68 15 4132 https://omeka.wilkes.edu/omeka/files/original/a722f3b36c9c10782b45441826d4dc6d.pdf 2b76b8c2c9bcc92c8870fc8d9cef3da8 PDF Text Text February 6, 2003 Volume 55 . Issue 14 www.wilkesbeacon.com THE NEWS OF TODAY REPORTED BY THE JOURNALISTS OF TOMORROW V-Week Prontotional Ca01paign Creates Ca01pus Stir BY GABE LeDONNE Beacon News Editor For the past couple of years, the "Vagina Monologues" have been a major event performed at Wilkes to promote the "feminine spirit" and raise awareness about women's issues, particularly domestic violence and rape. However, the advertising ploys for the play and the larger week-long event, "VWeek," have stirred many members of the local community. Posters asking provocative questions such as "What does your vagina look like?" and "What would your Vagina wear?" have created strong opinion, among many at Wilkes. The posters are designed to promote discussion by allowing people to respond to the questions by writing on the otherwise blank poster-sized sheets. Some Wilkes students have responded to the poster questions by writing or drawing obscenities or making jokes of the work. At Wednesday's Student Government meeting, several representatives raised concerns about the advertising choices of the V-Week organizers. Freshman Class President, Kelly Leach, disapproved of the organizers' tactics at the SG discussion, saying, "It was a really bad idea. It's embarrassing when parents and students come on campus and they all see that everywhere." She added, "It's not what Wilkes represents." Liz Roveda, sophomore class president, who also works as student tour guide, agreed, saying, "Jt was tough when there were prospective students coming in. You had to explain to them why they were doing what they were doing." She added, " I think some people were appalled." Leach and Roveda's sentiments have been supported by several within the t Wilkes community who felt the advertising tactics were inappropriate. Monica Cardenas, a junior English and communication st.Jdies major, felt that the posters went a little too far. "I think most of the decorations were a great way to create a buzz on campus; however, I am concerned that some of the banners gave some people the wrong idea about what the monologues are all about." Cardenas added that one of her biggest fears is that the posters will dissuade people coming to the play because "a lot of people feel that the posters are in poor taste." In addition to the posters, many felt that the "graffiti" chalk drawings on the front sidewalk were also inappropriate. The Beacon/Mick Jenkins This poster, which asks "What makes your vagina smile?" is one of the many that have raised eyebrows around campus. The poster seen above faced the physical disapproval of some students. The sidewalk featured the titles, "Vagina Friendly Zone" and "Rape Free Zone." Shortly after the graffiti was created, Stir continued on page 5 Writing Center Goes Online BY DENNIS FERENCHICK Beacon Editorial Board Chair The Beacon/Kristin Hake ' • Three Communications Studies majors recently took first place in the "Stay! Invent the Future" marketing contest sponsored by Penn's Northeast. The students created an oversized brochure and designed a website promoting the area. From left to right: Jim Cummings, contest judge and president of Penn's Northeast; Anna Cervenak, judge and director of external affairs for Verizon; Jennifer Marks, a sophomore communication studies major from Forty Fort; Melissa Jurgenson, a junior communication studies major from Long Island, NY; Gabrielle Lamb, a junior communication studies major from Kingston; Dr. Andrea Frantz, Wilkes University Assistant Professor of Communication Studies from Dallas; Alissa Antosh, judge and editorial services manager for Wilkes University. After a year and a half of planning and preparation, the Wilkes University Writing Center has added a new component to it service. Launched recently, the Online Writing Center (OWC) will allow members of the Wilkes community to take advantage of the center's services from the comfort of their living quarters. Traditionally, the Writing Center has offered its services to faculty members, staff members, and students who need_ help with a piece of writing they might be working on. In the past, however, acquiring this assistance required physically Center, the OWC will also expand the showing up to the center itself. center's hours, which are currently With the conception of the 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., TuesdayOWC this.is no longer necesThursday. sary. "One of the things we wish to "The OWC provides a do [with the OWC] is have assistants way for students to submit available in the evenings and on the their papers without having to weekends," said Starner. "We have a come to the Writing Center," handful of people who have volunsaid Senior Laura Osborn, teered to do this kind of consulting Online Writing Center Coordiand a coordinator [Laura Osborne] nator. "Half of Wilkes students who will gather all the submissions are commuters, and as a commuter I know how difficult Online scheduling can be. This way, continued on page 2 students who work, commute, or otherwise, can send their papers News ........................................... 1-5 to the OWC, and devote the time to Editorial ...................................... 6-7 their paper when Features ..................................... 8-10 it is convenient Arts Entertainment.. ........... 11-14 for them to do so. According Sports ...................................... 15-19 to Dr. Janet Stamer, Director Calendar........................................ 20 of the Writing Index: & �FEBRUARY ·6 2003 2 s0: uaPP'~in~,.:gs!i"i The Running Club was approved:as a club, passiJ').g with a vote of24-0-2. There was open discussion about the "Vagina M9nq}ogues" adv,e ~stng methods. Dean Allen announced thath¢. would have a meetingwith the event organizers later today. As part ofTri~council, Jason Leach "to~nforce parking in campus lots instead of discussed options for increasing voter towing the vehicles through an outside registration l®f>ng the .stu~pt body. Ideas company. ipcluded inco,:popiting VQ(ef regisw,i.tion OCCPresident.KylaC~U announced that there will be a hoagie sale, drives with 9ther student even~. CC.President Lindsey Wotanis . which will be running within the next two disc:ussed pie.possibility of using car boots weeks. Online Continued from page 1 and then parcel them out to the various consultants. "One of our major goals is to make it more convenient for the students. We hope t~at this will provide them with an alternative to coming physically to the Writing Center, though we don't want to discourage anyone from doing that. We're more than happy to have students come in for face-toface conferences." In order to submit a piece of writing to the OWC, a student must first fill out an online submission form. After completing the form, the student can then attach his or her paper in the designated box. A response can be expected within 48 hours. According to Dr. Stamer, the idea of the form is not only to gather information on the student's paper, but also to get the student thinking about his or her writing. "I'm hoping that through the process of filling out the submission form itself, there will be a sort of awareness of the writing project that the student might not otherwise experience when he or she comes into the center," explained Stamer. The Box Beacon 111 Wilkes University 192 South Franklin St. Hollenback Hall Wilkes-Barre, PA 18766 (570) 408-5903 E-mail: wilkesbeacon@hotmail.com Staff Managing Editor Marcus Sowcik Editorial Board Chair Dennis Ferenchick Asst. Opinion Editor Amanda Darbenzio News Editor Gabe LeDonne Asst. News Editor Joseph DeAngelis • Asst. News Editor The Beacon/Kristin Hake Students will now be able to submit their writing assignments online for consultation. "If the student is having to answer questions about the paper, which is the way we have the form set-up, and think about the paper as the submission is taking place, my assumption is that the process will lead to some thinking about the writing as well." Gabrielle Lamb Features Editor Bridget Giunta Asst. Features Editor Kristen Bradigan A&E Editor Jessica Skutack Asst. A&E Editor Raphael Cooper Sports Editor Kevin Sickle Asst. Sports Editor J.J. Hanson Photo/Graphics Editor Kristin Hake Asst. Photo/Graphics Editor Mick Jenkins · Online Editor Mike Burke Advertising and Business Manager Dave Grasso Faculty Advisor Andr.ea Breemer Frantz Background Info * Established in 1944 * Member of the Pennsylvania Newspaper Association * Printed on Thursdays, with the exception of holidays * 1,500 papers distributed weekly �FEBRUARY 6, 200J 3 NAT IONAL/ INTERNATIONAL News BriefsCourtesy of the Associated Press Airman sentenced in theft of Porsche belonging.to . . Nicholas Cage • HILLSBORO,Mo. (AP)~;An ainnan station~ at ScottAir Force Base in Illinois. has been sentenced to fivejears in prison for stealing a 1989 Porsche 911 belonging to actor Nicolas Cage. '> · Michael Gramling, 20, of t~e St. Loui~.s uburb Arnold, pleaded guilty Jast year. He was sentenced Monday in Jefferson CountyCircuit Court. : In January 2002, Missouri Water Patrol divers'found tf1e $100,000 car at Lake ◊f the Ozarks, submerged in 12 feet of water. It had been stolen month earlier froma parking lot in Arnold while in a transport trailer on its way from California t()Pennsylvania. Another defendant, Scott Air Force Base airman Robert Clerkin, 21-, was previously tried on stealing charges in a military court and sentenced to six months in the stockade. His sentence also includes a rank reduction, forfeiture in pay and a letter of reprimand. a Poll finds few Americans favor war unless U .N. approves . LOS ANGELES (AP)--MostAmericans approve of President George W. Bush's Iraq policy but they don't want a war without United Nations backing, according to a poll by the Los Angeles Ti,mes. Sixty-five percent of those polled agreed that the United States sh~ulct'take military action only with support of the U.N. Security Council, while just 30 percent said the United States should act without it, the poll released Tuesday showed. · Just over half of those polled said thty would approve of a U.S. invasion if "s()me allies such as Great Britain" took part. · Nearly three-fourths said they would support U.S. military action against Iraq if weapons inspectors find evidence that Iraq has "failed to dispose of its weapons of mass destruction." · If the president does order a U.S. ground attack, 57 percent of those polled would support his decision, while 38 percent would oppose it. Fifty-five percent said they trust Bush to make the right decision about going to war. · · In a Decj!mber poll, the Times found 58 percent supported a ground attack on Iraq. In a Times poll in August, 64 percent said they would support a ground attack. Last January, the Times and other polls found support for military action at more than 70 percent. Overall, the president scored well 'in the current poll orl'rus handling of the Iraq crisis. Nearly three-fifths of those polled approved ~hile nearly three-fourt,l1s approved of his response to the threat of terrorism. · But Bush's overall job-rating approval plumme,ted to S:6 percent, down 7 points since December and the lowest Times poll figure in his presidency. (,'v · . The poll of 1,385 adults nationwide was taken from January 30 through February 2. It had·a margin of error of p!us or minus three percer,itage points. . . t.. Woman fo~nd dead at record producer Phil Spector's sion; Spector arrested in shooting\ man- ALHAMBRA, Calif. (AP)--Acclaimed music producer Phil Spector was arrested for investigation of murder after p61:ice found a woman shot to death at his castle."like mansion, authorities said. .. • Spector, 62, whose "wall of sound" technique transformed I 960s pop music, was freed Monday night after posting $1 million bond. He had been arrested before dawn after the body of 40-year-old Lana Clarkson was found, Los Angeles County sheriffs Deputy Richard Westin said. · Clarkson's lawyer, Roderick Lindblom, confirmed Tuesday that she was the actress who starred in the 1985 movie '!Barbarian Queen" and had minor roles in "Fast Times at Ridgemont High," "Scarface" and "Blind Date." She also appeared in numerous commercials and television shows. Authorities wouldn't comment on her relationship with Spector. Los Angeles County sheriffs Lt. Daniel Rosenberg said Clarkson was found in the foyer of the mansion, which is 15 miles northeast of Los Angeles'. fie said deputies found the weapon used in the slaying but declined to say ·where in the house it was located. The call reporting that shots had been-fired came from 1nside.the residence, Rosenberg said. Authorities towed away a black Mercedes-Benz. "I heard the boom, boom, boom. was about three or four shots,'', neighbor Terrie Arias tqld Los Angeles television station KNBC. "I just ignored them because I never thought it was a shooting." · Jt Making a Case: P_o well Presents Tapes, Satellite Photos to Show Iraq Is Deceiving U.N. Courtesey of the Associated Press Secretary of State Colin Powell, relying on a stream-of U.S. intelligence, urged the U.N. Security Council today to move against Saddam Hussein because Iraq has failed to disarm, harbors terrorists and hides behind a "web of lies." His presentation in the pl:lcked council chamber included satellite photographs, intercepted conversations between senior Iraqi officers and statements from informants that could make or break support for going to war to disarm Iraq. Russia, France, China and other council members skeptical of the need for a military confrontation now said they would review the evidence and demand answers from Baghdad. But they endorsed continued weapons inspections and diplomatic efforts to avert war. France and Germany went further, calling for strengthening the inspections regime that was already toughened up in November under a Security Council resolution crafted by Washington and adopted by an unanimous council. Iraqi: Attempt to Justify Aggression Three months after Iraq pledged that it would disarm, Powell presented his evidence to a high-level audience of foreign ministers and ambassadors fo an appearance that was televised live to an anxious world. While he spoke, Iraqi TV carried a day-old interview with Saddam. Iraqi officials dismissed Powell's case as a collection of "stunts" and "special effects" that relied on "unknown sources" and were aimed at undennining the work of the inspectors. "What we heard today was for the general public and mainly the uninfonned, in order to influence their opinion and to commit aggression on Iraq," Lt. Gen. Amir al-Saadi, an adviser to Saddam, said in . Baghdad. The overwhelming majority of the Security Council believe Iraq must do more to cooperate with inspectors and disann. But of the 15 council members, only the United States and Britain have voiced support for forcibly disarming Saddam though Spain and Bulgaria are also expected to take part in any coalition against Iraq. U.S. Gauging Reaction The Bush administration's next step is to decide wh_e ther council members are willing to support a new U.N. resolution specifically authorizing force against Iraq. President Bush has said that the United States - with or without its allies - will forcibly disarm Iraq if it does not immediately comply with U.N. resolutions. But winning U.N. approval would mean the United States could share the costs of war and rebuilding in Iraq and would be operating with the support of the intema- tional community. A senior White House official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said the next 24 to 36 hours will be critical as Powell gauges reaction. The key is France, one administration official said. If President Jacques Chirac insists on vetoing such a resolution, Bush won't seek one. But if Powell detennines a resolution can be adopted, the next step would be to detennine what it might take to get consensus on the measure. One option is adopting a deadline by which Saddam would have to comply, though officials · said it was too soon to put that issue on the table. For many at the United Nations, a visit to Baghdad this weekend by the chief weapons inspectors, followed by their next reports to the council on Feb. 14, will be critical for any decision on war. Britain, America's closest ally, prefers.a second resolution but would join forces with the United States against Saddam without one. • British Foreign Secretary Jack Straw said Powell made a "most powerful" case today. Saddam is "gambling that we will lose our nerve rather than enforce our will," Straw said. Al Qaeda Ties and Chemical Labs? In an 80-minute presentation, Powell claimed that Saddam has had a relationship with al Qaeda dating back to 1996 and was now allowing followers of a senior associate of Osama bin Laden to roa·m freely around the Iraqi capital. Powell said satellite images such as this one show Iraqi defiance of disarmament resolutions. (ABCNEWS.com) Saddam, in an interview broadcast Tuesday in London, forcefully denied that his government has weapons of mass destruction or a relationship with al Qaeda. In his presentation, Powell asserted that Iraq bulldozed land around a chemical complex in 2002 in order "to conceal chemical weapons evidence" and hid mobile biological weapons labs on at least 18 flatbed trucks. Powell played audiotapes of what he described as intercepted phone conversations between Iraqi military officers. One was a purported discussion about hiding prohibited vehicles from weapons inspectors. Another dealt with removing a reference to nerve agents from written instructions. The chief weapons inspectors, Hans Blix and Mohamed EIBaradei, told council members at a private lunch after the presentation that they would study the details of Powell's report, diplomats said. �4 FEBRUARY 6, 2003 NEWS VITA Program Assists with Tax Returns BY GABRIELLE LAMB Beacon Assistant News Editor The Volunteer Income Tax Assistance Program (VITA), in conjunction with the Internal Revenue Service and the Pennsylvania Department of Revenue, is currently offering free tax service to senior citizens and lower-income individuals. The service is held every Saturday in February from 9:30 a.m. to I p.m. in Breiseth Hall room I08. Approximately fifteen junior accounting majors, who work on a volunteer basis, perform the service. They prepare basic federal and state income tax returns for their clients, while applying the skills they have learned in the accounting program. Ms. Cynthia Chisarick, Associate Professor of Accounting, has served as the faculty coord_inator since its inception in 1984. She said the students' time and effort is the key to making VITA a success. "Student participation in VITA is totally voluntary. Every year they enthusiastically embrace the program and look forward to the experience," said Chisarick. "Strong student support and dedication have been key elements in the Jong-term success of the Wilkes VITA site since I started it in J 984." According to Chisarick, the clients who benefit from this service are so grateful to the tax assistance program that they return annually: "The clients regularly express their appreciation to the students," noted Chisarick. Tara Smith, a junior business major, who .got involved in the program through one of her accounting courses, is one of the four student coordinators this year. Her main job is to greet the people and make them feel comfortable, while preparing some tax returns. "Since this is my first experience, I do not know if the same people come every year," said Smith. "But the people I have spoken with said they have been (at VITA) in the past." Smith is currently experiencing firsthand what it is· like to the help the people who need it most. The experience has been incredibly positive for her so far. "It's a good program because it gives students a chance to do some hands on work while helping out less fortunate people who can't afford to pay to have their taxes done," said Smith. Because many of the people the service benefits are lower-income, Smith feels even better about her decision to help. "It is good to see their faces when they find out they are getting a refund," said Smith. "You really see how much the people appreciate VITA, which makes you feel good." The Beacon/Kristin Hake Since the service started this year on Saturday, February Wilkes students carefully prepare their client's tax returns I, the students have already prepared nearly and look forward to preparing plenty more 20 income tax returns, both federal and state, before the program ends this month. Wilkes Students Len·d Helping Hand to V.I.S.1.0.N. BY JEFF GELLER Beacon Correspondent . Wilkes University will open its doors this week to temporarily house and offer hot meals to less fortunate individuals of the Wilkes-Barre community. Wilkes students will have a chance to volunteer with the Luzerne County ChapterofV.I.S.1.O.N., which stands for Volunteers In Service In Our Neighborhoods, as homeless men associated with the_program are housed in the b·a sement of Conyngham Hall. According to Parris Ward, the shelter coordinator, V.I.S.1.O.N. is a non-profit traveling shelter for men. From week to week those men associated with V.I.S.1.O.N. stay in different churches, schools, and other charitable organizations who have a greed to sponsor them. Not only does V.I.S.1.O.N. help find a warm bed for the homeless, but the program also helps set up employment and transportation. The V.I.S.I.O.N. program is designed to help everyone in need as long V.I.S.1.0.N. continued on page 5 Seats five, has 53 cubic feet of cargo space, and is available with 180 hp and a 6-speed manual shift. Even evolution ca ntt fuIly exp lain it. t2XQl'ClfOlAMJ7CR&tra,USA, M; BJCKE IJP oc r" cc; l➔OSt \'ftt,1-M ,·cu ·t&.:i t>:wnss )El!v:Fl'f, F~C~G ~w !{4;\£{~G EE ElDWDES 14.X, Tfflf, LCENSE,,:Pfme A\j PfSl:N,lil,'.'i 1....tOUA:D EQJ.,.JM;t.ff. tv."'TIJA.. Cif.JLEfl FFi~E tlJ.V 'J:4h'i' �· FEBRUARY 6, 2003 NEWS . 5 Final Four Candidates Announced in Dual Dean Search BY GABE LeDONNE Beacon News Editor Last week, The Dean Search Committee submitted its recommendations for the newly approved CAST'S split. The committee, made up of four faculty members, one administrative representative, one staff representative, and two student representatives, offered t~o possible candidates for each open Dean position within the two newly created schools of Science and Arts and Humanities. The candidates for the position of Dean of the School of Arts and Humanities include: Dr. Darin Fields, Chairperson for Humanities and Dr. Thomas Baldino, Professor of Political Science. Candidates for the position of Dean of the School of Science include: Dr. Dale Bruns, Professor ofGeoenvironmental Science and Engineering, and Dr. Ming Lew, Associate Professor of Math and Computer Science. In January, the Board of Trustees approved the proposal to move ahead with the splitting ofCASPS. Provost, Dr. Marvene Loeschke,_who first proposed the split of the current CASPS, explained the process for searching for the deans. "Immediately after we were given the O.K., we started the internal search for our two deans." Loeschke clarified her reasoning behirid looking to fill the positions internally. "I did this for two reasons. One, I believe that there is an incredible amount of leadership in this faculty ... and I knew that we could find some very good candidates from right here. Secondly, it's much more V.I.S.1.0.N. cost effective to do an internal search." The provost explained that an external search can cost upwards of$100 thousand. "Often a university, I think mistakenly, feels as though they must do an external search, rather than come up with an internal candidate, having spent all that money. I'd rather not spend all that." Dr. Mike Garr, Associate Professor of Sociology and Anthropology, heads the search committee and commented on the selection process that the committee went through. "The issue in a selection process like this where the candidates are internal to the institution is one of 'fit.' The process is a consideration of the candidates' administrative experience, vision, and leadership style, among othe_r issues, with what was expected as listed in the job description. " Those who did "fit" the criteria, Baldino, Bruns, Fields, and Lew, will be subject to a Jong day of interviews in the upcoming weeks. Each candidate will be interviewed by the Deans' Search Committee, the Faculty Affairs Committee, the provost, chairs, faculty/staff, and students. The student interviews are open to all students, and will be held in Weckesser Hall, lsttloor,at4p.m. Lew will be the first candidate interviewed on February 7. He commented that his application for dean was largly based on prior affiliations with administrative positions. "My experience last year as Chair of the Faculty Affairs Council and this year's experience as Faculty Associate to the Provost has sparked an interest in academic administration. I believe I have developed a good working relationship Continued from ,. page 4 the men agree to the "zero tolerance" substance abuse policy. "With the weather being the way it is . week , Its · , a good th'mg to be here, " sa1·d th1s Ward. "On Monday we had 35 men here and today we got 5 more, and with the weather continuing to drop to colder temperatures we expect the numbers to rise." Ward also mentioned that the cold · more men an d put a weather has broug ht m strain on the program financially. This semi-annual event has been coming to Wilkes University for over ten · h'1e11 o, years. .Accord'mg to G ai·1 M'101c . fC . S . there Coord mator o ommuruty erv1ce, · · are a number of ways students can part1c1pate. "One way of participating is to . d onate your dmner meaI on your mea1p1·an · t come d A th car . no er way wou Id be to JUS · ta lk wit ·h d own an d serve the mea l or Just · · "M' · h' h h b t e men a out t etr expenence, m1c 1e11 o said. According to Ward, "There is nothing better to these men than an open · · ear or someone wt·11·mg to take th e time to sit down and talk." On Tuesday a 'mix of twenty Air Force ROTC cadets, along with representatives from student government served meals to the homeless men. Josh Behler, freshman cadet Fourth Class, felt that the experience opened his eyes. "I enjoyed this experience; I never rea.ll·zed there was such a need for an organization. The reason I did this was because I ~elt I needed ·to understand 1• people before I am ready to lead; and this will help me to understand people," said Behler. Some of the organi·zati·ons partt'ci·pat1·ng w1·th V.I.S.I.O.N. thi·s week1'ncludeA1'r Force ROTC, Student Government, PreProfessional Society, Commuter Council, and Arno.Ids Ai·r Force s .oci·ety. Mi·n1·chi·euo empha·s1·zed that 1·n con,iuncti·on wt"th these org.ani·zatt'ons, ,., st.udents ~ave the··oppo·rtuni·ty to get· involved and make a difference. . "While these organtzations are going to be there, it's always beneficial to have mor·e people come down and·· volunteer," said Minichiello'. · L.__ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _.., with the administrative staff that is built on mutual trust and respect. I would Jove the opportunity to build on that. I am also intrigued by the opportunity to help shape the future of the College of Science and Engineering." On February 10, Bruns will interview and conclude the search process for the committee for the School of Science. Bruns explained that although the two new dean positions will be different from the current CASPS position occupied by Dean Bonnie Bedford, it will be "nonetheless difficult. " appealing." He added, "Many close friends and colleagues felt that now was the right time for me. I sat on the fence for most of the fall as this process unfolded. During that time I was often approached and encouraged to seek out the position. That encouragement from others made me look inside myself to see if I felt I was ready. I value deeply the work I have done as a faculty member and as chairperson of the humanities, but I do feel ready for a new challenge. " Rounding out the interviews will be the final slot desginated for "Immediately after we were given the O.K., we started Baldino February the internal seach for our two deans." 13. - Maravene Loeschke Baldino Provost recently reflected on his approach if he were in the position "The new Dean of the College of of dean. "I would want to assure myself Sciences and Engineering will need to that the departments and programs within provide leadership that places Wilkes in a the college are as vibrant and healthy as renewed education and technology role on a they can be. I believe it's important to build community basis in NE Pennsylvania, along any new programs on a strong foundation. with building a critical regional (and Thus, once I am assured that a solid national) academic reputation. In contrast to foundation exists, I expect to facilitate the the "internal" focus needed under the development of new, interdisciplinary CASPS structure, the new college structure majors, such as the new media program. I will require an 'outward' looking leadership happen to think that Wilkes' tradition as an strategy." Brunns explained. excellent liberal arts college makes it The interviews for a new Dean of the possible to create interesting majors or School of Arts and Humanities will launch concentrations with the many professional February 12 with Fields' interview. He programs the University now has." touched on the fact that a large reason for Once the interviews are complete, the submitting his application came from those provost suggested that a final decision around him. should be made by her, and approved by "The constituents of the institution the president, "hopefully, by the end of (students, faculty, staff, and adminsitration) February." Once the decision is made, the are communicating and working positively .two new deans will work closely with Dean together. These factors create a climate that Bedford transitioning into their positions, makes a difficult job like being a dean formally taking their posts on June I. potentially more productive and more Stir Continued from page facilities removed the drawings; V-Week organizers quickly replaced th e drawings, only to have it washed off again. However, event organizers Ama nd a Leigh Brozana,junior communication st udies major, a nd Susan Gilroy.junior education major, defend their decision to use th e P0sters. "It's juS t ano th er body part. People are exposed to it daily." Gilroy said. "Most people that are uncomfortable either have one, or are dating something with one. And all of them came from one. They're scared to come out of their little box and th ink about th ese ki nd s of th ings." Brozana commented, "Most of those questions were based from her (Eve Enseler's) own questions to her subjects, to see how they reacted and what monologues she got out of them. We wanted to see what ki nd of monologues we could get from Wilkes campus." Despite their reasons, some within the student body don't agree with the organizers' position, and at Student Government's 1 meeting, Dean Mark Allen announced that he and Director of Student Affairs, Donna Thorton, would be meeting with the V-week organizers today to discuss their methods. "Normally, before people put posters up, they show them to either me or my secretary to find out if they can hang them." However, Thorton pointed out that the VDay posters were never approved to be hung. Although Thorton has the authority to remove the signs, she chose not to yet because "I know that it's a sensitive issue .. .with what they're doing." Thorton reasoned that she will make her decision after today's meeting. But Brozana said, "There was no demand to us made by any administrator within the university. If someone had a problem, they could have easily come to us ... no one has." She also pointed out, "This has been done on other campuses, and has worked very, very well." �6 FEBRUARY 6, 2003 EDITORIAL The Final Frontier: Humankind Vagina Monologues Advances Through Space Exploration After 23 years, and 28 missions, the space shuttle Columbia exploded over Te?(aS on Saturday--taking seven lives with her. And once again, our world stopped, our hearts sank, and our lives changed forever. As we've been bombarded with the images and stories of the accident, and remembrances from the people who knew the astronauts, we empathize with the families, coworkers, and friends. And we feel a sense of personal loss as both a nation ·and a race. But as many of us pause to mourn, we wonder what it is exactly we are trying to do-what were we trying to accomplish that was worth the lives of those seven people, and the heartache of those who cared for them? Is risk in the name of science, technology, or human advancement, really worth it? Absolutely. The history of our quest for knowledge and. advancement has never been without risk. From Columbus' loss of the ship, Santa Maria, to Magellan's mutiny and death during his attempt to circumnavigate the globe, to the . innumerable failed attempts of flight prior to the Wright Brothers' success in 1903, stretching the bounds of human condition and knowledge has always come with ri~k and loss. The space program, of course, is no stranger to tragic failure, either. In 1967, the Apollo I mission lost three astronauts in a training fire . Nineteen years later, the Challenger mission took seven. And now this week ... It seems as though every generation is reminded of the dangers of exploration. But what is important to remember is that despite these reminders, we still move on--and eventually we succeed. The Apollo missions carried on, and took us to the moon . The space program continued after Challenger, and it has given us new insights into the world beyond. But what is the importance of the space program today? To some, the zenith of the space program was accomplished on July 20, 1969 when Armstrong, Aldrin, and Collins landed Apollo 11 's Eagle on the Sea of Tranquility. We won the race to the moon, and that was that. But so much has happened since then. In the over 100 shuttle missions since 1981, they've given us information on meteorology, allowing us to track and predict weather, and thus saving lives here on Earth by being able to know where a hurricane will hit land in time to evacuate. From those missions, scientists have also gathered invaluable information about atmospheric conditions like ozone levels, and have conducted experiments on air pollution, tectonic activity, tropical rainfall, Tribute The ,ideas and :)fi@]J pos1tzons1expresse zri the editorial are tfio;e . .of the Editorial Board ifattwhich is. } p_mpri$ed& 9f' t) ,. ., ··•FY ' . ... \!/'" Managing Editor, Editorial Board Chair, News Editor; Features ·Editor, Arts_" and Entertainment Editor, Sports Editor, and Photo and , · Graphics Editdt ]f . '• • and countless other experiments that directly affect us here on earth. The STS-107 crew of Col um. bia were themselves returning after having conducted 80 scientific experiments all with goal of continuing to better understand everything around us. In short, the modem-day space program has furthered our knowledge about our planet, our universe, and ourselves. . Despite these important contributions to our knowledge pool, some still think that space travel has flown its course. In an NBC News interview, Prof. Alex Roland from Duke University said, "Anything that you want to do in space ... you can do better, more efficiently, more effectively, and more cheaply with an automated space craft. You just don't need people there. In fact, people become a hindrance to whatever you want to do in space." Roland's incredibly dense opinion characterizes those who fail to realize the true significance of space. Man, the race, has an unquenchable thirst for knowledge and experience, and many of the unanswered questions lie in space. As Florida's Senator Bill Nelson, who flew on the last shuttle mission before the Challenger tragedy, said, "It's very much a part of our character as a people. It used to be that our frontier was westward, but now our frontier is upward." As long as there have been people brave enough to look beyond the horizons, to search for something new, there has been a critic behind them trying to tea:r them down . But time and again, the critics have been silenced (albeit temporarily) by success. One of the best cases of this was in 1962, when President John F. Kennedy directly addressed those who didn't see the importance of space travel, or lunar landing. "But why, some say, the moon? Why choose this as our · goal? And they may well ask why climb the highest mountain? Why, 35 years ago, fly the Atlantic? Why does Rice play Texas? We choose to go to the moon. We choose to go to the moon in this decade and do the other things, not because they are easy, but because they are hard, -because that goal will serve to organize and measure the best of our energies and skills, because that challenge is one that we are willing to accept, one we are unwilling to postpone, and one which we intend to win, and the others, too." --President John F. Kennedy, Houston, Texas, September 12, 1962. For more information on the Shuttle tragedy, visit: www.cnn.com Not Presenting Clear Image BY J.J. HANSON Beacon Assistant Sports Editor The 'Vagina Monologues' are here again and how my conservative soul is beaming with excitement. There is nothing I enjoy more than having the word "vagina" force-fed to me every time I step foot on campus. This weekend the Monologues are coming to Wilkes, but I don't believe that the student body is receiving the correct message from the ardent advertising campaign. I truly believe that what the "Vagina Monologues" stand for is a noble purpose, but I am distraught by the means by which this message has been delivered. Clearly the ad campaign that has · been plastered throughout the Wilkes campus has backfired. While walking through Breiseth Hall, I came across a sign that tastefully asked, "What does your Vagina look like?" Well my less mature brothers in arms had a field day with this one. How did they match this tasteless display of sexual expression? Well, they drew more extreme examples of sexual expression. My personal favorite was the depiction of a young lady performing oral sex for a gentleman who seemed to be quite pleased. A common argument among feminists is that men should no't objectify the female body. We . shouldn't stare at naked women in magazinys and movies. Instead we should objectify the Vagina in the name of rape, and violence · against woman? Perhaps I am taking your message out of context, but this seems a bit hypocritical to me. Rape is a terrible and disgusting thing to .which no person should be subjected, but ·that does not justify glorifying it in a vain attempt to heighten awareness .. I have seen firsthand how "rape hysteria" can get out of hand. I have been witness to young men being accused of gang rape. In a case such as this there are no innocents. One is guilty until proven innocent, and if cleared of the accusation, the label of 'rapist' does not easily vanish. In the case of the young men accused of gang rape, · everybody turned their backs because everyone assumed they were guilty. Friends disappeared, coaches retreated, and administration aimed to crucify. In the end the group of young men were cleared and received a formal apology from the investigating officers for the ordeal they had been put through. But, for those young men the ordeal was a harrowing experience. This may not be a common occurrence, but it happened here and four men's lives were almost destroyed as a result. I joke and poke fun at the topic of the "Vagina Monologues" because that is my style, but it is a serious subject. · Those responsible for bringing the performance here are to be commended, but should rethink their advertising campaign because the overzealous presentation is discrediting the message and turning many people off. When I heard of the "Vagina Monologues" as a sophomore I was interested to see what it was. As·a senior I see the advertisements and think, "What is this trash?" I hope you change your advertisements because you are making a mockery of a dangerous and scary subject for everyone~nvolved. B' Vi is to th a th ar Lo st yt rn p, w ni Cl al g1 st 01 l B B it st tt tt If g, le ti st cl e: n a c: h d V �FEBRUARY 6, 2003 I Don't Know It All When a student becomes a part of a college community, that student is taking on a responsibility for himself or herself as well as for all of society to develop and become as much as one can. The experiences of cliques of the past in high school or the confining attitudes that one acquires from growing up in a small geographical community~r in a controlling family need to be remembered but BY JACK GRIER Visiting Assistant Professor ofEnglish not adhered to as operating systems when one enters college. The time has come to have the bud I don't know it all, and that of one's mind turn info a beautiful is a pretty good reason for trying blossom for its own sake and for to learn as much as I possibly can. the sake of others. The dual natured question In college, one encounters that presents itself to a student on new and revolutionary ideas which a college campus is, "What is it force each student to grapple with that I am supposed to be here for, thoughts that usually have not an_d what is it that I am supposed been encountered in the safety of to become?" There is such a . one's first eighteen years of life. short period of time - four to five Long held beliefs and values are years - (it only seems that there is questioned and reaffirmed or never enough time to get that discarded, as each is understood paper done or study for the test) in view of new evidence. What when one truly has an opportuonce wai; .absolute and indisputnity to expand one's mind and able becomes questioned and create the openness of a mind that examined and refined. And this is allows ideas to germinate and as it should be. grow. The purpose of college is to The three areas where provide the critical environment growth occurs in all college where each student's mind Caf) students either by active pursuit best grow and incorporate what or by happenstance are social needs to be learned by that awareness, mastering the knowlparticular individual. Leaming edge needed to be successful in means growth in the ability to one's chosen field and ·broadening comprehend new discoveries and one's intellectual concepts. 7 EDITORIAL to discriminate and choose between competing philosophies and sets of facts. Leaming means growth in more than just the field of expertise.the student is mastering. ~ While in college, the student faces the difficulty of simultaneously sifting through all the academia to which he or she is exposed and determining what is worth incorporating and what should be discarded--for each student a very important individual decision--and sti I finding time to relax, develop friendships and enjoy the experience of growing up. Becoming wellrounded is one of the fundamentally important parts of the college years. It is extremely important at this stage in life that each of us learns to interact with and becomes accepting of various different groups of individuals. This is when life-long attitudes are formed that shape our dealings with and acceptance of other human beings. Do we learn tolerance and diversity or do we form closed--often inaccurate-opinions of others? Do we learn .to deal with others whom we have not grown up next door to and do we learn to foster an appreciation of their race, ethnicity, religion or other difference, which may at first seem to isolate us from each other? Do we learn that others do precipitous fall. We can all, not view all aspects of life the however, develop ancillary areas same as we do and that there are of interest. Hobbies and the many viewpoints with which we pursuit of personal interests may not have been previously expand our minds and introduce familiar but from which we can us to friends not found in our learn? major field of study. Similarly, we grow by I don't know it all, and I mastering our chosen field. Once can't do it all, and I am so thankful each of us has decided what it is that there is someone who can we wish to do with our lives help me when I need help. I am professionally, we dedicate neither a doctor nor a nurse but ourselves to mastering that there have been times when I particular !lrea and leamiQg as have needed both. I am neither a much about it as we possibly can plumber nor a mason but my by being instructed verbally in leaky pipes and crumbling class and spending what may chimney have needed the seem like forever reading and expertise of both. I am neither a researching and using different soldier nor a politician but, at media to facilitate our growth . By times, each has helped preserve becoming individual experts, each my freedom to write this article. I of us becomes able to aid others am neither a mathematician nor a in a particular ~.rea or in a unique scientist but each has aided my way since no one can be all things understanding of life and the to all people. We all learn to find a universe. niche where each of us can be I don't know it all and I now successful and happy and we know I never will, but as long as I keep refining that area our entire can breathe and think, I will keep lives . trying to grow in my understandOf equal importance, I . ing of others by meeting them belieye, is learning about and and interacting wit~ them; I will understanding to some degree keep trying to become more those many areas where we are knowledgeable in my chosen not expert. If we become so field, and I will try to broaden my myopic that we individually awareness of all areas of life in believe our particular area of general--primarily by reading/ specialization is the most important one or the only one worthy of discovery--because once I was a college student and I thought I intellectual curiosity and study, knew it all. I was wrong. -then we belittle.our fellow human traveler and set ourselves up for a Unity: The Importance of a Singular Physical Space of Wilkes parking issues to where to house after year the grass has to be more students. As class sizes replanted after it is torn up continue to grow with an influx of through the winter. students, the need for more In the best case scenario, a parking and more student housing bulldozer should be brought in, and just remove everything from also increases. Wilkes is also blessed with one side to the other. Remove the waterlogged sod, remove narrow some open space; specifically the BY BILL ANDROCKITIS, JR. Greenway. It provides an excellent sidewalks, and remove the Beacon Staff Writer walkways outside of the library location for special events, and is that don't lead anywhere. just as great for spur of the moment events like football games A new drainage system is Wilkes University is nearing and sunbathing (when the weather essential to move water off of the its 70th birthday, and as such, the is warmer, of course) ' . Greenway so that it dries quicker, students and faculty should take Wilkes had the foresight to and can be used instead of this opportunity to reflect on both take the area between the two avoided. Wider walkways would the good and bad qualities of the largest learning buildings and set also help a great deal, instead of institution. it aside. But as they say, hindsight having to pass people by walking I, for one, believe that the is 20-20. Tne Greenway as it in the mud or grass. good far outweighs the bad; just stands now is little more than a , Better landscaping would look at the educational opportunichunk of open land. Grass takes improve the area greatly, and help ties that are afforded to all Wilkes up 90 percent of the ground space, with water drainage. Add to that students, from a wide array of with narrow sidewalks and minimal some more seating, and the classes and majors, to many Greenway would be an even lands~aping filling it out. extracurricular activities. Wilkes The Greenway now also has greater asset to the Wilkes really is the big name school with another problem : water runoff--or community, one which can be not a small, community-oriented the lack thereof. After a steady only more aesthetically pleasing, campus. rain or when the snow melts, the but more functional as well. Wilkes students can attest, And that is what Wilkes however, that not all is hunkyGreenway becomes a mud bog, dory. Space is a critical issue at more suitable for growing rice than . needs: something to better tie its Wilkes,. _from the never-ending for holding special events. _ , __ .. _ ... .,. ______ ...... - ... -_ . ............. ·---Year -· C?'!1!11unity together. The Wilkes University of today is a bunch of buildings in Wilkes-Barre that comprise a school. With a little planning and work, the campus can be much more unified. Many times. throughout the fall se·mester, I heard students asking where certain buildings are. Perhaps they have no sense of direction, but I believe that it has to do more with the lack of a unified appearance to the campus. That doesn't mean we should knock down all of our older structures and build clones of a big box with classrooms. Part of Wilkes's uniqueness on campus now is its collection of historic buildings. Instead, greater planning should be done in order to incorporate the buildings into the campus. A standard type of sign · or marker to designate the building as a Wilkes property is a good start. Whether it be a plaque on the building itself or a free standing sign in front of it, all Wilkes buildings should receive the same. There are also many smaller things that can be done to make the campus look more unified. Take for instance the sidewalks across campus. On the Greenway alone there are several different widths and styles of walkways. Seems kind of silly, but people notice, at least subconsciously. Rather than using whatever material is cheapest and available at the moment, greater planning of layout and design should be taken from large construction like buildings, to smaller things like widths and styles of sidewalks. Wilkes University is an amazing institution, with a long and interesting history. As it nears its 70th year in existence, · we need to take the steps to ensure its success for another 70 years, being careful to fix fhe small problems as well as the larger ones along the way. �F 8 FEATURES FEBRUARY 6, 2003 CASPS Split Contplete, Dean Searches Com01ence School of Science D~an candidates interview this week In January, the Wilkes University Board of Trustees approved the proposal submitted by Provost Maravene Loeschke that would split the current College of Arts, Sciences and Professional Studies into two separate entities. The titles of the two new schools will be the School of Arts and Humanities and the School of Sciences. In its commitment to educate the Wilkes community as fully as possible about each candidate, this week The Beacon will feature the two Dean candidates for the College of Science, Dr. Ming Lew and Dr. Dale Bruns. In next week's issue The Beacon will feature the reamining two Dean candidates for the College of Arts and Humanities. Dr. Ming Lew's interview will take place on Friday, February,7, and Dr. Dale Bruns' interview will take place on Monday, February I 0. All information courtesy of http:// course. wi Ikes .edu/2Dean s/Documen ts/ science/. DR. MING LEW: The decision of the University to split the College of Arts, Sciences, and Professional Studies into the College of Arts and the College of Sciences signals the next f~' Dr. Dale Bruns phase in the reorganization of Wilkes University, and further clarifies and defines the role this institution is to have within the region . The opportunity to be involved with accomplishing the shared vision as articulated by the President is the motivating factor for my interest in applying for the · position of Dean of the College of Sciences. · The Dean of the College of Sciences serves as the academic administrator for the college. In this role, the "good" dean must represent the college, provide a clear vision, where the decisions are made in an inclusive, logical, and timely manner, and always keep the interests of both the faculty and ad ministration in mind while decisions are bein g made. An effecti ve dean must also provide the planning. support, and allocation of resou rces in order for the coll ege to fulfill its mission to the best of its abi lity. I believe my previous work and · profe~ 1onal experi, •i-e working as director chanced P ' c;; 1mmer h 1r 1 1ir Council, and my current position as Faculty environment that promotes the free exchange of ideas. Associate to the Provost has helped me The Dean will also be responsible for develop some of the leadership skills making recommendations to the administranecessary to be an effective dean. . tion that affect the constituencies of the As the chief administrator of the college. This includes personnel and policy college, the Dean is responsible for recommendations. In my current role of monitoring department budgets, allocating Faculty Associate to the Provost, I am funds, and overseeing the facilities of the assigned two major projects that College. My experience as director of the directly affect the faculty. The first is Advanced Placement Summer Institute has chairing the Handbook Revision exposed me to some of these responsibiliCommittee, which is charged with ties on a smaller scale. The Advanced completing a comprehensive review Placement Summer Institute is a weeklong course. for high school teachers who teach and editing of the Faculty Handbook, to be presented to the faculty for advanced placement courses, allowing approval. The committee's goal is to three graduate credits towards a Master! have an approved revision of the Degree in Education. As director for the Faculty Handbook by January 2004. Of 2000 Summer Institute, I was responsible and accquntable ·for all portions of the particular importance to the committee Institute. This included the hiring of course is the need to clarify issues regarding faculty personnel issues, including instructors and faculty consultants, faculty appointments, tenure, and maintaining the Institute budget, organizing and arranging housing and classroom promotion procedures. My experience with thi_s committee has given me space, acquiring textbooks and technological support, ·and overseeing the entire , insight into the necessary balance week's activities. Additional responsibilities between the needs of the administration included the review of course instructors and the needs of the faculty, and the (by course observation and student necessity to continuously evaluate and evaluations), and ensuring the quality of refine these needs. The second project assigned to me involves the review of instruction in the Institute. The 2000 Institute was very successful, current compensation practices for full-time with over 100 teachers in attenfaculty. My review has included an analysis dance, and generating in excess of of regional and national data from both $100,000 in revenue. AAUP and CUPA, and numerous discusAs the chief academic officer sions with both faculty members and of the college, the Dean must administrators to help me understand and articulate a clear vision, and make clarify our compensation philosophy. This decisions that support the achieveproject has emphasized the importance of ment of that vision. In order to get developing a strategy for compensation, the support of the college in the and utilizing the expertise of members of the decisions, the Dean must generate institution to help develop this strategy. an environment of collaboration, The style of leadership that comes inclusion, and openness in order to most naturally to me is a proactive, rather make these informed and reasonthan a reactive one, with a focus on able decisions. Only then can the building relationships, fostering growth and college truly work towards its progress, and working in a collaborative mission. fashion to achieve common goals. I believe As chair of the Faculty Affairs it necessary to delegate work to faculty Council, I aspired to create this environwho have· expertise and strength in specific ment among the faculty. In addition to areas, and seek the collective wisdom of the setting the agenda and presiding at college in helping to make tough decisions. committee meetings, I developed a set of I have made the decision-making process as annual goals and objectives for the FAC. inclusive as possible so that the individuals This was particularly useful as it helped or groups who are affected by these g~ide the committee in its annual work. The decisions have the opportunity to particiFAC chair is also responsible for setting pate and let their voices be heard. Since the agenda and presiding over general many of the decisions have a direct impact faculty meetings. Because faculty meetings on the student body, it is critical that the are business meetings, and the time student body be represented in discussions allocated for such meetings is limited, when appropriate. My previous experience business must be completed efficiently. as a faculty advisor to Student Government Streamlining the way the faculty conducts assures me that there are students who its business included the use of email and truly care about Wilkes, and want to see it attached PDF documents to ensure the thrive and grow just as much as the faculty, fac ulty remained updated on current . administration , and the Board. issues. Looking back at my time as FAC I believe I rus~ess the qualities and Chair, I believe my biggest contributions to skills to1 ead the College of Sciences, and the fac ulty was to pave the way fo r an can add to the valut' of the college through open line of communication between all a leadership style that values openness. ituencies of th uniYer,ity, and t ,. 1l!ahorati0r, e ll'IJ ;" :n. flexibilil), a J 0ranm' h ati\C I H tat, n on the team, and we are all working towards a common goal: To provide the best possible education for our students, and at the same time, create an atmosphere where everyone is involved and contributing to the mission. This cannot be accomplished by only one person, nor should there be an ,,..,,,. ..... ... . - 'ZJ' "' .•,,~.· l!:i . ·- · ' ;- . Dr. Ming Lew expectation that an individual can fix every problem. I look forward to the opportunity to discuss my qualifications and to address the needs of the College of Sciences. DR. DALE BRUNS: I would like to apply for the position of Dean of the College of Science a~d Engineering. I have enclosed a copy of my resume along with a philosophy of leadership statement. Also, as part of this letter of intent, I have included a vision -statement and goals for the new college. I am optimistic about the future of Wilkes University, and I value the participatory approach to strategic planning initiated by Dr. Gilmour and his management team. I sense a renewed enthusiasm from scientists and engineers at Wilkes due in large part to Dr. Loeschke's efforts to articulate, advocate, and facilitate a new academic structure one appropriately aligned to realize the academic excellence and student enrollment goals of the strategic plan. I would welcome the opportunity to be part of the Provost's management team of academic deans and chairs under the new college structure. Dr. Loeschke has stated clearly her goal of teamwork and shared leadership; the benefits of her efforts have been in evidence during her short tenure at Wilk_es. Although I believe that I have the required experience and management skills to contribute to this team effort, I would like to grow in this capacity and would welcome new mentoring and leadership tra ~ ing opportunities in the position of Dean. From 1991 to 1999) served as Chair, and later as Co-Chair ( l 999-2002 with Dr. Halsor), of the GeoEnvironmental Sciences and E ngineering (GSE) Department at Wilkes. These positions have afforded me opportunities to pursue academic goals Deans '""" inm: 9 �FEBRUARY 6, 2003 FEATURES Deans Continued from page 8 high school students relevant work experiences in our · Faculty advisor on GSE research program. In the context of leadership efforts noted various senior projects, especially as related to my research specialabove, and from the perspective ties of "leadership by example" (see · Numerous newspaper Leadership Statement below), I articles on my GIS research, with would like to highlight the reference to Wilkes and our following personal accomplishstudents ments over the last IO years: Before Wilkes, I spent seven • PI for a DOD research Adam Navarro-Jusino years at the Department of grant (via Earth Conservancy) Energy's (DOE) Idaho National based on GIS and three other Engineering Laboratory (INEL) Hometown: Lewisburg; PA geospatial technologies for where I lead interdisciplinary Major/Year: International Studies/Sophomore watershed research;$ l .5M from technical teams in a range of 1993-1997, with Dr. Halsor as CoQ: What was your favorite concert? research projects (often to remote A:Nas ' PI wilderness areas). I was also a Started and directed the Q: Who is your:role model in lit national environmental research original GIS and Remote Sensing A: ChristopherCar)eton park facilitator for organizing and Center (now the Center for GIS), Q: If you could be ~~nl~ directing "data fusion" efforts and highlighted in our ABET applica}\; J-Lo, bec"~~esJJefigpt;~oij}i technical workshops among seven tion and used for "open houses" Q: WhatareyoudoingJoiugii'( A: Engaging in the evenin ' ·.... DOE national labs, including Oak to recruit students ( 1994-2003) Ridge, Los Alamos, Fermi, and Q: What'sinyoti:tf!d 1'···· • Wrote proposals & Hanford. In addition to this directing six other successfully A:The management experience in R&D, I funded GIS watershed research had excellent mentoring in projects as PI: leadership at the national lab and • $657K internal agency this experience strongly influpeer review or "sole source" enced my approach to leadership Army Corps and EPA as detailed separately. • $338K external regional When I left INEL in 1991, I or national peer review - USDA, had turned down other job EPAEMPACT, Dept. of Interior opportunities and came instead to · Participated in National Wilkes University as a Professor Academy of Sciences subcommitand Department Chair. My tee for global environmental Hometown: WillowGrove, reasons for doing this were databases Major/Year: Mechanical Engineering/Junior threefold. First, I was impressed • Received a national . Q: What was your favorite concert? with the Wilkes' emphasis on "Hammer Award" for use of GIS to A: It is, proba~ly a tie between Creed and Good Cha~lotte. student centered learning address environmental problems Q!Who is your role model in life? research support to Wilkes including the use of team research • Team member on UN and · '· '< My dad ·•. University. Also, budgeted line (e.g., senior projects) in underQ:Ifyoucouldbeanotherpersonforaday;whowouldyoubeandwhy? items in these grants for software, FWS International expeditions to graduate education and curricuhardware, and instrumentation China and Chile (biosphere A: Th~ .presidi;nt;justJg see y,,hat it 'Y,QµId be; like. lum. Second, the positive teamreserves) . ; ·. nc ::,.. Q: What are d?WgJ!)nigh!? ~~~:~:t~r~:st~:t:t:~~en~~~andswork and interdisciplinary mix of • Peer review consultant A: Probably spme studying and then go!ng to ~ b~. . · expertise within both the GSE 2 years, at a DOE national lab for Q: '\,\'hat'spt)'.ourcd playe~rightpow? on" experience and to start our Department and the School of Lockheed-Martin and Bechtel-ID ·· ··" · · · A:BreakingBenja'mi.ri ' "hi-tech" CenterforGIS and Science and Engineering aptly for GIS watershed research; and , ' ' Remote Sensing in the GSE reflected my positive experiences for other EPA/NSF, DOE, and EPA Department. These technologies . at the large national labs, but in a have now been incorporated into watershed program reviews small academic setting where •. Nine peer reviewed GIS . our environmental curriculum. individuals can make a difference. Overall, our students have research presentations at national benefited by working . - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - And three, the unique directly on teamhistory and environmental setting of oriented· research Lindsey Schlott northeastern PA seemed Dr. Ming Lew's interview will take place on projects, using cutting a model place where a Friday, February 7, and Dr. Dale Bruns' interview edge technologies for will take place on Monday, J;ebruary 10. small progressive _senior capstone Hometown: Warwick, NY university, with strong projects, and working All information courtesy ofhttp://course.wilkes.edu/ Major/Year: Elementary Ed & Psychology/ technical programs and in professionally 2D~ans/Docqments/science// Sophomore .___ _ _ _ _...;.__ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _..;..;;:..;..;;:...;.__ ___. applied research, could equipped laboratories Q: What was your favorite concert? make unique, significant contribuconferences ( 1997 to present) for their coursework, A: Zootopia tions to the ecological well-being • Taught courses in And third, to implement our Q: Who is your role model in life? and economic vitality of the ecotoxicology, hydrology, waste collective research efforts, the A: Carrie Bradshaw region. management, introduction to department moved quickly to hire Q: If you could be one person fi Thank you for considering environmental science and or train 11 additional staff A: JenniferAnniston--be my application. Please refer to my engineering, global environment members in the department for 1;Q:'w1u:t resume and essays for details. I (non-majors), environmental data technical teams to conduct these A: Watching Th1/ Bacliel welcome input and discussion on interdisciplinary projects. In analysis, and GIS ·What'sinyonrcdpl any !)f my perspectives and • Student advising; numerous cases, we recruited our experiences relative to how I might placing students in various own students and later hired them contribute to leadership at Wilkes as full-time consultants for several internships & three in national and the implementation of the new programs (EPA and U.S. FWS); . years. Most have moved on to college. successful careers in the environtaking students to conferences & mental field based on their industry trade fairs; GIS talks to after my previous experience as a scientist Tor an R&D engineering firm at a U.S. DOE national laboratory (see below). Under my leadership, the department has expanded both its academic and research programs in several ways to the mutual benefit of Wilkes, our students and faculty, and the regional community. First, we took full responsibility for the environmental engineering program and further developed our environmental curriculum in both science and engineering sub-disciplines. To achieve this, we recruited and hired three new environmental engineering faculty, showcased GIS and faculty grants in student recruitment, and achieved full ABET accreditation for the first time in the department's history. During the ABET accreditation visit to campus, our reviewer made special note of our interdisciplinary approach and successful team efforts in the GSE Department. Second, under my leadership as Chair or Co-Chair, GSE Department faculty wrote a numberoffederally funded research proposals to DOD and EPA that resulted in more than $4.5M over the last ten years. This research effort includes over $650K in overhead, lab fees, and on~ iS 9 A; you :nt Dean Searchesr , am y ~ey~;~,c>ing !} r, es e . :~ ~~-------'-----~~~~---~-~--..... --'-'-'---' ~ ~ �10 FEATURES FEBRUARY 6, 2003 Early Detection Key in Gynecological Health Women's health night offered February 10 BY MONICA CARDENAS Beacon Staff Writer Each year, more than 4.5 million women ages 18 to 50 report at least one Condoms and spermicide are the best way to prevent STD's besides abstinence." Monday, February 10, Health Services It is imperative that women, especially those that are sexually active, receive a yearly exam in order to detect any disease. chronic gynecological condition. According to the US Department of Health and Human Services, HHS, "younger women are particularly at risk for reproductive health problems associated with sexually transmitted diseases. Twothirds of all STD cases occur among individuals younger than 25 years." The best way to prevent these kinds of health problems is a yearly gynecological exam. Diane O'Brien, Director of Health Services, CRNP, at Wilkes University · stressed how important yearly check-4ps are for college-aged women. "Pap smears are probably one of the best diagnostic ways to pick up a disease. They are an absolute must," said O'Brien. She added, "Women are often asymptomatic when they have STDs or cervical cancer." Due to this fact, it is imperative that women, especially those that are sexually active, receive a yearly exam in order to detect any disease. While Pap smears are often dreaded, the HHS confirms that "while painless for most women, a Pap test can cause discomfort for some women." A Pap test is · performed during a pelvic exam and allows the doctor to take a few cells from the cervix for testing. Pap smears check the cells of the cervix for STDs and cell changes, which could be a sign of cancer. Routine exams help identify any changes early on so that treatment is given promptly. . More specifically, human papillomavirus (HPV), also referred to as genital warts, may lead to more serious problems. "It is important that HPV is caught early because it is precancerous," said O'Brien. She went on to explain that an HPV patient may need up to three exams a year until the virus has been treated completely. In addition to a Pap smear, breast exams are also important. It is recommended that women perform a self-exam monthly. The HHS notes, "When breast cancer is found early, a woman has more treatment choices and a good chance of a complete recovery. It is therefore important that breast cancer be detected as early as possible." In order to receive a clean bill of health each year, O'Brien said, "[Sexually active women must] always use protection. confidential and free of charge. Call Health Services at 408-4530 to make an appointment. For more information on women's health, visit www.4woman.gov. Wilkes will host a Women's Health Night- February 10 For more information on women's health, visit: www.4women.gov will host Women's Health Night. This event offers Pap smears, breast exams, STD testing, counseling and more. Also, it is S.T UDENTS WELCOME Sherman Hills Apart~ents The Best Looking Affordable Apartments In Wilkes-Barre Now accepting applications for 1 & 2 bedroom apartments Centrally Located Public transportation Carpeting Air Conditioning On Site Social Service Coordinator. Laundry Facilities 24-Hour Maintenance Service Frost Free Refrigerator Garbage Disposal Stove 300 Parkview Circle Wilkes-Barre, Pa. 18702 Monday- Friday · 8A.M. to 5P.M. CHECK US OUT TODAY !!!! 570-823-5124 EHO �FEBRUARY 6, 2003 ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT 11 La Esperanza: A Mexican Delight BY ALLISON FENNELL andAMANDA WATSON Beacon Co"espondents Sick of always dining out at the various chain restaurants'arow,nd town? If you are looking for a unique, authentic dining experience, La Esperanza is the perfect place for all Mexican food lovers. Whenever Mexican food comes to mind most will think of heading out to the local Taco Bell. If this is your idea of delicious Mexican food, La Esperanza is not the place for you. This new authentic Mexican restaurant is located on 39-40 E Northampton Street. The business is open Monday through Thursday from noon to 5 and the weekend hours vary. The Setting Walking into the restaurant brought back memories of Amanda's trip to Mexico. It is a small space with eight round tables, a juke box in the corner, a small soda fridge, LaEsperanza 39-40 East Northampton Street Monday-Thursday- noon to 5:00 p.in. Weekend Hours Vary and a great deal of Mexican decor around the room. The entire effect gives the customer a feel for the authenticity of the Mexican experience. Once we sat down a waiter handed us the menus. The first thing we noticed was that our drinks came directly from Mexico and were located in the small soda fridge. Being used to fountain soda, we were not prepared for a small glass of · Papaya juice. TheMenu After selecting our drinks we looked over the small selection of food and realized that they didn't have an exceptionally diverse selecti!:m. Some of the items on the menu included: tacos, fried tacos, enchiladas, and quesadillas. All items had the option to include meat or chicken, and for all vegetarians they gave the option of cheese or potato. If you are really hungry, they have entrees that include a side of beans or rice. To top off your meal they also offer authentic Mexican desserts. - Alison ordered two cheese quesadillas and thought that the portions were small, but did enjoy the meal. She expected the quesadillas to be huge because of past experiences at Mexican resturants. But she thought it was very good because it was crispy and they used authentic cheese striaght from Mexico. It had a different, unique flavor The Beacon/Ryan Klemish LaEsperanza offers good food and quality customer service. that made the quesadillas tasty. Also the price was very reasonable for college strudents because one cheese quesdialls was only $1.50 and if you wanted meat, it was only $1.75. On the other hand, Amanda ordered a cheese enchilada and thought that it was not the best Mexican food she ever tasted. She thought it tasted like it was already frozen and they just warmed it up, she didnt think they took time in actually making it. But overall we thought that the prices were reasonable, the food was adequate, and our service was good. For example, in one entree you receive four enchiladas and the price is only $5.00, which is still cheap. Other meals ranged from $1.50 to $7 .00, which for college students, is a cheap, tatsy meal and right around the corner from our campus. Out of five stars we both give this restaurant a three. Vagina Monologues: Dramatic Reading to Raise Awareness of·Women's Issues · BY LAURA BRODY their marriage. In 17 states that is legal. Fact: The average rapist rapes 18 times before he is caught. Fact: One in three women are These are just a few of the startling sex ually assaulted in their lifetimes. facts about violence towards women. Fact: One in five are raped. In an effort to raise awareness about Fact: Twenty-five percent of married sexual and physical assaults against women are raped by their husbands during women "The Vagina Monologues" will be held in the Grand Ballroom of the Henry Student Center on Friday and Saturday at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday at 2:00 p.m. of this week. The Vagina Monologues is an awardwinning play written by Eve Enseler. It was first performed on February 14, 1998. It is a part of a larger social . and activist movement called The Beacon/Ryan Klemish V-Day. V-Day works to end Wilkes students raise awareness about domestic violence in Beacon Staff Writer the Henry Student Center. violence against women and girls by heightening awareness of various perceptions and facts about women's sexuality. In five years it has raised $14 million, which has gone to opening safe houses in Africa and schools in Afghanistan and Pakistan along with donations to local groups. The Vagina Monologues will be performed by female Wilkes students, faculty, and friends and one male. The performance consists of a collection of monologues that the cast stands up and delivers about vaginas. "Women get the chance to be on stage and vent," said Susan Gilroy.junior, Elementary Special Ed major, Women's Studies minor and organizer of V-Day. The topics addressed include lesbianism, anger, rape, little known facts, hair, orgasms, birth, smell, appearance, burka, rape camps in Bosnia and more. This year two cast members have scripted their own monologues with the topic "What the world would be like without violence against women and girls?" The Vagina Monologues not only raises awareness about assault against women but also gives women a new perspective about their vaginas. "I wasn't crazy about saying vagina aloud last year, but I got to get up there and say something about myself in a whole different way. It's socially acceptable for men to talk about their penises but somehow saying 'vagina' is considered immoral. Vagina is not a dirty word. It's a body part and women shouldn't be afraid to talk about it," said Amanda Brozana, Junior, Communication Studies major, Women's Studies minor and organizer ofV-Day. "Vagina Monologues" The award-winning play written by Eve Enseler Henry Student Center, Grand Ballroom Friday and Saturday - 7 :30 p.m. Sunday ~ 2 P:m. i § .I �FEBRUARY 6, 2003 ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT 12 . . f' ·;;:?.·.· s ·· . .,. ·. . •. . . .. •..·•. ·. The -best pizza ln town is now the best deal for delivery or takeout.! tt2 . •·. ··· 161' ~ 8n.mq.stl i .~·· . 2l 16" • $1 . Tho FomUy Party Pock l Lo.rge 1o:" Pizza, •RS 1 laJge Order ·. (l6) Wlngi ond 1 Order of . Mouc;ueUa Sticks $18.95· We deliver to Wilkes University Grotto Pizza · Gateway Center, Edwardsville 331-FAST (3278) • Does not indude tax, ,gratuity; or del.ive:ry charge. .• �ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT FEBRUARY 6, 2003 Noted Novelists and Pennsylvania State Poet ·Part of University Lecture Series COURTESY OF MARKETING COMMUNICATIONS ~ Wilkes University's Humanities Division will sponsor public readings and book signings by three visiting writers this spring including. , Samuel Hazo, ,;; Pennsylvania's ,;_1 state poet. The events are made '1 possible by the University's Allan Hamilton Dickson Visiting Writers Endowment. Leading off the series on Beth Saulnier February I 0th at 7 p.m. is Robert Mooney, author of Father of the Man, the story of a World War II veteran who becomes obsessed by the loss of his son who is missing in action in Vietnam. Published last October by Random House, Fat her of the Man is Mooney's powerful and haunting debut novel that takes place in 1982 in a closely-knit community of IrishAmericans living in Binghamton, New York. Mooney has been nominated for a Pushcart Prize and has published short fiction in many journals and magazines. He also serves as director of the creative writing program at Washington College in Maryland. Following Mooney is poet Samuel Hazo who will read from his work and new collection, Just Once: New and Previous Work, on March 12th at 7 p.m. Dr. Hazo is the distinguished author of more than thirty books, including poetry, fiction and essays. He is the McAnulty Distinguished Professor Emeritus at Duquesne University and Robert Mooney Director of the International Poetry Forum and also holds an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters from Wilkes. Dr. Hazo's 1972 collection of poetry, Once for the Last Bandit, was a National Book Award finalist. Former Governor Robert Casey named Hazo Pennsylvania's first State Poet in 1993, a position he still holds. Rounding out the series is mystery novelist and journalist Beth Saulnier, who will visit Wilkes on April l 0th at 7 p.m. Saulnier, who describes herself as "a mystery writer, reporter, editor and dog lover," has written five mysteries and will read from her latest, titled Ecstasy. A 1990 1 Free Commemorative Winter Weekend Shirt for every 10 shirts you order. Cal] or stop by for a quote! " Located In Downtown Wilkes-Barre 11 5 South Main Street Wilkes-Barre, Pa. 18701 570 3- 272 graduate of Vassar College, Saulnier . is currently the associate editor of the Cornell University alumni magazine and the film critic for The Ithaca JoumaJ: Saulnier will also serv!;_! as a plenary Th 13 speaker at Wilkes University's annual Tom Bigler high school fournalism conference on April 12th. The readings are free and open to the public and will be held in Kirby Hall , 202 South River Street in Wilkes-Barre. Book copies will be available for purchase and signing on the day of each event. For more information, call 570408-4530. Samuel Hazo ;RFORMING ARTS AT WILKES UNIVEltSITY Darte Board Performance Hour Wednesday, Feb. 12 noon MENC Workshop Arts Integration Baroque Dance Workshop Saturday, Feb. 8 8 a.m. - 3 p.m. Musical Theater Guys and Dolls Friday/Saturday, Feb. 14/15 8p.m. Sunday,Feb. 16 2p.m. NU Arts New and Unusual Arts Tuesday, Feb. 18 8p.m. �ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT 14 FEBRUARY 6, 2003 V Mixing-Up Late Night: The Ji0101y Ki0101el Show BY JILLIAN FORD Beacon Staff Writer Johnny had Ed . Conan has Andy. And Adam has Jimmy. But at some point for every show's host, even their comic foils have to fly the nighttime nest and find a niche of their own. While Ed McMahon ended up hawking mail-order contests and working a talent show, and Andy Richter having his own sitcom, Jimmy Kimmel has flown the coup to his very own late night talk show, "Jimmy Kimmel Live," which airs weeknights at 12 midnight on ABC. Having already played second fiddle to laconic Ben Stein on the recently departed "Win Ben Stein's Money" and the more acerbic Adam Carolla on the gonzo "Man Show," both on Comedy Central, Kimmel has absolutely proven himself to be solo talent, enough so tq take on hosting a late night talk show on the Mouse network, one of the few networks that hasn't had that kind of programming in anyone's recent . memory. 5o the event was something worth checking vut. Observing a recent episode, the show set the pace by beginning with Kimmel trying to make an entrance in a theater somewhere in Hollywood and a voice-over from Super Dave Osborne, who's sounding rather foggy nowadays. The overall setup reminded me more of a syndicated talk Tasty show, not too far from that of Rosie's or Caroline Rhea's, but without the daytime ambience, thankfully. Kimmel's show also includes a weekly celebrity guest host, most of whom take more airtime a~ay from the host than they should. The show also welcomes some celebrity guests such as Jerry O' Connell and a Comedy Central comedian showing his speciality variatio!1 on a staring contest called "gay chicken:" You can use your imaginations on that one. For anyone out there who was hoping for some Man Show deliverance, the show doesn't disappoint. Recently, Kimmel welcomed a comic bit with the equally gonzo Tammy-Faye Baker-Messner, flaky and pancaked as ever, regaling viewers with her insights on a trip to a Florida chapter of Mensa. The show also welcomes special musical guests. Recently Unwritten Law appeared, although oddly, they were not mentioned in the beginning credits. Even a special appearance by Vince Vaughn with Kimmel's "Uncle Frank" at movie premier kept viewers guessing until the very end of the show. Despite all of the production and coordination that seems patched together in a hurry for Kimmel's show (the effects of the live format), the show is a welcome spin to late night programming. a Tidbits Well, it is cold, rainy, snowy, and dreary outside. There. is not much to do but curl up with your favorite blanket and try to stay warm. On these chilly winter days, I find that the right food can make eve.n the most depressing day · more tolerable. Today, I would like to share with you my personal favorite comfort food. This food can brighten any of my days, or compliment my best. My favorite comfort food is none other than the infamous con.coction we know as chocolate. So, if you are sad or feeling low, get your pep back with some of these recipes. Chocolate Popcorn Recipe courtesy Paula Deen 1/2 cup sugar 1/2 cup light com syrup 1/2 stick butter 2 t~blespoons cocoa 1/2 teaspoon salt 8 cups popcorn Over medium heat, using a four quart pot, combine the sugar, corn syrup, butter, cocoa, and salt and bring to a boil. Once the mixture is well mixed, add the popped corn. Cook and stir until popcorn is coated, approximately two minutes. Cool mixture and shape into three-inch balls. Brownie Sundaes Recipe courtesy Ina Garten 3/4 cups heavy cream 12 ounces semisweet chocolate chips I 1/2 teaspoons instant coffee or espresso powder 6 brownies I quart vanilla ice cream . . . . ......... . ... ....... ........ .~ ~ - This Week in Entertainment History ~ • •• • • • • • • • • • • • : • • • • • : • : • : • • • • • • • • • • • • February 6, 1981- Former Beatles, Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr and George Harrison teamed to record a musical tribute to John Lennon. The result was "All Those Years Ago", which spent three weeks at #2 on the pop music charts. The song was recorded on Harrison's Dark Horse label. February 7, 1940- Walt Disney's ~nimation, Pinocchio, premiered at the Center Theatre in Manhattan, New York. The showing was the second feature-length film for Disney, following Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. One critic called the show, "The happiest event since the war." February 8, 1985 • On CBS-TV, The Dukes of Hazzard" ended its 6-1 /2 year run. The series earned the title of using more stunt men than any other television series. The show would use up to eight cars per episode when the crash sequences got difficult. The theme song, "The Dukes of Hazzard (Good 01' Boys)", was performed by Waylon Jennings. February 9, 1998 - Novelist Barbara Chase-Riboud dropped her$ IO million copyright infringement lawsuit that alleged Steven Spielberg's Dreamworks SKG studio stole her ideas for the movie Amistad. Chase-Riboud said she and her lawyers reviewed Dreamworks' files and other documents and "concluded neither Steven Spielberg nor Dream works did anything improper." February 10, 1956- Elvis Presley recorded "Heartbreak Hotel" for RCA Records in Nashville, Tennessee. The record was awarded two gold records, one for _each side. The hit song gracing the other side was "I Was the One." February 11, 1968 - In New York, the new 20,000 seat Madison Square Garden offici;lly opened, making it the fourth arena to be named Madison Square Garden. The arena for sports and entertainment opened with a gala hosted by Bob Hope and Bing Crosby. February 12, 1994 - Two thieves stole one of the world's most famous paint 0 ings, The Scream by Edvard Munch, in Oslo. * Information provided courtesy of www.uselessknowledge.com -~ •• • •• • •• in th diffe BY MELISSA GALLUP Beacon Staff Writer ~ •• -FEI Melt the heavy cream, chocolate chips, and instant coffee in a bowl over simmering water until smooth, stirring occasionally. Place a brownie on each plate, top with a scoop of ice cream, and serve with warm chocolate sauce. • •• • • • • • • • : • • • • • : • : • : Peppermint Hot Chocolate Recipe courtesy Jackie Riley • l 1/2 cups heavy cream l 1/2cupsmilk I/4 cup sugar I/8 teaspoon salt 6 ounces bittersweet chocolate, chopped 3 drops peppermint oil Sweetened'whipped cream, for garnish Chocolate shavings, for garnish • • • • In a saucepan, combine the cream, milk, sugar, and salt and heat over mediumlow heat. When -the c(eam mixture just begins to steam, add the~hopped chocolate, and stir, until melted. Stir in the peppermint oil. Divide the hot chocolate among mugs and top with whipped cream and chocol~te shavings. • •• .. .. .. .. .......... ..... ...............,..._ _____________________________ ....._ For more tasty recipes, visit: www.wilkesbeacon,com ______.. ......._ Coll the ( Mes �FEBRUARY 6, 2003 15 SPORTS Wilkes Grapplers Continue Tough Schedule Colonels post two wins in last three matches BY WILL MIDGETT Beacon Staff Writer The Wilkes wrestling team competed ·"" two in three matches on Saturday in different locations. First the team traveled to Lycoming College for the MAC Duals. Once there, the Colonels took on Elizabethtown and Messiah. Wilkes squashed Elizabethtown 46-12 but then fell to Messiah 27-1 3. After the disappointing loss to Messiah, Wilkes packed up and headed to Hackettstown, New Jersey to face Centenary College. Wilkes was able to beat the host team 35-15. . Elizabethtown didn't pose much of a threat to Wilkes as it gave up four forfeits. Wilkes won its first three matches and earned a key pin at 147 from junior captain, Bryan Wech. "Being a captain makes me want to set an example for the rest of the team," said Wech. The team captain later suffered an injury default against Centenary when he caught an elbow in the eye. He had to forfeit that match because the doctors didn't want the cut to get any bigger, but he Become a Lifesaver/ Donate Plasma that Is needed for mlllfons of people each year ... IBPI Interstate Blood & Plasma, Inc. 41 S. Main St Wilkes Barre, PA It's Safe and Convenient was _able to wrestle on Wednesday against the College of New Jersey. Junior co-captain Jed Starner and junior Jon Neyerlin came away with big victories for the Colonels. Both wrestlers pinned their opponents, Starner at 157 and Neyerlin at 184. Wilkes also received forfeits at 125, 174, 197, and 285. Wilkes was only able to win three .matches against a tough Messiah squad. Freshman Sean Davies won a 5-2 decision at 165 and sophomore Rex Harris scored a huge 13-2 major decision at 174. The team also received a forfeit at 285. Over the weekend, Harris improved his record to an impressive 27-3. Although he has been one of the most productive wrestlers for Wilkes this season, he still feels that he hasn't wrestled to his full potential. "Once I do that," he explains, "It'll be a show." As a current theme for the Wilkes grapplers, they faced a team hurting from forfeits. Centenary gave up four matches at 149, 157, 165, and 197. Wilkes also won two big matches at 133 and 285. Junior John Muscarella (133) earned a 16-0 technical fall and senior Cory Flei sher pinned his opponentin 3:18. With the MAC Championships looming in the distance, Wilkes still has some tough competition to face in the next two weeks. Wilkes will travel to Ithaca College on Saturday, February 8. The following weekend, the Colonels will face Scranton and Lycoming at Gettysburg College. Donate Todayllllll The Beacon/Mick Jenkins Fritz Delva gets set to begin a match while the refree looks on. r-------------------------------------~ I I I I I I I I Bring this coupon in todaylll I I I I I I -~-------------------------------------~ �16 FEBRUARY 6, 2003 SPORTS . Lady Colonels Catch Fire Late, Burn FDU Saturday, it looked as though those critics were right, as the Lady Colonels shot a dismal twenty-four percent from the floor in Following last Wednesday's I 0-point the first half. loss to rival King's College, some may have New half, new ballgame. thought that the Wilkes University Lady Despite the lackluster shooting in the Colonels would be out of gas as they first half and lethargic play on both ends of headed into Saturday's contest with FDUthe court, Wilkes had a two-point lead Florham, a team primed for an upset that heading into the break. The Lady Colonels would dampeh Wilkes' playoff chances. then went on a 15-2 run to start the second After 20 minutes of action on half, en route to a 73-60 victory at the Marts Center. With the win, the Lady Colonels improved to 12-6 overall and 4-4 in the Freedom Conference. FDU fell to 7-10 overall and 1-7 in the conference. Senior Whitney Bull and sophomore Andrea DeMaranville provided much of the offensive explosion, tallying 13 and 12 respectively in the second half. . FDU got out to the early lead at the 18 :20 mark of the first half on a basket by Veronica Cant. Bull then gave Wilkes the lead with a traditional three-point play on the ensuing possession. The Devils then went on an 8-0 run to give them an 11-4 advantage with 14:52 to play in the opening half. Four different players connected on field goals to spread the lead to seven. Wilkes began to chip away at the lead but would get no closer than The Beacon/Mick Jenkins two points until the final two minutes Andrea DeMaranville pushes the ball upcoµrt of the half. Bull made a pair of free during Saturday's game against FDU. throws to tie the game at 28-28 with BY KEVIN SICKLE Beacon Sports Editor I :40 remaining. Freshman Andrea Kacprowicz then gave the Lady Colonels their first lead since the 18:08 mark. Following an FDU free throw, DeMaranville answered with o_ne of her own to give Wilkes the 31-29 advantage at intermission. "We got some shots; we just didn't get any to drop," commented head coach Jim Reed about his team's 7 for 29 shooting performance in the first half. "Everything was kind of slow. Nobody was moving, and we missed some wide open shots," explained DeMaranville. The Beacon/Mick Jenkins The Lady Colonels Sarah Kopko drives the lane for two on Pamela Sagehorn. came out of the locker room .ready to play, and showed it, using DeMaranville scored six points to give the their big run to stretch the lead to 15 with Lady Colonels their biggest lead of the 14:33 left. Bull scored five points to go contest. along with four by DeMaranville, with FDU did anything but lay down as Kacprowicz and sophomore Danielle they W..'!nt on a 9-0 run late in the game, but Kresock both hitting from downtown the deficit was too much to overcome. during the run that provided the cushion. Lauralee Janoski scored on two-consecuThe lead got to 20 on two separate ti ve possessions and Kathryn Pearson occasions mid-way through the second completed a three-point play to make the half, and with 2:33 left to play, Wilkes Lady Colonels enjoyed a 22-point advantage. Kresock continued on page 17 again connected from distance and Colonels Fend-off Pesky Devils Plisko and Morgan combine Jor 47 points in win BY DENNIS FERENCHICK Beacon Editorial Board Chair Making his third career start at point guard, junior Dave Plisko "poured in a game-high 25 points and dished out six assists to help Wilkes University overcome a poor shooting performance and beat FDU-Florham 78-66 on Saturday afternoon at the Marts Center. Juniors Mik~ Morgan and Phil . Bonczewski added 22 and 13 points respectively for the Colonels who improved to 14-4 overall and 5-3 in the Freedom Conference. Senior Brian McCauley also scored a game-high 25 points and sophomore Justin Barrows-Trewitt added 20 for the Devils who fell to 711 overall and I-7 in conference play. Wilkes shot just 36.7 percent from the field in the game, after coming off a blistering 60 percent shooting performance in a 77-64 victory over cross-town rival King's College. · However, the Colonels managed to enter the locker room with a slim 36-33 lead, thanks to a 17-point first-half performance from a red-hot Plisko. Continuing to adjust to his new role, the Hanover native scored 10 points just six minutes into the contest, and buried his third straight threepointer in a span of two minutes to give Wilkes a 20-9 lead with 12:40 remaining in the first. "I felt good out there," said Plisko, who was 7 for 12, including 3 for 6 from behind the arc in the first half. "In warm-ups I was hitting my shot, ~nd I just got a little rhythm going. As soon as you hit your first shot it's a little easier to get going, and I just took tbe ball to the hole and my shots just fell for me pretty much." After playing only four minutes in the first half due to foul trouble, Morgan ignited the Colonels at the start of the second by quickly burying two threes and hitting a free throw to increase the lead to 10 with 17: 15 left to play. "I didn't play much in the first half, so I just treated it [the second halt] like it was a new game," said Morgan, who scored 21 of his 22 points after half-time. "I wasn't tired at all, so I used that to my advantage. I had fresh legs, and I was able to get my own shots off." Wilkes led by as many as 14 points in the second half, · but FDU would make a late run, cutting the lead to 64-60 on a Jamaal Ford three-pointer with 3:30 left in the game. However, Plisko immediately found an open Morgan who answered with a three of his own to give Wilkes a seven-p.oint lead and kill the Devils' comeback bid. "The goal at the beginning of the second half was to get Michael some shots, and we got him some good looks," said head coach Jerry Rickrode. "I thought a big play was when they hit a three and he answered right back with a three." Morgan finished the game 6 for 13 from the field, including 5 of 12 from threepoint range. Plisko ended up 8 for 16 from the floor, Colonels continued on page 17 The Beacon/Mick Jenkins Phil Bonczewski looks to pass during Saturday's game. FEB B wrest! fans b "who.' freshm 197m potenti Un ive contim Colon displ a fresh himsel winni out of t into th La score 7, Flahe proved Wilkes the fi na do ublereboun JO boa Kopko back a figures tossed the Josi other's team's of beini �SPORTS FEBRUARY 6, 2003 17 Bleich: Future Pin-nacle BY J.J. HANSON Beacon Assistant Sports Editor What's new in the Marts Center wrestling room that has Wilkes wrestling fans buzzing? It's not a "what; 0~t's a Wilkes-Barre native Eric Bleich, the freshman star wrestling for Wilkes at the l97 mark, is demonstrating enormous potential this year to represent Wilkes University on the national level and continue the tradition of excellence that the Colonels wrestling program has historically displayed. Bleich began wrestling in 9th grade for Hanover Area. Coming in to Wilkes as a freshman, Bleich set a humble goal for himself, "My goal was just to have a winning record." Eric blew his humble goal out of the water while making the transition into the college level and is now set on Jns n. he s but l- winning his way to nationals. Assistant coach Jon Laudenslager said Bleich is such a good wrestler because he has, "Desire to be good. He's got a great work ethic. He is constantly learning ... doing the steps necessary to improve himself." It is this work effort that has made him a formidable opponent for all who have the misfortune to face him. In the move to the college level, Bleich has had to wrestle at a higher weight and therefore change his strategy. When on the mat Bleich goes for the, "double leg take down, hard, fast, and strong. Snap his head to get him into position, and blast him with a double." This is a technique that few opponents have been able to withstand. Despite his initial success at Wilkes, there is one opponent the future allAmerican has had difficulty defeating. Bleich said of his battle, "My tough- score 73-58. Another bucket by Ashley Flaherty decreased the margin to 13, but it proved to be the game's final points as Wilkes was able to run out the clock, making the final score 73-60. The Lady Colonels got a pair of double-doubles from Bull (24 points and 12 rebounds) and DeMaranville (23 points and 10 boards) in the victory. Freshman Sarah Kopko scored eight points in her first game back after missing three games due to injury. FDU put three players in double fig ures. Pearson finished with 14, Janoski tossed in 13, and Flaherty contributed 10 in the losing effort. "As players, we have to pick up each other's slack," commented Kopko about the team's second half corrections. "That's part of being a team." "I think we hustled a lot more," DeMaranville concluded. "Everyone was on their toes and we started making shots." "I knew [DeMaranville] was on the verge," commented Reed of his sophomore sensation. "We needed her to step up and have a big game, and she did." With so many players out due to injury, Reed also had to rely on some key performances from his bench players. "[Freshman] Nadine Taylor gave.us some strong minutes," Reed said. "It doesn't show up with a bunch of stats, but her contribution was really valuable to us winning the game." The Lady Colonels will be on the road on for the next two games, traveling to Drew on Saturday and then .to Lebanon Valley for a non-conference game on Monday. They will then return home to square off against DeSales on Wednesday. www.musicalenergi.com . atso buying & selling: DVDS•VHS VIDEO GAMES RECORDS TAPES· ... •fl ... •fl jn rlddUS/CfiL ENERU/ n j n n n rno~rERS I /~~~~ n nnnnnnnnnnnn 59 north ~ain street • Wilkes-barre • 829-2929 bestsel~ction best prices 1e. ·r, The Beacon/Mick Jenkins Freshman Eric Bleich has made an impact for the Colonels this season. Lady Colonels Continued from page 16 nnnnnnnnnnnn n n j caSh for ~our j n cornpacf <JiScS n nn nn ns est opponent, I think, has been myself. I wrestled some pretty tough kids, but had the capabilities of beating them. Being a freshman, I underestimated myself and I let them take advantage of that." Bleich shows a sense of heart and desire on and off the mat that is contagious to those who are in his presence. In a era in which people so often are willing to pass their problems onto someone else, Bleich is eager to take on a challenge, stare it in the face, and strike it down. This feeling came out in his assistant coach's remarks on Bleich's future, "He wants to go to the limit. He is committed; he has the desire that he wants to be a national champ/All-American. He doesn't want to wait until he is a senior. He wants to get it done now." \l I cool gifts Wilkes recently held a pool tournament in the Student Center. Students were able to show off their shark capabilities for prizes. Colonels Continued from page 16 from the floor, hitting four from behind the arc. Bonczewski added I I boards for the Colonels, who out rebounded the Devils 40 to 33. "I thought we went after the basketball really nicely in the second half on the boards," explained Rickrode. "At the half they were up on us by four rebounds and we ended up out-rebounding them by seven. So, the second we out-rebounded them by 11, which I thought was really big because we did not shoot the ball well." "There were a lot of fouls in the game, · and we're starting to shoot the line a little better which is a positive," added Rickrode. "And as I said, it doesn't matter how you played four weeks ago, it's how you're playing right now. We've juggled some things and the guys have responded well to it, and we're playing the best that we've played at this point." ~pring Break 2003 Cancun, Acapulco, Jamaica, Bahamas and Florida. Groups save up to $120 per room! STS @ 1-800-648-4849 www.ststravel.com �18 FEBRUARY 6, 2003 SPORTS Out in Leftfield: LeBron James BY KEVIN SICKLE Beacon Sports Editor "I just got all kinds of crap in there. Timberlands, Jordans, adidas, Air Force Ones. I got a Julius Erving throwback jersey, a Pete Maravich, a Kenny Anderson from the Nets. I got Jerry West, Kareem AbdulJabbar." No, it's not your local Champs or FootLocker manager describing his stock room. It's prep basketball's biggest phenom, LeBron James, telling ESPN.com columnist Tom Friend about his collection of &neakers and sports attire. , James has been under the national microscope for two years now, but the magnification has increased tenfold since December of2002 when ESPN The Magazine put him.on the cover of its "NEXT" issue. The magazine's most popular issue of the year showcases the best up-and-coming talent.that the sports world has to offer, and editors chose James as their number one star. The kid is phenomenal, but when was the last time you saw a high school basketball game on national television? How about pay-per-view? Never? You're not the only one. Up until the current reign of "King James," this was almost unheard of. Now, it seems to be commonplace. James and his St. Vincent - St. Mary (Akron, OH) Irish appear on SportsCenter, pay-per-view, and ESPN2 with regularity. From his 360-degree dunk in a game to the triumph over then top-ranked Oak Hill Academy, James has been in the national spotlight wherever he goes. What started with a sneaker company sending free sneakers to James and his Irish teammates has now culminated in a suspension for the superstar. On Friday, the Ohio High School Athletic Association (OHSAA) declared James ineligible for the remainder of the regular season and playoffs - a decision that stood for just five days before being temporarily blocked by Summit County Judge James Williams. The penalty that stands as of press time is that James must miss two games, the result of his acceptance of two jerseys from a sporting goods store in the Athens area in exchange for posing for pictures to be put on the store walls - a clear violation of the status of amateur. In addition the' decision is retroactive, meaning that the game James missed over the weekend counts as one of the two games he must miss. The real kicker, however, comes in the fact that St. Vincent St. Mary gets to choose the other game that James will miss. It's becoming a three-ring circus. And who exactly is responsible for all of this? Could it be head coach Dru Joyce? How about the school itself? What role does the media play in all of this? Is it possible that LeBron's mother, Gloria James, let this get out of hand? And what about the sneaker companies like Adidas, Nike, Reebok, andAndl? The answer is all of the above. Lastly, we come to the media, most For starters, the sneaker companies notably ESPN. As mentioned, LeBron attracted attention to this kid by sending graced the cpver of their most popular issue James and his teammates free sneakers and of the year. His team has made national other merchandise - allowing James to television appearances twice on ESPN2. capitilize monetarily on his athletic fame (a They plaster his highlights on SportsCenter clear violation of amateur status). ' and have dozens of articles about him on Joyce revamped his team's schedule ESPN.com. But it couldn't be them ... this season to allow LeBron's skills to be There are so many things to point to showcased around the country. The Irish that show LeBron has been spoiled rotten have traveled to California, North Carolina, and put on a pedestal that we reserve for and Pennsylvania already this season, and only the greatest of the great. Pretty lofty they will be playing in a tournament in New standards for an 18-year-old. Jersey this coming weekend. Did Joyce SportsNation has pushed this kid too have the best interests of LeBron and his far, and he is paying the price. You can't teammates in mind, or was he out to blame a guy for taking advantage of his advance himself, both professionally and situation, accepting gifts that are thrown financially? his way. He's just a senior in high school, St. Vincent - St. Mary allowed Joyce and look at all of the media attention to deviate from the standard schedule they - surrounding him. No one should have to had played for years. In addition to that, put up with cameras following him everythey hiked ticket prices because of the where he goes, not even being able to eat following LeBron was gathering. But that's lunch without fanfare. not monetarily capitalizing on athletic I saw it coming. You saw it coming. fame ... Eyeryone saw it coming. LeBron could What about Gloria-James, the loving have lived a normal life. He could have motherofLeBron? From all vantage points gone to class, maintained that 3.5, gone out it looks like she has raised a good young with all the good-looking girls, and guided man. After all, he maintains a 3.5 grade his team to the state championship. But point.average and is respected by teachers that simple life is gone. He now has to glare and peers. Sure, she didn't have the into television cameras day in and day out $50,000 to buy that shiny new Hummer that and answer to allegations that he is LeBron drives, but she borrowed the accepting more free goods. He's not going money so that her boy could have a car to to get a quality college education and will drive. She had no idea it would bring even probably never truly experience the thrill of more attention to LeBron ... la in colle e hoo s, and that's a shame. 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Thank You for Your PatlencE �SPORTS FEBRUARY 6, 2003 19 Colonel Clipboard Cake-Walk On Tap Saturday Wrestling Womens Basketball Drew, 1 p.m. Wilkes 35 Saturday Centenary 15 Results Men's Basketball at Drew, 3 p.m. 125 Ramos (C) dee. Mayer, 9-6 Wrestling at Ithaca, 7 p.m. 133 Muscarella (W) tech. fall, Gaeta, 16-0 Monday 141 Brucato (C) inj. def. Wech, 16-4 Women's Basketball at Lebanon Valley, 7 p.m. 149 Stamer (W) forfeit 157 Johnson (W) forfeit 184 Yutko (W) forfeit 174 Curtin (C) dee. Davies, 3-1 SD 184 Kubieck (C) dee. Delva, 5-4 Wednesday Womens Basketball VS. DeSales, 6 p.m. Mens Basketball VS. DeSales, 8 p.m. 197 For more sports information, visit: www.wilkesbeacon.com In Review Bleich (W) forfeit 285 Fleisher (W) pin Haubois, 3-1 Mens Basketball Wilkes 78, FDU-Florham 66 Women's Basketball Wilkes 73, FDU-Florham 60 Wrestling MAC Duals Wilkes 46, Elizabethtown 12; Messiah 27, Wilkes 13 Wilkes 35, Centenary 15 Wednesday · Mens Basketball Lycoming 67, Wilkes 66 Athlete of the Week Dave Plisko, . Basketball The junior, who made his first career start at point guard against St. Mary's (MD), lead the Colonels to three straight victories, including an 84-78 win over the Seahawks on January 27 and a 77-64 win over cross-town rival King's College on January 29 at the Marts Center. Against the Monarchs, he scored a game-high 23 points, grabbed five rebounds, dished out five assists, and had three ·steals. Plisko, who averaged 22.6 points and 5.6 assists during the three-game winning streak, poured in 25 points and handed out six assists in a 78-66 victory over FDU-Florham on Saturday. Plisko, a graduate of Hanover Area High School, hails from Sugar Notch, PA. Numbers Of the Week Womens Basketball Lycoming 65, Wilkes 45 Wrestling College of New Jersey 31, Wilkes 15 For more sports information, visit: www.wilkesbeacon.com 56.3 - 77.1 Beacons Best Bet 9 ednesday- Men's Basketball VS. DeS~les, 8 p.m. ied for the final playoff spot in the Freedom Conference, the olonels are in a must win situation against the Bulldogs. Field goal percentage of senior Alex Hairston - a Colonels team-high Free throw percentage of freshman Sara:h Kopko - a Lady Colonels team-high Number of days until the start of the Colonels baseball season, when they travel Neumann College for a doubleheader ResidentAssistantPositionsAvailable The Beacon/Kristin Hake Do you want to get more involved in campus life? 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Chinese Auction: 11 - 1 p.m., Henry Student Center stars perha datin possi and: Winter- Weekend Team Leader Meeting: 11 a.m., SG Office Discussion: Women in the Military: 7 p.m., Breiseth 211 one c Saco andl rese2 'Hon ares stars Friday, Febuary 7 Movie Night: 7 p.m., Cinemark Theatre Vagina Monologes: 7:30 p.m., Henry Student Center Ballroom Chinese Auction: 11 - 1 p.m., Henry Student Center Saturday, Febuary 8 The Beacon/Kristin Hake Wilkes University recently opened a 24-hour computer lab for students in Bedford Hall. Sunday, Febuary 9 Bingo: 8:00 p.m., Henry Student Center Vagina Monologes Pre-Show: 6:30 p.m., Henry Student Cen~r Ballroom Sniper, the play: 11 :00 a.m., Henry Student Center Vagina Monologes: 7:30 p.m., Henry Student Center Ballroom Alternative Spring Break Spaghetti Dinner: 4:30- 7:00 p.m., St. Stephen's Episcopal Church MENC Workshop: 8 a.m.- 3 p.m., Location TBA Vagina Monologes: 2 p.m., Henry Student Center Ballroom Free Jceskating: Midnight - 2 a.m., Icebox, Route 315 Women's Basketball at Drew: 1:30p.m., Men's Basketball at Drew: 3:30p.m., recen Libra thous Monday, Febuary 10 Tuesday, Febuary 11 Sele, ofa, man this abm Auditions for Reading Railroad: 3 p.m., TV Studio Wednesday, Febuary 12 Penguins Game: 7:05 p.m., First Union Center Women's Basketball vs. DeSales: 6 p.m., Marts Gym Men's Basketball vs. DeSales: 8 p.m., Marts Gym Women's Basketball at Lebanon Valley: 7:00p.rn., Robert Mooney : 7 p.m., Kirby Hall Wrestling at Ithaca : 7p.m., Wilkes-Barre Weekly Weather TODAY 31/20 FRIDAY 34/24 SATURDAY 37/30 SUNDAY 37/31 TUESDAY 36/15 The Beacon welcollles notices of events ... publicize, it's free! Post your event by visiting www.wilkesbeacon.com or email wilkesbeacon@hotmail.com cc � 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 2003 February 6th Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2003 February 6 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Newspaper Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Communication Studies Department Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Wilkes University https://omeka.wilkes.edu/omeka/files/original/2611bcde57892c0844903cb14d90c300.pdf 354de155ea45fac8897c218a60d7fe65 PDF Text Text The THE NE-W · January 30, 2003 Volume55 Issue l;2 \o www.wilkesbeacon.com OF TODAY REPORTED BY THE JOURNALISTS OF TOMORROW Campus Map to be Installed Behind Student Center Donations made by the class of '99 leave their mark at Wilkes BY GABERIELLE LAMB and STEPHEN KEMBLE Beacon Assistant News Editor and Staff Writer A campus map, donated by the class of 1999, surrounded by engraved bricks will be installed on campus by the·end of the spring semester said Director of The Wilkes Fund, Carol Maculloch. The map will be located behind The Henry Student Center next to the commuter parking lot. The map, projected to cost a little more .han $10,000, was supported by about half of the 1999 senior class's donations. Students were asked to donate $50 per year for two years. However, funding from outside sources contributed to the completion of the project. Maculloch was approached by the senior class with the idea because they felt the university was mi ssing this important piece. "Sometimes the senior class will approach the university for ideas of what to donate. In this situation, the senior class already had the idea about maps, and felt that the university would really benefit with maps on campus," said Maculloch. Student Government President, Selena Bednarz agreed. "I think it is a great idea, and it will add a new dimension to Wilkes," said Bednarz. "Other students I have talked to are a~so excited about the idea." The senior class of 1998 also had some input into what the structure will end up looking like. Their gift consisted of a brick campaign in which all of the seniors from the class of 1998 who participated in the campaign will have their name (or nickname) on a brick, and all of the bricks will then be placed around the base of the campus map. "Originally the class of 1998 wanted to build a pathway using bricks that had the seniors names engraved on them," said Maculloch. "But because only 70 bricks were bought, a decision was made to place the bricks around the map behind The Henry Student Center. " The campus maps, which have been in the works for four years, are being built by Highland Associates. As Muculloch noted, picking the vendor was one of the most difficult parts of the project. "The biggest setback was finding a vendpr to create the map. Originally we found an artist who used watercolor to make maps, which was beautiful," Courtesy of Carol Maculloch Featured above is the future site of the Wilkes University campus Map, which was donated by the class of 1999. said Maculloch. "However, we realized that once the map was made, that was it. In order to update it, we would need to make a whole new map. In the end, we decided to go with this design because it is easier and more inexpensive to update and change." Mr. Mark Golaszewski, Graphic Design Manager and Marketing Communications at Wilkes University, said, "The map will absolutely be useful to the campus. It will fill a huge void we have and everyone from Public Safety to Admissions Ca~pusMap continued on page 5 Ga01e Roo01 to be Ready by March BYWILLMIDGETI, JENIFER MARKS, and ASHLEYSKAFLESTAD Beacon Staff Writers TheW-BEECredit Union located on the first floor of the Student Union Building had served Wilkes students for eighteen months, but The Beacon/MJck Jenkins students will riow use that space in a very different way. According to a Many students have noticed the stricter enforcement of on Student Government campus parking lots this semester. Here, at the Henry Student Center survey, the Credit Union parking lot, an illegal car is removed from the lot. According to Chris wasn't being used to its Bailey, Director of Public Safety, security will cite any unauthorized ' potential. "There are vehicle for the first offense with a $25 fme. The second offense will many banks around most likely result in the offender being towed as well as a $25 fine. school," said Sophomore These fines can be appealed within one week at the traffic counciJ Class President Liz located in the Max Roth Center. Yet Bailey warns, "If you want to Roveda. "People can get chance parking without a permit you may get away with it. but in all to them with their cars." likelihood you will be towed.·• -Jeff Gellar Parking Crackdown . the students agreed that the space However, Student would be best used for a more 'studentGovernment representatives do oriented' game room ." acknowledge the fact that the SG's decision was based on the loss of the Credit Union will fact that over the summer of 2002, the affect some students, so they Student Center's first floor game area are looking to install another that previously housed two pool tables, ATM machine from a different a ping-pong table, and several arcade company than the one already games was lost to the expansion of the located at the Credit Union. SG was given the task to determine what should be done Game Room with the newly-available space. continued on page 5 As reported last semester in The Beacon, members came to the News ................................................. 1-5 conclusion to tum Editorial ................................. ~ .... 6-7 the space into a game room. Student Arts &'Entertainment. ............ 11-14 Government President Selena Sports .... ~ ................. :............... 15-19 Bednarz explained that, "a majority of Calendar.............................................. 20 Index: Features..................................... 8-10 . �2 JANUARY 30 2003 NEWS The Beacon Box lll Wtlkes University 192 South Franklin St. Hollenback Hall Wilk.es-Barre, PA 18766 (570) 408-5903 E-mail: wilk.esbeacon@hotmail.com Staff Mana2in2 Editor +. 1Marcus Sowcik Editorial Board Chair · Change in S_huttle Service The shuttle service will run on a new time schedule as of Monday, Febuary 3. The goal of this new schedule is to increase consistency and reliability of the daily shuttle runs. The new schedule is as follows: Monday through Friday: Shuttle will run ON DEMAND (no scheduling) until 9 AM. Beginning at 9 AM, the shuttle will leave both Ralston Field and the Henry Student Center every fifteen minutes. This will allow for four runs per hour as follows: Top of the hour, quarter past the hour, on the bottom of the hour, and quarter to the hour. .At 6 PM, the shuttle will return to running on a demand schedule. This schedule is experimental and is subject to change. The goal of the schedule is to help insure that students will be able to rely on the shuttle, knowing at all times when they can be picked up and dropped off. We would appreciate your feelback on this new schedule. Any comments or suggestions can be addressed to Mike Malkemes, ext. 4982, in the Public Safety Office or Commuter Council at wotanill@wilkes.edu. tiennis Ferenchictc · • tAsst. Opinion Editor AmandaDarbenzio News Editor GabeLeDonne Asst. News Editor Joseph DeAngelis > Asst. News Editor GabrielleLamb Features Editor Bridget Giunta Asst. Features Editor Kristen Bradigan A&E Editor Jessica Skutack Ass.)g\&B:Qiwr Ra»:tu.tal ~o~r Asst. Sports Editor J.J. Hanson Photo/Graphics Editor Kristin Hake Asst. Photo/Graphics Editor Mick Jenkins Online Editor Mike Burke Advertisin2 and Business Manaa:er Dave Grasso Faculty,Advisor Andrea Breemer Frantz ... • ,Bacllg:round Info * Established in 1944 * Member of the Pennsylvania Newspaper Association * Printed on Thursdays, with the exception of holidays * 1,500 papers distributed weekly �JANUARY 30, 2003 NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL News Briefs . Courtesy of the Associated Press Teenager thrown 25 feetiq air from Jeep grabs overhead wires 1 KANSAS CITY. Missouri (AP)• A teenager Wa§ catapulted at 1east25 feet (7.5 meters) in the air ducin an auto accident but grabbeq onto overhead utility wires like an action hero and dangled for about 20 minutes before a rescue crew brought him down by ladder. , Joe R. Thompson ID, 18, was treated for bruises and scratches ata hospital and was released. "God was definitely in control," he said. Thompsqn lost control of his Jeep on Monday evening after another car suddenly turned in front of him.Thompson's Jeep clipped the other car and rolled over and over, possibly five times. witnesses said. The Jeep's fiberglass top was ripped off, and Thompson, who was not wearing a seat belt, flew through the air. bouncing off three power lines and falling o.qJo,,w,hatht; " thinks was a telephone wire and grounding wire. His leg caught in onewire, and grabbed for the other. "I just kept saying a prayer over. and over," he said TuesdayJrorq his home in the suburb of Blue Springs. • · Sgt. Ray Myers of the Blue Springs police said Thompson was "bear-hugging" the wires when help arrived. The wires were insulated, but the power lines above him had tdbe turned off' before the rescue ladder could be raised. " OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) -Oakland's police chief says his force was ready for the post-Super Bowl mayhem that hit the streets, but that several youQg men intent on breaking the law were to blame for a mob that quickly got out of hand and ransacked several businesses. Even withabout400 officers on thestreet, 250 more than normal,Jaweriforcement had trouble at times getting the crowd.s to leave a troubled east Oakland neighborhood long after the Raiders lost the game, Chief Richard Word said Monday. ''When it was apparent that the Raiders were going to lose, we did not anticipate that people would turn to the streets to celebrate,'' Word said. "Unfortunately, you ·bad a convergence of some young men that seemed hellbent on taking adyantage ofa situation to engage in lawlessness." There were more than 80 people arrested, most for public.drunkenness, throwing objects at moving cars and refusing to disperse tn the t)ours after tl)e Raiders' 48-21 loss Sunday to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Nine fire department vehicles and 12 police cars were damagectby thrown objects and three firefighters were injured, none seriously. Police lobbed tear gas canisters into the crowds and pelted tl\em with rubber bullets, driving them away from ti:oubled International Boulevard and Qnto smaller streets. But as the squeeze was put on the roving groups of young men, they would appear a block away, some throwing bottles 3ct police, -..yhile othe~ drnve circle~ in the street amid clouds of tire rubber smoke. " ,, " , ±@, + '·, ~•Man, this is memorie it's a ba!,i way," . eso Perez said. "Oak~ landistl'i:lty majority support his policies on Iraq an area where the president enjoyed support of more than 80 percent a year ago. "This country has many chaJJenges. We will not deny, we will not ignore, we will not pass along our problems to other Congresses, other presidents and other generations," Bush said. The speech was delivered amid intense security as lawmakers, Cabinet members, military leaders and Supreme Court justices gathered for the annual event. Several hundred people massed on the Capitol building lawn to protest Bush's policies, rangi_ng from a possible war in Iraq to his approach to health care. The U.S. Constituion requires presidents to "from time to time give the Congress information of the State of the Union." The presidential speeches were delivered in writing to Congress for more than I 00 years, until President Woodrow Wilson in 1913 decided to restart the tradition of delivering them to joint habits in 15 years, it didn't hurt their high school grade point average~, according to an annual study based on a survey of the first-year students. The study, released Monday, found 33.4 percent of collegefreshmen spent six hours or more per week studying or doing homework during theirseniot year in high school. It was the lowest percentage since the survey questiop was first posed by the Higher Education Research Institute at the University of California, Los Angeles in 1987. Still, more than 45 percent of freshmen said they managed to g(aduate high school with an "A" average. Alexander Astin, who started the survey in 1966, attributed the high grade point averages to a single factor. The number of "distractions" such as parties in college make hitting the books in college even more difficult, Shutter said. According to the survey, however, Shutter's class doesn't drink anywhere near as much as its predecessors. The study said an all-time low of 46.5 percent of freshmen compared to a high of 73.7 percent in 1982 reported drinking beer either frequently or occasionally"over the past 12 months. Furthermore, 35.8 percent of freshmen said they don't attend a single party during a typical week. J a By Ron Fournier Associated Press White House Corresponent Oakland crowds leave wake. ~f debris after Super Bowl Study: Freshmen have worst study habits in years, drink less Although American freshmen arrived at college last faU with fpe WQ(Ststudy ' Bush, in State of Union, says Sadda01 'deceiving not disar01ing' WASHINGTON (AP) - Building a case for war against Iraq, President George W. Bush said he wiJI present fresh evidence to the United Nations next week of Saddam Hussein's illegal weapons and vowed the United States wiJI !earl a campaign to disarm the Iraqi regime ifhe refuses to surrender its arms. "The course of this nation does not depend on the decision of others," Bush said Tuesday in his second State of the Union address. "We will consult, but let there be no misunderstanding: If Saddam Hussein does not fully disarm for the safety of our people, and for the peace of the world, we wiJI lead a coalition to disarm him," the president said. Speaking to Congress and a global television audience, Bush presented a laundry list of Saddam's aJJeged offenses, some of them newly revealed to the public. He said intelligence sources have reported that thousands of Iraqi personnel are at work hiding documents and materials from the U.N. weapons inspectors. Specifically, Bush said Saddam has not accounted for up to 25,000 liters of anthrax, 38,000 liters of botulism toxin, 500 tons of sarin, mustard gas and VX nerve agent and upwards of 30,000 munitions capable of delivering chemical weapons. "If this is not evil, then evil has no meaning," Bush said. For the first time since the Sept. 11 attacks transformed him into a wartime president, Bush faced serious questions about his leadership. Most Americans don't approve of his handling of the economy, poJJs show, and only a bare he f6rreil. •(I:' l=:::::==:::::::::::::==::::::::::===::::::::::::::::=:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::=:==':::::::::'.:::::::::::::::::::::=::::::::::::::::::~ 3 sessions of Congress in person. The first half of Bush's address was devoted to domestic policy, a reflection of his desire not to let Iraq overshadow a presidential agenda geared toward the 2004 re-election campaign. The heart of Bush's domestic agenda is his $674 billion plan to revive the economy and a $400 billion, 10-year plan to overhal Medicare. His plans also include medical liability, the environment and energy policy, aides said. Democrats challenged Bush's efforts both at home and abroad. Washington Gov. Gary Locke, tapped to deliveF the Democratic response to Bush, said that economic recovery would not happen until states and cities receive help from Washington something missing from Bush's economic proposals. "People are clearly worried about terrorism and Iraq but those concerns should not overshadow the pressing needs of the people here at home," Locke said: The president described the United States as still recovering from recession, terrorist attacks, corporate scandals and stock market declines. "Our economy is recovering, yet it is not growing fast enough or strongly enough," Bush said. He proposed spending new money for research to develop hydrogen powered cars and to tutor children of prison inmates. He also called for a new $600 miJlion drug treatment program in which federal money could go to religious cpmmunity service programs. _ Bush, entering the first phase of his re-election campaign, opened his speech with a summary of his domestic agenda, then spent the last half of his address oiscussing a "world of chaos and constant alarm." Sixteen months after the Sept. 11 , 2001, attacks and the beginn\ng of the battle against terrorism, Bush said, "The war goes on and we are winning." While Osama bin Laden and other key terrorists still elude capture, the president said the United States has _caught many key commanders of al-Qaida. Citing intelligence sources, Bush renewed his assertion that Saddam aids and protects terrorists, including members of al-Qaida. "Secretly, without fingerprints, he could provide one of his hidden weapons to terrorists or help them develop their own," Bush said. Invoking memories of the Sept. 11 attacks, Bush said, "Imagine those 19 hijackers with other weapons and other plans this time armed by Saddam Hussein." Bush said Saddam has shown "his utter contempt" for the United Nations and must be brought to account unless he disarms. �4 JANUARY 30 2003 NEWS The Oscars of Acadelllics TREC nominations honor innovative Wilkes educators BY ELVIRA ILLIANO & LIZA CARDAMONE Beacon Staff Writers Dedicated, intriguing, and innovative are just a few qualities students look for in their teachers. But sometimes just filling in the bubbles on the teacher evaluation sheets at the end of the semester doesn't feel like enough to say "thanks" to those who really go the extra mile in the classroom. To recognize the effort teachers put forth, Teacher Recognition and Evaluation Committee, (TREC) is now seeking nominations for its annual Innovative Teacher Award. The Committee, made up of five teachers and one student representative, has honored· one Wilkes University faculty member each year with the award for several years. Four years ago Alicia Lindgren, former Assistant Professor of Humanities at Wilkes University, proposed the Innovative Teacher Award. "When I proposed the . establishment of the Innovative Teaching Recognition Award, I attempted to keep·the focus off the competitive nature of the awards and 'winners.' Instead, I sought to use the awards as a vehicle for recognizing and encouraging facu~ty who informed themselves of the vast body of knowledge our profession has on the nature of learning and who incorporated this knowledge into their classroom teaching strategies, with emphasis on innovative techniques that be announced in May during Faculty -Does your teacher exhibit exceppromote effective student problem solving Recognition Evening. and critical thinking skills," Lindgren tional ability to motivate students to use Previous winners of the Innovative collaborative learning effectively? commented. Teacher Award include Dr. Andrea Frantz, •Does your teacher implement The Innovative Teacher Award Assistant professor of Communication innovative and engaging teaching straterecognizes teachers who have made a Studies; Dr. Linda M. Paul, Associate difference in the lives of students by using gies? •Does you teacher involve students Professor of Philosophy; Ms. Debra I. effective, unique teaching strategies thar Chapman, Instructor of Biology; and Dr. in joint faculty research projects that promote a greater level of knowledge. As Robert Heaman, Professor Emeritus of Terry Holdren, Wilkes University student promote higher level thinking? Important criteria that will help to English. and TREC Student Representative indiThe TREC Committee, cated, an innovative teacher the committee behind the would be "one that introduces "I sought to use the awards as a vehicle for recognizInnovative Teacher Award, new ideas and ways of teaching ing and encouraging faculty who informed themselves of the has been in existence for over in the classroom and grabs and vast body of knowledge our profession has on the nature of 20 years. Members of this keeps the attention of their learning." students." - Alicia Lingren year's TREC Committee are The Innovative Teacher Former Visiting Assistant Professor Dr. KriS tin Bewick, Assistant Award is not the only award the - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Professor of Education, Dr. Paola Bianco, Associate TREC committee is well-known Professor of Foreign Languages & Literafor. In fact, they are also recognized for decide who will ultimately win the Innovatures, Dr. Nicole Sparano-Culhane, Assistive Teacher Award include student assigning the Carpenter Award. "This award," Dr. Kristin Bewick, Chairperson of response surveys and class syllabi. Bewick tant Professor of Pharmacy, Dr. John Natzke, Assistant Professor of Sociology & the TREC Committee indicated, "is an award indicated that a very specific point system Anthropology, and Dr. Andrea Frantz, paying recognition to teacher veterans with is utilized to choose the recipient of this Assistant Professor of Communications. nominations done by professor colaward. This_is done so that the decisionOther members of this year's TREC leagues." making process remains fair. "We are not C?mmittee include Terry Holdren, Student Students can nominate professors to passing judgment that one teacher is better Representative, and Dr. Vee Ming Lew, receive this award by e-mailing or writing a than the other, but we do feel that more active approaches are engaging students, Associate Professor of Math & Computer letter to Bewick answering the following Science and FAL Representative. hence are getting better results academiquestions: Students interested in honoring a cally," said Bewick. "'Getting better results ·Does your teacher provide a professor through a letter or e-mail may student-centered, interactive classroom academically' is based on current research indicate their name, but it is not required. environment? being done in the field of education.'' Letters may be sent through campus mail All nominations must be received by ·Does your teacher demonstrate (Breiseth Hall 306) or e-mail to Bewick at February 27, 2003. The recipient of this sensitivity to and respect for student bewick@wilkes.edu. year's TREC Innovative Teacher Award will inquiry and discussion? UConn Professor Visiting Wilkes Dr. William Biggers from the Department of Molecular and Celluar Biology at the University of Connecticut will be visiting Wilkes' Campus on Monday, February 3. At noon, Biggers will be presenting a seminar on the "Insights into the Regulation of Crustacean Reproduction and Development by the Juvenile Hormone Methyl Faresoate." The presentation will be held in Stark Leaming Center, room 359. For more information, you can contact the Department of Biology at 4750. Spring Break 2003 The Beacon/Kristin Hake Students were able to create their own Personacards for friends and family yesterday fn the Student Center. Look for upcoming events such as Balloon Man and a pool competition within the next week. For a list of the full weeks activities, see the calendar on page 20. Cancun, Acapulco, Jamaica, Bahamas and Florida..,. Groups save up to $120 per room! STS @ 1-800-648-4849 www.ststravel.com �JANUARY 30, 2003 5 Zen Meditation Offers Students Focus, Balance BY GINGER ESLICK Beacon Correspondent Feeling good and maintaining focus is an essential key to success for~ollege students. To help develop such focus and gain insight on life, Dr. Linda Paul, Wilkes University Associate Professor of Philosophy, will be conducting a forty-five minute meditation session each Tuesday at five o'clock in Fenner Hall. Paul lived in a Buddhist monastery for four months where Thict Nhat Hahn taught her the Zen form of meditation. Paul decided to bring the meditation back to Wilkes with her so that she could continue to practice and teach others the meditation as well. While there are a variety of ways to meditate, such as visualization, the Zen form of meditation focuses mainly on the breath. Assortments of guided breathing tech- niques are used, which are intended to bring focus and a sense of calm to the practitioner. Mark Gonsky, a senior Psychology major has been involved in Paul's Zen meditation for many months. "There is a definite difference before I sit down and after I get up. When you sit down it gives you time to deal with the issues that you think are important. When you get up you know how to deal with these issues better," said Gonsky. Relaxation, which leads to better physical and emotional health, is another benefit of Zen meditation. In Paul's own words, " This is a practice one keeps on doing, the longer you keep doing it, the more benefits there are, which can produce some dramatic effects." Kristin Hake!The Beacon Wilkes student uses the sole pool table in the Student Center. The heavy demand will soon be eased with a larger game room. ~~Pc~e!2~~l~~i?1~?~~1be~~!?,!J!!!';..! tearing out some closets to fix the problem." The project is going up for bid for contractors within the next week, and according to Vice President of Student Affairs Paul Adams, "Construction is supposed to start shortly." Adams added, "The goal for completion is to have it finished when everyone gets back from spring break." •I· , •=~= available for play, with the other equipment locked in storage. The Credit Union area is not nearly as large as the previous game room, and isn't big enough at the moment to fit both a pool table and a ping-pong table. However, Vice President of Finance Scott Byers has a plan to fix that. "The Credit Union is on an angle, . • .•.·. " · . :;;! D'oh! Cartoons Rejgn.~upreme for Winter.Weekend :,:# . ·· ,::,. . . . ·... 1@ "'' ' Cprrespondent ./~[ W, . }pg with a Di~ Jockey. classic ygll~lball · rteamsto .. .• ... i,J • dswinning the , students The Zen meditation group begins their session in Fenner Hall. Focus, relaxation, and just ''feeling good" are the essential benefits of the Zen form of meditation. Campus Map Continued from page 1 will find it helpful." Golaszewski also has had some input hands on into what the campus map and structure will look like. He wants it to look like it was there the same time the student union building was built. The structure is to match the colors and shape of Student , Union Building. Also, this version of the map, unlike the current version, will include structures that are in between university buildings that do not belong to the university. Not only will the maps be used around the campus, but they will also be used on the Internet and Wilkes marketing pieces. "The map goes beyond just a physical structure. We will be able to interact with it through the Internet, and it will be the new and up to date version used throughout the campus," said Maculloch. The version available on the Internet will be three-dimensional which can be used for the Wilkes web site and possibly a virtual tour of the campus. "The map on the Internet will be interactive so that when a student clicks the mouse on one of the buildings, they will be able to see what is in the building and where it is located." Muculloch added. "Everyone is really excited about the project and the response has been really positive," said Maculloch. "Sometimes students won't contribute money to a class gift because they don't see instant results. We set a time limit of about five years for each project. This gives us the time we need to get the money together, fi nd an architect, and so on. We will be holding a dedication ceremony for the class of '98 and '99 during homecoming week this fall," she added. According to Maculloch, there are still innumerable projects that future classes can tackle as their own senior gift to Wilkes. "Possible gifts could be an arboretum around the John Wilkes statue, some new furniture in Stark Learning Center, or some trees and shrubs around the football field. All are gifts from students trying to leave their legacy at Wilkes University." Maculloch said. andlugthe g 'as Chairperre people that kendthe ann toons:·" Winter Wee students to let the midway point tg the semester. The two days are filled with g3IDes aad activities hosted by the Student ''This isa good opportupJfy.for.tpe.students to enjoy the weekend alcohol-free)! Cast:yeat, 'the teams enjoyed hot cocoa, to keep ~eirspif,its up whi\eparti8JPatjng in tpe ,-,. . . ,_.. Government each year. It is an opportunity for Wilkes University students to come together and compete for prizes, pullover.fleeces, and bragging rights. Student GovemmentA.dvisor Donna , Thornton explained, ''This i~ a good · opportunity for the stugqnts to enjoy,the1tr wetikend alcobol-treqgllst yetµ"; enjoyed l!<>t cqc while p .. cipa~i9g '' th " --- ··vc - Oof)na ;thornton events. .. " Student GovernmentAdvisor more than 200 people who participated last yeat'.;and we would like to further increase theparttcipatirih this year,'' .Leach said. /Ti ate jnWinter Weekend, pile afe?m o(l Ofemales tota.Fofi20 stridents. ,es~bli~hed, they · · ' atthe �6 EDITORIAL Clonaid's Clai01s Lead to Debate Over Hu01an Cloning In the span of less than a month, the cult-linked company Clonaid has claimed to have successfully cloned not one, not two, but THREE humans (that's right, three humans). Believable? Well, let's take a few minutes to look at the facts. On December 26, Clonaid CEO Brigitte Boisselier announced the birth of the "world's first female clone," affectionately dubbed "Eve" by the company. Allegedly, Eve was the first baby born of I 0 implantations Clonaid did last year. And while five of the implantations failed, two more babies have already been born this month--another female on January 3, and most recently a boy just one week ago. cloning organs, where will it stop? In the case of the Raeliens, they began their experimentation by taking the cells of a dead I 0-month old boy whose parents hope to bring him back as a newborn. There is something fundamentally wrong with this. The boy died and despite how tragic and terrible his death was, he is no longer a part of this world. God, or whatever higher power is out there, has a plan and things happen for a reason; humankind is not intended to reverse the events of both nature and God. The idea of cloning has brought a fervor of mixed emotions among the American public. Many Christians feel that it is not humankind's place to be playing God--the cloning of human beings is going too far. Others wonder if perhaps cloning can bring back loved ones who were taken from this world too early. The question has been posed whether cloning is acceptable if only an organ is cloned for surgical purposes. We ask: if we start The leader of the Raeliens, former French journalist Claude Vorilhon, who now calls himself Rael stated, "I think opponents to cloning are more afraid of a healthy baby than of a handicapped child. They would be so happy the child will be handicapped, saying, 'Look, this is terrible, they are creating handicapped children.' Their utmost fear is to have a healthy, smiling baby, because then the public opinion will change completely and everybody will say, 'That's beautiful."' No Rael, we are not afraid of healthy babies, we are afraid of what happens when cloning goes wrong, because it is not merely handicapped children that are being produced. While Clonaid claims that all three babies were born healthy, not one of its assertions has been independently verified, meaning the company's claims have been met with widespread doubts. Furthermore, Clonaid has not provided any scientific details about how its babies were cloned. Instead it has relied on press conferences to describe the process, but never offered specifics or shown concrete DNA evidence. For those who don't know, Clonaid was founded by the Raelian religious sect, which believes mankind was created by extraterrestrials through cloning 25,000 years ago. Obviously, this leaves the group open to criticism concerning the believability of their claims. those babies like test animals. Human beings will be discarded like simple scientific trash. Alto Charo, a University of Wisconsin bioresearcher stated to CNN sources, "I think it is an act of medical malpractice to do human reproductive. cloning at this time, when animal data shows how very risky it is, how high the frequency is of miscarriage, stillbirth, birth defects and even late-in-life problems with other species, when we've been unsuccessful at doing this in our closest animal relatives, the primates." In a 2001 issue of Time magazine, columnist Nancy Gibbs reported, "The Raeliens say they have the lab and the scientists, and most importantly, considering the amount of trial and error involved, they say they have SO women lined up to act as surrogates to carry a cloned baby to term." Considering that the first cloned baby is allegedly a female and not a boy it is fair to say that there were up to 50 failed attempts before the Raeliens achieved success? This concept is somewhat horrifying. Can you grasp the idea of 50 mistakes, of 50 failed attempts at life, of 50 dead newborn babies? Imagine if those 50 attempts were not quite complete failures. How will scientists deal with the genetic malformations and the physical defects? They will discard The production of gross human mutations in the name of cloning is preposterous. The opponents to cloning are not afraid of helping humanity. We are inclined to protect it from those who wish to play God in the name of medical and scientific advancement. The scientists so easily forget that they are dealing with human lives. They advance through trial and error, a process by which all scientific discoveries evolve, only this time they do so at the cost of untold human lives. The responsibility of human creation and destruction is meant for the one being which created us all--not mankind. jo p C g~ ao ilt pruqenf eytat Pre;ident!fii~ai'f Rogs~velt oncesil.id to<::oh 'A jus~ 'Yar is iJt..fbel runfar petter for a,.gian's soul than the most prosperous peace." Over a century later his words ring true in the ears qf piiUions ofAp:ieri~ 'l]l~ fof ~ar h~been giv'.. .. • the call has been made. It is time ' for. the citizens of this great country to follow our armed seryice men.and women~ and o cqmroandetand cgief as th erpbarl< upon a,1ightegus battle toprotectthe liberty, security, gi;,s~f c~~Z<tr~c cry a~~ i~tegrity of this' great cb~g ?·-,-: ~ ;-:,: 0 -J~ draqiaticMe ~rmanenti ·. and the all to of~~icalli described ,V?· % . h we 1sann,.Jtaq and removeithe evil ~ . who h~~ oppressed so y:Biological weapons to ficient produce over 25,000 liters of anthrax, 38,000 Jiters ofbotuJ.inum toxin, 500 tons 9f mustard and VX nerve , agel;}t, upward~ of 30,000 >munitions 'able to deliver emichlagents, are among the senal of devastating and nifyjng )\'~apons that Iraq fa ju th A hi kt jo WI ~ fi te C s ar �JANUARY 30, 2003 7 EDITORIAL He Said.... She Said Topic: Journalistic Integrity BY CHAD ALTIERI Beacon Staff Writer He Said Credibility is a key term for journalists. It is found in bold print upon all of their professional codes of ethics. Credibility is what good correspondents aim to achieve, and it is one of the factors upon which the public judges them. A 1993 Gallop Poll found that less than one-third of Americans believed that reporters had high ethical standards. Not keeping a confidence when journalists promise it to sources will further raise the skepticism Americans seem to have about the field of journalism. Trust is a major factor in terms of credibility. If a person cannot trust a reporter to keep a source anonymous when the anonymity has been promised, that source and others who hear about it, will not confide in that journalist. Many of us have heard the expression, "All you have in life is your word." As a journalist, if you give someone your word, it needs to be reserved. Not only is it the right thing to do, but keeping sources' names out of the articles when it has been promised will also enhance the journalists' reputations. Several years ago CBS analyst Connie Chung pledged to Newt Gingrich's mother that her • comment that, "Hillary Clinton is a bitch" would be between them. Chung reneged on this promise, aired the segment, and the story became a firestorm. Chung was internationally criticized as a result. · This was not necessarily a case of keeping a source's name anonymous, but it distinctly shows the consequence of betraying someone's trust. If a journalist reveals a source's name when he or she has promised not to, the act constitutes lying. Lying and manipulating someone's trust for the sake of a story is wrong. This deceit and utter betrayal by a journalist shakes the very foundation upon which their virtues rest. She Said Many news stories would go unreported if it weren't for the help of leaks and unnamed sources. The "whistle-blowers" of our society are often the key piece of the puzzle when reporting scandalous issues. They help to give reporters the inside information that they need to deliver the message to the public and should therefore remain anonymous no matter what the circumstance. I do believe that some newspapers do abuse the right to use an anonymous source to reveal some rousing news story. And I also believe that some anonymous sources may have ulterior motives for delivering their information. But for the most part, unidentified sources are those who have insight to corruption and abuse. They need to remain unnamed in order to assure their safety from the repercussions that could occur from their choice to speak up. What if "Deep Throat" had feared that Woodward and Bernstein would have given up his or her name? Would we have known about the tainted business taking place in our government? Anonymous sources are kept secret because they could suffer if their names were made public. According to the bills in the House and Senate, "a three part test must be satisfied before a court can require a journalist to testify. The information must be 1. Relevant to the pending case 2. Unattainable through any other means and 3. Of compelling BY AMANDA DARBENZIO Beacon Assistant Editorial Board Chair interest. This helps journalists to argue against requiring a reporter to testify." As a journalist you make a promise to protect the identity of your source. If you promise to grant them anonymity you should by all rrieans follow through, no matter what the consequence. Yes, some journalists have been jailed for ncit revealing names, but their credibility remains high. If you disclose a sources name you can pretty much kiss your career goodbye. So the next time you read about the latest scandal that was reported by an anonymous source think to yourself if you would take a risk and "blow the whistle" if there was a chance that your name could be made public. Your Voices I write in response to JJ Hanson's opinion piece, "Who's Afraid of Affirmative Action?" It is my opinion that we all should fear the outdated practice of Affirmative Action, especially in the current case involving University of Michigan. The year is no longer 1965, and as an educated society we cannot tum a blind eye and go on acting as if our college admissions policies do not need a serious update. We live in a time when you need not be a white male and still be very successful, a time when you can be a white male and live in poverty in a collapsing city and attend the worst high s~hool in the state. By giving students of ethnicity an extra boost colleges and employers are not helping those stuck in poverty stricken city cultures, nor are they helping to 'integrate the schools. Instead the policies are simply allowing the admittance of average students in place of hardworking students simply because they checked the . . \,m· bonus box marked race on their application. In this day with a plummet~ ing economy if you are going to give anyone an extra boost, I believe it should be those students raised in poverty who were not exposed to the same resources and given the same advantages others. Or do as other states have done and accept those students in ~e top percent of their class regardless of which high school, what their race, or any other outside factor other than they worked hard and persevered regardless of their situation. The current system used by the University of Michigan and many, many other universities has got to go. Stop letting the black kid in because he's black. He went to the richest high school in the state. T~iving the white kid who hit his outdated, almost tumed-to~dust textbooks every night a chance to get out qf~e sad state of poverty he grew up in, as The Beacon/Ryan Klemish . .• . Beth ijosenberg 2002Alum "' . It took over seven million dollars to construct it, and one person's foot to destroy it. There has been a recent outburst of vandalism in the Student Center, and though personnel has fixed several of the problems, students are asked to show more respect for the school's property. �8 FEATURES JANUARY 30, 2003 Winter Weather Poses Challenge to Commuters BY BRIDGET GIUNTA Beacon Features Editor Jolted awake by the sound of the alarm clock, you stumble out of bed, ready for another busy day of classes. As you cross your room, you glance out the window and notice that an early morning snowstorm has turned the streets into a wintry mess. For students of all ages, waking up to falling snow means the exciting possibility of cancelled classes and a relaxing day off. However, for many Wilkes University commuter students, the sight of a snowy scene in the morning can also bring about thoughts of a treacherous drive to campus. Melissa Lasecki, a senior History major from Nanticoke, commutes to Wilkes every day and often struggles with the problem of the weather. She says, "I drive the Sans Souci Highway to get to Wilkes and the road is terrible when it snows. I've slipped and slid many times on my way to campus." Lasecki's frustration is echoed by Catherine Klotz, a sophomore Early Childhood Education and Psychology major, who commutes approximately 30 minutes,to get to campus. Klotz explains, "Days that it snows are days that I regret being a commuter. Living on the mountain, conditions are usually worse than they are in Wilkes Barre ... I constantly have to worry whether or not I can make it to school or make it home." Commuters aren't the only members of the Wilkes family who find snowy days to be particularly worrisome. The difficult decision to delay or cancel classes due to weather conditions falls on the shoulders of Dr. Paul Adams, Vice President of Student ~.ffairs at Wilkes. Adams has been in charge of making this decision on behalf of Wilkes for the past five years. "For probably four of those last five years, this decision has been made collaboratively with King's College and College Misericordia," said Adams. "Most students are aware that we have a common calendar with both institutions ... We try to be consistent so that students who are moving·from campus to campus are under basically the same conditions." Adams explained that there is actually a lengthy process that goes behind canceling or delaying classes at Wilkes due to inclement weather. The process start_s days i'n advance, when he watches the weather forecast to keep an eye on what may be coming in the days ahead. "Usually if I'm anticipating a problem, I'm up at four o'clock [in the morning] to try to figure out what's going on," he said. "If the temperature seems to be good, or if it doesn't look like it's going to turn into something, then I'll go back to bed. If [the temperature's] not good, then I'm back up at five and I start to look at weather forecasts." Interestingly, A_dams explained, "Depending how bad it is, sometimes I'll go out and drive around." Adams also noted he typically calls Public Safety to see how the conditions in Wilkes-Barre are, or how the sidewalk situation on campus is. On a questionable morning, contact between Wilkes and King's is usually made by 5:30 a.m., and possible decisions regarding cancellation are then discussed. Adams stressed that Wilkes is committed to making a decision about canceling or delaying classes by 6:00 a.m. because by that time, many nurses are already on the roads on their way to clinicals. If the inclement weather begins The recent wintery mix has created a variety of problems for The Beacon/Ryan Klemish commuter students attempting to get to class on time. Q after 6:00 a.m., Adams mus! make a decision to close the school early, usually at noon. Despite the consideration put into the University's decision to cancel, delay, or stay open, many commuters like Klotz still feel like Wilkes does not do enough to aC"'1mmodate commuter students. Klotz, who lives in Moscow, a town that is situated past Scranton, explained, "Just because the area where the school resides [has] good weather conditions doesn't say much for the surrounding areas." According to Adams, there are approximately 1, I 00 Wilkes commuter students who live within two blocks of campus, so the majority of the commuter population is "right here." Adams acknowledged that the students who live within the 30 to 40 miles surrounding Wilkes-Barre often experience a variation in the severity of the weather; however, he said that the school cannot take every individual circumstance into account. That is why, he explains, they must make the decision based on the conditions in downtown Wilkes-Barre: Many commuters, as well as resident students rely on the Snow Hotline, which was instituted by Wilkes to inform students of delays or cancellations due to weather. Adams also adds that Barbara King, Associate Dean of Student Affairs, is currently helping to develop another hotline, which is similar to the Snow Line. Using the Internet or telephone, students will be able to use a class cancellation hotline to find out if their individual instructor has cancelled his or her classes. So what are students with a lengthy commute to do when the weather becomes troublesome, or even dangerous? Adams explained, "I have never had a faculty person in all my years, who has not allowed a student who couldn't get here because of the weather to make up the work that he or she missed." He advises students not to take chances on the roads if the weather is questionable and added, "!he key message is that if you're a commuter who lives in Dallas, who lives in Tunkhannock, who lives in Clarks Summit, cir wherever it may be, and you have a precarious situation, then please don't come." Looking at the Wilkes Exp_~rience and Beyo.nd to the Job Market BY KRIST~N BRADIGEN . · Beacon Assistant Features Editor Some people know exactly what they want to do when they go to college, but most struggle even picking out a major. Realistically how can traditional-aged undergraduates (I 8-22 years old) know what choices to make during their academic career--especially those that are relvant to future work? Students at Wilkes who struggle with developing a vision for a future vocation could turn to the CareerSer_vic'·e·s"office, located in the Max Roth Ce~t~r'. for advice. Carol Bosack, Director of Career Services, said that the office is there to guide students in making academic choices, which ultimately lead to the professional workforce they desire to be in. "Basically, We do anything related to career development starting in your f res hman year, ,, sa1·ct Bosac k. ,, We help students answer questions like, 'what .shouJd I major in?' or 'what can I do with a major in ___ ?' We also do a class called CAR 10 I (for freshmen)." Bosack said that the CAR IOI class guides students in their academic choices and helps advance them to where they want to be in the future. Bosack added that students could take tests that match the individual's · mterests with the appropriate careers. "There are other things called interest inventories, a testing in a sense, that will ask you things like 'which do you prefer... do you like, or dislike working in a labQratory, or singing in a choir, or counsel· ch'ld mg I ren.?' S ome are computer based; some are sit down and take them," said Bosack. "This is to see what kind of occupations you can do once you get your personality code." Bosack also mentioned a web-based test called Focus Career that students could take, but the student needs a password to register. Bosack said that students interested in this test could come to the Career Services office for their password. Bosack emphasized that career tests aren't the only indicator that guides students towards their career goals. "I think the reason why we like people to come in (the office) is because people tend to believe that if you do a test on the web, that it w.ill spit out an answer for you, and that is what you should do for the rest of your life. It's not like that," she said. "It · might be just the general area in which you could work. There are some people that say, 'I want to be a doctor.' But moS t people, tend to be happy working in a cluster area · "Say you're a communications major, you might be happy writing, or promoting, or producing, and it may not matter if you're .in a non-profit organization, or a TV station, as long as you get the chance to write and be creative. So, what are jobs that allow you to_ write and be c~eative? _You could be a public events coordmator, d1rector of an agency, a marke analyst, or a newspaper writer. There is often more than one thing that you. could do" · Lisa Mulvey, the Career Development ~o~rdi~ator of Career Services, added ms1ght mto _some of the other serv_ices that Career Services ext~nds to both Wilkes st udents a nd alumm. Career Services continued on page 9 Al Jo �JANUARY 30, 2003 FEATURES 9 Career Services Continued from page 8 - "It's all in the preparation," So, as this year's seniors count out the government said Mulvey. "[We help] them look ahead to graduation and because you don't think it's [students/alumni] to make sure launching the big job search, and glamorous, or because it doesn't that they have a good resume, and this year's underclassmen ponder pay enough." a good cover letter." their futures beyond Wilkes, is Bosack added, "If you could Mulvey also stressed the there one major piece of advice attend any job fairs and meet any importance of interviewing skills the Career Services staff offers? human resources people personthat students must practice in For freshman and sophoally, that is important." preparation for a job or internship mores, Bosack said, "Develop Kristin Derhunas Bosack said that the job fair interview. good study habits, get involved, for Wilkes students will be held on Year/Major: Freshman Communication Studies "We offer mock - - - - - Hometown: Coaldale, PA interviews, and we have very few Q: What is in your CD player right now? students ever take us A: CD player-mix of Ella Fitzgerald and Billie up on them," said Holiday. Mulvey. "A lot of times, students have Q: What team were you hoping would win the Super Bowl? never been in a A : Didn't care. Didn't watch it. professional interview, and they don't Q: Htherewas one place you could be rigbtnow where would it be? know what to expect. A:HAWAJI! It's an excellent tool to see what it is like." Q: What is your favorite part of the winter? Bosack A: When it's warm enough that you can't tellies winter. encourages students to bring their resumes in for a preview. "Sometimes Alison Lynn Sherry students will go to places and get their fl resumes typed up and printed out, and The Beacon/Mick Jenkins Year/Major: Freshman/Communication Studies I'll notice a blatent The Career Services office is located in the Max Roth Center, and Hometown: Tunkhannock, PA thing that is unclear, provides students looking for jobs and internship with assistance. Super Bowl ill, and they end up paying a lot of A: Jazz and blues compilation. money," said Bosack. "We could help students do this, and they could get paper at CVS and print it Q: What team were you hoping would win the Super bowl?' for $5, and keep changing it. It's A; I really didn't care. amazing how critical a good Q: Hthere was one place you could be right now where wouldit be? resume is because that is the first A: One place I'd like to be that's warmer is on cruise to the Bahamas. piece of paper that a future employer looks at." Mulvey cautioned that the Q: What is your favorite part of the winter? Career Services staff can't literally A: The end of winter! get students a job once they graduate, but they could help students become aware of job openings in the market. "We can't do actual job placement because it is not Joel Bedatsky actually feasible," said Mulvey. "So, what we do is any announcement that we get, we put on our Positionat Wilkes: Professor of History website (careers@wilkes.edu), and Hometown: Lansdale;PA it's password protected, so it's only for Wilkes [students/alumni]. Q: Wha layerrigh We also have an e-mail list if you A: want to receive job announcements. But it's up to the student to send out their resumes and apply for them. They just need to come over and fill out a registration card, and let us know what kind of job they are looking for. And we also have campus Q: recruiting. We try to get organizaA: tions and companies to come to campus and do interviews right liere in our building. Students can sign up and come over between classes." Q: What is in your CD player right now? a and get as much experience as you can. Find out what you don't like and what you do like. Join a club; I think it makes you a wellrounded person." For juniors, Bosack said, "Do a professional internship and continue doing what you're doing (at school). Phil Ruthkosky works with students specifically to start internships for academic credit. A lot of students don't realize that they could replace a class with an internship." · Ruthkosky's office is also located in the Max Roth Center on campus. For seniors, Mulvey said, "Come see us early. We can help target employers, prepare for interviews, and give information on the companies, resumes, and cover letters. We also help with graduate school s." Bosack stressed, "It's so important to get advice on your whole career development early. You have to think about what makes you special on that piece of paper." For May 2003 graduates, Mulvey offers some insight on just what to expect, and how to prepare. "(There's) a lot of competition for few jobs," said Mulvey. "The government is hiring like crazy in every state, so don't March 27, 2003 from I :00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the First Union Arena. She mentioned that 1,900 employers were invited, and she's estimating at least 140 of them to show. Mulvey added that students who attend the job fair should dress professionally and have copies of their resume handy. Bosack also mentioned that there will be a CAR 101 class for juniors and seniors to be offered next fall for credit. "Next fall, there's.going to be a CAR 101 class for seniors, or even juniors about reality 10 !--job hunting skills, getting your resume done, internet job search, and how to negotiate salary and benefits if you do get an offer," said Bosack. However, Bosack would really like students to get involved early on with Career Services because they want to help students in every way that they can. "I think sometimes students avoid coming in here because they don't know what they want, or they're confused. But that's what we're here for--to help them make sense." For more information about Career Services, contact Bosack at ext. 4060, or Mulvey at ext. 4064. �10 JANUARY 30, 2003 FEATURES Wilkes Student Leaders to Attend Nas·h ville Conference BY BECKY HILBORN Beacon Co"espondent A balloon man on stilts, a hypnotist, and a red-headed comedian. What do these people have in common? No, not the circus! They are all entertainers who came to Wilkes University thanks to the savvy student leaders who picked the acts from scores of options offered at the NACA Conference. NACA stands for the National Association for College Activities Conference. The conference is an out-ofSarah Bogusko state leadership camp where college students who are heavily involved in Student Government or other similar clubs go to learn new ideas that help to their respective colleges experience fun. Three students from Wilkes' Student Government <J,nd four students from the Programming Board will be attending the conference this February in Nashville, , Tennessee. Ryan Patchell Sophomore Julia Buss, Freshman Kelly Leach, and Junior Elise Hiley will represent the Student Government, and Junior Sarah Bogusko, Freshman Katie Morton, Freshman Kris Kostura, and Freshman Ryan Patchell will attend from the Programming Board. The students who are attending the conference were picked by the Student GovernKatie Morton ment and the Programming Board based on interest and board member status. Jeff Brittain, Presid~n.t of the Programming Board, explained how the five members from Programming Board were chosen to attend the conference, "Every event we held they have been there to help ~r ., out.'.' Each year the Wilkes students attending the conference attend leadership sessions. The sessions include topics like "how to Kris Kostura be a successful leader" and "how to get people involved." In the afternoon, the students go to showcases that last three hours. The showcase is where the students sit and watch bands, magic shows, comedians and much more. These shows give student attendees an ideas for how to enhance entertainment on their own campuses. All of the showcase performers are eligible to be hired by colleges and perform their special talent. At night, the students attend the marketplace where a few hundred stands are set up for 4 attendees to walk around and talk with the different performers they have just watched and their booking agencies. Whether they be a guest . H'I speaker on a El 1se I ey 'fi . spec1 1c topic or a company that sells wax hands, they are there for the students to consider. Last year Selena Bendnarz, a junior Mathematics major and President of Student Government, attended the conference where she met Puck and David from the MTV Real World cast. Of the conference Bednarz said, "[It's] a lot of fun and educational, too." Brittain is also a two-year veteran of the NACA conference. He claimed his experiences at the NACA conference were always good ones. "I loved it; I met different Julia Buss people form across the country," he said. Brittain also went on to say that the conference will help take members of the club the extra step to being a board member. The Oxygen Bar was one of the stands picked to come to Wilkes at last year's conference, and will be on the second floor of the Student Union Building in midFebruary. Its premise is to encourage a natural ai:id healthy "high." Students can put tubes in their noses that filter ninetyseven percent oxygen _into the body. Some Kelly Leach claim the experience makes the user feel refreshed and energized. The Oxygen Bar is just one of the hundreds of stands that could one day visit Wilkes University thanks to the NACA Conference and the students who attend. 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Loeschke also pointed out how R&J is just one in a series of diversity performances to hit the Wilkes campus as the Towson Dance Company will also grace the stage later this semester. As Loeschke left the floor, the bell rang and the four polished thespians from Towson University--Jurgen Hooper, Paul Wissman, James Flanagan, and John Miller--went to work. With minimal space, props, and costuming, the cast captivated the audience from go. A finely tuned machine, the foursome performed with precision . and syncopation, simply taking the audience through the robotics of the school day and the social programming of the male adolescents ..When school adjourned, the boys took to the script of Romeo and Juliet where the real action began. All four actors controlled the entire stage and played well to all parts of the audience. It was as if they were on wheels, moving fluidly across stage. This was not as easy a task as it appeared. "Well we got here and got to check out the space about an hour before the show and that's about all we needed," said Towson actor Paul Wissman. Wissman and company appeared to adapt just as easily to their audience as they did the foreign stage, having fun and eliciting frequent smiles from the audience especially early on in the performance. The acting was so intense that by the end of the first act, James Flanagan-who turned in a particularly stunning performance--was dripping with sweat. What the four also conveyed was conviction and passion for each other as well as Shakespeare's words. Never at any point was there an awkward moment or awkward kiss. While some within the audience might have been uncomfortable about the same-sex kiss/love, the actors worked with ease to The Beacon/Kristin Hake Provost Maravene Loeschke (left) poses with the cast of R&J. From L-R: James Flanagan, Jurgen Hooper, Paul WiSSfT!an, and John Miller. R&J continued on page 14 Where is the -Virtue in A Virtuous Woman? needy Ruby and responsive Jack. For one thing, the storyline and description of the characters Kaye Gibbons, who is best is inconsistent. Based on the title alone, A known for her Award-winning novel Ellen Foster, tries to again Virtuous Woman, the reader comes to expect the female protagonist to win over her Joyal, highlybe "virtuous": a woman of high expectant audience with another sad love story entitled A Virtuous morals who is honest with her emotions and takes pride in her Woman. At the early self worth. Unfortunately, age of twenty, Ruby Ruby is not Pitt Woodrow, close to that daughter of prosperdescription. ous farmers, meets a On the tenant farmer twenty contrary, she years her senior, is presented as Blinking Jack Stokes. a somewhat After her weak woman experience in a very who is destructive relationincapable of ship with a womanizbeing indepening alcoholic, Ruby dent and escapes and gradu""-"~. .........,.._r.i.:.N~~---•,~_......,. therefore ally gets close to this searches for, seemingly gentile, ~ as Gibbons yet not-so-gorgeous >\x\_. ,1" ·; states, farmer. Regardless of "someone to his appearance and her dependent character, Jove take care of her." Jack, too, is fairly contradicslowly emerges. tory: the author tells the reader he Gibbons' attempt to create is a gentile, hard-working farmer another successful love story' yet, throughout the story, he is doesn't happen quite as effecoften presented as "mean." His tively as she would hope. In fact, "loud talking" and list of ways of there are many flaws in her novel staying away from a woman beginning with the seemingly (" ... stay drunk, stay at work, stay great relationship between the BY ELVIRA ILLIANO Beacon Staff Writer ~ --- ❖· - in front of the television set") take away his Prince-like charm. Another drawback to this novel is the description of the relationship between Ruby and Jack. Gibbons does not effectively develop the chain of events leading to the marriage of the two lovebirds. Awkwardly, the author moves almost hastily from Ruby and Jack's initial .encounter to their matrimony. By decisively making this rriove, their relationship does not seem as real or solid as the audience would expect, given their histories. Even though there are gaps in Gibbons' novel, A Virtuous Woman is easy to read. The language is for the most part comprehensible and the alternate narration between Ruby and Jack keeps the reader interested as much as possible. 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Do comic books hold the key books each week to review and digest. nobody ever wrote a book on it." "Ray· Browne and few others began to enlightment? -~ They are stacked on chairs and piled in There is something artistic about the to realize how silly that was," Thompson Ray Browne thinks so. comers at his office inside the university's thousands of patterns that adorned walls said. "One of the ,great ways to open up the Browne, 81, is a pioneer in the study library. throughout secrets of our lives is to look at things we of popular culture--a phrase he is credited history, he said. use by choice." with coining. The now-retired Bowling "Wallpaper "If you're going to understand our Green State University professor in 1972 "Wallpaper simply is about as decorative as any of the simply is about history, you also better understand about developed the first--and only--academic arts but it's not-looked upon as that." as decorative as lawn ornaments, holiday songs and comic department devoted to studying what he any of the arts - Ray Browne · books." calls the "people's culture.'.' but it's not Professors at universities nationwide Study of Popular Culture Browne for decades has worked to looked upon as thought Browne, an English professor, was convince academics that seemingly that," said insignificant elements of our lives provide a trying to demean or trivialize what they Browne, who grew up during the Depreswere teaching when he founded the popular snapshot of society. The books are about the history of sion and remembers that walls were covered culture department. "Culture is everything from the food domestic advice, Shakespeare-inspired with comic strips and newsprint. That wasn't the case, he said. we've always eaten to the clothes we've mysteries and newspaper coverage of "Wallpaper became popular in 19th His interest was rooted in finding out always worn," he said. women's executions. Underneath that stack century around the Civil War. It was a way how society affects culture and how culture Much can also be learned from is a weighty three-volume set on the history for the rich to distinguish their housing affects society. bumper stickers and cartoons, he said. He of food and culture. from the poor." Dozens of schools now offer classes has written more than 70 books on popular "We get the strangest damn things," Although interest in the study of rooted in popular culture. culture-- including the Guide to United he said with a wry smile while grabbing a popular culture has grown, Browne said he At least once a week, Browne thinks States Popular Culture. ' book about popular Russian songs titled Browne stopped teaching in 1990, but of a new subject to explore, some are a little · and others still face battles. "Songs for Fat People." Just last summer, Bowling Green shut he still spends time researching and writing _ more off the wall than others. Usually he'll "I bet that's interesting," he added down the Popular Press, an independent call a c·olleague and pitch the idea, often on campus. He's working on five books, with amusement. publishing unit that Browne founded. The without luck. including a popular culture textbook. Some, more interesting, than others. university decided it was becoming too A few weeks ago, he came up with Browne, whose gray hair and suits "We have a book a day on Abraham costly and sold it to the University of how Western cowboy movies influence the don't distinguish him from other campus Lincoln," he said. "Those are fine, but isn't Wisconsin. Americanizing of immigrants. professors, said he made a mistake in 1967 it maybe a waste of paper or a waste of And in early January, Browne filed a "I can't do a book on everything I when he came up with the phrase "popular trees just to redo those again?" think of," he said. "That's another great idea lawsuit against the university's foundation, culture." saying it never used $42,000 he donated to that will never amount to anything." "If I had called it everyday culture or enhance the popular culture program he Another book he is still waiting on is Democratic culture, it would not have been created. a history of wallpaper. 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"At the ACTF (American College Theater Festival) people would come up to hour before the performance, but they were also performing with minimal props and costuming. But perhaps most importantly, the ensemble cast was also performing R&J--a play about young men in love. In today's homophobic society where this script could be viewed as taboo, the four actors, with their heads up and abilities honed, brought their gifts to Wilkes University like true professionals. They seemed to believe in themselves and believe in their cause. Jurgen Hooper's personal story was reflective of the kinds of reactions many community - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - membersmight "I feel it really opened dialogue through content, have about the gender and a discussion of many things." play's subject ❖:• - Steven Satta Faculty Advisor of R&J matter. "My parents actually - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - refused to see me perform in this us and would say 'thank you for doing this.' play," he said.' "It's not that they were They really like how genuine and true it is harsh about it, but they don't agree with me to the art form. Sometimes theater can get kissing another guy." too bogged down in the technical elements The talented foursome have already but all we had were four cubes, a cloth, and advanced to the final round of the ACTF Shakespeare', words. It really allowed us to and achieved something greater than just a show what t:,e acting is about." top-notch performance. The perfomance Steven Satta, the faculty advisor, also took the Wilkes audience back to the pointed out the liberating element of R&J. authenticity of the Shakespearean era "I feel it really opened.dialogue through where gender was not a factor and males content, gender arid a discussion of many played roles of females. What these things. It showed theater as an element of Shakespearean thespians achieved was an social growth. " eye-opening experience for all of the It appeared these four players had audience to take in. Thursday, January 23, was a night of great acting, great directing, everything going against them in order to and a great experience for all who witnessed tum out the fine performance they did. Not only were they introduced to the stage an the power and passion of R&J. ~ ~- .• .................................~ ~ This Week in Entertainment History . • January 30, 1998 - A modernization of Charles Dickens' classic story Great : Expectations, starring Ethan Hawke and Gwynneth Paltrow, opened in United • States movie houses to mixed reviews. • January 31, 1982 - In Los Angeles, California, actress Sandy Duncan gave ~er final performance as "Peter Pan." Duncan, blind in one eye, had given 956 performances without missing a show. On stage, she flew a total of 261.5 miles. February 1, 1968 - Elvis Presley celebrated the birth of his daughter, Lisa Marie; who would go onto marry and divorce Michael Jackson in the 1990s. February 2, 1893 -The Edison Studio, of West Orange, New Jersey, the motion picture studio named and operated by Thomas Edison, filmed the first · motion picture close-up. It-recorded comedia_n Fred Ott sneezing. February 3, 1996 - Rap artist Queen Latifah was stopped by a California Highway Patrol officer and arrested for reportedly possession of a concealed, • loaded handgun, possession of marijuana, and speeding as she was traveling west on Interstate 10. Pending the results of a sobriety test, she could have also faced DUI charges. February 4, 1953 - Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis took a dramatic tum when they starred in the film, The Stooge, premiering at the Paramount Theatre in New York City. February 5, 1953 - Lucille Ball and Desi Amaz excitedly received their first of several Emmy Awards at the 4th Annual Emmy Awards banquet in Los Angeles./ Love Lucy \1/0n for Best Situation Comedy and Lucille Ball won for Best Comedian. Sure, we ate;tllfamiHarwith the traditions of our.NewYear's. ,celebrations~ tmt what,about the BYMEL'(SSA GALLUP sec9nd.mostfatn6us new year...TheCbinese New Beacon Stqff Writel', Year'? On Februa-cyl, 2003, the Year.of the Goat begins-a year numbered 470l on the Chinese lunar calendar. The holiday ushers in a 10-day period when families and friend$ exchange token gifts, give children red envelopes with "pocket money." and reunite over extravagant feasts. Trp.dition dictates that an even number of courses~-often eight, ten or 12--be served at the meal, because multiples of two represent double happintrss and fortune. Nearly every dish on the table, and nearly every ingredient in each dish, is loaded with meaning, So, this year, ~µjoy some new traditiori$-With your family and give yourluck an extra boost by celebfating _the Chinese New Year. MandarinNood,les with Sauteed '.J'enderloin and Vegetables , " Recipe ceufte ~lfgang fuck ~-l tableSP90tr t ,oil 4 . q:tal:/lespp9n,$\kppsl\ltedJbuttet r 6 ou2,~ ,,t.e;, ,l~ 9µp;jul . . "'' . .. · fteaJs; cut;;j:9t9;thi11 ~pips ii~-:r,eta1:11es;;~uch as carrots~:~J?fu:agy, 1 ounce en •1£i,c~_p,gu l..tables l tablesp l tab(~~ S~t and res .)11\~01,m 1/3 9up p\upiWipe 112 teaspoon grouud cinnamon 213 cqp beefstock 2 cups cooked Chinese egg noodles 2 t?blespoons rice wine 8 to 10 endive leaves 2 tablespoon chopped green onion 4 ''"k In a large skillet or wok, heat the peanut.oil and one tablespoon of butter. Over high heat, add the tenderloin strips and lightly sear on all sides. Remove the meat from the pan and set aside. Add the vegetables, enoki and shiitake mushrooms, scallion, ginger, and garlic and cook for three minutes. Season with salt and pepper, to taste, Deglaze the pan with plum wine, add the cinnamon and reduce by half. Add the beef stock and continue to reduce until slightly thickened. Whisk in the remaining two tablespoons butter. Add the cooked noodles, the reserved meat, and the rice wine, and just heat through. Correct seasoning, to taste. . ' Place the endive around the edges of a large platter. Spoon the steak, noodles, and sauce in the center of the endive and garnish with chopped scaUions. Serve immediately. 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Add Jijml.~!12to cgat}?eans $Yi:~bicm\ �JANUARY, 2003 SPORTS 15 Wilkes Blasts Through the Waynesburg Duals BYWILLMIDGETI Beacon Staff Writer Wilkes stampeded through the Waynesburg Duals on Saturday and came out 4-0 on the day. There were four other teams at the duals, includingJiost Waynesburg College whom Wilkes demolished 46-4. Wilkes hit a wall when it faced Thiel College, but managed to come out with the win. two forfeits at 197 and 285 and a win by injury default at 133. Along with Waynesburg and Thiel, the Wilkes wrestlers also had the pleasure of dismantling R.I.T. and Muskingum College. Wilkes only gave up one match to Waynesburg at the 149 spot. The Colonels received wins from sophomore Jeremy Mayer ( 125), freshman Ricky Simon ( 141 ), sophomore Rex Harris (174), and a pairof falls from juniors Fritz Delva ( 165) and Jon -Neyerlin (1 ~4). The team also got help from Rex Harris and Jon Neyerlin both recorded four wins apiece on the day. Harris proved his abilities on Saturday after having been out with a sprained MCL for ten days. "Rex was key to this weekend," said head coach Alan Zellner. "The kid sucked it up and took the trip. He's a very Become a lifesaverl mllllons of people each year ... IBPI The biggest challenge of the day came from Thiel College. After starting the match losing the first five matches and being down 24-0, Wilkes rallied from behind to overcome Thiel 27-24. "That's the most we have ever been behind," said coach Zellner. "That's what its all about...Most kids would fold in that situation." Interstate Blood & Plasma, Inc. 41 S. Main St Wilkes Barre, PA Wilkes was able to beat Thiel with the help of two forfeits, a 5-2 win from Neyerlin, and two falls from Harris and Fleisher. Wilkes is able to come back from deficits like this because of the strength of the heavier weight classes. "The.last five weight classes is where our strongest wrestlers are," commented Zellner. It's Safe and Convenient With the Waynesburg Duals under their bt?lts, the team improves their overall record to 12-6. The Colonels still have plenty of matches left on their schedule. The MAC duals will be held Saturday, February I, at Lycoming College . Donate Todayllllll ........ Hf:!lp-:$C:,V~ Lives! Donate ·Plasma· . . . : ... . · . ·a23·_4-._ 11.9 ·:. _ ·. ' . ·. . . . ... .·_ . ·- r-------------------------------------~ I I I I I I Freshman Eric Bleich (197) and Senior Cory Fleisher (285) earned themselves three wins as well. Bleich was suffering on Saturday from a case of strep throat and only competed in three of the four matches. Neyerlin then filled Bleich's spot against Thiel. "Our 197 pounder was sick," explained Neyerlin. "Coach gave him a break and bumped me up." Against Mµskingum Wilkes got support from junior John Muscarella (133) with a 17-5 major decision and wins from junior Jed Stamer (149) and freshman Sean Davies (165). Wilkes ended up beating Muskingum 27-9, and also pounded on R.I.T. for a 37-8 victory. Donate Plasma that Is needed for I I powerful wrestler." EARN AN EXTRA Bring this coupon in todayH! 5 I I I I I I L-------------------------------------~ �1_6 SPORTS JANUARY 30, 2003 ] Colonels Dethrowne King's BY DENNIS FERENCHICK Beacon Editorial Board Chair night at the Marts Center. Freshman Rashawn Pressley added 14 points and five boards for Wilkes which On an evening set aside to honor the beat the Monarchs for the first time since greatest basketball player in school history, the 2000-01 season. there was another Dave who held the With the victory, the Colonels spotlight by night's end. improve to 13-5 and 4-3 in the Freedom With former Wilkes standout Dave Conference. The Monarchs fall to 12-6 Januzzi looking on after having his number retired prior to the game, Junior Dave Plisko overall and 5-2 in conference. Before tip-off, Januzzi was honored poured in a game-high 23 points and for his outstanding accomplishments during grabbed five rebounds as Wilkes Univer·his career as a Wilkes athlete. Standing at sity defeated cross-town and conference center court with Coach Jerry Rickrode, rival King's College 77-64 on Wednesday Wilkes President Tim Gilmour, and his family, Januzzi received a standing ovation as his banner was unveiled. "It was pretty emotional," said Januzzi. "You know I started crying out there a little bit, because it's such a great feeling. God blessed me with a lot of great health and the ability to persevere through some tough times to get where I am today, and to be The Beacon/Mick Jenkins fortunate enough to Wilkes Alum Dave Januzzi had his number retired do what I've done." before Wednesday's game. He becomes the fourth athlete in Wilkes history to earn this honor. te re ac cc The Beacon/Mick Jenkins Dave Plisko drives to the lane in Wednesday's game. Januzzi joins football players Joe. Weindl Jr. and Ted Yeager, and women's basketball standout Sandra Bloomberg as the only Wilkes athletes to have their numbers retired. "It's one of those ultimate accomp_lishments," Januzzi added. "It's something that you really don't set out to do, but at the same time you sort of do. When you come into a place you really want to leave . your mark on it, and I left my markwhatever that may be. And I know it will be here for the rest of the time this gym is up." Down 16-9 with 15 minutes remaining in the first half, Wilkes caught fire. Junior Phil Bonczewski buried a three to cut King's lead to four and 30 seconds Colonels continued on page 18 Lady Colonels Fall to Cr9ss-town Rival King's BY J.J. HANSON Beacon Assistant Sports Editor The Marts Center was packed with energized spectators last evening, as the Lady Colonels hosted the annual bout with cross-town rival King's College. But this year's match was one unlike th~ lady ballers have seen in over five seasons. An impressive 11-5 start by the Lady Colonels and the skills of former Berwick star and nationally recognized senior Whitney Bull created an aura of excitement and anticipation at the Wilkes gym. Unfortunately, the drastic improvement of the Lady Colonels was not enough to overcome the 8th ranked Lady Monarchs. The Lady Colonels came out strong in the first period. The first blow of the night was struck by sophomore Andrea DeMaranville, when she scored on a layup off an assist from Bull. Wilkes kept on the pressure with 8:57 left in the first half, when they enjoyed a 22-14 lead over the Monarchs. This would be the closest the Wilkes ballers would come to victory. A King's layup by Beth Jordan brought the score up to 22-16. Jordan was followed up by Nikki Kingston, and Jen · Wozniak who each scored two to make the score 22-20. Jordan tied things up with 5:57 left in the half when she scored two off an assist from Katie Bowes. The Colonels were unable to take back the lead in the first half and entered the locker room down by the score of 34-32. The Lady Colonels were apparently feeling the stress from their lack of depth with two starters out due to season ending injuries. The second half brought little relief to the languishing Lady Colonels. Five minutes into the second period, King's j um]>ed out to a 49-37 lead. The deficit was too large a gap for the ailing Lady Coionels to overcome. The final score was King's 79, Wilkes 69. The loss drops the Lady Colonels to 11-6 (overall), 3-4 (Freedom Conference), while King's improves to 15-2 (overall), 6-1 (Freedom Conference). The top scorer for Wilkes was Whitney Bull who was 5 for 12 from the floor and Alicia Woodruff who hit 5-of-8 from the floor and hit 2-of-2 from behind the 3-point line. Kikki Kingston led the Monarchs hitting 9 of 13 from the floor for a total of 19 points. Close behind Kingston was Woziak hitting 9-of-18 for a total of 18 points. The Beacon/Mick Jenkins Whitney Bull looks to make a pass during Wednesday's game. he st~ th, Ur Dt sci �JANUARY 30, 2003 17 SPORTS DeMaranville Lights up a New Court· BY KYLA CAMPBELL Beacon Staff Writer Last season, the women's basketball team finished with a record of 8-16 mainly a . result of lack of team speed. W:owever, the addition of transfer Andrea DeMaranville, coupled with a more cohesive unit, has playing time at DeSales as a freshman last year, and she became a starter in midseasoil. However, the Wilkes atmosphere was a better fit. "I feel more comfortable with academics here," safd DeMaranville, an Elementary Education and Psychology major. "It's also nice to be closer to home." young and fresh out of school, so we're on DeMaranville was forced to play her the same page. Everything just balances ex-teammates from DeSales·in a January 15 out." matchup. "It was really hard to play against DeMaranville feels that her Wilkes [them]," she said. "We knew each other's teammates made transferring a smooth moves. They knew exactly what I would changeover. She found a familiar face in do." She also played against former freshman Sarah Kopko, with whom she Wyoming Valley West teammate Leslie played in AAUs. Livingstone when the Lady Colonels The team's connection is obvious played Misericordia. Each of the exthis season, and DeMaranville credits Spartans led their teams in scoring for that others with success, especially fellow post- contest. "It was different playing against player, senior Whitney Bull. "We click - · her," DeMaranville added. "But, not as together very well on the court," said weird as playing ,DeSales." DeMaranville. "I read her very well, and It was one step for DeMaranville to she reads me, too. We're a good post get used to the differences between high combination." school and college basketball, but Wilkes In fact, Bull and DeMaranville provided another challenge. "I was used to playing with upperclassmen, but now I'm account for nearly half of the team's points, with DeMaranville averaging 14.1 points used to playing with the freshmen on the per game. The Wyoming Valley West team," she said. graduate is first on the team in steals (41 ), DeMaranville has enjoyed her change second on the team in field goal shooting into the old gold and navy blue uniform and (4 I%), as well as third on the team in free hopes for continued success. throw shooting (68%). The Beacon/Kristin Hake Andrea DeMaranville has been a major contributor since transfering from DeSales. helped the Lady Colonels get off to an 11-6 start for the.2002-2003 season. The sophomore forward has added that extra dimension of speed to the Wilkes University program. DeMaranville transferred from DeSales University to start the 2002-03 school term. The Larksville native saw Easing the transition for DeMaranville, head coach Jim Reed, along with assistants Tara Macciocco and Adrienne Camp, provide her with a bal. anced coaching scheme. "Coach Reed has a different coaching style than what I'm used to, but it fits," said DeMaranville. "The assistants are a help because they're nnnnnnnnnnnn n n i www.musicalenergi.com i caSh for :iour n compact <JJScS n nn nn also buying &semng: DVDS•VHS VIDEO GAMES RECORDS TAPES ... •fl ... •fl in mUS/CfiL ENERUI in 59 north main street • Wilkes-barre • 829-2929 . - n PO~TER~ I i~~~~ n n n nnnnnnnnnnnn bestsel~ction best prices ~ ~ I cool gifts DeMaranville led the team in scoring for six games, including a career-high 31point effort in an 81-69 win over FDU-Florham. She also had six rebounds, three assists, and three steals in the contest. The fivefoot-nine forward also led the team in scoring their first two wins of the season, earning MVP honors for the Cabrini College Tournament. The Beacon/Kristin Hake DeMaranville is averaging over two steals per game so far this season. �SPORTS 18 BY DAVID DiMARTINO Beacon Staff Writer I hate the Buccaneers. Now because they won the Super Bowl the world will be lucky enough to hear the Warren Sapp's big mouth all year. John Gruden's token "I am mean and angry" face will be posted on billboards across the United States and Mexico. And Keyshawn will be forced to write a book titled "Just Give Me the Damn Ring." .. .In my opinion the Super Bowl MVP was Terry Tate, Office Linebacker... Speaking of Mr. Johnson (no pun intended) doesn't he look like a Muppet from Sesame Street? Think about it. He's got the Bert eyebrows and when be talks it looks as if the back of his head can touch his neck ... The Super Bowl in general has become the biggest Colonels directly in the center of Shania Twain's spectacle around. A four hour pre-game body ... Since this is technically the halftime show, a five minute rendition of God Bless of my column I have hired the Backstreet America (sung by a Canadian), the National Boys to perform a song that will take Anthem, jets flying overhead, a coin toss exactly 27 minutes. (The point of that that takes IO minutes, the game, the comment is to show how ridiculous the real halftime show (which is exactly 27 minutes), halftime show is) ... How about the kids the rest of the game, the pre-game show, these days? High School standout LeBron the award ceremony, the Bon Jovi Nobody . James receives a $50,000 Hummer for his Gives a Damn song, the rest of the award birthday, when most kids his age are still ceremony, another Bon Jovi classic, the Pen & Teller prediction announcement, and trying to get to second base ...l wonder if former Lions head coach Marty then post-game wrap-up. Why can't they Momingwhig was surprised he got the axe just eliminate all that stuff and just play the on Monday? I bet that guy woke up each things that people really want to see: the and every day and laughed his butt off. He commercials ... Speaking of the halftime was living the life. Talk about a fella who show, I was completely hypnotized by was stealing a paycheck. Anytime you can these two bouncing diamonds located the 18-16 lead. "It just came natural," said Pressley referring to the spin move. "I didn't plan it or anything. It just came up and it worked out for me." 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Top-off is on Saturday at 3:00pm at the Marts Center. With Select Cheeses and SeaM>ning.~ BROCCOLI ROUND WHITE PIZZA ?. . count the number of career head coaching wins on one lpnd, you know you are bad ... Can you believe the effect that rap videos are having on the NBA? Ever since Puff Daddy, or Sean Puffy Combs, or P. Diddy started wearing those retro jerseys, they are everywhere. The NBA has announced that they will sport these retro looks for the All-Star game. So, in actuality I want to thank Puff the Magic Dragon because now I get to look at those cool Denver Nuggets jerseys that look like a game ofTetris .. .Just one more thought about LeBron, is it me or is his SUV the most talked about 4X4 since OJ's Bronco? .. .I'm David D. and I just missed LOW & OUTSIDE. CALZONES Mw.hroonu;, Oniuru., Pepperoni, Pcppcn, sa-11e, Spcd1II Sc11~ng.-.. Bed,Chccse, Salsa,Lettuce, Tomato, Onion, Special Seasonin1. ~ ~e j Grilled Chicken Salad _ _ _ _ _ _ _ $4.95 Tuna Salad Platter $4.95 $11.75 (Serves 3-4) Soup. Of The Day - - - - Bowl $1.95 French Onion Crock $2.95 I $6.50 (Serves 1-2) 2B3-0545 Cappicollo and Salami The Colonels, who led by as much as 14 points in the second half, shot an outstanding 52 percent from the field for the game. Defensively, they held King's to a dismal 39 percent shooting. Playing just his second game at the point guard position, Plisko was able to control the pace of the game from start to finish. He was 6 for 12 from the field, including 3 for 7 from beyond the arc. He was also 8 for 10 from the foul line, and dished out 5 assists. "Dave really played great tonight," Continued from p~ge 16 later freshman Evan Walters' lay-up put the Colonels within two. On the Monarchs ensuing possession, Pressley stole the ball from King's Dave Marks and raced the length of the court for the tying basket. Then, after another King's miss, Plisko made a quick outlet pass to a streaking Pressley who, sensing a defender, made a gorgeous baseline spin move from the right block and drained a fade-away jumper to give Wilkes JANUARY 30, 2003 Meatball and Cheese _ $5.50 Tuna Hoagie _ _ _ _ $5.50 Chunk Light Tuna, Cheese, Lettuce, Tomatoes and Onions Mushrooms SO¢ • Hot or Sweet Peppers SOI' Extra Cheese 50¢ SpaghEttl and ChlckEn Parmlglana _ _$7.2S ) StuffEd Shells with Ch&ESE Fllllng _ _ $6.7S All Pasta Dinners include Salad and Garlic Bread. All Items Available for Take-out - Add 25it All ttEms on our MEnu arE MadE FrEsh to Ordu and Mau TakE a LlttlE extra TlmE. Thank You for Your PatlEncE �JANUARY 30, 2003 SPORTS 19 Colonel Clipboard Cross-Town Upset On Tap aturday . Wrestling at MAC Duals (at Lycoming), 11 a.m. Womens Basketball VS FDU-Florham_, 1 p.m. Mens Basketball VS FDU-Florham, 3 p.m. ednesday Wrestling VS College of New Jersey, 5 p.m. Women's Basketball at Lycoming, 6 p.m. Mens Basketball at Lycoming, 8 p.m. or more sports information, · it: www.wilkesbeacon.com ■ Athlete of the Week Whitney Bull, Basketball In Review Women's Basketball King's 79 Saturday Wilkes 69 Men's Basketball Scranton 75, Wilkes 66 Results Kings Wozniak Ryan Varrasse Kingston Yeasted Bonanni Bowes Tanner Orelli Jordan Totals fg 9 ft 0-0 0-0 2-3 7 8 2-2 1 0-0 0 1-2 3 0-0 0-0 2 0-0 4 0-0 36 5-7 Wilkes Kacprowicz 51 Kresock 3 Woodruff 5 Bull 5 DeMaranville 6 Renzi ·o Ward 0 Totals 24 t~ 18 2 16 19 2 1 6 2 5 8 79 0-0 13 2-2 10 3-4 15 5-7 15 1-2 14 0-0 0 2-2 2 13-17 69 !!!! Women's Basketball Scranton 86, Wilkes 51 Wrestling Waynesburg Duals Wilkes 27, Muskingum 9; Wilkes 37, RIT 8; Wilkes 27, Thiel 24; Wilkes 46, Waynesburg 4 Monday Mens Basketball Wilkes 84, St. Mary's (MD) 78 Numbers Of the Week Wednesday Mens Basketball Wilkes 77, King's 64 Womens Basketball King's 79, Wilkes 69 Wrestling Wilkes, Albright . Ursinus 21 , Wilkes 20 ednesday- Wrestling VS. College of New Jersey, S p.m. e Colonels look to continue their winning ways when they ost the Lions in their last home match of the season. The senior's final campaign has been outstanding for the Lady Colonels. Last week was no exception. Bull scored 18 points and pulled down 19 rebounds in a 68_:-59 win over Delaware Valley last Wednesday. She then came back with 13 points and 14 boards in an 86-51 loss to Scranton on Saturday afternoon. Bull is averaging 16.6 points per game this season, while also grabbing 13.4 rebounds per contest. She has recorded 13 double- _ doubles (points and assists) in 16 games played this season. She also recorded her 1,000th career point at home on January 13th in an 84-54 win over Lincoln University. Bull is an Accounting major out of Berwick, PA. For more sports information, visit: www.wilkesbeacon.com 2 Number of nationally ranked teams the Lady Colonels played in the past week 3 Number of consecutive wins by King's over Wilkes . prior to the Colonels' 77-64 win on Wednesday 4 Number of win ~y sophomore Rex Harris and junior Jo Neyerlin in Saturday's Waynesburg Duals Donna Kowcilczyk's Salon at419 ·d 823-8966 419 S. River St., Wilkes Barre ) ; i ) ) to 1E. 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Monday, Febuary 3 Wrestling vs College of New Jersey: 5 p.m., Marts Gym ;i,' ·1, • Balloon Man. on °Campus: 10:302;30 p.m.," Roth Concourse }-,, Wrestling at l0a.m., ~ Women's Basketball at Lycoming : 6p.m., . . Women's Basketbc1',fa t ==to'tftilniit.t, 1 p.m. , Marts Gym , ~ · ~~~,;;,..;.- Men's Basketball at Lycoming: 8p.m., Men '.5 Basketball at FDUlFlor~am: 3 p.m., Marts Gym petition: ., Rifkin Cafe Wrestling at Centenary: 6p.m., 'Yilkes-Barre Weekly Weather TODAY 31/20 FRIDAY 34/24 SATURDAY 37/30 SUNDAY 37/31 MONDAY 44/25 TUESDAY 36/15 WEDNESDAY 28/14 The Beacon welcollles notices of events ... publicize, it's free! Post your event by visiting www.wilkesbeacon.com or email wilkesbeacon@hotmail.com � 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 2003 January 30th Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2003 January 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/aa8951b0c78bcf9e1a465f45c4c6aab9.pdf c37b628b4e5e528f0811761efe49ee34 PDF Text Text JANUARY 23, 2003 Volume55 Issue 12 www.wilkesbeacon.com ~ THE NEWS OF TODAY REPORTED BY THE JOURNALISTS OF TOMORROW Don't Forget to _Remember: Wilkes Celebrates MLK's Legacy BY GABE LeDONNE Beacon News Editor Dr. Martin Luther King di":d nearly thirty-five years ago, but his legacy has continued through those who have been moved by his message and inspired by his dream. In celebrauon of Dr. King's birthday, Wilkes' Multicultural Affairs and Community Service offices sponsored multiple events in Dr. King's memory. Mulucultural Affairs Coordinator, Andi ta N. Parker Lloyd, explained the concept behind the week long tribute. "We decided this year with community service not only to do a program, but do community service at various project areas to enhance students' understanding ... of what Dr. King was all about," explained Lloyd. What MLK was all about, as Lloyd explained was, "helping each other and thinking of others before yourself." Part of the celebration included the theme to take "a day on, not a day off' with several community service opportunities including tutoring, caring for the elderly, and feeding the needy. In addition, the Martin Luther King Jr. Committee for Social Justice & Wilkes University presented its 23rd annual MLK Birthday celebration, this year featuring Brian Johnson, Director of Multicultural Affairs at Susquehanna University. Johnson also is the founder and owner of Mann Unlimited Motivations, which "specializes in motivational education." Prior to delivering his keynote address, Johnson explained the nature of his speech, entitled, ·'Don't Forget to Remember." "We're trying to bring Dr. King's life and legacy into 2003-kind of a renewed call to college students, and really everybody, to look ourselves The Beacon/Kristin Hake Remember continued on page 4 Wilkes University celebrated Martin Luther King Day this past week. Wilkes Survey Center Offers 'Work and Res~arch Experience BY GABRIELLE LAMB Beacon Assistant News Editor resident Visits NEPA ' • President Bush emerges from Air Force One to greet a capacity crould in Avoca last Thursday. The President made a stop i_n NEPA to discuss the medical malpractice crisis. , For morJ! information, see page 6 The Wilkes University Survey Center, located in the basement of Weckesser Hall, is looking for students to conduct future surveys for clients such as WNEP and the Times-Leader. The Survey Center has been operating for about seven years and has worked with clients such as The United Way, General Medical Services, and the Times Leader. "The clients propose the topic; we're just hired guns," said co-director Dr. Tom Baldino. "We do have a polling organizations, like Gallup, use," said role in devising the quesco-director Dr. Mike Garr, Professor of tions, so they are properly Sociology. "We would like to get students worded." more involved in administering the CATI The Survey Center system and in designing surveys using uses Computer-assisted CATI." Telephone Interviews Last semester, The Survey Center's (CATI) to conduct surveys, in which a computer dials Survey numbers at random and continued on page 2 displays the survey questions to be asked. All News ........................................... the interviewer Editorial ...................................... 7-8 has to do is enter the Features ..................................... 9-10 answers they are provided. Arts & Entertainment.. ........... "This Sports ...................................... 15-19 (CATI) is a smaller version Calendar........................................ 20 of what_large Index: 1-6 11-13 �JANUARY 23 2003 The Beacon Box 111 Wilkes University 192 South Franklin St. Hollenback Hall Wilkes-Barre, PA 18766 (570) 408-5903 E-mail: Wells Named New Engine·e ring Chair wilkesbeacon@hotmail.com Staff Managing Editor / BY JONATHAN DAVIES Beacon.Co"espondent Dr. David Wells, a new addition to the Wilkes faculty, has been selected as the Chair of the Engineering Division. Wells arrived at Wilkes in November 2002, and brings with him nearly three decades of experience. His new responsibilities at Wilkes include plans to expand the engineering program and infuse it with other disciplines. "We would like to include elements of biology and communications in our program," said Wells. He also plans to place more emphasis on design competitions. · Wells alsofeels the need to expand the department's role in engineering management. Wells said, "We're seeing much growth in the business of engineering." Wells worked in the nuclear industry for twelve years before setting his sights on academia. After teaching in Houston for four Wells continued on page 6 Marcus Sowcik Editorial Board Chair Dennis Ferenchick Asst. Opinion Editor Amanda Darbenzio News Editor Gabe LeDonne Asst. News Editor Joseph DeAngelis Asst. News Editor Gabrielle Lamb Features Editor THe Beacon/Kristin Hake Dr. Wells has been selected as the Chair of the Engineering Division here at Wilkes. Bridget Giunta Asst. Features Editor Kristen Bradigan A&E Editor Jessica Skutack Asst. A&E Editor RSpfUiffl Efli4ooKevin Sickle Asst. Sports Editor J.J. Hanson Photo/Graphics Editor Kristin Hake Asst. Photo/Graphics Editor Mick Jenkins Online Editor Mike Burke Advertising and Business Manager Dave Grasso Faculty Advisor Andr Breemer Frantz Background Info * Established in 1944 * Member of the Pennsylvania Newspaper Association * Printed on Thursdays, with the exception of holidays >11"1,500 papers distributed weekly �JANUARY 23, 2003 NATI ONAL/1 NTERNATI ONAL News Brie-fs Courtesy of the Associated Press ~endell Urges Renewed Faith ·in Pennsylvania's Future By Peter Jackson Associated Press Wn1er Ed Rendell took office Tuesday as the state's 45th governor, warning Pennsylvanians that they must expect the "short-term pain" of spending cuts and potential new taxes even as he challenged them to "begin believing in Pennsylvania's future again." Rendell took the oath of office just after noon from his wife Midge, ajudge on the 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, in a ceremony outside the Capitol. There he listed problems.that include a budget shortfall that could approach $2 billion, school funding system "in desperate need of reform" and soaring local property taxes. "We must find new sources of revenue, and at the same time make tough decisions to reduce spending and cut waste in government We simply have no other choice," he said. Rendell paraphrased a speecp Robert F. Kennedy made during his 1968 presidential campaign as he stressed that the state must find creative ways to improve its 48th-place economic ranking nationally. "Some claim that Pennsylvania's economy will not recover. They think our best days are behind us and they say, 'Why?'" he said. \'But I. see a Pennsylvania th.at can be the comeback story of the decade and say, 'Why not?"' ' , The ceremony kicked off a day of celebration that included a parade of more than 5,000 people, a fireworks display, a rock 'n' roll gala featuring Chuck Berry and Chubby Checker and an inaugural ball catered by dozens ofrestaurants from across the state. Rendell's inaugural committee sold 9,500 tickets for a $50-per-person concert and ball at the Pennsylvania Farm Show complex, but roughly 4,000 of the ticket-holders can only be admitted to the ball because' there isn't enough room for them in the concert hall. The committee also distributed 4,000 free passes for the swearing-in ceremony, and another 3,000 free passes for an open house Wednesday at the governor's residence. a Stocks Drop on War Fears That Overshadow Better-thanexpected By Amy Baldwin Wall Street looked askance at earnings reports Tuesday, with investors bidding stocks sharply lower despite healthy profits at such companies as 3M and Ford. The Dow Jones industrials slid more than 143 points, giving the blue chips a drop of near.Jy 400 points over four straight losing sessions. Analysts said a spate of disappointing corporate outlooks last week along with ongoing fears of war with Iraq caused investors to be skeptical of better-than-expected earnings. ' "The reference that the economy might not have had a demonstrable tum yet is really setting people off," said Ned Riley, chief investment strategist at State Street Global Advisors. , . . Concerns about war increased after news that a gunman in Kuwait opened fire on an SUV carrying American civilians, killing one and wounding another. The U.S. Embassy labeled it a terrorist act. . "Despite the (earnings) data--and we have had some favorable data--this market is still focused on talk of war, the probability of war and the eff~s of war and much of that was exacerbated by the fatal shooting in Kuwait," said Alan Ackerman, executive vice president at Fahnestock & Co. Bible College Wants 666 Phone Exchange Dropped By Roger Alford Associated P,:ess Writer A small Appalachian Bible college is fighting to change its telephone number, saying the 666 prefix is disturbing to Christians who recognize it as the biblical mark of the ·· beast. "People say, 'You're a Bible college, and you have 666 in your phone number,"' said Carlene Light, an office worker at Kentucky Mountain Bible College. "It's the connotation. No one wants to be part of the mark of the beast." Rob Roy MacGregor, vice president for business affairs, said staff and students at the 72-year-old institution want the number changed to a second prefix, 693, that recently was added after all the 666 numbers were taken. In the biblical book of Revelation, 666, the mark of the beast, 'is stamped into people's foreheads or right hands during the last days, MacGregor said. Those who receive the mark, according to scripture, are damned to eternal punishment. _ MacGregor said he asked Access Point, a North Carolina-based telephone com- · pany that serves the college, to change the number about six months ago. Kaye Davis, general counsel for the company, said Friday that she would make every effort to get the phone number changed. 3 Bush Renews Push for Medical Malpractice Caps By Scott Lindlaw for doctors more than doubled last year for thousands of the state's physicians. Associated Press Writer An estimated 900 doctors have left the President Bush said Thursday_his · state since 2001 to avoid paying malpracproposed nationwide ceilings on medical tice premiums as high as $200,000 annumalpractice ·awards would drive down ally, said Dr. Edward Dench, a State Colhealth care costs, but critics said he was lege anesthesiologist who serves as presisiding with mismanaged insurance com- dent of the Pennsylvania Medical Socipanies that pass inflated costs to patients. ety. Bush dusted off a proposal he as a potentially formidable 2004 opponent, made in July to cap the pain and suffering Sen. John Edwards of North Carolina. Edwards made millions trying portions of malpractice awards at $250,000. Without the limit, Bush said, "ex- personal injury lawsuits against big comcessive jury awards will continue to drive panies, and is seeking the Democratic up insurance costs, will put good doctors nomination. The Senator said Thursday that out of business or run them out of your Bush was "once again standing with his community and will hurt communities like insider friends in the insurance industry Scranton, Pa. That's a fact." and standing against seriously injured Legislation he backed last year children and families." was approved in the House but was never "The truth is the insurance inbrought for a vote in the Democratic-led dustry has done poorly in the market and Senate. Now the Republican Party controls both houses of Congress, and for the sec- is simply passing those costs on to docond time this week Bush revived a pro- tors and patients," Edwards said. "Eviposal that died last year. The other was dence from 30 years shows that the things President Bush is proposing will do nothwelfare reform. "The problem of those unneces~ ing to reduce the premiums that doctors sary costs don't start in the waiting room pay." Edwards called for stopping or the operating room. They're in the courtroom," Bush said. "Everybody's suing, it frivolous lawsuits and cracking down on see·ms like. There are too many lawsuits in the small percentage of doctors responAmerica, and there are too many lawsuits sible for the majority of malpractice cases. Americans for Insurance Reform, filed against doctors and hospitals witha coalition of 100 consumer and publicout merit." interest groups, said the solution to rising Pennsylvania, the state Bush health care costs is in changing the busichose for his speech, is important to his ness practices of the insurance industry. re-election, and he has visited it more than "Pennsylvania's insurance crisis any othe--18 times. It is one of 13 states has not been · caused by the legal system that prohibit capping malpractice awards. or jury verdicts," the group said, citing a Pennsylvani!} is also the state with new study it conducted. "Rather, it is a the highest rate in the nation of doctors self-inflicted phenomenon caused by the who repeatedly commit medical malpracmismanaged underwriting practices of the tice, according to a report this week by a insurance industry." consumer group. Sammy Aritz, 52, a University of One out of every 10 doctors in the state has lost or settled at least two Scranton carpenter working on the stage malpractice lawsuits, according to the where Bush spoke, said he just wanted study by Public Citizen, an advocacy group politicians to come up with a solution. His wife, Karen, a nurse at Combased in Washington. Moi:eover, the report showed, munity ,Medical Center in Scranton, had half of all the money awarded in Pennsyl- her hours cut after doctors there threatvania medical malpractice cases were paid ened a walkout, she said. "She is hoping they solve it. on behalf of doctors settling three or more That's her livelihood," Aritz said. "We complaints. Public Citizen Counsel Jackson want to keep the good doctors here. Come Williams said, "If you stop those doctors, up with a happy medium with the doctors, you will have eliminated half of all the mal- the lawyers and the insurance company." practice payoffs in the state which presumably would reduce insurance" rates. In Pennsylvania, insurance costs· �4 NEWS JANUARY 23 2003 Hizny Nallled_as New Director of Metz Food Services Halliday Leaves Wilkes to Become Catering Chief BY JULIEMELF Beacon Staff Writer The start of a new semester includes new classes, experiences, and meeting new people. This semester, Wilkes welcomes Jake Hizny, the new director of food services until Metz hires a permanent general manager. The former director, Malcom Halliday, left this position at Wilkes early this month because of a promotion to Director of Catering for Metz. Hizny is no novice of culinary arts. He has been in the business over 25 years and was classified as a Civilian Instructor when he taught Navy Reserves how to cook after Desert Storm. Prior to this, Hizny worked at a bank, which gave him a finance background. "My next door neighbor was a baker and after working at -a high stress banking job during the week I helped her bake during the weekends. This was something I really enjoyed. I went in as a baker's helper and the chef began to notice me and started to teach me everything he had learned in forty years in a period of about three to four years," Hizny said. Hizney is also no stranger to the Wilkes community. "I've seen it transform from the old cafeteria to the ne~ Student Union Building. The transformation is amazing because it will help attract incoming students to the campus." Wilkes will see a big difference in Metz. "You are going to see changes in less than two months that are going to dazzle the Wilkes campus," said Hizney. For example, on Tµursday evening Metz will feature T.GI Fridaya•TMs appetizers and entrees in the Cuscela Dining Room along with prizes and giveaways. .,. Hizney also hopes to improve the atmosphere that Metz employees create. "Customer service is all about putting smiles on people's faces. You're going to see [me] and employees interact more with our clients," explained Hizney. Other changes will include using more in-season vegetables, analyzing the menu selections and adjusting prices accordingly based on the market prices of ingredients, and having an a•oeaction stationa•* for ev_ening meals. An action station is where a chef will prepare the selected menu , item to order. "It's all about food and service. I love to watch people eat good food and when they eat good food and say 'wow, that tasted great,' it puts a smile to my face and I hope Metz will continue to do this for Wilkes in the future," Hizney said. The Beacon/Mick Jenkins Jake Hizney was named the new Director of Food Services at Wilkes. Remember Continued from page l and where we are and where are future is going." Johnson said. One of ways Johnson brought Dr. King's message into 2003 was in regards to President Bush's recent effort _.....,-= Lo dissolve Affirmative Action , calling it unconstitutional. Johnson responded to the President's push, saying, "If we want to take race out of the admissions process. We need to make sure that each and every high school has the same resources that others have .. .if we're going to really level the playing field. But is the government going to invest the money it's going to take to do that?" A large part of Johnson's message included the role that everyone plays in continuing the legacy of Dr. King, stating that our apathy towards awareness hinders our ability to move forward, calling us the "PlayStation Generation." He furthered his point, saying, "We're so pleasure focused, we're losing the core fabric of our society." Johnson also commented, "We need I cannot be the best I can be until you are to learn how to talk to each other. We sti.11 the best you can be ... So, live the dream, and have difficulty be the dream." talking about race Johnson's speech was followed by a in this country." prayer from Kevin Gaughenbaugh, Wilkes' But Johnson Interfaith Coordinator, and concluded with also offered simple the singing of "This Little Light of Mine" suggestions to and "We Shall Overcome." contribute to the If you'd like to learn more about cause. "All you have Multicultural Affairs on campus, call 4084731. The learn more about Community to do is have a Service opportunities, dial 408-5905. heart that lives for someone else ... Find a cause that you can get involved in, We must learn to live together as recognize that brothers ·or perish together as fools. individuals can and -Dr. Martin Luther King do make a difference. We don't have to agree about everything to live in a better society." Johnson urged his audience to start small, in their immediate clients, the Times-Leader and WNEP, paid surroundings, for a survey that assessed Luzerne County asking the audience, "When is the last time residents' opinions of the County Controller you did something for someone just and Commissioners and their opinions of because--just because it's the right thing to the form of government. The Times-Leader do at that moment?" He suggested that the and WNEP are likely to be clients again this audience start by trying to "better their . semester, and the student body can help. circle of influence." Adding, "Let's begin a "'tie employ students to conduct the society of'Pay it Forward."' telephone interviews. When we write the Johnson stressed that we are all proposal to do these surveys, we estimate interconnected, "You cannot be the best how many hours they will take, and how you can be until I am the best I can be. And For more information on Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., please visit: www.thekingcenter.org or www.martinlutherking.org Survey Continued from page 1 many students we will need," said Baldino. "We believe that students should be fairly paid, so we build in an hourly wage of $10.00/hour... Stu ents who wish to do this can work as many hours as they can fit in their schedules." Interested students can contact Dr. Tom Baldino or Dr. Mike Garr for more information. �JANUARY 23, 2003 NEWS Winter Comencement held at Wilkes BY GABE LeDONNE Beacon News Editor Sunday, January 19 saw the graduation of 196 Wilkes students, composed of I 35 undergraduates and 6 I graduates. Held in the Marts · ports and Conference Center, the graduates were offered well wishes by several speakers, among them University President Tim Gilmour, Alumnus Mary B. Rhoades, Chairperson and Professor of Pharmacy Dr. Ann Y.F. Lin, and graduating student Sarah Becker. The Invocation and Benediction were offered by The Reveranci Canon Donald J. Mueller of St. Stephen's Episcopal Church and Monsignor Thomas V. Banick of St. . Mary's of the Immaculate Conception respectively. In his address, Gilmour gave his thoughts to the graduates, informing them that "each and every day, we face the challenges and uncertainties of a changing world as our... lives undergo unanticipated changes." Gilmour continued into the core of his message, which was simply, "to affirm, Courtest of www.wilkes.edu Become a Lifesaverl Donate Plasma that Is needed for mfllfons of people each year ... IBPI Wells Continued from page 2 ~ years, he moved to upstate New York and taught at Clarkson University for an additional fifteen years. With experience in both the scholastic and professional aspects of engineering, Wells hopes to guide Wilkes students to a successful future. "It's not a matter of averages," Wells said about students finding jobs in the . field. "It is really an individual thing." Wells points out that more and more companies are looking for creative individuals, who can see different solutions to everyday problems. "In the real world when people encounter a problem they run away and try to avoid it, but it's an engineer's job to solve such a problem." Well s feels that people tend to ignorantly characterize the fiel d of engineering as extremely technical, although it is actually a highly creative industry. For that r-eason, Wells thinks Wilkes is the perfect place to study engineering. "It (engineering) is meant to be viewed in a liberal sense." When it comes to his life in the Wyoming Valley, Wells said," I love it here." He enjoys the architecture and the people. Wells describes the valley as not much different from Ithaca, his hometown. "The peopl e here are really genuine and friendly and the landscape is beautiful. " In hi s spare time, Well s is the editor of the IEEE Engineering Management Rev iew. He al so enjoys riding motorcycles and playing the guitar. " I prefer the electric guitar, but I'm not that good." or reaffirm, your commitment to have civic engagement as a vital priority in your life. " Family and friends joined .the new graduates in the Henry Student Center ballroom for a "informal reception" afterthe ceremony. Interstate Blood & Plasma, Inc. 41 S. Main St Wilkes Barre, PA / It's Safe and Convenient Donate · Todayllllll Help $ave Lives! ·Donat:e · Plasma· 823-41"19·· . . . . . . . . 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We want to find out what their issues are and how they plan to address various problems regarding the economy, and environment, how they are going to work with the new governor," he said. Joining approximately 50 local constituents were several local state representatives including Kevin Blaum of the 121st District (D), Todd Eachus of the I 16th District (D), Phyllis Mundy of the 120th District (D), Thomas Tigue of the 118th District (D), and John T. Yudicak (D) of the I 19th District. Although the panel consisted exclusively of democrats, the League of Women Voters stressed that the organization abstains from political opinion. "We don't support anyone; we're nonpartisan." Harrington said. After conversing informally over a breakfast buffet the representatives participated in moderated Q & A. One hot topic in Pennsylvania covered by the Q & A was about the current malprac- tice crisis in the state. Rep. Mundy pointed out that the solution to the problem lies in reducing error, stating, "Eightyfive percent of hospital error is caused by system error, not physician error." Mundy went on . to explain that long work hours caused by hospital under staff problems heavily contribute to the problem. Another topic discussed was the state of water supply, specifically the recent loss of protected watershed to private ownership. Along the same lines, the rising cost of water rates was also an issue addressed by the panel of representatives. While the audience was mainly composed ofLMV members, the event was completely open to the public, and . several Wilkes students were in attendance. The Beacon/Kristin Hake The Wilkes-Barre Chapter of the League of Women Voters hosted a breakfast with local state repr~sentatives this past Saturday. President Bush Visits Northeast Pennsylvania Student Government encourages all students to help select this year's Winter Weekend theme by completing Student Government's new Online Survey. The Survey will be sent directly to all students Wilkes email later this week. All instructions to participate in teh survey will be included in the email. The theme nominations this year include: (I) Toys, (2) Cartoons, and (3) Ice Cream Flavors. The survey is available now through Monday, Jan. 27. in hopes to alleviate previous problems associated with paperballot voting, including miscalculation due to human error and potential bias influence. This survey marks the first for Student Government using their . new online system through Barry Web. SG voted to utilize the online provider in November, 2002 Any questions or comments can be directed to Student Government at sg@wilkes.edu or by calling 408-2910 WO gre the 1 dea beli Uni are pose tha hav ties min trait tha wil sitti Re11 The President greets several local politicians before heading to Scranton. Among those to welcome him to NEPA were Congressmen Kanjorski and Sherwood, as well as Scranton Mayor, Chris Dougherty. Soon afterwards, Bush left for his engagements in Scranton. Vote for This Year's Winter Weekend The01e ad bel i kne to b coll The Beacon/Gabe LeDonne Air Force One touches down at the Wilkes-Barre/ Scranton International Airport under the close watch of the Secret Service on Thursday, January 16. Secret Service agents, along with local law inforcement agencies, secured the area surronding Avoca days before the President's arrival. on y Hou wea tivei and rec reirn wou ages serv incl stu The Beacon will be acc~pting applications for all staff positions beginning in February. If you are interested in being part of a fun, progressive, rewarding team, don't pass this opportunity up! The Beacon offers scholarships for all leadership positions, and loolcs great on resumes! • For more information, or to submit ypur application, contact: · Dr.Andrea Frantz ' fr_antza@wilkes.edu 408-4165 fou acr De bee nen our ser we~ for ha Vet De De dra Un ' Jan Co the sai val �JANUARY 23, 2003 7 EDITORIAL Do You Feel a Draft? Lace up your boots and put military because they served for on your fatigues, because if two such short periods of time. House Democrats have their way Despite the obvious we are going to war. Representadifferences in perspectives tives Charles Rangel of New Y!rk regarding this issue both sides and John Conyers of Michigan have valid points. How would the recently introduced legislation to American public feel if they knew reinstate the draft. The proposal their children were eligible to be would make all men and woman right smaGk in harms way? What ages 18-26 eligible for military would be the effect on the professervice. The.legislation also sionalism of the United States includes college or graduate military if every Tom, Dick, and Alison were brought into the students. The initiative seems little military? Either way you look at it · seems that a draft would not be more than an effort to counteract the saber rattling of the Bush good for the US Armed Services. administration. Rangel stated, "I What if the draft were believe that if those calling for war reinstated? Who would be serving knew that their children were likely and who would be buying a bus to be required to serve ... there ticket to Canada? A study conwould be more caution and a ducted by Harvard University's greater willingness to work with the international community in dealing with Iraq." Rangel and Conyers believe it is unfair that the United States armed services \i~ are disproportiona_tely composed of minorities. The fact is that since minority kids don't have all the college opportunities young, white kids do, The ideas and ,, minorities join the military for positions exeressed in college tuition money and job training. The two seem to think the editorial are those that if there is a war with Iraq it of the Editorial Board will be minorities who will be sitting in the cross hairs of the which is comprised of Republican Guard. Managing Editor, The two Democrats have Editorial Board Chair, found some opposition from across the aisle. Secretary of News Editor, Features Defense Donald Rumsfeld has Editor. Arts and Enterbecome an outspoken opponent. Rumsfeld believes that tainment Editor, Sports our all-volunteer armed Editor, and Photo and services are far better than they Graphics/Editor were when conscripts where forced to serve. Rumsfeld's criticisms have come under fire from many Institute polled 1,200 undergraduates to get a perspective of what Veterans groups and prominent students would due if the draft Democrats who feel that the were reinstated. Ninety percent of Defense Secretary slighted the students described themselves draftees' contributions to the as very or somewhat patriotic and United States Armed Services in a said that the military is the most January 7th response to the Congressman's efforts to reinstate trusted governmental institution. But when asked whether the the draft. The Defense Secretary government should reinstate the said that the draftees added "no value, no advantage" to the US draft, 67% opposed it and said that Reillstatiog,,tbe"' Draft , .E.eacon Eclitprial if it were reinstated 44% said they would seek an alternative to service. The Harvard survey brings forth-startling information. Would the United States government be prepared to arrest those who refused service? The government would be facing a situation that could be far worse than the civil disobedience surrounding the Vietnam War. American youths are by and large content with their way of life, and far less willing to go to war than generations before. In addition to the youth being anti-war the deaths of young people forced to serve against their will would most definitely stir the emotions of their parents who were the orchestrators of numerous demonstrations during the sixties and seventies. Ask any military personnel you can find whether they support the draft and they will most definitely tell you no. Many of those currently i~ the military don't want draftees tarnishing the uniform that they hold dear to their hearts. The United States military is a professional organization that is comprised of people who want to be there b_y their own free will. If the government starts pumping in people against their will the moral and skill of the most highly trained military in the world will surely drop. · The United States military in not hurting for numbers, either. When fully mobilized with reservists and National Guard personnel called to active duty the military will number well over a million. The idea of reinstating the draft is an idea that should be put back into history where it belongs. The fact of the matter is that two democrats wanted some publicity for their anti-war campaign and decided to create a smokescreen of racial equality to give their argument worth. Despite their efforts the draft is a relic, and we are a long way from needing its reinstatement. The Beacon is interested in hearing from faculty and professors who would like to offer their personal opinions in an editorial column. If you have something to say, please contact Dennis Ferenchick at: dff99@aol.com Hibernating with Anna Nicole Sillith all<J J"oe.Milliohaire .,.,, ,,:-:,, different levels, mostly low. 'v+' ,, Asif r:woo Wants to •~arryA Millionaire" and "The '' :aachel<?t )Veten't enough, we "J~Millionaire" otin'reality' is a construcil worker who makes a m~ger$19,000ayear. My first question would have to be, "What construction worker earns only $19,000 a year? Does he only work on Tuesdays and Thursdays?" I'd be negligent in my duties as a seasonal couchpotato ifl didn't admit I've seen at least partial episodes of "Fear Factor," another reality show ID which ordinary people confront their worst fears for cash prizes. This wouldn't be so bad if the show didn't monopolize on the 'gross' food factor of eating exotic bugs and monkey !;>rains. It is obvious that these shows are cheap to make to begin with, but you would at least expect the producers to spend some money on talented writers who can devise more challenging ways of scaring the pants off the attention-getters who go on these shows. I can even deal with a weak plot if the show is entertaining. But some of the more recent reality shows, especially those that center around a love interest, do not seem to be attracting the most refined women. Poor Joe Millionaire. He actually thinks that he may find a woman who doesn't care how much money he makes. Dude, the _show is called, "Joe Millionaire", not "Joe the lame construction worker." Joe has the additional challenge of having to choose from several women who, when compared to Darva Conger, make her seem like a wholesome, warm, and sincere woman you'd be proud to bring home to mom. For all of my criticism, it is obvious the networks have managed to hook me, or at least get me to tune in from time to time while I weather the · wpav~ BVGARYFERENTINO Beacon St4/f Writer are Bears really smart animals--they just sleep through the winter. Everyone has a favorite season and winter will never be mine. I love the summer! I can't get enough of the sun and never complain about the heat. With sub-zero temperatures for the next few days and at least six or seven more weeks of this frigid season, I feel the next time I step outside may be the time I literally freeze in place. It's a horrible vision, one in which I can actually see the icicles hanging from my nose and arms as I am reaching for my car door, which will very likely be frozen shut. So what is there to do for those of us in semi-hibernation, waiting for the eventual return of · bearable temperatures? I've been watching a lot of television. Wjth the Super Bowl this Sunday, millions around the nation and the world will be tuning in. While I'm still trying to cope with the fact that the Miami Dolphins didn't even make the playoffs this year, I will only be rooting for a good game this Sunday. But in the meantime, I have to admit I have caught more than my share of reality television, or at least the previews of upcoming shows. With the success of 'Survivor' (a show I never really felt compelled to watch), reality television is becoming a national · pastime. Although MTV should really get the credit for first introducing the concept with its show The Real World (Puck gave us many happy memories), the Internet wasn't far behind, inviting online viewe~ into the living rooms and personal lives of total strangers. The phenomenon may have seemed interesting at firsr; mainly because it is such a weird ffibernating , concept, but prime time television • continued on page 8 has taken it to ob so many �a- EDITORIAL ·JANUARY 23, 2003 Who's Afraid of Affirmative Action? BY J.J. HANSON Beacon Assistant Sports Editor Hello folks. This week I'm grappling with a sticky issue: Affirmative Action, or the concept of gender and race-based quotes. I'm sure you are all asking yourselves, "What can this conservative, sexist, ignorant, dunce have to say about Affirmative Action?" · This may come as a shock, but I support it I 00%. This country needs protection against people like me, and Affirmative Action is a step in the right direction. Imagine if I were the head of a major corporation. To think a female would get a fair shot is silly. Unless she moonlights as a Playboy Playmate, I don't think so. The United States government has tons of men exactly like Senator Trent Lott in many different positions of authority, and you don't think there is a need for racebased quotas? Just go down South. Do you really think those rednecks care about racial and ethnic equality? They can't spell · equality, let alone practice it. My savior and your's, George W. Bush made headlines this past week when he jumped headfirst into this sensitive debate. The Supreme Court is hearing a case in which three white students are suing the University of Michigan for discrimination. The University's Affirmative Action policy grants minority students 20 points out of a possible 150 due to racial quotas. The President feels that all students should be held to the same standards-somewhat like the standards he was held to for his acceptance into Yale. Old Georgie boy was accepted solely on his impeccable academic ability (C+) and definitely not because his grandfather was a Trustee. The impact of this court decision could be monumental. To get a peek at the possible effect, we ,can take a look at California and Texas, two states that have dismantled their Affirmative Action policies. According to Marisa Demeo, regional counsel for the Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund, minority college enrollment has seen a sharp decrease. The fact of the matter is that although we have seen major advancements over the past 50 years in civil rights there is still a major advantage to being middle class, white, and male. When the world is a happy and shiny place with gum drops and rose petals falling from the sky, I will be more than happy to say goodbye to Affirmative Action. But until that time, it is a necessary policy so that women and racial minorities can get ahead in the white man's world. a financial matter that requires the notification of tpe IRS, such as financial aid. Unless that refund bumped me into the "BUNG BLING".tax brackel, I doubt the IRS will care. All humor aside, Wilkes does not score high on the "We protect our students' privacy" scorecard. This may surprise you, but with minimal work, you can easily find out the SSNs of your peers. I have been privy to many incidents in which this was the case.· Two years ago, one of my friends was involved with a SG presidential election. For those of you who remember, this was when SG was doing its Florida Elections Board impersonation. My friend had to review some ballots, and, for whatever reason, was given a roster of every student and corresponding SSN for the sophomore class. You heard me right, each student. He could've easily gone into the identity theft business with this information. Last year, I was stuck in line at Rifkin Cafe, because the registers had decided it was time to malfunction. Since nobody could use their cards to pay for their meals, the staff decided it was a better idea to just have those students write their name and SSN on a sheet, so that their accounts could be properly charged. This alone was not bad. but when nobody needed to be rung out, they simply left that sheet by the register, completely unattended. One simple "yomk,'' and anyone could \e assumed the 1dentit1es of their fnend: with ease. t recent!), I observed a profe..,sor u. 111 6 a class roster.from the Registrar Ls · s1gn-m sheet, with SSNs a'ld ever)thmg. Thankfully. this was done only once, but 1t onl) takes one instance for someone to t.se that SSN to permanently mess up )Our credit. I have also witnessed similar behanor at the Registrar Many clerks simpl) ask you to recite your SSN out loud, so they can access your records. If you're within earshot, it doesn't take much effort to scribble that down on a piece of paper. I know, because I've done it numerous times, to show students how reciting their SSN in public isn't a good idea. For the record, I would rip up the paper in front of the student. Not only are such disclosures a risk to your privacy, but they may also be a violation of federal law. The 19'.74 Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act prohibits the release of educational records and "personally identifiable information" without a student's consent (certain cases excepted). A 1992 court ruling (Krebs v. Rutgers) affirmed that a SSN is "personally identifiable information." Ask yourself, when was.the last time you explicitly gave Wilkes the authority to disclose your SSN to someone? There is a solution to this problem. After issues were raised over SSN use last semester, the Registrar stated that the office would issue alternate ID numbers to anyone who asked. I did, and so should you. Simply walk in and ask for a new number. It's surprisingly simple: none of that red tape that 1s so commonplace in the Wilkes bureaucrac). But this 1s not enough. The administration must take immediate steps to curtail the needless disclosure of SSNs across campus. and to move away from the current system and use alternate numbers instead. The fact that students' SS s can be so eastly obtained shows that an) current "safeguards" or policies regarding SSl\ usage that ma\ be m place simply aren't working. The roblem exists. and until the administration proper!) addresses 1t, the problem will on!) get worse. It 1s also up to you; the student, to fully understand how problematic it can be to disclose your SSN. Ask the Registrar to assign you an alternate ID number. and refuse to disclose your SSN for anything that is not a major financial matter. It's not paranoia; it's common sense. Nine Digits, One Big Risk BY TIM MILLARD Beacon Staff Writer What is nine digits long and the key to identity theft? The Social Sec~rity Number (SSN). You receive it at birth, and it follo~s you until your death . In that timeframe, your SSN will become tied to many important pieces of information, such as your bank accounts, credit reports, and medical records. This has created a problem for many people who have been victims of identity theft. a crime that is growing more and more every day, according to the Social Security Administration and the Federal Trade Commission. Smee the SSN is tied to you for life. It can be used by identity thieves to wreak havoc with your pe~sonal life. Your bank account could be wiped out, your credit cards could be maxed out, and once the damage is done, you're the one left holding the bag. It doesn't take a tin foil hat to realize the potential risks associated with SSN disclosure. In the land of academia, SSNs have been traditionally used as student ID numbers, and it didn't take long for the problem of identity theft to come knocking. Spurred in part by incidents at colleges in California, Illinois, and New York, many colleges are doing away with the use of SSNs as student ID numbers. Additionally, many states have passed Jaws regulating how public schools can use SSNs, further "encouraging" this change. However, Wilkes University is not one of those schools. Here, your SSN is your student ID, and both are used interchangeably. Therein lies the problem. Wilkes will ask for your SSN for some of the most trivial things.. When I applied for a parking permit, there was a space on the form for my SSN. Somehow, I don't think my SSN will matter to the securit) guard who is writing me a ticket for parking in the Student Union lot. The bookstore also wanted to know my SSN, simpl) because I returned some coaxial cable I had bought a week earlier. In theory, Wilkes s~ould only ask for your SSN 1f it involves Hibernating Continued from page 7 cold But it the) claim this is "realit) telens1on," I beg to differ. Viewers watch these shows because the) make them feel better about themselves or because they fail to find their own reality entertaining enough. This concept is what I really don't understand. It is entertaining, but it is not reality Does anyone really think that Anna Nicole Smith even grasps the concept of 'reality'? I know that this is just a passing phase for me. When the temperature rises and the bear<. come out of tht"r caH -;, will be spending my free time per~Jl'll:c my own reality, not others'. My life is fuJI, and although it may not alway1- be pleasant. it is my own, and th 1t ts where I find my entertainment. The verdict is not yet in on reality television. It may just be a passing phase for the nation. But, television, nonetheless, will find new ways of entertaining us. I just hope next year the Dolphins are in the Super Bowl. �JANUARY 23, 2003 FEATURES 9 S~i Club Enjoys this·Season's Winter Bliss BY MELISSA JURGENSEN Beacon Staff Writer New Year's Resolution Adam Skuba Hometown: Hazleton, PA Major/Year: Freshman, Communication Studies Q: What was your New Year's Resolution last year? A: I wanted to get out of highschool and move onto s,9methil:ig better. I think I have accomplished that. Q: Do you usually keep the resolutions you make?;, A: Sometimes I do. Sometimes I don't Q: Do you typically tnake resolutionsf A: It depends on what kind of year I had ~efore. Q: What was your New Year's reso A: I plan to put others ' ' .;Hometowni se> ,f'AP Title at WilJ<es: Ounpus Interfai th,CoordtriJ£1 tor Q: What was your New Year's resol~tim1 last year? A: I did make a New Year's resolution, which was to get ahead of my school work. Sometimes I pro~rastinate. With the recent snowstorms and the blast of frigid air, some Wilkes University students have found bliss in this season's snowy weather. Conditions are better than usual at local ski resorts this season and the Wilkes Ski Club is taking full advantage of the slopes. A ski club can be a terrific way to increase afficianados' enjoyment of skiing as well as ensure an opportunity for skiers to spend time with those who mutualy enjoy the thrill of the slopes. "The purpose of the club is to join the Wilkes community together to ski and have fun," said Ski Club President, Mark Mittrick. The Wilkes Ski Club has been active for three years and operates from December to March. Although the purpose of the club is to ski during the winter, meetings are held on a ;year-round basis.to discuss plans for upcomi~g ski trips and future events. Students need not be a black diamond skiers to become members. The club consists of different skill levels ranging from beginner to expert. Wilkes Ski Club advisor, Tom Weeks, encourages skiers and non-skiers to check out the club. "We see all skill levels in the club," said Weeks. "Getting to ski afot with a good group of people is a great perk." The advantage of skiing with the Ski Club is that lessons are included in each ticket price. and will also be this year's destination of choice. Weeks hopes to see the Ski Club get invloved in competitons with other ski clubs in the future . "The club is currently evaluating racing events at various resorts with the hope of competing as an organized team somewhere down the road," said Weeks. In addition, the club is looking at "Getting to ski a lot with a good group of people is a great perk." -Tom Weeks Beginners can take full advantage of this, as well as skiers who want to fine-tune their techniques. In order for the club to function, Student Governmenf provides an initial $300 start up fee in the beginning of the year for the club's activities. But most of the money is ec1rned by ski club members who hold different kinds of fundraisers during the year. • The club usually takes weekly night trips to Montage or Elk Mountain during the season as well as one major trip for a weekend or longer during the year. Last year, Smuggler's Notch in Vermont was the first extended trip broadening its horizons to extend into spring, summer, and fall activities as well. Although the activities are fun, Mittrick believes that what • makes the Ski Club special is that it is a friendly atmosphere and everyone always has a great time. "My favorite part of the ski club is the camaraderie that exists between members and just having a good time skiing," said Mittrick. Anyone who is a ski or snowboard enthusiast can get involved in the Wilkes Ski Club by sending an email to skiclub@wilkes.edu, orby visiting the website located at http:// skiclub. wilkes.edu. Q: Do you usually keep the resolutions you make? A: I remember'that I didn't keep it I guessljust work better under pressure. Q: Do you typically make r~olutions? A: If I do make resolutions, I usually make them in the beginning of the year and during Le~t. I Q: What was your New Year's resolution this year? A: My ~ew Year's resolution for this year is to go to the gym more often. Lori Grausa MajorNear: Junior (Pl) Pharmacy Hometown: Danville, PA Q: What was your New Year's resolution last year? · A: To watch what I eat. Q: Do you usually keep the resolutions you make? A:No Q: Do you typicallymakeresolutions? . A: I try but they only .! ?st for about a \Y.eek. • Q: What was ytiur New Year•;i-es~tution this year? A: To exercise more and not to procrastinate. Courtesy of http:1/skiclub.wilkes.edu/vermont/smuggs.html Members of the Wilkes University Ski Club enjoy the slopes on a recent trip to Smuggler's Notch, Vermont. �10 JANUARY 23, 2003 FEATURES Art and Biology: Colorful Synergy BY ELVIRA ILLIANO Beacon Staff Writer This is the first article in a series of three that will examine the evolution of an original piece of art. The first article focuses on the teacher's perspective and looks at how one "coaches" artistic creativity. The second, to run later this semester, will examine the student artists' perspectives in the process of creation. And the third will look at the audience's reaction upon the unveiling of the finished product toward the end of the semester. What do bright, distinctive colors and microsco~ic slime cells have in common? How do abstract designs and hirsute cre.atures come together as one? This semester Wilkes University students Tom Craparo, Brittany Kramer, Bridget McHale, John Muscarella, Christiana Reed and Cassandra Vanluvender will investigate the answers to those very questions as they create a one of a kind art mural, "The Diversity of Life." Preceeded by "Pleasure of Reading," located in the Farley Library, and "Multicultural Mural," located in the Wilkes University Multicultural Lounge, Wilkes art students will again create a 24-foot by 8foot mural, this time located in the Wilkes University Biology Clubroom, located on the third floor of the Stark Leaming Center. "'Diversity ofLife'was designed by me." said Sharon Bowar, Associate Professor of Art at Wilkes University, "but the mural will have enough space for students to interpret designs with colors, painting techniques and shades." Bowar, who had the opportunity to both live and teach in Europe, describes the mural as a unique art design, "It (the mural) will be a variation of European art, a type of huge, bio-morphed, abstract, organic shape that will allude to biologic form." She also noted that the mural will flow onto the wall by taking the shape of a huge double helix snake and then move into a ribbon-like form. "It will start out with bacteria, single cell organisms, fungi and slime and then move into plant and animal life form." The mural will be presented to the Wilkes University community in an unveiling ceremony during the week of final examinations. Bowar encourThe Beacon/Kristin Hake aged Wilkes Stark 379 is the future sight of the "Diversity of Life" mural. community members to attend the ceremony to see Steele, Chairof Wilkes University's Biology this intriguing work of art and life. Department. "We are excited to see this mural (being) completed," said Dr. Michael Was Johnµy Appleseed Really a Squirrel? Steele, Terzaghi, and Stud_ents Study Squirrel Patterns of Behavior ] 8 A, p tf d A s B p tr ir ti R r, ti a b s e e f, I h ti h 0 V a C The fact that these trees are a large cash Steele added, "The project also relation to parent trees in several states in BY MONICA CARDENAS crop makes the study significant to many currently employs Dr. Amy McEuen, a North America, including Pennsylvania, Beacon Correspondent people.He also stressed the importance of recent doctoral graduate and expert on seed Virginia, Maryland and Indiana. student involvement dispersal, from the University of Michigan, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ in this project. They're everywhere. who now works at Wilkes coordinating It seems impossible to cross campus "There have been several research projects all of which 'This is one of the first studies in the world to begin without running into dozens of squirrels. involve undergraduates." to ask these questions via molecular techniques." about sixty to Dr. Michael Steele, Chair of the Wilkes According to Steele, "The study, _ Dr. Michael Steele seventy-five students University Department of Biology, Chemiswhich began in December 1999, tests involved over the last try and Health Sciences three years. These several predictions finds their behavior students are volunteers, interns, researchabout how tree squirIn order to match seedlings to parent fascinating. He has ers--some paid--and a few are from other rels and other small trees,Terzaghi's lab conducts DNA recently co-authored universities." In addition, many students mammals disperse fingerprinting of seedlings and adult trees North American Tree co-authored conference papers and seeds and how this to determine maternal sources of seeds. Squirrels, with John publications in science journals as a result behavior in tum affects Dr. Steele noted, "This is one of the first Koprowski. of their participation in the project. forest structure." studies in the world to begin to ask these Although Steele The four-year grant ends in December In order to gather questions via molecular techniques." has been studying of 2003, but Steele, Terzaghi and McEuen information, a number Steele pointed out that while squirrel squirrel behavior since plan to continue research beyond this date of behavioral studies behavior may seem unimportant, it directly he was an undergraduwith additional funding. are conducted. The determines where trees grow and thus the ate, he has recently animals are marked and spatial and genetic structure of oak forests. been conducting a observed over a period study funded by a grant oftime. Also, researchfrom the National ers use a captive Science Foundation. colony, in which a This $850,000 grant has number of squirrels are allowed Steele, Dr. kept in captivity for a William Terzaghi, Wilkes time in order to conduct Urriversity Associate experiments on foodProfessor of Biology, hoarding. and a number of A key element in http://wilkes.edu/-kohlerdj\ students and faculty this study involves from the University of Richmond and Penn identifying how far the seeds are carried State University to conduct a four-year from a parent tree. Those involved in this study. @ study measure seedling distribution in ----=====================:---- Spring Break 2003 Cancun, Acapulco, --Jamaica, Bahamas and Florida. Groups save up to $120 per r?om ! STS 1-800-648~4849 www.ststravel.com s ti n ti 1 C a r l r a r ~ t s 1 s s �JANUARY 23, 2003 ARTS&ENTERTAINMENT 11 Movie Posters Reflect Evolution in Society dressed in Shaft's trademark full-length told stories that exposed racism and social chance to see themselves reflected on the black-leather coat. injustice. Associated Press Writer big screen. The small, independent studios "You have a black force that's hip and In the 1960s, filmmakers recognized that made them did not limit black actors to urban and smart and he's the hero," Folley black actors could be part of mainstream supporting roles as servants or comic said. "It attracts people who are looking for As race relations progressed over the buffoons, the way major studios did. American stories that appealed to black and a change. It says, 'I'm black and I'm proud."' past 80 years, Hollywood folJowed suit. white audiences, Folley said. "What the race movies say is that Posters from the 1980s and 1990s "America has a history of coming to "Sidney Poitier may have been the African-Americans are human," Folley said. often focus on the celebrity of actors such terms with race. The film industry is no most critical figure in crossing over," Mehr "That we have heroes and are not just as Berry, Washington, Eddie Murphy and different," said Linda Mehr, director of the said. stereotypes." Samuel L. Jackson, who appeal to a Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Posters from the 1970s so-called One exception to the narrative poster multiracial audience. Sciences' Margaret Herrick Library in "blaxploitation" era reflect the power and - is the eye-catching, three-color advertiseThe final two posters in the exhibition Beverly Hills, California. "It's a reflection of cool of its characters. Blaxploitation films ment for the French film "Princess Tam are Washington's "Training Day" (2001) what progress we have made and what were an irreverent homage to black power Tam" ( 1935), which focuses on the fame of and Berry's "Monster's Ball" (2001 ), which progress we haven 't made." with black heroes and white villains. leading lady Josephine Baker. The poster earned them Oscars. Berry's award was the The evolution is reflected in a The tagline for "Shaft" (1971) says it bears no description of the plot, only a first for a black lead actress. traveling exhibit of film posters, "Close Up all: "The mob wanted Harlem back. They drawing of the smiling actress posed in an Folley said it would have been in Black: African American Film Posters," got Shaft ... up to here." evening gown with her name printed larger unthinkable not to include those posters that is making its debut at the Western The "Shaft" poster focuses on image than the film title. because of the historical importance of Reserve Historical Society through April 6. rather than narrative: a photo of actor After World War II, race movies faded those awards. The library loaned 90 posters that Richard Roundtree firing a handgun, and "message movies" were born. They range from 1920s and'30s films that advertised "an all-colored cast" to attract black audiences, to modern Hollywood blockbusters, such as l 997's "Men in Black" starring Will Smith, that appeal to moviegoers of all races. As society changed, black actors evolved from playing bit roles into being featured stars, such as Halle Berry and Denzel Washington, who made movie history last year at the Academy Awards as· the first black actors to win both lead-role honors. "The posters reflect the changing role of African-Americans in the film industry, which in turn reflect the changes in social and civil life," said Suzanne Buchanan, chief curator of Western Reserve Historical Society. The museum is the first of IO locations where the exhibit will be shown in the next two and a half years. It was created by the Smithsonian Institution as part of its Traveling Exhibition Service. "It is absol utely a delicious exhibition on so many levels," said Marquette Folley, a project director for the Smithsonian. Each poster is like a portal into a period of film history. The Western Reserve Historical Society has neatly divided the poster exhibition among several rooms, & allowing visitors to step from one era of film into the next. -The exhibition begins with movie posters from the 1920s and 30s-- lithographs in vivid reds, yellows and blues-that were printed by independent film , studios seeking to attract black audiences. The posters tend to tell viewers what they should expect to see, rather than promote a star or image. They are typical of the movie art of that era with drawings of melodramatic women fawning over their love interests or heroic men posed with guns drawn. For example, "TheFlyingAce" (1926) 3 00 Parkview Circle features a plane going down in flames with Wilkes-Barre, Pa. 18702 a heart-shaped inset of the film's hero consoling the woman he has saved from Monday- Friday 8A.M. to 5P.M. disaster. _"The idea of trailers as we know thern didn't exist, so those early posters had to be a narrative to attract an audience," Folley said. "They really are giving you the trailer on the poster." Oscar Micheaux, among the first 570-823-5124 black film producers, was behind many of EHO what are called "race movies" of the time. _Race mov·ies gave black audiences a BY JOE MILi CIA STUDENTS WELCOME Sherman Hills Apartments The Best Looking Affordable Apartments In Wilkes-Barre Now accepting applications for 1 Centrally Located -Public transportation Carpeting _Air Conditioning On Site Social Service Coordinator 2 bedroom apartments Laundry Facilities 24-Hour Maintenance Service Frost Free Refrigerator Garbage Disposal Stove CHECK US OUT TODAY !!!! �ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT . 12 . , . . . . . ...._ .·· .· . . ··.. · . ·. .•.·· ,· ·.....· t.· .,.·· . · ..· . ... •· , . .· JANUARY 23, 2003 ........·.· ..... . ··. DE ; \·i·. .·,1 ·. ·. ··v ·. ·. ·,··E .· . .·•• .· •·R ·. . . •. ·y : <· · .c·"· ,o, ··.· .·y. ··. · ; ·B . ·o , . )s T.he best pizza In town is now the best deal for delivery or takeout! •o> #2 e 16"' 1' aroodstJ l ·~ Tho FomUy Party f>ock - 1 large lo" PiUO;, :#5 l la.rge· Order . . (16) Wlngs end l Order of Mouo1e1Jo Sticks $18.95* We del_iver to Wilkes University Grotto Pi.z za Gateway Center, Edwardsville 331-PAST (3278) • Does not fndude tax, gratuity, or delivery charge. �JANUARY 23, 2003 ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT R&J Offers a New Perspective on an Old Play BY RAPHAEL COOPER Beacon Assistent Arts & Entertainment Editor devotion to their art, as well as a cultural experience for all members of the Wilkes-Barre and Wilkes University community. Dr. Jim Harrington, who is a member of the Wilkes University Diversity Task Force headed by Provost Maravene Loeschke, about it and asked if I would help coordinate it. She received a call from one of the faculty members, Steve Satta, from Towson University and he asked if she might be interesteo in bringing it to Wilkes for display." Satta, who is directing the Thursday January 23, Wilkes University and the surrounding community w'1ll be treated to an evening of theater and culture when four actors from Towson University offer ,R&J an allmale adaptation of "Hopefully, the Wilkes-Barre community will attend R&Jperfor- mance, equips himself with an accomplished Romeo and Juliet. out of appreciation as well as curiosity." cast that will The actors be competing from Towson - Dr. Jim Harrington nationally in University i!l the American Maryland are College Theater Festival. travelling at no expense (save for explained how this play and R&J is based on the stories meals and transportation) to opportunity came about. "Our Provost spoke to me of four young, homosexual men in spread their theatrical gifts and a boarding school who delve into the roles of Romeo and Juliet. In a story that is both comical and sad, the characters move through major changes and challenges, forever altering them. · Harrington who hopes for a big student and faculty turnout from Wilkes, and also emphasizes that the surrounding community is welcome. His hope is that all audience members are open and willing to experience this play based ¥Ound gay males. "R&J has received a lot of publicity around our campus, so I feel the Wilkes students are very receptive towards theater as well as open to all diversities. Hope- 13 fully, the Wilkes-Barre community will attend out of appreciation as well as curiosity," Harrington said. Harrington also pointed out how the Times Leader's projected preview which will display a shot of two of the males embracing, might heighten awareness and understanding about the play, and ultimately the gay community. R &J will be a one-time performance held in the Henry Stud~nt Center Ballroom on the second floor. The show is Thursday, January 23 and is free and open to the public. Following the performance, an open discussion will be conducted as well as a small reception. Broody's Box Office Review: The ·Two Towers BY JOHN BROODY Beacon Guest Writer Plot: This is the second film of a $270 million budget trilogy of movies based on the classic fantasy story The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien. This . sequal is based on the middle two books of the series, known as The Two Towers. Set in the mystical world of Middle Earth, an alliance of nine rather unusual people has set out across the land to destroy the Ring of Power before the Dark Lord Sauron can obtain it. Along the way Gandalf, the wizard who set the young Hobbit Frodo Baggins out on his quest, fell while saving their lives - yet the quest continues in the face of tragedy; indeed, it has only just begun. The Fellowship is split, tom apart by the decision of the ring bearer. Aragom, Legolas and Gimli continue in pursuit of the UrukHai ores who've taken Merry and Pippin As the chase begins through the vast fields of the kingdom of Rohan to retneve them, the) re joined b) someone they thought the) 'd lost and continue on to visit RohaP.'s Kmg Theoden to seek ht'> help m stopping the tra1torou \\ w : rd Saruman.and rise\ er mcrcasrng army oT Ores hcadmg m tb~t direction It all com(s to a he.id .it Helm's Deep, an ancient fortress \\ here the armies of Rohan try to hold the forces back Merry and Pippin meanwhile escape their captors and end up in the ancient Fangom Forest where they meet some unusual and magical allies to help in the battle to help stop Two Towers is a faster and Saruman and regain control of the more action-centric film on a larger To\\'.e! of Isengard. scale, less convolution of Meanwhile Frodo and Sam characters, and a clever interweavcontinue on their path toward ing of three separate plots into Mordor - across the jagged peaks one cohesive and engaging story. of Emyn Mui!, through the deadly It's certainly more crowd-pleasing marshes and along the mountain than the last film and those who sides of the wasteland. Their only found that 'Fellowship' failed to guide is the scheming creature engage them or keep them awake Goll um, who pledges to help them will get into this a lot more. reach Mordor in exchange for his That said, I life, but continually plots to take personally back his Precious (the Ring) for enjoyed 'Fellowhims·eJf. Along the way they'll ship' and its key encounter many horrific sites, visit moments the sinister Black Gates, be . scim~what more. discovered by the men of Gondor 'Fellowship' was a and their General - the brother of road,movie with a the slain Boromir, and take a dire lustrou s look and path into Mordor which leads varied environonly to tragedy, despair and ments ranging death. from the green fields of The Shire and the red Film Review: fire of Mona to The Two Towers proves that the blue magic of Lord of the Rings is not a trilogy, Lothlonen. bµt rather one massive flick 'Towers,' on the chopped into three parts. There's other hand, 1s no "previously on ... " and no hope uniformly gre) for catching up if you skipped the and flat green with a lot of first film, this three-hour epic desolate rock cltmbmg or fights in starts nght where we left off at the grass f1 ·1d,/mudd) fortresses end of the fir. t movie and givmg the whole film a more consequenth ends with surpris• monotonou:, look. It's more a mg!) little fan tare or progression It nearly plotte' med1e\ al war m terms of its characters or plot. movie that hut ds over two hour, Yet, it works and work superbly. to\\ "rd o 1e ht battle scene. Ha\ ing the fi st film under.their · Wh n 11 111 II arr!\ es, it\ belts. Jackso'1 & crew seem to impress!\ •, but the close-up have more confidence when it s'Word ftghtirg gets tiresome and comes to takrng major risks with repel.live after a while. On the the trilogy and overcoming mmor opposite side, the Merry & Pippm problems such as pacing and storyline, the weakest of the three hokey dialogue that cropped up in suhploh (the Frodo/Sam/Gollum the first film. stuff is the best), has the pair pretty much sitting in a talking Tim Burton-esque tree for 2.5 hours until the last 20 minutes when it turns into the 'Ent attack' an FX spectacle that had my jaw literally on the floor in am&2ement. The highlight of t~e film is Goll um, a CG character wonder who looks a little hokey at times due to poor CG, but for the most part is just a wonder because it's not just a flat visual creation but a true threedimensional being that you· both despise and pity. He's a character going through a major internal psychological struggle between his personalities and this is played out in the best scene in the film when he has a conversation with himself. Miranda Otto, John Noble, Karl Urban, David Wenham and Brad Dounf all deliver fine work as new characters even it \\-e'1ham m particular gets ver) ltttle to do. That's the only real mam complaint many will have with this film - the ori~in.il mm 1e s ,h·1racter get somewhat of sho:-t shnft this time out - Gandalf has much less screen time, Saruman & Elrond are far less interesting, Arwen and the romantic flashbacks bring out . yawns, the Gimli character has become purely comic relief and even Frodo feels more of a supporting character this time out though gets some great scenes (the Dead Marshes sequence is very creepy). On the upside Legolas, Merry and Pippin all get more screen time - Aragom pretty much dominates the movie, and Sam is fleshed out much more (despite a hokey ending speech). The Two Towers won't get the kind of awards that Fellowship won or was nominated for, nor does it deserve to. 'Fellowship' was the most complicated and arguably least interesting of the books in the series, yet Jackson turned it into an utterly brilliant film of wonder and magic. 'Towers' was easily the best book, and whilst the film makes a truly superb middle chapter to the series, and Certainly one of the best films of the year, it doesn 't stand alone on its own as well as the first film did - only by the slimmest of margins mind you. Note, however. that I enjoyed 'Two Towers' more on my first viewing than Fellowship (which took me 2-3 viewings before I really fell in love). So it may rise up more as I get more comfortable with it. Make no mistake though. the only faults are th.it some o the storyhnes do drag on and tt1 some of the characters are giver short shrift - Jacksons changes t the book (such as the dela) ing o the Shelob scene till him #3 l are dtsappomting on!) because we have to wait so damn long to see the result. The rest, like the tirst movie, remains utterly epic and brilliant filmmaking fantasy which is truly cinematic and will have you begging for Dec 2003 to role , around as fast as it can. �ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT 14 JANUARY 23. 2003 -JJ 1' BYi Be sea sit Mo difl bel ask _ , you responded y,,iUl ~.; _ v "' ,~ , . _ _ _ . . ._. _ . a winner had to. be picked, and thaHs exactly what the entireBeacon,staff did. After some preliminary elimination, they chose onerecipe(tJ-iat stood out-above the rest , This signature dish/entered by a Wilkes University Professor, was named the top winner because of the _unique combinations and appetizing appeal It was a recipe that I have never printed before, and it was truly different from all of the other entries. So, without further ado, I am pleased to announce that the winner of the first annual Tasty Tidbits Recipe Contest is ...Dr. Anne Batory. Congratulations! Picture in Picture The Sardoni Art Gallery recently opened the exhibition, "RE: Viewing Photography: The Photo Review @ 25," running through Sunday, February 23, 2003. The Photo Review, a critical journal of photography, celebrates its Silver Annivers.i. ·y with this exhibition which originated at the Rosenwald-Wolf Gallery of The University of the Arts in Philadelphia, and will travel to three additional venues throughout the state. The Sordoni Art Gallery is open to the public and is located at 150 South River Street in the Stark Leaming Center on the Wilkes University campus. The Gallery is open daily from noon until 4:30 p.m. Admission is free. For more information, call 570-408-4325. ..................................* Here is the winning recipe for you to enjoy. Thank you to everyone who entered a recipe. Your participation is greatly appreciated! Anne Batory's APPLE-ll.JRKEYWAF 3 pounds of ground turkey 2 eggs, beaten (or liquid egg substitute) 1/2-cup chopped red onion 1-cup chopped celery I can (15.5 ounce) applesauce (reserve 2 Tablespoons) Information courtesy of www.wilkes.edu ~ ~- • • This Week in Entertainment History January 23, 1937 -An article in Literary Digest, by Edgar Bergen, mentioned • he made his dummy pal, Charlie McCarthy, the beneficiary of a $10,000 trust fund so •• the puppet would remain in serviceable condition and repair. : January 24, 1998 - The soundtrack album from Titanic hit Number 1 on • Billboard's charts and kept its top position for 15 weeks. January 25, 1987 - An outstanding record for the time, the highest television advertising rate was set at $600,000 per 1/2 minute for the NBC network prime time airing of the Super Bowl XXI. The game was watched by a record 127 million viewers. January, 26.1988 -The incoming hit musical from London, The Phantom of the Opera, set a Broadway record in advance sales of over $12 million before its grand opening on Broadway on this date. Phantom took in a record-setting amount of $920,272 in seventeen hours when tickets went-on sale the previous November. January 27, 1984 - During the filming of a Pepsi commercial in Los Angeles, California, Michael Jackson's hair caught on fire, when pyrotechnics failed to operate on cue, injuring the singer. Jackson was hospitalized for several days while fans from around the world sent messages of concern. January 28, 1996 _-Thieves knocked through a wall and plu~dered an exhibit of original Muppets at the Erfut Garden Show, 110 miles northeast of Frankfurt. Bert and Ernie puppets, valued at $126,000, were stolen and a glass case was smashed in an unsuccessful attempt to seize the Miss Piggy puppet. The trio was among 36 original Muppets rented by a Danish firm for the exhibit. January 29, 1977 -Rose Royce took the #1 spot on the music charts with "Car Wash", from the movie of the same title. The song lasted a week at the peak before dropping away. *Information provided courtesy of www.useles.sknowledge.com. * ~ * .................................. jun his aft ~ 3 tablespoons Dijon style mustard 2 teaspoons salt (or to taste) dash pepper about 2 cups seasoned bread crumbs 2 tablespoons ketchup 1/2-cup maple syrup *Hand mix (yes, with your hands) ground turkey with t'lggs. Add onion and celery, mix again. Add salt, pepper, mustard, and applesauce and mix. Add , breadcrumbs slowly mixing until the ingredients "stick" together. Divide and place into 2 loaf pans. *Mix reserved applesauce, ketchup, and maple syrup. Spoon mixture over loaves. *Bake at 350 for 45 minutes. For more tasty tidbit, visit: www.wilkesbeacon.com L----------------------------------:----' ga WO "It' go Ih ics mv pre not an 1 �JANUARY 23 2003 SPORTS 15 Morgan Settles into New Identity as Wilkes Colonel Junior guard leads the Colonels with 16.9 points per game BY KYLA CAMPBELL Beacon Sports Editor per game. "Defenses have to pay a lot of attention to him because he's such a good It might be his first fullbasketball shooter, and others get open." He has put season at Wilkes Univerup impressive numbers this sity, but junior Mike season, including a 29Morgan is having no point effort in a 90-83 win difficulty proving that he over Albright College. belongs with the Colonels. Although he has The six-foot four become an all-around junior guard is enjoying player, Morgan may be his best collegiate season best known for his threeafter transferring to Wilkes point shooting ability, from Lafayette one year completing 40% of his ago. Morgan, originally shots from behind the arc. from Taylor, PA, was not He is ranked 19th in happy with his choice to Division III in treys per attend the Division I game with 3.3. He scored · school and decided to tum all 21 of his points against to head coach Jerry Westminster College from Rickrode, who heavily three-point range, helping recruited Morgan in high him earn MVP honors for school. the Ramada Inn Colonel "I felt that Wilkes Classic. gave me the best of both Morgan is second on worlds," said Morgan. the team in free throw "It's a small school with a completion (84% ), steals good basketball program. ( 18), and is third in l have the best in academrebounds (4.8 per game). ics and athletics." "His overall game has Because he was not The Beacon/Mick Jenkins improved in the offinvolved in the 2001 fall season," commented In his first full season as a Wilkes Colonel, Mike Morgan leads the team, pre-season, Morgan was Rickrode. "His reboundwith an average of 16.9 points per game. not in playing shape, and ing, shooting, everything." an ankle injury kept him out of the first few Morgan leads the team in scoring this Much of Morgan's success starts with a family affair. He was coached by his games of the 2002 spring semester. season, averaging 16.9 points per game. father at Riverside High School, where he However, Morgan took advantage of "He is always a threat to score, so we keep the off-season--playing in summer leagues, him on the floor a lot," Rickrode S'aid of holds the all-time record for career points working out in the.preseason, and playing Morgan, who plays a team-high 34 minutes with 1,486 and earned all-state honors as a senior. "Playing for my dad definitely affected my playing skills," said Morgan. "Parents that are coaches tend to be harder on their kids, but it's a positive thing, and the team was prosperous." "His high school si_tuation really helped him prepare," Rickrode agreed. "His dad didn't baby him--he was hard on him. When I watched [Morgan] play in high school, he was pretty much unstoppable and carried his team into the playoffs." Morgan's leadership didn't end with ~igh school graduation. Since his transfer to Wilkes, Morgan has evolved into a team leader--someone Rickrode calls a "good team guy." Although it was difficult to make adjustments as a team last January, the Colonels are now in their flow. "He's comfortable in the system and with his teammates," said Rickrode. Although his individual statistics are impressive, Morgan gives his teammates We have hundreds of posters!!!! equal credit. "I wouldn't put up half the numbers I do without my teammates," said Morgan. "They set screens, and we play off each other." Rickrode added that all the point guards try to look for Morgan and find him on a break. "He's emerged as our scorer from the outside." me get into shape," he said. "Being active in the off-season didn't let me get out of shape." Success on the court is important to Morgan, but he also feels that academic success is what matters in the end. From being a member to the National Honor Society in high school to making the Dean's List each semester at Wilkes, the Business Administration major proves that achievement in the classroom matters. "Academics -is number one." Noting a teammate's recent injury, Morgan said, "Basketball can end any day." bDRRDRRDDDbbiDDDDDDDDRRRD I ~~u~,~~ct di$c$ I D VIDEO GAMES DVDNHS RECORDS TAPES D j R D D incense jewelry cool gifts I j D I The Beacon/Mick Jenkins Morgan became a star in high school thanks to the tutelage of his father, who was also his head coach. Wilkes Assassin R j - - - - - - - - - - ~ Dj Morgan is shooting: I j 59 north main street wilkes-barre 829-2929 I 44.4 % fromthe floor i l!JUS!Cfil ENERUI RDDRDDDDDDDDDDDDDDRDDDDRD 3~.6% from beyond the arc 83; 7 % from the free throw line �16 SPORTS JANUARY 23, 2003 Colonels "D" Stifles Aggies Tune-up for con/erence showdown with Scranton BY DENNIS FERENCHICK Beacon Editorial Board Chair Junior Mike Morgan scored a gamehigh 19 points and freshman Rashawn Pressley added 13 points, four rebounds, and three assists as the Wilkes Colonels embarrassed Delaware Valley College 87-63 Wednesday night at The Marts Center. With the victory, the Colonels improve to 11-3 overall and 3-2 in the Freedom Conference. The Aggies fall to 410 overal I and 0-5 in conference. Wilkes raced out to a 22-2 lead with 12:55 remaining in the first half, continuously h~rassing the Aggies with tough defensive pressure on the wings. Three minutes into the game a Morgan steal led to an easy basket by Pressley, giving the Colonels a 7-0 lead. Sixty seconds later Pressley followed with a steal of his own and an uncontested lay-up, increasing the lead to nine. Then Morgan took over. At the 15 :00 mark the sharp-shooting small forward caught fire, scoring eight consecutive points, including two threes, to give the Colonels a 17-2 advantage with 1_4 minutes left to play in the first. He paced Wilkes with 12 points at the half. "At the beginning of the game I got a few open looks off of our motion play," Morgan said. "The guys set some good screens out there and I was able to get in a rhythm and find the timing with my jump shot, and that carried out through the whole game." be· Ag fin fro pla The Beacon/Mick Jenkins Freshman Rashawn Pressley glides to the hoop for an uncontested layup. The Colonels will look to continue their winning ways when they travel to Scranton to take on the Royals this Saturday at 3 p.m. BY DENNIS FERENCHICK teamed almost the entire game, was just 4-8 from the field, but 10 ofl 4 from the foul line. The power forward was still a force to be Senior Whitney Bull scored a gamereckoned with in the paint however, high 18 points and grabbed 19 rebounds as reaching the double-double mark (10 points · the Wilkes Lady Colonels beat Delaware and 12 boards) by halftime. Valley 68-59 on Wednesday night at the Kacprowicz was 6 of 14 from the field, Marts Center. including 2 of 5 from beyond the arc. The The victory improves the Lady point guard also provided the Lady Colonels to 11-4 overall and 3-2 in the Colonels with tough defense throughout, Freedom Conference. The loss drops the playing all 40 minutes. Woodruff was Aggies to 3-10 overall and 0-5 in conference almost perfect hitting 5 of 6 shots from the play. floor, and going 3 of 6 from the charity Freshmen Andrea Kacprowicz added -· stripe. 14 points and five rebounds and Alicia Amber Smolinsky, who entered the Woodruff 13 points and 7 boards for game averaging 19.2 points per game, led Wilkes, which led 33-24 at halftime and the Aggies with 15 points. withstood a 12-6 Aggies run early in the The La~ Colonels travel to Scranton second half to hold on. on Saturday for a huge Freedom ConferWilkes held the Aggies to a meager 21 ence match-up with the Lady Royals at percent shooting on 8-38 field goals in the · 1:00pm. first half, and just 30 percent overall. The Lady Colonels also out rebounded Dela- . ware Valley 49-40 in the game. Bull, who was double and triple Beacon Editorial Board Chair The Beacon/Mick Jenkins wit peF Lady ·c olonels hold off Del Val J anna Ward dishes to an open teammate in the corner during a recent game. The Lady Colonels will look to improve upon their 11-4 overall record this Saturday when they take on the Lady Royals. s bli! per Wilkes continued to pour on the points before finally heading into the locker room with a47-30 half-time lead. Despite starting three freshmen, the Colonels completely dominated the first half both offensively and defensively. As a team, Wilkes shot 57 percent, 50 percent from three-point range and .100 percent (9-9) from the foul stripe in the half. The Colonels_ held Delaware Valley to a meager 38 percent from the field on 11 of 29 shooting, and out rebounded the Aggies 19-13. "If you watch the pattern of our team this year, when Rashawn.and Evan [Walters] and Johnny [Sclafani] would come in the game, teams would have a hard time scoring on us," explained Head Coach Jerry Rickrode. "And tonight, at the beginning of the game, we went that route and it worked out." In the second half, Wilkes continued to apply intense defensive pressure, forcing Delaware Valley to tum the ball over I 0 times (20 overall). The Colonels, who led by as much as 32 points with 6:43 remaining in the game, held the Aggies to just 33 second-half points. Pressley's tight defense and aggressive rebounding led the way. "He [Pressley] is pretty reliable," said Rickrode. "He gets in after it and you don't know sometimes how he comes up with those rebounds. Rashawn has come on a lot quicker then I thought he would, and he's gonna be a great player at this level." Freshmen Tim Smink led the Aggies Stifling "D" continued on page 17 J �JANUARY 23 , 2003 SPORTS Stifling ''D'' Continued from page 16 with 16 points and Kevin Wright added I 3. For the game, the Colonels shot a blistering 50 percent from the field, 86 percent from the charity stripe, and 33.3 percent from beyond the arc. And despite being heavily guarded all e ing by one Aggie defender after another, Morgan finished 8 of 14 from the field and 3 of 5 from three-point range in just 23 minutes of play. "Tonight Delaware Valley was switching on every screen, and everyone was doing a great job of looking for me right off the screens," said Morgan. "A couple of times though, I would get an easy look at the basket because the defender would slip or go for the steal. Then ·1just had io capitalize." Next up for the Colonels are the Scranton University Royals. Tip-off is on _Saturday at 3:00p.m. at the John Long Center in Scranton. 17 Wilkes Grapplers Struggle with Injuries scored a fall in the first period. Fellow freshman Eric Bleich won a 5-3 decision at 197. Senior g"rappler Cory Fleisher then It is hard for any team to compete earned a 9-3 decision. Junior Jon Neyerlin when it's missing several key starters, but tacked on a 2-1 overtime victory at 184. the Wilkes wrestling team proved it could "The kids wrestled well," says Zellner, "but hang tough . The Colonels didn't just go . there were just not enough bodies." into Saturday's tri-meet without one or two Wilkes faced a Delaware State starters, but six. · squad that was also hurting from injuries . Despite six starters out with "They are only allowed to carry 15 wresinjuries, Wilkes fought hard against the tlers, and when people get hurt you have odds. The Colonels finished the day with a number problems," explained Zellner. 27-22 victory over Division I host Delaware "They forfeited eighteen points against us, State. The Colonels also wrestled hard and when you forfeit eighteen points it's against McDaniel College (formerly hard to beat anyone." Western Maryland), but lost the deciding Three forfeits were given to Mayer, last match, f_,lling by the final score 25-19. Neyerlin and junior Fritz Delva at 174. Without the assistance of some top Wilkes also gained an 8-2 decision from wrestlers (Brandon Romanowski at 125, Erik freshman Nathan Fenstermacher at 133, and Hansen at 157, and Rex Harris at I 74), a pin at I :09 in the first period from Fleisher, Wi lkes tried its best to gain the win over who ended the day with two victories. McDaniel. "Going into the match, our With the win, Wilkes advanced its record to expectations were that we would be lucky 8-8. to wi n any," said Wilkes head coach Alan Despite this weekend's bad luck due Zell ner. "We had six starters out, and were to inj uries, Zellner expects most of his just hoping to get by." starters back in the lineup very soon. As The Colonels were very close to for the rest of the season's matches, he getti ng by with the bout tied at 19- I 9 going would like to, "win them all." into the last match. Wi lkes earned a win With fo ur matches this week, the from sophomore Jeremy Mayer at 125 in a Colonels will look to improve their record to 13-4 major decision. Freshman Ricky Simon 12-8. BY WILL l\flDGETI Beacon Staff Writer The Beacon/Mick Jenkins Joe Dorzinsky battles in the paint for a rebound . l ts d, m The Beacon/Mick Jenkins The Colonels, who have been battling injuries all season, will look to improve upon their 12-8 record with four matches this week. �SPORTS 18 JANUARY 23, 2003 Out In Leftfield Thank God for Parity BY KEVIN SICKLE Beacon Sports Editor UCLA was one of them. The Celtics-definitely. The Yankees--no doubt. The Niners during the '80s. All of these teams share something in common. Is it their sport? No. How about location on a map? Nope. Time in history ? Guess again. Still not sure? Does, the word DYNASTY mean anything to you? No, I'm not talking about that of great patriarchal governments of ancient days; I'm talking about teams that don't just win championships, but dominate their sport for years on end. • But the word "dynasty" is almost non-existent in SportsNation these days. 'Parity' is now the new buzzword in sports. The distribution of talent is more equal than any other time in the history of athletic competition. It seems, though, that every time you hear about parity in sports, it's all negative. "Parity is Upsetting the Old Balanceuf Power." "No Party in Parity." "The·Mess of Parity." Sportswriters and sports talk-show hosts all over the country are articulating their dislike of parity. But what's tpe problem? Parity, as but it's times like these that make you proud to be a sports fan. On any given night, any team can beat any team--that's what makes watching the game worth your $50 nosebleed seat, $40 a month satellite bill, or your $2 at the bar where you can have a drink and enjoy a hard-fought game. Nowhere else was the effect of parity on sports more evident than in the final weeks of the NFL season. Going into the final two weeks, 11 teams were still in the AFC playoff hunt. With only six spots available, this made for some pretty stiff competition in the waning days of the regular season. Millions of fans tuned in to every game and every episode of NFL Primetime and SportsCenter on ESPN. The more fans the better, both financially, and for the continued popularity of the NFL. The NFL isn't the only sport like this. Last April, who thought the Anaheim Angels were going to even make the playoffs, let alone win the World Series? Or what about the Maryland Terrapins and Indiana Hoosiers in the 2002 NCAA men's basketball title game? Even the great Dickie V. didn't see that coming. It looks as though there is only an upside to parity in sports. More competitive games plus more uncertainty equals defined by Merriam-Webster Dictionary, is: "the quality or state of being equal or equivalent." Sounds like a good thing. Each day, news sources highlight people working towards a better society, ,seeking equality, or should I say, equity, for all. So what's the problem? The problem in the sports world lies with people stuck in tradition. Whenever people hear the names of the teams above, they think back to all of the great teams of John Wooden, Red Auerbach, Casey Stengel, and Bill Walsh. Fantastic teams and fantastic moments in the history of sports. Tradition is what sports is based on, and deservedly so. If it weren't for teams like these, there would be no Blue Devils, no Kobe, no Michael Vick, and heaven forbid, no Rally Monkey. So if tradition is so important to sports, why is this newfound parity a good thing? 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Thank You for Your PatlEncE �SPORTS JANUARY 23, 2003 19 Colonel Clipboard On Tap Athlete of the Week In Review Embarrassment Men's Basketball Wilkes 87 Wrestling at Waynesburg Duals, 10 a.m. Women's Basketball at Scranton, 1 p.m. Men's Basketball at Scranton, 3 p.m. onday Men's Basketball at St. Mary's (MD), 7 p.m. ednesday Wrestling at Albright/Ursinus, 6 p.m. Womens Basketball VS King 's, 6 p.m. Mens Basketball VS King's, 8 p.m. For more sports information, visit: www.wilkesbeacol).com Eric Bleich, Wrestling Saturday aturday Del Vel 63 Results Del Val Graves Wolf Wright Wurtz Avant Smint Dawson Johnson Taylor Totals Wilkes Sclafani Hairston Pressley Morgan Walters Henry Calarco Milford .Culley Plisko Kemp Bonczewski Totals f ft t 0-0 6 0-0 5 2-2 13 1-3 5 1-2 7 2-2 16 1-2 1 0-0 2 3 2-4 8 24 9-15 63 3 2 5 2 3 5 0 Mens Basketball Wilkes 76, Drew 66 The freshman continued his winning ways last week as he completed the week with three victories for the Colonels. In the 197 weight class, Bleich won a 5-2 decision in his match against Montclair St., won by pinfall in sudden death versus Kutztown, and then took a 5-3 decision against McDaniel. · Over the past two weeks, Bleich has improved his overall standing amongst MAC grapplers at 197. After getting off to a slow start, Bleich upped his record to 11-8 overall, thanks to wins in seven out of his last eight match.es. Bleich, a freshman out ofWilkes-Barre, PA, is undeclared. Wrestling McDaniel 25, Wilkes 19; Wilkes 27, Delaware St. 22 Women's Basketball Drew 70, Wilkes 57 Monday Mens Basketball Lincoln 65, Wilkes 63 0-0 3 4 1-1 9 5 3-3 13 8 0-0 19 0 2-2 2 4-4 7 0-0 2 2-2 4 0-0 2 4 0-0 8 2 0-0 5 3 3-6 1 Wednesday Numbers Of the Week Men's Basketball Wilkes 87, Del Val 63 69 Womens Basketball Wilkes 68, Del Val 59 For more sports information, visit: www.wilkesbeacon.com 3118-2187 ednesday- Women's Basketball VS. King's, 6 p.m. he rivalry heats up as the Lady Colonels (11-4overall, as of ednesday) play host to the 11th ranked Lady Monarchs. Number.of seconds· it took senior Cory Fleisher to pin his opponent in Saturday's meet with Delaware St. 11 Number of wins by the Lady Colonels basketball team as of Wednesday evening - three more than all of last season 4 Number of points the Radiers are giving to the Bucs in Sunday's Superbowl Donna Kowalczyk's Salon at 419 823-8966 419 S. River St., Wilkes Barre . exture ;,p / ance . iso.&. up Men Get~the .NEW Styles First'lifue eqk)r . 0"'$40 & up foiling a foil ·$2 The Beacon/Mick Jenkins . "~- " J~chniques ··,-I ~::.:, • .'-1 .. -Hi_ghlighting wl Cap - Hours Weds. and Fri 9-5 Sat. 8-4 Mon., Tues., Thurs., and Evenings by appointment $40 ~ . . . -~ "· . ,..i;, ,.;; • //~ ··• "' '- �B s B a 0 b Today, January 23 R&J: 7:30 p:m. , Henry Student Center Ballroom V-Day interest Meeting : 11 :45 - 1 p.m., Kirby Hall, Room 108 The Beacon/Kristin Hake Don't let your car get snowed in! With all of the heavy snowfall, piles of the white stuff have been reeking havoc throughout Wilkes-Barre. More light snow is expected to fall over the weekend . Friday, January 24 Movie Night: 7 p.m., qnemark Theatre Wednesday, January 29 Sunday, January 26 Personacar_d_s: 11-2 p.m., Roth Concorse No Events Scheduled: Saturday,'!tr Wilkes/King's Pre-Game Mixer: 5-7 p.m., Lowe's Restaurant ' Post-Game Gqtb,eri After the Men'.$ Bas \C:;,;:;:;;::,, Wrestling at Albright/Ursinus: 6p.m., · ·•·•· · No Events Scheduled: Wrestling at Waynes ~r lOa.m., Women's Basketball vs. Kings : 6p.m., Women's Basketball at 1 p.m. , Men's Basketball at Scranton: 3p.m., Zion/ink Incorporated: 10:30- 4:30 p.m., Roth Concourse Men's Basketball vs. Kings: 8p.m., Student-Moderated Discussion Group on Apathy: 3 p.m., Savitz Multicultaral Lounge Wilkes-Barre Weekly Weather TODAY 12/6 FRIDAY 22/6 SATURDAY 23/12 SUNDAY 22/20 MONDAY 34/24 TUESDAY 35/28 The Beacon welcoines notices of events ... publicize, it's free! ! Post your event by visiting www.wilkesbeacon.com or email wilkesbeacon@hotmail.com � 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 2003 January 23rd Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2003 January 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 https://omeka.wilkes.edu/omeka/files/original/7b8663e2e2b2cd599d066433a2f18572.pdf 97d621e266384d9b8c1b7054caa1ebc5 PDF Text Text September 12, 2002 Volume 55 Issue 1 www. vvi lkesbeacon .corn THE NEW OF TODAY REPORTED BY THE JOURNALISTS OF TOMORROW Wilk es Family Feels '' Growing,Pains '' adjustments in housing, parking, class sizes, and various services on campus. IY GABE LeDONNE reacon Beacon Editor There are more fres hmen, 1ore transfer students, and more ~turning students than average 1is year, all sharing the same Vilkes campus as last year. What loes this translate into? Growing ,ains-both positive and 1egative, but not everyone is sharing the laughter and love." Wilkes Uni versity President, )r. Tim Gilmour explained the :urrent situation. "Our strategic Jlan called fo r an increase in our full-time undergraduate enrollments of 80 stude nts per year over five years. This year's growth was about double that rate and about 40 percent of the total on-campus growth we anticipate over the next five years. Given this growth, we will scale back our growth plans for the succeeding years to about 50 to 55 students per year." While there are many benefits that come with such overnight growth, the University is also struggling to catch up on a number of fronts including Resident Dorms Regardless of the adj ustment in fut ure enrollment plans, Wilkes has had to deal with the here and now thi s fall. Part of that challenge incl uded finding space for the additional students. G retchen Yen inas, the Director of Residence Life, described what her office had to do in order to accommodate the extra students. "We had a lot of scurrying around ... we had to renovate a whole new building (Sturdevant Hall) which added 36 beds." The remainder of the needed extra beds came from adding "some triples to some of our old buildings." However, Yeninas added, "Since the school year started, we have been able to 'detriple' some of them." As far as plans to ease the squeeze in dorm halls, Yeninas said, "There aren't [firm plans] as of yet; [howeverJ , there has been some talk of renovating some buildings. There's been talk of building new bui ldings. But nothi ng is concrete yet, j ust discussions." Unti l disc ussions solidify, some , residents have to deal with the extra bodies in thei r dorm halls. As Meli ssa May be, a soph omore elementary education major noted, the population is "definitely a lot bigger." Parking The Beacon/Mick Jenkins "We run out Peak hours in the Cuscela Memorial Dining Room have become especially of parking spaces busy with the increase in enrollment. nearly every day." classes. Some of the parking commented Wilkes shuttle bus complained about the use of problems may be attributed to new driver Francis Zaleski about the public parking for Wilkes, t~e student confusion about options, parking lot at Ralston Field. "I've students no longer could be and most agree that the problems been here for five years, and it's picked up by the shuttle service of the first day have dissipated, never happened before." in Kirby Park. In addition, though the crowding is still On the first day of classes according to many students, city evident. for the semester the Ralston Field parking officials chose the first Clarissa Dudeck, a Junior day of classes to crack down on . parking lot filled to capacity and Growing Pains overflow parking went to Kirby street parking violations. Many received tickets the first day of · • continued on page 4 _Park. However, after city officials President Welcontes Additions and Changes-to Cabinet BY KRISTIN HAKE Beacon Photos Editor The Beacon/Kristin Hake Members of the Wilkes community gathered for the Patriot Day Memorial Service yesterday on the Greenway. The service included reflections by the President, prayers, and music. •♦ • ... • . , . ""' t ,,.'·~' ...... •, .. • · ~ · Every Monday at 9 a.m. , the President's Cabinet meets for two hours in Weckesser Hall to talk about the issues and concerns that face students and faculty. "The President's Cabinet discusses any issue on campus that affects the University as a whole. The majority of what we discuss has an impact on the students," said Dr. Maravene Loeschke, Provost. While all students are directly impacted by decisions that occur in those Monday m,0111ing meetin,gs, few kr;iow all of the decision-makers involved. The President's Cabinet is composed of the Provost, Assistant Provost, five Vice Presidents, the Assistant Vice President for Human Resources, the Dean of Technology, the Director of Institutional Research, and the Directorof Marketing and Communications. This newly-expanded cabinet reflects the results of administrative restructuring that has been in the works since President Gilmour took office last year. This fall Gilmour welcomed back his key administrative team: Cabinet continued on page 4 Index: News ........................................... 1-5 Editorial ...................................... 6-8 Features ..........·........................... 9-11 Arts & Entertainment.. ...... ~ .... 12-15 Sports ...................................... 16-19 Calendar.........·............................... 20 �2 SG Happenings BY MELISSA JURGENSEN Beaco11 Staff Writer Student Government met on Wednesday, September 11, 2002, at 6:30 p.m. Several important topics were discussed including: *A motion was passed on the purchase of two mini-vans for $40,000, that are expected to be on the road within two weeks. *There was a discussion on whether or not to get rid of the Yearbook due to a lack of staff. ~ost are in favor of keeping the Yearbook running. *Homecoming will be held on October 26. *A motion was made in favor of a $3,000 fireworks display at the Pep Rally. *Nominations for Freshmen and Replacement Offices are due on Friday, September 13 and Elections will be held on Tuesday, September 24. Cabinet Continued from page 1 Maravene Loeschke who serves as the new Provost; Dawn Atwater-Haight, Vice President for Advancement; Scott A. Byers, Vice President for Finance and Operations; Paul Adams, Vice President for Student Affairs; and Mike Frantz, Vice President for Enrollment Services. "The Provost, Dr. Loeschke, is the Chief Academic Officer of Wilkes and the president in my absence," said President, Joseph E. Gilmour. "Each oftne Vice Presidents are responsible for their title position; however, Gilmour added, "I should stress that the Vice Presidents and I are working _as a team, so in many cases we share responsibilities." For the first time in Wilkes University history, several women serve on the _ SEPTEMBER 12 2002 NEWS President's Cabinet. Loeschke and Atwater-Haight are also joined by the new Assistant Provost, Dr. Barbara Samuel Loftus, and new Assistant Vice President for Human Resources, Josephine Panganiban. Also, two former Deans, Paul Adams and Mike Frantz, were promoted by the Board of Trustees this summer to Vice President positions. President Gilmour's goals for the newly revised Cabinet this year include, "that we function as a team in implementing the strategic plan, developing approaches for continuous inprovement of the University, and a measurement system to determine how well the strategic plan anq the improvement systems are working." IRHCand CC News Inter-Residence Hall Council On Thursday, September 5 in the Hiscox Meeting Room, the Inter-Residence Hall Council conducted its staff meeting and welcomed interested members to learn about upcoming campus events and activities. Highlights of the meeting included: • The election of a new Vice President, Treasurer and Recording Secretary. • Members also discussed Homecoming, which is set for October 26. The theme is "Once Upon a Time." • A dorm decorating contest with all residence halls. IRHC will award prizes for best decorations. Commuter Council On Tuesday, September 10, Commuter Council held its meeting in the Savitz Lounge to discuss upcoming events. Highlights of the meeting included: • Discussion of Ralston Field parkingmembers raised concerns about getting the parking lot cleaned up and removing the dumpsters to make more room for parking slots. • Pizza Hut Fundraiser--Thursday, September 19th, students can eat free at Pizza Hut between the hours of 5 and 9 p.m. with special vouchers which will also be available at Club Day. The Beacon Box 11 1 Wilkes University 192 South Franklin St. Hollenback Hall Wilkes-Barre, PA 18766 (570) 408-5903 E-mail: wilkesbeacon@hotmail.com Staff Managing Editor Marcus Sowcik Editorial Board Chair Dennis Ferenchick Asst. Opinion Editor Amanda Darbenzio News Editor Gabe LeDonne Asst. News Editor Joseph DeAngelis Features Editor Bridget Giunta Asst. Features Editor . Kristen Bradigan A&E Editor Jessica Skutack Asst. A&E Editor Raphael Cooper Sports Editor Another WIid'"" cra.z y coUege n Jam packed wit:h renHty television and bad pizza .. Get: a{weLifel can help.) Kevin Sickle Asst. Sports Editor J.J. Hanson Photo/Graphics Editor Kristin Hake Asst. Photo/Graphics Editor Kristin Hake Online Editor Mike Burke Advertising and Business Manager Dave Grasso - Faculty Advisor Andrea Breemer Frantz Background Info * Established in 1944 * Member of the Pennsylvania Newspaper Association * Printed on Thursdays, with the exception of holidays * 1,500 papers distributed _weekly �SEPTEMBER 12, 2002 NATI ONAL/1 NTERNATIONAL Key Decisions for Trade Center News Briefs =-==--=::...;:::;..:;=:;_,------------,.--.,,....-,--,---,Courtesy of DataCall Online Powell Again Is 'Relqctant Warrior n By Mark Matthews, The Baltimore Sun WASHINGTON--Just as he did a dozen years ago, Colin L. Powell is playing the role of"reluctant warrior" in an administration preparing for possible military action against Iraqi President Saddam Hussein. The Secretary of State worries that a war, particularly one in whicn the United States fights alone, could destabilize the Middle East and .undermine the international coalition he has carefully tended since Sept. 11 to fight a global battle against the al-Qaida terror Ir • ,.. networ'½ ass_oc1ates say. He wants to take the time to build international pressure on Iraq, starting with a_new push to resume U.N. weapons inspections, while showing the Arab world that the United States remains committed to a settlement of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Powell may yet prevail with his constituency of one--President Bush--in slowing the momentum toward war. Bush's decision: announced_Wednesday, to seek a resolution of congressional support and to make his case against Iraq this week before the U.N. General Assembly shows that Powell's views are being heard. But his is just one voice among several that the president listens to and respects. And Powell holds a mixed record in winning over his commander in chief on matters of war and peace. Common Things With Uncommon Meaning By Jacqueline Trescott, The Washington Post There's a bent stairwell sign from the I 02nd floor of the World Trade Center. There's a twisted piece of steel from the South Tower. There's a television monitor, blitzed by the fires that engulfed the Navy Command Center at the Pentagon. There's the cell phone used by former New York mayor Rudolph Giuliani. There's a panel from the Wall of P_rayers at Bellevue Hospital in New York that included photographs of those missing. There's a scorched part of a firetruck that was near"the point of impact at the Pentagon. There are a teddy bear and a softball that were left in the field in Shanksville, Pa., as tok~ns of affection. .. · The Smithsonian Institution spent the past year collecting ordinary objects from the three sites where the planes crashed Sept. 11. In an exhibition that opened to the public Wednesday, the curators show how these everyday items are not ordinary anymore. In the airy halls at the National Museum of American History, they have become important parts of the legacy of Sept. 11 and symbols of thousands of individual stories. "September 11 : Bearing Witness to History," which includes 50 objects, dozens of snapshots and video clips, opened Tuesday for an invitation-only audience, including workers from the Pentagon. The ceremony was attended by first lady Laura Bush, Secretary of State Colin Powell, Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, D-N.Y., Smithsonian Secretary Law~nce Sma11 and opera singerDenyce Graves. _ Mrs. Bush said: "This exhibit is acc<;>unt of the worst and ~he best of human ' .; nature. And it is a place of hope. That hope is real and it's forever, just as the love we share with the heroes, both here and beyond,·is forever. Americans will always remember what happened on September I i, and we cannot ease the pain, but we can redouble our efforts to ensure that our lives have meaning and that liberty and j~stice prevaiL" an If Wrestling Is Real, So Is This Wedding J a By Alfonso A. Castillo, Ne·wsday In pro~wrestling circles, Billy Gµnn is among the most decorated tag team wrestlers in the history of the business, having won the tag team champions~ip 10 times with thr~e different partners. · · But come Thursday, he's going to take on a partner of a different kind--a .life partner. Gunn, whose real name is Monty Sopp, is set to marry his long-time tag team companion, Chuck Palumbo, i.n what is being billed as the first same-sex wedding in the history of professional wrestling. The landmark event will air on World Wrestling Entertainment's "Smackdown!" •since December, So.pp and Palumbo, who, in reality, are both heterosexual, have been portraying a highly affectionate twosome. WWE writers always came short of having "Billy a_nd Chuck" profess their sexuality on air, instead relying on not-so-subtle innuendos and effeminate stereotypes. But WWE writers took a big step with the characters last week when they had Chuck pop the __ question after a match. "Billy, I know we've been partners in the ring for a long time," Chuck said, getting down on one knee and pulling a ring out of his trunks. "I want you to be my partner for life." Gunn agreed, and the two embraced in the middle of the'ring. WWE spokesman Jason Bernstein said the ceremony, taped in Minneapolis Tuesday night, will have all the pageantry of past WWE weddings. He said Sopp and Palumbo have been "great sports." ·" Site Could Come Next Fall BY KATIA BETTER Newsday NEW YORK--Like a developing~ photograph, answers to the biggest questions surrounding the future of the World Trade Center site are likely to come into sharper focus in the next 12 months. The crucial decisions that will dictate years of redevelopment efforts, the scope of the rebuilding of lower Manhattan and the shape of the city's skyline for decades to come could emerge by the second anniversary of the Sept. 11 terror " People are feeling that they are the ones that ought to be influencing what happens downtown. They're the ones who are living it," said Wils, who also serves on the board of the Lower Manhattan Development Corp. The key decisions to be influenced include: --The memorial. An international design competition for the memorial will be launched early next year, with a final design likely to be chosen by next September. Although she .announced the deadlines, LMDC memorial director Anita Contini attacks: A plan r:========================::=:;-i for the site, a For more information on WTC site, visit: memorial design and the www.cnn.com/SPECIALS/2002/wtc.ideas/ location of the downtown transit center. warned of possible delays, if the quality of Although they use cautionary the memorial requires it. language, noting that nothing is certain, --The overall site plan. Seymour and many officials see the need for final Lou Tomson, executive director of the de~isions to be made by next fall. Lower Manhattan Development Corp., both "I hope next year we will see some hope an overall site plan will be chosen clarity for the site's redevelopment," said from the work of architects already on Joseph Seymour, executive director of the contract to the agencies and five new fi rms Port Authority of New York and New to be hired through an international Jersey, which owns the 16-acre site. competition by Sept. 30. They will present Over the past year, much has been designs to both agencies by Nov. 30, and accomplished. three preferred site plans will be made The Port Authority and city, state public by year's end. A final selection could and federal governments coordinated a be made next spring. $750 million site cleanup, recovered the --A transportation hub. The location remains of victims, obtained $21 billion in of a transit center--already shown in Port federal funds, freed funds for transportaAuthority presentations--that will link the tion, repaved streets, repaired utilities and PATH train, subways, ferries and any future nearly restored the 1/9 subway line. commuter rail into downtown will be Even as the Port Authority works to included in an overall site plan. Entrances reopen a temporary PATH station at the to the hub could determine other building site in December 2003 and develop plans Jocations--or vice versa. for a permanent PATH station, the agency --Depressing West Street. An now must figure out how eventually to agreement about the partial or complete replace lost income from the trade center. depression of West Street, which would Still, Larry Silverstein's battles with create new land for office, park or other his insurance companies in court may space, will be part of any site plan and delay the process. H0w much insurance transportation analysis. money he receives for rebuilding could Many say that a memorial° must come decide what gets rebuilt--at least by him. first, before any other site decisions are Yet, next September will find made. The selection of a memorial site and Silverstein's construction crews nearly size will determine everything else, accordfinished building a power station at the 7 . ing to several interested parties. World Trade Center site and the office "First there must be an intelligent tower beginning to rise. decision about the memorial," said New In the next year, many decisions-York Building Congress chairman Marilyn large and small--will be made as the Taylor, also chairman of the architecture visions and needs for lower Manhattan firm Skidmore, Owings & Merrill. " We will coalesce. ' not unlock the puzzle of Lower Manhattan "You have to go through this until that decision has been reached." process of filtering through concepts and September's Mission founder Monica ideas," said Deputy Mayor Dan Doctoroff. !ken, who lost her husband on Sept. 11 and "At the end of day, however, people will founded her group to lobby for an appropri have to lead." ate memorial, agrees. To be sure, the most carefully laid"The memorial is going to define the out plans could be discarded if the public plans," said Iken. "It's a waste of time to put voices criticism. And Manhattan Commusite plans together without a memorial nity Board I Chairwoman Madelyn Wils program in place." promises more community involvement. �NEWS 4 SEPTEMBER 12 2002 Changes to Rifkin Cafe Met With Praise and Criticism you're entitled to an entree, three sides, and have portabello mushroom salad that we two beverages. And at the all-you-couldmake, and aroma-tomato. There are also eat station, you could go back as many new items, such as the stuffed portabello times as you want. Downstairs (Rifkin), Chicken Pad Thai? Fresh marble rye mushroom sandwich, as well as the you get a dollar value. Those dollar values bread? Krispy Creme Donuts? Is this hummus sandwich for the vegetarian and heaven? No, it's the Rifkin Cafe. are $2.10 for breakfast, $4.25 for lunch, and for people that are on a healthier diet." $4.50 for dinner. You're able to purchase With the onset of the new school The cafe is open to all students, year, Wilkes has made some renovations that amount of money (with meal equivaincluding those students who have a meal lency), and anything over that, they pay around campus. One of the major projects plan or meal equivalency with the Univerfor." included changes to the Rifkin Cafe, located sity. However, students who have the meal on the first floor of the Student Union equivalency may Building. only use their meal Malcolm Halliday, Wilkes University plan during certain Food Service Director, said that Rifkin was hours. Halliday said, renovated to accommodate students. "The "The idea of the meal school contacted us to come up with a equivalency is if a different i_dea for the Rifkin Cafe," said student was to miss Halliday. "We wanted to be able to expand a meal, they could · the space that we had down there so we use the dollars- for could offer the students more." that meal during Halliday describes what students specific hours. have to look forward to that wasn't availThose hours are able to them in previous years. "We will 7:30-l0:30for have some cocktail-style tables and chairs breakfast, 1:00-4:30 that we will be putting out in the dinir:ig for lunch, and from area," said Halliday. "Also, we eis.panded ' 6:00-9:00 for dinner." The Beacon/Ryan Klemish on the computer station by offering some What this ports for lap tops, which we didn't have last means is that The newly revamped Rifkin Cafe now offers _Starbucks Coffee students on a meal and Ben & Jerry's Ice Cream for the more discerning student year. When that is finished, it will be available to students." plan with the · palates. Halliday adds that additional items University could use the meal equivalency ~ Halliday feels that the cafe is a are offered on the menu. "We are now able during those hours in Rifkin if they choose. success, and he is not concerned with to offer Starbucks coffee, Krispy Kreme Halliday said that the hours in-between will oyercrowding due to either the popularity doughnuts, Ben & Jerry's ice cream, preonly accept cash, or munch money. of Rifkin, or increased enrollment. "The cafe made sandwiches, and sandwiches to In part because of the renovations, is running fantastic," said Halliday. "The order," said Halliday. the prices have also risen. Halliday said, student feedback that we received so far For students who choose healthier "The prices have increased slightly, but has been very favorable. We do have three menu items, Halliday mentioned some lowalso the concept is totally changed. The extra tables down there now, which is fat items added as well. Halliday said, meal equivalency has also gone up. When twelve seats. It's really new right now, and I "We're able to offer salad-type items. We you swipe your card up here (cafeteria), BY KRISTEN BRADIGAN Beacon Assistant Features Editor Growing Pains Continued from page 1 Pharmacy Major, is one of many students who have noticed the limited parking spots. "Ralston Field is packed .. .it was never that full last year." Responding to the parking dilemma, Dr. Gilmour said, "We are ... taking steps to increase parking through a variety of options." Class Sizes Some class sizes and class availability have also been affected by the student increase. Registrar, Susan Hritzak, explained, "We had ... to add a few section's of certain courses that the freshman would fill." In addition to adding freshmen classes, Hritzak also commented that her office allowed a few extra students in certain sections that were closed in order to accommodate some of the transfer students. Jodi Viscomi, a sophomore elementary education major, commented that "I've seen more people; I think the classes are bigger." As far as availability of classes for this spring semester, Hritzak said, "Obvi- increase of students in the Cuscela Dining Room during peak hours. And finding a seat isn't the end of it. According the Clark, the food court is feeling less accommodating that last year. "Every time I walk in, there's always a line; it's always packed. Last year there were spurts, but this year it seems like every time I walk up, it's busy." Ironically, the crowding comes on the heels of added space and services. The Rifkin Cafe has added 12 seats and drastically changed its Food Court menu and services to meet "I see the needs of varying diets people all the and tastes. However, these time just looking for seats," said changes also have met with The Beacon/Mick Jenkins some confusion about Brandon Clark, a junior accountFrom the left: Matt Burian, Ryan Wasser, hours and when students ing major. Has and Jacob Baker are three of the many may use munch money students who are stuck in triple-occupancy and meal tickets. also noted the rooms. ously with more students you're going to fill the classes a little more quickly." But she. ' added "We have an idea of what the majors are and what they're going to need to take so as we get the new offerings for spring, I think they've already made the adjustments._ So I thin¼, we'll be alright." think that as students start to work their schedules out, you'll see that the capacity will be fine." Josh Pendolphia, Senior Communications major, also feels that the renovations made to Rifkin are good. Pendolphia said, "It's good for commuters because I don't have to leave for lunch. And I like the coffee." Julie Rodgers, Rifkin employee, notices that the "new" Rifkin is an improvement to the campus. "There's a lot more variety, and a lot of healthier food," said Rodgers. "The customers are happy with Starbucks and the Krispy Kremes are a plus. Everything is an improvement." On the other hand, some students aren't quite as impressed. Dawn Marie Bonczewski, a fifth-year Pharmacy student, is not happy with the increased prices. "It's a great improvement, but we're college students, and it's robbing us blind" said Bonczewski. "The pricing is a problem because I pay cash." Joe Man, third-year Pharmacy student, agrees with Bonczewski. "The majority of college students are 'poor'", said Man . "There's no practicality in it at all." The Rifkin Cafe is open from 7:30 a.m. to midnight Monday to Thursday, from 7:00a.m. to I :00a.m. on Fridays, and from 7:00 a.m. to midnight on Saturday and Sunday. Halliday encourages students to offer feedback on Rifkin by either seeing him on the third floor of the SUB, or by filling out a comment card, which could be obtained in the cafe. Not All Bad Even though many have acknowledged the visible increase in the student population, many students also admit that it's not a big strain on their daily schedule. "I haven't really experienced anything different from last year." remarked Abhishek Nemani , a soghomore business major. And the increase in the student population, despite its inconveniences, according to Vice-President for Enrollment Services, Mike Frantz, will actually be very beneficial to the student population in the long run . "What [the increase] should result in .. . is a greater financial capability to provide tlie technology that is necessary, ranging from nfdio stations to laboratory equipment. It just puts us in a much better · position to be able to provide that on demand." Frantz pointed out the improvements to on-campus facilities that have already occurred recently, including improvements to the football field, the field hockey field, and major investments in technology. As far as seeing more improvements, Frantz noted, "I think that you'll notice it gradually ... as we continue to grow." �SEPTEMBER 12, 2002 NEWS 5 Writing Center Opens in New Location with New Services BY ROB BIERBOWER Beacon Correspondent Salman Rushdie once said about writing, I ain't complaining. I is a writer. I don't never accept my condition; I am gonna strive to change it; but I inhabit it, I i~tryin to learn from it. Actually, Rushdie said something much more grammatically correct. If you spotted five errors in the previous sentence, though, then you have a pretty good grasp on grammar. However, if you didn't, then read on. With the fall semester under way, it's only a matter of time until essays and research paper assignments start pouring in for students. But scholars need not fear, because help is out there. The Wilkes University Writing Center, newly located in room 018 ofBreiseth Hall, may offer just the kind of help and assurance students need. According to Dr. Janet Wright-Starner, Director of the Writing Center, the goal of the Writing Center is to, "Not only serve the student population, but also create in the Writing Center a learning and teaching environment." To accomplish this, the Writing Center offers a v_ariety of services. These services focus . mainly on helping students in drafting and revising their papers and in teaching them how to edit. Aspects such as improving organization, helping improve common grammatical errors, ~nd ultimately, as Dr. Starner puts it, "Helping the writer get a piece of writing to the point where it achieves what the writer intended." Consultants at the Writing Center are quick to point out, that they will not evaluate the content of a paper for accuracy. They will only organize and help with mechaqics. Students who have taken advantage of the Writing Center in the past will find some changes and improvements from previous years. Most notably, the Writing Center has moved from smaller quarters to a much larger space with a separate office for secretarial duties. Also, individual cubicles will offer better one-on-one interaction between writing consultants and students. The cubicles allow for six tutoring sessions simultaneously, where before, there could only be two. Other improvements include the purchase of a large round table Miller, "It will allow for a more personalized interaction." Another new feature this year is online tutoring. The online tutoring will offer all the same services as actually taking your paper to the Writing~Center, but done online. Students will answer a series of questions on the Writing Center's website and include a draft of what they want help with. When a writing "[ The goal of the Writing Center is to] not only serve the student population, but also create in the Writing Center a learning and teaching environment." - Dr. Janet Wright-Starner Director of Writing Center that can be used for discussions when dealing with group papers. Ann Marie Miller, the Office Coordinator and Senior Writing Consultant, feels the room upgrade will be beneficial. "The larger space is definitely one of the biggest improvements along with the increase in privacy," said consultant receives it, they will look at it and email a written response to ·help the student. In essence, they are responding to text in writing like they would verbally in person. Dr. Starner hopes to have the online tutoring feature up within the next two weeks, but points out that it will only be available to those students that . are taking online courses. She anticipates that it will be available to the entire student body by the spring semester. Once fully implemented, Starner feels the online tutoring feature will greatly benefit students. "By answering the questions [on the website], students will come to a better understanding of their problems and may be able to solve them without even sending it." So, if you ever need help with your writing, the Writing Center is open from 10 a. m. to 5 p.m., depending on the day. You can either make an appointment or just stop by. Check the website at www.wilkes.edu/writing for complete details or call them at 408-2753. By the way, the quote at the beginning of this article should read as follows, "I make no complaint. I am a writer. I do not accept my condition; I will strive to change it; but I inhabit it, I am trying to learn from it." elped by my donation? • INTERSTATE BLOOD & PLASMA, INC. Help Save Lives! Donate Plasma 823-4119 i)id you knffw that n1orc rhan 100,000 patients depend 911 plasma produces each day? So many people can be helped:' ■ Accident and ocher trauma v1cc1ms ■ Newborn and elderly patients ■ Burn victims ■ Patients whose immunity is not properly controlled and many ·ochers undergoing surgery • People with hemophilia • People born with immune deficiencies and those whose immunity becomes defective, for example. due to one kind of leukemia �SEPTEMBER 12, 2002 EDITORIAL 6 A Year Later... Still Mourning and Angry It's probably safe to say that at some point yesterday, every single American took time to reflect on the tragedies of a year ago. Whether it was for thirty secQnds or thirty min'uies, there was no way to completely avoid recalling the worst ' terrorist attacks ever to occur on United States soil. Ceremonies and events to commemorate the more than 3,000 lives lost were held all throughout the country yesterday. In fact, nearly every network and cable station had extended coverage of the major memorials that took place, including the President's address to the nation. The big-three networks, ABC, NBC, and CBS even pre-emptedregularly scheduled programming in order to dedicate their entire broadcast day to the September 11 tragedies. Locally, over 30 events including masses and memorial services, were held throughout the entire week. Wednesday's highlights were a conce-rt at The Woodlands Inn and Resort benefiting the American Red Cross Disaster Relief fund, and a candle lighting ceremony on Public Square simply called "Wyoming Valley Remembers 9/11." Even closer to home, Wilkes University organized a ceremony on the greeway around the flagpole that was eerily reminiscent of the somber ceremony held last year at the same time. Regardless of how you spent the day, this September 11 served as a culminating point for a year that was undoubtedly filled with strong and sometimes conflicting emotions and nearly continuous public mourning. And while mourning the loss of so many innocent lives is both completely natural and necessary, as a country we must ask ourselves when is enough ... enough? How long do we continue to publicly mourn and does the seemingly endless reflection become problematic after a while? to Iraq and whether it has become his white whale." In order to better answer these questions we can take a look at the government's attention to the events of September 11 over the past year. The white whale reference in the Time article is an important and astute analogy. Like Captain Ahab in Moby Dick, Bush may run the risk of such obsession on Shortly after the terrorist attacks President Bush defined his presidency as leading the global war on terror. According to the latest issue of Time Magazine (ironically one issue that he loses sight of Change is good, growth is good, and new options are great. But with other equally important is s ues all of this, we have to wrestle with adhering space, new schedules, facing the country. In fact, also longer lines, and initially slow service. , like the single-minded captain who - Dennis Ferenchick chased the elusive white whale to .___ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _E_d1_"to_r,_ia_l_B_o_a_r,.;;..d....;C__h....;a_ir_ ___, his death, the United States risks the same thing. \ ' '{'/;/:,:: <fu\:,\} , · , ,:-: :'f :}" i<;~ . /s c~rnprised" ~tiito~ . ditorial;f>-:-Board °Chai -:0 ews Ed;itor,?Features '\- ' t >"'\ /' aztor, Arts and Enterainment ~ditor, Sports ditdr, and Photo and :,: ,.,.,. · Editor Imaging ~=: ?: , -'\:,, i :-- enough dated ~,eptember 11 ), a number of President Bush's closest advisors say that he underestimates the economic problems facing the country and that he is too narrowly focused on the terror war. Time also reports "there is now a growing sense in the Republican Party that it is time for Bush to move on ... on one level, ''1-; much of the worrying· comes down Bush relied on Americans' dual need to feel safe and to mourn losses to justify enormous economic output to establish the Homeland Security Office, now headed by former Pennsylvania Governor Tom Ridge. The justification for such spending came in emotional and patriotic speeches designed to move the nationalist in all of us. The result was to direct $19.5 billion of the FY 2002 budget to this cause. For 2003, that number has increased to $37.7 billion. But how much money do we spend, how many rogue nations do we challenge, and how many moving ceremonies do we orchestrate before the wounds are actually healed? Does there come a point at which we have to say, "Enough," and think ahead to the other social and economic needs of the country? When will we give ourselves permission to move on? It is a year and a day after... do we start now? T. BYI Asso, The Beaon/Ryan Klemish I'm Just a Fan As a reaction to being blindsided on September 11, America has assumed an agressive stance that some have argued has evolved into an offensive posture. The U.S. is now facing criticism for being an international bully and instigator. Bush's latest toughtalk against Saddam Hussein is a fine example of the American get-them-before-they-get-us policy. r SEPTI BY GARY FERENTINO Beacon Columnist So we're back to school... while I love the summer, I must admit autumn has always been my favorite time of year with the leaves changing, the temperature falling, but more importantly the start of the National Football League season and Major League Baseball's World Series. While the question of whether or not there would be a World Series was in doubt up until last week there has been no doubt about the start of the NFL this year. The season began last Thursday night followed by the traditional Sunday regular schedule with national coverage. Professional and amateur sports have become a huge part of our society with certain athletes so admired they are given almost super human attributes. That's fine; everyone needs role models and someone to admire. Yes, it is just a game and we need such games, whether it's a local little league game on a Saturday afternoon with fifteen people in the stands or a professional football game on a Thursday night viewed by millions. This past baseball season, fans suffered through a summer of discontent with an All-Star Game that ended in a tie, the stigma of rampant steroid use, the threat of contraction and the fear of a players' strike that dulled any enthu:s iasmfor the game•. Allin all, the problems this year reflected a varied assortment of issues that have made even the most avid fans question their loyalty to the so-called American past-time. But rest assured, the owners and players have reached a new fouryear contract that will give Major League Baseball the competitive balance it's been lacking. Does our society place too much importance on professional sports? After all, it is just a game. But, games can teach us some hard life lessons like that important fact of life: there will be winners and there will be losers. The sense of camaraderie between teammates, even the degree of loyalty to a team, has the potential to reflect some of the challenging relationships we must face in life. But the vast majority of us will never be paid to play a sport, certainly not in the tax bracket that most professional athletes are. For many avid fans it becomes quite difficult to identify with the players' dissatisfaction with contracts and salaries. Many feel they have to choose between their loyalty to the team and what is ethically and economically just. • As a life-long, die hard fan of both the New York Yankees and the Miami Dolphins, I have experienced mixed feelings for supportirtg organizations that are willing to spend whatever it takes to win. Unfortunately, for the Dolphins that approach doesn't always lead to champi9nships. Why can't I just be fan, void of lawyers and contracts, and have the sore opinion, "Go Yankees! Go Dolphins!" I guess I can rest easy now that Major League Baseball owners and players have reached a new four-year contract--a new contract that claims to fix all of the problems in the league, at least that is what fans like me want to believe. In the meantime,'! ' anxiously await the start of the NFL season and look forward to the Wodd Series keeping-in mind;, it's just a game and I'm just a fan. Com. bosi my ofc ne~ radi Pen bos gra: con bal, her OVf cor I B' B, B, al fi n ~ C u C C �~EPTEMBER 12, 2002 EDITORIAL 7 The Benefits of Mentoring: A Long-Term Investment BY DR. MARK STINE Associate Professor of Communication Studies I recall being called into my boss' office not long after I began my first "real" job. I was just out of college and working as the news director for a tiny, rural, AM radio station here in Northeastern Pennsylvania. At the time, my boss was about forty-ish, with graying hair carefully styled in a comb-over to hide his completely bald head. Now, I'm not talking here about the standard combover -- I'm talking about a creative combing effort of Herculean proportions -- the kind that your gaze automatically fixates on. As I tried my damned be.st to look the guy in the eye, he said, "Mark, you've got to set it down before you can pick it up." I guess I remember this moment so vividly because it was the first -- and maybe the most important -- piece of advice that was given to me by the person who ultimately became one of my mentors. The history of mentoring goes back to Homer (not Simpson, but rather the Greek epic poet), who lived around 850 B.C. In the Odyssey, Mentor guided the son of Odysseus. Today, the mentoring concept relies on a relationship between someone who possesses knowledge and experience, and one who seeks to grow, both intellectually and emotionally. A mentor offers support, guidance, and advice as a mentee takes on a challenge, a task, or is faced with anew experience. While some people would argue that a mentoring relationship has tq be formal, I'm of the opinion that many less formal relationships constitute (or at least can develop into) mentoring as well. I 'd even argue that some of those more spontaneous mentoring situations have equal or greater value than those formally arranged. Sometimes, the sheer surprise and joy that arises from the realization that you're learning, or guiding someone when you least expected it, provides extreme gratification. A true mentor-mentee relationship isn't something that should be taken lightly. Both individuals have responsibilities that evolve and develop and as the relationship matures over time. It's the responsibility of the mentor to be patient, wise, and . committed to the mentee. A mentor doesn't dictate. Rather, she or he suggests, recommends, or supports. In time, a mentor can become a confidant, and, as the relationship comes full circle, a friend. Too, the mentee must be willing to commit to certain bill and deliberately placed· in on responsibilities. Respect, an eagerness to learn, and a steadfast his desk, took his hand away from it, then reached down once again commitment to reaching a goal or and picked it up, all while saying, meeting the challenge at hand are "Mark, you've got to set it down necessities. before you can pick it up," his _believe virtu11ly everyone premise began to become clear to has the potential to be a mentor at me. He was trying to tell me that some level. We all possess one needs to invest fully in knowledge and understanding in something in the short term if varied areas that supercedes there is ever to be a long-term those of others. It's up to each of benefit. To this day, I apply that us to recognize persons of talent concept -- to my students, to my and ability and to nurture them job, to my life. whenever possible. Of course, Over time, the mentoring not every attempt to do this will relationship that I had with my develop into a true mentoring former boss has come full circle. partnership, but the knowledge He is now more my close friend that it's possible that some will is than mentor. I'm also happy to worth the investment indeed. report that his hairstyle has also Also, don't buy into the come full circle -- he now sports notion that someone unlike you his bald dome with confidence. can't be your mentor. Mentoring I challenge you to invest relationships can and do arise completely in your endeavors from the most unlikely pairings. now. Invest in your education; As I sat in my boss' office that day, I never expected that this invest in your school; invest in your family and your friends. forty-ish man with the comb-over would become my mentor. But the And, invest some time now in lesson he taught me that day has · mentoring -- we'll all reap the longterm benefits in the future. stayed with me for many years. As he took a crisp twenty dollar Remembering' Where You .Were One Year Ago 1 jet had flown too low. I thought anything and everything except the idea that my nation was under a terrorist attack. It As I reflect on last year's attacks on our country I am still filled with a great sadness. I am reminded of the day that we all woke up to an empty sky. As the chaos of that grief-stricken day unraveled, my life was forever changed and the date September 11, 200 I formed a P,ermanent place in my mind and heart to remind me of my country's end of innocence. As I turned on my radio I quickly learned that the south tower had also been hit and that two other planes had been sent to do the same thing in Washington, D.C., though as we now know only one reached the Pen.tagon; the other crashed in Pennsylvania. The south tower had already collapsed and the north tower followed shortly after. ·Reporters' voices filled the airwaves, each one trying to make sense of what had just occurred. I sat in my car motionless, in shock. Incidents like this weren't supposed to happen to the greatest country of them all. Nobody had the nerve to assail the United States of America. My country was invincible. When I first heard about the plane that had crashed into the north tower, I wasn't sure what to think. I didn't know if this incident was all that significant; maybe it was just an accident, and a private September I I was the first significant tragedy to affect my generation. For the first time in my life I was scared and unsure about what was going to happen in my homeland. I was infuriated by the ir d ,o j 1e I, BY AMANDA DARBENZIO Beacon Assistant Editorial Board Chair violence. How could this possibly happen? My grandparents lived during World War II and remember the wrath that came after of Pearl Harbor. My parents and their generation were products of the assignation of J.F.K, Vietnam, and Watergate. This was the first time that an incident of this nature would play such an important role in my life, and I wasn't sure how to react. everyone had to have--an American flag. It was rare to see a house or automobile that wasn't decorated with red, white, and blue. Ribbons were worn for all sorts of causes. We watched as firefighters worked day and night trying to salvage all that they could from Ground Zero. Americans helQed out in any way that they could, donating blood, money, and clothing to the Red Cross, all in hope that they could help their country in its weakest hour. This was the first time I could remember my generation is still the same on the outside but it seems to have a new heart and soul. We almost hate to admit all the change that has occurred because in a sense it is as though we are satisfying the enemy. We paid a terrible price for this transformation. But after all that has happened have we really changed or have we just decided to move forward with our lives? · I know that 9-11 has changed the way that I live my life. I will not live in the shadows As I grew up in the States, of terrorism. I will move forward carefree and fearless, for and live in the twenty one years I could light and never have anticipated As the chaos of that grief-stricken day unraveled, rising of a something so dreadful my life was forever changed ... new day. happening in my lifetime. There will But in fact, the most evil always be a attack on American soil · place in my had happened during my time. showing open loyalty towards the heart for all of the victims and From that moment forward I country and what it truly meant to heroes of that fateful morning. would always remember exactly be an American. We would show where I was during the attacks. our support and stand united. God Bless AmericaThis was my history. The United States would prevail. Immediately after I remember having a heightened sense of patriotism. Wal-M,art suddenly ran out of the one item that Now one year later we are forced to look back on that dreadful day. Did September 11 change everything? Our country �8 EDITORIAL SEPTEMBER 12, 2002 Zimbabwe's Muzzle on Independent Media Must Be Removed BY ANNA HUSARSKA Special to the Los Angeles Times institution. Dear Editor: This year I would like to hire student be illegal here. We need to do things in a Dear Wilkes University Students, from both Wilkes University and King's legal way. Otherwise we put our security at I would like to take this opportunity College to work orr various projects. By risk." to welcome you to the City of Wilkes-Barre. working together, we can all achieve more That "security" is now smoldering in It is my desire to do whatever I can to and make a difference in the community. the ruins of a small white building in the assist you in your dealings with the City. Please feel free to contact J.J. directly Milton Park suburb of Harare. To better accomplish this goal, I have hired at 821-1 I 70 to assist you with any quesWith its programming about human J.J. Murphy to be the liaison between tions or concerns you may have. rights, about AIDS and about social Wilkes University and the City. J.J. is a I wish you the best this school year conflicts, the VOP was a thorn in the former Wilkes University Air Force ROTC and I look forward to working together with government's side, which in published graduate. Most recently, he spent the last you to make Wilkes-Barre a great place to reports has called it "nothing short of a 5-1 /2 years on active-duty as an Officer in go to school. criminal and terrorist group." In rural areas the Air Force. Sincerely, where the Daily News and the EnglishAs always, our City resources will be Thomas D. McGroarty language weeklies are not available or are there as much as possible to assist your Wilkes-Barre Mayor not _understood, the VOP was the only independent so1Jrce of information. The r a i d . - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ~ in July wa~ a warning. The Aug. 29 attack means there is no room for a free radio in Here's your chance to express your opinions. Mugabe's Zimbabwe. Without waiting for his new, selfWhether it's about Wilkes University, the city of Wilkesdescribed "war Cabinet" to celebrate Barre, or the nation, here's your opportunity. getting its adversary off the air, the outside Write a letter to the editor, and let the community world should prevent the VOP from going know how you feel. . The Beacon does reserve the right silent. There are a few days' worth of to edit or not print any article submitted due to space broadcasts accumulated and some rebroadconstraints. However, letters to the editor are a welcome casts are planned, but the losses-virtually addition. All letters can be sent to Dennis Ferenchick, everything-must be replaced. Editorial Board Chair, at: When the other declared enemy of dff99@aol.com or wilkesbeacon@hotmail.com. the free media, Slobodan Milosevic, waged a war against his own journalists, the .___ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _...J The Harare studios of the only Zimbabwean privately owned radio station, Voice of the People, were destroyed Aug. 29 by an explosion. The police say the perpetrators of the crime, in which there were no casualties, are unknown but that they will be found and punished. Are we to assume that those who act against the independent media in Zimbabwe will be finally brought to justice? Well, so says the minister of home affairs, Comrade Kembo Mohadi, who, according to the government mouthpiece, the Herald, announced that "no stone would be left unturned" in the search for "these terrorists trying to induce fear into this nation ." The turning of the stones w.as probably delayed, though, because Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe, who has imposed laws limiting freedom of expression, was in Johannesburg, South Africa, at the World Summit on Sustainable . Development, as was his minister of information, Jonathan Moyo, known for his victims found immediate support from stated hatred of independent journalists. abroad. Sarajevo's daily Oslobodjenje was The attack against the Voice of the given newsprint even while its offices were People is the fourth against an independent being shelled. Belgrade's radio B-92 was news outfit in the last three years: In 2000, carried by other broadcasters when its 200 I and 2002 the offices and printing offices were taken over. The Banja Luka house of the privately owned Daily News daily in Bosnia, Nezavisne Novine, was newspaper were bombed. It's not known offered grants after its editor lost both legs who carried out the newspaper explosions. TheVOP's premises were The attack against the Voice of the People is the raided in July by fourth against an independent news outfit in the last members of the three years: police who, armed with a search warrant, confiscated to a car bomb. And the Pristina daily Koha files and 133 tapes. They said they were Ditore was helped to temporarily resettle in looking for a transmitter. Macedonia after its offices and equipment There was no transmitter because the were destroyed in Kosovo. Now all those VOP does not transmit; it only prepares media are thriving in their respective programs (two hours daily, in the two local countries, and Milosevic is answering for languages, Shona and Ndebele) and sends his deeds in The Hague. them out of the country. Then they are If independent media are not helped broadcast from Radio Netherlands' to stand up to the dictator, Zimbabweans transmitter in Madagascar. will be left with only government-sancI learned about this from one of the tioned mouthpieces to read, watch and VO P's journalists, whom I met last year in listen to. Harare, the capital. She wanted to hear ~ Condemning Zimbabweans to such about the experiences of independent media propaganda would have long-term effects in ·other dictatorial countries in order to on the prospects of the country's return to improve the operation of the VOP. She was democracy. interested in the clandestine Radio Solidarity, which broadcast in Poland when the country was under martial law, but after listening to my explanations she said with regret: "We could not do that; this would ---------------- Feel like you've got something to say? kl\L KtS ~ONTCLA \fZ o: 00 ✓,::?:; ~•',::•-'~-. ····- · ' .r·- ,....,.._.,....✓,,-;-,v"" _,.. ..,.-~--- WILKES BY Be, spa, ofte Anr on a fin d treat ofT~ then Wilk says Out i: spirit1 1 all ow: about theirf: di scus such a beauty ization succesi former created A �12 lt ly th SEPTEMBER 12, 2002 FEATURES New Interfaith Coordinator Helps Students ''Talk it Out'' BY JOSEPH DeANGELIS Beacon Assistant News Editor The aroma ofhomem!tde · spaghetti and meatballs does not often greet you upon entering the Annette Evans Alumni House, but on a Wednesday night, you may find yourself enjoying a special treat like this. This meal is just a small part of Talk It Out, a program run·by the new Interfaith Coordinator at Wilkes, Kevin Gaughenbaugh. He says that the idea of the Talk It Out program is to discuss spiritualized faith in life. The Talk It Out program allows Wilkes students to talk abo ut issues that are connected to thei r faith. In the meetings, disc ussions center around topics such as prayer, forgiveness, beauty, moral issues, and spiritualization. The program has been a success since Mary Hession, former Interfaith Coordinator, created it eleven years ago. At the young age of 23 and IF fresh out of the University of Scranton, Gaughenbaugh earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Philosophy. He says he is thrilled to have the position of Interfaith Coordinator, which he snatched up once he heard that the position was open. "It was something that seemed interesting to me," he said. "It's very different from anything I've ever done before." Gaughenbaugh lived at the Saint Pius X Seminary in Dalton, Pennsylvania, and unfortunately living in a seminary isolated him from many of his peers. Now Gaughenbaugh feels that he is reliving his college years with his new job at Wilkes. After living at Saint Pius X, he went to study abroad at the Gregorian University in Rome. "It was a wonderful experience," he said. Living in Rome allowed him to mingle with many different cultures, and when he returned home, he decided to take a different path in life. Sadly, Gaughenbaugh believes that many college students are simply not in touch with their faith, but he is positive, saying, "I hope that college kids will be interested in religion." The new Interfaith Coordinator helped organize and served as leader for the 9/11 memorial ceremony held on the greenway yesterday and experienced his first insight into that campus-wide interest. Gaughenbaugh also believes that although many students may be in touch with their faith, they do not follow through with it because of outside pressures. Later in the school year, Gaughenbaugh plans to hold several other Interfaith activities that will be open to the entire campus. They will include service trips, volunteer projects, and a crop walk to raise money to feed the hungry. Also, he pla1is to hold an "alternative spring break" with the volunteer services office. EIS --- NEY, HOW COME I HAVE SD MUCH IF ONE AND NDTIHE r Donna Thornton Position at Wilkes: Director of Studenl Activities/Student Center Hometown: Mountaintop Q: What's your favorit~ thing about Wilkes? A: Working with the students .. .! laugh a lot at work; Donna Thornton. (Beacon how many places do you Photo/Kristin Hake) find that? Q: What's in your CD player right now? A: Matchbox 20 Q: What did you want to be when you were growing up? A: I actually wanted to be a lawyer. I think I liked the argumentive side of that career. Q: Describe the first car you ever owned. A: A l 979 Datsun hatchback. I had a new clutch within 6 months ... Live and learn. Q: Who is your biggest influence in life? • A: My family - My husband, Tony, my son, Dalton and my d_aughter, Hannah. Each day they fill my thought processes and when I wake they are my driving force to succeed in whatever it is I may do. Jeff Brittain Hometown Mountaintop, PA Year and.Major Senior, Pharmacy major Q: What's your claim to fame at Wilkes? A: Being Programming Board President for 2 years and Orientation Coordinator. Q: What's in your CD player Jeff Brittain. (B:;~con Photo/ right now? Kristin Hake) A: HOOBASTANK- they will play here on October 12. Q: What's your favorite thing about Wilkes? A: It's a small school. You get to know both students and professors very well. Q: How do you decide what to wear in the morning? A: I make sure it wasn't what I had on yesterday. Q: What's the best concert you've ever attended? The best concert I ever saw was also the one I worked, when FUEL was at Wilkes in Spring 200 I. Selena Bednarz Hometown Hazleton, PA . Year and major Junior, Mathematics major and Accounting minor Q: What's your claim to fame at Wilkes? · A: Student Government President, MSC Vice President, Wilkes Selena Bednarz. (Beacon Tennis. Photo/Kristin Hake) Q: What's in your CD player right now? A: To be honest, classical music; I listen to it when I read or study . . Q: What's your favorite thing about Wilkes? A: All the friends I'm made and love .. and the friendly con:ipetition between Student Government and Programming Board. Q: How do you decide what to wear in the morning? A: See what the weather is, and consult my roommates. Q: What's the bestconcertyou'veeverbeen to? A: Definitely not Fuel, just kidding ... I'd have to say Destiny's Child last summer. �FEATURES 10 Wilkes University lubs Air Force ROTC (Arnold Air Society) AUX Alpha Kappa Delta American Choral Directors Association Amnesty International Arnnicola Art and Design Association BACCHUS The Beacon Biological Society Business and Accounting Club Campus Interfaith/Volunteer Services CAR.VE Cheerleaders Chemistry Club Circle K International Communication Club Commuter Council Computer Club/Math Club Cue-n-Curtain Debate Union Earth and Environmental Sciences Club Economics Students Association Education Club Engineering Club Eta Kappa Nu Games Club History Club International Assoc. of Business Communicators Inter-Residence Hall Council I.E.E.E. (Engineering) International Club Junior Achievement Lacrosse Club Lambda Pi Eta Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Association Letterwomen MANUSCRIPT Masters of Health Administration M.E.N.C. Multicultural Student Coalition NAKED Nursing Student Organization Off-Campus Council Phi Alpha Theta Pharmacy Club Physics Club Pi Kappa Delta Pi Sigma Alpha Political Science Club Pre-Law Society Pre-Med Society Programming Board Psychology Club Ski Club Society of Women Engineers Sociology Club Student Community Service Council Student Government Student Health Advisory Committee Television Club University Scholars Veterans Club Volleyball Club WCLHRadio Wilkes Student Aids Awareness Committee SEPTEMBER 12, 2002 Annual Club Day Welcomes New and Old Faces , Speech and Debate Coach Jane O'Borski encourages students to attend. O'Borski said, "It's one time to meet Perhaps the most common complaint with every club at one place." Not only can among Wilkes students is that "there's new students gain valuable insight into the nothing to do on campus." But Club Day specific offerings of each club, but many proves that there's something for everyone organizations also offer immediate opportuon campus--and plenty to do. nities for students to become involved." Club Day activities will be held today Student Government, Programming from 11_:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. on the Board, WCLH (Wilkes' radio station), and green way. Speech and Debate are just a few of the This annual event features 48 tables · organizations participating in Club Day. representing Wilkes' clubs and organizaIn addition, there are a few brand new tions. Students associated with each of the campus organizations that will participate clubs and campus organizations will man this year. Campus Greens is a new organizathe tablenmd offer information, encouragetion trying to achieve official club status ment, and ma be a few su rises. BY MARIO ROMANELLI Beacon Correspondent this year. Club Day offers important exposure for newl/organized groups trying to gain a foothold among the student body. Often, new organizations can only get off the ground once students begin to recognize them as active, and Club Day ensures some of that name recognition. Donna Thornton, Director of Student Affairs, anticipates a successful turnout. Thornton said, "We ordered 40 pizza pies from Rodano's, and the pizza is free. Many tables will be giving out free gizmos as well. I couldn't understand why anyone wouldn't want to at least check it out." A raindate for Club Day is scheduled for Thursday, September 19, 2002. -S TUDENTS WELCOME Sher1nan Hills ApartITients The Best Looking Affordable Apartments In Wilkes-Barre Now accepting applications for 1 & 2 bedroom apartments Centrally Located Public transportation Carpeting Air Conditioning · On Site Social Service Coordinator Laundry Facilities 24-Hour Maintenance Service Frost Free Refrigerator Garbage Disposal Stove 300 Parkview Circle Wilkes-Barre, Pa. 18702 Monday- Friday 8A.M. to 5P.M. CHECK US OUT TODAY !!!! 570-823-5124 EHO �2 SEPTEMBER 12, 2002 FEATURES 11 Loeschke Brings People Skills and Acting Ability to New Provost Position ng y. f s ·nt )S e ed BY LINDSEY WOTANIS Beacon Correspondent ... Have you ever met someone new and found that it was incredibly easy to talk with him or her? Dr. Maravene Loeschke is that someone. Upon entering her on:ice, one is greeted with a huge smile and a warm welcome. Her office is cozy and her walls and bookshelves glitter with memories and accomplishments. But who is Dr. Maravene Loeschke? Dr. Loeschke is Wilkes University's new Provost. She came to Wilkes from Towson University, a public institution in Maryland. In 1969, Dr. Loeschke graduated from Towson with a Bachelor of Science degree in Theatre and English. She obtained her Master's degree in Education from Towson in 1972, and her Doctoral degree in Theater from Union Institute in 1975. At Towson, Dr. Loeschke held the position of Dean of the College of Fine Arts and Communications. This job included overseeing all academic programs and faculty members within the College of Fine Arts and Communications, which housed 2100 undergraduate majors. Now, as Provost at Wilkes, Dr. Loeschke oversees all faculty and academic disciplines. She is second in command, directly beneath President Gilmour. Wilkes is somewhat of a change for her, since . Towson was a much larger, public institution . When Dr. Loeschke first visited campus, she had mixed feelings. Although she felt that the campus had beautiful old homes and a vibrancy among its students, she was somewhat concerned about the surrounding community. When asked why she decided to accept the position as Provost, she said with certainty that the faculty was her deciding factor. "I was very happy at Towson. I loved my college, but I wanted to try something completely and totally different," she explains. Dr. Loeschke described the faculty at Wilkes as, "very pleasant and deeply dedicated," but she says that her favorite thing about Wilkes is its sense of community. She goes on to explain, "The faculty, students, and staff are a wonderful community." Dr. Loeschke hopes that the new The Beacon/Kristin Hake administration can become part of this Dr. Maravene Loeschke, newly appointed Provost, is excited about existing campus community and really her future here at Wilkes University. become a part of the Wilkes family. arts "doesn't leave anything out" because it wanted to be an actress, a teacher, or an ' Dr. Loeschke planned to begin her forces one to think critically and creatively, author." professional career as an actress. She was to have excellent communication and She has done all of the above. She is "bound for New York" when a professor at organizational skills, to budget, and an accomplished actress and director, Towson did not return at the start of the problem solve. next academic year. She was asked to fill in - teacher and administrator, and has pubDr. Loeschke also plans to become lished three books. She hopes to return to for six months and ended up falling in love involved with studen(s, saying, "I love to the classroom when her schedule becomes with teaching. She says, "All my life, I go to student and faculty events." She less hectic. intends to be visible on campus because Dr. Loeschke is very passionate she feels that having a relationship with the about higher education. She hopes that in stud.ents at Wilkes is critical. She has also the position of Provost she will be able to formed a Student Advisory Council to keep make a difference. She has set 14 goals for her informed with student needs. her first year at Wilkes, the most important Dr. Loeschke and her husband, also a being "to improve communication and build professional actor and director, will be trust." According to Dr. Loeschke, this performing "Love Letters" on October 19 at ~oal has precedence because it is the basis the Dorothy Dickson Darte Center. She for accomplishing all other_goals. She also feels that it is a good way to introduce feels that building the ~ew academic themselves to the University through their portfolio is essential because it affects the discipline in acting. Terry Zipay, Departstudents. In addition, developipg a ment Chairperson of Visual and Performing meaningful four to five year program that is Arts is excited about her upcoming tailored to meet the needs of each indiperformance. vidual student is very important to Dr. "I am thrilled that she is taking the Loeschke. time to present herself to the community as Although some might be wary about a theatre professional as well as Provost. It is I want to be someplace where I can make especially impressive, given the exceptionally a difference, and it has got to be around demanding nature of her students. job right now," explains - Dr. Maravene Loeschke Dr.Zipay. Wilkes University Provost Dr. Loeschke admits that her schedule is hectic and her days are long, but she does not seem to mind. "I am an actress turned administrator, Dr. rarely not working," she says. Loeschke attributes her success to her As far as the future goes, Dr. background in theater. "A background in Loeschke sees herself in higher _education. the arts is such a phenomenally rich liberal "I want to be someplace where I can arts education. It prepares you to do make a difference, and it has got to be everything," she explains. around students," she says. Dr. Loeschke feels that a degree in the --.,----------------------_____: �ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT 12 SEPTEMBER 12, 2002 SEPT Pri Breaking Through With Aaron Fink BYELVI Beacon 5 M A. I listen to anything-country, metal, jazz. You name it, I listen to it. The only thing that I'm really not into is rap. I can also appreciate something for its style, and They are four guys who have a love if it's good--even though it may not for music and have been at it since childnecessarily be something I would normally hood. listen to. When it comes to.playing, I'll play They are four guys who have hung anything. I try to keep learning new things. out since high school, played in sister You can never stick with one thing. bands over the years, call Wilkes-Barre their Q. Who have been your major hometown, finally got together nine months musical influe,nces? ' ago, and are now national recording artists. A. Led Zeppelin is our [the band's] These four guys are Ben Burnley, idol. But you take from everything you hear. singer and songwriter; Aaron Fink, You take a little something in from everything you ·hear and you put it all together to create your own style. Q.Previously you were involved with the local band Strangers with Candy, now known as Lifer. When did you become involved with the band Lifer and how long were you ; withthem? A. I became involved with Hollywood Records them the first week Members of Breaking Benjamin from left: Mark Klepaski, Ben of 1999 so I was Burnley, Aaron Fink, Jeremy Hummel. with them about guitarist; Mark Klepaski, bassist; and three-and-a-half years. Jeremy Hummel on drums. Together they Q. Whatmadeyouleavelifertojoin make up the band Breaking Benjamin who Breaking Benjamin? tore up the east coast club scene and A. It was really a series of things. Ou released their Hollywood Records debut record didn't get a big push and three "Saturate" on August 27. weeks later September 11th happened so Since signing the record deal the that sort of slowed things down. Mark left band has been traveling, planning for the the band, our management wasn't doing upcoming tour, doing photo shoots, what it was supposed to be doing, our tour responding to autograph requests, and of stopped, and there were arguments and course responding to requests for inter- , stuff. Basically, I felt like there was nothing views. This past Monday, 24-year-old Fink on the horizon and that the band was near took time out of his busy schedule and its end. granted The Beacon an exclusive phone Q. How did you come to that deciinterview. The following are Fink's insights sion? about himself, the band, and the future. A. It was a big inner struggle of what Q. When in your life did you become I wanted to do. There was a lot of debate interested in music and how did you come about whether or not I was making the right to be interested in it? · decision. Lifer has a new LP coming out A. My Dad always had a great record and I wish those guys a lot of luck. collection. I always listened, but I really got Hopefully, I made the right decision and it into it when I was about twelve and started will work out for everybody. · buying albums. Q. Did you know the members of Q. How did you come to decide to play Breaking Benjamin before joining the the guitar? band? BY JESSICA SKUTACK Beacon Arts & Entertainment Editor ~;0 ~~~~a~;~;s~~e Q. Where did the name Breaking Benjamin come from? A. \Yell, there's no funny story behind it or anything. Ben wanted to incorporate his name in the name of the band so it's kind of two words smashed together-it's Breaking and then Benjamin for Ben. It's quirky, easy to say and remember, and original. I don't think putting any two other words together would sound as good. Q. How and when did you as a band get your big break? · A. Did we have a big break (laughing)? Getting signed is a step in the right direction, but it doesn't solve all the problems. Also getting airplay and selling albums the first week was nice, but it's not necessarily our big break. We're still working on that. Q. How would you describe or classify Breaking Benjamin's style of music? A. Our style of music is kind of like heavy, melodic, bass rock. I wouldn't consider us a metal band just because we're heavy at times. We have a lot of harmony, vocals, melody, and hooks. We have catchy songs that are going to last. Q. What would you tell someone who never saw the band perform live? A. Come and see us; it's a good time. We're just playing the songs the best we can and hopefully it translates well to people. We're known to be a good live band. Q. What kind of tour are you going to embark on? When does it start and what type of venues are you going to be playing? . brea,king btmjamin A. The tour starts up in October and it's being sponsored by Miller Lite. They basically put the money up for the tour. We're going to be headlining smaller venues in the Midwest and then I'm sure there'll be more after that. Q. How has your life been effected by signing a major record deal? A. We made some money from it. There's traveling. We spent two months in L.A. It's the second time around for me so I'm kind of used to the lifestyle. There's taking pictures, giving interviews, and signing autographs, which I think is kind of ridiculous, but it's pretty fun stuff and I can 't complain . Q. What does it take to make the transition from a local band to national recording artists? A. Basically, what it boils down to is good songs. That's the most important thing. We didn't have websites or t-shirts or anything. Good songs are what are going to last in the long run. The band looks forward to the future, establishing themselves in the music industry, and returning home to play in Northeast Pennsylvania. Ben Bur fi nally 11 known a much an last mon recogni2 is a eras quartet: Al might se the typic stereoty poisone, industry men tha dressed talent w O.K.Th But the can actu that is \.I offers n melodie moanin, regrets. with thi: with me sassy I) such ba Korn, b ,ti • • •D •• E: • • • cc p, w b1 h, • ' ' m ' . . ; . . .·.•Ji ·:.·:··•E ·· .·. ·. .. . . ; : . . : ' B . ·. ' e' : . tll: .PTEmli~H. .26 1 guitar ~:c:e~:~~~e:;:~~d Selins~;o~~nH~~~e;~;~ldt~;~1t:e~~~~ich is each took turns taking home a guitar and kind of in Central Pennsylvania. Ben is a practicing a few songs for it and then year younger and Jeremy was always older. ~..,..;;;q ~~'R WO"PG\<rl {!YJ'f W'?ffl n'l playing them in class. It was easier for me. I And of course I knew Mark from Lifer. We · Cl \.,1 U ll~" l U 1"'- . . UJJJ. U.!U :W felt more comfortable doing it than the other always played in sister bands and jammed ~.•.TlO.~ "R. . ·. R "R. OtC\. kids did. at parties, but it never worked out that we \-.L.J.~, J. J..l.\ J.H 1 1 l UV UJ Q. When did you start playing in a got to play together as a band [until band? Have you always been involved with recently]. bands? Q. How long has the band been A. I first started playing in bands off playing together? and on when I was 14. It's just one of those A. Ben and Jeremy started the band things [playing in a band] ... once you do it, about one-and-a-half to two years ago. The ~hf-I,T-z:'4;, f \\'W\V Pt\fU<ST!-\RO(t(;Hf:';ST(t,U, ,NET it becomes hard not to do. I'll always do it fo ur of us have been playing together since•--- "':i~•= ' D~O t10Tt.JN(';: 8"1:M!&9 -"U~&I · because it's a lot of fun. New Year's Eve; so it's been about nine Q. Whatkindofmusicdo youmost months. e_?joy listening to and/or playing?_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _________ _ 2}11 ml·,· cl e .b n 11 1 h d �SEPTEMBER 12, 2002 ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT Press Play: ''Saturate·•• 1 asty Tidbits BY ELVIRA F. ILLIANO Beacon Staff Writer style the foursome successfully pull away from the rest. Even though some tracks Mark James Klepaski, Aaron Fink, might seem to have similar beats, the Ben Burnley and Jeremy Hummel have combination of fearless use of guitars and finally made it. The area quartet, best drums with raw and honest lyricism keeps known as Breaking Benjamin, released its ~ Welcome back! For most of us, making the fans and newcomers alike hungry for more. much anticipated album debut "Saturate" BY MELISSA GALLUP adjustment from the freedom of summer to the stiff world One hot song and favorite among last month. Local club-goers will definitely S ,rrm . of books and homework is not an easy one. It's likely our fans is "I Wish I May."· This song, which Beacon taJJ nter brains also had a vacation, and now we have to pay for recognize their style. For nl wcomers, here happens to be the opening track of the CD, our lazy summer days. Thinking and studying become a whole new activity for us and our is a crash course on the Pennsylvania grabs the listener and does not let go. With minds when school first begins. quartet: head-banging percussion power and This semester, let's try to help our brains and our bodies get back into the swing of · At first glance, this hot foursome aggressive lyrics such as "I things. How can we do this? The answer lies in the sea. Seafood that is. Fish, a food also might seem reminiscent of· can see you suffocate; I can known as "brain food," is low in saturated fat and is a healthy alternative to red meat. It the typical male group find no other way; Try to provides the body with essential vitamins and minerals, including iron, zinc (from shellfish) stereotype that has make you suffocate," this and Vitamins A, Band D. It can also'be an excellent source of calcium if the tiny bones poisoned our music track is bound to be a found in canned fish are eaten.. industry: good-looking But why is fish commonly thought of as a brain food? Fish fat contains an omega-3 success. men that dance around half fatty acid known as DHA which.is used in the human brain for the synthesis of nerve cell "Skin", the fourth track dressed with no musical membranes. This means a diet rich in DHA may improve the communication between brain and another preferred song cells. Since fish is healthy for your mind and your body, try to eat at least three servings a talent whatsoever. Wrong. on "Saturate," blows your week. And for those of you who are sick of the same old tuna sandwiches, here are some O.K. They are attractive. mind with its infectious beat new alternatives to sample. But the difference is they and dominant use of guitar. If can actually make music you really want it all, though, · h 1· · Jazz on the Grill: Seafood BBQ that is wort 1stenmg to. be sure to listen to their first single, Recipe courtesy Mary Carter Breaking Benjamin's "Saturate" "Polyamorous." This song was such a hit .• 2 pounds seafood offers no sappy love songs or lame with area radio stations in its premiere last 1/4 cup butter, melted melodies. They also avoid continuous month that even bigger names have taken 1/4 cup olive oil moaning or complaining about problems or notice: Interplay Entertainment, best known 1/2 cup finely chopped pineapple regrets. The only thing listeners will get for publishing video games, has partnered 1/4 c.up seeded and finely choppedjalapenos with this group is mind-blowing metal mixed with the group to promote "Run Like Hell," 1/4 cup honey with modern rock, a touch of pop, and a new video game due out in October. Green leaflettuce sassy lyrics. Final recommendation: Go out and *Jazz Honey-Jalapeno S_auce can be used instead of the pineapple, jalapenos, and honey.* The band's style is a mixture of buy Breaking Benjamin's fresh and catchy • · · such bands as Bush, Papa Roach and . . . . ,, ,, Select the fish you hke to eat; Jazz 1s great on them all, however. Ile sure your . CD--it will definitely Saturate th e senses. selection is suitable for the grill Some fish grill better than others ' if you're unsure ask Korn, but thanks to the1r mean, cut-loose · · ' ' your butcher. Excellent selections are salmon, bass, halibut, mahi mahi, yellowtail, and • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • lingcod. · • This Week in Entertainment History 1 Heat the grill 011 high. Combine the butter and olive oil in a bowl and set aside. Combine the pineapple, jalapeno, and honey. . September 12, 1978 - Taxi, featuring Judd Hirsch, Marilu Henner, Danny Brus_h a mix of melted butter and olive oil onto the fillet or fish steak before placing it De Vito, Christopher Lloyd, and Tony Danza, debuted on ABC. It won a total of 14 on the grill. This will cause the flames to rise up, searing in the juices. Brush more of this Emmys and ran for five seasons. mixture on the top as it's cooking. Do not overcook, most fish grill quickly. You must adjust the cooking time based on the thickness of the fish being cooked. Flip the fillets or steaks and reapply another brushing of the butter/oil mixture. Once September 13, 1969 - John Lennon and wife, Yoko Ono, made their first _ s. e ared, reduce the flame to low and close the lid on the barbecue. Wait a few minutes (until concert presentation as the Plastic Ono Band. Their appearance at the Toronto fish is nearly done) and pour the pineapple mixture or Jazz Honey-Jalapeno Pineapple Peace Festival was the first in four years for Lennon. Sauce over the top. Close the lid and cook until the ffsh is cooked. Garnish platter with green leaf lettuce, carefully place fish on the bed oflettuce, and September 14, 1814 - An attorney in Washington D.C., Frances Scott Key, serve. This is a simple and amazingly eye-catching dish. Sit back and enjoy the raves from was aboard a warship that was bombarding Fort McHenry. Key wrote what would your guests. ' become our national anthem, "The Star-Spangled Banner" to express the emotions. Yield: 4 servings he was feeling aboard that ship. • Prep Time: 20 minutes~ • Cook Time: l Ominutes September 15, 1930 - Chic Young's new comic strip, Blondie, debuted in • Fish and Chips newspapers. In the first episode, readers were introduced to the ditzy flapper, •• Recipe courtesy Jamie Oliver Blondie Boopadoop, and her fondest admirer, Dagwood Bumstead. The comic stri{! For the chips: eventually was syndicated around the world. · • • 3 3/4 pints (2 liters) vegetable oil • 2 pounds (950 grams) floury potatoes, like russets, peeled and cut into large chips September 16, 1938 - Tommy Dorsey and his orchestra rewrded the swing : classic, "Boogie Woogie" for Victor Records. • For-the batter: • I * • • • September 17, 1983- Vanessa Williams was crowned Miss America, the firs~ . black to win in the history of the beauty pageant. She would later be forced to : relinquish her crown, when pornographic photographs of her appeared in a men's • . magazine. • • September 18, 1970 - Rock legend Jimi Hendrix died in London at age 27. • • The talented musician had a drug abuse problem for years with LSD, cocaine and • heroin, and had tried to turn himself around prior to his death without success. He: died coincidentally of a drug overdose. • .. ... *This information was provided courtesy of uselessknowledge. com. * . .. .... . .. . ... .. . .. .. ... .. ... .. . • • • . l cup plain flour I cup beer 2 egg whites, whipped to soft peaks Salt 4 (9 ounce/250 gram) fillets haddock or cod, skin on, and pin boned · Pour all the vegetable oil into a deep pan or deep fat fryer, and heat to 300 degrees F ( 160 degrees C.) Blanch the cut potatoes in the oil until soft, but not colored, about four minutes. Remove and drain. Mix together the flour and the beer, then fold in the egg whites. Tum up the heat of the oil to 350 degrees F ( 180 degrees C). Dip the fish in the batter and fry for a few minutes with the chips until golden brown. Drain on kitchen paper and serve with bread and butter, wally's (battered, deep fried pickles served with ranch dressing), and pickled eggs. Yield: 4 servings · FOR MORE TASTY RECIPES, VISIT: Prep Time: 15 minutes WWW.Wll.,KESBEACON.COM ___, Cook Time: 8 minutes __________________________________ �14 ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT SEPTEMBER 12, 2002 DeJong's Artwork Offers A Miniature Utopia evident within these paintings. De Jong seems to pay special attention to the use of light and color. Rich brown and Walking by the Sordoni autumn gold fill the forest Art Gallery, one might easily scenes. The individual works mistake the room to be void of provide a great perspective on any actual art. But upon the forests pf Northeastern entrance, patrons will notice that Pennsylvania and are surely the exhibition is actually reminiscent of areas in which comprised of incredibly small everyone has had adventures paintings. The Sordoni Art sometime during their childGallery has featured Michael De hood. Jong's exhibit entitled, "From Also in oil and housed Eden to Oz," since August 25 in dark black frames, De Jong's and will be available to view until cityscapes evoke the true October 13. · feeling of a bustling metropoThirty-one paintings of lis. Through perspectives that The Beacon/Mick Jenkins varying media line the walls of climb high above the skyline, Junior Megan Riley peers at DeJong's miniature works of art. the gallery. Michael De Jong's each piece depicts famous work is truly remarkable in that DeJong's gitwork inspires. Fro,m buildings and landmarks of New the size of each of his paintings creation provokes wonderment afar, his minute paintings could York City. Sharp lines and exceeds no more than three inches and appreciation for his accurate pass for photographs. Upon · outstanding detail are used with in diameter and is also done in a and beautiful artwork. closer inspection one will notice metallic colors to bring about the circular form. However, do not let In his most famous work, the truly remarkable detail that true sensation of the city. Once the size fool you. The subject Utopia, Thomas Moore wrote, "In goes into this work. again, De Jong incorporates such matter transcends the boundaries utopia.-.. everyone is rich - for The 12 pieces depicting accurate details as cars, windows of its frame. Ranging from dense what greater wealth can there be lush forest scenes are housed in on buildings, and shadows to add forests, to expansive views of than cheerfulness, peace of mind, circular gold frames, which greatly , to the overall busy sense of his mountains and rivers, to the busy and freedom from anxiety? ... " compliment the work. Done in oil, cityscapes. skylines of cityscapes, De Jong's This is exactly the feeling that the most miniscule of details are De Jong has created not BYMAXROTH Beacon Staff Writer Waterfront Banquet & Convention Center Come and enjoy Sunsets on the Susquehanna. A perfect place to hold your wedding recep- . tion, shower, rehearsal, or special event. The Waterfront Banquet and Convention Center is the premier place for your special event. Seating for 100 to 600 guests. Spacious private patio overlooking the river. Convenient location. Abundant Parking. Phone: 270-5862 only beautiful art, but also a poignant statement about what "utopia" might look like. Among providing some of the most original and innovative artwork to grace the walls of the Sordoni Art Gallery, De Jong has also given his viewers a new perspective on something they might have otherwise taken for granted. Looking into the small circles of intense colors and details truly transports the viewer into the tiny scenes that De Jong has so masterfully created. .Sordoni Art Gallery '150 So~th River Street 12- 4:30 p.m. Daily 408-4325 www.wilkes.edu/vpa/sordoni aterfront Bar& Grill SEPTEM The: Pre1 BYRAPHAEI Beacon Assista Arts & Enterta. Joe Da, not class, it's, it's rehearsal. professors in constantly un when all of y« the classroorr wholecomm1 for error. Nevertl supportive an students, he i so that he liai which will fe; the versatilit) cater to all mt nity. Hedda G Thing Happe and the peren will all find ti at the Doroth "Oneo audiences. N1 happy to see Center, inclu, but it would , id htify with Dawson. 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Music at Mid-Day: Open Rehersal - Featuring Eileen Hanisch, it's rehearsal. Dawson, like many of the "We have a lot of promising students soprano and Ellen Flint, piano professors in the arts, finds himself · that have entered the department this year. Today, noon - Gies Hall constantly under the microscope. After all, They should help make this year a great when all of your teaching and direction in one as well as give considerable contribuArtists on Display - Friday, Sept. 20, 7 - 8 p.m. Art Exhibition; the classroom is put on the stage for the tions to our plays even as freshmen ." whole community to see, there is little room 8 p.m. Guitar Recital featuring George Sprengelmeyer, sponsored Dawson hopes to build on the string for error. of successes the department has had with a by The Cultural Coucil of Luzerne County Nevertheless, with the help of a variety of productions. In the last nine supportive and willing staff and eager years of Dawson's career at Wilkes's students, he is well up to the task. So much Theater Department he has worked to so that he lias lined up a challenging year create a musical theater program tnat helped which will feature four plays that will show to double enrollment. the versatility of the department as well as Jen Zubernick, a senior theater major, cater to all members of the Wilkes commuattributes the aforementioned success to nity. Hedda Gabler, Julius Caesar, A Funny many new staff members. "It has really been Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, a combined effort of Joe Dawson and Adam and the perennial favorite Guys and Dolls Hill that has added a more professional will all find their way to the stage this year attitude to our student body. The efforts of at the Dorothy Dickson Darte Center. Dr. Zipay and Theresa Fallon have also "One of our goals is to appeal to our · been so immense that we feel confident audiences. Not only would it make me every time we take the stage." happy to see more people at the Darte The enthusiasm among students for Center, including high school audiences, the year ahead seems contagious. If all but it would also be nice for everyone to goes as Dale Heller predicts, the audience Members of the cast of Hedda Gabler practice for their upcoming performances identify with our choices in plays," said should leave "feeling entertained, learning in October. The play will run from the third to the fifth in the Dorothy Dickson Dawson. something, as well as [develop] a great Darta Center. (Beacon Photo/Kristin Hake) appreciation for our work." Bet on ,_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ Currently preparing for Hedda Gabler which runs from October 3-5, the play Joe Dawson, his students, and appeals to the student of women's rights staff members to make it happen and modem drama. "It is a story based this year. · around a woman who finds herself in an BY RAPHAEL COOPER Beacon Assistant Arts & Entertainment Editor _,,,... fall cola RbRbbbbRbbbbRbbbRbbbbbRRj I ~?,~,~~ct di$c$ I R n R g gR VIDEO GAMES DVDNHS RECORDS TAPES incense jewelry cool gifts b b R j ---------. b I-We-have hundreds of posters!!!! I j i mUS/CflL GNERDI i I 59 north main stre~t wi_lk,~~~ba~"82~-~929.,I ~~R~AD~RDDDDDbbbbRDRDRDDR art rnat erials· Triangle Plaza 677 Kidde r Street Wi Ikes~Sa rres70-B2s-n 11 Mon-Sat 11),,$,. Sim 12•5the lownt prltte, guar.tnteed Jf you find the E"nictltem at a lOCi!I ttore fo-r a lo)'i'(lr advmti~d J)irit,a -ll~ THE /ID !lt Wdl~yhcir pd te by.Hi% �16 SPORTS SEPTEMBER 12, 2002 Colonels Stun Nationally-Ranked Montclair State BY KYLA CAMPBELL Eric Magrini with a 22-yard touchdown pass with 8:48 remaining in the first quarter. Ask head football coach Wilkes answered back and Frank Sheptock whether his took the lead for good late in the offense or defense was the second quarter. On third-and-ten, determining factor in the Colonels Kaskie connected on a 46-yard 31-7 win over nationally ranked touchdown pass to Bobby Montclair State, and he won't Thompson. McLaughlin added choose. One look at the stats and the extra p·oint, making the score no one can blame him. 14-7. The Colonels offense On its next possessioR, totaled 429 net yards, including Montclair State found itself on the 233 yards rushing, while the Wilkes 49-yard line in a fourthWilkes defense held the Redhawks to just 26 yards rushing and-four situation. The Redhawks opted to go for the first down, but and forced two turnovers. cornerback Troy Wilson inter"The key factor in our win cepted DiGiralomo's pass; returing was the offensive and defensive it 52 yards to the Montclair State lines taking control," said one-yard line. The following play Sheptock. "Both sides of the ball Trichilo walked into the endzone contributed to the win." for the·score. McLaughlin added Running back Brett Trichilo his third PAT, giving Wilkes a 21-7 led the offense with 158 yards halftime lead. rushing. On the. second play from "Troy's interception was a scrimmage, Trichilo rushed for a big momentum swing. Instead of 47-yard gain to put Wilkes at the · holding a seven-point lead at Montclair State 14-yard line. halftime, his turnover led to a Three plays later, he hauled in a fourteen-point lead, giving the 17-yard touchdown pass from team more confidence," said quarterback Matt Kaskie. The touchdown was followed by Will Sheptock. Montclair State tried to put McLaughlin PAT, to give Wilkes a 7-0 lead just over two minutes into more first-half points on the board, but to no avail. The Redhawks the game. turned the ball over on their Montclair State evened the second consecutive possession, -score in the following series after this time on a fumble recovered by quarterback John DiGiralomo hit Beacon Staff Writer a linebacker Mike DaRe. Special teams played an important role in keeping the ball in Wilkes' possession. In the opening series of the second half, Montclair State was forced to punt. David Flynn blocked the kick (his first of two), which was recoved by teammate Matt Schiefen on the Montclair 26-yard line. The Colonels would have to settle for a McLaughlin field goal, giving Wilkes a 24-7 lead. The Colonels ended the third quarter with an impressive drive that started on their own 45. Trichilo rushed for 23 yards on two carries and Kaskie ran for another seven yards to put the ball in Montclair State territory. Freshman quarterback Duran Porrino came into the game to throw his first collegiate pass, completing a 38-yard touchdown strike to John Zelena. McLaughlin's fourth extra point capped the scoring, giving the Colonels a 31-7 win. "I was most pleased with the team's resilience," said Sheptock. "When the offense was deep in their own territory, they weren't s_haken. The level of our team's confidence in Saturday's game was probably the highest I've seen in a team since I've coached here." Q&A With Mike DaRe BY KEVIN SICKLE Beacon Sports Editor . On Saturday, s·e nior linebacker Mike DaRe helped lead the Colonels to a 31-7 upset victory over the Montclair State University Red Hawks. DaRe contributed seven tackles and a sack for the Wilkes defense that held the Red Hawks' rushing attack to just 26 yards. We had the chance to talk to the tri-captain about his team's development throughout ~he course of the off0 season and what to expect during the 2002 campaign. Here's what he had to say. Beacon - As a team, what did you do differently to prepare for the season than had been done over your last three years? Mike DaRe - Coach Shep tock made it a point of being more together during the offseason. Everything that we did, we did together. It's one thing to just go and run, but he incorporated a basketball league just for the football team. We did it at six o'clock in the morning right when we came back for the spring semester. I think guys really got into it. Little did they know they were actually working out. It was good. It kept everybody togfther and then that carried over when we actually did have to get into the running and the lifting. Everybody was really tight by the time we left for the summer. Beacon - Some_thing new this season is the Captains' Council. What exactly is the Council and why did Coach Sheptock decide to impliment such a cabinet? DaRe - Coach wanted to feel more of the team than from just the three captains that were picked. What he did was he took all the guys that received votes for captain from each class, and took two guys from each class. That represents the Captains' Council. We have two or three freshman representatives, sophomores, juniors, seniors, and then the captains. With that many people, you can get more of a feel for what is going on internally on the team. Sometimes there are things that guys will tell each other that they won't necessarily tell Coach. Beacon - You had the opportunity ' to not only be on the same team as your brother Tony, but to start alongside him at the linebacker position. What did this do for you to help guide current underclassmen into starting roles? DaRe - I've said it before; he was by far the best leader that I've ] m Be Su La so w, fie m1 Sa Pa Cc se, se The Beacon/Adam Polinger Brett Trichilo eludes Red Hawk defenders for a big gain. Sheptock's Challenge: ''Be Our Best'' BY DENNIS FERENCHICK Beacon Editorial Board Chair He might have been trying to hide it, but the spark in his eyes was the dead giveaway. Heading into Saturday's game with Montclair State University, there was no denying the excitement Coach Frank Sheptock was feeling about his football team. After winning only four games in 200 I, Sheptock's Colonels trained diligently over the past eight months, entering this season with a new, "we have something to prove," mentality. "We've worked really hard in the off-season, and had great team morale and great team unity through [pre-season] camp," said Sheptock, whose Colonels stunned the I 5th-ranked Red Hawks 31-7 in their seasonopener. "I think our leaders, Michael DaRe, Timmy Letcher, and Jeff Marshman, our three captains, ever played under. I know a lot of the guys think the same way. There's only one class that is Sheptock around now, our senior class, that continued on page 4 played with him. They all say the same thing. He was an excellent football player, very smart. Not the greatest athlete ... he was great, but he relied a lot on what he knew. I tried to learn that from him. To go into a game prepared (mentally) is as important as being physically prepared. That's what I, as a leader, try to portray to the rest of the guys, to be prepared in all aspects, because you never know. Beacon - So would you say football is more physical or mental? DaRe -We actually say Coach Sheptock directs his team. The Beacon/Adam Polinger more mental. Coach has a saying: scheming them and being in the it's 10% of what happens and can.get away with strength and · right spots most of the time. 90% how you react. The way I speed. If you go top to bottom, Beacon - What can be take that is, a Jot of things are that's pretty much the case. After expected from the defense this going to happen over the course the scrimmage, Coach wanted to of the game. It's a long game, but year t)1at may have changed from focus on things we were doing last season? if you are fundamentally sound well. Our game plan for Montclair DaRe - It's a similar defense. and you're in the right spot, we State was pretty basic. We didn't We just kind of spun off of the have a defense that can make do much, but the things we did defense we had. It's called a Gplays just by being in the right do, we did very well, and we are defense, which came from Virginia spots. We were outsized Saturjust going to build on that every day probably 35-40 pounds.to the Tech. It's all based around speed. week. By the end of the season, The only two guys who really man from their offense to our we will have our whole play book need to have size are the two defense, but.we still managed to in and be able to throw it aH out. tackles up front. Everybody else make a lot of plays just by w: w pc th1 wi th, di Cc m, an sic fo A, ex Cc th de K th Tl to an sti bf sp Ju he fn O[ w g, h, fa te if pl g< as C( th 0 w m in �D2 SPORTS SEPTEMBER 12, 2002 Second-Half Surge Keys Lady Colonels 17 .:& ow & Outside BY KEVIN SICKLE Beacon Sports Editor I ve d .t ty 1id 1ael Offt put the Knights on the scoreboard with 7:53 left to play. Wilkes would not be denied a victory on this day, as the team came back with two goals of its own to put the Knights away. Senior Kim Whipple took a pass from Sampson and found the net with 6:02 to play, giving the Lady Colonels the 2-1 lead. Sophomore Erin Henry later capped the scoring off with an assist from senior Candice Adams in the 70th minute. "We were very dissappointed that we let them come down and score so quickly," Malatesta said, but the Lady Colonels showed great resilience and were able to regain the lead and hold on for the win. "This team, today, and hopefully for the rest of the season, is just going to keep coming at teams regardless of the score. Wilkes' second-half surge helped them come away victorious, and the offensive statistics Following a shutout loss to Susquehanna on Wednesday• the Lady Colonels knew they had something to prove. The 6-0 loss was uncharacteristic of Wilkes field hockey, but it helped motivate the team to a 3-1 victory Saturday afternoon at Artillery Park. The win improves the Lady Colonels to 3-1 overall. Arcadia sees its record fall to 1-1 on the· season . The teams went into intermission scoreless. but there · was plenty of first-half action. Wilkes and Arcadia played a possession battle in the midfield throught the entire first period, with neither team getting much in the line of shots on goaL Halftime brought about a different strategy for the Lady Colonels. "We talked about moving the ball with a better pace and better spacing up the right side to open up the field," Head Coach Addy Malatesta explained. The Lady Colonels came out of the gate firing, dominating the Knights throughout the entire second half They were finally able . to find the net late, The Beacon/Adam Polinger and often. The Wilkes University women's field With the score sti ll tied at 0-0, Wilkes hockey team defeated Arcadia University 31 this past Saturday at Artillery Park. began their scoring spree in the game's 61 st minute. proved why. The Lady Colonels Junior Ann Marie Roselli pounded outshot Arcadia 13-7 and held a home a goal off an assist from 16-6 advantage in penalty corners. freshman Meredith Sampson to Junior Desiree Podrasky open up the scoring. earned the win for Wilkes while Arcadia quickly responded making one save. Lauren with a goal of its own to tie the Leukhardt had seven saves in game up at 1-1. Senior Lindsay goal for Arcadia. BY DAVID DiMARTINO Beacon Staff Writer That's right everybody, your teast favorite columnist is back, coming out of retirement just like Mike (his first unretirement), sporting a #45 jersey ... When asked to write this column yet again, the offer was proposed that I write every week. To that proposal, I commented with a Randy Moss like statement, "I write when I want to write." Thus, this mindless rambling will appear once every two weeks in a Beacon near you ... Looking at my job situation and the recent baseball labor talks got me thinking; since I earn the least amount of money in my department, I am calling for a revenue sharing agreement so I can receive 37% of the highest paid person's income ... Giants defensive end Michael Strahan recently signed a $46 million dollar contract. Now you would think that step one for Strahan would be plugging-up that manhole in his mouth. You could easily solve that problem by fitting an entire tooth right in that gap, or just get some spackle and seal that dam ... Pr-ofessional fisherman Gary Morrison allegedly tried to con tournament judges at the · Great Ontario Salmon Derby by weighing down a fish in order to win. If he is convicted, Morrison will face up to eight years in prison. I think the whole situation smells fishy (I just couldn't resist) ... ESPN is spot, a custard stand in suburban airing this new reality sports show Wauwatosa, Milwaukee. The man named "Beg, Borrow and DeaL" I who hit Selig said he was just have no idea what this show is trying to knock some sense into about, but the promo they keep him .. .In an unrelated sports showing ends with this woman on incident, a West Coast reporter her knees surrounded by a group recently ran a story stating that of men and saying, "I will get on inside sources-told him The my knees for you." Sounds like a Notorious B.I.G. paid a man and show someone would watch alone gave him the gun to kill Tupac. I with a handful of Kleenex next to think Tupac, Biggie, and Bison them ... The Eagles cheerleaders Dele are all chilling together in the just released their 2002-2003 Bison Dele drinking Crystal right calendars that sell for $25 dollars a at this moment laughing at us pop, with most of them wearing all ... The Bonehead Move of the outfits the size of a Best Western Year Award is going out today, Hotel wash cloth. Let me add that and I will not retract this award for this is the same cheerleading crew the rest of the year because that is suing the Eagles, the city of Dwayne Rudd of the Browns Philadelphia, and other NFL teams deserves it. After single-handed! because they felt that the Eagle losing the game for the Browns o players and other NFL players . Sunday for throwing his helmet were spying on them in the locker a_nd giving one of those "I am the room while they were getting man, get off me" type moves that dressed. Instead of the cheerlead- looks like he needed to be in a ers going through all that trouble Ludcris rap video, Rudd is the to take pictures, get cale.ndars ciear cut winner. Dwayne Rudd made, and spending all that time throwing his helmet, Price: 15 suing everyone and their brother, yards. Dwayne Rudd giving the they could have solved the "get off me" handle signal, Price: problem by charging $25 dollars at a whole lot of laughs. The look the spying hole ... Former Piston on Dwayne Rudd's face after basketball player Bison Dele (the realizing that a 323-pound white B-Ball player formerly known as guy had the ball and was rumqlin Brian Williams),is missing out at down the sidelines and that he sea. Doesn't Bison Dele sound just Jost the game for the Browns: like someplace where you would -Priceless. It looked like, after get lost out at sea? ... Baseball Rudd threw his helmet and saw commissioner Bud Selig was in the play still taking place, he was minor car accident on Tuesday going to raise his hands to his but was not hurt (a collective sigh face and scream just like the kid in goes over the crowd). The Home Alone .. .I'm David D. and I accident occurred as Selig was just missed LOW & OUTSIDE. headed to his favorite fast-food Sheptock Continued from page 1 l, ter to r r • latr ln't l ·e ry n, k ll. lave done an excellent job thus far. "I like the make-up of our team and I like the work ethic, and if we could just play very di sciplined, we'll have a chance to be a good football team." Entering his seventh season as the Colonels head football coach, Sheptock firmly believes that each year is its own entity. One of his major goals for 2002 was to take the mistakes his team made last year, and focus on them ina much more intense pre-season camp. "One thing we've approached much differently this year was that we tried to prepare a little bit for Montclair State during camp, something we didn't do last year. So, that was all well and good when Montclair was going to run what they've run in the past, and then when we got some information that they might change their game plan, it gave us a few extra days to prepare for that." Another goal he and his . coach staff set forth was that they what we need to address, and wanted the players to take more of that's helped us a great deal." an ownership in the program. While Sheptock realizes that "We have our captains, but_ his team has its work cut out for it then we also instituted a Captains' the rest of the way (especially Council, which is made up of three against fifth-ranked Widener and or four players from each class, nationally-ranked Lycoming and where the players could have a King's), he also believes that if his little bit more say and a sounding team can develop an attitude of board of where we're at and what expecting to win, rather then our problems are," explained hoping to win, they'll have no Shep tock. problem rising up to meet any "So we think we have a little opponent. bit better understanding now of "The challenge to our where our team is mentally and -footbal I team--and sort of the theme for the year--is first we want to be our best," said Sheptock. "And if we can be our best, then we have an opportunity to be first. So first we will be our best and then we will be first. "It's important for this team not to play according to the competition, but rather up to their ability. We have a good football team. They have to believe it, and they have to play that way." �SEPTEMBER 12, 2002 18 SPORTS Lady Colonels Fall to Muhlenberg ffense Keys ,M en's Eirst/Win BY J.J. HANSON Beacon Assistar,i Sports Editor ,, second goal unassisted. Wilke~put-sh.ot Eeb Nal b)ta ratio>" It was goodda:Y fof]~nior Will 1Q79 ind held,6-5 advap.tagt; in corner Roy and senior Matt Diltz on Saturday 'kicki. SeniorJ~st~n.BagleY,YfaS in }~e Ralston Field. The duo each, scored a pair ,, for the Colonels'tc;'register the'\ yin. The''• of goals, in the Colonels47 lnon-co!1fer~ictory impr~ve,cl the Co!oi;m]s toJ ..1.;2 ence win over Lebanon Valley College. overall, while'Lebanon Valley felho 2- f:. l. :. . ,. Y. . ·:; ;,. Roy was the first to strike, scoring off an assist from Diltz with 26:54 on the clock. From there, the Colonels went into intermission leading 1-0. When the clock hit 67:42, it \Vas time for Roy to do his job again. Off an assist from freshman Sean Fisher, Roy improved the Wilkes lead to 2-0. Diltz then sealed the coffin with his first goal of the day coming with 18:02 left in the game. .On ,the assist was sophomore Ryan Strange. The Flying Dutchman struck back with a goal by Brian Sapienza, making the score 3-1 with 17:23 leftto play. But, the. Colonels would continue the onslaught when Diltz scored his The Colonels scored early and often against Leb Val in Saturday's win. a BY KEVIN SICKLE Beacon Sports Editor Muhlenberg University used three second-half goals to steal a victory from Wilkes University in women's soccer action Wednesday afternoon at Ralston Field. The Lady Mules improved to 2-3 overall, while the Lady Colonels fell to 0-4 on the campaign. Wilkes took a·lead into halftime thanks to a goal by senior Wilkes could not maintain their early Holly Shiber. The co-captain took lead in Wednesday's soccer action. pass from junior Lyndsey McWilliams to find the back of the net at the proved to be the game winner. 34:26mark. Muhlenberg added a late goal off the The Lady Mules fired bac~ in the foot of Dawn lberer wiih seven minutes to second half, scoring two goals in an eightplay to cap off the scoring. minute span to take the lead for good. Ttie Wilkes was out-shot 13-6, while both game-tying goal came in the 58 th minute teams finished with five corner kicks. when Rebecca Armstrong scored unasSenior Lorey Molick stopped five shots for sisted. 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Sperial Seuonlll&;, ~ ..._\e REGULAR 'u,m, L,....,, TUNA (Serves 2-3) at Chunk Light Tuna, Cheese, Lettuce, Tomatoes and Onions Mushrooms 50¢ • Hot nr Sweet Peppers SO; Extra Cheese SOIi Spaghetti and Chicken Pa.-migiana _ _ ,$7.25 Wing Sauces D Stuffed Shells with Cheese Filling _ _$6.7S All Pasta Dinners include Salad and Garlic Bread. All Items Available for Take-out - Add 25¢ All lt&ms on our M&nu arE Mad& Fr&sh to Ordu and May Tak& a LlttlE extra Tim&. Thank You for Your PatlEnce �SPORTS SEPTEMBER 12, 2002 Brett Trichilo, Football Wilkes 31 Montclair State 7 ·Thursday -Field Hockey at Misericordia, 4p.m. -Women's Tennis at DeSales, 4p.m. ,.,. Friday -Volleyball at Scranton Tournament, 5 p.m. Saturday -Volleyball at Scranton Tournament, IO a.m. -Field Hockey VS. Marywood, 12p.m. -Women's Tennis VS. FDU-Florham, 12 p.m. -Football VS. Widener, l p.m. -Men's Soccer at Ursinus, 3 p.m. -Women's Soccer VS. Kean, 4p.m. Tuesday -Field Hockey VS. Philadelphia Bible, 4 p.m. -Women's Tennis VS. Marywood, 4 p.m. -Volleyball at Lycoming, 7 p.m. !!! 19 Wednesday -Women's Tennis at King's, · Mayor's Cup, 3:30 p.m. -Men's Soccer at Baptist Bible, 4p.m. 1 1 J A E Wilkes 7 14 10 0 Montclair St. 7 0 0 0 7 31 Scorini: First Quarter Wilkes - Trichilo 17-yard pass from Kaskie (McLaughlin kick) 12:50 Montclair - Magrini 22-yard pass from DiGiralmo (Gravlachoff kick) 8:4~ Second Quarter Wilkes - Thompson 46-yard pass from Kaskie (McLaughlin kick) 3:08 Wilkes - Trichilo I-yard run (McLaughlin kick) I :02 Montclair State 7 Men's Soccer - Wilkes 4, Lebanon Valley I Women's Soccer Marywood 3, Wilkes 0 Field Hockey - Wilkes 3, Arcadia I Volleyball - Wilkes 3, Kean 1; Wilkes 3, Ursinus 2 Sunday Women's Soccer - Wilkes 3, Fitchburg State 2 Tuesday Mens Soccer - Muhlenberg I, Wilkes 0 Third Quarter Wilkes -McLaughlin 24-yard FG (10:56) Wilkes - Zelena 38-yard pass from Porrino (McLaughlin kick) 3:40 End of Scoring WU First Downs 19 55-233 Rush.-Yds. Pass.-Yds. 196 Comp.-Att.-Int. 8-15-0 Total Yds. 429 Fumb.-Lost 1-0 Penalties-Yds. 9-6 Beacons Best Bet Women's Soccer - VS Kean University - 4 p.m. The Lady Colonels will attempt to post their first victory when they take on the Cougars at Ralston Fields. Numbers Of the Week Wednesday Women's Soccer Muhlenberg 3, Wilkes 1 Mayor's Cup Coming Soon ... MSU 16 18-26 282 27-46-1 308 2-1 5-60 The sophomore, named the Middle Atlantic Conference Offensive Player of the Week, rushed 19 times for 158 yards and one touchdown in the Colonels 31-7 upset victory over 15th-ranked Montclair State University. He also hauled in a 17-yard touchdown pass from quarterback Matt Kaskie e<;1rly in W !U?5 the first quarter to give the Colonels their first touchdown of the season. Trichilo, who was a first-team All-Freedom Conference selection a year ago·, rushed for 1,222 yards and ten touchdowns in only eight games as a freshman. The tailback set the Colonels single game rushing record in his first collegiate start, tallying 254 yards. He ranks ninth on the all-time Wilkes rushing list. Trichilo is an Engineering major from Dunmore, PA. 35 1 Women's Tennis, Wednesday, Kirby Park- 3:30 p.m. 12 Spring Break 2003 Travel With STS Americas #1 Student Tour Operator Janiaica, Cancun, Acapulco, Bahamas, or Florida Sell Trips and Earn Cash Travel Free Information/Reservations 1-800-648-4849 or www.ststravel.com Number of matches the Wilkes University women's tennis team has won over the past six seasons Number of saves by senior goalie Justin Bagley over the last two games, helping men's soccer earn their first victory ' Donna KowalcZyk's Salon at·419 823-8966 419 S. Rivet St., Wilkes Barre Hair Cuts & Blowdr:y The Beacon/Archives Number of digs freshman Alicia Vieselmeyer had in a tri-match sweep over Ursinus College and Kean University Women Men Foiling $2 . a foil $18 $J4 Perms and Texture Advan~ed te~hniques· $S0'.&1'up 1Ge{ th~ .NEW.Styles First Tfrne Color:,- $40 &.up Jiighlighting w/ Cap '- $40 Hours Weds. and Fri 9-5 Sat. 8-4 Mon., Tues., Thurs., and Evenings by appointment I ».~: '. ,v..,,., .. �Today, September 12 Club Day: 11 a.m. -1 p.m., G~enway Music at Mid-Day: Open Rehearsal: Eileen Hanisch, soprano and Ellen Flint, piano, Geis Hall, 12 p.m. Tickets on sale for Movie Night: 11 · a.m. - 1 p.m., Information Desk Field Hockey: 4 p.m., at Misericordia Women's Tennis: 4 p.m., at DeSales Friday, September 13 Movie Night: 11 a.m. - l p.m.,. Cinemark Theatre Volleyball: 5 p.m., at Scranton Tournament The Beacon/Kristin H.; Members of the Wilkes community dispurse after the September 11 Memorial Ceremony which was held on the Greenway yesterday at 4:15 p.m. After a welcome by President Gilmour, Interfaith Director Kevin Gaugenbaugh led the ceremony. Saturday, September 14 Volleyball: 10 a.m., at Scranton Tournament ·.:::j Field Hockey: noon, vs. Marywood :,: \ , , ,, ~ , Womens Tennis: noon. -, vs. FDU-Florham Men's Soccer: 3 p.m., Wednesday, September 18 Tuesday, September 17 Football: I p.m.,vs. ·Wide?ert at Ursinut'"?h. Poster Sale: 10 a.m. - 6 p.m., Henry Student Center Sterling Silver Sale: Henry Student Center Field Hockey;· 4 p.m., vs. Philadelphia Bible K.J. James Blues Works Jazz: 8 p.m., Rifkin Cafe Stage Womens. Tennis: 4 p.m., vs. Marywood Volleyball: 7 p.m., at Lycoming Monday, September '16> Poster Sale: 10 a.m. - 6 p.m., Henry Student Center Wilkes-Barre Weekly Weather ' ·4 -4. ,,:;,_ •Irf --, THURSDAY 70/48 FRIDAY 75/51 SATURDAY 75/55 SUNDAY 75/55 -M ONDAY 75/51 TUESDAY 71/48 WEDNESDAY 73/49 The Beacon welcollles notices of events ... publicize, it's free Post your event by visiting www.wilkesbeacon.com or email wilk-esbeacon@hotmail.com � 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 2002 September 12th Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2002 September 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/246119762bfa4107984dfedea1716e4c.pdf 518b6716824b36b4663ecc98f8e66bb3 PDF Text Text Febmary 28, 2002 . Volume 54 . Issue 17 wiwwowilkesbeacon.co]n TIH NEW'S 0F TODAY REPORTED BY rlTm JOURNAIJISTS 0F TOMORROW. President Announces Tuition Hike at SG Meeting BY MARCUS SOWCIK AND BETH A. WEIR Beacon Managing Editor and Beacon Features Editor In an attempt to draw input from the student population, President Tim Gilmour announced his 2002-2003 budget plans Wednesday evening during a Student Government Meeting. The plans include a 4.7 percent increase in tuition and fees andother enrollment changes. Gilmour. began by explaining his desire to involve the student population bed-ause he feels ``the more we interact, the rhore successful we'll be." He went on to say that he understand; the delicacy of the topic regarding tuition and that "in the administration, we are truly sensitive to, what I think, are rightful concerns about increased costs in higher education." The strategic plan would include an im`plementation of a fully balanced budget, which would require the University to live withiri its means and not borrow from savings. The budget also proposes an increase in tuition fees from $ 18,020 to $ 18,860, and an overall increase (includes room and board) from $25,800to$26,952. According to Gilinour, the increase would have an i`mpact on information technology services. "I hope over this year you are going to begin to see improved network speeds, improved ne-twork performance, gradual impro\'ements in equipment, iinprovement in staffihg, and ultimately| hope that you will be able to use technology more effectively," he said. In comparison to other schools across the nation, Gilmour highlighted that private instituL tions will see an average increase of 5.5 percent and public institu- tions will increase an average of 7.7 percent. Locally, Gilmour noted the fact that most schools will increase anywhere between four `and six percent. After his preliminary comments, Gilmour opened the President Gilmour explains changes in tuitions and fees for 2002-93 to stude-nts in attendance at last night's Student Government meeting. To Gilmour's immediate left in the photo is new Vice President for Finance and,.Operations, Scott Byers. (Beacon Photo/Adam Polinger) . Tuition Hike continued on page 5 Comriiittee Facilitates Process for WI Designation BY DENNIS FERENCHICK Beacon News Editor When used to describe a c~61lege course, the phrase writing intensive seems to strike fear into the hearts of both students and professors alike. While many students shriek in unrelenting horror at the thought of taking a_ WI class, some profess.ors sigh uneasily at the anticipated amount of extra preparation needed to properly teach I the course. Despite all the adverse affects that WI designated classes might have on students~ and At midterm, many students find themselves writing and rewriting numerous papers, many of which are required, for courses designated as Writing Intensive,. (Beacon Photo/Kristin Hake) professors, the fact remains that these classes are embedded in the curriculum at Wilkes. The bottom line: students must take three WI courses to graduate. According to Dean of the College of Arts, Sciences and Professional Studies Dr. Bonnie Bed ford,` the majority of students have not had much trouble in fulfilling this requirement. "We were looking at the core requirements two years ago and.,, in`doing so, looked at how many waiver requests had gone to academic standards," said Bed ford. 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It was bad enough that the accused were 101ocal high school students who police believe beat up college students on six occasions just for the thrill of it. But when a police investigator announced that three of the suspects said they had chosen targets because they looked different, residents reeled, contemplating how run-of-the-mill, town-andgown`friction could turn so ugly. The suspects are black, and the victims are white or Asian. Once the race issue was out in the open, the police chief hurried to say that the investigation is continuing, that more students could be charged as accessories and that it's premature to assign motive. But the attacks already have aroused passion throughout the city, known for its tolerance, liberalism and the dominance of the university founded by Thomas Jefferson. With four out of 10 city residents attending the school, and many more working there, the arrests of black teenagers charged with assaulting mostly white college students has generated an +intense debate over racial issues and the ' definition of hate 'crimes. A white-rights group called European-American Unity and Rights Organization, headed by former Ku Klux Klan leader David Duke, is publicizing the case nationwlide and demanding that the African Americari teenagers be prosecuted for hate crimes against whites. With EURO threatening to demonstrate on the steps of City Hall, officials are striving to keep the incident a local matter. They play down calls to treat it as a hate crime. They say the people who have called or written e-mails criticizing the city's handling of the case often used vulgar language and doh't understand the` law or the nature of what happened, much less the city's torn emotions. "Race and everything else aside, these are our kids, on both sides, victims and suspects," said P`olice Chief Tim Longo, who has rece.ived vituperative letters about the case challenging everything from his manhood to his moral courage. "We need to talk about why this happened and what we can do as a community to make sure it .doesn't happeri again." Until a police investigator mentioned that race may have been a factor, there was no hint of anything more than a rash of simple assaults. The first incident was in September, but most of the attacks occurred in December and January, police say.` The assaults were centered .around Rugby Road, a lane abutting . campus and home to many sororities and fratemities. The victims were male and female. In all,10 people were injured in the six incidents that occurred between early evening and late at night, police say. In each assault, the victims told police they had been kicked and punched by a group of at least three African American youths. A robbery occurred in at least one instance. Police said the victims suffered a range of injuries; several were as minor as scrapes on the face, but one suffered a concussion and another had broken cheekbones that necessitated surgery. Nine of the 10 high school studentst arrested early this month are minors. One, however, turned-18just . days before the latest attack and is being prosecuted.as an adult. The charges include misdemeanor assault and felony assault by mob. Under Virginia law, when race is a motivating factor for some misdemeanors,,charges can be upgraded to felonies with a punishment of five years in prison. Several of the suspects already are charged with felonies Punishable by up to 20 years in prison. EURO contends that hate crime prosecutions are applied unfairly, used only when the victim is a minority. "It's one-sided," said Vincent Breeding, national director of EURO. "There are no whites who are victims whose assailants are being prosecuted. If we're going to have a tolerance of diversity in society, it can't be a one-way street." Ron Doggett, head of the Virginia chapter of EURO, said he has asked almo`st 10,000 people on his nationwide mailing list to pressure city officials to invoke the hate crime provision. Healso asked the U.S. Justice Department to-intervene, but FBI spokesman Lawrence Barry said agents are convinced police are investigating appropriately. Alvin Edwards, a former Charlottesville mayor+and pastor who has three of the student suspects in his congregation at Mount Zion Baptist Church, believes class, not race, lies at the root of the assaults. He said many local teenagers, particularly African Americans, resent the university because they consider it largely inaccessible to them. He also doubts race was involved because two students in the clique, who were questioned and released without charges, are white girls. "How can it be an attack on whites when whites are involved?" he asked. At Charlottesville High, where eight of the 10 suspects attend school, students have trouble believing their lifelong friends may be racists. The student body of 1,200 is 51 percent Cauc'asian and 48 percent African American. The city itself is 70 percent white, 22 percent black and 5 percent Asian. �•* 4 _____ NEWS FEBRUARY`28, 2002 _ - _ Calling All Bachel'ors and Bachelorettes BY AMANDA LEIGH BROZANA Beacon staf f writer Bachelor Number One, what would you do to find your special someone? What about you Bachelorette Number One? How about being a tontestant on Wilkes' newest game show being~produced by Dr. Mark Stine's Advanced Video Production class,' "The Connection." "It's just like the old Dating picked at random from a hat to actually appear on the half-hour show. Just like The Dating Game of the 70s, the three female contestants or male contestants will face a series.of questions to screen in the studio. The` tants to fill the bachelor and at a loca-1 restaurant. . bachelorette spots on six shows. "We need one bachelor and three female contestants or thr.6e male contestants and one bachelorette for each show, and it will air after Wilkes Today," Kosich said. DavorPhotography will be in the Heny Student Center the week of March 18 to take answer from one side of a class is sti.ll looking for contes- producer BJ Kosich. "We wanted a show that people would want to watch, and you come to college` to meet people, so we figured .we'd have a little fun with the project and film a dating show." Taping will begin in the Sh6lboume Telecommunication studio after spring break. The Markyourcalendar for your senior picture to be included in Amnicola, the Wilkes University Yearbook. Those who sign `up to be contestants will be lucky bachelor or bachelorette who is choosing his or her date will be hidden from their view, as they will be from his or hers. Junior communications Studies major De-nnis Ferenchick, the host of "The Connection," will aw_ard the two free mo`vie tickats at the end of the show, and possibly dinner for two Game show," saidjunior communication Studies major ahd To All Seniors: "We're all excited, and everyone we talk to says it sounds like a cool idea," Kosich said about the completely student run production. "It will be an opportunity to see fellow classmates on TV." your picture at no Students of Dr. Stine's Advanced Video Production class work on the set for their upcoming dating game show "The Connection." (Beacon cost. Please make sure you schedule afew-min- I Photo/Kristin Hake) But if you want to try your luck at finding a special someone -or even just someone to hang out with for one Friday night you better act s`oon, because after this six show season, "The Connection" will probably be lost forever. "It's going to take at least 10 ` once people have had this class, they usually go on to get good - utes t6 get your" picturetaken!; jobs and internships and just can't spend that much time producing a shoiv like this for the campus.any more," Kosich said.`._ To become a contestant, please contact Kosich .by phone at 819-2957. dedicated people to do it, and elicaT`he Inside Story On the outside, it's easy to see that Celica is race-track inspired. But the real excitement is.on the inside...under the hood. Take the Celica GT-S...Toyota wc;rked with Yamaha to build a 180 HP engine redlined at 7800 RPM...equipped it with Variable Valve Timing with inteHigence...a computer www.gettoyota.com that constantly monitors and retunes your engine for maxi- mum performance...a cam with two sets of lobes to provide two ranges of valve lift and duration .for more usable horsepower. There's direct ignition for greater relia`bility... iridium-tipped spark plugs for reduced-maintenance...a because now your Toyota dea_ler has a special college graduate stainless steel exhaust inanifold...a water-cooled oil cooler. that offers a lot of great advantages. And mated with Toyota's 4-speed electronically=controlled automatic ``Sportshift'', you get transmission shift switches on the steering wheel...just like Formula 1 race cars. Sweet. financing program available thru Toyota Financial Services So if you're within 4 months of graduation... or if you-graduated within the past two years...See your Toyota dealer-for details. �FEBRUARY 28, 2002 NEWS WI Designation continued from page 1 to academic standards and petition for a waver of the WI credit." According to Starner, since taking over as Chairperson of the Writing Intensive Committee in September of 2000, one of her goals has been to reduce the number of job of offering the WI classes." "Usually, it tends to be more difficult for transfer students to fulfill the writing intensive requirement, because they're coming in needing to take specific classes for a particular major," Bedford explained. According to Writing Center Director and Assistant Professor of English Dr. Janet Starner, if a student finds himself or herself struggling to fulfill the WI requirementbytheirsenioryear,?tisusuallyfQr several different reasons. these individualized WI classes. "Because a writing intensive class is a course where writing to learn is the pedagogy, part of that -is exchanging drafts with peers and having a real collaborating learning experience," Stamer explained. "If you're doing the work all by "Firs-t of all, it's poss~ibletthat stu- dents aren't getting word from their advisors on the proper way to schedule the writing intensive classes," Stamer said. "Ideally, the way it works is that you take yourself,_like you would be in an individual- English-101 your freshman year and then one W.I. class as a sophomore, one as a junior, and one as a senior." "Another reason is that students may be so resistant to taking a writing course that they put it off until the very last r second," Starner explained. " That's understandable, but then i-f you do that as a student, you get yourself into a bad situation where your frantically trying to get into a WI course, and t.hen you ei'ther don't get in, or have to take some course that's not in your major." According fo Humanities Chairperson and Associate Professor of English Dr. Darin Fields, due to the aforementioned reasons, there has been an ihcrease over the last year an`d a half in the number of individualized WI designations. ``What this means, is that if a student is a junior or senior and doesn't yet have the three writing intensive courses, and is at the point where none of the courses they have remaining are already designated WI, they can petition for an individualized WI class," Fields said. "Basically, this increase has occurred in order to avoid having those students go proposal. Among those questions, students queried how the current target market for new students will change with ,the tuition increase. Gilmour resporided, "The answer is not with the tuition hike. In fact we're hoping that we+e roughly right in the middle of the rate of increase or below. As I said, it was between 4% and 6%...But we'11 know after the beginning of March when Financial Aid p`ackages come out. However, in our Strategic Plan one of the things we are doing is in noway reducingour ) :?aT:ui:::ntthti:kN::ti::?;it:aTntppernon;Poyr'-Vation of the increased numbers are going to have to come from students froin outside of this`region. We need to think faculty member can go on the web site and read the deliberations of the committee. clean up the record keeping to a certain degree, which has meant that some faculty ` have had to re-submit their proposals,'and in some cases those syllabi didn't meet the proposals, the WI Committee has also held (andwill continue to hold) workshops for faculty. members on writing intensive courses. Dean Bed ford has been instrumental I in promoting these workshops and in supplying the funds to run them. "We encourage faculty who are guidelines," Starrier explained that while the committee immediately approves the ized Wlclass, then it defeats the purpose." While students have the' ultimate responsibility to make sure that they keep themselves on an ``ideal" schedule for taking writing intensive courses, professors have -the responsibility to make sure that their WI classes continue to in-6-6t the specific guidelines. This involves resubmitting their course syllabi every three majority of the proposals for writing intensive classes, there are times when certain proposals don't seem, on paper, to meet these guidelines. Th`us, it is the job of the committee members to suggest places where there's a void, and ask faculty members to re-submit their proposals after years to the committee for re-evaluation. not new since they've been together for a while now, really is scrutinizing carefullybut.I wouldn't say with an intention to make it difficult for the faculty," Fields explained. "I think in every instance that there was a rejection, there were very specific recommendations [from the committee] about what needed to be done to make it fit those guidelines." "Now, is it the case that once you've When starnerjoined the wI Committee a year and a half ago, she immediately set out to create a structure that would facilitate all of the writing i_ntensive course proposals submitted by various professors. "It became apparent that it would be difficult for us to physically get together that often, so I created a web site, initially just open to the people on the committee, where we could post proposals and talk about the decision process," Stamet said. "That worked pretty well, so we met once and didn't have to meet again because things circulated on-line, and people would document their opinions." _ According to Fields, a former member of the WI Committee, Starner's newly cl:eated "structure" has played a big part in the committee's rejuvenation. ``There was a period where we Tuition Hike continued from page 1 floor to questions and concerns from the student body. Some of the issues discussed included a decrease in the number of classes, progr`am cuts, a freeze in new hiring of specific departments, an increase in enrollinent, ind the overall benefits of the new budget had a Writing Intensive Center director who was chairing the WI and just really let it fall away," Fields said. "And thus, a lot of the designations lapsed and a lot of the departments lost ,track of which courses were WI and which were not." "What Janet Starner has done is of ourselves as. an institution serving ` the Mid-Atlantic region." - Dean of Enrollment Services Mike Frantz added to Gilmour's thoughts, "Though we will continue to go from a localtoaregionalperspective,wewill not de-emphasize our traditional area that we draw students from." Additionally, students asked specific questions regarding dorm space availability for increasing numbers of students and whether academic scholarships would increas6 commensurate with the tuition hike. Many of Gilmour's responses to such questions indicated that much of the planning for these changes was in the preliminary stages of development and specificity was not possible. When asked about the increase in tuition, Frantz also noted, "The goal is not to increase tuition. There are a number of goals, one of which is to find the right balance of programs. Of that mix, we look at what we can afford to offer." revision. "This new committee, and it's really gota-neffectivecominittee-meaningyou get people vyho are receiving `proposals, evaluating them, and starting to look at them-some get turned down? Yes, no question about it," Fields said. ``But any There's nothing secret or hidden about itit's actually wide open." Along with creating a web site and offering their recommendations on what aspects need to be improved for certain having-difficulty [writing proposals] to attend these workshops so they can get guidance and assistance from committee members as well as people who have taught WI courses successfully before," Bed ford said. "These workshops _will provide faculty the chance to make sure that there isn't any disconnect between the wiriting intensive guidelines and what they're doing. The bottom line is that we're required to offer three WI courses to our students, and we've got to make sure there are enough to satisfy that requirement-or we're not doing ourjob." For more information on the Writing Intensive Committee, guidelines or classes, visit http://Course.wilkes.edu/Wlssues, or Acontact Dr. Stamer at 408-4536. �EDITORIAL FEBRUARY.28, 2002 Corporations' Waste lvhat Goes Around, Comes Around is a Poor Child's Hope Regardless of the motive, I thought it was an utterly pathetic and sad act. According to the 1990 census of Luzeme County one out of six residents 18 years old and younger live in poverty. That figure merely represents Luzeme County; the numbers can fluctuate as shockingly high as one out of every three children live in poverty when examining various inner cities across the United `Sates. from the meals served at their sch6ols. For some that may be their only meal of the day. Kids are carted off to school in the early morning then picked up from school by after school organizations to be cared for through the ev6ning and in some cases into the night until their often single parents can finish work-and pick them up. They are taken home and sent straight to bed' because it is \already past their bedtimes. For many children in our area and throughout the country this is all they know. They are lucky to be cared for by after school programs and fortunate to have learning centers where they are welcome and accounted for. These programs m`ake it possible for these children who often were born into their life of poverty to obtain help With their homework and interact with 'their peers `in a safe environment free from drugs and violence. The majority of individuals who contribute their time and effort to these non-profit endeavors are volunteers. The others who work with these children are paid miniscule amounts. These organizations are dependent upon the goodwill of others and the federal system of grants. National chain Dick's Sporting Goods apparently doesn't._believe in the notion of goodwill or is far too wrapped up in the person who did this doesn't even feel the slightest bit of remorse. It's also sad because an innocent person who just happened to park their car along a stree[on campus had to pay over a hundred dollars to replace the window-among the poles and bases. This was in order to make room for newer basketball models to be set up for display in the stores. #EH'i:,;I +i,1'`;: i,I;l: 1I,;:.I :L!},iI+:;i, ' These children get their best nutrition It's sad because I'm sure that the profits and the figures of a corporate operation. This past week the corporate office instructed all stores (approximately 125 across the US) to disassemble and destroy four basketball stands that were on display including backboards, rims, nets, Dick's Sporting Goods' Corporate Office was unavailable for comment regarding the supposed 'logic behind destroying four perfectly good basketball set-ups. We cannot conceive of any reason that would explain why these barely touched one-year-o.Id models could not be given to organizations that would utilize them `everyday. There are numerous other expenses of a college student. Add that surprise bill to this mQnth's list of expenses. Nice. BY JENNIFER KLAIPS Beacon staf i writer • How many times have you mean- dered down the streets of Wilkes-Barre and seen graffiti spray-painted along the sides of buildings Qr empty bottles or trash strewn in people's front lawns or shrub- quantities of food in a variety of ways. Has all the money that surrounds the high-powered administrators of Corporate America blinded these individuals tb the reality of our country? Poverty is running rampant through our cities and is claiming more and more children. Corporations have a plethora of resources at their fingertips; , all they have to do is think. If they used some brain power maybe they could see how, their useless garbage has potential to honestly better a Child's life. r--j Isn't it sa`d that we have people like bery? this in our society-people who could care less about the property of others and would What did you think? think nothing of destroying it? numeroris o`rganiza- tions in our area that help kids by giving them a place to go after school. Why can't corporations help them by giving them what they view as trash? Dick's Sporting Goods store is not alone. Bookstores continually clear out old paperbacks by ripping off covers and throwing them away. Gas stations, drug stores and other chains who sell magazines monthly tear off those covers and toss them into the dumpster. Massive food chains waste gigantic But do you know what else is sad? . This isn'tjust an isolated incident. This isn't just a case of some jerk vandalizing a car on the Wilkes campus. This is one example of our society. This is one person who is just like the person(s) who infiltrated Wilkes-Barre businesses with graffiti or the students who stole the Big{B9y. Chances are it probably didn't capture your attention for more than a few seconds, if it even phased you a\t all. -- I used to be the same way. Remem- ber the graffiti spree that struck Wilkes-, Barre last y?ar? I watched it on the news. It made me think for a couple seconds, but I soon forgot about it.. Rem6mbertheElby'sBigBoythat was stolen and later discovered in the re;idence of King's students a couple weeks ago? I watched that too. I laughed, -Guess who pays forthe repairs? - Obviously'not the people who caused the damage. (If that were the case, I could rest assured that an envelope with money to repair the windQny would. ha]re been ~left on the car.) 8 nt tha`t's` chfiL6~t th-a-why 'irwiourts'. No, iristead, innocent people pay for the stupidity of others. Who do you think pays for the and again, I didn't give it much thought- refurbishment of the vandalized businesses or the Elby's Big Boy statue? The owners or the customers, but definitely not the vandals. So the next`time you eat an over- until last week. priced meal or pay for an over-priced + At some time around midnight on Friday during the infamous Winter Weekend, someone who is close to me was the victim of vandalism. Apparently, in an effort to top off all the drunken yelling and outbursts that filled the Wilkes campus that night, someone decided that smashing out a car window would be a-nice grand finale. service, just think-maybe yori're paying a little extra to compensate for the company's losses in vandalism repairs. Nice, isn't it? Personally, I couldn't live with myself if an innocent stranger had to spend his or har hard-earned money to pay for sometbing that my ignorance caused. But I guess that not all of us are blessed with a conscience. f a I think we can add this incident to our Or, maybe someone was in too much of a drunken stupor to even retain an ounce of his or her morals or conscience. Or, maybe someone thought that they would look "cool" among their friends if they took out a window. I mean, if that isn't a popularity booster, then what is? personal collections of life's little lessons. Not everything is fair. But maybe I can still find a little peace of mind. I believe that what goes around comes around, and sooner or later, in some form or another, I know thatjus-tice will be served. And then 1'11 have the last laugh. When`you are content to be simply yourself and don't compare or compete, everybody will` respect you. -- Lao-Tzu Chinese Phtlbsopher �FEBRUARY 28, 2002 7 EDITORl AL The Changing Role e Modern Nurse practitioners, and other vital roles in the cormunity. Nurses have a great deal of autonomy in the plethora-of settings in which they practice. On a daily basis, today's nurse must make a great number of decisions that willultimatelyqffectthelivesheorshe touches. -Because of the decreased enrollment in nursing schools, the nation is facing a nursing shortage of significant proportion. Without` qualified nurses, the health care industry in America is losing its life-blood. It should be a priority of institutions of higher learning to encourage (Beacon Photo/Kristin Twomoredays.Finishupyourpapers,takeyourlastmidterms,get throughyourpresentationsbecauseit'scloseenoughtotaste--SpringBreakis uponus.Goseeyourfamilies,1ieonthebeach,skithepowder-hitthemoguls, leavey,ourbooksbehind!There'splentyoftimetobestudiousla¥er,rightngw takethetimethatwe'regiveritorelax.Liveitup--oh,andbesafe! BY DIANE O'BRIEN RAN, N[SN, CRNP When one thinks of a nurse in the tradi'tional sense, the picture of a quiet', motherly,`humblecaregiverthatanswerst'o the doctor's beck and call might be visua+ ized. This, however, is quite an antiquated view of such a dynamic profession. In the changing face.ofhealthcare,themodern nurse must be looked upon as an innovator, -Beth` Rosenberg Editorial Board Chair All Things-Foreseen 8:rgrEtne:,y,y°:uDb::sahce:''in°:I::eAngeies `Times ;:tih::;#s:a::oj!:¥:°g:d:0:::r::n:auf::i;ey:t§i:S;::n°sr It's been really amazing to watch ` Miss Cleo, hasn't it? The Caribbean clairvoyant's late-night TV ad popped up amidpitchesforincrediblestainremovers, precisevegetabledicers,easilycleaned_ rotating ovens and impressive breast enhancement creams that, according to the animation,workinseconds.Foronly$4.99 a minute, the Psychic Hotline's ,Miss Cleo could see things invisible to mere mortals. Right before our eyes she listened to one femalecallerandknewinstantlythecaller's boyfriend was fooling around with a coworker. But that's not all. Miss Cleo also knewthecallerherselfhad`beenfooling around.Incre,dible!Thecallerconfirmedit. "Call me now !'" Miss Cleo said. And thousands did. Webster's defines clairvoyance as "the hypothesized ability to perceive things that are not in sight." But was it necessary for Noah Webster, the noted 19th century prig who foresaw the need for a popular dictionary, to be so skeptical? Anyone can be clairvoyant. Many, for instance, have predicted _that a parent or spouse would be angry if they returned late or crashed the car.' Some even predicted the precise words uttered upon delivery of that news. Over the years some of us concentrated real hard and saw in the future's mists a new scandal coming to Congress. It and predicted questions sounding more like speeches. Uncanny. Many of us, even without calling the hotline and being stalled past the first free minutes to accrue a bill averaging upward of$60, also foresaw that eventually Miss . Cleoandheroff-cameraemployerswould+, run into legal trouble. Now it's happened. Not because her predictions were, off, but becau`Se Miss Cleo could not see that the FederalTradeCommissionwouldfindfault with free three-ininute psychic readings that weren't really free because operators allegedlytooktoolopgtocompletecredit cardpaperwork.Seeingthefuturecantake time, on the phone anyway. \ becauseofhisthercriticalthinkingskills. Nurses are called upon to be teachers who advocate healthy lifestyles and disease prevention. In the acute care setting, nurses must deal with cost-cutting measures, limited staff, and continue to.find a way to provide competent and compassionate care with fewer and fewer resources. Nurses must be able to organize their care and prioritize tasks, so that patient care is'not compromised. Nurse~s playvitalrolesinourcommunitysetting, where teaching is often the focus. Nurses also act as case managei.s, independent Since cave days, humans (even Libras)haveshownapowerfulcuriosity. about the future, whether those insights emit from the Delphic oracle's obtuse observations or by analyzing pigeon innards,tealeaves,palmlines,ouijaboards, Nostradamus, fortune cookies or weather , and traffic reports. We're pleased the FTC is on this case. We see something else though. It's coming into focus now. We see large lawyers' fees and ample news coverage.Oh,andMissCleowillbereplacedby TV ads for new music tapes and CDs, not available in stores. We foresee `shipping and handling charges adding another $5.95, no, $6.95 to the advertised cost, with rush delivery also available. young people to go into this profession, because good health care is synonymous with good nursing care. Young people can reap t_he rewards of this respected profession while giving back to the community in which they practice. - Opportunities abound today for qualified health care professionals, and those who are ambitious enough to embark on this challengingjoumey. The nurse as an obedient servant vyearing a white hat is gone. Nurses must now fill roles that are ever-changing, but today's nurse will overcome obstacles using skills, intuition, knowledge base, and experiences to attain these processional goals.]`nc]osing,itismyopinionthat nursingisaworthwhileundertckingfor anyone interested in a challenging profession. It is a profession with room for advancement and one that will allow a persontomakeasignificantdifferencein theircommunityaswellashumanity. �FEBRUARY 28, 2002 FEATURES OW,,, Sumoski BY BETII A. WEIR Beacon Features Editor Take a stroll past the athletic offices in Marts and you'11 run-into a brand new face.~ John Sumoski, the head coach of women's soccer, began `his new position on Monday and he already` loves Wilkes. "Wheh I interviewed for the position I asked why I should come to Wilkes. It may not have been`something that some-' one usually asks in an interview, but I was pleased with the answer. They gave me examples of people who were here and came back. That really impressed m6 because it made it seem like a close knit community andfamilyandthat'sexactlywhat-Ifound." Sumoski, a\native of New Jersey, earned a B.S. in computer science at the University of Pittsburgh at J6hnstown and his M.S. in physical education and coaching at the University of Michigan. When asked about the switch in career,focus, Sumoski commented on the difference in work worlds. "I got tired of working in the corporate world where I had no spare time. ` I was also coaching while working and I had barely enough time to devote to that. I knew I wanted to become more involved in athletics and get out of the corporate world.„ From1987-1990,Sumoski'splaying career at Pitt-Johnstown was filled with milestones. The St`andout soccer player set school records for most goals in a season and most goals in a career and was named a RegionalAll-American. Sumoski has an Advanced National Diploma in coaching from the National Soccer Coache's Association of America. He also has an "A" License from the United States Soccer Federation. Sumoski comes to Wilkes after coaching at three other colleges, Carnegie Mellon University, Carlow College in Pittsburgh, and Central Michigan University. He was also the head coach for the Pen-nsylvania West Girls Olympic Development program. Prior to coaching at the college level, Sumoski was an active high school girls' soccer coach for four years and worked with a youth select club which won seven state championships. ~ Sports have been Sumoski's focu;~ since childhood. "I was involved in wrestling and baseball as a kid, bu't injured myself playing both. I decided to try soccer and ended up loving it. I played at the amateur-professional level for a year, decided I was doing too much to my body, and realized I didn't really want to follow through at the professional level. I decided to stay involved with sports by coaching. I didn't think I would like coaching, so I was surprised at just how much I love doing what I'm doing." As for choosing to coach a womerf s sport, Sumoski makes an interesting point. "Woinen's soccer is more challenging than men's. I was basically thrown into women's soccer. One o`f the first things that I learned was that my intense personality and mouthy way of coaching was the biggest challenge to face. I learned that it's ok to be hard on players during practice, but not in the game. I realized that I also wanted to do more research about women to understand my players better." Sumoski's research into women led him to read books about women and to. do further in-depth analysis. "I did research on brain base differences in women and men and how the brain.affects 8motions. That's the basis of the thesis `I'm completing. I'm researching both men and women's John Sumoski is the new women's soccer coach. (Photo,courtesy of Wilkes Web Page) a clinic that teaches soccer `skills®." As for his new position at Wilkes, Sumoski plans on staying arbund for some time. "This market is hard to get into, especially because I'm a guy coaching a women's sport. ` I've only had twointerviewsofthe100-,150applications that I, sent out. So, when I found a head coaching position at a college that I really like, I was thrilled. I'm also close to my best friend from high school and to my family who lives in Lancaster. I love it perceptions of coaching behavior and their preferences. It's important that a coach knows facts about how players react and why they react so that they can be -~ effective." When Sumoski is not busy coaching and completing his thesis, he spends his free time in the sports world as well. "I like _roll-erblading, wakeboarding, and exercising.. I also run a business in Michigan. < It's :.::::::: ere here." diftlHfeijAd"w jrwid^J HudhtiHi"I:I ib ..: •.rr,r.,.,.,.,.,.,.,.,.,.,.,. •.,.-.-:,.\`,.-/1`,`®,1`,.,`_,`\.,`,.,`,`,`,`,`_. :;::;::. I .::;::i:i::::::::i:i;i:::;i;;:i;;;;;:;; :::RE;::,::;:::::::::;:: :.:.:::: :::::::*;::., '` .:::::iiii:*:: .,;: i!: .: : `_..-.,_.`_,.._ ` .. ,` .` ,` ,` ,` * 1/2 off house beverages * Live Music with Rick Stochla ` • www.blackrockbrewing.com . • Coal Street, Wilkes-Barre . 270-ROCK . iS �FEBRUARY 28, 2002 9 FEATURES Healt By BETH A. rmlR Beacon Features Editor Getti By BETH A. vvEm Beacon Features Editor Holly Whitner, a sophomore preBetter sex now! Sounds like one of those over-played radio spots. Trie truth is, nothing can get one in the mood faster than increased physical activity that gets the blood pumping. That's right. There's no better sex drive booster than good old exercise. According to Dr. Ronald Deitrick, program direct?r' of Exercise science?t the . ::;:::ts]±:X:::]C]r;::°sn;;:#gr::#cS]nu::icg::i`;:::sr:,1::e8;::v::°r:g]:*:ya:nd]gTe:::ails?.9 Detrickalsomentionedthat"physicalactivityalsoin'creasestheamountofbloodwe produce,aswellasdistributingitmoreeffectively.Thiswoulddefinitelyhelperectile functioning" and presumably, its female equival_ent. Dr.TommyBoone,thefoundingpresidentoftheAmericanSocietyofExercise Physiologists and professor and chair of Exercise Physiology at the College of St. ' Scholastica in Duluth, MN,-adds: "Exercise often lowers LDL cholesterol, which in turn may alleviate the narrowing of arteries, including those in the genitals, which reduces theprobabilityofsexualdifficulties."Moreover,Deitricknotes,exerciseelevates hormone levels that are implicated in sexual functioning, including testosterone,_ which plays a big role in libido and arousal for both men and women. The amount of evidence is increasing. There is a link betweenlifestyle and sexual activity in men and women. In the now-famous Massachusetts Male Aging Study, scientists tracked men betwe.en the ages of 40 and 70 over a span of several years. Those who exercised regularlyweremuchlesslikelytosufferfromerectiledysfunction. Similarly,researchersattheHarvardSchoolofPu-blicHealthdiscoveredthat proverbialcouchpotatoesweretwiceaslikelytosufferfromerectile,dysfunctionasmen whoexercised"-vigorously"forjust20to30minutesdaily,andthatsignificantweight gains increase the risk as well ResultsfromtheUniversityofCalifomiaSanDiegoencompassedabroaderlook attheimpac`tofexerciseonsexualfunctioning.Whenmiddle.-agedmenwithnohistory ofworkingoutbegantoexercisethreeorfourtimesweekly,foranhoureachtime,they not only reported firmer and more reliable erections, but also better orgasms and greater frequency of sexual activity than their counterparts who remained sedentary. Ok, so guys are having better sex. What about women? While far less evidence existsregardingthepositivesexualsideeffectsofexerciseforwomen,aUniversityof Texasstudyofwomenages18to34foundthata20-minutesessionofaerobicexercise amplifiedbloodflowtothevaginaby169percent,therebyenhancingthewomen's sexual response shortly after their workouts. After all. that evidence there will probably still be a few exercise pnobics who refuse to get their bodies moving, even for the sake of ;ex. Would gymnastic sex change their minds? Stretching, cardiovascular workouts and strength training all improvethebody'sflexibilityandstaminaandalleviatemanyachesandpains,enabling the body to have long, gymnastic sex. Exercisecan;moreover,preserveone';sexlifeas-on`eages,becausekeepihgin shape lowers the strain on the heart during sex, itself a fairly intense physical activity, Boone notes. People of all ages might want to note that mental-health professionals routinelyrecommendanexerciseregimenforitssalutaryeffectofalleviatingdepres_sion and anxiety, two major causes of sexual dysfunction. "Exercise may even activate beta endorphins, the opiate-like substarices in the brain whic.h give rise to pleasurable sensations," Bodne says. Aswithmostlhingsinlife,therecanbetoomuchofagood.thing.Excessive exercise can actually lessen levels of testosterone in men and estrogen in women. Plus, Deitrickmakesanimportantpoint,"Ittakestimebetweenworkoutsto-replenishmuscle protein.It'samatterofrecovery.Ifyoukeepbreakingdownmusclewithoutlettingit repairandgetstronger,"fatigueandacompromisedimmunesystemwineventually impairyoursexdrive.Boonedefinesovertralningas``morethananhourofexerciseata time, more than five days a week." After taking that all into consideration, the important question is just how much exercise is ideal for sexual champions? Experts advise consulting a fitness professional to learn a routine that is suited to one's individual needs. "I'd think that in order to get generallyfitandalsoderivesexualbenefits,youwouldneedtodevelopexercisehabits that are above average," says Deitrick. Translation: working out three or four times a week, "a combination that's about two-thirds aerQbic exercise, one-third strength training." So, get al move on. Dust off that barely used stair-master and drag out those neverviewedaerobictapes.B'ettersexcanbea'reality;justexerciseregularly! pharmacy major, is a focused student who plans on succeeding in life without forsaking her family in the process. Regard.ing her future goals, Whitner is positive of the diieation she'd like to take in the pharmacy field. "I'd like to work in a lab for a pharmacy company. Compouhding drugs has always interested me because I like the idea of mixing drugs to form different doses for different age Holly Whitner is a sophomore Pre-Pharmacy major. (Photo groups. The goal is to individualize the courtesy of Security Desk) process." Although Whitner likes what she is studying, this year she's run into subjects that aren't what she expected. "Right now I'm taking organic chemistry and physics. For me, the labs are not as guided and organized as I'dlike them to-be. The . classes also require a lot more study time and lab completion which leaves little social time." Despite a demanding major, Whitner, a native of Hazlet.on, makes a point of spending some time doing things not related to academies. "I chose Wilkes because it was close to home. I really didn't want to go far away. I make a point of going home each weekend to spend time with my family. I also try to get to as quany student activities as possible to spend time with my friends." Whitner's family is a big part of her life. Her dad is a civil engineer who works fortheDepartmentofEnvironmental Protection in Wilkes-Barre, her mom is a manager`at the Hazleton Walmart and her younger brother and Sister are fihishing their educations. Whi-tner considers her family when planning for her future. "I would like to move away for a few years just to get experience away from home. But I do plan on moving back within a few years of leaving because I `wouldn't want to be away from my family for a long periodoftime." Although Whitner's college career isn't ex_actly what.she expected and comes with a lot of s.tudy and research requirements, she is happy that she chose wilkes. "The people are easy to get along with and that has helped me adjust." Where's theof G.0.L.D? '`` (Graduates the LastDecade) Name: Greg Collins Classyyear: 2001 Degree: BS in Mechanical Engineering, BA in Physics and minor in Communications Company: Lutron Electronics Co. Position: Manufacturing and Quality Engineer Location: Coopersburg, PA Hometown: Nazareth, IRA My years at Wilkes helped to prepare me for a career as an engineer. More importantly, though, they got me ready for life in the "real world." Working with people who knew what life was like inside and outside of academia, I gained an uncle-rstanding of what it takes to get ahead. Submitted by Erica Trowbridge G.O.L.D Coordinator, 00' Students, faculty, and staff are encouraged to contact Erica Trowbridge at ext. 4136 with any alumni that would be good to highlight in future Graduates of the Last Decade to be printed in 7lfec Bcclco#. �10 ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT 'rico's River Street Jazz: Coif6 On Location: BY KRISTEN BRADIGAN ~ Beacon StaJ:I Writer Sometimes, you want to go orit, but you don't feel like dealing with the Club scene,.or loud, heavy bands. Instead, you want a place to sit with friends, or even with your date-someplace that is "happening," but not overwhelming. For heaven.'s sake, you just want to_RELAX. A place like this does exist, and quite close to Wilkes University. Grico's River Street Jazz Cafe, Plains,located this side of the Hwy 309 exit on River Street, offers food, drinks, and entertainment, but in an i nti mate atmosphere. The cafe `' The lights are dimmed, and a huge, bright mural of figures dancing and playing music immediately catches your attention. Customers can sit close to the stage to view the band, at the bar to hang out, or in the back for more privacy. Wherever you sit doesn't matter; this is a place to unwind.~ Carol Falzone, Head Bartender of 41/2 years, assuming the role of Manager until the owners return from vacatio.n, stated that the Jazz Cafe attracts people of all ages, and that this place is unique froin all other local bars. TheFnd The Jazz Cafe is'bpen for lunch Monday through Friday from .11 a.in. to 2:30 p.in. Dinner is served from 5 to 9:30 p.in. FEBRUARY 28, 2002 Wednesday through Saturday. A late night menu is also available. Falzone describes the food as ``bright American food," because some entrees are not typical of what other restainrant/bars offer in the area. She also mentioned that there is food especially for vegetarians offered. The lunch menu offers the turkey sandwich to the grilled vegetable sandwich, and every sandwich in-between. Prices range from $3.75 to $5.50. Lunch specials are offered ea-ch day. The soup of the day changes L with each week, and choices vary from chicken noodle to carrot with dill. Soup costs $1.95foracup and $2.50 for a bowl. The salads range from Caesar and Antipasto to Greek and Cobb. Prices vary from $3.75 to $6.95. Pasta dinners are available, and cost $6.95 to $7.95. Desserts -on the menu are as Simple_as a cookie, which costs fifty cents to the chocolate bombe, which is a combination of a mousse/cake, costing $6.00. On the dinner menu, the choices are more unique. Appetizers range from devilled crab cake to fried calamari to oysters stuffed with crabmeat. Prices go from $2:50 to $9.95, depending on what you order. Pasta dinners cost anywhere from $8.95 to $ 14.95, and-range from linguine with clams in white or red sauce to capellini with jumbo crabmeat and fresh tomatoes. You could also -order any type of pasta with a variety of sauces. Other entrees include filet mignon9 Light to Corona are 'available by the bottle. Liquor includes everything from Jack Daniels to Absolute Vodka. The Entertairment What's food and drinks without entertainment? Every week, from Wednesday to Saturday, I_ive entertainment graces the stage. pork loin filet stuffed with crabmeat, veal marsala, chicken with scampi sauce, catfish, Falzone mentioned that the Cafe's and.much more. Entrees cost from $ 12.95 to style of music is, of course, blues and jazz, but also includes hipthop and R&B as well. $19.95. Vegetarians The Jazz Cafe brings in both local and have choices as out of town acts, and managers also book ~ well, ranging from concert acts every once in a while. Falzone also said that the out of town acts play their grilled vegetables own original music. fe Yi:T^h_e:r_bed Soine popular local acts that appear balsamic include The Collective and Crush. Some out dressing to of town acts include Fathead (.groove and baked eggplant made with two funk) and George Wesley (reggae). cheeses, both On March 23, Peter Tork from the Monkees will perform at the Jazz Cafe with costing $8.95. Finish off band Shoe Sueded Blues. dinner with an espresso or The Specials a cappuccino, costing $2.50 to $5.50 with some dessert. Fine cigars are also Every Thuisday night is college night-freeentrancewithcollege/univeiavailableatthebar. ' ` On the late night menu, the choices sity I.D.. All drafts are $ 1 from 9 to 11 p.in. / range from french fries and chickeli tenders to bruschetta and crab cocktail. Prices range from $2.50 to $8.95. Every Friday, happy hour runs from 5 p.in. to 7 p.in. In addition to drink specials, Falzone also mentioned that. free food jsJ served. "The Jazz Cafe is different from any The Bar Enoug-h said about the food. On the place around here," said Falzone. "It's kind tap is Guinness Stout, Lager, Bass Ale, and of like something you'd see in New York Miller Lite. All kinds of beer from Coors City. It's quite relaxing." E§s#FS#FasREREREREds#ife#fiREEEdepRH¥as##RExp # # Brother's Greenery Brings # J¥ ngEN.mRE§§#El#mfngi*S¢rm di RE # # # #3#es E¥B RE apRE§ F¥E#Sfams EfiEk% : RE ¥#E . -'''''''''`''''````''``-I '. :3.as ..*wS'.S. FEE:-..:,-..,,:.3.-`.,I-,.-.::.,`..:..-i--,._.=*r_+_`:.;E::`..---. , - .S*....aL:a.as*.RE..;§ .as E £ £ .*1. --- # # # # # # # EH # # §§itStlhREaiit,§irfgtENi]k#§*isflrfifffE§.EEE§¥ #T#g#REREs##ESFSE33#de3£RE#REder3F#REifes#E#kfrffa Early Spring Indoors BY TARA DEROSIERS Beacon staff writer personalize their own spaces like offices or dorm rooms. "Brother's Greenery celebrated its 19 Spring made its way indoors February 26 when Brother's Greenery brought the -sweet aromas and brilliant colors of classic spring flow;rs and lush green year anniversary on Valentine's Day," said Randy Skolnick. fie also added that he has been formally working with plants for 28 or 29 years so you can be` guaranteed that he knows what he's talking about. "I try to do colleges that have 50% plants ~to the Henry Student Center. Splashes of green, red, pink, and purple adorned the tables in a variety of flowers, plants, cacti, bonsai trees, and even Beta fish, which were all part of the annual traveling sale. Owned by Randy and Kevin Skolnick, Brother's Greenery is located in Great Neck, NY and regularly travels across the country to various universities and colleges'. Some university groups use the Brother's Greenery plants and flowers as an opportunity to raise funds for specific causes or projects. Other schools, like Wilkes, simply welcome the Skolnick brothers to campus so that individual employees or students can dress up and women, are the most expensive, and the best." said Skolnick. He adds that once he finds the colleges, he reads about them, call.s them and then makes an appointment. Thus, he is able to inake some money and more than likely to come again. "This was a good idea. Since I'm a J plant person I decided to come down right away. It was overall a good experience," Judi Wienckoski, student affairs employee said. "I thought it was great," Jared Seiders, a freshinan biology major said. Brothers Greenery will return sometime in the fall of 2002. �he Book Nook: Wz.cked.. F7±e Times off the Wz.cfr ed Twitch o#£ BY J..OHN BROODY Beacon As'sistant Arts & Maguire tells us the whole story, cradle to puddle, all the stories Entertalnme nt Editor / Glinda: "Are you a Good Witch oraBad.Witch?" ~ Dorothy: "I'm not a witch at all. I'm a little girl." If you have parteipated in that ritual of childhood fantasy, the yearly viewing of "The Wizard of oz," which and Wrong. Organized Religion, Education, a Cause, the lower class, the upper class, the tribal class, each of these groups indoctrinates its members with the Truth about Good and Evil, and each appears in some,guise or other in Maguire's Oz. All this as you probabl-y never thought to wonder about. One of these great stories is the sibling rivalry between the witch sisters. Legislated discrimination against c'ertain minority groups work. their way into the story as well as assassination plots and dens of began in 1939 and continues to this day, then you recognize those lines. And if you do, you have a treat in store for you. Gregory Maguire has written the great revisionist Oz book of all time, wicked: The Life and Times Of the 'Wickedwitchof our previous twQ-dimensional . opinions about the Wicked Witch iniquity. of the West are tuned inside out Maguire creates acomplex, sophisticated Oz as a backdrop forElphaba, someday to become the Wicked Witch of the West. Her , life story makes her our contem- by reexamination in light of additional information. "Give me a child until he's six and he's mine porary; childhood traumas overcome, college majors changed, choices and mistalkes made and paid for, and throughout it all ffec Wcsf (Harper Collins, New York 1995). That's righaja.fe.biegrapfty:Of¥that 8reen€A -A . # r w5 know how it has got to end. It #g:I;iesc:hew;:ac:h°s:ce:[S:::::::h:::i:ne ::sacn] ::;I,P:I;:t:1:e:emauccr:fieodr::t° a a#£g#s ts±egg\:t=hfbneoaau\tt\e:g±eeal#uperE=\\£[noggfotood dong thejwitch is dead" and and evil, how you tell them apart, rwe::cL:e:dtuat]y?h£: :fosmh: t#:n;:s she ;[{ewyc:a:te¥:ak:e:£r,]}:°;ueg°f::e#e:hgeulre just a little girl? In wI.Cked, 11- ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT FEBRUARY 28, 2002 systems and their tenets on Right I ``WEBSITE SALES- . Commissions of $500 to $10©_0_ 11 per site -, Your income potential is based on your Aggressiveness to Succeed PART-TIME 0r Full-Time FREE TRAININGcall, 1-800-211-1202 ext.. 02515 for life" some thoughtful dictator once said. Wi.ckcd makes you think about what else you absorbed at the age when you leaned without questioning that Elphabawa.saWickedWitchand therefore deserved to die. But Gregory Maguire's excellent book doesn't even stop there. In Elphaba he builds a compelling and highly sympathetic chara\cter, a reasoning intellect that assesses the world around her and sets out to make it arid a bettexplace. Her intent is pure, whatever her methods, a' chain- pion of the underdog and a just and honest soul. Yet her actions in the final chapter of her life, immortalized in Technicolor, brand her wicked for all time. Is intent or action what makes a person good? tor wicked? At its deepest level WI.cked made me examine my own understanding of morality and the path of the ethical life. You can't ask for-more than that. Pick up a copy of W!.ckcd and enjoy. �12 ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT VPA Offers Contemporary Music Weekend i BY DALE R. RELLER ~ Beaconstaffwriter On Friday, March 15, at 5 p.in., in the Darte Center Upper Lobby, the Wilkes University Department of Visual and Performing Arts will present the third concert in the New and Unusual Music concert series. The. NUM series presents contemporary music in a manner that makes ib accessibl`e to any curious member of the Wilkes community. This is an opportunity to experience music heard nowhere else in Northeastern Pennsylvania. The concert, which is free and open to the public, features both music and. dance. Sophomore Joseph Ziegler and Dr. Ellen Flint will perform the first movement of the "Sonata for Clarinet and Piano" by Leonard Bemstein. Junior Desirae Triplett and Dr. Ellen Flintwillperformthe"BalladeforFlhteand Piano" by Frank Martin. Dancers Melissa Lasecki, Beth Danner, Jennifer Ward, and Beth Rosenberg will accompany percussionists Bruce Harris and Robert Bums, in their performance of "Just a Little Rhythm Thing" with choreography by Kris Cross. The NUM concert is just one piece of the contemporary music weekend being ` presented at the Darte Center. On Saturday, March 16, the Wilkes ,Opera Workshop, under the direction of Susan Minsavage, will present scenes from two 20th century operas, Tom Johnson's "The Four Note Opera," and Gian-Carlo Menotti's "The Medium." The evening will feature an ecclectic mix of Johnson's modern, absurdist and minimalist writing with Menotti's lyrical, dramatic and lush sounds. Professors Ellen Flint and Stephen Thomas will provide piano accompaniment. The performance begins at 8 p.in. in the Upper Lobby of the Darte Center. Admission is free and open to the public. Artists at The Mural Painting class under the guidance of Ms. Sharon Bowar, Associate Professo`r of Art, is currently working on a mural in the Savitz TV Lounge on the second floor of the Henry Student Ce'nter. (Beacon Photo/Kristin Hake) )n February 28th in Entertainment History: 1910 -Russian dancer Anna Pavlova made her`United States debut :tot:eth¥9e3t§°n-Pnfy;I;:i:?:Pf:r:a::;R:ee:e¥,d¥S:;iffsLwea:1:1::dthhe]Sf:::uhreesdtr;orce:I?:tded Ph that has been Lhundreds of times. `\` ,the song 1970 -Simon and recorded Garfunkle's Br!.dge over rrowb/ed wtzfcr zoomed tb the Number 1 spot on Bz.//bo¢nd'£ record charts on this date, and iemained'there for 6 weeks. The alb'um and the single werit on to win six ( ;Grarmy awards. t 1984-Atthe Gramngy AwardsinLosAngeles, Califonia, Michael\ .Jackson set a rebord for most wins by taking home eight of the statuette alwards. He brokeRoger Miller's previous record of six awards, set in + 1:965. The reason for his success wads the biggest selling album of all tiine, f`Thriller,"whichsoldover35-millioncopiesaroundtheworldsoonafter its 1983 release. *Allofthesefactswereprovi¢edbywww.uselessknowledge.com* ~ FE.BRUARY 28, 2002 ����� 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 2002 February 28th Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2002 February 28 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Newspaper Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Communication Studies Department Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Wilkes University https://omeka.wilkes.edu/omeka/files/original/ddea4a3a3522e057506e96b24ceb6a33.pdf fecbe80bd8386b17c284e17a6f1ad0fc PDF Text Text LJ January 24, 2002 . Volume 54 . Issue 12 TIRE NEWS OF TODAY REPORTHD BY r|T|E TOUENALrsTS OF TOMORRI}W7 Wilkes Celebrates InaugurationofPresidentGilmour _ + BY KRISTEN BRADIGAN Beacon StaJ:I Writer On Jan. 19, 2002, Wilkes University inauguratedDr.JosephE.(fim)Gilmouras its fifth president during an afternoon , ceremony held in the Dorothy Dickson Darte Center. Among the guests were representatives from roughly 50 national colleges and universities along with members of the Wilkes University commu- vision of wilkes University's futirre through set ambitious theyear2010. Inhisinauguralad-dress,Gilmour goals. They can support individuals and segments of the organization in outlined his long-range vision in a speech titled "The Courage to Be Great." Gilmour teamedwithmembersdftheWilkesUnivcrsity family to create this vision which highlights three' rna,in objectives: to enhance the undergraduate and gradriate programs, to create a supportive atmosphere which nity. encourages leadership and responsibility, The Wilkes University Board of and to gain financial prosperity. Trustees appointed Gilmour as president on Gilmour acknowledged in his address Feb. 2, 2001 after a six-month national that thGimplementation of these objectivres selection process. His presidency officially will not be a job possible for one single began on June 1, 2001. ` Since Gilm6ur has taken office, he has man.„Thedayofth;heroicleaderis8One completedthefinaldraftoftheUniversity's StrategicLong-RangePlan,whichidentifies and n'o one can do this alone," said Gilmour. "Presidents can insist that their institutions their efforts to achieve these goals, and they can make tough choices when necessary. But they cannotand should notimpose a `topdoivn' plan that details how goals are to be realized. Indeed, what is needed today, even Gilmourcontinuedonpage5 more thari Visionary the institution's strengths and outlines the otion Stimulates Precolle` Science in BY KRISTEN BRADIGAN Beacon Staff Writer Wilkes University is one of eleven The next Isaac Newton may be just around the corner at the local junior high. And that budding scientist may be discoveredbyaprogramcalledScie`nceinMotion, universities statewide to participate in the program Science in Motion. Science in Motion is a traveling laboratory that visits juniorhighandhighschools,primarilyin the Luzerne and Lackawanna counties. The laboratory_ supplies stud;nts with equipment not accessible to them in their classroom, giving them handson experience in the biology and chemistry branches of science. ` Tom Nesbitt, Mobile Educator of Science in Motion, said, "Science in Motion has multiple purposes. It serves students youth.(Beacon Photo/Adam Polinger) Features The Constitutional issues behind der claring war p.6- The artistic side of Andrea Chabala p.8 with better, more high-tech labs in chemistry and biology that sometimes are expensive, which the schools cannot afford to buy. The big advantage for the whole area is that we share those resources out among all the school systems in our reach. We are also serving the teachers as well. We offer subsidy for seminars and conferences, and we also offer workshops which are Act 48 ~compliant. This is important for school teachers because they are required every \ five years to have 180.hpurs of Act 48 ,. credit." Science in Motion originally began at Juhiata College, Huntingdon, Pa. nearly ten ® years ago. Dr. Thomas J. Baldino, Chairperson, Division of Social Sciences and Communicationsandprofessorofpolitical Science, worked with Donald Mitchell, Chemist, Juniata College, prior to his career at Wilkes. The idea to bring college-level science labs to high school students was Mitcheil's. Baldino said, "Mitchell and I would talk back and forth about the idea to `bring cutting-edge science to high school students. Over a two-year period, the project started at Juniata College. I came to Wilkesin1991,andin1992-1993,Mitchell 1 approached the state legislature to fund a pilot program to move this project statewide. Mitchell looked around at colleges and universities and asked me if Wilkes would set up a meeting. I did, and the first meeting took place 6-7 years ago." The Pennsylvania Department of Education `funds Science in Motion. Every year,theprogramisevaluated,todetermine whether or not Wilkes will receive further funding'for Science in Motion to continue. 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It is particularly troublesome to his peers because they can question their own Cahill during a memorial ceremony on Thursday Jan. 17 at the Marts Center. Cahill died early New Year's Day morning at a friend's home. The cause of death `is yet undetermined pending toxicology results. Jeremy Gordon, sophomore psychology majorandcahill'sroommaie praised the university for the ohtpouring of support following the news of mortality/irmortality. "I tend to reflect on Cahill's death. "The school` has been great. It was the movie `It's a Wonderful really nice to see all of the Sean Cahill, second year Life' and think how the Deans and faculty at the Pharmacy student. (Photo future will be different Courtesy of Jeremy funeral and at the service." without Sean's physieal Assistant Dean of the . Cordon) presence," Jacobs added. "However, the spiritual presence of the Nesbitt School of Pharmacy, Dr. Harvey Jacdbs, concurred with Gordon, ``1 was Sean will remain with his friends and family touched by the outpouring of sympathy and influenc; their lives." expressed by students, faculty, and Cv fashioned way-meeting face to face and talking over the phoneHmployers want to also available and even abundant in certain areas, but there are a few things students need to keep in mind when looking for ajob. ' Location is ` hea.r a vbice and see a face to go along with an application. Because employers look for measurable skills, students should gain internship experience prior to their graduation. Use every chance out there to increase quality and skills. Broadening skills call only help a big factor. Chances are, if a dream job does exist around the comer,itmay require relocating. Job applicants must be willing to travel in order to accept a position of choice. Experts also suggest before applying for ajob and before'the interview, job seekers should research the company. Knowledge of the company reflects ` enthusiasm and interest. It will also enable applicants to ask specific qu;stions about the company during an interview and tailor every cover letter to the job in which you are applying. Do not rely on electronic submissions of applications. Recently an abundance of job search websites have seemingly made thejob search a mere few clicks away. Monster.com and Hotjobs.com, among others, offer tips and connect employers with prospective employees. But the old- to get that dream job. Perhaps the most important tip forjob seekers is to exercise patience. Understand that the high-paying, private office job is not just going to happen; glamourjobs are not as plentiful as they used to be. The best way to make it to the top is to gain experience, and that may take time. Finding a job is both exciting and challenging. 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Much to the aggravation of students, Wilkes University did not "officially celebrate" this day with the cancellation of classes. However, regardless of whether non-white students. Ask yQurself, isthis whylcametowilkes? Does this school reflect nearly the same composition of your high school? Some of you may be able to Here's your chance to express your opinions. Whether it's about Wilkes University, the city of Wilkes-Barre, or the nation, here's your opportun.ity. Write a letter to the editor, and let the community know how you feel. 7lfoe Beczco# does reserve the right to edit or not print any article submitted due to space constraints. However, letters to the editor . are a welcome addition. A111etters can be sent : to Beth Ros,enberg, Editorial Board chair, at : rosenbem@wilkes.edu or . wiikesbeacon @ hotmail.com. : ® You might come to learn that a stereotype is just that, a stereotype. It appears obvious thatplacing someonein a ` category such as poor or ignorant based on the sole feature of their skin color is : wildly inaccurate, but can we gave a famous speech about a dreain he envisioned. say wi\th 100% validity that we don't do this? Although he was a celebrated public speaker Dr. King was an avid freedom fighter who battled with the United States and our society, especially the South, for equal rights. He served as a center to a powerful force that demanded blacks be given the same rights and respects as the whites who Now is the time to educate yourself. It's+time to break free from what you once might have seen as normal and forget soine of the things your grandparents and parents always told you. Take this opportunity to invest time in others and in their lives and in their backgrounds. presently dominated our society. King unified young and `o,ld, blacks'and whites to re-see Stereotypes are wihat we all feed into, because they're easy. The less you learn about others the more ignorant you are about the world, the higher American culture as inclusive while simultaneorisly advocating a non-violent approac-h to civil disobedience to Say that integration was nec'essary. your ignorance the greater number of stereotypes you feed`into keeping them alive for I According to Wilkes University Admissions office the Wilkes student body is currently comprised of 5.15% Feel like you'v6 got something to say? person that looks different from you. You're wrong. Hopefully everyone at \ this University i§ educated enough to know that Martin Luther King Jr. was more than some guy back in the day who children shotlld be able to play together and attend school with one another. When would we as a society eventually find flaws in our `segregated culture? Surely, integration would have been attained by now, some forty years later, or would it? that5.15%.are individuals who many never bother to associate with. Unfortunately, having a class or two or three with someone of a different race isn't going to teach you anything when it comes to the "real world" of integrated cities and work- Letters to the Editor places. Maybe youjust don't think that you could take anything away froin creating a friendship and really knowing a you attended classes or went to work this past Monday, did anyone take anyiime to wonder why this day exists at all? Moreover why it should mean anything to us? What if Martin Luther King Jr. had not led the battle for equal rights and fought for integration? He believed that all ` JANUARY 24 say outright that yes, you came to Wilkes in part (a very small part of course) because when you visited campus and took a good look around, whatyou saw gave you comfort; the people resembled the same types of people you were accustomed to interacting with. Others may take.offense and immediately think how you wou`ld never look at something so insignific.ant as race in deciding whe`re to attend college. Your subconscience may disagree. The students who are part of generations to com.e. This is exactly how they came to us. Expand your mind before it's time to inadvertently spoon feed your ideals to your children. `` I refuse to accept the view that mankind is so tragically bountd to the starless midnight Of racism ahd war that the daybreak of peace and brotherhood `can never become a reality." - Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. "Many people will walk in and out Of your life, but onoy true friends will leave 1 footprints in your heart." - Eleanor Roosevelt,. ��JANUARY 24, 2002 FEATURES Sciencecontinuedfrompagel / any given year, they can choose not to in their visit. pass it. The state can reduce the funds, oi increase the funds. It's up to the state to make that decision. However, we believe that there is enough support, and that it will be around for a long time." \ According to Terese M. Wignot, Associate Professor of Chemistry and Director of science in Motion, funding for Science in Motion was first received in March, 2001. Preparations for the labs were made over the 2001 summer season. Science in Motion offers over thirty chemistry labs, and over Nesbitt said, "If a teacher calls me and asks me to do one lab for one period, I ask them to solicit other tea~chers in their school to see if there is something else I could do while I'm out there." Nesbitt added that both the local high schools ahd Wilkes University benefit from Science in Motion. ``Students learn how to use equipment that they never used before, and it also keeps the student more interested in the`_ subject. Science in twenty biology labs. Tom Nesbitt, Mobile Educator of Someexamplesof Science in Motion(Beacon Photo/ Adam Polinger) chemistry labs include caffeine determi nation, the University. Also, using the van (with the Wilkes logo on it) and going out to all of these schools is a pH readings of household materials, and UV analysis of sunscreen lotions. Some biology labs include DNA fingerprinting, DNA extraction, and surveying microorgan- great marketing tool for the University," he said. isms. Shermnn Hills Aputmerits are the Best-Looting alf iordab_le apQ[rineuts in Wi.lk6s-Barre Motion benefits Wilkes because it gives new experiences for the faculty here, and it brings grant money to Although Science in Motion has just begun, Wignot would like to see the Nesbitt said, "A huge variety of labs are offered to these students. Among the labs that we offer, the teachers choose which lab they want. If a teacher`chooses a lab that.we don't offer, then they need to let uS know. If we have interest in that lab, then we' 11 just make it a point to offer the lab, unless there is some over-riding reason as to why we can't offer it. Our purpose is to serve what the teachers want us to do." Nesbitt mentioned that Science in Motionwouldperformlabexperiments-for several classes while at that school. Science in Motion usually visits just one school in the allotted time, however, the program involve Wilkes University biology and chemistry secondary e-ducation majors in the future. Wignot said, "I would like to see our secondary education maj,ors in biology and chemistry actually go out with the mobile educator to the high 'schools and help in the actual classroom setting. We haven't gotten that far yet, but I would like to see that happen." Wignot also mentioned that Mr. Peter Stchur, retiring Chemistry teacher for thirty years, will bejoining the Science in Motion team on January 28, 2002, as the Chemistry Mobile Educator. program is not-designated to just one class REs#3#s#s#ass##s#Its#.ifeF35#REF#5##.33#as33#Efxp # RE !#S%§EN.mRE,&§£ffi!£ffic#§i¢£ff#S 4RE # # # . i.`.: I...i.., I & 2 BEDROOM APARTMENTS iAVAILABLE *Cenlrnlly Located *Public trqnsportutit}n *Carpe'lng *Coxplele Hitch eMis *Garboge Diaposqt +Laundry-Facllllles *21-Hour Maintenance Service *Frast Free Rofrlgerator -A ir Conditioning &(ffifa E"¥iflg: E¥¥B ngtt8 fflE#aeE¥aese ', Rent is based on 30% of adjusted income in aceordancc with HUD'S Section 8 Housing Progr`an E#B#s£ ENE \- i-.£`..as us.I. :.RE*£..RE.#..as.§ ass 5*' ..Sut.. `.-ST.` .-,. 300 Parkview Cjrc]e Wilkes-Barre. 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Befor6 taking over "The Daily Show" Stewart worked as both an actor and a creative consultant on "The Larry Sanders Show," and was even scheduled to take over the lead role until the last moment when HBO studios made seller lists including theIVcw york ri.meg. To top things off he also wrote a bock eT[hiled Naked Pictures Of Famous ` public relations company, Ogilvy PR Worldwide, responded by stating, "Stewart P;ap/e. This is not a mere book `of comedic ramblings, but rather a collection of was simply too busy to do much stand-up anymore, but now that he has a break, he's humorous "what if" essays. Raved by both Entertairment Weekly. and Elle, Ndeed going to go back to his roots in front of the Pz.cJwres has also appeared on many beststage." politics to entertainment. Now he's making a very rare s'tandup appearance at the F.M. Kirby Center bringing the humor live and close to home. The show start*omorrow night at 8 p.in. Although tickets are still available, they are going fast and are expected to sell out by the timer of the show. A New Jersey native, Jon St6wart is considered one of America's top social and comedic voices. Virtually pulling "The Daily Show" out of the gutter, Last minute tickets tb the show can still be ordered at www:ticketmaster.com, but i`t is advisable to order directly from the F.M. Kirby Center (570) 823-4599. Photo courtesy of: www.geocities.com/ hugabear79/jon.html a decisio-n to pull the show off the air. Stewart has also been in a few movies, Stewart has proven himself as one of the top modern comics of our time. However, he is not one to come out Tj_ __i , ____1 playing smaller roles Interstate Blood & Plasma, Inc. Advocates Diversity BY DALE HELLER Beacon Staff Writer Students from Wilkes University's Multicultural Student Coalition will present Lorraine Hansberry's classic drama A R&j.si.« i.# ffac Sw# in the Edward Darling, Jr. Theatre of the Dorothy Dickson Darte Center for the Performing Arts, located on the corner of South and West River Streets, Wilkes-Bqarre. Opening night is Friday, January 25, 8 p.in. with an additional evening performance on January 26. A matinee will be held January 27, at 2 p.in. Admission is free and the show is open to the public. The story follows the emotional trials and tribulations of the struggling black Younger family, whom live together in a small, cramped apartment. The matriarch is th-e strong Lena'` ' Younger, played by Belinda Tabron of Wilkes-Barre. Her son Walter ` Lee, played by Jermaine Hinkle of Flint, MI, always has a scheme for more money, and daughter Beneatha, played by Rajitha Devadoss of Binghampton, N.Y., dreams of being a doctor.. Walter Lee's family includes his wife, the` stable yet still fragile Ruth, played by Tila Paris Angley of San Francisco, CA, and his daughter, the ever-optimistic Tasha, played by Jessie Hooke,r of Wilkes-Barre. With, five people in one apartment, things heat up as Lena is about to receive an insurance check from the death of her husband and, of course, everyone has a different idea for how to use the money. Lena decides to buy a larger home to provide her family with a better life. The home, how~ever, is in an all-white By Donating BIood Plasma at Interstate Blood & Plasma, Inc. • 4 1 South `Main Street Wilkes-Barre, PA 18701 neighborhood. All is fine until a resident of the new community, Karl Linder, played by Paul E. Mitchell of . Lewistown, pays the Younger family a visit. "This production .is a very CHILDREN ARE odR FUTURE PLEASE HELP THOSE IN NEED exciting event for our community," says Gina Z. Morrison, Coordinator of Multicultural Affairs for Wilkes University. "We are very • Hemophil.Iacs . Burn Victims •Sfrockvicfims.TransplantRecipients proud to bring this classic once again to the Darte Theatre. Many • Chemotherapy patl.ents people don't realize that it was performed here in 1968, directed by AI Groh, whose support has been instrumental in putting. together the current.production. Certainly, recent events make us realize that we need to examine diversity on a deeper level, just as we did in 1968. This Play isjust what we need now." a T±cketsfor ~AL Raisin in the Sw# are free but must be reserved by contacting the box office at 57Oro84540. PLEASE CALL FOR DETAILS (570} 823-4119 ` �12 ARTS~& ENTERTAINMENT Earl Lehman: Beyond the the artwork further. BY TARA DESROSIERS Beacon. Staff Writer The 46 paintings \in The Sordoni Art Gallery is currently featuring Earl Lehman: Beyond the View, a collection of paintings. The works of art will be displayed until Feb. 24. Lehman notes that the title Beyond the View was taken from his future sister-in-1aw's song "Look Beyond the Vlew." He describes his Lehman's show can be categorized as impressionist or abstract. The abstract pieces employ a variety of colors, textures, and materials. This variety adds fe`eling and depth. The impressionist style paintings represent a feeling of getting away or escaping from everything. Jill Ford' a freshman communica- . tionsmajor, v works at the gallery as an attendant. paintings as "having voices „They- [the of their own and speaking on many levels at once about things I know or try to under- Earl Lehman: Autumn,2001 stand.„ Lehman lives and paints in Jessup and is a graduate of Kutztown University. He has exhibited his artwork both locally and along the East Coast. He is also invblved with v NEIU19:whichallowshimtogo into classrooms throughout N.E. PA and teach children art appreciation. The centeapiece of the collection is a painting of a spring field in bloom and invites the viewers into the gallery to explore paintings] are colorful and very scenic paintings. They aren't smooth though. The paint is really thick," Ford said. Brianna Harrin, another gallery attendant, added,"They're re,ally not my style but they are interesting. Some of the paintings look like stuff was just thrown on there but it also gives you a feeling of actually seeing something." The Sordoni Art Gallery is open seven days a week from 12 i.in.to4!30p.in.Admissionisfree andthepaintings willbeon ¢ display until Feb. 24. On January 24th in Entertainment History: 1941 - The adventure film, "High SieITa," starring Humphrey Bogart, opened i,n N6w York. 1942 -"Abie's Irish Rose" first aired on NBC radio as part of "Knickerbocker Playhouse." 1970 - Robert Moog intrbduced his "Mini Moog" synthesizer, suitable for concerts and costing `$2'OcO. ~ 1998 i The soundtrack album for "Titanic': hit number one on Bz.JJboard's charts and kept its position for 15 weeks. *All Of the above facts were provided by uselessknowledge.com. JANUARY 24, 2002 ���JANUARY 24, 2002 SPQRIS ColonelsFallinMayor'sCupTilt BY KEVIN SICKLE Beacon Sports Editor The Wilkes men's basketball team hosted the King's College Monarchs at the Marts Center Wednesday night for a Mayor's Cup battle, but they weren't exactly welcome guests. King'sjumped out to an early lead and never looked back, handing the Colonels their fourth confer•! they shotjust 37.5 percent from the floor and33.3percentfromtheline. Followinghalftime,theColonels began to eat away at the Monarchs' lead. Sophomore transfer Phil Bonczewski scored five straight for Wilkes and fellow sophomore Dave Plisko hit a three to cut the King's lead to 13 at the 1.6:51 mark. King's was then able to exchange baskets with the Colcmels, never allowing them to get closer than I 1 the rest of the contest. Hobbs continued to Pace the Monarchs. finishing encelossbya70-59 tally. . The win improves the Monarchs to 14-4 overall and 4-3 inthe Freedom Conferehce. Wilkes drops to 9-7 overall and 3-4 in the c.nference. After a pair of missed Wilkes free throws, King's got athree-pointerfromBrian Horgan. With no sco-ring over F}on Mclntyre goes up the next minute-plus, King's for the tipoff .(Beacon with 18 points. Wilkes, however, wasn't going to let the game end in a blowout.. With 2:20 left to play and down 21, freshmen John Yanniello and Ryan Milford helped make the score respectable as they combined for 10 jumped ahead four before Photo/Adam Pal inger) points. ,Their effort was too sophomore Dave Plisko hit late, as the Colonels were handed the 70-59 from behind the arc to cut the lead to one. defeat. , This would be as close as they would come The Colonels were lead offensively by the \Iiest of the game. Bonczewski. who finished with 18 points. The two teams then seesawed back Pliskowasalsoind`ouble-digits,finishing and forth over the next 10 minutes until the with 13. Senior Ron Mclntyre had a solid Mbnarchs began to pull away. -Kasim defensive game, finishing with five defenHolloman and Dennis Hobbs lead th6 ` - . sire rebounds (seven total) and six blocks. King'sattack,condiningfor28-first-half King's was paced by Hobbs. 18 and points to push the halftime score to 46-27. Holloman's 17. Horgan and Jamar Stokes Wilkes was dominated on the boards, finished with 12 and 11 points, respectively. beingqut-rebounded27-ljinthefir§t Wilkes will be back on the court frame.` The Monarchs also held an 11-5 Saturday `as they travel to Madison, New edge on the offensive glass. Poor shooting Jersey to play FDU-Madison in a Freedom plagued the jEColonels in the first half as Conference tilt beginning at 3 p.in. _,,,I,,,,*- -I-_=i s £Teffifpeb¥#I 15 . - ___ Wrestlers weep `at Home Colonels defeat Albright and Uisinus in tri-meet BY KEVIN SICKLE Beacbn Sports Editor The Wilkes University grapplers came out with t-wo victories Tuesday night as they hosted Albright College and Ursinus College in a tri-meet. The Colonels defeated the Lions of Albright 44-12 in the first Muscarella, senior Jason Hills, junior Jed Starner, sophomore Jon Jamison, and senior Scott Henshaw. Freshman Andrew Helms wonbytechnical fall in his l84-lb. match to " cap the Wilkes run. Fleisher won by pin-fall in his second match, giving Wilkes the early advantage over Ursinus. Mayerfollowed with a decision and Muscarella made it three straight for the Colonels as he won by major decision over Mike match and then downed the Ursinus Bears 26-14 to cap off the meet. Ursinus defeated Albright40-12inthe Photo courtesy of www.wilkes..edu second contest. With the wins, the Colonels upped Cox at 133. Ursinus fought themselves back their record to 13-8 in dual matches this season. , They have now won seven of their last eight matches. JuniorCoryFleisher-begana Wilkes run of seven wins to open the Albright match as he wonby decision at 285 lbs. Freshman Jeremy Mayer followed with a pin of Albright's Dustin Simcoe in the 125 match. The Colonels then got forfeit wins from sophomore\ John into the match after three straight decisions, cuttingthe Wilke§ lead to 13-9. `Henshaw put an end to the Bears' Streak with his second victory of the night and Wilkes took the rinal two matches by decision to put the match away. Freshman Rex Harris had a major decision at 184 and , fellow freshman Andrew Helms took his match at 197 by a score of I I -6. �Sunday, .Jan. 27 Today, Jan. 24 "A Raisin in the Sun" -DDD, 2 p`.in. Ski Club trip to Montage. For info. call x4456. NFL Championship Weekend starting at 12:30 p.in. Club Period 11 a.in. - 1 p.`m. Friday, Jan. 25 I Free Movie Night - Cinemark Theaters "A Raisin in the Sun" -DDD, 8 p.in. Tickets need to+ be reserved in advance. Saturday, Jam. 26 "A Raisin in the Sun" - DDD, 8 p.in. Women's and Men's Basketball at FDU-Madison, 1 and 3 p.in. Wrestling -at WaynesburgL, 1o a.in. Monday, Jam. 28 Woinen's Health Nigh_t, 4 p.in. -7 p.in.Make Appointment in Nurse's Office Men's Basketball -at Lincoln, 7 p.in. Tuesday, Jan. 29 ln the distance, President Gi]mour speaks at his Inauguration.(Beacon Photo/Adam Polinger) Club Period 1 1 a.in. - 1 p.in. Wednesday, Jan. 30 Student Government Meeting Hiscox Meeting Room, 6 p.in. Women's and Men's Basketball -vs. Lycoming, 6 and 8 p.in. Wrestling -at college of New Jersey, 7:30 p.in. Tfoe Beoco# welcomes notices of events. Publicize. . .it7s free ! J` � 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 2002 January 24th Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2002 January 24 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/80f7aa3431b395811483835358c1ff45.pdf bbbfe30f9bb1886e22113bbab8ecb562 PDF Text Text * December6, 2001 Volume 54 Issue 11 www.wilkeshe€~icon.coin T][EZE NEW.S 0F rTTODAY REPORTT=D BY r[TH T0tTRNATLTSTS 0F TOMORRI>W. Gilmour Settles into Wilkes While lanning Its Future BY JESSICA SKUTACK Beacon Arts & Entertainment Editor He has two first names. One is Joseph the other is Tim. His parents didn't have a name picked out because they thought they were going to have a baby girl. Since his mother was very sick after his birth, his father took the initiative and decided to name his new baby after himself-Joseph E. Gilmour Jr. When his mother`-recovered, she decided that her baby's_ name ;hould be Tim. So when you put the two together you get the President of Wilkes University -Joseph E. (Tim) Gilmour. However, prefers to be called Tim. Despite his simple name and downhome charm, Gilmour comes across as driven and determined, a man with a clear understanding of what a President is supposed to be. "The President of any university serves as an ambassador to the many publics that the un`iversity serves. They have to deal with strategic planning direction of the institution and make sure that it is positioned to serve a population whose needs are always changing. Th?y must also have the ability to attract, build, and support a leadership team or cabinet and serve as the public face of the University," Gilmour said. One of his main concerns is dealing with students even though, to date, most students would say they don't know him. But timing is everything; the President is driven first to complete the strategic planning process by January and then he intends to focus a great deal of his attention on the students. "I would like to have the time to have quality interactions where students` can deal with issues concerning Wilke§ and also the world. I need to have a real feel for how students think and feel," stated Gilmour. With nearly 30 years of administrative experience,Gilmourknows_oftheimportan'ce in a balance betwech understanding students and his regular business of the university. One of the biggest obstacles that Gilmour faced as an administrator came when he was executive assistant to the president at the University of Maryland in his fourth year. Basketball player, Len Bias, died of a ccroaine overdose and Glimourwasappointedcrisis Manager. The story became a national scandal about drug use on campus, arid resulted in the , resignation of the basketball coach. The whole ordeal lasted about a year, with reporters calling Gilmour at home nightly. "If you can learn to deal with that type of adversity, then you can face just about anything," Gilmour said. The President decided that he wanted to become an administrator ih his sophomore or junior year in college. He was very involved in student activities, held various elected offiees,' and was President Tim Gilmour has a lot to smile about, such interested in student affairs. As an as,his inauguration in January'and the unveiling of undergraduate he felt that he had the Strategic Plan. (Photo Courtesy Of university two options: he would either Relations) become a Presbyterian minister or become more excited by their missions than involve himself with student affairs. He regular business organizations. I am much eventually chose the latter. "I have always been attracted to service and educational organizations. I Gilmour continued .on page 13 �2 NEWS DECEMBER 6 Another Fire Hits Off-Campus Residence BY JUSTIN LEWIS Beacon Stuff Writer Three Wilkes students were displaced Sunday, after a fire was repgrted at 316 South River St. The fire originated in the basement due to a faulty furnace. According to Shawn Perrine, a senior Communications student, "I got horrie around 3:00 p.in., and as soon as I opened the door I smelled smoke and it was a lot hotter than normal." Both 316 South River as well as the adjacent building 314 South River St. were evacuated. The fire was contained to the basement `of 316 South River and the only fire damage done was to the baseinent floor. The apartments within the building suffered smoke damage, however, in the basement of 316 South River Street a ruptured sewer pipe was reported as well as a reported gas leak in 314 South River Street. The Wilkes-Barre Fire Department closed 316 on Sunday and the city then closed both sides on Monday. The residents can currently enter and retrieve items they may need only until dusk, but they are not permitted to live there rintil further notice. Perrine said, "This is an inconvenience for me because instead of walking to and from school I now have to drive to a friend's, where none of my things are. I can'tjust go home eat, watch television and an hour later do some homework." _ \ Sam Wolfe the owner of both 314 and 316 South River Street said, he allowed the residents of 314 to go back into their apartments as of Tuesday afternoon. Wo|fe later said, "We are doing our ve-iv best to get these residents back in a~s soon as possible." Plans for a Face-lift of the TV Lounge BY ADAM POLINGER Beacon Photo/Graphics Editor . The savitz Tv lounge, on the second floor of the Henry Student Center, is s.cheduled for a face-lift next semester. The Multicultural Student Coalition (MSC) is funding the ART 398 mural painting class under the instruction of Associate Professor of Art, Sharon Bowar. Although many colleges and uni-versities have a multicultural lounge, Wilkes does not so the MSC proposed that the Savitz lounge be used as One. Members world with symbols of religion in between of MSC approached the Savitz family and received permission to use the lounge. them. Bowar is producing some preliminary The idea for the mural was developed drawings to show the class, but the class is doing all the work. "The r6om will still be by Rachanee Oeller, a senior theater major. Although the room will be renamed the open for use` during the painting," said MulticulturalLounge,itwiillstillbeopento 86war. The last time the mtlral painting class everyone. "[This] won't change the use of the room," `said Gina Morrison, Coordinator was offered was spring semester of 2001. ofMulticulturalAffairs. At that time the class painted the mural that The mural will be composed of now graces the ca`fe in the Farley Library. various panels four to five feet wide. It will The mural in the TV Lounge will be circle the room. Each panel will illustrate a completed by the end of the spring 20Q2 landscape from different regions around the semester. &E Editor ohm Broody orts Editor �DECEMBER 6, 2001 I 3 10NAL &NAT 10NAL AOL's Chief Hxecutive Plans to Step Down BY SALLIE HOFMEISTER AND EDMUND SANDERS I|}s Angeles Times In a move that stunned the entertainment + world, Gerald Levin announced +Wednesday that he would retire in May as chief executive of AOL Time Wamer Inc., the world's largest media company. Levin's successor will be his longtimedeputyRichardParson5,53,who becameco-chief operating officer in January 2000 as partofTimewamer's mergerwithAOL. Levin chose Parsons over Robert Pittman, former American Online president, who shared the COO title since the Time Wamer's landmarkmergerinJanuary. Parsons, 57, is considered a logical choice because of his years of managementexperience,hisroleasaconciliator, and as a deal-maker within Time Wamer for a decade. TheformerpresidentofDime Bancorp, Parsons is one oi the highestranking blacks in corporate America. He recently turned down a high-level jobs in the Bush administration. But Parsons will take over a company that is battling a complicated merger and a huge sluinp in advertising. Parsons is now in charge of content~divisions such as Warner Music and the Wamer Bros. studio, while Pittman oversees subscri`ption businesses such as Time Warmer Cable, magazines such as Time and Sports Illustrated, and cable and broadcast `channelsincludingcNN,TBS,Home86x Office and the WB . Pittman, 47, also receives a promo' tion in the restructuring. Pittman will qu become the company's sole chief operating officer and will assume an expanded role as all divisions report to him in an effort to streamline its management structure. Levin's resignation came as a surprise to Wall Street, top executives within AOL Time Wamer and to other mediamoguls,comingonlyqyearafterhe orchestrated the $99 billion merger between the world's largest Internet service and the most powerful entertainmentcompany`. Analysts agreed that both Pittman andParsonsarewellqualifiedforthejobs theyreceived,yetcharacterizedLevin's retirement as a loss to the company. "It's a big loss," said Jessica Reif Cohen, an analystatMerrill`Lynch."Thetimingis not ideal because they are very much in the midst of a transition. Jerry has ,been the strategic visionary." Levin's leadership transformed Time Inc. from a magazine company to the world' s largest entertainment conglomerate, was unusually introspective in describing his decision. "I have a history of surprising people,"saidLevin,62,whowillcelebrate his 30th anniversary at the company when he retires. "Who I am and why I'm here (on Earth) can' t just be for this company. I am not all that I appear. I need toreclaimmyidentity.1'maboutto demonstrate the real me." People close to the him say that Levin has never fully recovered from the brutal 1997 slaying of his son, Jonathan, apublicschoolteacherinNewYork. After his son's death, Levin inserted a clause in his contract, allowing himtoexitbeforeitexpiredin2003.He was required to give the company six months notice, and said he exercised this option as soon as it became possible. His associates also say the September terrorist attacks had a particularly profound`effect on Levin, who since then has spoken passionately about.the company's role as a publ`ic. trust first, and amoney-mckingmachineforshareholders second. * GRAPHCS COURTESY 0F www.aol.coms �DECEMBER 6, 2001 NEWS Chaucer Recreated: Learning By Performing - BY LAURA BRODY students may either prepare a dish following a recipe used in medieval times or bring in something simple from that time such as a loaf of bread. The Chaucer cla~ss isn't getting off too easily, though. Part of their final is a written exam that will be taken on Friday, Dec. 7. "We still have to take a test for Beacon Stuff Vvriter With finals week rapidly approaching, students are preparing to take written exams to show the information they have learned all semester. But a written exam isn't the only way to demonstrate what students know. Dr. Sally Bormann, Assistant Professor of English, has found an alternative means of testing. part of the exam. But this proj-ect gives us a chance to be creative and takes a little of the pressures off finals week," said Bridgette Petro, JuniorEnglishmajor. "This project grew out t English 340: Studies in Chaucer is a class that reads and discusses the works of Geoffrey Chaucer, a wiriter from the 14th century. His most famous work is "The Canterbury Tales," a story of \\ of a student's suggestion that gained momentum in class discussion. In addition many archetypal characters making a to more traditional elements, like papers, exams, and presentations, I asked students to choose ways to add a multimedia or multidisciplinary project to the course," pilgrimage to Canterbury. Dr. Bormarin's "Studies in Chaucer'.' class will ineet on their scheduled : final exam date, but it won' t be for a traditional exam. Each student will assume . the role of one of the characters in Chaucer's stories. The student is required to research his or her character and be said Bormann. TL`r She added, ``Tina Baigis, who had been working on a research paper about food and eating customs in descriptions of the pilgrims in the prologue to `The Canterbury Tales,' suggested we ho.ld a medieval feast. "The class decided on characters prepared to talk about him/her. Students will come ih costume and recite lines from any of chaucer's works in Middle English. In addition, each student is responsible for bringing in a medieval food. The should draw out of a hat to impersonate in discussions at the dinner table. Students decided for themselves, with some class discussion, what foods, `array,' and opinions would be appropriate for their character," said Dr. Bormann. "This is a very good way to test our overall knowledge of Chaucer and his time," said Megan Strasburger, Senior English, Secondary Education, and Psychology major. "As I toid the sthdents, allegory and symbols work quite well for the 1390s and medieval studies. Minimal, emblematic gestures in costume and food are sufficient if the rati.onale for them demonstrates good engagement with the texts and period," said Dr. Bormarm. "I think this project is a good way to incorporate history of Chaucer's time into the final. It's something that appeals to different leaming styles," said Jennifer Bromfield, Senior English Secondary Education maj or. This project gives students an opportunity to be creative and show their knowledge in their own way. 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The girl is one of several prostitutes who work South Franklin Street and the sHfrounding streets year-round. Wilkes-B are Police Department' s Captain Dessoye of the Special Vice Division claims that prostitutes have shifted from South Main St.reet to the area in which many Wilkes (usually from apother precinct so -no one on the street recognizes them), impersonates a prostitute. She solicits busi- ne.ss from the "Johns," men who pick up prostitutes, and then arrests them under the same charge andpenalty as the prostitutes. These John Sting operations occur only in the summer Dessoye says because "I can't put a female officer out on the streets in 32° weather in a short skirt and tank top, and risk her getting sick. We have limited resources and can' t afford to lose an officer for a week." If the police ever sat on the steps of the apartme`rit buildings where many Wilkes University 'students live, they `would see that the prostitutes walking our streets aren' t from Las Vegas, and they don't wear sexy clothes. They wear multiple layers in the winter, and even in the warmer weather these prostitutes wear jeans and baggy shirts. It doesn't take an ``operation" to find prostitutes. i:::st:htnkFiv§e¥d:Le:ie§¥:1:u:::i::sd Why are the prostitutes there? Accordi'ng to local law enforcement, at least part of the attraction to the South Wil.kes-Barre neighborhood in which so many students reside lies in the atmosphere students create in the neighborhood. Captain Dessoye explains, "With the way that college kids behave, they make it easy for prostitutes to work." He feels that, "Because the kids are bo6zing in the streets and always causing a ruckus prostitutes don't stand out in a crowd. Therefore, it makes it easy to elude police officers." The police admit that it is not the college-aged kids who are soliciting prostitutes. Nor do they do the prostituting. If the students aren't the ones soliciting the prostitutes who walk freely on the streets these students live on (only because they surround. the school that they attend) how can one possibly hold them respon- sible? They are doing nothing but choosing to live in an area where they find themselves amongst their peers, a common factor in many neighborhoods. It is possible however, that prostitutes easily elude officers because the officers at the Police Department aren' t able to outsmart the common prostitute. According to Captain Dessoye if prostitution is detected, the department deals with it in three different Ways. 1) Harass them. Dessoye states, "If I see a prostitute first I have to identify whether I know her. If I do, I harass her, tell her to get off the streets, that I do.n't want to see her out ` here." Therefore, if the t girl is a known prostitute, apparently it's ok. The police let them go with a stem waning. Yikes! 2) Arrest them. Only if ` the police are not familiar with the prostitute, then ::eex:I:.beopLfceek%:#E::d the station they are fined $300 for a third degree misdeineanor. The girl will only go tojail if she has been into the station several times lately "for charges normany related to drugs," says Dessoye. However, if there are no pending charges then the prostitute is free to call her pimp to come pay her fi`nes and go back to work. 3) John Stings. These are warm weather undercover operations in which a female officer, \They are obvious to many who live in the area. Students and long time residents don't have a trained eye; yet everyday they can identify prostitutes and see them working their streets. Maybe if the police would look at the prostitution situation with a logical approach there could be a lot more than the twenty-six prostitution related arrests that the police had in the last year. More common sense should be shown; such as not deliberately trying to make undercover police officers stand out from the rest of the prostitutes, and doing more than harassing known prostitutes. The most si\mplistic answer i; to wear something other than a mini skirt, sit in the background (not in a police cruiser or classic unmarked car) and just wait an hour. The prostitutes will appear, the "Johns" cars will circle, and they will openly make their business~ deals. Prostitution is not a result of college students. Blatant prostitution is a result of the Wilkes-Barre Police Department Special Vice Division not taking the problem seriously but instead pointing the finger at the ever-present college student. g#g #.#SS !5 93gi£ Eith# We Need Your Comments on the Wilkes Strategic Plan Dear Editdr: I want to thank everyone for your active participation in the Wilkes strategic planning process this fall. Your hard work in the first three phases provided just the material those of us involved in writing drafts of the strategic directions document needed. We have, however, been disappointed with the response to the most recent draft, which was posted at http:// course.wilkes.edu/plan/ on 11/19/01. We have received less than ten comments from faculty, students and staff, and we need your help! While we have a long way to go before the strategic directions set in the draft are fully implemented, these directions will bring significant change to Wilkes over the next few years. They include: • Substantial enrollment growth. The plan calls for wilkes to grow from the current enrollment of approximately 2500 fulltime equivalent students to 4000 between now and 2010. About 450 of this growth will occur in our traditional residential program and 1050 in post baccalaureate enrollments. We cannot thrive without this growth because it will provide us with the resources we need to pay competitive salaries, maintain our physical plant and launch new initiatives. • Focus on the sciences and the professions. An institution the size of Wilkes cannot have deep commitm„ents in all dis-ciplines; we need to focus on those areas in which we have the largest potential for excellence and in` which student demand is likely to be the greatest. There will be room for initiatives in the humanitie;, but most of these wiill be focused in the cruc`iar area of general education. • Expansion outside of the Northeast pennsylvania recruiting region. Wilkes cannot thrive in the declining traditional education market in Northeastern Pennsylvania. It must expand its reach to the Mid-Atlantic region and explore new markets for non-traditional students. The growth proposed in the p.lan assumes such expansion. • A strong commitment to assessment for the improve- ment of leaming. While the Wilkes assessment committee is already working in thi`s area, the idea set forth in the directions is that we become and exceptional prac`titioner of assessment. Our sense is that institutions that seek this level of practice will have a genuine comparative advantage in the future. • . A commitment to developing support processes that provide extraordinary service. It goes without saying that Wilkes employees working in support areas have a genuine commitment to service. Nevertheless, the processes that many are saddled with make it very difficult to provide such service. Under the strategic directions document such service will be expected of all support units. • Developing fin-ancial strength.+o sustain itself in the long term, Wilkes will to increase its financial strength through the more efficient use of resources and more aggressive fund raising-increasihg its endowment threefold. Each of these aieas entails significant change for Wilkes and many of its faculty and staff. Before we finish writing the directions document, we truly want your comments so that we can use them in its development. I hope you'll take the time to write me Gilmour@wilkes.edu or to simply send me a note at my office at Weckesser Hall with your input. And please remember, wearelookingforWilkesfamilymeinberswhowouldliketowork on the initiatives defined in the directions document. Feel free to send me your name and the implementation team for which you would like to volunteer, or visit the planning website for direct access to team leaders through email. Sincerely, TinGinoul YburVoicescontinuedonpage9 �7 merica erica Or citieskillsandinjuresinnocent peoplewhilejusticepunishesonly those who are guilty. The vast majorityofpeoplesufferingfrom our actions had nothing to do withseptember'sterroristattacks. Hence, our actions cannot be justifiedinthisway. As for the idea that we are makingtheworldsafer,two questions arise. One is whether it ismorallyjustifiabletocausegreat ham in pursuing this goal. It's difficult to produce a decent argumentforthatconclusiQn whenitisse6'nthatwearekilling inno6entpeoplein6rd.erto BY -its;st-ou DR. LINDA Professor PAUL Of Philoso|)rty protectirinocentpeople.Akindofmoralvertigoresultsher`e. The argument becomes evenmoreproblematicwhenwe "Before seeking revenge, ask, "How does one increase first dig two grav-es," say the safety?Canonedoitbykilling Greeks. While the U.S. claims not off eneinies?" The evidence of tobeseekingrevengeinAfghani- -historysaysthisextremely stan,ouractionslooklikerevenge popularstrategydoesnotworkin andarelikelytohavesimilar thelong_run.Ifitworked,the results. We claim to be pursuing worldwouldbeafarmore' moralgoals,justiceandgreater peacefulplacenow. safetyfromterrorism,butweare So what should we do? failingndserablyineach. Increasing safety is a good goal. Canthisbeachievedinmorally justifiablewaysthathavelongterm effectiveness? Allthegreatspiritual traditions have taught that hatred is never appeased by hatred, but only by kindness and compassion. This means the only truly effective strategy for ending equanimityundertoinre,Asoka tockupPuddhistpracticeand publiclyvowednevertoengagein warfare again. He tried, through altruis!icaction,tomaketheworld abetterplace,establishidg attacks by ~those who hate us is to makemorefriends.and fewer enemies, a strategy often seen as utopian,i.e.unrealistic.Butisit? As individuals, we knovy medicalandveterinaryclinic;, diggingwells,abolishingcapital punishment, and advocating respectforhumanlife,animallife, hamfromsomeon;wehatedoes -not lessen our negative feelings toward that person. On the other \ hand,itisquitedifficultto continue hating someone who, overtime,tcke§realpainstobe kind and helpful. What happens if triis is adopted at a national level? The-b6stexamplecanbe found in King Asoka, an emperor in India during the third century C.E. Asoka inherited kingdoms wonbyhisfather\andgrandfather at the cost of great, bloody wars. He6eganhisrulefollowingin their footsteps. Inspired, how- . ever,byamonkwhomaintained and a diversity of opinions ly including all religions. required. To see triat this is what we need to do, the suffering of the Afghanpeopleneedstobemade real to us. We were bombar¢ed overandoveragainwithimages of. the destruction on September llth,followedbystoriesoffalrilies and loved ones left behind. I want toseeequalair[imeforthosein f lnterestin\gly, neighboring kingdomsdidnotapackduring. Asoka's-reign. No one is certain` whytheydidn't,bu`ttheevidence` is that Asoka successfully used kindness fo create safety and a goodlifeforhissubjects. What does this mean for us? It's a demanding strategy. It requiresself-exahination(asking what we do that causes harm to others and inspires them to hate us),workinghardtou-nderstand other\s (their cultures, concerns, difficulties),andthenactingwith compassion on the insight gained. In Afghafiistan, stopping the bombingandproviding_large amountsofaidisimmediately Afghanistap~imagesofthe destruction of Afghan cities, of searches for dead and wounded Afghanfaltrymembers,of orphanedchildren,women widowed,.refugeesdesperately struggling to-escape. Most of the storiestalkonlyaboutinlitary action, about what is happening with the Taliban, about how power mightbedividedlater,etc.There arenovividimagesofthe sufferingwearecreating. Let's really look at what we're doing in Afghanistan. Then let's consider whether we want to say,"GodbressAmerica"or"God forgiveAmerica."Betteryet,let's act as if we love our neighb'ors as ourselves. Consider justice. Bombing ing chi tnl eas ~startjustalittleearlierthanthe Iwoul¢1iketo`knowexactly BY MALLORY STONE Beacon Staff Writer What is Christmas? Is it the snoworthelights?Forsome'it'sa religiousholiday.Andformanyit signifiesthetimeoftheyearwnen "Santa" comes and brings tons of pre.sents. Whatever Christmas means to you, it should stir up feelingsofsomesort,morethan 1ikelybeingfeelingsOflovefor your family,aloveforthetimeof the year, etc. Christmasisthetimeofthe yearwhen-weshowourappreciaI-_ 1 1 _ __ .,,-, tionandloveforpeoplebygivipg themsomething.It'satimewhen weputupthetree,decoratethe house, and get into `the spirit.' The temperature drops, the snow falls,andthemagicbegins. However,latelyitseemspeople havelostthatideaofChristmas andaretryingtoforceittocome sooner. when Christmas became so commercialized?Whathappened to decking the halls? Or chestnuts roasting on an open fire? Why does no one appreciate the true meaningofChristmasanymore? oth,er stores. The pI?blem arises When all the stores `Tstart to competeandthat"littlebitearlier" adds up and results in Santa Clausesinthe~inallsaweekbefore Well,that'ssimple-becausethe meaningofChristmashasbeen lost in a sea of competition and Profit.unfortunately,theChristmas Season doesn't come with the first snow, or even when lights start appearing on houses anymore.Our-desiretodothebest decorating or give the best gifts has caused the meaning of Christmastobegreatlymodemized...possiblyruined. Ican'tblamethedistortion ofthemeaningofChristmasjust onthepeopleoftheworld.The mainblameshouldbepointedat the greedy businesses. They have realized that they can get an edge dntheChristmasmarketifthey Thanksgiving. That's when the meaningofChristmasislost.We haven't even gotten the chance to givethanksforourturkeyand they have us on Santa's knee, ;milingforapicture. Yetanotherproblemisthe fact that no one respects the meaningofChristmasatall. Christmas isn't stuffed Santa's andSnowmen.Anditdertainly nisn'tfckeChristmastreesand ineans.Isitallthatimportantto rush to the stores the day after blinkinglights.Yet,theshelves Thanksgiving?Isitallthat arestockedwiththismerchandise important to get the lights up and `we as consumers qup to the befoieDecelhoerbegins?Idon't stores to get our shoppin~g done r;allythinkitis.Believeme... as fast as possible, while getting Christmaswillcomeinalldue the coolest new products. Can we time~whenthesnowisfalling, say,"BlackFriday?"...(Forthose the lights are lit, and at the very ` of you anti-shoppers, that's the , least,whenDecemberhasstarted. FridayfollowingThanksgiving It isn't necessary for us to try and that everyone and their mother startit3 weeksearly. , rushes` out to start Christmas Christmas means many shopping) differentthingstomanydifferent We can all sit at our tables people,but1thinkeveryonecan onThanksgivingandcoprplain agreethatitisatimetoembrace abo.ut how horrible the shopping the spirit of the season and show isonBlackFriday,butthefactof~. thematteris,we'11findou\rselve.s in those same long lines we were complaining about. The stores aren't dragging us in again-st our -.`wiill.Consumersjustdon'ttakethe ourloveforfriendsan.dfamily. Noticethat1didn'tincludegiving expensivegifts.thatwerepurchased4_weeksbeforeChristmas in that meaning. Itisri'tthegiftsorhdwearly •' they,were bought. It's the love timetoletthe'Christriasseason getintofullswing. behindthegifts...Thesparkleof Businesses, c`onsumers, and the first snow and the Christmas everyoneinbetweenneedtotake carols being sung. acloserlookatwhatChristmas ���10 DECEMBER 6, 2001 Sophomore Dancers to Perform in The utcracker BYBRIDGETGIINTA togow`ithTheBalletSchoolandperformin DisneyWorld,whichwasagreatexperience,". explains Testa. W.hilemostWilkesUniversity DuringTesta'sfreshmanyearinhigh students are busy working on end of the school, she at_tended Dance by Kempson semester projects or studying for finals, and auditioned for the school's company, KrystalTestaandKimberlyHerbaughcan The 22nd Century Dance Ensemble. After befoundatrehearsalsforBalletNortheast's becoming part of the company, Testa was at production of The Nutcracker. • her dance studio five days a week, for five It is an unusually warm hours each day. Tuesday night in December, "InFebruaryof1999,four not at all like the snowy girls and I were selected from ChristmasEveduringwhich the compan-y to perform in TheNutcrackertakesplace. Cancun at the Caribbean Testa and Herbangh sit down Allegro Hotel. For one week we inthehallwayoftheDegnan danced along with the regular Studio of Dance, which echoes dancers there. It was a great with the laughter of young experience to dance with people dancers and the sound of froin another culture and f'd pointe shoes padding down the corridor. recommend an opportunity like tha-t to Testa and Herbaugh, both sophomore anyone," explains Testa. danceminors-atWilkes,havebeendancing In`addition to dancing in-Disney since the age of three and have competed in World and Cancun, Testa has also comseveral major dance competitions in the petedinmanycompetitions,includingRhee Past. Gold and Star Power. "I like competing. We Testa, who is front Hackettstown, always did well, so that was a plus," she New Jersey, takes her pointe shoes out of says with a smile. her dance bag and begins .to tie the ribbons `Herbaugh,fromEndicott,NewYork, Beacon Staff Writer as she explains her background in dance. '"I've studied dance with Diane's School of Dance, The North Jersey School of Dance Arts,TheBalletSchool,andDanceby Kempson. 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The organization, which is Advised by Dr. DeborahTindell, has been working hand-in-hand* with Step-By-Step, a` local agency that assists mentally retarded and disabled individuals who are livingontheirownwith.daily routines such as boarding a bus or balancing a budget. The club is planning s-everal field trips over the next few months, with the hopes to gain a variety of insight and knowledge through experience. This past weekend, seven members of the Psychology Club took part in the first ever "Wilkes University/Step-By-Step Day of Caririg." The students volunteered their time at one of the homes, painting the home and visiting with the residents. "The students helped Step- Tindell, who is on the board at Step-By-Step, was one of the people who came up with the idea of combining the students with the agency. She feels it will both educate the students and help elinrinateprejudice. "There is a lot of prejudice /,, in society towards individuals with mental illnesses. There is a misconception that `they are~ dangerous' or `a burden on society," she said.- "I think we need to educ`ate the public, and we can stir with the students. One day they will be community members, and if they have a better understanding there won't be any prejudices," she added. Togoalongwiththis service, the Psychology Club will be taking a trip to the Clark Summit State Hospital, where they will have yet another chance to workwithmentallyillindividual;. "This trip will be very educational for us because, unlike in the classroom where we can only read about and discuss issues, we will be exposed to some of the disorders through human interaction," said Holly Shiber, juniorpsychologyclubMember. "The patients will also benefit by Beacon Features Editor and Staff Writer began as a class project and has expanded upon it in other classes. "In a graphics course, the Dr. AnthonyKapolka, Assistant Professor of Computer Science, is a busy man who needs a reason to do anything Outside of his career. "The work load as a students took standardized map data and made them three dimensional. They used the GPS of cars to put the data in real time which allows a user to find information on-line in real time. BY BETH A. WEIR and MARK WEIR professor is always fairly great and the field of Computer Science is always changing. If I do anything extra, I want it to be something with the students." In light of this, Kapolka integrates some of his extra activities with his classes. He is an amateur radio ope,rator. "I have integrated this hobby with a freshman foundation class, which is involved in building a near space ,satell'ite. Essentially, a nearspace satellite is a balloon that is equipped with transmitting and receiving radio equipment and a parachute for recovery. The students seem to enjoy the activity." By-Step by taking the time to volunteer their efforts, and at the halving students_ visit them during same time, the students were the holiday season," she added. benefited because they were able The Club is planning many to get a better understanding of more visits to th6 homes through people with mental retardation and Step-by-Step, along with a trip to mental illnesses," said Tindell. Then,earlierthisweek,twio Boston ove`r the spring break for the Eastern Psychological more students, Megan Strasburger, Psychology Club Vice Association Convention, and a stop by the` Chase Prison in President, and Tracey Horrocks, Dallas' PA. Psychology Club President, The Psychology club will be visited one of the homes and working hard and spending a baked cookies with the residents. Strasburger feels the time spent good deal of time on -the road, but the educational experience is well with the residents will teach her worth it. ``These experiences give things that she wouldn't be able us a good perspective of the kind to lean in the classroom. "These activities benefit of jobs that entail taking care of us greatly because they let us see people with certain psychological hands-on what` the different areas problems and mental challenges. Also, it shows psychology of psychology involve. By doing students that th_ere are good these types of activities we will internship and career opportunigain a better und_erstanding of I ties in our area," said Brian Walter, what we w`ant to do later in life," Strasburger said. juniorpsychologyclubwiember. Cancun, Jamaica, Bahamas, & Florida. Book Early & get free meal plan. Earncash & Go Free! Now hiring Campus Reps. 1-800-234-7007 On the other side of the spectrum, Kapolka has taken what It's a hope that this systein will one day be produced for people to Dr. Anthony Kapolka and his two children are currently learnihg Chinese. (Beacon Photo/Archives) much time with my family as children are leaming the Chinese language. "I think it is important that they learn this language because it is predicted that by the year.2010Chinesewillbethemost widely used language on the internet. They seem to be enjoying the new language, and I possible." do too." use. Ka,polka enjoys teaching at Wilkes University because it keeps him close to his wife and their two children. "Wilkes is the best school in proximity to vyhere my wiife Works. I like to spend as His children are another . factor considered when Kapolka makes decisions~in life. "I believe that the education of children is a parent's responsibility. One way in which I help teach my children is by traveling with them. They see more and learn inore when we travel to new places." Currently he and his ' The Wilkes family has become an added plus to Kapolka's full life. "Wilkes is a nicely sized and well equipped school. It's also imp.ortant that the faculty can vbice their opinions, which we are able to do at Wilkes. Ireallyenjoymyjobandwilkes." �___ ____ _ ------------------- i--*-_-_-ffi.-,i:f=i--I.± DECEMBER 6, 2001¢ FEATURES erfect- Time to Give to the Com BY KRISTEN BRADIGAN Beacon staf f writer It'\s the season to give! As the holiday season approaches, we all can't help but give the perfect gifts to those we hold dear to us. It is also the season in which we tend to give more to those less. fortunate than us. But giving during the holidays shouldn't stop after Christmas. There are many volunteer services in our community that you could get involved in to help better the lives of those in need. When you give 'something, whether it be money or service to help better your community, you not only strengthen the ties within the community, you also-are rewarded with the satisfaction that you helped make a/difference in at i least one life. Wilkes University gets involved in several volunteer services inine wilkes-Barre community. Some include Habitat for Humanity, Kid's Cafe, the MCGlynnLeamingC?nterGiving Tree, Adopt-A-Grandparent, ahd YMCA tutoring to youth. If you want to get involved in any of these services, you could contact Kara Chapple, Volunteer Services Coordinator at Wilkes University, on the second floor of the SUB. Chapple said that the university works with Habitat for Humanity on a regular basis. Habitat designates two aftemoons a week, Wednesday, and Saturday, for students who want to get involved. Currently, students are working on a site on Madison St., inwilkes-Barre. Chabple said, "Students will get involved in general work, nothing too stressful, just some general labor." LilianCoh6n,Executive Director for Habitat for Humanity . said, ``All students who volunteer get great satisfaction from seeing the efforts made when completing a home for a filly. Helping a family be a pat of this community strengthens the entire corrmunity. " Chapple also mentioned that Wilkes will be working with Habitat over spring break week, next semester. Chapple said, ``We're working with Habitat in Louisiana starting in March. It's going to be an altemative spring break trip, and we're going to be there." For those who love to spend time with children, Chapple said that students could volunteer inaprogramcalledRId'sCafe, which is an after-school program for school-aged children in which the volunteers participate in activities with the children. Some activities include leaning about nutrition, helping vyith homework, and working with computers. The :£gLadnr]:Zna:i°a:::;8:tisj:::ditfvaL£.d located in the SUB, near the . fireplace until the end of the semester. Chapple said that the children from the MCGlynn I+eamingCenterwillbenefitfrom `the Giving Tree. SisterMirian, Director of the MCGlyrmLeaning Center, guides the underprivileged children who receive leged. Chapple said that the Commission on Economic these gifts. Opportunity, or CEO, sponsors Sister Mirian the organization. `said, "The idea of giving to others Lisa Staub, Voluntee`r Coordinator for CEO, and Program is in need. We receive when we give. The Giving Tree brings a lot Coordinator for Kid's Cafe said, ``All of the college students who of joy to these young chil-dren." Another volunteer service have volunteered are great role available to the students and models. The youth of today faculty at Wilkes is a program needs that. If you have called Adopt-A-Grandparent. strong role models, then Chapple said that students go to you' 11 form strong relationa nursing home, particularly .the ships, which brings the Heritage House because Wilkes . community together." has close con-tact with them, and As the Christmas participate in activities with the seasori`'approaches, elderly. Some activities may ` Chapple said that students include sharing lunch, reading, or and faculty could contribsharing stories with them. ute to the Giving Tree, which is a Chapple said, "Basically, current project on campus. you want to spend time wit,h that Chapple said the tree contains person because they are often tags stating the gender of the lonely, and they don't get visitors child, along with histher age. All on a regular basis. You're there to you have to do is buy a gift lift their spirits." appropriate for 'that child, and For all of the education drop it off under the tree, wrapped majors at Wilkes, Chapple said of course! The Giving Tree will be unity:tlFF¥# that the university works with the Wilkes-Barre YMCA on an afterschool tutoring program, in which students tutor elementary school,. or Jr. high school students. The tutoring is in all subjects, but math tutors are in high demand right now. Chapple said that the tutor sessions are held roughly three times a week after college school hours, which is usually after 4:00 p.in., or according to the tutor ' s availability. As the `semester approaches its end, Chapple w'ants to emphasize that these volunteer services won't end, with the exception of the Giving Tree. Chapple hopes that students and faculty are aware of the many organizations that need volunteer service, not only during the holiday season, but all of the time. Chapple said, "My goal is to see the spirit of community service awaken here at Wilkes. Community service needs to be done, and we should feel responsible for that. I feel that it's our civic duty to give back, and.to make our presence known in the community." �. „af¥affi n„ >h-+~ JJ ar,J+ 6ngenq#qunee#T#ngffing DECEMBER 6, + 2091 , FEATUR_ESL utcracker continued from page 10 . ,I . . other studios and [the ompetitions] brought my studio's roup members together. I love eing on stage, whether I compete r not." With an affirmative shake of er head, Testa gets up from the oof and says, "Dance has been y life. It's a beautiful art and_I bsolutely love it." Thegirlswalkdownthehall o a large white dance studio with ighceilingsandmirroredwalls. chaikovsky's "Waltz of the nowflckes" floats through the air nd da-ncers, perched on their toe hoes, magically create a snow- # storm out of their graceful movements.- Herbaugh sits down on the floor and begins to stretch as she explai.nshowshecametoWilkes University. "One of the main reasons I came to Wilkes was because of the dance program. I knew a girl from high school that goes here and she spoke very highlyofKristinDegnan,whois the director of the dance program,"explainsHerbaugh. Herbaugh goes on to say that "Kristin's technique in ballet Class is a lot different than what I leaned at home, so her classes give me a challenge in ballet. Here at Wilkes, I get a lot of hours of dance, so I can focus on my technique." At Wilkes, both Testa and Herbaughhave.talfenballet,` modem,jazz,anddancecomposition classes. They also performed in the show last year. ` ' "In the spring performance last year I did a modem piece, a jazz piece, a ballet piece, and a , solo, which was choreograph+ed bymyformerdanceteacherMr. Kempson," says Testa. In September, Testa and Herbaugh auditi-oned for The ' opportunitytoperformon`amore regular basis, which is an opportunity we don?t usually get here at Wilkes.„ Ballet Northeast's producfrom Ballet Northeast because it tionofTheNutcrackerwillbeheld i gives me Something to strive for," ~ at the Wilkes University Dorothy says Testa. 'Herbaugh nods her head ,in Dixon Darte Center for the Perforhing Arts on December 14, agreement and says, "The 15, and 16. Performance times are Nutcrackerisagreatexperience. FridayandSaturdayat7:30pm 1'v6spentmostofmylifedahcing and I'm happy to be involved with and Saturday and Sunday at 2 pin. AdmissionishalfpriceforWilkes TheNut-cracker." University stirdents who present Testaexplains,``1knowI their student ID while purchasing speck for both Herbaugh and I tickets. when I say that dancing with Ballet Northeast gives us the Nutcracker and received roles in the Arabian dance of Ballet Northeast' s Nutcracker. "I like dancing with the girls I+ Gilmour continued from page 1 ore inte-rested in teaching and the experiences of undergradutes,"Gilmourcommentedupon his decision. Throughout his career, ilmour has encountered many ifferent generations of st-udents. first generation was very antiar (Vietnam). Tvyenty years ,ago, he pendulum began to swing ack and students became more ragmatic.Thethirdgeneration an b6 considered Generation X, hofrfelt they didn' t have control vcr their own destiny. The urrent generation is, according `to ilmour,'interestedinengaging he world and in personal suc``As administrators we need to better understand that there are different generations of students. We don't necessarily have to cater`to students' wishes but we should cater to their particular perspectives and th9 objectives inat are set by both the students andthe administration," Gilmour ' There are certain characteristics of students that have not changed over the years. "Things are more 'similar than \different. Students arethey stillare human beings with valid needs and it i.s`' ' still the University's job to rbvide them with a higher ducation so that the'y can get etter jobs and make contributions to the world," Gilmour stated. • ±'` The two majorinfluences on Gilmour ' s administrative career hav*€ been his mentors and his arehting skills. "I have been very Drtunate to have great mentors nd experiences along the way. nd of course a whole lot of fun." f Virtually every boss that ilinour has had also wa`s a great friedd. ``The greatest gift that you criticism -* I+`J from your friends and associates," Gilmour stated. John Slaughter fromtheuniveisityofMaryland taught Gilmour.to keep his eye on the ball` and to trust his instincts. DeanHubbardwasinfluential`in teaching the true basics of being a •___ 5 . --_ Interstate Blood 8i Plasma, Iiw. good leader and president. AccordingtoGilmour however, his greatest mentors were his wife and childien. They taught him more about interaction with other people than anyone else ever could. f `I enjoyed every period .of growth that my children went through. They taught me a lot about patience an`d that people can't grow if you try to control them too much," Gilmour said. He also takes pride in the ` relationship that he maintains with hisfanrily.Ifgivenadayoff ' without any responsibilities he . would choose to spend it with his mother, son, and daughter going to museums and restaurants in ' major cities. "The most important relationships you can have are the ones that you have with your family members. They force you to see yourself as you really are and if you are missing such relationships from your life you are missing out on ari important dimensionoflife,"Gilmourstated lf he couldn' t be with his familyhewouldprobablybe reading a book or working on_ his golfswing.Recreationhowever, isn't on the President's agenda right now as was clear from the chuckle he gave when asked what he would do on a day that didn't involve any work responsibilities. Number one on his priority list is finishing up his strategic planning and figuring out how to make himself more visible to the students. Maybe then a vacation f?fires::fti8a££`.,,C°.¥±S~fprf?+f[fu,{£d&£Ptap°* By Dbria{Ing BIood Plasma at Iriterstate Blood & Plasma, Inc. 41 South Mdin Street Wilkes-Bdrre,PA18701 d# CHILDREN ARE OuR FUTURE PLEASE HELP THOsE iN riEED , • Hemophiliacs . Burn Victims • Shock Victims . Transplant Recipients • Chemotherapy Patienits PLEASE CALL FOR DETAILS (57o} 823rd,1 1 9 �I 290`S. Pennsylvania Bivd . Wilk6s Barre . 829-1131 ""..zi. -.?.'...'±_ # #i`ffir8j.-#.RE# •.3ii!j:££ ffi ffi •..REgas%gtr-.RE •.t.i.iEL;g¥,;.fB!.# •# pffi €" :.. #:RE,I;: J.§> .ii 8 g ': •E j, • ¥ fe!gifng.j#£!.,#: iZ RE `F§ RE ae # ±.. •.. E# +•:i: i.•::: i::,2 •i?. REREhajq{' . .. .` .` ,` .` .` .` ¥ '::::3:::?.:::;;::;::;:::;:: •- .` .. .. .` .` 1` \. ~` ,` ®. ,` ,::::::;i:::;:::;::::i:::: •::: •:.:.•:.: . :. •- , .~ .` .` .. .. -. .` .` +. .. .` .` 1. -` +` .` .` \` ,` ,` ,. ®. ,. 1 •:.:.•:.:.:.:.:':. .:.:.:!:i •,.~.:; i: 3:.:.':. :::. ::•` •::: •: ` -` -. .- .. .. -, .` -I. -` .:.:.: .:.,. ., :: :.RE :. ,': . i;:::. .,. •:.: S: .:. :.:::: .,: :i,. : : :.:.: : ,:.:.: :.•: .:. . �����rffif`r DECEMBER 6 i-`i 'S`g&-##ffiff8#jp rs C!=flRfiH|]ri 19 SPORTS Colonels Fall to Greyhounds BY VVILL MCLAUGIHjIN Beacon Staf f Writer •, . The Colonel's men's basketball team took the floor Saturday night against the Greyhounds of Moravian, eventually losing 88-82. The lead changed hands frequently throughout the first half. Wilkes built a. lead by as many as eight, scoring most of their points inside the paint. Down by one at halftime, the Colonels scored first in the second half on a free-thLow from John Boylan. and a bucket from senior guard Tom Stambaugh. That would be the last time Wilkes would lead the game. The non-conference loss hurt, but Wilkes still has very positive outlook on the season. "If you want to be a good team you have to be able to turn the pa.ge and put the losses behind you," said junior captain Wes Kovach. Wilkes head coach Jeny Rickrode stated prior to the start of the season that, Wilkes "will win by coinmittee." Wilkes tr generated offensive numbers from Stambaugh with 22 points, senior forward Ron Mclntyre with 23 points and ten boards. Kevin Walsh dropped in 12 and After playing a strong game, Colonels fall to Moravian on Saturday. (Photo courtesy of Wi[kes Web Page) pulled down '10 rebounds. Despite the offen;ive efforts, Wilkes gave up 36 points to Greyhound. freshman Brandon Zaleski. "We did not execute defensive'ly and you can't win games against quality teams on just offense," said Rickrode. `Coach Rickrode felt that the inability to stop Moravian'; offensive challenge as ,well as the turnovers in the last eight minutes played key roles in the loss. "Defensively vie were sub par to be winning a game we know we can win," said team captain Brad Sechler. "We will keep working until we find a defense that is good," said coach Rickrode. side ow& BY DAVID DiMARTIN0 Beacon Staff Writer I was going to start this week with a comment on Terry Glenn, but then I had to suspend him from mly column for being a jack@SS...SinceNotreDamefiredBob Davie, every sports show in the World has talked about the Golden Dome and what it has represented to college football with its great tradition and history. The Golden Dome symbol got me thinking about the Wilkes University sports tradition and the fact that our equivalent to the Golden Dome in South Bend is (pause) the Clock Tower. . . It's good to see Mike Richter playing well in net for the Rangers,. and it looks like he will be between the pipes for Team USA in the Olympics, which leads me to this question: Who is the USA goalie watching`toomuchNickatNite...Ithas been reported that Bulls Coach Tim Floyd wants t6 be relieved of his duties as coach. \ Floyd has the worst 6o-aching start in NBA history, 47-182 over three seasons. Somebody needs to be on the Tim Floyd suicide watch. . .A couple of points of interest about the Packers and Jaguars on Monday night: 1. Pack comerback Mike MCKenzie looks exactly like the Predator. He scares thehelldutofme6verytiine1lookathim;2. The Jaguars should be suspended for one entire season for painting a Santa hat on the Jag in the middle of the field; and 3. Whenever I hear Pack tight end Bubba Franks' name called I can't help but think he is in the wrong profession with that name. What I should be hearing is you are now watching the porno TIGHT-END starring Bubba Franks . . . Starting next year, I am demanding .every institution of higher leaming put a`new required course in their going to be in four years? Richt6r is getting long in the tooth. Her is .so old he stoned Zeus ,in the first Olympic hockey shoot-out backin,mythologicaltimes...Philadelphia curriculums, BCS 101. . .During the 1970s, OJ Eagles strong safety` Damon Moore was SimpsonputtheBuffaloBillsfansin* ` ecstasy with his running. Then on Tuescharged last week with animal cruelty for leaving his pet dog in the park_in an effort day moming, the FBI raided OJ Simpson's to get rid Of the puppy. Moore better be ~ house in Florida and took a number of careful. If he blows a few more coverages documents, naming him in a ring of Ecstasy in the secondary, Andy Reid will be leaving drug sales in Miami and South Florida. He fez.a butt tied to a p`ark bench. . .Michael was not arrested, but it leads me to this` Jordan will miss maybe`the next two point; ivhat a great salesman he is. First, Wizards games with a bad knee. I believe' Hertz's Rental Cars, now drugs. Juice, / \, the weight of the NBA media attention is what's~next? Maybe you can combine the wearingouthis'cartilage...IfyQuwould two.` For every rental, custome`rs get a pill of E. You could b'e the Bill Gates ,of E fl#d i:yr:ot:sLidst::::::rT;=tpyr::c¥:::de::i:ge rent-a-cars . . .I' in David D. and I just missed .¥th,€t`r9 ¥ vy {jiE.rid have thi}ugFil \~+„r®Li weF.`.g, . LoW&`(-tjTh:",--«;,`;r-i:;3£-=1. �Today, Dec. 6 The<J wilkes University Opera Workshop presents its fall performance` - Upper Lobby of DDD, 8 p.in. Gold Parking Day Saturday, Dec. 8 Friddy~, Dec. 7 Wrestling - at Kutztown/Montclair 24 Hour Quiet Hours will stat at Midnight for all Resident Students State, 1 1 a.in. Lady Colonel Invitatio`nal - Marts Center, 8 p.ri. Men's Basketball - RIT Tournament Men's Basketball - RIT Tournament Sunday, Dec. 9 Monday, Dec. 10 Wednesday, Dec. 12 Tuesday, Dec.11 't\~ \ Lady Colonel Invitational - Marts Center, 1 p.in. £t?€;`j€j f tr,i?fi+k i`?ffE i"i` i¢;,ii,,5,S¥,i##;:i**i:¥!& th i:*S ¥FT¥£*tdy`'£h if fa£*i+# Laft{j E+i;:5g`i{S:¥f ¥'*} The Beacon elcomesnoticesofevents...publicize,it'_sTree!. J ¥# a '### ¥ :::; ::.a:# `.-i-::..:.-:. ;i:::;::;;;., .-..!!::;-... .,;;: #,*.E#Eof<,rfe.fag I.. A Wilkes Trad ition Uhwind f rom your week of classes at. \ rnayev£ffRE Friday #` +en he a `1 * 1utlon aHa dance the mghi away## dmtoI Evo,, th `, I .-: , . :.-.:: `...:..:::;irirffiffi'fJf....:::.:. :,:Sj-.:-.;,-,..-;:RE-,;i::.:-,-,.,.,-:.,,:..,..-;.,;::.;.,.; • , , ..:.,.:,:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:-..:.: •,;.;,:,::.,.;gr _ I,.. _Fff i ; `` -- . - . .. . es#\i, ¥ i ::::i:-.::,:::.:,:::,, ., isere' .-.--...:.-......:,:¥,.....:.-.-.-..-.:...,....-.;...--....,...¢dex" E¥eeluT`'.!'i¥:*to,rJS`,"a?**"`,``,„ . . .. +#i.. ,#i¥ ... . •36Besth ;pe#ffiffiffiff `....... §ife#ffi.8 8gifet rm For the Under/ ** .,`,.,.,.1`, 21 \ I A -Co V `, \ #..-..-..;.,:::::.- \, \ There's plenty to do in our neck of the Woods 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 2001 December 6th Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2001 December 6 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Newspaper Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Communication Studies Department Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Wilkes University https://omeka.wilkes.edu/omeka/files/original/24808184a5b880a40731be77f37bcc1d.pdf 62b012db043e4fc31b99c69f1cf1f64e PDF Text Text February 16, 2004 Volume 56 Issue 15 ww. wilkesbeacon.co1n THE NEWS OF TODAY REPORTED BY THE .JOURNALISTS OF TOMORROW University Responds to S. Franklin Street Murder BY GABE LeDONNE Beacon Managing Editor Wilkes-Barre and Pennsylvania State Police are still searching for the individual(s) who attacked and shot a woman six times in her South Franklin Street apartment early Thursday, February 12. The woman, who died from the wounds Thursday evening, was identified by WilkesBarre authorities as 42 year-old Sheryl Spiros. Spiros was discovered in her apartment at 292 S. Franklin Street early Thursday morning when fire fighters responded to a small kitchen fire there. The apartment building is located two doors south of the Arnaud C. Marts Center•too close for comfort for many university community members. "When you have something like this, especially so close to campus, it's going to have everybody's hairs raised. It's such a heinous, violent crime," said Chris Bailey, Director of Public Safety. "In response, the university will take whatever measures we can to hopefully reassure that the safety of the campus is not at risk," he added. Bailey explained that immediately after he learned of the murder, he and Jerry Reho, Manager of Public Safety, sent out a community notification through both mass e-mail, and postings across campus. ln addition to alerting campus to the incident, the notification included a description of the car that the assailant was thought to have fled in: Spiros's 1992 Blue-Green Pontiac GrandPrix. Authorities announced over the weekend that the automobile was found on Custer Street in Wilkes-Barre Friday night. Bailey also commented that patrols across campus will be stepped up in response to the incident. "We're going to have at least two to three additional officers just out and about-not assigned to any duty, just doing patrols," he said. As for how long the escalated patrols will last, Bailey asserted that it will "probably coincide with how the story goes; as the investigation continues, we will find out what happened and how it happened and why it happened ... But for the near future, I would say at least one to two weeks. And afterwards, we'll reassess the situation." Bailey added that one advantage in dealing with such a situation is the open source of communication from local authorities. "We have a great connection with the local police department, so information is flowing pretty freely.] would like to believe that we have Red'C~ross Blood Drive. ,rrrt . e eacon/Kristin Ha e This is the apartment in which a 42.:year old woman was shot six times on Thursday, February 12, 2004. No suspects have been implicated in the murder, which has caused concern on the Wilkes campus. as much information as the police can legally release to us," Bailey said. Bailey pointed out that such an incident is further support for the new Use of Force ff§& A IJVilkes student donates blood to the local chapter of the American Red Cross who was on campus Tuesday, February 10, 2004. Tuesday's Blood Drive was the third drive held here on campus, over the course of the 20032004 school year as the University helps to allieviate the stress of a blood shortage in the Wyoming Valley. • Murder Continued on Page 4 Boiler Problem Leaves Wilkes Students Out in the Cold city officials. The number of those in need of sh~lter steadily increased through Tuesday. "On Monday night, some of them needed a place to stay, since the building was officially condemned due to there being· no heat. I spoke with each student to find out if they had family or friends they could stay with or if they needed a hotel room at the Ramada hotel on the square. On Monday night 19 students took us up on the offer of the hotel BY GABRIELLE LAMB Beacon News Editor The ~eacon/Kristin Hake Policy, which would allow Public Safety officers with Act 235 certification to carry pepper spray, batons, and handcuffs. Many Wilkes students were left out in the cold this past Mond~y, February 9, after a broken boiler left the tenants ofan off~ campus apartment building without heat. The potential health hazards of having no heat or residents using inefficient, unsafe sources of alternative heat, eventually led to the building being condemned, and more than 50 Wilkes students were faced with Boiler Problem Conitinued on having to quickly find another place to stay. Page 5 However, Wilkes Univer- . - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - sity officials wasted no time coming to the aid of those Wilkes students displaced by ~ the heating malfunction. Accord ing to Gretchen Yeninas, Index: Director of Resident Life, by the end Monday night, 19 students were housed at the Ramada Inn on Public Square, as others moved in with friends and family for the duration of the investigation by News ...... .. ······ .............................. l-5 Ed. • l 1tona ···•··· ............................... 6-8 Features ..................................... 9-11 Arts & Entertainment. ............ 12-15 Sports .................. ..................... 16-20 Calendar........................................ 20 ----------------------' �2 NEWS FEBRUARY 16 2004 Safety Officers Foil Late Night Theft Attempt at the time." Bailey pointed out, though, that Mark Allen, Dean of Students, is one memthree PSOs eventually responded. ber who serves on the Student Affairs CabiTwo students were caught allegedly try"The pursuit ended when the individual net, and briefly explained the cabinet's puring to steal a couch from the Stark Leaming who was being chased left university campose and process that the students will• go Center early on Sunday, February 8. Because pus. He was observed heading off campus, through. the case has not yet been brought before and was observed heading toward the dike." Allen stated that "any infraction of stuStudentAffairs Cabinet, The Beacon's policy While some reports claim that the dent conduct goes through the Office of Stuis not to report names of students involved student's flight ended when he fell into the · dent Affairs, and specifically the Student A fin the complaint. Susquehanna River, Bai ley said he could not fairs Cabinet." Allen explained that make-up Publ ic Safety Director, of the cabinet consists of adChris Bai ley, while unabl e - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ministrators and student leadto provi de specific detail s The pursuit ended when the individual who was being chased ers. about the incident while left university campus. He was observed heading off campus , "We ha've a responsibility to sti ll imder investigation, of- and was observed heading toward the dike. the students to hear the cases fered some specifics from as quickly as we can, and the Chris Bailey the report. students have their right to due "On Sunday morning-- _ _ _ _ _ _ _D_ ir,_e_c_to_r_o_f_P_u_b_l_ic_S_a_fi_e_ty__________ process. 1f they do not feel as approximately 2 a.m.--our though they received a fair public safety officer [PSO] observed two stu- · hearing, or the penalty did not dents removing a piece offumiture from the confirm that detail. fit the crime, or there is some sort of hardship Stark Leaming Center, a couch. The students "The students were identified later, after as result of the penalty they can then appeal were approached by a public safety officer. some investigative work," which Bailey to the University Judicial Council." When confronted, they [the students in pointed out was made significantly easier Similar in make-up to the Student Affairs question] split up in different directions. since "the student dropped his ID" while runCabinet, the University Judicial Council conThey both ran from the public safety officer. ning from the officers. sists of administrators, staff members, and They did not obey any commands," Bailey According the Bailey, both students in students. said. • question have met with Student Affairs offiBoth the University Judicial Council and Bailey stated that the officer took chase; cials, and will go before the Student Affairs the Student Affairs Cabinet are outlined in however, "one individual escaped almost imCabinet for a disciplinary hearing sometime the Wilkes University Student Handbook. mediately because there was only one PSO this week. BY GABE LeDONNE Beaco11 Managing Editor 1SC .,_ regardingJ e both negatjye a dy. · Cgµ.cems include. spending more moqey on a room, only to move it again in the,next few heard fromlhe.§t years. SO ~eets ev~ry Wedt1esday at 6pm in the Hiscox MeetitlgRqqm. 1st Floor of he Henry Student,~enter, Meetipgs are. pen to the pubH9~ 't " TRAVEL ;CHEAP.~. ✓~ - ·Sp~nd,Your" Money on_Fun. ., ·. .,,,;,.,, . .,., -.- .. -. . -: . - ._ ; , : , - . ~ · . . - " ' ~.~ . , -· Plan a trip at www.wiIkesbeacon.com/travel > . - ...:....._;1 www.wlIkesbeacon.com/scholars hips �FEBRUARY 16, 2004 News Briefs Court§lsy of the Associated Pres Wal-Mart greeter wh~'complained of stalker fatally stabbed ALLENTOWN, Pa. (AP)--A man found stabbed to death inside his apartment worked as a Wal-Mart ''greeter" and told a neighbor t,hat he was being stalked and threatened by a man whom he had caught shoplifting. · ,, Frenchwoman marries her dead boyfriend ,, NICE, France ( AP) -Under French law, Christelle Demichel became both bride and widow as a result of a posthumous wedding ceremony, which was perfonned at Nice City Hall on the French Riviera. According to French law, a marriage between a living person and a dead person can take place as long as preliminary civic formalities have been completed that show the couple had planned to marry. Before the ceremony can take ·place, it must be approved by the French p resident. Animal rights group ur~es town to change name SLAUGHTERVILLE, Okla. (AP)--Slaughterville administrator Marsha Blair received a letter fromPeople for the Ethical Treatment ofAnimals, or PETA, urging the town to change its name from Slaughterville to Veggieville. Slaughterville mayor Ron Bkdsoe, who operates a cattle ~nch, said he hasn't seen Friedrich's letter, but figures the town wouldn't change its name to Veggieville. ;· ...❖ Teen accused of tricking car dealer i~to sending ~im luxury BMW NEWARK, N .J. (AP) -A teenage boy posing as a banker duped an Ohio car dealership into deJivcring a $123,000 BMW to him at his high .school, poli,ce said Thursday. He told Midwestern Auto Group that bis bank would confirm the wire transfer, authorities said. ' . . . · After completing and returning paperwork that was mailed to his home, the teen called the dealership pretending to be a ban){.er cc;,nfirming the transfer, police sajd: That same day, he ordered a second car, But when Midwe~tem Auto Group lea.r ued that the first payment was never made, the dealership contacted police. Man's Hawaiian shirt helps police solverqbbe~i~s LITTLE ROCK (AP)·-A man who failed in an attempt to rob a convenience store and successfully held up a bank 20 minutes later was caught after TV imiges c;,f the r~bbery showed off his taste in loud clothes. ' , · , · . Police say Undra Williams, 24, of Little Rock, was wearjng a bright-orange Hawaiian shirt when he visited an E-Z Mart and Arvest Bank last We'dnesday. Security camera video of the incidents was shown on local televisio11 later in the week and Williams was arrested,Sunday. Williams was charged Wi!h tWo counts.Qfaggravated robbery and one count of theft. Re was being held in the Pulaski Co~tyjail. · VA"NCOUYE.R, · ma~pine~ s.o ~JJ,e qoughti<;las. i1:steadr:t11~ words r,se""-ing t sale ad:.·j+ . .• } . i. . .· ,f;i:Y ina, .Onecallei; .w ~r=~lt~ ~~~wit'J Uy ~aid'µiJ~~!Y, F{Fhari Bennett, AHt'a customer. s~rvi for·saL~, lifom·· .· · · 3 NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL 'A . Wo~an·c~iispolicet~.~~p9t;t:~~.e~fuard~?J~! v t~ld ;~i<,:~ CHARLE~TON, W.Va':(AP)- ~woJTian who her m~]mina .y,11s stolen faces a felony drug charge. • ·' , ,,. ,. ' ;:' ,, <v · . .,\ . ,. · Shane N.Walker, 25, of Charleston, faces a count 9fpossessic;,n with .i ntent to. deliver a controlled substance atfor Charleston Police found tht-e'e ounces ofmari)uana inside a gym bag belonging to her boyfriend's brother, according to a complaint~ led Fri~ayin Kanawha County Magistrate Court. · Walker also told police she sells. the drug and showed authorities a collection of plastic sandwich bags in which she stores the substance. ' She told police that she thought her boyfriend was hiding more than 3 ounces of.marijuana belonging to her. Authorities contacted the man, who agreedto have his brother tum over the drug. Bush on the defensive after questions about Iraq, military An AP News Analysis BY TERENCE HUNT Associated Press Writer WASHINGTON (AP)--Agrowing stack of problems, from questions about his military record to faulty intelligence about Iraq, has thrown President Bush on the defensive, driven down his poll ratings and caused Republicans to fret. If the election were held today, Democrat John Kerry would beat 'Bush, according to some polls that are causing GOP anxiety, Bush's campaign strategists insist the race is exactly where they thought it would be because of all the attention on Democrats during the presidential primary season. They say the president will rebound when he steps fully into the campaign, taps his $100 millionplus political war chest and unleashes a torrent of television ads next month. One of Bush's biggest problems concerns his credibility, the idea that he's a leader who speaks the truth and isn't afraid to level with people. It was one of the attributes he stressed four years ago in trying to distinguish himself from President Clinton, Now, Bush is getting the lowest ratings of his presidency on whether people view him as honest and trustworthy. The credibility problems became noticeable last month when Treasury Secretary Paul O'Neill asserted that'Bush began laying the groundwork to invade Iraq just days after taking office in 200 I, Then former weapons inspector David Kay came out with his head1i ne-grabbing conclusion that Saddam Hussein did not have the weapons of mass destruction that Bush claimed he had as America went to war. "Obviously there have been some severe jolts to his credibility and it's showing up in a bunch of polls," said Mark Schulman, who conducts national surveys and is not attached to any candidate. Credibility questions are just one of Bush's headaches. Americans are still worried about the economy and the loss of2,3 million jobs on Bush's watch. Politically important states like Ohio, Pennsylvania and Michigan are struggling with the disappearance of goodpaying manufacturing jobs. And then there is Iraq, where more than 500 Americans have been killed. Kerry and other Democrats have used the election primaries to criticize the president on the war, the economy,jobs, leadership, trustworthiness and other issues. Bush's job approval rating--in 60s and high 50s most of last year--now is in the high 40s to low 50s in many polls, including 4 7 percent in an AP-lpsos poll last week. An ABC-Washington Post poll this week found that just over halfof respondents, 52 percent, viewed him as honest and trustworthy, while 45 percent did not. "It's early in the game. But if! were Bush looking at the poll numbers now, there are causes for concern," said Schulman, Republicans say Bush has muffed some recent opportunities to recover. Conservative columnist Robert Novak wrote that Bush's State of the Union address was the most ineffective in recent years, and he said Bush " has not seemed energized on the campaign trail,'' Bush has been shadowing Democrats in presidential primary states and battleground states, traveling a day or two a week: Peggy Noonan, forrner speechwriter for President Reagan, wrote that Bush seemed "tired, unsure and often bumbling" when he appeared on NBC's "Meet the Press" to answer question s about Iraq and suggestions he shirked his military duty during the Vietnam War, Questions about Bush's service in the Texas Air National Guard persisted throughout the week and kept the White House on the defensive, as Democrats played up Kerry's war-hero image. Hoping to quell the controversy, Bush released his military records Friday evening, but there was no new evidence to demonstrate he showed up for duty in Alabama _ the issue questioned by Democrats, Striking back, Bush's campaign released its first direct attack on Kerry in a video that called him "unprinciple~.J" and "brought to you by the special interests," The video was sent via the Internet to millions of people, The administration also is stepping up its economic sales job, Treasury Secretary John Snow, Commerce Secretary Don Evans, Labor Secretary Elaine Chao and Small Business Administrator Hector Barreto will go to Washington and Oregon next week to promote Bush's economic policies, Bush will go to Florida on Sunday to open the Daytona 500 in front of NASCAR fans, an important group of voters, and on Tuesday he'll speak to a military audience at Fort Polk, La. "We're obviously looking forward to when the president starts getting into campaign mode," said Matthew Dowd, chief strategist and poll-watcher for Bush's campaign. "It will be a two-phase campaign," Dowd said. "One phase will be presenting the president's vision and defending his record. And the other phase will be sort of outlining who the Democrat is and what has been mischaracterized about him," In an interview this week, Dowd said questions about Saddam's weapons and O'Neill's charges and other issues would be sorted out by voters. "They put everything in context, the things they like and the things they don't like," Dowd said. "Obviously we believe in the end, the things that they like about the president and what he wants to do in the next four years is going to outweigh anything they might have" .. �4 Murder Continued from Page 1 The policy, already gaining the approval and support Student Government last month, is pending approval by the President's Cabinet who requested that a preamble to the document be attached before it goes into effect. "In light of this incident, we would like to have it as soon as possible--the sooner the better." Bailey said. He says that the preamble 1s nearly completed and estimates that the policy could go into effect as soon as Wednesday. In addition to Wilkes University Public Safety's response to the murder, the Offices of Student Affairs and Residence Life also responded. Soon after the ineident, Residence Life Director Gretchen Yeninas sent out an e-mail notification to Resident Assist!lnts making them aware of the situation and advising t~em to "use caution when walking at night...and use your common sense when out and about." Vice President of Student Affairs, Dr. Paul Adams, also sent out a letter on Friday, February 13, to the homes of undergraduate students, making parents or guardians' aware of the university's response to the incident. NEWS Adams explained his reasoning for the letter. "When you look at the demographic of the university undergraduate population, such a high proportion of tne students are coming from this region of northeastern Penn- FEBRUARY 16 2004 the news ... might immediately have some anxiety," he said. While the incident did not occur on University property, most local media outlets made reference to the incident in the context The Beacon/Kristin Hake Although the crime at 292 South Franklin St. is not connected to Wilkes, campus officials are encouraging each student to use caution when travelling off campus. sylvania, so our media outlet of Wilkes-Barre/ Scranton reaches as much as 75 percent of the families that belong to our undergraduates. So [a parent or guardian] seeing this on of the µniversity's proximity, some going as far as to report the murder primarily from a Wilkes perspective. "Clearly Wilkes Uni_versity is not involved in this crime: so do I think that to tie the University to this is fair? No, I don't. Do I think that from time to time, we can be victims of sensationalizing? Sure," Adams said in response to the links made by local media to the crime. However, Adams said while he doesn't approve of some of the angles and choices made by members of the media, he can understand why'the local press has made such an issue of the murder's propinquity to campus. "I think campuses are generally viewed as relatively safe places, and so the fact that something so horrific could happen in such close proximity I'm sure i_s inJriguing to the media, and creates a buzz," Adams said. Adams also pointed out that "We [the university] do have a responsibility to provide an environment which people can learn and be safe ... whenever that gets violated; we're going to take notice." Public Safety officials urge anyone with information about the incident to contact the Wilkes-Barre Police Department at 911 or 8268106. Callers wishing to maintain their anonymity can call the Wilkes University C.A.R.E. hotline at 408-CARE (2273) or ext. CARE (2273). Com~uter Council Offers Weekly Coffee Hour ~University offices to sponsor break/asts "The hope of the Commuter Council, is to allow commuter students a chance to unite with offices and departments on campus that commuters may not know about, or may not_ beiamiliar with," said Sarah Herbert, sophomore CC member. Becky Goodman, sophomore CC member said, "I think it comes down to the fact that mented with great success at other colleges on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday from 9and Wilkes hopes to find the same success 11 is the heaviest traffic; the lounge is packed with the program. Goodman said, "I think to capacity. Choosing Wednesday was just Coffee anyone? That's what members of that if they are there often enough, people a convenience in hopes that more students Commuter Council (CC) are asking with the will check them out, if for no other reason · will attend." implementation of a new program designed The Coffee Hours are available to all stuthan wondering wh.y all these offices are ofto tie students, commuters, and university fering a free breakfast." dents, but the focus is on commuter students. services together. Rich Hannick, Treasurer of CC said, "We hope CC is trying to keep all of the Coffee Hours CC developed the idea of a Coffee to get commuters to attend so that they ri1ay Hour from a suggestion made by memget to know one another and the club itself bers of Student Affairs last semester, while learning about the departments and ofand CC membe_rs have been working fices on campus and how each effects comsince then to implement the program. muters." The first Coffee Hour will be held on Wotanis said, "The Coffee Hour really has Wednesday, February 18 from 9AM no direct benefit for the Commuter Council. to 11 AM in the Commuter Lounge Our job is to improve commuter life on cam(basement of Conyngham Hall). pus and we feel that this program will help to The basis behind the program is to do that by providing an outlet for commuters give offices on campus a chance to to get together in a social setting and meet reach out directly to commuter stuone another, as well as to become more acdents. The office presenting at the quainted with various campus services availCoffee Hour, will be the sponsor and able to them ." be responsible for the breakfast ofWith high hopes and for the new program, fered to all students in attendance, all campus departments were informed of the making the Coffee Hour free to stuopportunity to reach out to the commuter dents who wish to attend. . population, and CC is planning Coffee Hours Commuter Council President, for once a week. Wotanis said, "I hope to get Lindsey Wotanis, said, "Hopefully, at least fit\¥ people at the first Coffee Hour, The Beacon/Ryan Klemish the program will get off to a good start and I would love to see that number grow as with the first Coffee Hour and other The Commuter Lounge located in the basement Conyngham Hall will soon be the location of Coffee Hour, an event intended to connect commuters and university departments. the Coffee Hour catches on and hopefully departments will be eager to follow." becomes a regular event for commuters." The various offices and departThe Coffee Hour program is expected to ments on campus that wish to sponsor a Cofcommuters don't have as readily available re- on Wednesday, but the group admits that it continue for spring semester, and based on fee Hour will have a unique opportunity. The sources as residents do. This way we can may change depending on the office or de- success, long-term plans will be made to conoffices will be able to speak to the students still get in touch with the offices, while being partment that will present, and when they are tinue the program. With the first Coffee Hour on a more personal level, in a more personal ot1 campus. The offices come to us, so we availablt>to send a representative. The day on Wednesday, all commuters are invited to setting. Providing the Commuter Lounge as don't have to go and try to find them, as some and time of the Coffee Hour may seem a little attend and experience a unique opportunity the venue for the Coffee Hour allows stucommuters may not be very familiar with all strange to some but Herbert said, "In trying to network with other commuters and with dents a sense of comfort that is often misss of campus." to find a time, we (as a club) looked at when departments on campus. ing when they enter offices that are foreign The Coffee Hour program has been impleth_e lounge is most populated. We found that to them. BY VICTORIA WHITE Beacon Staff Writer �FEBRUARY 16. 2004 NEWS 5 Boiler Problem Continued from Page 1 hand to evacuate the individuals inside safely. "J think initially when we first heard about it we really didn't have a sense for how broad the problem was. I think after the initial call we thought it ~as only several students, but it mushroomed to 50 plus and that is a significant amount of people to be displaced all at one time," Adams explained. "But clearly what we would do in situations like that is try to create a common gathering place so that it is easy to share information with people and that night we used the lobby of the Darte center to do that. We worked to facilitate the arrangements for people to stay, getting shelter over their heads was what was most important. The Beacon/Kristin Hake Sometimes it is easier for the Elise Hiley (middle) arid Lindsay Fries (right) with guest, Dan Yadrnak, are pictured public officials, whether it's the doing homework at their temporary residence, The Ramada Inn. fire department or the police department or any of the inspectors for the city, the students who were evacuated to discuss another place of residence. to work with the university directly, and it the latest news on the boiler and any other "To the landlord's credit, yes, certainly 1 saves them from having to have 30 other dif- concerns that arose. As Adams pointed out, think they' can take steps throughout the loferent contacts ... sometimes it's helpful for us students asked questions about when they cal magistrate if they wanted to do that [break to be that go between, and, you know, could move back into the apartment complex, their lease]. But the management company's which appears longer than originally anticiresponse when we talked about that, was that anybody who wants to leave, there would not be any legal impediments of breaking the The police officers came to the door and told us to get our stuff ready lease. They were very responsive to the students' needs and were willing to accommoas fast as possible and we were going down to the Dorothy Dickson date anybody who want~d to change their Darte center and would be sent out from there whether we would be place of residence. If that was a problem, staying with friends or family, or going to the hotel. then I thin'k the counsel we received from the Elise Hiley city was to go through the magistrate and Riverside Apartment Resident, Junior Nursing Major given the circumstances it would be likely that the magistrate would approve of the lease being terminated," said Adams. Gretchen got everybody who wanted to go However, as a two-year resident of the pated. down to the Ramada situated." building, Hiley explained that this is the first "We tried to help them with answering ,Meal plans for lunch and dinner privileges major problem she has encountered while livsome of those questions. We had some of were provided to the students by the univering there and to move out at this point would sity, but according to Adams, the landlord the folks from the Neighborhood Impact Team be a hassle. has offered to reimburse the expenses that (NIT) from the city and they were able to pro"Quite honestly, my roommate is a senior, vide us with those answers ... We invited a resulted in the lack of heat. so she will be moving out at the end of the "Other things representative from the realty company (J.R. semester, anyway. So it would kind ofbe silly that we did on their Wilkes) to be there and he was able to b~ to move to a new apartment and then have to behalf was try to act there and did come, and he was able to share leave that again. So for us it really wasn't an as an advocate for the latest news from their perspective. While option to go to a different building. Ifit was them to their land- there was good news that the boiler was go- the beginning of the fall semester, we prob- . lord, and the land- ing to arrive early on Thursday [February 12], ably would," she said. lord I think did the they still knew it was going to be a multi-day Although the inconvenience has been a right things. The project. I think they are still looking into next burden on residents, Hiley explained that the landlord is picking week before they [student residents] are go- university stepped right in to lend a helping up the expenses for ing to be back in there," Adams explained. hand. Adams said students were encouraged to the young people "Wilkes is great with accommodating us for their housing go.back to their apartment during the day to as far as working with the landlord, contactand meals, since collect items of value, because of concerns ing the landlord, so it has been good at the they can't be in their that the media coverage could lead to crime Ramada." building at night," in the complex. Both Wilkes Public Safety In the meantime, students at the Ramada Officers and city patrols were increased in Adams said. like Hiley are anticipating when the whole On Tuesd ay the area, since it was empty and a prime loca- manner is resolved and they can get back to night, February I0, tion for possible theft. their apartment. Students also voiced concerns about their _ members of the Stu"It looks like we can go back Tuesday, dent Affairs team lease agreement with the ,owner, and if they [February I 7] hopefully," Hiley concluded. Elise· Hiley bundl.e s up in her apartment on West River held a meeting with would be able to break it if they chose to seek room. By the end of the day on Tuesday, that number grew to 31," Yeninas stated. The building in question is referred to as the Riverside Apartments and is located on the corner of West River and West Ross st reets. The complex, owned by Jay Robinson, housed approximately 57 individuals, 50 of whom are Wilkes s'l'Udents. Junior nursing major, Elise Hiley, who is currently staying at the Ramada Inn, claimed that on Saturday morning when she woke up the heat was not working. The lack of heat lasted for about 48 hours, and the thermostat in her apartment did not read above 56 degrees until the apartment was evacuated Monday evening. "The police officers came to the door and told us to get our stuff ready as fast as possible and we were going down to the Dorothy Dickson Darte center and would be sent out from there whether we would be staying with friends o.r family, or going to the hotel," said Hiley. Hiley also stated that it was an elderly woman's home health nurse that was finally responsible for notifying the police and the university. "She is a bed-ridden, elderly woman and the police were called by her home health nurse, I believe, because it was so cold in there and we didn't have electricity for a short period .of time,. also, because of the space heaters shorting out," explained Hiley. According to Vice President of Student Affairs, Dr. Paul Adams, the messy situation began on Monday evening, and possibly won't conclude until a new boiler is installed sometime this week. "The first notification came into Public Safety early in the evening Monday night. As would be the university's protocol, Public Safety would have notified the Student Affairs officer on duty, who was Gretchen Yeninas ... We have a certain protocol that we would jump into in certain situations like that and she just jumped into it and just did a fabulous job ofresponding from our perspective," Adams said. Adams added that Public Safety and Wilkes-Barre police officers worked hand in Street. �EDITORIAL 6 FEBRUARY 16, 2004 Aillber Alert Fails in Florida's Carlie Brucia Case The Amber Alert system has been in the news quite a bit lately, mostly because of the sad case that · has recently occurred in Florida involving eleven year old Carlie Brucia. Most in the country are now familiar with the car wash video that caught her abduction on tape. Although the Amber Alert has had many successes in preventing crimes against children and apprehending kidnappers since it has been instituted, if you have been following this case you know that tragically the Amber Alert (ailed to prevent.the death of Carlie Brucia. The Amber Alert for Carlie Brucia was cancelled on February 6, following the discovery of her body. Her kidnapper, Joseph Smith, has been charged with her murder. Since Carlie Brucia's death, the medi a and citizens alike have voiced many questions and plenty. of critici sm. Mostly the criticism has focused on the Florida Justice Departmen t, because the co urt system had repeatedly let Joseph Sm ith seemingl y slip through its hands despite an impressive and disturbing rap sheet. But there are also questions being raised about the attitudes oflaw enforcement concerning the Amber Alert, and their use of it. Specifically: why is it that Florida law enforcement agencies didn't issue the Amber Alert for Carlie until twentyseven hours after Carlie Brucia's initial disappearance? What was the rationale behind not issuing the Alert sooner? The quicker the alert is put in place, the greater the likelihood that it will work and the suspect will be apprehended before any serious harm comes to the child involved. This is simple statistics. Before delving into the reasons being cited for the delay in this case, and the issues surrounding the current situation in Florida, perhaps it is important to briefly review some details concerning the Amber Alert: what exactly is the Ameber Alert, why was put in place, and how effective is it? According to the Internet branch of the Amber Alert system, CodeAmber.org, the Amber Alert system is named for Amber Hagerman, a nine-year old who was abducted from her Texas home. In the case of Amber Hagerman, a neighbor was able to remember some crucial identifying details about the suspected kidnapper and the vehicle the person might have been driving. Unfortunately, at this time, there was no way of "getting the word out" to all citizens and law enforcement personnel so that there would be a greater chance of someone recognizing the suspect, Amber herself, or the vehicle. Tragically, Amber was murdered by her kidnapper and her body was discovered a few days later. This unfortunate case lead to public outcry for a widespread emergency response system to relay information amongst citizens, media, and law enforcement in the case of an abducted or endangered child, similar to the emergency alert system used to - notify the public of severe weather warnings. This is how the_ Amber Alert came into being. Currently, 4 7 of the 50 states have a statewide Amber Alert system in effect; the only exceptions are Ohio, North Carolina, and Hawaii. Also, Congress recently voted to establish a national Amber Alert Plan. How does an Amber Alert go into effect? Notification of a possible abduction and descriptions of the child and the suspect (if available) and/or vehicles that _might be transporting the child and abductor are broadcast over the airwaves-the media is saturated with the information, with tickertape updates playing on TV and also over the Internet. One source of information that has proven to be effective are the electrori-ic billboards that ~re posted in places over the Interstates. Motorists read the information and keep an eye out for the vehicle described. The Interstate Amber Alert was crucial to the successful recovery of two abducted California teens that made head! ines across the nation last August. In states that have the Amber Alert, the system is supposed to be put into effect immediately after a child is considered kidnapped or endangered. So what happened in · the case of poor Carlie Brucia? Well, the key word in the first sentence of this paragraph is considered: it is the old story that so often comes up in discussing law enforcement and missing persons--a Miss- ing Persons report usually is not issued until twenty-four hours after a person has gone missing, if not more . In cases involving missing children, law enforcement are encouraged to move faster, but many police officials are reluctant to issue the Amber Alert before twenty-four hours is out or before they receive evidence that the child has in fact been abducted. The reasoning is that they do not want to "overuse the system" if it is a case wherein the child has simply run away or is at a friend's house and forgot to call home. When friends and relatives of Carlie Brucia became concerned, and asked that police iss ue the Amber Alert, law enforcement responded by saying they could not do so because they did not yet have any evidence of foul play, and because Carlie was almost twelve they had to consider it first as a runaway case until they received evidence to the contrary--despite the girl 's friends and relatives reiterating that B Carlie had no motive to run away and showed no signs of intending to do so. She was walking home from a friend's house when she di sappeared. This is disturbing mostly because it begs the question how a missing child--any child, whether it's a five-year-old, a pre-teen or a teenager--doesn't immediately raise red flags with the police. Is it possible that by following protocol, police are unlikely to take'a report seriously at first? . Just because the missing child is _a teenager or preteen, and yes, hormone-driven and emotional, it is more likely they ran away? Even ifit had turned out that Carlie Brucia had run away, what would be the ham1 in issuing the alert ifit led to her being taken safely home? There are many cases cited of the success of the Amber Al ert. A possible conclusion in the case of this failure is that it is not the Amber Alert that is fla wed, but the attitudes of law enforcement in hesi tating to implement it.• THE · EACON Staff ,. •·~ - ..-... _ T_,k,,,4) Managing -Editor: ............................ . Gabe LeDonne Asst. Managing Editor: ................... Raphael Cooper Business Manager: ................ ........... Amanda.Martucci · News Editor: ..................................... Gabrielle Lamb Features Editor:.: ................... ..... ..... Lindsey Wotanis Arts/Entertainment Editor: ............ Melissa Jurgensen Opinion/Editorial Editflr: ... ............. Ginger Eslick Sports Editor: ................................... Stephen Kemble Photo Editor: ....... :.,, .............. .' ...... :... 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' �' FEBRUARY 16, 2004 EDITORIAL 7 Point/Counterpoint T he Diet War:Are Low-Carbs Really t~e Answer? BY GINGER ESLICK Beacon Op-Ed Editor The newest innovation in our dieting industry is the low-carb diet. Heightened by the media atte_ntion and chain restaurants, the public has yet to see the last of this diet craze. The health issues and failures that are rumored to be associated with this diet create a great deal ofcontroversy. This controversy leaves us wondering if low-carb diets really do provide the answer to all ofour weight-loss concerns or if they are simply a passing fad. Ginger Eslick Low-Carb Diets End the Ongoing Weightloss Battle · Let's face facts. Americans are overweight. Their health is in danger and they are unwilling or unmotivated to get out and wor:k up a good old-fashioned sweat by heading the gym. We live in a society that craves ease. What could be easier than a diet program that lets you eats foods you like, such as meat, cheese, fish, nuts, eggs and certain low-carb/ low-sugar vegetables and fruits? Granted, you must watch your carbohydrate intake; however, many restaurants are counting your carbs for you. Restaurapts such as Subway and TOI Fridays are making your weight-loss success even more achievable with meals that are "Atkins Friendly," letting you know exactly how many carbs are in the food you have to consume. Now, here are a few facts about the Atkins diet. According to atkins.com, following the Atkins Diet can actually make you a healthier person because the vitamin and mineral intake is greater than other typical American diets. The benefits of the Atkins diet are two-fold. Not only can the diet help with obesity, but it can also help regulate diabetes. More and more scientists and doctors are categorizing the Atkins diet as an effective and easy way to win the battle ofweightloss. The Atkins diet is hard to follow, right? Wrong. Once you learn how many carbs are in each food choice a1id what foods are off limits you are on your way. In other words, if you are serious about losing weight and commit to the diet for more than a week, you will develop a system and you will quickly learn how many carbs are in each food choice . . Ending the days of when you had to look up the carb count for each food. My advice is to give the diet a chance if you are serious about losing weight. You may find that you can actually get appetizing food choices, convenience and health all on the same platter. Kerri Parrinello Stop Counting Carbs and Live Happily Everyone at some point in their lives searches for that one thing that could bring them money, love, and acceptance: the perfect diet. Over the past few years, the newest fad has been the low-carb diet. Atkins and South Beach, in particular, boast that the if a person controls his or her carbohydrate intake, tbe body will begin to bum stored-up carbs until the carbs are gone, at which point the fat will begin to melt away. Having attempted the Akins diet for almost 6 months, I'd lost 6 pounds in my first BY KERRI PARRINELLO Beacon layout Artist two weeks, a~d then I lost nothing for 3 weeks and on and on. At the end of the diet, I'd only lost 10 pounds. I'm sure th~t with the proper discipline and some really hard work, the low-carb diet could work, but who has the time to check their carb intake at every meal? Some fast food restaurants, such as Subway, now boast low-carb sandwiches, which makes eating out easier, but no one knows how many carbs there are in a Whopper. It's entirely impractical to try to monitor how many carbs you take in every day, and frankly, I couldn't live without bread or pasta again. So the moral of the story boys and girls is this; eat what you want. You only live once, so you may as well be happy and full. No Child Left Behind Leaves Kids and Schools,, in the-Dust · Se;i~ lng. ;The-pe frozen ea Jng. Th~t ' tree line/a . .h . t""· BY MATT JONES Beacon Columnist Upon perusing the "No Child Left Behind Act" I discovered something that didn't really surprise me much: I didn't understand most of it. I unfortunately have not been blessed with a political mind or the patience to decode legislative texts. Thankfully though, this handicap won't completely hinder me from discussing two key points from the bill that are of interest to me. First up, the stuff that made me mad. The core idea of the bill, stating that evaluations in math and reading are required every year in grades 3 through 8, is a grim reminder of the fundamental fallacy of the SATs: subjects other than math and reading comprehension DO EXIST. Never. .. NEVER should academic testing of a student's overall abil-. ity be weighed solely by math and reading. It's an unfortunate fact, but some people are just inherently stupid when it comes to these disciplines. I, for example, am essentially considered marginally retarded in relation to my math scores throughout my academic career. I understand that a completely comprehensive examination of all core subjects would be a difficult one to compose, but let's not have the kids suffer just because some educational bigwigs are too damn \azy to write up a longer or more thorough test. Worse yet, the results of these exams will directly correlate with how much funding schools wiH receive. And if things couldn't get worse, the schools that scored poorly actually receive less funding than those that scored better. This is the single most bassackwards way of distribu!ing ·money ever conceived by anyone, ever. So, those schools struggling are essentially coated in blood and left outside for the wolves while those that scored higher can now place 70-inch plasma screen televisions in the teachers' lounges and have enough money left to buy the golf team solid gold clubs (if you catch my drift on that one). The only worthy article contained in this Act was tied to arts education. In this component of the legislation, the arts were listed as a core subject that, by law, must be sup. ported with a certain amount of appropriated funds. Unfortunately, the law does not say anywhere that an equal amount must be spent on core subjects, so music could theoretically be placed at the bottom of the list iflocal educators so choose. Despite this, the na- . tional recognition that arts are a core subject is at least a step in the right direction of familiarizing students with a subject that is largely, if not entirely in' some cases, ignored. The value of arts education is immeasurable in regards to introducing students to forms of creativity and expression that may have been absent in their lives, especially in schools that may be struggling academically. While this victory in the art field does not make up for the atrocious regulations surrounding the No Child Left Behind Act, it does · offer at least a small beacon of hope. .God willing, future generations will be exposed to the arts and can discover on their own the therapeutic and life-affirming qualities the field , possesses. �8 EDITORIAL FEBRUARY 16, 2004 Civic Responsibility at Wilkes Begins With Recycling BY Dr. MISCHELLE ANTHONY Visiting Professor ofEnglish Oddly,just as my grandfather predicted, water is often no longer free, but complimentary catalogs are in abundance. Order one pair of thermal socks and win a lifetime supply of slick JCrew copy. And then there is the Sierra Trading Post, with a page-one company ethics policy. The Post will keep costs as low as possible while simultaneously operating "according to the principles of Jesus Christ." Jesus had an interest in the garment industry? He approved of polar fleece? I had no idea! But imagine my surprise when I realized that Christ must also, according to this company, approve of farming out U.S. industry to sweat shops in China and small island countries like Bangladesh and I Mauritius. Every last item of the Sierra Woman (insert lavender tulip here) spring catalog is imported (read: made by children and women in poverty who are whipped/ starved/harassed by said company). Sierra will receive an email from my somewhat culturally aware fingers later today. And now for the appropriate segue: Sierra Trading Post is like most of us. We want to make a good impression, to be upright--perhaps not through following the ever-popular Lamb of God, but to sleep without guilt pouring over us. I know very few people who would say, "My main ethical concern is to make more people suffer." And companies like the Post know this: it's all ·about the rhetoric. The ~ord "imported" for all their garments, in tiny print, barely makes the item description. Jesus appears in large font on page I on an Easter-ish lilaccolored background. It's all in the presentation. Life is rhetoric. My connection here is to something many of us are not aware of on this campus: recycling. **STAY WITH ME. I WON'T HARANGUE YOU WlTH WOE-FILLED TALES OF LITTER AND LANDFILLS** although I could. But that's not good rhetoric, is it? . My awareness of recycling began last August, when I moved to a nicely renovated I- bedroominWilkes-Barre. lcamefromacommunity that one could call less than progressive. Crowds pour into the Tumbleweed bar ("Weed" to all its regulars) every weekend, and the one more rabidly attended event than the annual bedlam football game against "that other Oklahoma University" is the calf-fry (testicle festival-really). -"Make Mine Bee fl" vanity plates proudly proclaim, and large diesel pick-ups requiring more than four tires-Dooleys-are common transportation vehicles. (" My other car's an SUV.") Playboy finds a large percentage of its models in the Oklahoma/Texas region. My home state is ranked 49th in state education funding while simultaneously being the third highest in state legislator salary. Last year Oklahoma fired nearly 200 teachers in a district whose student population continues to grow. Yet Stillwater, Oklahoma recycles everything--all plastics, including those rings off milk jugs that cats chase around, all cardboards, even the hot pink child-porn Barbie packaging, enthusiastically. When the Stillwater City Commission decided to shut down its recycling facilities because "they weren't profitable," the dozens of group home residents, who worked at the site, sorting recyclables, were sent back to their starchy food and outings. And Stillwater's people got mad. The next commission meeting, always open to the public but rarely attended, was packed. There was spirited conversation and raised voices the like of which had not existed since a few downtown businesses proposed making local charity donations part of city taxes (an idea quickly, headspinningly gunned down by people who do, mostly, have some type of rifle hanging in one or another of their vehicles). You get the idea. Anyway, because seve·ratcitizens made a ruckus, the city backed down. They reinstated recycling and, because of all the attention, raised awareness of environmental concerns among diverse populations in that locale. Stillwater recycling is going strong. Not just hemp-wearing sprout-eaters, either. Grandparents, soccer moms, whole elementary schools and, yes, I swear I S<!W-rosynecked young men reaching behind the gun rack to grab those empty beer bottles from the cow roping yee-haw party of the previous weekend. · If Stillwater, a place of 44;000 tending-toward-the-close-minded-side-of-reality types can recycle, why doesn't Wilkes, a place that "engenders a sense of values and civic responsibilities?" Push ·2008 Pennsylvania Primaries to an Earlier Date BY J.W. DAVIES Beacon Columnist With states like New Hampshire, Vermont, and South Carolina receiving an extensive amount of attention during the beginning of the primary season, Pennsylvanians are finding that, by the time the primaries wind down, their much-anticipated votes will not even matter. The 2004 Pennsylvania primary is scheduled to take place on Tuesday, April 27th, but many residents, including Governor Ed Rendell, have suggested the idea of moving the 2008 primary to an earlier date so that Pennsylvanians would have the opportunity to choose from the entire menu of candidates. At this point, in the middle of February, almost half of the candidates have dropped out of the race. The battle for the Democratic nomination, however, will only become more intense through March. And for Pennsylvanians, who are actually following the race, the idea of being left with only one candidate to choose from in April will start to seem quite possible. Senator John Kerry's recent surge in popularity and his dominance in the early primaries have left many voters with the impression that he is the sure choice for the nomination. He has already racked up 538 delegates compared to Howard Dean's 182, and Sen. John Edwards' 166. If Kerry continues on this pace, especially through the March 2 California primary, which has 441 delegates at stake, Pennsylvania's 178 delegates will be useless. It is very similar to the dilemma faced by Pennsylvanians in the 2000 Presidential primaries when then-Governor George Bush had already secured the nomination much earlier than Pennsylvania's late April contest. And it will continue to be a dilemma for Pennsylvanians if steps are not taken now to move future primaries to an earlier date. The problem with having such a late primary not only effects a private citizen's particular preference for a certain candidate, but it also has damaging effects on overall voter turnout, which, in turn, could possibly end up adversely impacting turnout in the general election. Another negative effect of the late primary is that it leaves Pennsylvania, a state of historical importance when it comes to presidential elections, out of the candidate selection process. In the general efection, there is no doubt that Pennsylvania is one of the "must win" states. When it comes to the primaries, however, smaller states such as New Hampshire and Vermont are given more credence based solely on their placement on, the primary schedule. These states get the full experience of the election process. They have the opportunity to see, or possibly even meet the true underdog candtdates, the ones who are simply running on passion and heart. They also get to see the sheer force and manpower of the more experienced and well-funded candidates. These states get to witness the battle from the front lines, where every candidate must find his or her own way to win the vote of each and more enthusiasm like that, which we saw in the coverage of the New Hampshire and Verevery resident. For Pennsylvanians, however, the primary · mont primaries. It is all but over. Therefore, it would be in the best interest does not seem like nearly as much fun. We get the backwash of the campaign process. of the state, the voters, and of the candidates If we are lucky and there is more than one to work together to move the 2008, and all candidate left, the chances are that they are future Pennsylvania primaries to an earlier merely riding it-0ut to the end. There is no date. !)T \ L '- "W\TI-' ., rJiE M\\Gl"' t4. ! ~... fi~~ ,it.~1~ tr~ n~ -.· ~; &'l _ ·_· ~ -_"Z ~~•l' J "f\MG! a J~ l N ; �FEATURES 9 FEBRUARY 16, 2004 Slippery Co~ditions C~n Lead to Winter Injuries BY JEREMY ZUCKERO Beacon Correspondent 11;~~;;~6c~'f/li rz"l;t,t• "'' .•· , { . . . . . . .. a1v{tO(JP the.piijvlireci.9t(veteB;~oll ..· tdtk&:to,;fJ]1e Be~~on. qbo~!1.ibi/1elovis eoP,le s1~~ld g~t r:zo,rej~;Jz~ · }t" :·· Beacon:;' What draws you'to tJ{~ 1 liticlll V sc .• + Baldino:crve.· al~ays . epJgyed~~~chmg'g;ovefllJ}egt,fi why'gt!cisiop.s art!made:'.\ .. Idifield that I,.f;njo{re;ding ~qo'~tarid studying but I.don't thinkth~t le~t!r»'ant to practi¢~jt. Jt's goUe,n 9irty and nasty. . ·: lt'.s nice to talk about and stu4y and ·~atch otherpeopie d~ it, butit's·p.o fforpie. · · B~a~on: Are you wo~king on any re~earch right n<{W'!c:· · Bal din°': 1 amworkirig on a project;Vith . e~.tj~matl ()Uthe city of..Wilkes:-Barre and tll,e evolutiop. of its form of govern ·. ·.· ~urdistinctlydiffer types> of governm,ent in.a fiffy 0ye¥.•p 7 3:¼} ,. . ., 'why tho.se ch,ang hagpfned~~d._tp~, conseque · ·. · · ' . words on \ 1ai;fous'aspec I've'got i)yo mor~.t o go., Beacon: ,Wh ;do oufe campus?· Baldino; ;There havf always b . politics : . Yctl,td thOSt! student~ have . n , <··• ••1··· di··•. ., . ' •••••.. •. ' club back1 an organized fashion will help to focus th 7ir ~~~.rgies s.o ~ .at we .can hgpefully haye m activities for them. .. I believe in synergy. People come up with ideas'andrunwiththe . It's not about a particular political orientation. It's just the opportunity for people who , · enjoy politics to talk about it. ~· ,, · · Beacon: If you could give one piese of advice to Wilkes students in regards to the upcomin~ pr~sidential election, what wo~!d it be? . ·. , Baldino: Educate themselves. Leam al:>outthejssues and the candidates and take tw perspectives. Take a very se)f,.interested perspectiv~: ·{Askl»'hatwill this candi for me, ~ut then, even mor~jmpwtantly, }Vhi~h c~didate is llJOt:e likely to lead th country 1p t~e right dtrectio.n . ;:;Xo'f-, · with 1,1,1selt;7· because without the self-interest, it's t ...... d~. . ef '· Winter is a very memorable season, maybe the most memorable. Some people despise it and count the days until spring, but to others winter is a time to indulge in their favorite sports. The problem is, winter sports (and indeed, winter activity in general) can be dangerous, and just the right injury can put a person out of commission for quite a while. As anyone who has sustained such an injury can tell, those related to winter sports are fairly common. According to Mrs. Diane O'Brien, Coordinator of Health Services at Wilkes University, out of twenty to twentyfive visits to Health Services each day, three or four are winter-related. She sees a definite increase in sports related injuries every winter both in Health Services and in the while pursuing your interest(s) helps. There are more concrete things you can do, however. "The biggest-thing is to try to mimic as closely as possible the thing that you would like to do. [For example] ... skiing. You can try simple isometrics like jumping over a box, little things like that where your body is going to have to absorb the shock, but at the same ti me push off. Or, for snowboarding, you can do side-to-side onelegged hops. [In general], stretching out, trying to do some cardio ... or weightlifting." Unfortunately, all the preparation in the world doesn't guarantee injury prevention. Anyone who participates in a sport, winter or otherwise, has a chance of being injured. One of the more common kinds of injuries he Political Science ren Wesolowski.q,(1,{£4,p,:il Surko;J,; .the process·ofreorgahizing't'he clu. rko tel/TheBeaconwhy the ·. deci dents should get.hJVo/ved Beacoll.~ W~y dig Y9.~:. decJ Weso)Q;wsld;ffhete ·· · •.• h~. •••,< Beacon/Kristin Delunas Snow and ice make walking and driving tricky in the winter months. •....... • I?. top Beaco~. ~Xsbolll $!11 ent, Wrs,9low~ki?A,nyon~ Whq'Jso i# politicS, and>vhat it tpat tqey ,ilte B,~c9~r1s·yoti(,B~~b'pp.~ nt~ §~l¾ We~lowski: J)urclub;is 'o pen;tc}"anyo Beacon: t}o~can,'. inter~.sted~Jµ~~nts ge ~.urko: G,o n~cf at wiJkespoliSciclu . www.geocities.com/wilkespolisoiclub, us emergency room in Wilkes-Barre General Hospital where she also works. So how then do people typically get these . kinds of injuries? Keith Klahold, Fitness Facility Director of Marts Gym, said, "... Poor preparation .... They [athletes] didn't necessarily do anything, they may have just sat around ... and not been physically necessarily ready [to participate in a winter sport]." Readiness certainly seems to be an important idea, but even extremely prepared athletes occasionally sustain injuries. "The other thing is just the weather. We might get complaints every now and then about how warm it is [in the fitness center], but everybody is better off that way because when you are hot and then cold, when you try to do something ... you can pull a muscle," said Klahold. Well, although not much can be done about the weather, there are ways to properly prepare for any winter activity. One way is simply to think about it; being aware of some things that could possibly go w~ong is a pulled muscle. Pulled muscles, when treated correctly, are not extremely serious, but therein lies the problem: they are often not treated correctly. • · "The best is to ice the pull as soon as you can. After that, as soon as it starts to feel better, try to use it. The biggest mistake people will normally make is they will pull a muscle, wait three weeks until it feels completely fine, then try to do what they did ... and wind up pulling it again, whereas if you exercise the muscle (after a pull), and even if it's maybe five pounds on say a leg curl, it helps make the muscle stronger than what it was before," said Klahold. If you do get an injury, pulled muscle or not, remember treatment and over-thecounter medicines are free at Health Services for all Wilkes University students, faculty, and staff, so stop by because untreated injuries only get worse. Enjoy winter sports, but be careful and take care of any injury right away! �10 FEATURES FEBRUARY 16, 2004 Winter Weather Cancellations Wreak Havoc on Schedules BY LINDSEY WOTANIS Beacon Features Editor said Adams. "Then it is just a matter of being on the phone with these colleagues from the other schools and coming to a consensus decision on what is the best approach ." Once a decision is made, it is generally posted on the Wilkes website. A message also appears on the University's snow hotline, 408-SNOW. Adams' goal is to have the decision made and announced by no later than 6 a.m., because he realizes that many students travel a distance to get to campus. However, last week, Adams was forced to make some tough decisions when the forecast was calling for not only snow, but also The forecast for the coming weekend is rain with temperatures in the mid-40s. That is quite a stretch from the weather we've experienced in the last several weeks. Snow in the forecast had students praying for a snow day, while many of their professors hoped classes would go on as scheduled. The spring 2004 semester has already seen some snowy days, clouded with compressed schedules and cancellations, and it's only week five. Many students caught some extra winks when classes were delayed, and others breathed sighs of relief when they heard the news that their night classes had been cancelled. But, while the snow caused excitement for many students, it also caused nightmares for Univer~ity administrators. Dr. Paul Adams, Dean of Student Affairs, is responsible for making the decision to compress or cancel classes in the event of poor weather conditions. Adams finds himself constantly checking the forecast. "During the winter months, those of us who have this responsibility are always monitoring the weather and looking at the forecast so when you see a weather event coming, it's something you have been anticipating for several days and watching develop," said Adams. "Generally speaking, the decisions on what we do in regard to weather is a collaborative one, made in Dr. Jeffery Alves meets his Tuesday night consultation with College Misericordia and class for the second time this semester. King's College because we share a common calendar and have a cross registration prosleet and freezing rain. gram. Our students are visiting each other's "It really created a lot of concern. Once campuses and because of that we need to you get people to school, you have got to be be consistent in our approach." able to get them home, and I think the freezAdams finds himselfup as early as 5 a.m. -ing rain is something that everybody takes on predicted snow days. At that time, he much more caution with," said .Adams. "I touches base with those at the collaborathink we're probably more tolerant of conditive schools, where they exchange notes in tions when it is snowing because it is easier hopes of reaching a decision. to drive in, but the ice is a whole different "All of us are doing data gathering- story." whether it is from Internet weather so~rces, The timing of a storm also causes problocal media weather sources, talking with lems for Adams when trying to make these the staff on campus at Public Safety and kinds of decisions. Sometimes, as was the asking what the conditions are like here," case on Friday, February 6, going on a com- pressed schedule would not ha~e helped, since the weather was supposed to intensify through noon. Instead, Adams made the decision to close the campus. So far, the University has experienced four weather events this season, two of which caused Tuesday's night classes to be cancelled. Dr. Jeffery Alves, Allan P. Kirby, Jr. Distinguished Professor ofFree Enterprise and Entrepreneurship, teaches BA 281, The Nature and Essence of Entrepreneurship on Tuesday evenings. Alves has already lost two of his class sessions due to the recent inclement weather. Alves had to cancel his class on week two, and on weeks three and four, classes were cancelled because of the snowy conditions, so as of week five, his class of eight had only met one time previously. However, the students did participate in a twenty-hour out-ofclass_project--an entrepreneurship workshop at Victoria's lnn--so, as a result, he feels confident that they can make up the lost time. "It's not like we've lost a lot of time, but we did have stuff scheduled for those two days [that were cancelled] and as a consequence we've had to reshuffle our schedule," said Alves. "We are going to compress the coverage on several topics and we are going to drop one topic entirely. But, my objective is to have us back on schedule by spring break, and I think we can do it." Adam Hindmarsh, a sophomore and recently declared business administration major, hadn't even been to one of Alves' classes before last Tuesday. Because Hindmarsh switched majors this semester, he was added into the class after the first week. "Considering it's been four weeks into the semester and I joined the class late, I hadn't even been to one class yet. So basically, I had no idea what to expect. 1 didn't even know if we were behind or not," said Hindmarsh. Other faculty have required students to make up lost Tuesday nights at different times, which is an option in these cases. As for making up the lost time, Adams said that no concrete plans have been made to reschedule the lost Tuesday time. However, there is a chance for it to be made up at the end of the semester if the need arises. Adams also pointed out that the weather we have been experiencing this year is no different than past winters. With the exception of the 2001-2002 school year, every year since 1998-1999 has had a total offive weather events, meaning some action, whether it is compressing or canceling, had to be taken. As of right now, the Unive.rsity has experienced four weather events this year. To try and prevent so much lost time, Adams has developed an alternative to the compressed schedule and complete cancellation. He has sent the notification of this new alternative to all students and faculty via e-mail. Posters will also be hung around campus to alert people of the possible new procedures. The e-mail read , "During inclement weather, as an alternative to the compressed schedule, the University may choose to open at noon, remaining on a regular class schedule. This option will preserve afternoon and evening classes, and allow an extra two hours for road and weather conditions to improve." Adam also realizes that many of the University's students comm~te from broad distances. "The University recognizes that our commuting students come from a wide geographic area and that road conditions can vary greatly throughout Northeastern Pennsylvania. Common sense and good judgment should act as a guide as to whether or not students can get to the University, or if a departure from campus earlier than closing time is required. We anticipate that the Faculty will respect student judgment in these matters," further read the email message. Adam concluded that in his many years working in Student Affairs, he has never run into problems with faculty not understanding a student's judgment call in harsh conditions. Though he often second guesses the decisions he is forced to make, he said he can only make his decisions based on the local predictions, and always makes his decisions with the safety of the students, faculty and staff in mind. Study Abroad Experiences Round Out Education BY JESS NIEMIEC Beacon Staff Writer People choose to travel for many reasons. There's the thrill of bagging the big game in some deep jungle, the ability to absorb a culture completely, and, for some, the excitement of travelling to learn. Wilkes University offers a study abroad program designed to send students to various reaches of the world with an educational mission. The students who participate are submerged in a completely new culture for months at a time, and their abilities to adapt are put to the ultimate test. This program includes an entire semester in a foreign country, of the student's choice, during which the students learn, play, and speak in an entirely new and dH·ferent way. "It is a very rewarding experience for the students," said Dr. Paola Bianco-Sobejano, Assistant Professor in the foreign Languages Department and the Study Abroad Coordinator. "They can get so much from learning in a different setting. I want all students to realize they can be helped by this experience." Classes are chosen while they're still here, with the help of their academic advisor, so that the curriculum fits nicely into their ulti- _ mate class plan. The advisors choose classes to replace some that are in the Wilkes course of study, so that the students do not lose a semester in terms of required coursework. The overall experience depends on the cuiture and school setting that the student chooses to submerse themselves in. "There are many areas of the world you can choose from. We have students that have gone to different places, and they all come back with great and different experiences," said Bianco. Three Wilkes students have recently returned from studying in foreign countries: Jenna Marks, Christine Bilhart, and Maria Kam. Each of these students were able to bring something different from their experience that will, in the end, further their education, whether it be from a social standpoint, or an academic one. Those students that are involved seem to come back with a good experience, as well. "I had an amazing time," said Marks, a senior political science major who has returned from Australia. "I'm not sure why I came home. It's so cold here versus there." Currently, there are two Wilkes students studying in Rome, Italy. Elvira Illiano,junior communications studies major, and Matthew Grammard, junior biology major. Both stu- dents will conclude the spring semester while in Italy, and will then return to the States this summer and complete their remaining schooling at Wilkes. "Stud9' abroad is something everyone should consider," said Marks. "You learn a lot about yourself, and the world." Anyone interested in getting more information about the study abroad programs that are offered at Wilkes can contact Bianco at extension 4519 or by e-mailing her at biancop@wilkes.edu. "[Bianco] is a lot of help to anyone that is interested. [Those interested] should talk to her. She's a wonderful lady who is interested in everyone, realizing that there is so much you can do with your four years, beyond staying within the walls of Wilkes University," said Marks. �FEBRUARY 16, 2004 11 FEATURES Wilkes Welcomes Visiting Japanese Students BY JAMIE BABBITT Wednesday. They also did origami with the she believes that Americans are warn1 and children and taught them how to write their generous and have big hearts and are alnames in Japanese. ways enthusiastic with a -smile," said Going to a foreign country and seeing The students also visited Dallas ElemenPolachek. One thing the students didn't like firsthand how people live is an experience tary School for four days to observe classes about America was the greasy food. like no other. Students cannot get the full and participate in classroom activities. ''They According to Polachek, in the past, some understanding of other cultures by merely will be teaching assistants from anywhere of the students who came to America loved reading about them in a textbook. from kindergarten up to fourth grade and so it so much that they decid_ed to come back Eight education majors from Tamagawa we are really excited about that for a longer period of time. "As a matter of University in Japan had • · because we believe that it's fact, some of the students that have come the opportunity to come going to be a wonderful expe- have gone back to get their degree at to America and stay with rience for them," said Polachek. Tamagawa and come back for their masters a family for two weeks For the Japanese students, program in education at Wilkes," said this semester. The stucoming to the United S_tates Polachek. dents arrived at Wilkes was not just a learning experiCurrently, Tamagawa is the only school University on Friday, ence academically. They also that Wilkes haJ this type of program with , February 6, and are staylearned a lot about how Ameribut there are plans for doing similar projects ing in the homes of cans live. Some of the students in other countries in the future. "We have a Wilkes faculty members for the duration of their were surprised that their host couple of contacts in France and Switzerstay. fathers helped with the cookland so those will be possibilities in the fu-• "Since 1990, we've ing, because in Japan only the ture and we would like to get our students had fabulous relationwomen cook. The closeness to go to France and Switzerland as well," ships with Tamagawa of the family is a lot different said Polachek. University whereby evhere as well. "There is more Fields would also like to see our students ery year, usually in Febhugging and kissing with the experience more of other cultures. "The reruary or March, a group children," said Norie Shiraiwa, ality is ... that [my host student] speaks quite of students comes to one of the Tamagawa particia bit of English and we speak no Japanese Wilkes ... they stay with pants. whatsoever. And so it says something about host families ... and they Some of the qualities the our culture that we don't learn other culture's come to attend Wilkes The Beacon/Kristin Hake st udents liked moS t about languages but in Japan people study Enclasses," said Dr. Diane Wilkes undergrads helps students from Tamagawa University, Americans were their open glish from grade school, on ... lt would be Polachek, Chairperson Japan with their English skills in their ESL class. heart, kindness, and positive nice ifwe could speak some Japanese," said of Education and Psychology and Coordithinking. "When I asked [my Fields. natoroftheTamagawaprogram. a serious process [to get here]," said hoststudent]whatsurpriseshermostabout... Polachek, along with faculty members Dr. Polachek. America and American people, she said that Sid Halsor, Dr. Maryanne Rexer, Dr. Mary According to Polachek, the students are ..r.,:..._-_:-,t;if~Wi@¾!;j~ -.,:-)l\#fi+\f('@•'ii■ I Kropiewnicki, Dr. Darin Fields, and Dr. attending Professor Gina Morrison's class, Michael and Margaret Steele are serving as ED 220: Multicultural Education. They will host families for this year's program. "The attend the class four times during their stay hosts that we've been using from Wilkes Uniand they are given assignments just as the versity have been host families over the years rest of the students in the class. The stuand the families usually have children, so dents are receiving two credits from that is one of the criteria," said Polachek. Tamagawa University for their trip so they 1 For Fields, this is the third year he's will be graded on how they do in their class, \./ hosted a Japanese student. "We decided to with their host family, in their elementary l' tJ be a host family because we've done it in the classes, and on their English skills. , past and it's always been a valuable and reThe students are not only attending r warding experience. It's a lot offun. l have classes here. They actually have a fairly rig- ~two children and the Japanese students alorous schedule. "A daily schedule might ., ways love to be around little kids and so go something like this: the host families give www.shermanhillsapartments.com they have a good time. My kids Jove having them breakfast and they might have some , a Japanese student in the house," said Fields. things to do around the house in the morn- t The Best Looking Affordable Apartments In Wilkes-Barre Fields compared the experience of having like help the children get dressed, and \./ ing a Tamagawa student stay at his home to then they bring them in to Wilkes," said Now accepting applications for I & 2 bedroom apartments having a friend stay over. "They occupy a Polachek. "Then they will have a little bit spare room and they eat with you and there of English as a second language instrucCentrally Located Laundry Facilities are some langu~ge _barriers so you have the tion (ESL) where Wilkes students and facPublic transportation 24-Hour Maintenance Service fun of working through those things. You ulty help them improve their English through Carpeting Frost Free Refrigerator learn a little about their culture and they cerconversation and the written word." Air Conditloning Garbage Disposal tainly learn how we live," said Fields. After the students practice their English , On Site Social Service Coordinator Stove Whenever there is an addition to a houseskills, they have a lunch break to go to the hold, temporary lifestyle changes must be cafeteria with their designated Wilkes stu- \ / made to accommodate that extra person. For dent-partner and eat with other students. 't 300 Parkview Circle Fields, these changes pertained mostly to They are also free to explore the area, such Wilkes-Barre, Pa. 18702 his family's morning routine. "We all have to as walking downtown to Boscov's to shop. MondayFriday 8A.M. to SP.M. get up a little bit earlier so we can get one In the afternoon, the students are taken more person through the shower and get to various elementary schools in the area to down to eat something ... She does all the observe and also teach fun activities to the CHECK US OUT TODAY !!!! things we do. Ifwe go shopping, she goes children. The first school they were taken 570-823-5124 shopping ... We don't really do anything difto was Chester Street Elementary School EHO ferently because that is kind of what they where they read children's books written by , want, to really see how we live," said Fields. American authors to the students last Beaco11 Asst. Features Editor The process of coming to America was not a simple one. "There were many applicants for the Tamagawa program and we decided to limit it to eight because it's a small number so we could give them good, individualized instruction in English. We can take them from school to school. It's a manageable group ... but they had to go through STUD ENT S WEL CQ ME l,. /J Sherman Hills Apartments V L �FEBRUARY 16, 2004 ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT 12 From the Cu_tting Room Floor: ;,a1/llJ (/tJ,m]Jb"ell BYSE:BARNE'.IBKY Beacon Correspondent ,c:. . . . row19g ug·1n th~ b!,lstness ano the struggle OtJr:ying tom~~ .~position forbim$elf as.ii John M ayerifi Jason .·• ' Mraz, :+ Josp musisia~~a.~ partje~~~tmovin& and heart• Kelly.. JaredCampbell? In the list of the µe.~ ..•felt.Ip th~ ~merging-scene ofacoustic singer/ artists emerging in ~n•e.XP!psion.of·a~6~stf ,. ·sqpgwrite.~s,,\Jare? ~1~P~.e .lt.gosses,s,es performers these days, Ja(ed Campbell )t~l .. ng})?teniial t9J:,ecorne·a comes up as,the one. of.!:1s have yethear overs r,nging fro.,n.Fleetwo,o d Mac's of. · ··· ''Landslii:le 1' ;.to .Dav~ Matthe~'s Band . ,,·w . i In America 4 ke¼,~gµi;C':.~yen few Like each of the artists in this , emerging category, Campbell has a unique flair in his music that makes it distinctively his. He adds a bit of soul and , vocal strength in the song " In Your Heart," that is not as prevalent as other artists. His songs are moving as well as heartfelt, and .s feelings and soul pour out through the hannonious chords of his guitar. ' · andD;~~:~;i~';!!t~~!~e1:~ _P'¼~~~~Y of w~fl~redpampbellmusic.com ex• / 11 tar an<i a ~armonic,, Campbell ~ut op~ Cra~h}hi; expertis~tn the ,gui~r shone as traordinary set at the Rifkin ori Wednes~• ,,:did pis e*:traordinary vocal t~lent. day night. ms fclectic . t11elodies~d . Comments froni ;those ' attendance · humor delighted the ciq'Y~ when he opene angeg from "H.e's td l<?ye his voice.'! the set with a song that h.~ wrote vvheri Aft!,ftpe show, Carnpbeli entertained some was in 7th grade called1'{See 1the Beaut qiie~ttpns abouthis career. H: said that he and continued wjpi songs like ''Rainy Labor had ~een •. playing guitar, for 'about seven Day.~ ·· ~ear§.,and when asked why! he still pursues With a constantS,mile and a great sense o m~f <;,;-he said: "Just the love of people. I humor, he enterttin~d requests and told st. ove ,being around people anµ I love being ries about the music he has written compar involved. ,Music makes.everybody happy." ing his time here t9 a VHl Stprytellers set ip all, Campbell was an all around hit with. One sto about a son he had written about +/those .in attendance. Cafe m!x0f c4fe'' •a ':. A~l 0 CD Review: in BY ALISON SHERRY Beacon Staff Writer When we think of immigration to New York City, the first thought that might come to mind is the turn of the century when our ancestors came over from many parts of Europe looking for a new and better Ii fe, Many' passed through Ellis Island, and "Give me your tired, your poor" became the American mantra for gen• erations. We tend not to think much about what Ii fe would be like today for an immigrant. However, Director James Sheridan thought about just that when he decided to use his real-life story about bringing his family to America as the ba• sis of his new film, In America. Emotional, yet humorous, In America follows the true story of the Sheridans, an Irish family looking to establish a new life for themselves in New York City a year af• tera family tragedy, Big city life isn't at all what they expected it to be for Johnny (played by Paddy Considine) and Sarah (played by Samantha Morton) along with their two young daughters (played by sis' ters Sarah and Emma Bolger). There isn't much money and luck isn't always on their side in such an overwhelming place. There is not much to rely on except their love and strength as a family, Ultimately it is their contagious kindness that rubs off on an aloof apartment neighbor (played by Djimon Hounsou) whose ingenuine response builds their n_ew home, If you enjoy stories that make you believe that hope can spring from tragedy and loss, then see In America. Director James Sheridan definitely fulfilled that purpose, It wouldn't be a huge surprise if Sheridan turns up as an Academy Award nominee for next year's Oscar awards for best director, and the dynamic and talented cast could also round out nominations in the acting categories, In America falls in the same genre as Under the Tuscan Sun or Calendar Girls, both of which were given very favorable reviws in the column. Consistent with the latter two films, In America does several things extremely well: offers great storytelling, characters the viewers feel they can know, and realistic, human situations, After all, a story based on true events such as this does not happen on the big screen every day. This movie is rated PG· 13 and receives 4 W's, 1 ohGr's SunnyPsyOp BY MATTHEW JONES Beacon Columnists The most enduring trait of legendary Ca• nadian industrial outfit Skinny Puppy was that they could, somehow, effectively simulate the sensation of having your soul sucked out of a stab wound, Nihil• ism has rarely enjoyed so literal a de• notation, and that was largely thanks to ohGr, vocalist and co•song writer for Puppy. So it may be a surprise to some that his second solo offering is such a pleasing, soul•intact album to listen to. Building on the fonnat Trent Reznor laid down with Pretty Hate Machine, ohGr has composed a millennial dance album for the disenfranchised. SunnyPsyOp could be the soundtrack to Chaplin's Modern Times if Tim Burton had directed it. Dance floor-filling opener "Hi Lo" trades lazier verses for a gigantic chorus anchored by a terrific synthesizer hook. OhGr's penchant for deliver• ing his lyrics in a stream-of-consciousness rant is forgotten on the album; and his voice is uncharacteristically treated with only mini~ ma! effects or vocoders, letting his surprisingly mellow voice take the forefront. Album highlight "maJiK" probably sounds closest to ohGr's work in Skinny Puppy. Industrial white noise wheezes over explosive yet danceable beats in the opening before the verses, which are accompanied by backing vocals that sound like a choir of trolls, ~et the tension build slowly. Just before the song builds to its frenzied climax, a brief and dreamy interlude • sneaks in before erupting back into martial breaks. Later songs range from pulsing hypnotism ("JaKo") to haunted house sinister ("SunBurn"). The instrumental "ShiTe" features some impressive telegraph•wire beats delivered at breakneck speed. While the album isn't exactly for every· one, fans of Nine Inch Nails or other industrial-tinged dance music should find the album to be a gem. And if you have a neophyte's interest in Skinny Puppy, this album should whet your appetite before you move on to the real deal. ., ILKES J]NIVERSITY . ' i ' , ... BIN.G O in the Ballroom, 8p.m. · a.BoARD's 0 For more inforpw.tion) contact tl}e \V.IJ.P.B. at wupbpub@yahoo.~~m �Become a Lifesaver/ . ·Donate Plasma that is needed.for sp. , lJblea ·• · ' sfrip !,ps. millions of people · each year ... r ·2 tbs.•b 2 2tbs'.'~~n'ey ;l 1/2 .~sp. crus~ tast<? · , ... 4 9. cooked ca 1 head red · aod p IBPI ( Whe andmea !;:,··=< • -;. Interstate Blood _& Plasma, Inc. 41 S. Main St Wilkes B~e, PA It's Safe . and Convenient . •--•\•....... I Donate Jel / Todayllllll . L. . ' S I H ... e p .:. av~ . ,ves . · Donate · P/as,.11a · . . ; . ' . . . . .· . . :-. . . . .· . . . ·. . . 823 4- .·.9 �14 ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT FEBRUARY 16. 2004 Last Minute Spring Break Ideas and Tips BY MELISSA JURGENSEN Beacon A&E Editor Spring break is only one month away, and the clock is ticking to take advantage of some of the remaining deals out there. Wilke_s University's spring break is March 6-14, and some students have been planning trips for months. For those who haven't started planning a trip, here are some last minute tips and ideas to show you how to get there inexpensively and have a wonderful time once you're ankle-deep in sand and sun! Every destination has a different atmosphere to it. Some places are going to have reputations for being wilder, while others are a better pick for rela~ing on the beach. It is a good idea to look into the destination you choose before making reservations. Three of the most popular spots during spring break are Cancun, Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic. If you are just looking to stay within the U.S., www.paradiseparties.com is offering hotel packages between $150 to $369 per person based on four people per room in Panama City Beach, Florida. If cruises are your thing, Carnival Cruise Line is enjoyable for students 21 and over and are generally excellent vacation values. The cost for a Carnival Cruise Line threeday round trip from Miami to somewhere like the Bahamas can range upwards of$229 per person, depending on the availability of the cruise when trav~I arrangements are Th , made. Cruises aren't the only option for spring break trips. Although cruises are popular among college students, flying to nice destinations is also a way to go. All-inclusive packages that include air fare, hotel-stay, all meals, gratuity and entertain- "Many all-inclusive packages fly to popular spring break locations. There are packages for Puerto Plata in the Dominican Republic for $559 per person and one for Cozumel, Mexico, which is a three-night package for $484 a person. There is also a two-night package to the Bahamas that in- ment are also availbale. Not only are .they usually at a good price, but such packages ensure that the traveler doesn't have to worry about carrying a lot of money. eludes everything except meals., for $409 per person," said Linda Grazioso of Liberty Travel. Perhaps, then, you are planning to just ;RFO,RMIN:ARTS AT WILKES UNIVERSITY . Darte Board YBRIDGETGIUNTA eucon Stuff Writer Wednesday, February 18, 2004--Performance Hour--1 p.m. in Gies Hall. Performance Hour is free of charge and open to all. Musical theater production Fiddler on the Roof Friday, February 20, at 8 p.m. Saturday, February 21, at 8 p.m. Sunday, February 22, at 2 p.m. At the Dorothy Dickson Darte main stage. Wilkes students, free with ID, other students & senior citizens, $5, general admission, $15 • get in the car and go. What could be more fun than driving around the country for a week with three of your closest friends without a destination or care in the world? You can have a ball touring the Gulf Coast of Florida or the cities of the South. Don't spend too much time trying to decide which hotel to book. You will have a great time regardless of where you stay. Some places may be more convenient than others, but that doesn't mean it is going to ruin your trip if you don't get the best hotel ppssible. Where you go and what you do is what really counts. Bojan Milasinovic,funior Pharmacy major, said that he hasn't begun making plans for spring break yet, but he isn't worried about finding any remaining deals. "You can always find something, no matter how late it is." Sometimes procrastination turns out pretty well. At the last minute you might be able to take advantage of someone else's canceled trip that may be purchased inexpensively so that there are no empty seats on a plane or empty rooms in a hotel. The problem is that you might not know where you're going until the week that you leave. Last but not least, spring break should be about one thing--forgetting about the daily grind of classes and homework and alleviating some stress. And if you're not going anywhere special during spring break, make sure you do something special for yourself. Diving back into classes won't be fun or productive if you haven't had a chance to kick back and rejuvenate yourself. �FEBRUARY 16, 2004 15 ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT Theater Review: Fiddler on the Roof BY MONICA CARDENAS 'Asst. Beacon A &E Editor I could not have asked for a more entertaining way of passing my Sunday afternoon than to have spent it before the ve~ talented group of Wilkes students in the Dorothy Dickson Darte Center. On February 13, 14 and 15, the Department of Visual and Performing Arts presented Fiddler on the Roof Everything from the set, the orchestra, and especially the performance was top notch. The musical, written by Joseph Stein, Jerry Bock and Sheldon Harnick, is set in a Ukrainian village named Anatevka, which is overflowing with fantastic characters . I. J. ,. : .• • . . ISU •·•· and a rich Jewish tradition. 20 Benjamin S. Ptashinsky delivered an astonishing performance as Tevye, the poor milkSi' Ptashinsky ! ; ti . ,=,::2\t.-:·'- -. =>r.:,)\ff\'{~'-'"+-</-· ,··1-,t4tv;r/ t_ man with five daughters and wife , Golde, who not only played opposite Ptashinsky with style, but inclination to keep with the conventional plans to his rough wife. truly held her own throughout. As the couple Adding color to the performance was Yente (Jenway of doing things, and allows his tries desperately to make a dowry while marnifer Zubernick), the town matchmaker, who quickly daughters to marry for happiness instead rying off their three oldest daughters, it befinds herself out of a job. However, this does not of money. This becomes increasingly comes impossible as they repeatedly break stop her from serving as the town gossip, bringing difficult for him as the girls become bolder, tradition. much humor to this heartfelt musical. and especially as he tries to explain the Tevye accepts their decisions, despite his .~T1a?c:s.\VUI b.:R:'~ .n~xt we:kendvep~ary an~ ;:l;Ro~: iJtre{:i~~;iN.~tta Cl;men~{'J!;'hann Babo, cCannsSecoo<iRow::aenjamin Peter Mario Baldo brings in a note of seriousness as Perchik, the progressive who tries to persuade this traditional crowd to accept the changes going on in the world around them. They are reluctant, but are forced to face these truths as they are ordered to pack up and leave the only home they have ever known. From Tevye's hilarious discussions with God to Yente's attempts at matchmaking, be ready to laugh. But also, don't plan on leaving without "Matchmaker" still ringing in your head--and a lot to think about. We are all forced to decide about whether to speak out for our beliefs, as Perchik does , or whether to quietly obey. With much humor, this performance begs a serious question : Tradition, or a new way of doing things? Catch the show again next weekend, February 20 and 21 at 8p.m., and 22 at 2 p.m. This Week in History 16th--The first airplane flight between Los Angeles and San Francisco took place,(1914) 17th--Michael Jordan 1 NBA, (1963) 18th--Mark Twain's "Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" was published in the U.S. for the first time, (1885) · I 9th--Dick Clark premiered the "American Music Awards," (1974) 20th--The U.S. Supreme Court ruled the power of the federal government was greater than that of any individual state, ( 1809) 21 st--McGraw-Hill, Inc. outbids eight other American publishers for the U.S. rights to Hunter Davies' authorized biography of the Beatles. They paid $150,000 for the rights, ( 1968) 22nd--ln Utica, NY, Frank W. Woolworth opened his first 5 and I 0-cent store, (1879) · _____________,w~J �16 FEBRUARY 16, 2004 SPORTS Wilkes Splits Tri-match Against Lycoming and Gettysburg BY WILL MIDGETT Beacon Asst. Sports Editor The Wilkes University wrestling team took on Lycoming College and Gettysburg in a triMatch on Saturday. Wilkes lost to nationally ranked Lycoming 44-0 but was able to come back and soundly defeat Gettysburg 30-15. Junior Jeremy Mayer started off the match against Lycoming for the Colonels at 125. Mayer went into the match with a record of 26-14 and faced Lycoming's Sean Cullen. Cullen scored an early takedown on Mayer, and -rode him out for the rest of the period. Cullen· chose to start on bottom in the second and made a quick escape to advance the score to 3-0. Mayer scored his only point of the match early in the third period with an escape of his own. Toward the end of the third period, the score was 4-1 and Mayer was trying desperately to catch up . With 19 seconds left in the match, Mayer shot in for a takedown which dropped Cullen out of bounds. Time ran out with M_ayer trying to get control of Cullen while still staying in bounds, but he was not in a position for the referee to call a takedown and the match ended at 4-1, giving Lycoming 3 points on the board. Sophomore Joe Yutko took the mat for the Colonels at 133 pounds, matched up against Lycoming's Kyle Hopkins. Hopkins scored an early takedown on Yutko in first, and was able to keep him on the mat for the entire period. Similar to the 125 pound match, Hopkins was able to earn an early escape •in the second period. The score was 3-0 in favor of Hopkins going into the third period. Early in the third, Yutko surprised Hopkins, as well as the crowd, with a quick maneuver that took his opponent to the mat for 2 points. However, with time running out, Yutko was unable to tum Hopkins over for any back points and Hopkins ended up winning 3-2. Wilkes chose to forfeit at the 141 pound weight class in both the Lycoming match and in the Gettysburg match as well. The forfeit then set the stage for Wilkes' 8th ranked fresh- man Mike Ferrara. and at first looked like he could take home the Ferrara faced Lycoming's Sean Reese in victory. Delva made the first point of the match a hold-out, drag-down match with neither with an escape early in the second period. Brindle wrestler able to make a move on each other. then snuck in a quick takedown and caught Delva The match remained·scoreless until early on his back. At the 3: 19 in the second period, the in the third period when Reese made an referee slapped the mat signifying the pin. --escape from the down position. Ferrara "I had that first match," says Delva. "It should was unable to score any points on Reese have been mine, but I made a mistake and got causing him to lose the match 1-0. caught." At 157, freshman Joe Diliberto faced off At the this point Lycoming was up 28-0 on the against a tough Jason Smith. Smith took scoreboard with only three matches left. Wresdown Diliberto in the middle of the first, tling for the Colonels at 184 was sophomore Nick and so much like the DeAngelis, who face Lycoming'sAndy Hull. Hull rest of the Lycoming wasted no time taking team, he was pracDeAngelis down in the ticed in keeping· his first period, and pinned him opponent on the at the I :20 mark. mat. In the second At 197 pounds, period, Smith caught Lycoming's John Battaglia Diliberto on his earned a 12-1 majordeciback long enough to sion over freshman Vince earn himself three Abbot. Battaglia spent the near-fall points. •.,_j entire second period scorSmith chose to ing takedowns and nearstart in the down pofall points on the frustrated sition to start the freshman. third period. After a Andrew Steinberg quick escape, Smith The Beacon/Nick Zmijewski capped off the Wilkes line· then took Diliberto , up at the heavyweight down to the mat once again and was able spot against Lycoming's Tommy Snyder. Snyder to roll him over for an additional three near- earned three takedowns against Steinberg before fall points. By the time the buzzer sounded, earning a fall at 3:29 in the second period. The Smith had won a 12-0 major decision. pin sealed the shutout for the Warriors, and Wilkes Wilkes freshman Kyle Lenio wrestled a then regrouped and made ready for the match hard fought match at 165 for the Colonels against Gettysburg. against Lycoming's Clint Swartz. Swartz Jeremy Mayer started off again at 125 pounds struck first in the second period with· two for the Colonels against Gettysburg. After a escapes, and a takedown in the third. Lenio tough loss to Lycoming, Mayer vindicated himanswered back with a takedown ofhis own, self with a dominating performance against but it was too little, too late, as Swartz took Gettysburg's Brian Norcross. Mayer was leada 4-2 minor decision. ing the match 11-2 in the third period before pinAt 174, senior Fritz Delva made the first ning Norcross with 23 seconds left in the match. of his last two home appearances in his Joe Yutko also displayed a completely domiWilkes _~areer. Delva, a tri-captain for the nating match against Kevin Dougherty at 133 Colonels, was honored before the match pounds. Yutko was scoring takedowns almost at with a ceremony for Senior's Day, since he will, and earned several near-fall points, winning was the only active senior for the Colonels him a 12-4 major decision. at the match. Wilkes then forfeited for the second time at Delva faced Lycoming's Grant Brindle, 141 pounds. At 149 pounds, Mike Ferrara an- nnnnnnnnnnnn n n i ca1hfor MOur j n corn,aact aiScS D n DI; n swered back from his loss to Lycoming. Ferrara quickly disabled Gettysburg's Matt Denholtz with a takedown, and received a pin at the 1:20 mark of the first period. At 157, Joe Diliberto turned into a scoring machine, taking down opponent Mark McDonald six times throughout the match. With 1:22 left to go in the match, Diliberto s.cored his last takedown making the score 17-3, and earning a technical fall. Kyle Lenio then earned a 9-3 decision at 165 against Josh Kaplan . At 174, Fritz Delva wrestled the last home match of his career. Facing Gettysburg's Michael Denholtz, Delva made two quick takedowns in the first period, including a impressive double-leg that took Denholtz to his back. At 2:10 in the first period, Delva pinned Denholtz for the victory. "Itfeltgood,"commentedDelvaonhis last home match. "I should have had the first match but now I'm looking forward to the MAC's." Gettysburg's Chris Coogan earned the first victory for the Bullets. Coogan won a nail biting 6-5 decision against Wilkes sophomore Sandri no Plutino. Gettysburg would then win the next two matches against the Colonels: At 197, Jeff Morgan won a 7-4 decision over Vince Abbot, and Mike Pattanite earned a 4-3 decision over freshman heavyweight Keith Altiery. . .,, ~ .r ,. Despite losi~.g the 'iast three matches, Wilkes wrestled well enough in the early rounds to earn a 30-15 victory, splitting the Tri-Match. Wilkes wrestled another tri-match the day before against Scran-ton and SUNY-Maritime, sweeping both matches. The Colonels first beat Maritime 42-10 in a lopsided victory. Then against Scranton, Wilkes cleared a close 23-22 match that was decided in the heavy weight match. Keith Altiery won a close 3-1 decision over Scranton's Mike Kelly to seal the deal for Wilkes. Wilkes will now compete at the MAC Championships at the University of Scranton on Friday and Saturday. www.musicalenergi.com aJso buyjng& seHjng: DVDS•VHS VIDEO GAMES RECORDS TAPES .... •fl Pllt · •fl i.n dddUS!Cf/LENERU/ in 59norlltmaiaslreet . wilke&-barre. s29-2m n best selectm POSTER~,. Pllt flfl es pnces , b t . Jewelry . ... incense 9fl cool gifts l:J nnn111111-1:nl31UZIZ WANTED Are you interested in writing for The Beacon? We're looking for writers! It's a great expierence and a fun work environment! Contact The Beacon at 408-5903 ] �SPORTS FEBRUARY 16, 2004 17 Klahold Takes Wilkes Community Fitness Seriously . Trainer challenges athletes to go the extra mile to those who often put off getting in shape impact on her teammates as well._ "Everyfor their sport's season. "They were given one is more self-confident in their abilities. workout .programs at the end of last se- They see and feel the difference in the way mester, and they knew they were expected they are playing." Frank Matthews, the Head Coach of the to come back from break in shape to play." However, at the bascbal I team's first prac- softball team, agrees. "He has been an imtice, seven players threw up · from the intensity. "Some obviously didn't come back in shape," added Klahold. But, that isn't discouraging to him. Many of the athletes have increased their strength, both on the baseball and softball teams. Klahold feels the softball team has a good level of dedication to the gym. "Quite a few have made big strength gains, and their conditioning has imThe Beacon/T. Mick Jenkins proved." Junior softball player . Keith Klahold, Director of Fitness Center Alexis Petite credits Klahold with her personal improvement. mense help all winter," he said. "The "He has helped me with my overall athletic strength-building and pre-season condiability. He's helped me work on condition- tioning was exceptional, and we're looking ing, agility, and strength. He definitely mo- forward to outstanding results." The plans for keeping in shape alter with tivates me," said the Lady Colonel's third the beginning of the spring sport season. baseman. "He always keeps me interested "For example if a pitcher comes in and lifts with variety and mixes things up every heavy expecting to play a game two· days week. That way it isn't boring." later, it could have a negative affect on their Petite feels that Klahold has had big BY KYLA CAMPBELL Beacon Staff Writer Whether in season, off season, or in preseason, athletes on the Wilkes University campus have been getting in shape and are feeling healthier. Who is the person behind the shift in attitude and determination? Keith Klahold. Klahold, the director of the fitness center, has made a huge impact since his arrival late last summer. He has worked oneon-one with the university's staff and students. Most recently, he has spent his time training the spring athletes during pre-season. Klahold has worked particularly closely with the baseball and softball teams. Klahold's work with the baseball team has focused on trying to get the most out of the players and get them in the gym . "Some of them are still in the stone age of baseball. They grew up in a time and area where lifting is a taboo," said Klahold. "But, lifting doesn't negatively affect flexibility and speed. Today's baseball players are seeing Mark McGuire and Sammy Sosa play, and their abilities are results of spending time in the weight room." Klahold tends to focus on overall conditioning, while including cardio and agility training in the athletes' workouts. "The spring athletes are starti.ng to look like athletes again," joked Klahold, referring playing ability," commented Klahold. "So, now we start backing off the weights," said Klahold. "lt is time to focus on maintaining strength instead of getting stronger." The spring athletes have a great asset--a strength and conditioning coach that has helped many at Wilkes. But the remainder of the campus-faculty, staff, students, and former athletes--have also begun to count on Klahold to get them in shape and help them maintain their bodies. For example, senior Mike Liberski, who ended his final football season in November, has lost forty pounds since August 13. "Training in the new gym .and working hard throughout football season really helped me get in better shape," he said. "Keith also set me up with a great workout in order for me to maintain my overall physical condition and improve my health." Liberski feels that Klahold is a tremendous help for everyone at Wilkes. "He's able to cater to all athletes. He has sport-specific, athlete-specific, and detailed individual workouts. He even helps those who aren't athletes. "Coach Klahold is so knowledgeable and a great motivator. It's obvious he's made a big difference for me and many others," Liberski added. Luckily for Wilkes, Klahold intends to continue his career on campus. "[ like it here and have no plans of leaving," he concluded. "My wife and I are very happy here. In fact, she hasn't seen me this happy in a long time." a :/?_ifkin 'Cafe at Jfenrv Student Center 'Personal ?an plz:.z:.as* Jaz:.,man·s Cate,. and a wide selection of co11ven/e11ce and' Grab . a11d~o foods Dallt,L 1"1,,a_Specktls Clucl:en 117tng f'Jua Alondav 'foesd,111 $4.99 H6Q· Clttcken & :l{ed Onion $4.39 'Pesto Chick.en Alfredo $439 111edne.i.dav 77u,rsdav Stuffed Chee~..esttak 1'>/u.a $4.99 .frldav Garlic Sltt1111p rultft ;tucotta $4.99 Weeklv Dell Specials februarv 16~20 Current Promotions .-,·- _ -_ ..... Italian Sausa(lc Sub with. Clups,.1-1/ckle..and a 20 .c,z Tounftllil &v:eraue . $4.59 .Add a ZO oz. 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Ifwe play with the intensity we had in the second half, we have to shoot the ball better, we just got to take this as a positive and move on." ~ }w. ,i•. · t ' Plisko led the way for Wilkes scoring a game high 31 points, 29 of which came in the n Saturdiy, :~eb~~IY • second half, and Pressley had a team high . ~~ tadyCqlon~l§ trart: eight rebounds. ~ .· · to 12~10,;-pelaware -O'Donnell had an impressive game for the · • Jfhe bggi;~•us~d Royals totaling a gam~ high 17 rebounds and 12-0 ruri' . an'cfinevef .·., .. . :,:,:: .. team leading 17 points. Burke and Sean Clark ed,the d9rrµnaQpe•1n also scored in double figures for Scranton. -66 \he On Saturday, the Colonels traveled to DelaColonels. Wilkes was · ware Valley for a conference game against the Aggies (4-18 o/a, 3-9 cont). The Colonels .oun<iSir2 · torched the Aggies I00-80, while Plisko had ·. whiie his second consecutive 30-point game in '. qoth which he shot 12 of20 from the floor. John Yaniello also threw in 11 points along with Ryan Milford scoring ten . for Delaware Valley, five players ended in double figures with Erik Tegethoff leading the way with 18 points and Mike Thornton add• ing 17. The Colonels next game is Tuesday, February 17, at the Marts Center against conference rival Lycoming College. ori the·womep had Scrantop\lloyals sh ups giving.tlie •.<:;olone gin the,ga,me with a q was. thepply time duri~ ·• t;;~etff£s! •-·!;~,f e:i the iWii~e·s womenw;~ Scranton;.quickJypulledits .· on and beat Wilkes athome · · The ·Jirst sev~n minute looked positive for thilL~ /~ au Andrea DeMaranyjlle does . . . . ·. . . I does, postingthe fin;t~ :ppint{~ffhe for Wilkes a,nd going on'asol~t6-0 ry.n Scranton even ha,d th~/opportm;ijty tq ' . ,AfterJ!le •initia.1.tr-¥PlOSIOQJr . ,, -::,: ~asfou ~me duringthf ' ' " Lady G<>Io11els Wb4}~. · as Scranton w,. . 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Men's Basketball vs. Lycoming 8:00 p.m. vff1ce Abb~tt , 197 9.nt•"' February 19:, ' ~, . . DiegoAlvarado 197,, 1-8 Won1en's Basketball @ DeSales AndrewSteinberg 285 1-12 Men's Basketball@ DeSales Keith Altiery 285 11-18 February 20: . Wrestl1ng@MAC Championships February 21: Wrestling@ MAC Championships Baseball@ St. Mary's Women's Basketball vs Drew I :00 p.m. Men's Basketball vs Drew 3:00 p.m. '.~ =:l •.·C· '- . •"· ':"''><'':I:'•'-.¢~• • ,:,Z. "''· %,, . ,:-x-: ',\ . .Mens0P25 College Basketball ' , Men's Basketball (2/1 1) Wilkes 68 Scranton 66 (2/14) Wilkes 100 Delaware Valley 80 4-4 WOMEN'S BASKETBALL Scranton DeSales King's Delaware Valley Drew Lycoming Wilkes FDU-Florham record 27-15 l . Duke (21-1) did not play. Next: at No. 21 North Carolina State, Sunday. 2. Stanford (20-0) at California. Next: at Southern California, Thursday. 3. Saint Joseph's (22-0) beat Rhode Island 73-59. Next: at Fordham, Wednesday. 4. Pittsburgh (22-2) did not play. Next: vs. No. 5 Connecticut, Sunday. 5. Connecticut (19-4) did not play. Next: at No. 4 Pittsburgh, Sunday. 6. Mississippi State (20-1) at Arkansas. Next: vs. Alabama, Saturday. 7. Gonzaga (20-2) at St. Mary's; Calif. Next: vs. Portland, Wednesday. 8. Kentucky (17-4) lost to Georgia 74-68. Next: vs. Arkansas, Wednesday. 9. Louisville (l 7-4) did not play. Next: at Texas Christian, Tuesday. 10. Oklahoma State( 18-2) vs. Baylor. Next: at Oklahoma, Monday. 11. Texas (17-3) at Iowa State. Next: vs. Texas A&M, Wednesday. 12. Kan~s ( 15-5) did not play. Next: at Nebraska, Sunday. 13. Cincinnati (17-3) did not play. Next: at No. 20 Wake Forest, Sunday. 14. North Carolina (14-7) did not play. Next: vs. Maryland, Sunday. 15. GeorgiaTech(l8-6) lost to Virginia 82-80. Next: at Maryland, Thursday. 16. Atizona ( 15-6) vs. UCLA. Ne~t: at Oregon, Thursday.· 17. Wisconsin (16-4) vs. Ohio State. Next: at lllinois, Wednesday. 18. Texas Tech (17-6) vs. Kansas State. Next: at Colorado, Wednesday. 19. Utah State (20- I) at Pacific. Next: vs. UC Riverside, Thursday. 20. Wake Forest (14-6) did not play. Next: vs. No. 13 Cincinnati, Sunday. 21. North Carolina State (15-5) did not play. Next: vs. No. 1 Duke, Sunday. 22. Florida (14-6) vs. LSU. Next at Georgia, Tuesday. 23. Sou,thern Ulinois (19-2) atSouthwestMissouri State. Next: at Evansville, Wednesday. 24. Providence ( 17-5) beat Boston College 61-52. Next: vs. Miami, Saturday. 25. South Carolina(19-5)vs. Vanderbilt. Next: at Arkansas, Saturday. On Wednesday night, Dave Plisko, senior guard, scored 29 points in the second half against Scranton ·to help lift the Colonels to a muchneed conference. victory. He totaled 31 points on the night along with five rebounds. On Saturday afternoon at Delaware Valley, Plisko shot 12 for 20 from the field scoring 30 points and also had four rebounds, two assists and two steals. NUMBERS . 48 OF THE WEEK Number of points Andrea DeMaranville had in two games last week 61 44.4 Number of points Dave Plisko had in two games last week Percentage·ofshots made from the free throw line by men's basketball on Wednesday night 5 Numbe,- of pins Wilkes wrestling had on Friday night Spririg Break 2004 Travel With STS Americas #1 Student_Tour Operator Jamaica, Cancun, Acapulco, Bahamas, and Florida. Now hiring campus reps. Call for group discounts. Information/Reservations 1-800-648-4849 or www.ststravel.com �SPORTS 20 FEBRUARY 16, 2004 Wilkes Wins Tight Home Game Against Scranton Colonels torch,Aggies later in the week 100-80 BY STEVE KEMBLE Beacon Sports Editor On Wednesday night at the Marts Center, the Colonels men's basketball team (14-7; 6-4 conf.) didn't take a commanding lead until less than six minutes remained on the clock. In the end, the Colonels were able to fight off the Scranton Royals (4-17; 2-8 conf.) 68-66, in a nail-biter finish that left the big home crowd breathless. The Royals didn't w_aste any time taking a lead in the first halfby going up 5-0 with just over a minute ticking away on the clock when Scranton's Bill Burke, forward, hit a three pointer, and then on the next possession, Michael Riccobono, guard, made a lay-up. The Colonels would eventually take the lead 13-11 at the 12-minute mark in the first half when Evan Walters, forward/center, was fouled while making a Jay-up and completed the three-point play by canning the free throw, Wilkes would hold the lead until there were nine minutes left in the half when Brian O'Donnell, forward, made back,-to-back free throws to put the Royals up 17-16. After that, the lead seasawed back and forth until Scranton was-able to take control !;. . of the game towards the end of the half and take a 38-29 lead into the intermission on a three-pointer by Sean Clark, guard, with nine seconds remaining. "The first half we played pretty bad, and I don't know if we took them lightly or what the problem was. They're 2-8 or something in the league and we just came out and played sloppy," said Dave Plisko, Wilkes guard. The second half started out a lot like the first with the Royals continuing to build on their lead. Eventually Scranton went up by I 2 points with I 8:35 left in the game on a layup converted by Nick Altier, guard, to make the score 42-30. The Colonels got the score to within four points with 16 minutes left in the half when Plisko made a lay-up.to make the score 45-41 before the Royals would once again build their lead back to eight points two minutes later when Mike McGowan, guard/forward, hit a three-pointer to increase the score 49-41 . After that, the Colonels really got in the game and fought hard to tie the game up at 56 when Plisko, on fire in the second half, nailed a three. "The second half was huge. I thought I had to step up because l only have a couple more games left and really didn't want to lose to Scranton," remarked Plisko. With about five and a half minutes left in regulation, Wilkes started to take some control of the game when the Colonels would take the lead and be able to hold it until there was under a minute left on two made free throws by Plisko, which made the score 6058. With 39 seconds left on the clock, the Royals regained the lead 66-65 when Matthew Snyder, guard, hit a lay-up, but on the Colonels next possession, Wilkes was able to take the lead for good when Plisko ended his 29 point second half by hitting a jump shot, which put the home team up 6766 with 24 seconds left in regulation. The final score ended 68-66 in favor ~f the Colonels after Rashawn Pressley, Wilkes guard, made a free throw, and then Greg Cardamone, Wilkes forward, pulled down a huge offensive rebound on missed free throw. a Basketball Continued on page 18 I TheBeacon/Todd Weibel Dave Plisko attempts a jump-shot at Wednesday Night's match-up against Scranton. ·. >"'¼·' TODAY(2/16) Mikes Jewelry Sale@ Roth Concourse I 1:00AM Hockey Game - Penguins vs. Binghamton @ 7:05 PM TUESDAY(2/17) Mikes Jewelry Sale @ Roth Concourse 11:00AM Commuter Council Meeting @ MSCTV Lounge 11 :30AM Women's Basketball vs Lycoming @ 6 PM Men 's Basketball vs Lycoming@8 PM WEDNESDAY(2/18) FRI°DAY(2/20) Spirit Contest & Volleyball Tournament @ Marts Center 7:30 PM Fiddler on the Roof@DDD 8PM SATURDAY(2/21) Winter Weekend Games@ Greenway I0 AM-12 PM Wrestling @ MAC Championships Scranton, PA 10AM Baseball @ St. Mary 's (DH) 11 AM Women 's Basketball vs Drew @ I PM Men's Basketball vs Drew @ 3 PM Fiddler on the Roof @ ODD 8PM Commuter Coffee Hour @ Commuter Lounge/Conyngham Hall 9 AM SUNDAY(2/22) Learn Bridge@JCC 7:30 PM Fiddler on the Roof'@ ODD 2 PM THURSDAY 2 19 IRHC Meeting@ Hiscox Room I I AM Winter Weekcind Openi ng Night@ HSC Ballroom 9-11 PM Women's Basketball @DeSales 6 PM Men's Basketball@ DeSales, 8PM Career Info Session, Breis I 06@ 11 a.m. GRE and GMAT Info Session, Breis 208, 11.a.m Congratulations to Ryan Laubach, who correctly identified last week's "Find This Picture" first. As Laubach pointed out, l ast w eek's picture depicted a stained glass window on Fortinsky Hall. Laubach will receive a $1 0 cash prize courtesy of the Wilkes University Programming Board. This photo was taken somewhere on Wilkes University's Campus. When you find it, email us the answer at: wilkesbeacon@hotmail.com. Be sure to put "Campus Picture" as the subject heading, as we 11 as your name, phone. number, and either campus mailbox or mailing address in the body text. The first pe,rson to correctly identify the location ofthis picture will be recognized in next weeks issue, and will receive a $10 cash pnze, courtesty of Programming Board. The Beacon welcon1es notices of events ... publicize it's free! Post your event by visiting www.wilkesbeacon.com or email wilkesbeacon@hotmail.com � 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 2001 May 3rd Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2001 May 3 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/adf44eb2d2a7fdf3e2381152029d07f1.pdf 62b012db043e4fc31b99c69f1cf1f64e PDF Text Text February 16, 2004 Volume 56 Issue 15 ww. wilkesbeacon.co1n THE NEWS OF TODAY REPORTED BY THE .JOURNALISTS OF TOMORROW University Responds to S. Franklin Street Murder BY GABE LeDONNE Beacon Managing Editor Wilkes-Barre and Pennsylvania State Police are still searching for the individual(s) who attacked and shot a woman six times in her South Franklin Street apartment early Thursday, February 12. The woman, who died from the wounds Thursday evening, was identified by WilkesBarre authorities as 42 year-old Sheryl Spiros. Spiros was discovered in her apartment at 292 S. Franklin Street early Thursday morning when fire fighters responded to a small kitchen fire there. The apartment building is located two doors south of the Arnaud C. Marts Center•too close for comfort for many university community members. "When you have something like this, especially so close to campus, it's going to have everybody's hairs raised. It's such a heinous, violent crime," said Chris Bailey, Director of Public Safety. "In response, the university will take whatever measures we can to hopefully reassure that the safety of the campus is not at risk," he added. Bailey explained that immediately after he learned of the murder, he and Jerry Reho, Manager of Public Safety, sent out a community notification through both mass e-mail, and postings across campus. ln addition to alerting campus to the incident, the notification included a description of the car that the assailant was thought to have fled in: Spiros's 1992 Blue-Green Pontiac GrandPrix. Authorities announced over the weekend that the automobile was found on Custer Street in Wilkes-Barre Friday night. Bailey also commented that patrols across campus will be stepped up in response to the incident. "We're going to have at least two to three additional officers just out and about-not assigned to any duty, just doing patrols," he said. As for how long the escalated patrols will last, Bailey asserted that it will "probably coincide with how the story goes; as the investigation continues, we will find out what happened and how it happened and why it happened ... But for the near future, I would say at least one to two weeks. And afterwards, we'll reassess the situation." Bailey added that one advantage in dealing with such a situation is the open source of communication from local authorities. "We have a great connection with the local police department, so information is flowing pretty freely.] would like to believe that we have Red'C~ross Blood Drive. ,rrrt . e eacon/Kristin Ha e This is the apartment in which a 42.:year old woman was shot six times on Thursday, February 12, 2004. No suspects have been implicated in the murder, which has caused concern on the Wilkes campus. as much information as the police can legally release to us," Bailey said. Bailey pointed out that such an incident is further support for the new Use of Force ff§& A IJVilkes student donates blood to the local chapter of the American Red Cross who was on campus Tuesday, February 10, 2004. Tuesday's Blood Drive was the third drive held here on campus, over the course of the 20032004 school year as the University helps to allieviate the stress of a blood shortage in the Wyoming Valley. • Murder Continued on Page 4 Boiler Problem Leaves Wilkes Students Out in the Cold city officials. The number of those in need of sh~lter steadily increased through Tuesday. "On Monday night, some of them needed a place to stay, since the building was officially condemned due to there being· no heat. I spoke with each student to find out if they had family or friends they could stay with or if they needed a hotel room at the Ramada hotel on the square. On Monday night 19 students took us up on the offer of the hotel BY GABRIELLE LAMB Beacon News Editor The ~eacon/Kristin Hake Policy, which would allow Public Safety officers with Act 235 certification to carry pepper spray, batons, and handcuffs. Many Wilkes students were left out in the cold this past Mond~y, February 9, after a broken boiler left the tenants ofan off~ campus apartment building without heat. The potential health hazards of having no heat or residents using inefficient, unsafe sources of alternative heat, eventually led to the building being condemned, and more than 50 Wilkes students were faced with Boiler Problem Conitinued on having to quickly find another place to stay. Page 5 However, Wilkes Univer- . - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - sity officials wasted no time coming to the aid of those Wilkes students displaced by ~ the heating malfunction. Accord ing to Gretchen Yeninas, Index: Director of Resident Life, by the end Monday night, 19 students were housed at the Ramada Inn on Public Square, as others moved in with friends and family for the duration of the investigation by News ...... .. ······ .............................. l-5 Ed. • l 1tona ···•··· ............................... 6-8 Features ..................................... 9-11 Arts & Entertainment. ............ 12-15 Sports .................. ..................... 16-20 Calendar........................................ 20 ----------------------' �2 NEWS FEBRUARY 16 2004 Safety Officers Foil Late Night Theft Attempt at the time." Bailey pointed out, though, that Mark Allen, Dean of Students, is one memthree PSOs eventually responded. ber who serves on the Student Affairs CabiTwo students were caught allegedly try"The pursuit ended when the individual net, and briefly explained the cabinet's puring to steal a couch from the Stark Leaming who was being chased left university campose and process that the students will• go Center early on Sunday, February 8. Because pus. He was observed heading off campus, through. the case has not yet been brought before and was observed heading toward the dike." Allen stated that "any infraction of stuStudentAffairs Cabinet, The Beacon's policy While some reports claim that the dent conduct goes through the Office of Stuis not to report names of students involved student's flight ended when he fell into the · dent Affairs, and specifically the Student A fin the complaint. Susquehanna River, Bai ley said he could not fairs Cabinet." Allen explained that make-up Publ ic Safety Director, of the cabinet consists of adChris Bai ley, while unabl e - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ministrators and student leadto provi de specific detail s The pursuit ended when the individual who was being chased ers. about the incident while left university campus. He was observed heading off campus , "We ha've a responsibility to sti ll imder investigation, of- and was observed heading toward the dike. the students to hear the cases fered some specifics from as quickly as we can, and the Chris Bailey the report. students have their right to due "On Sunday morning-- _ _ _ _ _ _ _D_ ir,_e_c_to_r_o_f_P_u_b_l_ic_S_a_fi_e_ty__________ process. 1f they do not feel as approximately 2 a.m.--our though they received a fair public safety officer [PSO] observed two stu- · hearing, or the penalty did not dents removing a piece offumiture from the confirm that detail. fit the crime, or there is some sort of hardship Stark Leaming Center, a couch. The students "The students were identified later, after as result of the penalty they can then appeal were approached by a public safety officer. some investigative work," which Bailey to the University Judicial Council." When confronted, they [the students in pointed out was made significantly easier Similar in make-up to the Student Affairs question] split up in different directions. since "the student dropped his ID" while runCabinet, the University Judicial Council conThey both ran from the public safety officer. ning from the officers. sists of administrators, staff members, and They did not obey any commands," Bailey According the Bailey, both students in students. said. • question have met with Student Affairs offiBoth the University Judicial Council and Bailey stated that the officer took chase; cials, and will go before the Student Affairs the Student Affairs Cabinet are outlined in however, "one individual escaped almost imCabinet for a disciplinary hearing sometime the Wilkes University Student Handbook. mediately because there was only one PSO this week. BY GABE LeDONNE Beaco11 Managing Editor 1SC .,_ regardingJ e both negatjye a dy. · Cgµ.cems include. spending more moqey on a room, only to move it again in the,next few heard fromlhe.§t years. SO ~eets ev~ry Wedt1esday at 6pm in the Hiscox MeetitlgRqqm. 1st Floor of he Henry Student,~enter, Meetipgs are. pen to the pubH9~ 't " TRAVEL ;CHEAP.~. ✓~ - ·Sp~nd,Your" Money on_Fun. ., ·. .,,,;,.,, . .,., -.- .. -. . -: . - ._ ; , : , - . ~ · . . - " ' ~.~ . , -· Plan a trip at www.wiIkesbeacon.com/travel > . - ...:....._;1 www.wlIkesbeacon.com/scholars hips �FEBRUARY 16, 2004 News Briefs Court§lsy of the Associated Pres Wal-Mart greeter wh~'complained of stalker fatally stabbed ALLENTOWN, Pa. (AP)--A man found stabbed to death inside his apartment worked as a Wal-Mart ''greeter" and told a neighbor t,hat he was being stalked and threatened by a man whom he had caught shoplifting. · ,, Frenchwoman marries her dead boyfriend ,, NICE, France ( AP) -Under French law, Christelle Demichel became both bride and widow as a result of a posthumous wedding ceremony, which was perfonned at Nice City Hall on the French Riviera. According to French law, a marriage between a living person and a dead person can take place as long as preliminary civic formalities have been completed that show the couple had planned to marry. Before the ceremony can take ·place, it must be approved by the French p resident. Animal rights group ur~es town to change name SLAUGHTERVILLE, Okla. (AP)--Slaughterville administrator Marsha Blair received a letter fromPeople for the Ethical Treatment ofAnimals, or PETA, urging the town to change its name from Slaughterville to Veggieville. Slaughterville mayor Ron Bkdsoe, who operates a cattle ~nch, said he hasn't seen Friedrich's letter, but figures the town wouldn't change its name to Veggieville. ;· ...❖ Teen accused of tricking car dealer i~to sending ~im luxury BMW NEWARK, N .J. (AP) -A teenage boy posing as a banker duped an Ohio car dealership into deJivcring a $123,000 BMW to him at his high .school, poli,ce said Thursday. He told Midwestern Auto Group that bis bank would confirm the wire transfer, authorities said. ' . . . · After completing and returning paperwork that was mailed to his home, the teen called the dealership pretending to be a ban){.er cc;,nfirming the transfer, police sajd: That same day, he ordered a second car, But when Midwe~tem Auto Group lea.r ued that the first payment was never made, the dealership contacted police. Man's Hawaiian shirt helps police solverqbbe~i~s LITTLE ROCK (AP)·-A man who failed in an attempt to rob a convenience store and successfully held up a bank 20 minutes later was caught after TV imiges c;,f the r~bbery showed off his taste in loud clothes. ' , · , · . Police say Undra Williams, 24, of Little Rock, was wearjng a bright-orange Hawaiian shirt when he visited an E-Z Mart and Arvest Bank last We'dnesday. Security camera video of the incidents was shown on local televisio11 later in the week and Williams was arrested,Sunday. Williams was charged Wi!h tWo counts.Qfaggravated robbery and one count of theft. Re was being held in the Pulaski Co~tyjail. · VA"NCOUYE.R, · ma~pine~ s.o ~JJ,e qoughti<;las. i1:steadr:t11~ words r,se""-ing t sale ad:.·j+ . .• } . i. . .· ,f;i:Y ina, .Onecallei; .w ~r=~lt~ ~~~wit'J Uy ~aid'µiJ~~!Y, F{Fhari Bennett, AHt'a customer. s~rvi for·saL~, lifom·· .· · · 3 NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL 'A . Wo~an·c~iispolicet~.~~p9t;t:~~.e~fuard~?J~! v t~ld ;~i<,:~ CHARLE~TON, W.Va':(AP)- ~woJTian who her m~]mina .y,11s stolen faces a felony drug charge. • ·' , ,,. ,. ' ;:' ,, <v · . .,\ . ,. · Shane N.Walker, 25, of Charleston, faces a count 9fpossessic;,n with .i ntent to. deliver a controlled substance atfor Charleston Police found tht-e'e ounces ofmari)uana inside a gym bag belonging to her boyfriend's brother, according to a complaint~ led Fri~ayin Kanawha County Magistrate Court. · Walker also told police she sells. the drug and showed authorities a collection of plastic sandwich bags in which she stores the substance. ' She told police that she thought her boyfriend was hiding more than 3 ounces of.marijuana belonging to her. Authorities contacted the man, who agreedto have his brother tum over the drug. Bush on the defensive after questions about Iraq, military An AP News Analysis BY TERENCE HUNT Associated Press Writer WASHINGTON (AP)--Agrowing stack of problems, from questions about his military record to faulty intelligence about Iraq, has thrown President Bush on the defensive, driven down his poll ratings and caused Republicans to fret. If the election were held today, Democrat John Kerry would beat 'Bush, according to some polls that are causing GOP anxiety, Bush's campaign strategists insist the race is exactly where they thought it would be because of all the attention on Democrats during the presidential primary season. They say the president will rebound when he steps fully into the campaign, taps his $100 millionplus political war chest and unleashes a torrent of television ads next month. One of Bush's biggest problems concerns his credibility, the idea that he's a leader who speaks the truth and isn't afraid to level with people. It was one of the attributes he stressed four years ago in trying to distinguish himself from President Clinton, Now, Bush is getting the lowest ratings of his presidency on whether people view him as honest and trustworthy. The credibility problems became noticeable last month when Treasury Secretary Paul O'Neill asserted that'Bush began laying the groundwork to invade Iraq just days after taking office in 200 I, Then former weapons inspector David Kay came out with his head1i ne-grabbing conclusion that Saddam Hussein did not have the weapons of mass destruction that Bush claimed he had as America went to war. "Obviously there have been some severe jolts to his credibility and it's showing up in a bunch of polls," said Mark Schulman, who conducts national surveys and is not attached to any candidate. Credibility questions are just one of Bush's headaches. Americans are still worried about the economy and the loss of2,3 million jobs on Bush's watch. Politically important states like Ohio, Pennsylvania and Michigan are struggling with the disappearance of goodpaying manufacturing jobs. And then there is Iraq, where more than 500 Americans have been killed. Kerry and other Democrats have used the election primaries to criticize the president on the war, the economy,jobs, leadership, trustworthiness and other issues. Bush's job approval rating--in 60s and high 50s most of last year--now is in the high 40s to low 50s in many polls, including 4 7 percent in an AP-lpsos poll last week. An ABC-Washington Post poll this week found that just over halfof respondents, 52 percent, viewed him as honest and trustworthy, while 45 percent did not. "It's early in the game. But if! were Bush looking at the poll numbers now, there are causes for concern," said Schulman, Republicans say Bush has muffed some recent opportunities to recover. Conservative columnist Robert Novak wrote that Bush's State of the Union address was the most ineffective in recent years, and he said Bush " has not seemed energized on the campaign trail,'' Bush has been shadowing Democrats in presidential primary states and battleground states, traveling a day or two a week: Peggy Noonan, forrner speechwriter for President Reagan, wrote that Bush seemed "tired, unsure and often bumbling" when he appeared on NBC's "Meet the Press" to answer question s about Iraq and suggestions he shirked his military duty during the Vietnam War, Questions about Bush's service in the Texas Air National Guard persisted throughout the week and kept the White House on the defensive, as Democrats played up Kerry's war-hero image. Hoping to quell the controversy, Bush released his military records Friday evening, but there was no new evidence to demonstrate he showed up for duty in Alabama _ the issue questioned by Democrats, Striking back, Bush's campaign released its first direct attack on Kerry in a video that called him "unprinciple~.J" and "brought to you by the special interests," The video was sent via the Internet to millions of people, The administration also is stepping up its economic sales job, Treasury Secretary John Snow, Commerce Secretary Don Evans, Labor Secretary Elaine Chao and Small Business Administrator Hector Barreto will go to Washington and Oregon next week to promote Bush's economic policies, Bush will go to Florida on Sunday to open the Daytona 500 in front of NASCAR fans, an important group of voters, and on Tuesday he'll speak to a military audience at Fort Polk, La. "We're obviously looking forward to when the president starts getting into campaign mode," said Matthew Dowd, chief strategist and poll-watcher for Bush's campaign. "It will be a two-phase campaign," Dowd said. "One phase will be presenting the president's vision and defending his record. And the other phase will be sort of outlining who the Democrat is and what has been mischaracterized about him," In an interview this week, Dowd said questions about Saddam's weapons and O'Neill's charges and other issues would be sorted out by voters. "They put everything in context, the things they like and the things they don't like," Dowd said. "Obviously we believe in the end, the things that they like about the president and what he wants to do in the next four years is going to outweigh anything they might have" .. �4 Murder Continued from Page 1 The policy, already gaining the approval and support Student Government last month, is pending approval by the President's Cabinet who requested that a preamble to the document be attached before it goes into effect. "In light of this incident, we would like to have it as soon as possible--the sooner the better." Bailey said. He says that the preamble 1s nearly completed and estimates that the policy could go into effect as soon as Wednesday. In addition to Wilkes University Public Safety's response to the murder, the Offices of Student Affairs and Residence Life also responded. Soon after the ineident, Residence Life Director Gretchen Yeninas sent out an e-mail notification to Resident Assist!lnts making them aware of the situation and advising t~em to "use caution when walking at night...and use your common sense when out and about." Vice President of Student Affairs, Dr. Paul Adams, also sent out a letter on Friday, February 13, to the homes of undergraduate students, making parents or guardians' aware of the university's response to the incident. NEWS Adams explained his reasoning for the letter. "When you look at the demographic of the university undergraduate population, such a high proportion of tne students are coming from this region of northeastern Penn- FEBRUARY 16 2004 the news ... might immediately have some anxiety," he said. While the incident did not occur on University property, most local media outlets made reference to the incident in the context The Beacon/Kristin Hake Although the crime at 292 South Franklin St. is not connected to Wilkes, campus officials are encouraging each student to use caution when travelling off campus. sylvania, so our media outlet of Wilkes-Barre/ Scranton reaches as much as 75 percent of the families that belong to our undergraduates. So [a parent or guardian] seeing this on of the µniversity's proximity, some going as far as to report the murder primarily from a Wilkes perspective. "Clearly Wilkes Uni_versity is not involved in this crime: so do I think that to tie the University to this is fair? No, I don't. Do I think that from time to time, we can be victims of sensationalizing? Sure," Adams said in response to the links made by local media to the crime. However, Adams said while he doesn't approve of some of the angles and choices made by members of the media, he can understand why'the local press has made such an issue of the murder's propinquity to campus. "I think campuses are generally viewed as relatively safe places, and so the fact that something so horrific could happen in such close proximity I'm sure i_s inJriguing to the media, and creates a buzz," Adams said. Adams also pointed out that "We [the university] do have a responsibility to provide an environment which people can learn and be safe ... whenever that gets violated; we're going to take notice." Public Safety officials urge anyone with information about the incident to contact the Wilkes-Barre Police Department at 911 or 8268106. Callers wishing to maintain their anonymity can call the Wilkes University C.A.R.E. hotline at 408-CARE (2273) or ext. CARE (2273). Com~uter Council Offers Weekly Coffee Hour ~University offices to sponsor break/asts "The hope of the Commuter Council, is to allow commuter students a chance to unite with offices and departments on campus that commuters may not know about, or may not_ beiamiliar with," said Sarah Herbert, sophomore CC member. Becky Goodman, sophomore CC member said, "I think it comes down to the fact that mented with great success at other colleges on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday from 9and Wilkes hopes to find the same success 11 is the heaviest traffic; the lounge is packed with the program. Goodman said, "I think to capacity. Choosing Wednesday was just Coffee anyone? That's what members of that if they are there often enough, people a convenience in hopes that more students Commuter Council (CC) are asking with the will check them out, if for no other reason · will attend." implementation of a new program designed The Coffee Hours are available to all stuthan wondering wh.y all these offices are ofto tie students, commuters, and university fering a free breakfast." dents, but the focus is on commuter students. services together. Rich Hannick, Treasurer of CC said, "We hope CC is trying to keep all of the Coffee Hours CC developed the idea of a Coffee to get commuters to attend so that they ri1ay Hour from a suggestion made by memget to know one another and the club itself bers of Student Affairs last semester, while learning about the departments and ofand CC membe_rs have been working fices on campus and how each effects comsince then to implement the program. muters." The first Coffee Hour will be held on Wotanis said, "The Coffee Hour really has Wednesday, February 18 from 9AM no direct benefit for the Commuter Council. to 11 AM in the Commuter Lounge Our job is to improve commuter life on cam(basement of Conyngham Hall). pus and we feel that this program will help to The basis behind the program is to do that by providing an outlet for commuters give offices on campus a chance to to get together in a social setting and meet reach out directly to commuter stuone another, as well as to become more acdents. The office presenting at the quainted with various campus services availCoffee Hour, will be the sponsor and able to them ." be responsible for the breakfast ofWith high hopes and for the new program, fered to all students in attendance, all campus departments were informed of the making the Coffee Hour free to stuopportunity to reach out to the commuter dents who wish to attend. . population, and CC is planning Coffee Hours Commuter Council President, for once a week. Wotanis said, "I hope to get Lindsey Wotanis, said, "Hopefully, at least fit\¥ people at the first Coffee Hour, The Beacon/Ryan Klemish the program will get off to a good start and I would love to see that number grow as with the first Coffee Hour and other The Commuter Lounge located in the basement Conyngham Hall will soon be the location of Coffee Hour, an event intended to connect commuters and university departments. the Coffee Hour catches on and hopefully departments will be eager to follow." becomes a regular event for commuters." The various offices and departThe Coffee Hour program is expected to ments on campus that wish to sponsor a Cofcommuters don't have as readily available re- on Wednesday, but the group admits that it continue for spring semester, and based on fee Hour will have a unique opportunity. The sources as residents do. This way we can may change depending on the office or de- success, long-term plans will be made to conoffices will be able to speak to the students still get in touch with the offices, while being partment that will present, and when they are tinue the program. With the first Coffee Hour on a more personal level, in a more personal ot1 campus. The offices come to us, so we availablt>to send a representative. The day on Wednesday, all commuters are invited to setting. Providing the Commuter Lounge as don't have to go and try to find them, as some and time of the Coffee Hour may seem a little attend and experience a unique opportunity the venue for the Coffee Hour allows stucommuters may not be very familiar with all strange to some but Herbert said, "In trying to network with other commuters and with dents a sense of comfort that is often misss of campus." to find a time, we (as a club) looked at when departments on campus. ing when they enter offices that are foreign The Coffee Hour program has been impleth_e lounge is most populated. We found that to them. BY VICTORIA WHITE Beacon Staff Writer �FEBRUARY 16. 2004 NEWS 5 Boiler Problem Continued from Page 1 hand to evacuate the individuals inside safely. "J think initially when we first heard about it we really didn't have a sense for how broad the problem was. I think after the initial call we thought it ~as only several students, but it mushroomed to 50 plus and that is a significant amount of people to be displaced all at one time," Adams explained. "But clearly what we would do in situations like that is try to create a common gathering place so that it is easy to share information with people and that night we used the lobby of the Darte center to do that. We worked to facilitate the arrangements for people to stay, getting shelter over their heads was what was most important. The Beacon/Kristin Hake Sometimes it is easier for the Elise Hiley (middle) arid Lindsay Fries (right) with guest, Dan Yadrnak, are pictured public officials, whether it's the doing homework at their temporary residence, The Ramada Inn. fire department or the police department or any of the inspectors for the city, the students who were evacuated to discuss another place of residence. to work with the university directly, and it the latest news on the boiler and any other "To the landlord's credit, yes, certainly 1 saves them from having to have 30 other dif- concerns that arose. As Adams pointed out, think they' can take steps throughout the loferent contacts ... sometimes it's helpful for us students asked questions about when they cal magistrate if they wanted to do that [break to be that go between, and, you know, could move back into the apartment complex, their lease]. But the management company's which appears longer than originally anticiresponse when we talked about that, was that anybody who wants to leave, there would not be any legal impediments of breaking the The police officers came to the door and told us to get our stuff ready lease. They were very responsive to the students' needs and were willing to accommoas fast as possible and we were going down to the Dorothy Dickson date anybody who want~d to change their Darte center and would be sent out from there whether we would be place of residence. If that was a problem, staying with friends or family, or going to the hotel. then I thin'k the counsel we received from the Elise Hiley city was to go through the magistrate and Riverside Apartment Resident, Junior Nursing Major given the circumstances it would be likely that the magistrate would approve of the lease being terminated," said Adams. Gretchen got everybody who wanted to go However, as a two-year resident of the pated. down to the Ramada situated." building, Hiley explained that this is the first "We tried to help them with answering ,Meal plans for lunch and dinner privileges major problem she has encountered while livsome of those questions. We had some of were provided to the students by the univering there and to move out at this point would sity, but according to Adams, the landlord the folks from the Neighborhood Impact Team be a hassle. has offered to reimburse the expenses that (NIT) from the city and they were able to pro"Quite honestly, my roommate is a senior, vide us with those answers ... We invited a resulted in the lack of heat. so she will be moving out at the end of the "Other things representative from the realty company (J.R. semester, anyway. So it would kind ofbe silly that we did on their Wilkes) to be there and he was able to b~ to move to a new apartment and then have to behalf was try to act there and did come, and he was able to share leave that again. So for us it really wasn't an as an advocate for the latest news from their perspective. While option to go to a different building. Ifit was them to their land- there was good news that the boiler was go- the beginning of the fall semester, we prob- . lord, and the land- ing to arrive early on Thursday [February 12], ably would," she said. lord I think did the they still knew it was going to be a multi-day Although the inconvenience has been a right things. The project. I think they are still looking into next burden on residents, Hiley explained that the landlord is picking week before they [student residents] are go- university stepped right in to lend a helping up the expenses for ing to be back in there," Adams explained. hand. Adams said students were encouraged to the young people "Wilkes is great with accommodating us for their housing go.back to their apartment during the day to as far as working with the landlord, contactand meals, since collect items of value, because of concerns ing the landlord, so it has been good at the they can't be in their that the media coverage could lead to crime Ramada." building at night," in the complex. Both Wilkes Public Safety In the meantime, students at the Ramada Officers and city patrols were increased in Adams said. like Hiley are anticipating when the whole On Tuesd ay the area, since it was empty and a prime loca- manner is resolved and they can get back to night, February I0, tion for possible theft. their apartment. Students also voiced concerns about their _ members of the Stu"It looks like we can go back Tuesday, dent Affairs team lease agreement with the ,owner, and if they [February I 7] hopefully," Hiley concluded. Elise· Hiley bundl.e s up in her apartment on West River held a meeting with would be able to break it if they chose to seek room. By the end of the day on Tuesday, that number grew to 31," Yeninas stated. The building in question is referred to as the Riverside Apartments and is located on the corner of West River and West Ross st reets. The complex, owned by Jay Robinson, housed approximately 57 individuals, 50 of whom are Wilkes s'l'Udents. Junior nursing major, Elise Hiley, who is currently staying at the Ramada Inn, claimed that on Saturday morning when she woke up the heat was not working. The lack of heat lasted for about 48 hours, and the thermostat in her apartment did not read above 56 degrees until the apartment was evacuated Monday evening. "The police officers came to the door and told us to get our stuff ready as fast as possible and we were going down to the Dorothy Dickson Darte center and would be sent out from there whether we would be staying with friends o.r family, or going to the hotel," said Hiley. Hiley also stated that it was an elderly woman's home health nurse that was finally responsible for notifying the police and the university. "She is a bed-ridden, elderly woman and the police were called by her home health nurse, I believe, because it was so cold in there and we didn't have electricity for a short period .of time,. also, because of the space heaters shorting out," explained Hiley. According to Vice President of Student Affairs, Dr. Paul Adams, the messy situation began on Monday evening, and possibly won't conclude until a new boiler is installed sometime this week. "The first notification came into Public Safety early in the evening Monday night. As would be the university's protocol, Public Safety would have notified the Student Affairs officer on duty, who was Gretchen Yeninas ... We have a certain protocol that we would jump into in certain situations like that and she just jumped into it and just did a fabulous job ofresponding from our perspective," Adams said. Adams added that Public Safety and Wilkes-Barre police officers worked hand in Street. �EDITORIAL 6 FEBRUARY 16, 2004 Aillber Alert Fails in Florida's Carlie Brucia Case The Amber Alert system has been in the news quite a bit lately, mostly because of the sad case that · has recently occurred in Florida involving eleven year old Carlie Brucia. Most in the country are now familiar with the car wash video that caught her abduction on tape. Although the Amber Alert has had many successes in preventing crimes against children and apprehending kidnappers since it has been instituted, if you have been following this case you know that tragically the Amber Alert (ailed to prevent.the death of Carlie Brucia. The Amber Alert for Carlie Brucia was cancelled on February 6, following the discovery of her body. Her kidnapper, Joseph Smith, has been charged with her murder. Since Carlie Brucia's death, the medi a and citizens alike have voiced many questions and plenty. of critici sm. Mostly the criticism has focused on the Florida Justice Departmen t, because the co urt system had repeatedly let Joseph Sm ith seemingl y slip through its hands despite an impressive and disturbing rap sheet. But there are also questions being raised about the attitudes oflaw enforcement concerning the Amber Alert, and their use of it. Specifically: why is it that Florida law enforcement agencies didn't issue the Amber Alert for Carlie until twentyseven hours after Carlie Brucia's initial disappearance? What was the rationale behind not issuing the Alert sooner? The quicker the alert is put in place, the greater the likelihood that it will work and the suspect will be apprehended before any serious harm comes to the child involved. This is simple statistics. Before delving into the reasons being cited for the delay in this case, and the issues surrounding the current situation in Florida, perhaps it is important to briefly review some details concerning the Amber Alert: what exactly is the Ameber Alert, why was put in place, and how effective is it? According to the Internet branch of the Amber Alert system, CodeAmber.org, the Amber Alert system is named for Amber Hagerman, a nine-year old who was abducted from her Texas home. In the case of Amber Hagerman, a neighbor was able to remember some crucial identifying details about the suspected kidnapper and the vehicle the person might have been driving. Unfortunately, at this time, there was no way of "getting the word out" to all citizens and law enforcement personnel so that there would be a greater chance of someone recognizing the suspect, Amber herself, or the vehicle. Tragically, Amber was murdered by her kidnapper and her body was discovered a few days later. This unfortunate case lead to public outcry for a widespread emergency response system to relay information amongst citizens, media, and law enforcement in the case of an abducted or endangered child, similar to the emergency alert system used to - notify the public of severe weather warnings. This is how the_ Amber Alert came into being. Currently, 4 7 of the 50 states have a statewide Amber Alert system in effect; the only exceptions are Ohio, North Carolina, and Hawaii. Also, Congress recently voted to establish a national Amber Alert Plan. How does an Amber Alert go into effect? Notification of a possible abduction and descriptions of the child and the suspect (if available) and/or vehicles that _might be transporting the child and abductor are broadcast over the airwaves-the media is saturated with the information, with tickertape updates playing on TV and also over the Internet. One source of information that has proven to be effective are the electrori-ic billboards that ~re posted in places over the Interstates. Motorists read the information and keep an eye out for the vehicle described. The Interstate Amber Alert was crucial to the successful recovery of two abducted California teens that made head! ines across the nation last August. In states that have the Amber Alert, the system is supposed to be put into effect immediately after a child is considered kidnapped or endangered. So what happened in · the case of poor Carlie Brucia? Well, the key word in the first sentence of this paragraph is considered: it is the old story that so often comes up in discussing law enforcement and missing persons--a Miss- ing Persons report usually is not issued until twenty-four hours after a person has gone missing, if not more . In cases involving missing children, law enforcement are encouraged to move faster, but many police officials are reluctant to issue the Amber Alert before twenty-four hours is out or before they receive evidence that the child has in fact been abducted. The reasoning is that they do not want to "overuse the system" if it is a case wherein the child has simply run away or is at a friend's house and forgot to call home. When friends and relatives of Carlie Brucia became concerned, and asked that police iss ue the Amber Alert, law enforcement responded by saying they could not do so because they did not yet have any evidence of foul play, and because Carlie was almost twelve they had to consider it first as a runaway case until they received evidence to the contrary--despite the girl 's friends and relatives reiterating that B Carlie had no motive to run away and showed no signs of intending to do so. She was walking home from a friend's house when she di sappeared. This is disturbing mostly because it begs the question how a missing child--any child, whether it's a five-year-old, a pre-teen or a teenager--doesn't immediately raise red flags with the police. Is it possible that by following protocol, police are unlikely to take'a report seriously at first? . Just because the missing child is _a teenager or preteen, and yes, hormone-driven and emotional, it is more likely they ran away? Even ifit had turned out that Carlie Brucia had run away, what would be the ham1 in issuing the alert ifit led to her being taken safely home? There are many cases cited of the success of the Amber Al ert. A possible conclusion in the case of this failure is that it is not the Amber Alert that is fla wed, but the attitudes of law enforcement in hesi tating to implement it.• THE · EACON Staff ,. •·~ - ..-... _ T_,k,,,4) Managing -Editor: ............................ . Gabe LeDonne Asst. Managing Editor: ................... Raphael Cooper Business Manager: ................ ........... Amanda.Martucci · News Editor: ..................................... Gabrielle Lamb Features Editor:.: ................... ..... ..... Lindsey Wotanis Arts/Entertainment Editor: ............ Melissa Jurgensen Opinion/Editorial Editflr: ... ............. Ginger Eslick Sports Editor: ................................... Stephen Kemble Photo Editor: ....... :.,, .............. .' ...... :... 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' �' FEBRUARY 16, 2004 EDITORIAL 7 Point/Counterpoint T he Diet War:Are Low-Carbs Really t~e Answer? BY GINGER ESLICK Beacon Op-Ed Editor The newest innovation in our dieting industry is the low-carb diet. Heightened by the media atte_ntion and chain restaurants, the public has yet to see the last of this diet craze. The health issues and failures that are rumored to be associated with this diet create a great deal ofcontroversy. This controversy leaves us wondering if low-carb diets really do provide the answer to all ofour weight-loss concerns or if they are simply a passing fad. Ginger Eslick Low-Carb Diets End the Ongoing Weightloss Battle · Let's face facts. Americans are overweight. Their health is in danger and they are unwilling or unmotivated to get out and wor:k up a good old-fashioned sweat by heading the gym. We live in a society that craves ease. What could be easier than a diet program that lets you eats foods you like, such as meat, cheese, fish, nuts, eggs and certain low-carb/ low-sugar vegetables and fruits? Granted, you must watch your carbohydrate intake; however, many restaurants are counting your carbs for you. Restaurapts such as Subway and TOI Fridays are making your weight-loss success even more achievable with meals that are "Atkins Friendly," letting you know exactly how many carbs are in the food you have to consume. Now, here are a few facts about the Atkins diet. According to atkins.com, following the Atkins Diet can actually make you a healthier person because the vitamin and mineral intake is greater than other typical American diets. The benefits of the Atkins diet are two-fold. Not only can the diet help with obesity, but it can also help regulate diabetes. More and more scientists and doctors are categorizing the Atkins diet as an effective and easy way to win the battle ofweightloss. The Atkins diet is hard to follow, right? Wrong. Once you learn how many carbs are in each food choice a1id what foods are off limits you are on your way. In other words, if you are serious about losing weight and commit to the diet for more than a week, you will develop a system and you will quickly learn how many carbs are in each food choice . . Ending the days of when you had to look up the carb count for each food. My advice is to give the diet a chance if you are serious about losing weight. You may find that you can actually get appetizing food choices, convenience and health all on the same platter. Kerri Parrinello Stop Counting Carbs and Live Happily Everyone at some point in their lives searches for that one thing that could bring them money, love, and acceptance: the perfect diet. Over the past few years, the newest fad has been the low-carb diet. Atkins and South Beach, in particular, boast that the if a person controls his or her carbohydrate intake, tbe body will begin to bum stored-up carbs until the carbs are gone, at which point the fat will begin to melt away. Having attempted the Akins diet for almost 6 months, I'd lost 6 pounds in my first BY KERRI PARRINELLO Beacon layout Artist two weeks, a~d then I lost nothing for 3 weeks and on and on. At the end of the diet, I'd only lost 10 pounds. I'm sure th~t with the proper discipline and some really hard work, the low-carb diet could work, but who has the time to check their carb intake at every meal? Some fast food restaurants, such as Subway, now boast low-carb sandwiches, which makes eating out easier, but no one knows how many carbs there are in a Whopper. It's entirely impractical to try to monitor how many carbs you take in every day, and frankly, I couldn't live without bread or pasta again. So the moral of the story boys and girls is this; eat what you want. You only live once, so you may as well be happy and full. No Child Left Behind Leaves Kids and Schools,, in the-Dust · Se;i~ lng. ;The-pe frozen ea Jng. Th~t ' tree line/a . .h . t""· BY MATT JONES Beacon Columnist Upon perusing the "No Child Left Behind Act" I discovered something that didn't really surprise me much: I didn't understand most of it. I unfortunately have not been blessed with a political mind or the patience to decode legislative texts. Thankfully though, this handicap won't completely hinder me from discussing two key points from the bill that are of interest to me. First up, the stuff that made me mad. The core idea of the bill, stating that evaluations in math and reading are required every year in grades 3 through 8, is a grim reminder of the fundamental fallacy of the SATs: subjects other than math and reading comprehension DO EXIST. Never. .. NEVER should academic testing of a student's overall abil-. ity be weighed solely by math and reading. It's an unfortunate fact, but some people are just inherently stupid when it comes to these disciplines. I, for example, am essentially considered marginally retarded in relation to my math scores throughout my academic career. I understand that a completely comprehensive examination of all core subjects would be a difficult one to compose, but let's not have the kids suffer just because some educational bigwigs are too damn \azy to write up a longer or more thorough test. Worse yet, the results of these exams will directly correlate with how much funding schools wiH receive. And if things couldn't get worse, the schools that scored poorly actually receive less funding than those that scored better. This is the single most bassackwards way of distribu!ing ·money ever conceived by anyone, ever. So, those schools struggling are essentially coated in blood and left outside for the wolves while those that scored higher can now place 70-inch plasma screen televisions in the teachers' lounges and have enough money left to buy the golf team solid gold clubs (if you catch my drift on that one). The only worthy article contained in this Act was tied to arts education. In this component of the legislation, the arts were listed as a core subject that, by law, must be sup. ported with a certain amount of appropriated funds. Unfortunately, the law does not say anywhere that an equal amount must be spent on core subjects, so music could theoretically be placed at the bottom of the list iflocal educators so choose. Despite this, the na- . tional recognition that arts are a core subject is at least a step in the right direction of familiarizing students with a subject that is largely, if not entirely in' some cases, ignored. The value of arts education is immeasurable in regards to introducing students to forms of creativity and expression that may have been absent in their lives, especially in schools that may be struggling academically. While this victory in the art field does not make up for the atrocious regulations surrounding the No Child Left Behind Act, it does · offer at least a small beacon of hope. .God willing, future generations will be exposed to the arts and can discover on their own the therapeutic and life-affirming qualities the field , possesses. �8 EDITORIAL FEBRUARY 16, 2004 Civic Responsibility at Wilkes Begins With Recycling BY Dr. MISCHELLE ANTHONY Visiting Professor ofEnglish Oddly,just as my grandfather predicted, water is often no longer free, but complimentary catalogs are in abundance. Order one pair of thermal socks and win a lifetime supply of slick JCrew copy. And then there is the Sierra Trading Post, with a page-one company ethics policy. The Post will keep costs as low as possible while simultaneously operating "according to the principles of Jesus Christ." Jesus had an interest in the garment industry? He approved of polar fleece? I had no idea! But imagine my surprise when I realized that Christ must also, according to this company, approve of farming out U.S. industry to sweat shops in China and small island countries like Bangladesh and I Mauritius. Every last item of the Sierra Woman (insert lavender tulip here) spring catalog is imported (read: made by children and women in poverty who are whipped/ starved/harassed by said company). Sierra will receive an email from my somewhat culturally aware fingers later today. And now for the appropriate segue: Sierra Trading Post is like most of us. We want to make a good impression, to be upright--perhaps not through following the ever-popular Lamb of God, but to sleep without guilt pouring over us. I know very few people who would say, "My main ethical concern is to make more people suffer." And companies like the Post know this: it's all ·about the rhetoric. The ~ord "imported" for all their garments, in tiny print, barely makes the item description. Jesus appears in large font on page I on an Easter-ish lilaccolored background. It's all in the presentation. Life is rhetoric. My connection here is to something many of us are not aware of on this campus: recycling. **STAY WITH ME. I WON'T HARANGUE YOU WlTH WOE-FILLED TALES OF LITTER AND LANDFILLS** although I could. But that's not good rhetoric, is it? . My awareness of recycling began last August, when I moved to a nicely renovated I- bedroominWilkes-Barre. lcamefromacommunity that one could call less than progressive. Crowds pour into the Tumbleweed bar ("Weed" to all its regulars) every weekend, and the one more rabidly attended event than the annual bedlam football game against "that other Oklahoma University" is the calf-fry (testicle festival-really). -"Make Mine Bee fl" vanity plates proudly proclaim, and large diesel pick-ups requiring more than four tires-Dooleys-are common transportation vehicles. (" My other car's an SUV.") Playboy finds a large percentage of its models in the Oklahoma/Texas region. My home state is ranked 49th in state education funding while simultaneously being the third highest in state legislator salary. Last year Oklahoma fired nearly 200 teachers in a district whose student population continues to grow. Yet Stillwater, Oklahoma recycles everything--all plastics, including those rings off milk jugs that cats chase around, all cardboards, even the hot pink child-porn Barbie packaging, enthusiastically. When the Stillwater City Commission decided to shut down its recycling facilities because "they weren't profitable," the dozens of group home residents, who worked at the site, sorting recyclables, were sent back to their starchy food and outings. And Stillwater's people got mad. The next commission meeting, always open to the public but rarely attended, was packed. There was spirited conversation and raised voices the like of which had not existed since a few downtown businesses proposed making local charity donations part of city taxes (an idea quickly, headspinningly gunned down by people who do, mostly, have some type of rifle hanging in one or another of their vehicles). You get the idea. Anyway, because seve·ratcitizens made a ruckus, the city backed down. They reinstated recycling and, because of all the attention, raised awareness of environmental concerns among diverse populations in that locale. Stillwater recycling is going strong. Not just hemp-wearing sprout-eaters, either. Grandparents, soccer moms, whole elementary schools and, yes, I swear I S<!W-rosynecked young men reaching behind the gun rack to grab those empty beer bottles from the cow roping yee-haw party of the previous weekend. · If Stillwater, a place of 44;000 tending-toward-the-close-minded-side-of-reality types can recycle, why doesn't Wilkes, a place that "engenders a sense of values and civic responsibilities?" Push ·2008 Pennsylvania Primaries to an Earlier Date BY J.W. DAVIES Beacon Columnist With states like New Hampshire, Vermont, and South Carolina receiving an extensive amount of attention during the beginning of the primary season, Pennsylvanians are finding that, by the time the primaries wind down, their much-anticipated votes will not even matter. The 2004 Pennsylvania primary is scheduled to take place on Tuesday, April 27th, but many residents, including Governor Ed Rendell, have suggested the idea of moving the 2008 primary to an earlier date so that Pennsylvanians would have the opportunity to choose from the entire menu of candidates. At this point, in the middle of February, almost half of the candidates have dropped out of the race. The battle for the Democratic nomination, however, will only become more intense through March. And for Pennsylvanians, who are actually following the race, the idea of being left with only one candidate to choose from in April will start to seem quite possible. Senator John Kerry's recent surge in popularity and his dominance in the early primaries have left many voters with the impression that he is the sure choice for the nomination. He has already racked up 538 delegates compared to Howard Dean's 182, and Sen. John Edwards' 166. If Kerry continues on this pace, especially through the March 2 California primary, which has 441 delegates at stake, Pennsylvania's 178 delegates will be useless. It is very similar to the dilemma faced by Pennsylvanians in the 2000 Presidential primaries when then-Governor George Bush had already secured the nomination much earlier than Pennsylvania's late April contest. And it will continue to be a dilemma for Pennsylvanians if steps are not taken now to move future primaries to an earlier date. The problem with having such a late primary not only effects a private citizen's particular preference for a certain candidate, but it also has damaging effects on overall voter turnout, which, in turn, could possibly end up adversely impacting turnout in the general election. Another negative effect of the late primary is that it leaves Pennsylvania, a state of historical importance when it comes to presidential elections, out of the candidate selection process. In the general efection, there is no doubt that Pennsylvania is one of the "must win" states. When it comes to the primaries, however, smaller states such as New Hampshire and Vermont are given more credence based solely on their placement on, the primary schedule. These states get the full experience of the election process. They have the opportunity to see, or possibly even meet the true underdog candtdates, the ones who are simply running on passion and heart. They also get to see the sheer force and manpower of the more experienced and well-funded candidates. These states get to witness the battle from the front lines, where every candidate must find his or her own way to win the vote of each and more enthusiasm like that, which we saw in the coverage of the New Hampshire and Verevery resident. For Pennsylvanians, however, the primary · mont primaries. It is all but over. Therefore, it would be in the best interest does not seem like nearly as much fun. We get the backwash of the campaign process. of the state, the voters, and of the candidates If we are lucky and there is more than one to work together to move the 2008, and all candidate left, the chances are that they are future Pennsylvania primaries to an earlier merely riding it-0ut to the end. There is no date. !)T \ L '- "W\TI-' ., rJiE M\\Gl"' t4. ! ~... fi~~ ,it.~1~ tr~ n~ -.· ~; &'l _ ·_· ~ -_"Z ~~•l' J "f\MG! a J~ l N ; �FEATURES 9 FEBRUARY 16, 2004 Slippery Co~ditions C~n Lead to Winter Injuries BY JEREMY ZUCKERO Beacon Correspondent 11;~~;;~6c~'f/li rz"l;t,t• "'' .•· , { . . . . . . .. a1v{tO(JP the.piijvlireci.9t(veteB;~oll ..· tdtk&:to,;fJ]1e Be~~on. qbo~!1.ibi/1elovis eoP,le s1~~ld g~t r:zo,rej~;Jz~ · }t" :·· Beacon:;' What draws you'to tJ{~ 1 liticlll V sc .• + Baldino:crve.· al~ays . epJgyed~~~chmg'g;ovefllJ}egt,fi why'gt!cisiop.s art!made:'.\ .. Idifield that I,.f;njo{re;ding ~qo'~tarid studying but I.don't thinkth~t le~t!r»'ant to practi¢~jt. Jt's goUe,n 9irty and nasty. . ·: lt'.s nice to talk about and stu4y and ·~atch otherpeopie d~ it, butit's·p.o fforpie. · · B~a~on: Are you wo~king on any re~earch right n<{W'!c:· · Bal din°': 1 amworkirig on a project;Vith . e~.tj~matl ()Uthe city of..Wilkes:-Barre and tll,e evolutiop. of its form of govern ·. ·.· ~urdistinctlydiffer types> of governm,ent in.a fiffy 0ye¥.•p 7 3:¼} ,. . ., 'why tho.se ch,ang hagpfned~~d._tp~, conseque · ·. · · ' . words on \ 1ai;fous'aspec I've'got i)yo mor~.t o go., Beacon: ,Wh ;do oufe campus?· Baldino; ;There havf always b . politics : . Yctl,td thOSt! student~ have . n , <··• ••1··· di··•. ., . ' •••••.. •. ' club back1 an organized fashion will help to focus th 7ir ~~~.rgies s.o ~ .at we .can hgpefully haye m activities for them. .. I believe in synergy. People come up with ideas'andrunwiththe . It's not about a particular political orientation. It's just the opportunity for people who , · enjoy politics to talk about it. ~· ,, · · Beacon: If you could give one piese of advice to Wilkes students in regards to the upcomin~ pr~sidential election, what wo~!d it be? . ·. , Baldino: Educate themselves. Leam al:>outthejssues and the candidates and take tw perspectives. Take a very se)f,.interested perspectiv~: ·{Askl»'hatwill this candi for me, ~ut then, even mor~jmpwtantly, }Vhi~h c~didate is llJOt:e likely to lead th country 1p t~e right dtrectio.n . ;:;Xo'f-, · with 1,1,1selt;7· because without the self-interest, it's t ...... d~. . ef '· Winter is a very memorable season, maybe the most memorable. Some people despise it and count the days until spring, but to others winter is a time to indulge in their favorite sports. The problem is, winter sports (and indeed, winter activity in general) can be dangerous, and just the right injury can put a person out of commission for quite a while. As anyone who has sustained such an injury can tell, those related to winter sports are fairly common. According to Mrs. Diane O'Brien, Coordinator of Health Services at Wilkes University, out of twenty to twentyfive visits to Health Services each day, three or four are winter-related. She sees a definite increase in sports related injuries every winter both in Health Services and in the while pursuing your interest(s) helps. There are more concrete things you can do, however. "The biggest-thing is to try to mimic as closely as possible the thing that you would like to do. [For example] ... skiing. You can try simple isometrics like jumping over a box, little things like that where your body is going to have to absorb the shock, but at the same ti me push off. Or, for snowboarding, you can do side-to-side onelegged hops. [In general], stretching out, trying to do some cardio ... or weightlifting." Unfortunately, all the preparation in the world doesn't guarantee injury prevention. Anyone who participates in a sport, winter or otherwise, has a chance of being injured. One of the more common kinds of injuries he Political Science ren Wesolowski.q,(1,{£4,p,:il Surko;J,; .the process·ofreorgahizing't'he clu. rko tel/TheBeaconwhy the ·. deci dents should get.hJVo/ved Beacoll.~ W~y dig Y9.~:. decJ Weso)Q;wsld;ffhete ·· · •.• h~. •••,< Beacon/Kristin Delunas Snow and ice make walking and driving tricky in the winter months. •....... • I?. top Beaco~. ~Xsbolll $!11 ent, Wrs,9low~ki?A,nyon~ Whq'Jso i# politicS, and>vhat it tpat tqey ,ilte B,~c9~r1s·yoti(,B~~b'pp.~ nt~ §~l¾ We~lowski: J)urclub;is 'o pen;tc}"anyo Beacon: t}o~can,'. inter~.sted~Jµ~~nts ge ~.urko: G,o n~cf at wiJkespoliSciclu . www.geocities.com/wilkespolisoiclub, us emergency room in Wilkes-Barre General Hospital where she also works. So how then do people typically get these . kinds of injuries? Keith Klahold, Fitness Facility Director of Marts Gym, said, "... Poor preparation .... They [athletes] didn't necessarily do anything, they may have just sat around ... and not been physically necessarily ready [to participate in a winter sport]." Readiness certainly seems to be an important idea, but even extremely prepared athletes occasionally sustain injuries. "The other thing is just the weather. We might get complaints every now and then about how warm it is [in the fitness center], but everybody is better off that way because when you are hot and then cold, when you try to do something ... you can pull a muscle," said Klahold. Well, although not much can be done about the weather, there are ways to properly prepare for any winter activity. One way is simply to think about it; being aware of some things that could possibly go w~ong is a pulled muscle. Pulled muscles, when treated correctly, are not extremely serious, but therein lies the problem: they are often not treated correctly. • · "The best is to ice the pull as soon as you can. After that, as soon as it starts to feel better, try to use it. The biggest mistake people will normally make is they will pull a muscle, wait three weeks until it feels completely fine, then try to do what they did ... and wind up pulling it again, whereas if you exercise the muscle (after a pull), and even if it's maybe five pounds on say a leg curl, it helps make the muscle stronger than what it was before," said Klahold. If you do get an injury, pulled muscle or not, remember treatment and over-thecounter medicines are free at Health Services for all Wilkes University students, faculty, and staff, so stop by because untreated injuries only get worse. Enjoy winter sports, but be careful and take care of any injury right away! �10 FEATURES FEBRUARY 16, 2004 Winter Weather Cancellations Wreak Havoc on Schedules BY LINDSEY WOTANIS Beacon Features Editor said Adams. "Then it is just a matter of being on the phone with these colleagues from the other schools and coming to a consensus decision on what is the best approach ." Once a decision is made, it is generally posted on the Wilkes website. A message also appears on the University's snow hotline, 408-SNOW. Adams' goal is to have the decision made and announced by no later than 6 a.m., because he realizes that many students travel a distance to get to campus. However, last week, Adams was forced to make some tough decisions when the forecast was calling for not only snow, but also The forecast for the coming weekend is rain with temperatures in the mid-40s. That is quite a stretch from the weather we've experienced in the last several weeks. Snow in the forecast had students praying for a snow day, while many of their professors hoped classes would go on as scheduled. The spring 2004 semester has already seen some snowy days, clouded with compressed schedules and cancellations, and it's only week five. Many students caught some extra winks when classes were delayed, and others breathed sighs of relief when they heard the news that their night classes had been cancelled. But, while the snow caused excitement for many students, it also caused nightmares for Univer~ity administrators. Dr. Paul Adams, Dean of Student Affairs, is responsible for making the decision to compress or cancel classes in the event of poor weather conditions. Adams finds himself constantly checking the forecast. "During the winter months, those of us who have this responsibility are always monitoring the weather and looking at the forecast so when you see a weather event coming, it's something you have been anticipating for several days and watching develop," said Adams. "Generally speaking, the decisions on what we do in regard to weather is a collaborative one, made in Dr. Jeffery Alves meets his Tuesday night consultation with College Misericordia and class for the second time this semester. King's College because we share a common calendar and have a cross registration prosleet and freezing rain. gram. Our students are visiting each other's "It really created a lot of concern. Once campuses and because of that we need to you get people to school, you have got to be be consistent in our approach." able to get them home, and I think the freezAdams finds himselfup as early as 5 a.m. -ing rain is something that everybody takes on predicted snow days. At that time, he much more caution with," said .Adams. "I touches base with those at the collaborathink we're probably more tolerant of conditive schools, where they exchange notes in tions when it is snowing because it is easier hopes of reaching a decision. to drive in, but the ice is a whole different "All of us are doing data gathering- story." whether it is from Internet weather so~rces, The timing of a storm also causes problocal media weather sources, talking with lems for Adams when trying to make these the staff on campus at Public Safety and kinds of decisions. Sometimes, as was the asking what the conditions are like here," case on Friday, February 6, going on a com- pressed schedule would not ha~e helped, since the weather was supposed to intensify through noon. Instead, Adams made the decision to close the campus. So far, the University has experienced four weather events this season, two of which caused Tuesday's night classes to be cancelled. Dr. Jeffery Alves, Allan P. Kirby, Jr. Distinguished Professor ofFree Enterprise and Entrepreneurship, teaches BA 281, The Nature and Essence of Entrepreneurship on Tuesday evenings. Alves has already lost two of his class sessions due to the recent inclement weather. Alves had to cancel his class on week two, and on weeks three and four, classes were cancelled because of the snowy conditions, so as of week five, his class of eight had only met one time previously. However, the students did participate in a twenty-hour out-ofclass_project--an entrepreneurship workshop at Victoria's lnn--so, as a result, he feels confident that they can make up the lost time. "It's not like we've lost a lot of time, but we did have stuff scheduled for those two days [that were cancelled] and as a consequence we've had to reshuffle our schedule," said Alves. "We are going to compress the coverage on several topics and we are going to drop one topic entirely. But, my objective is to have us back on schedule by spring break, and I think we can do it." Adam Hindmarsh, a sophomore and recently declared business administration major, hadn't even been to one of Alves' classes before last Tuesday. Because Hindmarsh switched majors this semester, he was added into the class after the first week. "Considering it's been four weeks into the semester and I joined the class late, I hadn't even been to one class yet. So basically, I had no idea what to expect. 1 didn't even know if we were behind or not," said Hindmarsh. Other faculty have required students to make up lost Tuesday nights at different times, which is an option in these cases. As for making up the lost time, Adams said that no concrete plans have been made to reschedule the lost Tuesday time. However, there is a chance for it to be made up at the end of the semester if the need arises. Adams also pointed out that the weather we have been experiencing this year is no different than past winters. With the exception of the 2001-2002 school year, every year since 1998-1999 has had a total offive weather events, meaning some action, whether it is compressing or canceling, had to be taken. As of right now, the Unive.rsity has experienced four weather events this year. To try and prevent so much lost time, Adams has developed an alternative to the compressed schedule and complete cancellation. He has sent the notification of this new alternative to all students and faculty via e-mail. Posters will also be hung around campus to alert people of the possible new procedures. The e-mail read , "During inclement weather, as an alternative to the compressed schedule, the University may choose to open at noon, remaining on a regular class schedule. This option will preserve afternoon and evening classes, and allow an extra two hours for road and weather conditions to improve." Adam also realizes that many of the University's students comm~te from broad distances. "The University recognizes that our commuting students come from a wide geographic area and that road conditions can vary greatly throughout Northeastern Pennsylvania. Common sense and good judgment should act as a guide as to whether or not students can get to the University, or if a departure from campus earlier than closing time is required. We anticipate that the Faculty will respect student judgment in these matters," further read the email message. Adam concluded that in his many years working in Student Affairs, he has never run into problems with faculty not understanding a student's judgment call in harsh conditions. Though he often second guesses the decisions he is forced to make, he said he can only make his decisions based on the local predictions, and always makes his decisions with the safety of the students, faculty and staff in mind. Study Abroad Experiences Round Out Education BY JESS NIEMIEC Beacon Staff Writer People choose to travel for many reasons. There's the thrill of bagging the big game in some deep jungle, the ability to absorb a culture completely, and, for some, the excitement of travelling to learn. Wilkes University offers a study abroad program designed to send students to various reaches of the world with an educational mission. The students who participate are submerged in a completely new culture for months at a time, and their abilities to adapt are put to the ultimate test. This program includes an entire semester in a foreign country, of the student's choice, during which the students learn, play, and speak in an entirely new and dH·ferent way. "It is a very rewarding experience for the students," said Dr. Paola Bianco-Sobejano, Assistant Professor in the foreign Languages Department and the Study Abroad Coordinator. "They can get so much from learning in a different setting. I want all students to realize they can be helped by this experience." Classes are chosen while they're still here, with the help of their academic advisor, so that the curriculum fits nicely into their ulti- _ mate class plan. The advisors choose classes to replace some that are in the Wilkes course of study, so that the students do not lose a semester in terms of required coursework. The overall experience depends on the cuiture and school setting that the student chooses to submerse themselves in. "There are many areas of the world you can choose from. We have students that have gone to different places, and they all come back with great and different experiences," said Bianco. Three Wilkes students have recently returned from studying in foreign countries: Jenna Marks, Christine Bilhart, and Maria Kam. Each of these students were able to bring something different from their experience that will, in the end, further their education, whether it be from a social standpoint, or an academic one. Those students that are involved seem to come back with a good experience, as well. "I had an amazing time," said Marks, a senior political science major who has returned from Australia. "I'm not sure why I came home. It's so cold here versus there." Currently, there are two Wilkes students studying in Rome, Italy. Elvira Illiano,junior communications studies major, and Matthew Grammard, junior biology major. Both stu- dents will conclude the spring semester while in Italy, and will then return to the States this summer and complete their remaining schooling at Wilkes. "Stud9' abroad is something everyone should consider," said Marks. "You learn a lot about yourself, and the world." Anyone interested in getting more information about the study abroad programs that are offered at Wilkes can contact Bianco at extension 4519 or by e-mailing her at biancop@wilkes.edu. "[Bianco] is a lot of help to anyone that is interested. [Those interested] should talk to her. She's a wonderful lady who is interested in everyone, realizing that there is so much you can do with your four years, beyond staying within the walls of Wilkes University," said Marks. �FEBRUARY 16, 2004 11 FEATURES Wilkes Welcomes Visiting Japanese Students BY JAMIE BABBITT Wednesday. They also did origami with the she believes that Americans are warn1 and children and taught them how to write their generous and have big hearts and are alnames in Japanese. ways enthusiastic with a -smile," said Going to a foreign country and seeing The students also visited Dallas ElemenPolachek. One thing the students didn't like firsthand how people live is an experience tary School for four days to observe classes about America was the greasy food. like no other. Students cannot get the full and participate in classroom activities. ''They According to Polachek, in the past, some understanding of other cultures by merely will be teaching assistants from anywhere of the students who came to America loved reading about them in a textbook. from kindergarten up to fourth grade and so it so much that they decid_ed to come back Eight education majors from Tamagawa we are really excited about that for a longer period of time. "As a matter of University in Japan had • · because we believe that it's fact, some of the students that have come the opportunity to come going to be a wonderful expe- have gone back to get their degree at to America and stay with rience for them," said Polachek. Tamagawa and come back for their masters a family for two weeks For the Japanese students, program in education at Wilkes," said this semester. The stucoming to the United S_tates Polachek. dents arrived at Wilkes was not just a learning experiCurrently, Tamagawa is the only school University on Friday, ence academically. They also that Wilkes haJ this type of program with , February 6, and are staylearned a lot about how Ameribut there are plans for doing similar projects ing in the homes of cans live. Some of the students in other countries in the future. "We have a Wilkes faculty members for the duration of their were surprised that their host couple of contacts in France and Switzerstay. fathers helped with the cookland so those will be possibilities in the fu-• "Since 1990, we've ing, because in Japan only the ture and we would like to get our students had fabulous relationwomen cook. The closeness to go to France and Switzerland as well," ships with Tamagawa of the family is a lot different said Polachek. University whereby evhere as well. "There is more Fields would also like to see our students ery year, usually in Febhugging and kissing with the experience more of other cultures. "The reruary or March, a group children," said Norie Shiraiwa, ality is ... that [my host student] speaks quite of students comes to one of the Tamagawa particia bit of English and we speak no Japanese Wilkes ... they stay with pants. whatsoever. And so it says something about host families ... and they Some of the qualities the our culture that we don't learn other culture's come to attend Wilkes The Beacon/Kristin Hake st udents liked moS t about languages but in Japan people study Enclasses," said Dr. Diane Wilkes undergrads helps students from Tamagawa University, Americans were their open glish from grade school, on ... lt would be Polachek, Chairperson Japan with their English skills in their ESL class. heart, kindness, and positive nice ifwe could speak some Japanese," said of Education and Psychology and Coordithinking. "When I asked [my Fields. natoroftheTamagawaprogram. a serious process [to get here]," said hoststudent]whatsurpriseshermostabout... Polachek, along with faculty members Dr. Polachek. America and American people, she said that Sid Halsor, Dr. Maryanne Rexer, Dr. Mary According to Polachek, the students are ..r.,:..._-_:-,t;if~Wi@¾!;j~ -.,:-)l\#fi+\f('@•'ii■ I Kropiewnicki, Dr. Darin Fields, and Dr. attending Professor Gina Morrison's class, Michael and Margaret Steele are serving as ED 220: Multicultural Education. They will host families for this year's program. "The attend the class four times during their stay hosts that we've been using from Wilkes Uniand they are given assignments just as the versity have been host families over the years rest of the students in the class. The stuand the families usually have children, so dents are receiving two credits from that is one of the criteria," said Polachek. Tamagawa University for their trip so they 1 For Fields, this is the third year he's will be graded on how they do in their class, \./ hosted a Japanese student. "We decided to with their host family, in their elementary l' tJ be a host family because we've done it in the classes, and on their English skills. , past and it's always been a valuable and reThe students are not only attending r warding experience. It's a lot offun. l have classes here. They actually have a fairly rig- ~two children and the Japanese students alorous schedule. "A daily schedule might ., ways love to be around little kids and so go something like this: the host families give www.shermanhillsapartments.com they have a good time. My kids Jove having them breakfast and they might have some , a Japanese student in the house," said Fields. things to do around the house in the morn- t The Best Looking Affordable Apartments In Wilkes-Barre Fields compared the experience of having like help the children get dressed, and \./ ing a Tamagawa student stay at his home to then they bring them in to Wilkes," said Now accepting applications for I & 2 bedroom apartments having a friend stay over. "They occupy a Polachek. "Then they will have a little bit spare room and they eat with you and there of English as a second language instrucCentrally Located Laundry Facilities are some langu~ge _barriers so you have the tion (ESL) where Wilkes students and facPublic transportation 24-Hour Maintenance Service fun of working through those things. You ulty help them improve their English through Carpeting Frost Free Refrigerator learn a little about their culture and they cerconversation and the written word." Air Conditloning Garbage Disposal tainly learn how we live," said Fields. After the students practice their English , On Site Social Service Coordinator Stove Whenever there is an addition to a houseskills, they have a lunch break to go to the hold, temporary lifestyle changes must be cafeteria with their designated Wilkes stu- \ / made to accommodate that extra person. For dent-partner and eat with other students. 't 300 Parkview Circle Fields, these changes pertained mostly to They are also free to explore the area, such Wilkes-Barre, Pa. 18702 his family's morning routine. "We all have to as walking downtown to Boscov's to shop. MondayFriday 8A.M. to SP.M. get up a little bit earlier so we can get one In the afternoon, the students are taken more person through the shower and get to various elementary schools in the area to down to eat something ... She does all the observe and also teach fun activities to the CHECK US OUT TODAY !!!! things we do. Ifwe go shopping, she goes children. The first school they were taken 570-823-5124 shopping ... We don't really do anything difto was Chester Street Elementary School EHO ferently because that is kind of what they where they read children's books written by , want, to really see how we live," said Fields. American authors to the students last Beaco11 Asst. Features Editor The process of coming to America was not a simple one. "There were many applicants for the Tamagawa program and we decided to limit it to eight because it's a small number so we could give them good, individualized instruction in English. We can take them from school to school. It's a manageable group ... but they had to go through STUD ENT S WEL CQ ME l,. /J Sherman Hills Apartments V L �FEBRUARY 16, 2004 ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT 12 From the Cu_tting Room Floor: ;,a1/llJ (/tJ,m]Jb"ell BYSE:BARNE'.IBKY Beacon Correspondent ,c:. . . . row19g ug·1n th~ b!,lstness ano the struggle OtJr:ying tom~~ .~position forbim$elf as.ii John M ayerifi Jason .·• ' Mraz, :+ Josp musisia~~a.~ partje~~~tmovin& and heart• Kelly.. JaredCampbell? In the list of the µe.~ ..•felt.Ip th~ ~merging-scene ofacoustic singer/ artists emerging in ~n•e.XP!psion.of·a~6~stf ,. ·sqpgwrite.~s,,\Jare? ~1~P~.e .lt.gosses,s,es performers these days, Ja(ed Campbell )t~l .. ng})?teniial t9J:,ecorne·a comes up as,the one. of.!:1s have yethear overs r,nging fro.,n.Fleetwo,o d Mac's of. · ··· ''Landslii:le 1' ;.to .Dav~ Matthe~'s Band . ,,·w . i In America 4 ke¼,~gµi;C':.~yen few Like each of the artists in this , emerging category, Campbell has a unique flair in his music that makes it distinctively his. He adds a bit of soul and , vocal strength in the song " In Your Heart," that is not as prevalent as other artists. His songs are moving as well as heartfelt, and .s feelings and soul pour out through the hannonious chords of his guitar. ' · andD;~~:~;i~';!!t~~!~e1:~ _P'¼~~~~Y of w~fl~redpampbellmusic.com ex• / 11 tar an<i a ~armonic,, Campbell ~ut op~ Cra~h}hi; expertis~tn the ,gui~r shone as traordinary set at the Rifkin ori Wednes~• ,,:did pis e*:traordinary vocal t~lent. day night. ms fclectic . t11elodies~d . Comments froni ;those ' attendance · humor delighted the ciq'Y~ when he opene angeg from "H.e's td l<?ye his voice.'! the set with a song that h.~ wrote vvheri Aft!,ftpe show, Carnpbeli entertained some was in 7th grade called1'{See 1the Beaut qiie~ttpns abouthis career. H: said that he and continued wjpi songs like ''Rainy Labor had ~een •. playing guitar, for 'about seven Day.~ ·· ~ear§.,and when asked why! he still pursues With a constantS,mile and a great sense o m~f <;,;-he said: "Just the love of people. I humor, he enterttin~d requests and told st. ove ,being around people anµ I love being ries about the music he has written compar involved. ,Music makes.everybody happy." ing his time here t9 a VHl Stprytellers set ip all, Campbell was an all around hit with. One sto about a son he had written about +/those .in attendance. Cafe m!x0f c4fe'' •a ':. A~l 0 CD Review: in BY ALISON SHERRY Beacon Staff Writer When we think of immigration to New York City, the first thought that might come to mind is the turn of the century when our ancestors came over from many parts of Europe looking for a new and better Ii fe, Many' passed through Ellis Island, and "Give me your tired, your poor" became the American mantra for gen• erations. We tend not to think much about what Ii fe would be like today for an immigrant. However, Director James Sheridan thought about just that when he decided to use his real-life story about bringing his family to America as the ba• sis of his new film, In America. Emotional, yet humorous, In America follows the true story of the Sheridans, an Irish family looking to establish a new life for themselves in New York City a year af• tera family tragedy, Big city life isn't at all what they expected it to be for Johnny (played by Paddy Considine) and Sarah (played by Samantha Morton) along with their two young daughters (played by sis' ters Sarah and Emma Bolger). There isn't much money and luck isn't always on their side in such an overwhelming place. There is not much to rely on except their love and strength as a family, Ultimately it is their contagious kindness that rubs off on an aloof apartment neighbor (played by Djimon Hounsou) whose ingenuine response builds their n_ew home, If you enjoy stories that make you believe that hope can spring from tragedy and loss, then see In America. Director James Sheridan definitely fulfilled that purpose, It wouldn't be a huge surprise if Sheridan turns up as an Academy Award nominee for next year's Oscar awards for best director, and the dynamic and talented cast could also round out nominations in the acting categories, In America falls in the same genre as Under the Tuscan Sun or Calendar Girls, both of which were given very favorable reviws in the column. Consistent with the latter two films, In America does several things extremely well: offers great storytelling, characters the viewers feel they can know, and realistic, human situations, After all, a story based on true events such as this does not happen on the big screen every day. This movie is rated PG· 13 and receives 4 W's, 1 ohGr's SunnyPsyOp BY MATTHEW JONES Beacon Columnists The most enduring trait of legendary Ca• nadian industrial outfit Skinny Puppy was that they could, somehow, effectively simulate the sensation of having your soul sucked out of a stab wound, Nihil• ism has rarely enjoyed so literal a de• notation, and that was largely thanks to ohGr, vocalist and co•song writer for Puppy. So it may be a surprise to some that his second solo offering is such a pleasing, soul•intact album to listen to. Building on the fonnat Trent Reznor laid down with Pretty Hate Machine, ohGr has composed a millennial dance album for the disenfranchised. SunnyPsyOp could be the soundtrack to Chaplin's Modern Times if Tim Burton had directed it. Dance floor-filling opener "Hi Lo" trades lazier verses for a gigantic chorus anchored by a terrific synthesizer hook. OhGr's penchant for deliver• ing his lyrics in a stream-of-consciousness rant is forgotten on the album; and his voice is uncharacteristically treated with only mini~ ma! effects or vocoders, letting his surprisingly mellow voice take the forefront. Album highlight "maJiK" probably sounds closest to ohGr's work in Skinny Puppy. Industrial white noise wheezes over explosive yet danceable beats in the opening before the verses, which are accompanied by backing vocals that sound like a choir of trolls, ~et the tension build slowly. Just before the song builds to its frenzied climax, a brief and dreamy interlude • sneaks in before erupting back into martial breaks. Later songs range from pulsing hypnotism ("JaKo") to haunted house sinister ("SunBurn"). The instrumental "ShiTe" features some impressive telegraph•wire beats delivered at breakneck speed. While the album isn't exactly for every· one, fans of Nine Inch Nails or other industrial-tinged dance music should find the album to be a gem. And if you have a neophyte's interest in Skinny Puppy, this album should whet your appetite before you move on to the real deal. ., ILKES J]NIVERSITY . ' i ' , ... BIN.G O in the Ballroom, 8p.m. · a.BoARD's 0 For more inforpw.tion) contact tl}e \V.IJ.P.B. at wupbpub@yahoo.~~m �Become a Lifesaver/ . ·Donate Plasma that is needed.for sp. , lJblea ·• · ' sfrip !,ps. millions of people · each year ... r ·2 tbs.•b 2 2tbs'.'~~n'ey ;l 1/2 .~sp. crus~ tast<? · , ... 4 9. cooked ca 1 head red · aod p IBPI ( Whe andmea !;:,··=< • -;. Interstate Blood _& Plasma, Inc. 41 S. Main St Wilkes B~e, PA It's Safe . and Convenient . •--•\•....... I Donate Jel / Todayllllll . L. . ' S I H ... e p .:. av~ . ,ves . · Donate · P/as,.11a · . . ; . ' . . . . .· . . :-. . . . .· . . . ·. . . 823 4- .·.9 �14 ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT FEBRUARY 16. 2004 Last Minute Spring Break Ideas and Tips BY MELISSA JURGENSEN Beacon A&E Editor Spring break is only one month away, and the clock is ticking to take advantage of some of the remaining deals out there. Wilke_s University's spring break is March 6-14, and some students have been planning trips for months. For those who haven't started planning a trip, here are some last minute tips and ideas to show you how to get there inexpensively and have a wonderful time once you're ankle-deep in sand and sun! Every destination has a different atmosphere to it. Some places are going to have reputations for being wilder, while others are a better pick for rela~ing on the beach. It is a good idea to look into the destination you choose before making reservations. Three of the most popular spots during spring break are Cancun, Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic. If you are just looking to stay within the U.S., www.paradiseparties.com is offering hotel packages between $150 to $369 per person based on four people per room in Panama City Beach, Florida. If cruises are your thing, Carnival Cruise Line is enjoyable for students 21 and over and are generally excellent vacation values. The cost for a Carnival Cruise Line threeday round trip from Miami to somewhere like the Bahamas can range upwards of$229 per person, depending on the availability of the cruise when trav~I arrangements are Th , made. Cruises aren't the only option for spring break trips. Although cruises are popular among college students, flying to nice destinations is also a way to go. All-inclusive packages that include air fare, hotel-stay, all meals, gratuity and entertain- "Many all-inclusive packages fly to popular spring break locations. There are packages for Puerto Plata in the Dominican Republic for $559 per person and one for Cozumel, Mexico, which is a three-night package for $484 a person. There is also a two-night package to the Bahamas that in- ment are also availbale. Not only are .they usually at a good price, but such packages ensure that the traveler doesn't have to worry about carrying a lot of money. eludes everything except meals., for $409 per person," said Linda Grazioso of Liberty Travel. Perhaps, then, you are planning to just ;RFO,RMIN:ARTS AT WILKES UNIVERSITY . Darte Board YBRIDGETGIUNTA eucon Stuff Writer Wednesday, February 18, 2004--Performance Hour--1 p.m. in Gies Hall. Performance Hour is free of charge and open to all. Musical theater production Fiddler on the Roof Friday, February 20, at 8 p.m. Saturday, February 21, at 8 p.m. Sunday, February 22, at 2 p.m. At the Dorothy Dickson Darte main stage. Wilkes students, free with ID, other students & senior citizens, $5, general admission, $15 • get in the car and go. What could be more fun than driving around the country for a week with three of your closest friends without a destination or care in the world? You can have a ball touring the Gulf Coast of Florida or the cities of the South. Don't spend too much time trying to decide which hotel to book. You will have a great time regardless of where you stay. Some places may be more convenient than others, but that doesn't mean it is going to ruin your trip if you don't get the best hotel ppssible. Where you go and what you do is what really counts. Bojan Milasinovic,funior Pharmacy major, said that he hasn't begun making plans for spring break yet, but he isn't worried about finding any remaining deals. "You can always find something, no matter how late it is." Sometimes procrastination turns out pretty well. At the last minute you might be able to take advantage of someone else's canceled trip that may be purchased inexpensively so that there are no empty seats on a plane or empty rooms in a hotel. The problem is that you might not know where you're going until the week that you leave. Last but not least, spring break should be about one thing--forgetting about the daily grind of classes and homework and alleviating some stress. And if you're not going anywhere special during spring break, make sure you do something special for yourself. Diving back into classes won't be fun or productive if you haven't had a chance to kick back and rejuvenate yourself. �FEBRUARY 16, 2004 15 ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT Theater Review: Fiddler on the Roof BY MONICA CARDENAS 'Asst. Beacon A &E Editor I could not have asked for a more entertaining way of passing my Sunday afternoon than to have spent it before the ve~ talented group of Wilkes students in the Dorothy Dickson Darte Center. On February 13, 14 and 15, the Department of Visual and Performing Arts presented Fiddler on the Roof Everything from the set, the orchestra, and especially the performance was top notch. The musical, written by Joseph Stein, Jerry Bock and Sheldon Harnick, is set in a Ukrainian village named Anatevka, which is overflowing with fantastic characters . I. J. ,. : .• • . . ISU •·•· and a rich Jewish tradition. 20 Benjamin S. Ptashinsky delivered an astonishing performance as Tevye, the poor milkSi' Ptashinsky ! ; ti . ,=,::2\t.-:·'- -. =>r.:,)\ff\'{~'-'"+-</-· ,··1-,t4tv;r/ t_ man with five daughters and wife , Golde, who not only played opposite Ptashinsky with style, but inclination to keep with the conventional plans to his rough wife. truly held her own throughout. As the couple Adding color to the performance was Yente (Jenway of doing things, and allows his tries desperately to make a dowry while marnifer Zubernick), the town matchmaker, who quickly daughters to marry for happiness instead rying off their three oldest daughters, it befinds herself out of a job. However, this does not of money. This becomes increasingly comes impossible as they repeatedly break stop her from serving as the town gossip, bringing difficult for him as the girls become bolder, tradition. much humor to this heartfelt musical. and especially as he tries to explain the Tevye accepts their decisions, despite his .~T1a?c:s.\VUI b.:R:'~ .n~xt we:kendvep~ary an~ ;:l;Ro~: iJtre{:i~~;iN.~tta Cl;men~{'J!;'hann Babo, cCannsSecoo<iRow::aenjamin Peter Mario Baldo brings in a note of seriousness as Perchik, the progressive who tries to persuade this traditional crowd to accept the changes going on in the world around them. They are reluctant, but are forced to face these truths as they are ordered to pack up and leave the only home they have ever known. From Tevye's hilarious discussions with God to Yente's attempts at matchmaking, be ready to laugh. But also, don't plan on leaving without "Matchmaker" still ringing in your head--and a lot to think about. We are all forced to decide about whether to speak out for our beliefs, as Perchik does , or whether to quietly obey. With much humor, this performance begs a serious question : Tradition, or a new way of doing things? Catch the show again next weekend, February 20 and 21 at 8p.m., and 22 at 2 p.m. This Week in History 16th--The first airplane flight between Los Angeles and San Francisco took place,(1914) 17th--Michael Jordan 1 NBA, (1963) 18th--Mark Twain's "Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" was published in the U.S. for the first time, (1885) · I 9th--Dick Clark premiered the "American Music Awards," (1974) 20th--The U.S. Supreme Court ruled the power of the federal government was greater than that of any individual state, ( 1809) 21 st--McGraw-Hill, Inc. outbids eight other American publishers for the U.S. rights to Hunter Davies' authorized biography of the Beatles. They paid $150,000 for the rights, ( 1968) 22nd--ln Utica, NY, Frank W. Woolworth opened his first 5 and I 0-cent store, (1879) · _____________,w~J �16 FEBRUARY 16, 2004 SPORTS Wilkes Splits Tri-match Against Lycoming and Gettysburg BY WILL MIDGETT Beacon Asst. Sports Editor The Wilkes University wrestling team took on Lycoming College and Gettysburg in a triMatch on Saturday. Wilkes lost to nationally ranked Lycoming 44-0 but was able to come back and soundly defeat Gettysburg 30-15. Junior Jeremy Mayer started off the match against Lycoming for the Colonels at 125. Mayer went into the match with a record of 26-14 and faced Lycoming's Sean Cullen. Cullen scored an early takedown on Mayer, and -rode him out for the rest of the period. Cullen· chose to start on bottom in the second and made a quick escape to advance the score to 3-0. Mayer scored his only point of the match early in the third period with an escape of his own. Toward the end of the third period, the score was 4-1 and Mayer was trying desperately to catch up . With 19 seconds left in the match, Mayer shot in for a takedown which dropped Cullen out of bounds. Time ran out with M_ayer trying to get control of Cullen while still staying in bounds, but he was not in a position for the referee to call a takedown and the match ended at 4-1, giving Lycoming 3 points on the board. Sophomore Joe Yutko took the mat for the Colonels at 133 pounds, matched up against Lycoming's Kyle Hopkins. Hopkins scored an early takedown on Yutko in first, and was able to keep him on the mat for the entire period. Similar to the 125 pound match, Hopkins was able to earn an early escape •in the second period. The score was 3-0 in favor of Hopkins going into the third period. Early in the third, Yutko surprised Hopkins, as well as the crowd, with a quick maneuver that took his opponent to the mat for 2 points. However, with time running out, Yutko was unable to tum Hopkins over for any back points and Hopkins ended up winning 3-2. Wilkes chose to forfeit at the 141 pound weight class in both the Lycoming match and in the Gettysburg match as well. The forfeit then set the stage for Wilkes' 8th ranked fresh- man Mike Ferrara. and at first looked like he could take home the Ferrara faced Lycoming's Sean Reese in victory. Delva made the first point of the match a hold-out, drag-down match with neither with an escape early in the second period. Brindle wrestler able to make a move on each other. then snuck in a quick takedown and caught Delva The match remained·scoreless until early on his back. At the 3: 19 in the second period, the in the third period when Reese made an referee slapped the mat signifying the pin. --escape from the down position. Ferrara "I had that first match," says Delva. "It should was unable to score any points on Reese have been mine, but I made a mistake and got causing him to lose the match 1-0. caught." At 157, freshman Joe Diliberto faced off At the this point Lycoming was up 28-0 on the against a tough Jason Smith. Smith took scoreboard with only three matches left. Wresdown Diliberto in the middle of the first, tling for the Colonels at 184 was sophomore Nick and so much like the DeAngelis, who face Lycoming'sAndy Hull. Hull rest of the Lycoming wasted no time taking team, he was pracDeAngelis down in the ticed in keeping· his first period, and pinned him opponent on the at the I :20 mark. mat. In the second At 197 pounds, period, Smith caught Lycoming's John Battaglia Diliberto on his earned a 12-1 majordeciback long enough to sion over freshman Vince earn himself three Abbot. Battaglia spent the near-fall points. •.,_j entire second period scorSmith chose to ing takedowns and nearstart in the down pofall points on the frustrated sition to start the freshman. third period. After a Andrew Steinberg quick escape, Smith The Beacon/Nick Zmijewski capped off the Wilkes line· then took Diliberto , up at the heavyweight down to the mat once again and was able spot against Lycoming's Tommy Snyder. Snyder to roll him over for an additional three near- earned three takedowns against Steinberg before fall points. By the time the buzzer sounded, earning a fall at 3:29 in the second period. The Smith had won a 12-0 major decision. pin sealed the shutout for the Warriors, and Wilkes Wilkes freshman Kyle Lenio wrestled a then regrouped and made ready for the match hard fought match at 165 for the Colonels against Gettysburg. against Lycoming's Clint Swartz. Swartz Jeremy Mayer started off again at 125 pounds struck first in the second period with· two for the Colonels against Gettysburg. After a escapes, and a takedown in the third. Lenio tough loss to Lycoming, Mayer vindicated himanswered back with a takedown ofhis own, self with a dominating performance against but it was too little, too late, as Swartz took Gettysburg's Brian Norcross. Mayer was leada 4-2 minor decision. ing the match 11-2 in the third period before pinAt 174, senior Fritz Delva made the first ning Norcross with 23 seconds left in the match. of his last two home appearances in his Joe Yutko also displayed a completely domiWilkes _~areer. Delva, a tri-captain for the nating match against Kevin Dougherty at 133 Colonels, was honored before the match pounds. Yutko was scoring takedowns almost at with a ceremony for Senior's Day, since he will, and earned several near-fall points, winning was the only active senior for the Colonels him a 12-4 major decision. at the match. Wilkes then forfeited for the second time at Delva faced Lycoming's Grant Brindle, 141 pounds. At 149 pounds, Mike Ferrara an- nnnnnnnnnnnn n n i ca1hfor MOur j n corn,aact aiScS D n DI; n swered back from his loss to Lycoming. Ferrara quickly disabled Gettysburg's Matt Denholtz with a takedown, and received a pin at the 1:20 mark of the first period. At 157, Joe Diliberto turned into a scoring machine, taking down opponent Mark McDonald six times throughout the match. With 1:22 left to go in the match, Diliberto s.cored his last takedown making the score 17-3, and earning a technical fall. Kyle Lenio then earned a 9-3 decision at 165 against Josh Kaplan . At 174, Fritz Delva wrestled the last home match of his career. Facing Gettysburg's Michael Denholtz, Delva made two quick takedowns in the first period, including a impressive double-leg that took Denholtz to his back. At 2:10 in the first period, Delva pinned Denholtz for the victory. "Itfeltgood,"commentedDelvaonhis last home match. "I should have had the first match but now I'm looking forward to the MAC's." Gettysburg's Chris Coogan earned the first victory for the Bullets. Coogan won a nail biting 6-5 decision against Wilkes sophomore Sandri no Plutino. Gettysburg would then win the next two matches against the Colonels: At 197, Jeff Morgan won a 7-4 decision over Vince Abbot, and Mike Pattanite earned a 4-3 decision over freshman heavyweight Keith Altiery. . .,, ~ .r ,. Despite losi~.g the 'iast three matches, Wilkes wrestled well enough in the early rounds to earn a 30-15 victory, splitting the Tri-Match. Wilkes wrestled another tri-match the day before against Scran-ton and SUNY-Maritime, sweeping both matches. The Colonels first beat Maritime 42-10 in a lopsided victory. Then against Scranton, Wilkes cleared a close 23-22 match that was decided in the heavy weight match. Keith Altiery won a close 3-1 decision over Scranton's Mike Kelly to seal the deal for Wilkes. Wilkes will now compete at the MAC Championships at the University of Scranton on Friday and Saturday. www.musicalenergi.com aJso buyjng& seHjng: DVDS•VHS VIDEO GAMES RECORDS TAPES .... •fl Pllt · •fl i.n dddUS!Cf/LENERU/ in 59norlltmaiaslreet . wilke&-barre. s29-2m n best selectm POSTER~,. Pllt flfl es pnces , b t . Jewelry . ... incense 9fl cool gifts l:J nnn111111-1:nl31UZIZ WANTED Are you interested in writing for The Beacon? We're looking for writers! It's a great expierence and a fun work environment! Contact The Beacon at 408-5903 ] �SPORTS FEBRUARY 16, 2004 17 Klahold Takes Wilkes Community Fitness Seriously . Trainer challenges athletes to go the extra mile to those who often put off getting in shape impact on her teammates as well._ "Everyfor their sport's season. "They were given one is more self-confident in their abilities. workout .programs at the end of last se- They see and feel the difference in the way mester, and they knew they were expected they are playing." Frank Matthews, the Head Coach of the to come back from break in shape to play." However, at the bascbal I team's first prac- softball team, agrees. "He has been an imtice, seven players threw up · from the intensity. "Some obviously didn't come back in shape," added Klahold. But, that isn't discouraging to him. Many of the athletes have increased their strength, both on the baseball and softball teams. Klahold feels the softball team has a good level of dedication to the gym. "Quite a few have made big strength gains, and their conditioning has imThe Beacon/T. Mick Jenkins proved." Junior softball player . Keith Klahold, Director of Fitness Center Alexis Petite credits Klahold with her personal improvement. mense help all winter," he said. "The "He has helped me with my overall athletic strength-building and pre-season condiability. He's helped me work on condition- tioning was exceptional, and we're looking ing, agility, and strength. He definitely mo- forward to outstanding results." The plans for keeping in shape alter with tivates me," said the Lady Colonel's third the beginning of the spring sport season. baseman. "He always keeps me interested "For example if a pitcher comes in and lifts with variety and mixes things up every heavy expecting to play a game two· days week. That way it isn't boring." later, it could have a negative affect on their Petite feels that Klahold has had big BY KYLA CAMPBELL Beacon Staff Writer Whether in season, off season, or in preseason, athletes on the Wilkes University campus have been getting in shape and are feeling healthier. Who is the person behind the shift in attitude and determination? Keith Klahold. Klahold, the director of the fitness center, has made a huge impact since his arrival late last summer. He has worked oneon-one with the university's staff and students. Most recently, he has spent his time training the spring athletes during pre-season. Klahold has worked particularly closely with the baseball and softball teams. Klahold's work with the baseball team has focused on trying to get the most out of the players and get them in the gym . "Some of them are still in the stone age of baseball. They grew up in a time and area where lifting is a taboo," said Klahold. "But, lifting doesn't negatively affect flexibility and speed. Today's baseball players are seeing Mark McGuire and Sammy Sosa play, and their abilities are results of spending time in the weight room." Klahold tends to focus on overall conditioning, while including cardio and agility training in the athletes' workouts. "The spring athletes are starti.ng to look like athletes again," joked Klahold, referring playing ability," commented Klahold. "So, now we start backing off the weights," said Klahold. "lt is time to focus on maintaining strength instead of getting stronger." The spring athletes have a great asset--a strength and conditioning coach that has helped many at Wilkes. But the remainder of the campus-faculty, staff, students, and former athletes--have also begun to count on Klahold to get them in shape and help them maintain their bodies. For example, senior Mike Liberski, who ended his final football season in November, has lost forty pounds since August 13. "Training in the new gym .and working hard throughout football season really helped me get in better shape," he said. "Keith also set me up with a great workout in order for me to maintain my overall physical condition and improve my health." Liberski feels that Klahold is a tremendous help for everyone at Wilkes. "He's able to cater to all athletes. He has sport-specific, athlete-specific, and detailed individual workouts. He even helps those who aren't athletes. "Coach Klahold is so knowledgeable and a great motivator. It's obvious he's made a big difference for me and many others," Liberski added. Luckily for Wilkes, Klahold intends to continue his career on campus. "[ like it here and have no plans of leaving," he concluded. "My wife and I are very happy here. In fact, she hasn't seen me this happy in a long time." a :/?_ifkin 'Cafe at Jfenrv Student Center 'Personal ?an plz:.z:.as* Jaz:.,man·s Cate,. and a wide selection of co11ven/e11ce and' Grab . a11d~o foods Dallt,L 1"1,,a_Specktls Clucl:en 117tng f'Jua Alondav 'foesd,111 $4.99 H6Q· Clttcken & :l{ed Onion $4.39 'Pesto Chick.en Alfredo $439 111edne.i.dav 77u,rsdav Stuffed Chee~..esttak 1'>/u.a $4.99 .frldav Garlic Sltt1111p rultft ;tucotta $4.99 Weeklv Dell Specials februarv 16~20 Current Promotions .-,·- _ -_ ..... Italian Sausa(lc Sub with. Clups,.1-1/ckle..and a 20 .c,z Tounftllil &v:eraue . $4.59 .Add a ZO oz. 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Ifwe play with the intensity we had in the second half, we have to shoot the ball better, we just got to take this as a positive and move on." ~ }w. ,i•. · t ' Plisko led the way for Wilkes scoring a game high 31 points, 29 of which came in the n Saturdiy, :~eb~~IY • second half, and Pressley had a team high . ~~ tadyCqlon~l§ trart: eight rebounds. ~ .· · to 12~10,;-pelaware -O'Donnell had an impressive game for the · • Jfhe bggi;~•us~d Royals totaling a gam~ high 17 rebounds and 12-0 ruri' . an'cfinevef .·., .. . :,:,:: .. team leading 17 points. Burke and Sean Clark ed,the d9rrµnaQpe•1n also scored in double figures for Scranton. -66 \he On Saturday, the Colonels traveled to DelaColonels. Wilkes was · ware Valley for a conference game against the Aggies (4-18 o/a, 3-9 cont). The Colonels .oun<iSir2 · torched the Aggies I00-80, while Plisko had ·. whiie his second consecutive 30-point game in '. qoth which he shot 12 of20 from the floor. John Yaniello also threw in 11 points along with Ryan Milford scoring ten . for Delaware Valley, five players ended in double figures with Erik Tegethoff leading the way with 18 points and Mike Thornton add• ing 17. The Colonels next game is Tuesday, February 17, at the Marts Center against conference rival Lycoming College. ori the·womep had Scrantop\lloyals sh ups giving.tlie •.<:;olone gin the,ga,me with a q was. thepply time duri~ ·• t;;~etff£s! •-·!;~,f e:i the iWii~e·s womenw;~ Scranton;.quickJypulledits .· on and beat Wilkes athome · · The ·Jirst sev~n minute looked positive for thilL~ /~ au Andrea DeMaranyjlle does . . . . ·. . . I does, postingthe fin;t~ :ppint{~ffhe for Wilkes a,nd going on'asol~t6-0 ry.n Scranton even ha,d th~/opportm;ijty tq ' . ,AfterJ!le •initia.1.tr-¥PlOSIOQJr . ,, -::,: ~asfou ~me duringthf ' ' " Lady G<>Io11els Wb4}~. · as Scranton w,. . 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Men's Basketball vs. Lycoming 8:00 p.m. vff1ce Abb~tt , 197 9.nt•"' February 19:, ' ~, . . DiegoAlvarado 197,, 1-8 Won1en's Basketball @ DeSales AndrewSteinberg 285 1-12 Men's Basketball@ DeSales Keith Altiery 285 11-18 February 20: . Wrestl1ng@MAC Championships February 21: Wrestling@ MAC Championships Baseball@ St. Mary's Women's Basketball vs Drew I :00 p.m. Men's Basketball vs Drew 3:00 p.m. '.~ =:l •.·C· '- . •"· ':"''><'':I:'•'-.¢~• • ,:,Z. "''· %,, . ,:-x-: ',\ . .Mens0P25 College Basketball ' , Men's Basketball (2/1 1) Wilkes 68 Scranton 66 (2/14) Wilkes 100 Delaware Valley 80 4-4 WOMEN'S BASKETBALL Scranton DeSales King's Delaware Valley Drew Lycoming Wilkes FDU-Florham record 27-15 l . Duke (21-1) did not play. Next: at No. 21 North Carolina State, Sunday. 2. Stanford (20-0) at California. Next: at Southern California, Thursday. 3. Saint Joseph's (22-0) beat Rhode Island 73-59. Next: at Fordham, Wednesday. 4. Pittsburgh (22-2) did not play. Next: vs. No. 5 Connecticut, Sunday. 5. Connecticut (19-4) did not play. Next: at No. 4 Pittsburgh, Sunday. 6. Mississippi State (20-1) at Arkansas. Next: vs. Alabama, Saturday. 7. Gonzaga (20-2) at St. Mary's; Calif. Next: vs. Portland, Wednesday. 8. Kentucky (17-4) lost to Georgia 74-68. Next: vs. Arkansas, Wednesday. 9. Louisville (l 7-4) did not play. Next: at Texas Christian, Tuesday. 10. Oklahoma State( 18-2) vs. Baylor. Next: at Oklahoma, Monday. 11. Texas (17-3) at Iowa State. Next: vs. Texas A&M, Wednesday. 12. Kan~s ( 15-5) did not play. Next: at Nebraska, Sunday. 13. Cincinnati (17-3) did not play. Next: at No. 20 Wake Forest, Sunday. 14. North Carolina (14-7) did not play. Next: vs. Maryland, Sunday. 15. GeorgiaTech(l8-6) lost to Virginia 82-80. Next: at Maryland, Thursday. 16. Atizona ( 15-6) vs. UCLA. Ne~t: at Oregon, Thursday.· 17. Wisconsin (16-4) vs. Ohio State. Next: at lllinois, Wednesday. 18. Texas Tech (17-6) vs. Kansas State. Next: at Colorado, Wednesday. 19. Utah State (20- I) at Pacific. Next: vs. UC Riverside, Thursday. 20. Wake Forest (14-6) did not play. Next: vs. No. 13 Cincinnati, Sunday. 21. North Carolina State (15-5) did not play. Next: vs. No. 1 Duke, Sunday. 22. Florida (14-6) vs. LSU. Next at Georgia, Tuesday. 23. Sou,thern Ulinois (19-2) atSouthwestMissouri State. Next: at Evansville, Wednesday. 24. Providence ( 17-5) beat Boston College 61-52. Next: vs. Miami, Saturday. 25. South Carolina(19-5)vs. Vanderbilt. Next: at Arkansas, Saturday. On Wednesday night, Dave Plisko, senior guard, scored 29 points in the second half against Scranton ·to help lift the Colonels to a muchneed conference. victory. He totaled 31 points on the night along with five rebounds. On Saturday afternoon at Delaware Valley, Plisko shot 12 for 20 from the field scoring 30 points and also had four rebounds, two assists and two steals. NUMBERS . 48 OF THE WEEK Number of points Andrea DeMaranville had in two games last week 61 44.4 Number of points Dave Plisko had in two games last week Percentage·ofshots made from the free throw line by men's basketball on Wednesday night 5 Numbe,- of pins Wilkes wrestling had on Friday night Spririg Break 2004 Travel With STS Americas #1 Student_Tour Operator Jamaica, Cancun, Acapulco, Bahamas, and Florida. Now hiring campus reps. Call for group discounts. Information/Reservations 1-800-648-4849 or www.ststravel.com �SPORTS 20 FEBRUARY 16, 2004 Wilkes Wins Tight Home Game Against Scranton Colonels torch,Aggies later in the week 100-80 BY STEVE KEMBLE Beacon Sports Editor On Wednesday night at the Marts Center, the Colonels men's basketball team (14-7; 6-4 conf.) didn't take a commanding lead until less than six minutes remained on the clock. In the end, the Colonels were able to fight off the Scranton Royals (4-17; 2-8 conf.) 68-66, in a nail-biter finish that left the big home crowd breathless. The Royals didn't w_aste any time taking a lead in the first halfby going up 5-0 with just over a minute ticking away on the clock when Scranton's Bill Burke, forward, hit a three pointer, and then on the next possession, Michael Riccobono, guard, made a lay-up. The Colonels would eventually take the lead 13-11 at the 12-minute mark in the first half when Evan Walters, forward/center, was fouled while making a Jay-up and completed the three-point play by canning the free throw, Wilkes would hold the lead until there were nine minutes left in the half when Brian O'Donnell, forward, made back,-to-back free throws to put the Royals up 17-16. After that, the lead seasawed back and forth until Scranton was-able to take control !;. . of the game towards the end of the half and take a 38-29 lead into the intermission on a three-pointer by Sean Clark, guard, with nine seconds remaining. "The first half we played pretty bad, and I don't know if we took them lightly or what the problem was. They're 2-8 or something in the league and we just came out and played sloppy," said Dave Plisko, Wilkes guard. The second half started out a lot like the first with the Royals continuing to build on their lead. Eventually Scranton went up by I 2 points with I 8:35 left in the game on a layup converted by Nick Altier, guard, to make the score 42-30. The Colonels got the score to within four points with 16 minutes left in the half when Plisko made a lay-up.to make the score 45-41 before the Royals would once again build their lead back to eight points two minutes later when Mike McGowan, guard/forward, hit a three-pointer to increase the score 49-41 . After that, the Colonels really got in the game and fought hard to tie the game up at 56 when Plisko, on fire in the second half, nailed a three. "The second half was huge. I thought I had to step up because l only have a couple more games left and really didn't want to lose to Scranton," remarked Plisko. With about five and a half minutes left in regulation, Wilkes started to take some control of the game when the Colonels would take the lead and be able to hold it until there was under a minute left on two made free throws by Plisko, which made the score 6058. With 39 seconds left on the clock, the Royals regained the lead 66-65 when Matthew Snyder, guard, hit a lay-up, but on the Colonels next possession, Wilkes was able to take the lead for good when Plisko ended his 29 point second half by hitting a jump shot, which put the home team up 6766 with 24 seconds left in regulation. The final score ended 68-66 in favor ~f the Colonels after Rashawn Pressley, Wilkes guard, made a free throw, and then Greg Cardamone, Wilkes forward, pulled down a huge offensive rebound on missed free throw. a Basketball Continued on page 18 I TheBeacon/Todd Weibel Dave Plisko attempts a jump-shot at Wednesday Night's match-up against Scranton. ·. >"'¼·' TODAY(2/16) Mikes Jewelry Sale@ Roth Concourse I 1:00AM Hockey Game - Penguins vs. Binghamton @ 7:05 PM TUESDAY(2/17) Mikes Jewelry Sale @ Roth Concourse 11:00AM Commuter Council Meeting @ MSCTV Lounge 11 :30AM Women's Basketball vs Lycoming @ 6 PM Men 's Basketball vs Lycoming@8 PM WEDNESDAY(2/18) FRI°DAY(2/20) Spirit Contest & Volleyball Tournament @ Marts Center 7:30 PM Fiddler on the Roof@DDD 8PM SATURDAY(2/21) Winter Weekend Games@ Greenway I0 AM-12 PM Wrestling @ MAC Championships Scranton, PA 10AM Baseball @ St. Mary 's (DH) 11 AM Women 's Basketball vs Drew @ I PM Men's Basketball vs Drew @ 3 PM Fiddler on the Roof @ ODD 8PM Commuter Coffee Hour @ Commuter Lounge/Conyngham Hall 9 AM SUNDAY(2/22) Learn Bridge@JCC 7:30 PM Fiddler on the Roof'@ ODD 2 PM THURSDAY 2 19 IRHC Meeting@ Hiscox Room I I AM Winter Weekcind Openi ng Night@ HSC Ballroom 9-11 PM Women's Basketball @DeSales 6 PM Men's Basketball@ DeSales, 8PM Career Info Session, Breis I 06@ 11 a.m. GRE and GMAT Info Session, Breis 208, 11.a.m Congratulations to Ryan Laubach, who correctly identified last week's "Find This Picture" first. As Laubach pointed out, l ast w eek's picture depicted a stained glass window on Fortinsky Hall. Laubach will receive a $1 0 cash prize courtesy of the Wilkes University Programming Board. This photo was taken somewhere on Wilkes University's Campus. When you find it, email us the answer at: wilkesbeacon@hotmail.com. Be sure to put "Campus Picture" as the subject heading, as we 11 as your name, phone. number, and either campus mailbox or mailing address in the body text. The first pe,rson to correctly identify the location ofthis picture will be recognized in next weeks issue, and will receive a $10 cash pnze, courtesty of Programming Board. The Beacon welcon1es notices of events ... publicize it's free! Post your event by visiting www.wilkesbeacon.com or email wilkesbeacon@hotmail.com � 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 2001 April 5th Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2001 April 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/73c526950e0ca6fcb284f6fe1b47ca85.pdf 62b012db043e4fc31b99c69f1cf1f64e PDF Text Text February 16, 2004 Volume 56 Issue 15 ww. wilkesbeacon.co1n THE NEWS OF TODAY REPORTED BY THE .JOURNALISTS OF TOMORROW University Responds to S. Franklin Street Murder BY GABE LeDONNE Beacon Managing Editor Wilkes-Barre and Pennsylvania State Police are still searching for the individual(s) who attacked and shot a woman six times in her South Franklin Street apartment early Thursday, February 12. The woman, who died from the wounds Thursday evening, was identified by WilkesBarre authorities as 42 year-old Sheryl Spiros. Spiros was discovered in her apartment at 292 S. Franklin Street early Thursday morning when fire fighters responded to a small kitchen fire there. The apartment building is located two doors south of the Arnaud C. Marts Center•too close for comfort for many university community members. "When you have something like this, especially so close to campus, it's going to have everybody's hairs raised. It's such a heinous, violent crime," said Chris Bailey, Director of Public Safety. "In response, the university will take whatever measures we can to hopefully reassure that the safety of the campus is not at risk," he added. Bailey explained that immediately after he learned of the murder, he and Jerry Reho, Manager of Public Safety, sent out a community notification through both mass e-mail, and postings across campus. ln addition to alerting campus to the incident, the notification included a description of the car that the assailant was thought to have fled in: Spiros's 1992 Blue-Green Pontiac GrandPrix. Authorities announced over the weekend that the automobile was found on Custer Street in Wilkes-Barre Friday night. Bailey also commented that patrols across campus will be stepped up in response to the incident. "We're going to have at least two to three additional officers just out and about-not assigned to any duty, just doing patrols," he said. As for how long the escalated patrols will last, Bailey asserted that it will "probably coincide with how the story goes; as the investigation continues, we will find out what happened and how it happened and why it happened ... But for the near future, I would say at least one to two weeks. And afterwards, we'll reassess the situation." Bailey added that one advantage in dealing with such a situation is the open source of communication from local authorities. "We have a great connection with the local police department, so information is flowing pretty freely.] would like to believe that we have Red'C~ross Blood Drive. ,rrrt . e eacon/Kristin Ha e This is the apartment in which a 42.:year old woman was shot six times on Thursday, February 12, 2004. No suspects have been implicated in the murder, which has caused concern on the Wilkes campus. as much information as the police can legally release to us," Bailey said. Bailey pointed out that such an incident is further support for the new Use of Force ff§& A IJVilkes student donates blood to the local chapter of the American Red Cross who was on campus Tuesday, February 10, 2004. Tuesday's Blood Drive was the third drive held here on campus, over the course of the 20032004 school year as the University helps to allieviate the stress of a blood shortage in the Wyoming Valley. • Murder Continued on Page 4 Boiler Problem Leaves Wilkes Students Out in the Cold city officials. The number of those in need of sh~lter steadily increased through Tuesday. "On Monday night, some of them needed a place to stay, since the building was officially condemned due to there being· no heat. I spoke with each student to find out if they had family or friends they could stay with or if they needed a hotel room at the Ramada hotel on the square. On Monday night 19 students took us up on the offer of the hotel BY GABRIELLE LAMB Beacon News Editor The ~eacon/Kristin Hake Policy, which would allow Public Safety officers with Act 235 certification to carry pepper spray, batons, and handcuffs. Many Wilkes students were left out in the cold this past Mond~y, February 9, after a broken boiler left the tenants ofan off~ campus apartment building without heat. The potential health hazards of having no heat or residents using inefficient, unsafe sources of alternative heat, eventually led to the building being condemned, and more than 50 Wilkes students were faced with Boiler Problem Conitinued on having to quickly find another place to stay. Page 5 However, Wilkes Univer- . - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - sity officials wasted no time coming to the aid of those Wilkes students displaced by ~ the heating malfunction. Accord ing to Gretchen Yeninas, Index: Director of Resident Life, by the end Monday night, 19 students were housed at the Ramada Inn on Public Square, as others moved in with friends and family for the duration of the investigation by News ...... .. ······ .............................. l-5 Ed. • l 1tona ···•··· ............................... 6-8 Features ..................................... 9-11 Arts & Entertainment. ............ 12-15 Sports .................. ..................... 16-20 Calendar........................................ 20 ----------------------' �2 NEWS FEBRUARY 16 2004 Safety Officers Foil Late Night Theft Attempt at the time." Bailey pointed out, though, that Mark Allen, Dean of Students, is one memthree PSOs eventually responded. ber who serves on the Student Affairs CabiTwo students were caught allegedly try"The pursuit ended when the individual net, and briefly explained the cabinet's puring to steal a couch from the Stark Leaming who was being chased left university campose and process that the students will• go Center early on Sunday, February 8. Because pus. He was observed heading off campus, through. the case has not yet been brought before and was observed heading toward the dike." Allen stated that "any infraction of stuStudentAffairs Cabinet, The Beacon's policy While some reports claim that the dent conduct goes through the Office of Stuis not to report names of students involved student's flight ended when he fell into the · dent Affairs, and specifically the Student A fin the complaint. Susquehanna River, Bai ley said he could not fairs Cabinet." Allen explained that make-up Publ ic Safety Director, of the cabinet consists of adChris Bai ley, while unabl e - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ministrators and student leadto provi de specific detail s The pursuit ended when the individual who was being chased ers. about the incident while left university campus. He was observed heading off campus , "We ha've a responsibility to sti ll imder investigation, of- and was observed heading toward the dike. the students to hear the cases fered some specifics from as quickly as we can, and the Chris Bailey the report. students have their right to due "On Sunday morning-- _ _ _ _ _ _ _D_ ir,_e_c_to_r_o_f_P_u_b_l_ic_S_a_fi_e_ty__________ process. 1f they do not feel as approximately 2 a.m.--our though they received a fair public safety officer [PSO] observed two stu- · hearing, or the penalty did not dents removing a piece offumiture from the confirm that detail. fit the crime, or there is some sort of hardship Stark Leaming Center, a couch. The students "The students were identified later, after as result of the penalty they can then appeal were approached by a public safety officer. some investigative work," which Bailey to the University Judicial Council." When confronted, they [the students in pointed out was made significantly easier Similar in make-up to the Student Affairs question] split up in different directions. since "the student dropped his ID" while runCabinet, the University Judicial Council conThey both ran from the public safety officer. ning from the officers. sists of administrators, staff members, and They did not obey any commands," Bailey According the Bailey, both students in students. said. • question have met with Student Affairs offiBoth the University Judicial Council and Bailey stated that the officer took chase; cials, and will go before the Student Affairs the Student Affairs Cabinet are outlined in however, "one individual escaped almost imCabinet for a disciplinary hearing sometime the Wilkes University Student Handbook. mediately because there was only one PSO this week. BY GABE LeDONNE Beaco11 Managing Editor 1SC .,_ regardingJ e both negatjye a dy. · Cgµ.cems include. spending more moqey on a room, only to move it again in the,next few heard fromlhe.§t years. SO ~eets ev~ry Wedt1esday at 6pm in the Hiscox MeetitlgRqqm. 1st Floor of he Henry Student,~enter, Meetipgs are. pen to the pubH9~ 't " TRAVEL ;CHEAP.~. ✓~ - ·Sp~nd,Your" Money on_Fun. ., ·. .,,,;,.,, . .,., -.- .. -. . -: . - ._ ; , : , - . ~ · . . - " ' ~.~ . , -· Plan a trip at www.wiIkesbeacon.com/travel > . - ...:....._;1 www.wlIkesbeacon.com/scholars hips �FEBRUARY 16, 2004 News Briefs Court§lsy of the Associated Pres Wal-Mart greeter wh~'complained of stalker fatally stabbed ALLENTOWN, Pa. (AP)--A man found stabbed to death inside his apartment worked as a Wal-Mart ''greeter" and told a neighbor t,hat he was being stalked and threatened by a man whom he had caught shoplifting. · ,, Frenchwoman marries her dead boyfriend ,, NICE, France ( AP) -Under French law, Christelle Demichel became both bride and widow as a result of a posthumous wedding ceremony, which was perfonned at Nice City Hall on the French Riviera. According to French law, a marriage between a living person and a dead person can take place as long as preliminary civic formalities have been completed that show the couple had planned to marry. Before the ceremony can take ·place, it must be approved by the French p resident. Animal rights group ur~es town to change name SLAUGHTERVILLE, Okla. (AP)--Slaughterville administrator Marsha Blair received a letter fromPeople for the Ethical Treatment ofAnimals, or PETA, urging the town to change its name from Slaughterville to Veggieville. Slaughterville mayor Ron Bkdsoe, who operates a cattle ~nch, said he hasn't seen Friedrich's letter, but figures the town wouldn't change its name to Veggieville. ;· ...❖ Teen accused of tricking car dealer i~to sending ~im luxury BMW NEWARK, N .J. (AP) -A teenage boy posing as a banker duped an Ohio car dealership into deJivcring a $123,000 BMW to him at his high .school, poli,ce said Thursday. He told Midwestern Auto Group that bis bank would confirm the wire transfer, authorities said. ' . . . · After completing and returning paperwork that was mailed to his home, the teen called the dealership pretending to be a ban){.er cc;,nfirming the transfer, police sajd: That same day, he ordered a second car, But when Midwe~tem Auto Group lea.r ued that the first payment was never made, the dealership contacted police. Man's Hawaiian shirt helps police solverqbbe~i~s LITTLE ROCK (AP)·-A man who failed in an attempt to rob a convenience store and successfully held up a bank 20 minutes later was caught after TV imiges c;,f the r~bbery showed off his taste in loud clothes. ' , · , · . Police say Undra Williams, 24, of Little Rock, was wearjng a bright-orange Hawaiian shirt when he visited an E-Z Mart and Arvest Bank last We'dnesday. Security camera video of the incidents was shown on local televisio11 later in the week and Williams was arrested,Sunday. Williams was charged Wi!h tWo counts.Qfaggravated robbery and one count of theft. Re was being held in the Pulaski Co~tyjail. · VA"NCOUYE.R, · ma~pine~ s.o ~JJ,e qoughti<;las. i1:steadr:t11~ words r,se""-ing t sale ad:.·j+ . .• } . i. . .· ,f;i:Y ina, .Onecallei; .w ~r=~lt~ ~~~wit'J Uy ~aid'µiJ~~!Y, F{Fhari Bennett, AHt'a customer. s~rvi for·saL~, lifom·· .· · · 3 NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL 'A . Wo~an·c~iispolicet~.~~p9t;t:~~.e~fuard~?J~! v t~ld ;~i<,:~ CHARLE~TON, W.Va':(AP)- ~woJTian who her m~]mina .y,11s stolen faces a felony drug charge. • ·' , ,,. ,. ' ;:' ,, <v · . .,\ . ,. · Shane N.Walker, 25, of Charleston, faces a count 9fpossessic;,n with .i ntent to. deliver a controlled substance atfor Charleston Police found tht-e'e ounces ofmari)uana inside a gym bag belonging to her boyfriend's brother, according to a complaint~ led Fri~ayin Kanawha County Magistrate Court. · Walker also told police she sells. the drug and showed authorities a collection of plastic sandwich bags in which she stores the substance. ' She told police that she thought her boyfriend was hiding more than 3 ounces of.marijuana belonging to her. Authorities contacted the man, who agreedto have his brother tum over the drug. Bush on the defensive after questions about Iraq, military An AP News Analysis BY TERENCE HUNT Associated Press Writer WASHINGTON (AP)--Agrowing stack of problems, from questions about his military record to faulty intelligence about Iraq, has thrown President Bush on the defensive, driven down his poll ratings and caused Republicans to fret. If the election were held today, Democrat John Kerry would beat 'Bush, according to some polls that are causing GOP anxiety, Bush's campaign strategists insist the race is exactly where they thought it would be because of all the attention on Democrats during the presidential primary season. They say the president will rebound when he steps fully into the campaign, taps his $100 millionplus political war chest and unleashes a torrent of television ads next month. One of Bush's biggest problems concerns his credibility, the idea that he's a leader who speaks the truth and isn't afraid to level with people. It was one of the attributes he stressed four years ago in trying to distinguish himself from President Clinton, Now, Bush is getting the lowest ratings of his presidency on whether people view him as honest and trustworthy. The credibility problems became noticeable last month when Treasury Secretary Paul O'Neill asserted that'Bush began laying the groundwork to invade Iraq just days after taking office in 200 I, Then former weapons inspector David Kay came out with his head1i ne-grabbing conclusion that Saddam Hussein did not have the weapons of mass destruction that Bush claimed he had as America went to war. "Obviously there have been some severe jolts to his credibility and it's showing up in a bunch of polls," said Mark Schulman, who conducts national surveys and is not attached to any candidate. Credibility questions are just one of Bush's headaches. Americans are still worried about the economy and the loss of2,3 million jobs on Bush's watch. Politically important states like Ohio, Pennsylvania and Michigan are struggling with the disappearance of goodpaying manufacturing jobs. And then there is Iraq, where more than 500 Americans have been killed. Kerry and other Democrats have used the election primaries to criticize the president on the war, the economy,jobs, leadership, trustworthiness and other issues. Bush's job approval rating--in 60s and high 50s most of last year--now is in the high 40s to low 50s in many polls, including 4 7 percent in an AP-lpsos poll last week. An ABC-Washington Post poll this week found that just over halfof respondents, 52 percent, viewed him as honest and trustworthy, while 45 percent did not. "It's early in the game. But if! were Bush looking at the poll numbers now, there are causes for concern," said Schulman, Republicans say Bush has muffed some recent opportunities to recover. Conservative columnist Robert Novak wrote that Bush's State of the Union address was the most ineffective in recent years, and he said Bush " has not seemed energized on the campaign trail,'' Bush has been shadowing Democrats in presidential primary states and battleground states, traveling a day or two a week: Peggy Noonan, forrner speechwriter for President Reagan, wrote that Bush seemed "tired, unsure and often bumbling" when he appeared on NBC's "Meet the Press" to answer question s about Iraq and suggestions he shirked his military duty during the Vietnam War, Questions about Bush's service in the Texas Air National Guard persisted throughout the week and kept the White House on the defensive, as Democrats played up Kerry's war-hero image. Hoping to quell the controversy, Bush released his military records Friday evening, but there was no new evidence to demonstrate he showed up for duty in Alabama _ the issue questioned by Democrats, Striking back, Bush's campaign released its first direct attack on Kerry in a video that called him "unprinciple~.J" and "brought to you by the special interests," The video was sent via the Internet to millions of people, The administration also is stepping up its economic sales job, Treasury Secretary John Snow, Commerce Secretary Don Evans, Labor Secretary Elaine Chao and Small Business Administrator Hector Barreto will go to Washington and Oregon next week to promote Bush's economic policies, Bush will go to Florida on Sunday to open the Daytona 500 in front of NASCAR fans, an important group of voters, and on Tuesday he'll speak to a military audience at Fort Polk, La. "We're obviously looking forward to when the president starts getting into campaign mode," said Matthew Dowd, chief strategist and poll-watcher for Bush's campaign. "It will be a two-phase campaign," Dowd said. "One phase will be presenting the president's vision and defending his record. And the other phase will be sort of outlining who the Democrat is and what has been mischaracterized about him," In an interview this week, Dowd said questions about Saddam's weapons and O'Neill's charges and other issues would be sorted out by voters. "They put everything in context, the things they like and the things they don't like," Dowd said. "Obviously we believe in the end, the things that they like about the president and what he wants to do in the next four years is going to outweigh anything they might have" .. �4 Murder Continued from Page 1 The policy, already gaining the approval and support Student Government last month, is pending approval by the President's Cabinet who requested that a preamble to the document be attached before it goes into effect. "In light of this incident, we would like to have it as soon as possible--the sooner the better." Bailey said. He says that the preamble 1s nearly completed and estimates that the policy could go into effect as soon as Wednesday. In addition to Wilkes University Public Safety's response to the murder, the Offices of Student Affairs and Residence Life also responded. Soon after the ineident, Residence Life Director Gretchen Yeninas sent out an e-mail notification to Resident Assist!lnts making them aware of the situation and advising t~em to "use caution when walking at night...and use your common sense when out and about." Vice President of Student Affairs, Dr. Paul Adams, also sent out a letter on Friday, February 13, to the homes of undergraduate students, making parents or guardians' aware of the university's response to the incident. NEWS Adams explained his reasoning for the letter. "When you look at the demographic of the university undergraduate population, such a high proportion of tne students are coming from this region of northeastern Penn- FEBRUARY 16 2004 the news ... might immediately have some anxiety," he said. While the incident did not occur on University property, most local media outlets made reference to the incident in the context The Beacon/Kristin Hake Although the crime at 292 South Franklin St. is not connected to Wilkes, campus officials are encouraging each student to use caution when travelling off campus. sylvania, so our media outlet of Wilkes-Barre/ Scranton reaches as much as 75 percent of the families that belong to our undergraduates. So [a parent or guardian] seeing this on of the µniversity's proximity, some going as far as to report the murder primarily from a Wilkes perspective. "Clearly Wilkes Uni_versity is not involved in this crime: so do I think that to tie the University to this is fair? No, I don't. Do I think that from time to time, we can be victims of sensationalizing? Sure," Adams said in response to the links made by local media to the crime. However, Adams said while he doesn't approve of some of the angles and choices made by members of the media, he can understand why'the local press has made such an issue of the murder's propinquity to campus. "I think campuses are generally viewed as relatively safe places, and so the fact that something so horrific could happen in such close proximity I'm sure i_s inJriguing to the media, and creates a buzz," Adams said. Adams also pointed out that "We [the university] do have a responsibility to provide an environment which people can learn and be safe ... whenever that gets violated; we're going to take notice." Public Safety officials urge anyone with information about the incident to contact the Wilkes-Barre Police Department at 911 or 8268106. Callers wishing to maintain their anonymity can call the Wilkes University C.A.R.E. hotline at 408-CARE (2273) or ext. CARE (2273). Com~uter Council Offers Weekly Coffee Hour ~University offices to sponsor break/asts "The hope of the Commuter Council, is to allow commuter students a chance to unite with offices and departments on campus that commuters may not know about, or may not_ beiamiliar with," said Sarah Herbert, sophomore CC member. Becky Goodman, sophomore CC member said, "I think it comes down to the fact that mented with great success at other colleges on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday from 9and Wilkes hopes to find the same success 11 is the heaviest traffic; the lounge is packed with the program. Goodman said, "I think to capacity. Choosing Wednesday was just Coffee anyone? That's what members of that if they are there often enough, people a convenience in hopes that more students Commuter Council (CC) are asking with the will check them out, if for no other reason · will attend." implementation of a new program designed The Coffee Hours are available to all stuthan wondering wh.y all these offices are ofto tie students, commuters, and university fering a free breakfast." dents, but the focus is on commuter students. services together. Rich Hannick, Treasurer of CC said, "We hope CC is trying to keep all of the Coffee Hours CC developed the idea of a Coffee to get commuters to attend so that they ri1ay Hour from a suggestion made by memget to know one another and the club itself bers of Student Affairs last semester, while learning about the departments and ofand CC membe_rs have been working fices on campus and how each effects comsince then to implement the program. muters." The first Coffee Hour will be held on Wotanis said, "The Coffee Hour really has Wednesday, February 18 from 9AM no direct benefit for the Commuter Council. to 11 AM in the Commuter Lounge Our job is to improve commuter life on cam(basement of Conyngham Hall). pus and we feel that this program will help to The basis behind the program is to do that by providing an outlet for commuters give offices on campus a chance to to get together in a social setting and meet reach out directly to commuter stuone another, as well as to become more acdents. The office presenting at the quainted with various campus services availCoffee Hour, will be the sponsor and able to them ." be responsible for the breakfast ofWith high hopes and for the new program, fered to all students in attendance, all campus departments were informed of the making the Coffee Hour free to stuopportunity to reach out to the commuter dents who wish to attend. . population, and CC is planning Coffee Hours Commuter Council President, for once a week. Wotanis said, "I hope to get Lindsey Wotanis, said, "Hopefully, at least fit\¥ people at the first Coffee Hour, The Beacon/Ryan Klemish the program will get off to a good start and I would love to see that number grow as with the first Coffee Hour and other The Commuter Lounge located in the basement Conyngham Hall will soon be the location of Coffee Hour, an event intended to connect commuters and university departments. the Coffee Hour catches on and hopefully departments will be eager to follow." becomes a regular event for commuters." The various offices and departThe Coffee Hour program is expected to ments on campus that wish to sponsor a Cofcommuters don't have as readily available re- on Wednesday, but the group admits that it continue for spring semester, and based on fee Hour will have a unique opportunity. The sources as residents do. This way we can may change depending on the office or de- success, long-term plans will be made to conoffices will be able to speak to the students still get in touch with the offices, while being partment that will present, and when they are tinue the program. With the first Coffee Hour on a more personal level, in a more personal ot1 campus. The offices come to us, so we availablt>to send a representative. The day on Wednesday, all commuters are invited to setting. Providing the Commuter Lounge as don't have to go and try to find them, as some and time of the Coffee Hour may seem a little attend and experience a unique opportunity the venue for the Coffee Hour allows stucommuters may not be very familiar with all strange to some but Herbert said, "In trying to network with other commuters and with dents a sense of comfort that is often misss of campus." to find a time, we (as a club) looked at when departments on campus. ing when they enter offices that are foreign The Coffee Hour program has been impleth_e lounge is most populated. We found that to them. BY VICTORIA WHITE Beacon Staff Writer �FEBRUARY 16. 2004 NEWS 5 Boiler Problem Continued from Page 1 hand to evacuate the individuals inside safely. "J think initially when we first heard about it we really didn't have a sense for how broad the problem was. I think after the initial call we thought it ~as only several students, but it mushroomed to 50 plus and that is a significant amount of people to be displaced all at one time," Adams explained. "But clearly what we would do in situations like that is try to create a common gathering place so that it is easy to share information with people and that night we used the lobby of the Darte center to do that. We worked to facilitate the arrangements for people to stay, getting shelter over their heads was what was most important. The Beacon/Kristin Hake Sometimes it is easier for the Elise Hiley (middle) arid Lindsay Fries (right) with guest, Dan Yadrnak, are pictured public officials, whether it's the doing homework at their temporary residence, The Ramada Inn. fire department or the police department or any of the inspectors for the city, the students who were evacuated to discuss another place of residence. to work with the university directly, and it the latest news on the boiler and any other "To the landlord's credit, yes, certainly 1 saves them from having to have 30 other dif- concerns that arose. As Adams pointed out, think they' can take steps throughout the loferent contacts ... sometimes it's helpful for us students asked questions about when they cal magistrate if they wanted to do that [break to be that go between, and, you know, could move back into the apartment complex, their lease]. But the management company's which appears longer than originally anticiresponse when we talked about that, was that anybody who wants to leave, there would not be any legal impediments of breaking the The police officers came to the door and told us to get our stuff ready lease. They were very responsive to the students' needs and were willing to accommoas fast as possible and we were going down to the Dorothy Dickson date anybody who want~d to change their Darte center and would be sent out from there whether we would be place of residence. If that was a problem, staying with friends or family, or going to the hotel. then I thin'k the counsel we received from the Elise Hiley city was to go through the magistrate and Riverside Apartment Resident, Junior Nursing Major given the circumstances it would be likely that the magistrate would approve of the lease being terminated," said Adams. Gretchen got everybody who wanted to go However, as a two-year resident of the pated. down to the Ramada situated." building, Hiley explained that this is the first "We tried to help them with answering ,Meal plans for lunch and dinner privileges major problem she has encountered while livsome of those questions. We had some of were provided to the students by the univering there and to move out at this point would sity, but according to Adams, the landlord the folks from the Neighborhood Impact Team be a hassle. has offered to reimburse the expenses that (NIT) from the city and they were able to pro"Quite honestly, my roommate is a senior, vide us with those answers ... We invited a resulted in the lack of heat. so she will be moving out at the end of the "Other things representative from the realty company (J.R. semester, anyway. So it would kind ofbe silly that we did on their Wilkes) to be there and he was able to b~ to move to a new apartment and then have to behalf was try to act there and did come, and he was able to share leave that again. So for us it really wasn't an as an advocate for the latest news from their perspective. While option to go to a different building. Ifit was them to their land- there was good news that the boiler was go- the beginning of the fall semester, we prob- . lord, and the land- ing to arrive early on Thursday [February 12], ably would," she said. lord I think did the they still knew it was going to be a multi-day Although the inconvenience has been a right things. The project. I think they are still looking into next burden on residents, Hiley explained that the landlord is picking week before they [student residents] are go- university stepped right in to lend a helping up the expenses for ing to be back in there," Adams explained. hand. Adams said students were encouraged to the young people "Wilkes is great with accommodating us for their housing go.back to their apartment during the day to as far as working with the landlord, contactand meals, since collect items of value, because of concerns ing the landlord, so it has been good at the they can't be in their that the media coverage could lead to crime Ramada." building at night," in the complex. Both Wilkes Public Safety In the meantime, students at the Ramada Officers and city patrols were increased in Adams said. like Hiley are anticipating when the whole On Tuesd ay the area, since it was empty and a prime loca- manner is resolved and they can get back to night, February I0, tion for possible theft. their apartment. Students also voiced concerns about their _ members of the Stu"It looks like we can go back Tuesday, dent Affairs team lease agreement with the ,owner, and if they [February I 7] hopefully," Hiley concluded. Elise· Hiley bundl.e s up in her apartment on West River held a meeting with would be able to break it if they chose to seek room. By the end of the day on Tuesday, that number grew to 31," Yeninas stated. The building in question is referred to as the Riverside Apartments and is located on the corner of West River and West Ross st reets. The complex, owned by Jay Robinson, housed approximately 57 individuals, 50 of whom are Wilkes s'l'Udents. Junior nursing major, Elise Hiley, who is currently staying at the Ramada Inn, claimed that on Saturday morning when she woke up the heat was not working. The lack of heat lasted for about 48 hours, and the thermostat in her apartment did not read above 56 degrees until the apartment was evacuated Monday evening. "The police officers came to the door and told us to get our stuff ready as fast as possible and we were going down to the Dorothy Dickson Darte center and would be sent out from there whether we would be staying with friends o.r family, or going to the hotel," said Hiley. Hiley also stated that it was an elderly woman's home health nurse that was finally responsible for notifying the police and the university. "She is a bed-ridden, elderly woman and the police were called by her home health nurse, I believe, because it was so cold in there and we didn't have electricity for a short period .of time,. also, because of the space heaters shorting out," explained Hiley. According to Vice President of Student Affairs, Dr. Paul Adams, the messy situation began on Monday evening, and possibly won't conclude until a new boiler is installed sometime this week. "The first notification came into Public Safety early in the evening Monday night. As would be the university's protocol, Public Safety would have notified the Student Affairs officer on duty, who was Gretchen Yeninas ... We have a certain protocol that we would jump into in certain situations like that and she just jumped into it and just did a fabulous job ofresponding from our perspective," Adams said. Adams added that Public Safety and Wilkes-Barre police officers worked hand in Street. �EDITORIAL 6 FEBRUARY 16, 2004 Aillber Alert Fails in Florida's Carlie Brucia Case The Amber Alert system has been in the news quite a bit lately, mostly because of the sad case that · has recently occurred in Florida involving eleven year old Carlie Brucia. Most in the country are now familiar with the car wash video that caught her abduction on tape. Although the Amber Alert has had many successes in preventing crimes against children and apprehending kidnappers since it has been instituted, if you have been following this case you know that tragically the Amber Alert (ailed to prevent.the death of Carlie Brucia. The Amber Alert for Carlie Brucia was cancelled on February 6, following the discovery of her body. Her kidnapper, Joseph Smith, has been charged with her murder. Since Carlie Brucia's death, the medi a and citizens alike have voiced many questions and plenty. of critici sm. Mostly the criticism has focused on the Florida Justice Departmen t, because the co urt system had repeatedly let Joseph Sm ith seemingl y slip through its hands despite an impressive and disturbing rap sheet. But there are also questions being raised about the attitudes oflaw enforcement concerning the Amber Alert, and their use of it. Specifically: why is it that Florida law enforcement agencies didn't issue the Amber Alert for Carlie until twentyseven hours after Carlie Brucia's initial disappearance? What was the rationale behind not issuing the Alert sooner? The quicker the alert is put in place, the greater the likelihood that it will work and the suspect will be apprehended before any serious harm comes to the child involved. This is simple statistics. Before delving into the reasons being cited for the delay in this case, and the issues surrounding the current situation in Florida, perhaps it is important to briefly review some details concerning the Amber Alert: what exactly is the Ameber Alert, why was put in place, and how effective is it? According to the Internet branch of the Amber Alert system, CodeAmber.org, the Amber Alert system is named for Amber Hagerman, a nine-year old who was abducted from her Texas home. In the case of Amber Hagerman, a neighbor was able to remember some crucial identifying details about the suspected kidnapper and the vehicle the person might have been driving. Unfortunately, at this time, there was no way of "getting the word out" to all citizens and law enforcement personnel so that there would be a greater chance of someone recognizing the suspect, Amber herself, or the vehicle. Tragically, Amber was murdered by her kidnapper and her body was discovered a few days later. This unfortunate case lead to public outcry for a widespread emergency response system to relay information amongst citizens, media, and law enforcement in the case of an abducted or endangered child, similar to the emergency alert system used to - notify the public of severe weather warnings. This is how the_ Amber Alert came into being. Currently, 4 7 of the 50 states have a statewide Amber Alert system in effect; the only exceptions are Ohio, North Carolina, and Hawaii. Also, Congress recently voted to establish a national Amber Alert Plan. How does an Amber Alert go into effect? Notification of a possible abduction and descriptions of the child and the suspect (if available) and/or vehicles that _might be transporting the child and abductor are broadcast over the airwaves-the media is saturated with the information, with tickertape updates playing on TV and also over the Internet. One source of information that has proven to be effective are the electrori-ic billboards that ~re posted in places over the Interstates. Motorists read the information and keep an eye out for the vehicle described. The Interstate Amber Alert was crucial to the successful recovery of two abducted California teens that made head! ines across the nation last August. In states that have the Amber Alert, the system is supposed to be put into effect immediately after a child is considered kidnapped or endangered. So what happened in · the case of poor Carlie Brucia? Well, the key word in the first sentence of this paragraph is considered: it is the old story that so often comes up in discussing law enforcement and missing persons--a Miss- ing Persons report usually is not issued until twenty-four hours after a person has gone missing, if not more . In cases involving missing children, law enforcement are encouraged to move faster, but many police officials are reluctant to issue the Amber Alert before twenty-four hours is out or before they receive evidence that the child has in fact been abducted. The reasoning is that they do not want to "overuse the system" if it is a case wherein the child has simply run away or is at a friend's house and forgot to call home. When friends and relatives of Carlie Brucia became concerned, and asked that police iss ue the Amber Alert, law enforcement responded by saying they could not do so because they did not yet have any evidence of foul play, and because Carlie was almost twelve they had to consider it first as a runaway case until they received evidence to the contrary--despite the girl 's friends and relatives reiterating that B Carlie had no motive to run away and showed no signs of intending to do so. She was walking home from a friend's house when she di sappeared. This is disturbing mostly because it begs the question how a missing child--any child, whether it's a five-year-old, a pre-teen or a teenager--doesn't immediately raise red flags with the police. Is it possible that by following protocol, police are unlikely to take'a report seriously at first? . Just because the missing child is _a teenager or preteen, and yes, hormone-driven and emotional, it is more likely they ran away? Even ifit had turned out that Carlie Brucia had run away, what would be the ham1 in issuing the alert ifit led to her being taken safely home? There are many cases cited of the success of the Amber Al ert. A possible conclusion in the case of this failure is that it is not the Amber Alert that is fla wed, but the attitudes of law enforcement in hesi tating to implement it.• THE · EACON Staff ,. •·~ - ..-... _ T_,k,,,4) Managing -Editor: ............................ . Gabe LeDonne Asst. Managing Editor: ................... Raphael Cooper Business Manager: ................ ........... Amanda.Martucci · News Editor: ..................................... Gabrielle Lamb Features Editor:.: ................... ..... ..... Lindsey Wotanis Arts/Entertainment Editor: ............ Melissa Jurgensen Opinion/Editorial Editflr: ... ............. Ginger Eslick Sports Editor: ................................... Stephen Kemble Photo Editor: ....... :.,, .............. .' ...... :... 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' �' FEBRUARY 16, 2004 EDITORIAL 7 Point/Counterpoint T he Diet War:Are Low-Carbs Really t~e Answer? BY GINGER ESLICK Beacon Op-Ed Editor The newest innovation in our dieting industry is the low-carb diet. Heightened by the media atte_ntion and chain restaurants, the public has yet to see the last of this diet craze. The health issues and failures that are rumored to be associated with this diet create a great deal ofcontroversy. This controversy leaves us wondering if low-carb diets really do provide the answer to all ofour weight-loss concerns or if they are simply a passing fad. Ginger Eslick Low-Carb Diets End the Ongoing Weightloss Battle · Let's face facts. Americans are overweight. Their health is in danger and they are unwilling or unmotivated to get out and wor:k up a good old-fashioned sweat by heading the gym. We live in a society that craves ease. What could be easier than a diet program that lets you eats foods you like, such as meat, cheese, fish, nuts, eggs and certain low-carb/ low-sugar vegetables and fruits? Granted, you must watch your carbohydrate intake; however, many restaurants are counting your carbs for you. Restaurapts such as Subway and TOI Fridays are making your weight-loss success even more achievable with meals that are "Atkins Friendly," letting you know exactly how many carbs are in the food you have to consume. Now, here are a few facts about the Atkins diet. According to atkins.com, following the Atkins Diet can actually make you a healthier person because the vitamin and mineral intake is greater than other typical American diets. The benefits of the Atkins diet are two-fold. Not only can the diet help with obesity, but it can also help regulate diabetes. More and more scientists and doctors are categorizing the Atkins diet as an effective and easy way to win the battle ofweightloss. The Atkins diet is hard to follow, right? Wrong. Once you learn how many carbs are in each food choice a1id what foods are off limits you are on your way. In other words, if you are serious about losing weight and commit to the diet for more than a week, you will develop a system and you will quickly learn how many carbs are in each food choice . . Ending the days of when you had to look up the carb count for each food. My advice is to give the diet a chance if you are serious about losing weight. You may find that you can actually get appetizing food choices, convenience and health all on the same platter. Kerri Parrinello Stop Counting Carbs and Live Happily Everyone at some point in their lives searches for that one thing that could bring them money, love, and acceptance: the perfect diet. Over the past few years, the newest fad has been the low-carb diet. Atkins and South Beach, in particular, boast that the if a person controls his or her carbohydrate intake, tbe body will begin to bum stored-up carbs until the carbs are gone, at which point the fat will begin to melt away. Having attempted the Akins diet for almost 6 months, I'd lost 6 pounds in my first BY KERRI PARRINELLO Beacon layout Artist two weeks, a~d then I lost nothing for 3 weeks and on and on. At the end of the diet, I'd only lost 10 pounds. I'm sure th~t with the proper discipline and some really hard work, the low-carb diet could work, but who has the time to check their carb intake at every meal? Some fast food restaurants, such as Subway, now boast low-carb sandwiches, which makes eating out easier, but no one knows how many carbs there are in a Whopper. It's entirely impractical to try to monitor how many carbs you take in every day, and frankly, I couldn't live without bread or pasta again. So the moral of the story boys and girls is this; eat what you want. You only live once, so you may as well be happy and full. No Child Left Behind Leaves Kids and Schools,, in the-Dust · Se;i~ lng. ;The-pe frozen ea Jng. Th~t ' tree line/a . .h . t""· BY MATT JONES Beacon Columnist Upon perusing the "No Child Left Behind Act" I discovered something that didn't really surprise me much: I didn't understand most of it. I unfortunately have not been blessed with a political mind or the patience to decode legislative texts. Thankfully though, this handicap won't completely hinder me from discussing two key points from the bill that are of interest to me. First up, the stuff that made me mad. The core idea of the bill, stating that evaluations in math and reading are required every year in grades 3 through 8, is a grim reminder of the fundamental fallacy of the SATs: subjects other than math and reading comprehension DO EXIST. Never. .. NEVER should academic testing of a student's overall abil-. ity be weighed solely by math and reading. It's an unfortunate fact, but some people are just inherently stupid when it comes to these disciplines. I, for example, am essentially considered marginally retarded in relation to my math scores throughout my academic career. I understand that a completely comprehensive examination of all core subjects would be a difficult one to compose, but let's not have the kids suffer just because some educational bigwigs are too damn \azy to write up a longer or more thorough test. Worse yet, the results of these exams will directly correlate with how much funding schools wiH receive. And if things couldn't get worse, the schools that scored poorly actually receive less funding than those that scored better. This is the single most bassackwards way of distribu!ing ·money ever conceived by anyone, ever. So, those schools struggling are essentially coated in blood and left outside for the wolves while those that scored higher can now place 70-inch plasma screen televisions in the teachers' lounges and have enough money left to buy the golf team solid gold clubs (if you catch my drift on that one). The only worthy article contained in this Act was tied to arts education. In this component of the legislation, the arts were listed as a core subject that, by law, must be sup. ported with a certain amount of appropriated funds. Unfortunately, the law does not say anywhere that an equal amount must be spent on core subjects, so music could theoretically be placed at the bottom of the list iflocal educators so choose. Despite this, the na- . tional recognition that arts are a core subject is at least a step in the right direction of familiarizing students with a subject that is largely, if not entirely in' some cases, ignored. The value of arts education is immeasurable in regards to introducing students to forms of creativity and expression that may have been absent in their lives, especially in schools that may be struggling academically. While this victory in the art field does not make up for the atrocious regulations surrounding the No Child Left Behind Act, it does · offer at least a small beacon of hope. .God willing, future generations will be exposed to the arts and can discover on their own the therapeutic and life-affirming qualities the field , possesses. �8 EDITORIAL FEBRUARY 16, 2004 Civic Responsibility at Wilkes Begins With Recycling BY Dr. MISCHELLE ANTHONY Visiting Professor ofEnglish Oddly,just as my grandfather predicted, water is often no longer free, but complimentary catalogs are in abundance. Order one pair of thermal socks and win a lifetime supply of slick JCrew copy. And then there is the Sierra Trading Post, with a page-one company ethics policy. The Post will keep costs as low as possible while simultaneously operating "according to the principles of Jesus Christ." Jesus had an interest in the garment industry? He approved of polar fleece? I had no idea! But imagine my surprise when I realized that Christ must also, according to this company, approve of farming out U.S. industry to sweat shops in China and small island countries like Bangladesh and I Mauritius. Every last item of the Sierra Woman (insert lavender tulip here) spring catalog is imported (read: made by children and women in poverty who are whipped/ starved/harassed by said company). Sierra will receive an email from my somewhat culturally aware fingers later today. And now for the appropriate segue: Sierra Trading Post is like most of us. We want to make a good impression, to be upright--perhaps not through following the ever-popular Lamb of God, but to sleep without guilt pouring over us. I know very few people who would say, "My main ethical concern is to make more people suffer." And companies like the Post know this: it's all ·about the rhetoric. The ~ord "imported" for all their garments, in tiny print, barely makes the item description. Jesus appears in large font on page I on an Easter-ish lilaccolored background. It's all in the presentation. Life is rhetoric. My connection here is to something many of us are not aware of on this campus: recycling. **STAY WITH ME. I WON'T HARANGUE YOU WlTH WOE-FILLED TALES OF LITTER AND LANDFILLS** although I could. But that's not good rhetoric, is it? . My awareness of recycling began last August, when I moved to a nicely renovated I- bedroominWilkes-Barre. lcamefromacommunity that one could call less than progressive. Crowds pour into the Tumbleweed bar ("Weed" to all its regulars) every weekend, and the one more rabidly attended event than the annual bedlam football game against "that other Oklahoma University" is the calf-fry (testicle festival-really). -"Make Mine Bee fl" vanity plates proudly proclaim, and large diesel pick-ups requiring more than four tires-Dooleys-are common transportation vehicles. (" My other car's an SUV.") Playboy finds a large percentage of its models in the Oklahoma/Texas region. My home state is ranked 49th in state education funding while simultaneously being the third highest in state legislator salary. Last year Oklahoma fired nearly 200 teachers in a district whose student population continues to grow. Yet Stillwater, Oklahoma recycles everything--all plastics, including those rings off milk jugs that cats chase around, all cardboards, even the hot pink child-porn Barbie packaging, enthusiastically. When the Stillwater City Commission decided to shut down its recycling facilities because "they weren't profitable," the dozens of group home residents, who worked at the site, sorting recyclables, were sent back to their starchy food and outings. And Stillwater's people got mad. The next commission meeting, always open to the public but rarely attended, was packed. There was spirited conversation and raised voices the like of which had not existed since a few downtown businesses proposed making local charity donations part of city taxes (an idea quickly, headspinningly gunned down by people who do, mostly, have some type of rifle hanging in one or another of their vehicles). You get the idea. Anyway, because seve·ratcitizens made a ruckus, the city backed down. They reinstated recycling and, because of all the attention, raised awareness of environmental concerns among diverse populations in that locale. Stillwater recycling is going strong. Not just hemp-wearing sprout-eaters, either. Grandparents, soccer moms, whole elementary schools and, yes, I swear I S<!W-rosynecked young men reaching behind the gun rack to grab those empty beer bottles from the cow roping yee-haw party of the previous weekend. · If Stillwater, a place of 44;000 tending-toward-the-close-minded-side-of-reality types can recycle, why doesn't Wilkes, a place that "engenders a sense of values and civic responsibilities?" Push ·2008 Pennsylvania Primaries to an Earlier Date BY J.W. DAVIES Beacon Columnist With states like New Hampshire, Vermont, and South Carolina receiving an extensive amount of attention during the beginning of the primary season, Pennsylvanians are finding that, by the time the primaries wind down, their much-anticipated votes will not even matter. The 2004 Pennsylvania primary is scheduled to take place on Tuesday, April 27th, but many residents, including Governor Ed Rendell, have suggested the idea of moving the 2008 primary to an earlier date so that Pennsylvanians would have the opportunity to choose from the entire menu of candidates. At this point, in the middle of February, almost half of the candidates have dropped out of the race. The battle for the Democratic nomination, however, will only become more intense through March. And for Pennsylvanians, who are actually following the race, the idea of being left with only one candidate to choose from in April will start to seem quite possible. Senator John Kerry's recent surge in popularity and his dominance in the early primaries have left many voters with the impression that he is the sure choice for the nomination. He has already racked up 538 delegates compared to Howard Dean's 182, and Sen. John Edwards' 166. If Kerry continues on this pace, especially through the March 2 California primary, which has 441 delegates at stake, Pennsylvania's 178 delegates will be useless. It is very similar to the dilemma faced by Pennsylvanians in the 2000 Presidential primaries when then-Governor George Bush had already secured the nomination much earlier than Pennsylvania's late April contest. And it will continue to be a dilemma for Pennsylvanians if steps are not taken now to move future primaries to an earlier date. The problem with having such a late primary not only effects a private citizen's particular preference for a certain candidate, but it also has damaging effects on overall voter turnout, which, in turn, could possibly end up adversely impacting turnout in the general election. Another negative effect of the late primary is that it leaves Pennsylvania, a state of historical importance when it comes to presidential elections, out of the candidate selection process. In the general efection, there is no doubt that Pennsylvania is one of the "must win" states. When it comes to the primaries, however, smaller states such as New Hampshire and Vermont are given more credence based solely on their placement on, the primary schedule. These states get the full experience of the election process. They have the opportunity to see, or possibly even meet the true underdog candtdates, the ones who are simply running on passion and heart. They also get to see the sheer force and manpower of the more experienced and well-funded candidates. These states get to witness the battle from the front lines, where every candidate must find his or her own way to win the vote of each and more enthusiasm like that, which we saw in the coverage of the New Hampshire and Verevery resident. For Pennsylvanians, however, the primary · mont primaries. It is all but over. Therefore, it would be in the best interest does not seem like nearly as much fun. We get the backwash of the campaign process. of the state, the voters, and of the candidates If we are lucky and there is more than one to work together to move the 2008, and all candidate left, the chances are that they are future Pennsylvania primaries to an earlier merely riding it-0ut to the end. There is no date. !)T \ L '- "W\TI-' ., rJiE M\\Gl"' t4. ! ~... fi~~ ,it.~1~ tr~ n~ -.· ~; &'l _ ·_· ~ -_"Z ~~•l' J "f\MG! a J~ l N ; �FEATURES 9 FEBRUARY 16, 2004 Slippery Co~ditions C~n Lead to Winter Injuries BY JEREMY ZUCKERO Beacon Correspondent 11;~~;;~6c~'f/li rz"l;t,t• "'' .•· , { . . . . . . .. a1v{tO(JP the.piijvlireci.9t(veteB;~oll ..· tdtk&:to,;fJ]1e Be~~on. qbo~!1.ibi/1elovis eoP,le s1~~ld g~t r:zo,rej~;Jz~ · }t" :·· Beacon:;' What draws you'to tJ{~ 1 liticlll V sc .• + Baldino:crve.· al~ays . epJgyed~~~chmg'g;ovefllJ}egt,fi why'gt!cisiop.s art!made:'.\ .. Idifield that I,.f;njo{re;ding ~qo'~tarid studying but I.don't thinkth~t le~t!r»'ant to practi¢~jt. Jt's goUe,n 9irty and nasty. . ·: lt'.s nice to talk about and stu4y and ·~atch otherpeopie d~ it, butit's·p.o fforpie. · · B~a~on: Are you wo~king on any re~earch right n<{W'!c:· · Bal din°': 1 amworkirig on a project;Vith . e~.tj~matl ()Uthe city of..Wilkes:-Barre and tll,e evolutiop. of its form of govern ·. ·.· ~urdistinctlydiffer types> of governm,ent in.a fiffy 0ye¥.•p 7 3:¼} ,. . ., 'why tho.se ch,ang hagpfned~~d._tp~, conseque · ·. · · ' . words on \ 1ai;fous'aspec I've'got i)yo mor~.t o go., Beacon: ,Wh ;do oufe campus?· Baldino; ;There havf always b . politics : . Yctl,td thOSt! student~ have . n , <··• ••1··· di··•. ., . ' •••••.. •. ' club back1 an organized fashion will help to focus th 7ir ~~~.rgies s.o ~ .at we .can hgpefully haye m activities for them. .. I believe in synergy. People come up with ideas'andrunwiththe . It's not about a particular political orientation. It's just the opportunity for people who , · enjoy politics to talk about it. ~· ,, · · Beacon: If you could give one piese of advice to Wilkes students in regards to the upcomin~ pr~sidential election, what wo~!d it be? . ·. , Baldino: Educate themselves. Leam al:>outthejssues and the candidates and take tw perspectives. Take a very se)f,.interested perspectiv~: ·{Askl»'hatwill this candi for me, ~ut then, even mor~jmpwtantly, }Vhi~h c~didate is llJOt:e likely to lead th country 1p t~e right dtrectio.n . ;:;Xo'f-, · with 1,1,1selt;7· because without the self-interest, it's t ...... d~. . ef '· Winter is a very memorable season, maybe the most memorable. Some people despise it and count the days until spring, but to others winter is a time to indulge in their favorite sports. The problem is, winter sports (and indeed, winter activity in general) can be dangerous, and just the right injury can put a person out of commission for quite a while. As anyone who has sustained such an injury can tell, those related to winter sports are fairly common. According to Mrs. Diane O'Brien, Coordinator of Health Services at Wilkes University, out of twenty to twentyfive visits to Health Services each day, three or four are winter-related. She sees a definite increase in sports related injuries every winter both in Health Services and in the while pursuing your interest(s) helps. There are more concrete things you can do, however. "The biggest-thing is to try to mimic as closely as possible the thing that you would like to do. [For example] ... skiing. You can try simple isometrics like jumping over a box, little things like that where your body is going to have to absorb the shock, but at the same ti me push off. Or, for snowboarding, you can do side-to-side onelegged hops. [In general], stretching out, trying to do some cardio ... or weightlifting." Unfortunately, all the preparation in the world doesn't guarantee injury prevention. Anyone who participates in a sport, winter or otherwise, has a chance of being injured. One of the more common kinds of injuries he Political Science ren Wesolowski.q,(1,{£4,p,:il Surko;J,; .the process·ofreorgahizing't'he clu. rko tel/TheBeaconwhy the ·. deci dents should get.hJVo/ved Beacoll.~ W~y dig Y9.~:. decJ Weso)Q;wsld;ffhete ·· · •.• h~. •••,< Beacon/Kristin Delunas Snow and ice make walking and driving tricky in the winter months. •....... • I?. top Beaco~. ~Xsbolll $!11 ent, Wrs,9low~ki?A,nyon~ Whq'Jso i# politicS, and>vhat it tpat tqey ,ilte B,~c9~r1s·yoti(,B~~b'pp.~ nt~ §~l¾ We~lowski: J)urclub;is 'o pen;tc}"anyo Beacon: t}o~can,'. inter~.sted~Jµ~~nts ge ~.urko: G,o n~cf at wiJkespoliSciclu . www.geocities.com/wilkespolisoiclub, us emergency room in Wilkes-Barre General Hospital where she also works. So how then do people typically get these . kinds of injuries? Keith Klahold, Fitness Facility Director of Marts Gym, said, "... Poor preparation .... They [athletes] didn't necessarily do anything, they may have just sat around ... and not been physically necessarily ready [to participate in a winter sport]." Readiness certainly seems to be an important idea, but even extremely prepared athletes occasionally sustain injuries. "The other thing is just the weather. We might get complaints every now and then about how warm it is [in the fitness center], but everybody is better off that way because when you are hot and then cold, when you try to do something ... you can pull a muscle," said Klahold. Well, although not much can be done about the weather, there are ways to properly prepare for any winter activity. One way is simply to think about it; being aware of some things that could possibly go w~ong is a pulled muscle. Pulled muscles, when treated correctly, are not extremely serious, but therein lies the problem: they are often not treated correctly. • · "The best is to ice the pull as soon as you can. After that, as soon as it starts to feel better, try to use it. The biggest mistake people will normally make is they will pull a muscle, wait three weeks until it feels completely fine, then try to do what they did ... and wind up pulling it again, whereas if you exercise the muscle (after a pull), and even if it's maybe five pounds on say a leg curl, it helps make the muscle stronger than what it was before," said Klahold. If you do get an injury, pulled muscle or not, remember treatment and over-thecounter medicines are free at Health Services for all Wilkes University students, faculty, and staff, so stop by because untreated injuries only get worse. Enjoy winter sports, but be careful and take care of any injury right away! �10 FEATURES FEBRUARY 16, 2004 Winter Weather Cancellations Wreak Havoc on Schedules BY LINDSEY WOTANIS Beacon Features Editor said Adams. "Then it is just a matter of being on the phone with these colleagues from the other schools and coming to a consensus decision on what is the best approach ." Once a decision is made, it is generally posted on the Wilkes website. A message also appears on the University's snow hotline, 408-SNOW. Adams' goal is to have the decision made and announced by no later than 6 a.m., because he realizes that many students travel a distance to get to campus. However, last week, Adams was forced to make some tough decisions when the forecast was calling for not only snow, but also The forecast for the coming weekend is rain with temperatures in the mid-40s. That is quite a stretch from the weather we've experienced in the last several weeks. Snow in the forecast had students praying for a snow day, while many of their professors hoped classes would go on as scheduled. The spring 2004 semester has already seen some snowy days, clouded with compressed schedules and cancellations, and it's only week five. Many students caught some extra winks when classes were delayed, and others breathed sighs of relief when they heard the news that their night classes had been cancelled. But, while the snow caused excitement for many students, it also caused nightmares for Univer~ity administrators. Dr. Paul Adams, Dean of Student Affairs, is responsible for making the decision to compress or cancel classes in the event of poor weather conditions. Adams finds himself constantly checking the forecast. "During the winter months, those of us who have this responsibility are always monitoring the weather and looking at the forecast so when you see a weather event coming, it's something you have been anticipating for several days and watching develop," said Adams. "Generally speaking, the decisions on what we do in regard to weather is a collaborative one, made in Dr. Jeffery Alves meets his Tuesday night consultation with College Misericordia and class for the second time this semester. King's College because we share a common calendar and have a cross registration prosleet and freezing rain. gram. Our students are visiting each other's "It really created a lot of concern. Once campuses and because of that we need to you get people to school, you have got to be be consistent in our approach." able to get them home, and I think the freezAdams finds himselfup as early as 5 a.m. -ing rain is something that everybody takes on predicted snow days. At that time, he much more caution with," said .Adams. "I touches base with those at the collaborathink we're probably more tolerant of conditive schools, where they exchange notes in tions when it is snowing because it is easier hopes of reaching a decision. to drive in, but the ice is a whole different "All of us are doing data gathering- story." whether it is from Internet weather so~rces, The timing of a storm also causes problocal media weather sources, talking with lems for Adams when trying to make these the staff on campus at Public Safety and kinds of decisions. Sometimes, as was the asking what the conditions are like here," case on Friday, February 6, going on a com- pressed schedule would not ha~e helped, since the weather was supposed to intensify through noon. Instead, Adams made the decision to close the campus. So far, the University has experienced four weather events this season, two of which caused Tuesday's night classes to be cancelled. Dr. Jeffery Alves, Allan P. Kirby, Jr. Distinguished Professor ofFree Enterprise and Entrepreneurship, teaches BA 281, The Nature and Essence of Entrepreneurship on Tuesday evenings. Alves has already lost two of his class sessions due to the recent inclement weather. Alves had to cancel his class on week two, and on weeks three and four, classes were cancelled because of the snowy conditions, so as of week five, his class of eight had only met one time previously. However, the students did participate in a twenty-hour out-ofclass_project--an entrepreneurship workshop at Victoria's lnn--so, as a result, he feels confident that they can make up the lost time. "It's not like we've lost a lot of time, but we did have stuff scheduled for those two days [that were cancelled] and as a consequence we've had to reshuffle our schedule," said Alves. "We are going to compress the coverage on several topics and we are going to drop one topic entirely. But, my objective is to have us back on schedule by spring break, and I think we can do it." Adam Hindmarsh, a sophomore and recently declared business administration major, hadn't even been to one of Alves' classes before last Tuesday. Because Hindmarsh switched majors this semester, he was added into the class after the first week. "Considering it's been four weeks into the semester and I joined the class late, I hadn't even been to one class yet. So basically, I had no idea what to expect. 1 didn't even know if we were behind or not," said Hindmarsh. Other faculty have required students to make up lost Tuesday nights at different times, which is an option in these cases. As for making up the lost time, Adams said that no concrete plans have been made to reschedule the lost Tuesday time. However, there is a chance for it to be made up at the end of the semester if the need arises. Adams also pointed out that the weather we have been experiencing this year is no different than past winters. With the exception of the 2001-2002 school year, every year since 1998-1999 has had a total offive weather events, meaning some action, whether it is compressing or canceling, had to be taken. As of right now, the Unive.rsity has experienced four weather events this year. To try and prevent so much lost time, Adams has developed an alternative to the compressed schedule and complete cancellation. He has sent the notification of this new alternative to all students and faculty via e-mail. Posters will also be hung around campus to alert people of the possible new procedures. The e-mail read , "During inclement weather, as an alternative to the compressed schedule, the University may choose to open at noon, remaining on a regular class schedule. This option will preserve afternoon and evening classes, and allow an extra two hours for road and weather conditions to improve." Adam also realizes that many of the University's students comm~te from broad distances. "The University recognizes that our commuting students come from a wide geographic area and that road conditions can vary greatly throughout Northeastern Pennsylvania. Common sense and good judgment should act as a guide as to whether or not students can get to the University, or if a departure from campus earlier than closing time is required. We anticipate that the Faculty will respect student judgment in these matters," further read the email message. Adam concluded that in his many years working in Student Affairs, he has never run into problems with faculty not understanding a student's judgment call in harsh conditions. Though he often second guesses the decisions he is forced to make, he said he can only make his decisions based on the local predictions, and always makes his decisions with the safety of the students, faculty and staff in mind. Study Abroad Experiences Round Out Education BY JESS NIEMIEC Beacon Staff Writer People choose to travel for many reasons. There's the thrill of bagging the big game in some deep jungle, the ability to absorb a culture completely, and, for some, the excitement of travelling to learn. Wilkes University offers a study abroad program designed to send students to various reaches of the world with an educational mission. The students who participate are submerged in a completely new culture for months at a time, and their abilities to adapt are put to the ultimate test. This program includes an entire semester in a foreign country, of the student's choice, during which the students learn, play, and speak in an entirely new and dH·ferent way. "It is a very rewarding experience for the students," said Dr. Paola Bianco-Sobejano, Assistant Professor in the foreign Languages Department and the Study Abroad Coordinator. "They can get so much from learning in a different setting. I want all students to realize they can be helped by this experience." Classes are chosen while they're still here, with the help of their academic advisor, so that the curriculum fits nicely into their ulti- _ mate class plan. The advisors choose classes to replace some that are in the Wilkes course of study, so that the students do not lose a semester in terms of required coursework. The overall experience depends on the cuiture and school setting that the student chooses to submerse themselves in. "There are many areas of the world you can choose from. We have students that have gone to different places, and they all come back with great and different experiences," said Bianco. Three Wilkes students have recently returned from studying in foreign countries: Jenna Marks, Christine Bilhart, and Maria Kam. Each of these students were able to bring something different from their experience that will, in the end, further their education, whether it be from a social standpoint, or an academic one. Those students that are involved seem to come back with a good experience, as well. "I had an amazing time," said Marks, a senior political science major who has returned from Australia. "I'm not sure why I came home. It's so cold here versus there." Currently, there are two Wilkes students studying in Rome, Italy. Elvira Illiano,junior communications studies major, and Matthew Grammard, junior biology major. Both stu- dents will conclude the spring semester while in Italy, and will then return to the States this summer and complete their remaining schooling at Wilkes. "Stud9' abroad is something everyone should consider," said Marks. "You learn a lot about yourself, and the world." Anyone interested in getting more information about the study abroad programs that are offered at Wilkes can contact Bianco at extension 4519 or by e-mailing her at biancop@wilkes.edu. "[Bianco] is a lot of help to anyone that is interested. [Those interested] should talk to her. She's a wonderful lady who is interested in everyone, realizing that there is so much you can do with your four years, beyond staying within the walls of Wilkes University," said Marks. �FEBRUARY 16, 2004 11 FEATURES Wilkes Welcomes Visiting Japanese Students BY JAMIE BABBITT Wednesday. They also did origami with the she believes that Americans are warn1 and children and taught them how to write their generous and have big hearts and are alnames in Japanese. ways enthusiastic with a -smile," said Going to a foreign country and seeing The students also visited Dallas ElemenPolachek. One thing the students didn't like firsthand how people live is an experience tary School for four days to observe classes about America was the greasy food. like no other. Students cannot get the full and participate in classroom activities. ''They According to Polachek, in the past, some understanding of other cultures by merely will be teaching assistants from anywhere of the students who came to America loved reading about them in a textbook. from kindergarten up to fourth grade and so it so much that they decid_ed to come back Eight education majors from Tamagawa we are really excited about that for a longer period of time. "As a matter of University in Japan had • · because we believe that it's fact, some of the students that have come the opportunity to come going to be a wonderful expe- have gone back to get their degree at to America and stay with rience for them," said Polachek. Tamagawa and come back for their masters a family for two weeks For the Japanese students, program in education at Wilkes," said this semester. The stucoming to the United S_tates Polachek. dents arrived at Wilkes was not just a learning experiCurrently, Tamagawa is the only school University on Friday, ence academically. They also that Wilkes haJ this type of program with , February 6, and are staylearned a lot about how Ameribut there are plans for doing similar projects ing in the homes of cans live. Some of the students in other countries in the future. "We have a Wilkes faculty members for the duration of their were surprised that their host couple of contacts in France and Switzerstay. fathers helped with the cookland so those will be possibilities in the fu-• "Since 1990, we've ing, because in Japan only the ture and we would like to get our students had fabulous relationwomen cook. The closeness to go to France and Switzerland as well," ships with Tamagawa of the family is a lot different said Polachek. University whereby evhere as well. "There is more Fields would also like to see our students ery year, usually in Febhugging and kissing with the experience more of other cultures. "The reruary or March, a group children," said Norie Shiraiwa, ality is ... that [my host student] speaks quite of students comes to one of the Tamagawa particia bit of English and we speak no Japanese Wilkes ... they stay with pants. whatsoever. And so it says something about host families ... and they Some of the qualities the our culture that we don't learn other culture's come to attend Wilkes The Beacon/Kristin Hake st udents liked moS t about languages but in Japan people study Enclasses," said Dr. Diane Wilkes undergrads helps students from Tamagawa University, Americans were their open glish from grade school, on ... lt would be Polachek, Chairperson Japan with their English skills in their ESL class. heart, kindness, and positive nice ifwe could speak some Japanese," said of Education and Psychology and Coordithinking. "When I asked [my Fields. natoroftheTamagawaprogram. a serious process [to get here]," said hoststudent]whatsurpriseshermostabout... Polachek, along with faculty members Dr. Polachek. America and American people, she said that Sid Halsor, Dr. Maryanne Rexer, Dr. Mary According to Polachek, the students are ..r.,:..._-_:-,t;if~Wi@¾!;j~ -.,:-)l\#fi+\f('@•'ii■ I Kropiewnicki, Dr. Darin Fields, and Dr. attending Professor Gina Morrison's class, Michael and Margaret Steele are serving as ED 220: Multicultural Education. They will host families for this year's program. "The attend the class four times during their stay hosts that we've been using from Wilkes Uniand they are given assignments just as the versity have been host families over the years rest of the students in the class. The stuand the families usually have children, so dents are receiving two credits from that is one of the criteria," said Polachek. Tamagawa University for their trip so they 1 For Fields, this is the third year he's will be graded on how they do in their class, \./ hosted a Japanese student. "We decided to with their host family, in their elementary l' tJ be a host family because we've done it in the classes, and on their English skills. , past and it's always been a valuable and reThe students are not only attending r warding experience. It's a lot offun. l have classes here. They actually have a fairly rig- ~two children and the Japanese students alorous schedule. "A daily schedule might ., ways love to be around little kids and so go something like this: the host families give www.shermanhillsapartments.com they have a good time. My kids Jove having them breakfast and they might have some , a Japanese student in the house," said Fields. things to do around the house in the morn- t The Best Looking Affordable Apartments In Wilkes-Barre Fields compared the experience of having like help the children get dressed, and \./ ing a Tamagawa student stay at his home to then they bring them in to Wilkes," said Now accepting applications for I & 2 bedroom apartments having a friend stay over. "They occupy a Polachek. "Then they will have a little bit spare room and they eat with you and there of English as a second language instrucCentrally Located Laundry Facilities are some langu~ge _barriers so you have the tion (ESL) where Wilkes students and facPublic transportation 24-Hour Maintenance Service fun of working through those things. You ulty help them improve their English through Carpeting Frost Free Refrigerator learn a little about their culture and they cerconversation and the written word." Air Conditloning Garbage Disposal tainly learn how we live," said Fields. After the students practice their English , On Site Social Service Coordinator Stove Whenever there is an addition to a houseskills, they have a lunch break to go to the hold, temporary lifestyle changes must be cafeteria with their designated Wilkes stu- \ / made to accommodate that extra person. For dent-partner and eat with other students. 't 300 Parkview Circle Fields, these changes pertained mostly to They are also free to explore the area, such Wilkes-Barre, Pa. 18702 his family's morning routine. "We all have to as walking downtown to Boscov's to shop. MondayFriday 8A.M. to SP.M. get up a little bit earlier so we can get one In the afternoon, the students are taken more person through the shower and get to various elementary schools in the area to down to eat something ... She does all the observe and also teach fun activities to the CHECK US OUT TODAY !!!! things we do. Ifwe go shopping, she goes children. The first school they were taken 570-823-5124 shopping ... We don't really do anything difto was Chester Street Elementary School EHO ferently because that is kind of what they where they read children's books written by , want, to really see how we live," said Fields. American authors to the students last Beaco11 Asst. Features Editor The process of coming to America was not a simple one. "There were many applicants for the Tamagawa program and we decided to limit it to eight because it's a small number so we could give them good, individualized instruction in English. We can take them from school to school. It's a manageable group ... but they had to go through STUD ENT S WEL CQ ME l,. /J Sherman Hills Apartments V L �FEBRUARY 16, 2004 ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT 12 From the Cu_tting Room Floor: ;,a1/llJ (/tJ,m]Jb"ell BYSE:BARNE'.IBKY Beacon Correspondent ,c:. . . . row19g ug·1n th~ b!,lstness ano the struggle OtJr:ying tom~~ .~position forbim$elf as.ii John M ayerifi Jason .·• ' Mraz, :+ Josp musisia~~a.~ partje~~~tmovin& and heart• Kelly.. JaredCampbell? In the list of the µe.~ ..•felt.Ip th~ ~merging-scene ofacoustic singer/ artists emerging in ~n•e.XP!psion.of·a~6~stf ,. ·sqpgwrite.~s,,\Jare? ~1~P~.e .lt.gosses,s,es performers these days, Ja(ed Campbell )t~l .. ng})?teniial t9J:,ecorne·a comes up as,the one. of.!:1s have yethear overs r,nging fro.,n.Fleetwo,o d Mac's of. · ··· ''Landslii:le 1' ;.to .Dav~ Matthe~'s Band . ,,·w . i In America 4 ke¼,~gµi;C':.~yen few Like each of the artists in this , emerging category, Campbell has a unique flair in his music that makes it distinctively his. He adds a bit of soul and , vocal strength in the song " In Your Heart," that is not as prevalent as other artists. His songs are moving as well as heartfelt, and .s feelings and soul pour out through the hannonious chords of his guitar. ' · andD;~~:~;i~';!!t~~!~e1:~ _P'¼~~~~Y of w~fl~redpampbellmusic.com ex• / 11 tar an<i a ~armonic,, Campbell ~ut op~ Cra~h}hi; expertis~tn the ,gui~r shone as traordinary set at the Rifkin ori Wednes~• ,,:did pis e*:traordinary vocal t~lent. day night. ms fclectic . t11elodies~d . Comments froni ;those ' attendance · humor delighted the ciq'Y~ when he opene angeg from "H.e's td l<?ye his voice.'! the set with a song that h.~ wrote vvheri Aft!,ftpe show, Carnpbeli entertained some was in 7th grade called1'{See 1the Beaut qiie~ttpns abouthis career. H: said that he and continued wjpi songs like ''Rainy Labor had ~een •. playing guitar, for 'about seven Day.~ ·· ~ear§.,and when asked why! he still pursues With a constantS,mile and a great sense o m~f <;,;-he said: "Just the love of people. I humor, he enterttin~d requests and told st. ove ,being around people anµ I love being ries about the music he has written compar involved. ,Music makes.everybody happy." ing his time here t9 a VHl Stprytellers set ip all, Campbell was an all around hit with. One sto about a son he had written about +/those .in attendance. Cafe m!x0f c4fe'' •a ':. A~l 0 CD Review: in BY ALISON SHERRY Beacon Staff Writer When we think of immigration to New York City, the first thought that might come to mind is the turn of the century when our ancestors came over from many parts of Europe looking for a new and better Ii fe, Many' passed through Ellis Island, and "Give me your tired, your poor" became the American mantra for gen• erations. We tend not to think much about what Ii fe would be like today for an immigrant. However, Director James Sheridan thought about just that when he decided to use his real-life story about bringing his family to America as the ba• sis of his new film, In America. Emotional, yet humorous, In America follows the true story of the Sheridans, an Irish family looking to establish a new life for themselves in New York City a year af• tera family tragedy, Big city life isn't at all what they expected it to be for Johnny (played by Paddy Considine) and Sarah (played by Samantha Morton) along with their two young daughters (played by sis' ters Sarah and Emma Bolger). There isn't much money and luck isn't always on their side in such an overwhelming place. There is not much to rely on except their love and strength as a family, Ultimately it is their contagious kindness that rubs off on an aloof apartment neighbor (played by Djimon Hounsou) whose ingenuine response builds their n_ew home, If you enjoy stories that make you believe that hope can spring from tragedy and loss, then see In America. Director James Sheridan definitely fulfilled that purpose, It wouldn't be a huge surprise if Sheridan turns up as an Academy Award nominee for next year's Oscar awards for best director, and the dynamic and talented cast could also round out nominations in the acting categories, In America falls in the same genre as Under the Tuscan Sun or Calendar Girls, both of which were given very favorable reviws in the column. Consistent with the latter two films, In America does several things extremely well: offers great storytelling, characters the viewers feel they can know, and realistic, human situations, After all, a story based on true events such as this does not happen on the big screen every day. This movie is rated PG· 13 and receives 4 W's, 1 ohGr's SunnyPsyOp BY MATTHEW JONES Beacon Columnists The most enduring trait of legendary Ca• nadian industrial outfit Skinny Puppy was that they could, somehow, effectively simulate the sensation of having your soul sucked out of a stab wound, Nihil• ism has rarely enjoyed so literal a de• notation, and that was largely thanks to ohGr, vocalist and co•song writer for Puppy. So it may be a surprise to some that his second solo offering is such a pleasing, soul•intact album to listen to. Building on the fonnat Trent Reznor laid down with Pretty Hate Machine, ohGr has composed a millennial dance album for the disenfranchised. SunnyPsyOp could be the soundtrack to Chaplin's Modern Times if Tim Burton had directed it. Dance floor-filling opener "Hi Lo" trades lazier verses for a gigantic chorus anchored by a terrific synthesizer hook. OhGr's penchant for deliver• ing his lyrics in a stream-of-consciousness rant is forgotten on the album; and his voice is uncharacteristically treated with only mini~ ma! effects or vocoders, letting his surprisingly mellow voice take the forefront. Album highlight "maJiK" probably sounds closest to ohGr's work in Skinny Puppy. Industrial white noise wheezes over explosive yet danceable beats in the opening before the verses, which are accompanied by backing vocals that sound like a choir of trolls, ~et the tension build slowly. Just before the song builds to its frenzied climax, a brief and dreamy interlude • sneaks in before erupting back into martial breaks. Later songs range from pulsing hypnotism ("JaKo") to haunted house sinister ("SunBurn"). The instrumental "ShiTe" features some impressive telegraph•wire beats delivered at breakneck speed. While the album isn't exactly for every· one, fans of Nine Inch Nails or other industrial-tinged dance music should find the album to be a gem. And if you have a neophyte's interest in Skinny Puppy, this album should whet your appetite before you move on to the real deal. ., ILKES J]NIVERSITY . ' i ' , ... BIN.G O in the Ballroom, 8p.m. · a.BoARD's 0 For more inforpw.tion) contact tl}e \V.IJ.P.B. at wupbpub@yahoo.~~m �Become a Lifesaver/ . ·Donate Plasma that is needed.for sp. , lJblea ·• · ' sfrip !,ps. millions of people · each year ... r ·2 tbs.•b 2 2tbs'.'~~n'ey ;l 1/2 .~sp. crus~ tast<? · , ... 4 9. cooked ca 1 head red · aod p IBPI ( Whe andmea !;:,··=< • -;. Interstate Blood _& Plasma, Inc. 41 S. Main St Wilkes B~e, PA It's Safe . and Convenient . •--•\•....... I Donate Jel / Todayllllll . L. . ' S I H ... e p .:. av~ . ,ves . · Donate · P/as,.11a · . . ; . ' . . . . .· . . :-. . . . .· . . . ·. . . 823 4- .·.9 �14 ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT FEBRUARY 16. 2004 Last Minute Spring Break Ideas and Tips BY MELISSA JURGENSEN Beacon A&E Editor Spring break is only one month away, and the clock is ticking to take advantage of some of the remaining deals out there. Wilke_s University's spring break is March 6-14, and some students have been planning trips for months. For those who haven't started planning a trip, here are some last minute tips and ideas to show you how to get there inexpensively and have a wonderful time once you're ankle-deep in sand and sun! Every destination has a different atmosphere to it. Some places are going to have reputations for being wilder, while others are a better pick for rela~ing on the beach. It is a good idea to look into the destination you choose before making reservations. Three of the most popular spots during spring break are Cancun, Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic. If you are just looking to stay within the U.S., www.paradiseparties.com is offering hotel packages between $150 to $369 per person based on four people per room in Panama City Beach, Florida. If cruises are your thing, Carnival Cruise Line is enjoyable for students 21 and over and are generally excellent vacation values. The cost for a Carnival Cruise Line threeday round trip from Miami to somewhere like the Bahamas can range upwards of$229 per person, depending on the availability of the cruise when trav~I arrangements are Th , made. Cruises aren't the only option for spring break trips. Although cruises are popular among college students, flying to nice destinations is also a way to go. All-inclusive packages that include air fare, hotel-stay, all meals, gratuity and entertain- "Many all-inclusive packages fly to popular spring break locations. There are packages for Puerto Plata in the Dominican Republic for $559 per person and one for Cozumel, Mexico, which is a three-night package for $484 a person. There is also a two-night package to the Bahamas that in- ment are also availbale. Not only are .they usually at a good price, but such packages ensure that the traveler doesn't have to worry about carrying a lot of money. eludes everything except meals., for $409 per person," said Linda Grazioso of Liberty Travel. Perhaps, then, you are planning to just ;RFO,RMIN:ARTS AT WILKES UNIVERSITY . Darte Board YBRIDGETGIUNTA eucon Stuff Writer Wednesday, February 18, 2004--Performance Hour--1 p.m. in Gies Hall. Performance Hour is free of charge and open to all. Musical theater production Fiddler on the Roof Friday, February 20, at 8 p.m. Saturday, February 21, at 8 p.m. Sunday, February 22, at 2 p.m. At the Dorothy Dickson Darte main stage. Wilkes students, free with ID, other students & senior citizens, $5, general admission, $15 • get in the car and go. What could be more fun than driving around the country for a week with three of your closest friends without a destination or care in the world? You can have a ball touring the Gulf Coast of Florida or the cities of the South. Don't spend too much time trying to decide which hotel to book. You will have a great time regardless of where you stay. Some places may be more convenient than others, but that doesn't mean it is going to ruin your trip if you don't get the best hotel ppssible. Where you go and what you do is what really counts. Bojan Milasinovic,funior Pharmacy major, said that he hasn't begun making plans for spring break yet, but he isn't worried about finding any remaining deals. "You can always find something, no matter how late it is." Sometimes procrastination turns out pretty well. At the last minute you might be able to take advantage of someone else's canceled trip that may be purchased inexpensively so that there are no empty seats on a plane or empty rooms in a hotel. The problem is that you might not know where you're going until the week that you leave. Last but not least, spring break should be about one thing--forgetting about the daily grind of classes and homework and alleviating some stress. And if you're not going anywhere special during spring break, make sure you do something special for yourself. Diving back into classes won't be fun or productive if you haven't had a chance to kick back and rejuvenate yourself. �FEBRUARY 16, 2004 15 ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT Theater Review: Fiddler on the Roof BY MONICA CARDENAS 'Asst. Beacon A &E Editor I could not have asked for a more entertaining way of passing my Sunday afternoon than to have spent it before the ve~ talented group of Wilkes students in the Dorothy Dickson Darte Center. On February 13, 14 and 15, the Department of Visual and Performing Arts presented Fiddler on the Roof Everything from the set, the orchestra, and especially the performance was top notch. The musical, written by Joseph Stein, Jerry Bock and Sheldon Harnick, is set in a Ukrainian village named Anatevka, which is overflowing with fantastic characters . I. J. ,. : .• • . . ISU •·•· and a rich Jewish tradition. 20 Benjamin S. Ptashinsky delivered an astonishing performance as Tevye, the poor milkSi' Ptashinsky ! ; ti . ,=,::2\t.-:·'- -. =>r.:,)\ff\'{~'-'"+-</-· ,··1-,t4tv;r/ t_ man with five daughters and wife , Golde, who not only played opposite Ptashinsky with style, but inclination to keep with the conventional plans to his rough wife. truly held her own throughout. As the couple Adding color to the performance was Yente (Jenway of doing things, and allows his tries desperately to make a dowry while marnifer Zubernick), the town matchmaker, who quickly daughters to marry for happiness instead rying off their three oldest daughters, it befinds herself out of a job. However, this does not of money. This becomes increasingly comes impossible as they repeatedly break stop her from serving as the town gossip, bringing difficult for him as the girls become bolder, tradition. much humor to this heartfelt musical. and especially as he tries to explain the Tevye accepts their decisions, despite his .~T1a?c:s.\VUI b.:R:'~ .n~xt we:kendvep~ary an~ ;:l;Ro~: iJtre{:i~~;iN.~tta Cl;men~{'J!;'hann Babo, cCannsSecoo<iRow::aenjamin Peter Mario Baldo brings in a note of seriousness as Perchik, the progressive who tries to persuade this traditional crowd to accept the changes going on in the world around them. They are reluctant, but are forced to face these truths as they are ordered to pack up and leave the only home they have ever known. From Tevye's hilarious discussions with God to Yente's attempts at matchmaking, be ready to laugh. But also, don't plan on leaving without "Matchmaker" still ringing in your head--and a lot to think about. We are all forced to decide about whether to speak out for our beliefs, as Perchik does , or whether to quietly obey. With much humor, this performance begs a serious question : Tradition, or a new way of doing things? Catch the show again next weekend, February 20 and 21 at 8p.m., and 22 at 2 p.m. This Week in History 16th--The first airplane flight between Los Angeles and San Francisco took place,(1914) 17th--Michael Jordan 1 NBA, (1963) 18th--Mark Twain's "Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" was published in the U.S. for the first time, (1885) · I 9th--Dick Clark premiered the "American Music Awards," (1974) 20th--The U.S. Supreme Court ruled the power of the federal government was greater than that of any individual state, ( 1809) 21 st--McGraw-Hill, Inc. outbids eight other American publishers for the U.S. rights to Hunter Davies' authorized biography of the Beatles. They paid $150,000 for the rights, ( 1968) 22nd--ln Utica, NY, Frank W. Woolworth opened his first 5 and I 0-cent store, (1879) · _____________,w~J �16 FEBRUARY 16, 2004 SPORTS Wilkes Splits Tri-match Against Lycoming and Gettysburg BY WILL MIDGETT Beacon Asst. Sports Editor The Wilkes University wrestling team took on Lycoming College and Gettysburg in a triMatch on Saturday. Wilkes lost to nationally ranked Lycoming 44-0 but was able to come back and soundly defeat Gettysburg 30-15. Junior Jeremy Mayer started off the match against Lycoming for the Colonels at 125. Mayer went into the match with a record of 26-14 and faced Lycoming's Sean Cullen. Cullen scored an early takedown on Mayer, and -rode him out for the rest of the period. Cullen· chose to start on bottom in the second and made a quick escape to advance the score to 3-0. Mayer scored his only point of the match early in the third period with an escape of his own. Toward the end of the third period, the score was 4-1 and Mayer was trying desperately to catch up . With 19 seconds left in the match, Mayer shot in for a takedown which dropped Cullen out of bounds. Time ran out with M_ayer trying to get control of Cullen while still staying in bounds, but he was not in a position for the referee to call a takedown and the match ended at 4-1, giving Lycoming 3 points on the board. Sophomore Joe Yutko took the mat for the Colonels at 133 pounds, matched up against Lycoming's Kyle Hopkins. Hopkins scored an early takedown on Yutko in first, and was able to keep him on the mat for the entire period. Similar to the 125 pound match, Hopkins was able to earn an early escape •in the second period. The score was 3-0 in favor of Hopkins going into the third period. Early in the third, Yutko surprised Hopkins, as well as the crowd, with a quick maneuver that took his opponent to the mat for 2 points. However, with time running out, Yutko was unable to tum Hopkins over for any back points and Hopkins ended up winning 3-2. Wilkes chose to forfeit at the 141 pound weight class in both the Lycoming match and in the Gettysburg match as well. The forfeit then set the stage for Wilkes' 8th ranked fresh- man Mike Ferrara. and at first looked like he could take home the Ferrara faced Lycoming's Sean Reese in victory. Delva made the first point of the match a hold-out, drag-down match with neither with an escape early in the second period. Brindle wrestler able to make a move on each other. then snuck in a quick takedown and caught Delva The match remained·scoreless until early on his back. At the 3: 19 in the second period, the in the third period when Reese made an referee slapped the mat signifying the pin. --escape from the down position. Ferrara "I had that first match," says Delva. "It should was unable to score any points on Reese have been mine, but I made a mistake and got causing him to lose the match 1-0. caught." At 157, freshman Joe Diliberto faced off At the this point Lycoming was up 28-0 on the against a tough Jason Smith. Smith took scoreboard with only three matches left. Wresdown Diliberto in the middle of the first, tling for the Colonels at 184 was sophomore Nick and so much like the DeAngelis, who face Lycoming'sAndy Hull. Hull rest of the Lycoming wasted no time taking team, he was pracDeAngelis down in the ticed in keeping· his first period, and pinned him opponent on the at the I :20 mark. mat. In the second At 197 pounds, period, Smith caught Lycoming's John Battaglia Diliberto on his earned a 12-1 majordeciback long enough to sion over freshman Vince earn himself three Abbot. Battaglia spent the near-fall points. •.,_j entire second period scorSmith chose to ing takedowns and nearstart in the down pofall points on the frustrated sition to start the freshman. third period. After a Andrew Steinberg quick escape, Smith The Beacon/Nick Zmijewski capped off the Wilkes line· then took Diliberto , up at the heavyweight down to the mat once again and was able spot against Lycoming's Tommy Snyder. Snyder to roll him over for an additional three near- earned three takedowns against Steinberg before fall points. By the time the buzzer sounded, earning a fall at 3:29 in the second period. The Smith had won a 12-0 major decision. pin sealed the shutout for the Warriors, and Wilkes Wilkes freshman Kyle Lenio wrestled a then regrouped and made ready for the match hard fought match at 165 for the Colonels against Gettysburg. against Lycoming's Clint Swartz. Swartz Jeremy Mayer started off again at 125 pounds struck first in the second period with· two for the Colonels against Gettysburg. After a escapes, and a takedown in the third. Lenio tough loss to Lycoming, Mayer vindicated himanswered back with a takedown ofhis own, self with a dominating performance against but it was too little, too late, as Swartz took Gettysburg's Brian Norcross. Mayer was leada 4-2 minor decision. ing the match 11-2 in the third period before pinAt 174, senior Fritz Delva made the first ning Norcross with 23 seconds left in the match. of his last two home appearances in his Joe Yutko also displayed a completely domiWilkes _~areer. Delva, a tri-captain for the nating match against Kevin Dougherty at 133 Colonels, was honored before the match pounds. Yutko was scoring takedowns almost at with a ceremony for Senior's Day, since he will, and earned several near-fall points, winning was the only active senior for the Colonels him a 12-4 major decision. at the match. Wilkes then forfeited for the second time at Delva faced Lycoming's Grant Brindle, 141 pounds. At 149 pounds, Mike Ferrara an- nnnnnnnnnnnn n n i ca1hfor MOur j n corn,aact aiScS D n DI; n swered back from his loss to Lycoming. Ferrara quickly disabled Gettysburg's Matt Denholtz with a takedown, and received a pin at the 1:20 mark of the first period. At 157, Joe Diliberto turned into a scoring machine, taking down opponent Mark McDonald six times throughout the match. With 1:22 left to go in the match, Diliberto s.cored his last takedown making the score 17-3, and earning a technical fall. Kyle Lenio then earned a 9-3 decision at 165 against Josh Kaplan . At 174, Fritz Delva wrestled the last home match of his career. Facing Gettysburg's Michael Denholtz, Delva made two quick takedowns in the first period, including a impressive double-leg that took Denholtz to his back. At 2:10 in the first period, Delva pinned Denholtz for the victory. "Itfeltgood,"commentedDelvaonhis last home match. "I should have had the first match but now I'm looking forward to the MAC's." Gettysburg's Chris Coogan earned the first victory for the Bullets. Coogan won a nail biting 6-5 decision against Wilkes sophomore Sandri no Plutino. Gettysburg would then win the next two matches against the Colonels: At 197, Jeff Morgan won a 7-4 decision over Vince Abbot, and Mike Pattanite earned a 4-3 decision over freshman heavyweight Keith Altiery. . .,, ~ .r ,. Despite losi~.g the 'iast three matches, Wilkes wrestled well enough in the early rounds to earn a 30-15 victory, splitting the Tri-Match. Wilkes wrestled another tri-match the day before against Scran-ton and SUNY-Maritime, sweeping both matches. The Colonels first beat Maritime 42-10 in a lopsided victory. Then against Scranton, Wilkes cleared a close 23-22 match that was decided in the heavy weight match. Keith Altiery won a close 3-1 decision over Scranton's Mike Kelly to seal the deal for Wilkes. Wilkes will now compete at the MAC Championships at the University of Scranton on Friday and Saturday. www.musicalenergi.com aJso buyjng& seHjng: DVDS•VHS VIDEO GAMES RECORDS TAPES .... •fl Pllt · •fl i.n dddUS!Cf/LENERU/ in 59norlltmaiaslreet . wilke&-barre. s29-2m n best selectm POSTER~,. Pllt flfl es pnces , b t . Jewelry . ... incense 9fl cool gifts l:J nnn111111-1:nl31UZIZ WANTED Are you interested in writing for The Beacon? We're looking for writers! It's a great expierence and a fun work environment! Contact The Beacon at 408-5903 ] �SPORTS FEBRUARY 16, 2004 17 Klahold Takes Wilkes Community Fitness Seriously . Trainer challenges athletes to go the extra mile to those who often put off getting in shape impact on her teammates as well._ "Everyfor their sport's season. "They were given one is more self-confident in their abilities. workout .programs at the end of last se- They see and feel the difference in the way mester, and they knew they were expected they are playing." Frank Matthews, the Head Coach of the to come back from break in shape to play." However, at the bascbal I team's first prac- softball team, agrees. "He has been an imtice, seven players threw up · from the intensity. "Some obviously didn't come back in shape," added Klahold. But, that isn't discouraging to him. Many of the athletes have increased their strength, both on the baseball and softball teams. Klahold feels the softball team has a good level of dedication to the gym. "Quite a few have made big strength gains, and their conditioning has imThe Beacon/T. Mick Jenkins proved." Junior softball player . Keith Klahold, Director of Fitness Center Alexis Petite credits Klahold with her personal improvement. mense help all winter," he said. "The "He has helped me with my overall athletic strength-building and pre-season condiability. He's helped me work on condition- tioning was exceptional, and we're looking ing, agility, and strength. He definitely mo- forward to outstanding results." The plans for keeping in shape alter with tivates me," said the Lady Colonel's third the beginning of the spring sport season. baseman. "He always keeps me interested "For example if a pitcher comes in and lifts with variety and mixes things up every heavy expecting to play a game two· days week. That way it isn't boring." later, it could have a negative affect on their Petite feels that Klahold has had big BY KYLA CAMPBELL Beacon Staff Writer Whether in season, off season, or in preseason, athletes on the Wilkes University campus have been getting in shape and are feeling healthier. Who is the person behind the shift in attitude and determination? Keith Klahold. Klahold, the director of the fitness center, has made a huge impact since his arrival late last summer. He has worked oneon-one with the university's staff and students. Most recently, he has spent his time training the spring athletes during pre-season. Klahold has worked particularly closely with the baseball and softball teams. Klahold's work with the baseball team has focused on trying to get the most out of the players and get them in the gym . "Some of them are still in the stone age of baseball. They grew up in a time and area where lifting is a taboo," said Klahold. "But, lifting doesn't negatively affect flexibility and speed. Today's baseball players are seeing Mark McGuire and Sammy Sosa play, and their abilities are results of spending time in the weight room." Klahold tends to focus on overall conditioning, while including cardio and agility training in the athletes' workouts. "The spring athletes are starti.ng to look like athletes again," joked Klahold, referring playing ability," commented Klahold. "So, now we start backing off the weights," said Klahold. "lt is time to focus on maintaining strength instead of getting stronger." The spring athletes have a great asset--a strength and conditioning coach that has helped many at Wilkes. But the remainder of the campus-faculty, staff, students, and former athletes--have also begun to count on Klahold to get them in shape and help them maintain their bodies. For example, senior Mike Liberski, who ended his final football season in November, has lost forty pounds since August 13. "Training in the new gym .and working hard throughout football season really helped me get in better shape," he said. "Keith also set me up with a great workout in order for me to maintain my overall physical condition and improve my health." Liberski feels that Klahold is a tremendous help for everyone at Wilkes. "He's able to cater to all athletes. He has sport-specific, athlete-specific, and detailed individual workouts. He even helps those who aren't athletes. "Coach Klahold is so knowledgeable and a great motivator. It's obvious he's made a big difference for me and many others," Liberski added. Luckily for Wilkes, Klahold intends to continue his career on campus. "[ like it here and have no plans of leaving," he concluded. "My wife and I are very happy here. In fact, she hasn't seen me this happy in a long time." a :/?_ifkin 'Cafe at Jfenrv Student Center 'Personal ?an plz:.z:.as* Jaz:.,man·s Cate,. and a wide selection of co11ven/e11ce and' Grab . a11d~o foods Dallt,L 1"1,,a_Specktls Clucl:en 117tng f'Jua Alondav 'foesd,111 $4.99 H6Q· Clttcken & :l{ed Onion $4.39 'Pesto Chick.en Alfredo $439 111edne.i.dav 77u,rsdav Stuffed Chee~..esttak 1'>/u.a $4.99 .frldav Garlic Sltt1111p rultft ;tucotta $4.99 Weeklv Dell Specials februarv 16~20 Current Promotions .-,·- _ -_ ..... Italian Sausa(lc Sub with. Clups,.1-1/ckle..and a 20 .c,z Tounftllil &v:eraue . $4.59 .Add a ZO oz. 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Ifwe play with the intensity we had in the second half, we have to shoot the ball better, we just got to take this as a positive and move on." ~ }w. ,i•. · t ' Plisko led the way for Wilkes scoring a game high 31 points, 29 of which came in the n Saturdiy, :~eb~~IY • second half, and Pressley had a team high . ~~ tadyCqlon~l§ trart: eight rebounds. ~ .· · to 12~10,;-pelaware -O'Donnell had an impressive game for the · • Jfhe bggi;~•us~d Royals totaling a gam~ high 17 rebounds and 12-0 ruri' . an'cfinevef .·., .. . :,:,:: .. team leading 17 points. Burke and Sean Clark ed,the d9rrµnaQpe•1n also scored in double figures for Scranton. -66 \he On Saturday, the Colonels traveled to DelaColonels. Wilkes was · ware Valley for a conference game against the Aggies (4-18 o/a, 3-9 cont). The Colonels .oun<iSir2 · torched the Aggies I00-80, while Plisko had ·. whiie his second consecutive 30-point game in '. qoth which he shot 12 of20 from the floor. John Yaniello also threw in 11 points along with Ryan Milford scoring ten . for Delaware Valley, five players ended in double figures with Erik Tegethoff leading the way with 18 points and Mike Thornton add• ing 17. The Colonels next game is Tuesday, February 17, at the Marts Center against conference rival Lycoming College. ori the·womep had Scrantop\lloyals sh ups giving.tlie •.<:;olone gin the,ga,me with a q was. thepply time duri~ ·• t;;~etff£s! •-·!;~,f e:i the iWii~e·s womenw;~ Scranton;.quickJypulledits .· on and beat Wilkes athome · · The ·Jirst sev~n minute looked positive for thilL~ /~ au Andrea DeMaranyjlle does . . . . ·. . . I does, postingthe fin;t~ :ppint{~ffhe for Wilkes a,nd going on'asol~t6-0 ry.n Scranton even ha,d th~/opportm;ijty tq ' . ,AfterJ!le •initia.1.tr-¥PlOSIOQJr . ,, -::,: ~asfou ~me duringthf ' ' " Lady G<>Io11els Wb4}~. · as Scranton w,. . 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Men's Basketball vs. Lycoming 8:00 p.m. vff1ce Abb~tt , 197 9.nt•"' February 19:, ' ~, . . DiegoAlvarado 197,, 1-8 Won1en's Basketball @ DeSales AndrewSteinberg 285 1-12 Men's Basketball@ DeSales Keith Altiery 285 11-18 February 20: . Wrestl1ng@MAC Championships February 21: Wrestling@ MAC Championships Baseball@ St. Mary's Women's Basketball vs Drew I :00 p.m. Men's Basketball vs Drew 3:00 p.m. '.~ =:l •.·C· '- . •"· ':"''><'':I:'•'-.¢~• • ,:,Z. "''· %,, . ,:-x-: ',\ . .Mens0P25 College Basketball ' , Men's Basketball (2/1 1) Wilkes 68 Scranton 66 (2/14) Wilkes 100 Delaware Valley 80 4-4 WOMEN'S BASKETBALL Scranton DeSales King's Delaware Valley Drew Lycoming Wilkes FDU-Florham record 27-15 l . Duke (21-1) did not play. Next: at No. 21 North Carolina State, Sunday. 2. Stanford (20-0) at California. Next: at Southern California, Thursday. 3. Saint Joseph's (22-0) beat Rhode Island 73-59. Next: at Fordham, Wednesday. 4. Pittsburgh (22-2) did not play. Next: vs. No. 5 Connecticut, Sunday. 5. Connecticut (19-4) did not play. Next: at No. 4 Pittsburgh, Sunday. 6. Mississippi State (20-1) at Arkansas. Next: vs. Alabama, Saturday. 7. Gonzaga (20-2) at St. Mary's; Calif. Next: vs. Portland, Wednesday. 8. Kentucky (17-4) lost to Georgia 74-68. Next: vs. Arkansas, Wednesday. 9. Louisville (l 7-4) did not play. Next: at Texas Christian, Tuesday. 10. Oklahoma State( 18-2) vs. Baylor. Next: at Oklahoma, Monday. 11. Texas (17-3) at Iowa State. Next: vs. Texas A&M, Wednesday. 12. Kan~s ( 15-5) did not play. Next: at Nebraska, Sunday. 13. Cincinnati (17-3) did not play. Next: at No. 20 Wake Forest, Sunday. 14. North Carolina (14-7) did not play. Next: vs. Maryland, Sunday. 15. GeorgiaTech(l8-6) lost to Virginia 82-80. Next: at Maryland, Thursday. 16. Atizona ( 15-6) vs. UCLA. Ne~t: at Oregon, Thursday.· 17. Wisconsin (16-4) vs. Ohio State. Next: at lllinois, Wednesday. 18. Texas Tech (17-6) vs. Kansas State. Next: at Colorado, Wednesday. 19. Utah State (20- I) at Pacific. Next: vs. UC Riverside, Thursday. 20. Wake Forest (14-6) did not play. Next: vs. No. 13 Cincinnati, Sunday. 21. North Carolina State (15-5) did not play. Next: vs. No. 1 Duke, Sunday. 22. Florida (14-6) vs. LSU. Next at Georgia, Tuesday. 23. Sou,thern Ulinois (19-2) atSouthwestMissouri State. Next: at Evansville, Wednesday. 24. Providence ( 17-5) beat Boston College 61-52. Next: vs. Miami, Saturday. 25. South Carolina(19-5)vs. Vanderbilt. Next: at Arkansas, Saturday. On Wednesday night, Dave Plisko, senior guard, scored 29 points in the second half against Scranton ·to help lift the Colonels to a muchneed conference. victory. He totaled 31 points on the night along with five rebounds. On Saturday afternoon at Delaware Valley, Plisko shot 12 for 20 from the field scoring 30 points and also had four rebounds, two assists and two steals. NUMBERS . 48 OF THE WEEK Number of points Andrea DeMaranville had in two games last week 61 44.4 Number of points Dave Plisko had in two games last week Percentage·ofshots made from the free throw line by men's basketball on Wednesday night 5 Numbe,- of pins Wilkes wrestling had on Friday night Spririg Break 2004 Travel With STS Americas #1 Student_Tour Operator Jamaica, Cancun, Acapulco, Bahamas, and Florida. Now hiring campus reps. Call for group discounts. Information/Reservations 1-800-648-4849 or www.ststravel.com �SPORTS 20 FEBRUARY 16, 2004 Wilkes Wins Tight Home Game Against Scranton Colonels torch,Aggies later in the week 100-80 BY STEVE KEMBLE Beacon Sports Editor On Wednesday night at the Marts Center, the Colonels men's basketball team (14-7; 6-4 conf.) didn't take a commanding lead until less than six minutes remained on the clock. In the end, the Colonels were able to fight off the Scranton Royals (4-17; 2-8 conf.) 68-66, in a nail-biter finish that left the big home crowd breathless. The Royals didn't w_aste any time taking a lead in the first halfby going up 5-0 with just over a minute ticking away on the clock when Scranton's Bill Burke, forward, hit a three pointer, and then on the next possession, Michael Riccobono, guard, made a lay-up. The Colonels would eventually take the lead 13-11 at the 12-minute mark in the first half when Evan Walters, forward/center, was fouled while making a Jay-up and completed the three-point play by canning the free throw, Wilkes would hold the lead until there were nine minutes left in the half when Brian O'Donnell, forward, made back,-to-back free throws to put the Royals up 17-16. After that, the lead seasawed back and forth until Scranton was-able to take control !;. . of the game towards the end of the half and take a 38-29 lead into the intermission on a three-pointer by Sean Clark, guard, with nine seconds remaining. "The first half we played pretty bad, and I don't know if we took them lightly or what the problem was. They're 2-8 or something in the league and we just came out and played sloppy," said Dave Plisko, Wilkes guard. The second half started out a lot like the first with the Royals continuing to build on their lead. Eventually Scranton went up by I 2 points with I 8:35 left in the game on a layup converted by Nick Altier, guard, to make the score 42-30. The Colonels got the score to within four points with 16 minutes left in the half when Plisko made a lay-up.to make the score 45-41 before the Royals would once again build their lead back to eight points two minutes later when Mike McGowan, guard/forward, hit a three-pointer to increase the score 49-41 . After that, the Colonels really got in the game and fought hard to tie the game up at 56 when Plisko, on fire in the second half, nailed a three. "The second half was huge. I thought I had to step up because l only have a couple more games left and really didn't want to lose to Scranton," remarked Plisko. With about five and a half minutes left in regulation, Wilkes started to take some control of the game when the Colonels would take the lead and be able to hold it until there was under a minute left on two made free throws by Plisko, which made the score 6058. With 39 seconds left on the clock, the Royals regained the lead 66-65 when Matthew Snyder, guard, hit a lay-up, but on the Colonels next possession, Wilkes was able to take the lead for good when Plisko ended his 29 point second half by hitting a jump shot, which put the home team up 6766 with 24 seconds left in regulation. The final score ended 68-66 in favor ~f the Colonels after Rashawn Pressley, Wilkes guard, made a free throw, and then Greg Cardamone, Wilkes forward, pulled down a huge offensive rebound on missed free throw. a Basketball Continued on page 18 I TheBeacon/Todd Weibel Dave Plisko attempts a jump-shot at Wednesday Night's match-up against Scranton. ·. >"'¼·' TODAY(2/16) Mikes Jewelry Sale@ Roth Concourse I 1:00AM Hockey Game - Penguins vs. Binghamton @ 7:05 PM TUESDAY(2/17) Mikes Jewelry Sale @ Roth Concourse 11:00AM Commuter Council Meeting @ MSCTV Lounge 11 :30AM Women's Basketball vs Lycoming @ 6 PM Men 's Basketball vs Lycoming@8 PM WEDNESDAY(2/18) FRI°DAY(2/20) Spirit Contest & Volleyball Tournament @ Marts Center 7:30 PM Fiddler on the Roof@DDD 8PM SATURDAY(2/21) Winter Weekend Games@ Greenway I0 AM-12 PM Wrestling @ MAC Championships Scranton, PA 10AM Baseball @ St. Mary 's (DH) 11 AM Women 's Basketball vs Drew @ I PM Men's Basketball vs Drew @ 3 PM Fiddler on the Roof @ ODD 8PM Commuter Coffee Hour @ Commuter Lounge/Conyngham Hall 9 AM SUNDAY(2/22) Learn Bridge@JCC 7:30 PM Fiddler on the Roof'@ ODD 2 PM THURSDAY 2 19 IRHC Meeting@ Hiscox Room I I AM Winter Weekcind Openi ng Night@ HSC Ballroom 9-11 PM Women's Basketball @DeSales 6 PM Men's Basketball@ DeSales, 8PM Career Info Session, Breis I 06@ 11 a.m. GRE and GMAT Info Session, Breis 208, 11.a.m Congratulations to Ryan Laubach, who correctly identified last week's "Find This Picture" first. As Laubach pointed out, l ast w eek's picture depicted a stained glass window on Fortinsky Hall. Laubach will receive a $1 0 cash prize courtesy of the Wilkes University Programming Board. This photo was taken somewhere on Wilkes University's Campus. When you find it, email us the answer at: wilkesbeacon@hotmail.com. Be sure to put "Campus Picture" as the subject heading, as we 11 as your name, phone. number, and either campus mailbox or mailing address in the body text. The first pe,rson to correctly identify the location ofthis picture will be recognized in next weeks issue, and will receive a $10 cash pnze, courtesty of Programming Board. The Beacon welcon1es notices of events ... publicize it's free! Post your event by visiting www.wilkesbeacon.com or email wilkesbeacon@hotmail.com � 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 2001 April 1st Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2001 April 1 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/27670b92b3373d75614bec5d939b22e7.pdf a2d3caa3353e0f7da07566be622bf40a PDF Text Text The~ AStudent run publication serving the Wilkes Community. eacon BosHA ANNOUNCES RE-ELECTION RuN s, incl Sand gger t olonels lisbu end's s will fa regul ey pl rby P r 3 PM. John Bosha at Al Gore presentation, November of 2000. Beacon Archives �Nech 12, 2001 NEirB 2The Beacon Bosha Announces Intent on Friday Radio By Amanda Leigh Brozana Beacon Managing Editor brozanal@wi lkes.edu "(A)t the urging offriends, classmates, associates, um ... at the NACA convention, (I) talked to a couple two-term Student Gov- • ernment presidents, they said to go for it. So, I am making it official, my candidacy for a second term of Student Government President... ." and so it was revealed what many had speculated for weeks; John Bosha will run fo r a second term as SG President in the 2001 election. Bosha made the announcement Friday at 3:30 pm, as most students were on their way home for Spring Break, on the WCLH Phantom Friday program. Reaction from the announcement seemed to be very supportive, both by the administration and the student body who heard of his intent to run. t terviewby manda Leigh Brozana "I have always been enthusiastic to see as many people as possible running for open offices on SG," commented Dean Allen after the announcement. According to Bosha, though, he was not originally planning to run for a second term. "Pharmacy.. .it(s a big class workload. It gets to be tough after a while," he said on the program. But later, in an interview by The Beacon he went on to comment that the Nesbitt School of Pharmacy has been very supportive of his term and his decision to run once again. Last year, Bosha made Wilkes history by becoming the first Junior to win the spot of Presidency. He ran in the platforms of "Initiative, Integrity and Intelligence." This year he believes the vote will more be or less be a vote of confidence in his abilities to lead and his previous accomplishments. As of now, the only person other than Bosha seeking the office of SG President is current 1 ' Why did you originally decide to run for SG pres last semester? I felt I was capable of being a good President for Student Government. I had some good ideas that I felt would improve the organization and more importantly the student body. What are some accomplishments that you have had during your first term? It has been such a wide range of accomplishments, and it feels odd to look back at it all. I've always been one to look forward. But I've been responsible for everything from Al Gore visiting campus to getting everybody binders to be more organized on Student Government. SG, under my leadership, has successfully avoided problems with the Cafeteria and the weighing of side dishes, The Beacon and some questionable reporting tactics, and the issue of smoking on campus. I think the best government, at times, is one that goes unnoticed - one that does the little things that no one realizes. Students have had no serious gripes this year, and I take great pride in that. What involvement did you have on SG previous to the Presidency? My freshman year I served as a Representative. Midway through sophomore year I was appointed Parliamentarian where I offered "Bosha's Tip of the Week" to help everyone better understand Parliamentary Procedure. Were you originally planning to run for a second term? Nope. Why? Pharmacy school is not easy. It is a tremendous workload, and has been all year. By the end of first semester, I wasn't sure I could handle it all for another year. Why did you decide to run for a second term? After working so hard for so long, I more or less adjusted to it. This semester has been amazing. I'm having the time of my life, schoolwork hasn't suffered much :) and Student Government is still doing well. bhm, .. L 11' ..l •g· T'$'"""' · . ·. M:rrch The Wt1l 192 1 Ho Wilkes• (570 beac, am o mger eacon One of the biggest accomplishments during Sasha's term as SG President was helping to bring Presidential candidate, Al Gore, to Wilkes. SG Vice President, Beth Danner. As it looked, Danner would be the undisputed winner, but 1 Do you feel that you have the support to be re-elected? Ideally, yes. This election should be a referendum of sorts, simply a vote of confidence or an approval rating. If people vote that way, I feel my first term's accomplishments speak for themselves and should prove a resounding victory. However, if all elections were based on qualifications, either John McCain or Al Gore would be President right now. In collegiate elections, a lot of votes are decided on Election Day by who campaigns the biggest. as Brittian put it on Phantom Friday," Looks like its gonna be a race after all. " @ What do you think of the membership of SG that you are currently working with? I love the crew on Student Government right now, and I urge all of them to run again. We have a dynamic nucleus, and it would be shame to lose that. Much like a sports team staying together, we will improve. The 6 positions on our Exec Board right now are all underclassmen, which bodes well for us all having, experience next year. Be myself and stay true to what I' ve been doing this past I feel I offer something that no other candidate can offer - year. experience. No one on this campus can quite grasp the amount of effort it takes to be an effective SG President. My worst How do you feel you can best help the school improve? fear is someone being elected and not living up to their fullest • (See above) I have been open to ideas from everyone since day one; some things as simple as getting two stuffed peppotential or putting their whole heart and soul into the job. pers in the cafe instead of one, or some ideas as complex as faculty governance. No one can say I have been lazy or weak Do you know whom the other candidates wilVmay? To my knowledge, current Student Government Vice-Presi- in office. dent Beth Danner is the only other person who has expressed interest in the position. There may be others looking to go Is the Pharmacy department in support of your decision? 3rd party quietly, but I haven't heard of any yet. I feel Pharmacy students and Pharmacy organizations are whoppingly in favor of my decision to pursue a Do you have the support of the other members who are run- second term. APHA has already sent a representative to ning? meetings and come for fund requests. Pharmacy students are Yes, Beth and I are mutually supporting each other and have not often involved in the workings of the undergrad Wilkes already discussed our candidacies and look forward to the University, and I feel that the unity I have offered the two opportunity to run, but still keep Spring 200 l a priority. We, schools is welcome. I enjoy my role as a bridge between the · es University. as Student Government, still have a packed 2nd semester Nesbitt School of Pharmacy and ahead of us. Casino Night, Block Party, Spring Fling, various • I fund requests, and of course elections. We'll be busy. Do you feel that a second term will affect your academic Being the voice of the students, or moreover, amplifying the voice of the students. This school has a lot of students with a ton of great ideas, but only through a group like Student Government can many of those ideas come into fruition. Amplifying the student voice was part of my campaign last year, and I feel I held up that campaign promise by placing two students on the Strategic Long Range Planning Committee. Yet, our work is not done yet. I hope not. :) By the sounds of things, P2 year is more complex and a similar amount of work. If somehow the workload gets too great, I doubt I would have a problem with stepping aside and letting a capable Vice-President take over. What happens if the results come in April 21st and you lose the Presidency? As much as I' d hate to think about that, I would be the best Representative I could. Having been Parliamentarian, I might try for that appointment, but I would be content as a Representative. 'If I I C SJ Distri I Hea ! An :f A Jo. l1J -~ • Est PennsJ • Pru wit~ s • 1,500 performance? Have you considered your platforms for office yet? ~ Ni Editi Cai . Do you feel you're the best candidate for the presidency? I'm not. worried about "sizing up opposition" as much as I am representing myself in the truest light possible. I feel that this year has been good enough that the students will confidently elect me to a 2n<l term. Mai Am.am J1 Fe~ How do you feel you can best help SG improve? How are you sizing up your opposition? -I ' . .,.,.. ..,. __ .,....,:-\ ... :....-., -~ l". ,.. ......... ,,., ., •. j Th studc Wilk edit ma edi �?001 M3rch 12, 2001 The Beaco~n Box Ill WI1kes University Hollenback Hall Wilkes-Barre, PA18766 (570) 408-5903 or · 408-2962 E-mail: "'' beacon@wilkeJ.edu Staffr Nas , "Looks Managing Editbr * AmandaJ..eigh Brozana News'Editor . Nici<Meadows" Editorial Assistant Josh Liebner · Features Editor * <'~ tyou are md I urge :us, and it m staying tee Board for us all Cassie Sutton ' Sports Editor. TaraBarrie Distribution/Business . Manager ~- DaveGrasso Head'Copy Editor Casey K. O'Brien : this past ove? rone since 1ffed pepomplex as iyorweak ecision? :ations are !ntative to tudents are rad Wilkes ed the two etween the '01· · academic more com.e workload th stepping rer. ndyoulose be the best ian,Imight as a Repre- Copy Editor Ann Marie Miller Photo Editor Adam Polinger Webmaster Mike Burke Advisor Joseph C. Valenti Background'Info • Established in 1947 • Member of the Pennsylvania Newspaper Association • Printed on ThurSdays with the exception of school holidays • 1,500 papers distributed weekly Beacon Staff Writer stevenmc@wilkes.edu Similar to a triathlon, the Student Government election process is an exhausting experience with several phases leading towards vfotory.. It requires strong individuals who aren't intimidated by challenges and who are willing to _follow throl:lgh to complete the race. Our race b~gins not with swimming but rather the nomination process. You just have to jump in, get wet, and collect those signatures. Next comes the campaigning phase. You jump on your bike and spread the word that you are in this race. Finally the voting on election day completes the ·process. It's the last mile of running as you anticipate who ~ill cross the finish line first to win the prize. Indeed i.t is more than a prize to represent the interests of the student body. It is a great honor and a deep responsibility. Who do you want to represent your interests next year? Perhaps you are considering running for a position on Student Government. An open forum in the Student Organization Suite will be held next Monday, March 19 at 6pm and Tuesday, March 20 at 11 am to discuss the eiection guidelines with all students interested in running for an office. All candidates must be familiar with the Campaign and Election Rules in the s·tudent Govern~ ment Constitution (available at wilkes.edu/~sg). The Constitution states, "Any person wishing to be a candidate for any office in a Student Gov~ ernment supervised election, when being nominated, mu·st present: (1) a written statement of intent; (2) a paper bearing his or her signature for the -Election Committee; and (3) a paper containing signatures, I.D. numbers, and telephone numbers of members in his or her class. To be nominated for a class office or Student Government Representative, fifty such signatures are required." These nominations will be due by 5pm on Friday March 23 in the marked folder on the Student Continued on Page 5 Beacon Announces Offers for Any Student Running for ·sG For all students who wish to announce their candidacy for an office of Student Government during the Spring 200 l term: The Beacon will be offering free ad space according to the office for which you are running. Position President, SG Tri-Council President Class officer Class Representative Amount or"FREE Ad Space 11/2 page 1 page 1/2 page 1/4 page Ads will be split as the candidate desires, however no more than 1 full page may be used for any candidate in the same issue. Ad space may be split among the weeks priOF to the elections and the week following the election. The smallest ad space is 1/8 page. All ad space used by a. candidate.beyond the allotted free space will be at the cost of $10 per 1/8 page. All candidates must inform The Beacon via email at beacon@wilkes.edu by Monday, prior to the Thursday that they wish' the ad to appear of their intent to run an ad. Atl candidates are encourage9 to work with The Beacon staff to design the ad. All candidates are encouraged to have their pictures taken by a Beacon photographer for their ad and as an archive photo. All ads must include name, •office candidate is running for and platform information. For further information on placing ads, please contact The Beacon ,via email. CAFE OPENED IN.LIBRARY By Jennylee Yuhas Beacon Staff Write.r yuhasj@wilkes.edu Wilkes University is continuing with their. improvements around campus; One of there latest improvements was the addition of the cafe to the E.S. Farley Library. The cafe opened early in the semester, and 'is located in the lower level of the E.S. Farley . Library. The Beacon is the During the grand opening, a student newspaper of special reception was held for Wilkes University.. All the staff and students that helped to make the cafe possible. · editorial decisions ~e Reference Librarian and Bib~ made by the student Hographical Co-ordinator, Janell editors. All opinions Carter, was honored for all of her help with the completion of ~xpres~ed.witbin,l'hf , . the Adam Polinger/Beacon cafe. Mural, painted by seniors, Chris Rash, Karen Bradley and Abigail Redmond is featured in Farley Library's Beacon are those; Chris Rash, Karen Bradley :)- . . ¥ .{ Jt newest edtion, the cafe . 1auth · and Abigail Redmond, the art- · ists of the featured mural on the among the honorees. Monday through Thursday 8a.m. p.m., Saturday 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. wall of the cafe, were also Hours for the new cafe are to midnight, Friday 8 a.m. to 5 and Sunday 11 a.m. to midnight. liiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii_ _ _ __. :;·<;,, "· r "'. - ,.. .... Election Triatholon; How to Run By Meg Stevens 192 S. Franklin St. The Beacon 3 ra"B ,;_ �4The Beacon \ Beacon Staff Writer aparks82@hotmail.com · Schooi violence continues to spread, this time with tragic consequences . A shooting at Santana High School in Santee, California left two dead and 13 wounded. It was around 9:20 a.m. on Monday, March 5 that the shooting began. Charles "Andy" Williams, a 15-year-old Freshman, is the alleged gunman. Police say he opened fire in one of the high school's restrooms . Witnesses say that he had a smile on his Perhaps the worst part of the shooting is that threats were made before the incident occurred, and were h~ard by at least three other students. The threats were apparently dismissed as just talk, but unfortu- · · nately they were not. The three students, whose names were notreleased, have been expelled from Santana High School for the remainder of the year. Williams is expected to be charged as an adult with two counts of murder, assault with ij deadly weapon, and gun posses- Mlt:dl 12, .3711. March NEli',E he shooting apparently spurred from harassment by . .other Santana students. Students intervie ed after the shooting remembe Williams as being picked on an called names. The two stud ts killed were laid to rest over t ~ weekend, and students are expected to return to school on Mo ay, March 12. Counselors will be on hand to assist with the students' recovery and tci help return the school to as normal as possible. , Picture found at con.com Williams, referred to as the "smiling gunman," reloaded his weapon "at least four times" during the shooting spree that killed two. Pennsylvania Parochial Scene of Second School Shooting in Week By Kathleen Awad Beacon Staff Writer k_awad@email.rnsn.com A student was ·shot in the shoulder by a classmate in the Bishop Neumann Junior-Senior High School in Williamsport, Pennsylvania just in the wake of the Santee, California school shooting, where two students were killed and thirteen others . were wounded by the gunfire of a classmate. Thirteen year-old Kimberly Marchese suffered a gunshot wound to her right shoulder Wednesday, when the bullet from a .22 caliber _revolver fired by classmate fourteen year-old · Elizabeth Catherine Bush, ricocheted from the floor of. the Bishop Neumann school cafete- · ria in-Williamsport, Pennsylvania. It was reported that the gun was owned by her father who was quoted as saying, "She found it. Some of my guns are locked up and some are not. She found the one that was not." The motive for the shooting is currently under investigation, but Bush's mother told authorities that her daughter has had trouble "fitting in" in other schools_and they were hoping that things would be different at Bishop Neumann. Students h~d Thursday off · from school and returned Friday, beginning the day with a prayer in the school auditorium, f?llowed by a tour of the cafeteria, ac- · cording to national televised news reports. Marchese was -released Thursday fron:i Geisinger Medical Center at Danville, Pennsyl- - vania, and Bush is being held in a Juvenile facility while authorities are deciding whether or not to charge her as an adult. Michael Marchese was reported to have said that he is against Bush being charged as an adult. He said, "They made it out like it was some big grudge. That's just not true. Kim's really nice and I never heard her tease anybody." Tra.1 intet ",\ J, /, . .... ............ r~ ,/ . ,,,,, - ........ .... , ,.,,,...,., .,. ; t j;/flf7 High 41, Low 38 .f . Rain E ) ~ ½!.% LJ,)). ' Sunny 7 Continu, / ; ' ii' Rain Hi h47,Low36 / ~'/ ' ; Scattered Showers Govern dent Or of the u ter 5prr Theel resenta March The I dent Ge Off-Ca day,AJ �The Beacon 5 NtB ZX1l. 25th Annual . ce . EMPLOYMENT FAIR for Business & Industry, Health Care, Education, & Human Services TUESDAY, March 20 First Union Arena atCasey Plaza . (Exit 46 off Route 81) , 1 - 4 pm . no.com g hela in authorier or not 1lt. was relat he is a:rged as f made it : grudge. 1's really her tease . ' Transportation will be -provided by the Wilkes Shuttle, Leaving Wec~esser at 1, 2, and 3pm DRESS IN PROFESSIONAL BUSINESS ATTIRE AND BRING PLENTY OF RESUMES Over 130 Organizations will be accepting resu1nes and interviewing SENIORS and AtUMNI for FULL TIME positions, UNDE~GRADUATES for PART TIME, SUMMER or INTERNSHIP opportunities~ To find out what employers will be attendiµg the fair, go to: . www.n1iseri.edu/insalaco_center/ npec.htm Election Triatholon; How ·to Run Continued from Page 3 Government office door inside the Student Orgarrization Suite on the first floor of the union. Nominations submitted after 5pm will ·not be accepted. The elections for class officers and representatives will be held on Thursday, March 29th from 10am till 6pm. The Presidential nominations for Student Government, Commuter Council, and Off-Campus Council will be due on Friday, April 13 by 5pm in the Student Or- ganization Suite in the union. Nominees for Commuter Council President must obtain thirty off-campus student signatures for their nomination. Commuter Council and Inter-Residence . Hall Council Presidential candidates must obtain one hundred commuter and resident student signatures respectively. The Presidential nominees for Student Government must have two hundred signatures. A debate will be held on Tuesday, April 17 at 11am in COB 106 for all the Presi- dential nominees. The big election will be held on April 19th in the Student Union from 10am till 6pm. Results from all elections will be posted by noon on the day following voting unless the election committee determines more time is needed . Becky Gubanick, Lisa Murnin, and my- . self a:S the Tri-Council Presidents serve on the election committee that oversees the election process. We do our best to facilitate a clean, honest election. Questions or comments regarding the election process can be addressed to us by emailing £1.~venmc(a.~wilkes .edu. I, as well .as the rest of The Beacon · staff, would like to encourage all students to participate in this process. Nominate someone, run yourself, and/or vote! This is a race full · of winners. The time is now... and you just may be the one. Take the _challenge with a zealous enthusiasm. You can make a difference. Seize the opportunity. All you need is dedication, desire, and a willingness to serve. Swim, pedal, run! �---.------------...... MarJbro Piere •• 6The Beacon ,~ MH.d1 12, ~ March HEM...TH ALERT .. t. Ap:rr btBli:s ......iiliiiiilillliilliiiiiliiioiliiililiiiiii- ;( ·.· · •·•. · . , A pictu res rom: http://www.microbe.org/ E. Coli, two forms of Lactobacillus acidophallis, Streptococcus, and Deinococcus rad iodurans bacterias. Get off the Antibiotics By Erick Bourassa-Lavoie Beacon Staff Writer bourasea@wilkes.edu . The cold season has come and gone. Half of those who will read this are probably on, or have been on this year, an antibiotic. Do you remember why you were on the antibiotic? Do you remember if you took the entire antibiotic that the pharmacist gave you? Well, in all probability you did not need the antibiotic. Doctors are very quick to hanµ out an antibiotic, without making sure it is a bacterium causing the sickness. Then, the patient on the antibiotic usually will stop taking the antibiotic when he/she feels better. This is not healthy, and it will in all probability cause a major problem down the line. An antibiotic, by definition, is a . chemical that stops the reproduction of bacteria, or kills the bacterial cells. While bacteria cause many diseases, many of them are not caused by bacteria. There are many diseases caused by viruses, which are not targeted at all by antibiotics. You may be thinking, "Well, wh~t is the big deal ifl am given an antibiotic without having a bacterial infection?" There are many complications with antibiotics, and it is making for an !-lnpleasant future. Throughout your body, there are many bacteria, many of which are needed for everyday f?nctioning, such as digestion. When given an antibiotic, these bacteria die just as quickly as any other bacteria that could be causing pneumonia. When the weaker of these bacteria are killed, the stronAlso, the use of antibacterial loger ones live. Then they reproduce, tions and household cleaners are a and can cause a "killer" infec_tion. problem. While everyone likes to These bacteria in turn, need to be feel clean and rid bacteria from their killed with stronger antibiotics. bodies and homes, it causes the This cycle will continue for a long same problem as abusing antibiotperiod of time, and experts predict ics. that pretty soon, there are going to The only cleaning product that be bacteria out there that do not re- should be used to kill bacteria is spond to antibiotics, and pharma- bleach. Bleach is the only houseceutical companies will not be able hold cleaning solution that will not to make newer and stronger ones to lose effectiveness against bacteria, replace the old ones. because of its method of action. It Just a couple decades ago, peni-: does not inhibit the growth of baccillin could combat almost any bac- teria; it simply breaks down the cell teria out there, ranging from the in- membrane of the bacteria, which kills fected toenail, to bubonic plague. it. Today, when a patie nt has a slight As for antibacterial lotions and infection, doctors typically will not the like, simple soap and water has give penicillin, because they know _ the same effect as bleach, but does that it will do nothing for the infec- not cause the same skin irritating . tiort. problems as bleach. Also, when a patient does not take The fear of all microbiologists and ·the full course of antibiotics given, bacteriologists is that the ability of the same phenomenon happens. bacteria to mutate, and the help huThe weaker strains of bacteria die, · mans are giving them, is going to and the stronger survive. Then, make all current antibiotics obsostronger antibiotics are needed to lete, and stronger ones will not be combat the stronger bacteria, and able to be produced in time before the cycle continues. This is why pa- people die of mutant bacteria. tients are told to finish all the mediIt is a very reasonable fear, as many cation, even if th~y feel better within antibiotics, such as Penicillin, Ampia few days after taking the antibi- cillin, Cephalosporin, Cechlor, and otic. even ·Augmentin are not effective There are other things that pa- ag~inst many of the strains of bactients can do to help stop the abuse teria that they once were. of antibiotics. ' If everyone takes part in this battle You can question your doctor why against the mutating bacteria, the you are being prescribed an antibi- possibility of a world-wide epidemic . otic. Ask if you have the common of "killer bacteria" will never hapcold, or is there truly a bacterial in- pen. fection . If the cause of illness is of If you have any other questions, viral origin, refuse the antibiotic. 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Yet, almost none of the drivers who go past this recognize it as such, or if they do, it means nothing to them. I can recall studying for my driver's license a few years ago. In the manual, given to all new dri vers in the state 'tif P~nnsylvania, I remember reading that pedestrians in crosswalks always have the right of way. I thought that maybe in the three years since Ihad looked through the book the law might have changed, so I went on to the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation's website at www.dot.state.pa.us, and I did a quick search. I found an online version of the PA Driver's Manual, all updated and handy. In the trusty old manual, that outlines everything from the type of signs you may see along the roadway to how to park a car on a hill, I stumbled across exactly what I was looking for. Low and behold, right there on page 49, just as I remembered it, I found that indeed, CP.INKN drivers must "yield to pedestrians at inter- come to realize that we really do have all right sections or in crosswalks." Funny how things to complain to the city and the police concerning this matter. like that will come back to you, isn't it? But I still wasn ' t quite ready to say that I have some suggestions not only for the Wilkes-Barre drivers are blatantly disobey- city, but for the University as well. These ing an established law that they surely know recommendations would promote our safety of, so I decided to find out when it was made and allow us a little more peace of mind when into law. attempting to cross the streets around our My father, a veteran police officer of over campus. 25 years, is a good resource for things like this, so that is who I turned to. After consult- 0 The city should look into getting small signs that remind motorist to yield to ing the PA Motor Vehicle Code, he informed pedestrians in crosswalks. me that this rule of courtesy was enacted into law in Pennsylvania circa 1975, though the 0 They should also think about running code book did not state any exact date. ads in the two local papers, stating the From later information that I obtained, I belaw and consequences (i.e. Two points lieve this has been in law since before World against you driver's license if you do War II, meaning almost every driver in Wilkesnot yield to a pedestrian, but if the Barre would have taken their driver's test, and officer's really having a bad day, three thereby should have been informed of this, points for careless driving). after the law had gone into effect. Now that I have established that this is not 0 If these two initiatives are taken but still only a long standing law, but also a recogdon't help to solve the problem, further nized rule of courtesy, I begin to wonder just measures should be taken by putting an why drivers in Wilkes-Barre (and all over the unmarked, or plain clothed, officer on state-of Pennsylvania, for that matter) choose patrol to monitor traffic. to ignore the fact that we are indeed pedestrians crossing in a crosswalk. 0 The University should also think about According to Webster's Dictionary, a pepurchasing flashing lights to accompany destrian is "a person travelling on foot; a the signs warning of a crosswalk. walker." I believe we fit into that part of the criteria. Once again, consulting Webster, I 0 They could also run a community awarefound that a crosswalk is "a path marked off ness campaign about all traffic laws, not for a pedestrian crossing a street." just this one. Nowhere in the PA Driver's Manual did I find a note of exception given in regards to · 0 Zebra Communications, the public relations firm run by the Wilkes CommuniWilkes-Barre or colle e students, so I have cations Department, could take this on as an ad campaign. Letter to (an) Editor: Winter Weekend•Article Response Dear Ann Marie Miller, nces I am writing in regards to the Winter Weekend article that was published in this week' s Beacon. Iapplaud your courage to stand up against such a popular event here at Wilkes. First of all, I want to say that I participated in Winter Weekend and was a member of "Gett'n Lathed." We showed up to the events, ready to have a good time, and got a very rude awakening. 0 we hadn't been the sober ones in this situation, it could have gotten very ugly. 1 do not want to give the impression of me being a hypocrite, for I have been drunk before in my life. However, I don't think drunk people should be encouraged to come to events during Winter Weekend. I don't know how this issue can be resolved. People are going to drink heavily, just because it's "tradition" (albeit a dangerous one). This is my senior year and I have seen this many times before, but I still can't understand how the administration can let students come to these events obviously drunk! It might be feasible to ban alcoholic names on T-shirts. (However, we had a sexual innuendo, which may be just as bad). We were playing volleyball on Friday night and our banner was stolen (by the eventual winners "Was~r Before You Screw Her"). When we went to confront this team, they became somewhat violent and even took swings at my roommate. Luckily, we walked away from the situation without forcing the issue. Most of the time everything runs smoothly and it may be a case of "one bad apple spoils the whole bunch." After, I asked my roommate "Why didn't you hit him back?" He stated that you can't argue with drunk people and it wasn't worth getting suspended for. If I am not saying that every person at the events (was) plastered, for a majority were sober. Again thank you for bringing this issue to light, and hopefully the student body could initiate changes in years to come. Sincerely, Ed Bednarz Some of the clubs who have yet to decide what their required community service project is going to be for the semes- The Beacon 7 ter, could hang posters, hand out fliers , or run a traffic safety or awareness course for the community. AltlJough these ideas may not solve the problem, trying them could not hurt. We, as pedestrians, must remember that we only have the right of way when crossing in a crosswalk or at an intersection. We cannot dart across any part of the street we wish and expect cars to stop, and we must be cautious, taking our parent's advice of "look both ways before you cross" to heart. · But we must work to inform drivers that their actions are not only not appreciated, but they also hold high consequences. Each time a motorist fails to yield the right of way to a pedestrian, who is abiding by the law, they could not only have points against their license, they could take a life. I, personally, don't think it is worth the four or fiye seconds someone might gain in getting to his or her destination to risk hitting a pedestrian. �12, Media Does Not Influence Violence school, and losing all common sense in a fit of rage. To say that media coverage can cause school School shootings are not caused by shootings is to in~er that we are all media coverage. zombies, receiving instructions only Contrary to some viewpoints, the from our evening news broadcastmedia does not shape our everyday ers, CNN, and MSNBC. Sure, that life. If they did, every last one of us sort of allegation could be made in would speak with diction like Peter the Soviet Union circa 1965, but not Jennings, would have voted for Bush, here, and not now. and would show pity for every group I could be mistaken, but no one to get a parade in New York City. has glorified a murderer on national The beauty o.f the United States of TV, on any radio station, or in any America is that we receive news and newspaper. process it all independently. No one Media coverage follows what tells us what shirts to buy (alright, events are going on. that's a separate argument for an adGranted, the media has the abilvertising class). No one tells us what ity to sensationalize certain events, we have to do, hence the glory of a but on the whole, most report the free country. news. A murder in a high school Sometimes, when others see me- qualifies as news, and the media dia coverage of an event like a school must do their job to cover it. To shooting, there can be what are watch coverage like this, and think known as "copycat" cases. In these that life in prison is well worth get"copycat" cases, someone mimics ting back at a friend is not a normal what they see on the news. thought process. I once heard that the definition of These students are "whacktrue insanity is doing something that jobs" and no media coverage, one has already been done, over and over way or the other, will stop them. again, and expecting different results. Also, as part of this job, journalists Anyone who brings a loaded fire- covering a situation such as a school arm to school and thinks they will shooting need to discover why somehow avoid being caught could something happened. easily be classified as insane. Unless This task is not always easy, and your name is James Bond or John journalists have to process as much Shaft, you WILL get caught. information as possible and pass all In the time preceding the school this news on to an anxious and shooting in California, there was no sometimes angry""'community lookdiscussion on the news of children ing for as much coverage as they bringing weapons to school. can find. Then how can this act of violence In conclusion, it is not the mebe explained? Independent, and con- dia, nor even the NRA that causes siderably twisted thoughts by an ado- school shootings. It's not the bullescent gunslinger. lies, and it is not the parents who This student did not watch car- have guns set aside in lock-boxes. toons one day, see Itchy shoot If the students would not go off on Scratchy, and think, "Wow, I'll be cool a secret agent tangent, thinking that if I do that..." This was a student who murder is an answer to anything, was tormented at school and went then we would avoid all of these about revenge in completely the problems. wrong way. Televison and radio have nothing to do with this student, or any other, reaching for a gun, bringing it to Beacon Staff Writer boshajd@wilkes.edu restaurant wl ly. Or not. anyway, I'm ess. Yay. Se and pie and �2001 GR VIEWS Eyes hrougHA e ll t 1I II y 1t n it .e al y ,.. yeah, like I have any idea I want to write about. Well, at home on Spring Break. Yeah. me! My friends are off in exotic , such as New Jersey, "up"New York, Maine, Florida, even Wilkes Barre ... and khere ... at home ... working ... at restaurant which loves me so y.0rnot. anyway, I'm at home, being a ss. Yay. Serving a ton of ice and pie and all that other good ening stuff restaurants are nto serve. I like work; I actu- rnr ally enjoy what I do, and the people I am with, for the most part anyway. But, I can see where college is good. It takes all the money I spend so much time earning. Yay college. Thank you Wilkes for bleeding my pockets and my bank accounts dry. Enough of that boring jibberish that you don't care about anyway. I was quite disappointed after last week. I only got two e-mails in response to my article about Winter Weekend. I was really hoping for more. One response was negative, of course, and the other was positive. I was happy to hear that someone actually agreed with me about this whole thing. He realized that I was not trying to destroy the concept of Winter Weekend, rather, to reform it, so that it could be more fun for everyone at Wilkes, including those who drink, as well as those who do not. To top it all off, this person was a Senior. .. so it's not just my lowly Sophomore mind that feels that things should be changed. In contrast to this correspondence was the other one that I got. This person told me that my facts about Wilkes were incorrect and that "Mr. Bosha can wear whatever he wants because he is not the President of the United State." 1t I- s, 1e >I ia :0 1k ta) { - 1e n. ts ol lY 1d ~h 111 1d k- ey 1e- Aaron Borunda ;es IIho es. Kllf.-.d ii) 61l.·e t ,oo ¢i!i 111 dnmfl J'rl\\Cr Sq.ucmiba!'t .l . 19/',H fi',..;;r,;,.1Jt11.s,~J.:;,,. 1.,i' l n Ath1<n.);, 4 1 ~ ~tha on Keys 1at 1g, !Se friends don't lat friands dri,a drunk ·- The Beacon 9 I was just wondering, exactly what "State" is Mr. Bosha not the President of? If you could let me know, I would appreciate it. At least then I will know which "State" to move to after I graduate from Wilkes. Surprisingly, and much to my dismay, I didn't get any responses to my article about Student Government. (Yes, Mr. Bosha, you can count this as one of the "nine articles" on Student Government in this issue of The Beacon.) I was really hoping for a response from Mr. Bosha, or at least a revised constitution on the Student Government web page. Needless to say, I got neither. It really bother~ me that the Constitution on the web page for our Student Government at Wilkes is not spell-checked either. I' m not exactly the head webmaster or a computer expert by any means, but I know that if/when I publish anything on the web that I would make sure that things are spaced correctly. Example (from the "Preamble" to the Constitution -http:// wilkes l. wilkes.edu/-sg/ constitution.html): "- maintain the necessary and pro per o bli ga tio ns a nd responsibilitiesof the students to the University, do hereby create the Student Governmentof Wilkes University and enact this constitutionfor its government." Three errors in the first part of the Constitution. I can point out many more, but that would be a waste of my time. Unfortunately, I didn't get a response from Ms. Danner either, or a chance to talk to her after the Student Gov~rnment meeting last week. I went up to her and asked to speak with her, but she asked me to excuse her that she'd be "right back." I waited for five minutes, but I had to get back to the paper. I couldn' t waste my time waiting for her to write out her checks and come out of her "meeting." I had bigger and better things to do. Maybe I'll have better luck next time. After going to the Student Government meeting last week, I was dead set on never going back there again. It was ridiculous. But. Oh yes ... there is a BUT here. My Managing Editor told me that she was asked (by a Student Government member, who I won't mention here) to cover Student Government again. Apparently, they don't want me there. Well, l'm sorry to disappoint you, but I will be there. I will have company with me, and I will be there. My Managing Editor will be there too. Either physically, or vicariously through me. She briefs me with my questions, so it's like she is there. Sorry to disappoint those of you who thought that I would never show up again. (Maybe I should have gone on the radio and an no unced that. .. hmmm .. .) This is a special announcement. Over the past few days I have been doing some soul searching ... been trying to figure out ... I don't know .. .I'm Student Government correspondent now and I've only gone to a meeting once. What should I do for the rest of the year? Should I go again? Should I not go again? Elementary Education and English, and my work study job, and my roles as Copy Editor and Staff Writer at The Beacon .. . it's a big work load. It gets to be tough after a while. But, at the urging offriends, classmates, associates (and most of all my Managing Editor) ... they said to go for it. So, I am making it official, my role as The Beacon Student Government correspondent. I wanted to make it official in this special Monday edition of The Beacon. And, yes, Mr. Bosha, this Beacon staff writer "got that one down" (on tape)." Student Government is actually making news for themselves for once." And I hope that you "got that one down." I will be at your~ meetings to watch you make more news for yourself. And have no fear, Mr. Bosha, I will not "come to see you the next morning" (namely, the morning after "March 29'\ conveniently enough (your) 21 st birthday"). So, don't forget to "keep it real''. because you have an "Anatomy test the next day." So, until Thursday, remember: "If you want to truly understand some- �10 The Beacon j Mlt.dl 12, FEATURE Brittian Breaks It Down By Jeff Brittian Beacon Staff Writer brittajs@wilkes.ed u Last Friday, things took a big tum at Wilkes University. The Student Government election became a race again. Normaily on my radio show, "''Phantom Friday," I have guests like the Crocodile Hunter, Statman, or Sean Connery. However, this week's show had a guest that I didn't have to do the voice for, because he was actually there. The current SG President came on the air to make an announcement. With music from the WWF playing in the background, John Bosha announced his bid for re-election. Everyone had heard rumors, but that made it official. Before then, it looked like Beth Danner would be the hands-down winner, simply because she was the only person running. Now in April, it will be President against VicePresident, which makes me wonder what the rest of the semester will be like ... the position of SG President is a presdigous and demanding position. When the top two people of SG are at odds for the same position, can they still work effectively together? I think they can. They are both decent people, and I don't think that their performance will be affected by their future goal. (But wouldn't that make for a great. episode of "Celebrity Deathmatch ?") Anyway, since this has the potential to be a close race, I have a few recommendations for the SG election committee: -All voters will be students that have made it into college. They have demonstrated intelligence that is apparently leaps and bounds ahead of that demonstrated by residents (?f Florida, who cannot match up a hole to punch with a name. Nevertheless, I think the ballot should consist of names and boxes. Any ballot with any type of mark in more than one box should be promptly shredded and discarded. -There should be one counting of votes; with one allowed recount. After that, tough crap loser, that's final. IRHC president Meg Stevens shall preside over the tallying. -Perhaps we should have an electoral college just as the US does. We can divide up electoral votes by dorm. For example, Evans has the largest population, so that dorm would have the most electoral votes, and then something else big like Fort or Rifkin, and so on. That would make it more interesting, especially since the dorm that Bosha is in has the smallest population of all, therefore the least amount of electoral votes. Just as in any election, there are certain rules, such as age, citizenship, etc. -Anyone who has travelled to FL within 3 weeks of the election will not be permitted to vote. Exposure to Floridiots will tamper with a normal person's ability to comprehend the voting process. So what kind of media will the candidates select for their campaign? They have $75 to spend on their campaign, no more, no less. This prevents things like the Blue Angels doing a fly-by over the . green way to support Bosha, or seeing a 30-second spot for Danner during a hockey game on ESPN. That's enough money for one big banner, a few little posters, and don' t forget all the food outside the SUB on election day. Of course, both candidates are invited to discuss their platforms any time they like on my show, and I am hereby inviting them to appear on "Phantom Friday" sometime before the election. A debate on Wilkes' radio station would be a grand idea, wouldn't it? Then all 4 or 5 people that listen to my show (just kidding) can make an informed decision about selecting the next SG presi- ing candle king your c nt after ant cafeteria. ti Since Janu: n twenty-fr college c, ited States I Jeff Brittian, host of Phantom Friday on WCLH, 90.7, tells it liken dent. Nothing has been decided yet, and the election is more than a month away. We'll see what this year's campaign brings. "Phantom Friday" airs every F day from 3-5 on 90.7 FM WC You can also hear it on CH 66if have cable on your TV. 155 North Main St. Wilkes-Barre 829-6444 Stromboli Antipas ta Wings Sandwiches Fries Piz:z:c Jl :i .1rc ir l-t- In House Specials 5pm to 11 pm eve :i WitbN Rurchas~ ofBev~ragy An Menu.item Bu lGetl FREE 2 large pies 10.99 We Deliver! Back room available for private parties and meetings. Call Frank for more information· '---------------------- -~ ~-... m't -~ g.r; -~I "I,•· .n �12, 2001 F&TURE ight My Fire? on campus ...especially when tragin nature. edies have occurred in p1aces not Wilkes University takes fire safety far from us .... They act like it's a big serious1y. . deal when it happens but nothing If you have any doubts, ask seIt doesn't take a pyromaniac to gets done." a fire that results in the death nior Kevin Siegel or sophomore Jeff Wednesday night Sieg~! and Brittain. Wilkes students. Brittain will be doing what they can These two young men will be preIt could be a prank or simply a to get something done by educating candle. It could result from sen ting a Fire Safety Educational ing students. king your dinner in your apart- Wednesday, March 14 at 7 :30pm in Brittain encourages fellow stunt after an unappetizing meal at the ballroom. The multi-media predents to attend to "gain knowledge cafeteria. Maybe it could spark sentation will deal with safety, premyour cigarette. Maybe you will vention, and escape. They will also of how to prevent fires, and what to the victim when you come home be sharing their own unique, first do in the event of a fire." The Fire Chief of Wilkes-Barre will asted after a party and pass out- hand experiences with the dangers also be present to answer any quesever hearing the fire alarm s. of fire. Fire is dangerous, and it is ari imBrittain is very passionate about tions. By raising the awareness of fire rtant issue on college campuses this subject. "Fire can spread so fast, you have to know what to do be- safety and prevention, Siegel and ross the nation. Since January 2001 there have fore you have to do it. Everyone is Brittain hope to prevent any serien twenty-five large fires reported _ affected by it, and there are 1,700 ous fue injuries or damage at Wilkes. The Inter-Residence Hall Council ncollege campuses across the fires at colleges each year. It can will be sponsoring refreshments at nited States killing four students. happen to anyone," he said. Senior Debra Gibson has seen the Wednesday night presentation. ccording to Campus Firewatch, All students are encouraged to at!even incidents have occurred in this topic receive attention over the residence halls, two incidents were years each time a nearby college had tend. Next time you light someone's fire, associated with Greek life, eight fires a fire break out. 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"' - -. . - .... , . . --* -* · Delivered: • 2 16" Pizzas I 2 Spicy Wings • 2 Liter Soda • • , , ¥1111#° _, ., . . .. _, ,.,.• Delivered: ' 16" Pizza I I 1 Topping : 1 Order Breadsticks i, • • !,_,.J/f·-,,-,J- .:!1!.A_!.._J. _ .. _ ~~-:9___ ~ ,J Menu Items Include: Pizza. Wings, Stromboli Breadsticks~ Cheesesticks and Soda Wilkes U. Special: $3.99 Large Pizza Pick - Up ( Only With· Coupon) �.... 12 The Beacon ENTERTAINMENT eof the Future Take full advantage of · your knowledge and skill Canricorn this week. Act quickly," r though, or you may not have time to calculate your next move. You will receive full merit for your work this · . jveelc Later on, you will realize what a valuable addition to your credit you have . made. " Spontaneity is a virtue for you Aries. Doing things Aries on a whim is not a curse . for you, as it is for many. Feel free to go on impulse this week, but be careiufof the promises you are mak:. ing to people. They are taking time out of your busy 'schedule, to get the things done that ou need to be done. You may be group orien. tated but you also need to Aquarius . be personally recognized . for the ideas that you are responsible. for giving birth to. Don't be too quick to jump to conclusions one way or another. Someone has probably already spoken on your behalf. An aspect of your values or resources in relation to those of others heeds highlighting today. • You will gave the urge this week to do something ereTaurus ative. GO FOR IT. Lately, nothing has been going on in your life, and the frustration of not going anywhere will give you the motivation todo so~ething about it this week. If you think too highly 9f . others, you might think Pisces that you don't value ;yourself enough. This is not the case. The fact of toe matter is, is that you recognize traits in them that you yourself posses. Take time this week to enjoy the beauty in your life. Do not hesitate to ask questions of those people that you "think too highly of." Gemini This week it is important for you to get back to yo'!lr roots, and have, loving conversa- tions with your friends and family. They created who you are, you need to give , back sorrie of yourself. You also need to ·concentrate on work/school-related tasks this week. with Arden o ~;::~n~e:~·:~:!'i:n::s~ :{ ~ You have a great am bewiJdering this.week. Do·••·' · • ·· other people, but you rtot thh1k that it. is everyLibra . watch your words this one else. It ju::,t ~o happens that'you are extra What you say will either inspire perceptive this week. You should write 'down •hate you, be intrigued by you. your thoughts and dreams, they areimpor- careful; Try to see how other peo tant f9r insight into the future. Seeing things>· around you, but from another angle from "another perspective" will help sort out . what you have witnessed thus far. your own idiosyncrasies. or Things cannot always be " . . . _ · We all have the ability to wildly out of love when ~ ~ put into terms of money. 111 • ~ ing with an awkward or Leo You are notorious for you Scorpio situation. Do not let that generosity, but this week, you need to be more generous with your time, than your need y·our guidance, and you cannot money. Lend an ear to a friend in need; harshly, or they may go over the edge, I you will feel completely appreciated; to an all-out battle. lJse your ability to· which ~ill make your sense of self much ence others this week, to help others see they need to go, or what they have to do. better. ,.,.~ Virgo A lot of things you will hear and see this week will ~voke strong feelings in your heart. Do not let that bother you. too much, but you should follow the ageold rule, "Do unto others as others do unto you." ,JI!" Sagittarius say. Not everybody is going to be joking mood,, and you may slip and something that will strike a nerve in one. Survey the ground b~fore battle. , extenc pthimt t season tty nice d to rep ough told r e goin~ ather b, �12, 2001 The Beacon 13 S:CR1S Jannuzzi named D-1~1 Player of Year This past Wednesday, senior int guard Dave Jannuzzi was ed the 2001 Jostens Trophy reient, honoring him as the top stuUathlete in NCAA Division III n's basketball. The award puts cherry on top of a stellar fivearcareer, extended by a foot inthat kept him out of all but four es last season. "It's a pretty nice honor," Jannuzzi ented to reporters. "The first ing I thought when Coach tnnot r 'ckrode) told me was that _l'm lge, lea py to be going down there, but lty to i would rather be going down to ·s see w y," •e to d 'There" is Salem, VA, the site of - - -- • Final Four, where Dave will re·ve his award cin Thursday. Dave the rest of the Colonels were 'minated from the NCAA toumant Saturday in an overtime loss Kings .Point last Saturday (see !Ure). "It's just' grel!t news," Coach 'ckrode told the media. "That gman has worked so hard for long as he has been at Wilkes. has been in my office every day the summer of 1996. He was me work harder. It just gave me an excuse to get better." "I'm the type of person that believes every time something happens, it happens for a reason I looked at it as sort of a blessing." Jannuzzi has had a stellar career, not only leading Wilkes to four Freedom _Conference championships and taking the-Colonels to the NCAA tournament four times, but also getting numerous individual awards along the way. -Dave has · been honored as Freedom Confer-ence Player of the Year three times (including this season), two-time Regional Academic All-Am@rican, First Team All-American as ajumor in 1998-99, and an All-Tournament Team selection at the 1998 Final Four. Dave has 'also excelled in the _c lassroom as well here at Wilkes. Majoring in Elementary Education and Psychology, Dave made the Dean's List seven out of eight semesters, received Middle Atlantic Conference Academic Honors three times, and gradu~ted magna cum . laude in 2000 with a 3.64 GPA. He is currently pursuing a master's degree in Educational Development and Strategies, maintaining a 3.83 Jannuzzi goes up for lay-up in GPA. Cabrini game. "What winning this award really says is that I've been blessed to be After receiving word late last year that he would receive an extra year of eligibility, Dave was determined to make the most of it. "It just made around great people who have sacrificed a lot of things for me," Jannuzzi remarked. "There have been a lot of people who have given me a lot of opportunities. It says I have a great family who has supported me in everything I have done. I also can't say enough about Coach Rickrode." "When I stared my career at Wilkes, I wanted to say that when I was finished, I was the Player of the Year. It was ,a n individual goal I wanted to accomplish. To say that I accomplished that goal says to me that I didn't waste time at Wilkes. I told myself that when I went to Wilkes I was just going to work, \\'Ork, work. I focused on academics and basketball." Both have paid great dividends for the Colonels alf-time leading scorer. · Rickrode saw the end of an era last Saturday, but he will never forget Dave Jannuzzi, the man, the basketball player. "More difficult than from a basketball standpoint ... He's like a son to me. It extends way beyond basketball. His will to win and his will to be as good as he can be is something that I respect. I'm gonna miss him." By the chant of "Thank you, Dave" after the garrie and the emo- Da~e ·Parfrtt!Beacon Archives Jannuzzi takes the ball down court. tions we all felt Saturday night, every one will miss him. Thank you, Dave. Softball Roster: Revised By Kevin Sickle . Beacon Staff Writer sickteks@wilkes.edu I have to apologize to many of the girls for not printing their names in my article in the March 1st edition of The Beacon. When it was brought to my attention by a thoughtful reader that I had left a few out, I felt the need to give all the girls the respect they deserve, so here is the entire roster for 2001 : 2001 Women's Softball Roster Player ONLY YOU CAN PREVENT FOREST flRES. www.smokeybeauom Year Alice Fink Senior Robyn Mendygral Senior Nancy Stover Senior . Ki~ Chapman Junior Lisa t{artman Junior Sandy Mullen Junior Erin Priestman Junior Melissa Babcock Sophomore Brooke Shreaves Sophomore Selena Bednarz Freshman Andrea Chabala Freshman Julie Dalmas . Freshman Leora Kleist Freshman Samantha Mann · . Freshman M,elissa Mendygral Freshman J5esiree ·Podras)cy " . . Freshman ~,::~,~~:~,..&;:¾{:''~~$i:o:~-»~•f~i'«<~id~:-. ,,m-:-.:::«';&;;:.~-:<tl.K<:::,:':,=.JiM:,._~ Position ' ",,.~.::="" Pitcher Shortstop Outfield Outfield Pitcher Catcher Third Base First Base . Outfield Infield Outfield Pitcher Catcher · Catcher Second Base Catcher,,.;._.;;,,. ~,.;e;.::;.:,.:.;.,;,,>;::;:,:,:;:; 1 M, �SPORTS ~4 The Beacon Mm:n12, .C olonels ' Dream End By Kevin Sickle Jannuzzi kicked the Wilkes lead 1:0 seven with 13 :22 to go in the opening half. See-saw scoring kept Wilkes in The Wilkes University Colonels · front. Walsh then hit another from men's basketball team had high exthe stripe to spred the lead to eight, pectations ·placed upon them the their largest of the contest. Kings j!ntire sea<;on. Expectations from the Point then cut into that lead over school, their fans, the media, and the next minute, getting it to within even themselves. Pressure is often two. Brad Sechler then responded a result of expectations, which usuby hitting his first bucket of the ally isn't a good thing. The Colonight, a three for good measure. nels had said there was pressure on A Kings Point basket was then them in last Saturday's NCAA secmatched by a lay-up from Dave ond round matchup with the visitPliska, but a charge was called as ing Kings Point Mariners, but addwell, giving him three fouls with 7:06 . ing to that the pressure put on them to play in the half. by the Mariners, was too much. r:,,tissed shots by the Colonels Wilkes fell to Kings Point 100-98 in gave the Mariners the chance to take overtime, ending their chance at a the lead, but they turned the ball national title and their season at 23over on two of their next three pos3. sessions, allowing Ron McIntyre's After winning t~e opening tip, lay-up and John Boylan 's free throw Kings Point jumped out to the early to move the Wilkes lead to six. · lead. Tom Stambaugh quickly pulled With another lay-up by Walsh, the Colonels even with a deuce. A giving Wilkes an eight-point lead free throw put Wilkes down one, but and only i :43 to go in the opening Stambaugh then connected on two · lay-ups, giving Wilkes their first lead half, it looke_d as though the Coloof the contest. A Kevin Walsh free- nels would go into the locker room bie followed by another Stambaugh with a sizeable lead. Kings Point had other plans. hoop gave the Colonels' a four-point Johnny Garrett connected once lead. from the line and Nate Barton · The Mariners then shot back into knocked down his second three of it with a three and a fast-break laythe night to pull the Mariners to up, giving them a one-point advanwithin four, 48-44, going into halftage. The two teams then exchanged Beacon Staff Writer sickleks@wilkes.edu buckets until a two from Walsh and a triple from the hands of Dave tickled twine with his second three, pushing the lead back to seven, but Kings Point was then able to work on the deficit, getting it to just one only two and a haif minutes later. Following a bucket from Stambaugh and a single from · Garrett, Wilkes couldn't connect from short range twice and a three didn't go either. A Kings Point miss then brought the ball back up to the Wilkes end and Sechler connected from inside the arc. Another Mariner miss gave Walsh the chance.to hit two from the line, inc.r easing the Colonel lead to f;ight. An exchange of buckets ensued over the next two and a half minutes before Kings Point chipped away at the lead once again. A Kevin Bernick trifecta and two gimmies by Garrett got them to within pair before Jannuzzi's two gave Wilkes some room. A Stambaugh block lead to another Wilkes possession, but Kings Point returned the favor on Walsh. Free throws on the other end were then responded with two •from Walsh to keep the Colonels lead at three until Garrett connected from long distance to e;en the contest for the first time in the second half. Yet another free throw exchange, with Wilkes' two coming by the a hands of junior Greg Barrouk, kept the contest deadlocked. A Colonel turnover then allowed Kings Point to take a two-point lead, with a chance to make it more following still another Wilkes turnover. Fortunately for Wilkes, the Mariners couldn't convert, allowing Jannuzzi to hit a jumper to knot it up. Barrouk then made one of two from the line to give Wilkes a slim lead, but a pair of Kings Point lay-ups gave them a three-point spread. Wilkes then got an offensive board and put-back from Sechler, coupied with a pair of free throws by J annuzzi to momentarily regain the lead. Nate Barton then scored the next five Mariners points to give them a three point lead before Brad Sechler knocked down yet another three to pull the game even with 2:28 remaining. Kings Point looked to run away with it as they went on a 5-0 run to take an 88-83 lead with 50 ticks left on the clock. Tom Stambaugh then calmly stepped to the line to hit a pair. A failed Mariner possession gave-Wilkes the ball back and Dave Jannuzzi stepped up and knocked down a triple to tie the game with just four seconds to play, kick-starting the crowd. "What else can we Continued on Page 15 Travis Keck/B Dave Pliska puts it in the air an attempt at three. time. After the intermission, Sechler .Donna .Kowalczyk Hair Salon • Cuts • Styles • Colors • Higglights · • Texture • Texture • Texture • Waves • Facials • Waxing • Retail Products 419 S. River St., Wilkes Barre Travis Keck/Beacon Mariners surround Ron Mdntyre as he looks to score. (~omer of Academy and S. River Sts.) �, 2001 The Beacon 15 S:Q{IS Overtime Thriller inuedfrom Page 14 had some game of chance to take the their own . · "The lead from the free throw line, but both guys executed attempts failed. things out of Garrett then took the timeouts, even the last play, when we ball through the lane and laid it in with 2.7 set things up in the huddle. They exseconds left to play. The inbounds pass ecuted pretty well. went to Dave Plisko, We just had a hard who took two steps time stopping them inside half-court and (the Mariners)." fired. The shot hit the "We missed show side of the rim, chippies in the secbounced off the ond half we usually backboard and away make," Rickrode from the cylinder as continued. · "I thought the adtime expired. Kings vantage we had at Point squeaked out a halftime, we were 100-98 victory. "I think the guys scoring inside p r e t t y executed pretty well," Travis Keck/Beacon Coach Rickrode said John Boylan looks for one during a free well . .. Second half we missed some of the last second at- throw oppritunity. tempt. "Dave (Plisko) chippies. We went got the ball, took two dribbles like he after it pretty hard. We out rebounded them should've, got as close as he could and left it 40-31. A couple shots just didn't fall." go. Came close. (It's) A low percentage shot." "We did a pretty good job with their presOverall Rickrode was pleased with the Colo- sure. I felt that sometimes we were content to nels offense, but he knew that Kings Point just break the pressure and not look to ~wondered Kings Point head coach Bill e. "I'mju8t like, 'Let's get it in, let's get it me court and see what happens."' What happen quickly quieted the home crowd. the inbound, Jannuzzi went for the steal instead fouled Barton, who went down sank the two free throws. A three-quarlength inbounds pass was tipped out by sPoint, giving Wilkes the b!ll in front of scorer's table. Jannuzzi made up for his miscue as he drove baseline and cond on a lay-up as the buzzer sounded, ing the Wilkes faithful into a frenzy. gelater said that the Marts Center is "by !he toughest environment I've ever been !mean this is really hard." 1/ilkes took the early lead in the overtime aJannuzzi lay-up. A failed possession by sPoint was then followed by two Wilkes overs. Barton was then fouled on a three!attempt and sank all three shots. Kevin ick then connected from downtown and ettsank two free throws to push the lead lour at 98-94 with only 53.7 seconds to go me overtime. Iannuzzi then hit a two and Dave Plisko ked the inbounds off of a Kings Point er, allowing John Boylan to tie the game. ~olen inbounds pass then gave Wilkes a go . . . Hell of a game." Dave Jannuzzi paced the Colonels in his last collegiate game with 24 points. Junior Tom Stambaugh followed with 18. Junior Kevin Walsh had 15 and five assists , while juniors Brad Sechler and Ron McIntyre capped the Wilkes players in double digits with 13 and 10, respectively. Coach Rickrode had nothing but praise for the group of players he coached this season: "What this team has done over the year as far as how they've progressed, and if you look at the team that we had last year in comparison to this year, (we) basically have four different starters on the floor. We've got some new guys and the guys, I felt, got better as the year went on. (They) worked hard at practice every day. They take me yelling at them a lot. .. They're a good group." Nate Barton and Johnny Garrett both had 21 for the Mariners, with Kevin Bernick adding 17, and 14 came from Seth Cobb. With the win, Kings Point moved on to play Clark, who defeated Amherst 89-76 Saturday, March 3 rd as well. Kings Point then fell to the Cougars, 75-69, this past Saturday. 768 Sans So_uci Pkwy. Wilkes Barre (570)824-9500 Wilkes Special $5. 99 - 1 Large Cheese $9.99 - 1 Large, 5 Toppings $12.99 - 1 Large I-topping/ 1 Order Cheesestick/ 2 Liter Coke I Mon -Thur - 11 :OOam - 12:30am Fri - Sat - 11:00am - 1:30 Sunday - Noon - 11 :OOpm Travis Keck/Beacon vin Walsh wrestles for a rebound. -----1•' .. .. . ....... "' .. ..... ... .. . t .. ... " ....... . . JII , . . .... .... ,.. ,. ... "' .... ,. .,. .,. ~ ....... ,. .... - - ... ,.. .. ,. �.. .J p " Dave Plisko tries to maneuver around tough Mariner defense. � 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 2001 March 12th Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2001 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/1c2d51750e77f5e2ee4be6121f9f885d.pdf e96e1427c978e28dccef78c2f50851ae PDF Text Text l t Ul Wacky Winter Weekend at Wilkes J See page 2/or story and credits �2 The Beacon NEws Winter Weekend Wrap-up By Josh _Liebner_ and By Nick Meadows Beacon Ed!lonal Assistant liebnejt@wilkes.edu Beacon News Editor meadowna@wilkes.edu People had fun giving to charity this weekend by participating in Winter Weekend. The festivities started Thursday and went into Saturday here at Wilkes University. The whoopla began on Thursday night with a concert by the Poptart Monkeys. (See page 14 for more info on the band) Outside the concert, students enjoyed Sumo wrestling and inflatable Twister. Teams earned points by donating canned goods to charity. Friday night brought a volleyball tournament. Teams also competed in a spirit, banner and T-shirt contest. · Saturday morning saw teams competing in various activities on the Greenway. Examples of these games are a bat spin, tug-o-war, hoola-hoop, and amoebae. Amoe- bae is a contest where the teams lock arms and walk across the Greenway. There were 11 total teams with 20 people completing a team. The teams were split evenly with ten guys and ten ladies to a team. Points were earned for participating as well as .placing in a contest. Points were also earned based on Adam Poli the amount of canned goods col"We'll get Hammered, then Get Nailed" races to pass hola hoop through the · lected. Team seven was the team members. overall winner. Team eleven came the donations. The participants The atmosphere of the whole in second, followed by team eight. benefit from the experience. For a complete breakdown of teams weekend was very lively and enerhave a fun time competing with getic. The teams were extremely and winners. (See box) spirited and they seemed to feed off each other. The campus benefits Saturday's cold weather did not from the chance to bring the stuof each other's energy. dampen the team's spirit during the dents and faculty together in a The big winner of Winter Weekoutside competitions. The chill formal setting. end is the charity that benefits from outside did not factor in the outcome of the events taking place inside. Monday 26 ~ (,117/;/(! ( ; Scattered Showers �NEWS STUDENTS ROBBED IN HOME AT GUNPOINT University Franklin St back HaJl e, PA 18766 8-5903 or -2962 TheBeacon3 By Amanda Leigh Brozana Beacon. Managing Editor brozanal@wilkes.edu + Similar too a scene ,out of an action flick gone horribly wrong, four masked men invaded junior, Ron McIntyre's off-cam·pus home packing semi-automatic weaponry Monday - evening . .. McIntyre, Michael Snider, Wilkes University sophomore, and McIntyre's cousin, Rodney Johnson of Newark, DE were in ·McIntyre's residence at 57 Regent St. when the men knocked on the door at approximate} y 8:30 p.m. McIntyre asked who it was, and receiving no response, opened the· door a little to see. Suddenly the glass broke _ Photo ourtesy o Timeser o o Department and the perpetrators Ron McIntyre's home at 57 Regent Street was the sight of the in-home invasion which occured Monday evening began to knock .the at 8:31 p.m. McIntyre and tw6 other men were victims of the 28th robbery to happen in Wilkes-Barre and surrounding areas so .far this year. door down. "I tried to hold "Our hearts go out to the them off, but they overpowered did not find it, they took the scribed as a black male, about me and broke down the door," wallets of their victims, as well 6'3", medium build, light com- young men, both for their physias a Sony Play Station, and jew- plexion. The white male was cal and emotional suffering durMcIntyre recalled. described as about 5' 10", thick ing this." From there, the assailants elry. He added, ''This kind of situforced the men to the floor and Before exiting through the glasses." . Wilkes University sent a main- ation makes us aware of the fact proceeded to search through the back, one of the assailants house, stealing the valuables picked up the television and tenance crew to "secure and re- that we must always remain they could find, according to hurled it onto McIntyre's back. pair the home. The university vigilant, look out for one anSgt. Donald Crane of the They then fled the scene in, what took it upon itself to make sure other; to stay safe and protected. Wilkes-Barre Police Depart- is described as_, a small to me- the door was fixed and could be These men were completely indi um sized vehicle. The caR locked," said Dean Paul Adams. nocent and to be violated like ment. "Our immediate concern that makes us aware of what During the incident, McIntyre, was possibly a 1986 to 198.8 (was) to make sure they (were) kind of situation is out there." Snider, and Johnson were Chrysler LeBaron, purple. McIntyre and Snider are both Chief Cookus, Wilkes Univer- safe," said University Relations kicked and beaten. members of the Wilkes Men's "One of the men had ~ gun to sity Chief of Security, informed Director, Vaughn Shinkus. Wilkes also· offered McIntyre Basketball team. It has been conthe back of my head," said The Beacon Wednesday that McIntyre. He continued, "I "the police believe it was just the other housing accommodations. firmed by Coach Rickrode that "We are looking at ways to they are in satisfactorr condition grabbed the gun, trying to knock wrong house. Not often do you it out of his hand, but he hit me break into a college student's make (McIntyre's) living condi- and will be competing in the across my forehead and in the home and expect to find a lot of tions safer," commented playoff game scheduled for Saturday at Wilkes against the winmoney." Shinkus. back of my head. The three victims were examWhen the University was con- ner_ of this evening's game be"They just kept hitting us and hitting us, saying 'give it up, ined and treated for the minor tacted about the incident, Adams tweel} King's Point Mariners remarked, "Any time anything and the Cabrini Cavaliers where is it, we know there is injuries they sustained. According to the police news The police incident report like this happens it is a wake up somebody else here!"' According to police reports, identifies the suspects as ''three call for us. It shakes .the entire release, "the investigation is the men were looking for a large black males, one white male, all campus and makes us realize continuing by the Wilkes-Barre Police Detective Division." um of money; but whe,n they ,.in their ~Os. Oo~ ,suspe,ct de- that .we are vulnerable. • J ~ I �4 The Beacon NEWS SG Encouraged to Attack Campus.Issues By Josh Liebner Beacon Editorial Assistant liebnejt@wilkes.edu Last evening's Student Government meefing was called to order at 6 :03 PM in the Student Government Suite in the SUB. Quorum was met with only five members not in attendance. The first issue addressed was whether or not to grant the Business and Accounting Club.the $675 they requested. The money will be used to pay for a charter bus to New York City. The club will raise the rest of the money as needed. In a vote df 23 to zero with three members abstaining, the club was granted that fund. It was reported that the.Freshmen Auction went well last wee k. It raised more money then expected, but no definite figure was give_n. Winter Weekend was also a success . The winning team (Team Seven) chose the T-shirts as their prize. Team 11 came in second and chose out or another emergency should arise, it could the sweatshirt. Team 8 came in third and their be a problem to find help. prize was a tool chest. SG Representative Greg Collins brought up the The NACA Conference was a success. The issue that -the Government should take initiative attending members enjoyed their time in Nashville. to get involved with small issues on campus. He The presentation went "well" according to Student said that as the Student Government of a college Government President, John Bosha. campus, they have the power to confront smaller Commuter Council reported that someone broke issues, and should do so. into the cabinet where they keep videos, near the SG President John Bosha concurred and ·the Security Desk. A few videos were stolen . The floor was open to possible issues. Possibilities Committee would like to get a new cabinet. that were raised include paving the gravel path by If you are interested in learning your future, you the bell tower and placing a flashing light near can talk to the Psychics that will be visiting campus the crosswalk between the SUB and Greenway. on March IJ. I In his closing statements, Bosha remarked on The Resident Halls will be open until Sunday at . the importance of members .participating in noon now, ins.tead of closing on Saturday as meetings. As he put it, "It is important to be at ·planned. This is for those students who wish to the meeting, but it is more important to be here stay for the basketball game on Saturday. The and do something." Hopefully the members take number of Resident Assistants will be scarce, their president's words to heart however, so be warned that if you lock yourself YMCA Decision Supported by Athletics By Marcus Sowcik Beacon Staff Writer sowcikmf@wilkes.edu Wilkes University authorities can remove three items from their "to do list" with one stroke of the pen. By passing the YMCA proposal, which consists of three major sections, Wilkes can gain free access to the Y's gymnasium, can form a men's and women's swimming team, and can also add more on-campus apartments for resident students. The first portion of this offer, which has bee'n debated throughout the school for the past two weeks, gives' students a reduced membership to the YMCA's facilities. The membership will allow students to lift weights, swim, and take work out classes for a fraction of the regular student membership fee, which costs about 80 dollars. Estimations project that the cost will run between IO and 15 dollars, and will be added into student tuition fees. Dr. Jim Rodechko, Vice President of Academic Affairs of Wilkes University, has monitored this situation closely, and is very optimistic about this opportunity. "The main concern here is student apartment style house in the YMCA. The floor happiness, .and the majority of students seem to will be newly remodeled, and will hold between be in favor of it. I too agree with the students, and 20 and 25 students. feel very positive about the proposal." Dean Mark Allen commented on the new housBy accepting this proposal, the university also ing in a recent student government meeting, and has the chance to add another collegiate sport to · said it would "ease the need for housing for inits list of 14. The YMCA has agreed to let Wilkes CO!lling students." The house will hold one resiform a men and women's swim team, something dent assistant, and will operate exactly like the other on-campus apartments. · · the athletic department favors strongly. The proposal has already passed through the Athletic Director Adelene Malatesta supports the proposal, and the idea of adding another athletic Student Government by a large majority in a reteam. She feels that "the swim team could attract a cent meeting. The proposal will now move on to variety of students," and cai:i enhance Wilkes' com- be voted upon by the Board of Trustees, and if petitive sporting persona. A part time coach would passed will go into effect in the fall of 2001. be hired, and the season would fit into the winter · The YMCA has already begun its construction of a new fitness center, new pool, and is ready to sports agenda. The YMCA will be ready to host the swim team begin remodeling the floor for dorm students. The Board will vote within the next few weeks, by adding a new Olympic size swimming pool for the athletes to use. By adding this second pool, it and Dr. Rodechko feels that it pass the pro- · will eliminate congestion between the team and posal as easily as the students did. "As long as leisure swimmers. there is overwhelming support from the students, Finally, the proposal could help eliminate the I don't see why the Bo.ard wouldn't pass it. The need for more on-campus housing. If Wilkes rec- main concern is the attitude of the students, since ognizes the offer, they will begin to construct an this is for them." will Community Service takes ·Students to India By Kathleen Awad Beacon Staff Writer A handful of Wilkes University students are being hosted by the JSS Academy of Technology to travel to India over the spring break. They are "goodwill'.' ambassadors to a group of forty students from India who will be studying at Wilkes next year as part of a student exchange program. Wilkes ranked third in the_nation last year for their successful participation of approximately 29,000 hours of community service to thoujands of individuals from 100 area Participants of India Service Trip. Office agencies. Now, Wilkes wants to spread its of Volunteer Services and Campus supportive wings across the globe to volun- Interfaith sponsors this trip. teer their time, energy, and skills in Delhi, physically handicapped individuals as part-of India over the break. their mission. The students who are participating in this Thanks to all who helped with the two-fold mission are Sarah Becker, Deborah fundraising, which made this trip possible. Brandt, Amanda Carleton, Michael Your generosity will touch the lives of many Figueiredo, Kate Kulesa, Jennifer Lastovica, over spring break. The Wilkes family would Shawn Perrine, and Joel Shrum. They will be like to bid the students farewell and Godoffering "hands on" services to the poor in speed, and to commend them for their selfIndia, working at a center for mentally and less decision to s"pend this time in India. Metz to increm ·ces provided. ant General N anda Brozana ·s meeting with t, James R. Di< John Basha, President, runs productive meeti ttimes, pre-ma< ·ners for food i uld like to make , the serv~ce ctory to any1 met with Pa ollc ·. . es,·· .· u ·kes~;:E,do· for•Xl\1emfief8 There is a clµb on.campus that you ot have heard about. It is the Wilkes ersity Games Club. This club was s ast semesteF but has not received much icity or attention but we would now · elcome all of you to join this club. The club began last semester as a f the ICS 220 Creative Rastirnes cl nstructed by Dr. Anthony Kapolka. I ails the playing of various,games and or a release of the stress of college life. ncludes console video games, network, ames, athletic activities, chess, RP any other games and pastimes. This semester the Games Club pl xpanding grea.tly. There will be many aising tournaments and competitions ester along with general in club ses If you are interested in joining the lub or at least showing up to check eel free to stop by our first meeting emester during the activities peri ursday, March 01 at 11:30 in the oor of the SUB. The Games Club Email address ~ games@wilkes.edu ejourneybi morning. ' and arrive and excited. shuttle is tak . The Opryl the most I1 building in awe of d by huge , houses, st• You soon g gthe other ·scover th, ndin: yours of th bacl nts ~ or tl �The Beacons NEWS tzMoves TOwards Changes due to Lack Student Satisfaction and Halliday, O'Hop was positive over the possible change. "We will do everything we can to raise the level of satisfaction," the Vice President of Business· Affairs for the school commented. Ideas Dickson took to O'Hop included the suggestion to make to7go containers available for all . meals served in the cafeteria. Students would n;ceive one entree, two sides and a bottled beverage with this package as one meal. O'Hop says that students are responsible for their food service. "You [the students] must take responsibility and talk to the Food Committee chairperson who should be representing the students." last week's The Beacon which ineral negative references to the cafMetz Food Service, The Beacon to announce that action has been Metz to increase satisfaction with · sprovided. ant General Manager, Malcolm contacted The Beacon's Managing da Brozana, on Friday afternoon · meeting with Metz Regional Vice ~ James R. Dickson, to discuss isthe service as a whole. rs that were addressed included times, pre-made sandwiches, and to ·ners for food in the cafeteria. ld like to make some changes by the ents come back from Spring Break. ly, the service, as it stands now, is · factory to anyone," stated Dickson. nmet with Paul O'Hop, Vice PresiBusiness Affairs for Wilkes Univerrdiscussing concerns with Brozana Students take time OL!t of busy schedule to eat in cafeteria. Changes have been promised in system by Metz management. ,F ., , ollowing up on SG in·NACA Nashville journey begins too early on a Satmorning. You catch all the right and arrive in Nashville, Tennessee excited. Before you know it the lltuttle is taking you up the Opry land The 0pryland Hotel stands before the most Immense, beautiful archi~ building you have ever seen. You mawe of the impressive interior by huge gardens, waterfalls, planhouses, stores, rivers, and furnishYou soon get lost finding your.room the other 3,000 rooms. Bef9re long over that it is a marathon walk to vention center mostly due to inevigetting lost several times along your find yourself among 2,000 other students with countless artists, co,lecturers, and various event staff. lmed by the people and your amazundings, you sit down and pause. yourself, "How can you get the of this experience and what can gback to Wilkes?" The ents attending the National Confor the National Association of Activities this past week included !heakoski, Jeff Brittain, John Bosha, anson, and myself. Brian, John, lfwere primarily focused on our --·- _____ __ .. -- ------ ---,.. I presentation on increasing activity fees. We you must first work on strengthening your- of ideas, great memories, new contacts, and renewed energy to serve our student body. wanted to be a source of guidence and sup- . self." After four long days with little sleep, little There was much to be learned by all the port for other schools who desire to increase programming quality by increasing food, and painful blister~ from all the walk- delegates in attendence. Now the key mistheir activity fee. Our presentation was one ing, we tried to fit all the fdeas and infor- sion the six of us have is to begin to of the few that was given by students, and mation we received into our luggage. Many impliment these ideas and encourage stuwe were proud to be representing our uni- lectures, workshops, presentations, show- dents to take advantage of all the unique cases, and mainstages were attended with opportunities Wilkes has to offer. On beversity. Jeff and Fran were representing Pro- a lot of notes taken. If you ask John Bos ha half of the entire delegation from Wilkes, gramming Board at the convention. After what he learned, he'll say, ''There's so I extend my thanks to the student body for seeing a variety of the activities currently much!" Indeed, we have gained a wealth the opportunity and honor to represent you· entertaining college campuses across the nation, Fran has returned to campus with a passion to seek out student input on activities and deliver what the students want. Jeff would like to expand and develop better publicity to increase student involvement. Jeff also desires to develop more regular programming in the future. Erica Trowbridge, Alumni Gold Coordinator and SG advisor, attended the conference as well. She was able to attend workshops to help her transition from active student into the role of advisor and full time employee. When asked what important message did she learn that students need to hear, she responded, "Bef_ore you can strengthen your organizations Three members of SG and two members of Programming Board represented Wilkes at National and the university as a whole, Conference. • f ,. I r 1' .. • ,' r' 1 · , r ; c :, . ,.. 1f,i ( r1 ♦ 11 • , .. • 1 .•~ • .'i t ~ ,; ' tl. / , 1 , \/ ,1, t 1J I Ji .I' �6 The Beacon A Field Guide ·to Birds of Armenia By Tara Barrie erately smaller than the state of Maryland. Armenia hosts a model topography for birds of prey. DurOn Tuesday night, February 27, ing their four years of research, the Wilkes University had a guest lec- team found 35 birds of prey, which turer, Dr. Daniel Klem, Jr., come to is equivalent to the 35 bin:ls of prey talk about the birds found in all of of Armenia. The DeNorth America. partment of Biology Armenia has 346 and the Department total species of of Chemistry hosted birds whereas, for the lecture. Dr. Klem comparison, the is a 1968 graduate of whole ~f Europe Wilkes University has 550 species . where he earned his and the area enB.A. in Biology. }-le compassed by the then went on to reformer Soviet ceiv e hi s M .A. at Union has 750 speHoffstra University cies. The area is an in New York: He ideal place for continued school at birds because of Southern Illinois Dr. Daniel Klem, Jr. the Caucus MounUniversity in Carbondale, Illinois tains and Lake Sevron, which is the where he majored in Ornithology second largest Alpine lake in the and earned his Ph.D. in Zoology. · world (the first is Lake Geneva in Dr. Klem belongs to several pro- Europe). Armenia is semi-desert for fessional secieties, including The most of the country with several Ecological Society ef America, eroded areas. Lake Sevron has lowHawk Mountain Sanctuary Associa- erect 20 meters and marshes have tion, & the National Institute for dried up. Fortunately, fishponds that · Urban Wildlife among others. Dr. were created for commercial reaKlem has also been honored with sons have helped ease the impact research grants from national & in- of the previous on the birds and rest temational organizations. He has an of the environment. extensive publication record in A Field Guide to Birds of Armeprestigious journals including top- nia (copyright 1997) is an accurate ics from Animal Behavior to Mi- and comprehensive publication on · grating Bird Populations to Hand- the birds of Armenia. The contents books & field guides. Dr. Klem is of the book include a simple and currently at the Department of Bi- functional text description of 346 ology at Muhlenberg University species. The book also includes 61 where he is also known for the mu- plates prepared by 12 of the world's seum that he manages. Most re- most distinguished bird artists. Bird cently, Dr. Klem has be~n named a artists are better than using pictures member of the board of trustees because they can show you a bird here at W1lkes University. from all angles. Distribution maps Dr. Klem first became interested accurately documenting the location in the birds of Arrflenia by a man of species records and assessing named Sarkis Acopian. Mr. species abundance can also be Acopian had the idea that found in the book. Besides Dr. birdwatching might be an excellent Klem, Dr. Martin S. Adamian, a way to get Armenians to .care about renowned ornithologist and senior the environment and develop a con- scientist in the Armenian National servation ethic. This eventually be- Academy of Sciences also authored came the goal of the project. Mr. the book. Sarkis Acopian became the ExecuDr. Klem mentioned several intive Program Director for A Field teresting birds that the researchers Guide to Birds of Armen ia . He found in Armenia. The Lammermade sure that the right organiza- geier is a bird that builds its nest on tions supported the research work the top of very tall rocks. The rethat was to be done in Armenia. He searchers had to hire a professional also produced the first accurate map rock climber in order to see this bird of Armenia and distributed it to the · 1 in its natural habitat. The LammerArmenians. geier is noted for eating bones and Armenia is one of the 15 former for cooperative hunting. The WestRepublics of the Soviet tJriion and em Rock Nut Hatch captures is the smallest of the 15. The Re- beetles & stores them in their nest. public of Armenia lies at the cross- Dr. Klem also showed a picture of roads of Europe & Asia, between the European Jay, which pounces on the Black & Caspian Seas. The ge6- anthills and then lets the ants crawl graphic area of modem Armenia is throughout their body. This tech29, 793 sq. km. (11,505 sq. mi.). Ar- nique is used because ants attack menia is approximately the size of parasites that may be on the bird's Belgium (30,536 sq. km.) and mod- Beacon Sports Editor barrietj@wilkes.edu Honor Society receives ~ertif ~ca~e . _. . Phi Alpha Theta is an international hi~tory h?~or soci_ety to promote obJect1v1ty, understanding, accuracy in interpreting the past. The society ongmat~d m 1,921, ~nd now has <?ver 750 chapters. OMEGA-IOTA is the Wilkes chapter of the honor society. Accordmg to the c~rti_ficate presenle?to members, they are inducted based upon "conspic~o.us attainments an~ scholarship !n the field of h1s1 This organization sponsors various paper competit!ons and holds regi<?nal ~nd national conferences. organization publishes a highly regarded scholarly Journal called t~e Htstonan ._ . . Officers for the honor society are Liam Casey, President, Cassie S~tton, V1ce-~res1den~, and Mt Figueiredo,Treasurer and Secretary. Advisor to the society is Dr. Denms P. Hupchick, who 1s an as professor of history. . . . . . Recently, Anthony Stavenski and Cassie Sutton were mducted mto the honor s?ciety. Th~ cere was held in the Student Union Building. Those that attended were professors, family, and fnends d inductees. . . · · d Anthony, a junior and Cassie, a senior are both majoring in history and mmormg m secon ary tion. body. _ There are 105 species that are of special concern because current evidence suggests possible extinction of these species. This work was conducted to promote responsible environmental management, and to ensure environmentaf health and the conservation of Armenian natural resources through the appreciation, enjoyment, and study of birds. The intention is to hopefully educate the public of Armenia and to get the local governments more involved in reforestation and conservation. The Armenian Church has helped the researchers restore an area where gulls were nesting by the Lake, a feat that would have taken the government at least 1 ½ years. Unfortunately, all animals in Armenia are fair game for food in Armenia (if the Arm·enians are able to get the bullets). All Soviet Republics did sign a treaty several years ago to help the conservation effort, but these laws are not enforced. The nice part ofthis presentation was that it was geared towards a general audience. So, even the nonbio majors present could easily understand the entire presentation. If you have any further interest in this subject you can find all the information at www.muhlenberg.edu under the biology department page. Flpwers caps month's eve By Casey K. O'Brien Beacon Head Copy Editor ob!1enck@~ilkes.edu Arthur Flowers presented his unique and priceless perspective students of Wilkes University. On Wednesday, February 28th, 7:30 p.m. in the SUB Ballroom Flowers entertained and informed the audience with a different form of munication. The Syracuse University _professor accompanied his poe stories with music from African instruments. The performance included the fictional stories of the proclaimed temporary griot mixed with the experiences he had in New York City, nam and other moments scattered throughouthis life, Flowers pep tales of love and life with overtones of the African American cul blues rhythms. · "Hold on to love," was a key message of one of the fictional poet related. . At the conclusion of the presentation Flowers gave the audience portunity to ask questions. "When I was a young cub _in New York spent time with the homeless poets," Flowers explai ned when asked story-telling career started. "I just started reading my fiction." One member of the audience inquired of why the offbeat novelist the traveling circuit and what he considered his goal. "I firmly belie1e power of the word, the power of writers and the power of culture," Fl answered. "I was trained-in a visionary line." "When I'm writing I hear music," the performance poet descri approach. Arthur Flowers remained positive throughout his presenta expect a Jot from this generation," he admitted. The program concluded with the presenter and listeners feeding the refreshments appropriately called "soul food ." Senior Erica Michaliga was part of the audience and viewed the well spent. "I haven't been exposed to the African culture so this wa; for me to experience another culture." Junior Jermaine Hinkel headed the program that brought Flo Wilkes. Hinkel was awestruck over the presentation, repeating ho~ tire program blew me away." ., umet tO C msur de or alcoh tbet: all. F( tor) way er d ti �h 1, 2"f 1 The Beacon 7 HEALTH ALERT Body Mass Indicator Helpful rstand chapt resent eld of nferen 1 blic know that being obese or ght is not healthy for the body, limes peMle do not realize althy it is or them, what beor over,• ~ht is, or how to with the problem. approximau.:ly 33% of adults r overweight or obese. 13 adolescents are overweight or Compared to all otner countries, has the highest percent of pie in the world. Vhat is conbeing overweight or _obese. 11 the past, there was a si_mple • 111d weight chart ,hat one would to determine.it you were 01'eror not. Those SLales were not aor were they practical. y, doctors have constructed a measure of ideal weight. It is as Body Mass Index, or· BMI. also takes into account height 'gh~ but is more valid than pre. It also derives a numeriknown as the BMI value, inexpressing what a pe~spn · weigh exactly. -The graph seen. ,· the procedure for c~lcu- ,, BMI, and also ,. the,health risk· . , potential that is associated with particu- people remain in energy bal- Height in inches ■ulliplied b, lar BMI. A BMI between 20 and 25 is ance without difficulty, 0.0254 = A. considered a healthy BMI. If a person's whereas a growing number of, I eight in pounds diwided b, 2. 2=1 BMI is above 27, they are considered ?thers do not, is not surpris- 1/(A*A) _ INCREASED overweight, and if the BMI is over 30, mg. HEALTH leight found diwided b, Height The development of physithat is considered obese. Having a high RISK BMI value has been associated with an ological mecha~isms that sup- found squared equikls Ill. increased chance of developing diabe- port a robust appetite and eftes, stroke, coronary artery disease, kid- ficient energy storage-Were unney and gallbladder diseases, as well as doubtedly favored, as we have breast, prostate, and colon cancer. Read- for centuries needed to engage ers may feel that this is not correct in- in heavy labor in order to live. formation, or that it is given by the. gov- Now we do not, and this is a ernment to scare people to lose weight. mixed blessing for 70 million u ~ ~ ~ ~ ff ~ ~ ~ ~ ff ~ ~ ~ ~ Americans who struggle to reIt is not. Ill Approximately 300,000 deaths per establish a balance between year are associated with being over- their daily appetites and their weight or obese. That makes it the sec- _ daily expenditure of energy. Our soci- age of calories from fat do you con- tor. There may be an underlying mediond leading cause of unnecessary death. ety is evolving rapidly toward an ever sume? Then, you must consider your cal condition, which is making it imThe reason that so many Americans are smaller energy expenditure; our appe- amount of activity. Are you_active? Do possible for you to lose weight, and you exercise regularly? overweight or obese is because of the tites are not keeping pace." possibly ma.de you put the weight on in If you determine that you do not eat the first place. sedentary lifestyle and lack of exercise This couldn't have been said be.tter. that we exhibit. Other factors, such as The reason that obesity is such a prob- healthy, or are not active enough, you If you notice a healthy weight loss genetics and chronic medical problems lem is because Americans do not need need to take steps to resolve these prob- then keep doing what you are doing. also contribute, but American lifestyle to be active to survive anymore, and lems. Increase your daily activity, even · While l - 2.5 pouniis' per week does is the biggest contributor. our diets do not reflect this. But do.not if it is only walking. Try cutting out the not seem like much, it is 52 - 130 C. Everett Koop once said, "[Decreas- worry that society. has given-up on you. McDonald's Double Quarter-Pounder pounds per year, a considerable amount ing] Caloric intake to match a drasticalfy · There are ways that you can combat and replace it with a more healthy meal. of weight. You are not alone in "the If you follow a healthy regimen for a battle of the bulge." Approximat,eiy reduced energy exl"lnditure is a forrni• obesity and being .~verweigbt-.. First; dab le- challenge to ~a~y. of usi but n.ot you must consider your ·diet. •Is it . fe_w weeks, and do not notice a healthy, · 33%,of Americans are. overweight to to all of.us ..This- difference between in- · health? D(Lyoµ- copsUl]l~ more,tha,n weight loss, ( 1·- 2.~ pounds per week), sonie poirit. 14 aU try to be healt~ier, dividual~·is crudal.,1'he:fact iha't some ;· 2,500,c-alories per,day'?,\Vhat,per~ent- : then maybe ·you should- Si,e your doc• -and tip.the ~cales.Qf o~ity. • . '• I TOLD YOU SO and now I'll tell you how to take some of the sting out of it. The first thing you want to do is take some ibuprofen or the name brand coming Friday, ~ , ilS are Advil. Take two tablets every four hours yheading some"' i,_, ' i _,ring for the pain and swelling caused by the whetherto Florid, , ,~ my sunburn. Next take some Benadryl. This ·on) or to 5ome 11.:es ther will take away some of the burning and such as Cancun or Jamaica. For itching. Take the dose recommended on of us, spring break will be a fun the box. I understand that this is spring break and we all want to drink our faces IIOSI likely a rather intoxicating · nee. What l would like to do off but be aware that Benadryl increases my fellow spring breakers is to the sedative effects caused by alcohol. some simple quick infm . ~tion So if you get sleepy when you drink, keep you safe during yo :r time this may happen a little quicker while taking the Benadryl. from campus. Now we are going to talk about a topic Iassume that most travelers will ing to climates full of warmth very near to my h~art-ALCOHOL. I will . I'm sure you will be either ly- admit that I indulge in some occasional 1ide or on the beach gulping alcohol consumption with.a few memthe alcoholic beverage of your bers of the Colonel baseball team and But before you head out into one of the Beacon editors as well. Acdo me a little favor and grab a tually, who am I trying to kid, I might of sunscreen. A golden tan may over-indulge and I wake up with a terrific headache. The one drug that you lealthy and you may have to burn do not want to take for a headache after to achieve such a tan, but keep that each time you get a sun- drinking is Tylenol. Your liver is -very increase your risk of skin can- busy trying to process all the tequila and ad that definitely does not look beer that you consumed the night beat all. Try to use a sunscreen fore. Taking Tylenol after drinking may SPF (which stands for sun pro- cause liv•er damage so take Advil infactor) of at least 30. You can stead. If you wake up in the middle of the way up to SPF 45, but any- the night, take two Advil with a full higher doesn't work any better. glass of water. When you wake up, your sure that it is waterproof and that head will hurt less and the water will · about every hour. And don't help in treating dehydration. If you are in Cancun, make sure the water is of 'd to use the s,uff; the more you less of a chance you will burn. the bottled variety so you can avoid you intend on ignoring the infor- spending most of your break in the bathonsunscreen and get a nice little . room. But just like anything else, too m, the first thing I' II do is- say much of a good thing can be bad for t • ' you. If two Advil take the pain away, don't think six will take it away quicker; you might give yourself an upset stomach. The next area that should be addressed is an area in which I do not claim to be an 1actual expert in but I have some medical knowledge: sex and birth control. Sure, you're out getting wasted at Senor Frog's, it's two in the morning and all the guys and girls are looking beautiful.. I watch the spring break shows on E! and I see people on spring break hooking up. That's great- just please use the proper means of birth control. Guys, use condoms. You may_ be a guy from a small northeast school located in downtown Wilkes-Barre and you have a chance to really get to know Dixie the head cheerleader from the University of Georgia. It ma)' not sound like a good idea now but using a condom can prevent other things besides pregnancy such as explaining to your girlfriend who couldn't make the trip down with you why you're taking antibiotics. I mean you don't seem "sick" to her, now do you? Ladies, no matter how much a guy tells you that he loves you, make him wear a condom anyway. Why take the chance of getting pregnant from some guy you will most likely never see again? And for those women on the pill, if used perfectly, there is only a 0.1% chance of becoming pregnant. But, the pill doesn't help in the least bit.in the prevention of STD's. So, deciding to wear condoms should be an easy choice to make, although it is a choice often neglected more than it should be. For , . ' 7 1 -· - both the guys and the ladies, you should all be familiar by now that condoms can prevent the spread of AIDS as well. Well, I just wanted to briefly cover the topics that are most associated with spring break- sun, sex, and alcohol. So on Thursday night when you're packing for your destination, do me a little favor and throw a bottle of Advil, some sunscreen ·with an SPF of at least 30, and some condoms in the bottom of your suitcase. These items may not be ab1e to prevent or cure all the things that you may do on break, but they may help a little. Remember, the best medicine you can ,use is your head so just try and be a little careful. Have a very enjoyable and safe break. You b~i:t }'OOf carm i1-;)l.irtd i:mni, We birih t;im r~iruuon ur,;,m :t. Pethvr5 ti,t two w~t Jneant t0 be tog~. Pl'itjl~L\ClST - $7,00D ~On Bonus L~ftJI for c great. oppbttuttizyl N'Ctl,• grails U4\f(i?tne ;t (l upp{J•! 81: ~"'<!k ii! lit~~ PhannidM 1!;lt d:ii• li~k,~ittf " • ];dl,l~te - for Wt' Y«k Hfflpitil St1f.' ~ i , m,bir1t; · •rt l~" err v.ith t . -· Ne t.ffcr i competiLlYc t:Ji1ry .; . . . ·- . ; .. ~ . ; . ' ' · · ·e~ti~ 'l.'iith d lnf~ l~ - , _ df:i('r · a lim• �Summer nanny for 6~year-ola boy needed. $275/week. ,, Jennylee: I feel that by the Student Government giving $48,000 to the YMCA, only half the student body will benefit from using the YMCA's facilities. Jessica: Although the Student Government is using $48,000 of funds to pay for soi:nething that only half the student body would use, I feel that it would benefit more students than it would harm. In fact, it wouldn't harm anyone or take away from anything else that the money could be used for. Student Government spends money on many different things that only a portion of the student body would benefit from. Jennylee: (laughs) I feel that the money could be better used for other things. Things such as · fixing our ow_n gym. Not to mention the fact that additional money would be added to our tuitions. I know th3:t it is only twelve dollars, but is that fair to the students that do not use the YMCA's facilities? Jessica: The money could be used for other things, but not fixing up our own gym. The equipment in the gym not is very good, but there is no room for additional equipment. The money added to our tu_ition is only twelve dollars, and although only a portion.of the student body are planning to use the YMCA, the other half of students that are already paying for it may be motivated to use a service that is available to them. Jennylee: One subject at a time. .One. We could use the money to expand our own gym and buy additional equipment. If we are going to spend that amount of money, it may as well be on something that will benefit our school. To address the motivation issue, if the students would like to use a gym to r~main fit that is all the motivation that they should need. I do not feel that a deal between SG and the Y will motivate anyone to work out more. You are the only person that can motivate yourself to do something . Jessica: Where would we expand the gym? It is in the base~ ment of the Martz where there are a bunch of other rooms that are used by different sports teams. Motivation is not easy to do_by yourself. Some people need that extra kick to get them in gear. Therefore, it makes sense to use the money on expanding our gym. Expanding our gym will take time and a lot more money than makin a deal with the YMCA would, and during that time students would have no facilities to use at an affordable price. Jennylee: Slow down. Where could we expand the gym? Good question. I suggest converting Rumours into the main fitness room and leaving the gym as the workout room. Since the Student Union was built, there is really no use for Rumours. Most functions now take place in the Ballroom at the SUB. Also, I do not feel that by giving the YMCA our fitness contract we are motivating our students to work out. You are right, it is very hard to mqtivate yourself to do anything, but I do not feel that the deal provides motivation. Using the money for fitness and wellness is not even the issue here. I think it is a very good idea. Finally, the project could be finished by rearranging some equipment and getting rid of some rug. It could not take a great deal of time. I feel that if they start the project at the end of the semester and do it over the summer when not marty students are on campus there would not be much of a disadvantage. Donna Kowalczyk · Hair Salon· we rep bruary ould n1 r their ■ Need sitter M-F, 9-5 or 12-8. July 2-July 27. ■ CT family spends July at Pocono Lake, near Mt. Pocono. Prefer live-out, but can offer own bedroom. Must swim and drive. ■ Leave message for Mrs. Beatty at (212) 453-1142 or fax (203) 698-0505. .................. • • - - . US tOCO\I yout s as be dothi ,., .... ~ vemment giving $6' ingClub for Contrary cover these Section. If . H -~ .a r.It ! he~r from..our r!~ibfr~: •ffcE~l i:s yeuf'responsesfor , . •. j9llo~lng qu%~!iOrrJ/i~: wilkes~racon@hp~m~il.com l O'Do you"participate i.i'Commu'itity Service Act!.vities? .. would like to ·:l:· -,::,. i ·:;: ,. z: ~-bqut h())V mallY!tRU!S'pel",month~p you,do ¢?rnmurtlty Service ··%tm1ft:{i) .<: ?,,~r~i ,i= )>' - - -· · ",><->~' :°': 1~; 3,<Wh . o · ou thin · ,,,, • od Co~un~ty Service activities w ? i0 be JU; , 4. /):' -- .,__ pi · ·· m . tht Alternativ~;~prlng Bre s." ~oul<! you Ila - · • In ' t:-\'·It'so, why? "'<:;,:•~- C<(' .. \;, . ,·. ·.:-: Mil Y,-. :;':,;;>, . SUPERE . . s-· <: \' .·' " ' ~JJrite·Ni . ·.a' (_.· t -., . ;,; ' ~~ -·•·: -~ ~slte;k'sLkt's Hear It! mu~; pi~sftl!ree resprins.es L ' niini'rncA. ., + . ·. . p, T1qi Mjllard; ve e , <!>ut,was · . ·rig jri'bis. ·.-. ·:•-··· , ·. · ., service r~y;ti be refur 823-8966 419 S. River St., Wilkes Barre (comer of Academy and S. River Sts.) that qqestiopna ,_. .·. ,.•.••: ·;~( ?'-, She siuJi, are i,o ol 9n ih.rii: . ·play~s'. . At least S_tude •,,. :\,:-,: . .. ,_. _. email . e re;ntmeiit·ti>wards . here ~hvtarti~~use it y,is goingtq get,hurt and .<hrre)}s the qne qver;at p~~de th · · · ., .•upgrading theq-;facilit '-:- .---~">< ted in,,. v<>i<;ing ,their .. ,. .::{,', . remy let me �TheBeacon9 OPINION • 12) Since February, a recurring · news item which The Beacon has been covering is the meeting of Student Government (SG). In the first issue, we informed you of the first failed quorum in over a semester. In the next, we reported a full, active SG meeting. On February 21 you saw that once again quorum could not be met after the cheerleaders kft for their duties at the basketball game. Last week, I attended a SG meeting that seemed very important with its extra large Executive Board session prior to the General Board meeting. Finally, ~is week, Student Government tackled a few small items such as giving $675 to the Business and Accounting Club for their trip to NY. Contrary to popular belief, we do not just cover these meetings to fill space in our News Section. If we only wished to do that, we would use more University Relations press releases. Student Government is the hardest thing forus to cover, due to their meeting time and our layout schedule, but we continue to repm it as best we can. Wedo this because we feel SG is an imporllDt facet of student life here at Wilkes Univmity. This is not just a belief, however. We can prove this just by reading the SG charter 11d constitution. SG was established at Wilkes College on April 5, 1977. The reason for its formation w "to represent the entire student body, to Klas a liaison between students and admin111ration, to plan and coordinate activities on campus and to promote fellowship, scholarlllip,and the name of Wilkes University." Student Government has evolved into more bll just a liaison and PR corporation for Wilkes. SG has the power to "approve, re- ject, or revoke any charter or constitution of any campus club, organization, or committee." They have student representatives on the Academic Standards, Admissions, Student Life and Media committees. SG has formed standing Parking, Security and Food committees who all help to make decisions in those matters on campus. Student Government members are powerful campus leaders who make many important decisions for our campus and student body. How, then, can those elected leaders of our school take their responsibilities so lightly? I think it is a combination of many things that makes this a prevalent attitude, but two stick out in my mind: the view that the campus has on SG membership and the example set by past and current SG members. As a former SG member, I understand both of these factors. Students do not realize the role SG plays in many aspects of Wilkes University. They look at SG as a group of socialites who meet each week to gossip about campus and organize games and activities. This view is quite distorted. When I was elected to SG as a freshman, our roles were not very clear-cut. Our responsibilities were not shown as very important and .nothing was done to portray the magnitude of our voting power. According to the SG constitution, "any member of Student Government or one-fifth of the student body by petition may propose an amendment. .. " This means any SG member represents over 300 students in the undergraduate student body, and this places quite a bit of power in each member's hand; a power they don't realize they have. As it currently stands, SG has 18 seats empty. Most of them are positions for representatives of the four classes in the undergraduate body. Is this lack of representation because people don't want to take charge as powerful leaders on campus, or is it reasons such as a feeling that SG is exclusive, petty or a latent organization on campus? Student Government, when working correctly and seen in the right context, is the most powerful student organization Wilkes has. Even in times when it is not functioning at optimal levels, it is still the group with the most prestige and authority. Their input in everything from housing conditions to academic standards, publicizing the week's sporting events to advising the administration on new policies for the university is profound. Every week SG confronts issues concerning quality of student life and education. As representatives of the student body, SG members offer insight for the betterment of the university as a whole. We weaken the influence and prestige of Student Government any time we downplay its importance to this University. Each open seat on the SG roster shows our failings as students to assume responsibility and gives the Administration more power when they present any case in opposition to what SG proposes. If we do not fill the empty seats, it can be said that we hold no concern for what happens on this campus. Participation in decision-making by a full 49-member board is not only good, but vital to have the views of students truly represented. Do you feel that your interests are being adequately portrayed? If you have tried to take part in the organization or are currently a member, you are the members of the student body who have the right to criticize the decisions that Student Government has made for HELP ~t\.NTED 1 4 ~ ~ ~-framwliiBllml PclmylvatmNU~~Jbrp<HGionltfl~ --.campu.t.tr~...--rnndcatinl,-4~-. ............... ·.c.. The Wonder of Scooby-Doo Whendid life get so complicated? When did im,lems get so profound? Why does it have to be like this? · Iliked life a Jot more when the biggest queslMNI I faced day in and day out was whether or a the Harlem Globetrotters would be the specill guest on Scooby Doo or not. Life is not so fun anymore. The question that ms us now is, "Am I going to go broke or not rying to pay for an education?'' Why does it 'Ive tobe so hard? Whyare there people in my life trying to make I more complicated? Why do I have to check ay email fifty times a day to see if we know where my friend is yet? Why won't he call me al let me know? Why can't I be six years old again? I know it ms like I am sometimes, but that is just wishIlhinking attempting to be reality. Iask a lot of questions here. I do not have a nite answer to any of them. Although I cannot answer any of these ques- tions, I do have to accept them. It is a fact of life. We have to grow up and accept what comes along with it. We gain a lot of independence anc! freedom with age. We also gain a lot of responsibility and pain with age. The trick is to balance out the good parts with the bad. Take some initiative and solve the problems that plague you. It is not going to be easy, but there are people out there who care about you and will help you. Believe me, I know life is confusing. I know it is hard. I know some things are easier said than done. I have been there and am still there. You know what else I know? I know that it is better to talk about your problems then to keep them Jocked up and let them eat at you. That will just depress you and aggravate you. Talk about your problems. Confront them. Beat them. Move on. Find someone you trust and tell them how you feel. It is really all you can do. . You have to grow up. I know it is not easy. It is not fun all of the time. But it has to be done. If you get past your problems, it makes seeing Scooby Doo and the Harlem Globetrotters that much more fun. you. If you have not gotten involved, may I ask why? More importantly though, I remind you that you do not really have the right to complain. Only those who participate (or seeing that you must be elected, tried to participate) may object to the resolutions SG offers. Within the next month, you will begin to see signs for the upcoming SG elections. I encourage anyone who wishes to truly delve into the role of a leader, anyone who would like to service our institution and our student body, anyone who has concerns or issues that they wish to fight for, anyone who has goals they will work for, to step up to the call of action. I miss my role as representative to SG, something I had to sacrifice to take on my position here. I hope motivated, responsible leaders move forward to take my place. ............... . &■!!IS ttt Me•ku, I.LC ... ~-DBI........... LUae.6.&AiHIIM,,-. ... Ma_, a111D01oe, ~ • • ~., c.m..<lldu lat~ ~ ~.,_-,b. AJ:plyto.,-onathwhere-to-be.com.'baotlt.. ~ mm iaa,-, Wflblilll d f&:al loa.ttractBnl --lkmid ~ - ~ h n n a y t n n l a . llw+•• BdveUon, IJMlt1, C... Km..._ . ADIi 1p1,e4.,, &nplo,m,antl'• ~ - - - IO, 2001, laO(Md)O PIii · F:lnt 1laionAND& alC1NJ Pim, wm...Batn . e-to..d ~f -=~y . ~- -~ t) �10 The Beacon By Mark Falanga Beacon Staff Writer optomist2@wilkes.edu This topic of the F-Files revolves around the one thing that this city hates the most: student cars. They're found everywhere you look in this threeblock stretch of Wilkes-Barre. From the meter spots on South Franklin to the free spots that everyone vies for on South River, they can be seen clogging up road-ways, forcing plows to do half decent jobs, and giving joy to that gangly meter guy who gives us tickets. But the main focus of this article is not the problems they cause or about the horrid parking situation in this city. I think you're tired ofreading those articles. Rather, it is about the cars themselves. What do students drive nowadays? That is the question for this week's edition of the F-Files. Bef9.re I go into the story, I would like to say that my review of the fol lowing automobiles does not reflect my true opinion of the cars. I only buy domestic as I hope every American does because foreign cars ... well, they suck. The only reason why they're so popular is because of the good gas mileage they have. Personally, give me a 1981 Ford Fairmount any day over a BMW Z3 . Now without further adieu, I give you the F-Files. The car that is most seen around campus is the Honda Civic from 1997 through 2001. These models of cars are very compact and great with gas mile-age (31 mpg) . Two styles come with this car, a hatchback or a coupe. The prices of these cars new is about $10,000 which makes it a best buy for the average college 'student. Of the people I had asked about this car, all agreed that it handled very smoothly but wished it was more powerful. That is the only flaw with this car. Even in the most expensive models, it only has a four-cylinder engine making it a fairly weak car. But what it lacks in power it makes up in handling and reliability. The Honda Accord is another car seen on campus very often. The models range from 1993 to 1999. Many refer to it as just a bigger Civic but it is much more than that. With an optional V6 engine, this car can really move in one of two styles, the coupe or t):ie four-door sedan. It offers more than Civic in many areas such as legroom and overall length of the car by adding 30 square inches of space in the interior. If you live in a snowy region, the models from 1996 and on have optional traction con-trol to aid in a safe trip home in bad weather. Overall, the Accord is a very well equipped, well refined automobile for college students. Another car that is seen on campus almost as often as a certain RA's backside is the 1988 through 1994 models of the Dodge Shadow/Plymouth Sundance. These sister cars are, without a doubt, a definitive staple of college design. Though plain in it's boxlike exterior, the interior is anything but ordinary. Both four-door and coupe models have a very spacious inside with bucket seats and rear bench seat that folds down adding more space to the trunk. The standard 2.5 liter engine (largest in its class for those y~) guarantees a smooth ride. Want more power? The ES model of the Shadow and the Duster package of the Sundance come with a 3.0 liter V6 engine. In short, a great car! This car is and always has been popular with the college crowd for almost forty years. That car is the Ford Mustang. The students here drive the 1991 through 1998 models of the All American classic. This is stylish coupe comes with many packages but the majority of the students opt for the 3.8 liter V6 with a hardtop roof. I've only seen two on campus with the 5.0 liter V8 engine with a convertible top. This car has plenty of pickup and, despite popular opinion, can withstand the test of time. Another added bonus of the car is that it is less expensive to repair or replace a part of the car than its rival the Chevrolet Camaro. It is also safer than the Camaro in that has better crash ratings but I highly_doubt t):iat anyone buys this car for safety concerns. Well, those are the most popular cars driven by us Wilkes students. I must say it makes me feel a whole lot worse driving around my Dodge Intrepid. But me and those three other students on campus are the only ones who have the pleasure of getting 20mpg and killing the atmosphere as we speak. Hope-fully this informed you about cars, making you want to buy one, or wanting to curse the automobile industry for tak-ing away Plymouth and Oldsmobile (why, oh God, why!?) In any case, see you next week here at the F-Files. other dirty look so I gave up on him.Iwashavingagoodtimeand was not about to let him and his cranky mood spoil it. We cruised around the store until I got a cramp from being bent in such an awkward position in the cart. Then we hit the toy section and the night got really fun. Mike and Al (another friend) decided to buy Styrofoam airplanes (some assembly required). Al also bought a Nerf dart shooting thingy. We decided to go home to play with our new toys. Quick note; when we got back to Chesapaeke, I saw "bunny" prints beside the car. Apparantly Mortimer is now stalking me to my home. Crafty little rabbit, isn't he? We put the planes together and spent the rest of the night flying them off the fire escape of our "resident hall." A good time was had by all. Saturday night we went to Krispy Kreme. We were not sure exactly where the place was. We knew it was in Scranton, but Scranton is a big place. We decided to let the destiny quarter lead us ·yet again. After all, it had done a quality job on Thursday and Friday night. The destiny quarter showed us all of the correct turns and we made it to the donut paradise that is Krispy Kreme. If you have never had a glazed donut at Krispy Kreme, then I suggest you make the drive and try it. The product is very, very good. I have spoken of the destiny quarter frequently tI;iis week. I have not explained what it is. I · don't think I will. You will just have to be in the dark on this one. Only those whose life has been affected by its mystical ways shall ·11 By Josh Liebner Beacon Editorial Assistant liebnejt@wilkes.edu Well all right; it's that time again. Time to hear from me again. I know that I complained too much in the last two installments of this article, so I won't complain this week. I am going to tell you about my weekend instead. While everyone else on campus was getting drunk, I was happily sober. On Friday night, I went to see a movie. We drove to Cinemark and saw Traffic. The movie taught me that I never want to use heroin. HEROIN BAD!!!! Then the destiny quarter told us to take 315 to Wal-Mart. I hopped in a shopping cart and my friend Mike pushed me into the store. The old guy at the front of the store gave me a dirty look, so I waved to him. He gave me an- ~.. ,. M • . ' ·• ,, ·,'-' SUB Ballroo .ADMISSION: $2 with mask, $3 without mask, ~-,-, Sponsored by MSC ;;:-~ SPORTS WRITING Seminar with John Sietzinger, S.I.D. Thursday, March 1 6pm Miller Conference Room 2nd Floor SUB • know wha't I speak of. BAH HA HA!! Sunday was pretty uneventful. I slept late and studied for a test that was coming up. Then we flew planes again. That was the extent of our evening. Monday night was fun, though. We went to Wal-Mart again. I did not cruise around in the shopping cart this time. I just bought some Mountain Lightening. That is the poor man's Mountain Dew. We checked the toy isle again, but the selection was pretty thin. We decided to check out Toys R' Us instead. We get to Toys R' Us and have all sorts of fun. I got to ride a scooter around the store. \ ' They leave certain scooters and bikes unchained so you can ride them around the store. This behavior is encouraged and you don't get kicked out for it. I think I should go do that more often. Then I wiped up the field with my friend Drew in some football game on PlayStation. He will point out that the score was tied 7-7, but we only played for like five minutes. we played 11 whole game, I would of beat that hippy down. (I will apologize in advance for calling Drew a hippy. I hope he is not offended.) ~! �The Beacon 11 OuR V1Ews Eyes God for Spring Break ... I can and get uninterrupted internet ! I'm sick and tired of getting off the seiver. From what I heard lhcre is no research to back this 11don't get your feathers ruffled if wrong), they were doing work o~ l!Ver this past week. Let me ask wouldn't it make more sense to witil we all go home for break to up the system, rather than doing llten we are here trying to get work (IL yeah. And thanks to the dys- al internet, we didn't get some anicles to put in last week's Beabecause we couldn' t access the . Instead of leaving at I or 2 weweretheuntil 5:35 am. Thanks rful Wilkes webservice ! I got two hours of sleep and don' t rer a dam thing that happened in classes. Anyway, I am writing this article in auddle of, what I would like to call, Weekend." I'm still trying to figdus one out. We, supposedly have dry" campus (at least, from what heard. It is, after al, what tour are supposed to tell the prospecstudents). Well, I decided to consult the "StuHandbook" in the front of the planwe got at the beginning of the year. ·s what it says on page 38, and I · "Wilkes University does not enethe use of alcoholic beverages students." Isn ' t that a load of e? Winter Weekend, as it is properly is sponsored by Student Gov- ernment. Last time I checked, Student Government was sponsored by the university, and our tuition dollars . But "Wilkes University does not encourage the use of alcoholic beverages by students." Now, we all know that we may not have the brightest people in the world working here, but come on. Do members of the administration mean to tell me that they have never seen the t-shirt designs of the Winter Weekend teams? And if the administration has seen them, do they mean to tell me that they didn't notice the references to alcohol on them? Not sure what I'm talking about? Take for instance, Student Government President, John Bosha. Now, I happened to see Mr. Bosha when I was in the SUB on Thursday evening. And, Mr. Bosha, correct me if I'm wrong, but your team's shirt had half-full shot glasses on it. Once again, Mr. Bosha, correct me if I'm wrong, but you also had several students on your team who were under 2 I. As President of Student'Govemment, shouldn't Mr. Bosha be representing the university ? Even The Beacon has to respect the university ' s alcohol policy. The university paper is told straight out that they cannot advertise alcoholic beverages, and even had to reword a paid advertisement in last week's paper in order to comply with this regulation. Yet Student Government, one of the most powerful organizations on this campus, under the leadership of its President, Mr. Bosha, is allowed to endorse the use of alcohol? Something doesn ' t make sense here. I'm not saying that the events of Winter Weekend facilitate the consumption Adam know that not everyone at Wilkes likes to go out and party. And to those of you who do like to party, why' does alcohol have to be a component of your fun? I have to applaud the professors who will give (well,1 guess it's gave now .. . ) tests on Monday. I'm not sure if it is intentional or not, but I think that scheduling a test for the first day back to class after Winter Weekend is a great idea. I mean, none of our "responsible" students on our "dry" campus will have hangovers after a nice weekend of good, clean, sober fun, will they? So I think what I am trying to say is that Winter Weekend is a fa~ade of sorts. Some people don't want to admit to what's actually going on. Other people are just oblivious to it, and there are more people who are all for it. No matter what stance you take, in all likelihood, Winter Weekend will con- · tinue its legacy for many years to come. There will always be college students who like competition with each other, and there will always be college stu- with Ct~a .Z)/ Bob outlet rendering the machine useless. Two days later I spoke to her again; she gets married in April. Congratulations Admissions Girl. I suppose I should say something about Winter Weekend. I bought and assembled a new entertainment center at K-Mart. I am sad to report that I will be returning it shortly. The system doesn't do anything entertaining, it just sits there. I've never felt so used in my life, unless you count the church picnic when I was eleven and the priest (EDITED BY THE BEACON FOR YOUR PROTECTION) with ants all over me. The thing about K-Mart I don't get is that I always get the cashier with no thumbs. She likes to surprise you at the last minute, as if to say "What are you looking at jerkface? I don't have any thumbs!" Finally, a wrestling match I could win! Speaking of wrestling this week I was pummeled to the ground by Metal Mullet. Words do not do Metal Mullet justice. You will all have to come over to my digs and check out the videotape. His actual professional name is Metal Maniac, but he is dubbed Metal Mullet by the younger wrestlers for obvious reasons. To psyche the crowd up I pulled my tights down and slapped my buttocks in a provocative fashion. Then in about one minute Metal Mullet beat me within an inch of mv life. Polinger/Beicon "Heavy Duty Hole Shooters" team cheering in front of their poster which reads: "No matter how much we down, we still hit our mark. Heavy duty hole shooters powered by alcohol." The ~ain Event There was this chick at the gym wanted to talk to for a long time. a few weeks of making exand overcoming f!lY initial , I decided to go for the . I hopped up on the treadbeside her and attempted to her with my uncanny chann. one point she said, ''I work in Admissions Office, how about r to which I replied, "No I ~work there." So everything groovy and the Bohman 't doing half bad. That is, of , until after twenty minutes nonstop hardcore heart-pumpaction I tripped on the cord · d me, smashing face-first the treadmill at 8.5 mph. This the entire treadmill to shut in an abrasive manner simito Wyatt's computer explodin Weird Science. The plugs die cord had broken off in the of alcohol, because no actual alcohol is provided at the events. There are a good many events that take place, such as Sumo Wresting, Inflatable Twister, and a concert with the Poptart Monkeys that could be enjoyed by the public, if they were promoted. And the events should be promoted, because Student Government uses money, which comes froin our tuition, to pay for the band and other things having to do with Winter Weekend. According to Student Government Vice President, Beth Danner, who was in charge of Winter Weekend, the reason that the concert, which took place on Thursday night, was not open to the public was because "it wouldn't look good for a bunch of drunk Wilkes students to be with the public." If Ms. Danner's statement doesn't say it all, I don't know what does. The university's apathy concerning this situation is ridiculous! And the police say they have " no proof' to do anything about the on/off-campus activities this weekend. What I want to know is, who paid the cops off? They have to know what is going on ... I mean, parties are common every day of the week on and off campus here, but Winter Weekend is a big thing that everyone knows about. Where are the police? And the President of the university? And the deans? And the professors? And the responsible members of student government? Doesn't anyone care about the illegal activities that are going on here at the university? Well, I sure do, and that's why I decided to say something. I know people are going to be upset with me, but I also hope that I hear from some people who agree with me, because I So that was nice. Metal Mullet (or Mr. Maniac as I called him when introducing myself) you are my crazy cat of the week. My boob jiggles. Hee bee that tickles. funny how this paper has articles about Student Government, current events, and crime while you 're reading about my jiggling boob. That's why I love you guys. I'm doing this news video package thing for Basic Video where we must cover a campus event and edit the video. I made videos once. As a matter of fact it was the same church picnic where (NO WAY ARp WE PRINTING THIS) all over the internet. But you do what you have to do to make ends meet. dents who love to drink. Only when you put the two together, will you end up with one fun-filled weekend, known to Wilkes U students as Winter Weekend. Just a little side note, and this may be after the fact considering what I said in my article, but from what I heard over the weekend, three parties were busted on Saturday night. Maybe some people do care after all. For those of you who think that I questioned Winter Weekend because I don ' t like to have fun, I would just like to tell you that you are wrong. Friday night, I watched movies. Saturday, I went shopping . Saturday night into Sunday, well. .. I guess you just had to be there ... *wink* Email me ... I'd really love to hear your opinions about this o n e ... millerab @wilkes.edu Until next week, remember: "When you look back ... on your love affairs ... what you really find out is that the only person you really go to bed with is yourself." © ®@ <i/Yl This is the world we live in, and these are the hands we're given. We were born in a land of confusion. How come there are so many limping guys walking around Wilkes-Barre? All these scrubby dudes are limping around staring in your general direction with their good eye (the blue one). I don't think they're looking for the library. Maybe if better funds were available King's will find a better place for their professors to lounge. I'm about to hit the sack. Whoever ripped the side mirror off my car is going to die. I have to drive to Hazleton tomorrow with duct tape on the side. At least I have my crazy cats to keep me going. Also there's a sign outside the _Ousterhout Library that reads ·•"Mystery of the Herbs." I solved the mystery; they all go to Wilkes. Be good to each nthP.r. T'm nnt . f �12 The Beacon FEATURE Smith Sole Musical Theatre Major Jason McDermott/Beacon Tiffany Smith smiles for the spotlight. By Mario Romanelli Beacon Staff Writer ,,, A past issue of Thg Beacon contained an article focusing on a new major offered at Wilkes, Musical Theatre. Not only is the introduction of the major significant, but there is another feature making the new course of study unique. Tiffany Smith is the only student majoring in the field. Smith is a freshmen at Wilkes in her second semester. She chose Wilkes because it was close to New York City, and because Wilkes offered Musical Theatre as a major. Several other schools offer similar courses of study, however, Smith noted that Wilkes stood out because of the specific Musical Theatre !Ilajor. If you have attended any of the productions that the Wilkes University Department of Vi- Smith also already has a portfolio of telesual and Performing Arts has performed this year, you have heard Tiffany sing. She has vision commercials that she carries with been practicing for some time; in fact she pride. She had done commercials for companies like Disney, and also local adverdiscovered her talent at the age of 14. In the city of Hampton, New Hampshire, tisements in Hiltonhead, South Carolina. One of the favorite characters portrayed Tiffany was cast as Snow White in a Summer Stock Playhouse production of Snow by Smith was Jane. Jane was the lead role White. The role required singing and Tiffany in the Christopher Durang play Identity had doubts as to her ability to perform. How- Crisis in which people close to her for her ever, she quickly learned that she was tal- entire life told Jane that she was insane. But ented, and through hard work, her voice could in reality Jane was the only sane one, a twist that Smith enjoyed about the character. become even better. In her span as an acFor Tiffany Smith, singing instructors have come and gone since the age of 14. One tress, Smith has encountered many roles example of a memorable instructor is Seth and many dramas. "Moo moo, the coast is Riggs, who Tiffany was a student under in clear" was her single line when she was the Los Angeles. Riggs has had students by the "back end of cow" in Beauty and the Beast. names of Madonna, Mariah Carey, and Tiffany was fourteen at that time. Michael Jackson. Another significant part, Another instructor Tiffany encountered Smith said, was the part of Reno Sweeny When deis Wilkes own Sue Minsavage. "She uses her in A~ything Goes. knowledge, and portrays it in an imaginative scribing her stay at Wilkes thus far, Tiffany way," Tiffany Smith said, "which is what · used the phrase "hard work" quite often. makes a good teacher good." The student She believes that she has the dedication further complimented her instructor by re- needed to do the laborious work that is referring to her teaching style as "unique" and quired in theatre. "very efficient." More so than anything, Tiffany wants to Singing on stage has come in several forms learn about other things. "I want an educafor the freshmen. Tiffany recalls her days in tional, college experience. I want to be wellHiltonhead, South Carolina when she was the rounded," Smith said. When asked about being the single Mulead singer of the band called "The Rhodorus." With her band, Tiffany would sical Theatre on campus, Smith said that it did not matter. "I don't concern myself with sing at local establishments. Besides music, there is another love in labels like that. I am focused on working Smith's life, theatre. Since the age of five, hard and enjoying the fruits of my labor." So far this year, Smith has had major roles Tiffany has been entertaining crowds. Writing, directing, acting, producing and in The Hostage, Once Upon a Mattress, and choreographing are some things that have The Pajama Game. In general, Tiffany Smith is having a taken center stage in the freshmen's life for "good time." She looks toward the future many years. Since the time when she was a little girl, Tiffany has enjoyed children's the- with humble and curious eyes. atre for all aspects, whether it is production, participation or watching shows. Upholding the Constitution; Inside Student Government By Ann Marie Miller Beacon Copy Editor millerab@wilkes.edu As students, faculty, and administrative; members of Wilkes University, we are probably all aware of the weekly meetings of the Student Government that take place in the Student Government Suite on the first floor of the Student Union Building every Wednesday evening. But do we really know what actually goes on? I was asked to attend last evening's Student Government meeting, with the possibility of becoming a correspondent for The Beacon concerning Student Government. It was an eye-opening experience, to say the least. The agenda was very clear and up front, and it was adhered to. The technical business of Student Government was completed, the new and old business discussed. Reports w~re received from the Student Government Committees and the Academic Committees. Class reports were given, and all present at the meeting (which included all but five members of Student Government) participated in a Leadership Initiative activity, which was designed and carried out by Meg Stevens. Then came comments From the Floor, Class Officers, Representatives, Executive Board, and Advisors. The meeting ended with comments from President, John Bosha, and motions to adjourn by two members. For a full report on the information discussed dur- • ing the meeting, please see Page 4. Sounds like a normal, organized meeting of an organization designed to meet the needs of the students, faculty, and administrative members of Wilkes University, right? It was ... for the most part. Before the meeting began, everyone was asked to take an egg from a basket. The eggs contained "Leadership Putty." Putty is always an innovative idea. For the most part, the members of the Executive Board were in tune with what was going on during the meeting. It's a shame that the same cannot be said for the other members of Student Government. During the meeting, other representatives to Student Government could be observed talking, eating, and • playing with their "Leadership Putty." It's a shame that the elected representatives cannot take the 45 minutes the meeting lasted and give their full attention to the issues at hand. During "Comments From the Floor," I posed a question to Student Government President, and webmaster, John Bosha concerning Public Information about the meetings. By consulting Article VIII, Section IV, Part D, Paragraph 2 (which is available for reference at: http://wilkesl.wilkes.edu/-sg/constitution.html), one learns that there is a committee in charge of this task, that being the Promotion Committee. The constitution states that "the Corresponding Secretary (Kyla Campbell) will be the chairperson of this committee," and that "every freshman representative (which, according to the webpage of the Student Government General Board, http://wilkes1.wilkes.edu/-sg/ reps&exec.html, don't exist) must be a member of this committee ... to produce and distribute the Student Government newsletter every other week." Considering the fact that, according to the website, which hasn't been updated since July 15, 2000, the places for the freshman representatives of Student Government who are supposed to spearhead the newsletter are still open, it is no wonder that there is no newsletter. The look on Mr. Bosha's face said it all. His face seemed to communicate colorful metaphors. A short time later, Mr. Bosha admitted that there W?S no newsletter, stating that the reason for this was that there has been a new constitution drafted, but it has not been posted on the webpage yet. My response to Mr. Bosha was, "My information is only as good as the information you provide me with." Ms. Campbell had no response concerning this issue. Since Student Government is obligated to the entire student body of Wilkes University, would it not be in their best interest to inform the students in a timely and accurate manner, both in hard copy form and on the Internet? Since this issue was brought to the attention of Student Government last night, maybe some changes will be initiated in the near future. itar a thms the le king antz rd oc ith "od "dlaw �rch 1, 2001 i FEATURE Album Rl!vieWS The Beacon 13 By William Heckner King's Correspondent wheckner@kings.edu Little-Known Gem By Mario Romanelli Beacon Staff Writer The band's name is Laidlaw, and their 1999 debut, "First Big Picnic," one of the best albums of 1999 that no one knew about. Theopening track, "Send My Baby Home," is reflective of the whole : bluesy, riff-laden, and catchy. "Burnin," "Sweet Leanna," and ·nMy Time" are also well-.composed, Blues-Rock songs. However, ingguitars and impassioned vocals make "Stoned" the brightest part jewel. A"smokin" rendition of Rick Derringer's "Rock and Roll Hoochie •isatribute to the l 970's era of classic rock. Simply listening to "First Picnic" once makes evident the classic rock influences. The cut "Catfish Stew" mixes conventional rock instruments (guitar, and drums) with Cajun Zydeco sounds. Laidlaw's attempts at slow ssuch as "Just Might Do Me In," come across as "country-westernish," ing the band's Nashville r6ots to the surface. · Laidlaw sounds like a perfect mixture of Led Zeppelin and Guns 'n' · with a strong Southern overtone. The five band members are from ville, TN. The·sound is like loud, guitar-driven edgi11ess put to Lynyrd yrd tracks. The vocals of Tommy Roberts and the combination of Buzzy James' guitar and Craig DeFalco's six string give Laidlaw a distinctive sound. rhythm section of bassist Michael Norton and drummer £Yarrell Millar up the leads with bluesy rock beats. Making guest appearances on "First Big Picnic" are The Honkettes Krantz-Rossington and Carole Chase) who have sung back-up vocals LynyrdSkynyrd for years. Journey's frontman, Steve Perry, sings pvocals on "Send My Baby Home," and "Sweet Leanna" was co. nwith Bruce Kulick, who played guitar with KISS during their 10+period without makeup. Laidlaw traveled around undiscovered for nearly IO years under the Moonshine. The name got changed to Laidlaw (lead singer Tommy 'real last name) at the urging of producer Nikki Sixx of Motley Laidlaw's first big exposure came when they opened for Motley Crue 1he "Greatest Hits Tour" of 1988. Sixxowns Americoma Records and uses the label to help new bands. tBig Picnic" was Sixx's first attempt at production, and he contributed llbleeffort. The sound quality is nearly perfect. Sixx 's technique of not · gover and letting the band be themselves highlights Laidlaw's talents The college student will put all research and wriie better pape~s. you h_ow to use the c,on,tputer sys- . of her resources and ideas into a Questia.comalsoprovides yo1.1,,with tems, where to find;~book, and research paper/right? Yeah, sµre, ~wide range ofp<?we~I s~sh IUld·, anything-~lse yottiint to ·know we all do. Well, ~ere's anothe~- ~£~position tooJsthatcan h~l~tou aboutQooks and library materials. · source we caµ alfiise for paper',, · , ··+_·: . The library also has""things one and/or research. 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My favorite song off the album entitled The Transition Radio E.P. number four-called "Runaway." The song starts out very simple with two guys singing then goes into an. energetic song. I like the tune it has a live sound to it and it gets·me energized. These guys are no strangers to the Pennsylvania area. The band retheir albums in PA. · "!'he first two were recorde~ at Studiophonix, in Mt. Pleasant, PA. nsition Radio E.P. was recorded at Soundscape in Pittsburgh," as on the website under FAQ: I only wish this CD had more songs on it. The CD has only five featured. All in all, it is a good album. You can check out this information and lots more on their website at .berlinproject.com. Once you hear these guys, come on out on March at Tink's in Scranton or at State College on March 31st at The Coto check them out. Looking on their webpage, they have played with lots of bands alysothey' re not new to the stage. !can't wait to see them live and I hope to see you out at the show! March 1, 1803 - Ohio entered the United States of America as the 17'h state. March 1, 1867 - Nebraska entered the United States of America as the 371h state. March 2, 1974 - Stevie Wonder received five Grammy Awards for his album, "Innervisions" and his hit songs, "You Are The Sunshine of My Life" and "Superstition". March 3, 1931 - "The Star-Spangled Banner", written by Francis Scott Key, officially became the national anthem of the United States of America. The anthem is currently ranked as the most difficult national anthem to sing. March 3, 1845 - Florida entered the United States of America as the 271h state. March 4, 1791- Vermont eotered the United States of America as the 14th state. March 4, 1925 - Calvin Coolidge took the oath of office in Washington DC. The Presidential inauguration was broadcast on radio for the very first time. March 5, 1924 - Frank Caruana of Buffalo, New York, became the first bowler to roll two perfect games in a row and 29 strikes in succession. March 6, 1972 - The 'Golden Bear', Jack Nicklaus, captured the Doral Eastern Open golf tournament to run his career earnings up to $1,477,200. At this time, Nicklaus passed Arnold Palmer as golf's all-time money winner. Tiger Woods is currently the all-time leader with $21,049,307. March 7, 1987 - World Boxing Council (WBC) heavyw~ight champ, 'Iron' Mike Tyson, became the youngest heavyweight titleholder ever as he beat James Smith in a decision during a 12-round bout in Las Vegas. �4 The Beacon ENTERTAINMENT March 1, 2001 Poptart Monkeys Kick off Winter Weekend; Impress Crowd By Josh Liebner Beacon Edi tori al Assistant liebnejt@wilkes.edu You may not have been aware of this, but there was a.concert on campus last Thursday night. The Poptart Monkeys visited-us here at Wilkes: This band prides.themselves on the energy they bring to the stage. They _ did not disappoint the small crowd • gathered in the SUB ballroom. They ' were as energetic during the last set as they were when they hit the stage. The band is based out of Berwick, PA. They play a host of cover songs •• as well as some originals. On this night, they stuck mostly • with covers. They played two sets and two original songs. Overall, the show was well done. The first set kicked off with a cover of the Papa Roach song, "Last Re- · sort." The highlight of the set was a Plot: Directec and based clerk in a 1 three yoU1 up involvi communit furiated bJ allow her I are initiall: manner a1 compassic plaintiffs 1 the larges suit. .. $33 Travis Keck/Beacon PopTart Monkeys :rock the Student Union Building, Thursday, the opening nig~t of Winter Weekend 2001 . cover of The Beastie '3oys "Fight I-or Your Right To Party." As I said earlier, they also played an origi~'.' singer Paul Anthony Reddon str~pping'on a a dear in headlights. Thi~ is definitely not a (For more info on the band, check, them out at www.poptartµ1onkeys.com) . nal. The song was called 'mrift Store Chair/\-: . pair of fake breasts and a blond wig high-, problem for the Poptart Monkeys. I really ·liked this song. 'There is·a lot of,ta1.: ·''. lighted the -~how'. .. . This ·band has roots back-ir{ my hometowi;i, ent ni11ni1_1g through-this band. .. >. , --. _ .. The u~e of props and crowd interI hope to &eemore of them in the future, They '. (While.,a_~the;show, I was·given a CD by the • Th~-·se~on~ set was just as exciting:~ ~ : :· action are defuiltely-a strong P9it"it the band. · w'ill ,be playing. at -Tin,k' s in Scranton, on . band for, a r_eview. Read o_n ~d fin~ ()Ut more first. The best part of thi~-set was when they '·: They. know-what they are doing'~m stage. I . Wedn_esday1 March 28. I'encourage an of you . about- the band.) ' covered ,No Doubt's "Just A Girl." Lead :· ·hate when_ab~d gets onstag~and looks like to go check them out. oj Review: One oft school is t unfortun a think this PC lead. ' is such a r fact that I character ences will makers ha and onew recently ( back"). Makem the entire us her mo is a fu lly t. both adm singlemo1 The Poptart Monkeys 'l'~rforined here aFWilkes Jo kick off Wi,nter Weekend. They,also gave me a copy of their fu:st'atbum,' "Dancing With My Lunatic.~; . .. _ <c " Overall, I really enjoyed the..tlbum. It ha~.its ups anddowns, but it is a' good album. The band is known for its covers, but this is mostly original material. J~ink their original musicis very gc;md. They have a lot of talent and are more than a cover band. . You Cllll see the talent tlley hav; by Iistetiing to the diff~~ent styles of ~us~c they~!fy'on,9Ie)2 tra51 atp4m alof!e... , , The second song, "Lli,De D~:. is an upbeat, catchy song: Thev tune is humorous and shows aJighter side of band. Songs like ''Chok~" and lf()nly Hum~n" sh~w a ~ainful si<J.e. of the band. They are ijlled 'with angst and despair: These a,re the best ~Of!g~ qn the ,~ pumin tt?-YOpinion, I feS:}!hal~S:iS tqe. best sideA:,.,;: of the ,A -.•. ·~ · . band: _\·: ·, -: _ w·· - .,_ M= f, '=%t The cover ofE.MJ:'s'{'tJ~bel,ievable" is a good s<>v~r: l tlJinl<. tbatif a band i.s going record /UlOther band's song:· they at least have to d<ht justic~, if not m~~ itpetter. definiteiyiflothe/ bands tffill th~y cover J;\IStice>: t . i: .. " c/ m • t Songs ftke 1'Danceflqiir C9Ufsj9n",and ' 13,ounce Witp Me'~,are harder than the other tra9ks ot1the album:, They at'e in therealm of Kom and Limp Biz,cut. ,_._ . , . -.. . .. . ( th; >' to , •·" " . .. . ::=,, ___,______ P'f!',1. I did not really like tiiese'·songs . . I felt that these songs did not really showcase the ba'nd•~ _true titlen( I thotight t!iat 91~ lyrics were,uri.imaginative; especially compared to other ·songs on the album. I heard the gripping lyrics to ''Choked'.' and 'was let down by the these two tracks, , ' ' P'.fM will be releasing a follow up sometime in 200,l . 1 hope . to snag a copy for.myself and give it a listeq. '' ·•· · D C R n 51 nni �The Beacon 15 ENTERTAINMENT Broody's Box Office Reviews ing on a fight against big business so you're behind her right away. On the other hand she's pushy, abusive, bitchy, constantly swears and certainly uses her sex appeal to get what she wants. That may not make her role model material, but it certainly makes her a more engaging and true to life personality than some moral do-gooder with all the ethics of Mrs. Brady. Plot: Directed by Steve Soderbergh ("Out of Sight") In fact one of the reasons the movie works so well and based on a true story. While working as a file is Soderbergh's push for gritty urban realism. The clerk in a small law firm, twice-divorced mother of scenery is bleak, the rooms are dimly lit and dirty, · dm:e young children Erin stumbles upon a cover- and the air is all sweaty and huu1id. There's no up involving contaminated water in a small desert capped teeth or model-quality looking people community that is causing devastating illnesses. Inaround, these actors and-settings are so realistic and furiated by the deception, she convinces her boss to unflashy that at times it's disconcerting to rememallow her to investigate. Although the local citizens ber this is a studio-produ<._ed picture. Combine that · are initially leery of becoming involved, Erin's brash with the lack of any pontificating courtroom scenes, manner and ability to speak to them clearly and and you've got a drama that a lot of people can recompassionately earns their trust. With over 600 late to because it feels very everyday. plaintiffs signed up, the unlikely cu,io go on to win Helping that alongjs the casting o_f the brilliant the largest settlement ever paid in a direct-action . Albert Finney in the lead male role. Finney's work suit. .. $333 million. is always interesting, and here we have a gruff and experienced character shocked by the whirlwind that is Erin, but he is the only one who will put her in Review: One of the first things they teach students in film her place when she needs to be. I can imagine some school is to have a sympathetic main character, and exec wanting a good-looking older actor in the part unfortunately 95% of these filmmaker wannabes (eg. Clooney, Ford, etc.), but that would seem not think this means they have to be a noble and totally only a little false but also introduce other difficulPC lead. That's probably why "Erin Brockovich" · ties. The casting of Finney allows him and Roberts is such a refreshing American movie, thanks to the to have a great on-screen male/female chemistry with [act that Director Steve Soderbergh realizes that a the issue of sex never clogging up the running time. character can be abusive and bitchy, and yet audi- The little bits of humor between the two every fifences will root for them - a technique foreign filmteen minutes or so are great to watch and help lighten makers have been using to great effect for decades the mood at times when things get a little slow or and one which the US has begun waking up to again repetitive. recently (e.g. "The Talented Mr. Ripley", "PaySadly the weak area would have to be Erin's relaback"). tionship with a biker, and, while Eckhart gives a Make no mistake this is a one-woman show with good performance, the sub-plot feels thin and overly the entire movie resting on Julia Roberts who gives long. The 135-minute running time could've used her most interesting performance in years. Erin some edits, and most of them should ccime from here. 1sa fully three-dimensional character with qualities The plot about the case itself is also kind of bare, both admirable and appalling. She's a struggling but, as this is a character drama, the plot is usually single mother who cares deeply for her kids an? takthin anyway. i www.musicalenergi.com 14 " a /J "D I'_ 0mpaCt IJ t II . • . If "' D f4 Pt " D iD b j •• .1 •. 1 . 1 ·. 1 . ff , als..·. o b·- u;y· ·,n.·. g !• DVD VHS RECORDS TAPES . BOOKS .·. ... ·. /J /1 d ._·..,•. ·.·. $.· C· ·_·. ·. . ·. . .• ·. . i t.· .. " . · .n · ·. h out of rint? WE CAN GETIT! •.p . I we have tons of posters!!!! I: Beacon Staff Writer broodyjp@wilkes.edu ,:>r '·':J::,_L;,. Plot: Banished to a secluded Paris asylum, the Marquis de · Sade (Geoffrey Rush), whose groundbreaking works changed the language of sexuality and literature, continues to threaten the moral conservatism of Napoleon's France by secretly smuggling out his spicy manuscripts with \ the help of the asylum's most alluringly innocent the character. This is a guy who'll leave you laughmember: the young maid Madeleine (Kate irig one second with a great quip, and then in the Winslet). The asylum's young priest, Abbe de next shot will hit his wife for not helping him Coulmier (Joaquin Phoenix), humanely tries to reyou love him at one point, and then despise him habilitate the Marquis' twisted soul while keeping the next. The take on De Sade is also interesting Madeleine at a safe distance, both from the Marhe's portrayed as a literary hero, a man with an quis and himself. obsessive compulsion to write and spends most of Through the endless days and nights at the asythe film do.ing so with cruder and cruder equiplum, the two opposing men form a tentative rela- ment as each piece is taken away from him. Rush tionship of mutual tolerance. But, neither is willalso is very brave spending half the film naked and ing admit the one secret they have in common - while his very understated work in "Elizabeth" their feelings for Madeleine. The three form an unremains my favorite .role I've seen him play, this likely and dangerous love triangle that proves to comes a close second. Winslet does one of her stanbe the ultimate test of the priest's sanctity and the dard solid performances as the Marquis' helper, Marquis'wrath. Keenly aware of human weakness, though it's Phoenix as the benevolent and strugthe Marquis prays on de Coulmier's humanity and gling to hold true to his faith priest who should on Madeleine·s innocence. But the feisty young. have get an Oscar nomination. Caine plays the onewoman has her own reasons for defying orders, dimensional bad guy role and does it well, but can't and de Coulmier's faith is stronger than the.Marhelp but feel tacked on a bit. There's also a slightly quis imagined. ·out of place sub-plot about Caine's wife though As the Marquis' popularity continues unabated stunning beauty Amelia Warner and the 'younger .in France, the brilliant and notorious Dr. Royer- Dougray Scott' lo3king Stephen Moyer will both Collard (M icheal Caine) is hired to "cure" the in- get a lot of work from these scenes which are good ·satiable writer and to supervise de Coulmier. Royerbut just don't really flow with the rest of the film. Collard and de Coulmier form an unfriendly alliOnto the subject matter and its frank, dark and ance to stifle the irreverent Marquis' work and amazingly direct for an American-made feature. improve the image of the asylum. But the Marquis Sure it's about history's most famous pervert (afcannot and will not be silenced, and Madeleine ter all this is the guy who was pretty much the first refuses to be controlled. The more Royer-Collard to give voice to S&M, fetishes and all sorts of kinky and de Coulmier try to censor, the higher the stakes sex - they're term 'sadist' was named after him), become in this extraordinary battle of wills between but sex wisdom aside from some lewd dialogue young and old, innocence and malevolence that cathere isn't anything terribly erotic here. The film reens through the asylum's haunting corridors. is, however, darkly violent, as this was after all 18th century France, with some content likely to distress viewers - lots of blood, at least two acts of Review: rape, mutilation, full frontal nudity and a dash of Biographical films come wide and varied from necrophilia. e. . .· the epic in scope "Amadeus" to the quiet and more Does the film work - yes and no. A really H personal "Shine", but none that I can recall come good comparison is "Bram Stoker's Dracula." That as dark and yet mesmerizing as this film. "Quills" was a film with all the elements it needed to create ff proves to be one of the most original, elaborate, the ultimate film version of Stoker's tale - yet it funny and truly sinister movies of the year - a thor- didn't quite make it, getting only about 60% of the oughly well crafted and intricate film steered by way there - it was just lacking that central core of llllt great actors giving excellent performances, kept· 'narrative energy' thus we didn't get swept up into ·9 fl afloat by a clever script with some truly great lines, it as we should have. "Quills" does manage to tap a:nd backed by very timely issues and themes of that energy a bit and comes out as an excellent movie but is still only about 80% of the way there q free speech & censorship. - there by it stops just short of becoming a classic. "S:~:~:::~e.~~~~~:;:a::~tfo~:~~::ns~~r;~ Nevertheless, in a month where films all seem to Q him Oscar nominations (one of which won), but be floating in the 'mediocre' and safe waters of neither compares to this - he's over the top sure, formulaic plots - it's great to see a film like this but its totally believable, and it's just one facet of break out of the mold with a fervent energy. JJ/Jn1'J;1'1:J/:1:JDnRRRJ1DJ;l;lJnJ1J1~J1f. _. · · D Quills By John Broody " i D .,, b ~ i lddUS/Cfll ENERU/ i I~9 north main street wilkes-barre 829-2929 i #l1lllll1bbbbbbbl111Dl'llll111Dl'll'J1'Db 0 f �16 The Beacon ENTERTAINMENT You hav<': the teridency to want things done your way. rrrn.:P~ Well, this is not one of those '--"¥1 A,U, times. Just accept anything mat life brings your way,Jnd,don't ~orry about how you would have done it, or criticize how someone else is 'doing something. In the end, it will reduce your stress level this week; as you have enough right now to cope with at the moment. T is wee , you ave some . major decisions to make. Aquarius As you make_them, d~ not . change anything drastically in your life. While things may seem t.o be going at a slow pace, you are really going 150 mph down the road, and the slightest adjustment could hurl a large and drastic change. Be'careful of the change you make our life this week. Things may seem to be going along-at a snail's pace, and you are sick of waiting for exciting things to happen. Don't become Pisces impatient, but don't stop looking for changes to occur. Things are about ready to take a drastic turn for the better, ·and the planets do not want you to miss it. Just picture this past week as a slew motion scene in a movie. Once this scene is 'over, its all uphill from here! Things may have been You are going to have a . ·· ' ·· . This week, yo worrying you recently. DO wonderful week. Do not ---. _. . focus on helping oth let your imagination run NOT get discouraged, for from "point A to poi this week! if you try to wild with you though. Do not let your own agenda get in . relax, things will get better. If you still feel There are limits to what you can accomway. Tnis is a tim~ of focusing on like you are not "together," it is because of plish this week. Do everything that is others needs, and it will pay off in self-doubt and worry. Whatever is worrying expected pf you, and most everything that end. isn't expected of you, but stay within your . you, get rid of it. Everything will sort itself out. limits. ~ It has been·a tough road, but ,,... ~ We are trained to conform to You are only seeing what you know where it will ....,, ~ society. But this ·week, the you want to see this week. • inevitably lead you. With opportunity anses to let you You need to focus on your newly found infonnation, you be free. The only question now, is; do you need to make a decision. Stay with a current life more objectively than subjectively. have the strength to be yourself? If the . · commitment, dr l!!t it go. Is this commitment Things will not be going you~ way, but answer is yes, then do it. If the answer is necessary to your life still? Probably not. prepare for a revelation at the end of not, you ·need to look closer, and see why Venus says that you need to disregard this this week. you cannot be yourself. commitment, but in a compassionate way, to not hurt other's feelin s. Things have not _been going ..............~ You are very talented at May you need to take a deeper ' your way, lately. Life situations ~ - improvising, Sagittarius, look at.yourself. 21 - June 21 • have been holding you down. S • • and you need to take that You have been having a Do not let them anymore. This power and make somerough month. It is okay, because everything . week, you will be. able thing useful out of it this week· You have w1·11 seem to fa11· mto p1ace th"1s week . 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Although they remained competitive throughout the re .e d u'ake The Beacon 17 . S PORTS , matches, the Colonels fell to the three schools they faced Vtllajuli, Westchester and U.S.V.B.A. Scott Vanvalkenburgh, the coach of the team couldn't say he was thrilled with the performance of his team. However the young coach remained positive concerning the tournament. "We are still a pretty inexperienced team. In time we' 11 learn how to compete under the gun," Vanvalkenburgh commented. Colonels Capture Freedom Laurels By Kevin Sickle eighteen minutes a game and is · contributing a lot of things. He's going to be a whale of a player." The Middle Atlantic Confer- Rickrode also loves Dave's deence handed out their end-of- termination. "He's got great season awards Tuesday, with work ethic, too, so I think there Colonels capturing the top three are some good things to come honors in the Freedom Confer- for him." ence. Senior point-guard Dave Rickrode, always modest, Jannuzzi was named MVP, Dave did manage to say a few words Plisko was selected Freshman of about his award as well. "It's the Year, and Coach Jerry an honor whenever you get seRickrode is the Coach of the lected for an award that is voted Year. on by your peers." He also un"(Dave Jannuzzi) is just the derstands that'coaching is not a most positive, unselfish leader one-man job. "A lot of credit that I have ever encountered," has to go to the players ...(They) Rickrode recounted. " ... (It's) not make my job easier and my asnecessarily the scoring and the sistant coaches have done a passing. Just the control he has . great job. I take the honor, (beon the game makes all the dif- cause) it's in my name, but a lot ference in the. world. Anybody of other people have helped me who knows anything about bas- get it. The coach guides the_ ketball (and) watches him play team, but the team wins the realizes that. That's why he's games." been named the three-time MVP Each of these recognitions · of the conference." handed down to the players and In regards to Dave coach show the promise of the Pliska, Coach Rickrode had this , future and glories of the past, but to say, "He's playing (only) about the time is now for the Colonels. Beacon Staff Writer sickleks@wilkes.edu ;t 't Beacon Sports writers · needed - e-mail: cehmu_ tg@aol.com Stromboli Anti pasta· Wings Sandwiches . . Fries 155 North Main St. · Wilkes-Barre 829-6444 Pizza Restaurant In House Specials 5pm to 11 pm ' ... ' .:. . ' . ' . -:''' 2 large pies $10.99 We Deliver! Back room available for private parties and meetings. Call Frank for more information. �18 The Beacon SPORTS Georgia Trip Prefaces Seaso · By Kevin Sickle Beacon Sports Writer Coaching changes are usually difficult to adjust to once, but the Lady Colonels are now under the leadership of their third coach in the last two seasons. Coach Frank Matthews will have the first game under his belt in a little over a week as his Lady Colonels ~ead down to LaGrange, Georgia for the NFCA Dill Leadoff Classic to open up their 2001 campaign. While most students are home enjoying their break or working to have a few extra dollars for the rest of the semester, the softball team will be hard at work getting ready for the season. They will stay here and practice early next week-before heading off to Georgia. There they will begin play in a pool format going up against Methodist (NY), Cortland State (NC), and Wisconsin-Eau Claire. The six pool champions along with two at-large teams will advance to the Gold Championship tournament. The remaining second-place teams and four at-large squads go to the Silver Championship and the rest of the teams will play for the Bronze Championship. There is slight concern over the number of game~ to be played in · such a short time frame. "We don' t have a lot of players on the team," Matthews explains. "We only have sixteen. Of those sixteen, fifteen are going to make the trip to Georgia. That's a very small number." Not just overall numbers, but injuries to the pitching staff are also a concern. "We have three pitchers. All three have had some type of physical problem," continued Matthews. "We've got our fingers crossed for the pitching rotation .. .It is probably our most delicate'situation. We need at least a minimum of two healthy pitchers, and right now that is a hanging in the balance." Senior Alice Fink and junior Lisa Hartman will be the aces for Coach Matthews, as long as they remain healthy. Julie Dalmas will help by taking on the remainder of the available pitching duties. Lisa had this to say about her injury, which caused her to ease off for about a week: "I was having a few problems with my collarbone in the beginning of our practice indoors a few weeks ago, but at this point it is back to 100% so I don't think it will be a problem at all during the season." It also looks as though Lisa has been able to add to her already strong repet'iiar of pitches. "I have been working on improving all of my pitches and possibly adding a rise this year." The ladies know that the offense could use some work as well. "Offensively, our team failed to produce last year," junior Erin Priestman said. "This preseason we have concentrated a great deal on our hitting and we hope to score a lot of runs." Following the NFCA Classic, the girls return home for a few days of practice only to leave for Salisbury, MD to play in the Sea Gull Invitational Softball Tournament• at Salisbury State University on Friday and Saturday. Although not a true tournament, the ladies will get a chance to play some quality opponents in Moravian, Cabrini, Bates, and host Salisbury State. "Between the two tournaments, if I remember correctly, there are sixteen nationally-ranked teams, so we are going to be playing probably five to six of those ranked teams," explained Coach Matthews. "We Schedule March 8-11 NFCA DIii Leadoff Classic in La Grange, GA March 16-17 _ Sea Gull Invitational Softball Tournament at Salisbury State University, Salisbury, MD Wednesday March 21 Misericordia . H 3PM Saturday March 24 Lycoming H 1PM Wednesday March 28 King's A 1PM Saturday March 31 FDU~Madison A 1PM Tuesday April 3 Scranton H 3PM Thursday April 5 Marywood H 3PM 1PM· Saturday April 7 Allentown A Monday April 9 Baptist Bible A 3PM Friday April 13 Drew H 1PM Tuesday April 17 Susquehanna H 3PM Saturday April 21 Delaware Valley A 1PM Tuesday April 24 Messiah A 3PM Thursday April 26 Lebanon Valley A 3PM Friday May4 Saturday May 5 Freedom Conference Playoff A TBA Freedom Cor:iference Champ A TBA Key Returnees Key Newcomers • Robyn Mendygral, sr, SS • Alice Fink, sr, P • Lisa Hartman, jr, P • Erin Priestman, jr, 3B • Melissa Babcock, so, 1 B • Kim Chapman, jr, OF • Brooke Shreaves, so, OF • Melissa Mendygral, fr, 2B • Julie Dal mas, fr, P • Desiree Podrasky, fr, C • Andrea Chabala, fr, OF Coach's Outlook . "I'll feel a lot better if we come out of (Salisbury) healthy .. .Lycomin? and King's as always will be very strong. They will probably b~ our two b1_ggest tests, and we get' both of them within the first week of returning. It's going lo be critical being ready the first week back. . . , . "I put us somewhere in the mix of those three (LycommQ, K1ng·s, and Wilkes). 1 think of those three, we potentially_ have the best p1tch1ng ... W1lkes last year lost some critical people ... We are trying to replace number one, three, and four in the batting order. . "I'd say we are probably .in the top three teams, but there are ~ lot of question marks." Robyn Mendygral may get beat up a little bit, but we'll be very prepared for the season." "The part of our spring break trip I am looking forward to most," says Priestrnan, "is the chance to finally get outside to play. · We have yet to practice outside, so it will be exciting to be out in the sun." They also know it won't be all fun and games, though. "The competition this year in Georgia should be very good and the team is looking forward to seeing how well we can do," she added. Lisa also agreed. "Spring break is always a good time for the team to really get to know one another and to have a good time while being competitive." After playing numerous topranked teams in both of the tournaments, Wilkes will return home and immediately face their toughest inconference opponents in their first full week back. The Wednesday after they are back on campus, the Lady Colonels go up against Misericordia at home. Their next two doubleheaders will be against their biggest rivals, Lycoming and King's. Senior Robyn Mendygral sees the first week as a challenge. "We need to take things one game at a time. The most important thing is that we get started off on the right foot and take it from there." Coach Matthews feels that if they get through the tournaments and those difficult_early doubleheaders with a decent record and no injuries, his team will have a good shot at winning the Freedom Conference championship. Before they will be able claim that crown, they have to finish the season against another gauntlet of quality opponents. They will be home against Susquehanna before traveling to Delaware Valley, Mess_iah, and Lebanon Valley within a span of just six days. AS-is always the case, you have to beat the best to be the best. The Lady Colonels will soon find out just how good they are. "Let the journey begin!" ' , ' - - --. <:: . er the wi1 y in the F al, Wilkes in the NC Basketball f48. When hat seed tmuch ind "t until the Oi were madt g at 9PM. nfortun ate 'table to I • the Inte1 by Yahoo HOOPS.c< S popl sum onfen at the edd ilkes heron t roun~ wino und ga1 int Ma onfere d the Penrn e (P~ . Th' p wi ll PM in , h R ic es ·,.,. 's,, :t _- - ·rs .... \- ·.· ·'<~ /r ' ;.· •,.. . . '·-' -. . . ;{. \i=i:::c::-·'. ·}· .. ,:;: : -'• ontti: :Free• ....• . V .. ,,,. . ··<· ,-:,. '~: - . : ..,. ' 1/'};~< ds ' $1 �The Beacon 19 SPORTS CAA Spot and gest ng to kes). year cl four stion After the win over Scranton day in the Freedom Conferfinal, Wilkes was guaranteed ~tin the NCAA Division III 'sBasketball Championship's of 48. When they would play what seed they would be 't much in doubt, but we had wait until the official announcets were made on Sunday, be·ng at 9PM. Unfortunately most or" us n't able to get the selection via the Internet as was proby Yahoo! and the people D3H0OPS.com. Due to the ndous popularity of the live , it was unavailable at both press conference in the Marts ter and at most other locations. When the traffic to the two · slowed down after about half hour, Wilkes learned that they anumber one seed, thus earnafirst round bye. They will t the winner of Thursday's t round game between the gs Point Mariners, out of the line Conference with a record 20.7, and the Cabrini Cavaliers mthe Pennsylvania Athletic ference (PAC), with a record f 21-6. This second round tch-up will be held Saturday 7:30 PM in the Marts Center. Coach Rickrode and the team IC been working on a few changes in the offense, but now are preparing for both possible opponents. "On Tuesday, we basically worked on our own stuff. Trying to get better at what we do," Rickrode commented. "I think the guys have gotten much better at reversing the ball and letting it happen rather than trying to make things happen right away." And as always, the offense will work the ball to in to guys like Brad Sechler, Kevin Walsh, Tom Stambaugh, and Ron McIntyre first. "We try to work · the offense from inside out," added the ninth year coach. "Now, (on) Wednesday (and) Thursday, we will prepare for both. And then after we find out who wins on Thursday, we will concentrate on that team," Wilkes doesn't know all that much about Kings Point, but the Colonels have seen some of the talent that Cabrini has. Back on November 21•1, Wilkes was able to pull out an 82-78 victory over the Cavaliers, who have Division Ill's all-time winningest program. Rickrode knows they are no pushover., "We had a close game with Cabrini down there. It's a tough place to play and they're pretty good," but there is no guarantee that they will see them again. "The team that they're playing in the first round could easily beat them." The other top seeds in Wilkes' bracket include: the Clark Cou- Players look on as ball drops for another Jannuzzi score. gars out of the New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) with a record of 22-4, the Pioneers of Widener, winners of the MAC's Commonwealth Conference championship with an overall record of 21-5, and the Hobart Statesmen from the Upstate Collegiate Athletic Association (UCAA), owners of a 20- 7 record. Should Wilkes win Saturday, they will most likely host the sectionals the following Friday and Saturday. The winners of the four sectionals then advance to the 768 Sans Souci Pkwy. Wilkes Barre (570)824-9500 Wilkes Special $5. 99 - 1 Large Cheese $11. 99 - 2 Large 1 - Toppings $12.99- 1 Large I-topping/ 1 Order Cheesestick/ 2 Liter Coke Mon -Thur -11:00am -12:30am Fri - Sat - 11:00am - 1:30 Sunday - Noon - 11 :OOpm Final Four March 16th, with the third-place game and the championship scheduled for the I7 1h. Come out and be a part of Marts Travis Keck/Beacon Madness Saturday at 7 :30 as the Colonels start their journey to the Final Four. Playoffs---------continued from Page 20 Leading the way for Wilkes was Stambaugh and Jannuzzi with 19 points apiece. Dave also had 11 assists. Brad Sechler and Kevin Walsh were the other Colonels in double-digits, as both finished with 18. Sophomore Derek Elphick finished with 23 points for Bessoir's Royals. Kevin Courtney added 18, with Al Callejas finishing with only 7. Although not a high-man for Coach Rickrode, freshman Dave Pliska was the man of the hour. His shot erupted the Colonel faithful and all but clinched a . number one seed for Wilkes. "The shot clock was running down, so I had to shoot it," Pliska said. "Dave (Jannuzzi) just passed me the ball ... must have had confidence in me to make it." "I was wide open and just knocked it down. It felt good" continued Pliska. "If it would have came out, they probably would have run out of time anyway." Coach Rickrode had no problem putting Pliska in with the time waning, although it was originally for his defense. "I feel confident with him in there in clutch situati?ns." 1 The game was· as· co·mpetitive· · as one could hope for a championship game to be. "It was a battle, it really was," Coach Rickrode explained. ''They executed, but offensively I thought we did pretty good ... They made a lot of open jump shots. I think we combated (them making open jump shots) by getting the ball inside," continued Rickrode. "We got the ball inside to the three, four, and five, Tommy, Kevin, and Brad pretty much at will." Shooting 50.9 percent from the field, .52.6 percent from behind the arc, and 90 percent from the charity stripe go a long way towards winning basketball games as well. "(Our shooting percentages) and the assist to turnover ratio has been winning us games," Rickrode concluded. The win gives Wilkes a record of 23-2 and a spot in the NCAA tournament. (For more, see my other article.) It sends Scranton coach Bob Bessoir off on a losing note, but that doesn't take anything from his coaching career. No comments were needed. Just watching Bessoir walk out of the Henry Gymnasium with his wife, waving goodbye as he left told more than any number of quotes could. Goodhye to a legend, hello to ttie NCAA·s. �Colonels claim spot in NCAA playoffs By Kevin Sickle . .. Beacon Staff Writer sickleks@wilkes.edu Dave Plisko didn't expect to come to Wilkes and have such an impact on such a game as a fresh-. man. He selected Wilkes because of their na-tionally recognized program and because Coach Rickrode gave him a chance to play. Little did he know that his last-second shot against Scranton would help propel the Colonels into the NCAA tournament as a number one seed. Wilkes quickly gained control of the contest when Kevin Walsh hit for two on the Colonels' opening possession. A Scranton free throw cut the lead in half, but buckets by Brad Sechler and Tom Stambaugh increased the lead to five. John Boylan and Walsh then exchanged baskets with the Royals before Wilkes went on a 7-0 run over the next two-and-a-half minutes to bump their lead to double digits, 17-7. Scranton then was able to scrape back to within three until Walsh hit Travis Keck/Beacon Ron McIntyre looks to pass. another lay-up, with Ron McIntyre following with one on the fast break. After that, however, Wilkes saw their lead quickly dissipate. The Royals went on a 7-0 run of their own, with the help of two Wilkes turnovers and two missed Jay-ups. The Colonels found the lead again, thanks to a hoop and free throw from Sechler and a Plisko lay-up, but it was short-lived, as Scranton quickly tied it up again and took their first lead at the fourminute mark of the opening half. The Royals woulq up their lead to as many as five on two different occasions, but lost the lead for good as Tom Stambaugh knocked down a trifecta, giving Wilkes a 39-38 lead with just over a minute to play in the half. Stambaugh was then fouled on the defensive end, giving him a one-and-one. He converted both and the lead went to three. Scranton's Don Loftus then hit one of two from the stripe to close out Jannuzzi hits it. Travis Keck/Beacon the first half scoring with Wilkes up .. ' " 41-39. In the opening half, Wilkes was capable of doing what they hadn't done well lately, score inside. The Colonels had 20 points in the paint compared to Scranton's eight. An assist-to-turnover ratio of 11 :5 was also what kept Wilkes in the lead. The question was would that trend continue? Scranton tied the contest twice in the opening seconds until Stambaugh's lay-up, followed by a foul shot, put the Colonels ahead for the duration with 18:30 to play. A pair of Sechler free throws and a pair of triples from the hand of Dave Jannuzzi then gave Wilkes a 54-45 lead. The two squads exchanged buckets over the next nine-plus minntes until Wilkes couldn't keep up. Their lead dwindled to three with 4:40 left on the clock. Scranton had a chance to tie the game up but a Loftus three-point attempt caromed off the rim and John Boylan was able to snag the board. A pair of free throws from both Jannuzzi and Stambaugh took the Colonels lead back to seven with just under three minutes to play. Coach Bessoir's Royals still fought it out for their retiring coach. Brad Sechler's fifth foul sent him to the bench with a standing ovation, but it gave Scranton some life. Senior star Al Callejas hit a pair from the stripe and a money ball got the Royals to within two. Jannuzzi stepped up to hit two more from the line, which was matched by Scranton's Don Loftus, getting them to within a bucket at Tom Stambaugh leaps for the tip. 83-81. After the free throws, Coach Rickrode took a timeout to settle the guys down and set up the remaining 33 seconds. Following the timeout, Kevin Walsh took the in-bound, but was able to get the ball to Jannuzzi before he could be fouled. Coach Bessoir elected not to foul Jannuzzi, who was shooting 85.'.7% from the line going in. When the double team came to Jannuzzi, he found Plisko in the comer open for a three. With the Travis Keck/Beacoa shot clock winding down, Plisko put one up from behind the arc and ... It went down. The trifecta set the Marts Center abuzz as it gave the Colonels a five-point lead, one that was insurmountable in five seconds. The Royals took the ball in, but thal was tha_t, Wilkes brought home their sixth Freedom League/ Conference championship in the last seven seasons. Continued on Page 20 � 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 2001 March 1st Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2001 March 1 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/e23b2a007d0ed3d9c73910b33312b41c.pdf c6d5d09b296668cb11076d629bac3337 PDF Text Text ~ \f '{r~, w . . .t•__ .Jr . . . ..J The ... -_._.._ ._-._._ -.--.-..... eacon AStudent run publication serving the Wilkes Community. Februar 22 2001 • htt ://wilkesl.wilkes.edu/~beacon • Volume 53 • Issue 16 Where have all the SG Members Gone? By Amanda Leigh Brozana Beacon Managing Editor It was 49. Now it's 31. In two weeks, where have 18 people gone? "Our numbers were a little off," said Student Government President, John Bosha when questioned after last evening's Student Government meeting. "Ideally, we would have 49 members if every slot was filled, but we only have 31 seats filled now," Bosha comBut more curious to the large change in number of Student Government members is the extra large Executive Board meeting held before the 6 p.m. regular meeting. The only people allowed in an Executive Board meeting are board members and those who they call in to discuss confidential Student Government issues. This week, seven extra people were seen in the meeting. "They addressed some issues including leaving early and coming in late (to meetings)," said Eli Philips, Freshman class Vice President and one of the seven extra people seen inside Student Government quarters during the Executive Board meeting. Bosha said after the public meeting that the executive board session addressed "funding, personnel, and upcoming business." But, he would not disclose any further information. He just stated, "Action was taken." Meg Stevens, an executive board member, confirmed speculations about what was discussed with the member who were summoned to the executive board meeting. She stated, Adam Polinger - Beacon John Basha presides of Student Government meeting Wednesday. Action was taken against missing members. "Members who missed two or more meeting were asked to come in for inquiry on their whereabouts." Out of 11 members originally Continued on Page 3 Student Goverment Goes to NACA Editorial Assistant I' th Ii s e ill Six members of Student Government are going to Nashville, Tennessee. Student Government President John Bosha heads the list of attending members. Meg Stevens, and Brian Sheakoski, as well as three others, will join him. Erica Trowbridge will attend as an advisor. Jeff Brittain and Fran Johanson will represent Programming Board. They will be giving a 75minute presentation at the National Association of Campus Activities. They were given this opportunity because they came up with a way to raise the activity fund. They want to let others know how they achieved this feat. Bosha and Stevens attended a Summer NACA Conference this past year. While there, they were asked about the current state of Wilkes' Student Government. They mentioned the hike in the activity fee and were encouraged to be present at Nationals. John Bosha will represent the Student Government. Meg Stevens invented the fund raising technique. Brian Sheakoski serves as the treasurer of the operation. Erica Trowbridge must go as the advisor. Jeff Brittain stands as the executive from Programming Board and Johanson is a member. The trip was funded solely by Student Government and the Programming Board. $2000 will come from Student Government and $ 1000 from PB. Additional funds will be taken from a "buffer fund." When asked his opinion on attending the conference, Boshasaid, "I'mexcitedforthe opportunity, not only to go back to the National NACA Conference, but more so to represent Wilkes in the National Student Government scene." Bosha will be the "head presenter," but the speaking will be split evenly. They will speak before 50 to 100 people representing 100 or more schools. This is a very big honor for the university, and those in attendance. As Bosha put it, '"This is the first time Wilkes has made a significant contribution like this, and I'm glad to have spearheaded it." Stevens added, "I think this is a great way to represent Wilkes. We will be sharing our ideas with other college students, and bringing back as rnuch as we can." They will be staying at the Opryland Hotel. The trip will last from Saturday, February 24 to Wednesday, February 28. They present on Sunday, the 25. .... . . �February NEWS 2 The Beacon Library of Congress Comes to Wilkes University By Casey K. O'Brien Head Copy Editor ..,. ;: The staff of Wilkes University's Eugene S. Farley Memorial Library invites the public to view "Books That Shaped America," the latest in a series of Library of Congress displays featured throughout the year. There are 16 panels of the priceless historic records are featured in the thematic display. The presentation begins with "Such Books As May Be Nee-. essary," referring to John Adams' recommendation for the establishment of a library for Congress, circa 1800. ''The Shapers are Shaped" points out how the thinking of early Americans was shaped by the books they read, digested, and used in building the framework of a new nation. Prior to the American Revolution, pain- phlets were a popular means of written communication for Americans. "Pamphlets for a Change" depicts English-Colonial relations between 17501776. One pamphlet in particular, "Common Sense;: written by Thomas Paine, is the focus of the panel "An Uncommon Common Sense.'' Two of the exhibits panels are dedicated to "The Federalist Papers," which were written by Alexander Hamilton, John Jay, and James Madison to support and convince the states to ratify the Constitution. "Books That Shaped America" also immortalizes the people that shaped America In "The Hidden Voice of the Slave" and "Freedom's Spark is Literature," the story of Frederick Douglass is told. Harriet Beecher Stowe is featured in 'The Cabin That Started a War." Henry David Thoreau's literary career is documented in ''To the Walden Woods." The inspiring story of Helen Keller is found in "A Miracle Work," and, journalist Rachel Carson is honored in ''Investigating Silent Springs." "The Books That Shaped America" Library of Congress Display is located in the reference section on the first floor of the Eugene S. Farley Memorial · Library, corner of South Franklin and West South Streets. For more information or library hours, contact Janell • Carter, Reference and Biblio- · graphic Instruction Coordinator, at 408-4250. John Lindgren and Janell Carter show off new d Photo by Rain and Snow Scattered Showers High41,Low26 C �As continued from page 1 under questioning, nine were asked to attend last evening's meeting. Seven actually attended. It was said, for the two members who did not appear at the inquiry that it "did not look good" pyEditot Marje~ille otoEaitor ~- The reason behind the formal questioning, stated Stevens, "was to encourage quorum be met at all times." Currently; . quorumiS'still set at 17." During the general meeting, quorum was met with 26 members in attendance. A point of contention last evening was the payment of $48,000/year to the YMCA for all students to get a year's membership. The money will come out of a newly imposed fee on tuition of $10-$12. The fee would go to every student and be added to tuition statements in Fall, 2001. All Wilkes U students, including commuters, would then attain membership to the WilkesBarre YMCA. . The "Y" anticipates 15% of the student body will take advantage of this offer. Questions were raised as to _ Adam Polinger/Beacon Vacant chairs are a symbol of what Student Goverment is trying to change. After not meeting quorem twice this semester, they have begun to take action. using the money to enhance our into upgrading what we have?" There was a first reading of own gym, rather than give the The ques.tion was contested by a fund request by the Business money to another institution. the logic that we would not have and Accounting Club for $650 Though $48,000 would not to pay to repair and upgrade our towards their bi-annual trip to build a new gym, or even pay machines. New York. for an addition to the existing The "Y" also has announced Also discussed were Winter one, over 10 years and almost . that they are planning to reno- Weekend plans and the Altera half of a million dollars later, vate the 5th floor into a new fit- native Spring Break Trip to Inwe may be able to reach that ness center, add a full gym and dia. goal. a second pool to accommodate • · Student Government meetDean Allen commented that the new influx of bodies into the ing, which are open to the pubthe decision to link Wilkes and center, which is now filled to lic, located in the Student the YMCA may lead to "ex- capacitymostnights withmem- Government suite on the first panded intramural offerings." bers. floor of the SUB, held every Freshman treasurer, Cassie When taken to a vote on the Wednesday at 6 p.m. VanLu ven d er in q uired, floor; it was passed with seven ''Couldn ' t we put the money ,opposing votes and 19 "yeas." are Pajama Game was Viewed and ~eviewed By Ann Marie Miller Beacon Copy Editor Picture it. .. the Edward Darling Theatre in the Dorothy Dickson Darte Center on Friday, February 16, 2001 ... 8 pm ... Opening Night for "The Pajama Game," a musical that ended its Broadway run in 1956. The orchestra -began to play for the crowd, which consisted of about 100 eager people waiting for a good time. And a good time is what they got. After the Overture was complete, out of the seam-of- the curtain, into the spotlight, came a s tumbling Mr. Vernon Hines , play ed by Rh y s Shovlin. Hines briefly explained the setting for the musical over a tune played by the orchestra, which, unfortunately, drowned out his voice. The musical proceeded to the actual pajama factory where the audience is introduced to the workers and the general order of things in the factory. The relation~hips among the co-workers are exposed during the remainder of the first act. Babe Williams, played by Tiffany Smith, denies her love for superintendent Sid Sorokin, played by Paul Mitchell; Prez. (Brian Burke Toll) reveals his love for Gladys (Christie Gil~ bert), who is the secretary for Mr. Hasler, the head of the Sleep-Tite Pajama Factory, who is played by Dale R. Heller. Sid and Babe eventually become a couple, after confessing their love to each other in a comi- Continued on Page 4 �4 The Beacon Continued from Page 2 cal, bizarre, orchestrial rendition of a "country western" song: ''There Once Was a Man." Coupled with the grammatically incorrect "Her Is," these ,two songs were my two favorites from the first act. Also, to note, from the first act, is the duet featuring Hines and Mabel (Alice Y. Fink) called "I'll Never Be Jealous Again." Sid sings a solo, which becomes a duet with himself, called "Hey There." The sound effects were good here, as Sid's voice, which he accidentally recorded, comes in over the loudspeaker, and he responds to what he just sang. The second act begins with a song called "Steam Heat," in which the workers display their disgusted attitude towards the union and the company. The choreog,. NEWS raphy by Kristin Degnan was good, as was the synchronicity with which the chorus made sound effects and the ballet dancers danced. I had a hard time figuring out what the purpose of the six ballet dancers was, but I had some help deciphering their purpose, which I greatly appreciate. They served as a sort of chorus, dating back to the ancient Greeks, who sang or chanted verses while performing dancelike maneuvers. In "The Pajama Game," the chorus seated on the platform on the stage did the "chanting," and the ballet dancers did the "dancelike maneuvers." The best part of the Second Act of the musical was · the "Hernando's Hideaway" scene and song. The blackness of the set, the steam (which was excessive at times), and the matches and lighters made for a unique viewing experience. And the song was pretty good too. There were on_ly a few technical problems that I noticed: the crackling of the micropho_nes throughout the performance; the overpowering orchestra during the opening song with Hines, as well as during several other scenes in the·musical, and the conspicuous scene changes during the course of the musical. Not really a technical mistake, but rather a costuming ~rror, . is the girl with the very short blue shirt. It doesn't exactly fit the time period; judging from the rest of the costumes, modesty was ,the policy, and that shirt is far from modest: Overall, I thoroughly enjoyed the musical, as did the people I went to see it with, ·23 rd and Satur 8:00 pm, as~ day, the 25t1 Tickets are. $ admissioni, ~ citizens and free to all Wil students wfrh more inform~ serve tickets. office at 405can "just kno and whisper le I wer~ sent b) Sorry, friends, antibiotics are sistthey felt better after taking not miracles. an antibiotic only experience a An antibiotic is a chemical placebo effect. The danger of that destroys or inhibits the taking an antibiotic for viral ingrowth of bacterial organisms. fections is that you will develop Different antibiotics are designed . a resistance to antibiotics. specifically for a particular orNursing Professor Brigette ganism whereas others can have Zielinski commented, "There is a broad spectrum that is an increasing bacterial effective for ·several resistance to antibiotics types of bacteria. because· they are being Perhaps you have over-presc~ibed." It is• gone to see a physician important as a health because your symptoms .,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,:::,:::···=·=··· care consumer to know are unbearable. One~, a that seeking out a predoctor walked into the scription for antibiotics exam room, briefly looked could be more harmful in my mouth, and handed me a than the viral infection, which~ill prescription. Many health care eventually go away on its own. providers feel that some physi- · Dr. David Maize, a Pharmacy ciaos give out antibiotics too professoratWilkes,adds,"Ifyou quickly, simply to quiet the .use an antibiotic as little as two patient's complaints. There is a to three times a year you should harmful danger in taking antibi- be safe from building up a resisotics when you really do not need tance." them. Diane O'Brien, a Nurse PracAntibiotics can only treat il titioner at Health Services, says bacterial infection. An antibiotic many students come in with will not effect viral infection, symptoms of viral infections, and which are more common on a they are looking for a pill to make college campus. Those who in- them feel better. After being fully assessed and stil ral origin, O'B1 fer treatmen,t ol "I wouldn't \I dent on an antib _ily," claims O'B tion does not g eral days the st, return to Heal more evaluatior So for every headache, stu throat, and fat likely have a vi will pass. You rn before you take a viral infectior the health care J otics are definiu to the common Antihiotic·s Are Not Miracles ,. By Megan Stevens Beacon Staff Writer I Sore throat? Aches and pains? Congestion? Can you feel a cold begin to overtake your body like an enemy breaking through your ranks? Is one of your first thoughts "I better catch it before it gets worse"? Or maybe you have waited a few days, and it hasn't gone away. All you want is to . feel better. Maybe an antibiotic is the miracle you need. ~n~1annnnn~nnr-n111111nannnnn.,. R . D ~ www.musicalenergi.com b iI ca _$ _ h_ . fio r _y-. _r 1 -- · · OU i iI eompact d--·$ - - -_$; ! I. C j alsobuying: lJ . VDVHDS n RecoRos ·TAPES I. JJ D lJ I BOOKS . . out of print? WE CAN GET ITI ~ j b 11 .we ---- - - -) II D have tons ofposters!!!! D -------------~- b ! t/3US/Cfll f Nf/?.GI i .I·RD~nna~nnRonoan~~n~~~nR-nl 59 north main street wilkes-barre 829-2929 i Jason 1\ on both Friday night and Sunday afternoon. The visual and sound effects were great, as was the acting. I thoroughly enjoyed everyone who performed vocally, especially Hines, Babe, Mabel, and Sid. The orchestra was wonderful as well. . If you haven't already, I definitely recommend going to see "The Pajama Game" this weekend. It will be performed on Friday, the ,. ,.,. Sid and Babe bring stage to life. �ebruary 22, 2001 The Beacon s ditorial: Meal Plan Offers Many Bones .. i Amanda Leigh Brozana ent is urged t Services for _p ?e who has a ~ a aL y nose, sore - J :ue, you mos I infection tha d to make sure. 1antibiotic, that s suspected b avider. Antibi , not the answ )ld or the flu. D JJizza "'' "lJIMifll\. ~ lfb, ~ • • !IIJ: iflll#, ,.. ..-: __,,,. :~ * ~ ~ .,,,....., : Mon - Wed: 4prn - Midnight ;. •. Thurs: 3pm - 1 am • • Fri: 3pm - 2am : ~ Sat 3pm - 1arn • " Sun: 3prn - 11 prn -: .,_ --- ,,. __,,,,,,_ * * --- ... ~ ·• ·• - ..... ~ ..........; ..... "lfil,. .. . . . . ·as meal plan clients. The stand students took last semester by going• to Student Government and the Administration as well as Metz was not enough, so I am suggesting we §late our rights and demand that Wilkes University, as well as Metz Food Service, meet the_m. The following is a "Bill of Rights" that I have devised. If you feel that these- rights mus( be met, demand them. The Beacon, as well as many members of the student body will stick together and stand behind you. Carry-Out Special - 16- Pizza - $4_49 Rol!!leial Party ..... Pack - DeJivered: 10 16- Pizzas:" 5 2-Liters of Soda Plus Napkins and Paper .Plates - $49_~99 5 70-822-5 775 -, . shop. Does Wilkes believe that we are only hungry from the hours of 7am-9pm, or do they believe we sleep from 9pm until 7am? I disagree with this theory, and I believe most students on campus would agree with me. We have looked harshly on . Metz this entire time, but we must realize that if Wilkes University put enough pressure behind the food service, there would have been changes made. We must move into action if we feel strongly about our rights ! Fast, Free Delivery 55 N- • M 01n . St . , w·1k B arre I es -~ -! 1. We have the right to a variety of foods that service our religious and personal ideals. . 2. We have the right to eat when we are' hungry. 3. We have the right to use. our pre-paid meal~ whenever we want, as we want. . 4. We have the right to choose to invest in the meal plan or not, without having to lie to a doctor about lactose intolerance. 5. We have the right to a reasonably priced sandwich in the cafe. 6. We have the right to substitute two sides for another · entree. 7. We have the right to more than one slice of cheese on a sub without getting charged more. 8. We have the right to purchase one 20oz bottle of soda, one sandwich, salad or hoagie, and one bag of chips or candy bar as ONE meal without being charged extra. 9. We have the right to decide where we wiil eat our larger portions allotted by the cafeteria· via the use of ''to go" packaging. . 10. We h~ve the right to health and safety when we are hungry. wasted meals, and take our eat- I know many students who have 11 :00 classes who would love to ing habits into our own hands. Therefore, already angered,. grab a small breakfast at 10: 15, t prevalent topics to comwe see the few changes in item go to class, have lunch later in ·o about on campus. If you choices, silent rules, and incon- the afternoon, and finish up with venothing to say, mention the venient hours as bones of con- a 7:30pm dinner. However, bed"cafeteria" and you're sure tention. The entire food service cause of cafeteria hours, that is 1park a convers.ation. plan as a whole, as leaves much · impossible. Each day you can walk Another possible, and maybe to be desired. ough the Student Union Policies such as an allotted a better solution, for this prob'!ding and hear a discttSsion number of meals for a week, are lem is to open the Rifkin Cafe ut it. Each issue of The Beaas a 24-hour deli. We could use good. . seems to have some comMany problems have·come to our meal plan or munch money nt regarding it. Even classthe surface on campuses which to purchase coffee, chips, fruit; ms have become a territory have a set number of meals for sandwiches, and other products. the topic. Some points to advocate this the entire semester, rather than V, the 24 th at Why, then, am I just reiterat- dispersing them evenly through- suggestion include health and as on Sun- what has already been said out the weeks classes·are in ses- safety. If we are hungry after 9 : 2:00 pm. ountless multitude of times sion. One of the biggest issues p.m. we have to order "fast ugh several med,iums, by so with that system is the fact that food," because, let's face it, how for general y different individuals? some students use all of their many all night markets deliver for senior have chosen the meal plan meals too quickly, not budget- fruit baskets to your "residence 1dents, and atopic for further analysis be- . ing for the entire term, and be- hall?" Though my diet has come , obviously, our complaints gin to go hungry by midterms. to consist of over 50% pizza in efallen onto deaf ears, or if Our system of allotted meals the past few wee.Ks, I come to y have found listeners, they per week has made this a non:. attribute this to the fact that my e been pushed aside. Not existent problem. The problem hours of action and the Metz, but also Wilkes Uniat Wilkes, however, is that \}'e cafeteria's are just not on the ity, has taken our justified cannot get food when we are same schedule. 40 ... or youments and brushed themun- hungry because of the strange I mentioned safety as well. three time their imperial rug. hours and "meal time" policies. Many students find themselves that you and l.s resident students, we are Why are we not allowed two with cravings for chips or Soda ed to "subscribe" to a meal dinners? First, let me back up after the cafe has closed. To oe." . The only way out of this and address the fact that there is "satisfy the craving," they walk blie to our doctors about our 'no time for thell! unless we ate to the A-Plus or some other loose tolerance (or intolerance, both at the same time. cal mini-market that is open to we must say). Our religious purchase snacks. This is danWhy is breakfast open only ·efs and dietary differences until 9am on weekdays, when gerous and not as cost-efficient uspecting a vi unt as nothing in our favor lunch doesn't open until 10:30? as having an on-campus 24-hour n can only of. n hoping to save money on 1e sympto 1t to put a st Managing Editor i b~,..~;-r;.d--;- r D~~li~~;ed; . ,. -... -o~i;..;~~d:. - . .. .. .• 2-------1 6" Pizzas . ,.. ---------------=~ 1 6 Pizza M "' 16" Pizzas I .... 1 - $4_99 2 - $8.99 I,, 5 - $19 , 99 ~ ;', ~ · ·' - ,'ii" ,..,,,.. #' :ii(. .. . . . ,#', I 2 Spicy Wings I • • J ..,... 2 Liter Soda $17 A9 Al -II· -- #. #. - ='l • J "' ! 1 Order Breadsticks 1 1 Topping • • Mia:· * 11 · W i--. ·- · ~ - $6.99 ._ , Menu Items Include: Pizza, Wings, Stromboli· Breadsticks:" Cheesesticks and Soda Wilkes u_ Special: $3_ 99 Large Pizza Pick - Up . ( Only With Coupon) "\Ille '41k .. . . .. ' - "'.l!i&. ...., ~ "' --~ - •. . : . �6 The Beacon February Editorial: Th·e Best Defense - true or a lie doesn't really rriatby Casey O'Brien ter. The point is we are not surHead Copy Editor prised or shocked by these decobrienck@wilkes.edu larations. Did you know that we all Why not? create an average of four pounds Because we are commonly of garbage day? · accused of ignoring one ~ritical Because of this disturbing issue, while feeding our greed statistic we will cover our planet and materialism. Defending ourin layer upon layer of disgust- selves from attacks on our job, ing filth in the next century. school, significant other, goals Did you know that you live and our character is a normal ocin the past or you live in the fu- currence. ture·, and are thereby ignoring How many times are you the present moment? . forced to defend yourself against Because of this limited focus someone's accusations? · you will live a less enjoyable life 1. "Did you really say that and cause others pain due to about her/him?" your lack of focus .. 2. "Don't you think that by Did you know that every purchasing that product you are time you speak and breathe, you supporting a company that is poison the world? basically evil?" On account of your routinely 3: "When you send money to speaking and breathing each day that organization aren't you are the world is being degraded. ·supporting the policy to invade the state of Montana?" There is no need to argue the · The aforementioned validity of these statements. questions\accusations are just a Whether they are completely few of the inquiries we encoun- a bit shallow. In that case its time for us to learn to defend ourselves. Granted some accusations ter daily. But I've decided not to use are well founded. Criticism is an this editorial space for com- integral part of learning and plaining. I think the time has growing as a human being. Atcome for a discussion about so- tacks upon government policies lutions, not problems. We need and laws continue to wage a a scapegoat. Someone or some- battle against fear, mistrust and thing we can blame for every- · hatred. There is a time and place thing bad in the world. -· • for examining the mistakes we So for the overall well being have made, scrutinizing the of all the inhabitants of the structure of our society and deplanet Earth and for the better- termining whether we are living ment of society you can blame each day to the fullest. ·But there is also a time to me for everything bad that has enjoy how far we have come alever happened, ever. Don't get mad at the girl\guy ready. Criticism is not always who placed a restraining order constructive. Must we defend ourselves on you for stalking. for every mistake that has ever Blame me. Don't accuse all those throw- been made? Have we become so ing paper away for causing the negative in general that we can only accuse, berate and tear end of the rainforests. down? Are we a society of comBlame me. Don't accuse society ofbom- plainers, or society of prais.barding people with so many ers? Wilkes University has sevcommercials that the true meaneral weak spots. I've been here ing of life is lost. Blame me. Perhaps you find my solution a for less than a · already make i of complaints. school have ti move it makes I'm pretty happ that freshmen c, on school pap, tions, while at Ii is only possi classmen. I coul that's for other written than mJ The Beacon feet. I personal a good deal of is printed. Yet I explanation of c error made. I re takes are made , and hope for in I also recogni, aside, the last th Beacon have b( able. I don't dese1 everything ba, happened in thi Neither do : Letters Consideration should ~ when taking network > ' . ;'•~1t?i> .• • ... ,,.n .,,.-:•.... .-.,. • ~ ·-:~... ·• '• Dear Editor I would very much like to know whose decision edly take the Wilkes campus network offline on 1 I certainly understand that maintenance on the 1 necessary, but it is generally considered only pr bother to inform the users of a system in advance o It's also generally considered wise to do such mai off-peak hours, when few will be likely to use th( I'm not sure how to break this, but 10:30pm on is not off-peak in the context of a college campus. a shock to the people responsible, but some of l trying to do work at that time. If we'd been told al downtime in advance, then we'd have had warnin~ around that downtime, but we weren't. It sure would be nice if someone could explain It would also be quite the surprise. -Brian Trosko More options should be given to Editor: I am an on-campus freshman. I am not ass theatre in any way, not have I been involved in an) tions to date. I would like to audition for a play, he · prohibits me. There are no plays, only musicals. I have gone to see all three productions this ta~e, Once Upon a Mattress, and The Pajama Ga are musicals. I understand that in Aprik the depart1 Much Ado About Nothin~. but the musicals stil plays three to one. Perhaps the unbalance would be justified if th to-one ratio of musical theatre majors to theatre not the case. In fact, of the 21 declared theatre m, majoring in musical theatre, which happens to b( Wilkes. That means that the ratio of theatre to majors is 20-to-one. One explanation that I have heard is that musi many music majors. People majoring in music pl tra pit and are used as singers on stage. That al The music department puts on its own productions Ensemble, Percussion, and Jazz Ensemble. I am not trying to cause a divide or criticize 1 ever I am still curious as to why they perform so As a fan of theatre, I enjoy watching plays, anq audition for a role in a play. I doubt my success, ti fact that there is only one play per year. �The Beacon 7 Beacon name change debated Ilo get an rer s f wn. far fr disag mat n't r nse nize will abreak from an otherwise .You of all people should "dark media" of Wilke► ~ Beacon is a light to them. in: [laughs out loud] I yshould change it because Ihear Beacon, I think of a or an airport runway. are no ships on the nna, and no airstrips for (was it?) I'm not even sure they had planes. That couldn't be it... Jeff: True, but it could be something more related to Wilkes. If we were "Lighthouse University" then Beacon would be acceptable. John: So, being Wilkes University, you propose the Colonel Chronicle? Jeff: Yes. John: That's weak. Jeff: Or something else, perhaps military related . I think Colonel Chronicle sucks worse than Beacon ... John: OK, we agree on one thing. Jeff: I'm not a COM major, ask one of them to come up with a better name. John: [laughs out loud] But, when you change titles, the problem in- evitably rises of people using the titlewise, you know the Batman old name. Honestly, though, how symbol in the sky? Is that a "beamany people do you talk to that say, con"? "Oh, you go to Wilkes College?" · John: Yes, I guess it would be. But, Batman is cool... Changing names isn't easy. Jeff: Well why don't we have a logo Jeff: And all the barcode tags on with the W on it? all the equipment says that too ... John: That's a WHOLE other John: OK, not a bad idea. No trademark problems. We should be good. point-counter point... Jeff: But look at this ... on the cover But it stays The Beacon, right? of "The Beacon", there is a light- Jeff: Well I see it this way... people house. Where is the nearest light- will refer to it as The Beacon, except next year's freshmen. It will house? take a minimum of 4 years to really John: Massachusetts?_ "change" the name. Jeff: Did I miss that stretch of coastJohn: Not counting pharmacy stuline PA has? John: Guilty as charged. So, is your dents, administration, faculty, staff. .. issue (no pun intended) with the title Jeff: Exactly. If they change the symbol, I could live with that. or logo? Jeff: Definitely the logo, but John: I have no real attachment to the cheesy clip art lighthouse. Jeff: Jeez, they still refer to the BonTon as Pomeroy's . John: Don't get me started on 'The ACME" .. . or is it Insalaco's? Jeff: [laughs out loud again] So, change the symbol. Although I am a big fan of lighthouses, Sterling is the closest thing to a lighthouse that Wilkes has. John: Yeah, Sterling does, and we know there's nothing bright in Sterling. :) Jeff: Grrrr... 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I figured this would be the best way to go, considering the title of the article is "Through Our Eyes," and it is only I who will be writing the article this week, and every week herein, because Chris decided to quit. lhaven'tdecided what I'm going to do with the whole thing yet. I may keep it as just an article that I will do by myself (which will, consequently, require me to change the name ... unless I want to remain a schizophrenic). The other thing I was thinking of doing was having one of my friends co-write the article with me, a different friend each week. The only problem with that is that I may run out of friends. Now that I got all of that out of the way, I'll move on to the meat and potatoes of this article. I know that, in the past, Chris and I had been quick to judge people, namely Crazy Bob, for voicing their opinions in The Beacon, but as I learned this past week, we should not have been so critical. After our article last week, and Chris' voicing of his opinion about the Alternate Spring Break Trip, I realized that we had been wrong to judge Crazy Bob, after the same sort of judgment was passed on us. It seemed as if we were ok with the idea of objecting to the opinions of others, until someone did it to us. This someone will remain nameless (I'm sure he knows who he is), but I would like to thank him for opening my eyes to the hypocrisy of which I had become a part. The purpose of Chris voicing his opinion was to spark controversy, and that is exactly what he did. For me to not acknowledge Crazy Bob's right to spark controversy would make me a hypocrite. I can't speak for Chris here, but at this time, I would like to apologize to Crazy Bob for criticizing him during the first semester of this school year. Only when the tables were turned did I realize my ignorance. Ok ... enough of the sentimental crap. Considering the little story I just told, which represents an author's legal right to practice his/her first amendment rights, this week I thought I would talk about censorship, and how it ticks me off. So we have the first amendment, right? What is that? Hmmm .. .let me rely on some information covered by cobwebs in my brain that I never thought I would have to use. Oh yeah ... there itis ... First Amendment: The right to freedom of assembly, freedom of the press, freedom of religion, and freedom of speech ... I think. If I'm wrong, don't tell me .. .let me go on thinking I'm right, otherwise you'll crush me! Thanks. Freedom of assembly ... yeah ... we can protest in a non-violent manner or something (And no, I am not insinuating that we should start a protest against the ... well ... you know ... the thing on the third floor of the SUB, but I won't say it, so I don't offend anybody. WAIT! This is an article about non-censorship. The Cafeteria! The Cafeteria! There I said it.). I covered freedom of the press for the most part already, when speaking of The Beacon. I don't think it should be censored. People should be allowed to say whatever they want, even if they make no sense at all (as I often do, or don't. .. whatever.). If you don't want to read it, by all means, PUT THE PAPER DOWN! Freedom of religion is one of the fundamental rights that The F-Files By Mark Falanga Beacon Staff Writer Here at the F-Fiies, I try to tackle issues that are closely related to this city and this university. But there is a growing concern in the city of East Stroudsburg, my hometown and location of East Stroudsburg University, over college drinking parties. I figured this was all relevant to this area seeing as there are two colleges within four blocks of each other. The following is hopefully an answer to age-old question, what exactly goes on at these parties? I spent the previous weekend in East Stroudsburg to take care of a number of things ranging from English to laundry (thanks mom), but more importantly, I went to one of these parties to explore the reasons why they are so fun to our kind. While at the party I caught up with a 14-year-old named Scott Florio, a member of the local area junior high school basket- ball team and who still can't beat the alcohol but with the friendly me in WCW/NWO Revenge, banter that went around in their who was just mingling at the conversations. Talking about party trying to be social. He also what funny things happened in doesn't drink which intrigued the week, which teachers they me as to why he would take part hated, and plans for the rest of in the party. When asked about the weekend. The reason for the why he enjoys the parties, he alcohol was to ensure that the said, "I really don't mind them participants always had someat all. It's just a way to unwind thing to say, not for the sole reaafter a hard week at school and son of getting drunk. see all my friends." As far as this university There were a great deal goes I'm afraid the ~tory is comofother people who didn't drink pletely different. I've been to at these parties. Scott's older, these parties here and I must say more "sensitive" brother Frank they lack class. The music is and his friend Travis Hanf. always too loud and nobody is Their activities consisted of social. It's all about the alcocomputer games and other vari- hol. In conclusion, East ous forms of entertainment while still being social at the Stroudsburg has many flaws but party as well. So is the true fun this one example proves that of the party held for those who even they are better at this than didn't drink? I had to ask the we are. I hope we can do better in the future but then again that's drinkers just to be certain. Among those who drank, the a topic for another F-Files. good times were had not with allows for a city as great as Wilkes Barre to exist. (Maybe we should revoke this freedom? Ah. Nevermind.) Like I was saying, with all the great religious diversity in Wilkes Barre, everyone should thank God, or Allah, or Yahweh, or Buddah, or Confuscious, or Satan, or no one (for those atheists out there) that we all have the opportunity to practice our religion, or lack thereof, free of persecution. We let other people die so that we could enjoy that freedom. And people tell us that we aren't smart?!?! Now to my favorite topic: freedom of speech. The thing that bugs me the most about the freedom of speech and expression is the lack of it. When listening to the radio, as opposed to the illegally pirated songs I have from Napster, (shhh .... you didn't hear that) I get ticked off when the all high and mighty radio gods bleep out words! I think they do it to make the music "more suitable for the population as a whole" or some crap like that. Now, I don't know about you, but when I listen to music, I want to hear it in its original form. And it's not even like they do a good job of censoring the music! Take for example Alanis Morissette's hit "You Learn" from her album Ja~~ed Little Pill. You can hear the word they bleep out, or at least the first letter and the last letter of it. You hear "ssss----<ttt," and they bleep out the two letters in the middle, as if we are stupid and can't recognize what the word really is. Another example is Shaggy'1 recent hit "It Wasn't Me." WhJ does it have to be "love on the bathroom floor," instead of "banging on the bathroom floor?" What's so wrong wiili the word "banging???" And the radio gods aren't even consistent, well, maybe they are, but some stations use their first amendment rights. I have heard "banging on the bathroom floor" on certain·radio stations. Mayoo I'm not looking out for "the population as a whole and what they would deem to be respectable music," but I'd much rather apply my theory: IF YOU DON'T LIKE IT, CHANGE THE STATION! My point here is that it is our first amendment rights, as citizens of the wonderful United States of America, to have the four basic freedoms, and most importantly, the freedom of speech and the freedom of the press. Without these !WO freedoms, we would all Just be a bunch of stuck up Americans with no sense of reality or of things that actually matter to the people. To make this part of the article "pleasing to the population as a whole," I would just like to say that Censorship is poopy, and we should have the right to listen to whatever kind of music we want to when we are banging on the bathroom floor, or anywhere for that matter. Until next week, remember: "If you don't expect too· much from me, you might not be let down." Cheers to the wet dog pants! Is this what you wanted? This is what you get By Chris Schmidt Former Beacon Staff Writer I'll keep this brief. The inevitable has finally happened. Managers have been angered, some people have been amused, some people have not been amused, and an entire group has been offended. Through my eyes, this has been the underlying purpose to the weekly column, ''Through Our Eyes." Along with getting out a few compJ.aints about the junk I have seen going on around campus, I was also interested in ruffling a few feathers ...just because I could. I knew there had to be a reason why I chose to attend this institution, rather than a state school in New York, which would have been thousands of dollars less in tuition each year. I think that one of my purposes here has been to deceive, inveigle, and obfuscate, which the weekly column has allowed me to do. Now that I have managed to accomplish this little goal of mine, I will stand aside and close this set of eyes forever knowing that I was able to agitate several people. Now, if you'll excuse me, I'm going to break open a vein. She came re leyway like ff a hot bis, ·1ed and w' , "Crazy Be just wanna 'm Crazy B ading the 1' nly column here you ca1 n eagle, be ind beneath kes crew nterWeek ' m going you guy ampus, but 'ob and ams ons iderin sperm. I lo~ book under "artificial in nor," and ' hood" but I My moth she's proba Gre By Josh Li Beacon Edi All through t a single C<! pretty goo around fa to get bet Asl I will tell problem Wilkes-B for this? cause he I w from the toon wa accuston the new actually •- I b 28news �ZOOl Opinion February 22, 2001 The .Beacon 9 The Main Event haggy's :." Why eon the tead of throom 1ng with And the consisare, but eir first veheard mfloor" . Maybe for "the md what respectchrather F YOU -!ANGE that it is ights, as 11 United have the 1nd most :dom of m of the wo freeust be a nericans ity or of :terto the art of the : populaould just orship is have the :ver kind when we ,athroom that mat, rememc.pect too night not othe wet d? l. Mani,some lS been ng pur: junk I l in ruf! had to r than a :ands of urposes tich the goal of rknowf you'll She came r~lling down the uleyway like butter dripping off a hot biscuit. Then she miiled and whispered in my ear, "Crazy Bob, you so crazy, !just wanna have yo baby." ... I'm Crazy Bob and you're reading the Main Event, the only column in The Beacon where you can fly higher than an eagle, because I am the wind beneath your wings. This week we will jam like only the ilkes crew can, leading into inter Weekend CB style. I'm going to share a secret with you guys hut you have to omise not to tell anyone. I on't want this spread around ampus, but since I've lost my · band am short for cash, I'm onsidering donating my rm. I looked in the phone ok under "sperm," "bank," "artificial insemination," "door," and "planned parentod" but I got nothing. My mother rules. Although ne's probably not too proud with Crazy Bob after that last paragraph, Crazy Mom is the coolest mom this side of the Susquehanna. This weekend I visited Crazy Mom and Crazy Dad in Fake Home, Pennsylvania. My folks are loaded and have a second home in a small private community for old people called Hemlock Farms in Lords Valley, PA. I call it Fake Home because it's not my real home (when you read "it's not" quickly it sounds like "it's snot"). Last year I lived in a dorm which was School Home but was getting ready to move into my apartment, New Home. Eventually my house in NY, Real Home,. became Old Home and New Home became Real Home. Fake Home however is a timeless classic. Even the fireplace is fake; the logs are plastic and pre-burnt. But nothing was fake about the bountiful feast Crazy Mom made for me. She baked brownies, made ziti with garlic bread, and gave me twelve meatballs and chicken cutlets to take back. I hate to steal from Ned Flanders but this was scrum-diddlyumptious. I got potatoes, salsa, brownies, pineapple juice, and some extra fabric softener to boot. So this week's Main Event is dedicated to Crazy Mom. Moms like her choose Jiff. My bank teller is hot. I go a mile out of my -way ~o the First Union in Kingston, because the one bank teller with the short brown hair is cute, probably in her late twenties to early thirties, and just at her peak. The GNC lady is nice .;:1~~~~11~r~~~~f~l m1i1:,1fil1:i1i1'f·:l~,ffl~.f l~f l~f l f l~ f l·f l~f l~f l:f l=.f li·:=!=~=1•=:;=:■=1==.~.;=· =•=r~.=:::::=,,= . J•=···;;=; ·: ·,=;:·=:- -;= ,1,1:= iiill= !::il1;""""' 11:1i1 ~:;1~~:~~~~fr ~~~~ Greetings from the Hot Box••• yJosh Liebner eacon Editorial Assistant All right, I made it This is where the whole ough two articles without shabang got interesting. The honorable Mayor of single complaint. I must be tty good at this stuff. Stick this grand city was addressund folks. It's only going ing the Council. Then, out of nowhere, the meeting turned get better. As I promised last week, into a full on playground fight will tell you about my other complete with name-calling. I felt like I was in Kinroblem with the city of dergarten again. The enterlikes-Barre. Are you ready r this? I sure hope so, be- tainment level was outstand. ing. I honestly have never enuse here I go again. I was taking a break joyed watching the news that mthe steady stream of ear- much in my life. In one comer, we have n watching which I am customed to and I watched our mayor. On the other side, news. No, really, I was we have some white-haired lady, and I have no idea who tually watching the news. I , I believe it was WBRE she was. Regardless, there news. They ran a story on they were, the two people evening's City Council who make all of the imporeting. They had some tant decisions regarding this 'deo from the gathering. city, fighting like five-yearolds. maybe Vitamin B is the only lie. That's right, today is my vitamin she needs, if you dig. birthday. I turn twenty-one This week in wrestling I won during Winter Weekend; that's a Triple Threat Match in Mary- just a recipe for disaster. The land. I kicked a dude in the Wilkes University Health Serface and rammed some punk's vices people send you this head into a door. That · will little card when you turn teach them to mess with the twenty-one. It warns me not to Bobman. I even debuted a new drink excessively and engage move, the Wilkes-Barre in unsafe sexual behavior. Lets Driver, where you hold a guy be honest Health Services. Evupside down on your shoulder erybody knows that Health and marry your cousin. Services is the most evil, maToday marks the birthday of niacal, corrupt organization at a great man. Some of you may .Wilkes University. These know him as a founding father twisted backwoods politics of our nation. Some of you won't brainwash me you hatemay have idolized him as a mongers. Stay away from me child, and ·wanted-to grow up or I will scream like a little girl. to be a leader just like him. He This is Crazy Bob, be safe and is famous for never telling a go nuts. ~ don't know, maybe I have a problem, but I loved every minute. The whole idea of two members of City Council going at each other like two kids fighting over the Sky Blue Crayola crayon was hilarious to me. I am not kidding about the name-calling. They actually did.t~at. I don't remember exactly what was said, but it was rather childish. I kept waiting for one of them to threaten to go tell mommy. That's it. I am finished ranting this week. I think I will finish this article like they adjourn a City Council meeting when I say ... I'm taking my ball ~nd going home! (Peace out Mortimer!) your ,om1.JmntSJ will tie Heiro! Eet's all be done wiffi Jhat �FEATURES 10 The Beacon February 22, 20 Are you Stressed By Erick Bourassa-Lavoie Beacon Staff Writer Well, it's that time of the semester again. MIDTERMS. This is one of the hardest times of the semester. With all the exams that must be taken, the final reports that must be written, and the presentations that must be given, it can be a very stressful situation. But what is stress? By definition, stress is any response from the body brought about by a change in our physical environment. It can be positive or negative. Positive stress gives us an adrenaline rush, thus increasing our heart rate, our breathing rate, and our physical strength, and thereby giving us the motivation to complete the task at hand. After a stressful period, such as having a report to do for the next day, the body needs time to re- lax, more commonly known as "down time." If we do not have this necessary down time for our bodies to rest, stress can build up. When this happens, it is called negative stress. Negative stress, as denoted from the name, is not good for us. It can cause physical, mental, and emotional changes that are not healthy, and need to be dealt with. Symptoms of negative stress are: 1. Fatigue 2. Sleeplessness 3. Irritability, anxiety, or depression 4. Changes in appetite . 5. Headache, backache, or chest pain 6. A negative attitude 7. Numbness in extremities 8. Feelings of being overwhelmed or out of control. 9. Poor concentration 10. Little things bothering you 11. Frequent crying If you are experiencing any of these symptoms, you might be under too much stress. As stated earlier, a little bit of stress can beagoodthing,givingusthemotivation we need to get goals and · responsibilities accomplished. Though when stress becomes too much, it can make it harder to accomplish ·even the smallest of tasks. Although stress is an unhealthy syndrome that should not happen, there are ways of dealing with it. Talking about your warries and stressors (the things that cause the stress) can help you recognize what is causing the stress, and help you decide which stressors you can eliminate, and which ones you cannot. Once you decide which stressors can be eliminated, eliminate them. It is as simple as that. Then, you take the stressors that cannot be eliminated, and you devise a plan in which you deal with them. Another way to relieve stress is to release your anger. Sometimes we hold grudges against people over incidents that are over and done with. You cannot let these people or incidents get the better of you. It will only resuit in more stress. More physical things that you can do to defeat stress include making sure that you are eating healthy, taking your vitamins, and exercising regularly. While these may seem irrelevant, they are important. Stress causes reduction in vitamin and mineral levels, and increases your need of vitamins, miner_als, and nutrients (amino acids, c drates, and water). So sure that you are eating and taking your vitamins be the top priority in rel' stress. Lastly, exercise excellent way of combati physical symptoms of While exercising, your m will use the extra adren thereby reducing m cramps, slowing down h and breathing rate, while you the feeling of acco ment. If these stress remedies not to be enough, Dr. So available for counseling to help you combat stress. office extension is 4732. let midterms, or this sernes the better of you. You Cal through it, with a good g Roving Reporter · ''If we were to-change the naine of The Beacon, what woul you want it to be?'' Photos by Adam Polinger Interviews by Amanda Leigh Brozana f■ i•B~ :r<yl~Mastlle~. Junior �The Beacon 7 7 GO DIRECT~ $avings! #1 In~ernet-based Spring Break company offering WHOLESALE Spring Break packages (no middlemen)! Zero Traveler complaints last year! www.springbreakdirect.com 1-800-367-1252 Lowest Price Guarentee ! �12 The Beacon ENTERTAINMENT February 22, Catchin' Catch Brood\f'S Box Office Beviews Gladiator tumes, the lavish sets, and the FXenhanced scenery, Scott has always Summary: In the savage time of Ancient Rome, shined in his attention to detail and the decorated General Maximus is a ability to create .great atmosphere. loyal soldier to Emperor Marcus · The first 40 minutes of the film are Aurelius and has been chosen as set in the cold & muddy German with a the heir to the throne. However, be- highland . woods fore the announcement is made, "~raveheart" styl_e battle that has Marco's corrupt & scheming son some astonishing pyrotechnic efCommodus slaughters his father fects and plenty of gore. After that and banishes Maximus who is comes a 20-30 minute segment in a forced to leave Rome and become a Roman province in North Africa slave. Vowing to return to Rome one which. is effective, and stands next day and take revenge, the slave to an old city ruin which is either a trains to become a fierce gladiator, real place or a completely flawless aiming to eventually fight in the computer effect. Then comes the Coliseum in front of his enemy jewel in the crown - Rome, though Commodus - and settle his vendetta here is where the FX sometimes gets a bit patchy. Most of them ·involve against the young monster. computer-enhanced settings and while some are spectacular (eg. Review: Maximus entering the arena), othMassive statues & buildings, thou- ers such as Commodus horse ride sands of extras and a 160 minutes into the city look very washed out running time, "Gladiator" is an epic (i.e. everything looks Hke a monoin every sense of the word. Be tone gray). The gore is spectacular warned though if you go in expect- with no-holds-barred ml;liming and ing a Ridely Scott.masterpiece along carnage including one way cool the lines of"Alien" you'll be disap- death scene where a blade attached pointed. What you will find though to a chariot wheel chops a guy right is what is one of the best blockbust- in half. . ers of the year and certainly a On the downside the few minor smarter and more intelligent action problems there are all tie back to one movie than most movies out on the thing - the script. The writers have video shelf this year. crafted an interesting story with Crowe seems born to play this kind some good sub-plots, but the diaof role - the rogue hero who is logue is quite banal and ordinary at thrown to the ground and climbs times. The main problem though is his way back up to seek his ven- with the layout of the action - it's geance. Maximus is a man of few much like "Saving Private Ryan" words, rather letting his fists do the with an intense opening sequence talking, but has a good heart - a per- and a non-stop last hour, but there's fect larger than life hero. Phoenix about 90-minutes of basically just also does very well as the evil pure talking in between where the Commodus who is a deeper and pace really begins to drag until more complex villain than most Maximus finally gets into a Gladiblockbusters. There's a great scene atorial battle. Character developwhere Maximus, spurred on by the ment is needed, but there are scenes crowd, confronts Commodus for which just seem to repeat themthe first time in years and the_Em- selves while other sub-plots (e.g. peror trembles in shock - a very ef- the Senate's control) are brought up fective scene showing how insecure but hardly expiored. If another writer his character is. The Saffron Bur- had been brought in to polish and rows-lookalike Connie Nielsen does tighten these scenes and make the a star-turning performance as dialogue snappier, you could've fit Commodus' sister whom is having just as much development into 60 an implied incestuous relationship minutes thus making the pace faster with her brother (it was Rome after and reducing the running time to a all), but truly has Maximus' heart. less bladder-busting length. Derek Jacobi makes a great cameo as Roman Senator Gracchus, and even manages to squeeze in a humorous in-joke to his work on "I, Claudius". Honshou on the other hand gets about two lines of dialogue, while Oliver Reed is also only in a small part. The production values are exquisite. From the thousands of cos• • ~ .. • • • • • • • • • • • 't • .... * .. • .., 0 Brother, Where Art Thou Summary: A unique modern-day spin on Homer's classic.tale of "The Odyssey" from the creators of "Fargo" and "The Big Lebowski": Taking place in the Depression-era deep South, three escapees from a Mississippi prison chain gang, Everett Ulysses McGill, sweet and simple Delmar, and the perpetually angry Pete, embark on the adventure of a lifetime as they set out to pursue their freedom and return to their homes. With nothing to Io~e and still in shackles, they make a hasty run for their lives and end up on an incredible journey filled /with challenging experiences and colorful characters. However, they must also match wits with the cunning and mysterious lawman Cooley, who tracks the men, bent on bringing the trio back to the prison farm Review:· I've only ever been a so-so fan of the Coen Brothers. Whilst I liked its dark edge, "Fargo" I found only funny in patches. On the opposite side, I quite enjoyed "The Big Lebowski" and loved it even more after numerous viewing with its great characters and just 'out there' moments. Thafsaid 'O Bro' lies in an entirely different direction - }ts not hardcore dark comedy or far out eccentric. Rather its a musical with some odd ·elements and on that level it works with some really catchy tunes befitting the time & place its set in. The credits say it's based on Homer's Odyssey-tale though only two segments (Cyclops, Sirens) are really used. Nevertheless there's moments that are touched with that very weird Coen styl_e - the best example being a Ku Klux Klan meet.ing that looks like its about to break into a kick line. On the downside the humor is lacking, especially toward the beginning when they try several gags which just fail completely (the packed theatre I was in remained silent pretty much throughout the mov.ie). The songs may be catchy, but many-are so annoyingly repetitive (e.g. The Sirens who just repeat one chorus over and over). Americans won't notice it, but international audiences will have trouble deciphering some of the accents in this, which are very strong. Of the actors, Clooney fares the best, though Tim Nelson, as the totally stupid 'Delmar' is quite likable. There's also a subplot involving the local Governor, which is well played and fits in at the end effectively. The cinematography is perfect with lighting and atmosphere really befitting the sun burnt Depression-era area. Really in terms of technical merit this is a superbly crafted movie without any real weaknesses. That said the subject matter would affect one's level of entertainment. American History in the 30's and chain gangs were things I've never been interested in - yet I found this quite enjoyable. Those who do like that field of study, or really get into the Coens brothers work will really get a kick out of this. It's not up there with 'Lebowski', but it's still a darn good tale. Do you guys remember back a c of weeks ago when I told you all the concerts coming to Wilkes-B Do you remember when I told you Iw check a couple of them out? I did that this past Sunday. I went to see Catch 22 at Cafe' tropolis. In the words of Wesley "The concert was awesome!" I got there a little late, so I missed first band. · ;rhey were called Witn heard the .end of their last song, cannot really form an opinion on from that. The second band to play was called Berlin Project. They are based out Orwigsburg, Pa., which by the way is minutes from my house. y are stran A$ far as a stage show goes, this strong point for them. They brou ~oy the perfi lot of energy to the stage. They ve quitehu to the crowd a lot, but not too muc1 hate when a band talks for ten mi out of a thirty-minute show. To top it all off, their music wasp I the urge t good · too. They did a cover of S 'p qualities • Dogg's "Gin & Juice". I thought it t make sun great. My favorite song was "Cras Down." ou are gettin! If you like bands like Blink 182, ading you,, will enjoy The Berlin Project. ow down tt Finally, Catch 22 took the stage. I say this, I mean it literally. They on and brought such an energy to stage that they owned it. The crowd ally fed off of them. My favorite part of the show was a fight broke out in the front row. happened in the middle of what t out to be my favorite song as wen • •- Sergio." Without missing a beat, the stopped, mid-song, and told the jerl the front row to calm down. Once ery.t hing was settled, they picked · Top 5 back up in the exact spot they had off at. Keep your eyes out for this band think that they have a Jot of talent would lov~ for them to take off and heard. They were flat out impressive Overall, it was a good time. Once get past all of the morons that gave their all to spoil everyone's fun , it wz blast. Catch 22 will be coming back to area again, and I will let you know w If yo\! like ska music, 9r if you just en a live show with a Jot of energy, ch them out. Dorina Kowalczyk Hair Salon ....... ~1 W~·lt( 3 Gladiat 4 TheCe 5 Hollow Top 51\ I 2 3 4 5 Hannib Downt Reces~ Sweet ! Crouc idden Dn Top 1l Shaq_q, 2 TheHe 3) Sound1 last Dane ) JennifE 5) Ja RulE Top -1) Joefec 20 % OFF any service with Wilkes I.D. 823-8966 419 S. rover St., Wilkes Barre (comer of Academy andS. RiverSts.) •,,r, • ~ · · · · .. • • • - ye By Josh Liebner Editorial Assistant -Shutter'' 2) .ShaQQ' 11}cardo 'F ltWasn'tl S) JennifE Don't Cos· 4) Lenny ) OutKa son" . �22, 2 Catch nt ember back a c , I told you all 1g to Wilkes-8 hen I told you I them out? I did heir last song, an opinion on 1ouse. show goes, this em. They brou e stage. They but not too muc talks for ten min ute show. heir music was p lid a cover of S ice". I thought it : song was ''Cras rlin Project. took the stage. t literally. They uch an energy to ned it. The crowd ary 22, 2001 ENTERTAINMENT ye of the Future ·us-January 20- Februi. This week you will have erful outlook on life. Do this "high" get away from It will provide all the you need to get all those that you need to get done, basically right. But, you have an option. The only option you have open is to retrace your steps that got you here in the first place. A very special friendship is in danger right now, but that will all change in the near future. _ Gemini - May 21 -June 21 You . February 19 - March ·s week, it seems like you · ing a dream. You watch this week, and realize that rre strange. Sit bacl<: and the performance, it could quite humorous. · Mar 21--=' April 20 You urge to let your leaderalities kick in this week, ke sure you know what * be getting into. You may gyou, and everyone you down the wrong path. . - April 21 - May 20 ufe this week seems as if it la dead end. Well, you are are having a great week Gemini . Feel lucky. Your positive energies are attracting people around you: You may also feel deeply bonded with all the good things that are happening to you. Don't let it go to your head, but feel free to have a little fun with the positive things happening this week. Leo - July 23 - August 23 You Virgo - August 24 - September may have many relationships going on right now in your life, but this week, they will take an unexpected change (again). The more people that are involved in this situation, the more hectic it will become. Watch what you say this week, as it will affect everything ;that happens with these relationships, that you desperately net:d in your life. 22 This week, you realize all the things that you need to get done. Your social life seems to be getting in the way, and it is hard for you to close the door on them. Well, in this instance, you have to. You cannot let your social life interfere with the rest of your life, especially with all the things that need to get done. Take a break from your friends, they will understand. Libra - September 23 - October 22 You may feel like you need time alone with your loved one. You're right, youdo.Donottake · your loved ones for granted this week, as it will lead to arguments. But, if you play your cards right, many "delightful" things will come out of it. Cancer - June 22 - July 22 You are full of emotion this week, but do not let it get the better of you. You may take many things to heart this week, but it could lead to an explosion of emotion that is not necessary. Scorpio -October 23 - Novem- by: Arden of the Stars ber 21 You ~e having many problems in your home situation. You have many things that you ite song as well Dissing a beat, the iled by: Josh Liebner :. and told the j :aim down. Once led, they picked rl Top 5 Rentals act spot they had e, Myself & Irene hat lies Beneath ladiator he Cell . ollowMan : flat out impressiv 1good time. Once e morons that gav veryone's fun, it w Je coming back to 1ill let you know w sic, or if you just e a lot of energy, ch The Beacon 13 op 5 Movies annibal own to Earth ecess: School's Out weet November rouching Tiger, en Dragon Top 5 Albums hag_qy: Hotshot he ffeatles: 1 oundtrack: Save Th Dance ennifer Lopes: J. Lo aRule: Rule 3: 16 Top 5 Singles oe featuring Mystikal er'' hangy featuring rdo-:i'RikRoc" Ducent: asn'tMe" ennifer Lopez: "Love '!Cost a TflinQ" enny Kravitz: 'Again" utKast: "Ms. Jack- · February 22, 1949 - Gorgeous George and Ernie Dusek ushered in a brand new era in professional wrestling, with the debut of "flying leaps, sequins and schmaltz," . according to the sports scribes covering the event. · February 23, 1968- Wilt Chamberlain of the Philadelphia 76ers wowed the home crowd at the old Philadelphia Arena by becoming the first pro basketball player to score more than 25,000 career points February 24, 1940 - "When You Wish Upon a Star" was recorded on Decca . Records during a session in Los Angeles. Frances Langford recorded the classic song that would become a Walt Disney tra4emark. February 25, 1964 - Twenty-two-year old Cassius Clay won the world heavyweight boxing title by defeating Sonny Liston in the seventh round in Miami, Florida. Clay had been an 8-1 underdog. In fact, only- 8,297 fans showed up for the bout. February 26, 1907 - Members of the U.S. Congress rfilsed their own pay to $7500 each. Both House and Senate members received the same salary. The Cabinet members and the Vice President would earn twelve grand. February 27, 1963 - Mickey Mantle of the New York Yankees signed a baseball contract worth $100,000. Back in 1949, Mantle had signed his first Yankee contract for $1,100. Mickey Mantle died in 1995 in Texas. February 28, 1993 - U.S. Federal agents engaged in a shoot out with members of an armed religious cult in Waco, Texas and didn't fare very well. Four agents of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms and two cult members were killed and another 12 agents were wounded. The agents had planned to arrest cult leader, David Koresh on federal firearms charges, but were surprised when the cult members opened fire with heavy weapons. could do to divert your mind elsewhere, but it is not advisable. All the a~swers that you need will come from a very unexpected source, so do not scoff at the advice given to you this week. Sagittarius - November 22 December 21 Your social life is at an all time high this week, and you are loving it. Anyone in your presence seems to brighten your day. Take advantage of this, as a simple conversation will become an in-depth personal conversation, maybe leading to a little more than talking! Capricorn - December 22 January 19 You had big plans for this week, but they may not be going as planned. Try making your plans work again, before you move on to the second, more attractive option. Also, someone· may be trying to get you to do something. It is okay to say "no" in this situatio1,1 without hurting anyone's feelings. �l4 The B:acon SPORTS February 22, 200 Out 1n Leftfield: A Tribute to Dale Earnhardt . · · . . · Life. One day it flourishes, What was rather unprofessional, the next, it's gone. In no other however, was that in the wake sport is this transient quality of such a tragedy, while everymore true than in the· world of one in the racing world was still motor sports, more specifically in shock, the analysts were disNASCAR. After losing three · cussing what could have been racers last season, the nation's done to prevent ~ale's death. most popular sport lost one of its all-time greats, Dale Earnhardt. On the last turn of the last lap of the sport's greatest race, The Intimidator found himself riding up into the wall at l 80+mile·s an hour. What, to the common observer, seemed like . a minor accident was actually harder. to survive than a tumbling crash like the one Tony Stewart was in, one that resulted in no major injuries. _M uch talk on ESPN's RPM 2nite, along with SpbrtsCenter, other sports programs, and newspaper_-stories focused on Dale Earnhardt 1951-2001 the tragic death of Earnhardt. The Earnhardt family doesn't need thoughts of "what could have been" in their minds. They have just lost a loved one. Racing fans have lost a role model. Instead, I think that, as will be done today at the funeral, everyone should focus on the life of Dale, the good things he did, both on and off the racetrack. Dale Earnhardt joined the NASC.A.R Circuit.full-time back in 1979. He made.his presence felt immediately as he took home Rookie of the Year honors. Earnhardt proved he was no fluke as he went on to win his first Winsto.n Cup Series title the following year. This made him the first driver to ever win ROY and the Series championship. Dale went on to win seven Cup championships ('80, '86, '87, '90, '91, '93, and '94), tying him with the great Richard Petty for the most titles. Along the way, Earnhardt became the first driver to amass $30 Stromboli A~tipasta Wings Sandwiches Fries 155 North Main St. Wilkes-Barre 829-6444 Pizza Restaurant In House Specials 5pm to 11 pm. 2 large pies $10.99 WeDeli~er! Back room available for private parties and meetings. Call Frank for more information. million in American Motor Sports winnings, arriving at that mark during the 1997 season. He ended up taking home $41,538,362 in prize money over his 27 years of NASCAR. He also became ~he first NASCAR driver to have his likeness on a Wheaties box. What eluded Earnhardt for 19 years was a victory in the Daytona 500. Dale went on to win 34 times·at Daytona International Speedway, but for 19 long years, the big prize eluded him. On February 15, 1998, on his . twentieth attempt, Dale Earnhardt fought hard and crossed the fin- · ish line first to secure his first ever Daytona 500 victory. 'This one tops them all," Earnhardt said after that victory. "It puts the icing on the cake." To celebrate, Earnhardt carved a number 3 in the tri-oval grass with a few zealous donuts: NASCAR's greatest . prize was now his. "This one tops them alJ," Earnhardt sa\d after that victory. "It puts the icing on the cake." Earnhardt will be remembered for his #3, his sunglasses, and his push-broom mustache, but what will be remembered most is his intimidating demeanor. You saw it in his eyes. You saw that he wasn't joking; he meant business. Earnhardt's smirk got the best of most drivers. "Kyle Petty knew what it meant. Dale Earnh;rdt was telling you he was the best. He knew it, and he knew you knew it. Or, was he? 'A lot of times, _you wouldn't know what he was thinking but you thought you did. And it might not mean a thing in the world, but he knew you were trying to figure it out."' (Earnhardt Tribute: The Last Cowboy By Jack Arute, ABC Sports Online, Februarf20, 2001) As much as he was viewed as tough and rugged on the track, Earnhardt was loved and adored off it. Dr. Jerry Punch, a longtime friend ofEarnhardt's had this . to say about the legend shortly after the crash: '~It's ironic that people talk about how selfish Dale Earnhardt was on the racetrack. He was ... focused on winning. But those of us who knew him off the track know how unselfish he really was. The irony is that Sunday, for the first time on the track, you saw him be very unselfish in the final laps. In my opinion ... He could have pulled up in front of Sterling Marlin and By Kevin Sickle Beacon Staff Writer maybe Kenny Schrader, proba drafted by and won his seco Daytona 500. "What Dale Earnhardt did those final laps is what a fat would , do for a son (Dal Earnhardt, Jr.), who was runni right in front of him, or a bro would do for a brother. A Michael Waltrip (the eventual ner) was like a little brother never had. (Dale) kept the ot behind him so that his son his friend could have an oppo nity to win. It was a very un ish move and one that many us who have known him f years understood." said by Jerry Punch during an inteme on ESPN's RPM 2nite, Suno.. February- 18. 200 l. The Intimidator's loyal also loved him for things he off the track. A crying Earnh fan said between tears, "He a humanitarian. He gave a lot the people of Kannapolis ('i Earnhardt's ·hometown). There a road named after him. He~ our local boy done good." Dale Earnhardt, Sr. had a mendous impact on not on NASCAR, but also the ent1 sports world. He was a gr racer, a great man. I can test1 to the effect this man had o non-NASCAR die-hards. I don follow the sport much, but D is my favorite driver. I say because he always will be,J because of how he handled h1 self: professionally, but agg sively. When I was informed he had passed away, someth1 hurt. No tears were shed,, something just wasn't right. empty feeling still isn't right, it won't be right for a long ti I just can't imagine tuning1 SportsCenter and not hean about ~o Earnhardt was bu ing this week or looking at wrap-up in the paper the day! lowing a race and not seeing name in the top-10. NASCAR will never be same without its Intimidator. We miss you already Dale. .... �ventual brother ptthe o his son an oppo s loyal ings > f.ar s, "H ave a po lis n). T him. H ood." an had ov ards. I don ch, but D r. I say t will be, j rnndled hi but agg formed th , som e she ' t righ . ' t righ a long tunin not hea • t �By Kevin Sickle Beacon Staff Writer Sometimes a loss in a rival the following Colonel posses- close. King's came flying out of the game can be more of a positive sion, Sechler canned another locker room as they went on an triple to give Wilkes a seventhan originally thought. Any 11-4 run to open the second coach will tell you it is tough to point spread. half, taking a nine point lead. Wilkes came up dry on their beat one team three times in one season. Last night, Wilkes went next five possessions, allowing Dave Plisko was then the first up against cross-town rival King's to get within two, 15-13, to cut into the Monarch's lead King's for a third time this year, at the 9:36 mark. Two Walsh as he nailed the money ball to and the loss last month to the free throws and a fast-break move the Colonels to within six. Monarchs at home may have lay-up by Dave Jannuzzi got the Following a pair of King's free been the learning experience the lead to six. Walsh then contin- throws, Ron McIntyre brought Colonels needed. The loss was ued his scoring by adding an- the home crowd back into the their first of the season, which other two, cranking the lead to game as he slammed one down. Brad Sechler's block and deis good to get out of the way eight, their largest of the confensive rebound of a King's shot test. before the pressures of the playKing's then began to chip further involved the crowd and offs come around, but Wilkes away at that lead for the re- Plisko then drained another also saw what needed to be improved-to come out on top in mainder of the half. A bucket triple to make it a three-point the semi-finals of the Freedom by KasimHolloman with 2:46 game. A pair of baskets pushed to go in the half tied the game, the Monarchs' lead to seven Conference tournament. From the tip, it didn't look as but a pair of Jannuzzi free- with 11 :09 remaining. Another though Wilkes was able to throws gave Wilkes their lead bucket by Plisko and a hoop change much as some sloppy back. The teams then ex- and free throw from Sechler play kept them scoreless for the changed a free throw apiece made it a one-possession game first two minutes. Fortunately · and Holloman was fouled as he at 53-51. Baskets by John Boylan, for the Colonels, King's hit a fast-break lay-up. His charity toss gave King's their Walsh, and Jannuzzi kept the couldn't buy a shot either for those first minutes. Once first lead as the half came to a Colonels within a bucket until Sechler hit his Wilkes settled i::. third three of down, Kevin the game to Walsh was able give Wilkes put one up and in . their first lead for the first points of the second of the ballgame. half. King's standout After anCorey Dickerson other exthen finally con,. change of basnected to knot the · kets, Wilkes score, but that decided to end would prove to be the seesaw as close as King's battle when would get over the T o m next seventeenStambaugh hit plus minutes. two from the Brad Sechler hit .stripe to solidify the first of his three the Colonels trifectas to give lead. With Wilkes the lead 1:31 to play, back. After a pair .;;)the Wilkes lead of King's free ,was pushed to throws and a ive as Dave bucket, Kevin annuzzi conWalsh hit two shots ..• ected. of his own to push · '"' King's head the Wilkes lead·· TravisKeck/Beacon 'coach Jim back to three. On Ron McIntyre goes up for score. Travis Keck/Beacon Wilkes goes up for rebound. Casciano had about all he could handle as he quickly called for a timeout. By this time "Marts lyladness" was in full affect as the crowd was on its feet, where it would remain for the rest of the contest. A McIntyre lay-up with twenty seconds to play all but ended the Monarchs' chances. A pair of free throws by Jannuzzi finished up the Wilkes scoring as the lead grew to seven. A three-pointer with two seconds to play wasn't going to be enough for King.'s. The game was over, and Wilkes finished on top, 79-75. Leading the way for Coach Rickrode's Colonels wasDa Jannuzzi with20pointsand · assists. Kevin Walsh fol1011 with.JS, Brad Sechler threw 14, and Dave Plisko added! Kasim Holloman paced Kini with 23 and senior Cor Dickerson had 21 in his fi collegiate game. With the win, the Colone move on to the finals of MA C's Freedom Confere tournament, where they w face the Scranton Royals, 11 defeated Lycoming last nig The championship contest~ be held Saturday at 2 PM in Marts Center. � 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 2001 February 22nd Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2001 February 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/5e5371c3f28529dd466cf00c29794647.pdf f8ee5eedad29d1d52c0035e8c0fb603d PDF Text Text http://wilkesl.wilkes.edu/~beacon ♦ Volume 53 • Issue 15 A Student run publication serving the Wilkes Community. Oral STDs Become Cam By Erick Bourassa-Lavoie Beacon Staff Writer erick69l2l88@yahoo.com E.S. Farley Cafe Movie Review: Saving Silverman ea e-hig is car Boyl ists, r. We have all heard of Sexually Transmitted Diseases, more commonly known as STD. Common STD include Syphilis, Gonorrhea, Herpes, Hepatitis A, and Hepatitis E Did you know that you can contract all of these diseases readily through oral sex? Most people do not realize that these are contracted through oral sex, but one organization is trying to change that. The Maternal and Family Health Services in Wilkes-Barre is going through with a campaign run with the help of Wilkes University's own, Zebra Communications. The Maternal and Family Health Services is trying to make the public aware of the rising numbers of college students contracting the aforementioned diseases through oral sex. As of this year, the number of United States citizens in their late teens through their early twenties that have an STD has hit an a11time high. Bette Saxton, the coordinator of this campaign at Maternity and Family Health Services stated, "Approximately two-thirds of people who acquire STDs in the United States are younger than 25 . It is important that college-age men and women get tested to increase their chance of recovery and prevent further spreading of the dis- ease." STDs can be of viral ongm o bacterial origin. Usually, bacterial STDs can be readily cured, if detected, whereas viral STDs can only be treated. Of the STDs that can be transmitted through oral sex, two of them are bacterial: Sy.philis and Gonorrhea. Syphilis is caused by the bacterium, treponema pallidum. It i highly contagious through oral sex and potentially fatal. The actual disease, Syphilis, ha three distinct stages. The first stag begins ten to ninety days after exposure to the bacterium. Usually there is a sore near the site of infection that will last one to five weeks. The second stage of Syphilis causes patients to develop a rash on the palms of their hands or the soles of their feet. Also present during the second stage of Syphilis are grayish-white sores in the mouth and throat. During the third and terminal stage of Syphilis, which usually develops two to thirty years after exposure, causes tumors on the skin to develop, along with nervous system problems, heart disorders, and eventually death. The damage done by Syphilis is irreversible, but if antibiotics are given, further damage will cease. Syphilis is usually curable at any stage, except for late in the third idemic stage. Symptoms of Gonorrhea in women The drug of choice for treating commonly are discharge from the Syphilis is Penicillin. Within fifteen vagina, pain during intercourse, pain days of beginning an antibiotic treat- during urination, abdominal pain, or ment, the bacterium causing the in- bleeding from the vagina. It is more fection will disappear. common for women to experience Gonorrhea, the second Sexually symptoms of Gonorrhea than men, Transmitted Disease that is easily . as men may have no symptoms at transmitted through oral sex is all. caused by the bacterium, Neisseria Gonorrhea is easily cured with gonorrhorea. stronger antibiotics , as Neisseria Commonly known as "the clap," gonorrhorea strains have develvery few symptoms, if any, are oped a resistance to Penicillin. Compresent during the acute infection. mon antibiotics given to Gonorrhea If any symptoms do occur, they will patients include Azithromycin, begin one to thirty days after expo- Doxycycline, Ceprofloxacin, and sure to the disease. more rarely, Spectinomycin (usually For men, common symptoms in- given only to patients who are pregclude discharge from the penis, pain nant). during urination, and having the The second class of STDs that need to urinate more often than are orally transmitted are the viral usual. (continued on page 3) V.I.P. Day Brings Pre-Accepted Students Beacon News Editor meadowna@wilkes.edu Movie Reviews Music Review Top5 - -~====2~~ Resident students who stay the weekends will notice a lot of families on campus this Sunday, February 18. Students who have already been admitted to Wilkes have been invited to V.I.P. Day. This is a day for the students and their families to see more of the college they have chosen to attend. "They actually taste what it is like at Wilkes," comments Dr. Jane Elmes-Crahall, who will be teaching one of the sessions for the new students and parents, "They get a feeling of the academic part of college." Students come to Wilkes, and select where they want to go for their session times. Then they go to classes where professors have prepared mini lectures for them to see how they conduct the classes. This way students can see how the college works and how the professors interact with the students. Also included in the day are financial aid workshops and tours of the campus. Ericka Wright, Assistant Dean of Admissions is head of the V.I.P. Day, which has been going on for several years now. Most professors volunteer to do this, though some are pressured a bit. Every year after V.I.P. Day is over, the students and families are asked to evaluate the professors whom the students saw. This helps the professors know whether they are doing a good job, and if V.I.P. Day was helpful for the incoming pupils. Many times more students than expected show up. You never know how many you could see this Sunday, so be nice because many might be in your classes next fall. ... .. ... .... . . WILKES UNIVE:RSITY .• ' ·• . �News 2 The Beacon February 8, 20 Breiseth Takes New Position Amanda Leigh Brozana on September 4, 200 1. (FERI), Hyde Park, New York. Beacon Managing Editor brozanal@wilkes.edu He had planned to finish writing the book he started twenty years ago . He had planned to come back to Wilkes and teach some classes in the fall of 2002. He had planned ... But things don't always go according to plan, and now Wilkes President Christopher Breiseth has been named the President and Chief Executive Officer of the Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt Institute The_love of history that has permeated Breiseth's life since age 8 .has now found a capstone. Breiseth attended a book signing by Jeffrey Ward in November. At that signing, he saw an old friend of the university, William vanden Heuvel, Chairman of the Institute. Upon talking, vanden Heuvel inquired if Breiseth would be interested in working with PERI. From his childhood, Breiseth collected articles on the presidencies of the time and made scrapbooks. Now, this is a way to go back, and tap into that childhood indulgence. So, nearing his 65th birthday, Breiseth will take on a new task, while in the _same respect, reviving an old love. Breiseth gave an affirmative answer and from there work began to integrate him as the first full-time paid president. He will be in his a ointment Cheerleaders Leave, Quorum Fails Again Josh Uebner to adjourn the meeting. Beacon Editorial Assistant liebnejt@wilkes.edu Since the beginning of February, only one and threequarters of the Student Government meetings have met quorum. The first week, there was no meeting. The second week, there was a full meeting. This week, there was three-quarters of a meeting. About an hour or so into the meeting, three Student Government members had to leave because they had to go cheer at the basketball game. This is understandable. At this point, the members still present no longer fulfilled quorum. Through no fault of his own, Student Government President John Bosha was forced There were things discussed before the meeting was adjourned. First on the agenda was a petition by The American Pharmaceutical Association Academy of Students of Pharmacy to be officially recognized as a club by Student Government. The issue at hand here is that, because they are a national club, they must charge dues. Student Government policy prohibits them from recognizing groups that charge dues. The issue is still under advisement and will be discussed at future meetings. WILKES UNIVERSITY STUDENT The next issue discussed was Winter Weekend. They desperately need judges for the volleyball tournament on Friday 1 /..,. and Saturday. This will only take \"~ a few hours of your time. It starts at 8:00PM on Friday and 11 :OOAM on Saturday. If you are interested or have any questions, email Beth Danner at dannerbn@wilkes.edu. GOVERNMENT I ~D\ 1//,...., "":: \.A. _ ' ~,~~ LEADING The freshmen auction was discussed further this week. It is now a Freshmen/Senior auction. It is next week, after the Scattered Showers There should be information regarding that in your inbox today. Scattered Showers THE A'Y w i'\ \'\. The programming board / \ · announced some more informa- ' MAC basketball game in the SUB ballroom. It is no longer a silent auction. If you· want to be auctioned, check your email. tion on the Fuel concert. Preliminary estimates are that tickets will be $15 for a student and $18 for everyone else. They should be on sale after Spring Break. There will be a blood a Bowl for Kids Sake on Marchl The Food Committee announced that there is a dial-a· menu program on campus. If yrJ. want to know what the day's is, all you have to do is dial extension 3090. The committee also announced that there will~ recipe contest soon. There will more on this later. At about this time, the meeting was called. The remaining members discussed ways to prevent this from happening in future. It is good to see them taking initiative. The Beacon sincerely hopes that the membe~ take what the_ board suggests to heart and start to accept their fesponsibilities to the students. �News The Beacon 3 Professor Mark Stine Recognized With Award Nick Meadows Beacon News Editor meadowna@wilkes.edu "AIDS Jeopardy" has - made a winner out of a uni versity professor. Wilkes University now has a first place public service announcement (PSA) thanks to Dr. Stine, advisor of the radio station. He received an award for creating an AIDS · PSA for WCLH, the Wilkes University radio station locateg on campus. Dr. Stine received first place in the PSA commercial category of the JuryedFaculty Production Competion for the . Broadcast Education System. The jury was composed of professors and radio profession·als throughout the country. It was anonymously judged and they selected this PSA. The PSA was about' "AIDS Jeopardy." This is a parody on the classic game show Jeopardy, but all the questions and answers have to · deal with AIDS. There are such questions as, "What are the four bodily fluids in which AIDS can be transferred?" Finally it ends with the statement, "Before you get caught in AIDS Jeopardy,get the facts on AIDS." It includes the voices of Dr. Stine as the announcer and radio MC, Tim Millard as the male contestant, and Bethany Yenner as the female contestant. Stine comments on the two students, "I would not have been able to get this done as well as it was without those two." The PSA was brought up when a DJ at WCLH went to Stine. This DJ was head of the AIDS World Day here at Wilkes. She asked Stine if he could create a PSA for AIDS awareness. H~ said he could, and he wrote and produced "AIDS Jeopardy" with the help of Yenner and Millard. Stine used it as a tape demo for his Basic Audio class. It turned out so well that at the last minute he entered it into the contest. "I had to send it Priority mail to get it there on time," Stine laughed. "I was happy and surprised that I won," Stine re.:. marks. He thought it was interesting how his demo for a class took first place in a national contest. He will receive a plaque when he goes to the convention in Las Vegas in mid April. "AIDS Jeopardy" is .a PSA for helping with AIDS awareness, and Dr. Stine has won an award for letting the public know about World AIDS Day. Oral STDs Become E idemic (continued from page 1) infections. These include Herpes 1, Herpes 2, Hepatitis A, and Hepatitis E. None of these are curable, yet all are treatable or a known vaccine exists. Herpes is caused by the Herpes Simplex Vws 1 and 2, viruses that are related to EpsteinBarr virus (the virus that causes Mononucleosis and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome) and the Varicella Zoster (the virus .that causes Chicken Pox). The two forms of Herpes Simplex are Genital Herpes and Herpes of the mouth. 50-80% of the adult population has the Herpes Simplex Vrrus in one form or another, and contrary to popular belief, performing oral sex on a person who has Herpes of the mouth can give Genital Herpes to the individual performing the oral sex. Within days of exposure to the virus, the patient will have an outbreak, usually so mild that they do not even realize that they are having the outbreak. Symptoms of Herpes include oozing blisters, open cuts which have not been caused by any infliction to the skin, and raised "scabs" on or near the genitals or mouth. As mentioned earlier, there is no cure for1Ierpes Simplex Virus 1 or 2, but there are treatments available to help lessen the severity of th~ outbreaks. These new drugs are the first of their kind, which inhibit the replication of the viruses, called antiviral medications. Of these, Herp.es Simplex Vrrus is treated with Acyclovir, Famciclovir, and Valacyclovir. The second class of SIDs that are of viral origin are Hepatitis A and Hepatitis E, caused by the Hepatitis A Virus and Hepatitis E Vrrus. Hepatitis infections have the tendency to not cause any symptoms at all, except for rare outbreaks, (like Herpes). When an outbreak happens, symptoms are malaise (general feeling of 1 ness ), anorexia (loss of appetite), abdominal discomfort, dark colored urine, and jaundice (yellowing of the skin and eyes). There is a vaccine available for Hepatitis A, but it must be administered prior to exposure to the virus, thereby building an immunity to the virus beforehand. · If exposure to Hepatitis A does occur, and is caught within fourteen days, there is a treatment available which could prevent you from actually acquiring the disease. · Human lg secretions (lmmunoglobin proteins) can be administered to give a complete immunity to the virus, before it has had the chance to replicate and cause infection. There is no vaccine available for Hepatitis E, nor are there any treatments available to give complete immunity from the virus if contact should occur. So, to alert the general public to this epidemic of SIDs, Bette Saxton with Maternity and Family Health Services and Zebra Communications here at Wilkes are collaborating their knowledge and public relations abilities to make a countywide campaign about this epidemic. Saxton also mentioned that, "In addition to the traditional services, Family Planning Centers offer free, confidential SID testing as well as preventive care and counseling. We are hoping to reach out to the general campus population and the student leadership in providing preventive health care and education services to help young men and women make informed choices." Hopefully, with the work Clf Maternity and Family Health Services and Zebra Communications, we can lower_ the number of students on campuses countywide that are, or will become infected with a Sexually . . Transmitted Disease. . �News The Beacon 4 Manuscript is Lookin·g for You Neil Yurkavage Do you like to write are being accepted until the 2Q1h short stories? How about tak- of February and can be ing photos or drawing? If you . dropped off at the mailroom, answered yes to any of these located on the second floor of questions then the Manuscript the Student Union building, or is looking for you! The Manu- the second floor of Kirby Hall. script is Wilkes' literary maga- Please indicate "Manuscript" zine, published every year, con- somewhere on your submistaining stories, drawings, and sion. All work turned in by the photographs by University stu- deadline is guaranteed to be dents, faculty, and alumni. If you read and considered for publiwould like your creativity to be cation. Sarcasm and wit are not noticed, then what are you wait- only accepted, but also highly ing for? This year, submissions encouraged. Submit today! Biology Club Video Game Comp_etition Successful Jason McDermott Beacon Staff Photographer mcdennJm@wtikes.edu As the night ·p assed on, the screams of joy and defeat were heard coming from the SUB TV Lounge along with the clicking of buttons and the random karate-chop "YAH!" As the crowds gathered around to watch games such as Street Fi~hter, Tekken III, and Gauntlet Le~ends being played, games were won and games were lost. Although the crowd at the competition was not huge, it was a small gathering that lasted well into the night and was well worth . the time that was put into it. Beacon Editorial Assistant liebnejt@wilkes.edu It is true, ladies and gentlemen. Fuel is the concert this· semester. The blockbuster show will be held on Sunday, April 29. The price of tickets has not yet been set, but it will be somewhere argund $15 for students and $18 for general public. However, you can see the show for FREE. All you have to do is become a member of the crew February 15, 2001 Fehr~ 1 Campus Station goes 24- 7 Nick Meadows Beacon News Editor meadowna@wilkes.edu Monday, Febrary 12 was the first day that you could watch Wilkes University's Channel 66 all day long. The channel is dedicated to Wilkes University only. They have full programming rights, so they decided to start televising all day long. Starting at 4 P.M., the school has 8 hours of programming. There are programs such as the magazine news show "Wilkes Today". "Wilkes Today·" is a show that resembles the local · news programs. The difference of "Wilkes Today" is that this is produced, written, taped, and reported by the students of . Wilkes University. It reports what is happening on campus for the · week and what is coming up in events. If you are the type that loves game shows, "Wilkes Whiz" may be the program for you to watch. This game show has a student and a faculty m~mber together as a'team. There is a TV behind one of them, and the other sees the word displayed on the screen and has to give clues for the other teammate to figure out the word. A new entertainment show is "The Edge". This show is specialized with reviews of music, movies, restaurants and many other things. There will be live bands coming on the show as well. So far there are five live bands lined up for the show whi has not been aired yet. The first time this will be shown is on February 26'\ two Mondays from now. When these programs are not on_, the channel will show public service announcements and the background music will be supplied by WCLH, the Wilkes University On-campus Radio Station. If you are interested in being involved in the TV station, you can contact Justin Lewis at lewisjd@wilkes.edu. All day, everyday, you can now see your peers starring on the TV programs they created, wrote, and produced. Beacon Offers Workshops sion on Tuesday, February 20 at Opinion Writing. and Dr. Mike 11am in COB 106. This discus- Dzanko and Dr. Berne Kovacs brozanal@wilkes.edu sion is open to faculty, adminis- _ will teach one on Newswriting. When reading the three tration, student leaders and all Dates and times h;ive not been issues of The Beacon that have Beacon Staff, as well as a se- set for these presentations. been published this semester, you lect number of readerslfyou wish Dr. Bradford Kinne) may have noticed a lot of to attend, pleasecontact usthrough and Andrea· Frantz have also changes. Ranging from style and _ wilkesbeacon@wilkes.edu by content · to names appearing in Sunday, Feb 18, so we can make been contacted about conduct· ing such seminars. bylines, alterations are seen all appropriate arrangements. throughout the pages of the paAfter this discussion, The consise, hour-long per. more workshops are to follow. format will appeal to most Communication and English studen~. But even with these President Breiseth has but they are open to all interested changes, which some call imagreed to present a short work- students from Wilkes, King'sano provements, we would still like shop on The Beacon and Wilkes Penn State Wilkes-Barre. We input and suggestions from ev; University and Freedom of the are highly anticipating the suceryone involved in the process Press. This is scheduled for cess and usefulness of the work· of creating a paper, including the Thursday, March 15 m shops presented. From this, we readers: Weckesser Hall. hope to bring about more imJtm Kevlin, Editor-inprovements to construct, for you. Dr. Tom Bigler and Dr. Chief of the Pottsville Republithe best paper we can. can & Evening Herald, will be Jane Elmes-Crahall will be offacilitating a large group discus- fering one together on Ethics and Amanda Leigh Brozana Beacon Managing Editor for the show. Being on crew is, as WUPB member Jeff Brittain puts it, "kind oflike being a Navy S.E.A.L." You have to show up first and leave last. You will basically have to do all of the work. Sounds glamorous, huh? Well, the bright side is you get in for free and you also get a free Tshirt out of it. The only catch, besides doing all of the work, is that you also have to be at every programming board meeting be- tween now and the show. Meetings are held every Thursday in the suite in the SUB at 11 :30AM. New members are always welcome. For more information, you can call Jeff at extension 5430 or email himat brittajs@wilkes.edu. Jason Mc Beacon Sta mcdennjm ) by the sil the theate murmuri 1 louder am mursbec, as thoug1 in these: pare fc perfo rm ( paredyrn stage. Th begin wi bright up face . and the plauds w know lee with ab th espia1 C end and ater dep, versity ~ Paj ama musical , N Bill And Beacon S apark82<f ues to c courses,~ major.M tion oft major, is its offeri1 both mm their tall study. A student i are expe< the progi as high 1 choice tc to becon Harringt Major." sic and t all of the �February 15, 2001 The Beacon 5 THE ARTS The Pajama Game Opens Friday Jason McDermott You stand there, flooded by the silent void that they call lhetheater. As you listen a quiet . .lllUrmur is heard from the seats. This murmur becomes louder and louder and more murmurs become evident. It sounds as though a crowd has formed in the seats. You begin to prepare for your up ming performance . Once everything is prepared you take your place on the stage. The curtains open and you be~n with a spotlight shinin~ bright upon your makeup laden face. The performance is over and the crowd stands and applauds with authority as you acknowledge your masterpiece with a bow. Thus the life of a thespian. Coming up this weekend and next weekend the theater department at Wilkes University will be performing "The Pajama Game." "The Pajama Game," a musical comedy, is based on the 11 in ,Ki B novel "Seven and a Half Cents" by Richard Bissell. George Abbott and Richard Bissell wrote the book and the music and lyrics were written by Richard Adler and Jerry Ross. "The Pajama Game" is set in the Sleep-Tite ~ajama Fae- tory where a strike is imminent. The Union has demanded a seven-and-a-half-cent raise. The new superintendent, Sid Sorokin (played by Paul Mitchell) has definitely taken on challenge. His many duties are pulling him both in the direction of labor and at the same time in the direction of management. On the one hand he is obligated to the workers, especially Babe Williams (Tiffany Smith), whom he has fallen in love with. On the other hand he has his obligation to management the insistent opposition-to a sal- "The Pajama Game." ary increase, in particular the "The Pajama Game" factory boss, Mr. Hasler (Dale will be performed in the Edward Heller). Darling Theater in the Dorothy Add to this mayhem a Dickson Darte Center for Persupporting cast of Hines (Rhys forming Arts. The performances Shovlin), the knife wielding time will be held February 16, 17, 23, study man who is involved in an and 24 at 8 PM and February 18 interesting relationship with Mr. and 25 at 2 PM. General achnisHasler's secretary Gladys sion is $15. Senior ~itizens and (Christie Gilbert) and then the students will be admitted for $5 . woman-chasing Union president, and Wilkes University students Prez (Brian Toll). with proper identification will be These few people along admitted free. ·For more inforwith the rest of the cast bring mation or tickets call the box oftogether a setting for an ex-_ fice at 570-408-4540. tremely hilarious performance of New Major Offered · Bill Androckitis Beacon Staff Writer apark82@hotmail.com Wilkes University continues to offer new and exciting courses, and from time to time a new major. Musical Theatre, a combinahon of both a theatre and music maior, is the newest addition. According to the Wilkes Bulletin, the Musical Theatre major combines offering in music, theatre and dance to prepare for the competitive demands of the field. Courses include topics in acting,jazz, ballet, modern dance, and musical and voice instruction. =:·· ··:-;._ The major is very struc.: tured, leaving little room for elective courses. This is because of the combination of classes that must be taken to complete the credit requirements. The most credits are in Theatre courses with 31; 21 in Music and 18 credits in Dance. Students theprogram. Num~rs will increa~e in the major are still responsible for • high school sen_1ors ma~e th~lf _ taking all of the distribution requireice to attend Wilkes Umverstty ments which are spread out over -, become part of this program. six se~esters. In the second semester of dSoffering, it allows those who like lx,th music and theatre to combine their talents into one program of IIUdy. As of right now, only one student is in this major, but more ,eexpected as students learn about Adjunct Professor James Harrington is the Chairperson of the Major. "It will help merge both muand theatre, and will strengthen allofthearts programs on campus." More information can be found in the Wilkes Bulletin, either in paper form or online at www.wilkes.edu. m sm. :. -,;, . · . ·- , .. • �6 The Beacon Pro: JohnBosha Beacon Staff Writer johnabosha@hotmail.com Winter Weekend is the single finest activity for students on this campus every year. Students who have been on a Winter Weekend team before understand You know how much you enjoyed it, and you can probably stop reading now. For those who have not participated in Winter Weekend yet, I will briefly summariz.e the concept. Students split up into teams of 20, and participate in various activities over the course of the weekend. It all kicks off with a dance next Thursday in the Ballroom. Friday night brings the spirit celebration and volleyball games in the Marts Center, followed by Saturday's games Con: Jennylee Yuhas Beacon Staff Writer beanschs@yahoo.com Being a freshman I don't know about this whole Winter Weckend thing. I am told that it is very fun, and we get to d1ink as much as we want. Frankly that scares me. I am all in favor for having a good time, please don't peg me as a cynic or someone that does not want anyone to have any fun. That is not the case at February. OPINION on the GreenWay. The basis of Winter Weekend for students is unity within teams. Teams, more or less, spend the weekend partying, and having a great time. Yes, partying often means drinking; however, there are teams that do not drink and still parti~ipate. But, admittedly, most teams do drink. This is where responsibility comes in. Team captains have usually been around a few years an~ have seen how Winter Weekend teams are run. It's their job to run everything responsibly, a job all Winter Weekend teams have done admirably in the past. To my knowledge, in the history of Winter Weekend, all the decades this event has been thriv- ing, no one has been seriously injured; No one. Simply put, any allegations of alcohol abuse are unfounded. Otherwise, action would have been taken to stop Winter Weekend long ago. With all the partying and enjoyment, students generally lose the purpo,se of Winter Weekend. Charity. For those Colonels who are on teams this year, did you 1_1otice that $40 per team you had to pay? The \\'.inning team donates all that money to charity after Winter Weekend. Last year, we had 16 teams. The winning team, "Cocktails" had the honor of donating $640 dollars to the charity of their choice, A.S.P.C.A. Plus, there are prizes for the top 3 teams, do- nated by Student Government. And I still wear my sweatshirt with pride from last year. Think about student activities at Wilkes for a second. What else draws anywhere from 200-300 students every year? Other than the King's or Scranton basketball games, nothing that happens on campus draws this much student support. To oppose Winter Weekend would further promote the student apathy that already plagues our campus. If the student body as a whole-enjoys Winter Weekend, then there is no reason to object to it. Furthermore, this Winter Weekend has the added bonus of another possible event next Saturday night. Pending a men's basketball win next Wednesday in the Freedom League MAC Freedom b: game will take pl urday in the Marts better way to ca1 gest weekend of 1 seeing the basketb another Champior I'll reitei Weekend is the sir ti vity for students pus every year. I l to a great conce11 room next Thursd crowd in the gyrr showing as much can, and a fun tin one on Saturday. all, I am woJTicd though that having some fun will cost this Uni vcrsity big time. D1inking is · a very big choice and I am having a hard time believing that the University will tum blindly aside and let us d1ink as much as we want. I know that we are going tod1ink whcthcrornot the University al lows it but I can not believe that Wilkes is saying, "It's ok, go get sloshed, we don't care." I have been told that Winter Weekend is tradition and it has many good causes, such as donating money to chatitics and bui Iding school spirit. That is well and good. I can accept and appreciate that. The one question that I have is do we need to d1i n k in order to . donate that money to charities and to build school spi1it? Can we not have school spirit and unity by paiticipating in all the wondc1fol activities that Student Government has planned with out d1inking? Is d1inking the only way most people can enjoy the festivities? I understand the need for unification. The entire student body needs to unite and become one body, not each one of us doing their own thing. Is the only way that we can unify ourselves by d1inking? I guess the University knows that we are goingtod1ink whctherthey like us or not. A good number of students that reside on this campus are not of legal d1inking age though. When the University agrees to look blindly aside they are not promoting a good example for the student body to follow. My proble Winter Weekend de1ful festivities ernment planned ti l}le on this camp ter. My problem i. for a 00 reein°0 to 0 d1inking. If studet drinking they sh ished. It does not November, final Weekend. Winter Weekends Past �()01 ebruary 15, 2001 itorial: Changes andaLeigh Brozana @wilkes.edu s, the 1 title t SatWhat : big·than .raise rmer?, 'inter staccamward Ball1cous riday syou very- What has happened at Wilkes in the past three ·eeks? We found a new presint, passed a new smoking licy, attained accreditationior oorphannacy program, and lost first and second men's basetball game of the season, ng other things. What do these things vein common? The Beacon covered them all. The articles about these ries did not just appear in the per, but they were reported The Beacon. The new staff of The aeon has a resolve to make' paper better, but moreover, make the paper ours: "for the udents, by the students," ugh we changed that motto. University Relations sa great job of keeping us orrned about events on cam- OPINION Bring New Spirit pus, but even they have noticed a change, and cannot call The Beacon 'The University . Relations Paper" anymore. Through small alterations in layout and language andlargeeffortsofthe (almost - thank you Tara andDave)newcoreofeclitors, the paper has remarkably hit its first 20-page issue since... well, we can't find one, but we, re still looking. We have begun not just hearing about things but actually writing about them. We .have become determined to inform the students, faculty, administration, alµmni andcommunity-about events effecting Wilkes University students. Yet we have a serious problem with the fact that we know . howyou like the article.) We are lackhave ing a staff of writers. only one When you page through full-time you may find the same sports writer. names on a quarter of the pages Some events fall in the bylines. through the cracks (as The biggest problem John Conte pointed out. We with this is the fact that our edinoted this, and worked hard to find someone to help us address torial staff is being worn thin. We are constantly begging his concern. John, please let us . friend's and roommates to help The Beacon 7 us out, pulling long hours and forgetting where we live. Our backbone is solid, with a motivated, enthusiastic group of editors leading the way, and our path is becoming clear. Now we must find help or fall by the wayside. Many are quick to 6ffer criticism, which, as I mentioned last week, is not always bad, but few are willing to put their pen to paper and offer help. So, as you see the changes, improvements and short comings of The Beacon, won't you think a little about helping to move it in the right directions? Or, at the very least, give us your feedback via email to let us know where we are doing well and where we need to improve. Like John Conte, we need people who are willing to tell us our faults, but we also need those willing to he.Ip us overcome them. The Fallacy of 2/14 Valentine ' s Day. ercommercialized? Yep. mething people complain · ut? Yep. Something people kforward to? Yep. Some. gthat comes around every and entwines you in its retless grasp? Definitely. The ongoing battle beeen man and his heart (and and his wallet) still captipeople as much today as Min years past, if not more. lout a week before ntine's Day, the price of s suddenly increases by 30 dollars. An elegant dinfor two (or three in the age ing politically correct) can $75, and that's not includroses or oth r appropriate nts for the one(s) you love. Strollin 'rrough Walm paradise if you are in love with chocolate or stuffed animals. The best thing to do, if you are inclined to buy chocolate, is to wait until the day after Valentine's Day. Then you can go and get all the left over candy for 75% off. And guess what? Today is . the day after ... so run to Wal-Mart .. .if you need a chocolate rush that is! (By the way, as of Monday night, Wal-Mart has condensed the Valentine's Day aisle anyway ... to make way for Easter candy!) Weren't you just green with 1. Don't go out with envy? And you still are, aren't someone just because you you? Been there. Done that. · "need to be with someone." If you are going to go after someWhat about the people one, or 'shag a valentine,' do it that get some every day of the because you genuinely care week? What do you need about someone. It doesn't do Valentine's Day for? Oh either of you good to base your yeah ... for an excuse to spend relationship on a lie. an exorbitant amount of money 2. Don't base your relaon flowers, dinner, and jewelry .... and a hotel room tionship on sex. When the sex with a jacuzzi if you are lucky. dies down, what will you have . If you really love the person you to keep yourselves together? are with, shouldn't every.day be Friendship? ... nahlntellecually like Valentine's Day? Haven't stimulating conversations? ... . Yeah, anyway, so been there yet, but I would like nah, ... unless you think the people who never get any de- to do that. Kamasutra is intellectual (bespise Valentine's Day. That's cause let's face it, we all know understandable; why enjoy a No mattetwhere you it is stimula~g). Friendship first, holiday about romance and love go or where you turn, sex later. if you've never experienced it? Valentine's Day will find 3. Be honest. Tell your I ask all of you folks to think you .. .in one form or another. significant other your true feelback to the good old days in So now it's time for my advice, high school when you would which probably doesn't matter ings. Ifthings aren't the way you hear people talking about how to you anyway, but here goes: · think they should be, express your concern. What do you they were going to the motel for have to lose? the night to have some fun. 4. Last, but not least, if you know someone that you have a crush on, someone that you are friends with, or someone that you just met yesterday, go for it! You never know ... maybe they'll like you too . Now that I've totally bored you with a bunch of stuff thatdoesn'tmeananythinganymore, considering Valentine's Day was yesterday, enjoy the Beacon's own Valentines ... to the students from the students! (P.S. don't puke!) �8 The Beacon OUR VIEWS Through Our Eyes By Chris and Ann Marie schmidcb@wilkes.edu millerab@wilkes.edu .. pop/soda for lunch. (Chris would just like to support all the fellow students out there who say pop. Annie will side with those who prefer using the word soda.) This is ridiculous!! The bundles are good, if you are into salad and a small cup of pop/soda. Because that's mostly what you get ... most bundles have salad i~ them and a 12 oz. fountain beverage. It's good if you aren't very thirsty and if you don't mind constantly eating rabbit food, er, uh, salad ... or if you want to get a "premade sandwich and bag of chips and a 12 oz. drink" if there are actually sandwiches pre-made. You never said that 4 years could ever hurt like this! Now the Fresh Samantha all natural drinks are interesting, but they have a horrid after-taste and leave you with road-kill breath, in Chris's opinion. He is speaking from experience here ... don't talk to Ann Marie just after she drank one of those bad boys. Ann Marie thinks that they are pretty good, they are healthy, and they "make a good snack on the run" ... the only bad thing is the price. We know that they are trying to improve the cafe for the students here, and they have made some (very minimal) progress since Ias.t semester. There is still a lot of work to be done, but things do seem to be a little bit better (besides the price increase). We recommend, if you For a dollar, we could buy a loaf of bread. Another dollar will get us a pound of bacon, and two more dollars ;ill buy us lettuce and tomatoes. With all of that, we could probably make about 10 BLTs, and we only paid four dollars! However, at the Rifkin Cafe, we only get one measly sandwich for $2.25. This is just one· of our many complaints about the cafe. Sure, it's quicker and more convenient than trudging up to the third floor to go the cafeteria (Whose brilliant idea was it to put a cafeteria on the third floor anyway?), but we often ask ourselves if we are getting "screwed" by the management because of the astronomical prices of many of the things we purchase at the Cafe. The management has made a vague attempt at making things better... someone was trying to think over break. They came up with the idea of "bundles," which no one pays attention to anyway...wow... what a phenomenal idea! They think that they are all powerful gods that can control us! But they not spirits! His name is Malcolm, and we are not his puppets. He will not keep screwing us. This place is against us ... they're all trying to trick us! We all know that this school is a blood-sucking parasite when it comes to money. We can't even get a measly BLT and bottle of are haven't already: trying the bundles. They are the best way to get your money's worth out of the place, otherwise you are getting ripped off by the exorbitant prices and less than perfect food. As for something on a different topic, Chris offers his opinion (Note: Ann Marie is "squeaky clean" concerning her opinion on • this topic): Is this $4 Krispy Kreme donation going to pay for one of the service club's vaccination shots for their trip to India? Ooooohhhhhh ... ahhhhhhhh..... I hope so, because I sure as "heck" don't want whatever they may bring back. Why do they want my money? So that they can go across the world? Call ine selfish, but I am going to save money for my own vacation before I pay anything for someone else's. Is there really that big of a need for "community service" in a country halfway across the world? I say, worry about the problems in the United States, more specifically Pennsylvania, before other .places! Service -can be done anywhere. :.they couldn't possibly want to go to India for any other reason than that. .. now could they? Feel free to email any commen ts, questions, concerns, criti-cisms, or possible future topics for us to write about to millerab@wilkes.edu. Until next week, remember, "Whoever said that drinking can drown all your problems doesn't realize that despair can swim." ~ 9 at l)izza ~ ~ • .•· lMllll ~ ·# lllfl#· 'ii' -, A#I#" # Rae; cal Party Pack - Delivered: i 1O 6- Pizzas. 5 · 2-Liters of Soda _Plus Napkins and.Paper Plates - $49.99 ,.JP· .. , : Mon - Wed: 4pm - Midnight : • Thurs: 3pm - 1am • Fri: 3pm - 2am "'.., • Sat 3pm- 1am : Sun: 3pm - 11 pm _ . , . .# .if. _.,,,,. ·* * . . .. ,,. ;, , ~ :• ·•· .... "' ·"" .... 'fli;, m m it Carry-Out Special - 16- Pizza - $4.49 5 70-822-5 775 ' e Fast, Free Delivery 55 N. Main St., Wilkes Barre - . . .. -._, "'· :,,.._, "1:l tsi ...,_ .......,._ ~ - ''rib, ...... "'II,: ' .. . . . . 1'w -~ . WIMrl,. . .. 1 Delivered: •• . =;..:;.;.:;..;;...;;.,;;..;...;__, • . o~ii~~ ;ed; . , • . . - o~i;~r-;d:" - "! : 16 11 Pizzas • 2 16 11 Pizzas • 16 11 Pizza . I . 1 - $4.99 I 2 Spicy Wings I _ 1 Topping , 2 - $8 .99 • 2 Liter Soda • 1 Order Breadsticksi $6.99 L~: !.1_9.. ~- j_ .. !_1!_A_9_. _ Menu -I tems Include: Pizza, Wings, Stromboli . Breadsticks~ Cheesesticks and Soda Wilkes U. Special: $3. 99 Large Pizza Pick - Up ( Only. With Coupon) sol obi d if �ruary 15, 2001 The Beacon 9 Greetings from The Hot Box ... ~ I'm back. I survived one . Yeah, that's right. First of all, I wanna give a out to Mortimer. may have had a ·mer sighting last k. A"bunny" was outside The Beaoffice at 3: 30 last ymorning. I did see him, so I cannot fy if it was indeed ·mer. I will keep posted. Second of all, if you not read last weeks k, then you have no as to whom ·mer is. I suggest get off of your butt, off the TV, and read much. I think I will talk about some of the shortcomings of Wilkes-Barre. Last thing, I want to Scott Llewellyn, ·ngmeatitleformy All right, that is enough gabout last week. Let us on, shall we? What do I want to talk Personally, I like it here in Wilkes-Barre. It's not so bad. I do, however, have some complaints. Do you want to hear them? Too Bad! First, I have a problem with the police. I feel that they are intellectually lacking. They do a good job and all, but they certainly are not the sharpest set of knives in the store if you know what lam saying. Casein point, let me tell you about the siren incident that occurred last Wednesday. The city of WilkesBarre decided that they wanted to do some work on Northampton Street. That is OK with me. The only thing wrong is that they kept this little secret to themselves. Then they were a little upset when they found cars parked on their work area. I pose a conundrum to you, a riddle if you will. If you do not inform people that you need their cars moved, how can you expect them to do it? The police arrive on the scene and they came up with a brilliant resolution. They decide to park in front of Chesapeake hall, my home, and blare a siren at 7:00 in the morning. The plan was that this would wake people up, and it did just that. The genius of the whole plan was that those of us who were to be disttlrbed by the commotion would want to see what the ruckus was all about. When we did this, they could tell us to move our car, or it would be towed. I may be mistaken, but I think they could have planned this a little bit better. Some suggestions for the incompetents is City Hall: Next time, plan ahead. Let the community know you do not want them parking on a certain street on a certain day. Put bags or signs or something on the parking meters alerting them to this fact. I am running out of space, so you will have to wait until next week to hear my other complaints. I know you cannot wait, but you will just have to The Main Event \¥ith Crazy Bob acrack-commando unit was kl prison by a military court for they didn't commit. These iromptly escaped from a maxisecurity stockade to the Los underground. Today, still by the government, they as soldiers of fortune. If you aproblem, if no one else can and if you can find them, you can hire the A-TEAM. Crazy Bob and I pity the fool ~sn't read the Main Event lgotfired from Subway. I'm ially sure. The manager told ne I was fired except me, so pistgoing to show up and keep ng in. He even had everyYOle like it was Subway SurviOnly two Subway chicks voted on Bob. This is kind of sad. On one hand, I am only getting fired from being a Subway Maintenance Artist. On the other hand, I am getting fired from being a Subway Maintenance Artist. This is a sad day in Bobville my crazy cats. Desperado, why don't you come to your senses? You've been out riding fences for so long now. ded my head, saying "Dude that's a good idea, it's all groovy," while I was really thinking, "Hey, you're messed up." All of you guys rock and if I could, I'd have each and every one of you whacked out funky monkeys over for hot chocolate. If you turn on Service Electric ChanI guess with every end comes a new beginning. So before I pick up the pieces of my shattered life, I would like to take this opportunity to thank Marisa and Karen, the two Subway chicks that voted to keep the crazy one on board. You two are my crazy cats of the week. I would also like to thank this really weird dude I met Friday night. He told me I should do an entire column through the eyes of a blind man where I recall everything I hear on campus. I nod- nel 13, you can learn how I spent my weekend: getting laid out in a parking lot and having my back spray-painted by five guys from Jersey. Thought I was going to say something else didn't you? This was on the WXW wrestling program. The problem is they ruined a perfectly well defined muscular back. The protein shakes were doing wonders for me, with the exception of the fact that the mice ate the spilled powder and now they have themainevent316@hotmail.com rippling abs. Right now the mutant protein mice are engaged in a fightto-the-death tournament where anything can happen. Meanwhile there is blue spray paint all over my back and several people have advised me to use paint thinner to remove ii. It's a good thing someone told me you have to put the paint thinner on a rag and scrub it off because I seriously almost dumped paint thinner all over my head! I could have made it on MTV's Jackass. This week I saw one of the greatest Three's Company episodes of all time. Jack's teacher at the cooking school entered him in a baking contest, and DEMANDED that he win at ALL costs. The scoundrel! Nevertheless, Jack is a competitor. He baked the best chocolate cream pie the girls had ever tasted. Unfortunately, Chrissy, played by a ridiculously hot Susanne Somers, ate the whole thing! Her and Janet had to buy Jack another pie, a PHONY pie, through the help of Mrs. Roper, who often makes tongue-in-cheek comments about her husband's sexual performance, or lack there-of. Needless to say Susanne Somers broke down and cried, giving away their farce. All pandemonium broke loose when a series of arguments and miscues led to every cast member throwing a pie in one another's tace! I laughed so bloody hard I thought I'd have to change my trousers. Whew! Comedy ensued! That's enough my crazy cats; I must go buy a Valentine card for my hand, be good to each other. [Editor's Note: Casey wanted this line re- �10 . ~(-:- W11kes Umvers1ty- appy Valen mes' Da .r'Om . Happy Valentines' Day, and good luck through the.res~ of the semester. Enjoy The Beacon~-thank you for all your support, and we hope we can· up to your standards. The Beacon S My Beloved Puffalump, It was fun while it lasted. Her. K'nexHave a frightful V-day. Satan COMDeptThank you for your support and assistance. We hope to live up to your standards. Any critisism would be appreciated. The Beacon scT Help Desk Hey everybody, don't work too hard. Help is on the way. Travis Kevm- Thanks for being the one and only... you're the best. Never doubtit! MommaA TravisHappy V-day. You will find her, and when you do it will all turn out right. You may even find out ''why we are here." I love you. You're the best shrink I could ask for and a great friend. -A Jenny_ My little Yuhas, you're the best. Just ~ow I'm always there for you and no matter what you say, you are beautiful inside and out! Erick LauraThanks for being there for me. You're a great friend! Make lots of babies...lol...j/k... :-) LuvyaAnnie Banannie. Annie Thanks for everything! The late night talks, the advice on the guys in my life, the laughter over your ''special talent," and most of all, your friendship. I love ya girl! I'll miss you next year. You're my best friend and the bestest roomie in the world! Luv ya! Gwen. AmandaHey, what can I say? I LOVE YOU! Who else would stay up at all hours of the night with me to make fun of Cyanide and discuss ''men issues" that we are having? Erick Renee-nayHey babe! Jill Sobule...don't forget that! Good luck w/ nm. I love you babe! (dnq) Truth or dare??? :-) ''You're lying! .....Yes I am!" '00' and Marilyn 4 ever! Annie. Katie Happy Valentine's Day Princess Tom AliceI respect chu! What I want laugh at you fo'? Mar-Bear Have a frightful V-day. Don't worry. Everything will get better. Satan Beffie & MikeMake lots of babies for me! Beastly. TommyWe have had so much fun over the past four years. I can't tell you how much I love you. I love every minute we spend together. Happy Valentine's Day! Katie Mario I.'m sorry. Timingjust isn't right. Close your eyes. A TheEgglt's been a wacky ride baby- I'll never forget you! Annie Bob Coalson· "I love you without knowing how, or when, or from where. I love you straightforwardly, without complexities or pride..." Just one year and we've shared so much. I love you! Happy Anniversary! Tina Kevin SickleTalk to me softly-There's something in your eyes-Don't hang your head in sorrow-And please don't cry-I know how you feel inside-I've been there before...Don't you cry tonight-I still love you baby A Secret Admirer Just a reminder: Life goes by too quickly. You're a wondeful person. Havefun. -A Hey John It's too bad we don't get to talk like we used to (as sparingly as that was). Hope someday in the near future we'll get to hang out and catch up on things we were never able to talk about. Erick The Maintanance/Cleaning stait- Tbank you for removing the hazardous chemicals at 2am on a Saturday morning. Also, thanks for taking the 16,000 old Beacons and all the other junk we put out. SORRY! The Beacon May your love life be rich, your happiness abound, and we continue to ''sleep" together. Happy Valentine's Day, doll! All the best. Hove you!!! -A Dark Knight You saved me with your love, now I show you mine. Forever and a day is not nearly long enough. All my love. AlwaysAngel Dr. BaldinoThank you for helping us get on our feet this semester and your continuing support. The Beacon ChrlsHey! What can I say? You've been there for me in eve,-y way (except one!). I love you, man. Thanks for everything! Annue. (@ you know where••• ) Beacon Staff You all are much beter than last semester's staff. Keep up the great work, and I'll keeep the photos coming in! AP AThe window is still open, enjoy it! Satan KatieYou're my Butterfly Secret Admirer To the keeper of my heart, wherever you are. You mean more to me than you'll ever know. I love you. Annie. BeastlyWe gotta do movie night more often. Satan Bosha Thanks for the great wrestling partner. We gotta do tbi again sometime. Happy Valentine's day. · A Bethani Hey girly! Thanx for being there. You are a great friend. I won't forget all the fun we've had over the pasttwoytlll I love ya like a sister. I'm goin gto miss you so much Dal year, but I'll come visit! Happy Valentine's Day! Gwen Amanda (Mom) Thank you for being a great managing editor and for ing. It's nice to work for someone who cares. Happy~ tines'. Adam(Son) JAWSThank you for all you do for us all year round. We redJ appreciate all the time and effort you put into making• function the way we should. The Writing Center Staff. nge To my lover and friend-To my heart-To my soul-To my reason-Happy Valentine's Day! Let's make this the second of many, many, many more. Dark Knight forever"¥ r1s Hey Chreeeeeeeoooooossssss! Thanks for everythinc! You are a great friend and I'll definately miss ya next Gwen usan - . Howyooooooudoin'? Sammie.luvsyou:-) Thatwas NICE!!!! NO! NO! NO! Watch out for latex rectangles! Annie. ennyWe all have our moments to think ''ifl lived right... " Yi come the closest to ''livi~g right" than anyone else I We're here for you! -A wen- e. It's been a wacky year and a half - and I wouldn't any ofit. You are my bestest bud - don't listen tom do what makes you happy! Love Alwaysom I've seen you around camplli.and was wondering, if you would like to go out sometime. Please let me Sweet_guy_searching@yahoo.com 2 weeks, 2 days! To heal the wound, to bandage wbati broken. I love you. I always have and always will. there. Ido. Susan. Jane and KinneyThanks! You two are like my parents away from home. Hope you enjoy! A ce Next time you come to watch a movie - Don't fall aslee,I The Beast. Bimbo65Watch the time, say your prayers, remember lust and id's don't mix. Maybe this Valentine's Day, you can impress #66. �The Beacon 11 HEALTH ALERT You Feeling 0~;3.y? Bourassa-Lavole Staff Writer 11 live Staff 1>that 1riend. >years. :h next for car1y Valen- ~ really ingus 'omy he l2l88@yahoo.com Your mother always used !ell you to take your vitamins, ?Well, she wasn't saying that ~r health, she was saying it for Most people in the United do not get enough vitamins minerals, especially college stu~- Many college students do cat three times a day, if at all. food that the Cafeteria provides eat Wilkes is not nutritious, fore we do not get enough vi·ns and minerals, and the all,.imnt amino acids and complex hydrates. There are many reawhy college students need an le amount of vitamins and min. Here are just a few: 1. They are used to break n food· 2. They are used to genercnergy from food. 3. They are used for ALL tabolic process·es. 4. They help with the abtion of food. 5. They contribute to enes, and can also act as coen6. Minerals, in particular tribute to bone mass, and regu- thing! 1ext year. ,as 11ngles! .• " You've se I know. heart function. Here is a runof the most important vita.sand minerals, what doses they uld be taken at, and what they wn Vitamin A- 10,0001.U. Vi. A is important for cell differ'ation (normal cell division). In ·ng this, it helps precancerous le- what is 1home. I asleep! JStandfake 1can in cell differentiation, helping to prevent cancer. Vitamin E-4001.U. Vitamin E is the most powerful antioxidant of all the vitamins. It prevents free-radical damage and also protects cholesterol from being oxidized, preventing heart disease. Vitamin K - 75 mcg. Vitamin K is essential in the process of blood clotting, and also very important in the formation of bone. Calcium - 500 mg. While this is not enough to support the body, usually a person can acquire 500 mg. in their diet, therefore meeting the daily requirement of 1,000· mg. Calcium is important for bone density and regulating hcarr and aware of, though. Not all vitamins brain functions; and minerals were created equally. Magnesium - 500 mg. Some arc better than others when it Magnesium is needed for bone and comes to potency and quality. fatty acid formation, making new Some, actually, can be toxic to the cells, and activating B vitamins. It system. When speaking to a pharalso relaxes muscles, clots blood, macist, who must remain nameless and forms Adenine Tri-Phosphate. for political reasons, her recommenCopper - 3 mg. Copper is needed dation was either Centrum Complete for the absorption and utilization of (Eckerd Brand is suitable) or Dr. Art iron, and also is used in the_forma- Ulene's Optimal Vitamin Formula. I tion of Adenine Tri-Phosphate personally would recommend either Dr. Art Ulene' s Optimal Vitamin For(ATP). Zinc - 15 mg. Zinc is a mula or Your Life (Brand) Daily Pak component of over 300 enzymes, Maximum·. These seem to be the protects against free radicals, and best over-the-counter multivitamin/ multimineral supplements on the improves immunity. Selenium - 200 mcg. Sele- market. One brand of multivitamin/ nium is a very important mineral, but multimineral supplements that was has not been examined by many sci- not recommended was One-A-Day entific studies. Its known functions multivitamin/multimineral suppleare as an antioxidant in the form of ments. This is because One-A-Day selenium-glutathione-peroxida'se, supplements are imbalanced, of preventing the body from free-radi- poor potency, and poor quality. cal damage. It also helps fertility in Also, One-A-Day dietary supplemen, assisting the formation of ments can become toxic to the body sperm, and making sperm more mo- because of the excess Vitamin D and tile. Vitamin and mineral deficien- Iron. Iron is not recommended to cies disrupt your health status. anyone unless they have a docuWhen one does not have an opti- mented history of Iron Deficient ma! level of vitamins and/or miner- Anemia. Even during pregnancy, als in the system, health quickly de- women are warned of the potential teriorates, until a patient goes to the for iron toxicity. Along with taking doctor. The problem with seeing a a balanced, high potency multivitaphysician when one is feeling ill min/multimineral supplement, eat(other than when one is truly sick) ._ ing right (or at the least, eating in is that doctors are typically very general), and daily exercise is imquick to prescribe a medication, portant for a healthy body. It canwhich actually hurts the body more not be over-exaggerated how imthan helps it. Therefore, if you are portant these aspects of health are. feelingill(otherthanextremecases), Take a walk to the pharmacy, and you should try a multivitamin/ pick up some vitamins. Your health multimineral supplement. There are is worth it. a few things a consumer should be The Black Cloud of De ress1on ,morons- II. Almost ing oxidized (which increases the chances of heart disease). Vitamin Cis also one of the base ingredients in m cells to hold them together. Vitamin C is also needed for proper nitric oxide utilization, which helps lower blood pressure, and can help impotence. Vitamin C is used for at least twenty other random functions. B-Complex Vitamins - 500 mcg. To 50 mg., (depending on which vitamin). The B vitamins all have different functions, but generally they have to do with metabolism and cell division. Especially important are folic acid (B8) and Pyridoxine (B6). Vitamin D-50 I.U. While Vitamin D supplements are usually given in 400 I.U. doses, this is entirely way too much. The human body does need 400 I.U. of Vi- tamin D a day, because it produces almost all it needs when in direct exposure to sunlight Vitamin D is importµtt f9r the abson,tion of Calcium, and also helps with bone • tchange :, hopefully, me know. sions from occurring. It is also important in sustaining healthy cell membranes by making them more resistant to microbial infections, Vitamin C - 500 mg. Vitamin C is a very potent antioxidant, which prevents freeradical damage, also prevents cholesterol in College: it is the best eof your life, right? For me students, a black ud seems to hover over mpreventing them from joying this tiine in their e. These students are ir. ble, sad; fatigued, and ie interest in activities tthey used to love. These lings persist for weeks, dother feelings of worthsness and hopelessness velop. It becomes hard to ncentrate and make decins. Alterations in eating, ping, and libido also add to the unhappiness. Some feel that they would be better off if they were dead. Many withdraw from friends, family, and social interaction. This black cloud becomes deadly when recurrent thoughts of death and self-harm lead individuals to suicide. A black cloud like this hovering over you is more than just a bad day or a bad week. If you have experienced several of these symptoms for mqre than two weeks, you may be experiencing clinical depression. Clinical depression is a mood disorder that is caused by an imbalance of neurotransmitters in the brain and can develop secondary to another medical condition. Individuals who have experienced a recent loss, ·a chronic illness, an eating disorder, abuse of drugs or alcohol, or have a family history of depression are more prone to developing clinical depression. Negative thought processes like pessimism, low self-esteem, worrying excessively, or feeling like you have little control over life events can also lead to the development of depres- s10n. Nineteet). million Americans each year suffer from clinical depression. The good news is that in eighty percent of the cases depression is treatable through medication, psychotherapy, or a combination of both. Unfortunately due to the stigma of mental illness, only one third of those whose lives are affected with this illness seek out treatment. If you feel that you may be experiencing some of these symptoms you can get information about clinical depression online at http://depression- screening.org. This website is sponsored by the National Mental Health Association, and it has a depression screening tool. Health Services in Evans Hall also can help you fight the blues. Dr. Sowcik is available to provide counseling and evaluation free of charge to any student in full confidentiality. Seek out help now. It is not hopeless. You are worth it. �f EATURES 12 The Beacon Fencing Open to Wilkes Students By William Beckner Kings Correspondent mezcus@aol.com Fencing has arrived at King's College. Initiated as a club in August of 1999, fencing has become an activity for students, faculty, and anyone who wants to join, even from other colleges. Angela Kane, who is student president of the club, is also the founder. From the beginning of her freshman year at King's, she has been trying to start a fencing club. However, she met some difficulty along the way. "It's very difficult for the fencing club to take shape, mainly because of the space limitations in the (Scandlon Physical Education) Center," Angela said. "We are currently a club sport, but we're trying to get the point of being an actual sport of King's College. There are 8-10 members involved, but hopefully as we obtain more people who are interested and want to join, we can start competing with schools from other regions (in the state). Wilkes students have been invited to get involved in the club. Thus far, though, only one has contacted me." Mrs. Judy Plummer, Director of Student Activities, says that Angela is commended for her hard work, and congratulates her that her dedication to the fencing club has paid off. "Since King's has never had a fencing club, Angela encountered a number of challenges in starting this club last year. She persevered, however, and because of her strong commitment she was successful in getting the club 'off the ground'." When in the beginning stages of trying to start the fencing club, Angela contacted her brother, Mr. Ed Kane, who is a nationally certified fencing coach, to help. Mr. Kane is now the coach of the fencing club, and is trying to expand it so that the members will be able to compete with other schools. Although the club does not compete with other schools, it competes with other community clubs and attends events which can earn recognition for the club. Steven Chance, VicePresident of the fencing club, has proven this by qualifying for the Junior Olympics in Men's Foil, which is a branch of the sport of fencing. Angela is convinced that people are interested, but not many have contacted her about King's fencing club. "[Fencing] is something that's new and interesting to this area. I hope that people at Wilkes will become interested so that they can practice with us, and eventually we can get to the point of Wilkes having their own sepa. rate club. This way, the clubs might be able to compete with each other." Although fencing is a sport, and as such is demanding, it can also b.e extremely fun, if the person knows the basics of fencing. One might ask, "What exactly is fencing?" Fencing literally means the art of swordsmanship. Originally practiced for centuries to train for deadly combat, it is now considered an Olympic sport. The sport develops agility, strength, speed, and cunning, and because of the speed of the sport, it is considered the fastest martial sport. There are three swords that the fencer uses in combat: the Foil, Epee (pronounced eppay), and the Saber. Each sword is different in its use. The Foil, which is the sword beginners start with, has a rectangular blade, and weighs just over a pound. It is a sword that is easily controllable and is universally used. The Epee has a history of being used in duels, and has a triangular blade weighing slightly over a pound and a half. The Sabre has a triangular blade weighing just over a pound. The need for body protection also takes a role. According to the United States Fencing Association, "By record, fencing is one of the safest sports. The mask must meet international requirements for strength of the wire, as well as must cover all the vulnerable parts of the head. The uniforms are made of the same material used in bulletproof vests." "Fencing is a really fun sport," Colleen Larkin says, who is the Secretary of the fencing club. "People of all ages can join, whether they are kids or senior citizens. People just need to bring an open mind about it." The fencing club holds meetings in King's Scandlon Physical Education Center every Wednesay from 7:00pm to about 9:30pm. For more information and/or directions, please contact Angela Kane by phone, 208-8384, or by email, kcfenci@kings.edu. The fencing club also has a web page, which is www.kings.edu/fencing. Window to the Past With Casey K. O'Brien February 15, 1954- Cartoonist Matt Groening is born. Matt goes on to create shows like "The Simpsons" and "Futurama". third President of the United States over his running mate, Aaron Burr. February I 6, 1970 - Joe Frazier knocks out Jimmy Ellis to become world heavyweight champion. February 18, I 930 - Pluto, generally the ninth most distant planet from the sun, is discovered at the Lowell Observatory in Flagstaff, Arizona, by astronomer Clyde W. Tombaugh. February 17, 1801 - After one tie vote in the Electoral College and thirty-five tie vo~ in the House o~ R~presenta- February 19, 1878 - Thomas Edison patents the phonograph. Edison accidentally invented the phonograph ,_!, _ _ . . ._ ___ •. __ ·- ·----··- ....... February 20, 1987 - After 11 years on the job, David Hartman exited ABC's "Good Morning America". He introduced new co-host Charles Gibson who, with Joan Lunden, would co-host the morning television program into 1998 February 2 I, I 925 - The first issue of "The New Yorker" was published. �ebruary 15, 2001 The Beacon 13 ENTERTAINMENT Broody's Box Office Reviews Now we come to ing skills, but also just how graceful and dignified she can be - a true class act the action and all I can say is Plot: of a lady. Sadly the guys don't do as HOLY COW. There'll be lots Directed by Ang Lee. The well, Yun-Fat fills the dignified role eas- of comparisons to ''The Ma1tlls !he story of two women, both ily though is almost too cold through- trix" as it had fast kung fu and efighte~. whose fates intertwine out the film until the end, whilst Chen · opponents able to do tall leaps !he Ching Dynasty. One of them does OK but isn't the most interesting on occasion, but 'Crouch' goes passionately to break free from of characters. far beyond it. For starters, II constraint society has placed upon One of the reasons this'll have throughout the scenes each opIr.even if it means giving up her aris- difficulty crossing over to Western au- ponent defies gravity pretty eprivileges for a life of crime and diences is that about 80% of the movie much every second, whether it on. The other, in her lifelong pur- · is dialogue heavy (i.e. lots of subtitle be leaping from rooftop to roofof justice and honor, only t{¥) late reading) conversations held by peopfe top on one jump or flying down vers the consequences of unful- just sitting around in stark rooms - very the faces of hundreds of meter love. Their two destinies will lead slow and very serious with almost no high waterfalls. Because it's a to aviolent and astonishing showjokes to lighten the mood. The pace is fable, th~ gravity-defying spins ' in which each will make a sur- . very schizophrenic with a repeating and leaps actually fit with the g, climatic choice. cycle of about 20 minutes of drawn-out story and give it a m?-gical tone, Review: conversations, followed by a 10 minute though as it progresses they In terms of kung fu action burst of intense and gripping action/ take it a bit too far (e.g. a battle hing' has easily set an entirely fighting before it repeats over and over scene amongst the trees near the standard to which new films will again - each one never mixing as well as end seems to overdo it). Then a,mpared. Make no mistake though, they probably should. As a result ten- there's the fighting itself which is inisn't an action film - rather, Ang sion and intensity comes in a series of tense - easily 2-3 times f~ter than the has created a live-action version of spurts rather than slowly building up Matrix and it flows far m6re paturally IUries old Chinese fable about two toward a big ending like in most movies (you believe the inoves are spontanen, a fable which is very drama/ - so the ending feels like a bit of an ous whereas a lot of Keanu's tricks felt oriented. Looks-wise, this is a anticlimax, nevertheless, for those who rehearsed). Combine with a variety of beautiful movie with amazing lo- can appreciate foreign films and don't weapons and you get some really good and intriguing light making each mind pacing that much, the story itself scenes - the highlights being the big roofa.1 rich as an oil painting. The peris quite intriguing with an interesting top chase scene between a thief and ces are just as rich too with Zi- twist or two along the way but feels Yeoh (the first action sequence of the i>tng astar making turn as the main overly long. The musicai score mostly movie), and a REALLY intense fight e, whilst Michelle Yeoh gets to plays the same tune over and over again between Zi-Yi and Yeoh in a training off not only her considerable fight- which becomes irritating. shrine about 2/3 of the way in. That jbroody@intergrafix.net ag Why is that? Because it's not only is she a mutant, but her a solid movie - I'm trying to think of power renders her unable to have Plot: criticisms to make but there are physical contact of any kind (if she Based on the comic book hardly any - its main strength lies in touches someone they ' re either in cs. Mutants are genetically the fact it's surprisingly well writgreat pain or die) leaving her alone d human beings and the ten. This isn't a loose story for all her life - her scene on the train Id's newest and most perse- threaded around three or four acwith Logan is a real tear-jerker. minority group . Amidst an tion sequences (ala M:1-2), but a · The trouble with these ing climate of fear & bigotry proper story of which the action is kind of films which have multiple enlightened individual, Profes- merely a part of. Nor is it a highheroes & villains is that the lesser Charles Xavier, has founded a concept kind of project which can characters lack development and I and safe haven for these be summed up in 2-3 lines : you this is no exception. Some of the rful outcasts. Here, new ini- could say "Gladiator" was just a other heroes (Storm & Cyclops) and s are taught to harness their movie about an ancient Roman outcertainly some of the villain's henche abilities to promote toler- cast who seeks revenge - that summen (Mystique, Sabretooth) and to combat the mounting mary misses all the little nuances could've had more character devel·a that threatens to destroy which are what make it and this film opment scenes - then again by dokind. Bound by a strict code of work. There may not be a particuing so it may have dragged down , Xavier's pupils - X-Men - larly memorable storyline, but it's the pace. Nevertheless the layout le against hostile Government certainly engaging. is surprisingly fair to each one, and ·es as well as mutant supremaOn the acting front the all get to use their 'special powers' Magneto, and his radical fac- cast is completely solid. I have never frequently throughout the movie in which seek to . subjugate and read the comic so I knew little about some surprisingly clever ways - esly exterminate humankind. the characters, but each was well pecially Magneto. Tliis is an enexplained and the actors were all semble that really feels like an enReview: convincing (or at least as much as semble. McKellan and Stewart bring The live-action superhero is required for the genre). Hugh their wealth of experience to the genre has earned a rather noto- Jackman does a star-making turn as Magenta & Professor X roles and rcputation for producing some the gruff 'Wolverine', which is the make them solid supporting char.Thefirst"Batman" film was character everyone will remember acters, thankfully never stealing the t but the series declined from from this, but in the serious acting limelight from the ones it should be • the Superman movies were all stakes he's actually matched by focusing on - Wolverine & Rogue. rs, and the less said about Anna Paquin in the role of Rogue. There are also tie-ins with modem " & "Steel" the better. Now Whereas the Wolverine character day issues in the form of Senator "X-Men" which gives the is the rough n' tumble hero you Kelly, a politician famous for sprout·ng genre a much needed · cap 't help but love to root for, Rogue .ing anti-mutant rhetoric that Amerishot and is easily one of - if is a sad and tragic innocent and the can religious imd conservative pothe best superhero flick ever, scenes between the pair are easily litical groups apply to various mi· Iy the best of the last 5-10 the film's emotional higps. Rogue is norities (especially gays & lesbians) cursed far worse than the others - in modem-day society. last scene is about ten minutes long, extremely fast and is arguably one of the most brutal one-on-ones caught on film. Despite a few potential difficulties to translate over to Western audiences, this is one of those films (like "Run Lola Run") last year that should do big business worldwide. It's a truly glorious production which deserves the praise it gets and is a must see on the big screen. Ang Lee has brought an ancient legend alive in one of the year's best. Humor is well spaced, mainly displayed in some great banter between Wolverine and Cyclops. The pacing is great, it never slows and the 'character talking' scenes are just as entertaining as the action ones . That said, the action uses the powers well (e.g. the train station & landmark foyer fight) but isn't as explosive as some might hope (then again you can only get away with so much.in a PG-13 rated flick). In fact the main scheme of the baddie is somewhat of a letdown . The film feels fresh and original• throughout this 'scheme', which is thankfully given little screen time, and when it does come to a close it feels a little anti-climatic. The main reason for this is that this is a character driven movie so the plot isn't at the forefront, thus the danger of the threat wasn't as established as it could've been and seems a little silly. Nevertheless, it's a minor quibble. The film is a refreshing 100 minutes long with not a single minute of it wasted. The 35 minutes edited out do show slightly but certainly not as much as you'd expect from such an excise. The ending is laid out in a way that all the threads are explained and wrapped up, yet a sequel is entirely possible and likely (hell with so many characters I'd like to see a live-action TV series). Forget the so-so trailers, this is one of the year's best flicks . "X-Men" is X-cellent, bring on the sequel. �14 The Beacon February 15,200 ENTERTAINMENT . B·r oody's Box Office Reviews jbroody@intergrafix.net Hannibal: Plot: Based on the novel by Tho- this dark opus which will sink deep • film I've been anticipating on some mas Harris and sequel to the 1991 Os- into a world so terrifying there may level ever since I first heard Harris was working on the book. car-winning thriller ''The Silence of the be no escape. Lambs." Years ago the brilliant yet psyReview: This is an extremely hard My initial ·reaction is that chotic Dr. Hannibal 'The Cannibal' film to review as it kind of defies conof bewilderment. Visually its great Lecter helped young FBI agent Clarice ventional cinema. In fact if it weren't · with Scott giving us some gorgeous Starling track down and apprehend a for the large budget, the famous cast, scenery and well filmed action sedangerous serial killer, and in the proand the fact it's a sequel to one of the quences. His 'right up close slow cess managed to escape custody and biggest thrillers ever made, chances speed' camera use in the act_ion seleave the country. Now under the asare this would be classified as art quences (a trick quite prevalent in sumed name of Dr. Fell, Leceter has house. "Hannibal" is the kind of film "Gladiator") does get annoying but the become curator of an art museum in Aoyou' II walk out of shaking your head few bits of action are shot well. rence where he relaxes and hardly kills wondering, "What in the hell did I anyone. That's when he encounters just see?" Some will love it, especially What was so great about 'SiPazzi, an Italian cop who knows of those more into filmmaking and art lence' was not only the performances Lecter's real identity and is on the take house cinema in general. Mainstream of Foster & Hopkins, but also the of Mason Verger. audiences however will be befuddled. combination of the two which was Verger is a creature almost as "'The Silence of the Lambs" electric. In this film Hopkins hams it frightening as Lecter himself - a rich and remains to me the ultimate thriller and up and really is the highlight, its not unrepentant pedophile who sexually certainly one of my favourite films of up there with his 'Silence' performance abused his sister, escaped imprisonment all time. Everything from the acting, where he was more chilling, but he's as a young man and underwent psy. the writing, the directing, the pacing, cert~inly very funny on a sadistic chotherapy with Lecter who left him etc. is perfect and flows not only level. Moore does a solidjob in a role both paralyzed and disfigured. Verger smoothly but enhances each other to which, while I loved Foster in 'Silence', now sits on a respirator, watching his · create a film I've watched over and the character of Starling just seems so collection of sinister pets in the hopes over again and find it great every time. different in this that the change of both of feeding the good Doctor alive to a I've never read any of Harris' novels . · tone and actress makes it feel like a batch of wild pigs he's been breeding. and Michael Mann's prequel whole new character. Life isn't all good for Starling ei"Manhunter" (based on "Red ther who survives an FBI shootout gone Dragon") released in the l 980's I found The supporting cast is wrong, and is soon on suspension when quite disappointingly ordinary with pretty solid, Giancarlo Gianni the pick her nemesis Paul Krendler points the the exception of a great performance of the lot, whilst Oldman and Liotta blame directly at her. What she doesn't by Joan Allen. Going in I wasn't sure do the best with what little screen time realize is that she has become a pawn in what to expect and vaguely knew of their characters have. Sadly the aforeVerger's plan - a piece of bait to lure the plot outline along with tpe fact mentioned pair do have shallow charLecter out into the open and directly to that the last 20 minutes of the movie acters which really should've been exhim so he can exact his terrifying re- was getting a lot of talk. Still, it was a plored to a deeper and darker level in a venge. Soon, terrifying alliances form in ~TOYOTA CALL IT START UP MONEY. . NeM> TOYOT~SACOLLEGEGRADUATE FINANCE PLAN INCLUDES $500 TO GET YOU GOING! And now there's a Toyota College Graduate Finance Program that's just right, too.·Here are some of the advantages: • No Down Payment • No Payment for 90 days • Finance up to 72 months • Get $500 Cash Back From Toyota ... in addition to any other current Toyota customer incentives! 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Far more disturbing is adishomophobic misogynist - as much as . emboweling scene i~ the middle of the you hate these characters, more could film, though there are some shots with be done to make one despise them as the boars that are not nice. what is done here is only very brief and · So the final verdict? Comfeels forced. One thing to say about pared to 'Silence' this doesn't stack up Oldman, he's completely unrecognizat all but then again it's unfair to comable. pare the two as they're completely dif. The pacing in this is what'll hit ferent movies. 'Silence' was a taut and most people in the way that after a quite intense psychological thriller. fast start it kind of languishes with no "Hannibal" is a relaxed paced Gothrc real sense of direction. It feels like its drama with darkly comic elements-it slowly buildi~g up to something but by holds much more in common with the the time it comes around the ending is likes of "American Psycho" and''Tli over too quick and too fast. The humor Talented Mr. Ripley" than the oritllll is very dark and very droll but most or its similar followers like "Seven". people will get it, whilst the scares are •Silence' is a film you could watch sev• few but effective. In terms of produc- era! times in a theatre, "Hannibal" you'd tion value it's superb but sadly the watch once and probably won't seen story just isn't anywhere near as rivet- again for a while - its not an easy film ing or interesting as 'Silence'. What by any means, but that doesn't necesmade the first film so great was the in- sarily make it a badoneeither. I'dplart teraction of the pair combined with her myself in the 'Mixed/Negative' own personal tale of growth. Here the reaction - as much as certain elements pair hard! y interacts at all, whilst her worked perfectly, others didn't and imt storyline is kind of-pedestrian. of all it just didn't gel together. It's very Then of course we come to the original and very different for amam• gore quotient and yes this is a bloody stream studio film so be prepared fir movie but surprisingly it's not as shock- that, but it is worth seeing at acinend ing as you may think. The gore is lim- only to see how the crowds react to the ited to small number of scenes; maybe final scenes. 4-5 in total and in each case is just a few seconds long. Many have talked about Top5R Me, Myse Gladiator The Cell Hollow M The Virgi 5Movi Hannibal The Wed Saving S Crouchin Dragon Cast Aw 5Albu Shaggy: Jennifer Soundtr Last Da The Bea Ja Rule: Top5 �ary 15, 2001 VVAS - PURPLE B : Chris Schmidt It was Purple. So,sheread the lesson backWhen she finished, she threw "Ok." Said Mae Ling. "So read the lesson backward Ling." Suggested Mrs Couch. way, the beginning will be a lmon!" exclaimed Mae Ling. it wont be very interesting"llt "Good point" said Mrs. "Here, you can read the lesllyyourself." She gave the lesklok to Mae Ling. "All I heard was the last senMrs Couch said Mae Ling. donly make sense ifl knew happened first.•: "Don't you think my lesson any sense Mae Ling?" Mrs. asked. Mae Ling was the only one didn't agree. Everyone in the class agreed lhe lesson made perfect serise. Mrs.Couch looked back at the she has been reading out of. was only one more sentence kl read. She read the sentence The Beacon 15 E NT ERTAINMENT (schmidcb@wilkes.edu) "Well, that's no excuse for ach was rumbling even worse as she being late" said Mrs Couch. "And opened the door to her pre-lab ,c lassnext time you will eat the purple sur- room. When she entered the room, prise more quickly." her lab teacher, Mrs. Couch, was "I couldn' t leave the cafete- teaching about how to mix certain ria until I finished it, and then I for- chemicals so that they would exgot my lab notebook." plode. "What does the purple surShe grabbed her stuff, put on a helprise have to do with anything?" met, and Reesha drove her back asked Mrs. Couch. across campus on her motorcycle. "Because I hate the purple . It was a pretty bumpy ride because surprise!" Mae Ling griped. they had to make sure that they "Why are you late?" said Mrs. dodged all the stupid people that Couch. stand in small groups that block the " I cant hear you, I'd better way. Unfortunately, some strange take off this helmet" said Mae Ling. woman that bared a striking resemShe took off her helmet. blance to Benjamin Franklin wasn't " Take off the helmet Mae fast enough, and she got run over. Ling" said Mrs. Couch. The big bump made Mae Ling's al"What?" said Mae Ling ready upset stomach hurt ever " Why are you· late to my worse. class?" asked Mrs. Couch Mae L ing caught her breath. · "Well, grab it," said Reesha. "I will " Wh at?" she sai d . M ae Ling run yqu back over there on my mocouldn 't hear too well because she t6rcycle" had forgotten to take off the helmet "I forgo t m y lab notebook," M ae Mrs. Couch looked up from Ling grumbled. her book and said "Mae Ling, why "What are you doing here?" asked are you late?" her roommate, Reesha. Mae Ling jumped off the motorcycle in front of the building and ran up to the second floor. Her stom- She was finally able to swallow all of this weird purple mushy entree. It took her about 15 minutes just to eat a small plate of it. Watching something on the plate ooze around and listening to it make odd squishing noises is enough to make anyone sick. Still kind of feeling this purple surprise moving around in her stomach, Mae Ling gathered up her stuff and hurried out of the cafeteria. Trying not to think of what she had just eaten, Mae Ling thought about how-much she dido 't want to go to her chemistry lab. The pre-labs were always so long, and the labs usually weren't too easy. But she hoped that this time would be different. Lost in her thoughts of lab, Mae Ling was almost run over by a Lincoln Towncar while crossing the street. The old woman who was driving couldn't see poor Mae Ling because her eyesight had gone bad years before. However, she is still driving because the government thinks its o k to let o ld decrep it people keep their drivers license without ever having their eyesight re-tested. Barely escaping this old woman, Mae Ling hurried to her lab classroom. When she got there, she realized that she had forgotten her lab notebook in her dorm. so she had to tum around and go all the way back to her room. The mean troll guards in the cafeteria wouldn't let her leave until she finished all of the new dinner entree, which was called purple surprise. The mean troll woman stood over little Mae Ling's shoulder, holding her big cast iron serving spoon. The mean woman was notorious for hitting people over the head with her beloved spoon, because if she hit hard enough, it caused permanent brain damage. One day Mae Ling was late for her chemistry lab. If you did not understand this story try reading it backwards. Concept based on short story "What?" by Louis Sachar. Eye of the Future- by: Arden of the Stars Top5Rentals Me, Myself & Irene Gladiator The Cell Hollow Man The Virgin Suicide~ Top5 Movies Hannibal The Wedding Planner Saving Silverman Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon Cast Away SAlbums Shaggy: Hotshot Jennifer Lopez: J. Lo Soundtrack: Save The Last Dance The Beatles: 1 Ja Rule: Rule 3:16 Top 5 Singles OutKast: "Ms. Jackson" Shaggy featuring Ricardo 'RikRoc" Ducent: "It Wasn't Me" Aries-(March 21 - April 19). You are probably feeling somewhat anxious this week. Just keep in mind that the harder you focus on the worrisome object this week, the harder it will be for you to reach your goal. Have confidence that you can do whatever it is that your heart desires. Leo - (July 23 - August 22). You may seem like the people around you are not listening to what you have to say this week. You may not be "feeling the love" this week. Do not let this discourage you. This week was meant for you to sit back and observe how others perceive you, not for you to outwardly make yourself the center of attention. Sagittarius - (November 22 -December 21). You may feel pressured this week to do what others tell you to do. Do not let people walk all over you, or let them control your decisions. Only you know you want and need. Listen to your heart. Also, do not let yourself try and take upon everything that is on your plate. "Eat what you like, and leave the rest for later." Taurus - (April 20 - May 20). This is one of those weeks in which you feel that you cannot do anything right. You may have to make_some introspective analysis of yourself. Be prepared to see things about yourself that"you were not hoping to see. Use this lesson to further guide your life in the direction that you want to go. Virgo - (August 23 - September 22). The stars only have one thing to say to you this week, Virgo. DO NOT GIVE UP! As tempting as it may seem to leave behind everything that was once important to you, realize that it is still important to you; you have just lost your focus. The emotional swings of this week will become tiresome and redundant, but don' t let them get to you. Things are looking like they will pick up in the near future. Capricorn - (December 22 - January 19). Your actions this week seem very repetitive, and they are starting to get on the nerves of the important people in your life. You feel like you have been mistreated, and now you are .making yourself seem like a broken record. Don't become discouraged at this. This may be the thing that you need to move forward in a relationship with a friend. Gemini - (May 21 - June 21). Your daily routine is becoming old and bor• ing to you this week. Maybe you need to add a little fantasy to your life. You have your eye on someone, but do not know-how to go about reaching that object of desire. Well, Cupid is off duty for you Gemini. You need to get out there· and play a little target practice. You'll get the one you are looking for. Libra - (September 23 - October 23). The people around you this week may seem a little on edge. Be straightfor• ward and honest with them, lest they discover your disguise and call you on it. This week, your tactic will be hon- · esty; this is t_he only way things will progress to a positive place. Aquarius- (January20-February 18). There could be someone this week who will keep "popping holes in your balloon." Eventually, the J>alloon will deflate. This will become very aggravating and frustrating. The only thing you can do this week is keep yourself from letting all of these explosive emotions from pouring out on people who do not . deserve it. Cancer - (June 22 - July 22). This week you have a very keen psychic sense. Use this to your advantage. All of those fanciful daydreams you are having this week are not as far-fetched as you may think. Listen to your inner self. Your "sixth sense" will lead you to make the correct decisions. Scorpio-(October 24 - November 21 ). While everyone around you seems upset and confused, you may be the only one Qut of the group who has answers. Your life may feel out of control this week, but you have the power to change all of that. Also this week, someone around you is being deceitful. Your cunning ways will be able to spot the "poser of the week." Do not let them get away with this con-artistry. Pisces - (February· 19 - March 20). You know what is best for everyone this week, but be careful. Someone who you will offer your advice to will think you a liar. Intuitively, you know what is best. Do not let this get in the way of your friends this week. Keep your comments to yourself, no matter how strongly you feel that you are correct. �16 The Beacon February 15, 2 ENTERTAINMENT Album R eviews Incubus Made ·_ Themselves Incubus is a five piece musical outfit from Calabasas, Check This Out! "Check Your People", then check out this album Are you ready for some hardcore rock with an aweCalifornia. They play a style of rap/rock mixture sirni- · some guitar sound, then I have a band for you to check Jar to Korn and Limp Bizkit except that they are a little - out. The band is DOWNSET and their new album is mellower then that. I say this because there are more Check Your People. soft melodies on an Incubus album than you are used This is their third album. I bought this CD on chance. to from a Fred Durst or a Jonathan Davis. I had heard of the band but had not yet heard them They released their latest album, Make Yourself, play. It turned out to be a great pick for me. Looking at the Epitaph home page, I saw that they were on the in 2000. It quickly became one of my favorite albums list of bands on their record label, so I gave them a try. ofthe year. The title track shows that these guys can They have an original twist between punk and tum up the amps and blow you out of your seat. They hardcore, and I like that! They sound a bit like Korn, Slipknot, and Rage Against the Machine, but definitely do have an edge. They just do not feel the ne~ to be have more guitar sound to them. · relegated to one particular sound or image. That is . One of my favorite songs is "Coming Back"; it has why they write a track like the .eleventh one on the lots of attitude and moshing quality to it, as do all the album. The song is called "I Miss You". It is a great songs. Listening to this music, you can tell these guys· sounding song. They do not use the turntable as much are all about their music. They really get into their songs, which adds to the intensity. The only complaint I have on it and you get a better taste of how well these guys about the album is some of the songs have some rancan play their instruments. You also get a better un- dom chanting in it, that doesn't really add to the song derstanding of how talented lead singer Brandon Boyd in my opinion, but other than that I love my new pick. is when it comes to writing lyrics. The band possesses unique views on different life situations, and this makes great songs on theirpercepMy favorite song is th~ir latest single, ''Drive". It is tionof the world they live in. This is evident in the soqg the eighth track on the album. It is '1bout fear and how "2000". The band toured through Pennsylvania earlier your life can be driven byit. Itis about imagining a life · this week on Tuesday at State College. If you're up lead without fear. for the drive, you can catch them in Albany, NY on Friday too. . I am a huge fan of this band and this album. 1 Unfortunately for me, I didn't have a chance to suggestyoucheckitoutandlhopetohearmorefrom check them out, otherwise you would catch me this band in the future. moshing to the hardcore sound ofDownset. Give these guys a try and check out their album. by: Josh Liebner By Kristin Hake kristinhake@hotmail.com - 823 -8966 419 S. River St., Wilkes Barre (comer of Academ and S. River Sts.). · Yeah, they're back. The trio out of sunny nia known as Green Day has released theirfo bum. The album is entitled "Warning". Itis the! up to the band's 1999 release, Nimrod. The first song single off of the album was''. ity". This song was what you would expect from Day. It flowed with the styleandsoundwehave. accustomed to hearing from them. The second single is the recently released title It too is a typical Green Day track. My favorite on the album is the last track. It is entitled"~ Day Parade". It is a softer song like "Good Ri (Time of Your Life)" was. While I feel it is si this song, I do not think it w_ill take off like that did if itis released as a single. The critics whosl the band for showing their softer side with "Goo! dance" would have a field day with this song. I People accuse the band of selling out by ing softer tracks. I do not thinl_c it is selling out. I it is growing up. They are not the same freshpunks they were when they released "Dookie". are older and wiser now. They are writing from rience gained with years. They are not writing _teenage angst anymore because those yearsm hind them. They are married and have kids now. them a break. This is a pretty good album. Give them credit. They have successfully adapted to thee in their life and reflected that in their music. What is more pathetic, a band who lets its growwiththem,orabunchoffifty-yearoldguys get on stage and act like they are still twenty (think Rolling Stones)? I think they should be praised, persecuted. For the Movies with Kevin Walsh Do"na Kowalczyk ·Hair Salon 20 % OFF any service with Wilkes I.D. Consider Yourself Warned walshkr@wilk Snatch - When going to the movies, most people buy a soda, get popcorn and maybe something else. However, if you venture out to see this you might want to bring an interpreter to better help understand the dialogii. You are probably saying, "What the heck is he talking about?" Letme c something up. All of the film was in English, but certain parts could n~ understood. Freshman Josh Liebner felt that the broken English was the part because it added to the movie's humor. The content of the film did pose a recurring question throughout the fea Where is the stone? The film starts off with a jewelry heist that c't>mes aw~y with a di of 86 carats. Basically, the entire film consists of shootings, bare-knuckled fi and the occasional double cross that always involves someone coming to death. It seems that everyone wants to get a piece of the rock. Their are funny parts that add to the film and keep·the film going, but the emerging tion that leaves you guessing throughout the picture is never answered. When I spoke to people about the film and wanted their opinion, there many mixed reactions and feelings. Some people liked the film, while thought it was terrible. Wes Kovach felt that the only shining star in the was the title." Others found the film to be enjoyable and entertaining. I personally felt that it was fair and I am glad that I did not pay for the tic If you do see this fil m, you will have to draw your own conclusi 2.5 out of 5. eeks a esaid restlin~ t for th rence at the · arre. rwha ss tot lner is ys o ks a ew nt fo "dZell hed t 12)." ecision ar~ kin ho s seni te, apJ t to d nshi ate ha r in ag so w ra der the ust n or OU pla ed s,t ll pos dwi a~ �The Beacon 17 SPORTS ilkes Preview into Mid Atlantic Conferenee By Corey Yanoshak Beacon Writer Two weeks ago, Al Zellner dhave said his Wilkes Uni'ty wrestling team would be ltt hunt for the Middle AtlanConference team title this end at the Marts Center in es Barre. But after what could be a dev. gloss to the Wilkes' proZellnerisn' t so sure with two days of preparatiorrleft. oweeks ago, I would have that we would probably be the hunt for the champion," said Zellner, whose Colofinished the dual meet sea(15- 12). "But now we have of decision-making to do. It 't been a real good week and team is kind of down. I just 't know how we' II be." Wilkes senior 133-pounder, Conte, appears to be off of quest to defend his MAC ionship and All-American .Alate-season neck injury to have derailed Conte' s feated regular season, posy eliminating Conte from ingagain. The loss of their star wrestler hurt Wilkes and leaves rscrambling to find a new under and to ensure Conte ives the proper treatment. 're just trying to decide the action right now. It's up to doctor to decide," noted r. Astrong start helped Wilkes the season at 5-0 and 9-4, with 17 nationally-ranked on their schedule, Zellner more worried about getting ·1y matches and good kids hls wrestlers to go up against has been pleased with the n's outcome. "The plan was to wrestle a ofranked teams and even with losses, the kids have wrestled "Zellner offered. "We've ·in a position to keep comgand win, so in that a~pect, been a good season, Just a disappointments." SA Wrestling Magazine has five Colonels who have 'timate shot at becoming ricans and who will look eindividual titles in this 's MAC tournament held at Conte, the most notable after · gfourth last year, heads list, followed by sophomore Fleisher and juniors Jason Scott Henshaw, and Steve be. All will have their hands full ythe 10 individual chamand two overall wild cards to the national tourna- Buseman returns after a secondplace finish last year, along with fourth-place finisher from Lycoming, Mike Sommer. Hills stands at 15-9 on the . year and will need a strong performance in the fairly-open weight class. . "Fleisher beat Mattes early in the season and is coming in with both losses to Division I kids, so he should be in the hunt," stated Zellner. "But our guys have wrestled the people they'll see in nationals, so they have a legitimate shot. Hills and Morgan would be nice to see, as would ment on March 2-3 in iowa. Tornambe ahd Martinez. We're "The MAC is one of the hoping to get those two matches toughest qualifiers in the coun- in the finals." . try, but also one of the smallest," Delaware Valley, ranked numsaid Zellner. "No one team will ber 11 at the end of this season dominate and getting to nation- with three returning All-Amerials will be tough. There's going cans, upended Lycoming' s quest to be a lot of great match-ups for a fourth consecutive team and it should be fun to watch." title last year, but Lycoming is Henshaw placed third last back, ranked firth in the nation year as a sophomore and will with two All-Americans coming bring a 12-9 record to his 149- back. pound class. Henshaw will look King's will look to add exciteto knock off another third-place ment as the Monarchs have lost finisher last season in Messiah's just two matches in earning their Andy Vogel, who is ranked sixth number 13 ranking. "It should in the nation. be a good tournament. King's, Tornambe, at 165, has basi- . Del Val, Lyco, and Wilkes all have cally gone through his weight the opportunity to put five guys class during the dual season and beat everybody he has to cohtend with. Except for Lycoming's John Cogan (27-15), that is. Cogan defeated Tornambe (23-10) in a one-point decision this year. The University of Scranton will send sophomore Don Gribben out to improve on his fourth-place finish last season, while King's junior Jesse Martinez is 18-8. "Both All-Americans graduated at Steve's class, and he's • beaten most of the guys he's faced," Zellner added. "And Henshaw's class is going to be tough. There'll be some strong match-ups." Fleisher has ,not lost ·a dual meet this year, but has been battling injuries and illness throughout the second semester. Standing at 11-3, Fleisher has proven he can win, losing only to Division I wrestlers, but his weight and stamina are crucial at this point. Both last year's 197-pound champion, Lycoming's Andy Lausier, and runner-up Art Mattes, from Elizabethtown, return with hopes of advancing to nationals. Hills will grapple in the 141pound class, where King's College's Jim Morgan, a freshman from Scranton at 23-4, is the favorite. Scranton's Darren Coach Al Zellner in the finals. Add Messiah and Elizabethtown, with three AllAmericans, and you're going to have a very good tourney," calculated Zellner. "Delaware Valley returns a lot and is the top choice. But Lyco is right there, with three champions coming back, and King's has had a real good year. I expect it to be very close." Wilkes defeated Elizabethtown 30-14 and Mes- siah 23-22, while also knocking off Ned McGinley's Monarchs 22-21. The Colonels then fell in the second half of the season to Delaware Valley 22-15 , and Lycoming 27-11. The two-day event begins at 6 p.m. on Rriday night with quarterfinals and continues into Saturd.ay at 10 a.m. with the semifinals. Finals will begin at 2:30p.m. 768 Sans Souci Pkwy. Wilkes Barre (570)824-9500 ·Wilkes Special $5. 99 - 1 Large Cheese $11. 99 ~ 2 Large 1 - Toppings $12.99 - 1 Large I-topping/ l Order Cheesestick / 2 Liter Coke Mon :Thur- 11:00am- 12:30am Fri - Sat - 11:00am - 1:30 Sunday - Noon - 11 :00pm �18 ·The Beacon SPORTS February 15, 200 Hit The Showers With Kevin Wais By Marcus Sowcik and Brian Walter (MS: Marcus Sowcik BW: Brian Walter KW: Kevin Walsh) MS: There has been a lot of talk of bad refereeing and referees blowing games. Let's look at the King's game, did the refs. lose it or did Wilkes lose it? KW: It was a combination of both. King's came ready to play, and they played real well. We did some things that we shouldn't have, and didn't do some things that we should have. The refs. didn't help us either. BW: What is your ideal situation in a game? .... the kind you dream of. KW: Championship game; I block a shot, and pass the ball off. Then, I the rest of the' season? run the floor, get the ball back, and KW: Personally, I want to contribfinish by getting off the ground and ute in ev,ery aspect that I can. I want to be a leader and keep playing well. dunking. Team goals are to play one game at BW: Well, can you dunk? a time. We haven't peaked yet, so · KW: Yes, yes I can. that is something to accomplish. MS: If you could give yourself any BW: Watching. the team play, at nickname, what would it be? KW: Well, the team calls me times, it seems as if Wilkes is "Magic," so I think I'll stick with "streaky." Evaluate. that one. In practice I like to handle KW: Yes, streaky is a good word. the ball, and make pretty passes, Being streaky is a characteristic of plus I wear number 32, so everyone our team, and we can play through started calling me "Magic." Even it. It is something that our team has, and something that we can use in coach Rickrode. BW: If you could play one-on-one our favor. I think we need to play with any woman in the world, who for 40 minutes instead of just going in streaks, and that is something we would it be? KW: It would have to be Catherine · have to work at. MS: What is the best advice you Zeta-Jones. MS: What are your main goals for have ever received? KW: Be your ownplayer, and play your own game. If that means my style is taking a 10-footjump shot or taking the big swinging hook shot, it's my style, and that's what makes me unique. BW: How important do you think the cheerleaders are to the game of basketball? · Marlboro Plac~ Apartments Modem Apartments For Everyone 180 S. Washington Street Wilkes-Barre, PA KW: The cheerleaders are great. They keep the fans in it, and help make a lot of noise. (Editors Note: Writer Brian Walter feels the cheerleaders do a great job, and should be recognized for their efforts). MS: If you could give out a MVP to anyone on your team, who would it be? KW: Well, Dave Jannuzzi is definitely the leader of the team, but I don't think I could give any one player an MVP. I feel it takes all five guys to win, and everyone has really contributed this year. For a team to be at its best, everyone must play a role, and I feel that is what we do. BW: Tell us something that not too many people know about Kevin Walsh. KW: I have a black belt in karate. MS: Did you ever use it on anyone? KW: Yea, one time. This guy was picking on a girl, and he hit her. I hit him once in the jaw and broke it. BW: Your tall. ..just how tall are you? KW: I'm listed as 6'6, but I think I Women's Men's basketball posted an 85-62 victory last night over DeSales University. After getting off to a sluggish start, Wilkes took the lead for good with 10:01 to play in the first half on a Kevin Walsh deuce. Dave Plisko and Dave Jannuzzi led the way for the Colonels, who finished with 14 apiece. Tom Stambaugh followed with 13 and Kevin Walsh added 12. Ron McIntyre overcame a questionable technical foul call to finish with with 10, rounding off the Wtlkes players in doubledigits. .. 2 Blocks From Wilkes University Campus .. Studios, 1 BR and 2 BR's, Nevvly Renovated .. Fi_rst Month Free* .. CloseToGym~ities, Shoppilg&AII Conveniences .. Easy On/Off Access To All Main Roads · ·· Free Cable .. Free Parking .. Air ~onditioning ~- W/W Carpeting .. Laundries .. Tenant Security System · .. New Vertical Blinds .. Locally Owned And Managed *Restrictions Apply Appointments At Your Convenience Humford Equities 822-5126 or 823-2737 . am a little bigger. BW: What's it like being that KW: Well, it definitely hasiu vantages. People are always ing up to me. It's really funny I go to an amusement park; e one is just staring up al Qpen Floor Statement: "Yoo only as good as your game ... how good did you play . Wilkes improves to 20-2 overall and 12-1 in conference. DeSales drops to 7-16 and 4-9 in conference. Wilkes plays at Drew University Saturday and will host an opening round playoff game on Wednesday as the top-seed, with game-time slated for 7 PM . round-up In action yesterday, Lady Colonels fell to University, 77-52. Wilkes behind from the tip and never able to keep it veryc Camille Centini finished · points, while Rena Gorish Corinne Stewart added apiece. Caitlin Lee had blocks and 10 rebounds f!I Lady Colo!}els. Amy Yi was the high scorer for with 17. The loss drops Wilkes 18 overall, 1-12 in the co ence. DeSales improvestol 5 and 10-3 in conference. Lady Colonels will finish off season Saturday at Drew To advertise here call Beacon Advertising Manager 408-5903 �February 15, 2001 The Beacon 19 SPORTS Colonels post comeback to win at U of Scranton By Casey K. O'Brien Beacon Staff obrienck@wilkes.edu The Men's Volleyb . Team might have felt a bit of despair after the beginning of their season had ended in defeat. On February 4 th , the Colonels opened their season by traveling to Bloomsburg University to compete in a quad match against Bloomsburg University, Seton Hall and Lehigh University. The Volleyball Club fell to each team, placing their record at0-3. Although the team remained competitive throughout their matches, the bitter taste of defeat was still on their tongues when they faced the University of Scranton on Saturday, February 10th. The first two games in the match went to the Royals but the Men's Volleyball team would not say die. The Colonels won the final three games, grabbing the match and improving their record to 1-3. "Our tearp seemed to gel together in the last three games," setter Phil Tochelli said of the team, 'We slowly found out how good we actually could be." Scott Vanvalkenburgh was a former member of the Men's Volleyball Club and now serves as the coach of the male colonels. "We had a slow start," the former alumni and coach admitted, "But we didn't give up and kept going strong." The Men's Volleyball Team will take the momentum of the victory into their next match, February 25 th at home against King's. .-: :.:-:.: .•:-·-·:.:-:-:-:-•..• :::: ·::::;:::::::::::::;::::--•:•··:•:: sr y . L ¥ A. N 1 A ' S BEST SKIING •,· P E r N :.:: N 1 .· .-: :: M·OUNTAIN. Wild W~dnes•! .•~.~iii~:~ ··~··,r:••·•. For College Students with · Presentation of Valid .Collete ~it~!'~~9·~· fkty t:1f Night • W~~~ Orli)' Etk Mou11tain Skf M•tt.. l)!¢.. Utd@l Dalf. PA 1~71) ($1\1) 679~00 lift 6:3 ¢jfJ..S.1N �Kevin Sickle free throws, but Jannuzzi quickly answered with a two. sickleks@wilkes.edu Wilkes then found themselves Basketball has been called the in a rut as FDU ran off seven conultimate team sport. The ultimate secutive points over the next threeteam sport with some incredible in- and-a-half minutes amidst Colonel dividual performances. The Colo- turnovers and missed field goal atnels went into their game against tempts. Junior Greg Barrouk ended ~U-Madison on Saturday sport- the drought with 10:40 to go in the mg one of the best records the men's first half with a deuce. A Jannuzzi basketball team here at Wilkes has steal led to another bucket, but no scoring spree was to follow for ever had. They were looking to disprove Wilkes. FDU managed to increase last week's losses and show why their lead to 11. With 8:49 to play in the half, they have such a great team record, senior Dave Jannuzzi stepped to the but great individual accomplishments were within reach as well. Not free throw line forth two, needing just only was Wilkes looking to take that for his 2,000 career point. Afhome a conference leading victory, ter sinking the first, Dave calmly but senior point guard Dave toed the line and hit the second. Jannuzzi was just 10 points shy of 2,000 was reached (for more, see insert below). the magical 2,000-pcrint plateau. Dave Plisko was then able to After failed possessions by start a Colonel run that would prove both squads, John Boylan took the rebound off of an FDU miss, to eventually give them the lead Jannuzzi took the pass, and went back. Buckets by Brad Sechler, down to score the first bucket of Boylan, McIntyre, and Iannuzzi the game. That was the last the evened the score, and with a minute Colonels would see of a lead for to play in the half, Jannuzzi scored quite some time, as FDU's Harry to give Wilkes their first lead since Vega made consecutive three-point 2-0. A pair of free throws then pulled attempts to give them a four-point FDU to within two at halftime, 35advantage at the 16:34 mark. Offen- · 33. In the opening seven minutes sive rebounds kept the following of the second half, the two teams Wilkes possession alive until finally R~m ~clntyre sank a lay-up to pull exchanged buckets. Wilkes then w1thm a bucket. FDU then in- got baskets from Boylan and creased their lead to five on three McIntyre to push their lead to six. Beacon Staff Writer The Devils then got back into the game on a pair of free throws, and a lay-up, pulling to within a pair. They would eventually get to within one on two different occasions, but that was as close as they would get. Kevin Walsh showed great hustle as he made two big steals, pulled down an important rebound, and scored eight points all in a twoand-a-half minute span to boost the Colonel lead to 11. After another exchange of baskets, Wilkes began to pull away at the 2: 12 mark as Walsh hit yet another shot to make it a 12-point game. Boylan scored the last two for Wilkes to make it 15 with nine seconds to play before a last second FDU lay-up finished up the scoring as Wilkes won 87-7 4. High-man for the Colonels was Dave Jannuzzi with 35 and six assists. Ron McIntyre followed with 15. Kevin Walsh and Brad Sechler also helped out with 12 and 10, respectively. Harry Vega had 23 for FDU, and Keith Kelly added 17. With the win, Wilkes improved to 19-2overalland 11-1 in conference. FDU dropped to 12-9, 4-7 in conference. Mr. Hustle, Kevin Walsh, later had this to say about his performance: "My grandparents are here. I really, in a sense, kind of played for them. It's very special to me for every game they make, so I try to ' ,, _ '";.'..'.·,\,';.;._::,.:.l,.,,:-;_;_,, ..'.::'. ~.;\:;,;. ❖- , ;, , , , , , ❖ ,,,,,,,,,.,,,,~:_nmf.a~:;:_;;:;;~::~:~::::!iL:, :,:,\ ,.;,.,: go out and play for them as well as myself and my teammates." Without Walsh's aggressive play, the outcome may have been different. Yet another great individual mance for Dave Jannuzzi, but ii a total team effort. For the nels, it's all about teamwork. Iannuzzi: The Interview Kevin Sickle Beacon Staff Writer sickleks@wilkes.edu 2,000 points is a major accomplishment for any college player, but especially a Division III team player. After missing last season with an injury, 5th year senior, Dave Jannuzzi was able to come back and accomplish that feat Saturday night. When he sank the magic free throw, he didn't pose for the camera, or even seem to notice. He sim- · ply turned to his team to call the next play. The game was stopped though, to honor Wilkes University's all-time Men's basketball scoring leader. Coach Rickrode presentedJannuzzi with a commemorative game ball and pictures were taken. What was Dave's take on all of this? Did the home crowd motivate him? "It feels really good to get it at home, It's just a great accomplishment, not for in front of the home crowd, all of the myself, but for everybody that's been loyal fans that have come to every game. there for me, everybody that's h~lped coach, everybody that's been there! me, everybody that made sacrifi that's who it goes out to." "You (also) can't score thatm points without help from your teai: mates. I've been so fortunate to be so many great teams ... scoring 2, points for me is just a statement that r been on great teams with great playe11. commented nuzzi. "It's all about the team," continu Dave. "You can't just do that with having great teammates, great players play around." Jannuzzi showed his sense ofh as well when asked about hitting! grand on a foul shot. "I'm sort of gl that it came on a free throw beca some people were telling me tne wanted to have the assist for 2,000. didn't want anyone to bejealous,so just thought, 'Nobody will get it. I'll me out throughout my life and career," · it on a free-throw." All time scoring leader, team plar said Jannuzzi. He continued, "My famDave Jannuzzi. ily, my wonderful fiancee, my great � 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 2001 February 15th Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2001 February 15 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/807cb7a7a1ee443749565f648eceda6e.pdf 64dcc7fc52208bb25935de1bab0e5c50 PDF Text Text A Student run publication serving the Wilkes Community. 1-3 4-5 s 6-7 8-9 10-12 Theatre Diversity VIPDay Wrestling Update Sidewalk Talk : rout point edthe New P-r esident Announced Initiative By Amanda Leigh Brozana· Beacon Managing Editor Enthusiasm Abound advertisement of the open position was posted in The The Search: Chronicle of Higher Education. In the wake of President After approximately 80 appliBreiseth's retirement announce- cants had submitted their letters mentlastApril, Wilkes Univer- of resume to be reviewed, 15 sity set out to find a new presi- were chosen for telephone refdent to lead us through the first erence. From these, nine were year of a new century: Through selected for interviewing at a the recommendation by a neutral site. Finally, three finaltwelve-person search commit- ists were chosen to visit the tee compiled of administration, University and the community. faculty, trustees, alumni and even The Board ofTrustees accepted students, a new president has the recommendation ofthe combeen chosen. The committee, mittee and negotiated with Dr. formed in May of 2000, Gilmour,tofinallyappointhim worked with a national higher- unanimously as the fifth presieducation recruiting firm, Aca- dent of Wilkes University. demic Search. With approxiThe Man: mately260schoolsearchingfor Dr. Joseph E. (Tim) candidatesforthisposition,itis Gilmour,56,currentProvostat a competitive process to select Northwest Missouri State Unithe best candidate for our ins ti- versity, was chosen out of the tution. A packet of information long list of applicants who origiabout the position and the Uni- · nally were reviewed. He had versity was then organized and been with NMSU since 1995 Gilmour Addresses The Press - Adam Polinger/Beacon at Provost, and before that the University and take initiative served at several different insti- towards fresh steps to improve tutionsforhigherlearning,in- Wilkes.Hisfamily,daughter eluding U ofMaryland, College · Laura, of Richmond, VA, and Park. He also was chair of a · son, Jeffery, of Baltimore, MD, committee, which helped to are in full support of his decioversee development for the ~ion to take the position in Olympic Games in 1996 at Pennsylvania Georgia Tech's "Olympic Vil-· His Views: lage." His previous leadership When speaking Friday, tasks will allow him to formu- . Gilmour talked about many islate new ideas, generate inter- See New President Announced est in old and new prQjects of Page 3 New President Presented At Op_e n Foruin By Kathleen Awad Beacon Staff Writer Movie Reviews Miss Congeniality Cast Away Music Review Blink 182 The Get-Up Kids Chairman of the Board of Trustees, Gerald Moffatt, announced Friday, February 2, 2001, that the 5 th president for Wilkes University is Dr. Joseph T. Gilmour. The announcement was at the student union building second floor conference room, among students, faculty, staff, and trustees. Due to the leadership of Search Committee Chairwoman, Melanie Lumia, the six-month search for just the right person for the job was well done. The tremendous attendance of listeners, eager to hear Dr. Gilmour's message, was a nice welcome for our new president, as well as a testament to the level of involvement of the Wilkes "family" and their concern for its future. Dr. Gilmour expressed his appreciation to be the next president of Wilkes, and · spoke in a soft, but firm manor of how he will be available to listen to and even incorporate ideas from others, which may enhance the community of South Wilkes-Barre. He vowed to concentrate specifically on the endowment, as well as the enrollment of Wilkes. Dr. Gilmour graciously offered that he would be continuing the role of President Breiseth, who retires this June. Promising a great base, unlocking creativity for technology initiative for governing Wilkes. He promises economic and technological to look at the real jssues that development, Dr. Gilmour had shape the governing process, the undivided attention of and to find the right balance of audience members. leadership and involvement. Finally, Dr. Gilmour Listeners gave Dr. Gilmour a great applalilse and spoke of being a trusted leader who will "do the right were left with a sense of thing", and who cares "deeply accomplishment for having about people." He asserts that placed such a leader in the he is a listener, a skill needed position of President of Wilkes to work with others to plan University. Their lasting and shape ideas for a "powerful applause expressed a sense of future''.. . contentment, a collective With points of focus, Dr. feeling among listeners that Gilmour will "try to earn that they are still going to be in trust that the board has placed good hands when Dr. T. in him." He will be working on Joseph Gilmore takes over the position of President.in June a clear chart for focus of optimum enrollment at Wilkes, 2001. and for a di versified economic �February 8, 2001 Feb NEWS 2 The Beacon Parking Still Unsolved traffic on Franklin Street. A second access point was Pickering Lot has seen added to the plans to fulfill the its fair share of construction city's requirement, and the delays. Originally scheduled to plans were then approved. open in January of this year, One access point will be next the project has suffered a to Passan Hall, the second will series of setbacks. According be next to Fortinsky. Work to Jack Zikoski, Director of then began on the lot, with Facilities Management, the drainage pipes and concrete first difficulty dealt with the curbs installed, and the land CC)\\.-S.truc~cm.\)\'a.\\.-s. \\\eID':',e\'le-s.. \e'le\e(\o\i.'1'\-\e \'\e'k\ -s.\e\) '-~ \o \Jl)On '3.l)l)\'j1ng for a -pe,rrro.\ \o l)O\lr \\-\e a~-p\-\a\.\,\)\l\ \\ 1:::<\.\"\\"\O\ build the parking lot, the city be poured when the temperaof Wilkes-Barre voiced ture is less than freezing. concern over the increase of Because of the original delay, By Bill Androckitis Beacon Staff Writer this phase of the project is not scheduled to happen until late March or early April when the weather improves. Also delayed is the installment of · the lighting fixtures. The poles that arrived at the construction site turned out to be the wrong ones, and had to be sent back to the manufacturer to be replaced. New poles are exQec\eo.\o am.'le w1\hl.n the \"\e'k\fo~ ~ee~, anG. ~1\\be installed imm~ately. Zikoski said crossing the lot at night was a safety concern because of the lack of lighting. Temporary lighting has been brought in to illuminate the lot until the lighting fixtures are installed and working. When the project is complete, which is now scheduled for late this semester, the new lot will hold about 100 vehicles. Grass and shrubs will be placed around the area, and a brick walkway w\\llead from the ~arking lot to t\\.e StudentUni.on"Bu\.\di.ng. In the future, an information kiosk may be placed along the brick walkway, displaying a campus map, impo_rtant information and announcements. The new lot won'tpul an end to the parking proble that has plagued Wilkes for years, but it will help consider ably. Parking at Ralston Field is planned to continue, as the lot will not be able to hold everyone's car. For now, those who drive to school wrn be forced to rely on the shutt!t service to and from Ralston Field or continue feeding the meters around campus. Volleyball Allotted Money, Sntoking Policy Passed Josh Liebner Beacon Staff Writer First of all, the members of student government who showed up last week should be thanked. Second of all, it should be noted that maybe, just maybe, the article last week made a little difference in this week's attendance. Student government currently has forty-nine members. They need one-half plus one of all members to attend a meeting in order to meet qu~rum. That would be twenty-four members attending. This week, the Student Governmentmetquorum,andthen some. There were thirty-three members in attendance this week. Way to go! -Since they actually had enough members to have a meeting, they accomplished things this week. The first order of business involved the volleyball club and the issue 9f whether or not to grant them the $650 they requested. In a vote of 33-0-0, the club was indeed granted that handsome tally. The second order of being held by the freshmen class. This fundraiser is a Freshmen Auction. It will be held on Feb. 21 from 11 :00 AM to 6:00 PM in the SUB. It will then be moved to the basketball game scheduled for that evening to close out the bidding. The winners will be contacted. A preview of those to be auctioned: John Bosha and Kyla Campbell. The third issue discussed involved a proposition by the YMCA. The sports facility proposed a deal with Wilkes to accept $48,000 from the university in exchange for free membership to all students for one semester. This will be discussed further at future meetings. It was then announced that the proposed smoking policy was indeed passed. It will go into effect for the fall semester of 2001. The bubble in Stark will be kept and there will be designated entrances to buildings that you may smoke at. All residence halls and university owned buildings, however, will be deemed non-smoking facilities. that the rock band Fuel will perform here on campus. concert will be held on April 29. No news on price, time or an opening act yet. The Beacon will get that info tion to you as soon as weha it. WILKES UNIVERSITY STUDENT GOVERNMENT 'I I ';_""'----~ LEADING THE WAY Tuesday 13 Of' Scattered Showers Scattered Showers j I/ t\ Sunny ' �The Beacon 3 N EWS Exploring Nationa1 ·condom Week By Mark Falanga r;ant uncevon't p ~problem kes for iconsiderton Field 1e, as the )hold now, :::hool will the shuttle Ralston :ding the Beacon Staff Writer >US . 'uel will npus. The on April tee, time et. The :informa- 'ERSIT Y :NT v1ENT •" I/ ~ /:' /7'r-/ Illa; - AIDS activists and researchers are gearing up for a week long educational trip about the effect ofAIDS and how it can be greatly reduced with use of a condom. National Condom Week, which officially begins on February 14, Valentines Day, a day that it is expected intimacy and sexual intercourse are at its peak, serves three reasons: to educate, to identify, and to encourage young Ameri_cans to use condoms. "In the heat of the moment many people fail to . think through the fu.U equation of sex and risk. HIV/AIDS is no longer a private decision affectingjust the couple having sex. It impacts families, communities, and creates a cycle of suffering that can be prevented with a condom for · less than $1," says Devin Kotdt, President of Aggressive AIDS Prevention, Inc. Planned Parenthood has a mascot, Condoman, who goes to local bars to hand out coasters saying, "Don;t have sex in the dark," as well as other information about safe sex and free condoms. As part of National Condom Week, Planned Pare\}thood is having a contest to win Condoman T-shirts. They also have free condoms available during this week and all_year round. Carole Sue DeLaite, Vice President of Development for Planned Parenthood, says ''There is a distinct correlation between sex education and society's openness regarding talking about birth control, particularly in teen pregnancies. We use sex to sell any product imaginable. Popular music is filled with sexual messages. We talk about sex all the time, but if you talk about planning it, it becomes undesirable." Here at Wilkes, condoms are offered free of charge in the Wilkes infirmary located ort the first floor of Evans Hall. Hopefully by the end of this week, all students will be more aware of the dangers of unprotected sex and the . heartbreak it can lead to. New President Announced (continued from page 1) sues including strengthening community relations, upholding the work of Dr. Breiseth, and continuing to push for technological advances for the University. Gilmour elaborated on his ideas by saying, "I believe my greatest strength is in working with a community like Wtlkes to help it develop a powerful and focused vision for its future and then to help organize it to realize that vision." He also listed six action steps he had found as things Wilkes will need to address: "First, we need to chart a clear course for Wilkes' future. Second, in the first year we hope to evolve and bring new people into leadership ... Third, I plan to optimize involvement in all graduate and undergraduate p~ograms here at Wilkes. Fourth, I plan to build fundraising to give us a diversified economic base., This will preserve what we already have. •Through hard work, we will be able to do just that. Fifth, I intend to look at programs to make sure they are serving students. From time to time we will evaluate programs to make sure they are the best they can be. Lastly, I will look at issues underlying gov~ance and unlock creativity in governance." Gilmour also spoke of himself as a lead~r, saying, "I have fierce resolve to make things happen. I hope you feel that I have earned the right to hold this office you trust in me. · I am not afurid to make the tough decisions." After the address, Gilmour was questioned on what he sees as his role in being involved with students. He spoke about studentleadershipbeingimportant, as well as data to understand student concerns. "Students should be at the center of all we do at Wilkes. Thus they need to be the principle focus of the· President," state Gilmour. 'Toe president needs to spend time with students at social and sporting events periodically," he added. OtherOpinions: Of the number of people whowereatDr. Gilmour'scampus address, excitement was the main emotion throughout the crowd. Overall, those in attendance seemed to see the selection of Gilmour as the next president of the university as a wise decision.'"Not only does he have a great deal of experience, but he seems like a very friendly person as well,'' stated Bethany Yenner, Station Manager, Campus News station Yenner was not the only person w)lo was impressed by Gilmour's experience and personality. "Dr. Gilmour was an exceptional candidate and I am quite confident [that he] will be a very strong president. He has a great number of attributes that will serve Wilkes well," commented Paul Strunk, Vice President ofAlumni,Development& University Relations. He went on to add, ''His chief attribute is experience. He is easy to talk with, and will be a hit with our alumni and friends.'' Dean Alleni also spoke of Gilmour's enthusiasm, personality and experience. "He seems very enthusiastic, focused and realistic about his approach to his new leadership challenge." As a general · survey of the crowd who heard" him speak at the open forum and the media's reaction, it is evident that Dr. Gilmour has leaped the first hurdle of impressing those around him. Now he must move on to tackle the issues he feels will best help bring Wilkes to a pinnacle of success. �4 The Beacon Febru ary 8, 2001 O PINION Opoosin!! Viewooints . Handingl>ut Condoms On College Campuses Pro one time, I know my partner, he/ By Rosemary Cabanillas she is CLEAN" HA HA HA HA! Handing out condoms on NO BIG DEAL? READ THE FIRST PARAGRAPH AGAIN college campuses is a great idea The correct usage of WILL YA? Giving out condolI!-s condoms greatly reduces the risk on college campuses is a great of pregnancy and SID's includ- idea. . l)THEY AREFREE!!!! ing HIV. Most of you who read this publication are college stu- Did you ever try to buy condoms? dents. And being that I am a col- Do you know how humiliating it lege student myself, I have many is to pay for condoms in a phargoals that I wish to achieve while macy when the cashier kind of getting my education. Getting looks like your mom and you pregnant or getting infected with know she's looking at you disapan SID is NOT one of them. I provingly? Do you know its even assume that college students do more embarassing when she gives not want to have their college ca- you the total, and the box of reers cut short because of an un- condoms took everything out of . planned pregnancy. I al~o assume your wallet? When condoms are that college students do not want being handed out, they are usutheir LIVES cut short because of ally donated by a certain local ora fatal SID that has no cure, such ganization. This means they are as HIV. Being on a college cam- free, there are no questions asked, pus means you hear a lot of gos- and more importantly, no disapsip. This professor gives tough proving looks. If anything, they exams, someone stole the sundial, are overjoyed you are taking them. the squirrel caused a power out2)When handing out age ... but the one thing that I hate condoms on campus , the to hear the most is: "I hooked up condoms are NOT loose. Many last nite and I didn't use a con- times the condoms come in nifty dom." and the excuses are always little packages called 'Safe Sex something dumb like: "I didnt have Packs' which contain important any, my partner didn't have any information, such as ways.HIV either, no big deal, it's just this and other SID's can be transmit- Con By Jennylee Yuhas Take a minute and think back to Homecoming 2000. N:ow think about anytime you have gone to Health Services. Do you notice the correlation between those two places? Well, I do. I remember that there is not a shortage of condoms in either of those places. Even though I agree that placement of the condom basket is a good thing in Health Services, I do not believe that condoms should have been handed out at Homecoming. That long table looked extremely classless set up at the doors that the student body came in at. Don't get me wrong. I think that we should practice safe sex. As children that were brought up in the 1990s, we have learned about safe sex all _the way through school, but we are not children anymore. If I am going to have sex, I know to use a condom and I will go to the store or make that trip to Heaith Services to get the condoms. We need to be responsible for our own sexual habits. It is not up to a club to supply the entire student body with condoms . ff we are all mature enough to have sex, then we should be responsible enough to have sex with our own condoms. I was once told by a very dear friend, that if I wasn't mature enough to make sure that I am protected when I have sex, then I am not mature enough to have sex. We should never think that "Oh, my partner will bring the cond_o m." Chances are that they will be thinking the same thing. We must all be responsible, not only for keeping ourselves safe, but for keeping our partner safe. That is a choice we made when we decided that we are mature enough to have sex. It is a good thing that the clubs are looking out for the sexual interests of its classmates, but it should be unnecessary. If we w~uld take more time worrying about protecting ourselves and not getting swept away in the moment of passion, the clubs wouldn't need to worry about supplying condoms to anyone. ted, how to put on a condom, and numbers for local organizations on where you can get tested and counseling. There is usually someone representing a group or organization sitting at the site, in case someone has a question. By the way, handing out condoms does not mean that they are being shoved in the face of every person walking by. It just means that on a designated day the condoms . are there for the taking, and a representative is there to answer any questions that students might have. 3)The last burning point: You are probably shaking your head saying "but doing all of this just promotes rampant sex," and you know what? IT DOES NOT! Humans are sexual beings by nature. People are going to have sex. People choose to have sex. A little piece oflatex does not make anyone have sex. Handing out condoms· DOES NOT PROMOTE SEX. Handing out condoms promotes SAFE SEX. Handing out condoms enables people who are already sexually active to have safe sex and PROTECT themselves from pregnancy and SID's. Handing out condoms brings AWARENESS to those who are not yet sexually active, so that once they do DECIDE to have sex, they will do so SAFELY. If anything, condoms promote RESPONSIBILITY. Col- lege students are adults. condoms are out there as an OP TION to those who wish to them. The representatives w hand out the condoms are healm professionals or social work that deal with these types ofa sues everyday as a living. Th representatives are objectiv~ They offer the FACTS on howm have safe sex to students w want information. No one is~ ing forced to take condoms. B ing sexually active is a perso chQice, and handing out condo motivates people to be responsi for their own health. Rosemaiy Cabanillas- President, AID Awareness Committee form info contact: saac@wilkes.edu PEN .N S Y L V A N I A t s BEST SKIING MOUNTAIN. Wild Wednes(IMrQ! ..... ...,., •,. • . · · "" ~ lift . ' -.:y For College Students with Presentation of Valid College Identiftcatie>n Day o.r Night • ~nes.days On& Elk Mountain Sid Raon, Inc-. Unio.n ~ PA 18410 (570) 679-4400 . &it 63 Qff l-81N ~Tieleb;! ould rise to J lost their idi< My first p, addres!i is tl identW (l lieve we ev with the m , ignore ti e that t he peop· W's ur venc at he people . Unless �2001 The Beacon 5 OPINION Speaking Of Presidents ... ucaSomething I would like tion, resides in Florida. The same 1555, the famous to ask is "Why did anyone vote Florida that could not count Gore's votes correctly. You amus predicted at the for this guy?" the rnillenium, the village Was it because his father know what, now that I think would rise to power. Aus- was president? After that stun- about it. ..... . People said that Gore lost their idiot. •. 'ning tenure of office; had I been was not charismatic. Is W some My first point I would a Republican (obviously I'm not) kind of a Don Juan, or did I miss toaddres& is the mere fact I would have switched to Demosomething? I found both to be President W ( because I can crat. The worse part is that the believe we ever elected a elder Bush is more intelligent than equal on the ole' charm o'meter, with the middle name W. I used to think that Dan some where below the zero , that is what I shall af- Quale was picked so no one mark. Did you see Ricky Martin tely call him from n~ would ever think of shooting did not win. I find it very George Bush. Now I suspect it and W dancing? W, here is a -tip t for someone who has is because Quale reminded Bush from me to you, white men can not dance, accept it. win their heart that they of his son. The main distinction I found twin, ignore that simple fact What is the shortest con- declare that they're proud test ever? A spelling bee with in them is that one has the intelligence to run the country, and ve the people's backing. Quale and W. with W's understated iriThis man was force fed one has the intelligence to turn ehe has to realize he did one of the best educations money on Game-Boy. God bless video win. The dilemma W faces can buy (and I am sure it was) games, at least they had the guts his amazing abilities of and he can't come up with a to pick the leader of the free · ·on have not allowed him better term than "Fuzzy Math"? world. But I suppose that this that he lacks the sup- Is that a term at Yale? I wonder of the people he intends to where he gets the rest of his nifty means W is a simple man. Afnt. Unless you call sup- words. Oh well, as long as W ter what he told Time Magazine laving your fingers crossed keeps the country unitedfied, I about his ownership of the Texas the U.S. is not on a roller guess we can not get to angry Rangers, the picture comes into focus. "I want the folks to see ride headed straight for with him. verbial "economic baseThe same family that me sitting in the same kind of ment." &ill ults. • President Examines President to the new era without With the departure of nt Breiseth and the arof Dr. Gilmour, there may been concern about ts losing a voice on . After all, in this past alone, President Breiseth, with other leaders on has taken leaps forward represent the student Along with positions on 'ttees that students had the past, students this I'm represented on new 'ttees, including the · Long-Range Planning Having met with Dr. already, I can assure the t body · that our talion will continue with rship on campus. With President who is conwith the student body, it 1s our nng issues to our student leaders. During his acceptance speech, Dr. Gilmour set forth his plan for the first year of his Presidency. Among his plans were "continuously evolving programs, serving students and their needs." Establishing that Wilkes already has groundwork laid to grow from, Gilmour asked, "How do we make sure that what's already built is built upon?" Clearly, the incoming President is ready to work with the students in order to establish a better school. When September rolls around.join with me in welcoming Dr. Gilmour to campus as our new President. Looking forward and not backward, with new leadership, this University will succeed. With student leaders, administration, and the incoming President working together, - without a doubt, Wilkes University will be a finer campus for generations to come. seat they sit m, eatmg e same popcorn, peeing in the same urinal." He wants to pee in the same urinal as a normal guy. That really makes me understand the guy. (Note to self don't ever take Sociology at Yale) · Colin Powell was appointed to Secretary of the State. This was made so African Americans would not totally hate W. The debates left W squirming when the civil rights topics came tip. Don't worry though, W is a rich republican from Texas, I'm sure he is·well educated and accepting towards diversity. So well accepting that he decided he did not need White House Racial Relations Office, or maybe it was just a stupid move on W's part. He also stopped the office of AIDS in the White House. In place of these offiees, he created the Office of Faith Based Work. I could have sworn the government had created the first amendment to have separation of Church and State. This appears to be a clear violation of that amendment. Bush has also ec1de to stop nonsmoking efforts. Clinton's administration was suing tobacco companies for the government spending money to treat smoking related diseases. Bush's administration has already thrown out most ~f those lawsuits. That means the $23.2 million the government put into the lawsuits and all the countless hours spent in court, have been swiftly laid to waste by the tactful W. I see this as a bad omen. Clinton was a good president. This current presidency is not shaping up to be as good as the previous one. Bush is an idiot. I can not believe some of the things he has said or some of the things he has done. I see him as rich conservative racist moron who probably has one of those singing mounted trout on his wall. You all know what politic_al party I belong too. It is not that hard to figure out. I hope the "village idiot" does not cause the end of the United States. If you cun read this, you don ' t need glasses. Be An Educated Consu01er case, education is a topic you will discuss. The faculty of Wilkes University is here to teach us, shape us and prepare ·us for a world they have seen. They take time for long hours to plan discussions, which will keep our interest, but more importantly, to keep pushing us in the direction of our ultimate goal, a good job in How often can we sit a field we like. down and praise this University? To these good I know common • instructors, we owe a lot of praise. conversation for Wilkes campus is Yet, there are always a select few the cafeteria complaints, the . who stick out as models to follow parking problem, and the cost or models to disregard. concerns (all to be further Professors, such as Dr. addressed in this issue of The William Stine of the Chemistry Beacon). I complain about all of department, who pushes his this, too. But let's look at some students not to know something, bright points of the University. but rath~r to understand it, stick When you graduate from out in my mind. His "question of this institution, you will not tell the day" concept leads true your employer about the fact that students to get a better grasp of you had to walk through mud and the concept, he must instill in mess up your clothes each day them. because Wilkes never paved a Yet there are some small patch of gravel when they professors who I will allow to tore down the old bookstore. (I, remain nameless, who get too, think this should have been attention for quite the opposite . . done, but that's a whole other In their quest for student article.) knowledge, they discourage the You will, however, tell attempts their pupils make. In your boss about the excellent their efforts to educate, they instruction you received here. insult. This may be in a futile attempt to Criticism techniques are make an impression on him or her in constant use in education, as to why you should be because through criticism we see employed there, but in whatever our faults or mistakes and set out By Amanda Leigh Brozana huild from them. to However, there are two forms of critiquing something and only one is effective for educating any student. Constructive criticism, as we all have heard about through most of our English courses, is a form of pointing out errors in a way that helps the student to see their mistake and pushes them to improve upon the product. Destructive criticism, however, is criticizing by negatively approaching a mistake, not assisting in the learning process and insulting the student. As some of you may have across at Wilkes, we have a few members of the staff who have not yet learned the difference between the two concepts. The English Department itself has its share of professors who are still not completely sure of the difference between the two. Where this doesn't seem like a big deal, for a sensitive student, this is hurtful and even harmful to the learning process. To a student who is not interested in that particular subject, it discourages them as well as justifies their loathing of the course. See Be An Educacated Consumer~ .Page 7 .. ... �6 The Beacon February 8, 2001 FEATURES Main Dying to be Healthy Event By Erick Bourassa-Lavoie With Crazy Bob _ .. A dry heave is a dry heave, but VOMIT, now that's disgusting. There's nothing more disgusting than regurgitating digested nutrients and stomach acids. Boy if I had a nickel for every time that happened. Love that vomit. I remember once there was this chick and she was really hot. One night at a bar I saw her vomiting her brains out, her face lying on the rim of a public toilet. I have to admit that it almost turned me off. I bought strawberry flavored Designer Protein to aid me in my mission to get totally jacked. Some side effects include headache, nausea, interpretive dance, diarrhea, insomnia, and worst of all proteinrage. Protein-rage has caused me to lash out in violent and aggressive ways. Sometimes I think I am a pirate, and I pillage the village. I didn't know there was a word that rhymed with village. When I am a pirate, however, I attack the castle and steal more protein. I don't need any of you. I just need my protein and my problems are solved. I'm like Lou Fourigno in the Incredible Hulk. I can stuff fifteen pounds of crackers in my mouth and still talk. Protein! I killed a mouse last night. During the winter season the rats are less likely to sunbathe on the roof, so naturally they would want to swing by my chick palace. That would be groovy if I was a rat, but Beacon Staff Writer In the world of psychology, there are common words such as Anorexia Nervosa and Bulimia Nervosa, both of which are extremely dangerous eating disorders. Orthorexia Nervosa is much less common to hear, but just as dangerous to have. Orthorexia is an eating disorder in which the patient has a severe obsession with the quality of food in which they eat. This is different from Anorexia and Bulimia, in which the patient is mainly obsessed with the quantity of food consumed. It is just as dangerous as any of the eating disorders known, obviously not because of the healthy food that they consume, but in the manner in which they consume these foods. A person who is suffering from Orthorexia cannot focus on everyday activities and lead normal lifestyles, because they spend most of their waking hours worried about what they are going to eat, when they will eat it, how long it will take, how many times they will chew each bite, along with an assortment of other random obsessions. Common thoughts that Orthorexics have are: 1. Believing that there is no order in their lives, and somehow they must instill control over the way they live; and the only way they see fit is controlling what enters their mouths. 2. Believing that they are contrary to popular belief I'm not. I As I reached down under the stove am a tenant; it is my apartment, and to retrieve the remains of his mighty I have to protect it. It is a case of carcass, I felt like one of those crazy Bob vs. beast. I was using one of _ Australian guys that wrestle crocothose big plastic traps for rats the diles in the Everglades. I felt like size of poodles where the big jaws Anthony Hopkins in Instinct when crash down and close on the great the gorillas accepted him as their mammal's neck. However our prey own. With all my might I shoved had been cheating by licking the the body into his Bi-Lo plastic coffin and heaved it over the fire escape into the dumpster where he came from. Let that be a lesson to all creatures, big and small, who cross my path -of righteousness. For those of you who don't know about my wrestling gig, I am a pro wrestler. I'm trying to get Wilkes to have WXW, the people I wrestle for, at the Marts Center so Crazy Bob could wrestle at Wilkes. If you'd dig that let me know. This past week in Hagerstown, MD Tommy Suede kicked me in the face from all the way across the ring . These things happen. He also dropped me crotch-first on the top turnbuckle so forgive me if my demeanor is a tad askew. These things happen. I think it's time I hit the peanut butter off the trap and not bricks, take a hike, get to steppin' , getting killed. This made me revert go fly a kite, take a long walk off a back to the old fashioned-style short pier, don't let the door hit me in the butt on the way out, or make mousetrap. I slapped a bit ofExtra Crunchy like a tree and get out of here. Peace Jiffy on that bad boy and five min- out my crazy cats. I hope our time utes later, SNAP! Booyah, my ghetto together has brought us closer to a gangsters of Wilkes-Barre, the mutual understanding of trust and love. hunter has just become the hunted. Intercollegiate Group Embraces Diversity By:William Heckner King's Correspondent Wilkes University unites with two other local colleges to participate in WAQS, Wilkes Association of Queer Students. Queer refers to the, group of individuals who identify themselves as homosexual, bisexual, and/or transgender. This intercollegiate alliance between Wilkes, King's and Penn State at Wilkes-Barre was formed for queer students and their allies so that they could discuss issues affecting the queer community. However, this alliance did not occur over night. WAQS was formed from a learning process spanning over nine years of inner development. Mr. Jim Harrington, the Faculty Associate to the Dean of Student Affairs, says "WAQS began in 1992 as a Wilkes and community organization by a French professor, Bob Steele, who is no longer at Wilkes. I became co-advisor the next year, and then Bob moved on. We were an ally club, and last year, the 1999 fall semester, we became WAQS." Mr. Harrington has played a . " . . key role in the development of proving awareness and education WAQS. To start, he continued the throughout the campus, _as well as queer awareness mission when Mr. the Wilkes-Barre area. Last year, Steele left Wilkes. Jim organizes WAQS, as a celebration of Gay several e·vents · that would not be possible without his dedication and advisement. He also expresses interest in learning about people's viewpoints on queer society, which allows for membership to be an educational process. The club was created for queer students. Allieswho are in most cases heterosexual-are also welcomed into the Awareness Week, posted flyers community. around Wilkes University. these Obviously, 'the students are flyers portrayed famous people who also an ess~ntial part of WAQS. are/were identified as being gay, lesComprising of 12 members, the club, bian or bisexual. According to Cassie w&ile lacking significant members, Sutton, a senior Wilkes student does not lack intensity . .The stu- who is an ally of the club, the pro~en!5. show real enthusiasm for im- _ _gram made a ~uge s~!e!n.en~. reoyJ~ . Hey the, ou out there Before~ eall y get i is article ant to expl at I am nev is whole\\ worthless, and must repent for "sins" they have committed during their lifetime, i.e. eating a hamburger, eating cooked beans, or eating veg· etables that have not been organically grown. 3. An obsessive fear of illness, aging, and death. 4. Hating themselves for being so obsessed with the quality of food they consume, and the fear of hating themselves even more if they gested to were to somehow stop the obsest I may sion. essarily ' This terror of ending their fears 'enough. and obsessions is what makes. the think tha disorder sq potentially dangerous. ve thisrun Patients realize that their fears and article about obsessions are irrational, yet are ing outside c more afraid of changing their behavMyroo iors. Changing these behaviors ond floor of C would increase their risk of illness, come to be k aging, and death; which would in (Hence the ti tum cause more anxiety and selfHotBox.) hatred, because of the pathology Where of the disorder. Well, 1 While this disorder is less comwant to tell ) mon than its relatives, Anorexia and Bulimia, it is still important to realize ■ • - -- the potential mental heal th risks that such an eating/anxiety disorder may cause. People_who have signs or symptoms of this disorder should seek prompt medical attention by a certified psychologist or psychiatrist; otherwise, the disorder 's devastating effects cannot be treated. Dr. Sowcik is available on campus by appointment by calling 4084732. were so shocked that some tore those in college." down the flyers, but WAQS kept The student president of putting them back up again. WAQS, Erick Bourassa-Lavoie, isa "That's why I am an ally, be- hard working student, who does his cause of the awareness that is some- best to promote awareness of the times jeopardized by criticism and club and queer issues. With the help discrimina- of faculty and students, he says, tion," Cassie WAQS may become the dominant said. gay and lesbian organization in c h r i s Wilkes-Barre. Voveris, a seThough many skeptics of nior from WAQS.,.may view the group as a King's, identi- dating service for students and fies himself as staff, it is actually more of a social homosexual organization. The members meet to and says, "I discuss issues in their life. These found out issues might be what keeps diem about the awake at night or a prejudice they club towards are feeling. Most are simple, everythe beginning day issues that all students have, of my senior ,_but the group offers a forum to year. I joined speak about their sexuality as well this late in my as support. college career WAQS currently meets every so that I may Friday night at 8:00pm on the secbe able to help out, and meet new ond floor of the Student Center at people." Wilkes University. For directions, Angelo Becklam, who is a ho-" please email Mr. Harrington at mosexual student from the Penn harrjn~t@wilkes.edu All are welState Wilkes-Barre Campus, com- come, if they come with an open ments, "This club really gives some- mind. Please do not hesitate to supone a sense of belonging; that's port something you believe in. i~pgrta~t. to peopJ~•- ~S._PJ~i_a!l,Y __ - - - - - - - - - - -- •· - A sktlu advice readwi MarqM1 repres• w �101 reetings from The Hot Box •Lavoie taff W riter epent for ted during 1amburger, :ating vegen organi'ear of illves for be- quality of the fear of 1ore if they the obsestheir fears makes the langerous. r fears and 11, yet are 1eirbehavbehaviors of illness, 1 would in , and selfpathology , lesscom1orexia and lt to realize h risks that ;order may e signs or ier should :ntion by a r psychia·der 's dev>e treated. >ieoncamdling 408- ,ident of ,avoie, is a 10 does his .ess of the .th the help ., he says, : dominant ization in eptics of :roup as a dents and of a social :rs meet to ife. These eeps tnem udice they pie, everyents have, forum to ity as well eets every m the sect Center at directions, rington at II are wel.h an open :ate to supelieve in. Hey there and howdy to all of mout there in newspaper land. Before you . ~ally get into ~is article, I ant to explain atlam new to whole writ·g thing, so if mis sucks, get verit. On that Ille, here I go. It has been ggested to me 1at I may not essarily "get ... ut"enough. I do WITH JOSH tthink that this is true, so to disve this rumor, I will write a weekly !tide about things I notice happengoutside of my room. My room is located on the secfloor of Chesapeake Hall. It has me to be known as The Hot Box. Hence the title Greetings from The llotBox.) Where to begin this week. Well, the one thing I really 1ant to tell you all abo.u t is this rab- The Beacon FEATURES ebruary 8, 2001 bit, or "bunny" as he has come to be known in Chesapeake, that I feel has been stalking me. I guess it was four nights in a row, right after dinner, I would be walking by Stark back to my residence hall. There, waiting in the bushes, was this "bunny". The tttt\Ct thing would just stare at me, mocking me. I felt he ·t was calling me LI EBNER out, so I would chase him. Now, when you chase after a passive animal like a rabbit, you expect him to run, right? Well, this particular rabbit must be on some kind of bunny steroids or something, because he was not backing down. He held his ground. I was kind of freaked out by the whole ordeal. It just was not natural. I was only tryjng to get back to my room and this "bunny" was trying to intimidate me. I was not going to just put up with this. For four nights in a row, he would wait for gie. For four nights in a row, I would chase him. He never backed down. He would just sit there behind a bush and stare at me. I swear he was taunting me. He cannot talk, but his eyes just glared at me, saying "What you want, ·sucka?" I have not seen this bunny in a couple of days. I guess he has moved on. I miss the little guy though. We kind of formed a bond amongst all of the chasing and taunting. A bond based on a mutual respect. I respected him because he showed no fear. I even named him. I call him Mortimer. He respected me because I was persistent. I kept chasing him every night, however futile my attempts were. So here is to you Mortimer, wherever you are. I like to think you are out somewhere in the country, getting busy with some hot little female "bunny". Maybe you will come back and visit me sometime. Editorial: Be An Educated Comsumer, cont. It also takes its toll in the overall educational process. Students, by help of the instructor's guidance, are supposed to learn to think a concept through, find their mistakes by learning from the past and improve upon their original performance. Because of negative criticism, the student will feel resentment towards the professor instea~ of learning from the mistake. Wilkes University is lucky. We as students can consider ourselves fortunate for the . amount of quality professionals we have in the roles as our teachers here, but we must be on constant alert to help the University to better itself. If an educator is doing a good job, it is our responsibility to mention that to someone in authority, whether it is a dean or our advisor. We must act when we find a professor who is going about his job incorrectly. We cannot be rash or immature. We must prove the problem by several examples. We must be accurate in our accounts and truthful in our views of situations. Most students are not good at every subject. We all have our strengths and weaknesses, and we cannot allow that to cloud our view of the educational quality or performance of our teachers. We have to understand this in order to look at the quality of the education that that professor is offering us and in what manner. By paying tuition each semester, we purchase the right to the highest form of quality education Wilkes University can offer us. We must always demand the university to fqlfill their end of this contract. Ask the Question Marquis · Q: Dear Question Marquis: My sisters boyfriend broke up with her over a year ago. But his voice is still on her answering machine. Should I tell her how pathetic this is? - Stephen in Annapolis A: My advice here is going like this: It is not a problem, it is an opportunity. There is no truer friend of passion than the vulnerable rejected lover. You must simply play your cards correctly. I recommend a subtle approach to win her trust. Perhaps you can tell her .about Questia. About how much more free time she will have when she's writing research papers if she does the research online. Free time that the two of you could use to, je ne sais pas, get to know each other better? If you know what l .. .wait-you said your sisters boyfriend? 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And many of the author's own sources are, how you say, "hyperlinked~' So you can follow the writer's train of thought, if you like. Also, quotes, footnotes and bibliographies are all done automatically. And; in a few months, Questia can be used to more efficiently groom racehorses. Or such is my understanding. That may be confidential information, so don't go gossiping it a~mt like a bunch of Montesquieu's concubines. Now I wish I hadn't told you. · "There is no truer friend ofpassion than the vulnerable rejected lover. You simply must play your cards correctly." Q: Dear Question Marquis: Well ... why did you tell us? In both ofyour answers, you could have co"ected your mistakes by using the delete key. A: In life, there is no such thing as a delete key. Q.E.D., there is no delete key for writing my column. What's done is done, what's said is said. Vive moi! (Long live me!) •Price subject to change. See web site for curmit pricing. Internet acceu not included. C2001 Quoa1ia Media, Inc. Quoslia. Ibo Quoslia kJgotype, "Beller l'lpeft. Faler.~ the Quellion Marquis, Ibo Qualion Marquio sipallft,and t h e ~ Manjui■ queatioo mm ■ymbol arc ■crvice multi or Que■tia Media, Inc. 1 qu es tOa . .. Better Papers. Faster.· �8 ENiERTAINMENT The Beacon February 8, 2001 Broody's Box Office Reviews CASTAWAY Plot: Miss Congeniali-ty Plot: A contemporary drama about a FedEx postman who is · t:alled in for an emergency hand delivery to Fiji, only to become the sole survivor of a plane crash who is isolated and forced to transform himself in order to survive both physically a~e_motionally. his life for a volleyball, and he bleeds regularly in seawater in the middle of the Pacific - yet there's no sharks in sight. When things finally return to mainland after four years of isolation he doesn't seem affected by his time gone at all except a little more patience basically he's g()ne through a Review: 'seachange' (a re-assessment of , The one thing you can never his life) which most people go criticize Robert Zemeckis for is through anyway at some point in making shallow movies. He may their life - where are the scenes not have distinctive style like we should see where he's emoKubrick or Fincher, but Zemeckis tionally breaking down due to the is great at making films with solid sudden re-introduction into socistories and impressive visuals that ety? After all he was personally are actually important to the plot. attached to a deflated piece of rubHe's not an artist - he's a story- ber only a short time before - a teller and that's what makes him subplot that you know right from one of my faves. While from a the first appearance of the ball is filmmaking standpoint he's once going to happen as after all, this again created a very well crafted is a Hollywood movie and you got and engaging film, the subject to put sentiment in it (as well as matter just isn't as interesting as something for the main star to it could've been. The film kicks have some dialogue with.) off with an average 'setup' which In fact the last 20 minutes is pretty standard for the first 20 or so back in the real world, a minutes to show the workaholic fact spoiled by the way too reHanks and his life-Hunt's beauty vealing trailer, are disappointing shines in these scenes though. Af- with the love story tied up poorly ter a quite gripping and FX-im- ,and everything feeling very antipressive plane crash sequence for climatic. The studio and filmmakthe next tep minutes, the film re- • ers go on and on about all the deep ally begins with the next hour of themes of isolation, the struggle the movie being Hanks by him- to survive, etc. which is basically self alone on the island with only garbage concocted in order to fill a volleyball to keep him company. in gaps in press kits and to make There's very little dialogue so the interesting sound bites for ET, challenge is to basically keep the AH, etc. The truth is those themes action interesting and the visuals are brought up but none of them certainly do help at that. In fact really break any new ground - its its surprising how enjoyable these fun to watch Hanks do all this, scenes are which basically show but one never feels the desperaHanks trying to be a 'survivor' tion of the situation - he just acand learning techniques r inost of cepts it too easily. which have been seen in other While Castaway is enjoyable, . b ·11 f t . , . Iy far f rom Ze mecki s , movies, ut sh prove un o 1t s certam For her entire life, Gracie - there's a good story, interesting Hart has dreamed of emulating the characters played by a variety of career of her mother, Emily, a solid actors, and some good highly esteemed FBI agent who laughs. Its a studio movie and thus died in the line of duty. Unfortu- is pretty much on the 'safe' side nately, Gracie's aggressive nature of the comedy fence, but it still is has branded her as a loose can- actually quite funny at times and non, and the only one in the bu- always remembers it's a comedy reauwhoactuallybelievesinher first and foremost. There's a is fellow agent and friend, Eric thriller sub-plot involving a terrorMatthews. ist with a bomb that's not only When a terrorist threatens to con.ventional but kind of spoiled bomb the Miss United States pag- earlier than it should've been, but eant, the FBI rushes to find a fe- it's necessary to the plot and is male agent to go undercover as a essential for the great .climax. contestant. Unfortunately, Gracie The performances are good is the only female FBI agent who all across the board with Bullock can "look the part" despite her doing a performance a little difcomplete lack of refinement and ferent than usual but making good femininity. She prides herself in use of her talent ranging from being ')ust one of the boys" and physical comedy to some nice is horrified at the idea of becom- . word jabs. Michael Caine as the ing a girly girl. To assist her with elitist yet disgraced beauty conthe emergency assignment, the sultant comes in a close second bureau enlists the help of Victor doing his eccentric supporting Melling, an obsessive and pomp-. performance style he's known ous pageant consultant, to trans- for. Bratt is surprisingly quite imform Gracie from a "woman pressiveastheloveinterest/buddy without a detectable smidgen of and is more 'natural' in the role estrogen" to "Gracie Lou than one might expect. Sadly Free bush," glamorous beauty Bergen and Shatner aren' t stuck queen. Transformation complete, with as interesting roles as they Gracie must get.comfortable with should've had but do well with the mercilessly driven and per- what little they've got. The origifectly coifed contestants, infiltrate nal premise I hear had Shatner's the pageant, and thwart the ter- character drown his sorrows of rorists. this being his last pageant just Review: before the big event and thus Sandra Bullock never really making a fool of himself on stage did it for me. I enjoyed her in _ that would've been great. The "Speed" and "Demolition Man," contestant girls are solid all round. but a film with her in the lead I'd The film's running time is a usually avoid if I could. Sadly, I little longer than standard but it ended up having to-watch a lot of never feels slow or too Iong,_and them and find myself thinking the even the slightly cheesy ending is same thing - these are watch able nice. I really quite enjoyed this and movies, but that's about it. it deserves to be doing a lot better That said, I had better hopes t h an t h e d'1sappomtmg . . "Wh a t watch. Hanks does well, but there are a few cases where what he does makes absolutely no sense in real for this one after hearing the casting and then later enjoying the trailer - and I wasn't let down. This is easily her best comedy yet life - being rational and logical is the key to survival, but several times in this both elements are thrown out the window. He spends a good 10 minutes of film time walking through rock pools on a tropical island barefoot before he even considers putting on some sort of protection for his feet, he gets numerous cuts and gashes _which don't seem to get infected, more than once he risks You might be failing out-of best. In fact if th~ movie kicked off with the plane crash and ended with him being rescued, it'd be a lot better all around. college if ■■■ By The Schuylk's . 1. You spend 95% of your waleing hours playing PlayStation2. 2. You spend the other 5% recoveringfromahangover,orcreating one. 3. Your waking hours are only 25% ofa normal day. 4. Your professors just laugh when they pass you (if they even know who you are). 5. The dean who admitted you is now unemployed. 6. You can't understand what your friends mean by "You're irresponsible, unorganized and have a lack of motivation," or the phrase "Look it up in the dictionary." 7 -Your books are currently being used to level th e pool tables in SUB. 8. The only notes you have taken this year are directions to parties. 9 _Youha~en'tbeenoutsidein so long you have developed an allergy to natural light. 10. You only go to Stark when you want to have a smoke in the Bubble. 11. Your course syllabus is Jining your birdcage. 12. Mostofyourcomputertime and resources are used to download songs from Napster. 13. The lasftime you saw your advisor he/she gave you an application to McDonalds. 14. You use your dissection kit as eating utensils. 15. 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Tracks like 'Holiday", the opening track on the album, illustrate the fast iased, hard style they play. Songs like "I' 11 Catch You", ilie last track on the album, illustrate the softer, more gentle side of the band. My favorite song'on the album is "Out of Reach". There is a great melody to this song. The way iliat they incorporate the riff on an acoustic guitar and the soft melody on the piano is amazing. If you are a hardcore punk fan, The Get Up Kids may not be for you. However, if you enjoy bands like Our Lady Peace and Barenaked Ladies, you might enjoy this ~bum. Download some songs off of Napster and see what rou think. They will be touring with Weezer through March. This tour will hit The flectric Factory in Philadelphia on March 3. · BY: JOSH LIEBNER Blink Me!! Hey did anyone know that Blink 182 released another album? I didn't. Don't worry, the album is not a new one in the fact that is full of brand new studio produced tracks. It is actually a live recording of the bang playing their hits and joking around with the crowd entitled "The Mark, Tom and Travis Show". The only new song on the album is entitled "Man Overboard". It is a song that mixes the sincerity of "Adam's Song" with the fun sound of "Dammit". Overall, if you are a fan of the San Diego based trio, you will enjoy this album. If you are not a fan, give it a try. You should not miss out on this. The al-bum captures all of the fun and craziness that is a Blink 182 concert. While there are in fact twenty songs, there are fortynine tracks on the album. The last twenty-nine tracks are random clips of humorous sayings by the band, recorded at the show. My favorite song on the album is_ "Going Away to College". It was originally released on "Enema of the State". The Ii ve version of this song is amazing. Overall, it would be safe to say that all of the versions of the songs on this album are fantastic. If you want to check Blink out live for yourself, they will be at the Electric Factory in Philadelphia on April 6. The band is also planning to release a studio follow-up to ."En.e ma of the State" sometime in 2001. BY: JOSH llEBNER AND KRISTIN HAKE of the Future of- Arden the Aquarius (Jan 20-Feb 18) __:_ Be cautious about the liberty that Your frame of mind this week will time is granting you. Do this and change from looking at the more rewards are soon to follow. "pieces" to looking at the "big Cancer (June 21-July 22) picture." Do not harp on the small stuff, and keep your ultimate goal in mind. By doing this,-your stress level will decrease. Pisces (Feb 19-March 20)Self-forgiveness is what you need to invest in. You can't beat yourself up for what you 1ve done in the past. Lay it ·to rest, get over self-guilt, and you will find happi- . ness. WARNING: Do not be impulsive. Aries (March 21-April 19) - Though your environment You are known for determination. seems unwelcoming, you will sur- You are passionate to all that you vive this week. A relationship that are dedicated to. You will consider seems as if it is coming to an end a long-ter~ commitment in the upis in fact, going to be stronger coming week. Do this only after you than ever. Do not worry. Follow have assured yourself of its produc~ your heart and things will be fine. tivity towards the goal of the "you" Taurus (April 20-May 20)- _ that you would like to be. - This week be a risk taker, while Leo (July 23 -August 22)still risking only what you do not Call upon your strengths in fear to lose.WARNING: This does leadership to help construct a firm not mean be reckless with your foundation new friends or allies. loved ones just to prove that love. WARNING: Avoid using your "out, Gemini (May 21-June 20)- spoken" personaiity; it will get you Don 't waste the free time you are into trouble this week. given this week on trivial tasks. Virgo (August 23 ~Sept 22) - for Stars A new source of inspiration in your life will impact you in a long term way. Utilize this new energy source this week to tedious tasks you are facing out of the way. Libra (Sept 23 -Oct 22) - You should express the more outgoing and rambunctious side of your personality this week. Look at happiness as a virtue and you will be rewarded in the process. Scorpio (Oct 23 -Nov 21) So~eone who has been going out of his or her way to get your attention late! y is now ready to hear what you have to say. Be kind, be patient, and choose your words wisely. Sagittarius (Nov 22 -Dec 21) - Work on communication skills. Be optimistic lest you see everything as working against you. WARNING: Do not use your newfound skills in a harsh manner. Capricorn (Dec 22-Jan 19)Watch out for people who are using unethical means this week to get you to do their bidding. You can make yourself and others aware of what is going on, protect yourself and others from disastrous endings by keeping these unprincipled ones in check . . Window to the Past - With Casey O'Brien February 8, 1984 - Kareem Abdul-Jabbar of the Los Angeles Lakers scored.27 points while leading his team to a 111, 109 victory over the Boston Celtics. AbdulJabbar passed Wilt Chamberlain's NBA career record of 12,682 field goals on this night. February 9, 1964- The Beatles made their first appearance on the Ed Sullivan Show. Watched by 73 million people (60 % of the viewing audience) February 10, 1988-A federal appeals court rules the U.S. Army's ban on homosexuals unconstitutional. The ruling is the first of its kind. February 11, 1990 - Nelson Mandela, South African president and political activist, is released from prison after 27 years. F~bruary 12, 1924 - Calvin Coolidge, known by many as the 'Silent President', made the first presidential political speech on radio. The .speech originated from New York City and was broadcast on five radio stations. Some five million people tuned in to hear the President speak. February 13, 1944 - Jerry Springer is born. Jerry goes on to become the king of shock talkshows. February 14, 1849 - The first photograph of an U.S. President was taken by Matthew- Brady in New York City. PresidentJames Polk was the subject of the famous picture. REGAL PIZZA Wilkes University $3.99 for a Large Pizza, Pick-up DELIVERY 1 Large: 2 Larg_ e: 5 Large: Special: NO LIMIT! SPECIALS: EXTRA LARGE, 18": $6.59 DELIVERED $4.99 $8.99 FAST AND DELIVERY $19.99 FREE 55 N. Main Street, Wilkes-Barre 822-5775 A Special Thank You to our Sponsor: REGAL PIZZA. -The Beacon �10 The Beacon Febru a r SPORTS Out in Leftfield By Kevin Sickle Beacon Sports Writer What does this week have in .store for us sports fans? Anbther weekend of the XFL? What true sports fan gives a rat's (expletive) about that lame excuse for the pro football league? It's all about the cheerleaders anyway. GO TEAM!!! What about the Mario Watch? He is the .1an, but there is something better. What 1 • m talking about is the 50th Annual (O.K., strike years not included) NBA All-Star Game and Festivities, to be held in Washington, D.C. The allure of this year's weekend isn't Vinsanity flying through the air at Saturday's NBA.com Slam Dunk Contest - he's not even in it, a travesty in itself. The "l 800 CALL ATT Shootout" does have some promising contestants like Ray Allen, Allan Houston, and Peja Stojakovic, but that isn't at the top of my all-star agenda. No offense to the participants or the NBA and WNBA, but what fans look forward to America Online 2-ball? It has become a Sportscenter punch line. This year they are improving on the rookie game, making it the Schick Rookie Challenge, with players Kenyon Martin, Morris Peterson and Darius Miles going up against a squad of "sophomores''.", inclu~ing, among · others: Elton Brand, Stevie Francis, and my personal favorite, Shawn Marion. That will be entertaining, but what I'm looking forward to is seeing some fresh talent get their first opportunity to put their skills on the all-star stage as 1'T-Mac" Tracy McGrady, Stephen Marbury, Anthony Mason and Theo Ratcliff get their first nods for the East and Antonio McDyess and recently announced Vlade Divac, make their first trips for the West. McDyess has been wowing the league since '95, Divac, Mase and Ratcliff have paid their dues, and McGrady has just had a fantastic breakthrough season once he emerged from the shadow of the NBA's best player (Darn right it's Vince!) True, Alonzo Mourning and Grant Hill are all-stars, but Zo didn't play one quarter and Grant only played a handful of games. It's good that the fans get to say who goes and who doesn't, and they deserve ._ the votes they got, but it's great to see some fresh faces get respected for their play, whereas if Zo and Hill were healthy, would be left out. Maybe next year the all-star rosters can be expanded so players 1! i! . like Antoine Walker, Antawn Jamison, and Paul Pierce could get the respect they deserve . The problem with this year's All-Star Weekend is the lack of participation, as usual, by some league's brightest stars in the game's most enjoyable, fan-friendly competition, the Dunk Contest. Don't get me wrong, the guys in this contest will provide some fireworks, but where is Allen Iverson, Kobe Bryant, Latrell Sprewell, Jerry Stackhouse, or Michael Finley? And yes, even the man, Vince Carter has opted out of the Dunk Contest due to an "injury". He sure didn't look too shabby posting 29 on the Celtics the other night. Come on Vince, All-Star Weekend is all about the fans. Come to think of it, I don't want Kobe in the contest anyway. All he does is complain that he isn' t getting the respect he deserves. EXCUSE ME, KOBE! Isn't 8, 200 Febri the greatest center ever to step onto basketball court down in the blocks? S (who unfortunately will be sidelined d · All-Star Weekend due to an injury) is most dominant force in the NBA w he is healthy. He is proving that in · absence, as the Lakers are barely .5 without him. Kobe, you get plenty respect, some even call you the great player in the league. Not me though. · you grow up and realize you aren't a g then maybe you can challenge Vince that category. Until then, dish it to the fella. All-Star Weekend is for the fans, it is about time all of the immatur crybaby millionaires like Kobe and '1 Answer" realize that. They are gettir paid because the fans buy their jerser hats, etc., and pay exorbitant amounts! tickets. It's about time they give us w we pay for, some excitement. Maybe ne. year, maybe next year ... Do you see it like I do, or does m, opinion to seem way out of whack? I' open for arguments on this week's top· or suggestions for next week's. If y . have something in mind or_just wantt talk sports with someone who calls itli\1 he sees it, email me at sickleks@wilkes.edu and visit me neit time ... Out in Leftfield. @TOYOTA CALL IT START UP MONEY. NeMl . TOYOT~SACOLLEGE GRADUATE . FINANCE PLAN INCLUDES $500 TO GET YOU GOING! And now there's a Toyota College Graduate Finance Program that's just right, too. Here are some of the advantages: • No Down Payment • No Payment for 90 days • Finance up to 72 months · • Get $500 Cash Back From Toyota ... in addition to any other current Toyota customer incentives! 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I reali vocabula have said referees i getting ri match, it a few ot ye t fa 1 app roac each use1 men inst old fol: suppose, this phas, After SO don't ha, a con v1 referees or two, b Besides, away fn match, y little extJ Ref( criticize win ove know m I can' t ' another were m~ league s "bleach some b, Wilkes �8 2001 The Beacon 11 SPORTS ow can bl~ck and white always be a grey area? ng th e bar get u th tho Referees. Essential to etics, yet so very hated in m. How can one or two ials be the sole cause of a 's loss? "Because you guys !k!ng suck!" exclaimed one trageous fan over this past kend. "You two lost the tch for these kids. You While attending a local high boo! wrestling tournament, I itnessed some fans from a particular school relen1lessly Warning the referees for every ittle thing that happened. It was dr officials' fault their wrestler Corey Yanoshak was on his back. "And why isn't that a reversal?" "What do you call a phone-message in the local wn that wasn't a takedown?" paper and say the officials should 'His shoulders are flat, get with retire because they stunk so bad. !''Sad to say, but these were But I ask you this, what part did ~ best things said all night. In the officials play in the field-goal ,articular, one older gentleman percentage that Wilkes shot? ieemed to love to hear himself Were the referees playing 1.1e vulgar language out loud. I defense on our heralded limit, I find it humorous when. a Colonels? I think not. Don't get group of stude_nts began to chant me wrong, I hope our basketball l!wards the referee, especially team makes it to the Final Four with the classic "Bu! !$!*t!" again, but to start of with, if creer. But this older fellow, who · we're the number one team in (would estimate to be in his 50's, the country, we shouldn't be in lrgan and kept up the chant all that close of a game. And to ~ himself. No students around blame it on the officials is oining in, no other parents ridiculous. Spreading blame rather than participating, just this one guy, ursing like it was saying accepting it is done all too often in the sports world. With the 11ello." !realize I don't have the best team that we had and the poor vocabulary in the world, and I shooting percentage, I would ~e said a few choice words to tend to stress that as the reason referees in my day, but this was we are not undefeated, not getting ridiculous. And after the because the referees called too match, it was this same guy and many fouls. Okay, Dave Januzzi was whistled for his fourth foul 1few other fans of the losing, et favored, team, who · early in the second half, which pproached the referees and could have had an adverse each used profanity towards the affect on the outcome, but if min stripes. Hold it right there, you're ranked first in the nation, Id folks. You guys were it is as a team, not because of wpposed to have gotten through one All-American. True, Januzzi this phase of cursing at authority. is a quality player and definitely After 50 years on this planet, you leads this team, but there are 10 don't have anything else to offer players who need to be able to 1 conversation. Okay, the fill-in when trouble arises. Simply put, that didn't referees may have blown a call happen. I must admit, I am partial octwo, but what official hasn't? to defending referees· because Besides, if your team is one call my father referees high school away from winning a game or football. I enjoy standing on the match, you should have given a sideline and hearing coaches little extra while playing. Referees were heavily complain about something, while criticized following the King's their offensive line couldn't block win over Wilkes. First, I don't me and their quarterback is blow much about basketball so being sacked every other down. Ican't really say one way or Still, my father said it best after IIOlher whether or not bad calls a.local playoff game. He said he twe made. But judging by the was booed by both teams after agues of fans who are the game and was even cher referees," they made approached by an a,ngered fan. e bad calls. Supporters of My dad, who was the referee, Wilkes even went as far as to was actually happy he was booed twice, because, "It meant we did a good job. When both teams complain, you know you did a good job because then no one was favored." Nicely put. Now sometimes it's hard to refrain from letting the referees have it, and maybe they do deserve it once in a great while. But if you must tell them about it, the only way it will have the desired affect is if you do it nicely. My experience comes from last summer, during a· baseball game. The umpire wasn't calling any pitches on the outside corner. I was catching for four innings and couldn't get him to punch out a hitter with an outside fastball. Okay, fair enough, I' II stop trying. But when I get up to bat, he calls strike three, right on the outside comer. Was it a strike? Yes. Was I upset? Yes. -He hadn't called that same exact pitch at all the whole game. And then he fires off a strike three call on me, and we .both knew · each other to make matters worse. So I calmly told him, without making eye contact, that he was wrong. I said "You haven't called that pitch all game and now, late in the game, you go and start. Let's be more consistent." What happened was exactly what should have. He didn't say a word to me after that. But he called every pitch near the outside comer for the last three innings. In the final frame, he told me he screwed up and should have been calling that before. I apologized, but said I thought I was safe not to swing at that pitch. He also apologized and said he wasn't calling it, and shouldn't have started. But he was going to be consistent now. All better. I was proud of myself for not tearing into him like I once got suspended for. And the way it was handled helped the situation. So in conclusion, don't look to spread the blame to other people. Accept some responsibility for your actions and don't go looking for a zebra to ridicule. And if you must say something, say it in a somewhat professional manner so he doesn't end up hating you. Or, like Frank Sheptock once had to do. Bite your tongue and don't say anything at .all. Two years ago, the referees had a bad game at Wilkes and the Colonels lost to Susquehanna 42-40. All the talk in the press box centered around the bad officiating. But when the pre_ss conference began, Sheptock dismissed all questions about the boys in stripes and took the blame for his team. Classy, professional, ethical, mature, and just not stupid like the people that curse at them. Men's Basketball Defeats SUNY-Farmingdale By John Bosha Beacon Sports Writer Last Thursday at the Marts Center, Wilkes rebounded from the loss to King's with a big 140-89 win over SUNYFamringdale. Farmingdale got out to an early 17-14 lead, but after regrouping and making some key substitutions, Wtlkes came back. Making a statment before halftime, Wilkes led 6637 at the break. The second half saw Wilkes pen a 15-0 run, and close with a slam dunk exhibition. Dave Jannuzzi led Wilkes with 24 points, followed by Ron McIntyre with 22 and Joe Stein with 18. SUNY-Fanningdale was fresh off a game at Scranton where they only lost by 10. "They're very athletic. They run, jump, take it to the basket," said j~or f01ward Kevin Walsh. "You try not to embarrass a team, but you can't stop the game," said Walsh of the Adam Pollnger/Beacon record 140 point performance Ron McIntyre (20) scored 22 points in last Thursday's game by the Colonels. against SUNY-Farmingdale. As the end of the game way for several crowd pleasing tum home on Saturday to face approached, both teams dunks from both teams. FDU-Madison in a Freedom opened the game up, making The Colonels, 18-2, re- League contest at 8 P.M. �Wilkes drops to 17 -2 after this wee By Kevin Sickle ieacon Staff Writer The men's basketball team must be thankful that it's a new week. Going into last week's match-up against King's, Wilkes was 16-0 overall. After the lessthan-best performance that was recapped here last week resulted ih a loss to the Monarchs, the Colonels were still well atop the Freedom League. The rest of the week brought a lopsided win and another close battle that resulted in defeat. A week ago today Wilkes welcomed SUNY-Farmingdale to the Marts Center. What seemed at the start to possibly be a close contest reversed itself in a hurry. Trailing 18-14 with a little over five minutes gone by in the opening half, the Colonels went on a 28-6 run sparked by Dave Jannuzzi's nine points, Ron McIntyre's eight, and Kevin Walsh's six, giving Wilkes a double-digit lead that they never let go. They went into halftime with a 66-37 lead, which proved to be as close as the Rams would get. The rest of the game wasn't even close, as the Colonels netted their 100" point with 11 _:07 to play as Brad Sechler converted a lay-up. With 4:21 to go, sophomore Bob Calarco drained a three, establishing a new all-time single game scoring record, besting the previous mark of 127, set in a win over Delaware Valley in 1991·, as they went on to finish off Farmingdale 140-88. McIntyre paced Wilkes with 24 points while adding six boards; Jannuzzi tossed in 22, along with 10 assists and 7 rebounds. Freshman Dave Plisko made his first collegiate start and had 15 points and five assists. Walsh added 13 points and 7 boards and Sechler had 12 points as well for the 17-1 Colonels. Other marks that fell in the contest were: most field goals made - 57 (50 against Delaware Valley in 1991), most assists in the game - 37 (29 against Adam Pollinger/Beacon Dave Jannuzzi with game-high of 33 points and nine assists. Practical Bible College in 1994), and most points in a half - 74 in the second (72 against Del. Val. and Practical Bible.) Wilkes ·went into Saturday's contest looking to clinch at least a tie for the Freedom League regular season championship with a win over host Moravian, but it wasn't their night for clinching. In another closely fought floor battle, Wilkes was edged out by the Greyhounds, 104-96. Wilkes trail~ by as much as 12 in the first half, but aJ2-0 run quickly evened the score. John Boylan started the run with a jumper and Dave Jannuzzi scored the next 10 to tie the game. Wilkes went into the locker room up 41-40, only their second lead of the game. A Jannuzzi 15-footer, Alex Hairston's free throw, and a Ron McIntyre dunk pushed Wilkes out to a six-point lead. Dave Plisko added two more with 14:50 to go, giving Wilkes a 5547 lead. A Greyhound three and two foul shots, narrowed the gap to three. After exchanging baskets, Moravian tied the game and took the lead. Dave Jannuzzi then hit a lay-up to become Wilkes' all-time leading scorer, besting the previous mark of 1,956 set by Jim Nolan from 1986-1990. After that Moravian took over. They led 91-82 with 1:25 to play and Wilkes made a run to cut it to two with :56 left to play. Moravian then went nine of ten from the stripe in the final seconds to escape with the 10496 victory. The loss was Wilkes' second in a week, dropping them to 172 overall. The victory was Moravian's third in a row, improving them to 7-13. Jannuzzi led the way for Wilkes with a game-high 33 points and nine dimes. Kevin · Walsh added 16 points, 11 boards, and Tom Stambaugh chipped in with 10 points. · After a rough time last week, Wilkes started a new week on the road, f~cing the Lycoming College Warriors. Wilkes took over from the start and coasted to a 52-37 lead at halftime. John Boylan increased the Colonels lead to 16 when his basket put Wilkes up 63-47 with 15:08 to play in the game. Back-to-back trifectas by Lyco's Thomas Wesner and an inside bucket sliced the lead in half, 63-55. Two fast breaks lead to four more Warrior points, completing a 12-0 run and cutting· the lead to four, 63-59, with 12: 16 to play. The Colonels were able to hold Lycoming off as Boylan found the net, giving Wilkes the lead 78-72. After a free throw with 1:23 left on the clock. Both squads once again converted a single free throw and Wilkes was then unable to covert on their next possession. Lycoming opted for a time with 11 ticks left and the ball. three with six seconds remai · failed, as did one at the buzze and Wilkes narrowly escap Lamade Gymnasium with an 8 77 victory. The win clinches at ·1east tie for the Freedom Leag regular season crown and w would be the number one s in the upcoming toumamen The Colonels are now 18overall and 10-1 in league pla1 Lycoming falls to 10-11 overa and 5-6- in the Freedom Leagu Dave Jannuzzi once again pac Wilkes with a game-high 26 (I shy of ·2,000 for his career) added six assists. Boylan add 13 points, six assists, and fo boards for the winners. Dav Plisko contributed 11 and Kev" Walsh had eight points tog along with his nine rebounds for the Colonels. After last week, the Coloneh · are happy to start a new one off with a win. The Colonels aren't about to slack off, however, knowing full well that the) aren't guaranteed anything. They will look to notch another victory when they do battle wiili FDU-Madison Saturday at 8PM in the Marts Center. Performing Opinion Our Views Health Ale1 Feature Entertainm Sports E.S. Mo Savo Changes � 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 2001 February 8th Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2001 February 8 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