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February I 999 O d e t o my dog
S e r v i n g the H o p e College C o m m u n i t y for I I 2 years
check G o i n g t h e it out. distance • Students express concern over Phone Hope long distance rates. WHADANEK staff r e p o r t e r R a m o n a Angclcscu ( ' 0 0 ) reaches for t h e i c l c p h o n e receiver. S h e would like t o call her m o m in R o m a n i a , bul al ihe cosl of $ 2 . 3 0 per m i n u t e , she h a n g s Tuition
increases will students
affect
Campusbeat, p a g e 2.
up the p h o n e . T h e cosl of the P h o n e H o p e long dist a n c e p r o g r a m has A n g e l e s c u a n d other s t u d e n t s c o n c e r n e d . A n g e l e s c u said that she f o u n d another long d i s t a n c e service p r o v i d e r to call R o m a n i a . "I gel a b o u t $0.48 per m i n u t e with this s e r v i c e w h i c h is m u c h c h e a p e r than H o p e , " she said " A l the b e g i n ning of ihe s e m e s t e r when I first got here, I called h o m e a loi m o r e . I w a s h o m e s i c k and lonely. I had to wail a
Anchor photo by Johnathan Muenk
B A B Y S T E P S : Professor McGreaVs Developmental Psychology class observed infants playing and interacting on Tuesday, Feb. 9. The activity helped them apply what they are learning about the various stages of development during infancy and childhood.
few d a y s t o gel my p h o n e c o d e and o n c e I w a s finally abl e to call, I w a s in shock o n c e I gol my first bill. $ 2 . 3 0 a m i n u t e gels e x p e n s i v e . " T h i s type of situation s e e m s lo be occurring m o r e and m o r e f r e q u e n t l y
New light shed on Valentine's Day
on H o p e ' s c a m p u s as ihe cosl of p h o n e service is b e c o m i n g an area of c o n -
Spotlight, p a g e 5.
"I h a v e heard p e o p l e c o m p l a i n and I think it's pari of my j o b a s their rep-
cern for students.
Planning continues for diversity D A N A LAMERS infocus editor F o r minorities "diversity" is not just a n o t h e r c a m p u s c o n c e r n or c o n t r o versy. It's a w a y of life. " T h e real world d o e s not look like H o p e , " s a i d D. W e s l e y P o y l h r e s s ,
aboul
Dean of Multicultural L i f e and Liaison to the President for Minority Par-
Eric
G o o d m a n ( ' 9 9 ) of Student C o n g r e s s .
l o n g range s u c c e s s of the plan.
w a n t l o . O u r w o r l d is nol g e l l i n g
T h e m o s t evident sign of this effort is t h e d e v e l o p m e n t o f t h e P h e l p s
smaller,
r e s e n t a t i v e to find s o m e t h i n g to d o this s i t u a t i o n , " said
they n o r m a l l y w o u l d n ' t or w o u l d n ' t not
bigger.
A.
Phillip
R a n d o l p h said. ' W e all c o m e over on the d i f f e r e n t ships, b u l w e ' r e all in the s a m e boat.' If w e ' r e all in the same boal
s uch as minority student recruitment,
As of A u g u s l 1998 H o p e began the
s t a n d i n g of cultures. " T h e Phelps Scholar Program c o m e s
p l a n n i n g a n d i m p l e m e n t a t i o n of a
ticipation. " ( T h e P h e l p s Scholar Prog r a m ) will actually a l l o w s t u d e n t s lo
c o m p r e h e n s i v e plan lo i m p r o v e minority participation. T h e plan c o n s i s t s of
terviewing different software vendors
be e x p o s e d and interact with students
30 e l e m e n t s that will cont r i but e to the
"We are looking for a s ys t em that is more m o d e r n and flexible than the one we have n o w and will k e e p the c o s t s d o w n for s t u d e n t s a l s o " she said. " W e
Multicultural L i f e hope to fosler discussion of race issues through their presen-
Intermission, p a g e 7.
w h e r e f r o m 8 c e n t s a m i n u t e to 3 5 c e n t s a m i n u t e , d e p e n d i n g on the dis-
distance
phone
service
t h r o u g h P h o n e H o p e can c o s l a n y -
tance of the call and the l i m e of day a n d d u r a t i o n of the call. T h e a v e r a g e cost is a b o u t 19 cents a minute. (This figure
w a s d e t e r m i n e d by a v e r a g i n g
the " b a s i c d a y t i m e rates for student p h o n e s e r v i c e s " on a chart o b t a i n e d f r o m C I T a n d includes the 30 percent m o r e P M O M E on 9
lake six, s e v e n , e i g h t , or e v e n nine more
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d i e n c e lo reflect on the issues. All s h o w s begin al 7 p.m. al
us m o r e control o v e r rates and dis-
Long
out of the c o m p r e h e n s i v e plan. It might
The Beautyful Ones on T h u r s d a y , Feb. 11. Each s h o w i n g will be f o l l o w e d with a panel d i s c u s s i o n a l l o w i n g the au-
SARA E LAMERS campusbeat editor T h e Black Coalition and O f f i c e of
c o u n t s . W e ' d have this s y s t e m since a b o u t 1989."
minority s l u d e n t retention, and under-
Films h o n o r Black H i s t o r y m o n t h
would like a n e w p a c k a g e thai g i v e s Jamaica Kincaid kicks off new semester for VWS
T h e P h e l p s S c h o l a r P r o g r a m add r e s s e s m a n y e l e m e n t s of the p l a n s
and the boal sinks, w e ' l l all be sinking."
C h e r y l S h a y of H o p e ' s C I T o f f i c e said that they are in the p r o c e s s of into implement a nCw p h o n e service system next year.
Scholar Program.
the K n i c k e r b o c k e r Theater. " T h e film series will s h o w different a s p e c t s of black history, starting with slavery and m o v -
tation of a film series which will cel-
ing lo d i f f e r e n t racial issues of today," said Anthony M o l o n ( ' 0 1 ) of the Black Coalition.
ebrate Black History M o n t h . "We have talked aboul s h o w i n g films w h i c h d e p i c t racial issues during the
P o y l h r e s s praised the a c c u r a c y of Amislad, which d e p i c t s a revolt of 53 slaves against their c a p t o r s on a S p a n i s h ship. U p o n their arrival in
past year and now it has b e c o m e a f f o r d a b l e , " said D. Wesley Poylhress, Director of Multicultural Life. " T h e u n i q u e
C o n n e c t i c u t , the A f r i c a n s and A m e r i c a n abolitionists carry the m u r d e r c a s e of the s h i p ' s c r e w lo the U.S. S u p r e m e Court.
thing about each film is that they c o u l d b e a p p l i e d t o a n y o n e , r e g a r d l e s s of race."
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W ray
T h e series began Tuesday, Feb. 9 with the s h o w i n g ot Am is tad and will continue Wed. Feb. 10 with A Family Thing and The Slave Ship Injustice and
W e d n e s d a y ' s m o v i e will tell the story of t w o brothers of d i f f e r e n t racial b a c k g r o u n d s w h o learn to deal with the social implications of these more
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H o t Dogs pulled f r o m m e n u due t o concerns MIKE Z U I D E M A editor-in-chief
Leading scorer Floyd Brady leaves legacy
Sports, page I I.
C r e a t i v e D i n i n g and H o p e C o l l e g e D i n i n g Services h a v e temporarily rem o v e d hot d o g s from their m e n u s as a precautionary measure. T h e m o \ e w a s s p a r k e d d u e to recent c o n c e r n s of c o n t a m i n a t e d meat from local distributors. A strain of listeria f o u n d in hot d o g s and other meat processed at Bil M a r F o o d s had been linked lo 11 deaths n a t i o n w i d e .
T h e s e c o n c e r n s forced H o p e C o l lege to w i t h d r a w hot d o g s from c a m pus m e a l s for a few weeks. " T h e y ' r e just kind of saying that it's a high visibility t h i n g right n o w so w e ' l l stop serving and see what happ e n s d o w n the r o a d , " said S t e v e Hiligan, President o f Creative Dining. T h e issue has s p a r k e d a n a t i o n a l c o n c e r n over the safety of processed meals. In D e c e m b e r , Bil M a r issued a voluntary recall of nine products m a d e at a plant in Borculo. including Ball
Park hot dogs. B o b Van H e u k e l o m , D i r e c t o r o f
cally based distributor. Hiligan stressed
D i n i n g S e r v i c e s , e s t i m a t e s that stu-
have m a d e their w a y lo H o p e . " A s soon as we were alerted by Gor-
dents c o n s u m e around 50 hoi d o g s in any given day. He h o p e s that hot d o g s will return to the m e n u soon. "It's j u s l a precautionary thing," Van H e u k e l o m said. " W e ' l l p r o b a b l y be wailing until the thing settles d o w n . We seem to be in no danger in b u y i n g from o u r current s u p p l i e r s . " H o p e and C r e a t i v e D i n i n g p u r c h a s e through G o r d o n F o o d s Service, a lo-
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don, I alerted o u r c o n t a c t s , " Hiligan s a i d . "I think w e ' v e taken w h a t e v e r s t e p s n e c e s s a r y l o p r o t e c t the students." Listeria bacieria causes flu-like s y m p t o m s in m o s t healthy people, bul can kill elderly and pregnant w o m e n and those with weak i m m u n e syslems. m o r e M O T D O G on 9