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Volume LXXlii. Number 24
“Serving th e
nisius Communifl
since 1933-
Canisius Callage. Buffalo, NY
Summer 2003 Orientation Special
Senate elections announced
By Katie Schlientz
C ollege
P re sid e n t
n am ed
R enaissance
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 in c en t M. C ooke,
S.J., the president o f the College,
was na m e d 2003 R enaissance
M an by the Buffalo Renaissance
Foundation (BRF) earlier in the
m onth o f June.
“We’re pleased to h o n o r a
pillar of the community like Father
Cooke,” Jeffrey S. Vukelic, president
o f the BRF, said. “ H e is a tru e
renaissance man and exemplifies
o u r foundationis mission to build
a better Buffalo.”
F a th e r C ooke has been
p re sid e n t o f th e C ollege since
1993 and, during that time period,
has raised the b ar for academic
stan d a rd s and fu n d raisin g . He
has overseen nearly $90 m illion
in cap ital im p ro v em e n ts o n th e
campus.
The recent increase in freshman
enrollm ent and move for Canisius
to be ranked am ong top colleges
n atio n ally has also been directly
attributed to Father Cooke.
The Buffalo News also honored
Father Cooke in 2001, naming him
an O utstanding Citizen for that year.
The News also recognized him as
one of the two most inffuential civil
leaders.
F a th e r C ooke was officially
h o n o re d at th e sp rin g lu n ch eo n ,
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 o f Verizon Wireless, delivered
th e keynote ad d ress. S trigl, a
graduate of Canisius, is nationally
recognized as one o f the m ost
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.
T he BRF is a n o n -p ro fit
o rg a n iz a tio n , d e d ic ate d to
“ B uilding a B etter Buffalo.” Its
mission is to foster a better quality
o f life in Buffalo and the Western
New York region. The BRF is able to
fulfill their mission through active
su p p o rt o f public, educational,
c h a rita b le
an d ben ev o len t
organizations and activities.
Editor in Chief
tu rn o u t from the stu d e n t body,”
M cCarthy said. “A special thanks to
everyone who helped ou t to make
this election successful.”
Five h u n d r e d s ix ty -tw o
s tu d e n ts cam e o u t to vote th is
year, a larger figure than the 412
P r e s id e n t K atie M c C a rth y
announced the new officers for the
2003-2004 S tu d e n t Senate. Tony
M aggiotto was nam ed president,
o u t p o 11 i n g
J e rry P a ra d is e .
A m a n d a T ru lin
w as n a m e d vice
president, w inning
over
D a n iel
Com erford.
“ T h e fu tu r e
of
C a n is iu s
lo o k s b r ig h t. As
p re s id e n t o f th e
S e n a te , I h o p e
to
em pow er
sen a to rs to reach
o u t to
fellow
classmates through
program m ing that
meets their needs,”
katie s c h l ie n t z
M aggiotto said.
Top (from left): M ary D ust, Jim W ahl and Julie Anna
“ I w ould like Golebiewski
to p u t in p la c e Bottom (from left): Lindsay Karas, Tony M aggiotto
several p ro g ra m s and A m anda Trulin
th a t w ill b e in
students that voted last year. The
th e S enate fo r years to com e—
new e-board m em bers will all be
program s th a t will be rich in value
com pleting their senior year as they
and high in perform ance. Through
active leadership, we hope to seek serve th e ir term .
o u t s tu d e n t c o n c e rn s a n d fin d
Jeffrey B lake, c u r r e n t vice
president for business and finance,
th e a p p ro p ria te ways to address
a tt r i b u t e d th e in c re a s e to th e
In a d d itio n , Jim W ahl was location o f the voting b ooths.
“I was very pleased w ith the
nam ed vice president for business
and finance, Julie Anna Golebiewski tu r n o u t and it w as sign ifican tly
w as n a m e d vic e p re s id e n t fo r
higher than last year,” Blake said.
“ I th in k th e m ove to O ld M ain
JUSTICE, M ary D ust was nam ed
should be continued.”
vice p re sid en t for p ro g ram m in g
a n d L in d sa y K aras w as n a m e d
M aggiotto agreed.
secretary.
See Elections page 2
“ It’s been a very im pressive
Distinguished speakers
address college graduates
By Laura Cramer
News Editor
At b o th th e u n d e rg ra d u a te
a n d g r a d u a te c e r e m o n ie s , th e
C a n is iu s C la ss o f 2003 w ere
a d d re s s e d b y to p e x e c u tiv e s
Eugene F. Jankow ski an d D avid
N eelem an, respectfully.
Jan k o w sk i, sp e a k e r fo r th e
u n d e rg ra d u a te class, is th e fo rm er
p re s id e n t o f CBS a n d receiv ed
a n h o n o ra ry de g re e d u rin g th e
cerem ony.
The com m encem ent exercises
to o k place S atu rd ay , M ay 17 in
A lum ni A rena at SUNY B uffalo’s
n o rth cam pus, w here 675 degrees
were conferred.
H o n o ra ry degrees w ere also
b e b e s to w e d u p o n R a m o n E.
A barca, PhD , p ro fesso r em eritus
o f h isto ry at C anisius an d Scotty
Bow m an, c o n su ltan t, D etro it Red
W ings.
J a n k o w s k i is a C a n is iu s
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.
alu m n u s, class o f 55, who received
a b ach elo r’s degree in English and
w e n t o n to a tta in h is m a s te r ’s
in c o m m u n ic a tio n a r ts fro m
M ich ig an S ta te U n iv ersity . He
was th e p re sid en t an d ch airm an
o f CBS B ro a d ca stin g G ro u p for
12 years, u n til, in 1989, he form ed
h is o w n c o m p a n y , J an k o w sk i
C o m m u n icatio n s Inc.
T o d a y , J a n k o w s k i is an
a d v iso r a n d m a n a g in g d ire c to r
o f V ero n is S u h le r S te v e n so n , a
le a d in g in d e p e n d e n t m e rc h a n t
b a n k d e v o te d to th e m e d ia ,
com m u n icatio n s an d in fo rm atio n
in d u stries.
J an k o w sk i is a m e m b e r o f
th e A m e ric a n Film I n s t i t u t e ’s
e x e c u tiv e c o m m itte e , th e c o ­
a u th o r o f Reflections on Television,
and is the chairm an emeritus o f the
A m erican Film In stitu te .
H is
n u m e ro u s
h o n o rs
See H o n o rary page 2
PUBLIC RELATIONS
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Ralph Nader addressed the campus
com m unity on April 25. Turn to
page 2 to check out his bio and see
D id th e a bove S tu d e n t S enate
article catch your eye? Check out
page 3 where USA President Tony
Maggiotto gives m ore 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 sum m er flicks.
Flip to the back page as the 20022003 A th e le tes o f th e Year are
revealed. Also, check out the “O h the
W ing” sports opinion column.