Honored by the New York Press Assocatiori Winner of two awards, for editorial and photography ?•»•««« *w see page 6 for details The rver The Student Voic$ Lincoln Center April 22, 2004 Volume XXII, Issue 13 Fordham prepares for Middle 'FU' discouraged at Rose Hill States re-accreditation By Parvin Aminolroaya, FCLC '04 and now at Lincoln Center By Monique Diman, FCLC '06 STAFF WRITER one earns from Fordham... The fact the See related editorial Fordham has been accredited signals its STAFF WRITER commitment to certain widely.-recog- Opnlon, page 8 FORDHAM - As 2005 approaches, nized standards of educational and FORDHAM - Fordham's Lincoln Fordham is preparing to undertake^ rig- administrative excellence," said Center campus has stopped funding the orous self-study in order to ensure its Rodgers. production of the popular "FU" parapher- continued Middle States accreditation. Dean of the College at Lincoln nalia, following the lead of Fordham While some may be unfamiliar with the Center, the Rev. Robert S. Grimes, S.J., College at Rose Hill (FCRH). accreditation, Fordham has maintained said the accreditation is crucial for two After discouragement of using the the accreditation for many years and a reasons. acronym at Rose Hill, including for athlet- self-study normally takes place every 10 "It is a guarantee to students that ic purposes, FCLC administration has also years. The accreditation is issued by [Fordham] is a reliable educational decided to not give any additional funds to The Middle Commission oa Higher institution," Grimes told The Observer. goods that plan on being centered on the Education (MCHE), a voluntary, non- "Also, it is a standard that the federal two letters. Items already ordered before governmental, peer-based membership government uses in order to determine the time of the decision, however, will not association dedicated to educational whether students of an institution are be affected. excellence and improvement through eligible for federal financial aid." According Jo FCLC's Director of peer-evaluation and accreditation. Fordham must prepare this self-study Student Activities, Jen Mussi, the Senior Dean of Students and co-chair^of the report to demonstrate how it satisfies Week Committee was asked, "to refrain . executive committee of the student sup- Middle States standards as outlined in from selling new 'FIT merchandise port services task force (one of fourteen the Characteristics of Excellence in because the merchandise is more about the task forges; see below), Chris Rodgers, Higher Education (CEHE) from the double meaning of the letters F and U and reflected on the importance of Middle Middle States Association. The self- less about promoting Fordham pride." Emily Dugan/ The Observer States accreditation. : ^ study report must show the College's Chris Rodgers, dean of students at "Accreditation means a great deal to improvements through self-analysis and FCLC, clarified that, the "university would Rodgers felt that although these adver- the integrity and prestige of the degree not fund items with an intentional double- tising techniques might be used elsewhere, Continued on page 6 meaning that played on the university's . initials." Going to the plaza; gonna get married Continued on page 5 Fordham basketball player shooting for NBA By Catherine Seabring, FCLC '06 be the best, reach the highest level there ASSISTANT NEWS EDITOR is, within myself and professionally. I think that's what makes me wake up in the morning and say I want to do this." At St. Ann's elementary after-school Frank McLaughlin, Fordham's athletic program in Newark, N.J., second grader director, has watched Jarrell-Wright's Mark Jarrell-Wright decided he wanted to game change and improve over the time make basketball his career. "We watched he has been at the school. "Mark has the seventh and eighth graders play ball, great athletic ability and quickness," said and at halfiime we would go out and try McLaughlin. "He plays hard with a lot of to shoot," said Jarrell-Wright, now a emotion." graduating guard for the Fordham basket- Jarrell-Wright was born and raised in ball team.' "I finally hit the rim by the Newark. "It was tough to stay focused," third grade." Now Jarrell-Wright is doing he said, "but my family kept me away much more than hitting the rim; he's from the ills of the Newark streets, I making baskets — and making them played [basketball] since I can remember, often. He finished his senior season with so that was my way out and to see new a career best field goal percentage of 46 things in the world," percent and is ready to plunge into pro- He attended St. Benedict's High fessional basketball. School, leading his team to three consec- Jarrell-Wright, who will graduate with utive New Jersey state prep champi- a business marketing degree this spring, onships. "I can talk to my teammates to plans to attend the NBA summer league get the best out of them," said Jarrell- camp and the European summer leagues. Wright, "even if they take it in a negative At these tryouts, the 6'5", 190-pound way. But at the end of the day they look guard will display his athletic talent as back at what I said and say, 'Mark was Emily Dugan/Tiie Observer well as his passion for the game. "I just right,' or 'he meant well.'" Catherine Daly, (I.) and Erin Scott (r.) exchanged vows during a staged love it," said Jarrell-Wright. "There is no gay marriage on April 14. See page 3 for the story. limit to how good you can be. I wont to (Continuedon backpage) www.fvlatbservvr'.com News 2 The Observer April 22, 2004 Stolen ID card shows breakdown in security By Jennifer Forsyth, FCLC '05 ment fee and obtained a brand Opinion 8 STAFF WRITER Features 12 new Fordham ID card. Story Arts & Culture 16 over, right? Wrong. Literary 21 FCLC - Next time your Months passed by, claims Sports 24 Fordham ID card goes missing Lanier "and towards the end of in action; don't make the mis- February, my ID popped up. MISSION STATEMENT take of assuming it's under that The security guard ... called The Observer is an independent- massive pile of dirty laundry in me and said come down I'ye minded student newspaper serv- your room. Recently, certain got something here that belongs ing the Fordham College at - Fordham students have found to you. It was my ID with a Lincoln Center (FCLC) communi- themselves in the midst of an ID note attached that stated who ty. The Observer's mission is to seek and present the unbiased card situation that is costing had my ID and where I could truth while simultaneously fos- honest students their precious locate them." tering journalism experience time and money. Outraged, her first reaction among students enrolled at FCLC "I noticed my ID was miss- was to "go directly to this per- and promoting and supporting ing sometime before the ethical principles defined in son and confront her, just to see the First Amendment of the Thanksgiving, as soon as I why she had my ID, security United States Constitution per- noticed it was gone, I ran right told me she was coming in taining to the freedom of speech back out the door to see if I drunk at night to get into the Emily Dugan / The Observer and of the press. could find it," Shavasia M. building." Shavasia Lanier, FCLC '05, now has two ID cards. Her Lanier, FCLC '05, told The Instead of confronting the CONTACTING US original one, which she lost, was found by another student The Observer office is located on Observer. student in question herself, who misused it to access McMahon Hall. the FCLC campus in room SL-19 Without much luck, a down- Lanier thought it would be 'of the Leon Lowenstein building cast Lanier turned to Fordham more appropriate to have a dent claimed, "It's such a joke student using stolen ED to gain at 113 West 60th Street, New security for assistance. "I asked third party intervene, which is to get in and out of the building access to the building is a ran- York, NY. Address all mail to The all the security guards if they exactly what was done. with someone else's ID. I went ty." Observer, Fordham College at Lincoln Center, 113 West 60th had seen my ID, and if they did The student, who has three quarters of the year with- According to McEntee, the Street, Room 408, New York, NY come across them, could they requested to have her identity out an ID and all I had to do proper protocol for dealing with 10023. Call us at 212-636-6015 please notify me." concealed, shared her side of was flash this card at them and stolen IDs is as follows: "we or send e-mail to While waiting to see if the the story. I never got a problem." first take the ID card and deny [email protected]. Send them admittance to the build- all faxes to 212-636-7047. To ID card would surface before "I lost my ID in the begin- The charade came to a reach a specific editor, please see paying the fee to replace it, ning of the year add I refused to screeching halt, she said, when, ing. This is followed by an inci- the individual contact informa- Lanier heard nothing from pay the $25." The student's on her birthday, she "flashed the dent report and also a report to tion posted in our masthead on security or any students who adamant refusal to replace her ID to the night security guard dean of student affairs." the Opinion page.