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Volume" 4, Issue 1 College At Lincoln Center, Fordham University, New York •January 23-February 8, 1984 Fordham Tuition Goes Up Again By Marie Reres and Doris Suen Island University ($159 per credit), Wagner College ($170 per The Board of Trustees of Fordham University has approved an credit), and Fairleigh Dickinson University ($157 per credit). "We eight percent tuition increase for the 1984-85 academic year, as well think Fordham's education is better than these colleges and yet our as a 12 percent boost for room and board rates. tuition rate is lower," he said. College at Lincoln Center and the School of General Studies The 12 percent increase in room and board rates will cover cer- students will be paying $166 per credit, and students at Fordham tain renovations in the existing dormitories at Rose Hill such as new College and the College of Business Administration will be paying furniture, carpeting and windows. for the duration of their stay at college. The rate during the student's $5950 for the academic year. An eight percent increase was also The increase will also cover an eight percent pay raise for physical first year would remain constant during all the years. approved for all the graduate schools and the Law School. plant and clerical workers in the last year of their unions' three-year Another suggestion to avoid the tuition boost which some univer- "Unfortunately, the increase in tuition is mainly due to meeting contracts. sities have utilized is that of having a student pay for four years of inflation " Executive Vice President, Paul Reiss said. "Most Of the According to Reiss, the tuition rate has been increasing annual- college upon entry into the univeristy. "This prevents a student from increases have provided the same services at higher costs. However, ly for at least the past 10 years and the prospects of not having a having to pay for future increases during their years of study," Reiss our rates continue to be competitive with other colleges in the New tuition increase next year looks dim. "The only way in which tui- said. York area." tion will remain the same for two consecutive years will be if there Despite the tuition increase, it is not yet known if there will be Reiss compared CLC's current rate of tuition ($154 per credit) is no inflation," he said. an increase in the salary of full-time faculty members, according with other schools such as Hofctra University ($165 per credit), Long There have been suggestions that students pay a fixed tuition rate to Reiss. CLC Finally Gets The Message By Doris Suen tion of cigarettes and alcohol of any type and the The electronic sign which was proposed early calendar will cover various events at CLC," last semester was installed on the right hand side Parenteau said. of the entrance to the Pub on January 13. The sign, Above the ad and calendar is an LED traveling however, is not the same as the proposed one. message unit, controlled by a programmer The new sign is called Campus Source, a pro- keyboard. "The keyboard and the information gram coordinated by the Guaranteed Sales Cor- presented will be controlled by the Student Ac- poration which is responsible for advertising and tivities Office with no other restraints," said marketing to college campuses around the coun- Parenteau. Currently the message unit will present try. "The sign was given to us by Guaranteed Sales the discount tickets offered by Student Activities and we do not make any profits from it," Director and the Ram Van schedule. "Once we get under- of Student Activities, Normand Parenteau, said. way, we will also present the film schedules, "It is a service to the community." schedules of productions of the Theatre Depart- The lighted sign measures about four feet ment, events within CLC, and announcements of squared and will hold a different advertisement the sales to various sports activities within the each month on the left and a monthly activities University,®Parenteau said. calendar on the right. Guaranteed Sales, in con- According to Parenteau, Student Activities is in junction with Student Activities, is also responsi- the process of setting up a policy for the sign. ble for the printing of the monthly calendar. Presently the electronic sign is holding an- Main By Rill Timpkim nouncements regarding student activities. The new electronic sign in CLC's cafeteria doing its job. "The advertisements will not include the promo- Dorothy Dohen, Professor And Social Reformer, Dies

By W.A. Fbwcr In interviews last week, Dr. Dohen's colleagues Besides her scholarly work in sociology. Dr. spoke about her life and her academic work. They Dohcn was known for her lectures on social issues. Above all, her friends say, Dorothy M. Dohen spoke of a dedicated scholar who always tried to She was an authority on spiritual and ascctical was a fightor. balance her academic work with her faith. literature. She knew "the world was scarred by evil, in- "She was a very saintly woman, extraordinari- Dr. Peter T. Schneider, chairman of the Social justice and sin," according to one of her Fordham ly so," said the Rev. Joseph P. Pitzpatrick, the Sciences,division at CLC, called Dr. Dohcn a colleagues, and she made a point to be not just a renowned Sociology professor from Fordham's "thoroughly dedicated intellectual and at the same Sociology professor and religious writer, but an Rose Hill campus. Dr. Dohcn met Father Fitz- time a thoroughly moral person." outspoken social reformer. patrick in 1953 and was his student for her Masters There are always conflicts between "principle But what really made Dr. Dohcn special, friends and Doctorate study. and practice," Dr. Schneider said, but Dr. Dohcn say, is thai «|ie could tackle problems -from Ford- Dr. Dohcn ul various times served as ehuir- "specialized as a Catholic lay teacher in trying to ham personnel issues to the care of the pcrson of the Social Sciences division, director of come to terms with these conflicts." 1 homeless -without antagonizing others. the F.XCF.L Program lor adult students and ' Dr. Schneider added that Dr. Dohen look a After 23 years at Fordham, Dr. Dohen was forc- member of the Faculty Senate and Faculty special interest in the BXCliL program and "hud Grievance Committee. a special commitment to adult students She was ed lor health reasons to suspend her teaching ut DOROTHY I)OI I IN CLC last fall, and died after a long illness ul her In 1980 she received Fordham's Bcne Merenti, Continued On Pli|U' 2 home on January 3. She was 60 years old. Medal for 20 years service. page 21 The Observer/January 23,1984

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1 dedicated to looking out for and promoting their Coming up this semester: Mew food, new interests in the college." "She was concerned that we not turn EXCEL in- beverages, new specials, popcorn (nave -a to a stepchild," Dr. Schneider said. Dr. Dohen, he said, was instrumental in making sure there is an you ever tried Italian popcorn) the KfflPUIN equal number of quality professors in both day and night classes. monthly fortune cookie energy FIRST IN But Dr. Dohen was used to fighting for justice at CLC, according to Dr. Harold A. lakooshian, shakes, Australian night TEST another colleague. "In every university there is politics," Dr. (featuring the Fosters PREPARATION lakooshian said. "But she (Dr. Dohen) managed SINCE 1938 to rise above that. She got involved in things, but /SSAT-PSAT in such a way that it seems she never antagonized /SATACTGMAT people. She didn't shy away (from personnel /ACHIEVEMENTS issues) but she didn't anatagonize." Mostly, said Dr. lakooshian, "She was candid. GRELSATHAGRELSAT T And sincere." GRE BIO TOEFL From 1952 to 1956 Dr. Dohen was editor of In- GREPSYCHPCAT tegrity, a monthly journal founded hy lay Catholics DATMCATVAT "dedicated to the task of discovering a new syn- 0CATHHB1-2-3 thesis of religion and life for our times." From 1981 NPBMSKPNDB to 1983 she served on the Technical Advisory FM6EMSGGFNS Committee for the study of Hispanics in the Ar- _ICPA NCLEX-RN chdiocese of New York. SPEEDREADINGNCB-1 She published Vocation to Love in 1950, and ESI REVIEW-FLEX 1-2-3 Journey to Bethlehem in 1958. Both books were INTRO TO LAWSCHOOL translated and published in six languages. Women Breakfast in Wonderland, a sociological analysis of the role of women in modern society, was published in Buffet, Cidertasting, 1960, and Nationalism and American Catholicism " in 1967. Her articles have appeared in Integrity, Live Music, Customer Recipe KHPMN Today, Blackfriars, LActualiti, Studi Cattolici and EDUCATIONS CENTER UD. 'Visit Any Of Our Centers others. Contest. . . Look for the Pub And See For Yourself Why She also had been active in the Young Christian We Make The Difference Workers and Students movement of the mid-1940's. TEST PREPARATION SPECIALISTS Calendar in the meantime, Clip the In his homily at a Mass of Christian Burial SINCE 1938 Apple and get 10% off any deli sandwich Call Days, Evenings & Weekends January 6, Father Fitzpatrick said Dr. Dohen 131 West 56th Street "recognized the increasing involvement of the social sciences in theology and sought them out.'1 until Feb 24th And wear a Fordham shirt N.Y.C. 10019 (Between6&7Aves.) "She went for the sociology of religion and ex- 212-977-8200 celled in it," Father Fitzpatrick said at the mass, celebrated at the Church of St. Paul the Apostle or sweatshirt on Tuesday Feb. 7th & get Permanent Centers In More Than 120 Major U.S. Cities & Abroad. near Dr. Dohen's home on 59th Street. 10% off a meal at the Pub! For Information About Other Centers Dr. Dohen was also aware of the difficulties of OUTSIDE N.Y. STATE CALL faith in today's world, Father Fitzpatrick said, TOLL FREE 800-223-1782 "aware of the corrosive effect that science and technology had on the sense of the sacred, and the difficulty all of us have to keep our faith in this kind WELCOME BACK of environment." Dr. Dohen, said Father Fitzpatrick, "had an ex- j traordinary gift for touching people, and she touch- ed thousands." Tom Selleck Talks About Fordham. Lincoln Center

The staff at Campus Ministries wishes to express to all the members of the Lincoln Center community at Fordham our sin- cere thanks to all who by their donations, Hey, higher educa- helps. Whenever I'm interest, enthusiasm and support made tion is tough on the Plaza level I nowadays. Good make sure I slip a the Christmas Childrens'Party a grand looks go just so far; copy between my celebration. You made many children ya gotta have a chest and arm-just smile. Much more happiness td them and brain, too, and read so I feel secure. And to all of you this new year, books. The Observer informed. The Observer. Frederick F. Lerro, S.J. Because looks Director aren't enough. January 23,1984/The ObserverI'page 3

workshop will be geared towards presidents of New Student Activities Director organizations and clubs, as well as treasurers. Then a series of workshops will be held, the first of which will concern constructing resumes and will be sponsored by Parenteau and the Career Planning and Placement Office. This will help students to express their extracurricular activities Parenteau Settling In in terms of relating to their careers, Parenteau said. Other workshop topics will include publicity, time By Marie Reres management, fund-raising and motivating volunteers, all of which have been endorsed by the "I don't know if any other school in the whole Associate Dean of Students, the Rev. Denis Moran, country can compete with us (CLC)-culturally, S.J. Parenteau's immediate supervisor. educationally-all that is around us," said the new If a student misses a workshop, Parenteau will Director of Student Activities Normand Parenteau. be available for appointments, to explain the Parenteau, 29, who is from Rhode Island, feels material covered in the workshop and distribute that the strongest thing about CLC is its location- any printed material that he may have concerning situated int he center of everything that is going the topic. on. "It's easy to take for granted," he said, "but Parenteau also wants to develop the student when you come in new, somehow you want to use clubs' and organizations' use of Graphic Arts, to everything you can." promote events with posters that are "asthetically New York is completely different from Rhode appealing" and to eliminate the "random, hap- Island, Parenteau said-"the whole pace, the variety hazard style" that he has seen. Parenteau will be of people and the number of them and everybody be meeting with the Graphic Arts Coordinator on top of each other." from Rose Hill, Helen Pundurs, to determine what "I like the variety of people here (at CLC)," facilities are available. Parenteau said. At Bryant College, basically a Although Parenteau has been busy adjusting to business school in Smithfield, Rhode Island, the office, the responsibilities of his new position where he was Assistant to the Director of Student and planning for a successful semester, he has also Activities for four years, only certain types of peo- begun to enjoy New York. ple were recruited, the majority of students (60%) "I look forward to catching up culturally," came from Connecticut and most of their parents Parenteau said. On a small wooden desk in the cor- had businesses. ner of his room are entertainment-related "Although I made a lot of friends at Bryant Col- magazines and the Playbill from The Real Thing," lege, it was a lot of similar type people," Parenteau which he saw last Friday night. said. "The variety of people here is stimulating," Tve always been up on entertainment-things he said. "Everyone has something to learn from going on, Broadway shows, bands—this is the someone elses' culture." place where you can go broke, but there are great opportunities," Parenteau said. Tin trying to get to know the students, what they Phoa By BUI Tbmphiu go through and where they're coming from," When Parenteau began his college education at Parenteau said. After hearing that many students Sitting in his new office in Room 420, Norm Parenteau (second from right) meets student workers Rhode Island College, he had to declare a major commute to school on the D train, he took it the Helen Pundurs, Sean Keegan and Grace Naughton. right away. So he studied Music Education, but he other day, coming back to CLC from the Rose Hill was really interested in Music Performance and he campus. Parenteau wants to familiarize himself discipline," Parenteau said. dropped out of the program after one semester. He managing a budget at his job at Bryant College, then studied French Education for three semesters with the boroughs and the sections of the city, so The most pressing problem that Parenteau is which he left on December 16. "I was responsible before switching agains to a Sociology major and he can related to students better. presently working on is the budget. "The first thing for a $123,000 budget and I had to be totally Psychology minor, in which he received his B. A. Parenteau was introduced to the non-traditional I inherited was a stack of unpaid bills," Parenteau answerable for it," he said. In his senior year, Parenteau played the guitar in student during his internship in Career Services saidd. Tm surprised these things were allowed to When asked why he left Bryant College, Paren- a band and recorded demotapes. at the Community College of Rhode Island, as part go on with no one questioning." teau said, "It was time to move on to something of his masters program hi Science and Human The first step, Parenteau said, is to pay off all elese. Things were too routine and predictable." Development and Counseling at the University of these bills. "I have to clear the name of the school Parenteau is working on getting to know the pro- and try to bring the reputation back, as far as this cedures of the office. "The only way you can work 'The variety of people office goes," he said. in the future is you base it on the past," he said. Parenteau feels that one reason why the office However, it is necessary to become familiar with here is stimulating' 1 have to clear the name has not been efficient in paying bills could be that a school's system and then-adapt to it-not basing of the school and try to all bills are automatically sent to the Rose Hill performance on past experience only. After graduating college, Parenteau and four of campus and most people in positions of Parenteau is also working on reconstructing the his friends'went to California where they worked' bring the reputation authority-the purchasing department, the office "to make it more effective." It will be re- in a rock band and wrote music. "I think I was controller-are at Rose Hill. This means that one painted, bookshelves will be installed, as well as brought up in the whole time frame where Califor- back, as far as this office CLC receives die bills from Rose Hill, it must then some lamps. "I don't like working under fluores- nia seemed like the place to go," Parenteau said. ^end them back there to be paid. Also, according cent lights," Parenteau said. "It's a strain." However, after one year, he gave it up. "I didn't goes.' to Parenteau, the Student Activities Office does not Parenteau plans to hold two workshops with stu- think that I could make a living or it would be receive a monthly report on the account until two' dent leaders and then co-facilitate a number of struggle for quite a while and I didn't want to do or three months after mat month is over. workshops that will be open to all students. it," he said. Rhode Island. So the setup of traditional students Parenteau experienced a similar situation when "Music is still a hobby,'1 Parenteau said. "I still as well as non-traditional students at CLC is he did his internship at Community College of The first workshop with student leaders will be play the guitar and I have an album collection of familiar to him. Rhode Island. There were two campuses and he to introduce them to the procedures of the Student 700," he said. When he first thought of Fordham at Lincoln worked at die satellite campus. There were pro- Activities Office under Parenteau and to discuss One day, he hopes to record an album, perhaps Center, Parenteau assumed that it would have a lot blems with receiving and paying bills,' which expectations of both student leaders and Parenteau. as a sideline to get away from the demands of work. to do with Lincoln Center. He found out that that Parenteau saw as a result of the two-campus The second workshop concerning the budget, in- "I like music better when it's not a job," he said, the contrary was true. Td like to make contact with situation. cluding "petty cash forms", will be held so that "when there was so much pressure, I didn't enjoy the people there and work to gett us more involv- Parenteau learned the practices involved in students can get used to the rules of the office. This it-it wasn't fun," he said. ed with it," he said. Parenteau was pleased with the system of two- fers, whereby students can buy two Broadway show tickets for the price of one, and hopes to outr- reach to all of the theaters, to increase oppor- tunities for students to attend various shows and performances. Although a Monthly Activity Calendar is stated in the Student Activities Handbook and is one of the job requirements for the Director or Student Activities to carry out, it is something new under Parenteau. "I think you owe this to people who pay a student activity fee and want to know where then" money goes," Parenteau said. "It will tell students what things are going on and discounts they can get with their student ID's," he said. Parenteau also plans to utilize the office budget "to offer entertainment that appeals to both tradi- tional and non-traditional students." A committee will be formed, under Parenteau, in an attempt to formulate activities that all CLC students would enjoy. The Student Activities Office should be the first place that a student turns when there's questions and problems and it should be a fun place to go, Parenteau said. He'd like to keep that, but he add- ed, "I don't know if people looked at it as a pro- fessional place and run by professional people and that's what I'd like to turn around," he said. Parenteau wants to put an "education end" to it also, that the office teaches students, in addition to be- ing a student contact. "I don't want to make that distance, but just bring the whole thing more pro- fessionally," Parenteau said.

"The initial reaction that I've been getting is that people appreciate it," Parenteau said. The office will run better, he feels, if there are some rules and Photo By WA, fwnr order, "People can count on structure," he said. The addition to the Fordham Law School Is on schedule for its completion date of September 1, He compared this to raising children. "You have 1984. The expaaslon project will cost approximately $68 million, and will nearly double the school's seen the product of those who don't have any On Schedule existing .space. page AI The Observer/January 23,1984 Observer Survey Brings Mixed Results

By Kevin McKinney, Julie Toth and W.A. Power One EXCEL male said he enjoys capus reporting but said it "should be bigger-more coverage." A female in her 30s provided Some 86 percent of College at Lincoln Center students read The extensive comments. She said she reads The Observer every issue Observer all or some of the time, according to a written survey con- "to learn about college life." ducted at CLC in November. Most People Read Us, This campus always appears dull," she said. "More emphasis is Not all students are satisfied with what they are getting, however. done on rock groups and theater. What about writing about For- More than half of the people familiar with The Observer do not read dham's community life?" The woman added that The Observer'"is it every issue. They miss some issues because they do not find time ATBtlt too pansy.. .too pretty'... I would like to read more social or political to pick it up, or because nothing seems to interest them. views." The information was gathered from surveys handed out around TRADITIONAL STUDENTS the CLC campus. There were 110 respondents combined from CAS, The largest group surveyed was the "traditional" students in their EXCEL, and traditional students. A general overview of the fin- late teens or early 20s who entered college directly from high school. dings shows: Sixty-three of these students were surveyed, and all but one said The most popular sections of the paper are the front page and news they read The Observer at least a few times. Most said they read stories, followed closely by Letters to the Editor, editorials and At- it every issue. The best-read section for traditional students is At- A-Glance. The least popular are the Classical Composers section- A-Glance-80 percent said they usually read it. Traditional students only 18 percent say they read it-as well as the sports section and also tended to concentrate on the front page, Letters to the Editor, advertisements from outside businesses, which had about 36 per- and news stories. More than other groups surveyed, traditional cent readership each. students gravitate to At-A-Glance and Letters to the Editor. The least Broken into sections, the best-read part of the commentary sec- popular section is Classical Composers-only 15 percent of tradi- tion is Letters to the Editor; the best-read in the Arts section is movie tional students read it. Business ads and sports also have low reader- reviews; and the best-read among the rest is At-A-Glance. ship, although traditional students read campus ads and Arts more Half of the students said they spend 15 minutes or less with the than other students. paper. Twenty-eight percent spend an hour or more. Specific comments included praise for the layout, feature section COLLEGE AT SIXTY STUDENTS and classifieds, and dismay over the lack of Lincoln Center sports Nearly all "traditional" and EXCEL students said they read The coverage and mediocre quality of some cartoons. Observer at least a few times a year. "Put more variety in the music section; put more emphasis on College at 60 students, however, had much less interest. None night students," one male said. • of the 20 surveyed said they read the paper all the time; 55 percent "The sports page is disappointing because there is nothing about said a few times, but 45 percent-nearly half of those surveyed- CLC," one student said. never read it at all. Why is readership so low among College at 60 Most students either read The Observer or are willing to give it students? Lack of interest in newspapers is not a problem, as all but a chance. However, some are disappointed with its circulation and one of the students surveyed said they read the New York Times often. coverage. (This is the highest percentage of Times readership of the three More students would pick up The Observer, they say, if distribu- groups.) Although the College at 60 students read the Times more tion were more convenient. The paper is located in two stacks at fervently than any other group, few of them read any other paper-a the top of the escalators on the plaza, and in one stack in the handful read the New York Post, but nearly none of them read alter- cafeteria. Readership among faculty is said to be paltry, and some native outside papers or any of the Fordham papers. Circulation was readers said that distributing copies directly to department offices cited as a problem. "I suggested making a supply available in each would be helpful. calss," said one man who has never read The Observer. "I don't know Survey results show that non-readers usually are not excited where to find it," said one woman, adding, Td like to read it at some enough with the Observer's content to pick up a copy. Readers called time." Two others said simply, "I never see it." for more news, arts and sports stories about CLC people-and fewer Among the College at 60 readers, however, the best-read sections articles about subjects covered in commercial media. are the front page, the Alive At Lincoln Center comic strip, and news stories. The students do not read the Arts or Sports sections, Phfiln By Juan Ptret however, and were ambivalent toward the Classical Composers One of the 86 percent who read the Observer

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the past two years which have come close to mak- tioning he is an SABC member, that the SABC has ing The Observer lose its original, hard-won an agreed upon policy that no member(s) shall respectability. There were advertisements for an SABC make a statement in his/her capacity as an SABC Insulting member. This policy was agreed upon earlier in abortion clinic called the "Foundation for Paren- thood," and a racist attack on the Guardian Angels. the school year after a membsr was quoted in this And, at the end of the Spring, 1983 semester, there Comments paper as a SABC member. Policies was an anti-gay article called, "Being gay... And Robert Marchese Chairman, SABC To The Editor: . Geez Being Proud Of It." In the following issue, To The Editor: In the December 14th edition of the Observer, • there was a supposedly "pro-gay" letter from a stu- In the December 14-23 edition of The Observer there was an apology to Hillary Richard for in- dent who used his support for homosexuality as a letter appeared signed by "non-traditional student SPRING 1984 PRODUCTION SCHEDULE sulting her in the previous classifieds section. The an excuse to make anti-catholic statements. members SABC." I feel it is my duty to publicly apology stated that, from then on, all adver- And, in the December 14th issue, there was a state that the contents of that letter docs not con- tisements would be checked beforehand, and all rave review of the new album by than mentally stitute an official SABC opinion or statement. I PATE OF ISSUE DEADLINE FOR COPY & ADS January 30 offensive advertisements would be rejected-. I then, unstable comic, Eddie Murphy, whose career is alone am obligated to make any public comments February 8 turned to the classifieds, and I saw tasteless jokes based on insulting women, gays, the elderly, and as to SABC policy, or occurrences at any of the February 22 February 13 about the illness of Karen Ann Quinlan, and the the handicapped. Docs this mean that Tlie committee's meetings. march 7 February 27 March 12 deaths of Jessica Savitch, Natalie Wood, and Observer will soon print jokes about tragedies like The "non-traditional student members SABC" March 7, 28 April 2 Princess Grace. I was surprised that your fine, the AIDS epidemic, the death of Karen Carpenter, mentioned that no where did Anthony Lisi men- April 11 award-winning newspaper would print such anti- and the intentional neglect of Baby Jane Doc? I tion in his December 7 article that AI Rizzo is a April 25 April 16 • women jokes. hope not. member of the SABC. I want to state, recogniz- May 9 April 30 Of course, there have been several features over John Fox ing that they did not fault Al Rizzo for not men- January 23,1984/The Observer I page 5 OBSERVATIONS Unwritten Rule very spring semester, it seems, there is an unwritten rule to announce Ea tuition increase for the fall and this spring is no exception. Once again, tuition will be higher next fall, at a rate that will quickly catch up to the hiked transportation foresan d tolls implemented earlier this month, in terms of bloodletting our bank accounts. What can be said of this unwritten rule of the annual rise? Most everything goes up today, except maybe financial aid. It's almost silly to argue in vain that tuition simply should not be raised. No matter what anyone has said, tuition has increased steadily every year for the last 10 years and will doublessly continue to rise m every future year. The annual tuition increase could be greater than only eight percent. Previously, the single-digit increase has been lower than the actual double- digit inflation rate, but increases have also been, at times, greater than the inflation rate. The result, however, has been to spread the increases over a greater period of time while still keeping up with or ahead of inflation. Still, Fordham's tuition is less than most other schools. pproximately 75 percent of Fordham's fiscal management is derived Afrom tuition alone. And while tuition here is lower among the lowest in the city, the University is among the most financially stable. So why the tuition increase? Perhaps the only way to stay ahead of the game is to continue raising it by smaller increments than to wait and have to initiate phenomenal increases all in one swoop. But while the University keeps from feeling the pinch of increases in expenditures, like salaries, the increase is being paid by the students. So while the University may be financially stable, the students are financially drained a little more.. .and a little more.. .and a little more each year. As for suggestions that students pay fixed tuition rates for the duration of their college education or even paying upfront for all four years of col- lege (or longer?) each successive freshman class wiD pay the price with steadi- ly increasing, exorbitant rates. There are no easy answers. ut as for the increase hi room and board rates, a 12 percent increase Bis excessively imposed on the returning and new-entry boarders in the fall for new furniture, carpeting and windows. Like all landlords, they will offer you improvements only if you are will- ing to pay for them. And, if you want to live there, you will pay for the im- provements even if you don't want them. While habitability may increase The Observer Staff Bruce Nachbar the potential to attract boarders and while the improvements may even be EDITORIAL BOARD needed, high rates may just detract those same boarders. It would seem Editorial Assistant: Doris Suen. Staff: Carol appropriate also, at the very least, that along with increased rates there is E. Brown, Elizabeth English, Siobhan Fergus, also increased security. Julie Toth Editor-in-Chief Anahid Kassabian, Simone-Marie Lipscomb, Kevin McKinney Managing Editor Teresita Martinez, Regina Mawn, Donica The high cost of living and learning is not getting any easier nor any Marie Reres News Editor O'Bradovich, Marie Reres, Pamela Spaulding, cheaper. Doris Suen M.D. Stratis, Bill Vesio. Staff Photographers: Robert Dunne Editorial Page Editor Phil Tomajko, Juan Perez, Mimi Schneider, Frank T. Albaneze, Hope Manzi. Graphics: Caryn L. Rose Arts Editor Rolando Merino, Gerald Valleta. Production: Virginia Fernandez Feature Editor Michelle Martinelli. It's Spring Again Rita Jennings Feature Editor Cheryl Vivino Sports Editor cTp 1 COLUMBIA elcome back! all day and evening students, full tuners and part timers. Brian Dorfmann Photography Editor \A SCHOLASTIC Helene Cropper At-A-Glance Editor PRESS ASSOCIATION Over the recess, we've caught up on our sleep while our waistlines have First Place Award, 1983 CSPA Contest. W W. A. Power Design & Production expanded, and we've all returned to lose the one and reduce the other. Mean- Director The CLC Observer is an independent student while, we're fresh with resolutions, to read-it-all and write-it-all on time, Gina Spiezia Deputy Design newspaper serving the Fordham University Commun- without the beseeches of extensions or the sleeplessness of endless nights cat- Director ity. The opinions in The CLC Observer editorials are those of the editorial board; those expressed in ching up. Virginia Guilfoyle Business Manager columns, letters, or graphics are those of the in- dividual writers or artists. No part of the CLC We've heard this all before, and we've all promised ourselves that "it won't Observer may be reproduced without the written con- be like last semester; it'll be different this time." Well, regardless of what we Elizabeth Stone Faculty Consultant sent of the editorial staff. For ad rates and other in- formation, contact The CLC Observer, Lincoln hope for, maybe at best we can strive to maintain some fraction of truth in Center Campus, Fordham University, New York, New our resolutions. VW11 no doubt transform the December crunch into a May Typeset by Kells Typography, Inc. York 10023. Room 408 B. crunch, but if we don't lose touch with our early semester eagerness, then we wont lose touchwit h the whole purpose of coming here-to learn the most we can, to grow, to socialize, and to eventually get that diploma. New Beginning perience or any at all. We're looking for people Fordham's Blessing: who have the stamina abd talent1 to be able to By Julie Toth put out a paper every other week in the face of term papers, exams and important dates, etc. elcome back for another semester of These people must also have a standard of Dorothy M. Dohen fun. We are once again greeted v/ith journalistic ethics and be willing to serve the Wlong registration lines and another Fordham community as well as work with orothy M. Dohen was a talented and dedicated Sociology professor, a tuition hike. Will it ever end? It will for me. them. If you do not have experience we will Dmember of the Fordham faculty since I960. But since her days as a This semester is my last for being a CLC stu- teach you-all that is needed is an enthusiasm young person in the Catholic Action movements of the 194Cs, Dr. Dohen dent as well as an Observer editor. It makes to learn and do. me sad to think that I will never again sec Because editors have a chance to rerun for has always established herself as a fierce champion of the oppressed, as well. another piece of prosaic sculpture or another their positions, this has no bearing on new ap- Dr. Dohen fought for justice, both in society (she was a sought-after lost weekend doing layout. Which brings me to plicants. The board will review all applications speaker and advisor on social issues), and at Fordham, where she took an another topic. In our last issue we put in a re- equally and whoever we feel is competent to quest for new editorial applicants which I take care of our "baby" for us will get the job. I active role in personnel issues and tirelessly supported the EXCEL Program would like to explain a little further. know that some people arc still afraid to come for adult students. • • * up to the office and express their interest, but as I said in my first column of last semester- Talking about the "right stuff," we are open-. As the Rev. Joseph P. Fitzpatrick said at. Dr. Dohen's funeral mass, she we don't bite. ing all positions to everyone to try their hand took both her academics and her religion as a challenge to action-and For- Happy beginning of the semester!!! dham was lucky to be her base of operations for the last 23 years of her life. at. One need not have extensive newspaper ex- page 6/The Observer/January 23, 1984 1983 Movie Wrap-Up By Carole E. Brown, Donica O'Bradovich and Pamela Supporting Actor Spaulding P.S.: Mandy Pantinkin (Yentt) and John Lithgow (Twilight Zone)-a tie, because both stand out so much. Pantinkin How many Gone with the Winds and Wizard of Ozes were there is wonderful as Avigdor, Yentl's study partner, who is in 1983? None, but there were some bright spots, some faint glim- at doubt about his strong feelings toward him/her. mers of hope in the film industry, even with the Richard Geres, the Lithgow gives an unbelievably realistic performance in Matt Dillons, horny teenagers, spaceships, and Sons of 3D, Part The Nightmare at 20,000 Feet" segment of the mediocre Ill-type films. film. He makes you feel the terror of seeing an ominous We would like to put our two cents into this "top ten" business threat that no one else believes exists, and the and have compiled our individual and cumulative lists of "gems" helplessness of that feeling. and "duds," films which we gladly paid five bucks to see -and those DO.: Jack Nicholson (Terms of Endearment and anything which we should have been paid to see. else) - as Garret Breedlove, Shirley MacLaine's love in- Favorite Films terest, Nicholson is his usual, charming self. Best scene: C. B.: tt\ The Big Chill-The likeable characters make you feel she seduces him! good and hope that you have an ensemble of friends like Supporting Actress the ones in this film. The acting is great, and the sound- C.B. Linda Hunt (The Year of Living Dangerously) -Miss track is even better. and Hunt is extraordinarily convincing in what is a serious #2 Star SO- Bob Fosse's real-life horror film based on the P.S.: role as male photographer Billy Kwan, who draws Dorothy Stratten murder gets an extra boost of intensi- Signourney Weaver and Mel Gibson together. There is ty from Eric Roberts' high-nitched performance. never any visual or emotional doubt in Miss Hunt's D.O.: tt\ Fanny and Alexander-Ingmar Bergman has cheered performance. up and cheered us up with that lusty turn-of-the-century DO.: The late Thelma Ritter (Rear Window and anything theatrical family. Beautifully photographed, with else) —Miss Ritter displays her very special comedic wonderful performances, especially by young Bertil skills to the hilt as James Stewart's acid-tongued nurse Guve as Alexander. Stella, who helps him solve the murder. n Pauline at the Beach - French director Eric Rohmer's fantastically talky and sexy comedy about male-female relationships at a beach house and how they become entangled. #3 The Grey Fox-a wonderful northern breeze from Kicnarci farnsworth as Bill Mine i Canada, low-keyed and romantic, with sexy sex- agenerarian Richard Farnsworth as legendary stagecoach Up and Coming Favorites Leas robber Bill Meiner. P.S.: Director Lynne Littman-the talent and sensitivity she D.O.: P.S.: tt\ Rear Window - Hitchcock's 30-year-old re-released film shows in Testament should hopefully open the door for has every element that makes him a master-great ac- more American female directors. ting by Grace Kelly and James Stewart, marvelous Amy Irving-from Carrie, to The Fury, to The Competi- camerawork, editing, music, and a suspenseful, tight tion, her sweet emotional talent conies to the. fore in plot. Yentl. CB: #2 Testament—a gripping, realistic film drrected by Lynne Sean Penn - the versatile Bad Boys star has the intensi- Littman, depicting the after-effects of nuclear war. Out- ty of the now-famous Strasberg-Method actors. P.S.: shines the poor The Day After, and Jane Alexander is Tom Cruise-he's good as the all-American boy in Risky magnificent. Business and All the Right Moves (and Losin 'It and The Outsiders; he was very busy last year), but does anyone Favorite Actors remember his great macho-psychotic performance in DO.: Gerard Depardieu (Danton, The Return of Martin 1982's Tbpsl Guerre) France's busiest actor is so full of magnetic DO: Mary Kay Place- she is the best of the Big Chill-ers as energy in these two very different films that you have Meg the lawyer. Especially hysterical is the now-classic to fan yourself. •"availability of men" speech. If she can keep this up, she P.S.: I can think of no one actor, but all the actors in The Big will be an incredibly funny comedic actress. CB: Chill are standouts, and yet they're all equal. Mickey Rourke (Rumblefish) - we need not mention the C. B.: Eric Roberts (Star 80) - Robert's career has been waiting flick he is in, but Rourke brings class, intensity, and Thelma Ritter and James Stewart in Rear Window for the powerful breakthrough role as wife-killer Paul dignity to the Motorcycle Boy role. Rourke will be one Snider to feally show his awesome potential. of our generation's most gifted actors. Special Mention - the ensemble cast of The Right Stuff, Director including Ed Harris, Saih Shepard, Dennis Quaid and CB.: Bob Fosse (Star 80)—his familiar technique of combin- Most Underestimated Film Scott Glenn. ing interviews, flashbacks, and brillian visual montages D.O.: Robert Altman's Streamers -The film was released for has not become hackneyed. about two minutes. Altman's brilliant and moving film, PS.: Lawrence Kasdari (The Big Chill); special mention: about Vietnam soldiers waiting to be shipped overseas Alfred Hitchcock (Rear Window)—Kasdan is successful and revealing their most inner agonies, gives new mean- in taking what could have been a narrow, specific movie ing to the word genius. The ensemble of actors should and making it a joyous and endearing film that touches receive every know film award - if anyone gets to see the Least every age group in some way, giving not just children film. D.O.: of the 60's a good time. CB: Martin Scorsese's King of Comedy—of lening very ear- The late Alfred Hitchcock deserves mention for 1983. ly in the year was the kiss of death for this unusual black A new generation has discovered his talent on the big comedy starring Robert De Niro, Jerry Lewis and San- screen, and Rear Window (1954) is the cream of the crop, dra Bernhart. This disturbingly funny commentary on CB: blowing away most of this year's new releases in terms how far fanaticism and the urge to become famous will of quality. take two people would have been financially successful if released in the fall, when films like this are usually Fun Movies:Not necessarily critical successes or bombs, these released. Now this will sink into obscurity unlike other Least were just plain entertaining... Scorsese/De Niro collaborations, Taxi Driver aaA Mean DO: D.O.: Zelig— Woody Allen and cinematographer Gordon Streets. Willis' technical brilliance overwhelm us a bit, but CB.: Woody as Zelig is his marvelous self. Local Hero-Scottish Bill Forsyth's off-beat comedy about oil tycoon Burt Lancaster in a small Scottish village has wonderfully idiosyncratic characters. C. B.: Thiding Places - Eddie Murphy's not his best here, but this amusing comedy about changing economic levels does not insult the audience's intelligence. It also in- dicates that Dan Aykroyd may have a comedy future, alone. Scar/ace - not a pretty film but those who can stand the language and the bullets will find out that it can't be taken seriously. Al Pacino is both funny and scary as part of a good, distinguished-looking cast. P.S.: Flashdance—it has shallow characters, a you've-scen- it-all-before love story, and amateurish acting. But visually it is exciting, one long giant successful music video. Return of the Jedi—if you lived through the first two, this more of the high life. Special effects grow more sophisticated at every turn. Shirlej Madeline and Dcbra Winger in Terms of Endearment Eddie and the Cruisers - a movie so lame that it is a great crowd pleascr, with dialogues so inane it asks to have Favorite Actresses the crowd yell at "the boys from New Jersey." P.S.: ' Jane Alexander (Testament) plays with conviction, a Other Good Films (in alphabetical order) mother watching a small town and her children die from Boat People The Right Stuff the after-effects of a nuclear holocaust. The strength of Danton Sllkwood Alexander's performance lies in the tenderness and Educating Rita Streamers humanity she brings to the role. Heart Like a Wheel Terms of Endearment D.O.: Shirley MacLainc/Debra Winger (Terms ofEndearment) King of Comedy The Year of Living It's barbarous to name one without the oilier. Both are Koyaanlsquatsl Dangerously brilliantly funny and poignant in the film about mother- The Return of Martin Yentl daughter interdependence. Guerre Zelig Woody Allen in Zeli January 23,1984/The Observer/page 7 The Best And Worst

Most Tasteless Remake What's the Big Deal? All: Breathless-director Jim McBride over Jean-Luc D.O.: Liquid Sky -WeVe heard go much about it being "uni- Godard? Richard Gere over Jean-Paul Belmondo? que," "haunting," "strangely beautiful." In reality this Wlerie What's-her-name over Jean Seberg? How about piece of junk is "perverted," disgusting" and "revolting." Brooke Shields as Scarlett O'Hara while you're at it? It's about aliens taking a liking to drugs. Blast off, eh? Godard probably wishes he were dead so he could spin P.S.: Richard Gere, John Travolta, The Right Stuff, Jennifer in his coffin. Beals, Marine Jahan, the MPAA giving Scarface an "X" rating and then an "R." Most Tacky Title-0cto/M«£}>-tacky, very tacky. CB: JedCs Ewoks (they are so cute I want to make them into Most Embarrassing Performance coats), Richard Gere (Til wait until he does a great thing D.O.: lmogene Coca (Vacation)-as Chevy Chase's aunt, like Brando did-play Marc Antony in Julius Caesar), Coca, the comedienne from Your Show of Shows is given and Michael Jackson's short film Thriller (I was not im- a horrendously vulgar and tasteless bit. When her pressed. Where did the million bucks go to? Jackson's character dies, Chase leaves the body on a porch after nose job?). carrying it on the car roof. Come back, Sid Caesar! C B. Richard Pryor (Superman III) - his aping and tomming and just made this mess worse. P.S.: Bimbo of the Year A final note from all of us-the "It-Looks-Like-They've-Made- P.S.: John Travolta. Has the public tired of him yet? Another-Godzilla-Movie-Again" award to... D.O.: Pia Zadora—Who else? Pia Zadora in The Lonely Lady The film companies, who decide that Americans are too dumb and for being Pia Zadora. It's so cliche' now to recognize and/or lazy to read subtitles and therefore continue the ludicrous Pia for her sheer, elegant gracelessness and her wonder- practice of dubbing perfectly good and wonderful foreign films ful non-talents. But when you got it, you got it. into English just because they think that an out-of-synch voice C B: Jennifer Beals—She's not getting away so easily. She gets will keep the cash and box office receipts coming in. Dub this another chance, though; this is only for the year. for us please: "Muy c stupido."

. r in The Grey Fox it Favorite Films I tt\ Rumblefish - awful Coppola "teen art" film that should { be thrown into the Dead Sea. ' ffl Videodrome-repulsive, exploding head film with Deb- bie Harry about VCR's taking over people. Fast forward I and eject! #3 Purple Haze-cliche-ridden film about the 1960's Can we get on with another decade, Hollywood? #1 Brainstorm - Douglas Trumbull's overblown mess star- ring the late Natalie Wood and Chritopher Walken in what are easily their worst performances. A silly, juvenile plot and deafening mediocre special effects sank this bomb. #2 Twilight Tone—not the worst film, but the most disap- pointing since the TV show is close to my heart. Only John Lithgow m the "Nightmare at 20,000 Feet" segment" i succeeds in the same vein as Serling's show. #1 Superman 111- this was the biggest let-down of the year. After the magic of the first two, this was like popping a child's balloon. Bad acting, bad writing, and worse special effects. #2 Valley Girl-1 heard that this predictable and unfunny, film was one of the better teenage movies. Hmpf! Although directed by a woman, Martha Coolidge, the story of a valley girl's struggle between the local hunk Jobeth Williams, Kevin Kline, William Hurt and Glenn Close in The Big Chill and a Hollywood new waver still exploited partially- dressed girls. Nicholas Cage as the punk is good, but Td rather see Porky's again. t Favorite Actors THE ARTS Matt Dillon (Rumblefish and anything else)- Mumblefish. James Woods (Videodrome)—normally fine actor gets caught with his hand in his stomach. Clint Eastwood (Sudden Impact)-What was Dirty Harry's motivation for his once-effective stone face in this one? Would smiling crack his face and ruin his day? For Some, It's Bloody Fun Favorite Actress Barbara Streisand (Yentl) - Don't panic! Yentl is fabulous but she is just not convincing as a man. Jennifer Beals (Flashdance) - this girl must have taken By Carole E. Brown The inventions of new arsenals since Cagney's fell into a pool. Water and a large amount of that quickie courses at the Bo Derek/Pia Zadora School of heyday have enabled the characters in this film to red substance splashed up. Gross. Acting. She couldn't act her way out of her leg warmers. "Hey Al, give me some of that." make sure that everyone's good an dead, but shirts "S— man, you die as you live," one awed patron Even her dance double Marine Jahan player her better Hey man, let me come over to your house." with big sticky red spots on them just aren't enough said. than she did. Al Pacino sat behind an expensive black desk to previously rate this film an "X". There are many That wasn't giving away the end of the film; with I Favorite Ensemble Acting littered with expensive items, in a black room. slice-cm-up films out there that would really make all the hoopla surrounding this movie, this scene This category has to exist this year. Powdered "dextrose" stuck to the end of his nose, your stomach churn by showing things like Mon- should not be a surprise. What is surprising to Brainstorm-actors Natalie Wood, Christopher Walken, probably with the help of the abundant amount of tana's buddy have his arm and leg chainsawed-off. some, although it shouldn't be, is the audience's Louise Fletcher, Cliff Robertson display no talent in this tanning lotion that he had on his face. Director Brian De Palma spared everyone'this reaction to the film. Many an "average patron" ex- ited angry that Montana couldn't have put away awful film, ovcr-and underacting in moments to their The reason Pacino had his face buried in a ultimate nausea by showing Pacino's face and the more people than he did. Leaving the theater feel- greatest disadventure. (And they are helped. See below) mountain of dextrose wasn't because he had a sweet bathroom being splattered with "blood," and never tooth; he was playing Tony Montana, a big Cuban the gruesome act (Thankfully a shot of the arm ing aggressive has been happening for years, but Inept Director coke dealer, and the sugar was playing cocaine, in hanging from a shower curtain rod was cut out of gosh, a lot of these people entered that way, so the Douglas Trumbull (Brainstorm) -adds new meaning to the movie Scarface. the film. It would have probably been shown in emotions were heightened. Most people relieve the word incompetent. Trumbull obviously picked up About 150 people sat in a Brooklyn your average teenage horror film). There are ob- tension by going to a film like this, but the opposite nothing from director Kubrick (2001), Spielberg (Close neighborhood theater on a Saturday afternoon wat- jectionable scenes, like the closeup of a man hung happened here. That's scarier than the movie itself. Encounters), or even Ridley Scott (Bladerunner), all of ching Pacino's eyes glaze over. From the sounds by a helicopter. A long shot would have sufficed, When his eyes harden, Al Pacino is more whom he has worked with as a special effects man. Too of the sniffling and the smell of the burning leaves, but there's always something in a De Palma film threatening than he's ever been. This role is a 180 bad. there were probably a lot of glazed-over eyes in the that annoys me. degree turn around from his last one: he was a ' Bad Films (in alphabetical order) audience, too. The ones not reflecting film in real The uninhibited audience cheered for Pacino likeable playwright father of five in Author, Detroit life were urging on Montana to shoot everyone in evcrytime his eyes hardened with hate. They knew Author. His testing of comedic waters didn't work y Money sight. One boy, about 14, had barely sat down when what it meant, and no one had any sympathy for out, but he should try again. His intensity in Scar- lid Sky he started yelling, "shoot him!" Others were the other guy. They especially loved the ending, face was too much. He's got to lighten up a bit. Man with Two Brains debating in what part of the body should Montana which was pretty powerful and well-staged, where On the other hand, this can be seen as Pacino's ight In Heaven « shoot the next guy. Montana took a machine gun with a grenade laun- most comedic performance. Watching him in a cher and scattered his assassins like arcade targets, coke-induced daze was laughable after a while- thing Part III r Makes you wish you were at a private screening. thing 3D Actually, Scarface wasn't that bad a movie. and then blew away fifteen more with the launcher There were times his accent was reminiscent of thing starring Richard Gere, Pla Zadora, Burt There hasn't been a good gangster film since Vie attachment. It hud to be the noisiest ending made Chcech Marin. His insult exchanges with his wife (Grease 2\ Michelle Pfciffcr, much better here) eynolds, and John Travolta. Godfather and before that. This film is a modern by one man in movie history, only being topped are funny, although they have tragic overtones. The thing that could've starred the above. version of the old gangstcf film, with more bullets, by the noise in the theater itself. "comedy" is a relief from his otherwise dangerous- thing starring people In armor and loincloths. more blood, and more bad language-especially Then came a really nauseating scene: after what bad language. There arc reportedly 183 mentions seemed like five minutes of a bullet-riddled Mon- ly intense performance, but he's widened his ap- thing starring teenagers in underwear (except peal and attracted some new, uh, fans. \sky Business). of obscenity; 1 counted ISS. tana jumping around, cursing the terrorists out, he % I The Observer/January 23, 1984 A New Year In Music By Caryn L. Rose to see Ronnie Lane, and these.concerts raised a lot of money .show ever, as the rumors are saying, this show made me realize that will hopefully do a lot of people, not just Ronnie, al lot of just how much we will be losing from rock and roll. appy New Year and welcome back! good. Amen. Before I talk about my deliriously musical New Year's My New Year's ended downtown on E. 15th Street, at the Hcelebration, since the A.R.M.S. people made the cover much-touted "Buster Poindexter Extravaganza." I arrived at the of the last issue of Rolling Stone, I thought it was only proper very beginning of the second set and was one of the lucky peo- ple who stayed to hear Buster do a third set, some time around that I throw in my two cents (as usual) about the "event." On to New Year's. There was quite a bit of rock and roll for 5 a.m. or so. Firstly, I don't care what anyones musical alliances or orien- the occasion this year: there was Hot 1h.no at the Beacon, tations are, this was an absolutely brilliant line up. In Rolling Southside Johnny at the Capitol, and, of course, the Kinks at The third set was particularly great because David Jo brought Stone, Kurt Loder referred to the A.R.M.S. concerts as a "new Roseland. I got on line at about 6 p.m. with about nine other up the members of his band who were still around and per- waver's nightmare." Sure. Let's help encourage the factionaliza- very cold Kinks fans. The first thing I noticed, besides the ex- ' formed real laid-back versions of "Pills" and "Heart of Gold." tion of rock and roll. Expecially come from Rolling Stone, treme cold, is that Roseland is across from a bar called "Lola's." He also swore—on his honor—that this was the very last Buster which is such a bastion of mediocrity and middle-of-the- This was definitely a good omen for the evening. Poindexter show-but I've already heard rumors that Buster will be back in February. roadism. Fashions and haircuts mean absolutely nothing when Anyway, I ended up right in the front, between Ray Davies it comes right down it it-there are some (in fact, lots) of us and his brother. Being that close to the Kinks was heavenly ***** who just appreciate good music. You can't go forward until you enough, but.the fact that it was the tightest, and the most I wish I had some shows to recommend, but there's not acknowledge where you came from in the first place. energetic I've ever seen them made it even more special. Ray anything coming up that's even mildly interesting... Anyway, on to the concert itself. It can be summarized in just was as gregarious as ever, and Dave finally decided to act like ALBUMS WORTH HEARING: Learning to Crawl, from the a few sentences: Clapton looked incredibly straight and was the guitar hero that he is. Roseland is not that big of a place to Pretenders... Hurt Me, an all-acoustic album from Johnny just wonderful; Jeff Beck was completely awesome and Jimmy begin with, and it was completely packed and the audience was Thunders, who is in exile in Prance, where the dope is cheaper, Page was, well, frankly, boring. I was waiting for some divine crazy. or so I hear.. .and Touch, the latest from the Eurythmics, a revelation—expecting to walk out of the concert finally ap- What more can I say? I could tell you that I couldn't take pic- band that actually lends some respectability to synth-pop... preciating why Page is such a great guitarist. What a letdown. I tures for the first four songs because my hands were shaking ***** felt ever sorrier for the three guys I was with who all at one too much; or that you couldn't tell that Ray and Dave were the COMING NEXT ISSUE: The moment you've all been waiting time in their lives considered Page to be God. And all three of same brothers that had to cancel a tour because they were for, I know: the top 10 albums, singles and live shows of 1983. them rather sadly admitted that he was completely boring. Ah fighting so much; but I don't think I can quite relay just how Don't hold your breath waiting, though.. .but hopefully, I will well, that's rock and roll for you. In any case, it was wonderful special a show this was. But-if this was the very last Kinks have some surprise guests contributing their opinions.

there prevails a religious fanaticism (an ideology) On The Nature Of Art Revolution that Art should be grotesque and shocking while By M.D. Stratis throughout history, from time immemorial, Art the representation of contemporary thought as ac- never intended this purpose. An atmosphere of an- would evolve into a different form, which stil tagonism was created against the aspiring artists It seems that the most popular approach to rapid cepted by the majority of the populace is a given holds on to the basic principles of the earlier style, deep in the styles of past. change within the past 200 years is accomplished area-but to their dismay, the majority becomes to thus preserve the existence of art. The excuses used against the continuation of old through revolution. Therefore many today feel an dissatisfied with their works and desires speedy If this newer style does not please the masses styles were false and very harsh and hostile; one inner desire to destroy or extinguish some change. This opposing emotion is the main ele- then more pressures will be applied until a bettei excuse was based on the idea that the art of the past established force through a mass movement which ment of the colossal and profound movement of art form or style is reached, either through continued had been exhausted and that $ new style in the op- aims at quickly toppling the dominant power revolution. change or through the replacement of former art posite direction should prevail-into unbalanced, through violence; this mainly typical of political The government of art, a term I use with much ists. If, on the other hand, the artists remain dea: assymetrical, disproportioned, inorganic order of situations or economic scenarios such as the pleasure, is based upon the creation of works that to the demands of the people, dissatisfaction may parts in a disunited whole, Other excuses were French Revolution, Russian Revolution, etc. Yet are approved by the majority through their whole- lead to the creation of rival styles that may replace based on accusations typical of those hiding there is another different form of revolution, hearted support towards continuing prosperity. the Old Schools; or possibly to what remains pre- truth'-that the populace was uneducated in art among the many types, neither political or Successful "art governments" do stress a satisfac- dominant in our society, that being a situation history and should fully rely on the new artistic economic, which is utilized by those desiring tion between the creators (artists), and the masses. where the efforts of the select few center on resort- shcools' interpretations. change in artistic or creative form. If there exists a major dissatisfaction within the ing to tactics of wrongfulness - these being accusa- The real reason why these artists exist today is The thought of such an action is not viewed as populace, which receives and criticizes the works, tions against the people, stating that since only then either a transformation (evolution in art style) based on one word—survival, in the financial purely sensational or the result of some few misapprehension, insensibility and ignorance per- sense. These artists aim to create a layer of deranged individuals, but it is rather regarded as will occur or the oligarchy of artists will deny the sist, the populace will never accept the predomi- demands and present a defense to counter the many believers that may protect them while they continue a major sense of dissatisfaction with prevailing pat- nant style. This is a major error and a major to reap the fortunes of deception and trickery. terns. This is supported by the fact that a very criticisms. A transformation is the popular and, obstacle in the history of artistic expression. rightly so, the best approach to solving the issue Some are just insensible of the world around them strong emotion can exist among the prestigious few Suppression will counter the general tone of the of dissatisfaction within the populace. The style and disregard taste, thereby creating abstractions in, let us say, painting, who consider their art as majority, through the utilization of false definitions contrary to art. The curtain of falsehood hides their on the True Nature of Art, Beauty and even Truth aims of profitability. We allow them to actually Though the popular style may not contain an ink- continue, destroying the almost sacred history of ling of the aforementioned qualities (a quite dif- past, thus creating a new "Dark Age" of art that ficult situation to apprehend partly because serves as a gap in time devoid of any inheritance popular art appreciation is an emotional force of of artistic value. trule instinctive origin based on beauty and aesthe- These are the leaders that are to be deposed and tics,) the artists must endeavor to explain the cor- exiled in the revolution of art. These are the ones rect characteristics of True Art, difficult though who pull the blanket over our eyes and profit with the task may be. They must make sure mat an their own creations of absolute worthlessness. The understanding of the generally accepted theories sustenance of a profit level drives them on, conti- of art in the past are made clear and comprehen- nuing their wrongful plans to deceive. We suffer sible. The opposite situation though does tend to when we allow them to control our senses and exist in our times where the populace does under- emotions. Many of us shudder at their grotesque stand the criteria of art evaluation and the compon- creations of sculpture that lay in some pastoral set- ents of aesthetics and is limited to the powerful ting of beauty. oligarchy of artists that hold contrary opinions. Art is not supposed to create hateful feelings This is a typical example of the first stage in art against itself. It should create feelings of depth, revolution. though the subject portrayed may be hideous or ug- Through the recognition of beauty as the major ly. Art has its limits-they cannot be stretched fur- component of art, and the characteristics of arous- ther into the opposite direction. Therefore it is the ed aesthetic emotion, noble emotion, and the duty of the populace to correct the wrongs inflicted recognition of perfection by means of the senses, on society and history. The crimes of suppression, the populace can protest to have greater works or conspiracy, prevarication, perversion of art, and even Truer works of art produced. Recognition of wrongful profitability are to be condemned. Their the factors determining art, as arranged by the guilt lies in not allowing the generations the right great artists of the past who have succeeded in to an inheritance of greatness, an act that deserves satisfying the masses, is the first step towards the anger of all True Artists, those persecuted and change. ridiculed and now, those that aspire to correct. "A return to the past" is the goal of (hose ap- The arts (music, painting, literature, sculpture, preciating True Art and its greatness. The Art etc.) are judged, by many, to be the legacy of Revolution must have the reestablishmcnt of the civilizations that have reached great heights in the styles of the past, that reflect the true essence of True essence of beauty and aesthetic; examples are beauty and aesthetic, as its goal. The phillipics of the Greek, Roman, Byzantine, Gothic, Renais- the populace must be heard and remembered in sance, Baroque, Neo-Classical, Roccoco, Roman- this era of growing tensions where the stage for tic and Impressionistic forms and styles, extremely change is prepared. Prom this stage of unfair com- popular to this generation. Yet somehow, the sense promise between artists and populace, we must of True Art has become lost over the century with strive for revolutionary breaks to return to the prior wars, depressions and chaos, serving as the agents styles of art. It must become the priority of all that allowed experimental change, termed by many generations to make sure thfit art reflects the to be revolutionary though the fact today remains popular demands in line with artistic history. Art idllNLYDONlasliio that it was a conspiracy by the few artists attemp- must be long ("Ars longus, vita brcvis") in historical ting to change past styles by dwelling in the endurance - it must never cease. Ws must preserve "CORRUPT" also stamng SYLVIA SIDNEY - darkness of unknown styles. the greatness of the past and restore it to the throne These unknown styles urc areas of abstraction of the Present. It is Art that remains as civiliza- Prodticed by JEAN V1G0 r.l. and AURA FILM not recognized by most because of the complete- tions expire; it is Art that inspires future genera- From/llNEW LINE CINEMA ly foreign elements that do not pertain to the art tions. A|) now must unite to rid the plague of of the past. Suppression of the past styles became abstraction afore us, for the Muses of Art bid us Gu ids EMBASSY 72MO ST. 1 a policy among the cliques, small intellectual to raise our voices and to conquer. Our struggle B'WAY A 72 ST 724-6745 groups that dominate 20th Century Art where is soon to begin!!! January 23,1984/The Observer/prd%b 9 Priceless Friendship Don't Like The Observer? Try Running It Yourself.

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Isabclle Huppert and Miou Miou in Entre Nous By Donica O'Bradovich Rene and Lena's daughters, who play as boys and girls do, without the interference of grown-ups; the A film that is so true and real, which allows us film indeed contains a dream situation for to empathize with the characters, is rare. When we [Fate everyone, and domestic life has never been so find this film, we are so swept away that the smell humorously portrayed. There is the hum-drum in [Yearbo of cologne in the theatre simply has to belong to their lives, when Rene gets locked in the bathroom, the people onscreen, and and onscreen gesture or i\Jnc\ea and there is the little joy of having Lena's Michel's glance lingers in our memory long after we realize daughters jump into Mommy and Daddy's bed, 1 that there were other people sitting with us in the Nrui'iimht (.rani liiirriiM'd without any restrictions, which Kurys cherishes. theatre and that we forgot to buy popcorn. That film is Entre Nous ("Between Us") about two women's friendship. It is one of the most poignant- There is no hint of unhappiness in their lives un- n w-v • »** iifl-Hmjtn iff /* rv j^* /t_ 4 ly moving films ever to be released about the rites til Kurys quite subtly makes changes in the rather Hin I/KRATFS "*'— V»-«A~F;..<«» rw. i ***** *^BJV%IIV3 • »>.

By Cheryl Vivino John's the game's first points but St. John's could three seconds left to preserve St. John's win. not get the lead back until three minutes into the St. John's Ail-American candidate Chris Mullin . St. John's had to scrap for its life to get past For- second half. playing in his first game in three weeks due to ten dham in the Holiday Festival opener at Madison This was a grudge dual of city rivals and the donitis in his right foot, shot 5-5 from the foul line, Square Garden on December 27, winning 56-52. largest St. John's lead all night was five points. It 9-9 from the floor for a game-high 19 points. Iona fell to North Carolina by the score of 74-61, took 21-24 foul shooting and an 11-12 second half Fordham was led by guard Tony Mclntosh's 14 setting up St. John's and North Carolina in the performance from the floor to pull it off. Even as points and center Steve Samuel's nine rebounds. championship game, and Fordham and Iona in the the final seconds wound down, the Rams were still consolation game on December 29th. in the battle. Fbrdham's luck seemed even worse in the con- St. John's Mike Moses made a free throw with solation game against Iona where they never really Fordham came into the Festival at 7-3, having 32 seconds left, giving the Redmen a 54-50 lead got their offense on the right track, and were play- wanned up against such powers as Arkansas (62-61 but Jerry Hobbie came right back for the Rams ing catch up formos t of the game. The team didn't loss), Southern California (78-67 win), and North with a 19-fboter from the right side. Fordham then seem as up for this contest and it showed when Carolina (73-56 loss). got the ball back when Mark Jackson missed the another loss was added to their record within two The competition-hardened Rams sprung a first shot of a one-and-one. days. St. John's had unfortunate luck also against fullcourt press on the Redmen from the opening Fordham came down the floor, but Hobbie's off North Carolina where they saw their ten plus half tip-off and never relented. balance 22-foot try with five seconds left woulc time lead wiped away by the Tar Heels, who went Tony Mclntosh Chris Mullin made two foul shots giving St. not go. Jackson then hit two from the line witl on to win the game and the Tournament.

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THE LIGHTHOUSE. The New York Association for the Blind, will be accepting applications for the 1984 Charles E. Dillman Career Incentive Awards until February 1,1984. The competition, IMPORTANT DATES in its fifth year, is open to legally blind residents of the Greater New Late Registration-January 27-February 2. York area. The Career Change Award goes to a person undertaking Last day for students to submit incomplete work from Fall '83 studies necessary for a change or career. The award is $2,500. The semester, Friday, January 27. awards are sponsored by the Women's Committee of die Lighthouse, Last day for course changes-Thursday, February 9. based on initiative, achievement and excellence. Career Incentive Deadline to file for May and September '84 graduation is February Awards, The Lighthouse, 111 East 59th Street, New York 10022. 13 (cards are available in Office of Registrar or in the Assistant Call 355-2200. Dean's Office). ***** DR. SPYROS EFTHIMIADES, Assistant Professor of Physics in THE JEWISH MUSEUM is sponsoring an exhibition entitled the Excel Division, will be considered for tenure in the Spring of Kings and Citizens: The History of Jews in Denmark 1622-1983. 1984. Students who wish to discuss Dr. Efthimiades may meet with In this exhibition, portraits, paintings, ceremonial objects, and ex- the Excel Chairperson, Maria Fiondella on Tuesday, February 7, ceptionally rare illuminated manuscripts and books will be used to Wednesday February 8 and Thursday, February 9 from 5 pm to 6 interweave die 300-year history of the Jewish community in Den- pm. Students may also submit written evaluations of Dr. Efthimiades mark with the story of the growth of the extraordinary Hebraica Col- to the Excel Division. lection of the Royal Library in Copenhagen. The exhibition will con- ***** currently commemorate the Rescue of the Danish Jews, which took place in October, 1943. For further information call the Jewish THE PORDHAM FILM COMMITTEE will present Wbrgames Museum, "860-1888. on Thursday, February 9 in Room 504. ***** TEACHER EVALUATIONS are available for students to refer to MILLENNIUM-A media arts center specializing in film screen- during registration on the first floor near the escalator. ings and production, and offering free Friday night open screen- ings (8 p.m.) at which members and nonmembers are invited to show their own films. People interested in filmmaking can participate in introductory hands-on activities and screenings before signing up for classes and courses here. Visit 66 East 4th Street, or call AVAILABLE IN 420 1673-0090.

HOTLINE/HOTLINE If you do not know exactly who can help you deal with your problem call the People Switchboard, whigh can CLC INTRAMURAL Basketball and Volleyball seasons begin on Photo fly W.A. ftww give you the numbers and information on 3,000 volunteer groups Monday, January 23. For more information go to the Student Ac- and services to call for help. Monday through Thursday, noon to PHILIP GLASS AND ROBERT MORAN-works influenced by tivities room or call 579-2453-2455. 4 pm, 505-6200. Listed are a few hotlines: CHILD ABUSE-taped Asia at the Asia Society. On Saturday, January 28 at 7:00 and again ***** message on child abuse, appropriate for both kids and adults seek- at 9:30 pm composers Philip Glass and Robert Moran. This exciting ing help 24 hours a day, the tape gives a phone number at the end RAM VAN SCHEDULES are available in Room 420 or at the first event is a departure from the usual programs offered at the Society ofthe message for direct contact. 772-8410. CRIME VICTIMS-If floor security desk. Vans leave Lincoln Center at 7:45 am, 8:30, in that it features Western music. Both Mr. Glass and Mr. Moran you have been die victimof a crime, you can call for counseling and 9:30,10:30,11:30,12:30 pm, 1:30,2:30,3:30,4:30,5:30,6,6:30, have been inspired by the musical traditions of the East and have information on how to obtain medical, police, or legal assistance. 7:45, 9:10, 9:40 and 11. Tickets are $1, available in 420. incorporated Asian ideas into their own compositions. Tickets are They refer you" to walk-in branches of the Victim Services Agency ***** $20, $18 for Asia Society members. For students with a valid I.D. which sponsors the hotline- in various neighborhoods 24 hours a STUDENT HANDBOOKS are available in the Student Activities a limited number of tickets are available at $10. For further infor- day seven days a week. 577-7777. RUNAWAYS-This hotline pro- mation call the Asia Society 288-6400, ext. 280. Office, Room 420. vided by the Victims Services Agency is for teenagers who are "on , ***** the-street" or thinking or running away. 619-6884 (or 61-Y-O-U-T-H). THE KITCHEN of Soho will be presenting programs and show- ings in video, film, music, dance, performance and gallery art at 59 Wooster Street (entrance on Broome Street between West Broad- AROUND way and Wooster). For further information about programs, reser- IMPORTANT-Students and faculty wishing to have information vations, or memberships call 925-3615. placed on this page the deadline for the next issue is January 30, NEW YORK ***** for the February 8 issue. CENTER FOR NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS is now offer- ***** THE DIARY OF ANNE FRANK featuring Jewish drama students ing a low cost space to all students and student groups for parties, from New York University will take place on Saturday through meetings, fund raising events, celebrations, entertainment, func- SCULPTURE BY JUDITH BROWN on the Robert Moses Plaza tions, performances, exhibits, classes, etc. The space is a large loft, Thursday evenings, February 11-16, 1984, at 8:00 pm, Sunday can be viewed by the students, faculty and public until November capable of holding 250 people located at 7th Avenue and 25th Street. matinee at 2:00 pm. General admission is $6 at The No-Smoking 1984. Playhouse, 354 West 45th Street. For information call 696-1590. It is available on a regular basis or for one-time use. The Center also provides free advice in presenting various functions at its facili- ***** ty. CNO provides low cost consulation, legal advice, fund raising KIDS AND PARENTS talk about separation and divorce - a con- and promotional services to organizations and associations. For ference and introduction to eight workshops featuring groups for more information call 989-9026 kids and groups for parents. The guest speakers are Sandra Rod- ***** man Mann, Ed.D President, Parent Skills, Assistant Professor, Graduate School, Fordham University, Parent. Paula Gaynor LIGHTS CAMERA ACTION: New York's Silent Film Studio's M.S.W., Parent Group Leader, Child Development Center, Parent. exhibition organized by the New York Historical Society, and The The conference will take place on Sunday February 5th, 2-4 pm, Astoria Motion Picture and Television Fund. This exhibition will admission is free, reservations are required. Call 787-4400 ext. 196 describe New York's history as a film making center during the "hey- or 197 at The Family Center the West Side YMCA, 5 West 63rd day" of silent film production. Original photographs of sets, film Street. For more information contact Patricia L. Armetta 787-4400. crews in action, movie posters, antique cameras, costumes and other memorabilia, now until March 4th. New York Historical Society, 170 Central Park West.

CELLIST MISCHA MAISKY will make his New York recital debut with pianist Peter Serkin on February 5th at 2 pm at Town ANNOUNCEMENTS hall. This Town Hall recital will mark the second appearance of Maisky and Serkin together, the first was in West Germany in November, 1983. Reserved tickets are sold-out but standing room CAMPUS MINISTRIES: Mass is offered daily at 12:30 p.m. in tickets are still available at $3. Please call 586-4680 for further the Chapel, Room 221. The staff is on duty in Room 217 Monday information. to Friday. 841-5140. 1984 VALENTINE DAY MAIL CALL: Make a lonely sex- I viccman/woman happy on Valentine Day by sending cards and/or I letters. Mail from everyone and everywhere is welcome and is sent TUTORS NEEDED IN ALL SUBJECTS. Gain valuable ex- to more than 100 locations across the US. and around the world. OPERA ENSEMBLE PRESENTS Gala Anniversary Concert on perience while you help others and earn money. Share your Young volunteers need to know that you care. You and/or your group Wednesday, February 1 al 8:30 pm. The Opera Ensemble of New academic proficiency and enthusiasm with another student. The should specify on each envelope whether the curd and/or letter is York will celebrate its fifth anniversary with selections running the Higher Education Opportunity Program is looking for tutors in all for a woman or man. F.nclosc the cards in a large envelope and ad- gamut of repertoire from Mozart to Britten, sung by distinguished subjects and especially in the natural sciences, mathematics, com- dress it to: artists. A champagne reception will follow the concert, which will puter science, and business. Contact Dr. Beatrice Stern: Room Armed Forces Mail Call be presented at St. Peter's Church at the Citycorp Building, 619 Lex- 803-E, or call 841-5261, Monday to Friday, 9-5. Box 1897 ington Avenue. (E. 54th St.) For information and reservations call Doming, NM 88030 The Opera Ensemble of New York al 288-1485.