'\foiume 7, Number 3 College At Lincoln Center, Fordham University, New York February 19-March 4,1986 Fordham Divests From Three Five-Year Corporations Operating In South Africa Plan To Be By Franz C. Adams includes the Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the University's total capital investment of about Prepared Richard Bennett, Fr. O'Hare, and foar Board $36 million. Fordham University's Board of Trustees, voted members. Philion said he plans to meet with the Board of last December 10 to disinvest University funds Trustees on whether there are any possibilities for from companies "who are not observing the By Mary Kay Linge ^ Investment figures taken from the University's complete divestment. "I would like to see people Sullivan Principals" according to University Presi- four portfolios show the value of Fordham stock take the risk and show their support because we dent Rev. Joseph A. O'Hare, The Board also In response to a request made by University in businesses in South Africa to be over $9 million are morally right," he said. adopted a set of general principles concerning President Rev. Joseph A. O'Hare, S.J., the College social responsibility and investment policies, he at Lincoln Center is to prepare "a Strategic Plan said. for developments over the next five years," an- According to Stephen Philion, (FC '86), co- nounced Dean William Tanksley in a February 4 founder of the Fordham Coalition for Divestment, memorandum to the faculty. Students, faculty and about 30 leaders on the campuses of Rose Hill and administrators are all expected to be involved in the College at Lincoln Center are in favor of com- this project, said Tanksley, which is set to be plete divestment of Fordham stocks. "It is an in- presented to Fr. O'Hare at the end of this semester. consistent gesture on the part of the Board of In the memo, Tanksley described a framework Trustees," said Philion. "The Sullivan Principles of task forces that will consider issues such as have not brought about any substantive change in1 recruitment and advertising, retention and attri- South Africa." tion, academic advising, faculty affairs, and "It is not enough... it is a slap in the face to developmental programs. The Mellon Committee students who attend the University," echoed Tina will devise a core curriculum proposal and a Stra- Palmer (FC) President of the International Black tegic Planning Committee, consisting of the di vi- • Student Union. "It is a weak position for the Board sional chairpersons, the task force chairs, and of Trustees to take." Tanksley himself, who will oversee all planning There are 29 corporations operating in South activities. "Task forces should come up with their Africa that are listed in the University's investment own proposals, and timetables for consideration portfolios,-and all but three have signed the by the College," said Tanksley at a faculty meeting Sullivan Principles, which requires equality in the February 11. work place. These companies are Air Products and A student signs a petition that calls for USG's nullification. Chemicals, Boeing, and Ernhart. Stock listings Tanksley also outlined a "reasonable—if highly from four .portfolios managed by the investment personal-sense of what the 1990s ought to look firms of John W. Bristol & Co, Inc. and Op-" like at CLC" in the memo. These ideas include penheimer Capital Corp. shows that the Univer- Petition Calls enrollment growth to 2,500-4,000'students, ana- ' sity has investments in such companies as Boeing, tionwide recruiting program, the construction of Dow Chemical, Coca-Cola, and IBM. an Arts Center and a library/office/classroom The portfolio information was released to . building, specifications concerning the racial and students after a request was made by Fr. O'Hare, Dismissal economic makeup of the student body, and the according to University Secretary Michael organization of new programs such as business, the Sheahan, and was approved by the Executive Com- mittee of the Board of Trustees. This committee By Robert Dunne last April (as cited in the Observer's April 10 continued on page 3 issue); and that the student government has not "There's no precedent for this kind of thing," said operated in accordance with its constitution. Assistant Dean of Students Normand Parenteau Guarnieri said that other clubs could handle Space Shuttle concerning a petition campaign begun last week USG's duties until next fall. She added that the SPORTS: that calls for dissolving the entire United Student sorority has submitted a budget appeal to the Government for the spring term. SABC for funding the graduation reception in May. Tragedy The petition, organized by Sigma Alpha Zeta The reception is traditionally sponsored by the The Coach President Stella Guarnieri, lists eight reasons for USG. warranting USG's dismissal, including: USG's "I really got the definite desire to do it when I Flags WefeiMwere allocation of funds by the Student Activities Budget found out that they [USG] were getting $5,000 for Committee-although their submitted budget was this semester without ever writing a budget," said So WereMectia returned to them for reworking; that the USG and Guarnieri. Parenteau said the SABC originally set AI McGuir&siGelumn President Robert Picistrelli have been inactive and aside $5,000 for the USG, but lowered the amount Standards, 5, 7 ineffective, respectively, in participating in any ac- to $3,000. - Starts On Page 18 tivities or fulfilling their campaign promises made continued on page 3 Doyle's Reply "Disappoints" Chairs Excel Chairperson Dr. Barry Goldberg also expressed disappoint- By Tom Wrobleski ment with Fr. Doyle's response, and said that Fr. Doyle used overall enrollment figures in his letter that did not take into account the Divisional chairpersons at CLC have received a reply from specific needs of certain programs, such as the economics program, Academic Vice President Richard Doyle, S.J., to a letter they wrote which lost a line this semester. in December concerning the University's decision to eliminate va- cant full-time teaching positions (lines), according to Chairman of "Here's a line," Goldberg said, "in an area in which the enroll- Social Sciences Dr. Frederick Travis. The chairs had requested a ment has grown over the years, and when we see that that line is meeting with Fr. Doyle to discuss what they have termed as a "lack cut, and yet he (Fr. Doyle) is making general claims about the overall of prior consultation" in the matter between the Rose Hill adminis- drop in enrollment as justifying line cuts, it's hard to know what tration and themselves. he's really referring to." The actual contents of the letter were kept confidential at Fr. Goldberg said that Doyle's response was only "in the most general Doyle's request, said Travis, who added, "A chairman asked (Fr. terms" to the points raised in the chairpersons' letter, and that, "We Doyle) if the letter could be circulated, and was told that it shouldn't didn't feel that we were getting cither concrete support or specific be." arguments against some of the suggestions we've made." Travis said that he was "disappointed" in some respects with the "Obviously," Goldberg added, "I'd prefer a more direct response reply. and clearer explanations." "(Fr. Doyle) did not address, directly or indircctly,'"!Travis said, "the question of our point that no consultation had occurred before Concerning any future action on the issue, Goldberg said, "The the final question of line authorization was decided." It seems from chairs have discussed it informally, and I think at a minimum we the letter, Travis cqntinued, that no direct meeting will take place will all at jeast individually write a response (to Fr. Doyle) dealing between Fr. Doyle and the chairpersons regarding this matter. with his letter and our reaction to it, and perhaps focusing on how 1 some of his comments reflect, or don't reflect, some of fhc cir- "We are to assume," Travis said, "I suppose get implicitly, the FREDERICK TRAVIS BARRY GOLDBERG message that he is going to consult with the Dean (CLC Dean cumstances in each of our decisions," William Tanksley), and not the chairmen." "Clearly,"Goldberg continued, "what was done this year cannot According to Travis, Fr. Doyle rc-statcd his position that declin- "He showed figures for the College," Travis said, "that did be undone. We can only hope that in the future, some of our con- ing CLC student enrollment was the reason for the line elimination demonstrate that the decline in faculty authorizations had not kept cerns can be taken more seriously" decision. Pacc with tne decline in student enrollment." page 21 The Observer/February 19, 1986 sssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssss CAMPUS MINISTRIES: CALENDAR OF EVENTS THURSDAY FEBRUARY 20,1966 FATHER ALFONS DEEKEN, S.J. Guest Lecturer Professor of Philosophy & Ethics: Sofia University, Tokyo, Japan Lecturer in Death & Loss: Tokyo Medical School T3RIEF AS A GROWTH EXPERIENCE: COPING CREATIVELY WITH DEATH OR LOSS IN ITS MANY FORMS" With Discussion, Your Observations, Question & Answer Period All of us experience grief in many situations: the death of a spouse, a parent, a child, a c/ose, friend; divorce or separation, the end of a romance, the loss of a job. Our friends and relatives also experience death, loss, failure, and attendant grief. 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