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CROSSROADS Volume 2, Number 1 Spring, 1994 MU Baseball players and their parents: A winning combination r Iso in this issue: iking at the Grand Canyon he pros and cons of legalizing marijuana • STD's at MU • And much more... Mansfield's O n ly Alternative Elmira Pioneers Baseball All Summer Long Cole & Burd Pontiac - Subaru -GMC Truck Chevrolet - Oldsmobile - Geo (717) - 662-7120 (717) - 662-2125 Rt. 15 S. Mansfield, PA 16933 SPRING, 1994 Volume 2, Number 1 Table of Contents College Life Entertainment Full-Time workers/Full-Time students Mansfield University Social Life {% Students that work full-time are forced to manage Students complain there isn't much to do at their time down to the minute, but they feel it is MU, but they can always find a party on rewarding nonetheless. campus, in town, or at a fraternity. by Tint Andrews by Meghan Curran, Rachel Lamed and Kim Ryan Wet vs. Dry Campus flt) Although most students support a wet campus Hiking policy, administrators feel that a dry campus is in The Grand Canyon of Pennsylvania is the perfect everyone's best interest. place to lace up your hiking boots and step off the by Tracey Bellesfield beaten path. Freshman 15/Nutrition by feanne Spengler /JJV The fabled "Freshman 15" weight gain strikes Fashion freshmen everywhere. What causes the "Freshman / ft Do Mansfield students have any fashion sense? 15," and what can be done about it? What's hot and what's not at MU. by lennifer Duchman by lennifer Duchman College Music Scene Hunting ^ Three of MU's premier bands talk about their The area around MU provides hunters with a music, their friendships, and their futures. paradise of year-round hunting gamelands. by Dan Griffin by Rob Aigeldinger Ron Remy Profile ffil A man of many identities, Ron Remy acts as a Year in Review teacher, a father and mayor of Mansfield. ff% A look at the issues that affected MU, the nation, by Tina Whelski and the world during the 1993-94 school year. by fanene Herzog Issues Censorship Sports Despite guarantees of free speech, books, films Dual Athletes and recordings still face censors. fj| For some MU athletes, competing in one sport by DiAndre Summerville is just not enough. Women and Careers by Tara Hummel (c^| Several professional women tell us how to break Baseball Players and their parents into traditionally male-dominated careers. by Debi Mychak Cm% MU's baseball program has skilled players and coaches. But it's the parents that have taught Marijuana the players how to be successful. jc^This controversial herb has sparked a nation by losh Leiboff wide debate concerning its use and the implications of its legalization. Recreational sports by Tina Whelski Looking for a fun way to stay fit, ease stress and AIDS and STDs at MU meet new people? Many MU students turn to Students need to be aware of the risks of AIDS recreational sports. by Michael Davis ^•^ and other sexually transmitted diseases, even at a small, isolated college like MU. On the Cover: MU baseball player John Michael Cook by Meghan Curran and his father, John Charles (photoby janeneherzog). 1 CROSSROADS CROSSROADS To our readers, STAFF For the second year in a would like to thank the provost, row, the JN 320 Creative Dr. George Mullen, for giving Editors Journalism class set out to us the money we needed to cover Josh Leiboff produce Crossroads magazine, the costs of producing Jeanne Spengler a publication that deals with Crossroads. We would also like life in the small town of to thank the Flashlight for the Photo Editor Mansfield, Pennsylvania and use of its darkroom and photo Janene Herzog at Mansfield University. facilities, as well as their photo If you Advertising Managers scanner. read Crossroads Rob Aigeldinger A special last year, you Michael Davis thanks goes out might notice to Kingdom that we have Advertising design Printing in made some Rob Aigeldinger, Tracey Bellesfield, Covington, Pa., changes in the Michael Davis, Dan Griffin, Josh for printing format and Leiboff Crossroads editors Josh Leiboff 1,000 copies of layout of the and Jeanne Spengler Crossroads. Copy Editors magazine. Despite those We would especially like to Meghan Curran, Jennifer Duchman, changes, the stories still focus thank Mr. Peter Gade for Dan Griffin, Tara Hummel, Jeanne on the life and times of the peoplep utting up with us for the Spengler, DiAndre Summerville,Tina and places around Mansfield semester. He stuck with us Whelski University. We focused on through long hours o)^rewriting, Mansfield students - the sports revising and editing, and his they play, the things they do on advice led to the superior quality Layout/Design Tracey Bellesfield, Dan Griffin, weekends, as well as some of Crossroads. It sometimes Jeanne Spengler, Meghan Curran, controversial social issues thats eemed like deadlines would Josh Leiboff, Kim Ryan, DiAndre affect college students never be met, but we did it! Summerville everywhere. Most importantly, we As the semester moved would like to congratulate the on, we all got experience in class for sticking together and Photography Jennifer Duchman, Janene Herzog, selling advertisements, writing helping each other out. We Rachel Larned, Tara Hummel, our stories, revising our stories, wouldn't have been able to Jeanne Spengler taking pictures and trying to produce Crossroads if we hadn 't meet deadlines. Professor Peterb een a team; we worked together Gade was always there to guidea nd accomplished our goals. Staff Writers Rob Aigeldinger, Tim Andrews, us along and remind us that For ou r readers, we hope Tracey Bellesfield, Meghan Curran, deadlines are made for a reason.t hat the second edition of Michael Davis, Jennifer Duchman, For all of our hard work, we Crossroads gives you a glimpse Dan Griffin, Janene Herzog, Tara were rewarded at the end of the of what makes Mansfield, Hummel, Rachel Larned, Josh semester with what toe feel is aP ennsylvania a unique town. Leiboff, Debi Mychak, Kim Ryan, successful magazine. We hope you see what makes Jeanne Spengler, DiAndre We would like to thank lasting memories at Mansfield Summerville, Tina Whelski several people for their University. cooperation and effort in producing this magazine. We josh Leiboff Advisor Jeanne Spengler Professor Peter Gade SPRING, 1994 You can't say that! Censorship: a modification of content BY DIANDRE SUMMERVILLE "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble and to petition the government for a redress of griev ances." Above are the words to the First Amendment to the Constitution of the United States of America. These words, among other things, give ev eryone the right to express themselves as they see fit. Or do they? In a country where the First Amendment gives everyone freedom of speech and freedom of the press, this freedom is being taken away from thousands of people each day. And censorship affects everyone, either di PHOTO BY JANENE HERZOG rectly or indirectly. Materials such as these are being censored everyday. The First Amendment is chal lenged almost everyday, whether on television, radio, in books, in art galler content occurs in every mass commu dent was forced to remove her tele ies, or in any other kind of media. nications medium. It affects plays and phone answering machine message According to Dr. Howard Travis of the movies, newspapers and books, televi because it was felt by administrators to Mansfield University Communica sion programs and music. It is also an be offensive. When and where will it tions/Theater department, who is op issue on college campuses around the all end? The first problem in posed to censorship in any form, cen nation. dealing with censorship is that no one sorship "deprives people of their abil There are many recent ex knows for sure what the definition is. ity to express themselves. We have to amples of censorship. The theatrical According to Broadcasting Law and respect each other's views and opin production of "Peter Pan" was can Regulation, censorship is "the modifi ions more." celed in a New York school because it cation or deletion of objectionable, Rev. Deborah Casey of was deemed offensive to Native Ameri illegal, or other materials from broad Mansfield University's Campus Min cans. "Martin Lawrence: You So Crazy" casts or it may be the restraints imposed istry sees it differently. She sees cen had its debut delayed because of what on the broadcast of materials." The sorship as "making a decision that producers felt was a bad rating. "Caleb problems begin when someone tries to something is not acceptable." She also and Kate," a children's book, was chal apply their definition of what's encourages self-censorship. "To make lenged because of its views on mar objectionable to some self-censorship work, companies have riage. MTV's "Beavis and Butthead" one else who feels that they should be to have more in mind than the profit was moved back an hour because of a able to speak, write or broadcast what line. The public's opinions and wel fire started by an unattended five year they please. fare should also play a role in the deci old, who had seen an episode where Casey believes thatcensorship sion making process." Casey also said the two main characters started a fire. occurs mostly because what is stated that "things that are deemed accept The 2 Live Crew's album, "As Nasty As one way is usually taken another way. able now, were probably illegal 15 years They Wanna Be," sold more copies after She used Ice-T's song "Cop Killer" as ago." it was banned for sexually explicit lan an example. "In his song, some people Censorship or modification of guage. At Mansfield University, a stu heard Ice-T say be careful around cops 3 CROSSROADS because they don't always treat every applying contemporary local commu "The Council On Freedom of one the same. But other people heard nity standards, finds that the work, Expression is a non-partisan indepen that same song say just go out and kill taken as a whole, appeals to purient dent organization that attempts to bal cops," Casey said. "The main concern interest; 2) The work in question lacks ance the needs of people to express should be to get the message across so serious literary, artistic, political, or themselves freely," Gertzman said. that people hear it appropriately. But scientific value; 3) The work depicts in After the 1992 controversy it is hard to know when that imaginary a patently offensive way sexual con over WNTE pulling the disc jockey line between obscene and decent is duct specifically defined by applicable from the air because of offensive lyr crossed." state laws. ics, a safe-harbor period was instituted. Travis said "censorship is an In its decision, the U.S. Su Safe-harbor is a period when a disc attempt to deprive others of their free preme Court also ruled that all three of jockey can play any music that they dom of speech and freedom of expres the above criteria must apply before want to, no matter the content. But sion." But it is some people's job to material is judged obscene. If the mate Gertzman is still kind of opposed to make these decisions. rial only meets one or two of the stan this. He said, "Safe-harbor still re If a record-company execu dards, it is not obscene. stricts expression because everyone tive or a director of a movie declines to can't hear it because of the time." The promote a song or cuts a scene from a CAMPUS LIFE safe-harbor period on WNTE goes movie, should itbe seen as censorship? from 10:30 p.m. until 4:00 a.m. Or is the executive or director just Last year on Mansfield Casey believes that the WNTE making a judgment call? Last year, in University's campus, two freedom of issue was overblown. She said, "If Los Angeles, radio station KACE-FM speech issues involving censorship someone found what was being played banned "socially irresponsible" music arose. First, WNTE, the campus radio offensive all they had to do was to from its format. Some would claim station, was criticized for allowing of- change the channel." But she also felt that's censorship, others a business that the controversy over the telephone decision? message was warranted. "There was a "The main concern way to get around the radio station should be to get the message HOW IT STARTED controversy. If I didn't like what was across so that people hear it being played I could change the chan On a national level, freedom appropriately. But it is hard to nel. But with the telephone answering of expression came to light during the know when that imaginary line machine message, there was no way to 1700's. John Peter Zenger was tried for get around it. If I needed to contact between obscene and decent is seditious libel after writing material that student, I had to hear that mes crossed." against the colonial government. sage which I felt was offensive," she Zenger was asked by a group of citi said. zens to establish a newspaper to op fensive rap lyrics to be broadcast; sec Gertzman believes that both pose the government supportive New ondly, a student telephone message was episodes were a waste of time. He also York Gazette. Zenger did and he named called offensive by an Mansfield Uni felt that in a country were you are his paper the New York Weekly Journal. versity employee. The first incident supposedly innocent until proven His paper blasted the governor and his resulted in a student disc jockey being guilty that the student with the tele policies. Governor Willam Cosby then removed from the air, while the second phone message that was deemed of had Zenger thrown in jail for seditious incident resulted in the student being fensive, was "guilty until she proved libel. But in this era in Britain what was forced to remove the message that was herself innocent, just because her mes written did not have to be true. Zenger deemed offensive. sage offended someone." went to trial in 1734 and Andrew From these two incidents arose Hamiliton, a distinguished lawyer,got the Mansfield Council on Freedom of PRESS PERFORMANCE him acquitted. This case established Expression. Its goals, according to Dr. the basis for freedom of the press, which Jay Gertzman of the Mansfield Univer A recent study conducted by would eventually find its way into the sity English department, who is also The Freedom Forum, which is a non First Amendment to the new constitu the head of the council, are to increase partisan organization dedicated to free tion, which would be formulated a awareness for the MU campus and re press, found that high school newspa half-century later. gional community on freedom of speech pers typically are "average" or "bor A more recent case, Miller v. issues; to serve as free consultants to ing" because school administrators California (1973)established standards campusand the region on sensitive free tend to censor student expression on that tell what criteria have to be met to dom of speech issues; offer a contact for issues ranging from cafeteria food to determine material censorable for its students and faculty who feel their free which music sounds the best. obscenity. According to Mass Media dom of expression is being curtailed Besides newspapers, books Law, by Don R. Pember, the standards and; help prepare for tolerance now are also covered under the freedom of are as follows: 1) An average person, and in the future. the press law. The American Library 4 SPRING, 1994 Association has even dedicated a week thought to be harmful and offensive," - "The Last Temptation of Christ " (1988) to honor banned books. Among the doesn't totally agree with the movie a sure box office bust became some books on a recent list were: rating system. "The rating of movies what of a financial success when vari - Caleb and Kate challenged in limits the audience that can see it. What ous church groups and other critical Boyertown, Pa., because parents ob is thought to be harmful to some may people threatened and carried out boy jected to its view of marriage; be interesting and exciting to others. cotts and demonstrations. These ef - Snow White restricted in public librar And to an extent, it limits the circula forts were covered by television news ies in Duval, Fla., because of graphic tion of movies with harsh ratings," he stations, radio stations, and by the violence; said. newspapers. People who were curi - James and the Giant Peach challenged Many times, it is common to ous about what all the fuss was about in Brooksville, Fla., because it suppos see a movie get a rating that the pro went to the theaters to watch the movie edly promotes drugs and whiskey; ducers feel is too harsh. A rating that is and the movie made money. - Little House on the Prairie was chal too harsh can potentially damage the - "The Program," a movie about a col lenged by a member of the Houma box office success of some movies. lege football program had a scene cut tribe for being offensive to Native "Martin Lawrence: You So Crazy" is an because high school football players Americans, in Thibodaux, La; example of this. Lawrence had his new were imitating a scene where a player - The Lorax has faced battles in the concert films relea se postponed indefi lies in the middle of a busy highway. Pacific Northwest because of its al nitely because of the NC 17 rating, Also, someone was killed as a result of leged anti-logging stance. which technically prohibits his target this. audience of teens under 17 from seeing Gertzman believes that cutting CENSORSHIP OR BAD EDITING the movie. a scene from a movie because someone The reason why ratings are sees it and commits a crime is wrong. Many people will use the term such a big deal is because major the "People that commit crimes and then censorship to describe anything nega aters sometimes refuse to book NC 17 blame it on something that they saw in tive that happens to a play or movie. If a movie definitely have some sort of a scene gets cut because it is too long, sickness. People shouldn't be stopped some people will say that this is cen "People that commit crimes and from viewing a movie because of a few sorship, but it could just be bad edit then blame it on something that sick people," Gertzman said. ing. they saw in a movie definitely A form of censorship in the PARENTAL ADVISORY: have some sort of sickness. movies that most people seem to ac EXPLICIT LYRICS People shouldn't be stoppped cept is the Motion Picture Association of America's rating system. This sys from viewing a movie because of Travis believes that music is tem uses letters to rate movies and to a few sick people." probably the second most censored tell the consumer what to expect. The medium. "Any medium that deals system goes as follows: with the public has a high possibility to "G" - General audiences: all ages admit movies and many newspapers refuse be censored. Arts and entertainment, ted. This is a movie which contains no to accept advertising for them, which music, the theater, art galleries and the objectionable material. makes the national release of these films print media are probably the most cen "PG" - Parental guidance suggested. Some extremely difficult. sored," he said. material may not be suitable for pre- Other plays and movies that According to Rolling Stone teenagers. fall under the modification of content magazine, music is usually censored "R" - Restricted. Under 17 requires rule include: in three ways: 1) with parental advi accompanying parent or adult guard - The play "Peter Pan" was recently sory labels, 2) by stores refusing to sell ian. "R" is placed on movies with canceled at a New York school. Re material that they deem offensive, and adult themes. hearsal had already entered its sixth by 3) record companies refusing to "NC-17" - No children under 17 admitted. week, but after complaints from the back materials that they deem offen "X" - No one under 18 admitted. In this Shinnecock tribe it was stopped. The sive. category a parent can not watch the tribe complained about the "Ug-a- Outside supporters also have film with their child, unlike a "R" rated wug" song and words like "squaw" a lot to do with what sells and what movie. and "redskin." does not sell. In the recent Time Casey agrees with the rating - In Winter Haven, Fla., "The Pajama Warner/Ice-T controversy, Time system. She believes that the "rating Game" was canceled due to characters Warner had to deal with many differ system is good and that it is a drinking and using words such as ent interest groups. This is because consumer's responsibility to know "damn." media companies are now publicly what the letters mean." - "A Chorus Line" was cancelled in owned, meaning that they are respon Gertzman, who is against cen Mount Pleasant, N.C., for gay charac sible to boards of directors. Wall Street sorship because it "prevents the circu ters, coarse language and a song about See CENSORSHIP, page 19 lation of ideas and images that are breast implants. CROSSROADS A ll work and no play Working students to my studies as I like," said Pam most 30 hours a week, carries an 18 must balance school Costantini, 21 year old social work credit course load, and volunteers four major in her junior year at Mansfield. hours of her week being a "friendly with full or part-time Costantini works six days a visitor" to the elderly and a literacy jobs week during the semester. On a given aide to adults with reading problems. day she can be found doing office work Between work and school, the at West's Hotel and Lounge, serving time utilized takes its toll on the stu BY TIM ANDREWS deli sandwiches at Starting From dents. Scratch, and studying in the library. "Working had both a positive Picture yourself getting up at 8 Costantini has a "rough time" juggling and negative effect on me," said Dale a.m. Monday. First, you struggle to school, work, and a social life. Brundage, 25, who graduated with a make it to your nine o'clock class, your "It takes a lot of energy to run Bachelor of Arts in mass ten, your eleven. After a brief hour for from one job to the next, especially communication from Mansfield in lunch you slide into your one o' clock, when I have to go to school too," December of 1993. "There were times I your two, and then finally your three. Costantini added. knew I wouldn't get my school work After that long day of scholarly activ- Working students also have to done. There were also times when ity, the typical assignments would student looks keep piling up forward to a relax because I was busy at ing evening of work. Also, there casual study or were days when I'd lounging around miss class, but I'd still and perhaps some go to work." television. Yet, E v e ry some students do student has to learn not ha ve this luxury. basic skills in college. Some students One of these skills is spend a full day in time management. classes then go to This is the ability to work at a service- utilize time wisely oriented, probably and effectively. minimum wage job. Whether that time is This is the working used for schoolwork, student. socializing and being T he involved with students who work PHOTO BY JANENE HERZOG c a m p us Pam Costantini (r) is a junior at Mansfield University. She also works six their way through organizations, or days a week during the semester at two different jobs in order to help pay school have a her way through college. working at a job is up double challenge. to the student. First, they have to meet the academic find time for essential things such as "Students have to learn to in demands placed on them by school. sleep and rest. Budgeting time and tegrate the demands of school with the Second, they have to set aside time to expenses become very important skills demands of the job," said Bill Chabala, make the money required to pay for they develop. director of university counseling. their education. There are twenty-four "In college, you don't get a "Working and going to school are both hours in a day, and 168 hours in a nighf s sleep, you're constantly nap choices the students have made. Stu week. If they have a job and school ping. Days run right into one another," dents choose to work, students choose work, utilizing this time becomes a said Erin Busteed, who graduated from to go to school. challenge for the working student. The Mansfield in 1993 with a B.A. degree in Chabala helps those who do rest of their schedule breaks down to mass communications. "I'd like more both to "show those students how to being; a limited amount of free time to free time to go out more and do things integrate these choices to the best of enjoy and a reduced social life. As a unrelated to school or work," said their ability." result, they have to learn to manage Costantini. "If sacatch-22," Busteed said. this time wisely as well. But balancing school and work "You run yourself ragged to stay in "I can't devote as much time doesn't allow it. Costantini works al school,but school sometimes ends up 6 SPRING, 1994 being on the back burner. Work over working students focus more on ity to students. comes. You need an education to get a courses and assignments." "I think you're more respon good job with good money, but you Yet, Most working students con sible by the time you graduate," said have to work([a lesser job) to get by cur with Busteed. They assume stu Costantini. "By that time you've had and to pay for that education." dents who don't work have it easier job experience, you've worked with Because she has to work so and working students don't have the other people, you're more prepared much, Costantini said, "I go to the luxury of free time like non-working for 'real life'." library to get ahead so I'm done by the students. On the other hand, students end of the week. What I don't get done "I agree, I think I've earned a who do not work develop these char I can finish over the weekend." great deal by myself. Working your acteristics as well. Chris Tibbits took the extreme way through school is more beneficial "Students who have help from approach to working and going to than having your parents hand you their parents can develop the same school. "I'd take a full load of classes, everything," said Brundage. dedication and abilities as working stu work 40 hours a week loading boxes The concept of pride, fueled dents," said Chabala. "The students for United Parcel Service, and drive to by a student's ability to overcome all of build these skills on their own. Many Allentown every weekend to work 20 the obstacles he or she must face, is a non-working students have strong hours at Dorney Park," said Tibbits, universal feeling among the working character and a terrific dedication to 22, who couldn't seem to find any free students. academics." time. "I wouldn't be ready to study "I think a lot of kids work According to Chabala, the until midnight, and to get any sleep I harder at school when they have jobs." pressures faced by working students had to cut classes." Tibbits withdrew said Tibbits. "Academic success means are not greater than those faced by the from school this semester due to, "fi more to someone who puts himself students with parental support. Their nancial difficulty, mostly," he said, "I through. pressures come from different sources was also tired of trying to mix classes If you can do that, you get a "Pressure is something we and work." Finding free time isn't sense of pride that you did something impose on ourselves," said Chabala. the only problem a student faces in on your own. If you screw up, it's on "Students who have parental assistance their quest for an education. you not your parents." can feel the same pressures as working "I paid for school with loans, Yet, what still holds true is the students, only their pressure comes which I'm paying back now. I'll be in working students' firm belief that they from different sources." debt until 2004," said Brundage. "I have stronger character and drive than Brundage and Busteed have worked about 40 hours per week my those students who did not have to both graduated with, "a sense of pride," last semester, before that I averaged 20 work. that they did it all, "on their own," and to 30," Brundage added. "I think working students need they're ready to move on to 'better' "I paid for school through to be respected more than kids who jobs. On the other hand, Costantini loans, my jobs a t Berrigan's and Mark's have their parents pay for everything." will keep plugging away at her educa Brother's, and Uncle Sam," said said Busteed. tion and her jobs. As a matter of fact, Busteed. "I had to work (those jobs) to Working teaches responsibil- she's going to work right now.lZl pay my own way because mom and dad couldn't foot the bill. I usually paid everything on my own." Working students perceive their situations to be more difficult when compared to that of a non-work ing student. "Students whose parents pay Restaurant and Lounge for everything are well-rested, and they have the time to study more," said 49 South Main St. Busteed. Mansfield The big difference between 662-3663 working students and other students is how they integrate on campus. Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner and "Generally, the working stu dents aren't 'campus students.' For legal beverages available DRUNK DRIVING DOESN'T them, balancing time and school be JUST KILL DRUNK DRIVERS. comes more critical." said Chabala. Alonzo Drake, kilted 3/17/91 at 10:53pm on Robbins Rd., Harvest, AL. "Students who have parental support Catering and Banquets Next time your friend insists on driving drunk, do whatever it takes to are more active in campus groups and stop him. Because if he kills innocent activities," he added. "Conversely, people, how will you live with yourself? 7 CROSSROADS Is t h e re a s o c i al l i fe at M U? In the absence of theatres, malls and nightclubs, students have to find their own entertainment BY MEGHAN CURRAN, RACHEL LARNED AND KIM RYAN Kelly Bland, a tall, brown- haired 20-year-old girl remembers her first day at Mansfield University in Fall 1991. "It was the first time I had been here since orientation. I was a little nervous, but I was excited at the same time. We all know about those wild college parties we heard about when we were younger, and I was ready to experience college life for myself." Three years have gone by. Bland is a junior elementary education PHOTO BY RACHEL LARNED MU students enjoy a drink at Mark's Brother's, the only bar in town. major and her views of college life in Mansfield have changed dramatically. it is and are resistant to change just to student at the university said, "I go to "Wild parties, night clubs, fancy res satisfy the students. fraternity parties to socialize and drink taurants, malls or even a movie the "Mansfield, Pennsylvania is a with my friends. Drinking is part of ater, not in Mansfield," Bland said rural area, and the people who live the social atmosphere- it is what every with a smile. T always hear my friends here are conservative by nature," As one does. Some might call it peer pres at home complain that they have noth sociate Director of HousingOperations sure, but I believe that I am just adapt ing to do. I told them that they don't at Mansfield University Carmen ing to my surroundings here at MU." even know the meaning of 'nothing to Bianco said. 'The students may feel There are many reasons why do' until they have visited Mansfield Mansfield doesn't have as much to students go home on the weekends, University in Mansfield, Pa." of f er as other college towns because, in making MU a "suitcase college," Bland's story is one that's com many ways, it doesn't." Bianco said Bianco said. monly repeated by Mansfield students; that Mansfield does not have a great "The town of Mansfield has there simply isn't enough to do for deal of money to put toward the enter not adapted to the social needs of the entertainment. Like most colleges, MU tainment of the college students. Stu students," Bianco said. students socialize at fraternity parties dents here must make due with what is Also, there are students who or enjoy having a drink at the local bar, offered or make their own entertain have financial responsibilities that ob Mark's Brother's. But other than that, ment. ligate them to go home. Still others go students complain their social lives Bianco said that many of the home because they do not find the MU have been reduced to midnight snacks students who stay here on the week party scene very enticing. at Dunkin' Donuts, curing a hangover ends traditionally choose alcohol as a "I go home almost every week with a McDonalds' hamburger and means of entertainment. "Many stu end because I have to work," said shopping at Wal-Mart. Some stu dents say that there is nothing else to Wendy Phillips, a freshman. "If I was dents complain the lack of things to do do. I feel this excuse is a cop-out. Stu given the choice I would probably go leads to increased use of alcohol on dent Activities offers alternatives to home anyway because it gets boring campus or encourages them to go drinking that most students do not going out with the same people to the home for the weekends. But people take advantage of." Alcohol alters same parties all of the time." who live here - the hoopies, as the perceptions, as well as decision mak "A lot of students need jobs to college students affectionately call ing, Bianco said. help pay their tuition," Bianco said. them - tend to like their small town as Michelle Bower, a fourth year "There are many students who go home 8