The Griffin: volume 68, issue 21 - Apr. 24, 1998

              Little interest shown in USA elections Fewer students than needed ran for senate positions By Erin Hurley Griifin News Reporter Read up on the results for this week's oh-so-competitive USA elections. The winners of executive board positions, as well as each class' senators and the award for Outstanding Organization of the Year, are found in News... Page 6 Long-time Viewpoints columnist Todd Bojanowski shares a few of his parting thoughts. Join him... Page 7 Dan HefFron helps us unwind at House of Quinn. Read his review in Features... Page 10 Look who's Surfaced in this week's Rockline's—singer Sarah McLachlan... Photo by PATRICK BRAWN Page 12 Page 14 Page 17 Page 18 Dan Jasen, a junior and the USA chairman, commented, "It's disappointing with the lack of students running." Jasen added, "The students running are very The current elections will require use of this article. In each class there are fewer students running for the positions than are needed. In next year's junior class, for example, three students are running, although there are five vacancies which need to be filled. According to Article VIII of the USA Constitution, in the absence of a senator from any given class, the USA president, with the approval of a majority of the officers of a given class, shall appoint a senator to fill the vacancy. The appointment is subject to the approval of the Senate. This past Tuesday and Wednesday (April 21 and 22), the Undergraduate Student Association (USA) held elections for officer positions. Membership in the Student Senate consists of twenty-four full-time students who are elected to one-year terms. Six officers are elected from each class. See USA page 2 ROCKTHEVOTE Students visit the booths last Wednesday, April 22, to elect next term's USA senetors and executive board. Afro American Society ball deemed a success by Katie Dettman Griffin Copy Editor Commencement plans underway by Elizabeth Mangus Griffin News Reporter Visit yet another of Buffalo's hidden treasures with the third installment of Feature columnist Theresa Petito's Elmwood series... Do you want to read about a number one ranked athlete in the area? Turn to Sports and read about Kori Grasha... The annual Afro American Society ball was held last Friday at the Holiday Inn. It was deemed a "huge success" by the students who planned and attended the event. The ball, which is not the average Canisius semiformal, had a larger turnout than expected. "A lot of students decided to attend at the last minute," said DiShawn Minor, who was on the Overall, this year's ball was a great success. Everyone involved is very pleased with the results of all the planning andwith the overall turnout of the event. Adviser Martha Veasey reflected on the past year and thanked those who were involved with the Afro American Society. The names of the king and queen of the ball were also announced. This year Otis Hamilton was Afro King and LaShekia Chatman was Afro Queen. planning committee for the event. "A lot of people signed up during the last week before the ball." In addition to dinner and dancing, the annual event is aimed at fostering a greater sense of community at Canisius. Students Johnette Warren, Otis Hamilton, and Omar Menifee performed "Beneath the Surface", a dramatic interpretation of poetry which deals with what Minor referred to as "real life issues" facing people today.  Ice Griffs held their end of season banquet. Who won team MVP? The winner can be found in Sports... Van deVen chose Duke because it is one of the top five programs in the country and also because in general, everything about it appealed to him. According to Dr. Frank Dinan, a Chemistry professor at Canisius, Van deVen is a perfect fit for such a top-notch program. "He has this unbelievable intelligence," Dinan remarked. At the same time though, Dinan noted that Van deVen is also a great human being who is modest and unassum- and finally participate in clinical rotations for two years. With his acceptance into the program, he earned a full-tuition scholarship for the seven years and will also be paid an annual stipend of $14,000. Streak of senior excellence continues by Ben Krass Griffin News Reporter See Van deVen page 3 News 1-5 Editorial 4 Viewpoints 7-8 Features 9-14 Sports 16-20 Signs of the approaching events have been showing up all over campus over the last few weeks. Signs have been posted across campus seeking applications from seniors interested in representing their class as a speaker at graduation. Also, information has been made available as to how to purchase a videotape of the graduation ceremony. All of the applications for The time for the members of the class of 1998 to celebrate graduation is quickly approaching. The festivities will begin with Senior Week which is slated to occur May 16-24 and which will end with the Baccalaureate Mass on Saturday. The festivities will conclude with the graduation ceremony to be held at the Marine Midland Arena on Sunday, May 24. See Commencement page 5 Van deVen will go to medical school for the first two years, work on his Ph.D. for three years Thomas Van deVen, a senior at Canisius College, was one of only seven students to be accepted into the Medical Scientist Training Program (MSTP) at Duke University to start in late summer. He is the third Canisius student ever to enter the prestigious seven-year program. MSTP applicants needed to meet the admission requirements of both the Duke Medical School and the Duke Graduate School. Special emphasis was given to evidence of prior research experience in admissions decisions. Volume LXVIII Number 21 April 24, 1998 How much do you owe? Find out about the damage fines that have been piling up lately in the Bosch and Frisch residence halls in News... Page 2 "Serving the Canisius Community Since 1933" THETGRIFFIN INDEX INSIDE