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UWPAC124 Ranger News Text Any textual data included in the document April!. 2005 A Slice of Separation Homosexual Marriage a Hot Topic in Main Place Men's'Riigby: Competition and Camaraderie BY PRESTON BROWN Derrion;t~atorsprotested center- - stage in Main Place as a mock bride and groom,representatives of The Young . Conservativesof America, stood under a "Celebrate traditional marriage" banner handingout pieces of wedding cake and HI-C juice boxes. The protesters, members and supporters of Rainbow Alliance, ~_signs demanding equal rights and acceptance toward the legal union between same-sex couples. "How can you think of food when equality is in jeopardy?" asked Carla Surber, the social program chair for R . " ainbow Alliance, ascurious passersby gravitated toward'r6~cfree food. Patrick O'keefe, president of The Young ~''''-' BY NICK BORNS Building a tearn usually takes more than the vision of one man, but in Jim Murphy's case, that just wasn't true. Eight years ago he was the only men's rugby player at UW-Parkside.. "When I carne to town in ~97 there wasn't a team to associate with, so I put one together at Uw-Perkside," said Murphy. "I' ve dumped a lot of money in this program. I bought the initial uprights for OUrfield, and they wete later replaced by better ones, all the field markers, and News 3 Opinions & Editorials··· l0 Sports 12 Arts & Culture ······················ 16 The State 22 900 Wood Road Kenosha, WI 53144 rangernews@uwp.edu ph.262.595.2287 Demonstrtators protest the Young Conservatives' "Celebrate Traditional Marriage" rally (left). "The bride," Nadia Wojnick, international studies and political science major, passes out pieces of wedding cake. BY NICK HONECK Between 10:30 p.m. on Monday, March 21 and 9 a.m. on Tuesday March 22, more than 500 copies of The Ranger News, March II issue were stolen from newsstands allover campus. Henry D. Gaskins, editorin-chief of The Ranger News, immediately restocked the newsstands with about 300 copies. The following morning all of those copies had disappeared as well. In total, more than 800 copies of that issue were stolen. The Ranger News filed a report with UW-Parkside Police on both incidents. The March 11 issue contained many articles that could be seen as controversial by various groups on campus. The big cover story was on Chancellor Jack Keating's recommended dismissal of tenured professor Dr. Xuo (George) Wang. Also in the issue were articles about the cancelled MTV Invasion, the student government elections, an intense < tOO Words or Less,' and of course, the Police Beat. "Some people don't Eke the news we cover or think that we should only portray . thi~g.s in -a .positive light," said Gaskins. "The Administration wouldn't like the Wang story, I hear PSGA doeso't like how we-report tftings sometimes, or it could just be a student who didn't want their name in the Police Beat." The newspaper staff placed a limited number of papers on the stands during Spring Break, fearing the theft of newspapers. Gaskins restocked all the newsstands the Sunday before school started back up. Between the next night and following morning the newspapers Continued on page 9 "Controversial" Issue of The Ranger News Stolen Conservatives, looked' up-at the half dozen protestors, let out a sigh, corrected his posture and forced a smile, "We were expecting a lot of backlash because of Rainbow Alliance's size," he said. ", The third event for The Young Conservatives, "a relatively _new organization, which started last fall and can alre~dy Qoai(nearly 50 members, was not meant to be an open dialogue event, according to O'Keefe. "It was meant to be pro traditional marriage to gain rally and support for the sacred institution of marriage," explained O'Keefe. Continued on page 9 three different sets of jerseys. But now, they're self-sustaining." Making a team isn't just getting a place to play; Murphy needed men, too. "Because UW-Parkside is a four year school, I thought that it was a 'hotbed' for recruiting, so 1 set up a table at Molinaro Hall's main foyer." The initial recruiting was a success. "I had some AV equipment with a rugby tape and played it. I told everyone that no experience was necessary, and I got 72 guys signed up," said Murphy. Failure Continued on page 13 NEWS ARTS & CULTURE MSA Turns out. PAGE 16 Helping Hands Volunteer in Florida during Spring Break 2 The Ranger News April 1,200s -- Letter From The Editor Dear Parksidc, Many have noticed, and I have constantly maintained, that The Ranger News has taken a step up this semester in efforts to become an important, critical, and respected information source on campus. One of the reasons we have become more credible than in the past is our reluctance to print anonymous sources and letters. That said, the following anonymous letter was taped to the door of the newspaper office one morning when I came in during Spring Break: Hunter Thompson was not a Doctor of anything. The Doctor business was the result of paying for a "Doctor of Divinity" degree from the mail order arm of the variously named "Church of the New Truth." He employed the title as a jibe at academics and objective journalists. Nothing more. Since there would be no reason for this to be on the office door other than my last letter, where I gave props to Thompson despite his decision to self destruct, this anonymous letter was probably aimed directly at me. First, I guess I should have made clear that Thompson does not have a Ph. D. in anything, so technically, that means he is not a doctor. By the way, Hank Aaron is not a king, either, although he is known as the King of Homeruns. And while James Brown is known as the Godfather of Soul, this title is not dependent on him actually being a godfather of anyone. Hunter S. Thompson is known, by virtue of nickname, as the Doctor of Journalism or the Good Doctor. Besides that, nobody with a Ph. D. is known as a doctor of anything - they have a doctorate in something. And to say that the title is a jibe at academics and objective journalists is wrong. Thompson considered journalists and academically oriented people as comrades, all in it for the sake of truth, according to commentary on the Criterion Edition DVD of Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas. He just had his own "Gonzo" way of doing things, being more of a literary journalist than a conventional investigative journalist. Ithink there is also a gross misunderstanding of Thompson's work, where people see it as promoting some kind of underground drug culture. The truth is that Thompson loved madness, and during the middle to late I960s there was madness in every direction. His 1971 classic, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas. was <Ianeerie trumpet call over a lost battlefield," according to Thompson, meaning it symbolized the last hurrah to the end of an era when many people who at one point claimed to live for peace, love, and education (or understanding) ultimately committed themselves to an apathetic acceptance. I could go on about the man, but I would trickle out of the scope the anonymous letter presented, and at that point Imight as well do a full-length feature article on my hero, which [ wouldn't do, because our newspaper aims to be specifically relevant to the UW-Parkside community. So, dear anonymous letter writer, thank you for giving me the opportunity to discuss Thompson more in The Ranger News. It is definitely pleasurable for me to do so. Parkside, have a good couple of weeks, and we'll see you again on tax day. Henry D. Gaskins Editor-in-Chief He D. Gaskins EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Eachperson may take one newspaper per issue date. Extra newspapers can be purchased for $1 apiece. Newspapers can be taken on a first come, first serve basis, meaning that once they are gone, they are gone. Wework on the honor system, but violators will be prosecuted for theft. Facult~ members and students organizations who Wishto use TheRanger Newsin classrooms should consult the editor-in-chief to reserve however many free copies they wish to use. ~AtIsa,. uclhlce, Vl6 POJle: rIIort. ~ $" ~; 1/a f. 4" Hon,}5" ~"'l; 1/4 Page:5' ~.8"VerI. or S" x 5' Hort. 1/2J!age: a'le IO"1lot'z.orY'x 16"~ert EollPage: IO'Holl.x 16'4Vert. Double Page 5preqt!:lO"lt.16' (x21 , R.... lnlng I,SUfiDate. 'orill$"2' ., - ~lf· - RANGER STAFF Editor-in"Chief News Editor Arts & Culture Editor Business Manager Staff Writers HenryD.Gaskins Tal Goldwoler NicholasMichaelRovnikor SonyaGonzalez JosonGriffes,Nickaorns Assistant Editor Sports Editor Design Manager Advertising Manager TyronSoffoldJr., Andre~ PresIonarown Nitkaorns ManGonyo Krupp,ChrisRosin,Nitk AviGrewal Honetk, Copy Editors Opinions & Editorials Graphic Designer Photograph Staff Advisor AmandaAmason Editor Jamie Zahn AndyWeslbrook SherryNelson DanielVoris JudilhLogsdon ManCole The Ranger News has meetings every Monday at noon All d and faculty of UW-Parkside are welcome Plea", I ," stu ems H' . ree rce to attend ave any ~mmenls. concerns. questions, or Story ideas? . Please e-mail us at: rangemews@uwp.edu. We are located at Wyllie D.139C Phone: (262) 595-2287 Fax: (262) 595-2295 Advertisements: uwp_ads@yahoo.com The ~a~ger News is a sludent-prOduced pUbll~atlon of the University of Wisconsin_ Parkside and doe . . h . s not necessarily represent In w_ ~le or In part. the views of cone e . adminIstratOrs, faculty or students. g To Do APRil 1 Asian elebration Month -Parkside Worldfest Week 10:00 AM: \ orldfe l: Jamaican Art Exhib": . B'd luon mon n ge ' 10:00 AM: Worldfe.t Week Language Lab nion 207 ' 11:00 AM: Worldfest Week Lunch, UnionCafe 11:00 AM: Worldfest Week Travelngue, Union 207 12:00 PM: Worldfest Week Closing Ceremon Upper Main Place y, [2:00 PM: OMSA Fun Friday, OMSA Office Willie 0-182 ' 7:00 PM: World fest Week Dance, Union Square 7:00 PM: UW-Parkside Indoor Triathlon, SAC 7:30 PM: Foreign Film: 'The Way Home', Union Cinema 2 A ian Celebration Month 5:00 PM: Foreign Film: 'The Way Home', Union Cinema 8:00 PM: Foreign Film: 'The Way Home', Union Cinema 3 Asian Celebration Month 2:00 PM: Foreign Film: 'The Way Home', Union Cinema 3:30 PM: Student Recital, Com. Arts D-118 5:00 PM: Foreign Film: 'The Way Home', Union Cinema 4 Asian Celebration Month 11:00 AM: UW-Parkside Juried Student Exhibition, Com. Arts Gallery 12:00 PM: Perspective on Religious Issues, Molinaro 105 5 11:00 AM: UW-Parkside Juried Student Exhibition, Com. Arts Gallery 5:00 PM: Mini-conference: Power & Privilege, Student Union 7:00 PM: 'The State of Arab-American Relations', Molinaro 105 6 9:00 AM: Mini-conference: Power & Privilege, TBA 11:00 AM: UW-Parkside Juried Student Exhibition, Com. Arts Gallery 12:00 PM: Lecture: 'Education in Afghanistan', TBA 12:00 PM: oon Concert, Union Cinema 4:30 PM: VIP Etiquette Dinner, TBA 7 11:00 AM: UW-Parkside Juried Student Exhibition, Com. Arts Gallery 9 3:30 PM: Music Recital, Com. Arts D-118 5:30 PM: An Evening in...Jordan, Student Union 7:00 PM: Choir Festival and Concert, Com. Arts Theatre 10 3:30 PM: Student Recital, Com. Arts D-118 11 11:00 AM: UW-Parkside Juried Student EXhibition, Com. Arts Gallery = ~h----=-=-=-----NEWS 11.2005 The Ranger News ~------------------3-=- - Parking Fees Accelerate ByTORI SCHUEBEL Commuterstudents will expect to pay $85 for parking UW Parkside during the 2005 - 2006 academic year. at . If a parking permit is only needed for a single semester, studentscan purchase that parking permit for $45. As for studentsliving on campus, the new parking permit will be $90forthe year and $86 for a single semester. In relation to the student average for parking at UW schools for the 2005.2006school year, Uw-Parkside permits will be less thanother UW school by an average of $134. The UW ehool average residence life permit is $182 a year. s . The chief of police of U'W-Parkside, Michael Manion, said. he wants students to know that parking pennitswill be rising about $30 for the 2005 - 2006 school year,andthat student fees are not going to pay for parking as they did this year. The reasoning behind the raise is complicated. "In the 2003 - 2004 school year, parking passeswere sold individually because we were using the SLS student information system," said Marzion. "Then westartedusing the People Soft system in the 2004 - 2005 schoolyear, which doesn't have the resources to simply bill studentswho sign up for permits like before, and while PeopleSoft has a function to be able to perform this task, it is not available yet." The reason permit fees declined for the 2004 - 2005 school year was because Marzion proposed the fee to be distributedthrough SUFAC, the student segregated fees committee.Since SUFAC accepted last year, student fees wentup$63, which entitled each student to a parking pass. Since Marzion didn't have to pay people to advertise, collect the money, and distribute the permits. the charge ~; , - ~ forp~king permits this year declined. This cost may have seemed unnoticeable" because it was included in student fees as part of fulltime tuition. The change for the 2005 - 2006school year is that SUFAC, feeling the pressure of many cost increases, denied the proposition to include the parking permit costs in the segregated fees. Then Manion senta report for the projected costs and Vice Chancellor BillStreeterwent to meet with the CbancellOl~'s Cabinet to -, PSGA Election Update BYHenryGaskins Community members interested in next year's studentbody representation can look to tbe Parkside StudentGovernment Association (PSGA) for results on its annual election for president, vice president, SUFAC allarge, and senate members, held March 30 and 31. PSGApresidential candidates included David Koss fromthe Students Talking About Real Issues (STAR) coalition and Nicholas Michael Ravnikar from the ReVOlution movement. Vice presidential candidates were CbristopherLandgrebe from the STAR coalition and August·MarieWagner-Richardson from the Revolution movement. With the ability to vote for up to 21 candidates for Student senate seats, students only saw II options on the ballot, with additional wlite-in slots. There were two Optionsfor the SUFAC at-large position. Somewhere between 215 and 250 students voted O8of5'1_ d' • oJ p.m. all Wednesday, March 30, accor mg to Bethe Batterham, PSG A elections director. She said she was ex . peetmg a larger turnout all Thursday. Official results are scheduled to be posted April 5. The Ranger News will publish an in-depth analysis of the electio d . . n an the elected candidates in the Apnl 15 Issue. discuss if they should accept or deny the projected costs. The repercussion is that Marzion now has to raise the cost for advertising, selling, and distributing the parking permits. Parking permits are necessary for faculty, staff, and students to pay for since parking lots here are self-funded, meaning there are no state tax dollars in them. "The parking lot only exists because of the money it generates," said Marzion. Having a self-funding parking lot also means the budget can roll over, meaning if the amount they have for one year isn't used they can use it the following year. Tills allows for repairs of the parking lots, extra bus Cost for Parking at UW- Parkside FullYEj!arStudent: $85 Semester Student: $45 Fullyear FacultylStaff: $90 Semester Faculty/ Staff: $45 Reserved space: $225 Residence Life: $98 shuttles and more. This summer there will be repairs in the Communication Arts parking lot to correct the water drainage problem, and repairs to Inner Loop Road will also be paid for out of the parking budget. Another downfall of having SUFAC reject handling the parking permit fees is that thefts and fake passes are likely to grow, according to Marzion. "This year it wasn't a problem because almost everyone had a parking permit," he said. "We distributed about 4,200 permits." Additional projected costs are included because of the increased enforcement that is expected to take place due to thefts and fake permits. Students are also warned by Marzion to park only where they are permitted, because tickets can add up. The average cost of a parking ticket at UW-Parkside is about $27. Parking tickets range from a mere $10 for an expired meter and/or parking in a closed lot up to $75 for parking in a handicapped section without a permit or plates. "I understand and don't mind paying the money, but now it is a hassle because it is one more thing to keep track of:' Gabrielle Duliois, ajuniortransfer theatre major said. "This past year, since it was included, no one had to fuss over it." Marzion suggested that Residence Life students may want to decide how necessary it is for them to have their car on campus. "Once they are aware of the new situation they can take the proper action for themselves," he said. "I don't see this as a big deal because it's kind of how it was my first year here, and the increase in costs are expected from year to year," said Patrick. Liesch, a junior biology major. "I still think it's at a decent level for students to be paying considering many other alternatives." For more information, students, staff, and faculty can contact Chief Marzion at 262-595-2484. POLICE BEAT "Qatacollected by Andrew Krupp .m" Da:rin D. Walls received a citation on CTH G for operating a motor vehicle thi$ being hi~ third offense. 7:51.a,m" Cynlhja L. Hart received a citation for the misuse of a handicap placard. The atell alld tetnl1le<lto the Department of'Transportation. 24 at 7: "Lesl1e Watkins was issued acitation for the misuse of a handicap placard. The rued to the Department of Transportation. . caael A. CraWfOTdwas issued a citation for the misuse of a handicap placard. d returned to the Department of Transportation. On FehIJIafy 25 at 8:38 p.m., Julie M. Beck received a citation for failing to stop at a stop sign/signal on Wood Roall/eTH ll. ., f hi be! ary'~8 at 2:03 p.m. MattheW Witliff w:,-<issued a ci~atiOnfor fai~ng to asten '.sseat t. ary 28 lit 4:3$ p.m., Mirella Perez-was issued a cuanon for the misuse of a handicap placard. The 1isGatedand will be returned to the Department of Tran,portatJOn.. . March 12 at~'05, p.m., a"itation was issued to Joseph.P Thcmas on CTH JR for operaung a motor vehicle without a valid dliver's license. ..' . . •. OnM-areh 14 at 2:40 p.m., Luis Mark. M. Vitor was issued a cnanon for failing to fasten hIS scathelt on Sl H ;;.lfCTH E. . for ooerati h.' I . I t ,:QltMatelhl ]?m~ TraoyA. Simpson was issued a citauon or operating a motor ve IC e wlllOU a valid on road CTH E. . Q~March 22 at 9:22 a.m., Bric J. Lewis was issued a citation for traveling 56 mphlll a 35 mph zone on CTH 1RJOuler Lao]? Roa<i . . . . On.¥areh 22 at 9:25 ~.Ol.,Jamie L. lanes was iSSIleda eltatlOn for travehng. 47 mph IIIa 25 mph zone on CTH 1RJOurer Loop Road. .. ,. . . ,1h 2~S man,'''. B Gaines received a citation for parking illegally wllh a pnor tow wamlllg for swdenl On )\'4.ar-c ~a Y.l'.. • . parked at meter. Her vehicle was towed. I¢Ct:1Ve citatiOO$or get liin"Sled from the UW~Pa.rbide Police will hllve their name printed in the Poli.::e Beat unJe~s AIt piolfS(lI'l$we l~y,come to The' Ranger NeW$ Qffice and request mal Jt be omitted Within 1$0 weeks or the Incident. I J OPEN DIALOGUE BYTAL GOLDWATER The Ranger News holds an open dialogue with various administration officials through the course of each semester. For this issue, the following questions were asked to UW-Parkside Associate Provost Gerald M. Greenfield. What do you do at UW-Parkside? "Officially I have the responsibility to do academic programs. undergrad programming, graduate programs. precollege programs, area of education support services, Ialso work with the grant office," Greenfield said. What do you think about the issue of eliminating activity hour next year? Greenfield said, U[ will give you my answer first. [ think we need to get more information." In addition, Greenfield said, "long answer is that university has a facilities planning committee. It is really a committee that oversees all aspect of the university. One of the issues that had come up was scheduling crunch. There are times that students are on campus in large numbers and time when there is just not a great number of students on campus." Furthermore, Greenfield said, " In any event we have been experiencing some difficulties in scheduling classes in particular academic skills classes. By nature small classes that are limited in class size and have to have multiple sections because many students need it." He goes on to say, " In the fall we actually taught a class in Ranger Hall. Also there are some classes in math that need to be taught 5 days a week, and studio arts classes that have three-hour blocks. All of them were suggesting that prime time hours Monday, Wedsday, Friday forbidden for scheduling was not a good thing because it was hurting growth. This is the origin of the issue." Greenfield went on 10 say that there was not going to be a change for the next academic session because the committee was not anywhere near making a suggestion. Associate Provost Gerald M. Greenfield Do you think the summer and winter session are useful for students? Why? Yes, they are useful because it allows students to move towards a degree at a faster pace. Also it allows for course, which would usually not be able to be offered, to be offered. For example a course an American Lit can go to Williamsburg to see whatthey are learning first hand and if it were during a regular semester they would not have that option to have hands on experience. The Ranger News needs your help. Writers for News, Features, Sports Entertainment, and Arts & Culture Cartoonists Graphic Designers Advertising Assistants Web page Designers Copy Editors ·1 Photographers ----~;;;==""'....~""'===>~~--- ........ ---""":'",..- ...--=====~"....='=,.....="'""! Spring Break '05: Students Take Their Hammers to Florida BYCHRISTOPHER ROSIN . . . It starts off sounding like a typical spnng break ~ a group ofcollege kids in a crowded van bound for Florida, but these UWParkEidestudents decided to spend their vacation by accepting this ear's H,bit,t for Humanity Collegiate Challenge, making a difference ;0 lIJ1 are' impacted by natural disaster. "Habitatfor Humanity is a good way to help otber people in need and to learnbuilding skills. Students help build new homes and through this workthey are also participating in building stronger communities. 1 am proud of the work the students have accomplished. They do not just talk about making changes for the belter - they take their hammers, tool belts,and nails and they have fun, too!" said Chris Zanowski, Advisor totheCampus Chapter for Habitat for Humanity. Habitat for Humanity, established in 1976, is a not-far-profit organization whose mission is to eliminate poverty housing and homelessness from theworldand make decent shelter a matter of conscience and action. Eachyear,college students from across the nation participate in the Habitat [or Humanity Collegiate Challenge during the week of Spring Break. According to Luis Paz, president of Habitat for Humanity Club,"The best part of the trip was meeting new people from other placesbecause I think it is a good experience when you get to meet peoplewho are trying to help just like we were. I learned that .. a lot offamil.ies are still in need." "Itis the best feeling in the world to be able to contribute to buildingthe houses," Treasurer Jose Faz added. Through volunteer labor and donations of money and materials,Habitat builds and renovates homes, working with the partnerfamilies to whom they are sold at no profit, and financed with affordable,no interest loans. The mission of the UW-Parkside campus chapterof Habitat for Humanity is to build or rehabilitate houses in partnership with Habitat affiliates and homeowners; educate the campus andlocal community about the need for affordable housing and the workof Habitat for Humanity; and raise funds for the work of Habitat. "We shingled, laid plywood on the roof, put paper around the house andworked at the warehouse. [learned there are many people whowant to offer services, but they cannot all physically build. We wereprovided with meals and entertained by many people who Contributein many different ways. T enjoyed the trip immensely," said secretarySarah Myers. UW-Parkside students have participated with the Habitat for HumanitySpring Break Collegiate .;.::::.:..;.:;.=.:.:..:.;",,--------------------------------------------, Ch'llenges for the last five years in the [ollowing sites: Statesville, N.C. ~OOI);Westchester, N.Y. (2002), s Lunas, N.M. (2003), Surprise, Ariz. (2004), Winter Haven Fla - hUrricanerelief efforts (2005) .. Lastyear, the group hiked the Grand Canyonwhile in Arizona. "All it takes is the willingness toWorkand start a house. The best . PartIS to see the house come together" id . . . ' Sal VIce president Pi\tTlCIaRin "WI con. len we left we ~OUldsee the work we had done. I eo~ed that there are a lot of people Wllhngto' " fI give their urne and effort Or thiscause." "For me, the Habitat trip was nOtOnly, . c n 0PPOItUOItyto spend SOmetime . h . m Wit quality people but to in~: a ~mall,yet notable difference . plight of those less fortunate" SOld JOhn L k' ' it have. That's really what s ould be b c \V I a out lor everyone. The lor d Would certainly be a better Pace if this were the case." to be F~rmore information or I come Involved with Habitat ogontOth' ' hab' e website, http://www. M ltaLorg 01' attend a meeting ondays at noon in Molinaro 165. UAVERSlIip RECOG'N"iTiO'N" BA'N"QVET CALL FOR NOMINATIONS Nominations must be submitted to the Student Activities Office, Union 209, by Wednesday, April 6, 2005. AYlARJJS Emerging Student Leader Award Outstanding Organization Member Award Distinguished Student Leader Award SOC Member Organization Community Service Program Award Major Status Organization Commumty Service Program Award SOC Member Organization of the Year Award Major Status Organization of the Year Award Advisor of the Year Award BA1fQVET Thursday, Apri/21, 2005 5:00 pm, Union Square Reservations for the Banquet may be made in the Student Activities Office through Monday, April 18,2005. ---=--~-~-----------~~ 6 April 1, 2005 The Ranger News NEWS FEATURE Pride, Duty, and Loyall Part two of a three part series examining the lives of UW-Parkside students deployed overseas BY SHERRY NELSEN Everyday in the Middle East there are reports of insurgency uprisings, suicide bombings and war casualties. For some students at UW-Parkside, these events are more than just news reports; they are a part of everyday life. As the war progresses, soldiers are returning home and settling back into their civilian lives. Some of these soldiers are students at (JW-Parkside. In this three-part series, the experiences of three soldiers deployed overseas will be examined. Every soldier deployed overseas holds a unique position. Some soldiers patrol streets offering protection. some drive trucks to deliver supplies. and some speak with citizens to gather intelligence. One group must provide care for all of these soldiers plus the soldiers fighting against them. The members of a combat support hospital hold an especially important role in the fighting of a war. Kyle Ziegler, a 23-year-old chemistry major and sergeant in the U.S. Army reserves, described his experiences serving in a combat support hospital in Bagram, Afghanistan. Ziegler was deployed for nearly a year with the 452nd Combat Support Hospital. During that time he performed the duties of a medical laboratory specialist. He ran diagnostic tests On blood, urine, and other body fluids. Laboratory specialists are also in charge of running the hospital's blood bank. Ziegler was responsible for typing and cross matching units of blood to be given during surgery to critically wounded patients. The 452nd's realm of care extended to the sick and injured American soldiers, as well as the Afghani soldiers and civilians. Ziegler said most of the Afghan trauma patients they received were in need of leg amputations due to the detonation of land mines. He remembered one of these patients well. On August 16, 2003, Zahida, a 10-year-old Afghani girl, arrived in their emergency department. She was bleeding profusely from her severely injured legs. She had stepped on a land mine and needed both legs amputated. Ziegler took immediate action and arranged for four units of whole blood to be co~lected from soldiers to be given during the surgery. With the surgeon's skill, the nurses' aftercare and Ziegler's quick thinking, Zahida survived the' operation and returned home. Ziegler also recalled the unbearable moments of receiving U.S. casualties. "To see a wounded soldier come into the emergency department was heart breaking every time it happened. Even if you have never met Laboratory personnel of the 452nd Combat Suttort Hospital stand inside their mobile laboratory. that person before in your life, they are wearing the same uniform as you and are fighting for the same thins as you." Ziegler explained how every soldier has an 0 underlying motive of what they're fighting for. "They may be fighting the Taliban hidden in the mountain ranges in Afghanistan, but the fighting I'm taking about is the fight to make it home, to see the loved ones that you left behind, the fight for life." Ziegler won the fight, and returned home safely. After his return, he was surprised by how many people are uninformed about issues concerning the war. "Believe it or not," he said, "there is much good that comes from this war, but you'll never hear about it in the media because it doesn't draw the attention of the viewers." In order to learn the truth, Ziegler stressed the importance of asking someone who has experienced the war first hand. Ziegler said, if asked, he would return to war without a second thought. As a volunteer soldier, Ziegler said he would return to war So no one who hasn't volunteered would have to go. He believes a draft would place volunteer soldiers' lives in danger, and he would do anything to prevent it. Although Ziegler's experience was difficult to handle at times, he remains loyal and satisfied that he has made a difference. Members of the 452nd Combat Support Hospital stand with Algahni medic I I tsid f th N h U·· . a personne ou Sl eo e anga ar ruversity teaching Hospital in J-bad, Afghanistan. Ziegier wearing the desert combat uniform which includeS a fiak jacket and an M-16. ' -~--------~--_.$---'-------------------"'" April 1,2005 The Ranger News 7 PSGABEAT -BY CHRISTOPHER ROSIN Recently, Parkside Student Government Association (PSGA) has written a resolution not in favor of the Academic Policies Committee potentially eliminating the noon activity hour onMondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays used as a meeting time for campus organizations. The resolution, written by Senator Michael Duchac and sponsored by Chris Semenas and Joe Duncan, stated, "Whereas the students, both commuter and residential, use this time period as the means to facilitate future career capacities, life decisions, and post graduate education and by creating involved and contributing members of society, both on campus and abroad ... Be it resolved that the PSGA does not support any change to the Activity Hour Policy as it stands on 3-24- OS, and will work unstintingly in opposition to any such attempts to change, manipulate, or eliminate the above said policy." The Academic Policies Committee's discussion of uslog the noon to 1 p.m. block on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays for other purposes, such as academic skills courses, would be "detrimental to the university and its students," according to the resolution. The resolution also stated that UW-Parkside would be limiting the potential recruitment of new students becoming engaged in campus activities. This will be voted on April] 9 by theAcademic Policies Committee. PSGA has also looked at prerequisite requirements of the university. The Campus Climate Committee looked at students taking Academic Skills Classes 01010J 5 and English won 01within the first 60 credits. They also looked at the "Nelson Denny" Test, which on the first day 083/085 to see if the students really need to be in the class. This could result in smaller classes. and less of a load for teachers. Mrs. Short is working on appropriateness of the Nelson Denny and finding teachers/rooms. On another note, the U.S. Government declared April as "Sexual Assult Awareness Month," which PSGA and the university will support. There will be activities on campus, such as a candlelight vigil on "Take Back the Night," April 13. T-shirts made by survivors of sexual abuse will be displayed on campus and can be obtained at the Women's Center. A Time to Advance BY TYRAN SAFFOLD JR. For some students, the moment they've been waiting for since entering college is quickly approaching - graduation. Graduating students begin counting down their days until departure as soon as the semester starts. Excitement about graduation often over-shadows the nervousness that comes with it, a nervousness that the vast majority of students have before they walk across the stage. Students are nervous about starting their life over in unfamiliar cities and states, being on their own, and basically, getting their life started in the real world. But college was made to prepare students for their journey into the real world, and it is in their best interest to take advantage of the opportunities it provides. There are various signs on walls urging students to join different organizations and get involved. Students may find it in their best interest to take advantage of these different opportunities. Many students will attribute their readiness for graduation to various positions and activities they held during their college years. Whether it is taking a leadership position in an organization, volunteering, or simply choosing the right courses to take, what a student does in college can determine who hires him or her after he or she graduates. Arguably, the most valuable aspect of college life is landing an internship. "Experience is the biggest Jo-Ann Goodyear determiner offuture employment," saidJo- Director of the Career Center Ann Goodyear, the director of the Career Center. "We (the Career Center) highly encourage internships, volunteering, and relevant part-time jobs while in college." Internships may not be as important for first and second year students as they are for third, fourth, or fifth year students, but if you can obtain one early in your college career, you will be gaining valuable experience for a future job in your desired profession. The nervousness that graduating students feel is normal and unavoidable, but there are ways to cope with it. Besides getting involved and landing internships while in college, students have to set aside time while in school to begin job searches. "You have to take small steps in the direction you want to go," said Goodyear. It would be too stressful and time consuming to wait until after graduation to begin searching for jobs. The Internet is a great medium to use to get out and search for jobs. but as Mrs. Goodyear put it, "you cannot just put your application on monster and sit around and wait for something to happen." You have to be an "active jobseeker" in order to get what you want. There are more than a million and a half students that graduate each spring, so there will be a lot of competition for jobs. Many students will graduate with the expectance of landing a job the next week. and these same students find themselves stressing out when they realize that their dream is very unlikely. "It may take some time (finding a job). so to expect to have a job "You cannot just put your application on monster and sit around and waitfor something to happen. " when you graduate is very unrealistic" says Goodyear. There are instances where students have perfect timing and a spot opens up for them as soon as they graduate, or they know somebody that knows someone who will make their job search a little easier. But the majority of graduates have found out that they cannot bank your future on these hopes and dreams. The job market is tough, and graduates have to stay persistent and determined to get the job they want. The key here is patience and the belief that a degree will payoff. When the door finally opens up and you land that interview you have been waiting for, it's time to impress. In an interview, the first impression means everything so fell as, it's time to bring out the business suits, and ladies, this is not the time to show off your body in hopes for having a male interviewer. This is your time to show off the intelligent mind you developed while in school. Resumes are what determine whether or not you get called in for an interview, so the purpose for a resume if for you to "sell yourself." Many students don't know what should and should not be in a resume. and if you don't know exactly what you want your job description to be, now is the time to go to the Career Center for sound help and advice. "Anernployerwantssomeone who is focused, who has what they need. and will improve their bottom line." says Goodyear. "You have to be as familiar as you can be with an employer, the job area, what is typical there, and make sure that you represent yourself as a wonderfully qualified candidate using school, projects. activities, or whatever it is to create this great impression of yourself." The fears that students have are not only academic. There is a social aspect with these feelings as well. Students hold fears that they will lose contact with friends they have made while in college. While it is strictly up to the students to keep in contact with each other, technology has made it that much easier to do so. Thanks to e-mail, telephones, two-way pagers. and a variety of other items, it is virtually impossible to completely lose contact with someone, especially someone who is considered a friend. Since many students will be moving to different states and cities to start the rest of their lives, keeping in touch will take some effort on both parts, but it can be done. Keeping in touch is one issue, but making new friends is a brand new one. The first 15 plus years of school have been structured for most students. We didn't have to look too hard to find friends because they were already in our neighborhoods, or at our schools. But after graduation, you have to reverse your way of thinking. Instead of letting someone else structure your life you have to structure it yourself. We have to get outside of our comfort zone, make new friends, and begin building our lives as adults. It seems scary at first. but since college has allowed us to strengthen our wings, there's no reason to be afraid to fly. The Good, The Bad and The Ugly of Living On Campus BYERIKA BOUTROS "I live on campus because a commute from Maine would be a real pain in the ass, and 1didn't have a car when I first came here," said senior sociology major Ben Shorey, who lives in the apartments and attends UW-Parkside on an athletic scholarship. Currently about 900 students live on campus here at UW-Parkside. Students have the option to live in an apartment or dorm room. These living spaces have limited single rooms and most residents have at least one roommate. The apartments consist of four bedrooms (one single room), two bathrooms, a living roomand a kitchen. and there are seven people in each apartment. "I definitely prefer apartment style living because I can make waffles at three in the morning in my underwear," said sophomore art major Patience Hank. Freshman chemistry major Dave Columb said, "1 like the apartments better as far as privacy, but the dorms are great too because all of my friends are in a closer vicinity." The apartments cost between $1,410 and$1,845 (depending on room size) per semester and the dorms cost between $1,300 and$1,890 (depending on number of roommates).' Students who live on campus are required to purchase a meal plan, although theoperating hours of Wyllie Market and Parks ide Cafe are limited. "My least favorite thingabout living on campus is the lack of places to buy food on the weekends, and the fOOdthat isn't junk is very minirnal.t'said Shorey. According to various students, these are the top 10pros and cons to living on campus: PROS: I. Save money on gas 2. You can get away from parents. 3. Meet new people easily. 4. No monthly rent payments to worry about. 5. Free internet and cable televison, 6. It's easier to get to class on time. 7. The option of a dorm or apartment. 8. There's always someone close by to get advice from. 9. It's easy to find a study buddy. 10. It minimizes drunk driving. CONS: I.The food, or lack thereof. 2. No pets allowed (except fish). 3. Bad roommate(s). 4. Hard to find silence. 5. Problems with the police (underage drinking tickets tends to be very common). 6. It's not worth the price. 7. Roommate(s) eat your food. 8. You don't always get to pick who you live with. 9. Sharing bathrooms with multiple people can be diffucult. 10. Dividing up cleaning responsibilities can also be difficult. 8 The Ranger News April 1, 2005 The' A to Z' on Social Security BY ANDREW KRUPP On August 14, 1935, President Roosevelt signed the Social Security Act bill into law. This government program originall y paid retirement benefits to the primary worker. Over time, various changes in the program has made Social Security what it is today. These changes added survivors benefits, benefits for the retiree's spouse, and disability benefits. Social Security is funded by employers and workers who pay a part of their income toward Social Security through taxes. This money is distributed to people as benefits based on how many Social Security Credits earned throughout a person's work history. Work history is used to determine a person's eligibility for retirement or disability benefits or your family's eligibility for survivor's benefits when one dies. The idea behind Social Security is that the current of workers pay into the system. This money pays for the benefits of retirees and all others who apply for social security. When today's workers retire, the next generation of workers supports the retirees. Recently, however, there has been growing concern about how long social security will last. According to www.whitehouse. gov, in 1950 there were sixteen workers for every beneficiary of Social Security. Today there are only 3.3 workers per beneficiary. As today's "baby boomers" begin to retire, the ratio of workers to beneficiaries will decrease quickJy, which will leave no one to pay for Social Security's benefits, and this has caused much Concern in the top levels of congress. STUDENT ORG. BEAT - Bush said Social Security, on its current path, is "headed toward bankruptcy," and he urged Congress to «pass reforms that solve the financial problems of Social Security once and for all." Bush also said, 'We must make Social Security permanently sound, not leave that task for another day." There is, however, no clear cut way the president plans to fix the problem as of yet. However, according to the president, any plan that is created will not increase taxes and will be based more on a system of private accounts that workers could put their money into, rather than having a program funded solely on taxes. These personal accounts would be entirely voluntary and the money put into them would "go into a conservative mix of bond and stock funds that would have the opportunity to earn a higher rate of return than anything the current system could provide," according to Bush. The idea is that workers, could put money away for their future and create a "nest egg" which would supplement a worker's traditional social security check upon retirement. This plan sounds effective, but is it? Many people around the country will tell you a different story on how well Busb's plan will benefit America. In a Special Report entitled Social Security A Daring Leap in the February 14'" article of magazine Newsweek, it states "Shifting to private accounts, under Bush's plan, would lead to massive borrowing by the federal government, adding to our already huge deficits." The government would have to borrow money in order to pay for the losses of income that would go into private accounts instead of paying for retiree's benefits. There is also a concern about potential cuts in Social Security benefits to retirees that SOme believe may happen under Bush's plan. In a Democratic response to the state of the Union Address, Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid said Bush's plan was dangerous and would lead to benefit cuts for retirees. "There's a lot we can do to improve Americans' retirement security," said Reid, "but it's wrong to replace the guaranteed benefit that Americans have earned with a guaranteed benefit cut of up to 40 percent," he said. "Make no mistake, that's exactly what President Bush is proposing." There is also an ideological battle being fought over what the purpose of Social Security is. One side sees social security as a potential investment. By putting money that would originally be going toward Social Security into pri vate accounts, interest earned on these accounts would increase wealth over time. The other side sees Social Security as a safety net for retirees and their families in our society, which is the aim of our present Social Security system. "It's a social program," said Democratic Senator of New Jersey, Jon Corzine, "not an investment program. Wall Street should keep their hands off it." There are obvious differences in opinion on how Social Security should be fixed. However, both sides agree that Social Security is an effective and necessary program that has served our society for generations and must continue to serve generations to come. This Issue: The Women's Center BY NATHANIAL BRYAR The UW-Parkside Women', Center was established in the fall of 1989 to provide a safe place for all women on campus to receive support and information. The Women's Center has recently finished up with an event called "Making Her Mark." This event recognizes woman students and female staff members who made a mark in the lives of women on campus. The students wrote on how these various women affected their lives, which was signed by the dean and presented to the various nominees. The Women's Center is involved in events that highlight issues that effect more than just the women on campus. "Divas closet," for example, was an event to collect slightly-worn dresses and other formal wear that is donated to a women's shelter, which gives the clothing out to women who can't afford to dress in the kind of expensive, formal clothing that is required to get the jobs that they really deserve. This has had a real impact on the lives of women trying to find ajob and get out of the various women's shelters and be on their Own. The Women's Center is currently involved in the "Clothes Line Project" which is a nation-wide event. It lets people who have been abused physically, mentally or sexually design a shirt that tells their different stories. This is done in the hope that women will feel like there are other people out there so that they know that they are not the only ones. It's also a way that women can show unity and support for one another. Once the event is done. the Women's Center will hang the shirts up on the wall for everyone to see. This takes place the last Wednesday of March. Take Back the Night, another event that the Women's Center is sponsoring is on April 13. This event is geared toward letting women know that they don't have to be afraid to go out on campus at night. There will be woman speakers present that wiII be gi ving speeches geared toward the event. The Women's Center is looking for book donations specifically on women's issues, poetry and anything that deals wiLh women in general. If you need to contact the Women's Center because of abuse or just because your interested in joining and helping out with different Women's issues, you can use extension 2170 or just walk over to the Women's Center where they wiII be able to direct you. 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"The Revolution has deci·dd·· e to start a pennon to say that we believe that the d "ofiJle University of Wisconsin, across the entire state, should have full and sJU enl>.1i • • ual articipalion in every level of uruversny personnel issues," said Nicholas Michael eq P th R I· "S h d . ·1·. ikar a member of e evo unon. lIC powers an responsibi ines should not Ravm . be delegated strictly to the faculty, president, chancellor, or board of regents without any check to insure that the students' decisions are honored. Professors should not be di . sed aaainst the wishes of the student body." Is-ntIS 0 To accomplish their goal the Revolution is trying to change the Wisconsin State Constitution,section 36.09(5). This section states, "The students of each institution orcampus subject to the responsibilities and powers of the board, the president, the chancellor,and the faculty shall be active participants in the immediate governance of and policy development for such institutions." The section goes on to state that the studentswill have the responsibility for student life, services and interests, student fees, and a right to organize. Section 36.09(5) does not mention anything about decisions on faculty arrangements and student involvement. This is what the Revolution would like to have changed. "That's where members of the Revolution believe that the Chancellor is able 10 still dismiss George Wang despite PSGA's resolution last semester," said Ravnikar. The petition was started all March 21 and there seems to be mixed reactions from students. "Some people read it and don't necessarily understand what the language of it meansor the implications in terms of the state constitution," said Ravnikar. However, by March 24 the Revolution had gained at least 100 signatures. The petition is currently being circulated throughout UW-Parkside. "The petition will have to extend beyond Parkside on a state wide level," said Ravnikar, "There is going to be a United Council meeting next year and regardless of how the election turns outI will be bringing the petition." The Revolution will also be contacting groups that are similar to themselves and presenting the petition to them. They know of similar groups at Madison, Milwaukee and Green Bay Universities as well as others. These groups wiJl be approached along withgroups such as the Young Democrats and Conservatives in the UW Universities withthe hopes that support can be gained across the state. Ravnikars belief is that local media such as the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel have done a good job of covering the students support for situations like George Wang's dismissal. Local media has, however, missed the real issue which is the fact that he is being dismissed against the consent of a majority of the student body, and that there was student representation taken into consideration. Although the Revolution was created before any of [he members were made aware of the Wang dismissal it did have an effect on the petition itself. "Dr. Wang's dismissal played a very big role for myself and a number of other students in terms of eviscerating the unequal distribution of power in the university," said Ravnikar. COnti,luedfrom cover story Although the event was advertised as a bake sale and promoted as a celebration of traditional marriage, members of Rainbow Alliance said the literature being passed around by The Young Conservatives was clearly anti-gay marriage. One document stated "The health risks of gay sex" according to a 1978 study advenised on catholiceducation.org. Another handout written by journalist Robert H. Knight stated "Givins non-marital relationships the same status as marriage does not expand the definition of marriage; it destroys it." Knight was one of the leading draftsmen for the Defense of Marriage Act, a bill that was signed into law by Bill Clinton in September of 1996, which specifically defines marriage as "Only a legal union between one man and one woman as husband and wife." Knight's brochure also stated that "As society rewards homosexual behavior, more Youngpeople will be encouraged to experiment and more will be discouraged from Overcoming homosexual desires." A S d t t sign reading UNo more surber held up a peace sign with one hand an a pro es . W d id "W 're trying to get ar On freedom," she glanced back with determined focus an sal, e . the , . . I 1 probably have a lot In message Out that we need equal rights. It s nothing persona . cammon with these people." . S . d ith the congestIOn of Orne Ignored the drama completely; more concerne WI • lhe hallway than with one of the most controversial issues driving the moral pulse of America. S b . . fTh Y una Conservatives . ur er said she wants to sit down With members a e Youug . In a ci ·1· . I f the other ideological . IVllzed fashion, and share opinions With peop e rom Side O'v ps would be mutually · r..eefe agreed that a meeting between the two grou .. d adv b . . g of a nauon reurute . antageous for both parties. Maybe this could be the eg1l111ln Continued from stolen newspaper cover story were stolen The only newsstand that the thieves didn't hit was the one in front of The Ranger News office in Wyllie Hall. "We want to know why this happened,"saidGaskins,emphasizing that who did it was less relevant. "What was the thing that made someone take them (the papers)?" The Ranger News prints 2,500 copies of every issue. This theft should be a big deal to the student body for many reasons, according to Gaskins. "Not only are these people stealing from students who pay for the newspaper through student fees, but they are stealing from our staff, who works hard to produce every issue for the community," said Gaskins. "The first issue is free on a first come, first serve basis, but if you want more than one issue, they are $1 a piece," said Gaskins. "If someone wants two or three issues, we wont make a big deal about it. But 500 is out of the question." It is mention of extra newspapers costing $1, which is contained on page two of every paper that makes this theft into a crime where the person who stole the issues could be held responsible in a COUlt of law and suffer whatever penalties are prescribed to this situation. Unlimited free issues are available to staff and faculty for academic use in classes, and those interested are encouraged to get in touch with The Ranger News staff (rangernews@uwp.edu). There are about 100 copies left of the controversial March II issue. Any student interested in picking one up is encouraged to come to The Ranger News office, Wyllie D139C, for one free copy. "Not only are these people stealingfrom students who pay for the newspaper through student fees, but they are stealing from our staff, who works hard to produce every issue for the community. " Henry Gaskins Editor-in-Chief, The Ranger News Thursday, llpril 7th 4:30-7pm parksid\l Gaf~ 1l Le Certz pricing Night in N~w england Yankee Pot Roast Battered Haddock Boston Baked Beans Parsley Boiled Potatoes Glazed Carrots Brown Bread Blueberry Pie Dessert Soup: Down East Clam Chowder Opinions&Editoriols 10 April 1, 2005 The Ranger News 100 WORDS OR LESS All UW'Parkside community members are encouraged to send 100 words or less to rangernews@uwp.edu. Need more than 100 words? Send commentaries of no more than 650 words to rangcrnewsreuwp.edu. While all 100 Words or Less submitions will be printed, commentaries are subject to the approval of the editorial staff of The Ranger News. Those of us who went to "Turns" had an excellent time at the event on Wednesday night. The event was for the victims of the tsunami and the killings in the Sudan. This event was about unity and hope. Numerous cultures and religions joined together for the cause. There were items on sale from all over the world. There were about 60 people in and out during the night, but there should have been more there to show their support. Show the action in deed rather than word. --Ginny Alward The Ranger News Seeing students antagonize one another merely for their own selfsatisfaction saddens me, whether this appears in the form of unqualified, poorly researched statistics & information and reactionary (though heartfelt) responses to other students' (equally heartfelt) beliefs. Bickering such as this only serves to divide us as students & people- -a division that forces us to neglect our responsibilities for the future improvement of our collective lot. Individual gain based purely on hegemonic or marginal interests is contrary to democracy--rather, let us focus on our collective interests, ensuring that power is distributed equally among the people so as not to be abused. --Nicholas Michael Ravnikar The Revolution Tal Goldwater, a news page editor for The Ranger News, was the leading staff member who fought to exploit students' privacy by having their names placed in the Police Beat. He has recently been issued a citation for speeding on campus. He is having his name left out of the Police Beat. Ifeel that this action is hypocritical. Why does he feel that it is okay for other students' discretions to be published, while he hides his own? --Bethe Batterham PSGA Did you miss your high school prom? Wish you could relive that night? Well come one, come all to UW-parkside's 1st annual prom. The theme is "Beneath the Mask" Friday April 15th 2005 from 8:00PM to 2:00 AM. Cost: $5.00 UWP $10.00 community formal wear only!! First 100 folks to huy tickets will get a fabulous prom favor. There will also be a dance contest Ist prize is $50.00. Refreshments will be served. --Kanika Jones v.P. Rainbow Alliance 1 sat in one of the eating areas here at school and noticed a group of people speak with numerous four-letter words. When people talk to their friends do they have to swear? Do these people realize they are offending others with their language? Learning to speak without cursing allows one to be seen as educated. Icould hear this group's words over the conversation of people in the entire area. Do they care that they are being heard over other people in the room? If so, I ask them to please speak softly and avoid swearing. Swearing is an unbecoming habit, and is looked poorly upon hy those attending this college. --Ginny Alward The Ranger News Bethe Batterham, The Ranger News allows every student on campus to omit their names from the Police Beat. To say I do not have the right that every other student has is to reduce me to a second class student just because 1 work for The Ranger News and if you want to talk ahout being hypocritical, was it not you who omitted your name just last week, now complaining about me doing the same thing. --Tal Goldwater The Ranger News I.) Criminal offenses are public, not private 2.) Exploitation entails gain 3.) Aside from using this forum to bicker amongst one another, the entire act of removing either of your names from the beat in the first place is negated. 4.) Rather than argue amongst ourselves, would our time & energy not be better spent actually trying to improve the quality of our educational environment for ALL students & not just ourselves --Nicholas Michael Ravnikar The Revolution uestion of the Issue Do you agree with homosexuaL marriage? Dayvin HaUmon Viola Perfonnance Major Age: 20 " ) am very supportive of gay mamage. Mamage between a man and a woman isn't exactly traditional. Traditional was as many wives as you wanted, Gays aren't out there to convert people. Why would you ask anyone to go through hate and discrimination? Anissa Chaudhry Biology Major Age: 20 Isupport homosexual marriage. It's wrong to say how a person should live their life. It's laking away people's rights and freedoms when it doesn't even affect them. Malissa Lewis History Major Age: 19 It's your own choice. It doesn't bother me. Holli Brown Communications Major Age: 22 No.J believe when the constitution was written, it was meant for heterosexuals. As a Christian and an American, 1 believe we need to preserve the tradition of marriage as a union between a man and a woman. Lawrence Tripp Undecided Major Age: 20 ) support gay civil union, but not marriage. Marriage represents religion. Tori's Advice Column You've got questions? She's got answers BY TORI SCHUEBEL Dear Tori, I'm thinking about getting a job around campus. [ need Some extra money and Ihave free time. I was wondering where would be available positions? I live on campus, but I have a car. --Workin' Man DearWorkin'Man, Well, I'll be honest with you, it may be difficult at this point to find open positions; but Iencourage you to try. First of all you said you live on campus but have a job. If you live far away from the Kenosha area make sure to discuss that with f . . the employer. Isuggest that you look on campus Or availabls jobs, and then go from there. One option on campus is to work at the Tutormg Center, located in Wyllie D 180. The requirements to work there are as follows: a 3.0 Cumulative GPA, at least a "B" in subject area tutored and a teacher recommendation in the subi t '11' '0 h jec you WI tutor Or In a course you have taken, I Ours of tutor training and bi kl' . . re ' forman ,lWee y tutor meeungs for continued trarrung. For roo 1 10lormatlon you can log On to http://oldweb.uwp.eduJadminJIeaming.assistance tc employ.html or call 595 2044 Th I'ke be, . , - . ere are also other Opportunities on campus, .I mg a resident advisor but th ' . o id ,Ose pOSItIons are filled up until next spring. P I cUtSle of campus there are a lot more opportunities. Check down at South Port aza ror openmgs as they h PI . b ave many shops and fast food restaurants. South Port aza IS a out a seven-· dri Ba R d A rrunute ve from campus located on Highway 31 and Green y oa. nother optic . h 10 . . hi h I n ISt e -mmute drive to the Regency Mall area in Racine- w IC encompasses the ill II h is located a H' h a ,t eatres, restaurants, and many other shops. This area Highwa lin G,g way 31 as well, north of the campus right after Durand Avenue and y . 0 get as many I' . app Icatlons as possible and have some fun! Good luck hard worker Tori ' ;PriIL 2005 .-0-- The Ranger News 11 communication Break-Down: An open letter to the campus community Earlylast week, a certain thoughtful colleague of mine posted the following question nthisuniversity'S faculty Iistserve in the Course of an exchange on racism: "Certainly one o auld look into one's own soul, but will that change institutional racism? My question is sh id ?" , re Does anyone have any leas. since . More than a week passed; there was not a SINGLE response from the faculty. Now, just what are we to make of this defeaning silence? That all is hunky-dory here at Parkside?Or should we treat the silence itself as a symptom of sorts? The latter is what I would t f what'l t'Racism" b . argue-- but a symp am 0 w a. acism may e too quick and easy a diagnosis. Perhapsthe problem runs much deeper. Now, I should make it plain here that I don't feel pe tent to issue some sort of definitive pathological report on the condition of the com nation'suniversities. But one thing is certain: something is seriously amiss. Look at the sheerviciousness of the backlash against Professor Ward Churchill of the University of Colorado.The powers-that-be allover the country have managed to produce a climate of fear on university campuses by casting aspersions on the "integrity" of anyone who dares to challenge their dogmas. Post 9111, administrations everywhere feel newly emboldened to corne down heavily on anyone who may pose an awkward challenge to theircomforting certitudes. There is an alarming increase in "touchiness" toward any expression of dissent - and a new ruthlessness as the way to deal with "troublemakers." The question I would like to pos~ to the university community is tbe following: is this an appropriateatmosphere to foster on an educational campus? Why and how have things degenerated to this extent? Can we hope to start an all-encompassing dialogue on this vitalquestion - a dialogue that involves students, community, staff, legislators, etc. to beginto address the problem? To help initiate such a dialogue, I am willing to offer a provisional diagnosis; in all modesty,I propose the following: THAT THE UNIVERSITY AS AN INSTITUTION (HERE AND ELSEWHERE IN THE COUNTRY) HAS TURNED INTO A SELFPROPAGATINGBUREAUCRATlC MACHINE WHOSE PURPOSES HAVE BECOME INIMICALTO THE CAUSE OF EDUCATION. The bureaucracies have become ends untothemselves. Any question posed to the bureaucracy elicits only one kind of response: a torrent of legalisms. It has become impossible to engage the bureaucracy on any substantivematter. Any questioning of what it does is treated as a threat to its authority. The response is identical from the institutions of faculty governance. What then is one to dounderconditions of such stasis? Unfortunately. after many futile efforts at raising these issuesover the years with the university administration, r have been forced to arrive at the conclusionthat it is highly unlikely that any solution will emerge from within the very institutionsresponsible for the prevailing inertia. This can only mean that the impetus for changemust come from outside: students. facuJty, community. Otherwise we'll continue to see the crustiness, the intolerance, the parochialism. of the bureaucracy harden more andmore. These are obviously matters that ought to be debated extensively, but no such discussion is possible if we all get increasingly "touchy" about our dearly held beliefs beingsubjected to any form of questioning. I have a very modest proposal to put before the campus community for us to get started.There is the ongoing matter of Sociology professor George Wang's dismissal aboutwhich students have rallied, allegations of racism have been made, unfavorable mediareports have appeared, aU of which have brought the name of the university into considerable disrepute in the community. In spite of all this, botb administration and faculty governance continue to pretend that this is purely a "personnel matter" to be settledthrough the usual legalistic channels; having served on bodies that faculty can "appeal"their cases to under such circumstances, I can say with some assurance that even though they appear neutral on paper, such bodies cannot in practice be relied upon to give the substance of the matter <as opposed to the pure legalistic form) anything resembling a fail' hearing. I have recently made a number of appeals using the forum of governance e-mail to my faculty colleagues regarding Professor Wang -- hut to no avail. The bureaucracy always has the same standard response: it is a "personnel matter" and must not be debated in public forums. But what if the legal channels of the university are infected with the same systematic bias? Could one then not be pardoned for wondering if Professor Wang's different ethnicity may work against him? OK, perhaps "racism" is too strong a charge to make. But let's also remember that "racism" doesn't work in the old Jim-Crow way anymore. It goes under all kinds of other polite labels; what remains common, though, is that the powers-that-be can count on a hidden consensus among "regular folks" that so-and-so is a "trouble-maker", "weird". "out-of-line" etc. THAT IS EXACTLY HOW RACISM WORKS TODAY. So, are we dealing with out-and-out racism in the case of Professor Wang? Of course not. Is it outrageous to suggest that there is an undercurrent of racism in the treatment meted out to an uppity Chinese immigrant professor who has mounted a challenge to the institution? I don't think so. But however we choose to interpret the general apathy to Professor Wang's predicament (with the stellar exception of the students who have rallied to his defense), 1 have a modest proposal to resolve the present deadlock. It is quite common in the business world that when there are industrial disputes that don't admit of easy resolution, external mediation is sought before proceeding to such drastic steps as dismissal or litigation. There is a long tradition of this in the labor-relations literature with well-established procedures for arbitration. The first thing that strikes a business faculty member like myself is that this obvious step was by-passed altogether for no good reason. Let me stress that it's important that such mediation take place by DISINTERESTED parties, and not by those internal to the organization with axes to grind. If we are indeed genuinely interested in combating racism -and not with mouthing meaningless slogans about "diversity" - then J propose that this campus take a first step in that direction by seeking external mediation to resolve the dispute concern.ing Professor Wang. I would further suggest that the initiative for this come from some of the WffiTE members of the faculty and the administration. Professor Wang is an asset to this campus, as even a cursory glance at his vita will establish. We all know that an understanding of China will be increasingly important for all in the coming century - certainly for faculty like me in Business. Although we have a number of Chinese faculty members on campus with expertise in a number of different areas, Professor Wang is the only one who conducts active research on China, the only one who has organized study tours to China. tbe only one who has on-going relationships with major Chinese universities, the only one who has secured a large number of funded grants on China. None of these academic contributions appears to count for anything in the charges brought against Professor Wang; the administration seems perfectly willing to sacrifice the only person on the faculty with academic expertise on China and jeopardize the entire reputation of the university, all to make the point as to just who is boss around here. It is an utterly short-sighted step unbecoming of those who claim to uphold the values of education against those of bureaucratic propagation. It is my sincere hope that this appeal will not go unheeded by the campus community. Sincerely, Roby Rajan Professor of Business , '\ I Can you create comics? Do you want them published? Be a part of the upcoming comic section The Ranger News! Staff meetings are Mondays at noon in Wyllie D139C. Contact rangemews@uwp.edu for more information. t: .'. UW-ParksideSports ..:.1.:2 -.--:T~h:::e~R.::a::n:::g~e::.r.:-N:.::e:...:w.:..:s:..------- ...::A~p~rill ,200s -- Never TooPretty: Women's Rugby BY JASON GRIFFES Tackling, kicking, and running naked are just a few things that the new women's rugby team will be doing for a non-stop eighty minutes on five Saturdays this spring. This new club on the UWParkside campus will face the challenges of being a new club while also training for, and playing, one of the most physical and exerting sports around. The unofficial coach of this new team is Maren Kirkegaard, who has played rugby now for about seven years in places such as Iowa, Minneapolis, and Chicago. Kirkegaard is the one who is getting the women ready for the challenges of the rugby pitch, or field, by training and recruiting members along with other members of the ream, Although there has been a men's team at Uw-Parkside for many years, this is a new concept for the women on campus. "This is a second auempr at having a women's rugby team," said Kirkegaard, who believes that the club's attempt will be successful. "I'm really excited that a lot of our players are freshman and sophomores, which means that after having their first season of rugby they sti II have three more years, six more seasons to help out with recruiting and get bigger and better in rugby." The women's team is an organizational club at UW-Parkside. This means that they are not a varsity team and are able to accept members that do not actually attend the university. The majority of members must be students of the university. Currently only three ... members of the team are not full time UW-Parkside students, according to Kirkegaard. The biggest hurdle that the learn has faced has been obtaining funding. Since the te~ is considered a club rather than a varsity team, they receive minimal funding from the university and student fees. This means that they have h d . a to rely on club dues, fundraising, and sponsorship to buy equipment, pay for expenses, and buy jerseys TI' . . 11 Syear they WIll have to use the men's old' Jerseys due to a shortage of funds. Some of these Jerseys are completely Lorn and not even wearable. Recruiting for the team has b . een very Important. There are 15 peopl h . eon eac SIde of the rugby pitch and th had r e team a 0 try to obtain a full side: Luckil the team . b y, was a Ie to recruit 17 members' a fealthat some school ' are not able to aCcomplish P . sue ..' asters with catchy slogans h as, ruck me ruck me make rn serum," terms ld b e wou e COmmonly heard on a rugby it h pI C ,helped in the recruiting process. According l K' k . 0 tr egaard the best recruitment tactic ws • and havme r-: as word of mouth practice. ng fnends bring Other friends to Nadia W .. oJnJcz, one of the pia On the teo yers am, was recruited by a friend to join. Sh~ came to a practice and has been loving it ever since. "-1 understand . " said more and more with every practice, Wojnicz. "It is so different because yoU're running at people and tackling them." . forfive The women will be playtllg weekends. These weekends generallY . . h yWIJI entail large tournaments at winch t e playa minimum of two to three games .. will plaY each. It IS possible that the t",,111 I · the even more games if they do wel rn tournaments. Tournaments are held acroSs W · . 2· PlatleviJle. isconsin beginning Apnl til The only horne tournament will take pia e on April 23, where they will be I "no a team from Chioagp. "Put it on your calendar," pa~ 0 ,aid Kirkegaard."It's going to be a blast. We're hosting DePaul, and by then 'we'll be absolute pros." Beinga new team on the rugby circuit will make this ~asoninterestingand probably difficult in the beginning. "NobOdyhasany experience, this is just a fledgling team,everybody'sbrand new," said Kirkegaard. "The b<nefit isthateverybody is open to learning anything and everybody is super enthusiastic. 1 think I can safely ,., thateverybodythat's been involved so far has been instantlyenthusiastic about rugby." Kirkegaardsaid she would like to thank the men's rugbyteamfor being a big help in the training and support of the women's team. According to Kirkegaard, tbeyhavebeen willing to help in many ways including someof the basic aspects of practice·~:md giving pointers whenthey could be given. ~ The Ranger News ' 13 /. Members of the women's rugby learn practice on a cold afternoon in March. One of the great things about rugby, according to Kirkegaard, is its diversity. Rugby is the only sport that Ireland plays as a unified country, and the only SPOlt that color barriers don't apply in South Africa. This shows the camaraderie that rugby endorses. " _"The world is gone when you're on the pitch, the only thing that matters is rugby, your teammates, and your opponents," said Kirkegaard. ' A rugby tradition that cannot be ignored is the Zulu tradition, "There is a very special rugby tradition that.is' based on a rugby player's first tri [or score]; immediately they're a Zulu Warrior;" said Kirkegaard. "Zulu-Warri-;'rs get naked except for their cleats and socks and streak the pitch down to the end and back get dressed again and start playing." This will be something that the UW-Parksidewomen will do and will gaina great deal of r~~ect for, according to Kirkegaard. Many women's teams will not make the teap and Zulu at the game. They may still Zulu at a party or as a team but not in the true tradition. "As tradition has it, and as we will have it, you Zulu on the pitch when you score," said Kirkegaard. "It soun?s silly but there is a huge amount of respect when people actually Zulu, especially when women's teams Zulu,'because women can be shy, and we're not shy." • "Everyone on the team is going to do it, so 1guess the best thing to do is not even think: about it just get up and run as fast as you can to that goal line," said Wojnicz in response to the Zulu. According to Kirkegaard, the best thing about rugby is that anyone can play. Rugby is a SPOIt that doesn't discriminate against height or weight; anyone can jump in and play. Rugby is mostly about the love of the game and the camaraderie that is shared while playing. .,. in the decision for a lot of students. To be a member, you must be willing to travel, come to practices, and enjoy the company of the other players." There are no 'full ride' scholarships or lucrative financial contracts from professional teams. The thing that sets rugby apart from most other organizations is that rugby is played purely for the game itself, according to Traber. "Just because we don't have support and scholarships for players, doesn't mean that we're bad," he said. "We're a small team, but we compete well." Even though there are colleges like UC Berkeley and Penn State that have rugby as a varsity sport, Traber said he believes that it probably won't gel picked up by UW-Parkside because it isn't as popular as other sports, which means that it's not going to be a varsity sport anytime soon. That is not to suggest that there is no hope for the club. "Parkside holds a vote in the Wisconsin Rugby Union, a governing body of rugby organization throughout the state," said Traber. "'We are-a tier 2 team, which is like being a NCAA II team. That means that if we do well at the state competition, we can move up to the tier I,or NCAA Iequivalent. level." Combining this exposure with traveling around the state, UW-Parkside's rugby club will broaden its outreach on a statewide scale. "Having a women's rugby club will help all the rugby organizations because there are more teams developing at the high school level that will see that there is progression to the collegiate level. Youth development is big in Wisconsin, so any recognition brings attention to ~ur sport," said Traber. "If nothing else, the women's team will help students get out and get involved in sports instead of doing nothing." Playing for the men's rugby team means that there's a commitmenlLO teammates. travel, and training will be high priority for any potential players. There is plenty of room on the team for players of all skill level and athletic ability. The team encourages all students and community members to take a chance and discover what the rugby team has to offer, UW-Parkside's men's rugby team in action. Continuedfrom cover story soonfollowedbecause "of those 72 only 35 showed up to practices and only 12 in the initial program stuck with it." :r Thisdifficultynearly speJled defeat for the fledgling pr6gram. In the past there was a men's rugby club at UW-Parkside. "Back in the '70s there was the Kenosha-RacineMen's team," said Murphy. "They competed above the collegiate level,but they didn't actively recruit and gamer new interest from the community. Because of that, it dwindled into non-existence," Thatstate of affairs is far from the current case. Anthony Merten, a UWMilwaukeestudent who used to attend UW-Parkside, has been playing rugby for fiveyears. "Thisis a sport that takes me a long time to excel at," said Merten. "It has a steep learning curve and is definitely one of the toughest things that I've done." Keepingfit is a major benefit for this player. "The level of athleticism is rei . . utvely high at our club level, but, naturally, the more physically fit you are thebetteryou'll play," said Merten. "We're not really competitive for starters nght, now. We'll take anybody and whip 'em into shape. Everyone is more than welcome to play." _ Hekeepscoming back to play the "fly half'-a player who receives the ball from the back of the serum, In some ways he's comparable to a quarterback: There'reno forward passes in rugby, only passes to the side and the back. It hasn't been all glory for Merten either. "I've had a few injuries-the first time 1 touched the ballsomeone .' d II d broke my nose," he Said. "I've had spram ankles an pu e musclesbutnothing too bad." sai "~Il these guys out here are risking injury-there'S a great potential for injury, dJlm Murphy. "it's pretty abrasive. When you're in a scrum and you're one ofthe'tiOhtfi Iittl e ve'-the five nearest to the ball, your ears are going to get ale chaffed." P Luckilyfor the team, 'Coach' Murphy is also 'Dr.' Murphy. He's a UWarksldeAl . . umnus who IS a practicing chiropractor. InJune . bv i I ed s are an accepted risk by most athletes, but since rug Y IS P ay OUtdOors" I' . . IT b th club '. a ittle bad weather scares the light-hearted," said wu ra er, e H preSIdent. The club routinely practices in Wisconsin's foul winter weather. OWever th t . .' Ithat needs . ,e earn isn't restricted to playing in thIS area. Jt IS a trave actIve invol M vement from its officers and players. . "" urphysaid, "Will Traber has done a lot for the club: getting fundrng for ·,UIPment 'f UWP . ood way and he h ,UOJ arms, and travel expenses. He represents III a g < , ~;eNsto see some support from them too." ·d o . f by" sat T one to my knowledge has come to Parkside speclfically or rug , . raber. How ' h atld that Welghs ever, people in the high schools knOW that we re -ere 14 The Ranger News April 1, 20' Dating, Respect, and Communication blJ ~ike Domitrz • Sponsored by Parkside Violence Prevention Project and Student Activities ~ondalJ,April 4th 7:30pm Union Cinema ~1 200J~5~ --,- ---.:T~h=e...:R::a:..:.:n~g.::e:...r N:.:e:::w~s .:.:.. ¢.;-- SPORTS STANDINGS Overall GLVC Overall w--:;: s et Win Loss Pet. Win Loss .844 Quincy 16 4 .800 24 9 ~'1"1!1 Ii b~ W».w;rw ,'.c' LeWis 15 5 .750 19 11 .655 UW-Parkside 14 6 .700 20 12 Jl21 8ellatn\iile 14 6 .700 21 9 ~ 12 .586 N. Kentucky 13 7 .650 16 12 12 .556 Indianapolis 12 8 .600 22 10 15 0483 Southern Indiana 7 13 .350 14 14 'm:: :.~5£J SU f(;Q\'l@fd$\illl@ 7 13 .350 12 18 19 .321 Kentucky Wesleyan 7 13 .350 12 15 .:370 I ,;:Wi. ii, " Sain~Joseph's 3 17 .150 4 23 .333 Missouri-St. Louis 2 18 .100 6 21 GLve Men'sBasketball Team Final Standings GLVC Iii'we; :Wi[,:J:O$S S. Indiana 18 2 Pet. .900 SIUEdWardsville 15 5 .750 .700 Indianapolis 14 6 Qujne .550 17 .700 . 1.8 9 SaintJoseph's 11 KentuckyWesleyan 9 11 .450 15 N. Kentucky 8 12 ADO 14 UW-Patkside .350 10 7 1.3 Missouri- St.Louis 5 15 9 Bellarmine 4 GLVe Men'sBaseball Standings Asof Mar. 29, 2005 UW-Parkside 7 1 .875 11 6 Quine 5. 1 .833 11 KentuckyWesleyan 5 5 .500 6 11 15 .250 SUIEdwardsville 4 9 6 N.Kentucky 2 4 4 5__ ~~"'lI lndianapol's 6 9 13 Lewis 2 6 4 16 ...... ._~_._,;.." :...,......;:;;.:;:.,.,....,,;-.,...-: ...~3:""'I,'"j'li!*' ... -".·'74"":::.::'""'ii Sou!t1emIndiana l' . 5 ,,,,, Bellarmine 0 6 .000 5 SLye Women'sSoftball Standings As of Mar. 29, 2005 GLVC Overall o o 2 .000 Glye Women's Basketball Team Final Standings Pet. .625 .700 .571 _..--- .688 .500 .400 0444 .148 .222 Sponsored by Sludent Activities v " 16 .... The Ranger News Aprj! 1, 2005 - MSA Turns Against Destruction, Re-Turn Event Possible -------------- SUdan BY NICHOLAS MICHAEL RAVNIKAR Natural disasters like December's tsunami are unpreventable, but the genocide of hundreds of thousands of Sudanese Muslims and Christians represents something all people can help stop by uniting across our cultural divisions. That's what Muslim Student Association (MSA) and co-sponsors asserted at "rums," an event benefiting both tsunami relief and endins the ge ide i S • •• . I:> noel e In udall. Celebrating religious diversity and social responsibillry . II . . . I , as we as educatmo the attendees about both atroctues, the event aot front-page . C • • I;> Coverage In the Kenosha News MSA began planning the relief benefit weeks b f 1M' . e ore t te .arch 23 event According to MSA President Sarah Saad Campus Pol' d S . . . . ' Ice an tudent Activit" waved security requirements due to the nature of the eve t d S d res n , an tu ent Orga '. . Council (SOC) reduced some of the costs for the event. mzauon "It's so great to see members of the Parkside community hi' and peace," Saad said. e ping to benefit hope Unfortunately, event attendance was low despite th b . . ' e num er of co-sponsorin orgaruzauons, as well as the quality of performers MSA b g . . , rought to campus An estimated sixty students filtered in and out of U' S .' '. men quare dunng the I hour event, which featured an informational presentano h tnree- . n on ow earthquakes d the tsunami by hydro-geologist Professor John Skalb k '1' pro uced ec ,a sideshow detail' ' . . related to both the tsunami and Sudanese O"enocide ing statistics o , prayers representing a wid . ( J e vanety A map of the Darfur region of SUdan from at _ slideshow. urns evenl "Eachtime a man standsup for an ideal, or acts to improve the lot of others, or strikes outagainst injustice, he sendsforth a tiny ripple of hope those ripples builda current that can sweep down the mightiest wallsof oppression and resistance." ·Robert F. Kennedy, as quoted in the "turns"slideshow. ofCultures,four separate acts ranging from hip-hop to :nulti-cultural folk music, and an open mic. Saadsaid that the community might be able to "peetth rf e pe ormers,who received great applause from "",,who attended,to "re-turn" if organizational and '''''pusSUPPOrt seem like turnout might be higher at a """I event. Theslideshow, prepared mainly by Saad, leJlonedth . . . atin less than 12 hours a series of four killer ~a\'esdest I't'.,. rOyedmore than 1 million homes in 14 ~mnes kil , ' led 250,000 people and left 300,000 reported 1lIi~tng. ex InContrast, it cited the Sudanese genocide as an illlpleofh . Bf. umandestruction caused not by a conflict religion b1L ' as most media reports have painted it, but ~<rby "h . eI..._ . ate, racism, power, ethnic cleansing and -""'OCentrism." ''Th . ~ e JanJaweed. Sudanese racist rebels, and the ese gove id ", lieSI' mment both conclude it's 'not genoci e, rdesho . , 'iust WrepOrted."The U,S. has indicated that It s anolherS d U anese civil war. '" The Ranger News 17 This page-Top: (Clockwise from bottom left) Seemore Perspective, Maritza Cervantes, Itch 13, Belina Cervantes, John Germinaro, Aquil Chariton and Idris Goodwin. Middle: The view over Itch 13's shoulder as Luna Blues Machine performs with beats from Seemore Perspective, Idris Goodwin looking on. Bottom: Luna Blues Machine. Facing page-Top: Idris Goodwin, emcee, playwright, educator ...and security personell. Bottom: Aquil Charlton cohosts the event. The slideshow identified the genocide as the worst case of genocide since those of Bosnia, Chechnya and the Holocaust, all of which garnered U.S. intervention. The slideshow reported that on February 27,2004, Sudan saw thirty villages th 200 burned, more than 200 people killed, and more an girls and women gang-raped. additional 150 women and In addition, 11 reported that an 200 children were abducted. . , Victims include both Muslim and ChnSU~ f .d h w reported With rota s 0 Sudanese people, the sit es °th 200 000 tortured & dyed more an , 400 villages estrO, d d 6 000 people killed I 600 women and girls rape an 'b 200 000 , , atn more I an , displaced each month, there rem Sudanese refugees, sixteen of whom die of disease each day. Event co-sponsors included lntervarsity, Sacred Circle, Parkside !nternational Club and the Outreach Relief Committee (ORC). According to the event' flier, ORC comprises "other cultural student organizations and faculty." More information on the performers is available in this issue's "Clef otes," on page 19, as well as in the March 11 issue of The Ranger ews. 18 April 1, 2005 The Ranger News TAGE NEXT Look Homeward Students BYTORl SClIDEBEL Production and rehearsals have begun for Look Homeward Angel, UWParkside Theatre Department's latest show. On March 7. the entire cast was called to talk business and do a full read through, reading their lines aloud to reintroduce themselves to the script after auditions, which were held in the beginning of February. With production on Machinal now wrapped up, the cast and crew are ready to run full speed ahead on this project. Assistant stage manager Gabrielle DuBois, began going to production meetings in the second week of January. and continued working through Spring Break. "I am honored and excited even though I know it'll be hard work," DuBois said of her first stage management position. The romantic leads went to two actors are new to the department this year. Casey McConacbie will play tbe role of Laura, a young woman who finds love in tbe wrong place, and Derek Ewing will be playing the young Eugene, a poetic individual. Although the main plot centers around Mr. And Mrs. Gant, there is a connective love story that blossoms between Laura and Eugene. McConachie, who has been performing since she was young, said, "I'm very excited to have the role Ido for this production. Iwill be working very hard until ~ this production is over and I couldn't be more grateful." Ewing and McConachie joined the theatre program in fall of 2004, and both were in the production of My Fair Lady. Ewing had a role in Machinal. "The difference between Machinal and Look Homeward Angel," Ewing said, "is that even though Machinal made a daring impact and was brilliant, Look Homeward Angel is one of those stories anyone can relate to. about all the different levels of love." Tnother theatre department news, several students will be directing and acting in short plays for Directing I and IT classes. Students of those classes were assigned to pick a section of a play that was to be approved by Dean Yonk, professor and director at UW-Parkside. Then the students had to recruit two to three actors to present it in front of the class. Community members can see the 10 minute plays featured on May 8. Performances of the short plays are free and open to the public. got power? April 5 (5-10 p.rn,) & 6 (8:30-3 p,rn,), 2005 The Union--UWParkside PERFORMANCES OF POWER & PRffiLEGE: Race, Geuder, Class & Sexual Orieutatiou inEducatiou Organized & sponsored by the University of Wisconsin-Parkside: Center for Ethnic Studies Office of Equity & Diversily Office of Multicultural Studenl Affairs Additional funding support from: Office of the Chancellor Office of the Provost Plan 2008 Committee College of Arts & Sciences Center for Community Partnerships - Diversity Circles School of Business WOillen~sStudies Program Parkside lniemational Club University Relations & Advancement Special events grant: UW-System's Instittjle on Race & Ethnicity COVERAGE: Very Involved at Parkside Series My Yes is Burning BY GINNY ALWARD One important statement Michael Miller said from the recent Leadership conference was. "Be able to say 'no' by knowing your 'burning yes'" which means try to say no to things that people ask you to do. Miller delivered his presentation with energy and passion, motivating students to be leaders. Sometimes, he said, people really want to do something, but they have too many things on their plate. If someone overloads themselves with commitments or responsibilities, when that one opportunity comes along that they really want, he or she will not be able to do it because they won't have enough time ot energy to commit. "I hope to accomplish in today's seminar to help people to recommit themselves to an organization, their job, and to be able to help some one be better," Miller said, "and to take some of my energy that Ihave and be able to take that energy into their own lives." Miller earned his bachelor's degree in English from Fairfield University in Connecticut and his master's degree in public administration from Framingham State College. He has 15 years of experience working in administrative and sales positions within corporate and university settings. Before his consulting career he was the director of tbe Student Center and Student Leadership Development at Quinnipiac University in Connecticut for four years. He was responsible for the commuter student services, Greek life, leadership development, student center, student governance and organizations and student programming. Miller also worked as a sales representative for United Airlines and held additional management positions in student life and activities at Wentworth Institute of Technology and Loyola University in Chicago. Since 1988 he has volunteered for National Association for Campus Activities (NACA). He was also on the Board of Directors from 1999-200 I. Miller suggested that before getting involved, students should familiarize themselves with the group thal they want to be involved with. This is how people form and develop community, according to Miller. "Take risks," Miller said. "Sometimes, one needs to step out of one's safety zone, risk rejection, and set out to do something without knowing the outcome. "Be positive. Know that one can do something and accomplish a goal. Set goals that are specific and measurable. This means that it can be reached in a certain time." Melissa Sell said, "I heard about it from Mike Schuett, and it looks good on a resume." Mike Scbuett said, "I want to be a better leader." Katrina Edwards, a communications major, said, "I'm an R.A., and it's required that I be here. I'm here for the training." Shannon Holbert, who is in sociology, said, "[Miller's presentation] definitely made me put things into a different light with such examples as time management, goals and motivation," she said. "Everything was great." Jeanni Simpson, a communications major, also said, "More students should have been here. Everybody could get something out of it." "It's high energy, very entertaining and informative. " P ril1."2005 ~ The Ranger News CLEF NOTES One Emcee and One DJ BY NICHOLAS MICHAEL RAVNIKAR Beginning an album called Hip Hop and The Black Arts Movement with an intra that leads into the first song with the words, " ... crazy folks always misuse folks they love," Aquil & DSteele must have known they would provoke some serious thought in their listener. However, throughout the album these south side Chicago natives weave a coherent tapestry of the black diaspora over the eleven tracks that follow with well-blended rhythms and intricate metrics that test the flexibility of the hip-hop lyric. "The Gift" is a track that calls for commitment from every listener to their own unique abilities. It also thankfully subverts some themes of traditional dead white guys like Robert Frost with, "Itook the dark road full of inside jokes and simple pleasures." "My objects are projects that keep my concepts employed/process the complex topics y'all avoid/and box them in context y'aJi can enjoy," Aquil flows over the downbeat in "Can Iget Opeo?" Almost everyone can feel the inspiration enveloping these words just by scanning them. Poetics always implies economics, and "Back to a Place (B.A.M)" doesn't only keep the topic front-and-center in its form, but discusses it openly in an analysis of the slave trade that "scattered capital to make the labor trade greater" to projects and segregated neighborhoods that are "fertile soil" for a nascent future hope. Employing hypotactic sentences like, "Commit to changing each one of my commitments change me," shows this duo not only saying, but doing a') well--something many contemporary artists seem to overlook. The album has such ample instances of accountability to the audience that at times you'll wish a book would be so engaging. "Best of Both Worlds" details the pleasure and difficulty of a long distance relationship, pulling imagery of constellations, precious stones and physics together in Aquil's ode to his fiance. "King of Hearts" is a narrative backed up by a slap bass line and high-hat. The lyrics identify the main character by the cards he carries "because a little superstition helps hold the fears back." It details one man's honest pick-up-line of a lifetime, where "the King of Hearts" asks "Big Momma" to be his partner in self-determination. Knowing that she gets game spit at her every day, he says right off the bat, "All that 'shorty can I get some?' conversation is lame." One can recall a scene off the block with Fred Hampton when he suggests they start a free breakfast program. Though an intense personal expression of two collaborators, it's clear the goal of this album was opening the minds and eyes of others. and one would hope that more people get tbe opportunity to check this album out. Inquiries should be addressed to aquilc@sbcglobal.net. Goes to Show You What's In a Name BY NICHOLAS MICHAEL RAVNIKAR Beginning his EP album Beat Box Vignettes Vol. t, Chicago emcee Seemore Perspective asks his audience, "what good is a soft-spoken crowd rocker?" From start to finish, this album is a not just a musical but also a literary experience. Perspective's dynamic vocals and shocking mouth-born beats tempt the listener along as he subverts hip hop's rhetori.c of bravado for a "word puree" of style and substance all the while. It's also worth noting that Mr. Perspective not only provided the beats and lyrics, but also produced and recorded the entire album. On "Dream Sequence," Seemore and guest-emcee Itch 13 craft a truthful account of the all-too-familiar constraints of time we face every day in the guise of an alarm clock (vl'm still yawnin~When I'm in the middle of a dream"), as well as bringing in philosophlcal and social commentary with lines like "and aren't we only sleeping?/and aren't we only dreaming?" . . . I h "sleep IS my The lyrics also evidence deep. surrealist rnetap lor sue as wetsuit," that extend the meaning of the entire song. Rounding out the track a cappella, Perspective gives listeners something to hope for: "When l' III in the middle of a dream/. interrupred/l'm sooo tired/of this attack upon my sUbstam.:e/ll~ .my head/pushin' away the numbness/Lift my head/And lift my sptrtt up with it." . . W· . I ts the commerCIalism ith "Hypocritics," Seemore Perspective amen of mainstream homozenized culture, "shady motherfuckers/. ., , C> , • , -self/you' re trontm hypocritical motherfuckers/you re frontin on YOU! on everybody else." . ' "he "If you've foro otten/who you are let me do the r~mmdll1g, 'I o h s off mio near-51 ence, says, leading into a beat-box sequence t at taper jolting the mind and ear into the present moment. bl ., k is his incompara e Most satisfying of PerspectIve s war I . delivery, which conveys the sense that the words he Spits /ellh . .. Th I king for compact, we P YSlcally tummg III space. ose 00 . I k further , h' 'IC need 00 no developed. meaningful messages In t. ell"mus than this eight-song collection. 19 Why You Need the Blues BY NICHOLAS MICHAEL RAVNlKAR Without a doubt, The Luna Blues Machine helps even the tide with Ruff 'N' Uncut: Live at the Crib, recorded last year. A four-song extended play like this will always leave a listener wanting more. The band comprises Maritza and Belinda Cervantes, as well as occasional base from John Germlnaro and beat boxing from the versatile Seemore Perspective. At times, Flamenco stylings will bleed into folk and hip-hop influence, such as on the track "Songwriter Man," where the sisters Cervantes both bemoan and celebrate the tragic appeal of artistic, emotionally unavailable men. They seem to offer a piece of honest advice when they say, "Your heart is fragile/to several angles/and in the middle of the night/your conscience got you frazzled/love him up/but let him go/see in a moment or two ... 1 told you so" The song offer listeners second- and first-person perspectives, changing from the voice of the above lines to, "when Ilook into your eyes you don't seem bothered," which begs everyone the question whether or not we ever do. In contrast, "Hippie's Song" is a much more down-beat croon that tastes like love. Lines like "he followed me/up into my world/ not afraid of my love/attacking every tum/not afraid to get burned" combined with the sweet, painful contradiction of "he followed me/ and never will" help the track into reality, Giving listeners something to meditate on, the track closes with a repeated refrain fragment "he will/always," delivered with a sincere mystique that speaks to both conventional relationships as well as the unrequited. Luna Blues Machine is definitely going to be making some waves locally in the next few months, and they're planning a tour in the not-so-distant future. Look out for this great blend of funk, feminine energy and passionate music to soon blow up. ",...,.,..... Seemore Perspective said, "See more perspective." Photo Rebecca McDonald. Who's On Point BY NICHOLAS MICHAEL RAVNlKAR Idris Goodwin is not just an «emcee who performs facilitations," and, although he says be's not "a poet or a prophet" but "jus~ a man.:' with WorkHusdeThinkWrite he goes beyond a pure celebration of hip hop's rich history to provoke his audience to participate, calling for "adventure, not indentured servants." In fact. Goodwin has been very busy in Chicago over the last few years. He released two albums with ~arnl Cre~, w:rote. directed., and produced multiple plays--including his ~ulTent "Hip Hop Opera entitled Pluto--with the Hermit Arts Collective. and IS currently teaching at Young Chicago Authors. Tracks like "Stuck (The Mule Song)" and "Mr. Hipster" call out do-nothing scenesters on their admitted consumerist a~athy, asking them to move toward action--regardless of what form It takes. H laments the confounding influence of a confused "ghetto I .:. that breads "real American[s] out for self' in "Little Big Man:' ell ture f d'?v' b rill asks "Why throw back when you can go orwar . IOU re ut s I . , d." tougher than you think even though you think you re LO~ure . Lin:s of this sort resonate with anyone who's felt despalf,.~d.reveal a , ring indefinite something about the effects of mainstream very mteres I , ;0 culture," whether marginalized or not. . Similes such as "Spittin lyrics from the trash like Oscar the ., h." d "You're runnin' off at the lip like a handlebar mustache, Graue l an I' I yfol yet intellecrual deftness that less-talented emcees would show a P a shy away from. . . , ., "F t t s" sives GoodWill the opportunity to vow he II grab the OOS~ ;0 ., • • . d I' ht it up like flair/and light it up like revolution, light It up rn~anlg " like blunt! and light up your institution and tell you what we want. 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