1974 Brown and Gold Vol 56 No 10 February 22, 1974
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Regis University ePublications at Regis University Brown and Gold Archives and Special Collections 2-22-1974 1974 Brown and Gold Vol 56 No 10 February 22, 1974 Follow this and additional works at: https://epublications.regis.edu/brownandgold Part of the Catholic Studies Commons, and the Education Commons Recommended Citation "1974 Brown and Gold Vol 56 No 10 February 22, 1974" (1974). Brown and Gold. 433. https://epublications.regis.edu/brownandgold/433 This Book is brought to you for free and open access by the Archives and Special Collections at ePublications at Regis University. It has been accepted for inclusion in Brown and Gold by an authorized administrator of ePublications at Regis University. For more information, please contact [email protected]. Room and board rate increase for dorm improvements By DAVE PETIINARI revenue will be used to secure more Due to inflation, the cost of living has that those who will enjoy the new B&G STAFF WRITER recreation rooms and equipment, music increased by about six percent in a year. surroundings for the longest period of rooms with pianoes, sewing rooms, An increase of $70 would allow for about a time should bear a greater share of the living-for-learning centers (classrooms in 10 percent rise. burden. There would be a gradual We thought you should be the first to the dorms), safety and security precau Quinn O'Connell, outgoing Chief Justice phase-in using a sliding scale: $600 for know. Charges for room and board will be tions, and to provide various options and an active student interested in the freshmen per semester, $590 for sopho increased next fall. in living styles. area of campus life, called this $200 mores, $58G for juniors, and $570 for There is no question that there must A good part of these additional funds proposal "totally unacceptable." seniors. At present the charges are $500 be some increase, but the question is how will go into reserves for debt service and Mary Pat Gauthier, Vice President of per semester for those who are willing to much. L. Morgan Lavin, Dean of repair and maintenance, which are the student Executive Board, fears that board with a roommate, $550 per Students, and Dr. James W. Robertson, required for bond indenture by the federal an increase of this proportion would have semester for those who prefer single Director of Corporate Services, have been government. According to Dr. Robertson, the net effect of chasing people off occupancy. negotiating with the student Executive this has not been done in the past as campus, which would defeat the purpose It has been hoped that the Director's Board for an increase in the room and required by regulations. of the increase. "We would have Program of the Development Office would board rates. The policy has not yet been So how much of an increase are we absolutely no chance to fill the dorms at generate enough funds to preclude a steep set but is in an advanced stage of talking about? The administration's that price," she said. She explained the rise in room and board charges to match formulation. original proposal was a flat $200 a year Exec Board's counter-proposal to allocate the cost of living increase, but these funds Where will this increased revenue go? increase across the board for everyone. the costs equitably, on the supposition earmarked for student campus life will Things must be done in the dorms, such as now be used for this purpose, according to corrective repair and maintenance at the Larry Durance, Director of Development. year's end due in part to some willful Instead they will be used in other areas of destruction of property but due mostly to student life. normal wear and tear. This renovation is This increase could be forestalled necessary for the atmosphere in the somewhat if the dorms were operated at dorms is no longer very attractive to the full capacity. But at present, the dorms students. The renovation cannot be paid BlOW I are only 84 percent filled. This condition for out of a general tuition increase, for has been aggravated by the high attrition the people who benefit must be the ones to rate in the last few years. The figures are bear the cost. these: September 1971--1414 students; According to Pat Cronan, past Presi January 1972--1313; September 1972-- dent of tlie Exec Board, the additional 1333; January 1973--1217; September 1973--1210; January 1974--1103. These At81B figures do not include any part-time or graduating students. Regis rallies Dr. Robertson indicated that no at legis College Student Newspaper tempt was being made to "make money" for the operation of the dorms. The to good times increased revenue is to be used merely to bring dorm life up to a sufficiently of 50's dance comfortable level of Jiving. By DIANE WOLFE l) i~c FEATURE EDITOR ,__eour~e~ Amidst the noise of unmuffled '56 "Two new albums by the two Chevy's and revved up motorcycles roaring into the parking lots, drums rolled queens of rock and roll, Alice · and strings vibrated marking the begin Cooper's Muscle of Love and · ning of the 1974 50's Greaser Dance. David Bowie's Pinups are cur Once again Regis took a step back in time and appropriated the dress and rently hitting the mark on bo.i1 tastes of lhe 50's era. Letter sweaters and British and American charts." wool skirts '5eemed to be the trend for most. femalu with a few going to a more Page 5 casual JooJr in jeans and "fashionably" large shirts Numerous pigtails and pony tails bobbt. d across the dance floor accenting the presence of the traditional Pet'~ class-ring-on-a-chain status symbol. Of course, no outfit was complete Polemict~l without bobby socks and saddle oxfords. Per~pict~ciou~ The male crowd went to dark glasses, chains, tatoos, leather jackets, and open Pedt~gogic~ shirts. But most noticeable was the Photo courtesy RANGER abundance of greasy-kid's-stuff as the " The President made it perfect tough crowd slicked back their hair to FAST EDDIE AND THE ASS-KICKERS (left to right): Jim "The Gris" Grisley, Cla_ncy "The Con" Conway, Larry "Fast Eddie" Pitoni, Joe "Dancing Bear" Mayer, Lt(las ly clear for the umpteenth time carry the theme to its hilt. "Wham" Dambrava, and Marius "Mars" Dambrava. This group of degenerates ts a that he intends to serve out his The band, Fast Eddie and the Ass-Kick product of Regis College. ers, specially organized for the occasion, eight years in office despite the only casualities were a f ew greasy played a misture of 50's and 60's music but beer, dancing became even more challeng Watergate. Lots of luck, that's dancing tended toward early rock and roll. ing. A few energetically executed tu~ns doorknobs and layers of skin as temporary Jitterbugging took over as the evening sent people flying across the floor with tatoos threatened to turn permanent. all I can say." wore on (and the beer consumption partners desperately tr~ing to s~ve them And then it was over, and all returned increased?). As dancers crowded in and from the trampling of wildly movmg feet. to normal--girls went back to sweaters and the floor felt the effects of a bit of spilled However, there were no major injuries, saddle oxfords and guys returned to PageR leather jackets and jeans. --eamp fiegi~ "It's also that .time of year for our administration to raise prices. Yes, kiddos, we are going up again, and there's not a thing you will do because you don't care enough and th~ y know it and they'll play on that." Page 5 ---Exeunt "Overall, despite the steam I pipes, despite Mr. Phelan, and despite the lack of direction I exercised by Mr. Osborn, Joe Egg was well worth the money 1 it cost to attend." Page 3 Greased back hair, tatoos, letter sweater~, and bobby socks are typical motifs of Regis 's annual 50s da~ce, where once again the Regis student body takes a gtant leap backward. • , • , , Friday, February 22, 1974 Page 2 BBOWJ 6 GOLD Jesuits examine amazing popularity of EXORCIST Fy JAN KRANC logically, it's obscene." He thinks than attitudes. Such violent possession--only in the number of mg personal mvolvement will NEWS EDITOR that like the bogeyman of child- scenes is the movie, he fears, may people who think they are poss~ss- eagerly respond. hood, The Exorcist is the bogey- reawaken a guilt complex in some ed. When something is wr~ng m a As for an explan~tion of the Last Monday night, four Regis man for adults. It may increase viewers. person's life, it is . , e~s1er to unusual occurr.ences m t.he story, Jesuits met the students and the chapel attendance, but only be- Father Taylor agreed with th1s attribute it to the devils mfluence Father Hoewischer brmgs the general public at the Regis Field cause the film "scared the hell" out observation, adding "I think than to take the blame themselv~~· curre~t exploratory work being house to offer some answers about of the church-goers. Though he Christianity should make a person The old maxim "Know thyself IS d_one m parapsychology to atten the controversial book and movie, did not "want to exclude the fact look into himself and be able to say Father Hoewischer's answer to tJon. ESP and psychokinesis have The Exorcist. A large crowd was that there could be such a thing as 'I am a splendid, new creature,' solving personal problems--~lus a often bee? documented in labora present to take part in the diabolical possession," he did not but The Exorcist doesn't do that.