Is Halloween still safe?

By Amy McElmurray
Assistant News Editor

One of America's pastimes is being threatened this year by deadly doses of anthrax being sent through the mail.

Halloween is supposed to be a fun-filled occasion in which children and adults dress up in costumes of choice and run through the streets collecting candy from friendly citizens.

Not many people expected that trick-or-treating would one day be life-threatening. For decades, Americans have celebrated Halloween as one last hooray before the first big snow falls. This year, it might not be celebrated the way people are used to.

Parents fear what may happen to their children as they take handfuls of treats from the people offering them. Students, on the other hand, don't seem to be so worried about the situation.

"I never would have thought of the possibility if I hadn't heard it from someone else," Julie Pitsch, junior in international business, said. "I can't believe people would be so horrible. It would be sad if they had to cancel trick-or-treating because of that."

Costumes this year are even being affected by the happenings of Sept. 11. Some of the most popular costumes this year are police officers, the Statue of Liberty, Wonder Woman, pirates, army men and President Bush.

There are even some purchasing Osama bin Laden masks on the Internet, according to the Mercury News. According to the article, "My friend's wife will be wearing Army fatigues, leading bin Laden around by a rope around his neck."

Most costume shops have decided not to carry the bin Laden masks, though. "It is not something we would feel good about carrying. We are more patriotic than that," Steve Elowitz, store manager of Hollywood Toys & Costume, told the LA Weekly.

Citizens of San Antonio are taking part in a new activity that they like to call "bin Laden bashing," according to Yahoo. A pinata dealer has been criticized for the making the Osama bin Laden pinatas. The maker of the big bashing item claims it only takes him about an hour to make a pinata, and that the majority of the purchasers are adults wanting to let off some steam.

There are also new regulations affecting many cities as to the rules of trick-or-treating. Although Big Rapids doesn't have any specific regulations, many larger cities are having to post stricter rules this year. The city of Austin, Texas, police department has set plans for Halloween 2001. The regulations include "no weapons or hazardous equipment or materials will be allowed…includes guns, knives, clubs, chainsaws, swords or similar items. Also, materials such as flour, talcum powder or other powdery substances will not be allowed."

Schools are having to change the rules regarding costume parties as well. The Mercury News reported that officials at St. Francis Cabrini School aren't allowing costumes that involve dead people, blood, guns, knives or anything violent. They are asking that students dress like positive role models such as heroes, firefighters and soldiers.

Haunted houses are even rethinking the stunts they usually pull. The Paramount Great America's "Scream Factory" is equipped with metal detectors, many police officers and a ban on backpacks in the haunted house this year. Santa Clara police officers are ready to take action against any offenders.

Big Rapids' haunted houses have been in full swing the last few days. To catch a haunted house tonight before they end, head to Helen Ferris Hall from 6-10 p.m. for a small donation, or go to the "Nightmare on Maple Street" for $2 or $3, depending on how far you want to go through the building. The Maple Street haunted house is sponsored by the Big Rapids Kiwanis, the Key Club and Circle K of Ferris State University.

One unusual activity that has been ongoing is a hold on adopting black cats. Since black cats are seen as bad luck charms, or friends of witches', some animal control units have placed holds on these cats through today. The officials hope that this will discourage the use of cats as Halloween props and suggest who anyone that owns a black cat keep it inside for the day.

Although not affected by anthrax, there is a drop in the number of pumpkins being seen around the nation this Halloween. The weather played a key factor in this. The combination of heavy rain early in the year, followed by a dry summer has left bad crops for many pumpkin farmers.

"It's going to be a terrible year for pumpkins," Paul Forte, owner of Harvest Time Farm Market, told the Associated Press. "They're going to be much smaller than normal, and the yield is going to be way down."

There is also a fungus that attacked some pumpkins this fall. Infected pumpkins are covered with white spots. The fungus, known as Michrodocium blight, has attacked fields in the eastern third of the country, according to the Associated Press.

Michigan is number five in the list of top pumpkin suppliers, according to Vince Matthews, deputy state statistician for the Michigan Agricultural Statistics Service.

Preparations are also ongoing at the site of the World Series. With today's game to be played in the Bronx, New York Police Department will be on hand to keep high alert on any suspicious activity. Game attendees will be barred from carrying bags or knapsacks into the ballpark.

Photo by James Bednarick, Photo Editor

Larry Martin will retire after serving as a respected librarian for over 40 years at Ferris State. He began his work in 1960 when the school was known as the Ferris Institute.

Keeping the history of FSU alive and running

By Oshotayo Adedeji
Ferris State Torch

Larry Martin was born two miles south of Palo, Mich. on Jan. 31, 1936; he was the only child of his parents. He decided to become a librarian when he was in the seventh or eighth grade. His teacher at the time saw that he could read, and suggested that he would be happier as a librarian.

He attended Ionia High School from 1950-1954. While he was there, he decided to become a library assistant and also worked in the Hall-Fowler Memorial Library, the public library in Ionia.

After finishing high school, he went to the University of Michigan and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in art/history in 1958 and a Master of arts in Library Science in 1960. After getting his library degree in January 1960, he joined the National Guard and went to Fort Leonard Wood, MO for six months of active duty training.

While he was there, he saw an ad in the Library Journal for a librarian at Ferris Institute. He wrote a letter of application to Goldie Nott, the librarian at the time. He left the National Guard on Sept. 19, 1960 and went to Big Rapids for his interview. He started working as a librarian on Sept. 26, 1960.

The library at that time was on the third floor of the West Building and was not departmentalized. The librarians worked at all aspects of the library work: reference, cataloging, circulation, periodicals, inventory and whatever needs to be done.

The librarians also did a lot of things that are now considered clerical work because they had a very small support staff. The person in-charge of the library at that time was called the Librarian and the other librarians were called Assistant Librarians; there were five Assistant Librarians, two clerks (one acted as secretary to the Librarian) and a number of student pages (students working in the library).

At that time the library consisted of a large reading room in the north wing of the building and a small stack room directly south of it (directly south of the south stairs that go up to the third floor from the second floor of the West Building).

An addition to the Student Center (now called Rankin Center) had just been completed and the bookstore had moved from the space it had occupied on the second floor of the West Building (in the hall leading to the Alumni Building). The library expanded into the space it had vacated and he was involved in helping decide what they would move into that space.

After the Starr Educational Center was completed, the library moved into the spaces on the second floor of the West Building (now occupied by University Advancement) vacated by President Spathelf, the Business Office, the Payroll Office and the Controller. After the Music Center was completed, they moved into the band room; four practice rooms and two offices in the music wing of the West Building.

The librarians worked on a program statement for a new building, which was completed in 1967. The building was first called "The Library," and was later rededicated as the Abigail Smith Timme Library.

Martin said, "The building was originally intended to have an addition the same size as the original building added within five years, but it never happened, and eventually it was decided that a new building would provide better service than a remodeled old building, and FLITE was planned and constructed."

The library gradually divided into specialized areas, references, circulation, technical processing and Martin was put in charge of the Independent Study Department (the media area), later called the Individualized Learning Center. He was later transferred to the historical area and became Coordinator of Archives and Special Collections, which he will be until he retires on Dec. 17, 2001.

The Librarian in charge became the Director of the Library in 1972, and in 1988 when Dr. Lawrence J. McCrank came to Ferris, it became the Dean of the Library and Instructional Services.

Martin also said that during the time he has worked at Ferris, the name of the school changed twice; it was called Ferris Institute in the beginning, became Ferris State College in 1963 and was later named Ferris State University in 1987.

According to Ann Breitenwischer, Professor Ferris Library for Information, Technology and Education, "One thing we will miss is his wit (ability to perceive and express himself in a funny way); he is always willing to help, and many times with difficult questions. He will always tell everyone good luck and best wishes in their research."

Breitenwischer also said that they would miss his willingness to always be there for students when they need help, and the excellent knowledge he has achieved over the years.

"Larry has helped some of my friends to get some information about Woodbridge Ferris, and he helped us to gather historical information from the old library to the new library," Sasha Orlova, a junior in computer information systems and Vice President for the International Student Association said.

"Larry is the most knowledgeable person on campus when it comes to knowing anything about Ferris State University historically; he has lots of knowledge about anything relating to Ferris," Tina Ward, Martin's assistant said.

Ray Dickinson, a librarian and supervisor for government documents, said of Martin, "[he is] always willing to help people, enjoys his work, and looks forward to work every day. I think everyone will miss him."

Greenhouse benefits golfers

By Brandi Gregory
Ferris State Torch

Throughout the semester, construction work continues on current and future projects.

Efforts to rebuild the HVACR into the new technology center are still taking place. Planning for this project began last January and will continue through March, 2002. Construction will occur during April, 2002 through May, 2003. The building will be opening in June of 2003.

The project includes a 45,000 gross square foot addition for the HVACR programs and renovation of the current 23,000 gross square foot Construction Technology Center for the Construction programs.

Governor John Engler approved $18 million in state funding for this project. On May 4, 2001, the Board of Trustees approved Albert Kahn Associates as the architectural firm for the job.

The completion of the $4.5 million John and Rhea Smith Greenhouse was set to be completed this month. The newly constructed greenhouse is currently under construction. The 2,498 square-foot additions will be built on the single-story roof level at the east end of the Science Building. The new addition will serve as a living laboratory where golf management students and ornamental horticulture students can study plant biology, plant-pest interactions and soil science. The space also will support general biology and biotechnology, in which students with a broad range of interests will study plant production, reproduction and classification.

The John and Rhea Smith Greenhouse reflects the generous contributions made over the years from the Smiths and their daughter, Pat Shaffner. John Smith joined Ferris in 1953 as special assistant to the president at the request of President Spathelf, served as vice president for business operations and retired in 1971 as interim president.

Organization adjudication

By Afzal Memon
Ferris State torch.

Ferris State University has about 200 Registered Student Organizations involved in various activities and in the various proceedings on the campus.

A new judicial process is going to be implemented to help educate these organizations about their rights and responsibilities as groups.

According to the new process organizations may face the judicial process, if they are involved in any case of misconduct. This is called the RSO adjudication process.

In a case of violation of student code, the advisor and the president of the RSO are notified. The office of Judicial Services has the authority to initiate disciplinary actions against a group of students or a student organization.

When an organization violates a regulation of the university, the RSO may be held responsible for the policy violations.

A resolution through mediation between the involved parties and the Director of Student Leadership and Activities (SL & A) will be sought in cases of minor violations. During this mediation, the responsibility of any violation is determined and proper sanctions will be assigned as necessary.

If the mediation cannot result in determination of responsibility or sanction, the matter is referred to the Student Judicial Services (SJS) or in serious cases of violation the SL & A would directly refer the subject to the SJS for further process.

"National organizations or government councils of specific student organizations may process complaints in conjunction with Student Judicial Services; these councils include groups like Student Government of Ferris State University, Interfraternity Council, PanHellenic Council and Black Greek Council," Director of Student Judicial Services Celeste Belcher-Girard said.

"The RSO adjudication process may support the decision or final outcome of the formal process of the governing councils. Such cases do not need further process," Belcher-Girard said.

"But the problem with this process is that these councils do not cover every RSO. There are organizations that do not work under these governing councils," Belcher said.

"The government councils work in different ways, and our effort is to help them to be uniform and, the one of the objectives of the RSO adjudication process is to make the whole procedure more structured and consistent," Belcher said.

Student Judicial Services would assemble a University Committee on Discipline (UCD) to review the case. These members would hear from the witnesses and decide if the student code of conduct has been violated or not.

The committee consists of three panel members: one staff member, one student member and a faculty member. The Director of the Student Activities and Leadership will act as hearing officer. The president of the RSO will act as representative of the organization and the advisor of the RSO plays an advisory role.

"This committee also determines the shape of a fair, just, consistent and appropriate university response," Belcher said. "The RSO can appeal the decision of the committee in writing to the Office of the Vice President of Student Affairs with in seven days," Belcher said.

"Sitting in the UCD panel provides an opportunity to learn about judicial systems and develop invaluable decision-making and communication skills," Belcher said.

According to Belcher, being on the UCD panel gives one a tremendous opportunity and responsibility to shape and define university experience. A UCD panelist can attend three committees per semester.

According to Belcher, this process is to help the SL & A and governing councils in their work; the new adjudication process is to support them.

Photo by James Bednarick, Photo Editor

Tom Deluca returns to Ferris to entertain and enlighten students through the "Theater of the Imagination."

Tom Deluca strikes again

By Matt Cherry
Assistant A&E Editor

On Nov. 6, imaginist Tom Deluca returns to Ferris at 7 p.m.

Once again, students will be able to marvel and laugh as Deluca brings his one-of-a-kind act to Ferris. His act uses hypnotism in order to better allow a person to show their true colors, sometimes in a humorous manner.

Deluca will be the first to tell you, however, that he stopped doing hypnotism a long time ago. He coined the phrase "imaginism" to better describe what he does.

"Imaginism shows you how inventive people can be when they're relaxed and free of pressure," Deluca says. "I enjoy getting people to break through their own mental barriers while giving themselves permission to have fun in the process."

Deluca has been using imaginism to enlighten and entertain college students all across America. And because of this, he was nominated for the 2001 NACA Campus Entertainer of the Year and the Variety Entertainer of the Year awards.

Of course, he doesn't just use his skills to entertain college students. Deluca also performs for corporations, where he presses the importance of imagination and power naps. It is because of his skills that Deluca has become a valued patron to many Fortune 500 companies.

After receiving a master's degree in psychology from the University of Illinois, Deluca began his performing career while also being a therapist. He was soon performing regularly all over the Midwest, and it was only a matter of time before he went national.

Deluca has received positive critiques from some of the hardest candidates. William C. Bonner, the Marketing Events Coordinator for the Los Angeles Times, commented on Deluca and said, "Your act was easily the best entertainment that we've had in quite some time. Not only was it fast-paced and hilarious, but it held a 'tough' audience spellbound from beginning to end."

Another one of the aspects to Deluca's show is the "Theater of the Imagination." This is what he calls the presentation of his "imaginism."

Deluca uses this in order to showcase "the wonderful imaginations and personalities within the audience" as it said on his webpage www.tomdeluca.com.

His "Theater of the Imagination" has also been highly praised by many corporations. Meijer, Inc. praised Deluca when they said, "Your Theatre of the Imagination program is in very good taste and appeals to a wide variety of people."

Deluca is also known for his praise of the "power nap." He uses this primarily in corporation workshops and suggests it to anyone that is over-stressed, as it quickly moves a person into a heavy sleep for a short time.

Deluca will be bringing his "Theater of the Imagination" to Ferris, soon. And if his previous shows here are any indication, this show should be great.

So come see Deluca perform at Williams Auditorium on Nov. 6 at 7 p.m.

For more information, questions and ticket information, call the Williams Auditorium ticket office at 591-5600.

Acoustic singer plays Rankin

By Shannon Vesper
Ferris State Torch

Looking for someone to connect with at a new school may not always be easy. That is why the Wesley Foundation is presenting a concert by Dave Potts in an effort to bring students together.

The concert will take place on Saturday, Nov. 3, in the Centennial Room at the Rankin Center beginning at 8 p.m. Reverend Melanie Young is presenting him, along with the foundation.

Young is currently the director of campus ministry, and an ordained campus minister with the Methodist Church. Young has been with the Wesley Foundation since 1998.

Young, along with students Beth Peterson and Jessica Wood, have brought contemporary folk singer/songwriter Dave Potts to Ferris State University from Auburn, Ala. Potts called the foundation because he knew he'd be touring here this fall, and that is when Young officially decided it would be a great idea to have him perform.

Pott's concert will in part be from his Midwest CD entitled "Days Like There." This will be Pott's sixth CD after having already put out nine acoustic-folk recordings and played concerts in 40 states. His songs tell stories of small town life, as well as devling deep into topics such as faith, hope and love.

Potts is also a part of a group called the Gospelmens Quartet. Potts sings tenor with the group. The Gospelmens Quartet is located out of Genessee, Mich., which is just 12 miles northeast of Flint. They perform between 60 and 70 dates a year. "We know our calling is to sing, not to preach," Potts said of the quartet.

"My music is similar to that of James Taylor, with a new twist, a mellow style of music," Potts said.

Having never played in this part of Michigan, Potts encourages students to come out and listen to him perform. He plays for groups of all ages, which are most representative to his music.

"I enjoy playing for students because students pay attention to the lyrics," Potts said. The Wesley foundation is a campus ministry of the United Methodist Church. The foundation runs the on-campus churches.

John Wesley founded the Wesley Foundation in 1790 after he encoutered a deep spiritual experience while in Oxford, England.

An outreach group founded Ferris State's chapter in 1958. The purpose is to bring students closer to their religion and each other while away from home and at school.

"Basically we invite students to come out and get connected, not only with the foundations, but with other Christians that you can develop a friendship with," Young said.

Photo by James Bednarick, Photo Editor

Striketown Bowl is a great place to go grab a slice of pizza and enjoy some bowling with your friends.

Two places to strike

By Shannon Vesper
Ferris State Torch

Long days and late nights. What better thing is there to do late at night, when all your schoolwork is done, then to kick back for a few games of bowling?

While living in this small town, there isn't much to do. But what we are fortunate enough to have is two bowling alleys: Eastgate Lanes and Striketown Bowl, each of which has its own unique atmosphere.

If you're looking for an involved bowling atmosphere, be sure to check out Striketown. Located at 14372 Northland Dr., Striketown is into getting students and locals involved in their bowling leagues.

With Striketown offering leagues Monday through Sunday, except for Saturday, you can be sure to catch a spot to fit your schedule. Currently, there are some openings in the leagues. They include Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday second shift at 9 p.m. for two teams, and Sunday night a mix league for six teams.

If you're just looking to bowl by the game it will only cost you $2.50 a game, and $1.25 for shoe rentals. Group rates are available for groups of 20 or more. For groups you may reserve the lanes and receive discount prices. A game is $2 and $1 for shoe rental.
"It's definitely fun. Half of our business is college students," Jessica Ludlow, former FSU student, said.

When you'd like, you may ask for black-light bowling, which adds fun to the environment of bowling. Striketown has fun for everyone, including a bar and full food service with daily specials. The menu offers entrees including Mexican, pizza, hamburgers and steaks.

"Since changing to a new management and staff, we want students to know it's a friendly atmosphere and they're all welcome to come and bowl," Dave Dill, manager, said.

Striketown is in the process of preparing to renovate the lanes and bar area; therefore the hours will be changing. Currently the hours are Sunday to Saturday 11 a.m. to early morning.

If straightforward bowling isn't your style, you may want to check out Eastgate Lanes. Eastgate Lanes is located at 327 South 3rd St., which is just off of Maple St. past the post office.

Since completing a $1 million renovation a year ago, Eastgate Lanes has really changed its attitude. The renovation included gutting the entire building and putting in many brand new items, from the lanes to the chairs. The new change has pushed up their business by 35 percent.

Eastgate offers open bowling as well as leagues. A game won't cost you more than $2.75, which is in effect Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday after 11 p.m. and Saturday after 9 p.m. Bowling shoe rental is only $1.

Like Striketown, Eastgate also offers three black-light bowling leagues. During this time everything glows, from your bowling balls to the straws in your drinks. Another added bonus is 3,000 watts of stereo, which is kicked on during this time, to make your experience that much more fun.

Not only do individual students bowl, but also fraternities, sororities, and the PGM program all have leagues there.

"It's the best place I've been to at FSU. I spend all my time there. I have more fun there than I do at any of the bars," Ryan Phelps, PGM senior, said.

Bowling isn't the only thing offered. Eastgate offers a game room with air hockey, pool tables, and motorcycle games. With a 10-foot TV screen, you can catch four sports games at once, from football to hockey.

"We're no comparison. We're geared more towards entertainment than bowling," Steve Leggett, owner, said.

The bar area also includes food service, which you can enjoy before, during or after your game. Serving up weekly specials and food from burgers to pizza, it's perfect for bringing a date to.

"I like bowling here because black-light league is interesting. I've been part of the league for eight months. The drink specials are good too," Timothy Sam, PGM senior, said.

Most of the employees are students, so meeting new people is easy to do.

"It's the best place in town to work, with the best manager. It has a great atmosphere.

When you're not at work, you're just hanging out here," Chris Zella, bartender and technical education fifth-year senior, said.

Striketown is open from 11 a.m. to 2:30 a.m. Sunday through Saturday, so there is always a time to bowl. If you have any questions regarding these bowling alleys, contact Striketown at 796-3808 or Eastgate Lanes at 527-2695.

Photo by James Bednarick, Photo Editor

Five year old Jamie from Big Rapids demonstrates perfect bowling form at Eastgate Lanes. Jamie has been bowling since age two.

Halloween provides the screams for film

By Matt Cherry
Assistant A&E Editor

It's that time of year again. That's right, it's Halloween. And what does that mean to us? Cute little kids dressed as ghosts and zombies asking for candy?

Nope, it's time for the annual horror film festival, brought to you by just about any TV station that can acquire the rights.

And with this festival come the "old faithfuls" of the horror movie genre. Be prepared to see Jason hack his way through late-20-year-olds-playing-teenagers yet again. "Ooo" and "Ah" over seeing Freddy invade yet another person's dream. Prepare for the soon-to-be-released "Scream 48: Have the Producers Sold Their Souls?"

With the same old regurgitation of the same plots and characters year after year, the horror film genre has really taken a downfall in the past decade.

We need to go back to a somewhat older form of horror. I remember the first time I ever saw "Alien" I was scared whitless! The action and horror combination of the movie, plus the special effects, were just awesome! Now that was a good horror film. And in my opinion, "Aliens" was even better!

One thing that makes "Alien," better than a lot of other horror films is its use of not only physical horror, but of psychological horror. And that is what makes a great horror film.

Of course, sci-fi horror isn't the only kind of good horror. The first "Halloween" movie (the one and only John Carpenter directed) was also a great horror film. That really brought it home that a horror film could take place just about anywhere.

Well, plus any movie with Jamie Lee Curtis in it is great.

Another feature with "Halloween" was the same as in "Alien": psychological horror. Carpenter had used this to some degree in a couple of his other movies, but this style of horror was the order of the day in his little known horror film "The Thing."

What made this movie so scary is the nature of the beast. The "thing" is actually an alien life form that imitates a human cell by cell. This means that it is nearly impossible to tell who (or what) is a "thing" until it's too late. That made the psychological element of the movie almost too much to stand.

And sure, compared to today's standards, the special effects are almost funny. But you have to remember that the special effects supervisor was Roy Arbogast, who also did the special effects for "The Puppet Masters" and "Escape from New York."

While I could rant about this movie (or any of John Carpenter's others) for days, I should also try to get into a couple of different types of horror. So far I've talked about a couple of good older sci-fi horror films. So how about a new film? Are there any new films that are good out there?

The answer to that is "Why yes, there is!" A recently released duo takes care of two great genres at the same time. "The Mummy" and "The Mummy Returns" are both a great shows, even though both of them are taken from different angles.

"The Mummy" goes off on a more "old-school" horror design. After all, few things are scarier than a 2,000-year-old mummy bent on world domination. Plus this movie really used CGI (Computer Generated Images) to its advantage. Anyone who's seen the scarab-crawling scene knows what I'm talking about.

In "The Mummy Returns," however, the very image of the series is changed. It goes from a good horror film to a great action film. It has become a "Jason and the Argonauts" for our generation, if I may say so.

But I digress from horror films. A couple of other great horror film creators that I have neglected are Alfred Hitchcock and Stephen King.

Hitchcock really made the psychological horror film great. With titles such as "Vertigo," "North by Northwest," and the classics, "Psycho" and "The Birds," it's obvious to see how Hitchcock revolutionized the horror genre.

And if any of you have never seen any of the films I just mentioned, put down this newspaper and go rent them! You're missing out on some of the best horror films in existence!

And if Hitchcock is the epitome of psychological horror, then King is the epitome of physical horror.

Most everyone knows about King and his works, including "Salem's Lot," "Graveyard Shift" and "Pet Sematary." Most people also know his movies. My personal favorites of his are "The Shining" and "The Shawshank Redemption."

I also highly suggest these movies to anyone who wants a good scare.

I hope that some of you will watch some good horror films this Halloween. Now, if you'll excuse me, I'm going to watch "The Thing" again.

Photo by Mike Termini, Assistant Photo Editor

Sophomore Brett Smith (#5) slices towards the goal during this past weekend's action against Miami-Ohio. The Bulldogs lost both games by one point each.

Redhawks peck at Bulldogs
By Jeff Mier
Ferris State Torch

Four completely different teams played this weekend at Ewigleben Ice Arena. Friday night's game pitted Miami of Ohio's offense against Ferris State University's offense.

The defenses for both teams were unable to attend. In the 5-4 loss on Friday, the play was very offensive, and it didn't show the skill level and style of either team.

Friday's game started with a bang. Senior Rob Collins tallied his third goal of the season off a pass from junior Chris Kunitz 9:37 into the game. Later in the first period, Miami's Nick Jardine beat freshman goalie Mike Brown on the power play to tie the game. Miami then made it a 2-1 game when Greg Hogenboom scored at the 10:42 mark.

Collins returned the favor to Kunitz later in the period to tie the game at two. During the second period, the Redhawks struck first at the 8:03 mark with a goal from Michael Glumac. Kunitz came back with his answer in the form of a goal two minutes later, knotting the game at three apiece.

Miami's Glumac added a goal during another power play for the Redhawks late in the second, making it a 4-3 game. During the third period, juniors Josh Bowers and Kevin Caudill assisted freshman Mike Kinnie on his first goal of the season, tying the game at four.

However, at the 12:47 mark, Miami's Mike Kompton scored the winning goal on a power play.

The next day was a completely different game for both teams. Nine goals were the combined score for both teams on Friday, and Saturday's final was 3-2, advantage Redhawks. The game was defensive from the start. Freshman goalie John DeCaro started for the Bulldogs, showing great ability to a lot of what the Redhawks sent his way.

Miami's offense and great play by junior goalie David Burleigh were too much for the Dawgs to handle. The scoring began late in the second period of play when Miami's Greg Hogenboom tallied his sixth goal of the season at 13:22 in the second period. Twenty-two seconds later, Chris Kunitz slid the puck past Burleigh for his fourth goal of the year. Collins and senior Kristian Schroder were in on the assist.

FSU's Derrick McIver got on the board with an unassisted goal at 9:43 in the third period. Miami came back with another attack.

DeCaro stopped 12 of the Miami shots in the third period; however, the Redhawk's offense was too strong. At the 13:45 mark of the third, right wing Michael Glumac fired off his sixth goal of the season. With just about four minutes left in the game, forward Danny Stewart scored his first goal of the season, giving Miami the lead for good.

The Bulldogs did try their best to send the game into overtime. Ferris played all-out offense in the last three minutes of the game, including pulling DeCaro with a minute left so they could have the extra skater.

The strong goaltending skills of Burleigh was too much for Ferris, not scoring again and leaving the final score at 3-2.

Both nights the Bulldogs played physically with both Chad McIver and Schroder dishing out some hits. The games were also delayed a bit by the post-whistle activities of both teams.

On an injury note, right wing and defenseman, junior Phil Meyer was injured in a practice last week. "We have a lot of good players; it's not going to make or break us as a team. We do have the guys to cover his absence," Coach Daniels said. "It still hurts a bit, because Phil was a walk-on three years ago and really has come a long way."

The Bulldogs are back in action at home against Lake Superior State this weekend with games scheduled for 7:35 p.m. on Friday and 7:05 p.m. the next day.

"This is a screwy place to play," a Miami player quoted. With the losses, the Bulldogs fall to 2-3-0 and the 12th and bottom spot of the CCHA rankings. Miami, on the other hand, is now 4-2-0 and winds up in the fourth spot of this week's rankings.

Bulldog football proved they're "Superior"

By Adam Gasper
Ferris State Torch

A hard-fought second half resulted in no points for either team as the Bulldogs held on for a 7-6 victory over Northern Michigan. FSU, now 5-4 overall and 5-3 in the GLIAC, gave their best defensive effort of the season Saturday night in front of 4,423 people at the Superior Dome, the only indoor facility in the conference.

All of the points were put on the board in the first half. NMU started the scoring with an early field goal by Andrew Coster with 12:20 to play in the first quarter.

The 24-yard field goal came after a five-play, 23-yard drive. Coster booted a 42-yard field goal less than one minute into the second period to give the Wildcats a 6-0 lead.

DeRen Ellis returned an interception 55 yards to pay dirt, tying the game with 7:51 left in the opening half.

Tom Perez added an extra point to take the 7-6 lead. That interception return proved to be the only scoring FSU would have to do all day. The rest of the game was dominated by defense as neither team yielded another point in Ferris' lowest-scoring game of the season.

Ferris did, however, give themselves more scoring opportunities.

With four minutes remaining in the first half, Tom Marsan connected with Clarence Coleman for a 62-yard reception. That would have moved the ball to the Wildcats' 18-yard line, but the ball was stripped by Jason Bluck.

The Wildcats' Vanius Horton then fell on the ball at the 9 yard line to give NMU possession and ruin FSU's hopes of getting another score before half.

NMU (3-6, 2-6 in the GLIAC) was held to a mere 207 total yards. They punted the ball away a total of 10 times, six in the second half.

The Wildcat offense had difficulty moving the ball, especially in the second half when the furthest down the field they could move was to the Ferris State 43-yard line.

They did so with four minutes remaining in the game, and elected to punt from there when faced with a fourth and four situation.

The punt flew out of bounds at the 15-yard line and the Bulldogs took over possession of the ball from there to win the game, picking up five first downs while running out the remaining 4:02 left on the clock.

Marsan completed 18 of 30 passes for 247 yards. He threw one pick.

His favorite target was Coleman, who caught eight passes for 130 yards. Lamar

Patterson pulled in four receptions for 52 yards. Marsan also completed passes to Doug Searles, Derek Fudge, Robert Giles, and Cory Strader. On the ground it was Matt Otero doing much of the damage for the Bulldogs.

He picked up 100 yards on only 12 carries. The offense gained 337 total yards.

Bryan White of NMU completed only 14 of 28 pass attempts for 95 yards to go along with his interception that later proved to be the difference in the game.

Brandon Munson was the leading Wildcat receiver, pulling in five catches for 48 yards. James Randle carried the load on the ground, picking up 82 yards on 22 attempts. Jeff Osborne ran the ball nine times for 44 yards.

Luke Piepkow led the Bulldogs with 15 total tackles. William Foster wrapped up 12 Wildcats, and Patrick Smith chalked up six tackles to go along with his team leading 1.5 sacks.

Ferris travels to Hillsdale next weekend before finishing the regular season at home against Indianapolis on Nov. 10th.

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Photo by James Bednarick, Photo Editor

Junior Tessa Miller prepares for a forehand against Northern Michigan. Ferris ended their winning streak losing to NMU.

Championship reign comes to an end

By Adam Gasper
Ferris State Torch

The ladies' tennis team fell to Northern Michigan on Friday in the second round of the GLIAC Conference Tournament, just four weekends after defeating them in head-to-head competition. NMU went on to win this year's championship, defeating Northwood 5-4.

Northwood halted the Bulldogs' conference-winning streak earlier this year at 162 matches.

The Bulldogs rolled through Mercyhurst in the first round, defeating them 5-0. Jennifer Garvey and Barbora Jilkova defeated Alison Hughes and Brianne Petricone 8-3 at the number one doubles spot.

The two doubles spot belonged to Suzanne Batten and Hulda Grin, who also posted an 8-3 win over Kristie Rowling and Joanna Olmstead.

Tessa Miller and Elana Blackman rolled over Lauren Duhanovich and Colleen Sullivan by the score of 8-1.

The two singles matches were dominated by Garvey and Jilkova. Garvey skunked her opponent, Alison Hughes, 6-0, 6-0. Jilkova won her match in straight sets, 6-1, 6-1, over Brianne Petricone.

Later in the day the team had to face NMU for their second round match-up. The match went down to the wire, and NMU eventually prevailed for the 5-4 victory.

The team started the match off right by winning all three doubles matches. Garvey and Jilkova defeated Vesie Jeliazkova and Kris Koopmann at the number one doubles spot.

Batten and Grin dominated the two spot over Brooke Aronin and Sabina Van der Bor, while Miller and Blackman rolled over Rachael Riopel and Katie Stofcheck at three doubles.

Garvey was the only player to win a singles match, defeating Jeliazkova 7-5, 6-0. Jilkova went down in three sets after winning the first set 6-1. She lost the last two sets 6-4, 7-5 to Koopmann.

Batten dropped a three-setter to Lavina Janssen, 3-6, 6-1, 6-2. Kari Sederburg played her first match of the day and lost to Aronin in straight sets, 6-2, 6-1. Grin lost her match to Van der Bor.

After losing the first set 6-3, Van der Bor rallied to take the last two by the scores of 6-3, 6-2. Miller fell in straight sets at the number six singles position, losing to Heidi Ehlers 7-5, 6-3.

On Saturday the Bulldogs played Grand Valley State for third place overall in the tournament. Garvey rolled to her third victory of the weekend, defeating Marie Cameron 6-0, 6-0. Jilkova triumphed over Dana Morgan at two singles, winning 6-0, 6-4. Batten dropped the three singles match for the second time in as many days, losing to Nikki Fairchild 6-1, 4-6, 6-4.

Sederburg also lost at the number four spot, losing in a third set tie-breaker to Kellen Lynch.

Sederburg won the first set 6-3, lost the second set by the same score, and eventually lost 7-2 in a third set tie-breaker. Grin picked up her first singles win of the weekend, defeating Stephanie Dontson 6-1, 6-1. Miller dominated at the six signles spot, defeating Kim Van Sprange 6-2, 6-4.

The doubles matches belonged to FSU. Garvey and Jilkova continued their year-long dominance as one doubles team, but did so in dramatic fashion.

They took the match over Morgan and Fairchild by winning 9-8, outlasting them 7-2 in the tie-breaker. Batten and Grin also played a tough match at two doubles, but eventually prevailed over Cameron and Lynch by the score of 9-7.

Miller and Blackman rolled to victory at three doubles by beating Dontson and Van Sprange 8-5.

Bulldogs' Cinderella story turning into pumpkin

By Jason Nelson
Assistant Sports Editor

The Ferris State women's soccer team has had a date with destiny for most of the season. The Bulldogs, who were picked to finish at the bottom part of the Great Lakes Inter-Collegiate Conference division by most experts, were surprisingly near the top not more than a week ago.

However, lately the Bulldogs' fairytale season has been disrupted by the wicked stepmother as the ladies' season is going from a beautiful carriage, and all the trimmings, to a pumpkin. The Lady Bulldogs, who were shut out by Northern Michigan a week and a half ago, did not find the going much easier last week.

The Bulldogs took on an undefeated Ashland team on the road last Saturday, and were unable to get the offense off the ground. Perhaps a win was not expected, but the Bulldogs laying down for Ashland was not. The Bulldogs moved around like a pumpkin in the first half as Ashland stormed to an early 1-0 lead at the 29:51 mark of the first half on a goal by Ursula Staneff.

The Bulldogs did a lot of watching as Ashland had a 14-1 half-time advantage in attempted shots. Goalie Connie Bigott helped keep the Bulldogs in the game in the first half as Bigott made four saves in the first half. The Bulldogs were unable to register a shot on goal in the first half.

The second half of the game did not go much better for the Bulldogs as Ashland increased their lead over the Bulldogs to 2-0 on a goal from Megan Jacobs.

Jacobs scored the goal on a pretty pass from Jill Sluga. Ashland, who had the answer for every Ferris State attack on the day was able to register 12 more attempted shots.
The Bulldogs were able to work for three attempted shots in the second half. Bigott again did her best to keep the Bulldogs in the game, stopping five shots in the second half. However, the Bulldogs' offense forgot to get on the bus, as they failed to make Ashland goalie Tiffany Crooks make a save in the 2-0 loss.

The loss dropped the Bulldogs record to 7-7-3, and 3-3-1 in the GLIAC conference.

In a game against Mercyhurst last week, the Bulldogs were once again searching for some kind of offense to spark the team.

The Bulldogs have been in a doldrum offensively, as the Bulldogs have not scored in three of their last four games. In the game against Mercyhurst at home last Thursday, the Bulldogs looked to shake out of their slump.

Mercyhurst came into the game with a 9-2-1 mark for the year and a 4-0-1 GLIAC record.

The Bulldogs played tentatively in the first half as Mercyhurst scored at the 18:17 mark of the first half on a goal by forward Jessica Hoppe. Hoppe scored the goal on an assist from Julia Kowzan to make the score 1-0.

Kowzan scored a goal of her own about ten minutes later in the game, to give Mercyhurst a 2-0 lead 29 minutes into the game.

The first half was dominated by Mercyhurst as they out-shot the Bulldogs by an embarrassing amount. Mercyhurst took 18 shot attempts compared to zero for the Bulldogs.

Goalie Connie Bigott surrendered the two goals in the first half while stopping seven shots to keep the damage from being hideous. Alana Dombrowski took over in goal in the second half and did not fare much better than the starter Bigott.

Mercyhurst forward Julia Kowzan notched her second goal of the game at the 78:30 mark of the second half to give Mercyhurst a 3-0 lead. Sarah Domenecucci added the assist for the visiting Mercyhurst squad.

Domenicucci continued the trend of players assisting who ended up scoring as she deposited the final goal of the game past Dombrowski at the 88:00 mark of the second half, to conclude the scoring at 4-0 in favor of visiting Mercyhurst.

In the second half the Bulldogs were outshot 17-5. For the game, the Bulldogs were outshot 35-5. Dombrowski had a good second half in goal for the Bulldogs stopping five shots . Mercyhurst goalie Meghan Frey was able to stop both shots that made it to her for the shutout.

Forward Emily Rogers was able to uncork both shots for the Bulldogs. The loss dropped the Bulldogs record to 7-6-3 for the year and 3-2-1 in the GLIAC conference.

The Bulldogs take on Findlay and Grand Valley State University to end the season.

Winter is here (again)

Ferris State Torch
By Mike Domerese

As the wind howls outside my window, I know that old man winter has returned once again. There is an old saying here in the great state of Michigan: "If you don't like the weather, wait five minutes."

This past week has been a fine example of just how diverse Michigan weather can be. One day it's 60 degrees and sunny, and later that afternoon the wind increases to about 30 to 35 miles an hour. Then, the next day provides us with storm-type conditions and tornado activity begins to occur sporadically across the state. The following day snow, ice, sleet and wind descended upon us.

Personally, I would rather be cold than warm any day of the week. When you are cold, you can always add more clothes, blankets, etc. depending on where you are. When you are warm, it's a lot harder to reduce your body temperature.

As I walked to class recently, I found it somewhat humorous. The same people who had been wearing shorts and light jackets just two-days prior were now outfitted in the latest winter wear. However, there were a few brave souls who for whatever reason decided that they wanted to look cool, and went out with just a sweater. What a bunch of crack-heads. I don't care what I look like when it comes to dressing for the cold. I have one goal in mind, and that is to keep the cold out and keep the warm in.

Wintertime can be lots of fun, though. Over the next couple of days you may hear the sound of the almighty snowmobile craziness beginning. We may not have the snow for it yet, but snowmobilers will be eagerly awaiting that first chance of the season to run their "sleds." Believe me, these people will be ready.

For those who enjoy skiing, many of the same rituals will begin. With the ski place just up the road in Cadillac, many will be getting their skis waxed and making sure everything is in order. They'll be making sure that their goggles are specially cleaned so they get that crystal clear vision, as well as checking on those gloves that must endure so much.

An option for those of you hating the cold could be gambling. Yes, I said gambling. With one of the nicest casinos this side of Detroit just 45 minutes to the East, Soaring Eagle in Mt. Pleasant offers gambling, shows or just peace and quiet if you are looking for a little weekend getaway with your favorite certain someone.

Of course, how could I forget? For those snow lovers, one of the best and most fun things to do in winter is snowball fights! Ah yes, the days of yesteryear, when life seemed to be moving at a snail's pace and the most important thing in life was building forts and having snowball wars.

Diehard sports fans also have the opportunity to compete in many intramural sports right here at Ferris. Broomball doesn't begin until winter semester, but is a blast to play! Of course the flag football season is also starting up, for you football junkies. Speaking of sports how could we forget BULLDOG HOCKEY!!!

With all the good, there is still one almighty pain-in-the butt thing that seems to happen the first time snow flies. People forget how to drive! I can't stand the first snow for this reason alone; people either drive way too slow or just drive like complete idiots. The worst part is, it's the same thing every year. Maybe they should make everyone go through some type of special driving class on how to drive on snow.

Alas, the biggest winter activity has got to be bar-hopping, at least here in Big Rapids. The party scene starts to dwindle down with the coming of the colder temperatures, precipitation and the frigid winds. Bar traffic seems to increase when this happens. Even the biggest who's who in the party scene seem to eventually find their way to the bar.

Once again, old man winter is upon us. The amazing thing is, he will be here and gone before we know it. So, if you don't like the weather, just wait, it will change soon enough.

Torch convention update

By Brian Van Steenkiste
Opinions Editor

I just flew in from New Orleans, and boy are my arms tired. Seriously though, the five-person contingent from the Torch has returned from our annual trip to the National College Media Convention, and we're hoping to make our already great paper even better than it has been.

We learned a lot from the people of New Orleans, as well as convention speakers and our journalist peers. We've always liked to think that we put out a nice little paper, but this view is probably more than a little subjective. Down at the convention, our view was substantiated by numerous other opinion-holding people, including an objective advisor from a different learning institution.

Another thing we can be proud of is the independence we enjoy here at the Torch. From what we saw, learned, heard and were told, the Torch is one of the most independent, student-run newspapers in the country. Contrary to some uninformed letters to the editor, no one can tell us what to print, and you, the reader, benefit.

We were horrified to hear some of the conditions other people had to work under when putting out their school's papers. At some schools, student government and educational representatives have a say (sometimes dictating) who can and cannot work at a paper, and in some horrendous cases, have control of the hiring process.

I can't imagine the limitations a situation like this would put on objective, accurate coverage of campus events. Only the entertainment of events the school approved of would be showcased. Only news events the school wanted you to hear about would be published. Worst of all, the opinions section would be drab and dull, a situation you certainly won't find here at the Torch!

The grass is always greener on the other side of the fence. Sometimes we have to be stripped of certain things, and lose privileges, or see the depravation of others, to truly appreciate what we have. While the Torch is far from perfect, we have been pleasing some very hard-to-please people with our publication this year, and we're constantly improving.

You can't please everyone, as our Voices section so eloquently states in almost every issue, but we expect that. We do feel that we're doing our part to make the campus think and inform people on a variety of topics, and if you disagree, the only way to change things is to let us know. That's one of the reasons I came up with the survey that's been in the past few editions.

Another point made perfectly clear by our little trip was the increase in national security. Besides the expected searches, parking restrictions, strange questions and common-sense public address system broadcasts, I found out that plastic knives aren't allowed in airport food courts. This struck me as very strange indeed.

Sticking with the theme of the neighbor's lawn, things sure are different down in Louisiana. One of the noticeable differences down there is their attitude towards consuming alcoholic beverages and the laws that reflect them. That little ol' open intox law so prevalent in our Yankee climates doesn't exist down south. Yes, that's right, you can walk around anywhere drinking however, and whatever, you choose.

Nowhere is this better demonstrated than on Bourbon Street in Na'Lens French quarter. People consume with reckless abandonment and their behavior suffers accordingly, only not as extreme as you may think.

Previously, I'd always thought being able to drink on the streets was probably a bad thing for a city. Now I'm not so sure. I'll admit people were getting a "little" crazy, but everyone basically controlled themselves. People of all ages, sexes, races, physical abilities and sexual orientation peacefully coexisted in a festive atmosphere.

I guess it's kind of like those common-sense messages they broadcast in the airports, saying things like "don't transport a stranger's luggage if they ask you to." If you make too many rules, people are going to want to break them. If you treat people with respect and give them some credit and freedom, they'll more or less behave themselves.

People in New Orleans have every night of the year to get the wild things out of their systems. If students in Big Rapids only have the weekends and holidays like Homecoming and Earth Day to let out their built-up emotions (which for college aged "kids" can be considerable), the display is going to be a lot more dangerous and severe.

Stripped of our leisure entertainment

By Aaron Hatfield
Ferris State Torch

With Ferris students now getting used to the Internet access on campus, the last thing they need is limitations to their access. We paid a $125 to $200 non-refundable "technology fee" as part of our tuition. This fee does not just pay for our network access, contrary to some students' beliefs. This fee helps to pay for the new F.L.I.T.E. library and a plethora of other things.

A couple Thursdays ago, the Residential Network Support (RNS) added on a new piece of hardware to the network. This piece of hardware monitors what is coming in and going out over Ferris' internet connection, and gives priority to students looking at educational material. This means that those of us playing games over the Internet got screwed.

Last time I checked, I hadn't heard anyone complaining because his or her educational sites and scholarly information were not loading fast enough.

Before this equipment was installed, I was receiving information at approximately the rate of 200 kilobytes per second. Now, after the installation, I am receiving data at around 25 bytes per second.

This is pitiful. I get better rates than this on my phone line at home. What is the point of even having the Ethernet connection if it does not perform better than a phone line?

I understand that this is a college campus and the main use of the Internet is for education, but let's be reasonable. I am not going to sit in my room all day, even after I am sick of studying, and look through the Ferris web page. The Internet is not just used for education. People use the Internet everyday for entertainment, communication and for a million other different things.

Ferris is basically forcing us to strictly look at or participate in educational material 24/7. If they are going to stop our entertainment on the network, then they had better stop it elsewhere on campus too. All those little events that go on around campus better stop. They're "entertaining" and interfere with students' time, which should only be used for studying.

As a Ferris student who handed out $200 to use the Internet, I do not believe that the RNS should have the ability to install a machine to monitor what I am doing so that they can keep me from looking at anything other than educational material.

Personally, I believe this is an invasion of my privacy and a violation of the Electronic Communications Privacy Act. This act basically prohibits others from monitoring any electronic communication, except employers monitoring their employees. I'm not one of the employees of RNS, and they're monitoring me.

If the communication is going to be monitored, then the party being monitored has to be made aware. I do not believe the RNS ever sufficiently made us aware that they were going to be installing this equipment. One day the connection was great. The next day it was crap.

I do not believe that Ferris should have any more rights than another server provider that we could go through at our home.

If it is on the Net and we can access that at home without limitations, then we should be able to do the same on our connection here at Ferris. If students violate a law or participate in unlawful communications, then their actions should be discovered the same as it would at home, by the authorities. Not by our FSU Big Brother, RNS.

I can understand if they would like to allow students all the access they need to look at educational material during the day, but at least give us some bandwidth space during later hours to entertain ourselves on the Net by playing games, or reading mail, or doing whatever else we deem necessary.

I do not think anyone is hell-bent on getting his or her educational materials at 1:00 a.m. If we got the same bandwidth the others have at night, I do not believe that it would cause too many troubles with campus communication rates.

If Ferris wants students to come to campus, to fit in and to feel at home, then they need to offer many of the same luxuries we have at home. If we are used to getting on the Internet at night and playing games until four in the morning, let us do it here. If we are used to getting on Napster at one in the morning and downloading files, let us do it here.

Don't let us get used to the way the network works, then take it from us. That will only perturb students. It makes them uncomfortable because it is not what they are used to. If you are going to do something to the effect of what has recently been done, then do it before a semester starts and let us know. Don't just throw us for a loop in the middle of the semester.

Students have enough crap to deal with. We have to be able to pull ourselves away from school once in a while. All work and no play makes for dull boys and girls, and that won't help us in our studies. If we want to pull away to play a game over the Internet for a little while, or if we want to listen to some of our favorite music on MP3, then that is our business.

Our entertainment should not be monitored by our school.