Alcala Yearbook 1993-1994

Year's End 1993-1994

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Alcala News

Library scheduled for for closure The Department of Library Science announced in March I

with libraries of their own makes a third library at USD redundant, and assures that the students' needs can be ad– equately met at these two other facilities. Student reaction to the board's announcement was gennerally apathetic, although the Ex Libris club protested the closure vehemently. "I never use the library any– way," said sophomore Randy Tiye. "All those books in one room kinda gives me the creeps."

that due to lack of use, the Copley Library would be shut– ting its doors in July 1994. The 700,000 volume establish– ment has been experiencing a three year decline in attendence, and subsequent loss of revenue. "The library cannot continue to function at this low level of activity, and we do not forsee an upturn coming at any time in the near future," said Eunice Dook, head librarian. "So, after the library board met in late January, we decided that clo– sure was the only answer." The library board issued a statement, saying that the close proximity oftwo otheruniversities

~ti C~feeJJ's Lifila1J·{sthschbed_uldl~d fofr closure this summer due to lack of ., w r 1 e m mg or use as a health spa ~ne," said President Hughes. ing temperatures, as well as Butwefeelthatthebestusefor Swedish saunas and mas– this building is to convert it seurs. into an indoor pool and spa." "As for the books," said The new facility would be Hughes," the Christian Sci– named the Copely Bath Arena, ence Reading Roqm is in for and would have a number of a heck of a donation pools and whirlpools of differ- wouldn't you say?" ' USD says okay this change,while_minimiz– ing the possibility of hanky- panky,"saidGrout. "Byplac- For the first time since the ing men and women with University's founding, admin- opposite interests and attrac– istration officials agreed to per- tions in the same room, we mit inter-gender cohabitation. hope to achieve that goal." "We resisited as long as we While they believe they could," said Marvin Grout, Di- havetheproblemofphysical rector of Housing and Urban relations between Planning, "but let's face it, ev- roommantes taken care of eryone is doing it anyway, so HUP is still concerned with who are we to stand in their preventing one roommate way?" from bringing another mem- The first building to be inte- ber of the opposite sex into grated into the new systemwill the roomfor carnal purposes. be the Bahia Dorm, which will "I believe we finally have a be available only to seniors. handleonthisproblemaswell," In order to prevent anything saidGrout. 'Wewillbeoffereing other than platonic interaction cash rewards for information between roommates, housing about illicit inter-visitation. will pair couples according to Afterall, if they don't like ead1 opposite traits, as reported on other to begin with, they won't their housing questionaires. mind tellingonead10ther-will "We have it pretty much fig- they?" ured out," said Grace Quince, The departments of Sociol– Sectretary for HUP. "Quiet ogyandPsych. havebothtaken peoplewill be housed with loud an interest in this newprogram people; math majors will go andhaverequestedandgained with English majors; liberals permissionfromHUPtostudy go with conservatives; and the effects of the new program smokers go with non-smokers. on the students involved. Ac– In short, anything that will put cordingtooneprofessor,"This'll them at odds with one another " be better than observing a un- "Our goal is to carry out discovered tribe!" t O co-ed dorms

University administration wasted no timebefor:e theywent to action, deciding the fate of the library building. "The decision was a difficult Bio Dept wins award for new life-form

The USD Bio Dept. traveled to Omaha last April for the annual Gregor Mendel competition, re- turning home with the first prize in hand.

small arms, which portrude from its side, and a number of tentacles pro- truding from its cranial region (notunlikeasea anemone) . The body appears to have a fiberous

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s~nted US_D's''Chunk"isUSDBiolo 'swinning eighth entry m entry at the annual Wendel competition t t . =::===========~-== ex ure, w ic this competition for the most gives it an appearance similar ~niq1:1e life-for1:1, but it is the to an upright loofa sponge. firsttrmetheUruversityhaswon Because a boron based life- anything. form was previously consid- The prizewinning entry was ered impossible, Chunkwas de– a photosynthetic, boron based veloped without the assistance lifeform, which reproduces by of the ususal government re– m~~ns,of binary fission. search grants. The Bio Dept. _Hes actually sort of cute," relied primarily on private said Dr. Phyllis Crighton. "We funding, the largest contributer ~ay'he'butwereallydon'tknow being People for the Ethical if he has a gender--in fact, he Treatment of Non-Carbon Life. doesn't do much. But then, you "This prize is represents five can't expect too much from a yearsofmylife,"saidBioChair,Dr. synthticallyengineeredlifeform Gene Pouwle. "Everyone scoffed that can't exist outside a meth- before,butldon'tseeanyonelaugh– ane and formaline atmosphere." ing now." "Chunk," as the Bio engineers WhilethefutureofChunkisnot have d:1bbed the creature, is certain, the Bio. Dept hopes to use approximately 7" tall, with four it to secure a hefty tax deduction. h. h