The Aquinas 1993-09-23

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G06~c"h Fifty tons of sand V to facilitate festivities
Men clinch two
Royals win this weekend
Freshman, sophomore fall against Wilkes, Messiah
during beer party bust
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Volume 67, Issue 3 The University of Scranton's Student Newspaper Thursday, September 23, 1993
McDade Center dedicated
By FRANK COSTANTINI
Aquinas News Writer
"TheJosephM. McDade Center
for Literary and Performing Aris is
a place where the University and the
Scranton community can meet," said
AustinJ. Burke, University Trustee,
last Friday at the building's dedica-i
tion ceremony.
The Most Rev. J. Carroll
McCo:rmick, D.D., former bishop
of Scranton, formally dedicated and
blessed the Center.
"We are naming the building in
honor of (The Honorable Joseph
M.) McDade because of his continuous
~upport of this area and of
the University and its academic
mission," said the Rev. J.A. Panuska,
S.J., University president.
McDade has a bachelor'sdegree
from Notre Dame, a law degree
from the University of Pennsylvania
and a honorary degree from the
University. He was a member of the
University's Board of Trustees from
1977 to 1983.
News ....................................... l-5
Security Log ............... 2
News Briefs ............... .3
Op-Ed .................................... 6-7
Editorial ...................... 6
Editorial Cartoon ........ 6
Letters to the Editor .... 6
Never Mind the Ellipses
by Chri3topbcr 'k1Jy .......... 7
Opinion articles ........... ?
Common Ground ........... S-13
Campus Prof!le ......... 10.
J.QuePasa? ................ 11
Making Noise
with Matt Dillcy--....... 12
Classified Ads ........... 14
Sports ............................ 15.,16
Intramurals ................ 16
Sidelines
wilh Ted Walcralm ...... lS
Scoreboards .............. 15
McDade has served the lOth district
of Pennsylvania in the U.S.
House of Representatives for 31
years. He is the dean of the
commonwealth's Congressional
delegation.
''The Center represents a new
link in the community," McDade
said. "It has brought the University
to new heights and new visions."
The dedicatory plaque in honor
of McDade reads: "Governing is
itself an art, one of imagination,
expression, drama, dedication. For
these qualities and for his devoted
service to this region and our country
we name this building The Honorable
Joseph M. McDade Center
for Literary and Performing Arts."
Along with Congressmen
McDade, Stanley J. WojewodskiJr.,
a University graduate and the dean
of drama at Yale University, was
given an honorary doctoral degree
inime arts.
Aquinas Photo/ ANDREW SUGAR
Stanley J. Wojewodski, Jr. and the Rev. J.A. Panuska look on while John Mcinerney gives a speech during the
dedication ceremony for the Joseph M. McDade Center for Uterary and Performing Arts.
one of the many people who were Panuska said. Universityandgraduatedcumlaude
involved in theater at the University Wojewodski, a graduate of South in 1970.
"In granting the honorary degree and have moved on to a successful Catholic High School in Scranton, "Stan Wojewodski is amajorfig-to
Stan Wojewodski, we recognize career in the performing arts," was a Presidential Scholar at the See McDade, page 3
Student robbed on McKenna Court
By GARY KOELLHOFFER
Aquinas News Editor
A student was assaulted at approximately
2:15 a.m. Tuesday as
he walked from Gavigan Hall to his
house on the 400 block of Madison
Avenue.
Brian McEnany, a junior management
major from Elizabethville,
was walking up an alley off the 400
block of McKenna Court, when he
was approached by two black males.
"I was cruising home, trying to
get home quick, and then two guys
came up to me and asked for a
cigarette," McEnany said. "I told
them that I didn't smoke. Mter I
said that, someone whacked me in
the back of the head, and I was
knocked out."
McEnany said that he must have
been unconscious for at least twenty
minutes, and when he woke up he
was soaked from the rain.
"When I came to, things were
real fuzzy," McEnany said. "My
book bag was opened, and my things
were scattered on the ground. My
wallet was stolen."
McEnany then walked home· to
his apartment and called 911. The
police arrived shortly after and drove
him to the Community Medical
Center. He suffered a fractured skull
and a concussion and was released
at about 4 a.m.
McEnany expressed some disbelief
about the Scranton Police
patrols and the University's Public
Safety department.
"What's up with the Scranton
Police?," McEnany asked. "They
bust up beer parties, but they don't
notice me lying down in an alley for
20 minutes."
In order to be released from the
hospital, McEnany had to call his
girlfriend at4 a.m. to come pick him
up.
Renee L'Eplattenier, a junior
from Massapequa, N.Y., who does
not have a car in the area, then called
Public Safety so she and her roommate
could be escorted to CMC.
••we called but they said that
they couldn't escort us -that far,"
L'Epattenier said. "We told them it
wasanemergencybutitdidn'tmatter.
We were going to walk there, but
luckily we found someone who
could give us a ride."
According to police records, the
two alleged attackers are of medium
build. One was wearing a football
jacket of unknown color and blue
jeans and the other wearing a red
shirt and a jean jacket.
James DePuy, director of Public
Safety, expressed some concern
about safety on campus.
••Everyone is a potential victim
ofacrime,"DePuystatedinaSafety
Tip press release. "Personal and
property crimes can affect anyone,
no matter their sex and age. There is
no absolute protection from crime,
but there are precautions a person
can take to !_essen the likelihood of
becoming a victim."
Some of the precautions mentioned
in the statement include:
avoid walking alone after dark, walk
in well-lighted areas and be aware
of those around you.
"We are increasing our security
patrols in problem areas," DePuy
said. "We are also encouraging a
stronger presence of our security."