The Griffin: volume 71, issue 14 - Feb. 9, 2001

              See full story, page 6. SPORTS See full story, page 9. Men's basketball played two close games at Koessler this past weekend. Interested in how the Griffs faired? Are you an obsessive fan of BNL? Then eat your heart out with News Resporter Eric DuVall's review of BNL's concert at Shea's. As the cold winter months drag on, news around the country continues to focus on the high cost of staying warm. The recent jump in prices, as well as an abundance of chilly winter days, has strained the pocketbooks of most people, including those of Canisius College. Dr. Laurence Franz, the Vice President of Business and Finance and Treasurer of the college, sat down to interpret how higher gas prices are affecting the students at Canisius. To start with the bad news, the cost of heating the campus has increased by about 66 percent from last year. This is partially due to the extremely cold December Buffalo suffered, but the major factor is the price of natural gas, which has doubled: a unit of gas that cost 46 cents last year, now costs about 81 cents. Franz explained that this increase was anticipated early and the heating budget was adjusted to accommodate it. The school predicted the cost of heating to be $250,000 for this year, but added an extra $100,000 for the anticipated adjustment. Projection show that the actual cost may be as high as $420,000, compared to the last year's projection of $244,000. Yet, this is just a prediction, as Franz says, "We think this is an unusual spike of rates," and foresees prices see PanAm page 5 by Danielle Haynes Griffin Features Editor News 1 Editorial 4 Viewpoints 6 Features 8 Sports 13 On the Wing 15 land in the surrounding waters," a National Magazine reporter wrote. Keeping with its progressive theme, the Pan-Am proudly displayed the first usage of'moving picture" footage from an exposition. Not only this, but women helped to organize and promote the event under The Board of Women Managers, not to mention that a woman won an architecture design competition for the New England Building. Many exhibits and attractions littered the grounds of the Pan-Am exposition. These included exhibits from the Smithsonian Institute, a midway full of rides and amusements, concerts by such performers as John Philip Sousa, sporting events and gondola rides in the man-made canal system. The exposition took a hit when President William McKinley was shot while attending a Pan-Am function on Sept 6,1901. McKinley died on Sept 14 from a spreading infection caused by the wound and soon after, Vice President Theodore Roosevelt was sworn in as President. To celebrate the many events and innovations brought about from the Pan-Am exposition, many organizations are hosting exhibits starting in May, displaying Pan-Am memorabilia. Art exhibits will include art actually on display at the original 1901 events, documentary photographs, memorabilia, technology, and much more. Monday, Feb. 5 at Shea's Performing Arts Center, an awareness campaign was kicked off, introducing the Pan-American (Pan-Am) Centennial Celebration Spectacular. In May of 1901, Buffalo, the 8th largest city in the United States hosted a six month long exposition, bringing in tourists from all over 1 the world. Now, to celebrate the centennial anniversary, cultural and historical organizations all over Buffalo will be hosting Pan-Am events. The Pan-Am Marketing Committee held the Monday night event in order to launch a campaign promoting businesses and organizations who are not already _ involved, to sponsor their own Pan-Am themed events. The 1901 exposition, unified under the theme of progression, is regarded as one of the most significant of a number of expositions held in the late 19th century. One of the main attractions was a 400-foot-high Electric Tower lit by power generators in Niagara Falls. Buffalo was the most electrified city in the world at the time. "It seems like a glimpse into another world or at least the foretaste of the glories of another century...the outlines of the buildings traced in rows of electric lights, the softening colors and brilliant play of glass and gilding, and the reflection of this fairy- http://www.canisius.edu/griffin FORECAST r b^h A . ■ t ■ran u 1 C \ I H  See full story, page 16. see Bills page 5 The light returns to Buffalo in 2001 Read News Reporter Jen Jarman's article on the photo gallery presented by photographer Tosh i Kazama this past Wednesday evening. VIEWPOINTS INDEX The Weekly Student Newspaper of Canisius College a "Serving the Canisius Community Since 193 2003, provides full time scholarships to 23 minority students in the Undergraduate Class of 2004. The latest Oishei grant will be used for the $2.1 million commitment Canisius has made to the MLCP program over the next four years. The college hopes to have 80 students in the fold as benefactors of the project by 2003. This grant will go a long way towards furthering the MLCP beyond the current obligation.The College has announced a grant for the amount of $650,000 from the John R. Oishei Foundation. The money will be put towards the McGowan Learning Community Scholarship Program (MLCP) to help fund the academic scholarships of local minority students at Canisius. The McGowan program, which is slated to continue through see McGowan page 3 Winter chills make high bills Western New York. The hope is to provide them with an education otherwise impossible and make them into the area's leaders of tomorrow. John Hurley, Vice President of College Relations and General Counsel, was involved in arranging the grant. He said, "We started down the road with McGowan. We have a $4 million plan in place and we hope to get as much as $2 million from McGowan students receive free tuition, fees, room and board, and a personal computer. For this, the students must demonstrate academic excellence. Eligibility is stringent upon at least a 85% High School GPA and minimum 950 SAT score or 20 ACT score. In addition, students must demonstrate a financial need for the scholarship. With the MLCP, Canisius hopes to cultivate the next generation of minority community leaders in by Eric DuVall Griffin News Reporter Oishei continues tradition of giving The Griffin today by Jennelle Heyer Griffin News Reporter Before you beef down with some diet pills for Spring Break, check out Viewpoints Columnist Stephanie Kortan's article. She'll let you know what's really up. See full story, page 2. IKhe Griffin | Volume LXXI FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 2001 NI'mmr 14 | NEWS FEATURES The end of the road Construction on the one side of Old Main is almost finished, with the grand re-opening scheduled for the week of Feb. 19. Soon students will be seeing new desks instead of drywall. See related story on page 8, by Features Writer Bob Sullivan, entitled "Life on the other side of the wall", for insider information about the new amenities of the refurbished half of Old Main.