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U.S. Postage PAID Bronx, N.Y. Permit No. 7608 Non-Profit Org. Vol. 51-No. 24 Some USG officials hesitant fordham set for today's antiwar protests by John Holl Concourse recruiting stations to At 1000 „ „ Amid the reluctance of somsomee Poc Park for a mass rallv. p cp iini« -n Student p-P .Wals Walsh hrefuse refused d tot osanctio sanction nth the e r>r T h n ea Dr. Josepnoo h Cammarosano, executives and senators, the Strikestrike, cconfiding, "I think I'd eiives and senator, the .Justine Offer, USG executive marS, IZ£LZ*S •" ' W < "ml rd UniversitUniversUyy ^xe™executive ™vice United Student Government V| prefepreferr aa moderate silent United Student Government ce president, and Frank Iorin Biaeeiwn™» ,T ° moderate silent president-A , reported yesterday finalized plans yesterday for the e UMlce protest." .. ,,..J „!„„„ .,Aot«>~ia., t~~ »k^ epnniK fin,., i..j... ' ,. to get him to alter nrnfwt " ' thapresidentt he had, reportespoken witd vesth studene t student boycott of classes in nam war. The SPU is also leaders on the prospects for protest of the increased United nounced yesterday that the Walsh did say, however, he organizing a Quaker slide today's strike. States bombing of North Viet- moratorium on classes will begin would "uphold my 1970 Presentation, entitled statement," in which he ex- nam. at 8:30 a.m. and continue "John Buckley (USG Automated Air War" to be pressed his personal disapproval throughout the clay. president) came to me this Today's events will be •shown at 10:30 a.m. in Thomas of the war effort. More Chapel. (Continued on page 7) highlighted by a speech by for- Thomas More Chapel will be the scene of a 9:30 a.m. prayer mer Congressman Allard Scheduled for 11:30 is a mass service, to be followed by a for peace, celebrated by theology Lowenstein, a longtime critic of presentation of "revolutionary professor Rev. Francis Gignac, American policy in Southeast music" by faculty member Mark m Thomas More Chapel, followed Administrators reject Asia, and* a march with other Naisson in the Campus Center by Lowenstein's speech and an area schools from the Grand music room at 10:30. address by Jeff Feather from the National Student Mobilization Committee outside the Campus suspension of classes Reiss releases results Center. Administration officials doorways or harassing either Fordham students will reiterated yesterday that all verbally or physically," Crawley congregate at Edward's Parade classes will remain scheduled continued. at 1:30 p.m. where they will today despite the antiwar strike He further cautioned, "We're march to the Concourse, meet TMC poll reply poor called Wednesday by United certainly prepared to deal with with strikers from other schools, Student Government. them (disrupters) to the fullest and then proceed to Poe Park by Sue Maloney Associate Dean Jean Murphy and However, demonstrators who extent of University and civil Only 313 out of 1,100 Thomas a volunteer committee of where various antiwar advocates "abide by the rules of non- regulations." will highlight a mass rally. More students responded In students before formulating a disruptive protest" will not be Commenting on the class time Academic Vice President Paul decision on the future of their At 4:30 p.m., SPU and Em- hindered from expressing their to be lost by faculty and students Reiss's survey on the need for a college. manuel House will organize views, University President participating in the boycott, separate women's college, in- The academic vice president students who want to leaflet the Michael Walsh affirmed. Academic Vice President Paul dicating , Reiss said, "evidence confirmed that he has asked the rush hour crowds in subway Dean of Students William Reiss said, "If by reasons of that a large proportion, perhaps a Rose Hill Campus Council stations. The group will meet in Crawley explained that the conscience, they decide they majority of the TMC student* are executive committee to put the the Campus Center. student handbook clearly cannot attend class, they can do not concerned about the issue." TMC issue on the agenda for its Throughout the day, volunteers delineates guidelines within so, but they are subject to make next meeting. will staff a voter registration which "students are free to show up whatever material is missed." Reiss will discuss the survey at disapproval." "I indicated that I may want to table in the Campus Center In general, the administrative a Monday night meeting with lobby. TMC Dean Barbara" Wells, submit a proposal at the next "No one may infringe upon the corps supported the aims of the meeting," Reiss said, but he University President Michael rights of anyone else by blocking (Continued on page 2) stressed that his action does not mean he has made up h is mind on University defends policies No successor the question. The students who returned the questionnaire expressed over- Council discusses racial issue io presidency whelming concern for the status of women at the University. by John Woods Referring to the ad- marasano claimed, "Now Ford- Approximately 97 percent and Ed Irizarry ministration's letter of March 29, ham will have to pay for those apparent yet believed that close contact should About 200 people attended a Liberal Arts student Federico programs itself." exist between the students and a special session of the Liberal Arts Lora charged that the stated Waldron explained that by Brian Tumulty dean's office, and 94.5 percent College Council on Tuesday af- "minority hiring policy" was not minority enrollment was on the being implemented. Cam- increase and that next year's When will the white smoke rise felt that a woman should be ternoon to discuss Black and marasano replied that the freshmen class downtown is ?uf of the administration available for academic coun- Puerto Rican student demands current job turnover was very Gilding's chimney? seling. with administrators. No final expected to be about 33-38 percent light and that fewer positions Black and Puerto Rican. Scar- Fordham University has not About 96 percent wanted to see agreements were actualized. were becoming available each pelli pointed out that out of 180 a woman in a high administrative Executive Vice President Dr. y« found a new president for year. financial aid awards, 80 went to «•« year and Felix Larkin, position, at least at the level of Joseph Cammarosano and Dr. Reiss added that the ad- minority students. In the jK'rman of the Board of dean. Paul Reiss, vice president for ministration "does not know of distribution of HEOP funds, academic affairs attended. Other 'mstees and their Presidential Reiss said, "If these two fac- qualified minority people to fill approximately 91 percent went to participants included Michael Mrch and Screening Com- tors could be well taken care of may minority students. Htee' has been unavailable for by any new organization, I don't There were several outbursts ai aid, and Richard Waldron, ad- >y comments the last four days feel that the TMC girls would tively look for people." He added from student spectators during l!l| missions director. t right now, according to (Continued on page 3) that a committee would have to the meeting which prompted ms from last week, the be formed to search for qualified Liberal Arts Dean George Shea to screening committee is finally people. threaten adjournment of the lg <tmvn t0 the special session. Most students pr !' selection Many students questioned what power such a committee would left the meeting feeling that the Ulha secretary Michael have when all final decisions administrators were simply JJ " id he could not reveal would have to be made by the "repeating the inconclusive and dat 1 of the presidential administration. unsatisfactory" terms of the March 29 reply. bUl he did sa of the In defending the Fordham com-J l ' y The only formal motion to stem ., ,!V|sh committee members administration against charges th from the session was an "official ' th('> "have received" and of racism, Reiss went on to claim v apology" to Mrs. Edwina au' Kotlen through all the that Fordham at Lincoln Center has the highest private minority Johnson, Black Studies chair- enrollment in New York and man, for the "disrespect ac- possibly in the entire country. He corded her by the ad- ! than those pointed out that the University is ministration" when they ignored those of the nine spending $600,000 of its own her recommendation for the ; to be the major money toward the education of renewal of the contracts of two C0lnnuu u ' ifcated Rev. minority students. faculty members in her depart- i, 'Mah°n. dean of Ford- ment. 1 11 Under new state guidelines, no ^ ' ^ one of the .line HEOP funds can be used for The dismissal of the two Black Studies instructors was the in- Hi'iily remedial programs. The Ram knows of The University offers several cident that sparked the month-old ililc. active academic vice KKIHS: Hardly kn-piiiH « l(m..l!n' results of his TiMt1 remedial programs and Cam- protest. president and president ial candu j•• — "j^.,,,,, (Vlll(,. 'Continued on page 6) survey and confronted minority Mmli GO IX G DOW N mmmmm Student opinion split New York by dark or day CHRIS HOSSIM over antiwar strike America said goodbye to resistance. The volunteers offer Of 60 Fordham students, in- Doheny, a Thomas More College Lyndon and looked around the draft counseling, information on terviewed randomly yesterday junior, commented on the corner with the magic word the air war in Vietnam, and for by The Ram, only 24 said they boycott, "If it can be an end to "peace" on its lips.