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Thursday, November 18, 1999 Alpha Phi Omega receives official campus recognition this semester WMC anticipates new service group's arrival $TACI GEORG~: ing his freshman year and talked ter form a survey group; then they Assistant News EditQr about starting a coed fraternity become an interest group, next a Did you attend Alpha Phi dedicated to community service. petitioning group, and finally they Omega's first public event on Tues- His friends wanted to ease into col- receive their charter. day, November 16? If you didn't, lege life slowly, and they postponed Stysley said that if they con- you missed out on the delicious the idea. tinue working as hard as they have baked goodies that were. at their In the spring of his sophomore been, they wilt most likely receive milk and cookies session. Don't year, Stysley and some other stu- their charter a year from now. fret, it's not too late to join APO dents started working under the However, APO will not techni- and become an active participant in doctrines of Alpha Phi Omega. cally be a Greek organization and community service. Along with Stysley (President), will not have a representative on the APO got its start at Lafayette there are 13 founders of WMC's Inter-Greek council. College in Pennsylvania on De- APO. The others include: Josh Members of Alpha Phi Omega stop to say "cheese" at the international cember 16, 1925. Its founder, Frank dinner. From left to right: Hillary Bieke, Danielle Price, Phil Vogt, David R. Horton, wanted an organization Stysley; Jackie Agug/ia, and Stacey Myers. projects since last April. That Cameras in computer Service." project involved going to Resurrec- tion Farms, a sort of halfway house Western Maryland College's near Taneytown, and washing win- dows. lab not kept secret chapter was officially The founded for on They have also helped out with idea October 12, [999. sponsored Administration not playing "big starting a chaprer of APO here was a dinner Coalition by Asian Com- munity here at WMC, that of David Stysley, class of2oo I. brother" to students He originally got the idea dur- Continued on Page 3 LISA DALE VAN AUKEN lab's security system. News Editor The question then becomes, if Although many students are not the system was installed so long aware of the surveillance equipment ago, why don't many students in a computer lab on campus, it know about it? seems that the administration did Phil Sayre, dean of Student Af- not mean to keep its existence a se- fairs, explained, "It's not a secret. cret. But it's not that there was a bill Five hidden cameras, which board up saying that there are cam- were installed in the Charleson lab eras." at Hoover Library when the lab be- Benji Kuger, director of the lab came available 24 hours a day, was at Hoover Library, also speculated incorporated into the campus secu- that the system was not publicized rity system last year. The cameras because of possible damage to the do not have an audial feature, ac- system if some unruly student dis- cording 10 Christ Mathews, direc- covered its whereabouts and tor of Information Services. Since a lab attendant could not Continued on page 4 be available for 24 hours a day, the administration decided 10 incorpo- ASAP sends condoms rate a surveillance system into the Inside straight to mailboxes (•. I"i"tg.l£ii' PI SlaffWriter talked to RA's, who have condoms On Saturday, Nov. 20, the Cleveland (the team took No. I request to give who to students take on Catholic Pro and Can: Should the crosses Got condoms? them, they found students are not WMC Terrors in the first division III Mount Union into overtime) be- University that once rested atop Big Baker and Well, if you don't, you could asking their RA's for condoms. playoff game at WMC since 1987 fore winning the Old Dominion Elderdice be returned? Kristen G. have received them anonymously, "We figured this would be a dis- at Scott Bair Stadium, at noon. Athletic Conference title in its Fraser and Megan K. Martin look and for free, through campus mail crete way for students to get con- The event will cost $5 for adults, first year as a football-only rnem- at both sides. if you had returned your request doms," said Kristen Amrein, pub- bee. '«'P'ii el form that was put in your campus lic relations chair for ASAP "Some $3 for children. All alcohol will WMC and Catholic both mailbox this past week. students might feel odd coming out be prohibited. earned their third straight NCAA Jonathan Shacat '98 writes from his With a 6-1 edge, WMC, bid after losing in the first round This program, which was spon- of Smith House with a white bag Peace Corps station of his life and ranked 6th in the American Foot- in 1997 and '98--ironicaUy, to the sored by ASAP, (AIDS: Support, or asking their RA for condoms. local delicacies he has learned to ball Coaches Association poll, same teams. WMC fell to Lycom- Awareness, and Prevention) was Through campus mail, the con- enjoy. part of the way in which this orga- wilt tackle No. II Catholic. ing 27-13 in 1997 and to Trinity Fi1fffU Ei nization helps to promote safe sex. doms were put in a white envelope, WMC swept through the regu- last year. The Cardinals lost to Greg Lederer puts Jess Horwath in The members of this organiza- so it would look like a regular piece lar season year unbeaten won for the third Trinity in '97, Lycoming in '98. of mail." and straight its third the Phoenix spotlight and take a tion decided it would be a good Another reason why ASAP See Sports page 16, for more look at students' predictions for this idea to hold a program like this one straight Centennial title. details. Saturday's playoff scores. because, after some members had Continued on page 3 Catholic dropped its season opener 26-21 to John Carroll of Courtesy of Public Info