The Griffin: volume 67, issue 23 - May 2, 1997

              Photo courtesy of ASHLEY DORCELY Respect a two-way street Loring Avenue has been the site of many parties in the past - to the disdain of residents. INDEX Ciraolo did not want his health to stand in his way and destroy his dream; as it turns out it won't. Notre Dame has decided that it will award a posthumous degree to Ciraolo with his family watching on. His brother will be accepting the degree for him at his graduation ceremony in May. There were many people in attendance at Ciraolo's funeral and his wake. His funeral took place in his hometown of Cheektowaga with family, friends, and faculty from both Canisius and Notre Dame in attendance. Ciraolo was not an average student or an average person. He was exceptional in every way including the way in which he dealt with his sickness. He fought with bravery and determination and he will be missed by everybody whose life he ever touched, and that would be just about everybody he met. sports. Often Ciraolo could be found attending Notre Dame football games as well as basketball and hockey games. Even when Ciraolo moved to Notre Dame he was still a loyal fan to his hometown teams, especially the Buffalo Bills. At Canisius, Ciraolo was an Canisius College graduate Joe Ciraolo died Wednesday April 22 following a heart attack in the Student Center of the University of Notre Dame where he had been attending law school. All of the Canisius College Community was saddened upon learningofthedeath of one of the most exceptional and competent students that has ever passed through Canisius. Ciraolo was not what one would call physically strong. He had battled serious medical problems for most of his life including soft-bone disease and cardiac problems. Despite Ciraolo's physically weak appearance, he had the strongest determination and the most competence of any student at Canisius College. While attending Canisius, Ciraolo had anoutstandingQ.P.A. and belonged to the fraternity Sigma Phi Epsilon.Tonight, the Campus Programming Board will hold the Griffin Gala, the successor to the Quad Party. Roth considers the Quad Party, and particularly Quad party-related celebrations, as an area of contention between Canisius and Hamlin Park residents.Absentee landlords renting houses to students "make things difficult for us," says Roth. "With a house full of students, neighbors] don't know if the property is college owned or not," he says. The college has since corrected this problem by placing blue and gold signs designating collegeowned properties. ception that locations in which large numbers of African-Americans are living together are a ghetto, and therefore treat it as such. Lauretta Anderson, who lives on Hughes Avenue, makes the ironic observation that the college-owned property next to her well-maintained home is in need of repairs. See Relations page 2 Phoio courtesy of the AZUWUR English major and was involved in the All-Honors program. He was well-known and well-liked by every professor he met. This was partially due to his determination, which was unshakeable despite his health problems. Even with these hindrances, he still managed to attend the majority of his classes and graduated in four years, even though sometimes he had to take a leave of absence from school. Despite his health, Ciraolo was not going to let anything stand in his way. After he completed his education at Canisius he went on to Notre Dame and made just as much of an impression there as he did at Canisius. He was friendly with all the professors and students and was very supportive of team News 1 - 5 Editorial 4 Viewpoints 6 - 7 Features 8 - 10 Entertainment 11 Gobbledeygook 12 Classifieds 12 Sports 13 - 16 What's inside... ♦ Middle States review 2 ♦ Barone recuperating 5 ♦Senior reflections 6 ♦Senior leaders honored 10 ♦At the Penn Relays 14 In consideration of college neighbors, Dr. Thomas E. Miller, vice-president for Student Affairs, issued a memo last week to the student community calling for restraint in year-end festivities. According to Roth, the unofficial partying associated with the Quad Party has caused division between the neighborhood and the college. Roth says that beginning at 5 p.m. each year on the afternoon of the Quad Party, he spends seven to eight hours cruisingthe neighborhood with Public Safety to ensure some order and observe the situation. "During the past five years, it has gotten worse and worse," he says of incidents occurring on the last day of classes, calling the situation on Loring Avenue "absurd." Beer and loud music. These rituals marking the end of classes for many students are a source of annoyance for residents on streets surrounding Canisius. Canisius' location in a residential urban setting presents its share of problems for the college and its neighbors in relating to one another. Canisius is in the Hamlin Park district, which is bordered by Main Street, Kensington/Humboldt Parkway, East Feriy, and Jefferson Avenue. Dr. Stephen Roth, dean of Student Services, says of relations with the college's immediate neighbors, 'They're going as well as can be expected." In discussing relations with the residential area around Canisius, Roth differentiates between the neighboring residents on streets the neighbors share with Canisius, and the Hamlin Park Community and Taxpayers Association. The HPCTA is a coalition of block clubs with the intention of protecting the Hamlin Park neighborhood. Roth says that most of the conflict between the college and the surrounding community has mainly been with the HPCTA. He says, "While it purports to speak for Hamlin Park on every issue, it does not always speak for people who live next to us." Roth adds, "Members of the HPCTA tend to be combative. They fight for this or that. I always think it is a shame that it has to be that way. The college has been accused of insensitivity. I think this is unfair. The college is trying to be as fair as it can be." Martha Veasey, director of community relations, says that both sides genuinely believe that they act on behalf of Veasey visits the neighbors to solicit their concerns, and advises students on how to conduct themselves as responsible neighbors, including "how to get along with elderly, middle-class black people who feel their community is thought of as a ghetto by other people who didn't know better." Veasey says that Hamlin Park has historically been considered to be relatively elite, and that it became a sort of African-American suburb at a time when African-Americans were essentially excluded from moving to the suburbs. She says one problem is that some students cany the miscon- the community's best interests, but says that few members of the HPCTA actually live near the school. "The neighbors want to be kept out of the crossfire between the Hamlin Park association and the College," she says. Veasey lives close to Hamlin Park, and through her work, has become well-acquainted with many of the residents of neighborhood homes. "I believe that neighborhood relations have gotten stronger and better in the past three or four years." After she assumed this position, Veasey circulated a survey to gauge the opinions of homeowners residing near the college. The feedback she received indicated that the neighbors respect the college, but they do not feel students reciprocate this respect. She says that the survey indicated that "the neighbors did have issues that students were just not being taught the necessary things to be good neighbors, like parties. ..Neighbors felt they were being caught in something like a drunken Mardi Gras every night.. .There was a constant round of partying." gfl} V y * -5V~ ' ■ I ( • M \ Canisius grad Joe Ciraolo . ■9 I —■^irtlMV »*-■ ■ ■1 TO f^mm d!l~l*ii*ifi i ■ ■iimiw^—*" ~4 » J»5» I » . ■ ■»■ T M aaCi ■ '-■gs. Mlja 1 1 I ~i»* *" I ifM"['i' rfii i ' «h Hf» ' I  "Serving the Canisius Community Since 1933 " Volume LXVII Number 23 Friday, May 2, 1997 Many gather to remember Ciraolo by Stephanie Houck Griffin News Reporter by Phil Rico Griffin News Reporter