The Collegian Vol. 55 No. 15 Grove City College, Grove City, Pa. Friday, March 3, 1995 Inside It's official: Memorial to house freshmen By PHILIP A. MARKWAT RETRO 80'S: Stäffwriter Editor in Chief provides chance to look back at the 80's in preparation for After months of rumors this weekend's Faculty Fol- and speculation, school offi- lies. Page 4. cials have announced that freshmen males will be living DRINKING AGE: Does in the new Memorial dormi- tory next fall. The new dorm the current minimum drinking will house 182 freshmen, 12 age make any sense? Page 2 resident assistants, and a Head Resident. All overflow REPORT CARD: How freshmen will occupy East has the Republican Contract Gable in Ketler. with America faired in the The Nu Lamba Phi fra- first 50 days of the new ternity and the Sigma Phi Congress? Page 3. Omnicron housing group will both be given new places of residence on the third and CHINESE NEW YEAR: first floors of Ketler West Victor Lee and Main Moon Gable, respectively. All other restaurant host celebration. rooms in Ketler will be in- Page 4. cluded in the annual Spring Room Draw and Selection. MARRIAGE LECTURE: April 19. Rev. Dr. Elizabeth Ach- The new dormitory will temeier to present two lectures feature a lobby, lounges on next week. Page 3. every floor, carpeted hall- ways, large community bath- rooms and an clevator. Mrs. SCHOLARSHIP FUND: Nancy Paxton, vice president The New Memorial Dormitory will be open to freshmen In the fall of 1995, Wendy Anne Sharp scholar- of student affairs, noted that freshmen assimilation. ship fund benefits from one of the main reasons for Ketler Rec to an apartment on Various open houses are Resident assistants will bc Gathering Field concert. Page placing the freshmen in the first floor Memorial. An ad- living in double rooms giving being planned to allow cur- ditional staff member will be 6. new dorm was that "the long rent students to view the new each hallway two R.A.s, a to- hallways and large commu- hired to occupy the Ketler tal of four per floor. Head dormitory throughout the nity bathrooms foster a sense Rec apartment and assume "THE MAIL LADY" Resident Andrew Toncic will spring, and a formal dedica- of community" important to the Head Resident duties of move from his apartment in tion ceremony is slated for Mrs. Barb Kelly shares Ketler dormitory. the fall of 1995. years of mail room experi- once Page 4 Representative relates committee experience By REBECCA L. RELIGION Upcoming Committee has one of the form bill began in congres- BEINLICH chapel schedule, Devotional, most sweeping jurisdictions in sional subcommittees on Feb. Collegian Staff Writer Inner City Outreach an- Congress," English ex- 13. plained. English outlined his visions nouncements. Page 5: U. S. Rep. Phil English (R- 21st District) wasn't watching He said this committee is for the welfare reform bill, ENTERTAINMENT responsible for decisions in- which include: cartoons at 9 a.m. on Satur- day, Feb. 11. volving: more control at the Campus question and health care state level, and less at the fed- birthday list. Page 7. Neither were the Grove City College students who Social Security eral Touring Choir Concert turned out to hear him speak human resources time limits Tonight. Page 6. on campus. (such as welfare) a work requirement English discussed his re- trade (including a shut-off for unwed >Student Recitals tomor- row. Page 6 sponsibilities as a member of treaties like NAFTA and mothers under 18 and resi- dent aliens. >This weekend's movie. the prestigious House Ways GATT) Page 6. and Means Committee. U.S. Rep. Phil English (R-PA, anything taxable. "We have an opportunity to reform welfare for the first His audience included an 21st District). English also explained how time since Lyndon Johnson SPORTS: Intro to Government class legislation passes through was president," said English. >Men's swim team wins taught by Dr. Paul Bonicelli, freshman on the Ways and committees. Through a pro- "This is probably the most assistant professor of political Means Committee since an cess called "mark-up," invitational and PAC title for important thing Congress will science, as well as a smatter- obscure Texan named members walk through a bill fifth straight year. Page 8 do this year, if we get it ing of other interested stu- George Bush served in line by line, proposing done." Women's swim team dents and faculty. 1967, English joked. amendments when desired. On an almost humorous takes second in the PACs. "I am the first Republican "The Ways and Means Mark-up on a welfare re- Continued on Page 2 Page 7 >Men's basketball finishes WSAJ - second in PAC. to compete in ECAC playoffs. Page 8. Women's basketball Problems being worked through wraps up season with win By JAMYE SHELLEBY interference made it impos- tors "want to work with [the lowers. against Thiel. Page 8. Special to the Collegian sible for him to watch students].' The problem, he For the interference in the "Cheers." He posted signs says, is that we are essentially You put a piece of bread in telephones and answering on campus asking people to living on top of the transmit- machines, Cowan has noted your toaster and out phone him if they are experi- ter. comes a string ensemble? that the problem seems more encing such difficulties. The transmitter puts out You must live on the campus severe with a personal phone, In the past week, he has 3,000 watts of energy, which rather than a school-issued of Grove City college. received approximately 80 allows the station to be Since the new all-classical one. So before doing some- complaints. According to broadcast into Pittsburgh. WSAJ radio station began thing more drastic, first try Heere, at least half of the Such a strong radio fre- replacing your phone with broadcasting from the college problems deal with radios and quency, up close, is too much one of the school's. campus in January, students a runner up is televisions. for most appliances to deal have been experiencing Also, before buying an FM Students also complain that with. interference. Trap as has been suggested, the interference affects their Students shouldn't lose The interference problem Cowan asks that you contact answering machines, tele- hope, though. There are a few ranges from the station him for advice. He may be phones, alarm clocks, and things that can be done to broadcasts coming through able to assess which problems tape players, not to mention a the stereo when the radio isn't help the situation. For most are able to be resolved with toaster that picks up radio signals. objects, a simple relocation such a device. even on to constantly playing in the background of Lynn Cowan, the General may resolve the problem The problem of interfer- student's phones. Manager of WSAJ, says that completely. Try moving your ence is not unique to our Lanie Black leads the Senior Steve Heere was radio to a different shelf, or campus. Any high power ra- Wolverine offense in 52-46 he is as frustrated as the stu- angling it differently, and see dio station experiences such victory over Thiel. prompted to do something dents are. He wants every stu- difficulties with surrounding about the problem when the dent to know that the direc- if the volume of the music homes.