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^ Z^c “Serving the nisius Communifl since 1933- Volume LXXlii. Number 24 Summer 2003 Orientation Special Canisius Callage. Buffalo, NY College President nam ed Renaissance M an “He is a true renaissance man and exemplifies our foundation’s mission to build a better Buffalo.” By Katie Schlientz Editor h Chief Rev. V incent M. Cooke, S.J., the president of the College, was nam e d 2003 Renaissance Man by the Buffalo Renaissance Foundation (BRF) earlier in the month o f June. “We’re pleased to honor a pillar of the community like Father Cooke,” Jeffrey S. Vukelic, president of the BRF, said. “ H e is a true renaissance man and exemplifies our foundationis mission to build a better Buffalo.” Father Cooke has been president of the College since 1993 and, during that time period, has raised the bar for academic standards and fundraising. He has overseen nearly $90 million in capital im p rovem e n ts on the campus. The recent increase in freshman enrollment and move for Canisius to be ranked among top colleges nationally has also been directly attributed to Father Cooke. The Buffalo News also honored Father Cooke in 2001, naming him an Outstanding Citizen for that year. The News also recognized him as one of the two most inffuential civil leaders. Father Cooke was officially honored at the spring luncheon, hosted by BRF, June 10 at the Buffalo ConventionCenter.Proceeds collected from the benefit will go to the Niagara Falls Airbase Family Support Center and the Buffalo Zoo. Dennis F. Strigl, president and CEO of Verizon Wireless, delivered the keynote address. Strigl, a graduate o f Canisius, is nationally recognized as one of the most prominent architects of the wireless communication industry. Past recipients of the honor include Robert E. Rich, Sr., Burt Flickinger, Seymour H. Know III and Paul J. Koessler, as well as others. The BRF is a non-profit organization, dedicated to “Building a Better Buffalo.” Its mission is to foster a better quality of life in Buffalo and the Western New York region. The BRF is able to fulfill their mission through active support of public, educational, charitable and benevolent organizations and activities. Senate elections announced By Katie Schlientz Editor in Chief Distinguished speakers address college graduates turnout from the student body,” McCarthy said. “A special thanks to everyone who helped out to make P r e s id e n t K atie M c C a rthy this election successful.” announced the new officers for the Five h u n d r e d sixty-tw o 2003-2004 Student Senate. Tony students cam e ou t to vote this Maggiotto was named president, year, a larger figure than the 412 o u t p o 11 i n g Jerry Paradise. A m a n d a T rulin was nam e d vice president, winning over D a n iel Comerford. “The future of C a n is ius looks b r ig h t. As p resid e n t o f the Senate, I hope to em p o w e r senators to reach ou t to fellow classmates through programming that meets their needs,” katie s c h l ie n t z Maggiotto said. Top (from left): Mary Dust, Jim Wahl and Julie Anna “I would like Golebiewski to p u t in place Bottom (from left): Lindsay Karas, Tony Maggiotto several program s and Amanda Trulin th a t will be in the Senate for years to come— programs that will be rich in value and high in performance. Through active leadership, we hope to seek out stu d e n t concerns and find the appropriate ways to address In ad d itio n , Jim W ahl was named vice president for business and finance, Julie Anna Golebiewski was nam e d vice p resid e n t for JUSTICE, Mary Dust was named vice president for program m ing and Lindsay Karas was nam e d secretary. “It’s been a very impressive students that voted last year. The new e-board members will all be completing their senior year as they serve their term. Jeffrey Blake, c u r r e n t vice president for business and finance, a tt r i b u t e d the increase to the location of the voting b ooths. “I was very pleased with the tu r n o u t and it was significantly higher than last year,” Blake said. “I think the move to O ld M ain should be continued.” Maggiotto agreed. See Elections page 2 By Laura Cramer News Editor At both the undergraduate an d g r a d u a te cerem o n ies, the C a n isiu s C lass o f 2003 w ere ad d ressed by to p executives Eugene F. Jankowski and David Neeleman, respectfully. Jankow ski, speaker for the undergraduate class, is the form er presid e n t of CBS and received an hon o rary degree du rin g the ceremony. The commencement exercises took place Saturday, May 17 in Alumni Arena at SUNY Buffalo’s north campus, where 675 degrees were conferred. H o n o rary degrees were also be bestow e d upon R a m o n E. Abarca, PhD, professor emeritus of h istory at Canisius and Scotty Bowman, c o n sultant, D etroit Red Wings. Jankow s k i is a C a n isius alum nus, class o f 55, who received a b achelor’s degree in English and w e n t on to attain his m a s ter’s in co m m u n icatio n a r ts from M ichigan State University. He was the president and chairm an of CBS Broadcasting G roup for 12 years, u n til, in 1989, he formed his own com p a n y , Jankow ski Com m unications Inc. Today, Jankow s k i is an advisor and m a n a g ing director of Veronis Suhler Stevenson, a leading in d e p e n d e n t m e rchant b a n k devoted to th e m e d ia, com m u n ications and inform ation industries. Jankow ski is a m e m b e r of the A m e rican Film In s t i t u t e ’s executive co m m ittee, the co author o f Reflections on Television, and is the chairman emeritus of the American Film Institute. H is n u m e r o u s h o n o r s See H o n o rary page 2 Two graduates proudly display their college diplomas. The undergraduate ceremony was held Saturday, May 17 in the Alumni Arena at SUNY Buffalo’s north campus. Approximately 675 degrees were conferred at the ceremony. PUBLIC RELATIONS INSIDE ■ 1iiil l IIIM 1 Ralph Nader addressed the campus community on April 25. Turn to page 2 to check out his bio and see Did the above Student Senate article catch your eye? Check out page 3 where USA President Tony Maggiotto gives more info. Got n othing to do while you are in Buffalo? Check out the Life & Arts section for the low down on Just Pasta and summer flicks. Flip to the back page as the 2002- 2003 A theletes of the Year are revealed. Also, check out the “Oh the Wing” sports opinion column.
