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Volume 30, No. 6
September 25, 1998
Scott A. Miller
Contact: Scott A. Miller 662-4844
NEWS
General Ulysses S. Grant, Mark Twain: together again!
When Mark Twain walks off stage after his Saturday, Sept. 26, show at 2:30 p.m. in the Main Tent of the Fabulous 1890s Weekend, he'll stroll across Smythe Park to the Civil War encampment and meet briefly with Gen. Ulysses S. Grant.
"To our knowledge, it will be the first time Twain and Grant have appeared together since their deaths," jokes Dennis Miller, director of public relations and co-chair of the largest town-gown event of the year.
Twain and Grant are just two pieces of the country's past that will come alive Sept. 25-26. Another is the "flying wedge" as demonstrated by members of Alpha Chi Rho fraternity.
Banned from football 105-years ago, the fearsome "flying wedge" will re-emerge on the gridiron this Saturday night on the hallowed grounds of the birthplace of night football.
Described by early football historian Parke Davis as "the most organized and beautiful play one has ever seen upon a football field," the flying wedge was the most effective innovation in football until the forward pass was legalized in 1906. It was also one of the most deadly.
The wedge and other mass formations plays have been recreated by Alpha Chi Rho annually since 1988 in commemoration of the world's first night football game, played Sept. 28, 1892, in Smythe Park between Mansfield and Wyoming Seminary. Using replica's of the original uniforms and ball, the brothers bring to life the plays that almost forced President Teddy Roosevelt to ban the sport forever in 1905.
"The action is as realistic as we can make it and is based on actual newspaper accounts of that first night football game," reports Steve McCloskey, MU sports information director. "It's the only place in the world that we know of that still performs the banned play and when you see it once, you understand why its been banned for 105-years."
The re-creation of the world's first night football game is scheduled for 8:30 p.m. Saturday. A crowd of more than 3,000 is expected to attend.
Admission to the entire Fabulous 1890s Weekend is just a $2 Fabulous 1890s button! In addition to the above sponsors, the Weekend is made possible by a generous grant from Pepsi-Cola and The Mansfield University All-Residence Hall Council, as well as all the campus and community groups who volunteer their time. For information, contact The Greater Area Mansfield Chamber of Commerce at 662-3442 or Dennis Miller at 4846.
University Gallery hosts juried student art exhibit
The University Gallery's annual Juried Student Art Exhibit is on display in North Hall through Oct. 30, presenting nearly 90 works completed by MU students.
More than 130 works were submitted for the exhibit, which was juried by David Clark, an elementary art teacher at Tuscarora Elementary School in Addison, NY, and Hal Sisson, who teaches art at Addison High School.
The multimedia exhibit includes work from every studio area of the university's Department of Art. Many of the items on display evolved from classroom assignments completed by art majors. A few works were also completed by students not majoring in art.
The exhibit includes the computer-generated work "Fruit" by Jennifer Clark, which has been purchased from the exhibit by the student Art Acquisition and Exhibition Committee for its Fine Arts Raffle fund-raiser. Raffle tickets for the work will be sold in the gallery and by members of the committee beginning this week. The drawing is Friday, Oct. 30.
The exhibit, sponsored by the Fine Arts Committee and the Student Government Association, is free and open to the public from 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday through Friday.
St. Lawrence String Quartet opens fine arts series
The St. Lawrence String Quartet will present a program of works by Schumann and Shostokovich Saturday, Oct. 3, at 8 p.m. in MU's Steadman Theatre.
Comprising Geoff Nuttall and Barry Shiffman on violin, Marina Hoover on cello and Lesley Robertson on viola, the quartet rose to international prominence quickly after winning the Banff International String Quartet Competition.
The ensemble gives more than 100 concerts a year, performing interpretations of standard literature around the globe, including New York, Tokyo, London and São Paulo.
The concert in the first in MU's 1998-99 Fine Arts Series.
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Saturday, Sept. 26, 8 p.m., and Sunday, Sept. 27, 3 p.m., Steadman. Area music lovers and visitors to Mansfield's Fabulous 1890's Weekend can experience a full range of musical colors, moods and dynamics when the Mansfield University Department of Music presents its annual Prism Concert Saturday, Sept. 26, at 8 p.m. and Sunday, Sept. 27, at 3 p.m. The Prism Concert highlights all facets of the music program including vocal, guitar, percussion, piano, and wind instruments. Approximately 14 groups will be featured in the program, which seamlessly blends from one corner of the hall to the next creating a solid hour of music uninterrupted by pause or applause. The concert seeks to present the gift of music as though experienced through a prism. Tickets are $5 for adults and $3 for students and senior citizens. All proceeds benefit the Music Scholarship Fund.
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- The first draft of the university's new strategic action plan is available to university faculty, staff and students both on the "MU News" World Wide Web site (http://www.mnsfld.edu/depts/publrela) and the MU Student Web (http://mustuweb.mnsfld.edu). Comments on the plan may be e-mailed to comments@mnsfld.edu or by campus mail to Strategic Action Plan, c/o 500 North Hall.
- Wouldn't it be great if you could eat lunch AND contribute to the fund that provides scholarships for deserving MU students? Thanks to the Edgewood Family Restaurants in Mansfield and Troy, that will be possible Friday, Sept. 25. For the second year in a row, Edgewood has pledged to donate $2 from every lunch and dinner meal sold that day to the MU scholarship fund. In addition, MU admissions staff will be present at the Troy restaurant in the afternoon to answer questions for patrons interested in pursuing higher education. WHGL-FM of Troy will also do a live remote broadcast from 2-4 p.m. at the Troy restaurant. So eat lunch or dinner at Edgewood Friday: Have a great meal and do a good deed at the same time.
- TIAA-CREF will offer the free video conference "Looking for Ways to Reach Your Financial Goals" Wednesday, Oct. 28, from 2-3 p.m. in the Doane Center conference Room. For more information, contact human resources at 4891.
- The New York City Ballet will perform at the Clemens Center in Elmira, NY, Tuesday, Oct. 6, at 8 p.m. as part of its 50th anniversary tour. Corning Community College in a partnership with 171 Cedar Arts Center will host the performance. It is the first time in more than 30 years that the renowned company has appeared in upstate New York. Tickets are $30 and $40. To reserve seats call the Clemens Center Box Office at 800-724-0159.
- Gov. Ridge has declared Oct. 5-9 Athletic Trainers Week throughout the commonwealth. The Pennsylvania Athletic Trainers' Society, which counts MU trainers Laurie Zaparzynski and Brian Oakes among its members, will focus on the theme "why all of Pennsylvania's young athletes should have access to a certified athletic trainer." More than 600,000 youths age 5-18 participate in athletics in Pennsylvania each year, yet only 65 percent of Pennsylvania's high schools employ a certified athletic trainer. More than 1,300 nationally certified athletic trainers live and work in Pennsylvania.
- The Learning Resource Center is offering a series of workshops for all MU students. The following list identifies the topics to be discussed in the workshops: Reading and Memorization Skills, Monday, Sept. 28, at 11 a.m. and Wednesday, Sept. 30, at 6 p.m.; Test Taking Skills, Monday, Oct. 5, at 11 a.m. and Wednesday, Oct. 7, at 6 p.m.; Time Management, Monday, Oct. 19, at 11 a.m. and Wednesday, Oct. 21, at 6 p.m.; Stress Management, Monday, Oct. 26, at 11 a.m. and Wednesday, Oct. 28, at 6 p.m. All workshops are in South Hall 203. For more information contact Lou Labuski-Brown, Learning Resource Center coordinator, at 4693 or by E-mail at llabuski@mnsfld.edu.
- MU's Faculty Professional Development Council will hold a grants workshop Wednesday, Sept. 30, at 3:30 p.m. in Memorial Hall 204. The workshop will cover grant programs for fall 1998. For more information, contact Betsy Brune, director of grants development, at 4809.
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Stephen Brown, psychology, and psychology students Caren Kaiser and Hillary Campbell, recently attended the Pennsylvania/Delaware Council on Family Relations annual conference at Messiah College. Kaiser and Campbell& Hillary received awards for their posters at the undergraduate research poster session held at the conference. Their projects were completed in conjunction with the Survey & Data Analysis course taught by Richard Feil, psychology. Brown was elected secretary of PDCFR, is a member of on the executive board, and edits the organization's newsletter. He also served on the conference planning committee for 1998.
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Annie Cooper, director of multicultural affairs, attended the 50th Annual Conference of the National Association of Foreign Student Advisors (NAFSA): Association of International Educators May 24-29 in Washington, D.C. She served as co-chair of the special interest group "Black/Multicultural Professionals in International Education" and produced an information sheet on the group's history and mission. Guest speaker at the group's meeting Ambassador Ruth A. Davis, director of the foreign service institute. Cooper also completed a session July 2-25 on "Training Design for International/Multicultural Programs" at the Summer Institute for Intercultural Communication at Pacific University in Forest Grove, OR. She received a grant from NAFSA:Association of International Educators to cover the cost of transportation to Oregon.
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Sophomore Todd Stewart took top individual honors at the Baptist Bible Invitational last week with a winning time of 28.06 in a field of 136 runners. Gary Keirn finished 20th for Mansfield with a time of 30.11. Overall, the Mountie men finished 11th out of 16 teams. The women finished second out of 16 teams. Freshman Nichole Beckel led the charge for the Lady Mounties finishing sixth out of 136 competitors with a time of 20.04. Colleen Ryder placed 11th with a time of 20.21.
Ithaca used four big plays to down Mansfield 45-31 last week. Scoring touchdowns for MU were Lucas Smith, Matt Sharer, John Maio and Nate Davis. Tom O'Donnell booted a career-best 40-yard field goal. Mansfield fells to 0-3 overall and hosts California University (PA) Saturday at 1 p.m.
The field hockey team broke out of its offensive slump to score two goals, but it wasn't enough as MU dropped a 3-2 decision to York College. Senior Lindsay Brozena scored her first goal of the season off a Jamie Huffcut feed. Senior Christy Sunchych scored her first goal of the 1998 campaign with :12 seconds remaining. Mansfield goalie Jen Manton turned away nine shots while allowing the three York College goals. The Mountaineers were out-shot by the Spartans 26-6.
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"A scandalously inadequate system of science education and public disregard for clear thinking and objective truth are just the early casualties."
Christina Hoff Sommers, a fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, speculating in "The American Enterprise" that U.S. government policy and attitudes often attack scientific achievements.
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