GUCAP Undertakes Social Action Work

Vol. XLV, No.3 GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY, WASHINGTON, D. C. Thursday, October 15, 1964 Hoya Policy Argued (ompus Mock Election Beckons NOYII Politicos GUCAP Undertakes Restive Assembly To Support A (IIndilllte Social Action Work Yesterday the polls opened on the Georgetown Campus for the model Presidential election. Although the num ber of students, faculty mem bers, and administrators who voted was less than expected by the committee, it is expected that today's turnout will make the elec tion a success. The returns from the election will be counted publicly tonight, on the White-Gravenor patio. A loud speaker system will be set up, and WGTB-FM will tape simul taneous reports. To enhance the festive spirit Qf the occasion, cof fee and donuts will be served to all present at the counting. The HOYA will handle publicity NOT THAT I'M A PUBLICITY HOUND ..• Stimulus editor DEEPLY MOVED ..• by the spirit of GUCAP, young Hoyas lend Gagen attacks rival publication-US. for the election, and .plans have been made to publish the returns heart and soul to the social reform movement. by Frank Keating in local newspapers and through by Ellen Canepa an intercollegiate press service. To many observers, it is apparent that the Gallagher The election itself was jQintIy spon GUCAP is a new word in the Georgetown vocabulary Council may well prove the most constructive in several sored by the Student Councils, The this year. Translated, it is the Georgetown University Com years. Sunday evening's meeting, though lengthy, tackled HOYA, and WGTB-FM. munity Action Program. This program had its beginnings a variety of problems intimately associated with the good Mrozek a year and a half ago when a handful of Georgetown stu of the student body. However, it is much too early to see However, Don Mrozek, WGTB dents became aware that the need for tutors at local settle if they are going out of their way to truly represent them. FM chief, cited the station's ac tual, if not Qfficial, position as fol ment houses and public schools could easily be met by college Whether student opinion will lows: "It's not going to solve any students. Last February this 'Stimulus' Reappears continue to be sifted is yet to thing . so we're not going Qut handful (called the George be seen. of way . and what's more we G.D. Tuition Cost town Volunteer Organization) won't have the facilities to broad Under New Editors; Far and away the only new cast results as we don't go on the Compared Favorably combined their efforts with big issue was Senior Council air till October 18." With Eastern Group other interested students and Pohiuians Reviewed Rep. Bill Gagen's proposal Locations faculty members to form that the Council "urge" The In June of this year Mr. GUCAP, which from these micro Stimulus will make its first Three booths have been set up HOYA "to adopt a more objective on Campus, and students may VQte George S. Roper of the Busi scopic beginnings has mushroomed appearance of the year on Oc policy in reporting the news." The into the largest student group on at anyone. I.D. cards must be pre ness Vice President's office re tober 21. Among other ar paper was criticized for not being sented in order to vote and these Campus. The GUCAP Qffice this a "first rate newspaper in the pre vised the results of his annual fall has received applications from ticles, the first issue will con will be stamped to prevent mUltiple vious two issues." voting. The booths are located in survey on fees and tuition more than 500 students interested tain defenses of the positions Policy Decisions New South Foyer, Walsh Lobby, in working in one of the twenty In effect, the resolution ques and Copley steps. Special ballots costs of prominent undergrad eight projects. of both Presidential candi- uate institutions in the N ortheast '( dates. tioned not only the responsibility have been prepared for each spe "GUCAP is more a movement of The HOYA Editorial Board but ern area of the U.S. J Stimulus is the joint product of cific group. Faculty, administra than an organization," says Dr. also the right of the Council to in tion, staff, and prefects may vote Mr. Roper lists the tuition and Thomas McTighe, co-chairm.an of 'A Ge?r~etown, Catholic University, tervene in the policy and practice fees bills of each of the 42 schools .:; TrInIty College, and Dunbarton on a special ballot at anyone of GUCAP "Each of the twenty decisions of a Campus activity. Af polled for both their 1963 and 1964 College. Established last year, the the three booths. eight projects is autonomous, and "~i ter the defense of the Yard's pre school years, comparing them to .- 'i student run, stUdent financed mag- GUCAP serves primarily to coor rogative by Secretary of the Yard, The ballot itself is similar to the Georgetown University's charge .~ azine is intended to encourage stu one which appeared in last Thurs dinate their efforts." Daily the Jack Egan, the controversial reso for Tuition and Fees. GUCAP office receives requests . ~ dents in Washington's Catholic Col lution was tabled by Yard Presi day's HOYA. Information added to .t leges to express themselves on is This survey in a specific sense from schools and independent dent Vince Gallagher's tie-breaking the ballot includes designation of discredits habitual Hoya criticisms of current importance and groups at work in this city, and .j ~ues vote. the individual's class and school, which particularly become an is j mterest. questions concerning the vice-pres channels those rejuests to the in Still pending were the resolu sue after announcements of cost dividual project directors, most of . :{ Pioneers tions discussing reform of the pres idential candidates, and the addi rises whether in tuition, fees, or tion of Dr. Paolucci, the Conserva whom are students. The co-chair ,':1 Last year, months of planning ent stUdent bank and a bulletin room charges. men, Dr. McTighe and John Lace board for the posting of athletic tive candidate for the Senatorship The single factor of monetary :~ a~d effort for Stimulus were met in New York. ('65) work closely with GUCAP's .. ;) ~th g:-eat success by the pioneer events to be hung in the cafeteria. cost comparison fails to broach the moderator Rev. John Haughey, S.J. .\1 mg edItors, with a sellout of its High Hopes associated problem of return-per and the project directors to make 'i~ two publications. The Council was further inform dollar comparison involving the the communications as efficient as ~!, William Gagen, a seni«?r in the ed that painters were being sent to same baccalaureate-bestowing insti possible. :,,1 College, was elected ChaIrman of tutions. Obviously other variables renovate Copley bathrooms; that Junior Tutors ,~the inter-school Board of Editors. the proposed telephone answering determine to a large extent a Uni 1·1 Other members of the Board from service was soon to be installed, versity's economics utility for a Currently, seventeen of the twen ,~~ ~eorgetown are Philip Mause, sen and that the Student Symposium particular student. Most are difficult ty-eight projects which GUCAP ,;1 lOr Honors Program scholar· Ran would be held from March 6-8. Fur to measure and the list includes coordinates are engaged in tutor ft dy D:le~anty. and Randy Riddle, ther considered under old business such indefinables as intellectual ing. There is also an intensive :'1 both JunIors In the HOllors Pro and committee reports, were an climate, quality of social life, phy horne-tutoring service to be manned '\~ gram. Junior John Finke has been nouncement to the effect that Cop sical facilities, and the cash value entirely by member of the Fresh !tl el~cted Executive Secretary. The ley Lounge would soon be redec of a school's name in application to man class. In another project, the :;~ ~dItors plan to publish four issues orated; the NYU football weekend graduate and professional schools students in need of help are -I,a In the course of the school year. would abound with festivities, and and later contacts with employers brought up to the University on ~ Although the publication is still that Don Mrozek's CQncern with be they of an academic or business buses provided by GUCAP. i~ not a money-making operation, the student fitness would be returned nature. Several of the other projects :;,} staff has received sufficient encour to the resolution committee. The source for the survey was provide supervisors for organized ~a agement to call its unique "experi Tom Kane of the East Campus the Life Insurance Agency Man recreational activities such as bas ~~ ment in stUdent ~xpression" a full Junior Class addressed the mem agement Association of Hartford, ketball, baseball an dice-skating. '1 ~uccess and contmue the venture bers in hopes of receiving financial Connecticut. One group is engaged in research ~ I~to .the follOWing years. The pub assistance for the proposed High The average bill of all the under for civil rights action. Students ~ l~cation has been noted in connec School recruiting program, which graduate institutions for 1963 was also aid doctors at D.C. General ii tlOn wi.th ~he "new breed" of young would bring to Georgetown top stu $1,404, and it was $1,497 for this Hospital in group-therapy of men ~ Cathol!c mtellectuals by America dents especially from areas other year. Last year 25 schools were tally disturbed patients. 1) mag~zme and has received cover than the New York and New Jer above the average cost and 17 be Senior Class President George ~ age In ~he Catholic press through sey region.

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