The Griffin: volume 69, issue 14 - Jan. 29, 1999

              The Oishei Foundation was founded by John R. Oishei, the President of Trico Corporation, a company which was at one time the nation's premier manufacturer of windshield wipers. Despite the wide range of organizations to which the Oishei Foundation donates, the Oishei Professors Program is unique to the College. The program includes funds for the awarding of nine professorships over the next three years. The program also will provide the money to sponsor one guest educator at the College for lars to the University of Buffalo Honors Program. each of the next three years. According to Rev. Vincent M. Cooke, S.J., College president, the Oishei Professorship Program will "enhance the classroom experience for undergraduate students. This program is unique compared to that at most colleges because these professorships advocate creative undergraduate teaching rather than scholarly research." The Oishei Professorships are open to any existing faculty member who excels at using innovative teaching methods in undergraduate classes. Any faculty member interested in applying for a professorship must then submit a pro- THEGRrFFIN Volume LXIX Number 14 January 29,1999 Faith healing: an instrument of God or the weapon of a murderer? Viewpoint Columnist Kristy Mangione's opinion? Find out on... Cochrane, Galie and Noonan pursue Oishei excellence by Paul Dumansky Griffin News Reporter page 8 Join Griffin Features Writer Paul Cumbo when he hunkers down for a chat with older brother Peter Cumbo, director of Mirage, a magic show currently playing at the Marie Maday Theater. page 9 Griffin Advertising Manager Mollie Strasser ushers her fellow students into 1999 with a look at their Resolutions for the new year. page 11 Novice Features Columnist Jamin Glasgow takes you "Around Town" to Caffe' Aroma for all your caffeine cravings page 12 The Ice Griffs are taking the MAAC by storm. Read about their offensive surge on... page 16 Dr. Cochrane's Contemporary Writers Series will bring several prominent authors to Canisius College each year for the next three years to discuss their writings and "One doesn't expect to get such an honor/' stated Dr. Cochrane. "I am grateful and pleased and really excited about it." Now that the application process is over and their ideas have been accepted, the recipients of the Oishei Professorships find themselves busily planning for, as well as anxiously awaiting, the establishment of their programs. Dr. Mick Cochrane, Dr. Peter Galie, and Dr. Michael Noonan were awarded with the 1.5 million dollar gift to fund their projects, all of which are designed to enhance students' learning by providing opportunities and resources which were previously unavailable to them. Montantes to make architectural mark by Marisa Loffredo Griffin News Editor page 18 One of the best three-point shooters in men's basketball is in our own backyard. Find out more about the Griffs' Kevin Worley on... page 19 It's the Broncos against the Falcons in Super Bowl XXXIII. See what Eric Finnegan thinks about Sunday's game on... See Gift page 6 News 1 -6 Editorial 4 Viewpoints 7-8 Features 9-15 Sports 16-20 he is ex officio of all its standing committees Montante's Uniland was also responsible for the development of the Village Townhouses, and he stated that one of Uniland's designing goals was to be spatially sensitive to the existence of Lyons Hall. He feels that Cannon's desire is to maintain a consistency in the architecture that will allow the Cultural Center to blend perfectly with the surrounding area. The refurbishments will foster a symmetry between Lyons Hall, the Village Townhouses, and, finally, the Cultural Center, that will allow them all to blend into the kind of unified vision that College president Vincent M. Cooke, S.J., has in mind for the College. Carol Montante, a freelance interior decorator, is as active at Canisius as her husband, serving on several fundraising committees. She maintained that, "there's so much [architecture] in the area and the tendency and the temptation is to tear it down and start over because, frankly, it's cheaper." The couple is warding against that inclination by jumping at this chance to find an adaptive reuse of the Cultural Center. Although the Cultural Center will remain similar in purpose, the former St. Vincent's Church at Main Street and Eastwood Place will be enriched functionally so that activities of a wide variety can be held there with ease. Lectures will comprise most of the events, but there will be Cannon Architects, the same firm responsible for the planning and design of Old Main and Lyons Hall, will be refurbishing the Cultural Center. Montante, founder and CEO of Uniland Development Company of Amherst stated, "we've been working on some emerging ideas. I've been asked to serve on the committee of 15 or so who are working on programming." This is in addition to Montante's many other committments to the College which bring him to campus an average of 2 to 3 times a week. As chairman of the board of trustees, A gift from Carl and Carol Montante, in the amount of 1.5 million dollars, is the latest contribution to the Imagine Canisius capital campaign fund. Used to renovate the college's Cultural Center, the funding will, as Montante stated, make the facility "a place where [the College community] can meet and address not only the academic needs of the students but also the social and spiritual." It is a historic building in good repair that has a wealth of potential. It will become the College's primary auditorium facility and will provide ample space for a variety of functions that will enrich student growth, as well as serve alumni and the general public. "Serving the Canisius Community Since 1933" by Meredith Christman Griffin News Editor page 2 page 4 page 7 Why do nice guys always finish last? Viewpoints Columnist Peter Gothgen tries to answer this ago old question on... See Oishei page 3 Griffin News Reporter Elizabeth Mangus gives the details of the upcoming festivities of Fine Arts Week. Roving News Reporter Benjamin Krass went downtown to the MMA for Clinton and company's Buffalo visit. Read all about it on... Oishei to enhance classroom experience posal to a committee composed of faculty, staff, and other members of the Canisius College community. Despite receiving a professorship, the faculty member still will carry a full class load, one class of which will be sponsored by the professorship. A significant amount of interest was generated by the Oishei Professorships within the faculty during the fall semester. According to the Office for Academic Affairs, nineteen proposals were submitted for consideration by the committee.The Oishei Foundation is currently the largest local private organization in Western New York. Its main focus is to offer funds to worthy cultural and educational organizations in the Buffalo area which foster community enhancement. The foundation has recently donated funds to several other groups, including 1 million dol- The John R. Oishei Foundation recently donated 1.5 million dollars to Canisius College in order to establish the Oishei Professors Program. INSIDE 1 N D F X Photo hy TOM WOLF S6 Positioned in the balconey of the historic former church which will soon be designated the Carl and Carol Montante Cultural Center, the structure's namesakes contemplate the splendor of its impending refurbishments. Slated for completion in the Fall of 1999, the refinements strive to make the building an iOrth^ofJ^ather^ookt^s^isionjror>UiejCoiiege^^^^^^^_^_^^^^^^__i___^^^^^^_ See Professors page 2