The Griffin: volume 70, issue 20 - Apr. 7, 2000

              Many students are fortunate enough to have not yet experienced the mice, such as Alan, a freshman in Frisch Hall. He states, "As far as I'm concerned there isn't a mouse problem, but if there was, I'm sure that Residence Life would deal with it immediately." Ryan, another Frisch Hall resident also hasn't seen any mice, but his suite mates have trapped one and seen at least one other running through the room. As the weather warms, incidents of mouse sightings are sure to increase, only because the mice will be venturing from their winter resting areas in the cemetery and other surrounding spots. A1 Pilato, assistant director of Resident Life comments, "Within the next week the problem should be solved. We fixed the one in Bosch in about a week, so I'm hopeful for this situation." He mentioned that the Buffalo Exterminating Co. has been on campus placing bait and traps almost everyday now. In addition, the Physi- With the warm spells that Buffalo has experienced this past winter season, there has been an increase in the rat and mouse population in Buffalo. Although there are many places that these animals can go to find a refuge from the fluctuating weather, a lot of them seem to have chosen Bosch and Frisch Halls as an ideal nesting place. One possibility is the fact that the Armory that was located on West Delevan near Main Street was recently demolished. This has sent the mice that called the building their home in search of a warm dry place...with plenty of food. The dorms, of course, are the perfect refuge. Another is the crumbs. For those who haven't yet had the opportunity by Alan Berkeley-Httt Griffin News Reporter In the past, Canisius students have been perceived as detractors from the overall pleasantness of the community by many who live there. Some students who worked were even heckled by neighbors Aside from giving Canisius a good image in the media (as a result of the positive coverage given by Channels 4 and 7), the Clean-Up also helped give Canisius a more positive image within the Hamlin Park community, where students have often been looked upon negatively. "I'm very grateful to the number of students who came out and really worked hard. I was very impressed by how efficient they were. They had a lot of stuff to clean and they did a great job." The director of Student Development, Rev. J. Peter Conroy, S.J., concurred with Ketcheson and expressed his appreciation of the crew's efforts. "The students seemed happy, yet exhausted at the same time. The streets were in rough shape this spring, so we had our hands full. However, everyone came through in good spirits." an easy task according to Jeff Ketcheson, graduate assistant in the Office of Student Development Students lend a hand to help clean Hamlin Park. Damages mount by Beth Kocianski Grifw News Reporter On Bosch 5 damages were "mostly first semester," said resident Steve Clark. "Right now people have mellowed out and matured." Clark mentioned that Even though this time of year damages tend to increase, some floors have had minimal damages. "It's not too hard to prevent floor damage, if you don't throw things and if you think of the dorms as your own home," said Mike Beardsly, a resident of Frisch 3. Other places have had high frequencies of damage. Bosch 2 had fines for damaged furniture, broken glass on the doors, graffiti in the stairwell and ripped down bulletin bords, according to resident Amanda Gessner. The short wing of Frisch had many damages, including holes caused by kicks and wrestling. Residents took responsibility for the holes and several other defacements. keyboards were broken. Damages have become a greater problem in recent years. For the first time in Canisius history, Residence Life and ITS closed the computer labs in Bosch and Frisch due to vandalism. CD-drives had been ripped out of the computers, track balls were pulled out of mice, and Theamountoffinesto students for damages in common areas of Bosch and Frisch are above average this year. Damages are spread sporadically throughout both buildings and their causes are uncertain. Faculty and students disagree about the amount of damage, who causes it, and if it was intentional. Students question the fairness of Residence Life's policies and punishments for damages. Fines have been an ineffective deterrent for damages and residence life is considering alternatives to fines. >aee 5 See Damaj laborating on ideas how Canisius could help the neighborhood. Jean Murphy, who was the director of Elementary Student Teaching at the time, suggested that they focus on the virtually non-existent art programs in our area's elementary schools as a way of For the past five years, Eileen Franz has been working with pre-student teachers at Canisius to bring art to the local school community. This program began with Fr. Cooke's interest in col- enlightening and broadening the young minds of Buffalo's children. Murphy invited Franz to come and instruct Canisius education majors. They would not only learn art skills, but the ability to communicate their lessons in the most effective way. Franzbeganwitha small class in which she taught visual imagery, positive and negative space, temporal painting, scratch art, crayon and paper techniques, t-shirts and printing, bulletin boards, murals, stuffings and many other mediums. The diverse Art + education = fun for all involved See Clean-up page 6 But Canisius students helped take care of that this past Saturday. Armed with rakes, shovels, brooms, and garbage bags, approximately 25 of them, some sporting orange reflective vests, participated in the Spring Hamlin Park Neighborhood Clean-Up. The event is part of a national, six-week campaign in which Buffalo is participating. Each year, Canisius has a Fall and Spring Clean-Up of Hamlin Park in order to maintain the attractiveness of the community. When the snow melted in and around Hamlin Park last month, you still needed a shovel. In order to remove the debris, that is. After enjoying some doughnuts and juice in the morning, students were given maps and the tools they needed. By 2 p.m., they had cleaned the area from Glendale to Donaldson and Humboldt to Jefferson with additional help from dump trucks, high lifts, and street sweepers provided by the City of Buffalo. While students enjoyed themselves, it was not See Education page 6 There's a mouse in the house! See Rodents page 6 The Weekly Student Newspaper of Canisius College k "Serving the Canisius Community Since 1933" Griffin Editorin-Chief,kTiFJ] Shannon Rohring introduces you to the candidates in the 2000-2001 Senate Race. See full story, page 2. Four-year veteran Griffin Viewpoints Columnist Kristy Mangione bids Canisius farewell. See full story, page 7. The 2000 edition of the Quadrangle is out! Features Editor Katie Dettman covered the unveiling. See full story, page 8. Meet Tim Dillon, the new Ath letic Director appointed this week. See full story, page 16. E Friday: Partly Sunny; High of 53° Low of 42° £ Saturday: Windy/Rain; - High of 50° Low of 35° ' Sunday: Cloudy; «r High of 45° ■Hi Low of 35° News 1 Editorial 6 Viewpoints 7 Features 9 Sports 14 On the Wing 15 http://www.canisius.edu/griffin Mujw Ifit/# . { i • ' fj | n L—I VI P/iofo by BRIAN LORENTZ Photo by UK!AN I.ORENTZ * They enjoy warm, somewhat dark areas. * They will eat even the smallest of crumbs. * If a mouse finds a crumb it will return to that location many times in search of food. * If you keep your room clean, you are not immune to mice, but you are less likely to find them by Paul Dumansky Griffin News Reporter The Griffin today Some spring cleaning ">/fb Hi I /> &([LA IxHE Griffin by Caitlyn Lawton Griffin Asst. News Editor to see an actual college dorm, most of them contain little stores of food brought in from the outside world. This includes groceries and occasionally home-baked goodness. Mice, no doubt, enjoy these tidbits almost as much as the students.