VOLUME 60
NUMBER 29 us ^ PAID WEDNESDAY, Bronx, N.Y. Permit No. 7608 FORDHAM UNIVERSITY, NEW YORK DECEMBER 13, 1978 Non-Profi. Org.
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Ollicers 1978 1979 Fordham College Alumni Association
Joseph J. Mansfield '?9. President Je,wne t Connoii> 4S, 1st Vice President Directors Fordham University at Lincoln Center • New York, N.Y. 10023 Frank 0. McNally '56. 2nd Vice President Ed*ard F Rover tii. Jro Vice President 1976-1979 1977 1980 1978-1981 Ex Olticio Philip A Bossett e>5. -Jfh Vice President EugcneF. Co'nyjn 61 Laurie DeGregone 76 Thomas L. Doyle M.D.'46 Robert J. Roth, S.J. Dean HotwtJ Reiily *2, ;•«•> V.-oe John E Gould 66 Michael Stanlon'54 John F. Louyhran 54 Past President ei. J' ?0. Michael J.Muilamey 63 Robert P. Wheian'44 John L. Lumelleau 74 Richard H. Appert, 34
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THE RAM WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 13, 1978 PAGE 3 ''/' 1968 A New Campus and a New Religion: Secularism byJimDwyer protesting their investments in the Union of South Africa. incorporation and legal independence from the University The last of $25 million was being spent on building Ford- Sixty faculty offered draft counselling, and a forum was for the Jesuit community, and urged that some of the more ham's new "intown" campus at Lincoln Center in early staged, entitled: "How To Be A Conscientious Objector.' dramatic symbols of the University's religious tradition, 1968, and the University was gearing to fill the space with Another forum, entitled "Is Marriage Obsolete?" preceded including prayers before class and crucifixes on the wall, be exciting faculty, innovative curriculum, and a new sort of by a few weeks an advertisement placed in The Ram by ABC toned down or eliminated. The report smote the Jesuit student. Before the year was out, the innovative curriculum seeking couples engaged to be married between March 23 community and a faculty hearing on the matter was the was scrapped, Margaret Mead was hired to develop the and July I to receive a free honeymoon, cash, and prizes for occasion of Rev. Qeuntin Lauer's assertion that a secular Social Sciences Division, and 300 students were enrolled in a appearing on the first productions of "The Newlywed university would be "a denial of all Fordham has been for state of slight awe and thorough confusion, as the down- Game." 128 years." town Registrar waited for students to call him before releas- The treatment of love and marriage and related topics by The preceding spring and summer were the stage for ing course and registration information. the new film The Graduate, was termed "plastic" by a violent drama in the struggles for the presidency, civil rights, "Trends in Contemporary Music" {featuring the music of contemporary Ram reviewer. andpo wer. Death by bullets for Robert Kennedy and Martin : the Beatles, Vanilla Fudge and the Doors), and "Black The Ram, by the way, was suspended by the director of Luther King stilled two of the more inspiring figures of the Power" were among the courses offered in the spring of student activities for financial reasons. The suspension was time. George Wallace rallied thousands at Madison Square 1968 at the Rose Hill campus's Free University. As the first held during the spring recess. Garden. Jack Newfield and Joel Oppenheimer led a Paul women residents ofSpellman Hall moved into their private Ralph Nau Muhammed Ali and Jacqueline Grennan O'Dwyer for senate teach-in at Fordham. Police rioted at '• rooms, The Ram published a 40 page commemorative issue spoke on cam, ; in the spring. A former nun and president Columbia University during a protest \{the same night that for its 50th anniversary. The Fordham College Alumni of Webster Ct. ?ge, Grennan urged Catholic higher educa- $600 in damage to Spellman Hall was incurred during a bought 17,000 for their members. tion to "make its move" and rid itself of Church control. panty raid). Students were beaten bloody in Chicago during "We would like the students to look upon us as friends," "Fordham has the chance to become the greatest University the convention, and troops were called to the boiling streets said the manager of the new campus security force, the Iona to come out of the Catholic tradition, "she said. of Detroit. New York's shirt-sleeved WASP mayor, John : Bureau of Investigation, later known as IBI. That spring IBl Leo McLaughlin, the Jesuit president of Fordham, vowed Lindsay, walked through black ghettoes and talked guards minded the students as they watched Arlo Guthrie, to "break any molds" to make his school into a great one. problem-solving. It was quieter here than many places. the Union Gap, and the Chambers Brothers perform in the New York State was helping in the process by offering state Rose Hill gymnasium. aid to higher education (Bundy money) that the University Johnny Bach, who was leaving the gymnasium after years desperately needed, but was ineligible for under the state as Fordham's basketball coach, commented, "Athletically, Blaine Amendment, which said no financial aid could go I felt like I was living with a corpse... They're not 18 years from the state to religious institutions. behind the times, they're 35." After posing the question, "What must Fordham Univer- A t the spanking new Madison Square Garden, Knick sity do to achieve equal parity before the law with non- rookies named Frazier, Bradley and Jackson struggled sectarian private universities?" McLaughlin received in the through to a captivating if not totally successful season. fall a 265 page answer from Walter Gelhorn, a Columbia Two Fordham students, track men, refused to visit the professor of law commissioned by the Gerli Foundation to new Garden for a New York Athletic Club meet, sayingthat answer the question. His basic answer was to make all the exclusive admissions \ policy of the club constituted appointments at the University by academic authority, racism. rather than religious, which meant the Jesuit provincial Racism charges were flying on campus, too. Recruiters could no longer appoint the president. The changes suggest- fiom Chase Manhattan Bank were picketed by students ed in the report included creation of a lay board of trustees, Media Mystic Will Return to Toronto Anthropologist McLuhan Calls It Quits Margaret Mead
5 March 1968—Dr. Herbert Marshall the Humanities to Fordham. That chair McLuhan, Fordham's $100,000 Schweitzer resulted in a legal problem that is. still un- Hired For LAC professor, will leave Fordham next semester decided. to return to the University of Toronto. In January, 1967, the State Board of 26 March 1968—Anthropologist Dr. Mar- McLuhan's decision was disclosed Sunday. Regents approved the nomination of garet Mead will arrive at Fordham's Lincoln Rev. Leo McLaughlin, University presi- McLuhan to fill the Schweitzer chair. The Center campus with "a free hand in develop- dent, announced that the author of Under- education department was to be left with the ing the program and building a faculty for it," standing Media and The Media is the Mes- job of working out a suitable contract with according to Rev. Arthur A. Clarke, dean of sage will be appointed a visiting lecturer and McLuhan and the University. the new liberal arts college. consultant to the communication arts Attorney General Louis J. Lefkowitz, Dr. Mead will serve as a consultant until program. however, stopped negotiations by ruling that September, 1969 when she will become a full- The move caught university officials by the contracts violated the New York state time professor and chairman of the Division of Social Services. surprise. "Until last week," commented Mr. constitution's Blaine Amendment. Lefkowitz Robert Kidera, vice-president for University contends that the Blaine Amendment barred In explaining Dr. Mead's duties, Father relations, "1 thought he was going to stay. It any state aid to universities "wholly or in I larke told The Ram that "she will have more was quite a surprise." part under the control or direction" of any than her own field to plan for" since the social science division also includes sociology, poli- McLuhan's salary in Toronto, according religious denomination, including any aid tical science, economics, and social psycho- to one source, was below what he receives at that would "enhance the reputation" of the university. logy. Faculty planners in the other fields have Fordham. A return to Canada would yet to be chosen, according to Clarke. probably mean a cut in salary. As a result, Fordham has not received any "Dr. McLuhan felt that a lot of people of the $100,000 promised with the chair. Dr. Paul Reiss, head of the Rose Hill socio- were depending on him in Toronto," com- Father McLaughlin said that the University is logy department, termed the acquisition of Dr. Mead "a very excellent appointment mented Culkin. continuing to negotiate with the state for a contractual arrangement which would not which will be beneficial to Fordham Univer- McLuhan came to Fordham as a result of Margaret Mead sity in general." the granting of an Albert Schweitzer Chair in conflict with the state constitution. University Faces rmancial Crisis by Frank Quigley 26 April 1968—Fordham is now con- fronted by what the McLaughlin administra- tion calls a "difficult and critical" financial situation. "The University has critical need for im- mediate financial support in amounts never before obtained by this institution," Joseph Kaiser, chairman of the Lay Board of '"rustees, told the Fordham Council, a group •I' 200 alumni, on Saturday. President Leo McLaughlin announced this «eek that the University must raise a mini- mum of $3.5 million—and hopes to achieve a '•"lal goal of $8.5 million-by June 30, 1969. 1 he funds are needed, according to a state- ment from President McLaughlin released unlay, "to support the current building pro- ,-i am and lo redeem the advances made from reserve funds to initiate early construction." Measures to meet the financial crisis in- Rev. Leo McLaughlin, University President, meeting with students earlier in the semester. clude: the $8.5 million fund raising drive, the securing of a $3 million loan, a freeze on To explain the financial situation and to Ilis Vice piYMlllMllS will appear at an open iHiii-esscniia! expenditures, a slashing review lions and a halt on all hiring—including allay the rumored fear that "Fordham is forum at 12:30 p.m. ti day in the Campus 111 next year's budget, a planned shift to faculty—for the next year. bankrupt" President McLaughlin and five of Center ballroom. - »AC;K'4 nh: RAW , DIXIMUKH 13, LBJ Withdrawal Brings Wild Campus .' April /Ofi.s* I ho loulhain community a lot of people. 1 would like to see a man of was sMinm-'ii and suipiised by President some experience stay in there." Rodger said Johnson's statement Sundav thai hi' would he would fayor a draft of Johnson at the not seek ii" election convent ion. Stl'ptUMI WVlSSlliall of (llC political SCieiK'C Jim Kearney of ltensalcm commented, department tailed the announcement, "One "The wicked witch is dead." of tin- gtc.ucsi events in Aiueiican political Ihe immediate reaction on Rose Hill to hisloiy," Johnson's announcement Sunday was the Kc\. Quotum laiu'i, chaiiman of tin* spontaneous outpouring of screaming, philosophy dcpattinout, ay.icod. I aucr toUl cheering hoarders from Martyrs' Court and The Hum, "I dunk it's a pood idea. He's had the Freshman dorms. enough." After the President's speech, hundreds of Weissuun sees (he possibility of a dead dorm icsidents stormed across the campus exploding firecrackers, singing hymns and lock at the Pcinociutic convention in August % between Vice-President Hubcit Humphrey chanting "The Bird is dead." The chant at and Seualot Kobeit Keni\edy. In such an Spellman was "Panties for peace." event, Weisstuau feels "Sen. lu^i-ne McCar- Handel's "Messiah" blared across thy nmy come in as .1 reconciliation candi- Martyrs' Court as New York City policemen date." in seven patrol cars and a motorcycle arrived Mi. William Rodget of ihe physics depart- to calm the crowd. ment disagiocd. "I was disappointed, as wore The Lincoln Center Campus in early stage of construction. First LC Class Confused 10 Sept 1968—A Fordham tradition of nois, and Maryland, must find their own non-notification, or bureaucratic bungling, is accomodations. happily being passed down to the new Liberal Another freshman, Lawrence Greene of Arts College at Lincoln Center. Fair Lawn, N.J., sees in the new school an When The Ram contacted members of the opportunity for "setting our own tradition. incoming class last week, all were in a state of You feel like you're building the college itself confusion. Less than a week remained before and there is a greater chance for leadership." their registration and none knew such speci- He also cited the pass-fail system as an advan- fics as: when and exactly where they should tage in "taking off a lot of the pressure." make their appearances, what courses they Marianne Harms, a commuter from North were enrolling for, or whether perhaps the Arlington, N.J., feels that "with no upper- new school was a fly-by-night moneymaker, classmen, everybody will be in the same invented in the heat of a Fordham financial boat." crisis. One student told The Ram that she had Deciding between one of the Rose Hill contacted the school recently and had been Colleges and the new college was difficult for informed that "we didn't think it would be some students, such as Anna Masson of the Hotter iWlhorn. author of the report necessary to send out cards, since we thought Bronx, who was told by the Admissions the students would be contacting us." Office that she could only apply to one Responses from the students interviewed school. She chose the intown campus because helped to draw a composite picture of their she was interested in teaching and had also Gelhorn Study Done class of '72. Although most are commuters heard that the liberal arts college would he fro 1 the metropolitan area, 50 or 60 students strong in education. r tV: .'«•••»••-• Vhc long AWAIICCI Odho-tn Father Mclaughlin notes in his statement w ill be residing in the Lincoln Center area. No The incoming class numbers 300, but the ;v',v:t wt;1. rv VO'JCASA: tocUv resent a\>: s.i\- that Fordham has already taken steps to "be- dormitory facilities have been planned for the projected enrollment for the entire college, :«•« iwywsils c.cs;v',u\t to •••.•..ike Fotdh.ii" come a truly preeminent, independent and new school, and out of town students, who according to Dean Arthur Clarke, will be 3000 clutbk 'V* s:A*.fAto. autonomous Catholic university." come from such distances as Michigan, Illi- students.
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V O N-.-£ j.r.:-.-*ir i~; ir:>3 .N>H- Athletic Director Peter Carlesimo New A.D. Makes Plans .' * 5c'.r: .'vN!>—"There is a at Perm State. He returns to room; the construction of an •ii'".::\:i :ack of physical faci- Fordham after having served :;\'v "air bubble," such as the one •.•.-.:« fut dc-<7:te :h;> handi- the University of Seramon at Columbia, to provide ad- cap the fwr'.s '.nv oive-d are to since 1042 as football coach ditional room for all indoor • \ re corr.7i'.;7.ded for the fine and Athletic Director. sports and reduce the over- k i »X •C7 they hi-.?cone." In talking about the sports crowding in the gym; a new Tr.-.< \-.cw of Forciham's scene yesterday, Carlesimo gym: and realignment ol =tr:rt;c 7:oc:.in- ts that of named four projects he feels present athletic fields. Pf-:;T A. O-f.eiirr.o. Ford- should be undertaken to im- Carlesimo stated that it : TC'.'f .'fi.C-c* hi^"< ";•.* Athletic Director. prove Fordham's athletic will be a year before any Ci:Iis;7.-.o. i 1"^ graduate program: remodeling of the definite changes can be made of Fo:ih.vT".. >uocecded John area under the gym to include since he must work within the "~sx i <~'. B.io>. -A'r.o hi> taken the posi- additional shower rooms. confines of the budget estab- • V.v.f ::o~ of hcid bi>Ke:hill coach locker rooms, and trainer's lished for this Year. Martin Luther King Eulogized At University Mass r.c 2.7.1 ±\1, Or. Martin and charity."
„* »% • w hich "Shon of a miracle." 1 a Mellc continued. "I believe thai Vu of us the meaning of his life and message may go unheeded. Yet, :_ :-•>:•.t. .c- u.... :- :.\" He the loss of Di. King may be the price w e hav e to pay for that 'd, a> a mnacle." "We .ue distressed." >aid Robert Bennett, a CoHei."-' .'-.inio;. "Black people in \metica. north and south, find oJi •-r..£ -.o ich'.fvc e.itl> enough \n theit lives thai thev are h.itevi. Dr. King n'.aJ.e ht civ -• t, — *VN "• •* *•** * M.KK twpie fs.vl !o\cxl and that i< wh> we U^cd him—eui ^.••c-cr>; \r. '.'•.ouch we ma\ not .vgice with his ;v'\y." A.wrdnvg to Bonnet, a member of the Society for Afro- \nu-r.vMn Aavanceuu-it: at Foidham, the future of non '•-.o'fnoc dervnds on 'whue America's respons-e (o Di- K' h" THE RAM WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 13, 1978 PAGE 5 Dean of Students in Critical Condition Meade Suffers Heart Attack After Protest 6 Dec 1968—Dr. Martin J. Meade, vice president and dean of students, suffered a heart attack yesterday morning. His condi- tion is listed as critical, according to an Engle- wood.N.J., Hospital spokesman. Mrs. Meade reported last night that the 37- year old Meade was being moved to the coronary care unit of the hospital, and that he was awake and conscious. He has no record of previous coronary trouble. George O'Connell, director of the Univer- sity Relations office, said that Meade was "in very good spirits," and that his wife was "very encouraged" by his progress. Meade was admitted to the hospital at about 5:30 yesterday morning, after being stricken in his home in Harrington Park, N. J., which is located near the hospital. Meade left the campus at 11:30 Wednesday night, after a full day of dealing with recent campus developments. He had held a two and a half hour meeting that afternoon with 17 members of the Society for Afro-American Advancement at Fordham, during which his office door was barricaded by a desk. The dean denied at the time that he had been detained against his will. Meade afterwards met for dinner with Dr. Marjorie Christiansen, assistant dean students, and with various student represen- tatives. He then attended the basketball game after dinner before leaving for home. Associated with Fordham since 1955, Meade became the first layman to hold a vice- president's Dost at the university when he was appointed vice-president of student personnel Meade suffered a heart attack after a busy day on campus, Including a two and a half hour in 1966. meeting with protestors. Freshman Grid Makes It To Top! by Steve Meyer coupled with Loyola of Cali- doubt in the minds of the fans 12 Nov 1968—The Ford- fornia's 21-14 loss to South- at Gaelic Park Saturday that Dies ham football Rams reached ern Utah enabled the Rams to they deserve to be number the pinnacle of success today gain this prestigious rank one. They displayed a bal- when they were rated the among the 40-odd schools anced offense of running and In Fall number one club football participating in club football. passing that produced 355 8 Oct 1968-A. freshman fell to his death team in the country by the total yards and complimented Friday morning from a fifth floor window of (National Club Football Ser- Enjoying their best season it with an almost impenetra- the experimental college building. vices weekly ratings released in the five year history of the ble defensive line that stopped Robert Andrew Bell, 18, from Des Plaine, today. club and having been rated the Jaspers running attack 111., died at 2:30a.m. Friday, after he plunged An overwhelming 33-6 rout among the top three teams all cold (—7 yards on the from a landing between the fourth and fifth of Manhattan last Saturday season, the Rams left little ground). floors into a rear courtyard. The courtyard is one floor below ground level. Bensalem is located at 558 E. 191st St. An autopsy performed by the New York Rams Sweep Bowl Medical Examiner revealed that Bell died of a "fall from height." He suffered internal 8 Nov 1968—Routing a Ram scholars became the silver trophy named "The injuries, including fractured ribs, laceration tough Purdue team of first undefeated College Bowl College Bowl". of the lungs, spleen and kidney. scholars, Fordham swept to team of the season. For their Seniors Ed Leahy, Arthur The medical examiner's office told The its fifth and final victory on joint effort, the University McMahon, and George El- Ram that the circumstances of the fall were the College Bowl Saturday. will receive $19,500 in lard, and junior Rich Ouzo- "undetermined pending police investi- By.a score of 150-95, the scholarship money and a nian led throughout most of gation." Bensalem College, site of Friday's death. the game despite losing the Detectives of the 52nd precinct are still school, that their son had been disillusioned first toss-up question to investigating the death. According to Bell's with school until coming to Bensalem. Here, Bach Quits Purdue. roommate, Alex DeLorenzo, "Nobodyknows they said, "some spark had finally gotten Fordham is the 28th team 23 Feb 1968—John Bach have gone to two NCAA tour- how he fell, just that he did." ignited." in College Bowl history to will leave Fordham to be naments. He will cap his win five games. Among other They announced plans to institute a schol- named head basketball coach Bell enrolled in Bensalem in July. He had career at Fordham with his five game winners are Co- arship fund in his name. at Penn State at the end of this been involved in a film-making projects at the sixth NIT bid. lumbia University, Temple Bell graduated from Maine Township High season, it was announced school and had been taking a tutorial on the School East in Park Ridge, 111.,last June. He University, Rutgers, Rens- yesterday. The Athletic Governing liberal reforms in Czechoslovakia. seemed to be an average student there, but salaer Polytech Institute and Bach's coaching record Board will now begin the His parents, Mr. and Mrs. Edward Bell, always did well in history, receiving advanced Barnard. There have been 11 since 1950 stands at 258 wins search for Bach's successor as told Dr. Gerald Friedberg, a teacher at the placement in U.S.history. four game victors since the and 191 losses. His teams Director of Athletics. show began. Fordham Drops NYAC Congratulations to by Steve Meyer using the facilities of the club. Charges of racial discrim- 3 Dec 1968-The Athletic Fordham's track team has ination in the Club's admis- Governing Board has voted to also been helped by the sions policy caused consider- discontinue Fordham's infor- NYAC, in the form of finan- able controversy last spring THE RAM mal affiliation with the New cial aid for traveling expenses. and led to a boycott of the York Athletic Club. Under this practice, Fordham NYAC annual track meet in Responding to public athletes who participated in Madison Square Garden. charges that the NYAC prac- the NCAA National Cham- Such well known schools as FROM tices racial discrimination, the pionships and then accepted Noire Dame, Villanova and board adopted a resolution an invitation to perform in the the three service academies calling for the removal of the AAU championships repre- did not send teams. Black ath- university's crew equipment senting the New York Athletic letes from other schools did Decatur Market from the NYAC facilities "as Club has their expenses paid not participate. soon as possible, but no later from the NCAA meet to the tiian May 15, 1969." The AAV meet anc' tnen Dac'c t0 Fordham adopted a policy CHOICE MEATS AND POULTRY move ends the last of Ford- New York. Under an admin- of letting the individual de- ham's athletic ties with the istrative directive, Fordham cide whether or not to partic- club. will now pay travel expenses ipate. Fordham's two black 2603 Decatur Avenue, Bronx, NY, 10458 During the past five years for its athletes both to and athletes on the track team, Fordham's squash and sailing from NCAA meets. Athletes Fred Douglas and Bob Ben- teams have also used facilities will still be free to participate nett, boycotted the meet and of the NYAC but this year in AAU meets for the NYAC were joined by one white ath- crew is the only sport still if they so desire. lete, hurdler Dick Sherman. PAGE'6 THK RAM WKDNKStfAY, DECEMBER 13, 1978
Military Issues Sharply Divide The School by NciKirealy demonstration generated a counter-demonstration. Some The war became more real for male students when the first 1969 demanded new beginnings. The prexious year had faculty were also involved, joining in the protests, and ques- draft lottery in 27 years was held on December 1 and birth been marred by the shock of assassinations, urban riots, tioning the purpose and uses of scientific research. dates became of great importance. Over 850,000 men were campus unrest ami the growing dissension over the war in The Faculty Senate denied ROTC credit, but it did not ranked, with September 14 drawn first. Southeast Asia. Fven after a close election. Americans were affect the demonstrations. On April IS, about 100 demon- The quest for influence on the government's direction of anticipating the program of a new President. Richard strators forced Army, Navy and Marine recruiters out of the war was paralleled in other issues. The stillborn child of Milhous^S'ixon. with his motto of "Forward Together", Old Chemistry where they were conducting interviews. this desire for greater input on decisions was the University seemed to offer stability. At his inauguration, he talked of {There were also protests against corporate recruitment, Senate. Designed to involve faculty, administration, healing the nation and of peace for the world. In Paris, the especially Dow Chemical Company, which makes napalm.) students and alumni in University decisions, the Senate's /H'ace talks began after final agreement on the shape of the Three days later, the Student-Faculty Coalition to Abolish constitution became indefinitely stalled over the issue of negotiating table. ROTC had a sit-in on the porch of the Administration parity between students and faculty. The idea never became The L'niversity also looked for renewal after a year of Building to present their demands and protest the University reality. trial. Rev. Sfichae! H'alsh. S.J.. came in to direct a Univer- policy about disruptive or obstructive demonstrations. A Other groups were demanding recognition of their status. sity under severe financial strain from expansion. The Board Ram editorial called the protest situation "one which Junior faculty asked for a stake in the Faculty Senate of Trustees (no longer under the Jesuit direction it had for progressively escalates. "On April 23, anti-ROTC demon- Students in the Society for Afro-American Advancement 12$ years) could obtain much-needed state and federal strators staged a demonstration in the south wing of the demanded autonomy for the Institute of Black Studies \ funds. In early February, students finally occupied the Administration Building while regular business continued which was instituted that year. I I ownstcin Huilding at I incoln Square, marking the com- and the University deemed it "disruptive. " They left the 1969 was a banner year for New York sports. The Jets, led \ pletion of the downtown campus as Fordham left 302 building after the Administration obtained a court order by "Broadway Joe" Namath, upset the Baltimore Colts in \ Broadway. and summonses for 19 faculty and students. the Super Bowl. An even more startling occurrence took \ Hut within two months, the idea of students occupying a But the culmination of the protests and counter-protests place in the fall. The Amazin' Mets brought the first \ building would take on a whole new meaning. would come in the fall with two events: the National Mora- pennant to the city in five years and went on to beat the \ One major issue would divide the nation and the L'niver- torium and the occupation of the Administration Building. Baltimore Orioles in the World Series in five games. \ sity this year and dominate the memory of those who lived On October 15, students boycotted classes, heard political Fordham's sports were doing fairly well too. The basket- : \ through it; the war. The war meant confrontation. Con- doves speak in the Old Gytn, and encountered some neigh- ball team, under first-year coach Ed Conlin, made it to the \ fnintation in national politics, for this new President nut to borhood opposition during a peace march from the old NIT. But they lost during the first round to Louisville I be haunted by the same opposition that drove his prexieces- NYU campus to Fordham where 7500 students and Bronx University in the last minute of a close game. The Rams \ sorfrom office. In March, he condemned "the gniwing law- residents crowded Edwards Parade to protest the war, finished with a 17-9 record. demanding anend "Now!" \ lessnessami violence on our campuses. " It meant confron- The two biggest events of the year probably took place tation at Fordham: students against students, students A month later, anti-ROTC demonstrators decided on during the summer. At 10:56 EDT, on July 20, a man against the administration, and, eventually, students against "militant action": they would seize the Administration emerged from the Eagle and took "one small step for man, the police. Building. After being stopped by ROTC members and one giant leap for mankind." It was the culmination of a The issue of the war was focussexi on the presence of the supporters when they tried to occupy ROTC offices in dream begun at the beginning of the decade. ! military on the Fordham campus. It began as a discussion of Faculty Memorial Hall, the 75 demonstrators crossed While the "establishment" had its triumph, the counter- udemic cn\iitfor the ROTC program and dewloped into campus and stormed the building. After long negotiations \ a call for its expulsion. Students fell into categories: SDS, or with the Administration, they were informed that the New culture had its own. For three days, over 400,000 young those who favorwi expulsion; YAF, or those who strongly York City police wvre being called in. Some left, but others people from alt around the country took part in "the \ sup;\sr:c\i the program jid the politics it represented; and did not and when the dust settled, six students had been happening of the decade" in upstate New York. Woodstock I others Siuder.rs wvrv o 'ten a: tveh other \< throats ana evch arrested. was to become as much of a legend as the moon landing. Anti-ROTC Group Takes Building by Jo.hn McQranon ind Jim Knickm&n croup split bej\*eer. the faction of Students committee of the Faculty Senate, the execu- Charges listed 15 \c\ />fcv—Severs!) -five ttudenis who- for a Democratic Society. who favored leav- tive officers of USG and a number of admin- Meade also told the press that the demon- *virfd the sou'h v»"~c of ;he adrrtiro.stratiori ing Ficuity Memorial and the independents. istrators and assistants, mel for about an strators "wouid be charged with disorderly building. ye«:erdav if;s-:roor, now face ro>- who accused SDS of "undcrnv.r-'.ng :he hour and a half in the council room of the conduct, damaging University property and «t\i? charges of »r:n*.:r.i; :rf>p.L>> ar.d c:i~- administration building. unauthorized entry and use of University srul Assau::. 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The students gathered on the lawn in front An hour later at about 7:30 P.M., Dr. of the porch began chanting at the adminis- Meade went to the opposite side of the south tration officials present, demanding the re- wing and with a megaphone told the demon- lease of the captured protestors. strators "you have forcibly entered this One of the protest leaders then announced building; you have violated University regu- that "two students have been arrested and lations. Those of you who are Fordham are still on campus. They are at Bathgate University students and can identify your- Avenue waiting for the cops to pick them selves as such can leave if you so desire and up.... We've got to free them." you will be charged with illegal entry and use With that, about 100 students ran to the of University property." . Bathgate Avenue entrance, but as they ar- rived the police van took off. Students raced Meade also told the demonstrators that up the street after it toward Fordham Road, "you will not be permitted to stay in this but retreated back to campus as several building indefinitely" and gave them a squad cars bearing billyclub-carrying officers twenty-minute deadline to make their de- pulled up. cisions. The students yelled "off the pigs," and Eight students came out of the building one group of about 100 students marched up through a window a half hour later and gave to the 52nd Police Precinct on Webster Ave- identification to Meade. nue to demand the release of the students. After still another tactics meeting of mem- They were met by a cordon of helmeted bers of the advisory committee, IBI guards tactical policemen. They were then followed tried to forcibly enter the south wing by way back to the campus by a number of patrol of the President's outer office, the south cars and ordered to disperse. porch entrance and the side door facing Keating. ROTC supporters block the entrance to the Administration Buiiiding the day after anti-ROTC The main attempt was at the President's demonstrators had occupied it. Wide support claimed outer office where seventeen security guards The demonstrators on the inside also asked building occupants and some threw food to Instead, a group of about 60 rallied in collectively tried to knock down the heavy the people outside to support them by ob- them. front of the administration building and door leading into the barricaded wing. structing the IBI guards. After about ten minutes of struggling, the heard Anti-ROTC Committee spokesman After some debate, and interrupted by the 25 decide to stay IBI's were ordered to stop their attempt to Charles Dugan say that "this demonstration security guards' first attempt to push their enter the building. Meanwhile Dr. Meade has shown that there is wide support for the Inside the building, the group was em- way in, they decided to exit en masse when- announced that New York City police had cause." He demanded that the University broiled in a debate over whether to remain in ever Dr. Meade announced he was calling for been called, and he told the guards, "No- drop the charges against the six students the building until city police arrested them or city police. However, the group made one body gets out. Seal the building." already arrested. leave the building. About 25 of the demon- attempt to exit through the south doorway. The students inside rushed to the south end strators voted to stay until the end, but the They were unable to budge the doors, and of the building, and climbed out of a window A mass meeting of the Committee has been rest of the group began to decide when would returned to the barricades under attack by onto the porch. As the first students raced scheduled for 12:30 P.M. today. be the best time to leave the building. the IBI. down the stairs more guards arrived to help Dr. Meade told The Ram last night that Made was again called to the window and As the guards pushed and pulled at the two stationed on the porch. Students who five IBI guards "were bleeding" and one was questioned by the students inside, as to barricades and doors, the students fought to were both inside and outside the building taken to the hospital as a result of the whether they would all be liable if IBI's were keep them out, in some cases swinging sticks exchanged punches with IBI's and as Mc- scuffles. He charged that several of the assaulted. Meade replied affirmatively but and dumping water on the security officers. Keever jumped on one fleeing student, he guards were hurt as they tried to enter the one student inside promised that the group A crowd of nearly 200 students outside the was pulled off by a couple of demonstration building "despite promises that the students "had no intention of beating on anyone." building shouted encouragement to the sympathizers. The guards caught three of the had no intention of beating anyone." SDS Rally Disrupts Campus Visits of Military Recruiters 15 Apr 1969—Anti-military demonstra- after conferring with an advisory group com- tions hit Rose Hill yesterday and are expected posed of the USG executive, Faculty Senate to continue today and possibly Friday. members and administrators, asked the re- Some 100 demonstrators forced recruiters cruiters whether they intended to stay. of the Marines, Army and Navy out of the "They're not going to leave unless we order old chemistry building in a noisy hour-long them out," Meade said. demonstration yesterday. At this point a group of students arrived Executive Vice President John J. Meng and entered the Navy corridor. Once they issued a statement late yesterday afternoon were in, the demonstrators formed a wall regretting "the necessity of suspending re- between the corridor and the lobby, allowing cruiting interviews of Army, Navy, Air no one to enter. Force, and Marine Corps personnel on the One student who attempted to gain access Rose Hill campus today." Meng added that was refused by the demonstrators. Duggan "The University is inviting the recruiters to told him "recruiting is over for the day." A return at their convenience to complete the scuffle broke out between the two and the few interviews remaining at the time of the crowd pushed toward them. Thomas Gal- suspension." lagher of campus security and several others USG Executive Vice President Bob Reger separated them to end the fight. called the statement "incredibly naive" and The Marine table remained standing argued that while he felt an apology was due throughout the demonstration, encircled by Students opposed to military recruiting swamp Old Chemistry the recruiters, "the recruiting policy should members of the Marine Platoon Leaders remain open-ended at the present time." Corps and other students. After a short rally in front of the Campus Meade continued to consult his advisors, Center, the demonstrators marched into the and was urged by USG president Bill Top- Tough Defeat In NIT lobby of the chemistry building, where mil- pcta to end the recruiting. "We are opening ByPaulVitale a one-and-one chance at the free-throw line itary recruiters were presenting information ourselves up for the possibility of a lot of 25 Mar 1969—Despite a tremendous 32- with 1:04 left to play. The Cardinals, with to several students. people getting hurt." point performance by Bill Mainor and a late Marv Selvy scoring on a layup and with The demonstration, sponsored by Ford- During the scuffle by the Marine table, the last-minute rally that saw Louisville's nine- Beard canning a pair of free throws, twice ham's Students for a Democratic Society, Army recruiters left the lobby. Meade then point advantage taken away, the Rams built up three-point advantages in the final moved through the lobby and halfway up the addressed the crowd with a bullhorn, asking bowed out of the NIT last Sunday as the minute, only to see Mainor jam two jumpers staircase until all the marchers were inside. that "everyone, including the representatives Cardinals rode the hot foul shooting of that kept the Rams within a point. The recruiters looked on as the protestors of the United States Marines, Army and Butch Beard to a 73-70 win. Mainor's last bucket came with 22 seconds streamed into the building, chanting "U.S. Navy, please leave this building immedi- Beard, who had been outplayed by Mainor remaining and as the Cardinals moved up- out of Vietnam, recruiters out of Fordham." ately." in every phase o\the game, sank six free court, the Maroon had to foul someone. One Army officer dismissed the demon- The navy recruiters left shortly after the throws in the last I:J2 to clinch the victory However, with Beard controlling the ball, the strators saying "this happens all the time." announcement, but Meade continued to dis- for Louisville before 9,321 fans at Madison Rams had no choice. And, when the 6-3 SDS spokesman Charles Duggan, address- cuss the situation with the marines and his Square Garden. Louisville guard was fouled with nine sec- ing the crowd, said, "We're going to stay in advisory group. One demonstrator yelled, A technical foul on Cardinal coach John onds left, he calmly sank both free throws to here until they decide they've had enough "We should feel no responsibility to leave." Dromo, converted by Maihor, and a short settle the matter. and leave. We demand that the military He was drowned out, however, with the jumper from the right of the key by John It was a moral victory, if nothing else, for recruiters in here get out, leave the campus, chant, "We leave when recruiters leave." Burik had given the Rams a 66-65 lead with Fordham. Instead of being blown off the and don't come back." As the Marine recruiters finally agreed to 1:43 to go. court, the Rams held their own with the Several demonstrators then moved over to leave the building at 1:45, the demonstrators After a time-out, Beard connected on the nationally-ranked Cardinals and when down the Army recruiting table and turned it over. cheered, and followed them out of the build- first of his three last-minute one-and-one by nine points with four minutes to go, they As opposing groups struggled to set the table ing. The recruiters began interviews at 9 situations and the Cardinals were in front for fought back and took a momentary one- up again or keep it down, IBI security guards A.M., and had been scheduled tocontinue good, 67-66. point lead. moved in and removed the table. The dem- until 3. The Rams missed a golden opportunity to But it was the play of Mainor and his two onstrators moved on to the Navy table, shov- One Marine recruiter charged that "ap- go ahead when captain Frank McLaughlin, soph teammates, Yelverton and Burik, that ing it down another corridor. parently the administration hasn't learned its Playing his poorest game of the season, blew sparked the Rams all day. Dr. Martin J. Meade, dean of students, lesson. You can't kowtow to a minority." PAGE 8 THE RAM, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 13, 1978 um ^ CQnservative columnist William lough, a student marshal}. McCullough was Buckley on national television. not seriously injured. The 3,500 marchers, more than half of Moratorium officials finally negotiated a them carrying lighted candles, filed out of deal with "The Americans" whereby the NYU's Ohio Field down a side street to group would leave after one of their mem- University Avenue. As the last marchers bers was permitted to speak for three minutes moved onto the thoroughfare, the path of and another would hold the American flag in names stretched more than four city blocks, full view of the peace demonstrators while Chants of "Peace now" rose from the the first spoke. marchers as they passed lines of onlookers, The speaker, 22-year-old Howard Sachs of many jeering at the demonstrators. At one 2675 Valentine Avenue, urged support for point, walking through an underpass on the the war, saying, "We should stay there and Grand Concourse, the demonstrators' cry of help the South Vietnamese. They need us." "No more war" literally shook the wall of "If you want to knock the war, go to the structure. Vietnam," he added. The peace demon- At several street corners, including Univer- strat'ors responded to the speech with silence, sity Avenue and 190th Street, and University and Sachs, a veteran of 14 months' service as and Kingsbridge, marchers were pelted with an army clerk in Vietnam, left the platform, eggs, water, paint, and even cucumbers. A Television commentator David Susskind bag of paint hurled from an apartment build-' moderated the evening program, calling the ing splattered evenly over a policeman and a anti-war demonstrators "really the most in- Fordham student. credible generation to come along the pike in When water was thrown from an apart- a long time." ment window, the demonstrators raised their He cjted "the accomplishments of this index and forefingers in the peace sign. As generation," as driving President Lyndon small bands of local youths harassed the Johnson out of office, stopping the bombing marchers, tossing eggs and knocking candles in Vietnam, bringing about the peace talks, out of their hands, the student marshall retiring General Lewis Hershey of the Selec- circulated umong the demonstrators urging tive Service System and said the demon- them to "keep cool and keep marching." strators "will inevitably bring about an end The march was already behind schedule to the war." when it was delayed at Lehman as 2,500 Pulitzer Prize-winning Vietnam corres- ;/. „ rw We v>n.nH. • more demonstrators joined the procession, pondent David Halberstam told the group rally on Edwards Parade. ^^ ^ ^ ^ ^^ ^ gQ ^ ..^ been a ,ong> ,ong ^ since ^ fd[ , down the Grand Concourse to Kingsbridge so proud to be an American." DemOnStlOtlOH Avenue to Fordham Road, the student or- "We have seen the darkness at the end of _J_ — • ganizers agreed to reroute the march down the tunnel," he declared, paraphrasing earli- !• /i f lF/^1*/iC Bedford Park Boulevard to Southern Boule- er claims of American victory; "we can see JLlCl lAT%JlA Vlw vard and into campus through the rear ve- the light at the end of the tunnel." hide entrance, when informed by police that a Representative Lester Wolff, Long Island by JohnMcGlennon course area, pushed their way through the group of counter-demonstrators, including Democrat, charged that "prolonging this 21 Oct 1969—More than 7,500 students peacedemonstrators sitting on the field in an "The Americans," was waiting for the war is not in the national interests. We must and Bronx residents gathered Wednesday attempt to reach the speakers' platform. marchers at Poe Park on the Concourse. begin immediately the deliberate, orderly, night on Edwards Parade for the close of "The Americans" were halted by a ring of "What you've been through up there is complete withdrawal of troops." Vietnam Moratorium Day demonstrations. Moratorium student marshalls and, after nothing compared to what will happen on the A difference of opinion on the timetable Approximately 6.000 demonstrators. chanting against peace speakers, agreed to Concourse," Inspector Oliver Fredericks of for withdrawal of troops emerged as the mainly students representing Fordham, New leave the campus in return for having one of the 52nd Police Precinct told the marshalls. third speaker, Bronx Congressman James York University's Bronx Campus, Lehman their members address the crowd. A few "if you insist on the original route I can't Scheuer asked the crowd, "When do we College and Bronx Community College, ar- scuttles broke out as "The Americans," still promise protection," Fredericks said. The withdraw?" The crowd roared back, rived on the Rose Hill Campus at 10:00 led by a youth waving the .American flag, students agreed to the change, and marched "Now." "That's right," Scheuer said, "as P.M.. after a mass candlelight march from attacked peace marchers from NYU outside onto the campus without incident. soon as possible.,." But the rest of his NYU. On Fordham's parade ground, they Fordham"s Bathgate Avenue entrance. Po- Before the first speaker was introduced, sentence was drowned out by the students' joined some 1.500 people, including several lice soon isolated the counter-demonstrators, however, "The Americans" pushed their shouts of "Now." hundred from the surrounding community. however, and the NYU students returned to way through the crowd toward the speakers' However, Representative William Fitts to hear speeches by several New York con- the University Heights campus without fur- platform on Keating Terrace. They were Ryan, a Manhattan Reform Democrat, re- gxessmen and other ants-war figures. ther problem. halted about 75 feet away by the student ceived a thunderous ovation as he said, "The The aura of the peaceful, nonviolent pro- The candlelight march began after speech- marshalls, but continued to heckle the speak- first solution (to the nation's ills) is to end the test was marred only by the arrival of nearly es by Congressmen Ogden Reid and James ers and attempted to break through the bar- war—now, today, in this very hour. You KX> -wlf-siyled pro-war demonstrators calling Scheuer. and Mrs. Theodore Sorenson. Mrs. rier several times. At one point, a firecracker know how to do it—get out of Vietnam." themselves "The Americans." The group, Sorenson read a statement from her hus- thrown from the vicinity of "The Amer- The crowd saved its most enthusiastic ova- comprised largely of high school students band, who was forced to cancel his scheduled icans" exploded on the steps of Keating Hall, tion for Congressman Allard Lowenstein, a from the Valentine Avenue-Grand Con- appearance in order to debate trie Moratori- right next to College senior Arthur McCul- ., hero with the student movement. University Acts To End Protest bj John McGlennon offices of the executive vice-president, vice- support, but Father Walsh said he had re- onstration. Dr. Brown's office is in the north 24 Apr iyViy— Fordharcfs administration president for university relations, and pres- ceived no notification 'of the resolution. USG wing of the building., began action las; ni^rr. :o obtain a cm! court idem of the Faculty Senate. president Bill Toppeta and TMC senator Bernard's statement notifying the pro- ortte :o fore? over '.CO members o: the They also sat dovvn in the large secretarial Mary Brennan then conferred with the pres- testors that the demonstration was disrup- Ci>si.nvi::« to Arcv.sh ROTC out of tr.e rcol and file room outside Walsh's suite. idem to inform him of the resolution, passed tive, set in motion the University's policy on s*i:h «in.g or :':.; =d.T--.r.:5tr\i::or. 'ruling. Free access to '.he building was allowed at Monday night's meeting of the USG such protest. After his statement, Bernard Tht d-jr.-.cr.st.rators hav-j-.iged what they throughout the demonstration, and secre- Senate. told the protestors, "I'd like to give you a calkd a ••-o"C-bs'.r_c'.:.-.e. peac*:\:; derr.or.- :a.r:e:s continued working until about 5 P.M. Toppeta said that Father Walsh gave no chance to think about this." «ra>Ioc." :.n the r-'.dirvj sirvoe 12:15 >ester- The demonstrators attempted to gain ac- reaction to the USG resolution. "We just Toppeta, a student member of the ad- day insrrwr.. c-ess to Father Walsh's offtc-e but were halted presented him with USG's view as embodied visory committee, told The Ram that he - A L'n:\«s:>- *:di ~;?ar,g ;s :er.:at:vj.y r;, 1BI guards. They told Walsh that they in Mary's resolution," Toppeta explained. disagreed with Walsh's decision to term the scfeai'-i'vid to-: 10:30 this — o-~tr.g a: •*-•.;!". r'.-L-r.ed to sit :r. unobstructiveiy until the Shortly after 1 P.M., the demonstrators protest disruptive. Pre&krd Mkiae- W ils.h is e-x;x-c:;c to out- Utv.-. srsity agreed to break Fcrdharr.'s con- pushed their way past several 1B1 guards into Bernard returned after allowing the dem- tioe yesterday "s occ .;;rer.v-es ar.d ask tor >:u- tract wy.h ROTC. Walsh's outer office. onstrators about 30 minutes to decide what to (fksuasi facuS:> cpiaicr. on the ainurustra- Walsh then asked the protesters, "Why do. He again asked the demonstrators to tioo's rep*:> to tie demon,stra::o-. don't you sit quietly?" One student demand- An advisory group composed of three stu- leave the building. They refused, and the SOCK tsaabers of th« President's advisory ec, "We-Aair. ROTC to tease." Walsh angri- dents, faculty members, and administrators next step was to ask the protestors to surren- cooamitsee oa ±t djtr.o-r.stratx'r. ar.d of the iy countered. "ROTC is not going to ieav e." met with Father Walsh in the office of Vice- der their identification cards and be escorted, Comasist« to Abolish ROTC fei: that the and iicti. 'This :s disruptive." President for Academics Arthur Brown or carried, out of the building by the IBl's. mjuiKtiOQ »odd rtot b; s^r^td on the de:rr,- The demonstrators cited USG's resolution throughout the afternoon and evening to The demonstrators refused, and Bernard re- ocstratcrs until after the genera! meeting this to er.d ROTC or. campus as proof of student discuss the University's reaction to the dem- joined the Walsh meeting. •* j C* j. ^1 • *^ ^e Pfcsideniial assistant reentered the rsSS Boarders Stage Counter-Protest ^ j ; 4 y '<- ;'^'- 5f- - --CT - •"*'"' •>'* ~A r,.:£h.v cr. arced troup ot threatened to act themselves unless the Urti- ,• , ., T, , • i ,.,,,i .^. t-t-s. _».v. ..^.,,,_, ,. • , .- • ,".*•- • J i , . ., , nalized. The demonstrators remained ami 1 •> ,v'v ;j-'-'j •A~--'f sM bcaraers descended or, tr.e administra- versitv removed the demonstrators bv 12:30 ,, . •. „.„ r .• „., . ^.n.. .-*.v.. .»...»...... -,D\i • • i ' ' Bernard said, "All of vou are now subject to >••' p-»<:ji*—'; •"T •' '>c;- ::on ruucine a. h.-.'OP.M. iast niir.t m an today. ,. . ,, • «on." F^s-.de-.-.ial as.s:stant Roger Belaid effon to^ove the ann-ROTC demon- One of the most vocal leaders of the He '^ demonstrator for his ID told Ac d«ror,^:c.-» that Father Waish ««:« The roxrders w« stored ry a group, Tom Rossetn. a third-year pharmacy ^ d [he demons(ra(or refused t0 sur. and his ad^sory ,rouP "have itezr.ti the ^ ?' ^pu.s pence ana aanumstrat:on student said. These guys (the boarders) are , . ^ h 1B1 ds d^onstrauon isrurt.e." Berrtarc rnade ^tsr.w. Tr.e counter-centonstrators loudly over here to stand up tor,her rights. w escor( ihe protestor oM ^ s(udenl sal the statement at 6:f0P.M . nearly two hours D-_-17;«- 1# 'T O , /-^ down and two more IBI's were pressed inio afser the aduurus:ration buuing was ,chec- .01651111/ ^0110^ OUDDOlt K^QUSQ action. He resisted their attempts, and lki• UltC^B?r^?-- -os^ -U-- b>M«jWhil« pr^er.:. M^Ier briefh*^. vou enter. Thcv nun decide "^'^ the guards to desist. A» K».-\>. B^.n^u »..w .... >.,*-. L... ;s A~r ;v5y-\or~an ...^->.. ,;r ,n • ' 10 keep vou in T§ MmM The Days Of Rage Come To Campus and Community by Carol Coyne anti-war demonstrators, killing 4 and injuring 11. No one could have known then, but years latet, now, we According to a May 5 statement from Brandeis Univer- can see it: the building on fire, the strike, the chaos and sity (Waltham, Mass.), where a National Strike Informa- violence of a dying decade, and the fear foreclosing tion Center was set up, more than 115 schools across the nation were already on strike. The College Press Service academia, the fear, would haunt this school for years. estimated that 208 schools were closed or were planning to Much later a docile generation would puzzle at the provo- close. cation of their iron-fisted administration. Then at Fordham on May 6, students, faculty, and Highjackings were in the news; so were the Chicago 7 administrators were shocked when a three-alarm fire, and pollution and heroin. Early in the year, Biafra capitu- apparently set, gutted the basement of the campus center. lated to Nigeria and fighting in the Middle East intensified. Sit-ins and demonstrations were one thing, but this stun- Students across the United States and at Fordham were ning act of violence was another. particularly concerned with the news, in January, of more Fordham student leaders appealed for the cancellation of U S bombing in Vietnam and increased involvement in exams and urged students to go home. By this time, an Laos and Cambodia. estimated 448 colleges and universities were closed or on University President Michael Walsh was calling the strike. seventies a decade of "change and relevance," and predict- A national Protest Day was declared and throngs of ed Fordham would be "pushing on all fronts" in an effort student protestors swarmed into Washington to protest to "improve on every level." Walsh described the "overall U.S. involvement in Southeast Asia. University goals" as service to the city and commitment to President Nixon acted quickly to close the gap between the two roles of a university: teaching and research. In spite his administration and the campus community caused by of the student demonstrations of the previous semester, the Cambodian threat. He held the first televised news Walsh was optimistic that the seventies would witness "less conference in three months, engaged student protesters in political activism, but not.. .a lessening of concern about discussions, conferred with leading educators and with 46 their own institutions." governors, and advised his administration to keep the Fordham student organizations such as the Student rhetoric "cool" when the action was "hot. " Peace Union and Students for a Democratic Society (SDS) At Fordham, individual teachers had to decide how to were sponsoring vigils and readings of the names of grade students without administering final exams. Every- Vietnam war dead. "ROTC out" was a common sight one had gone home. scrawled across the sidewalks around Keating Hall or in the There was still room for one more protest, however. bathrooms of the Campus Center, and anti-ROTC demon- During commencement exercises, a large number of stu- strators chanted "US out of Vietnam, ROTC out of dents walked out of the gym (graduation was held inside Fordham." that year because of rain). The protest was to express In fact, twenty Fordham students faced criminal trespass disapproval of graduation speaker Daniel Patrick Moy- charges for their part in the seizure, the previous Novem- nihan, a member of the Nixon administration, and an ber, of the administration building to demand that ROTC advocate of a position of what he called "benign neglect" be removed from campus. In January, however, all but six to ward minorities and the underprivileged. of those charged accepted an offer from the Bronx District That summer, the stock market reached a record low and attorney to be put in the charge of the Youth Counsel unemployment reached a record high. Racial violence, the Board (YCB) for six months instead of facing trial. The Catonsville 9, the right of eighteen-year-olds to vote and other six chose to face trial and a possible sentence of 90 the second draft lottery were in the news. , days in jail, because, as one student put it, "The YCB The popular books to read or carry around in a beachbag would tend to give people the impression we weren 't really that summer wre Everything You Always Wanted to Know 4i\ serious and were contrite." The trial was set for March II. About Sex But Were Afraid to Ask, The Sensuous Woman, 1 That January, Fordham approved the Afro-American QB VII, Travels with My Aunt, Rich Man, Poor Man, and studies major and planned for the introduction, in the fall, Love Story. of a new Puerto Rican studies program, offering courses in In August, the SALT talks continued. The news really history, art, and literature of Puerto Rico. needed sweetening when the Food and Drug Administra- In February, the State Education Department announced tion announced the banning of cyclamates. The big net- Fordham's application for state aid had been approved for works began advertising new fall shows, including "Mar- the first time, because, for the first time, Fordham was cus Welby, M.D.," "My World and Welcome To It," regarded as a secular institution. The University would gain "The Forsyte Saga, " "The Ghost and Mrs. Muir, " and over $1 million in aid for the year. "Room 222." On St. Patrick's Day, The Ram published for the first On September 9, the class of 1974 entered Fordham. Of time a special section called "Other Voices," "an invita- the 1350 freshmen, 60 percent were commuters, 20percent tion to the rest of Fofdham to write, sketch, and photo- lived in the dormitories, and 20percent lived off-campus. graph what you see and feel." Among the stories was one According to Dean of Admissions Richard Waldron, the describing the El Dorado bar on Third A venue as the home class of 1974 differed from previous freshman classes in the of SDS and as "wall to wall radicals by ten o 'clock." significant increase in the number of "seriously disadvan- Nonradical students, or those that didn 't like to walk all tage^ students" who were able to attend with Fordham aid the way to Third A venue, could always go to the Web, as well as aid from the New York State Higher Educational where, as always, Fordham students jammed to drink beer The emblem of Fordham on strike. Opportunity Program (HEOP). •<4 and chat. That year, underneath the drone of conversations The enrollment at each of the colleges was as follows: and smoke of cigarettes, the jukebox hummed out "Bridge the hiring of Richard Phelps, nicknamed "Digger" because Fordham College, 600; Thomas More College, 235; Liberal Over Trouble Water" and "Let It Be," from two well- his father was a mortician. Arts College, 300; College of Business Administration, known acts, and "Close to You" by that new group the A few days later, the strike came to Fordham. It was 175; and Bensalem, 32. Carpenters. Fordham's own strike, and it was a major media event, On September 3, Vince Lombard!, Fordham alumnus Fora week before the March 11th trial of the "Fordham covered by The New York Times, television networks, and and former professionalfootballcoach, died at age 55. Six," posters declared "Burton Roberts [Bronx D.A.] every-day-for-a-week publication of The Ram. Ronald That fall, there were quite a few new administrators to wants you to see him build his career on the repression of Friedland, a teacher in the English Department who was greet students. six fordham students." Over 200 Fordham students unpopular with his department colleagues, was denied Perhaps students had worn themselves out last spring, or v showed up at Bronx County Courthouse for the trial, tenure. The chronicle of those days is covered in a special perhaps they realized their demonstrations were accom- which was repeatedly beset by recesses and interruptions. Strike section that folio ws coverage of 1970. plishing little, but whatever the reason, fall 1970 was The highlight of the day came when Roberts requested the As spring unfolded, 90 percent of the students approved quiet—eyen calm. court drop the case against Barbara Finnerty because "we a Rose Hill Campus Council as a representative body. There Protests, sit-ins, demonstrations attracted fewer sup- cannot legally establish her guilt." Her case was dismissed. .were still demonstrations, including another anti-ROTC porters. Few students submitted petitions to run for a The trial of the other five was postponed because of a demonstration on the day of the annual military training position on the Rose Hill council they had fought so hatd controversy over the defendants' request to represent them- program review. But all in all, things seemed to have settled for the previous semester. selves in the trial. When it resumed on March 16, the down and students began to prepare for final exams. What The "big" news was the filming o/Love Story in the students presented what they called a "political defense." was supposed to be the last Ram of the semester was Fordham library and plans for the upcoming Homecoming The verdict on the "Fordham Five" came: guilty of published May 1, awarding wolf-tickets to a new block and Harvester dance. criminal trespass. schedule (just when everyone was getting the old one The Rams defeated Georgetown 39-17 that Homecoming Just one week later, 150 students forced their way into , straight), and to a tuition increase of $200 -.bringing tuitionDay, bringing their record to 5-0. In typical Fordham sexist the twelfth-floor faculty lounge of the Leon Lowenstein to $2000). Another wolf-ticket went to the Board of tradition. Miss Harvester was chosen to preside over the Building and demanded to be admitted to the Board of Trustees, who "hold legal authority over all decisions made ballgame. The Harvester Dance was held on all three floors Trustees meeting. About 200 students had crowded into in the University. There are no students on the Board, the of the Campus Center, with music by the Shirelles, billed three buses United Student Government had hired to carry meetings are closed, and when asked how he will vote on a with a touch of nostalgia as "direct from the 1950's. " them from Rose Hill to Lincoln Center. The trustees would particular issue, the chairman replies, 'you can 7 ask me That year was a good year for football. Fordham went not open the meeting, but agreed to talk to student that.'" undefeated until the very last game of the season when a representatives. However, when 150 students tried to force But all was not quiet. Not just at Fordham, but all over strong Kings Point team defeated the Rams 35-0 before a their way into the meeting, they hastily adjourned. the country, students still felt strongly about U.S. involve- crowd of 4,503. It would have been Fordham's first That same week, another 400protesters in the Dealy Hall ment in Vietnam. On May 3, the editors of campus undefeated season in 33 years. I nghsh Department of/ices demanded reversal of a deci- newspapers at 11 major Eastern colleges agreed to run a Basketball was beginning an exceptional season under sion to deny tenure to Dr. Ronald Friedland, a popular common editorial calling for "the entire academic commu- (he guidance of Digger Phelps. At the lime of the last Hum Lnglish teacher. Additionally, the protesters wanted "the nity of this country to engage in a nationwide university of the year, when the Ram published a special four-page establishment of substantive student participation in all strike" to protest widening U.S. involvement in the war in insert on basketball, the team was 5-0. Whenever Phelps departments of the university. " Southeast Asia. The next clay the presidents of 37 colleges and his assistants walked into the cafeteria, everyone would About the only thing all week that no one protested was and universities joined in a letter to President Nixon stand up and cheer. the firing of basketball coach Ed Conlin. The Rams warning of "the incalculable dangers of an unprecedented That fall, the glass and iron doors facing luhuirth finished W-15 and team spirit and student support were at alienation of America's youth" due to the U.S. invasion of Parade of Keating Hall were locked to better "defend" the an all-time low. Cambodia and renewed bombing of North Vietnam. building in case of a student protest. And by November, a Hut a new era in Fordham basketball was about to begin: Then, on Mov 4, at Kent Slate University in Ohio, 100 lawn that had been planted in front of the administration on April 8, Athletic Duectoi Peter Carlesimo announced National Guardsmen fired M-l rifles into a group of on ecology da\ had been worn once uyain into a dirt path. PAGE 10 THE RAM WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 13,1978 "Today's Fig is Tomorrows Bacon" The Case Aaainst Burton Roberts by Bill Arnone "this is the best you can expect from this court." The 13 Mar 1970— "Burton Roberts wants you to see him Fordham students on trial have no illusions in their expecta- buiid his political career on the repression of six Fordham tions. They have chosen to make a political defense of their students." actions. They have refused the restrictions of a court- So read the posters around campus this past week publiciz- appointed legal representative; they will defend themselves. ing the trial of the Fordham Six. There have been many They refuse to confine themselves to the limits of the stones written about Bronx D.A. Burton Roberts. But you established court procedure and in doing so they are continu- have to see him in action to believe him. ing the critical exposition of the "American system of Examples: justice" which is taking place across the country. This choice • Roberts and company (nan c\y Fordham's administra- is not easy. It carries with it the probability of 90 days in jail, tion and security personnel) did everything they could at the $500 fines for each of the five, and contempt of court last hearing to establish the participation of Barbara Finnerty charges. The latter is likely to be thrown at them whenever in the takeover of the administration building. An IBI guard they attempt to make a political statement. ("You will have was well-rehearsed in the process of identifying Barbara the opportunity to say anything you want," said the judge in Finnerty—a process made difficult by his never having seen his opening remarks. Five minutes later, he said: "I will not her before in his life. Yet the guard was produced and he told allow this court to be used as a political forum.") The issue is his tale of the every move of Barbara Finnerty. On Wednes- solely that of "criminal trespass" state the judges, Roberts, day, however, Burton Roberts began by recreating a conver- and Fordham's administration. The defendants agree: it is sation he had with another phantom IBI guard, who swore the "criminal trespass" of the United States in Vietnam. that he personally carried Miss Finnerty out of the adminis- In spite of all this, however, I think that the first day of the tration building before the "all out or else" order was given. trial clearly belonged to the student defendants. They man- Thus, the charges against Barbara Finnerty are suddenly aged at least to make the court aware of the seriousness and dropped after having been so painstakingly fabricated, the urgency of their stand; they acted with competence in their Fordham Six becomes the Fordham Five ("I guess you kids citation of legal precedents and with quiet confidence. The will have-to order new buttons," cracks one of New York's contrast with Burton Roberts was clear. finest), and Burton Roberts again demonstrates his concern But one vital factor in the initial responsiveness of the for the protection of innocent youth. court was the show of support given by the Fordham • It can be said that Roberts controls Bronx Criminal students who jammed the courtroom. Despite ridiculous Court. This is his territory, the judges are his boys, he runs recesses and continuous deliberate delays on the part of the the show. But faced with the extraordinary nature of the prosecution, the courtroom remained filled with supporters. Fordham students' insistance on presenting their own de- Pkketting the Bronx County Courthouse The strategy behind the delays is that somehow student fense and confronted with a packed gallery, Roberts^ gets interest will die down and then the court and prosecution can carried away and succeeds in embarrassing his own cohorts. room. He turns everything on at this point. His voice go about the swift business of locking up the defendants, just He goes through extravagant theatrics when the students quivers, his face turns redder, his fist pounds his palm, and as is done to countless Black and Puerto Rican people daily insist on representing themselves, digging into his repertoire he screams: "There is no crowd outside waiting to see the in empty courtrooms in the decay of Bronx Criminal Court. of cliches and begging that one of his favorites, "A person defendants make martyrs out of themselves! I see absolutely The trial resumes on Monday, March 16th. If you come who represents himself in court has a fool for a client," be no one outside who wants to get into this courtroom." And early in the morning, you can see the cops with their shiny inserted in the court record. The judge tells him that the at that, the courtroom doors swing open and in pours a blue helmets lined up in the streets and on the rooftops, you court has heard that one before and warns Roberts of his crowd of Fordham students who had been locked outside. can see a few of them pathetically trying to pose as the "immature behavior"—which is an ironic comment to a "There is tension and excitement and that is precisely why I oldest-looking students in Fordham history, and you can man who claims to be prosecuting students because of their am here," Roberts declares. Not quite, Burton. You are hear the latest chants ("Burton Roberts, you'd better start "immature behavior." there and that is precisely why there is tension and excitement. shakin', today's pig is tomorrow's bacon.") But come and • Roberts cries about how the defendants claim that there The chief presiding judge had a habit of saying, without join in the support of the Fordham Five. You've got to see it is a crowd of student supporters locked outside the court- really being aware of the pointed truth of what he said, that to believe it. BM flM I 150 Force Their Way: Digger Phelps Crash Trustee Meeting Named New 20 Mar 1970—The Board of Trustees ad- issues they wished to bring up to the board journed its meeting on Wednesday afternoon and also whether or not they should demand as 150 students forced their way to the twelfth that everyone be admitted. Hoop Coach floor faculty lounge of the Leon Lowenstein USG organized the protest to try to con- byPaulVUale Center and demanded to be admitted into the vince the trustees to rescind the tuition hike 10 Apr 1970—Richard "Digger" PheJps board meeting. and to give students representation on the was officially named Fordham's varsity bas- Students did get to talk to some of the board. Ferraioli said he wanted "a coalition ketball coach at a press conference held trustees, but after receiving no response or of united students to show the trustees that Wednesday at the school's Lincoln Center answer to their demands for a reversal of the we want a student voice." campus. tuition hike decision and representation on A large faction of the group, however, also Phelps, for the past four years assistant the board, a group was selected to organize wished to raise the issue of ROTC at Ford- varsity basketball coach at the University of and publicize a meeting to plan "coalition" ham and the court case of the Fordham Five. Pennsylvania, signed a four-year contract. type action which could include a student The decision to force their way into the He was one of some 50 candidates screened strike. meeting was made by a 123 to 44 vote taken for the job by Athletic Director Peter Carle- An open meeting is scheduled for 12:30 in the eleventh floor hallway. The USG of- simo and was unanimously approved by the P.M. today in Keating 1st for anyone in- ficers asked the students to be responsible 11-member Athletic Governing Board after tersted. and tried to prevent the group from going to appearing before the group early last week. The United Student Government, which the twelfth floor where the meeting was being The 28-year-old Williamstown, New Jersey had hired three buses to bring the students held. said his first duty as Ram coach would be from Rose Hill to Lincoln Center, lost con- recruiting. With many of the top prospects trol of the crowd of about 200 after the USG After the trustees adjourned their regular having already narrowed their choices down executives accepted a concession by the meeting, 10 board members, including the to two or three schools, Phelps appears to Board of Trustees to allow five student repre- chairman, John Kaiser, agreed to listen to have his work cut out. However, this doesn't sentatives into their normally closed meeting. the students in the faculty lounge. Kaiser told seem to bother the Rams' new mentor, who The crowd, which jammed the eleventh the students, however, "We are going to earned his reputation at Pennsylvania as a floor hallway as the USG officials awaited limit this to fifteen minutes so that it is not recruiter. "I hope to sign some players in the word from the trustees, was split on what going to be a day-long harangue." Basketball: A bad season, but things next three weeks," he said. "Don't forget, are looking up with Phelps. there are still enough good ball players around. We didn't have one high school all-American at Penn this year; they're all The 'Fordham Five' Convicted unknown." After recruiting, Phelps will hold a team by Pam Moore the political justification for the alleged Following the conclusion of the defense meeting early next week to get to know his 10 April 1970—The Fordham Five were actions, the court repeated a ruling declaring case, Assistant District Attorney William players. "We're starting new and we'll forget convicted of criminal trespass yesterday in the use of "social, political and moral situ- Holland gave a summation of his case, ar- the past. I just want to make everything Bronx Criminal Court, The five students, ation of the U.S." irrelevant to the question guing that the defendants were guilty because simple and tell them everyone is equal and Charles Dugan, Janet Foley, Daniel King, of justification. "the building was not open to the public and Leo Parascondola and James Sanzo will be will have a chance to show me they want to University President Michael Walsh the defendants had been seen in the building Play." sentenced on May 20. appeared in court Monday as a witness for without license." The Rider College graduate singled out They were found guilty on the basis of the defense. Foley questioned Walsh on how Lou Steele, acting in an advisory capacity, actions lakcn on November 12 during seizure the university had handled the issue of spoke on behalf of the defendants on the four reasons for coming to Fordham. "First, of the Administration Building protesting the ROTC in the past. legal nature of the case. Fordham already has a name, and I think it is a great academic institution, good for tli*.' presence of ROTC on campus. Father Walsh stated that the Board of "The court is making a judgement on polit- student-athlete," he commented. "The ad- The defendants, who acted as their own Turstecs makes the final decision on the ical beliefs," he contended. "The case has so attorneys, rested their case yesterday morning status of ROTC, but he added that the many holes in it to make it just a ludicrous ministration is helpful and encouraging the and moved that the charges be dropped on question "had not been discussed before or exercise," Stccle commented. basketball program and schedule are excel- the grounds that the prosecution had failed after November 12" by the entire board. In concluding his statement, Steele lent and, finally, the exposure New York to present sufficient evidence to establish a charged: "The court in this case is acting as City offers is just great. There's no dollar legal case against them. However, Father Walsh apparently a super-disciplinary board for a University so value on it." The motion was denied when the court, a contradicted himself when asked if the board monolithic that the board of trustees elect A combination of New York City, the tribunal of three judges, delivered the considered the issue following the themselves." alumni and faculty form the nucleus of verdict. Administration Building sit-in last spring, Charles Dugan offered his own Phelps1 recruiting pitches for Fordham. Sivual times during the defense presenta- "the issue was discussed but no resolution summation: "Laws may have been broken in "I'm going to sell New York City for what it tion, us ihe: students attempted to establish passed," be .staled. this case, but they had to be broken." is—the greatest city in the nation." THE RAM WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 13, 1978 PAGE 11 by Jim Knickman and Pam Moore I 8 May 1970—Security was tightened to a maximum level on the Rose Hill campus last Suspicious Fire Guts CC; night in the wake of Wednesday night's three alarm fire which gutted the basement of the Campus Center. President Michael Walsh, who has been Finals May Be Cancelled away since Wednesday, will meet with other adminsitrators today to decide whether or not to close the University and cancel final examinations in order to avoid further violence. Four student leaders, Bill Toppeta, Bob Reger, Joe Reimer and Ron Graziano, issued a statement yesterday "asking students to please leave" the campus even if the admin- istration does not cancel exams. Twenty three students met informally with Executive Vice President Joseph Cammarosano and Faculty Senate President Andrew Myers earlier in the day to warn them of what they felt was a "tense atmos- phere" on campus and to ask that examin- ations be cancelled or postponed. A faculty meeting has been called for noon today in Keating 1st "to obtain faculty opinion on various proposals that have been made to cancel final examinations or to make other arrangements," according to Vice President for Student Affairs Martin Meade. Academic Affairs Vice President Paul Reiss Campus Center basement in )lames. was not yet certain last night whether the Cammarosano and Dr. Myers yesterday aft- of four students at Kent State University. meeting will be open to students, but a Road on the sidewalk until reaching Kings- ernoon also discussed the consequences of Three University students were injured bridge Road. At this point, two busloads of representative contingent will be allowed into cancelling examinations. Wednesday afternoon during a demonstra- the meeting. Special Events policeman and about five Various methods of handling the situation tion at the intersection of Fordham Road and patrol cars began following the The United Student Government Senate were suggested, including: the Grand Concourse. demonstrators. met yesterday afternoon and passed a reso- •giving students a pass or fail grade, This demonstration was preceeded by a The students continued walking on lution that the campus be closed and examin- •basing grades on quarterlies and papers meeting of the committee where a list of ations cancelled. Fordham Road past the recruiting stations to •making exams optional to those who demands were drawn up, including cancel- the First National City Bank where police The senate termed the atmosphere on cam- wanted to take them, or lation of final exams, ROTC removed from forced them back onto the sidewalk. pus "totally unconducive to any academic •leaving it up to the individual teachers to campus, and dropping of charges against activities" and suggested the closing of the The protestors then marched back to the decide whether to give take-home exams, an students involved in political actions. barricaded stations where police began push- University as "the only viable alternative to extra paper or to base grades on previously After presenting these demands to Dr. ing the students away from the station and assure the safety of community members." recorded marks. Cammarosano at about 2:30 p.m. approx- many were seen swinging clubs into the A number of the college deans, adminis- The Campus Center fire began at approx- imately 40 students walked along Fordham crowd. trators and faculty held a meeting with stu- imately 1 a.m. Thursday morning. The build- dents in Martyrs' Court Lalande lounge last ing burned out of control for four and a half night to discuss how students felt about hours as smoke billowed from the windows examinations and the possibility of violence. which were broken by the firemen present. The students, who completely filled the Five firemen were reportedly treated for A Sleepy Autumn lounge, overwhelmingly urged the faculty smoke inhalation. and administrators to clear the campus. A The amount of damage was still undeter- . by Jim Knickman called apathy might be caused by the past majority felt that they were endangered both mined yesterday pending an investigation of 17 Dec 1970—Two years ago this month, experiences of students. by possible demonstrators and local Bronx what effect the fire had on the building's 200 students slept in in the Campus Center "Ths class (the freshmen) and the soph- residents who reportedly were heckling stu- structural supports. lounge and demanded eight academic and omore class have experienced turmoil on the dents walking to and from campus, Actual flames were kept in the basement of social reforms on campus. high school level. The upperclassmen have A number of student leaders urged yester- the Campus Center. The bookstore report- Since this early instance of activism, Ford- suffered letdowns on national issues," the day hat the campus be closed and evacuated edly is gutted and the walls of the Ramskellar ham has run the full circle of protests, in- president explained. immediately in order to prevent resident stu- were knocked down by firemen trying to get cluding a "violent" takeover of the adminis- Walsh thinks that "everyone got fed up dents from being injured last night in case of to the source of the blaze. Smoke filled the tration building last November 12 and a with violent tactics." campus demonstrations by Fordham stu- entire building throughout the fire, however, broad-based spring strike last year. "There is a lack of sympathy for violent dents or possibly students from other and the basement area is filled with water. For the first time in four semesters, Ford- and even nonviolent protests," he said and coilleges in the city which already have shut The cause of the fire has not been deter- ham will end classes tomorrow on a quiet added that students are now adopting "a down. mined, but arson is suspected. The blaze note. In viewing the fall semester, the lack of much more positive approach" by getting Dr. Cammarosano decided to delay a dec- began in the storage room of the bookstore visible activity appears as the most significant involved in such things as community work. ision until today so that Father Walsh and in the back of the Campus Center. development. The president, who finishes his second additional faculty members could be Two Physical Plant employees who were No Fordham buildings were "liberated," year as head of the University this month, consulted. working in the building at the time, were not and no sleep-ins even materialized this year. added that he is still skeptical about next The number of IBI guards on campus was aware of the fire until alerted by the student Eager freshmen can still be heard murmuring semester and noted that last January most patrol who drive past the area every 15 increased to more than twenty and the student "when are they going to take a building, college presidents expected a quiet semester. minutes. patrol was doubled last night. New York City when does everything start happening." A number of possible issues, presently still At a meeting yesterday, members of the police, who were transported to the fringe of One Fordham activist might have summed in the developing stage, could cause protests the campus by police bus, were patrolling the Student Strike Committee drafted a state- it up last October when he told a Ram next semester. Long-time radical students, areas surrounding the University, including ment condemning the burning of the reporter, "It's a year of political introspec- Belmont Avenue and East 191st Street early building: "The Committee repudiates the and some dorm students, have been com- in the evening. senseless destruction evidenced yesterday by tion and planning." plaining of repression, stemming from the The concern was based on fears that other the individual act of terrorism which in no President Michael Walsh said yesterday expulsion of two graduate students, and sus- fires might be set and that a large window way helps to build a broad-based, non- that he pretty much agrees with Yale Pres- pensions from the dormitories. Two former breaking, similar to that of Wednesday night exclusive movement against injustice and ident Kingman Brewster, who told an audi- students were formally arrested yesterday for or other violent actions, could cause a oppression." ence in Boston last week, "I think it would trespassing on campus. student-student confrontation or could ne- Fordham students participated in several be entirely wrong to suppose that the present Rumored considerations to close or change cessitate the calling of city police forces onto actions on Tuesday and Wednesday as part mood is one of satisfaction.'' Bensalem and the ever present issue of ROTC campus. of a nation-wide campaign protesting the "Freshmen seem to have changed a good could also effect some form of activism next The group of students who met with Dr. recent invasion of Cambodia and the deaths deal," Walsh said. He noted that the so- semester. CONGRATULATIONS! CLARKE' 378 East Fwdhum Road PAGSTRIKE 12 THK RAM WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 13, 197E8 250 Students Occupy Administration Bldg. by Jim Knickman dents peacefully took over the north wing at 14 Apr / 970—Students occupying the ad- first and then entered the south wing after a ministration building since Sunday night dis- window was broken in Walsh's office. cussed early this morning whether or not to A meeting of the demonstrators was held accept an administration proposal to leave in Walsh's office a few minutes later in order the building and have a committee formed to "to get this building under control" as Bob review the Friedland tenure case. Reger, a leader of the group, said. President Michael Walsh told represen- Reger warned: "Don't take anything; tatives of the group of students, which num- don't break anything. Don't give them the bered over 250 lale last night, that they opportunity to say it was cleaned out by would have till 8:30 this morning to accept students." the proposal. Reger then told the group that tenure for The plan suggests that the review commit- Friedland was still the primary objective de- tee be composed of three students selected by spite the expansion of the demonstration's USG, three faculty members chosen by the goals to other issues. Faculty Senate Executive Committee and one "This is in my mind the central issue; the administrator picked by President Walsh. others are tangential," the former USG exec- The administration also offered to cancel utive vice-president said. classes at 9:30 and 10:30 and 12:30 and 1:30 Besides Friedland's tenure, the demon- on Thursday to discuss future student in- strators originally issued the following de- volvement in departmental affairs. mands to the administration: The students, members of an ad hoc com- • that the tuition hike be rescinded, mittee to give Dr. Friedland tenure, held a • that Thursday's classes be cancelled for meeting in Walsh's office late last night to departmental discussions .regarding student discuss proposals c*( their own. decision-making involvement, One proposal, basically drawn up by a • that departments establish governing group of "concerned faculty" including boards made up of one fourth tenured fac- Fordham College Dean George McMahon, ulty, one fourth nontenured faculty, one Assistant Dean George Shea and Dr. Robert fourth graduate students and one fourth Mulvaney of the philosophy department, undergraduate students, called for a committee made up of three • that the contract of Dr. Anne Trensky of students chosen by the USG, three faculty the English department be renewed, members chosen by Faculty Senate Vice- • that a University Senate with fifty stu- President Joseph Fiupatrick and one other dents and thirty faculty convene, representative who would be selected by the • that a Universitywide faculty research students and faculty on the committee from policy be instituted, five choices suggested by Walsh. • that the University form a fully accredit- Fitzpatrick was picked to make the selec- ed student-financed student-administered tions instead of the Executive Committee center for "open study" for which faculty because Dr. Andrew Myers, .president of the and resource persons could be lured without Faculty Senate, is a tenured English faculty. regard to departmental relationships. This might prevent him from being objective- Throughout the afternoon, students ly involved, according to the planners. roamed in and out of the administration This proposal also included the establish- building, many leaving to attend classes. ment of an "open studies center" for which Dr. Mulvaney led a discussion on educa- students would have a major say in choosing tion in Walsh's office and a rock band the faculty. It would be designed on the performed on the east side lawn as over 300 model of the black studies institute. Notice on Administration Building entrance. students looked on. Two members of the advisory committee that drawn up by the "concerned faculty" unless Friedland is first given tenure. In an interview with the New York press, said last night that they are confident that group with the added condition that the The students entered the administration Vice-President for Student Affairs Martin this proposal could gain approval in the above-proposed committee be a permanent building at approximately 11 P.M. on Sun- Meade said of the demonstrators: "I would advisory committee. committee to review all future tenure cases. day after a meeting in the backrooms of the characterize them as responsible; they are Another proposal which has received sup- A third student suggestion is that they not Campus Center. among the most responsible students in the port among the demonstrators is the same as leave the building under any circumstances The building was unguarded and the stu- University." Two From O'Neill; "Hello, This is Liberated Fordham University by Mike O'Neill dialogue: "This is really amazing," declared a girl who helped draw 14 Apr 19 TO—There are people in Fordham's Administra- "Good morning, liberated Fordham." up the Student Administration's letter to the university tion Building. People who are alive. They talk. They re- "Will you please connect me to Dr. Cammarosano's community reversing the tenure decision on Dr. Friedland. spond. They are students and they are people. The Adminis- office." "I've met so many nice people." tration Building is alive and well and it"s never looked so "Who?" The nice people didn't have it all that nice. They slept good. "Dr. Cairunarosaiio."' where there was room, using rolled-up coats and folded The Student Administration, which officially assumed "Dr. Who?" sweaters as pillows. Lack of blankets didn't constitute a real control of the University a: 12:01 A.M., April 13, 19?O, is '"Dr. Cammarosano. the executive vice-president!" problem since the overcrowded rooms were overheated. The not behind it all; it is it all. Since Sunday night, the building's ''Oh, I'm sorry, but he DO longer works here." buzzing sound of the air conditioners was the only indication paneled offices and hallowed halls have been the scene of Perhaps it's all a reflection of the frankness and candid that they were on at all. one simple, concerted, and united student effort to create the approach that the students propagate; the necessity for the Aside from its use as the general meeting place, Father impetus for dialogue and the birth of a new University. New Administration is "to force the faculty and the Admin- Walsh's office, furnished with oriental carpeting, served as The primary demand, which in the group's strategy acts as istration into a meaningful dialogue with the students." The the community living room. Surrounded by walls decorated a springboard for discussion of the other demands., is the Student Administration is direct and to the point. The best with a huge painting of the Nativity and a portrait of a reversal of the negative tenure decision of Dr. Ronald example of this is the content of the letter sent to inform red-roofed member of the Catholic hierarchy, the students Friedland of the English Department. University President Michael J. Walsh, S.J. that he was played Scrabble, took turns sleeping on the President's couch, listened to reports of "Dr. Roland Friedman" on the The collective demands, however, are separated in a sense fired: radio, and crowded around Walsh's television set to waich by the necessity for survival. Food is the biggest problem and '•"This is to inform you that your contract with Fordham themselves standing behind Tom Dunn and Dr. Friedland on to date the prevailing cuisine is peanut butter and jelly on University has been canceled as of 12:01 A.M., April 30, Channel 7. white, on rye. on here, on fingers, on everything. Monday 19?0. As the time of the third warning approached, everything morning, the Ssuder.: Administration feasted on trays of the On behalf of the New Administration, we wish to extend took a back seat to the business of cleaning up the building. aforementioned delicacies and sipped grape and orange juice our gratitude to for all your efforts. Phi Eta Pi collected garbage, USG senators swept the floors, as the fust news of the new Fordham made its way over the "Again, our sinceresi thanks," SDS and YAF worked side by side getting the building into radio waves. There have now been two nights of trying, teaching, the condition in which they had found it. Monday rnorrun.: greeted Administration budding work- living, communing, and thinking. The Student Administra- As the girl polishing Dr. Reiss's secretary's desk with ers with best wishes for a n;ce holiday, paid "Under Nc* tor: is ro» in its second day of operation. Pledge said, "The place really isn't that much of a mess, bm Management" proclaimed the sign on the ~a;- cioc: "'Again, our sinceres: thanks." they're going to try to get us on anything they can." The signs and ieafie:> are pan of the master r'.ir to ke-e? That "us" was no slip of the tongue. It's almost imro> the community informed of *ha:'> hippenrnj. in the Ur.i^ei- sibie to measure the feeling of community that was present ,'", f',' by Pam Moore him or before the student court. 15 Apr 1970—For the first time in Ford- After delivering the second warning, Uni- ham's history, students are organizing a versity lawyer Joseph Spain sought a tem- strike to force the administration to meet the porary restraining order. Robert Reger, demands that prompted the occupation of Tenure Denial Brendan Bovaird.John Buckley.James Kava- the administration building for the past two naugh, Richard Hoffman, Brigid Sullivan, days. Henry Ferraioli, John Stahle, Andrew Lam- Picketing started at 8:30 this morning pone, William Toppeta, Ronald Graziano, around all the classroom buildings on cam- Sparks Strike Christopher Meatto, and 190 other unknown pus, but according to leaders of the group, persons were listed on the order that was "we will make no effort to restrain students Trensky's contract, establishment of a Uni- ing or the second at 3:45 P.M. "no action never served. who wish to attend normal classes." versity Senate, institution of a University- will be taken against you." Spain stated that they were attempting to A rally will be held at 12:30 P.M. today wide research policy and the formation of an Almost all of the students decided to hold secure an injunction against "any disruptive and a free university is being planned for "open study" center. the administration building until the Univer- demonstration on campus," but he pointed Thursday in the Campus Center. The protesters, who had occupied the sity was forced to take legal action in the out that this would not include such actions Over 400 students surrendered their ID building since approximately 10:40 P.M. form of a temporary restraining order, the as peaceful picketing. cards to Dr. Martin Meade, vice-president Sunday, left after the third warning to clear first step in obtaining an injunction. (The University administration decided to for student affairs, as they left the adminis- the premises had been given by Dr. Meade. The 400 students who left after the third implement these procedures after the pro- tration building yesterday afternoon. The administration informed the students warning are now subject to disciplinary ac- posal made by the advisory council for a The protesters walked out of the building early .yesterday afternoon that procedures tion by a nine-person student court chosen by 3-1-3 ad hoc committee was defeated by the single-file and left the premises, as termed by ultimately resulting in a civil injunction were United Student Government president Hank demonstrators yesterday morning. This had Bob Reger, "the way we found it." being initiated. Ferraioli. stipulated that the building must be vacated Dr. Meade stated that "the building was The first warning came at 3:30 P.M. Stu- Dr. Meade said that "hopefully" they will before the committee would be formed. cleared at four minutes of seven." He said dents in the building were advised by Dr. be tried before the end of the semester. They Two compromises had been sent to the that the only damage was one small broken Meade that if they left after either this warn- have the option of appearing either before advisory council by the students, one on window and one partially damaged lock. Monday evening and another yesterday Rev. Michael Walsh commented after morning. Both were rejected by the council. moving back into the administration building The first offer stated that the students yesterday that "The Friedland decision is would accept a permanent review committee dead as far as I'm concerned. I gave them the set up on a 3-1-3 basis to consider the opportunity to move out quietly and they Friedland and all similar cases, coupled with didn't take it; therefore the question is • the establishment of an "open studies cen- closed." ter." As the major focus of the demonstration, Bob Reger, introduced a compromise stat- students were demanding that the recent de- ing that the 3-1-3 ad hoc committee be cision by Academic Affairs Vice-President formed but added that it must come to a Paul Reiss to uphold the denial of tenure to decision within the day. A provision was also Dr. Ronald Friedland of the English depart- made in the proposal for the initiation of a ment be reversed. standing committee to discuss these matters , On Monday, the advisory council offered in the future. a compromise to this demand consisting of Reger returned at 10:30 A.M. yesterday an ad hoc committee composed of three with a negative reply from the advisory coun- students selected by United Student Govern- cil on the proposal, he told the group gath- ment executive, three faculty chosen by the ered in the president's office that the advi- faculty senate and one administrator selected sory council considered their original offer by Father Walsh to review the decision. "a substantive compromise" to the student's Their recommendation would be binding on demand. the president. The president's advisory council also told This proposal was defeated by the students Reger that they were not going to use the IBI Monday evening. security guards to attempt to enter the The other demands of the group, now building. incorporated into the student strike, include: rollback of the tuition increase, departmental At this point, the students voted unan- governing boards made up of one fourth imously to reject the administration's plan tenured faculty, and equal proportion of and to stay in the building until the original non-tenured faculty, graduate and under- position on the granting of tenure for Dr. graduate students, renewal of Dr. Anne Friedland was met. The Seven Strike Days In April "l™AWf Uniull Upon discovering it she notified Dr.. Jo Jo-- fg # # g± this morning in the Campus Center lounge to M 111 MMIMMIMM seph Cammarasano, executive vice-presidentvice-president, Llllillllff f discuss the meeting with President Michael M ^^••"•^ who called the policeDolice. UIU1I11III • Walsh scheduled for 10:30 A.M. today. byJoeDiSnlvo Other members of the building were im- The meeting was planned to include only by Jim Knickman student leaders and administrators but the 16 Apr 1970—An impotent "bomb" was mediately called by the secretaries in the 17 Apr 1970—At a general strike meeting discovered in the Administration Building secretarial pool. They then vacated the students in the lounge last night voted that it last night, students voted to continue the be changed to an open meeting. yesterday. The New York City Bomb Squad structure. strike at least until after the faculty convoca- The strike vote came after President Walsh declared the"bomb" to be a nonexplosive The area where the device was found has tion called by President Michael Walsh for reported to the over 400 students in the red gelatin substance. been fingerprinted and investigated by the Monday night. Campus Center ballroom the results of a An anonymous letter explaining the bomb police investigators. Bob Reger, a leader of the strike, read at threat was given to Dr. Meade, dean of faculty convocation held earlier yesterday the meeting a statement released by Walsh evening. students, late yesterday afternoon. earlier in the day, and then told the 300 Father Walsh told the students: "The fac- The letter stated that the threat "was an students present: "I don't think that this ulty is very interested and concerned and effort aimed to show Father Walsh that there Problems statement is enough to warrant an end to the wish to see student involvement on the de- is the possibility of a violent reaction on the student strike." part of some students to his continued re- by Pam Moore partmental level." 17 Apr 1970—In his first official reaction "We're gaining ground, people are not fusal to deal with university problems impressed by their (the administration's) re- realistically." to the events of the past week, President Michael Walsh stated "our internal commu- action to the strike, the people from the press Jay McGowan, assistant dean of students, are also not impressed," he added. Cancelled told The Ram that he is turning the letter nity problems run deeper than we have acknowledged." Reger also said: "If on Monday night we by Jim Knickman over to Thomas McKeever, chief of campus get nothing from the faculty and nothing 22*Apr 1970—Tomorrow's undergraduate security, who in turn will give it to the police. Citing the fact that "over 500 students from the administration, we're going to be in classes at Rose Hill have been officially can- The letter said the writer felt a "respon- have demonstrated over the issues of aca- a position where we'll have to take more celed by President Michael Walsh to allow sibility to end the confusion and enlighten demic reform," Father Walsh stated, "I militant action and we shouldn't be afraid to for time to discuss a proposed campus coun- the people concerned." believe that there has been real progress," in doit." cil and to continue working on formulating the area of student participation, "yet 1 am It continued "I pray that Fordham will According to a Ram survey taken yester- plans for .- ;dent involvement in depart- never have to experience the violence that has convinced that we have not done enough." day afternoon, as many as 75 percent of ments. marred other universities." He announced that he will meet with the students were boycotting classes. Some class- The seven day old strike was called off at a The'anonymous author supports the "non- entire faculty on Monday night and with es, headed by more demanding faculty mem- meeting of students after Father Walsh spoke violent methods we are employing in an student leaders at 10:30 P.M. next Tuesday bers, reported lower percentages of absen- in the Campus Center ballroom yesterday attempt to make this institution a better place to discuss the issues. teeism. morning and agreed to urge that plans for a in which to gain an education. Academic Vice-President Paul Reiss, com- campus council be finalized and referenda on " Finally, I apologize to those people, in- menting "the role of enemy to the faculty the council among faculty and students be cluding the police and fire departments, who and students is a new one to me," ad- held by next week. dressed a group of approximately 900 stu- A Vote were severely upset by this action.. .even Tomorrow's schedule includes a general by Jim Knickman though I do feel it was necessary," it read. dents in the Campus Center yesterday. meeting of faculty and students in the Cam- 21 Apr 1970—Students voted early this At 11:30 yesterday morning, Rose Pierce, Indicating that he has always supported pus Center ballroom at 2 P.M. at which there morning to continue the six-day-old strike secretary to Dr. Andrew Myers, president of the rights of students in acdaemic gover- will be a panel discussion on the campus and called for a two-day moratorium on the Faculty Senate, discovered the device in nance, Dr. Reiss suggested the formation of council proposal. classes to finalize plans for student involve- her desk drawer. She described it as a juice a campus governing board, similar to the There will also be a general meeting of ment in departments. can with black wires, a man's wrist watch downtown Liberal Arts College Council, faculty and students in the ballroom at 9:30 The striking students plan to meet at 9:30 and batteries attached. with student-faculty parity. tomorrow morning. PAGE 14 THE RAM WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 13, 1978 Richard M. Nixon Is rime Magazine's Man Of The Year by Rita Ferrone Nixon withdrew 400,000 troops from Vietnam in 1971. muted Jimmy Hoffa'sprison sentence and suspended that On the cover of the first issue of Time Magazine in 1972 Upon his 1968 election he had promised an end to the war. of Lieutenant William Calley. Woodrow Wilson Fellow- is a bust of President Richard Nixon, "Man of the Year" By the end of 1971—3 years and 15,000 American deaths ships were withdrawn from Fordham. And the position of —Nixon had dominated the news of 1971. If Fordham had later—the U.S. was suffering less than 10 deaths per week "student spokesman, "a paid post, was discontinued. a similar contest, whose smiling face would have been on in Vietnam. Imagine it. The Vietnam saga went on. Daniel Ellsberg released the the cover of The Ram ? Meanwhile II-S status—student deferment from the Pentagon Papers to the New York Times. In April 200,000 University President Michael Walsh? Heavens, no. He draft—was cancelled. The Ram editorial at the time com- peace protestors marched on Washington. Seven hundred appeared in public so seldom that The Ram gave him a mented that "The thought that a high school senior, who veterans threw their Purple Hearts, Silver Stars and other wolf ticket for not having spoken to the student body or has the talent and abilities to profit from a college experi- military decorations in front of the Capitol. "May Days" made a substantial innovation all year. "What is worse is ence, will finish the late stages of his adolescent develop- saw 50,000protestors in Washington, some of them Ford- '-• that no one really cares that Walsh doesn 't communicate ment in an army barracks is absolutely repulsive... ham students. There were 12,000 arrests made, most of with students because everyone knows that at Fordham creativities and potentialities of students, at this stage, are them illegal. Nguyen Van Thieu was elected president of ] discussion never changes administrators' minds. They are at a crucial point and severe damage to the development of South Vietnam—he ran unopposed. And the U.S. military driven by some mysterious forces and a secret value system many of these 18 year olds seems inevitable. None of this is expressed confidence that the AR VNcould go it alone once which causes them to consider any changes at Fordham as evidence of reason to think that students deserve special America pulled out of the war entirely. '. financial or academic risks not worth taking," the editorial deferments, however The fact remains that no single Jerry Rubin of the Chicago 7 and David Truong (son of : explained. group of 18 year olds can discriminate^ be expected m the Vietnamese peace candidate who lost to Thieu in the \ Well, what about USG President Bob Vinci, you say. His serve in the army." 1968 election) spoke at Fordham about revolution. After i name popped up a lot in the news, what with overspending There was talk of putting ROTC off campus that year, the Attica prison riots, Tom Wicker spoke at the School of; on elections and dubious management of budgets and but nothing ever came of it. ROTC enrollments went up, Social Work. "I'm not a revolutionary, I don't even ': "getting tough" with Crawley. He was certainly a Big Man and for the first time they admitted women. (Do you know believe in revolution," the journalist said. His sad judge- \ On Campus... Well, not big enough. how you could tell the men from the women in the 1971 ment: "What is really wrong with America is the lack of [ Then Academic Vice President Paul Reiss—surely Reiss Ram? The women were called girls and the men were called humanity." Abbie Hoffman spoke at Fordham that year '• qualifies! He was right there all the time... explaining why students.) too. Explaining the urgency of destroying the system, he i- the faculty is underpaid, suggesting that Bensalem College 1971 saw many beginnings. Construction of Fordham said, "This is the last revolution; either we create a world • would be better off in that "great university in the sky, " Prep and 555 began in 1971. For the first time in New York community or (here will be no planet." •. urging the faculty not to unionize, anticipating tuition State, 18 year olds had the right to vote—voter turnout was One experiment in community at Fordham was Em- : hikes.. • No, no, I'm afraid not. Not that 1971 wasn't a low. The Knapp Commission began their hearings on manuel House, an off-campus apartment which boasted 30 good year for him; he's just not in the same league as police corruption in 1971. An Urban Studies major was "regulars" who came together for the benefttof Christian Nixon and the ping pong players and all that. Maybe it's started at Fordham, as was the Intercollegiate Studies community. And while "Jesus freaks" were making their something to be grateful for. (Remember "ping pong Institute. The Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts debut on the public scene, conservative Catholics at Ford- diplomacy"? 1971 was the year that Nixon announced his opened in Washington, D.C., and Fordham students ham started a group called SACRA: the Student Alliance upcoming ping.) opened a soup kitchen in the Bronx for the poor. for Christian Renewal in America, and a Charismatic " Diverse dramas played on the world stage as well as Fordham also gained a student publication called Point. Prayer community met weekly in Thomas More Chapel. Fordham's tiny piece of it. It's hard to single out one 1971 was a year of endings... The Kennedy Project was recruiting volunteers for a neigh- character who was played in all the casts—unless, of Fordham decided to close its experimental college, borhood tutoring program that year too. course, you count the journalists. Bensalem. And the faculty attempts at unionization failed 1971... well, it could have been worse. The last issue of There was trouble in Pakistan and India in 1971, and the in a 236 to 222 final vole. The world saw the last of l.F. The Ram predicted Nixon's reelection in '72— and gave him United States supported the Vietnamese invasion of Laos. Stone's Weeklies in December of 1971. And Nixon com- a wolf ticket for it. Teachers, Staff Reject Fordham Union Drive bv JohnHoll tion with a fine example of commitment to 12 Nov 1971—Faculty, librarians and an- academic ideals" in voting down the AAUP, cilliary support professionals rejected the Andrew Myers, Faculty Senate president collective bargaining representation of the and organizer of the nonunion faculty group, Fordham chapter of the American Associa- said he was "sorry that the margin did not tion of University Professors by a vote of 226 provide a clear-cut victory" and expressed to 207 yesterday. "a profound hope that the board will settle The election, held under the supervision of this matter with the greatest possible dis- the National Labor Relations Board, took patch." place at the Rose Hill and downtown cam- Reiss asserted that the victory gave the puses. administration "a mandate by the faculty to Mary Taylor, regional NLRB official, continue to work with them in a spirit of stressed that the results were "by no means collegiality on the many problems which face official" citing 28 challenged bailors. Fordham and all of higher education." The contested ballots have not been count- The vice president further stressed that the ed and Taylor said she had "no idea when administration and faculty "must address they will be settled," adding, "The board ourselves to the full implementation of the likes to handle these matters as quickly as new University Statutes, to any remaining possible." deficiencies in the role of the faculty within Academic Affairs Vice-President Paul the University, and to the improve- Academic Vice President Paul Reiss and Fordham College Dean George McMahon Reiss issued a statement asserting "upon our ment of faculty compensation." analysis of the challenged ballots we can conclude that the results of the election will Crawley Adds Security Measure not be reversed." The administration challenged 18 votes, the AAUP nine and the NLRB one. Executive Vice-President Joseph Camma- Shuttle-Bus Inaugurated rosano stated that 16 of the administration's 23 Mar 1971—Dem of Students William to provide women with information and de- 1 challenges are on the grounds that faculty 3 Mar 1971—Dean of Students William tn nrnviHp wnmpn with infarmatinn onH H« 'stree<*>,„,.»t attacks,„..„_!„ >>"> accordin•• g_ t.o. Dear» n Craw«~ - J. Crawley has announced the institution of a fensive tactics to protect themselves in the ley. Offering further advice for female res- who are scheduled to leave the University this campus shuttle bus to provide female res- event of physical attack," will last six weeks. idents, the dean of students said, "It is very June "should have no voice in something idents with campus transportation during the It will be held on the Rose Hill Campus and important for women to walk in pairs and they'll not have a part in." evening hours. The program began last will concentrate on small group instruction. not alone in the evening." A decision on the contested ballots will be night. These steps have been implemented "in an Regarding security on campus, Crawley made by the NLRB office in Washington, Runs are made every half hour, Sunday effort to inform and protect our women claimed, "It is sufficient—but we're just and those votes determined -alid will be through Friday, from 7 P.M. to 11 P.M. The students from the increasing amount of trying to add in some safeguards." added to the final count. bus, which is operated voluntarily by mem- Almost 95 percent of those i .gible voted, bers of the Circle K Club, stops at 2540 with 25 not voting at Rose Hill and five Cambreleng Avenue, 2528 Hughes Avenue, refraining at the downtown campus. 610 East 191 Street, 587 East 191 Street, No Classes May Day The ballots from Rose Hill were taken to Bensalem, 548 East 191 Street, Duane Li- by Greg Puchalski 6,300 people were arrested as they attempted the downtown campus by NLRB officials brary, the Campus Center and Spellman 4 May 1971—All classes have been made to disrupt "business as usual." where tallies from both campuses were inter- Hall. mingled and counted together. optional for tomorrow as a day set aside by The demonstrators sought to gain control Crawley has stated that the bus will stop in the University for concern over the war in Nicholas Falcone, chairman of the Ford- of four bridges spanning the Potomac River front of all the residences mentioned and that Vietnam. The Rose Hill Campus Council ham AAUP chapter, claimed, "The results in order to halt traffic from entering the women are requested to wait inside them for passed the resolution at its meeting last arc not conclusive; only the final action of the nation's capital. For the most part, the at- the bus. Tuesday. board will inform us of who actually won." tempts by the protesters were unsuccessful Also announced at this lime by the dean of Meanwhile, in Washington yesterday, Cammarosano, meanwhile, said, "The despite a number of short disruptions. students was (he establishment of a "Worn where members of three Fordham antiwar margin is sufficient to reject the local AAUP en's Self-Defense Course" thai will be run in groups, the Fordham Liberation Front, the as bargaining agent." National Guardsmen managed to halt tlk> conjunction with members of the Karate Student Peace Union and the Women's Lib- In his release, Reiss praised the faculty for Club. demonstrators from seizing these Join eration Movement are participating ;n (hc providing "their collc.'ijwc:- in higher educa- The course, which is "specifically t'ssi; ;\ •• <• ""• \ %"* * * ? "* "" 0 1972 What Fun It Was Before Vietnam/ They Sighed. Vinci's irresponsibility in the view of the administration. by Thorn Duffy college of the University, Barbara Wells, announced also Due to a lawsuit pending against Vinci for the misalloca- In the opening months of 1972, the country watched a that she'd be leaving for Vassar College in the spring of tion of activities fees, when Buckley took over the reigns of South Dakota Senator named George McGovern win sur- 1972. Academic Vice President Paul Reiss called the USG, all those funds were held by the University. The prising victories in one Democratic primary after another merger of TMC with the men's Fordham College "a very significant power of the pursestrings was transfered to a with his platform for ending U.S. involvement in Vietnam real possibility." The issue wound its way around every new board of students, faculty, and administrators called immediately and solving the country's social problems. He concerned group in the University structure before the the SABC. seemed the political embodiment of the spirit of the Board of Trustees decided late in 1972 that the possibility In late April, the USG voted to support a boycott of previous decade. would be a reality. classes in protest of the United States bombing of North Then in November of that year, McGovern and his plat- In late 1971, the University Board of Trustees had Vietnam, joining New York University, Lehman College, form of social concern suffered a near complete defeat at decided Fordham's experimental college, Bensalem, would Pace College, and other schools in the area and across the the hands of Richard Nixon. be discontinued with the Class of '74. country in the first—and last—major demonstrations The upperclassmen returning to Fordham in January of However, in a turning of the tables, the "trustees" of against the war since the Cambodian invasion in 1970. 1972 considered themselves part of that activist era. They 'dBensalem announced in The Ram in 1972 their "decision" The new dorm on 191st Street was finally opened in the witnessed the peak of the decade in campus demonstrationsto close Fordham University "due to the following factors: fall. Both elevators broke down the night the first residents and disruptions of 1969 and 1970 during Fordham's own a lack of innovative spirit, a refusal to carry through their moved in. "Days of Rage." The spring semester of 1972 brought a programs, and a rotten sense of humor." There was also a new president in September of that year student boycott of the cafeteria on behalf of its Hispanic When the first term of 1972 began, The French Con- as the former Dean of the Graudate School of Arts and workers, a rally at Lincoln Center accusing the University nection was on the marquee of the UA Valentine Theater Sciences, James C. Finlay, S.J., was chosen as the succes- of racist practices, and the last major demonstration on Fordham Road. In other movie theatres in the city that sor to President Walsh. on campus against the war in Vietnam. year, Billy Pilgrim was becoming unstuck in time in On the national scene, the presidential race was drawing But also the year saw the beginning of the erosion of Slaughterhouse Five, Stanley Kubrick's Alex was indulging to a close. McGovern's running mate, Sargent Shriver, student activism and power at Rose Hill. his passions for sex, ultra-violence and Beethoven in A campaigned outside the Alexander's on the Grand Con- January, the start of another term. Fordham students Clockwork Orange, and Marlon Brando was making them course. Plans for McGovern to wrap up his national cam- spent the end of Christmas vacation working for the an offer they couldn 't refuse in The Godfather. paign in the Rose Hill gymnasium in early November fell j coming semester's cash [the words "inflation" and "reces- A mong the other educational and entertaining diversions through because the University was unwilling to waive the \ sion" were in the news), watching the Dallas Cowboys win on campus in 1972 were speeches presented by Daniel various fees for the use of the facilities and was concerned the National Football League championship over the Berrigan, who had come to reside at Rose Hill after gaming about conflicts with the basketball team's practice Miami Dolphins, and generally preparing for another few parole; B.F. Skinner, the Harvard psychologist known for schedule. months of life in the Bronx. his views on behaviroal psychology; and Howard Cosell, The number one record, Don Maclean's "American The national presidential race was just getting rolling who admitted being part of a 1935 plot to steal Fordham's Pie" lamented the "day the music died" and the loss of when it was announced that Fordham would also be facing ram mascot. innocence of the hope filled Sixties. a presidential turnover in the fall. University President A classified ad in The Ram in late February of '72 invited Nevertheless, it was the music of that earlier time that Michael Walsh, S.J., saying he'd accomplished his major students to take a weekend off in New Hampshire—to students retreated to in the gymnasium in mid-November goal of easing the University's money troubles over the can vassfor George McGovern in the upcoming primary. when the Beach Boys played the "Fordham Fillmore" for previous three years, announced he'd be retiring at the end While on Rose Hill, the USG elections resulted in the the first time since their visit during the year of the Summer of June. A controversy developed over whether his succes- election of Jim Buckley as president. Buckley succeeded of Love, 1967. sor should be from the Jesuit bullpen. Bob Vinci, who during a snowstorm the previous winter, "Everybody is remembering what great fun it was before A question mark also hung over the future of Thomas was caught lobbing snow balls down from the roof of Vietnam," a reviewer for The Ram wrote, "when there More College throughout '72. The dean of the women's Martyrs Court. Unfortunately, that was not the limit of wall all that surfing, beering, and loving." Lions: 44; Christians: 0 by Gerry Meagher indicated that in a few short total of only 26 yards in the 3 Oct 1975—"Oh, who years the refrain might opening 30 minutes. owns New York? Oh, who change. The Maroon defense, how- owns New York?" asked the Fordham, of course, fell ever, played very well, hold- hairy and kinetic Columbia 44-0 as the Ram offensive ing Columbia to seven points marching band before the line was not strong or big in the first quarter, but the start of the biggest football enough to deal effectively fatigue produced by a seem- game in New York City since with the defensive front of ingly constant presence on the glory years that surround- their Ivy League opponent. the field caused a marked ed the Second World War. The offense was unable to deterioration in its efforts. C-O-L-U-M-B-I-A was the gain a first down until dimin- Outstanding for the Ma- inevitable answer last Satur- utive fullback Gregg Carlesi- roon defense was a previous- Fordham football at the ready day afternoon, but Fordham mo broke for nine yards with ly unknown 17-year-old displayed a sense of pride and 2:27 left in the second quar- freshman linebacker, Richie Big Game Tomorrow a thirst for competition that ter. The Rams produced a net Gottsegan. by Gerry Meagher The only other meeting between the two 29 Sept 1972—In the biggest New York schools was in 1890 when Fordham also fell Fumble McGovern City college football game since the Fordham- without a point, 40-0. However, nobody lives New York University encounter in 1952, the to tell the grim details. by Maureen Casey Maroon will face Columbia University on ed Fordham did not sponsor the event. "I 3 Nov 1972—Senator George McGovern, don't think that the University should pick Baker Field tomorrow at 1:30. The alumni body will not be totally behind Democratic Presidential candidate, will not up the bill for this," Finlay said. The game has been the subject of press and the underdogs, since Dr. William McGill, a hold his last public campaign rally in Rose jmni attention unprecedented since the 1943 graduate of Fordham College, will'be An effort to trim expenses and facilitate Hill's gym Sunday night, as his Bronx cam- arrangements for the McGovern people was uemise in 1954 of big-time football at Rose sitting on the home side of the 32,000 seat paign organization would have preferred. He Hill. Though a Columbia player has predict- stadium. If a Fordham alumnus wishes to made by Father Frank Gignac of the theol- will speak instead in the auditorium of De ed a 50-0 rout and a New York New sports- write to Dr. McGill reprimanding him on his ogy department, who contacted Dean Lip- Witt Clinton High School, at 8:30. writer has called the game a "much-bally- lack of loyalty to his alma mater, his address tak's office with the suggestion that residents hooed mismatch," Fordham Athletic Direc- of Murray-Weigel Hall set up the chairs and is Office of the President, Columbia Univer- A number of obstacles hindered the South tor Peter Carlesimo feels the Rams will not equipment necessary, thereby eliminating sity, New York, New York. Dakota Senator's appearance at Fordham, be run into the Harlem River. $200 to $300 from the fee. Fordham's president, Father James Fin- the most substantial of which was the $1,800 Carlesimo admits, however, "We didn't Gignac also contacted Carly Wade, and lay, who was graduated from Fordham Col- fee his campaign headquarters would have schedule the game with the idea that we after being informed that McGovern Nation- lege a year after the Columbia president, been required to pay for use of gym facilities. would win. Though, I don't expect a victory, al Headquarters would not authorize the will, however, maintain his loyalty. The Irish "They wanted some place that didn't cost I don't think they can hurt us physically," he $1800 expenditure, he offered to try to raise native will be accompanied to the game by them anything or at least as little as pos- added candidly. the money himself. University Provost Rev. Francis Mackin as sible," said Lynn Liptak, assistant dean for The Ram front office is delighted over the When questioned by The Ram as to why well as a wide cross-section of Jesuit brass. student activities, who received the initial response of the Fordham alumni, who have funds from the American Age lecture series For those Jesuits or commoners unable to inquiry from Bronx McGovern Campaign been keeping the athletic office phones busy. could not have been utilized to pay rental get to the game, there will be two broadcasts, Coordinator Carly Wade. "The game will be a shot in the arm for New expenses, Liptak admitted that she "didn't one taped broadcast at 8 P.M. and a Tele- Liptak stipulated further to Wade that York football," maintained Carlesimo. think of that because I was thinking in terms Prompter cable broadcast at 10 P.M. possible conflicts could result from the bas- Among the alumni in the Fordham stands The two college stations, Fordham's of politics." ketball team, scheduled for practice in the A stipulation enacted earlier this year by Saturday will be Michael O'Toole, the only WFUV-FM and Columbia's WKCR-FM will gym sometime late Sunday. person who participated in the 1902 game at the University Budget Committee, recom- present the live broadcasts. The taped broad- The Administration's initial reaction was the old Polo Grounds, the last gridiron con- mends that American Age funds not be used cast will be on WMCA, which is at_ the favorable, however, with the provision that test between these two schools. bottom of the AM dial, featuring John Ster- to sponsor political speakers. all expenses incurred be paid by the McGov- Liptak further commented, "We should O'Toole, who saw the Rams overrun 45-0 ling, host of a popular sports talk show, and ern headquarters, by a much bigger Lion squad hopes history Bill Shannon, a Madison Square Garden have the University as an open forum only if After being contacted by Wade, Liptak we don't have to foot the bill." does not repeat itself. vice-president. notified University Executive Vice President However, strangely enough, in one aspect Both athletic directors have agreed that if According to Wade, time was an impor- Joseph Cammarosano, who advised her to tant consideration involved in the decision, history has. OTooIe's coach 70 years ago Fordham shows well, efforts will be made to "go ahead" with the arrangements, "just as was Dr. Billy Murphy, a Yale graduate. The schedule the game on a regular basis. Pres- and by the time Gignac contacted her with long as it doesn't cost Fordham any money." his proposals, the decision to hold the rally at current coach of Fordhain is also a former ident McGill has said, "Columbia would like University President James Finlay ap- Bulldog, Dean Loucks. IO phiy Fordham'every year." De Witt Clinton High School had nlready proved of such expression on campus provid- been effected. THE RAM WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 13, 1978 PAGE 17 Walsh Resigns New President Finlay After Three Yrs, Emphasizes Funding by John Holl The former dean of the Graduate School 25 Jan 1972—In a letter to the Board of by John Holl of Arts and Sciences claimed, "More than Trustees last December 20, Fordham Pres- 8 Sept 1972—Rev. James C. Finlay will fifty percent of my time will be spent with ident Michael Walsh announced he had start his first academic semester as Ford- fund-raisers" and explained the statewide accomplished his major goal of easing ham's 30th president on Monday, succeeding fight for monies that both the public and Fordham's financial crisis and would there- Rev. Michael P. Walsh, who resigned in June. private sectors of higher education will have fore retire effective as of June 30 of this year. to wage in order to ensure their future. Walsh told The Ram yesterday that the The number two administrative post, that With private institutions experiencing a University "is now entering a transitional _ of executive vice-president, will still be held by Dr. Joseph Cammarosano, who reversed decline in enrollment, "the major issue phase and needs a president who is willing to an earlier decision to retire this month. becomes convincing the (state) legislature commit himself for five or six years. I like that we contribute as much to society as the new challenges and do not want to get tied Finlay told The Ram yesterday that his main concern would be improving Ford- public universities," the 49-year-old Jesuit down to one institution." President Michael Walsh, ham's financial situation. stated. The president said his successor probably Finlay stressed the need to inform students would not be confronted with any major on the issue, "because they are voters and problems and would have to concentrate on because they'll be affected by any decision "fund-raising in the private sector, educa- SABC Controls Bucks the legislature makes" and suggested that tional leadership and management." student lobbies could put "considerable With the defeat of faculty unionization, 22 Sept 1972—The United Student Gov- SABC, denied the record dictated such a pressure" on Albany. ernment's last-ditch effort to alter the Walsh maintained, "I felt free to go. If the move. "We (private universities) have to show Student Activities Budget Committee to a AAUP had won, however, I would have "Most of the violations and irregularities that it's both cheaper and healthier to review board met defeat Tuesday when stayed on the job. I just don't think it would came from the other half of the budget, pressure our sector of higher education," he University President James Finlay rejected have been fair to turn the office over to especially salaries," Buckley claimed. said. the proposal. someone who would be confronted with a He further claimed, "The board takes On the future of Thomas More College, totally different situation." away a large measure of student representa- Finlay declined to reveal his personal feel- Finlay stated, "USG's financial record Regarding his future plans, the president tion and puts more pressure on only three ings. "The crucial question is whether or not reveals a considerable amount of mishan-' said, "I'd like to have a year of doing my students. The administration's position that TMC should be continued," he stated. dling of funds. The present arrangement own thing, so to speak. I would very much the SABC relieves pressure is a lot of Finlay, a member of the New York Civil allows for participation of USG in alloca- like working as a consultant to various nonsense." Liberties Union, said that another faculty tions and the interests of student clubs are institutions and spending some time in Buckley cited a petition circulated by The unionization battle this year would not well guaranteed." research and in writing." Paper, which demands more funds for the surprise him, noting "the increased militancy USG President John Buckley, however, He further noted that right now he has no fledgling publication, as an example of the of the national American Association of definite plans in mind, although a number of while admitting he would work for the "pressure already being exerted." University Professors toward collective private firms have expressed an interest in bargaining." him. President Finlay joined the Fordham Walsh indicated he would like to see a Administrators Deny faculty as a political science professor in 1960 University Senate at Fordham, and added and served as chairman of the department that he started one up at Boston College, but from 1963 to 1967 before becoming dean of with "all the polarization that resulted from the graduate school. He received his bachelor the last attempt here, I felt this was not the Charges of Racism of arts degree from Loyola University in year to resurrect it again." // Apr 1972—An ad-hoc committee from was charged with "racist practices" and Chicago, his masters from Georgetown and He cited a lack of support for the idea at Fordham's Black and Puerto Rican commu- "blatant violations" of the guidelines of its his doctorate from Duke. the Lincoln Center campus as another reason nity at Lincoln Center has not yet responded federal and state funded student aid pro- One of the new president's first moves was for waiting on the idea. to the University administration's letter grams, to open an "office of the President" at the Fordham's participation in helping com- answering all 11 of the group's demands. The letter, written by Executive Vice- Lincoln Center campus. bat pressing urban problems "has been my The demands were made at a March 16 President Joseph Cammarosano, stated "I'll probably be there often meeting with most satisfying achievement," Walsh said, rally downtown, where the administration "many of the charges made seem to be based potential contributors," he said. adding, "There are very few schools that can on rumor alone and have no basis in fact." Referring to Dr. Cammarosano's decision touch us in this area." Cammarosano said a committee would be to remain as executive vice-president, Finlay Walsh claimed he will not remain in New appointed by the University president "which smiled, "I probably twisted his arm a little York after his resignation takes effect but will have responsibility for acting as a liaison bit." will probably go to either Boston or Wash- with the various offices of the University to Yesterday, Cammarosano revealed that his ington. recruit members of minority groups for personal friendship with Finlay induced him During his three years as president, Walsh positions in the University." to remain. managed two surplus budgets, had a new This step comes from a demand that "1 should have jumped off the train before 13-story dormitory-apartment building con- "there be Blacks and Puerto Ricans partic- it got into the station," Cammarosano structed on East 191 St. and saw increased ipating in the administrative hierarchy with remarked. student enrollment. decision-making power." The executive vice-president said he "had Walsh also played a key role in relieving However, the committee will have no final hoped to go back to economics," and campus tension by overseeing the institution say in appointments," Cammarosano said. indicated he would remain in the administra- of the Rose Hill Campus Council in the "It's primary purpose will be to inform the tion for at least a year. Spring of 1970. University of qualified minority candidates "1 don't want to give any time limit His administration won its two major for all open posts." because once, a b.oss does that he loses battles last semester with the faculty's By law, however, the University is prohib- control. I want people to know I am the rejection of unionization and the Campus ited from awarding jobs on racial or ethnic executive vice-president and I will be the Council's decision to phase out the experi- qualifications and from establishing "racial executive vice-president. And make no mis- mental college, Bensalem. Dr. Joseph Cammorasano or ethnic quotas for job categories." take about that." Trustees To Decide Fate of Thomas More College al of the merger, retention of by Susan Maloney Closely connected to the Senate voted 12-5 that "at merge or to restructure the form, the University would TMC as a separate college, or 14 Dec 1972—The long- Board's decision is TMC ju- this time" Fordham College two colleges, the exact process have to provide a permanent a different restructuring of of the change will still need to running issue of the existence nior Elizabeth Shanov's at- and TMC remain coordinate dean for the women's col- colleges. This decision ap- the undergraduate liberal arts be determined. lege, since TMC Acting Dean of Thomas More College will tempt to transfer into Ford- colleges. face its final decision when ham College. A vote for a pears to be the clearest stand Should the board vote to Jean Murphy's term expires If the trustees vote to continue TMC in its present the Board of Trustees meets merger could make the move on the issue taken by any of at the end of this year. [his month. After more than unnecessary, while a negative the three legislative bodies. a year of discussions, peti- vote could blow the transfer The relative weight which tions, and votes, the question into an issue with possible the board will assign to each will come before the one statewide repercussions. of the separate recommenda- body which has the power to After establishing a faculty tions is uncertain. Doubtless, provide a final answer. commitee to study the TMC the trustees will lean heavily At its meeting December merger issue, Finlay released on the report of their own 19, the board will hear a re- a recommendation in which academic affairs committee, port from its own academic he stated, "We felt that the and coming from the Univer- affairs committee on the pos- arguments in favor of a mer- sity President, Finiay's rec- sibility of a merger between ger outweighed those against ommendation also figures TMC and Fordham College. it." significantly in the final The trustees will also consid- The Campus Council voted decision. er the advice of the various on Finiay's proposal Novem- However, the Campus campus committees and ber 29, narrowly defeating it Council, the College Council, councils that have been in- with a 21-21 tie. and the Faculty Senate all volved in the issue. The College Council de- function as advisory bodies Facing the board are rec- feated the president's merger only in the merger issue, so ommendations and proposals proposal December 8, yet each recommendation should irom University President passed a motion calling for carry equal weight. J:i«ies Finlay, the Rose Hill "reorganization and restruc- <• ampus Council, the Ford- turing (even to merger)" of h''>i»-Thomas More College the administration of Ford- The possible solutions Council, and the Faculty ham College and TMC. open to the board on the Acting Dean of Thomas More College [until year's end] Jean Murphy Last night, the Faculty TMC merger include approv- PAGE 18 THE RAM WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 13, 1978 God and Man At Fordham tured with previous assumptions, and certain 8 Nov 1968—The role of religion in a is a University with a sizeable Jesuit faculty, University—and more specifically that of a student body, drawn from almost exclu- conclusions are foregone conclusions." Catholicism at Fordham—is both a complex sively "Catholic backgrounds," and a Father Henle's article goes on, however, in and controversial topic. The recognition of history largely associated with the American a succinct presentation of the second, or pro- its complexity we hold to be the minimum Catholic community, but separate from the Catholic education argument. He begins by criterion for a discussion of the topic. In this official hierarchical Catholic structure? taking the negation of the previous argument context the statement released last week by Quite obviously yes; and again, obviously, to be the first criterion of the "new" the Board of Trustees could hardly have been it must mean more. The two questions that Catholic education. That is, the first require- more infuriating. cannot be ignored are how much more and ment of a sophisticated Catholic educational The statement said that Fordham has "no why! For if Fordham cannot change her institution must be complete openness to all intention of divesting itself of its character as past, she can and must shape her future. And ideas without exception. Recognizing the dif- an independent, Catholic and Jesuit institu- the question for Fordham's immediate future ficulty of achieving this situation only a tion; it proposes to remain true to itself in the is how Catholic and why. One can only generation ago, this position holds that this untrammeled pursuit of academic conclude that this very question is being openness is precisely what Church renewal in excellence." posed—and answered—now, The Ram feels the last decades has been all about. This is admittedly the typical language of a compelled to present a student answer. Now without questioning for a moment Fordham press release—the bland generality 1 There are two general positions usually the validity of this supposition, we may ask seeking to offend no sensitive readers from taken on the direction of Catholic higher how then a "Catholic University" would the Chancery to Martyr's Court. But even in education. differ from any other sort. Most obviously in these tortuous statements there is usually The first maintains that the term "Catho- its composition; it will exclude or tend to some discernible semantic content behind the lic university" is a contradiction since, as exclude non-Catholics. Are we not then al- wordy smokescreen, some recognizable "yes, Rev. R.J. Henle, S.J., summarizes the posi- ready loading the dice in favor of the intel- this is what it must mean!" tion in this month's Fordham magazine, lectual correctness of one set of ideas? Are The Ram admits its bafflement in the face "the very notion of a university is a place we then really serious in our "untrammelled of the aforementioned quote, And its anger. where there is completely free and assump- search"? What does it mean to say that Fordham's tionless pursuit of truth and exploration of At any rate, Father Henle sees la dif- present character is "independent, Catholic all sides, By qualifying such institutions as ference to be an entirely different sort. The and Jesuit"? Is this only to say that Fordham Catholic, some areas of thinking are struc- Catholic university, he says, distinguishes itself in two ways. The first, we confess, is impossible to paraphrase simply because it is one of those most sublime of generalities, one that has no relation whatsoever to the Why Do They Wait? dirty experiences of this world. Father Henle writes, "In addition the Catholic university 26 Jan 1978—Fire safety is an emotional advisors don't consider it important !o fulfill represents the richest intellectual-religious and sensational issue, easily blown out of these duties. There will finally be a fire drill tradition of the West and can serve the whole proportion. It is a recurring issue on college in a Fordham dorm (if we can accept of modern culture by bringing this tradition campuses whenever there is a fire at another promises) next week, after a two year hiatus. to bear—not in legalistic and desiccated university. A year ago, the Columbia Univer- It should not have taken that long. formulae but through profound scholarship sity fire brought the question of fire safety- Education is important since fire officials —on the whole of modernity. To the regular into the spotlight. Last semester, the night- emphasize that knowledge of fire procedures disciplines it adds the great traditions of the mare of a burning Providence College dor- can minimize danger in the worst fire. Now, sacred sciences, of theology, religious mitory was spread across front pages nation- Fordham students are most likely to respond culture, and religious practices." It would wide. to a fire alarm by turning up the t.v. or have been helpful if Father Henle had indi- Columbia took action: there are now rolling over in bed. Butntheir casual attitude cated a specific course—say in English, smoke detectors in the dorms. The events at only reflects the attitude of University physics, philosophy, etc.—in which the full Providence will change its fire safety pro- personnel. weight of Catholic tradilion would be gram. But what about Fordham? Last Janu- Potentially dangerous areas are now ig- brought to bear in a manner different from ary, The Ram conducted an evaluation of the nored. It is unknown whether the alrm sys- that of a secular university. Since he did not, university's fire safety program for the tems in all the dorms are operable. Chemical however, and since it is completely unclear dorms and Robert Mahan of Physical Plant extinguishers have been purchased for 555, what such a bringing to bear would (or does) admitted, "We're not doing what we should but cooking is allowed in dorms without the entail, or why only a specifically Catholic be doing." Our evaluation in this issue finds proper facilities where the danger of grease university can perform such a task, we can that this statement is still true. Will it take a or electrical fire is higher. With only water not discuss this point further, except to say in fire disaster at Fordham for officials to meet extinguishers, which may or may not be its present formulation it approaches the standards which are required by law and operable, students have no recourse but to meaninglessness. are now ignored? lock the door and run. The second service of a Catholic university The fire safety problem is typical of other Mahan also stated that smoke is the real should be a familiar one to all followers of student-related problems at Fordham—it danger. People die of asphyxiation without the thought of President McLaughlin: it involves a lack of administration response to ever seeing a flame. The United Student forms a community of scholars, "a unique student concerns; a shuffling of responsibility Government talked about getting smoke social environment vibrant with the interests from one office to another, coupled with a detectors without resolution. Now is the time of humanity and the presence of God." It lack of coordinated effort and communica- to act. suffices to say, we think, that the simple tion; lastly, a lackadaisical attitude among There is no reason for the continued experience of living in this "Catholic univer- university employees at all levels. neglect of fire safety measures after they sity" shows the rather profound gap between It was almost a year after Robert Becker have been exposed. Students should force the ideal and the reality, a gap which quite promised regular fire drills before even action. It is not an empty issue, for their lives probably has something to do with-human descriptions of fire evacuation procedures are in question. It is certainly an issue about nature, our decadent capitalist society, were distributed. Some residents have not which we don't want to be able to say—"We Original Sin, or what not, or at any rate is received these yet because some resident told you so." quite beyond the pale of academic reforms and reformers. Progress might begin, how- ever, if the term "community of scholars" was relegated to the storage attic henceforth. Shut Down Our position is not, however, that the Jesuits should join them there. In the first place, Fordham could nor financially survive 8 May 1970—The fire set in the Campus question of final exams. Yet there are many their withdrawal. Secondly, they offer a Center early Thursday morning was from all options open to students and faculty for appearances the act of an unbalanced person. determining grades. There are more impor- substantial educational contribution not be- There can be no other excuse for such a tant considerations now. cause they are Jesuit or Catholic but because senseless attack on a building which only pro- many of them are talented, educated teachers in the universal sense. vides service for students and faculty. We The University must close for the spring deplore the act and hope for the quick appre- semester. If it does not, students will be within Our experience as students has been that hension o f the perpetrator. their bounds to simply boycott final exams the Fordham education is considered valua- As news of the fire spread, shocked Univer- and go home, for their own protection. ble inasmuch as it fulfills the same criteria as sity members gathered in front of the building any other university. Few are those who and watched the smoke belch out, wondering consider themselves the fortunate recipients who could have performed such an act and of a unique and specifically Roman Catholic why. education. More numerous are those who have simply given up the practice of their Yesterday, uneasiness gripped the campus Or'EN DOOR faith and for whom this entire question is and members of the boarder community, 1-JLL-hANDLE discussed only out of a sense of academic both on and off campus, registered a deep and duty—if il is discussed at all. justified concern for their own safety. The turmoil of the past week has indeed For at least the last decade Fordham has placed a real fear in students here, They are undergone a slow but undeniable process of not frightened by the sincere and committed secularization. The Ram plans in the near demonstrators protesting the war. Rather future a detailed summary of this process. In they are concerned by the unthinking vandal- the present space, we can only urge that the process be continued and accelerated if Ford- ism of the lunatic fringe which surfaces in ALARM incidents of rock throwing, and the fire itself. ham is to be serious in its quest for "academic excellence." The students are tired and concerned. They are not viewing a decision on the closing of the The Gelhorn report, we note, presents an University as a success or failure, nor do they extremely logical next step. see it as an easy way of escaping exams. They Fordham has reached a crucial point in its see it as a necessity for preserving the safety of development. We are afraid that the recent Board of Trustees statement represents a THE all elements of the University. regressive stage for Fordham. We have tried SERVING CAMPUS AN**! There are practical considerations involved to point out the pitfalls of this direction; in closing the University now, especially the Tuesday, we will examine the meaning and the advantages of secularization. THE RAM WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 13,1978 PAGE 19 They've Got A Wrong Number ? Oct /97J—The University administra- opposed the motion, which merely asked for Finlay. The executive vice president opposed solve some very real problems. Many ' should be thoroughly embarrassed for "adequate" direct dial service. If their resumption of 24-hour switchboard service residents still will not be able to contact nept insensitive and illogical handling of answer to the resolution is merely to do by asserting that if improved security dic- faculty residents, RA's and security by switchboard closing at the Rose Hill something they had already planned, why the tated full switchboard service, the University phone. Precious minutes will be lost in alert- strong protest at the Council meeting? in a "logical extension" of that theory, ing security when emergencies occur. Faculty t the Campus Council meeting Tuesday Fortunately, Cammarosano's statement should install direct dial phones "next to residents will not be able to handle late hour it Fordham's two top administrators, that the problem is now "academic" will not every bed." Aside from raising a false issue, emotional crisis by phone. And, as McGar- iident Finlay and Executive Vice Presi- be believed by anyone possessing a clear Cammarosano's claim is anything but a rel's letter notes, emergencies and crime are I Joseph Cammarosano, sadly demon- knowledge of the situation. Martyrs' Court "logical extension." Adequate security is not at all infrequent in the early morning led once again the eagerness with which students still will have to depend on the avail- reached when certain levels of service are hours. embrace money-saving schemes. And ability of an RA or faculty resident if they provided. Whether or not those levels are The Ram believes that the phone situation assertions that students will now be need to quickly contact the security office in exceeded has no bearing on the fact that has shown some top level administrators in than ever with the switchboard closed the early morning hours. adequate security is being provided. their worst possible light. We fully support feen 2 a.m. and 8 a.m. reach a level of The Dean of Students, who should know Finlay showed his skill at raising false the Boarder Council in its opposition to the |c not normally attained in high adminis- better, made the totally false statement that issues also. He claimed that he was aware of switchboard shutdown and we urge all Jve circles. any Martyrs' Court resident who is unable to many occasions when the night operator was residents to attend the open forum next •though the weak wording of the Cam- roust his RA can use the fire doors to enter asleep, and used this as evidence that full- week. [ Council's resolution urging 24-hour the next house and try another RA. Accord- time switchboard service is no guarantee to The administration has shown it will not ihboard service until adequate direct ing to regulations, however, those doors are adequate security. The "problem," of listen to arguments based on the well-being' ig equipment is installed provided the to remain locked. It is clear from Dean course, is no problem, and furthermore has of boarder students. It has shown that its nistration with a loophole that allowed Crawley's assertion that in his haste to faith- no bearing on the issue. A competent night obsession with pinching pennies overrides all to follow the letter of the motion, no fully toe the administration line, he has fallen operator, one who won't fall asleep, should other considerations. It must now be shown, can deny that their decision strongly prey to the same deficiency that President be placed in the position, however, that not all of the Fordham com- ted its spirit. Finlay has publicly admitted to—a failure to Cammarosano's claim that since the Uni- munity will buy that system of priorities. ie installation of 25 direct dial phones in research properly, to do "homework" on, an versity is providing RA's in 555 with direct Fordham has balanced its budget for the oonis of resident and faculty advisors, issue which would easily involve the health dial phones this year, security will be im- past four years by cutting back on services in h the administration evidently regards as and well-being of boarding students. proved, is a thinly disguised admission that every area. If its future existence depends on :quate" to provide better nighttime As pitiful as that display was, however, it Fordham failed in that respect last year. It cutting back adequate protection for its ity at the Bronx campus, was a move did not match the patent foolishness of state- should be clear, especially after the letter to students, which we doubt, then perhaps the before the Council's meeting. Yet ments made in opposition to the Campus the Council from A-house resident Tom time has come for it to give way to institu- Cammarosano and Finlay rigorously Council resolution by Cammarosano and McGarrel, that the direct dial phones do not tions that have no such problems. 1972 Endorsement: For McGovern 27Oct 1972—With one dozen days remain- Since taking office, Nixon has vetoed three ing before election day '72, the presidential education bills, an action which could have race appears far from close, especially be- proved harmful had Congress not overridden cause of yesterday's peace announcements. the President. In 1970, he vetoed the educa- However, George McGovern still has a tion allocation, although it had passed the ' chance in light of his recent showing in the House with 97 percent of the Democrats and polls. 85 percent of the Republicans approving. He The Ram urges the election of George proclaimed, "This is the kind of big-spending McGovern as President of the United States. that is wrong for all the American people." His record and campaign reveal a firm and The "big spending'' was less than what Nixon open grasp of the essential issues which Presi- had proposed the previous year. dent Nixon has ignored or mishandled for The recommended Nixon cuts for the 1971- four years: ending the war in Vietnam; pro- 72 education budget included a drop of $31 viding equitable treatment of all economic million for libraries and educational com- classes in restricting wage and price incre- munications, $25 million for vocational ments; insuring strong federal support for education and no funds for equipment, minor education; and protecting individual free- rebuilding or public libraries. doms and rights. Congress, however, restored funds to the McGovern's emphasis on cutting the proposal and consequently overrode the defense budget, his long-term opposition to expected veto. the war, commitment to increasing aid to edu- This year's budget, designed as beneficial cation and reform of the tax structure, how- to higher education, received the third of ever, stand in sharp contrast to Nixon's Nixon's vetoes. record since 1969. During his tenure, the percentage of all Every facet of the war in Vietnam, for education expenses borne by the federal example, has expanded during the four years government has sunk to an unusually low 6 it has taken Nixon to approach peace: the percent. territories involved in actual combat; the McGovern, if elected, plans to increase the destruction of cities in both North and South minimum support from Washington to one- Vietnam; the number of servicemen killed or third, as urged by professional educators and wounded; and the bombing campaign in the Democratic leaders. north. Granted, the President has cut troop Nixon's special treatment of big business strength remarkably, but at the same time he interests has been famous in both granting increased the air war so that the U.S. spent leeway and privilege to those embodying the $20,000,000 per day on such bombing, $133 Nixon-style American dream—be they auto- billion since 1969 on 3.7 million tons of mobiles, oil or airplanes, and in establishing bombs. 15,214 more Americans have died trade agreements involving sizeable donations during that same period as have 512,154 to his campaign fund in return for the leeway. Asians. Had the cost of bombing for two The most frightening of all the Nixon ac- weeks this April been applied to education in complishments is the serious and tragic influ- New York State, it could have increased the ence on individual freedom: wiretap permis- State University's budget by 50 percent, or it siveness, calculated attacks on mass media; could have built 100 elementary schools. blatant attempts at censorship, as with the Pentagon Papers, and denying the U.S. a simple sense of balance in his Supreme Court nominees. Four more years of such divisive- ness will have an effect worse than it already has. Will a Watergate incident in 1976 gene- rate less interest and concern than it has this year? McGovern, in sharp contrast to the Presi- dent, will develop a responsive, fair-minded administration and will bring to the White House the sense of moral equity absent for so long. His awareness of minority problems and genuine concern for the middle class place in correct priority those elements so long ig- nored in the American political mainstream. His willingness to openly plan increased taxes for the rich and then gear his entire campaign funding on contributions from the small man, register truer to the American ideal than Nixon's sense of propriety and history ever have. Furthermore, higher education cannot afford to survive with Nixonesque budgeting from the federal government in the next four M years. UNITY SINCE If 1 Editorials The failures of Richard Ni>:on and the worth of McGovern's proposals merit the Sen. George McGovern latter's hearty election. PAGE 20 THE RAM WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 13,1978 -1B ^V £ *S 1973: Grumbles, Rumbles, and Thirty-Cent Beers by Pat Borzi behind disgruntled fans and three unfulfilled years on his before the Fordham-Manhattan football game, Ramses So, you wanna know about 1973. Okay, lei's set some contract. Fordham students hated Phelps for that, a hate was sent on a little vacation to where little Jaspers couldn 't atmosphere. Smoke. Darkness. Grime on the walls and nothing could extinguish. So, when Darryl Brown's basket find him—a farm in Pennsylvania. floor. Beach Boys on the jukebox. Fungus on the toilets. with seconds to go gave Fordham a 70-69 upset win, For laughs, male students cracked jokes about Spellman Yes, you're in the Web, sucking on a 204 Schlitz, back in Fordhamiles were jubilant. In a 12-16 season, Hal Wissel's girls and watched that newsho w on TV about the 50's with the time when you could get really wasted Jor less than two second as coach, it was one of two things they had to cheer some guy named Fonz. "All in the Family" was a staple, dollars. about. The other was guard Ken Charles, who was gradu- while others were into "The Odd Couple" or professional The winter was milder than usual, so you didn 't go ated as Fordham's third alt-time scorer and signed a wrestling. Nothing on TV? Deal 'he cards. Seven card stud, traying down the hill in the Botanical Gardens as much as lucrative contract with the NBA's Buffalo Braves. nothing wild. Ante up. you might have liked it. If you had time, you caught The If you dug the Mets and Knicks, you had a great year. American Age anted $5,000 to get Ervin and Baker to Way We Were, Save the Tiger, The Exorcist, or American The Knicks won their second NBA championship, defeat- talk in October. It was a wild scene. The gym was filled to Graffiti on the Concourse. Your roommate, strange guy, ing the Los Angeles Lakers in the final led by Willis Reed, near-capacity. Media people everywhere. The senators kept playing Pink Floyd and Led Zepplin on his stereo playing his last effective season. The Mets, improbably, landed their helicopter on Coffey Field, interrupting the while you wanted to check out that LP from the new won the National League pennant though finishing only pigeons eating grass seed off the rocks in centerfield. They ' group, America. Well, he knew where to get the weed, so three games above .500, then forced the Oakland Athletics took questions for the better part of an hour and a half, not he could be tolerated. to seven games before losing the World Series. The Rangers saying anything the audience didn't already know. Many, In the fall, though, you thanked your roommate for had their best year since World War II but still were abused students left the gym questioning whether the speakers having the foresight to keep hundreds of dollars in his by Chicago in the playoffs. were worth the price. checking account, so when Dean of Housing James Gearity On campus, students felt several people got abused. Price worked against safety, in some students' view, decided rooms that semester would be given out on a Take James Mulholland. The dean of the evening school at when phone service on campus ended at 2 A.M., returning first-come, first-served basis, he put up the money for half Lincoln Center, he resigned after discovering that a at 8 A.M. Students claimed that it would hinder them in an the suite so you could get to housing early and retain the planned restructuring of the Liberal Arts College might emergency. Eventually, outside lines were installed in room. There was no retention that year. A lot of people got eliminate his job. Evening students boycotted classes for rooms of resident advisors. abused in that debacle, and Gearity became a most unpop- two days in December in support of him. Decisions, decisions. What should I use to spray the ular administrator. Of course, L C people were considered miltants by cockroaches, Raid or D-Con? And which train should I Gearity wasn V the only one students grumbled about. Rose Hill students of the day. Earlier in the semester, take do wnto wn, the Third A venue El or the D train? After Dean of Students William Crawley, Academic Vice- LCers boycotted the downtown cafeteria for three days. the spring of 1973, there wasn 7 a choice. Service on he El President Paul Reiss, and Executive Vice-President Joseph Seems they were unwilling to pay 30^ for an unappetizing stopped then, and Fordhamites had to trudge the eight Cammarosano all came under fire for various unpopular piece of fruit pie when they could get the same unappetizing blocks uphill to the Fordham Road station if they wanted decisions during the year. But, then again, it wasn't too piece of fruit pie for lOd less at St. John's, Pace, or to get downtown. The El ran along the western side of the good a year for people in high places. The Fordham horrors, Manhattan. The boycott forced the new food campus near the Penn Central tracks. G-House rattled a community spent part of the summer glued to their TV sets service, Automatique, to scale down its prices at both little when the trains rumbled by. That fall, the tracks were watching the televised Watergate hearings, starring Sen- campuses. Again, LCers said, Rose Hill benefits from our quiet. It would be another year before they were demolished. ators Sam Ervin and Howard Baker, who themselves work. Grumble, grumble, grumble... The bar has gotten smokier than it was when we started would cause a bit of controversy on campus in the fall. Grumble rhymes with rumble, of which several happen reminiscing. You've had enough of this bathwater beer? Things weren 't all bad, though. After all, Fordham did when Fordham and Manhattan people get together. Partic- Wanna go to the El-Dee? What's that about a new bar up beat Notre Dame in basketball at Madison Square Garden. ularly at sports events. Take football. Jaspers, those devil- 194th Street? The Lantern? Yeah, but nobody goes there. Two years earlier, Richard "Digger" Phelps coached the ish fiends, liked to do destructive things to the ram mascot, It 'II never be big. I'll bet if we come back here in five years, team to a 26-3 record and a spot in the NCAA Eastern like painting it or hanging it by the neck off nearby bridges. the Web will still be the place logo. We'll sit here, drink Regional. He then abruptly left for Notre Dame, leaving In 1973, the Rams were too smart for them. Three weeks beers and talk just like always. Night Students Dormitory Feudalism Boycott Classes Surfaces in Retention by John Doyle date for filing campus housing applications for Mulholltuid 4 May, 1973—The housing office dropped be postponed a week. The next day, the the bomb April 12, with its notice that pre- housing office wisely agreed. But the post- by Mike Meaney vious applications to the dorms were void, ponement was only a delaying tactic. The 7 Dec 1973—The ad hoc committee of and that applications would be received on a residents and Dean James Ciearity had to evening students conducted a protest boycott first come, first served basis. arrive at a solution that was acceptable to of classes Wednesday and yesterday eve- Repercussions were almost immediate. everyone. They never did. nings, asking students to attend a teach-in in That night, almost 250 angry residents of 555 Why? Everyone had his own special in- place of class. East 191 Street met in the Campus Center terests and not all of them could be met. The boycott effectively cancelled nearly all ballroom. They had previously been told Somebody had to be left out. of the 15 EXCEL program courses on they would receive priority in next year's Residents of 555 wanted retention rights, Wednesday and the 13 yesterday but failed to room assignments. Now, with the new first Queen's Court residents had to move out of prevent most Liberal Arts College evening come, first served procedure they would have their quarters to make room for next year's session classes from meeting. Members of the to vie for space with 150 freshmen from freshmen, and the students in Martyr's Court ad hoc committee carried picket signs in Queen's Court, the 45 displaced persons wanted to preserve the retention and se- front of the elevators proclaiming, "We are from 610 East 191 Street, and students from niority system. Part of the Chain of Command," "Maintain other soon-to-be-closed off-campus housing, The groups met in Bishops lounge on April Tuition Differential," and "We Want Joe," Housing Dean James Gearity in addition to anyone else who wanted to 15 to discuss the problem. The presidents of referring to Evening Dean Joseph Mul- move into 555. 555, Spellman and A, B, C, D and F houses holland. They drafted a petition demanding that the proposed retention rights in the residences if It was Mulholland's resignation that ignit- those living there constituted a majority in a ed the students' fears about the future of the housing unit. They also proposed that pres- evening session. He resigned because the ent residents have priority over newcomers administration was planning to restructure and that vacancies in Martyr's Court be filled the administration of the Liberal Arts Col- by the individual house councils with the lege, possibly eliminating the post he holds, FC, TMC Merge Housing Office filling any subsequent Mulholland claimed. by Susan Maloney Referring to committee membership and vacancies. This disclosure aroused student fears that 24 Jan 1973—At its meeting December 19, structure, Reiss said that "a lot of questions The proposals sounded good, except for if Mulholland left, his programs, especially the Board of Trustees decided to merge Ford- are still not settled," but he added that these the freshmen in Queens Court. Since they the EXCEL and Life Experience Credit pro- ham College and Thomas More College in a problems should be solved shortly. had to vacate the premises for September's grams, would be greatly altered or even reorganized administrative structure, ac- TMC Dean Jean Murphy expressed disap- freshmen, present Queens Court residents dismantled. Two Liberal Arts College Coun- cording to a statement released by Felix pointment in the board's decision to discon- had to move into either 555 or Martyr's cil meetings with Academic Vice President Larkin, chairman of the board. tinue the women's college, although she was Court. Most wanted to move into 555 be- Paul Reiss and Executive Vice-President Jo- Larkin's statement stipulated that the reor- satisfied with the procedure by which the cause of the raise in Martyrs' Court prices, seph Cammarosano failed to calm their mis- ganized college "should be developed in con- decision was reached. and the chance of being turned down by a givings and the boycott resulted. sultation with the faculty of the colleges and "I think that the merger question was house council. The teach-in, which was held in the cafe- in consideration of the views of the students.'' discussed thoroughly by the academic com- Upperclassmen argued that someone had teria from 6 to 9 P.M. both evenings, drew Involvement of the Rose Hill Council and munity," Murphy said. "A great deal of to be low man on the totem pole, and since 200-250 students on Wednesday and 100-150 the Faculty Senate "in a manner consistent thought went into the board's decision." the seniority system was tried and true, it was last night, when fewer classes were sched- with their respective constitutions" was also Murphy was not yet certain what role she sensible to continue its use. The freshmen uled. Close to thirty faculty members and a recommended in the statement. would play in determining the structure of didn't agree, and contended that there number of students delivered short addresses The board further required that the col- the tnerged college, and she said she hoped should be retention rights for those presently during »he teach-in. Most concerned them- lege's administrative structure should be de- that those connected with TMC in the past living in a room, with the first come, first selves with the abuse of power in science and signed to provide for effective academic and present would have a significant input served system for everyone else. society. counciling as well as the "selective introduc- on the committee. They didn't get their way. Fsi! Clifford, a member of the executive tion of new and innovative programs" which According to Larkin's statement, Univer- On April 17, the house presidents met with board of the ad hoc committee, explained the would advance the objective of academic sity President James Finlay should submit a Gearity to hammer out an agreement that he aims of the boycott. "Wi; want to arrange excellence. report on the development of the reorganized could "live with." some meaningful dialogue fwith the adiumi college by the board's fall meeting. The problem: TSviu would be between 300 (ration), a legitiruizaliw.. of flic C\i''hy: Di Paul Reiss, vice-president of academ- However, Murphy speculated that im- and 400 incoming IV/shmen living on campus Council anO its con.Mitiil.'.m and we ho;:* that ies, reported that no committee has yet been plementation of the new plans may be de- next year. Queens Com).couldtake 150 men I he policy input g!i;,t, Rose Hill Campus Council To Sell: DROP DEAD! Student apathy seemed to take a brief respite at the start a narrow margin. quarterback, and the favorite call of the WFUVannouncers of 1975, when 50 minority students picketed *the Adminis- With the words, "Theship is no longer listing, "Executive tration Building in response to a decision to alter the status soon became: "Ahrenberg takes the snap—Fumble!" Vice President Joseph Cammarosano gave up his adminis- Saying the team was insufficiently competitive, the ad- of the Afro-American Institute. trative post to return to teaching in the Economics Depart- A similar rally to save Black and Puerto Rican Studies at ministration refused to let the track team compete in the ment. When Fordham was on the verge of financial disaster, NCAA nationals, even though the team qualified and the Lincoln Center campus drew nearly 300 students and the flamboyant and often very blunt Cammarosano put the substantial coverage in city media. fielded several All-Americans. Track members protested by University in the black for a long streak. Many students, holding a 24 hour marathon run around Edwards Parade. During (he same semester, 300 students would rally on the however, questioned the means by which this goal was steps of Keating Hall in response to United Student Govern- Fordham took another beating in the local media. achieved. President Finlay began dropping hints that tuiition hikes menl President Jim Buckley's call for a demonstration Robert Senkier came to Fordham to become the new against administrative disregard for student rights. Student would start to come annually. Meanwhile, the tuition spiral dean of the College of Business Administration in a deal that augured the downward slide of private higher education as activism apparently disbanded the same moment the protest also made him dean of the Graduate School of Business, concluded. New York City's fiscal problems were grabbing pages and forcing out the incumbent, Louis Spadaro. pages of news coverage. Prominent among the protested decisions was Assistant In another personnel move, Dave Rice made his debut as In South Vietnam, the communists were coming to power Dean of Students Lynn Budd's cancellation of the Cinevent footbal coach with little fanfare. He duplicated the team's and ending years of war in that tiny nation. Soon, in fact, films Last Tango In Paris and The Devils. She had never record of the previous year—three wins and five losses. He President Ford would be signing a proclamation seen the movies, but said they were "offensive." installed a wishbone offense with Doug Ahrenberg as announcing the end of America's Vietnam era. The continuing soap opera of New York City finances seemed to thicken during that period, as the Big Apple escaped bankruptcy at the last minute by an infusion of funds through sale of bonds to the teacher's union. Days later, President Ford stated his intention to veto any legislation permitting the Federal Government to rescue the City from default. Thus was born the headline emblazoned across the front page of the New York Dally JVeiw.-FORD TO CITY: DROP DEAD. A little over a month later, Fordham's mascot did drop dead, in December, after breaking his neck on the chain link fence surrounding his pen. He was Fordham 's most fasmous ram, the son the previous mascot, who actually turned out to be female. The ram wasn 't the only familiar sight to pass away that year:a bio w to the students 'psyche was delivered in the early fall by the dissolution of the Campus Council, a self- inflicted mortal wound to one of the few legitimate forums where students, faculty find administrators could get togther as equals. Born at the tail end of the sixties as result of campus unrest, it faded into irrelevancy as cries of student apathy were heard over and over again. The Fordham College Council presented a 5-3 curriculum to the faculty for referendum. The proposal was defeated by LC Minority USG Rally Called Independence A Positive Display by Patricia Gatto the change of graduation commencement to Debate Grows 30 Apr 1975—Some 300 residents rallied on a Friday from the traditional Saturday 25March 1975—"They're still at it," mut- the steps of Keating Hall yesterday in re- against persistent student objections. tered a faculty member as he boarded a tenth sponse to a United Student Government call "Let them have their Friday grdauation, floor elevator. for a "positive demonstration" against ad- but I won't be there," McLaughlin later said As the car neared the Lowenstein Plaza, ministration disregard for student rights in to the applauding crowd. the shouts became stronger and clearer. "Di- policymaking decisions. USG President Jim Buckley condemned visions yes, departments no; Black, white, United Student Government President Jim the creation of the SABC which is now com- nationwide, students must unite," came the Buckley, Vice President Lois Harr, Fordham prised of three students, two administrators calls from the plaza. College President Mike McLaughlin and and one faculty member and placed in com- As the door opened, the passengers be- other student activity leaders expressed their plete control of $137,000 worth of student came witnesses to about forty students carry- grievances with administrative action and activity fees. ing signs in a circular picket line, chanting pleaded with the peaceful crowd to "wake The structure of the Campus Activities various slogans, and soliciting signatures on up" and rekindle the spirit of student ac- Board, he added, governed by two adminis- a petition to preserve the divisional auton- tivism and interest which once existed in the trators and handling 25 percent of the stu- omy of the Lincoln Center Divisions. sixties. dent activity fee, should also be changed to The demonstration was organized and "We want to break that bond of apathy— include more student input. staged by representatives of almost every we have been walked on." Al Novotny, Cinevents Director Peter Denitz' fiery Lincoln Center student organization, who Fordham College '76, said to the crowd as- speech recounted the controversial bout be- formed a coalition pooling manpower and sembled in the unseasonable gray April tween the administration and his organiza- funds to "save the two divisions." weather. tion when it was prohibited from showing Although the demonstration was not so Novotny recounted the various adminis- Last Tango in Paris and The Devils on large as coalition spokesman Jose Suarez Speaking against Minority Studies cuts trative actions which students held objection- camDus. earlier indicated, Dean of Students William able, such as the Cinevents cancellations and John Jurgens, track team captain, aired Crawley, Associate Dean Vince Bucci, Secur- Again, and Again his continuing displeasure with the policies of ity Director Thomas Courtney, and Assistant the athletic department, which sorely lacks Director Frank Leo were on hand to observe student participation. He cited the "lack of the crowd, occasionally calling over coalition cooperation between Athletic Director Pete leaders to discuss the size and direction of the Boycott LC Cafeteria Carlesimo, the coaches, and the runners" and declared, "It's time to buck Big Pete and demonstration. Crawley stated as long as the ator, adding the very discussion of another everyone else here." demonstrators were orderly, and were not so 12 Feb 1975—"The third annual Lincoln food service might "scare" Automatique in- large as to disrupt normal activity, there Center cafeteria boycott," as it has already "There isn't a damn thing we can't accom- to rethinking their prices. "If not," he not- would be no problems. been nicknamed, is well on the way to be- plish. We're organized, united, and we ed, "the Board of Health must say some- care," Harr asserted. Rich Zayas, a coalition representative coming a reality, according to Liberal Arts thing about serving five-day-old bread," in- Buckley later presented a "positive plan" from El Pueblo, stated the administration Student Government Senator Bob Emmons. dicating the LASG might carry their com- of action and summoned the active participa- has failed in its commitment to Black and "We are protesting outrageous prices and plaints to that agency. tion of all students assembled time. Puerto Rican Studies by not providing sup- poor food quality," claimed Emmons, add- Emmons speculated the decline in food He proposed "university towi; meltings" Port to the di'-ii.ons. Courtney maintained ing the LASG has begun an investigation of quality and increase in price rests partly on open to all students and adminiMi.Uors from television ere, • ;.iu! photographers would several other metropolitan colleges to get the LASG, for not looking into the situation "Finlay to Elliot," and also urg.J more stu- <:ot be adnr'a ..-, I!K building to photo- comparable prices to those offered by Auto- earlier. "If a boycott were necessary," Em- dent participation in the Athlctio Governing graph the demonstration. A taping crew matique, the University food service. inons noted, "the LASG would have to set Board. from channel 41 conducted an interview on The LASG is presently divided into three up some kind of watchdog committee after Because of a prior agreement v.iili Dean of the rainy outdoor plaza with two of the working divisions: Academics, Non-Aca- to insure the food service would not jack up Students William Crawley, no .Sentor Secur- group leaders, and a photographer from The demics, and Communication. In about a the prices right after it, as happened last ity guards were present at the demonstration. Uam was asked to identify himself to 1BI week, Emmons stated, the members of the year." USG senators stood guard to hardlc any pos- security guards. Non-Academic committee will report their findings to the entire LASG, which will then sible violent outbreaks. The demonstration lusted all day, after Herb Rubin, District Supervisor for Auto- "Look, we 're not radicals," Al Novotny which about Kn purlkipants attended the decide on a plan of action. "We will not boycott unless that is the matique, denied the charges, claiming "the maintained. "I'm still wearing penny loafers. LAC Cotihcii nitfcii.ic >'n the Pope Audi- prices are kept as low as possible." Our methods will not be violent. torium. ' ''> only course," asserted the sophomore sen- PACE 26 THE RAM WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 13, 1978 Dunn: "A Racist Group Will Not Be Tolerated" White Student Union a Blank Question Mark by Rosemary McManus minorities studies programs at both campuses, and Upward adverse reactions" by administrators and black students "Integration in the United States is a sentimental, not a Bound, HEOP and affirmative action programs to attract towards its ideals, the WSU member said. Several black stu- doctrinal, idea. Racial integration in the U. S. is impossible more minority students to the school. "I would have all dents confronted the group at the club fair, in "typical Afro ,.. We shall have to learn how to run a separate society. " those programs abolished," our source declared. "Blacks harassing fashion," he said. W.H. Ferry have a right to receive a Fordham education, but only if they Rev. Charles Dunn, assistant Dean of Students, also ap- Liberator Magazine 1963 attempt to adapt themselves to our culture." proached the table and questioned the students. Dunn said yesterday that he told the group, "if this is a racist organiza- 24 Sept 1975—A few white students set up a table at the In fact, he theorized that no true Black culture exists. Mi- nority studies plans are "intended to distort the minds of tion, then the University community will not tolerate its University Club Fair two weeks ago to gain support for anti- existence." busing legislation. The small, rather unobtrusive gathering white high school graduates, to confuse them and to detach them from their own backgrounds." Dunn claims that he has seen at least one member of the blended well with countless other groups vying for the atten- organization since that time, but "I have not pursued the tion of freshmen around Edwards Parade. "1 thought it was Our source was equally unafraid to admit that the White matter any further because I wished to give them the benefit just another group with another cause," according to one Students Union propounds William Shockley's theory of of the doubt." observer. Bui that was two weeks ago. Today, the group white intellectual superiority. "I believe that the white race Dunn will undoubtedly find it even more difficult now to known as the White Students Union, has become the subject has a superior intellectual capacity," he proclaimed. Most contact the group members since they will remain under- learning situations, therefore, would have to be segregated to of more comment, controversy and rumor than this Univer- ground until the administration adopts a more positive atti- allow for the differences in achievement potential. sity has seen in a long while. tude toward them, one source said. Its table remained visible for only a few hours, in which "Yes, I am a racist," he answered. But racism does not The group has already been refused recognition by the time at least 25 students signed as anti-busing proponents. imply hatred of minorities. It merely recognizes the dif- University library and bookstore. Our source said he offered Once the table disappeared, however, so did all knowledge ferences between races, the intellectual supremacy t)f whites, to donate $30 in books to the library which "radically defend and visibility of the group. and the desire to promote white values in a white society, he white Christian values." His offer was immediately refused. said, White supremacy, racism and Nazism are a few of the He also approached officials in the University bookstore characteristics since ascribed to the WSLJ by students and ad- Jews at Fordham are placed by the Union in a similar last year in an attempt to have literature sold. "We refused," ministrators who claim they have heard of the union. Their place with minority groups. They cannot be restricted from according to one bookstore source, "because our policy is knowledge, however, is based on second- and third-hand in- attending, but should also align themselves with the Chris- that books must be recommended by faculty to be sold tian community. formation. As curious as students have been to know more here." about the group, its members have been equally determined The philosophy strikes dangerously similar chords to Two of the books were Henry Garrett's I.Q. and Racial to remain secretive. Nazism. Our source was determined, however, not to be Differences, which supports Shocklcy, and The Dispossessed Yesterday, one of the members decided to speak. Al- branded as a Hitlerite. There is a likeness to Nazism, he ad- Majority, by Wilmot Robertson. mitted, but there are differences as well. That was as specific though the student insisted upon complete anonymity, his Since it has not received anything but "cool dismissal" by as he got, neither pointing out nor elaborating upon what comments provided the first frank discussion of the group's faculty and administrators, the White Student Union will re- those differences are. goals and reasons for existence. main a question mark. It will, therefore, continue to pro- The organization is devoted to "upholding Western White The group is seeking recognition as a legitimate student or- mote rumor and forbid reaction which may not be in tune Christian values," he described. Fordham University, by be- ganization, yet maintains extreme secrecy. Trying to gain with its beliefs. It will ask for recognition without explana- coming increasingly secularized in its approach to education, knowledge of its actions and meetings is in itself a frustrating tion. task. Trying to speak freely to its cryptic members is even has allowed these values to be undermined in the last decade. The Fordham community will know only one thing: "just more so. In more concrete terms, the University has allowed too another'group with another cause," a small gathering which much digression from white Christian values by instituting The organization went underground because of "certain said it was against busing. No LC Autonomy by Charles Kelley The teaching faculty, however, will have 8 Oct 1975—Members of the Liberal Arts their appointments in the various divisions of College Council at Lincoln Center heard the college where they are the most qualified. Monday afternoon the long-awaited admin- The division, then, will be responsible for the istration decision on the future status of the promotion, reappointment, and tenure of the Black and Puerto Rican Studies Division institute faculty, though the advice of the rejecting their recommendation to retain the director must be solicited on these matters. two programs' status. The decision, handed down by new Execu- tive Vice President Paul Reiss, addressed itself to the "inappropriateness" of the two small divisions as self-governing units of faculty, which Reiss stated was the only point at issue. The executive vice president enumerated seven guidelines for the new structuring of the two minority programs. The first re- moves the divisional nomenclature and re- names the minority programs "institutes." According to the administrative decision, Pro-Hospital Rally the institute director will control the pro- gram's curriculum as well as the faculty Executive Vice President Paul Reiss by Tom Maier minutes can make a big difference in whether assignments. 19 Nov 1975—Approximately 1000 peo- a person dies or not." Available medical ple, a vast mixture of religious and commu- care, without Fordham Hospital, is as much Named V.P. for Student Affairs nity leaders, student nurses and local res- as ten to fifteen minutes away, he said. idents, marched up and down Fordham With a bullhorned command to "keep it Road Thursday to protest the decision by the moving" for the benefit of television cam- Crawley Promoted Health and Hospitals Corporation to close eras, the crowd left the area in front of the Fordham Hospital. hospital and moved up Fordham Road, 15 Oct, 7975-The Ford- including the hiring and fir- to "spread out responsibil- ham University Board of ing of coaches. In an area of over 400,000 people served blocking an array of buses and cars behind it. ity" among his administra- by Fordham Hospital, almost half of whom Trustees last week formally Crawley. said Athletic tion because "too many The police were incensed, particularly one confirmed the nomination of live below poverty levels, "there must be an Director Peter Carlesimo people" were reporting di- plainclothes officer, who refused the offer to Dean of Students William institution where the indigent poor can be would now report to him on rectly to the executive and be identified. "They (the hospital officials) Crawley to the newly reac- cared for," Assistant Director Harold Kei- all athletic program matters academics vice presidents. said they wouldn't leave the grounds," he tivated post of vice president instead of going directly to fetz stated. "A municipal hospital, such as The last person to hold the shouted while directing traffic in a frenzied for student affairs. the executive vice president. offices of both vice president Fordham Hospital, does not turn patients Crawley will retain his away," he said. motion. "Look at this, they took all three Finlay said he reactivated for student affairs and dean goddamn lanes." present position as Dean of the dormant vice presidential of students was Dr. Martin A. J. Felix, an emergency room director Students. position because he wanted who participated in the rally, stressed the Near the corner of Decatur Avenue and Meade, who resigned in 1970 According to University someone well informed after a two-day student take- importance of the hospital to the commu- Fordham Road, Bronx Borough President President James Finlay, the about student affairs who over of the administration nity, stating that the emergency room "re- Robert Abrams spoke to the crowd through an ambulance loudspeaker. "What this entire day-to-day functioning could speak about their prob- building and a three-day stu- ceives between 200 and 300 emergency pa- of the athletic department shows," his voice bellowed down Fordham lems to the administrative dent strike. tients a day." As Keifetz emphasized, "Five will now fall under Crawley's council. Finlay, who became pres- Road, "is that black, white and Hispanic jurisdiction. He said Crawley groups can work together to get some basic The council is composed of ident in 1972, said he was not will now have the power to all Finlay's vice presidents human needs like proper health care." Later, sure why Rev. Michael make policy decisions on the and usually meets on a week- Walsh, his predecessor, left Abrams told The Ram, "the size of this athletic budget and all de- ly basis. Council Out demonstration is bound to have some effect the position vacant after partment personnel matters, Finlay also said he wanted Meade's departure. on the decision to close down the hospital." 22 Oct 1975—Members of the Rose Hill Campus Council last night attended their The demonstration's colorful theatrics in- first meeting of the semester-—and perhaps cluded a woman dressed in black, waving a their last meeting for all time. white candle, and seated on top of a hearse Ramses By a near unanimous vole (28-3), the donated from a nearby funeral home. Inside 10 Dec 1975—Ramses the hearse was a grey coffin, adorned with dent Affairs, has no plans to He also i.scd a "dairy fit- Council accepted a resolution by United Stu- XXVII died Thursday by obtain another ram. protest signs saying 'Save Our Hospital,' and ting" substance of oats, bar- dent Government President Jim Buckley call- twisting his head in the fence Albert's family donated ley, wheat, salt and molasses containing a dummy personifying the com- ing for the body's dissolution through fac- surrounding his pen and Ramses XXVII in a trade for to nourish the ram. Last ulty and student referenda. munity's fear of decreased medical care. The breaking his neck, according a ewe and a small sickly ram year, he said goat chow was Passage of such referenda, to be taken as crowd stood at attention, at one point, as a to Dick Albert, Fordham last year. the ram's main fare. soon as possible, would dissolve the council Naval Cadets drum and bugle corps played College '77, who assists ram- Albert's family owns a Albert said the Athletic constitution. No subsequent approval by the taps. At the conclusion of the march, the keeper Orestes Lopez. sheep farm in North West- Department found the ram University's Board of Trustees would be re- crowd lighted white candles signifying their Albert said William Craw- chester where Albert ob- hint entangled his horns ' quired, according to the present bylaws. solidarity and hope in their cause. ley, Vice President for Stu- tained hay to feed the ram. the ience. THE RAM WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 13, 1978 PAGE 19io '/,' / /, 4 1976: A Birthday Party, And You're Invited by Dave Harvey Vitale stepped in front of a speeding car to start a series of positions. Sis-boom-bah. Rah-rah-rah. Make a wish and blow out stunts and activities that would keep Fordham students The banquet began, but Veritas, despite such unanimity, the candles. Happy Birthday America. What was arguably tuned in carefully for the next few years. quickly disintegrated into so much club politics, accom- the best, and definitely the biggest and longest, birthday In sports, Nadia Comaneci and Dorothy Hamill charmed plishing nothing of note, and being remembered mainly for party ever thrown provided a colorful backdrop for a year the world with their own special brand of grace during the extending the terms of its officers by three months. lull of surprises and other newsmaking events. summer and winter Olympics, respectively. The Yankees The publication during Orientation Week of the first Fordhum students joined millions of other New Yorkers finally reached the top of the American League again, only Ram Whole Fordham Catalog was the occasion of a storm us they watched such events as Operation Sail and multi- to get blown out by the Big Red Machine of Cincinnati in of controversy about a section detailing proper colored fireworks displays. Although there were some four straight. Muhammad AH racked up four more wins, birth-control techniques. One letter-writer suggested that excesses, even slow-moving little old ladies and fire two of them controversial decisions over Ken Norton and "the trousered apes have descended upon Fordham. " hydrants were painted red, white and blue, a genuine spirit Jimmy Young. Fordham's radio station also provided some interesting >\ und feeling of patriotism did exist. On the local front, the news was mostly bad. The athletic Politics, as usual, played a large role. The world was sparks. WFUVlost its voice, literally, when its antenna was department contributed its share of the controversy, as it damaged. Sparks cameas WFUV officials blamed lightning treated to a genuine presidential race. (Smile, Jimmy.) A succeeded in washing much of its dirty linen in public. Southern Baptist farmer, preaching love, peace, and the for the damage. Howver, a Ram investigation showed The disgraceful treatment of Hal Wissel, the head abuse of station equipment as the most likely cause, since virtues of Colgate, stunned the polsters by coming from basketball coach, left a mark on the reputation of this nowhere to capture the prize peanut from a bumbling there had been no lightning at the time the damage campus that has never been fully erased. Despite constant occurred. /A substitute. The two even succeeded in putting the nation to assurances from all in volved that his job was secure, Wissel Even the community surrounding Fordham got into the sleep during a series of nationally-televised cartoons called ended up getting the axe. The callous stringing along of news as community members took over Fordham Hospital 'debates.' Wissel highlighted the problems that started popping up in '"'A for a few months in a vain attempt to prevent its closing. In || Fordham students also got into the action with a huge athletics around this time. collective yawn, as far as national politics was concerned. the end, the city's fiscal crunch claimed another victim. ij| Gil McDougald, former major league baseball star and Another item that interested Fordham students was the || However, the local scene was entirely different. Alger Hiss coach at Fordham, retired with Jack Lyons taking over. strolled into Fordham for a three-day visit, preaching his swine flu program which sent several students running over jj| A letter, purportedly written by the then athletic director, to the Campus Center for their protective shots. || innocence, and set off a storm of reaction. Peter Carlesimo, detailed the atmosphere of deceit and Again, the Fordham Plaza was not built. The ghost of a % fliss was the biggest of the parade of personalities to visit downright nastiness that allegedly prevailed, with Vice- long-dead (it is hoped) Jesuit was reported wandering 1 Fordham in 1976. Others included: media personalities President of Student Activities William Crawley taking the around Duane. ROTC struggled to survive, and soon. f| Man Albert and Jimmy Breslin, American Basketball brunt of' Carlesimo's wrath. So much, so much, so much. In the outside world: ft Commissioner and former Knick great Dave Debusschere, Sports news on the bright side included the football Lockheed^ bribes surface, Chou En Lai dies, Moynihan f| William Colby, former head of the C.I.A., and F. Lee team's first winning season in a while, a 5-3-1 record. In resigns his U.N post, pro-Western factions lose in Angola, ff Bailey, fresh from his unsuccessful defense of Patty Hearst. addition, the Vincent T. Lombardi Memorial Center Russians beam microwaves at U.S. embassy in Moscow, p When Fordham students looked off campus for their opened its doors for the first time, providing students with Dow Jones tops 1,000 and drops back under, Supreme ^ cultural enrichment, it was to All the President's Men, One first-class facilities for intramural sports activities. Court rules that Karen Ann Quinlan has the right to die, |i Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, and the late-arriving Rocky, The tenure case of Ray Schroth, S.J., provided students Egypt kicks out Russian advisors, Howard Hughes and j where they stood on long lines at the movie houses. Trinity, with an opportunity to see the good guys win one for a J. Paul Getty die, West Point cheating scandal exposed, p Leon Uris'epic saga of Ireland, topped the literary charts', change. After an epic two-year struggle to remain at while Grease and Pippin led the many Broadway sho ws and Fordham, Schroth finally gained tenure when the Faculty Concorde lands at Dulles, Hays plays footsy with Ray in 1 Peter Frampton dominated the music charts. Senate voted to grant it to him in a landmark decision. the tidal basin, Legionnaires disease, Entebbe, Viking I p However, such outside diversions could not keep the Jim Buckley's two years as head of United Student lands on Mars, Mao Tse Tung dies, Episcopal Church M intrepid student away from campus for long. Stephen Stills Government came to an end in 1976. His oft-quoted "Life ordains women, South African violence flares, British |; returned Fordham students to 'big-time' concerts as he is a banquet and S.O.B. 's are starving'' was stilled as Jerry pound sinks to $1.64, China earthquake kills 100,000, etc., §. played to a cheering crowd in the Old Gymnasium. AI Mclntyre led his Veritas party to a near-sweep of all etc., etc. By the way, Happy Birthday. g His Strife Is (her: WsOii icial: Wissel Out As Coach ByTOMCANAVAN 25 Feb 1976—The guillotine which has hung over Hal Wissel's head for the past three weeks has finally fallen. The Ram's basketball coach has been dismissed effective February 28 following the team's final game against Georgetown. According to Dean William Crawley III, chairman of Fordham's Athletic Governing Board and vice-president for student affairs, (here were three basic criteria by which the AGB reviewed coach Wissel. The first and probably the most important was the won- lost record. The second area of review for the AGB was the coach's 'professionalism,' or simply how he related to the press, his players and his fellow coaches. The final area studied by the AGB was how the coach dealt with the general welfare of the team. Overall, it seems Wissel fared well in the latter two areas but failed in the most impor- tant, that being the won-lost record. Yet can we simply attribute his dismissal to a poor record? One member of the AGB stated, "Even Hal Wissel: Everyone else knew the end was coming though Wissel's record had a lot to do with easy one, the memorandum continued, "We public who follow Fordham basketball and his firing, the role of the media was very ing remarks: "We regret taking the step, for have the responsibility to follow through our who anticipate a reasonable chance for a important. 1 feel most of the members be- Hal Wissel is a dedicated coach, and his contract obligations and this will be done.' respectable season. At this point in Ford- came too emotionally involved with what teams have worked hard—with him and for We also have, however, a responsibility to ham's basketball, a change in coaching is appeared in the papers. We went in there' him—during his five-year tenure here." the players, students, alumni, and general' necessary.'."i knowing how we were going to vote. In the While adding that the decision was not an end, it took over 20minutes to fire him. I feel 'f we hadn't read the articles in the Post, Mm and Times, we would have studied the Fordham Hospital Is Shut Down situation longer, but still would have reached • ' " ••«• -i_ T. :._. 1 1 , ,_.. , ..... rv. nia and the old Lincoln Hospital were closed along recommendations to the city's Depart- •In-1 same decision." 16 Sept 1976 —Fordham Municipal Hos- pital is closed. Despite efforts of community in addition to Fordham. ment of Real Estate and the Board of Es- Ust Wednesday the AGB met for VA members and concerned employees, climax- Employees from Fordham Hospital were timate. The land and building, presently ''ours and issued a statement announcing ing in a sit-in at the hospital that spanned reassigned to the New Lincoln Hospital, leased from the city by the Health and Hos- '"i-'y had discussed many issues, including three months, the sixty-year-old building is Bronx Municipal Hospital, or the North pitals Corporation, will be returned to the haskctball. In the following day's issue of the Central Bronx Hospital, or were fired. city and utilized as seen fit. 7 vacant. '"'tt, Goldpaper reported the AGB had Last Wednesday a public hearing was held vot The sit-in, which began last April and was «l to dismiss Wissel. This rumor was in the offices of the Health and Hospitals Among the recommendations for future carried on to July, succeeded in bringing pitied by the University according to Craw- Corporation at 125 Worth Street, Manhattan use of the hospital plant voiced at last ly w that he could personally deliver the much attention to the community's fight to to hear proposals for the future use of the Wednesday's hearing were suggestions that it ""-' 'Vigo to Wisscl and his players and answer keep its hospital operating, but publicity Fordham Hospital buildings. ;m be used as a daycare center and geriatric "I their questions. alone was not enough. While the Health and Hospitals Corpora- center. The recommendations, as well as the '-'" I'"-' foljowing day, Friday, the Univer- Over a storm of protest from community tion has no power to decide what the future power to decide, are now with the Depart- 1 'I' issued i g statement announcing coach members, the city's Health and Hospitals use of the hospital's plant will be, it is ment of Real Estate and the Board of Es- ' •St-I would not bt? retained for the I'ollow- Corporation closed the hospital in July for obliged to hold the public hearing and pass timate. "li: K'ar. The statement contained the follow- what it deemed economy measures. Morrisa- PAGE 28 THE RAM WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 13, 1978 A Landmark Decision Senate to Ray: Yon Can Stay byJimDwyer 4 Nov 1976—Rev. Raymond Schroth has become the first teacher in Fordham history to be granted tenure by the Faculty Senate. I KEPT MY JOB The Senate vote, taken Tuesday afternoon in an executive session and in the strictest THROUGH secrecy, climaxed one of the most dramatic chapters in recent Fordham history. The case has attracted considerable attention within the Fordham community and the New York media. The New York Times published an article on November 1 outlining Finlay's precedent-establishing moves in tak- ing the case to the Senate. The article also called Schroth one of the "most popular teachers on campus." Sources close to the Faculty Senate have identified Finlay's appearance at the second executive session held on the matter as the turning point in the vote. The Senate met on October 13, also in closed session, to consid- er the tenure question and apparently spent a great deal of discussion on jurisdiction matters. Some senators viewed their role as simply reviewing the Departmental tenure commit- tee decision, while others regarded the case as an opportunity to establish a new method of gaining tenure within the University. Finlay attended the latest meeting and spoke to the senators for about a half hour. >4 He refused to comment on his specific argu- Rev, Raymond A. Schroth, S.J. ments, but did say he thought the faculty the voting was completed and the individual senate deserves a great deal of praise for the has forced one group of faculty to turn on act in a courageous and principled way." senators had begun piling out of the Faculty Way in which it handled "this very difficult their colleagues and point out pettiness in •"'I've really prepared myself to accept loss Lounge in the Campus Center just after 3 matter." public. It took guts' just to take the case and I was ready to begin a new career,''he P.M. Finlay added, "I am obviously very before the senate," said. Four other universities have recently The senators refused comment except to pleased,'"by the events of Tuesday after- Schroth also voiced appreciation of Fin- offered him positions, but had the decision say they had reached a favarable decision. noon. lay's actions. "I know this was difficult for been unfavorable, Schroth had no immediate Schroth arrived at his room after a stint at Several observers in the administration at him. When I think about the whole case, the plans other than a strong wish to stay in New the Lombardi Center about the same time the Fordham have lauded Finlay's efforts. Be- thing that gets the most emotional response is York, with Commonweal, where he is associ- meeting broke up. He was speaking with fore the final meeting, one college dean being proud of him, particularly because ate editor. Finlay at 3:15 P.M. and word at first spread pointed out, "not that many people—stu- we're quite different people. He and I The final Senate meeting began at two around campus slowly. By five-thirty, both dents in particular—appreciate the tremen- haven't always seen eye-to-eye on everything. o'clock Tuesday. Finlay estimates he talked phones in Schroth's room were ringing inces- dous effort and political gamble being made Which makes it all the more impressive. The for one half hour before returning to his santly, and a constant stream of visitors by Finlay here. He risks alienating large only way we can teach students what courage office to await word on the vote. There was wished him well with embraces, handshakes segments of the faculty if he makes it seem he and principles are is to allow them to see us apparently little dissension or discussion, as and beams. Alger Hiss Visits Fordham for Three Days; Young Republicans Lead Storm of Protest by Maria Basile vised on Channel 5's 10O'clockReportMon- ical science course, U.S. Foreign Policy For- After Hiss said the prosecution had en- 2Dec]976—"Alger Hiss doesn't look day evening. mation, which campuses press reporters were gaged in dirty tricks, Nobile reminded him guilty. He will be appealing, and extremely Nedelka stated that "since Mr. Hiss' re- not permitted to attend. Hiss also spoke in that his people used a double agent and convincing," warned author Philip Nobile, lease from prison, he (Hiss) has been playing Dr. Douglas Houston's course, History of investigators who broke into Chambers' who has researched the Hiss "mystery" since the role of a martyr." Since September, he the Cold War, in the history department house. Hiss denied any such knowledge and 1973. "He does not need acquittal; he needs said, the Republican Club's position has yesterday. said his surviving counsel would be surprised vindication." been "distorted and enlarged to the point Philip Nobile, who wrote an article in to hear such information. Alger Hiss was convicted in 1950 of per- that reports of campus violence and threats Harper's magazine on conflicting books re- Hiss said he did not come to talk about his jury for denying he had passed State Depart- on Mr. Hiss' life were being linked to us." cently published about Hiss, was invited to own trial, but on the McCarthy Era. "I don't ment documents to Whittaker Chambers, It was because of such rumors that Scheck- speak Tuesday to communications professor think anybody here has bothered to read my then senior editor of Time magazine, and ton said he decided to allow only those Ray Schroth's American Journalism class on book. That's embarrassing for an author," spent three and a half years in Lewisburg qustions submitted prior to the lecture and "How to listen to Alger Hiss." he said with mild indignation. Nedelka said Federal Penitentiary. Now age 72 and pipe in screened by a panel to be directed to Hiss. "I Nobile said that "as Nixon fell, Hiss later he wanted to show Hiss a fact sheet hand, he says with a grandfatherly smile that didn't want domination of the questioning," rose," and "suddenly now Hiss is considered which lists his book in the bibliography, but he does not want to write his memoirs be- he staled. innocent." The day before, Hiss had said "it campus security guards would not permit cause, he says, such a practice is "presump- Nedelka said the Republicans felt such an could've been worse," if Nixon had re- Republican Club members into an informal- tuous." "unprecedented move was an insult to the mained in office. "We could have become press conference in the faculty lounge. Maybe he feels memoirs might disclose intelligence of the student body." When Hiss fascist." Proceedings which allowed Hiss' Schroth ended the panel discussion by some part of his past he would rather not read Monday about the planned format in readmission to the Massachusetts bar in thanking Hiss for demonstrating his "cour- reveal. Reams of research by other authors last week's Ram, he said, "I like questions," August, 1975—the first time that state's age and perseverance" at Fordham. about Hiss' life, however, are already avail- to which Assistant Dean of Students Lynn highest court ordered the reinstatement of a Hiss said he only this year finished paying able in countless newspapers and magazine Budd immediately replied, "I think we'll disbarred lawyer—did not consider the trial legal fees for his trial. He will donate money articles and in bookstores, because Hiss' open it up for questions." Scheckton later itself, Nobile said, but "his living a blameless he receives for his campus visits to the Na- desire for absolution has not diminished. said he had previously intended that if the life since then." If Hiss is guilty, he's been tional Emergency Civil Liberties Foundation. Hiss' three-day visit Monday through crowd, which exceeded 800 people and lying about his innocence for the past 25 Wednesday at Fordham, the fifth of fifteen packed the Campus Center, was orderly, he years." schools he will visit through May, 1977, was would allow direct questions. The Campus Center lecture panel immedi- not immune to controversial discussion. Libelous "fact" sheets and flyers were ately following Nobile's seminar was well When Fordham's Young Republican Club distributed without any attribution, and plas- guarded. Only students with ID cards were President Larry Nedelka learned in Septem- tered with questions asking, "Why is Ford- admitted. Commented Hiss, "The tight ber that the American Age Lecture Series had ham subsidizing Red treason?" and stating security took me 15minutes to get through." arranged Hiss' visit for $2500, his organiza- that "Hiss is communist" and "Communism Students clicked 35 mm cameras, film foot- tion decided to research the Hiss case to is Jewish." Another leaflet was distributed age, and tape recorders during Hiss' short inform students of the facts surrounding the by John W. Bugler of Bainbridge Avenue, 20-minute speech billed as "Beginning of the controversy. The club's distribution of ques- who wrote he had "taken pains to research Cold War and the McCarthy Era." tion-and-answer fact sheets prior to Hiss' this epic in depth," and concluded Hiss was a Hiss said, "I hope there's some Young major lecture/panel discussion Tuesday, ac- Communist. He printed excerpts of legal Republicans here. There's nothing more fun tually helped the American Age committee. testimony and a bibliography of eight books than a little activity." Nedelka said later that Said Frank Scheckton, chairman, "What that does not include Hiss' own book. One only one Republican Club member asked a happened on campus helped educate the stu- person he quotes is Louis Buden?., former question, although several did. dents. There was no need for us to publicize Communist official who was managing ed- Nobile said afterward that Hiss did not (he event." itor of The Daily Worker. After he had answer his questions directly. When Nobile Nedelka scheduled a press conference renounced Communism, Budenz was as- questioned Hiss' statement in March of this Monday at 10:30 A.M. in room 234 of the sistant professor of economics at Fordham in year on The Today Show— on which he said Campus Center. Reporter Doris MeMilloii the 1940's. Whittaker Chambers' motive was "homo- and a 3-man film crew from WNEW-TV During his visits on campus, a taxi drive sexual love spurned"—Hiss said he was be- showed up promptly. "J don't believe some- from his Manhattan apartment, Hiss lec- ing misquoted; he said, "I don't know the body carne," Nedelka said. Clips were tele- tured Monday in Dr. Bruce Andrew's polit- lotive." Alger Hiss THE RAM, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 13, 1978 PAGE 29 Helmed and Well-Produced Stephen Stills Brings Back Major Concerts by Tom Maier mini-concert during the past three years began to fade. This tee-shirted USG members to politely ask people to "stop 17 Mov1976—Stephen Stills had just Finished "4&20," a was a chance, but it was a chance well worth taking. There smoking." Some were a little more obnoxious, shining onK he first recorded when he was with David Crosby, was a degree of uncertaintly to it, though, for the reputation flashlights into people's faces, but in general there seemed rraham Nash and Neil Young, and the crowd went into a of Stephen Stills was as nebulous as the prospect of having a little trouble all night. thunderous cheer. A moment or two before he had held them 'maxi-concert' itself was at Rose Hill. Would he appear Coming back from his first set, Stills returned with a silent while he carefully stroked his guitar and sang. The drunk or too moody to play, as he has sometimes been? The drummer and his bass player, while he sat perched in front of eciative pordham crowd was pouring its approval onto Fordham concert people were not going to take any chances, a piano. While a lone red spotlight shone on him from the stage with him, and perhaps he felt that he should at least with Stills. They didn't even allow WFUV to behind the stage, Stills characteristically puffed on his interview him prior to the concert for fear of upsetting him. cigarette, the smoke rising from above his silhouetted figure. rCC<1'It's great to come somewhere and not hear someone yell There was little cause for worry, however. Stills, and for After his upbeat opening number, his set included a song ut BOOGIE BOOGIE," he said. A wave of laughter swept that matter the whole night, was as relaxing and well-pro- from his recent album with Neil Young and a new song across the captivated audience. "Even the birdcalls were duced as it was entertaining. Stills was not a part of called "Peace Paper." eood," he added. C.S.N.&Y., although he played a number of their songs. Towards the end of the show, the microphone in front of This had been the first 'major' concert since the majority Instead, he was alone and he was good. Good, not great. But Stills suddenly went dead. Like the showman that he is, Stills of students sitting in the audience had been at Fordham. As certainly, as one person optimistically stated, it "was good continued to play and improvise an extended introduction to Stills plugged his friend Neil Young's concert at the Acad- enough for a start." the song as he motioned to the nearby technicians about his emy downtown tonight, one was reminded that this is New Following the fifteen-minute intermission between listen- trouble. York where almost all of the major musical talent in the able 'warm-up' act and the time in which Stills appeared, world come to play. And even if we were in the Bronx, there was a nervous, anticipatory clap of hands among the As the crowd shuffled out and Stills headed back for memories of a time when Fordham featured the likes of the crowd. Then, amid two beaming spotlights from both sides, Manhattan in his chauffered limousine, there was a cautious Beach Boys or Simon and Garfunkel or even The Kinks Stills walked out on stage, dressed in a white western-style contentment in the air. Everything had gone all right, at least began to come back. jacket. He picked up the twelve-string guitar, among the musically. Perhaps this will start the beginning of a series of concerts held in stone-walled gymnasium, perhaps it will And perhaps more importantly, the recent times of having many he used last night, and began to play. have been the last. But if nothing else, it was different and an up-and-coming Patty Smith booed off stage and Grinder- Perhaps the best part of the evening was the first part, in for a change, it was something "major." switch playing twice in one year and every other impressive which Stills, sitting out front by himself, just played his guitar and sang. At his simplest, Stills was most compelling. Wrapped in the applause after his opening song, he wrestled his jacket from his back, rolled up his sleeves and played "Helplessly Hoping." Cheers went up with the first few chords he played. Many of the songs were familiar, with the well-versed Fordham crowd greeting many of his songs, even some relatively unknown, with varying degrees of applause. Stills' manner throughout the night was rough—twirling his guitars as if they were batons or pulling the strap violently from his electric guitar—as if to convince himself, more than the others seated in the darkened auditorium, of the virility, the strength of his music. And yet, when he played his idol Fred Neil's "Every- body's Talking'" along with the Beatles' "Blackbird"— there was a gentleness with which he treated the others' music. They were soft and sentimental, as Stills tried to apologize during Neill's song by stating, "I'm sorry but I like it." With different shades of red and purple light streaming The Vincent A. Lombardl Memorial center opened on down from overhead, Stills pulled out an electric guitar and The ghost of Duane Library made a string of appearances October 30 with a formal dedication during the half time of played a new song entitled "Treetop Flyer." During this song, the amiable crowd happily provided additional percus- during the early fall. Several students reported meeting a the annual Homecoming Game, The ceremonies were sion by clapping along. Jesuit they later learned had been dead for several years. The attended by dozens of local dignitaries and the wife of the late Throughout the night, the sweet aroma of marijuana above picture is of a student in a sheet, acting stupid. Fordham alumnus, Mrs. Marie Lombardl. The fieldhouse floated across the overaged gymnasium, forcing the" yellow was greeted with enthusiastic reviews by students and faculty. The Jesuit Community of Fordham University sends their best to THE RAM on its 60th Anni versar PAGE,30 THE RAM WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 13, 1978 1977 1977: Getting, Getting, Getting, Gone * byMikeMauro stealing $210 in cash as well as parcels of food. Dealy was In early October, the football team was ranked as the •, "What'd we get?! What 'd we get!?" The echoes of our broken into again on November 7, but nothing was taken. number 1 Division HI team in the East, but did not make - Christmas cries were still with usas we usheredin 1977. Security Director Thomas Courtney labelled all the thefts the playoffs. Widener, a team they beat during the season, I Among other things, we got a millionaire-peanut-farmer "inside jobs, " and to date no one outside of the "food went on to the championship. That same month, the ' president, a deep-south liberal (read conservative) named phantom'' has been apprehended for any of the burglaries. Yankees won the World Series for the first time in 15 years ' Jimmy Carter—sworn in on January 20, a week before On the academic front, 1977 was a busy year. Six-course Joe Bernal, the men's swimming coach packed his bags " school started. In the realm of politics we also got an Irish minors were instituted in Fordham College, as was a new and brought Olympic medalist Bobby Hackett to Harvard - Senator from Harvard, one Daniel Patrick Moynihan, and major—Classical Civilization. CBA enrollment increased He would have stayed, but did not receive assurances he ! in November we elected a new mayor, Ed Koch, a Jew from while Fordham College's remained at 800. SAT scores were wanted that the program here would go big time. the Bronx. up both uptown and downtown by over 20 points com- Rooms were built in Lalande Lounge of Martyrs' Court On the home front, we elected Bob Nugent as USG presi- bined, yet Fordham slipped off "Barron's" very compe- and the basement of Queens, but weren't ready when titive list. school opened. Freshmen tripled up in Martyrs' Court ', ',t.dent; Fordham College instituted six-course minors, and yearly tuition hikes became a reality. We lost the suite- As for pre-Christmas exams, they went down the drain suites for several weeks. There still was a waiting list for phones in Martyrs' Court, as well as whatever was stolen before they were even out of the faucet, as Dean Rev. dormitory space even as the existing dorms faced varied (we '11 get back to the thefts a little later). Robert Roth, S.J., complaining that the pre-Christmas and chronic maintenance problems. Commuters lined Dr. Lloyd Rogler of the Sociology Department was the rush did not give students time "to read, write and reflect Webster Avenue and Southern Boulevard each day, wait- proud recipient of a $1.5 million dollar federal grant, the in a fruitful and articulate way," submitted an academic ing for parking spots and hoping to find intact cars after largest in Fordham's history, for the purpose of funding a calendar for 1978-79 that included post-Christmas exams. class. Hispanic Mental Health Research Center. He did this almost a month before Fordham's first-ever Another problem in the dorms concerned fire prepared- By the time we returned in the fall, the spirit of Christmas pre-Christmas final was to be given. When Rev. Harry ness. Although all the dorms but Queens are fireproof, fire had passed, but things were still hopping. In rapid succes- Sievers, S.J., dean of the graduate schools of arts and alarms and extinguishers were found inadequate, as were sion we got a new assistant dean, Dr. Michael Collins, a sciences suffered a fatal heart attack in mid-October, the escape preparations in case of fire. geodesic bioshelter, the Fordham Student Agencies, the University community was both shocked and saddened. Fordham Plaza again was not built. "Backpage," David Bromberg, "The Fordham Saga" His death, coupled with intensified state scrutiny of all Student activities could best be described by turning to (which first appeared in The Ram 9/29) and, surprise of sur- graduate programs, prompted University President Rev. The Ram of December I. prises and just in time for Christmas—pre-Christmas exams James C. Finlay, S.J., to launch a blue-ribbon panel to There was none you say? Ah, you're catching on. Now, at Fordham College for 1977, first and only time. study questions of survival facing the graduate programs. turn to the first issue of The Lam on December 1. Thefts were a major item, with at least four major In December, the University chose to stop admissions to The WHAT? incidents being reported during the year. The first of these graduate chemistry rather than let the state act. In a supreme financial mixup that festered under shoddy occurred during the Christmas break as $2000 of stereo SABC bookkeeping by Assistant Dean Peter Fazio as well equipment was taken from the music room of the Campus In his convocation address, Finlay on the 23rd of as his disregard for existing funding guidelines, the campus Center. On January 11, $448 in cash was taken from the October had decried "dull teaching" and "thin scholar- was left in late November with no student activities. food service manager's office in the Campus Center. In ship" in urging all of Fordham's faculty to renew their Bills incurred by clubs had not been properly deducted March, keys to Dealy Hall were either lost or stolen from a devotion to the school and to their students. from their accounts, nor were all receipts credited In Physical Plant locker. Then, during the first three weekends addition, activities were billed for events they did not in April, Dealy was to be the victim of thefts, although For a sports break... Fordham's indoor track team was authorize or sponsor, and some were even billed for non- nothing of great value was taken. named the outstanding team at the Dartmouth Relays, as student activity related events. And there was a $5,000 loan During the last week of October and the first week in Howie McNiffset a school record in the two-mile at 8:55:1. from the student deli butcher. November, there were a rash of burglaries on campus. The accompanying tumult wrapped Fordham in an Photo equipment valued at $1000 was taken from the On March 3, Jim DeRienzo (now at Georgetown) cap- unprecedented student activities scandal, leading to a com- "Maroon" office in Faculty Memorial Hall. $400 in audio- tured the gold medal in the800 meter run in 1:52 at the plete overhaul of student activities personnel. visual equipment was stolen from the Media Center in USA-USSR-Canada track meet in Toronto in his first The mystery of the money, to this day, is largely Keating Hall, and the mysterious ' 'food thief' struck in 555 international meet. unresolved. Pre-Christmas Exams Set For Fall 1977 by Maria Mar Students who are slow starters will not 27 Jan 1977—Pre-Christtnas exams for the have that three-week "vacation" to catch up 1977 Fall semester are official. Fordham on the neglected work, McCarthy said. The College students will suffer the week of all- pre-Christmas final exam also makes for a nighters and final fall semester exams in much more packed semester and for some December rather than early January. students may cause more than common anxi- According to Academic Vice-President Jo- eties, he added. INTHf MORNING TO seph McCarthy, this change is on a one-year Both Fordham College and the College of test basis. There are many factors which Business Administration will follow the same must be observed and considered before the pre-Christmas final exam schedule, exams to schedule is incorporated, he said. be held from December 15-22. However, the third major school at Rose Hill, the Gradu- Martyrs' Court residents in a message last fall. They have detailed other complaints, to the ate School of Arts and Sciences, has already dismay of Dean of Students Crawley. decided on its calendar for the next academic year, and it schedules post-Christmas exams. Dean Harry Sievers explained that the sched- ule was geared to the graduate students, who Phone Swipe Blasted need additional time for research and prepar- byBobEhalt Although the parents read the signs, it ing presentations. 21 Apr 1977—In a peaceful demonstration seemed to have little effect on them. Most The School of General Studies also sched- Sunday afternoon, the residents of Martyrs' parents stated that they did not understand ules post-Christmas exams. McCarthy saw Court expressed to incoming freshmen and what the signs were trying to tell them. Some no conflict in the variation of schedules for their parents their opposition to the removal parents couldn't even read all the signs be- students. "The number of Fordham College of dorm telephones. cause they were too far away. or CBA students taking a course in General Large banners hung from almost every However, a few parents did realize what Studies is small—10 percent," McCarthy house and a loudspeaker told freshmen they was going on and spoke out on behalf of the said. He also said the overlapping of sched- "should think twice before coming to Ford- students. "It is completely crazy to remove ules meets the greatest opposition from ham." the phones," one parent said. "I was very teachers though he emphasized, "few teach- The intent of parents day is to familiarize surprised to find out what is going on." ers are required to teach in General Studies." next year's freshman class with Fordham. Under orders from Dean of Students Wil- CBA Dean Senkier has long been a propo- During the day, groups of parents and future liam Crawley, Assistant Dean of Housing nent of pre-Christmas exams, calling the students were taken on tours of the campus, Robert Becker walked around Martyrs' and present schedule analogous to the Congress' where students were sitting on the lawn, copied down what each sign said and where lame-duck session. "There is a natural break calling out to the visitors to read the signs. the sign was placed. between Christmas and New Year's. There is no reason to close down the school and then three weeks later call students back. Many have forgotten much of the material they are New Budget Outlined to be tested on—it's unfair to the students. by Peter Kovacs "Ninety-four percent of American colleges total expenditure. Reiss said he hopes there 10 Feb /977-Executive have the pre-Christmas exam schedule. Co- Tuition, according to will be no need for another Vice President Paul J. Reiss lumbia went through this fifteen years ago, Reiss' report, will jump $100 tuition hike for the 1978-79 outlined to the Faculty Sen- higher in Fordham College, school year but he pointed Seton Hall ten years, and Catholic Univer- ate Tuesday the proposed sity six years ago. Why anyone can't see the College of Business Adminis- out there was absolutely "no 1977-78 budget, which calls tration, and Fordham Law merits to the students' point of view isn't way" the University could .for a total additional expen- School. The increase will be continue its previous pattern understandable," Senkier added. diture of more than $1.3 mil- five dollars per credit at all of raising tuition every two The Liberal Arts College at Lincoln Center lion over last year. The major other schools, except during years. He said the continuing currently operates on a pre-Christmas exam areas of increase are salaries the summer session when stu- economic spiral nationwide schedule which also includes a January inter- and supplies, making up ap- dents will be charged $4 more Grad School Dean Harry Sievers necessitated next year's session for extra courses. proximately 90 percent of the per credit. increase. THE RAM WEDNESDAY. DECEMBER 13,1978 PAGE 31 "We're Number One by Pat Borzi Rams passed Dickenson into second after 13 Oct 1977—The white sheet strung over shutting out then eighth-ranked Hofstra, the doors of the Rose Hill Gym didn't have 33-0, two weeks ago. The win over Seton to say anything else. The bold red "No. 1" Hall was Fordham's fourth straight after had only one meaning: the football team is losing the season opener to Division II Da- the best in the East. vidson, 20-17. After this week's open date, Fordham is ranked first among Division the Rams have to play three straight road Hi teams this week in the voting for the games at Montclair State, Georgetown and Lambert Bowl, the award given to the top Lafayette. Fordham closes out its regular team on the East Coast. The Rams received season with homes against Wagner and New 60 first-place points, five more than second- Haven. The Rams beat Montclair, George- ranked Westminster. Ithaca, which had been town and Wagner last year. number one, gave up that spot after losing to Springfield, 28-15. The Rams beat Seton The last time Fordham appeared in rank- Hall 21-10 last Saturday in the annual Home- ings was 1968, when the club team received coming Game to insure the top ranking. the National Football Foundation's award as The Rams first appeared in the Lambert the number one club team in the country. poll after upsetting Widener, 19-14 on Sep- The Rams haven't been ranked on a varsity tember 24. Fordham was then ranked third level since the 1940's; a varsity team was not behind Ithaca and Dickenson (Pa.). The fielded from 1955 to 1972. President Finlay Vice President Crawley LC Student Clubs Finlay and Crawley: Budget by Peter Kovacs and Bill Bole students to work for one club. Once students 5 May l$7>7—Student clubs provide the do join an organization, he said, they tend to lifeblood for many social activities at most form cliques, subsequently attracting people American colleges and universities. Fordham who think alike. This, in turn, can stagnate Bounce b News To Us University is no exception. However, Lincoln the growth of a club. by Jim Dwyer all parts of the University," said Finlay. "If Center's commuter atmosphere has made it He spoke of the inability of both new and 17 Nov 1977—University president James student activity budgets haven't been careful- extremely difficult to establish viable or- established clubs to obtain crucial room Finlay, S.J., and Dean of Students William ly handled, then I want to know why and I ganizations. space. This dilemma, plus a decrease in stu- J. Crawley expressed surprise and concern at want to know what steps are taken to correct LAC commuters face many obstacles that dent activities' funds over the last few years, this week's news of problems in the student whatever problems exist." deter them from participating in activities. has created further complexities. activity budget. Crawley expressed concern that the "little While both reserved comments on the situ- people" not be hurt, saying clubs with small "The average student very likely holds a full- Liberal Arts College Dean George Shea ation until an audit of the books conducted allocations should not be forgotten in the or part-time job," said Dean of Students commented, "My impression is the activities by Student Activity Budget Committee mem- shuffle of efforts to continue operations in Vincent Bucci, "along with the added re- that keep people together here the most are bers Fran Conroy and Steve Wallace is com- large-scale operations like The Ram. sponsibilities of living at home." often related to career interests. It seems the pleted, Crawley said he has no knowledge of He also said the events of the last week Because of diverse student interests, Bucci best route to meaningful activities is through any budget deficits. caused a lot of pain to the members of also cited problems of mustering sufficient common career goals." "From reading the allocations, and seeing SABC. "I'm sick over it myself," said Craw- Decision To Cut Delayed that the full $62,000 has been allocated, I ley. "What I hope is going to come out of all would expect that any deficits had been taken this is that the SABC will submit specific care of within the budget," said Crawley. guidelines that will carry us out of this situa- Finlay noted his only information so far tion and hopefully steer us away from similar Publications Funded has come from a brief conversation with situations in the future." by Bob Ehalt mented for the 1978-79 academic year. Ac- Ram editor Charlie Kelly, and that he was Crawley added that "there is no system 8 Sept 1977—The Student Activities Bud- cording to SABC, the issue will be decided by waiting for a report from Crawley. they can devise that cannot be beat if stu- get Committee agreed on Tuesday to fund March 1, 1978. Officially, the SABC is not accountable to dents want to beat it." He said he hoped The Paper, Point and The Monthly for the I Fazio's proposal cited the need for three either Crawley or Finlay. It was established students realized when they beat an SABC entire school year. distinct publications on campus. The first by the University Budget committee with full system, they are beating other students also. In a statement released by SABC, how- would be The Ram, the university newspa- responsibility for allocation of student ac- Both Finlay and Crawley said they had no ever, committee members said that they were per. Then there would be a four-page calen- tivity fees. However, Finlay said he is in- knowledge of any personal loan alleged to committed to the publications proposal as dar that would print on- and off-campus terested and wanted activity funds used re- have been taken by Assistant Dean of Stu- submitted by Assistant Dean of Students public notices and schedules of meetings. sponsibly. dents Peter Fazio from the student deli Peter Fazio, and that it may still be imple- The final publication would be funded as a "All of the areas of the University budget butcher in order to cover outstanding bills journal of analyses, commentary, poetry and are my areas in the sense I have to be held by SABC at the end of the spring creative writing. concerned about the fiscal accountability of semester, and refused comment. The publications involved will be allowed to print after they submit budget requests to the SABC. "The decision was put off for a simple Journalists Hail RAM reason," Fazio claimed. "We did not feel that it would be fair to anyone to hang them by Bill Schmitt Dorsch, and reporter Jim ceived more awards than The up until the end of September and then if we 28 Apr 1977—The Ram Dwyer (currently in the ex- Ram, and only the host felt there was no viable need for change the has been named best all- change program at the Uni- school for the convention, publications would have lost a month's time. round college newspaper in versity of San Francisco) re- Northeastern University, saw We are saying that we want six months to the Northeast. That award, ceived individual awards for its newspaper also receive plus four others, went to The talk this over with everyone involved." outstanding previous Ram five awards. Ram at last weekend's re- articles. Fazio added, "I personally felt that it was gional convention of the So- The annual awards cere- Because The Ram (best a tedious job and people felt that we were ciety of Professional Jour- mony was a highlight of the newspaper) and Jim Dwyer trying to ram something down someone's nalists (Sigma Delta Chi). Boston regional convention, (best feature article) both throat over the summer." In the category of best stu- which gathered together pro- won first place in their cate- SABC member Fran Conroy stated, "I am dent magazine, the national fessional and college jour- gories, they will move on to glad to have more time to decide this issue. journalism society awarded nalists from New England, compete for national Mark Hopefully we can take all the facts into Ramblings, last semester's New York, New Jersey, of Excellence awards. That consideration. I don't know if this will supplement to The Ram, a much of Pennsylvania, and competition will be decided change anyone's decision but it will give us a second-place certificate. parts of Delaware, Mary- at the Sigma Delta Chi na- I'atio puts off decision on publications. chance to look at the facts other than fi- Editor-in-chief Charlie land, and Virginia. tional convention in Detroit next November. According to 'Bnrron's': nances." Kelly, Arts Editor Jeff No college newspaper re- Fordham's Academic Rating Slips A Notch other admissions requirements making them more compet- by Yvonne Murray "It's not that kids are dumber," Waldron said. "It might itive than the institutions in the Competitive category. ^ Apr 1977—-The tenth edition of "Barren's Profile of be accounted for by a change in skills preparation through- As one might expect, teachers have noticed the differences American Colleges" lists the average Fordham score on the out the grammar schools and high schools. Their verbal and in students with lower SAT's. "Even very bright students verbal section of the Scholastic Aptitude Tests at 525, while mathematical skills, which are necessary for success in cannot express themselves verbally as well as they used to," '•it' average for the math section is 550. This represents a college, may not be as well-developed as the skills of Dr. John Britton of the English department remarked. 50-point drop in verbal achievement and a 25-point drop in previous years' students." Dr. Yuh-Ching Chen, chairman of the mathematics de- math since the ninth edition was published in 1974. Also, But what about the drop from Very Competitive to partment, said that teaching methods and the material to be 'ordham's reputation as a Very Competitive school has Competitive +? What does that mean? taught has had to be adjusted to compensate for the lower dropped to Competitive + since the printing of the ninth Dan oil's rates as Very Competitive those colleges which SAT scores. "You have to explain the material more," he edition. Do these scores and ratings reflect a gradual decline admit students whose averages arc no less than B and who said. 111 'he duality of a Fordham education and the Fordham rank in the top 30 to 50 percent in their high school classes. Nationwide concern among high school and college edu- undents? Holy Cross and Syracuse are among the colleges in this cators prompted the appointment of the College Board Blue category. Deanlof Admissions Richard Waldron said that the test Chip Commission to study I lie problem of declining SAT's. S The Competitive class is the widest category, covering L Fazio Takes The Blame Rose Hill Activities Budget Bounces by Bob Ehalt 17 Nov 1977— The Student Activities Budget Committee funds for this semester have been exhausted due to the financial fail- ings of Assistant Dean of Students Peter Fazio, Student clubs and activities may be closed for the rest of the semester. Fazio, the SABC secretary, was informed by the University bursar on Thursday that all SABC monies had been frozen. The bursar had received several direct charge memos from student clubs requesting him to mail out checks, despite a lack of sufficient funds. After examining his records over the week- end, Fazio discovered that the budget had bounced because of deficit spending last year. Several clubs overspent their budgets, but he was not aware of it when SABC allocated funds this fall. At the SABC meeting in September, Fazio told the board that the only clubs which car- ried deficits were The Ram, United Student Government and the Ramskellar. He later discovered that the USG Communications office, the Jewish Students Union, Gaelic Society, Academic Pool, Mimes and Mum- mers, Physical Plant, Debate Team, Rugby Club, the Maroon and the Student Deli car- ried SABC deficits. "I am responsible for the present situa- tion," Fazio admitted. "I allowed deficit spending last year and I never should have done that. It was a serious error in judgment on my part." He added that, "I knew about these deficits but the heads of most of the clubs involved didn't. I let them overspend. It was my belief that the deficits could have been wiped out, but this is where my mistake was. It wasn't a devious plot on my part not to inform SABC, but stupidity. I didn't %wley, who was ultimately responsible for the budget, has decide realize that the budget couldn't stand the mponsibllties from Assistant Dean of Student Fazio. strain." he discussed the situation with Dean of amount of the SABC deficit, however he of each deficit will also be investigated. It is certain that Fazio (who had no Students William Crawley and both men felt placed it at approximately $20,000. "The There is still some money left in the SABC previous experience as a bookkeeper) will be that a separate bookkeeper was needed for books are being checked right now and later pool however it is reported to be less than relieved of his economic responsibilities be- SABC funds. in the week we can release the exact amount $2,000, a sum unable to fund all activities for cause of this year's problems. Fazio said that Fazio was unable to reveal the exact of each deficit," Fazio claimed. The validity the rest of the semester. CONGRATULATIONS! TH E LANTERN BAR Bartenders: Mike McHamm C79 Jinmf thffe C'80 £dOToofeC80 Congratulations tp THE RAM on their 60th Anniversary from the School of General Studies Alumni Association Frank Rtfjah, PrasMutt Mary tottmt, RrtI VP, DanM W. SAM*, SMMMI VP Mb Ci*, Trwiwic JMR A. CtmmiNft, tort*. Swrtt. JMR Caufcb, RwoH. Stert». THE RAM WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 13, 1978 PAGE 1978 ll^ It's Been A Very Good Year (For Resignations) by Dave Herndon $25,000 dollars that was missing from the activities fee. and hello to Tom Penders, the new basketball coach. We came back to Fordham last winter to harsh weather The students had refused to play dead. The S.L.C. got the Stewart's dismissal was another messy affair involving and cold news which froze all of our wishes for a happy life support systems turned back on and the place was once Crawley and coordinator of athletics and football coach, >w year. The thaw was a long time coming. m again alive and kicking and equipped io deal with problems Dave Rice. You can also say goodbye to first rate track and Last year this university died. That's right, just up and through the press, academic clubs, and service organiza- baseball programs which were stripped of their scholar- (/oaked. Deans Fazio and Crawleyjust couldn 't keep track tions that make a university vital. A Fordham College ships in an attempt by the University to comply with Title of all of our money. It seems they had this hang-loose junior organized a series of noontime concerts of campus IX which forbids discrimination on the basis of sex in, uiivunting system where they would use whatever money talent that captivated a campus starved for pleasantness. among other things, sports programs of schools which happened to by laying around for whatever reason. Turned Those who had delivered the terminal prognosis, Fazio receive federal aid. The scholarships went to women's out they were usms tne wronS money for the wrong reasons and Crawley, found the winter of '78 a good time to resign. teams, but this wasn 7 enough to keep the University out of and, heck if one day there just wasn't enough of it left for 1978 is clearly a re-building year in the administration. It hot water—Fordham is currently being investigated by the us, the students, to do things students do at a university has been announced that Dr. Robert J. Senkier, dean of the Office of Civil Rights for possible violations. The probe that is alive—things like have mixers, movies, plays, news- College of Business Administration and the Graduate centers around the women's basketball team which, by the papers, clubs, all that good stuff—that's just too bad. School of Business, will retire in January after thirty years way, went to the women's Small College National Cham- I'here was much back-stabbing, deceit, and bitterness—a in the administration, as will Rev. Robert J. Roth, S.J., pionships. Meanwhile, as track and baseball are left suck- bona fide mess. dean of Fordham College. It's a year of out with the old, ing air, Rice's effort to have his beloved football team (7-3) When the story came out it was revealed that Peter and in with... moved up from Division III to Division I-AA failed. lazio, then Assistant Dean of Students for Student Acti- .. .Michael A. Machado, who replaces Fazio as assistant Rice's recruiting policy (selling the School of General vities, had: allowed clubs to engage in deficit spending dean of student activities, Dr. Joseph A. McGowan, Craw- Studies to the wrong customers) came under scrutiny and without the proper approval; used funds allocated for ley's replacement as dean of students, and Mary Mowrey- criticism from academic administrators. certain organizations to pay the bills of other organiza- Raddock, the new associate dean of students. This trio of As you can see it has been a "wild and crazy" year here tions; together with William Crawley, then Vice-President bright, amiable, and diligent young administrators has at Fordham as in the rest of the world, what with the for Student Affairs, allowed money to be used on non- given Fordham a much needed new look. British making babies in bottles, the Camp David Summit, approved projects, and; borrowed $5,000 (that's not The athletic department said goodbye to Dick Stewart anarchy in Italy, paraquat pot, human rights issues, a tax chopped liver) from someone known as the Meat Man, revolt, Disco Fever, Punk Rock, Cheryl Tiegs, the news- which could not be paid back due to these and other fiscal paper strike, all-time inflation, the Yankees, a mysterious , shenanigans involving the student activity funds. So, when new brew called People's Temple Punch, and, oh yeah, activities allocations were made for the spring 1978 semes- classes to think about. ter, we only got half of our money and along with other What's a college kid to do? GO NUTS! Stoopid college problems like the proposed termination of the January humor is back in and over the course of the year Fordham Program at Lincoln Center, dissatisfaction with dormitory has seen a student produced movie called Make Me Sick, facilities, the poorly timed announcement of tuition hikes, "Semi-normal" disco parties, toga parties, Gong shows, a and disgust with bungling and deceit in the administration, Pie Man (don't get mad, get even), a November New the collective respect of the student body for this university Year's party, and a group at Lincoln Center called the died. There's more, but that's enough bad news for now. Popular Entertainment Committee which by all accounts The students did something that is supposed to be passe goes in for well-orchestrated insanity. Maybe 1978 wasn't in these blase seventies: an ad hoc group called the Student so bad after all. That a year which started so miserably Leader Coalition formed and convinced Executive Vice- could send us laughing into 1979 is a good sign. We just President Paul Reiss and Mr. Crawley to pay back the hope the joke isn 't on us. numerous statements opposing the termina- tion of the program. In citing negative aspects of the program, McCarthy said too many evening students (68%) are enrolled in the courses."I can'tsee how people could hold a full time job and a full time course schedule." An immediate hostile reaction followed this statement, noting a "total misunder- standing" of Lincoln Center and its students. Kenny replied, "You're treating our stu- dents like they were children. Over two- thirds of our students are adults who have full-time jobs and families, but they carry a full load throughout the entire year. They're not sent to school by their mothers—they're the most motivated students I've ever seen." McCarthy also found it difficult to decide whether or not the program was unique and intense. He was torn between statements made last semester positively describing the program's unique quality and intensity, and recent remarks by Executive Vice-President Paul Reiss denying any of these attributes in the courses. When this discrepancy was pointed out to McCarthy, he replied, "Dr. Reiss is entitled to his opinion." He said, "The program in itself is unique, but the courses can be put into the regular semester." McCarthy later stated that prob- lems arise from many conventional courses in the program. Liberal Arts Student Government Pres- ident Ed Stroligo explained, "The Leon Lowenstein building is already 100 percent utilized in the evening—no more classes can Toncem over the future of the January Program greeted Vice President McCarthy fit in." This proposed method of inserting the unique courses would cut into the regular curriculum, possibly eliminating many re- .Protest Abolition of January Program quired and conventional classes." The crowd was fairly disturbed that Mc- Carthy wasn't compiling any notes to return LC Demonstration Stuns McCarthy to "Reiss and company." He dismissed nu- at Rose Hill, by people far removed from merous points because of the "emotional by Bill Bole intensive study and four full credits, has Lincoln Center." presentation." 2 rt'b '975-Nearly 250 angry students increased almost five hundred percent in The participants gathered to cite the "ob- LASG senator Jodi Liss represented the ilIul teachers jammed into a small lecture enrollment since Executive Vice-President vious academic and practical advantages of point of view of students who did not enroll '"ll"i at Lincoln Center to protesi the intend- Paul Reiss instituted it as Lincoln Center the program," while McCarthy outlined his in the program. "We need that long interces- ed abolition of the January Program and Dean in 1970. opposition to the winter session. sion to work full time. If we don't work, we "•hat they termed the "deceptive closed Following McCarthy's abrupt departure, can't pay otir tuition," said Liss. door" decisions made by "uptown" admin- The crowd believed the upper administra- the crowd and the council remained to dis- "1 didn't come here to make an emotional istrators "adversely" affecting the down- tion "was insulting the students', teachers' cuss methods of retaining the program. 1 hey speech," McCarthy explained before leav- linvn campus. and administrators' intelligence with these were convinced that Reiss had the "upper ing, "but now it looks like I'm getting one." absurd reasons." Distrust pervaded the w'iat was billed as a demonstration by hand" in this decision. But Reiss has not yet One faculty member asked McCarthy, listed his objections to the program in writing room. '"'"'• and a rowdy College Council meeting "Has any teacher or student ever expressed Stroligo explained to McCarthy: "We're . Academic Vice-President Joseph Mc- to the Council, and has maintained a rel- any discontent to you regarding the pro- atively low profile during the affair. not trying to verbally lynch you." as stunned by the overwhelmingly gram?" McCarthy answered, "No, I've McCarthy interrupted, "That's all right— crowd, and at times lost his temper College Council and faculty member Den- heard no complaints." The meeting was drastically al'fcet- as long as I'm not literally lynched." A ;il nis Kenny ^'d discussions prevailed. characterized by sporadic applause following chuckle ran through the crowd. L' Program, which offers four weeks of ing our: PAGE 34 THE RAM WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 13, 1978 No More Battles William J. Crawley Resigns by Jim Dwyer But the most unforgettable feature of the V <{T 13 Mar 1978—The greatest soldier in Ford- Crawley tenure was the man's style. Gearity ham's decade-long war against student ac- described him as a "very conservative" per- tivism and dissension has fought his last son. Saying that his morals, Catholicism, battle at Rose Hill and Lincoln Center. Vice- and politics were conservative, Gearity not- President for Student Affairs William J. ed, "It bothered him personally that a Cath- Crawley III has submitted a letter of resigna- olic college would show films and haveD tion, effective June 30, 1978, it was learned speakers who were far out of line of tradi- this weekend. tional Church teaching." "I have a five-year-old daughter who has Indeed, Crawley's annoyance over student diabetes," Crawley said late last night. "She activities that did not reflect the values he spent the summer in the intensive care unit of thought proper occasionally led to his cen- the hospital. I don't even know her. I had to sorship or outright ban. Movies, speakers, stop being so selfish. I had to admit to myself and rock groups all came under the scrutiny that I was being very selfish in making some- of the Dean. "one else pay the price—someone else being a Reiss recently commented that Crawley's five-year-old girl. I couldn't do that any job included taking the pressures of many longer. That's not an easy thing to admit to decisions that were made by others and left myself." to be defended by Crawley. Crawley lives in Easton, Connecticut, and "Faculty and others in the University were his daily commute is nearly three hours. Did very happy that there was someone to take long hours at Fordham interfere with his the responsibility for the handling of difficult home life? situations. That's not a view that will be "1 leave in the morning, all I do is give her frequently followed by an expression of ap- dent press. dent activity budget as far back as the pre a shot of insulin. By the time I come home at preciation for that person," said Reiss. One of the major breeches in loyalty with- vious spring, that Crawley had rigged the night, she's asleep," he said. The decision to Interviews with Crawley demonstrated an in the Crawley fiefdom occurred this past student government elections to forestall the resign was more or less finalized in Decem- unshakable loyalty to administration pol- fall, when the student activities budget ran possibility of an irritating individual being ber, Crawley added, and he submitted a icies. When asked whether a move to end out of money because of a deficit carried elected, and that he had been aware of letter of resignation on January 4th. telephone service in the individual suites in from the previous semester. Assistant Dean Fazio's loans from a butcher who services the A letter from Rev. james C. Finlay, S.J., Martyrs' Court was ill-advised because of the of Students Peter Fazio had to accept pri- student deli. University president, was sent to all faculty amount of bad feelings it generated at rel- mary responsibility for the failure since he this morning, saying in part: atively minor economic gains, Crawley de- was the secretary of the budget committee, Crawley denied all of Fazio's charges, "Dedication to Fordham and especially to fended the decision a year later even though but Fazio fumed and resented his superior's saying that the items mentioned in the letter its students has been the hallmark of Bill's it was not his and he had little to gain refusal to acknowledge he had been part of "were factually not correct." He said that he eight-year tenure The University owes supporting it. the budget crash. It was later shown that was "saddened" by the letter. him a great debt of gratitude impossible to Loyalty was a trait demanded of all his Crawley had indeed contributed to the deficit As for his future, Crawley has no definite measure." employees, including students who worked by allocating money without the consent or plans, but says he is exploring "four op- Crawley denied in an interview in mid- for him as resident advisors in the dor- knowledge of the committee. tions." A primary factor, he said, would be February that he had ever considered resig- mitories. Year after year, they have ex- Fazio's resignation in January was marked the availability of a first-class hospital with nation, even though his letter apparently had pressed a reluctance to speak publicly their by a two thousand word letter to The Ram in specialists in endocrinology. been received and accepted by Finlay over a criticisms of housing and administrative pol- which he decried an atmosphere of intimida- "I love Fordham," the vice-president said. month before. icy for fear of losing their jobs. Crawley said tion and fear generated by the "senior stu- "I always will; I just couldn't make a five- The search for his successor begins today, recently he thought it would be more "ef- dent affairs administrator," later identified year-old child pay the price of never having a Finlay noted, as advertisements will be ficient" if they went to Dean of Housing as Crawley. father around. Not meeting ray parental ob- placed in the Chronicle of Higher Education. Robert Becker with complaints, but denied Fazio charged in the letter that Crawley ligations is a flaw in my character and I have The new position will not include a vice- restricting or prohibiting contact with stu- had known of the difficulties with the stu- to do something about it." presidency, but all areas previously answer- able to Crawley will remain under the dean May Spin Development of students with the possible exception of athletics, according to Finlay. He said the new dean, if interested and suited for athletic administration, may be responsible for that area also. If not, the athletic department will Feds to Build In 'Plaza' be under the jurisdiction of Executive Vice- by Thorn Duffy President Paul Reiss. 2Nov 7975—The General Services Admin- Finlay said a search committee of students, istration of the federal government has re- faculty, and administrators will be formed cently made a commitment to constructing a shortly with a target date of selection before major office building on a Fordham Road June 30, Crawley's final day. He says he site opposite the Third Avenue entrance to hopes that the committee will be able to the University's Bronx campus. present him with at least six candidates for The commitment is seen as an important his decisive consideration. Finlay mentioned boost to the long-delayed Fordham Plaza that there are no particular in-house can- project, an office and retail complex which didates at the moment. has been on the drawing boards for that site Several academic administrators declined for nearly a decade. to comment yesterday on the resignation. The GSA's plans include its own offices Fordham Plaza is intended to When Crawley arrived at Fordham in and motor pool, an IRs tax center, as well as stem deterioration in Bronx 1970, the Rose Hill campus was in the midst offfces for the Social Security Administra- delay in building the Plaza might be this borough. of its most violent period of demonstrations. tion. The announcement was made at a press intriguing fact of geography: Since that de- By announcing the federal plans through In a recent interview, Jim Gearity, who conference last month at the Bronx Borough terioration has spread so steadily, the Ford- his special assistant, the President is, in ef- served in various posts under Crawley during President's office by Jack Watson, the ham area—in the northern half of the Bronx fect, making the construction of the Ford- the early days, remembered Crawley's mis- special assistant to President Carter and co- —is now officially designated as part of the ham office anotherpart of his personal com- sion then: ordinator of the federal efforts in the South "South Bronx Redevelopment Plan" out- mitment to the Bronx, which he first voiced "When he and I came in during August of Bronx. lined for the most needy parts of the in a visit here in October of 1977. 1970, we were part of a complete turnover in When it was originally conceived almost student personnel. Already the times were ten years ago, Fordham Plaza was seen as changing, but people at Fordham were still crucial to holding back the deterioration Insane 'Pec-ers' Invade keyed up. He was brought in with the under- which had beset areas in the southern part of by Iggy Gomez tertainment Committee pre- for the occasion, an off- standing that a political situation had gotten the Bronx from moving northward. It would 2 Nov 1978—A band of in- sented its version of the target but well-received 'hit' out of hand, and violence had entered the do this by bringing in new businesses and sane "PEC-ers" has invaded greatest show on earth. by Pie man, Fordham's picture, and he was brought in to restore encouraging the economic stability of the Lincoln Center. The cast included about masked pastry pumper, the order of some kind." area. At its first mixer Friday five hundred not so sober popular rock group Midnight One of the more famous quotes attributed Just one indication of the effect of the night, the new Popular En- Halloween partiers dressed Trix, and over one hundred to Crawley is his self-description as "cop, and fifty gallons of Heineken confidant, and catalyst." He soon proved and Budweiscr thoroughly that he could be all those things, and in the drained by midnight. course of eight years, advanced to a vice- Third Annual Dance Marathon And for some strange rea- presidency in 1975 and control of a multi- by Dave Harvey in full swing, or slow crawl, son, the Fordham University million-dollar student affairs budget that in- 13 Apr 1978— Insane, depending on your point of Marching Band, instruments cluded athletics, student activities, housing, amusing, sick, fulfilling, view. in full dress regalia, stormed food services, and several other areas of crazy, interesting, life-threat- For 26 grueling, exhaust- through the packed crowd in ening, rewarding, ugh, yeah. student life. ing, and often bloody hours, an astounding scene com- How else can you describe a group of Fordham's finest parable only to a Monty Py- According to a press release issued today one of the strangest events of gave their all for a just cause. thon's Flying Circus event. by the Office of University Relations, Craw- a strange year'.' Fortified by everything from The head "FEC-er," Jim- ley reorganized and doubled the amount of Anyone passing in or groups of jeering and cheer- my Matkovich, says that be- on-campus housing, and spent hundreds of around the Campus Center ing friends to funny-looking neath all the "utter insanity" thousands of dollars on renovations and last Friday knows what I'm little pills that sure as hell lay a skillfully planned, well rewiring. In addition, the release noted that talking about. Fordham's weren't Dristan, % couples engineered and executed plot lie developed programming and intramural IV: Third Annual Muscular Dys- out of an original 144 went to organize the "greatest col- trophy Dance marathon was activities for the Lombardi Center. Third Annual Dance Marathon all the way. No pun intended. lege mixer in history." THE RAM WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 13, 1978 PAGE 35 New Dean of Students, Joseph McGowan, Takes Over by Pat Borzl about why he took the post. two food service operations, the Lombardi Center, and 13 Sept 1978—The office had changed. The desks and "I've always had a real interest in the experience and residence halls. Last, but not lesat, is the reporting function, tables usually brimming with papers and portfolios appeared growth of the individual student in a college setting," to the executive vice-president, the president, the student Imore orderly and less cluttered. An abstract painting stood McGowan said. "This is a great time in a student's life and affairs committee, alumni groups, and other accountabil- Ion a table behind the desk, waiting to take its place on the there are a lot of exciting things to do and that can take ities." I wall with the diplomas from Notre Dame and Columbia. place, at this time, at this place, on a personal and intellectu- Last year, McGowan was one of the driving forces behind I Sunlight poured in through the windows, making the office al level." the Fordham College Life Task Force that made suggestions 1 bright and cheerful. That, certainly, was a welcome change. That was McGowan's serious side. When two Physical to the Curriculum Committee on how to improve student I For years the office seemed dark, even when the windows Plant employees entered his office to check out a possible life. McGowan feels that college learning includes both I were open. broken window, the wit emerged. "Excuse me," McGowan classroom information and relationships outside the class- I Joseph "Jay" McGowan, age 34, took over this office in said to a visitor, "as you can tell, this is important university room. This feeling led to his involvement in the Task Force iKeating Hall when he became Dean of Students on July 1. business." and his desire to see the Task Force's suggestions imple- |The office reflects his personality: young, bright, and cheer- After referring to his well-worn air conditioner as "an old mented. Iful. fn his years here as assistant and associate dean, World War II bomberengine," McGowan and the workers "The Student Affairs office should take the recommenda- I McGowan became known and respected as a fair man with a checked the windows. After finding them in good shape, tions of the Task Force seriously," McGowan said. "Many Iquick wit, qualities which some failed to see in his predeces- McGowan thanked the workers and joked with them as they recommendations are simple and easily effected. Others, Isor, William J. Crawley III, who resigned for personal left. more complex and qualitative, may take longer." The Task Ireasons last spring after a turbulent eight years. Serious again, McGowan addressed the question of Force's suggestions included later library hours, improve- Whether these qualities will help McGowan do a good job whether the position of dean of students was what he ment of co-curricular activities, and greater student input Iremains to be seen. But they can't hurt. At a university in the expected it to be. into curriculum. These suggestions, McGowan said, even the Imidst of an administrative overhaul, McGowan's might be "The first thing that impressed me in my first few months complex ones, "will be the goals of my efforts nonetheless." Ithe brightest and most promising of the new faces. is how much more my job is than meets the outsider's eye," Another goal is to help all members of the University 1 McGowan made himself at home in his office during an McGowan said. "It involves two campuses, Both campuses community develop more pride in, and identify with, Ford- Interview yesterday morning. He sat in a chair away from his expect you to be their dean of students. A second and more ham. •desk, his jacket lying neatly across the arm of the chair, tie telling observation is the significant amount of sheer man- The challenge remains for McGowan to institute his Iloosened slightly, sleeves rolled up a bit below his elbows. He agement functions. The job involves responsibility for such proposals and improve student life. If he keeps an open mind chose his worduiuas misiuu;carefully, apkanmspeaking jiv/mslowly/ miandu iiiuugiiuuiithoughtfullyj aicaareas as iwtwuo wuiiuiiuiucauucommunicationu tciuciscenters, twiwo pituxiuciplacemenut centersixiiicis, gnandu a sense orf numorhumor, nhe nahas a chancecnante. Fordham Boathouse Destroyed In Blaze by Caroral CoynPfivnpe annnrdf DavDavi>e HarvpHarveyv • • i . . mmmmmsmsat - — bridges to open. As a result, the boat took tmammmmimillmmmamlmll mmlm 28 Sept 1978—The 102-year-old boathouse two hours and 20 minutes to make the jour- fcscd by members of the Fordham and Man- ney from its pier at 14th St. on the Hudson hattan crew teams was completely destroyed River. The 12-mile trip should have taken ly fire early Monday morning. The fire, only 90 minutes. l/hich fire department officials called "sus- "When we started, we had nothing," said licious," caused damages estimated at a disheartened Denise Lanchantin, FC '81 1250,000. and also a member of the crew team. "We I Fifteen wooden shells and 130 oars owned didn't have a varsity status and wedidn't ; the two crew teams were completely de- have a coach. But we were really working lirayed, along with fifteen antique desks, hard and things were getting better. We had lophies and plaques dating from 1913, and just started to fix up the boathouse and now Iiher boating equipment and tools. this had to happen." 1 The boathouse, located at Dyckman St. on I Harlem River, was owned by the Ford- There were three separate insurance pol- Jim Rowing Association, a collection of icies covering the boathouse and its equip- fcrdliam rowing alumni. ment. I The alarm was turned in at 4:11 A.M. and Despite the policies, it is unlikely that they Ilireboat was dispatched at 4:20 A.M. as will be enough to cover the damage. "Every- lie department engines were unable to put thing was completely razed when we went to |ough water on the blaze. The boat, how- sift through the rubble on Monday after- was delayed while waiting for three noon," said Lanchantin. Dean McGowan and reporter examine the rubble. |Many of the exciting photos in this issue of THE RAM came from MAROON- Fordham College and CBA's yearbook. You can keep on top of every year with THE MAROON. Be sure to reserve your copf of Hie 1979 MAROON Mriy. PAGE 36 THE RAM WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 13, 1978 AUTOMATIQUE wishes a Happy 6Mh Anntorsa 1o THE RAM and a MiRRY CHRISTMAS WALL! Congratmbns to TUB RAM CONGRATULATIONS from pur friends at the to THE RAM For Sixty INFORMATIVE YEARS CBA From Your ALUMNI ASSOCIATION Enduring Friends In United Student Government