Cardinal Courier 2 05 2003 V2N8

ST. JOHN FISHER COLLEGE

VOLUME 2 - ISSUE 8 - February 5, 2003

CARDINAL COURIER We remember those brave individuals whose lives were lost in the Columbia tragedy.

Inside this edition

It’s Valentine’s Day. Celebrate on the Off the Wall page.

Story on page 9

Fisher Players open minds

Care for some pie: A look at Winter Olympix on pages 6-7.

S TA F F W R I T E R

KELSEY YUSKIW

It is said that most of a college student’s learning takes place outside of the classroom. Outside experiences and events open their eyes to the world around them.

The production of “The Vagina Monologues” in the Elaine Wilson Pavilion opened many students’ eyes to the issues that women face in their fight to live in a world where they live safely and freely.

The Fisher Players, with the direction of Rebecca Gartz and assisted by Liz Marcy, performed the Vagina Monologues this past weekend as part of the V-Day College Campaign to raise awareness and money for local organizations, like the Alternatives for Battered Women and the Bethany House, to stop violence against women and girls. All the proceeds from the performance, including ticket and merchandise sales, were donated to the community.

Performed to a crowd of over 250 people at their opening Friday night performance, the play raised awareness on the Fisher campus.

“It’s really exciting to see such a turnout because it’s our first year doing it,” Gartz said. “It will be really exciting to see what happens in the following years.”

The audience seemed to find the

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Jenny Stockdale

Impending war hits home SENIOR EDITOR

JOHN FOLLACO

Assistant women’s basketball coach finds a family.

Story on page 12

INDEX VIEWPOINT......2-3 Q & A....................4 NEWS................4-5 NIGHTLIFE......6-7 REVIEWS.............8 OFF THE WALL..9 IN FOCUS.........10 SPORTS........11-12

Patti Gaudy discovered on Jan. 7 that her son Andy – a reservist in the United States Marine Corps – would be deployed three days later.

On Jan. 10, Gaudy and her family had 10 minutes to say goodbye to her son.

Gaudy does not know where her son is or what he is doing. No one knows how long he’ll be gone.

“It’s hard. I don’t want to watch the news because if something happened, I wouldn’t know if he’s okay,” Gaudy said. “But at the same time, I want to know what’s going on.”

Gaudy – who is entering her seventh year as a St. John Fisher College staff member – is not alone in her struggle. Families throughout the nation are experiencing similar pain, and people all over Fisher’s campus are as well.

After watching Andy board the bus at 6 a.m., Gaudy headed to campus. When she got there, she opened her email account and discovered a prayer for soldiers. She decided to forward the message to the entire campus.

Soon she learned the tales of many others in the Fisher community who are experiencing similar heartache.

“I didn’t send it for sympathy,” Gaudy said. “I wanted people to

know, and to pray for Andy. And since then, many people have contacted me to share their stories of similar experiences.”

One of those people is freshman Meghan Riordan. Riordan’s brother is also a reserve in the Marines, and she wrote Gaudy to offer her prayers, and voice her own concern that her brother may eventually be deployed as well.

Days later, Riordan sent another email. This time she had bad news. She had just received word that there is an excellent chance her brother will be deployed before Feb. 14.

“I was crying for hours,” Riordan said. “I knew it was coming, but I tried to lie to myself so I wouldn’t believe it.”

Riordan should know whether or not her brother will be deployed by this weekend. Until then, she is forced to wait and wonder.

“I’m going to focus on school and work. Basically do anything to keep me busy and keep my mind off of it,” she said.

Senior Pedro Quiones Jr. is experiencing some horror of his own.

Quiones serves as part of the 105th Military Police Company, and will be sent to Iraq for a one year stay in the coming weeks.

“It was a sinking feeling,” Quiones said of his reaction when he heard the news. “I knew it was coming, but I was trying to not

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Patti Gaudy hugs her son, Andy, before he is deployed in early January.

It is unknown where Andy is or how long he will be gone for. think about it.”

Now, as the United States gears up for possible military action against Iraq, all these people can do is pray. Pray for peace. Pray for the safety of themselves, and their loved ones. But most importantly,

pray for it to end.

“I just want it to be all over,” Gaudy said. “I’m proud of the fact that he’s there to keep us safe. But I want it over quickly, and I want him home.” Email address: jpf8380@sjfc.edu

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When will we learn?

The space shuttle Columbia- yet another national tragedy.

It is all over the televisions and the newspaper and everywhere we look, just like the other tragedies have been in the past. We gather in front of our televisions to watch the coverage or discuss it in the dining hall over dinner. Most of us make a concerted effort to go out there and pick up the newspaper or read about it online. All of a sudden our awareness is increased 100%.

The same thing happened after the Oklahoma City bombing, the Columbine shootings, and, of course, the 9/11 terrorist attacks.

These things are a constant reminder of how precious life is and how quickly and unexpectedly it can be taken away from any one of us.

It is this realization that draws us close to one another and creates a bond that only we can share. As President Bush said in his speech following the explosion, “You are not alone.

Our entire nation grieves with you.” And even better are the words of Senator Chuck Schumer, “All American are united….”

But what is this union worth?

By Kara Race, Cardinal Courier Editor-InChief

What is the point of us joining together to grieve for those seven astronauts that died? What is the point of us realizing that in the snap of a finger we or any of our loved ones could die? What is the point if we are just going to turn around and go to war with Iraq?

I don’t understand how we as a nation can sit here and mourn yet still be making plans to send millions of Americans off to face their deaths in Iraq so that we can once again mourn. Didn’t we just learn from this tragedy?

Maybe one day the lessons we learn will last more than a day or a week. Maybe one day we won’t wait for the next tragedy to make us realize how precious life is.

Maybe one day we’ll actually know.

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An important part of Fisher’s history has been destroyed The massive hydraulic arm smashed down onto a pine tree’s vibrant green branches. Refusing to give in, the stubborn branches simply sprang back up.

Abruptly, the machine’s jaws swallowed the mass of the resiliant tree and dumped it into the back of a truck.

This was the small battle that took place in the middle of Fisher’s construction site.

There amongst the ruins, lay the quartered remains of an oak tree.

It must have been as tall as 40 or 50 feet. Boy Scouts learn from early on that by counting the rings on a tree you can tell how old it is, the weather it has endured over those years, and if there was ever a fire in the area.

The white oak was nearly 100 years old and had lived a long time before giving its life in the name of expansion.

“Progress,” said a gray haired man in a dark overcoat walking past me.

“I guess,” I responded. That was all that was spoken between us.

But it was extremely obvious to me that this stranger related to what I felt. What exactly was I feeling?

This is nothing new, trees are cut down everyday. I mean, expansion

By Joshua Tomaszewski, Cardinal Courier staff writer

is necessary and at the very least it’s inevitable.

Maybe it was because I’d never seen a construction site up close before. Sure, I had seen trees cut down. In fact, in the past I have helped my grandfather cut down a tree.

But then it became clear to me, as I looked at the oak’s corpse; this oxygen-producing giant was nothing short of a wise man. A wise man who had watched the last century pass by with a patient, watchful eye.

It is clear that St. John Fisher College, like many other growing institutions, has had to make sacrifices to its surrounding land to build and connect and…well, expand. I don’t find this morally disagreeable, especially when compared to the continual large scale destruction of rainforests and other woodlands around the world.

But the fact that this giant oak and

some of its indigenous cousins can be removed without retribution deeply saddens me. Should we not plant a baby tree somewhere else, to give back to the lives we have taken?

The oak tree that quietly gave us air to breathe and shouldered the lives of creatures of all types deserves a memorial, deserves a place in our hearts. Maybe if laws were made requiring companies to replace each tree with another, in lieu of a large fine, it wouldn’t be so easy to remove them when they’re inconvenient. Maybe it would make institutions, businesses, and corporations think twice before eradicating them in the name of “progress.”

Besides, “progress” is a word that is used habitually and most often incorrectly. Progress is how one moves forward. Progress is how someone or something improves itself. Is destroying our history, our earth-bound, umbilical counterparts bettering ourselves?

If people know, not only from text books and science professors, but in our hearts that trees are ultimately important to human survival, how is it progress to destroy them without restoration?

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A safer ride home: should it be provided?

The weekend has endless value to the average college student, a period of time in which we find the time and energy to unwind. How we do this as college students varies. Some enjoy catching a movie, some go bowling, and most of us drink. Drinking, an activity that Fisher administration tends to frown upon, is still exercised by many students.

The St. John Fisher alcohol and drug policy states that minors may not consume such on campus. This policy may control drinking on campus, but students will find a way to do what they want, and they have. Countless students in the Rochester area, not only from Fisher, but from all other area schools as well, congregate at bars to partake in some much needed R & R after a long week of classes.

How do we get to these bars?

The answer is rather simple: we drive, and while most people do exercise the designated driver system, it is not uncommon for some students to exercise the “who is the least wasted” system. These people do not necessarily represent the majority of bar flies, in fact, most choose to drink, at the least, responsibly.

Should Fisher do more to ensure the safety of its students? Certainly providing transportation to area nightlife would be a way to do just that.

It would be ideal to think that St. John Fisher has its current alcohol and drug policy to not only comply with federal and state law,

By Ben Goossen, Cardinal Courier staff writer

but to ensure the safety of it’s students. I could only hope that these measures are taken in the best interests of those who live on campus. If Fisher really cares about the well being of its students, regardless of their activities, transportation is absolutely necessary.

Many colleges already run shuttles to various night spots in their respective areas, as a way to keep their students in touch with the community around them. They do not simply provide a service to those looking to drink on the weekend, but they provide transportation to movie theaters, malls, supermarkets, dance clubs and countless other locations.

At Marist College in Poughkeepsie, NY, an enrolled student can, for a small fee, catch a shuttle to several area hot spots. Marist, as a school “in the Catholic tradition,” is not unlike Fisher. It has many of the same policies and follows many of the same principles as our school. Marist continues to become increasingly known for their communications program, as does Fisher. What needs to be seen is that the success of their students has not been compromised by their access to drinking or other night life.

To say that drinking is the only thing to do on the weekends would be untrue. SAB does provide activities for the students to attend, and while these activities are free to students, they don’t necessarily represent the interests of all. We do have bands come play in the Fishbowl from time to time, but let’s face it, it would be impossible to fit the entire school into the rather small space. Knowing this, students look for alternatives.

Bars provide a social meeting place for students to exercise the fellowship most hope Fisher would expect from its students. If transportation to such places was available, it would not necessarily promote drinking, but promote safety as well as unity.

Drinking has been a part of the college atmosphere for quite some time. This is a period in a person’s life when he or she does not have a whole lot of responsibilities besides school. Before you know it, college is over, you have two kids, killer mortgage payments, student loans to pay for, taxes, and a job that consumes most of your time. Your life as you knew it in college is virtually over. The only time to be young and stupid is when you are young and stupid. Community service hours will not stop anyone from having fun, as I said, people will find a way to do as they please.

Why not help them to do it safely?

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LETTER TO THE EDITOR Don’t drink and drive. A statement we have heard since adolescence, but nonetheless a statement with incredible meaning. Driving after drinking is something that kills countless college students every year. This life and death statement, however, loses its meaning when the model of safety that we live by disrespects it.

When our own campus “safety and security” team sends off visiting students into the night knowing that they had been drinking, I don’t feel so safe myself.

On a weekend night here at Fisher, my friends and I had visitors from our hometown. When we returned to campus later that night my Fisher friends and their guests were followed by security up to their room. Proceeding to enter the room, security found empty alcoholic beverages in the bathroom. Immediately they took action by taking the proper disciplinary precautions and let us know that our friends would have to leave campus. The problem: each of the girls had been drinking.

When I pleaded with security to let them stay the night with some of their girlfriends and drive home the next day they refused. Their argument was that “She seems ok to drive, she is not stuttering or stumbling.” When did not stuttering or stumbling make it legal or safe to drive after drinking? The fact was she had been drinking and should not operate a vehicle.

I don’t write this letter in spite. I understand the importance of security on campus, but to a rea-

sonable level. When a power trip endangers the life of my friends I can’t help but be upset. What’s more, this occasion is far from the only time this has happened. After telling my story, I was informed by a number of people of their own personal accounts in which someone they knew was sent off after drinking. I hope you agree that this is outrageous. Safety and Security’s own campus bulletin states “Security Officers are responsible for enforcing federal, state and local laws, as well as College policies and regulations.” So I guess they forgot drinking and driving is against the law. Ironically they also have a section dedicated to driving safely, in which it states, “Do not drink and drive nor get into a vehicle operated by someone who has been drinking.”

There are a lot of unhappy people when it comes to security. To put a spin on an old phrase, if you can’t trust security whom can you trust? I know personally that security no longer has my trust nor my respect until I receive the same benefit as an adult from them. I am not the only person that this has happened to and unless security loosens their grip, their “higher” judgment may endanger more lives,º like it did to the lives of my friends. My proposal: let us live our college years before someone ends up with a lawsuit or dead.

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CONTRIBUTING WRITER

PAMELA WOODFORD

Father Joseph Lanzalaco, the Director of Campus Ministry, is a veteran of the Vietnam War. In his role as Campus Minister he counsels students on a variety of issues.

He has also served as an MP for the United States Army, a high school teacher, and a priest counseling inmates on death row.

Q. What does your position entail?

A. This is my second year at Fisher as the Director of Campus Ministry. I am responsible for everything that happens with Campus Ministry as well as the spiritual well being of the students. I also sit on the President’s Senior Staff and help make decisions that pertain to the college as a whole.

Q. Knowing that you are a Vietnam Veteran, can you give me a brief background to your life and how you were affected or involved in the war?

A. When I graduated from high school in 1969, I was a very poor student who couldn’t afford college.

So I immediately enlisted into the military, and three weeks after

Q. Can you give me an overview concerning your opinion on the possible war on Iraq?

A. I am opposed to going to war with Iraq. I don’t know how we managed to shift the focus from the terrorism of 9/11 to Saddam Hussein, the leader of Iraq and then try to have a war against this person. Because we are the world’s only real superpower and are thinking about invading a third world country, I have to question the honor of doing that, especially because they do not appear to pose an immediate threat to us. President Bush has not proven, to my satisfaction, that Iraq possesses the weapons that he claims to have. It seems to me that most of the world is opposed to the war, and from a purely Catholic view point, war is supposed to be the absolute last resort after every other possible means have been explored to avoid war. I am not convinced that we have exhausted every possible means.

Q. What should parents be teaching their children during

Drag show slated S TA F F W R I T E R

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Friday, March 14 will mark a first in Fisher’s history—a drag show.

Sponsored by Fisher Pride, the drag show is an effort to educate the Fisher campus about alternative lifestyles, stereotypes, and relationships.

“By doing this show I hope that Fisher will open its eyes and realize that there is more to life than Gap, Abercrombie and Fitch, and the typical cookiecutter lives where everyone does the same thing to conform,” said Rich Morgart, president of Fisher Pride.

Morgart believes that the Fisher campus is long overdue for alternative types of humor that gesture to contemporaneous lifestyles and relationships.

“Our goal is to educate everyone in attendance about stereotypes and prove that you can dress how you like and be who you want to be, and think how you want to think,” he said.

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The show will consist of professional drag queens competing against one another.

“It will challenge some people’s perceptions of gender roles, sexuality, and stereotypes,” said Tammi Wiley, interim director of student life. “I anticipate that there will be individuals who will be uncomfortable with that.”

Along with the drag show, Fisher Pride is also holding a “David to DeeDee,” on Thursday, March 13 at 8 p.m. in Wilson Formal lounge. The event will show the transformation of a man into a drag queen.

“The issues of diversity and tolerance for people who are different within our community, as well as, within any other minority group or any group for that matter, has always been an issues,” said Morgart. “And it will continue until everyone learns acceptance for others different than themselves.”

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Q. Do you think that fewer people are protesting the war because of the nationalism that 9/11 created?

A. No, not really. Because as a matter of fact, they just had a huge protest in Washington D.C., which garnered I don’t know how many tens or hundreds of thousands of people. That is unprecedented because there is no war to protest; they are just protesting against going to war. In Vietnam, the war was going on for several years before the protest movement gained momentum. The anti-war movement now has a very strong start, which will grow if a war actually starts. these times of possible war?

A. I think they should teach their children, not just during these times, but all the time that war is very seldom the answer.

People do have a duty to their country if we are genuinely in trouble or if they are serving either in the military or other services.

They should teach them the importance of peace and the importance of developing a very strong conscience with a moral center. This teaching should not change during times of peace or war because you

Q. What advice can you give to people who are looking for faith or guidance during these hard times of possible military draft or war?

A. Be very strong in whatever your own religion happens to be, whether you are Catholic, Protestant, Jewish, or Muslim. If you have a question as to what constitutes conscientious objection within your own tradition, make sure you talk to someone who knows how to help you work through it.

Q. Do you feel that the majority of people today support the president and his decisions regarding the possible war?

A. I think most people do not want to go to war. I have noticed in the most recent polls that President Bush’s popularity since 9/11 has dropped considerably.

Q. Do you think the St. John Fisher campus is adequately informed about the possibility of war with Iraq?

A. No, but I think it is not the school that needs to change; the students need to take more of an interest. If the war movement doesn’t go over strongly on a campus now a days it’s simply because there is no draft. In other words, if you feel very strongly in favor of going to war with Iraq, you could go to the recruiting office and volunteer and they would be happy to send you to war. If you are opposed to it you could just ignore it. If we start a war and it continues for any period of time, then there will be a draft because they will need to have more people in the military.

Once you are forced to go into the military, then the students start to take a very strong interest; that’s what happened during Vietnam.

Art club ready to grow CONTRIBUTING WRITERS

JULIE KANE and RACHEL HENDERSON

Two freshmen arrived at Fisher expecting to expand their minds and talents not only through a liberal arts education, but also through artistic outlets. When they realized that there was an art program but no leisurely club where students could get the creative juices flowing, these girls took charge. Thus, Corinna Cala and Jenny Stockdale established the Art Club last semester.

With the advisement of Dia Lawrence, the young Art Club has succeeded in enriching students’ desires to express themselves freely. Previous projects include painting the backdrop for Fisher Players’ Little Shop of Horrors and aiding in the Day of Celebration festivities.

In the future, plans are being made to paint a lion that was donated by the family of Jennifer Patterson Koon. The statue, named “Courage,” was donated to emphasize the Peace Studies program that was established after Jennifer’s death in the early 90’s.

“The lion is not only good for the Fisher community, but it honors Jennifer Patterson Koon and the peace she brought to the world,” said Cala.

The art program here has flourished and grown since its conception. However, many on campus wish to see more expansion.

“There’s a real interest in art among students,” said Lawrence.

Cala, who grew up in the Rochester area, sees potential for more art at the college. “When you take one step off this campus and into Rochester, the culture is richly engrained with art. That’s all Fisher is really missing,” she noted.

The Art Department has grown by offering courses in film, graphic design, acting classes, and music each semester. There are currently eleven art minors. Elementary Education majors now need to ful-

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Corinna Cala, Matt Muszak, Liz Duran, Jenny Stockdale, and Assemblyman David Koon stand with “Courage,” the lion. fill an art requirement, which also helps the program to do well.

Courses often fill up during preregistration, and waiting lists are used each semester for those hoping to join classes.

“My strong conviction is that all colleges need art as part of their education,” said Lawrence. “My hope is that the program will expand and get more resources, for it has been given none at all.”

Changes Lawrence would like to see include building a studio, or a space where students can express themselves, and a gallery. A director with either art or education in the arts background would also aid the department.

“We’re hoping the college will support the arts in a visible way from now on,” Lawrence stated.

“The desire for more resources comes from the students,” she continued.

As the program overflows, many feel that the time has come to move forward with expansion.

“It is the students’ responsibility to push for funding [of expanding the arts],” Stockdale said, “They will listen because we pay to go here.” Cala and Stockdale have many ideas that involve the upcoming construction projects on campus.

“We’d like the revision of just one room [in the current Skalny expansion] to make a studio. We need it.

The fact that the part-time teachers have to come in, bring supplies, and pack them up at the end of the night is just ridiculous. Students shouldn’t have to wash paint brushes off in the bathroom sinks and drinking fountains,” Stockdale remarked.

Cala added that major organizations on campus need a place to do design. “It would be easier and more convenient to work in a studio as opposed to the basement.”

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Events leading up to today

August 1st, 2002- Iraq invites UN. weapons inspectors to Baghdad in a surprise announcement.

September 12th, 2002- President Bush addresses United Nations for war against Iraq after Iraq repeatedly avoids resolutions.

September 16th, 2002- Iraq allows the readmission of UN weapons inspectors without any conditions.

September 30th, 2002- Iraqi officials, UN negotiators, and weapons inspectors are involved in a two-day discussion on the inspections in Vienna. US rejects the return of the inspectors if no Security Council resolution is reached.

October 10th-11th, 2002- The House and Senate authorize using force against Iraq.

October 16th, 2002- Saddam Hussein is elected to another sevenyear term as president with 100% of the vote after a “referendum.”

January 6th, 2003- Saddam Hussein declares that he is ready for war. He also charges the inspectors with spying and declares his enemies to be “friends and helpers of Satan.”

January 13th, 2003- Chief weapons inspectors announce that they need a few more months to investigate Iraq.

January 14th, 2003- Chief Weapons Inspector Hans Blix announces that Iraq smuggled banned weaponry into the country. It had not yet been determined whether they were of mass destruction.

January 16th, 2003- Inspectors discover 12 chemical warheads which had not been accounted for in the 12,000 page submis sion to the UN Security Council on Dec. 7.

January 18th, 2003- The Saudi government investigates a plan to allow Saddam Hussein to take himself into exile should the UN Security Council pass a new resolution allowing war.

January 19th, 2003- The Bush administration declares that if Saddam went into exile, he would avoid being prosecuted for war crimes, and war altogether could be avoided.

January 19th-20th, 2003- While meeting with foreign ministers from 13 of the 15 security council countries, strong resistance is met to the U.S. view that inspections were not working due to Iraq’s lack of cooperation. China, France, Germany, and Russia wish to proceed with inspections and to evade the use of military force. The US retorts that fear of what others may do shouldn’t prevent action from being taken.

January 22nd, 2003- With many members, including France and Germany, still wanting to give inspections more time, NATO denies the US request for military aid.

January 26th, 2003- US offers $4 billion to Turkey for economic damage that may occur in war. In exchange, US expects Turkish military cooperation. Also, Secretary of State Colin Powell declares US would go to war alone if the divided European allies refused to join their cause.

January 27th, 2003- A progress report is presented to the UN Security Council. Hans Blix, chief inspector, says that he believes it is too early to determine whether Iraq is a threat to the world or has weapons of mass destruction. Thus far, no evidence of a nuclear weapons program has emerged. Iraq has passively cooperated. Also, Bush receives a letter from 120 House of Representatives members urging him to allow weapons inspections to continue before jumping into war. The representatives writes that Bush should “sufficiently weigh future decisions regarding Iraq on the assessment given by UNMOVIC/IAEA, including additional inspection time and resources as appropriate,” also noting that working with the UN Security Council and standing behind Resolution 1441 are both necessary for reaching goals. compiled by Julie Kane

“I’m concerned that the draft might be re-instated and that may be male and female this time. I love America, and all, but I don’t want to go to war.” ~ Krista Byfield, freshman

“I’m concerned because I have friends going over, but I’m all for it because Iraq is harboring chemical weapons that can harm the U.S.” ~ Adam Hartwig, junior

“I don’t think we’ll actually do any fighting. It will be more talking than anything.

We should be more worried about the Koreans.” ~ Jamie Armstrong, sophomore

“I definitely don’t want anybody I know going to war, so I really am against it. I think there are other means to an end.” ~ Jamie Affronti, sophomore

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MONOLOGUES continued from page 1 monologues intense and were unsure how to react to the scenes.

The confessions performed in the play dealt with many women’s fears and insecurities of having a vagina. Others dealt with rape and their violations as well as discoveries of their sexuality.

Derek DeSol, a junior, said “It gives the woman’s perspective another dimension, and as a man, a voice like this one is helpful. It's nice to have Fisher bring in something different and fun like this to campus. I had a good time.”

So far, both performances have raised $3,200.

V-Day is an effort to increase the awareness of women’s issues nationwide, thereby decreasing violence and bringing about a world of safety and freedom.It is a non-profit corporation that distributes funds to grassroots, national, and international organizations and programs to stop violence worldwide. In 2001, it was named one of Worth Magazines “100 Best Charities.”

Eve Ensler, the V-day founder and playwright of “The Vagina Monologues,” wrote the presenta-

tion based on her interviews with more than 200 women, and their confessions of violence, violations, and realizations of their sexuality.

The piece celebrates women’s sexuality and strength. It is with these confessions and experiences that the organization describes some of the characteristics of a V-world as being one in which “women and girls will be allowed to openly flirt in Jordan, drive cars in Saudi Arabia, and wear blue jeans in Italy.”

Today, the play is translated in 22 different languages, and was performed over 800 benefits from Jan. 24 to April 20, 2002. This year, there will be over 2,000 performances in over 1,000 locations worldwide. In its first five years, the V-Day movement has raised over $14 million, with over $7 million raised in 2002 alone.

If you missed the performance and would like to see another one, or would like more information on how to help the organization reach its’ goals, you can visit their website at www.vday.org.

Email address: kay7380@sjfc.edu

A good number of motor vehicle accidents have taken place on campus over the past two weeks. Hit and run accidents took place in the faculty lot, resulting in the damaging of vehicles.

Ten alcohol violations took place within the residence halls.

Suspicious persons were found soliciting within the residence halls. Since solicitation is prohibited in the residence halls, security should be notified immediately if any such activity is seen taking place.

Criminal mischief and larceny were also reported by students.

These violations occurred in Haffey Hall, the Student Life Center, and Murphy Hall. All were due to unlocked doors and/or lockers.

Security Tip: Next Monday evening, Feb. 10th, Deputy Dan Lyons of the Monroe County Sheriff’s department will be giving an informational lecture on issues concerning personal safety and dating. The lecture will be held in Wilson Formal.

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December 3rd, 2002- Iraqi government officials cooperate with a surprise search by weapons inspectors.

December 7th, 2002- Iraqi officials submit a 12,000 page report indicating that Iraq has no weapons of mass destruction.

December 19th, 2002- The Bush administration announces their belief that Iraq has violated the U.N. Resolution 1441. The declaration submitted on the 7th from Baghdad fails to meet the resolution which calls for a complete inventory of its weapons.

December 31st, 2002- A UN Inspector admits coming up with nothing in the pursuit for evidence of illegal weaponry.

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How do you feel about the impending possibility of a war with Iraq?

A look back:

November 8th, 2002- The UN Security Council unanimously votes to support US-British Resolution 1441, which requires Iraq to allow weapons inspectors under tougher terms.

November 13th, 2002- After the Iraqi Parliament rejects the resolution, Saddam Hussein uses his full authority to approve it.

November 18th, 2002- UN weapons inspectors arrive in Iraq in pursuit of biological and chemical weapons of mass destruction.

November 27th, 2002- Inspections begin. Iraqis welcome the inspectors.

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by Michael Jackson. (left) Murphy Hall sang the Cheers theme song led

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Review of a Dangerous Mind

Calendar of Events

S TA F F W R I T E R

February 5th- February 18th Wednesday February 5th ON-Campus SAB Movie: The Ring, 9:30 p.m., Basil 135 Friday February 7th ON-Campus Women’s Basketball vs. Nazareth, 6:00 p.m., Varsity Gym BSU Spades Tournament, 7:30 p.m., Fishbowl Men’s basketball vs. Nazareth, 8:00 p.m., Varsity Gym Commuter Council Amerks Game Night. For more information, email commutercouncil@sjfc.edu Tickets are just $5.

OFF-Campus Gospel Fest Mass Choir: Gospel Fest 2003, 7:30 p.m., free, RIT, call 475-7058 for more information.

Jazz Artist James Carter, Jazz Fund Raiser Concert at Penfield High School, 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $10 adults, $6 students, and can be purchased at Penfield High, the Bop Shop, Muzet, Inc., American Music, and at the door.

Valentine concert featuring Voices a la Carte, 8:00 p.m., Salem United Church of Christ, 60 Bittner Street. The concert is free and open to the public.

Lakeside Winter Celebration through February 9th. Features the “Downtown Downhill.” Main Street, Rochester. Participants must pre-register by calling 586-6460.

Saturday February 8th ON-Campus Women’s basketball vs. RIT, 2:00 p.m., Varsity Gym Men’s basketball vs. RIT, 4:00 p.m., Varsity Gym OFF-Campus Hockey Club Game vs. U of R, 7:30 p.m., Genesee Valley Ice Arena. For more information email HockeyClub@sjfc.edu.

Richard Smallwood and Vision in concert, RIT’s Clark Gymnasium.

Doors open at 7:00 p.m., tickets are $15 and can be purchased at the door or in advance by credit card at 475-2239. Call 475-7058 for more information.

Jazz Artist James Carter, Jazz Fund Raiser Concert at Penfield High School, 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $10 adults, $6 students, and can be purchased at Penfield High, the Bop Shop, Muzet, Inc., American Music, and at the door.

Sunday February 9th ON-Campus SAB Movie: Punch Drunk Love, 7:30 p.m., Basil 135.

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Monday February 10th ON-Campus Submissions are due to The Angle. For guidelines visit home.sjfc.edu/theangle/.

Saturday February 15th ON-Campus RSA’s Mr. Fisher Competition, Kearney Auditorium, 8:00 p.m.

Tuesday February 11th OFF-Campus Acoustic Stylings of JoAnn Vaccaro, Earthtones Coffee, 1271 Bay Rd, Webster. Call 671-3060 for more information, and check out www.joAnnVaccaro.com.

Men’s basketball @ Elmira College, 4:00 p.m.

The Dutch Connection, Tues-Sat. 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Sun. 12-5 p.m..

Hundreds of flowers on view at the George Eastman House. Call 271-3361 for more information.

Wednesday February 12th ON-Campus SAB Movie: Punch Drunk Love, 9:30 p.m., Basil 135 Thursday February 13th OFF-Campus Gov’t Mule, 8:00 p.m., Water Street Music Hall, 204 N. Water Street. Tickets are $25 or $20 in advance, and are available at Record Archive, Fantastic Records, Aaron’s Alley and Ticketmaster (585-325-5600 or www.Ticketmaster.com).

Susan B. Anthony Birthday Luncheon, 12-1:30 p.m., Riverside Convention Center.

Features veteran White House Correspondant Helen Thomas.

Call 279-7499 ext. 15.

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Friday February Valentine’s Day!!

OFF-Campus Women’s basketball @ Ithaca College, 6:00 p.m.

Men’s basketball @ Ithaca College, 8:00 p.m.

Joey and Maria’s Comedy Wedding, the Diplomat Party House. Call 865-4200 for more information.

Valentine’s Day Dance to benefit Parents without Partners, 9:00 p.m., Holiday Inn at the Airport on Brooks Ave. $5 cover charge at the door. Door prizes and music

by DJ Joetta. Call 251-3647 for more information.

Bob Sneider Trio: Friday Jazz at Immanuel, 7:30- 8:45 p.m., Immanuel Church at 815 Park Avenue. $5 for students. Tickets are available at Parkleigh, Immanuel and Veni Vedi Gallery.

Call 473-SONG. What a Man Wants…What a Woman Needs, 8:00 p.m., Auditorium Center, 875 East Main Street. Tickets are $20.50 to $25.50.

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OFF-Campus Women’s basketball @ Elmira College, 2:00 p.m.

Ontario South Printmakers. Works of local female artists on exhibit at MCC’s Mercer Gallery through February 21st. 1000 East Henrietta Road. The exhibit is free and open to the public. For more information call 292-3121.

Sunday February 16th ON-Campus BSU Portraits in Black, 6:30 p.m. in B-135.

Monday February 17th ON-Campus SAB Movie: Jackass, 9:30 p.m., Basil 135 OFF-Campus David Copperfield, 6:00 p.m., Auditorium Center, 875 E. Main Street. Tickets are $22.50 to $47.50. Visit www.Ticketmaster.com.

Harlem Globetrotters, 7:00 p.m., Blue Cross Arena. Tickets are $13.50 to $40 and can be purchased at the arena box office or through Ticketmaster at (585)2321900. Call 585-758-5300 for more information.

The movie is based on an autobiography of the life of Chuck Barris, played by Sam Rockwell. Barris created The Dating Game, The Newlywed Game and The Gong Show, and is considered the innovator of reality television. In his autobiography, though, Barris claimed to have led another life.

He talked about working for the CIA, executing assassinations for the U.S. government. The movie shows both aspects of Barris’ life.

The movie opened in a dirty hotel room, with Barris narrating how he got to that point in his life.

Barris is worn out and distraught from the many years of ups and downs he faced.

Barris had all these ideas for reality game shows, and brings them to NBC and ABC in the 1960’s in hopes of fame and fortune in television. Meanwhile, CIA Agent Jim Byrd (George Clooney) approaches Barris, offering him a chance to make some side money as an assassin for the United States Government. Barris, struggling financially at the time, accepts, and goes off to training.

Eventually his show The Dating Game would make it big, but Barris continued the CIA work.

In the film, Barris takes dangerous assignments in places like Sweden and East Berlin. Barris would act as a “chaperone” for the winning contestants from The Dating Game and their reward would be a vacation to these countries.

While there, Barris would go off at night and do his work for the CIA. The strange and funny thing about this movie is the testimony interviews from people who knew Barris. They would talk about times when Barris would be out of his office for a couple of weeks, with no one knowing his where-

Tuesday February 18th ON-Campus RSA’s Ultimate Bingo, 9:30 p.m., Kearney Auditorium OFF-Campus 36 Views, Geva Theatre, 75 Woodbury Blvd. Show runs through March 23rd. Call 232GEVA for tickets.

abouts.

The film kept up with his life, including the many women he would associate with. One of them, Patricia played by Julia Roberts, was another CIA agent that meets Barris on an assignment. Barris’ main love interest, Penny, played

by Drew Barrymore, was a likeable who stuck with him through all his mistakes.

By the end of the film, Barris has killed 33 people for the CIA and his shows have all been cancelled. As you can imagine, these two things are eating away at him, making him an emotional wreck.

The film comes full circle. You see him in the early 1980’s as an emotional wreck, and then his life leading up to that breaking point. It ends with post 1980’s to the present day.

Rockwell (The Green Mile and Charlie’s Angels) does a fairly good job with the role. The only problem with Barris was his naturally despicable behavior. Over and over, he would lie and cheat on Penny.

With the murdering to boot, it was hard to feel bad for Barris by the end of the film.

Clooney’s directorial debut went fairly well. In the end, I think he pulled off a respectable film. The scenes with the old game shows were exceptional, and a credit to Clooney’s attention to detail. I also found myself laughing several times during the movie, as Clooney was able to make the story serious one minute and funny the next.

The film did seem to drag on sometimes, and it seemed almost too outrageous to be true. Also, if you are weary of films with a lot of cursing, it may not be the best pick for you. Otherwise, I would say the movie was well done and worth a trip to the theater.

Rating: Three out of five stars Email address: tjp0157@sjfc.edu

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Valentine’s Day enigma solved S TA F F W R I T E R S

KEVIN AUBREY AND JAY ADAMS

Let’s put it this way, chicks dig romance. No way around it. Lighting candles, playing sappy music, feeding them food blindfolded. (they wear the blindfold, trust me it does not work the other way.

Even though chicks dig romance, one thing they do not dig is having a strawberry mashed into their eye.)

So if they like this stuff, we had better like this stuff if we ever want to snag one of those estrogen pumping, smelly-lotioned, queens of the bathroom mirror in this world. Fellas, unfortunately sooner or later you’re going to have to break down and do the sappy, mushy, “let’s cuddle” tasks if you are ever going to get along with them.

So, if that’s the case, then why not do it when some half naked, chubby, winged, cherubic archer tells you to?

Valentine’s Day is the perfect time to get a bunch of that sappy stuff out of the way, and if you’re scared about what your buddy will think of you, don’t be. You can feel reassured knowing that he also just bought a butt-load of tea candles and has been practicing his foot massage techniques and smooth lovey-dovey lines. He may have even prepared a late night serenade, singing "I Want It That Way" by the Backstreet Boys at the top of his lungs outside her window. For the other 364 days of the

Will you be my

year, you are always trying to outdo your buddy when it comes to belching, farting, or bench pressing. Now you find yourself trying to be more of a sappy love slave than he could ever hope to be.

Start by getting creative. A box of candy shaped like a heart and a rose or two doesn't cut it anymore.

Neither does dinner and a movie.

Jewelry is nice, but how many of those crappy cracker jack rings can you give your sweetheart in a year's time? This year is to be different. Instead of taking her out to dinner, you should make it yourself. Especially if you're strapped for cash. Valentine's Day can put such a dent in your wallet that any

chance of getting a bank loan can be thrown right out the window.

Now the question becomes 'what do I cook?' Well, if you're not too handy around the kitchen, don't hesitate to reach for that blue box of Kraft Cheese and Macaroni.

While your water is boiling, light a candle or two to set the mood. If you don’t have any real candles, just light a few birthday candles. If you don’t have any birthday candles, your roommate's homework will make as good kindling. If your woman asks why there is a small inferno blazing on the table, just tell her that it symbolizes your burning love for her. She'll love it!

Once the two of you are finished with your Cheese and Macaroni, move on to the fun part of the evening. Don’t pop in a movie or turn on ESPN to catch up on the sports you missed while eating dinner and extinguishing the table cloth that caught on fire. Instead, make it a personal time for you and your lady. Show her something about yourself that she may never have known before. You could show her how good you are at making match stick houses or show her the way you clip your toe nails. Offer for her to help, too. Good clean fun is the catch of the day for this year's Valentine's Day. Just remember, Valentine’s Day is like a “get out of jail free” card.

It’s a day when you can do all the schmoopy stuff and feel good about it. Pet names, nose nuzzling, it’s all good. Heck you can walk around with a name tag that says “Hello my name is schnooky wookums” All those things that your mascu-

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After 3 years in the Rochester’s Juvenile Cupid Program these cupids are ready to kick butt and take names,but don’t know where to take‘em. line mind told your feminine heart were sissy, are okay the second that tubby little cherub’s heartshaped-arrow embedded itself in your right buttcheek.

So this Valentine’s Day, don’t be scared, go ahead and ask your buddy if your new Valentine’s Day heart boxers looks good on you.

Buy some aromatherapy candles, shave your stubble, buy her one of those three page cards with a bunch of flowers on it and a poem

by Maya Angelou. Call her a "lady" instead of "broad" or "tomato", save that wedgie for another day, and tell her she smells nice.

Why, you ask?

Because that rotund little cherub has given you a reason to get a whole lot of toe sucking out of the way.

Email addresses: kea9632@sjfc.edu jaa3715@sjfc.edu

Valentine?

With Valentine’s Day looming on the horizon, Jay and Kevin cruised the campus looking for love.

Above: Kevin finds some accepting Valentines in Chrissy Putnam, Casey Robb, Jamie Lepore.

Left: Laura Andrews denies Jay with a single wave of her hand.

Jay’s “How you doin?”pickup line failed him again.

Right: A forlorn Jay tries to warm the statue’s heart, to no avail.

Left: After failing to score some “statue-loving,” Jay tries his luck with the mongolian grill.

Unfortunately, the grill informed Jay that it was taken by the “fried food station.”

Right: Kevin trades his love to Carmen Zambuto in exchange for his Dinosaur Barbeque “Wango Tango.” Carmen was disappointed with the trade as Kevin’s love was lacking a “tangy kick.”

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The road from Murphy Hall to a successful career

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S TA F F W R I T E R

JOSHUA TOMASZEWSKI CONTRIBUTING WRITER

According to the National Household Survey on Drug Abuse (NHSDA), almost half of Americans aged 12 or older reported being current drinkers of alcohol.

This translates to an estimated 109 million people. Approximately 14 million Americans—7.4 percent of the population —meet the diagnostic criteria for alcohol abuse or alcoholism.

Now, let those numbers sink in for a moment. These statistics are real. The problems associated with drinking are very real. And for this week’s guest on Calls to Courage, the penalties of addiction to alcohol are always the ever-present reality.

ERIN DORNEY

As these cold months beat relentlessly upon Rochestarians, many Fisher students dread the long walk from Murphy Hall to the main campus. 1994 Fisher alum Rafael Vidal Jr. remembers this walk all too well. When asked about his worst Fisher experience, Vidal said it was “the walk from Murphy Hall in the middle of the winter.”

Vidal and his wife, Pamela, have recently relocated from New York City to Rochester in order to raise a family and begin a new business venture. The Morgan Vidal Boutique and Salon includes a full service hair salon and spa, offering services including massage, facials, wax, manicure, pedicure, chiropractor services, and cellulite reduction. It also includes a boutique featuring women’s apparel, semi-precious jewelry, accessories and gifts. “As Nazareth and Fisher alumni, we fell in love with the Pittsford community. We always talked about starting a business in Pittsford and bringing back a little bit of New York City trends to one of Rochester’s most affluent communities,” said Vidal.

After graduating from Fisher in 1994 with a Bachelors of Science degree in Accounting, Vidal’s first job was with PriceWaterhouseCoopers LLP, a company which he interned with while attending Fisher. After working in the public accounting field for five years and working as controller and CFO for an information services company in New York City for three years, Vidal switched career gears. Currently, he serves as the Division Director for the upstate New York Management Resources practice at Robert Half International, the world’s largest business solutions provider of senior level accounting and financial professionals on an individual and team basis. Rafael has also started a real estate investing partnership, and plays on a national softball team based out of Rochester.

“The factors that got me here today as a CPA, entrepreneur, and real estate investor overlap the skills I learned at Fisher,” said Vidal, “planning, balance, team-

work, communication, focus, drive, and motivation.”

These skills, he says, are priceless, as they can be used interchangeably in life as well as in your career field.

“The choice to attend Fisher was simple,” he said, “it is well respected in the business community and the accounting program is the leading and premier program in the surrounding areas.”

While attending Fisher, Vidal’s extracurricular activities predominantly included playing collegiate baseball and participating in the accounting program networking functions and clubs.

Vidal enjoyed the close knit community that he believes existed at Fisher.

Vidal’s advice to current Fisher students is “…to take the time to write-up a collegiate and career plan, semester-by-semester, and year-by-year as applicable. Set objectives and goals, and monitor your performance.

Also, share your goals with those that will help achieve them (ie. teacher, mentor, etc.) Lastly, take advantage of and utilize the resources available to you; network, and research. You owe it to yourself and the Fisher community to make the best of your time and money. Stay focused.”

Vidal and his wife have been happily married for three and a half years and are expecting their first child in April.

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CC: What makes a person an alcoholic?

A: I Always thought it was that I didn’t have the will power to stop.

No matter how hard I tried…I think I only went a week [without drinking] under my own will power. Once my brain was set to drink there was no stopping it.

CC: When did you know for first time that you had a problem?

A: It was winter; I couldn’t go to bed because I hadn’t drank all day.

It was like one o’clock in the morning and I was getting delirium tremors. I was thinking that I was seeing stuff. I was crawling around the floor like there was something there. I didn’t look at it at that time as going through withdrawal.

I was tossing and turning in the bed for hours and the only alternative I could come up with was to get drunk.

CC: What were some of the situations of a typical drunk night?

A: I blacked out probably four times a week at least. I would do

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The purpose of this column is to give forum to the courageous; those that have overcome or are in the process of overcoming extreme hardships. By breaking silence, they will share the secrets of their pain and explain how they answer the Call to Courage.

Some will be named, others anonymous.

my heaviest drinking during the week. There were no typical nights, only the common denominator that I was drunk. There would be nights when I’d go out and a drink a case (of beer) and nothing would happen, and it would be really annoying. But then there would be nights where I would drink two forties of Blue Bull and I’d black out and then come to in someone’s front yard. By the end it was really unpredictable.

CC: How long did you drink before you finally stopped?

A: I drank for about 12 years. I started when I was 12. Fourteen was the first time I ever really got drunk. I blacked out after drinking a bottle of vodka. It was great; I didn’t feel any pain from life. I didn’t feel any of the pain from my childhood or that awkward teenage shit.

CC: How long have you been sober?

A: I’ve been sober since the spring of 2000. Almost three years if I make another day.

CC: Do you think that maybe there were problems in your childhood that contributed to your alcoholism?

A: The past always plays a part.

Whenever I think my life is really bad, and I’m on my pity pot [in a loud voice]“Oh, poor me, poor me!” then I just think of my past and go damn! I think of distinct memories that stick out like my grandparents 50th anniversary. I was so tied up in my own ego and “boozing it” that instead of celebrating with 150 members of my family, I decided to celebrate it at the Cadillac hotel with a prostitute and a drug dealer.

CC: What about before that, when you were a kid? You said you started drinking when you were 12.

A: When I was 12 I started drinking because I had no other way of dealing with my emotions.

CC: Where were your parents?

A: They were being parents, you know? I didn’t drink a lot at home.

I wasn’t a daily drinker at the time. When I was in high school, I was active after school and I had some friends and they drank as much as me.

CC: Where do you get your alcohol when you’re 12 years old?

A: Steal it. Go “garage hopping” as we used to call it. We would just go find people’s garages…it was a lot easier because no one had alarms back then. Just go and find these garages with refrigerators in them and go steal whatever booze was inside.

CC: What happens if you take a drink tomorrow?

A: I don’t know.

CC: What, I’m trying to ask is: how do you survive a mistake?

A: I don’t know. I mean, recently a few of my friends…it’s up to seven or eight people that were sober and are drinking now. Only two of them came back [to being sober]. I’ve been sober three years and I’ve been to four funerals for people that were sober and went back.

CC: So, how is this story end?

Are you sober for life?

A: Three years ago at this time, I was so lost. And then I found this recovery program for this fatal disease, which saved my life. In five years, I hope - I have a lot of hopethat in five years I’m still sober.

But, I don’t know, I can’t predict the future.

CC: Thank you for sharing your struggle with our readers.

Email address: jjt4201@sjfc.edu

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S TA F F W R I T E R

JASON MARSHERALL

If part of the qualifications of being a treasure includes a rich history, then the Lowell MacMillan Radio History Room is one of the best. Entering the room on the bottom floor of the library is like taking a trip back in time to the glory days of Rochester radio.

The room contains thousands of old records, along with turntables, radios, microphones, and other nostalgic pieces from days gone by.

Also included are recordings of many interviews, along with scripts of radio shows dating from the 1930s and 1940s.

The memorabilia in this room probably has a great deal of monetary value, but all of it is superceded by the importance of the history in that room. The records, the microphones, and transcriptions however, they aren’t even the real story.

The people that have influenced the radio room itself are a truly remarkable tale. Without Bill Given, there would be no radio room. A former program director at WHAM and World War II Veteran, Givens had a love for big band music and hockey. Many of the thousands of records in the room were his at one time, and five years ago he was posthumously inducted

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The radio room houses thousands of records, photographs, and other memorabilia that records the history of Rochester radio. into the Rochester Amerks Hall of Fame, for the time he spent as an announcer. The whole audiovisual center in the library is named after Givens.

The room itself is named after Lowell MacMillan, who once served as the manager at WHEC and was also an announcer for the Rochester Red Wings.

After MacMillan died, his wife made a gift in his memory, and since then, it has been called the Lowell MacMillan Radio History room.

The room is also about Gary Cuminale, the man who brought so much life to Fisher, and helped make a modern Media Center on campus. It is also about Jack Palvino, the Fisher alumni and Trustee who, in 1995, helped create the Rochester Radio Broadcast-

ers Association Hall of Fame.

Today the room stays alive thanks to people like Lori Waggoner who directs the room, and Gil Magraw, who was a friend of Bill Givens himself, and has volunteered at the radio room since the early 1990s.

Students and the public are encouraged to visit the room and explore its treasures, with the help of the library staff. Some broadcasting classes have even come in the room to re-enact scripts from Would you have the 1940s. guessed that Fisher holds such a treasure of Rochester radio history right in our own library?

Email address: jnm8229@sjfc.edu

SPORTS

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Cardinals basketball continues on its roll S TA F F W R I T E R

TOM PARKER

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Adam Cappotelli (left) traveled to New York City to witness his brother Matt (right) win MTV’s reality show Tough Enough III.

The verdict is in: He’s Tough Enough SPORTS EDITOR

JAY ADAMS

It was a big day for Adam Cappotelli and his family. They traveled to New York City two weeks ago, but it wasn't for this year's family vacation. Adam's brother, Matt, had competed in World Wrestling Entertainment's (formally the WWF) reality show "Tough Enough III," a show that chooses 13 people from submission tapes and has them compete for a contract with the WWE. The Season Finale for Tough Enough was a live show at the WWE's restaurant in Times Square, "The World." Five participants were left, Matt Cappotelli being one of them.

"When we got [to The World], they sat us down and we got something to eat. We hadn't even seen Matt yet, they kept him back stage.

Finally, they announced that they'd be letting [the finalists] out," said Adam, a junior at Fisher.

"There were thousands of people standing around waiting for the show to start. I've never had so many people watch me eat before."

The hour long show recapped the entire series of Tough Enough, from beginning to end. The two winners of WWE contracts would be announced at the end of the show.

"It was nerve racking, more so for Matt than me. When Matt sat down at the table, it was the first time we had seen him in a month or so. Nobody knew what to say. We were all just shaking knees under the table," said Adam. "Once they called John's name [as one of the winners], our hearts kind of sunk.

Then I was thinking that the second winner could be Jonah (another competitor), could be one of these other guys. Once they called Matt's name, it was crazy. There was no way to describe it."

The most popular and most talked about episode this season involved Matt in a tag team exhibition match. Matt and his team were facing other Tough Enough participants and Bob Holly, a WWE wrestler known for his merciless in-ring tactics. From the moment the two knocked heads, Bob was totally in control of the match. However, something was not right. Wrestling may be considered fake by some people, but the blood pouring from Matt's mouth after a Holly kick to the jaw was not fake at all. Matt got pummeled, leaving him in a distressed emotional state for a few days afterward. "[The week before that episode aired] it happened to be a weekend when I was home and my brother was home. We were all sitting

there watching [Tough Enough] and they showed a preview of the show where Bob kicked the crap out of Matt," said Adam. "We all didn't know how to take it. I thought it was a joke myself, I started laughing. But Matt told me 'that's serious, don't laugh.'"

Matt, knowing that Holly took advantage of him in the ring, was the bigger man and shook Holly's hand after the match and thanked him. But, Matt's experience with Holly almost made him walk off the show.

"I was pissed about it, I'm not going to lie," said Adam. "Matt was on a radio show one night with the other five contestants and Bob called in. He was still trying to justify the whole thing. Matt has pretty much gotten over it, but to this day, there are still hard feelings [between Matt and Bob]. I know I'm still pissed about it. About Matt shaking his hand after the match, that's just the type of kid he is. He can make the best out of any situation."

Matt has already made the best out of winning a WWE contract. He was given an exhibition match with the other Tough Enough winner, John on WWE RAW last Monday night. He impressed WWE officials so much, that he was invited back for the following week.

"He didn't realize he was going to wrestle. After the show in New York, he was supposed to be coming back to Rochester with us. But he got called and they told him 'hang around New York City, we're going to fly you to Chicago Monday night. You're going to be on RAW,'" said Adam. "That night, I was flipping back and forth through the channels, waiting to see my brother make an appearance on RAW. Then, they show him and John talking and it sounded like they were going to wrestle. I couldn't believe that was my brother wrestling on RAW." Wonder if we'll get the chance to see Adam follow in his brother's foot steps and try to compete in Tough Enough IV? "I don't know about that. I've got to worry about getting out of college first," said Adam. "If I had the character and the personality, I'd do it, but I'm a little too laid back. I don't have the outgoing personality like Matt does."

For anyone interested in seeing Matt wrestle live, he is booked to wrestle at the Blue Cross Arena during the first week of March when the WWE comes back to Rochester.

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You would think the St. John Fisher men’s basketball team would be exhausted after the huge overtime victory last Friday night against Elmira. Somebody forgot to tell that to the Cardinals, though, when they tipped off Saturday afternoon against Ithaca College.

The basketball team went on an offensive tear in Saturday’s game, almost reaching triple digits in an impressive victory over Ithaca College, 97-85.

Senior guard Aaron Berwanger led Fisher with 18 points and five rebounds, and sophomore guard Jeff Sidney scored 16 points in the victory.

Most of the game went back and forth between the two schools.

Fisher and Ithaca put on an offensive clinic, exchanging baskets time after time. The Cardinals shot 60 percent from the floor in the first half, but held only a slim two-point lead at halftime, 46-44.

The offense continued in the second half, but Fisher started to pull away as they went on a 7-0 run to go ahead 65-53 with 13 minutes left in the game.

Ithaca had no quit in them,

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“It is a different perspective to see things from this side,” commented Lock about the transition from player to coach, “But I think it helps that I understand where the players are coming from.”

Kahler hopes to continue the team’s winning streak for the rest of this season. “We want to win our conference but my overall goal is the same as always: I want the

though, plugging away at the lead during the next ten minutes to pull within one, 79-78.

The Cardinals regained momentum behind Berwanger and sophomore center Cory Hepburn, who came off the bench with 12 points and six rebounds.

Coach Rob Kornaker praised his team for the win. “They really have a lot of heart. The intensity and desire has been there all season and we have worked hard to get to this point.”

The victory over Ithaca gives the men their sixth win in a row. Last Tuesday, the men’s team won the first game of the home stand over Alfred University, 94-65. They followed that up with the dramatic overtime affair against Elmira College, prevailing 84-82.

“We have really stepped up the intensity. Seems like we were a little relaxed for a stretch, but now are fully focused,” Berwanger said.

The men’s team is not the only one on a hot streak. The St. John Fisher women have won five of their last six basketball games as well, putting themselves in serious contention for a run at a conference title.

The women’s team started their five-game winning streak back on Jan. 18th against SUNY Geneseo in the JPMorgan Chase consolayoung people on my team play hard, have fun, and win!”

Kahler also stresses academics.

“The girls on my team had an average GPA for the first semester of 3.32,” he stated proudly. “Basketball is important, but not nearly as important as academics,” Kahler explained. He wants all his players to graduate knowing that they were part of a great athletic team and received an education that prepared them for what was to come in their lives.

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tion game. Blowout victories on the road against Utica and Hartwich brought the Cardinals home with an impressive 12-1 record on the year.

Fisher showed no signs of slowing down when they beat Alfred at home last Tuesday, 58-50. The girls then defeated Elmira College in a hard fought game, 71-57.

Along with the Fisher men, the women also went for their sixth win in a row verses Ithaca College.

Fisher fell behind by as much as nine points in the second half, but rallied to tie the game with 38 seconds left. Ithaca then made a basket with 15 seconds left to win 5755.

Junior Trisha Tofany led Fisher with 14 points and six rebounds in the loss.

Freshman standout Kathy Baum also played well for the Cardinals.

Both the men and women have important home games this Friday against rival Nazareth College.

The women’s game is at 6 p.m. and the men play at 8 p.m. Each game has huge implications on the chase for the Empire 8 conference title.

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“I just haven’t been able to see myself anywhere else” - Marianne O’Connor Ermi

The other coach After 18 years, Ermi remains a part of the Fisher family SENIOR EDITOR

JOHN FOLLACO

It was a typical Monday in Phil Kahler’s office. Off to the left, Meghan and Shaun Ermi were sprawled across the floor with crayons clutched in their hands.

Hovering over them was Missy Lock, a 2002 graduate and current assistant coach of St. John Fisher’s women’s basketball team. A proud Kahler sat at his desk trying to finish a phone conversation.

Meanwhile, Marianne O’Connor Ermi scurried around the Student Life Center, in preparation for the afternoon’s practice. She poked her head inside the office and whispered, “I’ll be right outside if you need me.”

She was probably speaking to her two children. But she might as well have been talking to Kahler or Lock. They are all her family.

Ermi – who graduated from Fisher in 1985 and has been an assistant coach ever since – has a large family. Her immediate family contains only four members.

Her Fisher family contains hundreds more.

“I love it here. PK (Kahler) is like a grandfather to my kids. I can bring my kids here, they know everybody and everybody knows them,” Ermi said. “They can run around and use the facilities. I just really enjoy being here.”

She has been there for it all: JP Morgan Chase tournaments, NCAA appearances, conference titles, and for many of Kahler’s milestones. And she has not stood idly by. In fact, Ermi is so demonstrative on the sidelines, that an outsider could mistakenly think that she, not Kahler, was the head coach.

“That’s just the way I am. PK is very gracious, and he has a lot of confidence in me,” she said. “The girls respect me, and I know that the confidence and respect is there from (Kahler).”

Often times a head coach is intimidated by a vocal assistant.

This is not the case with Kahler and Ermi. These two coaches have more than a professional relationship. They are more than colleagues.

They are family.

“I often joke that I have two husbands: one at home, and one at work,” Ermi said. “PK’s wife says the same thing about him.”

“We are family,” Kahler said.

“We don’t agree on everything, but it seems that we never really disagree on anything either.”

Kahler has not been Ermi’s only coaching mentor. Her own basketball career started in Schenectady, N.Y, where she played in a Catholic youth league under the tutelage of her father, the team’s coach.

She continued to play in high school, where she earned a reputation as a tough, smart player.

“I was a scrapper,” Ermi recalls.

“I would dive on the floor for loose balls, and play really tough. It’s kind of the way I coach now. In fact, I always tried to be a coach on the floor.”

After high school she chose to move across the state, and attend Fisher. Why not escape the cold, harsh winters of upstate New York?

Family.

Her mother’s family was from Rochester, and she liked the idea of being close to them. While at school, her grandfather became ill and Ermi was right there to help.

During her college years, the attraction to Fisher began to grow.

A knee injury plagued her during her playing days, but after graduating she asked Kahler for the opportunity to volunteer as an assistant coach. Kahler agreed.

Soon after, the team’s part-time assistant left, and Ermi took over her responsibilities.

“She had a love for the game, she knew the game, and she sacrificed to be here,” Kahler said. “We are very lucky to have Marianne in this program.”

Ermi has had the experience, success, and grooming necessary to become a collegiate head coach.

Therefore, the question always arises: why hasn’t she?

Family.

“I think it’s the tradition and the smallness. I feel a part of it all,” Ermi said. “I also am a full-time mother and don’t want to have to deal with the travel associated with Division I and II jobs.”

Marianne O’Connor Ermi Who: A women’s basketball assistant coach.

Graduated: From Fisher in 1985.

As a player: Led Fisher to four straight New York state tournament appearances.

It is not as if opportunities have been lacking. Positions have even opened at area schools, such as the University of Rochester, and arch rival Nazareth, that Ermi feels could have been hers had she applied.

“The UR job would still have required a lot of travel. And Naz is Naz. I couldn’t go there, and I think PK would kill me if I ever did,” Ermi jokes. “I just haven’t been able to see myself anywhere else.”

Truth be told, her reasoning is very simple. If she left, she’d no longer be part of the family.

And family is what Marianne O’Connor Ermi is all about.

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Joshua Tomaszewski

Women’s basketball coach Phil Kahler (right) and his assistant, Marianne O’Connor Ermi (above) have built the program into a NCAA Division III powerhouse and have also built a special relationship along the way. Missy Lock (left) joined the coaching staff this season after graduating last May.

Short on seniors, strong on leadership Seniors in recent years

S TA F F W R I T E R

ANNA CLARK

Success may seem out of reach for a basketball team with no seniors and many first year players.

The St. John Fisher women’s basketball team has proven otherwise. The team, led by head coach Phil Kahler, has started strong.

“I don’t think of it as a challenge,” Kahler comments on his lack of senior experience. “We have good players and good players step up.”

Kahler credits the team’s success so far this season to many things including the team’s depth.

“I think it’s the best thing we have going for us. We have a lot of very good players,” he explains.

Kahler recognizes that any one of his players has the strength to be the top player in a game.

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far from lacking in leadership.

Junior captains Trisha Tofany and Jen Kristensen are two of the top all-around players in the region.

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blocked shots. Kristensen shot 87.8 percent from the free throw line.

She also received honorable mention for all-Empire 8 for the second time last season.

“It is my job as captain to lead the team and make sure every-

thing goes smoothly,” Kristensen said.

She and Tofany take their job as captains seriously because “the other players look to see our attitudes toward things.”

Even though the women have been successful so far, having a young team is not without its challenges. “The new players have to adjust to me and to the program.

It is a learning process,” Kahler explained. “Once they adjust, they earn their right to play in games by their performance in practice,” he continued.

The level of talented newcomers has made the transition easier on the players and Kahler. “More and more I’m finding very talented girls coming in from high school.”

The talented, “fresh” players make the team more exciting according to Kristensen. “I don’t see any problem not having seniors on the team. It is exciting to know we have good new players.”

One of the reasons for Fisher’s great success so far this year is the same reason for the team’s success for the past 29 years: Phil Kahler.

Kahler is the first and only coach in Fisher women’s basketball history. He has led the team to a .830 winning percentage over the last 28 seasons making them the winningest team in NCAA Division III history.

A later addition to the coaching staff further strengthened the Cardinals. Marianne O’Connor Ermi joined Kahler at the sidelines after graduating from Fisher in 1985.

During her years on the team Ermi helped lead them to four state tournaments.

The newest face on the sidelines is that of Missy Lock. “Missy is a great addition to our program,” says Kahler of the 2002 Fisher graduate. “The players respected her when she was on the team and

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