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Alleged 

phone 

harasser 

apprehended 

By CLAIRE REHWINKEL , 

Assistant News Editor 

An anonymous Philadelphia 

male was brought up on charges 

at the end of last semester for 

making obscene telephone calls to 

a large number of the University's 

freshmen women. This harasser, 

otherwise known by students on 

Villanova's campus as the "Stan- 

ford Stalker," was identified after 

a long process by the departments 

of Public Safety and Telecommun- 

ications. Eventually, the caller 

was taken into custody by the 

Radnor police. 

Public Safety began receiving a 

series of complaints concerning 

strange phone calls to the residents 

of Stanford Hall, Nov. 8. 

"We [Public Safety] have period- 

ically received similar reports in 

the past, but nothing to this 

degree," said Investigator David 

Mann. "But, when an individual 

hits a building as large as Stanford 

Hall where close to 560 girls live, 

you can imagine the enormity of 

the situation." This man allegedly 

made additional phone calls to 

students at both Bryn Mawr and 

Rosemont colleges. 

The harasser reportedly would 

introduce himself as "Scott." 

Then he would claim to be a friend 

of an imaginary person with a 

common name such as "Jen" or 

"Kristen." "A search warrant 

was never issued for the individual's 

home," said Mann. "Therefore, 

we have no way to determine 

how information was obtained 

about the girls he called. You have 

to remember, we here at Public 

Safety have never spoken with 

him first hand. It is believed, 

however, that the girls, unknow- 

ingly, provided him with most of 

the information. 

After several weeks of these 

telephone calls, the University 

recognized these incidents as a 

major problem and began to take 

the necessary actions for identi- 

(Continued on page 2) 

VILLANOVA UNIVERSITY, VILLANOVA. PA. 

COURTESY MEDIA RELATIONS 

Becky Spies, a senior philosophy and biology major, has been named 

a Rhodes Scholar. This award recognizes academic, athletic and 

leadership achievements. 

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January 27, 1 995 

Sororities complete 

annual spring Rush 

By DANINE ALATI 

Staff Reporter 

was mvited back to all seven. At 

these parties, the rushees learned 

more about the sororities through 

The opportunity to participate talking to more sisters and watch- 

in this year's sorority Rush 

prompted 367 women to return 

early from the semester break, 

with activities commencing Jan. 

12, said Director of Leadership 

Development and Panhellenic 

Advisor Gary Bonas. 

Bonas was pleased with the 

turnout because the academic 

requirement to rush was raised 

from a grade point average of 2.20 

to 2.25. Bonas said that the 

academic standards are still a bit 

low, and says that they will be 

raised gradually until they are 

satisfactory. "We have these 

requirements because pledging 

takes a lot of time and we would 

not want the girls' grades to 

suffer," he said. 

Sorority Rush at Villanova is 

similar to that of other colleges 

because the University follows 

the National Panhellenic 

Guidelines. 

Rush began with the first round 

of parties, in which each rushee 

attended a party for each of the 

seven sororities. After that a 

mutual selection process began, 

where the rushees began eliminating 

sororities and vice versa. Each 

participant could possibly return 

to a maximum of five sororities 

for the second round, even if she 

mg a video presentation. At the 

third round, the sisters performed 

skits for the rushees. 

The final round of Rush, the 

preference parties, took place Jan. 

22. The rushees could return to 

a maximum of two sororities. At 

this party, the importance of 

sisterhood was stressed. After the 

last preference party, the rushee 

chose her first and second choice 

sorority. Her response was entered 

into a computer where each 

rushee was to be matched with 

her chosen sorority. 

Since the new pledge quota for 

each sorority was set at 50, there 

was still a chance that not everyone 

would receive a bid. Bid day 

was Jan. 23, when the rushees 

were informed of which bids they 

were offered. Later that evening, 

sisters and pledges met for a 

celebration. 

"Rush was quite nerveracking," 

Denise Neff, a rushee, 

said. "But I am glad that I did it, 

and I am even happier that it is 

over." 

Rush Chair Sue Poll felt that 

Rush was successful. "The management 

and counselor chairs and 

everyone who helped me out with 

Rush was phenomenal and everything 

ran smoothly." 

Lecture examines Malcolm and Martin's legacy 

By JONATHAN KLICK 

Assistant News Editor 

As part of the University's 

celebration of Martin Luther 

King, Jr.'s Birthday, Dr. James 

Cone of Union Theological Seminary 

presented a lecture titled 

"Martin and Malcolm: Historical 

and Theological Reflections" Jan. 

16 in the Villanova Room of the 

Connelly Center. Dr. Meghan 

Keita of the history and Africana 

studies departments introduced 

Cone by calling his work on King 

and Malcolm X "illuminating," 

claiming it "will stand the test of 

time." 

Cone began by explaining that 

the two men evoke contrasts in 

Editors seek change 

special to the Villanovan 

A new Editorial Board has 

recently taken office at the Villanovan, 

and the new editors are 

eager to work to ensure that the 

paper progresses as rapidly as it 

did during the last two semesters. 

Several changes will be implemented 

this semester, according 

to Editors-in-Chief Kathleen Cooney 

and Sean Kelly. 

"We really want to get more 

people involved in the newspaper. 

We think we can reach many more 

students if more people start 

writing," said Kelly. 

Numerous additions have been 

made to each section of the paper. 

For instance, the Entertainment 

section will add a restaurant 

review and the Features section 

now has a segment for popular 

quotes of the week, among other 

additions. New featured columnists 

will also be added. 

"We hope to include something 

on each page that will be interesting 

to everyone," said Cooney. 

"I hope each person who opens the 

paper will find at least one inter- 

esting item to read," she added. 

"It is important for us to keep 

in mind that the readers make up 

the Villanovan," said Tara 

Campitiello, associate editor. The 

staff is counting on feedback from 

readers. Readers are encouraged 

to write letters to the editor. If 

writing a letter is not appealing, 

readers are invited to call the 

Villanovan or to come to the 

office to make suggestions. "It's 

your paper, and we want to hear 

yoqr view," said Todd Leskanic, 

associate editor. 


images for most Americans. 

According to Cone, King represents 

the philosphy of love and 

integration, while Malcolm is 

often seen as a symbol of "hate, 

' separation and violence." "These 

two contrasting images were 

created by the mainstream media 

in the 1960s," he added. 

King was seen as a martyr after 

his death, but "few tears were 

shed outside of Harlem" for Malcolm, 

said Cone. However, a 

"strong wind of change" has 

begun to blow across the African 

American community in Cone's 

opinion. He said that many young 

blacks have started to question 

whether King's nonviolent 

approach is sufficient to solve 

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Page 2 THE VILLANOVAN • January 27, 1995 

HIS WEEK 

Editorials .8 

Scope 15 

Features .. ..* 19 

Who knows, 

who cares 22 

Entertainment...27 

.Sports 39 

DITORIALS 

This week, read more reactions 

to the continuing New 

Gingrich saga. Get the latest 

on sorority rush from a disgruntled 

editor. Drinks 

anyone? Read a piece dripping 

with satire about the situation 

on 'Nova's campus. 

EATURES 

This week in Features be the 

first to uncover top secret plans 

for construction soon to be 

appearing campus wide. Unlock 

the door to a successful 

semester. Learn how to choose 

a major without all the stress 

and much, much more. 

NTERTAINMENT 

This week in Entertainment 

find out how the editors rated 

the year 1994. See why Pearl 

Jam's latest release proves 

disappointing and Veruca 

Salt's formula spells success. 

Before heading for the movies, 

check out the reviews of 

"Legends of the Fall" and 

"Murder in the First." Finally, 

read how the critically 

acclaimed play "Our Young 

Black Men Are Dying and No 

One Seems to Care" fared at 

Villanova. 

P O R T S' 

Check out the expanded 

Sports section! The men's 

basketball team has regained 

its national ranking while the 

women's basketball team has 

come on strong recently, 

thanks in part to a six game 

winning streak. Harry Perretta 

has won his 300th victory, 

senior Michele Thornton 

scored her 1000th point and 

Eric Eberz has ignited the 

'Novan offense with several 

strong performances. Read 

about them in their respective 

features. Also, freshman phenom 

Felipe Lopez is hosting the 

Wildcats next Wednesday and 

Scopes has a preview. 

Beyond the Main Line 

Source: The New York Times 

Compiled by: Melissa Lee 

WASHINGTON, D.C. - 

President Bill Clinton offered 

his State of the Union Message 

this week, stressing issues 

such as immigration, teenage 

pregnancy and minimum wage. 

Only a few new programs were 

discussed, saying that the 

government should be smaller 

in size only, and not in its 

spirit. 

"We cannot ask Americans 

to be better citizens if we are 

not better servants," said Clin- 

ton. He cast himself as the 

champion of the working class 

by repeating his calls for tax 

breaks for the middle class and 

a revision of lobbying and 

campaign finance laws. 

The months ahead will center 

around a battle for the 

symbolic high ground: are the 

Republicans the agents of 

change and the Democrats the 

defenders of the bureaucratic 

status quo? Or are the Democrats 

agents of change and the 

Republicans the reactionary 

champions of trickle-down economics? 

After almost three 

months in which he played a 

largely passive role, the Pres- 

ident joined that battle, and its 

outcome will determine his 

electoral fate. 

PITTSBURGH - The rolling 

dive of USAir Flight 427, which 

crashed near Pittsburgh Sept. 

8, can be explained bv a full 

swing of the rudder to the left, 

and not by anything else that 

inspectors have come up with 

so far, a Federal Aviation 

Administration test pilot told 

the National Transportation 

Safety Board. 

But there is still no direct 

evidence that the rudder moved 

before the crash of the plane, 

a Boeing 737 en route from 

Chicago. All 132 people on 

board were killed. In the wreck- 

age, the rudder was found in 

nearly a straight position. 

Much of the testimony 

offered was on the mechanics 

of the system that drives the 

rudder, a series of cables, 

cranks, rods and other mechan- 

ical parts that eventually lead 

to a hydraulic valve about the 

size of a soda can. The valve 

channels hydraulic fluid to a 

cylinder that controls a rod 

that pushes the rudder. 

After a United Airlines 737 

crashed in Colorado Springs in 

March 1991, investigators 

found that part of the system 

showed signs of "galling," or 

binding of metal parts that are 

supposed to run smoothly. But 

the Safety Board has not estab- 

lished a probable cause for that 

accident. 

NEW YORK — New York 

City, in its latest proposal to 

the Yankees, has offered to 

create what one official called 

a "theme park" atmosphere at 

Yankee Stadium with stores 

and restaurants around the 

complex and with new roads 

leading to new parking garages 

at the ball park, officials familiar 

with the plan said 

yesterday. 

The proposal was presented 

Monday by Mayor Rudolph W. 

Giuliani to George M. Steinbrenner 

3rd, the team's prin- 

cipal owner, who had objected 

to an earlier plan because he 

said it failed to addresss traffic 

and parking problems that 

burden the stadium. 

Although the finer points of 

the new design have not been 

drawn, estimates of the project's 

cost are as high as $600 

million, making it the most 

extensive and expensive strategy 

for keeping the Yankees 

in the South Bronx that has yet 

to be presented. 

That figure, although far 

from a definite price, is more 

than twice the $250 million 

talked about less than a year 

ago as the cost of overhauling 

the stadium and the surrounding 

neighborhood. 

A city official, who spoke on 

the condition of anonymity, 

rejected the notion that the 

plan was intended to insulate 

the stadium from the neighborhood. 

Instead, he said the 

design was ii) line with newest 

and most successful ball parks 

around the country. 

TARA CAMPITIELLO and TODD 0. LESKANIC 

ASSOCIATE EDITORS 

NEWS 

Melissa Lee 

NEWS 

Jonathan Klick 

Claire Rehwinkel 

Malcolm and Martin 

(Continuedfrom page 1) 

gle tor identity, the struggle 

between integrationism and 

nationalism. "Choosing is like 

splitting ourselves in half," he 

explained. 

Cone called King "the acceptable 

Negro leader," claiming that 

white people love the nonviolent 

King. But he added that the 

radical views of King are very 

similar to the views of Malcolm. 

When speaking about prominent 

black conservatives who 

claim Malcolm's legacy, he said, 

"[Malcolm's] imajge can be manipulated 

into a point of view that 

Malcolm would have despised." 

He said people like Supreme Court 

Justice Clarence Thomas select 

only those passages which present 

ideas they already believe. He 

claimed their arguments about 

the choice between affirmative 

action and self-help is a "false 

choice." Cone said that whites 

have benefitted from a non- 

legislated affirmative action for 

over 200 years, and it is only in 

the last few decades that blacks 

have benefitted from affirmative 

action laws. "We need Malcolm to 

warn us against their tricky 

logic," he added. 

Cone explained that young 

blacks who emphasize Malcolm's 

rejection of nonviolence must be 

reminded that Malcolm never 

committed an act of violence 

against anyone. "[King] did more 

to create situations of violence 

between blacks and whites than 

Malcolm did," Cone continued. 

Cone called Malcolm's words 

"philosophical and theological 

bullets," and he called for young 

blacks to get in touch with the 

intellectual Malcolm. 

Cone said King was a political 

revolutionary and Malcolm was a 

cultural revolutionary. He said 

they both changed the way blacks 

thought about themselves and 

both must be understood in rela- 

tion to the black struggle for 

identity in a society that "did not 

know what to do with us." 

Phone harasser arrested 


fying the harasser. "It cost the 

school $2,500 and it required a lot 

of hard work on the part of the 

people at Telecommunications," 

said Mann. 

Bell Telephone put a "trap and 

trace" on all incoming calls to the 

residents at Stanford Hall. In 

other words, phone lines were 

He is in no way 

affiliated witli 

Villanoya's students, 

faculty or staff. In fact, 

the calls were made 

from nearly 30 miles 

away, in Northeast 

Philadelphia. 

Investigator David Mann, 

department of Public Safety 

monitored on a 24-hour basis over 

the course of one week. "Scott" 

began to change his name to 

"Dave," yet, there was enough 

proof to maintain that he was one 

person. "The harasser called 

some of the ?irls more than once," 

the 

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EDITORS IN CHIEF 

FEATURES 

Reglna OToole 

Melissa Salso 

Advisor: Juno W. Lytel-Murphy 

Photography Editor: Sharon Griffin 

Personals/Classified: Megan Kempf 

Subscriptions: Lauren Burke 

said Mann. "As a result, some of 

these girls were able to identify 

the 'Dave' and 'Scott' as the same 

caller." 

Shortly following, the calls 

were traced to a man who openly 

admitted to making the pranks. 

He also acknowledged that he has 

a compulsion with harassing 

females. "He is in no way affiliated 

with Villanova's students, faculty 

or staff," said Mann. "In fact, the 

calls were made from nearly 30 

miles away, in Northeast Philadelphia." 

Furthermore, although 

"Scott" claimed to be a psychology 

major at the University of Maryland, 

he is in no way associated 

with the field or school. 

"The harasser will be brought 

to district court where he is 

expected to waive 22 counts of 

harassment. Then the case is 

expected to reach a higher court," 

said Mann. "I cannot imagine that 

he will put up much of a fight," 

he added. "We already received a 

strong statement from him." 

When asked how students 

should react receiving similar 

calls, Mann responded, "Hang up 

immediately and notify it to 

Public Safety. We will do our best 

to put an end to such 

occurrences." 

LAUREN C. BURKE and SARAH B. NEVILLE 

MANAGING EDITORS 

SECTION EDITORS 

ENTERTAINMENT SPORTS 

Maura Gibney Joe Patterson 

Karen Goulart Mark Spoonauer 

ASSISTANT EDITORS 

ENTERTAINMENT SPORTS 

Cara Beckerlch JonNehisen 

Janet Ruddock 

Assistant Advisor: Madeline T. Baxter 

Layout: Lauren Burke 

Art Editor: Lauren Bussl

Page 4 • THE VILLANOVAN • January 27, 1 995 

Public Safety reviews 

campus crime 

By MICHELE GUGLIELMI 


Over the years oncampus crime 

at the University has been experiencing 

an upward trend. The 

University's security is managed 

by the department of Public 

Safety, which consists of 70 

officers. 

Campus crime has 

grown over the years. 

Jeffrey Horton, department 

of PuMic Safety director 

"Campus crime has grown over 

the years," said Jeffrey B. Horton, 

director of the department of 

Public Safety. Most recently the 

University experienced a tremendous 

increase in the area of 

phone harassment. During the 

1994 fall semester, Public Safety 

received over 80 complaints. From 

1993 to 1994 there was an increase 

of 139 cases. Once the complaints 

were received, Public Safety was 

able to trace the incidents to an 

off-campus caller. The individual 

has since been apprehended. However, 

while on the increase, the 

University's crime statistics are 

still not as high as those of an 

urban campus, he added. 

One of the most frequently 

reported crimes is bookbag theft. 

This occurs primarily when bags 

are left unattended in the campus 

bookstore and in the dining halls. 

Horton said, "It is a crime of 

opportunity." In response to this, 

a new policy is being instituted 

which will allow students to bring 

their bookbags into the dining 

areas. A sign will be posted 

regarding this new policy in the 

near future. 

Horton stressed the importance 

of reporting crimes in order for the 

department to respond approp- 

riately. Public Safety's awareness 

of the increase in reported oncampus 

crime caused the department 

to foster the availability of 

more effective preventive measures 

and programs. Each year, 

technological upgrades are added. 

For example, the department has 

increased both the quantity and 

quality of emergency phones. 

Also, certain programs such as the 

Student Escort Service have been 

established. Last year about 25 to 

28 students participated in this 

system, which was set up in 

response to students' needs. Since 

many students find it difficult and 

often impossible to study in the 

dorms. Public Safety stations 

members of this service in the 

Hartley Hall study area until 3 

a.m. Students involved in this 

program are also sent to look for 

problems and report them to the 

Public Safety officers. Bicycle 

Patrol, which is common on most 

campuses, was also introduced to 

Villanova last year. "It allows for 

better student contact," Horton 

said. 

The majority of the thne, 

aicohol is the Icey 

proponent of assault 

Jeffrey Horton, department 

of PuMic Safety director 

While the most prevalent crimes 

are not extremely severe, the 

existence and the gfrowth of physical 

and sexual âssaults has 

caused concern oh the Universi- 

ty's campus. From 1993 to 1994, 

the number of reported rapes 

increased from one to two; the 

number of reported assaults rose 

from eight to 16. Horton stated 

that the majority of sexual 

assaults occur as acquaintance or 

date rape. "The majority of the 

time, alcohol is the key proponent 

of assault," he added. 

Editors seeic change 


In the interest of making the 

paper reader-friendly, the Editor- 

ial Board is also looking to increase 

the staff writers. "I think many 

people believe you have to be an 

English major in order to write," 

said Cooney, "but we have people 

in almost every major writing for 

>> 

us. The editors will work to 

improve new writers. Writers are 

needed in the areas of news, 

sports, features, entertainment 

and photography. Also, if anyone 

is interested in writing a weekly 

column or drawing cartoons, 

please contact the VUlanovan. 

The weight room in duPont Pavilion was recently closed due to damage done to the newly laid 

carpeting. The faculty was closed for repairs and to warn students against any further destructive 

actions. 

Ticket distribution evaluatetl 

By JENNIFER TRZASKA 


The University adopted the 

new comprehensive athletic plan 

in order to "ease the cost burden 

of ATRA, aerobics, and basketball 

and football tickets," stated Patrick 

Kennedy, president of the 

Student Governnient Association 

(S.G.A.). Consequently, the distribution 

of tickets for men's basket- 

ball has been changed from earlier 

years. 

Previously, students received 

season ticket packages based on 

the outcome*of the application in 

a random lottery and those students 

who were able to get tickets 

paid an amount in excess of $100. 

"Due to the high demand for 

men's basketball tickets, we had 

to come up with a plan to distri- 

bute them equally and fairly," 

said Kennedy. The University 

looked at the distribution processes 

at other schools and 

adopted a system similar to those 

found at the Universities of Kentucky 

and Vanderbilt. 

The University distributed 300 

season ticket packages to students 

on a first come, first serve basis 

on Oct. 30, and the remaining 

1,200 student tickets are distributed 

under the new system at 

duPont Pavilion. The doors open 

at 7 p.m. and close at 7:15, and 

each student is handed a ticket 

with a number in order to determine 

the amount of students who 

want tickets. If 1,200 or fewer 

students attend the distribution, 

all will receive tickets, and if any 

are left over, they are available 

free of charge to students until 12 

p.m. the day of the game. After 

that, they are made available for 

public sale. 

_ _,_ . . .T . PHOTO BY SHARON QWFFIN 

Benny O Connor, a worker at the University mail room, stands beside a postal meter that needs 

to be readjusted for the new postal rates. Because ol the rate changes, the mail room cannot 

accept any large packages. ^ 

If more than 1,200 students 

arrive at duPont desiring tickets, 

the lottery process goes into effect. 

The other half of each numbered 

ticket stub that students receive 

upon entrance is placed in a 

bucket and one stub is randomly 

selected. That stub's number and 

the 1,199 consecutive numbers 

thereafter, which correspond to 

numbered stubs held by students, 

dictate who will receive tickets. 

"We've been lucky because we 

haven't had to run a lottery and 

turn anyone away," Kennedy 

said. 

Regarding the Spectrum, 

we made the decision 

early on to go a first 

come first serve 

procedure because we 

didn't believe we'd 

exceed the 2,500 

tickets available, and 

we did not 

Patricic Kennedy, S.GJ^. president 

However, the process was altered 

slightly concerning the 

distribution of 2,500 student 

tickets available for the Georgetown 

and Syracuse games at the 

Spectrum. "Regarding the Spectrum, 

we made the decision early 

on to go with a first come, first 

serve procedure because we didn't 

believe we'd exceed the 2,500 

tickets available, and we did not," 

Press Release 

IFFIN 

said Kennedy. This was to get 

students in and out as quickly as 

possible. 

Some problems which Kennedy 

addressed were the "double dipping" 

by some students where 

individuals go through the line 

twice to receive more tickets. Also, 

students have stated that there is 

difficulty getting tickets for their 

family members, but "students 

should get priority over other 

students' family members," he 

added. 

Kennedy is also aware of problems 

with line monitoring. "Not 

having communication on sight 

has been harmful, and those are 

some changes that we are certain 

to address," he said. "We fully 

understand there are some kinks 

to the system, but we think that 

this process is working though it 

does need some work. We appreciate 

people's patience in the 

meantime," he added. 

The "obvious need for more 

seats" is another concern, and if 

students were granted the right 

to sit in the bleecher seats directly 

across from the student section 

then at least 100 more seats would 

be available for student use, with 

just 1,600 (including Villanova 

Band and recruit seating) currently 

available. The Athletic 

department needs to show that 

they are "dedicated to their commitment 

to students," he said. 

Prior to the new distribution 

system, "three years ago students 

weren't guaranteed tickets. What 

we're doing is giving you a better 

chance to get tickets and more 

opportunities to go to the games 

at a significantly lower cost," said 

Kennedy. 

Johannes named to Academic Affairs 

Following a national search, 

John R.Johannes, Ph.D., former 

dean of the College of Arts and 

Sciences at Marquette Univer- 

sity has been named vice pres- 

ident for Academic Affairs, 

effective Aug. 7. 

"We are very pleased Dr. 

Johannes has decided to join 

us," said the Rev. Edmund J. 

Dobbin, O.S.A., University 

president in making the 

announcement. "He is a firstrate 

scholar as well as a skilled 

administrator." Dr. Johannes 

succeeds the Rev. Lawrence C. 

Gallen, O.S.A. 1952, 1959. 

Gallen served at Villanova for 

30 years both as professor and 

administrator. He was vice 

president for Academic Affairs 

from 1981 until his retirement 

Is^st summer. 

Dr. Johannes received his 

bachelor's degree from Mar- 

quette University in 1966 summa 

cum laude in mathematics 

and political science. He was 

granted his master's degree 

and his doctorate from Harvard 

University in government in 

1968 and 1970. He is a prolific 

writer and public speaker who 

has made more than 50 television 

and 97 radio appearances 

in the last few years. 

Student Government Association 

President Patrick 

Kennedy said that meetings 

allowed both the students and 

Dr. Johannes to engage in 

discourse regarding the Uni- 

versity issues. "His interest in 

student growth and learning 

and his sincerity in his questions 

and answers" made Dr. 

Johannes most impressive, he 

said. 

Joining Dr. Johannes at Villanova 

will be his wife, Frances 

Slater and their son James, age 

15. 

ON YOUR FUTURE 

• • • • 

January 30 - February 3, 1995 

SPECIAL EVENTS 

January 27, 1995 • THE VILLANOVAN • Page 5 

Office of 

j^-^rt^'V, 

Career Planning 

& Placement 

Villanova 

University 

Monday, January 30 "Just for Juniors" 10:30 am, 1:30, 3:00 pm, Con Hall Lobby. Seniors sharing their 

.«' 

senior year career experiences and advice. 

Tuesday, January 31 "Resumania" 10:00 am - 4:00 pm, CP&P Office. Counselors will review resumes on a 

walk-in basis so you're ready for the Career Fair 

Wednesday, February 1 "How to Work a Career Fair" 12:30 pm & 5:30 pm. Con Hall Lobby. You will learn 

what to expect and how to make the most of your time at career fairs. 

"Dress By Objectives" 2:30 pm. Con Hall Lobby. Joseph A. Banks Clothier will have 

a presentation on dressing for success and the importance of appropriate attire. Seating 

is limited. Pre-registration required in the CP&P Office. 

"Is There Life After Honors?", 7:00 pm. SAC Room 300. Villanova Honors Program 

alums speak about post-baccalaureate opportunities and careers. 

Thursday, February 2 "A Bridge to the Future" Career Day. 11:00 am - 3:00 pm. Villanova Room. 

Representatives from 40 organizations talk about opportunities for employment and 

internships. A complete list of representatives will be available in the CP&P Office. 

"is There Life After Honors?", 7:00 pm. SAC Room 300. Villanova Honors Program 

alums speak about post-baccalaureate opportunities and careers. 

Friday, February 3 "The First Year in the 'REAL WORLD'". 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm. Con- Hall Lobby. A panel 

of recent grads talk about their first year on the job and the transition from school to 

work. 

n 

Fah/ey Library in the Reference area vîll be having a yêek-iong display on Career related resources. 

\.y 

For further information call 610-519-4065 

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HOW TO KEEP PEOPLE'S 

HANDS OFF YOUR MONEY. 

Carry only enough cash to last the day. 

Anyone who tries to borrow your last five spot 

isn't a friend, anyway 

Label your spare-change jar ''beetle farm." 

Then, put your beetle farm in a jar labeled 

"spare change." 

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Be young, have fun, go indepenilent 

By TARA CAMPITIELLO 

Associate Editor 

The parties are over. The votes 

have been tallied, and the bids 

have been handed out. So now, for 

all those who participated in the 

1995 Sorority Rush, the fun begins. 

However, in order to "b^ 

young and have fun" you do not 

have to go Greek. 

Last Friday night, I was at a 

party where I started talking with 

a fellow junior who introduced me 

to a female freshman he had just 

met. We were chatting for a while 

when she began talking about her 

"rush experience." She asked me 

if I had rushed; when I said no, 

she came back with, "So you 

regret it now, huh?" 

Now there are many things 

which I regret. I regret the Knicks 

lost to the Rockets in the NBA 

Finals, the lousy grade I got on 

one of my term papers last semes- 

ter, and the unnecessary, high-fat 

brownie I ate yesterday. I do not 

regret not rushing a sorority. I do 

not feel as if I'm missing out on 

anything. I have managed to 

become a happy, well-adjusted 

person without bearing Greek 

letters on my chest as I walk 

through campus. 

I do not mean to take anything 

LETTERS 

away from those who do belong 

to a sorority. I understand many 

find their sorority enhances their 

college experience and allows 

them to foster friendships with 

their sisters which they will take 

with them after graduation. It just 

so happens I found other organizations 

and activities which have 

enhanced my college experience. 

There are over 140 organizations 

one may become involved 

in at the University. Each organization 

brings together people with 

common interests and goals who 

are able to contribute to the 

University in their own unique 

way — just as sororities do. 

I have been told that I'm not the 

type to be in a sorority. Others 

have told me I am the type to be 

in this sorority or that sorority. 

There are many reasons why I 

decided Greek life is not my style, 

none of which are obvious from 

seeing me on campus or through 

casual conversation. I resent 

people, both Greek and non-Greek, 

who stereotype sororities and 

their members. The stereotypes 

surrounding sororities turned me 

off to Greek life in a big way when 

I tirst arrived on campus. Just 

because you wear the same Greek 

letters as over 100 other women 

on campus doesn't mean you 

New Newt; old ideas 

To the Editor: 

Some conservatives who, unlike 

Mr. Faranda, admire the Federal- 

ist Papers believe that Mr. Gingrich 

is not a conservative and 

also not the problem our society 

has. We suggest that, instead of 

lobbing verbal cannonades in the 

Villanovan we settle for a test. 

During his years in office Pres- 

ident Clinton has reduced the size 

of government and has reduced 

the deficit. That can be verified 

by the Congressional Budget 

Office. Paying our way is an 

enormously unpopular thing to do 

and he is paying the price. The 

test will be to see whether, with 

a Populist Congress, those reduc- 

tions continue or if we return to 

the short-sighted tax-cuts and 

huge deficits of the Reagan era. 

in two years we'll know. Being 

conservative, I'm pessimistic. I 

would be pleased to bet with Mr. 

Faranda that the Republican 

Congress will increase the Federal 

debt as a percent of our national 

income rather than reducing it as 

President Clinton has. 

We can measure. During the 

Reagan presidency our national 

debt went from about 14 percent 

of our national income to about 

40 percent. It had been, as a 

portion of income, decreasing 

since WWII. Our debt continued 

to increase by that best measure 

during the entire Bush presidency. 

Those are not "unsubstantiated 

assertions;" the data are available 

in the last Economic Report made 

by President Bush's 

administration. 

That huge incrase in our indebtedness 

occurred in the wealthiest 

nation, by a wide margin, 

history has ever known while we 

were paying nearly the lowest 

taxes in the entire Industrial 

World. Nor was it spent on capital 

improvements: the value of our 

national infrastructure, which 

had been rising as a precent of our 

national income since 1950, 

peaked in 1980; it has declined 

since so that, when President 

Bush left office, it had returned 

to its post-WWII level. Not only 

did we increase our debt, we let 

our grandchildren's heritage de- 

preciate. Those data are available 

from the Federal Reserve. Our 

distribution of income also shifted 

badly so that the rich got richer 

and the poor poorer, but I haven't 

the time to seek a source for that 

so I'll leave it as an "unsubstantiated 

assertion." 

Newt Gingrich is the kind of 

reactionary populist one can find 

in Orange County — which gave 

us President Nixon, financed 

Reagan, and just gambled away 

its pension fund. A Democrat did 

that, with lots of support from 

Republican county officials, indicating 

that it may be an irrespon- 

sible mind-set in right-wing Ca- 

lifornia rather than a political 

party which threatenns to leave 

our children and their children 

with so diminished a future. 

My kind of conservative agrees 

with the authors of the Federalist 

Paj)ers and with Pogo; "We have 

met the enemy and they is us!" 

We are deeply fearful of the 

Gingrich's who tell us our problem 

is m Washington; Joe McCarthy 

— another Populist who was no 

conservative — used to tell us that 

too. 

As to Gingrich's character, my 

view there is also different from 

Mr. Faranda's. Norman Mailer 

stabbed his wife in the back, in 

my view a despicable act. To his 

admirers that doesn't matter; I 

think they have sordid souls. 

Newt Gingrich tendered his wife's 

divorce papers the day after her 

operation for cancer, in my view 

a despicable act. Mr. Faranda tells 

us Gingrich's daughters were not 

offended. Perhaps they have, like 

their father, sordid souls. 

John E. Connor 

Professor of Economics 

share the same personality and 

mind. 

The same holds true for those 

who aren't Greek. Non-Greeks 

dislike being stereotyped just as 

much as Greeks. It is possible to 

have a great four years without 

pledging a sorority, almost 70 

percent of the University is a 

testimony to that. 

I have formed my own sisterhood 

of sorts with my best friends, 

some who are Greek and some 

Abortion issues distorted 

By JOE PATTERSON 

Sunday marked the 22nd anniversary 

of the Roe v. Wade decision. 

The 1973 ruling that made 

it legal to procure an abortion 

during all nine months of pregnancy 

is just as controversial now 

as it was two decades ago. In fact, 

in 1992, it was reaffirmed by the 

Supreme Court with a slim 5-4 

margin. 

Unlike Brown v. Board of Edu- 

cation and similar judicial legislation, 

this verdict has not become 

any more accepted over time and 

remains a point of major discord 

throughout the country. More 

often than not, though, political 

discussions tend to shy away from 

it. 

But with the recent unfortunate 

shootings at three abortion clinics, 

the abortion issue has been given 

some regrettably one dimensional 

coverage. The media appears 

intent upon demonizing the entire 

pro-life movement by focusing 

upon the actions of a fanatic that 

99 percent of the pro-life movement 

wholeheartedly condemns. 

Just as our nation refused to let 

the murders committed by the 

Black Panthers destroy Martin 

Luther King Jr. 's non-violent civil 

rights movement, we should not 

let the recent tragedies cloud the 

issue at hand. 

The fact remains that, according 

to an election week poll, 53 

percent of Americans think abor- 

tion should be legal only if the 

mother's life is in danger or in the 

cases of rape and incest. Even 

Planned Parenthood admits that 

these scenarios account for only 

about three percent of the nation's 

abortions. Clearly, the majority of 

Americans would like to see 

tighter control on what has proved 

to be a remarkably liberal abortion 

policy. 

Apparently, despite what the 

media attempts to portray, the 

United States remains a fundamentally 

pro-life nation with 

regard to current abortion laws. 

While an extensive foray into the 

subttleties of the issue is impos- 

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sible here, what follows is a very 

brief defense of the pro-life position 

that is so often mischarac- 

terized. 

The pro-life argument, to a 

certain extent, centers around the 

question about when life begins. 

No one will deny that from the 

moment of conception, the resulting 

being is a living tissue. The 

debate, rather, centers around 

when the living tissue becomes 

"human." 

The scientific facts reveal that 

the being is human simply because 

it can be nothing else. From the 

moment of fertilization, the 

being's entire genetic makeup has 

been determined: gender, color of 

hair, height, tendency to gain 

weight, et cetera. In fact, threre 

is no difference in the genetic 

makeup of a child one day after 

conception and that of the same 

person 50 years later. 

In the end, though, abortion is 

not a scientific matter for most 

people. Instead, it is clearly an 

ideological one. While the pro-life 

movement may never convince 

the pro-abortion advocates that 

the unborn child's life is one that 

should be protected, it can focus 

upon the effects that the abortion 

mentality 

society. 

has brought upon 

A primary concern deals with 

how we teach our young to desist 

from irresponsible behavior when 

we embrace abortion as the "solution" 

to our most basic social 

problems. When children are 

raised with the mentality that 

problems of life and death can be 

"solved" with one final act of 

power (as happens in the case of 

abortion), then no one should be 

surprised when violent crime 

escalates. The family structure 

has also been a casualty as a 

mentality of avoiding responsibil- 

ity has enslaved society. Illegitimacy 

rates, instead of declining 

as expected, have soared to outrageous 

levels. The abortion mind 

set, by creating a fraudulent 

safety net, has encouraged injurious 

behavior that erodes the 

moral fabric of the country. 

By Jeff Shesol 

who aren't. We may not have a 

formal initiation, but in my opinion 

late night pillow talk and 

shared secrets bring people closer 

together than candles and secret 

ceremonies. 

Fortunately, thousands of 

groups that offer shelter, schooling 

and financial support for 

women facing unplanned pregnancies 

have emerged. These 

groups realize that it is these 

mothers who make the sometimes 

difficult choice of life that are the 

true heroes of society. 

With the recent elections, pro- 

lifers claimed a solid majority in 

Congress. Maybe the new Repub- 

lican and Democratic pro-lifers 

will hold off the abortion issue for 

the first several months. They 

may even hold it off for a whole 

session. But you can be certain 

that they will eventually lock into 

the feelings of mainstream America 

which simply feels that 4000 

abortions a day are leading the 

country down a perilous path of 

irresponsibility and egocentrism. 

Indeed, there appears to be an 

increasingly pro-life atmosphere 

within both the political and 

social spectrums. A national poll 

taken last November found that 

while 41 percent of those surveyed 

can be considered "pro-choice," 

only nine percent agreed that 

abortion should be legal at any 

time during the pregnancy. 

Obviously, the radical Roe v. 

Wade decision is out of sync with 

the core of American beliefs. 

Only time will tell if the Amer- 

ican government will continue to 

cater to the 400 billion dollar a 

year industry of abortion. In the 

meantime, millions of taxpayers 

will continue to resist funding 

what they find morally reprehensible. 

The new Congress would be 

wise to consider this. 

Essential to the abortion debate 

are the rights to life, liberty and 

the pursuit of happiness. We 

should not let (he last two trump 

the first and foremost of the three. 

Can we afford to live in a society 

that shuns responsibility and 

indirectly encourage violence? 

Can we afford to live in a society 

that lacks a fundamental respect 

for life? 

The past two decades begin to 

hint at an answer. 

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I happen to love it when I come thing. You might die." To which things, you're college students, students. don't abu abuse alcohol. But some- 

in contact with people who are 

times it's just nice to see a little 

The other day, I was walking 

into the south campus dining area 

when I overheard some students 

talking about what happened to 

them that past weekend. "Like, I 

was so wasted. I don't, like, even, 

like, remember what happened to 

me." 

I only have one piece of advice 

for these people. You really ought 

to drink more. If you woke up the 

next morning, you probably didn't 

imbibe enough the night before. 

Can you imagine how tragic it 

would be if you went out and 

actually remembered what happened 

to you that night? You 

might actually remember that you 

hooked up with a Ford truck. Or 

was that, in the back of a Ford 

truck? 

Although this is my third year 

at Villanova, I am still constantly 

amazed at the number of people 

who want to tell me how much 

they drank the night before. And 

they can't remember anything 

about last night, except for the 

exact number of drinks they had. 

"Yeah man, I had about 7.89 beers 

and then about 12.22 shots of 

Vodka and I finished up with 'Sex 

on the Beach' and a 'Screaming 

Orgasm.' " 

Not a bad way to finish up, 

except for the fact that you vomited 

your brains out all the way 

home and all night. But, then the 

amusing part is when you tell me 

"how much fun you had last 

night." I don't remember the last 

time I threw up and gave the 

intoxicated. I have three activities 

I love to see them do. First, I 

absolutely think it's sooooo cool 

when they destroy things on 

campus. I love it when people rip 

down signs from the front of 

dorms, How about when the 

drunks vandalize the hallways. 

Oh, you like that too? Not as much 

as I do. And of course, these are 

the same people who are stunned 

at tuition hikes every year. 

I also really like it when they 

approach me with words of wis- 

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thing. You might die." To which 

I reply, "Hey man, don't stop 

drinking. You might live." I just 

think it's very admirable of people 

to abuse themselves and then, let 

me in on their little time. I want 

to hear every little detail, bar 

none. please, don't do me an 

injustice by not telling me just 

how many drinks you had and 

what you called that girl down the 

hall. I'm a writer. I need material. 

Fill me in. 

Oh, and ya know, I just hate 

it when the cops come and take 

you away for public drunkenness 

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Jan, 30 

Time management 

program 

Get off to a good start this semester. Dr. 

Reilly will offer practical suggestions for 

better time management and study techniques 

in a brief workshop Monday, Jan. 

30, 3:30-4:20 in the Counseling Center, 106 

Corr Hall. The workshop is free and no 

signup is necessary. 

Jan. 31 

Homeless info 

session 

Looking for something to do? Thinking 

about some kind of service or volunteer 

work? Why not work with the homeless 

to try to better things? Come to the first 

informational session of the new student 

volunteer group, Empty the Shelters, this 

Tuesday, Jan. 31 from 7:30-9 p.m. Ron 

Casanova, from the Union of the Homeless 

will be on hand to discuss what students 

can do in the campaign to end homelessness, 

because after all isn't housing 

everyone's right? For more info call x3418. 

Study abroad night 

All Villanova students considering a 

semester or more in overseas academic 

programs for credit should plan to come 

to Study Abroad Night in the Connelly 

Center Cinema at 7 p.m. Those attending 

will have a chance to meet newly returned 

students who will describe their programs 

and share their overseas experiences. Dr. 

Thomas Ricks, director of the office of 

International Studies, will discuss available 

programs and describe the procedures 

and processes required of students planning 

to study abroad. A question and 

answer period will follow the presentations 

For further information, call 6412 or stop 

by Room 420, St. Augustine Center. 

l\/lanagement 

Association 

meeting 

The Financial Management Association 

will be holding its first meeting of the 

semester in room 110 Hartley Hall, Tuesday, 

Jan. 31, at 12:45 p.m. All are encouraged 

to attend. Meetings are open to all 

majors regardless of class standing. Come 

see what a future in business holds for you. 

Passages deadline 

The deadline for submissions to the 

Intercultural journal, Passages, is Jan. 31. 

All students, staff and faculty are invited 

to submit their articles, stories, poems 

and/or drawings for consideration for the 

spring publication of this magazine. If you 

have had an international experience you 

would like to share, please bring your 

submission to the International Student 

office, lower level, Corr Hall. If you have 

a question, would like to discuss your 

submission or would like to volunteer to 

assist with Passages, please call Steve 

McWilliams or Debbie K. Hoover in the 

International Student office at 519-4095. 

Jan. 31 -Feb. 1 Feb. 6 

SGA Elections 

Mandatory meeting for all students 

interested in running for a Student 

Government office — president and student 

senators. Anyone interested in running for 

an office must attend one of these two 

meetings at 6 p.m. in the Wayne Room, 

Connelly Center. Please direct questions 

about the election to Kathy Byrnes, Dean 

of Students office, 213 Dougherty Hall, 519- 

4200. 

Feb.1 

Economics in 

Health Reform 

Dr. Mark V. Pauly, chair of the Health 

Care Systems department, Wharton School 

of the University of Pennsylvania will 

speak at 4 p.m. Feb. 1 in 110 Hartley Hall. 

All members of the Villanova community 

are welcome. 

Islam lecture 

Wednesday, Feb. 1, 4:30-5:45 p.m., 215 

Tolentine Hall, "Islam and the West: 

Coexistence or Confrontation?" Dr. 0thman 

Al-Rawaf, professor of Political 

Science, King Saud University, Riyadh, 

Saudi Arabia. Co-sponsors: The Center for 

Arab and Islamic Studies and the history 

department. 

College Democrats 

All are invited to attend the meetings 

of the College Democrats Wednesdays at 

5 p.m. in the Haverford Room in Connelly 

Center, to participate in discussions of 

current political issues. A discussion called 

"Pizza and Politics: What's wrong with the 

Contract With America?" will be held Feb. 

1. 

Student 

Government 

Association 

Recruitment Night 

If you are interested in becoming a part 

of the student government task force, 

please attend recruitment night. It will be 

held on Thursday, Feb. 2, at 8:30 p.m. in 

the Day Hop. If you are interested but 

unable to attend this meeting, please stop 

by the SGA office in room 204 Dougherty 

Hall. 

Feb. 2 

James Joyce 

birthday celebration 

The English department and the Campus 

Activities Team are co-sponsoring this 

year's celebration of the birthday of the 

Irish writer James Joyce, Feb. 2. New York 

novelist Thomas McGonigle will read from 

his own works at 4:30 in Room 300 LAC. 

Later that evening Joyce fans are invited 

to Annie's Cafe in Ardmore for a Joycean 

evening of pints and chat. Copies of Joyce's 

work will be available for any Joyceans 

inclined to read a few lines in memory of 

the master. 

First aid course 

The Villanova Emergency Medical Service 

(VEMS) will be offering a first aid 

course this semester. It will begin on 

Monday, Feb. 6 and run through March 

25. The class will be meeting Monday and 

Wednesday evenings from 6 p.m.-9 p.m., 

and two Saturdays from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. The 

course costs $75 and you may sign up at 

the parking office in the St. Clare House 

(Mon.-Fri. 8 a.m.-4 p.m.) For more information, 

contact VEMS at ext. 6808. 

Feb. 9 

Off-campus info 

Off-campus living information session 

will be held at 4:30 p.m. in the West Lounge 

of Dougherty Hall. Learn about off-campus 

living issues. Sponsored by the Dean of 

Students office. (Kathy Byrnes and Rev. 

Farsaci). 

Feb. 11-13 

Cultural film series 

The Best Intentions, winner of the 

prestigious Palme d'Or award at the 1992 

Cannes Film Festival, is the upcoming 

feature in Villanova's Spring '95 Cultural 

Film & Lecture Series, 'The Ties that 

Bind." The movie, which was directed by 

Bille August (Pelle the Conqueror), will have 

four viewings in the Connelly Center 

Cinema: Saturday, Feb. 11, at 7 p.m.; 

Sunday, Feb. 12, at 3:30 and 7 p.m.; and 

Monday, Feb. 13, at 7 p.m. Tickets are $2.50 

for students and $3.50 for general 

admission. 

Monday evening's screening will be 

introduced by guest speaker Judith Switzer, 

who will also lead a discussion, "Mixed 

Emotions," following the viewing period. 

For more information, please call (610) 

519-4750 on weekdays between 9 a.m. and 

5 p.m. 

Feb. 1 

Tort Reform and 

Health Care Access 

Ms. Nancy H. Fullam, Esq. and Ms. 

Kenwyn Dougherty, Esq., 7:30 p.m. in the 

Wayne-St. David's Room. Call the College 

of Nursing at x4900 for further 

information. 

Feb. 18 

Tri-Star Basltetball 

Sports Contest 

This year's Tri-Star Basketball Sports 

Contests for boys and girls between the 

ages of eight and 13 will be held Saturday, 

Feb. 18, 1995 beginning at 9:30 a.m. in the 

Jake Nevin Field House. The events will 

be passing skills, shooting skills and 

dribbling skills. 

Trophies will be awarded for each age 

group for 1st, 2nd and 3rd jHaces. No entry 

fee! 

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Part time job 

The Career Planning and Placement 

office has job listings for babysitting, 

office, retail and manual positions. The 

office is located on the first floor of Con- 

Hall and hours are Monday to Friday 9 a.m. 

to 5 p.m. and on Tuesdays until 7 p.m. 

Credit card copies 

in the library 

A new credit card copy express device 

has been installed on #1 copier in the 

library. This should provide added conven- 

ience for anyone wishing to use Visa, 

Master Card, or American Express to make 

copies in the library! The unit provides 

credit card users a printed receipt for 

record keeping, tax purposes or 

reimbursement. 

Villanova is one of the first Universities 

to utilize this capability. 

Villanova basketball 

roadtrips 

The Basketball Club is sponsoring 

roadtrips to three 'Nova away games. The 

games are Feb. 1 vs. St. John's, Feb. 11 

vs. Georgetown, and Feb. 20 vs. Georgetown. 

Each trip is $30 (includes ticket and 

bus). Arrangements can be made by 

contacting Bob Nashak in the SGA office, 

ext. 7203. 

Support group 

The Counseling Center will offer a 

support group during the spring semester 

for Villanova students who have an eating 

disorder. The confidential group will meet 

once each week for an hour. The meeting 

time will be arranged to fit the schedules 

of interested students. Please contact Dr. 

Leslie Parkes at x4050 for more 

information. 

Washington 

l\/llnimester 

Program 

Have fun! Learn something! — and earn 

three credits! 

Go to Washington, D.C. for three weeks 

in May (May 14-June 2) with the Washington 

Minimester Program sponsored by the 

Political Science department. Students will 

live in Washington and meet with Senators, 

Congressmen, lobbyists and media person- 

alities among others in a first hand look 

at the 'Veal world" of politics. For further 

information contact Dr. Jeff Hahn, who 

will be the program director in Washington 

or the department secretaries, Diane or 

Susan in Room 202 Liberal Arts Center. 

We will start taking sign-ups on Tuesday, 

Jan. 24, 1995 at 12:30 p.m. in the 

Political Science department. A $100 nonrefundable 

deposit is required at the time 

of sign up. 

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and double 

spaced. 

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Martin Luther King continues 

to lead the March for Freedom 

By CHRISTINE MULLER 


"If man has not discovered 

there are some things he is wilhng 

to die for, he is not fit to Hve." 

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. himself 

spoke these words to the 

Villanova community Jan. 20, 

1965. The Freedom School conducted 

at Villanova University 

Jan. 23, 1995, sought to honor Dr. 

King's own sacrifice for the cause 

of civil rights by perpetuating the 

spirit of his effort to educate 

others into positive action. 

In the 1960s, "the Freedom 

School was taught by anyone who 

had anything to say," according 

to Communication Arts Professor 

Terry Nance. Individuals, includ- 

ing but not restricted to college 

professors and students, would 

travel to southern states in order 

to share whatever they knew with 

black populations otherwise deprived 

of exposure to such 

knowledge. 

The main goal af the 

Freedom School is to get 

everyone to remember 

Martin Luther King, Jr. in 

some way. 

At Villanova, "the Freedom 

School gives us permission to 

come together and share [our] 

views," says Nance. Concerned 

that many often perceive educa- 

tion as "worshipping at the altar 

of facts." she finds that the 

structure of the Freedom School 

lectures and forums promotes 

thinking and responding, and she 

notes the experience of true "in- 

tellectual stimulation, of real 

emotional development in student- 

led sections." 

The Freedom School consisted 

of a day-long series of presenta- 

tions and activities by both students 

and faculty in the Connelly 

Center. "The main goal of the 

Freedom School is to get everyone 

to remember Martin Luther Kmg 

in some way," says President of 

the Black Cultural Society and Dr. 

Martin Luther King, Jr. Steenng 

Committee member Walidah 

Newton. 

Raj Chablani, co-chair of Villa- 

nova's chapter of the Internation- 

al Community Against Racism, or 

INCAR, agrees; the Freedom 

School is an opportunity for the 

Villanova community to be exposed 

to different aspects of Dr. 

King's legacy that are still being 

carried out and how his message 

and movement still need to be 

carried out." 

According to Steering Committee 

Chairperson Professor Barbara 

Wall, each year "we pick a differ- 

ent theme to celebrate and the 

theme comes out of the writings 

of Dr. Martin Luther King." This 

year's theme centered on the issue 

of race and class, since as Wall 

points our, "economic status in 

our society is frequently a product 

of race." Speakers addressed such 

issues as "Children, Health, and 

Race," "Race and Homelessness" 

and literacy in an effort "to relate 

to the Villanov^ campus and the 

world today," explains Newton. 

Wall considers this year's Freedom 

School "very successful. 

There were a great number in 

attendance and people seemed 

genuinely appreciative of the 

day's events." Essentially, "the 

success of an event like this is 

very much dependent on the 

whole community recognizing its 

value and making it work." How- 

ever, she feels "the ultimate 

question is now do we work 

together to create a more egalitarian 

society where people of 

different races can work together 

and celebrate the differences and 

learn from each other?" 

But who was Martin Luther 

King? "He was a leader for the 

times, maybe even ahead of his 

times. He had a vision that people 

at the time wanted to see," and 

which remains applicable today, 

says Newton. Chablani describes 

King as "a man who recognized 

the problem and took an initiative 

to do something about it, and 

stepped up into a role of leadership 

to get other people involved. [He 

wasj a man who went beyond just 

saying there is a problem and did 

something about it." 

"Dr. King was not about 'can't' 

or not even about 'should,' but 

about what we can do and what 

we will do," explains Nance. She 

He was a leader for the 

times, maybe even 

ahead of his times. 

asserts that honoring the memory 

of King by perpetuating his work 

requires "each of us to come to 

grips with what we can do and 

what we will do." She adds, "My 

hope is that, through the Freedom 

School, all Villanova, not just the 

ones attending the sessions, will 

see that these issues are just as 

real, just as pressing, and just as 

important today." 

Indeed, although the civil rights 

movement may remain associated 

with past struggles for, many, 

Chablani points out that "It's 

definitely not done yet." As the 

Freedom School participants demonstrated 

through forums addressing 

issues varying from 

health care to literacy, "freedom 

from want, freedom from poverty 

and freedom from oppression" 

still serve as goals, according to 

Nance. 

"The vision of King was a 

society based on freedom and 

justice," explains Nance, yet "I 

think theose terms evolved for 

King in liis vvork, ;ncving rron: 

social justice to human justice and 

freedom. "We should honor him 

for the example he set by taking 

responsibility," says Chablani; 

"Personally, I choose to honor him 

for the means he used, which were 

non-violent, yet he wasn't afraid 

to be confrontational" when his 

views were challenged. Addition- 

ally, Newton finds the strength of 

King's legacy in "the whole idea 

of bringing together people of 

different races, classes, and backgrounds, 

and appreciating people 

with differences."

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Villanova's campus in need of a major facelift 

By MELISSA SODOLSKI 

Assistant Features Editor 

Villanova is considered one of 

the most aesthetic looking 

campuses in the nation, housing 

traditional Gothic architecture 

and an arboretum for all to enjoy. 

One might ask, "How could it 

possibly get any better than this?" 

The truth is that Villanova lacks 

facilities that are essential for the 

University to prosper. Don't be 

alarmed! Great improvements are 

currently underway and even 

greater changes are soon to come. 

Strategic plans have been engaged 

in an effort to improve on the older 

buildings while building the new 

ones as well. 

"It's going to be a lot of work 

and it's going to cost a lot of 

money, but it's going to take 

Villanova straight to the top," 

says Patrick Kennedy, SGA 

president. 

Three major 18-24 month pro- 

jects will begin immediately following 

commencement in May, 

including an underpass, an engineering 

building and an annex to 

Mendel Hall. All south campus 

residents who experience the 

daily Frogger ritual of dodging 

cars on the way to class will no 

longer have to do so. A new 

underpass will allow students to 

walk beneath Lancaster Avenue 

much more safely and will 

improve relations with the townspeople 

as well. 

The construction of a state of 

the art engineering building 

between Fedigan and Delurey 

Halls will carry our science programs 

into the 21st century. 

Mendel Hall will go under major 

renovation, including the addition 

of an annex. Although the campus 

will be cluttered for a while, 

Villanova will reap the benefits by 

becoming a stronger academic 

institution in the end. 

There are presently some minor 

renovations and additions being 

done around campus. The most 

visible of the projects is the new 

elevator shaft in the monastery. 

Improvements of residence halls 

and upgrades of classrooms are 

ongoing projects. St. Mary's pool 

is currently being renovated and 

will be in use for the first time 

in almost five years. 

In addition to these projects, 

great emphasis will be put on the 

Campus Beautification Process. A 

Gothic style stone wall and a 

pathway will be erected behind 

Sullivan Hall for the benefit of the 

students. More trees will be 

planted in this location to add to 

our renowned arboretum. Con- 

struction will begin at the end of 

the winter and the wall should be 

completed in May. 

Once these projects are complet- 

ed, more student life needs will 

be addressed. "Villanova is in dire 

need of facilities. DuPont Pavilion 

is one of the most inadequate and 

insufficient athletic facilities of 

any major college campus," states 

Kennedy. Several projects are 

being discussed in their initial 

stages, including a much needed 

new athletic facility, student 

activity center, Campus Ministry 

office. Center for Peace and Jus- 

»- 

tice, and business school. There 

is also a buzz about a convenience 

store on west campus. However, 

these projects are being put off 

because of the major ones currently 

underway. 

There are over $25 million 

worth of facility deficiencies, 

which is anything that needs 

attention around campus. Buildings 

are in critical need of repair 

due to the wear and tear that has 

accumulated over the years. Maintenance 

went unattended for an 

extended period of time before 

Fr. Dobbin was named president 

of the University. Since his presidency, 

more and more attention 

has been paid to improving the 

facilities devoted to the ne^s of 

the faculty, students and staff. 

Who decides what needs to be 

done and how is it paid for? The 

Planning and Priorities Committee, 

headed by Dr. Helen Lafferty, 

vice-president of the University, 

decides what receives the highest 

priority along with the long-and 

short-term project goals. From 

there the Board of Trustees Phys- 

ical Facilities Committe, which is 

comprised of faculty, students, 

staff and trustees, must approve 

what the Planning and Priorities 

Committee proposes before plans 

for construction can be made. 

These projects are funded by 

several sources, including the 

operations budget, endowment 

funds and government bonds. 

With all of these exceptional 

innovations, Villanova will 

become a modernized campus that 

will meet the needs of the students 

as we approach the 21st century. 

MACARONI AU FROMAGE 

Renovations at the monastery 

(EAT WITH GUSTO FOR ABOUT 5I< PER SERVING.) 

2 cups macaroni (pinwheels are fun) 

1 cup sharp cheddar (grated) 

1/2 stick butter 

1 tsp Worcestershire (if you like) 

1 cup milk 

3 tbs flour 

1 tsp pepper 

1 tsp salt 

Cook macaxoni in 5 cups salted, boiling water for 15 

minutes or until al dente. Drain. In a separate pot, melt 

butter and mix in flour over low heat. Then, stir in milk 

until smooth. Add cheese, salt, pepper and Worcestershire. 

Stir well. Smother macaroni. Serves 4. '


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I N T E R TA 

Cheap Advice spoofs the self-help racket 

By MAURA GIBNEY 

Entertainment Editor 

Lately, one cannot turn on the 

television without stumbling 

across an infomercial extolling 

the merits of some pricy piece of 

exercise equipment or raving 

about how a series of meditation 

tapes has changed their lives. 

Magazines also perpetuate this 

belief that people are in dire need 

of help. Headlines like "How To 

Find the Perfect Mate," "Lose 20 

Pounds on the New Rice Cake 

Diet" and "Ways to Win Points 

with the Boss" litter their glossy 

covers. Even bookstores now 

devote large sections to selfimprovement 

works. 

The magnitude of this "selfhelp" 

madness is unfortunately 

causing people with good notions 

of self to doubt their opinions. One 

unconsciously begins to question 

their single state or the size of 

their thighs. Please, folks, it is 

time to "stop the insanity!" 

No, Susan Pewter is not the 

answer. Calvert DeForest is. Wait 

. . . that is the guy on all those 

1-800-COLLECT commercials. 

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Stone Roses improve with Second Coming 

By: MARK McCREARY 


No 

one can argue that five 

years ia a very long time 

between albums, but one could 

make a great case for the notion 

that the expectations trailing the 

follow-up are insurmountable. 

The Stone Roses accept the challenge 

resfKjnsibly and effectively. 

The Stone Roses came onto the 

scene with a silent bang in 1989, 

slowly gaining a small cult following, 

but never reaching any kind 

of appreciable status. Back before 

it was cool to be a buzz in the 

music industry the Stone Roses 

sounded like a swarm of bees, 

often fetching over $20 for their 

poorly distributed disc. That was 

before Geffen Records stepped in 

and delivered Second Coming. 

The Stone Roses have been 

discovered by a small minority 

that have come to love the melodious 

ravings they deliver. Still, 

the old adage holds true: Things 

get better with age. The Roses are 

improved and refined. If one liked 

the rough, unfinished, quasi-pop 

feel of their 1989 self-titled debut, 

and think it would suit them well 

to be 100 percent refined, polished, 

and completely electric, then one 

should check this disc out. If this 

leaves a lemony taste in one's 

mouth, look for it used. 

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For virgin ears, the Roses deliver 

a smooth, well-sung, malaise 

of guitar. Lyrics are relatively 

unimportant, unprinted, and 

smooth into the music so well that 

the unity is perfect. 

Everyone loves to hear comparisons 

to other music that they may 

know, and though it is a very 

inexact science, it sometimes 

works. The Roses sound like; a 

good, minus the fromage. Primal 

Scream, Swervedriver with a 

penetrable wall of sound, and a 

version of the Pale Saints without 

the dreamy haze. 

Since this is Villanova, and 

there is a strong alternative 

underclass, one must not forget 

the 'status' that comes with 

listening to such a band. This is 

simple: The Stone Roses are a 

band one should be able to incorporate 

into a conversation based 

on music, even if it is some type 

of reference point. Beyond the 

social ramifications, one should 

not forget this is indeed good 

music. For a sweet sample, call 

one of your friendly disc jockeys 

at WXVU . . . they will be happy 

to play a track. 

Tlie Ctiain steps from ttieir usual sound 

By DAVID GREAVES 


The 

Jesus and Mary Chain's 

latest album. Stoned and 

Dethroned, despite its traditionally 

mellow sound, signifies a slight 

departure from their past albums. 

While older albums such as Automatic 

and Honey's Dead focus 

more on a fast-tempo drum beat 

and guitar synth distortion, this 

album's tracks are slower, with 

less feedback. Stoned and Dethroned, 

however, still maintains 

The Jesus and Mary Chain's 

position as a strong force in 

alternative music. 

The album's songs are filled 

with the usually dark, introspec- 

tive lyrics commonly associated 

with the Chain's albums. One of 

the significant departures from 

the older albums is the use of a 

guest lead/backup singer beside 

the Reid brothers. Hope Sandoval 

of the recently successful Mazzy 

Star lends her talents to "Some- 

times Always," a song about a 

failed relationship. In the song, 

Sandoval sings, "I gave you all I 

had/ I gave you good and bad/ I 

gave but you just threw it back." 

Her somewhat wan demeanor fits 

perfectly with the dirgelike. Introspective 

music of The Jesus 

and Mary Chain. 

Another departure from past 

material is the instrumentation 

utilized on the album. Where 

songs on Automatic and Honey's 

Dead were accompanied by wailing 

guitar riffs and squealing 

feedback, music on Stoned and 

Dethroned is set mostly to acoustic 

guitars, simple electric riffs, and 

a fuzzy bass sound. This sound 

is prominent on songs like "Girl- 

friend," and "Come On." "Girlfriend" 

is about an attempt to end 

a relationship amicably. In it, 

Williams Reid sings, "We done 

our time and we had some fun/ 

I want to get things done." 

One of the best songs on the 

album, "Come On," has a very 

heavy, deep, and resonating bass 

riff throughout the song that is 

accompanied by a steady rhythm 

guitar. Less introspective than 

the rest of the tracks, it provides 

some comic relief from the darker 

areas that are explored by the 

album. 

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texture. William and Jim Reid 

cover similar themes and subject 

matter, but do so in a dissimilar 

manner than their past material. 

Strong ctiaracterizotion carries Voyagei' 

By: ERIC CHEUNG 

Senior Reporter 

Once 

again, blasting off into 

new frontiers, the "Star 

Trek" saga continues with its 

fourth sci-fi series "Star Trek 

Voyager." Already having aired 

its pilot and first regular season 

episode, "Voyager" is the most 

exciting among all the series. 

With rich characterization, multidimensional 

personalities, humor 

and conflict within the crew, this 

show has it all. 

Unlike "Next Generation," 

often bogged down in a slew of 

techno-babble, or "Deep Space 

Nine," with a more soap-operaesque 

style, "Voyager" is immediately 

accessible to even non-Star 

Trek fans. 

The series pilot, a two-hour 

movie entitled "The Caretaker," 

has easily become the best series 

pilot among all the "Star Trek" 

dramas. Admittedly though, the 

plot was hardly original. 

A "Wizard of Oz" in outerspace, 

many of the elements in the plot 

were used in previous "Star 

Trek" series* episodes. The crew 

of »the Voyager attempting to 

capture outlaws of the Federation 

(a united organization of "goodguy" 

races, who desire peace and 

harmony), end up being whisked 

away by a magnetic displacement 

wave to be a part of the galaxy 

that is over 70,000 light years 

from home. In order to survive, 

the outlaws (the Maquis) join 

forces with the Voyager on their 

mutual quest to find a way back. 

The crew learns it is a strange 

being called the Caretaker who 

has pulled them to his domain. A 

member of an alien race exploring 

the galaxy, the Caretaker ended 

up destroying the environment on 

one of the nearby planets. To 

amend this "debt that can never 

be repaid" the Caretaker played 

the role of a god for the inhabitants 

of that race, the Ocampa, nourishing 

and protecting them from 

enemies. In the pilot episode, his 

impending death forces him to 

find an heir by genetically altering 

beings to become his offspring, 

which is why he brings the 

Voyager and the Maquis to him. 

At the end of the pilot, Captain 

Janeway of the Voyager sacrifices 

her only known way of finding 

home in order to save the Ocampa 

from doom. Thus, the series is set 

with the familiar directive, which 

accompanied two Enterprise missions 

— to seek out new plants 

and life forms. But the overriding 

object is to find a faster way of 

getting home to family and loved 

ones. Even at its maximum speed 

Voyager will take 75 years to 

return. Thus, there is an urgency 

to this show never felt before on 

previous series. 

The fine acting and incredible 

characters are what makes 

"Voyager" work. Like "Deep 

Space Nine" every character has 

depth and a multi-faceted personality 

that makes him or her 

relatable. Furthermore, no one 

single person seems to dominate; 

"Voyager" is definitely an ensemble 

cast. The captain of the 

Voyager, Kathryn Janeway (Kate 

Mulgrew) is the first female to 

head a "Star Trek" drama. Stern 

and sensitive, witty and proud, 

intelligent and emotional, Janeway 

is the most likeable "Star 

Trek" captain ever to grace the 

small screen. The first two episodes 

prove she is not just a token 

female captain, but a strong 

leader, capable of fallibility and 

experiencing maternal instincts, 

as when she worries about missing 

members of her crew. 

Robert Beltran's Chakotay, 

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former leader of the outlaws 

(Maquis), is a formidable first 

officer. He balances the concerns 

of his Maquis crew with the 

customs of the Federation, since 

they now are an intricate part of 

Voyager. His Native American 

heritage provides mystique to his 

character. Cocky and irreverent, 

Lt. Tom Paris (Robert Duncan 

McNeil) is an instantly enjoyable 

character. He also provides comic 

relief, as the first regular episode 

demonstrates when all his attempts 

to kiss up to the captain 

are in vain. 

Other avenues of comedy include 

the Doctor (Robert Picardo), 

who is actually a holographic 

simulation activated because at 

the moment, Voyager has no 

medical doctor on board. 

Rounding out the crew are the 

proud and stubborn half-Klingpn 

chiet ot engineering B'Elanna 

Torres (Roxann Biggs Dawson), 

light-spirited and wide-eyed ensign 

Harry Kim (Garret Wang) 

and Star Trek's first visible black 

Vulcan, chief of security Tuvok 

(Tim Russ). Along with the problems 

that accompany the Voyager, 

which already must come up with 

alternative methods of fuel, and 

the infinite possibilities of new 

worlds never heard of, this cast 

can easily provide a wealth of 

material for many wonderful 

episodes to come. "Voyager" along 

with "Deep Space Nine" firmly 

proves that there is life on television 

after "Next Generation" 

hit the silver screen. "Star Trek 

Voyager" airs locally Monday 

nights at 8 p.m. on UPN (Channel 

57). 

Wtiot does X equal? 

By KAREN GOULART 

Entertainment Editor 

XOne 

of the least used tetters 

n the English language, 'X,' 

has often carried with it a mysterious 

connotation. There was 

Speed Racer's nemesis Racer X, 

no one knows the true identity of 

the X Men and just what is the 

name of that leading brand of 

detergent called 'Brand X?' But 

the most intriguing question of 

all; what is this crazy little thing 

called Generation X? Not too long 

ago they were calling the members 

of this scruffy, flannel clad gang 

of ne'er do wells, "twentysomething" 

for lack of better media 

induced hype terminology. However, 

it was soon discovered 

through hours of rigorous scien- 

tific computation that a group of 

people described as belonging to 

a generation born between the 

years 1961 and 1982 were, for the 

most part, not twentysomething 

but rather many were teenagesomething 

and thirtysomething 

(and they have already had their 

collective 15 minutes). So a 

gathering of the media's most 

creative minds was held and the 

outcome was a term that magi- 

cally spans three decades of people 

and is still able to put them all 

in the same jar labeled Generation 

X. 

But who are these people and 

why do they all wear flannel? 

Perhaps the first question one 

might want answered is where it 

is that one can find these 13-year- 

olds hanging out with 34-year- 

olds, folks who could quite feasibly 

be their parents. Maybe the great 

and powerful "they" were a bit 

hasty when they decided to change 

the label and perhaps, through a 

not unlikely glitch, the dates they 

figured out were a little askew. 

After all, whenever an interview 

is done «• a story is written invdving 

the whole Gen X phenomenon, 

rarely does one see Tabitha Soren 

down at Lincoln Jr. High School 

trading quips with Johnny who is 

happy to report that his voice has 

finally settled on a suitable octave. 

Nor do we catch her at the IBM 

Corporate Park in Morris Plains, 

N J. chatting with 34-year-old Bob, 

husband and father of two, about 

why Vitahgy just does not measure 

up to the raw emotional 

power of Ten. 

As unimaginative as the 

"twentysomething" label was, it 

was at least a bit more represen- 

tative of the type of people presented 

to us by the media. Thirteen- 

year-olds, while their lives are 

nothing like those of their generational 

predecessors, the Baby 

Boomers, should not simply be 

thrown in with a group of people 

twice their age who are primarily 

described as being jobless, shiftless 

slackers. The world could 

possibly be a better place for not 

having 13-year-olds in hig corporate 

or political positions and as 

most may recall, at 13, one is fairly 

lucky to know which end is up. 

On the other hand, at last count 

there were very few 34-year-olds 

who had been convinced by MTV 

that Green Day plays truly authentic 

punk. Not to say such 

people do not exist, it's just that 

there would hardly be enough of 

them to name a whole generaticm 

after. So that leaves us with the 

twentysomething, those fortunate 

enough to have been born 

between the magical years of 1965 

and 1975. These lucky semiyoungsters 

have been weeded out 

as the latest bane of society's 

cultural existence. 

So, what horrible crime against 

society did these 20 to 29-year-olds 

do to deserve the loathing of 

basically everyone who is not 

their age and does not have any 

use for exploiting them? Well, to 

start with, they do not seem to 

know what they want out of life. 

They go to college, they switch 

majors a few times, some graduate 

in four or five years, some in six 

or seven, some never do. Other 

'Xers' choose not to go to college 

and basically tend to stay around 

the town where they grew up and 

try, though often half-heartedly, 

to get a good full-time job, or at 

least a couple of bad part-time 

ones. For both the group that goes 

to school and the group that stays 

at home, familiar patterns in 

lifestyle may be noted. Both enjoy 

hanging out. If no alcoholic beverages 

are available at the place 

where the hanging out is being 

done and conversation hits a lull, 

a trip may be made to either a local 

coffee shop, diner or Taco Bellesque 

restaurant. While the media 

likes to think that twentysomething 

conversations all revolve 

around re-runs of "The Brady 

Bunch" and who was hotter. 

Ginger or MaryAnn on "Gilligan's 

Island," there is more to these 

lives than bad T.V. These gangs 

of miscreants have actually been 

known to discuss relationships, 

religion, politics and even current 

events. They are at an age where 

childhood is becoming a steadily 

fading memory and they are 

constantly being told how bleak 

their world looks in the future. 

The world is a very different place 

for them than it was for the 

generation before, a more difficult 

place to get along in and no one 

seems to be offering any sugges- 

tions. At this age, one begins to 

see more clearly the myths and 

realities of life. One easily becomes 

agitated and withdrawn as a 

result of their adult realization of 

years of disillusion. 

There are always those who 

know what they want out of life 

and those that do not and still 

those that think they do but are 

not sure. It simply has come to 

pass that the world is focusing on 

those who do not know what they 

want. They are not any less 

intelligent or talented than those 

who came before. They have 

witnessed that, unlike their grandparents, 

the hard work of their 

parents is not paying off the way 

it ought to. The majority of 

working age people older than 

them are burned out from working 

toward an end whose means are 

seldom justified. Just like every 

generation before them, these 

*Xers' are young people looking 

toward the future with trepida- 

tion. They do not want to take 

things too fast for fear they might 

repeat some of the grave mistakes 

of the past and if this means a 

few extra hours at the coffee 

house pondering their own meaning 

in an obviously existential 

world, or even just what really 

went on in the Scooby-Doo Mystery 

Machine, then, in the words 

of prefab twentysomething icon. 

Christian Slater, "So be it." 

Murder One in Alcotraz 

By ELAINE PAOLONI 


Rehabilitation. That was what 

they called it. Demoraliza- 

tion. That was the reality of it all. 

After three years in solitary 

confinement, Henri Young (Kevin 

Bacon) became a monster molded 

by the hands of those in charge 

of Alcatraz. He was a harmless 

man transformed into a killer by 

the penal system of the United 

States in the 1930s and '40s. Over 

50 years later, the story is finally 

being told. In the new Warner 

Bros, release "Murder in the 

First," the treatment of prisoners 

on the island of Alcatraz is vividly 

exposed. 

The storyline was inspired by 

a true story. The manner in which 

the publicity dealing with the case 

is filmed depicts the movie's 

authenticity in an effective way. 

All of the associated public craze 

in nearby San Francisco is cap- 

tured on black and white film. 

The main conflict in the film 

begins with a group of prisoners 

trying to escape from the prison 

on Alcatraz. The only survivors 

are Young and another man who 

tipped off officials at the prison 

o 

that an escape was being planned. 

He was somewhat rewarded while 

Young, on the other hand, was 

sent to "the hole," better known 

as solitary confinement. Here, 

Young spent three years in a dank 

cell surrounded by complete dark- 

ness. Beside the 30 minutes of 

sunlight and exercise granted to 

him each year, he occasionally 

was visited by the associate 

warden, Milton Glenn (Gary Oldman) 

who would greet him by 

tying his arms up in a crucified 

manner while beating him. The 

clincher is that Young was not a 

notorious gangster or hard crim- 

inal. He was only in Alcatraz in 

the first place for stealing $5 in 

order to feed his starving sister. 

The depiction of ruthlessness 

which resulted is appalling. 

When Young finally finishes 

doing his time down in the dungeon, 

the first place the guards 

bring him is to the dining hall. 

Here, he sees the man who ratted 

on him and the others at the time 

of the escape. A certain rage 

overcomes him as he plunges a 

metal spoon into the neck of the 

man, killing him on the spot. 

Young has approximately 200 

witnesses to his crime but cannot 

recall the incident. 

James Stamphill (Christian 

Slater) is the lawyer who defends 

Young against his charges of 

murder in the first degree. He 

guides the direction of the film 

with his narration. We learn 

about Stamphill's life through his 

interaction with Young. The two 

are seemingly similar except for 

the fact that somewhere along the 

way. Young got the raw end of 

a deal. 

All Young wants at this point 

is a friend. Although he cannot 

remember killing anyone, he is not 

stupid and knows that he will 

almost inevitably be given a 

sentence of death for committing 

the act. 

This is Stamphill's first case as 

a lawyer. He believes that Young 

did kill the other prisoner, however, 

he refuses to believe that the 

fault lies in Young's hands. The 

lawyer chooses an angle which 

points the blame on those in 

charge of Alcatraz. Of course, this 

is a major scandal which draws 

much attention to the trial. 

The deciding factor comes down 

to whether Young should just 

plead guilty and succumb to death 

by the gas chamber, or if he should 



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Hockey drops two to unbeaten Skidmore 

By JOHN GAGLIANO 


While most of you were sitting 

at home finishing the last drop of 

eggnog during the final week of 

winter break, the Villanova ice 

hockey team was back on campus 

and hard at work. The Ice Cats 

cut their break short and began 

a rigorous practice schedule on 

Jan. 6. The week of double-session 

practices paid off during the first 

game of the new year. 

The lee Cats started off 1995 

on the right foot with a home 

victory against West Chester 

University on Jan. 12. The first 

period was a fairly even match 

with Harry Himes recording the 

only goal of the period for the Cats. 

He scored on a power play with 

the assists coming from Chris 

Paquette and Jonathan Hughes. 

In the second period Villanova 

really turned on the heat as it 

recorded three goals, the first of 

which was by Keith Curran. After 

Curran's goal. West Chester got 

themselves into penalty trouble. 

'Nova went on a power play and 

Ryan Stattenfield beat the West 

Chester goalie with a flashy onetimer 

from Steven Grabowski. 

Harry Himes scored on another 

power play to complete the second 

period. 

Shortly into the third period the 

Ice Cats suffered a penalty and 

West Chester received a one man 

advantage. However, Kyle Cappallo 

caught West Chester snoozing 

on the power play and scored 

a short-handed goal with an assist 

from Paquette. With momentum 

in their favor, the Cats recorded 

three additional goals from Steve 

Moeglein, Steven Cusato and 

Jamie Shoup. Only one more goal 

slipped past Villanova goalie Dan 

Nadeau by the time the buzzer had 

sounded, giving the Wildcats a 

decisive 8 to 3 victory. 

Two days later, though, Villanova 

suffered its first defeat of the 

semester. SUNY - Geneseo came 

down to the Ice Cats' home rink 

and handed them a non-conference 

loss on Jan. 14. The evenly 

matched first period ended in a tie 

with Stattenfield scoring for the 

Cats, assisted by Shoup and 

Curran. In the second period, 

though, disaster struck at the 

Iceline Arena. SUNY - Geneseo 

unloaded with four goals, three of 

which went unanswered. The 

only goal for Villanova in the 

second period was scored by 

Shoup, assisted by Curran and 

Lorange. The final period of play 

saw Himes score on a power play 

for the only 'Nova goal of the 

period. SUNY - Geneseo happily 

returned home with a 6-3 victory 

over the disheartened Villanova 

squad. 

This past weekend featured a 

pair of games against ECAC 

conference rival Skidmore. The 

unbeaten Skidmore squad faced a 

charged Villanova team on Friday, 

Jan. 20. The Cats came out attacking 

and scored first with a wrist 

shot from Stattenfield to beat the 

Skidmore goalie on his stick side. 

Next, Cappallo beat the Skidmore 

defenseman and scored with 

assists from Chris Paquette and 

Carl St. Pierre. Goalie Mike Wuertele 

kept Skidmore from scoring 

in the first period of his first 

collegiate start. To cap off the 

period, Jon Hughes scored with an 

assist coming from Cappallo. 

In the second period, though, 

the Cats ran out of steam. They 

failed to score a single goal in the 

middle period while Skidmore 

caught fire and tied the game, 3- 

3. In the final period, Villanova 

came out cold and suffered a three 

point deficit. With under two 

minutes to play in the game, the 

Ice Cats regained their senses and 

finished a lackluster period with 

incredible fury. VillanoVa scored 

three goals within a 1:26 time 

span and stunned the overconfident 

Skidmore squad. The lastminute 

effort was highlighted by 

Stattenfield, who had a part in all 

three of 'Nova's final goals. Stattenfield 

scored the first one himself 

and combined, with Arnold 

and Himes, to assist Curran's two 

goals that sent the game into 

sudden death overtime. The Ice 

Cats fought valiantly during 

overtime, but with less than a 

minute left, a Skidmore player 

slipped one past the 'Nova goalie 

and thwarted the comeback 

attempt. Thus, an amazing night 

ended sourly for Villanova, with 

a 7-6 defeat. 

The Ice Cats played Skidmore 

once again on Saturday, Jan. 21. 

This time, 'Nova came out flat and 

allowed Skidmore to build up a 

three goal lead. The Cats fought 

back in the second period, putting 

two goals past Skidmore. Skidmore 

distanced itself, though, as 

it scored twice more. The third 

period was scoreless, and the Cats 

suffered their second defeat in as 

many days. 

This coming weekend will surely 

be an exciting one for Villanova 

Ice Hockey as it hosts the first 

annual Ice Cat Invitational Tournament. 

The competition will 

take place at the Iceline Arena in 

West Chester, Pa., on Friday and 

Saturday, Jan. 27 and 28. Villanova 

is scheduled to play lona on 

Friday at 4:45 p.m., and Canisius 

will play Rhode Island at 7:30 p.m. 

The championship and consola- 

tion games will take place on 

Saturday afternoon at 2:45 p.m. 

and 12 p.m., respectively. This 


offers all hockey fans a great 

opportunity to come out and 

support the team. 

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Average Joe 

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clutch, though. 

Anyone else waiting for Chuck 

Kornegay to tear the rim down? 

Or at least scare it down with one 

of his screams. 

How good of a coach is Pitt's 

Ralph Willard? He gets those kids 

to play their guts out every night. 

He has only seven scholarship 

players but they've been in every 

game right down to the wire. The 

Big East better beat him up now 

because according to many he has 

one of the top 10 recruiting classes 

coming in next year. 

On the recruiting front, the 

Wildcats are one -of the final five 

teams in the running for the 

services of 6-foot- 11, 270 lbs. Rafal 

Bigus. Providence, Pitt, Kentucky, 

and LaSalle are also on Bigus' list, 

who is a Radnor resident. Bigus, 

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tough time passing the college 

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There is not one player who 

does not understand the magnitude 

this game has been elevated 

to by the press and the Villanova 

students. Right before leaving for 

their room, Haynes and Williams 

talk about the celebration that 

will take place if the Wildcats win. 

"We're gonna win this thing," 

says Haynes. "We just have to." 

Cox is the last to leave the 

dining room. He agrees that most 

of the team is confident, but 

Williams and Lawson are 

nervous. 

4:15 p.m., 

Haynes and Williams' 

hotel room 

A Flintstones cartoon can even 

be heard in the hallway. The two 

Philly natives have the volume up 

so loud so that they can hear the 

sound over the roaring air condi- 

tioner that has practically frozen 

their room. 

Both players lounge in their 

queen size beds in an attempt to 

stay relaxed and focused before 

the game. 

"This trip is just like the others. 

North Carolina means nothing to 

me," insists Haynes. "I just try 

to get as much rest as possible and 

get my mind focused on the 

game." 

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Williams remains buried in his 

pillows. 

5:50 p.m., 

Leaving for the game 

The bus is schelduled to depart 

at 6:05 p.m. but only Jim DeLo- 

renzo. Director of Media Relations, 

Penn and Wilson are on the bus. 

Assistant Coach Steve Pinone and 

O'Driscoll stand outside the bus 

waiting for the players to get on. 

Haynes and Williams board the 

bus closed mouthed, Alvin wearing 

his headset. Wilson is certainly 

the only person in the mood for 

conversation. Haynes leans 

against the seat in front of him 

while his fists remain pressed 

against his forehead. Kittles and 

Lawson, the Villanova players the 

country will pay closest attention 

to in tonight's game, appear 

focussed as they enter the bus. 

Neither speaks a word to anyone. 

6:04 p.m.. Departure 

A silent coaching staff boards 

the bus together. Lappas sits in 

the first two seats with his wife. 

Kittles has his head pressed 

against the window with his hand 

over his face. The lights inside the 

bus are turned off when Lappas 

gives the signal to depart. 

6:11 p.m.. 

Arriving at the Dean Smith 

Center 

The traffic is beginning to 

accumulate around the Dean 

Smith Center as the fans begin 

arriving for the 7:30 p.m. tipK)ff. 

"I've got the Villanova basketball 

team on board," says the bus 

driver to the parking lot 

attendants. 

But that was not good enough 

for this attendant who wanted to 

see for himself who was on board. 

"Yeah, it's us," said Lappas to 

the attendant as the bus driver 

opens the door. 

The players walk through the 

Carolina blue hallways to the 

locker room. Everyone remains 

quiet as the Wildcats lace up their 

hightops and put on their flashy 

warm-ups. 

6:30 p.m., 

Waiting to warm-up 

North Carolina's junior varsity 

team is still in the fourth quarter 

of its game so it will be a while 

before the Wildcats can hit the 

floor. Most of the Villanova play- 

ers sit in the stands waiting for 

the game to end. Haynes and 

Lawson wait in the tunnel. 

Haynes paces frantically while 

Lawson leans against the wall 

while staring at the floor and 

listening to his co-captain. 

"I'm sick of all this hype," yells 

Haynes. "Tip the damn ball up! 

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"Jay, you better show them who 

you are tonight," gays Haynes as 

the team begins to head back to 

the locker room. "We're the hun- 

ters again." 

7:10 p.m., Pre-game speech 

The Wildcats gather themselves 

on the locker room benches to 

listen to the coaches' final 

speeches. Associate Coach John 

Leonard and Coach Pinone speak 

to certain players individually 

before Coach Hewitt discusses the 

Tar Heels' personnel for the last 

time. By now, the Villanova coaching 

staff has completely dissected 

this team and knows every 

strength and weakness with 

which the Cats will be forced to 

deal. 

Coach Lappas goes through 

each of North Carolina's plays 

that Coach Hewitt has drawn on 

the board. They want the players 

to prevent the Tar Hells from 

throwing the lob pass to Wallace 

or Jerry Stackhouse. Lappas places 

a great deal of emphasis on 

gang rebounding and helping 

without the ball. Then the g,ame 

plan is put to the side. 

The country perceives North 

Carolina as the No. 1 team in the 

country, according to Lappas. 

"Perceives," says Lappas, is the 

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tunity to beat the team most 

people consider to be the best in 

the nation. There may not be 

another chance to do this, says 

Lappas, so it is now or never. If 

there is ever a situation when 

each player would have to put all 

of their heart and effort into a 

game, this would have to be it. 

"We have an opportunity 

tonight," says Lappas. "Now let's 

take it!" 

As if all of the hype was not 

enough to get the players fired-up 

for this contest. Coach Lappas' 

final words could have prepared 

this team for a war. 

9:30 p.m.. After the game 

There are no medals for trying; 

not even when you lose 75-66 to 

the No. 1 team in the country. 

Coach Lappas is the last person 

to find solace in a moral victory, 

but he knows there are many 

positives that can be taken from 

this game. 

"You know me well enough to 

know that I don't believe in moral 

victories," says Lappas during his 

post-game speech. "But losing 

when you play well and lay it all 

on the line is something 

different." 

He also could not help smiling 

at the fact that his sophomore 

center outplayed Wallace, who 

picked Carolina over the Main 

Line. 

Haynes, the Wildcats' vocal 

general who was so confident that 

his team could knock off the No. 

1 team in the nation, buried his 

face in a towel knowing how close 

'Nova came to doing just that. 

10:30 p.m. Back in the hotel 

Standing in front of the elevator 

at The Siena Hotel, Lappas agrees 

that if this game was played at 

the duPont Pavilion, the students 

would be ripping the goal posts 

down right now. 

The players and coaching staff 

head up to Lappas' room for the 

final meeting of this road trip. 

Friday, 6:40 a.m.. 

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Almost every player is sound 

asleep in his seat on the way to 

the airport. Conversation is limited 

even in the terminal, as the 

players and coaches wait for their 

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Scope's spotlight on: 

St. John's Felipe Lopez 

By ALEX SCOFIELD 


When Villanova meets the St. 

John's Red Storm in New York 

Feb. 1, you might be surprised 

with what you see. 

St. John's looks surprisingly 

mortal after an 8-1 start and 

months of hype from the New 

York media. Big East play has 

taken the Johnnies down a few 

notches, as the team's losini? 

streak swelled to six straight 

games with a 88-71 loss against 

Georgetown. And yes, even superfrosh 

Felipe Lopez, whose Sports 

„, . . 

own court by a team that was that's a concern," said Mahoney. 

wmless m the Big East. St. John's "At this point in time, what you 

was resoundmgly booed by the have to do is rgroup, understand 

Madison Square Carden crowd, what we're doing wrong and try 

and after the team's record had to go from there." 

fallen to 8-5 (2-4 Big East), changes 

in the Red Storm starting lineup 

seem imminent. 

Many armchair critics in the 

Big Apple speculate that point 

guard Maurice Brown will be 

benched in favor of reserve James 

Scott, and Lopez would then 

occupy the vacant point guard 

slot. Brown has often looked 

confused and overwhelmed as the 

Red Storm's playmaker, and Scott 

Illustrated cover appearance last has begun to grumble aloud for 

November heralded the return of a chance to prove himself. 

the Big East conference, has 

experienced his share of frustrations 

early in the season. 

"[Lopez] sometimes is getting 

caught too deep inside," said St. 

John's Head Coach Brian Mahoney. 

"He's very good off the 

dribble. In high school he could 

go off the dribble and maybe shoot 

"I think we should start the 

game like that," said Scott last 

week. "We work well together." 

This arrangement did in fact 

work well during the late 

stretches against the Panthers, 

but it may pose problems of its 

own for the Johnnies. Despite the 

convincing statistics, Lopez may 

over people. Now he's going up not be ready for the point guard 

against kids who are 6-7, 6-8 and position, as his inexperience has 

bigger." been extremely apparent at times. 

For whatever rookie difficulties One category in which Lopez 

Lopez has encountered, however, would rather not be among the Big 

his overall level of play has been East leaders is the turnover cooutstanding. 

As of last week, he lumn, where his 3.14 turnovers 

was fourth among Big East scor- per game ranks No. 7 in the 

ers with an average of 19.4 point 

per game. Shooting 93 of 212 from 

the field, Lopez' .439 shooting 

percentage is fourteenth in the 

conference. When the Red Storm 

is taken out of its preferred uptempo 

pace, Lopez becomes 

vulnerable to defensive foes, par- 

conference. Though the St. John's ticularly when he is doublesquad 

seems to have many com- teamed 

plaitns at this point in the season, 

the progress of Lopez in his 

freshmen season is not one of 

them. 

Such are the dilemmas facing 

Mahoney, whose team is depending 

upon the quick maturity of its 

renowned freshman class. Zendon 

The loss at home against Pitt Hamilton, a 6-foot-ll freshman, 

was the low point in a season has also been part of the starting 

which has gro\yn increasingly lineup all season, and backup 

discouraging for St. John's since point guard Tarik Turner has also 

the new year started. It marked seen significant playing time in 

the second time this season that his first year aboard, 

the Red Storm was violated on its "Any time you have young kids 

Mahoney will also hope Lopez 

can turn out more performances 

like the one he exhibited at Syracuse 

during a 91-87 St. John's 

loss Jan. 17. Lopez' 35 points in 

this game was the second-best 

single-game scoring tally among 

Big East teams this year. He was 

12-for-24 from the floor, and 

showed a glimpse of his potential 

as he gains expeerience in the 

high-stakes games. 

"I feel comfortable now that my 

teammates have encouraged me to 

take the shot when I have it. I've 

been trying to do that and at the 

same time get other people 

involved." 

Anopther bright spot for Lopez 

is his free-throw shooting, where 

he leads the conference with an 

.816 shooting percentage (71-for- 

87 at the line). 

For now, St. John's can only 

hope that Lopez will show his 

better side in the second half of 

the Big East season. People often 

expect a high-profile freshman to 

play like a veteran, but the Red 

Storm rookies, Lopez included, 

have yet to play at his level. It 

is the morning after at St. John's, 

as the preseason euphoria has 

given way to the reality that there 

is no instant gratification when 

a team undergoes the rebuilding 

process. 

Villanova 

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St. John's 

Feb. 1 

9:00 p.m. on ESPN 

Women's basketball improves 


about [the inside] anymore." 

The general consensus after the 

game was that the team wanted 

to move on from the disappointment 

and regain its composure for 

its match against the Panthers of 

Pittsburgh. 

Pittsburgh came to town with 

an 11-4 record and was tied with 

Villanova for second place in the 

conference. After the teams traded 

buckets for the first five minutes, 

the Panthers began to pull away 

as Melissa Thompson (17 pts., 10 

reb.) sparked a small run to put 

them ahead by six. 'Nova stemmed 

the Pitt outburst, though, and 

never trailed by more than seven. 

The teams went into the locker 

rooms at halftime with Pitt leading 

28-23. 

While 'Nova seemed incapable 

of stopping Thompson in the first 

half as she scored 14 first half 

points, the second held a different 

fate. The Cats shut out Thompson 

for the first eight minutes, allowing 

senior Lisa Bagglio a chance 

grabbed a team-high eight 

rebounds. 

Denise Dillon led the team with 

15 points. Dillon, who was named 

Big East Player of the Week, a 

distinction that no 'Nova player 

"I think we have to win 12 Big 

East games to have a shot at 

second place," said Perretta. "It's 

kind of crazy. It's wide open." 

Villanova's next home game is 

Wednesday, Feb. 8, versus St. 

had achieved over the past few John's at 7':30 p,m. in duPont 

years, has been essential to the 

team's recent successes. Over the 

break, she scored a career-high 29 

points against Boston College and 

helped ignite the win streak. 

"She came out and she started 

making a couple of shots," said 

Perretta. "It's contagious." 

"It's just the way our offense 

is," said Dillon. "It's not designed 

for anyone specifically." 

Dillon currently leads the team 

in points, rebounds and steals. 

She is averaging 17 points a game 

in conference play. 

Also essential to the Wildcats' 

11-5 record has been their ability 

to get rebounds. They still are not 

dominating underneath, but their 

inside game is no longer a major 

liability. 

"Our rebounding has dramati- 

to tie the game at 44-44 on a layup cally improved," said Perretta. 

off a steal. 

Maga gave 'Nova its first lead 

of the game with a 17 footer and 

soon the Cats had established a 

six point lead. The Panthers cut 

the lead to one three times, but 

'Nova held on for the 63-62 

victory. 

Villanova won despite poor 

outside shooting (O-for-8 from 

three-point range) in part because 

of solid performances from Snell 

and Maga. Snell had three steals 

and chipped in 11 points. Maga 

was 4-for-6 from the field and 

'In one game last year, ISeton 

Halll had more rebounds than we 

had shots." 

While 'Nova has been outrebounded 

in all but four of its 

games, the team has been able to 

keep the margin within reason 

and has made up for it by having 

less turnovers than its opponents 

in all 16 games. 

The team is optimistic about 

the remaining games and is eyeing 

a second place finish behind the 

No. 1 ranked Connecticut 

Huskies. 

Road trip 


approach Kittles for an autograph 

as the junior, All-America candidate 

studies from out of a notebook. 

The young fans are glowing 

as they stand in front of their 

hero. Haynes takes the time to 

make sure they get his and everyone 

else's signature. 

The flight attendant requests 

that the Villanova basketball 

team board the airplane at this 

time. As the players enter the 

tunnel leading to the plane, a 

television tuned to Headline Sports 

shows highlights from last night's 

game. 

9:58 a.m.. 

In front of duPont Pavilion 

Coach Lappas makes all of his 

final announcements to the team 

about the weekend's practice 

schedule. It's been a draining trip 

for all of the athletes but the 

mentor insists that his players go 

to class. 

"There's only 20 minutes left 

Women's 

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1. Connecticut 

2. Tennessee 

3. North Carolina 

4. Stanford 

5. Colorado 

6. Western Kentucky 

7. Texas Tech 

8. Louisiana Tech 

9. Vanderbilt 

10. Georgia 

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13. Alabama 

14. Florida 

15. Mississippi 

16. Washington 

17. Kansas 

18. George Washington 

19. Purdue 

20. Southern Cal 

21. Texas A&M 

22. Wisconsin 

23. Virginia Tech 

24. Seton Hall 

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points while going 7-of-7 from the 

floor. Dillon recorded a career 

high five steals as well; Maga 

grabbed a career-best 14 rebounds. 

Villanova led by as many as 19 

points during the second half. 

Villanova 64, Pennsylvania 

33 

The Wildcats dominated from 

the outset en route to their biggest 

margin of victory since 1990. it 

was also Villanova's best defensive 

performance since it held 

Kutztown to 21 points in 1979. 

Rosenthal had a Villanova record 

seven blocked shots in the victory 

that put Villanova's lifetime 

record against the Quakers at 21- 

1. For the game, Penn shot 18 

percent from the field. The Quakers 

only scored three field goals 

in the entire second half. 

Villanova 75, Providence 67 

The victory was 'Nova's sixth 

in a row, its longest win streak 

in eight years. Dillon had 22 

points while Thornton and Glenning 

had 18 and 11, respectively. 

Week in Review 

(Continuedfrom page 43) season 5-5, the Lady Friars have 

versus the 4-12 Eagles. Junior dropped eight straight games 

guard Tricia Penderghast solidi- despite the all-star performance of 

fied the BC victory as she stole freshmen Kerri Chatten. Chatten 

an inbounds pass and scored a is second in the Big East in scoring 

layup to put her team up for good at 18.4 ppg while pulling down 9.9 

in the waning seconds of the rpg. Take away Chatten and 

game. 

SYRACUSE 

(2-6 Big East; 4-12 Overall) 

Despite reaching four total 

victories faster than last year's 

team, the Orangewomen are still 

exhibiting the same defensive and 

offensive problems that plagued 

last year's team. Despite the fact 

that they are ranked fourth in the 

Big East in shooting percentage. 

Syracuse is ranked second-to-last 

in opponent's field goal percentage. 

Guard Kristyn Cook and 

forward Kristen McCory are the 

two main reasons for the Orangewomen's 

improvement. Cook is 

ranked third in the Big East in 

scoring at 18 ppg while McCory 

is adding 14.9 ppg of her own. The 

two players accounted for 34 

points in a 89-58 loss to UConn 

last week. 

PROVIDENCE 


The three-point reliant Lady 

Friars have really hit hard times. 

Despite leading the Big East by 

throwing up 7.6 three-pointers a 

game and by averaging over 75 

points a game, Providence has 

suffered from poor defense, resulting 

in a Big East worst 82.2 

opponent's ppg. After starting the 

senior Heidi Moyano, who scored 

29 in a 80-78 loss to Miami, and 

there are not many bright spots 

for this team. Providence is being 

outrebounded by 8.1 rpg, while 

turning over the ball 5.9 times 

more than their foes. The Lady 

Friars may be able to snap out of 

their funk this week as they take 

on the struggling Eagles at home. 

BOSTON COLLEGE 


The Eagles continued to fall out 

of site last week as they dropped 

a 79-54 game to UConn and 72- 

69 game to Georgetown. The 

contest versus the Huskies was 

played before the largest crowd 

ever to see a BC game, 2,415. The 

Eagles have just not played very 

well this season, which can be 

seen on both ends of the floor. Last 

year, Kerry Curran and Holly 

Porter scored enough points to 

keep the Eagles close and to make 

up for their team's lack of depth. 

With Curran gone due to graduation, 

Porter has been a marked 

woman and has been virtually 

non-existent in most of BC's 

games. Someone else had better 

pick up the slack, or head coach 

Cathy Inglese is going to wish she 

stayed in Vermont. 

in my class," says Williams about junior forward Denise Dillon leads the Cats in points, rebounds and 

his 9:30 a.m. class. steals and was recently named Big East Player of the Week. Her 

"Then you better hurry up and contributions have been a key to the team's recent success, 

get over there," says Lappas. . 

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Villanova travels south to face Carolina Tarheels 

By SEAN KELLY 

Editor-in-Chief 

Wednesday, 3:15 p.m., 

duPont Pavilion 

The Villanova men's basketball 

team bus is scheduled to depart 

for the Philadelphia Airport at 

3:15 p.m., but the only person on 

the bus at that point is team 

chaplain Rev, Bernard Lazor, 

O.S.A. Inside the duPont Pavilion, 

the Wildcats are running through 

their defensive game plan for the 

No. 1 ranked North Carolina Tar 

Heels. 

Head Coach Steve Lappas whistles 

the end of practice 15 minutes 

later and then Kerry Kittles, Jason 

Lawson and he answer all of the 

last-minute questions by an Action 

News reporter. The players and 

coaches want this to be like any 

other road trip, but this post- 

practice interview is adding to the 

tremendous amount of attention 

being given to this contest. 

4:10 p.m.. Departure 

Almost an hour after the Cats 

were scheduled to leave for their 

flight, Lappas gives the driver the 

signal to depart for the airport. 

Kevin Cox, Villanova's senior 

walk-on, left his camcorder in the 

locker room so the players b^ 

Lappas to stop the bus so Cox can 

run back in to get in. If there is 

one road trip that will be worth 

recording, certainly this has the 

potential of being it. 

Villanova's senior basketball 

managers pass out the lunches to 

the players and coaches as the bus 

heads down Lancaster Ave. SophomoreJason 

Lawson, who managed 

to get the back three seats on the 

bus, lets everyone know one 

bagged lunch will not be enough. 

4:45 p.m., 

Philadelphia Airport 

The crowded terminal of the 

Philadelphia Airport becomes 

quite still as the Villanova basketball 

players walk through; each 

wearing a tie and carrying some 

type of headset. Some travelers 

are not sure who makes up this 

parade of giants, but most people 

know exactly who the Cats are, 

as well as where they are headed.- 

Graduate Assistant Rob O'Dris- 

coll, who is responsible for everything 

that happens behind the 

scenes for this team, hands out 

the flight passes as the players sit 

quietly, either listening to music 

or doing homework. 

5 p.m., 

on board US Air flight 1058 

It is not a chartered flight to 

Raleigh-Durham, NC, but like 

every road trip for the Wildcats, 

each player is given a much 

needed aisle seat. Lawson and 

senior co-captain Ron Wilson do 

not ev^n come close to fitting in 

the regular aisle seating, however, 

so they sit by the emergency exits. 

Coach Lappas sits alone up front. 

The pilot has not even turned 

on the engines, but the majority 

of players are already sound 

asleep as they would remain for 

the duration of the flight. 

8:15 p.m.. 

The Siena Hotel Lobby 

Twenty minutes after arriving 

at the hotel, the players and 

coaches meet in Coach Lappas' 

room to watch films of North 

Carolina. A portable VCR unit 

that can be hooked up to any 

television in a few minutes travels 

with the team wherever they go. 

' By now though, the Cats are 

ready to forget about tomorrow 

night's game for a little while as 

they go out for the team dinner. 

Only the players, managers, and 

O'Driscoll are permitted at this 

dinner so that the athletes can 

have some time to be themselves 

as a team. 

There is not a person in Squid's 

Restaurant this night who does 

not know what team this is, as 

the Cats strutted by the tables 

sporting their new jackets that 

showcase the new Wildcat logo. 

A few hecklers shout from the bar 

area but most remain quiet as the 

players walk confidently to an 

additional room in the rear of the 

restaurant. 

Senior co-captain Jonathan 

Haynes begins to shine the 

moment he sits down with his 

Philadelphia native teammates 

Lawson and sophomore Alvin 

Williams. Haynes is more like a 

big brother to these two young 

pups than he is a captain. He looks 

after them and makes sure they 

are by his side as if they are 

family. 

Most people have created a bad 

boy, trash talker, image for 

Haynes that does not tell the story 

of this senior. He is the one person 

whom every single player on this 

North Carolina was ranked No. 1 when 'Nova took them on. 

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team looks to for direction. His 

vocal leadership is incomprehens- 

ible until it is seen off the court. 

At one point during the dinner, 

for no apparent reason,. Haynes 

silenced the entire team just by 

raising his voice. Haynes' 

numbers may not be as high as 

Kerry Kittles, but without him, 

this young 'Nova team would be 

lost. 

A waitress spills a jglass of 

orange juice in 

and Williams 

front of Haynes 

who jokingly 

accuses her of trying to rattle the 

Cats. 

Lawson quietly sits with his 

Philadelphia teammates as they 

all agree that if anyone is nervous 

about Carolina, it's the coaching 

staff. Williams and Haynes are 

not sure the coaches are confident 

about the game plan but Haynes 

is not worried about all of the 

different 

might do. 

things .the Tar Heels 

"They're just players," Haynes 

insists. 

9:30 p.m.. 

Touring the campus 

Kittles chose to sit in the first 

seat of the bus for this ride. When 

the bus pulled into the University 

of North Carolina campus, it 

turned out to be a very brief tour 

because the team general started 

protesting. 

"This isn't the hotel, is it?" 

Haynes yelled. "I don't wanna see 

this place. Am I suppose to be 

impressed with this place or 

something? I've never been 

impressed by Carolina 

back to the hotel!" 

Take us 

9:45 p.m.. Back to the hotel 

The tour of UNC was cut short 

immediately after passing the 

Dean Smith Center and the players 

returned to the hotel to do 

homework and play cards before 

their 11 p.m. curfew. 

Thursday, 10 a.m.. 

Team breakfast 

The players pour out of the 

elevators a few minutes early, 

already wearing their practice 

unforms. Most of the team 

remains silent as they devour 

enormous plates of pancakes and 

eggs. Haynes and Lappas joke 

briefly about their city 

backgrounds. 

"Only us city guys would know 

about that," Lappas says in reference 

to a comment Carolina's 

Rasheed Wallace was quoted on 

in this morning's paper. 

"That's funny coach. I thought 

I just heard you say you were from 

the city," says Haynes, mocking 

his mentor's city background. 

"What are you saying I'm not 

from the city or something?" says 

Lappas. 

"I don't know coach," says 

Haynes. "Yo5're always talking 

about all those squirrels and 

deer." 

10:40 a.m., Team meeting 

The players and coaches seat 

themselves in one of the hotel's 

meeting rooms that has been set 

up with a television and VCR. 

Third year Assistant Coach Paul 

Hewitt goes through the first half 

of the North Carolina vs. Cincin- 

nati game that took place earlier 

in the season. Lappas and Hewitt 

expose the strengths and weaknesses 

of a UNC team that is 

much better offensively than it is 

defensively. They stress the importance 

of stopping the lob pass to 

Wallace but admit it cannot be 

stopped every time just as Wallace 

dunks over a Cincinnati player. 

Both coaches want the Cats to use 

their size whenever possible and 

to get into the paint because 

Carolina constantly leaves that 

area open. 

"Now I've got a little surprise 

for all of you," says Lappas as 

Hewitt pulls the tape out of the 

VCR replacing it with a new one. 

The game on the television is 

the 1983 contest between Villanova 

and North Carolina that the 

Wildcats won 56-53. The Tar 

Heels were ranked No. 1 in the 

nation that year and had names 

like Jordan, Dougherty, and Perkins 

on the roster. Head Coach 

Dean Smith had his team running 

many of the same plays then that 

the Cats would undoubtedly see 

tonight. Was there any doubt that 

this would inspire the No. 22 

ranked Wildcats? 

12:40 p.m.. Arrive at practice 

Walking down the ramp 

towards the court in the Dean 

Smith Center, the voice of the 

"pied piper of college basketball" 

comes piercing into the player's 

ears. 

"Here come the Wildcats. Don't 

be scared guys," says ESPN color 

analyst Dick Vitale as he hustles 

to catch up with the team. "Don't 

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Wolfman's Views from the Cheap Seats 

sexism, it was just boring. My 

problem was that I was only 

exposed to women's basketball on 

Yeah, I admit it. I'ye joined the television, which is a lot like golf: 

bandwagon. fun in person, a cure for insomnia 

No, not the New Jersey Devils on the boob tube. On a whim, I 

bandwagon. took in the Villanova-LaSalle 

The Villanova women's basket- game over winter break. I went 

ball wagon, silly. Everyone knows because I had time to kill and was 

me, and most who don't, knows afraid of my car getting ticketed 

I'm already on the men's basket- outside my apartment. When 

ball wagon ... have been since Villanova won in a classic Big Five 

1985, except for a few hours in nailbiter, I was hooked. 

1988 when 'Nova beat my beloved I caught three more games after 

mini (nice free throw shooting, that, including wins over Miami 

Lou) in the NCAA tournament, and Boston College, and a heart- 

And only a selected few knew I wrenching overtime loss to then 

was actually on the Devils band- No. 20 Seton Hall. Though the 

wagon, mainly because of my sport and namesake are the same, 

idolization of Chris Terreri. Only the style is so different. I'm so 

reciently, however, have I hopped used to Big East men's basketball: 

on the women's wagon 

I have always professed that 

women's basketball, gender equity 

be damned, was the most boring 

sport this side of sailing. It wasn't 

Men post 6-2 mark 


Sports Editor 

pressure, foul, pressure, 

foul . . . you get the idea. The 

women cagers are so much, 

hmmm, what's the 

word . . . fluid, yeah fluid. Every 

possession is not a battle in a 

violent war. It is ... a sport! 

Watching wqmen's basketball 

does take some getting used to. 

Not every three pointer is going 

to go in, nothing but net, as they 

seem to do when Eric Eberz, 

Jonathan Haynes, or Kerry Kittles 

line up from behind the arc. 

There is little to no trashtalking. 

Finally, not every breakaway, in 

fact, no breakaway ever ends up 

in a thunderous dunk. 

The fact that Villanova has 

been winning lately was not the 

cause of my hopping on the bandwagon 

— in fact, the two occurred 

simultaneously. And what a band- 

December. They also lost to top 

ten Alabama in the Sheraton 

Capstone Tournament over 

Thanksgiving. 

With success comes milestones. 

Over winter break. Head Coach 

Harry Perretta notched his 300th 

career victory (becoming the 45th 

coach to reach that honor) while 

Michelle Thornton notched her 

1,000th career point in a road 

game at Georgetown. 6-5 center 

freshman 

Priscilla Rosenthal, 

,-»rff?aiaBte» '•""Slfiit 

at the NCAA tournament. UConn 

figures to have first place wrapped 

up, but 'Nova is right in the chasefor 

2nd place in the conference. 

About the only thing missing is 

new uniforms. Why do our men 

get the spanking new colors, but 

the women have to settle for 

dreary blue and white? Gender 

equity should extend not just to 

scholarships, 

uniforms. 

but to new 

However, with success should 

though still learning the nuances come attendance, and there,"unfor 

of the offensive game, is well on tunately, Villanova falters. The 

her way to etching her name into 'Cats have been averaging 

blocked shot records at both between 300 and 500 people per 

Villanova and in the Big East. game, a far cry from the 6,500 that 

wagon it has been. The Wildcats In fact, 11CCO- *u D 

with Villanova having 

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duPont holds, or the 7,000 that the 

are novv 11-5, 6-2 in the Big East the outside shooting of Thornton UConn women draw for their 

as I write this. Their two losses and Denise Dillon, the inside games. Hopefully, if the Wildcat 

in conference were to nationally presence of Jennifer Maga and women continue their winning 

ranked Seton Hall last week, and Rosenthal, and a bench deeper ways, more Villanovans will jump 

Connecticut, the buzzsaw that is than the St. Mary's swimming on the bandwagon. There is still 

ranked numerouno in the nation, pool, there is no reason why plenty of room, but only if whom they 

you 

lost to early in Villanova can't contend for a shot hurry. 

Catching up with Wildcat action 

out-rebounded and out-shot from 

the floor (48-to-46 percent), the 

Eric Eberz had another scoring all game, which they missed. The Wildcats continued to strugoutburst, 

posting a team high 23 Connecticut 77, Villanova 62 gle against Top 25 teams as they 

The Huskies showed why they fell to Lawrence Moten and the 

are the only undefeated team in Orangemen on a last second three- 

Division I college basketball as pointer. Syracuse shut down 

they pulled away from the Cats Kittles in front of the ESPN 

in the final few minutes. Ray cameras as he only scored nine 

Allen and Donny Marshall had points. Kornegay, though, kept 

solid games for UConn, combining the Cats in the game with a gamefor 

36 points. Travis Knight high 16 points, including several 

embarrassed 'Nova inside as he very impressive moves in the 

went 6-of-7 from the floor and paint that 'Nova has been missing 

grabbed eight rebounds. Kittles for several years. Ironically, desshined 

for 'Nova as he scored 25 piteoutshootingtheOrangepeople 

points in what was altogether a 65 to 46 percent from the line, it 

poor shooting performance for the was foul shots down the stretch 

team (39 percent from the floor, that killed the Cats. 

25 percent from three-point Villanova 72, Florida 70 

range). 

Villanova 89, Boston College 

66 

'Nova dominated the over- 

Jonathan Haynes made up for 

his missed foul shots in the 

Syracuse game as he broke a tie 

with time expired on an outside 

matched Eagles from the outset, jump shot. Haynes also grabbed 

Kittles chipped in 29 points while a team-high seven rebounds. The 

Eberz and Kornegay combined for 

another 36. Mickey Curley, 

game, played in front of a national 

television audience on CBS, demyounger 

brother of Bill Curley, led 

BC with 15 points. Possessing a 

onstrated 'Nova's ability 

different weapons when 

to use 

necesconsiderable 

height advantage, sary. Kittles scored 21 points, but 

the Cats corralled 36 rebounds to it was Eberz and his own 21 points 

Villanova 101, Richmond 70 

The Wildcats shot 62 percent 

three-point line (50-to-43 percent) 

and the free throw line (90-to-73 

percent). 

from the floor in the first half to Villanova 90, Delaware 54 

capture a 20 point halftime lead The Cats continued their win- 

Juniors Kerry Kittles and Eric ning streak with a solid thumping 

Eberz led the 'Nova charge with 

25 and 22 points, respectively. 

The two players combined on 19 

of-25 shooting from the floor, 

of the Blue Hens. Eberz and 

Kittles were the story again, 

combining for 37 points. Senior 

Jonathan Haynes and junior Rosincluding 

7-of-ll from three point 

range. Sophomore Chuck Kornegay, 

playing in his first game as 

coe Harris also posted double 

figures totals. As a team, 'Nova 

shot an amazing 16 of 30 from 

a Wildcat, grabbed 12 rebounds in three-point range. Again, the 

just 22 minutes of play and added 

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11 points ottensively. bophomore 

center Jason Lawson recorded a 

game high six blocked shots. 

Wildcats benefitted from a good 

turnover advantage. Quite possibly, 

though, the most amazing 

stat was that the Wildcats atthe 

Eagles' 23. Kornegay, who hit 

on 8-of-ll shots from the floor, 

grabbed a team-high seven 

boards. 

that gave him player of the game 

honors. Kornegay scored 12 points 

. 

Villanova 80, Rider 69 tempted only one free throw shot Syracuse 61, Villanova 60 

down low and Lawson, who was 

three-for-three from the floor and 

two-for-two from the line, added 

points while grabbing seven rebounds. 

Lawson had one of his 

best offensive performances ever, 

taking advantage of a weak Rider 

team as he scored 22 points on 9- 

of-11 shooting. The key to the 

victory for 'Nova was a 24-10 

turnover advantage. Aside from 

that statistic, the Wildcats were 

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Villanova 56, LaSaUe 52 

The Wildcats saw a 30-21 lead 

at halftime disappear as the 

Explorers rallied for 12 out of the 

next 14 points to take a one point 

lead of their own. After a few lead 

exchanges, LaSalle held a one 

point lead with one and a half 

minutes left in the game. The 

Wildcats then scored the final five 

points of the contest, including 

the 17-foot go-ahead shot by 

Jennifer Maga. Denise Dillon led 

all scorers with 17 points. Freshman 

Priscilla Rosenthal recorded 

career-highs with 13 rebounds, 

six points and five blocked shots 

in just 21 minutes of play. 

ViUanova 63, Cornell 47 

After trailing 4-2, the Wildcats 

went on a 13-0 run. After that, 

Cornell never got closer than nine 

points. 'Nova shot 42 percent from 

the field as four players posted 

double-digit point totals: Michele 

Thornton (16), Sue Glenning (13), 

Dillon (11) and Jen Snell (10). 

Rosenthal again recorded five 

blocked shots. 

Sienna 71, Villanova 65 

Sienna defeated the Wildcats 

for the Wildcat Christmas Classic 

Title. Villanova, sparked by Glenning, 

took an early 20-11 lead. But 

Sienna cut the lead to five by 

intermission. The Wildcats came 

out strong in the second half, 

building an eight point lead before 

Sienna tied the score at 54. Villanova 

was still within striking 

distance, trailing 66-65, before 

they went scoreless for the final 

three and a half minutes of the 

contest. The loss spoiled an incredible 

performance by Glenning, 

who hit on 7-of-12 shots from 

three point range en route to an 

extraordinary 31 point -scoring 

effort. 

Villanova 67, Syracuse 61 

Villanova came from behind in 

an exciting overtime victory. 

Throughout the game, there were 

eight ties and eight lead changes. 

The victory evened out the Wildcats' 

Big East record at 11. Down 

by five points in the second half, 

Villanova went on a seven point 

run sparked by an aggressive full 

court press that led to five easy 

points by Thornton. The Orangewomen 

forced overtime on a two 

pointer with just over 12 seconds 

remaining. Thornton took over in 

the extra period, scoring 11 of 

Villanova's 12 points. Thornton 

led the team with 26 total points, 

including 5-of-6 shooting from 

three-point range. Rosenthal 

added eight points, seven 

rebounds and four blocked shots. 

Freshman Jen Beisel had a careerhigh 

nine points. 

Villanova 64, Miami 51 

Miami came into the contest 

having won the past seven games 

between the teams. The Hurricanes 

started off strong again, 

taking an early lead. The Wildcats 

came back, though, going on a 22- 

2 run to erase a two point halftime 

deficit. Dillon scored 18 points and 

equalled a career-best 13 

rebounds. Glenning had 12 points 

while Stacie Keffer went 3-for-3 

from three point 

points. 

range for nine 

Villanova 70, Georgetown 57 

Head Coach Harry Perretta 

captured his 300th career victory 

in convincing fashion as the 

Wildcats improved to 3-1 in conference 

play. Perretta is the 45th 

women's basketball coach to 

record 300 or more wins. The 

game also marked another milestone 

as Thornton scored her 

1 ,000th career point with just over 

a minute remaining. She is the 

11th Wildcat to reach that mark. 

Dillon scored 24 points, grabbed 

a career-high 15 rebounds and 

dished out six assists. Glenning 

added 17 points and Maga grabbed 

13 rebounds in the victory over 

the Hoyas. 

Villanova 56, Boston College 

42 

Dillon accounted for 52 percent 

of 'Nova's offense as she scored 

eight points. In the end, though, 

it was Haynes who was the hero. 

Prior to his final shot, he had been 

only 1 of 6 from the field. 

Villanova 71, Pittsburgh 69 

The Wildcats competed in their 

third straight game determined by 

two or less points. Eberz continued 

his offensive streak as he 

scored 25 points. Lawson grabbed 

a game-high 12 rebounds (seven 

offensive, several of which were 

his own missed layups). Kittles, 

who struggled from the floor, 

managed to score 16 points and 

came away with five thefts. The 

Panthers stayed in the game, 

thanks in part to 'Nova's 19 

turnovers (Williams 5, Eberz 4) 

and the shooting ofJaime Peterson 

(20 points). The close win gave 

'Nova a reasonable hope of a 

national ranking going into the 

Georgetown game. 

career-high 29 points. Dunng Sophomore forward Churlcif u . 

photo by /J3?drSce 

one stretch of the game, Dillon Kornegay 

to Villanova's in«i? - 

has been a valuable addition 

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Spies runs away with iautleil Rhodes Scholarship 

By PETER McDONOUGH 


As a key member of the women's 

NCAA Champion Cross Country 

Team for three years and with an 

exceptional 3.86 GPA in philosophy 

and biology, senior Becky 

Spies has earned the title of 

Rhodes Scholar. 

Although she has never won an 

individual title in NCAA track and 

field or cross country competition, 

this four time All-American has 

seen dreams of winning a Rhodes 

Scholarship become a reality. 

Even though the Rhodes Scholarship 

is something you win. 

Spies looks at it a little differently; 

not only as something she will 

have forever but as an opportunity 

to broaden her education. 

"What it [the Rhodes Scholarship] 

is intended to do is to give 

you two years of study at Oxford 

and to take what you've already 

done in your life a step higher," 

said Spies. 

"I look at it as a stepping stone 

in my career; a chance to study 

abroad [and] a chance to go further 

in my field." 

Spies has always wanted to be 

a physician, so biology was an 

obvious major choice. Philosophy, 

however, came to be an interest 

after a couple of core classes. 

Spies will eventually attend 

medical school and is in the 

process of applying now. But it 

will be out on hold while she is 

in England, because she plans to 

pursue a Masters of Philosophy in 

Comparative Social Research. 

Philosophy has given Spies a 

different look at health care in this 

country and hopes that studying 

sociology will help give her a 

different angle on all forms of 

health care when she comes back 

for medical school in two years. 

Academics are something that 

have always been important for 

Spies. Juggling such a busy schedule 

for four years, which included 

travelling to meets almost every 

weekend, forced her to maximize 

the little time she had for stud- 

"ying. She is a great runner but 

is well aware that she is not good 

enough to make a living off of it. 

"I've always known that my 

academics had to be there," said 

Spies, "and it is something I've 

always been interested in and 

[everything] sort of fell into 

place." 

Winning the Rhodes Scholarship 

has been something that has 

overwhelmed Spies and she 

doesn't know how to react to the 

honor yet. 

"It doesn't really hit you because 

it's just a piece of paper 

right now," she said. "You've won 

this but it hasn't happened yet. 

"It's been really difficult for me 

to say, 'well, was this an academic 

achievement or an athletic 

achievement.'" 

Spies places the scholarship at 

the top of her academic achievements, 

but athletically it is hard 

to tell, because it was not a 

physical accomplishment. 

In addition to being part of three 

NCAA title winning teams. Spies 

has placed seventh and third 

overall individually in 'Nova's last 

two runs at the title. On the track. 

Spies has done just as well, 

placing third in the indoor mile 

at last year's NCAA's and sixth 

in the nation last spring in the 

1500 meters. In addition to winning 

two Big East titles last year. 

Spies also anchored two relay 

teams to victory at the Penn 

Relays. 

This year. Spies will wait to see 

how she does before making any 

decisions on her running future. 

Her main goal right now is to get 

a chance to run in the Olympic 

trials next year, and that could 

depend on her performance in the 

present indoor and outdoor seasons. 

Spies' immediate goals 

however include a couple more 

All-American team spots and an 

individual national title. A team 

Women warming up 

By PETER McDONOUGH 

Sta^ Reporter 

The start of the Indoor Track 

season serves the purpose of 

getting the runners in shape and 

earning qualifying times for the 

bigger meets later in the season. 

In the past six weeks, the women's 

team has run in three meets, 

earning qualifying times for both 

the ECAC and NCAA championships. 

Back on Dec. 10, the Cats 

travelled to Boston for the Harvard 

Invitational. The standouts 

of the meet were sophomores 

Krestena Sullivan and Melanie 

Sklepko. Sullivan earned an 

NCAA provisional qualifying time 

in the 3000 meters, finishing first 

with a time of 9:40.94. Sklepko set 

a personal best in the long jump 

(18' 6%'0, placing her second in the 

event. 

After a month's rest, 'Nova took 

to the track again at the Univer- 

sity of Illinois Invitational in 

Champaign on Jan. 14. Junior Jen 

Rhines was in her usual form as 

she captured first place in the mile 

(4:46.3). She was followed by 

Sullivan who finished second 

with a personal best of 4:52.0. 

Sophomore Kesha Walley took 

first in the 400 meter dash in 

58.11. The Cats had another win 

in the 4x400 meter relay (3:58.47), 

which was run by junior Cathalina 

Staye, Sullivan, junior Stacy 

Robinson and Walley. Freshman 

Janeille Matthews had a strong 

outing in her second meet as a 

Wildcat setting a school record in 

the triple jump at 35' 8.75" despite 

a second place finish. 

Last weekend the venue was 

Barton Hall in Ithaca, N.Y. for the 

Cornell Invitational. Sklepko was 

a standout again, setting a personal 

best in the Pentathlon with 

3,561 points, qualifying her for the 

ECAC's. Another personal best 

was set last Friday by Rhines in 

the mile. A 4:41.8 time was good 

for first place by 18 seconds and 

also qualified her automatically 

for the ECAC's and NCAA's. 

In the 800 meter run, Sullivan 

took home the win with a personal 

title in the indoor season is also 

not that far out of reach. 

Nnenna Lynch, Villanova's only 

other Rhodes Scholar, is currently 

in her second year of study at 

Oxford. She supported Spies a 

great deal when she was applying, 

and was more than willing to help 

her adjust when she goes to 

England next year. 

In her time at Oxford, Lynch 

has been running with a club in 

the strong club system in England 

which is something Spies would 

like to look into. 

As her , 

career winds down as a 

Wildcat, Spies is also looking to 

help out some of the underclassmen 

by being a positive influence. 

But, Spies leadership qualities are 

not just beneficial for the team, 

but to the entire athletic department 

and university. 

"[Spies] stands for all things 

that are good in college athletics," 

said Athletic Director Gene DeFilippo. 

"All of us here at Villanova 

are very lucky and fortunate to 

have Becky Spies as part of our 

track team and our University." 

Head Cross Country and Track 

Coach John Marshall also thinks 

that Spies truly deserved the 

scholarship for the person she is 

and the athlete she is. 

"[Spies] is a tremendous person," 

said Marshall. "She's a 

person who cares and she's highly 

intelligent academically. I think 

that this award truly personifies 

Becky Spies." 

Regardless of whatliappens in 

her future. Spies' own philosophy 

will help her excel on the track, 

in the historic halls of Oxford 

University, and then as a medical 

student. 

"You constantly have to set 

goals and go after them," said 

Spies, "and you're not always 

going to get them but sometimes 

you do and it makes you a better 

person. It does a lot for your pride, 

your achievements and your 

accomplishments." 

best of 2:08.5, followed by senior 

Becky Spies and Robinson with 

times of 2:09.1 and 2:14.6, respectively. 

All three spots earned 

ECAC qualifications while Sullivan 

and Spies provisionally qualified 

for the NCAA's. 

There were two other victories 

for the Cats a week ago. They 

came from Staye in the 200 meter 

dash (26.01) and from the Distance 

Medley Relay team which had an 

ECAC qualifying time of 12:02.2. 

This race was run by Spies in the 

COURTESY OF MEDIA RELATIONS 

Senior Becky Spies was awarded for her accomplishments off the 

race course as well as on as she received the distinguished Rhodes 

Scholarship. Spies is only the second Villanovan ever to receive this 

honor. 

1,200 leg, Sullivan in the 400, 

sophomore Alison Pojanowski in 

the 800, and was anchored by 

Robinson in the mile. 

The team results did not demonstrate 

Villanova's full capabilities 

but this is only becaiise these 

meets are used strictly as tuneups 

for the bigger meets which are 

coming up. Head Coach John 

Marshall and his runners will see 

their first real tough competition 

of the season today and Sunday. 

Today the Cats are in Boston for 

Men's track win four at Cornell 

By MARK ANGELACCIO 


The men's indoor track team 

continued its solid season as it 

placed first in four different 

events last weekend at the Cornell 

Invitational. The meet took place 

on the campus of Cornell University 

in Ithaca, N.Y. 

The Wildcats edged out many 

close competitors on their way to 

the four first place trophies. 

Senior Kyle Watson took top 

honors in the 1000 meter run with 

a time of 2:28.1, three seconds 

faster than the second place 

finisher. Teammate Kevin Christiani 

finished first in the 800 

meter. The junior's time of 1:53.4 

beat the rest of the field by more 

than two seconds. 

Villanova also received an excel- 

lent showing from some of the 

younger members on the team. 

y 

Freshman Ed Diaz took first place 

in the shot put with a toss of 50 

feet, edging his closest competitor 

by a quarter of an inch. Another 

freshman, Kareem Archer, placed 

third in the 55 meter hurdle, only 

12 tenths of a second behind the 

first place finisher. 

"These are people who I think 

are going to be major contributors," 

Head Coach John Marshall 

said of the freshmen. "I think that 

both of them have a lot to be happy 

about and should be happy about 

their contributions to the team so 

far." 

Kareem Archer also ran the 

lead-off leg of the 1600 meter relay 

in which Villanova won top 

honors. Senior Andreas Von 

Scheele, sophomore J.R. Mcllwain 

and senior Chuck Silvester finished 

off the relay in 3:19.4, 

almost six seconds faster than the 

rest of the field. 

Also adding to Villanova's success 

was junior Steve Blais who 

placed second in the pentathlon, 

missing the top spot by one point. 

Junior Steve Mazur finished 

fourth in the mile run. 

"I was very happy with the 

men's performance," said Marshall. 

"Anytime you go into a meet 

and win five events that you 

entered, you have to be very 

happy." 

Overall, Marshall is pleased 

with the accomplishments of the 

team this season. Nevertheless, he 

knows there is still a lot to be done. 

"I think the team is doing well," 

said Marshall. "I think we still 

have a ways to go. We're still a 

team in transition trying to figure 

out who we are and where we are 

and what we think we should 

accomplish ... but I think we're 

right on course." 

The team is travelling to Boston 

the Terrier Classic at Boston 

University. On Sunday they will 

travel to the Florida Invitational 

in Gainesville. The team will be 

running individual events today. 

Marshall believes that his team 

has a chance to do well this season 

but knows it is going to take very 

solid races from every member of 

the team. 

"It's going to be an uphill battle 

for us as a team this season," said 

Marshall. 

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Forward Eric Eberz is a constant threat from outside for the Wildcats. 

His contributions on the court have helped the team vault into the 

Top 25. 

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By MARK SPOONAUER 

S^rts Editor 

"It's Eberz from three . . 

Courtside with Villanova's 

More often than not this phrase 

is followed by a field goal by the 

exciting small forward, junior 

Eric Eberz. In several games this 

season Eberz has stepped to the 

forefornt of this Wildcat squad to 

deliver some much needed offensive 

production, especially from 

perimeter. 

With the aid of Eric's sweet 

stroke, 'Nova finds itself in the 

thick of the Big East race. However, 

with the recognition Eberz 

has earned as a three point specialist 

comes more attention from 

opposing defenses. Nevertheless, 

Eric has adapted well by playing 

tough, consistent basketball. 

"Every game I go out and just 

try to play as hard as I can," said 

Eberz. 

Surprisingly, one way Eric 

alleviates the pressure he may put 

on himself offensively is to have 

a defensive mindset. 

"I try not to worry much on 

offense, but on defense. That way 

my shot comes more easily." 

Certainly Eric's strategy has 

worked. Currently he ranks 

among the top five in the Big East 

in field goal percentage, three- 

point percentage and three-point 

goals per game. 

What has certainly facilitated 

Eberz' (as well as Kittle's and 

Haynes') scoring success this year 

is the intimidating presence in the 

paint of NC State transfer Chuck 

Kornegay and Philadelphia native 

Jason Lawson. 

"Last year everyone pushed out 

on our perimeter," said Eberz. 

"This year I think having an 

inside game with Chuck and Jason 

definitely opens more shots for 

Head Coach Steve Lappas 

By SEAN KELLY 

Editor-in-Chief 

When Villanova Head Coach 

Stfeve Lappas walks around the 

center of the court during practice 

these days, he coaches a much 

improved team than he had when 

the Wildcats got thrashed by 

Minnesota, 85-64, Nov. 25. 

"I think we've improved a lot 

since then for a lot of different 

reasons," said Lappas. "We've 

really developed over a period of 

time, but I think there's been a 

lot oif factors that have made us 

better to this point." 

Missing in the very early portion 

of the season was the strong 

play of senior co-captain Jonathan 

Haynes who had not even practiced 

up until the Great Alaska 

Shootout because of a stress 

fracture in his foot. 

"I think Haynes not practicing 

for that entire month before that 

has us out of whack," according 

to Lappas. 

The game against Minnesota 

also witnessed the first signs of 

a noticeably declining impact 

from the play of senior co-captain 

Ron Wilson. Wilson's mediocre 

performance turned out to be 

much more than a slump. The 

strong forward was actually suffering 

from a stress fracture in his 

left foot that he sustained in the 

first regular season game against 

Alaska-Anchorage. Losing Wilson 

could have really set the Cats back 

for a long time. 

"It hurt us because last year we 

were able to play small at times 

where just one of the big kids was 

in the game; but with Ron [Wilson] 

not being able to play, then we 

were either small with Jason or 

real small without him," said 

Lappas. "So we really lost a lot 

of our flexibility that we had in 

the past. 

"Plus I think people with the 

small line-up have now done a 

much better job taking advantage 

of the size difference," admitted 

Lappas. "I think people are prepared 

this year. Last year it 

caught people off guard going 

small and it helped us. This year 

it has not been as successful as 

is was in the past." 

Fortunately, the Dec. 22 game 

against Richmond marked the 

debut of sophomore transfer 

Chuck Kornegay. 

"Adding Chuck [Kornegay] to 

the line-up has made a big difference," 

said Lappas. 

But throwing the muscular 

power forward into the starting 

line-up after only his fourth game 

of the season was not exactly 

what Lappas had in mind when 

he said he would get Kornegay 

into the mix early. Losing Wilson 

eventually forced the 'Nova mentor 

to start his prize transfer 

much earlier than anticipated. 

"The way it turns out, maybe 

this is what Chuck needed," said 

Lappas. "What Chuck has done 

is kind of thrive with the opportunity 

to play significant minutes. 

So far, Church has seized the 

moment and is playing well right 

now." 

Rebounding had quickly become 

one of this team's biggest wea- 

us." 

knesses before Kornegay began 

playing, and it remained so until 

Lappas put the sophomore into 

the starting five. 

"We put him in the starting 

Hne-up because we thought that 

we needed to address our biggest 

problem which was rebounding," 

said Lappas. "If your biggest 

problem is rebounding and he's 

the only big guy you've got on the 

bench, then that's what you're 

going to try. 

"He has tremendous potential," 

said Lappas. "He can do things out 

there that very often he's the only 

guy on the floor that can do those 

things from both teams. What has 

really surprised. us is how well 

he's played defensively." 

The performance of this team 

for each game this season has 

generally been evaluated by 

whether the Cats won or lost. 

There was not much of a difference 

in the way Villanova played 

versus Syracuse and Florida; yet 

for some reason, many people are 

under the misconception that 

Lappas' squad played poorly 

against the Orangemen just because 

they lost. 

"You can't define a close game, 

though everybody does it, by 

whether you win or lose," said 

Lappas. "What you want to do is 

be in a position at the end of the 

game to have a chance to win. 

After that, you can't say, 'Well, 

we played great, we won,' or, 'We 

lost by one; we played lousy.* You 

can't look at it that way. One shot 

can't make you go from playing 

great to playing lousy. It just 

can't." 

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Still, someone has to knock 

down the treys, and sometimes, 

to the delight of Wildcat fans, it 

seems as if Eric can't buy a brick. 

Most players recognize this phenomenon 

as "being in a zone," a 

sensation with which Eberz admits 

he is not exactly unfamiliar. 

"It feels like the rim is just huge 

and you just can't miss," commented 

Eric. "It stars on the first 

couple of shots and then you just 

get more and more confidence. 

Then you don't even hesitate to 

shoot." 

Realistically, there are times for 

Eric when the shot is not there, 

but he realizes that there are other 

ways he can help the team, even 

if it means his being pulled from 

the game. 

"I think that anybody would 

rather stay in there and try to find 

[his shot], but I think Coach 

Lappas has to try to find the right 

combination to win the game," 

said Eberz. 

Short of taking a seat, though, 

Eric has found other ways besides 

his three-point shot to be effective 

offensively. One such alternative 

is to be more aggressive. 

"Now that teams know that I 

can shoot, I gotta put on the 

dribbling and drive by once or 

twice," said Eberz. "That will 

open up some shots for me, too." 

More important, when Eric 

drives, he draws attention away 

from other potential scorers and 

is then able to dish out assists. 

Unselfish play is certainly imperative 

to both Eberz' and the team's 

success. 

"Everybody is so unselfish on 

the team; everybody gets along," 

said Eric. "It's obviously a big key 

to winning and to winning a 

championship." 

Besides improving his already 

exceptional three-point percentage 

and his inside game, Eberz looks 

to tally more rebounds. 

"I think the biggest thing is 

rebounding," said Eric. "Being a 

small forward. Coach Lappas 

always says I have to get more." 

As for the future, if Eric can 

develop the aspects of his game 

he aspires to, it looks as though 

his hard work may translate into 

some post-season victories for the 

Cats and possibly some postcollegiate 

invittations for the 

young man from Buffalo. NY 

Congratulations 

to 

Tyrone Frazier: 

Named to the 

American Football 

Coaches 

Association 1st 

Team AU-American 

team in 

Division 1-AA 

& 

Amy Lam: 

Named to the 1994 

GTE Academic All- 

America University 

Division Women's 

Volleyball Second 

Team 

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Georgetown. He is 

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Women improve with winning 

streak and two close wins 


Sports Editor 

The women's basketball team 

appears to have mastered the art 

of producing exciting games. After 

dropping a one-point contest to the 

nationally ranked Seton Hall 

Pirates, the Wildcats rebounded 

with a one-point victory over Big 

East rival Pittsburgh. 

A week ago, Villanova, riding 

the tide of a six game winning 

streak, hosted the Pirates with 

cautious optimism. The Cats 

thought they could hang, though, 

against the powerhouse Pirates. 

"It was a difficult defense to 

play," said Head Coach Harry 

Perretta. "We wanted to keep the 

game slower paced." 

The Hall came into the contest 

averaging 73 points a game with 

an average margin of victory of 

21 points. Villanova was undaunt- 

ed, though, and put up a spirited 

fight. 

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attack to jump out to an early five 

point lead, but 'Nova clawed back 

as freshman Jen Beisel hit one of 

two free throws to tie the game 

at 20-20 with three and a half 

minutes left in the half. Senior 

point guard Michele Thornton 

took over from there, going 4-for- 

4 from the line and scoring a 

driving layup down the lane to put 

the Cats up by three points. The 

Hall's Sandy Mitchell scored with 

just over two seconds remaining 

in the period to cut the 'Nova lead 

to 26-25. 

The second half proved to be a 

war as the lead changed eight 

times. The Pirates' Rukaiyah 

Walker nailed a five-footer to take 

a two point lead with 32 seconds 

left before 'Nova's junior sensation 

Denise Dillon layed in a 

spectacular driving finger roll 

with 10 ticks left on the clock to 

tie the game. 

The Hall took the lead three 

times in the overtime period and 

junior Jen Snell twice nailed a long 

jumper to tie the game up. The 

match ended in heartbreaking 

fashion, though, as junior Stacie 

Keffer, who had scored 11 points 

and made her previous five free 

throws, missed a foul shot that 

would have tied the game with 

two seconds remaining. 

"We had the game, but we 

weren't prepared at the end," said 

Dillon, who also scored 11 points. 

"It wasn't the final things that did 

it. It was throughout the game and 

throughout overtime." 

The Cats were able to stay close 

as 'Nova's tandem of centers 

Jennifer Maga and freshman Pris- 

cilla Rosenthal kept the Hall's 

Dawn Johnson to just nine points. 

Maga finished the game with 13 

rebounds and Rosenthal grabbed 

eight more. Rosenthal also 

recorded a pair of blocked shots 

and seven intimidations. 

"[Maga] gained some confidence 

during that winning streak and 

is just playing better and better," 

said Perretta. 

"Jen Maga played great," added 

Dillon. "We're not really worried 


Co-captain Micheie Thornton records 1000th point 

By KATE SZUMANSKI 


While she remains the consummate 

team player, the grandness 

of senior Wildcat sensation Michele 

Thornton's most recent 

personal accomplishment has 

forced the 5-foot-7 sociology/ 

psychology double major into the 

spotlight. In the women's decisive 

70-57 victory over Big East rival 

Georgetown Jan. 8, 'Nova star 

guard scored her 1000th career 

point on a foul shot with 1:07 

remaining in the game, becoming 

only the Uth player in Wildcat 

history to reach that scoring 

plateau. 

"It took me forever to score my 

1000th point," said Thornton. "I 

didn't know I was that close until 

my brother called me and said, 

'You better get those 16 points.' 

Our next game was in Miami, and 

I couldn't make a shot for the life 

of me. I thought it wasn't meant 

to be. Then I pulled my hamstring 

before the Georgetown game and 

really thought it wasn't meant to 

be. But I only needed nine more 

points, so I knew the day would 

eventually come. They were the 

hardest 16 points I ever made." 

Notwithstanding the rough 

road leading to Thornton's miles- 

tone, the Cats are currently claw- 

ing their way to the top of the Big 

East Conference standings. Thorn- 

ton's outstanding individual play 

has elevated the women's Big East 

record to a phenomenal 7-2 and 

their overall record to an impres- 

sive 12-5. Along with fellow seniors 

Lisa Baglio and Jennifer 

Maga, Thornton is captaining the 

Wildcats in what very well could 

be their finest season in recent 

memory. 

"It is an honor being a team 

captain," said Thornton. "I was 

a captain last year as well and 

enjoyed it. You can't get a big head 

and must remember that you are 

still a player; you are just being 

acknowledged for your leadership 

ability." 

As a returning starter and 

captain for the Cats, Thornton 

had played in all 83 'Nova games 

during her first three years and 

entered the 1994-95 campaign 

ranked 10th on Villanova's alltime 

assist list with 319. Last 

season, Thornton appeared in all 

27 games, averaging 11.6 points, 

4 rebounds, 3.6 assists and 33.6 

minutes per game, while shooting 

34.1 percent from the field, 30.7 

percent from three-point range 

and 68.7 percent from the charity 

stripe. 

Thornton's numbers in minutes 

, assists and free throws made (57) 

Perretta joins elite group 


college hoops. 

Nevertheless, Perretta is quick 

to state that he takes more pride 

in his players than his actual 

accomplishments. In fact, during 

his career at Villanova, every one 

of his student-athletes has 

received her degree. 

"I've had players that were not 

only good players here, but they've 

gone out and they're really helping 

the world. We want to produce 

good people and I think we've done 

that." 

Perretta's 300th victory has 

given the dean of Big East coaches 

a chance to reflect upon the past 

decade and a half. 

"I sat here one day in the office 

looking back on how many people 

I've met in 17 years and how many 

places I've gone in 17 years that 

I never would have gone." 

Indeed, his coaching job has 

allowed him to expand the horizons 

of his admittedly provincial 

childhood. 

"I'm a kid from 40th and Girard. 

I thought the world ended at 63rd 

Street." 

It may be his inauspicious 

beginnings and ingrained work 

ethic that has bred the success 

that he has enjoyed as a coach. 

It certainly has helped to shape 

his philosophy as a mentor. 

"My philosophy is really simple. 

We try to play the best that we 

can play every game. Obviously 

we don't play well every game, but 

we try to give our best effort." 

Even when his level of talent 

has not been sensational, he has 

been able to walk away from the 

season contented. 

"I've had teams that have won 

maybe only 12 or 13 games, but 

I felt that they were successful. 

They played the best they could 

for what they had." 

Villanova, as a payoff for giving 

Perretta a chance 17 years ago, 

should not have to worry about 

led the Cats. She was second on 

the team in points, steals (2.2) and 

three-pointers made (39). Thornton's 

play last season earned her 

All-Tournament honors in both 

the 7-Up/Desert Classic and the 

Wildcat Christmas Classic. 

This season, she has reinforced 

her reputation as a solid player 

and team leader, Thornton is 

averaging 31.7 minutes and 13.4 

points per game while shooting 

37.5 percent from the field, 34.5 

percent from three-point range 

and 77.2 percent from free throw 

range. In 16 games played, Thornton 

has chalked up 44 assists and 

29 steals. 

Thornton moved from the point 

guard position to the off-guard 

spot last season and continues to 

play the two-guard this year. 

"The point guard position is a 

lot different," said Thornton 

"You run both ends of the court, 

base line to base line. I am most 

comfortable playing at 

position." 

the 'two' 

Her expectations for 

this season are high. 

the Cats 

"We have a great team this 

year," said Thornton. "It is a true 

team; everyone works for each 

other. If I'm off one day, somebody 

is there to pick up the slack. 

There's lots of togetherness on the 

team. I know I couldn't have 

its women's basketball coach 

leaving for another school. 

/'> "I've always said that I'd coach 

at Villanova or not coach at all. 

I'm a very loyal person." 

In fact, the only thing that could 

slow Perretta down is stressrelated 

health concerns. 

"My biggest problem is that I 

get stressed and allow things to 

affect my body really badly. I get 

extremeely run down and sick. If 

I can control that, I'll continue to 

coach." 

For now, Perretta, who is recognized 

as one of the most vocal 

coaches in the nation, will continue 

to push his players and try 

to once again take the team to a 

national standing. An impressive 

11-5** start hints that he may be 

close to that objective. 

Whether they win or lose, 

though, the Villanova team that 

takes the court come game time 

is a testament to why Harry 

Perretta has won 300 games. 

scored my 1000th point without 

my teammates. 

Thornton's primary objective 

for the team this season is clear: 

to make it to the NCAAs. 

"My dream is for the whole 

team to make it to the NCAA 

tournament," said Thornton. "I 

haven't made it yet. Right now, 

our chances are excellent. Inten- 

sity wise, our defense has been 

excellent. Our defense has been 

winning our games. Offensively, 

we need to concentrate on our 

shots and keep going." 

And if Thornton and her teammates 

continue to play at their 

optimal levels, her dream will 

undoubtedly become a reality. 

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Senior guard Michele Thornton recently scored her 1,000th point 

The four year starter has proved tq be invaluable to the women's 

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Wildcats muzzle Hoyas, 66-60 

'No¥a claws its way hack into Top 25 

By TODD LESKANIC 


It was a battle on the boards. 

Fortunately for the Wildcats it 

was one that they were able to win 

in their 66-60 victory over the 

tenth-ranked Georgetown Hoyas. 

Normally a team on the losing end 

of the rebound war, 'Nova surpris- 

ingly out-muscled the Hoyas all 

day. 

"This may be, and I'm not sure, 

the first time we've outrebounded 

Georgetown maybe in like, 15 

years," said Head Coach Steve 

Lappas. "You almost never outrebound 

that team." 

Despite being limited to just 13 

points, Kerry Kittles managed to 

lead the Cats in the rebound 

department, tallying 12 for the 

game. Jason Lawson grabbed 

another seven on his way to a 

terrific defensive performance. 

Lappas attributes most of 'Nova's 

recent rebounding success to 

the emergence of Chuck Kornegay 

at the power forward spot. 

"Even though he [Kornegay] 

had just three rebounds today, he 

creates other things for other 

people," said Lappas. 

On the offensive end, it was 

seniorJonathan Haynes who came 

up big down the stretch. The only 

healthy senior for the Cats, 

Haynes poured in 21 points, including 

three big free throws in 

the final 30 seconds to ice it for 

'Nova. 

"Jon Haynes is our leader," said 

Lappas. "And, that's what leaders 

do. They have to step up when 

it's time to step up, when things 

aren't going so well." 

In the first half, the Cats had 

their way with the Hoyas, outrebounding 

them by a 21-16 count 

and shooting a torrid 56 percent 

from the floor. Haynes had 12 

points in the half and 'Nova was 

off to a stunning 38-21 lead by 

intermission. 

"I knew it was going to get back 

in to some kind of a game," said 

Lappas. "I was hoping they weren't 

going to whittle it down as 

quickly as they did." 

But, not even ten minutes into 

the second half, the once comfortable 

17 point lead was suddenly 

cut to three, 45-42. Haynes came 

up with a huge three-pointer to 

give the Cats a six point advantage. 

By then at the 17:49 mark, 

the Hoyas had cut the lead down 

to five. But it was Haynes again, 

drilling another trey from the 

right corner and giving 'Nova a 

54-46 lead with 6:29 left in the 

game. 

"We recognized that [Georgetown] 

had switched to a zone 

defense and we just ran our 

regular three motion and found 

gaps in their zone and knock them 

out," said Haynes. "We did a good 

job as a team getting in the middle 

of their zone and kicking the ball 

out. I was just fortunate to get 

open." 

Two Lawson free-throws and 

an Alvin Williams' jumper in the 

lane made it 58-52 with 2:50 left. 

Despite shooting just 7-for-16 

from the charity stripe in the first 

half, the Cats bounced back in 

that department to convert on 

some key opportunities in the last 

three and a half minutes and seal 

the win. 

Georgetown's Allen Iverson 

played just ten minutes in the loss 

because of a sprainked ankle" 

sustained against Connecticut the 

week before. Despite shooting just 

l-for-5, the freshman " phenom 

dished out five assists in the short 

time. 

With Iverson out of the lineup 

for most of the contest, and guard 

George Butler gone for the season 

because of grades, the Hoyas were 

forced to go inside to Othella 

Harrington. Harrington answered 

the call, scoring 21 points, on 7- 

for-12 shooting, and grabbing 11 

boards for the game. 

Junior forward Jerome Williams 

added 13 points and eight boards 

for the Hoyas. 

"With the little guy [Iverson] 

out of the game, we put Jerome 

Williams back there and I though 

he did a pretty good job," said 

Georgetown's Head Coach John 

Thompson. 

The win pushed the Cats record 

up to 11-5, 4-2 in the Big East, 

pending the outcome of Wednesday's 

game at Miami. The win 

also gave them the No. 22 spot in 

the AP Top 25. 

'Nova downs Miami 

Villanova, playing in its first 

game since regaining its Top 

25 ranking, dominated the 

Miami Hurricanes from the 

outset. The Wildcats shut out 

the Hurricanes for the first 

four minutes and after 10 

minutes of play,/Nova held a 

substantial 27-5 lead. Juniors 

Kerry Kittles and Eric Eberz 

were the story offensively as 

Kittles scored 23 and Eberz 

struck from three-point range 

(6-for-8) for 20 points. Sophomore 

Zeffy Penn scored a career 

high eight points while 

freshman Adam Shafer nailed 

four free throws and a three 

pointer for seven points. 

'Nova's defense shut down 

Miami's offensive standout 

Steven Edwards, limiting him 

to just four points on l-for-8 

shooting. The Wildcats also 

forced 26 turnovers and recorded 

21 steals (Eberz 4, 

Haynes 3, Williams 3). Miami 

came into the game with a 3- 

3 record and on a three-game 

conference winning streak 

Men's 

Associated Press 

Top 25 

1. Massachusetts 

2. Connecticut ^ 

3. North Carolina 

4. UCLA 

5. Kentucky 

6. Syracuse 

7. Kansas 

8. Maryland 

9. Arkansas 

10. Michigan State 

11. Iowa State 

12. Arizona 

13. Arizona State 

14. Georgetown 

15. Virginia 

16. Wake Forest 

17. Stanford 

18. Oregon 

19. Cincinnati 

20. Missouri 

21. Georgia Tech 

22. VILLANOVA 

23. Florida 

24. New Mexico State 

25. Oklahoma 

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The Wildcats dominated inside on their way to an important 66-60 victory over then No. 10 

Georgetown. The Cats outhustled Georgetown in the second half to extinguish a Hoya comeback. 

Coach Perretta wins 300th 


Sports Editor 

Harry Perretta has established 

himself as a fixture in the Villanova 

University landscape. Perret- 

ta, who has patrolled the courtside 

as the women's head basketball 

coach for 17 years, recently 

notched his 300th career victory, 

making him 45th women's coach 

ever to achieve such a feat. 

For Perretta, it has been a 

matter of longevity and meticulous 

toil. He speaks of his recent 

milestone in a characteristically 

humorous manner. 

"I've been here that long, I 

should have won 300," declared 

Perretta. 

But in fact, Perretta *s story is 

not one of sustained mediocrity. 

Instead, he has posted impressive 

numbers, including eight seasons 

of 20-plus victories. He has guided 

the Wildcats to several Big East 

Championships and his lifetime 

record stands at an imposing 304- 

172. 

The origin of Perretta's tenure 

was less than spectacular. At the 

age of 21, having recently graduated 

from Lycoming College, he 

responded to an advertisement in 

the newspaper about a vacant 

position at Villanova. Thanks to 

a knee injury that had ended his 

own college playing career, he had 

been able to accumulate some 

coaching experience as an undergraduate 

at Lycoming. He was 

offered the job on the Main Line 

and quickly began to create his 

personal legacy. 

"I consider Villanova gave me 

a chance and I made this the place 

that I'll always want to coach," 

stated Perretta. 

Perretta signed on as head 

coach for a measly $2,500 salary. 

At the time, he was forced to 

maintain an additional job as a 

laborer just to make ends meet. 

"I would come to practice with 

concrete on the boots and actually 

the kids would start practice on 

their own because I was late a 

lot." 

It did not take long for the young 

Perretta to make his mark as his 

team jumped out to a 16-0 start 

at the beiînning of his second 

season. For his third season, 

Villanova offered him a full-time 

job as teacher and coach. For the 

youthful, energetic coach, a new 

contract that paid him $12,500 

was a dream come true. 

"I thought I was making a 

million dollars." 

Perretta quickly rewarded Villanova 

for investing the money in 

him as he took the team to the 

Eastern Championship that very 

year. Over the years, he has 

advocated an aggressive, welldisciplined 

approach to the game 

that has resulted in Villanova 

being recognized as a respectable 

team in the realm of women's 

• -Ml- 

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