Thursday, April 29, 1993
At a Glance...
Fighting Females--According to Pentagon sources, Defense Secretary Les Aspin
will order the Armed Services to put women in combat aircraft and helicopters, and
ask Congress to repeal a law banning women from warships. The directive to be
announced today will also tell the Army, Navy, Air Force and Marine Corps that
they must provide justification if they want to put any battlefield role off limits to
women. This action means that Air Force and Navy women could be in fighter
cockpits within a few months, but female Army pilots will be required to undergo
special training before flying front-line Apache fighter choppers. The Marines have
no women in any aviation unit, therefore changes will take longer in that branch.
The current law banning women from warships prevents them from serving on an
array of vessels ranging from small frigates to aircraft carriers.
Home from Somalia--American soldiers are beginning to come home from
Operation Restore Hope in Somalia. On Tuesday, 249 men and women left Somalia
and are part of the flood of U.S. troops now leaving Somalia. Fewer than 7,000
troops remain from the peak U.S. commitment of 25,800 troops in mid-January.
More than 4,600 troops have departed in the last ten days and another 2,300--
including the last 1,624 Marines--are scheduled to follow soon.
Kissin' Cousins--Paul and Julia Dubea were married by a justice of the peace last
year and now wish to exchange vows in a church. However, the couple--he's 70 and
she's 60--are cousins. Apparently the justice of the peace overlooked the Louisiana
couple's "relativity," but their priest wants the go-ahead from the state legislature
before performing the ceremony. Lousiana lawmakers have recognized marriages
between first cousins at least twice before and have drafted legislation limiting
marriages to cousins over age 55, to limit concerns about genetic danger from
cousins having children together. A vote in the state senate has not yet been
scheduled, but the Dubeas plan to marry immediately after the bill is passed.
Conan the Comedian--NBC has chosen Conan O'Brien, a writer-producer for the
Fox animated sitcom "The Simpsons," to replace David Letterman as host of the
popular "Late Night" talk show. O'Brien will replace Letterman in August as
- Letterman moves to CBS. The new "Late Night" is being developed by "Saturday
Night Live" creator, Lorne Michaels, who was said to be pushing for O'Brien as
host. However, there are reports which claim that NBC was trying to secure
comedian Garry Shandling as host, but Shandling declined. NBC denied these
reports.
"Dr. Death" Loses License--Dr. Jack Kevorkian lost his California medical
license on Tuesday when Administrative Law Judge Alan S. Meth suspended the
license, on request by the state medical board. Meth said, "Doctors do not assist
people in commiting suicide." Kevorkian, a retired pathologist, has no medical
practice. His license has been suspended in Michigan, where he helped 15 sick
people end their lives. Kevorkian has appealled the ruling.
Beaches Survive Winter--The spring inspection of Presque Isle showed that
most beaches are in good shape, but three beaches will require sand replenishment.
Erosion was found west of Beach 6, at Beach 7 (Waterworks Beach), and at
Lighthouse Beach. The Beach 6 area will be replenished with sand that has
accumulated on Lake Road, and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineering is currently
negotiating a beach replenishment contract. The contract will cost about $600,000
for 50,000 tons of beach replenishment sand. Government officials feel that the
breakwalls attributed to the small amount of damage.
Focus on Bosnia--President Clinton announced Monday that he intends to have a
"stronger policy" to deal with Bosnia-Herzegovina's civil war. New U.S. measures
against Yugoslavia were also announced. Measures under consideration for dealing
with Bosnia are air strikes, targeting Serb artillery and supply lines, and partial
lifting of an arms embargo to help the outgunned Bosnian Muslims. In Bosnia,
Serbs have been fighting Muslims and Croats, who last year declared Bosnia's
independence from Serb-dominated Yugoslavia. Bosnian Sobs also refused to sief
U.N.-spcosatui testy.
The envelope please.. .
Students and faculty recognized for their
accomplishments
On Sunday, April 25, the
Thirty-Second Annual Honors
and Awards Convocation took
place in Erie Hall.
Among the recipients were
Edward A. Martone, Most
Outstanding Student Organization
Member; Steve Binder, Most
Outstanding Student Organization
Officer; Joe Mycka, Most
Outstanding Student Organization
President; Dr. Archie Loss, Best
Student Organization Advisor.
Steve Binder received the Guy W.
by Danielle M. Murphy
Collegian Staff
Wilson Award for Student
Service to the College, Lori
Royer was the Outstanding
Returning Adult Student, and the
Freshman of the Year was Alicia
Hartman.
Group awards went to Student
Government Association, Most
Improved Student Organization;
Multi-Cultural Council, Best
Student Organization; Alpha
Sigma Tau Sorority, Outstanding
Fraternity/Sorority Chapter;
Sweet Daddy's World, Most
Creative Program.
News
Dobbins will feature several
new Healthy Choices menu items
next semester after the addition,
to complement what is already
available.
Beginning next semester,
"students will have the
opportunity to stir fry their own
vegetables in woks added this
summer," said Helen Kondrich,
Assistant Manager of Food
Services. The woks will be part
of a variety counter including
waffle irons that the students
operate as well.
Fresh brewed iced tea will be
available to those who don't like
soft drinks.
Dobbins has always featured
health-conscious foods, such as
light dressings on the salad bar,
Promise instead of butter or
Healthy choices
Dobbins adds menu items
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margarine, sherbet and frozen
yogurt, light breads and
mayonnaise, and fresh fruit.
They also have salt substitute,
regular yogurt, and made-to-order
Egg Beaters.
For those who don't like
regular ham or hot dogs, Dobbins
will offer turkey ham and turkey
hot dogs next year.
Initiated by students who
"didn't like the fact that Dobbins
had no vegetarian meals,"
according to Kondrich, Healthy
Choices has strived to offer fat
free, low cholesterol foods so that
students have a wider range of
choices.
"We do not add any butter,
margarine or salt to any of our
vegetables. We let the student
decide that."
"We just want students to
know what kinds of healthy foods
we have," stated Kondrich.
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