The Griffin: volume 73, issue 20 - Apr. 4, 2003

              The men's lacrosse team notched a big MAAC win over Mount St. Mary's last Saturday. Mark Miyashita earned MAAC Player of the Week honors for the Griffs. See page 16 for more. Can't decide if you're a devoted PC or Mac fan? Check out our consumer report weighing the pros and cons of each computer on page 10. Read about Lucille Clifton's visit to Canisius on page 11. INSIDE News Editor Matt Sabuda covered last night's lecture given by General Anthony Zinni. To get the full coverage on what the General's thoughts are on the action in Iraq, turn to page 6. Have you ever called a customer service number and received nothing but an "automated service" on the other end? Frustrated? Read Editorial Page Editor Stephanie Kortan's piece on page 7. tt>C ""iS"1* Canisius College. Buffalo. NY Friday. April 4. 2002 Volume LXXIII. Number 20 Campus Conversation: The Racial Ornate of Canisius Students gather to discuss issues on campus "Jw the gift of reverence, that I may hold sacred the gift of each person, ever proclaiming the value of all creation. Give me your reverence By Katie Schpnt^PI^ Studentsand fatuity members gathered in tneia Marie \laday Theater this past Tuesday night for | the Student Senate's first "Campus ( x»nversat ion: 2 The Initial Climate ol (College." Students and facilitators discussed the racial is misconceptions that aretypically held,racial issues '3 in the dassroom indudingthe Met iowan program, programming for a more diverse campus, ideas to end the segregation that occurs in variousactivities and various sojutions to these problems. . Many student representatives were on hand, ' including Katie McCarthy, president of the Senate, i Tony Maggiotto, vice president of the Senate; Janelle Minor, president of the African America Society; Lacev Johnson, a representative of the McCowan Program and Amanda Breidenstein, managing editor of The Griff in. A power point presentation and several faculty facilitators guided the discussions. Dr. Khalid Bibi, from I k-alth and Human Performance; Dr. Bruce Dierenfield, from the » history department; Anne Marie Dobies, director ■■PHM ft- . i if DisabilitySupport ServicesjMark Scott, assistant 1 Seales-Saley. from the modern language®epartment were the | if^ilitat^vofthewming^i^B^^y RothTT faculty members* included Rev. 1 VK" • Vincent M. Cooke, S .J., college president; Dr.Cary 1 M. Anderson, dean of student O. (.onlev, vice president for SIu<IeiitWf ajrjB-\ I ; Students covered a variety ohproblemslthat < extended to many areas of the clnTmus^Snruxis tivilii and programming, the I faculty/members and the way i11 Iwl'iawninority \ students in the- classroom were justfseveralfofjjhe ' J^' When questions and issue e McCiOwan program were i Johnson cleared up several misconcepi ioiisnvith i their additions and informational sheets. "I am an RA forfreshman and I work with four | Mc< lOwan studentson myiliKir," Sarah Pirnine said. 'One of the things that I have noticed with working i with the girls is the segregation of the*p'ri>gram."And I I think that a lot of the misconceptions are  you work so closely together. I think that j to work 011 getting the students integrated into the : rest of Manw^tK^McGowan^tudents that were prescMjg£rtK£mmmgagrced that although there were where the students had to integrated fairly well into ■yicSrRici?!?TOi)usiiic'ss and finance Jeffrey thai there was a lack o) program. f if&sM facultvim'ml>ers«md students' misconceptions] / Mt 0 Wtm K'l had ajprofessor that rcferred toI'lmnio/asl the'black language,'" junior Wic-zer SantaTgScM £ Several other students vuiud similaTJSSJSj in  respondedto racial issues. JM "tc?^)rSiWclel j—Tyt'1- vTme^lidno^ndahc^VK^^wmni^shejuld'hc these t^SBsrtjumorSjl agreed that »t<S!T!ffWB?ieaTt7eSS3MBK  >wm StudentsTalso agreed that campus activities . itmm. , : . and organizations were rarely integrated, causing the bgeven further segregated.  (slated thai tin \ wereSroudwol mm * fjj/(■■K/Th attendto'arious events because ihe name of the ■mrvs .#»**7, < | r /mm wuanization iimmatedner. f Ml MaBorfnll' rtd .1 solution to this fBwmtWJKtk sail about the individual "she said."l )on't Wv «•»;». mtyr m «■ ■S^'^'tnu.suppor1 amend. ( 10 to the event ■bruise you want to learn what it's alyut.'jgj ii the-night began to  MsUulehts and facilitators turned to discussing the" to the problems that they discussed! BlJobiestoKouraged students to speak up' have a voice. Ihe ball , coilrtjjjj ■ Both facilitators and students agreed that the Bifiampus (ionversation'iprogram was a go<Kl idea : and that the program should continue: The program was organized by McCarthy, 1 Maggiotto,Sababu Morris, I )r. Patricia (Christian, ■ - -- , Minor andfEboney Dixon'; The facilitators, Esecietarvof'lhc Senate Amanda Trillin and Manor ■re*<>emrrwrer*r' JSalw^arUu^aleiuinh^iMannin^^^^^^^^^^ m i MOM 7 II Hi WTO 10 mm 16 TODAY'S ©nffin