Open Forum Held to Discuss Campus Expansion Sodexho Merger

INSIDE- Students travel to Bar Women's volleyball Marist community.....page 2 bados, for winter inter- hosted the Marist In Features....................page 4 session. vitational last week Opinion......................page6 end. -page 3 -page 12 Sports..........».........;...pagel2 THE CI Volume 50, Issue 6 The student newspaper of Marist College November 6,1997 Open forum held to discuss campus expansion by CRAIG MURRAY northern edge of campus. Anthony Campilii, vice ture. port an increase in tuition. Staff Writer Murray said the projects will president of business/financial "We haven't done the final "I'm already paying close to help bring attention to the col affairs, spoke on the expense cost analysis of the new library $20,000 a year to go to school Marist President Dennis lege. associated with the planned yet," he said. "While I'm sure here," he said. "I have a single Murray held an open forum "This is a very exciting time construction. there will be some additional mother who's putting me Oct.31, for faculty and Student for Marist College," he said. "We plan on floating a $15 expense associated with the li through college, and any in Government Association mem "We've proven that we're a million dollar bond to pay for brary, we will defiantly try to crease in tuition just puts more bers to discuss the up-coming growing, viable institution. the student townhouses," he minimize the cost we pass on financial strain on my family." $35 million changes to the col These projects just serve to said. "As for the new library, to the students." The Faculty Affairs Commit lege. prove that." $10 million is being fundraised Sophomore Keri Dixon said tee (FAC), the governing body Murray talked about the Murray said the library will be for the project, and an addi the cost of the new library for Marist's faculty, has also building of the new student the most significant changed tional $10 million will come would be worth the tuition hike. raised a concern over financing townhouses, the library and the "The new library especially is from another bond action." "I'm not happy about having for the upcoming projects. riverfront refurbishment which going to change the face of Campilii said in order to pay to pay more money, but I think Thomas Goldpaugh. assistant will all begin within the next Marist as we know it," Murray for the construction, he fore we really need a new library," professor of English and Hu several months. He also an said. "It is going to be a won sees a $225 per semester raise she said. "The possibility of manities and representative to nounced the purchase of the derful place that is only going in tuition for the Fall, 1999. such a small raise doesn't re the FAC, said the faculty has Mid Hudson Business Park to serve to enrich the education Murray, however, said he ally concern me." concerns with the projects. building across Route 9 and The experience here at the Col- thought stating an exact tuition But, sophomore David Please see CONSTRUCTION. Way property adjacent to the Jege^! . increase at this stage is prema Arbucci said he does not sup page 3... mm^ww Students concerned with Marist health care by JAIME ANDERSEN medication she is allergic to. what they are doing," she said. Staff Writer "It is on all of my records that "I don't understand why nurses I am allergic to Preventol, and are permitted to give out pre ' «*.« Kerry'Barrett could have suf they gave it to me anyway," she scription medication." fered permanent hearing loss. said. Another problem is students Susan Laverda could have be LaVerda said she told the possibly being misdiagnosed by come fatally ill from medicine nurse that she was allergic to doctors at Saint Francis Hos she was given. that particular medication. pital. O'Brien said she usually Janine Jablow was told that "I needed something else, but does a follow-up with students she was over-tired from mid she told me to lake it anyway. who have been sent to Saint Circle HlcP/Iolt: terms only to go home and find Luckily I was smart enough not Francis Hospital. Sodexho North America, which provides Marist with all of Its out that she had mono to," she said. " I was not aware that students Food services, has merged with Marriott International, Inc.This nucleosis and strep throat. Director of" Health Services, were having unpleasant experi may lead to an increase in resources, which will help to in These instances may be a re Jane O'Brien said these issues ences there," she said. crease expectations of food services for students. sult of falsely prescribed medi have never been brought to her Hospital officials claim that cation, or a misdiagnosis, by attention. these instances are not reflec Marist Health Services or by "If those stories are out there tive of the entire Saint Francis Sodexho Merger it is the student's responsibil Saint Francis Hospital staff. A Hospital staff. More specifi by CHRIS GROGAN leader in food and manage growing number of Marist stu ity to let the administration cally, Victoria Odescalchi, a Staff Writer ment services. It operates in dents, such as Laverda, have ex know," she said. "There is a public relations representative over 60 countries, and em pressed discontent with the suggestion box in the waiting; for the hospital, said that these If you did not know the ploys over 140,000 workers quality of care being adminis room area, where students are instances depend solely on the Sodexho name before, you around the globe. tered by both of these facilities. encouraged to leave comments doctor that is treating the pa will now. Marriott International, Inc. Several students have claimed for the staff to review, but we/ tient: Sodexho North America, the is the world leader in hospi that upon going to Health. Ser never receive negative com-^ "The doctors that are treating company that runs the Marist tality companies, with opera vices for an illness, whether it ments." Marist students are not neces College Dining Service, offi tions in the U.S. and 51 other is the common cold or some Bethany Luniewsky, also a sarily on staff at the hospital," cially announced its merger countries. It employees ap thing more serious, they were sophomore, said that if she; is she said. with Marriott International, proximately 225,000 people.. given the wrong prescription. sick she will not go" to health Inc. on Oct. 1. Binotto said an important as Laverda, a sophomore at services. The combined company, pect of the merger isTiow it Marist, said she was given "I don't feel like they know Please see HEALTH, page 3... Sodexho Marriott Services, will affect Marist's Dining Inc. will be the largest pro Services. vider of food and facilities "The merger may not affect MCTV crew has fun on the set with their new equipment. management services in North Marist right away, but the in America, with annual sales ex crease in resources will even ceeding $4 billion. tually help us to exceed the ex Joe Binotto, director of din pectations of the students even ing services, said he is hope- more," he said. fulabout the merger. A Student Government As "This is a really exiting mo sociation Senate committee ment for Sodexho," Binotto headed by Sen. Kevin Lundy is said. "This should make the looking into ways to improve Sodexho name much more the Marist College Dining Ser recognized now that it will be vices. Lundy said he is happy associated with a name like about the merger. Marriott. Everyone knows "I think that [the merger] i Marriott, but no one really will have a very positive im knows about Sodexho because pact on the students," he said j it is a French company." "I think that many students will i The Sodexho Alliance, see Marriott in the name and i which holds 49 percent of the realize there's a change." i stock in Sodexho Marriott MCTV recently acquired new cameras, new microphones and a TelePrompTer making their pro Services Inc., is the world duction more efficient THE CIRCLE News November 6, 1997 THE CIRCLE The Marist Community November^, 1997 Barbados course in danger of failing Students have mixed reaction to Health Services the side of the patient." breezy in the 80's. The people ...continued from page 1 ing the course," he said. "It's a Odescalchi said. "They will lis by THEA CIMMINO are very friendly and accom According to Odescalchi. dif shame that things may be end ten to the patient's concerns and Staff Writer, modating, and there are many ferent doctors use the hospital What's Cool Commuters struggle to adjust to college life ing." '. try to rectify the situation. Ev things to see and do there." services, for a number of rea The trip itself costs approxi ery patient has a right to know by Gyna Slomcinsky "The professors are reallyhelpful also. I The course covers the top sons. As a result, many of those puters that have windows and e-mail for Marist wants students to get mately $1,100, which covers about his or her medical treat on Campus Managing Editor wanted to try to free up my time." a tan and earn three credits at ics of confrontation, conflict health care providers may not their use. There is also a television in airfare and hotel accommoda be on the hospital's staff. ment." When students on campus are not in the same time.

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