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DAEMEN COLLEGE

ASCENTVolume 47 Number 3 November 1991

WomensBasketballCancelledby Carolyn Conhiser, Usha Kasabwala

The girls basketball program was Cancelled" for the 1091-92 season. According to Donald Delbello, Athletic Director, it was due to the lack of aca­demically qualified students. Major concerns were expressed by the three students who are attending Daemen on

.Basketball Scholarships. However, the school decided to honor the scholar­ships. Mr. Delbello believes the students will benefit from this because they will have more time to spend on academics. Now they will not have to travel and practice for games while carrying a full courseload.

When asked about next season, Mr. Delbello was very enthusiastic and said that the new coach, David Skolen, and his assistant, Jeff Eddy, are already in the process of recruiting high school girls for the 1992-93 basketball season.

We wish them the best of luck for the upcoming year.

Mens Basketball Season BeginsThe whole college community

anxiously awaits the beginning o f bas­ketball season each year at Daemen College."

The Games are played by our Daemen Warriors team, but the spirit o f the games and the thrill o f the action are experienced by all who attend. Attend­ing one o f our basketball games is enough to convince even the mildest mannered of students that participation in the events involves both spectators and the players.

This year an exciting season is anticipated, and our players need all ofr our support as the Daemen Warriors head for the warpath. Once again, lets show our opponents the strength o f spirit that exists at Daemen College.

If you’ve been a regular supporter of the games, welcome back to another season. Your job is that o f a leader of our school spirit. If you've never been to a Daemen College basketball game in the past, make this the year you join the Warriors.

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■ MEN &'WOMEN.A Rape Awareness Seminar

is being planned for November 13, at 7:30 pm in Wick Center

Tentatively planned for the evening is a panel discussion which would include: the Erie County Sheriffs Department - Family Offense Unit, Crisis Services - Sexual Assault Victims Advocacy Program, Erie County Citizens Committee on Rape and Sexual Assault., and selected members of the Daemen Community.

The Student Association of Daemen College will also be sponsoring pizza, chicken wings, and other refreshments to be served at the evenings discussion seminar.

All students are invited and encouraged to attend.

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Copy EditorDonna Owens

Ascent reporters featured this issue:

Carolyn Conhiser Usha Kasabwala Michele Marble Debbie Holynski

Moderator:Chris Malik

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Making A Wish Come Trueby Michele Marble

Many groups on campus are helping a young boy become famous.Craig Shergold has a terminal illness, and his last wish is to get into the Guiness Book of World Records.Craig hopes to achieve this by recieving the most get-well cards ever.

The Children’s Wish Founda­tion is helping, make his dream come true by spreading the word to commu­nity service organizations across the country. These organizations will help by getting their members to become involved. The gap between ho\y many he.has and the current world record is quickly decreasing.

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College News from Around the CountryThe Sobering Fact: Alcohol Awareness is Growing(CPS) The old image of an“Animal House” beer-swilling fraternity soiree doesn’t make it with the new generation. Drunken behavior, say students, is defi­nitely uncool.

This new attitude toward al­cohol is showing up on American cam­puses during the 1991 National Colle­giate Alcohol Awareness Week, Oct. 13-20. From booze-free nightclubs to “mocktail” parties, the message is clear: imbibing is OK, getting wasted is not. “I believe it’s because students are more health conscious these days,” said Kurt Bair, a senior counselor at Dickinson College in Carlisle, Pa. Students are still drinking, but in less quantity than before, he said.

A recent Roper survey showed, that more than half of all students (53 percent) consider alcohol abuse a major problem on campus. That was dramati­cally higher than student concern about non-violent and violent crime, drug abuse and AIDS.

In addition, a newly released University o f Florida study claims the number of students who drink is less than it was a decade ago, and those who do are drinking less. The study showed the percentage o f student drinkers de­creased from 89 percent in 1981 to 80 percent in 1991.

Average consumption among drinkers also dropped from 40 drinks per month in 1981 to 34 drinks monthly in 1991. “The study clearly shows that college student drinking patterns and knowledge about alcohol changed sig-

nificanUy during the decade o f the ’80s.” said Dr. Gerardo Gonzalez, chairman of the department of counselor education. While the figures appear encouraging, experts say that one in 10 drinking stu­dents will develop a chemical depen­dency.

“It is still a major problem,” Gonzalez said. “The majority o f stu­dents drink, and campus-incidents of violence and sexual assault are usually alcohol-related.” Approximately 430 million gallons of beverages are con­sumed annually by college students who spend about $4.2 billion on booze each

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year, according to the Public Health Service’s Office for Substance Abuse Prevention.

In 1990, 33.5 percent of driv­ers in fatal crashes between the ages of 20 and 24 were intoxicated, a 6 percent drop since 1982, says the National High­way Traffic Safety Administration. Still, the government estimates that 1,093 lives were saved in 1989 by laws that prohibit alcohol sales to those under 2 L

Even when alcohol use doesn ’ t become chemical dependency, college campuses must grapple with its effects, such as poor academic performance, ag­gression, property damage, accidents and strained relationships.

Experts say alcohol also plays a

significant role in cases o f date rape, a problem receiving increasing attention.

Many cam puses now offer resident drug ancf alcohol counselors, and some programs for those dealing with the devastating effects o f alcohol dependency. Programs run the gamut from chemical-free housing to alcohol- awareness speakers and seminars. Dickinson College has organized a peer drug and alcohol education program in which trained students speak to campus groups about the consequences o f sub­stance abuse.

Alcoholics Anonymous and Al-Anon programs for students are held weekly,on the sprawling University of California at Los Angeles campus. The California school’s residential life pro­gram sponsors videos, seminars and pre­sentations by psychologists during Al- cohol Awareness week.

A newsletter is distributed to UCLA students, and officials work with local merchants in an effort to promote discount sales of non-alcoholic bever­ages during the week. By producing a registration card, any UCLA student can obtain alcohol counseling without charge.

Gettysburg College in Dalton, Pa., takes an unusual approach to fight­ing substance abuse on campus by of­fering “chemical-free housing” in which students pledge to abstain from alcohol while in the house and not to become intoxicated if they drink elsewhere. Gettysburg also sponsored a “mini-con­vention” of students from regional col­leges who are in recovery from chemical

dependency. > ,The University o f Utah at

Logan, Utah, celebrates Alcohol Aware­ness week a week later, but has one o f the most comprehensive programs in the' country. The week’s events include everything from a candlelight vigil for drunken driving victims to a contest for the best “mocktail” recipe on campus/ Students watch the police conduct a so­briety test and watch improvisational theater that spoofs alcohol problems.

The University of Utah sub­stance abuse center brings in disabled persons, victims of alcohol-related acci­dents, to talk with students. A disk jockey who calls himself the “Milk Beast” touts the marvels o f non-alcoholic beverages at a campus-wide dance.

Alcohol-free parties, once thought an impossibility in campus life, are “in” during Alcohol Awareness week at Antioch College at Yellow Springs, Ohio. After five years of observing A l­cohol Awareness week, the school of­fers a residence hall that is both smoke- free and alcohol-free.

At “Zanzibar,” an alcohol-free nightclub at Mansfield University in Pennsylvania, sober Students rock around the clock during Alcohol Awareness week. The school also has a 35- member drug and alcohol task force comprised o f students, faculty, adminis­trators and town residents who review and evaluate prevention programs to ensure they meet the needs o f the com­munity.

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University vs the EnvironmentalistsBy Karen Neustadt (CPS)

It’s one of the hottest environ­mental battles in America’s history* and one o f the most media-blitzed stories in Arizona and after nearly a decade* it just won’t go away.

The politically powerful University o f Arizona, impartnership with the Vatican and Germany’s Max Planck ̂ Institute, has raised the ire of conservation groups by beginning construction on a $200 million astronomy center on one o f several peaks, of Mount Graham, near the university.

Emerald Peak, which is the home of the last few hundred Mount Graham red squirrels in existence and is a sacred religious spot for Western Apache Native Americans, has become such an issue that it has caused splits between neighbors and associates throughout the state.

The controversial project, fraught with charges of complicity, corruption, and willful destruction of endangered species, would mean the university and partners would con­struct seven telescopes on 24 acres in the midst o f the southernmost spruce forest on the continent.

The outcry against the project was heard around the world. There were demonstrations in St. Peter’s Square, congressional hearings, and lawsuits. The Smithsonian Institute, an original partner in the project, dropped out under intense pressure from demonstrators in Washington. Other partners, have withdrawn from the project as well.“The university could show humility

and return to the community with respect by admitting, they made a v-mistake,” says Robin Silver, a Phoenix surgeon and leader of the fight against the university.

Silver says that last year there were 30 arrests, mostly people chaining themselves to the entrance gates, in connection with the project. “The University o f Arizona cares more about convenience, than they care about law or human rights,” Silver said. “This is a world-reknowned outdoor classroom. There is not a mountain with more life zones in such a compact area as Mount Graham.”

In August, the Apache Survival Coalition, ,an organization led by Apache medicine men and women and supporters, filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Forest Service. The action alleges that the Forest Service granted a permit to the Arizona Board of Regents and the University o f Arizona that was unconstitutional.

University officials, however, say they wish to cooperate with the Native Americans, though a specific meeting date has not been established. “We are trying to meet with leaders of the tribe to find out about their concerns and see if we can work them out,” said Steve Emerine, associate director o f publicinformation.

Emerine says the university plans to build the first three telescopes on 8.6 acres of land. Upon completion, the U. S . Fish and Wildlife Service will study the effects of construction on the red squirrel, an endangered species on the mountain.

“We had many more demon­strations in 1990, a lot fewer this year. I think the opposition is vocal, but small. Many o f the people who were concerned several years ago have moved on to other causes, like the spotted owls and the forests,” he said.

stitute in Troy, N.Y., 18-year-olds can’t drink. Fraternities and sororities offer entering freshmen a 90-minute seminar called “Party Positive” that emphasizes the ban on drinking, but also teaches sensible drinking when a student comes of age. “Party Positive” describes pre­cautionary steps many fraternities already take: proofing students at the door, of­fering sober rides after parties, and re­quiring students to check their keys at parties.

Real Life Attack of Killer TomatoesLEVERETT, Mass. (CPS)

Primarily craftsmen, farmers and college professors from nearby University of Massachusetts, Amherst College and Mount Holyoke College live in this small town, about 5(J miles north o f Springfield.

So, o f course, in their spare time, the members o f this unique popula­tion o f about 1,500 like to engage in intellectually stimulating and creative activities. Like...tomato wars.

On Sept. 28, residents paid a war tax o f $1 for adults, 50 cents for children and searched through gardens

for overripe, mushy, frost-burned toma­toes. Divided into two batallions, the Jet Stars and the Supersonics, the war­riors hurled the damaged fruit at each others’ bodies and heads. Before the festivities began, the “Archduke o f the Supersonics” and the “Czar o f the Jet Stars” were, uh, executed by a firing squad armed with _ what else? _ toma­toes.

City officials say the “Mother of All Battles tomato fight” came about because o f a city ordinance that ordered residents to get rid of frost-damaged produce.

NCAA Presidents Continue Tight Control(CPJS) A powerful NCAA

commission has decided to put together a handbook for college presidents to give them more clout in dealing with booster clubs and other donor organizations.

David Warren of Ohio Wesleyan, a member o f the NCAA Presidents Commission, said the handbook would strengthen the power of college presidents over booster groups that have a tendency to run amok. He also said that the presidents’

group would continue its reform movement.

“The presidents are in this for the long haul,” he told a news confer­ence Oct. 2. “W e’re going to have a planning process over the next three to four years to keep before the NCAA those matters we feel most strongly about.”

The NCAA will take up academic reform during its convention this January.

Point of Light Sends Long Distance LoveBy Amy Reynolds (CPS)

Anyone who says a long-dis­tance relationship can’t work hasn’t met Roxanne Black.

Since 1989, the Rutgers Uni­versity student has successfully played matchmaker for about 2,000 people na­tionwide. And athough she calls her service Long Distance Love, she’s not just another love connection a la Chuck Woolery.

Black’s network’s appeal is to people afflicted with a disease, illness, disability or injury. She brings these in­dividuals together through a pen-pal net­work, giving people with similar health problems a unique base of support.

The inspiration for Black’s voluntary efforts is personal experience. At the age o f 15, doctors diagnosed Black with lupus, a genetic disease in which her immune system attacks her body’s healthy cells.

In Black’s case, the antibodies attacked her kidneys. Now, the 20-year- old communications student undergoes dialysis four times a day and is on a waiting list for a kidney transplant.

Her frustration in having no one else her age to talk to about her medical problems led to the founding of Long Distance Love. A self-directed public relations campaign to national media Outlets led to articles in USA Today and numerous magazines and appearances on Good Morning America and CNN. The public awareness resulted in floods o f letters.

On Sept. 30, her success and voluntary efforts landed her at the side of President George Bush on a stage at Epcot Center in Walt Disney World. Black is one of the nation’s 575 daily

Points of Light.“Today, we celebrate service

that comes from the heart,” Bush said during the elaborate ceremony in honor of the volunteers. He added that “We can’t ask government to do everything... Legislation alone cannot provide the soul that a nation needs.” Later, at a press conference, Bush emphasized the grow­ing contributions of the country’s youth. “For young Americans, their service shows how this generation is expressing its idealism.”

"We.can’t ask the Govern­ment to do Everything... Legislation alone cannot provide the soul that a na­tion heeds.”

In addition to Black, nine col­lege and university volunteers and orga­nizations were honored as Points o f Light. Théy include:Boston University student volunteer, Case Western Reserve University’s STEP UP Student tutoring program, Wright State University’s Engineering Preparation program, LeMoyne-Owne College Community Outreach program, East Tennessee State University’s vol­unteers program .University o f South Carolina Law School’s Pro Bono pro­gram, Wooster College volunteer net­work, Student volunteers at Spelman C ollegé, Interfraternity Association Town Watch at Drexel University

Black was the only individual college student singled out for her work. Because of her voluntary contributions

to society, her encounter with the presi­dent in Orlando wasn’t her first, but her fourth. She said that weeks before her trip to «Disney, the president landed his helicopter “right behind my classroom” at Rutgers, stopping in New Jersey for a political fund-raiser.

Black greeted Bush as he stepped off the chopper and handed him a Rutger’s sweatshirt. “I actually got to talk to .him for a few minutes,” she said. “As he was driving away in his limosine, I was waving at him and he waved back. He was looking right at me. Then he pointed at me and gave me a thumbs up.”

k Bush isn’t the only one giving Black a sign of approval. Earlier this year, while conducting a live telephone interview with a radio station in Okla­homa, Black told the audience there about how she kept track o f all o f the pen-pals on index cards. A listener called in and donated her computer to Black. Black has also received volunteer help from Rutgers’ Alpha Phi Omega chapter, a national service fraternity. Pledges rou­tinely stop by to help her stuff envelopes and update files.

Although Long Distance Love is for people of all ages, Black is trying to establish a network solely for college students. “There are problems that a lot of college students deal with quietly, on their own, like diabetes or arthritis or asthma,” she said. “I think this would offer them some kind o f support.” For information about the college network, you can write to Black at P.O. Box 2301, Ventnor, N.J. 084Q6. Include a self-ad­dressed, stamped envelope.

22 Year Old Brain Surgeon

(CPS) Sometimes they call him Doogie, like the whiz-kid doctor on TV. But that’s not a problem for 22-year old Dr. Joshua Hirsch.

Hirsch, who graduated at 21 from the University of Pennsylvania School o f Medicine, has fast-tracked his way into the field o f brain surgery.

The young prodigy astounded educators when he left high school after the 10th grade and entered Touro College in New York at 14, earning a B.A in history in three years with a straight-A average. “I love the art of medicine,” says Hirsch, who says being younger than his associates is not a handicap.

Hirsch says he didn’t sacrifice having a good time for hitting the books. “It feels great,” he said, “To be frank, I prioritized having a good social life. Happiness is the key in doing anything.”

Do patients get concerned when confronted with a fresh-faced young doctor? “I noticed once in OB, I guess I was about 19, some o f the patients were asking how old I was. I found out later a nurse was telling them.”

Hirsch, one of five children from a West Hempstead, New York family insists he’s not even the smart one in his family. He says his four younger sisters are “much brighter.”

Hirsch graduated at the top of his class at the University o f Pennsyl­vania and is now an intern on his way to a specialty in interventional neuroradiology, a new field using non- invasive brain surgery techniques.

Charges Spark Debate about Sexual Harassment

(CPS) A law professor’s alle­gations o f sexual harassment against Judge Clarence Thomas have sparked a national debate Over the issue, and con­versations at college and university campuses are no exception.

“I hope that what this does on college campuses is change the culture and let people know that we have to define what is good and bad behavior,” says Anne Bryant, executive director of the American Association o f University Women.

According to the Equal Em­ployment Opportunity Commission, some examples o f sexual harassment are comments about a person’s anatomy, appearance or dress, dirty jokes and of­fensive gestures, display o f sexually suggestive objects orpictures and explicit descriptions o f the harasser ’ s own sexual experiences.

University of Oklahoma law professor Anita Hill says that after re­fusing a date with Thomas, he subjected her to descriptions o f sex and porno­graphic movies.

Many colleges have adopted policies against sexual harassment For students, guidelines usually include a definition similar to the EEOC’s, plus stem warnings. ‘Many times it is mis­taken that only rape is sexual harass­ment,” according to Hope College’s policy statement on sexual harassment. “The college condemns covert and overt acts which interfere with (the) comrnit-

ment (to fostering learning) and will not tolerate any form of intimidation, abuse or harassment.”

Although cases involving stu­dents are not frequently reported, they do surface. In September, four women at Texas A&M accused some male coun­terparts in the school’s Corp of Cadets of sexual harassment, assault, rape and so­cial ostracism. The incidents stemmed from the men- wanting the womert to drop out of the corps, reports said. ‘We now have a fact-finding commission in­vestigating,” said university spokesman Lane Stevenson.

Most schools have policies to discourage sexually harassing behavior among both students and faculty and staff, Bryant says. “Those who don’t are working on them,” she says.

Although Hill’s sexual harass­ment charges occurred before her work at the University of Oklahoma, faculty claims o f sexual harassment do occur.

The most recently publicized case involved Dr. Frances Conley, a Stanford University brain surgeon who says she ensured two decades o f inap­propriate comments, sexual advances and demeaning treatment. Conley had re­signed over the matter, but support from other associates and a newly formed faculty senate committee on sexual ha­rassment at Stanford encouraged her to stay. Hill also has received over­whelming support from faculty, students and the administration at Oklahoma.

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Not Back in the(CPS) A play previously

banned in the former Soviet Union will make its debut at a U.S. college after student actors have spent months working with consultants as well as a director.

For its production o f “Dear Elena Sergeevna,” Sears Eldredge, chairman of Macalester College’s dramatic arts department, asked a Soviet student and a Russian professor who is an expert on Soviet affairs to work with his cast to help them better understand Soviet society.''

USSREldredge says the play was

extremely challenging for his student actors because of its intensity and its message.

The play, written by Ludmilla Razumovskaya in 1980, tells the story of four high school math students who hold their teacher hostage with hopes o f getting final exam answers.

The play, which has been performed in the former Soviet Union and Europe since perestroika, will open Oct. 11 at Macalester and run through O ct 19.

Business Club Trip to Torontoby Debbie Holynski

On September 27th, The Daemen College Business Club went to Toronto , Canada, for a full day of activities. The group took a tour of the Toronto Stock Exchange. This included an explanation of how the Exchange operated and there was time ̂for questions to be answered.

Next, the bus headed through China Town and other ethnicsections -of the city. _ The day ended with free time for everyone to head in their own direction. The Eaton Center was a

popular spot to spend time shopping and sightseeing. -

Special thanks to Dr. William DiPietro, academic advisor for the Club, and the president and other officers. The Business Club has plenty of other things planned for the year.

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' ''/S u g g estio n sAs representatives of the Daemen College student body,

the Student Association needs and encourages your ideas and suggestions. Located at Wick Desk are suggestion forms on which you can write down your concerns and opinions. Please Drop completed forms off at Wick Desk.

Faculty Profile:Christopher Wilson ,Director of Academic Computing Center Associate Professor of Developmental Education

by Debbie Holynski

Q. How long have you been a part o f v the Daemen College staff?A. I have been at Daemen since 1976, about 15 years.

Q. Did you teach any where before then?A. I taught at Centre College in Kentucky and Cornell College in Iowa prior to coming to Daemen.

Q. What classes do you teach at Daemen?A. I only teach tjccasionally when the math department needs somebody extra in Computer Science 100 and ’ 101.

Q. How did you become interested in computers?A. I benefited from free classes for faculty members. In 1979,1 took Computer Science'101 and had fun. I then took Computer Science 201 and 202. I continued at the University of Buffalo in Graduate work.

Q. Do you have any interests outside of teaching?A. I enjoy computer programming and history.

Q. What are your long-term goals?A. I would like to move to Southern France. I would like to see my twelve- year-old daughter, Samantha, grow up to be literate in Math.