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page 11 bserver December 9, 1998 THE STUDENT VOICE OF FORDHAM COLLEGE AT LINCOLN CENTER VOLUME XVH. u,ue 7 Proposed Norms Margery Covello Leaves Office of Residential Life for Catholic New Director for McMahon Hall Sought

Universities called By Jane McGonigal Rose Hill from August 1988 to March 1989. She then became the assistant "Unworkable and Director of Residential life Margery director of residential life at Rose Hill. Covello announced this week that she Tm very grateful for the opportuni- Dangerous" will leave her position at the end of the ties I've had with student affairs at Fall '98 semester to become assistant Fordhani University. I've-learned so dean of the Fordham College of much from the students I've worked Business Administration. with and from the staff,-said Covello. In addition to serving as the assis- "I'm also very grateful for the oppor- tant dean, she will also become the tunity to stay at Fordham." director of the G.LO.B.E. Program, Conlon said that the job opening for which allows undergraduates to spe- the" new director of Residential Life cialize in a particular foreign Culture will be posted Within the next week by while earning their buauje^degree. the Fordham Department of "Basically, it's what all of my'acade- Personnel. In addition, she will adver- Margery Covello mic training has been for," said tise the position offecampus. "We hope resident assistant Rose Collison, Covello, who is herself a graduate of to have someone by mid-semester." FCLC '99. "I look up to her in a lot of CBA She has also earned both her Until the new director is ways. She's been doing her job for a By Adam Goldstein MBA and Doctorate of Education announced, assistant director Richard number of years, and I was always sur- from Fordham University. "My entire Waite is expected to carry out most of prised by how much energy she had Certain proposed norms for Catholic background is in business and educa- her day-to-day duties, while Conlon each fall and by the new goals she had higher education are "unworkable tion, so I'm very excited for this new will take on some of the disciplinary set She also understands what stu- and dangerous," according to the opportunity." matters. dents are going through, and I was November 14 issue of the weekly Covello has served as the director "Margery will definitely be always very impressed by that." Jesuit journal America. since the residence hall opened in missed," said 4th Floor resident assis- "The next director will have very The editorial addresses the possi- 1993. "She was the first person to have tant Noel Arthur, FCLC '99. "I've big shoes to fill," predicted Conlon, ble implementation of Ex Corde this position," said Mary Jane Conlon, learned so much from working with "but I'm confident we'll find someone Ecclesiae, or From the Heart of the dean of students. "Her contribution her." with good experience who can bring Church, Pope John Paul II's apostolic has been tremendous." Previously, "I really enjoyed working with new ideas to Fordham at Lincoln constitution on Catholic Universities. Covello was the facilities manager at Margery Covello," agreed 6th Floor Center"! Though the document was first released in 1990, it was generic by design, and recent efforts to interpret Happy Ending to Puzzling F.A.M.A.S. Case the papal text in the context of con- by Brian Craine "It was not a random theft— who- in the club, participated in the writing, temporary. American education have ever took them deliberately took the shooting and editing of the piece, caused serious debate. In a fitting ending to the bizarre theft tapes from us," speculated the club's which followed the adventures of a It was in 1993 that the first of a semester's worth of work and president, Helen Ledwith, FCLC '00, disenfranchised high school student American interpretation of Ex Corde property stolen from Fordham's based on the fact that only who discovers the dead body of his Ecclesiae was brought forth by a com- Applied Media Arts Society FAM AS.'s lockers were broken into. school's cafeteria lady. According to mittee of the National Conference of (FAM AS.) two months ago mysteri- Although the blank tape stock stolen Matesic, "We put a lot of work into the Catholic Bishops (N.C.C.B.). After ously reappeared November 19. The was expensive, their loss was of sec- movie. It was a group effort." The 20 debate and revision, a 1996 version question of who perpetrated this ondary concern to FAMAS. mem- minute film was screened at the was approved by the N.C.C.B. The crime, however, remains unanswered. bers. More important was the fact that F.A.MAS.'s Fifth Annual Film Vatican, however, returned the docu- Sometime in late September, an some of the stolen tapes contained the Festival, which took place in May. ment, writing that, according to anonymous vandal broke into only copies of a movie the club pro- Besides representing over four America, "greater attention had to be F.AMAS.'s two lockers on the fourth duced last semester. months worth of work, the project paid... to the juridical obligations of floor of the Lowenstein Center. The club's secretary, Melissa also represented something of a Catholic colleges and universities." A Leaving the rest of the contents of the Matesic, FCLC '01, said, "I think they renaissance for the club. As recently subcommittee chaired by Cardinal locker untouched, the thief stole a stole the tapes not knowing what was as a year ago, the club had only a few Anthony Bevilacqua of Philadelphia number of blank and used video tapes on them. They just wanted blank members and functioned mainly as was created in order to work on revi- that had been stored there at the end tapes." Over thirty people, including the organizer of a film festival each sions, and the latest version proposes, of last semester. several students not directly involved semester., , , . , (continued on page o3) (continued on page 3) News December?, 1998

Fordham Debate Duo Qualifies for National Tournament By Melanie Blake ter that efforts were made to begin to highly," said Rosenberg. reorganize it. "It was great because we beat You have probably seen it a million "I had an interest in reviving many out teams so much bigger than us. times. The debate team trophy case of our activities that had died out, par- Any team with 20 people should has stood untouched for almost 20 ticularly debate, which has always have easily come in aheadsof us," years as dust dulls its shining con- been such an important aspect of he added, referring to the 'sweep- tents. Jesuit schools," said FCLC dean stakes'score, in which the points All of that is about to change, Robert J. Grimes, S.J. eartted bjr each team member are thanks to Meggan Christman and Grimes mentioned his idea to addeWor a total team score. Max Rosenberg. Christman and Fordham College of Liberal Studies Christman discussed the experi- Rosenberg are the members of the (FCLS) dean Cira Vernazza, who was ence of starting out as a new team. newly revived Fordham University immediately enthusiastic. Vernazza "It's been difficult for us to Gannon Speech and Debate Council. and Fordham alumnus Roger Mullen, break into the debating circuit- Each placed highly in individual who both competed on the debate there is a very accepted status speaking events at the Sidney Presser team as Fordham undergraduates, quo," she said. "We are trying to Tournament at New York University tackled the process of putting a team find our own style.' on October 14 and 15, qualifying for a together. Both now coach the team. "Dean Vernazza always tells us national debate tournament They also Rosenberg and Christman com- not to be cookie cutters," she placed fifth as a team, earning a new pete in individualized events, which added. "Our biggest challenge is to trophy to grace the shelves of the dis- are timed, structured speeches arid succeed without imitating the play case:' interpretive readings of prose and other competitors." ^This was really a big victory for poetry. At the Presser Tournament, Rosenberg and Christman are Max Rosenberg and Meggan Christman us," said team captain Rosenberg, which featured ten schools from the not daunted by this task. FCLC'OL New York area, Rosenberg competed "I love the constant challenge of now and the next tournament to "I feel like we've really accom- in impromptu speaking, after-dinner • [the debate team]," Rosenberg said. choose some hew pieces and rework plished something," said Christman, speaking, prose and poetry, qualifying "It gives me a chance to hone my the ones they had already prepared in FCLC '02. "We. wanted to break for nationals in after-dinner speaking speaking skills." hopes of continuing to perform well. through to place in nationals, and we and poetry. Christman competed in "Ifs a big committment-you have to "This tournament was really great did it." impromptu speaking, prose and poet- know everything inside out and back- because it put our name on the Rosenberg and Christman both ry, and qualified for nationals in prose. wards," Christman said. "But I really board," Christman said. "Fordham is said that they were particularly "We expected to do well. The enjoy competing in something that I in this for the long run.. pleased with their performances [Presser Tournament] was our third love to do. It's a forum in which to The next tournament is scheduled because they were such a new addi- competition, so we had more confi- interpret literature and express your- for January 23 at SUNY*s Binghamton tion to the debate circuit. FCLC's dence going into it,"' said Christman self." College.! debate team had been defunct for sev- "I was shocked, not that we placed Rosenberg and Christman said they eral years, and it was only last semes- in our events, but that we placed so planned on using the time between FCLC Revives Yearbook for the Next Millenium By Matt Rosenberg chosen, senior portraits have been taken and the ence in working on their high school yearbooks both yearbook has already received bids from two per- as writers and editors." Located three doors down from the Observer spective publishers. "They're all highly motivated," Crane adds. And if office, there is a blank door. Inside? Well, inside, "You wouldn't believe how many freshman and the staff is motivated, you can imagine the editors. what used to be the defunct Lincoln Center year- sophmores are interested in getting the yearbook "In this yearbook, nothing will be left out," com- book is now being brought back to life in a new, started again," remarked Derry, co-moderator of ments assistant editor Williams, "it will include modern context. "It's going to be a com- everything from Decafe to USG." pletely revolutionary yearbook, very Crane agrees with this assessment. cutting edge," remarks Kevin Williams, "When we sent out a postcard "This is really going to be a fun FCLC '01, assistant editor and co-con- (stressed) yearbook." spirator of the plan to return the year- last August to survey potential But, while the yearbook may be fun, book from its retirement in '95. Brian there is always one question on every- Crane, FCLC '01, editor-in-chief and interest for a yearbook, we had one's minds: how much does it cost? As other half of the Literary Autumn of '98, it turns out, at least for seniors (seniors agrees, "We really want to give this no idea we would receive the take note)- absolutely nothing. "An yearbook a more in-depth feel, more important thing for seniors to know is stories than just photos." , response we did." that this is all entirely free," says editor- Even if there were to be just photos in-chief Crane. So what was the immedi- (which everyone on the yearbook is adamant there the new yearbook. "When we sent out a postcard last ate reaction to this among Fordham seniors, who are won't), the yearbook has already come a long way August to survey potential interest for a yearbook, shall we say, somewhat noted for their scepticism? from the idea that sprung from a conversation we had no idea we would receive the response we "Well it's good that it's free but I'm still rather indif- between Mary Jane Conlon, dean of students and did." In fact, it was in large part due to this response ferent," remarked Peter Kueny-Rongione, FCLC '99. Bridget Deny, senior executive secretary for the that the Office of Student Activities went and gave Well, it would seem that the yearbook staff has their Student Activities Office, late last year. Already in lit- the go ahead for the 1998 FCLC yearbook. The pre- task cut out for them. But at least with the amount of tle over a month since its first meeting, according to sent yearbook staff boasts, according to editor enthusiam they have going, they should have at least Derry, a staff has been formed, editors have been Crane," a number of people who have had experi- a head start.! December 9,1998 \ News

Proposed Norms Happy Ending to Puzzling Making (continued from front page) FAM AS. Case the NET among other things, that only "faithful Catholics" be recruited for the facul- (continued from front page) Work ties of Catholic institutions and that However, the movie, which was the club's first successful group project, helped the majority of the board of trustees to spark people's interest in the club, which now has almost 40 active members. By Adam Goldstein should also be "faithful catholics." After the theft was discovered, there seemed to be little chance that they would Recent events within the church be recovered. According Mike Swikata, a security supervisor for the Lincoln Now that AOL has bought may have influenced the language of Center campus, "We had nothing to go on. Our information was extremely limit- Netscape, those of us who were the new interpretation. Fr. Robert ed so we didn't expect to have an any attainable results." Not wanting to accept Microsoft fans from the beginning Drinan, SJ, a professor, publicly the loss without a fight, FAMAS. members placed posters around the school are grinning from ear to ear. Sure, defended President Clinton's veto of a explaining the tapes' importance to the group and assuring the thief that no this means that AOL is probably bill proposing a ban of partial-birth charges of any kind would be pressed as long as the tapes were safely returned. going to drop Microsoft's Internet abortion, despite objections from According to Ledwith, "Everyone said there was no hope, but we decided to put Explorer as the browser software church officials. Cardinal Bevilacqua up signs anyway." that comes with their software and later said, "the 'Uncomfortable After two months without a sign of the tapes, the group's members had all but that Microsoft now has an actual Truths' that Americans need to hear given up on ever seeing their work again. Then, between 3:00 and 3:45 p.m. on rival in influence. Thafs not the today are the Church's teaching on November 19, some of the stolen property was unceremoniously dropped off in point, though. The point is that all of abortion, euthanasia, suicide, divorce, front of the club's lockers. Although none of the unused tapes were returned, this the so-called "purists" who run alter- contraception, homosexuality, and is of little importance to FAMAS.'s members whose main concern was getting native operating systems and run sexual morality in general." back their movie project screaming from anything Microsoft "There is much confusion about Mr. Swikata gives the posters credit for the happy ending. "Obviously, the per- now have a major part of their soft- what it means to be a Catholic univer- son must have seen the signs, realized [the tapes] were valuable, and returned ware owned by an evil empire . . . sity," Mo Fung, Executive Director of them." and there's really no other browser the Cardinal Newman Society, wrote. Ledwith said, "We are very happy they were returned and would like to thank that can equal the big two. In fact, "If the spectrum of Catholic higher the Fordham students who expressed concern for us as well as the person who AOL is, in many ways, worse than education could be compared to a returned them." With this episode behind them, the media club's members can Microsoft as an evil empire. I mean, staircase, there would be schools on continue to concentrate on their ambitious goals for the rest of the year, which as a Microsoft fan, Iknow I'm serv- each step with varying degrees of include continuing their new news and variety television show, making a second ing the6dark side. AOL, however, is commitment to Catholic Identity." group movie and running Fordham's-Sixth Annual Film Festival.B the dumbed-down dark side; it has Ex Corde Ecclesipe itself includes all of the bad elements of Microsoft language such as "priority will be and has spent years of its corporate given to those means which will facili- strategy selling itself to stupid peo- tate the integration of human and pro- ple. That's right, Netscape fans; fessional education with religious val- your browser's momma is stupid. ues in the light of Catholic doctrine, in To drive the point home a bit, I order to unite intellectual learning .thought I'd devote this space strictly with the religious dimension of life." It to a celebration of the stupidity of does not, however, contain specific both AOL and Netscape. implementation strategies. Given the famous http://tetrad.stanford.edu/misc/li number of legal and ethical obliga- etscapeOopsMml tions the modern American Catholic Apparently, AOL and Netscape universities have to the outside secu- Tsycfiic should be a good mix, given this lar society, the future of these pro- Famous Psychic example. posed reforms is very much in ques- http://peoplespace.com/prod- tion. • To the Stars ucts/gamelets/megalomania/ Do your part to preserve the over 30 years experience ' greatest of the evil empires! 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Ay: Anthony Rainone animal testing is crude, cumber- produce artificial results. some, and expensive." But if you think there is still VIVISECTION is live animal Because some animals experi- nothing wrong with the current experimentation, often without the ence stress and fatigue during this system, then lets talk about some use of anesthesia or pain killers. period of isolation, the results can of the tests. I'll start with floor Drop all previous knowledge be terribly misleading. For exam- wax. Every hour of the day over and belief for or against animal ple, drugs like thalidomide and the 72,000 animals are force fed floor testing for cosmetic or medical rea- swine flu vaccine-both of which wax until their internal organs sons. I ask that you listen with an passed animal safety tests-have burst and they die agonizing open mind. I can not think of any- one who was born with the idea in their head that animal testing is wrong. The world that we live in has used it for so long that it seems as natural to most people as eating meat. So before you make a judg- ment, just read the facts and pro- ceed from there. You will see that the number&of animals rounded up each year for animal testing will range anywhere from 10 million to 100 million. SO even with the low number of 10 million, that is still many animals that are maimed or destroyed Product testing by Gillette: "The beast that man can be" every year. What is so shocking about this resulted in thousands of human deaths. This is "product testing." is that most of these tests are' deauis and deformities. Other deaths occur after hemor- unnecessary. Many alternatives' Researchers spend more than rhaging, convulsions, cardiac have been developed1 that are $100 million dollars to build arrest, paralysis, coma and bleed- much cheaper and more humane. careers hurting animals. At the ing from the eyes, nose and mouth. Some of these are computer University of Arizona Medical How about the Draize skin and assays, simulated body and tissue Center, up to 90,000 animals are eye irritancy tests and the lethal fluids, live cell cultures, mass spec- killed each year. They conduct dose 50 (LD50) and the lethal dose trometry and gas chromatography. research on open heart CPR on 100 (LD100) tests. Just in case Many of you may not know what dogs without anesthesia and alco- you've never heard of them, I'll these terms are, but I will tell you hol studies on rats by forcing them describe them to you. Albino rab- later. There is also the use of to become addicts. bits are used in the Draize eye irri- cadavers, which the American Vivisection is a very profitable tancy tests. They are not chosen because they are a good predictor of human reaction, but for other reasons. Rabbits are inexpensive "Custom will reconcile and are unlikely to bite technicians during the test. The fact that they people to any atrocity**- do not have tear glands means that they can not flush out whatever George Bernard Shaw irritants are in their eyes, and the eyes are very big so burning, cor- rosion and ulceration are easily Ophthalmology Association calls, industry. Pharmaceutical compa- observed. The results are also "our most ignored and valued nies make billions of dollars a year questionable since rabbits eyes research tool." from vivisection that result in dan- greatly differ from humans. Many sympathizers of vivisec- gerous drugs being dumped on The skin irritancy tests normally tion try to convince people that ani- the public. Many of these compa- use rodents. The skin is shaved mal pain is a small price to pay "in nies feed off of the public because and exposed to highly concentrat- the name of science." But live ani- tax payers now fund vivisection ed solutions of chemicals in ques- mal experimentations can be total- with more than $13 billion a year. tion. In some cases the irritancy is ly unreliable. Dogs, cats, monkeys Also, some people make their liv- so bad that the product actually and guinea pigs are vastly different ing by adopting animals from burns a hole through the skin. physiologically from each other, "unwanted" clinics and then they These tests are continued until at not to mention from humans, too. sell them to laboratories to least one half of the animals die. All A former commissioner of the be tested. of the suffering merely provides an Pood and Drug Administration These tests are artificially "index of toxicity." The results are admits, "Compared to most con- induced diseases, induced in artifi- rarely if ever used in cases of human temporary biological'techniques, cial environments and will always * p^lsdriliig. ' :-'-'•"••*•"'- December 9.1998 Commentai

As Doctors H and M Stiller said of the discretion of the vivisectionists. the continued public acceptance of the that it is much cheaper and much the Thalidomide tragedy, "In practice Since the politicians are the ones allow- belief that vivisection is authentic more productive. all animal experiments are scientifical- ing this to occur, they are not going to The experimentation goes on Quantitative structure-activity rela- ly indefensible, as they lack any scien- do anything to stop the cruelty as long because this is what people are used to tionship analysis (QSAR) is a way in tific validity and reliability in regard to as campaign contributions keep com- and they have been made to believe that which scientists use chemical struc- humans. They only serve as an alibi ing. This is why there are now many it is for their benefit that the testing tures in order to determine results. for the drug manufacturers, who hope organizations that break into labs to free exists. The sad thing is that you and I There is also a computer program, to protect themselves thereby." animals. Most legal channels have been pay for it It seems as though some peo- TOPKAT, that can predict the toxicity of If a company's product harms a blocked and it is a last resort for them to ple are coming around to the idea that chemicals using structural analysis. human, if they prove to the courts that do whafs right for animal testing is an outdated system; The only way that these methods will they conducted animal testing, then the animals. especially in the area of cosmetic testing be validated is if the companies start to they can use that as a defense to say After all of the discussions about that they proved that the product was these tests and how cruel they are, it's safe. It has been used in court before even more upsetting to find out that and has saved many companies. And most are not necessary. If a cosmetic, "The greatness of a why? Because a hamster didn't get personal care or household product is harmed by a product that makes it tested on animals it does not mean it nation and its moral safe for humans? Thaf s absurd. is safe for hunians. Even if they are Why; is it that all of these years we found harmful to animals, tKat does' progress can toe judged still haven't found a cure for cancer? It not keep them off of the market They would mean the termination of research just have to have a label on them the way its programs and big gbvernment grants. telling the consumer to call a doctor is Animals are used in the research under the product if ingested. animals are the assumption that mice are smaller The FDA does not require that cos- versions of humans. Yes, their nervous metics and personal care products be treat ed/*-Ghandi systems are virtually the same, so mat tested on animals. They just need to be means they feel physical pain just like shown to be safe or bare a label saying we do. that the safety has not on animals. use them. If the companies would use How about Blue Babies. The whole been determined. Revlon, Avon and Estee Lauder them then they could be used in liabili- scientific evolution of the Blue Babies So, if the tests aren't required by law, have agreed to stop all animal testing. ty cases which is the biggest concern. operation was based on observations then why do they still go on? The Is it any surprise that recently Gillette, As Bette Overell said about companies of humans, not laboratory animals. answer, as with most things, is money. whose value has plummeted partly who now say other methods are valid, Multiple Sclerosis also only occurs in As said before, the animal tests can due to the fact that they were one of "Should the vivisection industry be humans, and so any research on the cover a company in court against any the worst offenders of animal testing, forced...to come up with valid methods subject must be done on humans, not liability cases. has finally announced that it will not (cruelty free ones) or go out of busi- animals. Many giant financial enterprises, test on animals anymore. It could just ness, those methods would surprisingly How about transplant surgery. such as Proctor and Gamble, depend on be that companies are realizing how and quickly be 'discovered'." Transplants are the result of failed cost effective it is to use The past is the past, but with the tech- early diagnosis and treatment We alternative methods; not nology we have now there is no need to should spend more time learning to to mention the good PR test on animals. Ifs as simple as it diagnose problems early on, thereby they get from organiza- sounds. • eliminating much of the need for tions like PETA and the transplant surgery, ^procedure ALF as a result. that many dogs and monkeys have There are many alterna- performed on them without the aid tives to animal testing. If of anesthesia. you expose a product to a Lefs also talk about many of mixture of chemicals- the drugs that have been devel- based on the reaction-sci- oped to fight arthritis. Open, entists are able to predict Tanderil, Butazolidin, Closic,1 whether or not it would Zomax, Flenac and four others be harmful to humans. are arthritis drugs that were EYETEX.SKINTEXAND given to millions of patients CORROSITEX are some because they were declared safe of the better known tests. through animal testing. They Doctors can also grow were all removed from the mar- human cells in a culture ket after causing many deaths in and test products on humans. them. Many scientists As a result of years of performing concede to the fact that tests, many of the most outspoken this will eventually phase opponents of vivisection are the for- out the Draize test. mer viviBectlonists themselves. Cosmetics giant Noxell Even when there are some laws has adopted this and no about the ethical treatment of ani- * thrtt-wttk-old pl|ltt It forct-ftd huachlorophtnt, • caustic longer tests on animals mats in labs, the laws are enforced at polionom dhhtftctant In tht unsptakabl* LO-S0 tnt. because of the realization Commentar December?, 1998

By: Kevin Macauley .like the man is robbing you or trying to good. It is embarrassing how we treatfel- take someone's job. He is trying to earn low human beings. It is interesting that in a supposedly money, which unfortunately means deliv- But the question is: where does this "enlightened" place such as the hallways ering food to rude and bigoted college behavior stem from? like I said, I think this of Fordham University, bigotry still rears students. Unfortunately, this is not the is indicative of a larger problem in society; its ugly head. I guess it is kind of subtle, only time I have seen this type of attitude. a certain fear of the unknown maybe? They but it does manage to jump out at a per- I have gone down to get food, and to are just people trying to make a living, who son after seeing it so often. This is proba- be honest, I try to be polite and try to tip are we to question how or why they got bly going to seem silly to some people, well, because, well, this guy just brought here. And when they get here how dare we but it is indicative of a larger problem me some food, and he is trying to eke out get frustrated when it takes a couple more minutes to get our food. I think it stems from the stereotypes of immigrants that seems to run rampant in our country. One HAT OTHER'JOBS ARE being that millions of people are running over our borders every day and taking our jobs. For one, people come here because supposedly this is the 'land of opportunity." They believe the hype and come over. The next stereotype is mat they come over and immediately take' American jobs. But it looks like they deal with the crap jobs that most people don't want Jobs that from their standpoint* if they startedf working at within, society at large. I am talking about a living. And who knows if he has a wife McDonald's, would seem like a promotion. how people treat other people, especially and/or kids that he is trying to support In California, they seem to take jobs that people that are^different from ourselves. somehow. It disgusts me when I come none of us would want, such as picking let- Fordham seems to be a breeding ground downstairs and see well-off college stu- tuce and doing lawn work. Then there is for these problems; as one can tell from dents come down and treat people like the argument of the money being spent on the anti-Semitic scribbling that pops up dirt because it might take a few extra sec- them, which unfortunately I really can't around the school. Anyway, besides that, onds to understand and to make pay- comment on because of my lack of knowl- this issue never really jumped out at me ment. They-eome down and yell and get edge in that area. From a personal stand- before, and like I said, it will probably frustrated, but for what. So they can eat a point, if I knew without a shadow of a doubt seem silly to other people.but it has been couple of minutes faster. I know, it is frus- that my money was going to help people gnawing at me. I had a conversation with trating when one is hungry and trying to get on their feet and help educate them, someone after they went down to. get get food, but slow down a little bit, you'll instead of going to the American war their food that was delivered to them. get your food, it just might take a little machine, I personally would not mind. I Unfortunately, it has been a while since extra time. I have gotten frustrated think it is right to ignore the laws of the the conversation took place, so I can only myself, but I try to keep my composure. state if they are contradictory to human remember certain parts of it. This I mean, we all know the golden rule, "Do rights, if people are just trying to make a person was upset because the delivery unto others as we would have others do better future for themselves. man did not speak English well, and the unto us." Put yourself in that person's But I digress. I believe it all stems from person got this attitude that she/he was shoes. We do not know what circumstances the fear of the unknown, especially from somehow better and more important brought that he/she to this country. Most a certain anti-immigrant feeling that has than this man who delivers food because of us are firmly grounded in the middle cropped up in the last few years. Few his English wasn't so great. The conver- class, and we are lucky to have attended years? Hell, it's been around since after sation ended with the person saying, "If pretty good schools where we could learn the Civil War. This is a country of immi- they don't know the language then .don't to read and write. This man, for whatever grants and very few of our ancestors come over here." And also the person reason, we can't say for sure, probably did were Native Americans, so I guess none said that they shouldn't take these types not have the same educational advantages of us are "pure" Americans. So basically, of jobs if they didn't speak English well. I that were afforded to us. He might have although I got a little off track, I think it have to wonder, what other jobs are open come to this country in a hurry for whatev- would be in everyone's best interest if we to people who have just arrived from er reason; maybe to flee a dictator, or per- treated everyone with the respect and another country and need to earn some haps because he heard he could make a dignity they deserve. Just remember that money. This person should feel fortunate decent living for his family. 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US THE SEASON?; do you want to ask?" said the manag- power of speech er. "I just want to talk about his expe- I said, "Santa is riences playing Santa," I said. The fine," not wanti-J manager said, "He is not playing ng to push my .. Santa, he is Santa!" "Oh-kay .. .," I luck. "Santa gets f responded slowly while showing him a break in about I By Kim Allen the questions I planned to ask, such as 20 minutes," what's the worst experience you've 'Dennis said, never thought I'd live to see had as Santa with a kid. "Santa never "Come back the day when Santa Claus "has bad experiences with children, he then." I couldn't would kill my Christmas loves children," his manager said. "I'll believe it and ran spirit * have to call the corporate office to see to Macys to -t if they Will approve of you talking to retrieve ' my IAfter a great Thanksgiving, the Santa. Call me on Monday and I'll mom. 'This I Christmas season officially began have an answer for you," he said while have to see," she when my mom and I hit the malls handing me his business card. I said. early Saturday morning. We started explained that I didn't want to cause '/ i We rushed at Roosevelt Field Mall in Garden Santa bodily harm. I merely wanted to through the mall City, Long Island and after some seri- write a nice, happy Christmas story. back to the ous sale searching, we ran into The manager sighed adding, "I don't North Pole. I Santa's Workshop where kids were think if 11 be a problem. But if this hap- found Dennis, anxiously awaiting the chance to put pens, you can only ask Santa ques- and he asked me Street Santa on Fifth Avenue in their bids. tions as Santa. You can't ask him his to wait one After we waited on line for 40 min- real name, where he lives or anything minute. "See, I told you," I said to tion and explained my dilemma, utes amidst what seemed like a bunch like that. He will respond to all ques- mom defiantly. Dennis returned with adding that I couldn't believe I had to of screaming, crying midgets, I spoke tions as Santa Clause." As we weaved Mirabel, Santa's newest manager who go through all this. Lacey, who with one of Santa's helpers. through the line to escape this mad- said, "I'm sorry, but I can't let you worked the help desk, set me straight. Explaining I wanted to interview ness, my mother said, "I didn't know speak to Santa." When I asked why, "Here at Green Acres Mall Santa is Santa for a college newspaper story, Santa had a PR person." "Hey, Santa Mirabel responded "It's not me, I considered a'celebrity,' " Lacey said. the helper frowned and became ner- has an image to protect too," I don't mind, but you have to get written "We don't want the kids to see the vous. "Well, you'll have to speak with responded. All I could think was, are permission from mall management media questioning Santa because they mall management about that," she these people for real? and Santa's agency." My eyes opened believe in him, and we don't want to said. "Are you serious?" I asked, "I just Finally, we went to Green Acres wide, repeating, "Did you say written shatter that image." Deciding to play want to know what it's like to play Mall in Valley Stream, Long Island, permission?" By this point, I lost what along with this nonsense, I asked, "So, Santa." "He is Santa," the helper said. and upon arrival, my mom deserted little Christmas spirit I had left "Are what exactly does Santa have to hide?" Persistently tapping me on the back me. "I'm going to Macys," she said, you serious? I want to ask a few sim- Lacey looked at me strangely asking, ofmy leg was a cute, albeit annoying, "Meet me in Ladies sportswear." ple questions. It'll take five minutes," I "What do you mean?" I showed her kid who informed me, "He really is "Wait, I might need your help!" I pleaded. "Sorry, but if s not totally up my questions, saying, "Will any of Santa Claus! Last year I got almost screamed across the mall crowd, not to me," Mirabel responded sympa- these questions expose Santa for the everything I wanted." I quickly turned wanting to lose my only ally. "Hey, I thetically. "You have my permission, raud that he is?" Lacey laughed and around to avoid scarring this kid for already have my degree," she but you have to get written permission i responded, "No comment. "• life, looking to my mom for guidance. screamed back at me, ducking into from management and Santa says you "Let's just go to mall management, get Nine West. I turned and looked at the must talk with his agency first," she permission and come back," said simulated North Pole, hoping Santa said. "Okay, can I have manage- mom's voice of reason. "Mall manage- would finally give me what I wanted ment's telephone number and ment is closed on the weekends," the for Christmas. Unbelievably, there the name of Santa's agency," I elf told us, "They are open Monday was nobody on line so I took that as a asked giving in to the insanity. "I through Friday, 9-5." good sign. I approached a podium don't know the phone number," NexC we headed to Queens Center where a good looking guy stood with said Mirabel, "And Santa won't Mall in Forest Hills, NY. After waiting a nametag reading Dennis, Trying a give out the name of his agency on line again, we reached another one different approach, I had a conversa- unless you get written permission of Santa's helpers. I'd like to ask Santa tion with Dennis and then explained first." The look on my face must a few questions," I said. "Just a why I was there. Dennis smiled and have said it all, because Mirabel minute," the helper replied as "Jingle said, "Oh sure, do you want to speak added "You can go over to 'I'm Here Bells" played in the background. The to Santa or one of his helpers?" It took To Help' and they can give you mnn- helper returned along with Santa's me a moment to respond since I never agemenf s telephone number." "manager." "What kind of questions got this far before. Regaining the I reluctantly walked to the help sec- December 9.1998 Features MAKING MY LIST... CHECKING IT TWICE

By Johanna Garcia At last count over 11,000 people have me, the opportunity to pursue higher AMERICAN RED CROSS been confirmed dead. It is possible education, the knowledge that I will DISASTER RELIEF FUND he turkey carcass was that the final death toll could even neither freeze nor starve^o deathithis RO. Box 37243 | barely cold in its refrigera- double this number. Catastrophic winter, and I realize how truly wealthy Washington, D.C. 20013 tor grave when I whipped winds and flooding have left over one lam. HTTP://WWW.REDCROSS.ORG out pen and paper to start million people without homes. There With that in mind, here's wishing all making up my Christmas is little food and almost no water to of you the happiest of holidays. This is Ninety-two cents of every dollar list. In the spirit of giving being better drink. The president of Honduras indeed the season td be merry. Count spent by the American Red Cross than receiving, I always start out my described the region as a "panorama your blessings, including last season's goes directly to programs and sef? Christmas list trying to decide what to of death, desolation, and ruin." The clothes, your slow-as-molasses com- vices that help people in need! The give whom. In the reality of the willing sick and injured have overwhelmed puter, your neurotic relatives^—you're American Red Cross is not a govern? spirit but the weaker flesh, the the region's already struggling hospi- lucky to have them all. Be sure to ment agency, and all Red Cross disas- Christmas Shopping list invariably tals. Hundreds.of thousands have no • enjoy all your gifts including the most ter assistance is free thanks to the deteriorates into the Stuff I Really electricity, no telephones, and are fulfilling one, the gift of giving.' generosity of people like you.B , Need list completely cut off frflm the outside Donations to help victims of the Looking through the J. Crew cata- v world. The regions cash crops were tragedy fn Honduras can be sent to log, I realized I was in dire need of a almost entirely devastated. the following address: pair of chinos, a three-quarter-length Government officials say it will be coat, pajamas, and new boots. I wan- dered through drugstores and depart- ment stores only to realize how badly IN THE REALITY OF THE WILLING SPIRIT I needed new cosmetics, a new blow dryer, a haircut, a facial, A LIFE! BUT THE WEAKER FLESH, THE CHRISTMAS SHOPPING Strolling up and down Madison and Fifth Avenues looking for gift ideas LIST INVARIABLY DETERIORATES INTO THE was not a good idea, I realized belat- edly. Store windows served only to STUFF REALLY NEEDED.' mock me with merchandise I desper- ately wanted but could not afford. As I decades peeked into the windows of Prada, before the Gucci, and Armani, I felt sorry for region recov- myself; a walking advertisement for ers from the the lifestyles of the poor and envious. storm." It doesn't get any worse than this, I Lectures thought bitterly to myself as I passed revolving by the gym, thinking of how a mem- around the man bership I couldn't afford would have with no shoes helped me fit into all those new bitching until he clothes I couldn't afford either. sees the man with When I got home later that day, I sat no feet usually boi e down to check my e-mail, grumbling me. I mean, really, i throughout the long, tedious process he has no feet then of logging on. Did I mention I needed he certainly doesn't a newer, faster computer too? My sister need shoes! Being confronted with had forwarded a chain letter to me, a the reality of other people's tragedies, curious event since we both loathed however, is sobering, a little embar- such correspondences equally. Since rassing, even. It is just as easy to find this was rare, I opened the letter happiness in the blessings I do have instead of deleting it unread as I usual- as it is to find misery in the posses- ly do with chain letters. I have repro- sions I don't. I have a roof over my duced some of the text below. head, electricity, running water and all "I have just finished watching Ted the other creature comforts of mod- Koppei's first NIGHTLINE broadcast ern civilization, not to mention the from Honduras. The situation there is remains of a big-ass turkey in my beyond horrific. Tipper Gore called it refrigerator. Add to that family mem- "a catastrophe of Biblical proportion." bers and friends who care deeply for Features December 9.1998

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that they heard there. "I will never for- spent most of his time in the country- get the impression that our band has side. Yet, despite his depression, made on those people," Shevchuk Shevchuk continued to write music, recals with a note of sarcasm in his getting most of his inspiration from voice. "At first they were really eager to the aging stillness of cemeteries and hear us play. But as we began to per- the peacefulness of nature. form, the expression on their faces The next album that Shevchuk began to change drastically; they wrote has exalted the band to the became more and more intensified with heights of its popularity. In fact, in every new couplet of the song. It was 1993 DDT was titled as The Best not a pleasant experience." The biting Rock Band of the Year and Yuri satire of DDTs lyrics has outraged the Shevchuk was titled as The Best local communist authorities and after Rock singer of the year. The album that concert the band became officially was called "Actress Spring" and was forbidden on the premises of the city of dedicated to his wife. Furthermore, Ufa. Thus has emerged the group DDT, as the band was on the peak of its infecting with its poisonous name the fame, Shevchuk began to feel a cer- prevailing views of politically outdated tain kind of disattachment toward his system which for seventy long years music and the world around him in tried to dictate to its people which general. "Every original idea or songs to sing and what books to read. thought wears away on. these con- A Yuri Shevchuk Performance In May of 1983 DDT had a suc- certs and once I learned that my by Maria Bogomolova ' • DDTs lyrics but also as a person wlio cessful performance in Moscow on songs were becoming too popular, is always prepared to openly state his its largest stadium "Luzhniki" within too overplayed, I decided that it was The concert hall is almost empty civic position in his relation to politi- the program of "Rock for Peace" fes- time to hit on the brakes," he said. j as the human energy begins to evap- cal issues. Even at the dawn of its his- tival. Even though the band's perfor- In December of 1994 Shevchuk orate from it Half an hour has passed tory, DDT began to question the mance was cut out from the televised together with other members of the by, but the small crowd of emotional- legitimacy of the existing political translation, the song "I got this role," band went to Chechnya, a war zone, ly overwhelmed people is still waiting order, such as Soviet aggression in that Stoevchuk sang for the first time with a series of missionary peace by the stage. A distant clamor echoes Afghanistan, corruption in the at the festival, became a symbol of concerts that were performed for from that sacred part of backstage bureaucratic structures of society, the Russian Rock movement in the Russian as well as. for Chechnyan sol- distracts the crowdfs silent Impa- artificiality and hypocrisy of the offi- early 1980's. Later that year, when diers. This was perhaps the most tience with no trace of positive reso- cial art forms. The most important Shevchuk decided to record another challenging step that Shevchuk lution. Another wave of stillness issue for Shevchuk has always been underground album, he was warned undertook in his musical as well as descends. He comes out unexpected- individual responsibility for the fates by the local authorities that if he his personal life. ly; with an ironic intermixture of of others in the world, the issue of chose to do so in Ufa, he would be "This war carries a personal char- genial and weary features aimlessly moral choice between conformity thrown in jail. Without any opportu- acter for me, very personal. I saw a wandering across his face. The peo- and conscience. The content of nity to write or work in his hometown . lot. I saw the eyes of those young sol- ple start rushing toward him as they Shevchuk's songs does not evolve Shevchuk decided to move, together diers filled with anxiety and exhaus- recognize his face. His image slowly around some Utopian abstraction; on with his band, to St. Petersburg—the tion; they were totally emptied out by dissolves in the boisterous mass that the contrary, it is about eternally center of the Russian Rock move- this war. I saw the eyes of the quickly encircles him with its eager changing Russia, with dilemmas and ment in those days. The city of white Chechnyan children. They crawled out impatience. He seems almost tran- sufferings that she undergoes on a nights has inspired Shevchuk to of their cellars in order to forget about quil and indifferent to the bursting turn of the new century. Shevchuk is write the next two albums that highly this terrible war. As we were perform- flashes and intruding microphones working here and now. increased the band's popularity. ing, on the one side there were that suddenly begin to appear from, Shevchuk's love affair with rock-n- However, the irony of life never Russian soldiers and on the other— all sides. His calmness and simplicity roll began when he first heard The ceases to exist. Just as ideological the Chechnyans, and in between makes him almost indistinguishable Beatles at the age of ten in his home- pluralism became actualized in the there were children, dancing. The two from any other individual in the town of Ufa. Inspired by the Fab Four, late 1980's, a tragic event took place opposing camps were listening to our crowd—as if he was just another fan Shevchuk started a band in high in Shevchuk's personal life that, for music and looking at those children. who came to get an autograph. school. This band was of an amateur the next three years, completely with Life has a different value out there; This was my fist live experience of nature, however, and the first profes- drew his active participation from the everything has a different value out Yuri Shevchuk, the leading figure of sional success came to Yuri in 1982, a musical arena. A car accident took there. If our concerts had resurrected the famous Russian rock band DDT. year after he graduated from an art the life of his wife, the only person just a little bit of kindness and human- Back then, when I shook Yurifs hand, school, for his performance at the Gold who had inspired and motivated him ity in the hearts of those people, then I the thought would have never Camerton festival, with his under- to write his music throughout all consider that our mission was accom- entered my mind that a year later, at ground band, DDT They got a grand- those years of political pressure. plished," Shevchuk said. a dimly illuminated kitchen table in prize for the anti-Afghanistan war song "Yuri was completely destroyed. Despite the fact that many of his fans one of the Brooklyn's most typical "Don't shoot". But the DDT that actual- Nothing has made him so weak try to make a prophet out of him or put resi'< .ntial apartments, he would tell ly became famous started a month later before. Elvira's death was the worse him upon a pedestal, in reality, me his entire life story. with their first public concert at Ufa Oil time in his life," recalls Alex Shevchuk is just a talented man with an Throughout all these years Yuri Research University which ended with Glouchak, Shevchuk's childhood untwisted mind and an undestroyed con* Shevchuk became known not only as a biff scandal, when party workers were friend. During that time of his life, science. He is simply a human being a great musician and author of all of shocked by the content of those songs Shevchuk became very alienated and who decided (continued on pagtW December 9,1998 Arts & Culture

British rock band, is yet though, tends to be an aruged point another addition, to the With several fans who argue that cult number of cult musicals, films are by definition not mainstream. as is Tommy and Pink Certain independent cult hits like Sex, Floyd's: The Wall. The Lies, and Videotape, Richard acclaimed director Iinkletter's Slackers and Dazed and Stanley Kubrick has given Confused, and the dark, teen comedy us two wonderful cult Heathers, have all gained cult status films; the violent, surreal- and remained, for the rnost part, in the istic A Clockwork Orange independent scene. The status of other and the war satire Dr. films like Quentin Tarantino's Pulp By Chris Monfette troversial. The sets, characters and sto- Stranglove Or: How I Stopped Fiction and even, to some extent, ries may range anywhere from horribly Worrying and Learned to Love the George Lucas' Star Wars trilogy are A Clockwork Orange, Dazed and morbid to outrageously disgusting to Bomb. The 1982 sci-fi/flim-noir hit argued as great films as opposed to cult Confused, Eraserhead, Pink extremely overblown and cartoonish. Blade Runner has taken on close to films because they have reached a larg- Flamingos, The Rocky Horror Picture At times, any one of these aspects deistic status in the eyes of many er, more mainstream audience. Show, Heathers, The Monty Python might remain normalized to contrast enthusiastic fans. Many of director For the most part, however, cult films films... If you've seen any of these the strangeness of the other two. David Lynchfs films have gained a remain an important and fundamental movies then you've had the opportuni- If s the fans, though, that really give large fan base, especially his first full- aspect of the movie scene. They create ty to be witness to a nearly indefinable the definition to these films. Seeing as length, surrealist film Eraserhead as controversy and debate,,.promote style genre: the cult film. how most cult films are panned by crit- well as his examination of the dark side and creativity, embrace free thought A simple internet search for the ics and fare poorly at the box-office, it is of rural America Blue Velvet, starring and a film's sense of self. They refuse to phrase "cult film" turns up roughly usually the responsibility of groups of Denis Hopper as a Nitrus-inhaling sell out to the expectations of main- three thousand different fan sites. dedicated fans to lift the movie to cult gangster. Other notable cult films stream Hollywood. And while this often Some of these sites deal with cult films status. These groups can consist of include John Waters' Pink Flamingos, restricts the size of their budgets and in a more general sense, and others many different kinds of people: college a grotesque film about "trailer-trash," the breadth of their distribution, it cre- deal only with particular movies of the students, movie buffs, gays and les- as well as his 60's spoof film Hairspray. ates a wonderful sense of energy in the kind. What they all have in common, bians, etc. For instance, it is a group Director Tim Burton has also given us arena of film. They may be humorous, however, is the inability to place an consisting largely of homosexuals that several excellent cult films such as .tasteless, or surreal. They may pro- exact definition on the term. This isn't have given cult status to the movie The Edward Scissorhands and Pee Wee's mote actions or behavior different from at all surprising seeing as how cult Rocky Horror Picture Show, an odd- Big Adventure. Sam Raimi's Evil Dead that of the mainstream. But they give films donft belong to any specific ball,, Halloweenish film about an ordi- series, Monty Python's films, several of their small base of fans something to genre. They are not specifically dramas nary couple who wind up in the man- the Coen brothers' films all these are love, and the broader audience some- or comedies or horror flicks or musi- sion of a transvestite alien scientist. _^ examples of some of the most talked thing to think about and react to, no cals, though they can be either one of Rocky Horror, however, is not the about and noticed cult films. matter what that reaction may be. So in them. No, cult films are more a style only musical considered a cult film. Not all cult movies always have to be that sense, cult films are a tiny bit of the than a genre. They are usually quirky Little Shop of Horrors has gained the odd or surrealistic, however. It may heartbeat of film; pumping energy and (to say the least), stylized, oddball, sur- title as well. This Is Spinal Tap, a simply be just a subject matter that thought out into the world, hop real and are oftentimes considered con- "mockumentary" about a horrible strikes a cord in the times. This, ing that it might just cycle back. •

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represented the Fordham identity. said McDermott, "I always said the residential hall FCRH'OO. "He kept By Anthony LoBosco was Bill's home away from home," his friends up; he said Sister Anne Walsh, academic kept the team Up; he On Saturday, November 21, family, adviser for Student Athletes. "He always had a smile Here the late Bill Tierney leads the Fordham Rams onto the friends, teachers and teammates gath- always treated it with such respect on his face." field. Tierny died two years ago soon after he collasped before ered together at Rose Hill in the lobby and he had a delightful sense of grati- Of the school's the start of a homecoming game. of Sesqufcenpennial Residence Hall to tude for the least amount of improve- tribute to Tierney, McDermott said, honor fallen Fordham football player ment Bill was always among the first It was sad, but a good kind of sad- Bill Tierney, who died two years ago to say thank you." ness. It was nice to know that Billy shortly after collapsing on the field Sister Anne said she admired wasn't forgotten." before the start of the team's home- Tierney's constant sense of hope and The University also dedicated a coming game against LaFayette. In his dedication to hard work and plaque in Tierney's memory dedication of his achievements on and future success. engraved with a phrase from the off the field at Fordham, the The road to success Is always under homily O'Hare delivered at school University renamed the residence construction, Bill used to say," she said. mass after Tierney died. It reads: hall, Tierney Hall. "He had a certain wisdom to him." Forever young Forever twenty years Tierney was a top defensive back At the ceremony, two of Tierney's old Forever running through coffee on the Fordham football team and was closest friends took time to reminisce. fields in the sun. also manager of the Rams^ baseball Sprague read a three line poem enti- Tierney's family dedicated their team. He was a respected and well- tled, "Each day Everyday," and said , own memorial which was presented yked person whose death left many that Bill was the reason he came to by his little sister, Ryahn. The plague Bill Tierney students devastated. Fordham. "We were best friends featured a poem written by Tierney's to do even better. He was a remark- "Hdwas the best friend anyone could since the 5th grade," Sprague said. aunt and was moimted in the hall able person." have," said Bob Sprague, FCRH'99. "He "He made an impact on everyone he along with the University's placard, For those who did not know Bill was like a brother to me." met. Billy will never be forgotten." Tierney's picture and his framed foot- Tierney, Tierney Hall stands as a tes- Sesquicenpennial Hall had been Gerry McDermott grew up with ball jersey, number 28. tament to his gratitude, wisdom and the temporary name that was applied Tierney in New Jersey where they both "It's fitting that they dedicated this desire. For those who did know Bill at the time of the building's construc- attended Queen of Peace Elementary hall to Bill," Sprague said. "He took so Tierney, it stands as a reminder of tion, Fordham University President School. They were both teammates on much pride in it. Whenever he did why he was so special.! Joseph O'Hare, SJ., said. He said Fordham's football team during something great, he would always there was no better way to rename McDermotf s freshmen year here. say: 'One more time.' It was his way the hall than after someone who truly "Bill was everybody's best friend," of pushing himself another 10 percent Rams Cite Progress in Mediocre Football Season

By Colin Ginty Despite struggling through most of touchdown passes, good for second in Improving upon last year's 5-6 record the season, O'Keefe believes the team the Patriot League, and formed a fine would have been satisfying enough is ripe for improvement He cited the connection with wide receiver Gerry for first-year Fordham head football team's senior leadership as a positive McDermott, who caught 13 of them. coach Ken O'Keefe. From the outset influence on the underclassmen who They represented the team's offensive of the season, O'Keefe stressed a are eager to step up and fill vacated strength, but with O'Hare being lost to desire for improvement and competi- holes next year. graduation this spring, O'Keefe will tiveness; two characteristics that are "We're going to hit the weight room need to find someone to utilize a prerequisite to building a champi- in the off-season, and try to improve McDermott's play-making ability. onship program. However, the Rams on this year," said O'Keefe. "We have a Despite offensive gains, the defense fell a bit short of his expectations, fin- strong nucleus, and the young players allowed a conference'worst 432 yards ishing the season with a disappoint- are excited to work with the veterans," per game. The team's imbalance was too difficult to overcome. Gerry McDcrmott ing 4-7 record. Although not indicated by their But the season wasn't a total loss. overall record, Fordham did have "We played well in spurts," O'Keefe The Rams showed signs of resiliency some bright spots in a year overshad- said. "But we never got everything when they fought hard to win the last owed by its defensive failure. Their together for an entire game." two games of the season against Holy offense mustered 252 points for the O'Keefe is confident the Rams will Cross and Georgetown after a five- year, which averages out to a be ready for next season after finish- game losing streak. Their effort and respectable 23 points per game. ing the year with a two-game winning pride as shown in the final two games, However, the defensive unit failed to streak. Ending the season on a win- O'Kccfc says, is immeasurable and hold down its opponents. They gave ning note puts ;i positive spin on a year leaves the team with a positive experi- up 336 points, or about 31 per game. which would have otherwise been dis- ence to build upon for next season. The offense was consistently playing astrous. The victories enable the "I am very proud of the players and catch-up against opponents. Rams to carry some positive momen- their no quit attitudes," said O'Keefe. Rams' quarterback Steve O'Hare tum into the off-season.B There wasn't one game where they had a solid year leading the team's Sttvt O'Hara gave less than their all." offense each game. He threw 19