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After seven consecutive losses against the University of Rochester – including a 44-6 drub- bing at Fauver Stadium last sea- son – St. John Fisher football final- ly reigns in Rochester. The Cardinals thumped their cross- town rivals, 38-20 before 3,422 fans at Growney Stadium Satur- day night. The Cardinals are 2-0 for the first time since 1995. “It’s a local team and you have to beat local programs, they’ve got a good tradition over there” head coach Paul Vosburgh said. “We got a monkey off of our backs.” Junior Jason Meyers rushed for two touchdowns and 177 yards on 28 carries, and Greg Roland com- pleted 11-of-19 passes for 134 yards and one touchdown, while running for another. Fisher siezed control early, tak- ing a 14-0 lead, but Rochester ral- lied to close the gap to 22-14 at halftime. “We were losing our composure before the half,” Vosburgh said. “I told the guys that we needed to re- establish ourselves and say ‘We’re gonna win this football game’.” As time expired in the third quarter, Roland hit fullback Matt Davis with a 10-yard touchdown pass to give Fisher a commanding 32-20 advantage, and sealing the win. “Watching the Rochester fans walk off, knowing we shut their mouths,’’ wide receiver David Moy- er said, “It brought us enjoyment.” CARDINAL COURIER Inside this edition ST. JOHN FISHER COLLEGE VOLUME 2 - ISSUE 1 - SEPTEMBER 18, 2002 Campus comes alive through events held during the first two weeks of the school year. Story on page 3 Women’s soccer starts season without their starting goalkeeper. Story on page 7 INDEX VIEWPOINT .........2 NEWS...................3 9/11....................4-5 OFF THE WALL...6 SPORTS.............7-8 Jay and Kevin debate the worth of cats on the Off the Wall page. Story on page 6 Tuition for the 2002-2003 school year has increased by 6.7 percent marking yet another year in which tuition at St. John Fisher has increased. The tuition increase, which works out to $500 a semester, is twice as high as the tuition increase which occurred last fall. “It has risen every year since I’ve been here,” said senior Kate Maloney. “And while it wasn’t awful, it was difficult to deal with.” John Pecchia, Vice President for Financial Affairs at Fisher, said the higher tuition was a result of increased costs on the school. “We have more students,” Pec- chia said. “There are more demands, more needs.” Pecchia pointed out that there were many aspects of the increase including higher technology costs, insurance payments, salary increases, and utilities expenses. “It was increased costs for the school and that was passed on to the students,” said Sue Lazarus, a nursing student. Lazarus has been deeply Last April’s bitter feud between St. John Fisher College President Katherine Keough and members of the Fisher faculty culminated in a compromise designed to bridge the communication gap between the two parties. However, there is some question from Keough’s critics as to whether or not communication will actually improve. “The president accuses us (the faculty) of a lack of trust without taking responsibility for the rea- sons for this mistrust,” Faculty Assembly chair, and English pro- fessor David Sanders said. “I don’t even think she really wants to know.” Keough insists that she has heeded the lessons of last April, and is eager to heal the wounds. “I don’t want to put a band-aid on the problem,” Keough said. “Band-aids aren’t good enough. I want clean, new skin.” “I am willing to say that yes (communication) didn’t work, and for many reasons. And I am willing to put into place what the faculty (assembly) said.” The controversy erupted over Keough’s appointment of a Provost, Fisher’s chief academic officer and faculty leader. Keough scrapped the findings of a faculty Provost Search Committee – after members of Fisher’s Board of Trustees deemed the committee’s two recommended candidates unacceptable. Acting Provost Don- ald Bain was then asked to remain in the position for another two years, without consulting faculty. Fisher’s governing by-laws does give the college president complete authority to name his/her own administrators with confirmation by the Board of Trustees. However, both sides agree that the Provost issue was only one of a series of communications break downs in recent years. “Last April had to happen,” Keough said. “There had been a festering boil and last April lanced that boil. It was not the Provost search, but rather a series of dis- satisfactions from the faculty over a lack of communication.” Sanders agrees, “She (Keough) is hard to depend on. She partly does things, and she partly undoes them.” The Faculty Assembly’s motion was designed to bridge this com- munication gap. It includes month- ly meetings between rotating fac- ulty groups and members of the Board of Trustees, as well as monthly meetings between rotat- ing faculty groups and Keough. It also calls for the beginning of a new Provost search, as well as the formation of a strategic planning committee that will help shape Fisher’s direction. Keough presented the motion to the Board of Trustees in June, but Sanders – also present at the meeting – feels that it was an edit- ed version. In a letter addressed to both Keough and faculty members in June, Sanders states that the reso- lutions passed by the Trustees were not the same motions passed by the Faculty Assembly. His con- cerns revolve around what he per- ceives as Keough’s revisions, which include: a one-year time frame that was established for the faculty meetings, the scope of these meet- ings being limited to discuss the new Provost search and the strate- gic planning process, and a new composition for the Provost Search Committee that reduces faculty representation from 90 percent to 55 percent. Sanders has not seen a response to his letter. “That is one example (of a con- tinued lack of communication). Since I addressed a letter to both the President and the faculty, you would think she would respond,” he added. Keough says that the percentage of faculty serving on the Provost Search Committee was adjusted SENIOR EDITOR JOHN FOLLACO EDITOR-IN-CHIEF KARA RACE Tuition hike irks students “Oh, what a night” STAFF WRITERS ALEXIS SPECK and JOHN FOLLACO E-mail addresses: [email protected] [email protected] On Wednesday, September 11 the world gathered to remember a day that will never be forgotten. This giant flag painted on Kearney lawn was one way that St. John Fisher came together on that day to remember. Memorials were held at numerous locations around the county. See pages 4 and 5 for extended coverage and reflec- tions from Fisher students. Alexis Speck Jay Adams Continued on page 3 Will wounds be healed? Continued on page 3

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After seven consecutive lossesagainst the University ofRochester – including a 44-6 drub-bing at Fauver Stadium last sea-son – St. John Fisher football final-ly reigns in Rochester. TheCardinals thumped their cross-town rivals, 38-20 before 3,422fans at Growney Stadium Satur-day night.

The Cardinals are 2-0 for thefirst time since 1995.

“It’s a local team and you have to

beat local programs, they’ve got agood tradition over there” headcoach Paul Vosburgh said. “We gota monkey off of our backs.”

Junior Jason Meyers rushed fortwo touchdowns and 177 yards on28 carries, and Greg Roland com-pleted 11-of-19 passes for 134yards and one touchdown, whilerunning for another.

Fisher siezed control early, tak-ing a 14-0 lead, but Rochester ral-lied to close the gap to 22-14 athalftime.

“We were losing our composurebefore the half,” Vosburgh said. “Itold the guys that we needed to re-

establish ourselves and say ‘We’regonna win this football game’.”

As time expired in the thirdquarter, Roland hit fullback MattDavis with a 10-yard touchdownpass to give Fisher a commanding32-20 advantage, and sealing thewin.

“Watching the Rochester fanswalk off, knowing we shut theirmouths,’’ wide receiver David Moy-er said, “It brought us enjoyment.”

CARDINAL COURIERInsidethis edition

ST. JOHN FISHER COLLEGE VOLUME 2 - ISSUE 1 - SEPTEMBER 18, 2002

Campus comes alivethrough events heldduring the first twoweeks of the schoolyear.Story on page 3

Women’s soccer startsseason without theirstarting goalkeeper.Story on page 7

INDEXVIEWPOINT.........2

NEWS...................3

9/11....................4-5

OFF THE WALL...6

SPORTS.............7-8

Jay and Kevin debatethe worth of cats onthe Off the Wall page.Story on page 6

Tuition for the 2002-2003 schoolyear has increased by 6.7 percentmarking yet another year in whichtuition at St. John Fisher hasincreased.

The tuition increase, whichworks out to $500 a semester, istwice as high as the tuitionincrease which occurred last fall.

“It has risen every year sinceI’ve been here,” said senior KateMaloney. “And while it wasn’tawful, it was difficult to deal with.”

John Pecchia, Vice President forFinancial Affairs at Fisher, saidthe higher tuition was a result ofincreased costs on the school.

“We have more students,” Pec-chia said. “There are moredemands, more needs.”

Pecchia pointed out that therewere many aspects of the increaseincluding higher technology costs,insurance payments, salaryincreases, and utilities expenses.

“It was increased costs for theschool and that was passed on tothe students,” said Sue Lazarus, anursing student.

Lazarus has been deeply

Last April’s bitter feud betweenSt. John Fisher College PresidentKatherine Keough and members ofthe Fisher faculty culminated in acompromise designed to bridge thecommunication gap between thetwo parties.

However, there is some questionfrom Keough’s critics as to whetheror not communication will actuallyimprove.

“The president accuses us (thefaculty) of a lack of trust withouttaking responsibility for the rea-sons for this mistrust,” FacultyAssembly chair, and English pro-fessor David Sanders said. “I don’teven think she really wants toknow.”

Keough insists that she hasheeded the lessons of last April,and is eager to heal the wounds.

“I don’t want to put a band-aidon the problem,” Keough said.“Band-aids aren’t good enough. Iwant clean, new skin.”

“I am willing to say that yes(communication) didn’t work, andfor many reasons. And I am willingto put into place what the faculty(assembly) said.”

The controversy erupted overKeough’s appointment of aProvost, Fisher’s chief academicofficer and faculty leader. Keoughscrapped the findings of a facultyProvost Search Committee – aftermembers of Fisher’s Board ofTrustees deemed the committee’stwo recommended candidatesunacceptable. Acting Provost Don-ald Bain was then asked to remainin the position for another twoyears, without consulting faculty.Fisher’s governing by-laws doesgive the college president completeauthority to name his/her ownadministrators with confirmationby the Board of Trustees.

However, both sides agree thatthe Provost issue was only one of aseries of communications breakdowns in recent years.

“Last April had to happen,”Keough said. “There had been a

festering boil and last April lancedthat boil. It was not the Provostsearch, but rather a series of dis-satisfactions from the faculty overa lack of communication.”

Sanders agrees, “She (Keough) ishard to depend on. She partly doesthings, and she partly undoesthem.”

The Faculty Assembly’s motionwas designed to bridge this com-munication gap. It includes month-ly meetings between rotating fac-ulty groups and members of theBoard of Trustees, as well asmonthly meetings between rotat-ing faculty groups and Keough. Italso calls for the beginning of anew Provost search, as well as theformation of a strategic planningcommittee that will help shapeFisher’s direction.

Keough presented the motion tothe Board of Trustees in June, butSanders – also present at themeeting – feels that it was an edit-ed version.

In a letter addressed to bothKeough and faculty members in

June, Sanders states that the reso-lutions passed by the Trusteeswere not the same motions passedby the Faculty Assembly. His con-cerns revolve around what he per-ceives as Keough’s revisions, whichinclude: a one-year time frame thatwas established for the facultymeetings, the scope of these meet-ings being limited to discuss thenew Provost search and the strate-gic planning process, and a newcomposition for the Provost SearchCommittee that reduces facultyrepresentation from 90 percent to55 percent.

Sanders has not seen a responseto his letter.

“That is one example (of a con-tinued lack of communication).Since I addressed a letter to boththe President and the faculty, youwould think she would respond,”he added.

Keough says that the percentageof faculty serving on the ProvostSearch Committee was adjusted

SENIOR EDITOR

JOHN FOLLACO

EDITOR-IN-CHIEF

KARA RACE

Tuition hikeirks students

“Oh, what a night”STAFF WRITERS

ALEXIS SPECK andJOHN FOLLACO

E-mail addresses: [email protected] [email protected]

On Wednesday,September 11 theworld gathered toremember a day thatwill never be forgotten.This giant flagpainted on Kearneylawn was one way thatSt. John Fisher cametogether on that day toremember. Memorialswere held at numerouslocations around thecounty. See pages 4and 5 for extendedcoverage and reflec-tions from Fisherstudents.

Alexis Speck

Jay Adams

Continued on page 3

Will wounds be healed?

Continued on page 3

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Lisa MurphyFaculty Advisor

StaffJay Adams

Tom AlbaneseAnya AsphallKevin Aubrey

Susan HansmanAnora Nervina

Joshua TomaszewskiKevin White

VIEWPOINT

Kara RaceEditor-In-Chief

Jason MarsherallLifestyles Editor

Angela MeradjiBusiness Manager

Christan VosburghCirculation Manager

Alexis SpeckManaging Editor

John FollacoSenior Editor

Kim MuratoreMarketing Director

Joe LoporcaroWebmaster

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CARDINAL COURIER

Should September 11th bedeclared a National Holiday? No.

Should government agencies,schools, and businesses close onthis day of infamy? Absolutely.

September 11, 2001 was manythings; a holiday wasn’t one ofthem.

I dread the thought of that hor-rific day becoming one of those “getout of work/school free passes” thatare now commonly associated withmany National Holidays. Instead,September 11th should be declareda National Day of Remembrance.

Our generation incurred atremendous responsibility as theevents of that day unfolded: aresponsibility to remember. It is aseemingly simple responsibility,yet one that we have had a greatdeal of difficulty executing.

We must remember.Remember where you were

when you heard the tragic news.Remember how members of the

New York Police and Fire Depart-ments raced up the burning build-ings and towards disaster, aseveryone else attempted to rushtowards safety.

Remember the heroes of Flight93.

Remember how proudly wewaved our flags outside our homes,and the sense of pride we felt asnearly every house on our streetdid the same.

Remember how we joinedtogether to donate blood, raisedonations, send supplies, and com-fort our neighbors in New York

City.In the days and weeks after Sep-

tember 11th the United States ofAmerica transformed itself. Webecame a different society, one thatset aside petty differences andgained a new perspective on whattruly is important.

Even Major League Baseballunited to produce one of the mostamazing postseasons in its storiedhistory – complete with George W.Bush throwing out the first pitch ofthe World Series at Yankee Stadi-um to a standing ovation.

It was magical.Unfortunately, the magic has

waned. We all knew it would hap-pen, and it did. Eventually the dustsettled, the wreckage was cartedaway, and the United Statesreturned to normalcy.

There is nothing wrong withnormalcy. We should all be grate-ful to live in a country where wecan enjoy the immense freedomthat we do in normal, everyday life

However many had hoped thatwe would create a new sense ofnormalcy in the aftermath of 9/11– one that understood true rele-vance, and focused less on pettybickering. Unfortunately we have

not.We have forgotten.All of us have reverted to old

habits, dwelled on insignificantthings, and been drawn into sillydisputes. Of course these thingswill continue to happen, we arehuman. Yet we owe it to the vic-tims to do everything within ourpower to keep the proper perspec-tive.

It is one thing to remember Sep-tember 11th in our minds; it’sanother to remember that day inour hearts.

Thankfully, we have anotherchance.

Last week marked the yearanniversary of 9/11, and the entirecountry – including the St. JohnFisher community – united to com-memorate it.

Fisher students, faculty, andstaff united to adorn Kearney lawnwith a painted flag. Later thatevening, the campus again cametogether to hold a candlelight vigilin memorial of the victims.

For 24 hours the magicreturned. We remembered.

As a new year dawns (undoubt-edly the “unofficial” calendar yearis now marked by this anniver-sary) we again have the opportuni-ty to ensure that those victims didnot die in vain.

A year of terror has concluded,but our responsibility continues.

We must remember.Email address:

[email protected]

Dear Students,

For weeks I have thoughtabout what to write in this letter.What does everyone want tohear? What do they need toknow? I was stumped, complete-ly overcome by writer’s block.Unsure of what to say, I avoidedthis letter. But now, reflecting onlife one full year after the Sep-tember 11th attacks, my blockseems to have faded.

This past year has been one ofreflection for all Americans. Wesit and ask ourselves what isimportant? What is our passionin life? What is life? Howshould we live it? We can’t helpbut question who we are andwhat this world around us is.

For me, this year has been oneof great discovery.

A year ago I was questioning alot of things: my major, myfuture, my goals in life. I spentthe year reflecting on a lot, look-ing deep into my mind and myheart trying to figure out what itwas I wanted out of life.

During this search, a goodfriend of mine gave me the bookTuesdays with Morrie by MitchAlbom. It took me less than twodays to read the entire thing. Inthe same way that the aftermathof September 11th taught me toappreciate how precious life is,this book taught me about howto make life precious.

“So many people walk aroundwith a meaningless life. Theyseem half-asleep, even whenthey’re busy doing things theythink are important,” Albomwrote. “This is because they’rechasing the wrong things. Theway you get meaning in your lifeis to devote yourself to others,devote yourself to your commu-nity around you, and devoteyourself to creating somethingthat gives you purpose and

meaning.”I have done this. I have creat-

ed my something to provide mewith purpose and meaning. Ihave found something that I cangive myself to, that makes mesmile and gives me pride. I havesomething that is a true reflec-tion of who I am and what Istand for.

This newspaper is my some-thing. I have been there fromthe beginning witnessing the fallof our previous newspaper, put-ting in the long, grueling hourslast year as we rebuilt and bat-tled our way through whatseemed an endless fight.

Through all the criticism andall the doubts, a small group ofus remained strong and success-fully created the Cardinal Couri-er.

Our creation gave us all asmall sense of purpose andmeaning in this thing we calllife. But beyond us, we createdsomething that we hope will helpthis school find purpose andmeaning in these times of ques-tion.

We want to enlighten you withevery issue and help you resolvethe questions to which we are allsearching for answers: Who amI? What is my purpose? What doI want in life?

We are more than just a news-paper. We are a part of this com-munity. We are a representationof the student body and we lookforward to being your voice.

Email address:[email protected]

By KaraRace,CardinalCourierEditor-In-Chief

By JohnFollaco,CardinalCourierSenior Editor

Do we truly remember?A voiceemerges

The Cardinal Courierwas created to providethe St. John Fisher College community witha quality newspaper.

Not only will this publication seek,investigate, and reportthe news, it will strive todo so with honesty andintegrity. We will be theeyes and ears of the stu-dent body.

The Courier will provide the campus witha medium in which toread interesting newsarticles, thought-provoking editorials, andentertaining features.

Courier staff membershope to inform, educateand humor its readers.

In turn staff memberswill receive the hands-oninstruction and trainingneeded to enter the worldof professionaljournalism.

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Comments, questions orconcerns? We want to hear from you.Whether its news tips, adver-tising inquiries, press releases,or just sharing your thoughts,your input is important.

Phone: 385-8360 or 385-8361E-mail:[email protected] soon: The CardinalCourier digital edition.Watch for details.

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affected by the tuition increasewhich has made her unable tomake the higher payments.

“It has forced me to go parttime,” she said. “I was due tograduate in 2003, but now I amforced to do an extra year.”

As a result of going part time,Lazarus not only has to takeanother year’s worth of classes butalso lost the scholarship that sheheld previously and no longerreceives financial aid.

“For me, I’m not 20 anymore,”said Lazarus. “I’m older and I’manxious to get my career startedand this is holding me back.”

Pecchia tried to show that thetuition increase really was goingback to the students.

“Tuition doesn’t just pay for aca-demics,” he said. “We’re building acommunity.”

In an attempt to build a commu-nity, Fisher has obtained brandnew equipment for its computerlab in Kearney Hall as well as

refurbished the first floor of LaveryLibrary and parts of Kearney Hall.Other renovations made this yearinclude Founders Hall, the beauti-fication of Ward Hall, and revamp-ing some of the classrooms, allthings that will benefit the studentbody.

“Another big reason was compe-tition,” said Pecchia. “We want tobe competitive. We want toattract good students.”

To attract good students, Fisherhas increased its institutionallyfunded financial aid and scholar-ships by 17% in the past year.Scholarship money given away bythe school is now at $12 million ascompared to $10.3 million previ-ously.

With all of the increases inscholarships and institutionallyfunded financial aid, Pecchia saidmost of the money from the tuitionincrease is going back to the stu-dents.

“This isn’t a profit thing,” he

said.We are not the only school that

has suffered a tuition increase thisyear, however. According to Pec-chia, schools across the region aresuffering from the same financialdemands. As compared to otherschools across the spectrum, Fish-er falls in the middle in terms of itsincreased tuition.

“Last year we were the lowest,”said Pecchia. “This year we’re inthe middle. We’re about equalwith Nazareth.”

Equal or not, Fisher studentsare still paying more than theyhave before to attend classes hereand it looks as though this cost willcontinue to increase in futureyears.

“We’re trying to make it afford-able,” said Pecchia. “The schoolwill do everything it can to mini-mize an increase in tuition.”

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for good reason. Two trusteeswere added to the committee toensure the outcome will be satis-factory to board members.

“Last year the selection (ofProvost candidates) was unaccept-able to both the trustees and toadministration. It was a failedsearch,” Keough said. “The defini-tion of insanity is doing the samething over again and not expectingthe same results. Why do it overagain?”

A major element of April’s reso-lution is a strategic planning com-mittee that will help shape thefuture of the college. It will com-prise over 50 people, including fac-

ulty, staff, students, administratorsand trustees. Yet Sandersexpresses concern that the group istoo large to accomplish its mission.

“The group is too big, it is utterlyunwieldy,” Sanders states. “I’minterested to see how many facultymembers will volunteer to takepart, to give up all those hours in acommittee where individuals havelittle voice.”

Associate Provost and commit-tee chairman Douglas Howardagrees that the original group istoo large to make decisions, andsays that a steering committee of17 individuals will be elected oncethe entire strategic planning com-

mittee is in place.“The President outlined a large

committee, wanting the broadestgroup possible in order to includeeveryone’s input,” Howard said.“Then the steering committee willtake that input and work it into astrategic plan.”

Communication still remainsthe central issue.

“She (Keough) makes these deci-sions without wide consultation orprior announcement,” Sanderssaid. “This is how she operates. Shedoes what she pleases.”

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The following incidents were investigated by security from 9/3 Until9/15/02:

10 alcohol violations in the residence halls 4 motor vehicle accidents Petit Larceny in Murphy Hall Petit Larceny Parking Lot G Criminal Mischief Lot E Petit Larceny - College Property - campus sign

Parking enforcement has begun. If you have not registered your vehi-cle with the Safety and Security Office, please do so immediately. Ticketsshould not be ignored. Unpaid parking fines will be added to studentsaccounts. Students with more than 3 outstanding parking tickets mayfind their vehicles towed at their expense. So please obey all parkingand traffic regulations on campus.

The first two weeks at St. JohnFisher were filled with activity,enthusiasm, and fun as the cam-pus was alive with activities fromvarious student organizations, nev-er leaving a dull moment

Orientation consisted of threedays filled with jam-packed eventsthat gave new students the oppor-tunity to learn the layout of thecampus, make friends, and have asuccessful beginning to college.

“Our number one goal for orien-tation was to provide a smoothtransition,” said Beth Herberger,director of Student Life.

Orientation leaders were hard atwork making the weekend excitingfor students.

“I liked the amount of enthusi-asm that the leaders and peeradvisors expressed,” said freshmanKristin Norsen.

Some of the orientation eventsincluded Playfair, a motivationalspeaker, a “Life at Fisher” skit, anda black light dance party.

“Each year the orientation teamstrives to improve and add differ-ent twists to the weekend to reachtheir perpetual goal of making ori-entation better,” said Herberger.

Orientation wasn’t the onlything happening at Fisher duringthe first two weeks, however. Somesocial events sponsored by variousorganizations included the CasinoHeist Game Show, Ultimate Bingo,an Ice Cream Social, a Drive-InMovie, and a Hawaiian Luau.

The Resident Student Associa-tion’s Ultimate Bingo in WilsonFormal attracted close to 200 stu-dents, a number that was notexpected prior to the event.

“I enjoyed Bingo because it

brought students together andallowed us to meet new people,”said Megan Hoad, a freshman.

Josh Harris, President of RSA,said “We like doing programs thatstudents like and will support.”According to Harris, RSA’s goal inhosting the event was to get stu-dents familiar with their organiza-tion as well as encourage interac-tion on campus.

Ultimate Bingo drew such agood crowd that RSA is discussingplans to make it a monthly pro-gram throughout the year.

The Student Activities Boardwas also hard at work during thefirst two weeks at Fisher. Theirfirst big event was mentalistRobert Channing, which took placeduring orientation weekend. Theevent attracted about 440 stu-dents.

“SAB wanted to get off on theright foot with the freshmen thisyear by showing them just whatkind of events we are able to pro-vide,” said Aaron Schmitt, VicePresident of SAB. “We felt RobertChanning was the type of per-former who would not only easemuch of the anxiety and awkward-ness of the first weekend, but pro-vide an entertainment value thatthey cannot find anywhere off cam-pus.”

SAB also hit big by giving awaytwo vacations to the Bahamas dur-ing Casino Heist and letting Gizmothe Roving Robot loose on campuslast week.

“I thought the mentalist andGizmo the Robot were great waysto bring out the new freshmenclass and to get involved in the fes-tivities,” said Lynn Ambrose, afreshman.

Opportunities to join the festivi-ties were also available at theInvolvement Festival held lastweek on Lavery Lawn.

All clubs and organizations atFisher had the opportunity to setup booths to encourage students toget involved. Many booths offeredfree promotional gifts to entice stu-dents. Activities such as wax handmolding and temporary tattooswere available for students to tryat no charge.

“The involvement festival wasbeneficial and it allowed me tobecome more than just a successfulstudent,” said freshman ZainebSalem. “It helped make me feel asthough I am a member of the St.John Fisher community.”

The overall consensus was thatthe first two weeks were very suc-cessful.

“I am quite impressed with theenthusiasm of the freshman andthe way they showed up in drovesto all of the events during the firsttwo weeks at Fisher, not to men-tion the support from the upper-classmen once they returned tocampus,” said Schmitt, reflectingon the first two weeks.

Although the first two weeks atFisher have come to end, the activ-ities have not. SAB will be startingtheir weekly films and Open MicNight series as well as puttingtogether a Casino Night in earlyOctober. They will also be present-ing a comedian, a hypnotist and apaintball trip among many otheractivities. RSA looks to get anoth-

er big turnout at “Roommate Sin-gled Out” on the 26th as well aswith their Tip Off Classic, HauntedWalk, and Midnight Pajama FunRun. Also look for events from oth-er organizations such as Com-muter Council, TEDDI and manymore.

The first two weeks at Fisherseemed to be full of activity andexcitement but the entire yearproves to be nothing less. Keep aneye out.

Email addresses:[email protected]@sjfc.edu

STAFF WRITERS

PAM WOODFORD andKARA RACE

The Student Activities Board creates excitement at the Involvement Festival on Lavery Lawn last Thursdayduring free period.

Kara Race

TUITION continued from Page 1

WOUNDS continued from Page 1

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Cardinal Courier September 18, 2002

Remembering September 11, 2001I

t was a day that began like any other. The Fisher com-munity awoke to a sunny Sept. 11, 2001 and started itsdaily routine, the campus active with students and staffalike preparing for the tasks of another mundane Tues-day. But as we all know, this Tuesday was anything but

ordinary. As word of terrorist attacks on New York City andWashington D.C. spread throughout campus, all of us under-stood that this day was likely the most horrible yet definingmoment of our generation, our nation, and our history. On thatday, our community, with members connected to the attacksthrough loved ones or through their compassion for thoseaffected, reached out to each other and our fellow countrymenthrough prayer, donations and support. We have each carriedsome part of that day’s events in our hearts for the past year, soon September 11 this year, the community united again inmany ways to honor the victims, show support for our nation,and above all, remember.

A white light shone down on a lonepianist as he began playing thebeginnings to Mozart’s Requiem.With the first note dancing throughthe somber air, Rochester joined tensof thousands across the globe in atribute to the lives lost on September11 in a Rolling Requiem. Held at theHochstein Performance Hall onNorth Plymouth Avenue, the ceremo-ny began at 8:46, the time the firstplane crashed into the World TradeCenter.

The idea for a Rolling Requiembegan with the Seattle SymphonyChorale and grew in numbers anddistance as choruses around theglobe seized the chance to partake ina worldwide moment of piece andremembrance. A moment thatincluded 15,000 musicians in morethan 200 performances, from as faraway as Moscow, Russia and Osaka,Japan and included local singersfrom St. John Fisher College as wellas the Concentus Women’s Chorusand the Genesee Valley Chorus. Theconcert was to begin in the PacificRim and by nightfall have encircledthe entire globe surpassing not onlytime zones but also races and reli-gions and colors. A universal tributeto a tragedy that claimed the lives ofpeople from more than 80 countries.

With a full house and each chorus

member wearing a heart with thename of a lost life, the ceremonybegan with words from Mayor John-son before pianist Richard Volpebegan playing a solemn yet beautifulrendition of one of Mozart’s mostfamous pieces, Requiem. With theaccompanying chorus of 200 plusvoices reaching up into the heavens itseemed appropriate for them to beled by a single instrument instead ofa large orchestra. Conductor RogerWilhelm who brought another levelof energy and emotion to a stillrecovering local community, smilinggently every so often to let peopleknow that life is going to be goodagain, also led the chorus.

Why Requiem? It was originally atribute by Mozart for his late wifeand then later in his short career amysterious stranger asked if Mozartwould compose a piece for a Requiemmass, hence the reason for the choice.The word requiem itself means forthe dead. And on a day when mil-lions of people in America are griev-ing what could be more appropriatethen a song for them our fathers, ourmothers, our sons and daughters, ourbrothers and sisters. For a fewmoments on that morning no onewas alone, trying to deal with thistragedy by themselves.

Remembrance has a variety ofdefinitions. It can be a memory fromchildhood, an experience that madeyou smile, or simply remembering topick up a loaf of bread from the store.Remembrance is also a time whenyou stop and reflect on the thingsthat made the world stand still.Wednesday, 9/11/02, was one ofthose times.

Students, faculty, and citizensfrom the community gathered onKearney Lawn for a candlelight vigilto remember the events that occurreda year ago.

Prior to the event, students helpeda grounds crew paint a 50'X80'American flag on the lawn in front ofKearney Hall. The painting began at9am on Wednesday morning andwas finished at 4pm that afternoon.

The idea for the flag was conceived

by Alan Dungey, a member of thegrounds crew at Fisher.

"All through the summer, Ithought about how I could commem-orate [the events of September 11,2001]," said Dungey, "I didn't knowhow I could [commemorate theevents] as a grounds man, otherthan what I could do, which waspaint. So I pitched the idea to myboss and it just went up the chain.We decided to do it right here onKearney lawn."

A welcome speech was given by Dr.Katherine Keough, President of St.John Fisher, and prayers wereoffered by Father Joe Lanzalaco. Awreath made out of ribbons was alsodisplayed as everyone had the oppor-tunity to commemorate a person theymay have lost on 9/11/02. A flamewas then passed throughout those in

attendance. The ceremony endedwith the singing of "Amazing Grace"which was led by Dr. Keough

"[The vigil] was a good way toremember those who were tragicallyeffected and touched by the events [of9/11/01]," said Bunny Dugo,sophomore at Fisher, "It makes usrealize that, even though some of uswere not personally touched, werecognize that the whole nation hasbeen touched. It's just important toremember. Its not easy to forget 3,000deaths."

For about an hour, the world stoodstill as tears were shed, memoriesrelived, and meaning restored to thelives of those who stood in candle-light on Kearney Lawn. The messagewas loud and clear that Americanswill not forget those who we lost on9/11/01.

“My initial reaction was shock, butthen I felt disappointment that ourcountry could be so vulnerable.”-Jay Ellis, sophomore

“My son was very confused becauseI have brought him up not to hate.He didn’t understand how peoplecould be so hateful and do some-thing so awful to our country.”-Audray Davis, junior

“I just started freaking out. It wasjust so awful I didn’t know what tothink or what to do….it was sotragic I felt it was something thatonly happens in movies.”-Kym Banks, freshman

“After the event everyone kept say-ing there were other targets. Mysister Julie was living in Bostonand all that went through my headwas ‘is my sister alright or not’.”-Valerie Panna, freshman

Compiled by Jay Adams, Michelle Girardi, Heather Hudson, Jason Marsherall, KaraRace, Joshua Tomaszewski, Christan Vosburgh, and Kevin White

Fisher honors those lost

Rolling Requiem: A tribute in song

Left: A monument built inBrockport to remember New YorkCity Firefighters.Below: A community remembersthrough music.

“At first it was kind of a shock. Ididn’t want to believe it. Then Idrove here and I ran upstairs andwatched the news. I saw the firsttower down. It was just scary.”-Jessica Timothy, junior

“I was in my Methods’ class and atthe moment my professor said,‘History happens just like that,’she turned on the TV and itshowed those events happening.My reaction I can’t explain. Howdoes anyone take that?-Richard Worden, senior

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Cardinal Courier September 18, 2002

Remembering September 11, 2001I

t was a day that began like any other. The Fisher com-munity awoke to a sunny Sept. 11, 2001 and started itsdaily routine, the campus active with students and staffalike preparing for the tasks of another mundane Tues-day. But as we all know, this Tuesday was anything but

ordinary. As word of terrorist attacks on New York City andWashington D.C. spread throughout campus, all of us under-stood that this day was likely the most horrible yet definingmoment of our generation, our nation, and our history. On thatday, our community, with members connected to the attacksthrough loved ones or through their compassion for thoseaffected, reached out to each other and our fellow countrymenthrough prayer, donations and support. We have each carriedsome part of that day’s events in our hearts for the past year, soon September 11 this year, the community united again inmany ways to honor the victims, show support for our nation,and above all, remember.

A white light shone down on a lonepianist as he began playing thebeginnings to Mozart’s Requiem.With the first note dancing throughthe somber air, Rochester joined tensof thousands across the globe in atribute to the lives lost on September11 in a Rolling Requiem. Held at theHochstein Performance Hall onNorth Plymouth Avenue, the ceremo-ny began at 8:46, the time the firstplane crashed into the World TradeCenter.

The idea for a Rolling Requiembegan with the Seattle SymphonyChorale and grew in numbers anddistance as choruses around theglobe seized the chance to partake ina worldwide moment of piece andremembrance. A moment thatincluded 15,000 musicians in morethan 200 performances, from as faraway as Moscow, Russia and Osaka,Japan and included local singersfrom St. John Fisher College as wellas the Concentus Women’s Chorusand the Genesee Valley Chorus. Theconcert was to begin in the PacificRim and by nightfall have encircledthe entire globe surpassing not onlytime zones but also races and reli-gions and colors. A universal tributeto a tragedy that claimed the lives ofpeople from more than 80 countries.

With a full house and each chorus

member wearing a heart with thename of a lost life, the ceremonybegan with words from Mayor John-son before pianist Richard Volpebegan playing a solemn yet beautifulrendition of one of Mozart’s mostfamous pieces, Requiem. With theaccompanying chorus of 200 plusvoices reaching up into the heavens itseemed appropriate for them to beled by a single instrument instead ofa large orchestra. Conductor RogerWilhelm who brought another levelof energy and emotion to a stillrecovering local community, smilinggently every so often to let peopleknow that life is going to be goodagain, also led the chorus.

Why Requiem? It was originally atribute by Mozart for his late wifeand then later in his short career amysterious stranger asked if Mozartwould compose a piece for a Requiemmass, hence the reason for the choice.The word requiem itself means forthe dead. And on a day when mil-lions of people in America are griev-ing what could be more appropriatethen a song for them our fathers, ourmothers, our sons and daughters, ourbrothers and sisters. For a fewmoments on that morning no onewas alone, trying to deal with thistragedy by themselves.

Remembrance has a variety ofdefinitions. It can be a memory fromchildhood, an experience that madeyou smile, or simply remembering topick up a loaf of bread from the store.Remembrance is also a time whenyou stop and reflect on the thingsthat made the world stand still.Wednesday, 9/11/02, was one ofthose times.

Students, faculty, and citizensfrom the community gathered onKearney Lawn for a candlelight vigilto remember the events that occurreda year ago.

Prior to the event, students helpeda grounds crew paint a 50'X80'American flag on the lawn in front ofKearney Hall. The painting began at9am on Wednesday morning andwas finished at 4pm that afternoon.

The idea for the flag was conceived

by Alan Dungey, a member of thegrounds crew at Fisher.

"All through the summer, Ithought about how I could commem-orate [the events of September 11,2001]," said Dungey, "I didn't knowhow I could [commemorate theevents] as a grounds man, otherthan what I could do, which waspaint. So I pitched the idea to myboss and it just went up the chain.We decided to do it right here onKearney lawn."

A welcome speech was given by Dr.Katherine Keough, President of St.John Fisher, and prayers wereoffered by Father Joe Lanzalaco. Awreath made out of ribbons was alsodisplayed as everyone had the oppor-tunity to commemorate a person theymay have lost on 9/11/02. A flamewas then passed throughout those in

attendance. The ceremony endedwith the singing of "Amazing Grace"which was led by Dr. Keough

"[The vigil] was a good way toremember those who were tragicallyeffected and touched by the events [of9/11/01]," said Bunny Dugo,sophomore at Fisher, "It makes usrealize that, even though some of uswere not personally touched, werecognize that the whole nation hasbeen touched. It's just important toremember. Its not easy to forget 3,000deaths."

For about an hour, the world stoodstill as tears were shed, memoriesrelived, and meaning restored to thelives of those who stood in candle-light on Kearney Lawn. The messagewas loud and clear that Americanswill not forget those who we lost on9/11/01.

“My initial reaction was shock, butthen I felt disappointment that ourcountry could be so vulnerable.”-Jay Ellis, sophomore

“My son was very confused becauseI have brought him up not to hate.He didn’t understand how peoplecould be so hateful and do some-thing so awful to our country.”-Audray Davis, junior

“I just started freaking out. It wasjust so awful I didn’t know what tothink or what to do….it was sotragic I felt it was something thatonly happens in movies.”-Kym Banks, freshman

“After the event everyone kept say-ing there were other targets. Mysister Julie was living in Bostonand all that went through my headwas ‘is my sister alright or not’.”-Valerie Panna, freshman

Compiled by Jay Adams, Michelle Girardi, Heather Hudson, Jason Marsherall, KaraRace, Joshua Tomaszewski, Christan Vosburgh, and Kevin White

Fisher honors those lost

Rolling Requiem: A tribute in song

Left: A monument built inBrockport to remember New YorkCity Firefighters.Below: A community remembersthrough music.

“At first it was kind of a shock. Ididn’t want to believe it. Then Idrove here and I ran upstairs andwatched the news. I saw the firsttower down. It was just scary.”-Jessica Timothy, junior

“I was in my Methods’ class and atthe moment my professor said,‘History happens just like that,’she turned on the TV and itshowed those events happening.My reaction I can’t explain. Howdoes anyone take that?-Richard Worden, senior

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OFF THE WALLPage 6September 18, 2002 Cardinal Courier

Sitting at his computer in asmall Murphy single swatting aterrant bees and wearing a sarcas-tic looking grin, I find juniorAdam Hartwig. You may knowhim by his alter ego “Corky,” andif not you have probably seen thistall drink of water wanderingaround campus cracking jokesand peering at the world withsatirical blue eyes. He has onlyone request before the interviewand that is one from his girlfriendwho asked him “not to say any-thing that will get her beat uptoo.”

Q. First of all how did youcome by the nickname“Corky”?

A. Well, I got it freshman yearwhen we were playing Fredoniain rugby, and I separated my

shoulder and had to go to the hos-pital. The next day I was on awhole bunch of painkillers andwalking around with my shoulderstrapped to my chest and drool-ing. ‘Nuff said.

Q. What brought you toFisher?

A. I don’t know since I gotaccepted to the University ofHawaii too. I guess St. John Fish-er just sounded more exotic. Imean who needs 80 degrees andsunny everyday, when I can behere in 70 degrees with beesswarming in my room. It’s okaythough, I’m only allergic.

Q. What is your major?A. History.Q. Why?A. Why the heck not?Q. What do you want to do

with that?A. Graduate.Q. Okeey Dokeey, I heard

that you are trying to get acurling team started, is thattrue?

A. (Laughs) Yeah I found outhockey would be too expensiveunless we played with sticks and

stones.Q. How is it going? Do you

have enough brooms?A. We are a few bristles short.

But seriously, I am trying to starta men’s and women’s Ice Hockeyteam and it would be nice to seepeople come out for it. People justneed to get over their fears of iceskates and frozen water. Frozenwater doesn’t bite.

Q. Hockey, curling, they arebasically the same thing; allyou really need are ice andsome Russians. So, what doyou do for fun?

A. Try to see how many differ-ent sports I can get hurt at. Bingeeat, maybe.

Q. Okay, what is yourfavorite word or phrase?

A. Probably “I’m gonna go outon a limb here.”

Q. You are a pretty tall kid,can you dunk?

A. No, when you are fat most ofyour life you tend to aim justbelow the rim or aim for thosecookies on the top shelf. If youdunk there is pretty much noreward. At least when you eat abag of cookies, you’re full.

Q. What’s the strangestprint-worthy thing about you?

A. Probably that my shoulder iscompletely deformed now fromrugby, or that I have always want-ed to steal a goat.

Q. Well, along with live-stock, do you like my shoes?

A. I don’t know. I’m not sure. Ihave had so many head injuries itmakes it hard to see that far.

Q. Finally describe yourselfin one word for the Fishercommunity?

A. Fat.

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KEVIN AUBREY

Everyone likes pets. We lovethem as our own and often theybecome just as big a part of thefamily as that annoying kidbrother- the one that won’t stoplisting off every Pokemon in exis-tence and blasting you for notknowing that Pikachu was simplya part of something greater andbasically played the role ofspokesman.

This sort of annoyance bringsme back into my original pointabout pets, and more specifically,cats as pets. To put it mildly, Idislike cats. I dislike them somuch, I am allergic to them.

People gush more over theirsilly cats than should be allowedby law. Every time I see someonenuzzling their “wiiiitttlee sweetiepuss,” I feel physically ill. I haveto question this undying love anddedication to an animal that givesnothing in return, save perform-

ing acts of stupidity that areplaced under the heading of“Cute.”

Dogs are loyal animals. Theylove you for who you are, but catsaren’t loyal at all. A cat would sellyou out for a serial killer banginga spoon on the side of a fancyfeast can in an alleyway. It seemsthat their main interest is to eatand then find a warm sunbeam tosleep in until they eat again.

Cats are the fussiest animal Ihave ever seen. If the carpet isn’tsoft enough or they dislike thecurvature of their food dish, theywill get ornery and probably leavea little present in one of yourshoes. I have also seen cats whoare deathly afraid of people andtake off running at the sight ofthem. What good is that? What isthe point of a pet that is scared bypeople?

I think the reason I don’t likethese felines is because I seethrough the cat’s little tricks. Idon’t fall for that “look at me I am

cute and chasing this string”trickery. When I see a cat doingthat, I see a cat that is duping itsowner trying to give them a rea-son not to be kicked to the curb.

That purring thing is phony,and so is that “look I am a sweetanimal rubbing up against yourleg.” They are just trying toscratch a place they can’t itch andcover you with as much hair aspossible. Hair gets every where,even people who don’t have catsfind cat hairs on their clothes.

Call me a bad guy if you wantbut I would rather have an hon-est, ugly, three legged iguanathan spend a day picking cat hairoff everything I own. I’ll stickwith my fish. They don’t try totrick me at all except for whenthey pull that wacky upside downswimming thing at the top of thetank. I still can’t figure that oneout.

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I may be a guy. I may be drivenby testosterone in a world filledwith chaos. I may get caught upin the ideas of what a male in his20’s should be and do. But, goshdarn it, I know cute when I see it.I'm not ashamed to admit it.

Cats have always had a softspot in my heart since I was achild. Some of you may feel thesame way, some of you may not.Don't get me wrong, I'm notobsessed with felines. I do, how-ever, feel that there are somestrong points to be made aboutthe worth of cats.

I couldn’t agree more withRobert DeNiro in “Meet The Par-ents” when he explains to hisfuture cat hating son-in-law, Gay-lord Focker, that cats are not sellouts. They make you earn theiraffection and love. Dogs, on theother hand, patronize their own-ers by trying too hard to be cutejust to get a treat. I love dogs too,but in my own experiences, I havefound this to be true.

I have owned a cat for aboutfive years now. He’s all black andhis name is Slick, (named afterthe cat in “Grumpy Old Men”).Some say that people like Mari-lyn Manson or Ozzy Osbourne arethe “antichrist,” however, I beg todiffer. I believe my buddy Slickmay have a set of horns that Ihaven't found yet. Many timesI’ve wondered to myself, “If my catis up here on earth, then who isrunning hell?”

With that said, I feel it isimportant to mention that Slick,as a kitten, was stricken with arespiratory condition whichshould have killed him. However,I nursed him back to health andhe is now a five year old, tubby,grumpy, healthy cat.

At the time he was sick, Istayed up most nights with Slickmaking sure he would eat and get

some sort of nutrition. I madesure he was as comfortable aspossible, letting him sleep on mychest until he would awakenagain to cry and whine. After afew weeks of this, I thought I hadearned his respect as the savior ofhis life. Boy, was I wrong.

The healthier he got, the morehe began to dislike me. I couldn'tpet him without being greetedwith a hiss or ending up with aclaw-mark on my hand. To thisday, he still has this mean disposi-tion. However, it is not just me hedoesn't like, it’s everyone that hasever crossed his path. Friends ofmine have fallen victim to hisrazor-sharp claws and his power-ful jaw, even after being warnedabout his anger managementproblems.

To anyone else, this may seemlike a cat that needs to be dis-posed of as soon as possible. Icouldn't disagree more. Slick is anindependent cat. He knows whathe wants out of life and he’s notafraid to stand up for himself toget it. All he wants to do is eatand sleep. Somehow, my existencedisrupts his goals in life, but Iunderstand. I understand the factthat he is making me earn hisrespect and love. He’s not going tosell out just because I saved hislife once. He’ll make me go to theends of the earth to earn hisrespect and I'm fine with that.

I have had good experienceswith cats. Obviously, not my own,but other people’s cats seem tolike me. This tells me that I don'thave any hygiene problems orsmell like rubbish. But I wouldn'twant any other cat in the worldbesides Slick. He may not begreat for my self-esteem, as themere sound of my voice makeshim claw the bejesus out of myfeet, but he's still my cat. And,gosh darn it, he’s a cute one. Thatmakes him worth more than allthe gold in China. Is there gold inChina?

Corky Hartwig: bees, ice hockey and a goat

STAFF WRITER

JAY ADAMS

STAFF WRITER

KEVIN AUBREY

Cats divide Fisher students

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Will You TieMy Shoe?

Team leaderstuck on sidelines

“This fall we’re off to an incredi-bly fast start, walk in volumes arehuge and our website is seeingmore traffic than ever. The word isgetting around.” says Mary Wad-hams, Director of Career Services.“We’ve had an enormous numberof students looking for on and offcampus jobs, resume help and tak-ing our new PinPoint careerassessment.” Wadhams notesalumni volumes are also up due tothe shifting economic conditions,

“I’ve been seeing many alums whohave been downsized, who aremaking career changes, or re-entering the job market.”

Betsy McDermott, Career Coun-selor, has launched the on campusAccounting Recruiting Program incollaboration with the accountingfaculty and reports, “Accountingresumes are in and mock inter-views are underway. Plus, educa-tion majors are busy preparingtheir resumes with us for springstudent teaching. These resumeshave to be done by October 4th sothe Education Dept. can start posi-tioning our students for choiceslots!”

Melissa Sears, a work study vet-eran in her 3rd year with CareerServices, has just been promoted tosupervisor and is working with theincoming work study staff.

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Competing in Division IIIWomen’s Soccer is hard. It’s evenharder when your team's stargoalie is sidelined with a seasonthreatening back injury.

Cat DeCecco, a senior captainand starting goalie for the women’ssoccer team suffered a strangeinjury four weeks ago and it maycost her her last chance to play soc-cer for Fisher.

“I have no clue [how I gotinjured], said DeCecco. “I ran twomiles in the morning and thenstarted doing my workout rightafter that. I start to feel [pain inmy back]after the workout. By theafternoon session, I was out.”

Both trainers and chiropractorsat Fisher have been trying forweeks to figure out the cause andthe extent of the injury. DeCeccomay have a hemorrhage in herlower back. Other possibilitiesinclude a tear in a disc or ligament.The answer will not fully be knownuntil an MRI is done later thisweek.

Even after weeks of rest andicing, DeCecco is still feeling theeffects of the injury.

“Morning, the pain is big time,”said DeCecco. “It usually takes anhour before I can walk normally.Tuesdays and Thursdays I havethree classes and just sitting thereaggravates it. When I first gotinjured, I was crooked, I couldn'tstand straight up. Now, I can, but Ican only run and ride the bike andthat’s it.”

DeCecco was a major asset tothe team during the 2001 seasonas the ladies ended the regularseason 8-7-2 and completed in theNew York State Tournament, los-ing to the top seeded team in thelast 10 minutes of the game.

“Cat was outstanding last year,”said Coach Jill McCabe. “Whenyou don’t have a strong goalkeeper,you can get into trouble. Everyshot could be a possible goal. Catwas really solid back there.”

In addition to putting her bodyon the line to stop shots, DeCeccowas a very vocal player whosepresence could be felt well acrossmidfield.

“Cat was really communicative.She talks, she organizes ourdefense and gets us into ouroffense pretty quickly. She has astrong, solid punt which gets usright into our offensive attack,”said McCabe.

McCabe, just like the trainersand chiropractors, is unaware ofhow long the team will be withoutDeCecco.

“Unfortunately, backs are themystery injury,” said McCabe,“unlike a sprained ankle whereyou can be back within a fewweeks, get taped up and be readyto go. The hard thing is that shecould practice one day and beready to go and the next day be

back to ground zero in terms ofpain. The goal in not a kind posi-tion to the back either.”

The Cardinals now look to soph-omore Erin Pidgeon, back up goal-keeper, and freshman Melissa Har-rison, converted midfielder togoalie, to step in and fill the shoesof DeCecco.

“Melissa played some backupkeeper in high school. She’s anexcellent field player who also hasa strong punt to get us into theoffensive attack. So, we’re mixingthings up and hopefully goal ten-der coach Jill Patterson can get oneof those guys working for us,” saidMcCabe.

The team now looks to DeCeccoas a leader on the sidelines.DeCecco’s experience and knowl-edge of the game is essential topass onto Harrison and Pidgeon.

“Her being a senior and one ofthe captains, we’re still looking forher to step up and be vocal andcharismatic on the sidelines,” saidMcCabe. “Just giving [Harrisonand Pidgeon] words of encourage-ment is very important.”

Due to the fact that DeCecco’sinjury occurred before she playedin any games this season, she willstill have another year of eligibilityleft if she does not play this year.This means that if she does notgraduate this spring, she would beable to come back and play for the2003 season.

“I would be totally excited tocome back and play this yearknowing that it is my last year,”said DeCecco. “I just don’t want tograduate this year just because I’dlike to do other things first andthen hopefully graduate next year.But I don’t think I’d come back [tothe team] just because the teamdynamics have changed and Iwouldn’t be playing with the peo-ple that I’ve played with my wholelife.”

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Above: After tripping down the stairs intothe Cyber Cafe, Stephanie Marra helpsJay with his loose laces.

Left: Betweeninsults,Gizmo showshe has heartand helpsKevin withhis untiedshoe.

Left: Afterwaiting untilthe weehours of themorning, Jaylost the bat-tle of thewills and leftfrustrated asthe statueflat outrefused to tiehis shoe.

Below: Along with a hearty banana, Jaygets help with his shoes from RobWakelee and Dave McAllister.

Above: Good samaritan Melanie Henry teach-es Kevin how to tie a double knot.

Left: A desperate Kevin notices his shoe isuntied and tries to flag down a passingmotorist for assistance to no avail.

Jay AdamsSenior Cat DeCecco looks on as her team practices.

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SPORTSPage 8September 18, 2002 Cardinal Courier

Intensity and fun are perfectwords to describe this year’s girlsvolleyball team at Fisher. With anew coach and a positive outlook,the team hopes it’s on the way to avery prosperous season.

Fisher volleyball has historicallybeen associated with success. Theteam has been a perennial powersince the early 1970’s, making twotrips to the NCAA Division IIIChampionship within the last fiveyears.

However, last year the team wasnot as successful. So, there is pres-sure to prove that the team has notsuffered.

This year the squad has a brandnew coach, Jim Chan.

“He has gotten a lot of positivefeedback from faculty and teammembers alike,” athletic directorBob Ward said. “He is an excellentteacher and has great energy forthe game of volleyball.”

Chan has coached high schoolgirls in the Primo Volleyball Clubfor eight years. Entering Fisher,Chan’s goal for this year is tochange the philosophy of his team.

He also admitted that there issome pressure to bring back thetradition of an extremely success-ful team.

Chan says his team’s strengthsinclude a group of very dedicatedindividuals who are strong bothdefensively and vocally. Yet he issomewhat concerned with theteam’s lack of height.

Team members MaureenMacIsaac and Chrissy Wren areoptimistic about the upcomingyear. “With a new incoming coach,we’re working hard togethertowards a common goal of becom-ing a stronger well respectedteam,” MacIsaac said.

Captain Angela Blauvelt said,“He is very knowledgable, knowsthe game, and makes the entireexperience fun.”

Wren, a captain, adds, “I waslooking forward to returning formany reasons. Not only am Ifriends with the girls, but I respectthem as players also. The outcomeof the season is looking positive.”

The team finished 2-2 at theBrockport Invitational last week-end, defeating host Brockport andAlfred College, while losing toNazareth and Ithaca.

Captain Erin Pellegrin led theteam with 116 assists and fouraces, while earning All-Tourna-ment Team honors.

Senior Katie Cullen recorded 19kills and a team-high .357 hittingpercentage.

Youth also served the Cardinalswell, as freshman Emily Engle tal-lied 14 kills, and sophomore Caro-line Randall added 26.

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JASON COTUGNO

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Fast start ignites optimismThere’s an air of excitement that

can be felt throughout the St. JohnFisher football locker room. Talk toany one of the players or coaches,and they will all tell you the samething: something special is goingon this season.

Following Saturday’s 38-20 vic-tory over the University ofRochester, the Cardinals are 2-0for the first time since 1995.

Although 2001 was a seasonmarred with uncertainty and a 3-7record, as head coach Paul Vos-burgh likes to point out, they wonthree out of the last five games toend the season on a fairly highnote.

“We have really high expecta-tions for ourselves,” said Vosburgh,who is going into his 12th year ashead coach. “I think the kids feltthat they finished the season verypositively, so their expectations onthemselves are higher becausewe’re a seasoned team now.”

Vosburgh has seen his goals forthe program develop over the lastseveral years, with an improvedworkout facility and the hiring ofnew full time coaches.

“Our facilities over the last cou-ple years have really helped us,”Vosburgh said. “Up until the lastfew years, our facilities didn’t rankwith anybody’s: dead last. Thechanges the administration hasmade for us facilities wise, budgetwise and the emphasis on ‘okay,let’s help football’.”

Another reason for the renewedexcitement and confidence may berooted in the acquisition of threenew offensive coaches whomtogether account for more thanfifty years of football experience.

Dave Lanning, wide receiverscoach; Rocky Delphino, runningback; and Mike Foster, offensivecoordinator, are all former coachesand players who’ve joined the teamto help improve an offense thathad the tendency to be somewhatinconsistent over the last fewyears.

“You’re talking about seasoned

coaches,” Vosburgh said. “Any-time you can add that to yourstaff, it just gives you moreexperience helping the wholefootball team.”

Mike Foster has the oppor-tunity to make the biggestimpact as he settles in as thehead of the Cardinals’offense. Having coached foot-ball for over 23 years as wellas having been named All-Greater Rochester Coach ofthe Year twice, he’s seen thebest and the worst in footballteams. So it was no surprisethat Vosburgh showed inter-est.

“Coach Vosburgh recruitedour school,” said Foster. “Acouple of years ago he said ‘ifyou ever step down, I’d like totalk to you’ and then last yearI retired. Maybe a week later,he showed up at my door andstarted talking about a roleand then offered the offensivecoordinator’s job.”

Although retired from headcoaching, Foster still felt hehad something to contributeto the game of football.

“I’m a student of the gameand I love the game and I lovethe relationship I have withthe guys that are in thegame-so it was perfect for meto accept the position.”

Kicker Scott VanAlstalready has seen an improve-ment since Coach Fosteraccepted the position.

“I think it’s a little moreorganized,” said VanAlst.“Coach Foster has brought in anoffense that he knows and runsand it’s definitely a better offensethan we had last year.”

Foster’s offense will featuredichotomy and symmetry in playselections.

“In order to run an effectiveoffense you need to have balance,you have to be unpredictable, youhave to pass on predominantly rundowns and run on what would beconsidered pass downs. The idea isto keep the defense thinking andunable to predict what you’redoing.”

So far, Foster’s schemes seem to

be working, as illustrated by thecombined 72 points his offenseposted in wins over Alfred andRochester. In these high scoringgames the Cardinals used everyweapon in their offensive arsenalincluding the likes of running backJason Meyers, who has ran for 290yards through two games andwideout Dave Moyer who had anexhilarating 26 yard scramble for atouchdown in week one.

Moyer contributes the Cardinalsrecent success to the new coachesand sees a team that is moretogether than the year before.

“Last year we were a little

underdeveloped,” Moyer said. “Wecame into games not knowingwhat we were doing half the time,not everyone was on the samepage. You’d have one guy doing onething and ten guys doing anoth-er—now it’s all eleven guys doingthe same thing at the same timeand everything is kind of moldedtogether.”

Moyer also sees the new coachesas bringing a tighter focus on mis-take-free football through tough-ness and attention to detail.

“The new offensive coaches, Lan-ning and Foster are bringing morestrictness towards…penalties,

flags and getting at the playbookand knowing your plays,” saidMoyer. “They’re definitely stricteron the little things. We didn’t haveone sack offensively, one off sidesor penalty against Alfred; we wereall together as one cohesive unit.”

Yet, only two weeks into the sea-son, Vosburgh still doesn’t want totake anything for granted.

“I think we can be a very goodfootball team,” said Vosburgh.“Like I was telling the kids theother day; we’re still climbing thatmountain.”

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Fisher defeated the University of Rochester during Saturday’s home game earning them a 2-0 record for the firsttime since 1995. They travel to Vermont this weekend to face the 0-2 Cadettes from Norwich University.

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JOSHUA TOMASZEWSKI

St. John Fisher 1, Hobart1(OT): The men’s soccer teamscored a late goal to tie Hobart Col-lege 1-1 in double overtime lastSaturday. Junior Mike Dugbarteyscored the Cardinals’ lone goal inthe 75th minute of regulation on abreakaway, with an assist from for-mer high school teammate JustinDell.

Senior goalkeeper J.R. Brau fin-ished the game with nine saves.

St. John Fisher 1, Brockport,0: The men’s soccer team defeatedSUNY Brockport 1-0 last Wednes-day with Junior Mitch Losey scor-ing the lone goal in the 43rdminute off an assist from juniorMike Dugbarty.

Senior goalkeeper J.R. Brau fin-ished the game with nine savesand earned his first shutout of theseason.

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