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All Cowl Editorial Applications Due Friday T1 9 1 9 h e C O W L1 9 9 0 Established in 1935 Vol. LIV No.ll Providence College • Providence, Rhode Island March 28,1990 Inside Two PC Students Killed in Plane Crash Providence College engineers' club, had been an mourned the loss of Gregory honors studentin high school Aucoin of West Warwick, Editorials in Hanover, Mass, played Rhode Island, and Scott Lyons baseball and basketball and of Fairlawn, New Jersey, two was a member of the march members of the Class of '91, ing and jazz bands. who died March 8,1990 in the He was recalled by Diane crash of a small, single wing Richards, his high school Piper aircraft in woods off of Gregory Aucoin Scott Lyons the state Division of Airports guidance counselor. She Log Road in Smithfield, Although Lyons was only remarked that he was a ma Rhode Island. and the Federal Aviation 20, he was already a scuba Administration. ture, "extremely conscien Aucoin, a junior, was a diver, a parachutist, a green tious, motivated student" systems science major. Lyons, Thursday evening, Provi belt in Tae-Kwon Do, a mem dence College President Rev. who easily mixed studies also a junior was a pre-engi ber of Students Against Driv with sports and music. He John F. Cunningham, O.P., ing Drunk, a Big Brother, a neering major and ROTC stu was a very responsible, polite dent. released the following state hospital volunteer, a football ment: kid who really cared for oth The plane was piloted by player, a computer buff, and ers," Richards said. Seniors tell how they Lyons, who had received his "On behalf of the entire a Dean's List student. plan to finish up their Providence College commu Father Cunningham pilot's license on Wednesday, Lt. Col. John Lalli, head of served as the principal cele four years.See Page 7. March 7,1990, the day before nity, I express our sincere the Providence College condolences to the families of brant at a concefebrated the fatal accident. The two ROTC program, recalled memorial Mass on Friday, Features students, who were room Scott Lyons and Gregory Lyons in an interview the Aucoin. Providence College March 9 for the two students mates, were found by the day after the crash. in the college's Alumni Hall police and rescue personnel has lost two of her sons. We "Scott went out and tasted would like the Lyons and at 10:30a.m. Close to 1,000 PC after area residents reported a life," said Lalli. "Scott died students, faculty, and em plane going down at approxi Aucoin families to know that doing something and 'doing7 their deep sense of loss is ployees were in attendance, mately 1:15 p.m. Lyons and is a word that characterizes including the college's ROTC Aucoin died instantly from shared. We hope that by show the way Scott lived. He did ing our own sense of loss and cadets and officers. injuries sustained in the acci things, he didn't just sit In his homily, Father Cun dent. remembrance, we can further around and read about them. the sense of lives well-lived ningham said, "Adequate The accident is under fur He lived his life to the full words fail in the face of the ther investigation by the chief and a brief time on Earth well est." spent." sudden death of the young. aeronautics instructor from Aucoin, in addition to And my words are no excep- Students Remembered being Vice President of the contmued on page 2 Candidates for Student Congress Announced Annoying habits exam ined. See Page 14. by Colleen Carson of posters each candidate is will have the opportunity to A final change that has been Assistant News Editor allowed to display, video spots do a thirty second video spot implemented is that voting on the TV monitors in Slavin, on the TV monitors in Slavin booths from the state of Rhode Upcoming Student Con the addition of Cowl Special to replace the three lost post Island will be set up in Slavin gress and Board elections, to Election issues and the im ers. on the day of the election. Paul be held April 5, will be quite plementation of actual voting An addition has been made Nelson, student representative different than last year's, due booths. to the Student Congress to the Corporation on Admini to many changes implemented Also, The Cowl will spon Constitution that an election stration, stated that these by the Student Congress. sor a debate between the Stu will not take place without a changes have been instituted Students will be voting for dent Congress President can special Cowl elections issue to "create some excitement to the Student Congress execu didates on Monday April 2 at to be published the day before the elections process." The tive board, as well as the ex 7 p.m. in '64 Hall. an election. This issue will changes were finalized by the ecutive boards of Residence, The amount posters al inlcude articles about current Student Congress the same Corporation, OCRO, ACC, lowed per student has been topics the candidatesare deal evening with a unanimous BMSA and IAB. Changes in reduced to only two from the ing with and a general over approval of the new legislation the election process include a original five due to the fire view of each candidate and by the Student Congress. stricter policy on the amount codes. As a result, it has been their photograph. Complete list iof candidates decided that each candidate bn page 2. Lady Friars end best Archbishop of Chicago To Speak season ever. See Page 20. at Academic Meeting f An academic convocation in absentia,iK c c m im will be awarded to andand aHrmniQtratnr administrator nf of fhp the din- dio tanny, entered the Dominican in commemoration of the 25th the Reverend Yves Marie-Jo- cese. Order in Paris, in 1925 and was Anniversary of the closing of seph Congar, O.P., a Domini Bishop Bernadin in 1968 ordained in 1930. In d e x the Second Vatican Council can theologian and ecumenist was elected General Secretary Influenced by his teacher will be held on Wednesday, who served as a Peritus at the of the National Conference of and friend, M.D. Chenu, the Catholic bishops (NCCB) and N ews ........ ..... 1-4 April 4, 1990, in the Peterson Second Vatican Council. Fa great historian of the theology Recreation Center. ther Congar, who now resides the United States Catholic of Aquinas, Fr. Congar pur Joseph Cardinal Bernadin, in Paris, France will receive an Conference (USCC). He later sued a vocation as a theolo E d ito ria ls...... 5-7 Archbishop of Chicago, will honorary Doctor of Sacred served asNCCB/USCC presi gian, examining the theologies give the principal address Theology degree. dent (1974-1977). and institutions of the Chris Congress.... .......8-9 entitled "Agenda for the 90's: Cardinal Bernadin, a native In July, 1982, Archbishop tian church from the fourth to The Unfinished Business of of Colombia, South Carolina, Bernadin was appointed the twentieth century. A&E.......... ..10-12 Vatican II." wasordained to the priesthood Archbishop of Chicago, and Since Vatican II, Fr. Congar During the convocation, inl952. He served for 14 years six months later, Pope John has published several dozen Features.... ..14-15 Providence College will award in the Diocese of Charleston, Paul II announced Arch articles, as well as a three-vol the Cardinal an honorary serving under four bishops in bishop Bemadin's elevation ume work on the topic of the Sports............17-20 Doctor of Church Administra various capacities, including to the Sacred College of Car Holy Spirit. tion degree. the offices of chancellor, vicar dinals. Students are strongly en ______ A second honorary degree, general, diocesan counselor, Father Yves Congar, whose couraged to attend the convo family came from Celtic Bri- cation. 2 The Cowl ____________ March 28,1990 Committee Formulated to Dorm Intruder Escapes Election Candidates Advise Planning of Infirmary PC Security The candidates for individual by Kim Rainis boards on Student Congress are by Colleen Carson Editorial Editor for the most part running unop Assistant News Editor posed. They are as follows: An intruder who ran tioning. While being ques Residence: President-Mike Vodar- tioned, however, the suspect In regards to the situation sacked a students' dorm sik, VP-Christopher Jones, Secre suddenly jumped onto a chair of the plans for the Grant Infir firmary, Susan Moitoso of room last Saturday ran off tary-Da vid Grosner, and Treas and leaped head first through urer-Pete D'Agati. Corporation: mary for the next academic Residence Life, Jeff Cough while being questioned by the locked wooden louver Dan Walsh. OCRO: President-Ja- year, a committee has been lin, President of Student PC security guards. doors of the Security Office. son Costa, VP-May Toscano, Sec formed to study how the new Congress, and Kirsten Carl Valentino '93 of PC security officers gave retary-Jane Benson, and Treasurer- Infirmary will be implemented Werner, Chairperson of Guzman Hall and his room Sean Coady. ACC: President-Gina and operated. At the present Legislative Affairs. mate, who asked not to be chase but failed to catch the man as he ran down Admiral Falcone, VP-Jeanne Rossomondo, time, the possibility of moving The committee will dis identified, were awakened Secretary-KarenCusik, and Treas- Street. the Infirmary to the Block cuss such problems as what at 10:00 a.m. by an older male urer-Maureen Manning. BMSA: The suspect, whose last House, located near the Hux does reduction of this mean non-PC student.