Ursinus College Grizzly Newspaper, 1978 to Present
The Grizzly, the student newspaper of Ursinus College, was originally published as The Ursinus Weekly from 1902 until the Spring of 1978 when the name of the publication was changed. It is published weekly by students during the academic year.
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The Grizzly, February 9, 1998
Erny Hoke, Justin Harrison, Jeffrey Church, Katrina Milton, Maria DeGracia, Karen Hollinger, Carolyn Harfman, Adam DeVorne, Mindy Hackett, Jude Blessington, Stephanie Restine, Lou Nemphos, Jennifer Heil, Dede Boies, Jacqueline Colvin, Jamie Hurvitz, Michael Bauer, and Brian Berg
Privacy Invaded at Centennial Conference College • Changing Homecoming • Mother Courage Takes the Stage • Wismer Center to Receive Renovations with New Bookstore • Letters to the Editor • Journalist Visits Ursinus • Greeks Help a Special Friend • Ursinus Faculty Remembers When... • Jazzing up the Curriculum • Ladies' Night for UC Swimming • Women's Basketball Holds Off Muhlenberg • Barrett Looks to Guide Bears to Playoffs • Bears Stumble but Remain in Playoff Hunt • Ursinus Gymnasts Consistent Through Tough Competition • Wrestlers Suffer Second Loss of Season
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The Grizzly, February 2, 1998
Zenzi Ali, Melinda Albert, Rebecca Class, Maria DeGracia, Jesse Federman, Nicholas O. Berry, Karen Hollinger, Lou Memphos, Jude Blessington, Kerrie McKinney, Jacqueline Colvin, Michael Bauer, and Katrina Milton
Ursinus to Receive Grant • New Position Causes Concern • Students Remember Joe Hastings • Who's Who at Ursinus • Volkmer Honored • Opinion: American Democracy Under Siege • Jim Fielder's Return Postponed • Ursinus Contributor Dies • Field Hockey Academic All-Americans Honored • Athletic Honor Roll: Asper Pins Down First Player Profile • Bears Fight For Conference Lead • Flying High with Women's Gymnastics • Disgruntled Swimmers Express Concerns About Pool Closing
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The Grizzly, December 3, 1997
Paul Guidry, Jesse Federman, Melinda Albert, Stephanie Palmer, Jay Wilkes, Lauren G. Newkirk, Tricia Murnane, John Shoen, Rob Bishop, Kevin McGovern, Arathi Reddy, and Carolyn Harfman
New Bookstore Anticipated Fall 1998 • Capano Charged with First Degree Murder • Opinion: Time to Procrastinate; Have Faith • Exam Schedule • Foreign Correspondence • "Like Visiting an Old Friend" • Soccer Seniors Reflect on Disappointing Season
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The Grizzly, November 19, 1997
Paul Guidry, Melinda Albert, Lou Nemphos, Molly Jennings, Rebecca Class, Jen Stellato, Jay Wilkes, Jill Fennimore, Kurt Miller, Mike Hoffman, Michael Bauer, Joanna Doyle, Kevin McGovern, Carolyn Harfman, and Jay Wisnosky
British Nanny's Sentence Reduced to "Time Served" • Lights, Camera, Incest! • Reimert Suite Beat • And the Show Went on • Exam Schedule • Dorm Improvements • Opinion: Help Yourself, Help Others; Ursinus Humanities Survive; Are Greeks Scapegoats?; Dry Spell; Don't Complain, Do Something • Baseball Getting into the Swing of Things • Men's Soccer Drops Final Game to Mules • Player Profile: Andrew Bauer; Chris Lakatosh
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The Grizzly, November 5, 1997
Paul Guidry, Michael Bauer, Melinda Albert, Arathi Reddy, Paul Bashus, Rob Bishop, Mark Bernheim, John Shoen, Lou Nemphos, Molly Jennings, Rebecca Class, Jay Wisnosky, Kim Inglot, Karen Hollinger, Jay Wilkes, Jacqueline Colvin, Jesse Federman, Kurt Miller, Kevin McGovern, and Stephanie Palmer
Distinguished Alumni Return for Symposium • Ursinus Students and Faculty Attend Million Woman March • More Grants Received by Ursinus • Student's Perseverance Rewarded • Test the Waters this Spring • Opinion: Faculty Responds to Curriculum Questions; Tired of Falling Asleep? • Stress Management • November Stress • Oedipus! Lives • There's Something Brewing in The Java Trench • What's with The Giant Green Gymnasium Anyway? • Ursinus: The Pseudo Liberal Arts College • Bears' Swimmers Kick Back at Dickinson Relay Carnival • Men's Soccer Continues to Struggle • Player Profiles: Jill Grau; Megan Larkin
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The Grizzly, October 29, 1997
Paul Guidry, John Shoen, Michael T. Bauer, Zenzi Ali, John Sears, Stephanie Palmer, Jesse Federman, Arnathi Reddy, Rebecca Class, Molly Jennings, Lou Nemphos, Jay Wilkes, Rob Bishop, Kevin McGovern, Meghan Gualtieri, and Carolyn Harfman
Pennsylvania German Art Featured at Berman Art Museum • Pfahler Workers Dismissed • New Chaplain Introduced to Community • Commonwealth Brawl Raises Student Concern • Opinion: Award Winning My Ass; A Sweet Suite; Kudos to the College; Hail to the Queen; Leaving Home for Homecoming • Ghost Stories • Bears to Clash with Muhlenberg Mules • Men's B-ball Gearing Up • Player Profiles: Lieberman, Steigerwalt Lead by Example; Mahoney a Constant Force for Young Women's Team
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The Grizzly, October 16, 1997
Paul Guidry, Kurt Miller, John Shoen, Jesse Federman, Rebecca Class, Molly Jennings, Jacqueline Colvin, and Tony Palladino
Special Homecoming '97 Edition • The More Things Change • Extra, Extra! Breaking U.C. News From... • The Brief History of Ursinus • Remember When • Bears Take on The Bullets • Queens of the Past • And the Nominees are... • Famous Alumni
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The Grizzly, October 8, 1997
Paul Guidry, Zenzi Ali, Carla Rinde, Tricia Murnane, Lou Nemphos, Daneen Stamps, Michael T. Bauer, John Shoen, Kevin McGovern, Luther Owens, Coco Minardi, and Todd McKinney
Teachers Honored • Gutwirth Lectures on Femininity • Job Help Available • Brecht on Brecht Performance • Students Harassed by Construction Workers • Opinion: Ursinus, Sometimes it Ursuckus • Another Successful Ursinus Family Day • Professors Perform Sweet Suite • Daneen on "Brecht on Brecht" • Kelly Foster Key to Field Hockey's Success • XC Teams Fare Well at Messiah Invitational • Helpful Homecoming Hints
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The Grizzly, October 1, 1997
Paul Guidry, Teresa Green, Meghan Gualtieri, John Shoen, Taneille Smith, Ashley Claus, Mark Pinsk, Lou Nemphos, Lori Lasco, Christina Dappollone, Lutther Owens, Kevin McGovern, Daneen Stamps, M. Nzadi Keita, and Jenna Osman
Berman Museum Exhibit Features Work of Sidney Quinn • Pfahler Renovations Continue • New Economics Faculty Introduced • Two Faculty Additions in English • Works From the New English Faculty • Opinion: Sculpture Cheesed; Conspiracy Theories, the Media, and Open-Minded Inquiry; A Quick Lesson in EcBa 100; The Things You Might Not Know About Ursinus • Domenick Scudera Directs proTheater's Fall Production of "Brecht on Brecht" • Biloxi Blues: At Ease and in Top Form • Despite Shaky Start, Guenther's Bears Optimistic • Women's Soccer on a Roll • Men's Soccer off to a Slow Start
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The Grizzly, April 28, 1997
Jared Rakes, Lauren G. Newkirk, Teresa Green, Lisa D'Amico, Mike Podgorski, Beth Adams, Lauren Vassalotti, Trish Daley, Erin Gambeski, Tricia Murnane, Todd Brenneman, Mark Pinsk, Angie Kurtz, Joel Schofer, Beatrice May, Cristin Veit, and Joseph Catalfano
Student Art Exhibit Opens at Berman • Student Research Conference Held at Ursinus • Spirit Week at Ursinus • Opinion: Some Final Thoughts; More Inaccuracies Uncovered; The Ceremony of Innocence; Is Servitude the American Way? • Letter: SERV Denied Drill • Letters from Great Britain • Understanding One Another: Students to Present Projects on Identity and Diversity • Medieval Sports Fest Celebrates Tenth Year • Spring Service Success • A World of Learning at Musser and Beyond • Softball Splits Doubleheader • Golf Team Wins Four Matches • Women's Tennis Jumps Record to 5-3 • Women's Lacrosse Downs Haverford • Baseball Team Pounded by College of New Jersey
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The Grizzly, April 21, 1997
Jared Rakes, Rob Brychta, Anthony Petrino, Teresa Green, Daneen Stamps, Mark Pinsk, Melissa Forbes, Taneille Smith, Zenzi Ali, Todd Brenneman, Mike Podgorski, Tricia Murnane, and Joel Schofer
Dr. Martha Groom to Speak on Communities and Ecosystems • Summer Research Fellows Announced • Housing Changes • Debate on Quality of Majors • Opinion: To Students With Constructive Criticism, Write On!; One's Right to Life and Death; Membership has its Privileges; Operation Understanding; More Money = Better Education? • Final Exam Schedule • Collegeville Headstart Benefits from Bears Game Haircuts • Softball Sweeps Western Maryland • Women's Lacrosse Wins Two in Conference • Baseball Swept • Golf Team Sets New Course Records • Women's Tennis at 3-3
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The Grizzly, April 14, 1997
Jared Rakes, Tim McCoy, Taneille Smith, Mike Edwards, Teresa Green, Isabelle Pijnakker, Cristin Veit, Lauren Newkirk, Mike Podgorski, Andrew White, Joel Schofer, Trish Daley, Erin Gambeski, Tarika Tiggett, and Tom Howard
Student Art Collection to be Exhibited at Berman Museum • Author Lee Gutkind Speaks • Ursinus Jazz Ensemble Performs • Opinion: Ursinus Needs a Foreign Revolution; Common Sense; Let's Get Things Nice and Clear • Letter: Thanks to Volunteers • Shakespeare's Two Noble Kinsmen Visit Ursinus • College Choir to Perform Sacred Service • Right On, My Sister! • Women's Lacrosse Deals Rowan a Defeat • Guenther Named New Football Coach • Women's Tennis Team Transformed • Haverford Pounds Bears • Men's Tennis Falls to Widener • Softball Team Drops Eight of Last Nine
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The Grizzly, April 7, 1997
Jared Rakes, Jim Maynard, Laura Hergesell, Teresa Green, Linda Tran, Tim McCoy, Joseph Catalfano, Tricia Murnane, Trish Daley, Erin Gambeski, Joel Schofer, and Kerrie McKinney
Airband Sets Its New Fundraising Record • Ursinus Students Participate in Model U.N. • Women's Health Discussed in Merck Lecture • Changes for Summer Classes • Letters: Letter of Thanks; Faculty Member Remembered • Opinion: Seminar on Post-Abortion Trauma • Pfahler Observatory Open House for Hale-Bopp Viewing • Something for Everyone in proTheatre Production of The Two Noble Kinsmen • Another Look at the Ursinus Gymnastics Team • The Dangers of Halogen Lamps • Men's Tennis Wins • Courtney Named an All-American • Trecroce Named Player of the Week • Women's Tennis Action • Women's Lacrosse Falls to Middlebury • Softball Drops 3 in a Row • Dickinson Rallies to Take Two From the Bears
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The Grizzly, March 24, 1997
Jared Rakes, Melissa Forbes, Tim McCoy, Teresa Green, Kristen Schumann, Michael Podgorski, Rebekah Ruth, Angie Kurtz, Todd Brenneman, Mark Pinsk, Daneen Stamps, Trish Daley, Erin Gambeski, Brian Hamrick, Julie Fillman, Meghan Gualtieri, Cristin Veit, Joel Schofer, and Hera Walker
Alternative Spring Break Unites Students, Charity • Author Ntozake Shange Reads, Lectures in Olin • New Chair of Campus Ministries Committee • Wicks House to Open in Fall • Ursinus is Ranked Among Best Science Schools • Opinion: Some Advice to Mr. Leahy; All Good Things; Liberal Arts Education Part II, Awareness Weeks; Letters from Great Britain; Let's Get it Straight; A Tree or not a Tree, That is the Question • Something Old, Something New, Something Borrowed, Something Blur • The Tempest: Wayfaring Weather • Lady Bears Lose ECAC Championship • Baseball Starts Season at 4-7 Pace • Women's Lacrosse Wins Year's First Contest • Men's Tennis Falls to Moravian • Rhodenbaugh and Minnich Honored as SAAC Chairs • Softball Off to 10-4 Start • Torsone an All-American • Gymnastics Team Places 8th at Nationals • Women's Tennis Wins • USA Wrestling Lineup Announced
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The Grizzly, March 3, 1997
Jared Rakes, Taneille Smith, Marshalee Clarke, Teresa Green, Todd Brenneman, Brian Hamrick, Jen Mintzer, Joseph Catalfano, Trish Daley, Erin Gambeski, Cristin Veit, Angie Kurtz, Joel Schofer, and Hera Walker
China Mourns the Loss of a Leader • Pipes Lectures on Mid-East • Opinion: The Liberal Arts Education Part I, Multiculturalism and Diversity; What is There to Hide? Unobtainable Security Reports Make Us Feel Unsafe; Pledging and Greek Life Not What They Seem to Be?; It's All Greek to Me; Greek Life, Don't Knock it Till You've Finished it • Finding Fun with the German Club • Majors Fair '97 Planned • An Education in British Education • Gilbert Heads for Division I-AA • Women's Basketball Team Loses in Conference Semi's
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The Grizzly, February 24, 1997
Jared Rakes, Kristen Calore, Melissa Forbes, Tim McCoy, Teresa Green, Lori Oldrati, Daneen Stamps, Andrew White, Tarika Tiggett, Angie Kurtz, Sean Campbell, Mike Podgorski, Faith Fawcett, Joel Schofer, Tricia Murnane, Chris Daniluk, and Hera Walker
Dr. Gaede Receives $28,500 Grant • Organist and Dancer to Perform at Ursinus • Dr. Goetz to Lecture • Greek Life Discussion at Common Hour • Opinion: Things That Make Me Go Hmmm; Letters from Great Britain; A Non-Greek Speaks Back; Go Out and Do Something; Student Ponders Greek Life; Politicians' Greed Outweighs Desires of Constituents • Daniel Pipes to Lecture on the Middle East • Torsone Wins 118-Pound Regional Title • Women's Basketball Drops Two in a Row • Larkin Honored Twice • Gymnastics Place Third at Ithaca Invitational • Buyse Scores 1,000th Point
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The Grizzly, February 17, 1997
Jared Rakes, Tim McCoy, Trish Daley, Teresa Green, Lauren Newkirk, Kristen Sabol, Taneille Smith, Amy K. Davenport, Sean Campbell, Linda Tran, Mike Podgorski, Nilande Coblentz, Vicky Wilkins, Erin Gambeski, Brian Hamrick, Joseph Catalfano, Tricia Murnane, Bob McGuckin, Joel Schofer, and Hera Walker
Window Shopping Without the Glass • Ursinus Celebrates Diversity Week • Students Benefit from Internships • Study Abroad: They Don't Call 'Em "Deadlines" For Nothing • Campus Apathy on the Issue of Diversity • And the Spirit Moved Them • Caplan Addresses Ethical Issues • Dr. Scott Landis' Resignation Announced • So This is What Security Does: Ursinus' Security Log Returns • Opinion: Greek Speaks Out; Read This if you Think Pledging is Dumb; Come Catch a Square; Perspective from Scotland; Faces of Silence • Defend Yourself! • Keep the Tutorial Program Alive! • Wrestling Bears Win Conference Championship • Women's Basketball Nets Three More Wins • Men's Basketball Drops Two • Gymnasts Leap to Two More Wins
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The Grizzly, February 10, 1997
Jared Rakes, Taneille Smith, Teresa Green, Cristin Veit, Melissa Forbes, Sean Campbell, Todd Brenneman, Erin Gambeski, Joel Schofer, Trish Daley, and Margot A. Kelley
Medical Ethicist to Speak on Campus • Gender Studies May Replace Women's Studies • ECBA Candidate Speaks on Technology • Opinion: Code of Silence?; What I Think II; Politics Gone Wild; Big Brenneman is Watching, but not Paying Attention • Spirit of Life Ensemble Performs for Diversity Week • Mass Media and Society Brings Internet to the Classroom • Gymnastics Team Wins Second Straight Meet • Women Hoopsters Go 1-1 for the Week • Ursinus Men's Basketball Team Downed at Pallestra • UC Wrestlers Split with Elizabethtown and Nationally Ranked Lycoming • Swimming Team Suffers Two Losses
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The Grizzly, February 3, 1997
Jared Rakes, Erin Gambeski, Trish Daley, Teresa Green, Tim McCoy, Lauren Newkirk, Melissa Forbes, Jen Zwilling, Andy White, Joseph Catalfano, Brian Katits, Todd Brenneman, Mike Podgorski, Zenzi Ali, Melinda Albert, Brian Hamrick, Joel Schofer, and Hera Walker
Alumni Donate $1 Million for Renovation of Pfahler Hall • Ursinus Faculty Members Publish Books / Articles • Gender Studies to be Considered • Meistersingers Perform • Changes in Study Abroad Aim to Ease Students' Minds and Pockets: Part I of II • Diversity Week • Opinion: Return to Never-Never Land; 2 Steps 2 Save; Theatre as we Like it; A Question of Security, Take Two; Todd-onics; Seven Steps to a Better Opinions Article • Sigma Chi Delta Extends Invitation for New Members • Hinckle Named to AP Little America First Team • Coach Gilbert: The Man, The Myth, The Legend • Ursinus to Host International Wrestling Match • Men's Basketball Team Loses to Washington and Falls to 4-13 • Whelan and Knothe Score Individual Wins for UC Swim Teams • Wrestling Bears Roar to 14-1 Mark • Gymnasts Set Team Scoring Record • Lady Bears Continue Winning Ways
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The Grizzly, December 9, 1996
Jared Rakes, Erin Gambeski, Trish Daley, Lauren Newkirk, Teresa Green, Taneille Smith, Todd Brenneman, Caroline Kurtz, Joseph Catalfano, Marshalee Clarke, Joanna Doyle, Cristin Veit, Joel Schofer, Brian Hamrick, and Melissa Forbes
34 Students Arrested in One Month • College Choir Performs Messiah • Dr. Lentz Departing • Opinion: A Question of Security, Take Two; Ending the Bulletin Crusade?; Objects in the Rear View Mirror; Minority Tours Lack Diversity; Crossing the Bridge • An Inconclusive Wrap-Up • Men and Women Swimmers Split • Men's Basketball Team Hits Rough Waters • Coach Gilbert Honored by AFCA • Lady Bears Off to 4-2 Start • Eight Bears Selected by ECAC • Torsone Starts at Petrofes Invitational
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The Grizzly, November 25, 1996
Jared Rakes, Erin Gambeski, Trish Daley, Taneille Smith, Teresa Green, Todd Brenneman, Mike Podgorski, Caroline Kurtz, Brian Hamrick, Cristin Veit, Joel Schofer, Chris Daniluk, and Hera Walker
Honors Pilot Program a Success • Pass-Fail Forum Set for Dec. 4 • Opinion: What About Easter?; It Hurts; Jesus is Dead?; Thanksgiving; Is Ursinus a Disposable Society?; Never-Never Land • Final Exam Schedule • Bears Suffer 31-24 Defeat in NCAA Playoffs • Men's Basketball Opens with an Overtime Win • Bears Place Nine On All-Conference Team • Wrestling Opens with Two Wins
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The Grizzly, November 18, 1996
Jared Rakes, Erin Gambeski, Trish Daley, Tim McCoy, Teresa Green, Taneille Smith, Kim Madden, Cristin Veit, Mike Podgorski, Joel Schofer, Brian Hamrick, Meghan Gualtieri, and Hera Walker
Bears Beat Dickinson, Make NCAA Playoffs • Security and RLO Work Through Changes • Opinion: Question of Security; An Insider Throwing out a Line; One of Four Seasons; It's All in Your Head • Concert and Jazz Bands to Perform • Jude: Hardy's Novel Arrives in the Flesh • Bears Win Conference Championship To Make NCAA Playoffs!!! • Getz and Finnegan Receive Post-Season Honors
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The Grizzly, November 11, 1996
Jared Rakes, Erin Gambeski, Trish Daley, Tim McCoy, Teresa Green, Melissa Forbes, Carrie Haslbeck, Marshalee Clarke, Todd Brenneman, Mike Podgorski, Caroline Kurtz, Kerrie McKinney, Brent Thompson, Brian Hamrick, Tarik Qasim, Phil Caiazzo, Hera Walker, and Joel Schofer
Ursinus Celebrates Unity Day • Professors Nominated • Ursinus Explores Pass-Fail Option • On Election Day, Ursinus Forged the Atlantic • Opinion: What a Friend; Diversity's Downfall Through Apathy; Intellectual Maturity not Just for Breakfast Any More!; The Outsider Survives; On Our Growing Computer Dependency • Letters from Ireland • Adding Variety to Your Exercise Program • Summer Research in Germany: A Cultural and Educational Experience • A Rose by any Other Name...? • Spotlight: Rocco Iacullo • My Favorite Curses • Previewing the Weekend Game • Men's Soccer Ends Season with Loss • Field Hockey Finishes Season at 2-16 • Centennial Conference Football Standings
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The Grizzly, November 4, 1996
Jared Rakes, Erin Gambeski, Linda Tran, Teresa Green, Trish Daley, Sean Campbell, Taneille Smith, Cristin Veit, Amy Brungess, Michael Podgorski, Joel Schofer, Joseph Catalfano, Brian Hamrick, and Hera Walker
Berman Exhibit Focuses on the Environment • Chemist Speaks on Authentication Processes • Dr. Borsdorf Lauded • Opinion: Future of America; Are we too Dependent on Computers?; Questions on Openness? • This Wednesday is Unity Day! • Shepherdson's TD Run Lifts Ursinus Over Muhls • Men's Soccer Loses Heartbreaker to Western Maryland • Field Hockey Loses Eighth Straight • Larkin Named Player of the Week
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The Grizzly, October 28, 1996
Jared Rakes, Trish Daley, Lauren Newkirk, Teresa Green, Tarik Qasim, Erin Gambeski, Sean Campbell, Caroline Kurtz, Amy K. Davenport, Todd Brenneman, Joseph Catalfano, Brian Hamrick, Cristin Veit, Kevin McCray, Charlie Weingroff, and Hera Walker
Alice Parker Conducts College Choir • A Question on Diversity • Security Flash • New Curriculum for Comm. Arts • Opinions: More on the Gun Control Debate; The Debates of Nothingness; How Open Are You? Voting for Dole in '96; I'm Voting for Dennis Miller • Letters from Ireland • University of Pennsylvania Anthropologist to Speak on Maya and Aztecs • Spotlight: Karl Yergey • Plugging-In to the Benefits of E-mail • Looking for a few Good Dangerous Minds: Education Club Re-activates • Field Hockey Drops One To American • Women's Soccer Nets First Conference Win • Volleyball Loses Two • Men's Soccer Defeats Dickinson 2-0 • Kings Point Trips Up Ursinus