The Griffin: volume 72, issue 10 - Dec. 7, 2001

              Leadership in a predominately non African American Environment." See U'tulcr.ship Conference page 3 For a handful of students and faculty, last week was a six day week of dosses. Those in question sacrificed their Saturday to attend a leadership conference, which was sponsored by the OnisiusGdlcge Afro- American Society and the (Office of Multicultural Programs. The conference was entitled VISA (Vision, Integrity, Structure, and Accountability): The Canisius College Afro-American Societies of the 21" Ontury. Featured at the conference was guest speaker Robert Bedford. 1 le, along with several other speakers, shared their personal views tin the current status of Afro-American students and cnoiuraged those present to take up new leadership roles in both the college community, and Following Mr. Clark was Dr. 1 orraine lVeler.a local community leader, who spoke on "African American Also speaking w-.is Mr. Vince (In k. Director of Grants and Field Representative for Congressman lack Quinn. I Ic held a workshop entitled, "Accountability to Yourself, to Your I leritagc/( Community, to America and/ or the World." I Ic stressed that in order to become a leader, each person must hold himself accountable lor his own actions, thereby giving himself credibility in the eyes of his peers. Canisius, a main goal it to prepare students to assume positions of leadership in church and society. I Ic outlined ways that we, as students can take action in order to make this goal achievable. Reverend Peter Conroy, S.J., the 1 )irector of Student 1 Jevtlopment, was the next to speak. I le talked about the meaning of a Jesuit education and its spiritual structure. He said that at has lost. In dosing, Rogers said that vision is important to plan lor the future and integrity is necessary to light societal pressures and achieve independence, justice, and productivity, on the way to fulfilling leadership roles. Guest speaker Robert Bedford Hives his presentation. The Afro-American Society E-board with Club Advisor Craig Rogers The first speaker of the day was t !unisius' own Professor (jaig Risers, of the Economics.ukl Finance1 >epartment. ALso notable is tluit Rogers is the new dub Advisor tor the Afro-American society, the lirst in 19 years. Rogers' workshop dealt primarily with the topics of Vision ;uul Integrity. I le referred to vision as the ability to set goals. On the subject of integrity, Rogers said, "Integrity is the recognition of the filet that you cannot take your consciousness." I le said that in order to begin our growth together as a six'iety, we need a common starting point, and thisstarting point is integrity. I lesaid that integrity is based on the three pillars of independence, justice, and productivity, lie sighted common reasons lor a lack of integrity, including an absence of rationality, emotion as one's goal, rather than reason, ami a giving in to societal pressures. Rogers then addressed the highly controversial issue of hip-hop music, saying that it should not be ignored or censured. He encouraged those present to listen to the cries, the pain, and the anguish that is evident in the words of such artists as 2Pa& I le believes that their pain stents from a search for an integrity that socicty their hometown communities. By Joe Clifford Sports Editor Student-athletes read to children By Jennelle Heyer News Reporter Canisius College Press releases third book diicusses the various historic periods that have added to the originul design of the community, while still maintaining Olmstead's vision. These erus include early years as a Hible camp, time us a resort though World War II, and the established community of today. When Tim Dillon took over us athletic director in May of 2000, he made great strides towards improving Cunisius athletics. One of Dillon's goals from the very beginning was to be the student-athlete's athletic director. In the ycur and a half Dillon has been on the job, great strides have been made by Canisius athletics in many aspects. INSIDE The CHAMPS program works hand in hand with the student-athlete advisory committee at developing the student-athlete as a wellrounded individual. The five commitments that the CHAMPS program focuses on are: academic excellence, athletic excellence, personal development, career One of the more important aspects, one Dillon has put a special emphasis on, is service. Dillon has implemented the NCAA sponsored CllAMPS/Life Skills program, which is headed by Senior Associate Athletic Director Jennifer Zeh. Claypool said that her reason for choosing this project was, "1 hope to promote reuding to the students of our community. More importantly, I want the students to look up to us as positive role models. 1 See Volunteer page J Every Tuesday, one of the 23 Cunisius varsity teams goes to the school und reads to u small group of children ranging in age from pre-K to fourth grudc. The athletes wear their Griffs uniforms und spend some time afterwards talking with the kids ubout leadership and the importance of reading. representative wus senior Aimee Claypool of the women's volleybull team. As u part of her application, Aimee had to mention u service project thut she would implement at the school. The project that Aimee chose wus a reading program at Buffalo's School 74, where most of the students come from single parent, low-income homes. development, and service. Each year, Cunisius sends one student-athlete to represent the college at the NCAA Leadership Conference. Lust yeur's Prior to work at Chuutauqua, Olmstead was wellknown as the creator of Central Park in New York City and designer of the Buffalo Park System. Olmstead also planned the campuses at Stanford and Berkeley University and the US Capitol (irounds in Washington. He completed over 300 celebrated works during his lifetime. Point Chautauqua ulso Written by Bdgur C. Conkling, Point Chautauqua follows the development of the Lake Chautuuquu settlement from its foundations in 1875 to its listing on the National Register of Historic Places in 1996. It focuses on the contributions of eminent landscape architect, Frederick l.aw Olmstcad, who designed the original lakeside community. The Canisius College Press has released a new publication, Fredrick Law Olmsted's Point Chautauqua: The Story of an Historic Lakeside Community, in its series of books that promote the history and heritage of Western New York. Conkling is a retired professor of economic geography from the State University of New York at Buffalo. He learned of the Chatauqua community in 1975, and continued to expand his knowledge of the region throughout the years. The book ORIFFIN ARCHIVES Chautauqua, a new hook published by Canisiu* College Press The Project was started as the Western New York Heritage Institution in 1985 by money awarded to President James See Book pa)(e .1 Books published through the school urc completed from initial funding to distribution under Micron's leadership. The production of the book is contracted to outside manufacturing. The College Office of Personal Relations is also actively involved, as Hieron stated "they have done a great job cooperating with |the Project]," to publicize the published books. Past publications include The History of Railroads in Western New York, by Fr. Edward T. Dunn at Canisius, Classic Buffalo by Richard Reisem, and The Rainbow City: Celebrating Light, Color, anil Architecture at the Pan-Am Exposition, Buffalo 1901 by Kerry S. Grant. The Canisius College Press prints material through the Canisius College History Project, headed by Dr. Joseph F. Hieron. The Project's goal is the, "commitment of college resources to promote the heritage of Western New York." is a result of his appreciation of the historic worth of the area. Read The Griffin's tribute to cx-Beatlc Cieorge 1 lurrison, who passed away earlier this week. Columnist Cristen has the story on page 8. The Hockey tcum split pair of road games agains Connecticut and Quinnipiac Ins weekend. For the whole story se page 13. Men's basketball set to opei MAAC schedule. Seepage 16. Reporter Dave Hill spent a semester as a Buffalo News intern in Washington, D.C. amidst anthrax paranoia and terrorist threats. He offers the story of his personal experiences on paue 2. This week's editoriul opinion questions how military court tribunals may violate human rights. Also, (Columnist (ierard Quinn implores the College to address the problem of homophobia. See pages 6 4k 7. fife Ctf) efn ifm ifdnirk law ( . .1 t/hm*  Volume LXXII. Number 10 Canlsius College. Buffalo. NY Friday. December 7. 2001 Afro-American Leadership Conference features guest speaker Robert Bedford By Bete Koch News Editor Finally, the guest speaker, Mr. Robert Bedford, stepped up K> speak. Mr. Bedford is the Vice I 'resident lor Student Activities at Indiana Wesleyan University. 1 le was promoted to this position alter Today's Crittin m i wm\. 6 mtm s M is "Serving the Canlslus Community since 1933"