The Strobe

8 Pages·1992·1.6 MB·English

by  Fitchburg State College

The Strobe
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byEricHellweg checkedtoseeifthepersonwas2 smoothly.Shewashassledafew wasthrown. thescapegoatdoesn'tappearto
Strobestaff orover.Ifthepersonwas,he/she times about serving people and "Once people see blood, have beena factorin this case.
wasgivenabraceletandastamp, telling others they couldn't be peoplepanic,"saidWilliams. Thesigninsheetslistthatthere
Analtercationoccurredatthe signifyingthattheywouldbeal- servedatthebar, thatthedrinks Thecrowdthatwasoriginally were93peopleover21inthepub
FSCpubonFriday,October2,in lowedtodrink. had to be brought to them. She supposedtohaveexiledthrough that night and there were 173
whichthreepeoplewerestabbed Thethirdandfinalcheckpoint attributestheseproblemstoalco- thedooracrossthehallfromthe beerssold.Thataveragesoutto
and two were hit with bottles. wasanotherIotaPhiThetamem- hol,andsaidthattheywerenor- pubthensplitup,withsomehead- approximately 1.86 beers each.
Twoofthepeopleinjuredwere berwhostoodassecurity,ifthere malproblemsforacrowdofthat ingupdiestairsintoG-Lobby. Certainlynotenoughtoprovoke
FitchburgStatestudents.Allfive were any problems with people size. Williamswasstillinthepubat anattacksuchasthisonintoxica-
were treated and released at tryingtogetin.Thisthirdpostalso Jean Arsenault head bar- thispoint,makingsurethatdielast tionalone.
Burbankhospital. conductedlowimpactsearchesof tender, concurs with 1nomas' oftheguestshad left When he Theissueofpatronsbringing
Theincidenttookplaceata potentialpatrons,searchingbags observations. She added that headed outside tocheck on the intheirownbeers,aswasinitially
PackthePubdancesponsoredby andopeningjackets. "The waitstaffdidan excellent crowd campus police and the anderroneouslyreportedinThe
theIotaPhiThetafraternity.The Williamsestimatedthatthere job,andtheIotasdidanexcellent ambulanceshadalreadyarrived. Strobehasbeenprovedfalseby
dancewasan18plusevent. were approximately 12 people job getting everyone out ofthe WitnessesthatWilliamshas accounts ofnumerous workers
Toensurethelegalityofallthe turned away from die door that pub." talkedtoseemtopaintthepicture andpatronswhocametoseethis
patrons, the Iotasestablishedan night, for reasons ranging from Everyonewasaskedtoleave ofalonestabberdieory;oneper- reporterandgive theirobserva-
organizedcheckpointsystemthat falseID'stodisplayinganegative the pub at around 12:30 AM, sonwithaknifewhotheybelieve tions.
waspresentatthedooratalltimes. attitude.Heclaimsthattherewere whenascufflebrokeouton die actedrandomly in hischoiceof RebRebillardstatedthatasa
According toIotaPhiTheta nosignificantproblemsmaintain- dancefloorinvolvingtwopeople, victims. AccordingtoWilliams, resultofthisincident thepub's
presidentFabianWilliams,there ing thedoor.Thecampuscenter oneofwhich,accordingtoWil- thefirstpersontogetstabbedwas guestpolicywasbeingreviewed,
wereeleven fraternity members workersinterviewedcollaborated liams,wasastudent apersonwhohadhelpedtobreak andthatcertainambiguitiesinthe
fromFSCatthedanceatalltimes. withthat The fight was broken up upthefight,aiddiesecondper- policy guidelines were being
Sixofthesememberswerework- Theadmittanceprocedurein- promptly, andWilliams himself sonstabbeddidn'tevenknowdie clearedup,soastominimizethe
ingsecurity,maintainingcontrol. corporatedbytheIotaPhiThetas shutoffthemusicandturnedon firstvictim.Hecouldfindnocor- confusionregardingcampusse-
Therewerethreestationsthrough in conjunction with the campus the lights immediately. He then relationbetweenthetwo.Noone curityregulations.
whichallpotentialpatronshadto center workers is in accordance got on the microphone and an- Williamsknowssaw die assail- Hesaidthatsecurity willbe
passinordertogainadmittanceto williPackthePubrules.Wliatis nouncedthattheparty wasover ant increased around the pub for
thedance. not in accordance with Pack the andthateveryonehadtoleave. Williamsadded"Everyone's awhile,andthatitwastooearlyto
Thefirstcheckpointwasafra- Pubrulesisaclausewhichstatesin According to Williams, the lookingforsomeonetoblame.I determineifanyseriouschanges,
ternitymember,checkingtoseeif part "If off campus guests are fraternity was prepared for the can only blame the individuals i.e.dieclosingofthepubwould
thepatronwasonaguestlistsetup invited you must hire Campus eventofa rushed exit, and liad involvedindiestabbing.Campus resultfromdieviolence.Healso
bytheIotas.Duetothenatureof Police for the duration of the alreadysetupapiantoefficiently policedidagoodjobindealing proposedthequestionofhowto
theirorganization,theIotasoften event."AmbiguitiesintheCam- andquicklyushereveryoneoutof widithesituation." prevent uninvited guests from
invitemembersoftheirfraternity pusPoliceproceduralsheethow- the pub and the building. This OfficerBillMayroseofCam- gettingoncampus. Hecitedthe
fromsurroundingcollegestotheir ever,allow forexceptionstothis plancalledforonemanberusher- puspolicestatedthattheyarein fairlylaxsecuritymeasures,and
functions. Pack the Pub policy rule. ing'inside,oneatdiedoortothe the process of interviewing welcomed comments from die
allowsforthis,providedthatall AnotherclauseinthePackthe pub,andoneoutindiecommuter peoplewhowereontheguestlist studentbodyastotheiropinion
guests from other colleges can PubguidelinesstatesthatCampus cafeteria, corralling everyone and sign in sheets for possible onhowtodealwithdieproblem.
present college ID's from their Policemustbeusedifacapacity diroughtheexitdirectlyadjacent cluesas toamotiveandasuspect FabianWilliams,presidentof
rdeosnpoetcthiavveeccaomlpluesgeesI.DI'fst,htehgeunestthse cliraomwsdniosranRteicbipRaetbeidl.lNaerdi,thdeirreWcitlo-r todOinecpeubtheenetrnadncoef.thepartywas bfoertahneaitstolaactkeHdeisnaciiddietnatpwpietahrsntoo tshuemmIoetda PuhpitThehestiatuaftriaotnerntihtiys
guestpolicyreturnstothatofany ofthecainpuscenler,anticipateda announced,thepubstaffwentto evidence of gang activity. way: "The whole incidentWdie-
other pub night, which is one capacitycrowdandactedaccord- dieentranceofthepub to make "Enoughpeoplewerediere,"he vides a school population.
guestperstudentPubpolicyalso ingly.However,apromotionad- surethatnoneofthepatronswere said, "hopefully one wiU come can'tjustlookatdienegatives.It
statesthat"Nooneshouldbead- vertisingfreeadmissioninthefirst leaving widi botUes ormugs in forward.There'sabondbetween would be better for students to
mitted if the...sponsoring half hour to women wearing dieirhands. There dieyencoun- studentsthatwe'rewillingtoac- cometogethertohelpthesitua-
organization...is unwillingtoac- shortscombinedwithalackofoff teredsomedifficultiesfromabsti- ceptbutsometimesyouhaveto tioninsteadofmakingitworseby
ceptfullresponsibilityforbehav- campus activities led to a near nentpeoplenotwishingtogiveup put that bond aside, and come spreadingrumors."
ior of their guest(s)." This first capacitycrowdturnout. theirdrinks.Mostpeopleleaving forwardinsituationsasseriousas "We must Increase the
checkpoint also made sure that PamThomas,acampuscenter were compliant, according to thisone."Asofpresstime,diere peace."
thepotentialpatronswereatleast worker who worked behind the Thomas werenosuspectsorarrests.
18yearsold. bar,asamemberofthewaitstaff, Onceindiecommutercafete- Motivesfortheattackarehazy ThisarticleIsfromIssue#3,
Thesecondcheckpointwasa andasacheckpointpersonstated ria, thecrowdgotalittleunruly, and varied, with no singular October14,1992
campus center worker, who thatthenightwentprettywelland and thatis where diefirstbottle theme or idea Alcohol, usually
no from bomb
Still arrests scare
Masspirg mock election results
byBrianFlaherty The bomb was an elbow whyFitchburg? OfficerMelrose
Contributingwriter shaped pipe with two tightly oftheCampuspolicesaid"Alter The results are in in the mock Presidential primary
squeezedplugsinbothends.Indie speaking widi Fitchburg police electionheldbyMASSPIRG
ocnamATphupesipFebitybcohDmbaublregwaSRstoabdteierstCcsooolvnle,ergedea cadrelinmltoleserdtohfcodoliem,eplpbieuptteenlwoyatsydeaotfwiunnsse,itdboeurddniitee acainnedsi,soowtlheae'trevdleiacnwcoiendnceflnoutrdnceoedtmddeiinratlecatthgeiedsnai-ts ReApubtloitcalano,fD6e7mocpreaotpilce,vaontedd,Incdheopoesnidnegntfcraonmdiadatliesst oasf
groundskeeperemployedbythe pipe. Policebelievethebombdid FitchburgState,"saidOfficerBill theywillappearontheballotinMassachusetts.
college. not initially explode because of MayroseofdieCampus Police. Theresultswereasfollows:
On Monday, August 17 at therainthenightbefore. "Afterall,dierewerenodirealsto
7:15am, Robertson stumbled WhendieFortDevensbomb theschool,classwasnotinses-
upon die bomb while cleaning squadarrivedtheyplacedarifle sion,nohatemailfromafailedout PaulTsongas 16
outsidethelibrary'sloadingdock shellnexttothebombandtriedto ex-studentseekingrevenge. The BillClinton 14
MwciGthlougfhelllionw. worker Steve sdeetvoifcfetdheessihgelnledwidtoiadneteolneactterodniice oyentlytofaacrurilvtey,haenredownhecnamdpiuesydhiadd, GeorgeBush 13
"We were picking up die bomb. They covered bodi die theyweredeniedaccessuntildie JerryBrown 7
grounds and happened to look bombanddetonationdevicewidi scarewasover. PatBuchanan 5
oquviecrkdliyerwee,n"tsatiodgReotbtehretsCoanm.pHues flaTkhjeacfkiertsts.detonationattemptdid eralHlieeadpso,libcuetshaayvdeiemyahdaevenoseavr-- BobKerry 2
Police while McGlaughlin notsucceed;however,onthesec- rests. The police believe die RalphNader 2
stayedtowatchdiebomb.When ondtrythepipebrokeopen. The criminal(s) chose the college DavidDuke 2
Robertsoninformed thecampus explosion from the bomb put knowingthatanincidentliketliis MichaelLevinson 2
ptourlniccealalbeodutthtehFeibtcohmbbu,rgtPhoelyicine dsmoaolrlanddenat5i"ngtahseholnoatdhiencgedmoecnkt wouldbehighlypublicized. TomHarkin 1
aDenvdentsh.e bomb squad at Fort driTvheweabyi.gquestionhereiswhy TSheipstearmtbicelre3i0s,f1r9o9m2Issue#1, JE.arQluiF.nnDoBdrgiseben 11
CAMPUS NEWS QUOTEOFTHEYEAR Col.James"Bo"Brite 1
EarlF.Dodge 1
Ifrapeisgoingtostop,eachmanhastolook athisownbehavior."
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AidsAwarenessDaytookplaceinG-LobbyonOctober15, 1992. Theprogramwasdesignedtoinformsludents
ofthedangersofsexuallytransmitteddiseases.
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mpm FSCStudents,JodieSilvaandCliristinaReed,havebeenworkinghardto
i TE. promotetheinstallationanenclosedwheelcliairlifttoimprovethedisabled
MJGHTEft gyj studentsaccesstotheNewmanCenter. Disabledaccessbecameamajor
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"PoeticInterpretationsonCanvas",alandscapepaintingexhibitbyartistHarelKedemwasshownattheFitchburg
StateCollegeArtGalleryearlyinDecemberof1992.
Offcampus cellar parties pose health risk
byTimBrooks HappyLandSocialClubhadtwo parlies.Partygoersmustalsoreal-
Strobestaff exitsforescape;mostkegparties ize that the individuals running
haveonlyone. thesekegpartiesarenotinterested
DeputyFireChiefFrederick Also, theclub wasequipped indiestudents'interests.Theyare
L. BuckandDeputy FireChief with afunctioning sprinklersys- interestedinmakingmoney.
JsaommeesaJ.laBremlilnigveasiumiclaarmietieascrboes-s dteomn.otMhoasvtetbhaisseasmseent;tiknefagctp,amrtoisets somPuolcihcetoasdtmoiptktehgepyarctaineso.nBlyytdhoe LaopipsoiNnotgmueinetraasbtrhoekAednmienwisgtrroautnidveatDitrheectNoer.wmanCenterbecauseofher
tweencollegekegpartiesanda keg parties have additional fire timetheybreakupaparty,mostof
firethatkilled87people. hazards. the participants are already in-
Thedisaster,whichtookplace 'Thereisadisasterwaitingto toxicated. Police do, however,
inMarch1990attheHappyLand happen," said Buck, referring to wantstudentstobeawareofthe
SocialClubinNew YorkCity, thehazardsdiscoveredafterpolice threatstotheirsafety. Peopledo Recreation
hasalltoomanyresemblancesto havebrokenupkegparties.Atone notrealize the strong possibility
FitcThhbeursgocSitaalteclkuebgmpeaartsiuesr.ed22 sspuacchepahretayl,eproslitcheatf,ouupndontwcoonotpaecnt ofadisast"erEdtuackaintgiopnlaicse.goingto Center
feetwideby58feetlong. Some willi alcohol, could have easily savepeople's lives," said Buck.
anonymousoff-campusstudents startedalire. "Youcaneasilyimaginethesitu-
admittedthattheirbasementsare Buckstressesthatpolicearenot ationoccurring,especiallywhere proposal
roughly the same size, if not tryingtoscarestudentsawayfrom drinkingisinvolved."
smaller. kegparties,buttonotifystudents
Thesamestudentsalsoadmit- of the danger involved if a fire rejected
tedthatonagoodnightapproxi- breaks out Students must be ThisarticleisfromIssue#3,
mbaatseelmyen1t00-k1e5g0 psatrutdieenst.satTtehned atwheamrseelovfetsheinsibtyuaattitoenntdhienygptlhaecsee Febuary 26,1992 Dr.CharlesRatto
byDanielleSullivan notbenefitfromthecenterbefore
Staffwriter graduationdonotwantatuition
ESCstudentsassauKedatdub increase to build the facility.
Theconstructionoftherecre- Without a positive student re-
ationcenterliasbeenputonhold sponseandalackofslatefunding,
by the Fitchburg State College the Board of Trustees lias not
byDanMcDennott tonclaimthatBeyondIdwasnot band was then ejected from the BoardofTrusteesbecauseofthe approvedtheproject.
Strobestiff following thedetails of(lie con- club,promptingscufflesbetween proposed$200tuitionincreaseto Ratto feels the centercould
AfracasreportedatClubBos- otrfawctr.iTttheenwbaarnndirnegcseuirvgeidnagntuhmebmetro sBtousdteonnt,s,arnedgcullaurbpdaotornonnesno.fClub studTehntes.center,proposedbycol- qhuaavleitycoonftcraibmuptuesdlgirfeeaatnidycrteoattehde
tonon the evening ofSaturday, quietdown. Nopolice arrivedduring the legeofficialsinOctober,wastobe acompetitiveness between FSC
April 11 involved several FSC "Themusicwasn'tanylouder brawl,andnoofficerwaspresent locatedbehindtheMcKaycam- andotherstateschoolsformore
students, including the campus than when we play in ourbase- attheclub. pus. Hie centercould have of- applicants.
bands Beyond Id and die ment,"saidJacquesLambert,lead 'Theyweretellingustogetout feredstudentsall(liebenefitsofa Rattoalsosaidtliereisaneed
Ropefanners,whowereperform- singer for Beyond Id. "I don't ofthereandthenblockingtheway healtii cluband been asightfor foranupdatedfacilitytomeetdie
ingthatnight recallanythinginourcontractre- so we couldn't' leave," said an intramuralandsocialactivities. needs of the fiuiess movement
AccordingtoFitchburgPolice gardingnoiselevels." FSCstudentatthemeleedialfol- Thecenter's$7millioncon- and the health concerns ofstu-
Department, eight people re- Thewrittenwarningsledtoa lowed. "They were kicking and struction expense, however, dents.
portedassaultstopolice the fol- verbal disagreement between punching students as they were would have caused a $200 in- FSC has not had an institu-
lowingmorning,includingmem- Lambert and club owner Frank justtryingtogohome." crease in tuition to pay tack a tionalprojectfundedbytliestate
bersofBeyondIdandacquain- Tramontozzi. Lambert was then Beyond Id reported $2,000 bondtotheMassachusettsHealth since 1979,and,atthistime,die
tanceswhoattendedtheconcert ejected from the club, and band damages to theirequipment, not EducationFinanceAuthority. constructionofthecenterwillbe
jMuermedbewrhsenotfhethyewebraendthwreorwenoiunt- mmienmubteersstwoepraecktoludpthtehyeihraedqufiopu-r pioncslsuedsisnigoneoqfuiCplmuebntBosstitloln.inTthhee denDtrf.oCrhSatruldeesntRaAtfifoa,irVsi,cseaiPdretshia-i hmeeltdhoodfofffunutnidlinagnisaflotuenrdn.ative
oinfjutrheedcilnusbc,ufafnledssthtautdeenrtusptweedrien men"tWaendwleeraevejutshteacblouub.tfinished btiaonn.disawaitingfurtherlegalac- acarteecdetnhtatshuarlvfeoyfotfhestmuwdaennttsedintdhie- ThisarticleisfromIssue#10,
SthuemRCemlperurebsSeBtnortseaetttoiivnnespFaiortfckhCibnlugurbgl.oBtoosn- pomauecrmktbiienmgreJwwoahhsennuHp,wune"tswaTiehdreeBreteyosoltdonfdtthIhadet TAhpriisla2rt2i,c1le99is2fromIssue#9, ecnetnitye,rmaanndyhasltfuddeindtsnowthoApmpiagrh-t December10,1992
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Chisunka directs new theatre department
byDerekValcourt
Strobestaff
Thisyear,FSChasoffereda
TheatreminorintheEnglishDe-
partment, and Chola Chisunka,
anEnglishprofessorwhoteaches
severalofthecourses,knowsall
aboutit
"ProfessorErwinPallyandI
arespear-headingtliiswithvery
firmsupportfromthechairof(lie
SGA department,"Chisunkasaid. "It
relocates office hasbeenafeelingamongst the
faculty of the English Depart-
byKerryQuealey Connellhopesthatalongwith ment for quite some time that
Staffreporter themovewillcomemoreservices EpnogsleidsthoDmraajronar.s..sifhonuotlddrbaemaexi-n
tothestudentbody,"thestudents
"Youreallydon'tgettoomuch willknowwhoweareandhowto literaryform,thandramainper-
eyoxup'orseudreowtnointhtehepbeaocpklceornwehreonf utrseeaussu;rethemyawpon'tothfaivnedtuosf,o"llsoawiad formaCnhcies.u"nka said that he was
thebuilding,"saidBrianConnell, Connell. hired to open up a theatre pro-
pArsessoicdieanttioonf.StudentGovernment sicaTlhlyebperotcheessseasmoefaSnGdAthweiyllwbial-l egdruacma,tioinn.cluHdeingismaulgtria-dcuualtteuroalf
For the past few months, a still use the same equipment, yet Syracuse University, which he
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mesterheplanstoputonapro- "Thedepartment is thrilled
Tips forcampus crime prevention
byDanMcDermott Engrave your driver's licence HIV
Strobestaff numberon all yourexpensive Poignant speaker rallies for compassion
belongings.
Whilethereisnowaytobe - Don't take valuablejewelry
completely safe on campus, withyoutoschool. byKarenTourigny with drugs before he was diag- criedforhours.Hefeelsthaicrying
there are measures students -Lockyourdoorevenifyou're Contributingwriter nosed, and that he was gay. isnotasignofweakness, butof
cantaketominimizethethreat justgoingdown thehall fora Quericothenmadeitveryclearto strength. The way he found his
ofcrime. Any school setting minute.Thatminutecanaddup As a young, good-looking the audience that he caught the strength was through a simple
attracts crime, whether it be toanhour,whichismorethan young man walked briskly to- virus not because he is gay, or metaphorthatcomparedlifetoa
rural, urban,orsuburban, and enough time for someone to wardthefrontofthelecturehallto because he used drugs, but be- race.
Fitchburg StateCollege is no take something from your lightacandle,asenseofdisbelief causehehad unsafesextwice. Quericotoldtheaudiencenotto
exceEpitgihont.y percent ofcampus r-oPoumt.yournamesomewherein bseeeMmiecdhtaoeflillQtuheeraiicro.,CotuheldHtIhiVs partHieciwpaetnetdoinnmtoasnayytfhuantdrhaeisheards pfieetlybtahdefmo,rbHuItVptooslietndivtehpeemopcloemo-r
cstruidmeenst,invoalvnedstudneinntetayg-afiinvset yfroounrtteaxntdboobkascokt;herWhthiatnmtahne positivekeynotespeaker?Itwas, fortheHIVvirus,andhadspenta passionandsympathy. Hestated
percent of violent crimes on suggestsaninsidepagenearthe and the reality of the HIV epi- largeamountoftimelearningas that denial is one of the major
campusarerelatedtodrugsor spine.Booksareoftenstolenat demicengulfedtheroomwithhis muchaspossibleaboutthevirus. problems with HIV patients and
alcohol. It is important to thelibrary,mailboxes,oreven openingstatement. Hewaslight- He told the group thathe tested theirfamilies,andthattheremust
rememberthatnotallthecrime duringclass. ing the candle for his friend, negative the first time he was be more communication to help
oncampusisobvious;alotof - Don'tleave valuablesoutin Mario,whodiedofAIDS,andfor testedforHTV.Quericodescribed thesepeopledealwiththeirdisease
low-level crimeoccursinthe theopen allhisotherfriendswhohaddied indetail,hisexperienceofbeing orthediseaseoftheirlovedones.
residencehalls. - If you go out at night, let from this horrible microscopic testedpositive. In Whilelisteningto asongfrom
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victimizedbycampuscrime: -Gotopartieswithagroupof trationforthenexthour. for HIV while he was there. heansweredsomeoftheaudiences
- Open your own checking friends, and make sure you Quericobeganhislectureby Quericowenton to describe his questions as completely as he
account, preferably at a leave with the same group. tellingtheaudiencealittleabout feelings before the test results could.
hometown bank, and don't Don'tgetintoasituationwhere hisbackground. Hewasalong werein,andabouttheanxietyhe Quericotold dieonlookersto
take a lotofcash with youto youarevulnerable. distancerunner,a1988graduate felt when thinking of the two visitanyonetheyknowthatliaslias
school. It'snotagoodideato -Avoidalcohol.Itisinvolvedin ofAssumptionCollegeinPoliti- timeshedidnotuseacondom.He AIDS.Letthemknowtheyarestill"
havealargeamountofmoney almost every date rape, and calScienceandadevoutChris- thentoldtheaudiencethathere- alive,andthatyoulovethem.
inyourroom. having a clear head will help tian. Healso toldtheassembly ceivedaphonecallatworkItwas
cua-npCoodmnomdsneuoclnitsdwuieicttehwmhhsye;ooqduuworiinlrp'lomtopedrmnootmuvabitladeese dyaTonhugiesroaorututisclseoifitsuaftarioomnpoItsseuneti#al1,ly cAtlhcaaatsdseehsmeyo.ins HcHueIrVraelnsatotlysWtoattreecadecshhtoienng-r bhliys,dQohuicestroairncgtooesrreaalytahtteheedtedtsootctetdhoeproasfsiotsrienvmoe-t. TOhcitsobaretric2l8e,i1s9f9r2omIssue#5,
stereos and televisions. September30,1992 estly that he had experimented tellinghiminperson,andhowhe
OPINION
THE STROBE THE YEAR IN REVIEW 1992 PAGE 5
byEricHellweg WhileIwasthere,takinginthe timesthatlwishlcouldlookoutmy
Strobestaff ruralcamp-likesetting,Igottotalk- room window and see horses
ing toastudent Iwascomparing gallavanting toand fro, but that's
Afellowwriterwho'sfairlynew thesettingofHampshiretothatof nottherealworld.Unfortunately,
hereatFSCcommentedtomethat Fitchburg, and the differences of andlifeisoftenunfortunate,thereal
theviolencearoundthiscampusis each. ImentionedthatI liked the worldinthe20thCenturyAmerica Keep
gettingoutofcontrol.Hecitedthe educationthatthestreetsweregiv- isallaroundus.Educationmajors: the past
recent injuries at a keg party on ingme,andhepausedandsaid:"I lookaroundatthelittlekidsrunning
Myrtle(Mrytleifyouworkforthe respectthatThethingsthatareeasy thestreets-theseareyourfuturepu- in perspective
Fitchburg DPW), the almost herearehardoutside,andthethings pilsthatyoumustbeabletorelate
weeklyassaultsoncollegekidson that are easy outside are hard in to!Marketingmajors:thesepeople
the weekends, and thewellpubli- here." are forming a very large demo-
cizedPubIncident Whathemeantwasthis:While graphicthatyouwillhavetolearnto byMichaelDigris
Itoldhimthat,yes,theviolence itmightbeeasytoscoreacidatthree approach! Nursing majors: best Staffwriter
had increased since I firstarrived o'clockonaTuesday morning at brushupontraumatechniques!
waybackin '88. Butalsothatthe Hampshire, relating to the many We are surrounded by anec- ItisnowonefullyearaftertheUnitedStates'
dniefifgerhebnotr,haonoddsianrmouanndyhewraeysa,reanroe dpiefofpelreentthatteyxpiesstianntdhecrleaalssweosrldo,f dwoetesw.ilWlebemudsotolmeeardnftoropmertpheetmu,atoer aStnodrUmn.iWteedNaAarteiotonsb'elviiecvteortyhaitnOwpietrhattiimoenDceosmeerst
tamerthanthosefoundinanycity andthevarioussituationsthatwill theirlegacy. perspective. person'shindsightissaidtobe20/
acrossthecountry.Allowmetoput arise,someofthemunpleasantis Amazinglyenough,wehavethe 20.Theseadagesareperceivedtobetrueinour
myselfoutonthelinebysayingthat hardinanisolatedsettingsuchas upperhandhereatFSC.Wehave culture.However,inthecaseofOperationDesertStorm,ourobjectivity
nweei'rgehbsoormheoowdhsatthlatucwkeydtoo.havethe HamHpesrheirate.Fitchburg,however,we psroomdeusphtoentohimneknianlsidteeatchheeirrsclatshsa-t athsiartTnehaetneimobonanwntadhsws,aaaggnoodn.cWaodneotirwnnaueendstwetidotbhteo,y"ecBllloooumwdberdiIrbtaobqos"nasaynrtodhlebleovdye,rayrdolieduanwsdte.abOouurt
Fvealwayshadalove/haterela- are receiving an education all rooms, and outside we have a publichatedIraq,itspeopleanditsleader,towhomwehadbeenselling
tionshipwiththeburgofFitch.The aroundus.Iwenttohighschoolin neighborhood that forces us to armsandmunitionsfornearlyadecade.Soweunleashedourarsenalsand
loveaspectcamefromthefreedom, averyaffluenttownwherepoverty think. stockpilesofweaponryonthisPersianGulfnation.Why?Becauseof
thepeople,andtheseedyunderside was looked down upon tranen- Sonexttimesomeonecutsyou humanrightabuses?No,itwouldhavebeennicetohavebeenthatpure
of the city that exposed itself all dously. Coming toFitchburgand downforlivingwhereyoudo,re- ofthoughtandintentbutitcertainlywasnotthecase.Wefoughtthiswar
around us. The hate aspect was livingonGageStreettaughtmenot mind them that these neighbor- foroilaswewerefinanciallydriventodevastateIraq.
rootedintheapathyofthestudents only the levels to which poverty hoodsand thepeople thatinhabit Pleasedonotmistakemycriticismsforpostwar,anti-warrhetoricasmy
and die very real crime that lias reachesinthiscountry,butittaught themrepresentaveryrealaspectof feelingsarefarfromthatManypeoplefailtorealizethatourowncivilwar
touchedmepersonallyafewtimes. metodealwithpeopleonapersonal oursociety,andunlessweworkto was waged for reasons ofa largely economic nature. Perhaps this is
AcoupleofweeksagoItravelledto level who hadn't been given the understandthem,theywillgetbig- because,atthattime,wehadnotautomobilesonwhichtoputour"NO
UMASStovisitsomefriends,and breaksIhad.Goingtoschoolata ger. BLOODFOR COTTON" and "NO BLOODFOR RAILROADS"
onthewayback,Istoppedoverin place like Hampshire would not bumper stickers. My criticisms are aimed towards those people who
idyllic Hampshire College to see haveallowedmetoexperiencethis. Thisarticleisfromissue#9, continuerefusingtoseethiswarforwhatitwas:awarforoil.
somemorepeople. Don'tgetmewrong, (hereare November25,1992 SaddamHusseincontinueshisreigninbloodovertheparkinglotthat
isnow thenationofIraq. TheKuwaitiroyal family arebackon their
Why respectivethronesandcontinuallypracticetheirowndailyhumanrights
Socrates wouldn't attend ESC abuseswhichremainforthemostpart,unknownandunreportedtothis
nation'spublic.
Wehavetolookpastthetatteredyellowribbonsandaroundtheblind
byHeatherMcMorrow discussionwasmetwithadiscus- leased, threatenedorassaultedfor pvaitorliatoitoinssmoafncdivtihlelnibaesrktioesuresxecllvuessi,veilfyw,ethweenrwehoyutdtooesbrtihnegdaeshpaolttitcottyhreasnet
Contributingwriter sionbetweenthreepeopleandMr. anopinionorbelief,theartofappre- Saddamcontinuetorule?Also,whywasthereaKuwaitiNew Year's
Frohnmayer. Eitherpeoplewhere ciatinganother'sopinionisinneed Celebrationthispastyearwherehundredsofhomosexualsbeingstoned
afraidtoexpresstheiropinionsor ofresurrection. Ormaybeitisthat todeathsavedasthemainattraction?Thisisthekindof"democracy"that
Collegehaslostit'soriginalpur- theysimplydidn'thaveone. peoplejustdon'tcare aboutany- wefoughttoliberate?Atleastitcostslesstofillyourtank,right?
pose. Thepointwaswellmadeand thingexceptbeer. Ifyouhaven'tjumpedoffdiebandwagontotakealookaroundyet
TheGreekphilosopherSocrates thereasonexemplifiedduringthe Thisiscollege,andbeerispartof please do. It is in our best interests to provide ourselves and future
eisntfaobrlmiaslhewda"ycoolflsehgaer"inagsasnidmpdleybaatn- dpliysctuosseinocioKusroamgeearpteiosptlseshtoocktshiimn-k ist.omBeuotnethiespparyiimnagry$6r,e0a0so0na,yweahry; gyeeanre,raatnidonmsowsittihmapocrlteaanrtplye,rswpehcytiivtehaapspteonwehda.thappenedinthegulflast
MitloneoggdedDoiedeitesbhmaainsst.o,sioanecngxicdeietsFpyitthtihcaoehsnkb.leuoOyrshgtw,S(othGraertdaeebheCieklorileti-.ys cauPrihnisednsAaerhp,tCaiohvcsrrrteiMsosaosstppsuipc,nilhimaeomatnesphsrh.oSosreteprodeag'nrisonaTwpahihetjMahorfahoinasf aertAihdfnceuryhic,tcaohwattihnehniedgAtrmaetenhpmradeatirblcsweeaoa,cnnssot,wmhoeeahnlcolcseuhwcawodcnaeemcsnseesifnentudooaltnabaldeasl AnThisartiucleisfnromiscsue#2,oFebrumary19m,1992on
still part of college society, in a inthePolyesterSuitaphotograph apersonandinacareer.
muchdifferentsenseandFitchburg ofaman with his suit pants un- Relying on the acceptanceof
didn'tearnit'sreputationfornoth- zippedandhispenisinclearview, "friends" orpersecutingothersfor
ing.Whichismuchoftheproblem. useart to shock. Performers like anopposingviewisanignorantand public college?
CaresaremorefortheGodofthe Madonnaworkinthesame"suc- immature act Through listening
KegthanthatofWisdom. cess throughshock" mannerand and talking, new ideas can be
Thiswasutterlyapparentatthe havedonesoverywell. formed and educated opinions
JohnFrolinmayerlectureon Sep- Maybeitisthefearoffriend's made and the original purpose of bySeanKenneally lemma
tember30. persecutionorchallengethatpre- "college"broughtback. Contributingwriter Meanwhilethecollegelaysoff
Ifclasseshadnotbeenrequired vents people from voicing their student escorts, only to have our
btoeaetnteenmdp,ttyh.eThahlelweonucoludrnaegarelmyehnatvoef atbholuegthotssa.yStihnactesiotm'senoonteumnirgehatsogne-t TOhcitsobaretric2l1e,i1s9f9r2omissue#4, maWleScshtoaorlt,edaonudtnasoFwitwceh'bruerganNourn-- sVtaurdieetnyt.sstabbedinfrontofCampus
commonpubliccollege.Wheredid Ironically,wecontinuetoshout
we go wrong?Didwe gotoofar about "townie violence", and no
right? one lias the guts to condemn our
RecentlyI'venoticedwecon- veryownstudentviolence.IThink
centrateallofourenergyinsucha weallKnowspecificallywhoI'm
disjointeddirectionthatnothingis talkingabout
accomplished. The Strobe dedi- TheBarnesandNobleorganiza-
cated half its opinion page to an tion feelsperfectly atease buying
articleonenvironmentalactivism, yourmintcondition30dollarbook
butinthesameweekincreasesits for twodollars and wonders why
circulationbymorethanathousand theyliaveaproblemwiththeft
unrecyclable papers. Why? Not Respectforwomenoncampusis
becausetherearemorereaders,but aseasytofindasastegosaurus,but
becausewehavetoaccommodate Neanderthalsremain themajority.
the new fancy Strobe circulation The worstthingis tliere's nothing
racks. uncommonaboutthisatall.
OnthesamepageMSCApresi-
dent John Burke and Editor-in- Thisarticleisfromissue#5,
ChiefTimKanedebatetheunder- March11,1992
paid department chairperson di-
&
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THESTROBE THE YEAR IN REVIEW 1992 PAGE6
Karamazovs Weston crowd
juggle thehearts of
Hams) and Rakitin (Michael tributeanyobjectweighingmore Karamazov'sroutineincludeda
Preston),perfectedanintegrated than an ounce and less than ten clevercombinationoftapdanc-
displayofjugglingprowess and pounds.Also,theobjectsmustbe ing andjuggling, a display of
vaudevillecomedy.Iheopening nobiggerthanabreadbox. musicaljuggling,andanimpres-
sequencer'simple'jugglingrou- Fromtheobjectscontributed,the sivejugglingperformanceunder
tine involving bowling pins and audiencewillchoosethree,byap- astrobelighteffectThefunniest
deadpanone-liners,paledincom- plause, that the Karamazov's jugglingsketchrevolvedaround
parisontotheroutinesthatwereto champ,Ivan,mustjuggle. afilmmakingskit,witha'lucky'
follow. Rejecteditemsincludedafoot- memberoftheaudiencechosen
The juggling routines and ball, a can of antifreeze, and a toplayinnocentbystanderasthe
comedyskitswerebrokenupby baseball mitt. The approved Karamazovs tossed razor sharp
theintroductionofthe"terrorob- items? Much to Ivan's chagrin, swordstoandfro.
jects,"anassortmentofninepecu- theywereaslinky,acanofpaint, The show was written, di-
liaritemsthatwouldcomprisethe and a bagel coated in cream rected,andproducedbytheFly-
grandfinale.Theyconsistedofa cheese.IfIvancanmaintainajug- ing Karamazov Brothers, with
cleaver,afryingpan,aukulele,a glingpacefortenseconds,here- helpfromtheirtouringcrew;Pe-
saltshaker,anegg,atorch,awet ceives a standing ovation; if he ter Dansky, Doug Nelson, and
fish,acubeofdryice,andabottle cannot,hereceivesa 'vaudeville AndrewCormier.Theshowwas
TheFlyingKaramazov Brothers ofchampagne.Untilthelimefor performer'sgreatestinsulUapiein sponsored by Programs Com-
thegrandfinalearrived,however, theface. mitteeaspartofFitchburgState
byDanMcDerniott Weston Auditorium, sponsored the Weston audience was well Thechampwasallowedthree College's Performing Art's Se-
Strobestaff bytheProgramsCommittee. entertained. modificationstothechosenitems, ries.
TheKaramazovBrothers,also Thehighlightoftheshowwas but they availed him not; Ivan
TheFlyingKaramazovBroth- known as Ivan (Howard Jay "TheGamble",oneofseveralau- couldonlymaintainacountofsix, ThisarticleisfromIssue#6
ersstunnedanearcapacitycrowd Patterson), Dmitri (Paul David dience participation routines. andacceptedhispiewithdignity. November4,1992
intheirOctober27performanceat Magid),Smerdyakov(SamWil- Spectatorsareencouragedtocon- Othernotableroutines ofthe
FSC band shines at festival performance
eluded"TheHermitage"byClifton
Williams,"TheMarriageofFigaro
Overture" by W. A. Mozart, and
"TheSymphonicMarches"byJohn
Williams.
Dr.Pattersonexplainedthatthere
isacertainprocessin selectingthe
music that the band plays. He is
constantlylisteningfornewmaterial
whetheritbeat aconvention, ata
conceit,orsimplyonhisown.
Pattersonalsotakesintoconsid-
eration how many people are cur-
TheCollegiateBandFestivalwaswell-attendedandwell-performed rentlyparticipatingintheband,what
instrumentshehastoworkwith,and
byTaraKerrigan orcollegeswhichhavesmallbands, whatleveloftalenthisplayerspos-
Staffwriter 50piecesorless. sess. Patterson then asks himself
The 'happyhappyjoyjoy' of Therewasadiversemixtureof whatthestudentcanlearnformthe
' ' Thehumanitiesdepartmentpre- participantsinthisyear'sfestival,but piecemusically,ifthepieceischal-
Ren and Stimpy snueanlteIdntFeirtccohlbleugrigatSetaBtaenCdolFleesgteiv'aslaonn- FotShCerwtaalsenntoetdobvaendrss.haPdaottweerdsobnystahied elenncgeiwniglltefcihnndictahlelym,uasincdiafpptehaelaiundgi.-
November4. The festival featured thattheFSCbandplayedwellandthe Therewasanunusuallylargeau-
bCoynDtroiubgutOisntglwurnidter ofafcbelTtohtoehde,assnhwioemawatthiaaonsndgiotseiantrghsefgosortirintotnAogletoshtte NWbWeooasrrnttcdfhesieseatlsefdtrrSetoranmPtoelCyToUtulneflictevhsgeneriascUsintwiyIevn,lesltraisstiauottnuyed,r, obfutalh.nedr"IsIcwhhaoeosalrnbdoa,t"nddPsiaswtaetperpreosiaonlnstoesdsauiidcn.ceasHnsey- ddtaeainrnecCneecos.entciHtmeuearrtntiesoodounpt2taDi0tme0tichspietseimycobeptealhrrae'ts9tilfnwieeisalWttliitvenaanlt---,
JohnKricfalusi,thecreatorofthe animation process, and it shows. ownFSCband. added that "each had their high tractaslargeanaudience.
animated series 'The Ren and "Ren and Stimpy" lives, breaths, FitchburgStatehasbeenhosting point." Pattersonemphasizedhisappre-
StimpyShow"hasstumbledupon andjumps out ataudiences. The anIntercollegiateBandFestivalfor PattersonisthedirectoroftheFSC ciationforthestudentsfromhisAit
somethingbig.Theshowisacerti- competition,suchas"Beetlejuice", approximately 20years. Dr. Frank band,theJazzEnsemble,andChorus ofMusicclasswhohelpedmakethe
fiedrunawayhitamongtheunder- "TheMuppetBabies"and'Teen- Pattersonistheproudfounderofthis aswell.Heexplainsthatthebandonly festival possible. These students
30audience,andisrapidlygaining ageMutantNinjaTurtles",isflat, event. According to Patterson, the rehearsesone nightaweek fortwo workedbackstage,servedasushers,
moreandmoreviewersaswellas static, andlifelessincomparison. festivalstartedasanexchangecon- hours,averagingabouttenrehearsals andsoldticketsoutfront.
momentum. Theyalllooklikemass-produced certwith SalemStateCollege. The asemester.Althoughthatisnotalot "Wecouldn'thavedoneitwith-
There'sahypnoticalluretothe Japaneseanimation,devoidofany following year,more statecolleges oftimetoprepareforaperformance outthem,"hesaid.
sscerriipetss,,wpiatihnsittaskiinnvgeanntiivmea,tioorni,giannadl lnieftewaonrdkspaallreeaidnychoamvpeareinsooung.hThahlef wtieornewaadsdoendlytofotrhestbailtle,cboultletghees.inPvrietsa-- ltihkeeFthSeCIntbearncdollseoguinadteeBdansdeFnessattiivonaall, ThisarticleisfromIssue#8,
uniqueblendofviolenceandbath- an hour commercials; they cer- ently,thequalificationstoparticipate underPatterson'sdirection. November18,1992
roomhumor. tainlydon'tneedmore. havebeenreducedtosmallcolleges The FSC band's selections in-
The show madeitsinaugural "RenandStimpy"isrefreshing
appearance on Nickelodeon last becauseitgoesagainstthegrainof
year, and instantlyattractedatre- what'sacceptable. Makenomis- SAVE delivers powerful message on HIV/AIDS day
mendouscultfollowingoncollege take.Theshowcanbegross,dis-
campuses across the U.S.A. gusting,andattimesborderingon byKristiWidberg Michelle home and Michelle reluc- timofaviolentencountershould be
Twentysomethingsrelish thenos- sadistic andpsychotic. But that's Strobestaff tantlyaccepts.Onceatherroom,Mich- treatedimmediatelyandbetestedfor
talgicfeeltotheshowwithitsspoofs whyithascaughtonthewayithas. elle hies to withdraw after thanking sexuallytransmitteddiseases.
oatalunnlrdue"sdWiFioanlisdrtByKouTil"anSlltwgeaisdrn"okTbmlr"eoe"kma."ntadhnefd"rR"eAFqolrucsaekocny,-t IwIstttei''lssllgkcaeooneompdeeindnteogrogknBieinzgoifonBwrgrottchthiahhstaenTsrgooVenm,evitioasenntwoedeersi.a.s SEeafn.nfcAdDeo.ecvuVstin.riptEtvie.uetarels(pl)oSyentrnlpufouydoleralrneehtwmdesaeaneroAcskfgaefalo,ifaonmpfserstemhtphabVaekeiryorapltsleibaonouynttf eDfasonarcDvceFaeesrsvifheieoinrnrmdaswMspeiaelclnsfhokeittinhlinseclgieesd'hcetserhareenaabdspmatptiacehrnkeat,glrsiMacbnineugcctnhdeeieDeflafanlevndered.s- ootfahtfcah'StteIsAtrt,sVih"seEbsic.eamoipl"edolTdreJuhtgecraenaonncttiueofgndemhromapwuSrnnehdmviaoeatwrnwy,teaaaprttsrehiewavsoneeifleedldvetuenha-ters
Kricafalusi's penchance for "Thursday Night at Fitchburg" for behavior.Michelledoesn'tbothertodo cationandawareness,SAVEwould
spaltturtsei,tmcaehnsidnogsvuterhreelwlyihmmaiuttssttoofbdarofu.fdleenceesnssoisras TOhcitsobaretric2l1e,i1s9f9r2omIssue#4, FAiwtaTcrhhebenuperlgsasSytDcaaetneytCoeornlelOdecgatero'obsuenHrdT1aV5c./qAuaIiDnS- hhaeengrrrhryao.iorSomhreadnrsedpsefslnwidepssllom.uoStshwteh'osefinrhrehiretratbfilremieaenniddn lvtihikaoetletthnoitastewtnieclmlopuatnltsteoorrrsee.dd"uuccSeehttahhweennauulmmsobbeearrdodosff
tancerapeonthecollegecampus.Es- Johntouchesher. peopleinfectedwiththeHTVvirusor
sentially,tworoommatesattendanoff The play concludes when AIDS.
campuspartytogether.Cindi,played Michelle'sfriendshelpherrealizethat SAVE tried to get thesepoints
by Christie Craigie, promises her she shouldn't feel guilty for being acrossintheplay.Thoughdieacting
roommateCindi,portrayed byJulie- raped."You'vebeenraped,"onefriend wasonthemediocresideandtheprops
MarieBrown,thatshewon'tleavethe says."That'snotyourfault" werelessthanimaginative,themes-
partywithouther.TomLundstrom,as "ThursdayNightatFitchburg"tried sage was clear. Acquaintance rape
John,finallypersuadesCinditoleave toemphasizethehealthrisksthatare may lead to the transmission ofthe
thepartywithhimandMichelleisleft involvedinacquaintancerapeaswell deadlyHTVvims.
obnyDhSaecvroeto,twnaG.lfeealsloonw.paHretygooffeerr,sistoplwaayledk meansacyoalulbnetveiironslv.eonSltvAeeVndcEionusnatltrleerstssye.psetsHhToatfVt/vhiAeoIlveiDcnS-t TOhcitsobaretric2l8e,i1s9f9r2omIssue#5,
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SPORTS
THE STROBE THE YEAR IN REVIEW 1992 PAGE8
Football
coach
retires
CoachVinKeough
byDaveMarsh team ever fielded by Fitchburg
SportInformationDirector Slate. Thatsquadsetnearlyevery
team offensive and defensive
Fitchburg Statehead football recordwithrelativelyfewseniors.
coachVinKeoughannouncedhe Hopeswerehighcominginto
Debby Waters oftheFitchburg State field hockey team inagameagainst AssumptionCollege. The team's is retiring from coaching Falcon 1992,butonly16veteransreturned
MASCACstandingfortheseasonwas4-1 (conf.)and6-10-1 (overall). footballeffectiveNovember25. totheteam,leavingFitchburgStale
Keough,whohasbeencoach- dependenlontheplayofnumerous
Theriault awarded for accomplishment ingtliesportsince 1966,isgiving freshmen. Tlie Falcons finished
uptlieFitchburgSlatepositionhe thisseasonat0-9andwereshutout
help on training, and Heather tookoverin 1990. infiveofthosecontests.
Murphy for transportation to the "Originally I hadintendedto Keoughismostnotedforbring-
meets!" staywithtlieFitchburgStatepro- ing tlie Single Wing offense to
Theschoolrecordisabout228' gram for four years," stated Fitchburg State. He installed the
Theriaultisonlyasophomore. Ai Keough. "Inreviewingthecurrent offense, usedexclusivelybyonly
theralehe'simproving,he'slikely statusoftlieprogram,though,Ifeel oneotherschool-DenisonUniver-
to outdistance the school record achangeisinorder.Thereforelam sityofOhio, midway through the
soon. retiringfromcoachingayearear- 1990 season. Fitchburg Stale
"Assoonasfootballisover,Kris lierthanexpected. Iwishonlythe promptlywon its firsttwogames
is out there training for the Hack best for tlieprogramandthenext using the Single Wing. Keough
season," saidcoachJim Sheehan. coach." usedthatoffensetlirough die first
"loHoe. stTilhlehraesaisnruonolomckfeordpiomtpernotivael-, FitchKbuerogugShtalsetairnte1d9c8o9awchhiennghaet twwhoengahmeesswoiftcthheed1o9f9f2ensseeassont,o
mentasheworksonhistechnique. served as offensive coordinator matchtliestrengthsoftlieplayers.
under then head coach, Dave Keoughstartedhiscoachingca-
Theriault'sgreatestadvantageis
his natural athleticability. "With Secino.Secinoresignedfollowing reerin1966asfreshmanoffensive
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his outstanding accomplishment impressivebecausehediditagainst schoolrecordasapunier,witha72 Moda's future going downhill
on the track and field team last schools from all three divisions. yardboot. Iliisbeatarecordheset
spring. Theriault was presented FSCisinthelowestdivisionofthe justtwoweeksbefore,of71
withaplaquethathonoredatitlehe Uiree,sohebeat"thebigboys." TheriaultisfromChicopee. byDaveMarsh team,butalittlenervoustoo,"said
earnedattheAll-Divisionalmeetat "I'd like to thank Coach SportsInformationDirector the rookie bobsledder. "I would
Northeastern,whenhewasafresh- Sheehanforalltheencouragement ThisarticleisfromIssue#5, reallyliketomakeit(onethetop
man: hewasnamedmeetMVP. and advice," said Theriault. October28,1992 MoveoverHershel,herecomes fourteams).Allourtimesarevery
Theriaultwontheawardforhis "ThanksalsotoEricLammiforthe Moda! close,soitisupintheairnow."
Hungry After graduating from WhetherModa'ssledmakesit
for the ball Fitchburg State College this past ornoUiewillstillbeincontention
•••-• • spring, All-American track star for the U.S. Junior team, which
' ' Jeff Moda (W. Boxford, MA) consistsofsleddersunder26years
bSarpyeoDrTttahhseveyIeynpMfahoarerernmsnoahotmtieonensaplDeiclrieeaaclptleoyrrst.alHl,onwo-r hDttohiaevdaPijtesutrsinerooinyndmorieFsIicIptoslclcsehlhcabeohsguoleeroadglrrsswaS,hnitiktabpsthu.ehtotfehfrFieisdrteyscechaifbrsr.uioro"gmnI rswa7teh2hca0iotNtcrtohdehr.rcticnhaagrmeAeRedrooabnrmeSsHbai:tolulu'rhnsdedaFyaog,lnrFcaeoblbnlbirieucsdaadrraehyyei,rs1 LsssppwaooikrrtettNch-PowleBhadosceboignsdoe,lnaerehNdsredYahifnnatodgdru.ynthiodneogkhsotiuuamtprstfeaeoldrnftteihhwnee cobtuofrieaItatgaekl.mMyaTotnldoi.eacHJoiummsnpaigedortreeaTtthieeensatasmnaqsowustiaehldtlerihase,csiaordaf-
ever,theydosharearavenousappe- hadthebestSpecialEducationpro- Like hiscomrade Perry, Black U.S.BobsledTeam. course,hisspeed.HewasanAll-
titefortheball.Eachgametheyset gramforme,"notedPerry. alsoaoribulesliisincreasednumbers Afterjust three months of America and New England
outtodevoureverymissedshotthat Perryhasbeenimpressedwiththe tohardwork."Thisismylastseason, bobsledding,Modareceivedword Championsprinterduringhisfour
hapThpiesnscotomcmloanngaopfpfettihteerbiemlongsto pFlaalyceornsbpalsakyetwbealllltporgoetghrear,ma"nAdllItrhe-e sseonIiroera.l"lIywwaonrtkeeddtvoedroywhealrld,"osvaeirdHtihee ttheaatm!he made the U.S. Bobsled aylesaorecxacreepetriaotnFailtlcyhbsturrognSgt.ate.Heis
Fitchburg State College's Malane ally like the coaches (Head Coach summer." Theteamnowconsistsofeight Thequestionthatpopsinmost
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playerisnot." Afterfinisliingsixthnationallyasa otherduofromthesameschoolhas andabitnervewrackingforModa. October21,1992
Blackhasasimilartheoiyonhis sophomore with 12.1 reboundsper donebefore-leadDivision111inboth "I'mveryexcitedaboutmakingthe
dsaeufsceicereles.sfWo:rhwe"hneYrotehuetshhheaobvtaegllotewosiluhlpa,evnIedhautvphe,e cgfheaurmseeen,tctehseS(twaMatAesSCsoCelcAloeCng)deiAntathtlhee1t0iM.ca8Csospnae--r rweobTmoleuinned'Fisintgca.hnbdurmgeSnt'atsebtaesakmest,bawlhlicihn SPORTS QUOTE OFTHEYEAR
soIjustgoafterit" gameayearago. arebothonthereboundthisseason,
FyietaPcerrhsrbtyui,nrtgaanStatGtariteveeeanofftfieOrerlaadbnCrgioellm,imacnuatnmtiewtoty-o BalelllexipnegcThthaaimtsinoanytseiavweri,htahshohgiwosenvfeeebrreo,cyiotonuhdse htloiepheutnhgaetrnfeoirthtehrelboalsle.that appetite: i"ntWoetfeoarmmsepdiraitr.ealAsbeonusteoffoutrotgeeetnhefrnreesssh,mwehnipclhadyeevdelaospiegd-
College,whereshescored1377ca- approachtothegame.Hehastipped nificantamountoftime,gettingbetterwitheachgame. The
rreeebroupnodisn.tsLaasntdyehaaruslheedwdaoswsnec7o4n0d dgaomwensaetnlreoaustte2t0ohriesbcouurnrdensti1n6s.9evpeenr FTheibsruaratriycl1e9i,s1f9r9o2mIssue#2 fWuoteusresnleoroks bright." Assistant Football Coach Mike
inthecountryinbothcategoriesin gameaverage,themostimportantof