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Significant changes to Lafayette sports proposed Trustee proposal to
Possibilities range Jrom dropping out of the
ban alcohol at parPatriotLeague to cutting several varsity athletics
ties and gatherings
BY S T E P H E N C H I G E R
BY JAMES ABELS
& STEVE D O R S C H
I
n an action which m a y
eliminate several varsity
sporls, the Board of Trustees
will undertake a broad study
of Lafayette's athletic program, said President Arthur
Rothkopf.
Also under consideration is
a switch to Division III athletics, he said.
A proposal to cut four varsity sports was already offered
to the b o a r d in O c t o b e r ,
Rothkopf told The Lafayette.
PH( rro BY AM Y D( JRTO.VN
T h e proposition, which was
Lacrosse was one of four sports which sources say was proposed
s u b m i t t e d to the Board of
for elimination by Lafayette administrators to the Board of Trustees in
Trustees Gommittee on AthOctober. Volleyball, baseball, and fencing were also on the list.
letics and Student Affairs, wiis supported by Rothkopf Athletics and Student Affairs Committee to determine
and Director of Athletics Eve Atkinson.
what it would take to make Liifayette's teams comSources closely linked to decisions surrounding ath- petitive agiun," he siud.
letics at Lafayette indicated that proposed eliminations
Ahart told TTie Lafayette that he believed that future
included fencing, volleyball, men's lacrosse, imd basechanges in athletic policy were likely. A final decision
ball.
will hopefully be reached at the board's January meet"[The] committee received the proposal and de- ing, he Sitid.
cided to examine it and other issues," said Edward
According to Ahart, the board is iissessing future
Ahart, a member of the Trustee Committee on Ath- expenditures in Lafayette athletics. "To make the athletics imd Student Affairs. "No action was taken other
letic progriim really competitive we must invest more
than to broaden the discussion [on athletics at Lafay- in it. The question is whether we should invest more
ette]."
in the athletic program in general iis compared with
Ahart said that the proposal was not forwarded to the other needs of the college," Ahart said.
the entire board. His committee's decision wiis to inOne possible solution besides cutting varsity athletstead conduct a comprehensive study of possible
ics or chimging divisions, siud Rothkopf, is "fund-riuschanges to Lafayette's athletics program.
ing or reallocation of existing [monetary] resources."
Reiisons cited for the action included poor overall
Ahart said that the investigation of athletics at Lafayperformance on the field, interdepartmental budgetette wiis not a sudden occurrence but part of a coning conflicts, imd troubles with the effects of acceptstant reevaluation of Lafayette iis a whole.
ing coach recommended athletes and the selectivity
O n Monday, at a forum held for student-athletes,
of the admissions pool.
Atkinson said she had been milking proposals to the
Regarding the level of competitiveness at Lafayette,
senior administration since 1996 to emphasize, deRothkopf jiointed out that the college's varsity teiims
emphiisize, iind eliminate various iispects of the athhave won less thim 4 0 % of their giimes in the past
letic program.
several years.
During the meeting, which was attended by a repcontinued on page 5
"The Board shares my concern imd hiis iisked the
O
n February 1 of 1999, parlies al Lafay
elte will no longer be allowed to have alcohol, says a Board of Trustees proposal.
The suggestion, first considered at an August
meeting of the board's executive committee,
was considered along with several others and
forwarded to the dean of siudents. Among
these was making Lafayette a dry campus in
conjunction with a campus pub, and limiting
the number of parties a fraternity could have
per semester, said Dean of Students Herman
Kissiiih.
According to President Arthur Rothkopf, the
proposal, now under consideration by Lafayette, Wiis presented by the office of the dean of
siudents at the liist board meeting.
It Wiis presented to the Trustee Committee
on Athletics and Student Affairs.
Edward Ahart, a member of that committee, told Tlie Lafcryette that the policy differs from
a dry campus because it does not outlaw the
presence of alcohol at Lafayette, rather it forbids its use at social gatherings.
These might include cocktails, tailgating, and
All-College Day, though Kissiah indicated that
the policy is directed at student organizations,
which are not idways repsonsible for tailgating
and cocktails. Specifics for enactment have not
been ironed out in the proposal's current stage.
Ahart said that the proposal shouldn't come
iis a shock to Lafayette, pointing to constant
media coverage around the country centering
on alcohol abuse and reform. H e said, "Fact
continued on page 2
Plans for Rusted Root
concert fail - Dave
Matthews now on tap
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I
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Matthews performed at
the Slate Theater.
In fact, it hiis been a year
a n d a half since any
largescale entertainment acts
came to play for Lafayetle's
siudent body.
Still, the m e m o r y of
Matthews' performance has
not quite faded, and talks of
a spring semesler return of
this artist are underway. According lo Shanii Hennigan
' 0 1 , an LAF c o m m i l l e e
member, Dave Matthews is
being considered for a concert at Lafiiyette.
This drive comes in response lo a liist-minute collapse of plans for Rusted
Root lo lour Lafayette.
A c c o r d i n g to the L A F
Music Committee Programming C h a i r J o n M c M e e n
'99, there were definite plans
continued on page 4
The Lafayette
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\NEWS
October 30,1998
Revisions in alcohol at Lafe)€tte Bookstore bids cancelled
may make parties alcohol foe College committee recommends against
tial for death as a result of stuis [lhal] students [at Lafay- dents traveling off campus lo
ette] have not been willing to find new drinking venues.
face up lo the issue."
According to Kissiah, the
Kissiah also referenced two proposal for a campus pub
separate meetwas d r o p p e d
ings last year
Questions? earlier this sebelween himwhen
Suggestions? mesler
self, Roihkopf,
the Pennsylvaand Greek or- Curious a b o u t what's
nia
Liquor
going o n , b u t u n s u r e
ganizations,
C o n t r o l
during which h o w t o find t h e answers
Board staled
he c o m m u n i - o r contact those w h o
that il would
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tion was laken c o m i n g issue.
A limit on
by
sludenl
the number of
g r o u p s afler e i t h e r of the parties per semester was also
meetings, he said.
de-emphasized, said Kissiah,
Kissiah indicated that the because of fears that less freschool and Iruslees were look- quent parlies had a higher likeing for as many alternate poli- lihood of becoming out-ofcies lo the one proposed as control.
students or faculty could sugAhart said lhal the level and
gest. T h e process of looking rate of alcohol abuse at Liifaywill begin on Saturday during ette hiis increased dramaticidly
a yearly Greek Summit.
through the years.
Critics ofthe proposal hiive
While referring lo current
iilready begun commenl, cit- views of alcohol consumplion
ing a potential increase in by campus authorities, Ahart
whal is already considered a said, "We're nol going to do
high level of d o r m - r o o m
things the same way as bedrinking, and a greater poten- fore."
A final vole on the current
proposal will be taken al the
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Jiinuary 30 meeting of the
What are you
continuedfrom page 1
farming out college bookstore
BY B E T H W I L D O N G E R
Xn a recent meeting, the college
Xbookstore commitlee voted not
lo licence the college bookstore lo
an ouLside firm by general consensus, said Liifayette Treasurer
Frederick Quivey
The initial
decision lo pul
the store up for
bid
was
prompted by
die Y2K bug
The College
Store's computer system,
designed with
the by-now
common flaw,
ojierates using
a different network tha n the
rest of the coUege. To decreiise
the cost and ease die process of
changing the system, the college
had decided il mighl be better to
outsource the store, said President
Roihkopf in a previous issue of
'Tlie Lafayette.
l l i e decision not to outsource,
or license oul the College Store,
Wiis biised on comparisons lo
Barnes and Noble and FoUel, two
liooksellei-s which operate many
college stores, said Quivey Both
compiinies were in the final round
of choices to which Lafayetle
waiting for?
could lease the store.
In both the service and financial categories Lafayetle's currenl
store faired well, siiid Quivey
Quivey said that convenience
and service were centrally discussed issues. He also indicated a
discussion of financial concems.
sary to miike the correctional
change, said Qiiivey
The matter may be reevaluated
in anolher 3-5 yeiu-s dejiending on
the lifetime of the hiirdwiue.
Personnel mighl be more willing to serve the Lafayetle aunpus
if the vendor is school affiliated,
Quivey iidded.
According lo
Ahmed, research
was conducted on
outsourcing at
other Pennsylvanian colleges and
universities, such
iis the University
of Pennsylvania.
H e said that
some
schools
who outsourced
had encountered
PHOIX
The overidl performimce of an
outsourced college store would
not be beneficial to the school,
said commitlee member Orner
Ahmed '99.
Ahmed said lhal if anolher
store were lo lake over, "they
would probably raise prices wiUi
the incentive lo raise more money
down the road."
Because the store compared
well wilh other bookstores in
terms of sludenl and faculty salislaction, it wiis decided nol to
outsource the entire store, bul lo
inslead buy the hardware neces-
The bottom line, said Ahmed,
was that "another company probably wouldn't caie so much [lo
help the students and faculty]."
Overidl, there was no comjielliiig reiison for the commillee to
vole for the outsourcing, said
Quivey. The store is run effectively
by the college.
The Ixiokstore committee included GJerald Colver, the former
College Store direcior who was
recendy suiTounded by issues of
racial harassment of a customer
iuid hiis since been t^ransfered lo
another job within the college.
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The Lafayette
October 30, 1998
Pages
Theta Chi denies allegaScholars bemoan loss of
intiinacy in Marqms program tions offreshmenin house
October 28, 1998
Three Marquis write about their concern for the
program which made Lafciyette special
To the editor.
On Oclober 2, 1998, an article appeared in The Lafayette concerning the recent change made to
the Marquis Scholar program, namely the addition often studenis lo the freshman Marquis
Scholar cliiss. I agree wilh Program Advisor Andrew Fix that the growth of the program has
inhibited intimacy among the Marquis Scholars.
I came lo Lafayelte because of the Marquis Scholar program, and being a Marquis Scholar
has been the most posiiive experience o/ my lime at Lafayette thus far. As a freshman, I was
surprised lo see the programs in place lo help integrate us with the upperclassmen and lo acquaint us wilh the advisors. The advisors made greal efforts lo gel lo know each one of us
personally, asking about our classes and interests, and making sure no one was left oul. During
my first year, I knew mosl of the students in the program, even juniors and seniors. The program iis a whole wiis open, friendly, and most importantly, fun.
Much has changed over the pasl two years. When I walked inlo the "welcome back" dinner in
early September, other Cliiss of '00 Scholars and I were daunted by the zoo of people in the
Mario Room. We wondered how it would ever be possible to get lo know all of the new students.
The lack of intimacy between the upperclassmen and the freshmen has indeed been detrimental to the program. Although the budget may have been expanded adequately (bul why the
Letter to the Editor
removal of the $1000 research grant for the Class of '03?), the source of money is nol the
primary concern. Olher Marquis Scholars and I agree that the most important issues at hand
are the decreases in both the enjoyment of programs and the familiarity of the faces of people
we know (al the very leiist) by name.
Unfortunately the Marquis Scholar program has lately become a source of frustration and
uneiisiness for some Marquis Scholars. I have not talked lo everyone in the program, but among
those whom I do know, I have yet lo hear one bil of praise for the program's expansion. Perhaps
we need dinners together specifically for gelling acquainted. Perhaps we need more advisors to
lead the siudents on the trips. If the program conlinues lo expand, how will the activities be
affected? Will more be offered? I doubt that additional trips are feiisible (or necessarily desirable), bul I doubt even more lhal additional trips would be the solution lo the problem of intimacy.
The special opportunities presented by the Marquis Scholar program (OK, and the scholarship money loo) are a major advantage lhal Lafayelte has over olher schools its size. Yet wailing
lists exist and eligible students must be turned awiiy from greal opportunities, like cultural and
historical trips to New York Cily. Will college brochures slale that, while many opportunities for
cultural enrichment exist for the Marquis Scholars, nol all will be able lo participate? Should
those who have earned this special scholarship not be able lo fully enjoy its privileges, bolh slated
and unstated? An unwritten part of the
program does exist, and lhal consists in providing those selected as Marquis Scholars
with a forum in which they can meet and
talk with others of similar backgrounds and
interests. The decreiised intimacy experienced due to the continued expansion ofthe
program can only be detrimental to the program iis a whole if conditions remain unchanged.
Sincerely,
DeiU" EditorI iun vvTiting in resjionse to your iuticle concerning the |iossilile enli'iuice of freshmen into Theta Chi Frateniity chiipter house pnor to
the Octol^er 19th dale sel by the Liifayette IFC. Obviously iis a member of ITieta Chi this iu-ticle is of gieal concern lo me as well as my
fellow Brothel's.
Before I gel inlo specifics concerning TTieta Chi. I would like to note
lhal I have spoken lo sevei-iil members of olherfi-ateniitieson cam|ius
aliout Uieir exjierience wilh freshmen seeking lo giiin entriuice into
their houses. Mosl of them lold me tliat fieshmen had tried to gel into
their houses during sociid events. ITiey iilso told me of groups of
freshmen ti'ying to claim that they were from olher schools in order to
Letter to the Editor
giiin admillance. This should not come as a shock to anyone. Obviously if freshmen are lold they ciinnol do something or go somewhere, they iire going lo try. ThiU is humiin nalure.
As Presidenl of Theta Chi, and as a resideni ofthe House, I can —
to the best of my ability — iissure you lhal no freshmen "piirtied" in
Theta Chi iis you cliiimed in your iirticle. On sevenil occiissions, I or
one of my Brothers (or in one case a sophomore RA) noticed the
presence ofa freshman in the house. They were promptiy removed.
The Greek System al Lafayette is currentiy facing a numlier of importimt issues, some of vviiich concern the entire student Ixxly. The
Boiird of Tmstees currentiy has a projiosid on the tiible that would
effectively make the entire campus alcohol free. That meiuis 21 yearolds would have lo drive off-ciunpus lo biu's — obviously increasing
the likelihood of drunk driving. Many Greek organizations iire aiso
fiicing declining numbers. Theta C^hi in piuticuliu' was down lo three
active members prior lo this semester. After this piist Rush jx^riod, I
am quite hiippy lo i'e|ioit that we have 12 new membei's.
I would certiiinly consider these issues more newswoi'thy than singling oul one fi'ateniity wilh anonymous iillegations of freshmeii entering the chiqiler house.
Resiieclfijlly,
Andiony W Baker '99
Presidenl
Alpha Omegii Chapter
Theta Chi Fralernity
Secnirity&Safely Criine Log
10/20/98
Carrie Ryder '00
Amy Mussen '00
Bradley Dull 'U4
C H A O S
t>y Brian Shuster
10/20/9S
10/21/98
Harassnnent
Student residing in McKeen Hall indicated that she has been harassed by other students. Reported to Easton Police Department.
(FOSCO)
Harassnnent by
Connnnunication
Underage
Consumption
Underage
Consumption
Student residing in Watson Hall indicated that she has been receiving
annoying telephone calls from a non-student fornier boyfriend. Reported to Easton Police Department. (VANYA)
10/24/98
10/24/98
Harassment by
Communication
Assault
10/25/98
10/25/98
'Darn these cutbacks!"
10/24/98
10/19/98-10/26/98
Scott M. Shields, box 8694, was cited for underage consumption on
October 24 at 00:29 AM. Student was observed in the Chi Phi fraternity Reported to Easton Police DeprUiient (NESHErVV.\T/MEYER)
Timothy Gingerich, box 7181, was cited for underage
and carrying a false identification on October 24, 1998
Also, Eric Mendez, box 7358, was cited for underage
Students were observed in Phi Kappa Psi parking lot.
Easton Police Department. (V.\NYA/MEYER)
consumption
at 04:05 AM.
consumption.
Reported to
Student reported that she is receiving annoying telephone calls from
a non-student former boyfriend. Reported to Easton Police Department. (VANYA)
Non-student male reported he had an altercation with a male student
on Pardee Drive near Colton Chapel. The male student was identified and admitted to having an altercation with the non-student. Student claimed the non-student bumped into him and threatened to
retum to campus with a gun. Officers explained procedures for filing
charges to both parties. Both parties then decided to apologize to
each other and shake hands. No further action was taken by either
party. (VANYA)
Underage
Consumption
Officers found a student on Quad area between Hogg and Farinon
Center. Student, Jennifer Murno, box 8585, was cited for underage
consumption. Reported to Easton Police Department. (V.\NY.\/
MEYER)
Carrying a
False ID Card
Officers found a lost wallet. While inventory items found a false drivers license. Jeffrey Hurtado, box 7868, was cited under Pennsylvania
State for Carrying a False ID Card. Reported to Easton Police Department. (J. BARTH/MEYER)
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I
MIT frat trial ends
BY M A R Y B E T H P O L L E Y
The Daily Free Press
(U-\V1RE) BOSTON, Mass.
he trial of an M I T frater
nity charged with manslaughter ill the alcohol-related death of freshman Scott
K r u e g e r e n d e d yesterday
when, for the second lime, no
representatives from the disbanded organiza<ioii showed
up.
T h e Suffolk County district
attorney's ofiice halted criminal proceedings against the Phi
Giimma Delta fraternity and
requested lhal ils decision nol
to attend be entered inlo court
records.
"We followed the facts, the
law. This is where il led," said
Assistant District Attorney
Pamela Wechseler. "We have
run the fraternity out of town,
essentially."
Yesterday's a r r a i g n m e n t
Wiis scheduled when no fralernity representatives appeared
in court Friday.
The Miissachusetts Institute
of Technology chapter was
disbanded Sept. 15, a day afler the fralernity was charged
with counts of manslaughter
and hazing carrying a maximum penalty of S4,000. The
Ciise marked the first time a fraternity— and not its members— has been charged with
miinslaughler.
Fraternity representatives
said because the chapter was
disbanded, il could nol answer
the charges.
Phi G a m m a will face the
charges again if it tries lo regroup in Boslon, Wechseler
said.
Wechseler said her office
siands by ils decision lo indict
the organization rather than its
members.
"Il was the entire fraternity,
w h e t h e r or not they were
present, that created the circumstances lhal led lo Scoll
Krueger's death," Wechseler
said.
T
Krueger, an 18-year-old
from O r c h a r d Park, N.Y.,
slipped inlo a c o m a after
binge d r i n k i n g al the Phi
Gamma Delta house liist fall.
He died two days later.
Bill Martin, presidenl of Phi
Gamma Delta's international
headquarters, would not comment on yesterday's proceedings.
"I have not yel seen in wriling the action ofthe court and
thus have not had a chance to
understand ils implications,"
Mariin said in a written statement.
Brad Henry, a lawyer for
the K r u e g e r s , called Phi
Gamma Delta "irresponsible"
and said the fralernity closed
its local chapter lo avoid being held accountable.
"Il was nol disbanded because il played a role in causing Scotl Krueger's death, but
because il gol caughl," Henry
said. "The fraternity is simply
following MIT's example in
refusing to step forward and
accept responsibility... It
should be interpreted as an
acknowledgement of guilt."
Henry said the Kruegers
plan to file a civil suit before
the end of the year against
M I T and Phi Gamma Delta.
Krueger's family wimted to see
the outcome of the criminal
trial first, he said.
"The Krueger's would have
every right lo be dissatisfied
wilh the approach being taken
by the district attorney's office," Henry said. "In the civil
case il will be nowhere near as
easy lo evade punishment."
Henry said the district attorney could further pursue
criminal litigation, but would
likely encounter olher legal
hurdles.
James Borghesani, a spokesman for District Attorney
Ralph Mariin, said the case
has made colleges and fraternities aware that they can be
held responsible for the results
of hazing and binge drinking.
October 30,1998
^^^ Lafayette
State Department turns
band be- press away from speech
ing sought at U. Pittsburgh
for campus
BY D A N S A U D E R
The Pitt News
continued from pc^e 1
this semester to hold a Rusted
Root concert.
McMeen
c o m m e n t e d t h a t at o n e
point he was sure that they
h a d secured the b a n d , but
t h a t it h a d s u d d e n l y a n d
unexpectedly backed-out.
L a f a y e t t e ' s l o c a t i o n fit
into Rusted Root's tour
route, said Co-chair Kevin
Seaner '99, but making
money at colleges is not always a priority for b a n d s .
H e said the r e a s o n b e hind Rusted Root's bid refusal was t h a t they h a d j u s t
released a new album a n d
that their label wanted
t h e m to do m o r e b a r
shows. Seaner explained
that their record label
p r o b a b l y felt t h a t t h i s
scheduling would better
p r o m o t e the b a n d ' s new album.
M c M e e n said the situation was "totally out of o u r
hands," explaining t h a t
bands have the right to dec l i n e L a f a y e t t e ' s offer at
any time even if they lead
us on for a few m o n t h s .
T h e way the process
works, he said, is that the
college makes a bid for a
b a n d and then waits to see
if that b a n d accepts it. H e
said the bid is like a contract, but until the b a n d
accepts it, it is not legally
binding.
Additionally, only one
bid can be put forth at a
t i m e to p r e v e n t m u l t i p l e
a c t s from a c c e p t i n g a n d
signing a contract with
Lafayette. This condition
forces t h e s c h o o l to feel
s o m e d e g r e e of c e r t a i n t y
t h a t t h e chosen b a n d will
accept the bid, McMeen
said.
(U-WIRE) PITTSBURGH, Penn.
i t t s b u r g h m e d i a , in
eluding
The
Pill
News, were asked to leave
Bruce
Hall
Monday
evening when reporters attempted lo cover an evenl
co-sponsored by a Pitt organization.
A press release was senl
out earlier lasl week to the
local media, inviting them
to a t t e n d t h e " W h y We
Love to H a l e the U n i t e d
N a t i o n s " lalk, bul according Dr. L a u r a Hastings, the
release should never have
been sent.
Hastings said she had to
"escort" reporters from the
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
and the Tribune Review
from the building.
Hastings claimed that
the U.S. State D e p a r t m e n t
did not want to see an "international incident" because of the speaker's personal views a n d remarks.T h e speaker was not aut h o r i z e d to c o m m e n t on
P
the United Nation's behalf.
T h e event featured Dr.
K a t h e r i n e Magraw, Special
A s s i s t a n t to t h e U n i t e d
S l a t e s U n d e r s e c r e t a r y of
S t a t e for A r m s C o n t r o l
and I n t e r n a t i o n a l Security,
and was in c e l e b r a t i o n of
United Nations Day.
When a reporter app r o a c h e d Hastings for the
second time, she said, "It's
s t a n d a r d p r o c e d u r e . Ask
anyone who knows anylhing about international
relations and they will lell
you. You can't q u o t e anyone from the stale d e p a r t menl."
She
abruptly
walked away a n d r e t u r n e d
lo her seat.
T h e talk was sponsored
by the U n i t e d N a t i o n s Association of Pittsburgh a n d
t h e G r a d u a t e S c h o o l of
Public and Inlernalional
Affairs of the University of
Pittsburgh.
As part of the celebration, wine, cheese a n d hors
d'oeuvres were served b e fore the lecture in a luxurious s u i t e of 1201 B r u c e
Hall.
THE SCARIEST FILM SINCE
'SILENCE OIIHE LAMBS."
"'GANDYMAN' SPINS A TERRIFIC WEB
OF INTRIGUE AND HORROR."
CANDYMON
n O N THE CBIUlIKi IMAGINATION OF CUVE M U D
OMIiiyitlilllttyil^FiMIIIVS.
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CANOYMAN
George Taylor
"Out of the Pit"
Ceramic Works
Opening Reception: Thursday, November Sth 4-6 pm
Exhibition continues through November 20, 1998
Fhis Exhibition is organized by the Experimental Printmaking Institute and the A r t
Department of Lafayette College. Curated by Cudee Holton, Associate Professor of A r t ;
'Xssistant curator: Janine Garrubbo ' 9 9 .
S u p p o r t provided by the O f f i c e of M u l t i c u l t u r a l Affairs
For exhibition information please call 3 3 0 - 5 5 5 6
Friday 7 PM, Saturday 10
PM, and Monday 10 PM.
PET SEMETARY
Saturday 7 PM, Sunday 10
PM, and Tuesday 10 PM.
The Lafayette
October 30, 1998
i ISTfiv-q
Page 5
Considemtions of dianges Little progress on W J R H
in athletic pn^ram
Campus station still needs new equipment to begin operations
continued from page 1
resentative of The Lcifcryette, she
said that until this year, the
policy had not been officially
forwarded to the board because of timing conflicts with
the college's capital campaign.
The council was scheduled lo
hold iui emergency meeting last
night. Luke said that it hoped to
review athletic department finiinces in the near luture.
When asked about specific fiscal gains and studies surrounding
individual sports cuts, on top of
alreaxiy conducted studies of the
four initially proposed, Ahart said
BY JuuE WAGERLE
til we figure oul what we need." Joyner is expected to help draw oul a plan for what equipment is required in order to submit a new budampus radio hiis been a part of the Lafay
get request.
ette community longer than the college
Getting WJRH back on the air is more than
has been admitting female students, but VVJRH
has been silent ever since the station's antenna just a matter of obtaining money and new
equipment, however. T h e station hiis suffered
Wiis struck by lightning liist spring.
At the forum, which was
Station manager Michael O'Neil '00 met from a lack of staff and qualified engineers in
closed to the general public,
recent times.
again with Director of Stustudent-athletes were
Since the
dent Activities Pam Brewer
encouraged
by
b e g i n n i n g of the
on October 20 to discuss the
Atkinson lo openly
semester, O ' N e i l
next steps in getting back on
pursue issues of alhhiis tried lo generthe air.
lelic concern al Lafayate
the siudent inA c c o r d i n g to Brewer,
ette, but nol discuss
leresl
and support
O'Neil
wants
lo
contact
Phil
them wilh the media.
necessary lo conJoyner, the engineer and con"Any issues relaled
tinue station operasultant al WJRH's sister stalo [Monday's] meettion. After J o h n
tion, Mercer C o m m u n i t y
ing should be directed
Link, the station's
College radio, lo discuss a
lo the president," said
former studeni enplan for running an efficient
Atkinson when later
gineer, transferred
radio station.
approached for comthis year, n o o n e
m e n l . " T h o s e have
O'Neil said he has yet to
has been found
been my directives."
be able lo contact Joyner.
PHOTO FROM THE Liz-AtTin: PHO \x^ nuus Said Brewer, the station
wilh the engineerRoihkopf, however,
ing
knowledge
did not attend the meeting and it was his belief that n e w should nol lake more than a
needed
lo run the
sludies were nol be- couple of months to get back
station,
Sitid
O'Neil.
ing pursued at this on the air once coniact can
Brewer
att i m e . H e a d d e d , be made with Joyner. T h e
tributes the defunct
" [ T h e ] issue really station should essentially
status of W J R H lo
follows the decision "start from scratch," she
the fact that studeni
of what level you're said, iis well iis talk to the stuclubs are "only as
g o i n g be in o r dents about what they want
good as t h e stuwhether you're go- from their radio station.
dents" who run
ing to cut sports at
Despite WJRH's budget
them. " T h e r e are
all."
allocation of $ 1,000, Brewer
dozens of students
Title I X , of t h e said that "money is not an
who would like to
1972 E d u c a t i o n a l issue."
PHOIOHYBKNMVCK be DJ's," she said,
Amendments, states
She said the because the
but what the station
that the financial and last budget request submitPHOIO BY AMYDORHAIAN a t h l e t i c o p p o r t u n i needs
is
students
who
are
interested
enough to
ted by the station was incomplete, funds, almake
a
commitment
to
running
the
station.
said that he had no knowledge ties among men and women though needed for the station's operation, were
O'Neil
says
he
is
nol
worried
about
siudent
must be "substantially pro- denied by Studeni Government.
of what occurred there.
interest,
iis
many
have
approached
him
about
p
o
r
t
i
o
n
a
t
e
"
to
t
h
e
g
e
n
d
e
r
Funding is not unattainable, though; accordRoihkopf said that if the
the
station
inleresled
in
having
their
own
ratio
of
the
general
studeni
ing
to
Brewer,
in
order
to
give
funds
to
the
staoriginal proposal, submitted
shows,
he
says.
body.
R
o
i
h
k
o
p
f
told
The
tion,
studeni
governmeni
only
requires
a
more
by the Department of AthletH e hopes lo get the process of station reics, had been accepted by the Lafayette lhal Tille IX would detailed itemization of the club's needs. O'Neil
construction underway before he leaves for a
Board of Trustees, il would have lo be laken inlo consid- said that this list can be provided once Joyner
semesler abroad this spring. During this lime,
have become college policy. eration if any of Lafayette's hiis been contacted.
"[Our equipment is] from the dinosaur age," John McLaughlin '01 and Jim Danila '01 will
He said lhal there was no dis- 23 varsity teams are lo be
he remarked. "There is nothing we can do un- acl iis station miinagers.
cussion with sludenl athletes eliminated.
regarding the proposition.
A l t h o u g h Atkinson said
that all varsity athletics are currently under review, she idenlified three "sacred" sporls:
Division I
men's soccer, varsity men's bas* at leiist seven male, seven female or six
ketball, and women's basketmale, eight female sporls offered
ball. These sports are nol un* must play 100% ofthe minimum number
der serious threat of eliminaof games vs. Division I programs
tion, indicated Atkinson.
* minimum and maximum financial aid
Regarding the possible shifl
requirements
from Division I to Division III
* attendance requirement for I-A
athletics, Ahart said that the
Board of Trustees has asked
Division II
the administration to report on
* at leiist four male, four female sports
the implications of divisional
offered
change.
* football, basketball must play 50% of
Atkinson said, however, that
games againsl D-Il, D-I A, or D-IAA
she did not think a division
opponents; no scheduling requirements for
shifl was likely.
olher sporls
Many varsity athletes have
* miiximum financial aid awards
reacted strongly to possible
athletic changes, threatening
Division III
lo transfer in the ciise of alh* at least four mide, four female sports
lelic cuts or a Division III
oflered
switch.
* football, basketball must play 50% of
Joe Luke '99, a varsity foolgiimes against D-111 opponents; no
ball player iind member ofthe
scheduling requirements for other sports
Lafayetle Sports Council, said
* no alhlelic scholarships
"Obviously, the siudents are
very frustrated wilh [the issue].
All divisions
We really don't know what's
* two leam sporls for each gender
going on."
* each seiison represented by gender
C
W H A T S IN A NAMES'
Want to make some EXTRA CASH?
I t ' s real simple
We need soineone to take over
on Fridays...
What does that mean?
It means all yen have te de Is shew up. leek
at a list and walk the paper around campus
te various departments and
administrators...
Page 6
The Lafayette
NEWS
October 30, 1998
Tide IX restrictions a factor as Boston U. keeps its bases empty
BY ANDY MATTHEWS
The Daily Free Press
(U-WIRE) BOSTON, Mass.
efore B o s t o n U n i v e r
sity I r u s l e e s cut t h e
school's football p r o g r a m
last y e a r , t h e r e w a s t h e
story of BU b a s e b a l l , a n olher tradition given the ax
after a run of disappointing seasons.
T h e final spring for Terrier h a r d b a l l was 1995, a
season in which the l e a m
went a dismal 2-37 and finished dead lasl in the N o r t h
Atlantic C o n f e r e n c e . C i t ing the lack of a consistent
h o m e field and restrictions
eslablished by Title I X , administrators called the
game.
"1 fell b e t r a y e d , " said
Bill
Mahoney,
who
coached the Terriers from
1984 through its final bow.
" N o l j u s l for myself, b u l
for the kids. Il was a difficult thing to tell a locker
room full of kids l h a l il
was g o n e . "
Major League Baseball
was reborn this summer, ;is
h o m e run r e c o r d s , a perfect game and the historic
a c c o m p l i s h m e n t s of t h e
New York Yiinkees revitalized a fan base reluctant to
forgive the strike of 1991.
But even one of the finest
seiisons in baseball history
will not be enough to bring
il back lo BU.
" That was a very lowcost p r o g r a i n , " s a i d BU
AI ll I e t i (• D i r e c t o r G a r v
.Strickler. '"It wiis almost ;i
n o n e x i s t e n t b u d g e t . I'he
d r o p p i n g of b a s e b a l l was
ill response to an Office for
Civil R i g h t s jiressure to
m o r e ecjually b a l a n c e out
the n u m b e r of men's a n d
women's particip;iiits."
Title IX is a 1972 law
tlijit biirs sexual d i s c r i m i iiiition by colleges which
1 e c e i ve fe d e r a l fu ii d ing.
U n d e r il, each school's ratio of male-lo-female athletic scholarshijis must be
p r o p o r t i o n a t e to the gender miike-uji of the school's
athletes.
I he law also re{|uires
that il college's athlete gender ratio reflect its student
body gender ratio.
Strickler said even with
the elimination o f t h e foolbiill p r o g r a m , w h i c h was
announced one year ago
Sunday, BU's athletic prog r a m is nol yel w h e r e it
needs to be.
While nearly 58 percent
of BU students are female,
the athletic p r o g r a m is only
about 54 perceni female in
terms of both participation
and financial aid, Strickler
said. O n e lactor that prevents HU from obtiiiniiiu
B
the r e q u i r e d ratio is that
the universily is h o n o r i n g
the scholarships of 19 foolbiill players this semester,
and will h o n o r eight more
slarling next
semesler,
when some former players
transfer back lo the BU.
" W e ' r e getting close in
both a r e a s , " Strickler said.
"And we'll be there when
the football athletes are out
of the pipeline."
T h o u g h baseball players
were not under scholarship,
a d d i n g an a p p r o x i m a t e l y
2 5 - m a n r o s i e r w o u l d lip
the athletics g e n d e r ratio
a w a y from B U ' s g o a l ,
Strickler siiid.
" T h e problem with baseball for us is t w o - f o l d , "
Strickler said. " O n e is if we
wanled to have il again, we
d o n ' l h a v e a n y p l a c e on
which we could play. T h e
other thing is, in all honesty, I can't see being able
lo a d d men's sporls al any
time in the fulure, because
the Office for Civil Rights'
enforcement of Title IX req u i r e m e n t s is g o i n g lo
mean lhal we need to keep
a b a l a n c e between men's
and women's participation,
as well as e x p e n d i t u r e s . "
Strickler said one of the
difficulties in achieving the
necessary balance has been
the increase in female enrollment al BU.
"I c a n ' t keep u p with
that as a change r a t e , " he
said.
But former ballplayers
said cutting the p r o g r a m ,
while narrowing the gender
participation gap, was not
in the spirit of T i t l e I X .
And considering baseball's
low cost, some felt something else could have been
done.
"Tille IX is supposed lo
be a b o u t o p p o r t u n i t y —
more opportuniiy
for
women," said Paul Perillo,
who pitched for the Terriers from 1986 lo '90. "Bul
ihey're lessening o p p o r t u nity. People are losing the
o p p o r t u n i t y to play. T h e
men are losing, and the
women are staying the
same."
"We paid for o u r own
j a c k e t s ; we p a i d for o u r
own spikes," said Jeff Saks,
who played from 1987 to
' 8 8 . "It kind of seemed to
me there's got lo be a way
lo c o m p l y with T i l l e I X
and al the same lime, not
shut down p r o g r a m s .
"I c a n be fair in my
evaluation," Saks said. "If
you d o n ' t have a baseball
team, it won't affect many
kids. All o u r g a m e s were
road games, and no one
really saw us play. But I
think it sends a message."
O t h e r schools have felt
the effects of Title I X res t r i c t i o n s as well. P r o v i dence College a n n o u n c e d
earlier this m o n t h that il
was c u t t i n g its b a s e b a l l ,
golf and men's lennis prog r a m s at the end of this
academic year. Providence,
which is 57 percent female,
will then have 1 1 women's
leams and eight men's
leams.
T h e culling of BU baseball in 1995 did not mark
the p r o g r a m ' s firsl status
change. In 1972, 40 years
afler the team firsl began
competing on the intercollegiate
level,
il
was
d r o p p e d lo c l u b s t a t u s ,
niiiinlv because of the hick
of a playing field.
In S e p t e m b e r 1984, res p o n d i n g lo w i s h e s from
a l u m n i a n d wilh hopes of
a i d i n g r e c r u i t i n g in o l h e r
sporls,
baseball
wiis
broughi back to the varsity
level. Bul the team's second
stint wasn't as successful.
From 1 9 9 1 - 1 9 9 5 , the Terriers compiled a record of
34-167.
D u r i n g its run s t a r t i n g
in 1932, the p r o g r a m featured such notable players
as H a r r y A g g a n i s , w h o
went on to play for the Boslon Red Sox, T o m m y
Gaslall, later a B a l t i m o r e
Oriole, a n d Hall of Famer
Gordon
"Mickey"
C o c h r a n e . BU's best years
c a m e in 1968 a n d 1 9 6 9 ,
when the T e r r i e r s went a
combined 24-14-1 and
q u a l i f i e d for t h e N C A A
T o u r n a m e n t bolh years.
Players say the devotion
was always t h e r e , at least
on their part.
"It was sad to see them
cul it," Saks said. "Il was
i m p o r l a n l lo m e lo h a v e
lhal l e a m . "
Coffeehouse to open unfinished
Rather than alleviating Farinon crunch, new facility to support staff luncH
BY K E L L E Y
D
ROURKE
Despite the history of the new facility, Brewer sitid, " I don't
think its an alternative space to drinking."
Many students agree. Students have indicated that while it
might not stop people from drinking, they are looking forward
to the alternative nighttime venue it will offer. Added Assistant
Dean of Students Tracy Garnick, the new coffeehouse offers a
"social alternative to the sororities and fraternities."
According to Garnick a steering comrruttee has been established as a permanent body that will make decisions regarding
the operation of the coffeehouse. As of now, the committee is
espite original plans of being solely a late-night venue for
students, the yet-to-be-named S200,000 Kirby coffeehouse
is scheduled to open later this month as a lunch provider for the
administration as well.
Mark Rosenberg, generail manager of Marquis dining hidl,
said he hoped that the opening of the additional facility would
relieve some of the lunchtime rush at the Farinon Dining Hall.
However, Assistant Dean of Students Pamela Brewer indicated
that at lunchtime, the facility
planning a contest to name the
is expected to mainly serve as
coffeehouse before January's
an eating area for secretaries
grand opening,
and faculty from the Markle
Gamick siud that the design
administrative building.
of the coffeehouse c o m e s
"It's not meant to be a meal
mostly from student recomspace," said Brewer, There
mendations and requests.
will be no meal equivalency at
Plans include late night enterthe coffeehouse; only cash and
tainment, and game room, big
flex will be accepted.
couches and booths, lounges,
The coffeehouse will open in
and a "dark, late night atmoN o v e m b e r , before its full
sphere*' said Garnick,
completion. Brewer says the
Brewer indicated that the
early opening is largely due to
8 2 0 0 , 0 0 0 g r a n t e d by t h e
urging by President Arthur
B o a r d of T r u s t e e s left n o
Rothkopf to allow students to
money for programming. T h e
see the new venue. A grand
Steering Committee, however,
ATHERi>fE K O S K E Y
opening is scheduled for Januis working in conjunction with
Photos of the coffeehouse's Interior show that progress
ary.
LAF and R H C to plan events.
on the facility is still far from complete.
T h e construction of a coffeehouse comes as a direct result of the Alcohol Congress, or- According to Brewer "the first couple of years" will be slow
ganized by Health Education Coordinator Cindy Adams, entertainment-wise.
which met last year to discuss the problem of underage drinkDespite the Board of Trustees' grant, most of the vending
ing on campus. At the congress, a group of students, faculty, and games have been contracted to outside vendors to cover
and administrators tried to come up with alternatives to try and the cost of upkeep. Garnick indicated that this will allow studeter the drinking problem on campus. Dean Brewer called the dents to voice an opinion on what they Uke and want in the
coffeehouse the Alcohol Congrpss' "major recommendation." game room, but will cost them 80.50 to play a jgame of pool.
Wood* Dining Service, WI>Q currentiy ^ ^ ^ f i y j ^ y ^ i u n dining
T h e coffeehouse idea waa proposed by the congress to the
Alcohol Task Force, a special committe fpririied bj^ the ^oard Hail^ and the snack, t^ai; "^^ < ^ * ^ ^ > ^ $ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ H ^ ^ f ^
m'aLn^g^'^'''''i'- ^^^if^JII^^^miiaf^o
of Trustees last year to egtaniine alcolw^abus^eit lafayetti. T h e ;'tbp,3Evi^'I^rc^>v^
: .
..^, .
- \
Task force then proposed djefacili^^to the rest of the IjKjard,' jPsirinon's SnJick B a r ;
which adopted the recomrnendation ; ^ d allocated funds for its
Rosenberg said thait the cbffecSonli^'menu will start off basic
construction.
and change based on student input.
The Lafayette
October 30,1998
Page 7
Acme Explosion
BY A N D Y B E N N E T T
C h a barging
r g i n g into your stestereo like a full throttle
throttle
freight train of superamped
hobos comes the J o n Spencer Blues E x p l o s i o n with
t h e i r latest a l b u m . Acme.
This is their most recent release since 1996's Mow I Got
Worry, and their best release
since the unbelievable, most
fantastic, musical miracle Orange, released in '94. Unlike
the Blues Explosion's olher
releases.
Acme h a s a
—
r e f r e s h i 11 g
s o u n d .
ajiinkedout,
They parted
from t h e i r
old
/g^^
y^otor
throughout the body, vibration and movement ofthe feet
was inevitable. "I W a n n a
Make It All Righl", "Bemie",
"Love Machine", "Blue Green
Olga", "Desperate", and "Torture" round oul some of the
best songs on an album that,
unfortunately, has only 13
songs. Also on the album, is a
collaboration belween JSBX
and techno mastermind Alec
Empire which adds an interesting touch of electrified soul
to the album.
Now, J o n Spencer, along
with d r u m m e r
Russel Simmins,
super bass, and guitarist
city-UscioUS
,,
J"^^*' ^^"^'"' ^^'^
never been really
punk S'f'oove as stone cold as a ^ig ^n lyrics.
ways,
a n d blueS
have moved ^ ^
lo a lunked ^ ^
harp
.
OH the most
Mosl
of
the
o / r £ ; i / 2 / ^ IU the '''^.'\
'^.'"^-Z'''
-^ ^
.
unintelligible,
out, super hands of a man ivith more but who cares,
b a s s , 1 9 6 6 soul than James
m o t o r city1i s c i o u s
g r o o v e as
stone cold as a blues harp on
the most frigid day of winter in the h a n d s of a m a n
with more soul than J a m e s
Brown.
T h e firsl song, "Calvin",
takes the listener back to a lime
when soul wiis man's number
one driving force. Combined
wilh a strong bitseline on the
first track, classic Blues Explosion remixing, brings the listener lo their knees for the second round knockout. For the
next couple of songs, the Blues
Explosion mellows things oul
a bit, which is unusual for the
band, but turns oul lo be really cool. Yet, they bring it
back lo n o r m a l J S B X wilh
"Talk A b o u t T h e Blues",
which left me hanging on to
the bedpost, because I wiis so
weak. With stellar guilar remix, a n d beat distribution
Brown...
^^ Jong a^ you
enjoy the
*''" music.
You can try to
listen lo decipher
the words, bul my friends and
I have tried for years, and have
been unsuccessful. So, don't
buy any of Blues Explosion's
albums if you're searching for
lyrical enlightenment.
This album is incredible.
T h e r e are few albums that
can be listenened to once and
loved forever. Acme is now
o n e of t h e m , a l o n g wilh
JSBX's olher release Orange,
which
is
jnst
scrumdidliumplious. I can't
say that this album is for everybody, because the Blues
E x p l o s i o n is an a c q u i r e d
taste. But if you like the
Blues Explosion, or are partial lo two ton heavy lieiits,
with guilar sounds that put
gravy on the biscuit, then be
prepared for an ass-slap lo
the ears. This one is gonna
rock you somelhing proper.
Grandpa^s garb i s
coming back into style
BY L I S A G R Z Y B O S K I
U. Pittsburgh
(U-WIRE) PITTSBURGH, Ptenn.
L
ava lamps, platform shoes and leisure suits
la la John Travolta. In the early 1990s,
people had the fever — Saturday Night Fever,
that is — and bell-bottoms were all the rage. Today, guys gi*ab the giris by the hand, swing tiiem
high in the air, and watch bands on M T V
dressed in zoot suits with monster watch chiiins
sing about throwing back botdes of beer.
It's fiinny how things come full circle.
So American culture has iilready recycled the
psychedelic '70s, and the swing thing currendy
jumpin' and jivin' from coast to coast has another season or two to go at best. Now the
million-dollar question is vAiaX comes next.
"The 1940s double-breasted, big-shouldered
coat is going to make a big revival," said John
Frank, a fashion instructor at the Art Institute of
Pittsburgh. "The look comes firom the vintage
clothing store."
Fi^ank has been in the business of fashion long
enough to know that clothing comes with its
peaks and valleys, a lot like a hot relationship
between young lovers comes 'With its break-ups
and make-ups.
And what better to warm two passionate,
eager bodies in the back seat of a cold car than
the kind of big coat your grandpap used to wear?
"The 1940s is always a good style, with its
padded look," said Richard Parsakian, the chiseled owner of Eons Fashion Antique on
Ellsworth Avenue in Shadyside. "Women can
count on being aggressive in that kind of suit."
Of course, there's always the good
old-fashioned one-piece dress for the woman
who wants to reveal her more feminine side.
"The dress might come back," Frank said.
"We'll see a turn away from multiple pieces to
the one piece where you don't have to mix and
match."
A woman can just throw the dress on and be
out the door in less time thiui it takes a guy to
adjust his tie and zip his fly.
As for the men, Parsakian said '60s-style
dothing is making a comeback, tempered with
the b a ^ e r look of the late '80s and '90s.
"Guys in the '60s and '70s did not work out.
Now, men work out,'* said Parsakian, sporting
a bulging set of biceps and triceps. H e said that
wiiile skin-tight clothing may have looked good
on a thin John Travolta, it will not woric on the
muscular '90s mim.
By the same token, howevei; Parsakian is cautious about predicting what the next big thing
might be, mosdy because difTerent decades go
with different body types. Examples arc the
hour glass, Marilyn Monroe figure ofthe 1950s
compared with the flat-breasted, no-hips body
type of the flapper in the Roaring '20s.
"It's not that these clothes iire coming back,
it's that they never went out of st)de," he said.
"Your body type dictates the type of decade you
can wear,"
But while it may be all in the genes (that would
be DNA, not denim), when it comes to picking
which decade to plunder in the coming years,
trends in apartment fiimishings are all about the
pleasurable things in life.
"What I notice is a lot of bar items are popular now — cocktail shakers, martini glasses, shot
glasses," said Mary Flaherty of Years Ago-Go,
a Shadyside shop specializing in nostalgic pieces
from tlie middle of tJie century, "Entertainment
is going back into the home, where people are
gathering for small get-togethers."
Flaherty has also noticed that record-player
furniture pieces are an extremely hot item, as
are chrome kitchen sets from the 1950s.
Thinking about a nice decorative knickknack
to place next to the vinyl on the new stereo addition? H o w about an ashtray?
"Even though people aren't smoking as
much, cigarette stuff is becoming extremely
popular, like smoke stands," Flaherty said, referring to the stands upon which ashtra^ys sit.
Whoever said the tobacco lawsuit was death
to the industry must not have been thinking
nostalgia.
Coming SOON to the
WILLIAMS CENTER
Yoshiko Chuma's Crash Orchestra
Improv, Music, Dance - "Great Fun!"
Sunday, November 1 at 8:00 pm
WOFA: African Drumming and Dance
Tuesday, November 3 at 8:00 pm
Jazz Masters Ellis Marsalis and Milt Jackson
Friday, November 6 at 8:00 pm
LAF Presents
Comedian Gregory Carey
Friday, 9:00 PM in the Snack Bar
Tickets are FREE w/student CD!
Box Office hours: 12-2 and 4-5 M-F
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BY JESSICA WEISSUTZ
A
s Hallowen approaches
an a n n u a l
dilemna
arises for most people: What
treats are to be given out to
the ceatively costumed lots
that ring o u r doorbells?
For some, considerable
care a n d a t t e n t i o n
goes into the se
lection of H a l 1 o w e e 11
treats.
For othe r s , this
process
is
a p p r o a c h e d as
an
annoying
inconvienence similar to i n c o m e taxes, a
chore that c a n n o t be
avoided. Halloween is upon
us, however and these selections merit some attention.
For some of us, the focus
is obviously placed on our
own preferences as opposed
to those of t h e s c r e a m i n g
lillle darlings. It is interesting
at H a l l o w e e n
t i m e to
view our par- y v
ents
and grandparents
i n
the
s u permarket as they
pur"V
chase candy.
Many a
person
has
grown misty eyed as they
lovingly caress the miniature
Milky Ways, Baby Ruths, O
October 30, 1998
CClTr€fy
Henrys, a n d T h r e e Muske- familiar. If you lurk in the
teers of their y o u t h . T h e y candy aisle at L a n e c o for
hold these candies for what long enough then you a r e
seems to be an eternity while ceriain to h e a r c o m m e n t s
vacantly staring inlo space, from the m i d d l e a g e d purrecalling Halloween hijinks chasers. "What is a ring pop,
of the past.
a gummy bear
or a
Certainly
t h e s e starburst?
people see Hallow- D o kids
VPSS88BS988S8S
een as a very nos- r e a l l y
talgic
t i m e . like this
Afler p u r - s t u f f ?
chasing
There's
I h e no way
c a n d y
t h i s
there is the ob- c a n d y
vious wish for c o m rain, snow or some pares to
other natural disaster. what we
T h e goal is to give out as w e r e
little candy as possible, so given at
that the first few weeks of HallowN o v e m b e r c a n b e d o m i - een.
nated by nocturnal raids on
A Halloween household to
the ever diminishing candy be dreaded is the health food
bowl.
addict. N o candy from these
O t h e r s , w h o a r e c o n - people. They insist on giving
sumed by feelings of guilt, their t r i c k - o r - t r e a t e r s a s make an attempt to keep up sorted v e g e t a b l e sticks in
with the times and buy can- little plastic bags, g r a n o l a
dies with which they are un- bars, or, if they are in an es-
pecially good mood, raisins.
T h e thoughtfulness of this
group is often greeted with
the precocious vulgarities uttered by costumed children.
Finally, there are the
p e o p l e w h o d o n ' t give a
d a m n . For them, the usual
fare placed in the Haloween
bags are half rotten apples or
pennies. Only a firm parental pull on the child's costume
avoids the classic response,
"don't bother, I'm going next
d o o r w h e r e they give t h e
good candy!"
Taluiig a g o o d l o o k a.t Th^ Big ChiB
follows up Roger and Me wilh
The Big One, a documentary
released on video this week.
Il is aclually split into two
ichael M o o r e is n o t p a r t s : in o n e p a r t M o o r e
Roger Moore, as he is picks up where he left off in
c o m m o n l y m i s t a k e n for. Roger and Me, demanding anRoger M o o r e is the suave, swers from corporate C E O ' s
debonair star of James Bond on w h y d o w n s i z i n g h a p films
from
pens, a n d why
the seventies,
companies c o n w
h
o
—^—^—
t i n u e to close
embarrased
plants
and move
He is a genius in
himself
in
lo foreign counmaliing people who tries to h i r e
last w i n t e r ' s
labor
spice World, deserve to look foolish, c h e a p
w h e n they a r e
M i c h a e l
look foolish.
making record
Moore is the
fal, schlubby
_^^—__
profits. T h e seck a m i k a z e d o c u m e n t a r i a n ond part involves M o o r e ' s
and labor
s y m p a t h i z e r book, which went to number
whose 1989 film, Roger and one on several best seller lists,
Me (about the ecomonic de- and the publicity tour surpression in Flint, Michigan rounding it.
after G M closed many plants
Moore looks like a normal
there during the 1980's) is guy. H e wears sweat pants,
considered o n e of the best baseball hats, weighs in at
documentaries of all time.
about 200 pounds and has
N i n e years later, M o o r e , a perpetually goofy grin on
who in the meantime wrote his face. But he is dangerous.
a book called Downsize This, Moore is a genius on many
levels. First, he is a genius in
making
people who deserve
HOBBY, ART, &
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One example of this is when social c h a n g e . H i s beliefs
he hands a check for eighty have remained the same durcents (the hourly pay for one ing his ascent to fame.
Mexican worker) and a cerT h e r e are many parts in
tificate signifying J o h n s o n this film that those who have
P r o d u c t s of Milwaukee as no interesl in labor unions or
the "Downsizer of the Year," corporate terrorism can enfor relocating to Mexico af- joy also. Moore's c o m p a r i ler making "only" half a bil- son of 1996 presidential canlion dollars in profit over the didale Steve Forbes to a n
last three years. Moore, imp- alien is hilarious, and frightishly keeps attacking the Cor- eningly acute. Moore's camporate yes man (actually a paign contributions to the
Buchanan,
woman
in
Clinton and
this case) unD
ole
camtil she sheepp
a
i
g
n
s
from
ishly g r a b s
"Tou make a billion
imaginary
int h e c e r I i fi dollars a year and all terest g r o u p s
cate, looking
you can give is ten
(one e x a m p l e
as if s h e is
is a check for
about
lo
thousand dollars?"
SlOO
to
burst
into
-Michael Moore to C l i n t o n from
tears.
the
"Hemp
M o o r e is
Nike C E O Phil
G r o w e r s of
also a genius
Knight upon receiv- America") are
at relating to
very
the c o m m o n ing a check for Flint, also
funny.
p e r s o n .
MI schools.
At
the
When he visfilm's
c
o
n
duits a s e c r e t
m e e t i n g of Borders Books sion, Moore gets a call from
w o r k e r s t r y i n g to form a Nike C E O Phil Knight, who
union, or when he hugs a , w a n t s to m e e t M o o r e ,
woman who tells him she just
Knight is bettered prepared
got downsized. Moore's sym- to meet with M o o r e t h a n
pathy for the common per- Roger and Me p r o t a g o n i s t ,
son is genuine for several rea- G M C E O Roger Smith, a n d
sons. H e is o n e of t h e m , even gives Moore a check for
having never attended col- Flint schools for S 10,000,
lege a n d b a r e l y h a v i n g which Moore graciously acgraduated from high school. cepts ("you make a billion
Also, he has used his fame dollars a year and all you can
for good and not for bad. He give is ten t h o u s a n d d o l made Roger and Me in the firsl lars?"). However, M o o r e ' s
place not lo become famous, attempts lo gel K n i g h l lo
bul lo enact some kind of open a Nike plant in Flint are
u n s u c c e s s f u l , arid his a t tempts to gel a clear answer
from Knight on the question
of " W h y " a r e also u n s u c cessful.
This movie is very funny,
and!lie/?o^er and Me it opens
many emotions such as anger a n d sadness. However,
one mighl leave the movie
w o n d e r i n g a b o u t t h e less
than rigorous standards
Moore holds himself to. For
example, why is he seen on
screen eating Wendy's a n d
M c D o n a l d s (two evil e m pires as he sees il), and why
c a n ' t he c o m e u p with a
straight answer for the question of why he wrote a book
for such a large corporation
as R a n d o m H o u s e ? Slill,
Moore does ten times more
to advance the cause of labor in this country than any
other entertainer.
SEX, DRUGS
AND ROCK
^NROLl...
well, two out of
three ain't bad.
Be an A&E
writer for The
Lafayette and
start rockin'
hardcore,
baby!
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Simpson*s book a
big letdown Ibr £uis Movies that will keep you up at night
of the Springfield O p e r a
BY J O S E P H B O O
House is probably the least
Tufts University
[popular pastime in SpringU. Southern California
field]. T h e S O H recently
(U-WTRE) MEDFORD, Mass.
(U-WIRE) LOS ANGELES, CaE
adopted a
controversial
^he Simpsons Guide to Spring
eople love a good scare.
policy to attract m o r e p a field is an idea replete with
H o w else can you extrons: Only grotesquely obese
amusing and intriguing possisingers will be featured in the plain scores of people going
bilities. Those looking for the
to see a horror film or renthouse's productions."
satirical bite, however, or even
Flanking these descriptions ing one to watch it in a dark
yuks of the T V series will be
are sidebars, defensively titled living room? People are so
very disappointed by its ex"What's Right With Spring- hungry for fear that Bride of
ecution. For example, Homer,
field?," in which local residents Chucky is a big hit. Ever since
Mr. B u r n s , a n d W a y l a n d
tell their favorite thing about people got a good
Smithers' trip to C u b a with
the city. Every few pages there scare from Henry
the trillion dollar bill or Bart
or H.P.
are details of the history and J a m e s
a n d
p r o V - Lovecraft, h o r r o r
Homer's
e n a n c e of has solidified as a
prank war
real literary genre.
a g a i n s t Although Shelbyville's spik- ^uch priceW h e n film was
neighbor
ing its water supply with fj^jj ^^.^j. i n v e n t e d , h o r r o r
President
LSD isn't mentioned any- facts as was one of the first
Bush a r e
genres to make it on
n o w h e r e where, the descriptions consist i^^.^t^!^^
screen. It was acto
be
•*
Spnngnelds cessible
to t h e
found
of repetitive, unfunny exag- s i l v e r b l a c k - a n d - w h i t e
Guide to gyration at how bad a place tongue, the s t o c k , a n d t h e r e
S p r i n gSpringfield
is
M u n " f pLI w e r e few g e n r e s
field
is
^
,
,. ,
C a t a p u l t , that utilized visuals
Uttle more
,
,
and
the to create a mood as
than
a
film. As the history
gummy Venus de Milo.
moneymaking gimmick.
This is the mosl interesting of film reached its
Guide to Springfield does propart of the book. These ob- 100-year a n n i v e r vide a fairly comprehensive
jects contain the engaging his- sary, we saw a procatalog of the landmarks of
tory of this godforsaken town liferation of horror
Bart's stomping ground,
Groening modeled from his films ranging from
which was once voted "Worst
hometown in Oregon. This good to bad to reCity in America." Die-hard
town m a n y have called ally silly. H e r e are
fans will find the book covers
strange, in fact, forces on us s o m e movies t h a t
nearly every locale shown
the depressingly ordinary, me- effectively s c a r e d
onscreen in the nine years of
diocre, "loser" life which is audiences and influthe cartoon, whether of sigenced other films.
ours.
nificance to the exploits ofthe
Nosferatu
Interspersed ihroughoul
Simpsons, or merely glimpsed
F.W. M u r n a u ' s
the book are essays by variin passing. These are divided
Expresous Springfielders with ad- G e r m a n
inlo "Attractions," "Lodging,"
vice for your visil lo Spring- sionist film is one
"Dining," "Nighdife," "Shopfield. They lack distinct per- o f t h e most influenping," and "Annual Events."
sonality and indulge in bla- tial films of the siT h e r e are a few i m p o r t a n t
t a n t c o m i c overkill. Dr. lent era for its visual
omissions, such as Homer's
Hibberl's "Survival Guide," style. Using extreme
alma mater, Springfield Uniwhich ends the book, is the shadows lo convey
versity, and Springfield Comworst e x a m p l e of this "we a twisted and nightmarish
munity College, where Marge
world, the ghoulish vampire
get il already" writing.
took the painting course that
Perhaps Matt Groening's scared early audiences oul
led lo her controversial porThe Simpsons Guide to Spring- of their seals.
trait of Mr. Burns.
The Bride
of
Franfield involves too much of
Although Shelbyville's spikG r o e n i n g ' s own w r i t i n g s , kenstein
ing its water supply with LSD
T h e s e q u e l to o n e of
and less ofhis beloved charisn't mentioned anywhere, the
acters. This book pokes fun U n i v e r s a l ' s most p o p u l a r
descriptions consist of repetiThe
at its o w n m e r c h a n d i s i n g e a r l y h o r r o r films.
tive, unfunny exaggeration at
was
over extension which suffers Bride of Frankenstein
how bad a place Springfield is.
from o t h e r obvious p r o b - shocking a n d p o p u l a r for
Also, no easy, obvious joke is
its strange sense of humor.
lems.
left unmade.
There's
now
a
". . . the semi-high culture
self-referential tone in the
movie at the innate c a m p
v a l u e in U n i v e r s a l ' s o l d
monster films. T h e h u m o r
in The Bride of Frankenstein
was pulled to extremes in
later U n i v e r s a l films like
Benefit for Breast C a n c e r Research
Frankenstein vs. the Wolfman.
Night
of the
Living
Dead
G e o r g e R o m e r o ' s film
about flesh-eating zombies is
also one of the most socially
When: Sunday, November 15, 1998 at 2:00 PM
forward films of the time.
Where: Marquis Hall
T h e film's black hero, whose
Cost: $10 in advance
race is never mentioned, is
$12 at the door
the most sensible character.
T h e rest ofthe characters fall
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into an e g a l i t a r i a n nightBY DANIEL C . BOYER
T
P
Sponsored i n
Tlie Sororities of lafajelte (olleje
mare where their places in
society a r e erased by the
t h r e a t of b e i n g e a t e n by
zombies. Social c o m m e n tary at its most digestible.
Psycho
T h e most influential horror film ever - every horror
film afterward h a s , in o n e
way or another, been an imitation of Alfred Hitchcock's
masterpiece. Most o f t h e effects in the movie are already
cal shark was b r o k e n a n d
couldn't be used until filming was half complete.
Hallozveen
J o h n Carpenter's homage
to Psycho was a b o m b in the
film industry, triggering tons
of pale imitators in the '80s.
T h e story of a seemingly supernatural killer who stalks
teenagers was a huge hit and
provided the blueprint for
Friday the 13th a n d m a n y
(;K.\I'HI{: HY SH.WNI: Li>ii.ii: Fi(a!i:R().\
famous: killing off the lead
character halfway ihrough
the film, the gory bathroom
scene and the psychoanalytic
ending that borders on the
p a r o d i c . So m a n y movies
claim Psycho as an influence
that a remake was inevitable.
The
Exorcist
T h e firsl b l o c k b u s t e r
h o r r o r film. The Exorcist
d r e w a u d i e n c e s like few
movies have in history. T h e
m o v i e also p u t t h e shock
therapy technique lo good
use. T h e p e a s o u p v o m i t ,
t h e scene in t h e h o s p i t a l
and the desecration of the
cross all have a high shock
value.
Jaws
The
first
mega-blockbusler in film history. Jaws revolutionized the
film industry with its booking technique, turning film
into an event. It was also an
accident. T h e much lauded
horror device of only showing glimpses of the s h a r k
until the end ofthe film happened because the mechani-
olher teenage slasher films.
This
was
also
the
highest-grossing independent film of all lime, and the
first film to really put independent filmmaking in the
c o n s c i o u s n e s s of H o l l y wood execs.
Scream
T h e most e m b l e m a t i c
film of the '90s - the sarcasm and heavy-handed
cynicism in Scream louched
a nerve wilh a u d i e n c e s
who lurned the movie into
a monster hil. "Scream"
nol only spawned imitators
like / Know What lou Did
Last Summer, but s p a w n e d
similar movies and T V
shows with t h e same type
of r e f e r e n t i a l a n d i r r e l evant h u m o r . It is also the
beginning o f t h e entertainment industry's realization
that teens are the mosl
powerful consumers and
love to watch a systematic
d e c o n s t r u c t i o n of their cult u r e . T h a t , a n d a lot of
starlets, sometimes covered
in blood.
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The Lafayette
October 30, 1998
JkLLOWEEN ON T H f i
Ji JLA. JLA.
This past Wednesday, October 28, the college campus was
invaded by creatures too terrifying to imagine. They made their demands clear - candy and lots of it. Lafayette students were quick to
comply and the diminutive demons vanished into the night as quickly
as they had appeared. Reported one frightened sophomore, "The kids
were cute, I loved them." The gleam of terror in his eyes belied the
happiness of his message.
Organized by the Alpha Gamma Delta sorority, the Halloween on
the Hill event has become a veritable college tradition. Children from
the local area are given the opportunity to dress up in their scariest (or
cutest, as the case may be) and come get some prime candy from
college StudenLs who are usually dressed up as much as they are. This
year there was nearly 100% participation by all greek houses as well as
South College, the SAE house, Ramer Hall, Watson Hall and the PT
Farinon House. Students went all out decorating so that this would be
the spookiest and most fun nighl of October for the trick or treaters.
rhere was reportedly a rather frightening Mickey and Minnie mouse
couple wandering the campus as well.
As the last child left, safe with their guardian and happy vvith a bag
full of goodies, the campus seemed to breath a sigh of relief We had
.satisfied these forces beyond our control and were safe, at least for
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BU beginning to see effects Bucknell's secondof cutting football p r o g r a m half surge drops
BY A N D Y M A T T H E W S
& TOM
REYNOLDS
The Daily Free Press
(Boston U.)
(U-WIRE) BOSTON, Mass. —
he money Boston University saved by cutting
the football program last October is slowly reaching other
Terrier teams, coaches and
administrators said this week.
According to BU Athletic
Direcior Gary Strickler, the $3
million budget that supported
the football program is being
dispersed lo remaining teams
mainly ihrough additional
scholarships, new coaching
positions and boosted travel
and recruiting budgets.
T
"We don't have any plans
for new p r o g r a m s , but the
thing we wanted to do first
and
foremost
was
to
strengthen some of those that
already existed," Strickler
said. H e would not release exact figures concerning budget
increases or scholarships.
BU will set aside some of
the funding for l o n g t e r m
projects such as a new hockey
arena and possibly a grass soccer field, Strickler said.
In the meantime, much of
the money is still tied up in 19
gridiron scholarships the university is honoring. Another
eight football players plan to
return to BU next semesler,
and they will receive scholarships as well, Strickler said.
O n e year a g o Sunday,
Strickler and BU Provost Dennis Berkey a n n o u n c e d the
football program would be
eliminated at the end of the
season. T h e administrators
said the team generated lillle
interest on campus and did
not warrant its pricetag.
Pitching in
As part of that announcement, the university said it
planned to place more emphasis on olher sports programs, specifically men's and
women's crew, men's soccer,
and field hockey. The decision
was also designed to help BU
come into compliance with
Title IX, a 1972 statute that
d e m a n d s colleges offer,
among other things, equal athletic opportunities for men
and women.
"We've put into place some
scholarship adjustments for a
number of our sports that will
continue on into next year,"
Strickler said this week. "I
think about a half-dozen
sports-tienefited from additional scholarships starting last
year. And most, but not all, of
those were women's sports."
Teams that haven't benefited so far will likely do so in
the future, Strickler said, adding that he would like to see
all sporls given the maximum
n u m b e r of scholarships allowed by the NCAA.
O n the softball, field hockey
and women's lacrosse teams,
graduate assistants once paid
in scholarships are now considered part-time assistant
coaches and are paid in salary,
freeing up scholarships that
can be redirected to athletes.
T h e women's tennis team
has added one scholarship,
bringing its total to six, acc o r d i n g to coach Lesley
Sheehan.
Women's crew coach Holly
Hatton said her program has
added one scholarship, and
Strickler said the softball team
and men's crew have received
a d d i t i o n a l scholarships as
well.
Plans are already established to assist leams that did
not immediately benefit from
additional money within the
athletic department. Strickler
said the women's track team
will receive one new scholarship next year and anolher the
following year. T h e women's
swim leam also plans to add
a new scholarship nexl year.
In 1996, BU eslablished a
five-year improvement plan
for ils women's crew, which
will give the leam gradual improvements each year, including the new scholarship and
an overall budget increase,
Hatton said.
O n the r o a d
Recruiting and travel expenses were another area the
athletic program saw needed
additional resources, Strickler
said. As a response, many of
the teams have received specific increases in their budget
specifically for these two areas.
Strickler said the women's
tennis budget was also bolstered.
" T h e majority of our increase this year will go toward
our travel expenses," Sheehan
said.
According to Strickler, most
ofthe teams did not need new
equipment.
"Not much in the way of
equipment was needed," he
said. "A good n u m b e r of
sports benefited from new
travel money, new recruiting
money. Also, the salaries of
some assistant coaches, even
the salaries of some h e a d
coaches needed to be brought
up to standard, a n d we've
done a lot of that."
On the h o r i z o n
A m o n g BU's long t e r m
goals are a new hockey arena
near the Commonwealth Armory parking lot, a projecl
Strickler said he would like to
see completed in four lo five
years.
Another Holy Grail for the
athletic department would be
lo install a new grass soccer
field on campus, Strickler said.
The soccer teams are in the
midst of an ongoing struggle
to find a grass field to play on.
Afler dealing wilh Nickerson
Field's artificial lurf— which
does not meet NCAA Tournament regulations— for several seasons, the men's team
became nomadic last year,
traveling to various sites for
home games jusl to play on
grass. T h e y r e t u r n e d to
Nickerson this season.
"The big problem about the
soccer field issue has nol been
money. Il's never been
money," Strickler said. "Il's,
where do you have space?
Unfortunately, there is no
space available on our campus.
"We have explored some
olher local fields," he added.
"Hellenic College over in
Brookline was one that we
did some exploration of, but
s o m e local o p p o s i t i o n to
having college games there
made that difficult. T h a i ' s
slill a possibilily for the future. And we're going lo continue to look a r o u n d for
space to have a grass field,
because soccer needs to be
played on grass."
And while adding new programs is not a priority righl
now, Strickler said he would
consider making volleyball
and women's ice hockey varsity sports.
"Essentially, the program
is moving in directions that
I think it needs lo, and I
wouldn't see anything radically different in the fulure,"
Strickler said. "We need to
continue to put our primary
focus on ice hockey. That's
where our primary success
is, and our primary fan interest. I think we need to
build up men's and women's
basketball so that they get a
lot of attention, both regionally and nationally.
"And we need to keep a
good overall balance among
all of our sports, especially
women's sports," he added.
" I t ' s n o t j u s t a m a t t e r of
complying with the law for
m e , it's a belief in giving
good opportunities and
good support, and we'll do
that."
Leopards, 33-22
BY L A N C E L A C o f F
N
othing seems to go right
for the 1998 Lafayette
Leopards.
They played
tough and even had the Bison
scrambling for answers in the
second half with 22-13 lead,
but the defense wore dovvn
and disaster struck in the
fourth quarter, Bucknell prevailed, 33-22.
T h e L e o p a r d defense
played solidly t h r o u g h o u t
most of the game, even putting points on the board in the
third quarter. A John Fistner
'00 sack of Bison quarterback
D o n McDowell forced the
ball loose a n d linebacker
Matt Curcio '00 scooped the
ball up and took it 35 yards
for a touchdown. Although
senior Brian Menecola's extra
point attempt failed, Lafayette still had a 15-13 advantage.
T h e defense continued to
come up big as defensive back
Bryant Ibekwe ' 0 1 , playing
for the injured Angel Colon,
intercepted McDowell's first
pass on the next possession
and returned it 43 yards to
the Bison 9 yard-line.
After an Eric McDay '00 3
yard-run, L e o n a r d M o o r e
'99 took the ball six yards
right up the gut into the endzone. Dave Gerba made the
e x t r a p o i n t to e x t e n d
Lafayette's lead to eight
points.
It was M o o r e ' s seventh
touchdown of the season and
first of the game. H e finished
the day with 25 carries for 93
yards.
However, this was the last
time Lafayette w o u l d be
a h e a d in t h e g a m e , as
Bucknell scored 20 u n a n swered points while the Leopard defense wore down.
Offensive firepower was
lacking in the fourth quarter
as the Leopards repeatedly
punted the ball away and the
defense spent too much time
on the field.
T h e quarterback situation
is still a problem, as Brian
Buczek, a red-shirt fireshraan,
got his first start. His numbers w e r e n ' t i m p r e s s i v e ,
though, as he only completed
four of 13 pass attempts for
34 yards and was intercepted
once.
"I hoped Brian could give
us a Uttle spark in the passing
game, but the only spark he
had was when he scrambled
for a couple of plays. As far
as passing, h e wasn't a n y
m o r e efTective than when
Mike was in t h e r e , " h e a d
coach Bill Russo said,
Russo replaced Buczek
with f o r m e r s t a r t e r Mike
Palos '00 with 9:38 remaining in the fourth and 26-22
deficit. H o w e v e r , P a l o s
could n o t get t h e offense
going, and finished 3 of 9
for 13 yards.
Throughout the game, the
Bison c h i p p e d a w a y at
Lafayette's defense with Dan
Palko a n d J a s o n M a r r o w
l e a d i n g the ground attack.
Marrow gained 64 yards on
12 carries with two touchdown runs. Palko ran the ball
22 times for 138 yards, wearing the Leopards down.
*1n this game, if wejust had
the chance to keep our defense
fresh, maybe we could have
ground one out at the end of
the game and won a close
one," Russo added. "You've
got to give Bucknell credit.
T h e y took the action away
from us late in the game."
Despite getting burned late,
the defense did produce the
league's defensive player of
the week in linebacker Ryan
Hiles '00. Hiles had 13 solo
tackles — 20 overall — and
forced a n d r e c o v e r e d a
fumble.
Lafayette has now fallen to
1-6 for the season, and l-l in
the Patriot League. However,
mathematically, they are still
alive for the Patriot League
title.
NBA lockout continues;
194 games cancelled
BY S T E V E D O R S C H
N:
r^ational Basketball Association owners and players met for 16 hours on
Wednesday, but failed to reach
any agreement ending the
league's nearly four-month old
lockout.
Meanwhile, commissioner
David Stern announced that
another two weeks' worth of
games would be cancelled,
meaning that the regular season will start no earlier than
December 1.
Before diis fall, the NBA had
never lost a game due to a labor crisis.
Stern was not optimistic
about resolving the issue in the
near future, saying, "Where the
parties are, a deal is not close."
Each team's schedule has
been cut from 82 to 68 games.
compiled from AP reports
The Lafayette
Page 12
October 30, 1998
Stone^s two goals power varsity
field hockey t e a m past Lehigh, 2-1
BY C H A R L E S
A
STUCKEMAN
fter Lafayelte's field
hockey leam had upset
nationally ranked 14lh Syracuse on Sunday, they would be
asked lo the impossible against
llth-ranked
Delaware
Wednesday in Newark, Delaware. The Lady Blue Hens
proved themselves worthy of
their ranking, winning the
game by a score of 4-0.
Despite the loss, the Leopards were able to rebound Saturday againsl archrival Lehigh,
at Bethlehem, in a 2-1 overtime victory.
"It was kinda lough lo have
to play those two teams back
to back, and you know the
likelihood of beating them
bolh is nol good. Enjoying
the Syracuse win was only going lo be short lived that was
the only problem and playing
at that level back to back," explained coach Ann Gold.
The Blue Hens scored two
goals in each half of the game
and oulcornered the Leopards
14-4. This vvas something of
a change for Lafayette, which
had typically prided itself on
oulcornering its opponents
this season. Four different players scored for Delaware.
"It's good for us to play
these leams... il pushes us lo
play a little harder and I think
it shows us anolher level of
play," commenled Gold. She
added that the "faster play"
helps lo hone skills and prepares them for later matches.
Starting goaltender Amy
Cohen '02 was being peppered
wilh shots t h r o u g h o u t the
game. Wilh 19 shots on goal,
she walked away wilh a careerhigh of 15 saves. "II was very
s t r o n g g a m e for a y o u n g
g o a l i e , " said Gold of her
goalie's performance.
However, this was almost
expected, being lhal il was
from a leam who was understood to be one of the best.
Lehigh was not a Delaware,
nor was il ranked. That was
good news for a team still looking lo finish the season al .500,
wilh a chance of gelling a bid
inlo the ECAC Ipumamenl.
T h e Leopards defeated
Lehigh 2-1. Both goals were
scored by Kim Stone '00, including the overtime goal lo
end the game.
Il was a comeback win as
well, as Suzanne Malarazzo of
Lehigh opened the scoring wilh
a goal at 20:48 left to go in the
firsl.
"In the second half we came
on stronger," said Gold. "We
gol a corner, Kelly Slrauber gol
a shot off that I thought for
sure was a goal. Il tumed oul
il wasn't, one of the girls from
the other team had fouled, and
grabbed it wilh her hand."
"We were awarded a penalty
stroke. Kim Stone did not get
olfa good stroke, il was an easy
save."
Gold said lhal Stone, the
league's offensive player of the
week, soon redeemed herself
"The next lime she got the
ball, she look il 50 yards herself, jusl wove her way through
the whole Lehigh team and al
lop speed, put the ball in the
cage," said Gold, describing the
goal that broughi on overtime.
In overtime. Stone scored
again, wilh 6:18 left in the period.
"We had a free hit just outside the circle, Caroline
Robocauk ['02] who set up the
play, passed il over lo Kim
Stone, who then carried it in to
the striking circle, look a fifteen
yard shot and that was it."
That gave the Leopards their
second win in the Patriot
League, and their third overall
win in overtime.
Cohen defended the Leopards' cage with nine saves on the
day, while Lehigh's Victoria
Griffing made seven stops.
T h e team's records now
siands at 8-8 overall, finishing
2-4 in the Patriot League. Saturday, they take on West
Chesler at Metzgar Fields in
Women's soccer drops heartbreaker to Holy Cross, 2-1
BY A S H L E Y
T
i'H( )r() HY Mix;..\.\ G.\I.I.\(;HI;R
Janelle Maginnis '00 fends off a Holy Cross defender during Saturday
morning's 2-1 loss. The women's soccer team plays its last Patriot
League match tomorrow morning, at home against Colgate.
CHANDLER
he varsity women's soccer leam played
a real nail-biter against Holy Cross this
weekend, losing 2-1. The match started oul
wilh Holy Cross keeping pressure on the
Leopard's goal, but Lafayette's Carolyn
Manning '00 changed the momentum ofthe
game when she scored at the 23:57 mark of
the first half
The goal came after a corner kick when
Mandy Weil '01 dropped the ball righl in
front of the goal. Manning, always one to
follow a shot, was there to tap it past the
Crusader goalie. The Leopards held the lead
throughout the first half
Six niinutes into the second period. Holy
Cross came back.
Crusader Jenny
Cavanaugh had a shot lo the upper right
corner ofthe goal. Lafayette keeper Heather
McClelland '02 made a diving save, bul at
the last second the ball got away from her
and Holy Cross's Kale O'Shaughnessy was
there lo pul it away.
The remainder of the half was a display
of superb defense by both teams, preventing any score. Weil, with her excellent ball
control skills, and Emily Josephson '01, with
her unrelenting speed and energy, made a few
attempts at scoring, but they were to no avail
against Holy Cross's defense.
Wilh 1:32 left, a controversial foul was
called on Kim Vormschlag '99 a few feet outside the box. While going after the ball,
Vormschlag collided wilh a Crusader, causing her to fall and the ref signaled for an indirect kick. The Crusaders scored without
the bidl louching anolher player, and held a
2-1 lead wilh 1:32 remaining in the game.
The Leopards could nol recover in the short
time remaining and the victory went lo Holy
Cross.
The women now stand at 2-13 overall, 14 in the Palriol League. They host Colgate
tomorrow morning al 11 before closing oul
their season Wednesday night at Cornell.
Pandwams
of dangers of
proaMebcs
BY E R I C M .
GREEN
Harvard Crimson
(U-WIRJ^CAMBRIDGE,Mas.
ports m a n a g e m e n t ex
perts Monday urged students contemplating a career
as athletes to maintain a
backup plan.
While the lure of professional athlerics is strong,
members of Monday's first
annual Professional Sports
Counseling Panel at the Mun*
Genter Hall of History gave
students a glimpse of the
industry's realities.
'*You have to tmderstand
what life on the cusp is really
like," said Chapman Professor of Business Administration at the Harvard Business
School Stephen A. Greyser
'56.
T h e panel, comprised of
studertts and experts iti spoits
management and sports law,
sjxike about options in professional sports as well as
sports-related fields.
They encouraged athletes
to pursue athletic aspirations,
yet caudoned that it would be
a hard road.
"Things won't always be
rosy," said Jeffity S. Mitchell
'94, a 42nd round selection
in the Major League Baseball
draft. "Injuries happen."
And they did to Mitchell,
who left Harvard after his
junior year to pursue a career
in professional baseball.
After bouncing around in
the Montreal Expos organizadon for four seasons, he
moved on to a j o b at Fidelity
Inve.stment.
T h e start to T h o m a s J,i
Mdaug^in's '98 career also
embodies the vicissitudes of
life in athledcs.
Things appeared ideal for
McLaughlin as he was signed
to a contract by the New England Revolution of Major
League Soccer on the day after his last final exam.
Only one month later, he
was released and is now playing with their farm team, the
Worcester Wildfire,
D o n a l d Lowery, a N e w
E n g l a n d Patriots official,
summed up the difficulties
that rookies feced in professional sports.
"You're trying to take
somebody's j o b , " he said.^
"And in a league as violent as
the NFL, the guys are out to
kill you."
Despite the admonidons,
Crirhson athletes cxindnue to
pursue athletic careers,
"It's ahvays been a dream
of mine to be a pro athlete,"
said Daniel S. Saken ' 0 1 , a
continued on page 13
S
October 30,1998
^pnrt<; I
NCAA weighs
proposal ending
freshman basketball eligibility
BY V l T O F O R L E N Z A
Daily Collegian (Penn. St. U.)
(U-WIRE) CHICAGO —
nitially, it was a radical re
form proposal introduced by
Big Ten Commissioner J i m
Delany early lasl summer.
Now, as a 2 7 - m e m b e r
N C A A reform commillee
meets lo examine the inherent
problems surrounding Div. I
basketball, elements of Delany's
plan are receiving serious consideration.
"We ihoughl il was a men's
issue and nol a women's issue,"
Delany said at Sunday's Big Ten
basketball media day. "We proposed some broad solutions to
be discus.sed, 1 think they'll all
be discussed."
Delany's multi-faceted plan
eliminates freshmeii eligibility
— although Jilayers would be
able lo compele for the four following years — calls for an increase in scholarships from the
present 13 lo 15 and omits summer recruiting and player evaluation.
Delany, and many others,
believes incoming freshmen
need a maturation period, and
sitting out their first season
would help them develop as
players and siudents.
"With so meuiy people leaving early, you're going lo lell a
freshman he c a n ' t play?"
N o r t h w e s t e r n center Evan
Eschmeyer said. "Then how
many more are going to going
tojump to the NBA?"
The question is a common
one posed lo Delany, lo which
he responds lhal those who
want to forego college already
have the necessary talent to play
in the NBA. Thus, the freshman ineligibility rule would not
cause more players lo enter the
NBA draft directly oul of high
school.
"Il sounds like a good idea
on paper," Penn Stale cenier
I
Calvin Booth said. "I know as
a freshman, you want to play. I
did sit oul as a freshman, and I
think il benefited me."
Bul that firsl year on the
bench came al the discretion of
Bruce Parkhill, Penn Stale's
coach during Booth's freshman
year, not because of NCAA
constraints.
While most players feel a rule
preventing freshmen from competing is not necessary, many
coaches alluded that they support the idea. And two coaches
— Minnesota's Clem Haskins
and Purdue's Gene Keady —
specifically staled they support
freshmen ineligibility.
But Indiana's Bobby Knighl
said he does not think that element of the plan will pass.
However, he used the podium
to present his solution lo recruiting problems.
"Whal the NCAA should do
— and they won't because il's
too simple," the Hoosier coach
said, "is only allow college
coaches lo evaluate kids in that
kid's high school gym under supervision of his high school
coach; or at home or away
games or in slate tournaments."
Knight added his plan would
eliminate the masses involved in
summer evaluation, while also
limiting the role college coaches
play in recruiting by placing
more emphasis on high school
coaches' involvement.
Some coaches agree summer
recruiting should be terminated, forcing coaches lo contact players during the school
year. Others feel it needs only
to be limited by culling the number of days coaches are permitled to evaluate players.
However, nearly all agree the
present slate of college basketball needs to be assessed.
"TTie game is greal," said Illinois coach Lon Kruger. "We
need to stay progressive. We'll
see some changes this lime
around."
Harvard panel urges caution
before pursuing pro career
continued from page 12
member ofthe baseball team.
Last year's slight increase in
the normal trickle of Harvard
studenis into the world of professional athletics made last
night's panel especially relevant.
Graduates from the Class of
1998 are currently playing professional baseball, basketball.
football, ice hockey, soccer and
lennis.
One of the most visible of
these athletes, Alison Feaster,
was drafted fifth overall in the
Women's National Basketball
Association's (WNBA) draft last
April. Some participants said
Feaster is a symbol of the increasing opportunities for female athletes after graduation.
The Lafayette
Page 13
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aka: ^^fleaieatUm/,
^nUmwiat
and ^lufslcat
^ducaticxn/
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McGaughey Trophy Standmgs
through 1 0 / 2 6 / 2 8
MEN: includes Singles Tennis and Wellness Day
Residence Halls
Rank
Affiliation
Points
1
2
3
4
5
Watson
Easton
Ruef
PT Farinon
hcKeen
Kirby
Gates
South
FarberBlair
Kirby House
BS
Jl
SO
IO
30
IS
IS
IS
6
6
6
6
6
6
tie
tie
tie
tie
tie
tie
ts
I S
I S
Greeks and Independents
Rank
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8 tie
8 tie
10
Affiliation
Chi Phi
ISA
FIJI
KDR
DU
Phi Psi
Zeta Psi
T-Delt
KDR
Theta Chi
Points
304
331
118
1 3J
111
91
80
IO
IO
O
WOMEN: includes Singles Tennis, Wellness Day and Kickball.
Residence Halls
Greeks and Independents
Rank
1
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
tie
tie
tie
tie
tie
tie
tie
Affdiation
Marquis
Ruef
Watson
McKeen
South
Gates
Soles
PT Farinon
Kirby House
Points
Rank
Affiliation
Points
0 9
SO
I S
I S
I S
I S
I S
I S
I S
1
2
3
4
DG
ISO
104
183
1 30
Tri-Delt
ISA
5 tie
6 tie
Alpha Phi
Kappa
Pi Phi
7
AGD
97
97
71
WIFFLE BALL
CoNGRATUi.A I IONS to TRI-DELT for winning the women's division and to CHI PHI
for slamming the men's division.
WOMEN
1. Tri-Dek
2. Delta Gamma
3. AGD
MEN
1. Chi Phi I
2. Chi Phi II
3. DU
ISi^-
Tri-Delt
Chi Phi t
FLAG FOOTBALL
CONGRATULATIONS to BTG
for winning the Fratemity League and to WATSON for
winning the Residence Hall League. Keith Collins was named MVP for the BTG
team and Matt Julin was named MVP for the Watson Hall team—CONGRATULATIONS
to these two men.
FRATERNITIES
1.
BTG
2. Chi Phi
3. FIJI
BTG
RESIDENCE
1. Watson
2. ISA
Watson
FIELD HOCKEY
CONGRATULATIONS to PI BETA PHI for winning this round robin tournament. Kasey
Riley was named MVP—CONGRATULATIONS Kasey!
WOMEN
1.
Pi Beta Phi
2.
Delta Gamma
3.
Alpha Phi
Pi Beta Phi
S p o r t s I The Lafayette
October 30, 1998
Page 14
H o m e sweet home: Leopards clinch
Men's soccer
team seals
top seed in
tourney with
2-1 OTwin
BY S T E V E D O R S C H
T
he Patrioi League men's
soccer tournament will
retiun to Metzgar Fields next
weekend, thanks lo Lafayette's
dramatic 2-1 overtime win
Saturday over Holy Cross. Pat
Link '99 scored the game winner 4:35 inlo the extra session,
sending an expectant home
crowd inlo a frenzy and clinching the league's regular-season
tille.
Link's game-winner, his fifth
goal of the season, came off
assists from Jeff O'Neill '00
and Jake Ross '00. Moving
down the sideline, O'Neill
passed deep in the corner to
Ross. T h e forward made a
nifty move past his defender,
then senl a pass towards the
near corner ofthe net.
Link a n d Holy Cross
goaltender Jeff Colon converged on the ball almost simultaneously, but Link won
the batlle, forcing the ball between the post and the goalie.
"We've been working the lasl
six months on Pal Link making near-post runs," said coach
Tim Lenahan. "He made one
and finished il."
T h e s u d d e n - d e a t h finish
would nol have been possible
except for some offensive heroics late in regulation by defenders Renaldo Trancoso '99
l'H() U ) HV K.Vmi.Rl.M', K()SKI'.V
Pat Link '99 (#9) is mobbed by teammates after scoring the game-winning goal against Holy Cross Saturday. The
win means that the Leopards will host the Patriot League tournament next weekend.
and Iim Wenger '00.
T h e Leopards had trailed
for virtually the entire second
half afler giving up a goal
9:14 after halftime. D a n
Hughes '00 was called for a
questionable foul jusl ouiside
his own penalty area, and the
Crusaders' Bryant Clark snuck
the direct kick past goalie Craig
Schroeder '00.
Despite dominating play after that, Lafayette conlinued lo
trail late in the game. They finally gol their break wilh jusl
under three minutes left, a foul
call len yards past midfield that
sel Trancoso up wilh a free
kick.
The senior delivered a strike
lo an open Wenger in the
middle of the Crusaders' penalty box. Without facing the
net, Wenger got his head under the ball and defiected it
over the charging Colon, knotting the score.
Said Lenahan of the tying
goal, "We're down wilh two
minutes left in the game, we
try to put everybody in there
and serve it into the mixer and
hope for the best. [Wenger]
just finished it with tremendous style."
T h e key to the play may
have been a failed trap by Holy
Cross. T h e Crusaders' defenders pulled up as Trancoso
made his kick in an attempt lo
catch the Leopards offsides,
bul their timing was off" just
enough to leave Wenger wilh
the chance to lie the score. The
Palriot League defensive
player of the week c a m e
ihrough.
Lenahan he was "very surprised" by the defense's tactics.
"Particularly with two minutes
LEOPARD SCOREBOARD %
UPCOMING
RESULTS
Saturday, October 31
Men's Soccer
10/24 vs. Holy Cross*
10/28 vs. Bucknell*
W2-l(ot)
W3-0
Women's Soccer
10/24 vs. Holy Cross*
Football
10/24 at Bucknell*
Swimming
10/24 Lafayette Invitational
1
11 a.m.
Women's Soccer vs. Colgate
11 a.m.
Field Hockey vs. West Chester• 12 p.m.
L2-1
Football vs. Holy Cross*
1 p.m.
Volleyball vs. St. Francis
6 p.m.
7 p.m.
Men's Soccer at Colgate*
L 33-22
Field Hockey
10/24 at Lehigh*
W2-1 (ot)
10/27 vs. LaSalle
W3-0
Volleyball
10/25 vs. Holy Cross*
Cross Country at PL Champs
Tuesday, November 3
Men's Soccer vs. Columbia
2:30 p.m.
Swimming at West Chester
4 p.m.
Wednesday, November 4
L3-0
Volleyball at St. Peter's
Women's Soccer at Cornell
men 2nd
women 2nd
7 p.m.
7:30 p.m.
* Pat riot League opponent
left,
particu-
larly that the)
MEN'S SOCCER STANDINGS
had a 6' 4" de-
current
f e n d e r
[Clark],"
he
added.
The
over-
time w i n
did
nol come withoul a
price.
ihough.
Just
minutes into
overtime.
Team
Lafayette
tehigh
Army
Colgate
Holy Cross;
Navy
Bucknell
Patriot League
Record
5-0-0
3-2-0
3-2-0
2-2-1
2-2-1
1-3-0
0-5-0
Points
15
9
9
7
7
3
0
Leopard back
Ryan A t w o o d
'00
was
in-
jured near the
Holy
net.
Cross
W i l h the
Games remaining:
Friday:
Lehigh at Navy, 7 p.rn.
Saturday: Army at Holy Cross, 2 p.m.
Lafayette at Colgate, 7 p.m.
Sunday: Bucknell at Navy^2 p.m.
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iunior unable
to stand, trainers and teammates moved him a few yards
behind the Holy Cross net to
await an ambulance.
A minute later, wilh Atwood
slill on the ground, Ross fed
Link the deciding goal. After
mobbing Link, the team made
their way over lo their injured
male lo deliver the good news.
The junior's prognosis has
improved dramatically since initial reports. "Originally we
thought it was a broken leg,"
said l.enahan. "Now there's a
possibility lhal if we make it
ihrough the lournamenl, he
could play."
Lenahan said Atwood's injury had been diagnosed an
ankle ligament sprain. Brad
Dyer '99 will move back from
midfielder lo replace the defender, and several differenl
players would gel auditions in
Dyer's old slot.
Even with the Leopards having achieved home-field advantage for the t o u r n a m e n t ,
Ix'uahan said his team wouldn't
take the remainder of the schedule lightly. He had no plans lo
rest his starters.
"We're going to kee|) the motor rolling. We want to stay in
the winning tradition," the
coach commented, "(iod forbid we're not suciessful in the
Patriot League tournament.
there's still at at-large bid possibility."
The leam moved one step
closer to a perfect league campaign Wednesday afternoon,
dismissing Bucknell 3-0 lo
move lo 8-0 at home. Matthew Hoffman '01 netted his
firsl career goal 10:30 into the
second half to break a scoreless lie, and Ross buried the Bison wilh the final two goals.
Meanwhile, Schroeder and
the Lafayetle defense recorded
their tenth shutoui. Bucknell
managed only four shots on
net.
While Lafayelte stands safely
atop the league siandings, the
rest of the lournamenl picture
is much more convoluted.
Army, Lehigh, Holy Cross,
Colgate, juid Navy all remain
in the lournamenl hunt, bul
none
is guaranteed
a
postseason berth. The Leopards may nol learn the identity
of their first-round opponent
until Sunday night.
The men conclude their
league schedule t o m o r r o w
nighl al Colgate before retiuning home Tuesday for one final non-conference malch
against C^olumbia. They will
host the league lournament
next Saiurday and Sunday,
with times and participiuits yel
to be determined.