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Volume 101, Issue 17
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Established 1892
Friday, April 2, 1993
Gallaudet Receives Grant from Kresge Foundation
(Gallaudet Press Release)
Peace Exhibit
(News Release)
The 100,000 FACES exhibit
will be on display in Washington,
DC from 10 am to 8 pm, Sunday
and Monday, April 4 and 5, and 10
am to 4 pm Tuesday, April 6 in the
Gozanga College High School on
North Capitol between H and K
Streets NW. The objective of this
exhibit is to, hopefully, call people
to contemplate the human race's
loss of 100,000 individuals during
the Gulf War.
I n t e r p r e t e d Play
1(TFA News Release)
A sign interpreted performance of "To Be Young, Gifted
and Black" by Lorraine Hansberry
is scheduled for Saturday, April 3
at 8 p.m. in the Pugliese Theatre,
Uruversity of Maryland in College
Park. Interpreters: Barbara Morris
Hunt and Sam Parker; sign masten Ernie Hairston. Tickets: $10
standard admission, $7 students
and seniors. Charge tickets by
voice/TTY at 301- 405-2201 weekdays from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.
T o Be Young, Gifted and
Black" depicts the life of an African American woman and artist,
and is based on the author's letters, diaries, poems and personal
reminiscences.
"Not by Bed Alone" by
Georges Feydeau will be interpreted Saturday, May 1 at 8 p.m. in
the Tawes Theatre, University of
Maryland in College Park. Interpreters: Jean Lindquist and Hank
Young; Sign master: Eric
Malzkuhn. Tickets $10 standard
admission, $7 students and seniors. Charge tickets by voice/
TDD at 301-405-2202 weekdays
from 11 am. to 4 p.m. beginning
April 15.
A baroness' designing
daughter and her faithless fiance,
a bloodthirsty general, a sultry
cabaret singer and a composer of
bad songs — this assortment of
characters tangle in a rapidly ravelling web of niistaken identities
and unlikely partnerships.
(Contributed by Bill
Patterson, University of Maryland,
CoUege Park)
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Buff and Blue
Galkudet University
800 Florida Ave, NE
Washii^n, D.C 20002
Washington, DC-Gallaudet
University President, I. King Jordan announced today the approval of a $750,000 challenge
grant from The Kresge Foundation toward the renovation of Hall
Memorial Building, the main academic building of the University.
The grant requires that Gallaudet
raise a balance of $1,587,965 toward the completion of the building, which will provide a state-ofthe-art learning environment for
deaf and hard-of-hearing students.
The deadline for meetingthe challenge is July 1,1994.
"The Kresge Foundation's
challenge is an exciting one for
the University,"stated Jordan. "At
this time in 1993, the Foundation
has awarded only twenty-eiglit
grants out of himdreds of proposals. We are delighted to be among
the selected institutions, because hearing students to play imporit is an important endorsement tant roles in the world of work. I
not only ofthe University's work, beUeve that Gallaudet can meet
but also of the potential of the the Foimdation's challenge and
building to contribute towards the am personally committed to raispreparation of deaf and hard-of- ing the $1,587,965 needed before
dents. Today, with 2,400 students,
HMB continues to be the main
academic facility. The renovations currently underway will provide state-of-the-art classrooms
with imobstructed views of all
classroom participants, modem
science laboratories, audio loops,
and other enhancements designed
to provide an optimum learning
enviroiunent for deaf students.
The Kresge Foundation is
an independent, private foundation created by the personal gifts
of Sebastian S. Kresge. It is not
affiliated with any corporation or
organization. Grants are made
toward projects involving construction or renovation of facilities and the piurchase of m^jor
capital equipment or real estate.
Grant recipients have raised initial funds toward their respective
projects before requesting Fotmdation assistance. Grants are then
made on a challenge basis, requirJuly 1, 1994."
Hall Memorial Building ing the raising of the remaining
(HMBJ w a s named for t h e funds, thereby insiuing compleUniversity's second president. It tion of the projects.
was constructed in 1957, when
Gallaudet eruroUed only 400 stu-
IVagedy Strikes Gallaudet Again during Spring Break
Dragan Jaksic
Associate News Editor
back surgery.
Bravin is currently recuperating at White Plains Hospital in
Four Gallaudet students White Plains, NYaflerhavingbeen
were involved in a car accident in transported via ground ambuCancun, Mexico, as they vaca- lance from Washington, DC. Aftioned diuing the Spring Brecik ter extensive testing and CAT
on Thursday evening, March 25, scans, his doctors have ruled out
1993. This tragedy occuredamere surgery for now. Seth has three
two weeks after GaUaudet fresh- compressed vertebrae in the thoman Eric Skele's untimely death. racic area He is now being fitted
Julia J. Chung, a freshman with a body brace and will be
from Hawaii, was thrown from wearing it for three months.
thevehicle and died instantly.
At this time, he expects to
Brian Leftler, a sophomore from be discharged from the hospital
NewYork, Helen Morgans, a in about a week. Due to his
sophomore from Johaimesburg, present condition, his family reSouth Africa,and SethBravin, also quested that there be no visitors.
from New York, were uyured.
Leffler was freated and reLeffler and Morgans were treated leased withoutformal admittance.
for bruises and lacerations at Morgans was released on TuesGeorge Washington University day, March 30, and is currently in
Medical Center. Bravin, who sus- recuperation.
tained ii\jiu-ies to several verteOn Thursday, April 1, fubrae, was flown to New York for neral servicesfor Julia Chung took
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RIT / GALLY Weekend Trashed
News Staff
Student Body Vice President
Robert Cooper announced on
April 1 that the annual RIT/Gally
Weekend has been cancelled.
Cooper stated that on March 20,
Joe Riggio, Chairperson of Host
Committee,
and
Andrew
Blackburn, Assistant to the Vice
President, had held a meeting at
the SBG Offices and reached sev­
eral agreements: the first was to
cancel the event; second was to
pinpoint the origin of conflicting
schedules between the two
schools, and last was to develop
guidelines to prevent similar mis­
takes in the future.
NTID had scheduled for
April 23­24 Weekend for RIT/Gally
Weekend, while SBG scheduled
the same weekend for Rock Fes­
tival and the previous weekend,
April 16­17, for RIT/GALLY Week­
end. It was not known to both
schools that different dates had
been planned
since April 22,
1992, the last record of corre­
spondence in the SBG office un­
til October 8, 1992.
NTID's 1992 chairperson
claimed that he had a verbal
agreement with Gallaudet's 1992
chairperson to hold the event on
April 23­24. However, the Gallau­
det chairperson does not recall
any kind of agreement. In addi­
tion, last year's SBG Administra­
tion was unaware of NTID's pro­
posed date, and went ahead with
the planned dates by reserving
April 16­17 for RIT/Gally Week­
end and April 23­24 for Rock Fes­
tival. The scheduling of these
dates took place without inform­
ing the other school, but accord­
ing to NSC's records, NTID had
sent a letter dated on May 1, 1992
to confirm their proposed dates
of April 23­24 for RIT/Gally Week­
end, which the SBG allegedly
never received.
Under the RIT/Gally Week­
end Guidelines, the Host commit­
tee is to send a letter with the
proposed dates to the Visiting
Committee, and the Visiting Com­
mittee is to respond for confinna­
tion. This allegedly never oc­
curred.
A lack of response in appli­
cations for the Chair of RIT/Gally
Weekend also contributed to the
fmal decision to cancel this year's
events. It is hoped that in the fu­
ture, miscommunications will not
occur and that there will be a more
positive response from the cam­
pus community regarding involve­
ment in these tjpes of events.
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No Change in Foreign Language Requirements
Stephanie Chester
News Reporter
ready to become official and go
into effect by the fall would be
impossible.
The foreign language reThe faculty of Gallaudet
quirement will maintain its two- University, called the University
year term instead of going back to Faculty (UF) Senate, have a coma one-year term, as was believed. mittee known as the Council on
After speaking with the head of Undergraduate Education (CUE).
the Foreign Language Depart- The CUE, a legislative councU,
ment, Mark Weinberg, and the has subcommittees, who debate
Dean of College of Arts and Sci- whether there should be changes
ences, Robert Williams, there has in the Gallaudet curriculimi and
been no proposal, consideration, propose recommendations to the
or plans by the Academic Depart- CUE. The CUE then considers
ment to change the ordinary two- and considers the proposals. If
year foreign language require- the CUE likes the recommendament to a one-year study.
tions, it submits a report of the
The procedure of changing proposal in writing to the head of
anything on the Gallaudet cur- the UF Senate fourteen days prior
riculum concerning courses that to each ofthe regularly scheduled
are offered or required is long and meeting by the UF Senate. The
difficultandhavingsuchachange UF Senate, after considering the
We speak
your language...
proposal, can either challenge it cover the basic elements needed
if any members oppose the idea, for effective communication to
or support it The CUE then passes take place in most languages. The
or rejects the proposal, depend- students begin to read and write
ing on the recommendations of in that language during the fourth
the UF Senate. So far, there has semester.
been no proposals or recommenThe second reason is that
dations of change concerning the most colleges have a two-year
foreign language requirement.
requirement for foreign language
Mr. Mark Weinberg, who and Gallaudet should not be an
has chaired the Foreign Language exception. He said, "Hearing stuDepartment since July 1992, says dents take foreign language in
that he does not support the idea junior high or high school while
of changing the foreign language many deeif students come to Galrequirement to a one-year term laudet with little or no background
for two reasons: learning a for- of foreign language. Gallaudet
eign language is a challengingjob wants to teach students what they
and one year is not enough time have missed in high school and
to acquire all the information one year is not enough time to do
needed to communicate with this." However, students have
someone firom another country. the right to request to be waived
It takes three semesters just to ofthe requirement if they demonstrate enough knowledge of a foreign language.
The Dean of College of Arts
and Science, Robert Williams, also
commented on the matter, claiming: "To my knowledge, there has
not been any proposal to reduce
the foreign language requirement
to one year. The general belief
here at Gallaudet is that we run a
imiversity much Uke other universities and generally most universities have a two year requirement."
When asked why foreign
sign languages are not offered
instead of foreign written/spoken
languages, Williams saiid that to
teach a specific course, such as
English or Biology, one must have
a Ph.D in that field. He does not
know if there are people with a
Ph.D in Spanish Sign Language.
"You know we cannot hire someone as a teacher of Spanish Sign
Language simply on the basis that
they know Spanish Sign Language. I know English but I would
not know where to begin if I had
to teach it. That makes it difficult
to evaluate potential faculty," he
said.
Williams added: "Another
thought is that if we are training
fiitm-e world leaders at Gallaudet, that involves, to some extent,
communicating with both deaf
and hearing people in other countries. If you learn to read and
write Spanish, you can conununicate with anyone in Spanishspeaking countries. If you learn
Spanish Sign Language, then you
are limited to commimicating with
only the Deafpeople in Spain. Of
course this is a university where
we have many ideas in conflict
and you are free to consider other
ideas on this matter. Gallaudet
constantly evaluates its curriculiun, so nothing is 'set in stone,'
but right now, no one has come
forth with a proposal to change
this."
The head ofthe CUE could
not be reached for comment.
Jordan Portrait Presented to
University
sity Alumni Associaion (GUAA)
Centennial Fund that was presented to Gallaudet in commemoThe official portrait of 1. King ration of its centennial anniverJordan, Gallaudet's Eighth and sary in 1964. The fund's principal
current president was unveiled has been established by the Uniduring the Triennial GUAA Re- versity as a permanent endowunion on Gallaudet campus, and ment. Its investment is the rewas recently on exhibit at the sponsibility of the GUAA Board
"Die Jim" for the campus commu- of Directors. The funds for the
Jordan portrait were raised
nity.
The portrait, commissioned through various fimdraising efby the Laurent Clerc Cultural forts such as yard sales, raffles,
Fund, was painted by WilUam B. and sales at student events. DoSparks, a noted portrait artist who nations also assisted in paying for
is himself deaf. Sparks had previ- the portrait. The portrait is curously painted the official portraits rently located in the Gallaudet
of Dr. Edward Merrill and former University Archives, and upon Dr.
Jordan's retirement from the
President Jerry C. Lee.
The cost ofthe portrait was presidency ofthe University, will
$12,375, and was given by the be hung in Chapel Hall along with
Clerc Fund, which is one of three the five other portraits and two
separate funds within the half- photos of Gallaudet's presidents.
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4 • The Buff and Blue • Friday. AprU 2, 1993
Congdon Awards Presented to
International Students
Dragan Jaksic
Associate News Editor
On March 18th in the Ely
Center, two international students
were on hand to receive the Clara
Bannister Congdon Memorial
Scholarship Award for their aca­
demic achievements at Gallaudet
University and their aspirations
to return to their homelands and
to educate the deaf people there.
Lucia Rojas­Vial and Santina
Mwarania, both of Chile, were
present to receive their awards
from a panel of five faculty mem­
bers of the Admissions Office and
tlie Fuiancial Aid Office, Sepideh
Fakiier of Iran, the third student
ro receive such an award, was nor
present at the ceremonies.
The representative of the
office of the Dean of Student Af­
fairs, Dr. Steve Weiner, Naiicy
Cowan, Director of Financial Aid;
Carol Downing, Acting Director
of Admissions Office; Mona
McCubbin, who is responsible for
handling international students'
affairs; and Larry Musa, the coor­
dinator of the ceremony, all
stressed the importance of hav­
ing more scholarships for inter­
national students in order to en­
able them to aid the deaf students
in their homelands.
Santina Mwarania, a senior
mooring in Social Work, recalled
a time when she had difficulty
obtaining money in order to help
pay for her college tuition, and
expressed gratefulness for the
award presented to her by the
panel members. She also men­
tioned that the deaf women in her
native countrj­ were repressed.
VMiile she has learned the cus­
toms and traditions of this coun­
Qy which promote equality among
all minorities, she said that some
changes have to be made in her
country but did not specify them.
Lucia Rojas­Vial, a graduate
student majoring in Education,
said that she initially attended
Gallaudet because of her hus­
band, taking one course at a time,
and then gradually became a full­
time student. She said that she
looked forward to helping deaf
people in Chile.
According to Nancy Cowan,
the newly established Clara Ban­
nister Congdon Memorial Schol­
arship Award is given out to inter­
national students who come fi­om
developing countries and have
excellent academic achievements
in Education and Social Work­
related fields. In order to receive
the award, the international stu­
dent should fill out an applica­
tion, his/her credentials will be
looked over, and then it will be
determined if the criteria has been
met. If the student does receive
the awEurd, the cash will be used
to pay off his/her student account
debts.
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Student Congress Roundup
President, announced the cancel­
lation of the annual RIT/Gally
Weekend festival. This was due
The Student Congress meet­ mainly to the fact that there were
ing convened at 7:11pm on several miscommunications be­
tween the two schools regarding
Wednesday March
31,1993. Chief Justice Sean the dates for the event.
Viring swore in two new repre­
Vice­President Cooper also
sentatives for the Class of '96 and talked about the progress in es­
the Black Deaf Student Union. tablishing a Deaf studies depart­
Vice Speaker Linsay Damall gave ment here.
an enlightening speech about the
George Boyd was officially
importance of unity and the hopes approved as the 1993 Homecom­
of seeing more accomplishments ing Chairperson.
coming from the Student Con­
There were discussions
gress.
about changing the name of the
Robert Cooper, SBG Vice­ Multi­Cultural Unit to include the
Lisa Geary
News Reporter
word "diversity." The motion was
then referred to the Student Life
Committee.
Three positions have been
filled and approved: K risten
Cantrell as the Miss Gallaudet
Pageant chairperson, Ronnie Tay­
lor as the upcoming Rock Festi­
val chairperson, and MamWo
Calma as the SBG Administrative
Secretary.
Four representatives have
been approved by ALC to serve
on the election committee. The
Student Congress adjourned at
8:20pm.
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An Open Letter to the Students,
Faculty, and Staff
On March 15th of this year tragedy struck our family in
the form of the death of Eric Skeie. Eric was very beloved
to his entire family and his loss is immeasurable.
On March 17th, I travelled to Washington with Eric's
mother Shari and his brother (my nephew) Dan. Our
arrival at Gallaudet was one of discovery. We discovered
that no matter how much we loved Eric, he was also a part
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of a larger and an equally loving family.
We would like to thank everyone who attended the
memorial service held in Eric's memory, and a special
thank you to all of Eric's closest friends who were of so
much comfort during this time.
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We will never forget you special people in Eric's life.
With best regards,
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llric Skeie, Jonathan Clements,
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Volume 101, Issue 1
Friday, April 1, 1993
Established Yesterday
Farty Resigns!
SBG President Even-Steven Farty
has resigned from the presidency due
to what he calls, "a growing pain in my
midsection." Funny, now we think abou t
it, Gorbachev had the same problem
when the Russian Coup occurred. SBG
Veep, Rawbe Crapper has taken up unilateral control over the press and the
government.. A conspiracy? On the next
Geraldo!
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DOSS'S W o e s
Last week, due to the budget cuts, the Department of
Simplemindedness and Shame
(DOSS), had their Dodge cruisers taken away, much to the chagrin of its officers, who were crying and sobbing uncontrollably.
"I sympathize with them,"
GoUurdeaf s Asylum's president,
I am King Kong's Joyance, said.
"But things needed to be done."
When the Directorof DOSS
showed up at the door of the
president's office, he was blubbering and lamenting the loss of
the vehicles. In a touching testimony, he equalled the loss of
these cars to the absence of their
masculinity. "Them kids are
gonna make fun of us," he wailed.
Dr. Joyance managed to
find compassion in the deep recesses of his heart to finally submit to the officer's desires. "But,
still, we had to try to find something that is within our budget,"
he said.
Yesterday, brand-new,
bright-red, model X-2000 tricycles
arrived and each officer was assigned one. Complimentary bicycle horns and flashlights were
also distributed.
"Now, we'll teach anyone
who messes with us," Officer
Impotence said, sauntering away.
SBG Investigated
Thanks to few anonymous
sources, particularly to the Special Assistant to the President,
Rubber Cock, the Stupid Bipedal
Group (SBG) was under investigation by the DOSS for not adhering to the policies of the
GoUyurdeaf Asylum regarding
alcohol consumption.
"I don't know what is going
on,' SBG President, Even-Steven
Farty, said. "This is an outrage!"
It was alleged that some of
the SBG's directors were caught
red-handed drinking Bud Light
during office hours, which is a
definite no-no. The correct beverage during the office hours,
according to GoUurdeaf s policies, should be Absolout Vodka.
"I'll get to the bottom of
this," Farty screamed, his potbelly jiggling with office helpers
ducking to avoid the deadlyjiggle.
The Fabulous Five Wuv SBG Election!!
Dragonfly Jackass
Associate Olds Editor
Last week, after a neck-toneck race for the Sexy Body Governance (SBG) between the Farty/
Salmon teams and their opponents,
Korilla/Eggbeater, a group ofscantily-clad women, who featured
Candy Stripper and Bunny Hop,
decided to enter the race during
the most crucial stretch ofthe campaign, and thereby winning the SBG
Election by a landslide.
This came after a debate between the three teams, where Farty
and Korilla locked horns about the
most pressing issues on campus:
the parking problems, the budget,
and the toxicity of the cafeteria
foods. When the students asked
Miss Stripper what she planned to
do on campus as a possible SBG
President, she repUed succinctly:
"I plan to get to know each one of
you, listen to your problems, and
then I'll try to make it all better."
This was followed by a thunderous
roar from the audience, particularly byboys. Hersupport was even
strengthened whenshe introduced
her cabinet, who she introduced as
the 1993 Hawaiian Tropic Champions. The three svelte, bodacious
young women boarded the plat-
form and blew kisses.
The next day, when the votes
were tabulated, the results were
announced: Farty/Solomon-135
votes; Korilla/Eggbeater-200 votes;
Stripper/Hop-2,499 votes.
When asked one ardent supporter, a pimply, young guy, of the
Stripper/Hop team why he felt that
GoUyurdeaf University could benefit greatly from the appointment
of these women, he replied, "Well,
it is all obvious, isn't it? They all
have great ideas to share with us. I
mean, each one has two of 'em!"
When asked to clarify on his
statement, he sn\iled and said, "You
figure it out"
Cantonia Linked to Reading Buff and Blue
Dragnet Jerksick
Butt-ociate Brews Editor
Last week, an epidemic of
students and faculty being afflicted with catatonia struck the
campus of Gallaudet University,
prompting the University's president. The King and 1 Jordan, to
halt all operations on campus, not
that it made much difference.
Further investigation by the Department of Stupidity and Sterility (DOSS) in cor\j unction with
the medical researchers from the
General Hospital showed that the
epidemic was attributed to reading back issues of the Buff & Blue,
the weekly newspaper ran by the
editors with the lowest moral values.
According to Dr. Mel Practice, the head of the General Hospital Task Force, the first wave of
this epidemic struck a particular
group of students who considered this newspaper the perfect
toilet reading, rendering them
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catatonic on the spot, drool issuing from their lips and, in some
cases, their eyes twitched spasmodically. At first, such cases
were ignored because it was believed to be a normal reaction to
some ofthe reading assignments
given by English teachers. But
when the affliction affected the
metalheads and the semi-illiterates, especially the ones who
megored in Commxmication Arts,
it was then determined that this
mysterious epidemic was of great
magnitude.
Great care was taken by the
members of the investigative
teams as they probed the cause of
this malady, donning asbestos
suits and carrying a small package of antibiotics.
"At first, it was believed that
there might have been some toxins in the ink used for printing this
newspaper from which this epidemic was made possible," Dr.
Practice said. "But our research
was inconclusive."
"I didn't let that discourage
us," he added. "Come hell or high
water. Black Plague or conflagration, we would find the causative agent of this epidemic, or
we would die trying!"
That was almost the case,
as some of the members of the
investigative teams had to be
transported to the hospital, when
they were found in a state of
catatonia, clutching Buff & Blue
issues, without their asbestos
suits. When they were attended
to at the hospital, attempts were
made to discover the underlying
elements of their affliction, coaxing them to issue forth a firsthand testimony of their trauma,
but those attempts failed miserably as they emitted a barelyaudible, guttural, "Ergh."
"We were back to square
one," Dr. Practice anguished. "We
were in a state of despair. This
silent killer was lurking around
the campus, and we were afraid
that it might finally claim us all.
We contacted the U.S. Surgeon
General, Dr. Ima Inpain, for advice, but whatever she suggested
proved fruitless. But when all
seemed to cave in on us, the tables
were turned."
It was discovered that the
direct exercise ofreading the Buff
& Blue served as the prelude to
this epidemic. Further investigation showed that the sheer stupidity of the articles printed in
these issues had a radiation-like
effect on the minds of its readers;
killing brain cells by the millions.
The DOSS then arrested all
the Buff & Blue personnel for their
felonies, despite the attempts of
Buff & Blue's Copy Editor, Kracky
Walwort, to appeal to their leniency with rather questionable
activites.
"We will prosecute them to
the fullest extent of the law," Dr.
Practice chuckled, rubbing his
hands to the raw muscle.
to the Bluff & Boo, don't call us. We'll call you. Now where's that damn
phone?
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Friday. April 2.1993 * The Buff and Blue * 9
Study Proves Education Explosion at HMB Cause Structural
Damage and Air Pollution
at Goflyurdeaf Causes
Explosion at HMB occured early Monday
Maniac Disorders
morning when a Professor from Mexico was
working on a project which involved reproducing natural human gases.
An Spokesman for GoUyurdeaf University
has stated that the explosion has caused complete structural damage due to the extreme
foul odor from chemicals inixed together which
somehow has caused the reproduction of natural human gases in test tubes to multiply at a
faster rate, thereby exploding like no man has
ever done before.
EnuffSaid...
[Editor's Note: I think Fm in the
wrong University. Fm resigning effective as soon as you read this. J
Weekend Events For Gaily!
Nude Sunbathers Day:
Hit the Football field in
your birthday suits and bum
them privates! We are out to
eliminate sex and over-population, while making us beautiful
by roasting the male testicles
with harmful radiation. Anyone
caught bringing suntan lotion
of over spf 15 will be banished
and castrated. Please bringyour
own Tylenol and Aloe Vera. KY
Jelly is permitted, but only for
use in "specific areas."
Vaxfreaks Convention:
Meet at BensonHall Lab to
watch the Nude Sunbathers and
gossip about who has the largest
you-know-whats. We usually meet
at 12:00 mainframe time, so leave
Deaf Standard Time watches
home.
LLL Party:
See the geeky Greeks from
'Revenge of the Nerds' here on
czimpus at the Paddler's Party.
Please bring own paddles for a
whammer of a night!
CIA Night:
Meet REAL CL\ agents!
Meet REAL ATF agents!
Meet REAL FBI agents!
Meet REAL World Trade
Center Bombists!
Meet REAL Bluff and Boo
workers!
Meet the REAL David
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ALL TfflS, and more, at the
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nicknames and personality disorders. Also learn how to get
away with such flames, even if
you flame a moderator.
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Maria Yawlke, the topflamersof
this esteemed college, University, whatever!
10 • The Buff and Blue • Friday, April 2, 1993
Gallaudet Athletics Jump to the Big Time
Jazzy Wielender
Sports CEO
As a result of a lawsuit
brought up against the NCAA by
Gallaudet Basketball coach Jimbo
Distefanos claiming that the Association discriminated the Bison
by keeping them in the dark cellars of Division III, the Blue and
Gold will compete in the Big Time
College Division for all sports.
The University is overjoyed that
Gallaudet will finally be able to
improve their programs by becoming more competitive for deaf
athletes going off to Big League
schools because of the NCAA's
neglect. Gallaudet's recent admittance to college's most profitable
will result in some changes on the
Gaily campus.
Because the Bison are now
playing Division I football, they
will be competing in the Big Ten
Conference along with perennial
powers:
Michigan, Indiana, Iowa,
Minnesota, Ohio State, Wisconsin, Michigan State, and Peun
State. Another change that will be
noticed: the football field will be
broken up for a new domed stadium to seat the expected increase
of fans to come and see the Bison
and their opponents compete. The
proposed dome will be retractable and would accommodate
.38,000 people. A contest for the
new stadium's new name will be
announced in a few weeks.
Gallaudet track and field
would benefit immensely from the
new change. According to the
plans, a track is to be built around
the new football field in the stadium. More funding would be
available to allow Coach Manka
to improve the Bison program and
bring home a National Championship.
Although the soccer team
currently has a playing field, they
will compete in the dome because
of the strange weather the Washington area receives. It's important that athletes compete on time
so that parties aren't missed because they thought they were going to be busy. Swimming will
also get a new home in the field
house after the addition is completed next year. Groundbreaking
procedures will take place on
April 10th. The wrestling team
will move from their black pit in
the basement of Hughes G^m to
the Field House. New equipment
and updates on medical achievements will allow the Bison grapplers to become more competitive.
Mens and Women's basketball will enable its players to stare
down on their opponents with a
new wood floor in the dome. A
better schedule and improved
recruiting jobs will enable the
hoopsters improve their somewhat mediocre records from the
past. Gallaudet's softball and
baseball teams will no longer have
to worry about travelling to enemy territory for a home game
because of a mud-slicked playing
field. All one has to do is to just
close the stadium's dome, and
play there. Rain or shine, they
won't have any cancelled games
unless other teams aren't so lucky.
One sad thing that will result from this is the demolishing
of good ole' Hughes Gym. The
grand building will be torn down
to make room for the women's
new volleyball arena. After winning the only conference championship Gaily has ever had, the
women deserve some kind of reward for their heroism. The floor
will eventually be constructed to
accompany the future hockey and
lacrosse programs. Intramural
sports will no longer be forced to
be small. They will take over the
old basketball offices and are capable of providing more activities and perhaps win the National
Intramural Flag Football Championship.
One big concern that came
up during the planning for the
projects was of course that one
big word: MONEY. Have no fear
because the Justice Department
IS here. As a result of the ruling by
the court, they also decided that
United States Government was
avoiding the ADA and are forced
to pay 99% of the fee for the new
sports facilities. All of the proposed changes should be completed by April 1995. The Dome is
to be finished in time for the 1994
season. For all of you who tolled
so hard for equality this is a big
step in the right direction.
A Rabid Fan Grins after all the
Hoopla surrounding Gallaudet Athletics. Obviously, Fans love a good
scandal!
Coach Steps Down After League Move
press release
GoUyurdeaf football coach
Jeffe Cincyero announced this
afternoon at a press conference
that he plans to resign because
the Bison w ill be moving to Division I in two years. Fonner Kentucky basketball coach. Rick
Fickingno, was hired inunediately
to replace Cincyero. The new
mentor has scheduled a news
conference for tomorrow and has
announced that there will be no
practice in the summertime until
one week before school.
Cincyero gave a statement
of his decision to leave Golly. His
soul reason was because the Bison were recently promoted to
Division I and would compete
against big time schools and he
stated that he wasn't ready for
that yet because he didn't want to
get slaughtered any more than
they had been. He wanted to have
more time to matiure. WTien asked
if he would come back once the
Bison were established in the top
level, he commented," ABSOLUTELY NOT, THEY ALREADY
STOMPED ON MY CONFIDENCE AFTER I ASKED THEM
TO WAIT -\NOTHER 'i'EAR, BEFORE IT WAS CONSIDERED!"
The coach had to be restrained as
he looked like he was imitating
Booby Knight in the chair-throwing act.
Coach Pickingno was hired
in case basketball coach Jimbo
DiStefanos jumps the boat so that
it wouldn't be as hard to find a
replacement. The coach will start
next week, while Cincyero's resignation becomes effective in
three days. The former mentor
will look for another position at a
different Division III school.
Jordan Gestures with Delight as Cincyero Resigns
Friday. April 2,1993 • The Buff and Blue • 11
The Poetry Comer GaUaudet lladitioiis of Yesteryear
by Dave Evans
Features Columnist
Kristen Weiner
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""WHEN THE ELEPHANT CRIES"
When the Elephant Cries,
There is no sound...
No one is there to hear it...
People see the smiles,
Hear the laughter.
Witness the strength, the bravery,
What they don't see, is the defeat.
The fear and the loneliness.
As their dreams are taken away from them,
In exchange for life...
Mere existence
Just another Elephant's Tear.
By: Michelle M. Russo- Olson
"A Tormented Prayer"
Feeling the cool sharply pointed cold and quite
silvery naked, I walk into the maw of the world,
everything a jumbling and a tumbling.
All somewhat bezoomy. Feeling everything
a great mass of roaring lions as I go
around swaggering and splashing in life a
Don Juan. Dabbling in wantonness and the
lewdness of the unfolding life. Greeting
lies, drugs, visions of untouched imaginations,
the motionless and the stillness of life
Ufe goes around roaming a great
inscrutable spirit as I stare into the void.
O the glory that be! Juggling and bobbing
continuously, being confronted by the naked
glaring truth! Everything overflowing of
kvetchs! O vey! Let me take a seat on the
cool moving earth and let me ponder!
If I may say it, life is almighty too
llllllloooonnrmnnnggggggg!
AMEN!
By: Eban Koscheva
The Class of '69, wanting to
immortalize themselves, decided
to leave some sign of their presence at Gallaudet. After some discussion, it was decided that the
class would plant ivy on the north
side of the East Wing of College
Hall, using a cutting from Christ
Church in Alexandria, Virginia,
where George Washington had
worshipped. The class also left an
inscription on the wall of College
Hall, in the form of atriangle (each
side exactly seven and a half
inches), with three letters in each
comer, signifying the first letter
of each members' surname.
What's that? Three members of the class of '69? Yes, exactly three men graduated in the
spring of 1869, leaving their initials permanently engraved on the
walls of College Hall, remaining
even today long after the ivy has
died. This was the begiiining of a
long tradition at Gallaudet, one
that has continued to this day.
Gallaudet has a history of
such rituals and traditions, many
of which belonged to an earlier
time and have remained in the
past Other more recent traditions
continue to make their mark on
Gallaudet's campus, and they will
possibly continue to exist for future classes.
The Class of 1869's ivy planting started a tradition that in a
different form, still exists today.
For the next fifteen years, many
of the succeeding classes continued to plant ivy along the walls of
Ccmipus buildings, leaving carved
inscriptions and mottos near the
ivy cuttings. However, the class
of 1884 was the last to plant ivy,
and the carvings also ceased.
When the class of 1890's turn
came, they became the first class
to officicilly observe Class Day,
and they started a new tradition:
An oak tree was planted in
memory of the class. The tree
subsequently died, and a replacement was found. Althougli the site
of the Class of 1890's tree is unknown, a hallowed tradition was
bom, and today Gallaudet is a
shaded Ccimpus, a memorial from
the dozens of classes since.
Back in the "days of yore,"
Gallaudet had a more rigid curricula, without the diverse topics
and courses available today. One
required course during the junior
year was mechanics, the last in a
series of mathematics courses.
Since the study of mechanics was
hated, a short-lived tradition
sprang up around the completion
of the course. As a contemporary
account notes: "Around 8 o'clock,
a number of white shrouded figures, with strange, conical caps,
might have been seen flitting
through the main building... First
came the Eulogist and his assistant, then the pall bearers. The
drum set up some sort of a dead
march, and fish horns added their
mournful shrieks... Mechanics
was placed on the pyre... £ill this
tin\e, a heavy snow was fadling.
and this with the uncouth figures
and blazing light made a
picaresque appearance."
The "Cremation of Mechanics" was an annual ritual that originated in 1883. By holding a funeral, and then cremating "Mr.
Mechanicus," the junior class thus
laid to rest their studies of mathematics. This rite, a parallel to the
later rat funerals, continued until
1892, when the funeral tradition
gave way to a more cheerful play
or theatrical skit on the life and
demise of mechanics. This annual
performance, in turn, gave way to
a junior promenade, instituted by
the juniors in 1896, laying to rest
the "cremation."
During the 1890s, another
tradition involving the freshman
class was in practice. This rite
was a test for the freshmen to
establish their prerogative to use
canes on cemipus. Two members
of the sophomore class would
provide a round stick of wood,
just long enough to be covered by
three hands. These two men
would then hold the stick and,
after falling on their stomachs
with the stick underneath, would
be covered by other members of
the sophomore class, all in one
large pile. The challenge was for
the freshmen to get two of their
hands on the stick. The msh lasted
three minutes, with ten minute
breaks interspersed. Two wins
out of three rushes was considered a victory, and gave the freshmen the right to use canes. This
Continued on next page
Don't You Hate It When...
By Lanren Clarke
Features Columnist
-you pray for snow vfhen you have a big test the next day and it
doesn^ happen?
-snow occurs at the wrong time, just when you had a big weekend planned?
-you get into a financial screw-up with Gallaudet University and
end up surviving on thirty dollars a month?
-you are hit by a taxi driver who does not have enouj^ intelligence to look both ways before leavinga parking space?
-somebody whines about trivial things to you while you are going
through a serious crisis involving a life and death matter?
12 • The Buff and Blue * Friday, April 2,1993
Let's Talk
Managing
Test
Anxiety
Counseling Center
Carolyn Corbett, Ph.D.
Most people will admit to feeling some degree of anxiety at
the prospect of taking a test. But for some people, the level of
anxiety they experience has a negative impact on their test performance.
Understanding the basic facts about test anxiety can help
students become more emotionally and mentally prepared during
examinations.
Some ofthe causes of test anxiety include: pressure students
may feel to do well in school, thinl<ing about past experiences of
not doing well on tests, and fear of failure. Physical signs of test
anxiety include: tension, sweating, 'butterflies' in the stomach,
increased heart rate, headaches, £ind increased breathing rate.
Mentally, there may be difficulty with memory, inability to concentrate, difficulty organizing thoughts, and increased negative thinking ("I know I'm not going to do well on this test.").
How does a student overcome test anxiety? The following
tips may be helpful:
Study Effectively
1. Study in a quiet, comfortable atmosphere.
2. Study over several short periods (ninety minutes and a half
hour break). Avoid marathon study sessions.
3. Take good notes and review them after each class.
4. Use creative learning aids, such as flash cards and charts,
to
help you organize the material.
5. TAKE CARE OF YOURSELF. DON'T STAY UP ALL NIGHT
CRAMMING.
Improve Test Taking Skills
On short answer and easy exams:
1. Read all questions first; pay attention to words such as
"compare, discuss, and explain."
2. Do easiest questions fust.
3. For essay exams, make an outline of yoiu- answer before
you begin.
4. Budget your time.
5. If you finish early, use remaining time to review and revise
your answers.
On Multiple Choice Tests:
1. Answer questions in the order given, but don't linger on
difficult items.
2. Read each choice carefully. When unsure, eliminate
choices you know are wrong and make an educated guess.
Anxiety Management:
1. Try to keep things in perspective. You are taking one test.
Do not make it longer than it is.
2. Take control ofyour negative thoughts. Negative thoughts
are self-defeating. For each negative thought, come up with a
positive, encouraging one.
3. Use relaxation techniques. For example, when feeling
anxious during a test, stop. Put your pen down and close your eyes.
Slowly take a deep breath. Think the word "relax" as you exhale
slowly.
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The Days of Yore
Continued from page 11
brutally physical event was
abruptly put to a halt when, one
year, the sophomores, wearying
ofthe scuffle, simply ignored the
challenge.
Another tradition during the
early days was the Baptism ofthe
Preps. The preparatory class
would suddenly be informed by
the upperclassmen to assemble
for a class pictiure on the steps of
College Hall. As the preps sat solemnly, they would be suddenly
dimked by the seniors from above.
As the water cascaded over the
students, their picture would be
taken, recording the scene for
posterity.
Some traditions did not involve rites of passage, such as
Gallaudet Day and Founders' Day.
Gallaudet Day celebrated the birth
date of Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet, December 10. On this date,
the students would gather to hear
speeches, poems and other tributes given in honor of Thomas
Gallaudet. On Founders' Day,
Gallaudet's son, Edward Miner
Gallaudet, was honored on his
birthday, February 5. This date
was also celebrated with
speeches,
poems,
and
retrospectives of Dr. Gallaudet's
life and the early days of Kendall
Green. In addition, in many states,
GCAA (Gallaudet College Alumni
Association, now GUAA) chapters would hold their annual banquet on Founders' Day in honor
of Dr. Gallaudet and the college.
Today, Gallaudet Day is still held,
but Foimders' Day seems to have
fallen by the wayside.
x\nother part of Gallaudet
lore is "the little iron dog." This
little bit of Gallaudetiania was a
small iron dog that had been purchased as a memento and memorial due to its resemblance to a
staff member's recently departed
terrier, who answered to the name
"Diamond." The iron dog, zdso
called Diamond, oversaw the campusfi-omhis perch on the steps of
Fowler Hall. Upon the demolishment of Old Fowler Hall, Diamond
was moved to a new home next to
the Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet
statue, where he remained for
several years until he was vandalized, suffering a broken paw.
Percival Hall, then president of
Gallaudet, retrieved the dog, repaired it, and placed it in his office. Diamond presently makes
his home in House #1, with the
Jordans.
Today, many of these traditions no longer exist, but
Gallaudet's imderclassmen have
devised many new traditions, as
well as modifying some of the
old. One example is the Class tree,
which is now part of a five-year
tradition, where the rat funeral is
held in the spring ofthe prep year,
signifying the end of "rathood."
The following year, a slab is prepared and placed upon the site of
the rat's grave. A banner and a
tree quickly follow, with the Senior Trip being the culmination of
the undergraduate years. However, in 1983, the local ASPCA
called upon Dr. Merrill to lodge a
complaint regarding the use of
live rats in the Rat Funeral proceedings. Dr. Merrill then requested that fake rats be substituted in the rites. When the Merrill
Learning Center site was being
discussed, an upperclassman approached the faculty committee
in charge of determining the site,
and objected to a potential location on the grounds that it would
obliterate the site of his class's rat
bmrial. Originally a prep ritual.
Bald Day is now a part of the
freshman year, and the rivalry
between various classes has increased over the years, so that
now an equal number of shaved
females proudly parade the campus along with the males.
Two recent festivities held
during the 1980s both had their
origins in the 1970s. Playboy
Night, fustheldin 1976as an event
for the Class of 1977, proved so
popular that the SBG held a secondonein 1987duringGally/NTID
weekend and thereafter assiuned
the sponsorship, making Playboy
Night a biennial celebration. The
Rock Festival, held annually just
before final exams in the spring,
originated roughly aboutthesame
time and, unlike Playboy Night,
has continued to this day.
As Gallaudet approaches its
third centuiy, traditions, rites and
events may die out; some may
continue, and new ones will be
created. Regardless of how students ofthe future will mark their
rites of passage, in some long forgotten comer ofthe campus may
yet be a reminder of those who
have gone before.
Quotes: Gentleman
by CherUyn Bloodworth
F e a t u r e s Coltunnist
Here's the second half of our
menAvomen series!
A gentleman is a man who
can disagree without being disagreeable.
Anonymous
The gentleman is a christian
product.
George H. Calvert
Once a gentleman, always a
gentleman
Dickens,
Little Dorrit
Propriety of manners and
consideration for others are the
two main characteristicsofagentleman.
Disraeli
To make a fine gentleman,
several trades are required, but
chiefly a barber.
Goldsmith
Man
The pendulum betwixt a
smile and a tear.
Byron,
Childe Harold
Man's inhumanity to man
Makes cotmtless thousands
moiun!
Bums,
Man was made to mourn
Every man is a volume, if you
know how to read him.
William EUery Charming
Man is the oiily animal that
laughs and weeps; for he is the only
animal that is struck with the difference between what things are,
and what they ought to be.
Hazlitt
Man is apiece ofthe universe
made alive.
Emerson
Man passes away; his name
perishes from record and recollec-
tion; his histoiy is as a tale that is
told, and his very monument becomes a ruia
Washington Irving,
The Sketch Book
Man that is bom of a woman
is of few days, and full of trouble.
Job XIV. I
It is easier to know mankind
in general than man individually.
La Rochefoucauld
Men, in general, are but great
children.
Napoleon
Man's the bad child of the
imiverse.
James Oppenheim,
Laughter
Does man differ from other
animals? Only in posture. The rest
are bent, but he is a wild beast who
walks up-right
FMemon
Friday. April 2, 1993 • The Buff and Blue • 13
A2G
To our new
Alpha Sigma Theta
sisters,
Catiiy Fortian
Sonia Lahby
Nivedita Ramesli
Congratulations and
welcome to the Greeic
world!!/
The Brothers of the Mu-Iota
Chapter of Kappa Sigma
congratulate Stephen Hardy
and Barry Solomon on their
bid for SBG office.
We also wish luck to the other
contestants in the election.
This Ps^htmPsid Adverti»mn«nt
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Gallaudet Baseball Off to a Rocky Start
Matt Borchardt
Sports Reporter
The Gallaudet University
baseball team has started the season in a disappointing way, but
there are some bright sides. The
team has gone off to a 1-8 start.
However, the record doesn't reflect the way the Bison has played.
There were several close games
that the Bison lost due to mental
mistakes and errors.
Gallaudet's season began on
March 9th with a 1 9 ^ loss to
Bowie State. In that game the Bison committed seven errors.
"Only one run out of the nineteen
runs they scored were earned by
the Bison pitching staff, and that
shows how much errors can hurt
the team," said the Bison skipper
Jeff Salit. "if not for those errors,
we could have won 4-1." The only
bright side to the loss was Darin
Clauson's hitting performance.
Clauson, last year's MVP, hit 2 out
of 4 and had one RBI. The only
other player on the Bison squad
who made a hit was Gallaudet's
catcher John Cleary.
Game two was on March
21st at St. Mary's College. They
lost the conference geime 12-0.
The Bison defense committedjust
three errors this time, but the offensive performance was not
good. The offense provided only
two hits: a double by Ernie Ortega
and a single by Sean Gill. "Our
strikeout ratio was still too high,"
said Coach Salit. "If the team
wants to win some games, the
offense has to be better than they
have been."
Spring Break began with a
game at Virginia State. The Bison
committed six errors in this game
and had only two hits offensively.
Tyrone Kovacs had a hit and
scored the only run for the Bison
in their 11-1 loss. Joe Polito played
his first game after returning from
a knee iryury and had one hit.
The next day, the Bison
played a doubleheader at St.
Paul's. The Bisonsplitthedoubleheader with St. Paul's. Jamie
Dewing pitched a complete game,
but the Bison lost the first game 54. The reason the Bison lost was
because the defense committed
six errors, and that gave Dewing
just one earned run. However,
the Bison offense improved alittle
bit. Kovacs, Dewing, and Tris
McPhailhadonehiteach. Clauson
also had one hit and one RBI, but
Joe Polito went 2 for 2 and had
three RBI's in the first game.
In the second game, Darin
Clauson pitched a complete game
shutout. In the Bison's 2-0 victory, Joe Polito went 2 for 2 again.
Clauson, Ortega, and Gill contributed one hit each. Clauson had
two stolen bases and a sacrifice
fly in the Bison's first victory of
the season. Offensively, Polito had
a double, and Ortega had a triple.
After an off day at Virginia
Beach, the team went to
Ralphannock to play another
doubleheader. In Gallaudet's 4-2
loss, John Cleary went 2 for 2 and
had one RBI. Ortega had a double
and a stolen base while Matt
Borchardt contributed a hit, but
the rally came short. In the second game, a 3-2 defeat, Gallaudet
committed no errors for the first
time this season, but the offense
provided only two hits. Kovacs
had a hit and brought in one nmner, and Cleary had another hit in
the game. Dewing had a sacrifice
fly and brought in the other nmner.
On Saturday, the Bison
played at York because the field
atGallaudetwasnotplayabledue
to the mud. A season after York
beat Gallaudet 28-2,20-0, and 100, Gallaudet battled to the end in
a 3-1 loss. In the loss, the Bison
outhit York 9 to 4 and the defense
committed one miscue. Frank
Robitaille pitchedhis fourth game
and second complete game. In
the first of the doubleheader,
Kovacs, Polito, Clauson, and
McPhail had two hits each and
Ortega added one hit The Bison
stranded eight men on base.
Clauson's hit in the first inning
brought Kovacs in to score the
first run of the game. In the second gEune, a 10-1 loss, Gallaudet
outhit York again 4-3. However,
the defense committed six errors
and the pitching staff gave up
three earned runs. In the loss,
Gill had one hit, and Dewing had
a hit and run batted in. McPhail
went 2 for 2 in that game, and
Cleary scored the only run.
"Generally, our defense has
improved from last year but still
needs more work," said Coach
Salit "And we definitely need to
work a lot on our hitting if we
expect to win more games this
year. "The highlight of the season
so far is Clauson's shutout at St.
Patil's. It was the first time a
Gallaudet pitcher hurled a shutout since the last game of 1992
when Gallaudet shutout Washington Bible in a 1-0 victoiy. Joe
Polito, a fireshman, leads ttte Bison in hitting with a .438 average.
Tyrone Kovacs leads the team in
runs with four, and Jamie Dewii^
leads the team with four REFs.
Darin Clausonhas stolen six bases
thus far to lead the team. Ernie
Ortega, afii-eshman, leads the team
in doubles with two and triples
with one. Jamie Dewing leads the
squad in walks with six and leads
the pitchers in strikeouts with ten
andhasa2.60ERA. Darin Clauson
has the lone victory for the pitchers, and Frank Robitaille lejids the
Playing the Ball
Jason VVeiland
Sports Editor
Welcome back everyone,
and I hope that you all had a great
Spring Break. Although it was fun,
it seemed that the week went too
fast for some of us. For those of
you I didn't see in Florida, I hope
you had a great time wherever
you went for your vacation. Since
we left, many events occurred
over the break relating to sports.
For those of you interested
in NCAA Division I basketball, so
far I have been right in my finals
predictions. North Carolina and
Michigan, my picks for the finals
in case you forgot, are in the final
four. Kentucky and Kansas are
the other two squads going to the
Superdonie in New Orleans. Kentucky was a real surprise since
they upset Indiana big time in the
regional finals, Kansas outmanned an upstart Florida State
team that is a championship-caliber contender in the making. The
Tar Heels had a pretty easy time
in the tournament. Michigan, however, was very lucky to escape
against George Washington.
UCLA also put the Wolverines to
the test in the semifinals by taking them to overtime.
Around Gallaudet, the only
spring sport to compete over the
break was the baseball team. The
Bison went 1-7 in that time span.
The Women Bison have yet to
play and hopefully will this week.
Gcillaudet's track and field team
has participated in a few meets so
far while the tennis team has been
washed out.
In Intramural basketball.
Super Staff claimed the championship over the Fab Eight. In the
first ten minutes, it was a competitive game. After that, the Super Staffers staged a blow-out. It
should be noted that Fab 8 was
playing without a few key players.
Intramural softball is just
around the comer and it will start
this week on Sunday afternoon.
Floor hockey is another sport
added by the IM office just recently. However, only eight
women's and men's teams will be
accepted. The deadline for rosters was on April 1st and they will
play sometime next week.
Pro baseball is just around
the bend. The New York Yankees
and New York Mets will be slugging it out at Robert F. Kennedy
Stadium in April. The District of
Columbia has been attempting to
lure another m ^ o r league squad
here since the Washington Senators left D.C. years ago.
In closing, I would like to
give my deepest sympathies to
the family of freshman Julia
Chung. Chung was fatally ii\jured
in a car accident in Cancun,
Mexico. I didn't know Chung as
well as others but I, myself, a
freshman, am proud to have been
a classmate of a person who was
as cheerful and polite as she was.
Julia will be truly missed by the
Class of 96 as well as the rest of
Gallaudet.
the dates of i^^
to April 15th Iroin 4pm^
to 6pm
Friday. April 2,1993 • The Buff and Blue • 15
Men's Tennis Slips by UDC Due to Rain
Darren Frazier
Sports Report;er
team's first game was at UDC. It
was the team's real test to determine its ranking in the CAC
Scores UDC wins (5-4)
league. It wasn't really a test for
SINGLES
them though since they had just
returned from spring break. If it
#lJe£fPk)ederi lost-1-6/36
wasn't for spring break, there's a
#2 Peter Brosofif lost - 36 / 36
#3 PaWo Pomeranec lost - 36 / 64 / 4 - 6 strong chance they would have
whupped UDC badly. UDC came
#4 Pat Peisaiza won - 6-2 / 46 / 66
in third place in the CAC league
#5 Darren Fiazier WOTi - 66 / 6-2
overall last year. The weather was
#6Fadi Abi>aaban WCTi-&^2/6-l
the usual kind which affected this
#7 Peter 9iultz-IDLE
game: high winds, light rain, and
DOUBLES
#1 Hoederi/Pomeranec4ost-5-7/54(R) overcast clouds.
#2 BrosofCPerseizaJost - 36 / 64 / 03
There are five newcomers:
Jeff Ploederl, Wise; Peter Brosoff,
(R)
NY; Pablo Pomeranec, S. America;
m Frazier/AbijSliaban-won -64/6-2
Fadi
Abu-Shaban, country of Jor* (R) - Rain su^nded
dan; and Darren Frazier, FL. The
retumingplayers are Pat Persenza
March 31st - The tennis
and Peter Schultz. Thus, this is a
totally new team full of talent and
a championship caliber team to
face in the CAC league. Mary
Washington is the defending
champion.
Comments on the UDC
games...PLOEDERL - "A good
match, but I left my brain on spring
break!" BROSOFF - "I stunk!"
POMERANEC - "This guy was too
easy for me; I lost because of
mental mistakes." Seventh seed
Peter Schultz did not play at all.
Next home game dates: April 1st,
Western Maryland (3:30 p.m.),
April 3rd, York (1:00p.m.), April
5th, Marymount (3:30p.m.), April
8th, St. Mary's (4:00p.m.), and
April 14th, Villa Julie (4:00p.m.).
Gallaudet Flag Football All-Stars Fare
Well in New Orleans
Billy Koch
Sports Reporter
The Gallaudet Flag Football
All-Star team traveled to New
Orleans after Christmas, on December 27, 1992 where they
played in the Flag Football
Superbowl at the University of
New Orleans. There were 33 pools
with three teams in each pool, the
top two teams with the best record
in each pool would be invited into
the top 64 team tournament. Gallaudet was in the pool Eilong with
South Florida University, whom
placed 4th in the Superbowl com-
petition last year, and Eastern
Michigan University.
On the first day, Gallaudet
took on S.F.U. and were ousted
45-0, then the next day, we went
against E.M.U. and lost 22-6, with
our lone score from Scott Stein to
Alex Archie for the touchdown.
Gallaudet placed 74th out
of 102 teams that competed in the
Superbowl competition, and the
tradition shall continue next year.
The Flag Football All-Stars
would like to express their thanks
to the following organizations and
people:
S.B.G
$150
DSP Fraternity
$150
Abbey
$100
McDonald's
$100
Block G
$100
$75
Class of 96'
$50
Al's Pizzeria
S.L Club of the Deaf $30
$40
Mark Bellone
$30
Justin Moor
Steven Blumstein
$25
Lawerence Cohen , $25
$20
Sean Owens
$20
Ritchie Bryant
And lastly, the team wishes
to thank the Athletic Department
for loaning the 1992 v, hite football jerseys
Women's Tennis Schedule
March
St. Maiy's
H
11
Wesley
H
18
St. Mary's
A
29
UDC
H
31
April
1
Villa Julie
A
York
A
3
Wilson
A
4
Marymount
H
6
14
College of Notre Dame
CAC Championship A
16
CAC Championship A
17
Hood
H
21
Villa JuUe
H
22
Western Maryland
A
24
UDC
A
26
Wilson
H
29
3:30p.m.
3:30p.m.
3:30p.m.
3:oop.m.
4:00p.m.
4:00p.m.
1:00p.m.
H4:00p.m.
TBA
TBA
3:30p.m.
4:00p.m.
1:00p.m.
4:00p.m.
4:00p.m.
Men's and Women's TVack
March
6 Dickinson
26 Battleground Relays
27 Battleground Relays
April
3 Messiah Invitational
10 Howard Relays
13 CAC Championships
17 Cardinal Classic at Catholic
20 Perm Relays
May
1 Mason-Dixon Championship
2 Mason-Dixon Championship
8 Hepatathlon Championship
9 Hepatathlon Championship
19 NCAA Division III Nationals
Head Coach: Jack Mika
A
A
A
9:00 a.m.
3:00 p.m.
10:00 a m .
A
A
A
A
A
10:00 a-m.
9:00 a m .
3:00 p.m.
10:00 am.
TBA
A
A
A
A
TBA
5:00 p.m.
5:00 p.m.
TBA
TBA
TBA
H
H
A
H
2:30 p.m.
2:00 p.m.
2:0Q p.m.
2:00 p.m.
H
A
H
A
H
TB^
TBA
H
H
H
A
H
1:00 p.m.
3:00 p.m.
3:00 p.m.
3:00 p.m.
3:00 p.m.
TBA
TBA
4:00 p.m.
3:00 p.m.
1:00 p.m.
3:00 p.m.
3:00 p.m.
H
1:00 p.m.
H
H
A
H
3:30 p.m.
3:30 p.m.
3:30 p.m.
3:00 p.m.
A
A
A
H
H
A
A
H
H
A
A
H
4:00 p.m.
4:00 p.m.
1:00 p.m.
4:00 p.m.
4:00 p.m.
TBA
TBA
3:30 p.m.
4:00 p.m.
1:00 p.m.
4:00 p.m.
4:00 p.m.
SoftbaU
March
15 Eastern Mennonite
17 Catholic
18 Columbia Union
30 York
April
4 Wesley
7 Bowie State
9 Shenandoah
13 Mary Washington
15 Wilson
17 CAC Tournament
18 CAC Tournament
21 Washington
22 Western Maryland
25 Columbia Union
2G Wilson
30 Coppin State
May
1 Morgan State
Head Coach: Sarali Burton
Women's Tennis
March
11 St. Mary's
18 Wesley
29 St. Mary's
31 UDC
April
1 Villa Julie
3 York
4 Wilson
6 Marymount
14 College of Notre Dame
16 CAC Championship
17 CAC Championship
21 Hood
22 Villa Julie
24 Western Maryland
26 UDC
29 Wilson
Head Coach: Robbie Carmichael
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