The Griffin: volume 66, issue 06 - Oct. 27, 1995

              that income from services will defray the cost of providing them. In the spring of 1995, a resident student survey was conducted which produced the fol- Dr. Joel Cohen, director of Information Technology Services (ITS), presented the information to the group. Cohen addressed the senate on many of the issues that came up at the beginning of the school year. He noted that before ACC began servicing the school, there were high installation costs, high monthly costs, long distance disputes, poor integration with rest of campus, little known about resident student calling patterns, and a poor technology infrastructure in the Residence Halls. Three representatives from ACC, the telecommunications firm that took over the phone system for the Canisius College residence halls this year, came to last week's Undergraduate Student Association (USA) senate meeting to address concerns that resident students have with the service. Brian Benjamin and E J. Butler of ACC long distance and Carl Tobin of ACC National Telecom addressed student concerns and talked about possible plans for ACC in the future. least $10/month for cable TV. The meeting also focused on technology goals for the residence halls. These goals were described as follows: a universal telephone service, a campus data network availability similar to what is available in computer labs, educational and entertainment TV channels, a reasonable cost to residents, and Alternatives to alcohol use offered to students by Nicole Laudisio Griffin News Reportei Calvin One Deer, a nationally known motivational speaker, addressed faculty and students last week on the need to promote a healthy self-identity. Photo by ASHLEY DORCELY National Alcohol Awareness Week was sponsored by Residence Life, BACCHUS and the Residence Hall Association (RHA). The purpose of this week long event was to raise student awareness concerning alcohol related issues while providing the Canisius community with healthy alternatives to alcohol use. Calvin One Deer, a nationally known motivational speaker and a North Carolina Lumbee Indian, addressed two different groups of Canisius students and faculty last week at the beginning of National Alcohol Awareness Week concerning the advantages of a positive outlook on life. He spoke on Monday, Oct. 16, in the Cultural Center and on Tuesday, Oct. 17, in the Frisch Lounge. During the course of his speeches, the audience was given the opportunity to participate in his lecture. One Deer demonstrated "The Get Up Dance," an exercise meant to provide a sense of emotional uplift. According to One Deer geared his lecture toward change and cultivating a positive lifestyle by establishing the basis for a healthy lifestyle. "Confidence equals good, clean, pure and powerful thoughts," said One Deer. One Deer suggested that everyone must take charge of his or her life, and it must be a positive charge. He stated, "Will you stare up the steps or will you step up the stairs?" The answer may only be discovered within you own boundaries, and personal emotional strength. The lecture also focused on the individual need to take risks in everyday life. One Deer stated, "Everyday, we are faced with risks from the time we wake up in the morning, to the time we go to bed at night. How you get up in the morning determines how you will go up in life." He further stated, "It is time to 'Wipe the slate clean.' Therefore, we leave the problems of yesterday back in yesterday and live for today."One Deer, "The Get Up Dance," taken as a daily exercise, is meant to help people feel their decisions, their environment, and most importantly, themselves.One Deer also emphasized that a person's actions create his or her habits. According to One Deer, by performing "bad" actions early in life, one is likely form "bad" habits later on. He said, "We need to acquire confidence within ourselves. We also need to take responsibility for our own actions. Positive thoughts create positive actions." Halloween havoc on campus Faltering football I program New education (see page 2) (see page 8) (see page 12) VOLUME LXVI, NUMBER 6 Residence hall phone system addressed at weekly senate meeting by Steve Sabo Griffin News Reporter FRIDAY, OCTOBER 27, 1995 More cluck for your buck... lowing results: 76.7 percent had NY Tel Service, 95.6 percent thought College provided service would be beneficial; 85.2 percent willing to pay for such services, 87.4 percent would subscribe to a Canisius provided long distance service, 74.4 percent willingto pay for networked data access, plus over 90 percent willing to pay at "ACC has had, continues to have, and desires to have in the future, student participation in decisions affecting students." —Mr. Brian Benjamin Representative, ACC Long Distance The German Club Oktoberfest, held last Friday in the Peter Gust Economu Dining Hall, featured a 'battle of the birds' as part of the evening's entertainment Photo by ASHVSY DOKCKLY In conclusion, Benjamin stated, "ACC has had, continues to have, and desires to have in the future, student participation in decisions affecting students." The representatives from ACC expressed concern for the quick remedying of problems that their student customers may have. They stated that if anyone has problems that they can either call their customer service hotline, residence life, ITS, or 515-3777 from a residence hall phone. The ACC representatives reminded everyone that they have been contracted for only one year. The final portion of the presentation showed the results of having ACC so far this year. The result are: 91 percent have telephone service (up from 77 percent), easier dialing to other residents and to campus faculty and staff, lower average initial costs ($31.52 vs. $55), lower monthly costs ($23.11 vs. $28.34; comparable featurescall hold, call waiting, last number redial-with NYNEX would cost and additional $10.64), discounted longdistance service, longdistance accountability no matter what telephone is used, and experience to plan for future services for telephone, data, and cable TV. 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