Page 6 The Behrend Beacon Former student editor indicted in $50,000 theft by Jennifer V. Hughes The Record (Bergen County, N.J.) The former editor in chief of the student newspaper at William Paterson University in Wayne, N.J., has been indicted for al legedly stealing $50,000 in advertising rev enue - at one point taking an unauthorized trip to Amsterdam for a tongue-in-cheek story about prostitution. Ryan Caiazzo, 24, used most of the money for The Beacon newspaper, but there were expenditures that would never have been approved by managers, said John A. Snowdon, Passaic County chief assistant prosecutor. Caiazzo spent about $40,000 on new computers, office furniture, and “people he took out to dinner,” Snowdon said. Caiazzo allegedly spent about $lO,OOO on himself, including food and clothing and the $3,000 Amsterdam trip, according to the indict ment, handed up Tuesday by a Passaic County grand jury. “He was spending a semester in England and decided to take a side trip to Amsterdam,” said Snowdon, who said the newspaper article included Caiazzo’s at tempts to pay prostitutes for interviews. When one woman named a price, Caiazzo wrote that he would go looking for a cheaper woman, Snowdon said. Caiazzo, of Sussex County, N.J., could not be reached for comment, and his law yer did not return a phone call. He is cur rently listed as a pre-business major on the Web site for Rutgers-Newark College of Arts and Sciences. Staff at The Beacon, a weekly paper, said there would be no comment at this time. Large 14-inch cheese pizza & two Snowdon said that in May 2000, the pa per was embroiled in a controversy over a special year-end parody issue of the Holo caust that stereotyped other religious, ethic, and sexual groups. Because of that issue, the university pulled its advertising from the paper. Caiazzo was not the editor in chief at the time of the parody’s publication, but he took up the post later that month. “In viewing himself as the crusading edi tor, he opened a separate bank account for newspaper revenue, and started withdraw ing the money,” Snowdon said. The news paper, like all student groups, was sup posed to deposit all money into a general account with the university’s student gov ernment association. “In order to avoid all that, he poured the money into the private account and then spent it whenever he felt like it,” Snowdon said. The alleged thefts were uncovered in February 2001 when a check from the il licit independent account wound up mis takenly on the desk of a university offi cial, Snowdon said. “He didn’t recognize the account and started looking into it,” Snowdon said. Caiazzo was charged with two theft counts, which each carry a maximum five-year prison term. Snowdon said the newspaper, which usu ally supports itself through advertising rev enue, wound up with a $lO,OOO loss for the year. A university spokesman said that the school is once again advertising with the .1 " ,• ■• ! I paper. Behrend bottles of NATIONAL CAMPUS NEWS Friday, April 19, 2002 Dorm-kitchen fare ranges from macaroni and cheese to popped squirrel by Jane Snow Knight Ridder Newspapers College kids have cooked everything from melted cheese sandwiches to wild game in their dorra rooms. Yes, wild game. "In the mid-19705, dorm students were pretty much limited to a hot plate, if al lowed by the fire code," wrote one anony mous e-mailer. "However, I once saw an outdoorsman undergraduate fry some squirrel in a popcorn popper.” The e-mailer was one of the reader; who responded to our request for reci pes that can be made in dom rooms. The $5O prize for the best recipe goes to Lind say Rinehart of Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, a senior education major at Kent State Uni versity. Although she doesn't live in a dorm now, Rinehart looks for simple recipes that can be made in a flash for breakfast or lunch. Her bacon, egg and cheese sand wich requires only a microwave and a toaster. For her sandwich, Rinehart micro waves bacon, then microwaves scrambled eggs. Bread is browned in a toaster and cheese, bacon and egg ate sandwiched between. Simple. Microwave ovens are allowed in many dorm rooms, although toasters are banned at some universities. The Univer sity ofAkron prohibits all appliances with exposed heating coils, including toasters and electric skillets. But that doesn't stop students from fill ing their tummies. Lea Michalos of North Canton, Ohio, who attends Ohio State University, makes grilled cheese sand wiches with an iron. "T\im on the iron to a medium setting," she instructs. "Gently press sandwich for about one minute or until the cheese has melted. Be careful not to press too much or the sandwich will be completely flat” Sara Fatula of Akron, who was a cadet at Norwich University in 1992, recalls heating Bop Tkts with an iron. (No word on how her uniform looked later). We received recipes for fare made in toaster ovens, microwaves and hot pots. # Christine Kokwaka, a atC«eeWee*m Reserve University in Ovolmd, makes a hem and Swiss cheese sandwich with pfcfcta in her George College Special! Many college student residents who don't cook may rely on the traditional "care package” from Mom and Dad. 20 oz. pop Foreman grill. To eat it, "dear a space on the couch and enjoy," she wrote. "This sandwich has been very good to me." We like the recipe for a Pile of Food e-mailed by Frank Caetta, address unknown. "Fust, let me start by noting that a Foreman Grill and microwave oven are not dorm kitchen items," he wrote. "1 use those in a teal kitchen. 1 cooked for my self for a summer using just a hot pot and a toaster oven." His ad-libbed Pile of Food usually stalled with a box of macaroni and cheese. Whatever else was % IwndwaalheawnuvCanaaientj^ecipeforqneofhis more suctxasfcJ versions. Booted macaroni and cheese isafavoritcdomMOom $6.99.. Free Delivery! 897-1818 Guy Reschenthaler, Wire Service Editor staple, and it is versatile. Another anonymous student gave directions for making cheese com with a pack age of microwave popcorn and the cheese packet from a box of macaroni and cheese. Derek Noonan of lUhnadge, Ohio, was the most ambitious respondent Those with access to a toaster oven may want Co try his Ground Beef Deluxe. | He pats hambutger into a pan, spreads sliced on ions and stewed tomatoes over it, and bakes it for anhoui; "It's been in our family for three genera tions and it smells great while it's cooking,” he wrote. LINDSAY’S QUICK SANDWICH 2 slices bacon 2 eggs 2 slices wheat bread Mayo 2 slices American cheese Cook bacon inamkax>wave oven fbr2 min utes, turning halfway through. Set aside. Crack eggs into a microwave-safe bowl. Mix with a fork to break yolk. Microwave on high power for about 60 seconds, then longer if needed until egg is set Meanwhile, toast bread in a toaster. Spread mayo on both slices. Place cheese on one slice, then cooked egg and bacon. Ibp with remaining slice of toast PILE OF FOOD 1 box macaroni and cheese 1/3 stick of butter 1/2 can of com (drained) 2 tablespoons bacon bits 1/6 stale hot dog bun Boil noodles according to package direc tions. Drain, then add butter and contents of pow dered cheese packet Add com and bacon bits. Mix well. Grumble hot dog bun on top. GROUND BEEF DELUXE 1 pound ground cfauck 1 teaspoon salt 14 teaspoon pepper 34 tablespoon flour 1 medium onion, sliced 1 can stewed tomatoes Spray an 8-inch-square baking pan with cooking ■ msr -Szixira&fti&SnK hour in an oven or toaster oven. Serve
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