The Griffin: volume 70, issue 17 - Mar. 10, 2000

              Presidential hopefuls held Mardi Gras celebrations of their own Tuesday, Mar. 7., also "Super Tuesday," as the polls closed and showed Vice President A1 Gore and Texas Gov. George W. Bush with decisive leads for their party nominations. Gore currently has 1,152 delegates out of 2,170 needed to win the nomination. In New York State, Gore won 65% of the vote. His challenger, former Sen. Bill Bradley, won 34% of the vote. Bush boasts 660 of the 1,034 delegates he needs to secure the Republican nomination while Arizona Sen. John McCain is hanging on to a respectable 210. At one stirring moment he held his hand in the air and swore he would be the President who would take an oath on the Bible and live up to his word. He believes, "Our party is ready to lead this country Schools," but would return the control of school policies to state and local governments. of the candidates attended pep rallies in Western New York to bolster voter support. Friday, Mar. 3 Bush made a quick stop at an airport rally where he confidently extolled a nomination he felt was guaranteed. With former GOP candidate Elizabeth Dole, Gov. George E. Pataki, State Republican Chairman William Powers, Rep. Tom Reynolds, Rep. Jack Quinn, and his wife Laura behind him, Bush addressed a group of excited party loyalists. Members of the College Republicans and Sig Ep joined Niagara University students on stage with Bush as he promised to "do the people's business" and concern himself with education, tax cuts, and the military. He framed himself as an education reformer who wouldn't be the "Federal Superintendent of Photo courtesy of AL GORE 2000 Gore chats with voters. Students speak up See Campaign page 3 Unseasonably warm photo by shannon rohring  Gov. Pataki welcomes Bush to WNY Friday.  See full story, page 11. The Ice Griffs have concluded their regular season and are now playoff bound. Find out I how the I t e a m I I o o k s H headed into this H weekend's home playoff game. Welcoming candidates The Griffin today Khe Griffin by Erin E. Hurley Griffin News Reporter Friday - Mostly Cloudy; High of 41 °, Low of 29° Saturday - Rain & Snow; High of 43°, Low of 28° Sunday - Snow Showers; High of 36°, Low of 26° News 1 Editorial 4 Viewpoints 6 Features 8 Sports 13 On the Wing 15 Heeb updated the Senate on the car wash he has organized for USA to ben- At the Board oflrustees meeting the new Delavan townhouses were described These townhouses will have four single bedrooms and two bathrooms, and there has been an emphasis placed on them having "a lot of green space." Heeb finished by reporting that the search for a new Canisius College Director of Athletics continues. See full story, page 13. The Undergraduate Student Association (USA) met for the second week in a row on Wednesday of this week, due to the upcoming spring break. USA President Greg Heeb updated the Senate on the Board of Trustees meeting he attended. The Board of Trustees passed the budget for next year. This budget does include an in- crease in tuition as well as a purported $ 1 million increase in financial aid. The success of the capital campaign does not impact the price of tuition because the money raised is primarily used for building improvements. http://www.canisius.edu/griffin See Senate page 5 The Weekly Student Newspaper of Canisius College "Serving the Canisius Community Since 1933" See full story, page 6. Listen to what Paul Cumbo has to say about garbage bags and our freedom. By Erin E. Hurley & Shannon Rohring Griffin News Reporter & Griffin Editor in Chiej See full story, page 2. The Whole world was at Canisius last Friday, News Reporter Shamika Covongton explains this annual event. What do rich loosers and lonely women have in common? Viewpoints Columnist Mike Lewis tells it like it is. "Super Tuesday" was an important day for campaigners because 16 states held their presidential primaries then, with New York and California alone choosing 263 Republican delegates and Democrats awarding even more. I n preparation for Tuesday's voting many Above: John Grandy, Class of'97 takes advantage of the warm weather to play ball with his pal Khyber, a friendly pitbull known to fetch for the likes of Fr. Cooke in the Quad. Right: Dr. Watt holds Religious Studies 101 Ln front of Christ the King Chapel. INDEX FORECAST SPORTS FEAT U R E S VIEWPOINTS NEW S Voi.i'me LXX FRIDAY, MARCH 10, 2000 Ni mbi r 17