Fordham University, New York

VOL 58 NO. 5 WEDNESDAY, AM MARCH 3,1976 FORDHAM UNIVERSITY, NEW YORK SB-1 And The Days Of Rage Seepp. 12,13 ' •*' ~'' •/vx i r Wednesday, March 3, Ram Page 2 00 Rally For Hospital Survival by Claire O'Neill facilities now available at the 70-year-old was the work of "a small blind group of men time. "Save Fordham Hospital'". "Salve el hospital. Last October, the city's Health and who do not care about the people who need Bronx Senator John Flynn joined those Hospital Fordharn!" The shouts rang out and Hospitals Corporation voted to close Ford- this hospital." who turned out to march in signing a echoed down Crotona Parkway from 182 ham Hospital, and as a result, two wards Residents feel the existing structure should Declaration of War against the City, for Street to Fordham Road and Southern have already been shut down, despite the remain until a new hospital is built. The new refusing to provide adequate health care Boulevard as approximately 200 members fact that public hearings required by law North Central Bronx Hospital, they say, is facilities for Bronx residents. of the Crotona Tenants Coalition and friends have not been held. too far away for many patients to visit A rally is slated for 11:30 Saturday participated in a peaceful, yet spirited march Carlos Lopez, president of the Crotona comfortably, and therefore would prove to morning at Fordham Hospital to protest its last Sunday afternoon. Tenants Coalition, declares the proposed be inadequate for emergency treatment. A impending closure. Complete shutdown of The gathering marked another demon- closing will "leave the heart of our fact sheet distributed by the coalition the hospital is expected by July 1. A hospital stration by Bronx residents against the community destroyed," adding the decision contends 1000 people a year will die spokesman stated approximately 200 com- proposed closing of the present health care to shut down the present health care facility because they could not get to a hospital on munity organizations will band together in protest, as "the people are upset and angry and are trying as best they can to keep the Art Deco hospital open." Participating groups will Back in the '30's. while a Fordham dean Trivett include the Community Advisory Board of with Cambridge fever was designing the Fordham Hospital, Tremont Health Plan- present university campus, other Bronx Rev. William K. Trivett, S.J., a ning Council, Federation of Puerto Rican developers were faced with a slightly more professor and administrator at Fordham, Volunteers, Saint Joseph's Church, Tre- complex situation. The construction of the died of a heart attack last Friday, mont Corporation, Community Planning IND subway (a Depression-era public works February 27, in Mun-ay-Weigel Hall at Boards 5 and 6, Crotona Tenants Coalition, project), extending al! the way up to 205 Rose Hill. He was 62 years old. Albanian Association, Senior Citizens of Street, caused landlords to overspeculate Trivett began his career at Fordham in Belmont, COBO, ETNA, Medical Commit- and build more residential housing than was 1938, as a teacher and director of the tee for Human Rights, and other community needed. To attract tenants, a landlord had to University Theater until 1941. After outdo his peers by constructing the most being ordained in 1944, he spent the senior citizen, political, and religious groups. modern, most artistic building imaginable. next 14 years as a communications The result: Art Deco. a residential architec- instructor at Woodstock College, Bel- tual style which is found only in the Bronx. larmine College in Plattsburgh, N.Y., Bookstore At the last meeting of the Bronx Historical and at Fordham's former College of Arts Society, Fordham alumnus Brian Danforth, and Letters at Shrub Oak. N.Y. Faces 76 and his associate Sarah Werniel, presented In 1960, Trivett returned to the part of their Art Deco exhibit. The exhibit uptown campus as chairman of the had been shown previously at Larcatta communications arts department and Defecits Gallery in Manhattan and will appear for two general manager of the radio station, A variety of factors have Combined to weeks soon at Wave Hill in the Bronx. WFUV-FM. cause a serious budget deficit for the The two Hunter College faculty members He became chaplain at the Lincoln University Book Shop. Financial Vice became interested in Art Deco a year ago Center campus in 1969. In 1972, Trivett President and Treasurer James Kenny said while working on a Bronx renovation assumed the post of director of the that the book and gift shop, owned and project. After doing research, Danforth has Career Opportunity program for educa- operated by the University, has never been a concluded that Art Deco is "a quality of tion paraprofessionals in the School of profitable enterprise. He stressed that the architecture which has never been duplicat- General Studies at Fordham. He served University shop is intended "solely for the ed since the '30's. The designers successfully- there until his retirement in 1974. convenience of faculty and students," but managed to create a style of living viable for TRIVETT recent deficits of approximately $50,000 a the future." year have forced his office to consider possible changes in the shop's operation. In outlining the main reasons for the 'Veri'-Jerry Gets Very Tough bookstore's losing money, Kenny cited the spiraling costs of energy, and the rising costs sometimes forcing Mclntyre out the door. As And, although many of the events around of heating and lighting the shop. Another by Tom Maler one bemused observer noted, "It's as though his office resemble a traveling circus, factor is due to the staff's belonging to Local "Hello, Jerry?" Mclntyre moved the whole cafeteria crowd Mclntyre has established himself, in his own 153 of the A.F.L.-C.I.O., whose union "No, this is me—Bob." up on to the fourth floor of Faculty unique way, as the ringleader. As Mclntyre scale wages and benefits Fordham must pay. "Let me speak to Jerry." Memorial." confided, "There are a lot of good people- An obvious reason for the shop's financial "Who is this?" There is a certain air of Junior Chamber of that have helped me get elected. But I'm not problems is limited use of the facility. Kenny "It's me, Eric. Let me speak to Jeny." Commerce once inside the offices. Mcln- sure they are all the best people to fill the said 80% of the bookstore's sales occur "Jerry isn't here. Where are you?" tyre, his executive vice-president Bob jobs of responsibility. I've been looking to during only four months of the year. Yet, "I'm right next door." Nugent and his vice-president of operations find the right people to fill those jobs." the shop is open year round. Closing down The change from the subdued Jim Eric Duke, are seldom seen doing any type One such example is the proposal to em- the store during vacations, or limiting its Buckley administration to the Jerry Mclntyre of secretarial work. Young girls with ploy six College of Business Administration hours, is a possible solution, but Kenny said led Veritas administration has not been a coiffured hair and print blouses sit behind majors to run the accounting of the various convenient service for the students and subtle one. clean but empty desks, typing up letters student activities. Originally, Director of Stu- faculty remains a high priority. No longer does Buckley's "Life's a when not blowing dry their wet nails. The dent Activities Peter Fazio had wanted to The price of books is determined by the banquet—and most sons of bitches are 'beautiful' music station of the easy-listening choose the six students himself. But publishers, and the retailer's mark-up does starving" poster drape the door window of Jim Buckley has been replaced by the disco Mclntyre in a meeting with Fazio, disagreed, not defray the cost of running the shop, the U.S.G. president office. The window sound of the cafeteria-oriented Mclntyre. saying he was unhappy with the way stu- Kenny claimed. has subsequently been washed, cleaned, However, Mclntyre and his party should dents are employed by Fazio. After a lengthy The Fordham Law School permitted a and disinfected, with a schedule of Jeny not be so easily discounted as 'frivolous' or discussion, according to Mclntyre, Fazio private co-op bookstore to open in Lincoln Mclntyre's classes taped to it. 'incompetent'. Certainly not if the first few finally allowed Mclntyre to hire the students Center three years ago. Kenny estimated People working in and around the USG days of Veritas rule are any indication. himself. Such early confrontations have left that law book sales were reduced by offices report strange noises and movements In these past days, Mclntyre has started a some feathers ruffled—particularly Fazio's. $100,000. which they say never occurred during book exchange, changed the financial "I think they are doing a lot of good and 1 Some form of economic cutbacks will be Buckley's two years. Instead of the small overseers of such student services as the haven't really found any ideas so far I made to relieve the University Shop's handful of USG executives occasionally Ramskellar and the deli, and has gotten an disagree with," said Fazio, although he does financial situation. Kenny said no decision stopping by their usually locked offices, agreement from Director of Security Thom- think Mclntyre is doing "too much, too fast." has been made yet, but "we are exploring there Is now a crowd of people perpetually as Courtney to fire any guard not doing his possibilities to make inroads, in the deficit, around (as if really a Veritas party), '• • *;; .<• •.

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