CAPITAL TIMES, February 19, 1990
n campus: across the USA
Campus Capsules
THE ULTIMATE CHRISTMAS
TRAIN got a lot of attention at
Honolulu Community College last
month. The commercial baking students
built the train, which featured a seven
foot-long locomotive with a chocolate
engine and gingerbread cab. Six attached
cars measured a minimum of five feet
each. The students used 800 pounds of
gingerbread, 200 pounds of icing, 150
pounds of candy decorations and 50
pounds of chocolate.
Around Campus
A LITTLE SNOW MEANS
A'TRAYING WE WILL GO at Kent
State U. Traying is a popular winter
sport at universities in the snow belt. It
involves "borrowing" a tray from the
cafeteria and using it as a makeshift sled.
Because each tray costs $lO, "[raying"
can be an expensive source of
excitement. Officials at Kent State say
that the cost fo replacing missing dishes,
utensils and trays goes into the price of
the food plan.
STUDENTS TORCH THEIR
JEANS FOR THE ENVIRONMENT.
Demonstrators at the U. of New Mexico
set their stone-washed jeans ablaze to
publicize a boycott of denims washed in
pumice. Some of the mineral used in
manufacturing the stone-washed and acid
washed jeans is stripmined from the
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Santa Fe National Forest. Concerned
about the negative impact the mining
has on the environment, organizers of
the demonstation are encouraging a
nationwide boycott of all stone-washed
products.
SLYLRACUSE U.'S NEW RAPE
POLICY GAINS MIXED REACTION.
After a series of rapes on campus,
including one on the chancellor's lawn,
officials at Syracuse U. decided to attack
the problem through increased education.
A new center on rape and sexual assault
will administer counseling and support
services to educate students on the
issues. Some students, however, prefer
increased security to increased education.
LIBRARY POCKETS PROFITS
FROM RECYCLED LEVIS. Students
at the U. of Utah can support thier
library by selling their old Levi 501
jeans. The U.S. Association of Traders
will Buy used, button-fly 501 s-size 29
and up- and then donate half of the
proceeds to the library. Students keep
their profits or contriute them to the
library. As an incentive to clean out the
closets, the club that collects the most
money will have its name displayed in
the-library. The individual who raises the
most will receive $250 in cash.
NATION
SMOKING STUDENTS UPSET AT
BAN. Students who smoke will now
have to leave the Tulane U. campus to
buy their cigarettes. Officials banned
cigarette sales on campus because of
health considerations. Students are upset
because they weren't consulted in the
decision-making.
"ASSASSINATION GAME"
TERMINATED at the U. of Kentucky:
More than 30 students paid $3 apiece to
play an assassination game requiring the
players to eliminate their competition by
hitting them with a progectile fired from
a toy weapon. Officials dicontinued the
controversial game because it's
"potentially disruptive and has no
educational merit."
AIDS FROM A To Z. The "AIDS
Hypermedia Awareness Project," a
Collaborative project between the U. of
California-Berkeley and several
Community organizations, is a
Computerized encyclopedia of the major
social, political and technological events
of the AIDS epidemic. Student interns
develop the software, which runs on a
Macintosh computer.
"GREAT CHAIN OF BEING"
PUBLICIZES FUND RAISER. Honor
students at the U. of Kentucky
constructed a 700-foot long chain of
paper links on campus to dramatize
donations to a fund for undergraduate
research. Each link in the chain
represents $l.
SECRET SANTAS SURPRISE
STRESSED STUDENTS. To combat
the stress of finals week and create a
little Christmas spirit, Yale students
took part in a Secret Santa game. Those
who signed up were assigned another
person to surprise with gifts. The giver
was unknown to the recipient. Most
students received candy and small toys
from their Secret Santas.
HAY! IT'S A NEW MEDIUM
FOR ARTISTS AT HARVARD. The
Quad hit the hay when two student
artists stacked 100 bales to form
sculptures reminicent of ancient ruins.
According to the artists, the landscape art
reminded people that no architectural
thing is permanent. Students were
encouraged to wander around the
sculpures and move the hay around to
make new patterns.
THE SIDELINES ARE
CHEERLESS at South Dakota State U.
due to a boycott by the school's
cheerleaders. Problems stemming from
poor communication with the athletic
department caused the cheerleaders to be
silent at the season-ending football
game. If the grievances aren't resolved,
the boycott will extend into the men's
basketball season.
Athletics
Good Ideas
STUDENTS GIVE INPUT TO
LOCAL BUSINESSES: Students at
Wayne State College (NE) can voice
their opinions of the cleanliness, service
or products of area businesses thanks to
two suggestion boxes located on
campus. The boxes were the idea of the
local Chambei of Commerce. In
addition to written input, the businesses
receive comments from the student
senated vice-president, who attends
Chamber meetings.
Creeks
ONE MORE BASTION OF MALE
EXCLUSIVENESS FELL RECENTLY
when 15 women pledged the Alpha
DDelta Phi fraternity at Stanford U.
Currently the only co-ed fraternity at
Stanford, Alpha Delta chapters at
Bowdoin, Columbia Brown and
Wesleyan have also admitted women.
Members characterize the fraternity as
indivivalist, liberal, diverse and non
conformist.
FIRE CODE VIOLATIONS
PROVE COSTLY: Inspections by the
fire marshal of fraternity and sorority
houses at the U. of Kansas turned up
several violations of the fire code.
Charges were filed against seven
fraterities and one sorority with on frat,
Phi Kappa Psi, having six counts of
code violations. Each violation will
cost the houses a maximum fine of $2OO
plus repair costs.
THE BARBARIAN LOOK IS OUT
AT MIAMI U. OF OHIO: After
dressing like barbarians, carrying women
over their shoulders, singing songs and
drinking mead, the Sigma Nu fraternity
received a notice from the university
about its fall "Viking" party. Officials
called the event "sexist" and said it
showed "no respect for human dignity."
The fraternity also received a one-year
warning.
A DONATION PREVENTED
INTERROGATION for U. of Utah law
students. Students with a can of food on
their desks did not have to face probing
questions from their professor. The non
perishable food items were for a food
drive sponsored by the law fraternity,
Phi Alpha Delta. Those who left their
donations at home were the subject of
close scrutiny by their profs. The effort
garnered more than 600 cans for a local
food pantry.
College market
FOR THE PERSON WHO HAS
EVERYTHING, an enterprising student
at the U. of West Virginia has
capitalized on the popularity of boxer
shorts by adding a new twist- a condom
pocket. "Be Safe Boxers" feature colorful
as well as seasonal patterns and -you
guessed it- a condom provided. The
100% cotton shorts sell for $8; the
rayon ones are going for $lO.