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condoms?
Look
inside!
Drugs: Violence:
Where to get
help!
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Our most
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The verdict on .. The
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Condom Machines Coming to GSU
by Louis Schuhz
Statistics from the Dlinois De­
partment of Public Health show
an estimated 50,000 people in
the state are infected with mv,
the virus which causes AIDS.
Current statistics also show over
21 percent of mv infected per­
sons in Illinois are below the age
of 30.
These sobering statistics, cou­
pled with the i ncreasing number
of college campuses offering
condoms have motivated the
university community to begin
offering condoms at GSU.
This friday, a total of six con­
dom machines will be installed
in various locations on the GSU
main campus by a company in
based in south submban Alsip.
According to Rita Nagy, As­
sistant Program Director in Stu­
dent Life, the machines will be
located in both the men's and
women's washrooms in the Col­
lege of Business and Public Ad­
ministration (BPA) and in the
College of Education (COE).
Additionally, the machines will
be mounted in the men's and
women's locker rooms in Stu­
dent Life. Locations were se­
lected based on the amount of
traffic and usage in specific ar­
eas, Nagy said.
Nagy chaired a committee
which will distribute brochures
on safe sex in special holders to
ably high failure rates according
"If you take a condom and
be placed in various locations
to recent studies. The lowest
blow it up like a balloon and
within GSU. Nagy noted there
rated condoms can rip allowing
smear oil based lotion on it... it
has been widespread university
will burst after 5 minutes. Matsemen to escape, or may remain
support for the project, "We had
teson explained.
intact but allow the microscopic
discussed the need for this for
mv to penetrate the material,
Another issue Matteson wants
some time, this is something the
and possibly infect a sexual
the community to be aware of is
administration has been keen
that many condom brands and
partner.
on."
types should be avoided because
Matteson used existing data
Since he began researching
and compiled a list of the best
they allow mv to penetrate the
AIDS and sexual be­
and worst condoms.
The top eight brands
havior,
Psychology
currently are Ramses
professor David Mat­
Non-Lubricated, Ramteson has been an ar­
ses Sensitol, Gold Cirdent supporter of
cle Coin, Gold Circle,
condoms on campus.
Matteson recently re­
Sheik Elite, Durex
leased the findings of a
Nuform, and Pleaser.
IllY and AIDS quiz
The "worst" brands are
which was taken by stu­
Lifestyles
Conture,
dents in .South Subur­
Trojan
Naturalube,
ban College in South
Trojan Ribbed, and
Holland, as well as at
Contracept Plus.
Since they were rated
GSU.
the best, Ramses con­
While Matteson ac­
doms will be stocked in
knowledged the 150
the GSU machines in
students polled did not
accordance with com­
constitute a "scientific
mittee recommenda­
sample", he indicated
tions.
the test results were im­
Demetrious Woods in
portant.
Condom Dispensers Wlll Appear in GSU
the GSU Purchasing
The results of the
Washrooms
Office said that Na­
lllV/AIDS test given
tional Safety Limited
last fall showed many
(NSL) of Alsip, the
students were unaware
material. Matteson said only la­
company installing the condom
of the issues regarding lubri­
tex condoms should be used and
machines has had contracts with
cants. Only 26 percent of the
stressed that "animal skin" con­
Western Illinois University,
GSU students knew that only
doms should be avoided en­
Northern Illinois University, Il­
water-based lubricants should
tirely.
linois State University, and
be used, while oil based lubri­
Among the popular brands
Prairie State College. Woods
cants should be avoided.
available, many have unaccept -
GSUGrad
Wins Oscar
Trent, who lived in Mankada,
Barbara Trent, who earned a
master's degree from Governors
State University, won this
year's Academy Award for best
documentary.
Her film, "Panama Decep­
tion", is a controversial study of
the 1989 U.S. invasion of Pan­
ama. It reportedly challenges the
notion that the real purpose of
the invasion was to unseat
Manuel Noriega. The work in­
stead implies that the invasion
was staged to regain control of
the Panama Canal. Public Tele­
vision has refused to air the fllm
and it has been banned in Pan­
ama.
Dl. while attending GSU, earned
her master's degree in social sci­
ences here in 1979. She moved
to Santa Monica, Calif. in the
late 1980's to make documen­
tary fllms for the Empowerment
Project.
At the award ceremony, Trent
dedicated the film to "coura­
geous Panamanian journalists
and hUIOan rights activists who
have defied the Panamanian ban
against the screening of this film
at personal risk" and "the mil­
lions of Americans who may or
amy not get to see this fllm now
that Public TV has also r'!fused
broadcast"
sad the GSU machines will
stock Ramses Extra Spermicidally Lubricated Condoms, and
noted that other brands may be
added. " ...which have been
tested. and approved by the University." Woods said the rnachines would be installed in
accordance with the Americans
With Disabilities Act (ADA).
Test results last fall indicated
that 53 percent of the 150 students who took the test favored
putting in condom machines,
while only 14 percent were opposed.
"We simply want people to get
more comfortable with condoms in the academic community... we want a heightened
awareness of lllV ," said Matteson.
Nagy concluded. "the Univer­
sity doesn't have an opinion on
the use of condoms for procrea­
tion. Weare recognizing the fact
there are significant Sexually
Transmitted Diseases. and that
condoms play a significant role
in preventing the spread of the­
se diseases. That is why they
are being installed."
Matteson urges students, fac­
ulty, and staff with questions or
concerns to contact Kelly
McCarthy, outreach counselor
in Student Development at
(708)534-5000 extension 5032.
U.S. Representative,
Mayor of Baltimore to
Speak at Commencement
UNIVERSITY PARK -- Governors State University will award honorary doctorates to U.S. Rep.
Patricia Schroeder of Colorado, and Kurt Schmoke, the mayor of Baltimore, Md., during 1993 commence­
ment ceremonies.
GSU expects to award 1,236 degrees to students who have graduated during the Spring/Summ er and
Fall 1992 Trimesters and the Winter 1993 Trimester.
Schmoke will address the graduates of the College of Arts and Sciences, College of Health Professions
and the J:loard of Governors Bachelor of Arts degree program on Saturday, June 5.
Schmoke is in his second term as mayor of Baltimore. He was first elected in 1987. He has made
education one of his priorities by establishing liaisons between the schools and communities. Schmoke
sees this approach "as a way to use schools as the catalyst and anchor of neighborhood revitalization."
A Baltimore native, Schmoke received his bachelor's degree from Yale University where he was a
Rhodes Scholar. He received a law degree from Harvard University in 1976 and returned to Baltimore
joining the law fum of Piper and Marl:>ury. In 1977, President Jimmy Carter appointed Schmoke to the
White House Domestic Policy Staff.
·
See COMMENCEMENT- page 12
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GSU INNOVATOR
April 15, 1993
Student
Entploye.e of
the Year
As Student Employee Recogni­
tion Week draws to a close, it s time
for the announcement of our Stu­
dent Employee of the Year. And the
winner is Kathryn Godfrey, Copy
Editor and Assistant to Helen
Hughes. the former Editor of �
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Creative Woman. � Creative
Woman, recently sold to another
publisher, is a magazine dedicated
to the creative achievements of
women. Godfrey was chosen from
among seven other nominees. She
was cited by Hughes for her "expert
computer facility, knowledge and
interest in the fields of journalism
and publication, critical reading and
writing, including a book review
published in the Fall/Winter, 199293 issue of � Creative Woman,
and the painstaking task of compil­
ing an index for volumes 11 and
12." Those eligible for nomination
were all undergraduate students
employed on-campus for at least six
months. The students were evalu­
ated on the following qualities: re­
liability, quality of work. initiative,
professionalism and uniqueness of
contribution. And the runners up
are Natalie Parcher, and Pamela
Pilip. According to her supervisor,
Cbarles Barnett, Natalie Parcher, an
Information Center Attendant. "al­
ways sought out the information requested instead of farming the
requestor to another source."
Pamela Pilip, an Office Assistant
in University Relations, was com­
mended for taking on all therespon-
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who resigned in January. Accord­
ing to bee supervisor Marilyn
Thomas, "Pilip took on additional
duties, such as keeping up our
bookkeeping, checking purchase
orders, placing newspaper ads, on
top of the responsibilities she
started with many months ago.
Without bee expertise in accounting
and bee knowledge of computers
the University Relations staff mem­
bers would be lost." And, the other
students nominated were Mary
Fitzgerald, Office Assistant in the
College of Education. Rhonda Frazier, a Clerk in the Business Office.
John Streeter, Computer Programmer in Alumni Relations. Jac­
queline Wells, Office Assistant in
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April15, 1993
GSU INNOVATOR
Body Politic
By Eric Crosby
Graduation. It means that wonderful time when students fmally
fmisb what they started. Or it means that the students have saved
up enough money to 'donate' to their respected teachers, whatever
the case may be. In my case, I did it the long way; I studied. Yes
boys and girls, yours truly is graduating. But before I go, I would
like to leave with you a few questions to ponder on.
First, why is it that when foreign countries (flCSt, second, third,
and fourth world alike) need money/aid they immediately tum to
the U.S.? Why don't they tum to countries like England or Japan?
Do they really think we are loaded over bere7 If they do they are
sadly mistaken. We are so far in debt that there is no light at the end
of the tunnel. There's only darkness. 'Why?' you may ask. It's
because we have donated lots of money/aid to these foreign coun­
tries.
In doing this, we have neglected our own national problems. This
is why our infra-structure is falling apart, race relations are once
again becoming tense, and the overall appearance of the U.S. as a
nation is becoming ugly. We need to stop investing in other
countries and re-invest in the future of our own country. For if we
don't, we will lose our place as one of the world's best nations.
A second question I'd like you to think about is whether or not
we really need a third airport. What is so wrong with Midway and
O'Hare that warrants us to build another airport? Are they both
obsolete? And what is wrong with Midway?! Why don't we just
redo the place to make it a bigger place? This way, we could
increase the amount of traffic that goes there. This way, we
wouldn't need a new one.
As it stands now, about half of the airport isn't being used
anyway. So why not refurnish it one terminal at a time? This way,
we could leave those people alone who would be displaced and/or
bothered by the proposed third airport. Or, if they really want a third
airport so badly, why don't they build it so the planes will land over
Edgars' bouse. This way, be will see fJCSt band what a big nuisance
it is.
My fmal question does not deal with politics. It deals with
athletics and money. Why do sport atbletes get paid a lot more
money than most of us 'average' citizens? In particular, why do
baseball players make so much? It's not like they have a tough job.
AU they have to do is bit the
Page3
Professor Extracts Positives
From Past Drug Experience
Dave O'Donnell admits to
having "bit bottom" in the
1970s. That's why be believes
be can help others reach for new
heights today.
As unit manager for the drug
rehabilitation program, O'Don­
neH and his staff at Aunt
Martha's Youth Service Center
Inc. listen, recognize the symp­
toms and work with patients on
a treatment program.
"You have to tread softly," be
stresses. "There is a fine line
between addiction and experi­
mentation. We're a high stress
society, so (drugs and alcohol)
are an effective coping method."
After his military career,
O'DonneH went to San Fran­
cisco to connect with the 1960s
counter culture. It was fun for a
time, but eventually O'Donnell
realized he was going nowhere
on his roller coaster ride.
"I came horne to Homewood,
got treatment, and started think­
ing about my life. I saw a story
in a newspaper for an addiction
workshop at Governors State,"
be recalls.
That course at GSU got
O'Donnell inquiring about a de­
gree. He used the Board of Gov­
ernors Bachelor of Arts degree
program option that gave him
credit for previous life experi­
ence toward his undergraduate
degree.
Afterward, be entered the
master of health science degree
program in alcohol and drug
abuse sciences. One of his pro­
jects was to prepare an overview
of a social service agency. He
chose Aunt Martha's and within
weeks agreed to volunteer at the
drop-in center for youth.
For his master's degree prac­
ticum, O'Donnell wrote a pro­
posal for a drug rehabilitation
program at Aunt Martha's. To
his surprise, the proposal was
submitted for funding, and
O'Donnell was hired in 1986 to
coordinate the new unit
The program bas grown tre­
mendously the past six years.
O'Donnell is now coordinating
a staff of 15 who administer
screening and outreach pro­
grams in the schools, as well as
work with people that have a
variety of addictions. "We see
addicted pregnant women, the
habitual alcoholic, the teenager
who drinks as a learned re­
sponse to problems at home," be
explains. "Our philosophy is to
provide service in the least re­
strictive setting." When possi­
ble,
Aunt
Martha's
uses
as much as a garbage man.) Yet the 'average' baseball player makes
close to a million dollars for each season. Now bow many ' average'
non-professional athletes do you know that make that much? per­
sonally don't know anyone.
But that's just the 'average' players. The 'superstars' are a whole
new ball game. Most make more in one year than some people make
in their whole life. These 'superstars' are people like Barry Bonds
and Ryne Sandberg. When one adds these two players salaries
together, it adds up to around twenty million dollars a year. That,
in my opinion, is highway robbery. No player is nor should be worth
that much. Can you imagine getting paid that much money to play
something that is considered a recreational activity?! That's like
saying we'll pay you ten thousand dollars a night to be a couch
potato. It's ridiculous! But tbat's America. All you can do is nod
your bead in agreement and go with the flow.
Peace and God Bless.
Late
registration
period ends
April 29th
UNIVERSITY PARK-- Late registration for the spring/summer
trimester at Governors State University will be conducted April 23
through 29.
Registration is completed by telephone. Students can access the
system from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. weekdays, and 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday.
Students can call (708) 832-5515 using a touch-tone phone either
from home or on the GSU campus. Students need a personal identi­
fication number (PIN) to enter the system, and the proper code
numbers for the classes they are enrolling in. The back page of the
spring/summ er trimester schedule is a worksheet for students' con­
venience in planning their schedules.
GSU offers students the option of short-term classes during the
spring/summ er trimester. Many are offered in seven and a half-week
blocks beginning May 3 through June 23 or June 24 through Aug.
14. The semester classes extend from May 3 through Aug. 14.
Tuition is �7 per credit hour for undergraduates and $81 per credit
hour for graduates.
For information on registration procedures, call the GSU Regis­
trar's Office at (708) 534-4500.
For Common Sense
Advice:
Ask
Jenny
Dear Jenny:
I am attracted to a young lady in my class who I would really
like to get to know better. We talk casually, but I am too shy to
ask her out. How should I approach her?
John
Dear John:
The best approach is the direct approach. Since you already
speak to her on a casual basis, fmd out what her interests are and
from that ask her out For instance, if she likes plays or concerts
ask her if she would like to attend one with you. You will never
know bow she will respond until you ask. Good luck!
Dear Jenny:
I am an African American female who just started dating a guy
who happens to be white. He is very kind and considerate and
treats me like a queen. He is the most caring man I have ever met
Here's the problem. My friends put me down for dating outside
my race and never include me in any of their activities if I am
going to bring him along. I care for him very much and do not
plan to give him up, but I also want my friends. How can I get
them to see that be is a great guy?
O'Donnell and his staff look at
"the big picture. We find that 60
percent of the alcoholics come
from alcoholic families. They
cope with conflict through
drinking and don't leam conflict
resolution. In the short term, it
sedates."
At Aunt Martha's the client
learns a holistic approach for
treatment that encourages absti­
nence and "stress coping meth­
ods as well. We use meditation,
exercise, etc. "It's very cost ef­
fective," be explains.
What O'Donnell has learned
be now shares with Governors
State University students as an
adjunct professor. "I find that it
keeps me c urrent, and in our
programs there are people who
are very thirsty for knowledge
and advice, so they challenge
you."
Since earning his master's de­
gree, O'Donnell bas returned to
GSU for a certificate for stress
management He also plans to
earn a second master's degree in
psychology and counseling.
For information on Governors
State's programs, call the GSU
Division of Alcohol and Drug
Abuse Sciences at (708) 534-
4910.
ball and field the ball. And this is
something they have been doing since tbey were two. It's not like
it takes an enormous amount of brain power. (My guess is it takes
counseling rather than hospitali­
zation.
., .
My m:m or my �nends
Dear My Man or My Friends:
As bard as it is to fmd a man who treats a woman like a queen,
your friends should be happy for you regardless of the man's race.
Try inviting your friends to activities involving you and your
boyfriend so they can get to know him. If they refuse to come,
explain to them that this is the man you have chosen to be with
and that be makes you happy. If they are not concerned with what
makes you happy, they are not truly your friends. You (not your
friends) have to live with the decisions you make in your life.
When they see that you are not willing to give in to their preju­
dices, and if they want to keep your friendship, they will eventu­
ally come around. If they don't, do what makes )ml happy.
Do you need advice? Jenny is here to help. Drop off your
questions, problems and dilemmas in the Innovator submissions
envelope, outside the office (A2300).
GSU Making Effort
For The Environment
As Earth Day (April 22) ap­
proaches, the university com­
munity should be reminded of
the recycling efforts instituted in
the university.
According to Dee Woods of
the Business Operations Office,
22.320 pounds of white paper
have been recycled in the fJCSt
ten months since a white paper
recycling program has been in
effect. That is the equivalent of
232 trees . The university has
also reduced the size of its trash
dumpsters as a result of the
white paper program and efforts
at source reduction.
Staff should remember that
only white paper and computer
paper are to be placed in the blue
collection bins located by most
copier machines. No gummed
envelopes, labels, colored pa­
per, post-it notes, newspapers or
magazines are to be included in
the recycling bins. The house­
keeping staff is to be com­
mended for assuming the extra
responsibility of transporting
the paper from copier sites to the
white paper dumpster.
Currently, GSU is working on
a solid waste reduction plan as
required by Public Act 86-1363,
known as the College Recycling
Law. The University Recycling
Committee, composed of fac­
ulty, staff and students, is for­
mulating the plan. Also, in the
near future, styrofoam recycling
will be coming to the GSU Cafe­
teria
Assisting in the environ­
mental efforts on campus is a
new student organization called
the Green Group Environmental
Club.
For more information on the
Green Group call (708) 534-
4517.
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GSU INNOVATOR
Caught In the Net
Washington, Albert Einstein, Rev. Martin Luther King...
By Karl Rademacher
When I attended the Diversity Awards
Banquet last week, a couple sentences
from the guest of honor stuck with me.
"Diversity does not mean differences in
the color of skin, but in ideas and
thoughts. Only through diversity of
thought can we succeed."
And I thought about that, and realized
"Hey, she's right!" Think of the great
inventors and leaders through our his­
tory and try to consider life now if they
thought like everyone else: George
So, with this in mind, I set about fmd­
ing people who are different thinkers
(just about the easiest thing I've done!)
and successful in their chosen fields.
Success, in this regard, does not neces­
sarily mean fmancial success. I defined
it more along the lines of becoming a
leader, a source of knowledge and inspi­
ration - becoming "self actualized," to
use the politically correct term - in their
field of interest Toward this end, I ex­
panded my "Net" to include more than
the Internet I wrote about last month. It
April 15, 1993
includes family, friends, friends of
friends, even some strangers. The point
to all this being, you never know the
level of diversity and success around you
until you look beyond the faces and into
the minds.
What I did was simply ask people to
write a piece for the paper. They chose
the subjects, they chose the length and
tone. The results were certainly interest­
ing and I hope it proves enlightening.
With luck, I'll be able to present a differ­
ent writer, from a different field, each
issue.
Now, on to introductions!
Among the flfSt to respond to my query
was Dr. Preston K. Covey, director of the
Center for the Advancement of Applied
Ethics at Carnegie Mellon University.
Dr Covey is also a member of the Ameri­
can Society of Criminology, the Ameri­
can Society of Law Enforcement
Trainers, and the International Assoc. of
Law Enforcement Firearms Instructors
(IALEFI). He is currently researching a
book entitled: Gun Control: Trying the
Facts, Weighing the values and produc­
ing a police training video entitled Thinlc
Worst Case! One-handed Weaponcraft
for Officers.
Why I Dislike .. Assault Weapon .. Bans
by Preston K. Covey
This little essay is about bias,
my bias and why I have it. It
does not pretend to provide jus­
tification for my views (I'm
writing a book to that more ex­
alted end). Rigorous argument
about facts, values, and policy is
my professional occupation.
Here, I get personal. As you con­
front my bias, I hope that you
discover an honest and instruc­
tive rapport with your own. For
my task becomes your task, at
bottom: an assay of bias, where
honest argument begins.
I am what some call a "gun
nut." I prefer "gunny," am com­
fortable with "frrearms enthusi­
ast." but "gun nut" is OK by me.
I enjoy as well as respect guns,
those nasty instruments (we are
reminded by more righteous
guardians of civilization) whose
sole, single, solitary and vexa­
tious purpose in life is the de­
struction of mother earth' s
fauna.
Judgmental folk presume that
gun nuts aren't playing with a
full deck. I can cop to that. In its
heyday, when I was ten, polio
took my right arm quite handily;
decades later I suffer the pro­
gressive debilitation of post­
polio syndrome (PPS), which
ended my athletic recreations
and threatens quadriplegia As a
typical polio survivor in youth,
I set dutifully about over-com­
pensating. As soon as I was am­
bulatory again, I was eager to
fmd out what I could still do in
a two-handed world. Since my
culture had failed to teach me
that guns were designed solely
for the destruction of mother
earth's fauna. I enjoyed one­
handed mastery of a large col­
lection of frrearms. It never
occurred to me to question my
psyche, my character, my mor­
als, my sexuality, or my human­
ity in this; but what did I know
as a kid? It took psycho-moral
sages like Dr. Joyce Brothers on
"Johnny Carson" toshow me the
light much later in life.
So it was that, in a quirk of
personal evolution, I found my­
self a ftrearms enthusiast To
make matters worse, my prefer­
ences in guns and gun sport to­
day do not run with those of the
country club set
My sport is called "practical
shooting." Stylized forms of it
are well organized sports, on the
national and international level.
Not that a human recreation, any
more than a religion, needs to be
institutionalized or covered by
ESPN to have meaning, value,
or legitimacy.
In its less stylized forms, my
sport has practical utility. It contributes, for example, to law enforcement training. Like most
innovations in professional frrearms training outside the military, the practical shooting arts
have been pioneered by private
citizens. Unlike the Olympic
sporting events that were abstracted from age-old military
experience (the marathon, biathIon, discus, javelin, etc.), the
practical shooting sports were
devised to refine and inform
modem technique "where the
rubber meets the road." Technique is evolved through open
competition, then applied,
tested, and refined in professional training and practice. The
symbiotic feed loop is like that
among research universities, industry and government. Many
of the best ideas in combat firearms training and technology
evolve from the innovations of
civilian practitioners.
But "practical" shooting is really a euphemism that the competitive shooting fraternity
devised for "combat" weaponcraft, deferring to the sensitivities of public-opinion vigilantes
for whom a "sport" of combat
shooting is an ugly oxymoron.
As a "crippled" or "handicapped" person comfortable
with those appelations, I don't
like euphemisms. I don't like
being coy or apologetic about a
sport whose social utility goes
well beyond recreation to the refinement of combat arts for
those whose private or professional lives may depend on
them.
So, my sport of choice is combat weaponcraft. What I collect
for this purpose is combat weaponry . As a one-handed shooter,
I enjoy mastering these tools;
the ones that some hoplophobes
endow with psychokinetic and
telekinetic powers; the ones that
are deemed to instill bloodlust
and move the spirit to slaughter
little children in schoolyards;
the ones that media moralists remind us are designed only to kill
- not just any of mother earth's
fauna, like our so-called "sporting" ftrearms -- but other human
beings, like the weapons of war
they
advisedly
resemble.
Hoplophobes seem to assume
that everyone is beset by looneytune fantasies of homicidal
power, which they eagerly project to gun folk (who know better, even as children). These
moralists forget that responsible
human beings dictate purpose to
their tools, not vice versa. But
they have one thing right: combat weapons are specifically designed for effective combat.
They forget that combat is defensive as well as offensive and
that, by the actuarial tables,
99.99% of us who own guns are
neither homicidal aggressors
nor folk with what the criminologists call a "criminal ideotity."
My guns are the guns that have
garnered the dread appellation
"assault weapons." These, you
better believe, are also the
"arms" of which the Second
Amendment speaks. In one notorious and prudently narrow
decision on the Second Amendment (U.S. v. Miller 1 939), the
Supreme Court made it abundantly clear that the arms in
question were those that enjoyed military currency. It is no
wonder that folk who see animate evil in ftrearms cleave desperately to the view that the
Founding Fathers wished to secure a right to these weapons
only for the several states. That
a state monopoly on state-ofthe-art deadly force pacifies
anyone is astonishing to me, but
de gustibus ....
My guns are the guns that
many jurisdictions, like California and New Jersey, see fit to
ban. To add insult to the injury
of denying me my recreation of
choice, these arbiters of higher
human values tell me that my
guns have no "legitimate sporting purpose, " and thereby impute to me heinous tastes and
criminal intent. They do so in
prideful ignorance of the combat arts There is additional insuit in the imputation that those
of us who recreate with deadly
weapons put our own trivial and
selfish pleasures above human
welfare and public safety, insensitive to human carnage, holding innocent lives hostage to our
petty pleasure.
The denial of "legitimate" or
"sporting" purpose to combat
weaponry is quite separate, logically, from the empirical issue
of whether its private ownership
.
in fact exacerbates either crime
or carnage in our society, a factual controversy in its own right.
The reduction of crime and vioIence is a pragmatic if deluded
reason for banning the private
ownership of any weapon, but
the moralistic phobia runs much
deeper. Concern for carnage bas
also become the humanitarian
pretext for the arrogance that
dispels, in a preening fit of ignorant rant, any legitimacy whatever to combat weaponry in
law-abiding civilian hands.
Logic goes on holiday.
My personal resentment goes
deeper as well, and here is the
real rub: those who would rob
the law-abiding of so-called "assault weapons" would rob me
not only of my recreation of
choice, but the very frrearms
best suited to my personal selfdefense. The so-called "assault
weapons" which gun-grabbers
would have us believe have neither a legitimate recreational use
nor any defensive utility happen
to be the very ftrearms best designed for safe and effective
one-handed operation.
Century-old features that now
seem to consign a flrearm to the
bin of "assault weapon" bans are
these: (I) They are self-loading;
that is, when a round has been
flred, they load a round into the
chamber automatically. They do
not also ftre automatically, but
require a pull of the trigger for
each shot Thus they are called
"semi-automatic," as distinguished from "fully automatic"
weapons that both load and ftre
so long as the trigger is pulled
(and that are already strictly
controlled under the National
Frrearms Act of 1934). (2) They
have "large capacity" detachable magazines, reducing the
frequency with which they must
be recharged with ammunition
and the ease with which they can
be recharged. These features apply to both my handguns and my
long guns of choice; they make
the manual tasks of loading and
reloading the gun easier for a
one-handed person. In the long
gun category, my own shoulder
weapons include (3) the evil pistol-grip stock, essential for the
safe and effective manipulation
of the gun one-handed.
Fact is, eliminating fuearms
with these features will not lessen the carnage in our streets or
homes any more than eliminating automatic transmissions or
power steering in cars would reduce the carnage on our highways.
But
these
three
stereotypic "assault weapon"
features are indeed very convenient for combat -- defensive as
well as offensive. Convenience,
like technology itself, is morally
ambi-valent: convenient for
good and for evil. Ease of onehanded use is a boon to any combatant who may lose the use of
an arm in battle. But one-handed
weaponcraft is still a sporting
challenge, which is one of its
recreational appeals for me. Another appeal is that my mastery
of combat weaponry proves informative to officer-survival
training; necessity is the proverbial mother of invention, and my
inventive contributions to law
enforcement training increase
my satisfaction in my sport of
choice. So I tum my recreation
to practical purpose by training
with law enforcement in order to
train police officers in combat
weaponcraft as well as in the law
and ethics of deadly force that
properly delimit its use.
But more to the point is that
firearms with these century-old
features are my own best option
in defensive weapons, should I
need a firearm "in the gravest
extreme." I resent a ban on
weapons with these features as
much as I would resent a ban on
motor vehicles with automatic
transmissions orpower steering.
Such bans not only limit and
denigrate my recreational options; they also eliminate my
best option in selfdefense,
which bears more deeply on my
welfare. Worse, banning "assault weapons" cannot reduce
the rate of carnage by felons or
fools one wit. The reasons for
this are many and sad, but another story.
So it is that I survey the clamor
against "assault weapons" witb
the bias of an inveterate gunny
with a very practical mission
and a deeply personal stake in
the matter. I happen to believe
that "assault weapon" bans are
ignorant, pernicious, and criminologically impotent. But I do
not confuse my personal bias
with justification for my views;
that is another project. For now,
I'm content to decry moralistic
arrogance that discriminates unblinkingly against the law-abiding and the handicapped.
GSU INNOVATOR
April 15, 1993
Research World
By Kent Randall
A man selling overworked students research has been warned not
to solicit his private business in the GSU library.
The man, J. Kosner of Research World, holds a doctorate in
business . Kosner's business card reads, "Research World writers,
editors and publishers of the worlds finest research ." Kosner ex­
plains, he does what reference librarians do, but. "I as a privale agency
cbarge for my services."
Kosner believes the average student does not know what he is doing
on Infotrac unless he has a computer at home. "If I'm sitting on the
Eric database or Infotrac and I see a student struggling with the
computer I will offer my assistance. I'm looking for the lady or the
man who is married, with four kids at home, and a load of dirty dishes
in the sink, they need help, I'm in the business to help them."
Library director, Harvey Vamet sent a letter to Kosner recently
stating he is welcome to use the GSU library, but the sales of products
or services by profit-making organizations is prohibited by the uni­
versity. Vamet comments that it is ridiculous for a student to buy
research when they can get it here for free.
Research World raises many questions about academic morality,
ethics, and the consequences of plagiarism.
"Plagiarism and cheating are the two most serious crimes in acade­
mia, " says Burt Collins, Associate Dean of Student Affairs and
Services. If a student blatantly plagiarizes he or she will be thrown
out of the university. Furthermore, it will be permanently entered on
the student's transcripts, and chances are he or she will never be
admitted into a decent university again.
Paula Wolff, President ofGSU comments, "Plagiarism undermines
the whole purpose of education itself". Wolff states students come to
GSU to learn, and doubts they would buy research papers. In addition
to being considerably risky students are jeopardizing everything they
have achieved up to this point
Consequences of plagiarism are stated in the GSU catalog, and
questions should be directed to students' professors.
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Spring Concert
The Governors State University Community Chorale and Orchestra will present its spring concert at 5
p.m., April 18 at the Cathedral of St. Raymond Nonnatus in Joliet
The 63-voice chorale, under the direction of Dr. Rudolf Strukoff, GSU Professor of Music, will perform
Luigi Cherubini's "Requiem in C Minor" written in an unconventional style that evokes a mood of
mourning in a bold piece of sacred music.
Olerubini was much loved in Ge rmany where, in the late 18th century, Beethoven called him one of
the world's greatest living composers. But Cherubini's operas were not well liked in Paris where he lived,
and so, at age 60, he shifted to the composition of sacred music.
Critic Dietmar Holland has said with "Requiem in C Minor" Cherubini has "created a harsh new musical
language, full of consolation and hope, making the sequence relentlessly dramatic and frightening. The
unconventional stroke of the tam-tam at the very beginning shows what lengths Cherubini went to in
order to convey the horror of the Judgment Day."
This program is presented by GSU and The Cathedral of St. Raymond Nonnatus and is co-sponsored
by Star Publications, and the GSU Student Life Advisory Council Special Events Committee.
There is an $8 donation at the door. GSU students will be admitted free. For additional information on
the program, call the GSU Division ofFme and Performing Arts at (708) 534-4010.
Queen's Knight Out
by J. B. Godfrey
I'm glad to see a chess column in the Innovator. Although I'm an unrated player and have never played
organized chess, I do enjoy chess books and playing computer chess.
I'm writing to express my disappointment in your problem column to date. The problems are far too
easy and the problems published in the April 1st issue are especiall y inane.
to wit. in all problems, Black is completely incompetent In problem 2, black must have moved the rook
to the final position. This is an incredible blunder. The same rook blunder in the problem 3 is unbelievable.
Problem 4 is an obvious resignation several moves before the mate.
Please try to publish better problems and keep reviewing chess software. Thank you for your consid­
eration.
Paul Scbwellenbacb
MaJUng Service Supervisor
P LAGIARISM PO L L
by KENT RANDALL
Sixty nine percent of GSU students polled before finals said they
would plagiarize if they knew they could get away with it.
An informal poll found students divided in defining plagiarism.
Most students found plagiarism to be a simple issue lDltil asked to
defme it in the poll.
Websters defmition ofplagiarism is "To steal and pass off (the ideas
or words of another) as one's own." Most students think they are not
plagiarizing if they cite authors in the bibliography. Many students
think they are not plagiarizing if they footnote, or use quotes. How­
ever, few students consider plagiarism is "stealing" someone else's
ideas.
When asked what should happen to students who plagiarize 40%
replied they should be failed, 48% replied they should be warned,
and only 12% said students should be expelled. A business under­
graduate, who chose to remain anonymous, commented, "without
understanding what a professor, or the university considers plagia­
rism, honest students are likely to plagiarize unknowingly."
One COE graduate student. who asked not to be named, com­
mented, "If a professor only requires a student to demonstrate that he
or she has read certain sources, there is not nothing to do but
paraphrase, quote and plagiarize."
Too many students stumble into plagiarism unaware of the conse­
quences. Unless prof�ors make a distinction clearly, and encourage
students to develop their own ideas, many students will unknowingly
continue to plagiarize.
Dear Mr. Schwellerabach
I am glad to have your readership. What you must remember is the purpose of a problem is for a player
to test his or her tactical and positional knowledge. I try not to make the problems to hard because I feel
it would discourage my readers. What may be easy to you, may be hard to another player. However I will
make the poblems a little more difficult
I am glad you enjoy my computer chess reviews. I will be reviewing other programs in the next two
weeks. So, look for a review in the next issue of the Innovator.
If you would like to send a letter to me, please send it to my office in room A2300. If you would like
to call me for information or advice please call me at 534-4517.
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Problems
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Imaging Class
A second course, "Advanced
Electronic Imagery," is for stu­
dents with prior knowledge of
software and operating systems
who need to learn aesthetic
problem,using the electronic
media.
The advanced course meets
for three credit-hours rom 7:30
to 10:20 p .m. Mondays and
Wednesdays, May 3 through
June 23.
For further information on
these courses, call the GSU Di­
vision of Fine and Performing
Arts at 708) 534-4010.
and the third problem is for
black to win.
Electronic
Professor Paul Schranz offers
two courses in electronic im­
agery during the spring/s ummer
trimester at Governors State
University.
The "Advanced Electronic
Image Software" workshop
gives students training on scan­
ning 35mm negatives and trans­
parencies into digital imagery
for enhancement on Aldus
Photo Styler software.
This course, offered for one
credit-hour, meets from to 8
p.m. Fridays, May 7, 14, 21 and
June 4 and 18.
The first problem is for white to draw,
the second and fourth is for white to win,
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1. Ba6 pxB 2. b7 the pawn will queen.
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1. Qh5ch Kg8 2. Qh8mate.
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GSU INNOVATOR
April 15, 1993
THE ARTS
C e n t re C i nema Now
S howing " A rt F ilms "
By Steve Young
The Centre Cinema, located in The Centre in Parle Forest. has
opened a new theatre that will show foreign and "art" films exclu­
sively.
Centre Ci nema manager Fran Smith said she lrnows of no other
theatre in the Southern Subw-bs showing these critically aclaimed
limited rel eases. Currently, lndochine is playing.
Smith said generally the theatre will only feature one film at a time.
She said the theatre picked up three fllms recently because they
happened to be available at the same time. Each film will run for
about two weeks, though Howard 's End has been played much longer
due to its recognition from the Academy Awards.
The art theatre is located on the lower level of the cinema, Smith
said, so it will be handicapped accessible. Smith said the theatre has
only 105 seats, giving it an intimate feel.
Until the opening of the art theatre, the Centre Cinema showed only
second run fllms at a discount price of $1.50. The cinema will
continue to show three to five discount second run ftlms a week. The
art films cost $3 before 6 p.m. and $5 after 6 p.m. Smith said the
cinema must charge higha prices since most of the films will have
limited audiences.
The Centre Cinema is part of the Oassic Cinemas chain and Smith
said the introduction of the art house concept has been successful at
two other Oassic discount theatres. Smith said the response to the
idea has been "fairly decent". She said the art theatre has been about
fow- fifths full for some showings, but she hopes for even more
patrons as word of the theatre gets around.
Some upcoming releases will include Strictly Ballroom, and Flirt­
ing.
eminar to High light
O 's Fil ms
Ftlms of the 1930s will be the topic of Media Communication 540
pring trimester. The 3 credit course is open to all students and wi
xamine more than two dozen Hollywood films from the studi
ystem era. Titles include: Little Caesar, All Quiet On The Weste
root. I Am A Fugitive From A Chain Gang, Modern Times, Th
ummy and many others, some unavailable in video. The class wi
eet Tuesdays and Thursdays at 4:30 for Block 2. More informatio
d a complete syllabus may be obtained from Eli Segal, E2207
34-4084.
MOV I E REVIEW
W E S TWORLD ( 1 973)
By Victoria Kloske
After recently seeing both Ibf: Thn Commandments and Ihf: Kini
& I, I decided I couldn' t get enough ofYul. Hence, the "Yul Brynner
Film-Festival" began.
One of the ftlms was Westworld, a sci-fi flick about a hightech
vacation spot in which tourists interact with seem ingly harmless
robots; these robots are designed to cater to the guests' every fantasy
and whim. But. as you probably guessed by now, something goes
terribly wrong ...
This is where Brynner comes in. His character, a gun-slinging robot
(a spoof of the gun-slinger he played in both 1llt Magnificent StYen.
1960 and Iillum Qf � StYen, 1966) goes haywire and with his
utica-enhanced senses, makes easy prey of vacationers. But one man,
the easily forgettable hero of this picture, manages to short-circuit
Brynner and survive. So much for technology.
Enough about Westworld' s plot The special effects were probably
state-of-the-art at the time, but thank God technolosy has vastly
improved since then ! I'm also grateful that the film's attitude of "free
love" and single-pw-poseness of women (remember, I said every
fantasy and whim!) are obsolete in this era of political correctness
and AIDS awareness.
Since this movie wasn't that good, don't bother. I saw it so you
wouldn' t have to. However, may I suggest a few good movies Yul
Brynner starred in?: Anastasia, Brothers Karamazov. � Buccaneer,
.K.in£S Qf:I:k Sun (in which Yul wears little more than a loin cloth!),
and Solomon &. Sheba.
Major Label Debut For Butthole Surfers
By Steve Young
Within hours of the first
time I saw a Buttbole Suflers
concert, I
set my band on
f1re.
My companions and I were
amazed by the band's lead
singer, who somehow repeat­
edly set both hands aflame and
let them bw-n for about a minute
before shaking the blaze out. On
the way home, one of the guys I
went to the show with said he
had seen the same sort of effect
achieved with Lysol. So, since
we were all stupid college fresh­
men who were tasting true free­
dom for the fust time, we tried
it
We learned that you could in­
deed set yourself on flre without
significant injury by spraying a
thin coat of Lysol on any desired
body part and touching it with
flame. Of course, any hair near
the f1re was singed away imme­
diately, leaving a nauseating
odor. Home pyrotechnics al­
ways exact their own price.
The ftre would only last about
five seconds, a disappointing
show compared to what Gibby,
the lead singer, provided at the
concert. One of my companions
(who, incidentally, later became
president of the College Repub­
licans) theorized that an ex­
tended flame effect could be
acheived by reall y dousing
one's hand with the disinfect­
int/deodorizerlhuman lighter
fluid. So he sprayed until his
hand dripped and then lit it It
was so successful, he had to roll
on his bw-oing apendage until
the flames died.
After that. we decided the trick
was better left to professionals.
But the flaming hands are just
one of the enigmatic aspects of
the band that has kept me fasci­
nated ever since.
When I heard that their latest
release, lndependenJ Worm Sa­
loon was to be released on a
major label (Capitol Records!) I
thought my fascination might be
over. After all, the Butthole Su­
tlers is the one band I thought
would not even be capable of
selling out. Their very name in­
sures they will never have a
mass audience. They
employ unusual "marketing"
techniques that obscure,instead
of highlighting, the band.
None of the band's releases
ever credit individual band
members by name or feature
their images, unless you count
their last album, Pioughd, which
displays three photos of each
Surfer. Of course each image is
distorted as if it were in a circus
mirror, but I suppose, techni­
cally, they did have their pic­
tw-es on that one.
One of their records, Hairway
to Steven, doesn't list any song
titles. Each track is instead des­
ignated by a scatological line
drawing. Even if radio stations
wanted to play a track, they
wouldn't lrnow what to call it.
Probably most radio stations
would not want to play most of
the bands older, stranger, abra­
sive songs.
I have always appreciated the
mildly abrasive and strange. I
don't lrnow why. Butthole Surf­
ers are defmitely an acquired
taste, but of all the other abra­
sive bands I enjoyed as a youth,
the Surfers are the only ones I
still really keep up with.
Independent Worm Saloon re­
minds me why. The record kicks
off with "Who Was in my Room
Last Night?", in which an airy
opening is pierced by a frighten­
ing blast of heavy metal. "The
Wooden Song" shows that the
band can be just as eerie when
playing slower. The ballad-like
tune features surreal lyrics:
"Lately I've been dancing in
ceiling fans/ Into the kitchen and
out the back gate."
From there the noise picks up
again on "Tongue". The song
again juxtaposes a nice tune
with savage guitar breaks. The
band does a quick tribute to
Cheech and Chong on "Chewin'
George Lucas Chocolate". The
Surfers then remind the world
that they were doing grunge be­
fore there was even a name for
that t.vpe of music. The next
three songs, "Goofy's Con­
cern", "Alcohol" and "Dog In­
side Yom Body" make Nirvana
sound like The New Kids on the
Block.
"Strawberry", an old concert
favorite, is finally recorded in
the studio and it sounds great.
" Some Dispute Over T-shirt
Sales" must have been fun to
play with in the studio. The
speed of the various tracks in the
song is altered at the end, mak­
ing for a nice psychedelic stereo
effect. Some angry metal is dis­
played on "Dancing Fool"
with its menacing refrain,
"Death to the dancer/Death to
the dancing fool."
' "The Annoying Song" is a
fairly upbeat tune that lives up
to its name once Gibby's vocals
are introduced. It sounds like a
five-year old screaming, but the
monster riffs make up for the
voice. A barrage of dueling gui­
tar feedback eventually over­
power
the
heavy
bass
foundation of "Dust Devil". The
vocals on "Leave Me Alone"
sound like they've been sung
through a bullhorn, and its good
to hear Gibby using his ampli­
fier of choice again.
Butthole Surfer records gener­
ally take a couple listenings to
really get into, but soon as I
heard the opening of the next
song, "Edgar", I lrnew this disc
was worth at least the $13.50 I
paid for it Power chords that
could �e a head banger out of
anyone with an open mind serve
as a background for guitarist
Paul Leary's hottest licks on the
record. On top of that are the
digitally treated wails of Gibby,
which are indecipherable, but, at
the right volume, penetrate the
listener's very being.
One more quiet tune, "The
Ballad of the Naked Man", is
featw-ed on the record. An up­
beat banjo riff is complemented
by acoustic guitar, bass and bon­
gos. The song sounds almost
folk-ish, if you ignore the bi­
zarre lyrics: "Naked man, naked
man/Please go back to naked
land". It serves as the quiet be­
fore the storm.
"Pick It Up" is the finale, and
the Surfers pull out all the stops.
A post-modem amalgamation
of noise, "Pick It Up" is about as
grungy as it gets. The fust five
or six minutes are preuy intense
(although not for the weak of
stomach), but even the hardest
ofhardcores may fmd it difficult
to make it through the fmal as­
sault of distorted feedback.
If you've liked the BuUhole
Surfers past work, you'll defi­
nitely dig this record. If you like
alternative music, you're not
afraid to give yow- eardrums a
little workout, and you can tol­
erate grossly politically incor­
rect lyrical content. you might
want to take a chance on this to
see what happens when the
wierd tum pro (literally).
Whatever it is, its definitely
not a sell out
B O O K R EV I EW
by Karl Rademacher
A Time to Kill by John G ri s h a m
This book is a rare gem.
Grisham masterfully combined
dark humor and a scathing com­
mentary on today's society into
a chilling cow-troom drama. A
Time to Kill is set in Clanton,
Mississippi. A ten year old girl
is raped and beaten by two
drunk and remorseless men. Her
father, Carl Lee Hailey, takes
justice into his own hands and
blows both scumbags away in
the cow-thouse. People sympa­
thize with him when he get
caught, but he's got a big prob­
lem: He's black, and the men he
killed were white.
Soon, all hell breaks loose, as
death threats and sniper flre
break out across the once peace­
ful town. Throw into the fray
hundreds of media "vultures,"
the national guard, the KKK,
and a heavy NAACP presence,
and you've got a book full of
emotion and conflict. As a
reader, I found it very hard to put
down. A Time to Kill was a com­
mand performance from writer
John Grisham.
April 15, 1993
Page 7
GSU INNOVATOR
EDITORIALS
.. Priest .. is poor q uality
Having read your editorial concerning "The Priest", I wish to cast
my vole squarely against it, for two reasons.
FlfSt, and less importantly, if the verse you prinled is indicative of
the overall quality of writing in the poem, it should be rejected on the
basis of dismally poor writing. As a former college newspaper feature
editor, a poet published in a college lilerary joWllal, and a former
teacher who minored in English and American lilerat:ure, I feel
qualified to give a reasonably informed opinion. The quoled verse
has no redeeming li&erary qualities; it is deficient in originality of
thought and expression, in concept, imagery and style, and has all the
artistic appeal of vomit
But much worse, and in my view aucial to rejecting this verse (it
is DOl poetry), is the question which confronts everyone, editor or not
At what point do we say,"There is no redeeming cultural, ethical,
political or social value that impels us to publish this work, however
flawed?" In essence, if a piece of writing, picture, song, or other
creative work bases its appeal solely or even primarily on actions,
values or precepts that violale not just our cultural mores, but values
shared by all humanity, and instead promulgales that which is uni­
versally recognized as evil, devoid of any worth and debasing to
human dignity and decency, then I believe that not to print it is, far
from being censorship, rather, good editorial judgement and moral
in the most elemental and highest sense.
If this newspaper, which represents our university and our student
!'OOY· doesn't take a stand against such venomous drivel, and prints
tl on the basis of a simple majority (I'm reminded of Hitler and
Pontius Pilate), it will have failed to fulfill its own editorial impera­
tive, both on artistic and ethical grounds.
Signed
Judith Bormet
Media process not
always democrati c
Your decision to make "no decision" contains convoluted
thought.Outside the issue as to whether to publish or not publish Mr.
Pritchett's work, your course of action (or inaction) lacks integrity in
the editorial arena Our prinled media is not a democratic process.
Government, yes - newspapers, no. May I suggest you "take the bull
by the horns" and lead the decision making process.
Lastly, because you've crossed the threshold of censorship and you
have put the issue before the student body, I implore that you not
censor Mr. Pritchett's offering. How can one determine the message
in the poem based on four lines? Should we take your word for it?
This mauer of publication transcends your game with readers' voting
based on incomplete information. Print regardless of your survey.
Petitioners want poem
published
We, the undersigned, appreciale your concern for the sensitive
readers on campus. However, we feel that you would be performing
an injustice to the GSU populace as well as Paul Pritchett by not
publishing "The Priest" Freedom of speech is an inalienable right
not to be taken lightly. Freedom of choice is also a constitutional right
which should be exercised by anyone who does not wish to read this
poem . We feel that your forewarning in the 1 April 1 993 issue should
be enough to discourage any sensitive readers and that you should
publish this poem
.
Melissa A. Morgan
Elizabeth Ellis
Kevin P. Mecgrath
G wyn Boughner
Kyle Jonker
Charles Roth
David Garcia
Randy Matteson
Kimberly Tolletson
SheUa DonJter
Rene C. Hoffmann
Christopher Lajcln
Deidre Deany
Ron Gallma
Reade r is .. Totally
d isgusted ..
To the Editor:
I did not have the opportunity to sit down and read the INNOV A­
TOR until April 1 1 .
Obviously, Paul must not have children of his own- at least I hope
not
I realize America is founded on freedom of speech, but people
like Paul promole a violent society. I am totally disgusled with the
excerpt of his S(Kalled poetic artwork.
I hope you don't print it in its entirety.
Paul needs to take advantage of the free counseling offered at
GSU.
I have a lovely baby and it sickens me to know horrendous acts
that Paul so graphically describes do indeed occ ur.
Please do not print his poem
"
Tanuny
."
Frederlcl
Rlck NuciUc
Readers given ample warnin g on content
My vote is "pro" on the printing of "The Priest". Censorship is not what America or higher education is about. Besides, people who have
weak stomachs have been duly warned and have the option of not reading the poem
.
L. Tletjens
HOW DAR E TH EY! ! ! ! !
I had been raped on
November l 3, 1991, in the GSU
parking lot. Yes, there was a 5
day delay from the date of the
rape to the day that I repor&ed the
incident. This is explained in the
Police Report that I made, #
57438. I enclosed a copy of the
report for the INNOVATOR's
editor to see that there actually
is such a report and that this is
not a figment of my imagina­
tion.
It seems that the GSU Police
have chosen to hide this infor­
mation from State University
officials and from the popula­
tion at GSU. WllY DARE
ported that
I am a graduale student here at
Governor's Stale University. I
read the article "HOW SAFE IS
GSU? " in the April 1, 1993
edition of the GSU INNOVA­
TOR. Upon reading the ftrsl
paragraph I was SHOCKED
AND ANGRY. Quoting the ar­
ticle, "The crime rale at GSU is
low and there has been no re­
ported incidents of rape, robbery
or aggrava&ed assault/batlery in
the last three years."
I differ to agree with this arti­
cle. I question Phil Orawiec, Di­
rector of Public Safety, on
where he gets his information or
why certain information has not
been reported and made public.
On November 1 8, 1 99 1 , I
went to the GSU Police, Depart­
ment of Public Safety and re-
1HEY!!!!!
The trauma I suffered due to
the rape, the humiliation I went
through answering the ques­
tions the University Police
asked of me, the turning over of
the clothing I wore that night to
be cut up by the laboratory that
they were sent to, calling the
Rape Hot-Line, going to the
hospital, being questioned and
examined, fmding out later that
I had contracted gononbea, hav­
ing to take an incomplete in the
course I was laking, due to the
fear I had of returning to GSU
on the day of the week the rape
took place, the apprehension I
have every time I walk to my car
in the GSU parking lot at night
were and are bad enough to have
had to go through. Now, I read
that according to the University
Police, this never happened.
How much more indignation do
I have to go through?
In the article it also stales that
the Public Safety Department is
curren tly setting up a new pr<r
gram on "Criminal Sexual
Awareness" to be effective this
summer. How about setting up a
program or a policy oflelling the
population at GSU the truth. I
believe that the entire GSU
population, especially the fe­
male population, have the right
to know the truth concerning
such an issue as rape on the Uni­
versity campus.
I believe that I personally de­
serve a full explanation as to
why it appears that my report of
the rape that took place on No­
vember 1 3, 1 99 1 has been hid­
den on the back shelf or even
possibly bWllt in the nearest gar­
bage can. Could the reason be
that the GSU Police want to look
good. Any Police Department
wants to have a good record. But
Psych
Prof . says
edi tor
should be
responsible
I ask that you nat print such
perverse poetry as "The Priest."
(This is assuming that the rest of
it is as violent and cruel). The
Innovator has been serving GSU
since 197 1 and should reflect
good taste and a high moral
stance to the public it serves. I
am alarmed that you would base
your decision on a simple ma­
jority. Majorities do not always
decide what is right In fact ma­
jorities are oflen dead wrong
(Hitler's Germany, for one).
Because you choose not to
publish inflammatory, porno­
graphic, or even views not
shared by you politically does
not make you a censor. It makes
you an editor. One could argue
how fair you might be on the
political issue, but as far as good
taste is concerned, that falls
within yourjob as an editor. You
make the decisions and use your
values.
Fmally, please do not put the
onus on the rest of us for you
publishing this junk. Because
we do not rise up and complain
does not excuse you from your
responsibility as editor. Given
what I perceive as a high handed
approach to all this anyway, is it
possible you really want to print
this outrageous piece but want
permission from the rest of us
before you do it? I hope not
Rather I hope you see it for what
it is, do not want to publish it,
and are polling the rest of us to
agree with you. Right?
Michael Dimltroff,Ph.D
U niversity ProCessor
Division of Psychology and
Counseling
College of Education
at the expense of keeping a re­
ported rape a secret.
I was raped, right here at GS
and now I feel that I have once
again been violated, but this
time, it wasn't a pair of sick
rapists, but by our own Univer­
sity Police. WllY DARE
TUEY!!!!!
I feel it might be time to ques­
tion our fme Department of Pub­
lic Safety. Phil Orawiec, 23 year
employee with the GSU Depart­
ment of Public Safety and now
our Police Chief, WHAT IS
GOING ON1
Name withheld
quest.
upon re­
GSU INNOVATOR
Page 8
April 1 5, 1993
To
Law EnforceiDent Torch Run
Your
The lAw Enforcement Torch Run for the Special Olympics is a series of intrastate I international run
which take place in the spring and summer in the United States and other participating countries aroun
the world.
Each Torch Run is organized by law enforcement personnel within the state or country in which it tak
lace. Law enforcement officers and civilian partners, carrying the Special Olympics Torch, run interv
ong a planned route Oegs) covering most of the state or country to the site of the Opening Ceremoni
f the Chapter Special Olympic Summer Games. In Illinois, this takes place in June, in Bloomington
oughout the preparation of the Torch Run, runners are asked to collect contributions from citizens an
service groups, schools, and businesses to assist raising funds in behalf of these special games.
This year Leg #9's goal is $40,000; the GSU part of that goal is 1% or $400 . The lllinois Speci
lympics run this year will be held June 15 and 16, with runners going through the GSU campus th
oming of Wednesday, June 16 (exact time to be announced).
All interested participants from the GSU community are invited to run. Runners and bicyclists will
ble to participate in the event. Each registered participant is requested to raise at least $50 from the·
llective donors or sponsors. All registered participants will receive lAw Enforcement Torch Run Specia
Olympics T-shirts. H you cannot actually participate, any contribution would be appreciated. AI
tributions are tax deductible. H you would like to be part of, or make a contribution to this importan
enjoyable event, please contact Officer Debra Boyd (ext.4900), the GSUPD coordinator, for
gistration form and additional information.
Torch runners will be escorted all along the way by police units of participating agencies, along wi
t, refreshment, and emergency medical units as part of the escorting "caravan"; you can run or cycl
much or as little of the leg, which will traverse the GSU campus, as you feel capable.
We need:
RUNNERS I CYO.ISTS - Police or Civilian - No Age Limit
RJND RAISERS - If you are not running but would like to assist us in fund raising for this event
SUPPORlERS - Purchase lAw Enforcement Torch Run T-shirts: $25.00 Each
Registered participants will receive a "Donor Sheet" which they are requested to complete by listin
of their contributing patrons. This sheet along with any collected funds should be returned to th
SUPD coordinator no later than June 1, 1993. Participants will receive their official Torch Run T-s ·
reporting instructions prior to the event.
Health
By Dr. Leonard Robinson
Q: My 76 year old father was recently diagnosed with cataracts.
What is the treatment for this, and how might I avoid developing
them?
A:A cataract is a clouding of the eye's lenses. In a healthy eye, the
lens bends light and focuses it on the retina, which then converts the
light to signals that the brain processes and organizes into the images
we see. H the lens is cloudy, light cannot be focused properly on the
retina and vision is blurred.
Results from several studies suggest that individuals may be able
to reduce their risk for cataracts by watching what they eat, by taking
simple precautions while outdoors and by not smoking. The foods
that may reduce cataracts are vitamin A and carotene. Beta-carotene
may be found in carrots and spinach. Additionally, limiting exposure
to sunlight and ultra-violet rays may decrease one's chance of devel­
oping cataracts.
The only way to correct a cataract is surgical removal of the opaque
lens. In the past, this procedure often required up to two weeks in the
hospital. Now, it is often done as a same day procedure. Some people,
who do not need fme central vision, e.g. to drive or read may choose
to delay surgery. Probably the best advice is to have the surgery when
the cataracts interfere with one's ability to live the life that suits him.
Cataract surgery is usually safe, and almost always improves vision.
H you have any health related questions, please send them to the
editor and I will answer. H you'd like a personal reply, send a
oonfidential letter, including name and address to me at Ingalls
Family Care Center, 4647 W. Lincoln Hwy., Matteson, IL 60443 .
THE ATF GE'TS A HEL.PfN�
HANO � BABY SINCLAIR:'
Much has been said and written about the wonderful work, accomplishments, and people involved i
is noble enterprise, but the motto of the Special Olympics says it all:
"Nothing is so clear in this world as the glory
in the special child. These special children,
whether or not they came into the world in
agony, or had the agony imposed on them by
the world - That child is a bless ing."
The GSU Police are proud to be part of lllinois Law Enforcement's quest in this grand endeavor. PI
elp us make this the best Special Olympics year ever!
Media-based Instruction
This summer you don't need
to come to the Governors State
University campus each week to
earn GSU college credit
The university's Center for
Extended Learning offers stu­
dents the opportunity to earn
credit at home through media­
based instruction or correspon­
dence classes.
Students can select a variety of
courses during the spring/sum­
mer trimester starting May 3.
"Dealing with Diversity," a
new GSU-produced teleclass,
has students explore the identi­
ties, values and interaction of
diverse groups in our culture,
such as those distinguished by
race, ethnicity, gender, class,
sexual orientation and age.
"Voices and Visions" is re­
turning to the class schedule by
popular demand. It is a survey
course of modem American po­
etry that presents the lives and
'"'
Women EIDployed To Sponsor Workshops
"Management Techniques for
the 90's", "Preparing for and
Managing Change", and "Ca­
reer Mobility Strategies in Your
C urren t Worlcplace", are among
1 3 workshops scheduled on Sat­
urday, April 24, at Women Em­
ployed's
Annual
Career
Conference at The Congress
Hotel, 520 S. Michigan Avenue.
"Sessions in our new leader­
ship track respond to requests
for workshops that address
working women's concerns
about how to adapt to change
and how to become more effec­
tive managers," said Michele
Zelenka, Co-Chair of Women
Employed' s Career Develop­
ment Division.
Dr. Dolores E. Cross, Presi­
dent of Chicago State Univer­
sity, will deliver the opening
address, "Women of the 90's:
Making It on Our Own Terms-.
Dr. Cross ' address will kick off
a full day of workshops and networking opportunities at the
eighth career planning and professional development conference, "Designing Your Own
Success Track". The pactical
workshops, general sessions,
and networking program provide women with the strategies
and tools they need for a more
satisfying future. Conference
speakers, workshop leaders, and
networkers are well-known professional women who will share
their strategies for dealing with
the continuing changes in the
labor market and help attendees
find new opportunities for career satisfaction.
CHICAGO TRIBUNE columnist Carol Kleiman will facilitate
the
workshop
"EMPLOYMENT OUILOOK
FOR THE 90's". Other workshops include: INI'ERVIEWING TECHNIQUES THAT
WORK, PLANNING A SUC-
CESSFUL JOB HUNT, NIITWORKING INfO THE HIDJOB
MARKET,
DEN
SFLF-MANAGEMENT: THE
SURE WAY TO SFLF-CONFIDENCE, and I OON'T
KNOW WHAT I WANT TO
00 NEXT, BUT I WANT IT
TO BE INfERESTING .
Faye Crosby, Adeline Barry
Davee Visiting Professor, Kellogg Graduate School of ManNorthwestern
agement,
University, will facilitate a
work/family issues discussion
that draws on material from her
book Juqqlinq· � Unexpected
Advanta2es of Balancin2 Ca:
rca: and Home fur Women and
Ibcii families.
The day concludes with Chicago's largest career networking session, giving participants
an opportunity to discuss career
paths and outlooks with successful women in over 35 career
fields.
The conference fee is $60 ($45
for Women Employed membees). Information on the day'
agenda can be obtained by calling Women Employed a
3 12/782-3902.
Women Employed is a 1600member organization of women
at all employment levels. Th
organization, celebrating i
20th anniversary in 1993, h
achieved a national reputation
for innovative programs and fo
its public education and advo­
cacy programs to expand job op­
portunities for women.
Women Employed's servic
includes:
individual car
counseling, low-cost seminars,
job listings from Chicago­
employers, and networking op­
portunities with women in ov
1 50 c:1reer fields.
works of 1 3 of America's great­
est poets.
In the "Adolescent Substance
Abuser," students and instruc­
tors discuss prevention, inter­
vention and treatment strategies
in clinical, school and family
settings.
The English course "Shake­
speare's Plays" gives students
the chance to read and analyze
eight of Shakespeare's plays,
and view five of those. Empha­
sis is placed on discussing and
understanding the plays both as
literature and as drama.
"Introduction to Public Ad­
ministration" examines the
theories, history and contempo­
rary issues involving admini­
stration in government
Each of these courses is of­
fered for three credit-hours at
Governors State University.
Class begins the week of May 3.
Registration is accepted April
23 through 29 and May 3
through 8. For additional infor­
mation on these courses, or on
the telephone registration proce­
dures, call Sally Petrilli in the
Office of Media-Based Instruc­
tion at (708) 534-4087.
April 15, 1993
GSU INNOVATOR
AREER FAIR
community mental health agen­
cies and special education coop­
eratives will be interested in
hearing from you at the Gover­
nors State University career fair.
This program from 9 a.m.
1 p.m. April 23 on the
campus is sponsored by the
GSU College of Education and
the Office of Career Services.
The fee is $5 for GSU alumni
and $10 for persons not affili­
ated with the university.
For additional information,
call Dan Kreidler in the Office
of Career Services at (708) 5345000, extension 5082.
re *D 11 & � 7 'l S & t t
The I N N OVATO R offers
V E RY LOW A D R ates & A
D ive rse R e a d e rsh i p Base!
Page 9
L ife cycles S tudied
A
new
correspondence
course, "Cognitive Develop­
ment 1brough the Lifecycle,"
will be offered this spring at
Governors State University.
Dr. Suzanne Prescott will help
students relate identified cogni­
tive learning styles to their study
habits and thinking skills. Stu­
dents will examine data col-
lected the past 20 years on the
possibilities for cognitive devel­
opment across the lifecycle.
Included in the course materi­
als is the recently developed
ecological paradigm that pre­
dominates the field of lifespan
cognitive development
This three credit-hour course
is offered Block 2 --May 3
through June 23 - of Governors
State's spring/summer trimes­
ter. Registration is being ac­
cepted April 23 through 29 and
May 3 through 8.
For additional information on
this course, call Sally Petrilli in
the Office of Media-Based In­
struction at (708) 534-4087.
S i n g i n g Lessons a t G S U
Learn how
to correctly raise
your voice in song through
voice lessons offered by Gover­
nors State University.
Professor Karen Bhmk offers
instruction in a group setting.
Students will learn improve-
ment and control of their singing
voices through proper breathing
techniques, tonal production,
projection and stage presence.
Classes meet from 1 to 2 p.m.
Mondays and Wednesdays,
May 3 through June 23, at GSU.
The course can be taken fc
one hour credit, or nonaedi .
The fee is $50. Students can re�
ister during spring/summer tr
mester registration March 2�
through April 2. For further ir
formation, call the GSU Regil
ttar's Office at (708) 534-4501: .
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they want to expose themselves to it.
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GSU INNOVATOR
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G S U H osts Loca l Area Legislators at B reakfast
Legislators from Coole, Will
and Kankakee Counties were
urged to consider Governors
State University as a valuable
resource for their constituents.
The D linois House and Senate
members were guests at a lunch­
eon on campus given by GSU
President Paula Wolff March 5.
The meeting gave GSU officials
the opportunity to discuss with
legislators the university's work
and its needs, as well as offer
legislators a chance to provide
insights into issues in the 1993
session.
Guests at the luncheon were
Sen. William Mahar (R-Orland
Park), Sen. Patrick O' Malley
(R-Palos Park), Rep. Thomas J.
Dart (D-Chicago), Rep. Frank
Giglio (D-Calumet City), Rep.
John Sheehy (D-Tinley Park),
Rep. Larry Wennlund (R-New
Lenox), Rep. John Ostenburg
(D-Park Forest), Rep. Phil No­
vak (D-Bradley), and Rep. Jack
McGuire (D-Joliet).
"It was a great turnout and a
very productive session," said
President Wolff. "We look for-
commented on the new strength
of suburban legislators in this
session.
In response to questioning, the
professor also said he believed
the session will extend beyond
the traditional June 30 adjourn­
ment. On July l , the legislature
is required to pass legislation
with a two-thirds majority vote.
That. Dr. Green believes, means
House Republicans will be more
inclined to sit out the June 30
deadline so their votes can influ­
ence the legislative outcome.
Dr. Ronald Small. professor of
educational
administration,
confirmed what many school
administrators have been saying
about the "5 plus 5" teachers'
retirement
package.
Many
teachers are waiting until next
school year to announce their
retirements, Dr. Small said, be­
cause they gain an additional
year on the salary scale on which
retirement benefits are based.
Legislators asked Dr. Small to
outline the benefits of school
Four Governors State University professors shared their insights with the guests.
Paula Wolff Welcomes John Ostenberg back for a brief stay
as an invited guest to a legislative forum.
ward to working with our area
legislators this spring."
Dr. Paul Green, professor of
public administration, discussed
the emerging suburban coalition
in the General Assembly. He
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district consolidation, but the
professor said in reality there are
few. Usually the number of ad­
ministrators does not decrease,
and districts fmd they must in­
crease the salaries of elementary
teachers to bring them up to par
with high school teachers' sala­
ries. Overal1, the costs increase
with consolidation.
On another topic pending be­
fore the legislature- Dr. George
Garrett and Dr. Joanne Anania
of the Division of Education
told legislators the corps con­
cept could harm rather than help
the profession. The proposed
teachers corps would allow per­
sons
without
professional
teacher training to enter the pro­
fession.
Both Drs. Garrett and Anania
argue that people with less
preparation for a role in the
classroom do nothing to en­
hance the profession of teach­
ing. They also argue a teachers
corps could create a two-tiered
ranking among teachers.
PSC S ponsors Youth
Conference
Ci llCAGO H EIGIITS - Prairie State College's first annual Chil­
dren and Youth Conference, set for May 1 between 8:00 am. and
3:00 p.m., will feature
Honorable Judge Susan Snow, State Representative John Osten­
burg and State Senator
William Mahar as leaders of a child advocacy political panel
discussion.
Anyone dealing with children, be they parents, teachers, counselors
or police, should attend the conference, sponsored by the PSC Child
Development. Mental Health, Criminal Justice and Education pro­
gram . In addition to the child advocacy political panel discu ion,
there will be four workshops and a lunch.
Session one will feature four workshop choices. They are: "Helping
Children Through Death or Divorce," led by Rose Guarrine of
Rainbows for A l l God' s Children, and designed to explore the
grieving process a child experiences after suffering the loss of a
parent and bow to start a support group for children in your school
or organization; "Youth and Substance Abuse," led by Claudia Evan­
sen of Lutheran General Recovery Center at Dupage, who will
discuss prevention strategies, signs of abuse, bow and where to get
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"Cults and Kids, " led by Donald P. Story, coordinator of Public
Safety at PSC and former police chief for the village of Matteson;
and "Dynamics of Gang Membership," led by Dr. Tony Moriarty, a
psychologist and educator at Rich Township High School.
Session two will offer "Positive Behavior Management Tech­
niques," covering relaxation techniques and other tips useful in the
classroom, led by Mary Darner of Northern IUinois University;
"Beyond Chopsticks and Tacos: A Hands-on Approach to Cultural
Diversity, " led by Sandra Dudiak of School District 1 62; and "Gang
Activity - Behaviors and Symbols," led by Corporal Tom Fleming of
the Park Forest Police Department. who will cover bow to recognize
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and deal with gangs in school.
The workshop choices for session three are "Latchkey Safety, "
covering precautions and suggestions for parents and children to heed
when children are borne alone, led by Fran DioGuardi of the Park
Forest Police Department; "Who's Watching the Children? The Pros
and Coos of Delivery of Care, " led by five directors who will
compare differences in church/school-based. employer-based. cor­
porate and on-site after-school child care centers; "Children with
Special Needs: What do Families Need to Know," covering the legal
education rights of children regarding special services and disabili­
ties and led by Marilyn H anley; and "Your Child and the Law - What
H appens When Things Go Wrong," led by Harold Burgess. a Cook
County probation officer and Dick Walsh of the Matteson Police
Department
Session four will feature "Let's Scope, High Scope," led by Sandra
Robertson of Project Begins, who will use key experiences to foster
intellectual development and individual growth; "Children With
Special Needs: What do Families Need to Know? (Part 2)," during
which Marilyn H anley will address services provided for special
needs children and treating parents as equal partners in their educa­
tion; "Positive Family Influence on Today's Youth," led by
Fergusson, a counselor and minister with Deer Creek Christian
Center; and "How to Raise a Crook." featuring a light-hearted look
at what NQI to do in order to raise law-abiding citizens and led by
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Harold Burgess.
Exhibits and information booths for local public service agencies
and certificates of attendance will also be provided.
The registration fees are $ 1 0 for PSC students and $20 for the
general public prior to April 23. The fee for those registering after
April 23 is $25.
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April 15, 1993
GSU INNOVATOR
Commencement- continuedfrom page one
In 1978, Schmoke was ap­
pointed a U.S. Attorney in Bal­
timore. serving until his election
as state's attorney for Baltimore
in 1 982. He won reelection to
the post before campaigning for
mayor in 1987.
Schroeder will address gradu­
ates of the College of Business
and Public Administration and
the College of Education on
Sunday, June 6.
Schroeder was fli'St elected to
Congress in 1972 representing a
district comprising most of the
city and county of Denver. Sbe
has been called a flSCally conservative liberal because of her
strong stands opposing pork
barrel and wasteful defense
;pending.
An activitist within the Demo::ratic Party, Schroeder has
;erved as House Whip since
1978, and was co-chair of the
)emocratic Caucus' Task Force
•n Natiooal Security. In 1987,
be explored a bid for the presiency.
In the House of Representatives, the congressswoman
serves on the Armed Services,
Judiciary, Post Office and Civil
Service Committees and the
House Select Committee on
Children, Youth and Families.
As the seni� woman in Congress, Schroeder has long been
the spokesperson for women' s
rights, an d th e needs o f children
and families.
Schroeder received a bache­
lor's degree from the University
of Minnesota, and a law degree
from Harvard Law School
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