The Griffin: volume 71, issue 07 - Oct. 27, 2000

              falo Philharmonic Orchestra, The Canisius College Chorale, and The Choir of Blessed Sacrament Church performed a dedicatory concert. The Dedication began with a few re- Photo by STEVEN MOLVAREC Carol and Carl Montante marvel over the bronze St Peter Canisius statue that was presented to them by Rev. Vincent M. Cooke, S.J. For several months, the Carl and Carol Montante Cultural Center, formerly St. Vincent's Church which closed in 1993, has been undergoing a refurbishing and restoration. Some of the changes have been very visible, such as the cleaning of the exterior sandstone. One day the stonework was black, as it had been for many years because of the amount of pollution and soot from the city, and within a few days, Old St. Vincent's was white and clean as the day its stones were set in place. On Monday, Oct'. 23, the Montante Cultural Center was dedicated by Fr. Vincent marks from Fr. Cooke. After commenting on the cleaning of the interior mosaics and stonework as well as the exterior of the Cultural Center and the addition of sound panels to give the building better acoustics, Fr. Cooke explained, "We balance our desire for a superior acoustical building with the need to preserve the beauty of the interior of the center." Fr. Cooke explained the additions and changes that were made to the building. The Montantes then took the podium from Cooke and Carl Montante explained the events surrounding their involvement in the restoration of the Center. Carl Montante is the founder of Uniland Development Company and currently serves as chairman of the Canisius College Board of Trustees. Mrs. Carol Montante See Montante page 3 M. Cooke, S.J., Canisius President and the Montantes. The Ars Nova Musicians Chamb e r O r - chest r a , part of the B u f - Permanent home for entrepreneurs by Valerie Eaton Griffin News Reporter Strassberger's career as an investor and entrepreneur has led him to have experience with many business enterprises. Currently he is an investor and member of the board of directors of DuoCor, which manufactures System Guardian, a technology back-up system for Windows operating systems. He also has several real estate and publishing interests, See Strassberger page 3 Canisius College in 1938. Strassberger majored in chemistry at his father's suggestion, despite the fact that he had a talent for business. This talent began in grammar school, when Strassberger began to buy the Saturday Evening Post three for a dime and selling them for a nickel each. Strassberger worked various jobs to support himself while in college during the Depression. During his Naval tour in San Francisco, Strassberger met his wife Rita, and they married in 1944. Pholo courtesy of the OFFICE OF PUBIJC RELATIONS Paul J. Strassberger and Maureen Millane- Rusk, Asst. Dean Extended Business Program. Among the many renovations that have recently taken place at Canisius, including the many improvements to Lyons Hall, is the recently dedicated Paul J. '38 and Rita Strassberger Center for Entrepreneurship. The center is named for the Strassbergers in recognition of the one million contribution they made to the Imagine Canisius campaign fund. The dedication was held August 23 with Paul Strassberger, his family and college officials present. "As an entrepreneur, I am excited to have the Strassberger name associated with a community resource that is dedicated to educating Western New York's entrepreneurs," Paul Strassberger said of the new center. Strassberger is a native of Buffalo and graduated from Bennett High School. He earned a bachelor's degree in chemistry from \ The Weekly Student Newspaper of Canisius College ill "Serving the Canisius Community Since 1933" Homecoming 2000 'photos by This past weekend, Canisius |  celebrated their annual | ) Iffl' Homecoming. The event was kicked off by a parade which started in the Frisch Circle and ended at Koessler. There were other festivities at Demske before the game. This year's King and Queen, Greg Heeb and Cathia Moise, were crowned just prior to the kickoff. The Griffin What dreams are made of by Stephen Molvarec Griffin News Reporter Photo by KATIE DETTMAN The new and improved exterior of the Carol and Carl Montante Cultural Center. Photo by MEREDITH CHRISTMAN The inside of the Center now includes a large stage, added in order to provide an area for concerts and theatre. The Griffin today NEWS Interested in finding out about how the world is really run on a global scale? News Reporter Ellen Ippolito looks into the visit of Moutari Ousmane, ermanent Representative of Niger to the United Nations. See full story, page 2. VIEWPOINTS Check out Viewpoints Editor Michael Butler's views on the upcoming Presidential election. See full story, page 6. FEATURES But i S falo g native Connie Porter entertained a Canisius audience with her fiction last Thursday. See full story, page 8. SPORTS season with a home tilt against UB, losing 34 to 7. See full story, page 16. I ' ■ u FORECAST Showers; * Hi 65° *«— y Low 39 °  j31 Sctt Showers; > Hi 46° |™gr jM Low 35 °  j Partly Cloudy; > Hi 54° !*-. * H I ow 40 ° INDEX News 1 Editorial 4 Viewpoints 6 Features 8 Sports 13 On the Wing 15 http://wvm.canisius.edu/griffin