeman. Denver,just minutes later, bouncedback with a Terrell Davis one yard touchdown run. Denver started out the second quarter by scoring { 'f 10 unanswered !( ~, points, making the score 17-7. Green Bay then kept it close by staging a 17 play drive with seconds left resulting in a touchdown. In the beginning of the third quarter, Green Bay tied the score by kicking a field goal. Denver regained the lead with 34 seconds left by scoring a touchdown. Green Bay tied the score at 24in the fourth quarter. With . The biggest threat to depression is yQUr · awareness of it. ' . Serious depression strikes millions. Serious depression strikes indiscriminately. Serious depression is MOST dangerous when it goes unrecogrJized. That's why it's so important to always be aware of the threat . · of depression. And _if your life is ever interrupted by a period of ( depression, _remember that it _ is _ readily, medically treatable. , UN TR £A 1£ D .. . . , . , D£ PR"E.__SS/ QN . #l Cause of Suicide-., . Public Se,vice message from SAIVE (Suicide Awareness\Voices of Education) . http://www.save.or Men's Basketball Pre-Ga1ne Party Wilkes vs. FDU-Madison Saturday January 31, 1998 5 :30 p.m. in Rumours $4.00 Alumni & Friends $2.00 Students All you can eat and drink �SPORTS Page 12 January 29, 1998 Jannuzzi pulls Colonels throng By JASON EVANS ROBERT MORCOM JR. Beacon Staff Writers points and were also able to frustrate the Colonels defensively. Colonels junior forward Scott Cleveland left the game midway throught the first MVP runner-up Mike Barrouk. The two matched each other point for point throughout the game, but' it was Barrouk who was able to make the defensive plays The Colonel's strolled into Scranton riding a twelve game winning streak, but when the final buzzer rang, it was the Scranton Royals who had some thing to talk about. The Royals Photo by J.J. Fadden Coach Rickroad shows his emotions infront of the Colonel bench. who were 9-6 entering the game pulled off their biggest win of the season by knocking off the Colonel's 88-78. The game, which was played at the John Long Center in Scranton, carried a playoff-like atmosphere from the opening tip. The Colonels saw its share of hard fouls and emotional intensity in what was, by far, the most hostile environment that they have had to play in all season. Scranton guards Jason Fisher and Mike Reno were able to combine for 47 half when he chipped two teeth and suffered a lacerated chin when he collided with the floor while diving for a loose ball. Dave Jannuzzi paced the Colonels with 22 points, while Brian Gryboski, Mike Barrouk and Arti~ Gotzmer all posted double-diget scoring figures. The Colonels rebounded quickly however, as they posted an impressive 91-79 victory over the Lycoming Warriors on Tuesday night. The highly anticipated rematch saw last season's Freedom League MVP Andy Rutherford square off against not lack effort like we had done · Saturday night with against Scranton," We spread off scheduled for 7:30 the floor for Dave and he (Iannuzzi) hit clutch shots. He rematch will tak February 24th, is a vocal leader a that is what plenty of time f we needed tonight. He did that Photo by J.J. Fadden Wilkes' cheerleaders are shown with their school spirit at the last Colonel game. including two steals off Rutherford late in the game. Iannuzzi scored a game-high 27 points for the Colonels, while Barrouk rang up 25,one more than . Rutherford. When asked about the game, Jannuzzi commented, · "We just wanted to put the Scranton game behind us and deal with L yearning. We came out ready to play from the start, and tried to keep that intensity for the full 40 minutes." Coach Macedo said, "We went after the ball and di~ and came up with a few key baskets." Ianuzzi wrapped-up the game with the last four points of the night putting on quiet a show as he shot from the foul.line with his eyes closed. Prooving once again his confidence and love for the game. The Colonels unbelievable 63 percent shooting from the field wore down the Warriors and took their 13th win of the season. Gryboski posted 20 points and Jay Williams added 12. Wilkes is currently 13-1 (5-1 MAC), and will host FDU Madison at the Marts Center on Tune into 90. WCL for all the lat Tough W~re~~k (~l!:oli~il~An~~ene~r~§.!!~ ByJOHNLQNG Beacon Staff Writer On Wednesday, January 21 , the Colonels traveled to Doylestown to face Delaware Valley College where they dropped a 38-6 decision. John Laughenslager won an 11-9 dee. over Delaware Valley wrestler, Joe McGowan, at 158 pounds. Morrelino had a 5-4 victory over Mike Margellis at 167 pounds. Saturday's match with the Green Terrors of Western Maryland was met with another loss as Wes tern. Maryland won the first seven bouts to run their winning streak to six matches and defeat Wilkes 38-7. Morrelino gained another victory, a major decision pounds. Jeremy Hoagland won at heavyweight for the Colonels. The following are Saturday's scores 118- Rodney Stine (WM) forfeit. 126- Jon Pitonzo (WM) forfeit. 134- Steve Smiddy (WM) · decision Josh Mendoza 10-5. 142- Josh Ellin (WM) major decision Erik Thomas 9-0. major decision John Conte 10-2. 158- Charlie Conaway (WM) pinned John Laugenslager 1:41 167- Cody Brennemen (WM) decision Kevin Baker 11-6. 177- Mike Morrelino (W) major decision Chris Poling 16-7. 190 Scott Taylor (WM) forfeit. HWT - Jeremy Hoagland (W) decision Brian Jones 6-2. The current record of the Wednesday, January they will face Havoro Albright College at 6:30p.m. J:hen on Saturday January 31, the Col return home for their with Boston College 11 :30 a.m. and then take on Franklin and Marshall the same 3:00p.m. ent. ajore "olk osto her SI dy.F with ludin~ es stude tly been to an hor ed Chi Al � 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 1998 January 29th Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1998 January 29 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 University https://omeka.wilkes.edu/omeka/files/original/65dc4923470a78fdf8ab080a6ea89c2d.pdf 1538fb021c8efd217f9cfe881effdb45 PDF Text Text turday night wi ' scheduled for The Wilkes/S [latch will take Jruary 24th, w nty of time for ING CRIME OUR STREETS . .. ent yourself from a victim. News ...page 3 STUDENTS HELP SAVE LIVES ... •Wilkes students donate blood in a time of emergency. Features ... page 8 . LADY COLONELS BOUNCE BACK. ·. . •Women's basketball improves record to 9-8. Sports ... page 10 THE BEACON me 50 Number 15 Wil~es_. University February 5, 1-998 ex Awareness & AIDS" arrives on campus Writer ay, February tAIDS p.m. in room 101 kLearning Falzone will Tun .to 9 VCL speech will cover has date rape, e sex and g her start in edy. Falzone d with Suzi Landolphi to deliver the ·Hot, Sexy and Safer message to over 1,000 college campuses nationwide. Besides delivering her message to over 1,000 college campuses around the country, she has also made many television appearances. , . . ., _, ~ She has appeared on A & E's "An Evening at the Improv," Showtimes' "Full Frontal Photo courtesy Univetsity Relations Comedv" and NBC's Maria Falzone to present "Sex "Friday Night Awareness & AIDS." Videos." Falzone has Paula Poundstone and Gary performed at the Special Olympics, The Angel Shandling. Falzone trained under Foundation and The Shanti Project. She also served as the first female h9st of the San Francisco International Comedy Competition in 1994. The student AIDS Awareness Committee will sponsor the event in hopes of promoting knowledge about safe sex and AIDS to the Wilkes community. Denise Po peck, a junior at Wilkes, said, "I feel that the lecture will discuss important issues about AIDS awareness and safe sex but I don't think there will be a large turnout because not enough people thi~!: ::.-:;.ai AIDS can affect them. Hopefully the lecture will change this." The Student AIDS Awareness Committee, in conjunction with the Nursing Club and Planned Parenthood, will be distributing.information about AIDS and safe sex to students throughout the week. The packets will contain information from Planned Parenthood on safe·sex and free condoms. These packets will be distributed in the lobby of the Stark Learning Center throughout AIDS Awareness Week. For more information contact Ted Hall, President of the Wilkes University Student AIDS Awareness Committee at 826-3024. · Alpha Epsilon honors Wilkes students Wilkes students ntly been in to an honor called Chi Alpha day,J I face '. College >me for the· :ton Colleg n. and then Alpha Epsilon · s the academic ments of Act 101 is a stateam that nts who uirements. 1 who - have been out of school for a while and are . returning to college, while others are students fresh out of high school who need extra preparation because they weren't planning on attending college. Chi Alpha Epsilon was formed at West Chester University in 1990. Wilkes began its chapter in 1993. Wilkes was the first local school to implement such a program and the 5th chapter in the state to be formed. Currently there are about 20 chapters in Pennsylvania. The letters in Chi Alpha Epsilon were chosen students who have attained because they correlate to the a 3.0. "Center for Academic This often encourages Excellence." students to achieve a 3.0 Wilkes' ceremony is consecutiyely in order_to be held in the fall of every inducted into the society. year, and only former The National Board of inductees are invited to Directors has recently attend. decided that inductees Chi Alpha Epsilon is should continue to be now national honor recognized for 'their society with chapters in accomplishments after they '.'[exas and Illinois. , have been inducted. Wilkes currently has 29 Members of the society .members in the society. Act receive their honor cord 101 pays for the students' and pin, but they now have initiation fees to prevent the opportunity to be them from turning down the acknowledged further. opportunity due to financial Inductees who achieve restrictions. a 3.5 to a 3.9 may trade in Chi Alpha Epsilon has their pins for pins with a an honor roll each semester ruby chip in them. to acknowledge those There are four Wilkes I a students who were honored for this accomplishment. Barbara Hoffman, Beth Micklo, Patrick Smith and Ernald Santos all received their ruby pin. Any member who attains a 4.0 may exchange their pin for one with a diamond. Mellissa Babara received this distinction and her diamond pin. Ms. Patricia Staskiel, who works with Act 101 students, said, "Chi Alpha Epsilon honors students who have succeeded in the classroom as well as others areas in their lives." """' - �News The Beacon February 5, 1 Around the world ... How do you kn if you're a victi Page 2 Reagan International Airport, coming soon? , CAPITOL HILL (AP)-Two days before Ronald Reagan's 87th birthday Congress has wrapped up a gift for the former president. Air travelers to Washington D.C. could soon fly into Reagan airport. The house, following the Senate, has approved renaming Washington National Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport. _. The house vote was 240- 186. Many democrats battled the measure arguing that it honors Reagan at the expense of George . Washington but President Clinton said he'll sign it into law. Clinton gives Iraq ''bottom line" not satisfied with Iraq's latest compromise offer. Mccurry said it still falls short of the goal, providing inspectors with free and unfettered access to any possible weapons site. Survival of burn victims ·predicted BOSTON (A'P) --A recent study said that there is a way to predrcnne~surviv~ar .. ., chances of burn . , ,victims This method i's based on age, lung damage and the extent of the burns. Boston doctors said their simple formula can help doctors predict quickly which patients will live and which will die. Three critical factors are burns covering more than 40 percent of th~ body, being over age 60 and lung damage from.inhaling '~ smoke and heat. ·· ·' · . · : ·-'If ifie: :has none of these conditiorts the chan1ces of death are well under one percent. With all three chances of survival is 90 percent. The study is in the New England Journal of Medicine. ·• ' ~ WHITE HOUSE (AP)-- ; President Clinton ·is- , : ::sti~king -to his "bottom - · : line" on Iraq. He insists the U.S. will deny Iraq the capacity to develop weapons of mass destruction and the missiles to· deliver them and Clinton adds the U .S. will do that "one way or the other." His spokesman insists that Clint0n has ·n ot yet made a ·deci sion to stage a militlll)' attack on Iraq. Mike Mccurry said Iraq "should not breathe easy." · h ..... ., .He al.so. S.aid-.tbe ~U.S. js_ I • ~ I I victim ) I ,,. ' ,. she was convicted of raping got back together with him at his request. That's according to the lawyers for Mary Kay LeToumeau and the teenager who fathered her child. .The 35 year-old teacher was:f oimd wfthJhe boy early 't~esd_a y -11£.a parl_c~d_ car in Seattle. She's been under a court order to stay away from him. LeTourneau now faces up to seven and a half years in prison. She pleaded guilty in August to two counts of second-degree child rape. When she got out of_ prison last month, she was told sh~fftlce;no~ Jjtrre' if she .had contact with the boy CF'arty.''6the'l3 ~rlcW! '.l 1 - LeTourneau's lawyer said the boy asked her to meet with him because he was having trouble at school and needed someone to talk to. Wilkes University Bookstore -~ -,-., ..., ~.·., ,-,,':·.,,·, ~ l 1 ,._i ._ . ._ . ;.·,, ·.,.·•=~I'·-·--~ r 25% OFF.SALE* February 9-14 contacts Victim I t , ..._(l '-'•; • > - J \ J • .J~ ~'Jhrrjr.i~\~0~i f4f~i➔ - Hyartst ·on Wednesaay ,: February 11 in· hope's of ' making students and members of the community aware of a growing epidemic~ domestic violence. "IABC contributes many things to the , . community of Wilkes-: ; ..-.~ Barre. ''l.:ast"sptltlf'rA13c· took pa,rt i~ '_Bowf"-P9f-. ,: Kids-Sak~,,'s'pohsdred·by 'llig Br6thers.:Big' Sisters of Wilkes-Barre," said Kerri Gosling, Wilkes University IABC president. "The fact that we volunteer for the communi the group to work to make where we better, safer place; Gosling added. TheF.B.I.bas estimated that a battered in the U States every 15 and more than 4, womep i.n the U' are rn.u~dered th; ir 'husb'.arids or ' counselor/educ Luzerne County' Domestic Viole Resource Center hand to address folJqv.;jqg; who· a~i;7,,cy~~A ½,~:94,-~~~~,~-v,ic · • ? abuser, . Students fr University will variety of skits attention to this issue. "They break Hearts" will be ~e~~~. ~r•. ar71J.rtr:, ·mr the'1\tifauir C. ONLY! Stock up on _ Valentine's gifts for your friends, sweetheart, brothers, ~i~tt;r~, mom_-8{ dad! , _-· -~in-stock ·t' ' · ' merchandise only; . ap. IS . . excIu d"1ng t extb ook s, computer software & hardware and SEATTLE (AP)--A . . _previou~_ Iy . teacher caught with the boy ..__d_i_ sc_o_u_n ___te__d_it_e_m _ s_._ __. R -· ··• WILKES-BARRE:.You dated him for about a year. At this stage, the both of you are about as serious as serious can get. You used to spend all .of your free time with one another but back then you liked it that way. -- Now, it's becoming somewhat of a hassle. He Reeds you around ,or so he says. He can~-t li-ve without you so he claims. If you refuse him ... he hits you. Wilkes University's International Association of Business Co.mmuni9ators (IABC) a1ong' with Luzerene County's Domestic Violenc;e Center hav.e . 1 joined ~forces to ,.pres.en t, - • "... • • • ., , _ ' .._ ·.,, 1 -IJ ' Valentine's Day Carnation Sale When: February 2-6, 1998 10 a.m,;-2 p.m. in the St-ark Lobby 4:30 p.m.-6:30 p.m. in the Cafeteria Pick-up is on February 13 in the Stark There are three colors available. Buy them for your friends and other sptx:ial people. Cost: $ 1.00 each �NEWS bruary 5, 1998 y 5, 1 kn icti co up to ewhe safer g add :! F.B.l. ted that din the every 1 )re th 1 in the Page 3 et on task at the Learning Center you feel that you are prepared for that · gmath test? Are doing as well in glish class as you . ? . , you might want to antage of what the gcenter at Wilkes 'ty has to offer. ted on the third center offers a o( programs"'th'a t Wilkes students-. ,. ding to Judi th ' t, director of the center, it is really lla for several up to receive peer ~ really easy. simply fill out an Photo by J.,J. Fadden ..Jc' ,:.• .. 'j ~ • :► ~• , . The)e,arning center .offers students a chance to get academic support. 1 . application and turn it in to Sandra Redina, the tutor coordinator. Once that is done, the phone nurtiber of a peer tutor for that subject will be given out. It is up to the student to set up an appointment. Freemont stresses that the ·srudent can meet with the tutor as often as needed, but most meet about three programs. _ One happens to b~ helpful w:orkshops that are offered at the beginning and the end of each semester. They feature topics such as note taking, time management and studying for finals ... ·. . AJ15)iner gteigram that..is..Bffel'"ed is professional tutoring with professors from the biology, chemistry and math departments holding study sessions each week. hours per week. Also the learning Wilkes University center staff meets with funds this project, offering students twice a week to work wages to each peer help with. time management tutor. and organization. Freemont also notes According to Freemont, that almost all freshman some of these students are and sophomore cours_es . - -Ori academlc pr6ffation an~ have tutors available. are required to participate, Other than free peer while others choose to take tutoring, the learning advantage of the free help center helps students by on their own. offering numerous other e Street smart, stay·safe ;" will esdtty; ,. ' .• . ,-m., ·m naud' NCOOK many times:havy dhomef:rom j or the lib~ary ·-' · t? Do you utilize system? students feel a ,ale 1tion Sale , 1998 Lrk Lobby ~ Cafeteria he Starkl riends :ople. h Barre Police fyou think is following irection or t. appropriately. your instincts and know It is recommended that your limitations." you avoid flashy clothing When walking at night and dres~ so that you can avoid isolated areas, parks . W/i~-or .e.a~ily .to ay,otd and parking lots. an attack. , . . , .. It is i~portant to know Yo~ should waik :· I ·.a. '. ;t • your neiglib0rs and .. • confidently at a steady pa.c{} · ~· nefghborhqod.. : on the side of the street . Rushton· said, ",Y.OU - • :- ' facing traffic. This way you have to be aware of what's : can see all approaching going on around you." traffic. If you think you are Walking close to the being followed, you should curb, avoiding doorways, ·act suspicious, change bushes and alleys is also key directions or go into. a to crime prevention. public place. Using the buddy system ,Rushton also suggests is the best way to prevent making eye contact. "Let crime when walking on the them know I've looked ·at street. you and I'll remember However, if you _must you," Rushton added. walk alone it is important to Wilkes Security offers walk confidently and plan an escort .service to Wilkes the safest route to your students. destination. Security offers both Chief of Wilkes Security automobile escorts and Gerald Cookus said, "trust 1 • . ":"~~~!}g _e_sc5>~~: ..... , ... ,.. ., rµp •- • •' ._I , ..,.. ,.. i - .., i... Escorts are available after 7 p.m. and takestudents within a three block radius of campus. If you need an escort before 7 p.m. contact the security office to make arrangements. If Y~l! are i? need of an escort ·call 40_?.--49.99. It is... important that students are patient when calling. Wilkes University Security also has information on crime prevention, crime . statistics and a crime watch bulletin available on their web page. The security home page can be reached from the Wilkes home_page or at http://wilkes1 .wilkes.edu/-security/ For more information on crime prevention contact Chief Rushton at 826-8105 or stop in the Community Policing Office located on ,Mai~ ~µ:~et. _. J • • • , • • _ 1 The learning center also provides assistance for students_with learning disabilities. Letters are written to the faculty, asking for recommendations for certain students, such as extra time for tests and lectures on tape. So if you feel tha1·you shpuldn't have waited until the night before ·• your physics exam to start studying or that you shouldn't have put off writing your final speech until the morning it was due, you might want to look into what the learning center has to offer. For more information on peer tutoring, professional tutoring, workshops or any other service that is offered by the learning centeryou can stop by or contact Judith Freemont at 8314150. Safety tips •Stay alert. Be aware of . your surroundings. •Stand tall and walk with confidence. •Trust your instincts. •Choos.e busy streets and avoid going through · vacant lots, alleys or other deserted areas. •Do not walk alone. •Have your car or house key in your hand as you ··approach your vehicle or home. •Know where the police and fire stations are located. •Carry your purse close to your body·and keep a . firm grip on it. •Try to use AutomaticTeller Machines during 1he day. •Don't wear shoes or ~lothlng that restrict movements. · �. EDITORIAL Page4 Letters to the Editor Broken promises utters to the Editor guidelines: Letters should include your name and phone number. They should be no longer than 250 words and must be signed in order to be printed. Letters will be printed in the order they are received and must be submitted by 4:30 p.m. on the Monday prior to publication. Dear Editor: There are a couple of things happening within the next few weeks that students sh.ould be aware of concerning the 1998 yearbook. The Amnicola staff has decided to cancel the Club Photo Night on February 8 since most clubs opted to sign up for February 15. February 15 will still be on for clubs to have their pictures taken for the 1998 yearbook. We'd like to thank all clubs for signing up and we look forward to seeing everyone on February 15 in Marts 214. Clubs should be aware that if they are not photographed on Club Photo night, - it may exclude them from the 1998 yearbook. If you have questions, club officers should also make the Amnicola at extension 2955. Clubs should also make the Arnnicola aware of all of your events to insure that we can assign a photographer and writer to cover your event. Senior photos will be taken next week, February 10-12. Please be aware that this is the last opportunity for seniors to be photographed for the 1998 yearbook. Due to a low tum out in November, the Amnicola expects to see all seniors next week. Photos will be taken in color and will appear in color in the yearbook. Seniors can call 1-800-836-0558 this week to schedule an appointment. Faculty photos will also be taken n~xt week fro_m Febru- , ary 10 to 11. All faculty and staff are encouraged to have . thier photograph taken. If you have any questions, please call the Amnicola at extension 2955. Sincerely, Michael Beachem -. ~ \, ~ _, .... - Feb 4J.. P.S. The 1997 yearbook has been submitted to the publisher this week. Now that it is in their hands, we expect the book to be available on campus by mid-March to April. Keep your fingers crossed! 1 It is 2 a.m. and I have just completed another chapter, worksheet or discussion paper. As I go through my bedtime ritual of washing my face and brushing my teeth, I give myself the same pep talk every night. "You are going to get up, go to the gym and get in a good workout, and then have a healthy breakfast all before you even get ready for class," I repeat to myself. After what seems like 15 minutes, the alarm rings and with one eye open I reach for the snooze button. 10 minutes later, it is the same thing. This process continues until I gather enough energy to tum the switch to its off position. l might as well give up the fight and face the fact that I am not getting up every morning to work out. I don't know ~o~ rµ~y Pt: y9u have made grand plans to get your body in-motion,_'b utY know that I am (~14Jg ..mis~ra_bly. I do not believe in dieting, for there· is no' good reason 1 to deny yourself of anything, especially the foods you ' adore. I can't even say I am an advocate for only allowing yourself "small doses" of anything, because more times than not, I succumb to cravings. I often find myself grabbing for the chocolate cake while on line at the cafeteria, reaching deep into a bag of Dorito' s or making midnight runs to Taco Bell. I do believe, though, that there are just as many physical benefits from a workout as there are mental benefits. It is here that I am letting myself down. I am sute that I wouldn't need the occaisional "power nap", wouldn' t suffer from anxiety headaches, and would • have a muc_h be!te_r attitude abou! _myself_ apd the _world around me if I were to4fol1Qw. thcougb. witli the pr{)ihlse J • try to make myself every night. In essence, this is my declaration to get myself in gear and start moving. I hope . not only to break a sweat, but to kill some stress, as well. I encourage all of you who have tried to make similar deals with yourself to make time in your busy -schedule and join me by trying to hit the weight room, get out that Abs of Steel tape or ta1ce a walk over to Ralston Field. It may not be an easy habit to get into, but it is one your bod and mind will both thank ou for. 1998 Aminicola You're Invited! Class of 1998 Senior Portraits will be taken for the yearbook Starting Tuesday, February 10th February 12th* .ASK .APPLE D.AY Stark Learning Center Lobby Annette Evans Alumni House -Please Call 1-800-836-0558 during the week of February 2nd tq schedule your appointment ,_ _ _ _ _,.~as.- 10:00 A.M. Until 2:00 P.M. Please stop by to say "Hi" to Barbara Jamelli-Sefchik as she returns to the Wilkes campus as Systems Engineer representing Educational Technology Associates. * She and Kathy Toal-Philipsen will be available to demonstrate one of the exciting new generation Power Macintosh G3'a and to discuss the MAC ADVANI'AGE - and how it can provide you with Bet you dicln't get a.n · the best possible solutions to your invita.tio11. for that! . .. , 'L\·•~ .. \. ' .' computing needs . Yes, Lincoln's Birthday. ----- -- - ~- '•- �EDITORIAL ruary 5, -1997 Page 5 Stee Cage Mate 'he Beacon calling ... • • • The Nieds vs. the world Somewhere around a year ago, we were. watching TV and we happened to see the video for "Wannabe." The world would never be the Jennifer Bullock resides in Pittston, PA. same. Five scantily clad women running around in a noticeably cold She received her bachelor's degree from hotel (If you've seen the video, you know what we mean) obviously got our attention. After listening to the song for about twenty or thirty · Lebanon Valley College in 1994. Bullock seconds, we decided to mute the sound. At the end -of the week, neither currently serves as the Assistant birector for · of us were bothered by their immediate popularity. There was no way Alumni Programs. that these girls could last. I mean, c'mon; they can't even sing in harmony. After a month of hearing "Wannabe", the fear set in._What if these no-talent Brits don't disappear? So far they haven't, and it looks like we are going to have to put up with: another Year of the Spice. GOD, do we HAIB the Spice Girls. Good Lord, do they suck! There is no other band out there that bothers us as much as the Spice Girls do (with the exception of Hanson). Maybe, if there was something more to their musk than just one or two lines repeating over and over for three-and-a-half minutes, it would be different Too bad it's not! They were somewhat entertaining the first week we heard them, but after should support the school in all aspects, particularly with admi~si~hs, ·voiun'teering· r tf • rJ, ,, a summer long marathon of Spice, they are worse than ''The Macarena". nations. They do so by passing the word letiing others know·about their wonderful As if the Spice Girls weren't annoying enough to hear, now we can · neeand their useful degtee'.'1 ' •• · all see them in their upcoming motion picture, Spiceworld . WOW, what ,• I a bad idea! Instead of making people want to throw up, now they will wish these girls were dead. Of all of the bands to rush out and make a movie, why does it have to be the Spice Girls? If a British musician is going to make a movie, why not Clapton on Townsend? Maybe even We have a good group, but it's always a challenge to get more people on board." Oasis ... (We'll take that last one back). What gives the Spice Girls the right to shove this crap down our throats? OK, they make a tlJ]ckload of money. It still doesn't make their music any better or less annoying. We have a running theory about why the Spice Girls are so popular. oming is probably the event that alumni get most excited for." ',' It could be possible that they are pure evil. Unlike Hanson who are evil but they just don't know it, the Spice Girls know they are evil, and they chose to continue on their one-way track to hell. They have some kind of deal with the Devil whereby they sell their souls in exchange for the so many people who love the university. There are so many stories to hear.'' ability to actually make people sick with their music. Hopefully, the , ,, I _..,_,.._., i I ' Devil will collect before their next album, but, as the song goes, "Only . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . It . . . . .. . .. , . ....... . . • · ~ - •-• • · • · •-- ·• • • • • • • • • • • .• • • • the good die young." ' f If you have any comments, suggestions, complaints, come-ons, or 1 criticisms, please feel free to keep them to yourselves. We don't care. (except for the come-ons) We're just kidding. If you really think you have something important to say to either of us , you are welcome to e-mail Mark at niedma@wilkesl.wilkes.edu and Matt at niedmb@wilkesl.wilkes.edu . Useful Tip: If running around Pickering at night, watch where you are going. You could pull a Jimmy . at is the best way alumni can benefit Wilkes versity? ., f f Wilke's alumhi' respo~sive? tis the most successful alumni event? at is the best thing about your position? Beacon is looking for staff writers and photogrars. You can gain a credit and add a potential 4.0 to G.P.A. If you are interested in writing for news, sports or features call extension 5903 or 2962. : : : • • • • 111 t • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • o'vin.g -~~po~er by J.J. Fadden hat do you thi..:ik-~t' th·e .[}Qs~bilty of the U.S. bombing Iraq?" f "We should amke a parking lot out of them." i I .. • Autumn Perkins Brian McGrane "I think war is wrong, but it has come to the point where that' s the · · · only option.' "We need to take into account the 18 and 19 year olds that are in the mix of things." • Angellique Satrisno Tila Paris Ansley "I believe in world "Unfortunate! y peace." America thrives on this." . l ~• r 11'' l I", ._..:·/.r l (: ,· / ~-•: ..I ....... 1'•... ,lr, a,,, �February 5, 1998 CALENDAR Page 6 •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• •••• • Saturday, Feb. 7 Frid~y, Feb. 6 Thursday, Feb. 5 ~ • DAY !BY • DAY • • •• •• • A student's guide to Wilkes University Activities Sunday, Feb. 8 •AIDS Awareness Week -Club Photo Night, 5:30 p.m.to 1lp.m., Marts Center w N T E •Programming Board General Meeting, 11:30 a.m., Marts 214 •Wrestling at Scranton with Lycoming Ursinus (Away) •Women's Basketball vs. Moravian, 2 (Away) •Scripture Study, 6:15 p.m., Alumni House •Men' s Basketball vs. Moravian, 7:30 (Home) Wednesday, Feb. I _Monday, Feb. 9 Tuesday, Fe~. 10 •VISION Homeless Shelter; SUB Basement •VISION Homeless Shelter, SUB Basement •VISION Homeless Shelter, SUB B •Campus Interfaith Talk-It-Out, 5p Alumni House •Beacon staff writer meeting, 11: 30 a.m. + ~ •Women's Basketball vs. King's,6 (Away) •Amnicola Meeting ,1;1;15 a.m., 3rd floor · _ Chase Haii · ! •., I •Commuter Council Meeting, 12: 15 p.m:--, _, ' 1~Student' Government Meeting, 6:30 SUB Basement ,, ',!" , ,., · ¥,arts !=e~ter •Jason Siempiski's "African Excursion", Marts 214, 7 p.m. R •Optometry Admissions Test •Manuscript Meeting, 12 p.m., 3rd floor, Chase Hall •Student Community Service Council Meeting, 3rd floor SUB •Maria Falzone speaks on Sex Awareness - . and AIQS, SLC 101,7 p.m. •Law School Admissions Test • •MSC's Africa-American Story Telling REACH Party, RUMOURS · •"Seven Years ill Tibet" 7:30 p.m., SLC 101 •IRHC meeting, basement of SUB 11 a.m. •Men's Basketball vs. Lebanon Valley, 7:30 p.m. (Away) •Men's Basketbalfvs.tKing's,8 (Away) -Circle K Meeting, 5:30 p.m., Alumni House ••••••••••••••••••••••• ••••••••••••••• •••• ······················~······················ Guaranteed Credit Cards witl1 Credit Limits ,.. 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Signature ...............................................................:......................._ ....................................................................................................................................... .-....... .. ·Tired of Bein Turned Down? ~----------------------~------~----------- thiruQ colleg eofh reatini a resort ly this iJ t ofwh. t the Wt ghtWill nts will tally di at of tl tudent. ts are pa mative : is offer, of Volt Unive1 stayiJ Cente1 �,, Across Campus ., sions Test The Beacon bruary 5, 1998 Page 7 eplenishingredu.cedreserves Diana Pribula, the head nurse with The Red Cross says that the turnout was better than expected. e. Pribula February 3, 93 Wilkes said, "Our found out just how target was 80 giving the gift of life donors and wrenthey donated we reached irtheRed Cross's first over 90." too semester. Held in However, Center, this she was quick blood drive was to point oµt important because. ,. ,that years'. ago ,. 'can Red Cross"has volunteers too public ofan o.n- , , · exceeded gein most regions over 200. 'led States. "I don't such as inclement know the ,especially in the New reason of our area, as well as decrease or of int1uenza have why so many · tolls on local blood students are Our area proves to be apathetic," ·on as tQe r t of -' ,. -..,,.- Pribula says, "maybe students ., , _ . ,,."' lunteering to give , aren't as community minded , dropped " anymore." · y. With that in Amy Mazur, coordinator of ~ Red Cross in Wilkes' volunteer services also · nwith Volunteer notices the decline, she here at Wilkes held explains, "we used to have a goal of 100 donors but recently that's become unrealistic.. .it' s ·~. r, • ~ more like 80 now." One of the factors Mazur -attributes the decline to is the good for someone else." To most such a reward is enough pay especially when · . thinking about what far reaching effects donating a pint of blood can have. Today, blood can be saved for future use or sent to blood banks experiencing a . shortage through the R,¢ Cross' National Inventory Management System. Blood Student giving time to a needy cause. is also heavily used in hospital emergency recent opening of .a local rooms, on ambulances for plisma center. " ;• .- ,, acci,dent victims,.and now with 'The plasma center pays • _ an increase in modem people for their donation," procedures, blood is in greater Mazur explains, "whereas demand during surgery. donating blood is strictly Giving blood only takes a voluntary without any financial small amount of time and the reward.. .just the reward of steps donators must go through knowing they did something before the extracting of blood are relatively simple. First, the volunteer must fill out-a form with general infonnation and have their weight and iron levels checked. Next, they are asked brief questions dealing with past sexual behavior, health and medical history. If the donor has not eaten they are treated to snacks and refreshments before going to the privacy booth. Here, the volunteer makes a decision whether or not the Red Cross should use their blood by pl~cing coded . stic!(ers on their form. Finally, the donor i~ off to actually give blood_which only takes about ten minutes. During this, /., short time a volunteer will only feel a slight pinch wher1 the needle is inserted and will donate one unit, which is a little less than a pint. Since everyone has 10 to 12 pints in their body, this blood may be considered ·excess to you but to a person bleeding it may be the See Blood donors pg. 8 \ I pring Breakers goingJ:be distance too public thinks of break and college an image of hundreds gadults creating havoc llreets of a resort come to Most likely this image is messment of what will lhroughout the week. ever, eight Wilkes ·1y students will be part in a totally different than that of the college student. students are particiiD the Alternative Spring Trip which is offered the office of Volunteer at Wilkes University. nts will be staying at lote Youth Center in Tijuana, Mexico. While in Tijuana, they will be assissting children with arts, crafts, sports,education,and sewing. Also, they will be doing minor repairs on a . youth center such as painting and carpentry. "I decided to get involved with the Alternative Spring Break trip because I enjoy working with children and what better way to make a difference in a child's life than through this spring break trip," said Leigh Sabol, a sophomore Elementary Education and English major from Trucksville, PA Marc Ealdn, a junior psychology and sociology " ... what better way to make a difference in a child's life than through this trip." Leigh Sabol major has been heavily involved with the community service programs on campus. "I consider the Alternative Spring Break trip to be the next level in increasing my service," said Eakin. The Tecolote Youth Center is a project of Baja Outreach. Their goal is to help poor and disadvantaged Mexican youth succeed in school and prepare them for the future. The Wilkes students who will be spending the week at the youth center not only hope to gain valuable experiences from the trip but contribute something of value to the lives of the disadvantaged. Amy Musto of Dallas, PA, hopes to gain knowledge about, a different culture. "Not only do I hope to learn about their way of life, but hopefully I can offer them insight about my culture and way of life," said Musto. "I plan on helping them it with whatever I can whether be physical or emotional," said Nicole Erich, a freshman psychol~gy major from Binghampton, NY. The group will be holding a . bake sale at Walmart on Sunday, February 8, starting at 11 a.m. Also, they are collecting spare change. Deposits can be found at various sites on campus. The volunteers are very appreciative for any contriputions stude:P-ts are willing to give. If you want to find out how you can contribute, contact Amy Mazur at ext. 5904. �Page8 ·FEATURES ~ly Condoms,Trojan l\1an! February 5,19 Out of Africa, into Ma to 50 percent in 12th grade. as age and sexual experience student at Wyoming Seminary had the opportunity to WILKES-BARRE -- In increases, the use of condoms recognition of February as College Prepatory School. As a participant observer· Ironically, it was only decreases. . Black History Month, Wilkes, a political science major with rights workshops with two weeks ago that I was in That seem right, does it? a photography minor at munities reclaiming 1 Universtity welcomes Jason my car, on my way to the Well it shouldn't. The Pennsylvania State University, which they were rem Sieminski who will give a offices of Planned fact that condom use presentation entitled "African he had many opportunities to during apartheid. Parenthood of North Ea~t decreases with age and focus on this interests. Through photo Excursions." Pennsylvania (PPNEP), and experience syllogistically In order to accurately documented the plight The presentation will be I was chuckling at the implies that teens and young gather research for this honors claimant communities held on Monday, February 9, commercial on the radio adults are idiots. thesis paper entitled, OU~ as their struggle to re · in room 214 of the Arnaud C. which starred , '.'Trojan Nevertheless, it is true. LAND, An Analysis of South ancestral homelands. Marts Sports & Confrence Man," the superhero of The first part of the Africa's Restitution of Land had an opportunity to · Center, on South Franklin condoms. Little q_id I know syllogism, I mean. Condom Rights Program, which was view many government Street. that I would all but steal his use does decrease with age awarded the Phi Beta Kappa officals, non-gove Sieminski is a native of spotlight working as an and sexual experience. This Senior Honors Theseis Reofficials and property Wilkes-Barre and currently intern for PPNEP. is partly due to the increasing · resides in StatelCollege, pA In search Prize for the C9llege of working in the resituti(I. First off, I am letting you regularity of a particular sex September, he will·either begin 'Liberal' Arts, Sieminski process. know that I won't stifle you partner or use of an effective law school or.return to South traveled to South Africa in the For infonnation with morbid, mind-boggling pregnancy prevention Africa as a Fullbright Scholar. sum~er pi;ior to llis sert,i.or . . , '~ pr:es~~qi~pn, call 1-800statistics or "sexually method, such as the birth year at Penn State. · " WILKEs:u, ext 4770. Sieminski' s interest-in responsible" lectures about control pill. While in South Africa, he South Africa began as a condom use and/or its But when was the last results ... but what I will tell time you flipped through the you is that, aside from channels and didn't come abstinence, condoms are an across a talk show with th e difference between life and techniques sm;:h as the use of something far more· effective means against · subtitle, "He's a low-down, . death. salines and blood expanders than time, they may ha pregnancy and the most cheatin' dog?" My point is Most individuals are are slowly eliminating the use a life. effective means of th at indefinitely isn't a eligible to donate just as long of blood donations. . Yoµ ru:e eligibleto protection against sexually particular branch of a bank or ·· · · ~ as you are healtpy~ a! l~a.st Each Y1f\1:.IHlJ>:~Blld~9! ;:_:;q G RL0 ~~Ivsru:)·..,,Ji"" · transmitted diseases, such as something that only occurs Y,.ears ,.of age, and weigh at least . lives are saveq using non• . .•if you are at least 11 HN, the viru_s that cause~ .. 1 · .. among adults... . -,n· · 105 pounds. You can still blood transfusions for reasons old. AIDS. Remember, .. donare even if you are diabetic, as varied as a fear of •if you take medic · Now, I'm all for morals contraceptives such as the have nasal stuffiness, allergies, contracting AIDS to strict but it is important to tell that declare, "I wanna wait birth control pill or Deposmoker's cough or hay fever. religious beliefs. In the future, type of medication you until I'm married," or "I'm Provera only protect againS t You can donate blood a donors and blood banks may and why. saving myself for someone pregnancies, not STDs. d' be · few times a year, every 56 be obsolete and a person •if you are ta uc special," but honestly, how Besides, you should bl · days volunteers are eligible bleeding to death may be saved on oral or injecta ems many really do? consiStently use two meth ods again. Of course all blood without blood! If you would like to Authority figures, role of protection anyway, such as , if · types are welcome, but donors However, at the moment volunteer or you m models and celebrities from th e birth control pill and a with type O blood are many are not willing to risk ' · ' ; c_ampu~·blood drive on all walks of life can stand in condom for maximum , particularly encouraged, since their lives on these .~ew . , February 3, you can call front of podiums and preach effectiveness ... oops! I told fTh Red this blood type is universal.and pr,ocedur~S,\YQ19h. still keeps local chapter o e abstinence until they are you I wasn't going to tum can be given t~ patients_w _,itµ, ·. 1,: '.bfood in high demand. to schedule an appoin blue in the face, but the fact this into an advice column. . • any kind,9f J;>lood, especially in So remember, it only takes · Do not despair, there will remains that people are Both teens and adults are 'an emergency, . ten minutes to donate yet, in another drive on April 14 having sex. inconsistant with their use of It's important to note that the few minutes students spare more details contact Something to the tune of . condoms and contraceptives, modem technology is aiding in out of their daily schedules, Mazur at ext.5904. 66 percent of high school limiting the effectiveness of !he shortage of blood. New they may have spared seniors have engaged in both. Don't let being sexual intercourse by the unprepared for a sexual time they have graduated. enounter be your excuse for Until 1991, the decision to not using a condom. : .O.K., I have sex was being made by won't lecture. But I will younger and younger leave you with a simple task; individuals every year, but let's all do our parts to refute has since been secured at the second part of the around age 16 for boys and aforem~ntioned syllogism; 17 for girls. "WST WEAR IT," it's a The use of condoms matter of condom sense. among sexually active high school students decreases Call 1-800-PLAN for from 63 percent in 9th grade more information . By SHAWN KELLY Special to the Beacon Blood donors------~ n.\. . M• ' '· j . ' SU more -.veeks ! .., _Punxsutawney Phil, says," I . am going back to sleep. It is too cold out here." �bruary 5, 1998 Page 9 FEATURES £~0®00000® 1f[M)~ [f)~£00~1f® 1101f~ .Critic's Corner with Dan Lavelle tuni bse m Hello fellow movie viewers. This weekend, I almost didn't itto the movies. I've had a really bad cold and when came around I was tempted to stay in bed. But for reason I just couldn't do it,.and I went out anyway. I perate Measures." ~ FBI agent Frank Conner (Andy Garcia) has a son stricken with leukemia. His only hope is a bone transplant. The good news, though is that they were find a donor. The bad news is that it belongs to Peter (Michael Keaton), a serial killer with an unusually Q. When the first transplant occurs, McCabe escapes. die question remains: can Conner find him before tiIµe ;1 ~.Jl.,. ,J ...,_ oot? r ., •' ) i. ' • must say this was_ a P,retty good SlJ.Sp~nse flick. Mostly r ';I' ofMic~~el ~e~.i~m:,S,acting abilities. This man really how to play the bad guy. I'm use to seeing him in · such as "Multiplicity," and "Mr. Mom," or a drama yLife". This movie convinced me that Keaton is a lllented actor. ~ there is Andy Garcia, the FBI agent. He handles very well. After doing some research, I've noticed ·a is no ruanger to cop films. Some of his films "Jennifer Eight" and "The Untouchables." In both lie played someone in law enforcement. I.guess with bis experience playili~'tlfis part W~'pfo'blent ,: 1 ~. .. _ h-.,.,,,...,...,n-.c,,H' t conclusion, i give this movie three··and half stars (*** 1/ hael Keaton makes this a movie worth seeing. So if ve some time on your hands and money in your pocket, it out. r t, • ._ } ·, • I - , ' r- AITENTION STUDENTS! University Programming Board is looking for students to help .i coordinate events for the spring and ~all semesters. This is your to voice your opinion about which novelty events, entertainment, u . v cane TheR ppoin there April ~~[Q)~~@: ~@:[s[Q)~ ''Desperate Measures" ops concerts and movies to bring to campus. Meetings are held every Thursday at 11:30 a.m. in Marts 214. Al students are welcome to attend meetings and bring their ideas and ·ons! Remember, its your activity fee money; help us spend it · y! We look forward to seeing new faces at our next meeting. *** SPRING BREAK '98 SPECIALS! *** 24 HOURS OF FREE DRINKS in Cancun! 21 HOURS OF FREE and $50 discount w/student I .D. to the BAHAMAS! No second .iester price increase! Sell only 15 trips and travel free! Call CLASS 'IRAVEL, N01th America's largest student tour operator! Call Now! 1-800-838-6411 Friday, February? at 7:30 p.m. in SLC 101 • • I '.. ii °\ • l,t ... ····~······················· 4 I • 'S "ll "I' 4 .,, '- ":. '"1, "I, '\. a, Aquarius (January 20-February 18) Feeling a bit under the weather lately? Start taking better care of your body. Go to the gym a couple times a week and add a little green to your diet. The energy will kick in soon. PisCf!S (February 19-March 20) With Valent:iqe's Day on the way you are, thinking it's going to be another night alone with a VCR and some popcorn. Take a good friend up on a night out, it may be a good Valentine's Day after all! Aries (March 21-April 19) Your hard work is paying off. You have been getting good grades on your assignments so far. Don't let this go to your head. If you want the grades to stay up there you have to keep working. Taurus (April 20-May 20) Your relationship is a bit on the rocks. Think about whether it is a good situation for you right now. Sometimes all you need is some time by yourself. Gemini (May 21-June 21) . You keep putting off something important. Keep in mind it has a due date, called deadline! If you keep putting it off you will miss a huge opportunity. Cancer (June 22-July 22) Better days are on the way. Good luck and fortune are soon to be yours. The winter blues are sure to pass soon. Leo (July 22-August 22) Love is in the air. The Valentine bug is going to be biting soon! Keep your eyes peeled for that cupid in disguise! Virgo (August 23-September 22) Stay in bed this week! The rest and relaxation will help in the busy weeks ahead. lihra (September 23-October 23) A test you have worried about will surely surprise you! You thought you bombed, when you really_blew them away! Scorpio (October 24 -November 21) Lately you have been a bit of a home body. Put the type A personality aside, close the books and put on your dancin' shoes! Get out there and have fun! Sagittarius (November 22-December 21) It's the week for change! Rearrange your room and borrow and outfit from your friend. The change will attract a lot of good attention! {9! Brighten someon~'s day with a simple act of kindness.' Open a /toot, smiYe or say liello.1ake 1t even farther by·dmng a-fav-0r that you nonnallywouldn t do a ... Caf;.~ ?fnJf~~~~ ~~'.)~~if!'.;'~,ry 1rlhumi 9 § ..... JEm11te1rt cffin m1mme JDl lC · withdraw their offer of a reward for information leading to an arrest and conviction on the Ennis Cosby murder case. The AMARILLO (AP) -- It was move came after Cosby asked that no taxpayer money be used Oprah Winfrey's tum to get to provide a reward. An arrest "Oprah-Ed" in a turnaround has been made in the case and from her work as a talk show host. Winfrey was peppered with the s~spect' s trial is to begin later this year. questions as she took the stand for the first time in a ten-pointGrateful Dead: No Bill three million-dollar lawsuit filed Kreutzmann against her by Texas cattlemen. KAUAI (AP) -- The Grateful She says she believes her show Dead might be planning a has the power to influence, but reunion, but drummer Bill she believes her audienceis Kreutzmann says thanks but no smart enough to make up their thanks. Kreutzmann says he got a own minds about what they see call from his former bandmates on the show. Even though she about joining them for a tour, but was in a courtroom, Winfrey maintained her ability to relate to he turned them down. He says anyone who standing where he is her audience. Winfrey drew would "totally understand" why laughter from jurors several he doesn't want to leave. times. Joining Oprah in court Kreutzmann says he is not sad or was her friend, Maya Angelou. jealous and is still friendly with, She sat in the second row. his former bandmates. He's just Bill Cosby: A year later not interested. He also says he UNDATED (AP) -- On this doubts they would be touring as the Greatful Dead, but possibly date a year ago, Los }\ngeles under a different name. County officials decided.to Oprah Winfrey: Takes stand in Mad CowRelated suit ' Backbone's debut album, featurip.g Kreutzmann on drums, is in stores now. Tr CD) cdl &} y SJ § IIB nrrttihl cdl ~ y § Comedian/Actor Red Buttons is 79. Country singer Claude King is 65. Actor Stuart Damon is 61. Writer,Troducer Stephen J. Cannell is 57. Singer/Songwriter Barrett Strong is 57. Actor David Selby ( "Dark Shadows," "Falcon Crest") is 57. Singer Cory Wells of Three Dog Night is 56. Singer Al Kooper is 54. Actress Charlotte Rampling is 52. Actress Barabara Hershey is so. Actress Jennifer Jason Leigh is 36. Bassist Duff McKagan of Guns N' Roses is 34. Singer Bobby Brown is 29. C ""I �.. Sports Februar 5, 1998 The Beacon Baker still leads Lady Colonel By JOHN LONG Beacon Staff Writer L Allentown to face the Lady and four assists. Baker rebounds. This was Baker's Centaurs where they picked finished with 11 points arid highest scoring gameof the up another loss. This 12 rebounds. season. Ronkowski The Wilkes Lady Saturday's game at would be the third straight finished the game with 19 Colonels won their last game defeat points of the week after two for iocWng consecutive losses. Their Wilkes. 3 three overall record now stands at The JX)inters. 7-8. In the Middle Atlantic ·'final! •. This Conference Freedom score was League, they maintain a was als9 record of 4-5. 64-57. Ron- - In their home game with In the kclwsd's Lycoming College on openin highest Wednesday, the Lady period, scoring Colonels were defeated by a the game score of 59-57. W~es Lady this maintained a 33-30 lead at Co1 season. halftime with Jill Ronkowski gained Heidi getting 3 three-point field a ten Kindel goals and 13 points overall point of the in the first half. ac,lvanJersey Rebecca Baker and Katie tage i:::::::=== = = = = - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - : - - - - - - - - ' Devils Watkins contributed 11 and but by led her seven points respectively in halfTracy Zaykoski shoots from the foul line in their losing effort against Lycoming . team's the first half. Erica Weaver • time, scorers of Lycoming tooR: away the the Wilkes lead in the second game was tied at 30. · FDU - Madison in New with 26 points. half with a pair of free In the final two minutes, Jersey proved to be the , On Monday, Wilkes faced - throws. Janelle Ganci of Allentown turning point for the Lady off against the College The Lady Warriors took College gained six free Colonels who gained an Misericordia in the Henry the game and Weaver led all throws which drove the 84-81 victory over the Jersey Gymnasium. That night scorers with 26 points. Lady Centaurs to victory. Devils. This was Wilkes' strengthened the team's Baker and Ronkowski led Allentown's Kate highest scoring game this overall record and boosted Wilkes scorers with 17 Baxter led her team with 16 year. their ego to go into their .. points each. points and 17 rebounds. Baker wa_s the game's double-header at Allentown . On Thursday night, the Watkins led Wilkes with 14 highest scorer finishing with Coll~ge)ast_night. Lady Colonels hosted points and had six rebounds 28 points and al_so adding 9 ' The Lady Colonels broke their losing record as they spanked Misericordia 63-43. This set the Lady Colonels' record at eight and eight overall and five and five in the confere Watkins dominated boards as she managed Ill pull down a season high 11 rebounds. Watkins is second on the _team with 87 total rebounds behind Baker' 158 rebounds. Watkins is also be Baker in points with 201 and an average of 12.6 points per game. Baker 230 points this season an average of 14.4 po· per game. Cookus came off of bench to pull through 15 points. Watkins and Baker checked in Wlth lU On Wednesday ni the Lady Colonels once again upped their record with a win to pull them winning record; the first time since their Dela Valley match-up. The efforts of the Colonels made up for di loss to the Lady Centalll that they suffered last Wilkes men's volleyball Club picks up first three By RIRCHARD PENCEK . Special to the Beacon For those of you who did not know that Wilkes has a men's volleyball club, and even for those of you who did know, _you will be happy to learn that Wilkes picked up three consecutive wins in their first three matches of the season. The volleyball club has been in existence for some time now, but sees this year as on; of the best composed club to get publicized and The Wilkes ,Volleyball club · more p1ayers. · season, b y sweeping · squads in the past five years. recrmt began their w 1·lkes be1ongs to th e a. quad meet at MAC-VC League and Seton Hall. The is part of the Northern ~L _____------:-:--.::;: Colonels defeated Division. ~----12 ) -- ·;,·_ _\ __ :-:)1 l ' t . , Seton Hall, Tri-captains Jim . ;, -: -~ .: ~ ' Montclair State, Calciano, Richard ~ j · ':-. , ¼~ ,!I! _:s; and Rowan ColPehncek and Scott .:.. 1 ·, ·--;- _ ', ,.. -- ~ lege by the scores Vanvalkenburgh all see _,;___.-......1.. _ .... • of 3-0, 3-1, and 3the team as having the 0. potential to do very Matthias well this year. The only b .........,,,,,_.~,, ............ Sidney's 44 kills problem they see is and 19 blocks led that they need for the the Colonels • J offense while Calciano' kills an d 15 blocks, and Pencek's 16 kills and 11 blocks provided an offi and defensive threat. V anvalkenburgh served five service aces andJ Uscilowitcz was the o catalyst with 60 assists day. The next tri-match held this Saturday at University where we taking on York College Lehigh University. �sroRTs ~11 Febru-a ry 5, 1998 That's what I say anquet ends season the L cord erall heco program. The Offensive Player of. nSports Editor • the Year Award was given Football has, at liist, to tailback Mike Hankins. to an end. Things were No one came close to his to rest this past Saturday never-ending efforts which tbe 1997 squad held their · helped pull the team banquet at Gennetti' s. through hard times. This year was a year of Hankins finished with rejoicing and sadness as the most yards rushing in a players were recognized season in the history of their efforts this season. Wilkes University as well Good-byes were also as the Middle Atlantic • to all of the seniors and Conference. Coach Ron Miller who The Defensive Player of be moving on from the the Year Award was given sUniversity football to defensfve end J.J. . '• O· Fadden. The Special Teams Player of the Year Award went to Eric Garrecht. The Craig Piatt Memorial Award for Freshman of the Year was given to defensive back Justin Holmes. Lastly, the Colonel Award for the athlete who best exemplifies a Wilkes Colonel was given to Chris "Stump" Shannon. Players, coaches and their families enjoyed their last gathering of the year. --------------, ,·r -r .;,. ' .!'1 ·,r Coming Soon ... ) . -:.. ;, ,. ,.,_.' Watch for details!! With SCOTT VEITH -~!,, Is there a special award given for the biggest goon in the world of sports that no one ever told 1!1-e about? Do coaches give out special awards for the guy who gives the cheapest cheapshot of the game? Has the entire world of sports turned into boxers and wrestlers right before my eyes? Dino Ciccarelli scored his 600th career NHL goal yesterday to become the nineth all-time leading scorer in the history of the game of hockey, and nobody cares. Why? Because Gary Suter of the Chicago Blackhawks decided to knock Mighty Duck star Paul Kari ya into the middle of next week after Kariya had already scored a goal and the play was over. Suter, being the eternal hockey player from a hockey family in which he and five of his brothers have played in the NHL, could only muster up the common courtesy to say, "I didn't think I hit him so high." Granted, hockey is known for an excessive amount of violence and contact, but the hit that Suter exacted on Kariya was just vicious. I have nothing against collision hockey, but there is no need for an established NHL player to ruthlessly hit an NHL star. This epedimic has spread into the college and high school ranks. Over the winter break, I had the misfortune of attending a junior college hockey alumni game in which three fights broke out! Yes, at an alumni game. This was the first time in all of my yea~s of attending sporting events that I witnessed an ejection in a charity event. The very next day, I attended a youth hockey game between 1 wo 'teartfs'iIYlhe' mite divisWn•(the mite division is for players that have not yet reached their 10th birthday). I saw three more fights in-this game~ Not only were the players fighting ; but the coaches fought, too! Now, if that is the kind of message that coaches want to send to their players who are only eight or nine years old, I want to distance myself as far away from the world of sports as possible. Enough about hockey. We all know that hockey is a violent game, and always will be. How about basketball? Can somebody explain to me why P.J. Brown of the Miami Heat needs to prove his manhood to the world through fisticuffs every time he has the national spotlight? Keep in mind that Brown was the NBA Man of the Year just a few years ago. He just doesn't strike me as someone that I would want my little ; , cousin :tp,gro~ up to be like. is-i; th~s-as~:witl].J)ro bll§ketball, college basketball has gotten into the swing of things as welL Just a few weeks ago, Wilkes' own Brian Gryboski found a better way to express himself than through his basketball skills against the University of Scranton. If Gryboski and Brown would let their basketball abilities talk instead of letting their fists and _elbows talk, they would be better off. Not to be left out, the NFL has become a victum of the violence epedemic just a week ago. At the Pro Bowl, of all places, Kansas City Chiefs defensive end Neil Smith and San Francisco 49ersr offensive lineman Kevin Gogan found themselves slapping each othe~ on the back of the head like little girls who just stole each others Cabbage ·Patch Kids. Then, Gogan saw it proper to approaoh Smith at a party after the ;pro Bowl to solve all of their problem with a peaceful little brawl. Smith, being the NFL veteran that he is, decided to take the high road. He told Gogan that he was not worth his time, and he avoidep.further confrontation. Maybe there is hope for athletes as human beings yet. I •. ' \ '"' • ri-match ·day at f rewe le Colleg ·sity. <t>19QS • DnMINO'S PIUA. INC. PARTICIPATING STORES ONLY. LIMITED OEllVERY AREAS DESIGNED WITH SAf(IY IN MINO $300-$500 · Distributing phone cards: N<f e~rience necessary. For more information send a-c:$elf-addfessed stamped .envelope to:_. Prim~ti~e.Q>fpin~h~~9s, P:O . Box 694355, Miami, FL. 3-a·~'.9'~}15~ /:/_ r ·, t j . 1 ',~, t ~ , ... .... ..... �SPORTS Page 12 February 5, 199 Super S-o phomore soars to new heigh the Year award by The Sporting News. Jannuzzi started this Dave Jannuzzi's career season in the same manner he ·ended last season. He is at Wilkes started off with a currently averaging 16. 7 bang. He came to Wilkes points per game along with University last year as a 3.3 assists per game and 3.8 freshman and was · immediately pushed into the rebounds per game. His 16.7 points per game makes the starting line-up. Colonels second leading He capped off his freshman seasori by receiving scorer, and his assist average three major awards. He was . is tied for the best_on the team. Jannuzzi feels' h'is biggest awarded the Middle Atlantic · contribution to the team is his Conference Rookie.of the leadership and he also sees the Year Award and the Midimportance of doing whatever -. Atlantic Region Rookie of it takes for the team to w~ the Year. He was also games. Although he plays an awarded.,the Newcomer of By JASON SARREY Beacon Staff Writers important role in leading the he were to play intimidated, he can hold his own. Colonels, he is quick to state , couldn't play his best. When asked which that it's the team's effort that Jannuzzi is not afraid to work player he would try to could make a championship hard in the off season. Running his game after he sai~ possible this season. He and lifting weights was part of if there was any pla}'lf added that the seniors have his training schedule to prepare would try to model played a huge role in the him for the upcoming season. after, it would prob Colonels success so far this His biggest goal before each Ervin "Magic" Jo season. season is to try and gel the team Jannuzzi's greatp When asked what he so they can win as many games along with the thee thought was his best game and championships as possible. his fellow teammates, this season, he replied, The major differences he earned the Colonels a "Probably Lebanon Valley noticed in making the transition record so far this becau,se .Hwas my best all from high school basketball to If all goes as J ' ., -•'' around game, but its. hard to college basketball was the agility expects, he could lead say you had·your best game ~ ·an1. the ~ eeq of al! of the Colonels to a twenty in a losing effort." He feels players . . In.stead of having a -season along with a no intimidation starting as a handful of good playelis, tach Atlantic Conference sophmore simply because if player that steps onto the court · championship. LoQking for # 15 By ROBERT M?~COM JR. superior once again as they Beacon Staff Writer · · withstood the Jersey Devils fire power and won the game Scott Cleveland's first 81-75. game back after receiving Senior poirit guard Jay seven stitches and losing Williams ran the offense to two of his teeth proved to be perfection and even managed his best as a college to total 20 points, a season basketball player: high. He was six of seven Cleveland, a junior from the floor and dished out forward for the Colonels, four assists. Williams upped came off the bench against his scoring average to 8.2 FDU-Madison and sparked and scored his 123 point of the Colonels with 20 points the season. and 11 rebounds. This was Dave Jannuzzi chipped in Clevland's highest point 18 points while Brian total for the season. His Gryboski grabbed nine efforu, helped the Colonels rebounds. Freshman Artie improve their overall record Gotzmer ended up with 10 to 14-1. points and is now tied with Wilkes was in control for Williams for overall points. the whole first half as they Unfortunatley, the built a 30-19 halftime lead. Colonels were upset by It seemed as though the Allentown College last night. Colonels were going to The Colonels fell by a score blow out the Jersey Devils. However, FDU-Madison of 99-86 in the loosing effort. Wilkes was down going came out of the locker room into the second half, but led firing in the second half and by Gryboski"s endless shot 61.8 percent from the efforts, they staged a comefield the rest of the way. The Jersey devils were six of 10 back. This comeback was to from beyond the 3-point arc. no avail. Allentown proved to be Harry Vega helped the the stronger of the two teams FDU- Madison cause with four 3 pointers. Byron Dunk especially in the area of rebounds. Allentown tallied 22 points. The outrebounded the Colonels Colonels proved to be Wilkes drops t By JOSH BURGESS Beacon Staff Writer both offensively and defensively. · The Wilkes University Wilkes suffered I wrestling team dropped two adevistating loss, and were · heartbreakers on Saturday to outplayed in every aspect Boston College and Franklin of the game despite their and Marshall College. In the win over Allentown opener, the Colonels lost a College the first time the 25-19 decision to Boston two teams matched up. College. "We gave a poor In their second match of defensive effort. We dug the day, the Colonels did not ourselves too big of a hole fair much better, falling by a in the first half," said Scott score of 25-9 to Franklin and Clevland about last night's Marshall College. Franklin game. and Marshall topped Boston Allentown College College, 36-15, to conclude gained the lead on the the tri-match. Colonels by hitting the The winning grapplers for majority of their outside the Colonels against Boston shots and three point shots. College were John Conte, . This is something that the Matt Moreleno, and Jeremy Colonels failed to do last Hoagland. Also picking up night. The Colonels fell to 14- wins off of forfeits were John Laudenslager and Ryan , 2 overall and 7-2 in the George. Middle Atlantic George was the only Conference. two- time winner for the They will look to Colonels on the day after improve their win total on winning a hard-fought deciSaturday, February 7 when sion over Bobby Crick at 142 they take on the Moravian pounds in the loss to Franklin College Greyhounds at the and Marshall. Marts Center at7:30 p.m. In the Franklin and By then, the Colonels Marshall match, George, will have had enough tinie Morellino and Hoagland were to refine their rebounding the only three Wilkes · ability and get on th~ ball . wrestlers who. managed to · - pick up wins. More by decision againstJ Tan11er and Hoagland Gilespie by a decisi What hqrt the C the most was then wrestlers on the team. Because they don't enough wrestlers to weight catogories, once again forfeit m They gave up a total points due to forfeits. Wilkes will retum Scranton to compete University of Scran als, and the Lycoming lege Warriors. The College wrestling also be involved in meet. This mee 12 p.m. Wilkes' stands at 2-11. not the way the Col hoped to start this they still have plenty to win some key m for fraternities, " & groups. Any organization can raise $1000 by earning a $5.00NISA appli . Call 1-800-932-0528 ell a s orpo1 hich ay the Othe1 t they me toj minds a en theJ ess we , or Stt rise, w he late peoph: inform � 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 1998 February 5th Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1998 February 5 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 University https://omeka.wilkes.edu/omeka/files/original/10ddbd103f68084de86b53dd8d20c396.pdf 768b923dd2a1648d4d2929891aeee6d5 PDF Text Text ECIDING WHEN CANCEL CLASSES. .. isericordia, King's and ilkes all have to agree. News ... page 3 COLONELS FALL TO ALLENTOWN... •Men's basketball defeat~d by Allentown 92-81. Sports ... page 10 SEX, SEX AND MORE SEX... •A safe·gift for you and your Valentine. Features ... page 8 THE.BEACON olume 50 Number 16 Wilkes University February 12, 19~8 own with the old Chacko's, up with the new For those of you who not already know, the · glot next to ko's Bowling Lanes 169 South Main Street, soon be closing. For quite some time nts, faculty and rs have been parking to the bowling lanes. That will soon change Olacko's Bowling Laries be torn do\:Vn and -the Corporate Call Center be constructed. The Corporate Call ter, which will be a service for catalog , will talce up the 111 d !Jni om s y ~i ~e parking lot, along with the space vacated by Chacko' s. Paul O'Hop, Vice President of Business Affairs said, "The sidewalk will still remain for students to travel from Wilkes University to Main Street." How~ver, the sidewalk will be about the only thing spared by this new construction. The last day for business at Chacko's Bowling Lanes will be on February 14. "The city owns the property but they allowed us to stay until the 21st of February," said Danny Chacko, acting manager at the bowling lanes. "I've been letting people know that there won't be any 1 I +-~ t * t Wt \,J Photo by J.J. Fadden Chacko's bowling lanes moving to a new location. parking here in the near future. "Some people have taken advantage of me telling them this ahead of time," he said, "I keep telling them when they ask this lot will be closed soon." There is no doubt that Chacko's is losing plenty of business, two and half months worth. According to Chacko this is one of the most popular times for bowling. "Everybody is looking forward to the new center though," he said. The new Chacko' s Family Bowling Center, which will be located on 195 North Wilkes-Barre Boulevard, began construction in November. The new bowling center will have it's grand opening sometime in May-. It will be complete with forty new synthetic bowling lanes, all new equipment, a lounge and a bar. Not everybody is-happy that Chacko's will be moving. "This is like home to me. I've been here for eighteen years. I am happy See CHACKO'S page 2 tudents join in the capitalist system Many students do not the time to find out !clubs and tions are available Some say they are not ted. Others give the that they just don't the time to join. Their minds are sure to ge when they discover an organization exists which has the · ntial link them to loyment opportunities lhe business world. S.I.F.E., or Students In Enterprise, was ded in the late 1970' s business people who's _ was to inform students the benefits of the program so about the free enterprise the club was organized. system. There· are currently 11 The S.I.F.E. program members in the S.I.F.E. began with only 50 chapters chapter at Wilkes. but now has over 1,000 "Students in all majors chapters around the world. are welcomed and But what exactly is the encouraged to join," said C.J. purpose of S.I.F.E.? The Copley, senior and president goal of the organization is to provide students with the best of the organization at Wilkes. What exactly do you have business opportunities to to do as a S.I.F.E. member? make a difference and to The group works together to develop leadership, develop projects throughout teamwork and communication skills through the year. S.I.F.E. is currently wori4ng on five projects, learning, practicing and : including developing its own teaching the principles of free Home Page, putting together enterprise. a program called "The Nuts The S.I.F.E. chapter at and Bolts of How To Start Wilkes began last semester Your Own Business," helping when Dr. Jeff Alves introduced the program to his to market Rumours, creating a boardgame called entrepreneurial class. Many Wilkesopoly and putting students were interested in together entrepreneurial forums that will allow business owners to explain to Wilkes students how they began their careers. At the end of March, all of the S.I.F.E. chapters participate in a regional and international competition held in Parsippany, New Jersey. The competition requires individual campus teams to give a 20 minute demonstration to explain the projects they have developed throughout the year to other student members. A recruiting fair takes place following the competition. Many times, · CEO's and Business Executives hire S.I.F.E. members on the spot. Alves thinks that there are many benefits of having a S.I.F.E. program at Wilkes. "Students involved with S.I.F.E. at two year colleges are now looking to continue their education's at schools that offer the S.I.F.E. program. This will help ~ilkes in its recruiting process," Alves said. Another benefit of being a S.I.F.E. member is that the students have the opportunity to be a part of the "Certified S.I.F.E. Student Program." The requirements include the completion of minimum of 50 hours of S.I.F.E. experience and a recommendation by an advisor. . After completion the See S.I.F.E. page 2 a �News Page 2 Around the world Clinton investigation continues Washington (AP)-Another independent prosecutor is being sought to look into another top Clinton administration official. This time the probe concerns interior secretary Bruce Babbitt. Attorney General Janet Reno is asking a special court to limit the inquiry to whether Babbitt mi~leq congress about an Indian casino decision and whether the decision itself violated federal law. Chacko's to see the new place though," said Leona Savage, an employee of the bowling lanes. George Smith, a customer of Chacko's,.was . not concerned at all about the move, "I think that it will be a lot better than here. It's new and I think that it will be ip a better location so that people can get away from the ByRANDY LONGENBERGER Beacon Staff Writer Diana's bodyguard. back. to·-· work semester, Bodfish takes from people looking f<r information about w· Bodfish said, "Us people or students call' order to receive info so that they can create a project for a course that are taking." Thtdnstituti.onal All over the Wilkes University campus many testify~ng befor~ a gr_arid students are asking what is Institutional Research and Jury. . Marcia Lewis was ·on the· how doe~ .it _apply ,tQ ~~?. verge of tears as she left the r, P'Hc.ote·W:ei~s..: a-stuc;lept courthouse where at W:ilkes ~~ated, ::L4~'..t , , : London (AP)--The allegations of a presidential know about the Institutional bodyguard who survived affair and cover-up are Research program or that the car crash that killed being investigated. She's department." Princess Diana has returned been instructed to return for extreme liking to w· Dan Lavelle, another to work. a third day of questioning. .Wilkes student said, "To tell University. The Sun newspaper in "This is not a carect you the truth, I never even London said Trevor ReesI thought I would get· _heard about the Institutional Jones is now doing lighr - - · · said Bodfish. Research Department." duties four days a week at According to Scott Harrods Department Store. Bodfish, Director qf : ~ :...- Bodfish wanted to get The store is owned by Institutional Researcli;- ' Toe-< Ph'J): in philosophy. Mohamed Al Fayed, '.Yhose office of Instttutional "I wanted to be a son, Dodi Fayed, died in . Research e-0llects data about philosophy professor al ashington (AP)-- The top . the ·Paris crash \vith · Wilkes University arid - - - university. Ialsolike U.S. commander in_the . Rees-Jones was badly provides the information· to :·answering ques.tions Persian Gulf-said li~ will be ·: · iajur'ed in the crash. a lot of different people and the university. It's ready for an air strike The Sun report said organizations." challenging," said B "within a week or so." French surgeons performed For example, Bodfish He stated, "Both Marine Corps General 15 operations on his face administers the Washington Universi~ Anthony Zinni said Iraqi and chest after the accident. questionnaires or surveys to Louis and Ohio Uni¥ students and faculty are big schools. If I members on campus. student again, I'd like Wilkes-Barre Street "I'm the guy who smaller school like unanswered is, what will the elements." administers the _ : . . people who park in that lot So when will The classes and a lot of · . qu~stion.naires during :the now do when its closed'.? otientati.op. process,'~ said programs." · :- ·. Corporate Call Center begin Chacko said, ·?'Ille,:streets construction? aodfish. ~ _ will be. filled'. Maybe the ... As a graduate . M~ie. McC9rmick, ·an people will have to try a assistant to the mayor, said, of Ohio University shuttle system or · . "Over the spring and the and Washington something." University in summer. It should be ready for occupancy by October St.Louis, Missouri, 1st." Bodfish's full time · The only question left job is extremely FREE T-SHIRT crucial considering +$1000 the Institutional Credit Card fundraisers Research Department beyond the State of for fraternities, sororities reports directly to Pennsylvania. If you' re & groups. Any campus organization can raise up to President Breiseth' s looking for a rewarding · $1000 by earning a whopping office. career, S.I.F.E. is an $5.00NISA application. He provides excellent way to start," Call 1-800-932-0528 ext 65. information to the Copley said. Qualified callers receive FREE T-SIDRT. Deans, department For more information on chairs and to faculty S.I.F.E. contact Copley at committees as well. 824-5275 or Alves at 408During the 4590. • • • I ~ - • -~ ' . •; . • • "' ,_ , 0 to sou Ve _}l 0 arJ e st on't Attack Iraq, within a week S.I.F.E.---student earns the privilege of having their resume entered into the S.I.F.E. Career Services Database to be matched with donor companies in search of new recruits for employment and internships. "S.I.F.E. is the best way to network. · It takes you What is Institutio • • • Research? leader Saddam Hussein should be ''nervous." Grand jury investigation w continues Washington (AP)--Monica Lewinsky's mother has spent a second day February 12, 19 The Beacon Dian; • Was jG anxiou MAC e StarJ ut of ca the set1 d annua n, spor f 2000. ately 1: re in at the auct an at 9:30 I Y night. Ar sand girls~ -Off to the ,, . aucttonee" , to the catwi attSowcik, ·ps, Nicole or Donna d tidbits of about them StudentG �NEWS bruary 12, 1998 Page 3 now delays, who decides if you get to sleep in? r, • odfis loo ! l about l.epart ptof [miversi ;h hast king to f. ish. college vanted philosci nted to 1y prof y. I al~ .g questi !rsity. It' S ing," said tated, "Bo :ton Univ 1d Ohio U :chools. again, I' school l ,it offers and a lot '.lS." : .. . University, has been on the phone. He has called the s JO p.m. and it's PennDot hotline and the · goutside. You still meteorologists at the Channel 't finished your 16 weather station to check tenn paper and you on the snow fall. . you will be done He finds out how much your 8 a.m. class. snow is expected, how long ou decide to take a the snow is planned to and go to bed, hoping .continue and what the driving wwill cause class to conditions are going to be like. He ·also checks·the internet for up-to-date weather riiaps•of the Storm system ·causing the snow, ' sleet or rain. Once Davis gets all the necessary information, he makes a call to Paul Adams, Dean of Student Affairs and University College at Wilkes University. unanimous decision by all Adams has the authority three schools. to cancel classes. After The thought process Davis gives Adams all of behind this cooperative the information he has education is for all three acquired, they discuss their schools to have the same options. academic calendar. Adams then contacts This policy allows Sister Mary Glennon at students from each school to College Misericordia and cross-register between Dean Shergalia at King's schools without having College to discuss the scheduling conflicts. weather situation. At this After Adams, Glennon · point, they make their.· . ·. . and Shergalia discuss their decision. options over the phone a Wilkes University, .. decision is made, Adams then King's College and College informs Mark Davis of their Misericordia are in their decision. first year of cooperative . Davis then begins to scheduling. make a series of phone calls. This means that any Davis describes himself as cancellation, due to snow or the "keeper of codes," any other reason must be a because a special code must be given out to authenticate his call. Davis contacts all local TV stations and 35 radio stations, which reach from Bloomsburg to Scranton, to inform them of the cancellation. According to Davis, "Weather is so inexact and we make the best decision we can. We know we're not always right." - He urges students to read through the inclement weather policy, in the student handbook, for more information about weather and attendance. For additional information contact either Dean Adams at 408-4114 or Mark Davis at 408-4774. Student Governmentw ·; .,,l .. ·.:.:· '__ '.F or the Students by the Students ophomore student auction, a huge success while until a large sum of The lights were and started the bidding. money accumulated and the ed. Soft disco music Bidding started at $2 and person was finally sold. playing in the went upwards from there in The highest bid was $33 dollar increments. round. and the lowest was $3. After the bid reached $2~ urs was jam Over $300 was collected ith anxious the bidding then proceeded in to benefit the sophomore five dollar increments. eMAC n the Stark lobby , Students who participated class. Each person who was y out of cash. in the auction-were-all goocl auctioned ·off and/or as the setting sports but·some ·were a little Photo by J.J. Fadden purchased someone haa · cond annual nervous about being.in -front The sophomore auction was a success all around. their name entered in a · of th~ crowd. raffle for movie passes and "I was very nervous up dinner gift certificates. Eric there," said junior Nicole Thomas won the gift ts were in Metzger. •Great job to the junior and freshmen class on their certificate for TGI Friday's Jeff Reichl, a sophomore ce at the auction, Valentine's Day funtlraisers. There will be a lot of and J.J. Fadden won the said, "I was not anticipating began at 9:30 p.m. happy people Friday when the gifts are distributed. movie passes. day night. A mix being bought by someone Sophomore ·class guys and girls were who would make me dean •The senior class is selling toothpick holders, just in representative Matt Sowcik · ned off to the their apartment after Winter time for Winter Weekend hors d'oeuvres. See a said, ''The student auction Weekend." member of the senior class for more information. was a success for two h"auctionee" was Cheers, catcalls and reasons. One, it laughter filled the peanut t up to the catwalk tremendously helped out the •Rumours is currently forming a dart league and a pool rMatt Sowcik, gallery as thy ir friends, sophomore class. Second, it league. Stop in Rumours to sign up or for more Phillips, Nicole teammates and classmates information. got students involved with ·ore or Donna were auctioned off. Winter Weekend is alinost here!! After that it will Rumours." · oread tidbits of There were many bids be time to get ready for the Block Party! that went back and forth for a . Information compiled by Donna Talarico. Student Government meetings are every Wednesday at 6:30 p.m._in Marts room 214. All students are encouraged to attend. SG Information f! Sp 064 npusre Cash, ,Travel �EDITORIAL Page4 Letters to the Editor Coine one, collle all Letters to the Editor guulellnes: Letters should include your name and phone number. They should be no longer than 250 words and must be signed in order to be printed. Letters will be printed in the order they are received and must be submitted by 4:30 p.m. on the Monday prior to publication. Your • • op1n1on belongs here. ~ The last chall.e nge of a socially conscious society? Depression strikes millions- indiscriminately. Depression is simply a suppression of brain activity that makes life unbearable, And even though depression is readily treatable, only 1 in 5 ever seeks treatment. Why do so many just drag themselves along or eventually seek relief through suicide? First, there's the lack of awareness of depression- as an illness and as the threat that it is to each and every one of us. Second, there's the unwarranted negative stigma attached to it. You know, the 'mental' thing. It's time to collectively face depression. To know it's an illness, not a weakness. And it's a challenge that's .long overdue. It's taken too many of us already. UNTREATED DEPRESSION #1 Cause of Suicide Public Service message from SA\VE (Suicide Awareness Voices of Education) http://www.save.org Congratulations to all Wilkes students nominated to the Who's Who Among Students in American Universities and Colleges! Please be advised that Who's Who photos will be taken on March 15, not as noted in the student calendar. ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• • • • • • • • • • •• • • • • • ••• • • • ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• • • • • • • • The Beacon is hosting an Open • • • House on Sunday, February 15 from • • • 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Come visit us • •• on the second floor of Hollenback •• Hall across from the library. • • Refreshments will be served! • • You're·invited ... February 12, As editor in chief of The Beacon, I have been able to watch a dynamic group of diverse individuals gel into what has become the most productive team with which I have ever been associated. You may chuckle at my reference to a team when talking aboQt The Beacon , but no organization will succeed without the blood, sweat and tears of its team members. Together we have seen each of these essential elements. Our first semester together had its ups and downs, but with all of those lessons under our belts, The Beacon office has become one of the best places to be on a Wednesday night. Not only are we, a motivated group of college students, getting together each week to accomplish a common goal, but we are learning and laughing simultaneoulsy. We not only enjoy ourselves on the job, but pticeless relationships have been forged among almost all of our members. The Beacon is the ideal example of maximizing the college experience through participation. Since the staff is having such a good time, we have decided not to keep this a secret from the student population any longer. With that in-mind, we want to provide you with the same opportunity to have fun and be involved. Come one, come all to the special event planned for this Sunday, February 15 from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. We, The Beacon staff, are planning our first annual "Open House." We want all of you, our readers, to come and see what we are all about. Any member of the Wilkes community is ,, welcome to get a first hand look at what it takes for the Wilkes University student pub1ica1ion to e produc ea.eacn week. If you have ever wondered where we are located, how the l).ewspaper gets from us to you or even if this is _ your first time thinking about it, you are encouraged to take advantage of this occasion. Check out our editing and layout facilities. Learn how stories evolve from an idea to delivery across campus. Meet the editorial staff. Ask any questions you may have. Make suggestions about what you feel would make The Beacon a better publication. Let us know what you would like to see in your school newspaper. We are not just opening our door for you to take a glimpse of The Beacon press, but we are extending an invitation for you to join our "party." We are always accepting new staff writers. No experience is necessary. We are looking for students of all majors. Our only requirements are committment and effort. You have the potential to gain hands on experience and add a possible 4.0 to your G.P.A. If you would like to write for us and are looking to get involved, stop by this Sunday or call extension 5903 . We hope to see or hear from YOU soon. $300-$500 · Distributing phone cards. No experience necess~ry. For more information send a self-addressed · stamped envelope to: Primetime Communications, P.O. Box 694355, Miami, FL 33269-1355 *** SPRING BREAK '98 SPECIALS! *** 24 HOURS OF FREE DRINKS in Cancun! 21 HOURS OF FREE DRINKS and $50 discount w/student I.D. to the BAHAMAS! No second semester price increase! Sell only 15 trips and travel free! Call CLASS 1RAVEL, North America's largest student tour operator! Call Now! 1-800-838-6411 h ~ 192Sputh W11k~.;B n 7 Fax: (71 at is the dence Li g with tragec in an emerg important p, Beacon u can gaj A. If yo1 or fea A Lyn Backgro •Establ' •Awanled Collegia America A �bruary 12, 1997 EDITORIAL The Beacon calling ... Page 5 Steel Cage Mate The Nieds vs. the world • • When we were looking for a topic to write about this week, we decided to go abroad, so we turned on the TV. We happened to be Darren Hack is originally from Danville, watching the Olympics and it hit us. SPORTS! PA. He received his bachelor's degree in First up is women's ice hockey . The only problem we have with this sport is simple. It's women's ice hockey! We were not aware that -history from Wilkes University in 1994. the sport was so popular that it became an Olympic event. It sounds like Hack is now working on his master's degree. some kind of B-Rated nudie movie that guys would rent for the hell of it (i.e. Foxy Boxing and Glorious Ladies of Wrestling). To be honest, we He currently serves as the Director of will probably watch the games, but it won't be the same.We pinpointed Residence Life. our major concern with this particular sport; no body checks. So, in effect, they took the fun out of hockey. Why would they take out checking? We've seen some of the girls on those Olympic teams and they look like they could take it. Without the physical aspect, they y should call it girl's ice hockey. It's kind oflike watching the WNBA; lots of hype with little follow through. It's much like Decaffeinated Jolt, . , or sugar-free candy. What's the purpose? This isn't to say that the eoffer a lot of good sel'\;ices. We offer comfortab,le stru~tures.wi_th,a .~esid~nt Assiswomen are bad at hockey, but they are not allowed to play to their t Socially, it is a lot easier to build ~elationp,hips with people within the resident compotential. Another retarded sport is the world renowned biathlon. For those of ' .. J you who don't know, the biathlon consists of of cross-country skiing for . a distance and then stopping and shooting at a target. The participants then proceed to repeat the process two more times. When they finish shooting for the last time, they ski a little more until they finish the course. In all, they ski ten kilometers and shoot 15 times. Not to say that this event is easy, but what in the world were the people thinking that enjoy working with the students, not just the residents, but I also enjoy supervising the developed this event? We can imagine it; a bunch of drunken guys ents who are members of the Residence Life Staff." wearing snowcaps sitting around a fire in a snow lodge saying, "We need • another sport for the Olympics." One -guy stands up and says, "How about we let women play ice hockey?" Everyone laughs at him and they all say, "Who in their right mind would want to watch that?" Then, ing with tragedy is the worst. It is terrible when we lose students or are faced with another guy says, "Hey, I know. We've got guns and we've got skis. I nt in an emergency. I would also rather not deal with discipline, but that is one of think I've got an idea." And there you have it. The biathlon was born. most important parts of .the job." ,•. Another thing we saw, briefly, was two ball competition; the replacement for lll,e slam-dunk contest. It was pathetic. They paired • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • ·• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • ·• • • • • • • • • • • • players from the NBA with players from their corresponding WNBA • tearns.ClydeDrexlerandCynthiaCooper(wedon'tknowwho she is) • both from Houston, were paired together, and they won. The Slam Dunk would you suggest students live in the Residence ls? - at is the best part of your position as Director of idence Life? at is the worst thing about your position? eBeacon is looking for writers and photographers .• v:ou can gain a credit and add a potential 4 11 o to your :• P.A. If you are interested in writing. for news' sports :• or features call extension 5903 or 2962. :• • ...................................................... contest was not exactly thrilling, but two-ball stunk. We had more fun watching the three point contest, which Jeff Hornecek won. It seemed pretty obvfous that two-ball was a lame attempt to get some good promotion time for the WNBA. DJNightsweat'sthoughtoftheday:Themen'sdownbillslalomwas delayed due to snow. I tho1,rnht you needed snow to ski. Think about it. oving .Reporter by J.J. Fadden What is the best Yalentine'·s Da.y gift you cou-d receive?'' Jamelle Nebesky phfrom Security in a big red bow." "A diamond ring." Rick Seipp Marry Marman Dave Kish Jeanette Beierle "Just to spend time with my girlfriend." "Silk pajamas." "For Tank to shower and brush his teeth." "An unexpected romantic dinner." �February 12, 1998 CALENDAR ...................................................................... ················~····· Page 6 DAY JBY DAY Saturday, Feb. 14 Friday, Feb. 13 Thursday, Feb. 12 •Valentine's Day •Lincoln's Birthday •"Kiss the Girls" 7:30 p.m., SLC 101 •IRHC meeting, basement of SUB 11 am. •Programming Board General Meeting, 11:30 a.m. 1 Marts 214 •Wrestling vs.Kutztown (Away) FRI • •Manuscript Meeting, 12 p.m., 3rd floor, : A student's guide to •Women's Basketball vs. Drew, 2p.m. Chase Hall (Home) : Wilkes University • •Scripture Study, 6:15 p.m., Alumni House •Men's Basketball vs. Drew, 4 p.m. (H :•-----=-=:.:..=:....:...:..::.:..:_ Activities _ __:__+-----------+------------+------------:: Sunday, Feb. 15 Monday, Feb. 16 Tuesday, Feb. 17 Wednesday, Feb.18 THE • • • • • • • • • • .. •President's Day :• w I N T E • • • • R •Beacon staff writer meeting, 11:30 a.m. □□ •Amnicola Meeting 11:15 a.m., 3rd floor Chase Hall -Commuter Council Meeting, 12:15 p.m., SUB Basement •Women's Basketball vs. Susquehanna 7 p.m. (Away) •Men's Basketball vs. Lycoming, 7:30 p.m. (Away) •Campus Interfaith Talk-It-Out, 5p.m.. Alumni House •Women's Basketball vs. King's,6p.m. (Away) •Student Government Meeting, 6:30 p.m., Marts Center •Men's Basketball vs. King's, 8p.m. (Away) •Circle K Meeting, 5:30 p.m., Alumni House ....................... , ..................... . pecia11 ·onw OW th ••••••••••••••••••••••• • •••••••••••••••••••• INSTANT CREDIT Guaranteed Credit Cards witl1 Credit Lhµ,it~I ,vn .. ' ,, :: ~l .rJtJ 1 Yean · · UpTo$10,000WithinDays! · -? ✓--'.'~',1f1J J,) If JI -.- !1 ' No CREDIT, No JOB, No PARENT-SIGNER, No SECURITY D-EPOSITI there hai r time to dents ab therSID mmon through inds when ituation of ·t•s iu~t thi ,..., never ,, no credit • bad credit • no income? ..,;:·•• .: ..,_ ,....,.c,•. .,;,.•.-•~•~~~:r:~' ?"I1,.,·. ~- - -D - -••1 •-•"', • ~~ t~t. . ~• ., u',_ "'!1 -~~--~---. .)~ ~ . tl, ~ . m . .. ~ ~• ~ >'ti._•..-~ . 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City ......................................................................................................................................... _........ State ··············..···-..................... zlp ·•··········· ..··················........ Signature ...............................................................:......................._ .....................-.......................................................................................................................... Tired of Bein Turned Down? ~---------~------------------------------- sex o one ·sk for r person Linda resident. sitive he only at you had (' �----"--. Across Campus ary 12, 1998 The Beacon Page 7 eininuies of pleasure or a lifetime of suffering? caused by the HIV virus, that one can be infected with vagina and the vulva espewhich is spread in three ways. an STD. cially the cervix. These ways are having vagiThe cost is $25 and each There_are some behaviors nal, anal or oral sex, sharing test is strictly confidential. which make you more likely decision needles and through mother's Also, the State Health Deto contract HPV. One such have sex in a hot infecting their babies in the partment offers STD testing behavior is smoking because · tion. It doesn't womb, at birth or during every Tuesday and HIV it increases the aggressiveness have been with breast feeding. HIV may be testing on the first Friday of of the virus. Another is month or a present in a person's blood, every month from 1-5 p.m., engaging in sexual intercourse IV are semen or vaginal fluid. on 379 South Main Street. before age 20. At this time, pecially if When you engage in risky There are currently 32 cervical cells are immature tion where behavior, it definitely puts you STDs. HPV is a group of and vulnerable to the virus. tknowthe at risk, but behavior such as viruses that infect the skin. Last but not least, more than not having sex, having sex This STD is on the rise and is one sexual partner in your with a faithful, uninfected currently incurable. lifetime increases the partner and not shooting drugs 'The virus causes warts or liklihood of obtaining an er time to are just a few ways to stay it can be inactive in the skin STD. The only way to prevent dents about safe. · cells," said Susan Smith, this infection is through therSIDs. A commonly asked quesDepartment of Education abstinence. common tion is where and when should Services, Planned Parenthood, It is obvious that abstigoes through I get tested for HIV? Planned Wilkes-Barre. nence is the only sure way to 'sminds when Parenthood in Wilkes-Barre It can also be transmitted be safe, but for the most die situation of -offers Peace of Mind Testi g. without any signs or symppeople it is not what they is, iit' s)u&t t ~\ Ili§_.4islfor anyone who just - .:.toms·. There is NO test for this . choose. Valentine's Day is Mil never . wants to be on the safe side. disease and it can cause right around the comer and it · There is a window·period of cancer. Cancer could appear is important to make a right six months from the last time in any of the infected areas choice for "you" in a particuof engaging in sexual activity such as the penis, rectum, lar situation. Being safe is the tlJ~ key. Would you rather have five minutes of pleasure or a lifetime of suffering? ·How to use ·a condoID: • Use a new condom ev~ry time you have sex. • Handle condom gently. • Make sure the rolled up ring is on the outside. • Squeeze tip gently so no air is trapped inside. • Hold tip while you unroll · condom. ,· . • .Afteriintercourse, hold . condom \n place and move completely away_before removal. TJpsii for success: _,,_ i< ·•Never let a condom touch oil in any form. Usewaterbased lubricants. • Kee:Q unused,hl:condoms in their ,.·.. ·,. ' • packsJn a cool dry place; not a wallet. . ~ Impor#ant: .If used properly, · 1-"lat.ex.:Condom<i will help :,~-, , ·,t i;educe the risk of trammis. ' sion or the infection and oth~r STDs. j - , mv · m;_y ve Me Safely" a Valentine's Day wish the Health HA), is the perfect that loving tomless, sex talk to one utany risk for ifneither person ms," said Linda ASHA president. it's a sensitive this is the only esure that you ~thy." artner has had unprotected se~ at any time, ASHA recommends that both be tested for STDs in a physician office or clinic. The partners_should also use condoms correctly every time they have sex to help protect against transmitting an infection. Alexander·emphasized that abstaining from sex is the only completely safe choice. "For those who are having sex, unless both partners are 100 percent certain that they are free of infection, condoms are essential," said Alexander. According to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and Prevention, five of the 10 most.frequently reported infectious diseases in the USchlamydia, gonorrhea, AIDS, syphilis and hepatitis B- are STDs. It is estimated that there are 12 million new STD cases in the US annually, with two-thirds occurring in people syphilis and other STDs that under 25 and one-fourth in are passed via bodily fluids. Condoms are less reliable in teenagers. preventing transmission of The CDC recommends genital herpes and genital condom use for STD human papillomavirus protection based on studies (HPV). HPV' s are STDs that conducted among couples in are which " ... unless both partners transmitted one by skin-topartner are 100 percent certain skin contact, was they are free from infecbecause the infected tion, condoms are essensite of · with infection HNI tial." may lie AIDS. Linda Alexander outside the By condom. using However, latex , people with herpes or HPV condoms consistently and should use condoms to correctly, 98-100 percent of protect against other STDs. the couples avoided Among types of condoms, transmitting HN to the the male latex condom is uninfected partner. considered the most effective Condoms are 'also in preventing STDs. A considered to be highly female condom , which is effective in protecting against made of plastic, also is chlamydia, gonorrhea, considered effective for STD prevention. A male plastic condom is available, although its effectiveness against STDs is still being tested. Natural membrane condoms are not recommended for STD prevention. Latex condoms should be used with a water based lubricant, since oil-based lubricants weaken the condom, Plastic condoms can be used with either kind of lubricant. -~& ~. •---! -,--- ,, ! . • • ,. "" . ' _ _ugh hotlines : •~ ,opera y ASHA: the . . • CDC National AIDS .: Hotline, 88/342-2437; the •- CDC National SID . •Hotline, 800/277-8922; and •• · the National Herqes ~ Hotline, §19/361-8488 .. -·---~-~-----~--- �Page8 FEATURES Bedford rocks Metropolis: New albumf in stores now ' Experience speaks for i _B_y_D_AN __ L_A_VE_L_L_E_ ___,.. ,Beacon Staff Writer _If you are a Wilkes student and you hear the word "Bedford" in a conversation, you might think of the art building "Bedford Hall" on campus on the the comer of River Street and South Street. To someone in touch with the local music scene, "Bedford" is one of the most recognized independent rock bands in North East Pennsylvania. The band is composed of three members. Lead singer and bassist Phil Price and guitarist Chris Sleboda, are both graduates of Wilkes University. Ed Geida is the drummer who attends Luzerne County Community College. This past Friday, the band played a concert at Cafe Metropolis to celebrate their new release, Pifasant Day. Playing with them were the bands "Grey A.M." and "Everett." I've been to a couple "Bedford" concerts in the past and have made many visits to the cafe, but that night was the most crowded cafe concert I've seen. Whenever the band is playing a concert, they always bring in large crowds. When I asked Price about this, his response was "It' s great. I think its goes to show that there' s a huge underground seen that's not recognized by the mainstream." With their new release Pleasant Day , you will be able to feel the intense energy this band generates with it's music. Some of the songs include "G. U.l. :' (Graphic User Interface), "/, Sucker"and "Cardboard Box Parade." - "I tfu$iL(tAA;~lease) goes in some directions we haven't explored before," said Price · One example ·of this is a song "Bedford" does with Leigh Sabol, the lead singer of "Everett." ''We've always been good friends and after she started singing with Everett, "' decided we wanted to do we a project together," said Price. In the past, a lot of people have categorized "Bedford" as punk rock, _ indie rock or just plain old nerd punk. "Bedford" is a mixture of the things that all three of us bring in to the band. Ed brings the energy with him. Chris brings some of the more extreme creativity and I bring a solid pop background," said Price. As far as "Bedford's" future is concerned, no one has heard anything about a tour for the new album. However, "Bedford" is planning to' play on February 20 af8 p.m. atRodono's, the cost will be $5 to get in. To find out where you can catch a performance check the papers or talk to someone in touch with the local music scene. If you're interested in purchasing their new release Pleasant Day, it is sold at all Gallery of Sound stores and is available through mail order distributions. Other releases from "Bedford" include A Million Ways to Spend My Time which is a seven inch record, Bedford: Year One, another seven inch ,which will be released at the end of February and Bedford and GreyA.M. also a seven inch -will be available in March. According to Price, you can except one thing from "Bedford." "Fun and a lot of special times." For more i~ormation.on the Bedford's website: http:llwww.geociJies.com/SunsetStripl Yenue/4544. February 12, By ELIZABETH PISANO In her college years, tant," said Falzone, Beacon Staff Writer Falzone went on exploring _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ , her sexuality and never really person to get to kn felt comfortable with her, own body and how When you are alone with own body. Through unpropleasure to oneself. a group of friends and the tected sexual behavior, ·In doing so, one topic of sex emerges, do you Falzone contracted the their partner what feel comfortable discussmg herpes and need for the topic? Well, Maria virus Falzone does. " If you don't love from a This past Monday night, your body, then how friend. comedian Maria Falzone The entertained approximately 80 could you expect herpes Wilkes students in the Stark anyone else?" virus, Leaming Center. Falzone Maria Falzone Falzone gave her funny performance exof "Sex Rules" at '7:00. p.m. plains, can never be cured. The comedian, who Therefore, she will always be performed with such persona carrier. alities as Paula Poundstone, Through audience interGary Shandling and Kevin stresses the point action and a few demonstraare over 2,000 way Meany, wowed the audience tions with volunteers, satisfy both yourseli while at the same time Falzone demonstrated that your partner without educated them about safe and each and every one of us is at intercourse. enjoyable sex. risk for an STD if we have Falzone said,"ff To personalize her unprotected sex. In other don't love your body performance, Falzone first words, there is no longer.any how could you ex began by describing her own specific group of people that one else to?" sexual experiences. She are a target group for sexu- , For more further claims that many of her first ally transmitted-disease . , ~- ·· ~'ilia'tioir y&h1~/11i'to experiences occurred while Falzone also touched on Falzone at mmsjh@ she was under the influence masturbation. of either drugs or alcohol. It's the real d DAYTONA BEACH Spring Break on the shores of Daytona Beach will be hotter than ever with more of what makes Spring Break rock. There will be more clubs, more music, more freebies, more rays than Flo~da' s nothem beaches and inore company. There will be hundreds of thousands of sun seeking collegians, mixing and matching on the shores of the world's most famous beach; You only get one Spring Break so don't blow it. In Daytona Beach, stay at one of nearly one hundred hotels or motels with Spring Break package deals. Cruise the beach on a bike or in your car. Play volleyball. Chase a frisbee. Load up on freebies at the exhibitions directly on the beac~. Fly a kite. Ride a motor scooter. Take in a free concert on the pool deck, overlooking the beach. Hit the clubs and make a new friend or two when the sun goes down. Students can take something back to school with them; a job. Check out Spring Break, Inc. , the fourth annual Daytona Beach Spring Break Career Fair. It's strictly casual. Come right in off the_ beach in your swimsuit or beach wear. The recruiters from about 40 companies will be on hand. Students can fill out a mini-resume or bring their own resume along them. Interview with recruiters right then and there. No fees. No hitch. These recruiters have jobs they need to fill and most are fortune 500 companies. Last year's recruiters included GTE, AT&T, Ernst & Young, Sprint, Energizer/ Eveready Batteries, Technologies, Arhtur Andersen Technolo Solutions, Eddie Ba United States Secret Naval Avia ti on Sy many more. And if you need break from the sun, out Daytona USA, at Daytona Internationi Speedway, billeda Ultimate Motorspo Attraction." Play miniature g in a show at Legen Concert or the Da Opry, or find a few at area'f>hops, rnallt boutiques or flea m For your free v guide, call 1-800-8 If you want to Spring Break on were made for Sprin make tracks for Da Beach. It'll be aSp. Break you'll neved �Page 9 FEATURES ary 12, 1998i Special Valentine's Day Edition of fA\(!:.0@~ 000@ 7Y ~ ~ [F)[!:.ffei~ ~lf® Critic's Corner with Dan Lavelle WW □ ITG;{] "The Replacement Killers" [M)fA\[Q)LA\~J~ Hello fellow movie viewers. You know, in today's world of action films, many stars are from Hong Kong. Some include Jackie Chan "Rumble in the Bronx" and r" and Michelle Yeoh,the new Bond girl from Dies." The director of "Face/Off," John Woo, also Hong Kong area. Recently added to this action list is Klion star Yun-Fat Chow. Making his American debut in the Aquarius (January 20-February 18) The one you are with is expecting a bit too much from you. Never do anything you do not want to do or aren't ready for. If they can't handle it.Say Good-Bye! Pisces (February 19-March 20) You've been in a relationship for a while now and your ready to drop the L-Bomb. If your afraid, don't be. Your mate will surely say the same! Aries (March 21-April 19) Recently you found out your significant other has been sharing their love. Don't convince yourself it won't happen again. Take time away from them and talk things over when you've calmed down. · Taurus (April 20-May 20) Who said long distance relationships never worlc? Yours is great and going strong! Have a great Valentine's Day and be sure you will be spending it with the .same person for years to come! Gemini (May 21-June 21) As Valentine's Day approaches, you wear more black, get more depressed and shoot more dirty looks at those holding hands down the street. Well, end the tradition this year. Go out to a party or club and meet people. Be on the look out of romantic sparks in the near future. Cancer (June 22-July 22) You and your significant other won't be able to get together for Valentine's because you're too for apart. This doesn't mean you have to lock yourself in your dorm room and cry. Think of something you can do over the phone or send them a package in the mail ... Be creative! Leo (July 22-August 22) Tom between two lovers? Make up your mind. One to go! Who makes you happy? Who . do you care about more? Before Valentine's Day is the time to make the decision. Virgo (August 23-September 22) If your lonely this Valentine's Day, spend it with friends. You never know where love can emerge! A good friend will become more before the day is through. . l.ibra (September 23-October 23) Your friends set you up on a blind date with the friend of a friend of a friend. Although a great friendship will come out of this date, do not expect much else. Scorpio (October 24 -November 21) Expect this Valentine's Day to be the most romantic you've ever experienced. You will be showered with flowers, candy, gifts and love ... Enjoy! Sagittarius (November 22-December 21) You will receive a gift or flowers from a secret admirer. Its not who you would expect, but they are right under your nose! Capricorn (December 22-January 19) You have.been together with the same person·for a while now. Its time to either take it to the next level or forget about it. The decision has to be made ... soon! 'The Replacement Killers." , assassin John Lee (Yun-Fat Chow) was paid to kill a .However, he refuses to do the job. As a result, every top 11LA is trying to kill him. Knowing this, Lee must find a If and his family safe from all of the shoot-outs that are ~- lhat I am up.pressed with Yun-Fat Chow's work in the film. up" kind of a guy. He does a great job of in this film. I look forward to more action films from &1 a"shoot' em ivity. In lieu of · :sses the p over 2, 1sfy both Ir partner !rcourse. Falzone said. 1' t love your v could you : else to?" cl :ready Batteri :hnologies, jersen Techn utions, Eddie lted States S ilY more. And if you n :1.k from the s Daytona US rtona Intemati :edway, billed lmate Motors ~action." Play miniatu show at Leg 1cert or the y, or find a ti rea shops, m tiques or flea For your free fo, call 1-800If you want to ing Break on e made for S isone actress that I'm still wondering about. In this film Coburn; the woman that tries to help out Lee into escaping Savino shows that she does not only have to play a damsel Cll be very agressive. As a matter of fact, I often wonder ii the film. Not that I'm bad mouthing her acting abilities, · gwhat's the point of her character in the story. dJink that the filmmakers just needed a big name to get ~film. 6estory. Although the story it was· filled with action, it dull. During the times there were no shoot outs, the sk,w and boring. Half of the time, I v,,as sleeping in. my seat aloudboom. ; n !Z~W,this. fjlm two and half stars. Thpugh I was Yun-FatChow',s·action work, the dry storyline and the ' · gcharacter threw me off. You might want to wait until out on tape if your interested in seeing it. University will be ·ona1 Eating Disorder · gProgram on , February 26, from mtil 1:00 p.m., in the Center Room 213. is free and is onymous. Joy from Wyoming Systems, Inc. est speaker. 11 1 :······················~···~····························· See what It IS all a.bout... : • The Beacon will be having an Open_House, Sunday, February 15 from • : 10 a.m. until 12:30 p.m. Hope to see you there. Refre~hlnents will be provided..: •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• Help fight Domestic Violence at the IABC sponsored Bowl-A-Thon. Sunday February 15, at 2:00 p.m., at Stanton Lanes. 1rfillc81.tt EABN $780-$1800/WEEK Raise all the money your student group needs by spo~g a VISA Fundrai'ier on your campus. No investment & very little time needed. There's no obligation, so why not call for infonnation today. Call l-800-323-8454 x 95. te e e • • • • • • • e e e e • e • • • e e • e • • e e :-• ............. ....,....,.. ··-·· ,,_.,mu,:,;~ 11amDN1.;-::::::-;::::: • mil Friday, February 13, at 7:30 p .m. inSLC 101 •• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 9 Love stinks For more information call Jane Elmes-Crahall at ext. 4162. ~ ~[§[b[g)£ Novato (AP) -- The scent of love is in the air. That is why lots of folks are holding their noses in the northern San Francisco surburb of Marin County. It is the skunk-mating season and the smelly little creatures are looking for love in all wrong places. Wildlife experts say there are now more skunks than ever out in the open. The animals don't pose a danger to people, but the experts sprayed during a ~nder moment. Tonya sighting Nagano (AP) -- Is Tonya Harding really back at the Olympics? Some people were doing double-takes at the arena where the pairs figure-skating finals were held in Nagano, Japan. The bad girl of the 1994 games wasn't really at rinkside. A couple of Portland, § JE IIBtt e irtc cffi.IL IIBmme fill tt Oregon, disk jockeys had a Tonya look-alike doll with them. Dan Clark and John Murphy dressed the doll in a blue velvet skating outfit and used a photo copy if Harding for the face. They then stuffed a cigarette in her houth. The DJ put a sign behind the doll that said, "Shrine to Tonya Harding." Axl Rose arrested Pheonix (AP) -- Axl Rose of the rock band "Guns N' Roses" is free after spending part of the night in jail Phoenix. Police say Rose swore and shook his fist at a Southwest Airlines security supervisors had asked to look inside Rose's bags. Rose was booked for a few hours in jail before being released early today. 1r@cdl~y 9 ~ IIB fi rrD:Iln cdl ~ y ~ Movie Director Franco Zefferelli is 75. Sportscaster Joe Garagolia is 72. Keyboardist Ray Manzarek, "The Doors," is 63. Actor Joe Don Baker is 62. Country Singer Moe Bandy is 54. Actress Maud Adams is 53. Actor Cliff De Young is 53. Actor Michael Ironside is 48. Guitarist Steve Hackett, "Genesis" is 48. Actress Joanna Kerns is 45. Actorffalk: Show Host Aresenio Hall is 43. Singer Cynna Phillips, "Wilson Phillips," is 30. Bassist Jim Creggan, "Barenaked Ladies," is 28. Keyboardist Keri Lewis, "Mint Condition," is 27. ' Actress Christina Ricci is 18 . �SportS 12, 1998. The Beacon Conway is a natural leader for Colon Special to the Beacon For senior Matt Conway, this season has been something special. He has been to the "Elite Eight" of the NCAA Division ill National Tourpament before, but now, getting there again is only half the battle. This season, Conway has taken on the role of being one of three captains on a team that has a bull's eye on their back against every opponent on their schedule. Ever since the loss at Salisbury State University last year in the NCAA tournament, fans, local media, the student body and · even the players have pointed to this season as the one in which Wilkes would once again challenge for a national championship. With only one starter from last year's team graduating, the Colonels now possess what could be the deepest team in school history. Junior forward Scott Cleveland and sophomore guard Chad Fabian have shown vast improvements since last season and sophomore center Jason Sheakowski has accepted the_ challenge of being the only new starter on this year's team. Then there is Conway. He, along with Jay Williams, has been a part of the most successful four year run in university history. Conway, . however, is not a starter. He does not put up 20 points per game. He does not grab ten rebounds off the bench. On and off the floor, he wears the hat of team captain and does his best to keep·the rest of the team focused on the job at hand. "What I lack in ability, I make up for in emotion," said Conway. Every team needs a fire starter and for the Colonels . found that man is Conway. As a c·aptain, his leadership has the potential to help the team go the distance. "Obviously the national championship is the ·When Coach Rickrode ultimate goal for anyone. The calls on him to go in the key right now though, is to game, Conway knows what close out our Freedom League is expected of him. He games with wins and go on to knows that his role is to go win the MAC Tournament so out and defensively shut his . we can get a number one seed opponents down and disrupt · for the tournament," said their offensive set. · Conway, "It would be great "What I lack in ability, I make upfor in emotion." for the fans, stude alumni around here us go for the title." The path ahead Colonels will be pressure, emo and hostile en Conway team thr Matt Conway forcoverag . men's and basketball highligh matches sporting In the world of sports AMY LIEB l'LLSCR Bills plan Casey on the to trade for cart Jacksonville's (AP)EUGENE,OREGON ---' Casey Martin can ride his cart on the PGA Johnson tour. YOUR A federal magistrate in ORCHARD PARK, Oregon has sided with NEW YORK (AP) -The martin in the golfer' s Buffalo Bills are aparently lawsuit against the tour. close to finising a trade for Martin has a rare disorder Jacksonville Jaguars' back which makes walking up quarterback Rob painful, and he sued under Jonhson. The Americans With Sources say the Bills Disabilities Act for the right will part with their first and to ride instead of walk. fourth round draft picks for Magistrate Thomas Johnson. Their first round Coffin said, "A golf course pick is the ninth overall. during a tournament is a Sources say the deal is place of public as good as done but cannot officially go through until . accomodation and is covered under the act." the NFL's trading period The PGA has said begins og. Friday. • Johnson has backed up . allowing the Martin to ride would give him a Mark Brunell the past three competetive advantage over seasons. ot~er go~f~rs. But,_Coffin said, "G1vmg Martm a cart won't significantly alter the sport." The PGA says it will appeal. U.S. earns two gold • medals ID skiing NAG4NO, JAPAN (AP) -The US Medal count stands at two following the winning performances of Picabo Street and Johnny Moseleyon the Slopes. Speedskater KC Boutiette is hoping for a similar result. The world vhampion skates in the 15 hundred meter. W m e n 's h k t •11 · OC ey S I undefieated O :NAGANO, JAPAN (AP)-The US Women's Ice Hockey Team fought back from two tie scores to beat Finland 4-2. The women are undefeated and tied Canada in the standings with six points each. Richter should start for U.S. NAGANO, JAPAN (AP)- Olympic hockey coach Ron Wilson says Mike Richter probably will start in goal for the American's first game. The U.S. plays Sweden on Friday in Nagano, Japan. FLOORS DAY! Competition local phone mean more services and Are all phone co the ~ame? Get the facts by Telecommunicati Consumer Info Dor Monday, We, Tuesday �SPORTS February 12, 1998 That's what I sa) With SCOTT VEITH Colo us go for th The pa Colonels w pressure, e and hostile Conway w· team thr e WHATAWEEK Watch for details!! men' baske hi ma , A LIEB l'LL SCR YOUR FLOORS DAY! • Am I the only man on Earth who is glad that the Duke Blue Devils are no longer the number one men's basketball team in the nation or what? I can't think of a better team to take over the reigns for those crybabies than the North Carolina Tar Heels. Yes, I'm a Carolina fan. Yes, I hate Duke. Yes, I think that Dean Smith should be Toe President of the United.States of America. That's not why the Heels should be number one, and the Dukies should play second fiddle. The Heels should by number one because they earned it. The Heels have withstood the la! ; n•:~,c.mentof coach Dean Smith just a few months before the season started. They have put all of the ridicule about first year head coach Bill Guthridge behind them. They have received25 point scoring efforts from Ed Cota, Shammond Williams, and Maktar Ndiaye, and these guys aren't even the team leaders. Usually, Ndiaye doesn't even star because the Heels are that good. In fact, Ndiaye has spent time at Michigan and Wake Forest, , and he would rather be a reserve for the best team in the country than a superstar for anybody else. Ndiaye wants to be a national 1 champion, and he knows that The University of North Carolina at I Chapel Hill is his best shot at that. Before I go off on some tangent about how great the Tar Heels are, and how no other school can ever say that they produced 1 Michael Jordan, I better watch myself. Toe Heels went up against a somewhat mediocre Georgia Tech team that consists of senior Matt Harpring and a cast of twelve no-names this past Saturday, and they almost caught themselves flexing their muscles rather than playing basketball. 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John Platchko and Jason Moyer, the only two seniors on the Allentown roster, com~ined for an amazing total of 56 points. Moyer alone nior leadership on Wednesday night." With this loss, the Colortels record dropped to 14-2 with upcoming games on Saturday nightathomeagainstMoravian College and a Monday night affair against Lebanon Valley to show why they were ranked ahead of Lebanon Valley in the Eastern Region Polls. However, Lebanon Valley's AllAmerican Andy Panko and the Flying Dutchman came to play harder that the Colonels did this night. series of lay wasbackto2 ended up wit Panko sho n ~n~ o! I · s:xietxB{1 Wechiesd a y I night in i I All e n- · town, t h e Co 1 o n e 1s gave up a season high of 9 ·,.' . r . Photo by J.J. Faddeu 9 Coach Rickrode discusses game plan. points against an Allentown College team that that has averaged only77 points per game. Wilkes jumped out to an early 7-2 lead, -but found themselves trailing behind the Centaurs for the rest of the game. Allentown carried a 13 point halfime lead into the locker room, but it was the Colonels who came out strong in the second half. Behind the strong play of Brian Gryboski and Dave Jannuzzi, Wilkes cut what had once been a 15 point halftime lead for the Centaurs down to a one point lead. That was as knocked down six three point baskets including one that lifted the score to a 92-81 lead in favor of the Centaurs. This seemed to be the nail in the coffin that sealed the victory for the Centaurs. Allentown's strong inside offensive attack and rebounding cancelled out the the hot outside shooting of the Colonels. Coach Jerry Rickrode commentedplay of Platchko and Moyer by saying, 'Their seniors knew it might be teir last chance to beat Wilkes and they came out and showed se- Jay Williams shoots a foul shot against Moravian. College. _ On Saturday night, the Colonels struggled early against a weakMoravian team. The Colonels trailed at halftime once again and came out firing in the second half. Led by Gryboski and Jay Williams, the Colonels started the second half with 14 consecutive points. Moravian finally scored their first points of the half after the eight minute mark. The Colonels refused to look back at this point. They preceded to run away with a well deserved victory. On Monday, Wilkes looked Wilk~s, haII}p~~~~ ,b.Y .iH; nesses, were outplayed and took their third loss of the season. The final score was 104-78. Preseason All-American MikeBarrouk, whodidnotplay in the Moravian game, returned to the starting lineup in place of Scott Cleveland. The Colonels fougl).t hard, but Panko scored early and often as he netted 21 first half points. The Colone_ls trailed by a score of 77-4 at halftime, but they were riot out of the game yet. Wilkes cut the lead to 17 Dutchmwi s~ot th~ fl~o; and Wilkes 47-30. 17 points. Wilkes smoothly from Wednesday night over King's Co of 79-71. The once again paced of Jannuzzi and ·The Colonels are Wrestlers drop two, win o By SCOTT VEITH Beacon Copy Editor In their last thr~e matches, the Wilkes University Wrestling Team earned one win, but could not manage wins in the other two matches. The win came against UrsinQ$ College is dramatic fashio~. -The·Colonels trailed by three points going into the heavyweight bout featuring Wilkes' Jeremy Hoagland. Hoagland managed a pin to put the Colonels ahead by three points. This was the final match of the night and the was also the most exciting match of the week. Hoagland was not the only Colonel to post wins this _week. Despite team losses to both Lycoming College and University of Scranton, outstanding individual efforts were displayed by many team members. Sophomore John Conte managed to win all three of his matches this week including a pin, a major decision and a decision. John Laudenslager also managed three wins in the past week. His wins were highlighted by a pin and a decision. Mike Moreleno earned two wins in his past three matches. RJ George and Josh Mendosa each earned a single win -in the past week. The Colonels have two matches remaining on their schedule against highly ranked opponents. These matches include a Saturday afetrnoon rendezvous at Kutztown University on Valentine's Day and the final of the season ag Stroudsburg Uni week. The East this season. d gue ew Ya d a cru kyline. e wanted 1 xciting ev week," sa Beache111 sident "' morab1e' m ts will be esday and Y from Feb ilk s Universit) own for its uate progra: people are e uni versi t) rograms. 'graduate committed research and nt of the Area. to Dr. Jol ar, many nts at Wil nd. " _er explair fessionals king in the ey would their student Marii � 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 1998 February 12th Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1998 February 12 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 University https://omeka.wilkes.edu/omeka/files/original/ec2d67b49af57a89be2aeb2a73f370bd.pdf ff6286f8ca30c3942874478f07525752 PDF Text Text ry 12, RM PAPER PRESSURES ON THE RISE... •Stop by COB 015 to alleviate the pain. News ... page 3 ... YOUR WEIGHT AFFECTS YOUR MOOD ... •Free and anonymous screening to be held next Thu~sday. Features ... page 7 EXCLUSIVE WITH COACH HAAG ... •Insight into the mechanics of Lady Colonels basketball. Sports ... page 12 THE BEACON olume 50 Number 17 Wilkes University February 19, 1998 enior class takes Manhattan CHRISTINE DRICK ial to the Beacon ian. tc};rµ~ s\!qt floo r and. lkes 47-30. ,oints. Wilkes ,othly from faes day ni rKing'sCo '9-71. The ~ again pa mnuzzi Colonels :eason. Anight cruise around hattan is the featured t for the second day senior week. On Tuesday, May 12, ·ors, faculty, alumni invited guests will _ to New York City for rand a cruise around city skyline. "We wanted to add exciting events to ·or week," said ael Beachem, Senior sPresident, "This will amemorable trip." Tickets will be sold 24 until March 24 in Stark Lobby . from 11 :00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. and in the Cafe from 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. Tickets are $45 which includes round trip bus transportation from campus to New York City, the twohour cruise and one drink ticket compliments of the Senior Class. The bus will depart at 2 o.m. and arrive in New York City at approximately 5 p.m. for dinner. The cn1i se ·,viE leave from Chelsea Piers at 12:30 Photo courtesy Spirit Cruises The senior class is sponsoring a cruise around Manhattan. a.m. and dock at 2: 30 a.m. The number of passengers on the cruise is limited to 141. Seniors ~re all nwed to invite guests, including those students who are under 21 years of age. However, seniors are responsible for these guests. The senior class will also be selling toothpick holders (2 ounce glasses) at the same time and locations as the Manhattan cruise tickets. Prices for the glasses are $5 each or two for $9. For more information regarding the cruise contact Beachem by phone at 408-5038 or by e-mail at beachemt@wilkesl .wilkes.edu. Interested seniors can also contact Jennie Bullock, Assistant Director of Alumni Services at 408-4130. ilkes Weekender Program at work Wilkes University is ly known for its graduate programs, _ re people are · gthe university's teprograms. 1lkes' graduate is committed to mic research and the opment of the ·ng Area. ording to Dr. John , Registrar, many te students at Wilkes yers further explained many professionals and working in the ·ng Valley would continue their Johnson LaWalt is earning _ he. master's degree in business administration. LaWalt works full time for Sallie Mae, located in Wilkes- Barre. According to LaWalt, one of the benefits of_going to graduate school at Wilkes is the flexibility. The Weekender program is designed primarily for nontraditional students enrolled in upper level undergraduate and graduat~ programs. "The Weekender program gives me flexibility," said LaWalt. "Classes are not during the work week." The program covers a semester of class work in 5 weekends·. Enrollment in the graduate studies program has increased in recent years. In,the fall of 1996, there were 587 students enrolled in the program. In the fall of 1997, the enrollment increased to 924 students. The grad~ate degree programs at Wilkes include master of business administration, health administration, science, i;cience in education (with a variety of concentrations), master of science in educational leadership, physics and engineering. Dr. Joseph Bellucci, Director of the Wilkes Regional Computer Resource Center, says there are two reasons for the increased enrollment, especially in the area of helped her solve workeducation. related problems. "The price is right for Another benefit of the teachers," said Bellucci. graduate studies program "And the course is taught in is that many employers are convenient locations." ;willing to pay for a In addition to the master's degree . . Weekender program, LaWalt's employer, students in the masters of Sallie Mae pays for up to science in education 80% of employees tuition program can go to an offbased on grades and time campus site. spent with the company. Many graduate students Dr. James Rodechko, take what they have learned acting Vice President of from Wilkes and apply it to Academic Affairs and their careers. Dean of Graduate Studies Giving graduate students said, "The graduate who are also teachers hands- program is growing, it on experience with offers a lot of computers enables them to opportunities to Wilkes apply it to their schools' undergraduates and curriculum. students (rom other According to LaWalt, institutions." classes such as statistics and Mizele "Jacky" Nkoba decisio~ S<?i~!JC~ ,h,av~ . See GRADUATE . a e 2 �News The Beacon February 19, 1 Around the world ... Need help "write" awa Page 2 Markets continue to rise NEW YORK (AP)--The stock market is breaking records yet again. The · DOW Jones Industrial average gained 52 and onehalf points for a sixth straigh-t record close and gainers led decliners by 43. The S & P 500 index was up nine points and the NASDAQ Composite Index rose 12. Oprah's staff denies ~ wrongdomg AMARILLO, TEXAS (AP)•-Oprah Winfrey's Executive Producer said there was nothing false about a show that discussed "mad cow" disease. In Wednesday's testimony, Dianne Hudson flatly denied that the show's staff intended to hurt Texas cattlemen. Hudson also said the. show didn't address the beef industry as a whole, only those sectors that were allowing processed cattle to be included in cattle feed. That practice has been blamed for spreading _mad cow diseas~ in Britain. The cattlemen claim the show caused cattle prices to plummet. Wednesday was the opening day of defense testimony by Winfrey's side. Clinton d :t r:n':J.nse formed WASHINGTON (AP)-President Clinton's backers have launced a new leagal defense fund to help him pay bills that now top $3 million. Clinton's first fund shut down in December following a sharp drop-off in contributions. Officials attribtued that to the democratic fund-raising scandal. Now, Clinton faces allegations of sex and coverup. Former Arkansas Senator, David Pryor, who is sponsoring the new trust Nkoba feels one of the most beneficial aspects of Wilkes University's graduate studies is its supportive faculty. Nkoba, like most students, expects to be in graduate school for 2 years before earning his master's degree. "I am happy to be here even though it is only my By MICHAEL BLAIR Beacon Staff Writer B-1 crew • survives crash MARION, KENTUCKY (AP)--State police said all four crew members of a B-1 bomber that crashed in . Kentucky have survived. · · The Air Force bomber • crashed in a rural section of western Kentucky on Wednesday. It was based at Dyess Air Force base in Texas. Kentucky state police said the crew members have been found alive but there's no word yet on their conditions. Witnesses said the craft burst into a ball of fire, sending debris raining down. One man who lives near the crash site said he saw "a big mushroom fireball come up." Graduate is one student who came to Wilkes from another institution. He received his undergraduate degree in economics at Lycoming College. Nkoba is currently a graduate student in the international business program earning a master's degree in business administration. with a paper, you can and make an appoin to see a peer tutor. You can visit your Does the thought of tutor on a regular b writing that sociology you can just stop by research paper have you one-time appointme scared senseless? Are you Borah claims that completely stressed over students make an your English term paper? appointment to see a If so, you're in luck once a week for about because the Wilkes hour. University writing center "Students learn to c'a n .help. better their oral and Located in the Classroom Office Building written communicati skills through editin (COB) 015, the writing on-one with center offers help to knowledgeable tuto students who need · said Heather Bonner assistance writing papers. According to Dr. center. Rebecca Borah, the The writing cen Director of the writing funded by Wilkes center, students need to come to the writing center University and spoo by the English dep prepared. The writing cen Borah encourages students to bring "an open free to students. The attitude and willingness to working at the cen through the works work with the writing." program do get paid "We are not here for a The center is o band-aid cover-up job," Monday from 10 said Borah. p.m., Friday froml The writing center to 3 p.m. and Tues doesn't "fix" papers two through Thursday days before they are due. a.m. to 7 p.m. Its purpose is to help If you would · students spot errors, information about identify problems and come up with solutions. If you are struggling said the Presidnt' s legal bills will likely grow. Pryor said if people don't help the Presidnet and First Lady, they will leave the White House "impoverished." Unlike the earlier fund, the new fund will be able to solicit donations. It also will have a limit of $10,000 on annual contributions compared with $1,000 in the first fund. second semester at Wilkes," Nkoba said. Myers claims that the Wilkes University graduate program "tends to keep the faculty activ~ in their disciplines and challenges the professors to be on their toes." For more information contact the Registrar's · office at 408-4850. 'ct .. . •• *ity· Cor · :H")'Qri _woqld like any informatio si~uffty p9Iities or issues, visit security.homepage at: Http://wilkesl,~wilkes.edu/~secu ·11h~ web pageis·updated wee"ly ~•..security bulletips .and~alerts are av "··· . ,.:, :ft \ *' $300 - .$500 Distributing phone cards. No experience n For more information send a self-addr stamped envelope to: Primetime Commu · P.O. Box 694355, ~iami, FL 33269·1 • 1..,., I,._' • : 1 , ·,. ,.,.1 �NEWS ebruary 19,. 1998 ary 19, Page 3 apping eastern Europe PAULA GENTILMAN ite'' a ee a peer tutor. You can visit >f on a regular 1_ can just stop b :-time appoin Borah claims dents make an lf. " Students le :ter their oral itten communic Us through edi · -one with owledgeable tut d Heather Bonn 1ior who tutors nter. The writing ce 1 ded by Wilkes 1iversity and spa the English de The writing c !e to students. )rking at the ce rough the work ogram do get P The center is :onday from 10 m., Friday from 3 p.m. and Tue rough T hursday m . to 7 p .m. If you would · tformation about • • issues, VISI •page at: ,.edu/~sec ·e d week.lY :500 experience n 1d a self-addr time Commun· ni·, FL 33269- inter Weekend Thursday, February 19: The Winter Choice Magazine has led "A Concise ope" an outstanding ademic Book of 1997. This book was coored by two Wilkes ·versity professors, Dr. onis P. Hupchick and . Harold E. Cox. Hupchick is an ociate professor of tern European, Russian world history. Previously, he lisbed three books and Cox is a professor and · of the history ent. He is a r editor of lvania History and the early 1950' s he d historical maps for ·ous publications. The book idea arose sors. They were sing the lack of oom maps available Photo courtesy University Relations Cox and Hupchick publish geographic reference book. for use by instructors introductory courses in eastern European history . Hupchick and Cox created the maps to help students understand the innate political, ethnic and cultural diversity of Eastern Europe. The professors created 50 maps to illustrate key moments in eastern European history from the middle ages to the present. They wanted to present them in an immediate and comprehensive way. Teachers, professors and students will use this atlas as a reference source and general readers can benefit from the information provided. "A Concise Historical Atlas of Eastern Europe" is published by St. Martins Press and can be purchased at the Wilkes University bookstore. Weekend Jam! The dance is from 8:30 p.m. -11:30 p.m. in Rumours. Friday, February 20: Spirit Contest in the Marts Center. The doors open at 9 p.m. for the spirit, banner and costume contests. The volleyball tournament .begins at 10 p.m. Saturday, February 21 : The Saturday Games take place on the Greenway. Lunch· begins at 11 a.m. and the games begin at 12 p.m. · If you ·would like more information about any of the events contact the · following: Dance: Lisa at 408-5872 Spirit: Angie at 408-5831 Volleyball: Jason at 408-5124 Saturday: Mike at 408-5032 or Jeff at 408-5205 . 0£\ Judges: Rich at 408-5057 or Matt at~ '-" 408-5897 o· .) a ocusing on public health S-BARRE--The ia ental Council forum on "The oflndustrial Sites: and Solutions" sday, February om8 a.m. to 4 Lackawanna vania. purpose of the is to inform ·1y leaders about fits of re-using · sites including a ge of legislation; , resources and the audience on the for industrial site opment in Pennsylvania. In 1995, Governor Tom Ridge signed the Land Recycling and Environmental Remediation Standards Act (1995) which provides incentives to promote the _voluntary cleanup and re-development of contaminated former industrial sites. Clean-ups will be based on the actual risk that contamination on a ~ite may pose to public health ·and the environment and will follow uniform clean-up standards. Abandoned industrial sites, also known as "brownfields" often need remediation of environmental contamination before they can be returned to productive use. Recycling these sites for industrial, commercial, or residential use provides many community benefits. Some benefits are reduced health hazards fr~m pollutants, reduced development pressure on farms and forests, revitalization of downtown areas and reduced infrastructure costs. Barriers. to their re-use include uncertainty about the hazards and environmental cleanup cost, lack of incentives and lack of efforts to market properties. The forum will feature information about the legal and regulatory aspects of land recycling and discussion of the opportunities and benefits presented by the brownfields legislation. The participants will learn about the mechanisms by which industrial sites can be re-used for economic development including testing, reporting, remediation, inspection and documentation. Denise K. Chamberlain, Deputy Secretary for Air, Recycling and Radiation Protection, for the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, will be the keynote speaker. The title of her speech will be "The Evolution of Pennsylvania' s Land Recycling Program: Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow." Chamberlain is an attorney with over 12 years of practice. She advised Governor Tom Ridge as Chairman of the Council of Great Lake Governors and was one of six private professionals selected to develop the Council's national and regional initiatives. She is also the Chairwoman of the American Bar Association ' s Environmental Aspects of Lender Liability Committee. For more information and/or reservations, contact Russ Johnson at the Pennsylvania Environmental Council at 717-408-4997. �EDITORIAL Page4 Letters to the Editor Healing the wounds Letters to the Editor guidelines: Letters should include your name and phone number. They should be no longer than 250 words and must be signed in order to be printed. Letters will be printed in the order they are received and must be submitted by 4:30 p.m; on the Monday prior to publication. ., .. ... .... "' Dear Editor: Over my four years here at Wilkes'! have seen many great gains here on campus. There has been so much progress forward in facilities offered and services rendered to the students of Wilkes University. Looking back on the progress that the Wilkes community has made, I think of the construction of the classroom/office building, the remodeling of Stark Leaming Center and the positive steps that have been taken in upgrading the technology offered on campus to bring us into the 21st century. With all of these gains that we have made together, the one constant problem for the Wilkes students and staff members has been parking. It was. brought to my attention that at the end of this semester there will be a restructuring of the parking offered on campus due to the loss of Park and Lock South. Once again the student body of Wilkes is not being taken into consideration when a problem occurs that affects everyone in the Wilkes community. The aforementioned successful endeavors were put forward with the student body in mind. From the preliminary reports, I have heard about the proposed parking plan and it does not take the tuition paying student body of Wilkes into consideration. For those of you who are unfamiliar with the plan, it calls for a reduction of on campus student parking and awarding those places to the staff and faculty who lost their spots due to the privatization of Park and Lock South. This would force the students who are unfortunate enough not to have one of the few remaining student spaces on campus to park their vehicles at Ralston field and take a shuttle bus to and fro. This bus would only run from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. I contend that college students do a majority of their traveling after 7 p.m. On the other hand, professors are only here between 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. on a normal day. Similar to the tuition increase of 1997, this will not be advertised by the administration until there is little time for the student body to react. So let's all take the opportunity to remind the administration to focus on what should be their main concern: THE STUDENTS. Humbly, J.J. Fadden '98 I remember only having soup for the first two weeks after it happened. I didn't have the courage to try anything else. My stomach couldn'tJake it. The constant churning made me nauseous. Every free moment brought me back to that moment when he turned his back on me. That was it. Six years of my life devoted to this relationship and I watched it all crumble. before me. I tried the "tough girl" routine. I put all my energy into making it seems as if I was better off without him, that I could hold my head up and move on with life. On the outside, I was a success. On the inside, it was a different story. I was falling to pieces. I had so many questio_ns and felt so many emotions at once. I wanted to be angry. I wanted to scream at him. At times I wanted to accept the blame myself. After all of that time, our relationship became my life. I was completely absorbed in all of its ups and downs. Then, it suddenly disappeared. Our time together died. Turning to my friends eased the pain temporarily. After all, how could I expect them to understand exactly how I felt? I felt all alone, as if no one else had ever been in my situation. They all had lives of their own. I didn't want to rain on everyone's parade, things were dismal enough for me as it was. Upon-reading this week's article about the bereavement group on campus, I wish I had kn0wn about it then. I wasn't crazy to feel like someone had died. It was okay to act like a piece of me was missing. I wasn't wrong to grieve . Each of us has had a major loss in our lives. These losses can range from a breakup to the death of a pet to moving away from home. Too often we try to handle all the attached emotions on our own. While time does help heal the wounds, this method is not easy. Instead we should take advantage of this group and seek comfort in discussing feeling with others who truly understand. Editor's note: In the feature on "Bedford" on page 8 of the February 12, 1998 issue, the title of band's most latest album was spelled incorrectly. The name of the album is Pleasant Delay. Apologies are extended to the band members . ••• • • • • • • • • • • • • • •• SENIORS ... Were you too busr to have your photograph taken last week? Would·you still lile to, in the yearbook? ·lf s9, please contact Michael Beachem at extension 5038 or the Amnicola office at ·extensio,n 29S5. be AMAi : Congratulations to ·: : Rebecca Baker, James : • Connor and Keith !• · • Previc! These three •• Geoenvironmental • Science and ~ Engineering students have won Air and ~ Waste Management l' Association'sDelaware Valley Chapter's prestigious academic scholarships in 1997. ~FL~O~R~l'!..!!!!D~.-.....~ •can today! Space is limited 1 800 648-4849 On ■ Campusrepswantecl Earn Cuh,Sell Trips & Travel Free ••••••••••••••••• A L Backg~ •Establ' •Awarded ollegia ri arrouk feeling going Scranto t 8 p.m." �EDITORIAL bruary 19, 1998 Steel Cage Match: The Beacon calling ... The Nieds vs. the world Gina Z. Morrison is originally from Hazleton, PA. She now resides in Forty Fort, PA. She received her bachelor's degree in secondary education and communications from Kutztown University. Morrison received her master's degree in counseling from Marywood University. She has served as the Coordinator of Multicultural Affairs since 1996 and is the advisor to the Multicultural Student Coalition. wdo you feel students of different cultures are reed at Wilkes? · lot of people on campus go out of their way to include students of different cultures. 'retrying to improve in the area of inclusion." at is the best part of your position as Coordinator of ticultural Affairs? without saying that the students are my favorite part. I enjoy the freedom the · ·stration gives me to meet the needs of and serve the students. " at role does the Multicultural Student Coalition play campus? MSC is a model for all groups. Multiculturalism is important for everyone. It is t to accept multiculturalism in order to prepare for life in the 21st century. These ts (MSC members) really embrace multiculturalism." •'' • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • : eBeacon is looking for writers and photographers. • • OU can gain a credit and add a potential 4.0 to your : • .A. If you are interested in writing for news, sports: • or features call extension 5903 or 2962. .: .. ........... •·• .................................. . • '' Page 5 We were thinking about what we had to write and we just happened to turn on the TV. Then it hit us ... SPRINGER. We hit channel thirteen and we heard beeping for about a minute. BEEP this, BEEP you, BEEP BEEP BEEP. You have to love it. As a rule of thumb, neither of us watches talk shows or any of the crap that usually runs in the daytime. This show is different though. It doesn't even try to act like it has any dignity; it just showcases a truckload of the most screwed up people and situations that anyone could imagine. Before too long, we were watching it whenever we got the chance. Everyone has seen at least one or two unforgettable episodes of S'pringer. · Some of the more memorable episodes include "Klanfrontation", "I Have too Many Lovers ," and "I have a Secret." Then there is our personal favorite; "I cut off my own Manhood." We think that is definitely the best one. We are pretty sure we will never forget the day that man claimed he was being pursued by a homosexual so he cut off his own penis with hedge clippers. that entire episode can be summed up in two words, "AAAAAAAUGH" followed up by "AAAAAAUGH." Just writing about it sends a chill up our spine. This show was made for "Talk Soup." Recently a tape was released called "Jerry Springer" Too Hot for TV." We can not wait to get our hands on this tape. The tape (obviously) is a collection of a lot of the stuff that couldn't be shown on TV. So basically it is like buying a video just to hear a bunch of white trash swear on national television. In addition, the strippers will be be able to show their wares to a larger audience than the studio. Who would not want to watch that? Supposedly it is the best selling video cassette in the U.S., we don't doubt it. A little side note to watching television: it really is a shame that Seinfeld is leaving his show. That is currently one of the funniest shows and has lasted a long time. · We can't recall an episode that we didn't like. When it first started out, we weren't big fans, but as we got to watch it, it really grew on us. The small things in the show really add up. The cast is outstanding. Jason Alexander as George, Julia Louise Dryfus as Elaine and bf course Michael Richards as Kramer. It's a shame that the show couldn't go on. Seinfeld has always been one of those things that everyone could talk about on Fridays. We know that we will be watching repeats ofit for years. If you want to email us our address is niedma@wilkesl.wilkes.edu and neidmb@wilkesl.wilkes.edu. If you really want to get us to listen to you, talk to us. You can't miss us . oving Reporter by J.J. Fadden 'What is the best part of Winter Weekend?'' r feeling the en going to s/Scranton t 8 p.m." "Beating Scranton and cutiting down the nets." Layne Rarig Jill Wilson Joanna Gaydos Sarah Kraus "I am not going to be here, I'm going to Philadelphia." "Beating Scranton." "I don't know but I am hoping to find out." "Being legal this year." �February 19, 1998 .CALENDAR ........................................................................................... Page 6 ~ ~ ~ }J_ Friday, Feb. 20 Thursday, Feb. 19 •Employment Fair at University of Scranton 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. - •Winter Weekend festivities begin at 9 p.m.,Marts Center Saturday, Feb. 21 •Winter Weekend continues, lunch on the Greenway, 11 a.m. •IRHC meeting, basement of SUB 11 a.m. •Women 's Basketball vs. Scranton, 6p (Home) • 11 a.m." Zaire'', a talk by Mizele "Jacky"Nkoba, COB 107 •Programming Board General Meeting, 11:30 a.m., Marts 214 •Manuscript Meeting, 12 p.m ., 3rd floor, Chase Hall A student's guide to Wilkes University Activities Sunday,Feb.22 •' • • • •• . • • • • • • •Men's Basketball vs. Scranton, 8p.m. (Home) •Scripture Study, 6:15 p.m. , Alumni House ' Monday, Feb. 23 Tuesday, Feb. 24 •Student Community Service Council Meeting , 3rd floor, Chase Hall •Shrove Tuesday/Mardis Gras . •Washington's Birthday •Wrestling at Old Dominion with Howard/ . Norwich State (Away) • • • •Beacon staff writer meeting, 11 :30 a.m. •Ash Wednesday •Campus Interfaith Talk-It-Out, 5_p.m., Alumni House •Amnicola Meeting 11:15 a.m. , 3rd floor Chase Hall •Commuter Council Meeting, 12:15 p.m ., 5UB Basement • • •• Wednesday, Feb. 25 :..w . . . .....N....T....E... .R., . ...... ..... .. .. .. .. .. •Stu dent Government Meeting, 6:30 p.m.. Marts Center •Circle K Meeting, 5:30 p.m., Alumni House • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • ••••••••••••••••• •• • pro sot iaDe DE) ru ducatJ Guaranteed Credit Cards witl1 Credit Limits I Ju 1 Yearr Up To $10,000 Within Days! CREDIT, No JOB, No PARENT-SIGNER, No SECURITY DEPOSIT! •-- You top ·nde1 rad ho Ortfo INSTANT CREDIT No ted tate mmit no credit • bad credit • ·no·income? ..... . ••---('13""'"" --·• ~. . ., . ... ~"·'"' ...·.,,_ .., fF""";1;.}';;-"". . ~• ~~ ':-. ti ;..~ ..n' t:-~ l ~. 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So what exactly is a portfolio? The definition could be described as a purposeful, ug Lynch, a gradu- meaningful, collection of University of student work. This collection tts Amhurst, was tells a story about a student's appointed to the developmental growth, ·a State Portfolio achievements and progress over time. The PA State Portfolio ~oal is to provide Assessment Committee is to kindergarten located near Harrisburg. Dr. twelfth grade educaLynch is one of the 20 mem·1utions how to .bers who takes the responsiuse portfolio bility as a consultant. tto improve stu"Some of the courses here . g, also to advise at Wilkes University use lvania Department portfolios. Classes like art and ·on(PDE) and the photography are usually the of Education main ones," said Lynch. otoy .. aden Lynch appointed to assessment committee A portfolio is also a living collection, evolving over . time, but always reflecting a student's current efforts. Lynch said, "It is an opportunity for the students to own something-that they have learned in a particular course." Beth Weir, a freshman at Wilkes, had this to say about portfolios, "I had a chance to use one in an English ~lass one time. It helped me to see how I progressed as a writer, · I would definitely recom- . mend keeping a portfolio in a · couple of the classes." "I feel this will be very beneficial to both present and future students, because he plays an important role in the the way we develop as teachers. It shows he is very knowledgeable in his field which also proves to be significant," said sophomore, Nicole DelPriore. One goal of Lynch's may be helpful in the learning process. "I hope to become more educated on the effec..: live ways of using portfolios to improve learning," said Lynch . This goal is obviously not a horrible one and hopefully it happens to assist students and their need in eaucation. eight loss leads to life lost nds exercise ly and count an effort to lose your roommate bathroom to throw big meal? Is your always dieting and ut the food she you start eating, that you are stop? behaviors are all youor your friend an eating disorder. illnesses get out how to get University, in withWyoming th Care System, dreds of colleges country in the ·onal Eating Screening Program during Eating Awareness Week, February 23 through 28. Wilkes University will. hold the free program on Thursday, February 26, at Wilkes University Marts Center Room 213 from 11 :00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. All screenings are free and anonymous. NEDSP is a public outreach effort designed to educate students about the serious consequences of eating disorders and direct those ip need toward treatment. The program provides students with the opportunity to hear an educational presentation on eating disorders, complete a screening questionnaire and meet one-on-one with ·a health care professional. Those who show symptoms of eating disorders will be encouraged to make an appointment for a full evaluation. "Each year we see students with advanced eating disorders brought into the health center only after they "For those who develop an eating disorder an eating disorder, this can be the beginning of a downward spiral which can have tragic medical and emoti onal cons~quences." Pat Santucci have passed out while trying to jog. Even then, lying in a hospital bed with a weak heartbeat and almost no blood pressure, it often takes days for the students to admit they have been eating practically nothing and exercising compulsively," said Kathy Hotelling, Ph.D., Past President of the Association of University and College Counseling Center Disorders. In order to reach as many students as possible, athletic departments, sororities and other collegiate organizations will be encouraging members to go to the screenings as a team or group activity. Students are also encouraged to bring a friend if they are concerned about his or her eating behavior. In addition to depression and substance abuse disorders, victims of eating disorders can also develop heart problems, osteoporosis and reproductive difficulties. Left unchecked, eating disorders can kill. "Many indi_viduals who are vulnerable to developing an eating disorder may start with a diet simply to improve self esteem become more "healthy" or change their weight or body shape," said Pat Santucci, M.D., Medical Director of Linden Oaks Hospital and a member of the NEDSP Scientific Advisor Board. "As dieting progresses, however, malnutrition and change~ in brain chemistry occur. Individuals may become increasingly more obessed with weight loss and less able to eat normally. For those who develop an eating disorder, this can be .the beginning of a downward spiral which can have tragic medical and emotional consequences." For more information about the screening call Mark Sowcik at the Counseling Center at 408-4732. �Page8 FEATURES Students spend time in the sla.mm.er February 19, 199 Does math really count By JEFF REICID., AND DONNA TALARICO Beacon StajJWriters, Did you know that a few of your fellow Wilkes University students recentl)' spent some time i,n the slammer? They were not sentenced to do time. They were there as part of an educational leadership progratn sponsored by IntercollegiateLeadership Wilkes-Barre. Intercollegiate Leadership Wilkes-Barre is a program sponsored by Leadership Wilkes-Barre and four area colleges, including Wilkes University. A small group of students are selected from a pool of applicants at each school to partigipate in the annual program. Students . from Wilkes participating in this program were Jeff Moisey, Mike Rosh, Jason Nocella, Amy Jancouskas, Donna Talarico, Michael Figueiedo, Lucia R. Neiro and Jennifer Parrish. The objectives of the program were to help students to enhance their leadership skills, provide a forum for student leaders to meet community leaders and discuss pertinent to the region's future. ~e program also aims to encourage interaction between peers from other colleges. "The program allows college students to get to know the Wilkes-Barre area and get exposed to resources here and what they have to offer," Brauer said. 'Then the student can take what they learned back to their campuses and expose other students to these resources." The group's trip to Chase Prison allowed.the students' to get a feel for what a maxium security prison is really like. One of the tour's major stops was the library which contained a complete coll~ction of law books, periodicals and access to other inter-libary loans. The tour lead the students to classrooms where inmates can try and obtain a G.E.D. and use the gym f~cilities. The gym included a weight lifting area and a tr4ck. To feed 1700 inmates it · takes a lot of food. How does 440 pounds of spaghetti sound? All meals are prepared by 70 inmates. Everyone in the facility from the guards to the inmates e~t the same food. Following the tour, students were taken to meet and question two inmates, both convicted of homicide. "It was very powerful," said Brauer, "I never sat in a room with two people conyicte<i qf homicide-and hearvihefr stories, 'esnecially . of the one who killed his wife." Following the prison visit, the program met at;PSU Wilkes-Barre to have a panel discussion with professionals in the law system. The panel included Frank Castellano, Assistant District Attorney in Lackawanna County, Pat Rushton, Lieutentant with the Wilkes-Barre Police Department, Dan Pillets, First Assistant D.A. in Luzerne County. These gentleman gave the crowd an overview of their roles in the justice system and personal views of what works and what doesn't as far sentencing goes. "I saw what our tax dollars pay for," seni01:_Mike Rosh said, "The visit made me realize how much more of an active interest I should take in local and politics." Others on the tour leamed that mistakes made can change your life. "All it takes is one bad choice and the rest of your life is g9ne," senior Jeff. , Moisey said. on many different components. The first round consists of two written mdividual tests. The next round is a team test where the students submit one set of answers to the questions assigned. They also had two stu who helped out in some Beacon Copy Editor menial tasks. Seniors Lo Math does count Perch and Shawn Falch according to the Luzerne were on hand to helpout County and Northeast with some small tasks, Chapters of the Pennsylvania as registration. Professional Engineering Perch took place in Society and Wilkes MATHCOUNTS University, who competition and "It's phenomenai with what sponsored the 1998 finished first place in they can do, they are ringMATHCOUNTS Luzerne County and ing in answers before the competition. question -is even finished The game was held being read." in Stark Learning Center a younger. (SLC) room 101, on "The kids are Lori Perch February 14, frqrn 8 a.rn. impressive with to 2:30 p.m. It was won answering questior. by the seventh and eighth said Perch. "It's grade students from The final round is a phenomenal with what Wyoming Seminary Lower "Jeopardy" like game where can do, they are ringingin School. the participants get seeded by answers before the ques The event was open to all the points they earned in the is even finished being seventh and eighth grade previous events. The top four · Perch also believes students in the United States. competitors from the MATHCOUNTS benefi The 130 students who were individual segments move on her even though she was invited•to SLC on Saturday to the state competition as only a spectator this time were from seventeen school well as the top team. around. districts. Some of the schools MATHCOUNTS is a "I enjoy seeing the included, Dallas Middle nationwide competition competing and havinga School, Hazleton Junior developed to alleviate the good time," said Perch High School, Wyoming problem of declining math This was a great way Seminary Lower School and skills among seventh _and Wilkes University to Wyoming Valley West eighth grade students. out to younger kids and Middle School. Wilkes University did involved in the areas p The competition is built more than sponsor the event. events. By DAVID DIMARTINO n Ston ogist. Sh ust say high I. g aspe e speci, Learning to live vvith a lo By ELIZABETH PISANO Beacon Staff Writer The loss of a family member, friend, relationship or even being away from home, are very difficult things to cope with. In order to help students through hard times, Wilkes University offers a place for them to go to help release these emotions. The Bereavement Support Group is sponsored by Campus Interfait, Mary Hession, Director of Campus Interfaith and student facilitator Melanie Bell help to run the meetings. Bell, a senior at Wilkes, started the group about a year ago because she had the tragic experience of losing a parent. When Bell was in high school, there were no groups around that were available for teenagers and _ young adults. Due to her life experience, Bell is able to understand what others are going through. This semester the group has not met. Hession said, "no one came forward and presented the need for us to meet this semester." The group does not meet on a regular basis. Someone must present a need to call the group together, such as the death of a family member or friend, the.breakup of a relationship or just the unfamiliarity of being away from home. The privacy and confidentiality of this group is stressed. Usually there are any- where from three to ten people in the group whf.11 does meet. The impo of meeting together in a group is tremendous. It allows for studen who are going through similar experiences to together and talk about feelings and their grie · process throughout deli situations. It is important to kn that if anyone needs su through any situation, should g-o to the or call Carn pus Interfaith at exl 5904. This group offerss port so students will get through their troubleso experience with ease. port will be givenno what the situation may flow to II done. one of ary. P:,rking Cnndili<1ning Carpeting ries Ill Security Sys1en Vert ical Olinlls lly Owneu anu Ma rk1 i1>11s apply Appoinlments al y Hu111ford I 822-5126 or �9, 1 FEATURES ary 19, 1998 Page 9 ~[s □ @rNl □ rNI@ Critic's Corner ffijJ "Sphere" tition and id first place 1e County ~y are rin ::!fore the 1ished bei also belie )UNTS b oy seeing the g and having ::!," said Perch was a great w fniversity to unger kids an in the areas p ~m three to ten 1 the group w :.'!t. The impo ng together in tremendous. ows for stude going through ~xperiences to · and talk about 1S. important to nyone needs su 1 any situation, go to the or call s Interfaith at ex s group offers s students will get 1 their trou bleso mce with ease. lll be given no m 1e situation may ~[s~[Nl~Li®" \\!M □ ij [}{] with Dan Lavelle out in so !). ·Seniors hawn Falc 1d to help ;mall tasks, lf[M]~ &\ [Q) &\ [»j] @: ~~ [b [Q) &\ Hello fellow movie viewers. ~~"',~~~IOi!~~!!,,::::,.LJ,"°L.. . .'.1 Tell me something, have you ever ...,....,..."'---' heard of Michael Creichton? I'm sure yoobave, he's a writer. Some of Creichton's worlc includes sold for screenplays. " Jurassic Park,"" Congo" and "The • are some of his better known. He also wrote the screenplays and "Runaway." Along with books and movies, Creichton of America's top television program,"ER." In other words, big time story teller. Today there is a new Creichton film out ." Although I wish I would have had a chance to read the .,seeing the film, I must say it intrigued me. e," an alien spacecraft is discovered in the Pacific Ocean. agency chose four scientists to investigate this ship. , Ibis ship seemed to be over three hundred years old and · a. As if this wasn't weird enough, the ship was carrying a sphere. The only person that can explain what is going on dlaracter in the lab's computer system. the cast is two time Oscar_winner Dustin Hoffman, playing Dr. Nonnan Goodman. I particularly liked the way he ierry. He shows great display of terror when he is in ·ons. Hoffman is a great actor, he is always able to give a ce no matter what role he is playing. "Sphere" is no is one of my personal favorite actors, Samuel L. Jackson, tician Harry Adams. Jackson's character has a mood ylhrough the film. In the beginning, Jackson portrays a dlaracter; however after he looks into the "sphere", he gains go lucky attitude" which follows him no matter what lhroughout the rest of the film. .:tor that grabbed my attention was Liev Schreiber, who ysicist Ted Fielding. I've seen this actor in other film such "and "Scream 2." Although he only holds a small part in ooes an excellent job . Schreiber has had minor roles in i.eiy. 1have my eye on this guy to get a major role wed Sharon Stone is also a member of this cast, playing the · -biologist. She joins the group in search of possible for life. I must say this role is one of her better roles in the past !guess her high I.Q. is finally coming through with better interesting aspect of this film includes the underwater and all the special affects involved, particularly the scene · e. The flow to the story line was good. I liked the casting was well done. I give this movie three and a half stars. I 'will be one of 1998' s best sci-fi films. But it's still early lily February. • First Month free• • Close 111 Gym Facilities. Shopping & All Convcnicrn.:cs • fasy11n/oll:icccss to all 111:iin roatls '. Fr,~ Cahlc , Free Parking • Air Conditioning • W/W Carpeting • La1u1drics , T~nant Security System , N,w Vertical Olintls • Lt~ally Owned anti Managctl • 'Restrictions apply Appointments at Your Convenience Humford Equities 822-5126 or 822-2737 Pisces (February 19-March 20) It seems lately you do not even have enough time to sleep. Well, it will catch up with you soon so set aside some time and take a well deserved nap. Aries (March 21-April 19) Study. Study. Study. That's all you ever do! Look forward to a test-free, study-free week. Make the best of it! Taurus (April 20-May 20) You will regret not getting a head start on some papers when they're all due at the same time and you have to rush. Get them started now so you can do well. Gemini (May 21-June 21) You got your paycheck and now it is almost gone. Save what you have left and budget the next one! Cancer (June 22-July 22) It was an uneventful Valentine's Day for you. Don't worry, this weekend will seem like a belated Valentine's Day for you. Be safe and have fun! Leo (July 22- August 22) The gloomy weather has been bringing you down. Do something you enjoy to keep yourself in a good mood. The clouds will soon pass. Virgo (August 23-September 22) Undecided about Winter Weekend plans? Do it, you need to go out and have fun with some friends. Enjoy yourself, you owe yourself a good time. Li.bra (September 23-October 23) Spring break is coming and you're not sure whether you want to go home, visit friends or go have fun in the sun. Make up your mind soon or you'll be somewhere you don't want to be. Scorpio (October 24 -November 21) You're an Olympic addict. You're watching to see who is going lo get the gold when you should be doing work. Tum it off, the good stuff you miss they will replay. Sagittarius (November 22-December 21) Counting down the days until Spring Break? Well, there are only a few left. Keep yourself busy and they will fly. Capricorn (December 22-January 19) A test you think you did poorly on will surprise you! Study harder next time so you're sure you aced it. Aquarius (January 20-February 18) You have been thinking of visiting a friend this weekend but you are not sure because you have so much work to do. A weekend away will be good for you, get as much done as you can and go! • ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• • The Belll!on wishes all participants : • • in this year's Winter Weekend • ----~-- a safe and e:µjoyable time. Good luck to all the teams. •• • • . . ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• ' . The dollar-" Titanic'' BERLIN_(AP)--Call this one the dollar 98 'Titanic." A long-lost silent film made about the Titanic two months after is sank in 1912, has been found in Berlin. "Night and Ice" is one half-hour long and has none of the special effects that have made James Cameron's version such a hit. A model ship was used for 'Titanic." A German newspaper said the scene where the ship hits the iceberg looks like a toy ramming "a couple of ice cubes." The sinking was fi).med by tipping the set by hand with ropes and pulleys. Sharon Stone weds LOS ANGELES (AP)--An interview Sharon Stone did before she was married gives a hint as to why she denied she was going to tie the knot right up until it happened on Valentine's Day. Stone told Los Angeles Magazine that she and Phil Bronstein have a deal not to talk about their rel~tionship. Stone said, ':The world gets plenty of me ... a little _more than it needs to." Stone's girlfriend Mimi Craven doesn't mind talking though, she says Bronstein is a "man's man" who's "12 feet tall and bulletproof." Craven said, 'This is the most wellrounded relationship Stone has ever had." Seven sweaters in thirty years PASADENA (AP)--It seems like he has a million of them but Mr, Rogers said he only has "six or seven" sweaters in his closet. Over the years, he's had a bunch. Rogers is celebrating his 30th year with PBS this week. Believe it or not, Mr. Rogers does get angry from time to time. Rogers said it makes him mad to see "people demean othe_r people." He said, "that really bothers" him. 1r@cdl$:ly9§ IB3 fi rrltllu cdl ~ y § Singer Smokey Robinson is 58. Singer Lou Christie is 55. Actor Michael Badar, "All My Children," is 53. Guitarist Tony Iommi, "Black Sabbath," is 50. Actor Jeff Daniels is 43. Talk Show Host Lorraine Crook is 41. Singer Seal is 35. Actress Justine Bateman is 32. �Sports I February 19, 1998 ◄ Wilkes snatches Freedom League Ti I, ROBERT MORCOM, JR. Beacon Staff Writer cS rt 1i /( b ll te a \ 1, :v g1 (i n ' li n Pag The Beacon ... s tl The game was tight throughout but Wilkes had a convincing eight-point lead Going into Monday through most of the first half. night's match-up, Wilkes However, Lycoming seniors Matt Conway, Mike fought back behind the efforts Barrouk and Jay Williams had of their All-American never lost to Lycoming. candidate Andy Rutherford Thanks to a win that night, and cut the lead to four at the they never will. half. Wilkes beat Lycoming 93In the second half, Wilkes 86 and in the process came out of the locker room eliminated the Warriors from on fire and built a quick 13the MAC Playoffs. point lead. Sophomore Dave Wilkes came out strong as Iannuzzi hit a series of shots Jason Sheakoski scored the · including a three-pointer off a first eight points of the game missed dunk by Brian for the Colonels on lay-ups. Gryboski. Artie Gotzmer then caine. off the bench and excited the Colonel fans with a dunk over Kevin McFarland, plus a foul. The Colonels then sealed the game down the stretch by hitting 8 of 10 free throws. Iannuzzi ended up with 22 points and nine assists while Williains threw in 15. Junior Scott Cleveland tallied nine points and five boards. The Colonels shot an outstanding 63.5 percent from the field for the gaine. The Warriors were lead by Tobias Gray who scored 22 Dave Jannuzzi hits from three against Drew. See FREEDOM Page 11 -The Wide World_ of SpQ!:t§ Steelers pay top Michigan State Celtics make Rise~ ~n_d meters on Monday. . t b st: ( t t dollar for Steed b-ball players PITTSBURGH, PA (AP) -- arrested on The Pittsburgh Steelers today alcohol signed Joel Steed for more than any other Steeler player: . related c~arges trades to obtain Toronto's Anderson 17 million dollars in four EAST LANSING, MI years. · (AP) --Police say two The value of the contract Michigan State basketball reflects Steed's value to the players have been arrested Steeler's defense. Steed on alcohol-related charges makes it possible for other after last night's victory defenders to reach the oppos- over Michigan. ing quaterback. He does it by Point guard Mateen occupying the attention of Cleaves and forward Andre two opposing blockers. Hutson were arrested and Steelers Defensive released this afternoon on Coordinator, Jim Hasleett, personal recognizance said he is "probably the best · bonds. nose guard in the NFL." Cleaves, who is 20, was charged with being a minor in possession of alcohol, refusing a breath test and a seat belt violation. HANOVER, GERMANY The arrests took place in (AP) --Steffi Graf has made East Lansing after Michigan a successful singles comeState defeated Michigan 80back from knee surgery at a 75. toumainent in Hanover, Cleaves scored 14 Germany. points and had seven assists. Playing her first singles Cleaves leads 14th match in eight and a half ranked Michigan State in months, Graf beat Andrea scoring, assists and steals. Glass 6-4, 6-2 in second round action. TORONTO, CANADA (AP) --The Boston Celtics have traded top draft pick Chaucey Billups, guard Dee Brown and two other players to the Toronto Raptors for Kenny Anderson and two other players. Celtics coach Rick Pitino says Anderson fits into the Celtics style of play. He said the deal will also free up money under the salary cap. Anderson was traded from Portland to Toronto earlier this week but refused to show up. Toronto also gets reserve forwards Roy Rogers and John Thomas. The Raptors also gave up forward Popeye Jones, who is out with a hand injury, and backup center Zan Tabak. Graf makes comeback Lewls JOIDt nominees or Hall of Fame ; •• ,; f' ,r ¥ • , ,. ~ C" I J f • >., SPRINGFIELD, MA (AP) -Arnie Risen and Grady Lewis are the latest nominees for the Basketball Hall of Faine. Risen was a three-time NBA All.:.Star center who helped Rochester win a title in 1951. He also won a chainpionship as a member of the Boston Celtics in 1957. Lewis is a former Senior Vice President of Converse who invented the canvas sneaker. The former Oklahoma star was a three-time AAU AllStar. ·They will join 13 other nominees including Larry Bird. The inductees will be announced on June 29. Witty speeds toward second gold medal " c· r I' ,,. r "' " ff\ is scheduled for day Women's skating hot t'ICket : U,S, Women 1 · NAGANO, JAPAN U.S. champion Mic Kwan leads the wo program. She built her I straight string of 5.9s presentation. Fellow can Tara Lipinski is and Russian Maria Butyrskaya is third In fourth place is Chen Lu, who was medalist at Lille years ago. 1996 W meo alist Irina Siu Russia is fifth,and Surya Bonaly, the fi placefinisherin . NAGANO, JAPAN (AP)-is sixth in Nagano. Chris Witty goes for her second American Nie medal of the gaines in women's fell during her rou · speedskating. ranked 17th among , Witty capturt ,d the,?~onze s~aters. , • # • :~!~:.'~7::' • ,,- • • • fl' ' • ... • • • _. • ., • • ,J • • • • .• ' • • • _r ,,. • " ., • .- • -. •• •• < ' • • • • • • • ; • �SPORTS February 19, 1998 reedoill---------- That's what I say ("-.,iJ~..i,,;-· IS and pulled down 10 -----With SCOTT VEITH unds. Geoff Boblick 17 points while arland had li. Andy erford ended up with 13 points. Wilkes University bed the school's fourth 'ght MAC Freedom ue title with an 89-67 over Delaware Valley Wednesday night. Junior ski led the Colonels Photo by J .J. Fadden Senior Mike Barrouk shoots a free throw against Drew University. himself. es heads into their regular season game Saturday night versus ton with a record of 3overall, 11-2 in the CFreedom. Iannuzzi had 20 points the win, which was the second of the season over Delaware Valley. Jannuzzi is corning off a big week, which saw him named to the ECAC Honor Roll. Williams added 10 points and floor leadership, while Cleveland, Gotzrner and Chad Fabian came off the bench. Wilkes hosts Scranton at 8 p.rn. on Saturday in the Henry Gymnasium. Scranton beat Wilkes on January 24 to hand the Colonels their first loss of the year. ---------------------------~-:....-....-!'"'\----.. Domino's Pizza Delivers WHATAWEEK on Mon ecord ho 's 1,000 829-2900 tnen' :ing h et: U. men Sun -Thurs 11am to 2am Fri & Sot 11am lo 3am 15..t S. Penn,yvannia ""8 MON. TU ES., WED. THURS. FR I. SAT. SUN. , NO, JA ampion eads the lk ating c mpics afi n. built he : string o ation. Fe ·a Lipinski ssian M · mya is · ourth plac ,u, who ;tat L. go. 199 ;t Irina is fifth, 3onaly, nisher · in Nag .erican Ni ing her r 17th amo Hours: Call us! luled for . -·-.·,, ... . ·~·~,, : . ~ ,. 2 Medium Cheese Pizzas $8.99 Any Size Pizza, Any Toppings, Any Style Crust $8.99 Large 1-Toppi ng Pizza+ 8 Twisty Bread +2 Liter $9.99 Mediuml-Topping Pizza $5.99 Large Cheese Pizza+ 8pc Cheesy Bread $9.99 Large 1-Topping Pizza+ 10 Buffalo Wings + 4 cokes $10.99 I did not hear one shred of enthusiasm about this year's Winter Olympics before the games, and I haven't heard a word about the games, excluding the heroics of the USA Women's Ice Hockey Team, during the games. The Americans have won gold medals in four different skiing events and two medals in doubles louge. This was the first year that an American duo has ever medaled in the louge and they have received no respect. I challenge anyone on campus to name at least three of those four louge medalists on the American team. I can't even do it! In fact, I can't even name one of the louge medalists. The media needs to stop worrying about the 15 year old girls who skate around in their finest tutus and are judged by pride-happy judges who have no dignity and they should start concentrating on the real athletes. Athletes should not be judged. Therefore, I don't believe that figure skating, cheerleading, gymnastics, freestyle skateboarding or any other sport where judge's scores are counted upon to determine champions are sports. Sports such as baseball, soccer, tennis, football and basketball have defined rules as to how a team or individual can win a particular game or match. In most cases, the team or individual who scores the most points or has the fastest time wins. This is simply not the case in those other sports. No figure skater can ever say that he or she is the best skater in the world because someone like me can disagree, whereas a sprinter can say he is the fastest 100 meter sprinter in the world if he won the most recent 100 meter race in an allencompassing world competition. This is not to say that gymnasts and skateboarders are not athletes but their competition is not a sport. I don't know a damn thing about art but these games are more of an art form than a sport. And what's wrong with the louge? It probably takes more athletic ability to be a figure skater than to be a louger, but Tara Lapinski is no more of an athlete than those four no name guys who won medals in doubles louge. Maybe the media just thinks that the word louger sounds too much like looser and they don't want to be involved. Little do those sports writers and sports casters know, most of them are losers and wish they could just make their way down a louge course once without crashing or becoming violently ill. Maybe the media is too wrapped upjn tradition that they are afraid to broaden their horizons to cover America' s finest atheletes. Of course, it's nice to see a little of each event covered on television but two hours of figure skating every night is ridiculous. Can anyone remember the last time a curling match was nationally televised on a major network in its entirity? I'll give you a hint...NEVER! Some of that traditionalism is concentrated on Americanism. I am a tried and true fan of every American team involved in any international competition but I'd much rather see the best speed skater in the world than the best speed skater in Pennsylvania or North Dakota who is actually the 50th fastest skater in the world. Call me crazy but the Winter Olympics have lost their flair. • f. I ~ ~ ; - • ,; ,, • �SPORTS Page 12 Feb~_ary 19, 199 Coach Haag talks winning: on the court & o By DAVID DIMARTINO Beacon Copy Editor The coaching career of Karen Haag has spanned over many different places. It has encompassed 14 years of her life including nine as a full time coach. Seven years ago, her long voyage took a stop in WilkesBarre, Pennsylvania were she is currently the coach of the Lady Colonels of Wilkes University. Currently, the Lady Colonels are 9-12 overall and 5-7 in the Middle Atlantic Conference. Their record is disappointing but it does not show the job Coach Haag and her team have done on and off the court. This is a young team that is solidified by its three seniors, each of whom· are a big piece in the puzzle that make-up the Lady Colonels. "Becky (Baker) is very talented and fast, she brings so much to our team," saic Coach Haag about this weeks MAC Freedom League Player of the Week. Baker is the teams go-to Colonel in the paint. Baker is pouring in a team high 14.3 points per game. While also leading the team in rebounds with a total of 201. This comes to an average of 9.6 ·• rebounds a game. She needs only 23 more rebounds in her final two games in order to break the all-time school record in rebound~. She also has 32 blocked shots this season. The co-captains are seniors Steph Huber, who has one more year of eligibility and Kristen Cookus. Cookus is scoriQg 6.6 points per game. While having 34 steals on the season. "She's our spark plug," said Coach Haag, "She adds heart and spirit." It seems that all of the fans enjoy her energy and her enthusiasm. "Cookus might take some of the most unorthodox shots of the year but it makes her a joy to watch," said Jason Evans who broadcasts all of the womens and mens games on 90.7 WCLH, the campus radio station. "She is really the heart of the team," said Coach Haag refering to senior co-captain Everytime a LadyCo hits a three pointer, C Karen Haag contribu donation to The Ame Cancer Society. So fat Lady Colonels have over $4000 this se Next season, the are looking for some young players to con such as center Shan who has played in 20 Photo by J.J. Fadden this season, guard S Coach Karen Haag is in her seventh year leading the Lady Colonels. Eddy and center Sh Young. Although the Lady Steph Huber. "You couldn't Young was side · ask more from a captain ... she Colonels are struggling record season with ankle an wise, it is upsetting to the team injuries. Next season never gets down." Huber is adding 3.0 points when they get little support be the first time that crowd wise. per game while having 10 Haag will let the team "I'm disappqinted when I blocked shots this season. She for the captains. see the campus community is l_ooked to contribute big Coach Haag was things next season as the team showing up as we are leaving," scenareo; ten seconds said Coach Haag. "Although leader. score, who do you w The point guard position · we do have a regular support of take the final shot? has been a combination of a family and faculty." Coach Haag loo The teams record or the good handler and great toward the ceiling an defense. Early se~son starter fact that they are no longer in responded smiling, "I the playoff hunt may contribute comfortable with Jill, sophomore Angela Collins adds tremendous defense with to the low attendence but that is or Katie." still no excuse especially when 34 steals on the year. Jill Ronkowski, T the girls are working hard night Freshman Robyn Zaykowski and Katie in and night out. Mendygral who has taken all had great years f11 The team is also making over the starting ·spot in the Lady Colonels and last couple of games handles some noise in the community. all returning starters pressure extremely well and They are taking part in the . years team. This co · Coaches vs. Cancer program. adds great confidence. lethal combination. Lady Colonels destroy Del Val By MATT REITNOUR Beacon Copy Editor The Wilkes University Lady Colonels scored a season high 94 points as a team in a 94-55 win over Delaware Valley College in Doyles~own, Pennsylvania_ on Wednesday night. Sophomore guard Jill Ronkowski led all scorers with 19 points in the winning cause, upping Wilkes' record to 10-12 overall, 6-7 in the Middle Atlantic Conference (MAC) Freedom League.· · The Gold and Blue once again got a good effort from senior center Rebecca Baker who had 18 p~i~~-and 11 boards in the winning cause. Baker is riow just 12 rebounds shy of the all-time school record which is held by Kim Smith (1980-84). Fellow senior Steph Huber had 16 points; a season high for her. Wilkes jumped out to a 45-28 halftime lead. Junior Tracy Zaykowski had 14 points in a reserve role. The win allowed Wilkes to sweep the Aggies in their season series. The Lady Colonels beat Delaware Valley 6845 on January 21. Baker still leads the team with a 14.5 points per game average. Sophomore Katie Watkins has 12.1 points per game, placing her second on the team. Wilkes will rap up their 1997-1998 season on Saturday evening with a MAC Freedom League battle with the Scranton Lady Royals. Tip-off is set 6 p.m. in the Henry Gymnasium inside the Marts Center. This season ends the Lady Colonels streak of three straight seasons of earning the MAC playoffs. EABN $780-$18 00/WEEK Raise all the money yow student group needs by sponsoong a VISA F'undraiier on your campus. 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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 1998 February 19th Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1998 February 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 University https://omeka.wilkes.edu/omeka/files/original/9704150ca5a8414325eae830e8fd9411.pdf 599da20ed041f681d17d56f94bb7a647 PDF Text Text 9, 19 & e pointer, ag contribu :o The Ame >ciety. So f: )nels have 10 this sea .yers to co mter Shann 1layed in 2 n, guard S center Sh ANNER YEAR AT KES ..• ·or class of 1997 donates es banners to _university. News ... page 3 ume 50 Number 18 ci and Katie eat years fi onels and P. Roth, Esquire, tof the S.J. Lodge No. 139 of B'rith has d that the lodge ected Dr. award will be ted at the Lodge's Lincoln Day to be held on 8. at the Ramada Hotel in Wilkes- Community >r. be ~e, ack ity a campus with problems. ording to Scott , director of ·onal research, there 5minority students pus. Total ent here is 2,824 ts. Therefore, [)IlS ....lo , :an.. y IS February 26, 1998 Service A ward is presented each year to "an outstanding citizen who, by courageous leadership and dedication on behalf of humanity, has made a valuable contribution to the fabric of our community life," Roth said. In 1984 Breiseth came to Wilkes University to serve as its President where he has served the interests of the school and our community. Under Breiseth' s tutelage, Wilkes University has gained recognition as an increasingly sophisticated regional center for teaching, academic research, cultural affairs and public service programs. Wilkes has continued to meet the challenges and demands for a dynamic future. In addition to the name change to Wilkes University, the face of the campus has changed with new programs and facilities to enhance student life and education. The Doctor of ' Pharmacy program, the Allan P. Kirby Center for Free Enterprise and Entrepreneurship, a See BREISETH Photo by J.J. Fadden The Apple Jack Daniels t~am was victorious. page 2 eveloping diversity "Splashing through ARUGGIERO ,w lons Wilkes University esident Breiseth honored was ten second o do you w mal shot? 1 Haag loo e ceiling an I smiling, "I >le with Jill, COLONELS - ADVANCE TO SEMIFINALS . .. •Men's basketball team defeats Scranton and Susquehanna. Sports ... page 10 THE .BEACON ptains. 1 Haag THE TRADITION CONTINUES ... •Winter Weekend, mudslides, maniacs and memories. Features ... page 7 oo the rise. By the 50 minorities will e50% of the U.S. does not recruit ifferently, which is part of the reason of these students do not numbers have been slow to want to be labeled as a increase. representative of a According to Andita particular race. Parker-Lloyd, assistant dean Approximately half of admissions, Wilkes tries of the students to be as diverse as possible Morrison contacts get but does not attempt to fill involved in any quotas. "Wilkes is multicultural affairs. constantly trying to ease The Multicultural minorities' transitions into Student Coalition Wilkes-Barre," said Lloyd. (MSC) helps to guide Gina Morrison, Morrison in regards to coordinator for the office of programming on multicultural affairs, is ·campus. The MSC at available to aid in studep.ts' Wilkes is not composed adjustment to Wilkes. of entirely minority Morrison sends a letter students, unlike on to minority students before many other campuses. they arrive at Wilkes. She There are students informs them of her office's from many different existence and her role for backgrounds working the university. together to foster Not every minority diversity on campus. student is contacted since According to many people do not want See MINORITIES their ethnicity known. Some page2 the mud and the muck!'' Photo by J.J. Fadden Mud wrestling was the main event. I I �News The Beacon February 26, Around the world .. ,. Bridging cult gaps abroa Page2 Silent danger luri{s CAPITOL HILL (AP)-Because of the stand-off with Iraq we have been hearing lately about the threat of biological and chemical weapons. Here is something else to worry about. Weapons experts have told a congressional committee there is a growing threat of weapons · that do damage by emitting silent radio waves; in much the same way that static electricity can foul a computer. The experts said weapons with concentrated radio waves can disrupt air travel, nuclear reactors, ·water treatment plants or any system that relies on electronics or computers. By LARA LUKESH Special to the Beacon Dr. JamesL. The experts urge that more research be done to protect against the threat of such weapons in the hands of terrorists. Breiseth campus-wide computer published in numerous Pennsylvania Independent network, the newly journals, focusing College and University refurbished Cunningham · Research Center; Osterhout principally on the topics of Student Center, the Arnaud . Free Library, Greater Abraham Lincoln and C. Marts Sports and Civil War History and has Wilkes-Barre Partnership; Conference Center, the ·been the recipient of Committee for Economic Classroom Office Building Growth; Chair Emeritus of numerous awards and and the Thomas P. accolades by colleges and the Pennsylvania Shelburne social organizations. Humanities Council; Allan Telecommunications The community is P. Kirby Center for Free Center are a few of the invited to celebrate Enterprise and schools recent Breiseth' s acceptance of Entrepreneurship; Chair of achievements. the Community Service the MAC Athletic Breiseth is also Award. Conference; member Torch affiliated with numerous Attendance is Club; Association of community, academic and restricted to advanced Independent Colleges and civic organizations, . reservations, which may Universities of including: Trustee of Deep Pennsylvania, Executive be made by contacting the Springs College;_Board Lodge's secretary, Mrs. Committee, Center for Agile Member and Chairman of · Ben (Sophie) Cohen at Pennsylvania Education. the Earth Conservancy; 823-4517. Breiseth has been Minorities ·_______ Parker-Lloyd, some minority students leave Wilkes because they are not comfortable with the lack of diversity. Morrison admits that it is hard to see the ways racism is institutionalized in America and explains that it requires much selfexamination and effort to combat society's influences. According to Morrison, improvements have been made in the past two years but glass ceilings and privileges still exist. "Wilkes is making an honest effort to provide an environment of inclusion. However, racism is institutionalized in our society. We as a campus have to continue to fight this problem," Morrison ·said. Morrison believes that President Breiseth is devoted to this struggle and Wilkes would be able to do more if there were more money available. When asked if she felt Wilkes' campus is culturally diverse, freshman Maya Tatum said, "No, not really. it lacks various nationalities but it is making an effort." "I think Wilkes is diverse because of all the exchange students. It would be better if more people were involved in MSC," said freshman Jill Klicka. All in all, Parker-Lloyd believes it is up to students already on campus to make minorities feel comfortable. She feels that being open to ideas and asking questions is the only way bridges are created. Merryman, associate professor/ chairperson of the department of sociology and anthropology and director of international studies at Wilkes University, has been selected to participate in the Joseph J. Malone Faculty Fellows Program in Saudi Arabia from March 7 to March 22, 1998. . Along with professors and administrators ·from varying disciplines, Merryman will attend briefings and meetings with both Saudi and American government officials, university faculty, community leaders and international business people. "This region is so economically and politically important, yet we know so little about it," said Merryman. Merryman wai:i,ts to · bridge research efforts between · the Hom of Africa and Muslim countries of East Africa. He plans to establish contacts for use in Wilkes University's Distance Learning Center, which has the capability to broadcast lectures to other centers worldwide. In light of the ongoing problems in the Middle East, Merryman hopes to gain some cultural insight which he can impart on his students. experience, hopes to ret to teach a c east culture. anthropologist. experienced anthropologist. "I hope to course with the of first-hand p knowledge that I my courses of Africa," said The Malone Fellowship competitive out by colle who hopet position to tr Middle East Participants exposed to vari of Arab culture history; every · contemporary Islam society to significant his cultural and nati - ver to ter fyou ar ahea t tho an r service e studen their co employers helps in eer servic nts begin the career · freshman �NEWS bruary 26, 1998 :y 26, 1lt Page 3 raduates provide Wilkes with banner year . . from various manufacturers, placing an order of 25 banners along with the needed hardware and then submitting the senior class' design for the banners to Kalamazoo Banner Works. Once the banners were received, lack Zikoski, director of facilities management, and his staff had the responsibility of hanging the banners on " The senior class of 1997 gift. the lampposts surrounding the in conjunction with John campus. Pesta, director of campus "This gift of banners is a support services, provided visible and permanent fixture their aid in materializing lining the main perimeter of campus which includes the project. They dealt with South River Street, South obtaining a range of prices Street and South Franklin project, which will help give the campus an identity, since they are doing something senior class or 1997 totally different; not the . uisbed as the 50th- . usual plaque on the wall," ting clas;·in 'wilkei . · said Karpinich. She added that her .In order to morate their classmates, returning to ements, they decided campus for Homecoming nt the university and other reunion weekends, gift that would leave can acknowledge the banners JGark on Wilkes~for as a class accomplishment. e, both visually and In order to give back to ' Wilkes, the senior class lically. r pondering over worked together to raise e of what the gift . money for their senior class be, the co-chairs of gift project. Under the ior gift committee, guidance of the offices of Karpinich and development and alumni yaRabuck, along affairs the senior class gift themembers of the committee received class decided upon a approximately $3,000 worth fbanners. of pledges. Caryn Cheyfitz, director of the annual giving office, . Street, making them a nice identifier of the university," said Pesta. According to Pesta,-once the rest of the money is received from the pledges additional banners can be purchased to surround the upcoming student center. Accord}ng to Jennie Bullock, assistant director for alumni programs, the project was "a very · worthwhile project which • improves the outlook of campus." Ryan Costello, president of the sophomore class, said that the banners are " a great addition to Wilkes University which allows people outside of Wilkes to know the borders of the university." hat do you want to be when you grow up? 1ologist ope to with th handp dge that rses of said Malo :hip is a itive gr :ollege e to s o tra lcipants w· to various culture an everythin ,orary AI iety to · t histori ve you ever ed how to go about gajob after tion? If you haven't t that far ahead yet, you at least thought uiring an ? swer to these . ·ons lies in one place, career services center. located in the Max Building on the of So~.t~ Ri"."e~ and Street, , . The career ~ervices . iswhere students . ybegin their contact futureemployers. The also helps in oping a resull!e ~d oviding career ling. Dorothy Lane, or of career services, ts students begin t with the career in their freshman it has to offer. . These services include, an alumni career advising program, campus recruitment interviews, career counseling, career development workshops, a career resource library, cooperative education and field experiences, a credentials file repository, job development, placement referrals and a testing center. Lane, who is in the office full-time and Gene Donzalski, who works parttime,. will individually meet witp tbe student to help them in the decision making process. After the student has selected their major, they may begin applying for internships. This process can begin anytime during or after the sophomore year. Students should meet with Carol Bosack, director of cooperative education and field services, if they are interested in an internship. M any StU dent S unfortunately begin visiting career services in their senior year. About two-thirds of the senior class make use of the center. It is advisable that they do so at least six to eight months before their anticipated graduation date to begin the process of · finding a job. The process begins with developing a resume. There are examples of resumes available in the center. Lane said, "The sooner and more frequent that you use the office, the more · likely you are to have landed a job after graduation or shortly thereafter... I would encourage people to take advantage of us." AMAi ~F_Jll!L~O~R~l~D~~-.......can today! Space is limited 1800648-4849 On-Campusrepswantecl EarnCash,SellTrips &TravelFree ~ ~ . a ,e ,,.~, Career Pointers •First year- Learn to use ~TDGI PLUS, a computerized guidance for career-decision making, if you're not sure of what you want to major in. •Second year- Begin exploring career options through co-ops and internships or part-time and summer jobs. •Third year- Build career skills, consult advisors, prepare for tests, begin the application process, and conduct information interviews. •Fourth year- Register with career services early, look into what you want your career. Go on prospective interviews and network with people within orgc).nizations that have the power to hire you. JUST IN TIME FOR PLAYOFFS MANAGER•s MARKDOWN ON ALL WILKES UNIVERSITY BASKETBALL SHIRTS AND CAPS • I �EDITORIAL Page4 February 26, 199 Letters to the Editor God bless America Letters to the ~ditor guidelines: Letters should include your name and phone number. They should be no longer than 250 words and must be signed in order to be printed. Letters will be printed in the order they are received and must be submitted by 4:30 p.m. on the Monday prior to publication. Dear Editor: I am writing in response to the letter to the editor about the parking situation for next semester printed last week. As Commuter Council President, one of my many duties is to handle .the commuter-parking situation on campus. Wilkes University will lose 250 spaces in the Park and Lock South as of April 30, 1998. This is not including the students and faculty who park monthly in Chacko's or who pay the daily fee for Park and Lock South. Student spaces on campus ha~e been reduced from 200 to 157. As for details of the Ralston Field shuttle system, many of the details are still in the planning stage. The committee's main concern is to have this system working smoothly from day one. The Ralston Field Lot has 310 spaces, which will be available at no charge to park in. A shelter will be constructed for bad weather, and lighting and security will be added to protect the lot. Two 24 seat mini-buses will be used to transport students back and forth. The Ralston Lot will be closing at 7 p.m. because the committee thinks that students and faculty will be able to move their cars over to the other side of the river for night classes. We anticipate that every student I.D. will be able to open the gates after a certain time. The time when the Ralston Lot will close is still under consideration. The Student Body is being taken into consideration in solving this problem. The plan was first presented to the student leadership of Wilkes University. Then, C.C. held a meeting with a small group of commuters to get feedback, question~_, and comments about the Ralston Field plan. Students can express their opinions and concerns at any C.C., I.R.H.C, or O.C.C meeting. The reason why you (the student) have not heard about ·the exact solution is that not all the decisions about parking have been made. For example, the committee has not made the final decision about how to divide the spaces left on the East Side of the river. We are not trying to hide the issue from the Wilkes community. In fact, we are lo9king for more feedback about the parking situation. I am on parking committees to ensure that the Student Body at Wilkes is being considered. If there were an easy answer to the problem, it would have been done long ago. When I have more answers, I will give them to the Student Body. C.C. is looking to have a Parking Forum for all students, faculty, and staff after Spring Break. If you have any questions about parking, you can address them at the C.C. meetings, which are held every Tuesday at 12:15 in the Basement of the Sub. I would also like to thank JJ Fadden for his letter la~t week. Daniel Haradem President of Commuter Council $300-$500 Distributing phone cards. No experience necessary. For more information send a self-addressed·, stamped envelope to: Primetime Communications, P.O. Box 694355, Mi~mi, FL 33269-1355 My trip to Europe this summer was a gift I could never replace. I had the opportunity to live immersed in another culture on the other side of the world. Even though I was scared to death to leave these shores, I knew if I didn't jump on· the chance, it would be a wasted opportunity. After all, I was the first in my family to study abroad. This, however, is not all that special since I am only the second generation to be born here. My grandmother was only eight years_ old when she left her native country and settled in a small, tight-knit immigrant community in New Jersey with her parents and siblings. She remained in that small town and built a family of her own. My mother, her only daughter, stayed in the exact same town and raised her family in the house in which she spent many years of her childhood. Though my parents decided to move out of that small town years later, we never left New Jersey. When deciding on where I wanted to go to college, I knew I needed to leave N.J. No .matter how much I loved it there, I needed to broaden my horizons. While I only strayed two hours to the west of home to further my education, I felt as if I was seeing a new little comer of the . United States. This area certainly has its own culture and language in comparison to what I am accustomed, but I was just kidding myself. I hadn't nearly begun to explore. .Earlier this fall, I took a weekend trip with friends to North Carolina and realized that there is a whole lot mor~ _ of this nation that I need to experience. There are tons of faces, accents and stories waiting to be enjoyed. There are acres of brilliant landscapes waiting to be appreciated by new eyes. I only got a taste of this enjoyment, but I knew immediately that travelling across this country, my country, was something I had to do. Putting this plan into action may be a problem. Many of you can probably relate to the long family trips from point a (home) to point b )family vacation destination). For me that was a one time adventure from our home down Interstate 95 to sunny Florida. While I obviously remember our time in the Magic Kingdom, playing games in the hot family car and making pit stops along the way provided just as much enjoyment. This is not the way to see America. Many of us, myself included, have dreamed of packing a bag and setting out west with a best buddy and just drifting where the wind takes you. This is nice to imagine, but how many of us will really ever succeed at the "Thelma and Louise" act? Responsibilities often keep us planted right where we are, but once a year, students get a traditional break to focus on fun ... Spring Break! I, myself, am taking this opportunity to ·visit an area of our country that is foreign to me. This Saturday I set sail for Memphis, Tennessee. Granted, this may not be the number one hot spot for Spring Breakers this year, but it is definitely a worthwhile experience. In fact, I am sure I'll never forget it. Perhaps it is too late for you to make plans to visit a state you have yet to see, but I strongly encourage you to make time whether it is later this year or five years from now to get out and explore the beauty bound within the United States' borders. The Beac 1997-199 192 South Fran Wilkes-Barre, PA Hollenback 2nd floor Main: (717) Fax: (717)408 Ad L Backgro •&tablis •4waroedJ> Collegiate American A •Printed on times a,year, for'scbool h �EDITORIAL February 26, 1998 The Beacon calling ... John Seitzinger now resides in Scranton, PA. He has served as the Sports Information Director since December. He left Marywood University after spending seven years there. He is also currently the men's tennis coach. •What is the main difference between Marywood and . Wilkes? "The success rate of this program is the major difference. This job is a little more competitive and is much busier. " •What is your biggest challenge? "Football, because I have never done it before. I am doing more work with good teams. The phone is ringing off the hook. " •How do you propose increasing fan support? "The best way to get more studefns involved is by word of mouth. If you are going, bring a friend." •What is the best part of your position ? "I ~hink it'~,the_pe9p~e ,Y,OU get ot,meet and the opportunity to interact with students and athletes. I enjoy staying involved in sports. This is a really fun job." ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• :ARE YOU LOOKING FOR A GOOD TIME? • : The Beacon is looking for writers and photographers. :• If you are interested in writing for news, sports or • • features call extension 5903 or 2962. • ···············~·-····································· Page 5 Steel Cage -M atch: The Nieds vs. the world We're sure that you are all expecting some article about winter weekend, drinking, beer muscles and all that garbage. Well, screw that. The weekend is over and from what we remember of it, most of it was fun, with the big exception of the organized games. We're going to talk about bigger and far more important things like Mike Tyson in professional wrestling. Unless you've been sleeping under a rock for the last few years, you know that Mike Tyson has returned to the world of professional sports after sampling the fare at prison for three years. So far, his r~turn has been less inspiring. He seems to lack that thing that made his so good in the ring before jail; WINS! Not to say that he hasn't won any fights, he just hasn't won any of the ones that matter. He lost to Holyfield. Then in the infamous rematch, Tyson managed to offend the entire boxing community. Now he is killing time in the World Wrestling J:ederation (WWF) until his suspension is up. What does Tyson hope to accomplish by doing this? Show that he can be in a ring without taking a bite out of someone? Well, it is more likely that he is doing it for the cash. The WWF is becoming a lucrative industry. Just ask Iron Mike's accountant. He is supposed to be making over a million dollars for one appearance as a referee in a "Stone Cold" Steve Austin match right after Spring Break. What else Tyson is doing in the WWF still remains a mystery. If Tyson is trying to clean up his image, he is sending very mixed signals. He got rid of Don King (Otherwise known as the source of all evil on Earth), but there has to be other ways of making money than the WWF. Why couldn't he just do what everybody elso does and sell out? Hell, he could sell "Dr. Scholl's" for all we care, but he is hurting his image with all of this. You see, despite everything that is said about him, we still like him. Althougli to us, he is still number two to Larry Holmes (YEAH JUSTIN). The rumors that Tyson is actually going to wrestle had better just be a joke. If they are true, the wrestlers are lucky that it's all fake. We are talking about a man whose hands are classified as lethal weapons by the police. This means if Tyson shakes a fist at the police, they are allowed to pull out their guns and fire (The result of a successful lawsuit that classified his fists as "deadly weapons" in the first place). There are those who say that the wrestlers are tough, but this man, by our account, has somewhere near 40 knockouts in about 47 fights, 20 of them in first round. There is nobody in professional wrestling who can make any claim like that. Now, to close on a characteristically unrelated note. Unfortunately we missed the basketball game on Saturday, and as we heard it from "The Source", Scott Veith;" You missed out on a real fricken' barn burner." We would both like to congradulate the woman's .and men's basketball teams on great seasons, and wish the men good luck in the playoffs. Roving Reporter by J.J. Fadden "What is your first priority right now?" Derek Bleiler "Doing well enough to graduate." Floyd Allen ''To make girls laugh." Terry Martin Erica Trowbridge Paula Gentilman Nicole Weiss "To keep God first in my life." "Doing well in life." "School." 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Thoughts of the upcoming weekend are running _ through your head and you decide that it would be best to hit the snooze button. The most important thing to ~~ i>"S~ ~n\ ~t-- -~J i./1~ ~ • •• • •• • • •• . you at the moment is saving your energy for the weekend ahead. What weekend you might ask? Winter Weekend of course. A time when friends and fellow classmates gather together to relieve the pressures of classes. Many students feel the mid-semester anxiety and this weekend allows then to sit back, relax and party. Much time and preparation goes into organizing the ideal perfect weekend. Teams gather together to think of the perfect name and g~me plan . Although many activities are provided on campus, teams also arrange their own, social gatherings off campus as well. As the events -, <:-ft,) c'--l { -c:>~-,~ c:t/"f\ ,q /' '✓]j✓ ., 7 _J J campus ·begin, students remember to have their team spirit ready as many head over to the Marts Center. Volleyball is the game and cereals are the name; the name of the teams that is. Each team created their own brand of cereal which they advertised through t-shirts all weekend. Some te.am names were the Rice Keggies, Soko Krispies, Honey Brown Berrios, Samual Adams Cherry Wheaties, Frosted Funnels, etc. The craziness begins at 9 p.m. as students storm the Henry Gymnasim. Passing through a wall of yellow guards many eager teams chant and waive their banners with pride. A spirit contest kicks things off. Each team cheers their hardest as the judges circle the gym. After the conte~t is over, the teams take to the court. With detailed strategy in mind each team is ready to see who will be the champions of the night. After the teams finishes up in the gym, each team returns to their respective headquarters for more social events. The next day the fun continues. At 11 a.m. hot dog·s and hamburgers are served on the Greenway for those students who were physically able to attend. The games begin at around noon with teams slipping and sliding in the mud. They participate in brutle games of tug-of war , the amoeba, bat spin and hula hoop races. Many new friendships are made and tons of memories created. May all-the teams that participated remember the special times they shared. Congratulations to team 10 for winning this year's games. �Page8 ' . ., ' , . FEATURES ; ,/' Bringing the homeland here { By MICHAEL BLAIR Beacon Staff Writer 'ih th con Uust make' Jnyo ... . Thesea . . . thoughts bf so~~~; ,struggling with an disorder. Anorexia " ... the number of nervosa;bulimia individuals who have nervosa difficulties with their and eating patterns continue to compulsiye rise." overeating are three of Dr. Mark Sowcik the most common · forms of . e arid · ' te~g'' of the· t,>Sophagµs {'' l ' ::~i~~~!~~ . ...,~ .. ·. ,,,,. ,.\','~. ~ :.~~- lhexeari to indic an eatin ' signsµn di au fr w \Ilore ' . '.>eople '~fi iisorder. Th . ncreasing number.of m:e iiagnosed with eating .. ; , lisorders. His said that nen compose ten percent .o f t>e·,~tilizeci tobverto _•.. he population who suffer undesirable eating styles." · 'rom an eating disorder. ''The·NationalEating Eating disorders affect Disorder Screening Program tll types of people. Athletes · offers, students, ,faculty ,cand :uch as gymnasts, , ~taff t~e opporttin~ty to~ ,wjmmers, and wrestlers are· a.ssess their eating patterns . rery susceptible to · and, if.needed, discuss leveloping a disorder. •. ssible approaches to · \thletics that put a strong di,fying ec!ti~ ' · · mphasis on ompetitiven~ sario b~ ilin can epcourageth . c'an 0 .> ~3~H: . i~S()r~~rsi, l11:'a:ddition;t9 - February 26, 1998 "Yes we have buildings and freeways," claimed Mizele "Jacky" Nkoba, to a room full of curious students. On Thursday, March 20, in cooperation with the Multicultural Students Coalition and in celebration of Black History Month, Nkoba gave a free slide show presentation about his homeland, The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), formerly known as Zaire. Born in Kinshasa, Nkoba, traveled the United States extensively before ending up at Wilkes University, where he is now Resident Director of Evans Hall and is also . pursuing an M.B.A. Nkoba di'scussed a variety of subjects about his homeland including its geography, history, politics and culture. The Democratic Republic of Congo is the largest country in Southern Africa, equaling about one-fifth of the United States. About 45 million people reside within its borders. Five million people live in the capital city of Kinshasa alone. Over 250 dialects are spoken by its natives, with French being parties are forbidden. When Nkoba came to the United States, he claims he was often asked "what is it like in Zaire?" He was surprised by this lack of knowledge, since most people in Zaire ·believe that Americans know about everything. Nkoba jokingly referrnd to a friend that asked "How did you get to America? Did you fly?" Nkoba said, "No, I swam across the Atlantic." Photo by J.J. Fadden In dosing, Nkoba Nkoba offers a look at his culture. · offered two home the official language. videos of traditional music Colonized by Belgium in from his homeland. He 1908, the area was referred to claims that throughout all of as the Belgian Congo. In the civil war and disturbance 1960, the Belgian Congo that his country has suffered, won its independence and in music and dance are the only 1971 the name was changed things to survive unchanged. again to The Democratic ~'W,s all.a);?qpt_ tpe ,hjp.-5,'>,_ . Republic of Congo (DRC) in said Nkoba. ~ • ., 1997 after Laurent Kabila Sophomore Angelique seized control of the area Sutrisno said, "I thought it from President Monbutu. was extremely well organized Nkoba claims that the · and informative. It's DRC really doesn't have a interesting to hear what "democratic" government, people in the DRC think of since all other political the United States." hnagesofcontroversy By SARAH KARLA VAGE Beacon Staff Writer Have you strolled through the Sordoni Art Gallery lately? More than likely, the answer is no. It is time to stop just getting on · the elevator in the Stark Leaming Center. Instead, take a minute to experience art. Running through March 8th, there is a retrospective show from 1971-1991 of Sally Mann's photography. Mann's photography is considered controversial. Some of the photographs are of nude children. Michael Thomas, photography professor at Wilkes explained that even though the prints are technically perfect, it is . incredible to see 20 years of someone's life in one show. The technically perfect photographic prints reinforce the work. Mann challenges us to think about parental issues, the exploitation of children and gender and family relations. All of these have no set cultural value. It changes through time and people. When asked how he would describe Mann's work Thomas said it is the "dark side of spiritual." The response of the exhibition has been mostly positive. "It has generated interest from several types of individuals," said Stanley Grand, Director of Sordoni Art Gallery. Philosophers, social science professors and communication scholars have used the university's gallery as a forum for discussion and debate. Students of the art department gain knowledge from a technical point of view. Thomas urges students to take his advice; "The Sordoni Art Gallery should be used as an oasis; an escape. It is an intellectual garden. Relax, take a load off and think about what you see." -The Sordoni Art Gallery is located on the first floor of the Stark Learning Center. It is open every day from 12 p.m. to 5 p.m. �FEATURES ruary 26, 1998 Critic's Corner c.\ [10@[f!]0[f!] @ If[}{}~ [¥)[1c.\[f!]~lf ® with Dan Lavelle "Krippendorf's Tribe" Hello fellow movie viewers. Tell me, Did you ever leave a project minute? I'm sure we've all come across something like this while, trying to gather all the information you can and make it as as possible. We've all come across a situation like this, even yfuss, when he plays Professor James Krippendorfin the new endorfs Tribe." , Professor Kripperidorf was given a $100,000 university grant lost tribe of New Guinea. Unfortunately, he didn't find Now, the university wants to learn all about them. But instead of lhe fact that he found nothing, Krippendorf makes up his own the "Shelmikedmu" (named after this three kids Shelly, Mike ). Can Krippendorf pull off this silly, scientific charade or will job in the process? say, this is one hilarious film. Dreyfuss does a killer job. I liked would switch back and forth from Professor Krippendorf to the of the Shelmikedmu tribe. He's a great actor on both stage and can adapt to any genre the script calls for. When it comes to · man is no stranger. Some comedy films he has done include, Out in Beverly Hills " and "What About Bob. " Without a can add this movie to Dreyfuss's best film list. However, his \ the only talent involved. ~ous picture could not hav_e been done without the abilities of writers. First, there is Frank Parlcin, who based this movie on Thenit was adapted to film with the help of screen writer . Some of Peters' past works include "Blame It on Rio," and aLittle Lady," and "Jungle 2 Jungle." With their writing abilities, they were able to create this script. something worth seeing folks. Dreyfuss was brilliant, the story and I was laughing so hard my ribs hurt! I am giving this STARS! When you 'get'a chance, check it out. You'll thank Page 9 WO lJ 00 1~ ~ 4 ~ 1 [Ml LA\ [Q) LA\ [Ml ~ ~ ~ [b @ LA\ Pisces (February 19-March 20) This week you have a tough decision to make. Take your time. Think it through .Don't be hasty! When you come to your final conclusion there is no going back. Aries (March 21-April 19) You don't have anything special planned for Spring Break. Take advantage of this. Go to your hometown library, get some work done and get ahead. You will thank yourself for it when you get a surprise visit from an old friend. · Taurus (April 20-May 20) Seems like you cannot shake this cold you have got. Well, a spring break away from school and stress will do wonders. Rest and relax while you have some time off. It will help! _ Gemini (May 21-Jurie 21) You have started a work out program and now your seeing great results. This does not mean now you can slack. Keep up with the workout. It gets better from here. Cancer (June 22-July 22) You're feeling burned out from school this semester and looking forward to Spring Break. Take a road trip with some friends, relax and have fun . You'll feel refreshed when you get back. Leo (July 22- August 22) This is going to pe the best Spring Break ever! You have the perfect vacation planned with a great group of friends far, far, far away from Wilkes-Barre. Make it count. You will be back before you know it. · Virgo (August 23-September 22) You can leave for Spring Break on Friday afternoon or stay for a party that night and go home Saturday. Start Spring Break off with a bang and stick around for the party. You will be glad you did! Libra (September 23-October 23) This week yc,u have so many things to do. Stress is at an all time high. Count down the days until Spring Break. That is when it all comes to an end! Scorpio (October 24 -November 21) Next week you will see a friend or ex that you haven't seen in a while. You' re feeling uncomfortable and uneasy about the meeting. Take it easy. Everything will work out! Sagi_ttarius (November 22-Decemher 21) You're half way through the second semester. You only have so much time left to get that G.P.A. up before its too late. Start applying yourself and work hard. You will see a difference later. Capricorn (December 22-January 19) Next week you will have a strong need lo be an individual and to do your own thing. Don't keep friends and family in the dark about your plans. Be cooperative with those close to you and avoid conflict. Aquarius (January 20-February 18) This weekend, you're the social butterfly. Make plans to mix and mingle but _make sure you spend good, one-on-one time with those close to you. .·-·.·-·-• .. •-.. ·-• .......................................... . staff would like to wish everyone a :. .•~ The Beacon exciting Spring Break!, ..........~afe .....and .-...... .. ......... ..... .-....... ... •\• .....•• . - - - - - embering when ... When the curtain rose and the whole cast was on stage for a single scene, I got a little giggly. But that soon.subsided when I reaiized what tFriday, my talented students Wilkes has been as to go to the Wilkes cranking out and wbat beautiful . of Music, Theatre and voices most of the cast possesed. talion of "Is There Each member had a solo at some gh School?" The truth point during the presentation that king forward showed off their y expectations talent. ys were One character low judging I thought was that I've outstanding was atching this Corinna Sowers my mind was · whoplayed ged but I WomanNo.3. essed. Her voice was Life After High superb ~d her skill as an actress musical parody was great Sowers had one solo lmemories of high entitled· ''Diazy of a Homecoming " were scenes about Queen"' and one duet called ''Fran IS of drinking beer and Janie." Both scenes were and Homecoming. heartfelt and met;no(able. She has scenes that great potential. lings of jealousy, Th~ thing that surprised me the . dship. most was that I left the CPA having s not appear to be actually enjoyed this' presentation. bot just scenes I not on1i liked the st9fY because it . The scenes tie brought back many memories of , through the names my high school life, butJ thought . Bot by the end of that the Depanment of Music, · nee can see how Theatre and Dance put on a s together. wonderful show. The grannies? NEW YORK, NY (AP)-- The Grammys are getting hipper, but they have got a way to go. That is according to Thomas O'Neil, author of 'The Grammys: For the Record," who said the Grammys are still out of touch with anyone under 40. He said part of the problem is that Grammy voters pick only the people they have heard of, overlooking truly innovalive music. Michael Greene, the President if the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (NARAS), said the Grammys are getting wiUi the times, even thought the voting-process isn't perfect. So how is it acts like "Prodigy" and "Radfohead" even have a fighting chance? It's the inner circle. NARAS has created a panel of about 20 industry insiders who nominate the top awards: record~ song, album and best new artist of the year. Candie girl PURCHASE, NY (AP)-- Candie's shoes seems to taking a kinder, gentler apporach to its ad campaign. Lisa Loeb has signed on to promote the shoes. She has already perfonned live in the shoe department if MACY'S in New York to introduce the spring collection. Previous Candie's ads with Jenny McCarthy had been banned for being in poor taste, like one that featured McCarthy sitting on a toilet. That's Sir Elton to you LONDON, ENGLAND (AP)-- knighted on Tuesday. He was announced as "Sir Elton John," everything else seems to have gone o.k as he knelt before the Queen so she could tap him on the shoulder with a sword. John calls his knighthood "icing on the cake" as awards go. 1T@cdl~y9 § IB3 nrr ltlln cdl ~ y § Actor Mason Adams is 79. Actor Tony Randall is 78. Actress Betty Hutton is 77. Singer Fats Domino is 70. Actor/Director Bill Duke is 55. - Singer Mitch Ryder is 53. Keyboardist Jonathon Cain of "Journey" is 48. Singer Michael Bolton is 45. There must still be people in the Actress Jennifer Grant is world who have not heard of 32. Elton John. When John apSinger Erykah Bado is 27. proached Queen Elizabeth to be ' �Sports 26, 1998 The Beacon •Colonels fight their wayto MAC Semi-Fina six seconds left. Forward Brian Gryboski inbounded the ball to Iannuzzi who drove the length of the floor, then zipped a tough pass to Cleveland who shot the ball just seconds before the horn sounded. Senior Mike Barrouk finished with a great game with By ROBERT MORCOM, JR. Beacon Staff Writer Wilkes basketball fans . will soon be,given heart exams prior to entering the Henry Gymnasium for the rest of the season. After the last two games, those exams are needed. Sophomore Dave Iannuzzi drove the length of the floor with six seconds left and hit a wide open Scott Cleveland for the game winning basket at the buzzer helping Wilkes beat Susqehanna 80-78 in the first round of the MAC playoffs. The Cplonels were ahead for all of the first-half by at least ten points. However Susquehanna came back and Photos by J.J. Fadden The Colonels leave the court as Crusader's coach Frank Marcinek, yells about what he believes was unfair clock management leading to a Wilkes victory. \. cut the lead to just four at the half. Wilkes came out of the locker room and quickly built a 12 point lead. It looked as though Wilkes had this one•in the bag, but Susquehanna had other ideas. · The Crusaders came back in the final three minutes to tie the game at 78 with just The Wide World of Sports Mariners consider contract extention for Randy Johnson Pittstburgh Steelers have agreed to terms with former Vikings conerback Dewayne Washington. A deal is expected to be PEORIA, ARIZONA (AP) · announced today. The Star -- A Seatle radio station Tribune of Minneapolis says says the Mariners are conthe four-year deal is worth sidering offering a contract $8.8 million, including a extension to pitcher Randy $2.2 million dol_lar signing Johnson. bonus. Kiro says a source with The Vikings were exthe team in Peoria, Arizona, pecting to lose Washington. says key players have been Possibilities to replace him approaced about restructurinclude Baltimore's Antonio ing their contracts. DeferLangham, the New York . ' ring salaries would free up Giants' Thomas Randolph money for Johnson. and New England restricted Johnson is in the final free agent Jimmy Hitchcock. year of his contract. He will be a free agent at the end of the season, unless he gets an Sixers down extention. Suns 85~84 Steelers strike deal . with Washington EDEN PRAIRIE, MINNESOTA (AP) --The a game high 28 points pulling down eight bo Gryboski tallied 13 po· and 12 rebounds while Cleveland and Iannuzzi pitched in 12 and 11 r~spectively, The ·crusaders we~ See FIGHT Page PHOENIX, ARIZONA (AP) -- For a 22 year old, Allen Iverson has the patience of a veteran. With the Philadelphia 76ers trailing the Phoenix Suns by 20 points in the third quarter last night, Iverson said they were just trying to get the lead back to ten before the fourth quarter. They weren't able to do it, but in the fourth qurter the Sixers made some _turnovers and got a couple of breaks. · · Iverson had 13 points during a 20-3 run that got the Sixers the lead at 83-82 with two and a half minates to play. Then Derrick Coleman popped in a last-second 17 footer as the Sixers beat the Suns 85-84 on Tuesday night. It was Philadelphia'.s seventh victory in 26 road games and first in Phoenix in 12 years came. And it ~·ame against one of the NBA's hottest teams. The Suns had won five straight and ten of 12 games. Softball Previe By BETHANYSTEFANEC Beacon Staff Writer The Wilkes University Womens Softball Team has set their stakes high this season: trying to match their 25 wins from last year. Although such a feat will test the teams athletic ability to the fullest, fourth year head coach Kevin Vrabel seems confident about his team. "Last year we won 25 games which no other team had done .. .it's gonna be a tough rtumber to match but this year we feel we've got the people to do it," Vrabel said:· Starting the third week if January, the team went to work on mechanics following the start of formal training at the beginning of February. This teams roster blends both upperclassmen and underclassman. "We have a nice mix this year," Vrabel said "With 11 returning members and four starting freshman." Among those freshman are Robln Mendygral and Alice Frank, two of the areas recruits who came from high school programs. Seniors Carie w· Shannon O'Neil and · Cookus lead the pack · experience in the areas pitching, center field infield respectivly. " going to be key contri this season," Vrabel s · "Our infield is our mo~ j.mproved part of our t Hopefully such improvements will help when the start of the is kicked off during afl game string in Myrtle starting on February 27 followed by a touma Salisbury, Marylandon March 20. According Vrabel, Che tournament Salisbury means stiff competition against s the best teams in the Vrabel said, "After that tournament, we'll have better understanding of we're going to com the rest of the season." �Page 11 Pa I , ca pr Ca Nei I th nth 1ter February 26, 1998 That's What I say ight -:i• ~ SPORTS J• Tony Mennito who came the bench to score 23 . ts. John Creek finished with points while Rob ewicz tallied ten in the · geffort.Susquehanna's tleftthem 15-10 overall looking in on the arnent picture. The 20-3 Colonels will !Lebanon Valley tonight theMAC semi-finals. anon Valley thumped ilkes earlier this seaosn by 03-76 count. es downs Scranton The University of ton Royals came into Henry Gymnasium on day to try and sweep the Colonels this season. However, Dave Jannuzzi and company thought otherwise as they..came back from a nine point deficit to win the game in overtime 85-79 in a -MAC Freedom League battle. Just like their last meeting, Wilkes jumped out to an early lead, only to allow the Royals to get back in the game. The Colonels controlled the game and the score, leading at the half. Wilkes came out of the locker room on fire, but quickly fell behind by nine with just three minutes left in regulation. Jannuzzi then took over, hitting a 12 foot runner in the lane to take the game into overtime. Mike Barrouk hit a clutch three-pointer down the stretch, and pulled down a missed Scranton free throw with 13 seconds left in regulation. Jannuzzi ended up with a game high 32 points while Brian Gryboski had a complete game, scoring 15 points, pulling down seven rebounds, dishing out six assists while adding three steals. .T.J. McNulty led the charge for the Royals as he tallied 25 points after receiving a bloody nose early in the first half. Jason Fisher added 19 points and six boards. The loss kept Scranton's coach Bob Bessior from his 500th career win. Bessior showed up in WilkesBarre wearing a purple and white tuxedo for the occasion. Domino's Pizza Delivers WHATAWEEK Hours: Call us! 829-2900 Sun -Th.un 11am to2am Fri & Sat 11am to 3am 15.4 S. Ponnsyvannia /'Ne MON. TUES. WED. THURS. FRI. SAT. 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Recently I had the great priveledge of recieving letters and speaking with three former professional athletes who have found a nitch in socitey after their days as athletes wound down. These three men, Joe Cunningham (professional baseball player in the '40' s, '50' s, and '60's), Jim Zapp (Negro Baesball League player in '40's and '50's) and Edgar "Special Delivery" Jones (Cleveland Browns football player in '40's) were kind enough to take time out of their schedules to either respond to letters that were written to them or speak on the telephone to a stranger in an instance in which they had no chance to benefit or better themself. Cunningham was a member of the St. Louis Cardinals and was a outfield mate of the great Stan "The Man" Musial. He was a high school teammate of my grandfather and he has kept in touch with grandmother long after my grandfather passed away. I have written back and forth to Cunningham since I was old enough for my mother to use her stamps. I have never been so extatic in my life as I was the first time that I got a letter from a former major league baseball player (Cunningham) and an autographed picture of him with Musial. Zapp is probably the fifth or sixth Ex-Negro League star with which I ha-ye come in contact. My standard prosedure is to write these individuals at their homes and request for their autograph. Most of the individuals simply return me their autograph in the self addressed stamped envelope that I also sent to them. Zapp, however~ ook the initiative to write me a letter telling me that he appreciates my interest in ·the Negro Leagues, and he told me about an old friend of his that I might be interested in speaking to. This old friend was "Special Delivery". Jones was not only a professional football player in the '40's. he was also a player/manager for the baseball team stationed at the military base in Hawaii. He and Zapp have kept in contact since their days together in the military, and I was fortunate enough to reunite the two after a two year hiatus in communication. Zapp wrote to me and told me that Jones was a resident of Scranton and he left it up to me to contact Jones and let him know that he is missed in Zapp's home town of Nashville, Tennessee. Jones took the liberty of telling my friend and I all about how he earned the name "Special Delivery", how much he enjoyed being a an All-American at Pitt, and how interesting it was to play baseball with the)ikes of Jim Zapp and other professional baseball players. Stories Hke this just can't be put into words. I try to concieve how brilliant these men were when they had the legs of a young athlete and the minds of an unbribled youngster. This can not be concieved through conversation, loq_king at old pictures, reading old newspaper clippings, or even watching old videos. The brutal fact is that we will never get to witness the miraculous lives of the stars of the Negro Leagues, the barnstorming days of professional baseball, and the days of professional . football before the inception of the facemask. We can never wittness the barrier breaking that Jackie Robinson, George Mikan and Jesse Owens have contributed to the wbrld of sports. What we can witness is the rediculous contract disputes that cause professional athletes to lose their loyalty to a particular team or city. We can witness spoiled athletes that play their respective sports to entertain their fans and to be millionaires rather than playing strictly for the love of the game as Cunningham, Jones and Zapp did. The efforts that these three athletes put forth in their prime is all but forgotten. They have no more time in professional sports to look forward to. All that they have to look forward to is reminiscing of the glory days of the world of sports with the individuals with which they shared their prime. �Page 12 Lady February 26, 1 SPORTS olonels end Mattmen defeated b .th loss Season WI By DAVID DIMARTINO 1-B_e_a_co_n_C_o_'P_Y_E_d_it_or_ _ _ The Lady Colonels played their final game of the season Saturday evening but one would never be able to tell this by the effort they put forth ag ~inst the Lady Royals of Scranton. The Lady Colonels seemed as if they were playing for a MAC Jeremy Hoagland and Josh Mendoza both did really well by Kim Smith. Baker had 18 and won of their matches." Beacon Sta1+Writer rebounds on the night but she ____ Also appearing on the mat broke the record on her 12th On Friday, January 20, , for the Colonels were R.J. rebound when Watkins blocked the East Stroudsburg George at 142 pounds, Erik a shot and Baker came up with Wrestling team-traveled to thomas at 150 pounds and Jon the ball early in the second half. Wilkes to ·defeat the ~olonels Laudenslager at 158 pounds. Baker finshed her career 34-12 at the Henry Laudenslager' s match with 977 total rebounds and Gymnasium. Although the proved to be the most exciting was rewarded with MAC Colonels lostthe match; match of the night. He fell to Freedom_League Second Team strong individual efforts were Mark Getz, one of ESU' s honors. Baker also finshed with made by Josh Mendoza, strongest wrestlers, in an ten points on the night. Cookus Kevin Baker and Jeremy overime bout. By SHELBY ROHWEDDER '.IJ______ :::o~::s~:i~:: Cha;:1~i:~~ls went into ~~:aii;:me as a the game with a record of 10- _Colonel. Watkins had a game 12. They played inspiring high 18 points and also earned . basketball but eventually six rebounds. showed there lack of depth by The Lady Colonels were falling short to a Lady Royal down by nine at halftime but team that is now 20-5 b/y a lost the game down the stretch final score of 73-60. . of the second half. The Lady The games top players for Royals showed their depth by playing seven players off the the Lady Colonels were bench and four of the their five seniors Rebecca Baker and I starters finished in double Kristen Cookus and figures. Scranton had won 13 sophomore Katie Watkins. straight games coming into All three put forward tremendous efforts but Baker Saturday evenin.gs game. The paid attendance of 500 stole show. Baker broke the schools all-time rebounding was a season high for the Lady record of 970 formerly held Colonels at home. .____ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ____. Hoa~:::~za had a tough match against Cory Kuncio of East Stroudsburg, but managed to defeat Kuncio in a decision. Kevin Baker pinned East Stroudburg' s Dan Madonna . in five minutes and 29 seconds, while Jeremy Hoagland won by decision over East Stroudburg's Mark Bauknecht in the heavyweight decision. 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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 1998 February 26th Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1998 February 26 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 University https://omeka.wilkes.edu/omeka/files/original/a255bc497806efeb225c30d92d84bd4e.pdf 370d86c2fe19cb6859c48f2c6b9c0235 PDF Text Text 26, 19 NOF ADMISSIONS, VING WILKES . .. inovrski resigning as of e1, 1998. News ... page 2 ... oneer National Bank the provider for the tic Teller Machine inStark's Lobby as ary 4, 1998. CBank moved out ·oneer moved in. did PNC Bank go? 'tially PNC agreed to ilkes to be the · rof the MAC books ~RGI •829-2929 nnnn ;$$ $$$ ''$ ...-1'7 I. •• $ able $45 • t. 19 Wilkes University March 12, 1998 'MAC''ing it up in Stark lobby eight Jeremy H hold by ESU wr O·lives COLONELS CAPTURE MAC CHAMPIONSHIP. .. •Men defeat Scranton Royals three in a row. Sports ... page 8 THE BEACON lume 50 Number 19 :oday .. VOLUNTEERS JOURNEY TO MEXICO ... •Wilkes students bring hope to Tecolote. Features ... page 5 •$ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ ES PAI D amount of money from foreign tions, that is, the tions made by of a different bank, ought to be able to the MAC machine le for the PNC Bank. However, PNC Bank found that this was not the ' case at all. Linda Kimsal, a spokesperson for PNC Bank said, "The low volume of transactions at Wilkes was unable to sustain the cost of the MAC machine." Therefore Wilkes received a bill from PNC Bank for $3,000. This exorbitant price led Wilkes from PNC to Pioneer National Bank. So how does this switch in banks affect the student body? With PNC Bank as the Wilkes provider, it cost $.75 to make a foreign transaction. Now it costs Using the MAC machine is a new expe?ence. one dollar with Pioneer National. Also, PNC Bank allowed ten dollar increments.to be withdrawn. Pioneer National requires withdrawals in $20 increments. Paul O'Hop, vice president of business affairs and auxiliary enterprises, said, "We could try to broach this subject with Pioneer National but, every bank has it' s own conditions that we will have to accept." Marion Bishop of Pioneer National said, "All of our ATMs are in conjunction and its not something we would be willing to change." The new student center will house an actual branch of Pioneer National Bank. The branch will be run entirely by Wilkes students. ilkes television is coming soon to ·cable near you 't find anything ting on TV? Well, tlook now, but sUniversity will occupy cable channel estation will be able inbroadcasting its t-run television s to a much larger gaudience. s have been made Center ouses two halfs ran entirely Beacon file photo Wilkes is coming to channel 68. by students. The two month old Wilkes sports program "The Colonel's Edge" will be the cornerstone for the new programming. The Edge differs from all other shows in that it gives inside looks into all of Wilkes University's sports teams. "I think 'The Edge' has promoted all' of the Wilkes sports teams in a positive way," said Beth LoPiccolo of the women's basketball team. Teammate Liz Burchill said, "I like it!" Senior captain of the men's basketball team, Matt Conway said, "It offers an interesting look on Wilkes University athletics." The other program that will air on the new channel is the bi-weekly variety show "Wilkes Today." Wilkes Today offers · students a chance to participate in a show that gives insight from the students of Wilkes University. . The show deals with a variety of issues including campus events, sports and entertainment. One of the shows directors Will Taylor, when asked about upcoming changes within the show said, "It's going to be a new show headed in the right direction \\ 'h a promising future." The success of these two programs will determine whether or not more new programs will be added. Chairperson of the communications department, Dr. Bradford Kinney, has has been very pleased with the progress the television center has made over the last few years . "We're as close to being professional as we can get and it' s only going to improve," he said. �News ,, The Beacon March 12, 19 Around the world .. ,. Vinovrski bid Wilkes farewe Page 2 El Nino affects Panama Canal Hantavirus • scare 1n N.M. PANAMA CITY, PANAMA (AP)--Even the Panama Canal is hurting Commission estimates the because of El Nino. new rules will affect 17 Authorities blame the percent of ships crossing the weather pattern for a canal through October. severe drought. It's so bad The drought has reduced they're lowering the water the level of a lake that feeds level in the Panama Canal, the waterway: forcing ships to carry , Rainfall this season is lighter loads. ' th~ 1owest in the canal's 84 The U.S. Canal year history. ALBUQUERQUE, NEW MEXICO (AP)--El Nino may be increasing the risk of deadly hantavirus in the desert southwest. Hantavirus comes from rodent urine and droppings and causes hantavirus pulmonary syndrome. Now, rodent populations in rural New Mexico are booming because of the warm wet weather. Domino's Pizza Delivers WHAlAWEEK Hours:, . _ Call us! 829-2900 -. - . .- , , . &-: - :~~~f.1~1;,i;, MON. TUES. WED. THURS. - FRI. SAT. 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His oldest son, Marty, moved to Arizona last year. Vinovrski's youngest son Scott, will be · graduating high school this year and will move with the family to attend college in California. to relocate Scott w high school," said Vinovrski. Vinovrski co that although Califi · Sate University is similar to Wilkes will be many things will miss, including son Todd, who is presently attending Wilkes; working at alma matter since graduating from Wi and working with President Breiseth. admissions is c being conducted. ,. " Vinov.rski hopes a successor will be within the next he/she will have · successor's grea challenge will be of higher educatioit private school." Vinovrski hopes new dean of ad · will have an because of p improvemen Large Cheese Pizza + 8pc Cheesy Bread $9.99 d liketany inform policies or issues, urity,.homepage at Large 1-Topping Pizza+ 10 Buffalo Wings+ 4 cokes $10.99 kesl.wilkes.edu/~s ge •is :upHated ·wee 2 Large Cheese Pizzas $9.99 .. I . . ,' .. ., �arph 12, 1998 2, ,vrski co ough Car iversity is :o Wilkes any thin :s, includin ld, who is ,y attending working at atter since ing from W rking with nt Breiseth~ 1ccessor for 5ki has not ions is c onduct 1ov,rski :ssor w the next will hav ; the ne 1ovrski sor' s gr 1ge will 1er educ : school." 1ovrski ho ~an of ad · tve an ;e of p vement ear. Letters to the Editor EDITO.RIAL Page 3 A beautiful da in Colle etown How long have we been subjected to the mayor's grand plans to Letters to the Editor guidelines; transform the City of Wilkes-Barre to a warm and happy home for the college student population? As far as I am concerned, we have suffered rs should include your name and phone number. They should be no long enough. It is officially time for the mayor to put that tired dream rthan 250 words and must be signed in order to be printed. Letters to rest. bt printed in the orfier they are received and must be submitted by On Tuesday morning a concerned business owner in the commu4:30 p.m. on the Monday prior to publication. nity called our office to let us know that while we were on break, many F.ditor: of the surrounding streets were empty, and she was enraged that the Amenior here at Wilkes I would like to a address a serious problem, mayor waited until our return to clean the streets around our campus. 1111befound behind the desk at City HalL You guessed it, Mayor - This caller was correct. You probably noticed when leaving your 9:30 y. I am so sick and tired of having our school name associated a.m. classes this Tuesday, many students (who were forced to park in 'oot"contributing to Wilkes-Barre. As Wilkes students we all shop spots with meters covered in "No Parking" bags due to the unreal lack and dine ar local resturants. of parking) received tickets beacuse of the street cleaping project. !expect the mayor, as a politician to respect college students just as This situation ouJraged many, but I am persortauy-disturbed by drespect his office. We are here at Wilkes for one reason that is how the mayor and his assistant addressed the situation. Because this our education. Many of us will find jobs locally and therefore inconvenience seriously affec_ted the Wilkes student body, The Beacon citizens of the valley, paying even more taxes to our city. What felt it was defintiely news worthy, but when I called for an interview to happen if both King's and Wilkes were not here in Wilkes-Barre? compile a news article for this week's issue I was disgusted by how I ooes be think would happen to the economy then? was treated. It would have been very simple for someone to take five Tne parking here at Wilkes has been a problell\ for years and the minutes of their time and explain the street cleaning project and justify ~ ttying to improve the situation. However, the Mayor does not why it didn't take place while we were away. In fact, Shannon lbings any better when every single meter on South Street and McNulty, spokesperson for the mayor said,"It is not the responsiblity · Street have "No Parking" bags over them for two days. Why? of the mayor's office to plan street cleaning around the college sched· wanted to clean our streets. Well, what the heck were they doing ules." ooth King's and Wilkes were.on Spring break? Or why didn't the Take that Wilkes! I just hope that the mayor and other employees up the streets when the street cleaning signs say they will? in his office realize.that this is not the way to earn the respect of the ybecause the Mayor knew that most likely the students and college community. We certainly aren't asking for special favors. would park there anyway, since there aren't many spots available However, we definitely deserve the respect and consJd~ration he,wpu}d, with, especially when the tickets were $15 each. Multiply that by extend to any other residents of the city. · · IOOcars and you get $1500 dollars, contributed to the city by members. makesme very angry that the man who represents this city is down education. Since I was a child it had been a dream of mine te mycollege education. Now I am a married woman with two and own and help operate a dairy farm in Mahoning Valley, County. -I have been commuting 50 minutes-each'.° way just to my goal and the year I finally graduate the school is being byits very own City Mayor. A man who does not respect the involved in completing a BA degree does not deserve the honor ,· ~~ijCO 7-199 19ZSouth Franklin Si., Wilkes-B.arre, PA 187(,6 Hollenback Hall, 2nd floor · Main: (717) 408-5903 Fax: (717)408-5902 Editor in Chief Christine Gaydos ljS n n. .h · n n n n n 'n GJUS/[fil ENER(]/ wedo Mayor has given me the impression that all college students 1bis is not a true statement. Yes, students occasionally get ,but what school doesn't. We are here to complete our dream of an education. I know that a lot of blood, sweat and tears went · vingmy dream and I am proud of myself. I just hope that other who are considering pursuing their dreams at Wilkes, are not ed byMayor McGroarty. :i webuy &sell CD's• tapes• vin~ •vileos •lxloks j I n 59 north main •wilkes-barre •829-2929 j nnnnnnnnnn~DDDD._· f.ditor: attendance. The party served its intended purpose; however, it is teinstructor who is perhaps the biggest asset, the most effective, interesting to note that it had been relocated due to an order prohibiting est mover-and shaker in your major is suddenly suspended, explanation, just days before the start of the spring semester, what Mr. Campbell from stepping foot on campus. In addition, the students created and sold a T-shirts bearing the Spanish equivalent of "the people you think? What would you do? Probably, just what we've done. united will never be defeated" and Mr .. Campbell s signature "J" on the essor Jerome Cambell, a 19-year veteran of the music nl, had this very thing happen to him less than a week before the back. More than 40 of these shirts have been sold as of this writing, some semester began. Dr. Bonnie Bedford met with the students of the even to faculty. ton January 14 to discuss this and a number of other irrelevant Although the administration contends that the level of education has not been compomised by the suspension of Mr. Campbell, students think · Withinhours, a petition was begun. This petition demonstrated otherwise. Even though Mr. Mike Williams, Wilkes '84, has graciously widespread) support for Mr. Campbell, requested that he be and be offered the position of Department"Chair. Having been agreed to stand in as Wind Ensemble director and take over Mr. Campbell's private lessons for the time being. This situation is difficult for by 32 out of 42 Music Majors (and five non-majors), it was handeveryone. While Mr. Williams is an able and welcome replacement, it is a tothe offices of President Breiseth, Dr. Bedford, Vicesudden adjustment for which no one was prepared, and which has not 0'Hop, Strunk, and Lennon, Music Department Chairmen ' come easy. Mr. Williams along with the other replacements has to travel a ·ngton, AAUP President Dr. Thomas Baldino, Faculty great distance to get to Wilkes. Therefore, none of them are able to answer Dr. John Gilmer, and to Mr. Campbeli himself. The only questions or coach students on other days of the week. As of now, the of any kind from any of the above individuals (with the Wind Ensemble has only had about 60% of it's scheduled rehearsals. ofMr. Campbell) thus far is a letter from President Breiseth Mr. Campbell is the finest asset that our department has. It is rumors concerning the future of the department. While we are sincerely hoped that this crisis will be resolved - very soon - with Mr. lbal the department does indeed have a future ahead, we are . Campbell in his rightful position. Until that time, we the students will disapointed that this letter does not address the matter at hand. letter is also being sent to the Wilkes University Board of · continue to fight on Mr. Campbell's behalf. ' along with a note outlining recent developments. while, the students organized a pizza party to be held in the Jennifer Adam ter lounge on Ferbruary 3. This party was a show of moral David Westawski and solidarity to Mr. Campbell. Twenty-five people were in Matthew Lengyel .ound'In cholastic:Press cia~ion·:!! M Jhursdays, 25 with exceptio, olidays and ljn ex:am.s to ~,500 p~pers a,:e clistriJ>uted weekly across campus ;1,100 �Page4 EDITORIAL The Nieds vs. the world ''What did you do over Spring Break?'' -. Jarrad Max "I hung out with my family." Matt Minielly "I played golf in Myrtle Beach.:' E.J. Tomassoni "I went to a basketball game every day." Chris Mulhollan "I got sun poisoning in Cancun." Ann Marie Raleigh "I went to sleep· on · Saturday and woke up the following Sunday." , Steel Cage Mate Roving Reporter by J.J. Fadden Jason Hills "I stayed home and did nothing." . If anyone watched Andy Rooney on "60 Minutes" d · break, you would have seen a historic event. Rooney and the brothers actually agreed on something. Normally, Rooney r~bles on in his youth-hating, unfocused crap (nothing at our articles). This time, it was different. He was complaioiDg sportscasters and how they never shut up. His specific ex with the with the Olympics and how the sportscasters felt the to fill in absolutely every free second with useless chatter athletes, as if anyone cared. Rooney's final comment was something to the effect that TV sportscasters should som · close their mouths and let the people watch and enjoy the g We couldn't agree more. Our biggest problem with sportscasters is a little bit closer home than the Winter Olympics, namely NCAA basketball. we'll go one better: Dick Vitale. If you want to watch aDute UNC game, you have to sit through the God awful screams Vitale. HE'S ANNOYING, BABY! He seems to get louder and louder as the year goes on,., March Madness, he can only scream. This man feels co talk and talk and talk. Granted, every once in a while he says something that is not entirely retarded. For example, last S he called Duke forward Trajan Langdon the "Alaskan Ass That was funny, but it is bound to happen sooner or later someone talks for over half an hour non-stop. ESPN should limit on him. Something like only 500 words a game so he have to make them count. After he hits 500 words, they put a muzzle on him. All sportscasters should have to take lessons from the They announced the games the way they should be anno "LeClair to Lindros, Lindros to Podien, Podien shoots ... and scores!" Notice that the voice only raises when something important happens. Not before. And notice that in the repl&J, will explain how the puck got past the goalie, not how the I?Other was born in a log cabin or anything tot;llly unrelateAI that. Well, every once in a while, they'll do somethinglike "!:,ut they have to fill the dead time somehow. · E-mail us at niedma@wilkes.edu or niedmb@wilkes. the E TOYOTA COROLLA. OVER THE PAST 30 YEARS, OLLA HAS BECOME ONE OF THE MOST TRUSTED RS IN THE WORLD. AND NOW IT'S ALL-NEW...WITH RE PASSENGER AND TRUNK ROOM, AN ALL-NEW UMINUM ENGINE THAT'S ONLY MORE POWERFUL, IT'S MORE ECONOMICAL.UP TO 38 MILES PER GALLON HIGHWAY. COROLLA IS SAFER AND QUIETER,AND BEST OF ALL, IT STARTS AT APRICE LOWER THAN LAST YEAR. MORE CAR... LESS rese1 ologi nual in Bo �Across Campus ~ch 12, M at he wo 60 Minutes" d :nt. Rooney and formally, Rooney i crap ( nothing at He was complai . His specific ex ;portscasters felt h useless chatter nal comment was :ters should som .ch and enjoy the ,;ant to watch a ice in a while h For example, l 1 the "Alaskan !n sooner or later 1-stop. ESPN sho 1,7ords a game so he 500 words, they :e lessons from the :y should be anno , Podien shoots ... ;es when something :,tice that in the re goalie, not how the hing totally unrel '11 do something · ch 12, 1998 I Page 5 The Beacon elping those who cannot help theinSelves · gbreak is usually a enstudents r ax, me rays and te themselves in ·on for the remainder semester. tWilkes students the mold of usual spring this year by working impoverished families. dents traveled cross the to the small village of ,located in Tijuana, · gtheir visit, students twoarea families, red at an orphanage ed with children in youth center. center works with by providing a place to smdy and giving supplies they need to their homework. help is also given to whocannot afford to hool. Besides offering esports program, all icipants recieve a meal. Elvira Carranza, a native Mexican, along with help from American and German volunteers, runs the center. The first task which the volunteers tackled was painting the center. All of the classrooms, the hall, the restrooms and the computer room had been prepped for painting. Working together, the goal was to get the center painted before the children arrived on Monday morning. Work began daily at _nine a.m. and ended between five and six p.m. On Monday the group . began working off site within the community. The majority of the houses in Tecolote are constructed from scrap wood, old garage doors and any other material that could be found. Although most of the houses in Tecolote needed repair, Carranza chose two for the group to work on. The first house worked on was the house of a single mother and her four children. . A fence was also · constructed around the yard ! in order to keep the animals out. Springs from mattresses, scrap wood, scrap metal and · chilcken wire were the materials used to construct the fence. After completing the first · house the group moved on to the second house. Cleaning garbage and re-roofing the house were the main jobs that needed to be completed. "My worst day here is , nothing compared to their best. It made me look at life Wilkes Voluteers help repair home differently and appreciate ' everything I have," said · Cleaning the garbage that throughout, the dogs were Nicole Ehrich, a freshman surrounded the house was the walking in and out of the participant. first task that needed to be holes. It was their outhouse. The students also got the accomplished before the Gnbage clean-up took opportunity to work, for an structural repairs could begin. the entire first day of work. afternoon, at one of the local There were piles of On the second day of work orphanages and with the garbage consisting of scrap structural repairs could, begin. students in the youth center. wood, old mattresses, toys, The group wrapped the Throughout the week, the clothes and pld pipes. house with water proofing group worked hard to help the In the middle of all of hte . paper and chicken wire.The community to overcome garbage there was a small chicken wire not only holds many of their obstacles. This . building made up of old wood the paper on but it is crucial experience made life in the and metal. It had a small door if the family stuccoes their United States seem like and there were holes all house. paradise. pit yo-..-.r·stress levels away CHAEL BLAIR · The LES PER , FER AND fSTARTS AN LAST Dr. Francis Brennan, ogy professor at University was first. lied up to the podium, be set his notes down, ts dimmed. The whirl ANGE! nting research at the Psychological tion annual meeting, eheld in Boston on February 27 and 28, was something that Brennan seemed born to do. Opening up with a rather informative speech on the field of psychoneuroimmunology, the interaction between different psychological variables, the immune system, and the nervous system. The foundation of the experiment was ''the study of stress and how it compromises the immune ' system," said Brennan. Since cells have stress receptors, there are two possibilities that can occur when an individual occurs a stressor: immunosuppresion, the decrease in immune functioning or immunoehancement, the increase in immune functioning. In Brennan's study, saliva samples from college students were collected, both before and after each was subjected to different types of music. Why saliva samples? For this study, Brennan was looki11g for the level of a certain antibody that is released in all bodily secretions. Since saliva wits the most readily secretion available, it was the easiest to collect. There was four different types of music played. One group iistened to jazz, another heard jazz with commercials, yet another heard auditory clicks and the last group sat in silence. The difference in the antibody levels of the saliva was quite astonishing. The group listening to straight jazz increased the level of their antibody about 15 percent, which definitely can be considered immunoenhancement. The group that heard auditory clicks had a decrease in their antibody level by about 120 percent, which can be considered immunocuppression. The other two groups were consistent, with the group · sitting in silence not changing antibody levels much. .As for the future, Brennan claims that since "an increase in this antibody may be beneficial to one's health," clinical trials must be done. In all actuality, there may be major advancements in immunoenhancement as a result of these findings, according to Brennan. Chad Rugola, a senior at . Wilkes University majoring in psychology, attended Brennan's presentation. "Despite a few slide malfunctions," said Rugola, "Brennan present~d the material in a humorous, but informative way. It as very good. Hopefully his findinr will help reduce people's stress, especially in us college students." �FEATURES Page 6 Critic's Corner with Dan Lavelle ;ll!!!I~~ "Hush" March 12, 199 LA\f1 □ @[f!] □ [f!]@ u~@: ~[h~~~ W □ LI ~ ~ [Ml LA\ [Q) LA\ ~ ~ ~ @ ~ [Q) Hello fellow movie viewers. Pisces (February 19-March 20) This week a bond grows stronger. Certain events will bring you clo et ~="'-="e:::.J!.:...:C...:,1-,!,~~~~--__J-lOnce in a great while, Hollywood acquaintance and make them more than a friend. produces a suspense film so scary Aries (March 21-April 19) You think you have set plans for the weekend. Well, expect a last minute your hair turns white. One example, 'The Silence of the scramble to find something to do. Rent a movie, make some popcorn and spend quality time with yo Taurus (April 20-May 20) Turn on the sweetness and charm today, you may need it to get yourself out Lambs," won numerous Oscars in 1992. I can still remember Gemini (May 21-June 21) Recently you came into some desperately needed money. Be careful not too leaving the theater speechless after seeing "Seven,." or you'll be broke again in no time. Today, there is a new suspense film out called "Hush," Cancer (June 22-July 22) This week you will be extremely moody. Be careful not to alienate those cl staring multi-award winning Jessica Lange and Gwyneth Try as best as you can to keep it under control. Paltrow. "Hush" look~ to follow the lead set by "The Silence Leo (July 22- August 22) Changes at work will produce new challenges for you. Don't worry! Take y see things right and you will be benefited. of the Lambs" and "Seven:" However, after seeing this film Virgo (August 23-September 22) Lately you sum your mood up in one four letter word-blah! It has been the scariest thing about "Hush" was the money I wasted. find your enthusiasm. Well, next week you will have no problem. So enjoy it. In Hush, a young couple Helen and Jackson Baring move Li,bra (September 23-October 23) You made plans for old friends to come visit. You may want to re from the big city to a southern farm. The house is currently visit because you will face too much work to spend time with them. occupied by Mrs. Baring (Jackson's mother) . Ov~r joyed by Scorpio (October 24-November 21) You've been feeling off key for a few days. Take this weekendto their arrival, the mother allows them to stay. Little do they some loose ends and you'll be back to normal soon. Sagittarius (November 22-December 21) You have had mixed feelings about someone or something. know, they're about to run into a ·lot of dark secrets from the and trust your gut feeling and the feelings will subside. , Baring family past. . Capricorn (December 22-January 19) Don'. t get discouraged if you have had a few bad days and life is The story was weak and seemed choppy. In one part of tough. Get through next week and good luck will come your way. the film, Mrs. Baring (Lange) mentions that she originally Aquarius (January 20-February 18) Be careful not to loose touch with your friends over a new found · _ sl!ips. Chances are it won't last lo_ng and when vou need vour friends. Thev won't be there! had two children. But~she:dQesn':t seem to go into much ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ -detail on how the first child:died. Plus, Helen (Paltrow) is • E.A11N • ''History o pregnant, but has a hard time figuring out whether she's : $ 7 &o-U&OO/WEEK SSS EASY MONEY!!! :Aliveperformance • having a boy or a girl. But what got on my nerves the most . • Raise all the money your student \. : group needs by sponsaing a I will pay $30 for your • and rappers whichwas the ending. I was expecting a big chase scene, but it • from Gospel to phone book. • The MSC is loo · turned out to be a .... Whoops, almost gave away the ending. I • VISA FundraRr on your campus. : No investment & very little time (;•D Lee Ramsey. collect at ~volunteers.Toe Lange might have given great performances in the past, in j • needed There'snoobliga'tion,so , • -· (423) •beldonWedn such films as "Cape Fear" and 'Tootsie." But as far as why not call for infonnation today. , 1: I • Call l-800-323-8454 x 95. t ?: 30 p.m., in "Hush" goes, don't expect much. She seems to do a rather , Dickson Darte • ·•:..:•~·!.•.!•..!!•w•~•.!•:..:•~•.!•..!!•:..:•L!.•.!•.....!=:::::::::::::::::::::::::::!.:..::.;:.;~!.!!!.~ • impressive southern accent, but tends to be over-emotional. '1i•:..:•~•.:! Personally, I blame the writers and editors for messing ·ar'o und 9 with Lange's character. § Paltrow does a good job in a weak film. Although she does .a good job playing a city girl, she does· a bad job dad. Sinatra said Frank Sinatra Our Lives," and "Ge suffering. t:J~r film debut was only ·a few years a_go. But it is "Doing very well considering Hospital." Winners will seems like she's still learning the business. Give her a few his age and his lifestyle." He is announced on May Ii more years, and hopefully she can be a decent actress. LOS ANGELES, CA(AP)-- 82 and hasn't been . seen in I give this film •a HALF A STAR . The story was public since having a heart John Travolta wouidn't mind terrible and Lange needs better taste in scripts. Paltrow does (D)(lli $1:s,7 9 attack more than a year ago. running for office, but only if OK, but needs more practice. This is the type of film you cdl ~ want to avoid. · · , , you want him to. Travolta tells Sinatra says her father is "comfortable" and "doing well Los Angeles Magazine that.he under the circumstances.""She might "entertain the idea" if Singer Al Jarreau is didn't say what those circum"people really want that.'; Actress Barbara F stances are, she says her father So far, he says he's gotten "Get Smart," is 57. is in "no threat; no danger." no indication that the public Singer/Actress Liza wants him to run, but he says is 52. his last trip to Washington, Singer James Taylor some politicians were Keyboardist Bill Pa "evocatitive on the subject." "Little Feat," is 49. NEW YORK, NY(AP)-- · Travolta plays a president Bassist Steve Harris. Susan Lucci tries to break the in ':Primary Colors," which Maiden," is 41. longest losing streak in Emmy. comes out later this month. Singer Marlon J history thi$ May. Lucci picked "The Jacksons," is4 up her 18th Daytime Emmy Actor Jerry Levine Award nomination yesterday, "no Actor Courtney B. she never won. Overall, 'The . threat, no danger" Young and the Restless," leads 38. ................. ......... . 517-7237 IEmnt ce1r1t cffinrmme Tihl@ltc Travolta for president? . il 183 fi ir11Iln Lucci tries again Sinatra: SLC 101 LAS VEGAS, NV (AP)-- Tina Sinatra is the latest to check in with a health update on her with 18 nominations. It will compete for best soap with "All My Children," "Days of Guitarist Graham "Blur," is 29. �SPORTS ·ch 12, 1 ~ (F) [b ;j\ 00 ] ~ ~~ :nts will bring you cl ide World of S orts ose talks 'th Reds' I, expect a last minute quality time with yo ed it to get yourself mey. Be careful not live perfo drappers m Gospel eMSC is plunteers. . Pete Rose doesn't he violated the terms · ban from baseball tobecause he has no conith the Cincinnati Reds all team. Rose did talk for nearly ur today to the Reds' r leaguers. The basecareer hits leader had ·ved advance pennisfrom the Reds to watch son work out at spring · g. Pete Junior is an der with the club's Inlis farm club. The Sporting News Selects Knight Pays Fine · players of the Year BLOOMINGTON, INDIANA (AP)-- After rejecetng Indiana's appeal ST. LOUIS (AP)-yesterday, The Big Ten told Antawn Jamison of North the school to decide. So, Carolina and Tennessee's Given a choice between a Chamique Holdsclaw have one-game suspension and a $10,000 fine. basketball been selected The Sporting News College Basketball Coach Bobby Knight is Players of the Year. paying a $10,000 fine. He's being disciplined for comTheir coaches each earned honors from the ments critical of officials in paper. a game against Illinois last month. North Carolina's Bill Guthridge and Tennesse' s The Big Ten has cenPat Summit are the sured tp.e referee who threw publication's pick for the Knight out of the game, Men's and Women's Coach saying he improperly called of the· Year. a technical foul. e into.90.7 S1/CDJ1ler theJive broadcastiQfiFficl s NCA~tolit:JJ · if -- • "' • ·"' - -. . - • •• • --. - ·•·· • Rowan Co ~, a opes o s ar s rong ~-----r@cdl2EJ irr11Ilu tcksons, ·erry Le :ourtne seems like only day we were watchFlorida Marlins beat eveland Indians in the dSeries. It will soon t time again. Baseball is just around the rand the Wilkes rsity Colonels flew to 'da over Spring Break . their season under- . . They were set to play games with their first tCatholic University. After a disappointing last year, the Coloare determined and d. With the majority team returning, ding seniors Jim 7.alski, Augie hke, and Curtis n, transfer stu9ents and freshman players, the give up a lot of runs. Some team hopes to have a win~ of the teams toughest match-_ ning season and contend in ups include, Allentown their division. College, FbU-Madison,and "With most of our team King's College. returning and mixing our This year's captains, Jim underclassman with new Domzalski and Curtis guys, we will be ready to hit Kroesen, have set many against any pitcher we're team goals. "As a whole, we faced with," says Head would like to improve the Coach Jim Polek. teams batting average, E.R.A "A major strong point in (earned run average) and our teams favor is our make it to the MAC champioffense. We are able to onships," says Kroesen. "It's score a lot of runs against important for the team to g~t the other team," says Polek. off to a good start in Florida A big question mark for the ·and carry that the rest of the team this season is the depth way throughout the season," of their pitching staff. says Domzalski. "We need to improve It seems the Colonels our pitching and our defense have a little bit of work needs to play better," says · ahead of them, but with a Polek. little sacrifice, strength and Even though the Colodetermination, they should nels offense can score a lot be able to have a successful of runs, the team also can season. Page 7 That's what I say with SCOTT VEITZ£ Two weeks ago, I was scared to editorialize about Wilkes University's Men's Basketball Team because I was afraid to jinx them. Athletes tend to be extremely superstitious, and our basketball team is probably no exception. This team however, is beyond superstition, luck, good bounces or even faulty shot clocks. This team is truly a group of champions. · At the beginning of the season, I was a little skeptical about this teams ability to blend together as a cohesive unit because of the individual talents that highlight the roster. I wondered if Mike Barrouk would find his niche as a team player after his league MVP runner-up performance after only his first year as a Colonel. I wondered if Dave Iannuzzi would keep his head small enough to fit through the Henry Gymnasium doors after his league Rookie of the Year performance. I wondered if Jay Williams would bring the same intensity to the floor that he has for the first three years of his career. I wondered if Chad Fabian' s three point touch of last season was a fluke. I wondered if Jason Sheakoski could be a starting center. I wondered if Brian Gryboski could play physical enough to back up his size. I wondered if Matt Conway could sit his rear on the bench long enough to avoid technical fouls. All ofmy questions were answered with a solid YES- This team has jelled together under Coach Jerry Rickrode as one of the most solid teams in Division III basketball. Barroukhas shown that his two years at St. John_ Fischer College weren't enough to distance him from the intense camaraderie that grew between Williams, Conway, Gryboski and himself at Bishop Hoban High School where they earned a 28-1 record in 1993-94. J annuzzi has proven that he is not concerned with personal accolades , as much ·as he is committed to winning at all costs. Sheakoski, although he has not yet established himself as a prolific scored, has done an adequate job as' the ·Goloriels starting center. Adequate enough, that is, to let Gryboski and Scott Cleveland excel as rebounders while Sheakoski takes care of clearing big bodies out of the paint. Fabian has gone above and beyond his duties oflast season as a three point ·shooter. He has proven that he can play in transition, and has established himself as a good passer. , . ,The real credit nere, despite 'the heroics of all of the Colonel Players should go to Head Coach Jerry Rickrode. Rickrode is the first coach in the history of Wilkes University Basketball to earn a 20 win season, and he has done so in each of the last five seasons. He is the first Wilkes coach to beat the University of Scranton three times in the same .season and he is the first team to beat Scranton in three consecutive meetings. He is the only Wilkes coach to lead his team to the Elite Eight of the Division III national tournament. He gets as much respect on the Wilkes campus and in the Wilkes-Barre community and he presents himself as a perfec_t gentleman both on and off the court. Most importantly, he has kept local tallent. Often, talented athletes stray away from their local schools to find a better program away from home where they have a chance to see more playing time or find abetter coaching staff.. Rickrode has prevented that from happening. He has a solid coaching staff, and he offers substantial playing time for everyone who deserves it. For these, he deserves all of the praise that he receives. 0 • • • • 2 Dlocks from Wilkes University campus Studios, I BR and 2 BR'S Newly renovated First Month free• C lose to Gym Faci liti es, Shopping & All Con ve nie nces • Easy on/off a~cess to all main roads • Free Call ie • Free Parking • Air Conditioning • • • • • • W/ W Carpet ing Lmu1dries Tenant Security Syst em New Vertical Blinds Locall y Owned and Managed *Restrictions apply Appointments at Your Convenience Humfurd Equities · 822-5126 or 822-2737 �SPORTS Page 8 March 12, 1 Colonels power their way into Sweet were granted a first round bye. Tickets for this weekend's action are ' currently on sale in the campus bookstore. Student tickes cost $4 and also will be sold at the door. Tickets for Saturday's championship game will go on sale following the games Friday. After tickets went on sale on Tuesday, secured the Colonel win with two clutch free-throws Beac;on Copy Editor - - - - - - - - - - with just one second remaining in regulation. Jay Williams had his Cleveland finished with "Sweet Sixteen" party on eight points, as did fellow Saturday night with 2,080 of forward Brian Gryboski. his closest friends at the Sophomore Dave Jannuzzi Arnaud C. Marts Center on had eight points and pulled the Wilkes University camin 10 boards in the winning pus. cause. The senior point guard The MAC Champions for t~e Wilkes University now advance to the "Sweet poured in 16 points to help Sixteen" round of the Wilkes defeat the University NCAA Division tournament of Scranton 59-57 in the where they will play host to second round of the NCAA Rowan University in the Division III Men's Tournasecond game of double ment. The win allows Wilkes header. Kicking off the to move on and host the action at 6 pm will be Sectionals Friday and Satur- . Catholic and Hunter, a day in the Henry Gymna. game of two high power sium. offenses. Winners Friday Williams helped pull the night will face off Saturday Colonels back together after · in the Henry Gymnasium. the halftime break, as the Tip-off for the championRoyals came out and went on ship game is scheduled for a 17 point run to open the 7 :30 pm. The winner heads half. Williams showed his to Salem, Virginia for the senior leadership by hitting a Division III Final Four. 01g mree-oau, men sreanng a Wilkes was awarded the Scranton inbound pass and No. 1 seed in the Midturning it into a Wilkes Atlantic bracket after basket. winning the MAC over Junior Scott Cleveland Scranton. The Colonels By MATT REITNOUR RIGHT:Mike Barrouk scoops under the net to score against The University of Scranton in the MAC Championship game. a LEFf: Jay Williams makes the first snip in the ceremonial cutting-down of the nets after the MAC Championship game. 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Zip ......................................... ~·---···--. . - - .. - -.......................................................................................................................... . -- -····· ......................... � 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 1998 March 12th Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1998 March 12 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 University https://omeka.wilkes.edu/omeka/files/original/911db307e7e645ce4a62cd7d81e0a911.pdf 81a9976e54101c19cb054f019eb49d3f PDF Text Text COLONELS TRAVELING TO SALEM... •Men's basketball team defeats TREETS AND E ~---::=~f~~~~~~i~;~~~=~;;~;;;;;;~=jl!-+~wan and Hunter. Sports ... page 12 THE BEACON Wilkes University March.19, -1998 outh · Parked & Locked Anyone with a car on pus has surely uttered question, "Where can I sold. According to Paul op, Vice President of · ess Affairs and · iaryEnterprises, the tion might improve Park & Lock South is Chacko's was recently lished and an office lex is currently under construction. The city gave the new tenants, Corporate Express Call Services Center, the Park & Lock South for employee parking. Wilkes was informed at the end of January that the school must be out of the facility by the end of April, although the school is trying to obtain a one-week extension for final exam week. In total, Wilkes will lose 250 spaces when it vacates Park & Lock South. However, plans to increase available parking are being considered. Several ideas have been proposed, but most of them have not been finalized yet. So far, ninety-four parking spaces, at the PNC Operations Building on the corner of South and South Washington Streets, have been leased and will be available. Another consideration is the 319 spaoes at Ralston Field. If Ralston Field is used for parking, the ss;_hool is considering running a shuttle all day long between the field and various drop-off See PARKING page 2 atisfaction guaranteed? ~ IT! ~?. ~ It is probable that every non this campus has thing they are not 1ed with. Throughout the week of h23, students will get ce to voice their plaints and maybe even mmething about it. Students who have a y, Wednesday and yclass at 10 a.m. will inistered the Student actory Inventory. The Student Satisfaction tory has been given to nts for the past three The purpose of the y, according to Dean niversity College Paul s, is "to measure what SIUdents think is 1. . . . . . . . how satisfied they are with each of those aspects." The students' satisfaction is concluded by Mr. Scott Bodfish, the director of Institutional Research and his staff, who analyze the results of the survey. Changes are then made accordingly. The results are analyzed by putting the areas that the students think are important in order from most important to least important. Then the calculated amount of preceived performance of each given area is subtracted from the expectation of the student for each area. These results are then compared with other colleges around the country. The areas that have the greatest importance level and the lowest perceived · performance level of Wilkes are then changed. Previous years have shown that one of the areas that students were most unsatisfied with was our school's security. Adam's said that Wilkes therefore took actions to improve this area. "Our students now benefit from the . increased vigilance of security who have been working very hard to be more accessible and visible to the students," said Adams. The Student Satisfaction Inventory shows many other interesting facts about the beliefs of the student body. For instance, the survey from last year showed academics are See RESEARCH page2 Photo by J.J. Fadden Mike Barrouk goes up for two of his game high 21 points versus Hunter College. Colonels defeat the Hunter Hawks Photo by Colonel players set their position under the board for a rebound. J.J. Fadden �News Page2 Around the world Clinton addresses Republican budget LAS VEGAS (AP)-President Clinton said the new republican budget plan "short changes" the nations future. The $1. 73 trillion budget Research the most important aspect to the students at Wilkes. This is obvious since the top five areas were: the quality of instruction in major field, how valuable the information being taught is within major field, a knowledgeable academic advisor, a schedule that • unveiled yesterday contains $30 billion in tax cuts but leaves out child care and education initiatives Clinton is proposing. Speaking at a union hall in Las Vegas, the president declared, ''The American people should say no to that budget." Clinton wants to hire 100,000 more teachers and to spend $22 bil]).on on child care over the next five years. His comments, in a speech after a tour of a carpentry union training center, were cheered loudly, there were even chants of "four mour years." doesn't conflict and knowledgeable faculty for .all courses. There is a small gap between each area of importance's expectation level and the perceived performance of Wilkes. Therefore, 36 action plans have been created to improve these and many other aspects of Wilkes. These action plans are to be completed within a threeyear period. Survey results, for the past three years have shown there has been a gradual, positive increase in the student's perception of the school. Beacon Staff Writer Photo by J.J. Fadden Park & Lock South is closing its gates in April. others have been trying to develop a workable solution. They are not, according to O'Hop, "doing it in a vacuum." "We would appreciate it if people have patience. Once a workable plan evolves the Wilkes community will be advised," said O'Hop. Medicine i Miami Bea By BETH WEIR Parking spots on campus. This shuttle service would not cost the students anything. They would not have to pay the usual parking fee. Only individuals who park on this side of • the river would be required to pay a parking fee. All of these considerations are still in the planning stage. There is a commuter meeting on March 24 to discuss these ideas, in room 101 of the Stark Leaming Center. Should these solutions be implemented, they are subject to change after the new Student Center is built. However, the shuttle service may continue to be used. O'Hop, along with John Pesta, Gene Manganello, the student affairs staff and March 19, 19 The Beacon It should be noted that there is a potential sidebenefit to the closing of Park & Lock South. The corporation which will occupy the new building will likely employ about 2,000 people, some of which may be Wilkes students. Katie Barnhart, a four ' year pharmacy major, will be leaving Friday, March 20 to compete in the American Pharmaceutical Pharmacopoeia/Na· Association 1998 Formulary, a trip to National Patient Washington D.C., in Counseling Competition for the Patient Ini in Miami Beach, Florida. Barnhart first signed First runner-up up at Wilkes to answer receive an engraved the preliminary round of leather-bound coll questions on campus. edition of the U.S. The top ten applicants Pharmacopoeia/N were then chosen for the Formulary and $ final round. Barnhart was Second runner selected by the board of also receive an en judges to be the leitther--bo~n-d c_ol representative from the - edition of the U.S. Wilkes School of Pharmacopoei Pharmacy. Formuhrry an Barnhart will be Third runn joining the other take home an pharmacy school leather-bound representatives from the edition of the U.S. for a ten minute Pharmacopoeia/N preliminary round on Formulary and$ Friday and Saturday, All represen March 19 &20. receive a gift for . Each participant will participating. receive a patient profile Barnhart is a with the medication and the American prescription listed. Pharmaceutical They are given five minutes to review the profile and then the Pennsylvania patient is sent in to be Pharmaceutical counseled by the Association, the participant about their Society of Health medication. · Pharmacists and From that round 10 Kappa Sigma Pr finalists are selected to Fraternity. compete on Sunday, She is a regi March 22. pharmacy intern· The competition wiTl Pennsylvania and end on Monday night Eckerd Drug St with an awards banquet. The representative who places first will receive an engraved leather-bound collectors edition of the U.S. �NEWS arch 19, 1998 Page 3 ayor's office claims no dirty deal .temporarily ban~ed_ gon Soutn franklin t to allow 'cify·Grew~ the street. · ... • : • j ~. Students waQted tcr kn-0w the city had waited until eek after students from Wilkes and King's ge returned from spring for >poei y, a trip :on D.C Ltient I on and :unnern engra ound c f the U. opoei ry and l runner .opoei ry and ~presen l gift fo tting . hart is a rican :eutical ion/Acade : of Phar vania ;eutical tion, the of Health- is a reg ;y inte vania a Dr According to Mayor as McGroarty, the city 't have copies of the ge schedules, therefore city doesn't know when ~ and off-days fall. McGroarty along with Brace, City · istrator, work together ethe city's schedules bare prepared a year in they consider many factors in making the schedule, including public events. Set days are assigned for diffef'e nt services. Street cleaning is scheduled from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m. on the odd side of the street and 12 .P..- l1.l- _to 3_p.m, on _the even side. . . Late n~ght .o~ early morning cieanings are 'not considered due to cost. Workers are paid overtime for working on "off-hours," costing the city and its taxpayers more money in the long run. According to McGroarty, doing the best job for the least amount of money is what the mayor's office is trying to provide the residents of WilkesBarre. "That's the business I'm in," McGroaty said. Streets are cleaned every week during the spring, _ summer and fal\,~ t_g a ~r~a~ during winter. · prior to last weekend's St. Patrick's Day parade . . Streets were posted with signs announcing the street cleaning and all meters were covered the day before, according to McGroarty. The street cleaning project this year is ahead of schedule. According to McGroarty, the light winter months made it possible for the city's working crew to finish all the neighborhoods before Easter. Work around the campus Photo by J.J. Fadden area is usually not started Wilkes students get tickets during street cleaning project. until June. From March 24 to May 1 McGroarty also The order of how the the city will conduct "white explained that by the time streets are cleaned is decided goods" pick up. spring comes around debris by convenience, according to White goods are items is piled up, making it very McGroarty. such as refrigerators that . difficult for the city owned For example, the street cleaning vechicles to neighborhood surrou~ding the cannot be picked up through normal trash pick-up. remove it. public works building was Chances are parking will Therefore, the city sends cleaned first. The flatter workers out with brooms neighborhoods, like the Center once again be limited due to bulky item pick-ups. and shovels first. City area were done next, Student Government For the Students by the Students biochemistry/pre-med in making the campus a fun as well. He is the president place to be. Being a part of of the food committee, which major. Kirk is from vemment nominate Hughesville, Pennsylvania. the action really adds to my is an extension of Student of their peers for his/ Government. Kirk is co-chair of the whole college experience," hard work, efforts and Rumours committee, Kirk said. Quigley is also a student Congratulations to Rich which plans all the events representative of the Quigley and Quinn Kirk! of the new coffee bar. Curriculum Committee and Thanks for all of your hard · is one of the friendly faces Kirk is also the work and·dedication. you see when you purchase a webmaster for the Student Government web page. cappuccino at Rumours. In . Along with fellow addition, Quigley is a second junior class member Maria year R.A. ot results. Shahda, he is in charge of "It is very satisfying to January's member of see all types of students from Casino Night, the next month was senior, across campus appreciate the major S.G. event. hQuigley, from Aside from Student work that Student ley, Pennsylvania. Government does to promote Government, Kirk is a ·gtey is the senior events like Winter Weekend Guthrie Scholar, male Quinn Kirk (above) and streasurer. and the Block Party. ' captain of the Colonels Rich Quigley (left) were Currently, he is "Knowing you are a part cheerleading squad: a recognized for their olved in the Class of of the success makes being member of the contributions to student 8senior week cruise on Student Government a Programming Board and governtment and the student wYork City. pleasure for me," said . was a new student body. Hyou like the recent Quigley. orientation leader during ges in the cafeteria, February's member of the summer of 1997. can applaud Quigley the month, Quinn Kirk, is a "I love being involved Information compiled by Donna Talarico. Student Government meetings are every Wednesday at 6:30 p.m. in Marts room 214. All students are encouraged to attend. �EDITORIAL Page4 March 19 Letters to the Editor Continue Colonel pride Letters to the Editor guidelines: Letters should include your name and phone number. They should be no longer than 250 words and must be signed in order to be printed. Letters will be printed in the order they are received and must be submitted by 4:30 p.m. on the Monday prior to publication. Your opinion· belongs here. Matthew Marino -'et Killed by a drunk driver on September 29, 1992 on Roundtree Lane in Melville, New York. r»the Keys friends don't let friends driwe drunk 0 \J.S. It would be easy to jump on the bandwagon.and devote ' this column to the success of this year's men's basketball team. However, I feel that they are ready to go to Salem, Virginia, perform to the best of their ability, win the national title and overall do an impeccable job representing our university. My question is, are you ready? I am overwhelmed with how students, faculty and others in the community have stepped up and brought life to an often lifeless campus. After this weekend's victories, there were no reports of any major offenses committed on campus. No one was injured and no damage was done to university property. How many times have you heard the opposite occur at other colleges? Students crazed with victory have been known to destroy athletic equipment as well as their residence halls. We survived last weekend's festivities. Now we face a greater challenge. This upcoming weekend approximately 700 members of the Wilkes community will be accompanying our players_to the final four tournament. Overcome with excitement and anticipation of the outcomes of the games, everyone will have Wilkes University on their minds. However, I would like to take this opportunity to keep our reputation as a university in mind, as well. When you are in Virginia, sporting all of your Wilkes gear remember to keep up the level of maturity that has been displayed thus far. I am not only talking about good sportsmanship at the games, but away from l lfe couft,l oo:When staying in the hotels, eating at the restaurants and partying at the bars, remember that your behavior reflects Wilkes University as a whole. Final Four frenzy is certainly contagious, but try to kep your wits about you and continue to promote the Colonel pride that has engulfed our college. All in all, be safe, have fun and cheer our team on as they work to bringing home our first national championship in basketball history. GOOD LUCK COLONELS! -------------------- Department ol Transportation Student Art Exhibit A myriad of student works is currently on display in the first floor gallery in Bedford Hall. This show was designed and installed by Wilkes University art students. The works are of various mediums including water colors, photographs, oils, original print , even indigo on muslin. The display includes works from freshmen through seniors. A lunch reception is being held Thursday, March 26 at noon. Students are encouraged to take a few minutes out of thier busy day to walk through the gallery and see what their fellow students have created. The exhibit will be on display through the end of March. ~-------------------- Wilkes-Barre, Hollenba 2nd fl Main: (717) Fax: (717) �EDITORIAL arch 19, 1998 oving Reporter by J.J. Fadden at is the best part of March Madness?" Mary Miles "Always a good game on t.v." Jason Nocella ' Wilkes be "Having part of it." Neil Rine "I don't watch basketball, but I support Wilkes." Page 5 Steel Cage Match: The Nieds vs. the world Iceberg Straight ahead!!! We heard one of the most distressing things this weekend, "Titanic" just.beat out "Star Wars" as the highest grossing movie of all time. -What a freaking mess. Come on people. We all know that "Star Wars" . surpasses "Titanic" in every way possible. We hear all this crap about how great this movie is. Admittedly, we haven't seen the movie yet, and every report has been good. Even the guys who don't like those rejected chikflicks say it's a good movie. Our question is so what? We've seen plenty of g~eat movies, it just so happens that the best three were the "Star Wars" trilogy. All "Titanic" has is a freaking boat and an ice cube. "Star Wars" is an epic that pits the powers of good against the forces of evil in a no holds barred battle royal . In one comer for the power of good is Luke Skywalker, a poor farmboy, turned rebel. For evil, weighing in at 225, Darth Vader, a former Jedi Knight and father of Luke. , We liked "Jerry Maguire", "My Best friends Wedding", and "The Wedding Singer." Those were good movies, why couldn' t they catch on? We know that the two girls that read this column are thinking in the back of their heads, " Leonardo Dicaprio, the little hunk of hot beef that is in 'Titanic.' He's a dreamboat." Isn' t it a little odd that the movie that tied "Titanic" in the Box Office this weekend starred the aforementioned slab of hot love? Truthfully, we did watch Romeo and Juliet and he was an okay actor, but not that good. (Besides, we were watching it for Claire Danes anyway.) Maybe there is something else to the movie. Word has it that the special effects are outstanding. That's a big surprise. Name one movie recently that doesn't have good special effects. James Cameron is a good director. We especially liked "The Aybss." Ahhhhh, it just came to us. That freaking soundtrack. I've heard Leonardo telling Kate Winset to hold on about one million freaking times. The worst part about that one is that there are no lyrics, just out takes from the movie. "And that was the last time Titanic saw daylight. Iceberg right ahead!" What the hell kind of song is that? The Celine Dion song is annoying but at least it has lyrics. WE NEED TO DO.RELIABLE, DEPENDABLETHINGS LIKE THE TOYOTA COROLLA. OVER THE PAST 30 YEARS, OROLLA HAS BECOME ONE OF THE MOST TRUSTED ARSIN THE WORLD. AND NOW IT'SALL-NEW ..WITH ,ORE PASSENGER AND TRUNK ROOM, AN ALL-NEW UMINUMENGINE THAT'S ONLY MORE POWERFUL, IT'S MORE ECONOMICAL.UP TO 38 MILES PER . QUIETER, AND BEST OF ALL, IT STARTS AT APRICE LOWER THAN LAST YEAR. MORE CAR. ..LESS TOYOTA I ('.:,1/('.:,v~da~ Rlll!$WIW•• �March 19, 1998 ,CALENDAR Page 6 • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • ••••••••••••••••••••••• Thursday, March .19 •Programming Board General . Meeting, 11:30 a.m., Marts 214 •Manuscript Meeting, 12 p.m., 3rd floor, Chase Hall A student's guide to Wilkes University Activities _Sunday, March. 22 •Letterwomen Executive Meeting, Marts Center •American Cancer Society Daffodil Sales •Scripture Study, 6:15 p.m., Alumni House Monday, W1arch 23 •Student Community Service Council Meeting, 3rd floor SUB, 5 p.m. •Margaret Sanger: Radiant Rebel, Rumours, 8 p.m . •••••••••••••••• •••• Friday, March 20 •Classes cancelled! •Big Brothers/Big Sisters Bowl ftr Kids Sake •FIRST DAY OF SPRING •American Cancer Society Daffodil Sales GOOD LUC COLONEL Tuesday, March 24 Wednesday, March 2 ~ e •Amnicola Meeting, 3rd floor Chase Hall, 11:15 a.m. © •Scripture Study, Alumni House, 12p.m. •Talk It Out, Alumni House ••••••••••••••••••••• ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• ••••••••••••• •••••• r.-------------------------------------~ I YES! I want Cc\•l41;ID~ii:J:J•liJ:.1;J;J•WA1!_Credit Cards immediately. 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Signature ...............................................................:..............................................................................................................................................: ............................ Tired of Bein Turned Down? ~----------------------~------------------ �Across Campus The Beacon ch 19, 1998' Page 7 president for the people li House ~ .;, [T! 1? f • ajobinterview, Dr. her N. Breiseth, nt ofWilkes ity, would not have down a six pack of Light on the desk of his r toassure himself ~b. One look at his ge resume would ydo the trick. more .than ten of schooling, tBreiseth was hired town, usetts. Eight years "dent Breiseth left College and to Sang_amon State ' "' tty in'Springfield; to be an associate or of history. ore accepting the job . -~. of president at Wilkes University in 1984, he was the acting president and dean of Deep Springs College located in Deep Springs, California. President Breiseth is · the winner of more than ten awards from 1958 to his most recent award, the B'nai B'rith, on March 8. "I was really very touched to be so recognized and to be on the list of people associated with the B'nai B'rith Award," said Breiseth. Not only is the list of awards impressive, but his list of affiliations is nothing to look down upon either. President Breiseth is an acting member of at least 11 different organizations. • From 1994-1996 he was even the chair of the Middle Atlantic Confrence. returning home in the evening around 8 p.m. His ·work is still not done when he finally gets home, often spending three hours a . night on paperwork. "It' s very difficult to keep up your health, strength and stamina. A lot of people can't do that. I like it, though, and I love the people here. We have our problems here, but it' s a pretty good place to live and we are deeply Beacon File Photot impressed with this area," President B reiseth encourages student said Breiseth. involven1ent With little free time, "All the affiliations directly, but it gives you the what does he do to relax? basically just go with the job. chance to see how things "It's spending time with The best thing about being are put together," said my family. I try to review president is that it's a Breiseth. books. I like to travel. I like wonderful opportunity to be The father of three and to play tennis and I also like able to provide leadership to husband to wife.Jane, has . to hike," said Breiseth. students, faculty, staff and very little free time due to One can see the trustees here at the his profession. A typical President's job is extremely university. The president day consists of starting challenging and time does not manage anything work at 7:30 a.m. and consuming. ampus services no longer a mystery ereare the best places yandwhat resources ilable to students in :ly. eare the questions dents on the campus ilkes University are ___________,,~------------ just study in my room," · ....._ Photo by J.J. Fadden Jason Evans, a junior. rstudent, Carol Hudak Student seeks help through campus service. "I studyin a quiet room the lounges are too Do the professors notice a professor Cliff Jernigan. "I change in the students when , believe that students should major tests roll around? carve out a designated are very noisy. "A good number of particular time to study that is Beverdige, a students are a bit more free of distractions and the ore also agreed, "If I stressed and nervous. I students should stick to it." yit's in my room noticed it mostly when I Michael Peregrim, a the lounges are too overheard them talking to one French professor said, "I give another," said associate more tests than a lot of people 'so I don't see a difference in the Writing Center. "We will my students before a test have six to ten students a day because they are always come in during midterm under the hammer." week. Some of the students Many students are - are required to corrie in by unaware of the resources their professors, but some which are available to don't even know we are here." students on the Wilkes Last but not least, there is University campus. the Language Leaming If a student needs help in Center. During the week a particular course, they can students in French, German, . visit the Conyngham Student Russian, or Spanish classes Center, a.k.a. "The SUB." could visit the center to On the upper floor of the receive extra help in any one building any student can sign of the given languages. up for a tutor. "We make tapes for The Writing Center is students if they need them but also an excellent way for some of the students use students to improve their software on the computers," grades. It is located in the said Peregpm. Classroom Office Building, So whatever good or bad on the bottom floor. study habits students have, "We have twelve tutors with all the help that is made presently working in the available, they shouldn't writing center," says Dr. complain about the grades that Rebecca Borah, director of they receive. �Page8 FEATURES March 19, 1998 . Looking to hnpress Rhode Isl no ~ them ttie turn , ands econ u infom].ation•p n contrace articles on birth was illegal, While.the phr ol in' her magazine, The birth control didn't even 'W.,;, . pmeµ} Rebel, back; in tfie · in :Anierican.vocabulacy: tates. ;Today: 9ris is no longer the case. Today, we have Ugon herreturri to America in 1918, she was women like Margaret Sanger to thank for herJifetime of arrested six more times for revolutionizing 'ffamily breaking Comstock obsenity planning" for an ,entire planet .Jaws and madf endless appeals Margaret Sanger was for her.court cases. 'Her born.in Coming, N:¥, inl87Q; p9blicity heightened. As YOUl!g nurse, she treated Her case brought about the women from New Yorlc' s· 'libe~g of theigp.orant and lower East Side, inaily of . .9utq,atedCwmstqclc l~ws. wh.om were in slieer agony . ·. .. ,,~ ~.!~~~ . ~!:f :Ei~~~¥1g rro'm"'6otchedab6rt.io1i:S: """""'- , . >Wpertinent .and practical Sadie .sichs, had. a onpatio particularly profo11I1:d" on Sanger. Sachs, cµte treated for se]f~guc abortion, was,advi~· doctor Sangef not to become pr~gJJan or she would risk losin . . ·. life. e world. H~ When Mrs. Sachs died efforts inspired communiti like Wilkes- Barre where the from trying to terminate Luz.erne County Birth Control another unwanted pregnancy, League was fonned in 1926. Sanger was enraged at the Contraceptive services began price one woman had to pay in 1932, and the clinic set up a for an entire society's bla,tant premanent residence in the ignorance. She immediately Kirby Memorial Health Center rose to take direct action. on Franklin Street in 1934. In 1916, the flyers for American's premier birth Now, the time has come control clinic read: "Mothers! fqr Sanger' s story to be told Can you afford to have a: • once again. The Women's large far.:iily? .Do you want,, Studies Coordinating Ml Committee, in the Wilkes '. anymore ~hildren? Jf not,, ·!> why do you have them? p9 i University English not kill, do not take life but Department is bringing this ., '. prevent.': ,. . ' . stofy to Rumours, March 23 a{ This .flyerattracted );bore W# • 8 P-~· This ey,ent is}ree iin1 than 300 women ih the · t . .co:~ponsored by Planned · ,.Parenthood of North~r- East , Brooklyn area to short-lived famil clinic. The clinic fo 'f~' '." ... c;:.P ~ a o/. a was assi < cW; WILKES-BARREWilkes University congratulates Christine Tondrick, of Larksville, Pennsylvania, who recently accepted an intership with the Governor of Rhode Island's Communication Staff. The internship is a fulltime, paid position where she will be working directly with the Governor's Communication staff. Duties include assisting with the organizaton and staffing of press events, writing press releases and performing basic administrative and clerical duties. "The experiences I will get while working in the media office, especially during a re-election year, will be invaluable," said Tondrick. Tondrick felt that a summer internship would be a wonderful opportunity to gain additional work experience within her major. Because she h~s an various org including L Eta, the Communications Society, chairpe the Senior Class Committee, Who' WhoAmongS in American Co Beacon, IABC, Education Club, Community Voi Caucus, Literacy and League ofW Voters. "My interest· Courtesy ofUniverity Relations public relations in Tondrick heads to Rhode Island political arena be she receives her teaching when I joined the Lea certification next January, Women Voters last · Tondrick felt that an Since that time I have internship would be a worked on many pub · networking opportunity as projects," commented well as an alternative to the Tondrick, "The inte usual summer jobs obtained will not only allow me by many college students. gain experience esse Tondrick is a senior at the development of Wilkes University with a successful press relao dual major in but provide me with communications and possible networking elementacy education. opportunities as well." Applications are now being accepted for The Beacon 1998-1999 editorial staff. Positions available are Editor in _Chief, News Editor, Features Editor, Sports Editor, Photo Editor, (2) Copy Editors, Business Manager, Subscriptions Manager and MAC Technician. Applications can be picked up outside the Beacon O ffice located on the second floor of Hollenback Hall, or in the Communications Office, located second floor Capin Hall. Plasma For Life Just Donate .It. • • Call 823-4119 ',,, IBPI �Page 9 FEATURES • Hello fellow movie viewers. Throughout the history of cinema, many directors have made their · famous films. Some critics admire Steyen Spielberg's · films such as "E.T." and "Schindler's List." Others Martin Scorcses' work with 'Taxi Driver." These two ms· mb ! Le sty have pub ente with ·ng among a long list of unforgettable directors. One whoI hope will make this list one day is Alex Proyas. Proyas has directed two films, "The Crow" and "Dark · newest film. k film, a dying alien race known as the" sleepers" are finda way to survive. They encounter the human race ct an experiment on them. In it, the sleepers change 's memories and where they live. The aliens are for the human soul. They hope that by understanding it, finda way to survive. ·ng seems to be going well until one of their patients up. Now, John Murdock is running for his life and trying ber who he is in the process. liked 'The Crow," then I'm sure you'll like this film. adark, gothic feel and was filled with mystery. After Hor the first time, I felt like it was seeing a cross Dr. Who and a Clive Barker novel. It is a must see for Pisces (February 19-March 20) Lately you have been completely unorganized. You should start to get your things in order before you misplace something of importance. . Aries (March 21-April 19) An upcoming event has had you nervous. Have no fear. All will work out. Just keep the faith. Taurus (April 20-May 20) Recently you have lost faith in yourself. This weekend, do things to build your self esteem and make yourself happy this weekend. · Gemini (May 21-June 21) You have been told lately you've changed and some think it wasn't a good one. If you feel it was good for you don't let anyone tell you differently. Cancer (June 22-July 22) You had a gocxl time this St. Patrick' s Day, maybe a little too much fun! Take this weekend off to let yourself recover. Leo (July 22- August 22) A long relationship has recently ended for you. Although it seems like your life is over, your heart will go on. Virgo (August 23-September 22) You have been living by the motto, "Its better than nothing!" Soon you are going to have to get your act together or grades will come and you won't be pleased. Li.bra (September 23-October 23) A new love interest has come into your life. If you welcome it with open arms it will bring you happiness and joy! Scorpio (October 24 -November 21) Stress is at an all time high this week. Take some time to rest, relax and do something you enjoy to cut it down. Sagittarius (November 22-December 21) Stop relying on Mom and Pop so much, you need to become more independent and self reliant. It will help you out in the long run . Capricorn (December 22-January 19) You've turned over a new leaf this week. Something new with your clothes or hair has brought you new attention. If you like all the new attention, keep the new look! Aquarius (January 20-February 18) Those money problems you've been experiencing will soon drift away. ~ou'llbe able to go on that shoppi1!g sr:p~re~e~s~oo~n~e~n~ou~g~h~!~H~av~e~f~u~n!~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ • : EARN • $780-$1800 /WEJJK : • Raise all the money your student 1• • group needs by spons<Xing a • : VISAFundraiseronyourcampus. ,: d, sci-ti fan. film had a good cast of actors. Rufus Sewell played the , p~~~\Wr%~~~◊- thf;lP,iY,1 whois l4pµjpg ~~_om,fh\:!., ,-1:•,. • Noinvestment &verylittletime • 1 ."Jennifer Connelly plays his wife, Emma·Murdo~k. • • • needed. There's no obligation, so 1 = rather well, but the two actors that stuck out the most : why not call for information today. : 84:::54 · fer Sutherland and Richard O'Brien. -··~~•~'_Call~~1-:8:::00-:::;3~23::·: :_:x,:95:::,· rland plays Dr. Schreber. A doctor that was forced to - ~ · · 9 ~eepers with their experiment. The doctor also seems to ~ § hyper individual. This hyperactivity adds more to the ~ --+c making him very freaky. As a result, Sutherland stands thecast with a intriguing performance. I guess he's Remebering B.I.G. John tells British television that aime pointers from his dad, Donald Sutherland. (AP)-- Yesterday marked the it's good to remember Diana there Rich~d O'Brien who plays the "sleeper," Mr. one year anniversary when but it's time to give all the Because of his previous role as Riff Raff in the "Rocky thousands of people lined the tributes a rest. Picture Show," he was able to add a little livelihood to his streets in the BedfordJohn plans to follow his .He puts forth another interesting performance. Stuyvesant section of Brooklyn own advice. He says he has gether I give this film l'!HI!RlB.lB ANlD> A !HIALJF to watch the funeral procession done all he's going to do in her S. It's something worth checking out. The film had a for the Notorious B.I.G. memory and he'd "like to leave feel to it and I'm looking forward to Proyas' next film. I The rapper was killed nine it alone." He _says he wants to feelingthis guy is going places in the future. days earlier in a drive-by .remember Diana in his own shooting in Los Angeles. Puff way and he's "not going to be Daddy and his widow, Faith bouncing on stage and doing Evans, were among the mourn- any concerts in memory of · Wilkes University gramming Board presents.. " ers. The crowds cheered and the Princess Diana. funeral cortege passed. .Police Out-grossing them A Nn~Ilntl wnttlln who tried to control the crowd N@rrmm ™1 $:1 ~ID@rm $:1Il ctll all wound up skirmishing with Sunday, March 22, some of the mourners. Officers LOS ANGELES, CA(AP)-at 8:00 p.m. Mari~ Carey is out-grossing used pepper spray and arrested them all. Since we are talking nine people on disorderly at the Center for Performing concert tickets sales here, conduct charges. Arts that's a good thing. Her ts are still available the cost is $11 for Wilkes students, staff Diana rest in peace concert in in Honolulu, HA on and faculty. $15 for the public LONDON, ENGLAND (AP)- February 21 is listed as the top Tickets are on sale in the Stark Learning Center lobby from lo3:00p.m. until Friday. Also through TICKETMASTER at grossing concert in North Elton John says it's time to let 693-4100. Amerir~ through March 10. Princess Diana rest in peace. _iL!.__~=====================~ ___ 0 · on ion !lee, The Beacon would like to wish the Men's Basketball team the best of luck in the Final Four . Go Colonials! * 1rlmc8l tc \ JE fill tc e 1rtc c81Jl fill mm ce fill tc The concert took in more than 1.7 million dollar1i_placing itat · the top of the list compiled by "Amusement Business." 1r@cdl®y 5)~ IIB nIrtellu cdl ®y ~ Actor Patrick McGoohan is 70. Actress Phyllis Newman is 63. Actress Renee Taylor, "The Nanny," is 63. Actress Ursula Andress is 62. Singer Clarence "Frogman" Henry is 61. Singer Ruth Pointer, "The Pointer Sisters," is 52. Actress Glenn Close is 51. Actor BrL:ce Willis is 43. Guitarist/ Keyboardist Gert Bettens, "K's Choice," is 28. �Sports Page IQ March 19 1 The Beacon Baseball team starts off slow, catches By SCOTT VEITH Beacon Sports Editor During their Spring Break trip to Florida, the . Wilkes University Colonels baseball team started off like they would never be.able to win a game. The Colonels dropped each of their first three games with no signs of strength. Before they let their losing streak get to them, they compiled five consecutive victories. After their 5-3 record in Florida, ·the Colonels headed back to the friendly confines of Artillery Park, Wilkes' home field. The Colonels are currently 6-4 after suffering a loss to Moravian College last Sunday and earning a crushing victory against Marywood University on Tuesday. In the game against Moravian, the Colonels managed seven runs against Greyhound pitching. Their offensive output was highlighted by a James Sadaro triple. Wilkes used Nate Lipton, Bill Smith and Jason Lenka on the mound to try to stop the offensive output of the Greyhounds,but the Wilkes defense proved to be inefective. Against Marywood, the Colonels managed to implement the 12 run mercy rule by earning 14 runs, highlighted by home runs by both Sadaro and Jim Domzalski. Infielder Nick D 'Amico managed three hits against ViO.duction. Pit Doran was thew· pi'tcher in this af afair. The Colonels Augie Mitchke strolls off of first base for a solid lead Mike Viglone swings for the fences against Marywood Photo By J.J. Fadden Colonels get support from bookstore and libr By SCOTT VEITH Beacon Sports Editor · The Wilkes University Book Store is setting the pace for school spirit during the schools participation in the NCAA Division III Championship Tournament features a display that encompases all of the men's basketball team's accomplishments this season. The t-shirts shown on their display are the same t-shirts the Colonels wore after they captured the MAC tournament championship against The University of Scranton. The Sheldon Library also got into the spirit of · NCAA tournament basketball. The library is currently decorated with a bulletin board featuring .... recent newspaper clippings, and blue and gold ribbons on the walls of the main floor of the library and each of the staircases in the building. They have also shown support for the basketball team by hanging good luck signs across campus. The School Bookstore shows school spirit by displaying newspaper clippings and Colonel Basketball merchandise. This weekend's Final Four games that the Colonels will be participating in will be broadcasted on Wilkes' radio station, 90.7 WCLHFM. The play-by-play for the broadcasts will be provided by Jason Evans and · the color comentary will be done by Gary Spears. The Colonels first game begin at 6 p.m. on Friday and the WCLH broadcast will begin at 5 p.m. If the Colonels are successful in defeating Hope College, they will the NCAA Divisi Championship G p.m. on Saturday noon. If the Col defeated by Hope, will play in thec game at 2 p.m. Stay tuned to for more info about the broadc second game. game show for game will begin a hour before the game. .Final Four Sale at the Wilkes bookstore *25% off all basketball merchan *20% off all other Wilkes merchandise except books and software �SPORTS , rch 19, 1998 Page 11 ports around the world That's what I ' b. 19 es ood pit onels, tion. d Drexler to coach Tae University of Houston Steve Owens resigns from University of Sapp signs TAMPA, FLORIDA (AP) -- Warren Sapp has one of the biggest money deals for a defensive player in NFL history. He signed th six year $36 milllion dollar contract extension with Tampa Bay - a deal that includes a signing bonus of more than $8 million. The aggreement eclipses the total value of a deal free agent Dana Stubblefield signed with the Washington Redskins last / month by $50,000. And, it makes Sapp the second highest-paid defensive player in average salary behind Minnesota's_ John Randle, an unrestricted free agent who gets $52.5 million ove five years to stay with the Vikings. NORMAN, OKLAHOMA (AP) -- The University of Oklahoma has announced that Head Basketball Coach Steve Owens is resigning this off season. KFOR TV of Nonnan, Oklahoma quotes sources that Owens has turned in his letter of resignation to the University of Oklahoma athletic department. No further datails were made available to the public by the University of Oklahoma sports infonnation dapartment. No replacement has been named to fill the vacancy left by Owens. ed the head coach of University of Houston n's Basketball Team for ~t season. Drexler was a member of the Phi Slama ma unit at the Uni ver'ty of Houston with eem Olajuwan. The appeared in the Final fiour after the 1982-83 pmes in Drexler' s last two ons at the University. The University also ounced that coach Alvin e room for Drexler. ks has earned only one · ning season in the last five seasons. Domino's Pizza Delivers WHATAWEEK pionship G n Saturday If the Colo ed by Hope, ay in the co at 2 p.m. 1y tuned to ore informa the broadc 1 game. 1be show for th will begin a ,efore the s Hours: Call us! 829-2900 .. Sun -Thurs 11am to2am Fri & Sot 11am to 3am 154 S. Pennsyvannia Ave MON. TUES. .\:_ -· WED. ~:;);_~_-TH URS FRI. ;,,t .. . =:~~. ·-;;. .; . - -~\~j. 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Never before, to the best of my knowledge, has Wilkes University cancelled a day of classes for a sporting event. This will first take place on Friday so that Coionel faithful can trek on down to Salem, Virginia to watch the basketball team try their hand at the national level at the Division ill Final Four. I realize that my word means very little around here, but I couldn't imagine President Breiseth canceling classes if the pep band were participating in a comparable event. I've also heard a rumor that, if our Colonels win both of their games this weekend, classes will be canceled again on Monday so students can join their team in & parade. Once again I see no such parade for the pep band. These individuals involved in Wilkes athletics are not your typical moron, "I play foobawl", bang-your-headagainst-the-wall, sports people. Thet know what they are doing. This past weekend was the biggest weekend for recruiting for each of the sports in the .athletic department. This is in no way a coincidence that the biggest weekend for recruiting prospective student athletes to become a member of the Wilkes sports family is the same weekend that Wilkes hosts their first Sweet Sixteen tournament in school history. These recruits got to see Wilkes athletics at their finest. Many of these recruits have visited other local schools such as King's College and the University of Scranton and they saw no event like the Sweet Sixteen. They didn't even get to see a conference championship game. Although this whole Final Four experience is a positive for everyone involved, nobody has a bigger smile on his, face than Chris Breiseth. President Breiseth, a dedicated Colonel basketball fan, has much more to gain from this weekend than a possible national championship. There is currently not one Wilkes student who lives on campus from Salem, Virginia. The majority of the popuation of Salem, Virginia has probably never even heard of Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, much less Wilkes University. This city is only about a half an hours drive from Virginia Tech, and the only colle_ge sports on their minds are of the Division I NCAA tournament involving teams from the Big East (Virginia Tech's conference). This event is the biggest public relations experience in the history of Wilkes University and everyone fro~ President Breiseth to Jerry Rickrode and from department heads to dedicated Colonel athletic supporters are living up this weekend to its fullest. �March 19, 1998 SPORTS Colonel Men Win Region, Set for Final F By DAVID DIMARTINO Beacon Copy Editor It encompassed 450 minutes, 276 points and 4,800 people. When you add up all those numbers they equal four, as in the Final Four in Salem, Virginia this upcoming weekend. The Wilkes Colonels will be attending their first Final Four thanks to their heroics last weekend. It started on Friday when the 21-7 Rowan University Profs rolled into the Henry Gymnasium at the Arnaud C. Marts Center. The Colonels put forth one of their most balanced offensive attacks of the season and it came at a convenient time. Five Colonels scored in double · digits to lead Wilkes to an 83-80 double overtime victory. Starters.¥ike Barrouk and Dave Iannuzzi each scored' 16 points while Chad Fabian also put in 16 all in the the second half. Mike Barrouk stole a pass had to play the Hunter Hawks Brian Gryboski tallied 14 from Groce and was then corning off their owri double while senior point guard Jay fouled. He hit one of two overtime victory the night Williams poured in 12. free throws to give the before against Catholic. The Althought the Colonels Colonels a three point lead Hawks were lead by coach had such a versatile attack and sealed the victory. Mike Brown who showed up the Profs matched that by The Co1onels did not get in plaid checkered pants with a pink shirt, a red and having five players in double digits, lead by r - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - , green striped tie and no socks with boat forward Jason Adams shoes. . who scored a game The Colonels high 22 points. Guard played a lackadaisical Jason Groce added 15 first half by turning by going 5-6 from the the ball over 11 times three point ark. and as a result they The Colonels lead were down by a score by one after the first of 35-26. Brian period of a score of Gryboski kept the 30-29. The Colonels Colonels in the game were also helped out by scoring a 15 of his by Rowan due to their game-high 21 points poor free throw in the first half. shooting. Rowan went In the second half 9-20 (40%) from the the Colonels decieded charity stripe. to change their In the first offensive game plan overtime, the Colonels rnaneged only six ~~~==~~~~~~~~~~=--J by taking the ball to · the hoop more and points. Photos by J.J. Fadden Mike Barrouk did In the second Scott Cleveland tries to dunk over a Hunter Hawk exactly that. Barrouk overtime the turning finshed the game with point came with 14 21 points. seconds left with the On the Hunter side of the Colonels up by two. Senior a chance to relax because they ball three players sc double digits, lead forward Braheen C finished with 16 the shot did not be! Wilkes Colonels. belonged to Hunte from the night be~ George Brown. B three pointer with the clock to send Catholic meeting· second overtime. On this nigh~ B transfer from the U short as his three attempt.at the bu out and the Colon all-expenses paid Salem, Virginia to Final Four. The Colonels scheduled to play Hope College onF at 6 p.m. If they will play the again winner of the Wisc PlattvilleUniversicy College game in the championship game. Softball hopes to continue their strong s By COREY YANOSHAK Beacon Staff Writer The Wilkes University Lady Colonel Softball Team will continue their season in Maryland this corning weekend. After a busy spring break in South Carolina, The Lady Colonels will look to continue their strong play down south before returning to Wilkes-Barre to start their conference schedule with two scrimmages and six games. During the stretch, the team went 4-2, dropping two games to King's College on the trip. They also won both scrimages. Wilkes will look for leadership from seniors Shannon O'Neil and Came Wilkies and sophomore Carrie Ann Geist. The Lady Colonels also ~eturn almost their entire line-up from last years team including Geist, a standout catcher. Wilkes and senior Kristen Cookus will team up as the top two upperclass pitchers. The biggest loss from last year's team is standout pitcher Arny Rosengrant who was lost to graduation. The Lady Colonels will need to fill that void on the mound if they plan to advance farther in the MAC playoffs than they did last season. Besides the returning letterwornen, The Lady Colonels will look to a strong freshman class to fill in some holes left by players that didn't return, and possibly supply the spark they missed last season. Heading the freshman class are two former local high school standouts, shortstop Robyn Mendygral, from Hanover · Area and pitcher Alicia Fink, from Meyers. Both players will look to see extended action this year for coach Kevin Vrabel's team. "We have the tools to win," said Mendygral, "This is a great team and I just hope I can contribute, in any way I can." Pitcher Mackenzie Martin who also joins the squad this season will look to see some time in her first season as a Lady Colonels. "We played real well. Our offense was excellent, but we need to pick it up a little on defense," said Mendygral of her trip to South Carolina. "But we're still moving people around, so nothing' s set in stone." Mendygral feels that, as soon as the team settles in at new positions, they will be more suecessful. Down south, Wilkes went 4-2, while also picking up wins in two scrimmages. The Lady Colonels only two losses • came from cross-town rival King's College, who seemed to have the Lady Colonels number, so far. Mendygral started at shortstop in all eight games, while Fink back from a rough by finishing strong. The Lady Colo their home games at They will start their here in about two fully still on the rig a strong outing in "We have what everybody back, ex Rosengrant. Our pi been a questionwi but Coach (Vrabel) and got a strong Alice (Fink). We C definately make it we did last year. wants to win." Last season, the Colonels earned a 24-15. � 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 1998 March 19th Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1998 March 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 University https://omeka.wilkes.edu/omeka/files/original/4311ce040a2d71749e257e0225f2990e.pdf 9a1597211e16282e40efebcf5fadc37d PDF Text Text ADAY IN THE LIFE OF IBDAY SHOULD YDAY... nal ball three players double digits, lead forward B raheen finished with 16 This game c a final shot and, fi the shot did not Wilkes Colonels. belonged to Hun from the night be 3eorge Brown. B :hree pointer with :he clock to send :=atholic meeting ;econd overtime. On this night, ransfer from the ,hort as his three tttempt_at the buz mt and the Colon .11-expenses paid :alem, Virginia to 1inal Four. The Colonels cheduled to play lope College on t 6 p.m. If they rill play the aga · finner of the Wi lattvilleUni versi lollege game in hampionship g ng s :tmes, while Fink 1ck from a rough r finishing strong The Lady Colo eir home games at hey will start the" :re in about two Uy still on the rig strong outing in "We have what in," said Mendy She added "We erybody back, e~ Jsengrant. Our pi en a question wi t Coach (Vrabel) d got a strong re ice (Fink). We C finately make it ti : did last year. mts to win." Last season, the ,!oriels earned a -15. A COLONEL... •The road trip to Salem, play ~=~--~-::::~-==-=i12~~=~=-~=-~~a;;~-;:~-;--~";~~7-;=~-=-:..-_l-lh~p_l_ay_. -----res... Sports ... page 14 THE BEACON Wilkes University March 26, 1998 �News -The Beacon March 26, 1 Around the world ... Students work help our worl Page 2 .Monica's Inon1 still testifying Washington (AP)-Monica Lewinsky's mother has to give more testimony to the grand jury looking into her daughter's relationship with President Clinton. Marcia Lewis appeared before the grand jury six weeks ago and it appeared to take a physical and emotional toll. She emerged in tears after requiring medical assistance at one point. Tuesday she was back at the courthouse for a closed hearing before a judge. Afterwards, her lawyer told reporters that Lewis will continue to be a · witness in the case. Her lawyer said, · "Unfortunatly nothing changed." He said Lewis has the "loving support of her daughter" and that she will make a statement when her testimony is over. It's not clear if Lewis is resuming her questioning by the grand jury today. state murder charges and a possible death sentence in Oklahoma. Nichols was convicted of conspiracy and involuntary manslaughter in the bombing that killed 168 people and injured hundreds. The jury deadlocked on the penalty leaving Nichols s~ntence up to the Denver (AP)--A federal judge. judge in Denver has told Defense attorneys Terry Nichols he faces life argue life in prison would in prison unless he helps be too harsh because answer some lingering · jurors did not conclude questions about the · Nichols was equally as Oklahoma City bombing. guilty as Timothy Mc Veigh, ·who was Judge Richard Matsch said if Nichols is helpful then sentenced to die for Matsch would consider that murder. in imposing sentence.But Matsch delayed setting defense attorney Michael a sentencing date after a Tigar said Nichols can't dispute arose over issues talk because he still faces of restitution. Nichols sentencing undecided Subscribe to The Beacon Attention: Have The Beacon delivered to your home! On the front page: Want to be informed with student activities? Well, here is your opportunity. For just over a dollar an issue, you can stay in touch with student life and campus activities. Just send $15.00 a semester or $30.00 a year to The Beacon. Photo by J.J. Fadden Damon Heller, a sophomore, shoots a ·foul shot in the NCAA Tournament in Salem, Virginia. :w:;1;:11::~: Make checks payable to: The Beacon ?\ 11::. .•.....,;·•. :••·. ···· -- - - Wilkes Univeristy P.O. Box 111 Wilkes-Barre, PA 18766 include the Wyo · Valley Sanitary Authority, the Lu Friday,April24,from County Recycling 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. local the King's College elementary, junior high and Environmental Oub high school students will the geologybe celebrating. Earth Day at environmental Kirby Park. departments from The public relations Wilkes and King's. departments of both King's Each associatim College and Wilkes have an exhibit ora University are sponsoring project available for the program along with the . students to take part support of Pennsylvania Some of the t · Power & Light (PP&L). that will be covered PP&L donated 200 throughout the day Douglas Fir seedlings to include soil testing, distribute to the students. recycling and how The public relations plant and care for departments at both seedlings the stud schools sent will receive. announcements to 300 "Earth Day is science teachers at local perfect vehicle for schools. increasing enviro The first 250 students awareness,notonly to respond will be the local high sch registered for the day. As junior high and of March 19, 115 students elementary studen were enrolled in the attend, but for the program. community as well, Students will be bussed Alissa Antosh said. to the park to spend the day "Through the co examining the tables efforts of Wilkes' presented by various local King's the program groups. a pro-active app Aside from the tables, educating today's eight to ten other with a series of e organizations will be and presentations." making presentations to the For more info students. contact Alissa An Some of the 408-4772 or Pat O' organizations presenting at 826-5885. By LISA R.U GGIE~O Beacon Staff Writer Seeurity Cor If you would like ffll.Y jnforma · security policies or issues, visi security homepage at: http://wilkesl.wilkes.eduf....sec The web pag~ is updated weekly security bulletins and alerts are a �arch 26, 1998 NEWS Page 3 ilkes SIFE program off,and selling ~rk orl mitary ,, the Lu :ecycling s College 1ental Club gytental nts from 1d King's. associatio xhibit or a railable fo :o take part of the to Jecov llt the Jil testi and h on Staff Writer In its first year, the ents In Free Enterprise ) team earned second er up award against the ram of 31 other SIFE sin a regional petition. Under the direction of .Jeff Alves, the Wilkes ·versity SIFE team nted their educational ach projects at the 1998 ents in Free Enterprise sition held on March 23 Parsippany, New Jersey. 'The members prepared the competition all year," · C.J. Copley, president !he Wilkes SIFE chapter. 's like the NCAA pionship for SIFE. It's we have worked for all The projects presented g envi s, not high SC ty as w 1tosh s l the co Wilke ntatio ore in lissa or Pa 85. by the Wilkes SIFE members included "The . Nuts and Bolts of Starting a Business," the Wilkes SIFE home page, the V.I.P. Day presentation on how not to start a business, and Wilkesop~ly game. The 32 teams were judged on the effectiveness of their projects during a 25 minute presentation and were evaluated on creativity and innovation, results of their programs, success in the application of resources and documentation of activities. The judges were pleased with the accomplishments of the Wilkes team and offered positive feedback. "I think for a first year team, they are off to a great start. The concepts of the Nuts and Bolts program should be used in other Photo courtesy SIFE The SIFE team receives second runner-up. most corporate boardrooms," said Alves. "And the projects the students developed and ran demonstrate their understanding of the free enterprise system and their commitment to their communities." businesses," said one judge. Alves was also satisfied with the team's second runner-up award. "What a tremendous experience it was to see college students giving professional presentations that would be the envy in C311 the Litter Line RRISBURG-With 6,000 calls logged · its introduction in ch of 1997, the sylvania Litterbug otline has quickly ome a popular and ·ve way to deal with the ie's litter problem. The hotline, .which is of a comprehensive r prevention and areness program nched by the Pennsylvania Department Environmental tection (DEP) in early ch of 1997, ourages citizens to dial -888-LITTERBUG to art incidents of · hway littering. Monitored by the sylvania Resource uncil, the state's oldest ·· en action vironmental anization, the.hotline eived 6,191 calls in 7 that were verified as gitimate and worthy of er action. That action, which comes in the form of a letter sent to the reported violator, is designed to educate citizens about the effect of litter on Pennsylvania's environment and economy. "The number one way to improve the environment is to make sure people take the initiative to get involved. The Litterbug Hotline service provides. a convenient, effective way for people to take a proactive approach to fighting litter," said DEP recycling chief Carl Hursh. "The positive response ' to the hotline demonstrates that citizens will no longer tolerate a lack of respect for the environment, which is the hallmark of those who litter," added Hursh. Among the items most often reported to the Litterbug Hotline are tobacco-related products, 59.2%, convenience food packaging, 7.4%, and beverage containers, 4.3%. To expand its fight against litter, DEP has partnered with a number of litter prevention groups. More information about the litter campaign is available on the DEP website at www .dep.state.pa.us or by calling 1-888LITTERBUG. This year, over a dozen companies were represented. It was the perfect chance for students to show employers what they are capable of doing and possibly land an internship or a job. "The competition offers students exposure to these regional and national employers," said Copley. Students who took part in the competition, included presenters Copley, Jeff Moisey, Crystal Harris and Matt J agusak, and technical supporters Philip Torres and Craig Morris. SIFE meets every Monday, Wednesday and Friday at 1:00 p.m. in the Allan P. Kirby Center for Free Enterprise and Entrepreneurship. Interested students can contact Alves @ (717) 408-4590. ~lding greener pastures WILKES-BARRE- The Pennsylvania Environmental Council will present the second · annual "How to Grow a Greenway" workshop on Thursday, April 2 at Split Rock Resort in Lake Harmony. The Keynote Address will be delivered by Andy Clarke, Vice President of Trail Development and Communications with The Rails to Trails Conservancy. Beth Fillings, Open Space Program Administrator with the Montgomery County Planning Commission will also speak. Following lunch, Beth Appelgate of the Institute for Conservation Leadership will deliver a speech on recruiting volunteers. '' A panel of four will be on hand to discuss ·-.~-~ creating partnerships between health care fl organizations, greenways and trails organizations. The workshop is sponsored by the Pennsylvannia~ • Environmental Council, Edith L. Reynolds Trust, the ~ :.: National Park Service, Luzerne County Tourist ~ : Promotion Agency, the Economic Development Council of Northeast Pennsylvania, The Times Leader, Pocono Northeast Hardwood Association, the Delaware and Lehigh Canal National and State Heritage Corridor, the Anthracite Scenic Trails Association and the Earth Conservancy . . The cost of the workshop is $35 per person and includes a buffet lunch. For more information or to L make a reservation call the Pennsylvania ~,~Environmental Council at (717)-408-4997. 11 ~ • I I \1 :f l ,jJ f •r wi~~&~~u ~ - ~~~ . ~I~ 7,· �Page4 March 26, 1 NEWS Amnicola remembering the fund day I l I I I I I- Due to a recent decline in enrollment, Student Government's funding has It is your senior year and also decreased. Over the past few years, after four years of hard work the cost of printing the you are finally graduating. Amnicola has steadily Pictures have been increased about three to five taken, forms have been percent a year due to filled out and now you are inflation. ready to pick up your · Last year, Student yearbook. Government gave Imagine being told, significantly less money to "Sorry we don't have the Amnicola than what was anymore yearbooks. We expected, forcing the didn't have adequate funds this year to print enough for yearbook staff to cut expenses. every student and the last According to Dr. Darin one was just given out." Fields, advisor to the · If you think that could never happen, think again, Amnicola, cutting the number of copies ordered saved the it's a very real possibility. staff about $4,000, but they For those of you that still came up $5,000 short. don't know, the Amnicolri, Using funds carried over Wilkes University's from previous years, they yearbook, is free to all were able to get by. students. The Amnicola receives In staff discussions, a few money saving ideas have funding from the Student been shared and Government. Since a portion of every implemented. One idea was student's tuition goes to to raise money by selling Student Government, more advertisi~g space. Student Government's However, according to revenue depends on the _Fields, enough money could amount of students enrolled not be raised from this alone. at Wilkes. Another idea was to By MICHAEL BLAIR Beacon Staff Writer Photo by J.J. Fadden Amnicola, Wilkes University's yearboo~ is in need of funds. decrease the number of pages. According to Fields every 16 pages only saves the Amnicola $320. The final idea suggested was to charge students for the Amnicola. According to Fields this is the least desirable to the staff since part of the student's tuition i,s already being allocated to the Amnicola. The Amnicola staff decided to listen to what others had to say. ''The message we're getting i_s that Wilkes really doesn't care," said Michael Beachem, editor of the Amnicola. According to Beachem, other schools use their yearbooks as tools to entice enrollment. "Other schools yearbooks are far better than ours and we could print that quality of yearbook too, but we just don't have the resources," said Beachem. The Amnicola staff feels two additional computers and new software are necessary in order to keep the yearbook from i · behind. Now, the Amnicola' issuing a plea to the university for help. According to Beachem, King's College's ye receives funding from offices on their campus; therefore, allowing King produce a higher quality yearbook which they draw in enrollment. Beachem also said, school is so quick to gi money to sports and o things that are COmpeti, but they don't seem to that we are the same w1 Amnicola's plea is only directed toward r& university but also the students. According to Beac filling the pages with life is the goal of the Amnicola and without student involvemen yearbook staff's ha tied. "Although most are very supportive, few take the initiative Wysocki's sporting a new locatio By JASON EVANS Beacon Staff Writer Wysocki's Sporting Goods has recently decided to move from their location near public square to a spot much closer to the Wilkes University campus. Wysocki's can now be now be found at the comer of South Main and Northampton streets. One of the partners of the store, Bob Curry, cited the need for more store space as the primary reason for the move. Now that Wysocki's has a larger building, they can increase their inventory and add new lines of sports equipment and apparel. University. By moving closer to campus, Curry now sees a window of opportunity with Wilkes University athletics, which are within a short walking distance to his store. The fact that the store now has a corner location also makes Curry confident that sales will increase. "Anytime a store can get a comer position, it Photo J.J. Fadden allows for greater visibility from people Wysocki's Athletic Center moved down the street. driving in their cars or consumers. Curry _believes that the walking the sidewalks," said original location just outside Curry says he is much Curry. . public square limited their more satisfied with their According to Curry one opportunity to sell quality new location and the closer major disadvantage with their sports products to their proximity to Wilkes previous location near public square was parking. Wysocki's now has more spaces for cus to leave their cars wi having to walk long distances. January Johnson, a student athlete at w· said, "I've been t befdre, but I don much because if can never get a p near the store. I think they they've moved, definitely check out plaee more often." Wysocki's is open 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Monday and Thu 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, Wednesday Friday and Saturday closed on Sunday. alumni. what Wilkes parts of larger ~ ould rei Bea. bi-wti ulty ~ e the. loo] a • 2i • S11 • Fil • Cl, • Ea, • Frc • Fr~ • Air • W/' • Luu • Te,J • N<!v • Lllt,;. • *lk ) �arch 26, 1998 EDITORIAL Letters to the Editor Page 5 Catch the fever Letters to the Editor guidelines: should include your name and phone number. They should be no than 250 words and must be signed in order to be printed. Letters !a to the x help. o Beac ege' s y tding fr 1eir c lowing igher q hich th )llment. n also s quick t ,orts an tre com t1' t see the sam la 's ple :d towar ng to Beac ages with )al of the nd without STOP! Don't read 'another word unless you are enjoying this week's Beacon outside somewhere. bt printed in the order they are received and must be submitted by Quickly gather ,your things and move that body 4:30 p.m. on-the Monday prior to publication. outd~ors. Take a few minutes out of your crazy Editor: schedule to take a deep breath of fresh air. Perhaps Congratulations to the entire Wilkes family for the demonstrayou could go sit on one of the newly installed of support and affection for the outstanding accomplishments benches on campus, under a tree in Kirby Park or ~ men's basketball team. For Coach Rickrode and the memon the banks of the Susquehanna River. ofthe team we found wonderfully various ways to express our Though it has been a raJher calm winter, it iation and admiration for representing us so well at the seems that the cold weather has finally released its · nal level. Everyone who went to Salem will always remember grip on us. The spring sports teams have begun special feeling of being part of the Final Four -- and many are their seasons. The robins are chirping. The crocuses · g to go again. To all the coaches, Alumni officers and have blossomed. Spring is finally here, folks. University Relations staff, cheerleaders, Student Affairs For the past few days students have stripped off Student Government leaders, faculty, parents, other staff, the heavy winter coats, peeled away the scarves , alumni, but most of all the FANS, I express my thanks for . and gloves and have been prancing about campus · gwhat Wilkes Pride is all about. We need to carry this in their sunglasses. I have even seen some bare legs of Wilkes as a very special place, with very special people, sporting shorts. I am sure you agree thaLwe are all all parts of our Wilkes community. The warmth of response in great anticipation of some serious fun in the sun. thelarger Wyoming Valley community, including the local Hang on just a few days. The best time to be at should reinforce in all of us the recognition of the power of Wilkes is the spring. Windows of dorm rooms ·:veactions and ·thinking. Thanks, Final Four Colonels. open and force out the stuffiness of built up stress. Excited exclamations and hearty laughs fill the once docile walkways. The Greenway becomes littered with intimate groups sharing their take out lunches from the SUB. The more athletic band together in teams to take each other o·n on the Evans basketball courts. Classmates take their time sauntering between buildings. Contagious smiles spread from face to face as the winter blahs are alleviated. Those of you who have been here during a spring semester can attest to the fact that our campus comes out of hibernation as soon as the sun breaks through that thick valley cloud cover. Spring fever sparks a whole new attitude in everyone, students, faculty and staff alike. The feeling spreads like wild fire and the effect intensifies as 1, the month of May gets closer and closer each day. If you have not yet experienced this phenomenon, make sure you participate in this tradition. Enjoy the upcoming weather and the rest of the 1998 spring semester. -----------------------, eBeacon is searching for weekly r bi-weekly columnists. Students, · : l 1gh mos pportive e initiati !s .and faculty and staff are encouraged to l ice their opinion on our pages. We: are looking for commuter, adult : er and political columns. Call us: at extension 5903!.! ! ______________________ _}/ • • • • . often." ki' sis o 8 p.m. on td Thur S:30 p.m. Vednesday Saturday iunday. 2 Bloc ks from Wilkes Universit y campus S1ud ios. I BR and 2 BR'S Newl y renova1ed Firs! Mo nlh free* Close lo Gy m Fadl ili es. S hopping & A ll Conveniences • Easy on/o ff access lo all main roads • Fret.: Cahlt.: • Free P41rki ng • • • • • • • Air Condit ioning W/W Carpcl ing Lmu1uries Te1p nt Sern ri ly Sysle m New Vertical Ol inds Locally Owned and Managed *Reslrictions apply Appointment s a t Your Convenience Humford Eq uii ies 822-5126 or 822-2737 I I- I I I i ! �Page6 March 26, 1 EDITORIAL Roving Reporter Steel Cage_ Match: by J.J. Fadden An ongoing conversation in our donn revolves around T.V. shows that we miss. E ''Do you thi~k President Clinton should be impeached?" one here grew up in the eighties and as we all know, we had the best T.V. in the world. Who doesn't love "The A-Team"? What a great show. It was perfect. If something wrong happened, they just pulled out guns and blasted their way to freedom. Of course next to "The A-Team" would have to be "Knight Rider." That damn car could do an "Kit, I'm tied up next to a bomb, save me." "Alright Michael, I'll use my supercarpo to loosen the ropes, even though I'm like a mile away and under water." How could y love that show? Everybody remembers the episode where KIT was trashed and then fixed up even better. Along the same line with those two is "Airwolf," which wasp cally "Knight Rider" in the sky. Instead of a souped up car, everyone has somekindoc super helicopter. The best part of that show is how the main character lives in the mid Nowhere, Alaska, but he can get to Airwolf, hidden in the middle of a desert, in about a minute. Some of the best shows that disappeared are the cartoons. Everybody remembers " Man," right? Or maybe you preferred the lame spin-off, "She-Ra." Today's shows can even get close to.the bad cartoons that we grew up with like "Thundercats." Even old shoe is totally ripped off and copied like "Vo Itron" into "The Mighty Morphin ever-the-hell-they-are-now,'' it just isn't the same. Does anyone remember "Yogi the How about "Rocky and Bullwinkle" or "The Pink Panther. " Do we have to mention Joe," "The letsons," "Scooby Doo" or "The Transformers"? Anyway you look atit, of these shows are better than the garbage made today. .----=------------------------, Aaron Kuzmick Joe Harbeson "His personal life has nothing to do with the running of the country." "He should just resign." Tracie Vacula Jen Kovacs "I have no opinion." "No, J.F.K. did the same thing." The Nieds vs. the wo TOTALLY. AIISOLUTILY, 100% NPUIDA8LL THE DEAL Add an order of wings to any Domino's Deal for just $2.99 Jeremy Shelton Shelly Golightly "If he did what he is accused of, "Yes, a president should not act like that." he should be impeached." WHEN IT COMES TO DELIVERV... &OTTA BE DOMINO'S" 'C191!iDOMINO'Sl'IZZA.IHC. UMfltDTlllll Olil.T "-IIICKASf.REQUIN:O OfffllMAl'YMY PNOlOPATINGSTOAESOMT UMITEDOUM!ffAIOSO(SIGlil0WITllWlll'• . 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If someth :lorn. Of co tr could do y supercar po 'Howcouldy 1ed and then dent's guide to ilkes University Activities Thursday, .March 26 Friday,_March 27 •Programming Board General Meeting, 11:30 a.m., Marts 214 •Playing God, 7:30 p.m., SLC 101 Saturday, March 28 : • • •• I • •• •SHARE, 9 a.in., St. Mary's Rectory • •Softball vs. Allentown (HOME) 1 p.m. •Manuscript Meeting, 12 p.m., 3rd floor, Chase Hall •WUPB presents Lazer Tag, Hemy Gymnasium •Baseball doubleheader vs. FDU-Madison 1 p.m. (AWAY) • • • •• •IRHC meeting, 11 a.m., SUB basement · •Tennis vs. FDU-Madison 1 p.m. (AWAY) • •Scripture Study, 6:15 p.m., Alumni House • :---------t-------------+----:------------+-____;--~------·• unday, March. 29 Monday, March 30 . Tuesday,. March 31 Wednesday, April 1. : { remembers " lay's shows c rts. 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MAC Computer Technician Features Editor Distribution Manager Sports Editor Subscription Manager Photo Editor Copy Editors (2) Web Site Manager - New Positio~ -Narrie: Address: Telephone: MajorNear: Position(s) of interest: Have you preveiously served on The Beacon Staff? If so, in what capaci~y? ,I i:~ J What do you feel you can offer The Beacon? i r, mos ough tl readin entries . The st What changes would you implement to improve The Beacon? Previous or related experience in position you are applying for: atricia by s cieno ondo Other qualities ·you feel make you a strong candidate for position: ... Applications must be dropped off c/o Lynn Elko at the communications department office, second floor, Capin Hall by April 8, I All applicants must make an evening appointment for a personal interview between April 14 -16. The new Beacon staff will need available Wednesday evening, April 23 to become aquainted with Beacon layout proceedures. New staff members will also be r to meet at least once in August before the fall semester begins. For further information, please call The Beacon at 408-5903 or L Elko at 455-3599. • · .• Two tear sheets must accompany this form for all editorial positions.• • pers1 e tri d serio the be Ion, the, on the t travele �w Across Campus WILKES UNIVERSITY The Beacon arch 26, 1998 . IllC ,. ' Page 9 eavingalastingi•npression When asked how • the Wilkes students on Features Editor were different from The lights went dim, the other college students, dslowly excited the MacDonald stated, rand the show was "They were a lot less .For one writer the show crazy than other just beginning. This was • schools." show one had imagined Many schools he entering the theater, no has traveled to were d,just a face-to-face very outrageous during versation with an his performances. 'vidual of whom she had According to rknown. MacDonald, "Wilkes Everyone seemed to be was a lot calmer." :·ar with the late night Throughout the ·cwho had made an Up close and personal with Norm MacDonald night there were laughs ion on millions of and smiles, but here a · gfans with his hitting local comedy clubs to conversation began, he spoke moment of compassion swept ance as the Weekend see if his material was good of his love for stand up. through room. te guy on "Saturday enough. "I like stand up the best When asked if he had ht Live." Yes, everyone Entering the small of all (comedy), because I made any close friends in the wNorm dressing room, he invited me can do whatever I want," said . business he started to talk Donald,everyone but me. to take a seat next to him on MacDonald. He also stated "I about the late Chris Farley. The 35 year old Canadian the couch where he was like college the best for doing "It (Farley's death) was his comedy career by lounging comfortably. As the stand up." really horrible. He was one of the kind of guys who had everything going for him. He was a really great actor. He's the kind of guy who will not come around for a real long time," said MacDonald. To lighten things· up we talked about his upcoming films. MacDonald is currently starring in the new film, "Dirty Work." He is also writing a movie about computer geeks who pick up women over the internet. As the last picture was taken and the last autograph was signed, smiles were exchanged and the interview was over. It was an experience of a lifetime, an interview which I entered with a distorted perception of the comedian. An interview which reminded me there are two sides to every person. Wilkes impacts students near and far SARAH KARLA VAGE on Staff Writer At this point in the ester, most students have ~nthrough the rigors of gthy readings, quizzes, al entries and term pers. The students of Political Science 298 have an liditional requirement added ai their course load, a trip to London. Dr. Patricia Siplon was challenged by students in the litical Science club to nvel to London. Heather Tahan, the person who posed the trip, said she was "dead serious" about the ripfrom the beginning. Siplon, the only faculty member on the journey and a frequent traveler to England, saidthe students made the majority of the arrangements. Siplon felt it was also important for them to set their own agenda. The trip was planned on a lim~ted budget and based on group interest. The group from Wilkes University's "British Politics" flew to London on February 28 to see the many sights England has to offer. Jaan Mannick, Michelle Natale, Rich Seipp, Beth Ann Witowski and Aaron Sherburne were only a few of the students who . experienced England's greatest cultural treasures. During the trip students visited the British Museum, students were also required , to stop by the Tower of London, Westminster Abbey and the House of Parliament. Tahan, Brandon Beretta and Angie Cardoso were chosen to attend the "Oral Questioning Time." This is i . from the people was incredible." . Dr. Christopher Breiseth met with the students before they departed. Breiseth received his Master's degree from England's Oxford University. He met with students to talk about the Parliament court system and life in England. Breiseth discussed the importance of traveling abroad and experiencing different cultures. According to Photo Courtesy ofHeatherTahan · Breiseth, traveling Students visit college namesake while gives people a better in London. "sense of their own time when the British are able origins an9 ways of life." to question the Prime Minister Breiseth commented that it of England, Tony Blair. was good the students were Tahan said, "It was an traveling to England because incredible experience. The "our government is derived bashing or back and forth from England's system .. London is one of the greatest cities in the world." Cardoso believes the trip has expanded her horizons. She said, "It was a fun and educational vacation over spring break." One of the benefits of the trip was learning about British politics beyond the classroom. "The trip was realistic and it reinforced what we leamecl in the classroom," said Cardoso.- As a freshman, Cardoso and Lisa Day had an experience they will never forget. The overall response from Breiseth, Siplon and the students was a definite recommendation for other students to travel abroad. Siplon strongly encourages "more students to take the initiative" especially since the resources are available at Wilkes from various departments. �Page 10 FEATURES Uncovering the mysterious HPV Rebel reached to teac DURHAM, NC- April is to help remove that barrier." The brochure will g1 ve National STD Awareness Month and year;th_e suggestionsincltiding how to American Social Healtli start a conversation about Association (ASHA) is :STDs with a health urging people to breaklhe professional, what silence about one of the jnformation to provide and most common, yet least what questions to discussed sexually ASHA survey~ highligQt transmitted diseasestlie issue of poor . human papillomavirus · 'communication about STDs (HPV). between patients·and health During April, ASHA professionals; According to a will offer a free brochure, 1995 study of women college "A Practical Guide for the ·students, more than half of · Tongue-Tied; How to Talk sexually active women with Your Health Care surveyed said they were _somewhat embarrassed about . Provider About HPV and Other STDs." The brochure asking a health professional is to help open the lines of about S'.fl?s. In a 1995 Gallup communication about Organization study. HPV-a disease that infects commissioned by ASHA, 54 an estimated 24 to 40 percent of adults and 35 million people. The free percent_of teens said health brochure can be requested care providers spend "no time at all" discussing STDs with April 1 to f,\p,!j.J}O . ... --~ . - tKern:·-- ·---· Genital HPV is considered by health Raising awareness about experts to be one of tlie two HPV and other STDs is most common STDs, along especially important for with the genital _herpes. young adults and teenagers, Some of HPV can cause 'A:lex~der said. People under genital warts and others can 25 acquire two-thirds of ther, cause cervical cancer. new STD infections in the "Because HPV is µ.s. ~nually and those ages extremely common and 18-28 have the highest often symptomless, estimated rates of HPV. •HPV is one of the most education is essential for common sexually transmitted early detection and diseases, infecting anywhere from 24 treatment," said Linda to 40 million people in the U.S. Some Alexander, ASHA president experts estimate thatHPV is as and chief executive officer. common as genital herpes, which infects one in five age 12 or older. "That is why we are -Genital HPV is spread by direct, dedicating this year's skin-to-skin contact, usually during National STD Awareness sexual activity. Warts may appear Month to enhancing within several weeks after sexual awareness of HPV." contact with an infected person: They may also take months to appear, or The free brochure is never appear at all. designed to encourage •Although there is no cure for people to talk with their genital HPV, in some cases the health care providers about immune system apparently their risk for HPV and other "clears"the virus from the body. However, it is unkown whether, in STDs and to help them feel such cases, the virus remains at more comfortable initiating wxletectable levels. this discussion. •As with all sexually transmited "Many people finµ it diseases, the only completely embarrassing to talk about effective means of pi:otection is abstinence. Condoms may provide STDs, even with a health protection; however if the infected care professional an(t~any,. health care providers don't " skin site lies outside the area covered by the condom, the virus can be approach the subject,",• transmitted by skin-to -skin contact Alexander said. "We ~ant during sex. this ask. 11111 • ,.,. .. :,• ~ By CAROLE MANCUSO Beacon Staff Writer Margret Sanger tried to teach the world about birth control, but the world thought she needed to teach self control. Margret Sa~ger, a pioneer of Planned Parenthood and birth control, was portrayed by actress Miriam Reed at Wilkes last Monday, March 23, in the play "Margret Sanger-Radiant Rebel." Miriam Reed, graduated from UCLA with a degree in dramatic literature. She has been an apprentice to _Peterborough Players in New Harnphire and has played numerous plays and commercials. March 26, 1998 She also appeared in "Deception" with Andie MacDowell and Liam Neeson. The play is divided into two parts. It opened with Margret Sanger and shows . the audience how difficult it was for an advocate for birth control to gain acceptance. Part II took place in 1916, it recreated the night before Sanger's first court trial. At the trial she faced charges of publishing obscenities for printing the word coritraception in her monthly newspaper. Sanger's defiance of cruel laws cost her her home . and family, but her vision became the basis for Planned Parenthood. Her dramatic life translated · very powerful theater. Dr. Nancy McKinley, the women's studies department said, "Anyone who attended the play gained insight into women reproductive rights anda clear understanding of Comstock law." The Comstock law, according to Encylopedia Britannica is, "a law that Anthony Comstock successfully lobbied for which made it illegal to transport obscene matter in the mail." Obscentities included words like contraception. Margraret Sanger fought these laws and in 1953 became the first president of Planned Parenthood. Soul searching singe WILKES-BARRE--The Multicultural Student Coalition at Wilkes University will present "Historic Soul," an evening of song, on Wednesday, April 15, at 7:30 p.m., in the Marts Center. "Historic Soul" is a Jazz, R&B and Motown musical review that celebrates the contributions of AfricanAmericans to musical popular culture in the 20th century. Over 30 songs will be performed including Minnie the Moocher, My Girl, Respect, Celebration, Higher and Higher, and Dancin' in the Street. Professional vocalists Valencia Emanuel, Lee Smith, Jr. and Kwame Michael Remy are the featured performers. Emanuel has performed in national tours of Ain't Misbehavin, Little Shop of Horrors and Five Guys Named Moe. Smith performed in a national tour of Dream Girls and as back up singer for Usher, Melba Moore and Tito Puente. His debut album will be released this year. Remy is a New York State Star Search Winner and has performed professionally with Shirley Ceaser and Ce Ce Pennis Beverly Olds, vicepresident of the Multicul Student Coalition enco people to attend because, "These songs represent a major contribution that African-Americans have made to history and society Olds said, "We encourage everyone to attendand enjoy this event." This event is free and open to the public. For more information, please contact the Office of Multicultural Affairs at 408-4731. Applications are now being accepted for The Beacon 1998-1999 editorial staff. Positions available are Editor in Chief, News Editor, Features Editor, Sports Editor, Photo Editor, Business Manager, (2) Copy Editors, Distribution Manager, Subscriptions Manager and MAC Technician. Applications can be picked up outside The Beacon office located on the second floor of Hollenback Hall, in the communications office, located on the second floor of Capin Hall, or see page 8 . Gai oP Mai za, ys son �arch 26, 1998 FEATURES Page 1.1 acDonald crosses line him sick. His act consisted of many )Ck : If you were to walk t rough Pickering Hall on a Monday •• : night, you would be hard pressed to find someone not : • watching WWF wrestling. • : : This two hour weekly event on the USA Network has • : nearly everyone cheering and yelling for their favorite :• ~ wrestler. "Stone Cold" Steve Austin seems to have an . • . • overwhelming majority of the fans on his side. Fans tune m : : to see what vulager remark will come out of his mouth next : : or who is going to be the next victim of the infamous • : "stunner." However; you could just as easily walk down a : • street and see people giving the "X" to someone in support : •• of Degeneration X. : : This now four man crew, and I do include China as a • : man, has given Stone Cold, and the test of the WWF, more •• • then they can handle. The newest member of Degeneration : : X is the former Heavyweight Champion of the World, Iron : : Mike Tyson. I personally do not think Tyson should be • : allowed to be a member of Degeneration X until he learns to • • give the "X" properly. But nevertheless, he is with them. : For the loyal WWF viewers, there is a special event : corning up this Sunday, March 29. Wrestle Mania XIV can : be seen on pay-per-view. This is the biggest wrestling event • of the year and it always has the best matches. Mike Tyson : is the special enforcer in the big match of the night. This : match is for the heavyweight title. It will be between "Stone : Cold"Steve Austin and the leader of Degeneration X, "The : •• Heart Break Kid" Shawn Michaels. As you might have • noticed, Steve Austin is at a huge disadvantage before the . : : match even begins because of Mike Tyson being a rnernbet : : of Degeneration X. It will be very interesting to see if Tyson. ~ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - , : can keep it a fair match. : topics which college students As the white stretch limo could relate to such as drugs, bed the Dorothy alcohol and weightlifting. nDarte Center, fans MacDonald's act it was the star for contained many controversial they had been waiting. issues. In his act he stated, "I driver opened the door to never make 'good' points," limo and there he was, the but he sure made questionable everyone had been ones. · gfor, Norm He discussed the use of onald. drugs such as marijuana and Courtesy of Matt Lebove The feelings of LSD. He even bashed sports Norm MacDonald performs · ment and anticipation which he considered to be stand-up in CPA. the Center for useless. These included the orrning Arts. The stage WNBA and NCAA women' s HBO . His act was "not filled with purple and basketball. He even crossed politically correct," but stars. Students the line by discussing the hilarious. He focused on his , "MacDonald, Irish background and involved uselessness of the Special nald .. ." and finally it an audience member in one of Olympics. time, time for Torn Towards the end he asked his segments. to perform. the audience what they But after Cotter finished Yes, the crowd had to wanted to hear. At this point warming up it was time for to hear MacDonald's the show lightened up a bit the main event. The crowd but after Cotter was and many fans were pleased cheered and even tossed · dmany fans probably panties toward MacDonald as by this performance. An he would have stayed he slowly stumbled toward the interview after the show 1age all night. rnic. He shared with everyone proved that there is definitely Cotter has performed on two sides to this controversial that he was feeling ill, but no featured on VHJ and one knew what was majcing character. . . Mania has come a long way in the past 14 years.: 1fIm c8J. LC 9 § 1Erm LC e IrLC c8J.n mi mm e mi LC .•• In theWrestle very first Wrestle Mania, Muhammed Ali was the : ~-_;-----------------,--=-=-=--=------. :: special referee. The match he was assigned to cover began to get out of hand, and Ali was forced to throw some of his ANGELES, (AP)-· Lollapolooza on lo- rtedly could be a no this summer. "Bill"reports the festival is without a confirmed · er and organizers are · · ga "60-40" chance that olooza will happen year. Lollapolooza co-founder Farrell was supposed provide the headliner, e's Addicition," but the decided to end it. Among those who have down the headliner because of other obligaare "Garbage," "Green y," "Foo Fighters" and · yn Manson." olloza co-founder Ted er says they are still · gto some other acts to · e, but they haven't any firm offers yet : • 1I\D )(dJ~y 9 ~ • lethal punches to get a little order. I wonder if this Wrestle : Women soar : Mania might have the same story line, with Tyson throwing : over men Iffi ihrttlln cdl ~ y § : a few punches to get some order. We are going to have to : WASHINGTON, : wait and find out what will happen. This is not the only • D.C.(AP)-- For the first time Singer Rufus Thomas is 81. • match of the night however. • • ever, women are leading the . Actor Leonard ~imoy is 67. : Here are some other big matches and my predictions of : way with music purchases. : there outcome. The Undertaker is going to fight his younger : Actor Alan Arkin is 64. The Recording Industry : brother Kain. In this match The Undertaker will beat his • Actor James Caan is 58. Association of America : brother in a convincing fashion and Kain will be 'put to rest,': (RIAA) reports women made Singer Diana Ross is 54. • never to be heard from again. Also, Golddust and his : 51.4 percent of the music Actor Johnny Crawford, : deranged girlfriend Luna, will be fighting "Marvelous" Mark: purchases in 1997. "The Rifleman," is 52. : Maral and his knockout sidekick Sable.. Golddust,and Luna • The RIAA says the shift Singer Steven Tyler, •• will beat Maral and Sable, but Sable and Luna are the main : may be due to the wild • attraction in this fighi. And in one other match, the former : "Aerosmith," is 50. popularity of Elton John's : Ultimate Fighting Champion Ken Shamrock will fight a : Singer/Actress Vicki "Candle in the Wind 1997," : member of the Nation Of Domination "The Rock" Rocky • which brought new and Lawrence is 49. : Miavia. This is going to be a great fight with Shamrock : infrequent record buyers to Singer Teddy Pendergrass • winning it. The leader of the Nation Of Domination, : the stores. The study also is 48 . . · : Fahroke, will interfere and cost Miavia the win. And finally : finds ten to 14 year olds and : in the main event, I think that Steve Austin is going to give • Actor Martin Short is 48. the over 45 age group ac•• : the "stunner'' to Tyson, Micheals, and the rest of Talk Show Host Leeza counted for the greatest : Degeneration.X and finally get the heavyweight belt for the : growth in purchasing power Gibbons is 41. • first time in eight years. : while CD's continue to Actress Jennifer Grey is 38. : All in all, it is going to be a great night of wrestling no : dominate, making up 70 Guitarist James Illa, : matter who wins, and that's the bottom line because Derek • percent of the market, while •• "Smashing Pumpkins," is 30. •• says so. cassettes captured 18 percent. ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• . �Page 12 March 26, 1 FEATURES £[s □ @[M □ [M@ if[}{]~ [F)~iA\00~ \W □ if [}i] Criti,c's Corner with Dan Lavelle [Ml l!\ [g) LA\ [1YI) ~ ~ ~ [1. [p) ''U.S. Marshalls" Hello fellow movie viewers. Tell me, do you remember the film "The Fugitive"? It was a big hit in 1993, which featured Oscar winner Tommy Lee Jones and Harrison Ford. In this movie, Marshal Samual Gerard (Jones) is chasing after Dr. Richard Kimbie (Ford), who had just escaped from prison. Kimble, who was accused of killing his wife, is on the hunt for the one armed man whom he believes to be the real killer. In the new film, ''U.S.Marshalls," Samual Gerard is back with his team of Marshalls as he leads them on a new chase. Only this time, he is chasing more than a fugitive, he is chasing a former U.S. marine, Mark Sheridan (Wesley Snipes). The storyline of "U.S. Marshalls" was similar to "The Fugitive," except for a few new charaters. In any scene you could predict what was going to happen. This is a constant problem with sequels, often they are not as good as the original. The actors did a good job playing their parts. Jones is exceptional as the leader, Samuel Gerard. Snipes played a decent fugitive on the run, but that did not surprise me. When it comes to action films, he has a lot of experiece. Also in the cast was Robert Downey Jr. In the film, Downey plays special agent John Royce, a man helping Gerard with the fugitive chase but is holding onto secrets. Downey portrays this charater with a cocky, nice guy attitude, but as the film continues, his character's mood changes. · In conclusion, I am giving this TWO AND A HALF STARS. The film seemed to be very predictable, you might want to wait until this movie comes out on tape. •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• • • : • • DAVID OUGHDVNY: tlMOTHYHUTTON • [R]e:n, 1·1ww 1la1rng1nl cnm • ·- PlAYiNG (;~(~!~! '" · • i Friday, : l\1:arch 27, : • at 7:30 p.m.,: inSLC 101: •• ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• nnn1:1nnnnnnnnn~n n n n n n j n wedo n n n n; G;US/CfiL ENERU/ n n 59 north main •wilkes-barre •829-2929 .j we buy &sell CD's• tapes• vinyl• VKleos • books nnnnnnnnnnnnnDn.· Aries (March 21 -April 1~) You have not been motivated to do your work lately. We have a couple weeks left of classes, so do the best you can. It is almost over. Taurus (April 20 - May 20) It might be a good idea to go home Easter weekend and l around for a summer job. This way you might have a choice between them and may be make a bit more money. Gemini (May 21 - June 21) In the past weeks you somehow got out of your normal ro which left out going to the gym. The longer you wait, the harder it will be to start again. Cancer (June 22 - July 22) Someone who stepped out of your life for a LONG TIME· If you are comfortable with it, see them. But if you're not into it, tell them. Leo (July 22 - August 22) Recently you forgot an important date, like a your mother's day, your anniversary or something else. It is time to buy a planner. Virgo (August 23 - September 22) Start planning a mini-vacation for you and your f · now. Miscommunication is what prevented you from going l.ast year. Make plans early, will go and have a great time. Ubra (September 23 - October 23) A fight with a good friend has gone on way too long. Apologize or talk to them about it. It is time to get over things and move on. Scorpio (October 24 - November 21) With the onset of warm weather and summer ap ing you may be tempted to blow off class and not do as much work. Although a day in may be well deserved, there will be enough time when we have.off. If you don't wait you regret being so lax. Sagittarius (November 22 - December 21) A shopping spree and a new look is needed new season. Something so wild and not you, everyone will love it. Capricorn (December 22 -"January 19) Flowers aren't the only thing blossoming this Love is in the aid Express your feelings and take a risk you ordinarily would not. Love bloom! Aquarius (January 20- February 18) "Life is a road that has no turning," meaning w around, comes around. Commit random acts of kindness this week and you will soon fi come back to you. Pisces (February 19- March 20) You made a promise to i friend and now you have to out. Although they may be upset, apologize and it will all be OK. Some things you have ~¥oz,, gotta be hungry . . s week's recipes ... Monkey Bread Ingredients: Italian Pinwheels ATTENTIO EATERS! Ingredients 1 can of crescent rolls 116 oz. shredded mozzarella 9 extra thin slices of pepperoni be featuring a new recipe for all of our readers to try out. However, we not sure what you to eat. Submissions being taken of reci and recipe ideas ou Preheat oven to 350°. Preheat oven to 350° of The Beacon offi Hollenback Hall. Cut up biscuits into quarRoll crescent rolls out flat. ... On your way to ters. Place in a tupperware Divide roll in half along drop off your ideas dish. Then add sugar, perforated lines. Carefully the box and you ma cinnamon and nutmeg. roll pastry into pinwheel featured in next w Shake it all up. Put mixture roll. Seal end by pinching paper. If you cannot into a bundt pan. Melt into roll. Slice roll into 1/4" drop them off send butter, then pour all over slices. Place flat on tray mixture.Bakefor30 and bake for six minutes or them to castellj@ wilkes 1. wilkes.edu. minutes or until done. until golden brown. 4 biscuits, ready made buttermilk 4 teaspoons of cinnamon 1 cup of sugar 1 teaspoon of nutmeg 1 stick of butter . �arch 26, 1998 The Beacon Page 13 h?t a trip it has been ••• 1ormal rou • start again. IJ'G TIMEia 1mmer app ha day in m't wait you try out. :!Ver, wear what you 1bmissions J mrwaytoc your ideas in mdyou may in next wee you cannot n off send :astellj @ wilkes.edu. �Sports The Beacon Page 14 March 26, 19 Wilkes, O'Neil and Geist l_ead thew By ELIZABETH PISANO Beacon Staff Writer • I This season, the Wilkes University Softball team is lead by three enthusiastic team captains. The Lady Colonels are lead by seniors Carrie Wilkes and Shannon O'Neil and sophmore Kerrianne Geist. The captains collective optimism is ritling high on this years team. Wilkes has been playing softball for all of her four years at Wilkes. This year is Wilkes' first year as captain. Wilkes, a graduate of Nanticoke Area High School, is a pharmacy major. Working as both a pitcher and a first baseman, Wilkes feels that she is a positive role model. Wilkes said, ''Through my experience, I feel I can help the younger players." The optimism that Wilkes exudes to the team is great. Wilkes is "looking · forward to a successful season and looking to get to the MAC playoffs." Wilkes is also a member of Kappa Psi (a pharmacy organization), The Letterwoman' s Club, and currently works as a Resident Assistant in Rifkin Hall. She·was also captain of the .-volleyball team here at Wilkes for two years. Shannon O'Neil is another senior captain for the Lady Colonels. O'Neil is a graduate from Landsdale Catholic High School where she played four years of softball. The four years that O'Neil has spent at Wilkes as a Psychology major and a Women's Studies minor have also found her in- valved in softball. This is also her first year as a captain. She is the starting centerfielder for the Lady Colonels. O'Neil said "It has "I learn from them every dqy; from their leadership, dedication and heart." Kerrianne Geist been a positive experience. It is a good way to meet friends and I hope to keep the friendships even when I graduate." As captain, O'Neil feels that she "helps by being a leader on and off the field." O'Neil also acts as president of the Letterwoman's Club and the Woman's Studies Club. Geist is the youngest captain on this year's team. She is a sophomore majoring in Business Administration. Geist graduated from Central Dauphin High School in Harrisburg. Geist fine tuned her skills in softball as a participant throughout her years there. At Wilkes, she is in her second season with the Lady Colonels. When speaking of the other captains, Geist said, "I learn from them every day; from their leadership, dedication and.heart. But not just from them; from the whole team, also." Geist hopes to continue playing behind the plate for the Lady Colonels for the next few years. She feels that she ','contributes with the moral of the team, helping them laugh, and being comfortable play." Outside of the so team, Geist is also active. She is a mem the Business Student sory Board, Junior ment, The Political Club and the Lene Club. Lead by these outstanding team ca head coach Kevin V and assistant coach Dunsmuir the Lady promise to have a p season. With practices six a week and a monthly together, the team has risma both on and off field," said Geist. The team goal is the MAC playoffs. captains agree that, talented freshmen and returning talent, that be no problem. Our Weekend in Salem: A personal accou ByROBERT ·MORCOM, JR. Beacon Staff Writer Robert Morcom, Jr. is a member of the Wilkes University Men 's Basketball Team that traveled to Salem, Virginia this past week for the · Division III Final Four. This is a chronological account of the team's weekend as told by Morcom. THURSDAY 6:00 a.m. I woke up to that annoying buzz of my alarm clock. However, I was glad to hear that buzz for the first time in my life because I knew great things were ahead. This was the day we headed to Salem, Virginia to play in the NCAA Division III Final Four. 6:45 a.m. Our bus pulled out from its parking spot in front of the Marts Center behind a police escort while numerous television and radio stations made live reports. The school suppiled us with a variety of fruit drinks and brown bag breakfasts. 11:30 a.m. I have been asleep for all 4 and a half hours of the trip so far, but we have stopped so that we could eat the box lunches the school has suppilied for the team. 1:30 p.m. We arrive at the Clarion Airport Hotel in Roanoke, Virginia; We all got settled into our rooms and proceeded to enjoy some warm Virginia sun. Many play~rs laid out in the sun while others took a dip in the pool or the jacuzzi. 2:30 p.m. I went up to the room and took a little nap. 3:30 p.m. I woke up to that wonderful alarm clock again and went down stairs to meet the team in the lobby. There we were, all set to get back on the bus and travel to the Salem Civic Center for our first practice at 4:30. 4:30 p.m. We took the floor at the Civic Center for our 90~minute practice. The floor was remarkable and so were the·baskets. It was a "Good Luck." · legitimate Division I 10:00 p.m. Coach basketball court. Practice everyone on the team went well and the team was late night pizza and t •fired up for Friday night's . everyone that curfew action. After practice we had midnight. to hurry io make it back to FRIDAY the banquet at the Civic 10:00 a.m. All fo Center at 7 p.m. teams had a wonde 7 :00 p.m. Dinner was brunch at the hotel great; golden fried chicken, fruit, waffles, bacon,e steamed vegetables, carved and grits. Roast Beef Au Jus and 12:30 p.m. This wu "Apple Avalanche" for scheduled time for our dessert. Each team's coach .,. through before the big spoke along with one We went over the team' member of each team. Then, plays and then departed Charles "Sonny" Smith, a to the hotel. well traveled Division I 2:30 p.m. We were coach, enlightened the crowd provided with ham, t with a few stories he has and roast beef on pla stumbled across in his years. us to make our own He then wished the teams See Salem, PAGE 15 'l �SPORTS Page 15 March 26, 1998 Sa l e m - - - - - - - - - That_'s what I say r ), is a me ,ss Stude I, Junior Political he Letter ! g team 1 Kevin nt coach '.he Lady have 'a p ·actices six a monthly e team has on and off Geist. m goal is to layoffs. ·ee tha, ;hmen a lent, that !ill. " m. Coach the team :za and t n. All four ;vonderful hotel with , bacon, eg This was 1e for our e the big g :r the team' 1 departed r1. We were ham, turkey on platters; r own PAGE ts· sandwiches. Desserts were or watching television. also served, along with iced 10:00 a.m. From here on some players laid around rea. . 4:20 p.m. Everyone met while others spent a few in the hotel lobby ready to minutes relaxing in the leave for the National Semi- jacuzzi. Final game against Hope 12:30 p.m. The team had College. a meeting in Jay William ' s 6:00 p.m. The teams are and Matt Conway's hotel introduced and the game is room to discuss the team's about to tip-off. strategy for the game. The 7:30 p.m. The game was two captains told us to forget over and the team was yesterday's loss and focus on dejected after an 81-61 1oss · the game at hand. We had to to Hope College. We realize only four teams were showered and proceeded to left playing out of the 321 watch the first half of the teams in all of Division III game between Williams hoops. We had to pick College and Wisconsinourselves up and get ready to Plateville. play Williams College. 10:00 p.m. We arrived 2:30 p.m. The game back at the hotel and coach started and things didn't look Rickrode supplied us with too good in the first half. $10 so that we could order Coach Rickrode gave an snacks again that night. inspired speech at the half. SATURDAY We showed just how we 12:00 a.m. Everyone is could play: fearless. Even in their rooms either sleeping though we lost the game, we - came and played with heart and gained expierence. We stayed and watched half of the National Championship game. 6:00 p.m. We arrived back at the hotel and felt like National Champions. The Wilkes University Alumni Association threw a party in the team's honor. Coach Rickrode gave us another . $10 for food and then went on his own way. SUNDAY 10:00 a.m. We all ate and then got back on the bus for our seven hour trip back to Wilkes-Barre. 5:00 p.m. We arrived back in Wilkes-Barre with a police escort from 1-81 back to campus. All- in all it was a great accomplishment and a great expierence. Now that we have tasted the Final Four life-style, we' ll be looking to make another trip next year. Softball splits at Salisbury ByCOREY YANOSHAK Beacon Staff Writer The Lady Colonels · softball team headed south this past weekend for some warm weather and some out of conference play. The Lady Colonels participated in the Salisbury State Softball Tournament and split their four games with two wins and two losses. This improved the team's record to 5-4 on the season. Wilkes beat North Carolina Wesleyan 6-2 in the first game and also came back to defeat Lynchburg in thesecond game, 8-5. Against North Carolina Wesleyan, the Lady Colonels were led by Liz O'Neil, who went 3 for 5 at the plate. Kristen Cookus also had a good game by going 3 for 4. Carrie Wilkes pitched and struck out seven batters in the ten inning game, earning the In the second game, freshman Alice Fink was the winning pitcher, striking out 10 while only giving up for hits. Fink helped her cause with a perfect day at the plate, going 3 for Came Wilkes gets ready for action in the Lady Colonel defense. 3. O'Neil also chipped again it was O' Neil who was in with two runs batted in. strong at the plate with two After an upbeat start to the tourney, the Lady ' hits against the Lady Profs. In the first game of the Colonels ran into Rowan championship round, Wilkes University who handed the dropped their second ~ame in Lady Colonels the first loss a row, 12-4, to Western of the weekend by a score of Maryland. O'Neil continued 8-0. Freshman standout her strong play with a 2 for 3 Mackenzie Martin pitched performance at the plate. and suffered the loss. Once -----with SCOTT VEITH This past weekend, I had the opportunity to attend the Division III Men' s Basketball Championships as a member of the media. I anticipated having a good time and meeting some local writers while watching some prettygood basketball from a decent seat. I thought I would have the chance to get a free ticket to events that would have costed me about $20 for a cheap seat to all four games. I thought that I was getting a pretty good deal. · What I got was an all expense payed vacation'to a beautiful city called Roanoke where I was provided with entertainment, lodging, food, gas money and a great learning experience. The Salem Civic Center and the NCAA provided all members of the media and tournament participants with the most comfortable accomodations that I have ever been a beneficiary of as a member of the media. At the Civic Center, any individual wearing press credentials was eligible for admittance to any of the several hospitality rooms that featured crab legs, shrimp, sandwich bars, refreshments and fresh fruit. The main hospitality room also housed a big screen television where members of the media watched any sporting event that their little heart desired including the game that was currently taking place at the Civic Center. It included telephones for reporters to contact their employers with updates of the games, computer outlets for the convenience of any media member with a laptop computer and internet capabilities and a conference room where all of the press conferences for the weekend's events took place. I was provided with a first class hotel room with access to a pool, jacuzzi, sauna, weight room, lounge area and a resturant/bar, courtesy of the Wilkes University communications department and THE BEACON. Some of the individuals that were sent down by the university to cover the game as a member of the media chose to abuse the priveledges that the school, the NCAA and Salem Civic Center granted them, but I felt content to enjoy the stay and enjoy the games. This experience reinforced everything that I originally thought life as a sports writer would be like. I took an all expense payed vacation to a beautiful city to watch four of the finest basketball teams in the country compete for a national championship in an exciting environment. I was presented with a courtside seat reserved for me and only me. I met media members and sports fans from all around the country (inducting FOX sports, ESPN 2 and NBC). I spoke with local media members with whom I shared opinions and ideas. All of my dreams and aspirations are still in tact. I still want to be a sports writer and I stiU want to travel the country attending events such as this one. 7 , .... . I necessary. dl'f5!ed tnin~tl~I , 3S9i 9l1355x,, ::,,if;:+':,::>:i:; ,,,.;;,,, .k~: ..;.,>?:A},;-·,:,,,,,., · . �SPORTS Page 16 March 26, 1998 Colonels make University proud at Final Fo By DAVID D.IMARTINO Beacon Copy Editor . J ·I I ·•/,, ~ 1 This was the chance of a lifetime and the Wilkes Colonels showed up late. The Colonels did not score their first bucket in the semifinal game of the Division III national championship basketball tournament until 4 minutes and 46 seconds had past in the first half. At the 13:00 minute mark the Colonels were down 15-4 and that was the closest the Colonels would come to catching up to the Hope College Flying Dutchmen. The Colonels had some good looks at the basket but their shots did not fall. Before they knew it, the game was an uphill climb that the Colonels could not complete. At the end of the first half Mike Barrouk was held scoreless and Jason Sheakoski had a team high seven points. The Colonels had 11 turnovers which had them at a 42-18 deficit. The Colonels came out at half time with something to prove and Dave Januzzi did just that by hitting pde first · basket. The Colonels then seemed as if they were ready The high scorer for the 81-61. At 11 :45 in the game to make a run and get back Colonels was Dave Januzzi As the Colonels left the they were down by a score into the game. But Hope's hot with 12 points; five points off court, faithful Wilkes fans all was 21-12 and the feeling shooting in the first half his season average. Jason 'stood and cheered for the from the day before continued in the second half Sheakoski finished with 11 effort the Colonels put forth. and lasted throughout. At the points. Dan Van Hekken had But the season was not over, continued to loom over lhe 18:43 mark in the second a game high 19 points and they still had one more game. Colonels. The score at half time was 47-35. half, Wilkes took their The first timeout and saw Colonels themselves down by had to - 22 with a score of 57face 25. Williams their controversial offici in the first.half. The Wilkes crowd College was getting restless who and felt the end dropped Colonels pulled within ten and that was the closest lhe drawing near so they a game started making to requests. Their first W ~ the third team in the nati request was for Matt Platteville, At the 5:45 mark in~ Conway to appear in 82-68. game Brian Gryboski fo the game because he is The out. Bill Gallagher and the emotional spark for Colonels Damon Heller checked in the Colonels. Coach started and put in some quality Rickrode responded to the minutes and showed they the Colonel crowd by game will look to play important putting Conway in the like they roles on the '98-99 Colo game. He checked in at started Mike Barrouk, Jay the 7:00 minute mark. so many Williams and Matt Conwa Conway played the other all ended their Wilkes c Photo By J.J. Fadden on the court in impressive games rest of the game and Jay Williams, Mike Barrouk and Matt Conway hold the national fashion, even though they by scored two points, had fourth place award. were on the loosing side· scoring two rebounds and three 105-94 decision. off the assists. The two other Wilkes Pat Stegeman At the conclusion of opening tip. Januzzi had the finished with 16 points for seniors had disappointing game the Colonels were first basket and it looked Hope College. games. Mike Barrouk was awarded the fourth place good for the Colonels. The Colonels were only held scoreless but only plaque and they were then The first half was outscored by four points in attempted five shots. Jay given a standing ovation highlighted by the strong the second half but Hope's Williams finished the game the loyal Wilkes fans. play of Jay Williams but he with three points and went 1- bJg first half made the was in foul trouble and ended difference and the final was 7 from the field. L___ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _;,___ _ __ . ry year, onates a ity. The "ft comm Id on We 11 from am, this se donate a gif w them to le, anent mark es campus. The committ isting of sen · tine Tondri1 Baseball dethrones King's in a Double Di ByBETHANYSTEFANEC Artillery Park. Sophomore Beacon Staff Writer The Wilkes' Baseball team adaed two more victories to their record on Tuesday when they faced up against _the King's College Monarchs for a doubleheader. Wilkes scored most of their runs during the first inning with a 14 spot. They won the game by a final of 18-10. Mike Viglone had three hits, highlighted by a home run that cleared the fence at Joe Doran, helped.out with three hits including two doubles, and one triple. He also scored three runs. Jim Sodara and Dan Dordan also aided in the Colonel victory with 2 hits each. Sodaro drove home three runs and D·ordan assisted with two runs batted in. The new kid on the block, freshman Bill Smith, was the winning pitcher for the team. This was his first outing since hurting his arm against Moravian on March 15. In the second game of the doubleheader the tables were turned when Wilkes was trailing 7-4 in the bottom of the 7th inning. However, Jim Domzalski pulled the team out of this bind with ·a two run homerun in the bottom of the first extra inning. This allowed Wilkes to come out victorious for the second time that day with the victory over Monarchs by a score of 9-7. The Colonels record stands at seven wins and four losses on the season. The Colonels continue their season this Saturday at Fairleigh Dickinson University of Madison in a Middle Atlantic against the Jersey Devils. The Colonels are slated to play 17 games in the month of April. On February • I Maculloch, ock Creek, "' Ill Wilkes ( ition as ct al events~ ship. job entails ith the dev, order to pl that take pl, ently, she • g a scholan n, which is ·12, bringin; dividuals a1 � 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 1998 March 26th Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1998 March 26 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 University https://omeka.wilkes.edu/omeka/files/original/15c6204791123000fef4892e94fd06f0.pdf caa340038941a5a64cb3584e216569b7 PDF Text Text RI(;KRODE RECEIVES RE DOES S.G.' OM alf with th :45 in the g down by a '. and the fe lay before to loom ov The score a P-35. referees left llf the Wilkes t1 referees due to oversial offici .half. second half 1ulled withi as the close ame to becom · :am in the natio 5:45 mark in 1 Gryboski foul allagher and Iler checked in mme quality d showed they > play important ! '98-99 Colone arrouk, Jay 11d Matt Conwa 1eir Wilkes c tin impressive ~n though they : loosing side in ision. :onclusion of the olonels were ! fourth place they w~re then tding ovation by ilkes fans. KEY TO THE CITY . .. city •The of Wilkes-Barre honors :-::T""-~~=i=~~~~~~~~;~;=~;;;~~;;;~==JL.::_-_c_ol_o_n_el_s_. _____ _ ures ... p Sports ... page 13 THE BEACON Wilkes University April 2, 1998 Seniors class gift hits like a ton of bricks By SCOTT VEITH and BETHANY STEFANEC Beacon Sports Editor and Beacon Staff Writer Every year, the senior class donates a gift to the university. The 1998 senior class gift committee kick-off was held on Wednesday March 11 from 4 p.m. to 5 p.m. in the lobby of Weckesser Hall. According to Todd Sloan of the Annual Giving Program, this senior class will donate a gift which will allow them to leave their permanent mark on the Wilkes campus. The committee, consisting of seniors Christine Tondrick, Kristen Cookus, Rebecca Baker, Michael Beachem, Brandon Berretta, Heather Bonner, Christine Gaydos, Amy Gutowski, Colleen Herron, Jeanette Snyder, Alison Quick, Mike Rosh and Carrie . Wilkes. They met with other distinguished faculty members including department chairs and deans to discuss just what this class would donate to their university. "This year the seniors decided· that their project will be th~ purchasing of bricks, engraved with the naine and graduation year of the student. It's open exclusively to seniors and these bricks will be part of the new student center grounds. "Though we haven't determined exactly where they will be used, they will be a permanent, .successful senior class gift visible part of campaign ever." the Wilkes Several other University campus," said individuals spoke at the event to Sloan. Seniors motivate the committee and who choose to donate to ensure them of the cause the support they receive from have two faculty, payment administration options. They can and alumni. pay $50 in These Photo courtesy Cniversity Relations speakers included full by May Senior class kicked off their gift campaign. Wilkes University 1, 1998 or President they can pay Christopher $25 by May Breiseth who spoke about university relations. 1, 1998 and $25 by May 1, senior support and Strunk said, "The fine 1999. becoming a Wilkes organization that this senior The emcee for the kickclass has exhibited so far and alumnus. Director of off event was Paul Strunk, Development Claire Fox their dedication to Wilkes Vice President of proves this will be the most See SENIOR GIFT page 2 development, alumni and Maculloch's new job, a special event By MARY TAMBASCO Beacon Staff Writer On February 16, 1998, Carol Maculloch, of . Hunlock Creek, was named : to fulfill Wilkes University's new position as coordinator of special events and stewardship. Her job entails her to work with the development team in order to plan major events that take place at Wilkes. Currently, she is planning a scholarship luncheon, which is occuring on April 2, bringing together those individuals as donors who have created scholarships at Wilkes and Photo by JJ. Fadden Carol Maculloch fills new position at Wilkes. the students who are benefiting from the scholarships. According to Maculloch it provides an opportunity for the recipients to meet the donors as well as for them to be recognized for the scholarship. The Dick Hyman Benefit Performance, scheduled for May 4 is the next project on Maculloch' s . agenda. Th1s benefit performance is held in order to allow Hyman, who received his doctorate degree from Wilkes University, to give back to Wilkes all he has been able to receive. - The individuals who are invited to his benefit arethose who have volunteered and supported Wilkes throughout the years. The second part of Maculloch's job involves stewardship, which means keeping in touch with donors who have generously given to Wilkes. This is done so donors can be thanked properly by the university. It allows donors to know how their gifts have been or will be utilized. Ffor example funding has been used towards the Classroom Office Building or will be used towards the New Students Services Building. Maculloch, is a former secretary for the School of Liberal Arts and Sciences and a 1994 business graduate of - Luzerne County Community College. "I really love being an employee as well as a student, working towards my bachelor's degree in business, here at Wilkes University. "I am very pleased with my position and feel that the past two years have and will continue to serve as a learning and growing experience, " said Maculloch. In fact, Maculloch is graduating in May of 1998 during which time she is going to move to the MBA or the master' s in business administration program here at Wilkes. �News Page2 The Beacon Around the world Jones case, thrown outS'.\~\.'!t~ LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS (AP)--Judge Susan Webber Wright has tossed out Paula Jones' sexual harassment suit against the President. The judge said the claims from Jones described offensive conduct, but didn't meet the standard for sexual harassment. ,- . -~ Jones said she refused to engage in a sex act with· Clinton in an Arkansas hotel room in 1981 and that she was placed in a dead-end position in Arkansas state government. Clinton was governor at the time. In her decision on Wednesday, Wright wrote that Jones' allegations fall "far short" of the standards Earthy conference scheduled By ERICKA WRIGHT Special to the Beacon The Pennsylvania Environmental Council and Wilkes University-will host an Earth Day press conference on Thursday, April 16 from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. at the Munson Field House in Edwardsville, PA Representatives from the Pennsylvania Game Commission Earth Conservancy, Susquehanna River Watch, Sierra Club, PA ISRI, Proctor and Gamble, Bureau of Forestry, Department of Environment Protection and the NEPA Community Forestry Program will be on hand to discuss upcoming Earth Day events and will answer questions regarding their organizations and community involvement. Any further questions may be directed to Ericka Wright at the Pennsylvania Environmental Council at 408-4997. • • • she'd have to meet to fit the legal definition of "outrage." President Clinton's lawyer, Robert Bennett, said he's "very, very pleased." Jones disappointed in decision DALLAS (AP)--Paula Jones' attorney said his client is disappointed that a jury won't get to hear the facts of the case, but David Pyke said the dismissal of her lawsuit against President Clinton doesn't believe Jones account. He said Judge Susan Webber Wright merely ruled that Jones' allegations weren't sufficient to prove sexual harassment. Pyke said the ruling doesn't vindicate and doesn't accept his version of events. He said it only means his client won't get the chance to tell her story to a jury. As for whether to appeal, he said the final decision rests with Jones. Senior G i f t - - - - - - · -spoke about the importance of philanthropy and supporting the senior class gift and Sandy Piccone spoke about the role alumni have in the Wilkes community. Christine Tondrick, the Senior Class Committee Chairperson, explained the purpose and goals of the gift this year. "The goal of the class gift this year is to increase participation from seniors by giving them a chance to make an individual mark on campus," said Tondrick. Though tradition is a key factor in the continuation of programs like this, Sloan believes that there is an even more important message. "It is tradition, but even more important the senior class gift begins to learn the importance of philanthropy. It's the start of their roles as alumnus. I think it's important to help them understand that they are indeed part of the family and everything they've gotten out of their college experience will shape them for the rest of their lives, it's all about giving back and being connected in some way," said Sloan. Wilkes farii1 y encouraged to contribute By DAVID DIMARTINO Beacon Copy Editor To be a member of the Wilkes University faculty and staff takes great · commitment and hard work. It also means donating money to better the students opportunity to learn. The Wilkes University Annual Fund is set up to raise money for the school and the students. The Annual Fund program reaches out to many different areas to raise money. Contributions are solicited from alumni, local buisnesses, trustees and current seniors. Full and part-time employees of the university are also asked to donate money to the school each year. This is called the University Family Campaign. The goal of the Annual Fund is to raise one million dollars in one fund raising year, which starts June·l and ends May 31. So far the Annual Fund has raised $700,000 this year, with $44,000 of that coming from the University Family Campaign. The money donated by the faculty and staff can be restricted or unrestricted dollars, it is the choice of the donator. Restricted money is put towards the department or activity the donator requests. Unrestricted funds are given to areas in which the university feels fit to donate the money. Either way the funds are all donated to benefit the students. The Annual Fund pledge fonns to 522 f and staff. Last year the number of faculfy who responded with·a donalill was 199, with a total of $45,207 raised. · Caryn Cheyfitz is the director of the Annual Fund. "Our goal is in participation as well as donations. We would like as many people to participate as possible," said Cheyfitz. According to Cheyfi17. when the school is surveyed the participation reflects better on the outlook of Wilkes. The Annual Fund has several other campaigns during the campaign season. Wilkes has the Phonathon, Community/ Buisness Campaign, Trustees, University Council, the John Wilkes Club, Alumni Board and the Senior Class Gift. The number of Alumm which donated last year was 2,923. This year itis 3,489, an increase of 566 people. Cheyfitz is•also happj with the turnout for the Uniyersity Family • Campaign. , "We've had a wonderful response to our initial request for suppon of this years University Family ,Campaign. So far we've raised $44,000," said Cheyfitz. For more information about the University Family Campaign or any other university campaigns contact Cheyfitz at ext. 4311. . It's campus :e dqo signatri candid 1999 sci �NEWS April 2, 1998 Page 3 .Dees shares his "Passion for Justice" lll cl t te mal Fun s to 522 ~t·year 1culty ith·il'd , fi a to· ~d_ ·. ,le to possible," ~ to Cheyfi lOl is Jarticipation on the lkes. al Fund h in agriculture and was named the Star Farmer of Alabama, in 1955, by the Alabama Future Farmers of America. Dees attended the University of Alabama, where he obtained his undergraduate degree in law. While there, he founded Fuller & Dees Marketing Group, a nationwide direct maiLsales company which . ,specialized in book . A[\¥,,, ~f~J~~ltf t.iHed publishing. After graduation in ,: ,'}-P,4s&,i~p-{{}1'.-1JI.:&!iC~-'.: , ·1960, .he returned to -,0 !~~1~ % R~o,~d~io,.'.: , , Montgomery, Alabam~, where present this braye and : · he opened a law office and brilliant man, chief trial continued the business. counsel and co-founder of The direct mail publishing the Southern Poverty Law Center," said Christopher N. business became one of the largest publishing· companies Breiseth, president of in the south. Wilkes University. In recognition of his Born in 1936 in Shorter, published work and his efforts Alabama, Dees was the son to encourage young people to of afarmer and cotton gin become active in the business operator. world, Dees was named one of ·Throughout his high the Ten Outstanding Young school career he was active WILKES-BARRE-Internationally renowned civil rights attomey Morris Dees will be the guest speaker for the 17th annual Max Rosenn Lecture Series in Law and Humanities at Wilkes University. The event will be held Sunday, Apri1.5; at 8 p.m., ~n the Dorqthy Darte : ... .DicJc.&pn ., Cep,.t~E~~r;t~~ ~ajproiing , ' Men of America in 1966 by the U.S. Jaycees. In 1971, during the civil rights movement he cofounded, through dfrect mail appeals, the Southern Poverty Law Center. This is a nonprofit group which maintains a pool of lawyers who specialize in lawsuits involving civil-rights violations and racially motivated crimes. In 1980, the center founded "Klanwatch" in response to a resurgence in organized racist activity. The center, supported by contributions from 300,000 citizens across the nation, has engaged in civil rights lawsuits. Dees was an active participant in the raising of money for democratic presidential candidates and revolutionized political fund raising. In 1972, he was George McGovern's Finance Director, raising more than $24 million. He continues to act as chief trial counsel and chair of the executive committee for the center. Dees has devoted his time to developing ideas for "Teaching Tolerance," the center's well-regarded education project. In order to assist in the education of young people about the civil rights movement, Dees pushed for the construction of the Civil Rights Memorial. The monument which was designed by Maya Lin bears the na,me of 40 men, women and childre.n who lost their lives during he civil rights movement. Currently, Dees has been devoting his time to educating people about American's radical militia movement. In his 1996 expose "Gathering Storm: America's Militia Threat," Dees explored the dangers these groups represent. In addition to his 1996 expose, he has written two other books. The books include an autobiography, "A Season for Justice" and "Hate on Trial: The Case Against America's Most dangerous Neo-Nazi." . On January 25, 1991, a made for television movie aired on NBC titled "Line of Fire." Also, Dees was portrayed in "Ghosts of the · Mississippi," a feature film released in 1996 about the life of a slain civil rights worker Medgar Evers. For more information call (717) 408-4770 or 1800-WILKES-U, ext. 4770. :,·•, •:'·.:'·t'.~:,;~ ·:Stodent Government For.the Students the Students • 11 by >mmunity/ paign, ersity >hn Wilkea Board and iS Gift. rof AI last year s year it is ise of 566 a mse to out •r support iversity in. So far i,000," ormation ·sity Elections and casino night coming yo~r ~ay It's that time of the year ag·ain. Time for shorts, sandals, and Student Government elections. Surely you have seen students scurrying across campus earlier in the '.·}Y.~•ohtaining, ~ .• ' -· sigrtatriresrequired:to ·be a candid~le;foii the ·f998! .: 1999 school year; ,,' · · : Nominees for the postitions of class president, vice president, treasurer and class representative were announced and posted yesterday. Now it's your job as a student at Wilkes to vote. Elections are being held April 2 and 3 in the·Stark Lobby from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. All full-time, undergraduate students can vote upon showing their student ID. Make sure you stop by :and mark your ballot. It is a simple procedure and won't take much of your time. Money too tight to fly to Las Vegas? Atlantic City too far to drive? Well, you can play those cards and roll the dice r1ght here in Wilkes-Barre this Friday. Rumours Coffee Bar will transform into a casino, complete with black jack, roulette, slot machines and wheels. Popular magician Jim Carrol will also be on hand performing his amazing card and magic tricks for students. Carrol will also be performing "teasers" in the cafeteria Friday during lunch and dinner. So watch your chicken gorilla, he may make it disappear. After the games end, tons of prizes will be auctioned off, using poker chips won by the "gamblers." Prizes will include a Sony Playstation, a 13 inch color television, a CD stereo system, a Discman, a 35 mm automatic camera, a cordless phone and an answering machine along with some smaller prizes. For those who did not have any luck at the tables, everyone receives a ticket for a shot at winning door prizes. And the event everyone will be waiting for, the presentation of the grand prize. A free trip to New York City will be given away, all you need to do is have your· bags packed and ready to go. Don't forget your toothbrush. If you are chosen you will leave directly from Rumours with three friends in a limo. You will get hotel accommodations for one nights, tickets for "Stomp", dinner and some other goodies. So pack your bags and come for a chance to win. There is a five dollars admission, which includes pizza, soda, snacks and your poker chips. So join Student Government on April 3 at 8 p.m. for the fun. Junior Maria Shahda is the co-chair for Casino Night and encourages all to attend. "For just five dollars, you will get a chance to test your skills against some of the Wilkes favorites. with the chance to win some great prizes along the way," Shahda said. . Information compiled by Donna Talarico. Student Government meetings are every Wednesday at 6:30 p.m. in Marts room 214. All students are encouraged to attend. �NEWS Page 4 April 2, 1998 Student Government funds explained B MARY TAMBASCO S if.I W . By eacon ta nter It's that time of year again. The treasurer and three other Student Government members are getting together to form the budget committee. The plan is to discuss funding for over 60 clubs and organizations acknowledged by Student Government and the university. As stated in the Student Handbook, Student Government is the largest campus organization and serves as a coordinating agency. It formulates student activities and is responsible for the supervision of expenditures within the budget, which is · then approved by P~esident Breiseth. For the most part, Mike Rosh, Student Government treasurer, noted that 99.9% of the budget is taken out of tuition designated as the student activities fee and the rest is a percentage provided by campus vending machines. According to Mark Allen, Associate Dean of Student Affairs, the money available is based upon the amount of full-time students enrolled. This money is then divided among clubs and organizations. It then fulfills the university's social calendar of events such as the Homecoming dance and game, Winter Weekend, Psychic Fair, etc. "All in all, Student Government uses student's money wisely for the benefit of the students," Rosh said. Student Government funds various clubs and organizations, which must meet certain guidelines in order to be funded. First, a club or organization must submit a constitution to the general Student Government board, so that they can be recognized as an active club. A memo at the beginning of the school year is sent out, requiring the listing of club officers and advisors, duties, activities and types of community services to be performed. How does your Garden Grow? Sara Stein will talk about how you alone can improve our environment WILKES-BARRE-How can one person improve a habitat? Or increase species diversity? Or contribute to the ecological health of the enviornment?' Sara Stein has many suggestions and she is coming to talk about them. The Back Mountain Regional Land Trust is being joined by ten wellestablished organizations to bring Stein to speak on Restoring the Ecology of Our Own Back Yards on Sunday, April 19_at 2 p.m. at the Anthracite Heritage Museum in McDade Park, Keyser Avenue, S'cranton. She will lecture, answer questions and sign books, which will be available for purchase at the presentation. Stein is a writer whose books, "My Weeds", "Noah 's Garden" and "Planting Noah's Garden" have won prestigious national awards. Her writing grows out of her own experiences with gardens, lawns, patios, ponds, wetlands, trees, shrubs, wildlife, homeowners and the interrelationships among them. Stein and her husband, Marty, tamed and gardened their five acre property in Pound Ridge, New York. When they were done, they discovered that they had forfeited the company of the foxes, birds, butterflies and other wild creatures who had welcomed their arrival. Their adventures in "ungardening" have provided us with information and taught us about the ways each of us can make a difference and enhance the earth as a habitat for all creatures- right in our own back yards. Newsweek said, "If Stein had been in Eve's place in the garden, she'd have found a way to coexist with the snake and we'd all be there yet." Ten regional organizaitons have joined the Back Mountain Regional Land Trust to make Stein's visit possible: The Countryside Conservancy, The Garden Exchange, The Laurel Garden Club, The Back Mountain Bloomers, The Delaware Highlands Conservancy, The Lackawanna River Corridor Association, The · Pennsylvania Chapter of The Nature Conservancy, Friends of the Fragile Earth of Church of the Epiphany, Lacawac Sanctuary and the Anthracite Hertiage Museum. This remarkable coalition testifies to the community of interest shared by these groups. The joint effort demonstrates the strength of commitments to preserving the beauty and enhancing to ecological health of this region. Admission is free. Door prizes will be awarded. For more information, please contact Linda at 717-6752274. - - - - · · - - · This information allows the' clubs or organizations to • d as active · become reg1stere and they can be eligible for yearly funding. In addition, almost any club or organization can request funding by filling out a budget request form, listing the club'_s characteristics, the ~ount of money needed and what it is to be used for. The form is then presented to the executive board, which reviews it for a week and then re-presents it to the general board. All aspects are taken into consideration and a final vote of full, partial or no funding is made. CJ. Copley, Student Government president, st~t~d- t?at an essential . ehg1b1hty factor for funding · the c1ub' s active · 1s involvement on campus and within the Wilkes-Barre community. He also stressed how important it is for clubs to reply to the student activities office in order to be considered for funding and to be listed as an ac'tive club. Money provided by Student Government is used for a wide variety of activities. For example, the Multicultural Coalition uses the money for bringing speakers on campus and Programming Board uses it to show cinema movies free of charge. •••••••••••••••••••••••••••• ••• CPR course Offered A CPR course will be offered to all t students, staff and faculty ·of Wilkes University on April 8, 1998 from 3 p.m.-7 p.m. in room 213 of the Marts Center. It is sponsored by University Health Services. Please call 408-4730 by April 6, 1998 to reserve your spot. The class is limited to 16 participants and is free of charge. Another class may be offered in May. ,.. J t t.a. ~ a.1st Y. m· s that \l eclas mon kc g e 1ve our t e get s nice er th1 4 ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• e fac parki ty and nts ' tm ·sis espe ulty and j Dean A lieves Wil Id. Barba1 d that she l>UME$TIC VUlLENCE Ai.. iENEFIT $ATUk► AY, Al'kll 4TH, Issa. 7:~ >.M. $HA CAFE M£TkUl'UU$, WILKU-iAklt.E. l'A, !5.1 THI$ $HDW I$ A FUNHAJS. SEIIEFIT fDlt THE ~CMES YIDLEIICE $EltVICE cm WILKEHAltltE. ..Jl YDUk ATTENHNCE WLL CDllfkDIITIII' THE ALL-! DFTEN Hl ► ~EN l$$Ut YIDLEIICE A,AIN$T waiAII► CHILHEN IN THE HD~ Df FEATUklllt; THE MU$1CAL TALENTS Df THE NltiHT WIU l£ CIIMl'LETE WITH tiU£$T $1'£AKEII:$, A$ WELL. l'LEA$£ it $Ul'l'DkTIY£ llf A WllkTHY CAIi$£, ltEMEMnk, Al'ATHY TIIWA!tl>$ YIDLENCE AtiAIN$T WIIMEN I$ TH£ $AME A$ l'AltTAKJNti IN IT. HI$ EVENT 1$ SkDUtiHT TD YDU lY THE ' $TU►EIITS Df IINlllk LEA► Ek$HI►, WILKU-UkkE. to sa ' Ral rall, I . Sornet tion oft �EDITORIAL Letters to the Editor 1e Letters to the Editor guidelines: Letters should include your name and phone number. They should be no longer than 250 words and must be signed in order to be printed. Letters will be printed in ihe order they are received and must be submitted by 4:30 p.m. on the Monday prior to publication. Dear Editor: I am writing in regards to the present parking situation here at Wilkes. It is absurd. There are now 157 parking spaces for a school of 1600 students in which more than_half are commuters. 1997/98 1998/99 262 Space for commuters/residence hall 157 ;ed how r clubs to nding and active club. ded by 1ent is used r of I •• •• •• •• •• •• • ••••••• ENCE T )',M. $HA c, )'A, $S.I fUNl>kAI$ , fE l>D ME$ 'ICE CENT ,kkE. .. JL ICE WILL HE .U.L-T l$$UE ~$l WD"4 I THE Ha"" rn l, ' ' • • ~ • • <\,re tol~ ~e .h~ve .an alternative though; we can park in Ralston field, ... We can leave for school at least an extra Jprtri ~}~~ies iailier so that we can be shipped to Wilkes in bus that works in 15 minute intervals. Then, for those who have classes lasting past 7 p.m. as many of us do, we get to return on the mini bus to pick up our car before the 7 o'clock closing of Ralston Field and try to find a meter parking space. We are told this was the only option. I disagree. For the past five years 326 of the faculty and staff and 262 students have paid $60 a semester to park on-campus. That totals $35,280 a year. Where did this money go? That money or say, our tuition could have paid for a parking garage. Instead we are getting a 7.5 billion dollar Student Union Building. that's nice and all but certainly not necessary. Another thing that kind of bothers me ... 1998/99 1997/98 326 326 I j it 1J the 111 :es .m.-7 :. It is rices. )8 to !d to ~e. ay . · w~ , • -+ f • J ~#> ' .. ' ... t· • t \ The faculty and staff do not lose a single parking space. Their parking spaces surpass the students' by 169. The faculty and staffs salary whose salary is paid for by the students' tuition are alotted more than double the spaces. This is especially interesting since their are certianly less faculty and staff than there are students. Dean Adams, Dean of Student Affairs, stated that he believes Wilkes' faculty will voluntarily park in Ralston Field. Barbara King, the Associate Dean of Student Affairs, said that she would much prefer a free and security staffed parking environment. Although when this panel at the Parking Forum on March 24th was asked if their future plans were to park at Ralston Field, heads went down very quickly. After a period of "wells" and "uhhs" one faculty member finally got the courage t~ say th~t fri~nds ·of hers said that they would like to'park-in Ralston Field. bverall, I find the parking situation here ridiculous and unjust. Something must be done. I was always taught that an institution of education the students come first. I wish Wilkes acted accordingly. Fair weather friend Well, well, well ... guess who caught the Colonel spirit? It's Wilkes University's biggest fan, Mayor Thomas McGroarty. This past Tuesday at noon, the Wilkes community gathered at Public Square to celebrate the 1998 history making men's basketball team. Finally; Wilkes students, faculty and friends had the chance to make their presence known in the city. For a few brief, shining moments, Wilkes-Barre was temporarily transformed into the imaginary wonderland we students would like to call Collegetown. The dream quickly ended and the celebrators returned to campus to finish the rest of the beautiful spling day. How convenient it is that when the mayor gets some positive P.R. for the city he is suddenly jumping on the Colonel bandwagon. Where were you during the regular season, sir? Or better yet, where have you been whenever any Wilkes students have gone above and beyond? Whether or not you wish to recognize the fact, this campus is littered with individuals who are making a difference in the Wilkes-Barre community, in the state of Pennsylvania, in our nation as well as abroad. If this is your feeble attempt at appeasing a population you have turned your back on time and time again, you have not succeeded. As a community, we are not fooled by your brief act of kindness towards our university. You have certainly made your negative feelings towards Wilkes University's administration and students clear in recent months. Your display on Tuesday would have been a brilliant gesture, however once again your efforts are too little and too late . Congratulations to the men's basketball team and the Wilkes community once again. Let's continue to keep our heads high and promote the pride that we as a campus have established without any help from the mayor's office . . St, . .. arre, P.A 18766 ct JHoilenba~k Hall, :::. 2'·... •au ·-·.,;1 , o·oor . •i . ain: tq17) 408-59(\3 ·Fax:. (717)408-5902 't' ,,. Editor; in Chief • . Christine GaydJs "" News Editor Kareri Cook '~ { Zif· . ' Features Editor Lauren Castelli · Sports·'Editor Scott Veith/ , Photo Editor ffJ. Fadden Copy Editor MattReitnour - . - .. H, ,.,,.,, -l- ~•- ~...,,.....~ .~,. ,. . .,. . ·•~ '¾~ f\ssistant Copy Editor Diana Davis . Assistant Copy Editor ,. David DiMartino Business Editor Frank Tomaszewski Subscription Manager . AmyEllis . MAC Technician "Paul Downton Distribution Manager J.J. Fadden Advisor · Lynn Elko 1 Establ~b'ed in, 1947 . Sincerely, Carole Mancuso IThe Beacon is searching for weekly or bi-weekly I Icolumnists. Students, faculty and staff are encour- : : aged to voice their opinion on our pages. W~ ~e 1 1iooking for commuter, adult learner and politJ.cal I I columns. Call us at extension 5903!!! I Lry' l7'.•7 n:ri , <" : : - - - _J . . ' iated, . ,the .•· r--------------------, x.., :r::.-•,-:=-.-'?.•? ·•7-•~ •::-:-:- ::' I: Page 5 Photo .by Frank Tomaszewski �Page 6 April 2, 1998 EDITORIAL Roying Reporter Steel Cage Match: , This week some serious crap went down. The event that sticks out in our minds at the moment is the shooting in Jonesberg, Arkansas. If you haven't heard about this, you are without a doubt, dumb, deaf and blind. For some reason, these two messed up puppies wanted to shoot their classmates. They set off the fire alarms in the school and when ev.eryone was lined up outside, they opened fire on the crowd. Obviously, this is no laughing matter, but what the hell is happening to the youth of America? When we were in _middle school, the most violent action was two kids getting into a fight. These little monsters planned a bloodbath. They are too young to be tried as adults. From what we've heard, they'll be released after their 18th birthday according to Arkansas law. It is hard to describe how disturbing it is that these little knee-biters will be free a couple of years after we graduate. Does anyone think that these kids ,will be re~abilitated after five years in the big house? Adults serve longer sentences for attempted murder. This case presents an important issue: child criminals. ~i '1 ;- ·,Vi''-' A? , H,)I l rAO Some people would say that these children were influenced 6ftH~ir'env_:ir_onme;r, thatif they hadn't seen graphic violence on T.V. they would never have c6ntrnittetl &{s1chme. That is the biggest load of crap. If that were true, this would have happen'ed years ago. It's not like the concept of T. V. violence is new. Why didn't this kind of thing happen back in the eighties? Maybe because it has nothing to so with T.V. violence, just a couple of screwed up children. Why shouldn't a kid who acts as an adult be tried as one? It is impossible to say that these kids did not realize what it was that they were doing. They brought nine guns to school and opened fire into a crowd of students and teachers. Adult crime equals adu}t time. That should be the rule. The only limitation should be capitol punishment. It is going a little far to give someone the chair for what they did as a kid. Throw them into jail until they forget what the outside would world looks like. Witl1 good behavior, maybe they'll get parole by the time they're 4Q years old. How disturbed does a child have to be to pull a gun on a crowd of people and shoot, especially when some of his or her friends are in the crowd? Our firm belief is that these kids need to get some serious therapy. They have some serious issues that need to be resolved with the help of professionals. Anyway, if you've got something to tell or ask us try niedma@wilkes.edu and neidmb@wilkes.edu. -· ~--' ,.~ .,..,.__ by J.J. Fadden "What is your favorite part of Spring at Wilkes?" iustin Holmes Brandon Carlin "Quality time on the bench." "Seeing all the lovely ladies at Wilkes walking by." Chris Shannon Theresa Kramer "Construction on the new The Nieds vs. the world Kings College & Wilkes University "Every single student trying to get a last minute flin in before break." ~~.. ~~ }. Sm •DAYLIG ijEGINS at CL! •PAI No .nc The Prizes: Domino's Pizza >Mil ..rd FREE. 1mPnz.: 2ndPriza: 15LMga0-Pizzal lrdPtize: 10Large0...Pizzu "h&5thPria•: 5L.arpCheNePlzzN PldlenngHall.E.,..,.Hell. E...«Hll,a. HofyCroui-.llWflilc,ornpMaNMJWale noor.. Somo small donN m'Ohl i. oamoined. S- your RIA lof dulll. TenlOCllll)riz.-Wlllbtw.el'dld. Flwial ~ and 1M .. Kingl c:-. w--. The Rules: Tara Boyce "Color in the trees." 1. Conteat~on4'V.lland.,. Donna Talarico • 3:0DlilfflonS/1•. "Watching the guys plays basketball with their shirts off." ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 3 . TheWlllnne,latNgrouplhaltcCYmUIII :· SG Elections 1998-99 ·: : : Representatives and Class officer Elections :Thursday & Friday, April 2, 3 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. • •• • • • • •• • • • •• •• •• @ -- 2. YOAX DonnlflDor will r-=-- Ql'II ~ foread'l$1.00~dunngtt.coni. lhemoalpoin(sperreaident. UIQlf group,1,DONOThl"ManaiMnlaga SLC Lobby: 5. Thelocalionand~r:Jlhlpaflill will be 000Ya'll9nl k:> balh n.--, and Olmino'a Plmi. Large· Cheese Pizza $6.99 Presidential Nominations Due: Tuesday, April 14@ the SG Office by 4:30 p.m. Presidential Debates Make-it-a-Meal! $2.99 Thursday, April 16 in SLC 166 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Add a Twisty Bread+ a 2 Liter Presidential Elections Friday, April 17 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in SLC Lobby Wing It! $2.99 *The Executive Board Nominations will be taken during the SG meeting on Wednesday, April 22 Add a 10pc Buffalo Wings Wilua Un,.,,..;ty and Kings ColllQI for lhe Pw-■ NOTVAUD wrni N<'f OTHER COUPONS OR SPECIALS. TAX NOT NCL.UOED IN PRtCE . • ••••••••••••••••••••••• •••••••••••••••• Ealing tida . 0unng Dorm w_., the IChool M ax;:umulal•lhemostpointa,per,..,. wil win the challenge. -- On. 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With go ~ AY lB3 DAY Friday, April 3 Saturday~ April 4 •Flubber, 6 p.m., SLC 101 •Dental Admissions Test Thursday, April 2 •IRHC meeting, 11 a.m., SUB basement •Programming Board General Meeting, 11 :30 a.m.. , Marts 214 •Casino Night, 8 p.m., Rumours •Graduate Record Examination •Pharmacy College Admission Test •Manuscript Meeting, 12 p.m., 3rd floor, Chase Hall •Softball vs. Drew (AWAY) 1 p.m. •Baseball vs. •Baseball vs. Misericordia 3 p.m. Astudent's guide to Delaware Valley 1 p.m. (AWAY) (HOME) Wilkes University •Scripture Study, 6:15 p.m. , Alumni •Tennis vs. Lycoming 1 p.m. (AWAY) House Activities ----------+-------------+-------------+-----------· Wednesday, April 8 Monday, April 6 Tuesday, April 7 Sunday, April 5 •DAYLIGHT SAVINGS TIME BEGINS at 2 a.m., TURN YOUR ,,,CLOCKS BACK! •Golf vs. Scranton/Misericordia 1 p.m. . (HOME) •NATIONAL STUDENT ATI-Il.,ETE DAY •Amnicola Meeting, 3rd floor Chase Hall, 11:15 a.m. •Commuter Council meeting, 12:15 p.m., SUB basement •Baseball vs. Albright 3 p.m. (AWAY) •PALM SUNDAY •Baseball vs. Bloomfield lp.m. (HOME) •Student Community Service Council Meeting, 3rd floor SUB, 5 p.m. •Softball vs. Delaware Valley 1 p.m. (HOME) •Rosenn Lecture, Morris Dees, 8 p.m., •Scripture Study, Alumni House, 12p.m. •Golf vs. Lycoming, 1 p.m. (HOME) •Talk It Out, 5 p.m., Alumni House •EASTER RECESS BEGINS ·• •Tennis vs. Albright, 3:30 p.m. (HOME) CPA •Circle K meeting, 5:30 p.m., Alumni House •MSC's Film Festival, 8 p.m. CPA f ~~ ~ ~I • ~~ .....---=-= : :: • • ,,..,...,__ • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Guarclnteed Credit Cards witl1 Credit Limits I ltJ 1 Year1 Up To $10,000 Within Days! No CREDIT, No JOB, No PARENT-SIGNER, No SECURITY DEPOSIT! 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Signature .................................................................................................................................................................................................................,........................... · lired of Bein Turned Down? �EDITORIAL . Page 8 ·April 2, 1 THE BEACON is accepting applications for editorial staff positions for the 1998-1999 academic year. Beacon staff scholarships, work study money and credit are available. Positions include: Editor in Chief Advertising Editor News Editor . . MAC Computer Technician Features Editor Distribution Manager Sports Editor Subscription Man~ger Photo Editor Copy Editors (2) Web Site Manager - New Position · Name: Address: Telephone: Major/Year: Position( s) of interest: ymean Actuall1 benign. examples Have you previously served on The Beacon Staff? If so, in what capacity? ! . J • i What do you feel you can offer The Beacon? e it What changes would you implement to improve The Beacon? Orth part re yo ·ca is eMa arity i ffigh Previous or related experience in position you are applying for: ' I Other qualities you feel make you a strong candidate for position: Applications must be dropped off c/o Lynn Elko at the communications department office, second floor, Capin Hall by April 8, l All applicants must make an evening appointment for a personal interview between April 14 -16. The new Beacon staff will need available Wednesday eve~ng, April 23 to become aquainted with Beacon layout proceedures. New staff members will also be r to meet at least once in August before the fall semester begins. For further information, please call The Beacon at 408-5903 or L Elko.at 455-3599. **Two tear sheets must accompany this form for all editorial positions. ** I ·ca is est am -a-tho s. erica wil day April will be ht t8:00 a.n walk will �Across Campus The Beacon ril 2, 1998 . lC Page 9 · If examination, key to early detection and are not life threatening. Unfortunately, there is no way to prevent this terrible disease. Therefore, early detection is vital. in anyone and it can be If the cancerous tumor is So, what is it and how found in the early stages be prevented? • removal of it is likely. !Cancer is a •• So how exactly is a t tumor that tumor in the breast detected? sfrom cells at the site. Well, women should ilisease occurs most have a clinical breast tly in women, but examination, by a health · · gly enough, in men professional, once every three years. . ough this tumor is In addition, the Breast in the breast, it does not Self Examination (B SE) tically mean it is · should be done once a us. Actually, most month. The test should be are benign. done the same day every eexamples of these month about a week after the menstrual cycle ends. The American Cancer Society provide the ors do not following instructions 'for a e of the breast Breast Self Examination: 7. Repeat the examination of both breasts while · standing, with one arm behind head. The upright position makes it easier to check the upper and outer parts of breasts. This is where half of the breast cancer is found. 1. Lie down with a pillow under the right shoulder. Place right arm behind head. 2. Use the finger pad of the three middle fingers on the left hand to feel for lumps in the right breast. The finger pads are the top third of every finger. 8. For added safety, check breast by standing in front of a mirror. See if there are any changes in the way the breasts look, such as dimpling of the skin, redness or swelling. 3. Press firmly enough to know how the breast feels. A firm ridge in the lower curve of each breast is normal. 4. Move around the breast in a set way. Either in a circle pattern or going up an down. 5. Repeat the exam on left breast, using the fing~r pads of the right hand .. 6. If any changes or differences are felt, see a doctor immediately. To be put in contact with breast cancer survivors and those supporting women in the fight against breast cancer, contact our local Breast Cancer Support Group at (717) 283-7222. ese feet were mad~ fo~ walking ool will be letting out md believe it or not re still worthwhile to take part in here pus before you go Ilk America is ed by the March of This charity is now in year of fighting birth The misson of the of Dimes is to fund and to alert people defects in the United Ilk America is one of t, biggest and most 1walk-a-thons in ·1ect States. America will take Sunday April 26. ·on will be held at Park at 8:00 a.m. and at 9:00 a.m. The money raised is used to fund DNA research for preventing genetic birth defects and also sponsors the SuperCupboard, a program which teaches pregnant woman about nutrition and selfesteem. Money is also used to sponsor the Mobil Outreach Maternity or "MOM." Wilkes University has participated in the walk for five years. Last year 29 students and faculty members were involved. To join this year, contact Amy Mazur at the office of Volunteer Services, located on the third flooi- of Conyngham Student Center. Sponsor sheets can also be picked up here. Prizes will be given to those with the highest amounts collected. Limited Edition Walk America Tshirts and sweat shirts will also be available. Walk America Denim shirts will be availble for purchase, with the proceeds going to the March of Dimes. For those walkers who collect $7 5 or more, a special catolog will be available to them for selection of other prizes. For those who walk or for those who can't walk but want to make a contribution, Wilkes is sponsoring their own "Defeet" Birth Defects program. You can participate in this program by buying one of the "feet" from the Volunteer Services office on the third floor of Conyngham. The "feet" cost • $1 and will be posted on the windows of COB ~ The senior dass w,o,ild like, to make tlie class of 1998 aware ·J~at ~ ~r fQi: the ~nior !:liuse tb take place, many more ~le must sign up:Money is due April '. 15. If our qQota.of 120 NOl)le is' . Iiofm~ the trip.will be amcelled. Wehave recieved a positive response from ~tudents, we need , you. to pay for your tickets. Tickets cost $45.00 per , , ~rson. Checks can be made out to Wilkes University Senior Class. Date: Tuesday, May 12 Price inclu,des: cruise, bus; food and one drink ti.cket, NYC happy hour, dancing and time in · tf?etjty. ' , Everyon do not fiave to ·I!mst, , oo a senior, · ·- · · u .. �Page 10 April 2, FEATURES Expemplifying excellence in educati shows the characteristics of an educated person as formulated by the Wilkes The Eugene S. Farley faculty in the 1948 creed, ' "Marks of an Educated Memorial Alumni Award will be presented in August, Person". at Wilkes' annual Summer According to the faculty Commencement Program. of Wilkes College in 1948, This award will an educated person:Seeks commemorate and honor truth, for without there can Eugene S. Fariey. Farley, the be no understanding; university's first president Possesses vision, for when it was known as vision precedes all great Bucknell Junior College. attainments, is aware of Farley resided in our present diversity of ideas and beliefs Alumni House. that exist among people; The Alumni Association Knows that progress Board of Directors will requires intellectual vigor, choose the recipient of the moral courage and physical award from the nominees endurance; who have been selected by Cultivates inner the nominations committee. resources and spiritual This prestigious award is strength, for they enrich our given to the alumnus(a) who daily living and sustain us in By CAROLE MANCUSO Beacon Staff Writer 4 .~agno -manag ·eff~,H~~ly SodalH~ haspu~lis editic5rr of its 1 "M_aµaging He to Live, . and ..Lo Chronic STP;'J, • Ther{is, up information 011 . subjects includin treatme11t option · According to in the library Jo ''Written for i <-:~ ' ' : ' . ~~ ..•. , . • .."<' £' who received his masters from Wilkes in 1997. Opposites attrac (''M~aginftl provides th~ information ' diagnosis·rui geniµtl.}1e ,balanced~.Sll advice on 1:fv· chronic' dis~as·t . The'autn~li reassuring asJie readers that ''normalT includiqg sexual relationships ·and childbearing, is possibl and several options al) available for managin outbreaks." The new edition features an expanded chapter on treatment options. In addition to valacyclovir,.marked sjnce 1982 and now available as: a generic drug. The doctors can " · · , ·. · /·,t., ''){ . •· •'·.. . pr~ - times of crisis; Has ethical standards which form the basis for creating and maintaining personal and public relationships; Respects the religiom convictions of all; Participates constructively in the s economic, cultural, an political life of the community; Communicates ideas manner that assures understanding, for understanding unites us our search for truth. Last year's recipient the Eugene S. Farley Memorial Alumni Award Awareness Month This is the time when many students should become aware of the many SIDs which are infected millions of Americans. Take the time out to go and do some research; There are many . clinics in the area. which ,+ have resources cpntaming .riiateqaj.,cni.many of the · prevention of these STl)s. . . . •.. ,·. . . ; . If.youbayeJll!Y9Uestions .'youcari:.~~&~in the bl~e pag~\d(th~ phone book for clinics. You can call Planned Parenthood to ,male~ l;lil 'aprointment at 82¢-8921 . ,;•, 'S ·:- . .: , ' "' ,:•:;,_•,,.. < >Ci" .. . ,·· WILKES-BARRE--The Luzerne County Commision for Women and Wilkes University's Multicultural Student Coalition will cosponser the film "Antonia & Jane" (No MPAA Rating) on Tuesday, April 7, at 7:30 p.m. at the Dorothy Dickson Darte Center. "Antonia & Jane" is a comedy about a lifelong friendship between two very different women. The title . characters secretly envy each other while devaluing their own lives at the same time. Antonia is a glamourous book editor while Jane is the that brought them to this complete opposite, a used stage of their friendship bookstore clerk. comedic results. Unusual life . · ·; ~[·::·;: 'tAiu:orual&daHel' · circumstances send them New York Times Criti their seperate ways with the Choice that has been exception of a once a year "funny, lively ands reunion dinner. Preparing Admission is free for this means weekly open to the public. therapist appointments for Refreshments will be se both of them and following the presen · unknowingly, they visit the For more informati same one. please call The Luzerne It is through these visits · County Commision for that the audience becomes Women at 825-1727 or familiar with the title Office of Multicultural characters, the people in their Affairs at Wilkes Univ lives and the circumstances at 408-4731. sah1 •1" , ... .. ' eri' ict conf~i sure 11 ccompl depar ember cting manag ater m, The p faces ent, i Rachel ifer Jo iak, F dBo ~ , \ ,CO(i burgers ynotfor wdid gfor tof a 'f..V. ( pubU . The. Applications are now being accepted for The Beacon 1998-1999 editorial staff. .' Positions available are Editor in Chief, News Editor, Features Editor, Sports Editor, Photo Editor, Business Manager, (2) Copy Editors, Distribution Manager, Subscriptions Manager, MAC Technician, and Web Master. Applications can be picked up outside The Beacon office located on the second floor of Hollenback Hall, in the communications office, located on the second floor of Capin Hall, or see page 8 . ''";. ' '' �.' Z, 1998 Page 11 FEATURES ........................ •·• ......... . • hakespeare' s here ••• T.V. • break and rehearsals began from the acting of course, is • ... the day students returned. The the remarkable set, which was •• ·Ti,neout students-and facutly hardly designed by scenic designer • had a chance to breathe, since ecertainly does fly! the previous show. sfinally time for the University department · , theater and dance to i~ fourth show of the illiam Shakespeare's comedy1 Twelf~h Jamie Kurtz. Anyone who has been to see any of Wilkes' shows at the Dorothy Dickson Darte Center (DDD) in the past two years has had a chance to sample some of Kurtz's fine work. sh wis a huJdrnH~ •rr" She has overseen and 1 helped with all the illrsiJ~W~~1¥mu~l anct'c·orfrJs~liove ·' construction, assembling, .1t is§lite1b 1 ' .! 1 _, ! ·' painting and all the other little tasks. Basically, she has been bigaccomplishment "Is There Life After High responsible for seeing that theatre department! School," closed only days everything is built correctly tly member Joe before this one began. Tthat . and on time. is directing this show is the way things work in the Performances of Twelfth stage manager is theater-department in order to Night will be Thursday, April threater major 2 through Saturday, April 4, Ztanze. The play stars fit in four shows a year. It is at 8 p.m. and Su~day, April familiar faces from the necessary to go right from 5th at 2p.m. Tickets are $5 ~partment, including one in to the next. After a few short weeks for all Wilkes students. xton, Rachel of rehearsing, the show is All performances will be ,Jennifer J~ hn, held at the DDD for the yPrizniak, Pat Smith, well on the road to being another great Wilkes success. Performing Arts. Come out laine and Bo Dean. One thing that is sure to and see the show. It's sure to 'tions for the.show., stand out in this show t-aside be worth it! juslibefoEe~pring _...,_______________________________,, • J ~e 1f1hl c8ltt 9 JE tt e irtt mnHe tt with Derek Bleiler • . Unl~ss you live in a cave, you must have noticed the • : : : • beautiful weather we have been having recently. Flowers blooming, light breezes and the birds chirping could only mean one thing, spring. And what sport does spring bring? That's right, it is baseball season again!! Tuesday, March 31, marks opening day this year and every baseball fan will tune into the radio or television to lis.ten or watch their favorite team begin the 1998 season. • Some have high hopes for their team this year, while others just hope their squad makes it to the .500 mark. Either way, opening day is always a. huge day of the year for all sports fans. You always want to see the team start off the new season with a win. ESPN once again will have the three night coverage deal, with Wild Card Playoff games in October. ESPN's coverage is outstanding, the announcers are excellent and the color men know their stuff. Johnny Miller and Joe • Morgan are ESPN' s "A group" doing all the big games and • •• Sunday Night Baseball. But televising games is not all ESPN brings to the plate : come baseball season. Of course you cannot forget : "Baseball Tonight" and Diam.and Notes on SoortsC~nter • with baseball insider Peter Gammons. These shows not : only keep your attention, but fill you with hours of little : trivia ~ates-to impress your friends with. ! ESPN is not the only channel for baseball this season. • •• is in its third season of doing live games. They .••• FOX . broadcast a doubleheader every Saturday, normally you get. . § fill c8lii fill fill : the teams in your area. : .....- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 : The broadcasters for FOX are comprised from a group : hunter R, CO(AP)-- If for burgers and why not for people Jim Rettew did some advertising for himself. was out of a job, so uced a T-.V. commerting his public · skills. The spot the Boulder, C9loiblic access channel anew job as the ·gn manager for a te for lieutenant fice , gourmet tour downstyle. Carolina culture ofDurharn is offering feast on cholesterol Fornineteen hundred your stomach and clog your arteries with some of North Carolina 's best eats. The five off her topless paint job. · Rembrant created a painted tch th hOrts h top to ma es s e __ w_as_w_e_ann_ ·_g_.______.,. . day tour is in October. The tour organizers say they want 1:r®cdl~Jsi§ to give newcomers a taste of the Tar Heel State. This will ..,__......,______ IIBfirr~Ilncdl~y§ .....__..,. include moon pies and-blackActor Buddy Edsen is 90. eyed peas. Actor Sir Alec Guinness is t· Body Art revealed CRYSTAL BEACH, TX (AP) -- John Rembrant is an artist, but unlike the Dutch master, this Rembrant · doesn't paint on canvas, he paints on skin. Rembrant sets up shop on Crystal Beach on the Texas Gulf Coast and creates body art. Rem brant doesn't charge. Some area homeowners want to see him pack his brushes. They say he's encouraging public nudity. One recent afternoon Crystal Harrel was showing 84. Singer Leon R1.1ssell is 57 _ Jazz/Guitarist Larry Coryell • : • • : • : •• : • : •• : • • • is 55. Actress Linda Hunt is 53. Singer Emmylou Harris is : 51. : Actress Pamela Reed is 49. BassiS t Leon Wilkerson, "Lynyrd Skynyrd," is 46. Actor Ron Palillo, " Welcome Back Cotter," is 44 _ Country Singer Billy Dean is 36. : : • : • •• •• : : • • •• of many. Let me name a few that did the job last year. Chip• Carrey, Steve Lyons, Bob Brenely, Tim MacCarver and : • many, many more. • Most of those guys are not to bad but Tim MacCarver : is all out terrible. MacCarver tells stories that have • absolutely nothing to do with baseball. He always attempts : to play coach but if he ever was a real coach that team .• would be in big trouble. : Another great baseball show is "This Week in • Baseball." Unfortunately, Mel Allen passed away a few : years ago and Ozzie Smith has taken over as host. I guess •• he's good, too bad I never she the show. The show is on : too early for my taste. • • Although !he games on T.V. will be very interesting, • nothing beats actually going to the games and watching : them live. The thrill of sitting in the stands watching your : favorite player hit the game winning homerun is second to : none. So is the food, steaming hot ball park franks and : peanuts juSt can't be beat. • I know this year's baseball season brings with it • memorable games and spectacular plays. I am sure that all baseball fans are excited as I am about the beginning of another year of the nations past time, baseball. So sit back, grab some lemonade and enjoy thebegining of this great sport. After seeing a few games on televsion, you'll come back, back, back for more. Mark my words. ••••••• ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• �Page 12 · April 2, 19 FEATURES Critic's Corner with Dan Lavelle "The Newton Boys" IJ~~ ~G:.~00~ ~OtJ[}{) ffe\[10@[J{)0[J{)@ ,l~ !51~~~ / -- . '~ ~ ' "'~ -~ --- .._ ~-, - ' ·,i [M]~[Q)~~~ ~~[b[g) Aries (March 21 -April 19) Recently you have had some serious financial problems. Hello fellow movie viewers. about getting a summer job and save up for next year. Once in while, a movie will reflect on a historic moment. In this category are such films Taurus '(April 20 - May 20) This week there is a lot of love corning your way, so be meet it. Don' t let this opportunity pass you by. as "Schindler' s List," which portrays the Holocaust of Gemini (May 21 - June 21) Your patience will be tested in the weeks to come. Try not World War II. Another is "Titanic," which showed the your cool. Although you may be upset at the time you will regret it in time. world's most famous boat disaster. Today there is a new film out telling the story of America's most successful group Cancer (June 22 - July 22) Next week, you will be every sensitive and people will irritate you. Step back if it becomes too much. of bank robbers, "The Newton Boys." Now, I am not Leo (July 22 -August 22) Take your time with school work this week. Thjngs done in familiar with "The Newton Boys" story. But after seeing this film, I felt like I was watching a lost piece of history. will have bad outcomes. The semester is soon to end, finish it on a hig~ nH51-J •;• Virgo (August 23 - September 22) This weekend should be spent at h9me. G~\ th<1t_p' One thing that grasped my attention was how the Newton's were portrayed. After seeing so many westerns, work out of the way so you can spend your time curled up with a lov~d .911e •;f,., .,, libra (September 23 - October 23) Persistence pays off. Your patience will follow you would expect bank robbers to be cold-blooded killers. with a well deserved surprise. But instead, these robbers acted like friendly country folk. Scorpio (October 24 - November 21) This week your social life will be fabulous. Ind So much, that you feel sorry for them when they were yourself and share the fun. . caught. , Matthew McConaughey leads the cast as Willis Newton, Sagittarius (November 22 - December 21) You will start setting career goals that you accomplish soon. So have fun now before you have to be an adult. the leader of the group. With his natural Texan accent and Capricorn (December 22 - January 19) Some friends will drop in unexpectedly this witty character, McConaughey fits the part to perfection. Also in this picture was Ethan Hawke, playing Jess Newton. Drop everything, no matter how important and show them a good time. Aquarius (January 20 ~ February 18) Take a chance on originally this week. lnnova · Hawke plays this charncter with a comic feel. Sometimes, you find yourself laughing during one of the robbery scenes. thinking is the key. Don't be afraid. Dare to be different! Pisces (February 19 - March 20) You or your partner is overly sensitive now. Try not Then there's "ER" star Julianna Margulies playing each others buttons the wrong way. Make an effort to be considerate to each others Louise Brown, Willis Newton's girlfriend. This is her first big screen appearance. However, I didn' t really think she dida thorough job. She sounded like she came from the East Coast. I think that maybe she should try for a romantic will occur oil Friday,April 11th in the.Residence Liie i ffli~cf}o comedy next time. . Over all I thought this was a good film. I'm giving it 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.ni. Please come at that time to pick num THR lElE § ']['.A.JR§. I found it interesting to see a part of · the lotter the followin week. 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Then core apple. Put butter into the core of apple. Pour su~ar and nutmeg into bowl. Take one tsp. of mixture and pour into core. Cut pie crust into a cicle so it covers the apple completely. Bake for 30 min. Mix concentrate with yogurt and strawberry. Freeze in small paper cups. When mixture is partically frozen, place an ice pop stick in center. Once solid, rip-off paper cup to eat. Delicious Dumplings courtesy of Laurie Hines and Yogurt Pops courtes of Health Services. ATTEN EATE be featuring a new recipe for all of re~ders to try out However, w being taken of and recipe ideas of The Beacon o Hollenback Hall. On your way drop off your i the box and you featured in next paper. If youc drop them off them to castellj wilkes 1. wilkes. an aft citing b good fo to sing ' the Ball �Sp.orts April 2, 1998 The Beacon Page 13 ·oach Rickrode _gets the key to the city · rsity students and ty members were by Wilkes-Barre in a sunny public Tuesday afternoon. all came to tribute to the am q Wilkes-Barre Mayor Tom McGroarty, who' s anomosity towards Wilkes University has been well documented by local media outlets, found the time to attend the event and commemorate the team' s efforts. The mayor spoke for a the team 's season results. The team finished fourth in the nation and won the MAC and the Freedom League Championships. They represented the school and the city well in the NCAA Division III Final Four Tournament in Salem, Virginia at the ~ re Photo by Frank Tomaszewski trip to Coach Rickrode addresses the City of Wilkes-Barre as the 1997-98 Colonels look on. utwas ned until y because Head Salem Civic Center. few minutes on how he, as hJerry Rickrode came After his speech, Mayor well as the entire city of with the flu. Even McGroarty distributed Wilkes-Barre, is proud of commemorative T-shirts to the team members, the coaching staff and the cheerleading squad. He also preser:ited _ Rickrode with "the key to the city." The mayor Photo by Frank Tomaszews ki announced that, Mayor Tom McGroarty shakes hands with Colonel "this day will forward and captain Mike Barrouk. now be known to the city of Wilkes-.Barre as Cleveland, Jason Sheakoski, Wilkes University Day." Brian Gyboski, Bill Sophomore guard Chad Gallager, Damon Heller Fabian said of the event, "It and Dave Januzzi. March 31 will always be was nice to be honored by the known as "Wilkes mayor. It' s cool that the city University Day," but the now has a Wilkes University players and coaches would Day." much rather be receiving Fabian is one of the honors for a National experienced members of the Championship. team who will he returnin!! With a good returning next season to try and match necleus of players from this the great 1997-98 Final Four years squad, the Colonels run. Some of the leading hope to return to the returners who are already national spotlight next looking forward to next winter. season include Scott ake 01e out to the ballgante LBY !rs to tr [owev EDDER TT llfe W Sub ~ taken ·ec1pe 1 ie Beac mback In yourw off your i ,ox and yo ired in nex :r. If you c , them off a to castellj ~es 1 .wilkes t. exciting baseball , good food and the to sing "Take Me to the Ball Game" with · and friends sounds to you? Then you will terested in the Wilkes oon of Scranton -Barre Red Baron's all. branch of the Alumni Association is sponsoring an afternoon for both alumni and students at Lackawanna County Stadium on Saturday, May 9 to watch the Red Barons take on the Norfolk Tides. Sandra Beynon of the alumni office described the York Mets, Montreal Expos, a reserve box seat, tickets and event as a great way for Boston Red Sox and refreshments. Tic]s:ets will go students to meet with ,and ,.....,.._ _ _ _ _ _. to the first 100 people who Baltimore Orioles. The Red Barons will R.S.V.P. at the alumni office. open their season against the The gathering will begin Ottawa Lynx (Montreal at noon and game time is Expos) on April 19 in 1:30 p.m. Ottawa. The home opener The Red Barons are the will be on April 13 against AAA affiliate of the Philadephia Phillies and are a the Syracuse Skychiefs (Toronto Blue Jays) at member the International . Lackawanna County League. This league also Stadium on Montage includes minor league talk to alumni. Mountain Road in Moosic. affiliates of the Toronto Blue Ben yon also said, "It's If you are interested in Jays, Cleveland Indians, a nice way to get alumni minor league baseball, you Detroit Tigers, Atlanta together. In a way, I use it can learn more about the Braves, Florida Marlins, New for networking; to get Red Barons on the World York Yankees, Tampa Bay everybody talking." Wide Web at Devil Rays, Cincinnatti Reds, The cost of the event is ..__. $1_5_per pe_rSQQ and in~lug~s St. Loµis Cardinals, New _ www.redbarons.com. _________ .,__SCI' A'<• OM•>frlLKES - BJdlRt �SPORTS Page 14 April 2, 1 Ladies smack the Centaurs in style Tennis gets rained Lady Colonels Split a deuce with King's By COREY YANOSHAK and SCOTT VEITH Beacon Staff Writer Beacon Sports Editor In a key Middle Atlantic Conference (MAC) Freedom League game, the Lady Colonels came out strong, sweeping Allentown College, 2-1 and 9-1, at Kirby Park. Freshman Alice Fink and senior captain Carrie Wilkes each earned wins on the mound for the Lady Colonels who are currently undefeated in league play. Fink finished with four strikeouts against the Lady Centaurs. She·also managed to hold the Lady Centaurs, who have not won a MAC Freedom League this season, to four hits. In the first game of the The Wilkes University Men's Tennis Team was scheduled to host a three school tennis match on Wednesday afternoon but the matches was cancelled due to inclement weather. The match has been re- · scheduled for Thursday, April 16 and will be held on the courts at Ralston Field. The team lost.to cross town rival King's College twin bill, senior Kristen Lady Monarchs in a Freedom Cookus led the way with two League double header on , · Tuesday afternoon at Kirby hits in the one-run game. Cookus proved to be to sole Park. In the first game of the day, Mendygral proved to be bright spot offensively for either team as the Lady the offensive hero for Wilkes Colonels muscled out a close as she earned a tenth inning victory by the score of 2-1. RBI base hit to propell the Game two saw some more Lady Colonels to a 3-2 offensive output from the Lady victory over King's. Fink Colonels as they scored nine worked all ten innings of th,e runs while giving up only a game and managed to scatter five hits and strike out 13 single run for the second time on the day. Cookus smacked Lady Monarchs. Mendygral two doubles and knocking in also managed to lead the three runs while Jamie Lady Colonels with three Derhammer did the same. Liz hits. O'Neill and Robyn Mendygral Game two saw a stronger each finished with two hits . King's team than the one who "We played very well," fell to the Lady Colonels in said Mendygral. "Everybody the first game. The Lady , chipped in and the pitchers Monarchs earned an 11-4 have been throwing great. victory over Wilkes. We're definitely on the right Danielle Benson was the lone o_ffesnive star for track." . The Lady Colonels also Wilkes. She managed two took on the King's College hits. 1, . • by a score of9•00D day afternoon. The also saw action ag Allentown College last Saturday. The Colonels of this match vict · the first time this The team managed a victory. The team will on,.,S;;i,tµrp9ynl\ptil take away your sins. Not your mind. ' ;' '. . .: . -~ ~ ~.: . ~;u~;~tr!~b~~~Y!~~~~.s~o~ King's ....................... 2 FDU-Madison........... 2 Lycoming ................. .3 Drew ......................... 1 Delaware Valley ........ 0 Allentown.. :.............. 0 Scranton................... 0 0 0 0 1 2 4 4 RF 1.000 1.000 1.000 .750 .500 .000 .000 .000 28 26 12 16 8 5 5 0 onzo 1 with a he ret ischar~ spital) ergoing n cheek '11 miss Sunday Services: Holy Eucharist 8.00 Family Holy Eucharist 10:30 a.m. Fr. David L. Laquit.ano, Rector ' Kristen Cookus swings for contact as Coach Vrabel looks on. gest ass tz, (MarkJ obert) R aches an forfmanc . •. said , "\\ •stant CO, You Jon'r have ~o stop chinking when you walk mto our church. Com~ an<l join us in an armosphcrc whc~ (;urh .anJ cl10ughr exist together in a spirit of fellowship. . PCT nts < J,y~emingr~obi ...., .................................................... W L Wilkes ..................... .4 0 p nivt ery OJ the at d th( He diedJo-1,l ri;· · . M-Li\C Freedom League Softball Standings (Through ,March 29) rica' ·s tal .-, r r Plasma For Life RA 2 5 0 11 4 26 23 29 Just Donate It. • • Call 823-4119 ·1 B··;•j•pr·.· 1· ., ' . • .,.,, •.· : ,,~·· ,. _,.....,,,., , ,.,'.'4; ORK (Al Sabres ca out the la game susp1 The NHL al 1,000 yesten · g an elbo\\ocked out\ �SPORTS April 2, 1998 Folek finds fun at Wilkes 1ction ag r1 College day. :olonels c illS. d. ByRANDY WNGENBERGER Beacon Staff Writer · America's favorite pastime is taking center stage at Artillery Park for the Wilkes University baseball tam. Very often, players receive the attention from the media and the community and students on campus and lhe coaches efforts are , for all intents am:J'purposes, ignored. Coach Joe Polek, the ~ad coach of the baseball learn said , "Without a doubt, lhe biggest asset to this team ~assistant coaches (Jerry) Bavitz, (Mark) Youngblood and (Robert) Kline. None of !he coaches are coaching this learn for financial reasons. It would be impossible for me to coach this team alone." Coaching the Colonels is not Polek' s only job. He also works for the Children's Service Center of WilkesBarre. Before making his way to the Colonels practices and games, Polek works at Wyoming Valley West Middle School where he assists special education students. In 1984, Polek started on the baseball team as a freshman at Wilkes College. When asked why he chose Wilkes, he said, "My dad was a Colonel and he was number one, so that's why I wear that number now." He added that, "It's not that Florida State University or Arizona State or UCLA are calling me to fill their coaching jobs but this is where I want to be." Coach Polek is still in love with Artillery Park. He expressed this by stating, "It's my favorite place in the world. I would put up a trailer by the dynamite shed if I could," said Polek. So far, the Colonel · baseball team is playing well and Polek concluded, "We still have the nucleus from last year and a couple of new players that came in. My goal is to put together a team that plays hard nose. Win or lose the crowd is going to see a hard fought baseball game." ~s::-----t---A~-------d ___ h ____ w _____ l_d ______ Por S roun t e Or •.•• Surgery For Schott also Mourning undergoes DiMaggio surgery CINCINNATI sends autographed ball to Castro NEW YORK eca Weiss ' etums from Eldridge • uspens1on hold ·on to top places Minnesota. Russians Alexei Yagudin and Yevgeny Plushenko hold the top two spots. MIAMI (AP) -- Miami Heat Center Alonzo Mourning will play with a mask on his face when he returns. Mourning was discharged from a Miami hospital yesterday after undergoing surgery on ms broken cheekbone last night. He'll miss at least klday's game in San Anto- ctor (AP) -- Cincinnati Reds owner Marge Schott is resting comfortably. She had surgery for a broken hip yesterday. Her prognosis is good, and her doctor said full recovery will take about three months. (AP) -- Fidel Buffalo Sabres captain Mike Peca sat out the last game of 1three game suspension last mght. The NHL also fined lirn $1 ,000 yesterday for mrowing an elbow last week mat knocked out Vancouver ~fenseman Mattias Ohlund. MINNEAPOLIS (AP) -Michael Weiss is third and fellow American Todd Edridge is fourth after the men's short program at the World Figure Skating Championships in Minneapolis, Castro has the Yankee Clipper's autograph. The Cuban dictator is a baseball and Joe DiMaggio fan, and the New York Daily News said he recetly .told a group of visiting Americans that he had always dreamed of owning DiMaggio's autograph. . DiMaggio heard about it and was initially reluctant. But the Hall of Farner changed his mind and has sent Castro a signed ball, which arived two weeks ago. Page 15 Tha~_'s what I say -----....;.._-with SCOTT VEITH The sun has been shining bright for the past few weeks and temperatures have been as high as 91 degrees io Wilkes-Barre. Students across campus have been laying out to catch some rays and have been visiting warm weatherdimates for spring break and will continue to take in some sun during the upcoming five day weekend. Spirits have been high due to the we~ther and the spring atmosphere but something has be~n missing. The Major League Baseball season has started and despite the date on the calender, the summer is officially here. Once again, we the fans can wittness a home run derby between Mark McGwire and Ken Griffy, Jr. We can see if Curt Schilling can strike out 300 batters again. We can see if the Florida Marlins can find a way to win after their wholesale distribution of their key players throughout the major leagues after taking the National League by storm last season. Although it is highly unlikely that we are going to see another season like that of the summer of 1941 or 1987, I can guarantee that we are in for an eventful summer. For l the first time, we see Major League Baseball in Arizona and Tampa Bay. We will also see a team from the city of Milwaukee in the National League for_the first time since the Braves moved to Atlanta. · More imporatntly, the City of Wilkes-Barre is getting into the swing of the baseball season. The Scranton/ Wilkes-Barre Red Barons will start their season next week and for the first time, The Beacon will cover the Red Barons action on a weekly basis. We have attained press and photography passes for every home game and we plan to have a representative at every game until the school year is over. The Wilkes University baseball team play their home games just over the Market Street Bridge at Artillery Park and the games are action packed. The Lady Colonels Softball team also play their home games on th e other side of the bridge at Kirby Park. At these games you can find the real baseball action. They are never too crowded. They are all either cheap or relatively inexpensive compared to the major league games in Philadelphia of New York. The locations for the games are much more accessable than of any major league venue in the tri-state area. The chances of getting a seat close to the action is much greater at these games than at major league games. The most defining reason why these games are more exciting than major league games is the fact that the individuals that play these games are not millionaire crybabies with contract disputes and more to worry about on the field than the outcome of the game. They come to the ballpark ready to play with no image to protect and no face to save. They play with two go11ls in mind. They want to win and they want to have fun. Alterior motives like making money and making a living have no place in games. If an individual chooses a game as his profession, his first priority should be to have fun and his second priority should be to win. 0 �Page 16 April 2, 1 Vrabel looks to lead ·Iadies once aga of the MAC. "Coach Vrabel and assistant coach Tom Dunsmuir express the love of the sport and the ability to improve the team," Wilkes said. . The great enthusiam for both sports can be felt by many players but there are differences between the sports Vrabel coa~hes. From By SARAH KARLA VAGE Beacon .Staff Writer Kevin Vrabel is a coach who.ts willing and eager to teach::vrabel came to Wilkes. four years ago. He began his coaching career during his senior year in college when he was named full conditioning coach at Susquehanna University. He put on a new hat when he came to WilkesBarre. Vrabel coaches the women's soccer and softball teams at Wilkes. Vrabel admits he was less familiar with softball than soccer starting Ol't. He played many years of soccer, including four years at the collegiate level. Kerianne Geist, the catcher on the softball team said the team can see the coach's love for the game. "He has a great love and pride for the game and the team," said Geist. Senior Carrie Wilkes is in her fourth year of playing under Vrabel. She says the last two seasons have been wonderful and the team is corning into the upper level especially with managing the game," Vrabel said. Vrabel, who is an avid hat collector; said one disadvantage to being a softball coach is the fact that he really has no backround in playing softball. "Everyone on the team has more experience in playing softball," Vrabel Geist said, "Every member of the team is understood; sex isn't an issue." ·"He knows what is important to every individual and makes that important to him." Geist said. Being his players and friends on and off the field is all part of getting to know his players. During the team's Photo By J.J. Fadden Coach Kevin Vrabel and his team learn from each other every day. said. Another disadvantage that Vrabel has is obvious. He is a male coach with female players. a coaching standpoint, Vrabel is more into the softball game. "The coach has a more active role in softball, trip to Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, Vrabel taught some of his players to how to play mini-golf. They returned the favor and taught their coach how to eat sunflower In fact, Vrabel consi seeds one of his fav aspects of softball. "It talces a lot of to crack the shell usinf your tongue and hol · the shells," Vrabel Vrabel prides · on the ability to learn. says the lack of ex in the game drives · learn more. Seniors Shannon O'Neill, Kristen Co and Carrie Wilkes ha seen Vrabel develop' head coach over the four seasons. "He is motivated go-getter," Wilkes 31 "He has worked hard part." Vrabel is assi ted Dunsmuir and Amy Rosen grant. The head coach is grateful for Dunsmwr who's softball know has really help come decision time. One decision V makes for the team is everyone gives 100 on the field and to the C~lonels slip against Scranton, Whip the Mu Royals, the home team for the event. The Colonels threw up a seven spot up in the first inning, only to see the game slip away in the bottom of the ninth inning. The team did not manage another run the rest of the way. The loss drops the Colonels to_11-5 overall, 4-1 in the MAC Freedom League. Sophomore Nick D' Amico continued his hot hitting as he ba11:ged out two hits. Senior first baseman, Augie Mitschke had a triple and three RBI' s, while Jim Domzalski added a triple of his own. Jason Lanko pitched By MAT-T REITNOUR Beacon Copy Editor On Sunday, the Wilkes University Colonels Men's baseball team continued their winning ways with a 29-15 win over Muhlenburg College in a shoot out at Artillery Park. The 29 runs set a school record for the Colonels and D' Amico had a record setting day himself at the plate. The sophomore third baseman had three home runs and managed to send eight runners around the bases in the marathon game. The game versus the Mules was originally scheduled for March 24, but • • • • ., .• .... • ••.• ' • Photo By J.J. Fadden A Colonel batter swings at the deep right field fence at Artillery Park. inclement weather forced the teams to reschedule the nonconference match-up. Wilkes dropped their first MAC Freedom League game on Tuesday night with an 8-7 • • • ' • ·' •• ' .•. " ,( )I f ., -··. , t.. ' .t...., ' ll' , .. loss to the University of Scranton Royals at Lackawanna County Stadium. The Colonels came out of the gates hot against the • • ' .. .. " ...... " • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Popovich went six innings, giving up i earned runs along the Popovich also whlffi Royals on his way to decision. · Bad weather ha., school officials and members to juggle schedules. The doublehea scheduled for March postponed due toe cold temperatures. With the weather breaking, the Colo look to gain some Ii ground that they I~ � 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 1998 April 2nd Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1998 April 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 University https://omeka.wilkes.edu/omeka/files/original/67c3c3acff19818da0853029cca3afc8.pdf c091107a843d8476247b6d28312e4c72 PDF Text Text NICO'S PIZZA rows Wilkes a SOFTBALL SPLITS DOUBLE HEADER VS. MORA VIAN ... •Colonels went 1-1 against the ~~~;~~~~~;;:~1~~~~~~~~~;;~-=-~;;~~;;;;~~]~F"TT7'ond ranked Greyhounds. Sports .. .page 8 THE BEACON Wilkes University April 16, 1998 elebr-ating 25 years of nursing expertise at Wilkes ihan ten ilkes ~evelo ver th !le. :;ision he tea ives 1 I and to community members are invited to attend the celebration. Sunday, May 3, 1998 The topic of the will be a momentous day for celebration is "Public Policy ilkes University's nursing and Nursing." i partment. At 1 p.m., in The affair will feature m107 of the Classroom/ remarks from Dr. Ann ice Building (COB), a Kolanowski, chair of tp.e lebration commemorating nursing department, Dr. Christopher 25th Breiseth, 25 YEARS president of Wilkes University, Bill Goldsworthy, president of the Alumni Association and Robert Banko, NURSIN G president of the Nursing Student Organization. All students, alumni and Dr. Sharon Telban, Photo by J.J. Fadden Nursing students are continuing the nursing tradition. associate professor of nursing, will also speak. Telban will talk about the history of the nursing department. A reception in Weckesser Hall will follow the keynote address. Lucille :Joel, RN, EdD, is the featured anniversary speaker. Joel is a professor of nursing at Rutgers University in New Jersey. She is a former president of the American Nurses Association (ANA) and the first vice-president of the International Council of Nurses, which is located in Geneva, Switzerland. Joel is currently the editor of The American Journal of Nursing. She also co-authored Dimensions of Professional Nursing and the Nursing Experience. "Our department is extremely proud of the 25 graduated classes it has produced and we anticipate the next 25 will be just as wonderful," said Kolanowski. tudent Government elections times two went si iving u [lS alon also w i his w ' veather ficials , to jugg s. ioubleh :dforM 3eaver Co ~ home fie ed due to 1peratures 1 the wea g, the Co gain som that they on Staff Writer On Thursday, April 2 and yApril 3, Student emment held their ·ons for the 1998-99 !term. Unlike previous years, the election was held cafeteria, this year gwas spanned out over oays. Another · guishable factor of this 'selection was the se in the number of tition which makes it citing and unpredictable race," said Jeff Reichl, a current sophomore representative running for re-election. Before the whole election process can take full affect, all the nominees must be made aware of and are obligated to follow certain campaigning and election rules. Any student who chooses to be a candidate for any Student Government office must provide the election committee with a petition for election. The petition must bear their signature, along with 25-200 signatures, their ' student identification numbers, and phone numbers of members of his/her class, depending on the position they are running for. Candidates must follow budget guidelines for campaigning. After campaigning, the voting process begins. This regulated voting process involves the individuals voting to present an official Wilkes University identification card. The ballots are then placed in a secure box and are counted by the Election Committee only. After the votes were counted this year, signs -~- announcing a re-election Election Results were posted instead of the election results. Senior Class President: Erica Michaliga According to members Vice President: Quinn Kirk of the Election Committee Treasurer: Raymond Wascavage Representatives: Brandon Berretta, the primary cause for the re- Steff Follmer, Amy Gutowski, Jeff election was a greater Moisey and Maria Shahda; tie between Mike Rosh and Beth-Ann amount of ballots than Witkowski Junior Class voters. President: Floyd Allen Tricia Petrucelli, Tara Vice President: Erica Trowbridge Treasurer: Jason Philips Wilson and Amy Secretary: Ritu Chandel Jancous~as, three senior Representatives: Matthew Jagusak, Jeff Reichl, Kari Smith, Matthew class members of the Sowcik, Donna Talarico and Philip Election Committee all Tochelli Sophomore Class agreed that it was President: Rupal Kalariya unfortunate that the Election Vice President: Stephen Gazda Treasurer: Deidre Blake Committee had to step in Secretary: Nicole Ehrich and police the elections Representatives: Tara Barrie, Matt Bledsoe, Lisa Charneski, Cathy because other Student Donlin, Paul Marciano and Government members Cassandra Sutton performed an inadequate job �News Page 2 The Beacon April 16, 1998 continu Around the world ....D001enico's to serve community Paraguay speaks out about execution ASUNCION, PARAGUAY (AP)-Paraguay said it "deeply regrets" the execution of a Paraguayan man in Virginia. A statement from the Paraguayan government said Vir.ginia authorities did not comply with International agreements when they put Angel Francisco Breard to death. He was executed by lethal injection last night • for the 1992 murder and attempted rape of an Arlington, Virginia woman. The World Court intervened for the first time in a death penalty case last week when it asked the United States to spare Breard' s life. Paraguay argued that Breard had been denied his right to seek legal assistance from his country. People calling radio shows in Paraguay said the execution is an affront to their country. The Prizes: Domino'a Pizza WIit awwd FREE: 1a1 Pnze: 20 Large CheeN Pi.uN 2ndPr1H: 15l.atg,e et...PizzM 3rd Pn::.: 10Lar~ChNMPllzu 4th&SlhPnz-: 5 L.arg. ChNN Pian Pic:Mnng Hall , Evan& Hall, E._.,- Hall . ii , Hoty Crou Hall WIii C0mp,M• N Mpenlllt Roors Some small dorma might oe combined. S.. your RIA for detailt; , T«1 total pnz• wdl be ilWerded Flvre iii Wiba Un,ve,,uy and tiYe at Klnga C:O.leg The Rules: 1. Conceat beg.,. on 411/98 and . , . •I 3-00 em on 511198 - 2. Your Dorm/Floor wwiM '°' ,111:.,.,.. one p:;,1n1 eech $1 .00 &pN'II ounng the oon1-. By MARY TAMBASCO Beacon Staff Writer Recently, a local pizza place within the vicinity of Wilkes University has changed hands. Domenico's Pizza and Deli recently bought out Rodano s pizza place located at 10 West Northampton Street. Domenico's was previously located in the Midtown Village Plaza. This family who owns the business sought an opportunity for expansion. At the same time Rodano's was looking to sell its establishment to a prosepective buyer. Domenico's, which has served the Wyoming vaiiey area for . approximate1y 20 years; believes this move will allow it to attract a wider range of customers. By moving to a more noticeble location and closer to the Wilkes University campus, one of the managers, who wishes to remain anonymous, sees it as a buisness opportunity with local students who crave a little variety in their dinner. The menu consists of riaJ ' chic Jy, gs Ut Jitt] e to1 hgoJ tof A theh y dis, ard1 Photo by J.J,P Domenico's is servingpiua at a new location. daily specials along wi pizza, stromboli, calz salads, soups, hoagies burgers. Orders can be pie up, delivered or eaten the resturant. Domenico's is o from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday through Fri Domenico's is closed the weekends. According to the manager, one major disadvantage with th · previous location was limited parking. "Domenico· s now more spaces for custo to leave their cars wi having to walk far," manager said. J . The_..,,... is the group that -.icumula1 . lhe mo.I: pomts per r ~. Larger (iJl"OUi,. 00 NOT have an advantage 0¥ej'&ffl81Jef~. ◄. 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Your College Store . features an assortment of books celebrating the beauty ofdi, · -~ world while addtt5Sing :· amcm topics of amcmi. to wr ¥01' ., Ap �.EDITORIAL ril 16, 1998 Letters to the Editor You're welcome? Letters to the Editor guidelines: • l ll • l rsshould include your name and phone number. They should be no er rhan 250 words and must be signed in order to be printed. Letters · be printed in the order J.hey are received and must be submitted by 4:30 p.m. on the Monday prior to publication. The most important force in recent world history is not gnized in the U.S. media or academia as existing. That force is "alism. One can talk of 19th century British imperialism and . ·e1 imperialism, but not of U.S . or western imperialism. That is 'ng achievement of the propaganda system in this country! Naturally, this requires a rewriting of history, emphasizing · things and ignoring others. Columbus is treated as a great rer, but little or nothing is said about the enslavement of or the torture and deaths that occured if they didn't bring enough gold to the Spaniards. Then, there occurred the vement of Africans and the millions of slaves who suffered died in the holds of ships or on plantations. The Indians were ated by disease and military action. Whole tribes were made :o' s is o . to 7 p.m. )Ugh Fri is closed ls. .ation ing. ico's n : for cu ·Page 3 • Fast forward to the present day. Indigenous people are still attack. Shell oil company has caused ·great enviormental ge to the land of the Ogoni people in Nigeria. Unocal is using labor from indigenous people on its pipeline in Burma. rt McMoran is using its own police and Indonesian troops land from indigenous people in New Guinea. The United Company was deeply involved along with the CIA in the coup in Guatemala that lead to the torture and deaths of tens ands of Mayan Indians. Fast forward to the present again and the deplorable \ ·ons, child labor and starvation wages in sweatshops used by · tional corporations in Third World countries. Fast forward death squads that kill union organizers, peasant leaders, tuals, priests, progressive students and anyone else who better conditions for the poor. Fast forward to the place death squad leaders are trained- the School of the Americas Benning, Georgia. Fast forward to the massacres of ts in Mexico and Colombia as part of the strategy of low·1y warfare, promulgated by the United States throughout the World after Vietnam. lh!American people are horribly shocked to learn of these but they shouldn't be. It is a continuation of 500 years of 'alism. It is not the fault of the Cold War or of munism. The exploitative economic systems haven't , so why should the results? It would be illogical to think -1998 . It's 8 p.m. on a Sunday evening. You are just lounging on your couch trying to catch up on some serious relaxation time. Because you are an R.A., your door is open whenever you are in the house. · A weak knock raps on your door. When you look up you are greeted by your newest resident, an international student who j ust finished moving into her room. When you take a closer look, you realize that her eyes are filled with tears. Slowly and steadily the few drops become a flood of tears. She is clutching a photo album close to her heart. You immediately urge her to take a seat next to you as you attempt to cahn her pain and slow her crying. Within a few minutes you find out that she is a middle aged student who misses her family, all of whom live half way around the world. She feels completely alone and as though she bas no one with whom she can share her feelings. Can you imagine feeling this way? We would expect for international students to miss the livts they have left behind them. Many of us missed home when we left for college.The cure for that was to get involved within the unviersity. Easy enough, right? What if there is no group or club that is geared towards your particular situation, your experience as an international student? This is overt neglect on the part of the university. We welcome these students into our classrooms and their tuition into our coffers , but what is being done to welcome them into life outside of the classroom. My question is who is supposed to be helping these students adjust to our university, our community and our country? Why isn't more effective planning being done to place these students, in residence halls? Why aren't we fulfilling their personal needs, not just those caused by the cultural differences, but also their needs as adult ·learners? Perhaps it is the multicultural sensitivity I have gained from my international studies major or my own experience abroad that has opened my eyes, but we have a problem here. No one should feel so alienated or lonely that they feel hopeless, especially if Wilkes has made special agreements with institutions in other countries to accept these students. For a university that claims to strive for diversity, we must learn to not only welcome these students upon their arrival at Wilkes and not tum our back on them, but continue to make them feel welcome in our community . Wilkes needs to learn that it is not only the welcome mat at the , university's door that aids in the transformation of visitor to member, but the invitation to the table to join in on the feast and the fruits of education and all the riches that abound in the experience, both social and educational, at American universities. Sou.th Eranklin St., · es-Barre, PA ltl766 ollenback H · oor · 717) 408-5 f _ C f ; ' ',\.· ill The Beacon would like to recognize that Keri Anne Geist was misquoted in the March 26 issue in an article concerning the softball coach Kevin Vrabel. The articJe should have read,"It is important for coaches to get to know and understand each player, no matter what their sex is." We apologize any inconvenience this may have caused Keri Anne Geist and Coach Kevin Vrabel. U.S. media treats sweatshops, police and military ·on, death squads, torture, etc. as aberrations with no · al context or precedents. In other words, it is not 'alism, but a few misguided or evil people to blame. That is ·onal. Either force or deception must be used so-the tional corperations can continue to profit at the expense of jority of the world's population. 1 Stop Shopping! Dry Cleaning Shirt Service _ Laundry Service Shoe Rep.iir .................................. undtable Discussion on Inclusion :· nManag · J.J. ,Fadden Advisor Lynn Elko Sudborough as citiuns llcgc Sron: .t of books lllty of the addftS1iug If conl:em. ore Today! "What can we do to promote a multicultural College town community?" EVERYONE IS WELCOME!! Wed., April 22 at 3:30 p.m. in Marts 214 estions??? Call extension 4731 ! • • • • ·• • • • • • • • • • • • • • . ............................... Background Inf0. • Comfortable Chairs • Cable TV • CD Player • No Indoor Smoking • Totally Clean • Brand New Equipment • Always Attended West Side Mall, Kingston Near Staples and Baskin Robbins ·. 331~0622 . 8 a.m. - 8 p.m . Closed . <: M~~d<;1,ys •Established in 1947 •Awarde~ bytbe .l\ssociated Collegiate Press and the American'Scholastic Press ? $ot•· ·)\ssoci~iion - •Printed on Thursdays, 25 times a1year, with exceptions for 'sch~I holidays and final \ exams •1;100 tb 2,500 papers are distfibuted weekly across campus �EDITORIAL Page4 Roving Reporter Steel Cage Match.· by J.J. Fadden · "Wher.e would you like your Commencement ·ceremony held?" Jason Cadwallader "At Ralston Field." Matt Jagusak Tim Reilly "What's commencement?" "On the Greenway." Shannon O'Neill Keri Ann Geist Liz O'Neill "At Ralston Field." "At Ralston Field." "At Ralston Field." April 16, 1998 The Nieds vs. the world We know it is a little late to be writing about this South Park, but really pissed. If anyone watches the show you know that they were supposed to announce Cartman' s father two weeks ago. They aired wbll couid quite possibly be the dumbest episode of any T.V. show ever produced. It was worse than any episode of Victoria's Closet. That's damn bad. It was some sort of Terrence and Phillip spectacular that rea1J wasn't funny at all. We saw an advertisement saying that next time tbeJ really reveal Eric's dad. At the end of the commercial in big words it "We promise." If they don't show it this time we'll kill Trey Parker and Matt Stone (creators of South Park). Usually South Park is one of the funniest damn shows on the air. don't know of anyone who has seen the show and not loved it. Other episode topics run from alien abduction to a gay dog running way to die gay animal sanctuary. If someone were to simply look at the animatioo, they would see bad drawings with oversized heads. That just adds todle comedy. Seeing these simple drawings talking about the things theyoo hilarious. Another part of the show that draws people is the language. most common phrase beeped out is from Stan saying "This is pretty #@$*ed here.'_' Some people say that South Park is too vulgar to be a successful show. But who are these critics to tell us what is vulgar? What may~ vulgar to them is funny and entertaining to us. It seems 10 be a popular trend in society, to petition anything they don't like, and try lo gel il<f air. If people don't like what the program shows, why do they watch ii because they don't like it doesn't mean they hould be able to stopothtl people from watching them. · The funny thing is that the critics were saying the same thing aboll Simpsons eight years ago. People though that Bart Simpson was rude he said, "I'm Bart Simpson. Who the hell are you?" Last year The Simpsons were called a witty satire of American Society. That's atar, step from their first season. Now, we're not saying that South Parkwil out as good as The Simpsons, nothing possibly could. The SimpsonslS funniest thing out there, but South Park should do okay. If ou want II hold of either of us E-mail us at niedma@wilkesl wilkes edu or niedmb@wilkesl wjlkes edu. Hurry up, because you don'thave mujj time. ril ring a c. stops e blo zero an ars. in 10 s conscious Within abou could hapf one you lo d you do? J handle this e answer ·opulmona1 itation (C n lifesaver a victim ded ex· nal hell tor at tl ofW, iences INSTANT CREDIT No Guaranteed Credit Cards witl1 Credit Limits l Jt1 1 Yearr Up To $10,000 Within Days! CREDIT, No JOB, No PARENT-SIGNER, No SECURITY DEPOSIT[ no credit • bad credit • no income? &;lrli1ilt■~i-~tl . "l}t ~ ~ -· You Cati -Qu-alify To Receive ~fl.- :. - "'t--.• . ?! di. ·"'~ . 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Signature.~····················~·······-·····················-·········~·······················~·········-···-···.........................·................................................................................................... atherwe veryquic the 40s the brea: ith pee longw; ht som, yed frisbe lled down e park. Drobish, a ore, said, "It t, I spent all , tanning." e people hit to do som yard work. Marconi, a for Rave Gar, student at Will �199 ch · ld VHf WILKES UNIVERSITY Across Campus The Beacon April 16, 1998 Page 5 A br.eath for a s econd chance at life By CAROLE MANCUSO Beacon Staff Writer g way to e animation, st adds to lngs they do , language. is pretty successf (hat may bea po y to get hey wat e to stop 1e thing mwas year Th That's :mth P e Simps f you want ~ or 1't have mu During a cardiac arrest, fueheart stops pumping blood. The blood pressure falls to zero and the pulse disappears. Within 10 seconds of cardiac arrest the person loses consciousness and will diewithin about 15 minutes. This could happen to someone you love. What would you do? How could rouhandle this siutation? The answer is Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR); it is a ])[Oven lifesaver. Performing CPRon a victim allows much needed extra time for professional help to arrive. A doctor at the University of Washington Health Sciences Center, David Eisenberg, has It is a requirement for person's life and the provided six simple steps best way to do that all Resident Assistants to that instruct how to perform " I feel more confident is with good tnouth- become certified so they CPR. These steps can be can provide assistance, in to- mouth knowing that I can help learned in any basic CPR case something happen to ventilations and my residents in an class. one of their residents. good chest emergency situation." One step provides the "I feel more confident compressions." student with the basic knowing that I can help my The AHA is technique on how they can residents in an emergency trying to find a new Natalie Miller check the victim for unsituation," said Natalie way of preforming Resident Assistant responsiveness. Miller, Resident Assistant CPR where mouthNext, the students learn to mouth ventilation of Chesapeake Hall. " I how to properly position the suggest that others become is not necessary. victim so they can perform certified so there is always Lance Becker, CPR correctly. Association (AHA) stresses somebody there in case of M.D. and a member of Other steps inclµde that you should not be · an emergency." AHA who studies the role checking for pulse, proper alarmed, if this situation For more information of mouth-to- mouth hand postioning and breath arises. on CPR, call the National breathing and CPR, said, counts. Richard 0. Cummins, Center of the American "We know that CPR saves In most cases, CPR is M.D., chair of the American Heart Association at (214) lives, and we are looking performed on a friend or a Heart Association 706-1152. To register for into anything that may help loved one. However, in some Emergency Cardiac Care CPR classes you can simplify it so that more instances it may be .Committee stated, "Don't people will do it." contact the local American necessary to perform CPR worry about disease. This Red Cross at 823-7161. It On campus there are on a stranger. risk is extremely minimal. only takes a short time to many students who are The American Heart Worry about saving the help save someones life. already ~ertified. ill the sun shine to~orrow? ByCAROLE MANCUSO ely. No more long pants, sweatshirt and sweaters ... wait asecond, never mind. The record breaking 80 gree weather we had before treak has very quickly ed to the 40s and 50s. Before the break, parks were filled with people who re taking long walks. Sun !hers caught some rays while ers played frisbee and roller ,ders rolled down the paved thsof the park. Amy Drobish, a phomore, said, "It was so · eout, I spent all weekend tside tanning." Some people hit their kyards to do some long aited yard work. John Marconi, a sales on for Rave Garden Center astudent at Wilkes, said, 'The Center was packed. It was really busy for this time of year. When people-see the weather get nice they always want to rush to their backyards." Sadly enough, this week we were all forced to return to the indoor scene. Why the abrupt weather changes? Vince Sweeny, the meteorologist for WBRE-TV, said during his forecast, 'Toe unusual hot weather that we experienced was due to the jet stream going much further north than usual for this time of year. " "We also got a lot of hot air in from the south. Now the weather i& back at nonnal levels with the usual amount of cold air coming from Canada," Sweeney concluded. So, when will that beautiful weather finally be Students spend time outdoors during the sunny days of spring . here to stay? Probably riot for a while since nothing but rain has been lingering in Wilkes-Barre lately._The 70 and 80 degree weather is still a few days away. This weather is usual for early Spring. According to the Farmer's Almanac, the average high temperature for the month of March is 44 degrees and 58 degrees for April. It isn't until May that the really beautiful weather we were teased with is going to really hit us. Prepare yourself for the good weather to come and go. In May you can expect weather to be in the high 70' s, although the average is usually 69 degrees. Hopefully by the time final exams arrive students·can venture back outdoors. The nice weather is a definite spritual booster. Remember the sun will come out.to.morrow, let's just hope there will be no clouds covering it. �Ap: FEATURES Page 6 April 16, 1998 ~[b □ @lMOlM® iY~~ [p[b~OO~IT Critic's Corner ~~ with Dan Lavelle WO 1F ~ ~ "Lost In Space" Hello fellow movie viewers. Do you remember seeing re-runs of the T.V. show "Lost In Space?" To refresh your memory, it was a science fiction show during the late 1960' s. The show's plot saw the Robinson family sent to a far off planet to help build a new world. But nothing comes easy for the Robinsons. Along the way a stowaway named Dr. Smith sabotages the family's plans leaving them traveling into parts unknown. Today, "Lost In Space" has been transformed from a prime-time television series to a major motion picture. After seeing this movie, I was lost for words. First, I must point out the film had great special effects. Everything from the spl\,ceships to the killer spiders was very stimulating to see. I tip my hat to the special effects crew. Two actors who grasped my attention were Gary Oldman and Matt LeBianc. Oldman has always been one of my favorite actors. Some of his films include, "Sid & Nancy," "Dracula" and "The Professional." . Oldman plays the role of Dr. Smith, the stowaway who is responsible for misguiding the ship. Oldman gives an evil twist to his already villainous character making his role very interesting. LeBlanc is the captain of the sbip, Don West. I must say this is a big improvement from his last film "Ed." It's good to see that LeBlanc is now choosing more suitable roles. Putting forth an arrogant attitude, LeBianc fits this character like a glove. I hope his good sense can help him find more entertaining films along the way. My only problem is the story seemed to go too fast. Sqmetimes it was hard for me to keep track of what was happening to whom. The director needs to learn to slow down a bit so the audience can understand what is going on. I'm giving this film lFOUR STAJRS. This is a true must see for any sci-fi fan. Although the story seemed to go too fast, the special effects will hypnotize you. You will see an intriguing performance by Oldman and an improvement in LeBlanc' s career. Check it out when yor get a chance and look out for some of the original members from the TV series. ® [Q) £ ~ ~ ~ ~ [1 [Q) ~ Aries (March 21- April 19) A friend you haven't seen in a while promised they'd call over break so you couldgd toge~er. You never heard from them! Don't take it personally, they probably got wrapped up in family things, catch them over the summer. Taurus (April 20 • May 20) Someone said long distance relationships never work, you laughed at them and set ell to prove them wrong. Now it's been a while and it's all starting to fall apart. Don't let it get to the point whereyw can't be friends, leave it on a good note. Gemini (May 21 • June 21) Never say, "It wasn't meant to be!" The minute you give up will be the instant someone comes through for you. If you want something bad enough it will find you. Cancer (June 22 - July 22) This year has flown by for you. It seems like it was yesterday that you were moving and going to your first class. Now we only have a few weeks left and you couldn't be more thrilled to get out of here. Keep busy though because the last few days could drag if you don't do anything. Leo (July 22 • August 22) A drastic change in your appearance makes for an attitude change. Be more forward and outgoing. It becomes you and it's a change for the better. Virgo (August 23 • September 22) It seems all your professors are cramming all your work into the last two of classes. Don't freak. If you budget your time between the papers, labs, projects and tests you will be fine.Just don't procrastinate! Libra (September 23 • October 23) The summer job hunt didn't start off well when you were looking over breat. Don't get discouraged, keep looking in the want ads and for help wanted signs. Something will come along ml Scorpio (October 24 • November 21) An acquaintance has been putting the moves on you even though you it very clear you were taken. If things make you uncomfortable, make it clear now that you don't want it befon: it gets out of hand. Sagittarius (November 22 • December 21) Overall, you haven't felt your best the past few weeks. You're jut down from this semester and of all its stress and work. In a few weeks it will all be over and you will be back to your well energized self. Capricorn (December 22 • January 19) You just found out you' re not doing as well as you thought in a certain class. You still have time. See about extra credit and cram for that final like you never have before. Aquarius (January 20 • February 18) It's beginning to look more and more like spring every day. It's so tempting to cut all your classes and hang out with friends. There will be more than eno1,1gh time for that when ~i::ioolis out, so resist temptation as much as possible. Pisces (February 19 • March 20) Neither you nor your friends can afford a big vacation this summer. Get and think of other things to do. Day trips or a friend or a relative' s house at the shore always works well as a substitute. •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• Friday, April 17, at 7:30 p.m., inSLC 101 66 (G(Q)(Q)cdl Wilili ~1ill1Dlii1Dlg? . nnDnn:riiinnnnnnnn~ n . , . D. n 0 wedo ~ ~ n j we buy &sell CD's. tapes •vin~ •videos. lxloks D n n h. mUS/[f/L ENERu/ n n 59 north main •wilkes-barre •829-2929 j -Dnnnnnnnnnnnnnn ons wer 9 and ai of the P Hies.The Barons ed off t 8 seasor wa, Canaa ainst the waLyn; AAA es-Barre catcher bby Estell< ugh the fi his battin w .200 in You gotta be hungry.'' -Les Brown Live Your Dreams -~~ Ilris week's recipes ... ,!f: 9 et Busy Day Cheesecake Ingredients: 1 graham craker crust 1 small instant pudding, French vanilla or lemon 1 (Soz.) pkg. cream cheese 2 cups milk Soften and cream the cream 'o;. cheese. Beat with 1/2 cup ,..i milk until smooth. Add dding and the rest of milk; at well. Spread into crust. t canned cherries or bluerries on top (or fresh if . Refrigerate. ~;;;*. vrr w1 On the lighter side ... Sweet Banana Shake Ingredients: 1 cup nonfat dry milk 2 cups cold water 3 tablespoons of honey 3 ripe bananas, mashed Stir dry milk into water in a jar with a tight fitting lid. Stir in honey and bananas; cover and shake vigorously until well-blended. Busy Day Cheesecake courtesy of Lois Young and . Sweet Banana Shake courtesy oF Betty Rae Frandsen, Kathryn J. Frandsen and Ken't P . Frandsen. ATTENTION EATERS! Each week we will be featuring a new recipe for all of our readers to try out. However, we are not sure what you like to eat. Submissions are being taken of recipes and recipe ideas outside of The Beacon office in Hollenback Hall. On your way to class drop off your ideas in the box and you may be featured in next weeks paper. If you cannot drop them off send them to castellj@ wilkes 1. wilkes.edu . t Lacka urpose y aftern event ~ rons fa< efs in tl p �.April16, 1998 SPORTS Red Barons start season slow t. ons of Je ·The l 1. Vto )Uf and ttured aper. H Jthem ) Tha~.' s what I say ------with games in the 1996 season. Other players with big league experience include Tony Baron, Wendell Magee Jr., If you enjoy watching , We true sportsfans know the value of a backup Marlon Anderson, and Jon good baseball at low prices, quarterback who's responsibility is to warm up the starting Zuber. Baron has been a then Minor League Baseball recievers and starting quarterback or the career minor professional baseball player games are for you. -The Red leaguer who doesn't•get the chance to showcase his talents since 1987 and has seen Barons were established in on the fields of the big leagues ,but the average fans doesn't action in the Dodgers farm 1989 and are the AAA affiliknow about these guys. These individuals are almost never system as well as the Expos ate of the Philadelphia displayed for the public eye to see how hard the individuals chain. Phillies. The work or exactly what roles they play on their team or within One of the top prospects Red Barons their organization. Many of these individuals go their entire is 22 year old hurler Ryan kicked off the professional athletic career without even the slightest Brannan. Brannan who was 1998 season on recognition when individuals with similar or less athletic voted as the top relief pitcher ability find the spotlight because they are part of a more in the Phillies organization week in Otsuccessful franchise or they have better luck. last season will make his tawa, Canada Once in a great while, these guys get a chance to capture debut in AAA this season. the spotlight. They come out from behind the shadows that He hopes to improve his have been casted upon their faces by the big stars and the pitching against the better players who are friendly to the eye of the television watching batters in the league to audience. prepare him for the majors. This month.we ha~e been blessed with the opportunity to Other prospects that hope see the success of relatively obscure sports personalities who to join the Philadelphia learn came are not recognizable by the eye of an average sportsfan or a Phillies after they put their home with a weekend warrior who turns on the television on Saturday time in at .Scranton/Wilkesrecord of three 'f afternoon to see 'the hetdics df lll.e°'l'iig ~ame moneymakers Barre include catcher Gary wins and one Photo By Frank Tomaszewski like Tiger Woods and Mark McGwire. Bennett, first baseman Dan loss. Scranton/ Bobby Estellela takes a cu~ during battmg pracatice Mark O'Meara won the Masters. He is about as obscure Held, infielders Jon Zuber, on media day. as they come. l know that he has been a successful golfer on .. · .. , _, . . , ,·. David Doster and pitchers star catcher ,. ,, .. ~· the· PG A tour fot several years· and is•more than capable of plate on the night including a . Carlton Loewer and Bronson Bobby Estellela struggled being a superstar as far as ability goes.but America is not two run home run, and a Heflin. lhrough the first series.and used•t0 s~eing an overwieght, balding fourty-something in grand slam in the sixth r------------...:...;,..,; saw his batting average fall the spotlight of the worlds biggest golf tournament for the relow .200 in the first four inning giving him six first time in his career. These heroics would be more socially games. runs batted in on the acceptable if O'Meara was once a good looking child golf The Barons lost their night. prodigy with an unmistakable swing. O'Meara is a far cry home opener on Monday by a The Red Barons from Tiger Woods or Arnold Palmer as far as marketability tore of 9-8 to the Syracuse have a large arsenal of and recognition are concerned, but he is the reigning Masters SkyChiefs. The game took players with big league champion nevertheless. place at Lackawanna County experience. One of the Along the sa!Ile line comes the success of Jeremy Burnitz Multi-Purpose Stadium on top returners is fanand Dante Bichette in Major League Baseball's National Monday afternoon and tickets favorite Estelella. League. These two athletes have played second fiddle to for the event were sold out. Estelella saw action in Photo By Frank Tomaszewski guys like Robin Yount, Darryl Strawberry and Andres The Barons faced the 13 Phillies games in the Ryan Brannan hopes to lead Red Baron Gallaraga with their respective teams for almost ten seasons. relief troops. SkyChiefs in the second game 1997 season and 13 ~ -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -IThese guys finally have the chance to excell in their profession by ·being at the tops of the National League in homeruns and batting average, respectively. Also, this past weekend, Wilkes-Barre residents saw a scantily clad Bobby Estellela, the star catcher of the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Red Barons, on the cover of the Weekender accompanied by an article featuring his likes, dislikes, hobbies and highlights of Bobby's personal life. This • • is yet another instance where a minor star gets major recognition (if you can call the Weekender major). Estellela has only spent a short portion of his 'career in the major leagues, but he caught the Weekender's eye anyway. These individuals work just as hard as the superstars like Michael Jordan and Wayne Gretzky do, but have not recieved the breaks or achieved the superstar status that the media bestows upon the greats, and they are finally recieving the credit they deserve. By FRANK TOMASZEWSKI Beacon Business Manager ) Uf Page 7 of the two-game series Tuesday night and were unsuccessful. They lost by a score of 10-1. This dropped their season record to 3-3. The SkyChiefs, who are a Toronto BlueJays farm club, were powered by strong hitting first baseman Tom Evans. Evans was two for five at the Plasma For Life Just Donate It. Call 823-4119 IBPI SCOTT VEITH �SPORTS Page 8 April 16, 1998 Baseball exacts.revenge on Scranton for early season loss By SCOTT VEITH Beacon Sports Editor The Wilkes University Colonels men's baseball team went into Tuesday afternoon's game against the University of Scranton Royals with a score to settle because of an early season come from behind upset that the Royals pulled out against the Colonels at Lackawanna County MultiPurpose Stadium. The Colonies came into the game with an overall record of. 16 wins and 10 losses and a 5-4 record in the Middle Atlantic Conference (MAC) Freedom League. The Royals came into the match managing only six wins and 13 losses overall and a 1-5 record in the MAC Freedom League. The Colonels jumped out to a 1-0 lead in the first inning on a RBI single from the hot bat of James Sadaro, the Colonels' leader in home runs this season. The Royals spirted in the sixth inning for six runs off of Wilkes starter Nate Lipton and reliever Joey Doran. This was Lipton's first start since he was sidelined earlier this season with a shoulder injury. He came into the game on a pitch count of just 85-90 total pitches. On the way back into the line-up Lipton saw some action on the mound with some relief appearences. He even picked up a save against Neuman this past weekend. Doran came in to the Sadaro took the task of regaining the lead for the Colonels into his own hands when he added to his home run total in the bottom of the sixth. Sadaro currently leads the MAC Freedom League in home· runs with eleven. Also homering for the Colonies was sophmore each of their last six games including todays game at Purpose Stadium on Marywood College to remain Wednesday April 29. The iri the MAC playoff hunt. • original plan was to have The Colonels also need Drew first games of the MAC University to lose at least one playoffs at the stadium on more game if they plan on May 1, but due to a making ny post season Scranton-Wilkes-Barre Red appearances this season. The Barons game on that Frida MAC playoffs are going to night, the games have been moved. The other games be played at King's College if necessary. The Colonels have two remaining home games, April 20 and April 26 at Artillery Park in Edwardsville. (Left) - The Colonels pose for a team picture before Tuesdays game against the University of Scranton. (bottom) -Joey D Tuesday's winning pitcher, contact on an outside pitch in recent action at Artillery park. game and had control trouble for the two thirds of an inning that he performed. He walked three batters and also hit a batter in the leg with a fastball. The Royals finally grounded into a double play turned by Colonel infielders Jim Domszalski, Sadro and Augie Mitchke. The Colonels now found themselves in a tie ballgame with a chance to recapture he lead in their half of the sixth. thirdbaseman Nick D' Amico. D' Amico is tied for second on the team with eight round trippers on the season. The offensive firepower that the Colonels provided in the late innings of the game was enough to hold off a weak University of Scranton team. The final score was 8-6. The Colonels have only two home games left this ~~~:!;;:==============.:::;;;;;;;;;;;;;.;;;; Lady Colonels go on without Fisher; b By COREY YANOSHACK Beacon Staff Writer Entering her second season as the Lady Colonels first baseman, Suzanne Fisher had high expectations of her performance for her sophrnore year. The Dallas, Pennsylvania native started at first base in her freshman year at Wilkes, and Fisher expected to be there again in 1998. Unfortunately, a shoulder injury has ended Fisher's season, forcing her to take a medical redshirt. "Watching the team out there playing and having fun; · seeing them excel and knowing that I could have bee~ on the field if I didn't get hurt," Fisher said is the hardest part of being injured. Fisher hurt her shoulder during the second week of practice. "I thought I would be able to play in a week or so, but the doctor said I'd be in a sling for two weeks," said Fisher. Even though Fisher ended her season, the Lady w Y tree rem c unds of cart 'de from the i · Did you knc · g aluminum led material, d pollution b nt? · ople sometin ugh there is n ey can do to J e the enviro1 ery year one, de for people their time to Mother Eartt h Day was, day, April 22 ough Earth r ts for one day gs that we can season. Wilkes needs to win Colonels continued their season this past Tuesday against the Moravian College Greyhounds who were ranked second in the region corning into the double header. The Lady Colonels managed to defeat the Lady Greyhounds in the first game of the double dip despite the strong pitching and defense of the Middle Atlantic Conference leading Greyhounds by a score of 2-1 behind the magic of freshman pitcher Alice Fink. The second game of the double header ended in the eleventh inning when Moravian managed to advance a single run across the plate for a 5-4 victory. Despite the victory over the Lady Greyhounds and their tough play in the second game, the Lady Colonels are still not ranked in the Eastern Collegiate Athletic Conference Middle Atlantic Region top ten. They have a 16-7 overrall record and a 9-1 Freedom League record. I Phot Freshman pitcher Al delivers to the plate Moravian Lady Gre sday, April 23, annual Take Ot rs to Work Day d by the Ms. _ ·on for Women. Our Daughters ay, TODWD, wa in 1993 as a city. gram in New y 0 Ort to combat the ecline in girls, sel ce and esteem wh h adolescence. always held on the ursday in April ar on the abilities ' ppearance of girls ages of 15 to 19 s' does.not hav~ a � 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 1998 April 16th Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1998 April 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 University https://omeka.wilkes.edu/omeka/files/original/3e122edc15a8e8fac8f05b42882695ad.pdf 280ca8905a0f5673262e1a2740b51bcc PDF Text Text ERIMENTING WITH SODARO LEADS COLONEL ; SLUGGERS ... 12 or t e 1998-99 •Freshman sensation.hit~ =~=---:::-=-~lr-:~~~=~~~]~~~~~~ares -_______ _ 1r-:...:--.p~: ; ; ~~~~~~~::_f~---r,_~_e_ru_n_s_.Sports .. .page 16. · THE BEACON Wilkes University =>urpose or sure. )rew rop at leas 1es against : this ·- uc1 ~ ¢ :;=; ~ i: 1mmer. of Be aver I push Wille the first ti e team' s wins, also .g the Worl 976. ~~~q <'=\}:'· .. ; ::: ' : '· ..· . ...;..~ntLKES . April 30, -1998 .-· l Beacon :/Ztl ~ OLLEGt:. -- ~-Bi - NE 8£AC'.QN &: v:ng- t~e CcUoqo since 19H :::>::<:>?\) .. Ii_· ~ ; ' : : :'::.~:::, i,.:_· _ 1 ,,.,,!,, •. _•_1:_·,•_ . ~(;;;::}:.~ ~:=:-:·:::-.:~:- · · 196'() - -- ~ -.J -\{: 1cludes the· day at ho at 1 pm. 1979 . �News Then Page2 The Beacon · April 30, 1998 Dor01 Rises ·On Schedule Friday, March 18, 1966 AERIALVIEW Pictured is the dormitory-cafeteria complex, scheduled to house 264 men students. CONSTRUCTION ON DORM-CAFE . BEGINS IN NEAR J[UTURE; TWO BUILDINGS ACQUIRED· . Friday, May 21, 1965 By CAROL OKRASINSKI Construction of the College's dormitory-cafeteria to be located in the Wright Street Redevelopment Area will begin within the next few weeks. Walter Mohr, director of development, stated that the final approval of plans is expected shortly and bids will be sought. The Y-shaped structure will be one of the most modem ever to be built in the Wyoming Valley. . The construction site, an area of 2.9 acres, at one til!le accomodated some of the city's oldest dwellings and made up the core of a block which comprised some of its finest homes. At present, the land is used as a student parking area. Deeded to College The area, which is bounded on the north by South Street, on the south by Ross Street, and on the other two sides by the dwellings on South Franklin and South .River Streets, has been deeded to the College by the Urban Development Authority. Construction is scheduled to begin by July 1, and completeion is anticipated by the fall semester of 1966. Entrance to the new structure will be on Wright Street, off South Street. The male dormitory will accomodate 264 students, and the dining hall wili handle 700 at 'two ·s·eiffings. The dormitory will be three stories high with a full basement that can be l!S~~- fo,r ft!Cr~ational andstorage needs. The cafeteria, with a modernistic, circular fanned roof, will'be one storyhigh. Th~ Coilege has, recently acquired two building which will be ready for use by next semes~r.Tbe Frances Chase residence located at 76 West South Street will be used as a men's dormit.ory. · · . ·· · . The Coll¢ge anticipates acquisition of other buildings to be used as dormitories for the _fall semester. Greater admiss~on requests and the desire by the College to accoihinodate as many qualified students as possible has caused a serious housing problein wbich . . ' • will be eased considerably by the new facilities. By CHRIS SULAT Walter Mohr, Director of Development at the College, has announced that, dl:le to the mild winter, the construction on the new dormitorycafeteria is following the proposed work schedule. Thus, the brickwork complex should be open for habitation beginning in tl}e fall semester. The dining hall is desigrted to seat some 700 students. Contrary to the present cafeteria, it will be equipped with wall-to-wall carpeting which has proven to be easier to maintain than asphalt tile. The new dormitory, which will house 264 men, will be proctored by Arthur Hoover and five other men. In preparation for next year, Hoover has visited other men's dormitories and made inquiries as to students' suggestions. All the dormitory rooms will have built-in closets and desks. Individual beds, built-in lighting, wall-to-wall carpeting, and electrical heating will add to the students' comfort. Each floor will contain a loun and three separate study rooms which are to be used exclusively for st purposes. There will be two students living in room. All furnishings approximately tw dollar complex ha chosen to comple structures themse eet. In the lement we ation will lobby of NORTHRUP DELIVERS ADDRESS; KOPEN OUTSTANDING GRADUA Frid~y, June 12, 1970 Graduation More than 500 seniors from Wilkes were graduated as members of the class of 1970, receiving their diplomas in the gym on June 1st. The commencement followed the traditional baccalaureate ceremony, held the previous day in the gym. At the baccalaureate, Dr. Eugene S. Farley, retiring president of the college delivered the address "To Rebuild the Broken Image"-his last major address as president of the college, a post he has held since it was chartered as an independent liberal arts college in 1947. The graduates gathered on Chase Lawn to begin the procession l~ading the twentythird annual commencement. At the gym, the seniors heard Kenneth G. Northrop, president of Holt, Rinehart and Winston, New York publishers, deliver the graduation address. A 1951 Wilkes graduate, Northrup spoke on the theme, "The 1970's-The Quality of Life." The formal ceremonies climaxed a hectic week, beginning Wednesday, May at the Treadway Motor Inn the annual semi-formal · dance. A picnic at Dr. F farm was another exciting on the senior's schedule, them back to the place Ibey been greeted as freshmen years before. Following Ille graduation, seniors and families were feted at a the Treadway sponsoced by Wilkes Alumni Associatim. Baccalaureate, George a member of the graduating class, offered the invoca · Following Dr. Farley's Richard Chapline and · Schniid,t presented a selection by Bethoven. The Benediction was by Reverend Dr. Julie A Dr. Ayers also offered the invocation at co,mmencei111 Following Mr. Northrup's graduation address, de certificates were confemd President Farley. uate on thc drangle, th ther perm I also be the ave a porti s members y will gradu · doctoral d newly form armacy w1 s of 2000. Most of all t vely the firs 'tute Service !fder to perfc ity serv s during eek. ording to , Class t, the bii ich will iors togetl me is the tn more, MW)1l · usly sched1 �ti Breaking new ground on South ·S tr~et By KRYSTYNA LUKASZEWSKI Beacon Staff Writer men's lnd made o students' esks . :ds, built-in .-to-wall ttain a loun arate study are to be ·ely for stu ~re will be hings o ytwo !X hav mplem !mselve The groundbreaking of the long-awaited Student Center-Dining Commons is set to for Thursday, April 30, 1998 at 10 a.m. The festivities will take place at the West · South Street building site between South Franklin Street and South River Street. In the case of inclement weather, the location will be held in the lobby of Pickering Hall. The new building will include many features which will be used by the students of the university. xmsored Associati tion follo lute. At :hoven. mmence llorthnap's ess, de :conf Photo courtesy Highland Associates The new Student Center will contain a branch of Pioneer American Bank, offices and a new cafeteria. A new cafeteria will have restaurant style seating and a balcony so students can eat their meals overlooking the Susquehanna River. To replace the mailroom, currently located in the basement of the bookstore, a new one will be in the new Student Center. There will be a large banquet room that students can use Copley. · · . . . -~ ~. . Pr~sid~nti~ei~eth will also -say a fe~v,'·w~r:~S: at the ceremony.. : . -::~:~ . . Carol Maculfoch, . coordinator of special events and stewardship, offered an interesting note to the festivities. According to Maculloch, "the groundbreaking ceremonial shovei 'that President B~eisetJi ~ill use is the same shovel that was used on June 4, 1989, when the dirt was turned over for Stark Hall." The entire Wilkes community is encouraged to attend. For more information on the groundbreaking, call the development office at 4084300. for various events. Pioneei: American Bank will also be moving in to offer students banking services on campus. There will also be several offices housed in the new building. There will be a number of speakers at the groundbreaking. Heather Tahan, Student Life and Media Representative will be giving the welcome at the ceremony. C.J. Copley, Student · Government President will also be speaking at the ceremony. "This is a building that's going to bring great opportunities to the university and it will bring the university together," said ~ ' •• :i,. .,.. Class of firsts .plans~·1a~t daySJit.\VJlkes By MARY TAMBASCO Beacon Staff Writer ic week, 1esday, · Motor -fonnal. at Dr. F !r exci · ;chedul ! place freshme ollowin ors and :ted at a -Pag_~:3.· -The Beacon April 30, 1998 The Class of 1998 is a class of firsts. The first to graduate on the Fenner Quadrangle, the greenway (weather permitting). They will also be the first class 10 leave a portion of the _ class members behind as they will graduate with their doctoral degrees from the newly formed· School of Pharmacy with the Class of 2000. Most of all they are actively the first class to institute Service Challenge in order to perform community service activities during this 1998 renior week. According to Michael Beachem, Class of 1998 President, the biggest event which will bring all lhe seniors together for one last time is the trip to Baltimore, MWJland. The vi0usly scheduled Manhattan cruise has been 3:00 p.m. at which time a community service project Dance at the Woodlands cancelled. Senior Awards Ceremony_ in which they also receive a Inn and Resort from 6:00 In turn the trip to will be held to honor all · T-shirt with their class logo. p.m.-12:00 a.m. will be Baltimore, Maryland was students with exceptional From 12:00 p .m.-3:00 held that night as well. decided upon as being a grade point averages at the p.m. will be the senior At 1:00 p.m. on Friday, more cost efficient trip . The Dorothy Dickson Darte picnic, weather permitting. Commencement practice trip will cost $15 .00 per Center. A rain date. is set for 12:00 will be held in the person. Following the p.m. on May 12 at Ralston gymnasium and afterwards Seniors can sign up by ceremony a reception will Field. will be the Presidents getting in touch with Jennie be provided between the The night will end at Reception for Graduates Bullock or Beachem. The hours of 5:00-6:00 p.m. 2:00 a.m. at Gonda' s "Bottle and thei·r :fa~iii'.es"iii · ·. trip is scheduled for May 13, Then at 9:00 p.m. the N1ght" located-at i i'1 Norrtf ' Weckess~-; ;I:i'aii.'"'Tfiere will · 1998, the bus will leave · seniors will take part in, Main St. This event is hosted " be a sociar at"Market Street approximately 7:00 a.m. and "One Last Look," a by Wilkes P2 Class of 2000. Square from 10:bo · p.~ .return around 10:00 a.m. candlelit walk across On Tuesday, May 12 the · 2:00 a.m. Tickets are first come, first - campus. second service challenge Seniors are to arrive at serve. Sunday, May 10 is will take place and that night Commencement iocation at Besides the major class Mother's Day and no students can work off the 12:00 p.m. and ·be·r~ady for trip, seniors can also look events are planned for the calories at Stanton's · . senior class photps at 1:00 forward to a week of morning hours. However, Bowling lanes, _bowlit?-g' · · p.in. At 2:Q0 52nd celebration beginning on from 7:00 p.m.-11 :00 p.m. against King's College .. ' - ' · . . Arinual'~ omin£Qcemeq t May 9 and ending with ~ there will be a social at seniors. · . ' .. ' ' ' will begin. : . r , - '. , ' • , ~ commencement on May Murray's Inn located at Wednesday, May 13 is · · Beache~ a1;1cfM~l~nda 16th. Seniors are urged to 290 South Pennsylvania the class trip to Maryland. Sorber, seniors, will both check out the Senior Class Blvd. (free of charge). On Thursday, May 14 be speaking. · _., . homepage at http:// On Monday, May 11 · seniors are reminded to pick . "Als(?, I hop~: thai the . wilkesl.wilkes.edu.-srassoc seniors will participate in up their cap and gowns. At seniors take'adii'aritage and in order to be aware of any their first service 10:00 a.m. there's a Fine · · bene'fit from'. thes~ ·~vents changes. challenge. These service Arts Fiesta being held in becahse.thef\jtll tiufy.be Senior Week kicks-off on challenges allow seniors to Public Square. _n iem6ries tel." . May 9, beginningat volunteer in one The Presiden.t's Dinner said Beathem'.' · · • • ,.. ,- ~ • \ •. • ' •' . >. · • ' i f * - ' f~ 1--\~~- . ' .. ' • ' ' f ' ,A • • ' '\ ~ ; , ., to li9l~r~~ \ • ' ' , �.EDITORIAL THEN Page4 The Grand Finale - Part 2 Not many people leave a posi):ion, thinking that it.goodbye only to b~ reinstated in that same position a short time later. It a strange feeling-almost like a rebirth. 1 should know. I am one of those people. ·At first, I viewed this reassumed responsibility as a curse, for I was looking forward to a sort of R & R, while someone else . handled all the headaches, worries and gripes. As the semester progressed, I realized how fortunate I was to have this second opportunity. The Beacon Staff had a chance to really unify our efforts by building on our first semester's mistakes. Except for a few instances, there was a real sense of teamwork on the staff this semester, that was absent the first semester. Everyone~ pulled together and produced what I believe to be a series of very good publications. , Throughout this year, we have tried to maintain a serious outlook on the campus-for rarely is news humorous. We also tried to keep a consistent editorial policy of fairness, right to . criticize and objectivity. In addition to these, the second semester we changed the look of the Beacon doing away with a cover picture. This semester has been a milestone for everyone on the staff. We have survived severe staff rearrangements, equipment breakdowns at the most inopportune moments, a shortage of news and money, and almost any other kind of affliction one can imagine. But we made it. The 1980-1981 Beacon editorial staff can be proud of itself, for I don't believe that there has ever been such a 'tumultuous year for the Beacon in college history. Hopefully, this attitude of accomplishment and survival will carry into next year-making for an even bigger and better Beacon. Next year's staff is very capable and I feel comfortable knowing that the Beacon is in safe hands. The editors are bright people, an overall top-notch crew. The Beacon will benefit from experience in the news and sports departments, talent and creativity in features, overwhelming competence in the business department, and CC' s loss was the copy department's gain. All together they should be great. Now that next year's staff is settled (well almost), it is time for us soon-to-be-alumni to plan our lives after graduation. (Is there life after Wilkes?) Someone once asked me where exBeacon editors went after graduation. While I was te~pted to say "Damnation in the eternal fire," I resisted and tried to remember the alumni editors that I'd known. I realized then that if precedence has any value, I'll be proud to follow in the footsteps of those who have served as Beacon editor-in-chief before me. As for the negative elements of being a Beacon editor. There were many. However, Mother always told me, "If vou can't say something nice, then don't say anything at all." For once I will listen to her and remain silent. Besides there isn't that mu~hroom on ·this page. Finally; thanksto all those who helped me this past through the daily Heacon tra1,1mas this past year-you know who you are. And to those cifyou who didn't help, but only tried to hurt in any way you could, I will apply Mother's philosophy and say nothing, for you . know who you are, too. To the class of 1981, Good Cuck. See you on the 17th. With this last issue of the academic year, Patti Spar/ow, a ;enior communications major, officially ends her twosemester term as Editor-in-Chiefof~he Beacon. . April 30, 1998 Letters to the Editor Dear. Editor: The Economics Club would like to express its thanks to the Administration for the help they gave us in our "Pig Contest." Although the program was not a financial success, we feel this endeavor was a worthwhile endeavor. Unfortunately, student apathy prevailed again and showed that most students are content just to "punch their time cards" at 8 a.m. and "punch out" at 5 p.m. Executive council Wilkes College Economics Club October 16~,1;,;.;,9_6_4_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ EDITORS. THE BEACON. That intangible something called "good relationship" is only one of the things that have been missed in the Junior College this year. The Faculty has talked about co-operation as desirable. The students have longed for it, but such an end has yet been reached. To say the least many students have remarked concerning the'the seeming unwillingness of certain faculty members to co-operate with them, not alone in the classroom, but in outside affairs as well. If these members of the Faculty would meet the students half way, co-operation would be a fact insiead of a pipe dream. -W.T. _____________________ ..:..,. December 17, 1936 Dear Editor: It was brought to my attention that some individual inour student body had placed an unauth rized notice on the blackboard in Pickering Hall to the effect that the S.A.M. meeting was cancelled. The notice caused several members to miss the meeting held at 12:00 noon on Tuesday, February 3. The notice was also falsely signed with the name of one of the S.A.M. officers. I cannot help questioning the intelligence of the person responsible for that notice. I am also sure that that person would not have the courage to admit his guilt to me personally or to any other member of the S.A.M. Chapter. I am only consoled in knowing that students whose character shows disregard for the rights others are in the very minority at Wilkes. With regret, David D. Compton February 6, 1959 Kampl:!!be!f?izz,er QUESTION: What do you think of Wilkes now that you have been here for a little while? May Anchel, Milford, PA; McClintock; transfer student: "I transferred from Penn State to go to a smaller school where there is a more personal and friendly association with the students and faculty." Peter Perog, Bogota, NJ; Ashley Hall; freshman: "Since I have been here I have found the students very friendly including, shall we say the er - ah girls. I think I am going to like it here." Mike Lozman, Brooklyn, NY; Ashley Hall; freshman: "Wilkes is pretty dam nice. It's extremely friendly here and I like the campus atmosphere. The dorms impress me more than anytlting else. The rooms are spacious, and the buildin are beautiful." .. Gail Drayton, Brooklyn, NY; Sterling Hall; freshman: "It's small - giggle - don ' t quote me. Oh! Come now! Surely there is something that - wh you are taking all this down. Back to the dorrn." Ceil Older;Harrington Park, NJ; Sterling Hall; freshman: · "I like everything about Wilkes so far, especially the faculty and the students I have met am a four year student and I am looking forward to all four years of it." Apr Lt Letters should be to be pri ceivedan, Dear Edito1 In the p experiencec team's rece1 neglected, a This spr right directii Seitzinger. I three wiru blishing gin som Also, Se. elve to nin 's plans. n creatin~ citement ~ Congratu ach Seitzi "W �I 1998 as a EDITO.RIALS NOW Letters to the Editor Until we meet a ain ... April 30, 1998 Letters to the Editor guidelines: Letters should include your name and phone number. They should be no longer than 250 words and must be signed in order to be printed. Letters will be printed in the order they are received and must be...submitted by 4:3() p.m. on the Monday prior · . . · to publication. Dear Editor, ·gs that have ,eration as I. 1eeting was 10 noon on of the S.A.M. In the past few years, many athletic programs at Wilkes have experienced a rebirth. One example of this is our basketball team's recent national success. However, other teams have been reglected, and for the most part gone unnoticed. This spring, though; the Athletic Department took a step in the right direction with the hiring of men's tennis coach John Seitzinger. Bringing life to a once-dead program, he led the team to three wins this season. More importantly, though, he began establishing a solid foundation for the future. He has attempted to bring in some local high school talent. _ Also, Seitzinger has increased next year's schedule from twelve to nineteen matches and has included a fall season in the team's plans. His most noteworthy achievements, however, have been creating a positive attitude amongst his players and instilling excitement where it was previously lacking. Congratulations to the Athletic Department on the hiring of Coach Seitzinger. Th.is big step was important, and similar steps must now follow in other programs. Once these steps are taken, overall success will ensure and Colonel pride will abound. Greg Collins Roving Reporter by J.J. -Fadden· "What are you last words as a senior?"· Melissa Rasnick "It was the best of times. It was the worst of times." "It' s abo ut time." Jason Nocella "Thank you one and all it has been a great ride." I have saved writing my last editorial column untilthe very last minute for fear that the tears won't letme see the · keyboard. It may seem ridiculous to a non-Beacon member, but I am very sad to see the end of my two semesters as _ Editor in Chief of the Wilkes University Beacon. I have placed more time, energy and pride in this newspaper than l .. have anything else ever before. I cannot express all of my feelings about this position, or more importantly, the wonderful people I have met.here in one column. However, upon completion of my duties here at the freakin' Beacon I would like to take this opportunity to leave a few thoughts with th~ most brillliant staff ever to be associated with this publication. Karen- Your genuine kindess is incomparable and invaluable. I know that you will bring them to the next level. Lauren- You ·CAN do anything. I believe in you. Keep breathing and repeating that to yourself. Scott- Don't argue with the Editor in Chief and you'll be alright. Thanks for stepping up when we (I) needed you. J.J.- You definitely gotit done. Thanks for teaching me to be me, even if others don't like it. Diana- Smoking is bad for you no matter how happy it makes you. David- Start studying the A.P. Handbook for next year, you'll need it. Never stop smiling. Matt- Your antics always lightened those tense layout moments ..Thanks for helping me practice my wink. Frank- "Good times:'' Your creativity was invaluable: Sorry about all of the annoying ad phone calls. ' ' Amy- We hardly knew 'you were·here. Thanks for getting our paper out there. Paul- Our Mac Daddy. Thanks for handling our frantic calls. What would we do without our slaves? Dr. Kinney- Thank you for supporting me from "the very beginning. You have been one of our biggest fans. Lynn- You are the personification of success, and you have passed that to each staff member. Your enthusiasm and encouragement launched us to where we are today. I appreciate you always going the extra mile for us. I also want to thank you for your friendship. Your understanding meant more than·you know. You truly are my heroine . . Thanks again to every staff member for the long days and nights, and for all of laughs we shared along the way. I wish you each the best of luck for the future . You are all dy~amic individuals who will continue to achieve at Wilkes University and beyond ! God bless you and keep you. Congratulations to -the 1997-1998 Beacon stafffor being awarded first place in the American Scholastic Press Association's annual newspaper competition. We also wish to announce the 1998-1999 staff: Editor in Chief - --Karen Cook, News Editor Frank Tomaszewski, Features Editor - Lauren Castelli, Sports Editor - Scott Veith, Copy Editor and Distribution Manager- David DiMartino, Business Manager - Sandie Kramer, and Web Page Manager - John Bruett. Page.5 Distr)bution M ~nager , ·- j .J. Faaden .. " ;• 'i �Featuring the G Page6 FEATURES Wilkes Donates • 8 . 51Pinls of Blood;,:~'."es, BEAvv1, . - . W[LKE~~LLEG~- , IN IE RO AsT' ALE o WE E Ev R S N Pl A In an mterv1ew earlier this week, "Wi/J t k Coliege· Mr. Robert Partridge, director of Perfor;irt Place ins the college blood drive, announced 27. T'h g Arts on that ten pints were donated on\ssociat contest c1<-nn, Friday and 41 on Monday for a at ?:Joe Wolllen' h ·w· ol or l f 51 . t p lll . ,\ "I art' 11, c at Th "Y ar tota o . pm s: . gin each · ·• and . ,·1a ser The drive which closes today 1s ense~b of three I .. , ,, at" '/,wt• ' · . ,,Litics of foo<L 111 I3 le Mate - le• day_ Thcla !)ell;, !ti '' , 111 •· •.~ r • year- \ \ " •~c· . 1qu,, h . l,ynnc oy , • rke, ueLt not expecte d to reac h th e quo t_a of ~. and . kin plan s 1° 1 th u · 1 \ aHlu ~ Caroline O R'.,u ·,k . 200 pinti;. It was hoped that W11kes1ust b evenin \nhdy ma_ ~nLo Lh<' woo<ls, fou<l ~. \'l'.' 1 und Adeline Chor'. an, College could surpass all other col-1 o-wn e selecteJ \y cxcursion"The Wcc ni<' lloast. (,L•oi~c •• .• Bachman is c•.hal~~bcit Jeges in the country in blood d~na: ~ 'Wardrobe. known as . I le ,lw1-:ing up Barhkartac•ornrnittc~jc~-~S-hjci~~':~~r.;•1,1,n~il~t~i~on~s.~A~t~u:!;r:;!n~o~n~t,:.n;:_:~~A.:,:n:,.-;;,~-:;,.;-;..·.;,;·- - - - - - - - - : : : : : ! ! 1nc uc " \ tic e · · 1• These plans . •quired '.f,2.00 . Lw . ·t I bv prisc1 d 2 the I c as,;1s ec (' ,. 1. dates, an .TDR have chosen P,ctty George, ,c• .• ;J n o[ ge K atiz -'-' I Wome · ght Oct. 25 to con~cr !'cggY. rR :·\mu . _....,,""';w Saturday ni ' vcnir ~nMane ca [' Grove. The e ~ •~r . ALMA MATER on Wol es .11 consist of ----= ·'•nwskt •~ • ment w1 ''-•nc)' tertatn . . d rnal- s=....._. danci~g, sing1n~~ ~ho dr ~ Wilkes, our Alma Mater, ise Peop --== o ( no · · arc • • t his sort of t_h1ng ·ral: Robert S • ~ We pledge our hearts to thee, bring hula hoops, sc marce and Evans, i u n i ~ ood book. ently su nance ma. r comHonor, faith, and courage, or a g . ·n start t b Pervisin Jor, is p The affair w1 o e Prese g a music resTruth and loyalty. ·ill probably end at the Gener 1nted .A.pril 24 al review w . ·ls can leave tlciation a Hospital N and 25 by In our work as in our pleasure the gir McClintoc · Urses' .A. hurry to ber The C sso. Guide us as a friend; post-roast slum n' 8'rou reivnec1cs additiona\ fif\;e~:i, Pear:~c:a;e been ~,f~Pular singin, We shall always love thee. parta,-ke ol ap and during th our through PCersonaJ ap · g)lt's s ee • The e Past onne t· Loyal to the end. nb_1._ght and early 'var·y have be Severa] we kc icv ri M:" ious d" • en ent e end Moncev "11'1\\ 'tf &Waiting ~~c Jockey sh ertaining c . . aere\\llo ,n C'I Rhapsod e release ows, and a· tot C\t\~~,:'I\ 'Z,?>, ;11\e next 'fewy recording d of their :ne Thou shalt lead us onward ot'lni utsclllo1.' ,s tbe 1l to1 Weeks. , Ue Within ti In search of finer things. •e 'tb ('tb\5 oe ne . • ~. 11,,:e, !! ~,\\ 't Go'1e A.I] • • • • ee. 1eet'lon S't"-aen ·n9,\cl . Yn Jones B May we find the wisdom e,'t e e,ncl ) \\,ei\ eel Will have ' utler Hal] . ,r cetS t'1'1eS· ;\\e e\ sum an app . residen l sent!). oi t \l9,\\o mer ad . . ointmen~ That thy spirit brings. e\lt~9,'1tt1\9,~n9,'t 9,\\ ,:9,te Program in mmistrative for May our deeds of love and service .'I, \uncecl .n I). se\l~ tbfing Easte 'Washington D trainin, 9,nn os'ltecl \ \eel u~t '11'1\1 r vacation. ' .c., dur. Ever swell thy fame-(\e\l \)e se9, 'tb\5 • 1 ,_,i'I\\ ,,-se.\\'' · 9,ncl ~~ Miss V: • • • • Wilkes, we stand to greet thee! tne ectec'J ts 'l<''Mew J erna Hitch · · .-,\ete s -s9,\\0 'f,\'l~Vi ·t· ersey lier of R r e9,~• si lllg M· ' spent th amsay 0i Glory to thy name! . •,• I). \le\lt,.,s'lonoi tne •resident of l~s ~hiriey H·t Weekend '•<' I ■ -• 1 s"- ·&9,n atJm II 11 chner cn9,\ " o,a . , a Words and Music by Eleanor Farley tee,,c,ncl1 ' . J April 30, 199 ... v ~ 0 .D,.e Pete S,Sed fll•11 Cl~ "~'.\z, p ER · s ONA Ls' <; fl C. "'"P- . . .- ' . ,,...,,-,, ,,. ,·••\', ·1.• .md Ji,c, . Frum N Ann will h~ has also 1 cnl assis1:1 n 1hc daughtc 1 Gome, . been :Jppoi the coming ) ving as exch, �Golden Years 1998 April 30, 1998 An Educated Man or Woman '\ I ,\n I m•ll ,h 111 11n1 . , II.: ·i:, ,111 1111 .. r . Shr h,1, h1·1 ·11 .n: 11\l' seeks truth, for without truth there can be no understnading; ,,1, , , !fr.11.- 11 tl,,1 1111, ,1111µ :1nd Int\ ~ 1 111111,·11. h'r ,, : ,1,, Siu.· At111..'ll;1 .•\ 1111 l ; ,11110 . \1 l" ~' 1' the lkdn:ir. . 1•n·, i<klll nl hm· 11 :111. will ,1..•1w :" _n,:xt posses vision, for we know that vision precedes all great attainments; \ ' 111:111;1~111~ l'tliti11 . Shl" ,, :Ill ,Ji m.1111 r ~ind h:1s '-l'1n-1I a~ a .. ,.. , nil Tl.•,• p,,,,,.. ,,,, 1,,·., ol lil''-' ., nd Jucd 1n~ JO ANN GO~ER Managing Editor a•c;i1..kt1I as.si~t:,nl next . year. ~rom :,,.,i}!Hrn~nt.... From Non h 'nchl. SJ .. Jo Ann will he a n..-,1 ,·car. She has also h..:.:n 11 inh:J ;iS 3 r.:sidcnt assistant hy [k;l!lS She is the Jaughtcr of md M;i. F1.111k. Gum.:, . ~ ry Co\in e hJs been appointed editor the coming year. • currently ,crving •• exchange Nidtobon. P:i ., Jledy as 3 resident of Sterling llall. and the ~aughter of Mt. and Mrs. Arthur Wright~n. Gary Horning. curr.tnt1y scmng as sporti co-editor. will mo~~ over • 10 the news st~ll in the postti:on cxctunge and le:aturcs editor in _the fall . from Troy. N.Y .• member of Webster l g$<3 ,·:'"'-''"'t'. ;\1i :ws S ro, ° car;;.~_a H;~v f ·day February _:,___-, . uck-i:a· ~- Ce S1gh ts• 1e Best ~7 are iastie.' third a ry 3ry :in. TROT )AY NIG ·. Page 7 FEATURES ". is' W'hat rou. Wea r the Bacon'f.e_been Wair. . ' . • rous inquiries . m response _I h15 offers a ch r100 and and after mu h "a 1•e advco a//cogc ro rho Under c rurc fo h s trded io uoc '?vcr Work . present rhrcar of b _r r ~re is th spots" on c~vcr,ng the top X sccur,ty guard orc,og mtcrrup everyone h mpus. These or a Place ro stud a student /, dviscd. ' owever, so dis. l .. Ralston Fie/ . ihowers i p· cspcc;,IJy for rh d. Th,s is d, 0 1ckcr · 0 back to nature " se wh 0 Waor , Y environ ing Hall the moodmcor of th; 4._ The Pub/ic R. . d some for an exorir l\ffa,rs_aod E clat,ons, Ac iriba/ drior~our oi/ a Thar's whar th:rc_roaJ Affairs < t) plavin m cars (pr,m ;. .5 . Any rooi: re there for, , nd yo~ hg softly m :11<· High Vo/rage " D marked "[ ave a rrop1ra/ t<..,.·vo u. Th csc· rooon't let rhcs guaranteed or rab/c t ro please. :hr,sfyiog cnviro:s supply rl: op in Stark. csc: rooms sho 1 mcor. C. those with Weak hu d be avoid cotDS C\Jtu,. -- carrs. • is aware of the diversity of ideas and beliefs that exists among all people; has faith in the power of ideals to shape the lives of each of us; knows that mankind's progress requires intellectual vigor, moral courage, and physical endurance; cultivates inner res9urces and spjr,itual strength, for they enrichour daily living and s~t~n us in times of crisis; has ethical standards by which to live; respects the religious convictions of all people; participates constructively in the social, economic, cultural, and political life of the community; communicates ideas in a manner that assures understanding, for understanding unites us all in · our search for truth. -Formulated and adopted by the Wilkes College faculty as a guide to learning zzo II be the nigh t ret out their f 'Ys their check wn to the colle reason being t •onsored by th of Wilkes Col from 9 to 1 s will be ther· I range to ca.l 1 _ces. For th. ike to squar, 80• be moderi >emg Provide, ~f the · atl'ai; ting him are '.efr~shments •rations, Ton ;, Paul Gib. 1-,leddoff. o INATtD "CINDERELLA" 'f\'fL~ this we< 11 got unde!W Yu ts whic Jean Shofranko f r the Cinderella B;ent count~d b~ ~inderell Initial pla~s thoe Student ~?~~;~he nomination o s members othe student bo y veted title ar ere cast by . dates for th_e co Nancy p ~ . didates. hosen cand1 Ann Dl)(.on, M,ary Lou1S n ~enior CbriSto~~~~ Wasser~tr~~<1,.\Y G~~'. OR gir:5• _:;on ; timer saw ;rh. 1!• ·and the Wer11 only £ 2 es, ~Failed Again! �~ WIU Sports Then Page 8 UNIVEI The Beacon TRAVIS-BEY NAMED "ATHLETE OF THE YEAR" FOLLOWING VOTE BY BEACON SPORTS WRITERS . Spunky Skatback Gains Recognition By Wide Margain May 14, 1965 The Beacon "Athlete of the Year Award" was presented to Ted Travis-Bey, a resident of Butler Han, by Clark Line, the Beacon's sports editor, at the annual Awards Assembly yesterday. Travis-Bey has distinguished himself as a member of the Colonel football squad, not only this season, but over the past several campaigns, and copped the honors by an almost unanimous vote of the sports staff. As a freshman, TravisBey was the Wilkes signal caller, and-then switched to halfback as a sophomore, where he has played the past three years. The dimunitive Colonel TED TRAVIS-BEY scatback has been named Beacon "Athlete of the Travis-Bey turned his speed friend and foe alike. . Week" on several occasions, and maneuverability to new Travis-Bey resides in and has gained recognition in endeavors by leading the Phoenixville, Pennsylvania, the Middle Atlantic Conferteam in kick-off returns, where he attended ence polls. In 1962, Travisrunning back nine kick-offs Phoenixville Area High Bey was among the "Top for 230 yards and a 25.6 School. While at Phoenixville Ten" in MAC rushing averaverage. He also led the team he played football, baseball ages, while recieving certifiin passes caught, latching on and basketball. He carried cation as an All MAC halfto 11 ariels for 208 yards and over his court skills to the back. the only airborne Colonel · Wilkes squad this season, Switch to Wingback touchdown. playing for the Colonels for Travis-Bey, an exciting As if this was not the first semester. Also in broken field runner, was enough, Travis-Bey interhigh school, Travis-Bey was placed in the wingback slot cepted two passes which he president of the student when coach Rollie Schmidt returned 24 yards, to wind up council, Key Club advisor, tried outthe wing-T forma- . . second in that category. and named All Chestmont tion thiiseason. As the . Previous Honor football roster for 1959-60. blocking:back, it was feared · Needless to say, he has This season, Travis-Bey that Travis.:.Bey's tunning lettered for three years at was selected by the sports game would be hampered. Wilkes. staff of the Beacon as the Despite the handict1.p. how. • football teain' s Outstanding Travis-Bey's selection as . ever, he came in fourth in . ·Back; in compiling 14 points "Athlete of the Year" seems team rushing wit~ 197 yards apropos. In the estimation of for the season. on 44 carries for a 4.5 yard the sports staff, he epitomizes Travis-Bey has gained pre carry average. the attributes of the award, promise not only from his · The statistics turned out both on the field and off. coach and teammates, but to be even more surprising as also from the spectators, April 30, 1998 Lady Colonels Make the Playoffs • A.prd 27, 199~ . The Lady Colonels clinched an MAC play-off spot for the second year in a row after wins over Scranton and Delaware Valley. The softball team is 12-6 overall and 7-3 in the MAC. In the doubleheader against Scranton, Wilkes lost the first, 6-5 in eight innings, but bounced back for a 10-3 win in the second game. Kellie Cookus was the big hitter for the Lady Colonels going 3-4 with a double and an RBI. In the second game, Cookus was 4-5 with a double, triple, and three. RBI' s. Kathy Moran was T-4 with 4 RBI's and Kristen Cookus was 2-3 with four runs scored. Tricia Kirk was the winning pitcher. The Lady Colonels lost two games to LeMoyne College of New York. This occured after the MAC member Upsala College dropped softball from their program, losing the first game, 6-2, and the second, 14-5. In the first game Steph Hastings knocked in the only run with an RBI single which scored Carrie Wilkes and Shannon O'Neill. Kristen Strack and Christy Paliloni each went 2-3. In the second game Hastings had a two run homer Kristen Cookus and Kristen Stack went 2-3. Wilkes swept Delaware Valley in a doubleheader9-l and 9-8. Tricia Kirk was the winning pitcher in both games. Steph Hastings, Kellie Cookus and Gretchen Schlanghaufer each had an RBI, with Amy Rosengrant adding two. In the second game, Amy Webb, Christy Palilonis and Shannon O'Neill each went 3-4, with O'Neill hitting an insidepark home run in the botto of the eighth inning to win the game. Leading hitters for the Lady Colonels include Ke · . Cookus with a .475 avera followed by Kristen Strack with .438, Kathy Moran · .435, and Christy Palilonis with .436. Iannuzzi ng guru 7-98 Wil that fin in the magi this sei ker wa the v -time reb01 Lady Colo I history a e leader ir volleyball ELIAS TO COACH SHICKSHI February 10, 1956 Jerry Elias Jerry Elias, who grad from Wilkes this month, been named head wrestling coach at Shickshinny High School starting immediate!~ Elias, who was captain the Wilkes mat squad, t manager and baseball, will guide S ickshinny' s first venture into the mat sport. While at Wilkes, he treasurer of the Lettermen' Club and wrote sports ite for the Beacon. He gradu with a bachelor of science degree.in business educati He is married to former campus coed Jean Dearde The Lady C ked up a key U-Madison, n dropped th1 5, putting the lonels out of tention. Will d coach Kev ed to sweep :vils in order t C playoffs, l plete the sw Robyn Menc �w WILKES . . UNIVERSITY 98 Sports Now ·Page ·9 The Beacon April 30, 1998 ~ls 1997~98 Beacon Athletes of the Year lf fs tme Steph in the only ngle which ~es and Kristen , Palilonis the second j a two run okus and tt 2-3. Delaware !header 9-1 rk was the 1 both :tings, d Gretchen ch had an '.osengrant e second b, Christy tnnon 1t 3-4, with' 11 inside-thet the bottom ing to win The Beacon Staff would like to congratulate Dave Jannuzzi and Rebecca Baker for being selected by Beacon sportswriters, editors and contributors as the Beacon Athletes of the Year, J annuzzi was a starting guard on the 1997-98 Wilkes University Men's Basketball team that finished fourth in the country this past season. Jannuzzi scored 32 points in a game four times this season. Baker was a starter · on both the volleyball team and the women's basketball team this year. Baker is both the :rs for the all-time rebound leader 1clude Kellie n5 average in Lady Colonel basketball history and the all;ten Strack , Moran with time leader in blocks for y Palilonis the volleyball team. Dave Jannuzzi BASKETBALL HONORS * MAC Co-MVP * MAC 1st Team Selection * GTE District Academic All-:Regfon . * NCAA Final Four All-Tournament Team * Columbus Multi-Media Regional All-American * ECAC South 1st Team * MAC Academic Honor RoH Rebecca Baker CAREER RECORDS (BASKETBALL) * 1st All-Time in Rebounds * 3rd All-Time in Scoring CAREER RECORDS (VOLLEYBALL) * All-Time blocks leader BASKETBALL HONORS *Columbus Multi Media Regional Player of the Week (2/5/98) * MAC 2nd Team * MAC Academic Honor Roll *MAC Player of the Week (2/16/98) VOLLEYBALL HONORS * MAC AllAcademic Honor Roll * GTE District 2 Academic AllRegion Photos: (LEFT) by J.J. Fadden (RIGHT) Beacon File Photo Athletes of the Year Dave Iannuzzi and Rebecca Baker ,mNNvSoftball closes Out season at Albright rho grnduated By COREY YANOSHAK mon th , has and ELISABETH PISANO 1 wreS tling Beacon Staff Writers inny High : - - - - - - - - - mmediately. The Lady Colonels ·as captain of picked up a key win against ;quad, footbal FDU-Madison, 3-0, but ;eball, will then dropped the nightcap, ny's firS t 8-5, putting the Lady mat sport. Colonels out of playoff lkes, he was contention. Wilkes, under Lettermen, s head coach Kevin Vrabel, sports items needed to sweep the Jersey He graduated Devils in order to make the of science MAC playoffs, but failed to !SS education. complete the sweep. :d to former Robyn Mendygral led an Dearden. Wilkes-with two hits. One of Mendygral' shits was a triple that knocked in two runs for the Lady Colonels. Alice Fink earned the win on the mound, giving up only two hits. Fink continued her brilliance with six strikeouts and only , two walks. "It was d"1sappom · ti ng to only get one win because we played well. H's a tough way to end the season," said Mendygral. "We knew we had to win both, but tbe second game just slipped away from us." · The Wilkes Lady Colonels went on to finish off their season on Tuesday, April 28. They closed out their season with a doubleheader at Albright College in Reading. The first game was won easily by Wilkes as they overpowered their opponent 11-0. Wilkes got good individual performances, especially from Fink. Fink a freshman, lead the Colonels to the victory by hitting a three run homer. She also Carrie Wilkes, one of the threw her second consecutive teams captains, and Daniel shutout, only allowing five Benson each had two hits. hits. The doubleheader at Another player who Albright wrapped up the helped bring home the win for season for the Lady Colonels. the Colonels in game one was They_'finished _the regular senior Christen Cookus. season with a record of 21Cookus had three hits, as did 14: However, there is a junior Jamie Derheimer. . possi~ility that the Lady Game two of the . Colonels may continue their doubleheader did not go as seaso°' Next week they will smoothly for the Lady anxiously wait for the Colonels. The Colonels fell annourtcement to see if they short by two runs, dropping qualified for the ECAC the game by a score of 5-3 to tournament. Albright. �News April 30, 1998 The Beacon Page 1O • • • •••• • •• •••• ••• •••••••• •• •••••• ••• Around.the world ... NO immunity f Or Lewinsky WASHINGTON (AP)--A federal judge is said to have ruled that former White House intern Monica Lewinsky does not have immunity from prosecution. The T. V. networks report the judge' s ruling is under seal Independent counsel Kenneth Starr is looking into whether President Clinton had a sexual lesbian duo was dropped from the May seven Irmo High School talent show after parents complained about their sexual orientation and about having .a rock concert during class time. Principal Gerald Witt had earlier approved the visit after . listening to one of the group' s recordings. The school newspaper had arranged the concert through a network of high school newspapers across the country. relationship with Lewinsky and urged her to lie about it. Indigo G1·rls show cancelled COLUMBIA, SOUTH CAROLINA (AP)--A South Carolina High School principal has canceled a free half-hour concert by the Indigo Girls. The grammy-winning and every organ in your arts to I Ook like . u biology textbook delic;oc,, 1resh .,s p;~ Ir '7011, ;fl It/' I. , f!/J?t.1 I) !ft/(; • /l ~>;/ ~ - .• ~· · · A ~ for foppin 9s. :_Honk if you're from Wilkes: . By MARY TAMBASCO Beacon Staff Writer The Alumni Association is currently selling Wilke_s U niversity license plates. The license plates are on sale for $20 and orders can be placed in the Alumni Office , loacted in the Alumni House. In order to get a license plate you have to fill out an application through Pennsylvania Department Of Transportation (PennDOT). Penn DOT also requires that the ina ividual is a resident of Pennsylania and the plates design must m eet the requirem ents for Pennsylvania license plates. Bill Goldsworthy , class of '7 6 and president of the Alumni Association , came up with the idea for the license plates in order to promote Wilkes' alumni and to serve as a great part of public relations . "They are a good way to show Wilkes pride," said Sandra Nicholas, executive director of Alumni Services and Development. • The plates are to stand as a reminder of the knowledge and success gained as well as to serve in advocating the awareness of Wilkes University. There have been over 300 of these plates sold over the past two years. The blue and gold design of the Wilkes U niversity license plates match the colors of Pennsylvania license plates. "Stop by the Alumni Office and pick up an application as soon as possible," said Nicholas. . ··············~··················· _•,. ; · h I you '. r es' stu bly ha at hap ogy anc menLJ bes~ er tha surge1 e anin ccordi r, a pre ydep are ely. tudents atomy anc mparative parasitol e animals ·ety of ve dical proc These co tives and uired for th majori -physical ally selec Students tion of not tly with Accordin, iors and·s, ect these cli ·re averagin, ple. ' Eat-in or Take-out (All major credit cards accepted on orders over $5.00) s~:. ~ ~,. ,~,. ~ 2 Medium Pizzas $7 .99 Toppings: $.99 each per pizza Exp;,.,. 5120/'Jll ~:,,. :-~ - ....,~ :> , , . ft, -.... ;-.-- .. ~, . .... ...... ;7;,;~~.-;;~:<~~-;:.~"(_,;~~-::,;: I~ Exam· Special 2 Lar ge Pizzas $9.99 J ·, I ,. ' I I : ·;:. :·;::,. ;:·,0 \.._ . :·; :~:."~;~•c=:;•v=~~"~; o,.- .....,,.,. _.,, .. , I It's the j1 department tc Wilkes-Barre 35 E. 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Wilkes' students, you probably have no conception of what happens in the Biology and Psychology departments. Many students would be surprised to discover that students learn about surgery by practicing on live animals. According to Dr. Valerie Kalter, a professor in the Biology department, the animals are treated humanely. Students in the medical anatomy and physiology, comparative physiology and the parasitology classes use live animals to learn a variety of very important medical procedures. These courses are electives and are not required for biology or allied health majors; biology and pre-physical therapy majors usually select them. Students also have the option of not working directly with the animals. According to Kalter, juniors and.seniors typically elect these classes, with class size averaging about ten people. justified on the basis of "The classroom animal generating reasonable experiments performed at findings that may be Wilkes are typical of those extrapolated to the human conducted at most colleges level with and confidence," universities, 'We hope to continue said Dr. including refining our approach Lester other so that the least number Turoczi, colleges in chair of the of animal specimens. the Wilkesbiology Barre area," need to be utilized ... " department. said Kalter. -Dr. Lester Turoczi "It was Students truly a in the valuable Psychology experience department because it supplemented and who elect to take the reinforced the material from . Physiological Psychology the textbook," said Valerie class also use animals in their research, although the animals Karpinich, a student in one of the classes. are not alive. Students in this An anonymous student class dissect sheep brains to who previously took a understand the structure and course which used animal neural behavior of the brain. research said, "No, I don' t Dr. Francis Brennan, think it was worthwhile. The associate professor of results were pretty basic, so psychology said, "The focus I didn' t think it was of the course is to understand the brain mechanisms and it is valuable. I'm not against animal research so long as more powerful to see it 3D." it's used for something The majority of students novel like developing a cure opt to participate because it for cancer or AIDS, but not gives them experience; some for this." students discover that they want to become surgeons Frogs, used to exp!ain following graduation during · . the functions of nerves, muscles, and the heart and these classes. rats, used to clarify the "The use of animals in functions of the research has historically been reproductive organs and the "We would not have blMd glucose levels are the treatments for cancer, heart only animals used in these disease, and a variety of classes to demonstrate several other ailments with.out animal research. People who techniques. Students are taught the oppos~ it and have to take actual surgical procedures in medications should consider addition to the principles of where these developments anesthesia and how systems originated," said Kalter. "At Wilkes, we are respond to hormone treatments. One lab illustrates sensitive to issues that the effects of insulin or require ethical and humane epinephrine injections by use of biological specimens. taking blood samples. To this end, we have Kalter stresses that these alternative methods to certain live animal usage animals are not butchered or tortured. There is everi a including computer special lab that allows simulations but do indeed students to _observe the stages continue with those of anesthesia and to learn in procedures in a responsible what stage they can operate. fashion that can not be the animals are sacrificed satisfied by these alternative according to the National approaches," said Turoczi. Institue of Health (NIH) Turoczi continued, "We standards, meaning there is hope to continue refining no pain and excess animals our approach so that the are not used. least number of animal There are alternatives to specimens need to be animal research, but Kalter utilized for important stresses they are impractical research and teaching in this case. purposes." According to Kalter When questioned about computer simulations can not . the use of animal research in compare to the experience a the Pharmacy department, person can gain by working Dr. Arthur Kibbe, chair of with real beings; also, a the department, stated that computer can not simulate no animals are used and that all experiments are done by the actual workings of systems. computer simulation. Now you can help Wilkes-Barre's finest By KRYSTYNA LUKASZEWSKI Beacon Staff Writer It's the job of the police department to fight crime in Wilkes-Barre, but sometimes that can be hard to do. There are just not enough police of officers available to patrol every neighborhood all the time. They also don't know what is normal activity for certain areas. This is where the Crime Watch comes in according to Lt. Patrick Rushton, the Crime Watch Coordinator. The purpose is to get people to watch what is going on in their neighborhoods and to keep an eye out for anything suspicious. "We want people to be out there as our eyes and ears," said Rushton. According to Rushton, the Crime Watch in WilkesBarre covers all of the city, from some groups who are in charge of a couple of blocks, to some who are in charge of whole neighborhoods. There are 12 Crime Watch groups total in the area. Once a group of residents decides to start a Crime Watch group, the police are very pleased to help out. Police will come to the first meeting to give advice on how to run the crime watch effort, including crime prevention tips such as how to secure your house from intruders. The police will then inform residents of problems that have been occurring, so that the people will know what to look for while on their watch. Some Wilkes students have been a part of this program. C.J. Copley, a senior, got involved with the Crime Watch during his sophomore year. "Involvement is the best way to ensure positive change," said Copley. Besides the standard Crime Watch, the students started a bicycle patrol that rides around the campus and the nearby streets at night to look out for anything suspicious. The students would also escort students back to their dorms or apartments. Approximately six to eight students were involved with the bike patrols. When asked if more studeri'ts should get involved with the Crime Watch, Copley answered, "Definitely, people downplay the importance of the Crime Watch looking, listening and reporting." For more information on how to get involved with the Grime Watch, call the Wilkes-B arre Crime Prevention Office at 8268105. *-tit~..**•**"'****~ SUMMER NANNY * lt i • .._ -«; .._ • -tl :: • i( i( • $250/week. CT family spends July at Pocono Lake, near Mt. Pocono. Need a sitter for 3- Jt, year old boy. Mon.-Fri . 9 ~ a.m.-5 p.m., prefer live-out. ,t July 1-31, can add 2-3 weeks )(o in Greewich, CT in Aug. if ,t needed. Must swim and drive. Wilkes U. senior worked for ~ us last summer & enjoyed it. Jt Call Mrs. Beatty at(203)-637-Jt 8447 (PM) or fax (203)-6980505. Jf, * * *.... . ~ ..... ....*... �CALENDAR Page·12 April 30, 199 .. •·•. ·-·....................................... ............................................. Saturday, May 2 . 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I I I rew C edy Ce , "and n pictu ve anyone 's a double tuart replie y helping �llHt 1998 WILKES UNIVERSITY •••••••• • ay 2 Across Campus The Beacon ~,April 30, 1998 [S • Page 13 lUE RLO picks the cream of the crop lay 5 Sy JASON EVANS seemed like it took forever lND ELIZABETH PISANO for th em to make th e announcement, but once they ~eacon Staff Writers did, I was a happy camper," said Ronkowski. April 6 was a big day for The one immediate • some students here at Wilkes. [ay 9 drawback for the new : at was the day a select few recruits is that they will not • were informed, by the •• esidence Life Office (RLO), find out where they will be - - - - - - - .'ihat they would become a living in the fall until later on in the summer. : esident Assistant (RA) for v1ay 13 Angela Coilins, another • ihe fall semester. new RA, stated, "It would be : The process was a little nice to know now (where I : nerve-wracking for some. will ·be placed), just so I have - - - - - . First, there was the general an idea of where I'll be and • application, then the •• interviews and of course the who will be in my dorm, but I'll find out soon enough." :waiting. The new staff attended , : Sophomore Jill •Ronkowski was one of the their first meeting with the ••few selected and anticipates current RAs on Tuesday • • • • • • • • the challenge that will await night. They were able to get a Iler when she comes back taste of what was to come. after the summer break. "It UE ~s y and nier • The students will be heading back to school on August 23 so that they can be properly trained. Carrie Wilkes, an RA in Rifkin Hall said, "It can be really intimidating at first, but once you get the hang of it, the positives will far outweigh the negatives." So now, they wait. "I guess the hardest part will be moving out of my apartment and not living with my roommates anymore," said Ronkowski . Though it may seem like a time consuming job to perform, it does have its rewards. Free room and board for each RA is the compensation. However, the new RAs have many new restrictions, Photo by J.J. Fadden New additions to the Resident Life staff such as only being able to go home ,,.. five times a semester. Darren Hack, director of Residence Life, said, "I've worked with the Residence Life program for four years. It's a terrific program with terrific students. That's what makes our program successful." The new RAs are coming to a Residence Hall near you this fall. •Having a gay time at Rumours Running to the fun ---------- -, By JASON SARREY · Beacon Staff Writer The openly gay comedian Jason Stuart performed in Rumours on Monday, April 27. ·- ·- I I I I I I I I I I I I I I Stuart is an experienced performer. Having started 16 years ago as an extra on a TV show, Stuart received a break when he sent his picture to the company which televised this program. He has also appeared on the "Drew Carey Show, " · "Comedy Central' s Make Me , Laugh," and even in the motion picture "Kindergarten Cop." "It's who I am. I don't have anyone else to be but it's a double edged sword, ' Stuart replied about his being gay helping or hurting his career. Stuart was the first gay comedian to perform out of the "closet" His favorite ·. performance was at the 1 Montreal Comedy Festival in Canada but his most memorable show in front of a sold out crowd in Houston, Texas. Stuart deemed this his most memorable performance because outside of the arena were picketers with slogans such as "All Gays Must Die" on their signs. Although there was a lot of tension outside of the arena, inside Stuart received a stanqing ovation. Stuart began the night by immediately picking the crowd apart. Stuart referred to the women sitting in the front as "adorable Barbie dolls." He went on to tell about how he used to play with Barbies as ' a kid and how he would dress up the Ken doll in woman's clothes. Stuart was obviously , mad at the late appearance of audience members. Stuart told them to sit in the front, though only two of them did so. These two brave souls were Malcolm Singleton and Terry Martin. This is when the show really took off. S_tuart was on their case all night making fun of their clothes and how they acted. Stuart ended his act with his rendition of "Somewhere Over the Rainbow" and then took questions from the audience "I enjoy performing at colleges and the question and answer period with the students. I think it is important to have people like me perform at different colleges," Stuart said. Stuart's performance was sponsored by "The Experience," which is an - organization for gay people to teach them how they can better express themselves. Also, it may make it easier for them to come out in the open about their sexuality. The organization was cofounded by the late Rob Eichberg and David B. Goodstein. · Pia Chatterjee and Matt Bledsoe take part in this year's Block Party activities. On Saturday, April 25, the area surrounding the Bell Tower was rocking. There were plenty of games to,choose from such as big glove boxing, foul shooting and· knock the foot through the sharks mouth. Live bands performed in the annual Battle of the Bands and "Hairy Boatswain" won the cqmpition. A beer tent was also provided for those who w~re of the legal drinking age. �FEATURES Page 12 ;j\[sO@~O~@ '7frHl~ [p[s~OO~lf WW O'7f rHl [Ml~ [Q) ~[Ml~ ~ ~ [b [Q)l!\ Critic's Corner with Dan Lavelle · ''The Big Hit " · Hello fellow movie viewers. Well ladies and gentlemen, the year ., has come to an end. Although I have been busy writing last minute papers, I was able to squeeze in some time to see one last film, "The Big Hit." I was hoping to end this year with a blockbuster. You know a film that everyone would want to rush and see after finals. Unfortunately, I was rather disappointed. · In "The Big Hit" a group of contract killers plan to make a little extra money by kidnapping a film director's daughter. There is just one problem. The girl is also their boss' goddaughter. So, now this group of hitmen are being hunted down by every hired gun in the business. This film had great potential of becoming a great action flick, too bad it was done so sloppy. First off, John Woo was a producer in this film when he should have been the director. Woo is very famous for directing action films, both in Hong Kong and here. "Hard Target,"" Broken Arrow" and "Face/Off' are some o_f his American productions. Plus, he was chosen to direct "Mission Impossible 2," which will be out in 1999. I strongly believe that he could have made this a better film, if he was the one in the director's chair. Then there is Mark Wahlberg playing the lead role. This man is not much of an actor or a singer. Heck, this guy shouldn't be in entertainment in general. I was hoping that Lou Diamond Phillips and A very Brooks would put on good performances to give some life to this picture. However, this never happened. Phillips plays Cisco, one of the members of the hit group . Personally, I thought he was good in "Courage Under Fire. " After seeing this film, I think he just hurt his career. He had a tendency of over acting and giving miserable speeches. Don't be surprised if he seems to disappear from' movies for a, while. j , T hen .there,is Brooks, wh0 plays Paris; the hit men's boss. Y~u might recognize him as Commander Sisco from "Star Trek: Deep Space Nine." I thought he would be the perfect man to play the boss. When you see and hear him, he gives off this serious business attitude. Unfortunately, his part was rather small and there is a part where he acts ridiculous and ruins the mood of his character. To put it bluntly, this movie was pathetic. It was so bad that I am not even going to bother to give it any stars. After seeing it I thought two things. One, why did they make it? Two, since they did they should have done a bettei; job. A void this film if at all possible. You might have better luck in the summertime catching a descent flick. Untill then, this is Dan "The Movie Man" Lavelle signing off until next year. See you at the movies. ~-'·:.'j 14 t..~{)t ;•\·- . )orlf!t, ~i :rJr 7 .t .'.! 'T • ; ~< ·H -....,, April 30, 199 Taurus (April 20 - May 20) This s~er expect a lot of surprises, nothing is as it appears . Don't draw lhe conclusions about these surprises, go with the flow and your summer will be great! Gemini (May 21 - June 21) This summer 'IRA VEL, TRAVEL!!! Go to all the places you've never been and always wanted to go! Have a great time and don't let anything stop you . Cancer (June 22 - July 22) Set your goals high this summer. If you concentrate and work hard you will deli reach them. uo (July 22 -August22) Enjoy visiting friends and taking vacations. When you're home its just one big paflYi HaveFUN! Virgo (August 23 - September 22) This summer brings a new sense of freedom . You'll have a whole new · tion, expect a big change in life! Iibra (September 23 - October 23) Use these couple of months off of school to catch up with those friends you haven't seen in months. Scorpio (October 24 - November 21) This summer will inspire you to get things done. Read that book lhatjust on your shelf and other things you have been putting off. Sagittarius (November 22 - December 21) Don't go crazy spending money this summer. Be careful with your budget, you need to save up! Capricorn (December 22 - January 19) A summer job will lead to something more in your future. Take adv tage of this. Aquarius (January 20 - February 18) A credit card is a very BAD idea, the summer will make you want to spend. Be wise, be careful, but have fun. Pisces (February 19 - March 20) This summei family members make strong demands on your time. Coope much as possible, but let them know when their asking too much. Aries· (March 21 -Apri/19) Your summer will be chock full of progress and productivity. You'll achieve all ambitions. ' l The Beacon extends a special thanks to Dr. Bradford Kinney, Facilities Management and Security for their assistance in compiling the information for this commemorative issue. .............................. •·....................... T.V. Ti-,neout with Derek Bleiler ...................................... ............... - Any time a television show reaches the 200th episode mark, you know it's a good show "The Simpsons" celebrated that mark on April 26. A show hated by teacher and parent groups all over America in the early days is now in its 11th year and still going strong . The show's creator Matt Groening is now a multi-million dollar man and ·Simpson paraphernalia is everywhere. First we saw the T-shirts, then the toys. Now the comic books and screen savers are on store shelves. ''The Simpsons: The Complete Guide to Our Favorite Family" is a book explaining what happened and who was the guest character voice in every show for the last ten years. The 200th episode saw Homer run for city sanitation director. He won, beating the • character whose voice was provided by funny-man Steve Martin. "Homer, of course, was a boob about his job and ran the department into the ground. Eventually the entire town of Springfield was moved ten miles down the road to escape all the built up garbage. The b U2 made a guest appearance, their second on the show. Seems people in Hollywood love "The Simpsons." Actors and bands are lined up to give their voice to the show. There is even a three year waiting list. ... "The Simpsons" are funny because they deal with real issues, most of the time. Anyone who watches the show has to see some part of their own family in the Simpson home, whether it be Marge and her attempts t<;> keep the family together or a younger sibling like .Lisa, smart and never getting in trouble. . · : ''The Simpsons" are on FOX every Sunday night at 8 p.m. If you stopped watching in • the past few years, go back. It's even funnier now that we are older. This is truly the best : cartoon in the business. If you don't watch the season finale, you will find yourself saying -=:i -~~'-oh.!''.,.._. . ·.. ..........................................•·............ p "'¥ •.:;:- .. .,. ._ ~>,, ... .-:""~ "- ... ~,, 1. ., --., \_..., .• - :. , _ • • A Co ByROBJ MORC0 TheV baseball t to the All Centaurs Thetwol Colonels Atlantic ( playoff cc In the Colonels their way cradled a bottom of The Col01 then sent : Smith tot save. There first innin Allentowr stepped u1 stepped u1 blasted at give the C In the things star ended in ti Centaurs, ·an over th: starting pi1 lasted opl) innings. TheC< couple of 1 town prov, once again won the g2 E �·l!.~ports 998 fif® April 30, 1998 )~ I, Colonels close out with a win · the wrong By ROBERT MORCOM,JR. Beacon Staf!Writer en and 111 definetly : big party, The Wilkes University baseball team lost a twin-bill to the Allentown College Centaurs this past Saturday. The two losses knocked the Colonels out of the Middle Atlantic Conference (MAC) playoff contention. In the first game, the Colonels were seemingly on their way to victory as they cradled a 7-5 lead into the bottom of the seventh inning. The Colonels coaching staff - then sent freshman Bill Smith to the mound for the save. There was one out in the first inning when Allentown's Corey Sneck stepped up to bat. Sneck stepped up in a big way as he blasted a three-run homer to give the Centaurs an 8-7 win. In the second game, things started off just as they ended in the first game. The Centaurs were hitting the ball 'all over the field. Wilkes' starting pitcher Joe Duran lasted o~ly two-and-one-third innings. The Colonels made a couple of surges, but Allentown proved to be too tough once again ..The Centaurs won the game 12-4 and the -new direciends you k that just si with your _'ake advan1 want to Cooperate a hieve all you tand he e~ ••••••• 1ut eiler • ...... ' good show. parent ;t rong. npson )m ic books 0 ur aracter mg the Colonels' record fell to 2014 on the season. The two Allentown wins ousted the Colonels from the MAC playoffs. The Colonels faced off against The Marywood University baseball squad for their final outing of the Photo by Frank Tomaszewski Senior Augie Mitchke awaits action at his first base position. season on Wednesday afternoon. The game was highlighted by a eight run rally in the top half of the ninth inning to come out victorious against the Pacers. The Colonels took home a 12-4 victory to bring their win total to 22. This marks the second highest total of wins in a season earned by a Wilkes baseball squad. Augie Mitschke lead off the big ninth inning by walking and eventually scoring a run. Freshman catcher Corey Y anoshak and senior utility player Curtis Crosen also reached base -safely and took advantage of solid baserunning to score runs of their own. Mike Viglone singled and scored a run and Jim Domzalski scored on a wild pitch. Crosen, Mitschke arid sophomore Nick D' Amico each banged out three hits in the ganie to pace the Colonel offense. Sophomore hurler Nate Lipton earned the victory in the contest as he went eight strong innings for the Colonels. He struck out six _ batters and only walked two men to maintain the strong control that he has displayed all season. Freshman Bill Smith closed out the victory by shutting out the the Pacers in the bottom of the ninth as he recorded two strikeouts of his own. Plasma For Life lfS e, was a ! to wn of ~e. The band 1/0 odlove There is Just Donate It. • • Call 823-4119 me . Anyone ho me, sibling like Page -15 That's what I say with SCOTT VEITH Through all of our digging and searching through old BEACON s to put together this week's spectacular com- · memorative issue of the publication, I came across entirely too many sports and activities that are no longer available at Wilkes University. At one time, Wilkes had a swimming team, a bowling team and a section of the BEACON dedicated to the numerous intramural sports and dorm league activities. · Although plenty of Wilkes students enjoy themselves through the competitive activities available through intramurals today at Wilkes, the intramural program is horrible in compari~on to what it used to be. An eight game basketball schedule and a five game softball schedule is hardly enough to give Wilkes students enough time to get into a competitive mindset. Another missing entity that we found in the old editions of THE BEACON was an Athlete of the Year. The current sports writing staff was called upon by me, -the sports editor, to incorporate this selection procedure once again. Every writer, photographer or editor who has contributed to at least two editions of THE BEACON or wrote three or more articles for the sports section was entitled to both a male and a fem ale selection. Voters were also presented with the right not to vote. · To my surprise, nearly all writers, editors and photographers who were contacted to cast a vote either casted a coherent vote for both a male and a female candidate; or exercised their right not to vote. Other males that recieved votes for Male Athlete of the Year were senior.baseball player Jim Domzalski, senior football player J.J. Fadden, senior baseball/football player Augie Mitschke, senior basketball player Mike Barrouk, junior basketball player Brian Gryboski, sophomore basketball playerScottCleveland and freshman baseball player Corey Y anoshak. Other females who recieved votes from our panel of voters were senior volleyball/softball player Carrie Wilkes, senior basketball/softball player Kristen.Cookus, senior volleyball player Melissa Pammer and senior soccer pl~yer Megan Haddad. ; Although this year's balloting oniy entitled voters to select a_first place selection, _the voting went smoothly. Next year the ballots will call upon.voters to -'select a first, second and third place selection for both Males and Fe- males. I would like to extend congratulations to every athlete in the Wilkes cemmunity. We at M BEACON know how hard it is to be a studentathlete, no matter how difficult your scheduie or how welLyou play the sport you chose to call your own. -. ·,_, _ · vatc bing in ly th e best rself saying ,. . , •••••• The Beacon· 1 _J iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiioiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiaiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii1iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii.iiiiiii.iiii!!~ -'-" -· - f ~ �Page 16 SPORTS April 30, 1998 Fadden, Mitschke and Poepperling play in All-Star event By SCOTT VEIT~ Beacon Sports Editor . ' On Saturday, April 18, three Wi~es University football players displayed · their skills in the National All-Stars Bowl in a small town near Cleveland, Ohio. The game was played at the stadium of Perry High School located in Perry, Ohio. Wilkes seniors J.J. Fadden, Augie Mitschke and Jim Poepperling showcased their talents in a national invitation game that included athletes from all of the NCAA' s major divisions. Some of the individuals who participated in the game haled from such Division I football powerhouses as Penn State University, University of Wisconsin, The Naval Academy, and University of Illinois. The three Wilkes athletes represented the Red All-Stars in the contest. · Red All-Stars Coaching S to try his hand at the outside lineacker position . Both Fadden and Poepperling showed strong . - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - -- - -- - - - - - --. well from defensive prowess. his tradiPoepperling recorded a halftional a-dozen tackles from the defensive unfamiliar position, and line spot Fadden tallied nine stops and Poepperling from the same defensive end position that he represented was called the university at in three allupon to play a more star games in the past six months. Fadden also reversatile role than he corded four pass deflections. Fadden said, "Pep used to (Poepperling) and I made play as a member of more plays than tackles. Our defense did a pretty 1....------------- -- -- -- ------Jthe Wilkes good job, and Pep played Football Photo Courtesy of J.J. Fadden well at his new position." Augie Mitschke , Jim Poepperling and J.J. Fadden are shown here on the sidelines of Perry High team. The Blue All-Stars School Stadium at the National All-Stars Bowl. Due to managed to score their final the overtouchdown with less than into turnovers in favor of the abundance of talented aththree seasons, represented one minute remaining inthe the school well through his Red All-Stars. This all-star letes on the Red All-Stars game. The final tally read competition was Mitschke's that played the middle linepunting skills. Mitschke 14-3 in favor of the Blue Allbacker position during their nailed three punts that sailed second all-star performance over 60 yards. The special since he completed his career respective regular seasons, Stars. teams unit and the·defensive as a Wilkes gridder. . Pepperling was chosen by the Mitschke, who was the starting tight end and punter for the Colonels this past season as well as the past unit of the Red All-Stars took Fadden and Poepperling advantage of Mitschke's both played on the defensive punting skills by converting , side of the ball for the Red his booming aerial displays All-Stars. Fadden played Sodaro swings a big bat for Colonels Park. J.J. says, "I like the field a lot because I'm a dead pull-hitter, but I feel as though I would still be up When you think about the there in the statistics even it power hitters in the game of the fence was further back." baseball, 6'3", 240 pound Colonel Coach Joe Folek giants come to mind. The big names of McGwire, Canseco, had nothing but positive things to say about his young Fielder and Griffey may head that list of giants. A 5-9', 175 second baseman. "Everybod):' sees his offensive ability. pound guy would certainly What they don't realize is not be on a list of home run how good he is on defense. hitters, '!.lntil you iook to the He has good hands and a current MAC baseball great arm, and he also turns a standings and find Wilkes mean double play," said second baseman J.J. Sordaro Foleck. Coach Foleck agreed there. with J.J. saying, "He is a pull . "I have a short, compact swing, but I have a lot of bat hitter that swings a nasty bat. He's the type of guy that you speed and that helps," said want in the middle of the Sodaro. With a compact order and he proves that he swing, Sodaro. has managed should be there." to belt a total of twelve home The coach credits Sodaro runs including three round for his hard work and he trippers away from the speaks very highly of Sodaro friendly confines of Artillery and his accomplishments. Park. With a short 300 foot ~h~~ <;o~c~ ~?~~cJc.~~Y ~o.t . . left field fence at Artillery . ByRANDY WNGENBERGER Beacon Staff Writer know is how highly Sodaro thinks of the coaching staff. Sodaro said,"The coaching staff and players make for a good atmosphere." So far that atmosphere has gotten the Colonels over twenty wins this season, and for the first time in twenty years. Despite hitting third for the Colonles all season, Sodaro said, "I try to see the ball and hit it. I like to be in the bottom of the order because I see more fastballs. Pitchers don't expect much from you in the bottom of the order so I get to see more straight pitchers." Baseball players have always been said to be superstitious and Scdaro is no different. "I used to be very superstitious, but now I'm not because I have been accidentally breaking them. I never liked . to look at stats . " .......... .. ... " fo ••••••••• ' until the end of the season but August Mitschke taped a copy of the team stats to my locker the one day, so I had to see it," Sodaro said. Superstitious or not, Sodaro has risen to the college baseball challenge this spring and is doing it as a freshman. It will be interesting to see if the Colonel season comes down to a couple swings of Sodaro' s big bat. , .......... ~ Photo by F~ank Tomaszewal J.J. Sodaro, Wilkes' freshman baseball sensation, gets set to swing during batting practice at Artillery Park. � 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 1998 April 30th Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1998 April 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 University https://omeka.wilkes.edu/omeka/files/original/9cba10bc069dc8a7b03c3f04f9f3dcad.pdf 17c1cc04a01127c3e7953066077c69ae PDF Text Text violence WILKES BASEBALL DEFEATS BEA VER. .. •Colonels go 2-2 against the :::;.~~~~1i~~~~~}~~~~~~~~~~;;;~=]L::,_ig_h_t_s._ _ _ _ _ __ Sports ...page 16 THE BEACON as to have he MAC Wilkes University April 23, 1998 How can you celebrate Earth Day everyday? 1e games, \.pril 26 at in nels pose fo ,re T uesdays Universi 11) - Joey 1g pitche .side pitc \.ftillery n Did you know that one tfalthy tree removes 25 to 4, pounds of carbon moxide from the air each ~ar? Did you know that making aluminum with Eeycled material cuts related pollution by 95 ,rcent? . People sometimes feel though there is nothing tthey can do to help erve the environment. Every year one day is aside for people to nate their time to take of Mother Earth. This ar Earth Day was on ednesday, April 22. Although Earth Day lylasts for one day, there things that we can do in our everyday" lives to help save the environment. Every day the average individual uses over 130 gallons of water. Taking a bath uses approximately 36 gallons of water, while brushing your teeth uses about one gallon of water and flushing the toilet uses anywhere from 2 to 5 gallons. There are a couple of things that you can do everyday to decrease the amount of water used daily. If you tum off the water when you are brushing your teeth you can save up to nine gallons of water. You can decrease the amount of water used when flushing the toilet by putting something in the tank of your toilet. By placing a plastic jug or a brick in the tank of your toilet to take up space, the tank will hold less water. Another way to save water is to place a container of water in your refrigerator. Having cold water on hand will conserve water because you won ' t have to keep the water running while you wait for it to get cold. Water is not the only aspect of the environment that needs to be protected. Recycling is another way to protect our environment. You can recycle aluminum, paper, glass and even old toys and clothes. Recycling old toys and clothes can be as easy as having a yard sale. Different communities have different regulations for recycling paper, plastic and glass. In Wilkes-Barre you •Buy products that · can call the recycling center at 821 -11 62 with any can be recycled or questions about the recycling that have already program. been recycled. Plastic bags can also be •Use a cloth towel recycled for a variety of uses · instead of using within the home. You can paper-towels all of also take your own bags to the grocery store and remember, the time. when you go to the store if •Reuse aluminum you don't need a bag, don ' t foil. take one. •Don't pollute the Many people don't think earth with harmful about animals when they are chemicals like paint, throwing out their g!1rbae:e. One important thing to oil or gasoline. remember ·when throwing out •Use a low-flow plastic six pack rings is to cut shower head. the rings apart. If you don't •Try to compost. cut the rings apart, birds and •Plant a tree. animals can get caught in them and injure or even kill Information compiled from themselves. "50 Simple Things You Can Do " Other tips aug;titers moving full esteem ahead LISA RUGGIERO Thursday, April 23, is fifth annual Take Our ghters to Work Day nsored by the Ms. ndation for Women. Take Our Daughters to ork Day, TODWD, was ded in 1993 as a cityprogram in New York an effort to combat the tic decline in girls' selffidence and esteem when yreach adolescence. It is always held on the Thursday in April and uses on the abilities, the appearance of girls the ages of 15. to 19. Wilkes' does.not have a special program for TODWD, but there are a number of administrators and faculty that have participated in the past. According to Mark Davis, University Relations, Tom Hadzor, fo rmer vice president of development, always brought his two daughters. "The people that I have seen participate have found it very rewarding. The young , ladies have found it very useful and beneficial," said Davis. Scott Bodfish, director of institutional research, has also participated in the program by bringing his two daughters. Wh~n his children. were younger they would come in and set up their own office, imitating what their father did at work. Bodfish' s oldest daughter now minors in computer science at college, something Bodfish attributes to her experiences with computers on TODWD. "I think both of my daughters learned that the workplace can be a comfortable and engaging world for them to explore," Bodfish said. The Ms. Foundation does not encourage people to take their sons with them to work on this day because organizers feel that this practice detracts from the original intent of the program and that it does not meet the specific needs of boys. Instead, they helped to design Especially for Boys, a classroom program to be offered on TODWD that foc uses on issues more central to boys between the ages of 15 to 19. Speakers from different companies come into the classroom to discuss issues such as the stereotype surrounding manliness. One of the groups that is extremely involved in Especially for Boys is the National Association of Black Journalist, which attempts to make young men understand the importance of education and fulfilling their potential. The Wilkes-B arre Chamber of Commerce does not have a specific TODWD program for the city, but it did make an announcement reminding professionals about the day at its Executive Women's Council. Attorney Diane Smith proposed that parents exchange children for the day if their daughters were bored with their own parents' workplaces. That way the young women have a variety of opportunities to experience in the working world. �News Page 2 Apr The Beacon Around the world ... Linda Grossberg pleads guilty to manslaughter WILMINGTON, DE (AP)-Amy Grossberg's lawyer said the 19 year old feels remorse o_ver the death of her newborn son and that she never planned to harm him. A prosecutor said the baby's death was caused by Grossberg' s "chilling indifference." A sobbing Grossberg pled guilty to manslaughter on Wednesday in Delaware. McCartney's death investigated The baby's father, 19 year LOS ANGELES (AP)--The Santa Barbara County old Brian Peterson, pled sheriff's department is guilty to manslaughter last looking into the way the month. They both face two ·death of Linda McCartney and a half years in prison in was handled. The department connection with the wants to know why no death November, 1996 death. certificate was filed. In Peterson and Grossberg England, Paul McCartney's have said they believed the spokesman issued a statement baby was born dead. Coroners said the infant was· denying rumors that his wife's death was an assisted killed by blunt trauma and suicide. shaking. The Priz es: Domino's Pw.a WWI award FREE . ,., Pnz• 20 Large Cr-. P\u.N 2nd Pna . 15Lafv,eC,-.P\zzM ltd Pr1.1.• 10 Ulf~ 0 - PlzzM Plck enog HaU . E V11na Half. f-...,ff Ha JI. ,1 . 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M,y5"1 ... _ _ Wing It! $2.99 Add a 10pc Buffalo Wings w l l ~ l n: ... , ..... llllrgll ~ pilzaafar jual$2.911-=tl& TwilfyBr-'lorS.• NOLMTII NOLIMIT Delivering a milion smiles a day• 829-2900 April 23, 1998 ~ravel with cautio Many countries don't believe that you are innocent until proven guilty WASHINGTON D.C.-Each year more than 2,500 American citizens are arrested abroad. Over onethiTd of those arrested were held on charges of using or possessing drugs. We know that many college students plan to travel abroad during their spring and summer breaks. Maybe you have been planning your trip all year. Perhaps you have been buying and packing necessary items like a toothbrush, sunscreen and sunglasses. We hope you will think twice before packing something that will not only destroy your trip, but could e·asily ruin your life. You should be aware that there are increased efforts by many countries to stop the flow of illegal narcotics. If you think there is no real danger in buying or carrying just a "small" amount of drugs on your overseas trip, you might be in for a very unpleasant surprise. Americans have been arrested for possessing as little as a third of an ounce of marijuana. · You might assume that, as an American citizen you are immune from prosecution under foreign laws that the U.S. Constitution follows you wherever you go. Unlike the United States, few countries believe "you are innocent until proven guilty." The truth is that Americans suspected of drug violations can face severe penalties, even the death penalty, in some foreign countries. It is not uncommon to spend months or even a in pr~trial detention, only be sentenced to a lengthy prison stay without parole a foreign jail. Conditions foreign jails and p1isons frequently substandard Once you leave U.S. soil, U.S. laws and constitutional rights no longer apply. U.S. cons officers can visit jailed Americans to see that are being fairly and humanely treated, but get them out of jail or intervene in a foreign country's legal system (I their behalf. You should be particularly wary of pe who ask you to carrv a package or drive a car a border. Once that pac or anything in the caris your possession, you become responsible for · You will be blamed it, no matter who hasp there. You might unknowingly become a narcotics trafficker. To authorities, ignorance· an excuse. You will have to fine and may evens time in jail for a crime you know you did not commit. If for medical you must take medic · other prescriptions containing narcotics, doctor's certificate a to that fact and keep all medications in original labeled containers. Getting involved drugs abroad can des only your future but y life. contact: Bureau of C Affairs Office of Pub· Affairs (202) 647-1 Pio1 w WILKE~ Pioneer A N.A. and Universit) an innova1 concept cc academics training an banking. A fullerican J located< of the new : udent Ce1 ommons t, est South ilkes-Barr Groundb heduled fo 8 with co pected in Ii The 48,0. dent cente ece of a mi Dar carnpu: started in The archit ~ect is Higl ciates of, mit. can joins sity in s1 portant f . Hoy: KES-BARJ nts know w program at er. Howeve1 't even know am exists. . e program I offering eve s, and added to the progra the addition c nder prograr e weekendei working stuc ·es another av g their MBA ' ving a tradit t class sched director Dr. B .JLoftus said ' �NEWS April 23, 1998 , 199 uti : that lty .ws and 1al rights no y. U.S. co t visit jailed to see that Lirly and reated, but 1t of jail or 1 a foreign ~gal system ould be ,u to ca drive a Ince that ~ in the c ssion, yo ;ponsible lll be bla :r who has might :ly become :afficker. T ay even . for a c you did :riptions narcoti :rtificate : and kee t1tainers. ~ involved · ,ad can des future but y :ther in£ ureau of fice of )2) 647-1 Pioneer American Bank, coming soon When the new student center opens it will contain a branch of the Pioneer American Bank Pioneer American Bank, N.A. and Wilkes University have announced an innovative and unique concept combining academics, business training and campus banking. A full-service Pioneer American Bank branch will be located on the first floor of the new $7 .5 million Student Center/Dining Commons to be built on West South Street in Groundbreaking is scheduled for April 30, 1998 with completion expected in mid-1999. The 48,000 square foot student center is the latest piece of a multi-million dollar campus expansion plan started in 1993. The architect for the project is Highland Associates of Clarks "It is a unique concept in this area and Pioneer American joins Wilkes University in supporting this important project," said Donald A. Hoyle, Jr. •!!·\ ---,£ 7 a1aNEER ~-MERICAN "We are committed to improving the quality of student life .both in and out of the classroom. This kind of innovaiion provides new and exciting opportunities for our students," said Christopher N. Breiseth, Wilkes University President. The student center design is by Highland Associates of Clarks Summit a full service architectural, interior design and engineering firm. In addition to the new branch at Wilkes, Pioneer American anticipates groundbreaking later this spring on a new branch to be built in Kingston. The two-stor:,• strui::ture will contain the latest technological advances in the banking industry and is designed to serve the needs of both individuals and business customers in the Wyoming Valley. Pioneer American Bank, N.A., founded in 1864, has twenty full-service offices in Luzerne, Lackawanna, Wayne,Monroe,and Wyoming counties. BANK I president and chief executive officer of Pioneer American Bank, N.A. "The incorporation of a branch bank in the Student Center provides immediate benefits to the campus community," said Hoyle. The proposed branch will be a full service branch, providing both aeposit and loan products. "The Bank welcomes the opportunity to share in the development of this project. We anticipate this new venture will provide benefits for the entire campus community," added Hoyle. The inclusion of a branch bank fits the University's plan to improve the delivery of campus services available in the new center. Page 3 ommencement on the Greenway? By SHELBY ROHWEDDER Beacon Staff Writer On Saturday May 16, at 2 p.m. spring commencement will oe held on the Greeenway. Senior class officials, the student affairs office, Dr. Paul Adams, dean of university college and Mr. Mark Allen, dean of student affairs worked together in determining where the ceremony would be held. Dean Allen said, "We worked together as a team to put together spring commencement." This will be the first graduation held on the greenway. Allen said that the Greenway was originally created with the purpose of holding graduation. In the case of poor weather commencement will be held in the Henry Gymnasium. Over 4,000 chairs will be arranged on the Greenway with plenty of standing room as well. There will be ample room for all the family and friends of the graduating 268 undergraduates and the 45 graduate students to attend the ceremony. For people who cannot attend commencement, they can still watch live coverage of the ceremony on the Wilkes cable channel. Allen said, "Everyone will have the chance to view graduation." Comrn.~ncement will include the traditional singing of Wi!kes alma mater and "America the Beautiful." There will also be a student speaker and a guest speaker. The student speaker is chosen by the senior class and they r.re still in the process of voting. The guest speaker is Frederick Rudolph of Williams College. He is a native of the Wyoming Valley and he is the author of several books on higher education administration. New to commencement by request of the senior class is the literary moment. Seniors will submit original works of others that they feel reflect their college career. The works will then be voted upon by the seniors. Allen said, "The seniors want a piece, whether it be a poem or dramatic reading, which challenges them to meet their future goals, something they find inspirational." Weekends, not just for relaxing anymore WILKES-BARRE--Many iudents know what the MBA program at Wilkes has l.loffer. However, some aon't even know the MBA ,ogram exists. The program began in 1970 offering evening lasses, and added a unique IWist to the program in 1991 ith the addition of the eekender program. The weekender program fers working students with ilies another avenue for ning their MBA, rather nhaving a traditional day night class schedule. Adirector Dr. Barbara school has become much more arrangements with local customer oriented, much more hotels, discounting rooms to MBA weekender when they student foc used." Ninety will be in town for classes. percent of the 150 MBA The weekender program students are part-timers. The runs on trimesters, each evening class format is offering four classes. oriented toward students who Three-credit classes run live within a one hour drive and the weekender program is four hours on every third . Saturday and Sunday, for a for those who live farther total of eight hours per away. weekend. Most students Tne program is also attractive to students who may earn their MBA in two to be concerned about getting three years. transferred to another location · The program is so due to their job. Students can unique that it was recently easily continue their MBA featured in the international program by taking advantage newsletter "The MBA of the weekender format. The Newsletter." The monthly newsletter provides university has made international coverage of graduate management education to all institutions offering MBA programs. ·It is an honor to be published in the newsletter, which will offer wide publicity of the university to a large audience. The article discusses the MBA program as well as the School of Business, Society and Public Policy's collaborative approach among disciplines. This multidis~iplinary approach was sited as one of Wilkes's strengths when the MBA program was recently awarded accreditation by the Association of Collegiate Business Schools and Programs (ACB SP). This is a nationally recognized accreditation awarded to schools who have shown excellence in management education. The cost per credit hour is $513, or $1539 for a threecredit course. Total cost of tuition for an MBA degree is about $19,000. Loftus commented that an MBA is "a recognized business qualification for adapting to the ever-changing profit and non-profit e~vironment." for further information about the Wilkes MBA program, contact Loftus at 408-4703. �NEWS Page4 New website puts history on the map. WILKES-BARRE-- The history department recently announced the creation of "Pennsylvania Election Statistics," a concise, comprehensive website that tracks all of Pennsylvania's presidential election returns from 1804-1996. The website, located at http://wilkesl.wilkes.edu/ -wesp 1/, is offered free to the public and contains a combination of colorful maps aod easy-to-follow charts which categorizes election returns for each year. Conceptualized and compiled by Dr. Harold E. Cox, professor of history at Wilkes University, "Pennsylvania Election Statistics" puts 207 years of Pennsylvania voting history at the user's fiagertips. "Knowledge is meant to be shared," said Cox. Elections are listed in chronological order and are laid out in two parts, an alphabetical chart of Pennsylvania county returns and two impressive maps of Pennsylvania. The first shows, via colored shading, party domination for each county, while the second is deoicated to party strongholds. Information was gathered from a variety of sources for this extensive undertaking: In all, the site took a year and a half to assemble and plans are in the works to add senatorial and gubernatorial statistics in the future. The time-saving benefits of the new website will be a research tool for teachers, students, faculty and the public. April 23, 199 Driving off into the job market Ford Motor Company offers college graduates a cash rebate on the lease or purchase of Ford and Mercury vehicles. DETROIT--College grads entering the workplace will soon find they need at least three more things before conquering the world: a good resume, an interview suit and some wheels. Ford Motor Company and Ford Credit are making that all important car or truck purchase or lease easier for Photo courtesy Ford Motor CompmJ graduates. 1998 Ford Mustang GT is a vehicle eligible for the Ford The Ford College College Graduate Purchase Program. Graduate Purchase Program offers recent graduates a selected by younger $400 cash bonus on the •Buyers under age 30 customers are the new ZX2, purchase or lease of any can be expected to spend Mustang, Contour, Explorer eligible new Ford or more than $300,000 on and Ranger. Mercury car, minivan, automobiles and related These models account for pickup or a sports utilit:y products and services in · more than 60 percent of vehicle (SUV) . their lifetime. More than 32,000 college College Graduate Program purchases. •In 1996, consumers graduates took advantage of Any students who has the program in 1997. . under age 30 spent more "Our goal is to help build graduated or will graduate than $50 billion, from an accredited institution long-term relationships and purchasing 2.8 million including four-year colleges, loyalty," said Ross Roberts, new cars and trucks, 17 junior colleges, community Ford Motor Company vice percent of the market. colleges, nursing schools and president and general · •More than half of trade schools between manager, Ford Division. The buyers under age 30 are October 1, 1996 and January offer applies to purchases female. 5, 1999, is eligible to apply and leases of any 1997, 1998 •The average new for the offer. Students or 1999 Ford and Mercury vehicle purchase price enrolled in graduate school car, minivan or truck. young buyers is $17,5 are also eligible. The most popular models Ford Facts Nursing students work to improve children's healt By MARY TAMBASCO Beacon Staff Writer On Thursday, April 23, 1998 between the hours of 12:00 p.m. and 5:00 p.m., Wilkes University's sophomore nursing students will be sponsoring a health fair for the pediatric population. The health fair will be held at both the Boulevard Town Homes in WilkesBarre and at Mineral Springs in Parsons. The main purpose for the fair is to generate health promotion interventions for the children and their families in the community. Nursing students are r mainly concerned with avoidance of bums, poisons and the necessity of using conveying safety precautions through the use car seats and safety belts. The of amusing topics of tactics such as a puppet show, nutrition "I really hope the games, and children enjoy the activities, and exercise health fair and get as information will focus tables. The on eating much as they can out tables will three of it." provide well-April Shurtleff pamphlets as balanced well as audio/ meals a visual aides day while exercising regularly to and basic interaction with maintain a healthy and active the children. lifestyle. In addition to the Some of the topics that nursing students a safe cop will be covered will be will assist in the water, nutrition, exercise, water and bicycle safety, home bicycle, home and playground safety portion of and playground safety, the fair. "This event will not only benefit the children and their parents, but will also serve as a learning experience for all us second year nursing students," said Erica Trow~ridge. According to April Shurtleff, an organizer of the event, at the health fair students will be able to use their interpersonal skills, community resources to promote health care and appropriate skills and techniques of nursing. Shurtleff also feels the health fair will allow the students to create strategies in order to promote health while gaining the experience needed to teach those fac "I really hope the children enjoy the health and get as much as they out of it because we truly a lot of time and effort in making it a worthwhile event," said Shurtleff. .~ ... ******* * SUMMER NANNY if $250/week. CT family spe -◄l July at Pocono Lake, near Pocono. Need a sitter for J. -◄r year old boy. Mon.-Fri. 9 il a.m.-5 p.m., prefer live-mJI. -◄r July -31, can add 2-3 w -it in Greewich, CT in Aug. if • needed. Must swim and dri :: Wilkes U. senior worked fir • us last summer & enjoyediL • Call Mrs. Beatty at (203) it 8447 (PM) or fax (203) ~ 0505. ::t *••··~····· clusi spec ter fo azz es U tym day, d 0.11 rming tly re York in tOOi Tue, riptio1 ts.T hie in ngrid. r. Mai rmers, t deca at the ilkes C to the i rforma d it is sion 01 under and ha S, incluc Unive1 orary I ickH rvation · able to the for $10.()( your rese I hope you · at W ilke: ly, . Harrin acullocl GRA EL Rl\ �23, 19 .ark .sh reb . . es l. I Fa nder age Jected to s $300, me. consumers 30 spentm Jillion, g 2.8 millio and trucks, 1 f the market. m half of ·age new urchase pri yers is $17, ~ach those f f hope the joy the health nuch as they ~ ause we trul e and effort in worthwhile i Shurtleff. ****** 1ERNANNY ono Lake, !ed a sitter 1y. Mon .-F ., prefer !iv can add 2-3 h, CT in A ust swim senior wor 1mer& enjo 3eatty at (20 or fax (203 EDITORIAL Letters to the Editor Survivor solidarity utters to the Editor guidelines: Letters should include your name and plwne number. They should be no longer than 250 words and must be signed in order to be printed: Letters will be printed in the order they are received and must be submitted by 4:30 p.m. on the Monday prior to publicat/on. Dear Wilkes Community, As the spring semester at our University comes to conclusion, we will celebrate by presenting three exciting and special jazz concerts in the Dorothy Dickson Darte Center for the Performing Arts. Jazz Week at Wilkes will begin with a concert by the Wilkes Uni.versity Jazz Ensemble uner the direction of faculty member Robert Lugiano. The will perform on . Thursday, April 30th, beginning at 8 p.m., and the concert 1s free and open to the general public. The ensemble is jX!rforming with unbelievable ener&y this year. The students recently returned from a highly successful your of upstate New York and Eastern Pennsylvania, having for hundreds of students in public and private high schools. Their program is certain to one which you will not want to miss! On Tuesday, May 5, at 8:00 p.m., the Jazz at Wilkes Subscription Series will present the third of its series concerts. This event will feature Women in Jazz. The all-star ensemble includes leader Virginia Mayhew on saxophone, with Ingrid Jensen, Deana DeRose, Harvey Swartz and Leon Parker. Mayhew is one of the most highly demanded jX!rformers who has risen on the international jazz scene in the last decade since her arrival in New York in 1987 to study at the New School. The concert is free to members of the Wilkes Community with Wilkes ID, and at a cost of $5.00 to the general public. Tickets available the evening of the performance. And it is with great pleasure that we invite you to the conclusion of Jazz Week at Wilkes for a special performance by renowned pianist Dick Hyman. Throughout his busy musical career, Dick Hyman has performed as master pianist, organist, arranger, conductor and composer. He is the recipient of two Emmys and seven Most Valuable Player Awards from the National Academy of Recording Arts and ~iences. Dr. Hyman also has recorded more than 100 albums under his own name, has performed at the White House, and has composed the musical scores for. a number of movies, including several Woody Allen films. In 1996, Wilkes University has the pleasure of awarding Dr. Hyman lhe honorary Doctorate Degree of Humane Letters. Tickets for the Dick Hyman event are free to the Wilkes Community ~ reservation only on a first come-first served basis and available to the general public on a first come-first served ~is for $10.00 after April 30th. Please call 408-4302 to make your reservation. I hope you will be able to join us in celebrating Jazz eek at Wilkes. filncerely, es E. Harrington ol Maculloch · 7 HALLELUJAH! TO AMY "GIGI" I LIEBERMAN FROM YOUR GREAT ADMIRER AND LOVE, , . : CONGRATULATIONS AND DAVIO --------- ----------- I I _j This year the Wilkes University community is lucky enough to have the opportunity to partake in an event that has grown in popularity all over the world. The Victim's Resource Center is currently participating in the Clothesline Project. This presentation is guarru:iteed to penetrate the heart of anyone who takes the time to visit the center. This very moviag project is beneficial to everyone in our community, whether they r.tre students or staff, male or female, young or old. Domestic violence is a problem for people of all walks of life. . Guess what Wilkes? It is going on here. I know it is probably hard for some of you to believe, butit is time to come to terms with the unbelievable statistics. Chances that you are not associated somehow with a victim of sexual abuse, physical assault or rape is slim to none. They might be a classmate, a professor or even a friend. Think about that. Think about all the faces you see in one day. Imagine the horrible secrets contained behind some of those faces. Would you know if someone was a victim? Would you let yourself recognize the signs? We all to often relate domestic violence with abusive relationships and expect that women can· easily get help and start their lives over again. Unfortunately, this statement is terribly incorrect for several reasons. First, we must recognize that domestic violence incl!,ldes battery, murder, rape, sexual assault, incest, child sexual abuse and •attack on lesbians or those perceived to be lesbians. Second, victims are not always of an age at which you are participating in a dating or marital relationship. Victims can vary in age from babies to·senior citizens. Also, moving on from such a traumatic experience is far from a simply executed task. This is obvious when you enter the room and see the walls covered with the multicolored T-shirts embellished with emotion. The T-shirts are decorated by the victims in their own personal way. Many have endured years of pain, and fight daily to maintain their strength. This program which is based on solidarity among women- who have experienced similar acts of domestic violence focuses on their survival. YOU are cordially invited to visit the center and celebrate the strength and solidarity on display. I strongly encourage you to take few miniutes of your time to particpate. I also encouarge you to think about the problem. Doing so combats its amunition: ignorance. YOU HA VE RIGHTS •The right to live free from physical abuse, intimidation and emotional stress. •The right to a relationship that is caring and nurturing without abuse. •The right to place you and your children's needs first. •The right to help you live free from abuse. •THE RIGHT TO SAY, I DON'T DESERVE THIS, I WANT IT TO STOP! Courtesy of the Victim ' s Resource Center Page 5 �EDITORIAL Page 6 Steel Cage Match: Roving Reporter by J.J. Fadden The Nieds vs. the world ''What are you looking forward to this summer ?" Nate Lipton "Making money and playing baseball." April 23-, 1998 Alright, now we've found the perfect topic that everyone can get interested in: alcohol. For those of you who do not know, the city of Wilkes-Barre has started a new crack down on underage drinking. Part of this includes putting some members of the police in plain clothes inside, outside and working behind the counters of local distributers, bars and liquor stores. Is this really worth it? What is this going to accomplish? Not. that this is going to affect us because we are under age 21 and therefore have never purchased or attempted to purchase or consumed alcoholic beverages of any kind, but doesn't it seem ridiculous that the police have nothing better to do than give underage drinkers a hard time? Ar~n't there real crimes in the area that could use the attention of police? We would rather see all this attention given over to robberies and assaults than to underage drinkers. Or if the police are really dead set against alcohol in some way or another they should focus more on drinking and driving, something that is dangerous and illegal. The simple fact is that the police can't stop underage drinkers from drinking. Most of the underage drinkers get their alcohol from a friend who is over 21 and the police cannot stop them from buying it. Unless, that is, if the underage person was dumb enough to come along, point to the bottle of vodka and say, "would you buy that for me, I'm underage ... " If somebody does that they deserve to get caught by the police. Seriously, these new actions are not going to do a thing to slow down underage drinking. Once a person starts to drink, whatever the age, they are going to find a way to keep on drinking if they want. Besides, the drinking age is too high anyway. A great observation on this topic comes from the all knowing Dave Kish, "Does it make sense that at 18 you can vote for a personto lead the free world, be drafted into a war and possibly die, but can't buy a bottle of grain." We couldn't agree 111-ore. The government seems to· be saying that you have all of the responsibilities of an adult, but you don't have the same rights. If everyone over 18 is an adult in the eyes of the law and has to be treated equally, doesn't it just make sense that as part of the equal treatment is being able to drink? If you have any comments to send to either of us just email us, at niedma@wilkes.edu or niedmb@wilkes.edu . Art Gotzmer "Surfing at the beach." }l)J Astud1 Wilkti A Sun~ •March •Golf MA •Baseball lp.n •• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •• Casey Jones Mary Rose Dymond "Seeing all the hot ladies at the pool." "Spending time with family and friends." :• ·ATTENTION No :SENIORS • no • The Senior : class cruise has • : been cancelled! ! • : However, we • : are planning a • : bus trip to At• : lantic City or f • Maria Shahda Stephanie Follmer : Baltimore on • "Going to Colorado to visit "Going to live in Colorado." • ••_ Steph." fyiay 13 . .....______________________ : If you have any The American Diabetes • • questions or Association will be selling Mother's : : comments, Day flowers- $20 per dozen, $8 per bouquet, and $6 per bud vase. : please contact Deadline for orders is April 30 and : Mike Beachem the distribution date is May 8. To order : at extension call Amy at extension 5904. : -5038 . • • •. .,~--...-:.""4l\f",l' .............., . . . " ""l~...:,~)i~ .., 1 ~"1..: :,.__-, !',.. • • •, ••••~ • • • • • • • • Name .. Addre! CJ ty ..... .. 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Friday, April 24 •As Good As It Gets, 7:30 p.m., SLC 101 Saturday, April 25 • • • •BLOCK PARTY, 1 p.m. to 7 p.m. : •Softba)l vs. FDU-Madison 1 p.m. (HOME) : • • • • •Softball vs. Lebanon Valley 3 p.m. (HOl'vtE) •Baseball vs. Allentown 1 p.m. Astudent's guide to Wilkes University Activities •Baseball vs. Susquehanna 3 p.m. (AWAY) : (Aw AY) •Tennis MAC Championship : •Scripture Study, 6:15 p.m., Alumni House •Golf MAC Championship @ : ------------t--------------+-------------1------____:'. S~ha:::w~n~ee:___ _ _ : Sunday, April 26 •March of Dimes Walk •Golf MAC Championship Tuesday, April 28 Monday, April 27 •FOLLOW THURSDAY CLASS SCHEDULE •Amnicola Meeting, 3rd floor Chase Hall, 11 :15 a.m. •Commuter Council meeting, 12:15 p.m., SUB basement • Tennis MAC Team Championship •Student Community Service Council Meeting, 3rd floor SUB , 5 p.m. •Baseball vs. Binghamton lp.m. (HOME) •Circle K meeting, 5:30 p.m., Alumni House Wednesday, April 29 •Scripture Study, Alumni House, 12 p.m. •Golf vs. Lycoming, 1 p.m. (HOME) •Talk It Out, 5 p.m., Alumni House •Softbail vs. Delaware Valley 1 p.m. (HOl'vtE) : •• •• •• • • •• : : • •• " • • • • . .~ ..... ....... ~..............~ .............~ ... ~ Guaranteed Credit Cards with Credit Limits 1 Jt/ 1 Yearr Up To $10,000 Within Days! 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Chris current president 1 revealed that eve1 no score was kept iJ , he felt that evef) played for was on g side . . friendly volleyball �Across Campus The Beacon April 23, 1998 Page 9 ictiins clothes the door on violence ' ~ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ~ - spanning the globe. This is a visual display of T-shirts with messages and As the door opened, the illustrations that have been ber images of the display designed by women survivors ected the pained -of violence or by their friends ressions of those who and families. ered to see it. The "It puts a human face on · bow ofcolors painted the the statistics of violence with expressions of against women," said Janet dness, betrayal and MacKay, executive director re. ~1. of the Victims Resource ....,_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _..:.;.._ _~.J Center. "This is their "I've got my life back," ed one shirt. Another those who were killed. transformation from victim to Hyannis, Massachusetts, 31 ayed the saddness of Seeing and hearing this, survivor." . shirts were displayed. The ·dren who had lost their one can only imagine how The color of each T-shirt shirts were designed by the these women can survive survivors of assault, rape and is used to distinguish the The echo of women through the pain and various types of assault the incest. · gfor help encompassed heartache. victims suffered. A white shirt These shirts allow the room as the sound of a This saddness can now be victims to release their symbolizes a women who was grang representing the addressed and the demons murdered because of a violent feelings of hate and shame en who are subjected to released. In 1990, the Cape act. Women who were and allowed them to put the estic vioience which Cod Women's Agenda hung battered or assaulted are role of victim aside. These urs every 14 seconds. the first clothesline to represented by a yellow or courageous women are now The shrill sound of the beige shirt. demonstrate what the victims survivors. Red, pink and orange T· tie was a reminder of of domestic violence have This has spread world shirts depict those women ewho had been raped. been through. wide. There are now who have been raped or urch bells rang for all of On the Village Green in approximately 50,000 shirts sexually assaulted. Any survivor of incest or child sexual abuse is represented by a blue or green shirt. Finally, the purple and lavender shirts represent the women who have been attacked because they are lesbians or suspected to be a lesbian. The Victims Resource Center started their clothesline two years ago. Over 70 staff members and victims took part in the project. They first began with the the College of Misericordia and then created their own section of the line. There are also national displays which e;an be seen locally and in Washington D.C. To visit the clothesline here in Wilkes-Barre all you need to do is take a walk down Northampton Street. The clothesline is located between Main Street and See CLOTHESLINE p. 10 ath + Computer Science equals fun Many students left their ses Friday in great ticipation of the weekend ents to come. Many acted back to their home wns, others lounged in ir donns and eight mbers of the Math and omputer Science (MCS) uh helped to increase ·versify relations. On Friday, the MCS club lenged the University of anton to a recreational e of volleyball. Chris mba, current president of MSC revealed that even ugh no score was kept in · game, he felt that every he played for was on losing side. -. This.friendly volleyball game was supposed to have taken place during the first semester but due to some difficulties with Scranton's team the game was not played until last week. The MCS club has another volleyball match at Scranton in two weeks. "The main purpose for this club is have fun," said . Ziemba. The club meets every other Thursday at 11 :00 a.m. in room 402 of Stark Learning Center (SLC). Their main focus is not .only to have fun, but to help in doing important things for the community as well. They fed the homeless, sold Tshirts, and made several web pages. Recently, the members were offered a. chance to attend a contest in programming in Rochester, N.Y., but do to lack of interest they will not show their skills in New York. In February the club members were challenged by the faculty to a game of trivia. Ziemba was excitecd about their win. He stated, "This was the first time the students have beaten the professors." - They also sponsored a movie night with free food and soda. The MCS club will be holding a picnic on May 13th at Kirby Park from 11-4 p.m. This invitation is open to all students. "Student participation in the club has gone up 150% since last year," stated Ziemba. There are anywhere from 30-40 people on the clubs email about 20 active Photo courtesy·ofChris Ziemba Club members engage in an intesnse game of trivia. participants. Dr. Lapolks is the current advisor to the club. Dr. Berard will join on as co-advisor in the upcoming year. ;;.The club is open to all majors; not just math and computer science. The MCS club is a member of the ACM chapter and have their own web page. They can also help members to find jobs in the Wilkes,.Barre area and are notified of any job fairs in which students would be interested. Come and see what all the fun is about. It may be the club you were looking for. �Page 10 FEATURES April 23, 19 Birth Control ·ln ·the 90's Advocating adult advanceme • • By JASON SARREY Beacon Staff Writer Being introduced to sex is a natural part of growing up. School children are exposed t~ sex .education videos in the third or fourth grade. ·.: -: · These videos describe the differences in anatomy between,. boys and girls and also where the baby's come from. Once this child enters high school they are required to take a health class where they are educated on not only sex but drugs as well. These classes are good at educating about diseases and birth control. Birth control has been forever tattooed into America's culture. There are programs, flyers and speakers which all deal with the importance of birth control: · ; The only birth control that works one hundred percent of the time is abstinence. There are other forms of birth control such as condoms, diaphragms and pills. When used correctly condoms are 88-98 percent affective. Using Birth control pills is an even more affective method. • Birth control pills are 99 percent effective when they are used properly. Condoms can break and pills are not always going to prevent pregnancy. Pregnancy is only one of many consequences to worry about _when you take the responsibility of having unprotected sex. Pregnancy could lead to questions about abortion, adoption and marriage. These are all situations one would have to think about when an unwed woman becomes pregnant. There are many other forms of birth control: Suppositories anp creams can be used by a fem ale before 'having sex. · Suppositories and creams remain effective for over an hour, but they must be applied before having sexual intercourse. Spermicide is the ingredient which kills the sperm. When the method is used correctly it can be up to 90 percent affective. Norplant is the most effective.of all birth control methods. Norplant is surgically implanted and lasts up to five years. Birth control pills, creams and norplant help to prevent pregnancy, but do not protect people .form sexually transmitted diseases. Diseases are also a problem to think about if one is participating in unprotected sex. AIDS, herpes and gonorrhea are ju~t~,.(?!!!e se~ually transmitted diseases. · There is no known cure for the AIDS virus. AIDS can be transmitted in several ~ifferent ways. It can be passed through sexual intercourse, sharing hypodermic needles and blood transfusions. The only way to protect yourself from acquiring any sexually transmitted diseases is to refrain from having sexual intercourse. Most students have or will have sex before they graduate college. The 90's are a time of sexually transmitted diseases but it's also a time of education for these diseases. All students are aware of the consequences of having unprotected sex. Keeping these facts in mind may help you think twice before having unprotected sex. If you have any questions ·about birth control or sexually transmitted diseases you can call the v oiuntary Actions Center at 961-8744. I. . !~..-"-~-~--~ : -~~----~'!""!!!"---.,....------ WILKES-BARRE- The President? Michael Jordan? Your mother? Or is someone else your role model? Everyone has somebody they look up to for guidance and inspiration. For Dr. Jane Elmes-Crahall, communications professor at Wilkes, her grandmother was a role model who greatly affected her life. Elmes-Crahall' s grandmother, Sarah Catherine Ford was a widow raising nine children during the Depression. She never graduated from high school but all of her children did. Several even went on to earn college degrees in a variety of professional areas. She attended the college graduations of every one of her 32 grandchildren. She firmly believed that education was the key to a secure future. Elmes-Crahall said "At the age of 95 my grandmother remained mentally sharp, quick witted and strong until her death. She was the emotional center of a large, loud, and very loving family." Because of these memories, the Sarah Catherine Ford Adult Learner Scholarship was established. The scholorship is awarded annually to an outstanding adultlearner has earned at least a 3.0 G while enrolled as a full•· student who graduated f high school at least seven years ago. The deadline for submitting completed applications is May 1. Applications are available from the University's Finacial Aid Office and the office of the Dean of Students/University Colle Applicants must complete the appropriate form, provide a 2-3 page, typed essay on how the scholorship will be used to further their personal and professional goals .. Clothesline South Franklin Street. The Resource Center to set up an display began last night ;u 6 appointment. There is no set p.m and will be on display design for the shirts. The April 23, until 8 p.m. and designs come from the heart. April 24, from 10 a.m. until Many survivors put their 3 p.m. pain and suffering into Remember that each beautiful writings and shirt is unique to the pictures. It is an emotional individual it represents. If experience and there are you would like to contribute counselors on hand to help you can call the Victims the survivor through the pain : ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••: : •ffl!ll!"ffl!9Jlm : • • • : ~:::~. .~~~~~~ • • ~ : •• •llil.,-looiilillllllilll • •• •• •• : : From Your Friends at the : • University Shoppe : : • : Please visit us and enter our : : • : •• • : Special Drawing : : : • •• : 1) A Framing Success Classic : Wilkes University Diploma Frame • : 2) A Hazel Medf.¾Jlion Padholder featuring a brass : • etched Wilkes University Seal : : 3) A Cross Solo Wilkes University Pen • • : Winner will be announced Friday, May 15th at the • : Commencement Rehearsal : : One entry per person please. Winner will be disqualified if more than one : • entry is discovered. Also. winner's status as a 5/16/98 graduate or • JUST-FOR-YOU : • Winner Receives: : advanced degree recipient will be verified by Registrar. • ! , • ••••••• • • •••••••••••••••••••••••••• the visitors of the clothes· to sign. This is a chance for many who have not been able to express their abuse aloud to take time and re on their own situations. In the book there are passages from survivors who took part in the T-shirt design. There are also entries from loved ones of the victims. Finally there are entries from victims who have not yet faced the reali of what they had undergo~ One minute ia all it t for the clothesline to make an impression on you forever. Whether that one minute is the minute you realize you are violating someone or the minute you realize you or someone you love is being violated, that minute can change your life. The reality is that more and more woman are being battered and abused every day. Help a victim realize that there is somewhere to go and you could help to save their life. If you or someone you know has been victimized please call the Victims Resource Center hotline at 823-0765. e Founda ship, and , and lea1 ·c1e "Non les in As~ gnition Ta: ublished i1 hological chooI, pla his e ch in 1 y. He e gra, at sch1 Prince stern, l in at M : ty ofM P)-- Friern din Sant y night to daMcCarti d info den oft ountyl re ling1 s oron ays st briet te, No ng a co1 says st ause . She : ss oft 's thrc ageim e of Paul the Califo Friday. �FEATU-RES chak continues in cognitive studies Page 11 April 23, 1998 ually to an adultlearner t least a 3.0 ~d as a full- mne for :ompleted ·is May 1. s are availabl tiversity's l Office and ! Dean of 1iversity Coll .nts must 1e appropriate de a 2-3 page, 'on how the , will be used r personal and tl goals .. owship, and numerous ds, and lead author of ables in Associative ognition Tasks," which published in ychological Reports ," it comes as no rise that Michael hak had his pick of uate schools. Kaschak plans on tinning his education research in the field of chology. He applied to petitive graduate grams at schools luding Princeton, western, University of onsin at Madison and ·versity of Massachusetts herst. Kaschak has decided to Photo courtesy of University Relations Michael Kaschak strives for success. acceptance Kachak said, "I was pretty happy because I have worked with one of the faculty members there already." He has already established a working relationship with one of the faculty members there for his research project and has been • • awarded a fellowship from the university. Kaschak will study cognitive psychology with particular concentration on embodied cognition. What does all that mean? Through his research, Kaschak hopes to determine a unifying theory that will explain how we process and understand concepts based on our experiences. The field of education would be greatly impacted by such efforts because the results could affect the way teachers present difficult material to students, especially more abstract subjects like math. Kaschak, a graduate of Wyoming Valley West High School, is the son of David and Camille Kaschak of Kingston. He will graduate from Wilkes University in May 1998. • • • • • "South Park," enough said. Unless you have not watched television in the past year, you know what I am • • talking about. Eric, Stan, Kenny and Kyle have become household names for college students around the United : States. Wherever you go, you do not have to look hard to : see someone wearing a "South Park" shirt or some other : piece of their merchandise. This big hit for Comedy • Central airs at 10:00 p.m. every Wednesday night. : Nothing is taboo for the creators of "South Park." The : bathroom humor ranges from a singing turd with a Santa : hat to a chef who constantly sings about sex. No stone has • been left unturned by these cartoon superstars. There has : been many memorable episodes since the show first : premiered. Most recently "South Park's" favorite character, : Eric Cartmen, is trying to find out who his real father is. : Every man in the town of South Park, CO could be the • father, including every player of the 1986 AFC Champion : Denver Broncos. The secret was revealed ·on the April 22 : show. : Eric Cartmen is by far, the shows most popular • character. His funny voice and uncouth comments have : everyone laughing every time the pleasantly plump : youngster opens his mouth. He thinks he is so : "BEEFCAKE," but in reality he is really just a fat kid. He • does not care what he says or who he says it to. He often : says ~hat you are thinking and this is why he is so funny. : Stan 1s more or less the leader of the motley crew. His ! language is foul, but what else is new. Every time a hot •• girl walks up to him and attempts to talk to him, all he can • do is heave all over them. The girls do not mind when he •• does this to them and he eventually gets over this little : problem. Kyle is the only Jewish kid in the clan. Because • • of this fact, he constantly takes abuse from the other kids. • The best display of these actions was during the Christmas : episode. Since he does not celebrate Christmas or believe : in Santa Clause, during the holiday he would believe in a • •• singing poo. His name is Mr. Hanky the Christmas Poo. • Eventually everyone saw the turd and also believed in the • Christmas Poo. Kenny is the last of the four kids. In every : episode he dies in some gruesome way. It ranges from : being impaled by a flag pole to being burned to death in a • • microwave. He also does not have much to say, at least not • much that you can understand. He does seem to be the : expert on sex however. Whenever someone has a question : about a sexually related issue, they ask Kenny. Finally •• there is Chef. I personally believe "South Parks" Chef is • none other then Wilkes University's own chef, Norm. The : resemblance is unmistakable. So next time you are in line : • getting pasta take a look for yourself. In the show Chef • • gives the kids advise whenever they need some. He also • sings a little ditty about sex every week. • Some parents feel "South Park" is too vulgar and : should not be on the air. They just can not appreciate the : great humor in watching a young kid struggle with • explosive diarrhea or an already fat kid over eat his way up : to "super fat." "South Park" is a great way to unwind after : a tough ''hump day." So if you are upset on Wednesday : and need a good laugh, tune into Comedy Central at 10 • • p.m. and laugh vour worries awav. • : r---------------------------------. • 1ere are passa vors who took T-shirt design. are also entri j ones of the inally there are m victims who •et faced the re ey had underg linute ia all it the minute you u are violating or the minute yo ,u or someone y ing violated, th m change your r :!ality is that mo woman are bein md abused every > a victim realize : is somewhere to )U could help to r life. or someone you ~ been victimized 111 the Victims 1 5. .1f1h1cat1l 9 § ': : • •• : • JE m. tteirtt cffiJJ. m.mm em. tt A nose for music 1r@©lruy si ~ SHERMAN OAKS, CA TA BARBARA, (AP)-- Friends and fans red in Santa Barbara day night to pay tribute · da McCartney. Some seated in folding chairs Ile garden of the Santa ara County Courthouse. rs were lingering on the steps or on the grass to to music and poetry. Local resident Caroline rtson says she met atrtney briefly in 1993 arolotte, North CaroDuring a concert tour, rtson says she went cgie" because of Linda artney. She also says closeness of the artney's through a 29 marriage impressed her. wife of Paul McCartney in the California seacity Friday. (AP) -- That was real blood coming from "Green Day" bassist Mike Dimt, during their live performance on MTV' s "Live From The Ten Spot," last week. "Green Day's" publicist says near the end of the set. Dirnt nearly knocked himself out cold when "his nose made contact with his bass guitar," after he leapt into the air. Dimt had to leave stage for a while but returned to play. Bleeding through two more songs. He smashed the cartilage in his nose, but didn't break it. He is currently resting at home before "Green Day" launches the next leg of their tour which begins next Thursday in Houston. \'.:}Y JIB fl rrltiln cdl i!al y § -~ ,:-...:;:. Actress Janet Blair is 77. Actor David Birney is 59. Actor Lee Majors, "Six Million Dollar Man," is 58. Actress Sandra Dee is 56. Actress Blair Brown is 50. Actress Joyce Dewitt, "Three's Company," is 49. Actress Judy Davis is 43. Actress Jan Hooks is 41. Actress Valerie Bertinelli is • •• •• : : 38. • •• Drummer Gen ,"Jesus Jones," is 34. Country Guitarist Tim Womack, "Sons of the Desert," is 30. : : • •• : • •• ' • • with Derek Bleiler: : • : : • : •• : : • : : : : • : : : • : : : • •• : vn situations. • • Ti,neout : · · • • • · -• • ·• · • • , .. . . . . . . . . . . , •• , , • • • •• , • • •• • • • • • • • • y •• • •• �Page 12 April 23, 19 FEATURES Critic's Corner £[b □ @[f!J □ [f!J@ with Dan Lavelle iYG-0@: [p[b~OO~ WW □ iYG-0 "Odd Couple II " [Ml LA\ [Q) LA\ [Ml ~ ~ ~ [s [Q) Hello fellow movie viewers. Over 30 years ago, a writer named .n£.n:!1!:E~~~~-__J Neil Simon wrote an unforgettable . Broadway play called "The Odd Couple." It was about two men who are recently divorced from their wives and then attempt to share an apartment. One of the men is Felix Unger who has an obsession with being clean. His roomate, Oscar Madison is a slob. By 1968 this play was made into a major motion picture. In the original movie Felix was played by a young Jack Lemmon and Oscar was played by a young Walter Matthau. Today, Felix(Lemmon) and Oscar (Matthau) are back in the new sequel, ''The Odd Couple II." In this film, Oscar's son and Felix's daughter plan to get married. The wedding takes place outside of Los Angeles and Oscar and Felix are racing to get there. Howe:v-er, the two roomates come across some unusual situations, such as their directions being bumt to ashes, their car blowing up and at one point being held hostage. With all the problems they come across you wonder if they'll ever get to the wedding on time? First off, Lemmon and Matthau really know how to work together. In their careers they have stared in 11 films together. Two movies you might know are "Out to Sea" and "Grumpy Old Men." Through it all they've proven to be a great comedy duo. But even though the two are a great team, this particular story put me to sleep. Throughout the picture all you hear from the two main characters is constant complaining. Sure they end up in funny situations but they argue too much and fight about whose fault it is that they are in that situation. This might seem amusing at first but after a while I lost interest. It got very annoying to hear the constant nagging in the film. I'm sorry, but I'm going a bit low on this one. Two stars(**). I have two suggestions for anyone that wants to see this film. One, rent the original Odd Couple. Two, avoid spending your money on this one. Chances are it will put you to sleep, too. lr',"~~!dJ,tf'~ii!i:[1-1 thing going for you today. A small problem may occur at home base, but you will solve it quickly and correctly. Cancer (June 22 - July 22) Confidential backing puts you a step closer to reaching an· tant goal. The night favors studying and writing. Leo (July 22 -August 22) The week focuses your attention on matters pertaining to long financial security. This is a good time to plan an investment strategy or to begin a saving program. Virgo (August 23 - September 22) Activities based at home are likely to be more fun social entertainment. Go easy with credit use and avoid money disputes. Libra (September 23 - October 23) Heart to heart talks are possible aU day. Somecoupl over come difficulties. Overall a fabulous week, enjoy it! Scorpio (October 24 - November 21) Love ties grow stronger and hotter! An old debt have to be paid back now-so do it without hesitation. Sagittarius (November 22 - December 21) This is a five star day for career matters. Rec tion of your work or a new assignment comes to you. Talks with a boss or an advisor b · happy results. Capricorn (December 22 - January 19) Focus on ways to improve your financial situati This week finds you witty and talkative, but others seem quiet. Aquarius (January 20 - February 18) You realize this week that in order for you to get . where in life, you have to be true to your own self. It is time now for you to do own thing. Pisces (February 19 - March 20) Travel activities with children, dating and creative wo all positively accented this week. Use it wisely! Aries (March 21 - April 19) This week you will be getting interrupts right, left and centeJ: However, partners are supportive. You'll have fun now. •• '' You gotta be hungry.'' Friday, April 24, at 7:30 p.m., inCPA -Les Brown Live Your Dreams .-!Jlhls week's recipes ... 11 Fantastic Fudge •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• nnDnnnnnnnnnnnn n . . nr n wedo we txJy &sell CD's •tapes •vinyi •l'Kleos • books n .n n n n -in 59 northmusJ[fil ENERu/ n main• wilkes-barre •829-2929 j -.D RRnnn~RRRRRDDD . t1 Taurus (April 20 - May 20) Happiness in love and joy through creative interests and ho are today's highlights. Don't let money concerns cloud what should be a very pleasant Gemini (May-21 - June 21) Eloquent in speech and persuasive in manner, you've gote ····························~······ • • n n n n ril 2: Ingredients: ·f. On the lighter side ... ATTENTIO EATERS! Four-Fruit Each week we Breakfast Cocktail be featuring a new Ingredients: 1 can of sweetened condensed milk 31/2 C. milk chocolate chips 1/2 t. salt 1 t. vanilla 2 C. orange juice 2, bananas, sliced 1 flat can pineapple tidbits 1 orange, sectioned and diced Bring the milk and chocolate chips to a boil, but don't cook. Remove from heat and add salt and vanilla; stir until well blended. Pour into buttered dish and cool. Cut into squares and serve. Pour orange juice over bananas, pineapple tidbits and orange pieces. Stir to combine well. Serve in two bowls. Top with shredded coconut if desired. Recipes proved by Betty Rae Frandsen, Kathryn J. Frandsen and Kent P. Frandsen recipe for all of our readers to try out. However, we not sure what you li to eat. Submissions are being taken of recipes and recipe ideas outside of The Beacon office in Hollenback Hall. On your way to class drop off your ideas iu the box and you may be featured in next weeks pa~. you cannot drop off send them to castellj@ wilkes 1.wilkes.edu. I Staff Writer nearly a , there has g the maintethe d I i II organiatio1 for them se athleti, es better ca; s baseball fiel1 softball field pite the attrac1 ce of both fo dividuals have evenly. Fina has come out y to here. in Vrabel, the . coach, who ha sed of compla year's tennis tc wn serious pron ntial this seaso is team is led t rmick, Joe , Aaron Sherbc in Siegel as WE head coach Jc s so far this se, · total exceedes �The Beacon April 23, 1998 Page 13 ontroversy rises over field maintenance about the situation, claims that he never blamed anybody in this ·matter. He 1d center. ,ms anew of our , out. desperately needs to be replaced, however, Northeast Grounds Maintenance Beacon Staff Writer won't work on the mound Fornearly a - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - . is due to our until next year. month, there has hard work. We ~ line the field, The maintenance rake the the field company's contract doesn't go into effect until April 7 and even tarp the field." of every year. Therefore, University Lipton also there are weeks of Wilkes • campus athletics going on where said that one reguarding the day, he spent both fields are unatended by care and mainteover two hours maintenance crews. That's nance of the of his free time where the baseball players ~ball and working on their get a chance to show their wftball playing pitcher's mound. maintenance skills. fields. This mound They take care of their This rumor field during ~oclaims that merely stated that the ---those weeks. Northeast Grounds Maintegirls field is simply a Northeast nance, the organiati?n "new entity." Grounds responsible for the maintenance of these athletic There was never a Maintenance fields, takes better care of field dedicated solely claims to take lhe boys baseball field than to the usage of the equal care of Wilkes University both lhe girls softball field. sofball team, so all fields,but Despite the attractive ippearance of both fields, that Northeast because of me individuals have Grounds Maintethe dedication nance had to take of the base~sect questions to dispute care of was the fact th'at the fields are baseball field. ed for evenly. Finally, Ile truth has come out for "It's not because appears to be they don't care about .__ ________ _ __ _ ______________ _____ ___.irr better eryody to here. softball," said Photos by J.J. Fadden condition Kevin Vrabel, the head 1.Top) Artillery_Park, home of the Colonels men'baseball team is maintained by both Northeast Grounds ftball coach, who has Vrabel, "l(1uS t Maintenance and the men's baseball team. (Bottom) The women's softball field is pictured in it's . than the nacused of complaining comes down to convenient setting in Kirby Park. softball field. ·ec1pe ! of The :em Hall. way to Jyour box and featured , ~paper.If ' :lrop them mto ) Nate Lipton, a sophomore baseball player, said "the only reason our field is kept better ennis drops -a heartbreaker to Susquehanna lSSIOnS :en of legistics. They take care of the baseball field before the softball field." This year's tennis team shown serious promise dpotential this season. etennis team is led by ve Germick, Joe ordino, Aaron Sherberne dKevin Siegel as well as t year head coach John quetmen have attained ee wins so far this sean. This total exceedes the number of victories oughout the past two seasons. The Colonels took on the Susquehanna Crus_aders in an afternoon contest on Tuesday. They stood strong against the Crusaders, but eventually fell by a score of 7-3. In the match, Bob Koneru participated in two of the three Colonel wins, and Greg Collins posted a straight sets victory. John Leedock, a freshman on this years squad sang the praises of Coach Seitzinger. Leedock said, "Coach has a great philosophy on the game of ' tennis and he brings lots of motivation to the court for every practice and every match. Coach Seitzinger is interested in preparing the team for next season." Sherburne, a junior who has been a part of the tennis program for the past three seasons also feels that Seitzinger bring many positives to the program. Sherburne said, "Coach Seitzinger is awesome. He used to coach in Scranton . and he's got plans to bring a fall men's tennis program to Wilkes. We plan on taking a spring break trip next season, and we owe that all to Coach Seitzinger." For the first time in recent history, the Wilkes University community has a tennis team of which they can be proud. Joe Scordino takes a swing for a forehand winner in recen action at Wilkes home Courts located next to theMunson Fieldhouse at Ralston Field in Edwardsville. Photo By J.J. Fadden �Page 14 SPORTS April, 23 1 ., Off Campus Council Block Party (Admission is free!) uzzi y ·ams. tThe Saturday April, ·25_ 1:00 - 7:00p.m. Bell Tower Area & South Street Bliss & The Battle of the Bands *Food Vendors *Beer Tent (Must be 21 to enter) *Games ampnship tramural asketball won in incing · Including ... ·c Pride Wilkt -Inflatable Jump -Hi Striker -Electronic Basketball -Froggy Fly Fling -Speed Pitch -Hoop it -Bouncy Boxing -Velcro Olympics , .. -Bungee Run -Golf Challenge - Shootin' Gallery Sponsored by (!CC, SC, PB, CC and IRHC - • ampions fl te Colleg1 und, whoo points. In these, ilkes playt: o teams fo ranton. Th �April 23,-1998 SPORTS Page 15 ' s what I say lntra01ural squad captures crown . That_ championship game, there was a three point contest with the winner taking home On Saturday, April 18 $50. Moretski managed to Wilkes University sho~ed take home the third place its men's basketball award in this competition. dominance in Northeastern The teams that were Pennsylvania, but this time invited to the tournament the team did not consist of were the intramural the normal superstars like basketball champions of Mike Barrouk and Dave Wilkes University, University of Scranton, Luzerne John Long County Center on Community the campus College, of The Keystone State College and Bloomsburg University annual and the Second intramural Chance i;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;.;;;;;;;;.;;;;;;;;;;.;..........,;;;;;,;;;.;..._ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ____,1 runner-up ChampPhoto by Frank Tomaszewski from the ionship University of intramural basketball Wilkes students participate in an intramural basketball game in the Marts Scranton. The Center. intramural tournament basketball was won in champions from East and everyone had a good convincing fashion by Strodusburg University and time." Celtic Pride, the champions King's College were invited The tournament, which of the Wilkes University but did not attend. will be held anually and will intramural league. The tournament did not include the intramural The Wilkes team was exclude womens teams, as basketball champion of the lead by mens basketball four intramural champions Wilkes University league assistant coaches Dave made the trip to Scranton. every year, was held on Macedo and Jay McGovern, Wilkes University offers behalf of the Northeastern as well as students Dave a number of intramural Pennsylvania Coalition on Clancy, Dan Moretski, John spo~ts and activities for Donation and the Delaware Sowell, David DiMartino students faculty members Valley Transplant Program, and Allen Yendrzeiwski. employees and alumni to to help increase awareness of Wilkes had to face the . participate in aside from the importance of organ and intramural basketball basketball. These activities tissue donation. champions from Keystone include flag football, All players were served State College in the first softball, soccer and bagels and coffee in the round, whom they beat by plyometrics. morning and pizza and soda 20 points. The intramural softball for lunch courtesy of the two In the second round, season is currently under sponsors. Wilkes played one of the way. The flag football The winning team was two teams from the host season didn't take place this awarded a prize of $250 as Scranton. This game was school year due to the lack well as a trophy to be close until late in the second of student interest. The displayed in the location Qf half when Wilkes blew the intramural soccer season their choice and T-shirts. game open and won by a 17 takes place in the Henry During the presEntation point margin. · Gymnasium during the the first and second place The championship was winter months. Plyometrics ' team took a picture with a between the second team take place during the spring, child who was the · from University of Scranton and just concluded this beneficiary of a organ and the Wilkes squad. Once Tuesday. transplant. again Wilkes showed its At half time of the compiete dominance over Special to the Beacon Scranton and won the game. This game was never even close. The squad consisting of Wilkes students and coaches won by a total of 12 points. Clancy said, "We got a chance to play some good games for a good cause. The competition was pretty good -----with SCOTT VEITH This past weekend's NFL draft went as planned excluding one draft choice. The best athlete in the NFL draft this weekend, wide reciever Randy Moss of Marshall University, was drafted 21st overal by the Minnesota Vikings. Drafted before Moss were the obvious draft favorites Peyton Manning, Ryan Leaf and Charle Woodson as well as some other less heralded athletes like Penn State's Curtis Ennis and Florida State's Tra Thomas, who the Philadelphia Eagles chose with the 11th pick overall. Moss managed to slip his way down the draft charts due to his history of legal altercations and his inability to hold full athletic scholarships at both the University of Notre Dame and Florida State University. This is just another case of the man keeping Moss down. I understand that an individual with a criminal history can . be a liability to a professional sports franchise, but the Philadelphia 76ers have managed fine so far with the incredible Allan Iverson and his numerous problems off the court. The New York Mets felt that Keith Hernandez was good enough to be a team captain despite his constant chain smoking in the team clubhouse, the several acusations against him of drug use and his physical spat with teammate Darryl Strawberry. Furgeson Jenkins of the Chicago Cubs was one of the first professional athletes to be brought up on drug charges, and he is a Hall of Farner. An organization such as the Chicago Bears had a chance to make Moss a top ten draft pick and fulfill a void at wide reciever and possibly even kickoff/punt returner with Moss' presence but went with Ennis. Ennis has the potential to be a first rate NFL running back and can be exactly what the Bears are looking for, but why would a team that already has Rashaan Salaam, (a former Heisman Trophy winning runningback) Darnell Autry, (last years running back draft choice of the Bears) Raymont Harris, (a trained veteran with similar skills to Ennis) and Edgar Bennett (a free agent signee with Super Bowl esperience) take ~nnis? This decision was made out of sheer fear. The best athlete and football player available after the first three or four draft picks was Randy Moss, and the only team with enough courage to take a chance on such a talented individual was the Minnesota Vikings; a team that features a talented group of role models that happen to play the same position as Moss and can serve as positive influences. This is not to mention that the main reason for the Vikings being comfortable drafting Moss is _the fact that his brother is a standout offensive lineman for the squad, and big brother can keep his eye on his younger sibling. The Bears even went as far as drafting Ennis, who is obviously not a necessity for the team due to their overabundance of backfield talent, and even he has had off the field altercations including a brush with ineligibility for a major bowl game . . The three individuals mentioned previously overcame personal adversity to compete at the highest level of their respective sports, and Moss has just as good a chance if not more to excell in his profession, and nearly 20 NFL teams didn't have the courage to take a chance on him. �SPORTS Page 16 April 23, 199 Colonels unload Artillery against the Knigh By MATT REITNOUR Beacon Copy Editor ----------There is nothing better than a baseball team making a playoff run in the late season. The Wilkes University baseball team is a club making one of those playoff runs. The Colonels are currently hot following a double header sweep of the Beaver College Knights at Artillery Park on Tuesday. Wilkes got strong pitching and hot bats to win 10-4, 11-3 in a rescheduled double dip from March 22. Sophomore Nate Lipton started the first game with a seven hit win. Lipton threw the pill for five innings, giving up just three runs. Good defense by the middle infield got Lipton out of some serious trouble in the top half of the fourth inning. Great offense was also provided in_the first game win. Freshman second baseman JJ Sadaro went 2-4 in the first game with two doubles and an RBI. Dan second game 1-3 with 4 Borden was a hot 2-2 with 4 runs batted in to the team's RBI's, a day which saw him two runs batted in ~nd first 11 on the day. Sadaro went catch all 14 innings of the baseman Augie Mitschke 1-2 with two runs scored and was 2-3 with six RBI's. double header. ' one RBI. Mitschke added another Senior captain Jim Picking up the win on the home run to the mound for Wilkes in _ _ _ _ _ _ __;__ _ _ _ _ _ _ ___, the second game was club's total of 41 on the year, just five Tim Popovich. He short of the team went five innings record 46 set in 1976, giving up three runs the year the Colonels on seven hits, striking made a trip to the out just one batter. Division III College Popovich faced just World Series. 19 batters in his The second game work, 18 is the saw the Colonels minumum. hitters start off right Wilkes now looks where they left off to Saturday, April 24 earlier in the when the club travels afternoon. Wilkes south on the Turnpike scored runs in every to face Allentown inning but the sixth, College in a MAC including a huge five Freedom League run third inning double header. The where the Colonels Colonels need to sent nine batters to sweep Allentown the plate. College to even have Freshman Corey a shot at making the Yanoshak hit his L - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ' MAC playoffs this second career college Photo By Frank T'!maszewski season. Lipton is homer in the big third Joe Doran hops off of first base for a solid secondary scheduled to pitch the with a three run shot lead at Artillery Park. opener of the off the trucks parked - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Allentown series, a at the Kingston Armory. Domzalski went 2-4 in the game with a lot of Yanoshak finished the designated hitter spot, adding expectations. "As a team this is a way to end our league p with a win over a Freed League opponent," Liptoo said. But even with a Col win, a trip to Lakawanna County Multi-Purpose Stadium isn't for sure. Wilkes needs Drew University to drop at 1 one of two games against King's College this weekend. Wilkes is tied Drew, and via the tie breaklng system, Drew advances and Wilkes g home for the summer. The sweep of Beaver · College helped push w· to 20 wins for the first · since 1978. The team's record was 21 wins, also collected during the Wo Series run in 1976. "Winning 20 game shows a lot of respect dedication to our coach who donate their time f love of the game," Lipt said. Wilkes concludes season on Sunday at h Artillery Park at 1pm. Red Barons blast Red Wings, falter against SkyChie By SCOTT VEITH Beacon Sports Editor The Red Barons took advantage of their hours of batting practice and early season swing adjustments last Thursday against the Rochester Red Wings. Left fielder John Zuber and catcher Bobby Estelella each managed to leave the ballpark with home runs in the bottom half of the fourth inning. The two hitters managed back-to-back home runs for the Red Barons for the first time this season. The Red Barons were also aided by the stellar defensive play of the right side of their infield. First baseman Dan Held and second baseman Marlon Anderson flashed strong gloves in the faces of several SkyChief hitters to keep the game under control for starting pitcher Tony Fiore. Fiore went eight strong _ innings and allowed only four hits. Relievers Mike Welch and Robert Dodd handled the ninth inning for the Red Barons. These two individuals found themselves in a spat of trouble during their tour of duty when Welch gave off a leadoff double to P.J. Forbes in the ninth. Dodd came in after Welch retired one batter and closed out the game while stranding Forbes on third base. Dodd got heavy hitter Bo Dodson to strikeout to end the inning and the game. On April 18, the Red Barons hosted the Red Wings once again, but were not as fortunate. Scranton/ Wilkes-Barre fell by a score of 10-4 to a Red Wings team that featured ex-major league pitchers Vince Horseman and Bobby Munoz. Outfielder Tony Barron proved to be the lone offensive strong point for the Barons as he homered and drove in two runs. The game on April 20 saw another tough outing for the Red Barons team morale as they dropped a .hard fought 7-6 battle to the Syracuse SkyChiefs. Home runs were overabundant in this game as Alex Delgado, Jose Herrera and Mark Delasandro each we~t deep for the SkyChiefs. Red Baron outfielder/designated hitter Billy McMillon exceeded the outfield fence with a fly ball for the only Scranton/ WilkesBarre homerun of the night. Carlton Loewer picked up the loss for the Red Barons. The Red Barons return home against the Buffalo Bisons on Monday, April 27. Red Baron first baseman Dan Held is joined al first by former New Yorlc Yankee Pat Kelly of the Sy SkyChiefs. � 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 1998 April 23rd Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1998 April 23 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 University