Special balloon ride See page 3 Eagle Eye Friday, July 5, 1991 Volume 40, Number 6 4 pages Slide show about U.S.S.R. See page 4 Lock Haven University Campus to introduce food court system Renovations continue on dining hall By Steven Infanti Eagle Eye Editor-in-Chief Work is continuing on the Lobby Food Court at the bottom of BenUey Dining Hall. According to John E. Wilt, director of Dining Services, the last part of the renovations will be completed in August "We're developing an area that wiU hold a pizza operation, a deli and a convenience store," Wilt said. The food court will hold Pete's Arena Pizza, which will dehver pizza to the residence halls; Stack's Deli, GriUs and Frills, and the convenience store. which will house a wide selection of prepackagedfoodsand beverages. According to Wilt, the building isn't the only part of the dining hall to undergo a major change. The way students pay for their meals will also be revamped to give the students greater flexibility. The residence hall students' board plan will entiUe them to any 14 meals a week. In addition, they will have $100 Flex Dollars, which will give them more dining cations. Off-campus students can purchase a 14meal plan plus $100 Flex Dollars; 10-meai plan with $50 Flex Dollars; a seven meal plan wiUi $50 Flex Dollars, or $100 Hex Dollars only. Wilt explained the Flex DoUars are kept in your account and can be used in any Bentley Hall dining facility. The balance will decline as it is used, and the account can be used to treat a guest to a meal, have pizza delivered to the residence hall, hold catered events for a special occasion (Individual accounts can be pooled together to pay for larger functions.) or pay additional charges for a cash equivalency meal. A cash equivalency meal is when a student on the board plan chooses not to eat a regular meal in the dining hall and decides to "trade" that meal for the "cash equivalent" in the Lobby Food Court If die student's purchase cost more than the cash equivalent, the student could use the Flex DoUars or can pay in cash to make up the difference. Construction workers have expanded the downstairs to allow for 200 more seats, and there will be additional seating outside. The renovations to both the upstairs and the new food court system have totaled $700,000. A pamphlet describing the changes will be sent to all the students. Program offers students a headstart By Steven Infanti Eagle Eye Editor-in-Chief New freshman from across the state are getting a head stari on the fall semester, thanks to the Educational Opportunity Program at Lock Haven University. The EOP program is held every year during the second summer session. According to Dr. Clay R. Kleckley, directtx of the program, the five-week program is an opportunity for the students who wish to explore coUege, and who meet the University's entry requirements, but would benefit from a skiU development experience during the summer. regular fee due to Act 101 program cost reduction. Kleckley pointed out that throughout the five weeks, students receive individualized tutoring and career counseling, which are provided to the students, at no cost, as long as they are at the University. There are 66 students registered for the program and they are all accepted to the University for the fall semester; however, they must attend the EOP program in order to attend fall classes. Mary O'NeU, EOP counselor, explained the EOP studenu wiU take seven credits: English composition, leaming strategies for college, effective reading, and fundamentals of speech. AU students are required to take composition and leaming strategies and may choose from the rest. The program is funded through the Pennsylvania Department of Education's ACT 101 grant Eligibility for the program is based on Tinancial aid criteria and the students must be a resident of Pennsylvania. The cost of the program is paid by the student; however, it is slightly lower than the There are some changes to the program this year, O'Neil said. The Peer CounseIcx's, who help students make the social and academic adjustments, wUl stay in the residence hall on weekends. She also added that the students will be faced with more academic requirements than in the past and the workload wUl be more demanding. Other people involved with the program are Carla Langdon, Caldi Wilcox, Professor Franklin H. Vaughn, Dr. Saundra K. Hybels, Dr. Lawrence Lebin, and E>r. John Gordon. w^;^ a. ,*4t^ v.--.-iK'vv-,'-*i.-',r» • F L O W E R P O W E R . Kathy M. Lachat Grounds Crew, weeds and waters the flowers outside the Stevenson Library Monday moming. Lachat planted the flowers to form the University's initials. (Photo by Steven Infanti) 2 E«gle Eye Friday, July 5,1991 OPINIONS AND EDITORIALS Confessions of a dangerous mind Fast songs and a slow mind By Steven Infanti or from the Planet of Dancing Machines In Funny Clothes. I'm from the Planet of 1Only-Know-Three-Dance-Steps-And-I'mGoing-To-Use-Them-For-Every-Song. Eagle Eye Editor-in-Chief I've come to the conclusion that I can't dance. I have a lot of trouble with those fast songs, rap and country songs, and I avoid those killer poUcas that my grandparents love. I tried slam dancing once only I didn't know it at the time. I was trying to do a polka only I had too much to drink, and some* idiot put the record on 78 rpm. One minute I'm a dancing fool, the next, some guy in Uttie green shorts is kicking me in the head. Perhaps the problem is diat I'm too selfconscious about my dancing. I'm worried that I'll rap my head or my flailing arms will knock out somebody's eye, or I'll just slip and fall. AU these things have happened in the past I get concemed that maybe I've had too much to drink and that I'm developing a beer gut and, since it's shaking lUce a small tub of Jello on the headboard in a honeymoon suite, that I'U leave a kiUer belch on my partner. Pon't get the idea that I'm totally incompetent on die dance floor. I'm not It's just that I'm not one of those Club MTV types I was out last weekend with a group of friends and ventured out onto the dance floor. I had on my dancing shoes (these are the only sneakers I own that don't smell like something died in them two years ago) and ventured out upon the dance floor. Actually, I was pushed. To be honest, I was having a good time although I had no idea what I should be doing at any given time. I reverted back to using those same three dance steps. MC Hammer's "Can't Touch This" came on and this brought about my immediate downfall. I love the song and I don't particularly care that he Ufted parts of itfromthe Rk;k James' disco hit, "Super Freak." I couldn't dance to that song either. The song is playing and I'm out there singing To the editor Boxing fan slams corruption To the editor: The Tyson-Ruddock rematch wasn't worth the $40 it cost on pay-per-view last Friday night. There was just too much hype leading up to the fight including Tyson's revelation that he would make Ruddock "his girlfriend." The fight itself was a pretty uneventful showing. Tyson did knock Ruddock down twice, altiiough Ruddock got up smUing fiiom both knockdowns. Days after the fight we learned that Ruddock had a hairline fracture of the jaw, which may testify to Tyson's overall punching power. However, we've witnessed Evander Holyfield at the receiving end of some brain shattering blows from the likes of George Foreman, Alex Stewart, and Michael Dokes, and Holyfield barely registered recognition of the purKhes. Holyfield is a superior boxer, chiseled out of granite, thanks to the aid of Lee Haney. His pulse rate drops from 180 to 110 in just the 60 seconds between rounds. Doctors say Holyfield can fight 12 rounds at any pace he wants. What can we say about Ruddock? He got knocked out in the Sth roimd by Dave Jaco, a noted ESPN "bum." After the fight Don King spckc for Tyson and stated "We don't want Holyfield." I wonder why? Probably because it wouldn't be in his best interests. Tyson might last eight or nine rounds until he punched himself out, dien Holyfield would mercUessly assassinate him. They could caU Holyfield "the Terminator" and it would be judgment day for Iron Mike. If the boredom of Tyson and Ruddock wasn't enough, we also bore wioiess to what could certainly be regarded as rampant corruptness. Azumah Nelson defended his WBC Super Featherweight tide against Jeff Fenech of AustraUa. Nelson won the first two rounds but Fenech clearly controlled the remaining nine rounds. It was definitely one of the best fights I have witnessed, but when the fight ended, no one in the room doubted Fenech's victory. Alas, Fenech's hand was not to raised as victorious. The judges had it scored as a split decision. One judge scored it 116-112, Nelson; another 115-113, Fenech; and the third scored it 114-114 and the bout was declared a draw. Unfortunately for Fenech, Don King Productions held the upper hand. It was odd how King waddled into the ring and immediately tried to console Fenech (Nelson is a King fighter) and hurried to plant the rematch bug in Fenech's mind. Fenech was ranked No. 1 contender in the Super Featherweight Division, but he didn't box for the past 18 months because of broken hands. He's still the best boxer in diat division and I wouldn't be surprised if French is being lured into thS King camp. There is growing evidence that the world of professional boxing has become a dictatorship nm by Don King. When Buster Douglas knocked out Tyson, there was a 13 second count just as there was earUer in the same bout when Tyson knocked down Douglas. King wanted to ap- peal the decision due to the long count. During the ensuing court battie, the IBF and WBA upheld the decision, but the WBC upheld the appeal. Later die WBC had to bow to the majority, so Douglas got to keep die titie. Keep in mind Uiat all of King's fighters are WBC tide holders or top-ranked contenders. King is very good friends with WBC President Jose Sulaiman, who hand picks the judges and referees {