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September 21, 2001

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Volleyball Hosts Four

By wpengine | September 21, 2001

With collegiate athletics returning to normalcy, along with the rest of the nation this weekend, the volleyball team will look and try to regain the same form which saw it challenge for the Ivy League title last year.

Despite a tumultuous start that took the team and nation by surprise, the women will try to stay on track when it plays Fairleigh-Dickinson and Manhattan College tomorrow and St. Francis and SUNY-Stony Brook Sunday. At the season opening Kent State invitational, a host of injuries contributed to a 1-3 finish. Last weekend, two scheduled games in the nation’s capital were canceled due to the tragic terrorist attacks of September 11th.

On Tuesday evening, the women returned to the court after an almost two week hiatus with a trip to upstate rival Colgate. Led by the powerful outside hitter duo of senior Jennifer Borncamp and sophomore Debbie Quibell, the Red notched up a solid straight set victory (30-28, 30- 23, 30-27) over the hosts. Borncamp tallied 15 kills, while Quibell recorded a double-double of 13 kills and 11 digs. Starting setter Rachel Rice missed the game due to injury, but senior Jaimee Reynolds filled in by providing 36 assists.

Going into the weekend’s matches head coach Christie Jackson’s squad boasts a 2-3 overall record, as she hopes to raise the Red above .500. Tomorrow will open the team’s first homestand of the season with matches held in Newman Arena at Bartels Hall at 12:00 and 6:00 p.m. against Fairleigh-Dickinson and Manhattan, respectively. Sunday’s will also take place on East Hill as the Red face off against St. Francis at 11:00 a.m. proceeded by a 5:00 game against Stony Brook.

Archived article by Soo Kim

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Pataki Proposes Tuition Help for Sept. 11 Victims

By wpengine September 24, 2001

Gov. George E. Pataki proposed legislation last week that would provide families of victims of the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11 with free tuition to New York’s public colleges. Under Pataki’s “World Trade Center Memorial Scholarship” plan, the state would pay the whole cost of attendance to any State University of New York (SUNY) or City University of New York (CUNY) institution for the spouses and children of victims or grant them an equivalent amount to attend a private college or university in the State. The scholarships, worth about $12,000 a year would cover tuition, fees, room, board and transportation, Pataki said. Officials estimate that the new scholarships would be valued at more than $47,500 for four years of study. Eligible recipients of aid will include families of victims — including those who lived out-of-state — who died or were seriously injured in the attacks on the World Trade Center. Scholarships for the spouses and children of victims who died in the other Sept. 11 attacks, including the attack on the Pentagon and the crash of United Flight 93 in Pennsylvania, would also be available. “We have pledged to stand with the families of those killed by last week’s outrageous and cowardly attacks on the World Trade Center and today we take a small but important step to keep that pledge,” Pataki said in a press release. “These families should not have to worry about how they are going to pay for college and with this measure, they will never have to.” To go into effect, the legislation would have to pass the State Senate and Assemby. Pataki’s legislation would also broaden an existing program, The Memorial Scholarship for Families of Deceased Police Officers and Firefighters, that guarantees a college education to the families of police and firefighters who are killed on the job by extending the same benefit to fallen Emergency Medical Service workers’ families. “This commitment, which will cover those who may be seriously injured in the difficult and dangerous work still ahead, will ensure that the families of our heroes will receive our support not only today but in five, ten, or 20 years, when they are ready to attend college,” Pataki said. Pataki will also direct the Board of Trustees at SUNY and CUNY to implement the proposed policy immediately. Cornell University officials have expressed their support of Pataki’s plan. “I’m sure we will participate in this program,” said Henrik N. Dullea ’61, vice president for University relations. “We haven’t seen the details of Gov. Pataki’s plan as yet, but my understanding is that private colleges such as Cornell would receive from the State of New York the same amount of reimbursement that is provided for the state-operated campuses of SUNY.” Thomas Keane, director of the Office of Financial Aid and Student Employment, also supported Pataki’s proposal. “I agree that the proposed legislation by Gov. Pataki is a good idea as public policy. I am pleased to note that student choices are not limited to SUNY and CUNY as the private colleges are also included in the proposal, to receive the SUNY or CUNY level of benefit,” he said. Prof. John Sipple, education, noted that in addition to being a compassionate gesture, Pataki’s plan would attract more students to New York State colleges and universities. “This is quite a nice gesture in light of the tragic events of last week. This will certainly offer an enticing opportunity for many families who might otherwise not have as many options. This is also a nice opportunity for the SUNY system to attract a greater number of students, and in the case of the Pentagon victims, attract students who might not otherwise look at the [New York] State public universities,” he said. Sipple does not know how this legislation may impact the New York State budget. “Notwithstanding the loss of tuition revenue, it could be a win-win for both the families and SUNY. From a budget standpoint, I do not know how much of an impact this will have on the state budgets in future years nor how much of this is driven by political ambitions in Albany,” he said. State officials did not release an estimate of how many students they expect will take advantage of this proposal. Joe LaMonte ’02 conveyed support for Pataki’s plan, however noting, that it cannot make up for the loss that victims’ families have experienced. “It’s only a small reparation for what [the victims’ families] have lost, but it’s a nice gesture,” he said. Other students pointed out that Pataki’s plan may create inequalities in the aid provided to victims of crime. “Obviously Pataki’s proposal is generous and the families of World Trade Center victims are deserving of such aid but what about all the other needy families in New York City? There are victims of crime and drugs who are equally deserving,” said Camilla Welsch ’03. Pataki’s proposed legislation, which would become effective immediately and be applicable to the current 2001-02 academic year, has received support from New York City Mayor Rudy Guiliani, Senate Majority Leader Joseph L. Bruno, CUNY Chancellor Dr. Matthew Goldstein and SUNY Chancellor Robert L. King, among others. Archived article by Stephanie Hankin
Tobias Wolff Brings Literature to Cornell

By wpengine September 24, 2001

Goldwin Smith’s Hollis E. Cornell Auditorium was filled to the brim on Friday evening as fans gathered to hear Tobias Wolff read selections from some of his fictional masterpieces. “Good literature is at the core of who we are,” said Prof. Lamar Herrin, English, when he introduced Wolff, the latest guest of the 2001 James McConkey Readings in American Fiction series. “As a writer of short stories, Tobias Wolff has no peer in this country,” Lamar added. “His destination is unerringly apt. His poetry is authoritative, effortless and precise.” As a testament to his distinction, all of the couple hundred chairs in the room were taken and space around the podium was packed with people, around whom Wolff had to carefully sidestep as he made his way to the center. He began the reading with an excerpt from his latest fiction novel in progress, which is set in an all-boy’s school in the 1960s. His second and final piece was the famous short story, “Bullet in the Brain” (from “The Night in Question”) which is about a jaded book critic named Anders who is shot in the head with a bullet. In his dying moments, Anders struggles with his memory to find something authentic from his childhood that he can call his own. At the end of the reading, thunderous applause resounded from the audience and several fans crowded around the podium for autographs. “Wolff is a great performer,” said Philip E. Lewis, the Harold Tanner Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences. “He reads with a remarkable sense of the dramatic power of language.” James McConkey, the Goldwin Smith Professor of English Literature Emeritus, characterized Wolff’s work as comical and engaging along with a serious and sometimes disturbing undertone. “Ever word counted. He is a marvelous writer,” McConkey said. Wolff, the Melvin and Bill Lane Professor in the Humanities at Stanford University, is the author of short story collections such as “In the Garden of the North American Martyrs,” “The Barracks Thief” and “The Night in Question”. He has also written two memoirs: “This Boy’s Life” was made into the 1993 movie starring Robert De Niro, Ellen Barkin and Leonardo DiCaprio. “In Pharaoh’s Army,” Wolff’s memoir of the Vietnam War, was a finalist for the National Book Award. Born in Birmingham, Ala., in 1945, Wolff said after the reading that he has always worked hardest at writing because “something in me drives me to do it.” Archived article by Jennifer Roberts