Bookstore to Re-open in Mid-January
By RITA POLEDORI At the present time, permits are being sub- The University Shop will be open at its new mitted to the city and the plans are being approved location in Fordham Plaza by the start of next by the landlord of Fordham Plaza. Renovations semester. Students will be able to purchase books are taking place outside the office space, as well as in the interior of the store, contractors are working on fixtures, and the floor and carpets t( are being chosen. 'Even though the new ' 'Perhaps not every single renovation will be completed by the spring run, but enough work &•*'•• . JiVS""'-«5W*'>™->.S bookstore will not be will be done to accommodate the essential needs of students," Persico stated. finished in appearance, The space allotted for the University Shop is comprised of 4500 square feet, which is more students will not be than double the size of the bookstore in McGinley Center. The new shop, whose entrance will face inconvenienced in any East Fordham Road, will offer many more pro- ducts for sale, according to Persico. The store way," he said. He will include an octagonal center station, called the Ram Shop, where students can purchase added that this is a sweatshirts, tee-shirts, and other items bearing the Fordham logo. Greeting cards, school sup- ' 'win-win'' situation for plies, posters, snacks, gifts; paperback bestsellers - and used books will also be sold. Control cases Fordham Plaza students, since the new will display items for sale, such as calculators and computers. location is as close to In the meantime, Alumni House is being us- dormitories as ed to store books and supplies. Since the floor of the main level is not sturdy enough to support Vacancies Haunt the weight of the books, they are being stored McGinley Center, and in the basement, while supplies and paper goods occupy the main floor. Shortly after the books the new bookstore will were stored in Alumni House, a misunderstan- ding arose concerning the new bookstore in For- offer a much greater dham Plaza. It was mistakenly believed that the floor in Fordham Plaza was unable to support the Fordham Plaza selection of products. books, but Persico asserted that it is the floor in the Alumni House, not the new site at Fordham Plaza, that is unable to support the weight of the By JESSICA PROCARIO the building is good for the Bronx's image. H books. upon return from Christmas break, according to The opening of Fordham Plaza in the sum- remains optimistic that the 350,000 square fee Sebastian Persico, executive assistant to the finan- The renovations to McGinley Center have mer of 1986 marked what was considered to be of office space will soon be fully occupied. cial vice-president. progressed at a more rapid pace than the Fordham a revitalization of the Bronx community. Accor- Dr. Gerald Shattuck, a sociology professo Plaza renovations, but Persico said the new ding to a New York Times article published on at Fordham, commented on the structure of Foi bookstore will be ready for students in January. Monday, there has been a problem attracting dham Plaza and its effect on the community. H "Even though the new bookstore will not be private tenants. As a result, half of the floors in said, "I suspect Fordham University would lov finished in appearance, students will not be in- Fordham Plaza are empty. it (the plaza). It's like a buttress against the Sout convenienced in any way," he said. He added The article states that although the rents in Bronx..." that this is a "win-win" situation for students, Fordham Plaza do not rival those in Midtown However, he also stressed some negativ since the new location is as close to some dor- Manhattan, they are very high for the Bronx. aspects. "Urban inner city development has t mitories as McGinley Center, and the new Fordham Plaza rents are priced $15 and $25 bookstore will offer a much greater selection of per square foot, while rents for office space in products. Midtown are priced at an average of $40 per He also said that since McGinley Center is square foot. However, the office space in the Although the rents in a student center, it is most appropriate that clubs buildings surrounding Fordham Plaza have ren- and activities have their offices there. Persico tal prices which vary from seven dollars to $15 Fordham Plaza do not stated, "Moving the bookstore to Fordham Plaza per square foot. was a great way to free prime space and give it Murry Zboroski, manager of Fordham rival those in Midtown oack to the students." Plaza, told the New York Times that there are Many students are relieved that the bookstore some additional factors contributing to the lack Manhattan, they are will be able to accommodate them for purchases of enthusiasm of private tenants. There is much of textbooks for the spring semester. Jill competition coming from lower Westchester, very high for the Bronx. Lawrence, FC'90, said, "I'm glad that the Brooklyn, Queens and New Jersey, since those bookstore will be open in time so I can buy my areas have so much office space available. books for next semester. But how can I buy the Furthermore, he explained mat people do not deal with the community of people," he statec books I still need for this semester?" perceive the Bronx to be as attractive an area as He feels that priorities should be focused o Joel Campagna, FC'90, was also glad to hear others in the tri-state area, but he is optimistic employment and manufacturing. He addec that the opening of the store is on schedule. He that perceptions will change. He revealed that he "There is only a certain amount of money, an stated, "It's assuring to know that the universi- is close to signing a deal with two private renters this is not the way to go." Shattuck also asserte ty is keeping a time commitment to the students. whose office space combined would occupy that the plaza has a lot of good possibilities, bi Otherwise, we would have been facing an unplea- 60,000 square feet. One of the tenants is a that it should not be a priority. The focus of tt sant situation next semester." hospital andthe other is an educational facility. Bronx should be on helping its people, he stress See Page Five Arthur Brennan, manager of the University Bronx Borough President Fernando Ferrer, ed, and not on erecting big, modern offic Shop, declined to comment on the situation. also commented on Fordham Plaza. He said that buildings. mi luuiaua;, Ltccwucr i, 1*00/1 nil. KAJV1
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Sunday9 December 4 Lady Rams Tournament (H) 1:00 B-ball Consolation 3:00 B-ball Final Monday, December 5 2nd Annual "GIVE A CHILD A CHRISTMAS" Return Gifts This Week!! (No later than Dec. 9th) Tuesday, December 6 CSA NOON TUNES - DJ. (RSK) "Holiday" SpecialDinner 5-8 pm The Restaurant (FDR) 7:30 Womens' B-Ball v. Yale (Home) 8:00 CINEVENTS..."lt's A Wonderful Life" (Keating 1st) Wednesday, December 7 Pope Italian Cultural Society Sponsors an Italian Movie - tba 5-8 pm The Restaurant (FDR) - last for Fall Semester 7:30 B-ball vs. St. John's (Away) Thursday, December 8 RADIO CITY X-MAS 1988 Bus leaves at 6:30 pm CINEVENTS..."Broadcast News" (Keating 1st) 8&10.-30 pm. Friday, December 9 CP&P-11th Resume Deadline For info, on weekend activities, call Student Activities 579-2334 THE RAM/Thursday, December 1, 1988/3 Senior Class Donates St. Ignatius Statue
By PAT REBLLY will be dedicated at commencement by Univer- The Senior Gift 1989 Steering Committee is faculty members, and students will be encouraged The 1989 Senior Class Gift Program recently sity President Rev. Joseph U'JHare, S.J., McCar- preparing a ""Young Designers of New York" to attend. commissioned a statue of St. Ignatius Loyola to thy said, and it will be placed at McGinley fashion show and mixer for Thursday, be presented to Fordham University. The pro- Center. Recently a 50/50 raffle was held by the Gift gram organized a large fund-raising campaign One goal of the program is to "establish a Program at a Fordham football game. A profit aimed at Fordham seniors, alumni and the com- way of educating future alumni about the impor- munity, with a goal of $10,000. of $102.00 was contributed to the statue fund, tance of alumni support,'' the Steering Commit- according to Nadine Fagone, FC'89, assistant "It [the statue] will demonstrate the fact that tee proposed. director of the Gift Program. St. Ignatius was the beginning of the tradition of '' The connection with Fordham does not end excellence in education for the Jesuits," said at graduation," said Tom Mauriello, Director of During the month of October volunteers Maureen Barlety, FC'90, assistant director of the the Annual Fund at Lincoln Center. "The abili- were recruited to the program and the Steering 1989 Senior Class Gift Progam. The statue will ty to see a tangible gift will make seniors proud Committee. United Student Government and commemorate the 500th birthday of St. Ignatius, when they return in future years," he said. "It [the statue] will class representatives were asked to volunteer the founder of the Jesuit order, she added. The goal of $10,000 to finance the statue will time, and other seniors at Fordham were also "The gift will be a beautiful expression of be attained through a series of fund-raising demonstrate the fact welcomed. Volunteers will help with the Kick- what Jesuits mean," said James McCarthy, direc- events. A calendar has been organized by the pro- Off Luncheon in January, the phone-a-thon, and tor of development at Fordham University. The gram directors, with plans for raffles and a phone- that St. Ignatius was one-to-one solicitation of senior class members. word "peace" will appear on the statue as a a-thon. Personal solicitation of the class of 1989 The decision to present a statue of St. Ig- reflection of today's genertion, he said. The statue and local businesses is also included in the plans. the beginning of the natius was made by the Steering Committee ear- ly this year. Bartley said that there was not suf- ficient time to ask the opinions of the entire senior tradition of excellence class. Mass Celebrates in education for the Some speculation at a Steering Committee meeting suggested that a second gift would be Jesuits," Barlety stated. chosen by the entire senior class if enough money Puerto Rican Culture was raised. This-second gift would probably be the renovation of the statue of Our Lady located in By LISA A. GLAZEWSKI explained. The statue will Queens Court, said Bartley. The discovery of Puerto Rico was com- In his homily, Fitzpatrick called upon three Spanish terms: dignidad de la persona, respeto, The goal of fund-raising for university ac- memorated by a mass celebrated in Spanish on tivities helps to relieve tuition costs, which are November 20 in the University Church. The and carino. Using these terms, he praised the commemorate the 500th Puerto Rican community for their strong valued 70 percent of Fordham's revenue,-said Dr. Joseph celebration of the Misa En Do Mayor by the McGowan, vice-president for student affairs. Puerto Rican composer Manuel Gonzalez was led and beliefs. Dignidad de la persona means the birthday of St. Ignatius, by Rev. Joseph P. Fitzpatrick, S.J., professor deep sense of inner worth a person has for "The success of this [Gift Program] will emeritus of sociology at Fordham. himself. Respeto is how Puerto Ricans treat each the founder of the show how well Fordham is doing now," and the other-with respect because of their awareness for side benefits will include future gifts and satisfac- The Boricua College Chorus was accom- tion with the university, he said. panied by the Bronx Arts Ensemble under the each other's dignity. Carino is the warmth they Jesuit order. direction of Guillermo Figueroa. The two groups show to each other. The 1989 Senior Gift Program has placed sang together at the mass. Soloists were Thelma Fitzpatrick stated that, "In our Mass we of- importance on campaigning and organization. Ithier-S,terling and Abraham Lind-Oquendo, fer our prayers to God, that we may show love Last year only two seniors ran the program. This director of the chorus.. and generosity in receiving the Hispanics and in year volunteers were recruited, and the Develop- According to Fitzgerald, the significance of doing so, we can share in their values." ment Office became involved for the first time the mass was to present the often ignored aspects Puerto Rico Discovery Day was sponsored with the program. of Puerto Rican culture, such as their artistic and organized by El Grito de Lares and the Puerto genius and strong religious beliefs and Rican group El Pueblo. This is the second year Past senior class gifts have included die background. The celebration represented a con- that it has been celebrated at Fordham, and Fitz- December 8. The show will feature designers bronze ram at the Third Avenue gate and the tinuing effort to keep alive the great traditions patrick said he would like to see this become an from Fashion Institute of Technology, Parsons, restoration of the crucifix outside the Rose Hill of Puerto Rican music and arts, Fitzgerald annual event. and Pratt University. Invitations were sent to chapel. Corrigan Discusses U.S. Deficit and Economic Policy By MEI-LING WU in absolute terms or relative terms to G.N.P., but America had a current account surplus was in ed, but more is needed, such as export promo Dr. E. Gerald Corrigan, president of the that it is now increasingly owned by foreigners, 1891, of seven billion dollars, with a trade deficit and grain sales to the Soviet Union are less im- New York Federal Reserve Bank, gave a talk on and that has caused America to become a net deb- of $28 billion. Now income is flowing out, and portant than industrial growth. Many industries the state of the American economy on Tuesday, tor nation with interest, rent payments out of the for the next few years we can expect more such are at or close to full capacity, and we need more. at McGinley Center Ballroom. In response to a country. Five hundred billion dollars' worth of foreign investment. Finally, the last problem is me economic and question following the talk about the Fed alter- stocks, bonds, apartment buildings, factories, etc. There is also the case of the Latin American social problems posed by the debt burden of the ing the discount rate charged to member banks are owned by foreigners, and we can see this to countries before us. Their enormous debt load less developed countries. This has caused pro- which borrow from it, and in response to that continue in the forseeable future, for the next four to the rest of the world meant loss of economic blems for the lending banks in America. Foi day's half-percent increase in the prime rate, Cor- to five years. This is politically unpalatable, as sovereignty to their creditors. secure economic prosperity, we need economic rigan jokingly refused to answer, responding only well as stunting economic growth. Also, there is the inflatipn problem due to and financial policy coordination on an interna- that the Fed wouldn't let the inflation "genie" How did this develop? Domestic net private the excess of demand over supply. This slows tional scale. This has been somewhat successful out of the bottle, due to its adverse effects on the savings from all sources-consumers, firms, and growth in the economy of supply capacity. Dr. in the last three to four vears. what with coun- growth of the economy. Members of the finan- government- comprise only five per cent of Corrigan emphasized the Fed's determination to tries not defaulting. In 1982, Mexico suspend- cial community world-wide, however, could G.N.P. while the demand for funds, from private block inflation. More industrialization is need- ed debt payment. Just the logistics of the coor- guess his intentions from his proposed solutions investment is five per cent of G.N.P., and from ed, as many industries are already at full capaci- dination has been mind-boggling, what with the to present problems in his talk. the federal government's budget deficit is three ty utilization. Given the labor markets and pre- work involved between all sectors of the IMF, per cent of G.N.P., for a total of eight per cent, sent full capacity utilization, the US economy can the World Bank, central banks of the countries, three per cent more than the sources of savings. only grow at about two and one half percent, and commercial banks. Much still remains, to go. News Analysis This gap is filled by foreign money. We do not whereas domestic demand usually grows by more Lastly, Dr. Corrigan rallied against the trend Rev. Edward Dowling, S.J., chairman of the want to cut back on increasing the standard of than four percent each year. Inflation results, and toward protectionism in the US. He said mat pa- Economics department, introduced Corrigan, living, so we must cut back on the federal budget. causes a fall in our standard of living. At pre- tent rights, and trademark and copyright laws describing his progression through various jobs Also, high consumption demand should be reing- sent, we are in the seventh year of an expan- should be preserved, but it must be done the right at the Federal Reserve upon graduation from For- ed in. sionary phase, the longest since World War II, way as by GATT agreement. These were built dham with a Ph.D. in economics, to his presiden- It isn't the trade deficit, he said, that is the and hopefully, it will continue. into the Canadian-US agreement in a very signifi- cy of the Minneapolis Bank, and now the New concern, for that has been falling. It fell to $90 This can be done by reducing expenditure. cant way. ft is necessary to tread lightly because York Bank, vortex of the national and worldwide billion in the second quarter of 1987, from its If this is not politically possible, perhaps gasoline the other members of the world are touchy about financial world. Dr. Corrigan began by men- peak of $160 billion in the third quarter of 1986 tax could be used as a revenue enhancement. This this; they have political problems wall the firms tioning his other role as trustee of Fordham in real GNP terms. Exports have grown at the would also be good for energy conservation, involved. We are looking forward to the 1992 University and how much he has enjoyed teaching rate of 20 percent during that peroid. Rather, it which is an important issue in our country. Economic Integration of Europe in mis. Principles of Economics, Eco. 101, in his third is the current account that measures the net finan- To increase investment also means increas- Someone asked him in the graduate year at Fordham. This was his first cial condition of the US. America had a trade ing US competitiveness in manufacturing in- answer period about a rise in the < return to McGinley in twenty years, he said. ; defjcllbefore, but it had always been more than dustries This has been part of the problem, both to follow the one half percent rise i The primary problem, he said is to reduce balanced out by the large factor income that came for the deficit and the balance of payments. Pro- rate. He responded that he was i the budget deficit. It is not that the debt is large in from the rest of the world. The last year ductivity trends and unit cost trends have improv- political and not available on I 4/Thursday, December 1, 1988/THE RAM
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JPMorgan THE RAM/Thursday, December 1, 1988/5 Results of Survey on Alcohol Consumption:
The following results and text were submitted to The Ram by Georgiana Shick Tryon of , Fordham's Counseling Center.
During the recent Alcohol Awareness Week (October 17-21), 291 Fordham students completed a survey of alcohol use. The same survey was administered to 371 students during Alcohol Awareness Week in Arpil, 1983. The results of the current responses are presented here and compared to results f-om 1983. The present survey was administered in the week after Homecoming. Because of Homecoming festivities, several students indicated they drank more than they usually do.
Alcohol Consumption
Ten percent of the responding students indicated that they never drink. Twenty-eight percent said they did not drink during the week before the survey. Examination of responses by students who drank during the week before the survey showed that the average student consumed 13 drinks over Friday and Saturday nights - an average of 6-1/2 drinks per night. This quantity, consumed during a relatively short period of tiem could result in intoxication.
Times Students Drink
Saturday and Friday nights were reported as the most popular drinking nights. Most drinking occurred after five p.m.
Places Students Drink
Frequent bar drinking was indicated by 61 percent of the sample. No other location was the site of frequent drinking by even 20 percent of the students responding. The following table gives the percentages of students in different age groups and their reported frequency of drinking in bars:
Frequency of Drinking in Bars by Age AGE 17 - 18 19 20 21 & Over
Frequently 69 percent 57 percent 63 percent 47 percent Occassionally 20 percent 27 percent 20 percent 44 percent Seldom 4 percent 13 percenj 10 percent 8 percent Never 6 percent 3 percent 6 percent 0 percent
These results indicate considerable drinking in bars by students who are below the legal drink- ing age of 21. '
Drinking Companions and Reasons for Drinking
Drinking was reported most often in large or small mixed groups. The most popular reasons for drinking were sociability, enjoyment of taste, and to get drunk.
Attitudes and Concerns about Drinking Cone! y.^ions
Most students seldom or never worried about either the long-range consequences of their drinking a trie results are a fairly accurate reflection of student drinking and attitudes regarding alcohol or becoming dependent on alcohol. Students also reported few negative experiences as a result of vunsumption, it seems that, relative to five years ago, a growing number of students are either drinking. When asked to reflect on the drinking habits of all students at Fordham, respondents in- moderating their drinking or not consuming alcohol at all. Relative to 1983, there appears to be dicated that they feel 20 percent drink to excess. a greater awareness of some alcohol-related issues. Several students mentioned avoiding driving while intoxicated. Also, this year a number of students remarked that, because of Homecoming, the number of drinks they had was more than usual. By contrast, in 1983 one male student wrote that some other male students were inflating the number of drinks they reported in order to appear more manly. Comparison to 1983 Survey Results Despite this current tendency toward moderation by some, the most popular student attitude is that it is okay to get drunk occasionally. Most students say they have not experienced negative The following table compares some of the results from the current survey with those of 1983. consequences with any regularity as a result of alcohol consumption. Indeed, some physical effects of drinking (i.e., liver damage, cancer, brain damage, heart disease, ulcers) generally appear only 1983 1988 after continued heavy consumption over it number of years. One extremely serious physical effect can occur in individuals who have not been heavy consumers over several years. This is an alcohol- Average Number of Drinks 14 13 induced coma, resulting from very heavy drinking over a short period of time, which can lead to Percentage of Students Who Never Drink 8 percent 10 percent death as a result of respiratory paralysis. Unfortunately, every year a handful or so of such deaths are reported across the nation's college campuses. Percentage Not Drinking During the Week Before the Survey.... 19 percent 28 percent Percentage Reporting Frequent Bar Drinking 66 percent. 61 percent Another effect which occurs in anyone who gets drunk is loss of judgment. The greater the consumption, the more impaired judgment becomes. This can leave the person vulnerable to a number In 1983, the legal drinking age was 19; today it is 21. The increase in the drinking age may of unpleasant incidents which might not occur if the person were sober. Alcohol-related loss of judg- have led to decreased alcohol consumption by some students. A higher percentage of today's students ment contributes to personal and property damage at all college campuses including Fordham. reported not drinking during the week before the survey. Also, the percentage of students reporting A substantial minority of students responding to the questionnaire reported having 20 or more frequent bar drinking declined slightly from 1983. The figures suggest that, relative to five years drinks, usually consumed on the two weekend nights, during the week before the survey. ago, more students currently either do not drink or drink very little. The popularity of the AA and It is interesting that students who completed the questionnaire felt that 20 percent of Fordham ACOA groups on campus lends support to this hypothesis. In 1983, these groups did not exist on students drink to excess. If this is accurate, between 800 and 900 Fordham students drink to excess. campus. Finally, it does not seem that the drinking law serves as much of a deterrent to drinking by In many respects, the 1983 survey results were identical or very similar to those from 1988. students under 21. Proprietors of bars do not seem to be effective in enforcing the law. Perhaps The favorite drinking days were Friday and Saturday. The most popular reasons and attitudes about the most effective deterrent to alcohol consumption is a decision by the individual to abstain of moderate drinking were also identical. his or her drinking. It seems that some Fordham students have made this decision. SOLOMON HORDICA Columbia University RAICHLE Graduate School of Architecture, Planning, PACKAGE SALE- * Complete Packages... and Preservation • SKIS • BOOTS GET YOUR SKI BUY:• BINDINGS'POLES EQUIPMENT FOR From $99;" 10*199?° I SAVE TIME/MONEY. The Shape of ENJOY MORE i SKIING TIME- CALL ACTYVE SKI RENTNO WAITING O:N SKI RENTAL LINES. FOR FULL DETAILS! 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is the season to be jolly! Isn't it amazing Now off to other University offices. We how quickly everyone gets into the holi- wander across Eddie's Parade and into Keating, Tday spirit afterThanksgiving? One day where my next wish is presented for the benefit you're sitting at the dining room table, stuffing of Dr. McGowan. May the god of Xerox des- your face with turkey, and the next day you and cend upon his office and bestow him with dozens the rest of creation are out at the malls, shop- of copies of his "Dieting Under Stress" food plan ping 'til you drop. Within that same 24-hour to supply to students during exam week. period, all of the stores miraculously become Have you ever noticed that Fr. O'Hare is adorned with Christmas decorations, Christmas always smiling? Okay, okay, so it's a stupid ques- carols are readied to be piped through the muzak tion, because the answer is obviously yes. My systems and the sidewalk Santas get their bell- wish for him is a year's supply of Ultra-Brite ringing techniques perfected. toothpaste to keep his pearly whites brighter than all the bulbs on his Christmas tree. Diane Byrne My first wish is for the In about another week or so, a red mailbox will appear on a street corner of my town's elevator on the right- equivalent of "Main Street, USA." This mailbox is put out every year around Christmastime for hand side of Walsh all the little kids who want to send a wish list to Santa. I get a real kick out of watching boys and lobby. May it learn girls stand on their tip-toes and stretch their arms to deposit their lists, because it reminds me of how to creep at a pace when I used to write letters to Santa. Not one to be left out of the festivities as a slightly faster than that young adult, I have created a special kind of holi- of a snail. day gift list, made specially for those people and things at Fordham (and beyond) who have add- ed their own special touch to our sometimes ho- (ho, ho, ho) hum lives. Before I leave the cozy environs of our cam- Drum roll, please: kinder, gentler nation, anyway? pus to bestow wishes upon others, I have two Let's make a wish for Security, shall we? My first wish is for the elevator on the right- My next wish is for Michael Dukakis, of wishes for a fellow student journalist, the paper's May they build fists of pumped-up muscle to keep hand side of Walsh lobby. May it learn how to course. May he find a way to keep a stiff upper the roaming robbers off campus. very own Mike McLaughlin. May he be picked lip when interviewed by television and newspaper creep at a pace slightly faster than that of a snail. As this is the last issue of The Ram for the up in Clarke's by a woman so irresistable that reporters in the future when repeatedly asked And while I'm on the subject of residential semester and my last issue as the head cheese, she would even make Scrooge drop the phrase dumb questions like, "Do you plan to run for life in Walsh Hall, I have a special wish for Julio may the editorial staff of Volume 71 experience "bah humbug" from his vocabulary. And, may the Presidency in 1992, even after losing this Vasquez of Residential Life: It seems that he has trouble-free Wednesday nights in the print shop he once, just once, be able to leave the print shop election?" . been barraged with letters from the Reagans, by Monday night. and finish in time to share a few brewskies out* Gorbachev, the Pope, even Khadaffi and (believe Back to Fordham. Since the bookstore is in Down the Eastern seaboard a bit, we go in at the local establishments. it or not) Jim Morrison, all in reference to the a state of Purgatory right now, my wish for its As for me, my wish is.to get a job before closet doors that are needed for the gentlemen search of the Vice President and President-elect, staff is a building whose structure won't collapse George Bush. My wish for him is a better list I graduate and to have a white Christmas. And of 204. May Mr. Vasquez find an office that not under the weight of all the books—preferably on I wouldn't mind getting mem in that order, either. of responses to questions. What exactly is a campus. even the KGB can discover. Happy holly-days, Fordham.
The United Student Government and Fordham University Invite All Students and Faculty who participated in the United Nations Protest Against Bulgaria that was instrumental in Reuniting Fordham Professor Dr. Nikolay Cocev and his family to a press conference. Date : Monday, December 5 Time: 7 pm Place: McGinley Center Faculty Lounge and Ballroom
For information leave a message with the USG answering machine at 579-2090
No RSVP Necessary 10/Thursday, December 1, 1988/THE RAM
hortly after the conclusion of a United Student the Commuting | Government-led week of protests on behalf of his Halls Ass Sfamily, Dr. Nick Cocev asked me to write a piece of Dr. Cocev's f DIANE BYRNE. Editor-in-Chief in The Ram describing all the details of the preparation, cial< AMYSIVCO. Executive Editor organization and execution of the protest so that such a might not hav'ef document would be available for public consumption. Now, share the limeligt JOHN ROUSSEY. Managing Editor seven months later, I finally sat down to it (for those of you who know me, this should come as no surprise), and- On Mo although neither of us were aware of this at the time of protest calling i LAURA FIUCE. News Editor ALLISON ZISKO Feature Editor our conversation, I can now add details of the protest's out- the Cocev family^ come as well... AMANDA CUCCHIARELLA...Asst. News Editor DAWN CONRY. Sports Editor tation and harass first day, we lau KATHERINE KWKELA Copy Editor MICHAEL O'NEILL Assistant Sports Editor in front of bothj ELENA DIFIORE. , ...Copy Editor HENRY HERBERMANN. Asst. Sports Editor Tom DiLenge Bulgarian] TOM MELLANA : Copy Editor JANE EVANCIE. Photography Editor 84th Street, 1 TARA DEFRANCESCO Copy Editor NOEL GULEZIAN Advertising Mgr. who still harbor s ALEKSANDRS ROZENS., Arts Editor CHRISANN BUCHICHIO Business Mgr. When Dr. Cocev addressed the United Student Government assembly one evening last March, it was a The third RAY BOFFAKDI. ....Arts Editor DESPINA SPITHOGIANIS....Subscriptions Mgr. USG preparing for elections and transition, and not a USG coincidentally- with a great deal of enthusiasm for taking on new projects. the time—the hi g However, the tragic story he recouhed that night took the U.S. since the ( D.C. on the i The Ram is the University-wide newspaper of Fordham University, serving the campus and the community since 1918. The Ram members in attendance-who were more accustomed to is published each Wednesday and distributed free of charge every Thursday during the academic year. Correspondence should be guest speakers on such parochial topics as the Speaker's incredible op addressed to The Ram, Box B, Fordham University, Bronx, N.Y. 10458. The Ram's editorial and business offices are located Clause or campus security—by surprise. A tale of love and Loukanov,the 1 at the Rose Hill campus in Faculty Memorial Hall, Rooms 428, 429, and-443. The Editorial Office telephone number is (212) sacrifice, risk and escape, and challenge and separation, Relations, was 579-2665, 295-0962. Copy Office, 579-2094, 295-0962. Business and Advertising (212) 579-2082. The Ram is represented na- tionally for advertising by CASS, American Passage and CMPS. Ad rates are available upon request from the advertising manager. Dr. Cocev's story could have easily been a script from one Bulgarian trade ' Ad deadline is Monday at 5 p.m. Letters-to-the-Editors are due on Tuesdays, 5 p.m. The opinions expressed is Ram editorials of those made-for-TV movies—full of emotion and drama, Whitehead, who v are those of the editorial board; those expressed in columns, letters or graphics are those of the individual writers or artists. No yet lacking a basis in reality and fact—if it weren't for two and an ally of ours i| part of The Ram including text, photos, artwork and ads may be reproduced without the written consent of the editor. The Ram notable exceptions: his tragedy was real, and it didn't have requesting that he is composed on campus at Fordham Student Print Shop and printed by offset lithography on recycled paper in union printing plant. a happy ending, or any ending for that matter, as of yet. status contingent i human rights, witl It or those readers unfamiliar with the backround ed Family case, of the Cocev Divided Family case, I offer the following and there is little c as a brief synopsis: in 1984, Dr. Nikolay Cocev escaped just as great a ; from his native Bulgaria in an attempt to gain political and economic freedom fi3r-himselfan d his family. Over the last four years,-wMe residing in the United States, Dr. Cocev enlisted the aid of the U.S. Congress and State Department, Wolf Tickets the United Nations and other international organizations, and the faculty and administration of Fordham University on behalf of his captive wife, Lily ana, and their two young This time of year is not a favorite among Fordham students. Professors children, Nikola and Theodora. Meanwhile, the Bulgarian squeeze in last-minute papers and quizzes before finals begin, the weather government continually harassed the Cocev family—filing fluctuates between mildly cool and briskly cold, and students who fly home for fraudulent divorce papers on the behalf of Dr. Cocev, ex- Christmas have to deal with overbooked airline flights. But for The Ram, this pelling the school-aged Nikola from kindergarten, revok- is the time of year that we present our Wolf Tickets, our way of specially ing Ms. Cocev 's license to practice medicine, and rejec- recognizing those individuals at Fordham who have done (or not done) a deed ting the family's numerous applications for exit visas so worthy of attention. that they could not be reunited with their husband and father the Bulgarian gova in the U.S. So, without further ado, we present the Fall 1988 edition of Wolf Tickets: Mr. Whitehead des Fordham communit Jf rostrated by the limits of diplomacy and dozens of unfulfilled promises, Dr. Cocev decided to take his case On the second The "Tenth Little Indian" Wolf Ticket goes to Tim Cooper, FC'89, who to the students of Fordham, believing that a USG-led stu- it was actually on is the last remaining member of the Fordham Nine. The Fordham Nine was a dent protest wouldjvhip up the public pressure necessary Bulgarian Mission is group of students who protested CIA recruitment on campus three years ago for the Bulgarian authorities to release his family. out flyers, wielding by blocking the doorway to the office where interviews were being conducted. mission to request a i As Agatha Christie put it, "...and then there were none." Shocked and outraged by the Bulgarian govern- the case. After almi ment's blatant contempt for the sanctity of the family, the 100 feet of the mi» members of USG unanimously agreed to plan a protest on were ignorant, as w The "Sing Along With Mitch Miller Award" goes to Father Brant for his behalf of the Cocev family. Committees, containing both were a little more a incessant attempts to get the congregation to sing at the 10 p.m. mass. outgoing members and incoming hopefuls, were set up to but not much. coordinate certain aspects of the protest: transportation, The "No Deposit, No Return" Wolf Ticket goes to the University for logistics, campus publicity and recruitment, protest sup- On Wednesda keeping our favorite tin cans (The Villages) on campus for yet another year. plies, and government and media relations. President, and I wen meeting with the ami Bus service from campus was arranged; permits, outside. After consi< The J. Edgar Hoover (it's the best we could come up with) Wolf Ticket licenses and sound equipment were acquired, students were described as persists goes to Residential Life for taking three months to get vacuum cleaners for signed up to protest on each of the five days. Banners and to the ambassador- WalshHall. posters for display at the protests were constructed. door. Thousands of flyers were printed and distributed. Press releases were sent to every U.N. ambassador-including His name was The "Child's Play" Wolf Ticket goes to Fr. Piderit for instituting the the representative from Bulgaria-as well as to officials at appropriate, we thoi. after-midnight hall pass system in Queen's Court, required for going to the the White House, State Department, and various members two, screaming at tt floors of members of the opposite sex. of the U.S. Congress. To complement these activities, we bassador nor would I also began a letter-writing campaign, urging students and we had sent to himj The "Rip Van Winkle" Wolf Ticket goes to the snoozing security guards faculty to write their protest to the Secretary General of responence to be insi| parently, Matt Nolfoj who work (sleep through) the overnight shift. the U.N., as well as to the Bulgarian Ambassador to the U.N. • author of the letter, b some such equally re^ The "Look Before You Leap" Wolf Ticket goes to the Administration As one can infer from the above, there was a great with the Bulgarians, j. for moving the bookstore into Alumni House, without realizing the floor was deal of work that went into staging this protest, and I can to this day, I am suri not strong enough to support the weight of the supplies. honestly say that during my four years at Fordham I have one, even if it were never seen so many students involved in and committed swallow. So we told to a single cause. Putting aside the tradition of distrust and meat's deliberate poli suspicion, USG, both old and new, worked effectively with I don't think he was) %s^dmii®®M
8 2/Thursday, December 1, 1988/RAMARTS
boxcar's blues by tony guzewicz
long a diplomat of illusion in decay, a devotee of mimicry without source, she curls up in a corner, and rails each passerby, hand extended only enough to make it difficult to reach, spare change gets sparse, it's .. k: all coin...thin coin; boxcar hates loud money, there is no sound as pretty as the sound of silent money— her drooping head and bloody feet drag her down the road of her - -is '*S defeat—she knows the fright of hunger and thirst, of cold and rain, of raggedy clothes and worn out shoes, an amazing tale she can tell- out of a self-embodied tomb, woven in the darkened loom, boxcar arrives in the city with lost dreams^ defeated hopes, a few pennies, snide remarks—once seen, never regained or desired in the mind of passersby to come, she 'II rage on the corner in a ionely rite, an image of isolation— from the abyss of hell, boxcar walks in a timeless, saddened existence throughout the city earth that conceals her form, struggling down the street with newspapers, shopping bags in hand, face streaked with tears-she lurks in the bowels of the city- a hag and hungry goblin, that into rags would rend her, abroad to beg your bacon; any food, any feeding? feeding or drink? she'll steal away from garbage cans where none can see, where the streets are black and dead, in grimy hand she 'II suck her soup from an old tin can- ker flesh cinder, her face snow, boxcar sneaks barefoot upon the icy concrete with dirty toes, foul body wrapped up in as foul a rag, her shadow and bones shriek and shiver—be it late at night she 'II wander the streets of ghosts and shadows, confined to a sad and darkened corner she will sleep, among those who weep, her griefs make all civil, in filth she will lie— •I. a matriarch of the streets, aged before her time, boxcar reigns over her territory...in an eternal, shadowless night, where shroud must rot and memory fade—it's death that makes her life a dream; she knows what the end will be—a pine box, a pauper's grave, boxcar will have paid her toll-she wanders off to nowhere and the end, the wide world's end: is it courage that her efforts will not cease?
ARTS EDITORS: Ray Boffardi, Aleks Rozens EDITOR-IN-CHIEF: Diane Byrne
CONTRIBUTpRS: Jerry DeFoe, Tony Guzewicz, Dave Rizzo, Katherine Kinkela, Lisa Lacerra, Steve Westcott, Diane Byrne, Tom Mellana
COVER PHOTOGRAPHY: Tony Guzewicz
RamArts also extends thanks to RCA Records, Arista Records, and Susan Blond Agency for providing much needed information. RAMARTS/Thursday, December 1, 1988/3 Art in Residency Twenty-Five Years of Creative Teaching and Teaching Creativity
he is a vibrant, intelligent and well- imagination is the most important attribute of new things were happening then, it was ' 'I don't even have difficulty relating to spoken woman with a laugh that of the mind, more important than informa- a vital decade"). Works by Picasso, a two year-old," she laughs. She does ad- resounds throughout a room. She tion." Lichtenstein, Warhol, Dali and others were mit mat there is a vast difference between rels in the memories of the many world- Although exposed to the classical artists set up in the University's campus center; it students today and the students she had 25 artists she has come to know over while in school, Wechter felt drawn to the was the first and only time a show of this years ago, however. Students in the 1960's years, takes great pride in her work and contemporary artists who gathered in Green- kind was held at a university. After enjoy- were very interested in the abstract and oves talking to her students. wich Village. She also counts among her in- ing a great success with this exhibit, the philosophical context of art: "students fluences Japanese poets, for the combina- council's board -came up with the idea of would come into my studio here and at mid- tion of "tension and spirituality" in their creating a museum in the Bronx. The Bronx night I'd have to throw them out because poetry; Paul Klee, for the "child-like" yet Museum of Arts was thus born. Wechter they'd just talk and talk and talk," she Diane Byrne profound and very creative quality of his served as a board member and was elected remembers. Students today, Wechter work; Gabrielle Garcia Marques, a Mexican believes, are more "practical-minded" and Meet Dr. Vivienne Thaul Wechter, writer with a "wild imagination" whose "pragmatically-oriented." Students today ,'s artist-in-residence, instructor for writings "overwhelm the heart and really are more oriented towards financialsuccess , Interarts Creative Workshop and direc- puncture the mind"; the Czech writer a reflection of the times; the attitude of or of the University's art exhibitions and Kafka; and the American Indian Black Elk, students in the 1960's also reflected the acquisitions. Wechter has been with the who, like the rest of the old American In- times. University for the past 25 years, and treats dian writers, was greatly concerned with But regardless of the approach to art svery day with an enthusiasm one would ex- "vision quests," which are found in every that a student of hers takes in the Interarts «ct of her on her first day. society but manifested in different ways, ac- Creative Workshop, Wechter believes that A founder and trustee of. the Bronx cording to Wechter. Major religions, she ex- "creative thinking, not product" should be Museum of the Arts, Wechter dabbles in plains, are vision quests in that they are the result. many areas of creativity. She writes poetry quests for the spirit. Wechter considers art and reflective essays, paints, sculpts, and and religion to be "two sides of the same "I'm not interested in whether the stu- is hosted a weekly radio program on coin... .They are the ontological expression dent is a painter or a sculptor, the kind of UVsince 1953, "Today's World." She of the human being.. .of the human spirit.'' student that is most desirable is somebody published two volumes of poetry, New Both express the needs of the person's true who is very strongly-motivated, is more in- Distant Journeys and A View from the essence. terested perhaps in questions than answers, :, and a novel, Your Letters in the Runn- and doesn't mind falling flat on his or her The act of using one's skill is what face and getting up again and starting ig Brook. Her works are in the public col- distinguishes the artist from the rest of the lections of the Corcoran Gallery in again," she emphasizes, "a student who has r creative populace, according to Wechter. fun searching for the connection between the ashington, D.C., the Museum of Fine Art "Evey time you write something, paint !in Houston, Texas, and the Jewish Museum spiritual and the artistic." The goal of the something or sculpt something, there is a course is to help students "understand the in New York, among others. In 1981, a new birth," she explains. "You can have ?25-foot steel sculpture she created to com- polarities of the world, the polarities of life, many, many ideas in your head, but if you the paradoxes, and to be able to use these memorate the Camp David Accord was per- don't know how to express them, whether manently installed at the George Meany opposites to create a new whole." it's in poetry or prose or essays, paintings Besides teaching the Interarts Creative Center for Labor Studies in Silver Springs, or sculptures,...then they're dead, they Maryland. And to add to her list of ac- Workshop, Wechter has personal projects haven't come to life." in the works. Within the first few months complishments, Wechter was presented with But, Wechter adds, art does not the President's Medal in 1984 by Rev. of 1989, Wechter will be featured in two necessarily have to be understood by the solo museum shows in Europe, one at the James C. Finlay, S.J., the then-president of viewing public. If a piece of art is bother- Fordham. Acropolis Cultural Center in Nice, the other some, then it is actually saying something at the RAI Television Center in Rome. She Most people assume artists concentrate to us because "it's attacking our nervous on only one area of creativity. Wechter is is currently finishing a sculpture entitled system and it really has to be potent to do "Simple Justice," commissioned for Ford- both a writer and a visual artist, and explains that," she smiles. "Art, to really be mean- that it is not unusual to be both. ham's law school. It is a 15-foot steel and ingful and good, has to touch a nerve, a vital bronze structure consisting of eight poles of "You're using all your senses and put- nerve in a person... .Creativity is overturn- ting your senses into experience, and also steel and brass rising from the ground in a ing the established and bringing in pyramid shape, culminating in a circle ("the conversely the experience affects your something new.'' She related an experience senses," she says. People throughout history most perfect form," Wechter explains). The she had several years ago at a Bacon exhibit stainless steel circle has the words "simple such as Blake did both, she adds, and there at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. She is "a common denominator of imagery" justice" around its perimeter, and the sky "looked and left" because she was disturb- above Columbus Avenue will be able to be ronning through the two. However, one ed by his works, yet did not know why. does not necessarily explain the other-"they seen through the circle. The sculpture gets Even after leaving the museum she was its name from the title of a book by Richard are metaphors or extensions of each other," bothered by what she had seen, so she went she says. Kluger about the 1954 Supreme Court rul- back to the exhibit a second and third time ing on "separate but not equal" facilities in A native New Yorker, Wechter to figure out what was so disturbing to her. President in 1976 (serving a total of three education. Kluger also commissioned the graduated from Columbia University and It was during her third visit that she piece. holds a PhD in Interdisciplinary Arts and simultaneously discovered what she liked terms). Creative Psychology from the Union and disliked about Bacon's work: she found But it was not all smooth sailing after ''' Simple Justice' was a hefty climb to reach," Wechter says softly. luate School. Unlike other people in the strength in his paintings through his use of this. Shows were held in the rotunda of the Another near-future plan Wechter has 'arts, Wechter attributes her success in her color and lines, but did not like the context. courthouse at first since there was no is a special program for the Christmas Eve ields of work not to an innate ability, but physical museum to hold the works, and broadcast of "Today's World." An older tther to an overly active imagination as a In 1968, Wechter was asked to lend her some of the courthouse judges felt the works creative skills to the Bronx Council of the were "too erotic." They wanted the works woman who just learned to read will be Arts, which, in her own words, was "a removed, but Wechter refused; she told the featured, and Wechter considers it "a gift "I've lived in a world of imagination fledgling little group" at the time. She was to the world" because it reflects the fight since I was a young child, which could have then-Borough President Robert Abrams mat approached by Irma Fleck, its director, " 'our art will not be censored,' " and the against illiteracy. been very irritating to everybody because I about raising funds for the council, and she If she had to do everything in her life would concoct environments for myself— artworks were permitted to stay. The board and other members of the council decided moved the shows into a former synagogue over in a different way, what would she do? family—that were non-existent," to hold a show of works from five major ' 'I would like to lead a hundred lives,'' she explains with a smile. Even though in in the early 1980's at 165th Street and the New York museums: the Metropolitan Grand Concourse, where the museum still she exclaims, laughing. Travelling, clinical retrospect she realizes how frustrating this Museum of Art, the Whitney Museum, the psychology, acting, broadcasting and the must have been to the people around her, stands today. Guggenheim, the Museum of Modern Art This being her 25th year at Fordham, law are among the many things at which she Wechter firmly believes that "a healthy, and the Jewish Museum. Wechter was would like to take her turn. imagination is the most important does Wechter find it difficult to relate to her responsible for choosing the works, and took students because she has been teaching All of this from a woman who has that a person could have. Even Eins- ones from the decade of 1958-1968 ("a lot already led one hundred lives. said, paraphrasing his statement, that longer than they have been alive? I I I I I ) I I I U I I I I I I II I Jl I
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However, there Spoon River Anthology, a charming and musical treatment of classic fairy tales with of -it group of high school children in! was always, for me, enough depth of often touching series of monologues and a sterling cast now headed by Betsy Joslyn, Africa and their views on apartheid character and feeling in the work to dismiss songs performed by a cast portraying dead Chip Zien and Cynthia Sikes. (Martin Beck Nelson Mandela. Dominated by the criticism. Not so with his latest opus, characters, all residents of a cemetery near Theatre) Khumalo's splendid, Tony-nominated ] Rumors, which opened Thursday, the small town of Spoon River, Illinois. LEGS DIAMOND has been preview- formance in die tide role, it is die only s November 17th at the Broadhurst, the site ing forever and has pushed back its open- I've ever seen in which I barely undersh of his last and best play, Broadway Bound. Few of the sketches were more than five a word, and loved every minute of it. (C minutes in length, making it all the more ing three times (now slated for December 26th), but in the old days, that was a good Theatre) remarkable that the characters portrayed SPOILS OF WAR is the latest made such an impression on the audience. sign for a musical. I have always found Peter Allen, the show's star, somewhat annoying, Michael Weller. It describes a boy trying t Under Carol Rosenfeld's seamless direction, get his tempestuous mother and phila Steve Westcott the vignettes glided from one to the next on but look for a phenomenal supporting per- formance from one of the first ladies of ing father back together. I haven't seen i Michael Massee's beautiful rural set, osten- but Ursie Roma tells me that the play is ter-| Perhaps anticipating this, Simon has sibly a cemetery, but actually inside the cabaret, Julie Wilson. (Mark Hellinger Theatre) rific and Kate Nelligan's performance as t labeled Rumors, instead of a mere comedy, souls of the characters. From their graves, mother is one of Broadway's best. (Mu which it is, a farce, which it is not. Farce, the deceased Spoon River denizens com- ME AND MY GIRL stars Jim Dale un- by definition, is a madcap whirlwind suc- til the end of January, with no replacement Box Theatre) mented on their lives, using every dramatic SPEED-THE-PLOW caps two sti cession of impossible events in impossible device in the book. Literally hundreds of as yet named, and is a charming and very situations, played by a cast which steadfastly funny old English musical with more than acts with a brilliant uiird act, so you hav characters were brought to vivid life by the to decide if one third of a good play is wo believes that everything happening around skilled ensemble of nine, plus two onstage i few show stopping numbers. (Marquis it is very possible. This makes farce the most Ineatre). $35. At least Madonna is gone. (Roya musicians. All were very good. Mary Pat Theatre) demanding form of comedy to write and to Downy, Robert Smith, and in particular, M. BUTTERFLY is the most vividly perform. (Michael Frayn's 1983 Noises Off, STARLIGHT EXPRESS is better t Wendy Tanksley, were outstanding. dramatic, mesmerizing play I have ever most people and the critics say. Yes, it's] with Dorothy Loudon's bravura perfor- seen. With a performance by David Dukes mance, is the only really successful farce dumb, has no story, and relies entirely i that surpasses original star John Lithgow's a spectacular set, but it's a lot of fun ; I've ever seen.) Rumors begins promising- and a phenomenal peformance by B.D. ly, introducing a plot involving a tenth an- you could do much worse for an evening's| NOW PLAYING Wong, this "brilliant play of ideas (NY entertainment. (Gershwin Theatre) niversary party prior to which the host has Times)" describes the affair between a apparently shot himself in the earlobe and diplomat (Dukes) and a Chinese opera the hostess is nowhere to be found. Four ON BROADWAY: singer, who is really a spy—and a man couples have been invited, the first of which (Wong). Directed by a master, John Dex- VI -1 has already arrived and discovered the situa- AIN'T MISBEHAVIN' still has the ter (Equus). (Eugene O'Neill Theatre) PLAYBILL* tion as the curtain rises. joint jumpin' ten years after its debut with Though the play is unsuccessful as a MEET ME IN ST. LOUIS, a stage a 1988 revival featuring Nell Carter and the musical of the popular classic film, is farce, it is very successful as a comedy. The original Broadway cast. It's a limited run, first act is somewhat uneven, with about an reportedly in trouble out of town, but should so catch it before it closes. (Ambassador be ready for Broadway by the Spring. equal number of punchlines taking off and Theater) LETTICE AND LOVAGE, by Peter crash-landing. The second act is much bet- ANYTHING GOES is a dazzling ter, with one hysterical gag after another. Shaffer, perhaps the greatest living revival of Cole Porter's musical starring the playwright in the English language with But, uncharacteristi of Simon, the writing phenomenal Patti LuPone (through the end itself seldom rises above being only Equus and Amadeus to his credit, was sup- of December), Howard McGillin and Tony posed to come over from London in marginally funny. winner Bill McCutcheon. Directed by Jerry It is the performances which take February with star Maggie Smith, but has Zaks at Lincoln Center's Vivian Beaumont, been pushed back-to April, and now there Rumors into the stratosphere of hilarity again this is about as good as a musical can get. and again. The same script in the hands of are disturbing rumors that it won't come at lesser actors would have been poisonously CATS continues to dazzle in its sixth all. Let's hope these rumors are just that. unfunny. The play is dominated by Ron year as a feline cast depict cat life in a garbage-filled lot. Loni Ackerman (Evita) OH! CALCUTTA! is stupid, ridiculous Leibman's manic star performance, though and boring. You can get pretty much the this is not, by any means, a negative. On is the third Grizabella (following Betty Buckley and Laurie Beechman) and the ris- same thing in Playboy for a lot less money. his way to the party, Leibman and his wife, (Edison Theatre) brilliantly played by bis real-life wife, ing tire is still really neat. (Winter Garden Theater) OUR TOWN is a revival by Lincoln Jessica Walter, have been in a car accident, Center Theatre of Thornton Wilder's classic which has ruined, in order of importance, CHECKMATES stars Paul Winfield, which plays through the middle of January. Ruby Dee, and Denzel Washington and his brand-new BMW and his neck. Christine I have never seen a Lincoln Center Theatre Meanwhile, look for: Baranski, a 1984 Tony winner for The Real though I have not seen it, Frank Rich of The revival that failed to impress. (Lyceum Han, comes close to stealing the show as Times said' 'it may be necessary to get out Theatre) the scrapbooks to recall a Broadway play THE PLAYBOY OF THE WESTERN the hulariously dizzy wife of a capable Mark THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA Nelspn, last seen in Simon's Broadway quite so amateurish and boring." (46th WORLD, The Mimes and Mummers second now stars Timothy Nolen and Patti Bound as older brother Stanley. The only Street Theatre) production of tiieir '88-'89 season, a classic cast member that fails to impress is Ken Cohenour, but die real star of die show is by J.M. Synge which takes place in Irt'and A CHORUS LINE is still the singular still die Flying Chandelier. At me very least, Howard, who should have known better than sensation, although the last time I saw it, in in die early 1900's. It runs December 1-3 to do comedy. Joyce Van Patten (Mare Win- Cohenour and her alternate, Dale Kristien, and 8-10. The choice for this year's musical, November'87, the cast looked Uke they had are vast improvements over what's-her- ningham's mother in "St. Elmo's Fire": "I had enough, and by the end of the show, so always die season's highlight, should be an- name. (Majestic Theatre) knew it the moment he came in the door- had I. The worst offender, Mercedes Perez, nounced soon. Drugs!) does well as a society matron riddl- is gone, so that should improve the show LES MISERABLES is the only British ed with chronic back pain, which she plays considerably. (Shubert Theatre) mega-spectacle that lives up to all its publici- On December 1 and 2, Lincoln Center to me hilt. Lisa Banes is a riot, which is all ty. Tim Shew now stars as die ultra- voice students present a Musical Theatre THE DEVIL'S DISCIPLE is a lesser- righteous Jean Valjean (witii Colm Wilkin- die more an accomplishment because most known piece of the show canon at Circle in Workshop recital. of her material is played opposite Howard. son's return rumored) and Broadway has Ae Square, long known for great revivals never seen a more thrilling and uplifting of the classics. This American Revolution EASTERN STANDARD, by Richard The play's ending is a cop-out, albeit musical. (Broadway Theatre) clever one. The suburban (Sneeden's Lan- era comedy-melodrama is the lowest pric- Greenberg, a sell-out at die Manhattan ling) mansion set by Tony Straiges is ed ticked on Broadway at $33. ROMANCE/ROMANCE is a cute set Theatre Club, moves to die Golden Theatre hagnificent and an interesting change for 42ND STREET is now eight years old, and of two one-act musicals dominated by Alison on Broadway December 19. him after last year's arboreal Into the Fraser's buoyant performances. Her co-star Woods. This is far from Simon's best work, year, superproducer David Mernck pro- is now Barry Williams (Greg on "The Brady JEROME ROBBINS' BROADWAY, a Bunch"). (Helen Hayes Theatre) but for an hysterically funny evening of mises that it is far from dead, which is a recital of the famed choreographer- comic one-liners and sight gags, this pro- relief for anyone who loves Broadway RUMORS is Neil Simon's latest com- director's most well-known numbers from past classic musicals, lights up the Imperial duction, with these actors, directed with musicals the way they used to be. (St. James edy. The script is pretty lame, but Ron Leib- in January. customary panache by Gene Saks, more man Theatre) man, Jessica Walter and especially Christine fits the bill. RAMARTS/Thursday, December 1, 1988/7 Auld Lange Songs Their name is Italian tor' 'political writing.'' s the year 1988 comes to a close let ed the face of music, if nothing else. We Their first album Cupid and Psyche 85 con- us pause for a brief moment to think have a lot of things to look forward to. We tained such hits as "Wood Beez," "Ab- A about some of the things that took can expect plenty of new albums next year, solute" and "Perfect Way." Their new place musically. that's obvious. album Provision, is a.maior hit in Europe. The Violent Femmes, who haven't They have released one single from it. Lisa Lacerra released anything since The Blind Leading "Boom! There she was," according to Steve the Naked, will have a new one out in early Koras of Susan Blond Inc., they will release INXS' Kick LP was released, their first '89. the second single "Oh Patti" in January. album in about two years. "Need You Fans of New Yorker Lou Reed can look Their first album was one of the most talk- Tonight" became a dance bit for the band, forward to something by him in the near ed about albums of thatyear, (1985). Fam- first since "Original Sin." future. ed jazzman Miles Davis joined the band on Steve Winwood, former singer from New Order, whose career has had its "Oh Patti." That should be an interesting Traffic and the Spencer Davis Group as well ups and downs since Joy Division singer Ian song to hear. According to a writer for as founding member of Blind Faith, releas- Curtis died, will release a new one this England's Guardian Magazine, "Green was ed his third solo album, Roll With It. ffiisr- winter. The single, "A Fine Time" is always a classy artist and spent his time hon- album was so successful he made a beer already out. ing and perfecting his fusion of black soul commercial out of the song "Don't You college radio favorites The styles and white British pop." Know What the Night Can Do." Replacements will submit an LP some time R.E.M. submitted their first effort on Mica Paris is a new voice to listen for in '89. Their last one, Pleased to Meet Me, in the upcoming year. She is a nineteen year their new label, and their old label (I.R.S.) was a big hit, and Paul Westerberg and decided to make a greatest hits LP, entitled old from South London who got her start as friends are hoDine for another one. a gospel singer. At sixteen she was the front Eponymous. Their new album, Green is do- Depeche Mode, of dance floors every- ing quite well. Warner Brothers has invested singer for The Spirit of Watts. According where, will release the follow-up to Music to Britain's Record Mirror, "Mica's voice a lot of money in this band (reportedly for the Masses next year. millions of dollars) so this album is key for is delicate and captivating, with her gospel It's been a while since XTC has put out roots clearly evident but not overpowering, them in terms of breaking the commerical any new material. Grass was three years market. revealing an emotional maturity that belies ago, but don't despair XTC fans, next year her age." Her single "My One Temptation" Mr. Suave, Bryan Ferry, released Bete they too will release a new one. Noire, an album that didn't do well commer- made it to number one on the British charts. The B52's famous for "Rock Lobster" Bill Coleman of Billboard has called the cially, but received critical acclaim. and Fred Schneider and the Shake Society's Midnight Oil, yet another band from single ' 'a must.'' She has already appeared ' 'Monster,'' should have an album out soon. in the United States at the Bottom Line with Australia, submitted Diesel and Dust this The Cult will have the follow up to year and took America by surprise. The an impressive show, according to critics. Electric out in 1989. Her album called So Good will out February singles "Beds are Burning" and "The Dead Warren Zevon, famous for the tune Heart" became staples on AOR and Pro- 1st. "Werewolves of London" is due out with Machismo, the thirteenth album from gressivestationsi alike. his album Transverse City in early '89. Ric Many new artists gained major success Cameo in eleven years, currently has one Ocasek (of the Cars) has a son who's due single on the Black Singles Chart, "You this year. Tracy Chapman, Toni Childs, out with his debut shortly. Christopher Ot- Michelle Shocked, Al B. Sure, Hothouse Make Me Work." The second single will casek is his name (the elder Otcasek drop- be "Skin Fm In," Larry Blackmon, Tomi Flowers and Edie Brickell and the New ped the "t" from his name). He is working Bohemians, to name a few. Jenkins, Nathan Leftenant and company with musicians Andy Newmark, Mark Egan previously had a smash hit with the album 1988 was the year of the rock and roll and Eddie Martinez, according to Rolling and single "Word Up!", before that, 1984's movie. We had three of them. "La Bam- Stone. She's Strange had made critics heads turn. ba" about the life of Richie Valens, "Im- The new album by Simple Minds was Brian Spence is a newcomer from agine" about John Lennon, and "Rattle and produced by Trevor Hort. It is being mixed Hum" the concert video of U2. Scotland. He has been playing guitar since right now and is expected some time in the he was nine and currently has two albums 1988 was also the year of the comeback. spring. out on Polydor Records, Brothers and Patti Smith, Keith Richards, Steve Miller, At last report, Bob Dylan and the Reputation. Spence has described Brothers Brian Wilson, Jimmy Page, Rod Stewart and Grateful Dead are working on a live album as "straight ahead AORy" and of Reputa- Hall & Oates all attempted it this year all taken from their last tour, lood for that in tion he says "It's a lot warmer, I'm using with little or no success. Crosby, Stills, the springtime. my voice to far greater effect." He worked Nasy and Young, who kept quiet since their David Bowie is hard at work in the on the album at home with producer Stephen less than spectacular performance at Live studio in Switzerland getting started on the W. Tayler on his own 24 track machine. His Aid, released American Dream, which is follow up to the unsuccessful Glass Spider first single has been hailed by Friday Mbr steadily moving up the charts. album and tour. ning Quarterback. It says, "This guy's got Echo and the Bunnymen broke up after Sinead O'Connor will submit her se- a natural knack for unpretentious pop rock ten years. Singer Ian Mculloch is working cond album in the year ahead, she is busy and the wide vocal range to pull it on solo material, and the band is audition- in the studio now. off.. .Follow it with a Police chaser and this ing new singers, they will change their name easy to digest melody will go down as when they regroup. We can look forward to a new album from Pseudo Echo, the band who made smooth as silk." His second single from UB40 bassist Earl Falconer is out of jail Reputation will be out in January. after serving three months of an eighteen Lipps Inc.'s "Funkytown" famous, later on month drunk driving sentence, in which his this year. Bananarama, a group which got its brother Ray "Pable" Falconer was killed. Elvis, the big E. will be releasing a new name from the Roxy Music song "Py- They are currently touring to support their one. Yes, you read right. Essential Elvis will jamarama,'' will be entered into the Guiness new album simple titled UB40. be out in January. Book of World Records in 1989 as the most successful British all-girl group ever. They Both Mick Jagger and Chuck Berry Later in the year expect new albums from Starship, Mr. Mister John Farnham, made their mark in the early 1980's as back- were sued this year. Jagger was taken to up singers for Fun Boy Three on "It Ain't court because an obscure reggae artist, Love and Rockets, Icicle Works and Whodini. What You Do It's the Way That You Do It" Patrick Alley, accused him of stealing "Just and "Really Saying Something" before go- Another Night" from him. Berry faced legal According to Lori Levielle, National Publicity Director for Arista Records, a lot ing out on their own. Their hits have includ- \ charges after Marilyn O'Brien Boteler ac- ed "Cruel Summer," "Robert DeNiro's \ cused him of hitting her in the mouth. is in store for us in the upcoming year. We can expect new albums from Dion Dimuc- Waiting" and their most successful song to We also faced lossed musically in 1988. date, "Venus." Their new album Greatest tBlues pianist Memphis Slim, soul singer ci, Jermaine Jackson, Serious-Lee-Fine, Barry Manilow, Jon and Vangelis, Limahl Hits and single, "Love, Truth and Hones- | Brook Benton, Bee Gee brother Andy Gibb, ty" are climbing the charts. |8fid Hot Chili Pepper Hillel Slovak and (formerly of Kajagoogoo), Expose, The ave Prater of Sam and Dave all passed Church, Taylor Dane and Carly Simon. This is just a sampling of some of the ay this year. The English band Seritti PolM is back new music we can look forward to in the up- coming year. There will be many more to 1988 was a pivotal year in the world of after a three year hiatus. Seritti Politti are: Green Gartside on vocals, drummer Fred listen for in 1989. I'm looking forward to sic, but 1989 promises to be interesting, it. I hope you are, too. r all it is the end of a decade that chang- Maher, and David Gamson on keyboards. 8/Thursday, December 1, 1988/RAMARTS Seasonal Celluloid Company," is Disney's addition to the J his holiday season finds us with many ' 'The Naked Gun," a spy thriller spoof new film releases to explore: off the day releases. This full-length written by David and Jerry Zucker and movie is a modern version of Die T wall comedy, striking drama and directed by Jim Abrahams, the creators of classic Oliver Twist, with all the rolij animated specials light up the season's "Ruthless People" and "Airplane!" is menu. Below are just a sampling of films played by a variety of lovable scheduled for release in early December. Voices of the characters include to watch for in your local theaters this The plot revolves around an attempt to December and January: Midler as the Duchess of Disney and 1 assasinate the Queen of England while she Joel as Dodger. is enjoying a California vacation. Ricardo In "My Stepmother Is an Alien," 1 Montalban plays the assasih, and Leslie Aykroyd is a widower who becomes invoh Nielsen, George Kennedy and Priscilla Katherine ed in an out-of-this-world relationship wi| Presley follow in hot pursuit. Kim Bassinger, who plays an alien. It s Kinkela Another animated film, "Oliver and family life is changed a bit by this new; dition. Also starring "Saturday Nigli "Mississippi Burning" is a drama set Live's" John Lovitz as a family relative.| in 1963, which focuses on the FBI investiga- "Tequilla Sunrise" is a Warne tion of three murders. Gene Hackman and Brothers release starring Michelle Pfeifferi Willem Dafoe lead the cast. The film, bas- In the comedy "Chances Are," Cybil a woman caught in the middle of a lovef ed on a true story, is directed by Alan Shepherd portrays a Smithsonian curator triangle with Mel Gibson and Kurt '. Barker. who has a supernatural experience with her who portray men from opposite ends oft "The Accidental Tourist" stars reincarnated husband, played by Robert law. The screenplay was written by Rob Kathleen Turner and William Hurt. It is a Downey, Jr. Towne, writer of such cinema hits dramtic production based on the novel "Twins" has all the makings of an in- "Chinatown" and "Shampoo." Breathing Lessons written by Anne Tyler. teresting comedy with Arnold Schwarzeneg- Dustin Hoffman and Tom Cruise por-1 The plot revolves around one man's strug- ger and Danny DeVito in the title roles. tray brothers in "Rain Man,",a film about! gle to find meaning in his life after he is left Melanie Griffith, Harrison Ford and the scramble for their father's inheritance.! alone. Hurt and Turner have previously Sigourney Weaver star in ' 'Working Girl,' *~ Hoffman plays the sole inheritor, an eccen-| worked together in the movie "Body Heat" the study of an ambitious secretary on her trie with an incredible memory, and Cruise! with the same director, Lawrence Kasden. way to the top. is a con who wants to take the inheritance | "Torch Song Trilogy," an adaptation and use his brother's unusual talents to make I of the hit Broadway play, comes to the Opening on December 14 is "Dirty a killing at Las Vegas. The film is directed! cinema this December. Anne Bankroft, Mat- Rotten Scoundrels" with Michael Caine and by Barry Levinson, whose credits include j thew Broderick, Brian Kerwin and Tony Steve Martin in the title roles. Directed by "Good Morning, Vietnam." award winner Harvey Fierstein are the Frank Oz, screenplay by David Launer, Also notable are Sam Shepard's direc- leading players in this series of three short these two sophisticated con men relieve ting debut in "Far North," and a long- works directed by Paul Bogart. wealthy female victims of their money. overdue release of "We, the Living," a "Talk Radio," the story of an obnox^ Steven Spielberg and George Lucas foreign film made in Italy during WWII that ious talk show host, is an Oliver Stone Pro- team up to present "The Land Before was banned because of its strong anti- duction with Alec Baldwin, Eric Greene and Time," a cartoon feature about the communistic tendencies. the author Eric Bogosan. The film is prehistoric adventures of a family of Enjoy your Holiday viewing! schedules to open on December 21. dinosaurs. Literally Likable hat's that? You haven't listened to all had written several other Beatle Like reading about well known people? fence you are on, this book should 400 hours of .Beatles' raw studio books-Equator is your book; it's written The Autobiography of Toy Conn is by Sidney still hold appeal. According to one reviewer, W recordings? You haven't travelled to by Thurston Clarke (Morrow publishers, Zioft. (St. Martin's, $4.95) Roy Cohn was "this is a thoughful and fairminded book." the equator lately? Been imprisoned by the $20.95.) Although you may not exactly be prominent in the McCarthy era; he served If civil rights and racial change interest you, then Argentinian junta? Found a spaceship buried in exactly be planning a trip to the equator for as chief counsel to Senator McCarthy. Cohn read your backyard? spring break, it might be interesting to read helped to write this biography as he was Parting the Waters: America in the King about what it's like to travel there. Zaire, dying of AIDS. Years 1954-63, by Taylor Branch. It's a Uganda, the Marshall islands, Ecuador-each hefty book (1,064 pages) with a rather described and the author's experience there There's also hefty price ($24.95, published by Simon and Jerry DeFoe related. Clarke said, "Pacific atolls...desert The Letters of John Cheever, available in Schuster) but how else can you deal with a ...mountains...it wasn't all flat, steaming naracover ($19.95). Cheever's letters are period so full of turmoil? Eleanor Holmes Good. That's what we're here for. This jungle." edited by Benjamin Cheever, and the writer Norton, former chairwoman of the Federal distillery can offer its products even to those takes a few digs at rival John Updike and Employment Opportunity Commission, under 21. Recent book releases, or books now Feeling imprisoned? Fordham too restrictive? writes a little about his sexual behavior. commented that this book' 'captures the big released in their paperback format, address these Wait, somebody's worse off than you. and little stories of the zenith of the civil burning questions. No, not all of them are for You could be imprisoned for real-Jacobo Short stories more your line? rights movement." everyone; no, the spaceship above wasn't from Timerman was. Toby Talbot translates as How about a collection by Richard Brodkey, Biographies of literary greats grab you? a nonfiction book; and finally, no, I did not read the story of captivity by the Argentinian someone who writes with "clear, Chekov: A Spirit Set Free is for you. V.S. all these books in the past week or so. (The Times junta (Prisoner Without a Name, Cell uncomplicated, unaffected prose?" The Pritchett, a British short story writer. provided information on most of these books. Without a Number-$6.95) unfolds. author has been praised for quite a while; Andrei Voznesensky, a Russian poet, More detailed reviews on some of them are that comment came from a 1958 review. If reviewed the book, and he commented: "I available there.) Hopefully I've selected That elusive fictional spaceship? It's from... you're, looking for his 1988 book, First Love admit that I began to read Mr. Pritchett's something you're interested in. The Tommyknockers (Signet/New American and Other Sorrows, look for the Vintage book with trepidation...I am pleased that I Library, $5.95) Heart patients excepted, label and the $7.95 price tag. was mistaken..." Voznesensky goes on to First, the Beatles: everyone should read something by Stephen say this biography is unique: it looks at The Beatles' Recording Secessions: King. He masters suspense and subtle Lovers of curious novel titles- Chekov through his short stories-"Mr. The Official Abbey Road Studio Secession horror well. This book is named after the Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Pritchett gives an ingenious analysis of that Notes 1962-1970, by Mark Lewisohn, is for inhabitants of a rediscovered spaceship. Cafe by Fannie Flagg. Who were those extraordinary long tale, "The Duel'..." those who, like Lewisohn, can listen to those Knowing King, they probably aren't very unusual people who gathered in that Alabama 400 they recorded (multiple takes of every friendly. cafe? Only old Mrs. Threadgoode can tell us. And last-not last in the long list of new books, song, whether it was released or not), fMcGraw-Hill, $5.95) but the last I'll try to distill-is about a couple who swear not to listen to them for six months, Science buffs-here's a book for you. If you like For those interested in politics and the ins and was once in vaudeville, in radio, and in television. and turn them on after a couple of days. to know how something or somebody would up outs of power, there's a new book for you as well. Grade: A Love Story is George Burn's According to reviewer Allan Kozinh, the in the textbooks, maybe this is for you, too. The Rise of the Counter-Establishment: From look at his comedy partner and wife in book manages to generate an "atmosphere" Invisible Frontiers: The Race to Synthesize a Conservative Ideology to Political Power their forty year long relationship.On e person of what it was nke when the Beatles got down Human Gene. Written by Stephen S, Hall, (Perennial/Harper and Row, $5.95). Author commented, "this entertaining to work. For instance, John Lennon would this book tells the story of three rival research Sidney Blumenthal looks at Reaganism and monologue.. .would please any comic for one • often be satisfied with just one take of a groups are searching for the way to make a how it gradually penetrated political thinking simple reason: it leaves the audience with a song, while some of me others were not. human insulin gene. (Tempus, $8.95) in Washington. Whichever side of the smile." Don't miss out, Beatlemaniacs: the author THE RAM/Thursday, December 1, 1988/11 1 way to leave, "and they said they got word from th. ion and the Residence Within moments, the police arrived and informed us On the last day of the protest, we revisited the American embassy in Bulgaria. The Bulgarian governmen Fort to gain the release that we were barred from entering the mission ever again, Bulgarian mission with more students at that site than ever has decided to issue exit visas to my family." man-power and finan- and I knew then that I had just blown any chance I ever before. Dr. Cocev brought *a friend of his, a reporter for inizations, this protest had of being invited to the Bulgarian mission for dinner. Radio Free Europe, to the protest to make a tape for air- I received a call later that afternoon from Thoma; I definitely deserve to Paul, more appropriately, jokingly worried about his ing. The reporter taped the cries of the students, who were More Countryman, the State Department Country Office] its victory. diminished chances of getting into a good law school, now chanting that,by now, so familiar phrase "Hey Bulgaria, for Bulgaria, who actively worked for the Cocev's release that he was on the FBI's Most Suspicious Campus Radical's Free the Cocev's". He also taped an interview with Paul and he confirmed what Dr. Cocev told me earlier. I tbei |USG began a five-day list. Barred from bodily entry, we obviously needed a new Marone, whose pleas for the release of Dr. Cocev's wife informed Father O'Hare of the news, and began to makt anting of exit visas to form of internal harassment, and it came via telephone. We and two young children were heard throughout both phone calls to as many people involved in the protest ft started a phone-calling campaign, urging students, facul- one of direct confron- Western and Eastern Europe, inlcuding Bulgaria, where possible, before they left for the summer. Unfortunately ty, friends, family and passers-by on the street to call the of diplomacy. On that Ms. Cocev, unaware of the protest, was sitting in her I was unable to reach most of them, and I apologize to thos mission in support of our protest to free the Cocev's. This home, listening with surprise to the sound of freedom ive, protesting all day students who were not informed of the resolution of th ions budding and the tactic ultimately proved very effective, tying up the mis- knocking. U.N.(located at 11 East sion's phone lines and annoying the hell out of the mis- lison, for those of you sion's workers. With the conclusion of the formal protest and the beginning of reading days, we shifted to a less intensive Cochevs On the fourth day, we protested for the last time in approach, encouraging a few phone calls a day to the mis- the diplomatic front front of the U.N., with a larger and more enthusiastic crowd sion from students and faculty, just to keep the pressure add this little word than on the previous Monday. Early clouds of rain gave on and let the Bulgarian authorities know that the campaign Reunited ian official to visit .a way to brilliant sunshine, lifting our struggling spirits, as to free the Cocev's didn't end with the last day of active raived in Washington did each piece of encouraging news we received, filtering protest. With summer approaching, we began to make ten- st began, opening an in from various sources. Yes, senior members of the tative plans for a resumption of active protest in the fall—a Cocev Divided Family Case in a timely manner. exploit. Mr. Andrei Bulgarian government did know that we were out there pro- threat we made clear to the Bulgarian government for Foreign Economic testing; yes, they were concerned, even going so far as to throughout our campaign. This Monday evening, at 7:00 p.m., we will be hav- uss improving U.S.- ask the State Department to make us stop—a move which ing a press conference and reception in the McGinley Center itary of State John C. I believe offers telling insight into the minds and attitudes Ironically, it was Friday, the 13th of May, when we Ballroom to celebrate the reunification of Dr. Cocev with with Dr. Cocev's case of the Bulgarian authorities. Yes, the people at the Bulgarian received the good news. Dr. Cocev called me to his office his wife and two children, who arrived in the United States toent. We cabled him, Mission were thoroughly and completely annoyed to the for the reason of viewing some photo'graphs of the protest, on July 26, 1988. Besides thanking all the people who iprovement in trading point of yelling and hanging up on student phone callers. or so I thought. After taunting me for 20 minutes with helped to make this occasion possible, we also hope to focus regress in the area of And, yes, more truck drivers and cabbies than ever were photographs and polite conversation, he dropped the bomb- public attention to the tragic and continuing story of divid- »to the Cocev Divid- honking their horns for human rights as they drove along shell in a matter-of-fact manner: ed families worldwide. All members of the Fordham com- that he would do so, First Avenue in front of the U.N. The tide was turning our "Tom, by the way, I got a call earlier in the day from munity are welcome to attend, and I encourage everyone that this factor played way, towards a human rights victory. the State Department, "he said to me as I was making my to do so. did in the decision of .-Letters to—, L Editor-1 the security office, my car has received a couple of such warnings this semester. The security office is wrong! I have received no such notices this semester. Therefore, either someone on-campus has maliciously removed these warnings Car Troubles from my car or they were never placed there in the t the famih exit \ isas first place, or I am lying as that wonderful man in the ct and gratitude ol the To The Editor: security office accused me of doing. I assure you, sir, Last May I graduated with many happy memories that I have nothing to gain from lying. Being a former of Fordham University, and it wasn't until last night Executive Editor of The Ram,I grew acquainted with >roup ot students (oka>, when I was reminded of the blatant stupidity of many many administrators on campus who can vouch for my a friend) visited the school policies. honesty, integrity and objectivity. he pressure on—handing I am currently in my first year at Fordham Law . Nonetheless, the fact remains that my car was tow- epeatedlv entering the School at Lincoln Center. Being that the Rose Hill ed last night and I was stranded on-campus at 12 a.m., (ambassador to discuss campus is closer to my home I often take advantage of unable to pick up my car until 9 a.m., thus forcing me ted for protesting within the library facilities to do some of my work. Last night to miss my morning classes. As most students can the w;i>. ol which we was one such occasion. Upon entering the gate on agree, such an act is not out of the ordinary at For- their front stoop!), we Southern Blvd, I asked the guard if I could drive on dham. Are these the petty issues that Fordham Security hird day of the protest. campus, and he allowed me to do so. Let it be known, wastes its time on? Aren't there more substantial my car has a valid Fordham University parking sticker security dilemmas facing this university. on it. I then proceeded to Dealy Hall where I parked Let's name a few: , Paul Marone. USG my car—in a lot with several vacant spots. Three hours 1) Erratic enforcement of I.D. regulations allowing 11) request anothei later my car was missing. At first, I thought it was virtually anyone to enter the campus. Such relaxed 110 students protested stolen but then one of the "friendly" security guards I.D. checking has over the years resulted in various ; (w hich Paul niL'i*l> informed me that it had been towed away at my ex- assaults and rape attacks. y got to see ;tn assistant pense, despite the approval that his colleague gave me 2) Easy access to entrance to residence halls (ie: I threw us out the fionl to come on campus. New Hall and Sesquicentennial Hall), where unguarded ; I plead guilty to parking my car on-campus, and I doors are left open, resulting in thefts. •**..-.. ~€ would gladly accept my punishment if I was adequately 3) Unenforced security in the parking lot-despite a d. set nonetheless warned of Fordham's hasty method of telling you guard always present in the guard booth off Southern ton loi a minute or "Surprise, you are illegally parked." Blvd., I know of at least four students whose legally I never see the ani- Nowhere does it state that violaters will be towed. parked cars were broken into on campus. : a repl\ to the lettei An antiquated sign merely indicates "Parking with These are security dilemmas. Perhaps the security or found (mi i.or- Permit Only." Tell me now, did the eight other cars office should conduct a careful evaluation of their gand outrageous -\r>- parked in front of Walsh Hall all have permits? Or did priorities. 5 Vice President and security opt not to tow all eight because they might Isn't it a coincidence that it was earlier yesterday sLibvan tciionslsor have to miss "The Honeymooners" by overseeing 8 that I received a letter from my alma mater requesting li didn't set too well cars towed? a donation. Unfortunately, the $100 I intended to §ivene> cr read the lettei Furthermore, it is customary of the school to leave donate must now go to a different cause—the towing l was an appropriate warning notices on illegally parked cars. According to fee of my car. s. a little hard to Nicholas C. Kataoris b thought of his govern- Ifamilies separated. And C.B.A. m More Letters, continued on page 18 Fordham Law School «M utxaaoCT 1, KAM Nineteen Sixty-Nothing ByDAVERIZZO When I first saw the advertisement for the war, one suspects he would be much less con- movie "1969" I was completely psyched. When victed. Secondly, like many things in the film it I left the movie theater later on in the week I was reduces the movement to 'something that was Busted completely disgusted. cool to do at that time.' Participation in the move- Read on. ment is portrayed as recreational-like drugs and The new film "1969," written and directed road trips to San Francisco. by Ernest Thompson, seems to have attracted Part of this problem, I would speculate, is By DIANE BYRNE many people to the movie theaters. Admittedly, rooted in the glorification that walks hand in hand • Q: What do you get when you cast a cute, the idea of a movie focussing on this turbulent with nostalgia. If the sixties are glorified and short, balding pop star, in the role of a small- year in recent American history is at the least popularly imagined as they are, what is inevitably time-thief-turned-big-time-train-robber? quite appealing. In giving substance to the idea, lost is the seriousness of the era and, in particular, A: A light-hearted, enjoyable comedy calk however, let's just say somebody messed up and the sense of truth that empowered many of these ed "Buster." messed up bad. social causes. Not to mention that, in looking "Buster," starring (believe it or not) Phil The film focuses on the lives of two guys, back, we are hit from the crooks of today. We Collins, is a wonderful new British comedy bas- fresh out of high school, who experience the are eighties people now. Granted, we can learn ed on the real exploits of one Buster Edwards, cultural offerings of their decade as it is filtered much from the past, but if we are to do anything a small-time thief who excelled at eluding the law through their small home town. Together they let's concentrate on this decade and not squander and who took part in the 1963 robbery of Her experience college,'a road trip to San Francisco our efforts on glorifying the past ones. Majesty's Royal Mail Train, the largest hold-up in British history at the time.' 'Buster'' is at times and the antiwar movement. Kiefer Sutherland Enough polemic, back to the film. plays the romantic and poetic champion of social hilarious, at times touching, and at times The sequencing of the scenes in this film is thoroughly enjoyable. causes who, for all his vision, is relatively unex- entirely out of hand. The. movie jumps from one perienced as to the facts of life. His best friend, Buster is more than just a thief, he's a good scene to another without any sense of progres- thief—he knows what he's after and wastes no played by Robert Downey Jr., is the reckless and sion or even thematic unity. Now, the fact that carefree pragmatist who lives day to day and, time in getting it. In the opening scene of the the plot line is a broken one wouldn't be so bad movie, Buster patiently waits for a sanitation man unlike Sutherland, does not wear his social com- if each scene carried with it a thematic step for- mitments like ornaments on a chain of colored to empty a garbage can; as soon as the sanitation ward, or if at least each scene was entertaining, man is gone, Buster takes the garbage can and beads. but this is not the case here. The road trip is in- The problem with "1969" is that, unfor- promptly uses it to smash the display window of excusably boring. I have more fun on the sub- a store to grab an expensive suit. But he doesn't tunately, it does not 'know' where the hell it's way than these guys have on their cute little going. ThematicaUy, it inadequately portrays the just grab the suit—he grabs the mannequin wear- journey to San Francisco. ing the suit, tucks it under his arm, and quickly antiwar movement in the sense that no reasons One of the supreme maxims of life is that whatsoever are given in favor of pulling out of walks down the street while shoppers on the in every pile of shit there is a diamond sidewalk turn their heads in bewilderment to Vietnam. Some may argue that the movie por- somewhere. The diamond in this movie is the trays the maliciouS effects of the war on the watch him pass. It is scenes like this one that soundtrack. Those of you who enjoy classic rock make it fun to watch Buster, in action, and Col- American family unit, but the movie also gives would enjoy it, but it is no reason whatsoever to one the sense that the domestic social changes of lins handles them beautifully. Usually movie au- see the movie. If the film had been as good as diences find it hard to accept non-actor celebrities the decade are the causes for family disruption. the soundtrack' we'd, have probably gotten The reasons for the antiwar movement are at best as believable film figures, but luckily in somewhere. But alas, such is not the case. "Buster's" case, this does not apply. Collins treated ambiguously! there is no moral or political I hope that one day someone decides to take reasoning in support of the movement. Period. plays Buster with such charm that audiences can- the idea of depicting such an exciting year in our not help but root for Buster whenever he com- This is awful for two reasons. First, it history and do it justice. But for now, I guess mits another robbery. reduces the movement to a selfish cause. If in we'll have to wait. That same charm is the reason why Buster's the film Sutherland did not lose his brother to the Peace. wife, June (Julie Walters), doesn't seriously scold him for his unconventional (read: illegal) ways of providing for their family. When she lectures him on how many things they will need for their soon-to-be-born baby, Buster goes out and robs a local baby supply store in the middle of the night. He returns with the items wrapped up in Arts a white sheet, flung over his shoulder like Santa Claus carrying toys; when June asks him where he has been, he replies by dumping the entire bun- CSNY'S American Pipe Dream dle in her lap. Instead of getting mad at her hus- band, she laughs, accepting the fact that he will By TOM MELLANA if it wasn't filtered to the point where it sounds diction and his long road back have been well never change. Crosby, Stills, Nash,..^ Young. It's been like it's coming from down the hall somewhere. documented in the media. Here he tells the story But Buster's dream to keep his family forever almost 20 years since all four of those names have The same is true of Still's work on Crosby's himself; both the despair: "I have seized death's financially secure gets him into the biggest trou- graced an album cover together. In the meantime "Nighttime For the Generals." According to the door handle/Like a fish out of the water/Waiting ble of his life. He and a group of other thieves Crosby, Stills, and Nash have done their thing album's liner notes, bis solos on this song were, for the mercy of the cat," and the perseverence rob the Royal Mail train, and although they take while Mr. Young has done his, but the question "inspired by James Marshal Hendrix." The play- that ultimately pulled him through: "But like a great care to keep the law off their trail, their identities are soon found out, and one by one the of a reunion has always remained. And with good ing is fine but one wishes that he truly did adopt compass seeking north/There lives in me a still, men are arrested. Herein lies the rest of the reason. While C,S, & N have come up with some Jimi's soul-over-form style and turn off the digital sure spirit part/Clouds of doubt are cut great stuff over die years, the prospect of Young, assunder/By the lightning and the thunder/Shin- movie, as Buster takes his family and stays on recording equipment and let the guitar speak for the run for the next three years. one of the most impassioned, original, and itself. ing from the compass of my heart.'' As with all talented artists of our time, rejoining them has What makes this so frustrating is that the true artists, he is able to convey the emotions of His run brings him around England and all the way to Acapulco. A particularly touching been too enticing to give up hope on. So now that, album does contain some (albeit few) great a situation in a way that mere reportage of facts after several years of hint and hype, the reunion cannot. scene between Collins and Walters occurs when moments. Young's "American Dream" is a Buster prepares to leave his family for what could has finally happened, the question that remains' timely piece, about politicians not being able to As can be expected of these four, the ma- is: has it been worth the wait? Well, it breaks jority of the songwriting on the record is of a turn out to be a year and hide out without them. live up to or control the light that they create for Buster tells her (in an ever-so-British and roman- my heart to say this but, no. themselves. While containing none of the anger political nature. While Nash, in three out of his The album's essential flaw, and it is a ma- four songs, is able to convey a sense of weary tic way), "you are the best bloody thing that has of some of his earlier political songs ("Ohio," ever happened to me!" All too often in scenes jor one, is that it is over-produced to the point "Southern Man"), it sees him at his sardonic determination after playing the same game for where the musicians get lost in the shuffle. twenty yers, Crosby seems, in "Nighttime For like this, the non-actor celebrity blows it by giv- best, joyously mocking the Gary Harts of the ing a poor delivery; Collins, however, delivers C,S,N, & Y as well as C,S, & N's greatest world that "You're all washed up." the Generals," still basically pissed about the strength has always been four (or three) part har- whole situation. But because both have a tendency the line with all the sincerity and love a real hus- He also shines on' "The Old House,'' a song band would. mony that, at its very best, soars to a stunning, about a family whose house ' 'built on dreams'' to rely on cliches, the songs appear too trite in exhaulting flight that, if they didn't do it, would the end to really get any meaningful point across. Buster undergoes the biggest test of his life is about to be taken away by the bank. Who else in Acapulco: not only does he have to get used not be believed possible. In this area they have but Neil Young could build this tale with lines Only Young, both in the title song and been absolutely without equal. On the latest .' 'Name of Love,'' fully succeeds in this area. In to staying away from his homeland, but he also like, "Remember how we first came has to face the fact that his marriage is suffer- C,S,N, & Y venture, American Dream, this once together?/Standing on an empty lot, holding the latter he makes a simple plea and poses a sim- glorious chorus is so controlled that they sound ple challenge to all world leaders to perform their ing. Walters, best-known for her critically- hands./Later, we came' back in the acclaimed role in "Educating Rita," makes an like a group of back-up singers working for the moonlight/And made love where the kitchen duties with the right motive (love) at heart. By day's wage. The listener finds himself yearning not attempting to create catchy slogans or rally enormous effort to create powerful emotional out- is,/Then we made our plans." , 1 bursts in June's serious scenes, and succeeds; her for them to break free of these studio confines Young is not the only one to have his mo- cries, he succeeds where the others fail. His song and cut loose but, sadly, that moment is merely is effective in its simplicity. facial expressions leave nothing to the ment in the sun either. On "Drivin Thunder," imagination. (and seldomly) hinted at and never actually Stills demonstrates that this band can still be a In the end, I guess I have to give Crosby, achieved. Stills, Nash & Young credit. They could have .Slowly yet evenly paced, "Buster" is a lot of fun when they loosen up and Crosby movie which will make you enjoy rooting for the As for the music, the story is pretty much proves that there is more than one songwriter in simply tried to recreate their old sound and pro- the same. Young's guitar would add a much need- duced re-hashes of "Teach Your Children" and "bad guy." It delivers all that it promises, and the band with "Compass." will truly steal your hearts away. ed bit of raunch to Nash's "Don't Say Goodbye" Crosby's decade-plus descent into drug ad- continued on pa%e 16 THE RAM/Thursday, liecember 1, 1988/13 A Seasonal Affair By ALEKSANDRS ROZENS On a Saturday afternoon in the weeks before pany, Robert Joffrey not only choreographed in a sleigh. Some of you may find that Joffrey's Christmas, most of the crowd milling outside of works such as Within Four Walls and Gamelan, naughty Fritz, performed by Carl Cony, seems the City Center Theater and within the narrow but also commissioned new ballets from contem- at times too much of a caricature and too doorways leading to the theater's lobby will be porary choreographers while keeping the older animated. Robert Joffrey and Gerald Arpino 20th century ballets alive. children with their parents. The boys, probably For anyone looking to escape the usual (circa 1956) feeling a little uncomfortable in their crisp shirts, The Joffrey Ballet company gained a great Christmas rush, experience the magic of The ties and jackets, find something to divert their deal of notoriety in 1967 with Atstarte, a ballet Nutcrackerl attention in the street outside, while the little girls, about an encounter an Everyman has with a Moon some with bright cheerful ribbons in their hair, Goddess. Atstarte put the company on the covers whisper, giggle and eagerly look on into the lob- of Time and Life, and in 1973 Remembrances, by. A few, who may be aspiring to be ballet choreographed to the music of Richard Wagner, dancers, playfully tap (or dance?) on the lobby was well-received. Nineteen-eighty saw Joffrey floor. Mothers anxiously keep an eye out for the choreographing to music by Erik Satie in a ballet children- so that they will not get swallowed up entitled Postcards. Just recently, in 1987, the Jof- by the tall crowd of people. Despite the crowds frey Ballet Company produced the classic The everyone seems cheerful about the prospects of Nutcracker, and is performing it once again this experiencing this seasonal event. year. The Event? Set in Victorian America to the spirited Something of a tradition that every youngster music of Tchaikovsky, the Joffrey Ballet's pro- (and adult!!) must see: The Nutcracker. duction does not quite attain the status of the It was in 1952 that Robert Jofffey, born and George Balanchine choreographed version done raised in Seattle, Washington, choreographed his by the New York City Ballet on a grander scale, first ballet, entitled Persephone, and within a year but it does come close to it. he established The Joffrey Ballet School. By The highlight of the Joffrey Production was 1956, at the age of 25, Robert Joffrey would the Valerie Madonia and Douglas Martin team, establish his own company. He would branch out who performed the part of the Coffee from Arabia in an exotic dance that takes place in the Kingdom of Sweets. Another surprise in this production of The The ...Victorian Nutcracker was the sinister Dr. Drosselmeyer, the godfather of Fritz and Carla, whose role was character is quite a performed by Alexander Grant, a guest artist from the London Festival Ballet. Grant has also change from the been a guest artist with the Royal Ballet. The Joffrey Company doesn't skimp on stage Russian flavor decorations or the sets, whose Victorian character is quite a change from the Russian flavor associated with the associated with the New York City Ballet. For those of you familiar with the Balanchine ver- New York City Ballet. sion of The Nutcracker, which is performed by the New York City Ballet, the Joffrey does alter some details. At the conclusion of Joffrey's Nut- to do television commercials and fashion shows, cracker, the Grand "Pas De Deux" has the Nut- . as well as choreography for the New York City cracker Prince and Mary flying off in a hot air Opera. With the development of the ballet com- balloon, where as Balanchine had them fly off Dramatic 'Spoils' By BOBBY GARCIA him choose between his parents, forcing himselt the second act. Christopher Collet is an excellent "People change," explains Elsie (Kate to hurt one of them. This scene is nothing less young actor who captures the essence of Nelligan), the hard-drinking, yet very loving than extraordinary. adolescence and the pain of not having a stable mother in Michael Welter's Spoils of War, which family. Mr. Collet brings out Martin's dreams, opened at the Music Box Theater on the 10th of hopes, pains and discovery of manhood November. Elsie is saying this to her son, who Spoils of War is magnificently. There is a humorous scene has returned for a week from boarding school, wherein Martin confronts his father's girlfriend, since he is still holding on to the possibility that certainly a gift to Penny, forcing her to admit that she has been flir- his parents, divorced for over a decade, will ting with him from the moment that he met her, still...can still find love in each other, even Broadway. It is a rare and openly asks her to sleep with him. Suppor- though they have declared a silent war against ting the cast through her comforting and affec- each other. Elsie is one of the most compelling play that touches your tionate performance is Alice Playten as Elise's characters to have been created for the Broad- best friend, Emma. There is a touching scene way stage. She is very complex with many emo- heart and runs away where the two women talk before Elise heads tions that one may perceive as good or bad, but over to Andrew's house for the confrontation. nonetheless, love. Elsie is, without doubt, Mr. with it long after the Emma forces Elise to examine herself and tells Welter's finest creation. She is definitely a her how powerful her personality really is. Mr. character you "just don't get over." play is over. Welter has captured the joys of friendship Act One of Spoils centers around Martin's perfectly. (Christopher Collet) plan to try and reunite his Spoils of War is certainly a gift to Broadway. parents and have a family once again. The perfect Austin Pendleton's direction is considerably It is rare that a play touches your heart and runs opportunity arises when Andrew (Jeffrey well done. Since he is working with a powerhouse away with it long after the play is overi The pro- DeMunn), his father, plans a party for his son. cast, much of the direction is left to the per- blems Mr. Welter presents in tficTplay are Phis leads to the climactic scene at the end of Act formers. He has staged the play beautifully, answered when Martin, in the final scene, asks '. Both parents meet once again after years working with two revolving stages and ingenious- his mother, "Why can't things be different?" She silence and all emotions are unleashed. For ly overlapping scenes to keep the play flowing looks at him, ready to give her boy some more while Elsie and Andrew find the peace and without pauses. Kate Nelligan has the role any motherly advice, but she realizes he is a man now ity they had always hoped for in their mar- actress would die for. Only a brilliant actress like and sweetly says to him, "Because, my angel, iage, but they later explode into another bitter Ms. Nelligan could bring out the spunky, sexy, we can't choose the way we love." It is painful that strips them naked of what they real- over-powering personality of Elsie, showing her to see how real this play is, but it is a challenge are, and forces them to accept the truth. It is faults and weaknesses and still make you love her to accept the reality. Spoils of War is definitely in this emotional scene that Martin realizes at the end of the play. Jeffrey DeMunn is con- a play you "just don't miss." Robert Joffrey and it people do change. It is painful and heari- vincing as the father who has luckily been left The Nutcracker ng to see him accept that his desire to with the "goodies of war." He fails to portray his parents is nothing more than a "pipe all the qualities of t^&father in the first act, but .." But, it is only half as painful as seeing comes out powerful and foreceful by the end of it/inursaay, December 1, 1988/THE RAM NYC URBAN FELLOWS Jmjfa-ini. PROGRAM invites you to attend a presentation on Fellowship and w&mm Summer Internship opportunities jn New York City Government. Sophomores, juniors, seniors, and graduate students are eligible. 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The Rams Wernersbach for the two-point conversion, and would have liked to cap their fine season with Dickinson held a seven point lead at the half. a victory, but the Red Devils prevailed, 21-14. Dickinson mounted a scoring threat early in After the Fordham defense held Dickinson the second half, missing a 26 yard field goal at- on their first possession, the Rams could not tempt. Neither team could generate any offense, move thg ball, and Joe Emmons lined up to punt. and the third quarter ended on a Dickinson punt. Dickinson blocked the kick, giving them posses- Olsakowski hooked up with junior Eddie sion at the Ram 22 yard line. Three plays later, Pearson for a 26 yard completion, putting For- Red Devil tailback Mille Birosak scored from the dham in Red Devil territory. The Rams lost die four, giving Dickinson a 7-0 cushion. ball on downs, and the teams swapped punts once The teams traded punts, and Fordham took again. over on their own 35. Two Ram penalities set The Rams drove to midfield on their next up a 3rd and 28 situation, but then senior co- possession, but Olsakowski was intercepted. The captain Rodney Knight rumbled 83 yards for a Red Devils began to kill the clock, moving the Fordham touchdown. Steve Troutman's conver- ball to the Fordham 25 yard line. Senior Steve sion knotted the score at seven. Sharpe intercepted Maloney, giving Fordham the Early in the second quarter, the defense forc- ball back with 1:46 remaining. ed a turnover, with defensive tackle Rich Rago Olsakowski completed an 11 yard pass to recovering Dickinson quarterback Sean Frank O'Donnell, but a Fordham fumble iced the Maloney's fumble. Fordham was unable to Red Devils' win. Dickinson had captured the capitalize, however, and the Red Devils took ECAC South Championship, 21-14. over. Behind the running of Birosak and fullback Knight and Hollawell gained 95 and 53 yards Win Smathers, Dickinson drove down to the Ram rushing, respectively, and Olsakowski completed fourteen. Birosak then scored his second eight of fourteen passes for 122 yards. Defen- touchdown of the game. The extra point was sively, seniors Rocco Grillo and Ken Torres each blocked, and Fordham was behind 13-7. had 10 tackles, while Mike Vitale and Matt The Rams struck back quickly two carries Michaels both made eight. by junior tailback Rick Hollawell produced a first Although the Rams didn't win the ECAC down, and then sophomore quarterback Dave South title, they still had an excellent season, Olsakowski hit split end Jim Hock with a 52 yard finishing with a 9-2 record Fordham also cap- touchdown pass. Troutman's kick was good, and tured their second straight Liberty Conference the Rams held, a one-point advantage. Crown. The passing of Maloney brought the Red Rodney Knight ran 83 yards for the Ram first touchdown. Lady Rams Shock St. John's "The team, overall played well," Kern said. "We were up 8-0 in the opening minutes, and By DAWN CONRY and KIM REILLY by the end of the first half we were leading Changes are definitely brewing in the Rose 30-28." |HiU Gymnasium. The Lady Rams momentum carried over into The Lady Rams basketball team, which has the second half as they continued to lead the gposted a combined 12-45 record over the past two game. With six minutes left, however, the more I'Seasons, shocked the St. John's Express 88-82, experienced Richmond team tied the score and |behind the 32 points of senior standout J.J. went on to win 61-55. I Radice. The win marked only the third triumph ' "The team played exceptionally well defen- |for Fordham in sixteen meetings with St. Johns, sively. We just didn't get enough good shots in |this season's co-favorite in the Big East. the last six minutes," Kern noted. Offensively, "It was easily the best game we've had since J.J. Radice, and freshmen Sue Moser, Nicole |I've been at Fordham," head coach Lou Kern Williams, and Cami Cass played well. Radice Istated. scored a team high 18 points and Cass did an ex- While Radice led all scorers and was in- cellent job of controlling the offense. 1 to the team's success, the victory was In the consolation game against Winthrop the a total team effort. Liz Kane chipped in 11 points Lady Rams demonstrated what they are capable 1 nine rebounds, as did freshman Sue Moser. of doing. Fordham emerged victorious, 79-64. "ass, another freshman, directed the The Lady Rams defense came out strong, holding scoring 13 points and dishing out ten Winthrop to just 24 points in the first half. Leading the way for Fordham in the second half "We played especially well defensively. • was freshman Christie Kennedy, who scored 20 . John's was unable to get good shots," Kern points. Kennedy finished the game with 26 points, d. The coach feels that his team is capable four assists and seven rebounds. J.J. Radice also f playing better basketball, as they committed played her usual game, scoring 26 points and I turnovers in the first half. dishing out six assists Radice's two day total of "To beat a team that good has taken us to 44 points earned her a place on the All- t level. We've shown that we are a good Tournament team. n, capable of playing other good teams. We Freshman Cami Cass and senior Cathy I to play a game like this, to control the Scoblick also played well. ; s and hold off pressure at the end to prove "Cass did a good job of bringing the ball turned the corner," Kern said. down court and had five assists," Kern com- » Kern feels that this is his most enthusiastic mented. Scoblick came off the bench strong,. s yet. This attitude was evident in the Lady scoring five points while handing off four assists:. s performance in the Georgia Tech tourna- We're earning new respect for our program. t over the Thanksgiving holiday. The teams The players really deserve credit for that, because j in the tourney included Georgia Tech, they have brought themselves to a new level of j College, the University of Richmond. physical and mental toughness. Our practices Freshman point guard Cami Cass directs the Lady Rams offense. \ In the opening round Fordham played against have become very intense," Kern concluded. ment, to be held on December 3rd and 4th. The tion and championship games will be held on Sun- * University of Richmond, whose defense rank- With that in mind, the squad is looking for- Lady Rams take on Colgate on Saturday at 4:00, day starting at 1:00. I in the nation last year. ward to the second annual Lady Rams Tourna- after the Bucknell-Kent State matchup. Consola- 20/Thursday, December 1, 1988/THE RAM No Mercy! By JOHN PARADISE What college basketball team comes to mind first when you hear the following: a full court pressing defense, ally-oop dunks, quick three point baskets and 10-12 players being used in this rat race brand of ball? Maybe UNLV or Georgetown. Iowa or Oklahoma, perhaps. Well, brace yourself because the Fordham Rams played just this way in their first two games of the 1988-89 season. But before you go and buy your Final Four tickets, you should know that both vinting opponents were unknowns to even the biggest of hoop fanatics. The first game, which was a pre-season con- test, resulted in a drubbing of the Irish National All-Stars, 84-57. Fordham's opened their season officially against Mercy College, a Division II school, on November 28. Once again, the Rams plainly had superior personnel and the outcome was never in doubt. Fordham notched its first vic- tory of the season, 109-61. "You have to remember that both teams were very weak," head coach Nick Macarchuk said. "It is hard to get a true read of your own club when this is the case." The only thing which was hard to read was the line score of the game as the 109 points the Rams scored against Mercy were the most For- dham has scored at the Rose Hill Gynasium in their 84 seasons of intercollegiate basketball. Junior guard Andre McClendon got the Rams off to a quick start by scoring six of their first 10 points. Mercy trailed by double figures before the game was even five minutes old. Sophomore Damon Lopez hit an eight foot jumper at 15:23 to give Fordham a 14-4 lead. The Rams continued to move the ball quickly up the floor and had a commanding advantage by halftime, 58-34. That was as close as Mercy got the rest of the way. Senior co-captain Joe Paterno hit for 12 lightening quick points at the start of the second ^___i_ half on the way to his game high 25 points in just p 17 minutes of play. If it wasn't already, there- j ^ ' "r mainder of the game was now a mere formality "Our shooting has gotten better and that is something we have worked hard on the last two weeks," Macarchuk said; But it would be out of character for Macarchuk to be totally satisfied. "I saw that our defense is still weak and we need to work on that." The blowout not only enabled the coaching staff and fans to relax and enjoy the game, but allowed all 14 players to see action and get in the scorebook. Lopez was the most impressive of the newcomers, scoring 14 points and grabb- ing a game high 13 rebounds. "When people ask me about Damon," Macarchuk said, "I tell them he is a good re- bounder and shot blocker but is still a little green offensively. It is going to take some time to get better on the offensive end, but his mechanics are good." The baseline to baseline brand of ball is something foreign to most Fordham fans, and it might just stay that way for a bit as Macarchuk doesn't feel the Rams are ready to play at that speed all the time just yet. "We are going to run (he ball more this year. I would like to run three-quarters of the time, but we haven't practiced it enough to be really good at it," Macarchuk admitted. "I don't think the guys can adjust fully to that kind of ball after last season's slower tempo. But our guys are better athletes then Mercy's, so we wanted to move it quickly." Against the Irish National All-Stars, the Rams also had a decided edge in talent. However, the scrappy men dressed in green hung tough for quite awhile and were not put away until the mid- dle portion of the second half. Junior Dan O'Sullivan lead Fordham with 23 points and 12 rebounds. While the 96.5 points per game and 37.5 point scoring advantage might be a bit misleading, Fordham's new brand of ball is cer- Damon Lopez blocks. Damon shoots. "Q" dunks tainly exciting.