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XP.VlER U;:J ~\tZRSITY PERfDD:criLS SECTION VOL. 60 NO. 3 THURSDAY, OCT. 10, 1974 NEWS POTPOURRI SPORTS Work-study increased ... page 2 Modern dance... page 3 Xerxes predicts football ... page 4 Luken-Gradispn ... page 7 Graffiti...page 5 Fall sailing ... page 4 Mccaffrey calls for government reform By l.ARRY SHEEHE Xavier News Starr Writer The Open Forum then, is a chance to donate~ession money from Last week in the Student Senate, for anyone interested in student the Gordon Lightfoot concert to the Mike McCaffrey, President of the government to voice their opinion. United Appeal fund. They also Student Body, initiated the idea of McCaffrey was quick to emphasize decided to operate a donation center reform in Xavier Student Govern­ that this Open Forum is to be for all for the Drive. ment. To bring about this reform, a students (not just Senators) and that The two vacancies on the Senate special "Open Forum" meeting of everybody would have the oppor­ were filled by Beth Younger and Tom Schwing. Ms. Younger, a the Student Senate will be held tunity to speak. "We're looking for as many new ideas as. possible." junior from Breen Lodge, will serve Wednesday, Oct. 16, in Kelly McCaffrey feels strongly that stu­ until December. Schwing, a senior Auditorium. The Open Forum will dent government is somehow failing commuter, will serve through April. be an attempt to revise and/or at Xavier. "It is my belief that the The Soccer Team then asked for a amend the present Constitution of present Student Government (Stu­ grant of $650.00 to fund their bus the Studi;nt Senate. dent Senate) does not represent all transportation expenses to St. Louis According to Mccaffrey, "We the students. It .is primarily dorm, · last weekend. The Team played 2 hope to make the Constitution a primarily Arts and Sciences, national championship teams there more viable and efficient form of primarily concerned with social ac­ in two days. They were granted venting student wishes and tivities." McCaffrey hopes to hear all $325.00 and promised to pay it back problems. I hope to see a major sides at the Forum. Ideally, McCaf­ through proceeds from their conces­ overhaul in much of it. By its very frey would like to put more emphasis sion stands. nature, our Constitution fosters on the Commuter and Dorm Coun­ The Xavier Players needed more talk than action." cils and eventually abolish the $150.00 to hold "opening night Senate altogether. vegetarians take their In other action, the Senate voted McCaffrey to page 2 vegetables seriously By ANITA BUCK animal products as milk, eggs and similarly altruistic, but perhaps _ · Arts Editor cheese, why kill? The only problem more practical reason. With over ethical vegetarians have is the extent 10,000 people dying of starvation Vegetarian. To most Americans, to which they carry their belief.. every day, it· seems to them dow­ the word conjures images of extraor­ . Leather and. fur are e·asy enough to nright gluttonous to stuff oneself dinarily skinny people eating mung avoid, but what about experimental with meat, which takes eight pounds beans and soybean curd. The idea is animals, or the animals used to ex­ of grain per pound to produce, not · not too terribly far from the truth - tract insulin from? What about ver­ even accounting for the considerable - vegetarians on the whole tend to min? The pitfalls are ·many; even energy needed to preserve, package be at least vaguely ascetic, and thin; such innocuous-appearing sub­ and prepare and. soybean curd (or tofu) is a stances as gelatin (found in candies, Nor can anyone deny that delicious high protein staple to many marshmallows, ice cream, etc.) and vegetarianism is cheap. Expensive as -- but few meat-eaters com­ white glue have the taint of slaughter beans and grains are becoming, they prehend the philosophies behind on them. Almost all canned or dried are still far less so than meat. Also, a vegetarianism. · soups contain· beef or chicken fat, true vegetarian philosophy involves Ethical vegetarians, for example; and soap is based on tallow. eating only as much as one needs, believe simply that there is no reason -Although vegetarians lay claim to and research shows that humans ever to take life. Being able to obtain less body odor, few would eschew all our nutrients from fruits, soap. vegetables, grains and such harmless Other. vegetarians. are so for .Vegetarians to page 5 lllu1tr.tlon by Sl811 Art11t GEORGIANN STOEHR Project One to study Nussbaumer will speak Jesuit· education Dr. Adolf Nussbaumer, Professor By RICH 1.AGINESS of Economics at the University of Xavier News Staff Writer proposed. These options vary Jesuit Vienna, will speak on "European involvement with the institution Economic Problems" at 8:00 p.m., The Society of Jesus is currently from corporate national involve­ involved in a reevaluation and possi­ Wednesday, October 16, in Kelly ment to segmented and individual ble modification of its educational Auditorium. community involvement. Certain apostolate in the United States. This alternatives would include a Nussbaumer, former Dean of the undertaking bears the name "Project reallocation of Jesuit manpower. Law School at Vienna, presently One." Project One is not a mere study; it directs its Summer School at Strobl, Project One was initiated in aims at acting on these options. Austria. He holds, among many February, 1973. It is the first project Decisions based on Project One will positions and honors, membership of the newly formed Jesuit Con­ follow the assembly of the 32nd in the Austrian UNESCO Commis­ ference Staff which groups together Jesuit General Congregation in sion and the office of Secretary the ten American Jesuit provincials Rome, st;uting this winter. General of the national economics to facilitate national planning and Fr. Thomas Savage, a Xavier society of Austria. Nussbaumer has development within the order. faculty member and the Chicago published extensively on the subject The Jesuit Conference staff has province correspondant for the pro­ of economics. already published an overview, pin~ Father Thomas Savage, chairman of Xavier's English Depart­ ject, articulates the fundamental pointing and projecting the Jesuit Dr. Nussbaumer's address will be question addressed by Project One ment, has been chosen the Chicago province correspondantfor resources available in education. co-sponsored by the Modern Project One. Project One was initiated by the Jesuit order to Alternative relationships between Language Department and the reevaluate the order's educationa! apostolate in the United Jesuit involvement and the Project One to page 2 Department of Economics at States. 'educational institution have been Xavier. Xavier work-study program expanded By PAUL RANIERI a majority of these work-study and assistance is readily available. Associate Editor students, and security.have also been . The Department' of Housing this week With a sudden influx of federal strengthened through student help. employs 16 students as aids in the work-study funds at the end of last hall offices and in security duties in­ in the news year, more students this year have Students are now being used in the side and outside the halls both dur­ found themselves working on cam­ University Center, in the dorms, and ing the day and part of the evening. pus to finance the ever~increasitig outside the dorms to increase securi­ cost of education. The grant, ap- · ty. Three students sleep in the Stu­ With the wide use of and need for Calendar In error proximately .$132,000 was such an dent Development Office from 1- these funds, the Placement and Stu­ increase over the previous year that ' 8:30 a.m. The advantage here is the dent Aid Office is ·requesting nearly The Calendar printed in last week's Xavier News contains three. the Placement Office suddenly elimination of the slow ~ger _syst~!_ll the same amount of work-study errors involving class and exam shcedules for graduate students, un­ found itself with approximately 150 to alert-security-at night. Now· the funds· for next year as they ree<eived dergraduates in the College of Continuing Education, and day division student jobs on campus to fill. same number used during the day this year. However, Mr. Chuck undergraduates taking evening or Saturday courses. Work-study involves 15' hours of (Information Desk number) can be ·Pollack, Director of Placement and Christmas vacation begins after all Saturday classes on December . work per week at an hourly rate used .at night. One student, and this Student Aid, says that even with this 21. Final exams for all Saturday classes will be taken January 18, and which fluctuatesaccordingtothejob number· may rise to as high as seven, . request being prepared for next year, all graduate classes and evening classes meeting on Monday will take and one's experience at that par­ is employed from 9 p.m. to I a.m. as there are still jobs available under exams on Monday. January 20. This is the Monday after finals week.