Sept. u9 2003: Smoking ban insults Fordham's A photo essay residents and USG fine food News, pages 6 &7 Opinion, page 10 Arts, page 25 The rvev The Student Voic Lincoln Center September 25, 2003 Volume XXII, Issue 2 Rams butt Columbia; O'Hare honored Homecoming weekend 2003 included game, O'Hare Hall dedication By Monique Diman, FCLC '06 STAFF WRITER HOMECOMING 2003 FORDHAM - Fordham's annual homecoming fes- tivities were held once again at the Rose Hill campus on Sept 20. History was made as two facilities were rededicated in honor of members of the Fordham family and the annual Liberty Cup football game LamdMcGowem/Hie Observer went off without a hitch as the Rams, the defending The Fordham Rams Patriot League champions, took to the field. defeated Columbia at The day began before 7 a.m. as crews made last the Sept. 20 home- minute preparations for the day. The band and cheer- coming football leaders wanned up with a parade around the Rose game, thanks in part Hill campus as the administration, faculty, students, to student and alum- alumni and football fans arrived. ni support. Pictured Shortly after 10 JO ajn., what used to be known as at left, "Freddy pie Millennium Hall was rededicated and renamed Fan," the well-known G'HareHall in honor of theRev. Joseph A/Cfflare, noisemakeratNew S J., Fordham's 31st president who retired in Jury. The York Yankees games, (heat Room was renamed O'Keefe Commons in cheers on the Rams honor ofthe Rev. Vincent T. O'Keefe, SJ., the univer- at the Liberty Cup. sity's 27th president Continued on page 8 Lincoln Center goes wireless, protects Fordham alum against viruses I Features By Bryan Lamaj, FCLC '05 I See related opinion Pages 16 llHf STAFF WRITER to be stationed at any particular desk or location and grant stu- By Lana Na^hshineh, FCIX '05 dents, faculty, and administra- STAFF WRITER FCLC - This semester computer network hazards. tion freedom of Internet access Fordham students will experi- The recent blight of comput- in the comfort of their own chair. Lynette Harrison, FCLC ence a new start to a new year - er viruses infiltrating Fordham Anti-virus protection, on the '89, leaves her desk for 10 Fordham University has gone University includes the "M.S. other hand, will ensure to stu- minutes to check on the sta- wireless in various locations Blaster" and "Nachia" viruses. dents, as well as administration tus of next month's issue of and has taken strong measures "like everything else, we have to and faculty, that data and work InStyle only to find five against computer viruses. really make educated decisions will not be lost or jeopardized phone messages waiting for Since February 2003, [about wireless computers]," said due to the latest virus threats that her. All of them are impor- Lynette Harrison Fordham University at Lincoln Dr. Fleur Eshghi, the executive inhabit Fordham University. tant and need to be returned has amplified their wireless con- director of Academic Jason Benedict, director of as soon as possible. She lishcr of InStyle magazine, it is nections from the third floor stu- Computing/Instructional computer services and employ- checks her voicemail, and her responsibility to sell as dent lounge and cafeteria to Technology. "We have started to ee of Computer Information sure enough, there are new much advertising space as pos^ select classrooms such those on look at wireless technology as com- Management Services (CIMS), messages waiting there too. sible. To do this she must the 10th floor in an experiment plements to what we already believes that viruses outside of Usually, Harrison spends attend events held by a variety to see how the impact affects have...[also] mere are particular Fordham University have only much of her day outside of the of companies. In 2002, the students. Also, the latest anti- programs that we are installing [that] been getting worse since the, office. In fact, she could proba- magazine ran more than 3,000 viral programs such as are actually the stuff that Microsoft beginning ofthe school year by bly be found at the opening of advertising pages, making it the "Innoculan," or "E-Trust anti- has sent to us [for protection against causing replication throughout the Ferragamo flagship store on number one fashion and beauty virus" by computer associates, computer viruses]," she said a computer's network, thus Fifth Avenue or at the Drearn magazine in the country. have been installed for staff, fac- Wireless technology will resulting denial of any service Ball honoring Macy's West ulty, and administration- owned allow students and faculty to be CEO Robert Mettler. As pub- Continued oti\page 19 computers' to ensure safety from mobile. It will also allow people Continued on page 8 , ./<•/<•< Wwreer. coin The Observer 2003 Controversy between WFUV, Opinion 10 Features. .......16 Arts & Culture 20 Botanical Gardens continues Advertisements...^ 14,15, S57 Literary. 26 Sports ..28 ByJenrifoBorrero,FCljC'o6 IA CLOSER LOOK STAFF WRITER After the New York MISSION STATEMENT Botanical Garden filed their The Observer is an independent- complaint to the FCC, the com- minded student newspaper serv- FCRH - Nearly a decade zoning problems and aesthetic mission had Fordham file an ing the Fordham College at after its construction first reasons. What is required for Environmental Assessment of Lincoln Center (FCLC) communi- began, a 260-foot-tall radio the construction of the tower is the tower's effect on the ty. The Observer's mission is to seek and present the unbiased tower at Fordham's Rose Hill that the site meets FCC Garden. The FCC found that truth while simultaneously foster- Campus is still not complete. requirements, as well as meet- the tower did not threaten the ing journalism experience among Created for Fordham-owned ing the local communities status of the Natural students enrolled at FCLC and WFUV/90.7-FM, the location approval. At many of the sites Preservation Act for the promoting and supporting the and size of the tower has been explored by Fordham, such has Garden, but that it poses a ethical principles defined in the First Amendment of the United the subject of debate between not been the case. This led to threat to die Garden's conser- States Constitution pertaining to the university ,and the New the Rev. Joseph A. O'Hare, vatory. the freedom of speech and of the York Botanical Gardens S.J., former president of To meet the standard of the press. because of a "historical land- Fordham, to agree on placing FCC, Fordham has mitigated, scape" that the Garden claims the tower on the Rose Hill offering to lower the towers CONTACTING US will be destroyed by the tower. campus, a move that did not The Observer office is located on original size from 480 feet to the FCLC campus in room SL-19 The dispute between the two require a special permit to be 380 feet. The Botanical of the Leon Lowenstein building began in early 1994, when the filed. Gardens, though, say on their at 113 West 60th Street, New staff of the New York Fordham University did not website that Fordham is not York, NY. Address all mail to The Botanical Gardens noticed the receive any objections from the compromising anything at all, Observer, Fordham College at Lincoln Center, 113 West 60th tower looming over the tree FCC when they informed them since there is "a local ruling Laurel McGovern/The Observer Street, Room 408, New York, NY line about ISO feet away. The of the placement of the tower prevents Fordham from build- The FUV radio tower at 10023. Call us at 212-63^-6015 or New York Botanical Gardens until after construction began ing the tower above 380 feet." Rose Hill. send e-mail to editor@fclcobserv- claims that Fordham failed to in 1994. The New York "Fordham University has , er.com. Send all faxes to 212-636- ' discuss construction plans for Botanical Garden complained 7047.- To reach a specific editor, the right to build any structure "While the Garden in the 'please see the individual contact the radio tower. to the FCC that Fordham never we care to on campus that's past year has joined Fordham information posted in our mast- However, Joseph P. informed them of construction associated with the campus, in the search for an alternate head on the Opinion page. The Muriana, associate vice presi- and also failed to tell them of and if the court rules in favor site,;" Muriana said, "ttieir Observer holds open staff meet- dent of Government & Urban die proximity of the tower to of it," says Muriana in design for the tower only meets ings every Tuesday at 1 p.m. in the Garden, which, under the room 406 of the Leon Lowenstein * Affairs for Fordham, disagrees response to the Garden's claim. - marginal standards of the building. with the Gardens' statement, National Preservation Act, "According to New York FCC's regulations of Radio saying that "in 1983, the public Fordham is obligated to do. Supreme Court rulings, and Frequency Radiation." 0 HOW TO PLACE AN AD had been given notice of the The Observer made several New York Court of Appe'als On the road to compromise, To reserve .advertising space, or construction of WFUV's radio attempts to contact the New rulings, if die WFUV tower is both are having difficulty in for rates and information, contact tower, and that' "the' news did York Botanical Gardens for moved 12 feet away it can be locating alternate sites for die the business manager at business- not need to go through the pub- comment on die ongoing issue built up to 480 feet.