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by Katie Dettman Griffin News Reporter Check out Mike Butler's farewell column, in which he muses on the paths we've taken from childhood to the work force. See full story, page 3. This summer, the parking lot behind Old Main is going to be renovated and landscaped, creating a new courtyard that will increase the presence of green space on campus, extending the Quad almost seamlessly to Old Main. The renovation will reduce the number of spots behind Old Main by about twenty, however. The parking area nearest Hughes Avenue will be extended all the way to Main St. to make up for the lost parking space. Members of the faculty were handed four different plans for the renovations, drawn by Cannon Designs, located on Grand Island. All four plans were similar in nature, with slight aesthetic variations. College President Rev. Vincent M. Cooke, S.J. announced to tenured faculty Monday, April 30, the plans for campus renovation that are slated for the next two summers, as well as some "wish list" plans that are planned for after the College raises the necessary funds. Chief James Walkowiak reveals the #1 movie in The Griffin's list of the 20 Greatest Movies Ever Made. Editor in See full story, page 5. See full story, pages 8 and 9. These plans are speculative, and will not be completed for a number of years, according to Franz. The Tower has new elevators, and in the near future they would like to do some improvement work on it. Until the necessary funds are attained, however, these "wish list" plans will remain in the planning stages. The College also would like to build another residence hall in the current Chapel and Eastwood parking lots. Among plans on the College's "wish list" are: a plan to knock down the Churchill Tower, as well as a plan to join Hughes Avenue directly with Main St., and build a median in that area. Should this pan out, Jefferson Ave. would no longer intersect with Main St. According to Dr. Laurence Franz, College Treasurer and Vice President for Business and Finance, the College has borrowed the money to fund these two projects. ment. In the summer of 2002, the Quad will be renovated to improve drainage and sidewalks. The drainage pipes that run under the Quad will be replaced completely to address the yearly flooding problems created by the springtime thaw. Sidewalks will be widened to allow for increased student traffic. (When the current sidewalk system was originally installed, the student population at Canisius was much smaller). Below: Long-term "wishes" for renovation include knocking down the Churchill Academic Tower, blocking Jefferson Ave. for parking, extending Hughes to Main St., and outdoor amphitheater seating. Above: Planned renovations for the next two years include a courtyard that would extend the greenspace to the back of Old Main as well as improved drainage in the quad. In the long-term future, the College wishes to create amphitheater-style seating for classes in the space between the back of Old Main and the Quadrangle. This new seating, compared to the current area located beside the Horan-O'Donnell Science Building, would have a more centralized location, and would be more akin to a lecture-hall environ- Recycling program paying dividends by Valerie Eaton Griffin News Editor Read about the baseball Griffs as their season draws to a close. Sports Reporter Joe Clifford handles all of the inside coverage. Campus renovations to continue Plans include new courtyard, improved drainage The Griffin today She Griffin See full story, page 13. News 1 Editoriat^r—^1 4 Viewpoints 5 Features 7 Sports 13 On the Wing 15 http://www.canisius.edu/griffin Junior Erica Turner is the Chairperson of the Recycling Committee. still need to be completed by students. Any students interested in helping with the program should contact Erica Turner at turnere@canisius.edu. A Physical Plant website which will handle questions about the program will also be available soon through the Colleges official website. Although, says Erica,"It really wouldn't have been possible without the support from the Physical Plant and Residence Life", the program owes its success to the students. A meeting was held this Wednesday by the USA and RHA to discuss future directions of the project. The administrative departments involved plan to support the project in the future and help open up new opportunities. The College's Physical Plant has several plans for future expansion of the project. According to Kwitzer, the College is "quite pleased with what we've done this year. It was beyond our expectations, and we are looking forward to continuing next year." Plans for future expansion include curbside recycling at campus townhouses, as well as creating a work study position in the physical plant which handles questions concerning the recycling program. Students interested in this position should call the Physical Plant at 888-2989. With the expansion of this project, much of the work will in January, February, and March. The College also networked with other area colleges including the University at Buffalo, Buffalo State, and St. Bonaventure and received support from Erie County. According to Kwitzer, the County was very helpful as a reference in getting the program started and implementing it. The most important thing to note about the success of the program, according to Erica Turner, Chairperson of the Recycling Committee, is that it is due chiefly to the students' efforts and that its success depended on them. Canisius has tried in recent years to implement a recycling program on campus, but until recently the only official programs in progress were paper recycling in offices and the library. This past academic year, students from the Undergraduate Student Association and Residence Hall Association formed a recycling committee to address the issue. With support from Residence Life and the Physical Plant, a successful recycling program was implemented at the beginning of this semester. At the beginning of the semester three 60-gallon recycling containers for plastic, cardboard, and glass were placed in the trash rooms in Bosch and Frisch residence halls. This program was offered on a trial basis, and students were given the responsibility to show that it would work. An initial problem associated with the recycling program was finding individuals to empty the recycling bins, which involved emptying them each week into the main recycling dumpster. As part of a service project requirement, members of Tri-Beta, the biology honor society, volunteered to empty the recycling bins weekly. Their efforts were also a great help to the program. This semester, the program proved to be very successful; the materials recycled in the dorms more than doubled the amount of material recycled on the entire campus in previous years. The entire campus now recycles about 11% of total waste produced, which according to Building Manager Kevin Kwitzer is a significant amount. An average of 4100 lbs. of materials were recycled per month "Serving the Canisius Community Since 1933" The Weekly Student Newspaper of Canisius College ■■MUM ■IB-BTia— Scattered Showers; Sunny; ■FM Hl 61° P n Low 41° Sunny; M Hi ] Low 46° mSSS Maps courtesy of DR. RAYMOND C LOUGH Find out which students were honored at the annual spring Honors Convocation held last Thursday in the Cultural Center. Volume LXXI FRIDAY, MAY 4, 2001 NUMBER 22 NEWS VI EWPOI NTS FEAT U R E S SPORTS INDEX FORECAST

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by Katie Dettman Griffin News Reporter Check out Mike Butler's farewell column, in which he muses on the paths we've taken from childhood to the work force. See full story, page 3. This summer, the parking lot behind Old Main is going to be renovated and landscaped, creating a new courtyard that will increase the presence of green space on campus, extending the Quad almost seamlessly to Old Main. The renovation will reduce the number of spots behind Old Main by about twenty, however. The parking area nearest Hughes Avenue will be extended all the way to Main St. to make up for the lost parking space. Members of the faculty were handed four different plans for the renovations, drawn by Cannon Designs, located on Grand Island. All four plans were similar in nature, with slight aesthetic variations. College President Rev. Vincent M. Cooke, S.J. announced to tenured faculty Monday, April 30, the plans for campus renovation that are slated for the next two summers, as well as some "wish list" plans that are planned for after the College raises the necessary funds. Chief James Walkowiak reveals the #1 movie in The Griffin's list of the 20 Greatest Movies Ever Made. Editor in See full story, page 5. See full story, pages 8 and 9. These plans are speculative, and will not be completed for a number of years, according to Franz. The Tower has new elevators, and in the near future they would like to do some improvement work on it. Until the necessary funds are attained, however, these "wish list" plans will remain in the planning stages. The College also would like to build another residence hall in the current Chapel and Eastwood parking lots. Among plans on the College's "wish list" are: a plan to knock down the Churchill Tower, as well as a plan to join Hughes Avenue directly with Main St., and build a median in that area. Should this pan out, Jefferson Ave. would no longer intersect with Main St. According to Dr. Laurence Franz, College Treasurer and Vice President for Business and Finance, the College has borrowed the money to fund these two projects. ment. In the summer of 2002, the Quad will be renovated to improve drainage and sidewalks. The drainage pipes that run under the Quad will be replaced completely to address the yearly flooding problems created by the springtime thaw. Sidewalks will be widened to allow for increased student traffic. (When the current sidewalk system was originally installed, the student population at Canisius was much smaller). Below: Long-term "wishes" for renovation include knocking down the Churchill Academic Tower, blocking Jefferson Ave. for parking, extending Hughes to Main St., and outdoor amphitheater seating. Above: Planned renovations for the next two years include a courtyard that would extend the greenspace to the back of Old Main as well as improved drainage in the quad. In the long-term future, the College wishes to create amphitheater-style seating for classes in the space between the back of Old Main and the Quadrangle. This new seating, compared to the current area located beside the Horan-O'Donnell Science Building, would have a more centralized location, and would be more akin to a lecture-hall environ- Recycling program paying dividends by Valerie Eaton Griffin News Editor Read about the baseball Griffs as their season draws to a close. Sports Reporter Joe Clifford handles all of the inside coverage. Campus renovations to continue Plans include new courtyard, improved drainage The Griffin today She Griffin See full story, page 13. News 1 Editoriat^r—^1 4 Viewpoints 5 Features 7 Sports 13 On the Wing 15 http://www.canisius.edu/griffin Junior Erica Turner is the Chairperson of the Recycling Committee. still need to be completed by students. Any students interested in helping with the program should contact Erica Turner at turnere@canisius.edu. A Physical Plant website which will handle questions about the program will also be available soon through the Colleges official website. Although, says Erica,"It really wouldn't have been possible without the support from the Physical Plant and Residence Life", the program owes its success to the students. A meeting was held this Wednesday by the USA and RHA to discuss future directions of the project. The administrative departments involved plan to support the project in the future and help open up new opportunities. The College's Physical Plant has several plans for future expansion of the project. According to Kwitzer, the College is "quite pleased with what we've done this year. It was beyond our expectations, and we are looking forward to continuing next year." Plans for future expansion include curbside recycling at campus townhouses, as well as creating a work study position in the physical plant which handles questions concerning the recycling program. Students interested in this position should call the Physical Plant at 888-2989. With the expansion of this project, much of the work will in January, February, and March. The College also networked with other area colleges including the University at Buffalo, Buffalo State, and St. Bonaventure and received support from Erie County. According to Kwitzer, the County was very helpful as a reference in getting the program started and implementing it. The most important thing to note about the success of the program, according to Erica Turner, Chairperson of the Recycling Committee, is that it is due chiefly to the students' efforts and that its success depended on them. Canisius has tried in recent years to implement a recycling program on campus, but until recently the only official programs in progress were paper recycling in offices and the library. This past academic year, students from the Undergraduate Student Association and Residence Hall Association formed a recycling committee to address the issue. With support from Residence Life and the Physical Plant, a successful recycling program was implemented at the beginning of this semester. At the beginning of the semester three 60-gallon recycling containers for plastic, cardboard, and glass were placed in the trash rooms in Bosch and Frisch residence halls. This program was offered on a trial basis, and students were given the responsibility to show that it would work. An initial problem associated with the recycling program was finding individuals to empty the recycling bins, which involved emptying them each week into the main recycling dumpster. As part of a service project requirement, members of Tri-Beta, the biology honor society, volunteered to empty the recycling bins weekly. Their efforts were also a great help to the program. This semester, the program proved to be very successful; the materials recycled in the dorms more than doubled the amount of material recycled on the entire campus in previous years. The entire campus now recycles about 11% of total waste produced, which according to Building Manager Kevin Kwitzer is a significant amount. An average of 4100 lbs. of materials were recycled per month "Serving the Canisius Community Since 1933" The Weekly Student Newspaper of Canisius College ■■MUM ■IB-BTia— Scattered Showers; Sunny; ■FM Hl 61° P n Low 41° Sunny; M Hi ] Low 46° mSSS Maps courtesy of DR. RAYMOND C LOUGH Find out which students were honored at the annual spring Honors Convocation held last Thursday in the Cultural Center. Volume LXXI FRIDAY, MAY 4, 2001 NUMBER 22 NEWS VI EWPOI NTS FEAT U R E S SPORTS INDEX FORECAST