Cardinal Courier 12 04 2002 V2N6

ST. JOHN FISHER COLLEGE

VOLUME 2 - ISSUE 6 - December 4, 2002

CARDINAL COURIER Inside this edition

Exploring Diversity Fisher at a crossroad

EDITOR-IN-CHIEF

KARA RACE

As the holidays approach, Jay and Kevin get spirited on the Off the Wall page.

Story on pages 12-13

Explore a winter wonderland within the city of Rochester.

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The issue of diversity has become a big topic of discussion on the St. John Fisher campus in recent years. This year alone the issue has played a prominent role in Student Government forums, residential life discussions, and has even become a topic within the strategic planning process. With all of this talk, where exactly does Fisher stand in terms of diversity?

According to Arlette Miller Smith, the recently appointed dean of multicultural diversity and affairs, Fisher has been doing a good job of approaching diversity through programs such as Day of Celebration, the Martin Luther King Celebration, mentoring opportunities such as C-O-N-N-EC-T, and all the efforts of student organizations.

“We’ve come a long way,” said Smith.

Rick DeJesus, dean of students at Fisher, agreed, “I think that the college has done a lot to enhance and build up programs that [educate].”

He gave a lot of the credit for these programs to Smith who has brought a lot to Fisher during her six years at the college.

“She’s just done a whole series of things,” he said.

One of Smith’s major projects is

From past to present, Fisher continues to encourage a well rounded student body the Day of Celebration, which occurs every December and is sponsored by a number of different organizations on the campus.

“Day of Celebration is the most successful in terms of organizations,” said Smith referring to the number of student organizations that are involved in the sponsoring, planning, and running of the day.

“The Day of Celebration originally came about to celebrate cultures,” said Beth Herberger, director of student life.

This year’s theme will center around a Latino celebration although there will be a Kwanzaa dinner and other customs from around the world as well.

Other attempts to educate on diversity have included student organizations.

“I have been very impressed by the Student Activities Board and the Student Government Association,” said DeJesus regarding the organizations’ efforts to educate their peers.

Other organizations that were created to support issues of diversity on this campus include the Black Student Union, the Asian Student Union, the Latino Student Union, and Fisher Pride.

But, events sponsored by stu-

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JOSHUA TOMASZEWSKI

Men’s and women’s basketball teams start seasons with a bang.

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INDEX VIEWPOINT...........2 NEWS............3-5,17 IN FOCUS..............8 REVIEWS...............9 CHRISTMAS....10-11 OFF THE WALL...............12-13 IN FOCUS.14-16, 18 SPORTS............19-20

After a three week hiatus, the St. John Fisher College’s Banner Web was back up and running this past Tuesday. All student registration was halted just two days after it started when Fisher’s online system began to malfunction. Many Fisher students hoping to register found themselves waiting excruciating periods of time to get through the process with some failing to even access the system.

To solve the problem, the technicians working in the Office of Information Technology decided the best way to handle the problem was by shutting Banner down, and getting it fixed.

“We came across a problem that was slowing down every other computer’s connection,” said Bill Wagoner, an OIT technician.

“Registration was not working well but people could still get to their email and could still do Blackboard,” continued Wagoner.

“Our whole system wasn’t down, it was one critical function that was not working appropriately.”

“We put a lot of resources into making sure that when this criti-

1959 Alfred Fields,the first African American student at Fisher, graduates

1972 Carol L. Worth becomes the first woman to graduate from Fisher

Alfred Fields

1991 Black Student Union begins- The purpose of

A rough time with registration S TA F F W R I T E R

Important Moments of Diversity

cal function comes back online, the problem won’t ever come back again” Julie Thomas, the Director of Academic Information and Register was convinced at press time that it would this time go off with out a hitch.

“I feel very confident, we have successfully used web registration for several semesters prior to this situation.”

Regardless if the system works this time, many students were a little frustrated with being forced to deal with spending literally hours in attempt to register the first time.

“I tried to register, I sat there for a while…never got to log into anything and I tried again a couple of hours later and the web was shut down,” said Stephen Rusinko, a sophomore and economics major.

“I was in the computer lab and sat there for about two hours,” said senior Rich Worden. “Nothing happened so I approached the registers office and asked them and they had no clue what was going on.... so they told me just to wait.”

The registers office didn’t antici-

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this organization is to provide a forum for students to learn about issues influencing the Black experience, and to explore Black culture and heritage. *

1993 First Kwanzaa Celebration takes place

1994 Latino Student Union begins- The foundation of

A dancer takes part in last year’s Day of Celebration.

the Latino Student Union is the Spanish culture. The goal of the organization is to make the campus knowledgeable about the Spanish culture in the most positive way.*

1998 Circle of Friends Celebration begins Romeo Smith Diversity Scholarship begins to help any student who works in the category of diversity

2000 First Day of Celebration takes place Asian Student Union begins Fisher Pride begins *Information taken from the Student Government Association’s Website

VIEWPOINT

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Too little action We say we teach diversity but how can it be taught when no one wants to learn it?

People are constantly saying that we need more diversity on this campus- more minorities, more races, more religions, more differing viewpoints.

Faculty, staff, and student leaders are all told to do more diversity programs- encourage an understanding, they tell us.

What’s the point if no one wants to hear it?

I went to a diversity program during the middle of the semester“Faces of America” sponsored by the Student Activities Board and the Office for Multicultural Diversity. 41 students were there. 41 at a college of nearly 2,000.

But just a few weeks later, SAB sponsored a program called “Sex Signals” and the turnout was amazing.

Is that really what we’ve come to?

It has always been said that sex sells but it is a bit sad to actually see it happening.

I can’t believe that in this day and age we would rather sit and entertain ourselves with sexually related programs than educate ourselves on diversity issues that will affect us everyday.

I’m so sick of hearing people complain about how there is no diversity on this campus. People constantly talk about it but who is doing anything?

“Diversity” groups are.

The amount of these groups on campus has grown immensely since my freshman year. We have the Asian Student Union, the Black Student Union, the Latino Student Union, Fisher Pride, BASIC- I could go on, but I think you get the point.

By Kara Race, Cardinal Courier Editor-InChief

These groups try so hard to educate this campus and provide a viewpoint that is different from the one most of us carry. They hold meetings, bring speakers, do programs. But when they do all of this, who is there to experience it?

The same people! The exact same 20 or 30 people who are at every single diversity program that happens here.

Sad. Why don’t we as a student body care? Are we really that satisfied with our beliefs, outlooks, and views about other races, cultures, and lifestyles? Are we that content living in an environment where everyone looks and acts the same?

I’m not.

I want to see more diversity on this campus. I want more education, more understanding, more students who honestly care whether we have this or not.

But my opinion won’t change things. It may move a few student leaders, faculty, staff, or adminstration members to take action. But that’s not enough. These people can only do so much. They can’t make this campus care.

It is up to us, the students. We are the only ones who can make this cycle change. It is up to us to go to these programs, to get involved in efforts to promote diversity, and to stop talking and start caring.

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Less pop, more culture: what do we care about?

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that should not be limited to poly.

Sci. and American Studies classes.

It is a part of our lives and we don’t even know it. We have minds to use for a reason and we have hearts that feel for a purpose. JLo is not real, this is real. War with nuclear weapons is real. Soldiers dying is real. Protests on the steps of Capitol Hill—real. Let’s become what society is terrified of—let’s become aware.

We have the power, we have the voice— If not for the sake of ourselves, but for the sake of the twenty something’s that may soon enough be kissing their mother’s goodbye as they climb a plane to drop bombs over seas—lets scream out our fear, or our pride, our support or our opposition. For the sake of our children—let’s do something. It is easier said than done— but it is worth hard work. How hard is J.LO working for this?

That 20-20 special should have been on an 18 year old kid terrified of combat. Instead, it was on the fact that this woman can’t sign a divorce paper quick enough.

Wouldn’t it be nice if every soldier had a million dollar insurance policy protecting their respective behind? What a wonderful world it must be for a star---for the rest of us, the ugly truth is all we have.

The simple truth is that the majority of us do not know what is going on. As students—evoke your rights—demand to know. Have you noticed that the flags from porches are steadily diasappearing? The next time you drive, count the number of “proud to be American” stickers you see, then out of that number, subtract the ones that are weather torn and falling off. In gas stations, how many red white and blue t-shirts do you see? Evil doesn’t end after one horrific event—it perpetuates, it worsens.

We should not only be aware of what is happening—but we should be opinionated and heard. I refuse to accept that we are a generation fixated on pop icons and their latest Prada purchase. We are much more intelligent than that. Don’t be ashamed to ask—we are here to learn. Teachers, start teaching. I have been here for three months, and last Thursday was the first discussion I have had in any class about the war—and I led the discussion. I asked. This is a topic

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I came to school on Thursday of last week. Walking through the halls, it was hard for me not to hear the buzz surrounding the pop frenzy over the engagement of Jenifer Lopez aka, J.lo, aka, Jenny from the block—and her current beau Ben Affleck. Bits and pieces of “did you watch the 20-20 special” questions rang unmercifully through my ears. I admit I became intrigued with the buzz. Not the buzz on the actual topic at hand, but the attention it was getting from students in college—and I can imagine throughout the world.

To those who have spent their time concentrating on and admiring the cereal prize that is pop culture, I say this: STOP. We are at a time that will be illustrated in your children’s history books as one of the most terrifying periods known to man. A Nuclear war is at the foreground of each and every one of our lives.

Did you know that young men and women our ages, who should be worrying about how much to spend at the bar, are instead, worrying about proper protection from lethal biochemical weapons? Just in case anybody forgot, Sadam Hussein is not a good guy—when is the last time he told you the truth? We are the movers, we are the shakers--let’s rattle the cage.

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Forum connects students and staff S TA F F W R I T E R

CHRISTAN VOSBURGH

On Thursday Nov. 21, the Fisher student body was graced with a forum composed of the Dean of Undergraduate Studies David Pate, Margie Murphy from the Office of Academic Affairs, Angela Monnat from the Financial Aid Office, Registrar Julie Thomas,

Director of the Office of the Information Technology Jim Luke, Joe Burkart from the Office of Physicality, and Associate Provost Douglas Howard.

Such issues addressed in this forum were registration, the growth of the campus, core requirements, international students, and money.

Fisher has a large core requirement in order to graduate. It is

designed to give students a broad education and aid them in their future. However, rumors have been circulating the campus about the possibility of downsizing the core. While there are no plans to downsize the core, administrators are working on making the core “more intentional” according to Pate.

He is working on simplifying the core and dividing it into two tiers.

JULIE KANE

The Fourth Annual Jennifer Patterson Koon Peacemaking Foundation Award Celebration took place on November 21st, honoring members of St. John Fisher and the community for their commitment to peace.

After the death of their daughter Jennifer, David and Suzanne Koon established this award for people who meet criteria similar to Jennifer’s manner. Some of the qualities that the award committee looks for are: visible respect for all, aid others in becoming more peaceful, encourage dialogues among opposing view, and strive for peace through conflict resolution. Each of the nominees easily meets these qualities, David Koon noted, and the decision of the winner is quite difficult.

Three Fisher students, one Nazareth student, and eight community members were nominated.

The student nominees were: Steve Shaffer, a Nazareth senior; Bunny Dugo, a Fisher sophomore; Juan Ryes, a Fisher senior; and Adam Wyse, also a Fisher senior.

Deidre McKiernam-Hetzler, a member of the awards committee and the director of the Catholic Campus Ministry at the Rochester Institute of Technology, presented Juan Reyes with this year’s peacemaking award.

“Helping people is in my nature,” he said in his acceptance speech, “Even if I didn’t win, I would still help. If I can go through one day

Continued from page 1 pate the issues that would eventually stop the registering process.

“Very early in the process some students did experience some difficulty in the process of registering for some of there courses,” said Thomas.

“We were under the assumption that everything was fine until we started hearing complaints which started coming in on the second day of registration.”

Some students tried continuously until they were able to access the system and actually register.

“I was supposed to register starting at 3 on that Wednesday,, and I couldn’t do it all day,” said sophomore Kate Haywood. “So I kept trying until 10 p.m. at night before I gave up. But then I tried it at 8:30 in the morning and I got right in.”

Fisher students are hoping that it will be a little easier than that from now on.

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and make someone happy, I feel I have accomplished my goal.” Reyes later said that if he is the mentor or tutor for a student, he wants it to mean something; not necessarily totally academically, but also to help that person in any way he or she is struggling. He wants to concentrate on activities that are more beneficial to the community.

Several community members were also nominated for the award.

David and Suzanne Koon presented this year’s community award to Reverend Monsignor William Shannon, who is a priest in the Diocese of Rochester. He has published several books, including Seeds of Peace: Contemplation and Nonviolence. In his acceptance speech, he challenged people to think of adopting nonviolence as a way of life. “Start by closing doors gently,” he said.

Colman McCarthy, the keynote speaker, is also an important peace activist from Washington, D.C. He is the director of The Center for Teaching Peace, a teacher of two high schools and a juvenile detention facility. In addition, he is a professor at the University of Maryland and Georgetown Law School. Furthermore, he is a columnist for the Washington Post and has written five books.

McCarthy describes himself as a “pacifist anarchist.”

He encouraged Peace Studies programs to be installed in all schools by saying, “Peace is a result of love, and if love was easy, we’d all be good at it.”

McCarthy provided several examples of ways we can promote

have an online degree audit so that students will know where they stand throughout their whole college career rather then only when they receive their senior audit.

The SGA forums are open to any student who wants to attend. Students are encouraged to bring questions to the forum.

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It is the hope that the core “gives something to the students” and furthers their interests.

Although there have been many computer glitches in the past weeks, namely course registration, other departments are working to sync in with the computers.

Thomas, is working on having official transcripts available online as well have making the web page more functional. She hopes to

Julie Kane

Jaun Reyes is the student recipient of the Jennifer Patterson Koon Peacemaking Award. peace, included tutoring elementary school kids and talking with women at shelters. Teaching peace is a challenge for everyone, and he hopes that one day it will be established in our educational systems everywhere.

Moreover, the ceremony included musical performances that reminded the Koons of their daughter. Thomas Warfield and Moonbean2earth Singers were both nominated for the award for their promotion of peace in the community. Each of their songs encouraged small, kind things that we can do to make the world a better place.

John Rhodes, the director of the Peace Studies program at Fisher, was largely responsible for putting these awards on with the help of Sarah Hughes and Sandra Simon.

This award promotes peaceful activities around the college and community.

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Continued from page 1 dent organizations or faculty, for that matter, to educate on diversity issues are not always well received by the student body.

“A lot of the generic sort of programming, that underneath is meant to educate, doesn’t often work on this campus,” said Smith.

Some feel that this is because Fisher as a whole is approaching diversity from only one direction.

“I think people approach diversity from race, religion, and sexual orientation, but it is more than that,” said Rich Morgart, president of Fisher Pride. “Diversity isn’t just colors or religions.

It’s thoughts.”

DeJesus posed the question, “Do we overemphasize race? If we overemphasize race, it is probably because our society overemphasizes race as an issue.”

According to Smith, in 1998 a cultural audit was done to determine students’ feelings towards diversity on campus. On the survey most students indicated that they wanted to see more of a focus on gay issues as well as women’s rights.

But, the number of students of color at Fisher is still a big concern.

Along with increasing the numbers of students of color as well as the overall diversity on this campus, comes making this a comfortable place for everyone to live, learn, and grow.

“In order to create more diversity, people need to feel more comfortable,” said Herberger.

Comfort and diversity are two of the main concerns that the Office of Residential Life deals with on a regular basis.

“First of all, we seek to create an atmosphere of respect within the residence halls,” said Terri Pane-

pento, director of the Office of Residential Life. “Diversity is one of the components that we programs around while we strive to educate the whole student.”

Some of the ways in which Residential Life has been approaching the issue of diversity include making it a part of the required programming that all resident assistants must do within their residential hall and also by incorporating Safe Zone Training into the residential assistant training.

Safe Zone training deals with issues of gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender lifestyles and how to make the residence halls more comfortable to all students.

But, creating an atmosphere that is comfortable for all students goes beyond what the administration, faculty, and others can do.

“It all depends on the students,” said Herberger.

Panepento wants to see the students get more involved in promoting diversity issues.

“I’d like to see students take more ownership of diversity issues,” she said. “I keep getting asked what I’m doing, but what are they doing?”

DeJesus wants to see Fisher continue with all of its efforts as well as provide more education of students, faculty, and staff. “[Diversity] is as important a life skill as I can imagine we could give to anybody,” he said.

Smith feels that looking to the future is important right now.

“You always have to be thinking ahead,” she said. “You have to meet people where they are and take them to places they didn’t expect.”

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Hate mail hits Fisher Pride S TA F F W R I T E R

ANORA NERVINA

Recently, the organization Fisher Pride has received disturbing emails from students at St. John Fisher College.

Rich Morgart, president of Fisher Pride, felt the emails were distasteful and demeaning to the organization.

“The messages were nasty,” explained Morgart. “This goes against the Fisher Creed, not only on an administrative level, but on the level of students as well.”

In one message sent, a student relates the personal belief that by forming this organization the members were “starting a cult” and that all individuals involved are “going to hell”.

Fisher Pride is an organization that is open to all students regardless of sexual preference, religion, or any other factor. They try not to discriminate against anyone as the main goal of their organization is to provide an atmosphere where students can come together, give to their community, and celebrate in one another’s diversity.

The organization did draft a routine response that they have sent out to those who have sent the hate emails to them, but they were hoping that the administration would take action as well.

“Administration needs to send a clear message to the student body that this will not be tolerated,” Morgart said.

According to Morgart, steps have been taken in order to address the hate mail situation.

“The executive board of Fisher Pride suggested to the Dean of Students that Fr. Lanzalaco talk with students,” Morgart said since the emails contained suggestions that Fisher Pride went against the teachings of the Catholic Church, “and explain what the church truly teaches.”

Rick DeJesus, the dean of students, Lanzalaco agreed.

“If it happened once that’s too much,” DeJesus said of the incidents.

“I trust them (DeJesus and Lanzalaco),” said Morgart. “Dr. Dejesus has been really good at dealing with the injustices that occur within all of the diversity organizations. I am happy with the way that he handled the situation.”

Through the meetings a resolution of sorts was met.

“Both of the students expressed regret and apologized for sending the email,” said Morgart. “According to Dr. Dejesus, neither one of the individuals are of any real threat.”

But these meetings are not the end of such issues.

“We can’t force feed the issues,” said Morgart. “The only thing that Fisher Pride can do, is promote what we do in a positive way.”

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Fisher at a crossroad

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Do you feel that St. John Fisher College is diverse enough?

“It’s definitely not as diverse as it could be. Fisher needs to have more minority recruitment programs to get different races on campus.”

- George Penree, senior

“Yes, it’s diverse because a lot of students in my classes come from diverse backgrounds.”

- Connie Shepard, senior

“No, I don’t think they’re doing a good job recruiting students of diverse backgrounds.”

- Marla Freitas, freshman

“I don’t see a lot of racial groups on campus. It isn’t diverse at all!”

- Nick Weatherbee, sophomore

“I don’t think Fisher is diverse, especially if you look at the ratios. I think Fisher should alter the curriculum to attract the interest of more minority students.”

- Josh Dougherty, senior

“I don’t think it’s diverse.

Part of the reason is because people assume Fisher is a Catholic college; it might make different races hesitate to come here.”

- Khmating Douangdala, freshman

Day of Celebration to grow in its third year CONTRIBUTING WRITER

JULIE KANE

The Day of Celebration is coming back this year on Saturday, December 7, and it is bigger and better than ever.

The third annual event has more crafts, more hands on information, and at least one third more performers than in the past.

The festivities promote religious, cultural, and heritage diversity; with this year’s focus on the Latino customs. The Three Kings celebration will the focus of the event, back dropped by Kwanzaa, Christmas, Chanukah, Ramadan, and the Chinese New Year, to name a few.

Arlette Miller Smith, Beth Herberger, and representatives from nearly every organization on campus have collaborated to put on a festival with as many different aspects of holidays and traditions possible. Each sets up a table to celebrate the main focus of the club.

“This is exciting because there is no other campus wide event that has this number of student organizations participating from beginning to end,” Smith said.

Various foods, performers, and hands on crafts highlight this year’s events. Also, several entertainers will be in the Kearney Auditorium from noon to 3 p.m.

New performers this year include the Latin Dance Group Coralis and Company. Fisher student Laotian Dancer Xomvimane Thepnakhone will perform a Lions Head Dance. DrumCliffe Irish Dancers, Salsa dancers, and Jewish singers are also just a few entertainers to perform throughout the afternoon. A show is scheduled every fifteen minutes.

Animas Traders, a Latin store, will be present, as well as Cheryl Olney, a local artist whose work is displayed in the Smithsonian and the Memorial Art Gallery. Smith says that her work is very afford-

able. Several other vendors will be available for visitors to purchase gifts for the holidays. was Henna Last year, p o p u l a r, q u i t e a n d artist Maryam R a z v i and Shaza will be returning.

Paper Mache masks and Latino Crafts, Calligraphy writing, and a sketch artist will also be offered for hands-on activities. More “Make it and Take it” tables have been added, as it has been proven that they are quite popular among attendees.

Furthermore, foods from a wide variety of cultures will be on hand for a bake sale.

Traditional holiday dishes

from U n k l Moe’s, Los Andres, and the Elite Bakery will be available all day.

From 4:15 to 5 p.m., the Gospelicious Concert occurs at the Murphy Chapel, followed by the Kwanzaa Celebration in the same location. At 6:45 p.m., the Kwanzaa Dinner follows in the Murphy Dining Hall.

Smith encourages all students to attend the event. “It makes you want to know more about traditional cultures. It moves us into the love of diversity and equity among us.”

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A dancer takes part in last year’s Day of Celebration. This is the third celebration of this annual event.

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Fisher at a crossroad

S TA F F W R I T E R

ANYA ASPHALL

Arlette Miller-Smith, Dean of the Multicultural and Diversity Office, discusses the role of diversity at Fisher, what still needs to be done and how race isn’t always the issue.

Q. What does your position entail?

A. This is my sixth year officially working with diversity programs, but my first year being in charge of them. I was hired as a dual professor in English.

We design our own programs and calendars. I look at the program to expand it with four points in mind (celebration, education, affirmation and transformation) to see what needs to be done. I work with others and think ahead in terms of diversity and I evaluate what has already been done.

There is a lot of collaboration and we structure a lot of the programs and initiatives. I have to always be aware of research and new innovations for diversity.

Q. How has the diversity of Fisher grown?

A. The face of Fisher is like the concept of a kaleidoscope. You can look into the scope and see different colors and shapes and I really see a lot of that here.

I’m disappointed in the numbers concerning the structural diversity, but there is healthiness to the face here, that is not seen in other high-

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Expanding views we have had a Campus Read Project in partnership with the University of Rochester. We had a Talk, Write, Book series with Writers & Books.

We have done a cultural audit in 1998 to find out what the students think about diversity on campus and we plan to do more in the future to give us a better idea of what still needs to be done.

er education places in Rochester.

Should the numbers grow? Yes. Students need, no matter their color or ethnicity, to feel energized and empowered where they are, in order to launch them to the next place. A campus this size is used to have a great deal of diversity.

Q. Do you feel Fisher has made strides in making diversity an issue?

A. The concept of diversity is about all of us, not one group, concept or idea. Diversity is still continually thought of in terms of race, but that is not always the issue.

With C-O-N-N-E-C-T, we are looking for people who are dedicated in watching the student succeed; it is not necessarily about color. It may not be as many bodies in regard to race, but we are truly committed to all students from all places. I could not walk in here if I didn’t believe that.

There is the promise of a brand, that if you come here, there will be people who care and organizations that you will become a part of like Black Student Union, Teddi Dance for Love, Student Activities Board or the Student Government Association. It is limitless and if it is not here, you can create it.

Q. What are some of the things the Diversity office has done or will be doing to bring different people and cultures to this campus?

A. We try to do a lot of collaboration with similar and dissimilar programs than us.

We have a seat on the Board of

Kara Race

Arlette Miller Smith was recently appointed as the Dean of the Office of Multicultural Diversity and Affairs..

Greater Rochester Diversity Council. We have the C-O-N-N-E-C-T program, which is the first major project on campus where it is a program that looks at the comfort level and support for students of color. We have done in the past, a Cultural Conversation Series, which discussed topics like sexual orientation and welfare.

We want faculty to be able to incorporate information into their classrooms in different areas as a part of the classroom studies.

There is our Day of Celebration, which is the most successful campus wide initiative and it is the third one. We also have a Martin Luther King celebration every year. Every year except this one,

Q. Is there a considerable amount of work to be done to make Fisher more diverse?

A. There is still that needs to be done, much more. We need comprehensive programs in many different issues. We have to integrate the concept of diversity into every single realm on this campus or we haven’t succeeded.

We can’t get anywhere until we stop and recognize that I am who I am and you are who you are. We have to think outside of the box and how projects and programs will be used. We need to tailor programs to the classroom. We need to tie diversity into the learning community and faculty development.

People want to see how they can get more bang for their buck and we have to make it large scale, working with different organizations. At different times and days, we want different things. Whatever the needs are, students need a place they can be fed, no student should starve. No face should be invisible.

Q. What has alumni done to help with diversity on campus?

A. There is the Alumni of Color

(AOC) which gives back to the campus. They meet once a month and they understand the dynamics related to students of color on campus. It is not only for students of color. They give their attention, time and money.

The AOC is also part of the regular alumni council. The AOC is powerful enough and it is intervention for those graduates that want to give back.

Q. How will coming from a diverse college help students when they enter the “real world�?

A. Employers are more attentive and interested in well-rounded individuals. They want students who are able to work with teams and come from diverse backgrounds. And for its size, Fisher stacks up very well in being a diverse college. Fisher is extraordinarily committed to ensuring students find their niche and place.

Q. Has any diversity events brought attention to Fisher?

A. We have a made the Martin Luther King celebration, which was started before I came here into a true celebration. As a campus, ours is one of the largest (the second largest of that type, I believe) that competes with Rochester’s same celebration. We meet people where they are and take them to places they did not want to go.

There is mystery and excitement, oh by the way, you’re getting educated.

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Stars emerge on campus S TA F F W R I T E R

KEVIN WHITE

Holiday Movie Guide S TA F F W R I T E R

ANYA ASPHALL

The holiday movie season is filled with movies that will make you cry, laugh and question your future. Here is what to expect: Opening December 13 Evelyn (PG) is about an unemployed father whose wife left him and their three children the day after Christmas. His children are put in an orphanage until he obtains a job and gets his financial situation worked out. The children deal with the abuses of the orphanage while the father tries hard to find steady income and then eventually battles the courts to get back his children. Starring Pierce Brosnan, Aidan Quinn and Juliana Margulies.

Drumline (PG-13) is a comedy about a talented street drummer from Harlem who enrolls in a Southern university, expecting to lead its marching band’s drumline to victory. He initially flounders in his new world before realizing that it takes more than talent to reach the top. Starring Orlando Jones, Nick Cannon and Jason Weaver.

Opening December 18 The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (PG-13) is the second chapter in the J.R.R. Tolkien saga. The hobbits Frodo and Sam brave terrible dangers in an attempt to destroy the evil ring, while Aragorn, Legolas and their allies strive to rescue the abducted hobbits. The great wizard Gandalf also makes his miraculous return to aid in the struggle against the united towers of Saurman and Sauron.

Starring Elijah Wood, Sean Austin, Viggo Mortensen and Ian McKellen.

Opening December 20 Antwone Fisher (PG-13) is about the Sony Pictures security guard who gained fame as writer-produce. The movie goes deep into his past from his beginnings as a Navy sailor and the quest to find the family who abandoned him as a baby. A search that changes his life dramatically. Starring Denzel Washington, Derek Luk and Salli Richardson.

Opening December 25 Pinocchio (G) is the classic story of a wooden puppet come to life and his magnificent odyssey to become a real boy. Starring Robert Benigni, Nicoletta Braschi and Carlo Giuffre.

Opening December 27 Nicholas Nickleby (PG), adapted from a Charles Dickens novel is the story of young Nicholas and his family who have enjoyed a comfortable life until his father dies and the family is left penniless. His family goes to seek help from their Uncle Ralph, who only wants to exploit them and Nicholas is sent to a school run by very cruel people. Eventually, Nicholas runs away with a schoolmate and the two set off to reunite the Nickelby family. Starring Charlie Hunnam, Jamie Bell and Christopher Plummer.

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Almost every one dreams of being in a band. At some point or another, we have all played air guitar in front of an imaginary sold out crowd at Madison Square Garden. For Fisher students Rachel Sinesiou, Mike Marks, and Steve Laplaca, this happens to be their off campus lifestyles.

For Marks, guitarist for the ska band Straighter Than Pete, this dream has been somewhat of a reality for the past six years. A Syracuse native, Marks and band mates were awarded the Best New Band Award two years ago and have opened recently for such national bands as Goldfinger. They plan on recording a follow up to their 2001 release, Drive Fast and Take Chances, this coming summer.

When asked how it feels to have an album on CD and available for the masses The Purrs bassist Sinesiou recalls how fun the experience

Straighter Than Pete’s lead singer riles up the crowd during the bands shows

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Straighter Than Pete played at LeMoyne college’s LeMoynepalozza on November 22 and kept the crowd moving. The band has grown in popularity in the past six years and received the Best New Band Award in Syracuse two years ago. was. Recently her band released their first, self-titled CD a few weeks ago "It’s awesome, I never thought anything like this would happen," she said.

Pretty good for someone who only picked up a bass two years ago and had told fellow members Melissa and Sarah that she would quit the band after her first show.

For Laplaca though, the experience of making a CD has only added chaos to an already hectic schedule. The drummer for The Flour City Knuckleheads, when not moonlighting at his position at FYE, is currently recording a 16 track CD. An experience, he says that "drives you crazy, but the band and playing is the driving force to get through it all."

And like Fisher’s diversity, all three have different goals to

accomplish with their lives. Marks is hoping to produce and direct his own television show some day, while the older Laplaca, or Steve-O as his friends call him, hopes to eventually own his record store or even a club. As he pointed out however, he will still need to put food on the table.

Sinesiou on the other hand, has only one goal, to own her own business.

"Actually my dream is to own my own apple orchard," she says.

"Have haunted hay rides and cider, cats and dogs." A far cry from the world of rock and roll.

What’s in store for these rock stars over the holiday break?

The boys in The Flour City Knuckleheads are working diligently on their CD, the Purrs will be opening up for The Misfits, featuring Marky Ramone of the Ramones, Friday December 13th,

and Straighter Than Pete will be headlining a show December 7th at the Bridge Street Music Hall in Syracuse.

They all agreed, however, that the live shows are the reason why they play.

"I hate getting in front of people and giving a speech," says SteveO," but, playing shows, I love it. I can run around like a moron for an hour and that would be it and I would be happy."

For more information about these bands, visit their respective websites. www.flourcityknuckleheads.com www.straighterthanpete.com www.garagepoprecords.com

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Rachel Sinesiou balancing band life and school work S TA F F W R I T E R

KEVIN WHITE

Many students have other obligations other than school. Some have jobs; some have families.

Some even play in rock bands. One of these students is Rachel Sinesiou, a 23-year-old junior who, when not working on a Management degree, moonlights as a bassist in a local band called The Recently The Purrs Purrs. released their first self-titled album, The Purrs, at the Bug Jar with fellow rockers The Flower City Knuckleheads and The Boss Martians rounding out the bill.

Rachel recently sat down and talked about her future, her band, and how anyone can play an instrument.

Q: How long have you been playing bass?

A: 2 years. That’s it.

Q: Why the bass A: Well I met our former drummer Melissa (Von Suhr) at MCC, actually in math class, and we became friends. She said she and her friend Sara (Struz) wanted to start a band and they wanted me to be in it. I was like ‘I don’t play an instrument’ so I borrowed her boyfriends bass and I just tried to

band, and I wanted to do a business degree. So I figured why not?

learn how to play.

Q: Had you ever been in a band?

A: No (giggles) First band, first instrument, isn’t that nutty?

Q: Is your schedule hectic?

A: Yeah, I go to school full time.

Then you wouldn’t think the band would be all that consuming but for some reason with us it is. Trying to get shows and practicing, actually its just been this past month, we just got Aimee (Lane) as a new drummer. She had to learn all our songs in a month, and she had to learn the drums too. We have been trying to practice three or four times a week Q: Your band recently released its first CD The Purrs how would you describe it.

A: Well the CD is a lot of our songs from over a year ago when we first started out kinda going for this girl-group-Ramones kinda thing. The first half of the CD is catchy and fun, but lately, the last six months, we have been trying to write some new songs that are a little harder, more rock and roll.

The CD itself is good, Saxson Studios put it together really well.

The Purrs Q: So how does it feel to have a CD recorded and out there for the masses?

A: It’s awesome; it’s a lot of fun actually. I never thought anything like that would happen. It’s crazy, it’s nutty it’s all packaged and it’s not a little demo that you made at home on you computer.

Q: Have any of your classmates recognized you.

A: We’ve been written up a lot, been in the City, the Democrat and Chronicle, and Freetime, but no.

Other people outside of school do, but no one here does. It’s kind of nice. I like that.

Q: Why did you choose Fisher.

A: My dad went to Fisher, and I wanted to stay in town for the

Q: Is playing music what you want to do, or do you have other aspirations or dreams.

A: Well, hey if I became famous then I would definitely do that. I would like to have my own business. Actually my dream, it’s gonna sound stupid, is to have an Have haunted apple farm. hayrides and cider and stuff, I thought it would be fun. To have Christmas trees at Christmas time, dogs, and cats.

Q: What do you hope to accomplish at Fisher?

A: I’d like to graduate (hahaha). I want to do well in my classes, and if I could, learn about the marketplace. I’d like to come to a better understanding of what I want to do with my life, regardless of my major. I just want to feel secure in my future by having this degree and know that no matter what, I can get a fairly decent job and support myself and whatever family.

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Fisher Players: a horrific success S TA F F W R I T E R

KEVIN AUBREY

The Fisher Players recently performed the off-broadway hit musical “Little Shop of Horrors” in Kearney auditorium.

The musical displays the doublededged sword of success as the main character makes numerous unethical decisions to try to better his life and attain success in the outlying society. The script is laden with humorous ideologies and ironic twists that keep the idea of a man eating plant light and amusing.

The story follows the exploits of perennial loser Seymour Krelborn, played by sophomore Allan Snider, who works at a florist shop in the bad part of town known as Skid Row. Seymour toils as a horticulturalist that stumbles upon a strange and unusual plant, and brings it back to the shop to show his boss, Mr. Mushnik, played by sophomore Brian Unterborn, and his secret love interest co-worker Audrey, played by freshman Colleen DePuy. Seymour hopes to boost sales by placing the plant in the front window to entice customers into the shop.

Seymour’s plan works immediately, but the plant starts looking sick. Pressured by Mr. Mushnik to heal the ailing plant, Seymour struggles to find the cure for his beloved Audrey 2, which he named after the love of his life. Seymour discovers through a mishap with rose thorns that the only cure for the plant is feeding it blood. The plot humorously weaves its way through Seymour’s struggles with the plant and its incessant demands of “Feed me Seymour!”

Amidst the grisly plant life a love story emerges between Seymour and Audrey after the mysterious

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Little Shop of Horrors was a success for Fisher Players this year. The actors and actresses performed three shows on November 22, 23 and 24 death of her abusive boyfriend, Orin Schrivello, D.D.S., played by Aaron Houle, and the advice of three street companions, Ronnette, Chiffon and Crystal played wonderfully by Laura Andrews, Robin Buda, and Liz Cole.

The two estranged lovers come to their conclusion through the musical’s show-stopping duet “Suddenly Seymour” and decide to spend their lives together and get out of Skid Row. The plot jumps again when Mr. Mushnik starts to be suspicious of the red spots on the floor and the fact that the police found Seymour’s hat in Dr.

Schrivello’s office. His suspicions prove to be his downfall as he is sacrificed to the plant’s unending hunger.

The final scene shows Audrey being wounded by the plant before dying in Seymour’s arms. Audrey tells Seymour to feed her to the plant so that she can always be with him and actually fulfill her dream to live somewhere that’s green, a theme carried over from her solo in the first act that dreams of a quiet life outside the city. Frustrated by the plant killing the only thing he had ever loved, Seymour assaults the plant to no avail and

ends up being eaten as well. The plant’s grand scheme comes into play as business man Patrick Martin, played by Matt Gzik, takes cuttings to sell so everyone in the world can grow their own Audrey 2’s.

The young cast became their characters and worked well together in a seamless portrayal that differed slightly from the more popular film version directed by Roger Corman. The actors were slighted by a sub-par sound system that cut out often and did not do justice to the characters performances in their singing as well as their spoken accents that proved believable and congruent throughout the musical.

The toughest part of the play was the portrayal of the plant, which was performed superbly by Sophomore’s Bryan Demonte and Sean Lukasik.

DeMonte performed the actual manipulation of the costume in perfect synchronization with the clever voicing of Lukasik. They utilized the ingenious costume that featured a hole through which the actors could actually be “eaten” which allowed actors to interact fully with the plant. The tandem provided a sound portrayal of a cumbersome idea and helped to keep the play running smoothly.

All in all, “Little Shop of Horrors” was well directed by Junior Kristen Wilson, and well performed by a promising young cast that can only improve with age and experience. Aside from the sound problems, the play ran smoothly and provided an enjoyable presentation of a fan favorite.

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This is the impressive work of drummer turned all-out musician who played every instrument on the record. Engaging and true, they are the songs of a young man who enjoys what he does.

Here’s Laughing...was recorded on a borrowed 8-track recorder, with the help of long-time friend and band-mate, Aaron Estes.

Estes brought in his intelligent production capabilities and love of good music to help create this stirring, emotionally sincere, rocking album.

A Fender Rhodes electric piano is the root of the album, backed by twangy electric and acoustic guitars, smart bass-lines, and tight drumming, and let’s not forget Nik’s soul-searching singing.

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An off the wall Christmas S TA F F W R I T E R

JOSHUA TOMASZEWSKI

was the night before Christmas and all through the house, Jay and Aubs were sleeping with stale beer in their mouths.

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Sprawled out and drooling in a slumber in bed, While visions of J’Lo and Britney danced in their heads.

When out on the lawn there arose such a clatter, They jumped out of bed (Why are they in bed together?)

When what to their wondering eyes did appear, but the pizza guy and eight bottles of beer.

They ran down the stairs and were surprised at the trick, It wasn’t the pizza guy but, good ol’ St. Nick!

But Aubs don’t believe in Santa, not like Jay, So they shouted and argued, oh it’s always the same!

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“Yes, he is… just listen!”

“No he’s not!” “Yes he is!”

“Why the fat man are you dis’n?”

“You dash away!” “No you!” “We can’t agree at all. “Oh Santa, oh Santa, please help us, Mr. Claus!”

He spoke not a word, but went straight to his work, And filled all the stockings; then turned to the two jerks, With a finger aside his nose, he made a motion to go, But then laughed out loud at his own little joke.

He gave them a sigh, and a sad little smile, Then gave them the Cardinal Courier, a great big pile.

And they heard him exclaim, as he drove out of sight,

“HAPPY CHRISTMAS TO FISHER, AND TO ALL FISHER A GOOD-NIGHT!

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Clausing Problems S TA F F W R I T E R

KEVIN AUBREY

Well folks it’s that holiday time again, when little boys and girls start being extra good to make up for all those little “mishaps” that roused the neighborhood (sorry mom) and every window broken by errant baseballs (sorry dad).

Everywhere carolers are singing, people are decking the halls, and everyone everywhere is trying to figure out what the heck “wassailing” is.

Now, with Christmas cheer comes the right jolly old elf himself, Santa Claus. For years and years kids everywhere have been put to bed on crisp Christmas eve’s with thoughts that this magical, rotund, frostbitten, bringer-ofChristmas-toys will come down their chimney and deliver your Christmas goods underneath your tannenbaum.

This is, however, not the case. I learned this hardship one long year ago when my parents gave me the cold hard facts about old Kris Kringle.

After the long talk I started to realize some things that I previously let slide when considering Santa Claus’s existence.

Fact 1: Handwritten tags on presents.

Presents under the tree have those crafty tags on them that let you know who its from and who its for. Now these tags always bore a strange resemblance to my parent’s hand-writing, even the ones that are marked from “Santa.” An FBI friend told me that I had no case on my parents for falsifying documents as Christmas presents are not really formal documents, to

my disdain.

Fact 2: Reindeer.

Reindeer? Come on now, I have clocked magic reindeer before and there’s no way they move fast enough to get around the world in one night. Especially when they’re hauling a tubby, rosy-cheeked elf and a cart-ful of presents and fruitcake.

Fact 3: Chimneys.

Going back to what I like to call the “tubby coefficient” there’s no way Claus is going to fit his plump little rear down a chimney without serious repercussions (A.K.A. his big butt getting stuck and the paramedic calling in a crane to have him hoisted out.) Also for those people who do not have chimneys, Santa must use an alternate route to deliver your chicken-dance Elmo. Now to my knowledge, this “Santa” character also makes the rounds in Texas, which would negate this possibility of sneaking into any unsuspecting household.

Lord knows Jim-Bob Jr. and Sr. would smoke his velvety existence with extreme prejudice the second he tried to expand Christmas cheer by jimmying the back door.

Fact 4: Elven helpers.

Let’s be serious for a second, what sort of army of elves is going to take orders from an overbearing well-wisher in a red suit? And, what sort of union would put up with these work conditions, nonstop hours with no pay and stupid looking costumes? I think that there are some serious issues at hand here and it’s only a matter of time before the elves rise up and overthrow Claus and bury him beneath all his seasonal hub-bub.

There are numerous other questions one can raise to shed light on

An Off The Wall Debate

this suspicious theory of a magicalpresent-toting-spirit. My childhood hopes have been dashed to the core, but as long as I still get my Action Man Super Speed Motorbike, count me content.

However, if my suspicions are wrong and Santa is reading this, for the record I have been a good boy, except for this article explaining why you don’t exist. And in the event that you do exist, for Christmas I would like a new Honda Odyssey minivan, a live-in maid who speaks little English, a Red Ryder BB gun, a…..

Will you be in our band?

Jay and Kevin wanted to start a band, so they scoured the campus looking for members

Above: The Cafeteria trio of “Metalface” Jay, “Strumming” Kevin, and “Dining Hall Sensation” Teresa Crombach belting out the vocals.

Above Right: Jay serenades the statue with a good old-fashioned love song.

Right: Shana Eldredge leads the “Bon Appetit Blues Band” with Geoff Potter on drums and Jay and Kevin trying to “stay funky.”

Below: Kevin displays his trumpet skills and manages to scare away everyone in earshot.

Jay and Kevin pose with a right jolly old elf, whether he’s the real deal or some homeless guy reeking of whiskey, we’ll never know.

S TA F F W R I T E R

JAY ADAMS

Dear Mr. Aubrey, Yes, Kevin. There is a Santa Claus. How dreary would the world be if he did not exist? Who would deliver presents on Christmas Eve to all the little boys and girls of the world? It sure as heck wouldn’t be UPS! Kevin, your little friends are wrong. Santa Claus does exist. I’m not going to get all spiritual and say that he exists in the hearts of all the little boys and girls of the world. Rather, I'm going to point out to you the cold hard facts about Mr. Claus and his existence.

First of all, you have told me on many occasions that believing in Santa is a bunch of hooey because there is no way a fat, old man can deliver presents all over the world in one night. Well, as you may know, the world consists of different time zones. For example, when it is 8:00pm here in Rochester, NY, it is only 5:00pm in San Diego, California. Therefore, Santa can finish up the whole east coast of the United States with plenty of time to stop at a Hess station for a coffee before he has to move on to the west coast.

Also, your constant jokes and taunts about “flying reindeer” really hurt me. You didn’t have to make derogatory comments about my mother just because I believe in flying reindeer. Haven’t you ever heard of magic dust? Duh! otherwise Santa’s helpers, known as elves, also exist too.

There is no way Santa could do all this on his own. I still have all the action figures I got from Christmas’ past because I know that they were carefully hand crafted by Santa’s elves. They molded the plastic perfectly, all my He-man and Ninja Turtle action figures were surprisingly anatomically correct, and the packaging was pristine. The North Pole may not be a hub of corporate activity, but they’ve got one heck of an operation up there.

And yes, there were some gifts I got on Christmas day that still had the price tags on them. Some of them even said “Kay-Bee” or “ToysR-Us,” but this never discouraged my belief in Santa Claus. Who says Santa can’t go out and do some Christmas shopping of his own?

I'm sorry, but its got to be close to impossible for elves to make enough “Castle Greyskulls” to

please all the children of the world.

Sometimes, Santa has to put his pride aside and go to toy stores, just like the rest of us. This does not make him any less special.

Just because you kept waking up every Christmas morning, wide-eyed and eager to unwrap the brightly colored boxes beneath your tree, just to find that Santa left you a fat old lump of coal does not give you the right to punch me in the face nor call my mother names.

Mr. Aubrey, to shatter my beliefs in Santa Claus, you may go to any lengths you see fit. You and your friends can get drunk and camp out on the rooftops near chimneys and wait for Santa. If you don’t see him, what does that prove?

Absolutely nothing. To not believe in Santa Claus is to not believe in fairies. Have you ever seen fairies dancing on your lawn? Of course not. But just because you don’t see them, doesn’t mean they’re not there.

You’re a fat guy so you must understand this analogy. Grab a Snickers bar and take a look at it.

By just looking at it, it may look like just any only chocolate bar.

The chocolate is a veil that covers the unseen that the strongest man in the world nor even the united strength of all the strongest men could see.

However, if I was to tell you that the inside was filled with nougat, creamy caramel, and crunchy peanuts, would you believe me?

Common sense says you would believe me because the contents of a Snickers bar are well known.

But, by viewing the outside of the Snickers, you wouldn’t know it.

Does this mean that the nougat, caramel, and peanuts do not exist?

I think not.

Santa Claus is the nougat, caramel, and peanuts of the world.

So, Mr. Aubrey, to you I say look inside your heart and find Santa Claus. He does exist. And stop making fun of my mother. No Santa Claus? Thank God he lives and lives forever!

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

Hugs and Kisses, Jay Adams

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

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ALEXIS SPECK

From selling typewriters in India, Hermant Sashittal, known as Sashi to most students, has become known in the business world as an expert on management research.

“The best kept secret about me is my research,” said Sashittal.

The Wharton Business School has listed Sashittal’s publications that he co-writes with his wife, Avan R. Jassawalla, professor of Management at SUNY Geneseo, as suggested readings. Wharton is considered the best business school in the world.

Also, Harvard Business School sells the publication, “Strategies of Effective New Product Team Leaders,” on their Web Site.

The publications are based on research of companies and discuss new ideas about teamwork and new product development. Recently Sashittal researched 50 companies and conducted in-depth interviews with employees on how they do things within the company.

“I am listed next to the best known people in the field,” said Sashittal, “It is a very big honor and helps put Fisher on the map internationally as well as nationally.”

Sashittal was born in India and spent the first 22 years of his life there. He received both his Bachelor of Commerce and Master of Management Studies from Bombay University in India. While studying at the university he also worked part-time selling typewriters, chemicals and pharmaceuticals.

“The schools in India focus on effectiveness, which meant, lower costs and educating more students.

My college tuition was $50 a year,” said Sashittal.

He added that there were a total of 18,000 accounting majors and

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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.

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estimated that there were around 300,000 overall students.

Sashittal came to the United States to further his education and received his Ph.D in Business Administration, Marketing from Syracuse University.

“I found that American higher education was fantastic, I felt like I had died and gone to heaven,” said Sashittal, “Education is virtually unlimited here.

Currently Sashittal is a professor at St. John Fisher in the Marketing department. He also does marketing and organization strategy consulting for companies.

When asked about his vision of the new business school, Sashittal stated that he feels that it will very much be a part of Fisher, but will have some identity as a separate college.

“People give money to business schools, not to business departments. The faculty here has big hopes and we need more money for better labs and classrooms” Email address: aas2672@sjfc.edu

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Adolescence is a time of confusion. There are many obstacles children have to overcome before venturing into adulthood. It can be a painful and often embarrassing time. But hey, that’s typical of growing up, right?

What if, along with the usual problems most children have, you added the difficulty of living during a time of civil war? Could you visualize what it would be like if your family had to abandon the home they’ve spent your entire life in, because it was about to be blown up?

Envision running along side your family as they flee to anywhere just to be safe. Picture a single bullet flying by your head.

Imagine the fear.

For St. John Fisher College sophomore Ivana Obradovic, there is no need for her to imagine. This was her reality. Bosnia was in the middle of one of the most brutal civil wars in history when Obradovic in her family started their terrifying and perilous escape from the bloodshed of war and ethnic cleansing. It took them seven years before finding some peace here in the United States.

Q: Where are you from exactly?

A: I’m from Sarajevo, which is the capital of Bosnia. I was 8 years old when the war started. I didn’t know anything about religion because we were under communism at the time. Muslims, Christians, we all lived under the same government. Everything was nice before the war started.

Q: That must have been tough to be so young during such an awful time.

A: I was only eight, but it was like over night I was 21, I grew up too fast. Everyday you appreciated that you’re weren’t shot or bombed.

Q: Can you describe a day in your life as an 8 year old in Sarajevo during the war?

A: Well, first of all, during the first few days when the war started, we lived in a very nice house and we had to run away from it

because we would… well, die.

So, we lived in a suburb area outside of the city. We had to move into the center of the city (Sarajevo) to get rescued because there were good people in the city. We stayed with my uncle. We lived in a basement for six months and didn’t see daylight. Maybe in a month, I’d go out and see daylight for a couple of minutes and then go back in because of snipers. Snipers would shoot you if they could see you, from atop the huge buildings or the surrounding mountains. They

could pretty much see what ever you were doing.

Q: Doesn’t sound like you were safe even at your uncle’s house.

A: We had to run away from my uncle’s house even deeper into the city because the enemy; the Serbs were coming towards the house.

So, we moved 5-6 times; running, trying to find a place to live because we had lost everything.

Then we found an apartment and it started being good, if you could consider it good.

But, then Muslims began to give us a hard time because we lived in the Muslim area. They threatened my parents that they were going to kill us if we didn’t leave. But where were we to go, you know? We can’t go on Serbian side, because we’re not Serbs, we couldn’t go to Croatians side…so they started to terrorize my brother and myself. Soldiers with machine guns would come pounding on our door when my parents were at work and our grandmother was watching us.

Often they’d threaten us, and a sniper actually tried to shoot me

three times.

Q: Three different times?

A: Well, obviously [the sniper] wasn’t that good because he missed every single time. The sniper was shooting from a building next to our apartment and I was in my room trying to get something and suddenly I hear a bullet go through the glass window. There was one that went through my hair and one that almost hit my head when I was sitting at my desk. The closest one went through my hair.

Q: I can’t even imagine what that was like. It must been terrifying for you.

A: The time it went through my hair, I was standing in front of a glass bookshelf when it went past, I fell down and the whole glass fell all over my head. My parents were like: “Ivana, did you break something again?” At that point I was like speechless and couldn’t even move. I was shivering…I was never that scared for my life before.

Q: How old were you at that time?

A: I think that was when I was 11 or 12. The next morning I got up [laughing], it was a normal day!

You just don’t think about it, you know?

Q: So, how did you end up here in the U.S.?

A: War “stopped” in 1997 and we came about that time to Buffalo.

Q: Do you miss your homeland?

A: It’s sad because I do miss it. I still have family over there: my uncles, aunts and grandparents, and my friends. My parents and my brother are here, but still…I miss it.

Q: You have an incredible attitude for someone that has been through so much. How do you do it?

A: Well, I look at the better side of things. I don’t live in the past.

It’s part of life and I cannot change it. Life is not fair. If I talk about it, that helps me. But I look to tomorrow and I’m optimistic. Life is short and if you don’t make the most of it you can’t recycle the wasted time.

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MICHELLE GIRARDI

If you were unable to catch one of Allan Snider’s musical solos as Seymour in the Fisher Player’s production of Little Shop of Horrors last month, simply swing by the media center where he is a student worker for a rousing rendition of American Idol, Kelly Clarkson’s, “A Moment Like This.”

“He sits here all day at the computer and sings that song. Allan is missing a few screws,” said Media Specialist Eric Kretschman.

“I love singing. Singing for me is like tying a shoe- I’m not good at it, but I do it all the time anyway,” Snider said in between verses of Celine Dion’s “It’s All Coming Back to Me Now.” Despite his doubts about the quality of his singing voice, Snider’s ability to perform and entertain is unquestionable. Little Shop of Horrors has given this half-Canadian sophomore from Massena his third performance with the Fisher Players. The opportunity to play Seymour, the timid, clumsy but love-struck botanist, who falls under the control of a man-eating plant, has given Snider his first leading role in a musical.

Snider described performing in Little Shop of Horrors, directed by junior Kristen Wilson and musically directed by junior Maria Mead, as a time-consuming but very worthwhile experience.

But, how did someone as outgoing and boisterous as Snider find inspiration to play a quiet and unfortunate shop-keep?

“Well, Seymour’s a geek, so I had that part down pat. I pretty much just needed the black-rimmed glasses and the Yankee’s hat. Then

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I pulled the nerd voice from within and I just became Seymour.”

While Snider may be a natural when performing for an audience, he actually has had much of his theater experience backstage.

Aside from performing a song about the Pledge of Allegiance in Kindergarten, Allan preferred to work on lighting design in high school.

“It was fun, but my favorite part was standing in the wings of the stage at concerts and doing animal impressions like the crazy monkey to make the people on stage laugh.

Then, I guess people thought I’d make a good actor, so when I was a senior, everyone asked me to try out for the musical. I’m susceptible to peer pressure, so I did.”

To the benefit of the Fisher theater community, Snider played the part of Captain Orton in his high school production of The King and I and has stuck with acting ever since.

“The best part of acting is being on stage. For me, acting is just being over the top in front of people, and that’s what I am. I’m not even quasi over the top. I’m over over the top,” Snider said.

If you don’t believe him, try sitting near Snider when he gets bored in class. This member of the Honors Program is likely giving his classmates a free display of his “crazy monkey” act or meow like a cat in order to make people laugh and to keep himself entertained.

“I can’t sit still. I have the attention span of a goldfish. I have to be doing something at all times. It’s also completely random, and I love random people who do random things,” he said.

Some students find themselves in stitches whenever they’re around Snider, but Kretschman looked at Snider and joked, “People

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Allan Snider (standing) finds singing a passion and recently starred in Little Shop of Horrors. say Allan is funny. But I think the word they’re really looking for is ‘unbalanced.’”

But that opinion doesn’t bother Snider, who admitted that he likes his eggs like he likes his brain: scrambled, sometimes over easy, and with ketchup.

If you still can’t picture a character like Snider on campus, consider that he lists one of his biggest influences as fellow Canadian and funny-man Jim Carrey, who also never seems to be afraid to be random and over-the-top in front of people.

Snider was originally born to a Canadian father and an American mother in Cornwall, Ontario, which is close to Ottawa. His family then moved to Massena, N.Y., which is about ten minutes from Cornwall shortly after his birth because they felt America would provide better opportunities for the family.

Snider, who has dual citizenship, enjoys spending time in Canada and watching hockey, but he plans on remaining in the United States after graduating from Fisher. A communications major, he hopes to

one day become a sports broadcaster at KDK in Pittsburgh.

“My mom works at Alcoa Inc. in Massena, but it’s headquartered in Pittsburgh, so I went there at least once a year growing up. I love the city and the Penguins are definitely my favorite team.”

In order to brush up his skills for Pittsburgh, Snider currently hosts “The Danger Zone,” an alternative rock / sports talk show that airs on Tuesdays from 5p.m. to 6p.m. on WFSH. He also likes to have a hand in lots of other activities on campus, so he joined the Teddi Committee Tech Team after realizing how fun and rewarding it was to dance last February. Snider also belongs to the men’s rugby team, but has been on hiatus for much of this season because of his involvement with the musical.

So what would the one and only Allan Snider do if he was given a million dollars and an hour to spend it.

“First, I’d buy as much of the campus as I could and open an amusement park on the Haffey side. Then, I’d buy a time slot on a public TV station and do cartwheels on camera for one hour a day, seven days a week to different genres of music. My goal would be to beat out Oprah in ratings.”

At least this Aries and spotlighted thespian has not been accused of being boring or unoriginal.

According to Elizabeth Dickson, the media traffic coordinator who sits at a desk next to Snider in the media center, “You can’t think when you’re around Allan. It’s pointless to try. Some people are like a snowflake. Allan is like a blizzard.”

Email address: mmg6764@sjfc.edu

From Athelete to Agent Kids’ Night Out S TA F F W R I T E R

ANORA NERVINA

Sports agent Steve Bartlett, a University of Rochester graduate, spoke to a learning community at St. John Fisher College on November 21.

Bartlett, like many young boys, dreamed of becoming a professional athlete growing up. He envisioned becoming the king of an ice rink.

After a college transfer from the University of Vermont to the University of Rochester, Bartlett realized through helping a friend with taxes, that life behind the scenes of a game was a very important component of the success of a team.

“Athletes have problems too,” Bartlett said. “When they are dealing with outside interferences, like personal problems, or financial problems, their performance on the ice is affected.”

In 1984, Bartlett began his career as a promising sports agent.

“I take care of things. Everything from income taxes, and contracts to personal appearances.”

He explained that the job is much more involved than many give it credit for.

“At times I am like a counselor, or a big brother. Whatever a player needs to help them perform better –it is my job to give it to them.”

Rewards for Bartlett come in many forms. “There is such gratification in knowing that you have played a major part in someone’s success.”

Some of the major success sto-

ries that Bartlett helped to create are Bryan Kolstien of the Boston Bruins, Geoff Sanderson, who is the current leading goal scorer in the NHL, and Manon Rheaume, the first professional female goalie.

Doug Weight, who was part of the winning US World cup team found an interesting way to pay back Bartlett for all of his dedication and support.

“The night before the Olympics,” explained Bartlett. “Doug called me and told me that he had arranged for a plane to fly me and my family to the game that was the following day. It was really exciting, because they had won, and it was amazing to be able to share the experience with my family.”

But there is a dark side to being a professional sports agent.

“Having to tell an athlete that they are too old to keep going is really tough” said Bartlett. “Most of them cannot see for themselves that it is over, so telling them that there is no job for them can be a really difficult thing to do.”

Email address: an9223@sjfc.edu

S TA F F W R I T E R

CHRISTAN VOSBURGH

It’s Saturday night and 50 screaming kids are running playfully through the athletic center.

No, Fisher isn’t accepting younger students; it’s the Lacrosse Kids Night Out. Kids Night Out is a program where parents drop their kids off at Fisher for the night to be watched by the Fisher women’s lacrosse team.

Brought here from Potsdam by Jill Patterson, it is “basically the same thing that Teddi does later in the year,” claims Lisa Havas. It is an opportunity for parents to drop their kids off for a few hours and enjoy a night out on the town while children enjoy games such as capture the flag, make boondoggle, and use their creativity on art projects.

When Kids Night Out was first established here at Fisher, it began with only 15 children attending the event. However attendance has escalated doubling on their last event. on November 16. Lacrosse coach, Shannon McHale, believes that this event will eventually

draw in upwards of 100 kids. Why is it so important that the lacrosse team bring in as many kids as possible to each event?

The event was established to help the parents of the community by giving them a short break from their children, get the Fisher Lacrosse name out in the community, establish a good reputation, and lastly raise money for the lacrosse program. The cost for each child to attend the event is $15 for 5 hours of fun. All the proceeds from the event go towards helping to fund the team’s trip to Disney World over spring break where they will be training for the season.

The lacrosse team hopes to make this a regular event. So far, many of the children have been kids of faculty members. They are hoping to expand more into the community though. With so much activity going on, the kids go home tired, yet happy. The next kids night out will be held on December 7th.

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Archive Room illuminates past

LIFESTYLES EDITOR

JASON MARSHERALL

Graduation Programs, Course Catalogs, Minutes of Meetings, Yearbooks, where does all this memorabilia go?

For some, they would go in the bottom of the wastebasket.

For others, perhaps crinkled up somewhere in a box. But in the upper level of Lavery Library, St. John Fisher College and its history are being preserved.

The last door of the top level has a simple sign outside that reads, St. John Fisher Archives. The room itself, isn’t so simple. Anything and everything you can imagine resides there.

Newspaper clippings and pic-

tures of athletic events from years past, college handbooks with all the rules and regulations of long ago are located in the room.

Included are items we are familiar with even today, such as the Angle, and JoRoffs dating from the 1950’s.

Large sections are the presidential collections. Including correspondence, photos, and speeches from Frs. Murphy, Lavery, and Braden and Drs. Pickett and Keough.

One can find photos of some of the original Fisher Players. There is also information about the Fisher seal, the Fisher creed, and information about all the buildings constructed on campus.

There is even a Bishop’s hat that may have once belonged to James Kearney himself.

The mastermind behind the con-

stant improving, and updating of the archives is Diane Lucas. Fisher’s archivist for the past two years, she has bought cabinets, and spent hours cataloging, and preserving items so they do not deteriorate. With technology constantly changing, it is now becoming necessary to transfer old audio and videotapes onto new technology.

Last year there were 21 requests to view items from the archives. students, staff, faculty, and guests wanted information about campus buildings, old football uniforms, commencement speeches, and the St. John Fisher Cardinal logo, among other things.

To access this plethora of information one has to make an appointment with the library staff.

They can help find the information you’re looking for, and help you

Joshua Tomaszewski

Rows and rows of information lay in the basement of lavery library. make copies. Fisher now has 54 years of history, and it’s just waitEmail addresses: ing to be discovered. jnm3715@sjfc.edu

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Early registration ensures Teddi success CONTRIBUTING WRITER

DREW MARSHERALL

November 14th marked one hundred days until Teddi 2003, and the Teddi Committee has started registration in style. The twenty-four hour dance marathon is looking to recruit dancers who will raise money for Camp Good Days and Special Times. The Teddi Dance is one of Fisher’s longest standing and most memorable traditions and will be held February 21st and 22nd of next semester.

So far over seventy-five participants have already registered.

Early registration is heavily encouraged by the Teddi Committee. “We encourage everyone to get a folder and start fund raising,” said Committee Chair Melissa Ziegler.

Freshman Maria Palacios cited encouragement from upperclassmen as her reason for registering.

“Other students told me it was an emotional experience and I think Teddi serves a wonderful cause,” said Palacios.

Raising money for Camp Good Days and Special times is a critical measure of the success of the dance. Last year the Fisher community raised approximately $26,500. Co-chair Stephanie Sodeman stated “We are one of the biggest financial supporters of Camp Good Days.” Each participant is asked to raise a minimum of fifty dollars.

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O’Brien talks religion S TA F F W R I T E R

ANYA ASPHALL

Catholic colleges are possible and desirable, according to Dennis O’Brien, who spoke at the second annual Religious Studies Presentation of Authors on Thursday, November 13.

O’Brien does feel, however, that colleges are not compelled to become Catholic.

The theme of the evening was the question of whether or not a Catholic college is possible, but it turned into a discussion of the role that religion and colleges play in students’ lives.

“Catholicism doesn’t dominate, but frames the model of the institution,” said O’Brien. “Saying that a college is in the catholic tradition is like taking your wedding ring off when you travel.”

The former University of Rochester president also noted how the University of Rochester moved away from the Baptist tra-

dition and became a secular college.

“University of Rochester doesn’t say it is in the Baptist tradition,” O’Brien commented.

O’Brien noted that in Catholic institutions every thing was supposed to be done with Catholicism in mind and he gave the example of a math problem with two nuns rowing done the river.

“From history, character formation in education for a Catholic college conforms to the same concept as the early founding of American colleges,” said O’Brien.

“Colleges always started because of some historical crisis and higher education should be interested in character formation and history,” O’Brien said. “Higher education should not isolate character formation and Catholicism views higher education as a friend,” he said.

“Historical circumstances in college education brought the idea of academic freedom,” said O’Brien.

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Words to celebrate S TA F F W R I T E R

KIM MURATORE

This Thursday, December 5th marks Celebration of Words’ four year anniversary. Coordinated by M.J. Iuppa and created by students, Jodi Rowland and Rachel Kooy, Celebration of Words is a night of poetry and prose. This year’s celebration is entitled “Dinner Conversations (Things We Never Shared)” and will be enjoyed by approximately 100

students and faculty members.

While spectators enjoy complimentary refreshments, students will be reading some of the poetry and short stories they have written over the semester. The event will be taking place at 7:30 p.m. in the Wilson Formal Lounge, located in the lobby of Haffey residence hall, and will last until about 9:00 p.m.

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mine internal decision making bridge academic autonomy,” he said, adding that fantasy colleges do not shape character form.

O’Brien said that colleges should treat students as individuals. “It is not good for a college to make a person just a mind,” he said, adding that adopting a religious prospective is the best way to go.

“Catholicism is defining religious commitment,” said O’Brien. “Religious commitment is central to all education,” he noted.

According to O’Brien, Catholic colleges should act according to Catholic virtues, both classical and theological.

“A Catholic college (should) see itself as a gathering of singulars to create singularity,” he said, adding that colleges are a collection of singulars with different experiences, ages and bodies.

The evening was attended by students, faculty and members of the community; an estimated 80 people were in attendance. There

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Rev. William Graf (left) and the Religious Studies department hosted its second annual Presentation of Authors conference on November 13.

It featured former University of Rochester President Dennis O’Brien was a question and answer period after O’Brien’s hour and a half presentation. O’Brien has written two books on the subject of colleges, The Idea of a Catholic University and All The Essential HalfTruth of College.

The event was sponsored by the

Religion Department and Rev. William Graf, a professor in the Religious Studies department, opened up the evening.

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Fisher alum takes her place as city principal “Children need to see learning as fun.”

S TA F F W R I T E R

ANORA NERVINA

When Mary Thomas walked into School No. 16 of the Rochester City School District, she didn’t know what she had gotten herself into. The physical conditions of the

a more inviting and comfortable atmosphere for the students.

“I remember walking by classrooms and seeing unhappy children,” said Thomas, “children with their heads down, not at all excited to be learning. Children need to be happy when learning. They need to see learning as fun, and we as

Mary thomas speaks to her students one-on-one. school, explained Thomas, were not supportive or conducive for the children to learn.

Thomas was part of the first graduating class of St. John Fisher’s Education Administration Program. Here is where she was trained to become a principal, and two years ago—she did just that.

In the spring of 2000, Thomas was placed out of the program to act as a standing vice principal in School 16.

“There were many things that needed adjusting,” Thomas said. “I remember thinking, if this were my school, I would never let this happen. Little did I know that two years later, this would be my school, and changes needed to happen right away.”

Under the direction of Thomas, the school went under a massive physical makeover.

“The staff here was ready for a change,” explained Thomas. ”They are really wonderful people—and they wanted to make it better.”

Many employees of the school volunteered their time in brightening up the schools interior, creating

adults owe that to them to make the changes possible.”

Thomas realized that it wasn’t just an interior make over that the school needed. There was a lot of fighting among the students.

The first major changes that took place came from the feeling that this school had no real order, no system of policies that were being followed at all.

Incorporating a sense of diversity is very important to Thomas. Her school won a Spanish Heritage essay

contest that was held in Rochester.

“It is up to us to teach these children that they are life long learners-to respect all cultures,” she said.

Artwork encouraging diversity and celebrating the differences between human beings covers the walls of School No. 16. Thomas believes that celebrating the good in people will go a along way, and therefore likes to announce the good that students do.

If a student excels academically, or partakes in a good deed, the whole school will here about it when Thomas announces it over the public address system.

Thomas credits a great deal of her success to Fisher.

“That program (Educational Administration) and especially the teachers, taught me not to be afraid—to go out on a limb and take risks, and that’s what I have done. I saw myself reach a professional maturity—I know now, that there isn’t anything I can’t handle.

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Fisher football places 14 players on Empire 8 AllConferenceTeam Vosburgh named coach of year Paul Vosburgh The Cardinals closed out the year with a 3-1 record over its final four games, including a 17-14 win over thenunbeaten and nationally-ranked Hobart College, making Vosburgh the prudent choice for Coach of the Year honors.

The St. John Fisher College football team led all Empire 8 institutions with 14 players earning All-Conference honors.

Fisher head coach Paul Vosburgh was also named as the Conference’s Coach of the Year.

Jason Meyers , Noah Fehrenbach , Mike Kallfelz ) and Scott were named to the VanAlst Empire 8 First Team, while Dan Luce and Gerald Dias earned First-Team honors on the defensive side.

Matt Davis , Nick Leone and Dan Sepka were offensive selections for the Empire 8 Second Team and Tom Fisher , Rich Converse, Mike Fox, Tim Beadnell and Sean Reardon were chosen to the Conference’s defensive Second Team.

Meyers, a junior running back, led Fisher in rushing this season with 1,005 yards. He also caught 41 passes for 452 yards, second on the team.

Meyers scored 104 points to move him into first place in career scoring at the College with 188 total points in just three years. He currently ranks second at the College with 2,432 rushing yards, just 69 yards shy of the all-time record.

For the season, Meyers paced the Empire 8 in rushing and ranked second in all-purpose, receptions per game, total points and touchdowns scored.

Fehrenbach, a freshman wide receiver, led Fisher in receiving with 494 yards on 32 receptions.

He finished the year with six touchdowns and averaged 15.4 yards per catch.

For the season, Fehrenbach scored 36 points, which ranked him third on the team. Fehrenbach ranked among the top ten in the Empire 8 in receiving yards per game and receptions per game.

Kallfelz, a sophomore tight end, finished the season with eight receptions, good for 138 yards and one touchdown.

VanAlst, a junior place kicker, finished 11-for-12 in field goals and 31-for-34 in extra point attempts (both single-season records), while ranking second on the team in points scored with 64.

VanAlst also set the single-season record at the College for field goal accuracy (91.7%) and now ranks as Fisher’s all-time leader in field goals made with 13.

VanAlst led the Conference in fields goals made, point after attempt percentage and scoring based on kicking. He also finished fourth in points scored.

Luce, a sophomore defensive end, led Fisher and the Conference with 8.5 sacks. He also finished with 39 tackles, including 22 tackles for a loss of 75 yards. Luce cur-

rently ranks third at the College in career sacks with 15.5.

Dias led Fisher and ranked second in the Empire 8 with 98 tackles. The senior free safety finished with three interceptions for a total of 32 yards and three breakups.

Dias also returned 20 punts for 294 yards (14.7-yard average – second in Empire 8), including a College-record 97-yard return for a touchdown.

Dias ranks first at the College in career punt return yards (474) and punt return average (13.5). He ranks second in career tackles (295) along with ranking third in punt returns (35) and tied for fifth in career interceptions with seven.

Davis, a junior running back, ranked second on the team with 395 rushing yards and third in receptions with 32 for 205 yards.

For the season, Davis scored 24 points for Fisher.

Davis ranked among the top ten in the Empire 8 in rushing yards, total offense and all purpose yards.

For his career, Davis ranks third at the College with 12 touchdowns, fourth in rushing yards (1,458), fifth in rushing attempts (350) and sixth in scoring (78).

Leone and Sepka played key roles in a Fisher offense that averaged 30 points per game and rushed for 1,955 total yards Leone, a junior right tackle, and Sepka a sophomore right guard, started in all ten games for the Cardinals.

Fisher, a 300-pound junior, started all ten games at nose guard and finished with 36 tackles.

Converse tied for first on the team with three interceptions and was third with three sacks and 88 tackles, including 16 stops for losses. The senior inside linebacker ranked third in tackles for a loss, fourth in tackles and sixth in fumbles forced in the Empire 8 Conference.

Converse finishes his career with 247 tackles, good for fifth alltime at the College.

Fox, a sophomore outside linebacker, finished the year tied for first with three interceptions and ranked second in tackles with 94.

He also recorded one sack on the year.

Fox ranked fourth in tackles in the Empire 8 along with sixth in passes defended. He is currently tied for third at the College in career interceptions with eight.

Beadnell finished the year with 26 tackles in just seven games. He also broke up three passes on the year. Beadnell is also tied for third at the College with eight interceptions for his career.

Reardon ranked first on the team in punting average and second in the Empire 8 at 34.6 yards per punt. The junior set the singlegame record for punting average with a 50.0 yard average. Reardon ranks second at the College in career punt attempts (104) and punting yards (3,526). He also ranks fourth in career punting average at 33.9 yards per punt.

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Are professional sports ready for a gay athlete?

This writer’s opinion...

CONTRIBUTING WRITER

JOE LISI

Imagine you are watching Sportscenter over your morning coffee or as you are heading off to bed and you hear that the day's top story centers around the fact that your favorite athlete has just come out of the closet and admitted that he's gay.

All of a sudden, everything you thought you knew about prosports becomes blurry.

Professional athletes are supposed to be macho, right?

This stereotype has been put into question over the last month as ESPN the Magazine reported that a former player in the National Football League, who played for the Cincinatti Bengals during the 80's, said he was gay.

He wasn't an all-star or anyone who would be considered for the hall of fame, but the fact still remains, he's a homosexual.

This begs the question: are we ready for a gay athlete? I would

like to say yes. We should be past stereotypes and insecurities. The truth is that we are not.

We are a society that depends on our professional athletes to be the men of men. We expect them to be gladiators who, when they are not playing, sit at home and drink beer. We expect them to have the prettiest wives and families that we would all dream of having. They are supposed to be masculine, spending every waking hour in the weight room.

So what happens when that stereotype is put together with a completely different one? Instead of gallivanting with women, an athlete is seen with men at drag shows. Instead of fitting the portrayal of an amazing athlete and a barbarian both on and off the field, the athlete is actually more concerned with hiding the fact that he is gay in a society that doesn't understand. Can these two survive in our society? Well I think that is going to be tested more and more. The athlete from Cincinnati has opened the door.

We are approaching a new day in sports. We are going to be tested as fans to accept things that our fathers did not have to. We will accept things that our grandfathers would never have even thought of.

So is your favorite athlete really gay? If he is, will you stop being a fan? Will you boycott another sport if your favorite athlete comes out of the closet there?

Time will tell.

I hope that we are not as ignorant as we seem.

A B S i n NY e e s

t t seme C s x s u ter e M n Plan ahead and mark your calendars!

W h e n ? February 6-9th (leave Thursday late at night) It’s Recess Weekend!

H o w M u c h ? $100 (includes hotel & transportation).

T i c k e t S a l e s ? First couple of weeks when we return in January.

W h o C a n G o ? Any Fisher students!

Questions???

E-mail sab@sjfc.edu, call 385-8394, or try IM name SJFCSAB

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Basketball teams score early success S TA F F W R I T E R S

JOE LISI and TOM ALBANESE

MEN’S HOOPS Last Weekend the Men’s basketball team opened up their season against Keuka College in the Ramada Invitational. The men played well and tromped the Storm of Keuka 93-55. “Our bench came in and really gave us a spark as the game was winding down” Second year Coach Rob Kornaker stated. “We didn’t play all that well tonight and I feel we played down to our opponent…the great thing about having a deep bench is that you can have games like that and they can cover your back.”

Nick Ripple led the Cardinals with 17 points as the Cardinals Cruised. After this game the Cardinals faced a highly talented St. Lawrence team that had beaten Oswego that very night by a large margin. Heading into that game Coach Kornaker said: “We need to shoot a lot better and play the same level on defense….It’s going to be a tough game” Indeed it was tough as the Cardinals returned to the championship game for the first time in three years.

The team struggled and found themselves down as much as 17 points in the second half, before tying the game with an electrifying comeback in the final minute of regulation. The Cardinals were down 10 with fewer than 30 seconds left. It was one of those moments where everything was on

the line. With Inspired play from Nick Ripple who and Matt St. Croix, the Cardinals were in a position to tie with less than 10 seconds. In the final seconds of the game “The Saint” took over and stunned the Saints when the senior guard from Watertown, sank the game tying three pointer with just 6 seconds remaining.

St. Lawrence could not get a shot off and the game was then sent into overtime. In over time the Cardinals rode the emotional high and the depth of this St. John Fisher team prevailed wearing out the St. Lawrence squad 97-87. The Cardinals connected on all of their shots from the floor going 5-5 while St. Lawrence went cold and went 1-8 in the extra period.

Ripple led all scorers with 31 on the game and was named MVP of the tournament. He was also named “Athlete of the Week” for his two-game standout performance during the weekend. Red shirt Freshman Nick Bennett and Senior Matt St. Croix were also named to the all-tournament team chipping in with 13 points each in the final.

So far this season the bench has scored 49 points led by freshman sharp shooter Mike McGee brother of point guard Pat McGee scoring 14 points in his first two games as a Cardinal.

If the first couple of games have any indication of how the season will be, the Cardinals have a good balance of experience and youth that should have an entertaining and successful season this year in D III competition.

Kevin Aubrey

Missy O’Donnell fires a jumper.

WOMEN’S HOOPS With the sweep of the Ramada Invitational this past weekend the St. John Fisher Lady Cardinals are off to an amazing 4-0 start. The ladies won some games handily and others with the poise and will of a veteran team. The only game in which the Cardinals were challenged was against an out of state team, Pitt-Greenberg.

Trisha Toffany showed why she is one of the best players in the Empire 8. The ball was in-bounded to her and she threw up a shot that hit nothing but the bottom of the net and the Cardinals won in dramatic fashion.

When asked what she was thinking during the shot Toffany said: “Honestly...overtime, but I knew the clock was at one second,

Kevin Aubrey

Freshman guard Kathy Baum plays tough defense against Buffalo State. The team has held each of its opponents under 70 points so far. so I threw the ball up anyway.”

After that game the Cardinals went on to beat defending SUNYAC champions Buffalo State 7569.

Jenn Kristensen was named the Empire 8 player of the week, as the point guard scored 37 points and dished out 22 assists in just 4 games.

The Cardinals continued their winning steak at the Ramada Invitational beating Rochester

(MI) 92-53 and SUNY Oswego 8763 in the finals. The win extended their streak to 18 games and 57 out of the last 60 games played at home.

The Cardinals final game before break will be held Tuesday before the men’s game at 6 p.m. when the ladies look to “lay the smack down” to Brockport State.

Stay tuned as this year promises to be an exciting year for the ladies.

Winning season brings respect S TA F F W R I T E R

TOM ALBANESE

The St. John Fisher football team finished the season with a lopsided victory over Utica 34-13.

In the win, Jason Meyers ran for a career high 229 yards on 33 carries. He finished the season with 1, 005 yards, a new school record for most yards in a season.

The Cardinals finished the season at 6-4, a huge improvement from their 3-7 of a year ago, and their best record since 1989.

“Overall the season went pretty well,” coach Paul Vosburgh said.

“The kids worked really hard and it’s always nice to end the season on a winning note.”

If it hadn’t been for a last second comeback by Hartwick early in the season, the Cardinals would have made the ECAC playoff tournament.

Unquestionably the biggest game of the year was against nationally ranked and previously undefeated Hobart College. “This was by far the biggest win I’ve been a part of at Fisher,” three year starter Matt Davis said.

In the win, the Cardinals staged a late comeback to win the game 17-14 and stunned all the naysayers in front of huge crowd at Growney stadium.

The win proved that the football program has come along way and became one of the top teams in the conference. The team’s success sparked huge fan interest and grown so big that some fans even tailgated before games like they were at a Michigan/Notre Dame game.

“The fan support made it one of the best atmospheres in D-III football,” said Vosburgh. “Everyone had a good time and the overall support from administration and students helped the program.”

Throughout the season the offense had a steady balance that combined speed and power running along with a precision passing game that balanced the attack.

The offense was led by standout running back Jason Meyers who led the team in rushing yards, receptions and touchdowns with 17 on the year. Fullback Matt Davis also had major contributions in several games and finished the year with over 600 yards of total offense.

Junior quarterback Greg Roland had a breakthrough year and his best as a Cardinal with 19 touchdowns and over 200 yards passing a game on the year. His favorite target was freshman Noah Fehrenbach who led Fisher with six receiving touchdowns including an incredible 12 catches for 207 yards and 2 touchdowns against Ithaca.

Seniors Gerald Dias and Rich Converse along with Sophomore Mike Fox, all tailed more than 90 tackles on the season, to lead the defense. Dias will graduate as Fishers second all time leader in tackles. The Cardinals will truly miss the play and leadership of Dias and Converse who played each game with incredible intensity and set the tone on the field.

“It’s always tough to lose players as good as Converse and Dias,” said Mike Fox, the Cardinals second leading tackler. “These guys came to play every game and never let us down.”

The team will also miss senior

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Pete Neer takes down a Hobart runner in the Cardinals 17-14 upset victory Nov. 9. The team finished 6-4. field goal kicker Scotty VanAlst who was ranked tenth in the nation with field goals made, connecting on a near perfect 12 out of 13 on the year. His clutch performances always put points on the board when the team was unable to punch it into the end zone.

With only 10 seniors on this year’s team the Cardinals have many returning starters and look to improve and once again establish themself as a force in D III competition.

The explosive offense led by running backs Meyers and Davis once again look to be a tough one two punch for the opposition. Not many teams had an answer for Meyer’s speed and Davis’s power running the ball. Barring injury, Meyers is

on pace to break just about every rushing record in school history next season.

The ground game will open up all sorts of opportunities for the strong right arm of Greg Roland.

Big play receiver’s Noah Fehrenbach and Dave Moyer will look to hook up with Roland and have a huge season for the Cardinals.

Although the defense will sorely miss the leadership and overall play of Dias and Converse, outside linebacker Mike Fox, the team’s leader in interceptions along with Dias, should have another big year for the defense. Sophomore Dan Luce, the team leader with eight sacks, also looks to continue to put pressure and wreak havoc on opposing quarterbacks.

When asked about how the defense should be next season, Fox joked with a quote from his favorite movie, The Program.

“Next year we’re going to hit them so hard that the paramedics will have to sort them out.”

Hoping to build on this year’s success with hard work in the off season Fisher looks toward next season with great expectations.

Overall. the football team really turned things around. They look forward to moving on and making another run at the ECAC’s and perhaps the NCAA tournament next season.

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