60th Year, NO.8 GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY, WASHINGTON, D.C. Friday. March 9, 1979 Iranian Govt. Hummel Discharged Holds Back by Virginia Diocese Scholarships by Greg Kitsock UAII priests have made commitments HOYA r\"I'Ol.:latc rdllnr to lives of celibacy and have freely cho­ by Steven D. Mull Rev. Robert Hummel. the George­ sen to be bound by the Church's dis­ cipline. HOYA Slaff Writer town University priest and resident di­ rector who acknowledged his homosex- "Although we do not condone the As revolutionary shock waves ema­ uality in a Voice interview last semester, homosexual lifestyle, we do not at the nate from Iran, the Iranian govern- has been suspended from the priest- same time condemn nor punish the ment-supported student has been dras- hood by his home diocese in Richmond. homosexual. ticallyaffected. Generally speaking, all The office of Bishop of Richmond "Fr. Hummel knew the consequences scholarship disbursements from the Walter F. Sullivan announced H um- of his action when he made his public Iranian government to Iranian students mel's suspension on Tuesday. March 6-- announcement. Today I am notifying studying abroad have been frozen, with two days after a profile of Hummel. him that he may no longer function in the recent exception of participants in centering on his experiences coping priestly mi nistry." the Ferdowsi University project. with homosexuality, appeared in the In a HOYA interview Wednesday. The Ferdowsi University project, be- District section of the Washington Star. Hummel said he had learned of his sus­ gun in 1974 as a five year project. was _ The bishop's statement reads in fuJI: pension from friends, and that he has organized as an exchange program be- ~ "Fr. Robert Hummel has found it received no official word from the dio­ tween American instructors and Iran- -;:. necessary to reveal publicly his sexual cese of Richmond. either by phone or ian graduate students and faculty mem- ~ orientation. By choosing a homosexual mail. He added that he was unsure what bers of Ferdowsi Univrsity. The goal of :. lifestyle, he has in effect withdrawn action he would take. the project is mutual faculty deveiop- ~ from active ministry as a priest of the U[t's certainly unique that the indi­ ment. Pursuant to this goal, American 0 Ch h vidual involved was not personally con­ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~.~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ____~~~ ure. instructors recruited by Georgetown.- sulted. They kind of left me at a disad­ had been traveling to Ferdowsi Uni­ vantage in that they released the news versity for the purpose of short term to the press first," Hummel noted. consultations on the nature and metho­ Housing: What Are Students Paying For? According to Hummel. the Rich­ mond News-Leader and Times-Dis­ dology of education. At the time of the Ritz cited the International Student by Gloria Quinn American University are not on cam­ $375 and 5500 per month. palch carried stories on his suspension revolution, there were nine English lan­ House as one of the dorms that "costs HOY A AS~IM41.nt NCW5 Editor pus, nor is the living room furniture in­ All of the universities claimed that on Wednesday. Yesterday, both the Pasl guage instructors in Iran at Meshad. more to run than it brings in." Ritz con­ cluded. The apartments can house the dorms were self-supporting and that and Slur ran articles on Hummel. These instructors were promptly evacu­ The higher costs of Henleville and tinued. "About half ot he dorms cost either three or four people and cost they operated on a non-profit budget. A spokesman for the bishop's office ated from Meshad to Afghanistan by Village A ($1,450 and $ 1,530 respective­ more to operate than they take in and said letters were sent out to Hummel bus. According to Project Director and ly for the upcoming academic year) arc half cost less." and the University President. and based on their higher "fair market Two other universities. Loyola in should have arrived yesterday. value", not higher operating costs ac­ Baltimore and Boston College, which H ummel said he didn't think he had . News Analysis cording to Director of Residence Life both charge less than Georgetown for violated any Church doctrine. "I've Tom Ritz. A Village A room will cost rooms determine their rates according former Ambassador to Iran Armin alway, heen careful in my statements $170 a month per person for a 9 month to operating costs. The Vice President Meyer, a few instructors have remained regarding the gay issue." he claimed. lease, and ... for a 12 month lease. for Finance at Loyola Melanson said, in Afghanistan, following their evacua­ Neither in Sunday's Star or the Voice Ritz claimed that room rates "have "The people in each dorm cover the cost tion from Iran. interview last September did Hummel no direct relation to the cost of running for each dorm." Apartments compar­ There had been concern over the stat­ make anv statement on whether he had each dorm. Even if operating costs were able to Henleville and Village A cost us of funds in Iran designated for tui­ broken his vow of celibacy. "To pre­ less, we'd still charge more for Village A $800 - $975 per year at Loyola. tion payments for the forty-eight Fer­ ,ume that I have broken my vows sim­ than for the other dorms." At Boston College, Housing Admin­ dowsi students and faculty here in the ply because I consider myself a homo­ Ritz explained that the University istrator Dick Collins said that basically. U.S., twenty-four of whom attend sexual is an erroneous presumption." he charges students according to the mark­ the room rates "were the result of the Georgetown. Meyer was informed by a was quoted in ye~terday's Star as say­ cost of the dorm." He did state, how­ telex communication on Monday that, et value of their campus rooms. This ing. means that the University bases the evorr, that certain charges,.such as mort-,. by special agreement, all Ferdo:wsi tui­ The Church's official position on ho­ rates on such criteria as "air condition- gages on the dorms, "were pro-ratea '. tion funds had 'been u·nfrozen. and are mosexuality has been that gays are not now being received by project partici­ necessarily responsible for their sexual pants. orientation. and can remain in a state of The continuation of the program is Student Apts. (Double Occ.) ~Igrace a~ long as they avoid sexual en­ uncertain, however. Meyer noted that Schoof (9 month) Dorms ~ counters with other gays, seek counsel­ "It is up to the new Iranian authorhies" :Iing and avoid putting themselves in to determine continued Iranian partici­ Georgetown $1,450-1,530 § temptation by openly flaunting a homo­ pation. Due to the cancellation of sev­ Loyola! Baltimore $800-975 $775 ;; sexual lifestyle. eral other foreign programs in Iran, it Loyola! Chicago $1,150 $1,675-1,850* _ Hummel has been an outspoken cri­ seems the project will not last much £tic of this traditional stand. Calling longer. R.C. $ I ,250-1,350 $1,050 While participants in the Ferdowsi George Washington $1,305 $1,212-1,386 Skeleton of Village A dormitory awaits further construction. Cuntinued on page 3 project can breathe a temporary sigh of American U. $1,125 $1,270 releif, the plight of other Iranian stu­ dents remains very much unresolved. *Includes full board. Faculty Members Named for There are several basic problems for these students. Foremost is the provi­ sional government of Iran's decision to ing, dorm age. location on campus. the over all on-campus students." Student freeze the export of all financial assets lounges, and room size," Ritz said, not apartments at B.c. cost $1,300 per year. Academic VP Search Committee from Iran. A well-placed, high-ranking on how much the room actually costs Research conducted by the HOY A source in the Iranian embassy reported the University. "What it costs to run a shows that Georgetown charges more by Mary Cowhey that there had been a heavy drain on building is irrelevant," Ritz added. for its student apartments 'than George Aloysius Kelley. S.l. Kelley will resign, signed to reflect the entire undergrad­ these assets at the rate of billions of Washington, American, or Loyola at HOY A ~orY Editor effective July J, 1979 to accept the pres­ uate portion of the University. being idency of Fairfield University in Con­ dollars a day at one point. The official "There is no scientific formula to Chicao. At Loyola, student apartments The nine member search committee comprised of representatives from the necticut. stated, however, that export restrictions figuring out the rates, just common are $1,150 for the academic year per for a new Academic Vice President will faculty, the administration. and the stu­ The Search Committee is charged dent body. would be relaxed as soon as the Iranian ~ense," Ritz said, "The more desirable student. begin work early next week under the with the responsibility of screening job Treasury Department is organized ac­ dorms cost more." The more desirable At George Washington, students direction of its recently appointed In addition to Betz. the following fac­ applicants and then suggesting a Jist of cording to the new government's guide­ dorms were determined several years lease apartments by the month. A one­ chairman Dr. Paul Betz. ulty members have received invitations three candidates, although the commit­ lines. Some families have managed to ago by a committee composed of stu­ bedroom efficiency apartment which The committee will then begin its to serve on the committee: Rev.